Shakhriyar Mamedyarov vs Veselin Topalov

GCT Rapid Paris 2017 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 35 moves

The Game

White Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event GCT Rapid Paris 2017
Site Paris FRA
Round 8.2
Date 2017.06.23
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D31)
Moves 35
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5nk1/5qB1/1n2r1N1/3pp2Q/1ppP4/6RP/1P2N1PK/8 b - - 0 35

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Be7
  4. 4.cxd5 exd5
  5. 5.Bf4 c6
  6. 6.e3 Bf5
  7. 7.Bd3 Bxd3
  8. 8.Qxd3 Nf6
  9. 9.Nge2 Nbd7
  10. 10.h3 O-O
  11. 11.O-O Re8
  12. 12.f3 b5
  13. 13.a3 a5
  14. 14.e4 Nb6
  15. 15.e5 Nfd7
  16. 16.Bc1 b4
  17. 17.axb4 axb4
  18. 18.Rxa8 Qxa8
  19. 19.Nd1 c5
  20. 20.f4 Bf8
  21. 21.Kh2 Qa2
  22. 22.Ne3 c4
  23. 23.Qd1 Qb3
  24. 24.Qe1 f6
  25. 25.Rf3 Qa4
  26. 26.Qh4 Qc6
  27. 27.Rg3 g6
  28. 28.f5 fxe5
  29. 29.fxg6 hxg6
  30. 30.Nf5 Qf6
  31. 31.Qh5 Re6
  32. 32.Nh4 Bg7
  33. 33.Nxg6 Qf7
  34. 34.Bh6 Nf8
  35. 35.Bxg7

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