Veselin Topalov vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov

ETCC · 2007 · Grünfeld, Exchange · 1/2-1/2 in 56 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event ETCC
Site Crete GRE
Round 2
Date 2007.10.29
Opening Grünfeld, Exchange (D86)
Moves 56
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Final Position

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

8/R7/6kp/8/4K3/6PP/5r2/8 b - - 0 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.e4 Nxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 Bg7
  7. 7.Bc4 c5
  8. 8.Ne2 Nc6
  9. 9.Be3 cxd4
  10. 10.cxd4 Qa5+
  11. 11.Bd2 Qd8
  12. 12.d5 Ne5
  13. 13.Bc3 Bd7
  14. 14.Bb3 Rc8
  15. 15.Rc1 Qb6
  16. 16.Ba4 O-O
  17. 17.Bxd7 Nxd7
  18. 18.Bxg7 Kxg7
  19. 19.O-O Nf6
  20. 20.Qd3 e6
  21. 21.Rb1 Qa6
  22. 22.Qxa6 bxa6
  23. 23.dxe6 Nxe4
  24. 24.Rb4 Nc5
  25. 25.exf7 Rxf7
  26. 26.Rd1 Re7
  27. 27.Nf4 Rd8
  28. 28.Rbb1 Rxd1+
  29. 29.Rxd1 g5
  30. 30.Nh5+ Kf7
  31. 31.f4 gxf4
  32. 32.Nxf4 Re4
  33. 33.g3 Rc4
  34. 34.Rd5 Rc2
  35. 35.Rf5+ Kg8
  36. 36.a3 Nd7
  37. 37.Rd5 Nf6
  38. 38.Rd8+ Kf7
  39. 39.Ra8 Rc7
  40. 40.Kg2 a5
  41. 41.Rb8 Rc3
  42. 42.Rb7+ Kg8
  43. 43.a4 Rc4
  44. 44.Ne6 h6
  45. 45.Rxa7 Rxa4
  46. 46.Kf3 Re4
  47. 47.Nc5 Re5
  48. 48.Rxa5 Rf5+
  49. 49.Ke2 Re5+
  50. 50.Kf3 Rf5+
  51. 51.Ke3 Kf7
  52. 52.Ra7+ Kg6
  53. 53.Nd3 Ng4+
  54. 54.Ke4 Nf2+
  55. 55.Nxf2 Rxf2
  56. 56.h3

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