Sergey Karjakin vs Veselin Topalov

2nd Norway Chess 2014 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1/2-1/2 in 48 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 2nd Norway Chess 2014
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 1.5
Date 2014.06.03
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (E10)
Moves 48
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Final Position

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

3R4/5p2/4b1k1/4P1PP/2p5/2B2K2/8/2b5 b - - 0 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.e3 a6
  5. 5.b3 c5
  6. 6.Bb2 cxd4
  7. 7.exd4 g6
  8. 8.Bd3 Bg7
  9. 9.O-O O-O
  10. 10.Nbd2 Nc6
  11. 11.Ne5 Bd7
  12. 12.Ndf3 dxc4
  13. 13.bxc4 Qc7
  14. 14.a4 Rfd8
  15. 15.Qb3 Nxe5
  16. 16.Nxe5 Bc6
  17. 17.Rfd1 Nd7
  18. 18.f4 Nxe5
  19. 19.fxe5 Rd7
  20. 20.Be2 Qd8
  21. 21.a5 Rc8
  22. 22.d5 exd5
  23. 23.Bg4 d4
  24. 24.Bxd7 Qxd7
  25. 25.Rxd4 Qe7
  26. 26.Re1 Re8
  27. 27.Rf4 Qc5+
  28. 28.Bd4 Qxa5
  29. 29.Qc3 Qxc3
  30. 30.Bxc3 Bh6
  31. 31.Rf2 b5
  32. 32.Rf6 Bd7
  33. 33.Rxa6 bxc4
  34. 34.Rea1 Be6
  35. 35.Kf2 Bf8
  36. 36.Ra8 Bc5+
  37. 37.Ke2 Rxa8
  38. 38.Rxa8+ Kg7
  39. 39.Ra5 Bb6
  40. 40.Ra6 Bg1
  41. 41.h3 g5
  42. 42.g4 Bh2
  43. 43.Ra8 h6
  44. 44.Rd8 Kg6
  45. 45.Kf3 Bf4
  46. 46.h4 h5
  47. 47.hxg5 Bc1
  48. 48.gxh5+

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