Veselin Topalov vs Jan-Krzysztof Duda

Superbet POL Blitz 2025 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1-0 in 38 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Jan-Krzysztof Duda
Result 1-0
Event Superbet POL Blitz 2025
Site Warsaw POL
Round 14.4
Date 2025.04.30
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4R3/1P3ppk/2n4p/8/2PB4/8/r5PK/8 b - - 2 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.Nbd2 d6
  6. 6.O-O O-O
  7. 7.c3 Bb6
  8. 8.Nc4 Ne7
  9. 9.a4 c6
  10. 10.Nxb6 axb6
  11. 11.Bc4 Ng6
  12. 12.Be3 d5
  13. 13.exd5 cxd5
  14. 14.Bb3 h6
  15. 15.h3 Re8
  16. 16.Re1 Qd6
  17. 17.d4 e4
  18. 18.Ne5 Be6
  19. 19.f4 exf3
  20. 20.Qxf3 Ne4
  21. 21.Bc2 Nxe5
  22. 22.dxe5 Qxe5
  23. 23.Bxb6 Bd7
  24. 24.Bd4 Qe6
  25. 25.b4 Qg6
  26. 26.b5 Ng5
  27. 27.Qxd5 Nxh3+
  28. 28.Kh2 Qxc2
  29. 29.Qxd7 Rxe1
  30. 30.Rxe1 Nf4
  31. 31.Qxb7 Rxa4
  32. 32.b6 Ra2
  33. 33.Re8+ Kh7
  34. 34.Qe4+ Qxe4
  35. 35.Rxe4 Nd5
  36. 36.c4 Nb4
  37. 37.b7 Nc6
  38. 38.Re8

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