Veselin Topalov vs Viswanathan Anand

GCT Blitz YourNextMove · 2016 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 59 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Blitz YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 1.1
Date 2016.06.19
Opening English Opening (A21)
Moves 59
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Final Position

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

8/8/2p5/5p1k/p7/6KP/8/2B5 w - - 13 60

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.e3 Bb4
  7. 7.Qc2 Nf6
  8. 8.a3 Bxc3
  9. 9.Qxc3 O-O
  10. 10.d3 Re8
  11. 11.Be2 e4
  12. 12.Nd2 d5
  13. 13.O-O exd3
  14. 14.Bxd3 Nbd7
  15. 15.cxd5 Ne5
  16. 16.Be2 Nxd5
  17. 17.Qc2 Bg4
  18. 18.Bxg4 Nxg4
  19. 19.Nf3 Qf6
  20. 20.Bd2 Qg6
  21. 21.Qb3 Rab8
  22. 22.Rad1 Ngf6
  23. 23.Bc1 h6
  24. 24.Rd4 Ne4
  25. 25.Rfd1 Re6
  26. 26.Qc2 Rbe8
  27. 27.b4 Rf6
  28. 28.Nh4 Rxf2
  29. 29.Rxe4 Rxg2+
  30. 30.Qxg2 Qxe4
  31. 31.Qxe4 Rxe4
  32. 32.Nf5 Re5
  33. 33.Rf1 f6
  34. 34.Kg2 Nb6
  35. 35.Nd6 Re7
  36. 36.Rd1 Rd7
  37. 37.Rd2 Nd5
  38. 38.Nf5 g6
  39. 39.Nxh6+ Kg7
  40. 40.e4 Ne3+
  41. 41.Kf3 Rxd2
  42. 42.Bxd2 Nc4
  43. 43.Bc1 Nxa3
  44. 44.Nf5+ gxf5
  45. 45.Bxa3 fxe4+
  46. 46.Kxe4 Kg6
  47. 47.Kf4 b6
  48. 48.Bc1 a5
  49. 49.bxa5 bxa5
  50. 50.Ba3 Kh5
  51. 51.Kg3 f5
  52. 52.Be7 a4
  53. 53.h3 Kg6
  54. 54.Kf4 Kh5
  55. 55.Kg3 Kg6
  56. 56.Ba3 Kg5
  57. 57.Bc1+ Kh5
  58. 58.Ba3 Kg5
  59. 59.Bc1+ Kh5

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