Veselin Topalov vs Viswanathan Anand

Dortmund · 1997 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 42 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event Dortmund
Site Dortmund
Round 7
Date 1997.07.11
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B96)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1k6/1p1r2b1/3R4/p2B4/4PQ1p/PK1R4/1P4PP/r3q3 b - - 0 42

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.Bg5 e6
  7. 7.f4 Qc7
  8. 8.Bxf6 gxf6
  9. 9.Qd2 Nc6
  10. 10.O-O-O Bd7
  11. 11.Kb1 h5
  12. 12.Bc4 O-O-O
  13. 13.Nxc6 Qxc6
  14. 14.Bb3 Kb8
  15. 15.Rhf1 Qc5
  16. 16.Qd3 h4
  17. 17.Qh3 Be7
  18. 18.f5 Qe5
  19. 19.Rde1 Rde8
  20. 20.Ne2 Bf8
  21. 21.Nf4 Rh6
  22. 22.a3 Bb5
  23. 23.Nd3 Bxd3
  24. 24.cxd3 Rh8
  25. 25.fxe6 fxe6
  26. 26.d4 Qxd4
  27. 27.Bxe6 Bg7
  28. 28.Bd5 Re7
  29. 29.Rd1 Qa4
  30. 30.Rd3 Rc8
  31. 31.Rb3 Rc5
  32. 32.Ka2 Qd4
  33. 33.Rd3 Qa4
  34. 34.Rb3 Qd4
  35. 35.Rff3 f5
  36. 36.Rb4 Qd1
  37. 37.Rd3 Qe1
  38. 38.Qxf5 a5
  39. 39.Rb6 Rc1
  40. 40.Qf4 Ra1+
  41. 41.Kb3 Rd7
  42. 42.Rxd6

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