Veselin Topalov vs Anatoly Karpov

Vienna Millenium · 1996 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 27 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Vienna Millenium
Site Vienna
Round 7
Date 1996.00.00
Opening English Opening (A17)
Moves 27
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Final Position

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

5n2/p1r2kpp/5p2/1Rpp4/P7/2P3P1/3NPP1P/5K2 b - a3 0 27

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.g3 b6
  5. 5.Bg2 Bb7
  6. 6.O-O O-O
  7. 7.d3 d5
  8. 8.cxd5 Nxd5
  9. 9.Qc2 Be7
  10. 10.Rd1 Nxc3
  11. 11.bxc3 c5
  12. 12.d4 Qc8
  13. 13.dxc5 bxc5
  14. 14.Rb1 Bc6
  15. 15.Bg5 f6
  16. 16.Bf4 Nd7
  17. 17.Bd6 Rf7
  18. 18.Bxe7 Rxe7
  19. 19.Rd6 Nf8
  20. 20.Rxc6 Qxc6
  21. 21.Nd2 Qe8
  22. 22.Bxa8 Qxa8
  23. 23.Qe4 Qd5
  24. 24.Qxd5 exd5
  25. 25.Kf1 Kf7
  26. 26.Rb5 Rc7
  27. 27.a4

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