Vassily Ivanchuk vs Veselin Topalov

Belgrade Invest · 1995 · Sicilian, Dragon · 0-1 in 24 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 0-1
Event Belgrade Invest
Site Belgrade
Round 9
Date 1995.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Dragon (B78)
Moves 24
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

5rk1/p2bp3/3p4/1p1P2bP/2qN1pp1/3R4/PPP1Q3/1K5R w - - 0 25

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 g6
  6. 6.Be3 Bg7
  7. 7.f3 Nc6
  8. 8.Qd2 O-O
  9. 9.Bc4 Bd7
  10. 10.h4 Rc8
  11. 11.Bb3 h5
  12. 12.O-O-O Ne5
  13. 13.Bg5 Rc5
  14. 14.g4 hxg4
  15. 15.f4 Nc4
  16. 16.Qe2 Qc8
  17. 17.Bxf6 Bxf6
  18. 18.Nd5 Rxd5
  19. 19.exd5 b5
  20. 20.h5 g5
  21. 21.fxg5 Bxg5+
  22. 22.Kb1 f5
  23. 23.Rd3 f4
  24. 24.Bxc4 Qxc4

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