Vladimir Kramnik vs Veselin Topalov

Linares · 1998 · Grünfeld, Exchange · 1/2-1/2 in 55 moves

The Game

White Vladimir Kramnik
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Linares
Site Linares
Round 9
Date 1998.00.00
Opening Grünfeld, Exchange (D85)
Moves 55
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Final Position

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

1R2R3/3r1pk1/5bp1/8/8/6PK/8/8 w - - 6 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 c5
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.d4 Nxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 g6
  7. 7.e4 Bg7
  8. 8.Rb1 O-O
  9. 9.Be2 cxd4
  10. 10.cxd4 Qa5+
  11. 11.Bd2 Qxa2
  12. 12.O-O Bg4
  13. 13.Be3 Nc6
  14. 14.d5 Bxf3
  15. 15.Bxf3 Ne5
  16. 16.Be2 Nc4
  17. 17.Bg5 Nd6
  18. 18.Bxe7 Nxe4
  19. 19.Bf3 Nd2
  20. 20.Qe2 Rfe8
  21. 21.d6 Nxf3+
  22. 22.Qxf3 Bf8
  23. 23.Rxb7 a5
  24. 24.h4 a4
  25. 25.Rd1 Qe6
  26. 26.Bg5 h6
  27. 27.d7 hxg5
  28. 28.dxe8=Q Rxe8
  29. 29.hxg5 a3
  30. 30.g3 a2
  31. 31.Kg2 Rd8
  32. 32.Re1 Qc4
  33. 33.Ra7 Rd3
  34. 34.Qa8 Rd2
  35. 35.Qf3 Rd3
  36. 36.Qa8 Rd2
  37. 37.Ra4 Qc5
  38. 38.Rf1 Qc2
  39. 39.Ra7 Qb3
  40. 40.Qf3 Qxf3+
  41. 41.Kxf3 Bc5
  42. 42.Ra8+ Kg7
  43. 43.Ra1 Rxf2+
  44. 44.Kg4 Rd2
  45. 45.Ra4 Bb6
  46. 46.R1xa2 Rd5
  47. 47.Kh4 Bd8
  48. 48.Rg4 Rd1
  49. 49.Rh2 Kg8
  50. 50.Re4 Rd5
  51. 51.Re8+ Kg7
  52. 52.Rb2 Bxg5+
  53. 53.Kg4 Rd4+
  54. 54.Kh3 Rd7
  55. 55.Rbb8 Bf6

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