Viswanathan Anand vs Veselin Topalov

Corus A · 2008 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 40 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event Corus A
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 8
Date 2008.01.20
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4r1k1/5p2/1p1p1Pp1/2QPr1Pn/p1P1R3/P1R5/KP1N4/8 b - - 0 40

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.Nd5 Bxd5
  10. 10.exd5 Nbd7
  11. 11.Qd2 g6
  12. 12.O-O-O Nb6
  13. 13.Qa5 Bh6
  14. 14.Bxh6 Rxh6
  15. 15.Kb1 Rc8
  16. 16.Qb4 Kf8
  17. 17.c4 Kg7
  18. 18.g3 Rh8
  19. 19.Rc1 Qc7
  20. 20.Bh3 Rce8
  21. 21.Rhd1 Re7
  22. 22.a3 Rd8
  23. 23.Nd2 Nbd7
  24. 24.Qc3 a5
  25. 25.Bxd7 Nxd7
  26. 26.f4 Nf6
  27. 27.Rf1 b6
  28. 28.h3 Qd7
  29. 29.f5 Rf8
  30. 30.Qe3 e4
  31. 31.g4 hxg4
  32. 32.hxg4 Re5
  33. 33.Rf4 Qd8
  34. 34.g5 Nh5
  35. 35.f6+ Kg8
  36. 36.Rxe4 Rfe8
  37. 37.Ka2 a4
  38. 38.Rc3 Qc7
  39. 39.Qd4 Qc5
  40. 40.Qxc5

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