Veselin Topalov vs Sergey Karjakin

Amber Rapid · 2008 · Slav Defense · 1-0 in 102 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1-0
Event Amber Rapid
Site Nice FRA
Round 8
Date 2008.03.23
Opening Slav Defense (D11)
Moves 102
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1r6/8/4kPK1/5NB1/8/8/8/8 b - - 8 102

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 a6
  5. 5.Bd2 e6
  6. 6.Qc2 Nbd7
  7. 7.Nc3 c5
  8. 8.cxd5 exd5
  9. 9.g3 b5
  10. 10.Bg2 Bb7
  11. 11.O-O Rc8
  12. 12.Qf5 g6
  13. 13.Qh3 Bg7
  14. 14.Rfd1 O-O
  15. 15.Ne5 Nb6
  16. 16.Ne2 Re8
  17. 17.Ba5 Qd6
  18. 18.dxc5 Rxc5
  19. 19.Nd3 Rc4
  20. 20.Nd4 h6
  21. 21.Bf3 Ne4
  22. 22.Qg2 Ng5
  23. 23.b3 Bxd4
  24. 24.exd4 Rxd4
  25. 25.Rac1 Nd7
  26. 26.h4 Nxf3+
  27. 27.Qxf3 Rde4
  28. 28.Rc7 Ba8
  29. 29.Ra7 Nf6
  30. 30.Bc7 Qe6
  31. 31.Nc5 Re1+
  32. 32.Kg2 Qc6
  33. 33.Rxe1 Rxe1
  34. 34.Rxa8+ Qxa8
  35. 35.Qxf6 d4+
  36. 36.f3 Re2+
  37. 37.Kf1 d3
  38. 38.Nxd3 Re3
  39. 39.Ne1 Qe8
  40. 40.Ng2 Re6
  41. 41.Qf4 Qc6
  42. 42.Be5 b4
  43. 43.Bd4 Qd6
  44. 44.Kf2 a5
  45. 45.Ne3 Qxf4
  46. 46.gxf4 Rd6
  47. 47.Nc2 Rc6
  48. 48.Ne1 Rd6
  49. 49.Ke3 Rd5
  50. 50.Ng2 Kf8
  51. 51.Kd3 Ke7
  52. 52.Kc4 Rh5
  53. 53.Bf2 Kd6
  54. 54.Ne1 Kc6
  55. 55.Nc2 Kd6
  56. 56.Ne1 Kc6
  57. 57.Nd3 f6
  58. 58.Nc5 Rf5
  59. 59.Nd3 Rh5
  60. 60.Bg3 Rf5
  61. 61.Be1 Rh5
  62. 62.Bf2 Rf5
  63. 63.Kd4 Rh5
  64. 64.Ke4 Kb5
  65. 65.Nb2 Kc6
  66. 66.Nc4 Rd5
  67. 67.Bd4 f5+
  68. 68.Kd3 Kb5
  69. 69.Ne5 Rd6
  70. 70.Nf7 Rc6
  71. 71.Nxh6 Rc1
  72. 72.Nf7 a4
  73. 73.Ne5 Rd1+
  74. 74.Ke3 Rg1
  75. 75.bxa4+ Kxa4
  76. 76.Nd3 Rh1
  77. 77.Bc5 b3
  78. 78.axb3+ Kxb3
  79. 79.Be7 Rg1
  80. 80.Kf2 Ra1
  81. 81.Ne5 Ra6
  82. 82.Kg3 Kc3
  83. 83.Bg5 Kd4
  84. 84.h5 gxh5
  85. 85.Kh4 Ke3
  86. 86.Kxh5 Re6
  87. 87.Kh4 Ra6
  88. 88.Kg3 Ra1
  89. 89.Nc4+ Ke2
  90. 90.Kg2 Rf1
  91. 91.Nd6 Rf2+
  92. 92.Kg3 Rxf3+
  93. 93.Kh4 Rf1
  94. 94.Nxf5 Kf3
  95. 95.Kh5 Rb1
  96. 96.Nh4+ Ke4
  97. 97.f5 Ke5
  98. 98.f6 Rb8
  99. 99.Kh6 Ke6
  100. 100.Kg7 Rb7+
  101. 101.Kg6 Rb8
  102. 102.Nf5

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