Veselin Topalov vs Viswanathan Anand

The Game

White	Veselin Topalov
Black	Viswanathan Anand
Result	0-1
Event	Linares16th
Site	Linares
Round	11
Date	1999.03.06
Opening	Caro-Kann, Advance (B12)
Moves	43

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

7k/1p6/2n4P/6NK/p7/8/8/8 w - - 2 44

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 c6
2. 2.d4 d5
3. 3.e5 Bf5
4. 4.Nc3 e6
5. 5.g4 Bg6
6. 6.Nge2 Ne7
7. 7.Nf4 c5
8. 8.h4 cxd4
9. 9.Nb5 Nec6
10. 10.h5 Be4
11. 11.f3 a6
12. 12.Nd6+ Bxd6
13. 13.exd6 g5
14. 14.Nh3 h6
15. 15.fxe4 dxe4
16. 16.Bg2 f5
17. 17.O-O O-O
18. 18.c3 Qxd6
19. 19.gxf5 exf5
20. 20.Qb3+ Kh8
21. 21.Bxe4 fxe4
22. 22.Rxf8+ Qxf8
23. 23.Qe6 Nd7
24. 24.Qxd7 Rd8
25. 25.Qg4 e3
26. 26.b3 Ne5
27. 27.Qe4 Qf6
28. 28.Kg2 e2
29. 29.Bxg5 hxg5
30. 30.cxd4 Qc6
31. 31.d5 Qxd5
32. 32.Qxd5 Rxd5
33. 33.Re1 Rd2
34. 34.Kf2 Rxa2
35. 35.Rxe2 Nd3+
36. 36.Ke3 Rxe2+
37. 37.Kxe2 g4
38. 38.Ng5 Nc1+
39. 39.Ke3 Nxb3
40. 40.h6 a5
41. 41.Kf4 Nd4
42. 42.Kxg4 a4
43. 43.Kh5 Nc6

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