Hikaru Nakamura vs Veselin Topalov

4th Sinquefield Cup 2016 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 42 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 4th Sinquefield Cup 2016
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 4.2
Date 2016.08.08
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 42
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Final Position

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

1r4k1/5pp1/7p/1r2p3/3bPP2/6PK/3R3P/3Q4 b - - 12 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.Qc2 c5
  7. 7.dxc5 Na6
  8. 8.Rd1 Nxc5
  9. 9.cxd5 Nxd5
  10. 10.e4 Nxf4
  11. 11.Rxd8 Rxd8
  12. 12.Ne5 Bf6
  13. 13.Nb5 b6
  14. 14.b4 Bxe5
  15. 15.bxc5 a6
  16. 16.Nd6 bxc5
  17. 17.Nc4 Bd4
  18. 18.g3 Ng6
  19. 19.Be2 Bd7
  20. 20.O-O Bb5
  21. 21.Na5 Ne5
  22. 22.Rd1 Rab8
  23. 23.Kg2 Bxe2
  24. 24.Qxe2 Rb5
  25. 25.Nb3 h6
  26. 26.Rd2 Nc6
  27. 27.Qc4 e5
  28. 28.a4 Rb4
  29. 29.Qxa6 Rxb3
  30. 30.Qxc6 Ra3
  31. 31.Qa6 Rb8
  32. 32.a5 c4
  33. 33.Qxc4 Rxa5
  34. 34.Kh3 Rc5
  35. 35.Qe2 Rcb5
  36. 36.f4 Rb4
  37. 37.Qd1 Rb1
  38. 38.Qh5 R1b5
  39. 39.Qe2 Rb4
  40. 40.Qd1 Rb1
  41. 41.Qh5 R1b5
  42. 42.Qd1

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