Boris Gelfand vs Viswanathan Anand

WCh 2012 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1-0 in 38 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event WCh 2012
Site Moscow RUS
Round 7
Date 2012.05.20
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D45)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7k/2R5/p3N2p/4Npp1/3P4/6P1/P1n1pPPK/1r6 b - - 0 38

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.c5 Nbd7
  7. 7.Qc2 b6
  8. 8.cxb6 Nxb6
  9. 9.Bd2 c5
  10. 10.Rc1 cxd4
  11. 11.exd4 Bd6
  12. 12.Bg5 O-O
  13. 13.Bd3 h6
  14. 14.Bh4 Bb7
  15. 15.O-O Qb8
  16. 16.Bg3 Rc8
  17. 17.Qe2 Bxg3
  18. 18.hxg3 Qd6
  19. 19.Rc2 Nbd7
  20. 20.Rfc1 Rab8
  21. 21.Na4 Ne4
  22. 22.Rxc8+ Bxc8
  23. 23.Qc2 g5
  24. 24.Qc7 Qxc7
  25. 25.Rxc7 f6
  26. 26.Bxe4 dxe4
  27. 27.Nd2 f5
  28. 28.Nc4 Nf6
  29. 29.Nc5 Nd5
  30. 30.Ra7 Nb4
  31. 31.Ne5 Nc2
  32. 32.Nc6 Rxb2
  33. 33.Rc7 Rb1+
  34. 34.Kh2 e3
  35. 35.Rxc8+ Kh7
  36. 36.Rc7+ Kh8
  37. 37.Ne5 e2
  38. 38.Nxe6

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