Boris Gelfand vs Viswanathan Anand

WCh 2012 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 34 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event WCh 2012
Site Moscow RUS
Round 4
Date 2012.05.15
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D45)
Moves 34
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Final Position

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

8/4npk1/1p1r2p1/p6p/4B3/1P4PP/P3KP2/2R5 w - - 3 35

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.Qc2 e5
  11. 11.cxd5 cxd5
  12. 12.e4 exd4
  13. 13.Nxd5 Nxd5
  14. 14.exd5 Nf6
  15. 15.h3 Bd7
  16. 16.Rad1 Re8
  17. 17.Nxd4 Rc8
  18. 18.Qb1 h6
  19. 19.Nf5 Bxf5
  20. 20.Bxf5 Rc5
  21. 21.Rfe1 Rxd5
  22. 22.Bc3 Rxe1+
  23. 23.Rxe1 Bc5
  24. 24.Qc2 Bd4
  25. 25.Bxd4 Rxd4
  26. 26.Qc8 g6
  27. 27.Bg4 h5
  28. 28.Qxd8+ Rxd8
  29. 29.Bf3 b6
  30. 30.Rc1 Rd6
  31. 31.Kf1 a5
  32. 32.Ke2 Nd5
  33. 33.g3 Ne7
  34. 34.Be4 Kg7

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