Veselin Topalov vs Boris Gelfand

Madrid · 1996 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 20 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Madrid
Site Madrid
Date 1996.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 20
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Final Position

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

N6r/3nkppp/p2pb3/4p2n/R3P2q/1N3P2/1PP4P/3QKB1R w - - 9 21

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.Nb3 Be6
  8. 8.f3 Nbd7
  9. 9.g4 b5
  10. 10.g5 Nh5
  11. 11.a4 bxa4
  12. 12.Rxa4 Be7
  13. 13.Nd5 Bxg5
  14. 14.Bxg5 Qxg5
  15. 15.Nc7+ Ke7
  16. 16.Nxa8 Qh4+
  17. 17.Kd2 Qg5+
  18. 18.Ke1 Qh4+
  19. 19.Kd2 Qg5+
  20. 20.Ke1 Qh4+

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