Viswanathan Anand vs Veselin Topalov

Hoogovens 5' · 1999 · French, Tarrasch · 1/2-1/2 in 42 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Hoogovens 5'
Site Wijk aan Zee
Round 10
Date 1999.01.18
Opening French, Tarrasch (C07)
Moves 42
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Final Position

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

8/5k2/2pb1p2/3p2p1/1P1Bq3/2P3P1/3Q1P2/6K1 b - - 0 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 a6
  3. 3.Nd2 d5
  4. 4.Ngf3 c5
  5. 5.dxc5 Bxc5
  6. 6.Bd3 Nc6
  7. 7.O-O Nge7
  8. 8.exd5 exd5
  9. 9.Nb3 Bb6
  10. 10.Re1 O-O
  11. 11.Be3 Bc7
  12. 12.h3 h6
  13. 13.c3 Re8
  14. 14.Qc2 Qd6
  15. 15.Rad1 Qf6
  16. 16.Nbd4 Bd7
  17. 17.Qd2 Ng6
  18. 18.Nxc6 bxc6
  19. 19.Bd4 Qd6
  20. 20.b4 a5
  21. 21.a3 axb4
  22. 22.axb4 Rxe1+
  23. 23.Rxe1 Re8
  24. 24.Rxe8+ Bxe8
  25. 25.Qe3 Bd7
  26. 26.Bf1 f6
  27. 27.g3 Kf7
  28. 28.Bg2 Ne5
  29. 29.Nd2 Bf5
  30. 30.Nb3 Nc4
  31. 31.Qc1 Qe7
  32. 32.Bc5 Qd7
  33. 33.h4 Be4
  34. 34.Nd4 Bxg2
  35. 35.Kxg2 Be5
  36. 36.Nf3 Qg4
  37. 37.Qd1 Qe4
  38. 38.Bd4 g5
  39. 39.hxg5 hxg5
  40. 40.Kg1 Bd6
  41. 41.Nd2 Nxd2
  42. 42.Qxd2

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