Boris Gelfand vs Viswanathan Anand

Zurich Chess Challenge 2014 · Slav Defense · 0-1 in 36 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 0-1
Event Zurich Chess Challenge 2014
Site Zurich SUI
Round 4.1
Date 2014.02.02
Opening Slav Defense (D11)
Moves 36
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

4r1k1/1p6/2p1P1pp/3p1qP1/3P4/pP6/P2Q4/1K2R3 w - - 1 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 Bg4
  5. 5.Nc3 e6
  6. 6.h3 Bh5
  7. 7.g4 Bg6
  8. 8.Nh4 Bb4
  9. 9.Qb3 Qe7
  10. 10.Bd2 a5
  11. 11.Nxg6 hxg6
  12. 12.cxd5 exd5
  13. 13.f3 a4
  14. 14.Qc2 a3
  15. 15.b3 Nbd7
  16. 16.O-O-O O-O
  17. 17.Kb1 Rfc8
  18. 18.h4 Nb6
  19. 19.g5 Nh5
  20. 20.Bh3 Re8
  21. 21.Rhe1 Rad8
  22. 22.Bg4 Qd6
  23. 23.Ne2 Bxd2
  24. 24.Qxd2 Nd7
  25. 25.Nf4 Nxf4
  26. 26.exf4 f5
  27. 27.gxf6 Nxf6
  28. 28.Re5 Nxg4
  29. 29.fxg4 Rxe5
  30. 30.fxe5 Qe7
  31. 31.Rh1 Rf8
  32. 32.h5 Qf7
  33. 33.h6 Qf3
  34. 34.Re1 gxh6
  35. 35.e6 Re8
  36. 36.g5 Qf5+

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