Vladimir Kramnik vs Veselin Topalov

GCT Blitz Paris 2016 · Queen's Pawn Game · 0-1 in 63 moves

The Game

White Vladimir Kramnik
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 0-1
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2016
Site Paris FRA
Round 11.2
Date 2016.06.12
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (D02)
Moves 63
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

7R/8/4pk1p/5pnP/6n1/8/3r2B1/6K1 w - - 5 64

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 d5
  3. 3.Bf4 c5
  4. 4.e3 cxd4
  5. 5.exd4 Nc6
  6. 6.c3 Bf5
  7. 7.Nbd2 e6
  8. 8.Nh4 Be4
  9. 9.Nxe4 Nxe4
  10. 10.Nf3 Bd6
  11. 11.Bxd6 Qxd6
  12. 12.Bd3 O-O
  13. 13.O-O a6
  14. 14.Qe2 f5
  15. 15.Rfe1 Rae8
  16. 16.a4 Re7
  17. 17.Rac1 Rd8
  18. 18.b4 Rc7
  19. 19.b5 axb5
  20. 20.Bxb5 Ne7
  21. 21.c4 dxc4
  22. 22.Rxc4 Nd5
  23. 23.Qb2 h6
  24. 24.g3 Rdc8
  25. 25.Ne5 Ndc3
  26. 26.Rxc7 Rxc7
  27. 27.Bc4 Kh7
  28. 28.Bf1 Qxd4
  29. 29.Nd3 Qxa4
  30. 30.Qb6 Qc6
  31. 31.Qd4 Qd5
  32. 32.Qe3 Qd6
  33. 33.Bg2 Rd7
  34. 34.Bf1 b5
  35. 35.Nf4 Nd1
  36. 36.Qb3 Qb6
  37. 37.Re2 Ndxf2
  38. 38.Kg2 Rd6
  39. 39.h3 b4
  40. 40.Qf3 b3
  41. 41.Qh5 Qc6
  42. 42.Kg1 Nd3
  43. 43.Qg6+ Kh8
  44. 44.Nh5 Qd7
  45. 45.Re3 Ne5
  46. 46.Qxg7+ Qxg7
  47. 47.Nxg7 Kxg7
  48. 48.Rxb3 Rd1
  49. 49.Kg2 Rd2+
  50. 50.Kg1 Kf6
  51. 51.Bg2 Rd1+
  52. 52.Kh2 Rd3
  53. 53.Rb8 Nxg3
  54. 54.Rh8 Kg7
  55. 55.Re8 Kf6
  56. 56.Rh8 Nf7
  57. 57.Rg8 Ne4
  58. 58.h4 Nf2
  59. 59.Bf1 Rd2
  60. 60.Kg1 Ng4
  61. 61.h5 Nge5
  62. 62.Bg2 Ng5
  63. 63.Rh8 Ng4

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