Veselin Topalov vs Viswanathan Anand

3rd Pearl Spring · 2010 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 0-1 in 33 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 0-1
Event 3rd Pearl Spring
Site Nanjing CHN
Round 3
Date 2010.10.22
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D57)
Moves 33
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/p1p2pp1/8/3p4/P2PqPQK/4P2P/6r1/7R w - - 2 34

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bh4 O-O
  7. 7.e3 Ne4
  8. 8.Bxe7 Qxe7
  9. 9.cxd5 Nxc3
  10. 10.bxc3 exd5
  11. 11.Qb3 Rd8
  12. 12.c4 Be6
  13. 13.c5 b6
  14. 14.Rc1 bxc5
  15. 15.Qa3 Nd7
  16. 16.Bb5 Bg4
  17. 17.Bxd7 Rxd7
  18. 18.Qxc5 Qe4
  19. 19.Rg1 Re8
  20. 20.Qb5 Rdd8
  21. 21.Qe2 Rb8
  22. 22.h3 Bxf3
  23. 23.gxf3 Qf5
  24. 24.f4 Rb1
  25. 25.Rxb1 Qxb1+
  26. 26.Qd1 Rb8
  27. 27.Ke2 Qf5
  28. 28.Rh1 Rb2+
  29. 29.Kf3 h5
  30. 30.a4 Qe4+
  31. 31.Kg3 h4+
  32. 32.Kxh4 Rxf2
  33. 33.Qg4 Rg2

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