Hikaru Nakamura vs Veselin Topalov

Champions Showdown G5 · 2017 · Caro-Kann, Exchange · 1-0 in 84 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event Champions Showdown G5
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 8.1
Date 2017.11.12
Opening Caro-Kann, Exchange (B13)
Moves 84
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/6p1/4k3/6P1/4K2N/8/8/8 b - - 0 84

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.Bf4 c5
  3. 3.e3 Nc6
  4. 4.c3 cxd4
  5. 5.exd4 Nf6
  6. 6.Bd3 Bg4
  7. 7.Qb3 Qc8
  8. 8.Nd2 e6
  9. 9.Ngf3 Bh5
  10. 10.O-O Be7
  11. 11.Rae1 a6
  12. 12.Qc2 Bg6
  13. 13.Ne5 Nxd4
  14. 14.Qa4+ Nc6
  15. 15.Nxg6 hxg6
  16. 16.Nf3 b5
  17. 17.Qd1 Qd7
  18. 18.a4 bxa4
  19. 19.Qxa4 O-O
  20. 20.Ra1 Bd6
  21. 21.Bg5 Qb7
  22. 22.Qh4 Be7
  23. 23.b4 e5
  24. 24.Be2 e4
  25. 25.Nd2 Nd8
  26. 26.Qh3 Ne6
  27. 27.Be3 Qc7
  28. 28.Rfc1 Nf4
  29. 29.Bxf4 Qxf4
  30. 30.Nb3 Qc7
  31. 31.Bxa6 Bd6
  32. 32.Be2 Rxa1
  33. 33.Rxa1 Be5
  34. 34.Nc5 Bd6
  35. 35.Na6 Qe7
  36. 36.Rd1 Be5
  37. 37.b5 Qa3
  38. 38.Qe3 Qb2
  39. 39.Qd2 Qxd2
  40. 40.Rxd2 Bxc3
  41. 41.Ra2 Bd4
  42. 42.Nb4 Bc5
  43. 43.Nc6 d4
  44. 44.Bc4 d3
  45. 45.h3 e3
  46. 46.fxe3 d2
  47. 47.Bb3 Bxe3+
  48. 48.Kf1 Ne4
  49. 49.Ke2 Bg5
  50. 50.Ra7 Nc5
  51. 51.Bd1 Re8+
  52. 52.Kf3 Re1
  53. 53.Be2 d1=Q
  54. 54.Ra8+ Kh7
  55. 55.Bxd1 Rxd1
  56. 56.b6 Rb1
  57. 57.Ra5 Ne6
  58. 58.Ra6 Bf6
  59. 59.Na5 Nc5
  60. 60.Ra7 Rxb6
  61. 61.Rxf7 Ra6
  62. 62.Nc4 Ne6
  63. 63.Rb7 Ra4
  64. 64.Nd6 Rd4
  65. 65.Ne8 Be5
  66. 66.Re7 Ng5+
  67. 67.Ke3 Re4+
  68. 68.Kd3 Rd4+
  69. 69.Ke3 Rd5
  70. 70.h4 Kg8
  71. 71.Rb7 Nf7
  72. 72.Nc7 Rd7
  73. 73.Rb8+ Kh7
  74. 74.Ne6 Bxb8
  75. 75.Nf8+ Kg8
  76. 76.Nxd7 Ne5
  77. 77.Nxb8 g5
  78. 78.hxg5 Kf7
  79. 79.Kf4 Nd3+
  80. 80.Ke4 Ne1
  81. 81.Nc6 Nxg2
  82. 82.Ne5+ Ke6
  83. 83.Nf3 Nh4
  84. 84.Nxh4

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