Vassily Ivanchuk vs Veselin Topalov

6th Kings Playoff · 2012 · King's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 55 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 6th Kings Playoff
Site Bucharest ROU
Round 2
Date 2012.11.13
Opening King's Indian Defense (E73)
Moves 55
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Final Position

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

8/8/4k3/1R5p/r3K3/8/6P1/8 w - - 0 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bg7
  4. 4.e4 d6
  5. 5.Be2 O-O
  6. 6.Bg5 Na6
  7. 7.Qd2 Qe8
  8. 8.f3 c6
  9. 9.Bd1 b5
  10. 10.cxb5 cxb5
  11. 11.Nge2 b4
  12. 12.Na4 Bd7
  13. 13.b3 e5
  14. 14.Be3 Rd8
  15. 15.d5 Nh5
  16. 16.O-O f5
  17. 17.Bc2 Bb5
  18. 18.Bd3 fxe4
  19. 19.fxe4 Nf4
  20. 20.Bxb5 Qxb5
  21. 21.Nxf4 exf4
  22. 22.Bd4 Bxd4+
  23. 23.Qxd4 Rde8
  24. 24.Rae1 Nb8
  25. 25.Nb2 Nd7
  26. 26.Nd3 g5
  27. 27.Nxb4 Ne5
  28. 28.Nc6 Nxc6
  29. 29.dxc6 Qxc6
  30. 30.e5 dxe5
  31. 31.Rxe5 h6
  32. 32.Rfe1 Rxe5
  33. 33.Qxe5 Qb6+
  34. 34.Kh1 Rd8
  35. 35.h3 Qd6
  36. 36.Qf5 Rf8
  37. 37.Qe6+ Qxe6
  38. 38.Rxe6 Kg7
  39. 39.Ra6 Rf7
  40. 40.Kg1 h5
  41. 41.Kf2 Rc7
  42. 42.Kf3 Re7
  43. 43.Kf2 Rc7
  44. 44.Ra4 Kg6
  45. 45.h4 Rc2+
  46. 46.Kf3 Rc3+
  47. 47.Kf2 gxh4
  48. 48.Rxf4 Rc2+
  49. 49.Kf3 Rxa2
  50. 50.Rxh4 Ra3
  51. 51.Rb4 a5
  52. 52.Rb6+ Kf5
  53. 53.Rb5+ Ke6
  54. 54.Ke4 a4
  55. 55.bxa4 Rxa4+

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