Veselin Topalov vs Fabiano Caruana

GCT Blitz YourNextMove · 2016 · English Opening · 0-1 in 50 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 0-1
Event GCT Blitz YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 14.3
Date 2016.06.20
Opening English Opening (A30)
Moves 50
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

2N5/4p3/3pBkbp/3Pb3/5r2/8/5RK1/8 w - - 8 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.g3 Nc6
  4. 4.Bg2 g6
  5. 5.d4 cxd4
  6. 6.Nxd4 Bg7
  7. 7.Nc3 O-O
  8. 8.O-O Qa5
  9. 9.Nb3 Qh5
  10. 10.e4 d6
  11. 11.Qxh5 Nxh5
  12. 12.Nd5 a5
  13. 13.Rb1 a4
  14. 14.Nd2 Nf6
  15. 15.Re1 Nxd5
  16. 16.exd5 Nb4
  17. 17.a3 Nd3
  18. 18.Rd1 Bh6
  19. 19.f4 Bg7
  20. 20.Ne4 Nxc1
  21. 21.Rdxc1 Bf5
  22. 22.Bf3 Rfc8
  23. 23.g4 Bd7
  24. 24.Kg2 f5
  25. 25.gxf5 Bxf5
  26. 26.b4 b6
  27. 27.Kg3 Rc7
  28. 28.b5 Bd4
  29. 29.h4 h6
  30. 30.Rc2 Kf7
  31. 31.Rd1 Bg7
  32. 32.Rb1 Ra5
  33. 33.Rb4 Bd4
  34. 34.Ra2 Ra8
  35. 35.Rd2 Bg7
  36. 36.Rd3 Rac8
  37. 37.Rxa4 Rxc4
  38. 38.Rxc4 Rxc4
  39. 39.Re3 Bd4
  40. 40.Re2 Ra4
  41. 41.h5 Rxa3
  42. 42.Kg2 Be3
  43. 43.hxg6+ Bxg6
  44. 44.Nd2 Bxf4
  45. 45.Nc4 Rb3
  46. 46.Nxb6 Rxb5
  47. 47.Nc8 Be5
  48. 48.Bg4 Rb4
  49. 49.Be6+ Kf6
  50. 50.Rf2+ Rf4

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