Veselin Topalov vs Viswanathan Anand

GCT Rapid YourNextMove · 2016 · English Opening · 0-1 in 43 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 0-1
Event GCT Rapid YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 5.2
Date 2016.06.17
Opening English Opening (A20)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/3B2kp/1p4p1/2p1P3/p1Rp4/P1nP3P/1r4PK/8 w - - 1 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.d3 Bb4+
  3. 3.Nd2 Nf6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nc6
  5. 5.a3 Bxd2+
  6. 6.Bxd2 d5
  7. 7.cxd5 Qxd5
  8. 8.e4 Qd6
  9. 9.h3 O-O
  10. 10.Rc1 a5
  11. 11.Be2 Be6
  12. 12.Be3 Rfd8
  13. 13.O-O a4
  14. 14.Qc2 Bb3
  15. 15.Qc3 Ne8
  16. 16.Nd2 Be6
  17. 17.Rfd1 Ra6
  18. 18.Bc5 Nd4
  19. 19.Bxd4 exd4
  20. 20.Qc5 Rb6
  21. 21.Qc2 Ra8
  22. 22.Rf1 Rb5
  23. 23.Nc4 Qc5
  24. 24.Qd1 Nd6
  25. 25.Nd2 Qb6
  26. 26.Bg4 Ba2
  27. 27.Re1 Rxb2
  28. 28.e5 Nb5
  29. 29.Nc4 Bxc4
  30. 30.Rxc4 Nc3
  31. 31.Qf3 Re8
  32. 32.Qf4 c5
  33. 33.e6 fxe6
  34. 34.Kh2 Qc6
  35. 35.Bf3 Qc8
  36. 36.Qd6 b6
  37. 37.Bg4 Qb8
  38. 38.Bxe6+ Kh8
  39. 39.Qxb8 Rxb8
  40. 40.f4 Re8
  41. 41.Re5 g6
  42. 42.Bd7 Rxe5
  43. 43.fxe5 Kg7

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