Veselin Topalov vs Fabiano Caruana

Champions Showdown Rapid · 2016 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 62 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Champions Showdown Rapid
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 1.1
Date 2016.11.13
Opening Slav Defense (D12)
Moves 62
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/r6R/1k1n4/8/3K4/8 w - - 2 63

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 Bf5
  5. 5.Nc3 e6
  6. 6.Nh4 Be4
  7. 7.f3 Bg6
  8. 8.Qb3 Qc7
  9. 9.Bd2 Be7
  10. 10.O-O-O dxc4
  11. 11.Bxc4 a6
  12. 12.Nxg6 hxg6
  13. 13.Kb1 b5
  14. 14.Be2 Nbd7
  15. 15.Ne4 Nxe4
  16. 16.fxe4 e5
  17. 17.Bc3 Bd6
  18. 18.h4 Nf6
  19. 19.Bf3 Qe7
  20. 20.g4 Nd7
  21. 21.g5 a5
  22. 22.Qc2 b4
  23. 23.Be1 c5
  24. 24.dxc5 Nxc5
  25. 25.Rd5 Rc8
  26. 26.Bg3 Rc6
  27. 27.Qe2 Qc7
  28. 28.Rhd1 Ke7
  29. 29.Qh2 Rc8
  30. 30.Bxe5 Bxe5
  31. 31.Qxe5+ Qxe5
  32. 32.Rxe5+ Kf8
  33. 33.Bg4 Nd3
  34. 34.Bxc8 Nxe5
  35. 35.Bb7 Rc7
  36. 36.Bd5 Ke7
  37. 37.Bb3 Rc5
  38. 38.Rf1 f6
  39. 39.gxf6+ gxf6
  40. 40.Bd5 Rc8
  41. 41.Rh1 Nf3
  42. 42.a4 bxa3
  43. 43.bxa3 Rc3
  44. 44.Kb2 Rxe3
  45. 45.h5 gxh5
  46. 46.Rxh5 Kd6
  47. 47.Rh8 Nd4
  48. 48.Ra8 f5
  49. 49.Rxa5 f4
  50. 50.Bc4 f3
  51. 51.e5+ Kc6
  52. 52.e6 f2
  53. 53.Rh5 Re1
  54. 54.Rh8 Nxe6
  55. 55.Rh2 f1=Q
  56. 56.Bxf1 Rxf1
  57. 57.a4 Kc5
  58. 58.a5 Nd4
  59. 59.Kc3 Rf3+
  60. 60.Kd2 Ra3
  61. 61.Rh8 Rxa5
  62. 62.Rh5+ Kb4

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