Veselin Topalov vs Viswanathan Anand

Las Palmas · 1996 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1/2-1/2 in 39 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Las Palmas
Site Las Palmas
Round 9
Date 1996.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B85)
Moves 39
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Final Position

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

2r1r2k/5npp/3pNb2/3R1P2/1B6/1P6/1P5P/5R1K b - - 0 39

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.Be2 e6
  7. 7.O-O Nc6
  8. 8.Be3 Be7
  9. 9.f4 Qc7
  10. 10.Kh1 O-O
  11. 11.Bf3 Re8
  12. 12.a4 Bd7
  13. 13.Qd2 Rab8
  14. 14.Nb3 b6
  15. 15.g4 Bc8
  16. 16.Qf2 Na5
  17. 17.Rad1 Nc4
  18. 18.Bc1 b5
  19. 19.g5 Nd7
  20. 20.axb5 axb5
  21. 21.Bg2 b4
  22. 22.Ne2 Nc5
  23. 23.f5 Bf8
  24. 24.g6 Nxb3
  25. 25.cxb3 Ne5
  26. 26.gxf7+ Qxf7
  27. 27.Nd4 exf5
  28. 28.exf5 Bb7
  29. 29.Ne6 Rbc8
  30. 30.Ng5 Qe7
  31. 31.Qd2 Kh8
  32. 32.Rde1 Qd7
  33. 33.Ne6 Qb5
  34. 34.Rd1 Be7
  35. 35.Bxb7 Qxb7+
  36. 36.Qd5 Qxd5+
  37. 37.Rxd5 Nf7
  38. 38.Bd2 Bf6
  39. 39.Bxb4

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