Fabiano Caruana vs Veselin Topalov

GCT Blitz Paris 2016 · Grünfeld Defense · 1-0 in 27 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2016
Site Paris FRA
Round 8.3
Date 2016.06.11
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D73)
Moves 27
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2r4r/p1k2pbp/1p4p1/3Q4/1Bn1N3/2P3P1/P4P1P/6K1 b - - 2 27

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.g3 g6
  3. 3.Bg2 Bg7
  4. 4.d4 Nf6
  5. 5.c4 c6
  6. 6.cxd5 cxd5
  7. 7.Nc3 Ne4
  8. 8.Qb3 Nxc3
  9. 9.bxc3 Nc6
  10. 10.Nd2 e6
  11. 11.Ba3 Na5
  12. 12.Qb2 Bd7
  13. 13.O-O Rc8
  14. 14.e4 Bc6
  15. 15.Bb4 b6
  16. 16.Rfe1 dxe4
  17. 17.Nxe4 Nc4
  18. 18.Qb3 Qd7
  19. 19.d5 Bxd5
  20. 20.Rad1 Kd8
  21. 21.Ng5 Bf6
  22. 22.Bxd5 exd5
  23. 23.Ne4 Bg7
  24. 24.Rxd5 Qxd5
  25. 25.Rd1 Qxd1+
  26. 26.Qxd1+ Kc7
  27. 27.Qd5

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