Veselin Topalov vs Viswanathan Anand

Hotel Bali Stars · 2003 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 13 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Hotel Bali Stars
Site Benidorm ESP
Round 8
Date 2003.11.28
Opening Slav Defense (D17)
Moves 13
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Final Position

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

r3kb1r/1p2pppp/1np1b3/p3P3/P3P3/2N2P2/1PK3PP/R1B2B1R b kq - 2 13

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 dxc4
  5. 5.a4 Bf5
  6. 6.Ne5 Nbd7
  7. 7.Nxc4 Nb6
  8. 8.Ne5 a5
  9. 9.f3 Nfd7
  10. 10.e4 Nxe5
  11. 11.dxe5 Qxd1+
  12. 12.Kxd1 Be6
  13. 13.Kc2

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