Viswanathan Anand vs Veselin Topalov

XX Ciudad de Leon · 2007 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 29 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event XX Ciudad de Leon
Site Leon ESP
Round 2.4
Date 2007.07.08
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 29
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3B3r/1P2kppp/8/4r1b1/8/7P/2P1BPK1/3R4 b - - 4 29

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.Be2 Nbd7
  8. 8.O-O b5
  9. 9.a4 b4
  10. 10.Nc6 Qc7
  11. 11.Nxb4 d5
  12. 12.Nxa6 Bxa6
  13. 13.exd5 Bd6
  14. 14.h3 exd5
  15. 15.Nxd5 Nxd5
  16. 16.Qxd5 Bb7
  17. 17.Qc4 Bc6
  18. 18.b4 Qb7
  19. 19.Rad1 Be7
  20. 20.b5 Bxg2
  21. 21.Rxd7 Kxd7
  22. 22.Qg4+ Ke8
  23. 23.Qxg2 Qxg2+
  24. 24.Kxg2 Rxa4
  25. 25.b6 Ra5
  26. 26.Rd1 Bg5
  27. 27.b7 Ke7
  28. 28.Bb6 Re5
  29. 29.Bd8+

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