Levon Aronian vs Veselin Topalov

GCT Blitz YourNextMove · 2016 · English Opening · 1-0 in 73 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event GCT Blitz YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 9.5
Date 2016.06.19
Opening English Opening (A14)
Moves 73
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

Q7/8/8/6K1/8/8/6kp/8 b - - 2 73

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.g3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bg2 Be7
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.d4 dxc4
  7. 7.Qc2 a6
  8. 8.a4 c5
  9. 9.dxc5 Bxc5
  10. 10.Qxc4 b6
  11. 11.Ne5 Ra7
  12. 12.Nc3 Bb7
  13. 13.Bxb7 Rxb7
  14. 14.Bg5 h6
  15. 15.Rad1 Qe7
  16. 16.Bxf6 Qxf6
  17. 17.Nd3 Qd4
  18. 18.Qb3 Be7
  19. 19.e3 Qg4
  20. 20.Ne5 Qh5
  21. 21.f4 Bf6
  22. 22.Nc4 Bxc3
  23. 23.Qxc3 Qc5
  24. 24.Qd4 Nd7
  25. 25.Rf2 Qxd4
  26. 26.Rxd4 Nc5
  27. 27.Rc2 Nxa4
  28. 28.Nd6 Rd7
  29. 29.Rc6 Nxb2
  30. 30.Rxb6 Rfd8
  31. 31.Rxa6 Na4
  32. 32.Nxf7 Rxd4
  33. 33.Nxd8 Rxd8
  34. 34.Rxa4 Rd2
  35. 35.Rd4 Ra2
  36. 36.h3 Kf7
  37. 37.Kf1 Rh2
  38. 38.h4 h5
  39. 39.e4 g6
  40. 40.Rd3 Kf8
  41. 41.Re3 Ra2
  42. 42.Re2 Ra3
  43. 43.Kf2 Kf7
  44. 44.Re3 Ra1
  45. 45.Rd3 Rb1
  46. 46.Rd7+ Kf8
  47. 47.Ke3 Rb4
  48. 48.Rc7 Ra4
  49. 49.Kd3 Rb4
  50. 50.Rc4 Rb3+
  51. 51.Kd4 Ke7
  52. 52.Rc7+ Kd6
  53. 53.Rc3 Rb4+
  54. 54.Kd3 Ra4
  55. 55.Rb3 Ke7
  56. 56.Ke3 Kf6
  57. 57.Rd3 Rb4
  58. 58.Rd7 Ra4
  59. 59.e5+ Kf5
  60. 60.Rf7+ Kg4
  61. 61.Rf6 Kxg3
  62. 62.Rxg6+ Kxh4
  63. 63.Rxe6 Ra3+
  64. 64.Ke4 Ra4+
  65. 65.Kf5 Kg3
  66. 66.Rg6+ Kf3
  67. 67.Kg5 h4
  68. 68.Rh6 Rxf4
  69. 69.Rf6 Rxf6
  70. 70.exf6 h3
  71. 71.f7 h2
  72. 72.f8=Q+ Kg2
  73. 73.Qa8+

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