Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Veselin Topalov

Hamburg FIDE Grand Prix · 2019 · French Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 26 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Hamburg FIDE Grand Prix
Site Hamburg GER
Round 2.2
Date 2019.11.09
Opening French Defense (C01)
Moves 26
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Final Position

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

5r2/1p1nq2k/2p3p1/1PPpP3/3Pp1p1/4B3/1Q4PP/5RK1 w - - 1 27

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.exd5 exd5
  4. 4.Nf3 Bd6
  5. 5.c4 Nf6
  6. 6.c5 Be7
  7. 7.Qa4+ c6
  8. 8.Bd3 Ne4
  9. 9.O-O O-O
  10. 10.Nc3 f5
  11. 11.Ne5 Bf6
  12. 12.f4 Be6
  13. 13.Be3 Qe7
  14. 14.Rad1 Nd7
  15. 15.Nxe4 fxe4
  16. 16.Be2 g6
  17. 17.b4 a6
  18. 18.Qb3 Kg7
  19. 19.Qc3 h5
  20. 20.a4 Kh7
  21. 21.b5 axb5
  22. 22.axb5 Bxe5
  23. 23.fxe5 Bg4
  24. 24.Bxg4 hxg4
  25. 25.Qb2 Rxf1+
  26. 26.Rxf1 Rf8

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