Veselin Topalov vs Viswanathan Anand

XX Ciudad de Leon · 2007 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1/2-1/2 in 38 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event XX Ciudad de Leon
Site Leon ESP
Round 2.3
Date 2007.07.08
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C88)
Moves 38
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Final Position

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

3r4/1bp2kp1/p3Np2/1p5p/1B6/P4P1P/1PPR1KP1/8 b - - 0 38

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 Bb7
  9. 9.d3 d6
  10. 10.a3 Qd7
  11. 11.Nc3 Nd8
  12. 12.d4 exd4
  13. 13.Nxd4 Re8
  14. 14.Nf5 Ne6
  15. 15.Bd5 Nxd5
  16. 16.exd5 Nc5
  17. 17.Qg4 Bf6
  18. 18.Bg5 h5
  19. 19.Qf4 Be5
  20. 20.Qf3 f6
  21. 21.Bd2 Qf7
  22. 22.Rad1 Nd7
  23. 23.Bf4 Bxc3
  24. 24.Qxc3 Nb6
  25. 25.Qg3 Kh7
  26. 26.Rxe8 Rxe8
  27. 27.Bxd6 Nxd5
  28. 28.Bc5 Re5
  29. 29.Nh4 Kg8
  30. 30.Nf3 Re8
  31. 31.Nd4 Kh7
  32. 32.Qd3+ Qg6
  33. 33.Qxg6+ Kxg6
  34. 34.f3 Nf4
  35. 35.Kf2 Kf7
  36. 36.Rd2 Rd8
  37. 37.Bb4 Ne6
  38. 38.Nxe6

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