Veselin Topalov vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Hamburg FIDE Grand Prix · 2019 · King's Indian Defense · 0-1 in 44 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 0-1
Event Hamburg FIDE Grand Prix
Site Hamburg GER
Round 2.1
Date 2019.11.08
Opening King's Indian Defense (E60)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

2Q1B1k1/5p1p/3p2p1/3P4/8/1p3PPP/8/3q2K1 w - - 3 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nf3 Bg7
  4. 4.e3 O-O
  5. 5.Be2 c5
  6. 6.d5 d6
  7. 7.Nc3 e6
  8. 8.Nd2 Na6
  9. 9.O-O Re8
  10. 10.e4 Nc7
  11. 11.a4 b6
  12. 12.Re1 Na6
  13. 13.h3 Nb4
  14. 14.Ra3 exd5
  15. 15.cxd5 a6
  16. 16.Bf1 Nd7
  17. 17.Na2 Ra7
  18. 18.Nc4 Ne5
  19. 19.Nxe5 Bxe5
  20. 20.Nxb4 cxb4
  21. 21.Rf3 Bd7
  22. 22.b3 b5
  23. 23.Be3 Ra8
  24. 24.axb5 axb5
  25. 25.Bd4 Ra2
  26. 26.Re2 Rxe2
  27. 27.Bxe2 Qe7
  28. 28.Re3 Bf4
  29. 29.Bf3 Bxe3
  30. 30.Bxe3 Rc8
  31. 31.Qd4 Qe5
  32. 32.Qa7 Be8
  33. 33.g3 Rc3
  34. 34.Bd4 Qg5
  35. 35.Be2 Qd2
  36. 36.Bf1 Rxb3
  37. 37.Kg2 Ra3
  38. 38.Qb6 Ra6
  39. 39.Qxa6 Qxd4
  40. 40.Qc8 Qxe4+
  41. 41.f3 Qe3
  42. 42.Bxb5 b3
  43. 43.Bxe8 Qe2+
  44. 44.Kg1 Qd1+

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