Veselin Topalov vs Boris Gelfand

Novgorod · 1997 · English Opening · 0-1 in 29 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 0-1
Event Novgorod
Site Novgorod
Round 8
Date 1997.00.00
Opening English Opening (A29)
Moves 29
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/p1pp2pk/4r3/2p4p/2P1b1r1/4Q1Pq/PB2PR1P/2R3K1 w - - 0 30

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e5
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.g3 Bb4
  5. 5.Bg2 O-O
  6. 6.O-O e4
  7. 7.Ng5 Bxc3
  8. 8.bxc3 Re8
  9. 9.f3 e3
  10. 10.dxe3 b6
  11. 11.e4 h6
  12. 12.Nxf7 Kxf7
  13. 13.f4 Kg8
  14. 14.e5 Nh7
  15. 15.Ba3 Bb7
  16. 16.Be4 Kh8
  17. 17.Bc2 Nxe5
  18. 18.fxe5 Rxe5
  19. 19.Bxh7 Kxh7
  20. 20.c5 Qe8
  21. 21.Qd3+ Be4
  22. 22.Qd2 Qe6
  23. 23.Rf2 bxc5
  24. 24.Raf1 Re8
  25. 25.c4 Qh3
  26. 26.Bb2 Rg5
  27. 27.Qc3 Re6
  28. 28.Qe3 Rg4
  29. 29.Rc1 h5

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