Veselin Topalov vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

GCT Blitz Paris 2016 · English Opening · 1-0 in 46 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2016
Site Paris FRA
Round 9.3
Date 2016.06.11
Opening English Opening (A20)
Moves 46
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/r2nkbpp/5p2/PPN1p3/1K2P3/6P1/2R2P1P/5B2 b - - 0 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.g3 Nf6
  3. 3.Bg2 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.Nc3 Nb6
  6. 6.Nf3 Nc6
  7. 7.O-O Be7
  8. 8.Rb1 a5
  9. 9.d3 O-O
  10. 10.Be3 Be6
  11. 11.a3 Qd7
  12. 12.Rc1 f6
  13. 13.Nd2 Rfd8
  14. 14.Bxb6 cxb6
  15. 15.Nc4 Bc5
  16. 16.Na4 Qc7
  17. 17.e3 Rd7
  18. 18.Qb3 Rad8
  19. 19.Rc3 Kh8
  20. 20.Nxc5 bxc5
  21. 21.Qb5 Na7
  22. 22.Qxa5 Qxa5
  23. 23.Nxa5 b6
  24. 24.Nc4 Rxd3
  25. 25.Rxd3 Rxd3
  26. 26.Nxb6 Rd2
  27. 27.Na4 c4
  28. 28.Rc1 Nc8
  29. 29.Kf1 Rd6
  30. 30.Ke1 Kg8
  31. 31.Nc5 Bf7
  32. 32.Ne4 Rb6
  33. 33.b4 Kf8
  34. 34.Bf1 Rc6
  35. 35.b5 Rc7
  36. 36.a4 Ra7
  37. 37.Ra1 Ra5
  38. 38.Kd2 Nb6
  39. 39.Nc5 Ke7
  40. 40.e4 Ra7
  41. 41.Kc3 Kd6
  42. 42.Kb4 c3
  43. 43.Rd1+ Ke7
  44. 44.a5 c2
  45. 45.Rc1 Nd7
  46. 46.Rxc2

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