Viswanathan Anand vs Veselin Topalov

XIX Ciudad · 2006 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 61 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event XIX Ciudad
Site Leon ESP
Round 2.4
Date 2006.06.11
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B92)
Moves 61
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Final Position

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

r7/2b5/2N3B1/P1pP2kP/2P1K3/8/8/8 w - - 33 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.Be2 Nbd7
  7. 7.O-O g6
  8. 8.Be3 b6
  9. 9.Nd5 Bb7
  10. 10.c4 e5
  11. 11.Nc2 Bxd5
  12. 12.exd5 Bg7
  13. 13.Nb4 O-O
  14. 14.Nc6 Qc7
  15. 15.b4 h5
  16. 16.a4 a5
  17. 17.bxa5 bxa5
  18. 18.Rb1 Ne4
  19. 19.Qc2 f5
  20. 20.Rb5 Kh7
  21. 21.Rfb1 Nec5
  22. 22.Bd2 e4
  23. 23.Bxa5 Qc8
  24. 24.Bb4 Qe8
  25. 25.a5 f4
  26. 26.Re1 Qf7
  27. 27.Bxc5 Nxc5
  28. 28.Rxc5 dxc5
  29. 29.Qxe4 Rfe8
  30. 30.Qf3 Qf6
  31. 31.Rd1 Qd6
  32. 32.Rb1 Qc7
  33. 33.Bd3 Kh6
  34. 34.h4 Bf8
  35. 35.g4 fxg3
  36. 36.Qf6 gxf2+
  37. 37.Kg2 Qg7
  38. 38.Qg5+ Kh7
  39. 39.Qxh5+ Kg8
  40. 40.Qxg6 Qxg6+
  41. 41.Bxg6 Re1
  42. 42.Kxf2 Rxb1
  43. 43.Bxb1 Bd6
  44. 44.Ke3 Kg7
  45. 45.h5 Bc7
  46. 46.Be4 Kh6
  47. 47.Bg6 Kg5
  48. 48.Ke4 Ra6
  49. 49.Be8 Ra8
  50. 50.Bg6 Bd6
  51. 51.Ke3 Bf4+
  52. 52.Kf3 Bh2
  53. 53.Ke3 Bd6
  54. 54.Ke4 Bc7
  55. 55.Ke3 Kf6
  56. 56.Ke4 Bg3
  57. 57.Kf3 Bd6
  58. 58.Ke3 Ra6
  59. 59.Ke4 Bc7
  60. 60.Be8 Ra8
  61. 61.Bg6 Kg5

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