Veselin Topalov vs Fabiano Caruana

FIDE Candidates 2016 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE Candidates 2016
Site Moscow RUS
Round 11.2
Date 2016.03.24
Opening English Opening (A33)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

6k1/3p1p2/1p2pB2/1Pbr4/6p1/P2B2P1/KPR2P1r/8 w - - 2 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nc6
  5. 5.Nc3 e6
  6. 6.g3 Qb6
  7. 7.Ndb5 Ne5
  8. 8.Bf4 Nfg4
  9. 9.e3 a6
  10. 10.Qa4 Ra7
  11. 11.h3 axb5
  12. 12.Qxb5 Qc6
  13. 13.hxg4 Qxh1
  14. 14.Bxe5 Qc6
  15. 15.Bd4 Ra8
  16. 16.a3 Be7
  17. 17.Qh5 Kf8
  18. 18.O-O-O b6
  19. 19.Kb1 Ba6
  20. 20.Nb5 Rd8
  21. 21.Bc3 Bxb5
  22. 22.cxb5 Qf3
  23. 23.Rd2 Bf6
  24. 24.Bb4+ Kg8
  25. 25.Bd6 Rc8
  26. 26.Qh3 Qe4+
  27. 27.Bd3 Qd5
  28. 28.Bb4 Qf3
  29. 29.Bf1 h5
  30. 30.Bg2 Qxg4
  31. 31.Qxg4 hxg4
  32. 32.Bd6 Rc4
  33. 33.Ka2 Rh2
  34. 34.Bf1 Rc1
  35. 35.Bd3 Bg5
  36. 36.Bf4 Be7
  37. 37.e4 Bc5
  38. 38.e5 Re1
  39. 39.Rc2 g5
  40. 40.Bxg5 Rxe5
  41. 41.Bf6 Rd5

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