Boris Gelfand vs Veselin Topalov

Dos Hermanas · 1994 · Dutch Defense · 1-0 in 48 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event Dos Hermanas
Site Dos Hermanas
Round 3
Date 1994.00.00
Opening Dutch Defense (A89)
Moves 48
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5r1k/Q2R4/p1p4p/n7/2p5/5qP1/P1B2P1P/6K1 b - - 15 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 f5
  2. 2.g3 Nf6
  3. 3.Bg2 g6
  4. 4.c4 Bg7
  5. 5.Nc3 O-O
  6. 6.Nf3 d6
  7. 7.O-O Nc6
  8. 8.d5 Na5
  9. 9.Qa4 c5
  10. 10.dxc6 bxc6
  11. 11.c5 dxc5
  12. 12.Ne5 Qb6
  13. 13.Qc2 Qc7
  14. 14.Nd3 c4
  15. 15.Nc5 Rb8
  16. 16.Bd2 Rd8
  17. 17.N3a4 Nd5
  18. 18.Rad1 e5
  19. 19.e4 Nb4
  20. 20.Bxb4 Rxb4
  21. 21.Rxd8+ Qxd8
  22. 22.Rd1 Qf8
  23. 23.Qd2 Rb5
  24. 24.Qd8 Bf6
  25. 25.Qc7 Be7
  26. 26.Bh3 Kg7
  27. 27.exf5 gxf5
  28. 28.Qxe5+ Kg6
  29. 29.Qc7 a6
  30. 30.Nd7 Bxd7
  31. 31.Qxd7 Qf6
  32. 32.Re1 Rb7
  33. 33.Qc8 Kg7
  34. 34.Bxf5 Qd4
  35. 35.Bb1 Bb4
  36. 36.Rf1 Rf7
  37. 37.Qh3 h6
  38. 38.Qh5 Rf6
  39. 39.Nc3 Bxc3
  40. 40.bxc3 Qxc3
  41. 41.Rd1 Qf3
  42. 42.Rd7+ Kf8
  43. 43.Rd8+ Kg7
  44. 44.Rd7+ Kf8
  45. 45.Qc5+ Kg8
  46. 46.Bh7+ Kh8
  47. 47.Qa7 Rf8
  48. 48.Bc2

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