Ding Liren vs Veselin Topalov

Vugar Gashimov Mem 2018 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 57 moves

The Game

White Ding Liren
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Vugar Gashimov Mem 2018
Site Shamkir AZE
Round 3.4
Date 2018.04.21
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D45)
Moves 57
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Final Position

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

8/6p1/4p1k1/7p/3Pp2P/Q1p1P1P1/4q1K1/2B5 w - - 20 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 c6
  5. 5.e3 Nbd7
  6. 6.Be2 Bd6
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.b3 b6
  9. 9.Bb2 Bb7
  10. 10.Qc2 Qe7
  11. 11.Rfe1 Rfe8
  12. 12.Rad1 Rad8
  13. 13.Bf1 c5
  14. 14.cxd5 exd5
  15. 15.g3 a6
  16. 16.Bg2 Rc8
  17. 17.Qb1 h6
  18. 18.Nh4 c4
  19. 19.Nf5 Qf8
  20. 20.Nxd6 Qxd6
  21. 21.bxc4 Rxc4
  22. 22.a4 Rec8
  23. 23.Rc1 h5
  24. 24.h3 Nf8
  25. 25.Qa2 Ne6
  26. 26.Qb3 Qd8
  27. 27.Re2 Bc6
  28. 28.Rec2 b5
  29. 29.axb5 axb5
  30. 30.Nb1 Ng5
  31. 31.h4 Nge4
  32. 32.Na3 Qe7
  33. 33.Qd3 Rxc2
  34. 34.Nxc2 Bd7
  35. 35.Qa3 Qe8
  36. 36.Nb4 Rc4
  37. 37.Rxc4 bxc4
  38. 38.Bc1 Be6
  39. 39.Na6 Qb5
  40. 40.Nc5 Kh7
  41. 41.Nxe6 fxe6
  42. 42.Bf1 Nxf2
  43. 43.Kxf2 Ne4+
  44. 44.Ke2 c3+
  45. 45.Ke1 Qb1
  46. 46.Bg2 Qc2
  47. 47.Bxe4+ dxe4
  48. 48.Kf1 Kg6
  49. 49.Kg1 Kh7
  50. 50.Kh1 Kh6
  51. 51.Kg1 Kg6
  52. 52.Kh1 Qd1+
  53. 53.Kh2 Qe2+
  54. 54.Kg1 Qd1+
  55. 55.Kh2 Qe2+
  56. 56.Kg1 Qe1+
  57. 57.Kg2 Qe2+

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