Veselin Topalov vs Viswanathan Anand

GMA · 2004 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1-0 in 44 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event GMA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 12
Date 2004.01.24
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B80)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3b3k/6p1/1q1p2Qp/4p2P/4P3/3P1P2/2R4K/8 b - - 0 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.f3 e6
  7. 7.Be3 b5
  8. 8.g4 Nfd7
  9. 9.Qd2 Nb6
  10. 10.a4 bxa4
  11. 11.Nxa4 Nxa4
  12. 12.Rxa4 Be7
  13. 13.g5 O-O
  14. 14.h4 Bd7
  15. 15.Ra1 Nc6
  16. 16.Rxa6 Qc7
  17. 17.Kf2 Nxd4
  18. 18.Bxd4 e5
  19. 19.Be3 Rxa6
  20. 20.Bxa6 f5
  21. 21.gxf6 Bxf6
  22. 22.Qd5+ Kh8
  23. 23.Bc4 Be8
  24. 24.Be2 Bf7
  25. 25.Qd2 Bh5
  26. 26.b3 Qe7
  27. 27.Kg2 Qf7
  28. 28.Rh3 Be7
  29. 29.b4 h6
  30. 30.b5 Qg6+
  31. 31.Kh2 Qe6
  32. 32.Qd3 Be8
  33. 33.Qb3 Qc8
  34. 34.b6 Bf7
  35. 35.Qb1 Qc3
  36. 36.Bd3 Rb8
  37. 37.Qg1 Bc4
  38. 38.Qg6 Bxd3
  39. 39.Rg3 Bf6
  40. 40.cxd3 Rxb6
  41. 41.Bxb6 Qb2+
  42. 42.Rg2 Qxb6
  43. 43.Rc2 Bd8
  44. 44.h5

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