Wei Yi vs Veselin Topalov

11th Hainan Danzhou GM · 2020 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 46 moves

The Game

White Wei Yi
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 11th Hainan Danzhou GM
Site chess.com INT
Round 6.2
Date 2020.12.05
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 46
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/4k3/p2p1p1p/2bP1Pp1/2P3P1/P6P/1K6/3B4 w - - 8 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Be3 e6
  7. 7.Be2 Nbd7
  8. 8.g4 h6
  9. 9.f4 g5
  10. 10.f5 e5
  11. 11.Nb3 b5
  12. 12.Qd3 Bb7
  13. 13.O-O-O Rc8
  14. 14.Kb1 Be7
  15. 15.Nd5 Bxd5
  16. 16.exd5 Nb6
  17. 17.Bf3 Nc4
  18. 18.Nd2 Nxe3
  19. 19.Qxe3 Qc7
  20. 20.c3 Qc5
  21. 21.Qxc5 Rxc5
  22. 22.h3 Kd7
  23. 23.Rc1 Rhc8
  24. 24.a3 Bd8
  25. 25.Ne4 Nxe4
  26. 26.Bxe4 Bf6
  27. 27.Rhe1 Rc4
  28. 28.Re3 Rh8
  29. 29.b3 Rc7
  30. 30.Bf3 e4
  31. 31.Bxe4 Re8
  32. 32.c4 bxc4
  33. 33.Rxc4 Rxc4
  34. 34.bxc4 Rb8+
  35. 35.Kc1 Be5
  36. 36.Rf3 Ke7
  37. 37.Bc2 Kf6
  38. 38.Rb3 Rxb3
  39. 39.Bxb3 Bd4
  40. 40.Ba4 Bc5
  41. 41.Kb2 Ke7
  42. 42.Bd1 f6
  43. 43.Ba4 Kd8
  44. 44.Bd1 Ke7
  45. 45.Ba4 Kd8
  46. 46.Bd1 Ke7

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