Veselin Topalov vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Riga FIDE Grand Prix 2019 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 0-1 in 57 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 0-1
Event Riga FIDE Grand Prix 2019
Site Riga LAT
Round 2.1
Date 2019.07.15
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/2k5/8/p1P4P/4n1p1/P5Nr/6K1/8 w - - 0 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.f3 e6
  7. 7.Be3 b5
  8. 8.Qd2 Nbd7
  9. 9.g4 b4
  10. 10.Nce2 h6
  11. 11.Nf4 Bb7
  12. 12.Qxb4 Qc8
  13. 13.Qd2 e5
  14. 14.Nf5 exf4
  15. 15.Bxf4 Ne5
  16. 16.Be2 Qc7
  17. 17.O-O-O O-O-O
  18. 18.Kb1 g6
  19. 19.Ne3 Be7
  20. 20.c4 Kb8
  21. 21.Rc1 Nxe4
  22. 22.fxe4 Bxe4+
  23. 23.Ka1 Bxh1
  24. 24.Rxh1 Bg5
  25. 25.Nd5 Bxf4
  26. 26.Qxf4 Qa7
  27. 27.Rc1 Rhe8
  28. 28.a3 Nc6
  29. 29.Bf3 g5
  30. 30.Qg3 Qc5
  31. 31.Bh1 Re2
  32. 32.Nc3 Re3
  33. 33.Qg2 Rc8
  34. 34.Nd5 Rb3
  35. 35.Ka2 Rb7
  36. 36.b3 a5
  37. 37.Nc3 Qe3
  38. 38.Rc2 Qd3
  39. 39.Qd2 Qxd2
  40. 40.Rxd2 Re7
  41. 41.Rxd6 Rd8
  42. 42.Rxd8+ Nxd8
  43. 43.Be4 h5
  44. 44.gxh5 f5
  45. 45.Bxf5 Rf7
  46. 46.Bg6 Rf2+
  47. 47.Kb1 Rxh2
  48. 48.Ne4 g4
  49. 49.Kc1 Nc6
  50. 50.Kd1 Nd4
  51. 51.Ke1 Nxb3
  52. 52.Kf1 Nd4
  53. 53.Ng3 Kc7
  54. 54.Be4 Nf3
  55. 55.c5 Nd2+
  56. 56.Kg1 Rh3
  57. 57.Kg2 Nxe4

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