Magnus Carlsen vs Veselin Topalov

18th Amber Blindfold · 2009 · English Opening · 1-0 in 69 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event 18th Amber Blindfold
Site Nice FRA
Round 8
Date 2009.03.22
Opening English Opening (A33)
Moves 69
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1K2k3/7p/P1b3pB/6P1/7P/8/8 b - - 4 69

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 c5
  4. 4.Nc3 cxd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Nc6
  6. 6.a3 Be7
  7. 7.e4 O-O
  8. 8.Nc2 b6
  9. 9.f4 Bb7
  10. 10.Bd3 Rc8
  11. 11.Qe2 d6
  12. 12.O-O Na5
  13. 13.Be3 a6
  14. 14.Nd4 Qc7
  15. 15.Rac1 Qb8
  16. 16.b4 Nc6
  17. 17.f5 Nxd4
  18. 18.Bxd4 Ba8
  19. 19.fxe6 fxe6
  20. 20.e5 dxe5
  21. 21.Bxe5 Qb7
  22. 22.Bxf6 Bxf6
  23. 23.Qxe6+ Kh8
  24. 24.Be4 Qc7
  25. 25.Nd5 Bd4+
  26. 26.Kh1 Rxf1+
  27. 27.Rxf1 Qxc4
  28. 28.Re1 Rf8
  29. 29.Nf4 b5
  30. 30.h3 Bf2
  31. 31.Qe7 Qc8
  32. 32.Ne6 Rg8
  33. 33.Ng5 Rf8
  34. 34.Ne6 Rg8
  35. 35.Ng5 Rf8
  36. 36.Rd1 Re8
  37. 37.Nf7+ Kg8
  38. 38.Nh6+ Kh8
  39. 39.Nf7+ Kg8
  40. 40.Nd6 Rxe7
  41. 41.Nxc8 Re8
  42. 42.Bxa8 Rxc8
  43. 43.Bd5+ Kh8
  44. 44.Bb7 Rb8
  45. 45.Bxa6 g6
  46. 46.Rd6 Bg3
  47. 47.Rd3 Be5
  48. 48.g4 Rb6
  49. 49.Bc8 Kg7
  50. 50.Kg2 Kf6
  51. 51.Kf3 Rb8
  52. 52.Bd7 Bb2
  53. 53.Ke4 Rd8
  54. 54.Rf3+ Ke7
  55. 55.Bxb5 Rd4+
  56. 56.Ke3 Rd6
  57. 57.Ke2 Rf6
  58. 58.Rb3 Bd4
  59. 59.Kd3 Rf3+
  60. 60.Kc4 Rxb3
  61. 61.Kxb3 Kd6
  62. 62.a4 Bf2
  63. 63.Kc4 g5
  64. 64.Be8 h6
  65. 65.Kb5 Be1
  66. 66.Kb6 Bxb4
  67. 67.a5 Bc5+
  68. 68.Kb7 Ke7
  69. 69.Bh5

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