Levon Aronian vs Veselin Topalov

FIDE Candidates 2016 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 58 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE Candidates 2016
Site Moscow RUS
Round 10.4
Date 2016.03.23
Opening English Opening (A29)
Moves 58
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Final Position

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

3b4/1p6/1Pp1k3/2Pp1p1p/3P1PpP/6P1/5B2/6K1 w - - 1 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.g3 Bb4
  5. 5.Bg2 O-O
  6. 6.O-O d6
  7. 7.d3 h6
  8. 8.Na4 a5
  9. 9.b3 Qe7
  10. 10.Bb2 Bc5
  11. 11.e3 Ba7
  12. 12.Nc3 Re8
  13. 13.Nh4 Qd8
  14. 14.Qd2 Ne7
  15. 15.Rad1 c6
  16. 16.Ne2 Nf5
  17. 17.Nxf5 Bxf5
  18. 18.d4 Qc8
  19. 19.Nc3 exd4
  20. 20.exd4 Ne4
  21. 21.Nxe4 Bxe4
  22. 22.Bxe4 Rxe4
  23. 23.Rfe1 Rxe1+
  24. 24.Rxe1 Qf5
  25. 25.Re7 Rb8
  26. 26.Kg2 Bb6
  27. 27.Qe2 d5
  28. 28.c5 Bd8
  29. 29.Re8+ Kh7
  30. 30.Bc3 Rc8
  31. 31.Rf8 Bc7
  32. 32.Rxc8 Qxc8
  33. 33.Qe7 Kg8
  34. 34.h4 h5
  35. 35.Bd2 Qd8
  36. 36.Qe2 g6
  37. 37.Qe1 Kg7
  38. 38.a3 Qf6
  39. 39.b4 axb4
  40. 40.axb4 Qf5
  41. 41.Qd1 f6
  42. 42.Be1 Kf7
  43. 43.f3 g5
  44. 44.Bf2 Qg6
  45. 45.Kf1 Qf5
  46. 46.Kg2 g4
  47. 47.f4 Qe4+
  48. 48.Kg1 Ke6
  49. 49.Qb3 Qe2
  50. 50.Qb1 f5
  51. 51.Qa1 Qa6
  52. 52.Qe1+ Kf7
  53. 53.Qb1 Kf6
  54. 54.Qe1 Qa8
  55. 55.Qe2 Qc8
  56. 56.b5 Qe6
  57. 57.Qxe6+ Kxe6
  58. 58.b6 Bd8

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