Vladimir Kramnik vs Veselin Topalov

Las Palmas · 1996 · King's Indian, Classical · 1/2-1/2 in 80 moves

The Game

White Vladimir Kramnik
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Las Palmas
Site Las Palmas
Round 2
Date 1996.12.10
Opening King's Indian, Classical (E97)
Moves 80
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Final Position

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

4k3/R7/3Bn1p1/8/4r2P/8/5K2/8 w - - 4 81

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bg7
  4. 4.e4 d6
  5. 5.d4 O-O
  6. 6.Be2 e5
  7. 7.O-O Nc6
  8. 8.d5 Ne7
  9. 9.b4 a5
  10. 10.Ba3 axb4
  11. 11.Bxb4 Nd7
  12. 12.a4 Bh6
  13. 13.a5 f5
  14. 14.Nd2 Kh8
  15. 15.Bd3 Rf6
  16. 16.Na4 Rf7
  17. 17.c5 dxc5
  18. 18.Bc3 fxe4
  19. 19.Bxe4 Nf5
  20. 20.Nc4 Bg7
  21. 21.Bxf5 Rxf5
  22. 22.d6 Rb8
  23. 23.dxc7 Qxc7
  24. 24.Qd6 Qxd6
  25. 25.Nxd6 Rf8
  26. 26.Rfd1 b5
  27. 27.axb6 Nxb6
  28. 28.Nxc5 Bg4
  29. 29.f3 Nd7
  30. 30.Na6 Rb3
  31. 31.Rac1 Be6
  32. 32.Nc7 Bf7
  33. 33.Ne4 Nb8
  34. 34.Ng5 Nc6
  35. 35.Rd7 Be8
  36. 36.Rxg7 Kxg7
  37. 37.Nce6+ Kg8
  38. 38.Nxf8 Kxf8
  39. 39.Nxh7+ Ke7
  40. 40.Ng5 Bd7
  41. 41.Bd2 Rb2
  42. 42.Ne4 Nd4
  43. 43.Re1 Bc6
  44. 44.Bg5+ Ke6
  45. 45.Nd2 Nc2
  46. 46.Rc1 Nd4
  47. 47.Re1 Nc2
  48. 48.Rd1 Nd4
  49. 49.h4 Ne2+
  50. 50.Kh2 Nd4
  51. 51.Kh3 Kd5
  52. 52.Re1 Ra2
  53. 53.Ne4 Rc2
  54. 54.Ra1 Bd7+
  55. 55.Kg3 Bb5
  56. 56.Ra8 Bf1
  57. 57.Rd8+ Ke6
  58. 58.Bd2 Bd3
  59. 59.Re8+ Kf7
  60. 60.Nd6+ Kg7
  61. 61.Re7+ Kf8
  62. 62.Bg5 Bf1
  63. 63.Rxe5 Rxg2+
  64. 64.Kf4 Re2
  65. 65.Ne4 Bg2
  66. 66.Be7+ Kf7
  67. 67.Bc5 Ne6+
  68. 68.Kg3 Bf1
  69. 69.Bf2 Ng7
  70. 70.Kg4 Ne6
  71. 71.Rd5 Rc2
  72. 72.Rd7+ Ke8
  73. 73.Nf6+ Kf8
  74. 74.Bg3 Rc4+
  75. 75.Ne4 Ke8
  76. 76.Ra7 Bd3
  77. 77.Bd6 Bxe4
  78. 78.fxe4 Rxe4+
  79. 79.Kf3 Re1
  80. 80.Kf2 Re4

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