Boris Gelfand vs Viswanathan Anand

Zurich Korchnoi CC 2017 · English Opening · 0-1 in 36 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 0-1
Event Zurich Korchnoi CC 2017
Site Zurich SUI
Round 5.1
Date 2017.04.15
Opening English Opening (A37)
Moves 36
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/7R/6p1/1Pkpn3/R3p3/6P1/2rr3P/5BK1 w - - 3 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.g3 g6
  3. 3.Bg2 Bg7
  4. 4.Nc3 Nc6
  5. 5.Nf3 e6
  6. 6.d4 Nxd4
  7. 7.Bf4 Ne7
  8. 8.Nxd4 cxd4
  9. 9.Nb5 e5
  10. 10.Nd6+ Kf8
  11. 11.Bd2 Qb6
  12. 12.Nxc8 Rxc8
  13. 13.Qb3 f5
  14. 14.Bxb7 Rc7
  15. 15.Bg2 e4
  16. 16.O-O Kf7
  17. 17.Rfc1 Rhc8
  18. 18.Bf4 Qxb3
  19. 19.axb3 Rb7
  20. 20.Bd6 Ke6
  21. 21.c5 Rxb3
  22. 22.Rxa7 Nc6
  23. 23.Ra2 Be5
  24. 24.Bxe5 Kxe5
  25. 25.f3 d3
  26. 26.exd3 Nb4
  27. 27.d4+ Kxd4
  28. 28.Ra7 d5
  29. 29.fxe4 fxe4
  30. 30.Rd1+ Rd3
  31. 31.Rda1 Rxc5
  32. 32.Bf1 Rd2
  33. 33.Rxh7 Nd3
  34. 34.b4 Rcc2
  35. 35.b5 Ne5
  36. 36.Ra4+ Kc5

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