Veselin Topalov vs Magnus Carlsen

10th Norway Armageddon · 2022 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 33 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 10th Norway Armageddon
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 9.1
Date 2022.06.10
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 33
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Final Position

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

4B1k1/1q3ppp/8/2p1P3/3bR3/6P1/P2Q1PKP/8 b - - 0 33

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.c3 d6
  6. 6.O-O a5
  7. 7.Re1 Ba7
  8. 8.Nbd2 O-O
  9. 9.Nf1 Ne7
  10. 10.Ng3 Ng6
  11. 11.Bb3 c6
  12. 12.d4 exd4
  13. 13.cxd4 Bg4
  14. 14.Qd3 d5
  15. 15.e5 Ne4
  16. 16.Nxe4 dxe4
  17. 17.Rxe4 Bxf3
  18. 18.Qxf3 Bxd4
  19. 19.Bf4 a4
  20. 20.Bc2 Nxf4
  21. 21.Qxf4 c5
  22. 22.Rd1 Ra6
  23. 23.g3 Re8
  24. 24.b4 axb3
  25. 25.Bxb3 Qe7
  26. 26.Bc4 Rf6
  27. 27.Qg4 Rg6
  28. 28.Qe2 Rb6
  29. 29.Kg2 Rb2
  30. 30.Rd2 Rxd2
  31. 31.Qxd2 b5
  32. 32.Bxb5 Qb7
  33. 33.Bxe8

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