Vassily Ivanchuk vs Veselin Topalov

Dos Hermanas · 1996 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 43 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Dos Hermanas
Site Dos Hermanas
Round 1
Date 1996.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B97)
Moves 43
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Final Position

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

2Q5/8/p4k1p/1p2p3/5q2/PP5P/2P3P1/5K2 w - - 5 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Bg5 e6
  7. 7.f4 Qb6
  8. 8.a3 Nc6
  9. 9.Nb3 Be7
  10. 10.Qf3 Qc7
  11. 11.Be2 Rb8
  12. 12.Qg3 h6
  13. 13.Bh4 O-O
  14. 14.O-O b5
  15. 15.Kh1 Nd7
  16. 16.Bxe7 Nxe7
  17. 17.Rad1 e5
  18. 18.fxe5 dxe5
  19. 19.Nd4 Nb6
  20. 20.Bh5 f6
  21. 21.b3 Kh8
  22. 22.h3 Rb7
  23. 23.Nde2 Be6
  24. 24.Qe3 Rbb8
  25. 25.Rd3 Bg8
  26. 26.Bg4 Bh7
  27. 27.Rfd1 f5
  28. 28.exf5 Nxf5
  29. 29.Bxf5 Bxf5
  30. 30.R3d2 Bh7
  31. 31.Ne4 Rbd8
  32. 32.N2c3 Rxd2
  33. 33.Rxd2 Nd7
  34. 34.Kh2 Qb7
  35. 35.Rd6 Rc8
  36. 36.Qd2 Bxe4
  37. 37.Rxd7 Qc6
  38. 38.Nxe4 Qxe4
  39. 39.Rxg7 Kxg7
  40. 40.Qd7+ Kf6
  41. 41.Qxc8 Qf4+
  42. 42.Kg1 Qe3+
  43. 43.Kf1 Qf4+

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