Fabiano Caruana vs Veselin Topalov

Champions Showdown Rapid · 2016 · Slav Defense · 1-0 in 72 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event Champions Showdown Rapid
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 4.1
Date 2016.11.13
Opening Slav Defense (D12)
Moves 72
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6R1/P7/1K6/2p4k/2Bb2p1/rP6/8/8 b - - 0 72

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.d4 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 Bf5
  5. 5.Nc3 e6
  6. 6.Nh4 Bg6
  7. 7.Be2 Nbd7
  8. 8.O-O Bd6
  9. 9.g3 Qe7
  10. 10.Qb3 Rb8
  11. 11.Rd1 Ne4
  12. 12.cxd5 exd5
  13. 13.Nxe4 Bxe4
  14. 14.f3 Bg6
  15. 15.Bd3 O-O
  16. 16.Bd2 Nf6
  17. 17.Nxg6 hxg6
  18. 18.Kg2 b6
  19. 19.Re1 c5
  20. 20.Qc2 Rfe8
  21. 21.Bb5 Red8
  22. 22.Bc3 Qc7
  23. 23.Qf2 Qb7
  24. 24.b3 a6
  25. 25.Bd3 Rbc8
  26. 26.dxc5 bxc5
  27. 27.Rad1 Re8
  28. 28.Bxf6 gxf6
  29. 29.Qf1 Qb6
  30. 30.e4 dxe4
  31. 31.Bxe4 Kg7
  32. 32.Qc4 Re7
  33. 33.Bd3 Rxe1
  34. 34.Rxe1 a5
  35. 35.Re2 Rd8
  36. 36.Be4 Qb4
  37. 37.Bd5 Qxc4
  38. 38.Bxc4 f5
  39. 39.f4 Kf6
  40. 40.Kf3 Bc7
  41. 41.Rc2 Bb6
  42. 42.h3 Rd1
  43. 43.Be2 Rd4
  44. 44.h4 Ba7
  45. 45.Bc4 Bb6
  46. 46.Rh2 Rd7
  47. 47.h5 Kg7
  48. 48.hxg6 fxg6
  49. 49.Re2 Bd8
  50. 50.Re6 Bf6
  51. 51.Ra6 Bc3
  52. 52.g4 fxg4+
  53. 53.Kxg4 Bd2
  54. 54.Kg5 Kh7
  55. 55.Rf6 Bc1
  56. 56.a4 Re7
  57. 57.Ra6 Re5+
  58. 58.Kg4 Rf5
  59. 59.Rxa5 Rxf4+
  60. 60.Kg3 Rf5
  61. 61.Ra8 Bf4+
  62. 62.Kg2 Be3
  63. 63.a5 Rf2+
  64. 64.Kg3 Ra2
  65. 65.a6 Kh6
  66. 66.Kf3 Bd4
  67. 67.Ke4 g5
  68. 68.Rg8 Ra5
  69. 69.Kd5 Kh5
  70. 70.Kc6 g4
  71. 71.Kb6 Ra3
  72. 72.a7

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