Veselin Topalov vs Wei Yi

Cote d'Ivoire Rapid 2019 · Petroff Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 33 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Wei Yi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Cote d'Ivoire Rapid 2019
Site Abidjan CIV
Round 1.5
Date 2019.05.08
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 33
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Final Position

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

6k1/p1p2p1p/1p1b2p1/4r3/2p5/P1P2BP1/1PPK1P1P/5R2 b - - 8 33

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.Nc3 Nxc3
  6. 6.dxc3 Be7
  7. 7.Be3 O-O
  8. 8.Bd3 Nd7
  9. 9.Qe2 Nc5
  10. 10.Bxc5 dxc5
  11. 11.O-O-O Bd6
  12. 12.Rhe1 Qf6
  13. 13.Kb1 Be6
  14. 14.Nd2 Rae8
  15. 15.Ne4 Qh6
  16. 16.Qf3 Bd5
  17. 17.Qf5 Be6
  18. 18.Qg5 Qxg5
  19. 19.Nxg5 g6
  20. 20.Nxe6 Rxe6
  21. 21.g3 Rfe8
  22. 22.Rxe6 Rxe6
  23. 23.Bc4 Re4
  24. 24.Bd5 Re2
  25. 25.Rf1 b6
  26. 26.Bf3 Re5
  27. 27.Kc1 c4
  28. 28.Kd2 Ra5
  29. 29.a3 Rb5
  30. 30.Kc1 Re5
  31. 31.Kd2 Rb5
  32. 32.Kc1 Re5
  33. 33.Kd2

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