Veselin Topalov vs Magnus Carlsen

Corus A · 2008 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1/2-1/2 in 56 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Corus A
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 7
Date 2008.01.19
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C88)
Moves 56
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Final Position

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

7k/2R4B/8/6Kp/p4P2/4r1n1/8/8 b - - 2 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.Re1 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 O-O
  8. 8.h3 Bb7
  9. 9.d3 d6
  10. 10.a3 Na5
  11. 11.Ba2 c5
  12. 12.Nc3 Nc6
  13. 13.Bd2 Nd4
  14. 14.Nxd4 cxd4
  15. 15.Ne2 d5
  16. 16.Ng3 dxe4
  17. 17.dxe4 Bc8
  18. 18.c3 Bc5
  19. 19.Qf3 Be6
  20. 20.Nf5 Rc8
  21. 21.Red1 Re8
  22. 22.cxd4 Bxd4
  23. 23.Be3 Bxf5
  24. 24.Qxf5 g6
  25. 25.Qf3 Qb6
  26. 26.Rd2 Kg7
  27. 27.Bxd4 exd4
  28. 28.Re1 Qd6
  29. 29.g3 Re7
  30. 30.Qd3 Rce8
  31. 31.Qxd4 Qxd4
  32. 32.Rxd4 Nxe4
  33. 33.Kg2 f5
  34. 34.Rc1 Nf6
  35. 35.Rd6 Re2
  36. 36.Rc7+ R8e7
  37. 37.Rxe7+ Rxe7
  38. 38.Be6 Ne4
  39. 39.Rc6 a5
  40. 40.h4 Nd2
  41. 41.b3 a4
  42. 42.bxa4 bxa4
  43. 43.Rb6 Ne4
  44. 44.f3 Nc5
  45. 45.Bc4 Re3
  46. 46.Rc6 Nd3
  47. 47.Rc7+ Kh8
  48. 48.f4 Nb2
  49. 49.Bf7 Rxa3
  50. 50.h5 gxh5
  51. 51.Kh3 Nd3
  52. 52.Kh4 Nf2
  53. 53.Be6 Ne4
  54. 54.Bxf5 Nxg3
  55. 55.Bxh7 Re3
  56. 56.Kg5

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