Veselin Topalov vs Viswanathan Anand

10th Norway Chess 2022 · Queen's Gambit Accepted · 0-1 in 37 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 0-1
Event 10th Norway Chess 2022
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 2.4
Date 2022.06.01
Opening Queen's Gambit Accepted (D20)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

1r4k1/5pp1/3Qp2p/p3P3/1qN5/1Pn4P/5PP1/R5K1 b - - 3 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 dxc4
  3. 3.e4 b5
  4. 4.a4 c6
  5. 5.Nc3 b4
  6. 6.Nb1 Ba6
  7. 7.Qc2 Qxd4
  8. 8.Nf3 Qd7
  9. 9.Bxc4 Bxc4
  10. 10.Qxc4 e6
  11. 11.Be3 Nf6
  12. 12.Nbd2 Be7
  13. 13.O-O O-O
  14. 14.Rfd1 c5
  15. 15.Bxc5 Rc8
  16. 16.Nb3 Qc7
  17. 17.Qb5 a6
  18. 18.Qxb4 Nc6
  19. 19.Qe1 Rab8
  20. 20.Bxe7 Qxe7
  21. 21.Nfd2 Qb4
  22. 22.Qe2 Nd4
  23. 23.Nxd4 Qxd4
  24. 24.b3 h6
  25. 25.Ra2 a5
  26. 26.h3 Qb4
  27. 27.Qe1 Rc3
  28. 28.Rb2 Rd8
  29. 29.Rdb1 Nd7
  30. 30.Qe2 Rb8
  31. 31.Rd1 Nc5
  32. 32.Rbb1 Rd3
  33. 33.e5 Rd5
  34. 34.Nc4 Rxd1+
  35. 35.Qxd1 Nxa4
  36. 36.Ra1 Nc3
  37. 37.Qd6

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