Anish Giri vs Veselin Topalov

GCT Rapid YourNextMove · 2016 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 39 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Rapid YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 4.2
Date 2016.06.17
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 39
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Final Position

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

8/1p4pk/p2pQ2p/3Pp3/1P2Pp2/P2q1P1P/6P1/4K3 w - - 10 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.O-O Nf6
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.c3 h6
  7. 7.Nbd2 O-O
  8. 8.Re1 Re8
  9. 9.Nf1 Bb6
  10. 10.Ng3 Na5
  11. 11.Bb5 Bd7
  12. 12.Bxd7 Qxd7
  13. 13.d4 Nc6
  14. 14.h3 Rad8
  15. 15.d5 Ne7
  16. 16.Nh4 c6
  17. 17.c4 cxd5
  18. 18.cxd5 Rc8
  19. 19.Qd3 Kh7
  20. 20.Be3 Bxe3
  21. 21.Qxe3 a6
  22. 22.Rac1 Red8
  23. 23.b3 Ng6
  24. 24.Nxg6 fxg6
  25. 25.f3 Rxc1
  26. 26.Rxc1 Rc8
  27. 27.Rc3 Qd8
  28. 28.Ne2 Rxc3
  29. 29.Qxc3 Qb6+
  30. 30.Kf1 Nh5
  31. 31.b4 Qb5
  32. 32.Ke1 g5
  33. 33.a3 Nf4
  34. 34.Nxf4 gxf4
  35. 35.Qc8 Qd3
  36. 36.Qf5+ Kg8
  37. 37.Qe6+ Kh7
  38. 38.Qf5+ Kg8
  39. 39.Qe6+ Kh7

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