Anatoly Karpov vs Veselin Topalov

Dos Hermanas · 1994 · Old Benoni Defense · 1-0 in 36 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event Dos Hermanas
Site Dos Hermanas
Round 9
Date 1994.00.00
Opening Old Benoni Defense (A43)
Moves 36
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2R5/pp3p2/2n3pp/2p2k2/8/2P4P/bP3PP1/5BK1 b - - 1 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 c5
  3. 3.d5 e6
  4. 4.Nc3 Nxd5
  5. 5.Nxd5 exd5
  6. 6.Qxd5 Be7
  7. 7.e4 O-O
  8. 8.Be2 d6
  9. 9.O-O Nc6
  10. 10.c3 Be6
  11. 11.Qh5 h6
  12. 12.Rd1 Re8
  13. 13.Bf4 Bf8
  14. 14.Nd2 g6
  15. 15.Qf3 d5
  16. 16.Qg3 Qe7
  17. 17.exd5 Bxd5
  18. 18.Bf1 Qf6
  19. 19.Nb3 Rad8
  20. 20.Rd2 Be6
  21. 21.Bc7 Rxd2
  22. 22.Nxd2 Bf5
  23. 23.Nc4 Re4
  24. 24.Ne3 Bc8
  25. 25.Rd1 Re8
  26. 26.h3 Qg5
  27. 27.Qf3 Kg7
  28. 28.Bf4 Qe7
  29. 29.Nd5 Qe4
  30. 30.Nf6 Kxf6
  31. 31.Be5+ Kxe5
  32. 32.Qxe4+ Kxe4
  33. 33.Re1+ Kf5
  34. 34.Rxe8 Be6
  35. 35.Rxf8 Bxa2
  36. 36.Rc8

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