Veselin Topalov vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Superbet POL Blitz 2025 · King's Indian Defense · 0-1 in 55 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 0-1
Event Superbet POL Blitz 2025
Site Warsaw POL
Round 12.1
Date 2025.04.30
Opening King's Indian Defense (E60)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/4B3/r3ppkb/1R6/5P2/5K2/8 w - - 6 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nf3 Bg7
  4. 4.e3 O-O
  5. 5.h3 b6
  6. 6.Be2 Bb7
  7. 7.O-O e6
  8. 8.Nc3 d5
  9. 9.cxd5 Nxd5
  10. 10.Bd2 Nd7
  11. 11.Nxd5 Bxd5
  12. 12.Bc3 c5
  13. 13.Rc1 Rc8
  14. 14.Qa4 a5
  15. 15.Rfd1 Rc7
  16. 16.Qa3 Qa8
  17. 17.dxc5 Bxc3
  18. 18.Rxc3 Nxc5
  19. 19.b4 axb4
  20. 20.Qxb4 Rfc8
  21. 21.Ra3 Ra7
  22. 22.Rxa7 Qxa7
  23. 23.a3 Ne4
  24. 24.Bf1 Nc3
  25. 25.Rd3 Qa5
  26. 26.Nd4 Qxb4
  27. 27.axb4 Na2
  28. 28.Rd2 Nxb4
  29. 29.Rb2 Nc6
  30. 30.Rxb6 Nxd4
  31. 31.exd4 Rc1
  32. 32.Rb4 Be4
  33. 33.Rb3 Rd1
  34. 34.f3 Bc2
  35. 35.Rc3 Ba4
  36. 36.Kf2 Rxd4
  37. 37.g3 g5
  38. 38.Rc4 Rd2+
  39. 39.Ke3 Ra2
  40. 40.h4 gxh4
  41. 41.Rxh4 Ra3+
  42. 42.Kf2 Bc2
  43. 43.Rc4 Bg6
  44. 44.Be2 Kg7
  45. 45.g4 h5
  46. 46.gxh5 Bxh5
  47. 47.Rh4 Bg6
  48. 48.Rb4 e5
  49. 49.Rb6 Kh6
  50. 50.Bc4 Kg5
  51. 51.Bd5 Ra5
  52. 52.Rd6 f5
  53. 53.Be6 Kf4
  54. 54.Rb6 Bh5
  55. 55.Rb4+ Kg5

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