Ding Liren vs Veselin Topalov

12th Hainan Danzhou GM · 2021 · English Opening · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Ding Liren
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event 12th Hainan Danzhou GM
Site lichess.org INT
Round 5.3
Date 2021.09.25
Opening English Opening (A35)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1r5k/2R4p/1P3p2/8/6p1/6P1/4rP1P/1R4K1 b - - 2 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nc6
  4. 4.g3 d5
  5. 5.cxd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.Bg2 Nc7
  7. 7.a3 e5
  8. 8.b4 f6
  9. 9.b5 Nd4
  10. 10.a4 Be6
  11. 11.Rb1 Be7
  12. 12.O-O O-O
  13. 13.e3 Nf5
  14. 14.d4 cxd4
  15. 15.exd4 Nxd4
  16. 16.Nxd4 exd4
  17. 17.Ne2 Bf5
  18. 18.Rb3 Ne6
  19. 19.Bxb7 Rb8
  20. 20.Bc6 Kh8
  21. 21.Nf4 Bd6
  22. 22.Nxe6 Bxe6
  23. 23.Rd3 Bc5
  24. 24.Bf4 Rc8
  25. 25.Qh5 g5
  26. 26.Rc1 Bf5
  27. 27.Rb3 Bg6
  28. 28.Qf3 Bb6
  29. 29.Bd2 d3
  30. 30.Rd1 Ba5
  31. 31.Be4 g4
  32. 32.Qxd3 Bxe4
  33. 33.Qxe4 Re8
  34. 34.Qb1 Bxd2
  35. 35.Rd3 Qa5
  36. 36.R3xd2 Qxa4
  37. 37.Rd7 Qc2
  38. 38.Rxa7 Re2
  39. 39.b6 Qxb1
  40. 40.Rxb1 Rb8
  41. 41.Rc7

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