Veselin Topalov vs Vladimir Kramnik

FIDE-Wch k.o. g/25+10 · 1999 · English Opening · 0-1 in 40 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 0-1
Event FIDE-Wch k.o. g/25+10
Site Las Vegas
Round 4.4
Date 1999.08.11
Opening English Opening (A32)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/5pp1/3P3p/8/2RQ4/5rP1/1r2q2P/3R2K1 w - - 2 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 e6
  5. 5.g3 Bb4+
  6. 6.Bd2 Be7
  7. 7.Bg2 Nc6
  8. 8.Bf4 O-O
  9. 9.Nc3 a6
  10. 10.O-O Nxd4
  11. 11.Qxd4 d6
  12. 12.Qd3 Qc7
  13. 13.Rfd1 Rd8
  14. 14.Rac1 Nh5
  15. 15.Bd2 Rb8
  16. 16.Ne4 Nf6
  17. 17.Nxf6+ Bxf6
  18. 18.Bf4 e5
  19. 19.Be3 Be6
  20. 20.b3 h6
  21. 21.a4 b6
  22. 22.Rc2 Be7
  23. 23.Bd5 Qd7
  24. 24.Bxe6 Qxe6
  25. 25.f3 b5
  26. 26.cxb5 axb5
  27. 27.a5 d5
  28. 28.Bb6 e4
  29. 29.Qxb5 Rd6
  30. 30.fxe4 Bd8
  31. 31.exd5 Bxb6+
  32. 32.axb6 Qe3+
  33. 33.Kf1 Rf6+
  34. 34.Ke1 Rfxb6
  35. 35.Qc5 Qe4
  36. 36.Kf2 Rxb3
  37. 37.d6 R8b5
  38. 38.Rc4 Rf3+
  39. 39.Kg1 Qxe2
  40. 40.Qd4 Rb2

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