Viswanathan Anand vs Veselin Topalov

FIDE Candidates 2016 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1-0 in 49 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event FIDE Candidates 2016
Site Moscow RUS
Round 1.4
Date 2016.03.11
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4R3/2p3pk/3p4/3P1R1P/3b2K1/6P1/5r2/8 b - - 0 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.O-O d6
  6. 6.c3 O-O
  7. 7.Nbd2 Ne7
  8. 8.d4 exd4
  9. 9.cxd4 Bb6
  10. 10.Re1 Bg4
  11. 11.h3 Bh5
  12. 12.a4 a6
  13. 13.Bf1 Re8
  14. 14.a5 Ba7
  15. 15.Qb3 Nc6
  16. 16.d5 Nd4
  17. 17.Nxd4 Bxd4
  18. 18.Qxb7 Nd7
  19. 19.Nc4 Nc5
  20. 20.Qc6 Nb3
  21. 21.Rb1 Nxc1
  22. 22.Rbxc1 Rb8
  23. 23.Qxa6 Qh4
  24. 24.Rc2 Rxe4
  25. 25.Ne3 Qd8
  26. 26.Qc4 Bg6
  27. 27.Bd3 Rf4
  28. 28.Bxg6 hxg6
  29. 29.g3 Re4
  30. 30.a6 Qe8
  31. 31.Rce2 Bb6
  32. 32.Qd3 Ra8
  33. 33.Kg2 Qa4
  34. 34.b3 Rd4
  35. 35.bxa4 Rxd3
  36. 36.Nc4 Rxa6
  37. 37.a5 Bd4
  38. 38.Re8+ Kh7
  39. 39.R1e7 Rc3
  40. 40.Nd2 Rc2
  41. 41.Ne4 f6
  42. 42.h4 Rxa5
  43. 43.Rf7 g5
  44. 44.h5 Rxf2+
  45. 45.Nxf2 Ra2
  46. 46.Rff8 Rxf2+
  47. 47.Kh3 g4+
  48. 48.Kxg4 f5+
  49. 49.Rxf5

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