Veselin Topalov vs Sergey Karjakin

16th Ciudad · 2003 · English Opening · 1-0 in 72 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1-0
Event 16th Ciudad
Site Leon ESP
Round 1.2
Date 2003.06.06
Opening English Opening (A31)
Moves 72
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/8/8/8/pRK5/k7/8 b - - 5 72

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.g3 Qb6
  6. 6.Nb5 a6
  7. 7.N5c3 g6
  8. 8.Bg2 d6
  9. 9.O-O Bg7
  10. 10.b3 O-O
  11. 11.Bb2 Qa5
  12. 12.Nd2 Qh5
  13. 13.e4 Qxd1
  14. 14.Rfxd1 Nd7
  15. 15.Rab1 Nc5
  16. 16.Nd5 Be6
  17. 17.Bxg7 Kxg7
  18. 18.Nf1 b5
  19. 19.b4 Nd7
  20. 20.Nfe3 bxc4
  21. 21.Nxc4 Rab8
  22. 22.a3 Rfc8
  23. 23.Nce3 Nb6
  24. 24.Bf1 Bxd5
  25. 25.exd5 Ne5
  26. 26.Rbc1 Rxc1
  27. 27.Rxc1 Ra8
  28. 28.Rc7 Kf8
  29. 29.Rb7 Na4
  30. 30.Kg2 Ke8
  31. 31.f4 Nd7
  32. 32.Rc7 Kd8
  33. 33.Rc2 a5
  34. 34.b5 Nab6
  35. 35.Kf2 Nc5
  36. 36.Kf3 Kc7
  37. 37.g4 e6
  38. 38.dxe6 fxe6
  39. 39.Bg2 Rf8
  40. 40.Kg3 Kd7
  41. 41.h4 Rg8
  42. 42.Bf3 Rg7
  43. 43.g5 Rf7
  44. 44.h5 Ke7
  45. 45.hxg6 hxg6
  46. 46.Nc4 Nxc4
  47. 47.Rxc4 Kd7
  48. 48.Rc2 Rh7
  49. 49.Bc6+ Kc7
  50. 50.Be8 Rg7
  51. 51.Rh2 Rg8
  52. 52.Rh7+ Kb6
  53. 53.Bf7 Rb8
  54. 54.Bxg6 Kxb5
  55. 55.Bf7 Ka4
  56. 56.g6 Ne4+
  57. 57.Kf3 Nf6
  58. 58.Bxe6 d5
  59. 59.Rf7 Rb3+
  60. 60.Ke2 Ne4
  61. 61.g7 Rg3
  62. 62.Bxd5 Nc3+
  63. 63.Kf2 Rxg7
  64. 64.Rxg7 Nxd5
  65. 65.Kf3 Kxa3
  66. 66.Rg5 Nxf4
  67. 67.Kxf4 a4
  68. 68.Ke3 Kb2
  69. 69.Kd2 a3
  70. 70.Rb5+ Ka1
  71. 71.Kc3 Ka2
  72. 72.Rb3

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