Vassily Ivanchuk vs Veselin Topalov

Amber-rapid 7th · 1998 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 59 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event Amber-rapid 7th
Site Monte Carlo
Round 6
Date 1998.03.18
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B92)
Moves 59
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/6q1/1P4k1/2bN1p2/8/3K1PQ1/8/8 b - - 18 59

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.Be2 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be7
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Kh1 b6
  10. 10.f3 Bb7
  11. 11.a4 Nc6
  12. 12.Bg5 Nb4
  13. 13.Nb1 h6
  14. 14.Bxf6 Bxf6
  15. 15.Na3 Qc7
  16. 16.Qd2 Nc6
  17. 17.Nc4 Rfd8
  18. 18.a5 bxa5
  19. 19.Nbxa5 Nd4
  20. 20.Nxb7 Qxb7
  21. 21.Bd3 Bg5
  22. 22.Qf2 a5
  23. 23.Ra4 Ne6
  24. 24.Rfa1 Nc5
  25. 25.Rxa5 Rxa5
  26. 26.Rxa5 Nxd3
  27. 27.cxd3 d5
  28. 28.Rxd5 Rxd5
  29. 29.exd5 Qxd5
  30. 30.Qe2 Bf6
  31. 31.g3 h5
  32. 32.Kg2 g6
  33. 33.h3 Bg7
  34. 34.g4 hxg4
  35. 35.hxg4 f5
  36. 36.Kf1 Kf7
  37. 37.Qe3 Bf6
  38. 38.gxf5 gxf5
  39. 39.Ke2 Kg6
  40. 40.Kd1 Qa8
  41. 41.Ke2 Qd5
  42. 42.b4 Kf7
  43. 43.Qa7+ Be7
  44. 44.Ne3 Qe6
  45. 45.b5 e4
  46. 46.Qa4 exd3+
  47. 47.Kxd3 Qd7+
  48. 48.Ke2 Kg6
  49. 49.Qc4 Bd6
  50. 50.b6 Qe7
  51. 51.Kd3 Bc5
  52. 52.Qg8+ Kh5
  53. 53.Qh8+ Kg6
  54. 54.Nd5 Qf7
  55. 55.Nf4+ Kg5
  56. 56.Qd8+ Kh6
  57. 57.Nd5 Qg7
  58. 58.Qh4+ Kg6
  59. 59.Qg3+

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