Vassily Ivanchuk vs Veselin Topalov

Dortmund · 1997 · Sicilian, Closed · 1/2-1/2 in 51 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Dortmund
Site Dortmund
Round 4
Date 1997.07.07
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B23)
Moves 51
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Final Position

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

N2k4/1p6/3p2p1/Pp1P1pP1/1PpKnP1p/2P4P/8/8 b - - 8 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 d6
  3. 3.f4 g6
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
  5. 5.Bb5+ Bd7
  6. 6.a4 Nc6
  7. 7.O-O e6
  8. 8.Bxc6 Bxc6
  9. 9.d4 Nf6
  10. 10.d5 exd5
  11. 11.exd5 Bd7
  12. 12.Re1+ Kf8
  13. 13.b3 h6
  14. 14.Bb2 a6
  15. 15.a5 Kg8
  16. 16.Qd2 Bg4
  17. 17.Rf1 Kh7
  18. 18.Ne5 Re8
  19. 19.Nxg4 Nxg4
  20. 20.Na4 Bxb2
  21. 21.Nxb2 Qh4
  22. 22.g3 Qf6
  23. 23.Nc4 h5
  24. 24.Rae1 Nh6
  25. 25.Kg2 Nf5
  26. 26.Rf2 Nd4
  27. 27.Re3 Qf5
  28. 28.Kg1 Rxe3
  29. 29.Qxe3 Qd7
  30. 30.Nb6 Qe8
  31. 31.Qd3 Rd8
  32. 32.Kg2 Kg8
  33. 33.b4 Qb5
  34. 34.Qxb5 axb5
  35. 35.c3 Nf5
  36. 36.Re2 Kf8
  37. 37.Kf2 c4
  38. 38.h3 h4
  39. 39.g4 Ng3
  40. 40.Re3 f5
  41. 41.g5 Ne4+
  42. 42.Ke2 Re8
  43. 43.Kd1 Ke7
  44. 44.Ke1 Kd8
  45. 45.Kd1 Nf2+
  46. 46.Ke2 Rxe3+
  47. 47.Kxe3 Ne4
  48. 48.Kd4 Kc7
  49. 49.Na8+ Kd7
  50. 50.Nb6+ Kd8
  51. 51.Na8

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