Veselin Topalov vs Vassily Ivanchuk

Linares · 1994 · Caro-Kann, Exchange · 1-0 in 54 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1-0
Event Linares
Site Linares
Round 1
Date 1994.00.00
Opening Caro-Kann, Exchange (B13)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

Q4k2/8/6K1/3p2P1/8/8/1p6/8 b - - 0 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.exd5 cxd5
  4. 4.Bd3 Nc6
  5. 5.c3 Nf6
  6. 6.Bg5 Bg4
  7. 7.Ne2 e6
  8. 8.Qc2 Bxe2
  9. 9.Qxe2 h6
  10. 10.Bh4 Qb6
  11. 11.Bg3 Be7
  12. 12.O-O O-O
  13. 13.b3 Rac8
  14. 14.Nd2 a6
  15. 15.a4 Qd8
  16. 16.Rac1 Re8
  17. 17.Kh1 Bd6
  18. 18.f4 Ne7
  19. 19.Nf3 Nf5
  20. 20.Ne5 Be7
  21. 21.Rc2 g6
  22. 22.Be1 h5
  23. 23.h3 h4
  24. 24.Bxf5 exf5
  25. 25.Bxh4 Ne4
  26. 26.Be1 Bh4
  27. 27.g4 fxg4
  28. 28.hxg4 Kg7
  29. 29.f5 Rc7
  30. 30.Kg2 Bxe1
  31. 31.Qxe1 Qg5
  32. 32.Qc1 Qxc1
  33. 33.Rcxc1 gxf5
  34. 34.Rxf5 f6
  35. 35.Nd3 Rxc3
  36. 36.Rxc3 Nxc3
  37. 37.Nf4 Re4
  38. 38.Kf3 Kh7
  39. 39.Rxf6 b5
  40. 40.Rxa6 Rxd4
  41. 41.Ra7+ Kg8
  42. 42.a5 Rb4
  43. 43.g5 Rxb3
  44. 44.Ne6 b4
  45. 45.Kf4 Ne2+
  46. 46.Ke5 Re3+
  47. 47.Kf6 Rf3+
  48. 48.Kg6 Nf4+
  49. 49.Nxf4 Rxf4
  50. 50.Ra8+ Rf8
  51. 51.Rxf8+ Kxf8
  52. 52.a6 b3
  53. 53.a7 b2
  54. 54.a8=Q+

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