Veselin Topalov vs Viswanathan Anand

XIX Ciudad · 2006 · Queen's Gambit Accepted · 1/2-1/2 in 67 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event XIX Ciudad
Site Leon ESP
Round 2.1
Date 2006.06.11
Opening Queen's Gambit Accepted (D23)
Moves 67
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Final Position

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

8/4k3/3n1pBp/2K4P/5PP1/8/8/8 b - - 4 67

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 c5
  2. 2.c4 Nf6
  3. 3.g3 d5
  4. 4.d4 dxc4
  5. 5.Qa4+ Bd7
  6. 6.Qxc4 Bc6
  7. 7.dxc5 e6
  8. 8.Nc3 Nbd7
  9. 9.Be3 Rc8
  10. 10.Bg2 Bxc5
  11. 11.Bxc5 Bxf3
  12. 12.Bxf3 Rxc5
  13. 13.Qb3 b6
  14. 14.O-O O-O
  15. 15.Rfd1 Qb8
  16. 16.Ne4 Rc7
  17. 17.Nxf6+ Nxf6
  18. 18.Kg2 h6
  19. 19.Qa4 Rd8
  20. 20.Qf4 Rc2
  21. 21.b3 Rdc8
  22. 22.Qxb8 Rxb8
  23. 23.a4 g5
  24. 24.Rac1 Rb2
  25. 25.Rc7 g4
  26. 26.Bc6 Rc2
  27. 27.Rd4 a5
  28. 28.e4 Ne8
  29. 29.Rb7 Rxb7
  30. 30.Bxb7 Kf8
  31. 31.e5 Rc5
  32. 32.Rxg4 Rxe5
  33. 33.Rh4 Kg7
  34. 34.Rd4 Rc5
  35. 35.b4 Rc7
  36. 36.Bf3 e5
  37. 37.Rg4+ Kf8
  38. 38.Re4 Nd6
  39. 39.Rxe5 axb4
  40. 40.Re2 Rc4
  41. 41.Rd2 Ke7
  42. 42.Bd5 Rc5
  43. 43.Rd4 Ra5
  44. 44.Bb3 b5
  45. 45.Rxb4 bxa4
  46. 46.Bxa4 Rc5
  47. 47.Bb3 Rb5
  48. 48.Rxb5 Nxb5
  49. 49.f4 f6
  50. 50.Kh3 Kf8
  51. 51.Kg4 Nd6
  52. 52.Kf3 Ke7
  53. 53.g4 Ne8
  54. 54.Ke3 Nd6
  55. 55.Kd4 Ne8
  56. 56.h4 Nd6
  57. 57.Kd5 Ne8
  58. 58.Kc6 Nd6
  59. 59.Bd5 Ne8
  60. 60.Kc5 Nd6
  61. 61.Bc6 Nf7
  62. 62.Be4 Nd6
  63. 63.Bd3 Nf7
  64. 64.Kd5 Nd6
  65. 65.h5 Nf7
  66. 66.Bg6 Nd6
  67. 67.Kc5

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