Boris Gelfand vs Veselin Topalov

Moscow ol (Men) · 1994 · Modern Benoni · 0-1 in 60 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 0-1
Event Moscow ol (Men)
Site Moscow
Round 4
Date 1994.00.00
Opening Modern Benoni (A70)
Moves 60
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/3k4/pB1p2bp/P1pPb3/2P2pPp/5P2/4KN2/8 w - - 4 61

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.c4 c5
  4. 4.d5 d6
  5. 5.Nc3 exd5
  6. 6.cxd5 g6
  7. 7.h3 Bg7
  8. 8.e4 O-O
  9. 9.Bd3 b5
  10. 10.Nxb5 Re8
  11. 11.O-O Nxe4
  12. 12.Re1 a6
  13. 13.Na3 Nf6
  14. 14.Rxe8+ Nxe8
  15. 15.Bg5 Qc7
  16. 16.Qd2 Bb7
  17. 17.Re1 Nd7
  18. 18.Bc2 Nef6
  19. 19.Bb3 Re8
  20. 20.Rxe8+ Nxe8
  21. 21.Nc4 Nef6
  22. 22.Bf4 Bf8
  23. 23.Ne3 Nb6
  24. 24.Qd3 Qd7
  25. 25.Bc4 Nxc4
  26. 26.Qxc4 Qb5
  27. 27.b3 Qb4
  28. 28.Bg5 Bg7
  29. 29.a4 Ne4
  30. 30.Bd8 f5
  31. 31.g4 f4
  32. 32.Nc2 Qxc4
  33. 33.bxc4 Bc8
  34. 34.a5 h6
  35. 35.Kf1 Kf7
  36. 36.Ke2 Ke8
  37. 37.Bc7 Kd7
  38. 38.Bb6 Ke7
  39. 39.Nd2 Nc3+
  40. 40.Kf3 g5
  41. 41.Ne4 Bd7
  42. 42.Nxc3 Bxc3
  43. 43.Ke2 Bf6
  44. 44.Na3 Ba4
  45. 45.Nb1 Bc2
  46. 46.Nd2 Bc3
  47. 47.Nf3 Bb4
  48. 48.Bc7 Kd7
  49. 49.Bb6 Bb3
  50. 50.Kd3 Ke8
  51. 51.Bc7 Ke7
  52. 52.Bb6 Kd7
  53. 53.Ng1 Be1
  54. 54.f3 Ba2
  55. 55.Ke2 Bb4
  56. 56.Kd3 Bb1+
  57. 57.Ke2 Bc3
  58. 58.h4 gxh4
  59. 59.Nh3 Be5
  60. 60.Nf2 Bg6

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