Veselin Topalov vs Wesley So

Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 30 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Wesley So
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019
Site Abidjan CIV
Round 3.3
Date 2019.05.11
Opening English Opening (A20)
Moves 30
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Final Position

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

2bq2k1/4nrbp/p1B2n2/2Np2p1/P2Pp3/B1N1PpP1/5P1P/1Q3RK1 w - - 9 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.d3 Nc6
  3. 3.a3 g6
  4. 4.b4 Bg7
  5. 5.Bb2 d6
  6. 6.Nf3 f5
  7. 7.e3 Nf6
  8. 8.Be2 O-O
  9. 9.Nc3 Ne7
  10. 10.d4 e4
  11. 11.Nd2 d5
  12. 12.b5 Be6
  13. 13.a4 Rf7
  14. 14.O-O g5
  15. 15.Ba3 Ng6
  16. 16.Rc1 c6
  17. 17.bxc6 bxc6
  18. 18.cxd5 cxd5
  19. 19.Nb3 f4
  20. 20.Nc5 Bf5
  21. 21.g3 f3
  22. 22.Ba6 Bc8
  23. 23.Bb5 a6
  24. 24.Bc6 Rb8
  25. 25.Rb1 Rxb1
  26. 26.Qxb1 Ne7
  27. 27.Bb7 Ng6
  28. 28.Bc6 Ne7
  29. 29.Bb7 Ng6
  30. 30.Bc6 Ne7

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