Alexander Morozevich vs Veselin Topalov

Frankfurt-West Masters · 1999 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 0-1 in 75 moves

The Game

White Alexander Morozevich
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 0-1
Event Frankfurt-West Masters
Site Frankfurt
Round 5
Date 1999.06.30
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B80)
Moves 75
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/1K6/2P5/8/4k3/6p1/8 b - - 0 75

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.f3 e6
  7. 7.Be3 b5
  8. 8.g4 h6
  9. 9.Qd2 Nbd7
  10. 10.O-O-O Bb7
  11. 11.Bd3 Rc8
  12. 12.Kb1 Ne5
  13. 13.Rhe1 Nfd7
  14. 14.f4 Nc4
  15. 15.Qe2 Nxe3
  16. 16.Qxe3 b4
  17. 17.Nd5 g5
  18. 18.Nf5 Rg8
  19. 19.Qa7 Nc5
  20. 20.Bxa6 Bxa6
  21. 21.e5 dxe5
  22. 22.Nde7 Qxe7
  23. 23.Nxe7 Bxe7
  24. 24.Rxe5 gxf4
  25. 25.Rxc5 Bxc5
  26. 26.Qxa6 Ke7
  27. 27.Qb7+ Kf6
  28. 28.Rd7 Rcf8
  29. 29.h3 h5
  30. 30.Qc7 Be3
  31. 31.Qd6 hxg4
  32. 32.hxg4 Rh8
  33. 33.Qe7+ Kg6
  34. 34.a4 bxa3
  35. 35.g5 Kf5
  36. 36.Qf6+ Kg4
  37. 37.Rd1 Rhg8
  38. 38.Qh6 Rb8
  39. 39.b3 Rxg5
  40. 40.Qh1 Rbg8
  41. 41.Ka2 Kf5
  42. 42.Rd7 Kg6
  43. 43.Qe4+ Kf6
  44. 44.Qb4 Rg2
  45. 45.Qe7+ Ke5
  46. 46.Rc7 f5
  47. 47.Rc6 R8g6
  48. 48.Kxa3 f3
  49. 49.Qc7+ Kf6
  50. 50.Qd8+ Ke5
  51. 51.Qh8+ Kf4
  52. 52.Qh4+ R2g4
  53. 53.Rc4+ Ke5
  54. 54.Qh8+ Rg7
  55. 55.Rxg4 fxg4
  56. 56.Qxg7+ Kf4
  57. 57.Qf6+ Kg3
  58. 58.Qxe6 Bc5+
  59. 59.b4 f2
  60. 60.Qf5 Bd6
  61. 61.Kb3 Bf4
  62. 62.Qd3+ Kg2
  63. 63.Qe2 g3
  64. 64.b5 Kg1
  65. 65.Qg4 f1=Q
  66. 66.c4 Qd3+
  67. 67.Kb4 Bd2+
  68. 68.Kc5 g2
  69. 69.b6 Be3+
  70. 70.Kc6 Bxb6
  71. 71.Kxb6 Kf2
  72. 72.Qf4+ Qf3
  73. 73.Qd4+ Qe3
  74. 74.Qxe3+ Kxe3
  75. 75.c5

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