Hikaru Nakamura vs Veselin Topalov

Champions Showdown G10 · 2017 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 38 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Champions Showdown G10
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 6.1
Date 2017.11.11
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D31)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

6k1/p2R2pp/5p2/1r6/8/4P3/5PKP/8 w - - 0 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Be7
  4. 4.cxd5 exd5
  5. 5.Bf4 Nf6
  6. 6.e3 Bf5
  7. 7.Qb3 Nc6
  8. 8.g4 Nxg4
  9. 9.Qxd5 Qc8
  10. 10.a3 Nf6
  11. 11.Qg2 O-O
  12. 12.Bc4 Na5
  13. 13.Ba2 c5
  14. 14.dxc5 Qxc5
  15. 15.Nge2 Nc4
  16. 16.Bxc4 Qxc4
  17. 17.Nd4 Bg6
  18. 18.Qxb7 Rfe8
  19. 19.Qb5 Qc8
  20. 20.Qc6 Qh3
  21. 21.Qf3 Qd7
  22. 22.O-O Bf8
  23. 23.Bg3 Ne4
  24. 24.Rfd1 Nxc3
  25. 25.bxc3 Qc8
  26. 26.a4 Be4
  27. 27.Qe2 Qxc3
  28. 28.Nb5 Qc6
  29. 29.Nc7 Bf3
  30. 30.Qb5 Qxb5
  31. 31.axb5 Bxd1
  32. 32.Nxa8 Rxa8
  33. 33.Rxd1 Bc5
  34. 34.Rd7 f6
  35. 35.Kg2 Re8
  36. 36.Bd6 Bxd6
  37. 37.Rxd6 Rb8
  38. 38.Rd7 Rxb5

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