Veselin Topalov vs Viswanathan Anand

The Game

White	Veselin Topalov
Black	Viswanathan Anand
Result	1/2-1/2
Event	Amber-blind 6th
Site	Monte Carlo
Round	3
Date	1997.00.00
Opening	Queen's Gambit Accepted (D20)
Moves	44

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Final Position

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

6k1/p5p1/4p3/r7/8/3pPKP1/P2R4/8 w - - 2 45

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 d5
2. 2.c4 dxc4
3. 3.e4 e5
4. 4.Nf3 exd4
5. 5.Bxc4 Nc6
6. 6.O-O Be6
7. 7.Bxe6 fxe6
8. 8.Qb3 Qd7
9. 9.Qxb7 Rb8
10. 10.Qa6 Nf6
11. 11.Qd3 Bd6
12. 12.Nbd2 O-O
13. 13.Nc4 Ng4
14. 14.h3 Rxf3
15. 15.Qxf3 Nh2
16. 16.Qd3 Nxf1
17. 17.Kxf1 Nb4
18. 18.Qb3 Nc6
19. 19.Qa4 Rb4
20. 20.Qc2 Ne5
21. 21.Nxe5 Bxe5
22. 22.Qd3 c5
23. 23.b3 c4
24. 24.bxc4 Qc6
25. 25.Bd2 Rxc4
26. 26.Rb1 Bc7
27. 27.Rb2 Bb6
28. 28.Ke2 h6
29. 29.g3 Rc5
30. 30.h4 Qd7
31. 31.Kf3 Rc8
32. 32.Kg2 Qa4
33. 33.Bb4 Rc1
34. 34.h5 Qe8
35. 35.Qf3 Qb5
36. 36.Qe2 d3
37. 37.Qg4 Qc6
38. 38.Bd2 Rc4
39. 39.Bxh6 Qxe4+
40. 40.Qxe4 Rxe4
41. 41.Kf3 Re5
42. 42.Be3 Bxe3
43. 43.fxe3 Rxh5
44. 44.Rd2 Ra5

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