Veselin Topalov vs Anish Giri

GCT Blitz Paris 2016 · English Opening · 1-0 in 24 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Anish Giri
Result 1-0
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2016
Site Paris FRA
Round 12.5
Date 2016.06.12
Opening English Opening (A36)
Moves 24
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1r5k/p4pbN/b4Np1/q1p1p3/2Pn3Q/P2P2P1/4P1BP/5RK1 b - - 1 24

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 g6
  2. 2.g3 Bg7
  3. 3.Bg2 c5
  4. 4.Nc3 Nc6
  5. 5.a3 e6
  6. 6.Rb1 Nge7
  7. 7.b4 d6
  8. 8.Nf3 O-O
  9. 9.O-O b6
  10. 10.bxc5 bxc5
  11. 11.Bb2 Rb8
  12. 12.Ba1 Rxb1
  13. 13.Qxb1 Ba6
  14. 14.d3 Qa5
  15. 15.Ne4 Rb8
  16. 16.Qc1 Nf5
  17. 17.Nf6+ Kh8
  18. 18.Ng5 Nd8
  19. 19.Ngxh7 e5
  20. 20.f4 Ne6
  21. 21.fxe5 Ned4
  22. 22.Bxd4 Nxd4
  23. 23.Qg5 dxe5
  24. 24.Qh4

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