Ding Liren vs Veselin Topalov

Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1-0 in 54 moves

The Game

White Ding Liren
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019
Site Abidjan CIV
Round 8.5
Date 2019.05.11
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (E10)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1k6/8/2P5/2K1bBp1/1p4P1/1P6/P7/8 b - - 0 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.g3 Bb4+
  5. 5.Bd2 Be7
  6. 6.Bg2 O-O
  7. 7.O-O Nbd7
  8. 8.Qc2 c6
  9. 9.Bf4 b6
  10. 10.cxd5 cxd5
  11. 11.Rc1 Ba6
  12. 12.Nc3 Nh5
  13. 13.Bd2 Nhf6
  14. 14.Bf4 Nh5
  15. 15.Be5 Nhf6
  16. 16.e3 h6
  17. 17.Qd1 Nxe5
  18. 18.Nxe5 Bd6
  19. 19.f4 Bb7
  20. 20.Rc2 a6
  21. 21.Rac1 Qe7
  22. 22.Na4 Qd8
  23. 23.Qd3 Ne4
  24. 24.Nc6 Bxc6
  25. 25.Rxc6 b5
  26. 26.Nc5 Nxc5
  27. 27.dxc5 Be7
  28. 28.e4 dxe4
  29. 29.Qxd8 Rfxd8
  30. 30.Bxe4 Ra7
  31. 31.Rc2 g5
  32. 32.Rb6 Rd4
  33. 33.Rb7 Rxb7
  34. 34.Bxb7 Bd8
  35. 35.fxg5 hxg5
  36. 36.Bxa6 b4
  37. 37.Kf2 Kg7
  38. 38.Ke3 e5
  39. 39.Bd3 Rd5
  40. 40.c6 Bb6+
  41. 41.Ke2 Bc7
  42. 42.g4 Rd4
  43. 43.Rc4 Rxc4
  44. 44.Bxc4 e4
  45. 45.Ke3 Bxh2
  46. 46.Kxe4 Kf6
  47. 47.Kd5 Ke7
  48. 48.Kc5 Bd6+
  49. 49.Kb6 Kd8
  50. 50.Bxf7 Kc8
  51. 51.Be6+ Kb8
  52. 52.Bf5 Bc7+
  53. 53.Kc5 Be5
  54. 54.b3

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