Anish Giri vs Veselin Topalov

8th London Classic 2016 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 67 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 8th London Classic 2016
Site London ENG
Round 7.5
Date 2016.12.16
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 67
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Final Position

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

8/1kbn1qp1/2p1pp1p/1pPp3P/1P1P1PP1/3NQP2/1K2N3/8 b - - 66 67

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.d4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.e3 Nbd7
  7. 7.c5 c6
  8. 8.h3 b6
  9. 9.b4 a5
  10. 10.a3 h6
  11. 11.Be2 Ba6
  12. 12.O-O Qc8
  13. 13.Rb1 Bxe2
  14. 14.Qxe2 axb4
  15. 15.axb4 Qb7
  16. 16.Rfc1 Rfc8
  17. 17.Ne1 Bd8
  18. 18.Qd1 Bc7
  19. 19.Nd3 b5
  20. 20.Ra1 Ne4
  21. 21.Ne2 Bd8
  22. 22.f3 Nef6
  23. 23.Nc3 Nf8
  24. 24.Rc2 Ng6
  25. 25.Rca2 Rxa2
  26. 26.Rxa2 Ra8
  27. 27.Qa1 Rxa2
  28. 28.Qxa2 Nxf4
  29. 29.exf4 Nd7
  30. 30.Ne2 Bc7
  31. 31.h4 Nb8
  32. 32.h5 Qa6
  33. 33.Qb2 f6
  34. 34.g4 Nd7
  35. 35.Kf2 Qa8
  36. 36.Ke1 Kf7
  37. 37.Kd2 Kg8
  38. 38.Kd1 Kf7
  39. 39.Kc2 Qa4+
  40. 40.Kc1 Qa8
  41. 41.Kb1 Qa7
  42. 42.Qc1 Qa8
  43. 43.Kb2 Bd8
  44. 44.Qg1 Be7
  45. 45.Nec1 Bd8
  46. 46.Nb3 Qb7
  47. 47.Qe3 Qa8
  48. 48.Qc1 Qa4
  49. 49.Qe1 Qa8
  50. 50.Qd2 Qa4
  51. 51.Nf2 Qa8
  52. 52.Nh3 Qc8
  53. 53.Qc2 Nf8
  54. 54.Nc1 Kg8
  55. 55.Nd3 Nh7
  56. 56.Qe2 Nf8
  57. 57.Qe3 Qd7
  58. 58.Ng1 Qe8
  59. 59.Ne2 Bc7
  60. 60.Nec1 Kf7
  61. 61.Nb3 Ke7
  62. 62.Qe1 Kd7
  63. 63.Nbc1 Kc8
  64. 64.Ne2 Nd7
  65. 65.Ng3 Qf7
  66. 66.Qe3 Kb7
  67. 67.Ne2

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