Veselin Topalov vs Viswanathan Anand

Champions Showdown Blitz · 2016 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 32 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Champions Showdown Blitz
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 2.2
Date 2016.11.14
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 32
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Final Position

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

6k1/5pp1/6q1/p1n1P2p/1p1Q4/5P1P/PP3P2/2B3K1 w - - 1 33

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Nbd7
  5. 5.Qc2 dxc4
  6. 6.e4 c5
  7. 7.dxc5 Bxc5
  8. 8.Bxc4 Qc7
  9. 9.O-O a6
  10. 10.Bb3 b5
  11. 11.Qe2 b4
  12. 12.Na4 Bb7
  13. 13.e5 Nd5
  14. 14.Nxc5 Nxc5
  15. 15.Bc2 h6
  16. 16.Rd1 a5
  17. 17.Rd4 Ne7
  18. 18.Bd2 O-O
  19. 19.Rc1 Rfd8
  20. 20.Be3 Nd5
  21. 21.Bd2 Ba6
  22. 22.Qe1 Qb6
  23. 23.Bb1 Rac8
  24. 24.h3 h5
  25. 25.Qd1 Nd7
  26. 26.Be4 Rxc1
  27. 27.Bxc1 Nc5
  28. 28.Bxd5 exd5
  29. 29.Rxd5 Rxd5
  30. 30.Qxd5 Bb7
  31. 31.Qd4 Bxf3
  32. 32.gxf3 Qg6+

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