Boris Gelfand vs Viswanathan Anand

Amber Blindfold · 2000 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 37 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Amber Blindfold
Site Monaco MNC
Round 11
Date 2000.03.28
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D45)
Moves 37
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Final Position

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

r7/5pkp/2N3p1/1pp1P3/2b5/5BK1/6P1/2R5 w - - 3 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 e6
  5. 5.Nf3 Nbd7
  6. 6.Qc2 Bd6
  7. 7.b3 O-O
  8. 8.Bb2 Qe7
  9. 9.Be2 dxc4
  10. 10.bxc4 e5
  11. 11.O-O Re8
  12. 12.Rfe1 e4
  13. 13.Nd2 Nf8
  14. 14.f3 exf3
  15. 15.Bxf3 Ng4
  16. 16.Nf1 Qg5
  17. 17.e4 Ne6
  18. 18.Rad1 Nxd4
  19. 19.Rxd4 Nxh2
  20. 20.Nxh2 Bxh2+
  21. 21.Kf1 Be5
  22. 22.Rd3 Be6
  23. 23.Ne2 Bxb2
  24. 24.Qxb2 Bxc4
  25. 25.Rd7 b5
  26. 26.Kf2 Qc5+
  27. 27.Qd4 Qb6
  28. 28.Qxb6 axb6
  29. 29.Rb7 Bxa2
  30. 30.Rxb6 Rab8
  31. 31.Rxb8 Rxb8
  32. 32.Ra1 Bc4
  33. 33.Nd4 c5
  34. 34.Nc6 Re8
  35. 35.Rc1 g6
  36. 36.e5 Kg7
  37. 37.Kg3 Ra8

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