Hikaru Nakamura vs Veselin Topalov

1st FIDE GP London 2012 · Sicilian, Alapin · 1/2-1/2 in 52 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 1st FIDE GP London 2012
Site London ENG
Round 4
Date 2012.09.24
Opening Sicilian, Alapin (B22)
Moves 52
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Final Position

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

3r4/1p6/1Nn2b2/2Pp4/3P2kp/3R4/5BP1/6K1 b - - 9 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.c3 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.exd5 exd5
  5. 5.d4 Nc6
  6. 6.Bb5 Bd6
  7. 7.Be3 c4
  8. 8.b3 cxb3
  9. 9.axb3 Ne7
  10. 10.O-O O-O
  11. 11.Re1 a6
  12. 12.Nbd2 Bf5
  13. 13.Bf1 Rc8
  14. 14.Nh4 Be6
  15. 15.Bd3 Ng6
  16. 16.Nxg6 fxg6
  17. 17.Nf1 Qf6
  18. 18.f3 Bf5
  19. 19.Bf2 Ne7
  20. 20.Rc1 Bxd3
  21. 21.Qxd3 Nf5
  22. 22.c4 Bf4
  23. 23.Rc2 Qf7
  24. 24.c5 Ne7
  25. 25.b4 Nc6
  26. 26.Qb3 Rfe8
  27. 27.Rd1 Re7
  28. 28.b5 axb5
  29. 29.Qxb5 Rce8
  30. 30.Ra2 h5
  31. 31.Rda1 Kh7
  32. 32.Ra8 Rxa8
  33. 33.Rxa8 Bg5
  34. 34.Ra2 Qf4
  35. 35.Rd2 Bf6
  36. 36.Qd3 Qf5
  37. 37.Qxf5 gxf5
  38. 38.Ng3 g6
  39. 39.Ne2 h4
  40. 40.Nc3 Rd7
  41. 41.Na4 g5
  42. 42.Nb6 Rd8
  43. 43.h3 Kg6
  44. 44.Kf1 g4
  45. 45.fxg4 fxg4
  46. 46.hxg4 Kg5
  47. 47.Rd3 Kxg4
  48. 48.Kg1 Ne7
  49. 49.Ra3 Nc6
  50. 50.Rd3 Ne7
  51. 51.Ra3 Nc6
  52. 52.Rd3

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