Veselin Topalov vs Anatoly Karpov

Hoogovens · 1998 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 50 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1-0
Event Hoogovens
Site Wijk aan Zee
Round 9
Date 1998.01.26
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D31)
Moves 50
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5qkR/p5b1/r3n1p1/4P1N1/1pp2P2/6K1/1P1Q4/7R b - - 6 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Be7
  4. 4.cxd5 exd5
  5. 5.Bf4 c6
  6. 6.Qc2 g6
  7. 7.e3 Bf5
  8. 8.Qd2 Nf6
  9. 9.f3 h5
  10. 10.Bd3 Bxd3
  11. 11.Qxd3 Na6
  12. 12.Nge2 Nc7
  13. 13.O-O Ne6
  14. 14.Be5 h4
  15. 15.Rae1 O-O
  16. 16.g4 hxg3
  17. 17.hxg3 Nd7
  18. 18.Kg2 Nxe5
  19. 19.dxe5 Qd7
  20. 20.f4 f5
  21. 21.g4 Rf7
  22. 22.Rh1 Bf8
  23. 23.gxf5 Nc5
  24. 24.Qd1 Qxf5
  25. 25.Nd4 Qd7
  26. 26.Reg1 Re8
  27. 27.Rh3 Ne6
  28. 28.Rgh1 Bg7
  29. 29.Qc2 Nf8
  30. 30.Nce2 Qe7
  31. 31.Nf3 Qb4
  32. 32.Rg3 c5
  33. 33.Nh4 Re6
  34. 34.Nc3 d4
  35. 35.Nd5 Qb5
  36. 36.e4 c4
  37. 37.Nf3 d3
  38. 38.Qc3 Ra6
  39. 39.Nd4 Qc5
  40. 40.Rxd3 Rxa2
  41. 41.Rdh3 b5
  42. 42.Nf3 Ne6
  43. 43.Kg3 b4
  44. 44.Qd2 Rf8
  45. 45.Nf6+ Rxf6
  46. 46.exf6 Bxf6
  47. 47.e5 Bg7
  48. 48.Rh7 Qf8
  49. 49.Ng5 Ra6
  50. 50.Rh8+

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