Vassily Ivanchuk vs Veselin Topalov

Pearl Spring · 2008 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 22 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Pearl Spring
Site Nanjing CHN
Round 3
Date 2008.12.13
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B10)
Moves 22
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Final Position

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

6k1/1p3ppp/p1b5/8/8/8/PP3PPP/4B1K1 b - - 0 22

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.c4 d5
  3. 3.exd5 cxd5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 Nxd5
  6. 6.Nf3 Nc6
  7. 7.Bb5 e6
  8. 8.O-O Be7
  9. 9.d4 O-O
  10. 10.Re1 Bd7
  11. 11.Nxd5 exd5
  12. 12.Bf4 Bf6
  13. 13.Ne5 Nxe5
  14. 14.dxe5 Bxb5
  15. 15.exf6 Qxf6
  16. 16.Qxd5 Bc6
  17. 17.Qg5 Qxg5
  18. 18.Bxg5 Rfe8
  19. 19.Bd2 a6
  20. 20.Rxe8+ Rxe8
  21. 21.Re1 Rxe1+
  22. 22.Bxe1

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