Veselin Topalov vs Vladimir Kramnik

Novgorod · 1996 · Sicilian Defense · 1-0 in 34 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1-0
Event Novgorod
Site Novgorod
Round 6
Date 1996.00.00
Opening Sicilian Defense (B57)
Moves 34
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5qrk/3r1pp1/p2p1b1p/2pPpP2/2P3R1/1P4RQ/P5PP/2B3K1 b - - 4 34

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.Nxc6 bxc6
  8. 8.O-O e6
  9. 9.Qe2 Nd7
  10. 10.b3 Be7
  11. 11.Bb2 O-O
  12. 12.Na4 Qc7
  13. 13.f4 Bb7
  14. 14.Rad1 Rae8
  15. 15.Rd3 c5
  16. 16.Bb5 Bc6
  17. 17.Bxc6 Qxc6
  18. 18.c4 Rd8
  19. 19.Rfd1 Rfe8
  20. 20.Qf3 Qc7
  21. 21.Qg3 Nf6
  22. 22.Nc3 a6
  23. 23.Qh3 Qc6
  24. 24.Rg3 Kh8
  25. 25.Re1 Qc8
  26. 26.Ree3 Rg8
  27. 27.Nd1 Rd7
  28. 28.f5 e5
  29. 29.Nc3 Bd8
  30. 30.Nd5 h6
  31. 31.Bc1 Nxd5
  32. 32.exd5 Bf6
  33. 33.Re4 Qf8
  34. 34.Reg4

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