Veselin Topalov vs Vladimir Kramnik

WCh · 2006 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 66 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event WCh
Site Elista RUS
Round 11
Date 2006.10.10
Opening Slav Defense (D12)
Moves 66
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Final Position

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

8/6p1/5p2/3K1P2/4Bb2/1R6/4r2k/8 b - - 23 66

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 Bf5
  5. 5.Nc3 e6
  6. 6.Nh4 Bg6
  7. 7.Nxg6 hxg6
  8. 8.Rb1 Nbd7
  9. 9.c5 a5
  10. 10.a3 e5
  11. 11.b4 axb4
  12. 12.axb4 Qc7
  13. 13.f4 exf4
  14. 14.exf4 Be7
  15. 15.Be2 Nf8
  16. 16.O-O Ne6
  17. 17.g3 Qd7
  18. 18.Qd3 Ne4
  19. 19.Nxe4 dxe4
  20. 20.Qxe4 Qxd4+
  21. 21.Qxd4 Nxd4
  22. 22.Bc4 O-O
  23. 23.Kg2 Ra4
  24. 24.Rd1 Rd8
  25. 25.Be3 Bf6
  26. 26.g4 Kf8
  27. 27.Bf2 Ne6
  28. 28.Rxd8+ Bxd8
  29. 29.f5 gxf5
  30. 30.gxf5 Nf4+
  31. 31.Kf3 Nh5
  32. 32.Rb3 Bc7
  33. 33.h4 Nf6
  34. 34.Bd3 Nd7
  35. 35.Be4 Ne5+
  36. 36.Kg2 Ra2
  37. 37.Bb1 Rd2
  38. 38.Kf1 Ng4
  39. 39.Bg1 Bh2
  40. 40.Ke1 Rd5
  41. 41.Bf2 Ke7
  42. 42.h5 Nxf2
  43. 43.Kxf2 Kf6
  44. 44.Kf3 Rd4
  45. 45.b5 Rc4
  46. 46.bxc6 bxc6
  47. 47.Rb6 Rxc5
  48. 48.Be4 Kg5
  49. 49.Rxc6 Ra5
  50. 50.Rb6 Ra3+
  51. 51.Kg2 Bc7
  52. 52.Rb7 Rc3
  53. 53.Kf2 Kxh5
  54. 54.Bd5 f6
  55. 55.Ke2 Kg4
  56. 56.Be4 Kf4
  57. 57.Bd3 Rc5
  58. 58.Rb4+ Kg3
  59. 59.Rc4 Re5+
  60. 60.Re4 Ra5
  61. 61.Re3+ Kg2
  62. 62.Be4+ Kh2
  63. 63.Rb3 Ra2+
  64. 64.Kd3 Bf4
  65. 65.Kc4 Re2
  66. 66.Kd5

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