Viswanathan Anand vs Veselin Topalov

XIX Ciudad · 2006 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 50 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event XIX Ciudad
Site Leon ESP
Round 2.2
Date 2006.06.11
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 50
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/8/R7/P5Rp/1P1k3P/1rr3P1/6K1 b - - 0 50

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 Ke8
  10. 10.h3 Ne7
  11. 11.Re1 Ng6
  12. 12.Bd2 Be7
  13. 13.Rad1 Nf8
  14. 14.Nd4 Bc5
  15. 15.Nb3 Bb6
  16. 16.Be3 h5
  17. 17.Rd2 Ne6
  18. 18.Ne4 Bxe3
  19. 19.Rxe3 b6
  20. 20.Nd4 Nxd4
  21. 21.Rxd4 c5
  22. 22.Rd2 Bf5
  23. 23.Ng5 Ke7
  24. 24.Rf3 Be6
  25. 25.Nxe6 Kxe6
  26. 26.Rfd3 Kxe5
  27. 27.Re3+ Kf6
  28. 28.Rd7 Rhf8
  29. 29.Rxc7 g5
  30. 30.Kf1 h4
  31. 31.a4 Kg6
  32. 32.Ree7 Rad8
  33. 33.Ke2 a5
  34. 34.Rc6+ f6
  35. 35.Rxb6 Rd4
  36. 36.b3 c4
  37. 37.Ree6 cxb3
  38. 38.cxb3 Kf5
  39. 39.Re3 Rc8
  40. 40.Rf3+ Ke4
  41. 41.Re6+ Kd5
  42. 42.Rfxf6 Rc2+
  43. 43.Kf1 Rd1+
  44. 44.Re1 Rdd2
  45. 45.Kg1 Rb2
  46. 46.Rf5+ Kd4
  47. 47.Rxg5 Rxf2
  48. 48.Rg4+ Kd3
  49. 49.Re5 Rfc2
  50. 50.Rxa5

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