Veselin Topalov vs Viswanathan Anand

FIDE Candidates 2016 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 51 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE Candidates 2016
Site Moscow RUS
Round 8.4
Date 2016.03.20
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 51
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Final Position

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

8/7k/1pp2p2/p2p1P2/P2P1pPp/1P3P2/6KP/8 b - - 1 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Nbd7
  5. 5.Qc2 Bb4
  6. 6.cxd5 exd5
  7. 7.a3 Bxc3+
  8. 8.Qxc3 Ne4
  9. 9.Qc2 O-O
  10. 10.e3 Re8
  11. 11.b3 c6
  12. 12.Bd3 Nf8
  13. 13.Bb2 Bf5
  14. 14.O-O Qf6
  15. 15.Ne5 Nd6
  16. 16.Rae1 Bxd3
  17. 17.Nxd3 Qg6
  18. 18.f3 f6
  19. 19.a4 Ne6
  20. 20.Qd2 h5
  21. 21.Ba3 Nf5
  22. 22.Nf4 Nxf4
  23. 23.exf4 Rxe1
  24. 24.Rxe1 Re8
  25. 25.Rxe8+ Qxe8
  26. 26.Kf2 Nh6
  27. 27.Qd3 b6
  28. 28.Bb4 Qe6
  29. 29.Qc2 Kf7
  30. 30.Ba3 Qd7
  31. 31.Bb4 Nf5
  32. 32.Qd3 g6
  33. 33.g3 Ng7
  34. 34.Qe3 Kg8
  35. 35.Qd3 Kh7
  36. 36.Kg2 Qf5
  37. 37.Qc3 Qe6
  38. 38.Qd3 a5
  39. 39.Bd2 Qf5
  40. 40.Qc3 Qe6
  41. 41.Qd3 Qf5
  42. 42.Qc3 h4
  43. 43.g4 Qb1
  44. 44.Be3 Qd1
  45. 45.Bf2 Qe2
  46. 46.Qe3 Qxe3
  47. 47.Bxe3 Ne6
  48. 48.Kh3 g5
  49. 49.f5 Nf4+
  50. 50.Bxf4 gxf4
  51. 51.Kg2

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