Peter Svidler vs Veselin Topalov

Linares · 1998 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 67 moves

The Game

White Peter Svidler
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event Linares
Site Linares
Round 11
Date 1998.03.06
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 67
Replay this game move by move →

Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5R2/8/6K1/4kpP1/4r3/8/7P/8 b - - 4 67

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 Nd6
  6. 6.Bxc6 dxc6
  7. 7.dxe5 Nf5
  8. 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  9. 9.Nc3 Ke8
  10. 10.Rd1 Ne7
  11. 11.Nd4 Ng6
  12. 12.f4 Bc5
  13. 13.Ne4 Bxd4+
  14. 14.Rxd4 b6
  15. 15.Be3 h5
  16. 16.Re1 Be6
  17. 17.Ng5 Bf5
  18. 18.Rc4 Ne7
  19. 19.Rd1 a5
  20. 20.Bf2 c5
  21. 21.Rc3 Ng6
  22. 22.Re1 Rg8
  23. 23.a3 a4
  24. 24.e6 f6
  25. 25.Ne4 h4
  26. 26.Rc4 Ke7
  27. 27.Nxc5 bxc5
  28. 28.Rxc5 Nxf4
  29. 29.Rxf5 Nxe6
  30. 30.Bxh4 Rgb8
  31. 31.Rc5 Kd6
  32. 32.Rc3 Rxb2
  33. 33.Bg3+ Kd7
  34. 34.Rd1+ Ke8
  35. 35.Rc6 Kf7
  36. 36.Rd7+ Ke8
  37. 37.Rd1 Kf7
  38. 38.Re1 Re8
  39. 39.Re4 Ra2
  40. 40.Rxa4 Rd8
  41. 41.Re4 Rd1+
  42. 42.Kf2 Nd4
  43. 43.Rxc7+ Kg6
  44. 44.Rg4+ Kf5
  45. 45.Rc5+ Ke6
  46. 46.Re4+ Kf7
  47. 47.Rc7+ Kg6
  48. 48.Rg4+ Kf5
  49. 49.Rc5+ Ke6
  50. 50.Rxg7 Nxc2
  51. 51.Rc6+ Kf5
  52. 52.Rc5+ Ke6
  53. 53.Kf3 Nd4+
  54. 54.Kg4 Rxa3
  55. 55.Rc8 Ra4
  56. 56.Re8+ Kd5
  57. 57.Rd7+ Kc4
  58. 58.Bf2 Kc3
  59. 59.Bxd4+ Rdxd4+
  60. 60.Rxd4 Kxd4
  61. 61.Kf5 Ra2
  62. 62.g4 Rf2+
  63. 63.Kg6 Rf4
  64. 64.Kh5 f5
  65. 65.g5 Re4
  66. 66.Rf8 Ke5
  67. 67.Kg6

More Peter Svidler Games

Go Deeper

Step through this game on the interactive board, where you can also branch off and play your own ideas from any position. See every game between Peter Svidler and Veselin Topalov, or browse all Peter Svidler games in the collection. To find out what the engine thinks of it, paste the moves into Analyze Game and Stockfish will mark every turning point.