Veselin Topalov vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

GCT Blitz Paris 2017 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 67 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2017
Site Paris FRA
Round 14.3
Date 2017.06.25
Opening English Opening (A20)
Moves 67
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Final Position

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

8/1p6/pPp1k3/2K2pB1/1P2PP2/3P3b/8/8 b - - 18 67

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.g3 Nf6
  3. 3.Bg2 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.Nf3 Nc6
  6. 6.O-O Nb6
  7. 7.b3 Bd6
  8. 8.Nc3 O-O
  9. 9.Bb2 Re8
  10. 10.d3 Bf8
  11. 11.Rc1 Bg4
  12. 12.h3 Bh5
  13. 13.Ne4 Nd4
  14. 14.Nxd4 exd4
  15. 15.g4 Bg6
  16. 16.Nc5 Bxc5
  17. 17.Rxc5 c6
  18. 18.Qd2 Qe7
  19. 19.Rc2 Rad8
  20. 20.Qf4 Qd6
  21. 21.Qxd6 Rxd6
  22. 22.Bf3 f6
  23. 23.a4 Bf7
  24. 24.Ba3 Rd7
  25. 25.Rb1 Bd5
  26. 26.a5 Bxf3
  27. 27.axb6 Bd5
  28. 28.Bc5 a6
  29. 29.f3 h5
  30. 30.Kf2 Kf7
  31. 31.b4 Rh8
  32. 32.Rg1 hxg4
  33. 33.hxg4 Rh2+
  34. 34.Kg3 Rh8
  35. 35.Rcc1 Rdd8
  36. 36.Rh1 Rhe8
  37. 37.Kf2 Re6
  38. 38.Rh2 Bb3
  39. 39.Ke1 Re5
  40. 40.Kd2 Ba4
  41. 41.Rc4 Red5
  42. 42.Rh5 R5d7
  43. 43.Rc1 Bb5
  44. 44.Rf5 Rd5
  45. 45.Rf4 R8d7
  46. 46.Re4 Ba4
  47. 47.f4 Bb3
  48. 48.Ra1 f5
  49. 49.gxf5 Rxf5
  50. 50.Rg1 g6
  51. 51.Rg5 Be6
  52. 52.Rxf5+ gxf5
  53. 53.Rxd4 Rxd4
  54. 54.Bxd4 Bd5
  55. 55.Bc5 Ke6
  56. 56.Kc3 Bg2
  57. 57.Kd4 Bf1
  58. 58.e4 Be2
  59. 59.Ke3 Bf1
  60. 60.Bf8 Bg2
  61. 61.Kd4 Bf1
  62. 62.Bg7 Be2
  63. 63.Bh6 Bg4
  64. 64.Kc5 Bh3
  65. 65.Bg5 Bg4
  66. 66.Bh4 Bh3
  67. 67.Bg5

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