Veselin Topalov vs Boris Gelfand

XXVII SuperGM · 2010 · Petroff Defense · 1-0 in 62 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1-0
Event XXVII SuperGM
Site Linares ESP
Round 10
Date 2010.02.24
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 62
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4k3/1KP5/8/2P5/8/8/r7/8 b - - 1 62

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.Be3 O-O
  8. 8.Qd2 Nd7
  9. 9.O-O-O Re8
  10. 10.h4 c6
  11. 11.h5 h6
  12. 12.Kb1 Nf6
  13. 13.Bd3 Bf8
  14. 14.Rdg1 Ng4
  15. 15.Bf4 Qf6
  16. 16.Nh2 Nxh2
  17. 17.Rxh2 Bf5
  18. 18.Bxf5 Qxf5
  19. 19.g4 Qe4
  20. 20.g5 hxg5
  21. 21.Bxg5 Qe2
  22. 22.Qxe2 Rxe2
  23. 23.Be3 Rxe3
  24. 24.fxe3 Re8
  25. 25.Rh3 Re6
  26. 26.c4 Be7
  27. 27.Rf3 Re5
  28. 28.Rgf1 Rxh5
  29. 29.Rxf7 Re5
  30. 30.R7f3 Bf6
  31. 31.c3 Re4
  32. 32.Rxf6 gxf6
  33. 33.Rxf6 Rxe3
  34. 34.Rxd6 Kf7
  35. 35.Kc2 Re2+
  36. 36.Kb3 Ke7
  37. 37.Rd4 c5
  38. 38.Rd3 b6
  39. 39.Ka3 Rc2
  40. 40.Rd5 a5
  41. 41.Rd3 Rh2
  42. 42.b3 Rc2
  43. 43.Ka4 Rxa2+
  44. 44.Kb5 Rb2
  45. 45.Kxb6 a4
  46. 46.Kxc5 Rxb3
  47. 47.Kc6 a3
  48. 48.c5 Ke8
  49. 49.Rh3 a2
  50. 50.Rh8+ Ke7
  51. 51.Ra8 Rb2
  52. 52.Kc7 Rc2
  53. 53.c6 Rb2
  54. 54.c4 Rc2
  55. 55.Ra6 Rb2
  56. 56.c5 Ke6
  57. 57.Ra5 Rc2
  58. 58.Kb7 Rb2+
  59. 59.Kc8 Ke7
  60. 60.c7 Ke8
  61. 61.Rxa2 Rxa2
  62. 62.Kb7

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