Veselin Topalov vs Garry Kasparov

Linares · 1998 · Grünfeld, Exchange · 1/2-1/2 in 19 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Garry Kasparov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Linares
Site Linares
Round 12
Date 1998.00.00
Opening Grünfeld, Exchange (D85)
Moves 19
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Final Position

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

r5k1/pp1b1p1p/3B2p1/2P5/3br3/1PP5/5PPP/R4RK1 w - - 0 20

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.e4 Nxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 Bg7
  7. 7.Bb5+ c6
  8. 8.Ba4 O-O
  9. 9.Ne2 c5
  10. 10.O-O Nc6
  11. 11.Be3 Na5
  12. 12.dxc5 Nc4
  13. 13.Qxd8 Rxd8
  14. 14.Bg5 Bd7
  15. 15.Bb3 Na5
  16. 16.Bxe7 Re8
  17. 17.Bd6 Rxe4
  18. 18.Nd4 Nxb3
  19. 19.axb3 Bxd4

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