Ding Liren vs Veselin Topalov

Cote d'Ivoire Rapid 2019 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 44 moves

The Game

White Ding Liren
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Cote d'Ivoire Rapid 2019
Site Abidjan CIV
Round 9.5
Date 2019.05.10
Opening English Opening (A36)
Moves 44
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Final Position

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

5r2/6k1/1R5p/8/1p3K2/8/8/8 w - - 1 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.g3 g6
  3. 3.Bg2 Bg7
  4. 4.Nc3 Nc6
  5. 5.b3 e6
  6. 6.Ba3 Qa5
  7. 7.Bb2 Nge7
  8. 8.h4 h6
  9. 9.Qb1 O-O
  10. 10.Ne4 f5
  11. 11.Bxg7 Kxg7
  12. 12.Qb2+ e5
  13. 13.Nd6 Qc7
  14. 14.Nxc8 Raxc8
  15. 15.d3 Rcd8
  16. 16.Rc1 b6
  17. 17.Nf3 d5
  18. 18.cxd5 Nxd5
  19. 19.a3 a5
  20. 20.e3 Nf6
  21. 21.b4 axb4
  22. 22.axb4 e4
  23. 23.dxe4 fxe4
  24. 24.Ng5 Qe7
  25. 25.Bxe4 Ne5
  26. 26.Nf3 Nxe4
  27. 27.Qxe5+ Qxe5
  28. 28.Nxe5 Rxf2
  29. 29.Rc4 Ra2
  30. 30.O-O Nxg3
  31. 31.Rf7+ Kg8
  32. 32.Rf2 Ra1+
  33. 33.Kg2 Nf5
  34. 34.Re4 Re8
  35. 35.h5 Ra4
  36. 36.Kf3 Rxb4
  37. 37.Rxb4 cxb4
  38. 38.Nxg6 Nxe3
  39. 39.Rb2 Nd5
  40. 40.Rd2 Nf6
  41. 41.Rd6 Nxh5
  42. 42.Rxb6 Kg7
  43. 43.Nf4 Nxf4
  44. 44.Kxf4 Rf8+

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