Veselin Topalov vs Wesley So

GCT Blitz Paris 2016 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 46 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Wesley So
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2016
Site Paris FRA
Round 13.1
Date 2016.06.12
Opening English Opening (A30)
Moves 46
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Final Position

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

6rk/7p/p2Qpp2/4nP2/8/2R1N3/P2KPq1P/8 b - - 16 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.g3 g6
  4. 4.d4 cxd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Bg7
  6. 6.Bg2 O-O
  7. 7.Nc2 Nc6
  8. 8.Nc3 d6
  9. 9.O-O Be6
  10. 10.Ne3 Nd7
  11. 11.Bd2 Rc8
  12. 12.b3 Nf6
  13. 13.Rc1 Qd7
  14. 14.Ncd5 Bh3
  15. 15.Bxh3 Qxh3
  16. 16.Bc3 Nxd5
  17. 17.Nxd5 Qd7
  18. 18.Bxg7 Kxg7
  19. 19.Qd2 e6
  20. 20.Qb2+ f6
  21. 21.Nf4 Kf7
  22. 22.Rfd1 Qe7
  23. 23.Rd2 Rfd8
  24. 24.Rcd1 a6
  25. 25.Qa3 g5
  26. 26.Ng2 d5
  27. 27.Qb2 dxc4
  28. 28.bxc4 Rxd2
  29. 29.Rxd2 Ne5
  30. 30.Qc2 Kg7
  31. 31.Ne3 b5
  32. 32.Qe4 bxc4
  33. 33.f4 c3
  34. 34.Rc2 gxf4
  35. 35.gxf4 Ng6
  36. 36.f5 Ne5
  37. 37.Qd4 Kh8
  38. 38.Rxc3 Rg8+
  39. 39.Kf1 Qg7
  40. 40.Ke1 Qg1+
  41. 41.Kd2 Qf2
  42. 42.Qd6 Nf3+
  43. 43.Kd3 Ne5+
  44. 44.Kd2 Nf3+
  45. 45.Kd3 Ne5+
  46. 46.Kd2

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