Vassily Ivanchuk vs Veselin Topalov

Amber-blind 6th · 1997 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1/2-1/2 in 55 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Amber-blind 6th
Site Monte Carlo
Round 5
Date 1997.00.00
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A49)
Moves 55
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/8/6p1/P5Pk/Kr3R1P/8 w - - 3 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 g6
  3. 3.g3 Bg7
  4. 4.Bg2 O-O
  5. 5.O-O d6
  6. 6.Nc3 d5
  7. 7.Re1 Bf5
  8. 8.Nh4 Bg4
  9. 9.Bg5 c6
  10. 10.Qd2 Nbd7
  11. 11.f3 Be6
  12. 12.e4 c5
  13. 13.exd5 cxd4
  14. 14.dxe6 dxc3
  15. 15.bxc3 Qb6+
  16. 16.Kh1 fxe6
  17. 17.Rab1 Qc7
  18. 18.Rxe6 Nc5
  19. 19.Bf4 Qd8
  20. 20.Re2 Qxd2
  21. 21.Bxd2 Nd5
  22. 22.f4 Rad8
  23. 23.c4 Nc3
  24. 24.Bxc3 Bxc3
  25. 25.Bxb7 Nxb7
  26. 26.Rxb7 e5
  27. 27.Rb3 Rd1+
  28. 28.Kg2 Ba5
  29. 29.Rxe5 Rd2+
  30. 30.Kh3 Bc7
  31. 31.Re7 Bb6
  32. 32.Rd3 Rxd3
  33. 33.cxd3 Rd8
  34. 34.Nf3 Rxd3
  35. 35.Ng5 h6
  36. 36.Ne4 Kf8
  37. 37.Rb7 Rd4
  38. 38.c5 Rxe4
  39. 39.cxb6 axb6
  40. 40.Rxb6 Kf7
  41. 41.Rb2 Ra4
  42. 42.Kg2 Ra3
  43. 43.Kf2 Kf6
  44. 44.Ke2 Kf5
  45. 45.Kd2 g5
  46. 46.fxg5 hxg5
  47. 47.Kc2 Kg4
  48. 48.Kb1 Ra5
  49. 49.Rb8 Ra7
  50. 50.Rb5 Rh7
  51. 51.Rb2 Ra7
  52. 52.Rf2 Kh3
  53. 53.Kb2 g4
  54. 54.a3 Rb7+
  55. 55.Ka2 Rb2+

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