Viswanathan Anand vs Veselin Topalov

Amsterdam VSB · 1996 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 0-1 in 51 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 0-1
Event Amsterdam VSB
Site Amsterdam
Round 2
Date 1996.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B84)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/7p/B2p4/P2P1R2/8/1K4pb/5p1r/8 w - - 0 52

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.Be2 e6
  7. 7.f4 Be7
  8. 8.Be3 Qc7
  9. 9.Bf3 Nc6
  10. 10.Qe2 Nxd4
  11. 11.Bxd4 e5
  12. 12.Be3 b5
  13. 13.O-O-O O-O
  14. 14.g4 b4
  15. 15.Nd5 Nxd5
  16. 16.exd5 exf4
  17. 17.Bxf4 a5
  18. 18.Rhe1 Bh4
  19. 19.Rg1 a4
  20. 20.Qd2 Rb8
  21. 21.Kb1 Re8
  22. 22.Rg2 Bd7
  23. 23.Re2 a3
  24. 24.Rxe8+ Bxe8
  25. 25.g5 f6
  26. 26.Be4 axb2
  27. 27.Qd3 g6
  28. 28.Qa6 Rb6
  29. 29.Qa8 Rb8
  30. 30.Qa6 Rd8
  31. 31.Rd4 f5
  32. 32.Bd3 Qe7
  33. 33.Bd2 Be1
  34. 34.Be2 Bxd2
  35. 35.Rxd2 Qxg5
  36. 36.Rd1 Qe3
  37. 37.Bc4 f4
  38. 38.Bb3 f3
  39. 39.Qd3 Qe2
  40. 40.Bc4 Qxd3
  41. 41.Rxd3 Rc8
  42. 42.Ba6 Rc3
  43. 43.Kxb2 Bd7
  44. 44.Rd4 Bf5
  45. 45.Rxb4 Rxc2+
  46. 46.Kb3 Rxh2
  47. 47.Rf4 f2
  48. 48.a4 Bh3
  49. 49.a5 g5
  50. 50.Rf3 g4
  51. 51.Rf5 g3

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