Veselin Topalov vs Vladimir Kramnik

Sparkassen Cat XXI · 2001 · English Opening · 0-1 in 47 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 0-1
Event Sparkassen Cat XXI
Site Dortmund GER
Round 1
Date 2001.07.12
Opening English Opening (A17)
Moves 47
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/8/p1p4K/N1P1nk2/P7/8/8 w - - 2 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.Qb3 c5
  5. 5.g3 Nc6
  6. 6.a3 Ba5
  7. 7.Bg2 O-O
  8. 8.O-O d5
  9. 9.d3 h6
  10. 10.Bf4 Re8
  11. 11.Na4 b6
  12. 12.Ne5 Bd7
  13. 13.e3 g5
  14. 14.Nxc6 Bxc6
  15. 15.Be5 Ng4
  16. 16.Bc3 Bxc3
  17. 17.Nxc3 dxc4
  18. 18.dxc4 Bxg2
  19. 19.Kxg2 Qe7
  20. 20.Ne4 f5
  21. 21.h3 Ne5
  22. 22.Qc3 Nd7
  23. 23.Nd2 Rad8
  24. 24.Rad1 Nf6
  25. 25.Nf3 Rxd1
  26. 26.Rxd1 e5
  27. 27.Qc2 e4
  28. 28.Ng1 Rd8
  29. 29.Ne2 Rxd1
  30. 30.Qxd1 Qd7
  31. 31.Qxd7 Nxd7
  32. 32.b3 Ne5
  33. 33.Nc3 Kf7
  34. 34.g4 fxg4
  35. 35.hxg4 Nxg4
  36. 36.Nxe4 Ke6
  37. 37.Nc3 Ne5
  38. 38.f4 gxf4
  39. 39.exf4 Nc6
  40. 40.Nb5 h5
  41. 41.Kg3 a5
  42. 42.Nc7+ Kf5
  43. 43.Nd5 Nd4
  44. 44.Kh4 Nxb3
  45. 45.Kxh5 Nd2
  46. 46.Nxb6 Kxf4
  47. 47.Na4 Ne4

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