Fabiano Caruana vs Veselin Topalov

2nd Norway Chess 2014 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 66 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 2nd Norway Chess 2014
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 7.2
Date 2014.06.10
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 66
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Final Position

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

4k3/8/3R1p2/2b5/1n5P/1K6/8/8 w - - 4 67

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.f3 e6
  7. 7.Be3 b5
  8. 8.Qd2 b4
  9. 9.Na4 Nbd7
  10. 10.O-O-O Qa5
  11. 11.b3 Bb7
  12. 12.a3 Qc7
  13. 13.axb4 d5
  14. 14.b5 e5
  15. 15.bxa6 Bxa6
  16. 16.Nb5 Bxb5
  17. 17.Bxb5 d4
  18. 18.Bxd4 exd4
  19. 19.Qxd4 Ra5
  20. 20.Qd3 Ba3+
  21. 21.Kb1 Ke7
  22. 22.Bxd7 Nxd7
  23. 23.Nc3 Ne5
  24. 24.Nd5+ Rxd5
  25. 25.Qxd5 Rc8
  26. 26.c4 Bc5
  27. 27.f4 Ng6
  28. 28.g3 Ke8
  29. 29.Rd3 Ne7
  30. 30.Qe5 Qxe5
  31. 31.fxe5 Nc6
  32. 32.Rhd1 Nxe5
  33. 33.Rd5 f6
  34. 34.Kb2 Ke7
  35. 35.Kc3 Bf2
  36. 36.Ra1 Rc7
  37. 37.Ra2 Be1+
  38. 38.Kb2 Nc6
  39. 39.Ra1 Bb4
  40. 40.Ra8 Bd6
  41. 41.Ra6 Be5+
  42. 42.Ka3 Nb8
  43. 43.Raa5 Nc6
  44. 44.Ra4 Nd4
  45. 45.Rda5 Bd6+
  46. 46.Kb2 Be5
  47. 47.Ka3 Nc2+
  48. 48.Ka2 Bd4
  49. 49.Rd5 Bc3
  50. 50.Kb1 Nb4
  51. 51.Rb5 Nc6
  52. 52.Rc5 Bd4
  53. 53.Rd5 Bg1
  54. 54.b4 Ne5
  55. 55.c5 Rb7
  56. 56.Kc2 Bxh2
  57. 57.b5 Rxb5
  58. 58.Ra7+ Ke8
  59. 59.Rxg7 Bg1
  60. 60.Rc7 Rb4
  61. 61.c6 Bb6
  62. 62.Rxh7 Rxe4
  63. 63.Rh4 Rxh4
  64. 64.gxh4 Nxc6
  65. 65.Rd6 Nb4+
  66. 66.Kb3 Bc5

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