Veselin Topalov vs Anatoly Karpov

Las Palmas · 1996 · Queen's Gambit Accepted · 1/2-1/2 in 27 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Las Palmas
Site Las Palmas
Round 3
Date 1996.12.11
Opening Queen's Gambit Accepted (D27)
Moves 27
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Final Position

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

2r1b3/1p2Nkpp/pBn2p2/4p3/4P1P1/1P1N4/1P3PP1/2R3K1 b - - 0 27

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.d4 e6
  3. 3.c4 dxc4
  4. 4.e3 a6
  5. 5.Bxc4 c5
  6. 6.O-O Nf6
  7. 7.Bb3 Nc6
  8. 8.Qe2 cxd4
  9. 9.Rd1 d3
  10. 10.Rxd3 Qc7
  11. 11.Nc3 Be7
  12. 12.e4 Nd7
  13. 13.Be3 Nc5
  14. 14.Rdd1 O-O
  15. 15.Rac1 Nxb3
  16. 16.axb3 Rd8
  17. 17.Na4 Rxd1+
  18. 18.Qxd1 Bd7
  19. 19.Bb6 Qc8
  20. 20.Ne5 Be8
  21. 21.Nd3 e5
  22. 22.Nc3 Qe6
  23. 23.Nd5 Rc8
  24. 24.h3 f6
  25. 25.Qg4 Qxg4
  26. 26.hxg4 Kf7
  27. 27.Nxe7

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