Veselin Topalov vs Levon Aronian

Superbet POL Blitz 2025 · English Opening · 0-1 in 52 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Levon Aronian
Result 0-1
Event Superbet POL Blitz 2025
Site Warsaw POL
Round 10.3
Date 2025.04.30
Opening English Opening (A13)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/6k1/1p6/pP1pN3/P2Pb1p1/7r/R6K/8 w - - 2 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.Nf3 d5
  3. 3.e3 Nf6
  4. 4.b3 Bd6
  5. 5.Be2 b6
  6. 6.O-O Bb7
  7. 7.cxd5 exd5
  8. 8.Ba3 O-O
  9. 9.Bxd6 Qxd6
  10. 10.Nc3 a6
  11. 11.d4 Nbd7
  12. 12.Rc1 Rfe8
  13. 13.Rc2 Nf8
  14. 14.Qc1 Ne6
  15. 15.Rd1 Re7
  16. 16.Bf1 g6
  17. 17.g3 Kg7
  18. 18.Bg2 h6
  19. 19.Qb2 Rae8
  20. 20.b4 Bc8
  21. 21.b5 Ng5
  22. 22.Ne5 Bf5
  23. 23.Rcc1 a5
  24. 24.a3 Nh3+
  25. 25.Kh1 h5
  26. 26.f3 Ng5
  27. 27.Ne2 Nd7
  28. 28.h4 Nh7
  29. 29.f4 Ndf6
  30. 30.Rc6 Qd8
  31. 31.Rcc1 Ne4
  32. 32.Kg1 Re6
  33. 33.Qa2 Nhf6
  34. 34.a4 Ng4
  35. 35.Qb3 f6
  36. 36.Bxe4 Bxe4
  37. 37.Nxg4 hxg4
  38. 38.Rc3 g5
  39. 39.fxg5 fxg5
  40. 40.hxg5 Qxg5
  41. 41.Rxc7+ R8e7
  42. 42.Rxe7+ Rxe7
  43. 43.Qa3 Rf7
  44. 44.Rf1 Rf3
  45. 45.Rf2 Kf7
  46. 46.Nf4 Qh6
  47. 47.Rg2 Qf8
  48. 48.Qxf8+ Kxf8
  49. 49.Ng6+ Kg7
  50. 50.Ne5 Rxe3
  51. 51.Ra2 Rxg3+
  52. 52.Kh2 Rh3+

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