Boris Gelfand vs Viswanathan Anand

6th Tal Memorial · 2011 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 29 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 6th Tal Memorial
Site Moscow RUS
Round 9
Date 2011.11.25
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 29
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Final Position

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

r3k3/2p1bppp/2b1p3/4P3/p1B2P2/P3B3/1P1R2PP/5K2 b - - 7 29

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.a3 dxc4
  7. 7.e4 b5
  8. 8.Nxb5 Nxe4
  9. 9.Bxc4 Nd6
  10. 10.Bd3 Nxb5
  11. 11.Bxb5 Bb7
  12. 12.O-O Nd7
  13. 13.Rc1 Bd6
  14. 14.Bg3 Rb8
  15. 15.Ne5 Nxe5
  16. 16.dxe5 Be7
  17. 17.Qxd8 Bxd8
  18. 18.Bc4 Be7
  19. 19.Rfd1 Rfd8
  20. 20.Bf4 Rxd1+
  21. 21.Rxd1 Bc6
  22. 22.Rd2 a5
  23. 23.Kf1 Kf8
  24. 24.Be3 Ke8
  25. 25.f4 a4
  26. 26.Ba7 Ra8
  27. 27.Be3 Rb8
  28. 28.Ba7 Ra8
  29. 29.Be3

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