Veselin Topalov vs Viktor Korchnoi

Dos Hermanas · 1999 · French, Classical · 1/2-1/2 in 61 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Viktor Korchnoi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Dos Hermanas
Site Dos Hermanas
Round 8
Date 1999.04.16
Opening French, Classical (C11)
Moves 61
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Final Position

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

8/3bkqQ1/4p2K/1pN1P3/1P1p4/8/8/8 w - - 10 62

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e5 Nfd7
  5. 5.f4 c5
  6. 6.Nf3 a6
  7. 7.Be3 Qb6
  8. 8.a3 Nc6
  9. 9.Be2 cxd4
  10. 10.Nxd4 Bc5
  11. 11.Na4 Qa5+
  12. 12.c3 Bxd4
  13. 13.Bxd4 Nxd4
  14. 14.Qxd4 b6
  15. 15.Bd1 Qb5
  16. 16.b4 a5
  17. 17.Nb2 Qc6
  18. 18.Bf3 axb4
  19. 19.cxb4 b5
  20. 20.Kf2 Qb6
  21. 21.Ke3 Qb8
  22. 22.Rhc1 O-O
  23. 23.Rc6 Qb7
  24. 24.Rd6 Ra6
  25. 25.Rxa6 Qxa6
  26. 26.Nd3 Nb6
  27. 27.Nc5 Qa8
  28. 28.Kf2 Qc6
  29. 29.Kg1 Bb7
  30. 30.Rc1 Qc7
  31. 31.Rc3 Qe7
  32. 32.g3 Ba8
  33. 33.h4 Nc4
  34. 34.Kh2 Rc8
  35. 35.Kh3 Bc6
  36. 36.g4 Qc7
  37. 37.Na6 Qb7
  38. 38.Nc5 Qc7
  39. 39.g5 Ra8
  40. 40.h5 Rxa3
  41. 41.Rxa3 Nxa3
  42. 42.g6 hxg6
  43. 43.hxg6 Nc4
  44. 44.Bg4 Bd7
  45. 45.gxf7+ Kxf7
  46. 46.Qd3 g6
  47. 47.Bh5 Nxe5
  48. 48.fxe5 gxh5
  49. 49.Qh7+ Ke8
  50. 50.Qxh5+ Kd8
  51. 51.Qh8+ Ke7
  52. 52.Qg7+ Ke8
  53. 53.Kg4 Qc6
  54. 54.Qg8+ Ke7
  55. 55.Qg5+ Ke8
  56. 56.Kh5 d4
  57. 57.Kh6 Qf3
  58. 58.Qg8+ Ke7
  59. 59.Qg5+ Ke8
  60. 60.Qg8+ Ke7
  61. 61.Qg7+ Qf7

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