Hikaru Nakamura vs Veselin Topalov

20th Amber Blindfold · 2011 · Grünfeld Defense · 1-0 in 42 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event 20th Amber Blindfold
Site Monaco MNC
Round 9
Date 2011.03.22
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D72)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/3r4/N2P1kp1/p1pRn3/4r1p1/1P2N1Rp/8/7K b - - 0 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.g3 Bg7
  4. 4.Bg2 d5
  5. 5.cxd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.e4 Nb6
  7. 7.Ne2 c5
  8. 8.d5 O-O
  9. 9.O-O e6
  10. 10.Nec3 Na6
  11. 11.a4 exd5
  12. 12.exd5 Nc4
  13. 13.Na3 Ne5
  14. 14.h3 Nb4
  15. 15.Be3 b6
  16. 16.Qe2 Bf5
  17. 17.Rfd1 Qd7
  18. 18.Kh2 Rae8
  19. 19.Qd2 h5
  20. 20.Bh6 h4
  21. 21.g4 Bxg4
  22. 22.Bxg7 Kxg7
  23. 23.hxg4 h3
  24. 24.Be4 Nxg4+
  25. 25.Kh1 f5
  26. 26.Bf3 Qd6
  27. 27.Bxg4 fxg4
  28. 28.Rg1 Qf6
  29. 29.Rg3 Qxf2
  30. 30.Qxf2 Rxf2
  31. 31.Rd1 Rf4
  32. 32.Nab5 Re7
  33. 33.d6 Rd7
  34. 34.Re3 Nc6
  35. 35.Nd5 Rf2
  36. 36.Rg3 Ne5
  37. 37.Ne3 Rf4
  38. 38.Rd5 Kf6
  39. 39.b3 a6
  40. 40.Nc7 Re4
  41. 41.a5 bxa5
  42. 42.Nxa6

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