Garry Kasparov vs Veselin Topalov

The Game

White	Garry Kasparov
Black	Veselin Topalov
Result	1-0
Event	Leon Man+Comp m
Site	Leon
Round	2
Date	1998.00.00
Opening	Grünfeld Defense (D79)
Moves	36

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2R5/1p3q1k/1P2p1pp/p2pPp2/N2B1P2/bP2P1P1/7P/6K1 b - - 0 36

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 Nf6
2. 2.Nf3 g6
3. 3.c4 Bg7
4. 4.g3 O-O
5. 5.Bg2 c6
6. 6.Nc3 d5
7. 7.cxd5 cxd5
8. 8.Ne5 e6
9. 9.O-O Nfd7
10. 10.f4 Nc6
11. 11.Be3 f6
12. 12.Nf3 f5
13. 13.Ne5 Nb6
14. 14.b3 Bd7
15. 15.Qd3 Nc8
16. 16.Bc1 Nxe5
17. 17.dxe5 Rf7
18. 18.Be3 Bc6
19. 19.Rfc1 Qa5
20. 20.a3 a6
21. 21.Bd4 Bf8
22. 22.e3 Be8
23. 23.Qd2 Qd8
24. 24.Bf1 Rc7
25. 25.Qb2 Rc6
26. 26.Na4 Rxc1
27. 27.Rxc1 Bc6
28. 28.Nc5 Qe8
29. 29.a4 a5
30. 30.Qc3 Qf7
31. 31.Bb5 Bxb5
32. 32.axb5 h6
33. 33.Na4 Ba3
34. 34.Qxc8+ Rxc8
35. 35.Rxc8+ Kh7
36. 36.b6

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