Veselin Topalov vs Boris Gelfand

Vienna Millenium · 1996 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 20 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Vienna Millenium
Site Vienna
Round 9
Date 1996.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 20
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Final Position

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

r5k1/pp3ppp/4pn2/2b5/2B5/P1N1P3/1P3PPP/3R1K2 b - - 3 20

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.d4 Be7
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.e3 c5
  7. 7.dxc5 Bxc5
  8. 8.a3 Nc6
  9. 9.Be2 dxc4
  10. 10.Bxc4 Nh5
  11. 11.Qxd8 Rxd8
  12. 12.Bc7 Rd7
  13. 13.Be5 Nxe5
  14. 14.Nxe5 Rd8
  15. 15.O-O Nf6
  16. 16.Rfd1 Bd7
  17. 17.Nxd7 Rxd7
  18. 18.Rxd7 Nxd7
  19. 19.Rd1 Nf6
  20. 20.Kf1

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