Veselin Topalov vs Anish Giri

74th Tata Steel GMA · 2012 · Petroff Defense · 1-0 in 47 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Anish Giri
Result 1-0
Event 74th Tata Steel GMA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 12
Date 2012.01.28
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 47
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5rk1/3q2p1/p2p3R/7Q/P1p5/1P6/1KP4P/5rR1 b - - 5 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.Nc3 Nxc3
  6. 6.dxc3 Be7
  7. 7.Be3 Nc6
  8. 8.Qd2 Be6
  9. 9.O-O-O Qd7
  10. 10.Kb1 Bf6
  11. 11.Bg5 Qe7
  12. 12.Bb5 a6
  13. 13.Bxc6+ bxc6
  14. 14.Qf4 Bxg5
  15. 15.Nxg5 O-O
  16. 16.Rde1 Qd7
  17. 17.f3 h6
  18. 18.Nxe6 fxe6
  19. 19.Qg4 Rf5
  20. 20.Re2 e5
  21. 21.Rd1 Qf7
  22. 22.Qb4 Qd7
  23. 23.Qa4 Kh8
  24. 24.c4 Qe8
  25. 25.Rd3 Rf4
  26. 26.Qa5 Qe7
  27. 27.c5 Rf6
  28. 28.Qc3 Qe8
  29. 29.b3 Rb8
  30. 30.a4 Ra8
  31. 31.Re4 Qc8
  32. 32.Qd2 Qf8
  33. 33.Qa5 Qe7
  34. 34.Rde3 Qd7
  35. 35.Re1 Rf5
  36. 36.Qc3 Rd8
  37. 37.g3 Rf7
  38. 38.cxd6 cxd6
  39. 39.f4 exf4
  40. 40.gxf4 c5
  41. 41.Re6 Rxf4
  42. 42.Rxh6+ Kg8
  43. 43.Qd2 Rf7
  44. 44.Rg1 c4
  45. 45.Qg5 Rdf8
  46. 46.Qh5 Rf1+
  47. 47.Kb2

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