Vassily Ivanchuk vs Veselin Topalov

18th Amber Rapid · 2009 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1/2-1/2 in 32 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 18th Amber Rapid
Site Nice FRA
Round 7
Date 2009.03.21
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C85)
Moves 32
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Final Position

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

2k5/1p1r3r/pRpqnp2/P1p1p1p1/2P1P2p/3PBP1P/K1P2QP1/1R6 w - - 3 33

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.Bxc6 dxc6
  7. 7.d3 Nd7
  8. 8.Nbd2 O-O
  9. 9.a4 c5
  10. 10.a5 f6
  11. 11.Nh4 Rf7
  12. 12.Nf5 Nf8
  13. 13.Nc4 Ne6
  14. 14.Nxe7+ Qxe7
  15. 15.Be3 Bd7
  16. 16.Qd2 Bb5
  17. 17.b3 g5
  18. 18.f3 Rd8
  19. 19.Bf2 Bxc4
  20. 20.bxc4 c6
  21. 21.Rab1 h5
  22. 22.Be3 h4
  23. 23.Rb6 Rd7
  24. 24.Rfb1 Rg7
  25. 25.Qf2 Kf8
  26. 26.Kf1 Ke8
  27. 27.Ke2 Kd8
  28. 28.Kd2 Kc8
  29. 29.Kc3 Qd6
  30. 30.Kb2 Rdf7
  31. 31.h3 Rh7
  32. 32.Ka2 Rd7

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