Vassily Ivanchuk vs Veselin Topalov

Hoogovens · 1996 · English Opening · 1-0 in 40 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event Hoogovens
Site Wijk aan Zee
Round 13
Date 1996.00.00
Opening English Opening (A26)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6b1/1p5k/1N1q3p/1P6/3pP3/5r2/6QP/6RK b - - 1 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.g3 e5
  2. 2.c4 Nc6
  3. 3.Bg2 g6
  4. 4.Nc3 Bg7
  5. 5.Nf3 f5
  6. 6.O-O d6
  7. 7.Rb1 a5
  8. 8.a3 Nf6
  9. 9.d3 O-O
  10. 10.b4 axb4
  11. 11.axb4 h6
  12. 12.b5 Ne7
  13. 13.Bb2 Be6
  14. 14.Ra1 Rc8
  15. 15.c5 Nd7
  16. 16.cxd6 cxd6
  17. 17.Na4 d5
  18. 18.Nd2 Qe8
  19. 19.e3 g5
  20. 20.Qe2 Qf7
  21. 21.f4 Ng6
  22. 22.fxe5 Ndxe5
  23. 23.Nf3 Nxf3+
  24. 24.Bxf3 Bxb2
  25. 25.Qxb2 f4
  26. 26.Bg2 Qe7
  27. 27.Nb6 Rcd8
  28. 28.Qd4 Qd6
  29. 29.exf4 gxf4
  30. 30.Rae1 Kh7
  31. 31.Kh1 Bg8
  32. 32.Rf3 fxg3
  33. 33.Rxg3 Rf4
  34. 34.Qe3 Rdf8
  35. 35.Rg1 d4
  36. 36.Qd2 Ne5
  37. 37.Be4+ Rxe4
  38. 38.dxe4 Nf3
  39. 39.Rxf3 Rxf3
  40. 40.Qg2

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