Veselin Topalov vs Peter Svidler

Linares · 1998 · Grünfeld, Exchange · 1/2-1/2 in 42 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Peter Svidler
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Linares
Site Linares
Round 4
Date 1998.00.00
Opening Grünfeld, Exchange (D85)
Moves 42
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Final Position

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

8/pbQ2kn1/5p2/PpPq4/7P/8/5PP1/4R1K1 b - - 10 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.e4 Nxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 Bg7
  7. 7.Bb5+ c6
  8. 8.Ba4 O-O
  9. 9.Ne2 c5
  10. 10.O-O Nc6
  11. 11.Be3 Na5
  12. 12.Rb1 Nc4
  13. 13.Bg5 h6
  14. 14.Bh4 b6
  15. 15.Bc6 Rb8
  16. 16.Bd5 Ba6
  17. 17.Qd3 b5
  18. 18.a4 cxd4
  19. 19.Nxd4 Bxd4
  20. 20.cxd4 Nd6
  21. 21.Rfc1 Rb6
  22. 22.a5 Rb8
  23. 23.Rc6 Bb7
  24. 24.e5 Nf5
  25. 25.Rxg6+ Kh8
  26. 26.Bxf7 Rxf7
  27. 27.e6 Rf8
  28. 28.Bg3 Kh7
  29. 29.Rg4 Rc8
  30. 30.Be5 Rc5
  31. 31.Rg7+ Kh8
  32. 32.dxc5 Nxg7
  33. 33.Qg6 Rf6
  34. 34.Bxf6 exf6
  35. 35.Qxh6+ Kg8
  36. 36.Re1 Nxe6
  37. 37.h4 Ng7
  38. 38.Qf4 Qd5
  39. 39.Qg3 Kf7
  40. 40.Qc7+ Kg6
  41. 41.Qg3+ Kf7
  42. 42.Qc7+

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