Veselin Topalov vs Viswanathan Anand

Chess Classics · 1997 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 0-1 in 34 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 0-1
Event Chess Classics
Site Frankfurt
Round 3
Date 1997.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 34
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

1kb1r3/8/p3p3/1p2np1N/5Bp1/6Pp/PPq2K1P/3RR3 w - - 0 35

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.Be3 Ng4
  7. 7.Bc1 Nf6
  8. 8.Be3 Ng4
  9. 9.Bg5 h6
  10. 10.Bh4 g5
  11. 11.Bg3 Bg7
  12. 12.Be2 h5
  13. 13.Bxg4 Bxg4
  14. 14.f3 Bd7
  15. 15.Bf2 Nc6
  16. 16.O-O e6
  17. 17.Nde2 Qc7
  18. 18.Qd2 g4
  19. 19.f4 h4
  20. 20.Be3 b5
  21. 21.Rad1 Bf8
  22. 22.e5 dxe5
  23. 23.Ne4 O-O-O
  24. 24.Qe1 f5
  25. 25.Ng5 h3
  26. 26.g3 Re8
  27. 27.Qf2 Kb8
  28. 28.fxe5 Bc8
  29. 29.Nf4 Rg8
  30. 30.Nh5 Rxg5
  31. 31.Bxg5 Nxe5
  32. 32.Bf4 Bc5
  33. 33.Rfe1 Bxf2+
  34. 34.Kxf2 Qxc2+

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