Fabiano Caruana vs Veselin Topalov

GCT Blitz YourNextMove · 2016 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 0-1 in 41 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 0-1
Event GCT Blitz YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 5.3
Date 2016.06.19
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/5pp1/8/4p1Pp/1P1P2qn/6NK/2rR4/4Q3 w - - 2 42

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.h3 e5
  7. 7.Nde2 h5
  8. 8.g3 Be7
  9. 9.Bg2 b5
  10. 10.O-O Nbd7
  11. 11.Be3 O-O
  12. 12.Qd2 Bb7
  13. 13.a3 Rc8
  14. 14.Rfd1 Rc4
  15. 15.f3 Qa8
  16. 16.b3 Rc7
  17. 17.g4 Rfc8
  18. 18.g5 Nh7
  19. 19.h4 Nhf8
  20. 20.Rac1 Ng6
  21. 21.Qe1 Ndf8
  22. 22.Bh3 Ne6
  23. 23.Rd3 Bf8
  24. 24.Nd5 Bxd5
  25. 25.exd5 Nc5
  26. 26.Bxc5 Rxc5
  27. 27.Bxc8 Qxc8
  28. 28.c3 a5
  29. 29.Re3 a4
  30. 30.bxa4 bxa4
  31. 31.Re4 Rxd5
  32. 32.Kg2 Rb5
  33. 33.Rb4 Rc5
  34. 34.Rxa4 d5
  35. 35.Rd1 Qc6
  36. 36.Rb4 d4
  37. 37.cxd4 Rc2
  38. 38.Rd2 Bxb4
  39. 39.axb4 Nxh4+
  40. 40.Kh3 Qxf3+
  41. 41.Ng3 Qg4+

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