Viswanathan Anand vs Veselin Topalov

20th Amber Blindfold · 2011 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 67 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event 20th Amber Blindfold
Site Monaco MNC
Round 1
Date 2011.03.12
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 67
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/6k1/2PK4/2N5/8/3b4/8/8 b - - 4 67

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 Nd6
  6. 6.Bxc6 dxc6
  7. 7.dxe5 Nf5
  8. 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  9. 9.Nc3 Ne7
  10. 10.h3 Ng6
  11. 11.Bg5+ Ke8
  12. 12.Rad1 Bd7
  13. 13.Rd2 Be7
  14. 14.Rfd1 Be6
  15. 15.Bxe7 Kxe7
  16. 16.Kh2 h5
  17. 17.Ne4 Rad8
  18. 18.Nc5 Rxd2
  19. 19.Rxd2 Bc8
  20. 20.b4 h4
  21. 21.Rd3 Rd8
  22. 22.Rxd8 Kxd8
  23. 23.g4 hxg3+
  24. 24.Kxg3 b6
  25. 25.Nd3 Be6
  26. 26.a3 Bd5
  27. 27.Nd4 Ke7
  28. 28.Nf5+ Kf8
  29. 29.f4 Be4
  30. 30.Kg4 f6
  31. 31.exf6 gxf6
  32. 32.h4 Nh8
  33. 33.Ng3 Bh7
  34. 34.f5 Nf7
  35. 35.Kf4 Nd6
  36. 36.Nf2 Bg8
  37. 37.Nfe4 Ne8
  38. 38.h5 Kg7
  39. 39.Nf2 Ba2
  40. 40.Ng4 Bb1
  41. 41.h6+ Kh7
  42. 42.c3 Nd6
  43. 43.Nxf6+ Kxh6
  44. 44.Ng4+ Kg7
  45. 45.Ne5 Kf6
  46. 46.Nh5+ Ke7
  47. 47.Nxc6+ Kf8
  48. 48.Ng3 Nb5
  49. 49.Ne2 Bd3
  50. 50.a4 Bxe2
  51. 51.axb5 Bxb5
  52. 52.Nxa7 Bd7
  53. 53.c4 Ke7
  54. 54.Ke5 Be8
  55. 55.Nb5 c6
  56. 56.f6+ Kd7
  57. 57.Nd6 Bg6
  58. 58.c5 bxc5
  59. 59.bxc5 Bb1
  60. 60.Nc4 Ba2
  61. 61.Nb6+ Ke8
  62. 62.Kd6 Kf7
  63. 63.Kxc6 Kxf6
  64. 64.Kd6 Bb1
  65. 65.c6 Bd3
  66. 66.Nd7+ Kg7
  67. 67.Nc5

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