Veselin Topalov vs Viswanathan Anand

Amber Blindfold · 1999 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1-0 in 63 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event Amber Blindfold
Site Monte Carlo
Round 4
Date 1999.03.19
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B19)
Moves 63
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5r2/4R3/PR6/6p1/3P1r2/2P3k1/1P2K3/8 b - - 0 63

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nd2 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4 Bf5
  5. 5.Ng3 Bg6
  6. 6.h4 h6
  7. 7.Nf3 e6
  8. 8.Ne5 Bh7
  9. 9.Bd3 Bxd3
  10. 10.Qxd3 Nd7
  11. 11.Bf4 Ngf6
  12. 12.Qb3 Qb6
  13. 13.Nc4 Qb5
  14. 14.Bd6 Be7
  15. 15.O-O Nb6
  16. 16.Qxb5 cxb5
  17. 17.Nxb6 axb6
  18. 18.Bxe7 Kxe7
  19. 19.a3 Rhd8
  20. 20.c3 h5
  21. 21.f3 g6
  22. 22.Rae1 Rd5
  23. 23.Kf2 Kf8
  24. 24.Ne4 Kg7
  25. 25.Re2 Ng8
  26. 26.Rfe1 Ne7
  27. 27.Ng5 Nf5
  28. 28.g3 Ne7
  29. 29.Nh3 Nc6
  30. 30.Nf4 Rd6
  31. 31.g4 hxg4
  32. 32.fxg4 Rad8
  33. 33.Kg3 Rh8
  34. 34.Rf1 Rd7
  35. 35.h5 g5
  36. 36.Nd3 Re8
  37. 37.Ne5 Nxe5
  38. 38.Rxe5 f6
  39. 39.Rxb5 Rd6
  40. 40.Re1 Kf7
  41. 41.a4 Ra8
  42. 42.Ra1 Kg7
  43. 43.Ra3 Kh6
  44. 44.Rab3 Ra6
  45. 45.R3b4 f5
  46. 46.Rc4 Ra8
  47. 47.Rcb4 Ra6
  48. 48.Re5 Ra8
  49. 49.gxf5 exf5
  50. 50.Rxf5 Kxh5
  51. 51.Rbb5 Rg8
  52. 52.Rf7 Re6
  53. 53.Rh7+ Kg6
  54. 54.Rxb7 Re3+
  55. 55.Kg4 Re4+
  56. 56.Kf3 Rf4+
  57. 57.Kg3 Rgf8
  58. 58.R5xb6+ Kf5
  59. 59.Re7 Rg4+
  60. 60.Kf3 Rf4+
  61. 61.Ke2 Kg4
  62. 62.a5 Kg3
  63. 63.a6

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