Viswanathan Anand vs Veselin Topalov

3rd Pearl Spring · 2010 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1/2-1/2 in 31 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 3rd Pearl Spring
Site Nanjing CHN
Round 8
Date 2010.10.28
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (E10)
Moves 31
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Final Position

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

5rk1/p4ppp/Q7/8/2p1q3/8/PP2P3/R1KR4 b - - 9 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.g3 Bb4+
  5. 5.Bd2 Be7
  6. 6.Bg2 O-O
  7. 7.O-O c6
  8. 8.Qc2 b6
  9. 9.Rd1 Nbd7
  10. 10.Bf4 Ba6
  11. 11.cxd5 cxd5
  12. 12.Ne5 Nxe5
  13. 13.dxe5 Rc8
  14. 14.Nc3 Ng4
  15. 15.h3 Nxf2
  16. 16.Kxf2 Bc5+
  17. 17.Be3 Bxe3+
  18. 18.Kxe3 b5
  19. 19.Qd3 Rc4
  20. 20.Nxd5 exd5
  21. 21.Bxd5 Qg5+
  22. 22.Kf2 Qxe5
  23. 23.Bxc4 bxc4
  24. 24.Qd6 Qf5+
  25. 25.Ke1 Qxh3
  26. 26.Qxa6 Qxg3+
  27. 27.Kd2 Qf4+
  28. 28.Kc2 Qe4+
  29. 29.Kc1 Qe3+
  30. 30.Kb1 Qe4+
  31. 31.Kc1

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