Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Veselin Topalov

10th Norway Blitz 2022 · Sicilian Defense · 0-1 in 41 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 0-1
Event 10th Norway Blitz 2022
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 5.4
Date 2022.05.30
Opening Sicilian Defense (B57)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/p7/2qP1p2/2B3p1/3K4/1P6/P6p/4R3 b - - 1 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 Nc6
  6. 6.Bc4 Qb6
  7. 7.Nxc6 bxc6
  8. 8.O-O g6
  9. 9.b3 Bg7
  10. 10.Bb2 O-O
  11. 11.Qe1 Qc7
  12. 12.f4 d5
  13. 13.exd5 cxd5
  14. 14.Bd3 Ba6
  15. 15.Bxa6 Qb6+
  16. 16.Kh1 Qxa6
  17. 17.Qxe7 d4
  18. 18.Qe2 Qc6
  19. 19.Nb5 Rfe8
  20. 20.Qd3 Ng4
  21. 21.Nxd4 Qc5
  22. 22.c3 Re3
  23. 23.Qd2 Rae8
  24. 24.h3 Qh5
  25. 25.Rae1 Bxd4
  26. 26.cxd4 Rxh3+
  27. 27.gxh3 Qxh3+
  28. 28.Kg1 Rxe1
  29. 29.Rxe1 Qg3+
  30. 30.Kf1 Nh2+
  31. 31.Qxh2 Qxh2
  32. 32.Ba1 Qxf4+
  33. 33.Ke2 h5
  34. 34.Kd3 h4
  35. 35.d5 Qf3+
  36. 36.Kc4 g5
  37. 37.Be5 h3
  38. 38.d6 f6
  39. 39.Bd4 Qc6+
  40. 40.Bc5 h2
  41. 41.Kd4

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