Veselin Topalov vs Judit Polgar

Linares 14th · 1997 · Sicilian, Taimanov · 1/2-1/2 in 81 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Judit Polgar
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Linares 14th
Site Linares
Round 2
Date 1997.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Taimanov (B48)
Moves 81
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Final Position

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

8/5B2/8/5b2/5kp1/8/4K3/8 b - - 1 81

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nc6
  5. 5.Nc3 Qc7
  6. 6.Be3 a6
  7. 7.Bd3 b5
  8. 8.Nxc6 Qxc6
  9. 9.O-O Bb7
  10. 10.Qd2 Nf6
  11. 11.f3 Qc7
  12. 12.a4 b4
  13. 13.Ne2 Bd6
  14. 14.h3 O-O
  15. 15.a5 Bc5
  16. 16.Bxc5 Qxc5+
  17. 17.Kh1 Bc6
  18. 18.c3 bxc3
  19. 19.Qxc3 Qxc3
  20. 20.Nxc3 Rfb8
  21. 21.Rf2 Kf8
  22. 22.Na4 Bb5
  23. 23.Bc2 d5
  24. 24.Nb6 dxe4
  25. 25.fxe4 Ra7
  26. 26.e5 Nd7
  27. 27.Nxd7+ Rxd7
  28. 28.Bxh7 Rbd8
  29. 29.Bg6 Ke8
  30. 30.Bh5 g6
  31. 31.Bf3 Rd2
  32. 32.Kg1 Rxf2
  33. 33.Kxf2 Rd2+
  34. 34.Ke3 Rxb2
  35. 35.Kf4 Rc2
  36. 36.Rd1 Ke7
  37. 37.Rd4 Ra2
  38. 38.h4 Rxa5
  39. 39.g4 Ra3
  40. 40.Be4 Be2
  41. 41.Rd2 Bc4
  42. 42.Bc6 Rd3
  43. 43.Rb2 Rb3
  44. 44.Rxb3 Bxb3
  45. 45.g5 Bd5
  46. 46.Ba4 Bb7
  47. 47.Ke3 Bc8
  48. 48.Kd4 Bd7
  49. 49.Bd1 a5
  50. 50.Kc5 Kd8
  51. 51.h5 gxh5
  52. 52.Bxh5 Be8
  53. 53.Bd1 Kc7
  54. 54.Bh5 Kb7
  55. 55.Bf3+ Kc8
  56. 56.Bd1 Kd8
  57. 57.Be2 Ke7
  58. 58.Bd1 Kf8
  59. 59.Bc2 Kg8
  60. 60.Bd1 Kg7
  61. 61.Bc2 Kf8
  62. 62.Bd1 a4
  63. 63.Kb4 Ke7
  64. 64.Bc2 Kd8
  65. 65.Bd1 Kc7
  66. 66.Bh5 a3
  67. 67.Kxa3 Kc6
  68. 68.Kb4 Kd5
  69. 69.Bg4 Kxe5
  70. 70.Kc3 Bc6
  71. 71.Bh5 Be8
  72. 72.Bg4 Kf4
  73. 73.g6 fxg6
  74. 74.Bxe6 Ke3
  75. 75.Bc8 Bc6
  76. 76.Be6 Be4
  77. 77.Bf7 g5
  78. 78.Be6 Kf4
  79. 79.Kd2 Bf5
  80. 80.Bf7 g4
  81. 81.Ke2

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