Sergey Karjakin vs Veselin Topalov

16th Ciudad · 2003 · Petroff Defense · 1-0 in 85 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event 16th Ciudad
Site Leon ESP
Round 1.3
Date 2003.06.06
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 85
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/4k3/8/5Kp1/5n1p/R6P/8/8 b - - 3 85

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 Qb2
  25. 25.a4 Rd8
  26. 26.h3 Qa3
  27. 27.Re3 Qd6
  28. 28.Qg4 Qf6
  29. 29.Nf3 Ne7
  30. 30.Nd2 Bg6
  31. 31.Qe2 Nc6
  32. 32.Nb3 b6
  33. 33.Nc1 Kf8
  34. 34.Nd3 Be4
  35. 35.Qg4 g6
  36. 36.Nf4 h5
  37. 37.Qg3 Ne7
  38. 38.Re1 Nf5
  39. 39.Qh2 Rc8
  40. 40.f3 Rxc3
  41. 41.Ne2 Bd3
  42. 42.Nxc3 Qxd4+
  43. 43.Kh1 Qxc3
  44. 44.Rd1 Bxf1
  45. 45.Rxf1 h4
  46. 46.Qb8+ Kg7
  47. 47.Rd1 Ne3
  48. 48.Rg1 Nf5
  49. 49.Rb1 Qc2
  50. 50.Re1 Qf2
  51. 51.Qe5+ Kg8
  52. 52.Kh2 Ng3
  53. 53.Qa1 d4
  54. 54.Qc1 Kg7
  55. 55.Rd1 a6
  56. 56.Qc4 Nf5
  57. 57.Qxa6 Ne3
  58. 58.Rg1 Qc2
  59. 59.Qxb6 Qxa4
  60. 60.Qd6 Qc4
  61. 61.Qe5+ Kh7
  62. 62.Qf4 Nf5
  63. 63.Re1 Qc2
  64. 64.Re8 Qf2
  65. 65.Qe5 Qg3+
  66. 66.Kg1 Qxe5
  67. 67.Rxe5 Kg7
  68. 68.Kf2 Kf6
  69. 69.Re4 Kg7
  70. 70.Ke1 Kf6
  71. 71.Kd2 Kg7
  72. 72.Kd3 Kf6
  73. 73.Re8 Kg5
  74. 74.Re4 Kf6
  75. 75.f4 Kg7
  76. 76.Re5 f6
  77. 77.Ra5 Kf7
  78. 78.Ke4 Ke6
  79. 79.Ra6+ Ke7
  80. 80.Kd5 Ne3+
  81. 81.Kxd4 Nxg2
  82. 82.Ke4 g5
  83. 83.fxg5 fxg5
  84. 84.Kf5 Nf4
  85. 85.Ra3

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