Boris Gelfand vs Veselin Topalov

Dos Hermanas · 1999 · Sicilian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 56 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Dos Hermanas
Site Dos Hermanas
Round 3
Date 1999.04.09
Opening Sicilian Defense (B27)
Moves 56
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Final Position

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

8/1r6/6Rp/P2k4/8/6p1/3K4/8 w - - 2 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 b6
  2. 2.e4 Bb7
  3. 3.Nc3 c5
  4. 4.d4 cxd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 a6
  6. 6.Bd3 g6
  7. 7.f4 Bg7
  8. 8.Nf3 d6
  9. 9.O-O Nf6
  10. 10.Qe1 O-O
  11. 11.Qh4 Nbd7
  12. 12.f5 b5
  13. 13.Bh6 Bxh6
  14. 14.Qxh6 Ng4
  15. 15.Qh4 Nde5
  16. 16.Ng5 h6
  17. 17.Nf3 e6
  18. 18.Qxd8 Raxd8
  19. 19.fxe6 fxe6
  20. 20.Nd4 Rde8
  21. 21.Rxf8+ Kxf8
  22. 22.a4 b4
  23. 23.Na2 a5
  24. 24.Nc1 Ke7
  25. 25.Ncb3 Ra8
  26. 26.h3 Nf6
  27. 27.Re1 Nfd7
  28. 28.Bb5 Nb6
  29. 29.Nd2 Rc8
  30. 30.Re2 Ba8
  31. 31.Kf2 Nbc4
  32. 32.Nxc4 Nxc4
  33. 33.b3 Ne5
  34. 34.Ba6 Rf8+
  35. 35.Ke3 Rf1
  36. 36.Bc8 Rf6
  37. 37.c3 bxc3
  38. 38.Rc2 Rf1
  39. 39.Nf3 Nxf3
  40. 40.gxf3 d5
  41. 41.Rxc3 dxe4
  42. 42.fxe4 Re1+
  43. 43.Kd3 Rxe4
  44. 44.Rc5 Rh4
  45. 45.Rxa5 Rxh3+
  46. 46.Kd2 Bd5
  47. 47.b4 Ra3
  48. 48.Ra7+ Kd6
  49. 49.b5 Kc5
  50. 50.Ra6 g5
  51. 51.b6 Rb3
  52. 52.a5 g4
  53. 53.b7 Bxb7
  54. 54.Bxb7 Rxb7
  55. 55.Rxe6 g3
  56. 56.Rg6 Kd5

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