Vassily Ivanchuk vs Veselin Topalov

Linares · 1998 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 0-1 in 52 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 0-1
Event Linares
Site Linares
Round 7
Date 1998.03.01
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/6p1/1p6/1P5k/8/6K1/8 w - - 0 53

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 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be6
  8. 8.f3 Be7
  9. 9.Qd2 Nbd7
  10. 10.g4 h6
  11. 11.O-O-O b5
  12. 12.Kb1 Nb6
  13. 13.Na5 Qc7
  14. 14.Bxb6 Qxb6
  15. 15.Nd5 Bxd5
  16. 16.exd5 Rc8
  17. 17.b4 O-O
  18. 18.h4 Rc7
  19. 19.Bh3 Nh7
  20. 20.Bg2 Rfc8
  21. 21.Nc6 Nf6
  22. 22.f4 Nxg4
  23. 23.Bh3 h5
  24. 24.Rhg1 f5
  25. 25.fxe5 dxe5
  26. 26.Rgf1 Rf8
  27. 27.Nxe7+ Rxe7
  28. 28.d6 Ref7
  29. 29.Bxg4 hxg4
  30. 30.Qd5 f4
  31. 31.Qxe5 g3
  32. 32.Qd5 Qb7
  33. 33.Qxb7 Rxb7
  34. 34.d7 Rxd7
  35. 35.Rxd7 f3
  36. 36.Rdd1 f2
  37. 37.Rg1 fxg1=Q
  38. 38.Rxg1 Rf3
  39. 39.Kc1 Kh7
  40. 40.Kd1 Kh6
  41. 41.Ke2 Rc3
  42. 42.Kd2 Ra3
  43. 43.c3 g2
  44. 44.Ke2 Rxa2+
  45. 45.Kf3 Kh5
  46. 46.Kg3 Rc2
  47. 47.Ra1 Rxc3+
  48. 48.Kxg2 Rc4
  49. 49.Rxa6 Rxh4
  50. 50.Ra7 g6
  51. 51.Rh7+ Kg5
  52. 52.Rxh4 Kxh4

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