Vassily Ivanchuk vs Veselin Topalov

Novgorod · 1995 · Modern Benoni · 0-1 in 60 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 0-1
Event Novgorod
Site Novgorod
Round 9
Date 1995.00.00
Opening Modern Benoni (A61)
Moves 60
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/4k3/6KP/1p6/1p1n4/5P2/2B5 w - - 1 61

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.c4 c5
  4. 4.d5 d6
  5. 5.Nc3 exd5
  6. 6.cxd5 g6
  7. 7.Nd2 Bg7
  8. 8.Nc4 O-O
  9. 9.g3 b6
  10. 10.a4 Ba6
  11. 11.Nb5 Ne8
  12. 12.Bg2 Bxb5
  13. 13.axb5 Nd7
  14. 14.Bf4 Qe7
  15. 15.O-O g5
  16. 16.Bd2 Nc7
  17. 17.Qb3 f5
  18. 18.Rae1 f4
  19. 19.gxf4 gxf4
  20. 20.Kh1 Ne5
  21. 21.Bf3 Qd7
  22. 22.Rg1 Qxb5
  23. 23.Qxb5 Nxb5
  24. 24.Nxe5 dxe5
  25. 25.Bg4 Kh8
  26. 26.Bd7 Nc7
  27. 27.Bc6 Rad8
  28. 28.e4 fxe3
  29. 29.Rxe3 Nxd5
  30. 30.Reg3 Ne7
  31. 31.Rxg7 Nxc6
  32. 32.Be3 Rd6
  33. 33.Rc7 Rg8
  34. 34.Rxg8+ Kxg8
  35. 35.Kg2 e4
  36. 36.Kg3 Rf6
  37. 37.Bg5 Rf3+
  38. 38.Kg2 Nd4
  39. 39.Rxa7 Nf5
  40. 40.Ra4 Rb3
  41. 41.Rxe4 Rxb2
  42. 42.Rf4 Ng7
  43. 43.Rf6 Rb4
  44. 44.Kf3 h5
  45. 45.h4 b5
  46. 46.Rc6 Rc4
  47. 47.Rc8+ Kf7
  48. 48.Rc7+ Kg6
  49. 49.Rc6+ Kf5
  50. 50.Rf6+ Ke5
  51. 51.Rh6 Nf5
  52. 52.Rxh5 b4
  53. 53.Rh8 Nd4+
  54. 54.Kg4 Ne6+
  55. 55.Kh5 b3
  56. 56.Rb8 Rb4
  57. 57.Rxb4 cxb4
  58. 58.Bc1 Nf4+
  59. 59.Kg5 Nd3
  60. 60.h5 Ke6

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