Veselin Topalov vs Vladimir Kramnik

FIDE Candidates 2014 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1-0
Event FIDE Candidates 2014
Site Khanty-Mansiysk RUS
Round 6.1
Date 2014.03.19
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/1P5p/R3n1p1/4N3/6PP/4K3/1r6/8 b - - 4 41

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 Nbd7
  7. 7.c5 Nh5
  8. 8.Be5 c6
  9. 9.Bd3 g6
  10. 10.h4 f5
  11. 11.Bh2 b6
  12. 12.b4 f4
  13. 13.O-O a5
  14. 14.b5 bxc5
  15. 15.bxc6 Nb8
  16. 16.Bb5 Ba6
  17. 17.a4 Qc8
  18. 18.dxc5 Nxc6
  19. 19.Nxd5 exd5
  20. 20.Qxd5+ Kh8
  21. 21.Qxc6 Qxc6
  22. 22.Bxc6 Rac8
  23. 23.Bb5 Bxb5
  24. 24.axb5 Bxc5
  25. 25.Rxa5 fxe3
  26. 26.fxe3 Bxe3+
  27. 27.Kh1 Rc2
  28. 28.Rb1 Rfc8
  29. 29.Raa1 Bb6
  30. 30.Be5+ Kg8
  31. 31.Ra6 Be3
  32. 32.b6 Rc1+
  33. 33.Rxc1 Rxc1+
  34. 34.Kh2 Rb1
  35. 35.g4 Bf4+
  36. 36.Kg2 Bxe5
  37. 37.Nxe5 Nf4+
  38. 38.Kf3 Ne6
  39. 39.b7 Rb3+
  40. 40.Kf2 Rb2+
  41. 41.Ke3

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