Veselin Topalov vs Vladimir Kramnik

Belgrade Invest · 1995 · Sicilian Defense · 0-1 in 40 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 0-1
Event Belgrade Invest
Site Belgrade
Round 6
Date 1995.00.00
Opening Sicilian Defense (B57)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

2r1k3/5p1p/4P1p1/pKB5/8/1NqB2n1/P1P5/R7 w - - 0 41

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.Bc4 Qb6
  7. 7.Ndb5 a6
  8. 8.Be3 Qa5
  9. 9.Nd4 Ne5
  10. 10.Bd3 Neg4
  11. 11.Bc1 g6
  12. 12.Nb3 Qb6
  13. 13.Qe2 Bg7
  14. 14.f4 Nh5
  15. 15.Nd5 Qd8
  16. 16.Bd2 e6
  17. 17.Ba5 Qh4+
  18. 18.g3 Nxg3
  19. 19.Nc7+ Ke7
  20. 20.hxg3 Qxg3+
  21. 21.Kd1 Nf2+
  22. 22.Kd2 Nxh1
  23. 23.Nxa8 Qxf4+
  24. 24.Qe3 Qh2+
  25. 25.Qe2 Qf4+
  26. 26.Qe3 Qh2+
  27. 27.Qe2 Bh6+
  28. 28.Kc3 Qe5+
  29. 29.Kb4 Ng3
  30. 30.Qe1 Bg7
  31. 31.Nb6 d5
  32. 32.Ka4 Bd7+
  33. 33.Nxd7 b5+
  34. 34.Kb4 Kxd7
  35. 35.Bb6 Qxb2
  36. 36.exd5 Rc8
  37. 37.dxe6+ Ke8
  38. 38.Bc5 Bc3+
  39. 39.Qxc3 a5+
  40. 40.Kxb5 Qxc3

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