Magnus Carlsen vs Veselin Topalov

Cote d'Ivoire Rapid 2019 · Four Knights Game · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Cote d'Ivoire Rapid 2019
Site Abidjan CIV
Round 6.2
Date 2019.05.09
Opening Four Knights Game (C47)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/8/2R4p/3p1pk1/8/1P6/2Pr2P1/r4RK1 b - - 10 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.d4 exd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Bb4
  6. 6.Nxc6 bxc6
  7. 7.Bd3 O-O
  8. 8.O-O d5
  9. 9.exd5 cxd5
  10. 10.Bg5 c6
  11. 11.Qf3 h6
  12. 12.Bf4 g5
  13. 13.Be5 Ng4
  14. 14.Bd4 Qd6
  15. 15.Qg3 Qxg3
  16. 16.hxg3 f6
  17. 17.Na4 Re8
  18. 18.f4 Kf7
  19. 19.Nc5 a5
  20. 20.Rf3 Bxc5
  21. 21.Bxc5 Ba6
  22. 22.Bf5 Bc8
  23. 23.Bd3 Ba6
  24. 24.Bf5 Bc8
  25. 25.Bxg4 Bxg4
  26. 26.Rf2 a4
  27. 27.Raf1 f5
  28. 28.Rd2 Re4
  29. 29.b3 Kg6
  30. 30.Bd4 Be2
  31. 31.Rc1 gxf4
  32. 32.gxf4 Rxf4
  33. 33.Rxe2 Rxd4
  34. 34.Re6+ Kg5
  35. 35.Rxc6 axb3
  36. 36.axb3 Rd2
  37. 37.Rf1 Ra2
  38. 38.Rf2 Ra1+
  39. 39.Rf1 Ra2
  40. 40.Rf2 Ra1+
  41. 41.Rf1

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