Sergey Karjakin vs Veselin Topalov

18th Amber Rapid · 2009 · Petroff Defense · 1-0 in 46 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event 18th Amber Rapid
Site Nice FRA
Round 2
Date 2009.03.15
Opening Petroff Defense (C43)
Moves 46
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5q1k/5R1p/8/3Q1p2/7P/3P4/5KP1/r7 b - - 8 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.d4 Nxe4
  4. 4.Bd3 d5
  5. 5.Nxe5 Nd7
  6. 6.O-O Nxe5
  7. 7.dxe5 Nc5
  8. 8.f4 g6
  9. 9.Be2 Bf5
  10. 10.Be3 c6
  11. 11.Nd2 Be7
  12. 12.Nf3 Ne6
  13. 13.Bd3 Bxd3
  14. 14.cxd3 d4
  15. 15.Bd2 Qd5
  16. 16.b4 a5
  17. 17.bxa5 Bd8
  18. 18.Rb1 Bxa5
  19. 19.Rxb7 O-O
  20. 20.f5 Bxd2
  21. 21.Qxd2 Rxa2
  22. 22.Qh6 gxf5
  23. 23.Rfb1 c5
  24. 24.Rb8 Ra8
  25. 25.R8b6 Rfe8
  26. 26.h4 c4
  27. 27.Rd6 Qc5
  28. 28.Ng5 Nxg5
  29. 29.Qxg5+ Kf8
  30. 30.Qh6+ Kg8
  31. 31.e6 Rxe6
  32. 32.Rxe6 fxe6
  33. 33.Qg5+ Kh8
  34. 34.Qf6+ Kg8
  35. 35.Qxe6+ Kh8
  36. 36.Qf6+ Kg8
  37. 37.Rb7 Qf8
  38. 38.Qe6+ Kh8
  39. 39.Qe5+ Kg8
  40. 40.Qd5+ Kh8
  41. 41.Qxd4+ Kg8
  42. 42.Qxc4+ Kh8
  43. 43.Qd4+ Kg8
  44. 44.Qd5+ Kh8
  45. 45.Rf7 Ra1+
  46. 46.Kf2

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