Ding Liren vs Veselin Topalov

11th Hainan Danzhou GM · 2020 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 46 moves

The Game

White Ding Liren
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 11th Hainan Danzhou GM
Site chess.com INT
Round 14.3
Date 2020.12.09
Opening English Opening (A10)
Moves 46
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Final Position

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

3Rr3/5k1p/2b2p2/1p3N1P/6P1/5PK1/8/8 w - - 12 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 g6
  2. 2.e4 e5
  3. 3.d4 Nf6
  4. 4.Nf3 exd4
  5. 5.e5 Bb4+
  6. 6.Bd2 Qe7
  7. 7.Bxb4 Qxb4+
  8. 8.Qd2 Qxd2+
  9. 9.Nbxd2 Nh5
  10. 10.Nxd4 b6
  11. 11.Be2 Bb7
  12. 12.Bxh5 gxh5
  13. 13.f3 Na6
  14. 14.Nf1 O-O-O
  15. 15.Ng3 Rde8
  16. 16.Kf2 Rxe5
  17. 17.Rhe1 f6
  18. 18.h4 Nb4
  19. 19.Red1 Rhe8
  20. 20.Rd2 a5
  21. 21.b3 Na6
  22. 22.Nde2 d5
  23. 23.Rc1 dxc4
  24. 24.Rxc4 Nc5
  25. 25.Nf4 Ba6
  26. 26.Rc3 Rd8
  27. 27.Rxd8+ Kxd8
  28. 28.Ngxh5 Ke7
  29. 29.g4 Bc8
  30. 30.Kg3 Bd7
  31. 31.a3 c6
  32. 32.b4 axb4
  33. 33.axb4 Na6
  34. 34.Rc4 c5
  35. 35.bxc5 Nxc5
  36. 36.Rd4 Bc6
  37. 37.Ng7 Kf7
  38. 38.Nf5 Ne6
  39. 39.Nxe6 Rxe6
  40. 40.h5 b5
  41. 41.Rd8 Re8
  42. 42.Rd6 Re6
  43. 43.Rd4 Re5
  44. 44.Rd8 Re8
  45. 45.Rd6 Re6
  46. 46.Rd8 Re8

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