Veselin Topalov vs Peter Svidler

30th ECC Open 2014 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1-0 in 59 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Peter Svidler
Result 1-0
Event 30th ECC Open 2014
Site Bilbao ESP
Round 7.1
Date 2014.09.20
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C88)
Moves 59
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/2K5/3p4/3kpp1p/5P1P/6P1/3B4 b - - 1 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.Re1 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 O-O
  8. 8.a4 b4
  9. 9.d4 d6
  10. 10.dxe5 dxe5
  11. 11.Nbd2 Bc5
  12. 12.h3 Qe7
  13. 13.Bd5 Bd7
  14. 14.Nb3 Bd6
  15. 15.Bg5 h6
  16. 16.Bh4 g5
  17. 17.Bg3 Rad8
  18. 18.Qe2 Nb8
  19. 19.Bc4 Nh5
  20. 20.Na5 Bc8
  21. 21.Bd5 Nf4
  22. 22.Bxf4 gxf4
  23. 23.Qc4 Kh7
  24. 24.Kf1 Bc5
  25. 25.Red1 Bb6
  26. 26.Nc6 Nxc6
  27. 27.Bxc6 a5
  28. 28.c3 bxc3
  29. 29.Qxc3 Rxd1+
  30. 30.Rxd1 Rd8
  31. 31.Rxd8 Qxd8
  32. 32.Bd5 f6
  33. 33.b4 axb4
  34. 34.Qxb4 Qd6
  35. 35.Qxd6 cxd6
  36. 36.Nh4 h5
  37. 37.Bc6 Kh6
  38. 38.Ke2 Kg5
  39. 39.Nf3+ Kh6
  40. 40.Nd2 f5
  41. 41.exf5 Bxf5
  42. 42.Ne4 Bxe4
  43. 43.Bxe4 h4
  44. 44.f3 Kg5
  45. 45.Kd3 Kf6
  46. 46.Kc4 Ke7
  47. 47.Kb5 Bf2
  48. 48.Kc6 Be1
  49. 49.Bf5 Bd2
  50. 50.Kb6 d5
  51. 51.a5 Kd6
  52. 52.a6 Be3+
  53. 53.Kb7 Bf2
  54. 54.Bc2 Bg1
  55. 55.a7 Bxa7
  56. 56.Kxa7 Kc5
  57. 57.Kb7 Kd4
  58. 58.Kc6 e4
  59. 59.Bd1

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