Hikaru Nakamura vs Veselin Topalov

Champions Showdown G5 · 2017 · King's Indian 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 10.1
Date 2017.11.12
Opening King's Indian Attack (A07)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3R4/4r1bk/p5np/8/4B3/3K4/1P6/6R1 b - - 9 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.g3 g6
  3. 3.Bg2 Bg7
  4. 4.c4 c6
  5. 5.Qa4 Nd7
  6. 6.cxd5 Nb6
  7. 7.Qb3 cxd5
  8. 8.O-O e6
  9. 9.a4 Ne7
  10. 10.a5 Nd7
  11. 11.d4 Nc6
  12. 12.Qa4 a6
  13. 13.Bg5 Qc7
  14. 14.Bf4 Qd8
  15. 15.Nc3 O-O
  16. 16.e4 dxe4
  17. 17.Nxe4 h6
  18. 18.Rfd1 g5
  19. 19.Bd6 Re8
  20. 20.Ne5 Ndb8
  21. 21.Ba3 Bd7
  22. 22.Nxd7 Qxd7
  23. 23.d5 exd5
  24. 24.Rxd5 Qc7
  25. 25.Rad1 b5
  26. 26.axb6 Qxb6
  27. 27.h4 gxh4
  28. 28.Nd6 Re2
  29. 29.Qf4 hxg3
  30. 30.Qxf7+ Kh8
  31. 31.Bc5 gxf2+
  32. 32.Bxf2 Qxf2+
  33. 33.Qxf2 Rxf2
  34. 34.Kxf2 Ra7
  35. 35.Re1 Ne7
  36. 36.Rd3 Nbc6
  37. 37.Nc8 Rc7
  38. 38.Nxe7 Nxe7
  39. 39.Rd8+ Kh7
  40. 40.Be4+ Ng6
  41. 41.Rg1 Rf7+
  42. 42.Ke2 Re7
  43. 43.Kd3

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