Veselin Topalov vs Levon Aronian

Pearl Spring · 2008 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1-0 in 72 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1-0
Event Pearl Spring
Site Nanjing CHN
Round 6
Date 2008.12.17
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D47)
Moves 72
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/3B4/8/4kpp1/8/4KP2/8/8 b - - 3 72

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 e6
  5. 5.e3 Nbd7
  6. 6.Bd3 dxc4
  7. 7.Bxc4 b5
  8. 8.Bd3 Bd6
  9. 9.O-O O-O
  10. 10.Qc2 Bb7
  11. 11.e4 e5
  12. 12.h3 Re8
  13. 13.dxe5 Nxe5
  14. 14.Nxe5 Bxe5
  15. 15.Be3 Qe7
  16. 16.Rfd1 a6
  17. 17.Ne2 c5
  18. 18.Bxc5 Qc7
  19. 19.f3 Bxb2
  20. 20.Qxb2 Qxc5+
  21. 21.Qd4 Qe7
  22. 22.Bc2 Bd5
  23. 23.exd5 Qxe2
  24. 24.Bb3 a5
  25. 25.d6 a4
  26. 26.Bd5 Rac8
  27. 27.Rd2 Qe5
  28. 28.Qxe5 Rxe5
  29. 29.Bb7 Rd8
  30. 30.Rb1 g6
  31. 31.Bc6 Rc5
  32. 32.Bxb5 Rb8
  33. 33.Rdb2 a3
  34. 34.Rb3 Rc2
  35. 35.Rxa3 Rd2
  36. 36.Ra7 Nd5
  37. 37.d7 Kg7
  38. 38.Re1 Ne3
  39. 39.a4 Nxg2
  40. 40.Re4 g5
  41. 41.Rc7 Nh4
  42. 42.Rc3 Rb7
  43. 43.Re2 Rbxd7
  44. 44.Kf2 R7d5
  45. 45.Rxd2 Rxd2+
  46. 46.Ke3 Ra2
  47. 47.Kd4 Ng2
  48. 48.Kc4 Nf4
  49. 49.Kb3 Ra1
  50. 50.Kb2 Re1
  51. 51.Rc5 Kf6
  52. 52.a5 Re5
  53. 53.Rxe5 Kxe5
  54. 54.a6 Ne6
  55. 55.a7 Nc7
  56. 56.Bc6 f5
  57. 57.Kb3 Kd6
  58. 58.Bb7 Kc5
  59. 59.Kc2 Kd4
  60. 60.Kd2 h6
  61. 61.Ke2 Ke5
  62. 62.Ke3 Kf6
  63. 63.Bc6 Ke7
  64. 64.a8=Q Nxa8
  65. 65.Bxa8 Kf6
  66. 66.Bc6 Ke5
  67. 67.Bb5 Kd5
  68. 68.Ba6 Ke5
  69. 69.h4 Kd5
  70. 70.hxg5 hxg5
  71. 71.Bc8 Ke5
  72. 72.Bd7

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