Veselin Topalov vs Boris Gelfand

EUCup final 15th · 1999 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 43 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event EUCup final 15th
Site Bugojno
Round 3
Date 1999.10.31
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2R5/4rp1k/p2Qp1n1/1p4PN/1P2P3/P7/KP3q2/8 b - - 0 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Be3 Ng4
  7. 7.Bg5 h6
  8. 8.Bh4 g5
  9. 9.Bg3 Bg7
  10. 10.h3 Ne5
  11. 11.f3 Nbc6
  12. 12.Bf2 Be6
  13. 13.Qd2 Rc8
  14. 14.O-O-O Qa5
  15. 15.Nb3 Qc7
  16. 16.a3 Bxb3
  17. 17.cxb3 Na5
  18. 18.Qc2 Ng6
  19. 19.Kb1 b5
  20. 20.Rc1 Qb7
  21. 21.b4 Nc4
  22. 22.Bxc4 Rxc4
  23. 23.Qd2 O-O
  24. 24.Nd5 Rfc8
  25. 25.Rxc4 Rxc4
  26. 26.Ne3 Rc7
  27. 27.h4 e6
  28. 28.hxg5 hxg5
  29. 29.Ng4 Qc6
  30. 30.Bd4 Bxd4
  31. 31.Qxd4 Qc2+
  32. 32.Ka1 Qxg2
  33. 33.Nf6+ Kf8
  34. 34.Qxd6+ Re7
  35. 35.Qd1 Kg7
  36. 36.Nh5+ Kf8
  37. 37.Ka2 g4
  38. 38.fxg4 Qf2
  39. 39.Qd8+ Re8
  40. 40.Qd6+ Re7
  41. 41.Rc1 Kg8
  42. 42.Rc8+ Kh7
  43. 43.g5

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