Veselin Topalov vs Anatoly Karpov

The Game

White	Veselin Topalov
Black	Anatoly Karpov
Result	1-0
Event	Amber-rapid 7th
Site	Monte Carlo
Round	7
Date	1998.03.20
Opening	Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves	43

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/p1R2pp1/qp2r3/5Q1p/1K5P/1P2P1B1/5P2/8 b - - 11 43

All The Moves

1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
2. 2.c4 e6
3. 3.Nc3 d5
4. 4.d4 Be7
5. 5.Bf4 O-O
6. 6.e3 c5
7. 7.dxc5 Bxc5
8. 8.a3 Nc6
9. 9.Qc2 Qa5
10. 10.O-O-O Be7
11. 11.Kb1 Rd8
12. 12.Nd2 Qb6
13. 13.c5 Qxc5
14. 14.Nb3 Nb4
15. 15.axb4 Qxb4
16. 16.Rd4 Qb6
17. 17.Nb5 Ne8
18. 18.Nc7 e5
19. 19.Bxe5 Bf5
20. 20.Bd3 Bxd3
21. 21.Rxd3 Rac8
22. 22.Rc3 Bb4
23. 23.Nxd5 Rxc3
24. 24.Nxc3 Qe6
25. 25.Bg3 Bxc3
26. 26.Qxc3 Qe4+
27. 27.Qc2 Qxg2
28. 28.Rd1 Ra8
29. 29.Nc5 Nf6
30. 30.Qf5 h6
31. 31.Nd7 Nxd7
32. 32.Qxd7 Qf3
33. 33.Qd5 Qe2
34. 34.Rc1 Re8
35. 35.h4 h5
36. 36.b3 Qg4
37. 37.Kb2 b6
38. 38.Rc7 Qe2+
39. 39.Rc2 Qg4
40. 40.Rc7 Qe2+
41. 41.Ka3 Qa6+
42. 42.Kb4 Re6
43. 43.Qf5

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