Veselin Topalov vs Anish Giri

41st Olympiad Open 2014 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1/2-1/2 in 51 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 41st Olympiad Open 2014
Site Tromso NOR
Round 7.5
Date 2014.08.09
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (D02)
Moves 51
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Final Position

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

8/6k1/8/6K1/8/2p1P3/5r2/2R5 w - - 0 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 e6
  4. 4.e3 Be7
  5. 5.b3 O-O
  6. 6.Bb2 c5
  7. 7.Nbd2 cxd4
  8. 8.Nxd4 Nc6
  9. 9.Nxc6 bxc6
  10. 10.Bd3 a5
  11. 11.O-O a4
  12. 12.Qc2 h6
  13. 13.bxa4 Qa5
  14. 14.cxd5 Nxd5
  15. 15.Rfc1 Qxa4
  16. 16.Qxa4 Rxa4
  17. 17.Bc4 Bd7
  18. 18.Bb3 Raa8
  19. 19.Ne4 Ra5
  20. 20.Bd4 Rfa8
  21. 21.Bc5 Kf8
  22. 22.Rc4 Nf6
  23. 23.Nxf6 gxf6
  24. 24.Bxe7+ Kxe7
  25. 25.Rac1 e5
  26. 26.Rb4 Rb5
  27. 27.Rh4 Be6
  28. 28.Bxe6 fxe6
  29. 29.a4 Rba5
  30. 30.Rxh6 Rxa4
  31. 31.Rh7+ Kd6
  32. 32.Rd1+ Kc5
  33. 33.h4 Ra1
  34. 34.Rxa1 Rxa1+
  35. 35.Kh2 Kd6
  36. 36.Rh8 f5
  37. 37.h5 e4
  38. 38.h6 Ke5
  39. 39.h7 Ra7
  40. 40.Kh3 Rf7
  41. 41.Kh4 Kf6
  42. 42.Kh5 Kg7
  43. 43.Re8 Kxh7
  44. 44.Rxe6 Rc7
  45. 45.g4 fxg4
  46. 46.Kxg4 c5
  47. 47.Rxe4 c4
  48. 48.Kg5 c3
  49. 49.Rh4+ Kg7
  50. 50.Rh1 Rf7
  51. 51.Rc1 Rxf2

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