Boris Gelfand vs Viswanathan Anand

Amber Blindfold · 2008 · Semi-Slav Defense · 0-1 in 31 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 0-1
Event Amber Blindfold
Site Nice FRA
Round 10
Date 2008.03.26
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D47)
Moves 31
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

4r1k1/8/5p2/1p2B3/1Pp2P2/5b2/r3N1qP/1R1QK3 w - - 0 32

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 e6
  5. 5.e3 Nbd7
  6. 6.Bd3 dxc4
  7. 7.Bxc4 b5
  8. 8.Bd3 Bb7
  9. 9.a3 Bd6
  10. 10.O-O O-O
  11. 11.Qc2 a6
  12. 12.b4 a5
  13. 13.Rb1 axb4
  14. 14.axb4 Qe7
  15. 15.e4 e5
  16. 16.dxe5 Nxe5
  17. 17.Nxe5 Bxe5
  18. 18.Ne2 Qe6
  19. 19.f4 Ra2
  20. 20.Qd1 Ba1
  21. 21.e5 c5
  22. 22.exf6 Bd4+
  23. 23.Rf2 Bxf2+
  24. 24.Kxf2 Qd5
  25. 25.Bb2 Qxg2+
  26. 26.Ke1 c4
  27. 27.Bc2 Bf3
  28. 28.fxg7 Re8
  29. 29.Be5 f6
  30. 30.Bxh7+ Kxh7
  31. 31.g8=Q+ Kxg8

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