Sergey Karjakin vs Veselin Topalov

Sberbank GM Rapid · 2013 · French, Classical · 1-0 in 22 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event Sberbank GM Rapid
Site Kiev UKR
Round 4
Date 2013.06.06
Opening French, Classical (C11)
Moves 22
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2br4/3nkppp/pb2p1q1/1p2P3/1Q2NP2/5B2/P1P3PP/3RK2R b K - 8 22

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e5 Nfd7
  5. 5.f4 c5
  6. 6.Nf3 Nc6
  7. 7.Be3 a6
  8. 8.Qd2 b5
  9. 9.dxc5 Bxc5
  10. 10.Bd3 d4
  11. 11.Nxd4 Nxd4
  12. 12.Ne4 Qh4+
  13. 13.Bf2 Qg4
  14. 14.Bxd4 Bxd4
  15. 15.Nd6+ Ke7
  16. 16.Be4 Bxb2
  17. 17.Rb1 Ba3
  18. 18.Bxa8 Bc5
  19. 19.Bf3 Qg6
  20. 20.Ne4 Rd8
  21. 21.Rd1 Bb6
  22. 22.Qb4+

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