Veselin Topalov vs Michael Adams

7th London Classic 2015 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 47 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Michael Adams
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 7th London Classic 2015
Site London ENG
Round 6.5
Date 2015.12.10
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 47
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Final Position

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

2R5/6k1/4p3/3p2p1/Q7/6PP/7K/5q2 b - - 4 47

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.c5 c6
  8. 8.h3 b6
  9. 9.b4 a5
  10. 10.a3 h6
  11. 11.Bd3 Ba6
  12. 12.Bxa6 Rxa6
  13. 13.O-O Qc8
  14. 14.Rb1 axb4
  15. 15.axb4 Qb7
  16. 16.Ne1 Rfa8
  17. 17.Nc2 R6a7
  18. 18.f3 Qc8
  19. 19.Qd3 bxc5
  20. 20.bxc5 e5
  21. 21.dxe5 Nxc5
  22. 22.Qd2 Nfd7
  23. 23.Nd4 Ne6
  24. 24.Rfc1 Nxf4
  25. 25.exf4 Bc5
  26. 26.Kh2 Bxd4
  27. 27.Qxd4 Nf8
  28. 28.Qd2 Ng6
  29. 29.Rb2 Qd7
  30. 30.Ne2 Ra4
  31. 31.Rbc2 R8a6
  32. 32.Nd4 Ne7
  33. 33.Nb3 Qf5
  34. 34.Nc5 Ra8
  35. 35.Nxa4 Rxa4
  36. 36.g3 g5
  37. 37.fxg5 hxg5
  38. 38.Re1 Ng6
  39. 39.e6 fxe6
  40. 40.Rxc6 Ne5
  41. 41.Rc8+ Kf7
  42. 42.Rf1 Nxf3+
  43. 43.Rxf3 Qxf3
  44. 44.Qc2 Kg7
  45. 45.Qxa4 Qf2+
  46. 46.Kh1 Qf1+
  47. 47.Kh2

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