Veselin Topalov vs Sergey Karjakin

16th Ciudad · 2003 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 112 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 16th Ciudad
Site Leon ESP
Round 1.4
Date 2003.06.06
Opening English Opening (A29)
Moves 112
Replay this game move by move →

Final Position

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

8/8/8/8/8/3k4/3p4/3K4 w - - 2 113

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.g3 Nd4
  5. 5.Bg2 Nxf3+
  6. 6.Bxf3 Bb4
  7. 7.Qb3 Qe7
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.d3 c6
  10. 10.Bg5 Bxc3
  11. 11.Qxc3 d6
  12. 12.b4 h6
  13. 13.Bxf6 Qxf6
  14. 14.b5 c5
  15. 15.Bg2 Qe7
  16. 16.e3 Bg4
  17. 17.f4 f5
  18. 18.Rae1 g5
  19. 19.e4 gxf4
  20. 20.gxf4 exf4
  21. 21.Rxf4 Qg5
  22. 22.Qd2 Rae8
  23. 23.Ref1 fxe4
  24. 24.Rxf8+ Rxf8
  25. 25.Qxg5+ hxg5
  26. 26.Bxe4 Rxf1+
  27. 27.Kxf1 b6
  28. 28.Kf2 Kg7
  29. 29.Ke3 Be6
  30. 30.Bf3 Kf6
  31. 31.Ke4 Bf5+
  32. 32.Ke3 Ke5
  33. 33.Bd5 Bd7
  34. 34.Bf7 Bc8
  35. 35.Bd5 Bh3
  36. 36.a3 Bd7
  37. 37.Bf7 Bc8
  38. 38.Bd5 Bh3
  39. 39.Bf3 Be6
  40. 40.Be2 d5
  41. 41.Bf1 Bg4
  42. 42.Bg2 Be6
  43. 43.Bf1 Bf7
  44. 44.Be2 Be6
  45. 45.Bf1 Bg4
  46. 46.Bg2 d4+
  47. 47.Kf2 Bf5
  48. 48.Bf1 Kf4
  49. 49.Be2 Bg6
  50. 50.Bf1 Bh7
  51. 51.Be2 Bf5
  52. 52.Bf1 Bc8
  53. 53.Bg2 a6
  54. 54.bxa6 Bxa6
  55. 55.Bc6 Bc8
  56. 56.Be4 Bg4
  57. 57.Bh7 Bh5
  58. 58.Be4 Bd1
  59. 59.Bh7 Kg4
  60. 60.Be4 Bb3
  61. 61.Bc6 Kf4
  62. 62.Bf3 Ba4
  63. 63.Be4 Bd7
  64. 64.Bd5 Bf5
  65. 65.Ke2 Kg4
  66. 66.Bg2 Kh4
  67. 67.Kd2 Kg4
  68. 68.Ke2 Kf4
  69. 69.Bc6 Ke5
  70. 70.Bf3 Kd6
  71. 71.Kd2 Kc7
  72. 72.Bg2 Kb8
  73. 73.Bc6 Ka7
  74. 74.Be8 Ka6
  75. 75.Ke2 Ka5
  76. 76.Bc6 Bg6
  77. 77.Bd7 Bh7
  78. 78.Be8 Bf5
  79. 79.Bc6 Ka6
  80. 80.Be8 Kb7
  81. 81.Bb5 Kc7
  82. 82.Be8 Kd6
  83. 83.Bh5 Ke5
  84. 84.Bf3 Kf4
  85. 85.Bc6 Kg4
  86. 86.Bg2 Kh4
  87. 87.Kd2 Bg4
  88. 88.Ke1 Bf5
  89. 89.Kd2 Bh3
  90. 90.Be4 g4
  91. 91.Ke2 g3
  92. 92.hxg3+ Kxg3
  93. 93.Kd2 Kf4
  94. 94.Bc6 Ke5
  95. 95.Be8 Kd6
  96. 96.Bb5 Kc7
  97. 97.Ke2 Bg4+
  98. 98.Kd2 Bd7
  99. 99.Kc2 Bxb5
  100. 100.cxb5 Kd6
  101. 101.a4 Kd5
  102. 102.Kd2 c4
  103. 103.dxc4+ Kxc4
  104. 104.a5 Kxb5
  105. 105.axb6 Kxb6
  106. 106.Kd3 Kc5
  107. 107.Kd2 Kc4
  108. 108.Kc2 d3+
  109. 109.Kd2 Kd4
  110. 110.Kd1 Ke3
  111. 111.Ke1 d2+
  112. 112.Kd1 Kd3

More Veselin Topalov Games

Go Deeper

Step through this game on the interactive board, where you can also branch off and play your own ideas from any position. See every game between Veselin Topalov and Sergey Karjakin, or browse all Veselin Topalov games in the collection. To find out what the engine thinks of it, paste the moves into Analyze Game and Stockfish will mark every turning point.