Hikaru Nakamura vs Veselin Topalov

Champions Showdown G10 · 2017 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 51 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Champions Showdown G10
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 8.1
Date 2017.11.11
Opening English Opening (A30)
Moves 51
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Final Position

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

8/3k3p/1p5Q/p2pPp2/3P2p1/8/1P5P/1K1q4 w - - 8 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.g3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bg2 g6
  4. 4.e3 Bg7
  5. 5.Ne2 e6
  6. 6.d4 cxd4
  7. 7.exd4 d5
  8. 8.cxd5 exd5
  9. 9.Nbc3 Nge7
  10. 10.O-O O-O
  11. 11.Be3 Bg4
  12. 12.Qd2 Bxe2
  13. 13.Nxe2 Nf5
  14. 14.Bh3 Nxe3
  15. 15.fxe3 Qd6
  16. 16.Nf4 Bh6
  17. 17.Rac1 Rae8
  18. 18.Rc5 Bxf4
  19. 19.Rxf4 b6
  20. 20.Rc3 f5
  21. 21.Bg2 Ne7
  22. 22.Rf1 Rc8
  23. 23.Rfc1 Rxc3
  24. 24.Rxc3 Rc8
  25. 25.Rxc8+ Nxc8
  26. 26.Qc3 Ne7
  27. 27.Kf2 Kf7
  28. 28.Ke2 Qd7
  29. 29.Kd2 Ng8
  30. 30.Kc2 Nf6
  31. 31.Kb3 Ke6
  32. 32.a4 a5
  33. 33.Bf1 Ne4
  34. 34.Qc2 Nd6
  35. 35.Ba6 Ke7
  36. 36.Ka2 Kd8
  37. 37.Qb3 Qc6
  38. 38.Bf1 Ke7
  39. 39.Bg2 Ke6
  40. 40.Bf1 Ne4
  41. 41.Bb5 Qc7
  42. 42.Bd3 Nd6
  43. 43.g4 fxg4
  44. 44.e4 Qc6
  45. 45.e5 Nf5
  46. 46.Bxf5+ gxf5
  47. 47.Qe3 Qxa4+
  48. 48.Kb1 Kd7
  49. 49.Qh6 Qd1+
  50. 50.Ka2 Qa4+
  51. 51.Kb1 Qd1+

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