Peter Svidler vs Veselin Topalov

Pearl Spring · 2008 · Caro-Kann, Advance · 0-1 in 36 moves

The Game

White Peter Svidler
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 0-1
Event Pearl Spring
Site Nanjing CHN
Round 9
Date 2008.12.20
Opening Caro-Kann, Advance (B12)
Moves 36
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

5k2/1R3p2/1p2p1pp/3pP3/3P1P1b/r7/3KNP1P/8 w - - 8 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.e5 Bf5
  4. 4.Nf3 e6
  5. 5.Be2 c5
  6. 6.Be3 Nd7
  7. 7.Nbd2 c4
  8. 8.a4 h6
  9. 9.b3 cxb3
  10. 10.Nxb3 Rc8
  11. 11.Ra2 Qc7
  12. 12.Bd3 Bxd3
  13. 13.Qxd3 Ne7
  14. 14.O-O Qc4
  15. 15.Rb1 b6
  16. 16.Qf1 Nc6
  17. 17.c3 Qxc3
  18. 18.a5 Be7
  19. 19.axb6 axb6
  20. 20.Qd1 Qc4
  21. 21.Nc1 Nb4
  22. 22.Ra7 Qc2
  23. 23.Qxc2 Nxc2
  24. 24.Bd2 Na3
  25. 25.Ra1 Nc4
  26. 26.Rb7 Nb8
  27. 27.Ra8 O-O
  28. 28.Raxb8 Nxd2
  29. 29.Rxc8 Nxf3+
  30. 30.gxf3 Rxc8
  31. 31.Ne2 Bd8
  32. 32.f4 g6
  33. 33.Kg2 Kf8
  34. 34.Kf3 Ra8
  35. 35.Ke3 Ra3+
  36. 36.Kd2 Bh4

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