Veselin Topalov vs Fabiano Caruana

3rd Norway Chess 2015 · King's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 44 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 3rd Norway Chess 2015
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 7.2
Date 2015.06.23
Opening King's Indian Defense (E60)
Moves 44
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Final Position

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

2nQ1k2/p7/bp2p1pp/3Pp3/3q3P/1P4P1/5PBK/8 b - - 11 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.g3 c6
  4. 4.Bg2 d5
  5. 5.cxd5 cxd5
  6. 6.Nf3 Bg7
  7. 7.Nc3 O-O
  8. 8.Ne5 e6
  9. 9.O-O Nfd7
  10. 10.Nf3 Nf6
  11. 11.Bf4 Nc6
  12. 12.Ne5 Nxe5
  13. 13.Bxe5 Bd7
  14. 14.Qd2 Qe7
  15. 15.Rac1 Bc6
  16. 16.Rc2 Rfd8
  17. 17.Rfc1 Ne8
  18. 18.Bxg7 Kxg7
  19. 19.e3 Nd6
  20. 20.Ne2 Bb5
  21. 21.Nf4 Rac8
  22. 22.h4 Rxc2
  23. 23.Rxc2 Rc8
  24. 24.Rxc8 Nxc8
  25. 25.Qa5 Qd7
  26. 26.b3 b6
  27. 27.Qc3 Qc6
  28. 28.Qa1 Qc7
  29. 29.Bh3 Qc2
  30. 30.a4 Ba6
  31. 31.Qa3 Qd1+
  32. 32.Kh2 Qd2
  33. 33.Bg2 h6
  34. 34.a5 Qxa5
  35. 35.Qc1 Qb4
  36. 36.e4 Qxd4
  37. 37.exd5 e5
  38. 38.Ne6+ fxe6
  39. 39.Qc7+ Kf6
  40. 40.Qd8+ Kf7
  41. 41.Qd7+ Kf8
  42. 42.Qd8+ Kf7
  43. 43.Qd7+ Kf8
  44. 44.Qd8+

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