Gata Kamsky vs Veselin Topalov

74th Tata Steel GMA · 2012 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1-0 in 71 moves

The Game

White Gata Kamsky
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event 74th Tata Steel GMA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 13
Date 2012.01.29
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A46)
Moves 71
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/2k1Pp1p/2PN1p1P/8/1P3K2/3b4/8 b - - 2 71

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.g3 d5
  4. 4.Bg2 b5
  5. 5.c3 a5
  6. 6.O-O Nbd7
  7. 7.Bf4 Be7
  8. 8.Qc2 c5
  9. 9.Nbd2 Bb7
  10. 10.Ne5 O-O
  11. 11.a4 bxa4
  12. 12.Qxa4 Nxe5
  13. 13.dxe5 Nd7
  14. 14.h4 Qc7
  15. 15.e4 Nb6
  16. 16.Qc2 Rfd8
  17. 17.Rfc1 h6
  18. 18.Be3 Qd7
  19. 19.exd5 Nxd5
  20. 20.Nc4 a4
  21. 21.Re1 Qb5
  22. 22.Na3 Qa6
  23. 23.Rad1 Rab8
  24. 24.c4 Nxe3
  25. 25.Rxd8+ Rxd8
  26. 26.Rxe3 Bxg2
  27. 27.Kxg2 Qb7+
  28. 28.Kg1 Qb4
  29. 29.Rc3 Qb8
  30. 30.Re3 Qb4
  31. 31.Rc3 Rd7
  32. 32.Nb5 Qa5
  33. 33.Qe2 Qd8
  34. 34.Ra3 Rd2
  35. 35.Qf3 Rd1+
  36. 36.Kh2 Qd2
  37. 37.Rxa4 Qe1
  38. 38.Nc3 Qg1+
  39. 39.Kh3 Re1
  40. 40.Ra7 Qf1+
  41. 41.Qg2 Qxg2+
  42. 42.Kxg2 Bf8
  43. 43.f4 g5
  44. 44.h5 gxf4
  45. 45.gxf4 Kg7
  46. 46.Rd7 Re3
  47. 47.Rb7 Re1
  48. 48.b3 Re3
  49. 49.Nd1 Re2+
  50. 50.Nf2 Rc2
  51. 51.Kf3 Rc3+
  52. 52.Ke2 Rg3
  53. 53.Ne4 Rh3
  54. 54.Nf6 Rh1
  55. 55.Rd7 Rh2+
  56. 56.Kd3 Rh3+
  57. 57.Kc2 Rh4
  58. 58.Ne8+ Kg8
  59. 59.f5 Rh2+
  60. 60.Rd2 Rxd2+
  61. 61.Kxd2 exf5
  62. 62.Nf6+ Kg7
  63. 63.Ke3 Be7
  64. 64.Nd7 Bg5+
  65. 65.Kf3 Bd2
  66. 66.Nxc5 f6
  67. 67.e6 Kf8
  68. 68.Nd3 Ke7
  69. 69.Nf4 Kd6
  70. 70.c5+ Kc6
  71. 71.Nd5

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