Viswanathan Anand vs Veselin Topalov

Corsica Masters KO · 2003 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 29 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Corsica Masters KO
Site Bastia FRA
Round 4.2
Date 2003.11.03
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 29
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Final Position

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

1N4k1/q7/p2p2pb/P2P3p/R1B1p3/1P6/2P2nPP/5Q1K w - - 5 30

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 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be6
  8. 8.f3 Nbd7
  9. 9.Qd2 b5
  10. 10.a4 b4
  11. 11.Nd5 Bxd5
  12. 12.exd5 Nb6
  13. 13.Bxb6 Qxb6
  14. 14.a5 Qb7
  15. 15.Bc4 g6
  16. 16.Ra4 Rb8
  17. 17.Nc1 h5
  18. 18.Na2 Bh6
  19. 19.Qe2 Qd7
  20. 20.b3 O-O
  21. 21.O-O e4
  22. 22.fxe4 Ng4
  23. 23.Nxb4 f5
  24. 24.Nc6 fxe4
  25. 25.Nxb8 Qa7+
  26. 26.Kh1 Rxf1+
  27. 27.Qxf1 Nf2+
  28. 28.Kg1 Nh3+
  29. 29.Kh1 Nf2+

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