Veselin Topalov vs Vladimir Kramnik
Linares16th · 1999 · Petroff Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 31 moves
The Game
| White | Veselin Topalov |
|---|---|
| Black | Vladimir Kramnik |
| Result | 1/2-1/2 |
| Event | Linares16th |
| Site | Linares |
| Round | 8 |
| Date | 1999.03.02 |
| Opening | Petroff Defense (C42) |
| Moves | 31 |
Final Position

















The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2
7r/1QR3pk/p7/2b1P3/5P1B/7P/PP4P1/1q3nK1 w - - 1 32
All The Moves
- 1.e4 e5
- 2.Nf3 Nf6
- 3.Nxe5 d6
- 4.Nxf7 Kxf7
- 5.Nc3 c5
- 6.Bc4+ Be6
- 7.Bxe6+ Kxe6
- 8.d4 Kf7
- 9.dxc5 Nc6
- 10.Qe2 Qd7
- 11.Be3 dxc5
- 12.f4 Re8
- 13.e5 Ng4
- 14.Rd1 Qf5
- 15.O-O h5
- 16.Bc1 Nd4
- 17.Qc4+ Kg6
- 18.h3 Nh6
- 19.Nb5 a6
- 20.Nxd4 cxd4
- 21.Qxd4 Rc8
- 22.Qb6+ Kh7
- 23.Qxb7 Rxc2
- 24.Be3 Qg6
- 25.Rc1 Rxc1
- 26.Rxc1 Nf5
- 27.Bf2 h4
- 28.Rc7 Ng3
- 29.Kh2 Nf1+
- 30.Kg1 Qb1
- 31.Bxh4 Bc5+
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