Vassily Ivanchuk vs Veselin Topalov

Hoogovens 5' · 1999 · Pirc Defense · 1-0 in 44 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event Hoogovens 5'
Site Wijk aan Zee
Round 2
Date 1999.01.18
Opening Pirc Defense (B07)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7k/1p2R3/p2P1Np1/2qB2P1/b7/6P1/7K/8 b - - 4 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 d6
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 g6
  4. 4.g3 Bg7
  5. 5.Bg2 O-O
  6. 6.Nge2 e5
  7. 7.h3 Nc6
  8. 8.Be3 a6
  9. 9.O-O exd4
  10. 10.Nxd4 Bd7
  11. 11.Re1 Re8
  12. 12.Kh2 Ne5
  13. 13.f4 Nc4
  14. 14.Bc1 c5
  15. 15.Nde2 Bc6
  16. 16.Qd3 Nb6
  17. 17.Be3 c4
  18. 18.Qd4 Ng4+
  19. 19.hxg4 Bxd4
  20. 20.Nxd4 Bd7
  21. 21.g5 Bg4
  22. 22.a4 Rc8
  23. 23.Bf2 Nd7
  24. 24.Nd5 f6
  25. 25.Be3 fxg5
  26. 26.fxg5 Rc5
  27. 27.Bf4 Rxd5
  28. 28.exd5 Ne5
  29. 29.Re4 Qb6
  30. 30.Rae1 Bd7
  31. 31.Bxe5 Rxe5
  32. 32.Rxe5 dxe5
  33. 33.Nf3 Qxb2
  34. 34.Nxe5 Bf5
  35. 35.Nxc4 Qc3
  36. 36.Re8+ Kg7
  37. 37.Nd6 Bxc2
  38. 38.Re7+ Kg8
  39. 39.Ne8 Kf8
  40. 40.d6 Bxa4
  41. 41.Nf6 Qc5
  42. 42.Nxh7+ Kg8
  43. 43.Bd5+ Kh8
  44. 44.Nf6

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