Boris Gelfand vs Veselin Topalov

Hoogovens Blitz · 1998 · King's Indian Attack · 1-0 in 28 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event Hoogovens Blitz
Site Wijk aan Zee
Round 5
Date 1998.01.19
Opening King's Indian Attack (A08)
Moves 28
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/1r3p2/6pp/4Pn2/1b5P/4B1P1/P4PK1/1R2R3 b - - 4 28

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d3 c5
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.g3 d5
  5. 5.Nbd2 g6
  6. 6.Bg2 Bg7
  7. 7.c3 Nge7
  8. 8.h4 h6
  9. 9.O-O b6
  10. 10.Re1 Ba6
  11. 11.exd5 exd5
  12. 12.Qa4 Bb7
  13. 13.d4 O-O
  14. 14.dxc5 bxc5
  15. 15.Nb3 Qb6
  16. 16.Be3 d4
  17. 17.cxd4 Qb4
  18. 18.Nxc5 Qxa4
  19. 19.Nxa4 Rab8
  20. 20.Nc5 Ba8
  21. 21.Nd7 Nf5
  22. 22.Nfe5 Nxe5
  23. 23.dxe5 Bxg2
  24. 24.Kxg2 Rxb2
  25. 25.Nxf8 Bxf8
  26. 26.Bxa7 Rb7
  27. 27.Be3 Bb4
  28. 28.Rab1

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