Viswanathan Anand vs Veselin Topalov

Dortmund · 1996 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1-0 in 38 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event Dortmund
Site Dortmund
Round 6
Date 1996.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B85)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4r2k/2r5/pp2p1Qb/2n5/P7/8/1PP4P/5R1K b - - 1 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 a6
  4. 4.d4 cxd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Nc6
  6. 6.Be2 d6
  7. 7.O-O Nf6
  8. 8.Be3 Be7
  9. 9.f4 O-O
  10. 10.a4 Qc7
  11. 11.Kh1 Re8
  12. 12.Bf3 Na5
  13. 13.g4 Nd7
  14. 14.Bg2 Bf8
  15. 15.Qe1 b6
  16. 16.Rd1 Bb7
  17. 17.Qh4 Nc6
  18. 18.Nde2 Nb4
  19. 19.Rd2 Qd8
  20. 20.g5 f6
  21. 21.Nd4 fxg5
  22. 22.fxg5 Nc6
  23. 23.Rdf2 Rc8
  24. 24.Nce2 Nc5
  25. 25.Nxc6 Bxc6
  26. 26.Nd4 Bd7
  27. 27.e5 dxe5
  28. 28.Nf3 Bc6
  29. 29.Nxe5 Bxg2+
  30. 30.Rxg2 Rc7
  31. 31.Ng4 Kh8
  32. 32.Qh3 Qd5
  33. 33.g6 h6
  34. 34.Bxh6 gxh6
  35. 35.g7+ Bxg7
  36. 36.Nxh6 Qxg2+
  37. 37.Qxg2 Bxh6
  38. 38.Qg6

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