Veselin Topalov vs Vladimir Kramnik

Linares · 1994 · Sicilian Defense · 1-0 in 39 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1-0
Event Linares
Site Linares
Round 7
Date 1994.00.00
Opening Sicilian Defense (B56)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7k/1p4pp/1n6/p2Nq3/1PP1pr2/P6n/R1B3RP/Q3K3 b - - 1 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 d6
  6. 6.f3 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be7
  8. 8.Be3 Be6
  9. 9.Nd5 Bxd5
  10. 10.exd5 Nb4
  11. 11.c4 a5
  12. 12.Nd2 Nd7
  13. 13.Ne4 f5
  14. 14.Nc3 O-O
  15. 15.Be2 Bg5
  16. 16.Bf2 Qf6
  17. 17.O-O Na6
  18. 18.Bd3 Qh6
  19. 19.Qe2 Rae8
  20. 20.Bc2 Nac5
  21. 21.g3 e4
  22. 22.f4 Bd8
  23. 23.a3 Nf6
  24. 24.Kg2 Bb6
  25. 25.Bg1 Ncd7
  26. 26.Nb5 Bxg1
  27. 27.Rxg1 Qg6
  28. 28.b4 Rc8
  29. 29.Nxd6 Nxd5
  30. 30.Nxc8 Nxf4+
  31. 31.Kf1 Qf6
  32. 32.Ne7+ Kh8
  33. 33.Qd1 Nh3
  34. 34.Nd5 Qb2
  35. 35.Rg2 f4
  36. 36.gxf4 Qe5
  37. 37.Ra2 Nb6
  38. 38.Qa1 Rxf4+
  39. 39.Ke1

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