Shakhriyar Mamedyarov vs Veselin Topalov

FIDE Candidates 2014 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 36 moves

The Game

White Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE Candidates 2014
Site Khanty-Mansiysk RUS
Round 1.4
Date 2014.03.13
Opening Slav Defense (D11)
Moves 36
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Final Position

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

r1k5/1N4Rp/1p3np1/3r1p2/8/B3P3/1P2KPPP/8 w - - 7 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nbd2 g6
  5. 5.e3 Bg7
  6. 6.Bd3 c5
  7. 7.dxc5 Na6
  8. 8.Nb3 dxc4
  9. 9.Bxc4 Qxd1+
  10. 10.Kxd1 Ne4
  11. 11.Ke2 Naxc5
  12. 12.Nxc5 Nxc5
  13. 13.Bb5+ Bd7
  14. 14.Bxd7+ Kxd7
  15. 15.Rd1+ Ke8
  16. 16.Rb1 Rc8
  17. 17.Bd2 Ne4
  18. 18.Bb4 f5
  19. 19.Ne1 a5
  20. 20.Bxa5 Ra8
  21. 21.Rd5 b6
  22. 22.Bb4 Rxa2
  23. 23.Nd3 Kf7
  24. 24.Rc1 Rha8
  25. 25.Rc2 Nf6
  26. 26.Ne5+ Ke8
  27. 27.Rb5 R2a7
  28. 28.Ba3 Ra5
  29. 29.Rc7 Rxb5
  30. 30.Rxe7+ Kd8
  31. 31.Nf7+ Kc8
  32. 32.Nd6+ Kd8
  33. 33.Rxg7 Rd5
  34. 34.Nb7+ Kc8
  35. 35.Nd6+ Kd8
  36. 36.Nb7+ Kc8

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