Veselin Topalov vs Garry Kasparov

Linares · 1994 · King's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 44 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Garry Kasparov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Linares
Site Linares
Round 3
Date 1994.00.00
Opening King's Indian Defense (E76)
Moves 44
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Final Position

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

1k6/p4B2/K7/P3p3/4P3/5n2/8/8 b - - 0 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 g6
  2. 2.e4 Bg7
  3. 3.d4 d6
  4. 4.Nc3 Nf6
  5. 5.f4 O-O
  6. 6.Nf3 c5
  7. 7.dxc5 Qa5
  8. 8.Bd3 Qxc5
  9. 9.Qe2 Bg4
  10. 10.Be3 Qa5
  11. 11.O-O Nc6
  12. 12.Rac1 Nd7
  13. 13.Qf2 Bxf3
  14. 14.gxf3 Nc5
  15. 15.Bb1 Na4
  16. 16.Nxa4 Qxa4
  17. 17.b3 Qa3
  18. 18.c5 dxc5
  19. 19.Bxc5 Qxc5
  20. 20.Rxc5 Bd4
  21. 21.Rd1 Bxf2+
  22. 22.Kxf2 Rfd8
  23. 23.Rcd5 e6
  24. 24.Rxd8+ Rxd8
  25. 25.Rxd8+ Nxd8
  26. 26.Ke3 Kf8
  27. 27.f5 e5
  28. 28.f4 f6
  29. 29.fxe5 fxe5
  30. 30.fxg6 hxg6
  31. 31.h4 Kg7
  32. 32.Kd3 Kf6
  33. 33.Kc4 Ke6
  34. 34.Kc5 b6+
  35. 35.Kb5 Kd6
  36. 36.b4 Kc7
  37. 37.a4 Ne6
  38. 38.Ba2 Nd4+
  39. 39.Ka6 Kb8
  40. 40.Bf7 Nf3
  41. 41.Bxg6 Nxh4
  42. 42.Bf7 Nf3
  43. 43.a5 bxa5
  44. 44.bxa5

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