Vassily Ivanchuk vs Veselin Topalov

Masters · 2000 · Modern Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 30 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Masters
Site Frankfurt GER
Round 5
Date 2000.06.23
Opening Modern Defense (A42)
Moves 30
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Final Position

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

r7/3k3p/p3p1p1/Bpr2p2/4P2P/3KNP2/6P1/7R b - - 2 30

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 g6
  3. 3.d4 Bg7
  4. 4.e4 d6
  5. 5.Nc3 Nc6
  6. 6.d5 Nd4
  7. 7.Nxd4 cxd4
  8. 8.Nb5 Qb6
  9. 9.c5 dxc5
  10. 10.Bf4 Kf8
  11. 11.Rc1 a6
  12. 12.Bc7 Qf6
  13. 13.Na3 b5
  14. 14.Rxc5 d3
  15. 15.Bxd3 Qxb2
  16. 16.Qb3 Qxb3
  17. 17.axb3 Bd4
  18. 18.b4 f5
  19. 19.f3 Nf6
  20. 20.Nc2 Bxc5
  21. 21.bxc5 e6
  22. 22.d6 Nd7
  23. 23.c6 Ne5
  24. 24.d7 Nxd3+
  25. 25.Ke2 Bxd7
  26. 26.cxd7 Ke7
  27. 27.Kxd3 Kxd7
  28. 28.Ba5 Rhc8
  29. 29.h4 Rc5
  30. 30.Ne3

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