Boris Gelfand vs Viswanathan Anand

Amber Blindfold · 2003 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 36 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Amber Blindfold
Site Monte Carlo MNC
Round 1
Date 2003.03.15
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E15)
Moves 36
Replay this game move by move →

Final Position

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

6k1/5ppp/4p3/3pP3/3N4/P5P1/r2BKP1P/8 b - - 8 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.g3 Ba6
  5. 5.Qb3 d5
  6. 6.cxd5 Qxd5
  7. 7.Qc2 Nc6
  8. 8.Nc3 Bb4
  9. 9.Bd2 Qd7
  10. 10.Bg2 O-O
  11. 11.a3 Be7
  12. 12.Rd1 Rac8
  13. 13.Bf4 Nd5
  14. 14.Ne5 Nxe5
  15. 15.dxe5 c6
  16. 16.e4 Rfd8
  17. 17.Bf1 Bb7
  18. 18.Be2 Qc7
  19. 19.exd5 cxd5
  20. 20.Rd4 Bc5
  21. 21.Qd2 Bxd4
  22. 22.Qxd4 Qc5
  23. 23.Nb5 Ba6
  24. 24.Qxc5 bxc5
  25. 25.Nxa7 Bxe2
  26. 26.Kxe2 Rb8
  27. 27.b4 Rd7
  28. 28.Nc6 Rb6
  29. 29.Na5 cxb4
  30. 30.Rb1 b3
  31. 31.Rxb3 Rxb3
  32. 32.Nxb3 Rb7
  33. 33.Nc5 Rb2+
  34. 34.Bd2 Rc2
  35. 35.Nb3 Ra2
  36. 36.Nd4

More Boris Gelfand Games

Go Deeper

Step through this game on the interactive board, where you can also branch off and play your own ideas from any position. See every game between Boris Gelfand and Viswanathan Anand, or browse all Boris Gelfand games in the collection. To find out what the engine thinks of it, paste the moves into Analyze Game and Stockfish will mark every turning point.