Veselin Topalov vs Vassily Ivanchuk

The Game

White	Veselin Topalov
Black	Vassily Ivanchuk
Result	1-0
Event	Amber Blindfold
Site	Monte Carlo
Round	9
Date	1999.03.26
Opening	English Opening (A17)
Moves	41

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1k6/5RN1/1p3n1r/2p1pp2/p1P5/P1P2P2/3KP3/8 b - - 5 41

All The Moves

1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
2. 2.c4 e6
3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
4. 4.Qb3 a5
5. 5.g3 Nc6
6. 6.a3 Bxc3
7. 7.bxc3 b6
8. 8.Bg2 Bb7
9. 9.O-O d6
10. 10.d3 Ne7
11. 11.Bg5 a4
12. 12.Qb5+ Nd7
13. 13.Nd4 Bxg2
14. 14.Kxg2 Ra5
15. 15.Bxe7 Qa8+
16. 16.Qc6 Kxe7
17. 17.Qxa8 Raxa8
18. 18.Nc6+ Ke8
19. 19.d4 f5
20. 20.f3 Nf6
21. 21.Rab1 Kd7
22. 22.Nb4 h5
23. 23.h4 Rag8
24. 24.Nd3 g5
25. 25.hxg5 Rxg5
26. 26.Kf2 h4
27. 27.gxh4 Rxh4
28. 28.Rh1 Rgh5
29. 29.Rxh4 Rxh4
30. 30.Rg1 Nh5
31. 31.Ke3 Rh2
32. 32.Kd2 c5
33. 33.Rg8 Nf6
34. 34.Rg7+ Kd8
35. 35.Ra7 Rh1
36. 36.Nf4 e5
37. 37.Ne6+ Kc8
38. 38.dxe5 dxe5
39. 39.Rc7+ Kb8
40. 40.Rf7 Rh6
41. 41.Ng7

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