Boris Gelfand vs Viswanathan Anand

6th Zurich Opening Blitz · 2017 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event 6th Zurich Opening Blitz
Site Zurich SUI
Round 4.1
Date 2017.04.12
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (E10)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5R2/7k/1p2q2p/2bN2p1/3QP3/6PB/PP3PK1/2r5 b - - 0 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.g3 Bb4+
  5. 5.Bd2 Be7
  6. 6.Bg2 O-O
  7. 7.O-O Nbd7
  8. 8.Qc2 c6
  9. 9.Bf4 b6
  10. 10.Rd1 Bb7
  11. 11.Ne5 Nxe5
  12. 12.dxe5 Nd7
  13. 13.cxd5 exd5
  14. 14.e4 d4
  15. 15.Rxd4 Bc5
  16. 16.Rd2 Qe7
  17. 17.Nc3 Nxe5
  18. 18.Rad1 Bc8
  19. 19.h3 g5
  20. 20.Bxe5 Qxe5
  21. 21.Na4 Bb4
  22. 22.Rd4 Be7
  23. 23.Qxc6 Be6
  24. 24.Nc3 Rac8
  25. 25.Qa4 Bc5
  26. 26.Rd5 Bxd5
  27. 27.Rxd5 Qe7
  28. 28.Rf5 f6
  29. 29.Nd5 Qe6
  30. 30.Qxa7 Ra8
  31. 31.Qb7 Rab8
  32. 32.Qa6 Ra8
  33. 33.Qc4 Kh8
  34. 34.Qc3 Rac8
  35. 35.Qd2 h6
  36. 36.h4 Be7
  37. 37.hxg5 fxg5
  38. 38.Qd4+ Kh7
  39. 39.Bh3 Rc1+
  40. 40.Kg2 Bc5
  41. 41.Rxf8

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