Sergey Karjakin vs Veselin Topalov

FIDE Candidates 2016 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 35 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event FIDE Candidates 2016
Site Moscow RUS
Round 12.3
Date 2016.03.25
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 35
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5qk1/3b1r1p/3p2p1/1p1N4/4P3/1PQ3R1/2n2P2/2K4R b - - 1 35

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.h3 e6
  7. 7.g4 Nfd7
  8. 8.Be3 Be7
  9. 9.g5 b5
  10. 10.a3 Bb7
  11. 11.h4 O-O
  12. 12.Qd2 Nb6
  13. 13.h5 N8d7
  14. 14.g6 Ne5
  15. 15.O-O-O Nbc4
  16. 16.Bxc4 Nxc4
  17. 17.Qe2 Rc8
  18. 18.h6 fxg6
  19. 19.Nxe6 Qd7
  20. 20.Nxf8 Bxf8
  21. 21.hxg7 Bxg7
  22. 22.Bd4 a5
  23. 23.Bxg7 Qxg7
  24. 24.Qg4 Re8
  25. 25.Qg5 Bc6
  26. 26.Qh6 Qh8
  27. 27.b3 Nxa3
  28. 28.Rh3 Bd7
  29. 29.Rg3 Qf6
  30. 30.Rh1 Re7
  31. 31.Qh4 Qg7
  32. 32.Nd5 Rf7
  33. 33.Qd8+ Qf8
  34. 34.Qxa5 Nxc2
  35. 35.Qc3

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