Fabiano Caruana vs Veselin Topalov

GCT Rapid YourNextMove · 2016 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1-0 in 51 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event GCT Rapid YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 1.4
Date 2016.06.17
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5k2/p5qp/8/4P3/1Q1P4/1Pn4P/P5P1/7K b - - 0 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.Bxc6 dxc6
  6. 6.Nbd2 Be6
  7. 7.Nb3 Bd6
  8. 8.Na5 Rb8
  9. 9.Bd2 O-O
  10. 10.Qe2 Re8
  11. 11.h3 Nd7
  12. 12.Ng5 Nf8
  13. 13.Nxe6 Nxe6
  14. 14.Qg4 Bc5
  15. 15.O-O Qe7
  16. 16.Nc4 f6
  17. 17.Kh1 Rbd8
  18. 18.Ne3 Bxe3
  19. 19.fxe3 c5
  20. 20.Bc3 Ng5
  21. 21.b3 Qe6
  22. 22.Qh5 b5
  23. 23.Qe2 Rd7
  24. 24.Ba5 Red8
  25. 25.Rfd1 Qa6
  26. 26.Be1 c4
  27. 27.Bh4 Nf7
  28. 28.Rd2 cxd3
  29. 29.cxd3 b4
  30. 30.Rad1 Nd6
  31. 31.Qg4 Nb5
  32. 32.Rf2 Rd6
  33. 33.Rdf1 Qc8
  34. 34.Rf5 c5
  35. 35.Qg3 Kh8
  36. 36.Rxf6 gxf6
  37. 37.Rxf6 R8d7
  38. 38.Qxe5 Kg8
  39. 39.Re6 Rxe6
  40. 40.Qxe6+ Kf8
  41. 41.Bg5 Qc7
  42. 42.Bh6+ Rg7
  43. 43.e5 Nc3
  44. 44.d4 cxd4
  45. 45.exd4 Qf7
  46. 46.Qc8+ Ke7
  47. 47.Qb7+ Ke6
  48. 48.Qc6+ Ke7
  49. 49.Bxg7 Qxg7
  50. 50.Qb7+ Kf8
  51. 51.Qxb4+

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