Viswanathan Anand vs Veselin Topalov

Amber Rapid · 2005 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 46 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event Amber Rapid
Site Monte Carlo MNC
Round 2
Date 2005.03.20
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 46
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5b2/8/2p1b3/2p1Pp2/p1P2P2/k1BN4/2K5/8 b - - 9 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 Nd6
  6. 6.Bxc6 dxc6
  7. 7.dxe5 Nf5
  8. 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  9. 9.Nc3 h6
  10. 10.h3 Bd7
  11. 11.Bf4 Kc8
  12. 12.Rad1 b6
  13. 13.Rd3 Be6
  14. 14.Rfd1 Kb7
  15. 15.b3 g5
  16. 16.Bc1 c5
  17. 17.Nd5 Ne7
  18. 18.Nxe7 Bxe7
  19. 19.c4 Rag8
  20. 20.Nd2 g4
  21. 21.hxg4 Rxg4
  22. 22.Nf1 Rhg8
  23. 23.Rg3 h5
  24. 24.Re1 a6
  25. 25.Rxg4 hxg4
  26. 26.Rd1 Kc6
  27. 27.Bf4 Rd8
  28. 28.Rxd8 Bxd8
  29. 29.Ne3 b5
  30. 30.Kf1 bxc4
  31. 31.bxc4 Kb6
  32. 32.Ke2 Ka5
  33. 33.Kd3 c6
  34. 34.f3 gxf3
  35. 35.gxf3 Ka4
  36. 36.Bh6 Ka3
  37. 37.f4 Kxa2
  38. 38.Kc2 f5
  39. 39.Bf8 Bb6
  40. 40.Be7 a5
  41. 41.Bh4 a4
  42. 42.Be1 Bd8
  43. 43.Nd1 Ka3
  44. 44.Nb2 Be7
  45. 45.Bc3 Bf8
  46. 46.Nd3

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