Fabiano Caruana vs Veselin Topalov

FIDE Candidates 2016 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 52 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE Candidates 2016
Site Moscow RUS
Round 4.2
Date 2016.03.15
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 52
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Final Position

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

5rk1/6p1/2RP3p/p1P5/P7/8/3rp1PK/4R3 w - - 2 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.O-O Nf6
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.c3 h6
  7. 7.a4 a5
  8. 8.Re1 O-O
  9. 9.Na3 Re8
  10. 10.Nc2 Ba7
  11. 11.Be3 Be6
  12. 12.Bb5 Bd7
  13. 13.Bxa7 Nxa7
  14. 14.Bc4 Nc8
  15. 15.Ne3 Nb6
  16. 16.Bb3 c6
  17. 17.h3 Be6
  18. 18.Bc2 Qc7
  19. 19.d4 Nc4
  20. 20.Nxc4 Bxc4
  21. 21.Qd2 Rad8
  22. 22.Rad1 Be6
  23. 23.Qe3 b6
  24. 24.Nd2 c5
  25. 25.Bd3 Re7
  26. 26.d5 Bd7
  27. 27.Ra1 Nh5
  28. 28.b4 Nf4
  29. 29.bxa5 bxa5
  30. 30.Reb1 Rf8
  31. 31.Bb5 Bc8
  32. 32.Bf1 f5
  33. 33.c4 Ref7
  34. 34.Ra3 fxe4
  35. 35.Nxe4 Bf5
  36. 36.Rab3 Bg6
  37. 37.Rb6 Qe7
  38. 38.Nxd6 Nxh3+
  39. 39.Qxh3 Rf6
  40. 40.Nc8 Qd8
  41. 41.R1b5 Rxf2
  42. 42.Rxg6 Rxf1+
  43. 43.Kh2 Qxc8
  44. 44.Qxc8 Rxc8
  45. 45.Rc6 Re8
  46. 46.Rcxc5 e4
  47. 47.d6 Rd8
  48. 48.Rc6 Rd1
  49. 49.c5 e3
  50. 50.Rb2 Rd2
  51. 51.Rb1 e2
  52. 52.Re1 Rf8

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