Veselin Topalov vs Sergey Karjakin

Hotel Bali Stars · 2003 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 54 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1-0
Event Hotel Bali Stars
Site Benidorm ESP
Round 3
Date 2003.11.27
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/3k4/8/3P3p/p2KP1pP/B5P1/2b5/8 b - - 2 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Be3 e5
  7. 7.Nf3 Qc7
  8. 8.Bg5 Nbd7
  9. 9.a4 h6
  10. 10.Bh4 g5
  11. 11.Bg3 Nc5
  12. 12.Nd2 Be6
  13. 13.Be2 O-O-O
  14. 14.O-O h5
  15. 15.h4 Bh6
  16. 16.Ra3 g4
  17. 17.Bd3 Kb8
  18. 18.Re1 Bf4
  19. 19.Nf1 d5
  20. 20.exd5 Nxd5
  21. 21.Nxd5 Bxd5
  22. 22.Ne3 Bc6
  23. 23.b4 Nxd3
  24. 24.cxd3 Qd6
  25. 25.Qb1 Rhe8
  26. 26.Kh2 Bxe3
  27. 27.fxe3 f5
  28. 28.Rf1 Rf8
  29. 29.Qc1 Qxb4
  30. 30.Bxe5+ Ka8
  31. 31.Bg3 Qe7
  32. 32.Rc3 Qe6
  33. 33.a5 Qd5
  34. 34.Rf2 Rf6
  35. 35.Qa3 Re8
  36. 36.Rc5 Qd7
  37. 37.e4 Ref8
  38. 38.Rcxf5 Rxf5
  39. 39.Qxf8+ Rxf8
  40. 40.Rxf8+ Qe8
  41. 41.Rxe8+ Bxe8
  42. 42.Bc7 b5
  43. 43.axb6 Kb7
  44. 44.Kg3 a5
  45. 45.Kf4 a4
  46. 46.Bd6 Kxb6
  47. 47.g3 Kc6
  48. 48.Ba3 Bf7
  49. 49.Kg5 Kd7
  50. 50.Kf6 Bb3
  51. 51.d4 Bc2
  52. 52.Ke5 Kc6
  53. 53.d5+ Kd7
  54. 54.Kd4

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