Boris Gelfand vs Veselin Topalov

Amber Rapidplay · 1999 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 51 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event Amber Rapidplay
Site Monte Carlo
Round 7
Date 1999.03.23
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4kn2/1b4Q1/p4Pp1/1p6/1P5P/b7/8/6K1 b - - 1 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 e6
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.e3 c5
  7. 7.dxc5 Bxc5
  8. 8.a3 Nc6
  9. 9.Rc1 a6
  10. 10.b4 Ba7
  11. 11.c5 h6
  12. 12.Be2 Bb8
  13. 13.O-O e5
  14. 14.Bg3 Be6
  15. 15.Bh4 g5
  16. 16.Nxg5 hxg5
  17. 17.Bxg5 Kg7
  18. 18.f4 exf4
  19. 19.exf4 d4
  20. 20.Ne4 Nxe4
  21. 21.Bxd8 Rxd8
  22. 22.Bd3 Nf6
  23. 23.Qe1 Rh8
  24. 24.Qg3+ Kf8
  25. 25.Rce1 Ne7
  26. 26.Qf2 Bc7
  27. 27.Qxd4 Rh6
  28. 28.Bc4 Rd8
  29. 29.Qc3 Ned5
  30. 30.Qc1 b5
  31. 31.Bxd5 Bxd5
  32. 32.Rd1 Re8
  33. 33.Rfe1 Rxe1+
  34. 34.Rxe1 Bc6
  35. 35.g3 Ne4
  36. 36.Qd1 Re6
  37. 37.Qh5 Ke7
  38. 38.Qh8 Nxc5
  39. 39.Qh4+ Ke8
  40. 40.Rxe6+ Nxe6
  41. 41.f5 Nf8
  42. 42.Qf6 Bb7
  43. 43.Qh8 Ke7
  44. 44.f6+ Ke8
  45. 45.g4 Bf4
  46. 46.h4 Bc1
  47. 47.Qh5 Ne6
  48. 48.Qh8+ Nf8
  49. 49.g5 Bxa3
  50. 50.g6 fxg6
  51. 51.Qg7

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