Veselin Topalov vs Fabiano Caruana

Champions Showdown 60m · 2016 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 29 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event Champions Showdown 60m
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 1.1
Date 2016.11.10
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 29
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5r1k/ppp4p/1n3PR1/6Qp/3R4/2P5/5qPK/8 b - - 0 29

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.d4 dxc4
  5. 5.e4 Bb4
  6. 6.Bxc4 Nxe4
  7. 7.O-O Nxc3
  8. 8.bxc3 Bd6
  9. 9.Re1 O-O
  10. 10.Qd3 Nd7
  11. 11.Ne5 Bxe5
  12. 12.dxe5 Nb6
  13. 13.Qg3 Nxc4
  14. 14.Bh6 g6
  15. 15.Rad1 Bd7
  16. 16.h4 Nb6
  17. 17.h5 Qe7
  18. 18.Rd4 Be8
  19. 19.Bg5 f6
  20. 20.exf6 Qc5
  21. 21.Rxe6 Qf5
  22. 22.Re5 Qb1+
  23. 23.Kh2 gxh5
  24. 24.Bh6+ Bg6
  25. 25.Bxf8 Rxf8
  26. 26.Qg5 Qxa2
  27. 27.Re7 Qxf2
  28. 28.Rg7+ Kh8
  29. 29.Rxg6

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