Boris Gelfand vs Viswanathan Anand

Sparkassen GM · 2007 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 21 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Sparkassen GM
Site Dortmund GER
Round 3
Date 2007.06.26
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D45)
Moves 21
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Final Position

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

3rr1k1/p4ppp/Qp1b4/5Nq1/4p3/1P2P3/PB3PPP/3RR1K1 b - - 0 21

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nf3 e6
  5. 5.e3 Nbd7
  6. 6.Qc2 Bd6
  7. 7.b3 O-O
  8. 8.Be2 b6
  9. 9.O-O Bb7
  10. 10.Bb2 Qe7
  11. 11.Rad1 Rad8
  12. 12.Rfe1 Rfe8
  13. 13.Bd3 e5
  14. 14.cxd5 cxd5
  15. 15.dxe5 Nxe5
  16. 16.Nd4 Nxd3
  17. 17.Qxd3 Ne4
  18. 18.Nf5 Qg5
  19. 19.Nxe4 dxe4
  20. 20.Qb5 Ba6
  21. 21.Qxa6

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