Sergey Karjakin vs Veselin Topalov

16th Ciudad · 2003 · Petroff Defense · 0-1 in 51 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 0-1
Event 16th Ciudad
Site Leon ESP
Round 1.1
Date 2003.06.06
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/p3P3/2bk3p/P7/3K3P/8/8/8 w - - 1 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 d5
  6. 6.Bd3 Nc6
  7. 7.O-O Be7
  8. 8.c4 Nb4
  9. 9.Be2 O-O
  10. 10.Nc3 Bf5
  11. 11.a3 Nxc3
  12. 12.bxc3 Nc6
  13. 13.Re1 Re8
  14. 14.Bf4 dxc4
  15. 15.Bxc4 Bd6
  16. 16.Rxe8+ Qxe8
  17. 17.Ng5 Bg6
  18. 18.Bxd6 cxd6
  19. 19.Qg4 h6
  20. 20.Nf3 Qe4
  21. 21.Qg3 Qc2
  22. 22.Nh4 Be4
  23. 23.Re1 d5
  24. 24.Bf1 Qd2
  25. 25.Re3 Rc8
  26. 26.h3 Qc1
  27. 27.Qg4 Rd8
  28. 28.a4 Ne7
  29. 29.c4 Ng6
  30. 30.cxd5 Bxd5
  31. 31.Nxg6 fxg6
  32. 32.Qxg6 Bf7
  33. 33.Qe4 Qa1
  34. 34.Re1 Qxd4
  35. 35.Qxb7 Rf8
  36. 36.Qe4 Qxe4
  37. 37.Rxe4 Re8
  38. 38.f3 Rxe4
  39. 39.fxe4 Bg6
  40. 40.Bc4+ Kf8
  41. 41.e5 Bf7
  42. 42.e6 Be8
  43. 43.a5 Ke7
  44. 44.Kf2 Kd6
  45. 45.Ke3 Bc6
  46. 46.g3 g5
  47. 47.Kd4 Bb7
  48. 48.h4 gxh4
  49. 49.gxh4 Bc6
  50. 50.Bd5 Bxd5
  51. 51.e7 Bc6

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