Boris Gelfand vs Veselin Topalov

Amsterdam VSB · 1996 · King's Indian, Classical · 0-1 in 59 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 0-1
Event Amsterdam VSB
Site Amsterdam
Round 8
Date 1996.00.00
Opening King's Indian, Classical (E99)
Moves 59
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/6N1/3p4/3Pp1kp/4P1n1/5Q2/q5K1/8 w - - 8 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 g6
  3. 3.c4 Bg7
  4. 4.Nc3 O-O
  5. 5.e4 d6
  6. 6.Be2 e5
  7. 7.O-O Nc6
  8. 8.d5 Ne7
  9. 9.Ne1 Nd7
  10. 10.Nd3 f5
  11. 11.Bd2 Kh8
  12. 12.Rc1 Nf6
  13. 13.f3 c6
  14. 14.Be3 a6
  15. 15.b4 cxd5
  16. 16.cxd5 Bd7
  17. 17.Nb2 b5
  18. 18.a4 bxa4
  19. 19.Nbxa4 Rb8
  20. 20.Rb1 fxe4
  21. 21.fxe4 Neg8
  22. 22.Qd3 Bh6
  23. 23.Kh1 Bxe3
  24. 24.Qxe3 Ng4
  25. 25.Rxf8 Qxf8
  26. 26.Bxg4 Bxg4
  27. 27.h3 Bd7
  28. 28.Nb6 Qd8
  29. 29.Nxd7 Qxd7
  30. 30.Qd3 Qa7
  31. 31.b5 axb5
  32. 32.Rxb5 Rxb5
  33. 33.Nxb5 Qc5
  34. 34.Nc3 Nf6
  35. 35.Qf3 Kg7
  36. 36.g4 Qa3
  37. 37.Kg2 Qb2+
  38. 38.Kg1 Qc1+
  39. 39.Kg2 Qd2+
  40. 40.Kf1 h6
  41. 41.Ne2 Qd1+
  42. 42.Kf2 Qc2
  43. 43.Ke3 Qb1
  44. 44.Ng3 Qe1+
  45. 45.Kd3 Qg1
  46. 46.h4 Qb1+
  47. 47.Ke2 Qc2+
  48. 48.Kf1 Qc8
  49. 49.h5 Nxg4
  50. 50.Qe2 Qc1+
  51. 51.Kg2 Qf4
  52. 52.hxg6 Kxg6
  53. 53.Qf3 Kg5
  54. 54.Nf5 Qd2+
  55. 55.Kg1 h5
  56. 56.Ng7 Qc1+
  57. 57.Kg2 Qb2+
  58. 58.Kg1 Qa1+
  59. 59.Kg2 Qa2+

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