Veselin Topalov vs Viswanathan Anand

WCh · 2010 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 44 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event WCh
Site Sofia BUL
Round 5
Date 2010.04.30
Opening Slav Defense (D17)
Moves 44
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Final Position

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

8/1p1r4/4pk2/p4n1p/P4PpP/2R3P1/1P6/3BK3 b - - 7 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 dxc4
  5. 5.a4 Bf5
  6. 6.Ne5 e6
  7. 7.f3 c5
  8. 8.e4 Bg6
  9. 9.Be3 cxd4
  10. 10.Qxd4 Qxd4
  11. 11.Bxd4 Nfd7
  12. 12.Nxd7 Nxd7
  13. 13.Bxc4 a6
  14. 14.Rc1 Rg8
  15. 15.h4 h5
  16. 16.Ne2 Bd6
  17. 17.Be3 Ne5
  18. 18.Nf4 Rc8
  19. 19.Bb3 Rxc1+
  20. 20.Bxc1 Ke7
  21. 21.Ke2 Rc8
  22. 22.Bd2 f6
  23. 23.Nxg6+ Nxg6
  24. 24.g3 Ne5
  25. 25.f4 Nc6
  26. 26.Bc3 Bb4
  27. 27.Bxb4+ Nxb4
  28. 28.Rd1 Nc6
  29. 29.Rd2 g5
  30. 30.Kf2 g4
  31. 31.Rc2 Rd8
  32. 32.Ke3 Rd6
  33. 33.Rc5 Nb4
  34. 34.Rc7+ Kd8
  35. 35.Rc3 Ke7
  36. 36.e5 Rd7
  37. 37.exf6+ Kxf6
  38. 38.Ke2 Nc6
  39. 39.Ke1 Nd4
  40. 40.Bd1 a5
  41. 41.Rc5 Nf5
  42. 42.Rc3 Nd4
  43. 43.Rc5 Nf5
  44. 44.Rc3

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