Sergey Karjakin vs Veselin Topalov

Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 18 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019
Site Abidjan CIV
Round 10.5
Date 2019.05.12
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 18
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r1b1n1k1/pppq1r1p/5NpQ/4p1B1/2B5/8/PPP2PPP/R5K1 b - - 0 18

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.Re1 Nd6
  6. 6.Nxe5 Be7
  7. 7.Bf1 Nxe5
  8. 8.Rxe5 O-O
  9. 9.d4 Bf6
  10. 10.Bd3 Bxe5
  11. 11.dxe5 Ne8
  12. 12.Nc3 d6
  13. 13.Qh5 g6
  14. 14.Qh6 dxe5
  15. 15.Bg5 Qd7
  16. 16.Ne4 f6
  17. 17.Bc4+ Rf7
  18. 18.Nxf6+

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