Veselin Topalov vs Peter Svidler

Pearl Spring · 2008 · Grünfeld, Exchange · 1-0 in 29 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Peter Svidler
Result 1-0
Event Pearl Spring
Site Nanjing CHN
Round 5
Date 2008.12.15
Opening Grünfeld, Exchange (D86)
Moves 29
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/2r4p/1p2pbp1/1P2n3/P3PN2/1B2B2P/5PP1/6K1 b - - 1 29

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.e4 Nxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 Bg7
  7. 7.Bc4 c5
  8. 8.Ne2 Nc6
  9. 9.Be3 O-O
  10. 10.O-O Bd7
  11. 11.Rb1 Qc7
  12. 12.Bd3 Rfd8
  13. 13.h3 Be8
  14. 14.d5 Ne5
  15. 15.c4 e6
  16. 16.Nf4 Rab8
  17. 17.Be2 Rd6
  18. 18.Qc2 Ra6
  19. 19.Rb5 Bf8
  20. 20.a4 Bxb5
  21. 21.cxb5 Rd6
  22. 22.Qc3 Bg7
  23. 23.Qxc5 Rc8
  24. 24.Qxa7 b6
  25. 25.Qxc7 Rxc7
  26. 26.Rd1 Bf6
  27. 27.dxe6 Rxd1+
  28. 28.Bxd1 fxe6
  29. 29.Bb3

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