Veselin Topalov vs Anish Giri

7th London Classic 2015 · King's Indian Defense · 0-1 in 40 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Anish Giri
Result 0-1
Event 7th London Classic 2015
Site London ENG
Round 1.1
Date 2015.12.04
Opening King's Indian Defense (E60)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

4r1k1/Q4p2/p6p/P5pB/4n3/1P4P1/2K3q1/1RR5 w - - 12 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.g3 c6
  4. 4.Bg2 d5
  5. 5.Qa4 Nfd7
  6. 6.cxd5 Nb6
  7. 7.Qd1 cxd5
  8. 8.Nc3 Nc6
  9. 9.e3 Bg7
  10. 10.Nge2 O-O
  11. 11.O-O Re8
  12. 12.b3 e5
  13. 13.dxe5 Nxe5
  14. 14.h3 Bf5
  15. 15.Nd4 Bd3
  16. 16.Re1 Ba6
  17. 17.Qd2 Nd3
  18. 18.Rd1 Bxd4
  19. 19.exd4 Qf6
  20. 20.a4 Qxd4
  21. 21.a5 Nd7
  22. 22.Ra4 Qe5
  23. 23.Nxd5 Nxc1
  24. 24.Rxc1 Nf6
  25. 25.Nc7 Rad8
  26. 26.Qf4 g5
  27. 27.Qb4 Qb2
  28. 28.Raa1 Re2
  29. 29.Qc5 h6
  30. 30.Nxa6 bxa6
  31. 31.Rab1 Qd2
  32. 32.Bf3 Ne4
  33. 33.Qxa7 Nxf2
  34. 34.Bxe2 Nxh3+
  35. 35.Kf1 Qd5
  36. 36.Bh5 Qh1+
  37. 37.Ke2 Qg2+
  38. 38.Ke1 Re8+
  39. 39.Kd1 Nf2+
  40. 40.Kc2 Ne4+

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