Veselin Topalov vs Vassily Ivanchuk

Amber-blind 7th · 1998 · Sicilian Defense · 1-0 in 26 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1-0
Event Amber-blind 7th
Site Monte Carlo
Round 6
Date 1998.03.18
Opening Sicilian Defense (B56)
Moves 26
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1r4k1/1q3ppp/1b6/2PPp3/8/5PP1/1PQN3P/R5K1 b - - 0 26

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 cxd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Bd7
  6. 6.f3 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 a5
  8. 8.a4 Be7
  9. 9.Be3 Na6
  10. 10.Bb5 O-O
  11. 11.Bxd7 Qxd7
  12. 12.Nxa5 d5
  13. 13.Nxd5 Nxd5
  14. 14.exd5 Rfc8
  15. 15.c3 Bh4+
  16. 16.g3 Bd8
  17. 17.Nb3 b5
  18. 18.O-O bxa4
  19. 19.Nd2 Nc5
  20. 20.c4 Qb7
  21. 21.Bxc5 Rxc5
  22. 22.Rxa4 Rca5
  23. 23.Rxa5 Bxa5
  24. 24.Qc2 Rb8
  25. 25.Ra1 Bb6+
  26. 26.c5

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