Veselin Topalov vs Peter Svidler

Dos Hermanas · 1999 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 38 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Peter Svidler
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Dos Hermanas
Site Dos Hermanas
Round 4
Date 1999.04.10
Opening English Opening (A16)
Moves 38
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Final Position

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

3r4/1Rbbrpk1/p5pp/3B4/P1N1P3/3R2P1/5PKP/8 b - - 0 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Qa4+ Bd7
  5. 5.Qb3 dxc4
  6. 6.Qxc4 a6
  7. 7.g3 Nc6
  8. 8.Bg2 Bg7
  9. 9.O-O e5
  10. 10.d3 h6
  11. 11.Rd1 Be6
  12. 12.Qa4 O-O
  13. 13.Be3 Nd5
  14. 14.Bc5 Nb6
  15. 15.Qa3 Re8
  16. 16.Rac1 Nd4
  17. 17.Nd2 Nb5
  18. 18.Qb4 c6
  19. 19.Qa5 Nd7
  20. 20.Qxd8 Raxd8
  21. 21.Bb4 Nf6
  22. 22.Ba5 Rb8
  23. 23.Nc4 Nd5
  24. 24.Nxd5 cxd5
  25. 25.Nb6 e4
  26. 26.e3 Bxb2
  27. 27.Rc2 Bg7
  28. 28.a4 exd3
  29. 29.Rcc1 Na7
  30. 30.Rxd3 Nc6
  31. 31.Bc3 Ne5
  32. 32.Bxe5 Bxe5
  33. 33.Bxd5 Rbd8
  34. 34.e4 Re7
  35. 35.Kg2 Bc7
  36. 36.Rb1 Kg7
  37. 37.Nc4 Bd7
  38. 38.Rxb7

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