Fabiano Caruana vs Veselin Topalov

GCT Blitz Paris 2017 · Sicilian, Closed · 0-1 in 70 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 0-1
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2017
Site Paris FRA
Round 17.2
Date 2017.06.25
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B23)
Moves 70
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

3n4/1rK5/1P6/8/8/p7/P4kpR/8 w - - 8 71

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 d6
  3. 3.Nge2 Nf6
  4. 4.h3 Nc6
  5. 5.d4 cxd4
  6. 6.Nxd4 g6
  7. 7.Be3 Bg7
  8. 8.Qd2 O-O
  9. 9.O-O-O Bd7
  10. 10.f4 Rc8
  11. 11.Nb3 a6
  12. 12.Kb1 b5
  13. 13.Qe1 Qc7
  14. 14.Bd3 Nb4
  15. 15.Rc1 Nxd3
  16. 16.cxd3 Qb8
  17. 17.g4 b4
  18. 18.Ne2 a5
  19. 19.Qd2 a4
  20. 20.Nbd4 Qb7
  21. 21.Ng3 Rfd8
  22. 22.f5 Qa6
  23. 23.g5 Ne8
  24. 24.h4 a3
  25. 25.b3 Bb5
  26. 26.Rc4 d5
  27. 27.exd5 Rxd5
  28. 28.Nxb5 Rxb5
  29. 29.fxg6 fxg6
  30. 30.Qc2 Rbb8
  31. 31.Ne4 Qe6
  32. 32.Bf4 Ra8
  33. 33.Re1 Qg4
  34. 34.Bd2 Rxc4
  35. 35.Qxc4+ Kh8
  36. 36.Bxb4 Qxh4
  37. 37.Bc3 Bxc3
  38. 38.Qxc3+ Ng7
  39. 39.Rf1 e5
  40. 40.Qxe5 Qh3
  41. 41.Qf6 Qxd3+
  42. 42.Ka1 Qd8
  43. 43.b4 Qxf6+
  44. 44.gxf6 Nf5
  45. 45.b5 Rb8
  46. 46.Nc3 Kg8
  47. 47.Rb1 Kf7
  48. 48.b6 Kxf6
  49. 49.Rb4 Ke5
  50. 50.Kb1 Nd6
  51. 51.Kc2 h5
  52. 52.Kb3 g5
  53. 53.Na4 Nb7
  54. 54.Rb5+ Kf4
  55. 55.Rd5 h4
  56. 56.Rd7 h3
  57. 57.Rh7 g4
  58. 58.Kc4 Kg3
  59. 59.Kd5 h2
  60. 60.Nc3 Na5
  61. 61.Ne2+ Kg2
  62. 62.Nf4+ Kf3
  63. 63.Rxh2 Kxf4
  64. 64.Kc5 g3
  65. 65.Rh4+ Kf3
  66. 66.Kb5 g2
  67. 67.Rh3+ Kf2
  68. 68.Rh2 Nb7
  69. 69.Kc6 Nd8+
  70. 70.Kc7 Rb7+

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