Veselin Topalov vs Vladimir Kramnik

Linares · 1998 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 0-1 in 48 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 0-1
Event Linares
Site Linares
Round 2
Date 1998.02.23
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D58)
Moves 48
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

3b4/1b3pk1/1p3q1p/pP3PpP/P1p2P2/3p1B2/2Q3K1/3R4 w - - 0 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bh4 O-O
  7. 7.e3 b6
  8. 8.Be2 Bb7
  9. 9.Bxf6 Bxf6
  10. 10.cxd5 exd5
  11. 11.b4 c6
  12. 12.O-O a5
  13. 13.b5 c5
  14. 14.Re1 Re8
  15. 15.Rc1 Nd7
  16. 16.g3 Nf8
  17. 17.Na4 c4
  18. 18.Bf1 Qd6
  19. 19.Bg2 Rad8
  20. 20.h4 Ne6
  21. 21.Nc3 g6
  22. 22.Nd2 Ba8
  23. 23.h5 g5
  24. 24.Nf1 Be7
  25. 25.g4 Qd7
  26. 26.Ng3 Ng7
  27. 27.a4 Bb4
  28. 28.Bh3 Bb7
  29. 29.Qc2 Bd6
  30. 30.Nf5 Nxf5
  31. 31.gxf5 Bb4
  32. 32.Kg2 Qd6
  33. 33.f3 Re7
  34. 34.Re2 Rde8
  35. 35.Rce1 Qf6
  36. 36.Bg4 Bd6
  37. 37.Qd1 Bb4
  38. 38.Qc2 Rd8
  39. 39.Rd1 Bc8
  40. 40.e4 Bxc3
  41. 41.e5 Rxe5
  42. 42.dxe5 Bxe5
  43. 43.Rde1 Bc7
  44. 44.Re8+ Kg7
  45. 45.Rxd8 Bxd8
  46. 46.Rd1 Bb7
  47. 47.f4 d4+
  48. 48.Bf3 d3

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