Viswanathan Anand vs Veselin Topalov

Champions Showdown 60m · 2016 · Giuoco Piano · 1/2-1/2 in 32 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Champions Showdown 60m
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 5.2
Date 2016.11.12
Opening Giuoco Piano (C53)
Moves 32
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Final Position

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

2n1r1k1/5pp1/1p3q1p/p2Pp3/P1NbP3/1B4P1/4QPKP/1R6 b - - 7 32

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.c3 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 O-O
  6. 6.Nbd2 d6
  7. 7.b4 Bb6
  8. 8.a4 a5
  9. 9.b5 Ne7
  10. 10.Bb3 c6
  11. 11.O-O Ng6
  12. 12.Nc4 Bc7
  13. 13.Re1 Re8
  14. 14.Bg5 h6
  15. 15.b6 Bb8
  16. 16.Bxf6 Qxf6
  17. 17.Rb1 Ra6
  18. 18.g3 Be6
  19. 19.Ncd2 d5
  20. 20.exd5 cxd5
  21. 21.c4 Rxb6
  22. 22.cxd5 Bg4
  23. 23.Kg2 Rb4
  24. 24.Re4 Bd6
  25. 25.Rxg4 Rxg4
  26. 26.Ne4 Rxe4
  27. 27.dxe4 Bc5
  28. 28.Qe2 b6
  29. 29.Ne1 Ne7
  30. 30.Nd3 Bd4
  31. 31.Nb2 Nc8
  32. 32.Nc4

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