Veselin Topalov vs Boris Gelfand

The Game

White	Veselin Topalov
Black	Boris Gelfand
Result	1-0
Event	Dos Hermanas
Site	Dos Hermanas
Round	5
Date	1996.00.00
Opening	Slav Defense (D17)
Moves	41

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/4k1p1/P1p2n2/7p/2B2P2/6PK/3R3P/r7 b - - 2 41

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 d5
2. 2.c4 c6
3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
4. 4.Nc3 dxc4
5. 5.a4 Bf5
6. 6.Ne5 e6
7. 7.f3 c5
8. 8.e4 cxd4
9. 9.exf5 Nc6
10. 10.Nxc6 bxc6
11. 11.fxe6 fxe6
12. 12.Qe2 dxc3
13. 13.Qxe6+ Qe7
14. 14.Bxc4 Qxe6+
15. 15.Bxe6 cxb2
16. 16.Bxb2 Bb4+
17. 17.Ke2 Ke7
18. 18.Bc4 Rhd8
19. 19.Rhd1 Rab8
20. 20.g3 h5
21. 21.Rd4 Ba5
22. 22.Ba3+ Ke8
23. 23.Rad1 Rxd4
24. 24.Rxd4 Rb1
25. 25.Bd3 Re1+
26. 26.Kf2 Kf7
27. 27.Bc5 Ra1
28. 28.Bc4+ Ke8
29. 29.Bd3 Kf7
30. 30.Bxa7 Ra2+
31. 31.Kg1 Ra1+
32. 32.Kg2 Ra2+
33. 33.Kh3 Ra3
34. 34.f4 Be1
35. 35.Bc5 Rc3
36. 36.Bc4+ Ke8
37. 37.Bb4 Rc1
38. 38.Bxe1 Rxe1
39. 39.a5 Ra1
40. 40.a6 Ke7
41. 41.Rd2

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