Sergey Karjakin vs Veselin Topalov

GCT Blitz Paris 2017 · Sicilian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 74 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2017
Site Paris FRA
Round 13.4
Date 2017.06.25
Opening Sicilian Defense (B50)
Moves 74
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Final Position

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

1r6/1P6/2k5/6Rp/8/6K1/8/8 b - - 0 74

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.g3 Nc6
  5. 5.Bg2 g6
  6. 6.d4 cxd4
  7. 7.Nxd4 Nxd4
  8. 8.Qxd4 Bg7
  9. 9.O-O O-O
  10. 10.Qd3 Be6
  11. 11.Nd5 Rc8
  12. 12.c3 a6
  13. 13.Re1 Nd7
  14. 14.a4 Ne5
  15. 15.Qd1 Re8
  16. 16.h3 Nc4
  17. 17.Kh2 Bd7
  18. 18.Re2 b5
  19. 19.axb5 Bxb5
  20. 20.Rc2 e6
  21. 21.Ne3 Rb8
  22. 22.b3 Ne5
  23. 23.c4 Bc6
  24. 24.Ra3 Qc7
  25. 25.Bb2 Qb7
  26. 26.f4 Nd7
  27. 27.Bxg7 Kxg7
  28. 28.Qxd6 Rbd8
  29. 29.Qd4+ Kg8
  30. 30.Ng4 e5
  31. 31.fxe5 Nxe5
  32. 32.Nf6+ Kh8
  33. 33.Qe3 Re6
  34. 34.Nd5 Kg7
  35. 35.Qc3 f6
  36. 36.Rca2 Be8
  37. 37.b4 Rc8
  38. 38.c5 Bb5
  39. 39.Rf2 Rf8
  40. 40.Raa2 h5
  41. 41.Rf4 Qb8
  42. 42.Raf2 Nd7
  43. 43.h4 Qe5
  44. 44.Bh3 Qxc3
  45. 45.Nxc3 Re7
  46. 46.Nxb5 axb5
  47. 47.Bf1 Ne5
  48. 48.Rc2 Rd8
  49. 49.Kg2 Rd4
  50. 50.Rb2 Rb7
  51. 51.Rff2 Rxe4
  52. 52.Rfe2 Rd4
  53. 53.Red2 Re4
  54. 54.Be2 f5
  55. 55.Rdc2 f4
  56. 56.gxf4 Rxf4
  57. 57.c6 Rc7
  58. 58.Rc5 Kf6
  59. 59.Bxb5 Rxh4
  60. 60.Ba4 Rg4+
  61. 61.Kf1 Nd3
  62. 62.Rcc2 Nxb2
  63. 63.Rxb2 Rc4
  64. 64.Bb5 R4xc6
  65. 65.Bxc6 Rxc6
  66. 66.Kg2 Ke5
  67. 67.b5 Rb6
  68. 68.Kg3 g5
  69. 69.Rh2 Rh6
  70. 70.b6 Kd6
  71. 71.Rb2 Rh8
  72. 72.b7 Rb8
  73. 73.Rb5 Kc6
  74. 74.Rxg5

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