Vassily Ivanchuk vs Veselin Topalov

The Game

White	Vassily Ivanchuk
Black	Veselin Topalov
Result	1-0
Event	Linares
Site	Linares
Round	6
Date	1995.00.00
Opening	King's Indian, Classical (E92)
Moves	40

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/4k2p/3N4/8/r2R3P/5KP1/8 b - - 0 40

All The Moves

1. 1.c4 Nf6
2. 2.Nc3 g6
3. 3.e4 d6
4. 4.d4 Bg7
5. 5.Nf3 O-O
6. 6.Be2 e5
7. 7.Be3 h6
8. 8.O-O Ng4
9. 9.Bc1 Na6
10. 10.Rb1 f5
11. 11.dxe5 Nxe5
12. 12.Nxe5 dxe5
13. 13.b4 c6
14. 14.b5 cxb5
15. 15.Nxb5 Be6
16. 16.Ba3 Qxd1
17. 17.Rfxd1 Rfd8
18. 18.Rxd8+ Rxd8
19. 19.Nxa7 Bf8
20. 20.Bxf8 Kxf8
21. 21.exf5 gxf5
22. 22.Rb2 Nc5
23. 23.f3 Na4
24. 24.Rc2 f4
25. 25.Kf1 Bf5
26. 26.Rc1 Rd2
27. 27.c5 e4
28. 28.c6 bxc6
29. 29.Nxc6 exf3
30. 30.Bxf3 Rxa2
31. 31.Nd4 Bd7
32. 32.Bc6 Nb6
33. 33.Bxd7 Nxd7
34. 34.Ne6+ Kf7
35. 35.Nxf4 Ne5
36. 36.h3 Ra4
37. 37.Nd5 Ke6
38. 38.Rd1 Ra3
39. 39.Kf2 Nd3+
40. 40.Rxd3

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