Veselin Topalov vs Michael Adams

The Game

White	Veselin Topalov
Black	Michael Adams
Result	1-0
Event	17th TCh-Eur
Site	Novi Sad SRB
Round	3
Date	2009.10.24
Opening	Ruy Lopez, Closed (C95)
Moves	43

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3r4/1R1nkp1p/3p3B/q2npP2/B7/1Q5P/5PPK/8 b - - 9 43

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 e5
2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
3. 3.Bb5 a6
4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
5. 5.O-O Be7
6. 6.Re1 b5
7. 7.Bb3 d6
8. 8.c3 O-O
9. 9.h3 Nb8
10. 10.d4 Nbd7
11. 11.Nbd2 Bb7
12. 12.a4 c5
13. 13.Bc2 Re8
14. 14.d5 c4
15. 15.b3 cxb3
16. 16.Nxb3 Qc7
17. 17.Bd3 Qxc3
18. 18.Be3 Rec8
19. 19.Rc1 Qb4
20. 20.Rb1 Qc3
21. 21.axb5 axb5
22. 22.Bxb5 Nf8
23. 23.Nfd2 Ra2
24. 24.Qf3 Rc2
25. 25.Nf1 Ng6
26. 26.Ng3 Rb2
27. 27.Qd1 Nf4
28. 28.Rxb2 Qxb2
29. 29.Qb1 Qa3
30. 30.Bd2 Bd8
31. 31.Re3 Qa7
32. 32.Nf5 Qb8
33. 33.Na5 g6
34. 34.Nxb7 gxf5
35. 35.Nxd8 Rxd8
36. 36.exf5 Qb7
37. 37.Qb2 Kf8
38. 38.Rb3 N4xd5
39. 39.Bh6+ Ke7
40. 40.Ba4 Qa6
41. 41.Rb7+ Nd7
42. 42.Qb3 Qa5
43. 43.Kh2

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