Veselin Topalov vs Alireza Firouzja

Superbet POL Blitz 2025 · English Opening · 1-0 in 55 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Alireza Firouzja
Result 1-0
Event Superbet POL Blitz 2025
Site Warsaw POL
Round 2.2
Date 2025.04.29
Opening English Opening (A20)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1pr3k1/1R6/1R6/5P2/P3P3/1P2K3/7r b - - 4 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.d3 Bb4+
  3. 3.Bd2 c5
  4. 4.g3 Nc6
  5. 5.Bg2 Nge7
  6. 6.Nf3 O-O
  7. 7.Nc3 d6
  8. 8.O-O h6
  9. 9.a3 Ba5
  10. 10.Rb1 Be6
  11. 11.Qa4 Bxc3
  12. 12.Bxc3 a5
  13. 13.e3 Qd7
  14. 14.Qd1 a4
  15. 15.Re1 Bh3
  16. 16.Bxh3 Qxh3
  17. 17.d4 e4
  18. 18.Nh4 Ng6
  19. 19.Ng2 Nd8
  20. 20.Nf4 Qf5
  21. 21.dxc5 Ne5
  22. 22.Bxe5 dxe5
  23. 23.Nd5 Kh8
  24. 24.Nb6 Ra5
  25. 25.Qd6 Ne6
  26. 26.Nd7 Rd8
  27. 27.Qxe5 Rxc5
  28. 28.Qxf5 Rxf5
  29. 29.Red1 Ng5
  30. 30.Kg2 Nf3
  31. 31.c5 Rc8
  32. 32.Rbc1 Rc7
  33. 33.Rc4 Ng5
  34. 34.h4 Ne6
  35. 35.Rxe4 Kh7
  36. 36.Rxa4 g5
  37. 37.hxg5 Rxg5
  38. 38.Nf6+ Kg6
  39. 39.Ne4 Rh5
  40. 40.g4 Re5
  41. 41.f4 Nxc5
  42. 42.Rd6+ Kg7
  43. 43.Nxc5 Rexc5
  44. 44.Kf3 Rc1
  45. 45.Rb4 Rf1+
  46. 46.Ke2 Rg1
  47. 47.Rd2 Rxg4
  48. 48.Kf3 h5
  49. 49.Rb5 Kg6
  50. 50.Rh2 f5
  51. 51.Rb6+ Kg7
  52. 52.Rxh5 Rg1
  53. 53.Rxf5 Rf1+
  54. 54.Ke2 Rh1
  55. 55.Rfb5

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