Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Veselin Topalov

SuperUnited Blitz 2022 · Caro-Kann, Exchange · 1-0 in 58 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event SuperUnited Blitz 2022
Site Zagreb CRO
Round 16.1
Date 2022.07.24
Opening Caro-Kann, Exchange (B13)
Moves 58
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5Q2/8/6p1/4q1kp/8/5N2/bp4P1/6K1 b - - 5 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.exd5 cxd5
  4. 4.Bd3 Nc6
  5. 5.c3 g6
  6. 6.Nf3 Bg7
  7. 7.h3 Nh6
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Re1 a6
  10. 10.a4 f6
  11. 11.Bc2 Nf7
  12. 12.Be3 e5
  13. 13.dxe5 fxe5
  14. 14.Bb3 Be6
  15. 15.Nbd2 Re8
  16. 16.Nf1 Rc8
  17. 17.Ng3 Na5
  18. 18.Ba2 Nc4
  19. 19.Bxc4 Rxc4
  20. 20.Qd2 Qc8
  21. 21.Ng5 Nxg5
  22. 22.Bxg5 h5
  23. 23.Re2 Kh7
  24. 24.Rae1 Bf7
  25. 25.Kh2 Qc6
  26. 26.a5 Qc7
  27. 27.h4 Qxa5
  28. 28.f3 Qc7
  29. 29.Nf1 d4
  30. 30.Ng3 dxc3
  31. 31.bxc3 e4
  32. 32.Rxe4 Rexe4
  33. 33.Rxe4 Rxe4
  34. 34.fxe4 Bxc3
  35. 35.Qf2 Be5
  36. 36.Bf6 Kg8
  37. 37.Bxe5 Qxe5
  38. 38.Qb6 Qe7
  39. 39.Kg1 Qxh4
  40. 40.Qc7 Qg5
  41. 41.Nf1 b5
  42. 42.Qc8+ Kg7
  43. 43.Qxa6 Qc5+
  44. 44.Kh2 b4
  45. 45.Qa1+ Qc3
  46. 46.Qa5 Qd4
  47. 47.Qg5 Qf6
  48. 48.Qb5 b3
  49. 49.e5 Qf4+
  50. 50.Kg1 Bc4
  51. 51.Qd7+ Kh6
  52. 52.Nd2 b2
  53. 53.Qd8 Qe3+
  54. 54.Kh1 Qe1+
  55. 55.Kh2 Qxe5+
  56. 56.Kg1 Ba2
  57. 57.Qf8+ Kg5
  58. 58.Nf3+

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