Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Veselin Topalov

Jerusalem FIDE Grand Prix · 2019 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 32 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event Jerusalem FIDE Grand Prix
Site Jerusalem ISR
Round 1.3
Date 2019.12.13
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 32
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4k2r/p1p1P3/6Kp/1p4p1/2p1R3/7P/PPP2P2/8 b - - 2 32

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 Nd6
  6. 6.Bxc6 dxc6
  7. 7.dxe5 Nf5
  8. 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  9. 9.h3 Bd7
  10. 10.Rd1 Be7
  11. 11.g4 Nh4
  12. 12.Nxh4 Bxh4
  13. 13.Nd2 Kc8
  14. 14.Nf3 Be7
  15. 15.Bg5 Bc5
  16. 16.Rd3 b6
  17. 17.Be3 Bxe3
  18. 18.Rxe3 h6
  19. 19.Rd1 c5
  20. 20.Nh4 g5
  21. 21.Nf5 Bxf5
  22. 22.gxf5 Kb7
  23. 23.Kg2 Rad8
  24. 24.Rxd8 Rxd8
  25. 25.Kf3 c4
  26. 26.Re4 b5
  27. 27.Kg4 Kc8
  28. 28.e6 fxe6
  29. 29.fxe6 Rh8
  30. 30.Kf5 Kd8
  31. 31.e7+ Ke8
  32. 32.Kg6

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