Hikaru Nakamura vs Veselin Topalov

Champions Showdown G5 · 2017 · Nimzo-Larsen Attack · 1-0 in 43 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event Champions Showdown G5
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 2.1
Date 2017.11.12
Opening Nimzo-Larsen Attack (A01)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/6kp/pR6/1b3Kp1/8/8/6PP/8 b - - 1 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.b3 d5
  2. 2.Bb2 Nf6
  3. 3.Nf3 e6
  4. 4.e3 Be7
  5. 5.c4 O-O
  6. 6.Nc3 b6
  7. 7.cxd5 exd5
  8. 8.d4 Bb7
  9. 9.Bd3 a6
  10. 10.O-O Nbd7
  11. 11.Ne5 Bd6
  12. 12.Ne2 Re8
  13. 13.f4 Ne4
  14. 14.Ng3 Nf8
  15. 15.Nxe4 dxe4
  16. 16.Bc4 Re7
  17. 17.Qh5 g6
  18. 18.Qh6 Bxe5
  19. 19.dxe5 b5
  20. 20.Rad1 Qe8
  21. 21.f5 bxc4
  22. 22.f6 Ne6
  23. 23.Rf4 Qf8
  24. 24.Qxf8+ Kxf8
  25. 25.fxe7+ Kxe7
  26. 26.Ba3+ c5
  27. 27.Rf2 cxb3
  28. 28.Rfd2 Bc6
  29. 29.axb3 Rb8
  30. 30.Rc2 Rxb3
  31. 31.Bxc5+ Nxc5
  32. 32.Rxc5 Bb5
  33. 33.Rd6 Rxe3
  34. 34.Rc7+ Kf8
  35. 35.e6 Rd3
  36. 36.Rxf7+ Ke8
  37. 37.Rb6 Rd1+
  38. 38.Kf2 Rf1+
  39. 39.Ke3 Rxf7
  40. 40.exf7+ Kxf7
  41. 41.Kxe4 Kg7
  42. 42.Ke5 g5
  43. 43.Kf5

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