Veselin Topalov vs Viswanathan Anand

Champions Showdown Rapid · 2016 · English Opening · 0-1 in 30 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 0-1
Event Champions Showdown Rapid
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 2.2
Date 2016.11.13
Opening English Opening (A21)
Moves 30
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

1r4k1/p4p1p/2b3r1/3Np3/2PpP1B1/q2P3P/6p1/2RQ2K1 w - - 0 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Bb4
  3. 3.Nd5 Bc5
  4. 4.e3 Nf6
  5. 5.b4 Be7
  6. 6.Nxe7 Qxe7
  7. 7.Bb2 O-O
  8. 8.a3 d6
  9. 9.d3 c5
  10. 10.Ne2 b6
  11. 11.bxc5 bxc5
  12. 12.Nc3 Bb7
  13. 13.Rb1 Re8
  14. 14.e4 Nc6
  15. 15.Be2 Nd4
  16. 16.O-O Rab8
  17. 17.Bc1 Bc6
  18. 18.Be3 Qc7
  19. 19.f4 Qa5
  20. 20.Rc1 Qxa3
  21. 21.fxe5 dxe5
  22. 22.Rxf6 gxf6
  23. 23.Bh6 Re6
  24. 24.Bh5 f5
  25. 25.Be3 f4
  26. 26.Bf2 Rh6
  27. 27.Bg4 Rg6
  28. 28.h3 f3
  29. 29.Bxd4 cxd4
  30. 30.Nd5 fxg2

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