Efim Geller vs Viswanathan Anand

Coimbatore · 1987 · Petroff Defense · 0-1 in 55 moves

The Game

White Efim Geller
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 0-1
Event Coimbatore
Site Coimbatore
Date 1987.00.00
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/7p/1Pk3p1/P3P1P1/5K2/Bp6/7P/4r3 w - - 4 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 d5
  6. 6.Bd3 Be7
  7. 7.O-O Nc6
  8. 8.c4 Nf6
  9. 9.Nc3 O-O
  10. 10.cxd5 Nxd5
  11. 11.Re1 Be6
  12. 12.a3 Bf6
  13. 13.Be4 Nce7
  14. 14.Ng5 Bxg5
  15. 15.Bxg5 f6
  16. 16.Bd2 Qd7
  17. 17.Qc2 f5
  18. 18.Bf3 c6
  19. 19.Re2 Ng6
  20. 20.Rae1 Nxc3
  21. 21.Bxc3 Bc4
  22. 22.Re3 f4
  23. 23.Bb4 fxe3
  24. 24.Qxc4+ Qf7
  25. 25.Qxf7+ Rxf7
  26. 26.fxe3 Re8
  27. 27.Bc5 a6
  28. 28.Bd1 Kh8
  29. 29.a4 Nf4
  30. 30.Bc2 Rd7
  31. 31.Kf2 Nd5
  32. 32.e4 b6
  33. 33.Ba3 Nf6
  34. 34.Ke3 Nd5+
  35. 35.Kf3 Nc7
  36. 36.Rd1 Red8
  37. 37.Ke3 Ne6
  38. 38.a5 Nxd4
  39. 39.Rc1 b5
  40. 40.Bc5 Nxc2+
  41. 41.Rxc2 Kg8
  42. 42.Bb6 Rc8
  43. 43.b4 Kf7
  44. 44.Bd4 Ke6
  45. 45.g4 Rcd8
  46. 46.Rxc6+ Rd6
  47. 47.Rb6 Rxb6
  48. 48.axb6 g6
  49. 49.g5 Kd6
  50. 50.Kf4 Kc6
  51. 51.Be3 a5
  52. 52.bxa5 b4
  53. 53.e5 b3
  54. 54.Bc1 Rd1
  55. 55.Ba3 Re1

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