Veselin Topalov vs Alexander Grischuk

30th ECC Open 2014 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 74 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Alexander Grischuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 30th ECC Open 2014
Site Bilbao ESP
Round 6.1
Date 2014.09.19
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E17)
Moves 74
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Final Position

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

8/3b4/3P4/2KBk3/1N6/p5p1/8/8 w - - 28 75

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.g3 Bb7
  5. 5.Bg2 Be7
  6. 6.Nc3 Ne4
  7. 7.Bd2 Bf6
  8. 8.Qc2 Nxd2
  9. 9.Qxd2 d6
  10. 10.d5 Bxc3
  11. 11.Qxc3 O-O
  12. 12.Nd2 Re8
  13. 13.e3 c5
  14. 14.O-O exd5
  15. 15.cxd5 Nd7
  16. 16.a4 Ba6
  17. 17.Rfd1 b5
  18. 18.axb5 Bxb5
  19. 19.b4 a6
  20. 20.Nb3 Rc8
  21. 21.bxc5 Nxc5
  22. 22.Nd4 Qf6
  23. 23.Rac1 Ne4
  24. 24.Qxc8 Qxf2+
  25. 25.Kh1 Qxe3
  26. 26.h3 Nxg3+
  27. 27.Kh2 Qf4
  28. 28.Qg4 Nf1+
  29. 29.Kg1 Qh2+
  30. 30.Kf2 Ne3
  31. 31.Qg3 Nxd1+
  32. 32.Rxd1 Qxg3+
  33. 33.Kxg3 g6
  34. 34.Rc1 Kg7
  35. 35.h4 Kf6
  36. 36.Kf2 h6
  37. 37.Bf3 g5
  38. 38.hxg5+ hxg5
  39. 39.Rc7 Re7
  40. 40.Rc3 Re8
  41. 41.Bg2 Re7
  42. 42.Rh3 Kg6
  43. 43.Bf3 Bd7
  44. 44.Rh8 Re8
  45. 45.Bh5+ Kg7
  46. 46.Rxe8 Bxe8
  47. 47.Nf5+ Kf6
  48. 48.Nxd6 Bd7
  49. 49.Nb7 Be8
  50. 50.Ke3 Ke5
  51. 51.d6 Ke6
  52. 52.Kd4 a5
  53. 53.Bf3 a4
  54. 54.Bd5+ Kf6
  55. 55.Nc5 Bb5
  56. 56.Ne4+ Kf5
  57. 57.Bxf7 g4
  58. 58.Bd5 a3
  59. 59.Ng3+ Kf4
  60. 60.Ne4 g3
  61. 61.Nc3 Kf5
  62. 62.Be4+ Ke6
  63. 63.Bg2 Bd7
  64. 64.Kc5 Ke5
  65. 65.Bd5 Be6
  66. 66.Bc6 Bd7
  67. 67.Bh1 Be8
  68. 68.Na2 Bd7
  69. 69.Nb4 Be8
  70. 70.Bd5 Bd7
  71. 71.Nd3+ Kf6
  72. 72.Nb4 Ke5
  73. 73.Nd3+ Kf6
  74. 74.Nb4 Ke5

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