Viswanathan Anand vs Veselin Topalov

Las Palmas · 1996 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 29 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Las Palmas
Site Las Palmas
Round 5
Date 1996.12.15
Opening Ruy Lopez (C77)
Moves 29
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Final Position

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

4r1k1/6pp/p4R2/1ppqp3/8/1P1P2QP/1PP3P1/7K b - - 0 29

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Bc5
  6. 6.d3 d6
  7. 7.Nc3 b5
  8. 8.Bb3 Na5
  9. 9.Kh1 c6
  10. 10.h3 Ra7
  11. 11.Nh2 O-O
  12. 12.f4 Nxb3
  13. 13.axb3 Re8
  14. 14.fxe5 dxe5
  15. 15.Qe1 Nd7
  16. 16.Nf3 Nf8
  17. 17.Be3 Bxe3
  18. 18.Qxe3 Rd7
  19. 19.Rf2 f6
  20. 20.Nh4 Ne6
  21. 21.Nf5 Nd4
  22. 22.Qg3 Nxf5
  23. 23.Rxf5 c5
  24. 24.Rf2 Bb7
  25. 25.Raf1 Rf7
  26. 26.Nd5 Bxd5
  27. 27.exd5 Qxd5
  28. 28.Rxf6 Rxf6
  29. 29.Rxf6

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