Veselin Topalov vs Anatoly Karpov

Amber-blind 6th · 1997 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 59 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Amber-blind 6th
Site Monte Carlo
Round 1
Date 1997.00.00
Opening English Opening (A29)
Moves 59
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Final Position

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

8/8/4p3/4N3/4kBp1/1p1r2P1/1K6/8 b - - 3 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e5
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.g3 Bc5
  5. 5.Nxe5 Bxf2+
  6. 6.Kxf2 Nxe5
  7. 7.b3 d5
  8. 8.d4 Nc6
  9. 9.h3 O-O
  10. 10.Bg2 dxc4
  11. 11.d5 Ne5
  12. 12.Qd4 Nfd7
  13. 13.Bf4 Qf6
  14. 14.Rhd1 Nd3+
  15. 15.Rxd3 cxd3
  16. 16.Qxf6 Nxf6
  17. 17.e4 c6
  18. 18.d6 Be6
  19. 19.Rd1 Nd7
  20. 20.Rxd3 a5
  21. 21.Rd2 Rfe8
  22. 22.e5 h5
  23. 23.Re2 Bf5
  24. 24.Bf3 Bxh3
  25. 25.Bxh5 Be6
  26. 26.Re3 Nb6
  27. 27.Ne4 Nd5
  28. 28.Re2 Bf5
  29. 29.Nc5 b6
  30. 30.Na4 Rab8
  31. 31.Bf3 Be6
  32. 32.Rd2 Red8
  33. 33.Bxd5 cxd5
  34. 34.Be3 b5
  35. 35.Nc5 Rdc8
  36. 36.a3 b4
  37. 37.axb4 axb4
  38. 38.Ra2 Ra8
  39. 39.Rxa8 Rxa8
  40. 40.d7 d4
  41. 41.Bg5 Bxd7
  42. 42.Nxd7 Ra2+
  43. 43.Kf3 Rc2
  44. 44.Ke4 Rc3
  45. 45.Kxd4 Rxb3
  46. 46.Bf4 Rf3
  47. 47.Nb6 b3
  48. 48.Nc4 Kh7
  49. 49.e6 fxe6
  50. 50.Be5 g5
  51. 51.Ke4 Rf2
  52. 52.Ke3 Rf5
  53. 53.Kd2 Kg6
  54. 54.Kc3 Rf3+
  55. 55.Kb2 Kf5
  56. 56.Bc7 Rd3
  57. 57.Bb8 g4
  58. 58.Bf4 Ke4
  59. 59.Ne5

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