Hikaru Nakamura vs Veselin Topalov

Champions Showdown Blitz · 2016 · Trompowsky Attack · 1-0 in 62 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event Champions Showdown Blitz
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 9.2
Date 2016.11.14
Opening Trompowsky Attack (A45)
Moves 62
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/1R5p/4N1pk/5p2/7P/2r3PK/8 b - - 14 62

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Bg5 d5
  3. 3.e3 e6
  4. 4.c4 h6
  5. 5.Bh4 c5
  6. 6.Nc3 cxd4
  7. 7.exd4 Be7
  8. 8.Nf3 O-O
  9. 9.Bd3 dxc4
  10. 10.Bxc4 Nc6
  11. 11.O-O Bd7
  12. 12.Re1 Rc8
  13. 13.Qe2 Nd5
  14. 14.Bxe7 Ncxe7
  15. 15.Bxd5 Nxd5
  16. 16.Nxd5 exd5
  17. 17.Qd3 Qb6
  18. 18.Ne5 Be6
  19. 19.Re2 Rc7
  20. 20.Rae1 Rfc8
  21. 21.f4 Qa6
  22. 22.Qf3 Qb6
  23. 23.Qd3 Qa6
  24. 24.Qf3 Rc1
  25. 25.Re3 Qb6
  26. 26.f5 Qxd4
  27. 27.Kf1 Bxf5
  28. 28.Qxf5 R8c7
  29. 29.Re2 Rxe1+
  30. 30.Rxe1 Qxb2
  31. 31.Nd3 Qb5
  32. 32.Kg1 g6
  33. 33.Qf6 Qb6+
  34. 34.Qxb6 axb6
  35. 35.Nb4 d4
  36. 36.Nd5 Rc2
  37. 37.Rd1 Rxa2
  38. 38.Nxb6 Ra6
  39. 39.Nd5 Rd6
  40. 40.Rxd4 Kg7
  41. 41.Kf2 b5
  42. 42.Ke3 g5
  43. 43.Ke4 Re6+
  44. 44.Kd3 Kg6
  45. 45.Ne3 f5
  46. 46.Rd5 f4
  47. 47.Ng4 b4
  48. 48.Rb5 Kh5
  49. 49.Ne5 b3
  50. 50.Kc3 Rd6
  51. 51.Rxb3 Rd5
  52. 52.Nd3 Ra5
  53. 53.Kd2 Ra1
  54. 54.Ke2 Rh1
  55. 55.h3 Kh4
  56. 56.Ne5 Ra1
  57. 57.Kf2 Ra2+
  58. 58.Kg1 Re2
  59. 59.Nf3+ Kh5
  60. 60.Rb6 Ra2
  61. 61.Ne5 Rc2
  62. 62.Kh2

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