Boris Gelfand vs Veselin Topalov

Sparkassen Gp 1 · 2002 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 19 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Sparkassen Gp 1
Site Dortmund GER
Round 5
Date 2002.07.10
Opening English Opening (A33)
Moves 19
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Final Position

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

r1b2rk1/1p3ppp/p1n2n2/4p3/N7/4B1P1/P3PPBP/1R3K1R b - - 1 19

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.c4 c5
  4. 4.Nc3 cxd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Nc6
  6. 6.g3 Qb6
  7. 7.Ndb5 a6
  8. 8.Nd6+ Bxd6
  9. 9.Qxd6 Qb4
  10. 10.Qxb4 Nxb4
  11. 11.Rb1 d5
  12. 12.Bg2 dxc4
  13. 13.b3 cxb3
  14. 14.Rxb3 Nc2+
  15. 15.Kf1 Nd4
  16. 16.Rb4 Nc6
  17. 17.Rb1 O-O
  18. 18.Be3 e5
  19. 19.Na4

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