Boris Gelfand vs Veselin Topalov

Hoogovens · 1996 · King's Indian, Classical · 1/2-1/2 in 58 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Hoogovens
Site Wijk aan Zee
Round 6
Date 1996.00.00
Opening King's Indian, Classical (E98)
Moves 58
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Final Position

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

8/8/3b4/1p6/k7/pN6/K7/8 w - - 8 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bg7
  4. 4.e4 d6
  5. 5.d4 O-O
  6. 6.Be2 e5
  7. 7.O-O Nc6
  8. 8.d5 Ne7
  9. 9.Ne1 Ne8
  10. 10.Be3 f5
  11. 11.f3 f4
  12. 12.Bf2 h5
  13. 13.c5 g5
  14. 14.a4 dxc5
  15. 15.Bxc5 Rf6
  16. 16.Nd3 Rg6
  17. 17.Bf2 g4
  18. 18.Bh4 a6
  19. 19.g3 Qd6
  20. 20.fxg4 Bxg4
  21. 21.Bxg4 Rxg4
  22. 22.Nf2 Rg6
  23. 23.Qxh5 Nf6
  24. 24.Qe2 Kf7
  25. 25.Kh1 Rh8
  26. 26.Rg1 fxg3
  27. 27.Bxg3 Nh5
  28. 28.Ng4 Ke8
  29. 29.Bf2 Nf4
  30. 30.Qd1 Qd7
  31. 31.Rg3 Rh3
  32. 32.Qf3 Rxg3
  33. 33.hxg3 Qxg4
  34. 34.Qxg4 Rxg4
  35. 35.gxf4 exf4
  36. 36.Rg1 Rxg1+
  37. 37.Kxg1 Nc8
  38. 38.Bc5 Kd7
  39. 39.Kg2 Nd6
  40. 40.Bxd6 Kxd6
  41. 41.Ne2 Bxb2
  42. 42.Nxf4 b5
  43. 43.Nd3 Be5
  44. 44.axb5 a5
  45. 45.Kf3 a4
  46. 46.Ke2 a3
  47. 47.b6 cxb6
  48. 48.Nc1 Kc5
  49. 49.Kd3 Bf4
  50. 50.Kc2 Kc4
  51. 51.Kb1 b5
  52. 52.d6 Bxd6
  53. 53.Ka2 Kd4
  54. 54.Nb3+ Kxe4
  55. 55.Nc1 Kd4
  56. 56.Nb3+ Kc3
  57. 57.Nc1 Kb4
  58. 58.Nb3 Ka4

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