Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Veselin Topalov

Superbet POL Rapid 2025 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 0-1 in 54 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 0-1
Event Superbet POL Rapid 2025
Site Warsaw POL
Round 3.3
Date 2025.04.26
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C84)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/6pk/p2p1r1p/1p2p1nP/4P3/P1P2PQ1/qP1N2KR/8 w - - 6 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.d3 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 d6
  8. 8.a3 O-O
  9. 9.Nc3 Rb8
  10. 10.h3 h6
  11. 11.Be3 Re8
  12. 12.Qd2 Bf8
  13. 13.Rae1 Be6
  14. 14.Bxe6 Rxe6
  15. 15.Nd5 Ne7
  16. 16.Nxf6+ Rxf6
  17. 17.d4 Ng6
  18. 18.Qe2 Qe8
  19. 19.d5 c6
  20. 20.Rd1 cxd5
  21. 21.Rxd5 Qc6
  22. 22.Bc1 Be7
  23. 23.Rfd1 Bd8
  24. 24.g3 Bb6
  25. 25.Kg2 Rf8
  26. 26.c3 Ne7
  27. 27.R5d3 Re6
  28. 28.g4 f5
  29. 29.gxf5 Nxf5
  30. 30.Kh1 Ne7
  31. 31.Rg1 Ref6
  32. 32.Rg3 Kh7
  33. 33.Rd1 R8f7
  34. 34.h4 Qa8
  35. 35.h5 Qe8
  36. 36.Kg2 Rf8
  37. 37.Rh1 Qc6
  38. 38.Rh4 R6f7
  39. 39.Be3 Bxe3
  40. 40.Qxe3 Ng8
  41. 41.Qd3 Nf6
  42. 42.Nd2 Nd7
  43. 43.f3 Nc5
  44. 44.Qc2 Ne6
  45. 45.Qd1 Nf4+
  46. 46.Kh1 Qc5
  47. 47.Rh2 Ne6
  48. 48.Qg1 Qc8
  49. 49.Rg6 Rf6
  50. 50.Qg4 Qe8
  51. 51.Rxf6 Rxf6
  52. 52.Qg1 Qf7
  53. 53.Qg3 Ng5
  54. 54.Kg2 Qa2

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