Veselin Topalov vs Viswanathan Anand

FIDE Candidates 2014 · Réti Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 54 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE Candidates 2014
Site Khanty-Mansiysk RUS
Round 2.2
Date 2014.03.14
Opening Réti Opening (A09)
Moves 54
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/8/8/5k1K/8/8 w - - 0 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.e3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 Nbd7
  5. 5.Qc2 e5
  6. 6.cxd5 Nxd5
  7. 7.d4 Bd6
  8. 8.dxe5 Nxe5
  9. 9.Nxe5 Bxe5
  10. 10.Qe4 Qe7
  11. 11.Nxd5 cxd5
  12. 12.Bb5+ Kf8
  13. 13.Qxd5 g6
  14. 14.Bd2 Kg7
  15. 15.Qxe5+ Qxe5
  16. 16.Bc3 Qxc3+
  17. 17.bxc3 Be6
  18. 18.Ke2 Rac8
  19. 19.Rhc1 Rc5
  20. 20.a4 Rhc8
  21. 21.Ra3 a6
  22. 22.Bd3 b5
  23. 23.axb5 axb5
  24. 24.Rb1 Rxc3
  25. 25.Rxc3 Rxc3
  26. 26.Rxb5 Bc4
  27. 27.Bxc4 Rxc4
  28. 28.Kf3 h5
  29. 29.h3 Rc2
  30. 30.Rb1 Kf6
  31. 31.Re1 g5
  32. 32.Ra1 Kg6
  33. 33.Ra6+ f6
  34. 34.Ra4 h4
  35. 35.g3 hxg3
  36. 36.Kxg3 Rb2
  37. 37.e4 Rb1
  38. 38.f3 Rg1+
  39. 39.Kf2 Rh1
  40. 40.Kg2 Rb1
  41. 41.Ra6 Kf7
  42. 42.Ra5 Kg6
  43. 43.Ra6 Kf7
  44. 44.Ra2 Ke6
  45. 45.Kg3 Rg1+
  46. 46.Rg2 Rxg2+
  47. 47.Kxg2 Ke5
  48. 48.Kf2 Kf4
  49. 49.Kg2 Ke5
  50. 50.Kg3 f5
  51. 51.exf5 Kxf5
  52. 52.h4 gxh4+
  53. 53.Kxh4 Kf4
  54. 54.Kh3 Kxf3

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