Hikaru Nakamura vs Veselin Topalov

Gibraltar Masters 2015 · Sicilian, Moscow Variation · 1-0 in 50 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event Gibraltar Masters 2015
Site Caleta ENG
Round 6.1
Date 2015.02.01
Opening Sicilian, Moscow Variation (B51)
Moves 50
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/6pk/P1r2p1p/1R2bp2/8/2P4P/1Pq3P1/5QBK b - - 0 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Bb5+ Nd7
  4. 4.a4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 e6
  6. 6.d4 cxd4
  7. 7.Qxd4 a6
  8. 8.Be2 b6
  9. 9.O-O Bb7
  10. 10.Rd1 Qc7
  11. 11.Bg5 Be7
  12. 12.Nd2 h6
  13. 13.Bh4 Ne5
  14. 14.Nf1 Rd8
  15. 15.Bg3 O-O
  16. 16.Ne3 Rc8
  17. 17.Kh1 Rfd8
  18. 18.f3 Nh5
  19. 19.Bf2 Nf4
  20. 20.Bf1 Nfg6
  21. 21.Qd2 Bg5
  22. 22.Qe1 Nf4
  23. 23.Bg3 Nh5
  24. 24.Bf2 Qe7
  25. 25.Ra3 Nf4
  26. 26.Rb3 Rc6
  27. 27.Ne2 Nxe2
  28. 28.Bxe2 Rdc8
  29. 29.c3 Nd7
  30. 30.Nc2 d5
  31. 31.Nb4 Rc5
  32. 32.exd5 Ra5
  33. 33.Nc6 Bxc6
  34. 34.dxc6 Rxc6
  35. 35.Rb4 Bf6
  36. 36.Qf1 Rd6
  37. 37.Rxd6 Qxd6
  38. 38.Bxa6 Nc5
  39. 39.Bb5 Qd2
  40. 40.Bg1 Ra8
  41. 41.Bc6 Rc8
  42. 42.Rxb6 Bd8
  43. 43.Rb5 Rxc6
  44. 44.Bxc5 Bc7
  45. 45.a5 Qc2
  46. 46.f4 f6
  47. 47.h3 Kh7
  48. 48.f5 exf5
  49. 49.Bg1 Be5
  50. 50.a6

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