Veselin Topalov vs Viswanathan Anand

Amber-blind 7th · 1998 · Petroff Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 56 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Amber-blind 7th
Site Monte Carlo
Round 10
Date 1998.03.25
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 56
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Final Position

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

8/Q4p2/1p3Pk1/1P1q3p/P7/6P1/5PK1/8 w - - 7 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 d5
  6. 6.Bd3 Nc6
  7. 7.O-O Be7
  8. 8.c4 Be6
  9. 9.Re1 Nf6
  10. 10.cxd5 Bxd5
  11. 11.Nc3 O-O
  12. 12.Nxd5 Qxd5
  13. 13.Bf4 Qd8
  14. 14.a3 Nd5
  15. 15.Bg3 Bf6
  16. 16.Be4 Nce7
  17. 17.Qb3 Qd7
  18. 18.Ne5 Bxe5
  19. 19.dxe5 c6
  20. 20.Rad1 Rfe8
  21. 21.Qc2 g6
  22. 22.Qb3 b6
  23. 23.h3 Qe6
  24. 24.Rd2 Rad8
  25. 25.Red1 Rd7
  26. 26.Qf3 Nf5
  27. 27.Bf4 Red8
  28. 28.Bg5 Nfe7
  29. 29.Bxd5 cxd5
  30. 30.Bf6 d4
  31. 31.Qe4 d3
  32. 32.Rxd3 Rxd3
  33. 33.Rxd3 Rxd3
  34. 34.Qxd3 Nd5
  35. 35.Qd4 h6
  36. 36.h4 Kh7
  37. 37.g3 Qd7
  38. 38.Qc4 Nc7
  39. 39.Qc2 h5
  40. 40.Qe4 Nd5
  41. 41.b4 Qe6
  42. 42.Qc4 Kg8
  43. 43.Qd4 Nxf6
  44. 44.exf6 Kh7
  45. 45.a4 Qf5
  46. 46.b5 Qb1+
  47. 47.Kg2 Qf5
  48. 48.Qc3 g5
  49. 49.hxg5 Qxg5
  50. 50.Qd3+ Kh6
  51. 51.Qd6 Kg6
  52. 52.Qd7 Qe5
  53. 53.Qxa7 Qe4+
  54. 54.Kh2 Qd4
  55. 55.Kg1 Qd1+
  56. 56.Kg2 Qd5+

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