Viswanathan Anand vs Veselin Topalov

Hoogovens · 1999 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event Hoogovens
Site Wijk aan Zee
Round 13
Date 1999.01.31
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

R2r4/4kpq1/3p1Np1/p2P2P1/Pp2p3/1P1b4/KP6/2Q5 b - - 5 41

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.f3 b5
  7. 7.a4 b4
  8. 8.Nd5 Nxd5
  9. 9.exd5 g6
  10. 10.Be3 Bb7
  11. 11.Bc4 Qc7
  12. 12.Bb3 Nd7
  13. 13.Qd2 Nf6
  14. 14.Ne2 a5
  15. 15.O-O-O Rc8
  16. 16.Nd4 Bg7
  17. 17.Nb5 Qd8
  18. 18.g4 Nd7
  19. 19.Kb1 Nc5
  20. 20.h4 h5
  21. 21.Bd4 Kf8
  22. 22.Rhg1 Qd7
  23. 23.Bxg7+ Kxg7
  24. 24.Nd4 Nxb3
  25. 25.cxb3 Kf8
  26. 26.Nc2 hxg4
  27. 27.fxg4 Rxh4
  28. 28.Ne3 e5
  29. 29.Qf2 Qe7
  30. 30.Rh1 Rxh1
  31. 31.Rxh1 Qg5
  32. 32.Rh7 Rc7
  33. 33.Ka2 Ba6
  34. 34.Qh2 Bd3
  35. 35.Rh8+ Ke7
  36. 36.Ra8 Qf6
  37. 37.g5 Qg7
  38. 38.Qd2 e4
  39. 39.Ng4 Rd7
  40. 40.Nf6 Rd8
  41. 41.Qc1

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