Anish Giri vs Veselin Topalov

3rd Norway Chess 2015 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1-0 in 56 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event 3rd Norway Chess 2015
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 8.3
Date 2015.06.24
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (E10)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/3k4/3N4/1R1K1P2/4P2r/8/2b5 b - - 2 56

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 c6
  8. 8.Qc2 Nbd7
  9. 9.Rd1 b6
  10. 10.b3 a5
  11. 11.Bc3 Bb7
  12. 12.Nbd2 c5
  13. 13.Ne5 cxd4
  14. 14.Bxd4 Nxe5
  15. 15.Bxe5 Qc8
  16. 16.Rac1 dxc4
  17. 17.Bxf6 Bxf6
  18. 18.Qxc4 Bxg2
  19. 19.Kxg2 Qb7+
  20. 20.Qe4 Rfb8
  21. 21.Rc6 Qd7
  22. 22.Rcc1 Qb7
  23. 23.Qxb7 Rxb7
  24. 24.Ne4 Be7
  25. 25.Nd6 Rd7
  26. 26.Nc4 Rxd1
  27. 27.Rxd1 b5
  28. 28.Ne5 Bf6
  29. 29.Nd7 a4
  30. 30.Rc1 axb3
  31. 31.axb3 Be7
  32. 32.Rc7 Rd8
  33. 33.Rb7 Bd6
  34. 34.g4 h5
  35. 35.gxh5 Kh7
  36. 36.b4 Bxb4
  37. 37.Ne5 Rd5
  38. 38.Nxf7 Rxh5
  39. 39.f4 Kg6
  40. 40.Ne5+ Kh7
  41. 41.Nf7 Kg6
  42. 42.Ne5+ Kh7
  43. 43.Nf3 Rf5
  44. 44.Ng5+ Kh6
  45. 45.Kf3 Bd2
  46. 46.e3 b4
  47. 47.Nxe6 Rh5
  48. 48.Nxg7 Rxh2
  49. 49.Nf5+ Kg6
  50. 50.Ne7+ Kf6
  51. 51.Nd5+ Ke6
  52. 52.Ke4 Rh3
  53. 53.Rb6+ Kd7
  54. 54.Kd3 Bc1
  55. 55.Rxb4 Kd6
  56. 56.Kd4

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