Sergey Karjakin vs Veselin Topalov

20th Amber Rapid · 2011 · Caro-Kann, Advance · 1/2-1/2 in 26 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 20th Amber Rapid
Site Monaco MNC
Round 2
Date 2011.03.13
Opening Caro-Kann, Advance (B12)
Moves 26
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Final Position

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

2krqr2/p2nbpp1/4p1p1/1p1pP1N1/2nP3P/2PN1QP1/P4P2/R1B2RK1 w - - 12 27

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.e5 Bf5
  4. 4.Nf3 e6
  5. 5.Be2 Nd7
  6. 6.O-O Ne7
  7. 7.Nbd2 Nc8
  8. 8.Ne1 c5
  9. 9.Bd3 Bg6
  10. 10.c3 Be7
  11. 11.Bxg6 hxg6
  12. 12.Nd3 c4
  13. 13.Nf4 b5
  14. 14.Qg4 Ncb6
  15. 15.Nf3 Nf8
  16. 16.g3 Qd7
  17. 17.h4 Rg8
  18. 18.b3 O-O-O
  19. 19.Ng5 Qe8
  20. 20.bxc4 Nxc4
  21. 21.Nd3 Nd7
  22. 22.Qf3 Rf8
  23. 23.Nh7 Rh8
  24. 24.Ng5 Rf8
  25. 25.Nh7 Rh8
  26. 26.Ng5 Rf8

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