Boris Gelfand vs Veselin Topalov

Novgorod · 1996 · King's Indian, Classical · 1/2-1/2 in 59 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Novgorod
Site Novgorod
Round 5
Date 1996.00.00
Opening King's Indian, Classical (E94)
Moves 59
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Final Position

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

8/1k6/p2pr3/2p2b1p/2P2Bp1/2P3P1/3R1K1P/8 w - - 2 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.Be3 c6
  8. 8.d5 Na6
  9. 9.O-O Ng4
  10. 10.Bg5 f6
  11. 11.Bd2 f5
  12. 12.Ng5 Nf6
  13. 13.exf5 gxf5
  14. 14.f4 e4
  15. 15.Be3 c5
  16. 16.Nh3 Ng4
  17. 17.Bxg4 fxg4
  18. 18.Nf2 Bxc3
  19. 19.bxc3 h5
  20. 20.Qe2 Bf5
  21. 21.Bd2 Nc7
  22. 22.Nd1 Rf7
  23. 23.Ne3 Qf6
  24. 24.Rab1 Ne8
  25. 25.Qd1 Rc8
  26. 26.Rb2 Ng7
  27. 27.Be1 Re8
  28. 28.Qa4 b6
  29. 29.Re2 Ree7
  30. 30.Qb3 Bc8
  31. 31.Qc2 Nf5
  32. 32.Nxf5 Bxf5
  33. 33.Re3 Re8
  34. 34.Bf2 Rh7
  35. 35.Qd2 Qd8
  36. 36.Qc2 Rf8
  37. 37.Ra1 Bg6
  38. 38.g3 Bf5
  39. 39.Qb3 Rb7
  40. 40.Re2 e3
  41. 41.Rxe3 Re8
  42. 42.Rxe8+ Qxe8
  43. 43.Qb5 Re7
  44. 44.Qc6 Qxc6
  45. 45.dxc6 Bc2
  46. 46.Rc1 Ba4
  47. 47.Re1 Kf7
  48. 48.Be3 Bxc6
  49. 49.Kf2 Be4
  50. 50.Rd1 Re6
  51. 51.Rd2 Ke7
  52. 52.a4 Kd8
  53. 53.a5 Kc7
  54. 54.axb6+ Kxb6
  55. 55.Rb2+ Kc7
  56. 56.Ra2 Kb8
  57. 57.Rd2 a6
  58. 58.f5 Bxf5
  59. 59.Bf4 Kb7

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