Veselin Topalov vs Wesley So

GCT Blitz Paris 2017 · English Opening · 0-1 in 46 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Wesley So
Result 0-1
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2017
Site Paris FRA
Round 16.4
Date 2017.06.25
Opening English Opening (A10)
Moves 46
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

7k/p5b1/1p1P4/4nQ2/6KP/P5P1/8/7q w - - 0 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 g6
  2. 2.e4 e5
  3. 3.Nc3 Bg7
  4. 4.g3 Ne7
  5. 5.Bg2 d6
  6. 6.d3 c5
  7. 7.a3 Nbc6
  8. 8.Rb1 Be6
  9. 9.b4 Qd7
  10. 10.Nf3 h6
  11. 11.bxc5 dxc5
  12. 12.Nd5 g5
  13. 13.O-O O-O
  14. 14.Be3 b6
  15. 15.h4 g4
  16. 16.Nh2 h5
  17. 17.Rb2 Nd4
  18. 18.Bxd4 cxd4
  19. 19.f4 Bxd5
  20. 20.cxd5 Rac8
  21. 21.Rbf2 exf4
  22. 22.Rxf4 Qd6
  23. 23.Nxg4 hxg4
  24. 24.Qxg4 Ng6
  25. 25.Rxf7 Rxf7
  26. 26.Qxc8+ Rf8
  27. 27.Rxf8+ Qxf8
  28. 28.Qe6+ Qf7
  29. 29.Qc8+ Qf8
  30. 30.Qe6+ Qf7
  31. 31.Qc8+ Nf8
  32. 32.Bh3 Qf3
  33. 33.Qb8 Qe3+
  34. 34.Kg2 Qd2+
  35. 35.Kh1 Qxd3
  36. 36.Be6+ Kh8
  37. 37.Bf5 Qf3+
  38. 38.Kh2 d3
  39. 39.Qf4 Qe2+
  40. 40.Kh3 d2
  41. 41.Bg4 d1=Q
  42. 42.Bxe2 Qxe2
  43. 43.d6 Qd1
  44. 44.e5 Ng6
  45. 45.Qf5 Qh1+
  46. 46.Kg4 Nxe5+

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