Anatoly Karpov vs Veselin Topalov

Linares · 1994 · English Opening · 1-0 in 39 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event Linares
Site Linares
Round 4
Date 1994.00.00
Opening English Opening (A33)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5k2/Q7/5q2/7B/5P2/1P4P1/Pr3PK1/8 b - - 2 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 c5
  3. 3.Nf3 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 e6
  5. 5.g3 Nc6
  6. 6.Bg2 Bc5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be7
  8. 8.Nc3 O-O
  9. 9.O-O d6
  10. 10.Bf4 Nh5
  11. 11.e3 Nxf4
  12. 12.exf4 Bd7
  13. 13.Qd2 Qb8
  14. 14.Rfe1 g6
  15. 15.h4 a6
  16. 16.h5 b5
  17. 17.hxg6 hxg6
  18. 18.Nc5 dxc5
  19. 19.Qxd7 Rc8
  20. 20.Rxe6 Ra7
  21. 21.Rxg6+ fxg6
  22. 22.Qe6+ Kg7
  23. 23.Bxc6 Rd8
  24. 24.cxb5 Bf6
  25. 25.Ne4 Bd4
  26. 26.bxa6 Qb6
  27. 27.Rd1 Qxa6
  28. 28.Rxd4 Rxd4
  29. 29.Qf6+ Kg8
  30. 30.Qxg6+ Kf8
  31. 31.Qe8+ Kg7
  32. 32.Qe5+ Kg8
  33. 33.Nf6+ Kf7
  34. 34.Be8+ Kf8
  35. 35.Qxc5+ Qd6
  36. 36.Qxa7 Qxf6
  37. 37.Bh5 Rd2
  38. 38.b3 Rb2
  39. 39.Kg2

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