Veselin Topalov vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov

SuperUnited Rapid 2022 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 47 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event SuperUnited Rapid 2022
Site Zagreb CRO
Round 4.4
Date 2022.07.21
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D70)
Moves 47
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Final Position

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

2n5/5pk1/p1B1b3/P3PpQ1/1K5p/1PR5/8/4q3 b - - 7 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.f3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.e4 Nb6
  6. 6.Nc3 Bg7
  7. 7.Be3 O-O
  8. 8.Qd2 Nc6
  9. 9.O-O-O e5
  10. 10.d5 Nd4
  11. 11.f4 c5
  12. 12.fxe5 Bg4
  13. 13.Re1 Bxe5
  14. 14.h3 Qh4
  15. 15.Kb1 Rfe8
  16. 16.Bd3 Bd7
  17. 17.Nf3 Nxf3
  18. 18.gxf3 Rac8
  19. 19.f4 Bd4
  20. 20.Bxd4 cxd4
  21. 21.Nb5 Qe7
  22. 22.d6 Qe6
  23. 23.e5 Qd5
  24. 24.Nc7 Rxc7
  25. 25.dxc7 Rc8
  26. 26.Be4 Qb5
  27. 27.Qxd4 Rxc7
  28. 28.Rc1 Rxc1+
  29. 29.Rxc1 Qe2
  30. 30.h4 h5
  31. 31.b3 Qg4
  32. 32.Bxb7 Qxh4
  33. 33.a4 Qg3
  34. 34.Kb2 Be6
  35. 35.Rc3 Qh2+
  36. 36.Ka3 Qh4
  37. 37.Bc6 Qe1
  38. 38.a5 Nc8
  39. 39.Kb4 Kg7
  40. 40.Qd8 a6
  41. 41.Qf6+ Kh7
  42. 42.f5 gxf5
  43. 43.Qg5 h4
  44. 44.Qh5+ Kg7
  45. 45.Qg5+ Kh7
  46. 46.Qh5+ Kg7
  47. 47.Qg5+

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