Veselin Topalov vs Viswanathan Anand

Hoogovens · 1996 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1-0 in 28 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event Hoogovens
Site Wijk aan Zee
Round 12
Date 1996.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B86)
Moves 28
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1k2r3/1b3Q1p/p1q2p2/1pP5/3p3P/P1N3P1/B1P5/1K1R4 b - - 2 28

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.Bc4 e6
  7. 7.Bb3 Nbd7
  8. 8.f4 Nc5
  9. 9.e5 dxe5
  10. 10.fxe5 Nfd7
  11. 11.Bf4 b5
  12. 12.Qe2 Bb7
  13. 13.O-O-O Qb6
  14. 14.Kb1 Be7
  15. 15.h4 O-O-O
  16. 16.a3 Nb8
  17. 17.Be3 Nc6
  18. 18.Ba2 Nxd4
  19. 19.Bxd4 Qc6
  20. 20.Rhf1 Rhf8
  21. 21.g3 Kb8
  22. 22.Rf4 f5
  23. 23.exf6 gxf6
  24. 24.b4 e5
  25. 25.bxc5 Rxd4
  26. 26.Rfxd4 exd4
  27. 27.Qxe7 Re8
  28. 28.Qf7

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