Viswanathan Anand vs Veselin Topalov

XXII SuperGM · 2005 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 59 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event XXII SuperGM
Site Linares ESP
Round 2
Date 2005.02.24
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 59
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/8/8/8/k3p3/P3Bp2/K7 b - - 1 59

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 e6
  7. 7.f3 b5
  8. 8.g4 h6
  9. 9.Qd2 b4
  10. 10.Na4 Nbd7
  11. 11.O-O-O Ne5
  12. 12.b3 d5
  13. 13.Bf4 Bd6
  14. 14.Bxe5 Bxe5
  15. 15.Nc6 Qc7
  16. 16.Nxe5 Qxe5
  17. 17.Qxb4 dxe4
  18. 18.Nb6 Rb8
  19. 19.Kb1 Qc7
  20. 20.Qa4+ Kf8
  21. 21.Nxc8 Rxc8
  22. 22.Qc4 Qxc4
  23. 23.Bxc4 a5
  24. 24.Ba6 Rb8
  25. 25.fxe4 h5
  26. 26.gxh5 Nxe4
  27. 27.Rd4 Nf6
  28. 28.Be2 Nxh5
  29. 29.Rh4 g6
  30. 30.Rg1 Ke7
  31. 31.Ra4 Ra8
  32. 32.Bf3 Ra7
  33. 33.Rg5 f5
  34. 34.Rxg6 Kf7
  35. 35.Rg2 Nf6
  36. 36.Re2 Rh3
  37. 37.Bh1 Ng4
  38. 38.Kb2 Kf6
  39. 39.Bg2 Rxh2
  40. 40.Bf3 Rxe2
  41. 41.Bxe2 Ne3
  42. 42.c4 e5
  43. 43.c5 e4
  44. 44.b4 Rc7
  45. 45.bxa5 Rxc5
  46. 46.a6 Nd5
  47. 47.a7 Nc7
  48. 48.a8=Q Nxa8
  49. 49.Rxa8 f4
  50. 50.Rf8+ Ke5
  51. 51.Bg4 f3
  52. 52.Rf5+ Kd4
  53. 53.Rxc5 Kxc5
  54. 54.Kc3 Kb5
  55. 55.Kd2 f2
  56. 56.Be2+ Kb4
  57. 57.Kc2 Ka3
  58. 58.Kb1 e3
  59. 59.Ka1

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