Veselin Topalov vs Boris Gelfand

The Game

White	Veselin Topalov
Black	Boris Gelfand
Result	1-0
Event	Amber Blindfold
Site	Monte Carlo
Round	7
Date	1999.03.23
Opening	Queen's Indian Defense (E15)
Moves	49

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/6QK/7p/2p2N1P/8/8/1k6/q7 b - - 1 49

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 Nf6
2. 2.c4 e6
3. 3.Nf3 b6
4. 4.g3 Ba6
5. 5.Nbd2 d5
6. 6.Bg2 Be7
7. 7.O-O O-O
8. 8.cxd5 exd5
9. 9.Ne5 Bb7
10. 10.b3 c5
11. 11.dxc5 bxc5
12. 12.Bb2 Nbd7
13. 13.Nxd7 Qxd7
14. 14.e4 Rfd8
15. 15.exd5 Bxd5
16. 16.Nc4 Bxg2
17. 17.Kxg2 Qb7+
18. 18.Qf3 Qxf3+
19. 19.Kxf3 Nd5
20. 20.Rfd1 Nb4
21. 21.Rxd8+ Rxd8
22. 22.Re1 Bf8
23. 23.a3 Nc6
24. 24.Re2 f6
25. 25.Rd2 Rb8
26. 26.Rd3 Kf7
27. 27.g4 Ke6
28. 28.h4 g6
29. 29.Re3+ Kd5
30. 30.Bxf6 Rb7
31. 31.g5 Bg7
32. 32.Bxg7 Rxg7
33. 33.Kg4 Rb7
34. 34.f4 Re7
35. 35.Rxe7 Nxe7
36. 36.h5 Kd4
37. 37.Nd6 Kc3
38. 38.f5 gxf5+
39. 39.Nxf5 Ng8
40. 40.Kf4 Kxb3
41. 41.Ke5 Kxa3
42. 42.Ke6 a5
43. 43.Kf7 a4
44. 44.Kxg8 Kb2
45. 45.g6 h6
46. 46.g7 a3
47. 47.Kh7 a2
48. 48.g8=Q a1=Q
49. 49.Qg7+

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