Veselin Topalov vs Viswanathan Anand

WCh · 2010 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 0-1 in 56 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 0-1
Event WCh
Site Sofia BUL
Round 12
Date 2010.05.11
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D56)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/5Nqk/3R4/p6p/P1p5/6PK/8/8 w - - 2 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bh4 O-O
  7. 7.e3 Ne4
  8. 8.Bxe7 Qxe7
  9. 9.Rc1 c6
  10. 10.Be2 Nxc3
  11. 11.Rxc3 dxc4
  12. 12.Bxc4 Nd7
  13. 13.O-O b6
  14. 14.Bd3 c5
  15. 15.Be4 Rb8
  16. 16.Qc2 Nf6
  17. 17.dxc5 Nxe4
  18. 18.Qxe4 bxc5
  19. 19.Qc2 Bb7
  20. 20.Nd2 Rfd8
  21. 21.f3 Ba6
  22. 22.Rf2 Rd7
  23. 23.g3 Rbd8
  24. 24.Kg2 Bd3
  25. 25.Qc1 Ba6
  26. 26.Ra3 Bb7
  27. 27.Nb3 Rc7
  28. 28.Na5 Ba8
  29. 29.Nc4 e5
  30. 30.e4 f5
  31. 31.exf5 e4
  32. 32.fxe4 Qxe4+
  33. 33.Kh3 Rd4
  34. 34.Ne3 Qe8
  35. 35.g4 h5
  36. 36.Kh4 g5+
  37. 37.fxg6 Qxg6
  38. 38.Qf1 Rxg4+
  39. 39.Kh3 Re7
  40. 40.Rf8+ Kg7
  41. 41.Nf5+ Kh7
  42. 42.Rg3 Rxg3+
  43. 43.hxg3 Qg4+
  44. 44.Kh2 Re2+
  45. 45.Kg1 Rg2+
  46. 46.Qxg2 Bxg2
  47. 47.Kxg2 Qe2+
  48. 48.Kh3 c4
  49. 49.a4 a5
  50. 50.Rf6 Kg8
  51. 51.Nh6+ Kg7
  52. 52.Rb6 Qe4
  53. 53.Kh2 Kh7
  54. 54.Rd6 Qe5
  55. 55.Nf7 Qxb2+
  56. 56.Kh3 Qg7

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