Levon Aronian vs Veselin Topalov

Corus A · 2008 · Grünfeld Defense · 1-0 in 62 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event Corus A
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 1
Date 2008.01.12
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D71)
Moves 62
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5K2/4P2k/8/8/8/6R1/r7 b - - 2 62

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bg7
  4. 4.g3 d5
  5. 5.cxd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.Bg2 Nb6
  7. 7.Nf3 Nc6
  8. 8.Bf4 O-O
  9. 9.e3 h6
  10. 10.h4 Bg4
  11. 11.Rc1 e5
  12. 12.dxe5 Qe7
  13. 13.Nd5 Nxd5
  14. 14.Qxd5 Nb4
  15. 15.Qc4 Be6
  16. 16.Qxc7 Nd3+
  17. 17.Kd2 Qb4+
  18. 18.Qc3 Qxc3+
  19. 19.Rxc3 Nxf2
  20. 20.Nd4 Nxh1
  21. 21.Bxh1 Rfd8
  22. 22.Rc7 Rac8
  23. 23.Rxb7 Bxa2
  24. 24.Rxa7 Be6
  25. 25.Rb7 Bf5
  26. 26.Bf3 Rc2+
  27. 27.Ke1 Rc1+
  28. 28.Kf2 Be6
  29. 29.g4 Bc8
  30. 30.Rb8 Rf8
  31. 31.h5 g5
  32. 32.Bg3 Ra1
  33. 33.Rb6 Re8
  34. 34.Be2 Bxe5
  35. 35.Bxe5 Rxe5
  36. 36.Rxh6 Re4
  37. 37.Bf3 Re5
  38. 38.Rc6 Be6
  39. 39.Nxe6 fxe6
  40. 40.Be2 Rb1
  41. 41.Rb6 Rd5
  42. 42.Bc4 Rd2+
  43. 43.Kf3 Rbxb2
  44. 44.Rxe6 Rbc2
  45. 45.Rg6+ Kh8
  46. 46.Be6 Rc6
  47. 47.Ke4 Rd8
  48. 48.Kf5 Rc5+
  49. 49.Kf6 Rf8+
  50. 50.Ke7 Rf3
  51. 51.Bf5 Re5+
  52. 52.Kf7 Rfxf5+
  53. 53.gxf5 Rxf5+
  54. 54.Ke6 Ra5
  55. 55.e4 Kh7
  56. 56.e5 Ra1
  57. 57.Rxg5 Kh6
  58. 58.Rg2 Kxh5
  59. 59.Kf6 Rf1+
  60. 60.Ke7 Ra1
  61. 61.e6 Kh6
  62. 62.Kf7

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