Anish Giri vs Veselin Topalov

GCT Blitz Paris 2016 · Grünfeld Defense · 1-0 in 60 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2016
Site Paris FRA
Round 3.5
Date 2016.06.11
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D78)
Moves 60
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3k4/2nr1p2/3P2p1/4r2p/7P/1R2K1P1/8/1B3R2 w - - 1 61

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.g3 g6
  3. 3.Bg2 Bg7
  4. 4.d4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.c4 c6
  7. 7.b3 Bf5
  8. 8.Bb2 a5
  9. 9.Nc3 Ne4
  10. 10.e3 Nxc3
  11. 11.Bxc3 Be4
  12. 12.Qe2 e6
  13. 13.Rfc1 Nd7
  14. 14.Bf1 Bxf3
  15. 15.Qxf3 Nf6
  16. 16.Qe2 Ne4
  17. 17.Be1 Re8
  18. 18.Bg2 Nd6
  19. 19.Rab1 h5
  20. 20.h4 Qd7
  21. 21.a4 Bf8
  22. 22.Qd3 Bg7
  23. 23.Qc2 Bf6
  24. 24.Bh3 Qd8
  25. 25.Qd1 Kg7
  26. 26.Bg2 Qd7
  27. 27.Bf1 Rec8
  28. 28.cxd5 exd5
  29. 29.b4 axb4
  30. 30.Bxb4 Ne4
  31. 31.Be1 Bd8
  32. 32.Rb2 Ba5
  33. 33.Rcb1 Nd6
  34. 34.Bb4 Bxb4
  35. 35.Rxb4 Ra7
  36. 36.Kh2 Qe7
  37. 37.Bd3 Rca8
  38. 38.Bc2 Qf6
  39. 39.Kg2 Qe7
  40. 40.Qf3 Qf6
  41. 41.Qe2 Ra5
  42. 42.Rb6 R5a7
  43. 43.R6b4 Ra5
  44. 44.Qf3 Qxf3+
  45. 45.Kxf3 Kf6
  46. 46.Ke2 Ke7
  47. 47.f3 R8a7
  48. 48.Rb6 Kd8
  49. 49.e4 dxe4
  50. 50.fxe4 Kc7
  51. 51.R6b2 b5
  52. 52.axb5 Nxb5
  53. 53.Kd3 Ra3+
  54. 54.Rb3 Ra2
  55. 55.Rf1 Kd8
  56. 56.d5 Rd7
  57. 57.Bb1 Ra5
  58. 58.Ke3 cxd5
  59. 59.exd5 Nc7
  60. 60.d6 Re5+

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