Boris Gelfand vs Viswanathan Anand

WCh 2012 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 25 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event WCh 2012
Site Moscow RUS
Round 2
Date 2012.05.12
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D45)
Moves 25
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Final Position

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

2r1r3/1p4pk/p4p2/2R2n1p/1B6/1P6/P4PPP/3R1K2 b - - 3 25

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 e6
  5. 5.Nf3 a6
  6. 6.b3 Bb4
  7. 7.Bd2 Nbd7
  8. 8.Bd3 O-O
  9. 9.O-O Bd6
  10. 10.Rc1 e5
  11. 11.cxd5 cxd5
  12. 12.e4 dxe4
  13. 13.Nxe4 Nxe4
  14. 14.Bxe4 Nf6
  15. 15.dxe5 Nxe4
  16. 16.exd6 Qxd6
  17. 17.Be3 Bf5
  18. 18.Qxd6 Nxd6
  19. 19.Nd4 Rfe8
  20. 20.Nxf5 Nxf5
  21. 21.Bc5 h5
  22. 22.Rfd1 Rac8
  23. 23.Kf1 f6
  24. 24.Bb4 Kh7
  25. 25.Rc5

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