Viswanathan Anand vs Veselin Topalov

Hoogovens · 1998 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 29 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event Hoogovens
Site Wijk aan Zee
Round 5
Date 1998.01.21
Opening Ruy Lopez (C78)
Moves 29
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2q1k3/2p1nb1p/1r1p3B/3P4/3Q2P1/7P/5P2/4R1K1 b - - 5 29

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O b5
  6. 6.Bb3 Bc5
  7. 7.a4 Rb8
  8. 8.c3 d6
  9. 9.d4 Bb6
  10. 10.axb5 axb5
  11. 11.h3 O-O
  12. 12.Re1 Re8
  13. 13.Na3 b4
  14. 14.Nc4 bxc3
  15. 15.bxc3 exd4
  16. 16.Nxb6 Rxb6
  17. 17.cxd4 Nxe4
  18. 18.Bxf7+ Kxf7
  19. 19.Rxe4 Rxe4
  20. 20.Ng5+ Kg8
  21. 21.Nxe4 Bf5
  22. 22.Ng5 Ne7
  23. 23.g4 Bg6
  24. 24.Ne6 Qc8
  25. 25.d5 Bf7
  26. 26.Nxg7 Kxg7
  27. 27.Qd4+ Kf8
  28. 28.Bh6+ Ke8
  29. 29.Re1

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