Viswanathan Anand vs Veselin Topalov

Tilburg Fontys · 1998 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1/2-1/2 in 46 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Tilburg Fontys
Site Tilburg
Round 4
Date 1998.10.26
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B80)
Moves 46
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Final Position

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

8/4k3/6p1/p1r5/Bp2p3/4N3/PP5r/1K2R3 b - - 1 46

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.Be3 e6
  7. 7.f3 b5
  8. 8.g4 h6
  9. 9.Qd2 Nbd7
  10. 10.O-O-O Bb7
  11. 11.h4 b4
  12. 12.Nb1 d5
  13. 13.Bh3 Ne5
  14. 14.g5 Nfd7
  15. 15.Qe2 dxe4
  16. 16.f4 Nd3+
  17. 17.cxd3 exd3
  18. 18.Qxd3 Nc5
  19. 19.Qc2 Be4
  20. 20.Nxe6 fxe6
  21. 21.Rxd8+ Rxd8
  22. 22.Bxc5 Bxc2
  23. 23.Bxf8 Kxf8
  24. 24.Kxc2 hxg5
  25. 25.fxg5 Rxh4
  26. 26.Nd2 Ke7
  27. 27.Nf3 Rc4+
  28. 28.Kb1 Re4
  29. 29.Rc1 Rd3
  30. 30.Bg2 Ree3
  31. 31.Nh4 Rd2
  32. 32.Bf1 a5
  33. 33.Bc4 Kd6
  34. 34.Ng6 Re4
  35. 35.Nf8 e5
  36. 36.Ng6 Rg4
  37. 37.Nh8 e4
  38. 38.Nf7+ Ke7
  39. 39.Re1 Kf8
  40. 40.Ne5 Rxg5
  41. 41.Rf1+ Ke8
  42. 42.Bb5+ Ke7
  43. 43.Nc4 Rh2
  44. 44.Ba4 Rc5
  45. 45.Ne3 g6
  46. 46.Re1

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