Sergey Karjakin vs Veselin Topalov

Vugar Gashimov Mem 2018 · Italian Game · 1-0 in 49 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event Vugar Gashimov Mem 2018
Site Shamkir AZE
Round 9.4
Date 2018.04.28
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3k4/4R2p/1NbP1p2/5r2/1RP5/2K3P1/r6P/8 b - - 6 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.d3 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 d6
  6. 6.Na4 Bb6
  7. 7.a3 O-O
  8. 8.O-O Ne7
  9. 9.Nxb6 axb6
  10. 10.Bg5 Be6
  11. 11.Bxf6 gxf6
  12. 12.Nh4 d5
  13. 13.exd5 Nxd5
  14. 14.d4 c6
  15. 15.Re1 b5
  16. 16.Bxd5 cxd5
  17. 17.Qh5 e4
  18. 18.f3 b4
  19. 19.fxe4 dxe4
  20. 20.Rxe4 Ra5
  21. 21.Qh6 Qd5
  22. 22.Rf4 bxa3
  23. 23.bxa3 Qg5
  24. 24.Qxf6 Qxf6
  25. 25.Rxf6 Rc8
  26. 26.Rf2 b5
  27. 27.Rd2 b4
  28. 28.a4 Bd7
  29. 29.Kf2 Rxa4
  30. 30.Rb1 Rc4
  31. 31.Rb2 Kf8
  32. 32.g3 Bh3
  33. 33.Nf3 f6
  34. 34.Ke3 Bg4
  35. 35.Ne1 Ke7
  36. 36.Ng2 Bh3
  37. 37.Nf4 Be6
  38. 38.d5 Bf5
  39. 39.d6+ Kd8
  40. 40.Nd5 Ra3+
  41. 41.Kf2 Be4
  42. 42.Nb6 Rc5
  43. 43.Rxb4 Rh5
  44. 44.Ke1 Bc6
  45. 45.Re2 Ra6
  46. 46.c4 Ra1+
  47. 47.Kd2 Rf5
  48. 48.Re7 Ra2+
  49. 49.Kc3

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