Veselin Topalov vs Vladimir Kramnik

GCT Blitz YourNextMove · 2016 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 52 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Blitz YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 4.4
Date 2016.06.19
Opening English Opening (A13)
Moves 52
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Final Position

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

8/1P6/K7/8/8/8/1r4k1/8 b - - 0 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.Nf3 d5
  3. 3.b3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bb2 c5
  5. 5.e3 Nc6
  6. 6.cxd5 exd5
  7. 7.Be2 d4
  8. 8.Bb5 Bd6
  9. 9.exd4 O-O
  10. 10.Bxc6 bxc6
  11. 11.O-O cxd4
  12. 12.Bxd4 Bg4
  13. 13.h3 Bh5
  14. 14.Nc3 Re8
  15. 15.d3 Bc7
  16. 16.Bxf6 Qxf6
  17. 17.Ne4 Qf4
  18. 18.Qc1 Rad8
  19. 19.Qxf4 Bxf4
  20. 20.Rad1 f5
  21. 21.Ng3 Bxf3
  22. 22.gxf3 g6
  23. 23.Kg2 Kf7
  24. 24.d4 Bg5
  25. 25.Rd3 h5
  26. 26.Rfd1 h4
  27. 27.Nf1 Re2
  28. 28.Nd2 Rd5
  29. 29.Kf1 Rxd2
  30. 30.R1xd2 Bxd2
  31. 31.Rxd2 c5
  32. 32.Ke2 cxd4
  33. 33.Kd3 g5
  34. 34.b4 Kf6
  35. 35.Re2 Rd7
  36. 36.a4 g4
  37. 37.fxg4 fxg4
  38. 38.Re4 Rg7
  39. 39.Kxd4 g3
  40. 40.fxg3 hxg3
  41. 41.Re1 Kg5
  42. 42.b5 Kh4
  43. 43.a5 g2
  44. 44.Rg1 Kxh3
  45. 45.b6 a6
  46. 46.Kc5 Rg5+
  47. 47.Kc6 Rxa5
  48. 48.Kb7 Ra2
  49. 49.Ka7 Kh2
  50. 50.Rxg2+ Kxg2
  51. 51.b7 Rb2
  52. 52.Kxa6

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