Veselin Topalov vs Boris Gelfand

Dortmund · 1996 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 57 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Dortmund
Site Dortmund
Round 3
Date 1996.00.00
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D43)
Moves 57
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Final Position

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

8/5k2/4p1r1/8/R5p1/6P1/5KP1/8 b - - 2 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 e6
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bh4 dxc4
  7. 7.e4 g5
  8. 8.Bg3 b5
  9. 9.Be2 Bb7
  10. 10.O-O Nbd7
  11. 11.a4 b4
  12. 12.e5 Nh5
  13. 13.Ne4 c5
  14. 14.Nfd2 Nxg3
  15. 15.fxg3 Be7
  16. 16.Nd6+ Bxd6
  17. 17.exd6 c3
  18. 18.bxc3 bxc3
  19. 19.Nc4 O-O
  20. 20.Rc1 f5
  21. 21.dxc5 Rc8
  22. 22.Bf3 Ba6
  23. 23.c6 Bxc4
  24. 24.c7 Qf6
  25. 25.Re1 Nc5
  26. 26.Re3 Ne4
  27. 27.h3 Bd5
  28. 28.Bxe4 fxe4
  29. 29.Rexc3 Rf7
  30. 30.Kh2 Qe5
  31. 31.Rc6 e3
  32. 32.Qe2 Bxc6
  33. 33.Rxc6 Qd5
  34. 34.Qa6 Rff8
  35. 35.Rc3 Kg7
  36. 36.Rd3 Qe4
  37. 37.Qxc8 Rxc8
  38. 38.d7 Rxc7
  39. 39.d8=Q Rf7
  40. 40.Qd4+ Qxd4
  41. 41.Rxd4 Rb7
  42. 42.Re4 Kf6
  43. 43.Rxe3 Rb4
  44. 44.Rf3+ Ke7
  45. 45.Rc3 Rxa4
  46. 46.Rc7+ Kd6
  47. 47.Rh7 a5
  48. 48.Rxh6 Rc4
  49. 49.Rh8 a4
  50. 50.h4 g4
  51. 51.h5 Ke7
  52. 52.h6 Kf7
  53. 53.Re8 Rc5
  54. 54.Ra8 Rh5+
  55. 55.Kg1 Rxh6
  56. 56.Rxa4 Rg6
  57. 57.Kf2

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