Anish Giri vs Veselin Topalov

11th Hainan Danzhou GM · 2020 · French, Classical · 1-0 in 27 moves

The Game

White Anish Giri
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event 11th Hainan Danzhou GM
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.4
Date 2020.12.04
Opening French, Classical (C11)
Moves 27
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5rk1/p2R1b1p/1pn3pP/5pN1/8/8/PKP3P1/7R b - - 1 27

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e5 Nfd7
  5. 5.f4 c5
  6. 6.Nf3 Be7
  7. 7.Be3 b6
  8. 8.Qd2 O-O
  9. 9.h4 Nc6
  10. 10.h5 f5
  11. 11.O-O-O c4
  12. 12.Bxc4 dxc4
  13. 13.d5 Ndxe5
  14. 14.fxe5 exd5
  15. 15.Nxd5 Be6
  16. 16.Nxe7+ Qxe7
  17. 17.Bg5 Qe8
  18. 18.h6 g6
  19. 19.Bf6 Rc8
  20. 20.Ng5 c3
  21. 21.Qd6 cxb2+
  22. 22.Kxb2 Bf7
  23. 23.e6 Bxe6
  24. 24.Bg7 Bf7
  25. 25.Qxf8+ Qxf8
  26. 26.Bxf8 Rxf8
  27. 27.Rd7

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