Veselin Topalov vs Magnus Carlsen

Blindfold World Cup · 2007 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 51 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Blindfold World Cup
Site Bilbao ESP
Round 10
Date 2007.10.20
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E17)
Moves 51
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Final Position

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

4q3/4b1kp/2N1Q1p1/8/1p6/pP5P/P4PK1/8 b - - 15 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.c4 b6
  4. 4.g3 Bb7
  5. 5.Bg2 Be7
  6. 6.O-O O-O
  7. 7.Bf4 d5
  8. 8.Nc3 dxc4
  9. 9.Qa4 Nbd7
  10. 10.Qxc4 c5
  11. 11.Rfd1 cxd4
  12. 12.Qxd4 Nc5
  13. 13.Qe3 Qe8
  14. 14.Ne5 Bxg2
  15. 15.Kxg2 Rc8
  16. 16.Qf3 b5
  17. 17.Rac1 b4
  18. 18.Nb1 Nd5
  19. 19.Nd2 Qa4
  20. 20.Nec4 Nxf4+
  21. 21.gxf4 Rfd8
  22. 22.f5 exf5
  23. 23.Qxf5 g6
  24. 24.Qf3 Ne6
  25. 25.b3 Qb5
  26. 26.Ne4 Ng5
  27. 27.Nxg5 Qxg5+
  28. 28.Kf1 Kg7
  29. 29.e3 Qb5
  30. 30.h3 a5
  31. 31.Kg2 a4
  32. 32.Rxd8 Rxd8
  33. 33.Rd1 Rxd1
  34. 34.Qxd1 a3
  35. 35.Qd4+ Bf6
  36. 36.Qe4 Qd7
  37. 37.Qf3 Qd3
  38. 38.e4 Qd4
  39. 39.Qe3 Qd7
  40. 40.e5 Be7
  41. 41.Qe4 Qd1
  42. 42.e6 Qd8
  43. 43.exf7 Kxf7
  44. 44.Ne5+ Kf8
  45. 45.Qc4 Qe8
  46. 46.Qe6 Kg7
  47. 47.Nc6 Kf8
  48. 48.Ne5 Kg7
  49. 49.Nc6 Kf8
  50. 50.Ne5 Kg7
  51. 51.Nc6

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