Veselin Topalov vs Viswanathan Anand

Linares · 1998 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 40 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Linares
Site Linares
Round 6
Date 1998.02.27
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B17)
Moves 40
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Final Position

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

5r2/R5pk/4p2p/p3r2P/P7/7R/5PP1/6K1 w - - 0 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nd2 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4 Nd7
  5. 5.Ng5 e6
  6. 6.Bd3 Ngf6
  7. 7.N1f3 Bd6
  8. 8.Qe2 h6
  9. 9.Ne4 Nxe4
  10. 10.Qxe4 Qc7
  11. 11.Qg4 Kf8
  12. 12.O-O c5
  13. 13.Re1 b6
  14. 14.c3 Bb7
  15. 15.h4 Re8
  16. 16.h5 Bd5
  17. 17.Bd2 Rd8
  18. 18.Re2 Kg8
  19. 19.Qh3 Qc6
  20. 20.Re3 Bxf3
  21. 21.Rxf3 Nf6
  22. 22.Qh4 Be7
  23. 23.Rh3 cxd4
  24. 24.cxd4 Qd6
  25. 25.Be3 Kf8
  26. 26.Rc1 Qb4
  27. 27.b3 Nd5
  28. 28.Qe4 Bf6
  29. 29.Bc4 Qd6
  30. 30.Bxd5 Qxd5
  31. 31.Qxd5 Rxd5
  32. 32.Rc7 a5
  33. 33.a4 Kg8
  34. 34.Rb7 Kh7
  35. 35.Rxf7 Rb8
  36. 36.Ra7 b5
  37. 37.Bf4 Rf8
  38. 38.Be5 Bxe5
  39. 39.dxe5 bxa4
  40. 40.bxa4 Rxe5

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