Hikaru Nakamura vs Veselin Topalov

GCT Rapid Paris 2016 · English Opening · 1-0 in 83 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event GCT Rapid Paris 2016
Site Paris FRA
Round 2.4
Date 2016.06.09
Opening English Opening (A29)
Moves 83
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/4kp1p/1Q4p1/p2P2P1/P1K2P1P/1P6/8/q7 b - - 4 83

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.g3 d5
  5. 5.cxd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.Bg2 Nb6
  7. 7.O-O Be7
  8. 8.Rb1 a5
  9. 9.d3 O-O
  10. 10.a3 Be6
  11. 11.Be3 Nd5
  12. 12.Nxd5 Bxd5
  13. 13.Qa4 Bf6
  14. 14.Rfc1 Nd4
  15. 15.Nxd4 exd4
  16. 16.Bxd4 Bxg2
  17. 17.Bxf6 Qxf6
  18. 18.Kxg2 c6
  19. 19.Rc5 Qe7
  20. 20.Qc2 Rfe8
  21. 21.e3 Qd7
  22. 22.d4 g6
  23. 23.a4 Re6
  24. 24.Rc1 Rf6
  25. 25.Re5 Qg4
  26. 26.Qd1 Qd7
  27. 27.Qe2 Qd6
  28. 28.Qc2 b6
  29. 29.Qe4 Kf8
  30. 30.g4 Qd7
  31. 31.g5 Rd6
  32. 32.Qf4 Kg8
  33. 33.Qe4 Kf8
  34. 34.Qf3 Kg8
  35. 35.Re4 Rd5
  36. 36.Re5 Rd6
  37. 37.Re4 Rd5
  38. 38.h4 Rf5
  39. 39.Rf4 Rxf4
  40. 40.Qxf4 Re8
  41. 41.Qf3 Re6
  42. 42.b3 Rd6
  43. 43.Qf4 Qd8
  44. 44.Rb1 Re6
  45. 45.Qf3 Qd6
  46. 46.Rd1 Qb4
  47. 47.Rc1 Qd6
  48. 48.Rd1 Qb4
  49. 49.e4 Qe7
  50. 50.d5 cxd5
  51. 51.exd5 Rd6
  52. 52.Qf4 Qe2
  53. 53.Rc1 Rd8
  54. 54.Rc7 Qe8
  55. 55.Qf3 Rd6
  56. 56.Rc6 Qd7
  57. 57.Rxd6 Qxd6
  58. 58.Qe4 Kf8
  59. 59.Qd4 Ke7
  60. 60.Kf3 Kd7
  61. 61.Qg4+ Ke7
  62. 62.Qd4 Kd7
  63. 63.Ke2 Kc7
  64. 64.Qc4+ Kd7
  65. 65.Kd3 Ke7
  66. 66.Qe4+ Kd7
  67. 67.Qd4 Ke8
  68. 68.f4 Kd7
  69. 69.Qc4 Ke7
  70. 70.Ke4 Kd8
  71. 71.Qd4 Kd7
  72. 72.Qc4 Ke7
  73. 73.Kd3 Kd8
  74. 74.Qd4 Kd7
  75. 75.Ke2 Qe7+
  76. 76.Kd2 Qd6
  77. 77.Qc4 Kd8
  78. 78.Kc2 Qa3
  79. 79.Qc3 Kd7
  80. 80.Qc6+ Ke7
  81. 81.Qxb6 Qa2+
  82. 82.Kc3 Qa1+
  83. 83.Kc4

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