Hikaru Nakamura vs Veselin Topalov

Norway Supreme Masters Blitz 2013 · English Opening · 1-0 in 39 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event Norway Supreme Masters Blitz 2013
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 6.4
Date 2013.05.07
Opening English Opening (A11)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3r2k1/pRn2pp1/P1p1q1p1/2P3N1/3PP3/B2Q2bP/6P1/6K1 b - - 6 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c6
  2. 2.e3 d6
  3. 3.b3 e5
  4. 4.Bb2 Nf6
  5. 5.d4 Nbd7
  6. 6.Nf3 e4
  7. 7.Nfd2 d5
  8. 8.f3 exf3
  9. 9.Qxf3 Nb6
  10. 10.Bd3 Bg4
  11. 11.Qf2 Bh5
  12. 12.c5 Nbd7
  13. 13.O-O Be7
  14. 14.b4 Bg6
  15. 15.Bxg6 hxg6
  16. 16.h3 Nf8
  17. 17.Nc3 Ne6
  18. 18.Nf3 O-O
  19. 19.a4 Qb8
  20. 20.b5 Bd8
  21. 21.Ba3 Bc7
  22. 22.Rab1 Bg3
  23. 23.Qc2 Qd8
  24. 24.Ne2 Bc7
  25. 25.bxc6 bxc6
  26. 26.Rb7 Ne4
  27. 27.Nc3 Ng3
  28. 28.Rfb1 Re8
  29. 29.Qf2 Re7
  30. 30.a5 Nf5
  31. 31.a6 Bg3
  32. 32.Qd2 Qa5
  33. 33.Rxe7 Nxe7
  34. 34.Nxd5 Qd8
  35. 35.Nxe7+ Qxe7
  36. 36.e4 Nc7
  37. 37.Qd3 Rd8
  38. 38.Rb7 Qe6
  39. 39.Ng5

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