Vassily Ivanchuk vs Veselin Topalov

The Game

White	Vassily Ivanchuk
Black	Veselin Topalov
Result	1-0
Event	Yerevan ol (Men)
Site	Yerevan
Round	13
Date	1996.00.00
Opening	King's Indian Defense (E73)
Moves	41

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7k/1p2bQ2/p2p2p1/P2Pp1P1/bq2P3/2N1B3/1P6/4K3 b - - 5 41

All The Moves

1. 1.c4 g6
2. 2.d4 Bg7
3. 3.e4 d6
4. 4.Nc3 Nf6
5. 5.Be2 O-O
6. 6.Bg5 c6
7. 7.Qd2 e5
8. 8.d5 Na6
9. 9.h4 cxd5
10. 10.cxd5 Qe8
11. 11.f3 Bd7
12. 12.Nh3 Nc5
13. 13.g4 h5
14. 14.Nf2 hxg4
15. 15.fxg4 Rc8
16. 16.Be3 Nh7
17. 17.Nd3 Nxd3+
18. 18.Qxd3 a6
19. 19.a4 Qd8
20. 20.a5 Bf6
21. 21.Bf2 Be7
22. 22.Kd2 Nf6
23. 23.Rhg1 Ne8
24. 24.Bb6 Nc7
25. 25.g5 Qe8
26. 26.Qe3 Nb5
27. 27.Bxb5 Bxb5
28. 28.h5 Kg7
29. 29.Qf3 Bc4
30. 30.Rg2 Rh8
31. 31.Rh1 Bb5
32. 32.Be3 Bd7
33. 33.Rgh2 Qd8
34. 34.Kd3 Qc7
35. 35.hxg6 Qc4+
36. 36.Kc2 fxg6
37. 37.Rxh8 Rxh8
38. 38.Rxh8 Kxh8
39. 39.Qf7 Ba4+
40. 40.Kd2 Qb4
41. 41.Ke1

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