Magnus Carlsen vs Veselin Topalov

GCT Blitz Paris 2017 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2017
Site Paris FRA
Round 3.4
Date 2017.06.24
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (D00)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4r1k1/2QP4/p4pq1/1bR4p/5BpP/8/1P3PPK/8 b - - 0 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.Bf4 c5
  3. 3.e3 Nc6
  4. 4.c3 e6
  5. 5.Nf3 Bd6
  6. 6.Bg3 Nge7
  7. 7.Bd3 h6
  8. 8.dxc5 Bxc5
  9. 9.Nbd2 O-O
  10. 10.O-O Nf5
  11. 11.Bxf5 exf5
  12. 12.Nb3 Bb6
  13. 13.Qd3 Be6
  14. 14.Rfd1 Qf6
  15. 15.Qb5 Qe7
  16. 16.a4 Rfc8
  17. 17.a5 Bd8
  18. 18.a6 Bb6
  19. 19.axb7 Qxb7
  20. 20.Nc5 Qe7
  21. 21.Nd3 g5
  22. 22.Nde5 Nd8
  23. 23.h4 f6
  24. 24.Nd3 Nc6
  25. 25.Ra6 Qe8
  26. 26.Rda1 f4
  27. 27.exf4 g4
  28. 28.f5 Bxf5
  29. 29.Nd2 Qf7
  30. 30.Nf4 Ne7
  31. 31.Re1 Re8
  32. 32.c4 Rad8
  33. 33.c5 Bd7
  34. 34.Qb4 Nc6
  35. 35.Rxe8+ Rxe8
  36. 36.Qc3 d4
  37. 37.Qc1 Bd8
  38. 38.Nc4 Bc7
  39. 39.Nd6 Bxd6
  40. 40.cxd6 d3
  41. 41.Nxd3 Nd4
  42. 42.Nf4 Bb5
  43. 43.Ra3 a6
  44. 44.Kh2 Nf5
  45. 45.Qc7 Nd4
  46. 46.Rc3 Ne6
  47. 47.Nxe6 Qxe6
  48. 48.Bf4 Qf5
  49. 49.Kg3 h5
  50. 50.Rc5 Qd3+
  51. 51.Kh2 Qg6
  52. 52.d7

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