Sergey Karjakin vs Veselin Topalov

World Blitz Final · 2012 · French, Tarrasch · 1/2-1/2 in 51 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Blitz Final
Site Astana KAZ
Round 19
Date 2012.07.10
Opening French, Tarrasch (C03)
Moves 51
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Final Position

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

1b6/1k6/8/8/1N6/1P3Kp1/8/8 b - - 0 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nd2 Be7
  4. 4.Ngf3 Nf6
  5. 5.e5 Nfd7
  6. 6.Bd3 c5
  7. 7.c3 Nc6
  8. 8.O-O a5
  9. 9.a4 b6
  10. 10.Qe2 Bb7
  11. 11.Nb1 cxd4
  12. 12.cxd4 Nb4
  13. 13.Bb5 Ba6
  14. 14.Be3 Bxb5
  15. 15.axb5 Rc8
  16. 16.Nc3 O-O
  17. 17.Rfc1 Rc7
  18. 18.Na4 Qb8
  19. 19.Rxc7 Qxc7
  20. 20.Rc1 Qb7
  21. 21.b3 Rc8
  22. 22.Qd2 Rxc1+
  23. 23.Qxc1 Bd8
  24. 24.Bd2 Qc7
  25. 25.Qxc7 Bxc7
  26. 26.Ne1 f6
  27. 27.f4 Kf7
  28. 28.Kf2 Bd8
  29. 29.Bxb4 axb4
  30. 30.Nd3 Be7
  31. 31.g4 fxe5
  32. 32.Nxe5+ Nxe5
  33. 33.dxe5 Bd8
  34. 34.f5 exf5
  35. 35.gxf5 g6
  36. 36.f6 Bc7
  37. 37.Ke3 Bxe5
  38. 38.Nxb6 Bxh2
  39. 39.Nxd5 h5
  40. 40.b6 Ke6
  41. 41.b7 g5
  42. 42.Kf3 g4+
  43. 43.Ke4 Bd6
  44. 44.Nf4+ Kxf6
  45. 45.Nxh5+ Ke6
  46. 46.Ng7+ Kd7
  47. 47.Nf5 Bb8
  48. 48.Ne3 g3
  49. 49.Kf3 Kc6
  50. 50.Nc2 Kxb7
  51. 51.Nxb4

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