Boris Gelfand vs Viswanathan Anand

WCh 2012 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 29 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event WCh 2012
Site Moscow RUS
Round 6
Date 2012.05.18
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D45)
Moves 29
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Final Position

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

8/5kpp/p1p2p2/7P/3r2P1/2R5/PP3P2/6K1 w - - 1 30

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.Qc2 c5
  7. 7.cxd5 exd5
  8. 8.Be2 Be6
  9. 9.O-O Nc6
  10. 10.Rd1 cxd4
  11. 11.Nxd4 Nxd4
  12. 12.Rxd4 Bc5
  13. 13.Rd1 Qe7
  14. 14.Bf3 O-O
  15. 15.Nxd5 Bxd5
  16. 16.Bxd5 Nxd5
  17. 17.Rxd5 Rac8
  18. 18.Bd2 Bxe3
  19. 19.Bc3 Bb6
  20. 20.Qf5 Qe6
  21. 21.Qf3 f6
  22. 22.h4 Qc6
  23. 23.h5 Rfd8
  24. 24.Rxd8+ Rxd8
  25. 25.Qxc6 bxc6
  26. 26.Re1 Kf7
  27. 27.g4 Bd4
  28. 28.Rc1 Bxc3
  29. 29.Rxc3 Rd4

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