Hikaru Nakamura vs Veselin Topalov

The Game

White	Hikaru Nakamura
Black	Veselin Topalov
Result	1-0
Event	Champions Showdown G5
Site	Saint Louis USA
Round	6.1
Date	2017.11.12
Opening	King's Indian Attack (A07)
Moves	42

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3r2k1/8/3r4/p5Pp/Q7/2P3P1/1P3P1K/8 b - - 0 42

All The Moves

1. 1.Nf3 d5
2. 2.g3 Nf6
3. 3.Bg2 e6
4. 4.d3 Be7
5. 5.O-O O-O
6. 6.Nbd2 Nc6
7. 7.d4 a5
8. 8.c3 b6
9. 9.Re1 Bb7
10. 10.e4 dxe4
11. 11.Nxe4 Nxe4
12. 12.Rxe4 Bf6
13. 13.Re1 Ne7
14. 14.Qc2 Bd5
15. 15.Nd2 Bxg2
16. 16.Kxg2 Nd5
17. 17.Nf3 Rc8
18. 18.Re4 c5
19. 19.dxc5 Rxc5
20. 20.Qe2 Qc8
21. 21.Bd2 Rd8
22. 22.a4 Qb7
23. 23.Re1 Qc6
24. 24.h4 h6
25. 25.Kg1 Ne7
26. 26.Nh2 h5
27. 27.Nf3 b5
28. 28.Bg5 Qb7
29. 29.Bxf6 gxf6
30. 30.Nd4 bxa4
31. 31.Nxe6 fxe6
32. 32.Rxe6 Ng6
33. 33.Rxf6 Nf8
34. 34.Kh2 Rcd5
35. 35.Qe3 Qg7
36. 36.Qf3 Rd3
37. 37.Qf4 Rd2
38. 38.Re5 Ng6
39. 39.Rxg6 Qxg6
40. 40.Rg5 R2d6
41. 41.Qxa4 Qxg5
42. 42.hxg5

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