Veselin Topalov vs Vassily Ivanchuk

Novgorod · 1996 · Petroff Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 33 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Novgorod
Site Novgorod
Round 3
Date 1996.00.00
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 33
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Final Position

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

8/pp4p1/2p2k1p/8/7P/1PP1R3/5PPK/3r4 b - - 0 33

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 d5
  6. 6.Bd3 Nc6
  7. 7.O-O Be7
  8. 8.c4 Nb4
  9. 9.Be2 O-O
  10. 10.Nc3 Be6
  11. 11.Be3 Bf5
  12. 12.Rc1 dxc4
  13. 13.Bxc4 c6
  14. 14.Ne5 Nxc3
  15. 15.bxc3 Nd5
  16. 16.Qf3 Be6
  17. 17.Bd2 f6
  18. 18.Nd3 Qd7
  19. 19.Rfe1 Bd6
  20. 20.h3 Bf7
  21. 21.Bb3 Rae8
  22. 22.Qg4 Rxe1+
  23. 23.Rxe1 Rd8
  24. 24.Qxd7 Rxd7
  25. 25.Ne5 Bxe5
  26. 26.dxe5 fxe5
  27. 27.Rxe5 Nf6
  28. 28.Bg5 Bxb3
  29. 29.axb3 Rd1+
  30. 30.Kh2 Kf7
  31. 31.Re3 h6
  32. 32.Bxf6 Kxf6
  33. 33.h4

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