Veselin Topalov vs Garry Kasparov

Leon Man+Comp m · 1998 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 51 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Garry Kasparov
Result 1-0
Event Leon Man+Comp m
Site Leon
Round 5
Date 1998.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6B1/4kp2/1P1b3p/3P2pP/2K3P1/5P2/8/8 b - - 0 51

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 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be6
  8. 8.f3 Nbd7
  9. 9.Qd2 Be7
  10. 10.g4 h6
  11. 11.O-O-O b5
  12. 12.Kb1 Nb6
  13. 13.Na5 Qc7
  14. 14.Bxb6 Qxb6
  15. 15.Nd5 Nxd5
  16. 16.exd5 Bd7
  17. 17.h4 b4
  18. 18.Nc6 Bxc6
  19. 19.dxc6 Qxc6
  20. 20.Qxb4 d5
  21. 21.Qb3 Rd8
  22. 22.c4 O-O
  23. 23.Rxd5 Rxd5
  24. 24.cxd5 Qd6
  25. 25.Qc4 e4
  26. 26.Qxe4 Rb8
  27. 27.Bd3 g6
  28. 28.h5 Qf6
  29. 29.Rh2 Ba3
  30. 30.b3 Rb7
  31. 31.Qe3 Re7
  32. 32.Be4 Rc7
  33. 33.Rc2 g5
  34. 34.Qd2 Rxc2
  35. 35.Kxc2 Qa1
  36. 36.Kd3 Qf1+
  37. 37.Kd4 Qa1+
  38. 38.Kc4 Qf1+
  39. 39.Qd3 Qf2
  40. 40.b4 Qxa2+
  41. 41.Qb3 Qxb3+
  42. 42.Kxb3 Bc1
  43. 43.Bd3 Bf4
  44. 44.Bxa6 Kf8
  45. 45.Kc4 Ke7
  46. 46.Bc8 Bd6
  47. 47.Bf5 Kf8
  48. 48.Bh7 Ke7
  49. 49.b5 Kd7
  50. 50.Bg8 Ke7
  51. 51.b6

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