Veselin Topalov vs Viswanathan Anand

GMA · 2003 · Petroff Defense · 0-1 in 61 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 0-1
Event GMA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 2
Date 2003.01.12
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 61
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

7k/6p1/8/p4B2/1p4PP/1Pr5/5PK1/8 w - - 3 62

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 Nf6
  9. 9.h3 Nb4
  10. 10.Be2 dxc4
  11. 11.Bxc4 O-O
  12. 12.Nc3 c6
  13. 13.Re1 Nbd5
  14. 14.Qb3 Nb6
  15. 15.Bd3 Be6
  16. 16.Qc2 h6
  17. 17.Rxe6 fxe6
  18. 18.Qe2 Qd7
  19. 19.Bd2 Bd6
  20. 20.Ne4 Nbd5
  21. 21.Nxd6 Qxd6
  22. 22.Re1 Rad8
  23. 23.a3 Rfe8
  24. 24.Bb1 c5
  25. 25.Ne5 cxd4
  26. 26.Qd3 Ne3
  27. 27.Nf3 Ned5
  28. 28.Bxh6 Nf4
  29. 29.Bxf4 Qxf4
  30. 30.Ba2 Rd6
  31. 31.h4 Qh6
  32. 32.Bc4 Qh7
  33. 33.Qb3 d3
  34. 34.Rd1 d2
  35. 35.Qb4 Red8
  36. 36.Ng5 Qc2
  37. 37.Bb3 Qc6
  38. 38.g3 Qb6
  39. 39.Nxe6 Qxb4
  40. 40.axb4 Rc8
  41. 41.Kf1 Kh8
  42. 42.Ng5 Rd4
  43. 43.Nf7+ Kh7
  44. 44.Ng5+ Kh6
  45. 45.Nf7+ Kg6
  46. 46.Ne5+ Kh7
  47. 47.Nf3 Rxb4
  48. 48.Nxd2 Rd8
  49. 49.Bc2+ Kh8
  50. 50.b3 Rbd4
  51. 51.Ke1 b5
  52. 52.Nb1 Re8+
  53. 53.Kf1 Rxd1+
  54. 54.Bxd1 Ne4
  55. 55.Bc2 a5
  56. 56.Na3 Nd2+
  57. 57.Kg2 Rb8
  58. 58.g4 b4
  59. 59.Nb1 Nxb1
  60. 60.Bxb1 Rc8
  61. 61.Bf5 Rc3

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