Anatoly Karpov vs Veselin Topalov

Dortmund · 1997 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 36 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Dortmund
Site Dortmund
Round 6
Date 1997.07.10
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D78)
Moves 36
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Final Position

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

4b1k1/7p/1p3p2/p2p2p1/Pb1P1PP1/1P1N4/5K1P/5B2 w - - 0 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 g6
  3. 3.g3 d5
  4. 4.Bg2 c6
  5. 5.O-O Bg7
  6. 6.Nbd2 O-O
  7. 7.c4 Bf5
  8. 8.b3 Ne4
  9. 9.Bb2 Nd7
  10. 10.Nh4 Nxd2
  11. 11.Qxd2 Be6
  12. 12.cxd5 cxd5
  13. 13.Qb4 Rb8
  14. 14.Rfc1 Re8
  15. 15.e3 Bf8
  16. 16.Qa4 a6
  17. 17.Bc3 Nf6
  18. 18.Nf3 Bd7
  19. 19.Qa5 e6
  20. 20.Qxd8 Rexd8
  21. 21.a4 Ne4
  22. 22.Ba5 b6
  23. 23.Be1 Rdc8
  24. 24.Ne5 Be8
  25. 25.f3 Nd6
  26. 26.g4 a5
  27. 27.Nd3 Rxc1
  28. 28.Rxc1 Rc8
  29. 29.Rxc8 Nxc8
  30. 30.Kf2 Ne7
  31. 31.Bf1 Nc6
  32. 32.Bc3 g5
  33. 33.e4 f6
  34. 34.exd5 exd5
  35. 35.f4 Nb4
  36. 36.Bxb4 Bxb4

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