Veselin Topalov vs Fabiano Caruana

GCT Blitz Paris 2016 · English Opening · 0-1 in 40 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 0-1
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2016
Site Paris FRA
Round 17.3
Date 2016.06.12
Opening English Opening (A13)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/4r1kp/1P3pp1/1q2p3/3p3N/3P2P1/5P1P/4Q1K1 w - - 0 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.Nf3 d5
  3. 3.b3 d4
  4. 4.g3 c5
  5. 5.Bg2 Nc6
  6. 6.O-O e5
  7. 7.d3 Be7
  8. 8.e3 Nf6
  9. 9.exd4 cxd4
  10. 10.Re1 Nd7
  11. 11.Na3 O-O
  12. 12.Nc2 a5
  13. 13.Rb1 Re8
  14. 14.a3 f6
  15. 15.b4 axb4
  16. 16.axb4 Nb6
  17. 17.b5 Nb8
  18. 18.Nh4 N8d7
  19. 19.Bd2 Nc5
  20. 20.Bb4 Nba4
  21. 21.Bd5+ Be6
  22. 22.Qf3 Bxd5
  23. 23.cxd5 Bf8
  24. 24.Nf5 g6
  25. 25.Nh4 Rc8
  26. 26.Ra1 Nb6
  27. 27.Ba5 Nb3
  28. 28.Bxb6 Qxb6
  29. 29.Ra2 Kf7
  30. 30.Na3 Bxa3
  31. 31.Rxa3 Rc3
  32. 32.d6 Qxd6
  33. 33.Qxb7+ Re7
  34. 34.Qa6 Qd5
  35. 35.b6 Nd2
  36. 36.Ra5 Qc6
  37. 37.Rb5 Rc1
  38. 38.Qa2+ Kg7
  39. 39.Qxd2 Rxe1+
  40. 40.Qxe1 Qxb5

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