Veselin Topalov vs Vladimir Kramnik

Dos Hermanas · 1997 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 28 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Dos Hermanas
Site Dos Hermanas
Round 9
Date 1997.04.11
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D46)
Moves 28
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Final Position

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

1Bb3k1/6p1/p6p/1p1pp3/3P4/8/PP3PPP/6K1 b - - 0 28

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 e6
  5. 5.e3 Nbd7
  6. 6.Qc2 Bd6
  7. 7.Bd3 O-O
  8. 8.O-O dxc4
  9. 9.Bxc4 a6
  10. 10.Bd2 c5
  11. 11.Bd3 h6
  12. 12.Rad1 cxd4
  13. 13.exd4 Qc7
  14. 14.Rc1 Qb8
  15. 15.Rfe1 b5
  16. 16.Ne4 Bb7
  17. 17.Nxd6 Qxd6
  18. 18.Qc7 Qxc7
  19. 19.Rxc7 Rab8
  20. 20.Ba5 Rfc8
  21. 21.Rec1 Nd5
  22. 22.Rxc8+ Rxc8
  23. 23.Rxc8+ Bxc8
  24. 24.Ne5 Nb8
  25. 25.Be4 f6
  26. 26.Bxd5 exd5
  27. 27.Bc7 fxe5
  28. 28.Bxb8

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