Viswanathan Anand vs Veselin Topalov

WCh · 2010 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 65 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event WCh
Site Sofia BUL
Round 11
Date 2010.05.09
Opening English Opening (A29)
Moves 65
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Final Position

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

1R6/p5k1/5pP1/5P1K/8/1p3r2/8/8 w - - 6 66

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.g3 d5
  5. 5.cxd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.Bg2 Nb6
  7. 7.O-O Be7
  8. 8.a3 O-O
  9. 9.b4 Be6
  10. 10.d3 f6
  11. 11.Ne4 Qe8
  12. 12.Nc5 Bxc5
  13. 13.bxc5 Nd5
  14. 14.Bb2 Rd8
  15. 15.Qc2 Nde7
  16. 16.Rab1 Ba2
  17. 17.Rbc1 Qf7
  18. 18.Bc3 Rd7
  19. 19.Qb2 Rb8
  20. 20.Rfd1 Be6
  21. 21.Rd2 h6
  22. 22.Qb1 Nd5
  23. 23.Rb2 b6
  24. 24.cxb6 cxb6
  25. 25.Bd2 Rd6
  26. 26.Rbc2 Qd7
  27. 27.h4 Rd8
  28. 28.Qb5 Nde7
  29. 29.Qb2 Bd5
  30. 30.Bb4 Nxb4
  31. 31.axb4 Rc6
  32. 32.b5 Rxc2
  33. 33.Rxc2 Be6
  34. 34.d4 e4
  35. 35.Nd2 Qxd4
  36. 36.Nxe4 Qxb2
  37. 37.Rxb2 Kf7
  38. 38.e3 g5
  39. 39.hxg5 hxg5
  40. 40.f4 gxf4
  41. 41.exf4 Rd4
  42. 42.Kf2 Nf5
  43. 43.Bf3 Bd5
  44. 44.Nd2 Bxf3
  45. 45.Nxf3 Ra4
  46. 46.g4 Nd6
  47. 47.Kg3 Ne4+
  48. 48.Kh4 Nd6
  49. 49.Rd2 Nxb5
  50. 50.f5 Re4
  51. 51.Kh5 Re3
  52. 52.Nh4 Nc3
  53. 53.Rd7+ Re7
  54. 54.Rd3 Ne4
  55. 55.Ng6 Nc5
  56. 56.Ra3 Rd7
  57. 57.Re3 Kg7
  58. 58.g5 b5
  59. 59.Nf4 b4
  60. 60.g6 b3
  61. 61.Rc3 Rd4
  62. 62.Rxc5 Rxf4
  63. 63.Rc7+ Kg8
  64. 64.Rb7 Rf3
  65. 65.Rb8+ Kg7

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