Vassily Ivanchuk vs Veselin Topalov

18th European Teams · 2011 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 30 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 18th European Teams
Site Porto Carras GRE
Round 2.2.1
Date 2011.11.04
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 30
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Final Position

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

8/p4pbk/1pr1pn1p/7r/2p1PP2/P1N1NnB1/1PK2P2/3R1R2 b - - 1 30

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 d5
  3. 3.c4 e6
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bh4 O-O
  7. 7.Rc1 dxc4
  8. 8.e3 c5
  9. 9.dxc5 Qxd1+
  10. 10.Kxd1 Rd8+
  11. 11.Kc2 Bxc5
  12. 12.Ne5 Nbd7
  13. 13.Rd1 g5
  14. 14.Bg3 b6
  15. 15.h4 g4
  16. 16.h5 Bf8
  17. 17.Rh4 Bg7
  18. 18.Nxg4 Ba6
  19. 19.Bc7 Rdc8
  20. 20.Bf4 Kh7
  21. 21.Be2 Bb7
  22. 22.Bf3 Bxf3
  23. 23.gxf3 Rc5
  24. 24.e4 Rac8
  25. 25.a3 Ra5
  26. 26.Bg3 Rc6
  27. 27.Ne3 Ne5
  28. 28.f4 Nf3
  29. 29.Rhh1 Rxh5
  30. 30.Rhf1

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