Viswanathan Anand vs Veselin Topalov

Linares16th · 1999 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1/2-1/2 in 65 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Linares16th
Site Linares
Round 4
Date 1999.02.25
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B85)
Moves 65
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Final Position

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

8/8/6R1/1PP1p3/3k4/6p1/1r6/5K2 w - - 4 66

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.Be2 e6
  7. 7.O-O Be7
  8. 8.a4 Nc6
  9. 9.Be3 O-O
  10. 10.f4 Qc7
  11. 11.Kh1 Re8
  12. 12.Bf3 Bd7
  13. 13.Nb3 b6
  14. 14.Qd2 Rab8
  15. 15.Bf2 Bc8
  16. 16.Bg3 Nd7
  17. 17.e5 dxe5
  18. 18.Rae1 Bb7
  19. 19.fxe5 Ncxe5
  20. 20.Bxb7 Rxb7
  21. 21.Qe2 f6
  22. 22.Qxa6 Bb4
  23. 23.Nb5 Qc8
  24. 24.c3 Bf8
  25. 25.N5d4 Nb8
  26. 26.Qb5 Nf7
  27. 27.Nd2 e5
  28. 28.Nf5 Rd8
  29. 29.Ne4 Qe6
  30. 30.Bh4 Qc6
  31. 31.b3 Qxb5
  32. 32.axb5 h6
  33. 33.g4 Ng5
  34. 34.Bxg5 hxg5
  35. 35.Ra1 Rbd7
  36. 36.Ne3 Rd3
  37. 37.Nc4 Nd7
  38. 38.b4 Rc8
  39. 39.Ncd2 Be7
  40. 40.Ra7 Kf8
  41. 41.Kg2 Ke8
  42. 42.Kf2 g6
  43. 43.Ke2 Rh3
  44. 44.Nc4 Rxh2+
  45. 45.Kd3 Rd8
  46. 46.Ncd6+ Bxd6
  47. 47.Nxd6+ Ke7
  48. 48.Ne4 f5
  49. 49.gxf5 gxf5
  50. 50.Rxf5 Ke6
  51. 51.Rf2 Nf6+
  52. 52.Ke2 Rxf2+
  53. 53.Nxf2 g4
  54. 54.Rg7 Kf5
  55. 55.c4 Rd4
  56. 56.Nd1 Re4+
  57. 57.Ne3+ Kf4
  58. 58.Rf7 Rxe3+
  59. 59.Kd2 Ke4
  60. 60.Rxf6 Rd3+
  61. 61.Ke2 Rd4
  62. 62.c5 Rxb4
  63. 63.Rxb6 g3
  64. 64.Rg6 Rb2+
  65. 65.Kf1 Kd4

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