Veselin Topalov vs Boris Gelfand

Linares · 1994 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 47 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event Linares
Site Linares
Round 13
Date 1994.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 47
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7k/8/3pB1pb/p2P3p/2N4P/PPR1p1P1/6K1/4r3 b - - 1 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Be3 e5
  7. 7.Nf3 Be7
  8. 8.Bc4 O-O
  9. 9.O-O Nc6
  10. 10.Re1 Na5
  11. 11.Bf1 Be6
  12. 12.Nd5 Bxd5
  13. 13.exd5 b5
  14. 14.b3 Ng4
  15. 15.Bd2 Qb6
  16. 16.h3 Nxf2
  17. 17.Bxa5 Qxa5
  18. 18.Kxf2 Qb6+
  19. 19.Kg3 f5
  20. 20.Kh2 Bf6
  21. 21.c3 b4
  22. 22.Nd2 bxc3
  23. 23.Nc4 Qc5
  24. 24.a3 a5
  25. 25.Ra2 Rab8
  26. 26.Kh1 Rb7
  27. 27.Qf3 e4
  28. 28.Qxf5 Re7
  29. 29.Qh5 Bd4
  30. 30.Qd1 Bf2
  31. 31.Ree2 Bg3
  32. 32.Re3 Qd4
  33. 33.Ra1 Be5
  34. 34.Qc2 Bf4
  35. 35.Rxc3 Ref7
  36. 36.Be2 Bg5
  37. 37.Rd1 Qf2
  38. 38.Bh5 g6
  39. 39.Qxf2 Rxf2
  40. 40.Bg4 h5
  41. 41.Be6+ Kh8
  42. 42.h4 Bh6
  43. 43.Re1 Rf1+
  44. 44.Rxf1 Rxf1+
  45. 45.Kh2 Re1
  46. 46.g3 e3
  47. 47.Kg2

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