Veselin Topalov vs Garry Kasparov

Novgorod · 1997 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 29 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Garry Kasparov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Novgorod
Site Novgorod
Round 2
Date 1997.06.12
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B97)
Moves 29
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Final Position

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

4k2r/4bpp1/3pp2p/p1r3P1/P3PP1P/3B4/1KP5/3R3R b k - 0 29

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.Bg5 e6
  7. 7.f4 Qb6
  8. 8.Nb3 Be7
  9. 9.Qf3 Qc7
  10. 10.O-O-O Nbd7
  11. 11.g4 b5
  12. 12.Bxf6 Nxf6
  13. 13.g5 Nd7
  14. 14.a3 Rb8
  15. 15.h4 b4
  16. 16.axb4 Rxb4
  17. 17.Na2 Rb6
  18. 18.Qc3 Qxc3
  19. 19.Nxc3 h6
  20. 20.Be2 Bb7
  21. 21.Na5 Ba8
  22. 22.Nc4 Rc6
  23. 23.Kb1 Nb6
  24. 24.b3 Nxc4
  25. 25.Bxc4 Rc5
  26. 26.Kb2 a5
  27. 27.Bd3 Bc6
  28. 28.Na4 Bxa4
  29. 29.bxa4

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