Anish Giri vs Veselin Topalov

1st FIDE GP London 2012 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 0-1 in 52 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 0-1
Event 1st FIDE GP London 2012
Site London ENG
Round 11
Date 2012.10.03
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

3R4/8/2K5/4p3/1P2k3/2r4P/5n2/8 w - - 4 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.e3 Nbd7
  7. 7.Be2 dxc4
  8. 8.O-O c5
  9. 9.dxc5 Nxc5
  10. 10.Bxc4 Qxd1
  11. 11.Rfxd1 b6
  12. 12.Nd4 Bb7
  13. 13.Rac1 a6
  14. 14.b4 Nce4
  15. 15.Nxe4 Bxe4
  16. 16.a3 a5
  17. 17.f3 Bd5
  18. 18.e4 Bxc4
  19. 19.Rxc4 axb4
  20. 20.axb4 Rfc8
  21. 21.Rdc1 Rxc4
  22. 22.Rxc4 h6
  23. 23.Kf1 Kf8
  24. 24.Nc6 b5
  25. 25.Rd4 Ra6
  26. 26.Nxe7 Kxe7
  27. 27.Rd2 Nd7
  28. 28.Rc2 g5
  29. 29.Bc7 f6
  30. 30.Ba5 h5
  31. 31.h4 gxh4
  32. 32.Rc8 Ne5
  33. 33.Rc7+ Kd6
  34. 34.Rb7 h3
  35. 35.gxh3 Nxf3
  36. 36.Rxb5 Nd2+
  37. 37.Kg2 Ra8
  38. 38.Rxh5 Rg8+
  39. 39.Kf2 Nxe4+
  40. 40.Ke3 f5
  41. 41.Rh7 e5
  42. 42.Bc7+ Ke6
  43. 43.Kd3 Rg3+
  44. 44.Kc4 Rc3+
  45. 45.Kb5 f4
  46. 46.Rh6+ Kd5
  47. 47.Bb6 f3
  48. 48.Rh8 Ra3
  49. 49.Bg1 f2
  50. 50.Bxf2 Nxf2
  51. 51.Rd8+ Ke4
  52. 52.Kc6 Rc3+

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