Hikaru Nakamura vs Veselin Topalov

Champions Showdown Blitz · 2016 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event Champions Showdown Blitz
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 3.2
Date 2016.11.14
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/2r2Bp1/3p3b/2nPp3/2P1k2P/5RP1/6K1/3R4 b - - 6 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.h3 e5
  7. 7.Nde2 h5
  8. 8.Bg5 Be6
  9. 9.g3 Nbd7
  10. 10.Bg2 Be7
  11. 11.Qd2 Rc8
  12. 12.a4 Rc4
  13. 13.b3 Rc5
  14. 14.Be3 Rc7
  15. 15.f4 Nb8
  16. 16.Bb6 Qc8
  17. 17.Bxc7 Qxc7
  18. 18.f5 Bd7
  19. 19.O-O Qc5+
  20. 20.Kh1 Bc6
  21. 21.Nd5 Bxd5
  22. 22.exd5 Nbd7
  23. 23.c4 a5
  24. 24.Nc3 Bd8
  25. 25.Nb5 Bb6
  26. 26.Rab1 Ke7
  27. 27.Qg5 Qe3
  28. 28.Qxe3 Bxe3
  29. 29.b4 axb4
  30. 30.Rxb4 Ra8
  31. 31.Ra1 Ra5
  32. 32.Rb3 Bc5
  33. 33.Nc3 b6
  34. 34.Nb5 Nf8
  35. 35.Bf3 N8h7
  36. 36.h4 Kd7
  37. 37.Kg2 Nf8
  38. 38.Nc3 Ke7
  39. 39.Rb5 Ra7
  40. 40.a5 Bd4
  41. 41.Ra3 bxa5
  42. 42.Ne4 Nxe4
  43. 43.Bxe4 Nd7
  44. 44.Rbxa5 Rc7
  45. 45.Bd3 Kf6
  46. 46.Be2 Nc5
  47. 47.Bxh5 Kxf5
  48. 48.Rf3+ Ke4
  49. 49.Bxf7 Bb2
  50. 50.Rb5 Bc1
  51. 51.Rb1 Bh6
  52. 52.Rd1

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