Viswanathan Anand vs Veselin Topalov

GCT Blitz YourNextMove · 2016 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 34 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event GCT Blitz YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 10.1
Date 2016.06.20
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 34
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

Q2r4/3N1bk1/3Q2p1/4p1q1/5b1p/R6P/5pP1/5B1K b - - 1 34

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 e5
  7. 7.Nde2 h5
  8. 8.Nd5 Nxd5
  9. 9.Qxd5 Nd7
  10. 10.Nc3 Nf6
  11. 11.Qd1 Be6
  12. 12.Bg5 Be7
  13. 13.Bxf6 Bxf6
  14. 14.Be2 g6
  15. 15.O-O Rc8
  16. 16.Nd5 Bg5
  17. 17.c3 O-O
  18. 18.a4 Kg7
  19. 19.a5 h4
  20. 20.Ra4 Rc5
  21. 21.b4 Rc6
  22. 22.c4 Bf4
  23. 23.Ra3 Qg5
  24. 24.Nb6 f5
  25. 25.b5 axb5
  26. 26.cxb5 Rc1
  27. 27.Qxd6 Rxf1+
  28. 28.Bxf1 Bf7
  29. 29.a6 bxa6
  30. 30.bxa6 Rd8
  31. 31.Nd7 fxe4
  32. 32.a7 e3
  33. 33.a8=Q exf2+
  34. 34.Kh1

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