Boris Gelfand vs Viswanathan Anand

WCh Rapid Tiebreak · 2012 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 63 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event WCh Rapid Tiebreak
Site Moscow RUS
Round 3
Date 2012.05.30
Opening Slav Defense (D12)
Moves 63
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Final Position

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

8/7R/4k2P/8/6K1/8/8/7r w - - 6 64

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 Bf5
  5. 5.Nc3 e6
  6. 6.Nh4 Bg6
  7. 7.Nxg6 hxg6
  8. 8.Bd3 Nbd7
  9. 9.O-O Bd6
  10. 10.h3 O-O
  11. 11.Qc2 Qe7
  12. 12.Rd1 Rac8
  13. 13.c5 Bb8
  14. 14.f4 Ne8
  15. 15.b4 g5
  16. 16.Rb1 f5
  17. 17.b5 gxf4
  18. 18.exf4 Nef6
  19. 19.bxc6 bxc6
  20. 20.Ba6 Rc7
  21. 21.Be3 Ne4
  22. 22.Rb2 g5
  23. 23.Rdb1 gxf4
  24. 24.Bxf4 e5
  25. 25.Bxe5 Nxe5
  26. 26.Rxb8 Ng6
  27. 27.Nxe4 fxe4
  28. 28.Qf2 Qg7
  29. 29.Kh2 Rf7
  30. 30.Qg3 Nf4
  31. 31.R8b3 Qxg3+
  32. 32.Rxg3+ Kh7
  33. 33.Rd1 Ne6
  34. 34.Be2 Rf2
  35. 35.Bg4 Nf4
  36. 36.Rb1 Rf7
  37. 37.Rb8 Rxa2
  38. 38.Rc8 e3
  39. 39.Rxe3 Rxg2+
  40. 40.Kh1 Rd2
  41. 41.Rxc6 Ne6
  42. 42.Rf3 Rxf3
  43. 43.Bxf3 Nxd4
  44. 44.Rc7+ Kh6
  45. 45.Bxd5 Rc2
  46. 46.Be4 Rc3
  47. 47.Kh2 Kg5
  48. 48.Rd7 Nf3+
  49. 49.Bxf3 Rxf3
  50. 50.Rxa7 Rc3
  51. 51.Rc7 Kf5
  52. 52.c6 Ke6
  53. 53.h4 Kd6
  54. 54.Rc8 Ra3
  55. 55.Kg2 Re3
  56. 56.Kh2 Ra3
  57. 57.Kg2 Re3
  58. 58.h5 Re5
  59. 59.h6 Rh5
  60. 60.Rh8 Kxc6
  61. 61.Rh7 Kd6
  62. 62.Kg3 Ke6
  63. 63.Kg4 Rh1

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