Veselin Topalov vs Viswanathan Anand

Sparkassen Cat XXI · 2001 · French Defense · 1-0 in 45 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event Sparkassen Cat XXI
Site Dortmund GER
Round 3
Date 2001.07.14
Opening French Defense (C10)
Moves 45
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5r2/2kr4/4Q2P/p7/8/6P1/5P2/6K1 b - - 0 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bg5 dxe4
  5. 5.Nxe4 Nbd7
  6. 6.Nf3 h6
  7. 7.Nxf6+ Nxf6
  8. 8.Bxf6 Qxf6
  9. 9.Bb5+ c6
  10. 10.Bd3 a6
  11. 11.c3 c5
  12. 12.Ne5 Bd6
  13. 13.Qe2 cxd4
  14. 14.cxd4 Bd7
  15. 15.O-O Qf4
  16. 16.g3 Qxd4
  17. 17.Nxd7 Kxd7
  18. 18.Qf3 Ke7
  19. 19.Qxb7+ Kf6
  20. 20.Rad1 Qa7
  21. 21.Qf3+ Ke7
  22. 22.Qg4 g5
  23. 23.Bc4 Qb6
  24. 24.Rd3 Rad8
  25. 25.Rf3 Be5
  26. 26.Re1 f6
  27. 27.Qh5 Qb4
  28. 28.Rxe5 Qxc4
  29. 29.Re1 Qxa2
  30. 30.Qg6 Rhf8
  31. 31.Qxh6 Qxb2
  32. 32.Qg7+ Rf7
  33. 33.Rxe6+ Kxe6
  34. 34.Re3+ Qe5
  35. 35.Rxe5+ fxe5
  36. 36.Qxg5 Rdf8
  37. 37.Qg4+ Kd5
  38. 38.Qd1+ Kc5
  39. 39.Qc2+ Kb4
  40. 40.Qb2+ Kc5
  41. 41.Qxe5+ Kb6
  42. 42.h4 a5
  43. 43.h5 Rd7
  44. 44.Qe6+ Kc7
  45. 45.h6

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