Veselin Topalov vs Anish Giri

Vugar Gashimov Mem 2018 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 49 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Anish Giri
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Vugar Gashimov Mem 2018
Site Shamkir AZE
Round 2.2
Date 2018.04.20
Opening English Opening (A28)
Moves 49
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Final Position

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

8/2p3pk/7p/4P3/8/1KPQ2P1/6q1/8 b - - 4 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e5
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.a3 d5
  5. 5.cxd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.Qc2 Nxc3
  7. 7.dxc3 Bd6
  8. 8.e4 O-O
  9. 9.Bc4 Qe7
  10. 10.Bg5 Qe8
  11. 11.O-O-O Be6
  12. 12.Bd5 f6
  13. 13.Be3 Bxd5
  14. 14.Rxd5 Ne7
  15. 15.Rdd1 Qc6
  16. 16.Nd2 a5
  17. 17.Qb3+ Kh8
  18. 18.Qc4 Qd7
  19. 19.a4 b6
  20. 20.f3 Rab8
  21. 21.Kc2 b5
  22. 22.axb5 Rxb5
  23. 23.Ra1 Rfb8
  24. 24.b3 Ng6
  25. 25.Qa4 Qe7
  26. 26.Nc4 Bc5
  27. 27.Bxc5 Qxc5
  28. 28.Rhd1 Nf4
  29. 29.Rd2 h6
  30. 30.Qa3 a4
  31. 31.bxa4 Rb4
  32. 32.Rb1 Qxc4
  33. 33.Rxb4 Rxb4
  34. 34.Qxb4 Qa2+
  35. 35.Qb2 Qxa4+
  36. 36.Qb3 Qa6
  37. 37.g3 Ne6
  38. 38.Qd5 Ng5
  39. 39.f4 Nf3
  40. 40.Rd1 Qe2+
  41. 41.Kb3 Nd4+
  42. 42.Rxd4 exd4
  43. 43.Qxd4 Qxh2
  44. 44.Qd8+ Kh7
  45. 45.Qd3 Kh8
  46. 46.e5 fxe5
  47. 47.fxe5 Qg2
  48. 48.Qd8+ Kh7
  49. 49.Qd3+

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