Michael Adams vs Veselin Topalov

Hoogovens Blitz · 1998 · Dutch Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 52 moves

The Game

White Michael Adams
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Hoogovens Blitz
Site Wijk aan Zee
Round 3
Date 1998.01.19
Opening Dutch Defense (A80)
Moves 52
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Final Position

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

1R6/p5b1/k1p5/6Bp/7P/P7/KPr5/8 w - - 2 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 f5
  2. 2.Bg5 g6
  3. 3.h4 h6
  4. 4.Bf4 d6
  5. 5.e3 Nf6
  6. 6.c3 Bg7
  7. 7.Bc4 e6
  8. 8.Nd2 Qe7
  9. 9.Bg3 Nc6
  10. 10.Ne2 e5
  11. 11.Qc2 Be6
  12. 12.O-O-O O-O-O
  13. 13.Bb5 Bd7
  14. 14.c4 Kb8
  15. 15.d5 Nb4
  16. 16.Qb3 Bxb5
  17. 17.Qxb4 Be8
  18. 18.Nc3 g5
  19. 19.f3 c5
  20. 20.dxc6 Bxc6
  21. 21.Nb3 g4
  22. 22.Rhf1 gxf3
  23. 23.gxf3 Rd7
  24. 24.Kb1 Rc8
  25. 25.Na5 Ka8
  26. 26.Rd2 h5
  27. 27.Nxc6 bxc6
  28. 28.Rfd1 Bf8
  29. 29.e4 fxe4
  30. 30.fxe4 Qh7
  31. 31.Ka1 d5
  32. 32.Qa4 d4
  33. 33.Qa6 Rb7
  34. 34.Bxe5 dxc3
  35. 35.Bxc3 Nxe4
  36. 36.Rd8 Qc7
  37. 37.Rxc8+ Qxc8
  38. 38.Be5 Qe8
  39. 39.Qa5 Rd7
  40. 40.Re1 Nc5
  41. 41.Bg3 Qd8
  42. 42.Qxd8+ Rxd8
  43. 43.a3 Bg7
  44. 44.Re2 Nb3+
  45. 45.Kb1 Rd2
  46. 46.Re8+ Kb7
  47. 47.Rb8+ Ka6
  48. 48.Rxb3 Rd1+
  49. 49.Ka2 Rg1
  50. 50.Bf4 Rg4
  51. 51.Bg5 Rxc4
  52. 52.Rb8 Rc2

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