Viswanathan Anand vs Veselin Topalov

Linares · 1994 · Sicilian, Dragon · 0-1 in 42 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 0-1
Event Linares
Site Linares
Round 8
Date 1994.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Dragon (B70)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

3N2k1/1R3p2/6pP/4b3/6r1/8/r7/3R3K w - - 8 43

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.Be2 Bg7
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.Bg5 a6
  9. 9.a4 Nc6
  10. 10.Nb3 Be6
  11. 11.Kh1 Rc8
  12. 12.f4 Na5
  13. 13.Nxa5 Qxa5
  14. 14.Bd3 Rfe8
  15. 15.Qe2 Qb4
  16. 16.a5 Bg4
  17. 17.Qd2 Bd7
  18. 18.Qe2 Qxb2
  19. 19.Bxf6 Bxf6
  20. 20.Nd5 Bb5
  21. 21.Bxb5 Qxb5
  22. 22.Qxb5 axb5
  23. 23.Rab1 Rc5
  24. 24.Rfd1 Kg7
  25. 25.Nb6 Rxc2
  26. 26.Rxb5 Re2
  27. 27.Nd5 Rxe4
  28. 28.Rxb7 Ra8
  29. 29.g4 Rxa5
  30. 30.g5 Ba1
  31. 31.Nxe7 Rxf4
  32. 32.Nc6 Ra8
  33. 33.Rxd6 Ra2
  34. 34.Rd1 Rff2
  35. 35.Nd8 Kg8
  36. 36.Rb8 h5
  37. 37.gxh6 Be5
  38. 38.Rb7 Rxh2+
  39. 39.Kg1 Rhg2+
  40. 40.Kh1 Rh2+
  41. 41.Kg1 Rhg2+
  42. 42.Kh1 Rg4

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