Veselin Topalov vs Viswanathan Anand

8th London Classic 2016 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 0-1 in 34 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 0-1
Event 8th London Classic 2016
Site London ENG
Round 8.4
Date 2016.12.17
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 34
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

3R4/p4pkp/2Q2p2/1q6/1P5P/K4r2/1Pb3P1/8 w - - 0 35

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.e3 c5
  7. 7.dxc5 Bxc5
  8. 8.a3 Nc6
  9. 9.Qc2 Re8
  10. 10.O-O-O e5
  11. 11.Bg5 d4
  12. 12.Nd5 b5
  13. 13.Bxf6 gxf6
  14. 14.cxb5 Na5
  15. 15.exd4 exd4
  16. 16.Nb4 Bxb4
  17. 17.axb4 Be6
  18. 18.Nxd4 Rc8
  19. 19.Nc6 Nxc6
  20. 20.bxc6 Qb6
  21. 21.Qa4 Rxc6+
  22. 22.Kb1 Rd8
  23. 23.Rxd8+ Qxd8
  24. 24.Be2 Bf5+
  25. 25.Ka2 Rc2
  26. 26.Rd1 Qb6
  27. 27.Bg4 Qe6+
  28. 28.Ka3 Qe5
  29. 29.Qb3 Bg6
  30. 30.Bf3 Rxf2
  31. 31.h4 Bc2
  32. 32.Rd8+ Kg7
  33. 33.Qc3 Qb5
  34. 34.Qc6 Rxf3+

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