Veselin Topalov vs Anatoly Karpov

Dos Hermanas · 1997 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 35 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Dos Hermanas
Site Dos Hermanas
Round 5
Date 1997.04.06
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B17)
Moves 35
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Final Position

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

6k1/1R4p1/4p2p/8/p7/1P3P2/P5PK/3r4 b - - 0 35

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nd2 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4 Nd7
  5. 5.Ng5 Ngf6
  6. 6.Bd3 e6
  7. 7.N1f3 Bd6
  8. 8.Qe2 h6
  9. 9.Ne4 Nxe4
  10. 10.Qxe4 c5
  11. 11.O-O Nf6
  12. 12.Bb5+ Ke7
  13. 13.Qe2 Qc7
  14. 14.dxc5 Qxc5
  15. 15.Be3 Qc7
  16. 16.Bd4 Rd8
  17. 17.c3 Bd7
  18. 18.Bc4 Bc6
  19. 19.Ne5 Be4
  20. 20.Ng4 Nxg4
  21. 21.Qxe4 Bxh2+
  22. 22.Kh1 Be5
  23. 23.Bxe6 fxe6
  24. 24.Qxg4 Bxd4
  25. 25.cxd4 Kf7
  26. 26.Rac1 Qb6
  27. 27.Qf4+ Kg8
  28. 28.Rc7 Qxd4
  29. 29.Qxd4 Rxd4
  30. 30.Rxb7 a5
  31. 31.Rc1 Rad8
  32. 32.f3 Rd1+
  33. 33.Rxd1 Rxd1+
  34. 34.Kh2 a4
  35. 35.b3

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