Veselin Topalov vs Viswanathan Anand

Dos Hermanas · 1997 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 26 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Dos Hermanas
Site Dos Hermanas
Round 3
Date 1997.04.04
Opening Slav Defense (D17)
Moves 26
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Final Position

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

2r3k1/5pp1/4p3/p1rn3p/2pQ3P/R7/1P4P1/2K2B2 b - - 1 26

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 c6
  4. 4.Nc3 dxc4
  5. 5.a4 Bf5
  6. 6.Ne5 e6
  7. 7.f3 Bb4
  8. 8.e4 Bxe4
  9. 9.fxe4 Nxe4
  10. 10.Bd2 Qxd4
  11. 11.Nxe4 Qxe4+
  12. 12.Qe2 Bxd2+
  13. 13.Kxd2 Qd5+
  14. 14.Kc2 Na6
  15. 15.Nxc4 b5
  16. 16.axb5 Nb4+
  17. 17.Kc3 cxb5
  18. 18.Rd1 bxc4
  19. 19.Rxd5 Nxd5+
  20. 20.Kc2 O-O
  21. 21.Qe4 Rfc8
  22. 22.h4 Rc5
  23. 23.Rh3 Rac8
  24. 24.Ra3 a5
  25. 25.Kc1 h5
  26. 26.Qd4

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