Veselin Topalov vs Boris Gelfand

The Game

White	Veselin Topalov
Black	Boris Gelfand
Result	1-0
Event	Sparkassen Gp 1
Site	Dortmund GER
Round	2
Date	2002.07.07
Opening	Caro-Kann, Advance (B12)
Moves	39

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1R2Bp2/1np1p3/k1N1P2P/P5r1/1P5r/2K2P2/8 b - - 2 39

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 c6
2. 2.d4 d5
3. 3.e5 Bf5
4. 4.Nc3 e6
5. 5.g4 Bg6
6. 6.Nge2 c5
7. 7.h4 h5
8. 8.Nf4 Bh7
9. 9.Nxh5 Nc6
10. 10.dxc5 Bxc5
11. 11.Bb5 Qc7
12. 12.Bxc6+ Qxc6
13. 13.Qf3 O-O-O
14. 14.Nxg7 d4
15. 15.Qxc6+ bxc6
16. 16.Na4 Bf8
17. 17.Nh5 Bxc2
18. 18.b3 Rd5
19. 19.Bf4 Bb4+
20. 20.Ke2 d3+
21. 21.Kf3 d2
22. 22.Rad1 Ne7
23. 23.Nf6 Rd3+
24. 24.Ke2 Nd5
25. 25.Bg5 Bxd1+
26. 26.Rxd1 Rh3
27. 27.h5 Be7
28. 28.Rxd2 Bxf6
29. 29.Bxf6 Nf4+
30. 30.Kd1 Rg8
31. 31.Nc5 Rxg4
32. 32.Rd8+ Kc7
33. 33.Rd7+ Kb6
34. 34.Be7 Nd5
35. 35.Rb7+ Ka5
36. 36.Rxa7+ Kb5
37. 37.Rb7+ Nb6
38. 38.a4+ Ka5
39. 39.Kc2

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