Vassily Ivanchuk vs Veselin Topalov

Novgorod · 1996 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1-0 in 34 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event Novgorod
Site Novgorod
Round 8
Date 1996.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B85)
Moves 34
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4rbk1/n2qN1p1/3p3p/1p2P1B1/1P2B1b1/8/2P2Q1P/5R1K b - - 9 34

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.Be2 e6
  7. 7.O-O Be7
  8. 8.f4 O-O
  9. 9.Kh1 Qc7
  10. 10.a4 Nc6
  11. 11.Be3 Re8
  12. 12.Bf3 Rb8
  13. 13.g4 Bf8
  14. 14.g5 Nd7
  15. 15.Bg2 Nxd4
  16. 16.Bxd4 b5
  17. 17.axb5 axb5
  18. 18.Ra7 Qd8
  19. 19.b4 e5
  20. 20.Be3 exf4
  21. 21.Bxf4 Ne5
  22. 22.Nd5 Bg4
  23. 23.Qd2 Nc6
  24. 24.g6 Nxa7
  25. 25.gxf7+ Kh8
  26. 26.Bg5 Qd7
  27. 27.fxe8=N Rxe8
  28. 28.Qf2 Kg8
  29. 29.e5 h6
  30. 30.Nb6 Qc7
  31. 31.Bd5+ Kh7
  32. 32.Be4+ Kg8
  33. 33.Nd5 Qd7
  34. 34.Ne7+

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