Viswanathan Anand vs Veselin Topalov

Mtel Masters · 2006 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 0-1 in 61 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 0-1
Event Mtel Masters
Site Sofia BUL
Round 7
Date 2006.05.18
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B80)
Moves 61
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/3B4/8/4kpp1/P7/4NK1p/r7/8 w - - 0 62

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.f3 e6
  7. 7.Be3 b5
  8. 8.Qd2 b4
  9. 9.Na4 Nbd7
  10. 10.c4 bxc3
  11. 11.Nxc3 Bb7
  12. 12.Be2 d5
  13. 13.exd5 Nxd5
  14. 14.Nxd5 Bxd5
  15. 15.O-O Qb8
  16. 16.Nf5 Qe5
  17. 17.Ng3 Bb4
  18. 18.Qxb4 Qxe3+
  19. 19.Kh1 Rb8
  20. 20.Qd6 Rb6
  21. 21.Qc7 Rc6
  22. 22.Qb7 Rc2
  23. 23.Qxa6 O-O
  24. 24.b3 Ne5
  25. 25.Rae1 Qd2
  26. 26.Rd1 Qf4
  27. 27.Bb5 h5
  28. 28.Ne2 Qe3
  29. 29.a4 Rb2
  30. 30.Qd6 Rc8
  31. 31.Rde1 Nxf3
  32. 32.gxf3 Bxf3+
  33. 33.Rxf3 Qxf3+
  34. 34.Kg1 Qe3+
  35. 35.Kf1 Qf3+
  36. 36.Kg1 Qxb3
  37. 37.Qe5 Rd8
  38. 38.Qc3 Qxc3
  39. 39.Nxc3 h4
  40. 40.Re4 Rb3
  41. 41.Ne2 g5
  42. 42.Re5 Rd5
  43. 43.Rxd5 exd5
  44. 44.Bc6 Ra3
  45. 45.Nd4 Kg7
  46. 46.Bxd5 Rd3
  47. 47.Nf5+ Kf6
  48. 48.Be4 Rd1+
  49. 49.Kg2 Rd2+
  50. 50.Kf3 Rxh2
  51. 51.Ne3 Ra2
  52. 52.Bc6 Ra3
  53. 53.Kf2 Ra1
  54. 54.Bd7 Ke5
  55. 55.Kf3 Ra3
  56. 56.Kf2 Ke4
  57. 57.Bc6+ Kf4
  58. 58.Ng2+ Ke5
  59. 59.Ne3 Ra2+
  60. 60.Kf3 f5
  61. 61.Bd7 h3

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