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

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