Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Veselin Topalov

GCT Blitz Paris 2017 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1-0 in 36 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2017
Site Paris FRA
Round 5.5
Date 2017.06.24
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B11)
Moves 36
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3rk2r/3nbp1p/1BB1p3/p3P3/P7/3Q3P/5PP1/6K1 b k - 1 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.Nf3 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Bg4
  4. 4.h3 Bxf3
  5. 5.Qxf3 e6
  6. 6.Be2 Nf6
  7. 7.O-O Be7
  8. 8.Rd1 b5
  9. 9.e5 Nfd7
  10. 10.d4 a6
  11. 11.Nb1 c5
  12. 12.c3 Nc6
  13. 13.Qg4 g6
  14. 14.Bh6 Qb6
  15. 15.Na3 b4
  16. 16.Nc2 bxc3
  17. 17.bxc3 Qb2
  18. 18.Rac1 Qxc3
  19. 19.Ne3 Qa3
  20. 20.Bf3 Nxd4
  21. 21.Bxd5 Rd8
  22. 22.Nc4 Qa4
  23. 23.Bf3 Rb8
  24. 24.Rxd4 cxd4
  25. 25.Qxd4 Qb5
  26. 26.Rd1 Rd8
  27. 27.a4 Qc5
  28. 28.Qe4 Rc8
  29. 29.Rc1 Rb8
  30. 30.Qd3 Rd8
  31. 31.Nd6+ Bxd6
  32. 32.Rxc5 Bxc5
  33. 33.Bc6 g5
  34. 34.Bxg5 Be7
  35. 35.Be3 a5
  36. 36.Bb6

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