Vassily Ivanchuk vs Veselin Topalov

20th Amber Blindfold · 2011 · King's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 97 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 20th Amber Blindfold
Site Monaco MNC
Round 11
Date 2011.03.24
Opening King's Indian Defense (E61)
Moves 97
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Final Position

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

8/1kB5/1P5p/3r3P/6K1/8/8/8 w - - 5 98

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bg7
  4. 4.Nf3 O-O
  5. 5.g3 c6
  6. 6.Bg2 d5
  7. 7.Qb3 dxc4
  8. 8.Qxc4 Bf5
  9. 9.O-O Nbd7
  10. 10.Bf4 Nb6
  11. 11.Qb3 Ne4
  12. 12.Rfd1 Be6
  13. 13.d5 Nxc3
  14. 14.dxe6 Nxd1
  15. 15.exf7+ Kh8
  16. 16.Rxd1 Qc8
  17. 17.Ng5 Qf5
  18. 18.h4 h6
  19. 19.Be4 Qf6
  20. 20.Ne6 Rxf7
  21. 21.Rd2 Rg8
  22. 22.Ng5 Rff8
  23. 23.Ne6 Rf7
  24. 24.Kg2 Nd5
  25. 25.Bxd5 cxd5
  26. 26.Qxd5 Qf5
  27. 27.e4 Qxd5
  28. 28.exd5 Rc8
  29. 29.b3 Kh7
  30. 30.g4 Bh8
  31. 31.Be3 b6
  32. 32.f4 Rc3
  33. 33.Kf3 Be5
  34. 34.Ke4 Bd6
  35. 35.Rh2 Kg8
  36. 36.Rg2 Rh7
  37. 37.Kd4 Rc8
  38. 38.Kd3 Kf7
  39. 39.Bd4 Rc1
  40. 40.Rc2 Rxc2
  41. 41.Kxc2 Ke8
  42. 42.Kd3 Rf7
  43. 43.Ke4 Kd7
  44. 44.h5 gxh5
  45. 45.gxh5 Ba3
  46. 46.f5 Bc1
  47. 47.a4 Bd2
  48. 48.Be5 Kc8
  49. 49.Bb2 Kd7
  50. 50.Bd4 Kc8
  51. 51.Be5 Rh7
  52. 52.Bb2 Rf7
  53. 53.Ba3 Rh7
  54. 54.b4 Rh8
  55. 55.d6 Kd7
  56. 56.dxe7 Kxe7
  57. 57.b5+ Kf7
  58. 58.Bd6 Rc8
  59. 59.Bc7 Ke7
  60. 60.Kd5 Kd7
  61. 61.Be5 Bc3
  62. 62.Bf4 Rh8
  63. 63.Be3 Bf6
  64. 64.Bd2 Bb2
  65. 65.Bf4 Bf6
  66. 66.Bd6 Re8
  67. 67.Bf8 Bg5
  68. 68.Bg7 Bc1
  69. 69.Be5 Bd2
  70. 70.Bd4 Rc8
  71. 71.f6 Ke8
  72. 72.Be5 Kf7
  73. 73.Kd6 Re8
  74. 74.Ng7 Bb4+
  75. 75.Kd5 Rc8
  76. 76.Nf5 Bf8
  77. 77.Nd4 Rc5+
  78. 78.Ke4 Rc4
  79. 79.Kf5 Rc1
  80. 80.Nc6 Rf1+
  81. 81.Ke4 Ke6
  82. 82.Nd4+ Kd7
  83. 83.Nc6 Ke6
  84. 84.Nd4+ Kd7
  85. 85.Nc6 Bd6
  86. 86.Bd4 Rf4+
  87. 87.Ke3 Ke6
  88. 88.Nxa7 Kd5
  89. 89.Bxb6 Re4+
  90. 90.Kf3 Rxa4
  91. 91.Nc8 Rf4+
  92. 92.Kg2 Rxf6
  93. 93.Nxd6 Rxd6
  94. 94.Bc7 Rd7
  95. 95.b6 Kc6
  96. 96.Kg3 Rd5
  97. 97.Kg4 Kb7

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