Michael Adams vs Veselin Topalov

FIDE WCh KO · 2000 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1-0 in 70 moves

The Game

White Michael Adams
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event FIDE WCh KO
Site New Delhi IND
Round 5.1
Date 2000.12.09
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B84)
Moves 70
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/3k3R/8/PK6/1P6/8/7p/7r b - - 2 70

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Be3 e6
  7. 7.Be2 Qc7
  8. 8.a3 b5
  9. 9.Qd2 Bb7
  10. 10.f3 Nbd7
  11. 11.O-O-O d5
  12. 12.exd5 Nxd5
  13. 13.Nxd5 Bxd5
  14. 14.Kb1 Nf6
  15. 15.g4 Bc4
  16. 16.Bf4 Qb6
  17. 17.Be5 Nd5
  18. 18.Rhe1 O-O-O
  19. 19.Bd3 Bc5
  20. 20.Nb3 Bf2
  21. 21.Rf1 Bxd3
  22. 22.cxd3 Be3
  23. 23.Qc2+ Kb7
  24. 24.d4 f6
  25. 25.Bg3 Ka7
  26. 26.Rfe1 g6
  27. 27.Qd3 Bh6
  28. 28.Re2 Rhe8
  29. 29.Rc2 Rc8
  30. 30.Re1 Rxc2
  31. 31.Qxc2 Bf8
  32. 32.Rc1 Bd6
  33. 33.Qc6 Rd8
  34. 34.Bxd6 Rxd6
  35. 35.Qe8 Qd8
  36. 36.Qxd8 Rxd8
  37. 37.Rc6 Nf4
  38. 38.Nc5 Rxd4
  39. 39.Rxa6+ Kb8
  40. 40.Nxe6 Nxe6
  41. 41.Rxe6 Rf4
  42. 42.Rb6+ Ka7
  43. 43.Rxb5 Rxf3
  44. 44.Rc5 Kb6
  45. 45.Rc3 Rf4
  46. 46.h3 f5
  47. 47.gxf5 Rxf5
  48. 48.Ka2 Kb5
  49. 49.Rb3+ Ka5
  50. 50.Rb4 Rf3
  51. 51.h4 h5
  52. 52.Re4 Rg3
  53. 53.Re5+ Kb6
  54. 54.a4 Rh3
  55. 55.Re4 Ka5
  56. 56.b3 Rh1
  57. 57.Kb2 Rg1
  58. 58.Re5+ Kb6
  59. 59.Ka3 Rg4
  60. 60.Re6+ Kc5
  61. 61.Rf6 Rxh4
  62. 62.Rxg6 Rh1
  63. 63.Rg5+ Kb6
  64. 64.a5+ Kc6
  65. 65.Ka4 h4
  66. 66.Rg6+ Kc7
  67. 67.Rh6 h3
  68. 68.Kb5 h2
  69. 69.b4 Kd7
  70. 70.Rh7+

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