Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Veselin Topalov

3rd Norway Chess 2015 · Semi-Slav Defense · 0-1 in 28 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 0-1
Event 3rd Norway Chess 2015
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 3.2
Date 2015.06.18
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D47)
Moves 28
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

2krr3/1b4p1/p1qP1n1p/Qpp2P2/8/4p3/PPB1N1PP/3R1R1K w - - 2 29

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 c6
  5. 5.e3 Nbd7
  6. 6.Bd3 dxc4
  7. 7.Bxc4 b5
  8. 8.Bd3 Bb7
  9. 9.O-O a6
  10. 10.e4 c5
  11. 11.d5 Qc7
  12. 12.dxe6 fxe6
  13. 13.Bc2 Bd6
  14. 14.Ng5 Nf8
  15. 15.f4 O-O-O
  16. 16.Qe1 e5
  17. 17.f5 h6
  18. 18.Nf3 N8d7
  19. 19.Kh1 Rhe8
  20. 20.Bd2 Qc6
  21. 21.Rd1 Nb6
  22. 22.Nd5 Nbxd5
  23. 23.exd5 Qd7
  24. 24.Ba5 e4
  25. 25.Ng1 Bc7
  26. 26.d6 Bxa5
  27. 27.Qxa5 e3
  28. 28.Ne2 Qc6

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