Veselin Topalov vs Sergey Karjakin

Cote d'Ivoire Rapid 2019 · Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin · 1/2-1/2 in 30 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Cote d'Ivoire Rapid 2019
Site Abidjan CIV
Round 5.4
Date 2019.05.09
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin (D38)
Moves 30
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

4r1k1/1p3pp1/1qp4p/1r1p4/p1nPP3/2Q2P1P/PP2RBP1/1R4K1 b - - 16 30

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Bb4
  5. 5.cxd5 exd5
  6. 6.Bg5 h6
  7. 7.Bh4 O-O
  8. 8.e3 Bf5
  9. 9.Qb3 Bxc3+
  10. 10.Qxc3 Nbd7
  11. 11.Bd3 Bxd3
  12. 12.Qxd3 c6
  13. 13.O-O a5
  14. 14.Rac1 Re8
  15. 15.Rc2 Qb6
  16. 16.Nd2 Ne4
  17. 17.f3 Nxd2
  18. 18.Qxd2 a4
  19. 19.Rb1 Qa6
  20. 20.h3 Nb6
  21. 21.Qc3 Nc4
  22. 22.e4 Qa5
  23. 23.Qd3 Qb6
  24. 24.Bf2 Ra5
  25. 25.Re2 Rb5
  26. 26.Qc3 Qa5
  27. 27.Qc2 Qb6
  28. 28.Qc3 Qa5
  29. 29.Qc2 Qb6
  30. 30.Qc3

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