Veselin Topalov vs Ding Liren

11th Hainan Danzhou GM · 2020 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Ding Liren
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 11th Hainan Danzhou GM
Site chess.com INT
Round 7.3
Date 2020.12.05
Opening English Opening (A28)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

5R2/1p6/2p4k/2P1pp2/3r2p1/P2K2P1/1P3P2/8 w - - 9 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e5
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.a3 d5
  5. 5.cxd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.Qc2 Nxc3
  7. 7.dxc3 Bd6
  8. 8.e4 O-O
  9. 9.Be3 Be6
  10. 10.Be2 a5
  11. 11.O-O a4
  12. 12.Nd2 Na5
  13. 13.Bb5 Nb3
  14. 14.Rad1 Qc8
  15. 15.Bxa4 Rxa4
  16. 16.Nxb3 Bxb3
  17. 17.Qxb3 Rxe4
  18. 18.Qd5 Ra4
  19. 19.c4 Re8
  20. 20.c5 Bf8
  21. 21.Rd2 Ra5
  22. 22.Qc4 Qe6
  23. 23.Qxe6 Rxe6
  24. 24.Rd7 Re7
  25. 25.Rd8 c6
  26. 26.Rfd1 f6
  27. 27.Rb8 g5
  28. 28.Rdd8 Rf7
  29. 29.h4 h6
  30. 30.hxg5 hxg5
  31. 31.Kf1 Ra4
  32. 32.Ke2 Kg7
  33. 33.Kd3 g4
  34. 34.g3 f5
  35. 35.Rxf8 Rxf8
  36. 36.Bh6+ Kxh6
  37. 37.Rxf8 Rd4+
  38. 38.Ke3 Re4+
  39. 39.Kd3 Rd4+
  40. 40.Ke3 Re4+
  41. 41.Kd3 Rd4+

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