Veselin Topalov vs Sergey Karjakin

18th Amber Blindfold · 2009 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 77 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1-0
Event 18th Amber Blindfold
Site Nice FRA
Round 2
Date 2009.03.15
Opening Ruy Lopez (C64)
Moves 77
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6R1/8/7k/8/5K2/6N1/8/8 b - - 0 77

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Bc5
  5. 5.c3 O-O
  6. 6.d4 Bb6
  7. 7.a4 a6
  8. 8.Bxc6 dxc6
  9. 9.a5 Ba7
  10. 10.Bg5 Bg4
  11. 11.h3 Bxf3
  12. 12.Qxf3 exd4
  13. 13.Rd1 h6
  14. 14.Bxf6 Qxf6
  15. 15.Qxf6 gxf6
  16. 16.cxd4 Rfd8
  17. 17.Ra4 f5
  18. 18.exf5 Rd5
  19. 19.Nc3 Rxf5
  20. 20.g4 Rf6
  21. 21.Rb4 b5
  22. 22.axb6 cxb6
  23. 23.Ra4 a5
  24. 24.Ne4 Rf4
  25. 25.Ng3 Rd8
  26. 26.Kg2 Rf6
  27. 27.Nf5 Bb8
  28. 28.Rc1 Kf8
  29. 29.Rac4 Rc8
  30. 30.b4 axb4
  31. 31.Rxb4 Bc7
  32. 32.Ra4 Ke8
  33. 33.Ra7 Bf4
  34. 34.Rb1 b5
  35. 35.d5 cxd5
  36. 36.Rxb5 Kf8
  37. 37.Rxd5 Re8
  38. 38.h4 Kg8
  39. 39.h5 Bc1
  40. 40.Rb7 Ba3
  41. 41.Rbd7 Bf8
  42. 42.Rd8 Rfe6
  43. 43.Kg3 Re1
  44. 44.Ne3 Rxd8
  45. 45.Rxd8 Rb1
  46. 46.Nf5 Rb6
  47. 47.Rc8 Rb3+
  48. 48.Kh4 Rb6
  49. 49.f4 Ra6
  50. 50.g5 hxg5+
  51. 51.Kxg5 Re6
  52. 52.h6 Rg6+
  53. 53.Kh5 Rf6
  54. 54.Ne7+ Kh7
  55. 55.Rxf8 Rxf4
  56. 56.Kg5 Rf1
  57. 57.Nf5 Rg1+
  58. 58.Kf6 Rg6+
  59. 59.Kxf7 Ra6
  60. 60.Ke7 Kg6
  61. 61.Kd7 Rb6
  62. 62.Kc7 Ra6
  63. 63.Kb8 Rb6+
  64. 64.Ka7 Re6
  65. 65.Kb7 Re1
  66. 66.Kc6 Rc1+
  67. 67.Kd6 Rd1+
  68. 68.Ke5 Re1+
  69. 69.Kf4 Rf1+
  70. 70.Kg3 Rh1
  71. 71.Kf3 Rh2
  72. 72.Kg4 Rg2+
  73. 73.Kf4 Rg1
  74. 74.Rg8+ Kh5
  75. 75.h7 Rxg8
  76. 76.Ng3+ Kh6
  77. 77.hxg8=R

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