Veselin Topalov vs Garry Kasparov

Leon Man+Comp m · 1998 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 58 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Garry Kasparov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Leon Man+Comp m
Site Leon
Round 3
Date 1998.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 58
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Final Position

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

8/8/5p2/p3b3/Bp2P3/2k5/P1P4p/7K b - - 25 58

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 Be7
  9. 9.Qd2 Nbd7
  10. 10.g4 O-O
  11. 11.O-O-O Qc7
  12. 12.Kb1 Rfc8
  13. 13.g5 Nh5
  14. 14.Rg1 Nb6
  15. 15.Qf2 Bd8
  16. 16.h4 g6
  17. 17.Rd2 Qc6
  18. 18.f4 exf4
  19. 19.Bxf4 Nxf4
  20. 20.Qxf4 Qe8
  21. 21.Nd4 Rxc3
  22. 22.bxc3 Na4
  23. 23.Rg3 Ba5
  24. 24.Nxe6 Qxe6
  25. 25.Rd4 Nxc3+
  26. 26.Rxc3 Bxc3
  27. 27.Bc4 Qe7
  28. 28.Qxd6 Re8
  29. 29.Qxe7 Rxe7
  30. 30.Rd8+ Kg7
  31. 31.Bd5 Be1
  32. 32.h5 gxh5
  33. 33.Rb8 b5
  34. 34.Rb7 Rxb7
  35. 35.Bxb7 a5
  36. 36.Kc1 h4
  37. 37.Kd1 Bg3
  38. 38.Ke2 h3
  39. 39.Kf3 h2
  40. 40.Kg2 b4
  41. 41.Bd5 Be5
  42. 42.Bb3 Kg6
  43. 43.Kh1 h6
  44. 44.gxh6 f6
  45. 45.Kg2 Kxh6
  46. 46.Ba4 Kg5
  47. 47.Bc6 Kg4
  48. 48.Ba4 Bg3
  49. 49.Bb5 Kf4
  50. 50.Bc6 Ke3
  51. 51.Kh1 Be5
  52. 52.Kg2 Kd2
  53. 53.Ba4 Kc3
  54. 54.Kh1 Kb2
  55. 55.Bb3 Ka3
  56. 56.Bd5 Kb2
  57. 57.Bb3 Kc3
  58. 58.Ba4

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