Vassily Ivanchuk vs Veselin Topalov

Las Palmas · 1996 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 0-1 in 23 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 0-1
Event Las Palmas
Site Las Palmas
Round 10
Date 1996.12.21
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B81)
Moves 23
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

r4bk1/2R3p1/p2pNR2/1q2n3/NP2b3/1Q2B3/PP4rP/5K2 w - - 2 24

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.Be3 e6
  7. 7.g4 h6
  8. 8.f4 b5
  9. 9.Bg2 Bb7
  10. 10.g5 hxg5
  11. 11.fxg5 b4
  12. 12.Na4 Nh5
  13. 13.O-O Nd7
  14. 14.g6 Nhf6
  15. 15.c3 Ne5
  16. 16.gxf7+ Kxf7
  17. 17.cxb4 Rh4
  18. 18.Qb3 Qe8
  19. 19.Rac1 Bxe4
  20. 20.Rc7+ Kg8
  21. 21.Nxe6 Rg4
  22. 22.Rxf6 Rxg2+
  23. 23.Kf1 Qb5+

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