Veselin Topalov vs Wei Yi

Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019 · English Opening · 0-1 in 47 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Wei Yi
Result 0-1
Event Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019
Site Abidjan CIV
Round 9.4
Date 2019.05.11
Opening English Opening (A36)
Moves 47
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/R7/p4k2/1p6/2b5/r7/6B1/6K1 w - - 0 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.g3 g6
  3. 3.Bg2 Bg7
  4. 4.Nc3 Nc6
  5. 5.b3 d6
  6. 6.Bb2 e5
  7. 7.e3 Nge7
  8. 8.Nge2 O-O
  9. 9.d3 a6
  10. 10.Qd2 Rb8
  11. 11.O-O b5
  12. 12.Nd5 Be6
  13. 13.Rae1 Qd7
  14. 14.f4 f5
  15. 15.Nec3 Kh8
  16. 16.Nxe7 Nxe7
  17. 17.Nd5 Rbe8
  18. 18.Qa5 Nc6
  19. 19.Qd2 Ne7
  20. 20.Kh1 Nxd5
  21. 21.cxd5 Bg8
  22. 22.e4 exf4
  23. 23.gxf4 fxe4
  24. 24.dxe4 Bxb2
  25. 25.Qxb2+ Qg7
  26. 26.Qd2 g5
  27. 27.fxg5 Re5
  28. 28.h4 h6
  29. 29.gxh6 Rxf1+
  30. 30.Rxf1 Qg6
  31. 31.Qf4 Rh5
  32. 32.Qf6+ Kh7
  33. 33.Qe7+ Kh8
  34. 34.e5 Qxh6
  35. 35.Qf6+ Qxf6
  36. 36.Rxf6 dxe5
  37. 37.d6 Rxh4+
  38. 38.Kg1 Rd4
  39. 39.Rf5 c4
  40. 40.bxc4 Bxc4
  41. 41.Rxe5 Rxd6
  42. 42.a3 Rd1+
  43. 43.Kf2 Rd2+
  44. 44.Kg1 Rd3
  45. 45.Re8+ Kg7
  46. 46.Re7+ Kf6
  47. 47.Ra7 Rxa3

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