Veselin Topalov vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

GCT Blitz YourNextMove · 2016 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 37 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Blitz YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 12.2
Date 2016.06.20
Opening English Opening (A20)
Moves 37
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Final Position

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

1r3rk1/6bQ/7p/1P1P1Bp1/2p1P3/3p2P1/3q1P2/1R4K1 b - - 9 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.d3 g6
  3. 3.Nf3 Bg7
  4. 4.g3 Ne7
  5. 5.Bg2 O-O
  6. 6.O-O c6
  7. 7.e4 c5
  8. 8.Nc3 d6
  9. 9.a3 Nbc6
  10. 10.Rb1 f5
  11. 11.b4 f4
  12. 12.bxc5 dxc5
  13. 13.Nd5 Qd6
  14. 14.Bb2 b6
  15. 15.Bc3 h6
  16. 16.a4 g5
  17. 17.Nd2 Ng6
  18. 18.Qh5 Rb8
  19. 19.a5 Nd4
  20. 20.axb6 axb6
  21. 21.Rb2 Ne7
  22. 22.Bxd4 exd4
  23. 23.Rfb1 Nxd5
  24. 24.exd5 Bf5
  25. 25.Ne4 Qd8
  26. 26.Bh3 Bxe4
  27. 27.dxe4 d3
  28. 28.Rd2 fxg3
  29. 29.hxg3 b5
  30. 30.cxb5 c4
  31. 31.Bf5 Qa5
  32. 32.Qg6 Qxd2
  33. 33.Qh7+ Kf7
  34. 34.Qg6+ Kg8
  35. 35.Qh7+ Kf7
  36. 36.Qg6+ Kg8
  37. 37.Qh7+

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