Viswanathan Anand vs Veselin Topalov

Dortmunder Schachtage · 1999 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 51 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Dortmunder Schachtage
Site Dortmund
Round 1
Date 1999.07.10
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 51
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Final Position

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

8/4R3/5p2/ppkp1P2/r3n1P1/P4K2/8/2R5 b - - 6 51

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.Be2 h5
  11. 11.Bxg4 hxg4
  12. 12.Nd5 Nc6
  13. 13.Nf5 Bxf5
  14. 14.exf5 Bxb2
  15. 15.Rb1 Qa5+
  16. 16.Qd2 Bd4
  17. 17.Qxa5 Nxa5
  18. 18.Nc7+ Kd7
  19. 19.Nxa8 Rxa8
  20. 20.Kd1 Bc3
  21. 21.h4 gxh3
  22. 22.Rxh3 Rc8
  23. 23.f4 gxf4
  24. 24.Bxf4 b5
  25. 25.Rf3 Rc4
  26. 26.Bd2 Bxd2
  27. 27.Kxd2 Ra4
  28. 28.Ra1 f6
  29. 29.g3 Nc4+
  30. 30.Ke2 d5
  31. 31.c3 Kd6
  32. 32.Rd3 Ra3
  33. 33.Rf3 a5
  34. 34.Rd3 Kc5
  35. 35.g4 Ra4
  36. 36.Rg3 Nd6
  37. 37.a3 Ne4
  38. 38.Re3 Rc4
  39. 39.Kf3 Kd6
  40. 40.Rae1 Ra4
  41. 41.Ra1 Rc4
  42. 42.Rae1 Kd7
  43. 43.R1e2 Kc6
  44. 44.Re1 Kd6
  45. 45.R1e2 Nxc3
  46. 46.Re6+ Kc5
  47. 47.Re1 Ra4
  48. 48.Rxe7 Ne4
  49. 49.Rc1+ Kd4
  50. 50.Rd1+ Kc5
  51. 51.Rc1+

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