Viswanathan Anand vs Veselin Topalov

Linares 14th · 1997 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 20 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Linares 14th
Site Linares
Round 5
Date 1997.02.09
Opening Ruy Lopez (C78)
Moves 20
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Final Position

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

r3r1k1/1bp2ppp/p7/1p2p3/5P2/1PB5/PP3RPP/4R1K1 w - - 0 21

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.Nxe5 Nxe5
  7. 7.d4 b5
  8. 8.Bb3 Bxd4
  9. 9.Qxd4 d6
  10. 10.f4 Nc6
  11. 11.Qc3 Bb7
  12. 12.e5 Ne4
  13. 13.Qe3 Na5
  14. 14.Nd2 Nxb3
  15. 15.cxb3 Nxd2
  16. 16.Bxd2 O-O
  17. 17.Bc3 Qh4
  18. 18.Rae1 Rfe8
  19. 19.Qf2 Qxf2+
  20. 20.Rxf2 dxe5

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