Veselin Topalov vs Fabiano Caruana

Champions Showdown Blitz · 2016 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 49 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Champions Showdown Blitz
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 1.1
Date 2016.11.14
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D78)
Moves 49
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Final Position

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

8/7p/4k3/1p1p2pP/1Bn1b1P1/P3P3/5K2/5B2 b - - 6 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 g6
  2. 2.g3 Bg7
  3. 3.d4 c6
  4. 4.Bg2 d5
  5. 5.Nf3 Nf6
  6. 6.O-O O-O
  7. 7.Nbd2 a5
  8. 8.b3 a4
  9. 9.Ba3 Bf5
  10. 10.e3 Nbd7
  11. 11.Qe2 Re8
  12. 12.cxd5 cxd5
  13. 13.Rfc1 Qb6
  14. 14.Bf1 e5
  15. 15.Qb5 Ne4
  16. 16.Qxb6 Nxb6
  17. 17.Nxe4 Bxe4
  18. 18.Nxe5 Rxe5
  19. 19.dxe5 Bxe5
  20. 20.bxa4 Rxa4
  21. 21.Bc5 Bxa1
  22. 22.Rxa1 Nc4
  23. 23.Bd4 b5
  24. 24.Be2 Ra6
  25. 25.f3 Bc2
  26. 26.Kf2 f6
  27. 27.g4 Kf7
  28. 28.h4 Ra4
  29. 29.h5 g5
  30. 30.Ke1 Ra3
  31. 31.Bc5 Ra8
  32. 32.Kf2 f5
  33. 33.a3 fxg4
  34. 34.fxg4 Ke6
  35. 35.Kg3 Nd2
  36. 36.Bb4 Nc4
  37. 37.Bc5 Rc8
  38. 38.Bd4 Ra8
  39. 39.Bc5 Be4
  40. 40.Kf2 Rc8
  41. 41.Bd4 Ra8
  42. 42.Bc5 Kd7
  43. 43.Bb4 Ra6
  44. 44.Kg3 Rf6
  45. 45.Rf1 Rxf1
  46. 46.Bxf1 Ke6
  47. 47.Kf2 Bc2
  48. 48.Be2 Be4
  49. 49.Bf1

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