Hikaru Nakamura vs Veselin Topalov

GCT Blitz YourNextMove · 2016 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1-0 in 47 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event GCT Blitz YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 17.2
Date 2016.06.20
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (D02)
Moves 47
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1Q6/2Q5/4npkp/3p1pp1/3P4/4P1PP/3q1PK1/8 b - - 0 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 e6
  4. 4.g3 Bb4+
  5. 5.Bd2 Be7
  6. 6.Qc2 O-O
  7. 7.Bg2 c6
  8. 8.O-O b6
  9. 9.b3 Ne4
  10. 10.Bf4 Nd7
  11. 11.Nc3 Nxc3
  12. 12.Qxc3 Bb7
  13. 13.Rac1 Rc8
  14. 14.Rfd1 h6
  15. 15.h3 Ba3
  16. 16.Rb1 a5
  17. 17.Qd3 Nf6
  18. 18.Bc1 Be7
  19. 19.Bb2 Ba6
  20. 20.Rbc1 Rc7
  21. 21.Qb1 Qb8
  22. 22.Ne5 Rfc8
  23. 23.e3 Bb7
  24. 24.c5 Ba6
  25. 25.Ba3 bxc5
  26. 26.Bxc5 Bxc5
  27. 27.Rxc5 Qb4
  28. 28.Rdc1 a4
  29. 29.Nxc6 Qb6
  30. 30.Ne7+ Rxe7
  31. 31.Rxc8+ Bxc8
  32. 32.Rxc8+ Ne8
  33. 33.Bf1 Qb7
  34. 34.Qc2 axb3
  35. 35.axb3 g5
  36. 36.Qc5 Kg7
  37. 37.b4 Nf6
  38. 38.Bd3 Nd7
  39. 39.Qxe7 Qxc8
  40. 40.b5 Qc1+
  41. 41.Kg2 Qd2
  42. 42.Bf5 Nf8
  43. 43.b6 exf5
  44. 44.Qe5+ f6
  45. 45.Qc7+ Kg6
  46. 46.b7 Ne6
  47. 47.b8=Q

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