Veselin Topalov vs Boris Gelfand

Corus A · 2006 · Petroff Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 72 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Corus A
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 8
Date 2006.01.22
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 72
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/3n4/p2k1p2/N1p5/2P1K1P1/3P4/8/8 b - - 18 72

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.Bc4 Bf5
  17. 17.Bd3 Bxd3
  18. 18.cxd3 Nf6
  19. 19.Re1 Rfe8
  20. 20.Rxe8+ Rxe8
  21. 21.Kd2 Kf8
  22. 22.a4 Ke7
  23. 23.b4 Rc8
  24. 24.b5 c5
  25. 25.Rf4 Ne8
  26. 26.Re4+ Kf8
  27. 27.Ne5 Rd8
  28. 28.Rf4 Nd6
  29. 29.c4 Ke7
  30. 30.Ng4 h5
  31. 31.Ne3 Ke6
  32. 32.a5 f6
  33. 33.Kc3 g5
  34. 34.Rf1 gxh4
  35. 35.Re1 Nf5
  36. 36.Nd5+ Kf7
  37. 37.Rf1 Kg6
  38. 38.Nf4+ Kf7
  39. 39.Nxh5 Kg6
  40. 40.Nf4+ Kf7
  41. 41.Nd5 Kg6
  42. 42.Re1 Kf7
  43. 43.Re2 Rd7
  44. 44.Re4 Rd8
  45. 45.Rf4 Kg6
  46. 46.Rf2 Re8
  47. 47.Kd2 Kg5
  48. 48.Re2 Rxe2+
  49. 49.Kxe2 Nd4+
  50. 50.Kf2 Kf5
  51. 51.Ne7+ Ke6
  52. 52.Ng6 Nb3
  53. 53.a6 bxa6
  54. 54.bxa6 Nd4
  55. 55.Nxh4 Nc2
  56. 56.Nf3 Nb4
  57. 57.Ke3 Nxa6
  58. 58.Nd2 Nb8
  59. 59.Kf4 Nd7
  60. 60.Nb3 a6
  61. 61.g3 Kd6
  62. 62.Kf5 Ke7
  63. 63.g4 Kd6
  64. 64.Na5 Ne5
  65. 65.Nb3 Nd7
  66. 66.Ke4 Ke6
  67. 67.Na5 Kd6
  68. 68.Kf4 Ne5
  69. 69.Kf5 Nd7
  70. 70.Ke4 Nf8
  71. 71.Kf5 Nd7
  72. 72.Ke4

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