Hikaru Nakamura vs Veselin Topalov

Champions Showdown G30 · 2017 · Vienna Game · 1-0 in 76 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event Champions Showdown G30
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 4.1
Date 2017.11.09
Opening Vienna Game (C28)
Moves 76
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/Rn2kp2/2r3p1/7p/2PR3P/4N1P1/2K2P2/4r3 b - - 30 76

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nc6
  4. 4.d3 Bb4
  5. 5.Ne2 d5
  6. 6.exd5 Nxd5
  7. 7.O-O Be6
  8. 8.a3 Bxc3
  9. 9.bxc3 O-O
  10. 10.a4 b6
  11. 11.Bb5 Na5
  12. 12.d4 e4
  13. 13.c4 Ne7
  14. 14.d5 Bg4
  15. 15.Ba6 c6
  16. 16.h3 Bc8
  17. 17.Bxc8 Rxc8
  18. 18.d6 Ng6
  19. 19.c5 Nb7
  20. 20.Be3 bxc5
  21. 21.a5 Qd7
  22. 22.a6 Nxd6
  23. 23.Bxc5 Rfd8
  24. 24.Ng3 Qe6
  25. 25.Bxd6 Rxd6
  26. 26.Qg4 c5
  27. 27.Qxe4 Rxa6
  28. 28.Qxe6 Rxe6
  29. 29.Rxa7 Ne7
  30. 30.Rd1 g6
  31. 31.c3 Nc6
  32. 32.Rb7 Na5
  33. 33.Ra7 Nc6
  34. 34.Ra6 h5
  35. 35.Ra4 Rce8
  36. 36.Nf1 Kg7
  37. 37.Ne3 Re5
  38. 38.Ra6 Ne7
  39. 39.Nc4 Re2
  40. 40.Ne3 Rb8
  41. 41.Ra5 Rbb2
  42. 42.Rf1 Ng8
  43. 43.Rxc5 Nf6
  44. 44.Re5 Nd7
  45. 45.Rd5 Nf6
  46. 46.Rd4 Ra2
  47. 47.c4 Ra5
  48. 48.Rc1 Rc5
  49. 49.Ra1 Rb2
  50. 50.Ra7 Rb1+
  51. 51.Kh2 Rb2
  52. 52.Rf4 Rb6
  53. 53.h4 Re6
  54. 54.Nd5 Rec6
  55. 55.Ne3 Re6
  56. 56.Kg3 Ne4+
  57. 57.Kf3 Nd6
  58. 58.Rd7 Kf8
  59. 59.Rd4 Rc6
  60. 60.Ra7 Kg7
  61. 61.g3 Rf6+
  62. 62.Ke2 Re6
  63. 63.Kd3 Rf6
  64. 64.Rf4 Re6
  65. 65.Rd7 Kf8
  66. 66.Ra7 Ke8
  67. 67.Nd5 Re1
  68. 68.Nf6+ Kf8
  69. 69.Ra8+ Ke7
  70. 70.Nd5+ Kd7
  71. 71.Ra7+ Ke8
  72. 72.Ne3 Rb1
  73. 73.Rd4 Nb7
  74. 74.Ra8+ Ke7
  75. 75.Kc2 Re1
  76. 76.Ra7

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