Veselin Topalov vs Viswanathan Anand

Champions Showdown 60m · 2016 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 46 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Champions Showdown 60m
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 2.2
Date 2016.11.10
Opening English Opening (A21)
Moves 46
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Final Position

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

8/5R2/5pp1/P2p1k1p/2bP3P/5PK1/r5P1/4B3 b - - 3 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Bb4
  3. 3.Nd5 Bc5
  4. 4.Nf3 c6
  5. 5.Nc3 d6
  6. 6.a3 Nf6
  7. 7.e3 e4
  8. 8.Nd4 O-O
  9. 9.d3 d5
  10. 10.cxd5 cxd5
  11. 11.Be2 Qe7
  12. 12.b4 Bb6
  13. 13.O-O Rd8
  14. 14.Ra2 Bxd4
  15. 15.exd4 Nc6
  16. 16.Be3 Bf5
  17. 17.dxe4 Nxe4
  18. 18.Nxe4 Bxe4
  19. 19.Qd2 Qe6
  20. 20.f3 Bg6
  21. 21.Re1 Re8
  22. 22.Bf1 Qd7
  23. 23.Raa1 a6
  24. 24.b5 axb5
  25. 25.Bxb5 h5
  26. 26.a4 Qd6
  27. 27.Bf4 Rxe1+
  28. 28.Rxe1 Qf6
  29. 29.Be5 Qf5
  30. 30.Bxc6 bxc6
  31. 31.a5 Qd3
  32. 32.Qxd3 Bxd3
  33. 33.Bc7 f6
  34. 34.Re3 Bc4
  35. 35.Re6 Kf7
  36. 36.Rxc6 Re8
  37. 37.Bg3 Kg6
  38. 38.h4 Re2
  39. 39.Rc7 Ra2
  40. 40.Be1 Ra1
  41. 41.Kf2 Ra2+
  42. 42.Kg1 Ra1
  43. 43.Re7 Kf5
  44. 44.Kh2 g6
  45. 45.Kg3 Ra2
  46. 46.Rf7

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