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Topalov,V – Gelfand,B

Topalov,V (2735)
Gelfand,B (2703)
Result: 1/2-1/2

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Date: October 26, 2003
Location: Cap D'Agde FRA
Tournament: GpA P/O Blitz
Round:
Opening: D43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
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Published on: February 9, 2020

[Event "GpA P/O Blitz"]
[Site "Cap D'Agde FRA"]
[Date "2003.10.26"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Topalov,V"]
[Black "Gelfand,B"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2703"]
[ECO "D43"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 c6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.e3 Nd7 8.Qc2 g6 9.cxd5 exd5 10.Bd3 Bg7 11.O-O O-O 12.b4 a6 13.a4 Qd6 14.Rab1 Nb6 15.h3 Be6 16.Rfc1 Rac8 17.Ne2 Nc4 18.Bxc4 dxc4 19.a5 g5 20.Nd2 f5 21.Nxc4 Qe7 22.Ne5 Qe8 23.Re1 Rc7 24.b5 axb5 25.Rxb5 Re7 26.Rc5 Bc8 27.f4 Bf6 28.a6 bxa6 29.Rxc6 Bb7 30.Rb6 Be4 31.Qb3+ Kh7 32.Ng3 gxf4 33.exf4 Ba8 34.Nxf5 Rc7 35.Qd3 Kh8 36.Nd6 Qa4 37.Rxa6 Qc2 38.Qxc2 Rxc2 39.Ng6+ Kg7 40.Rxa8 Bxd4+ 41.Kh2 Rxa8 42.Nf5+ Kxg6 43.Nxd4 Rb2 44.Re6+ Kf7 45.Re3 Ra4 46.Nf5 h5 47.Rf3 Kf6 48.Nh4 Rc2 49.Kg3 Rcc4 50.Rf2 Rc3+ 51.Kh2 Rb4 52.Rf1 Rb2 53.Re1 Rf2 54.Re4 Ra2 55.Re1 Rc4 56.Kg3 Ra3+ 57.Nf3 Raa4 58.Re5 Kg6 59.Rg5+ Kh6 60.Rf5 Rc2 61.Rf6+ Kg7 62.Rf5 Kg6 63.Rg5+ Kh6 64.Nh4 Ra3+ 65.Kh2 Rf2 66.Nf5+ Kh7 67.Rxh5+ Kg6 68.Rg5+ Kf6 69.Ng3 Rxf4 70.Rg8 Kf7 71.Rb8 Ra2 72.Rb1 Rff2 73.Rg1 Kg6 74.Ne4 Rfe2 75.Ng3 Reb2 76.Ne4 Kf5 77.Ng3+ Kf4 78.Nh5+ Ke3 79.Ng3 Rb8 80.Re1+ Kd3 81.Rd1+ Kc4 82.Rc1+ Kd5 83.Rd1+ Ke5 84.Re1+ Kf6 85.Rf1+ Kg6 86.Re1 Rbb2 87.Rg1 Rc2 88.Nh1 Kg5 89.Ng3 1/2-1/2

FEN image of position

[Event "GpA P/O Blitz"]
[Site "Cap D'Agde FRA"]
[Date "2003.10.26"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Topalov,V"]
[Black "Gelfand,B"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2703"]
[ECO "D43"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 c6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.e3 Nd7 8.Qc2 g6 9.cxd5 exd5 10.Bd3 Bg7 11.O-O O-O 12.b4 a6 13.a4 Qd6 14.Rab1 Nb6 15.h3 Be6 16.Rfc1 Rac8 17.Ne2 Nc4 18.Bxc4 dxc4 19.a5 g5 20.Nd2 f5 21.Nxc4 Qe7 22.Ne5 Qe8 23.Re1 Rc7 24.b5 axb5 25.Rxb5 Re7 26.Rc5 Bc8 27.f4 Bf6 28.a6 bxa6 29.Rxc6 Bb7 30.Rb6 Be4 31.Qb3+ Kh7 32.Ng3 gxf4 33.exf4 Ba8 34.Nxf5 Rc7 35.Qd3 Kh8 36.Nd6 Qa4 37.Rxa6 Qc2 38.Qxc2 Rxc2 39.Ng6+ Kg7 40.Rxa8 Bxd4+ 41.Kh2 Rxa8 42.Nf5+ Kxg6 43.Nxd4 Rb2 44.Re6+ Kf7 45.Re3 Ra4 46.Nf5 h5 47.Rf3 Kf6 48.Nh4 Rc2 49.Kg3 Rcc4 50.Rf2 Rc3+ 51.Kh2 Rb4 52.Rf1 Rb2 53.Re1 Rf2 54.Re4 Ra2 55.Re1 Rc4 56.Kg3 Ra3+ 57.Nf3 Raa4 58.Re5 Kg6 59.Rg5+ Kh6 60.Rf5 Rc2 61.Rf6+ Kg7 62.Rf5 Kg6 63.Rg5+ Kh6 64.Nh4 Ra3+ 65.Kh2 Rf2 66.Nf5+ Kh7 67.Rxh5+ Kg6 68.Rg5+ Kf6 69.Ng3 Rxf4 70.Rg8 Kf7 71.Rb8 Ra2 72.Rb1 Rff2 73.Rg1 Kg6 74.Ne4 Rfe2 75.Ng3 Reb2 76.Ne4 Kf5 77.Ng3+ Kf4 78.Nh5+ Ke3 79.Ng3 Rb8 80.Re1+ Kd3 81.Rd1+ Kc4 82.Rc1+ Kd5 83.Rd1+ Ke5 84.Re1+ Kf6 85.Rf1+ Kg6 86.Re1 Rbb2 87.Rg1 Rc2 88.Nh1 Kg5 89.Ng3 1/2-1/2

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