Veselin Topalov vs Vladimir Kramnik

Corus · 2001 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 26 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Corus
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 10
Date 2001.01.25
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 26
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Final Position

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

r4rk1/pp2Qp1p/6p1/3R4/q7/P3P3/5PPP/1R4K1 b - - 0 26

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.e3 c5
  7. 7.dxc5 Bxc5
  8. 8.a3 Nc6
  9. 9.Qc2 Qa5
  10. 10.Nd2 Bb4
  11. 11.cxd5 Nxd5
  12. 12.Nxd5 exd5
  13. 13.Bd3 g6
  14. 14.Rc1 Be7
  15. 15.O-O Bf6
  16. 16.Nb3 Qb6
  17. 17.Nc5 Qxb2
  18. 18.Qa4 Qb6
  19. 19.Bd6 Be7
  20. 20.Bxe7 Nxe7
  21. 21.Nd7 Bxd7
  22. 22.Qxd7 Qb3
  23. 23.Qxe7 Qxd3
  24. 24.Rfd1 Qb3
  25. 25.Rb1 Qa4
  26. 26.Rxd5

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