Boris Gelfand vs Veselin Topalov

Novgorod · 1997 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1-0 in 42 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event Novgorod
Site Novgorod
Round 3
Date 1997.00.00
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E12)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5rk1/5R2/4P1p1/pp4Qp/2bp3P/P5PB/1q3P1K/8 b - - 0 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.c4 b6
  4. 4.Nc3 Bb7
  5. 5.a3 d5
  6. 6.Bg5 Be7
  7. 7.Qa4+ c6
  8. 8.Bxf6 Bxf6
  9. 9.cxd5 exd5
  10. 10.g3 O-O
  11. 11.Bg2 c5
  12. 12.Rd1 Qe7
  13. 13.O-O Rd8
  14. 14.e3 Na6
  15. 15.Rd2 Nc7
  16. 16.Rfd1 Ne6
  17. 17.h4 g6
  18. 18.Qb3 h5
  19. 19.Qa2 a6
  20. 20.dxc5 Bxc3
  21. 21.bxc3 Qxc5
  22. 22.Nd4 Nxd4
  23. 23.cxd4 Qd6
  24. 24.Rc1 Rac8
  25. 25.Rdc2 Rxc2
  26. 26.Rxc2 Bc6
  27. 27.Rc3 Bb5
  28. 28.Qb2 Qe6
  29. 29.Qc1 Bc4
  30. 30.e4 b5
  31. 31.e5 Re8
  32. 32.Kh2 Qb6
  33. 33.Qf4 Rf8
  34. 34.Rf3 a5
  35. 35.Bh3 Be2
  36. 36.Re3 Bc4
  37. 37.Rf3 Be2
  38. 38.Re3 Bc4
  39. 39.Qg5 Qxd4
  40. 40.e6 Qb2
  41. 41.Rf3 d4
  42. 42.Rxf7

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