Veselin Topalov vs Vladimir Kramnik

Corus A · 2007 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 49 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Corus A
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 12
Date 2007.01.27
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 49
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Final Position

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

8/2k5/4p3/8/2K5/2N5/8/8 b - - 0 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.e3 c5
  7. 7.dxc5 Bxc5
  8. 8.Qc2 Nc6
  9. 9.a3 Qa5
  10. 10.O-O-O Be7
  11. 11.h4 Rd8
  12. 12.Nd2 dxc4
  13. 13.Nxc4 Rxd1+
  14. 14.Qxd1 Qd8
  15. 15.Qxd8+ Nxd8
  16. 16.Be2 Bd7
  17. 17.e4 Bc6
  18. 18.f3 Nh5
  19. 19.Bc7 Rc8
  20. 20.Be5 Bf6
  21. 21.Nd6 Ra8
  22. 22.Bxf6 Nxf6
  23. 23.Rd1 Kf8
  24. 24.Kd2 Ne8
  25. 25.Nc4 f6
  26. 26.Ke3 b6
  27. 27.f4 Nf7
  28. 28.g4 h6
  29. 29.g5 hxg5
  30. 30.hxg5 Ke7
  31. 31.gxf6+ Nxf6
  32. 32.Rg1 Rg8
  33. 33.Rg6 Bb7
  34. 34.a4 Nh8
  35. 35.Rg1 Nf7
  36. 36.a5 g5
  37. 37.fxg5 Rxg5
  38. 38.Rxg5 Nxg5
  39. 39.e5 Nd7
  40. 40.Nd6 Bf3
  41. 41.axb6 axb6
  42. 42.Bxf3 Nxf3
  43. 43.Nc8+ Kd8
  44. 44.Kxf3 Nxe5+
  45. 45.Ke4 Nc4
  46. 46.Kd4 Nxb2
  47. 47.Nxb6 Kc7
  48. 48.Nc4 Nxc4
  49. 49.Kxc4

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