Veselin Topalov vs Viswanathan Anand

Dos Hermanas · 1999 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 25 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Dos Hermanas
Site Dos Hermanas
Round 6
Date 1999.04.13
Opening Ruy Lopez (C78)
Moves 25
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Final Position

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

r3n1k1/5pp1/1b2b2p/1qp1B3/1Pp1P3/7P/1QB2PP1/1N1R2K1 w - c6 0 26

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Bc5
  6. 6.c3 b5
  7. 7.Bc2 d6
  8. 8.a4 Bg4
  9. 9.b4 Bb6
  10. 10.h3 Bd7
  11. 11.d3 h6
  12. 12.axb5 axb5
  13. 13.Rxa8 Qxa8
  14. 14.Na3 Qa6
  15. 15.Bb2 O-O
  16. 16.Qd2 Ne7
  17. 17.d4 Ng6
  18. 18.dxe5 dxe5
  19. 19.c4 bxc4
  20. 20.Nxe5 Nxe5
  21. 21.Bxe5 Be6
  22. 22.Qc3 Ra8
  23. 23.Nb1 Ne8
  24. 24.Rd1 Qb5
  25. 25.Qb2 c5

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