Vassily Ivanchuk vs Veselin Topalov

41st Olympiad Open 2014 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 51 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 41st Olympiad Open 2014
Site Tromso NOR
Round 8.4
Date 2014.08.10
Opening Slav Defense (D11)
Moves 51
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Final Position

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

8/kp6/5p2/2p2Q2/1p5P/1P2P3/P3R1K1/2qr4 w - - 2 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 c6
  4. 4.e3 Bg4
  5. 5.h3 Bh5
  6. 6.Nc3 e6
  7. 7.g4 Bg6
  8. 8.Ne5 Nbd7
  9. 9.Nxg6 hxg6
  10. 10.Bd2 Bb4
  11. 11.f3 dxc4
  12. 12.Bxc4 Nd5
  13. 13.Qb3 a5
  14. 14.Kf2 N7b6
  15. 15.Bd3 e5
  16. 16.Nxd5 Nxd5
  17. 17.Bxb4 Qh4+
  18. 18.Ke2 axb4
  19. 19.Bc4 O-O-O
  20. 20.dxe5 Qg3
  21. 21.Rag1 Qxe5
  22. 22.Kf2 Nb6
  23. 23.Bd3 Rhe8
  24. 24.Re1 Qd6
  25. 25.Be4 Nd7
  26. 26.Qc4 Nf6
  27. 27.Bc2 Qe7
  28. 28.Re2 Rd2
  29. 29.Qb3 Red8
  30. 30.Re1 Nh7
  31. 31.Kg3 Ng5
  32. 32.Qc4 Ne6
  33. 33.f4 Nc5
  34. 34.Bb1 Rxe2
  35. 35.Qxe2 Ne4+
  36. 36.Bxe4 Qxe4
  37. 37.Kf2 g5
  38. 38.fxg5 Qe5
  39. 39.Kg2 Qxg5
  40. 40.b3 Qe5
  41. 41.Qf3 f6
  42. 42.Re2 Qc3
  43. 43.Qf5+ Kb8
  44. 44.Qc2 Kc7
  45. 45.Qg6 Rd7
  46. 46.g5 Kb6
  47. 47.gxf6 gxf6
  48. 48.h4 Rd1
  49. 49.Qe4 Ka7
  50. 50.Qf4 c5
  51. 51.Qf5 Qc1

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