Vladimir Kramnik vs Veselin Topalov

41st Olympiad Open 2014 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 49 moves

The Game

White Vladimir Kramnik
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event 41st Olympiad Open 2014
Site Tromso NOR
Round 5.2
Date 2014.08.06
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1R1Q4/5ppk/b6p/p1PN4/8/b5P1/5qBK/8 b - - 1 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.g3 O-O
  6. 6.Bg2 Nbd7
  7. 7.Qd3 Nb6
  8. 8.c5 Nbd7
  9. 9.O-O c6
  10. 10.b4 b6
  11. 11.Bf4 a5
  12. 12.a3 Ba6
  13. 13.Qc2 Nh5
  14. 14.Bd2 Nhf6
  15. 15.Bf4 Nh5
  16. 16.Bd2 Nhf6
  17. 17.Rfe1 Bc4
  18. 18.Bf4 Nh5
  19. 19.Be3 Nhf6
  20. 20.Bf4 Nh5
  21. 21.Be3 Nhf6
  22. 22.h3 h6
  23. 23.Nd2 Ba6
  24. 24.f4 bxc5
  25. 25.bxc5 Nxc5
  26. 26.dxc5 d4
  27. 27.Bf2 dxc3
  28. 28.Qxc3 Nd5
  29. 29.Qc2 Bf6
  30. 30.e4 Bxa1
  31. 31.exd5 Qf6
  32. 32.d6 Qc3
  33. 33.Qd1 Bb2
  34. 34.Bxc6 Rad8
  35. 35.Nb1 Qf6
  36. 36.Qd2 Rb8
  37. 37.Be4 e5
  38. 38.Nc3 Qe6
  39. 39.Nd5 Qxh3
  40. 40.Bg2 Qh5
  41. 41.d7 exf4
  42. 42.Qxf4 Bxa3
  43. 43.Qxb8 Rxb8
  44. 44.Re8+ Kh7
  45. 45.Rxb8 Qd1+
  46. 46.Kh2 Qh5+
  47. 47.Bh3 Qf3
  48. 48.d8=Q Qxf2+
  49. 49.Bg2

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