Boris Gelfand vs Veselin Topalov

Dos Hermanas · 1997 · King's Indian, Classical · 1/2-1/2 in 38 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Dos Hermanas
Site Dos Hermanas
Round 6
Date 1997.00.00
Opening King's Indian, Classical (E92)
Moves 38
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Final Position

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

8/1p2nk1p/4p3/1PPp4/5Pr1/6N1/7P/5R1K b - - 2 38

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 exd4
  8. 8.Nxd4 Re8
  9. 9.f3 c6
  10. 10.Bf2 d5
  11. 11.exd5 cxd5
  12. 12.O-O Nc6
  13. 13.c5 Nh5
  14. 14.Qd2 Be5
  15. 15.g3 Ng7
  16. 16.Rfd1 a6
  17. 17.Bf1 Be6
  18. 18.Nxe6 fxe6
  19. 19.f4 Bf6
  20. 20.Rab1 g5
  21. 21.Ne2 Rf8
  22. 22.b4 gxf4
  23. 23.gxf4 Bh4
  24. 24.Bg3 Rc8
  25. 25.Rb3 Rc7
  26. 26.Bh3 Nf5
  27. 27.Bxf5 Rxf5
  28. 28.Bxh4 Qxh4
  29. 29.Rg3+ Rg7
  30. 30.Rxg7+ Kxg7
  31. 31.Ng3 Qg4
  32. 32.Rf1 Rf6
  33. 33.a4 Ne7
  34. 34.Qe2 Rg6
  35. 35.Qxg4 Rxg4
  36. 36.b5 axb5
  37. 37.axb5 Kf7
  38. 38.Kh1

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