Hikaru Nakamura vs Veselin Topalov

FIDE Candidates 2016 · Slav Defense · 1-0 in 39 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event FIDE Candidates 2016
Site Moscow RUS
Round 7.3
Date 2016.03.19
Opening Slav Defense (D12)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5ppk/2p3p1/2P3R1/4nQ1P/4BpP1/5P1K/3q4 b - - 1 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 Bf5
  5. 5.Nc3 e6
  6. 6.Nh4 Bg6
  7. 7.Nxg6 hxg6
  8. 8.Rb1 Nbd7
  9. 9.c5 a5
  10. 10.a3 Be7
  11. 11.g3 e5
  12. 12.Bg2 e4
  13. 13.b4 axb4
  14. 14.axb4 Nf8
  15. 15.b5 Ne6
  16. 16.Bd2 O-O
  17. 17.Na4 Ng5
  18. 18.h4 Nf3+
  19. 19.Bxf3 exf3
  20. 20.bxc6 bxc6
  21. 21.Nc3 Bxc5
  22. 22.dxc5 d4
  23. 23.exd4 Qxd4
  24. 24.O-O Qg4
  25. 25.Re1 Rfd8
  26. 26.Rb2 Rd4
  27. 27.Re7 Rad8
  28. 28.Qb3 Rf8
  29. 29.Qd1 Rfd8
  30. 30.Qb3 Rf8
  31. 31.Nd1 Nd5
  32. 32.Re5 Kh7
  33. 33.Kh2 Nf6
  34. 34.Be3 Rb8
  35. 35.Qxb8 Rxd1
  36. 36.Rb1 Qd7
  37. 37.Rg5 Ne4
  38. 38.Rxd1 Qxd1
  39. 39.Qf4

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