Garry Kasparov vs Veselin Topalov

Geneve Credit Suisse · 1996 · Sicilian, Alapin · 1/2-1/2 in 76 moves

The Game

White Garry Kasparov
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Geneve Credit Suisse
Site Geneve
Round 2.2
Date 1996.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Alapin (B22)
Moves 76
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Final Position

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

8/8/1K6/1pBk4/3n4/8/8/8 b - - 12 76

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.c3 d5
  4. 4.exd5 exd5
  5. 5.d4 a6
  6. 6.Bf4 Nc6
  7. 7.Be2 Nf6
  8. 8.O-O Be7
  9. 9.dxc5 Bxc5
  10. 10.Nbd2 O-O
  11. 11.Nb3 Bb6
  12. 12.Nfd4 Ne4
  13. 13.f3 Nd6
  14. 14.Kh1 Qf6
  15. 15.Qc1 Re8
  16. 16.Bd3 h6
  17. 17.Be3 Bd7
  18. 18.Bg1 Ne5
  19. 19.Bc2 Ndc4
  20. 20.Nd2 Rac8
  21. 21.Re1 Nd6
  22. 22.Nf1 Nec4
  23. 23.Rxe8+ Rxe8
  24. 24.b3 Na5
  25. 25.Qd2 Bc7
  26. 26.Re1 Rxe1
  27. 27.Qxe1 Nc6
  28. 28.Qd1 g6
  29. 29.Ne3 Ne7
  30. 30.Qe1 h5
  31. 31.Bf2 Nb5
  32. 32.Bh4 g5
  33. 33.Nxb5 axb5
  34. 34.Bf2 Be6
  35. 35.Nf1 Nc6
  36. 36.Qe3 h4
  37. 37.Qd3 h3
  38. 38.Ng3 hxg2+
  39. 39.Kxg2 Ne5
  40. 40.Qh7+ Kf8
  41. 41.Bf5 Nxf3
  42. 42.Bxe6 Nh4+
  43. 43.Kf1 Qxe6
  44. 44.Bc5+ Ke8
  45. 45.Qg8+ Kd7
  46. 46.Qxg5 Qh3+
  47. 47.Ke2 Qxh2+
  48. 48.Bf2 Bxg3
  49. 49.Qxg3 Qxg3
  50. 50.Bxg3 Nf5
  51. 51.Bh2 Ne7
  52. 52.Kd3 Nc6
  53. 53.c4 Nb4+
  54. 54.Kd4 bxc4
  55. 55.bxc4 Kc6
  56. 56.cxd5+ Nxd5
  57. 57.Ke5 b5
  58. 58.Kf5 Kc5
  59. 59.Bg3 Kc4
  60. 60.Bd6 Kd4
  61. 61.a3 Kd3
  62. 62.Bf8 Nb6
  63. 63.Bc5 Nd7
  64. 64.Be7 Kd4
  65. 65.Bb4 Kc4
  66. 66.Bd6 Kb3
  67. 67.Kg5 Nb6
  68. 68.Kf6 Nc4
  69. 69.Bf8 Nxa3
  70. 70.Kxf7 Nc2
  71. 71.Ke6 Kc4
  72. 72.Kd7 Nd4
  73. 73.Be7 Kd5
  74. 74.Kc7 Nc6
  75. 75.Kb6 Nd4
  76. 76.Bc5

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