Veselin Topalov vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019 · English Opening · 1-0 in 36 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019
Site Abidjan CIV
Round 7.2
Date 2019.05.11
Opening English Opening (A36)
Moves 36
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1Rr5/2Pk1p1p/1P1r2p1/8/8/3p1KP1/5P1P/3R4 b - - 4 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.g3 g6
  3. 3.Bg2 Bg7
  4. 4.Nc3 Nc6
  5. 5.b3 Nf6
  6. 6.Bb2 O-O
  7. 7.e3 e6
  8. 8.Nge2 d5
  9. 9.O-O Re8
  10. 10.d3 d4
  11. 11.exd4 Nxd4
  12. 12.Nxd4 cxd4
  13. 13.Ne4 Nxe4
  14. 14.Bxe4 Rb8
  15. 15.b4 b6
  16. 16.a4 Bb7
  17. 17.Bxb7 Rxb7
  18. 18.Qf3 Rbe7
  19. 19.a5 e5
  20. 20.axb6 Qxb6
  21. 21.Rfe1 e4
  22. 22.dxe4 Qc6
  23. 23.c5 Rxe4
  24. 24.Kg2 d3
  25. 25.Bxg7 Kxg7
  26. 26.Rxa7 Qd5
  27. 27.Rd1 Rd4
  28. 28.Qxd5 Rxd5
  29. 29.c6 Rc8
  30. 30.Rd7 Rb5
  31. 31.Rb7 Rd5
  32. 32.b5 Kf6
  33. 33.c7 Ke7
  34. 34.b6 Kd7
  35. 35.Rb8 Rd6
  36. 36.Kf3

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