Veselin Topalov vs Garry Kasparov

Las Palmas · 1996 · Bogo-Indian Defense · 0-1 in 59 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Garry Kasparov
Result 0-1
Event Las Palmas
Site Las Palmas
Round 1
Date 1996.00.00
Opening Bogo-Indian Defense (E11)
Moves 59
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/7p/P7/2rk4/8/2R2K2/2p4P/8 w - - 2 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.g3 Bb4+
  4. 4.Bd2 Be7
  5. 5.Bg2 d5
  6. 6.Nf3 O-O
  7. 7.O-O c6
  8. 8.Qc2 b6
  9. 9.Ne5 Nfd7
  10. 10.Nd3 Bb7
  11. 11.Rd1 a5
  12. 12.a3 Ba6
  13. 13.cxd5 cxd5
  14. 14.Be3 Ra7
  15. 15.Nc3 Rc7
  16. 16.Bf4 Rc8
  17. 17.Bxb8 Nxb8
  18. 18.Rac1 Nc6
  19. 19.e3 Bc4
  20. 20.Bf1 Qd7
  21. 21.Nf4 b5
  22. 22.Bxc4 bxc4
  23. 23.e4 Bf6
  24. 24.exd5 Nxd4
  25. 25.Qe4 e5
  26. 26.Nh5 Bg5
  27. 27.f4 f5
  28. 28.Qg2 Qf7
  29. 29.Nxg7 Qxg7
  30. 30.fxg5 Qxg5
  31. 31.Kh1 e4
  32. 32.g4 Kh8
  33. 33.gxf5 Qxg2+
  34. 34.Kxg2 Nxf5
  35. 35.Kh1 Nd6
  36. 36.Re1 Rf4
  37. 37.a4 Rb8
  38. 38.Re2 Kg7
  39. 39.Rce1 Rb4
  40. 40.Nb5 Nxb5
  41. 41.axb5 Kf7
  42. 42.d6 Ke6
  43. 43.Rd2 Kd7
  44. 44.Rg1 Rf7
  45. 45.Re1 a4
  46. 46.Re3 Rg7
  47. 47.Rxe4 a3
  48. 48.Re7+ Rxe7
  49. 49.dxe7+ Kxe7
  50. 50.bxa3 Rb1+
  51. 51.Kg2 c3
  52. 52.Re2+ Kd6
  53. 53.Kf3 Kd5
  54. 54.a4 Kd4
  55. 55.a5 Rxb5
  56. 56.a6 Ra5
  57. 57.Re4+ Kd5
  58. 58.Re3 c2
  59. 59.Rc3 Rc5

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