Vladimir Kramnik vs Veselin Topalov

Hoogovens Blitz · 1998 · French Defense · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Vladimir Kramnik
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event Hoogovens Blitz
Site Wijk aan Zee
Round 10
Date 1998.01.19
Opening French Defense (C01)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/R7/7N/7K/2k1nPP1/P7/6r1 b - - 3 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.exd5 exd5
  4. 4.Nf3 Nf6
  5. 5.Bg5 c6
  6. 6.Bd3 Qe7+
  7. 7.Kf1 h6
  8. 8.Bh4 Qd8
  9. 9.Qe2+ Be6
  10. 10.Ne5 Be7
  11. 11.Ng6 Rg8
  12. 12.Nf4 Qd7
  13. 13.Nxe6 Qxe6
  14. 14.Qxe6 fxe6
  15. 15.Bg6+ Kd7
  16. 16.Nd2 c5
  17. 17.Re1 Rf8
  18. 18.dxc5 Bxc5
  19. 19.Nf3 Nc6
  20. 20.Bg3 Bd6
  21. 21.Bd3 a6
  22. 22.c3 Rae8
  23. 23.Bg6 Rd8
  24. 24.Kg1 Bxg3
  25. 25.hxg3 Kd6
  26. 26.Bc2 b5
  27. 27.Nh4 b4
  28. 28.Ng6 Rfe8
  29. 29.Ba4 bxc3
  30. 30.bxc3 Rc8
  31. 31.Rh4 e5
  32. 32.c4 d4
  33. 33.c5+ Kxc5
  34. 34.Bxc6 Rxc6
  35. 35.Nxe5 Kd5
  36. 36.Rxd4+ Kxd4
  37. 37.Nxc6+ Kc3
  38. 38.Rb1 Re6
  39. 39.Rb3+ Kd2
  40. 40.Rb2+ Kc1
  41. 41.Rc2+ Kd1
  42. 42.Rc4 h5
  43. 43.f3 Kd2
  44. 44.Nd4 Re1+
  45. 45.Kh2 Kd3
  46. 46.Ra4 Nd5
  47. 47.Nf5 Kc3
  48. 48.Rxa6 Re2
  49. 49.Nxg7 Ne3
  50. 50.Nxh5 Rxg2+
  51. 51.Kh3 Rg1
  52. 52.Kh4

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