Veselin Topalov vs Wesley So

SuperUnited Rapid 2022 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 37 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Wesley So
Result 1/2-1/2
Event SuperUnited Rapid 2022
Site Zagreb CRO
Round 6.3
Date 2022.07.21
Opening English Opening (A20)
Moves 37
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Final Position

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

r7/2p2rk1/1pP1n3/1B2p2p/P2bN1pP/6P1/5P2/3R1RK1 w - - 8 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.d3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.a3 g6
  5. 5.b4 Bg7
  6. 6.Bb2 d6
  7. 7.e3 O-O
  8. 8.Be2 h6
  9. 9.O-O Nh7
  10. 10.Nc3 g5
  11. 11.b5 Ne7
  12. 12.d4 g4
  13. 13.Ne1 f5
  14. 14.dxe5 dxe5
  15. 15.a4 Be6
  16. 16.e4 Ng5
  17. 17.Ba3 Rf7
  18. 18.Bxe7 Rxe7
  19. 19.exf5 Qxd1
  20. 20.Rxd1 Bxf5
  21. 21.Nd5 Rf7
  22. 22.Ne3 h5
  23. 23.Nxf5 Rxf5
  24. 24.Nc2 Bf8
  25. 25.Ne3 Rf6
  26. 26.Nd5 Rf7
  27. 27.h4 Ne6
  28. 28.Nc3 Bc5
  29. 29.Ne4 Bd4
  30. 30.g3 a6
  31. 31.c5 axb5
  32. 32.Bxb5 Kg7
  33. 33.c6 b6
  34. 34.Bc4 Re7
  35. 35.Bb5 Rf7
  36. 36.Bc4 Re7
  37. 37.Bb5 Rf7

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