Viswanathan Anand vs Veselin Topalov

Madrid · 1993 · Sicilian, Dragon · 1/2-1/2 in 38 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Madrid
Site Madrid
Round 2
Date 1993.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Dragon (B77)
Moves 38
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Final Position

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

3r4/5pk1/6p1/pq1N3p/3QP2P/P4P2/1Pp3P1/2K5 b - - 4 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 g6
  6. 6.Be3 Bg7
  7. 7.f3 O-O
  8. 8.Qd2 Nc6
  9. 9.Bc4 Bd7
  10. 10.h4 Ne5
  11. 11.Bb3 h5
  12. 12.Bh6 Rc8
  13. 13.Bxg7 Kxg7
  14. 14.O-O-O Nc4
  15. 15.Qd3 Na5
  16. 16.Nde2 Nxb3+
  17. 17.cxb3 b5
  18. 18.Kb1 Qb6
  19. 19.Nf4 Bc6
  20. 20.Qe2 Qb7
  21. 21.Rhe1 e5
  22. 22.Nfd5 b4
  23. 23.Nxf6 bxc3
  24. 24.Rxd6 Qb4
  25. 25.Rxc6 Rxc6
  26. 26.Nd5 c2+
  27. 27.Kc1 Qa5
  28. 28.a3 Rb8
  29. 29.b4 Qa4
  30. 30.Qd3 Rd8
  31. 31.Re2 a5
  32. 32.b5 Rc4
  33. 33.Rd2 Rd4
  34. 34.Qc3 Qxb5
  35. 35.Rxd4 exd4
  36. 36.Qxd4+ Kh6
  37. 37.Qd2+ Kg7
  38. 38.Qd4+

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