Anatoly Karpov vs Veselin Topalov

Dortmunder Schachtage · 1999 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1/2-1/2 in 45 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Dortmunder Schachtage
Site Dortmund
Round 3
Date 1999.07.12
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A40)
Moves 45
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Final Position

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

2R3k1/8/6p1/1r3p1p/4p2P/6P1/5P2/5K2 b - - 1 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 g6
  2. 2.g3 Bg7
  3. 3.Bg2 c5
  4. 4.c3 Qa5
  5. 5.d5 d6
  6. 6.Nf3 Nf6
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.Re1 Re8
  9. 9.Na3 Nbd7
  10. 10.h3 b5
  11. 11.e4 a6
  12. 12.Nc2 Bb7
  13. 13.Bf4 h6
  14. 14.h4 e5
  15. 15.Bd2 c4
  16. 16.b4 cxb3
  17. 17.axb3 Qc7
  18. 18.Nh2 Nc5
  19. 19.Rb1 a5
  20. 20.b4 axb4
  21. 21.cxb4 Ncxe4
  22. 22.Rxe4 Nxe4
  23. 23.Bxe4 f5
  24. 24.Bg2 Qf7
  25. 25.Bc1 e4
  26. 26.Bb2 Bxb2
  27. 27.Rxb2 Qxd5
  28. 28.Qxd5+ Bxd5
  29. 29.Nf1 h5
  30. 30.Nfe3 Bc4
  31. 31.Bf1 d5
  32. 32.Kg2 Reb8
  33. 33.Nd4 Rb6
  34. 34.Rd2 Kf7
  35. 35.Ndc2 Ra2
  36. 36.Bxc4 dxc4
  37. 37.Rd5 Rb2
  38. 38.Kf1 Ra6
  39. 39.Rxb5 Raa2
  40. 40.Rb7+ Kg8
  41. 41.Rc7 Rxc2
  42. 42.Nxc2 Rxc2
  43. 43.b5 Rb2
  44. 44.Rxc4 Rxb5
  45. 45.Rc8+

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