Anatoly Karpov vs Veselin Topalov

Las Palmas · 1994 · Queen's Gambit Accepted · 1/2-1/2 in 29 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Las Palmas
Site Las Palmas
Round 1
Date 1994.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Accepted (D27)
Moves 29
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Final Position

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

6k1/1p4pp/p3p3/2p5/P1n5/2Q1PN1P/1P3PP1/3q2K1 w - - 7 30

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.c4 c5
  4. 4.e3 d5
  5. 5.Nc3 dxc4
  6. 6.Bxc4 a6
  7. 7.a4 Be7
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Qe2 Nc6
  10. 10.Rd1 Qc7
  11. 11.h3 Rd8
  12. 12.d5 exd5
  13. 13.Nxd5 Nxd5
  14. 14.Rxd5 Na5
  15. 15.Ba2 Be6
  16. 16.Rxd8+ Rxd8
  17. 17.Bxe6 fxe6
  18. 18.Qc2 Qb6
  19. 19.Bd2 Qb3
  20. 20.Qb1 Nc4
  21. 21.Bc3 Bf6
  22. 22.Qe4 Rd1+
  23. 23.Rxd1 Qxd1+
  24. 24.Kh2 Qd5
  25. 25.Qc2 Bxc3
  26. 26.Qxc3 Qd6+
  27. 27.Kg1 Qd1+
  28. 28.Kh2 Qd6+
  29. 29.Kg1 Qd1+

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