Veselin Topalov vs Garry Kasparov

Amsterdam VSB · 1996 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1-0 in 66 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Garry Kasparov
Result 1-0
Event Amsterdam VSB
Site Amsterdam
Round 1
Date 1996.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B86)
Moves 66
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2Q5/4bk2/5r2/P1p1Kp2/8/2P5/1P6/8 b - - 4 66

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.Bc4 e6
  7. 7.Bb3 Nbd7
  8. 8.f4 Nc5
  9. 9.O-O Ncxe4
  10. 10.Nxe4 Nxe4
  11. 11.f5 e5
  12. 12.Qh5 Qe7
  13. 13.Qf3 Nc5
  14. 14.Nc6 Qc7
  15. 15.Bd5 a5
  16. 16.Bg5 Ra6
  17. 17.Nd8 f6
  18. 18.Nf7 Rg8
  19. 19.Be3 g6
  20. 20.Ng5 Rg7
  21. 21.fxg6 Rxg6
  22. 22.Bf7+ Qxf7
  23. 23.Nxf7 Kxf7
  24. 24.Bxc5 dxc5
  25. 25.Rad1 Be7
  26. 26.Rd5 Bg4
  27. 27.Qe4 Kg7
  28. 28.Rfd1 Bxd1
  29. 29.Rxd1 Re6
  30. 30.Qf5 Kf7
  31. 31.Re1 b6
  32. 32.h4 Rg7
  33. 33.Kf1 Bd6
  34. 34.Kf2 Bc7
  35. 35.Kf3 Ke7
  36. 36.Re4 Kf7
  37. 37.Rg4 Re7
  38. 38.Ke4 Rxg4+
  39. 39.Qxg4 Bd8
  40. 40.a4 Kf8
  41. 41.c3 Rg7
  42. 42.Qc8 Ke8
  43. 43.Qe6+ Kf8
  44. 44.g4 Rf7
  45. 45.h5 Rg7
  46. 46.h6 Rg6
  47. 47.Qd5 Be7
  48. 48.Kf5 Rxh6
  49. 49.Qb7 e4
  50. 50.Qb8+ Kf7
  51. 51.Qxb6 e3
  52. 52.Qe6+ Ke8
  53. 53.Qxe3 Rg6
  54. 54.Qe4 Rg5+
  55. 55.Kf4 Kd7
  56. 56.Qb7+ Ke6
  57. 57.Qc8+ Kf7
  58. 58.Qc7 h5
  59. 59.gxh5 Rxh5
  60. 60.Qxa5 Bd6+
  61. 61.Ke4 f5+
  62. 62.Kd5 Be7
  63. 63.Qc7 Rh6
  64. 64.a5 Rd6+
  65. 65.Ke5 Rf6
  66. 66.Qc8

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