Sergey Karjakin vs Veselin Topalov

FIDE Candidates 2014 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 40 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE Candidates 2014
Site Khanty-Mansiysk RUS
Round 4.3
Date 2014.03.17
Opening English Opening (A29)
Moves 40
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Final Position

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

5k2/1p3p2/p1p3p1/P2q3p/1PRp3P/3P2P1/5P2/4RK2 b - - 18 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.g3 d5
  5. 5.cxd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.Bg2 Nb6
  7. 7.O-O Be7
  8. 8.d3 O-O
  9. 9.Be3 Be6
  10. 10.Rc1 Re8
  11. 11.a3 Nd5
  12. 12.Nxd5 Bxd5
  13. 13.Qa4 a6
  14. 14.Rc3 Bf6
  15. 15.Rc5 Ne7
  16. 16.Rfc1 c6
  17. 17.Bg5 Bxg5
  18. 18.Nxg5 Bxg2
  19. 19.Kxg2 Nf5
  20. 20.Qg4 Nd6
  21. 21.e3 Qf6
  22. 22.Ne4 Nxe4
  23. 23.Qxe4 Rad8
  24. 24.R1c3 Re6
  25. 25.b4 g6
  26. 26.a4 Rd4
  27. 27.exd4 exd4
  28. 28.Qxe6 Qxe6
  29. 29.R3c4 Qd6
  30. 30.a5 h5
  31. 31.h4 Kg7
  32. 32.Kg1 Kf8
  33. 33.Rc1 Qe6
  34. 34.R5c4 Qe5
  35. 35.Kf1 Qd5
  36. 36.Re1 Qh1+
  37. 37.Ke2 Qd5
  38. 38.Kf1 Qh1+
  39. 39.Ke2 Qd5
  40. 40.Kf1

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