Veselin Topalov vs Fabiano Caruana

GCT Rapid Paris 2017 · French, Tarrasch · 1-0 in 66 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event GCT Rapid Paris 2017
Site Paris FRA
Round 2.5
Date 2017.06.21
Opening French, Tarrasch (C07)
Moves 66
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1Q1R4/p7/P4r2/8/8/4K3/2k1B2b/8 b - - 0 66

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nd2 c5
  4. 4.Ngf3 cxd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Nf6
  6. 6.exd5 Qxd5
  7. 7.Nb5 Na6
  8. 8.a3 Bd7
  9. 9.c4 Qe5+
  10. 10.Qe2 Qxe2+
  11. 11.Bxe2 Bxb5
  12. 12.cxb5 Nc5
  13. 13.O-O Nd5
  14. 14.Nc4 Nb3
  15. 15.Rb1 Rc8
  16. 16.Rd1 Bc5
  17. 17.Bg5 f6
  18. 18.Bh4 Ke7
  19. 19.Bf1 Nb6
  20. 20.Nxb6 Bxb6
  21. 21.Rd3 Nd4
  22. 22.Bg3 e5
  23. 23.Kh1 Nf5
  24. 24.f4 Nxg3+
  25. 25.Rxg3 g6
  26. 26.fxe5 fxe5
  27. 27.Bd3 Bd4
  28. 28.Rf3 Rhf8
  29. 29.Rxf8 Rxf8
  30. 30.g3 Rf2
  31. 31.b3 Kd6
  32. 32.Re1 Rf3
  33. 33.Bc4 Kc5
  34. 34.Rc1 Rf2
  35. 35.Bd3+ Kd5
  36. 36.Bc4+ Kd6
  37. 37.Re1 g5
  38. 38.Re2 Rf3
  39. 39.Kg2 Rc3
  40. 40.Kh3 h5
  41. 41.Bf7 Be3
  42. 42.a4 e4
  43. 43.Bxh5 Ke5
  44. 44.Bf7 Kf5
  45. 45.Bd5 g4+
  46. 46.Kg2 Ke5
  47. 47.Bxb7 Kd4
  48. 48.b4 Kd3
  49. 49.Ra2 Bd4
  50. 50.a5 Rc1
  51. 51.h3 gxh3+
  52. 52.Kxh3 e3
  53. 53.Bf3 Rb1
  54. 54.b6 Rxb4
  55. 55.b7 Be5
  56. 56.a6 Rb6
  57. 57.Ra5 Bb8
  58. 58.Rd5+ Kc4
  59. 59.Rd8 Be5
  60. 60.Kg4 Kc3
  61. 61.Kf5 Bxg3
  62. 62.Be2 Kc2
  63. 63.Ke4 Re6+
  64. 64.Kf3 Bh2
  65. 65.b8=Q Rf6+
  66. 66.Kxe3

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