Veselin Topalov vs Vladimir Kramnik

20th Amber Rapid · 2011 · Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin · 1-0 in 60 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1-0
Event 20th Amber Rapid
Site Monaco MNC
Round 3
Date 2011.03.14
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin (D38)
Moves 60
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/P2R1p2/6k1/8/3b1Np1/6P1/r4PK1/8 b - - 8 60

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 Nbd7
  7. 7.Qc2 c5
  8. 8.g3 h6
  9. 9.Bxf6 Nxf6
  10. 10.Bg2 O-O
  11. 11.O-O Qe7
  12. 12.dxc5 Bxc5
  13. 13.Rad1 Rd8
  14. 14.Nd4 Bg4
  15. 15.h3 Be6
  16. 16.Qb3 Rac8
  17. 17.e3 Bb6
  18. 18.a3 Ba5
  19. 19.Nce2 Bb6
  20. 20.Nf4 Rd6
  21. 21.Qd3 Rcd8
  22. 22.Rfe1 Bd7
  23. 23.Nf5 Bxf5
  24. 24.Qxf5 g6
  25. 25.Qc2 Qe5
  26. 26.Rd3 d4
  27. 27.e4 g5
  28. 28.Ne2 Nxe4
  29. 29.Nc1 Qc5
  30. 30.Qd1 Nf6
  31. 31.Bxb7 Qb5
  32. 32.Re2 Re8
  33. 33.Rxe8+ Qxe8
  34. 34.Rd2 d3
  35. 35.Nxd3 Kg7
  36. 36.Bg2 Ne4
  37. 37.Bxe4 Qxe4
  38. 38.Ne1 Qf5
  39. 39.Qf3 Rf6
  40. 40.Qxf5 Rxf5
  41. 41.Kg2 h5
  42. 42.Nf3 Kg6
  43. 43.b4 Rb5
  44. 44.Rd6+ Kg7
  45. 45.Nd4 Re5
  46. 46.a4 Re4
  47. 47.Nf5+ Kh7
  48. 48.a5 Bc7
  49. 49.Rd7 Be5
  50. 50.b5 Rb4
  51. 51.Rb7 Rb2
  52. 52.a6 g4
  53. 53.hxg4 hxg4
  54. 54.Rxa7 Rxb5
  55. 55.Rb7 Ra5
  56. 56.a7 Ra2
  57. 57.Rd7 Bf6
  58. 58.Ne3 Kg6
  59. 59.Nd5 Bd4
  60. 60.Nf4+

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