Boris Gelfand vs Veselin Topalov

1st FIDE GP London 2012 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 36 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 1st FIDE GP London 2012
Site London ENG
Round 2
Date 2012.09.22
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 36
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Final Position

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

4k3/6p1/1r3p1p/R3p3/4P3/5P2/6PP/5K2 w - - 0 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.e3 Nbd7
  7. 7.Be2 dxc4
  8. 8.O-O c5
  9. 9.dxc5 Nxc5
  10. 10.Bxc4 Qxd1
  11. 11.Rfxd1 b6
  12. 12.Nd4 Bb7
  13. 13.Rac1 a6
  14. 14.b4 Nce4
  15. 15.Nxe4 Bxe4
  16. 16.a3 Rfc8
  17. 17.f3 Bd5
  18. 18.Be2 Bb7
  19. 19.e4 h6
  20. 20.Be3 a5
  21. 21.Rxc8+ Rxc8
  22. 22.bxa5 bxa5
  23. 23.Rb1 Ba8
  24. 24.a4 Bb4
  25. 25.Kf1 e5
  26. 26.Nb3 Nd7
  27. 27.Rd1 Bc6
  28. 28.Rc1 Kf8
  29. 29.Ba6 Rc7
  30. 30.Bb7 Bb5+
  31. 31.axb5 Rxb7
  32. 32.Nc5 Nxc5
  33. 33.Bxc5+ Ke8
  34. 34.b6 Bxc5
  35. 35.Rxc5 f6
  36. 36.Rxa5 Rxb6

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