Veselin Topalov vs Anatoly Karpov

Dos Hermanas · 1999 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 23 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Dos Hermanas
Site Dos Hermanas
Round 2
Date 1999.04.07
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 23
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Final Position

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

4nrk1/1br1qppp/4p3/pN2N3/1p1Pn3/P6R/BP2QPPP/R5K1 b - - 7 23

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.d4 Be7
  5. 5.Qc2 Na6
  6. 6.a3 c5
  7. 7.e3 cxd4
  8. 8.exd4 dxc4
  9. 9.Bxc4 Nc7
  10. 10.O-O O-O
  11. 11.Rd1 b6
  12. 12.Ne5 Bb7
  13. 13.Rd3 b5
  14. 14.Ba2 a5
  15. 15.Bg5 b4
  16. 16.Rh3 Nce8
  17. 17.Nb5 Rc8
  18. 18.Qe2 Ne4
  19. 19.Bxe7 Qxe7
  20. 20.Na7 Rc7
  21. 21.Nb5 Rc8
  22. 22.Na7 Rc7
  23. 23.Nb5

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