Wesley So vs Veselin Topalov

GCT Rapid Paris 2016 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 50 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Rapid Paris 2016
Site Paris FRA
Round 7.3
Date 2016.06.10
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 50
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Final Position

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

8/p4pk1/1p3np1/1P6/P1R3P1/r5KP/6B1/8 w - - 9 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.e3 Nbd7
  7. 7.a3 c5
  8. 8.cxd5 Nxd5
  9. 9.Nxd5 exd5
  10. 10.dxc5 Nxc5
  11. 11.Be5 Bf6
  12. 12.Bxf6 Qxf6
  13. 13.Qd4 Qe7
  14. 14.Rd1 Rd8
  15. 15.Be2 Bf5
  16. 16.Qb4 Rac8
  17. 17.O-O Be4
  18. 18.Nd2 Bg6
  19. 19.Nf3 b6
  20. 20.Rc1 Be4
  21. 21.Nd2 Qf6
  22. 22.Nxe4 dxe4
  23. 23.Rcd1 g6
  24. 24.h3 h5
  25. 25.Qb5 Kg7
  26. 26.b4 Ne6
  27. 27.Rxd8 Rxd8
  28. 28.Bc4 Nc7
  29. 29.Qa4 Qc3
  30. 30.Qc6 Qe5
  31. 31.Rc1 Ne8
  32. 32.Bf1 Nf6
  33. 33.Qc7 Qxc7
  34. 34.Rxc7 Rd7
  35. 35.Rc4 h4
  36. 36.b5 Rd1
  37. 37.g3 hxg3
  38. 38.fxg3 Ra1
  39. 39.a4 Ra3
  40. 40.Bg2 Ra1+
  41. 41.Kf2 Ra2+
  42. 42.Kg1 Re2
  43. 43.Kf1 Rxe3
  44. 44.Kf2 Ra3
  45. 45.Bxe4 Nh5
  46. 46.g4 Nf6
  47. 47.Bg2 Ra2+
  48. 48.Kg3 Ra3+
  49. 49.Kf2 Ra2+
  50. 50.Kg3 Ra3+

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