Veselin Topalov vs Boris Gelfand

Belgrade Invest · 1995 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 42 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Belgrade Invest
Site Belgrade
Round 8
Date 1995.00.00
Opening Slav Defense (D18)
Moves 42
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Final Position

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

8/4bBp1/R5p1/5pP1/4kn1r/4B3/1P3P2/6K1 b - - 13 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nf3 dxc4
  5. 5.a4 Bf5
  6. 6.e3 e6
  7. 7.Bxc4 Bb4
  8. 8.O-O Nbd7
  9. 9.Nh4 Bg6
  10. 10.h3 Bh5
  11. 11.g4 Nd5
  12. 12.Ng2 Bg6
  13. 13.Na2 Be7
  14. 14.Qe2 N5b6
  15. 15.Bb3 c5
  16. 16.Nc3 O-O
  17. 17.a5 cxd4
  18. 18.exd4 Nc8
  19. 19.Nf4 Nd6
  20. 20.Nxg6 hxg6
  21. 21.Bf4 Ne8
  22. 22.Qf3 Bd6
  23. 23.Be3 Ndf6
  24. 24.g5 Nh5
  25. 25.Rfd1 Nc7
  26. 26.Bc2 f5
  27. 27.h4 b5
  28. 28.axb6 axb6
  29. 29.Rxa8 Qxa8
  30. 30.Qxa8 Rxa8
  31. 31.d5 Nxd5
  32. 32.Nxd5 exd5
  33. 33.Bb3 Kf8
  34. 34.Bxd5 Ra4
  35. 35.Bxb6 Rxh4
  36. 36.Bc6 Be7
  37. 37.Ra1 Nf4
  38. 38.Ra8+ Kf7
  39. 39.Be8+ Ke6
  40. 40.Ra6 Kd5
  41. 41.Bf7+ Ke4
  42. 42.Be3

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