Anatoly Karpov vs Veselin Topalov

Amber-blind 7th · 1998 · English Opening · 1-0 in 55 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event Amber-blind 7th
Site Monte Carlo
Round 7
Date 1998.03.20
Opening English Opening (A34)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2r4k/2P1bpr1/1RR5/p7/5P1p/5K2/B4P2/8 b - - 6 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 c5
  2. 2.c4 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.d4 Nxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 g6
  7. 7.e3 Bg7
  8. 8.Bb5+ Bd7
  9. 9.Qb3 O-O
  10. 10.O-O Qc7
  11. 11.Ba3 Be6
  12. 12.d5 Bg4
  13. 13.Be2 Nd7
  14. 14.h3 Bxf3
  15. 15.Bxf3 Rab8
  16. 16.Bb2 b5
  17. 17.Rfd1 c4
  18. 18.Qc2 Nc5
  19. 19.Ba3 a5
  20. 20.Rab1 Rfd8
  21. 21.Bxc5 Qxc5
  22. 22.Rdc1 Qa3
  23. 23.h4 h5
  24. 24.g3 Rdc8
  25. 25.g4 hxg4
  26. 26.Bxg4 Rd8
  27. 27.Bf3 Rb6
  28. 28.Kg2 Kf8
  29. 29.Kh3 Rc8
  30. 30.h5 gxh5
  31. 31.Qf5 Rd8
  32. 32.Rc2 Rf6
  33. 33.Qe4 Qc5
  34. 34.Rd1 Qc8+
  35. 35.Kg2 Rg6+
  36. 36.Kf1 Qd7
  37. 37.Ke2 Rg5
  38. 38.a4 bxa4
  39. 39.Qxc4 Rc8
  40. 40.Qd3 a3
  41. 41.c4 Qa4
  42. 42.Rdd2 Bb2
  43. 43.d6 exd6
  44. 44.Qxd6+ Kg8
  45. 45.Qf4 Rg7
  46. 46.Bd5 Rf8
  47. 47.c5 Qxf4
  48. 48.exf4 a2
  49. 49.Bxa2 Bf6
  50. 50.c6 Re8+
  51. 51.Kf3 h4
  52. 52.c7 Rc8
  53. 53.Rd6 Be7
  54. 54.Rb6 Kh8
  55. 55.Rcc6

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