Veselin Topalov vs Viswanathan Anand

20th Amber Rapid · 2011 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 36 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 20th Amber Rapid
Site Monaco MNC
Round 1
Date 2011.03.12
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D57)
Moves 36
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Final Position

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

8/p4ppk/7p/3r4/2R3P1/6P1/P4PK1/8 b - - 0 36

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.Bd3 c5
  12. 12.O-O Nc6
  13. 13.Re1 Rd8
  14. 14.e4 dxe4
  15. 15.Bxe4 Qf6
  16. 16.d5 Ne7
  17. 17.Ne5 Bf5
  18. 18.Bf3 Ng6
  19. 19.Nxg6 Bxg6
  20. 20.Qb3 b6
  21. 21.Re3 Bf5
  22. 22.Rae1 Qd6
  23. 23.h3 Bd7
  24. 24.Bg4 Bxg4
  25. 25.hxg4 b5
  26. 26.Re5 Rab8
  27. 27.R1e3 c4
  28. 28.Qc2 b4
  29. 29.cxb4 Qxb4
  30. 30.g3 Qb1+
  31. 31.Qxb1 Rxb1+
  32. 32.Kg2 Rd1
  33. 33.Re8+ Rxe8
  34. 34.Rxe8+ Kh7
  35. 35.Rc8 Rxd5
  36. 36.Rxc4

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