Veselin Topalov vs Vassily Ivanchuk

Linares · 1998 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Linares
Site Linares
Round 14
Date 1998.03.09
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B84)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

8/4B3/p5k1/Pp1b2p1/1P1P1pP1/5K1p/7P/8 w - - 5 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Be3 e6
  7. 7.Be2 Qc7
  8. 8.a4 b6
  9. 9.f4 Bb7
  10. 10.Bf3 Nbd7
  11. 11.Qe2 e5
  12. 12.Nf5 g6
  13. 13.fxe5 Nxe5
  14. 14.Bg5 Qd8
  15. 15.Ne3 Bg7
  16. 16.O-O h6
  17. 17.Bh4 O-O
  18. 18.Ncd5 g5
  19. 19.Nxf6+ Qxf6
  20. 20.Bg4 Qd8
  21. 21.Bg3 Nxg4
  22. 22.Qxg4 Qe7
  23. 23.Nf5 Qxe4
  24. 24.Qxe4 Bxe4
  25. 25.Nxg7 Kxg7
  26. 26.Bxd6 Rfe8
  27. 27.c3 f5
  28. 28.a5 Re6
  29. 29.Bc7 b5
  30. 30.Rad1 Kg6
  31. 31.Rd6 Rxd6
  32. 32.Bxd6 h5
  33. 33.Rd1 Rd8
  34. 34.Rd4 h4
  35. 35.Kf2 h3
  36. 36.g4 f4
  37. 37.Be7 Rxd4
  38. 38.cxd4 Bd5
  39. 39.b4 Bb3
  40. 40.Ke2 Be6
  41. 41.Kf3 Bd5+

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