Viswanathan Anand vs Veselin Topalov

Linares · 1998 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 78 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event Linares
Site Linares
Round 13
Date 1998.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 78
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1k2p3/R4pb1/1BP1n3/4P1p1/4K1P1/8/8 b - - 16 78

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 Ng4
  7. 7.Bg5 h6
  8. 8.Bh4 g5
  9. 9.Bg3 Bg7
  10. 10.Bc4 Nc6
  11. 11.Nxc6 bxc6
  12. 12.h4 Qb6
  13. 13.Bb3 Bd7
  14. 14.hxg5 O-O-O
  15. 15.Qd2 hxg5
  16. 16.Rxh8 Rxh8
  17. 17.O-O-O Ne5
  18. 18.f3 Qa5
  19. 19.Kb1 Bf6
  20. 20.Qe3 Kb7
  21. 21.Bf2 Rb8
  22. 22.g3 Kc8
  23. 23.Qe2 Ng6
  24. 24.Be1 Qb6
  25. 25.Na4 Qb5
  26. 26.c4 Qb7
  27. 27.Ba5 c5
  28. 28.Nb6+ Qxb6
  29. 29.Bxb6 Rxb6
  30. 30.Rd2 Be5
  31. 31.Qh2 Kc7
  32. 32.Rf2 Rb8
  33. 33.f4 Rh8
  34. 34.fxe5 Rxh2
  35. 35.exd6+ Kxd6
  36. 36.Rxh2 Bc6
  37. 37.Bc2 Ne5
  38. 38.b3 Nf3
  39. 39.Rh7 f6
  40. 40.Kc1 a5
  41. 41.Kd1 Ke6
  42. 42.Bd3 Kd6
  43. 43.Ke2 Ne5
  44. 44.Kd2 Bb7
  45. 45.Kc3 Nc6
  46. 46.Rh8 Kc7
  47. 47.Bf1 Ne5
  48. 48.Bg2 Bc6
  49. 49.a3 Bb7
  50. 50.Rh7 Kd7
  51. 51.b4 axb4+
  52. 52.axb4 cxb4+
  53. 53.Kxb4 Ba6
  54. 54.Bh3+ g4
  55. 55.Bf1 Bb7
  56. 56.Bg2 Ba6
  57. 57.Rh5 Ke6
  58. 58.Kc3 Kd6
  59. 59.Bf1 Bb7
  60. 60.Bd3 Bc6
  61. 61.Rh7 Bd7
  62. 62.Be2 Be6
  63. 63.Bf1 Bf7
  64. 64.Bd3 Be6
  65. 65.Rh8 Nc6
  66. 66.Bc2 Kc5
  67. 67.Bb3 Bf7
  68. 68.Ba4 Ne5
  69. 69.Rc8+ Kb6
  70. 70.c5+ Kb7
  71. 71.Rh8 Bg6
  72. 72.Kd4 Bf7
  73. 73.Rh7 Kc7
  74. 74.Bb5 Nf3+
  75. 75.Ke3 Ne5
  76. 76.Rh8 Bg6
  77. 77.Ra8 Kb7
  78. 78.Ra6

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