Veselin Topalov vs Michael Adams

1st FIDE GP London 2012 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 50 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Michael Adams
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 1st FIDE GP London 2012
Site London ENG
Round 10
Date 2012.10.02
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D30)
Moves 50
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Final Position

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

8/8/npb2k2/1p2p1p1/1P6/2N1P1P1/1P6/4KB2 w - - 9 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Bg5 Be7
  5. 5.Qc2 h6
  6. 6.Bh4 c5
  7. 7.dxc5 Qa5+
  8. 8.Nbd2 Qxc5
  9. 9.e3 Nbd7
  10. 10.Rc1 Nb6
  11. 11.a3 dxc4
  12. 12.Nxc4 Nxc4
  13. 13.Bxc4 O-O
  14. 14.O-O Bd7
  15. 15.Rfd1 Rfd8
  16. 16.Qb3 Qb6
  17. 17.Qxb6 axb6
  18. 18.Be2 Kf8
  19. 19.Kf1 Nd5
  20. 20.Bxe7+ Nxe7
  21. 21.Ne5 Bc6
  22. 22.g3 Rxd1+
  23. 23.Rxd1 Ke8
  24. 24.Ke1 Nc8
  25. 25.Rd4 Ra5
  26. 26.f4 Ke7
  27. 27.Rb4 b5
  28. 28.Rb3 f6
  29. 29.Nd3 Nb6
  30. 30.Nb4 Na4
  31. 31.Nc2 Nc5
  32. 32.Rb4 e5
  33. 33.fxe5 fxe5
  34. 34.Rg4 Ne6
  35. 35.Nb4 g5
  36. 36.Nd3 Kd6
  37. 37.Nf2 Bd7
  38. 38.Rb4 Nc5
  39. 39.h4 b6
  40. 40.hxg5 hxg5
  41. 41.Kd2 Ke7
  42. 42.Bf1 Bc6
  43. 43.Ke1 Kf6
  44. 44.Nd1 Ra4
  45. 45.Nc3 Rxb4
  46. 46.axb4 Na6
  47. 47.Na2 Nc7
  48. 48.Nc3 Na6
  49. 49.Na2 Nc7
  50. 50.Nc3 Na6

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