Veselin Topalov vs Garry Kasparov

Linares16th · 1999 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 0-1 in 61 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Garry Kasparov
Result 0-1
Event Linares16th
Site Linares
Round 7
Date 1999.03.01
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B80)
Moves 61
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

3Q4/8/p3p3/P3P2p/1P1P1p1P/2k1K3/6q1/8 w - - 0 62

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.f3 e6
  7. 7.Be3 b5
  8. 8.g4 h6
  9. 9.Qd2 Nbd7
  10. 10.O-O-O Bb7
  11. 11.h4 b4
  12. 12.Na4 Qa5
  13. 13.b3 Nc5
  14. 14.a3 Nxa4
  15. 15.axb4 Qc7
  16. 16.bxa4 d5
  17. 17.e5 Nd7
  18. 18.f4 Nb6
  19. 19.a5 Nc4
  20. 20.Qc3 Qe7
  21. 21.Bxc4 dxc4
  22. 22.Bd2 Bxh1
  23. 23.Rxh1 Qb7
  24. 24.Rd1 Be7
  25. 25.Qf3 O-O-O
  26. 26.Qc6+ Qxc6
  27. 27.Nxc6 Rd7
  28. 28.Nxe7+ Rxe7
  29. 29.Re1 h5
  30. 30.g5 Kb7
  31. 31.Be3 Rd7
  32. 32.Bc5 Kc6
  33. 33.Bd6 f6
  34. 34.gxf6 gxf6
  35. 35.Rg1 f5
  36. 36.Kd2 Kd5
  37. 37.Ke3 Rhh7
  38. 38.Bf8 Rhf7
  39. 39.Bh6 Rh7
  40. 40.Rg6 Rb7
  41. 41.Bf8 Rhf7
  42. 42.Bd6 Rg7
  43. 43.Rg5 Rbf7
  44. 44.c3 Kc6
  45. 45.Kf3 Kb5
  46. 46.Bc5 Ka4
  47. 47.Bd4 Rd7
  48. 48.Ke3 Kb3
  49. 49.Ke2 Rxg5
  50. 50.fxg5 Rxd4
  51. 51.cxd4 c3
  52. 52.g6 c2
  53. 53.g7 c1=Q
  54. 54.g8=Q Qc4+
  55. 55.Ke3 Kc3
  56. 56.Qd8 Qd3+
  57. 57.Kf4 Qd2+
  58. 58.Kf3 Qd1+
  59. 59.Ke3 Qg1+
  60. 60.Ke2 Qg2+
  61. 61.Ke3 f4+

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