Veselin Topalov vs Garry Kasparov

Geneve Credit Suisse · 1996 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 0-1 in 64 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Garry Kasparov
Result 0-1
Event Geneve Credit Suisse
Site Geneve
Round 2.2
Date 1996.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 64
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/P3R3/8/5K2/8/2kp4/r7 w - - 2 65

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Be3 Ng4
  7. 7.Bg5 h6
  8. 8.Bh4 g5
  9. 9.Bg3 Bg7
  10. 10.Be2 h5
  11. 11.h4 gxh4
  12. 12.Rxh4 Nc6
  13. 13.Nb3 Be6
  14. 14.Qd2 Qb6
  15. 15.Nd5 Bxd5
  16. 16.exd5 Nce5
  17. 17.c3 Ng6
  18. 18.Rh3 h4
  19. 19.Bxg4 hxg3
  20. 20.Rxh8+ Bxh8
  21. 21.Qe3 gxf2+
  22. 22.Kxf2 Qxe3+
  23. 23.Kxe3 Ne5
  24. 24.Be2 Kd7
  25. 25.Nd2 Rg8
  26. 26.Rh1 Bf6
  27. 27.Kf2 Ng4+
  28. 28.Bxg4+ Rxg4
  29. 29.Rh7 Ke8
  30. 30.Kf3 Rg5
  31. 31.Ne4 Rf5+
  32. 32.Ke3 Rxd5
  33. 33.Nxf6+ exf6
  34. 34.Rh8+ Kd7
  35. 35.Rb8 Re5+
  36. 36.Kf3 Kc7
  37. 37.Rf8 Re7
  38. 38.g4 Kd7
  39. 39.Kf4 Ke6
  40. 40.c4 Rc7
  41. 41.b3 b5
  42. 42.Re8+ Kd7
  43. 43.Ra8 bxc4
  44. 44.bxc4 Rxc4+
  45. 45.Kf5 Ra4
  46. 46.Kxf6 Rxg4
  47. 47.Ra7+ Kc6
  48. 48.Rxa6+ Kc5
  49. 49.Kxf7 d5
  50. 50.Ra5+ Kd6
  51. 51.Kf6 Rf4+
  52. 52.Kg5 Rf1
  53. 53.a4 Ke5
  54. 54.Ra8 Rg1+
  55. 55.Kh6 d4
  56. 56.a5 d3
  57. 57.Rd8 Ke4
  58. 58.a6 Ra1
  59. 59.Rd6 Ke3
  60. 60.Re6+ Kf2
  61. 61.Rd6 Ke2
  62. 62.Re6+ Kd1
  63. 63.Kg5 d2
  64. 64.Kf4 Kc2

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