Veselin Topalov vs Vladimir Kramnik

Tilburg Fontys · 1998 · Petroff Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 46 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Tilburg Fontys
Site Tilburg
Round 5
Date 1998.10.28
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 46
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Final Position

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

8/8/r1p4p/2Pp1kp1/3P1b2/2P2B1P/1BK2P2/8 w - - 2 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 d5
  6. 6.Bd3 Nc6
  7. 7.O-O Be7
  8. 8.c4 Nb4
  9. 9.Be2 O-O
  10. 10.Nc3 Be6
  11. 11.Be3 Bf5
  12. 12.Qb3 c6
  13. 13.c5 Nxc3
  14. 14.bxc3 Nc2
  15. 15.Qxb7 Nxa1
  16. 16.Rxa1 Qe8
  17. 17.Qa6 f6
  18. 18.Ne1 Qc8
  19. 19.Qxc8 Bxc8
  20. 20.Bf4 Bd8
  21. 21.Nc2 Re8
  22. 22.Bd3 a5
  23. 23.Ne3 Ra7
  24. 24.Nf5 Bxf5
  25. 25.Bxf5 a4
  26. 26.Kf1 Ba5
  27. 27.Rc1 a3
  28. 28.Rc2 g6
  29. 29.Bd3 Rb7
  30. 30.Bc1 Rb1
  31. 31.g3 Reb8
  32. 32.Ke2 R1b2
  33. 33.Kd2 Kf7
  34. 34.Be2 f5
  35. 35.Kd3 g5
  36. 36.Bd1 Kf6
  37. 37.h3 h6
  38. 38.Bf3 Kg6
  39. 39.g4 Bc7
  40. 40.gxf5+ Kf6
  41. 41.Re2 Rxe2
  42. 42.Bxe2 Bf4
  43. 43.Bxa3 Ra8
  44. 44.Bb2 Rxa2
  45. 45.Kc2 Kxf5
  46. 46.Bf3 Ra6

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