Veselin Topalov vs Viswanathan Anand

XXII SuperGM · 2005 · Petroff Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 69 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event XXII SuperGM
Site Linares ESP
Round 9
Date 2005.03.04
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 69
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Final Position

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

8/8/p1p5/5kPp/1PPK3P/6B1/8/3b4 w - - 3 70

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.Nc3 Nxc3
  6. 6.dxc3 Be7
  7. 7.Be3 Nc6
  8. 8.Qd2 Be6
  9. 9.O-O-O a6
  10. 10.Ng5 Bxg5
  11. 11.Bxg5 Qd7
  12. 12.b3 f6
  13. 13.Be3 O-O-O
  14. 14.h3 Qf7
  15. 15.Be2 h5
  16. 16.Rhe1 Rhe8
  17. 17.f3 Qg6
  18. 18.Bf1 Bf5
  19. 19.Kb2 Re5
  20. 20.Bf4 Rxe1
  21. 21.Rxe1 Re8
  22. 22.Rd1 Bd7
  23. 23.c4 Qf5
  24. 24.Bd3 Qc5
  25. 25.Bg6 Rh8
  26. 26.Be4 Re8
  27. 27.c3 g5
  28. 28.Be3 Qe5
  29. 29.Bf2 f5
  30. 30.Bd3 Qg7
  31. 31.c5 dxc5
  32. 32.Bxc5 Kb8
  33. 33.Bc4 Bc8
  34. 34.Bd5 Qe5
  35. 35.Bxc6 bxc6
  36. 36.Bf2 Qe2
  37. 37.Ka3 Qxd2
  38. 38.Rxd2 Kb7
  39. 39.h4 g4
  40. 40.f4 Re7
  41. 41.c4 Rd7
  42. 42.Re2 Rd3
  43. 43.Kb4 g3
  44. 44.Bc5 Rd7
  45. 45.Be7 Rd4
  46. 46.Bg5 Re4
  47. 47.Rd2 Kb6
  48. 48.Rd3 c5+
  49. 49.Ka3 Re2
  50. 50.Rxg3 Bb7
  51. 51.Bf6 Rxg2
  52. 52.Rg5 Rxg5
  53. 53.fxg5 f4
  54. 54.Be5 f3
  55. 55.Bg3 Be4
  56. 56.Kb2 Kc6
  57. 57.Ka3 Bb1
  58. 58.Bf2 Kd6
  59. 59.Kb2 Be4
  60. 60.Kc1 Bg6
  61. 61.Kd2 Bb1
  62. 62.a3 Bg6
  63. 63.Bg3+ Kd7
  64. 64.Ke3 Bc2
  65. 65.Kxf3 Ke6
  66. 66.Ke3 c6
  67. 67.b4 cxb4
  68. 68.axb4 Kf5
  69. 69.Kd4 Bd1

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