Viswanathan Anand vs Veselin Topalov

XX Ciudad de Leon · 2007 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 37 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event XX Ciudad de Leon
Site Leon ESP
Round 2.2
Date 2007.07.08
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1Q4pk/p3p3/3np3/3q1b2/5B1P/1P3R1P/R6K w - - 3 38

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 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be6
  8. 8.f3 h5
  9. 9.Qd2 Nbd7
  10. 10.a4 Be7
  11. 11.Be2 Nb6
  12. 12.O-O d5
  13. 13.a5 d4
  14. 14.axb6 dxe3
  15. 15.Qxe3 Nd7
  16. 16.Na4 Rc8
  17. 17.Na5 Bg5
  18. 18.Qd3 Rb8
  19. 19.Rfd1 O-O
  20. 20.Kh1 Qf6
  21. 21.c4 h4
  22. 22.c5 Qh6
  23. 23.c6 bxc6
  24. 24.Nxc6 Nf6
  25. 25.f4 Bxf4
  26. 26.Nxb8 Rxb8
  27. 27.Nc5 Ng4
  28. 28.Rf1 Ne3
  29. 29.Qd6 Re8
  30. 30.Nxe6 Qg6
  31. 31.Rf2 h3
  32. 32.gxh3 fxe6
  33. 33.b7 Qxe4+
  34. 34.Bf3 Qd4
  35. 35.b8=Q Rxb8
  36. 36.Qxb8+ Kh7
  37. 37.Qb7 Nd5

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