Veselin Topalov vs Magnus Carlsen

2nd Norway Chess 2014 · Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin · 1/2-1/2 in 28 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 2nd Norway Chess 2014
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 4.4
Date 2014.06.07
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin (D38)
Moves 28
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Final Position

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

r1br2k1/1pB2pp1/4qn1p/pBP5/4p3/4P3/5PPP/1RQ2RK1 b - - 15 28

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.Nf3 d5
  5. 5.cxd5 exd5
  6. 6.Bg5 h6
  7. 7.Bh4 c5
  8. 8.dxc5 Nbd7
  9. 9.e3 Qa5
  10. 10.Nd2 Bxc3
  11. 11.bxc3 Qxc5
  12. 12.Rc1 O-O
  13. 13.Be2 Qa3
  14. 14.O-O Qxa2
  15. 15.c4 Ne4
  16. 16.Nxe4 dxe4
  17. 17.Be7 Re8
  18. 18.Bd6 Nf6
  19. 19.Ra1 Qb2
  20. 20.c5 a5
  21. 21.Rb1 Qa2
  22. 22.Bb5 Rd8
  23. 23.Qc1 Qe6
  24. 24.Bc7 Rf8
  25. 25.Bd6 Rd8
  26. 26.Bc7 Rf8
  27. 27.Bd6 Rd8
  28. 28.Bc7

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