Levon Aronian vs Veselin Topalov

GCT Blitz Paris 2016 · Slav Defense · 1-0 in 39 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2016
Site Paris FRA
Round 1.4
Date 2016.06.11
Opening Slav Defense (D12)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5k2/5pp1/1p4p1/1NbB4/1p4P1/1P5P/P3KP2/8 b - - 0 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 c6
  4. 4.e3 Bf5
  5. 5.Nc3 e6
  6. 6.Nh4 Bg6
  7. 7.Nxg6 hxg6
  8. 8.h3 Nbd7
  9. 9.Bd3 a6
  10. 10.Bd2 dxc4
  11. 11.Bxc4 c5
  12. 12.dxc5 Bxc5
  13. 13.O-O O-O
  14. 14.Be2 Ne5
  15. 15.Rc1 Rc8
  16. 16.Na4 Be7
  17. 17.Rxc8 Qxc8
  18. 18.Bc3 Ned7
  19. 19.Ba5 Qc6
  20. 20.Bf3 Qb5
  21. 21.Bc3 Rd8
  22. 22.Qc2 Nd5
  23. 23.Rd1 N7f6
  24. 24.Bd4 Nb4
  25. 25.Qb3 Nc6
  26. 26.Qxb5 axb5
  27. 27.Nc3 Nxd4
  28. 28.Rxd4 Rxd4
  29. 29.exd4 b4
  30. 30.Nb5 b6
  31. 31.Kf1 Kf8
  32. 32.Bc6 Ne8
  33. 33.d5 exd5
  34. 34.Bxd5 Nd6
  35. 35.Na7 Bf6
  36. 36.b3 Bd4
  37. 37.Ke2 Bc5
  38. 38.g4 Nb5
  39. 39.Nxb5

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