Veselin Topalov vs Sergey Karjakin

Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019 · English Opening · 1-0 in 54 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1-0
Event Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019
Site Abidjan CIV
Round 1.5
Date 2019.05.11
Opening English Opening (A28)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/p1p5/1p3k2/1P6/P1PK1P1r/4R2p/7P/8 w - - 5 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e5
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.a3 d5
  5. 5.cxd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.Qc2 Nxc3
  7. 7.dxc3 Be7
  8. 8.e4 Qd6
  9. 9.Be3 O-O
  10. 10.Bc4 Qg6
  11. 11.O-O Bh3
  12. 12.Ne1 Rad8
  13. 13.b4 Kh8
  14. 14.f3 Bg5
  15. 15.Bxg5 Qxg5
  16. 16.Nd3 Bc8
  17. 17.Rad1 f6
  18. 18.Nc5 Qe3+
  19. 19.Kh1 b6
  20. 20.Ne6 Bxe6
  21. 21.Bxe6 Ne7
  22. 22.Rfe1 Qg5
  23. 23.Rd3 h5
  24. 24.Red1 Rxd3
  25. 25.Qxd3 Ng6
  26. 26.Qd2 Nf4
  27. 27.Bc4 h4
  28. 28.Bf1 f5
  29. 29.exf5 Qxf5
  30. 30.Qe3 Qc2
  31. 31.Qe1 h3
  32. 32.Qh4+ Qh7
  33. 33.Qxh7+ Kxh7
  34. 34.g3 Ng6
  35. 35.Be2 Rf7
  36. 36.Kg1 Nf8
  37. 37.Kf2 e4
  38. 38.f4 g5
  39. 39.Ke3 gxf4+
  40. 40.gxf4 Ng6
  41. 41.Bh5 Kh6
  42. 42.Bxg6 Kxg6
  43. 43.Rg1+ Kf6
  44. 44.Rg3 Rh7
  45. 45.Kxe4 Rh8
  46. 46.b5 Rh5
  47. 47.c4 Rc5
  48. 48.Kd4 Rf5
  49. 49.Rf3 Rh5
  50. 50.Ke4 Rc5
  51. 51.Rc3 Rh5
  52. 52.a4 Rc5
  53. 53.Kd4 Rh5
  54. 54.Re3 Rh4

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