Hikaru Nakamura vs Veselin Topalov

74th Tata Steel GMA · 2012 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 37 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 74th Tata Steel GMA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 9
Date 2012.01.24
Opening English Opening (A23)
Moves 37
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Final Position

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

8/3k1p2/2p2p1p/2Pp1b2/B7/4P1P1/7P/4K3 w - - 7 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 3.g3 c6
  4. 4.Nf3 e4
  5. 5.Nd4 Qb6
  6. 6.Nb3 a5
  7. 7.d3 a4
  8. 8.Nd2 exd3
  9. 9.exd3 Bc5
  10. 10.Qe2+ Kd8
  11. 11.Nde4 Re8
  12. 12.Be3 Bxe3
  13. 13.fxe3 a3
  14. 14.Rb1 d5
  15. 15.c5 Qb4
  16. 16.Nxf6 gxf6
  17. 17.Qd2 axb2
  18. 18.Nd1 Qxc5
  19. 19.d4 Qd6
  20. 20.Rxb2 b5
  21. 21.Bd3 Bh3
  22. 22.Nc3 Nd7
  23. 23.Kf2 Nb6
  24. 24.a4 Nxa4
  25. 25.Ra1 Re7
  26. 26.Rba2 Rea7
  27. 27.Qc2 h6
  28. 28.Nxa4 bxa4
  29. 29.Rxa4 Rxa4
  30. 30.Rxa4 Rxa4
  31. 31.Qxa4 Ke7
  32. 32.Qa7+ Kf8
  33. 33.Qc5 Qxc5
  34. 34.dxc5 Bg4
  35. 35.Bc2 Ke7
  36. 36.Ba4 Kd7
  37. 37.Ke1 Bf5

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