Boris Gelfand vs Viswanathan Anand

Levitov Chess Week Blitz · 2019 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 68 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Levitov Chess Week Blitz
Site Amsterdam NED
Round 2.4
Date 2019.08.03
Opening English Opening (A21)
Moves 68
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Final Position

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

8/8/3k1n1p/2p5/2B2P2/4K2P/1P6/8 w - - 3 69

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Bb4
  3. 3.Nd5 Be7
  4. 4.d4 exd4
  5. 5.Qxd4 Nf6
  6. 6.Nxe7 Qxe7
  7. 7.Bg5 Nc6
  8. 8.Qc3 Ne5
  9. 9.e3 h6
  10. 10.Bxf6 Qxf6
  11. 11.Ne2 d6
  12. 12.Nf4 O-O
  13. 13.Be2 Bf5
  14. 14.O-O Rae8
  15. 15.Nd5 Qd8
  16. 16.Rad1 c6
  17. 17.Nf4 Qc7
  18. 18.Rd2 Rd8
  19. 19.Rfd1 a6
  20. 20.Qa3 b5
  21. 21.cxb5 axb5
  22. 22.Rxd6 Rxd6
  23. 23.Qxd6 Qxd6
  24. 24.Rxd6 Ra8
  25. 25.a3 Kf8
  26. 26.f3 Ke7
  27. 27.Rd2 g5
  28. 28.Nh5 Be6
  29. 29.e4 Ra4
  30. 30.Ng3 b4
  31. 31.axb4 Rxb4
  32. 32.Nf1 f5
  33. 33.exf5 Bxf5
  34. 34.Ne3 Be6
  35. 35.Kf2 Rb3
  36. 36.g3 Rb4
  37. 37.Ng2 Nd7
  38. 38.Rc2 Nf6
  39. 39.Ne3 Nd5
  40. 40.Nc4 Nf6
  41. 41.Ne5 Bd5
  42. 42.Ke1 Kd6
  43. 43.Nd3 Rb7
  44. 44.Nc5 Ra7
  45. 45.Kf2 Ra1
  46. 46.Nd3 Rh1
  47. 47.Kg2 Ra1
  48. 48.Nb4 Ra4
  49. 49.Nd3 Ra1
  50. 50.Rc1 Rxc1
  51. 51.Nxc1 Kc5
  52. 52.Kf2 Kb4
  53. 53.Ke3 c5
  54. 54.Nd3+ Kb5
  55. 55.Kd2 Kc6
  56. 56.Ne5+ Kd6
  57. 57.Nc4+ Bxc4
  58. 58.Bxc4 Ke5
  59. 59.Ke3 Ne8
  60. 60.f4+ gxf4+
  61. 61.gxf4+ Kf5
  62. 62.Bd3+ Ke6
  63. 63.Kf3 Nf6
  64. 64.Bc4+ Kd6
  65. 65.Kg3 Ke7
  66. 66.Kf3 Kd6
  67. 67.h3 Ke7
  68. 68.Ke3 Kd6

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