Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Veselin Topalov

GCT Blitz YourNextMove · 2016 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 72 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Blitz YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 3.2
Date 2016.06.19
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D78)
Moves 72
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Final Position

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

8/4k3/6K1/7R/r7/8/8/8 w - - 0 73

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.g3 g6
  3. 3.Bg2 Bg7
  4. 4.O-O Nf6
  5. 5.d4 O-O
  6. 6.c4 c6
  7. 7.b3 Bf5
  8. 8.Bb2 Nbd7
  9. 9.e3 Ne4
  10. 10.Qe2 a5
  11. 11.Nc3 Nxc3
  12. 12.Bxc3 Be4
  13. 13.Bh3 Bxf3
  14. 14.Qxf3 e6
  15. 15.Rfd1 Nf6
  16. 16.Qe2 Ne4
  17. 17.Bb2 Re8
  18. 18.Bg2 Nd6
  19. 19.Rac1 h5
  20. 20.a4 Bf6
  21. 21.h4 Kg7
  22. 22.Ba3 Nf5
  23. 23.Rd3 Be7
  24. 24.Bb2 Bf6
  25. 25.Rcd1 Nd6
  26. 26.R3d2 Qd7
  27. 27.Kh2 Qd8
  28. 28.f3 Nf5
  29. 29.e4 dxe4
  30. 30.fxe4 Nh6
  31. 31.e5 Be7
  32. 32.Bh3 Qb6
  33. 33.Rd3 Rad8
  34. 34.Qf3 Kg8
  35. 35.Bc1 Bf8
  36. 36.Bg5 Rd7
  37. 37.Qf4 Nf5
  38. 38.Bxf5 exf5
  39. 39.Bf6 Bg7
  40. 40.Bxg7 Kxg7
  41. 41.Re1 Qc7
  42. 42.d5 cxd5
  43. 43.cxd5 Qc2+
  44. 44.Qd2 Qxd2+
  45. 45.Rxd2 Rc8
  46. 46.Re3 Rc5
  47. 47.Red3 Kf8
  48. 48.Kg2 b5
  49. 49.Kf3 bxa4
  50. 50.bxa4 Rc4
  51. 51.Rd4 Rc5
  52. 52.Kf4 Ke7
  53. 53.Kg5 Rd8
  54. 54.R2d3 Rd7
  55. 55.Kh6 Rd8
  56. 56.Kg7 Rd7
  57. 57.e6 fxe6
  58. 58.d6+ Kd8+
  59. 59.Kxg6 Rb7
  60. 60.d7 e5
  61. 61.Rd6 f4
  62. 62.gxf4 exf4
  63. 63.Rf6 Rxd7
  64. 64.Rf8+ Kc7
  65. 65.Rxd7+ Kxd7
  66. 66.Rxf4 Ke6
  67. 67.Rf6+ Ke7
  68. 68.Rf7+ Ke6
  69. 69.Rf6+ Ke7
  70. 70.Rf5 Rc4
  71. 71.Rxa5 Rxh4
  72. 72.Rxh5 Rxa4

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