Boris Gelfand vs Viswanathan Anand

FIDE World Cup KO · 2000 · Catalan Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 38 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE World Cup KO
Site Shenyang CHN
Round 2.2
Date 2000.09.10
Opening Catalan Opening (E05)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/2Q2pkp/8/PBp3p1/1n1bK1P1/8/1P3r1P/8 b - - 0 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.g3 d5
  4. 4.Nf3 Be7
  5. 5.Bg2 O-O
  6. 6.O-O dxc4
  7. 7.Qc2 a6
  8. 8.a4 Bd7
  9. 9.Qxc4 Bc6
  10. 10.Bg5 a5
  11. 11.Nc3 Na6
  12. 12.Bxf6 Bxf6
  13. 13.e4 Nb4
  14. 14.Rfd1 g6
  15. 15.Rac1 Re8
  16. 16.d5 exd5
  17. 17.exd5 Bd7
  18. 18.Nd4 Rc8
  19. 19.Ne4 Be5
  20. 20.Nc5 b6
  21. 21.Nc6 Bxc6
  22. 22.dxc6 bxc5
  23. 23.Rxd8 Rcxd8
  24. 24.Re1 Bd4
  25. 25.Rxe8+ Rxe8
  26. 26.Qb5 Kg7
  27. 27.Qxa5 Re2
  28. 28.Qxc7 Rxf2
  29. 29.Kh1 Nd3
  30. 30.Qd8 Rc2
  31. 31.Bf1 Nf2+
  32. 32.Kg2 Ng4+
  33. 33.Kf3 Ne5+
  34. 34.Ke4 Nxc6
  35. 35.Qc7 Nb4
  36. 36.g4 Rf2
  37. 37.Bb5 g5
  38. 38.a5

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