Veselin Topalov vs Richard Rapport

12th Hainan Danzhou GM · 2021 · Dutch Defense · 1-0 in 57 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Richard Rapport
Result 1-0
Event 12th Hainan Danzhou GM
Site lichess.org INT
Round 1.1
Date 2021.09.23
Opening Dutch Defense (A85)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3b1r2/1b1p1k2/1p1p2PR/pP1P1N2/P1P5/4p3/6RK/8 b - - 0 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 f5
  2. 2.c4 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 e6
  4. 4.a3 Be7
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.e3 b6
  7. 7.Be2 Bb7
  8. 8.Bf3 Qc8
  9. 9.d5 Na6
  10. 10.b4 Ne8
  11. 11.Rc1 Bf6
  12. 12.Bg3 Nd6
  13. 13.Bxd6 cxd6
  14. 14.Nb5 Qb8
  15. 15.Ne2 Be7
  16. 16.O-O Nc7
  17. 17.Nbc3 g5
  18. 18.g3 e5
  19. 19.g4 f4
  20. 20.Kg2 Rf6
  21. 21.Ne4 Rh6
  22. 22.N2c3 Qf8
  23. 23.h3 Ba6
  24. 24.Qd3 Rg6
  25. 25.a4 Rg7
  26. 26.Ra1 Rf7
  27. 27.exf4 Rxf4
  28. 28.b5 Bb7
  29. 29.Ne2 Rf7
  30. 30.N2g3 a5
  31. 31.Nd2 Rb8
  32. 32.Be4 Ne8
  33. 33.f3 Nf6
  34. 34.Qe3 Kh8
  35. 35.Rac1 Bd8
  36. 36.Nf5 Ng8
  37. 37.Rf2 Nh6
  38. 38.Nf1 Nxf5
  39. 39.Bxf5 Rxf5
  40. 40.gxf5 Qxf5
  41. 41.Ng3 Qg6
  42. 42.Ne4 Bc7
  43. 43.Kh2 Rg8
  44. 44.Rg1 Bd8
  45. 45.Rfg2 h6
  46. 46.h4 Rf8
  47. 47.Rg4 Kh7
  48. 48.hxg5 h5
  49. 49.Rh4 Rh8
  50. 50.Rg2 Kg7
  51. 51.f4 Rf8
  52. 52.Nf6 Qf5
  53. 53.Nxh5+ Kg6
  54. 54.Ng3 exf4
  55. 55.Rh6+ Kf7
  56. 56.Nxf5 fxe3
  57. 57.g6+

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