Veselin Topalov vs Viswanathan Anand

Dos Hermanas · 1996 · Ruy Lopez, Open · 1/2-1/2 in 30 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Dos Hermanas
Site Dos Hermanas
Round 7
Date 1996.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez, Open (C80)
Moves 30
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Final Position

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

1r4k1/5p2/4n1p1/4P2p/7P/4Q1P1/5PK1/8 b - - 8 30

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Nxe4
  6. 6.d4 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 d5
  8. 8.dxe5 Be6
  9. 9.Nbd2 Nc5
  10. 10.c3 d4
  11. 11.Bxe6 Nxe6
  12. 12.cxd4 Ncxd4
  13. 13.a4 Bc5
  14. 14.Ne4 O-O
  15. 15.Nxc5 Nxf3+
  16. 16.Qxf3 Nxc5
  17. 17.axb5 axb5
  18. 18.Bg5 Rxa1
  19. 19.Bxd8 Rxf1+
  20. 20.Kxf1 Rxd8
  21. 21.g3 Ne6
  22. 22.Qb7 g6
  23. 23.Qxb5 c5
  24. 24.h4 h5
  25. 25.b4 cxb4
  26. 26.Qxb4 Kg7
  27. 27.Kg2 Kg8
  28. 28.Qc3 Ra8
  29. 29.Qf3 Rb8
  30. 30.Qe3

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