Veselin Topalov vs Viswanathan Anand

18th Amber Blindfold · 2009 · Caro-Kann, Advance · 1/2-1/2 in 27 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 18th Amber Blindfold
Site Nice FRA
Round 9
Date 2009.03.24
Opening Caro-Kann, Advance (B12)
Moves 27
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Final Position

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

r2r4/p3kpp1/4p3/1pq1P3/2N4Q/8/PP2KPPP/2R5 b - - 7 27

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.e5 Bf5
  4. 4.Nf3 e6
  5. 5.Be2 c5
  6. 6.Be3 cxd4
  7. 7.Nxd4 Ne7
  8. 8.c4 Nbc6
  9. 9.Nc3 Nxd4
  10. 10.Bxd4 dxc4
  11. 11.Qa4+ Nc6
  12. 12.Rd1 Bd3
  13. 13.Bxd3 cxd3
  14. 14.Rxd3 Bc5
  15. 15.Ne4 Bxd4
  16. 16.Nd6+ Kf8
  17. 17.Rxd4 Nxd4
  18. 18.Qxd4 Qa5+
  19. 19.Ke2 Ke7
  20. 20.Rc1 Rhd8
  21. 21.Qh4+ Kf8
  22. 22.Nc4 Qc5
  23. 23.Qxh7 b5
  24. 24.Qh8+ Ke7
  25. 25.Qh4+ Kf8
  26. 26.Qh8+ Ke7
  27. 27.Qh4+

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