Veselin Topalov vs Boris Gelfand

Amber Rapid · 2006 · Petroff Defense · 1-0 in 57 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event Amber Rapid
Site Monte Carlo MNC
Round 10
Date 2006.03.29
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4R3/p3k1p1/Pp3nBp/1Pp4P/2P5/1K6/2P2r2/3Rr3 b - - 14 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.Nc3 Nxc3
  6. 6.dxc3 Be7
  7. 7.Bf4 O-O
  8. 8.Qd2 Nd7
  9. 9.O-O-O Nc5
  10. 10.h4 c6
  11. 11.Bxd6 Qxd6
  12. 12.Qxd6 Bxd6
  13. 13.Rxd6 Ne4
  14. 14.Rd4 Nxf2
  15. 15.Rg1 Ng4
  16. 16.a4 Re8
  17. 17.Bd3 h6
  18. 18.a5 Be6
  19. 19.Re1 Nf6
  20. 20.Ne5 Bd5
  21. 21.a6 b6
  22. 22.Re2 Bxg2
  23. 23.Rf4 Kf8
  24. 24.b4 Rad8
  25. 25.Ng6+ fxg6
  26. 26.Rxg2 Re5
  27. 27.Rxg6 Rd6
  28. 28.Rf1 Rh5
  29. 29.Rfg1 Rd7
  30. 30.Rh1 Re7
  31. 31.Kb2 Rhe5
  32. 32.Rf1 Rh5
  33. 33.Rg4 Rhe5
  34. 34.Rc4 R7e6
  35. 35.Bg6 Rd6
  36. 36.Kb3 Ke7
  37. 37.Rcf4 Re3
  38. 38.Bd3 Rg3
  39. 39.R4f2 Re6
  40. 40.Kb2 Re5
  41. 41.Bf5 Ree3
  42. 42.c4 Re5
  43. 43.Rd2 c5
  44. 44.b5 Rge3
  45. 45.Rg2 Kf8
  46. 46.Rff2 Re1
  47. 47.Bg6 Rh1
  48. 48.Rf4 Re3
  49. 49.Rd2 Ke7
  50. 50.h5 Rg1
  51. 51.Rd3 Re2
  52. 52.Rff3 Rg5
  53. 53.Rd1 Rgg2
  54. 54.Kb3 Rgf2
  55. 55.Rfd3 Re5
  56. 56.Rd8 Re1
  57. 57.Re8+

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