Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Veselin Topalov

SuperUnited Blitz 2022 · King's Gambit · 1-0 in 45 moves

The Game

White Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event SuperUnited Blitz 2022
Site Zagreb CRO
Round 8.3
Date 2022.07.23
Opening King's Gambit (C34)
Moves 45
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1B6/3b4/1KP4p/3r3p/4k3/1PN4p/1P6/8 b - - 1 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.f4 exf4
  3. 3.Nf3 d6
  4. 4.Bc4 h6
  5. 5.h4 Nf6
  6. 6.Nc3 Nc6
  7. 7.d4 Nh5
  8. 8.Nd5 Bg4
  9. 9.Qd3 Na5
  10. 10.Bb3 c6
  11. 11.Nxf4 Ng3
  12. 12.Rh2 Qe7
  13. 13.Nd2 Nxb3
  14. 14.axb3 Nh5
  15. 15.Nc4 g6
  16. 16.Nxh5 gxh5
  17. 17.Bf4 Qf6
  18. 18.g3 Be7
  19. 19.Nb6 Rd8
  20. 20.Rxa7 O-O
  21. 21.Kd2 Rfe8
  22. 22.Rxb7 Bf8
  23. 23.Rf2 Qg6
  24. 24.Na4 Rxe4
  25. 25.Nc3 Ree8
  26. 26.Qxg6+ fxg6
  27. 27.d5 c5
  28. 28.Nb5 Re4
  29. 29.c4 Rde8
  30. 30.Bxd6 Bg7
  31. 31.Rxg7+ Kxg7
  32. 32.Bxc5 Re2+
  33. 33.Rxe2 Rxe2+
  34. 34.Kc3 g5
  35. 35.Bd4+ Kg6
  36. 36.c5 Rg2
  37. 37.Be5 Kf5
  38. 38.Bb8 Ke4
  39. 39.d6 Rxg3+
  40. 40.Kb4 gxh4
  41. 41.c6 Rd3
  42. 42.Kc5 Rd5+
  43. 43.Kb6 h3
  44. 44.d7 Bxd7
  45. 45.Nc3+

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