Veselin Topalov vs Fabiano Caruana

Champions Showdown Blitz · 2016 · Slav Defense · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event Champions Showdown Blitz
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 7.1
Date 2016.11.14
Opening Slav Defense (D11)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3Qk3/1RRn1p2/p5p1/P3p3/3q2P1/6KP/6B1/8 b - - 0 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 c6
  4. 4.e3 Bg4
  5. 5.h3 Bh5
  6. 6.g4 Bg6
  7. 7.Ne5 e6
  8. 8.Nd2 Nbd7
  9. 9.Nxg6 hxg6
  10. 10.Bg2 Bd6
  11. 11.O-O g5
  12. 12.Re1 Nf8
  13. 13.Qb3 Rb8
  14. 14.e4 dxe4
  15. 15.Nxe4 Nxe4
  16. 16.Bxe4 Nd7
  17. 17.Bg2 Qf6
  18. 18.d5 cxd5
  19. 19.cxd5 e5
  20. 20.Be3 a6
  21. 21.Ba7 O-O
  22. 22.Rac1 g6
  23. 23.a4 Kg7
  24. 24.a5 Qe7
  25. 25.Rc4 Nf6
  26. 26.Bxb8 Rxb8
  27. 27.Qc3 Nd7
  28. 28.Re2 Qd8
  29. 29.b4 Qe7
  30. 30.Rb2 Rd8
  31. 31.b5 Bc5
  32. 32.bxa6 bxa6
  33. 33.Rb7 Bd4
  34. 34.Qd2 Qf6
  35. 35.Rc6 Qe7
  36. 36.Rcc7 Kf8
  37. 37.d6 Qxd6
  38. 38.Qxg5 Bxf2+
  39. 39.Kxf2 Qd4+
  40. 40.Kg3 Ke8
  41. 41.Qxd8+

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