Veselin Topalov vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Jerusalem FIDE Grand Prix · 2019 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 36 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Jerusalem FIDE Grand Prix
Site Jerusalem ISR
Round 1.1
Date 2019.12.11
Opening English Opening (A37)
Moves 36
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Final Position

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

8/p3rpk1/6p1/4p3/PP1r4/5RpP/6B1/5R1K b - - 2 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.g3 g6
  3. 3.Bg2 Bg7
  4. 4.Nc3 Nc6
  5. 5.Nf3 d6
  6. 6.O-O Bf5
  7. 7.b3 Nf6
  8. 8.Bb2 Ne4
  9. 9.Na4 Bxb2
  10. 10.Nxb2 Qd7
  11. 11.Nh4 Nf6
  12. 12.Nxf5 Qxf5
  13. 13.e3 O-O
  14. 14.Na4 Rad8
  15. 15.a3 Qc8
  16. 16.Rc1 Kg7
  17. 17.Qc2 h5
  18. 18.h3 b6
  19. 19.Nc3 Rfe8
  20. 20.f4 e6
  21. 21.Qb2 Kg8
  22. 22.Ne2 Nh7
  23. 23.d4 cxd4
  24. 24.Nxd4 Nxd4
  25. 25.exd4 Nf6
  26. 26.Kh2 Kg7
  27. 27.b4 Qc7
  28. 28.a4 e5
  29. 29.fxe5 dxe5
  30. 30.c5 h4
  31. 31.cxb6 hxg3+
  32. 32.Kh1 Qxb6
  33. 33.Rc6 Qxd4
  34. 34.Qxd4 Rxd4
  35. 35.Rcxf6 Re7
  36. 36.R6f3

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