Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Veselin Topalov

40th Olympiad Open · 2012 · King's Indian Defense · 1-0 in 68 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event 40th Olympiad Open
Site Istanbul TUR
Round 3.4
Date 2012.08.30
Opening King's Indian Defense (E68)
Moves 68
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5KP1/8/1R6/4k3/1p4r1/8/8 w - - 6 69

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.g3 Bg7
  4. 4.Bg2 O-O
  5. 5.Nf3 d6
  6. 6.O-O Nbd7
  7. 7.Nc3 e5
  8. 8.e4 exd4
  9. 9.Nxd4 Re8
  10. 10.h3 Nc5
  11. 11.Re1 Bd7
  12. 12.Rb1 h6
  13. 13.f3 Ne6
  14. 14.Nde2 a6
  15. 15.Be3 b5
  16. 16.b3 h5
  17. 17.Qd2 Qc8
  18. 18.Nd5 Rb8
  19. 19.Red1 c5
  20. 20.g4 hxg4
  21. 21.hxg4 Bc6
  22. 22.Ndc3 Rd8
  23. 23.Nd5 Rb7
  24. 24.Bh3 Re8
  25. 25.g5 Nd7
  26. 26.Bxe6 Rxe6
  27. 27.Nef4 Re5
  28. 28.Kf2 Qd8
  29. 29.cxb5 axb5
  30. 30.Rh1 Ra7
  31. 31.Rh2 Qa5
  32. 32.Qxa5 Rxa5
  33. 33.Kf1 b4
  34. 34.Rg2 Re8
  35. 35.Rd1 Ne5
  36. 36.Rf2 Kf8
  37. 37.Nf6 Rd8
  38. 38.Kg2 Ke7
  39. 39.N4d5+ Bxd5
  40. 40.Nxd5+ Kf8
  41. 41.Kg3 Nc6
  42. 42.Rh2 Ne7
  43. 43.Nb6 Rb5
  44. 44.Nc4 d5
  45. 45.Kg4 Bc3
  46. 46.Bf4 Rb7
  47. 47.Ne5 Bxe5
  48. 48.Bxe5 Ke8
  49. 49.Rh8+ Kd7
  50. 50.Rxd8+ Kxd8
  51. 51.Bd6 Rb5
  52. 52.Bxe7+ Kxe7
  53. 53.Rxd5 Ra5
  54. 54.Rd2 Ke6
  55. 55.f4 Ra8
  56. 56.f5+ Ke5
  57. 57.Rd7 Kxe4
  58. 58.Rxf7 gxf5+
  59. 59.Rxf5 Rxa2
  60. 60.Rxc5 Rg2+
  61. 61.Kh5 Rg3
  62. 62.g6 Kf4
  63. 63.Kh6 Rxb3
  64. 64.g7 Rg3
  65. 65.Rb5 b3
  66. 66.Kh7 Rh3+
  67. 67.Kg6 Rg3+
  68. 68.Kf7 Ke4

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