Hikaru Nakamura vs Veselin Topalov

GCT Blitz Paris 2017 · Réti Opening · 1-0 in 38 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2017
Site Paris FRA
Round 15.3
Date 2017.06.25
Opening Réti Opening (A06)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3r2qk/2r4p/1pn1R3/p1b2NP1/3pQ3/PP6/1B5P/5R1K b - - 4 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.e3 g6
  3. 3.c4 c6
  4. 4.cxd5 cxd5
  5. 5.Qa4+ Nc6
  6. 6.Ne5 Bd7
  7. 7.Nxd7 Qxd7
  8. 8.d4 e6
  9. 9.Nd2 Bd6
  10. 10.Nf3 Nf6
  11. 11.Be2 O-O
  12. 12.O-O Ne4
  13. 13.Nd2 Nf6
  14. 14.a3 a6
  15. 15.Bd3 Qe7
  16. 16.f4 Rfc8
  17. 17.Qd1 Rc7
  18. 18.b3 Rac8
  19. 19.Bb2 a5
  20. 20.g4 Ne8
  21. 21.g5 Ng7
  22. 22.Qe2 Nf5
  23. 23.Nf3 Qf8
  24. 24.Qd2 Qe7
  25. 25.Rfe1 Qf8
  26. 26.Kh1 Be7
  27. 27.e4 dxe4
  28. 28.Bxe4 Rd8
  29. 29.d5 exd5
  30. 30.Bxf5 gxf5
  31. 31.Nh4 d4
  32. 32.Nxf5 Bc5
  33. 33.Qd3 b6
  34. 34.Re4 f6
  35. 35.Re6 fxg5
  36. 36.fxg5 Kh8
  37. 37.Rf1 Qg8
  38. 38.Qe4

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