Jan Timman vs Veselin Topalov

Sarajevo · 1999 · Slav Defense · 0-1 in 37 moves

The Game

White Jan Timman
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 0-1
Event Sarajevo
Site Sarajevo
Round 1
Date 1999.05.17
Opening Slav Defense (D15)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

4r1k1/2BR4/8/5rpK/4n3/4P1P1/1P2P2P/8 w - - 0 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 dxc4
  5. 5.Ne5 Nbd7
  6. 6.Nxc4 b5
  7. 7.Ne3 Bb7
  8. 8.g3 c5
  9. 9.Bg2 Bxg2
  10. 10.Nxg2 Qb6
  11. 11.dxc5 Nxc5
  12. 12.Be3 e6
  13. 13.O-O Qb7
  14. 14.Rc1 Ncd7
  15. 15.a4 a6
  16. 16.axb5 axb5
  17. 17.Qd3 Rb8
  18. 18.Rfd1 Be7
  19. 19.Ra1 Qc6
  20. 20.Bf4 e5
  21. 21.Bg5 O-O
  22. 22.Ne3 Bc5
  23. 23.Rac1 e4
  24. 24.Nxe4 Nxe4
  25. 25.Qxd7 Qxd7
  26. 26.Rxd7 Rbc8
  27. 27.Bf4 g5
  28. 28.Bc7 Bxe3
  29. 29.fxe3 Rfe8
  30. 30.Rf1 f6
  31. 31.Rf5 Ra8
  32. 32.Rxb5 Ra1+
  33. 33.Kg2 Re1
  34. 34.Kf3 Rf1+
  35. 35.Kg4 f5+
  36. 36.Rxf5 h5+
  37. 37.Kxh5 Rxf5

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