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Anand,V – Topalov,V

Anand,V (2794)
Topalov,V (2711)
Result: 0-1

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Date: July 20, 2001
Location: Dortmund GER
Tournament: Sparkassen Cat XXI
Round:
Opening: B51 Sicilian, Canal–Sokolsky Attack
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Published on: February 9, 2020

[Event "Sparkassen Cat XXI"]
[Site "Dortmund GER"]
[Date "2001.07.20"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Anand,V"]
[Black "Topalov,V"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2794"]
[BlackElo "2711"]
[ECO "B51"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 d6 4.O-O Bd7 5.Re1 Nf6 6.c3 a6 7.Bf1 Bg4 8.d3 e6 9.Nbd2 Nd7 10.h3 Bh5 11.g4 Bg6 12.d4 cxd4 13.cxd4 e5 14.d5 Ncb8 15.b4 h5 16.g5 a5 17.bxa5 Be7 18.Nb3 O-O 19.Qd2 Na6 20.Nh4 Nac5 21.Bg2 b6 22.Nf5 f6 23.Nh4 Qe8 24.Nxc5 Nxc5 25.axb6 fxg5 26.Nxg6 Qxg6 27.Qe2 Rfb8 28.Rb1 Bd8 29.Be3 Bxb6 30.Rec1 g4 31.hxg4 hxg4 32.Rb4 Ba5 33.Rxb8+ Rxb8 34.Bxc5 dxc5 35.d6 Qxd6 36.Qc4+ Kh8 37.Qxc5 Qh6 38.Rd1 Bb6 39.Qxe5 Rf8 40.Rf1 Qh4 41.Qh2 Bxf2+ 42.Kh1 Qxh2+ 43.Kxh2 g5 44.Bh1 g3+ 45.Kg2 g4 46.Rd1 Kg7 47.Kf1 Bd4+ 48.Ke2 Be5 49.Rd2 Ra8 50.Bg2 Kf6 51.Kd3 Kg5 52.Ke2 Kf4 53.Rc2 Ra3 54.Rd2 Re3+ 55.Kd1 Ra3 56.Re2 Ra7 57.Rc2 Rb7 58.Re2 Rb1+ 59.Kc2 Rg1 60.Kd3 Rc1 61.Rd2 Rc3+ 62.Ke2 Rf3 63.Kd1 Bc3 64.Re2 Ke5 65.Kc2 Bd4 66.Kd1 Rf8 67.Rd2 Rb8 68.Ke2 Bc3 69.Rd5+ Ke6 70.Kd3 Be5 71.Rc5 Rb1 72.Rc6+ Kd7 73.Rc2 Rg1 74.a4 Ra1 75.Kc4 Ke6 76.Kb3 Bd4 77.Ra2 Rg1 78.a5 Bf2 79.a6 Ke5 80.Ra5+ Kf6 81.e5+ Ke6 82.Bd5+ Kxe5 83.Bb7+ Kf6 84.Ra4 g2 0-1

FEN image of position

[Event "Sparkassen Cat XXI"]
[Site "Dortmund GER"]
[Date "2001.07.20"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Anand,V"]
[Black "Topalov,V"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2794"]
[BlackElo "2711"]
[ECO "B51"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 d6 4.O-O Bd7 5.Re1 Nf6 6.c3 a6 7.Bf1 Bg4 8.d3 e6 9.Nbd2 Nd7 10.h3 Bh5 11.g4 Bg6 12.d4 cxd4 13.cxd4 e5 14.d5 Ncb8 15.b4 h5 16.g5 a5 17.bxa5 Be7 18.Nb3 O-O 19.Qd2 Na6 20.Nh4 Nac5 21.Bg2 b6 22.Nf5 f6 23.Nh4 Qe8 24.Nxc5 Nxc5 25.axb6 fxg5 26.Nxg6 Qxg6 27.Qe2 Rfb8 28.Rb1 Bd8 29.Be3 Bxb6 30.Rec1 g4 31.hxg4 hxg4 32.Rb4 Ba5 33.Rxb8+ Rxb8 34.Bxc5 dxc5 35.d6 Qxd6 36.Qc4+ Kh8 37.Qxc5 Qh6 38.Rd1 Bb6 39.Qxe5 Rf8 40.Rf1 Qh4 41.Qh2 Bxf2+ 42.Kh1 Qxh2+ 43.Kxh2 g5 44.Bh1 g3+ 45.Kg2 g4 46.Rd1 Kg7 47.Kf1 Bd4+ 48.Ke2 Be5 49.Rd2 Ra8 50.Bg2 Kf6 51.Kd3 Kg5 52.Ke2 Kf4 53.Rc2 Ra3 54.Rd2 Re3+ 55.Kd1 Ra3 56.Re2 Ra7 57.Rc2 Rb7 58.Re2 Rb1+ 59.Kc2 Rg1 60.Kd3 Rc1 61.Rd2 Rc3+ 62.Ke2 Rf3 63.Kd1 Bc3 64.Re2 Ke5 65.Kc2 Bd4 66.Kd1 Rf8 67.Rd2 Rb8 68.Ke2 Bc3 69.Rd5+ Ke6 70.Kd3 Be5 71.Rc5 Rb1 72.Rc6+ Kd7 73.Rc2 Rg1 74.a4 Ra1 75.Kc4 Ke6 76.Kb3 Bd4 77.Ra2 Rg1 78.a5 Bf2 79.a6 Ke5 80.Ra5+ Kf6 81.e5+ Ke6 82.Bd5+ Kxe5 83.Bb7+ Kf6 84.Ra4 g2 0-1

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