Boris Gelfand vs Viswanathan Anand

35th Leon GM 2022 · Slav Defense · 1-0 in 45 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event 35th Leon GM 2022
Site Leon ESP
Round 2.6
Date 2022.07.10
Opening Slav Defense (D11)
Moves 45
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3r2k1/2P2p2/6p1/pp5Q/8/1Pq5/P2r4/1K4RR w - - 9 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 c6
  4. 4.e3 a6
  5. 5.Nbd2 Bf5
  6. 6.Nh4 e6
  7. 7.Qb3 Ra7
  8. 8.Nxf5 exf5
  9. 9.Bd3 g6
  10. 10.Qc2 Bd6
  11. 11.b3 O-O
  12. 12.Bb2 b5
  13. 13.c5 Bc7
  14. 14.O-O-O Nbd7
  15. 15.h3 Re8
  16. 16.Rde1 Ba5
  17. 17.Bc3 Bxc3
  18. 18.Qxc3 a5
  19. 19.Bc2 Ne4
  20. 20.Nxe4 dxe4
  21. 21.g4 fxg4
  22. 22.hxg4 Nf6
  23. 23.Bd1 Nd5
  24. 24.Qd2 Qg5
  25. 25.f4 exf3
  26. 26.Bxf3 Rd7
  27. 27.e4 Nf4
  28. 28.Kb1 Red8
  29. 29.d5 Qe5
  30. 30.g5 Qxg5
  31. 31.Qh2 h5
  32. 32.Bxh5 Nxh5
  33. 33.Reg1 Qe3
  34. 34.Qxh5 Qxe4+
  35. 35.Kc1 Qe3+
  36. 36.Kc2 Qxc5+
  37. 37.Kb1 Qd4
  38. 38.dxc6 Qe4+
  39. 39.Ka1 Qd4+
  40. 40.Kb1 Rd6
  41. 41.c7 Qe4+
  42. 42.Ka1 Qd4+
  43. 43.Kb1 Qd3+
  44. 44.Ka1 Qc3+
  45. 45.Kb1 Rd2

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