Hikaru Nakamura vs Veselin Topalov

Champions Showdown G20 · 2017 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1-0 in 56 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event Champions Showdown G20
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 6.1
Date 2017.11.10
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E32)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4k3/2Kb4/4P3/1p5p/1BnN1P2/P7/5n1P/8 b - - 2 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.Qc2 O-O
  5. 5.a3 Bxc3+
  6. 6.Qxc3 b6
  7. 7.Bg5 Bb7
  8. 8.e3 d6
  9. 9.f3 Nbd7
  10. 10.Bd3 Rc8
  11. 11.Nh3 h6
  12. 12.Bh4 c5
  13. 13.O-O d5
  14. 14.dxc5 Nxc5
  15. 15.Bc2 Ncd7
  16. 16.b3 b5
  17. 17.Qb2 bxc4
  18. 18.bxc4 Ba6
  19. 19.cxd5 Bxf1
  20. 20.dxe6 Qb6
  21. 21.exf7+ Kh8
  22. 22.Qxb6 axb6
  23. 23.Nf4 Rxf7
  24. 24.Bg6 Bc4
  25. 25.Bxf7 Bxf7
  26. 26.Bf2 g5
  27. 27.Ne2 g4
  28. 28.e4 gxf3
  29. 29.gxf3 Ne5
  30. 30.Nd4 Bh5
  31. 31.Bg3 Nd3
  32. 32.Rb1 Nd7
  33. 33.Rb3 Rc1+
  34. 34.Kg2 N3c5
  35. 35.Re3 Kh7
  36. 36.Re1 Rc4
  37. 37.Bf2 Ne5
  38. 38.Rb1 Ncd7
  39. 39.Rb3 Bf7
  40. 40.Rb2 Nd3
  41. 41.Rd2 N7e5
  42. 42.Kg3 Rc3
  43. 43.Rc2 Rxc2
  44. 44.Nxc2 b5
  45. 45.Bd4 Nc4
  46. 46.Bc3 Bg6
  47. 47.Bb4 Kg8
  48. 48.Nd4 Be8
  49. 49.f4 Kf7
  50. 50.e5 Bd7
  51. 51.Kf3 h5
  52. 52.Ke4 Nf2+
  53. 53.Kd5 Ne3+
  54. 54.Kd6 Ke8
  55. 55.e6 Nc4+
  56. 56.Kc7

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