Judit Polgar vs Veselin Topalov

Novgorod · 1996 · Sicilian, Dragon · 0-1 in 35 moves

The Game

White Judit Polgar
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 0-1
Event Novgorod
Site Novgorod
Round 2
Date 1996.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Dragon (B72)
Moves 35
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

2bN4/8/p5k1/4b3/Nnp5/6KP/1PP3P1/8 w - - 5 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 g6
  3. 3.Nf3 Bg7
  4. 4.d4 cxd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Nc6
  6. 6.Be3 Nf6
  7. 7.Bc4 O-O
  8. 8.Bb3 d6
  9. 9.h3 Na5
  10. 10.O-O b6
  11. 11.Qd3 Bb7
  12. 12.Bg5 Nxb3
  13. 13.axb3 a6
  14. 14.Rfe1 h6
  15. 15.Bd2 b5
  16. 16.f4 e6
  17. 17.Kh2 Rc8
  18. 18.Re2 Qc7
  19. 19.b4 Rfd8
  20. 20.Nb3 e5
  21. 21.fxe5 d5
  22. 22.exd5 Nxd5
  23. 23.Qg3 Nxb4
  24. 24.Rf1 Re8
  25. 25.Bf4 g5
  26. 26.Nd4 gxf4
  27. 27.Rxf4 Rxe5
  28. 28.Rxe5 Qxe5
  29. 29.Nf5 Rc4
  30. 30.Nxh6+ Kh7
  31. 31.Rxc4 bxc4
  32. 32.Nxf7 Qxg3+
  33. 33.Kxg3 Kg6
  34. 34.Nd8 Bc8
  35. 35.Na4 Be5+

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