Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Veselin Topalov

Superbet POL Blitz 2025 · Modern Benoni · 1-0 in 53 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event Superbet POL Blitz 2025
Site Warsaw POL
Round 3.1
Date 2025.04.29
Opening Modern Benoni (A62)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/3Q1k1p/3B2pb/3P1p2/8/6P1/5PK1/3q4 b - - 3 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.d4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 c5
  4. 4.d5 exd5
  5. 5.cxd5 d6
  6. 6.Nc3 g6
  7. 7.g3 Bg7
  8. 8.Bg2 O-O
  9. 9.O-O Re8
  10. 10.Bf4 Na6
  11. 11.Re1 Bg4
  12. 12.Qb3 Rb8
  13. 13.Nb5 Bf8
  14. 14.h3 Bxf3
  15. 15.Bxf3 Nc7
  16. 16.a4 a6
  17. 17.Nxc7 Qxc7
  18. 18.a5 Bg7
  19. 19.h4 Nd7
  20. 20.Qc2 Ne5
  21. 21.h5 b5
  22. 22.axb6 Rxb6
  23. 23.Kg2 Rxb2
  24. 24.Qxb2 Nxf3
  25. 25.Qa2 Nxe1+
  26. 26.Rxe1 a5
  27. 27.Qa4 Ra8
  28. 28.h6 Bf8
  29. 29.Rb1 c4
  30. 30.Rc1 Rc8
  31. 31.Bd2 Qe7
  32. 32.Rxc4 Rxc4
  33. 33.Qxc4 a4
  34. 34.Bc1 f5
  35. 35.Qxa4 Qxe2
  36. 36.Bg5 Qd3
  37. 37.Qc6 Qe4+
  38. 38.Kh2 Qg4
  39. 39.Be3 Qf3
  40. 40.Kg1 Qd1+
  41. 41.Kg2 Qd3
  42. 42.Qb7 Qe4+
  43. 43.Kg1 Qf3
  44. 44.Qa8 Qe4
  45. 45.Bf4 Qe1+
  46. 46.Kg2 Qe4+
  47. 47.Kh2 Qf3
  48. 48.Kg1 Qd1+
  49. 49.Kg2 Kf7
  50. 50.Qb7+ Kg8
  51. 51.Bxd6 Bxh6
  52. 52.Qc8+ Kf7
  53. 53.Qd7+

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