Anatoly Karpov vs Veselin Topalov

FIDE GP · 2002 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 31 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE GP
Site Dubai UAE
Round 4.1
Date 2002.04.07
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D58)
Moves 31
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Final Position

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

8/p5pk/7p/r4n2/7P/4N3/5PP1/1R4K1 w - - 0 32

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.c4 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bh4 O-O
  7. 7.e3 b6
  8. 8.Be2 Bb7
  9. 9.Bxf6 Bxf6
  10. 10.cxd5 exd5
  11. 11.b4 c5
  12. 12.bxc5 bxc5
  13. 13.Rb1 Bc6
  14. 14.O-O Nd7
  15. 15.Bb5 Qc7
  16. 16.Qc2 Rab8
  17. 17.dxc5 Bxc3
  18. 18.Bxc6 Qxc6
  19. 19.Qxc3 Qxc5
  20. 20.Qxc5 Nxc5
  21. 21.Nd4 Rfc8
  22. 22.Rfc1 Rxb1
  23. 23.Rxb1 Ne6
  24. 24.Nf5 Rc2
  25. 25.a3 Ra2
  26. 26.Ne7+ Kh7
  27. 27.Nxd5 Rxa3
  28. 28.h4 Ra5
  29. 29.e4 f5
  30. 30.exf5 Nd4
  31. 31.Ne3 Nxf5

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