Veselin Topalov vs Alexander Grischuk

11th Hainan Danzhou GM · 2020 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 39 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Alexander Grischuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 11th Hainan Danzhou GM
Site chess.com INT
Round 8.3
Date 2020.12.07
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 39
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Final Position

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

r1bb4/8/p1pk2p1/P1Np1p1p/3PpP2/2K1P1P1/4B1P1/R7 b - - 10 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.e3 Nbd7
  7. 7.c5 Nh5
  8. 8.Be5 f6
  9. 9.Bg3 c6
  10. 10.Bd3 g6
  11. 11.b4 e5
  12. 12.Be2 e4
  13. 13.Nd2 Nxg3
  14. 14.hxg3 f5
  15. 15.Nb3 Nf6
  16. 16.Qd2 h5
  17. 17.a4 a6
  18. 18.f4 Kg7
  19. 19.Kd1 Bd7
  20. 20.Kc2 b6
  21. 21.cxb6 Qxb6
  22. 22.a5 Qxb4
  23. 23.Rhb1 Rfb8
  24. 24.Na4 Qxd2+
  25. 25.Kxd2 Bd8
  26. 26.Kc2 Kf7
  27. 27.Nc3 Bc8
  28. 28.Nc5 Rxb1
  29. 29.Kxb1 Nd7
  30. 30.Nb3 Ke7
  31. 31.Kc2 Kd6
  32. 32.Na4 Rb8
  33. 33.Nac5 Nxc5
  34. 34.Nxc5 Ra8
  35. 35.Kc3 Kc7
  36. 36.Rb1 Kd6
  37. 37.Ra1 Kc7
  38. 38.Rb1 Kd6
  39. 39.Ra1

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