Veselin Topalov vs Viswanathan Anand

Champions Showdown Blitz · 2016 · Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin · 1/2-1/2 in 33 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Champions Showdown Blitz
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 8.2
Date 2016.11.14
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin (D38)
Moves 33
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Final Position

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

2q1r1k1/p1p2rp1/1p2p1np/2P5/3P1P2/P2Q1PB1/4RKPP/2R5 b - - 0 33

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Bb4
  5. 5.Qa4+ Nc6
  6. 6.a3 Bxc3+
  7. 7.bxc3 Ne4
  8. 8.e3 Nxc3
  9. 9.Qc2 Ne4
  10. 10.Bd3 Nd6
  11. 11.c5 Nf5
  12. 12.O-O h6
  13. 13.Rb1 O-O
  14. 14.Qc3 Nfe7
  15. 15.Bd2 b6
  16. 16.Rfc1 Na5
  17. 17.Qc2 Nc4
  18. 18.Bxc4 dxc4
  19. 19.Qxc4 Bb7
  20. 20.Ne1 Be4
  21. 21.Rb2 Ng6
  22. 22.f3 Bd5
  23. 23.Qc3 f5
  24. 24.Nd3 Rf7
  25. 25.Be1 Qg5
  26. 26.Kf1 Re8
  27. 27.Re2 Bb7
  28. 28.Qc4 Qd8
  29. 29.Bg3 Qc8
  30. 30.Kf2 Ba6
  31. 31.Qc3 f4
  32. 32.exf4 Bxd3
  33. 33.Qxd3

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