Veselin Topalov vs Gata Kamsky

World Chess Challenge · 2009 · French, Tarrasch · 1-0 in 45 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Gata Kamsky
Result 1-0
Event World Chess Challenge
Site Sofia BUL
Round 7
Date 2009.02.26
Opening French, Tarrasch (C07)
Moves 45
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1R3B2/r5pp/8/3k1p2/7P/1p6/2b2PP1/4R1K1 b - h3 0 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nd2 c5
  4. 4.exd5 Qxd5
  5. 5.Ngf3 cxd4
  6. 6.Bc4 Qd6
  7. 7.O-O Nf6
  8. 8.Re1 Be7
  9. 9.Nb3 Nc6
  10. 10.Nbxd4 Nxd4
  11. 11.Nxd4 O-O
  12. 12.c3 Bd7
  13. 13.Qf3 Qb6
  14. 14.Bb3 a5
  15. 15.Be3 Bc5
  16. 16.Rad1 a4
  17. 17.Bc2 Qxb2
  18. 18.Bg5 Nd5
  19. 19.c4 Bxd4
  20. 20.Qd3 f5
  21. 21.Qxd4 Qxc2
  22. 22.cxd5 Qxa2
  23. 23.Qb6 a3
  24. 24.Be7 Rfe8
  25. 25.Qd6 Ba4
  26. 26.Qxe6+ Kh8
  27. 27.Ra1 Qc4
  28. 28.Rec1 Bc2
  29. 29.Qd7 a2
  30. 30.d6 b5
  31. 31.Qb7 Reb8
  32. 32.Qc7 Rc8
  33. 33.Qxc4 Rxc4
  34. 34.d7 Bb1
  35. 35.Rd1 Kg8
  36. 36.d8=Q+ Rxd8
  37. 37.Bxd8 Bc2
  38. 38.Rdc1 b4
  39. 39.Rxa2 b3
  40. 40.Ra8 Kf7
  41. 41.Rb8 Ke6
  42. 42.Re1+ Kd5
  43. 43.Be7 Ra4
  44. 44.Bf8 Ra7
  45. 45.h4

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