Boris Gelfand vs Viswanathan Anand

WCh Rapid Tiebreak · 2012 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 32 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event WCh Rapid Tiebreak
Site Moscow RUS
Round 1
Date 2012.05.30
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D45)
Moves 32
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Final Position

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

2R5/p4p2/7k/3P4/r7/6K1/5P2/8 w - - 0 33

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 e6
  5. 5.Nf3 Nbd7
  6. 6.Qc2 Bd6
  7. 7.Bd3 O-O
  8. 8.O-O e5
  9. 9.cxd5 cxd5
  10. 10.e4 exd4
  11. 11.Nxd5 Nxd5
  12. 12.exd5 h6
  13. 13.b3 Ne5
  14. 14.Nxe5 Bxe5
  15. 15.Re1 Re8
  16. 16.Bb2 Bd7
  17. 17.Qd2 Qf6
  18. 18.g3 Rac8
  19. 19.a4 Qf3
  20. 20.Be4 Qxb3
  21. 21.Reb1 Bxg3
  22. 22.Ra3 Qb6
  23. 23.Bxd4 Bxh2+
  24. 24.Kxh2 Qd6+
  25. 25.Rg3 Rxe4
  26. 26.Bxg7 Kh7
  27. 27.Rxb7 Rg8
  28. 28.Qxh6+ Qxh6+
  29. 29.Bxh6 Rxg3
  30. 30.Kxg3 Bc8
  31. 31.Rc7 Kxh6
  32. 32.Rxc8 Rxa4

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