Boris Gelfand vs Viswanathan Anand

Zuerich Chess Challenge Blitz · 2013 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 35 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Zuerich Chess Challenge Blitz
Site Zuerich SUI
Round 6.1
Date 2013.02.22
Opening English Opening (A37)
Moves 35
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Final Position

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

1r2R1k1/5pb1/6pp/8/4p3/6P1/4PP1P/2BR2K1 b - - 0 35

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 g6
  3. 3.g3 Bg7
  4. 4.Bg2 Nc6
  5. 5.Nf3 e6
  6. 6.d4 cxd4
  7. 7.Nb5 d5
  8. 8.cxd5 Qa5+
  9. 9.Qd2 Qxb5
  10. 10.dxc6 Ne7
  11. 11.Nxd4 Qb6
  12. 12.O-O O-O
  13. 13.cxb7 Bxb7
  14. 14.Bxb7 Qxb7
  15. 15.Nb3 Rfd8
  16. 16.Qf4 Nd5
  17. 17.Qf3 a5
  18. 18.Nc5 Qb5
  19. 19.Nd3 Nb4
  20. 20.Nxb4 Qxb4
  21. 21.Bg5 Rdb8
  22. 22.Rad1 Qb5
  23. 23.Bf4 Re8
  24. 24.b3 a4
  25. 25.Rd3 e5
  26. 26.Rd5 Qa6
  27. 27.Bg5 axb3
  28. 28.axb3 h6
  29. 29.Bc1 e4
  30. 30.Qe3 Qb7
  31. 31.Rfd1 Rab8
  32. 32.Rd7 Qxb3
  33. 33.Qxb3 Rxb3
  34. 34.Rd8 Rb8
  35. 35.Rxe8+

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