Michael Adams vs Veselin Topalov

Tilburg Fontys · 1998 · Sicilian, Kan · 1-0 in 61 moves

The Game

White Michael Adams
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event Tilburg Fontys
Site Tilburg
Round 9
Date 1998.11.02
Opening Sicilian, Kan (B43)
Moves 61
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/1R2p2k/3p2r1/3B4/P1P4q/2K5/1Q6 b - - 8 61

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 a6
  4. 4.d4 cxd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 b5
  6. 6.Bd3 Bb7
  7. 7.O-O Qb6
  8. 8.Nf3 Qc7
  9. 9.Re1 Bc5
  10. 10.e5 f5
  11. 11.exf6 Nxf6
  12. 12.Ne4 Bxe4
  13. 13.Bxe4 Nc6
  14. 14.Bxc6 Qxc6
  15. 15.Ne5 Qc7
  16. 16.Bf4 O-O
  17. 17.Bg3 Qb7
  18. 18.Qe2 Bb6
  19. 19.Kh1 Rac8
  20. 20.Rad1 Nd5
  21. 21.c3 Ba7
  22. 22.Rd2 a5
  23. 23.Qe4 a4
  24. 24.a3 Bb8
  25. 25.f3 Bxe5
  26. 26.Bxe5 Qc6
  27. 27.Bd4 Rce8
  28. 28.h3 Rf4
  29. 29.Qe5 Rf7
  30. 30.Qg3 h6
  31. 31.Re4 Kh7
  32. 32.Rg4 Rg8
  33. 33.Qe1 Rf5
  34. 34.Qb1 Ne7
  35. 35.Re2 Qb7
  36. 36.Rf4 Kh8
  37. 37.Rh4 Kh7
  38. 38.Kg1 Qc7
  39. 39.Re5 g6
  40. 40.Re2 Rxf3
  41. 41.Qe4 Rf5
  42. 42.Rxh6+ Kxh6
  43. 43.Qh4+ Rh5
  44. 44.Qxe7 Qd8
  45. 45.Be3+ g5
  46. 46.Qb4 Qe8
  47. 47.Qxb5 d5
  48. 48.Qb4 Kh7
  49. 49.Bd4 Qd7
  50. 50.b3 axb3
  51. 51.Qxb3 g4
  52. 52.Qb1+ Rf5
  53. 53.hxg4 Rxg4
  54. 54.Rb2 Qd6
  55. 55.Rb7+ Kh6
  56. 56.Rb6 Rxg2+
  57. 57.Kxg2 Rg5+
  58. 58.Kf1 Qf4+
  59. 59.Ke1 Qh4+
  60. 60.Kd1 Qh3
  61. 61.Kc2

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