Veselin Topalov vs Viswanathan Anand

XX Ciudad de Leon · 2007 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1/2-1/2 in 49 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event XX Ciudad de Leon
Site Leon ESP
Round 2.1
Date 2007.07.08
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C92)
Moves 49
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Final Position

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

5k2/8/p3R1p1/1p4N1/1P4rP/b7/4K3/8 w - - 0 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.Re1 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 O-O
  8. 8.h3 d6
  9. 9.c3 Rb8
  10. 10.d3 Na5
  11. 11.Bc2 c5
  12. 12.Nbd2 Nc6
  13. 13.Nf1 Re8
  14. 14.a3 h6
  15. 15.Ng3 Be6
  16. 16.d4 exd4
  17. 17.cxd4 cxd4
  18. 18.Ne2 d3
  19. 19.Bxd3 Ne5
  20. 20.Ned4 Nxd3
  21. 21.Qxd3 Rc8
  22. 22.Nxe6 fxe6
  23. 23.e5 dxe5
  24. 24.Qg6 e4
  25. 25.Ne5 Bc5
  26. 26.Qf7+ Kh7
  27. 27.Qg6+ Kg8
  28. 28.Bxh6 Re7
  29. 29.Rad1 Qe8
  30. 30.Bg5 Qxg6
  31. 31.Nxg6 Rec7
  32. 32.b4 Ba7
  33. 33.Rd6 Kh7
  34. 34.Ne5 Rc2
  35. 35.Bh4 Rc1
  36. 36.Kf1 Nd5
  37. 37.Bg5 e3
  38. 38.fxe3 Bxe3
  39. 39.Nf3 Nf4
  40. 40.Bxf4 Bxf4
  41. 41.Rxe6 R8c6
  42. 42.Rxc6 Rxc6
  43. 43.h4 Bc1
  44. 44.g4 Bxa3
  45. 45.Re4 g6
  46. 46.Ke2 Rc4
  47. 47.Ng5+ Kg7
  48. 48.Re7+ Kf8
  49. 49.Re6 Rxg4

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