Veselin Topalov vs Boris Gelfand

31st ECC Open 2015 · Sicilian, Sveshnikov · 1/2-1/2 in 52 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 31st ECC Open 2015
Site Skopje MKD
Round 3.1
Date 2015.10.20
Opening Sicilian, Sveshnikov (B33)
Moves 52
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Final Position

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

8/3n4/3k4/1P1B4/2P2p2/3K1N2/5b2/8 b - - 19 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 e5
  6. 6.Ndb5 d6
  7. 7.Bg5 a6
  8. 8.Na3 b5
  9. 9.Nd5 Be7
  10. 10.Bxf6 Bxf6
  11. 11.c3 Rb8
  12. 12.g3 O-O
  13. 13.h4 Be6
  14. 14.Nc2 Bxd5
  15. 15.Qxd5 Ne7
  16. 16.Qd3 d5
  17. 17.Bg2 dxe4
  18. 18.Qxd8 Rfxd8
  19. 19.Bxe4 g6
  20. 20.Ke2 Bg7
  21. 21.Rhd1 f5
  22. 22.Rxd8+ Rxd8
  23. 23.Bb7 a5
  24. 24.Rd1 Rxd1
  25. 25.Kxd1 e4
  26. 26.a3 Bf6
  27. 27.Kd2 h5
  28. 28.b4 axb4
  29. 29.axb4 g5
  30. 30.hxg5 Bxg5+
  31. 31.Ke2 h4
  32. 32.gxh4 Bxh4
  33. 33.Nd4 Kf7
  34. 34.Nxb5 Ng6
  35. 35.Nd4 Kf6
  36. 36.b5 Nf4+
  37. 37.Kf1 Nd3
  38. 38.f3 Nc5
  39. 39.Bc8 exf3
  40. 40.c4 Bg3
  41. 41.Nxf3 Bc7
  42. 42.Ke2 f4
  43. 43.Bh3 Bb6
  44. 44.Kd2 Ba5+
  45. 45.Kc2 Ke7
  46. 46.Bf5 Kd6
  47. 47.Bh7 Bb6
  48. 48.Bg8 Nd7
  49. 49.Bd5 Nc5
  50. 50.Nh4 Nd7
  51. 51.Kd3 Bf2
  52. 52.Nf3

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