Levon Aronian vs Veselin Topalov

Superbet POL Rapid 2025 · Two Knights Defense · 1-0 in 37 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event Superbet POL Rapid 2025
Site Warsaw POL
Round 7.5
Date 2025.04.28
Opening Two Knights Defense (C55)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2k5/p1p2p2/P1b4p/1r1q4/2nP1Bp1/2Q5/5RPP/4R1K1 b - - 0 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 h6
  5. 5.O-O d6
  6. 6.a4 g5
  7. 7.Nc3 Bg7
  8. 8.Ne2 g4
  9. 9.Ne1 d5
  10. 10.exd5 Nxd5
  11. 11.f4 Qd6
  12. 12.c3 Bd7
  13. 13.fxe5 Nxe5
  14. 14.Bxd5 Qxd5
  15. 15.Nf4 Qa5
  16. 16.d4 Nc6
  17. 17.Qe2+ Kd8
  18. 18.Qf2 Kc8
  19. 19.Ned3 b6
  20. 20.b4 Qf5
  21. 21.a5 Re8
  22. 22.Be3 Rb8
  23. 23.Qd2 Nd8
  24. 24.Rac1 Nb7
  25. 25.c4 bxa5
  26. 26.Nd5 Qe6
  27. 27.N3f4 Qe4
  28. 28.Nh5 Bh8
  29. 29.Rce1 Nd6
  30. 30.Nhf6 Nxc4
  31. 31.Qc3 Bxf6
  32. 32.Nxf6 Qc6
  33. 33.Nxe8 Bxe8
  34. 34.bxa5 Qd5
  35. 35.Bf4 Bc6
  36. 36.Rf2 Rb5
  37. 37.a6

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