Sergey Karjakin vs Veselin Topalov

74th Tata Steel GMA · 2012 · Sicilian, Closed · 1-0 in 99 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event 74th Tata Steel GMA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 7
Date 2012.01.21
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B23)
Moves 99
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/5k2/6R1/6K1/8/2b4P/8 b - - 40 99

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 d6
  3. 3.f4 g6
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
  5. 5.Bb5+ Bd7
  6. 6.Bc4 Nc6
  7. 7.O-O Na5
  8. 8.Be2 Nf6
  9. 9.d3 O-O
  10. 10.Qe1 Nc6
  11. 11.Qh4 Nd4
  12. 12.Bd1 Rc8
  13. 13.Kh1 b5
  14. 14.Nxd4 cxd4
  15. 15.Nb1 Rc5
  16. 16.Nd2 Qc7
  17. 17.Nb3 Rxc2
  18. 18.Bxc2 Qxc2
  19. 19.Qg3 Rc8
  20. 20.f5 Qe2
  21. 21.Bg5 Qxb2
  22. 22.Rab1 Qxa2
  23. 23.Nxd4 Qa4
  24. 24.Ne2 Rc2
  25. 25.Qf3 gxf5
  26. 26.Ng3 fxe4
  27. 27.Nxe4 Nxe4
  28. 28.dxe4 f6
  29. 29.Ra1 Ra2
  30. 30.Rac1 Rc2
  31. 31.Ra1 Qd4
  32. 32.Be3 Qe5
  33. 33.Bf4 Qe6
  34. 34.Qg3 Kf8
  35. 35.Rxa7 b4
  36. 36.Rb7 Re2
  37. 37.Qf3 Rc2
  38. 38.Rxb4 Qg4
  39. 39.Rb7 Qxf3
  40. 40.gxf3 Be8
  41. 41.Rc1 Rxc1+
  42. 42.Bxc1 Bg6
  43. 43.Bf4 Bf7
  44. 44.Kg2 Be6
  45. 45.Bd2 Ke8
  46. 46.Rb5 Kf7
  47. 47.f4 Bd7
  48. 48.Ra5 f5
  49. 49.exf5 Bf6
  50. 50.Kf3 h5
  51. 51.Ke4 Bc6+
  52. 52.Kd3 Bg2
  53. 53.Be3 Bf1+
  54. 54.Kd2 Bg2
  55. 55.Bb6 Be4
  56. 56.Ke3 Bc2
  57. 57.Bd4 Bxd4+
  58. 58.Kxd4 Kf6
  59. 59.Ra8 Bxf5
  60. 60.Rf8+ Ke6
  61. 61.Ke3 Bg6
  62. 62.Kf3 Bf7
  63. 63.f5+ Kf6
  64. 64.Kf4 Kg7
  65. 65.Rb8 Kf6
  66. 66.Rd8 e5+
  67. 67.fxe6 Bxe6
  68. 68.Rxd6 h4
  69. 69.Rb6 h3
  70. 70.Rc6 Kf7
  71. 71.Ke5 Bg4
  72. 72.Rc4 Bd7
  73. 73.Rc7 Ke8
  74. 74.Kd6 Bg4
  75. 75.Re7+ Kf8
  76. 76.Re4 Bc8
  77. 77.Kc7 Ba6
  78. 78.Re3 Kg7
  79. 79.Rxh3 Kg6
  80. 80.Kd6 Kg5
  81. 81.Ke5 Be2
  82. 82.Rg3+ Kh6
  83. 83.Kf5 Bd1
  84. 84.Rh3+ Kg7
  85. 85.Kg5 Be2
  86. 86.Re3 Bd1
  87. 87.Re7+ Kf8
  88. 88.Kf6 Kg8
  89. 89.Kg6 Bc2+
  90. 90.Kh6 Kf8
  91. 91.Rg7 Bd3
  92. 92.Rg5 Kf7
  93. 93.Rg3 Bc2
  94. 94.Rg7+ Kf8
  95. 95.Rg2 Be4
  96. 96.Rg4 Bc2
  97. 97.Rg5 Kf7
  98. 98.Kh5 Kf6
  99. 99.Kg4

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