Anish Giri vs Veselin Topalov

GCT Blitz YourNextMove · 2016 · Grünfeld Defense · 1-0 in 47 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event GCT Blitz YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 15.3
Date 2016.06.20
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D78)
Moves 47
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r7/P7/8/4p3/4P1p1/R5Pk/8/6K1 b - - 0 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.g3 g6
  3. 3.Bg2 Bg7
  4. 4.O-O O-O
  5. 5.d4 d5
  6. 6.c4 c6
  7. 7.b3 dxc4
  8. 8.bxc4 c5
  9. 9.Bb2 Qb6
  10. 10.Qb3 Ne4
  11. 11.e3 Nc6
  12. 12.Ne5 Ng5
  13. 13.Nxc6 bxc6
  14. 14.Qxb6 axb6
  15. 15.Bxc6 Ra6
  16. 16.Nd2 Bh3
  17. 17.Rfc1 Rd8
  18. 18.Nb3 Bg4
  19. 19.h4 Rd6
  20. 20.Bb7 Ra7
  21. 21.hxg5 Rxb7
  22. 22.dxc5 bxc5
  23. 23.Bxg7 Kxg7
  24. 24.Nxc5 Rb2
  25. 25.Nb3 Ra6
  26. 26.c5 Rc6
  27. 27.Rcb1 Rxb1+
  28. 28.Rxb1 e5
  29. 29.f4 f6
  30. 30.Rc1 h5
  31. 31.gxh6+ Kxh6
  32. 32.fxe5 fxe5
  33. 33.e4 Kg5
  34. 34.a4 Be6
  35. 35.Rc3 Kg4
  36. 36.a5 g5
  37. 37.Kg2 Bxb3
  38. 38.Rxb3 Rxc5
  39. 39.Ra3 Rc2+
  40. 40.Kf1 Rc1+
  41. 41.Ke2 Rc2+
  42. 42.Kd1 Rc7
  43. 43.a6 Ra7
  44. 44.Ke2 Kh3
  45. 45.Kf2 g4
  46. 46.Kg1 Ra8
  47. 47.a7

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