Veselin Topalov vs Vladimir Kramnik

Vugar Gashimov Mem 2017 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 35 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Vugar Gashimov Mem 2017
Site Shamkir AZE
Round 3.2
Date 2017.04.23
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D55)
Moves 35
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Final Position

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

5rk1/1p6/2b5/3p1p2/3R2p1/2P1N3/r5PP/1R4K1 w - - 8 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.Nc3 d5
  3. 3.d4 Nf6
  4. 4.Bg5 Be7
  5. 5.e3 h6
  6. 6.Bh4 O-O
  7. 7.Nf3 Nbd7
  8. 8.Rc1 c5
  9. 9.dxc5 Nxc5
  10. 10.cxd5 g5
  11. 11.Bg3 Nxd5
  12. 12.Nxd5 Qxd5
  13. 13.Qxd5 exd5
  14. 14.Be2 Bd7
  15. 15.O-O Rac8
  16. 16.Be5 g4
  17. 17.Nd4 h5
  18. 18.Nb5 f6
  19. 19.Bd4 Ne6
  20. 20.Nxa7 Ra8
  21. 21.Nb5 Rxa2
  22. 22.Bc3 Kf7
  23. 23.Rcd1 Bc6
  24. 24.f3 Bc5
  25. 25.Kh1 Bxe3
  26. 26.Nd6+ Kg8
  27. 27.fxg4 Nf4
  28. 28.Nf5 Nxe2
  29. 29.Nxe3 Nxc3
  30. 30.bxc3 hxg4
  31. 31.Rd4 f5
  32. 32.Kg1 Bb5
  33. 33.Rb1 Bc6
  34. 34.Rf1 Bb5
  35. 35.Rb1 Bc6

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