Viswanathan Anand vs Veselin Topalov

FIDE Candidates 2014 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 57 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event FIDE Candidates 2014
Site Khanty-Mansiysk RUS
Round 9.4
Date 2014.03.23
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2k5/1p3q2/pK1QP2p/P6P/1P6/8/8/8 b - - 0 57

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.h3 e6
  7. 7.g4 Nfd7
  8. 8.Bg2 Be7
  9. 9.Be3 Nc6
  10. 10.h4 Nde5
  11. 11.g5 Bd7
  12. 12.Nxc6 Bxc6
  13. 13.b3 f5
  14. 14.f4 Ng4
  15. 15.Qe2 Nxe3
  16. 16.Qxe3 fxe4
  17. 17.O-O-O d5
  18. 18.Nxe4 Ba3+
  19. 19.Kb1 Qe7
  20. 20.Nf2 Bc5
  21. 21.Qg3 Bxf2
  22. 22.Qxf2 O-O
  23. 23.Qd4 Rf5
  24. 24.Rde1 Raf8
  25. 25.Rhf1 Qd6
  26. 26.Re5 Rxe5
  27. 27.fxe5 Rxf1+
  28. 28.Bxf1 Qe7
  29. 29.a4 Be8
  30. 30.Kb2 Bg6
  31. 31.Bh3 h6
  32. 32.gxh6 gxh6
  33. 33.Qg4 Kf7
  34. 34.h5 Be4
  35. 35.a5 Bh7
  36. 36.c3 Be4
  37. 37.c4 Bf5
  38. 38.Qf4 dxc4
  39. 39.Bxf5 exf5
  40. 40.Qxf5+ Ke8
  41. 41.Qc8+ Kf7
  42. 42.Qxc4+ Kg7
  43. 43.Qd5 Kf8
  44. 44.Kc3 Ke8
  45. 45.b4 Qc7+
  46. 46.Kd4 Qe7
  47. 47.Qg8+ Kd7
  48. 48.Kd5 Kc7
  49. 49.Qg6 Qh4
  50. 50.Qd6+ Kc8
  51. 51.Kc5 Qf2+
  52. 52.Qd4 Qf7
  53. 53.Qc4 Qg7
  54. 54.Kb6+ Kb8
  55. 55.Qc5 Qf7
  56. 56.Qd6+ Kc8
  57. 57.e6

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