Hikaru Nakamura vs Veselin Topalov

Champions Showdown G10 · 2017 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 0-1 in 55 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 0-1
Event Champions Showdown G10
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 4.1
Date 2017.11.11
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D31)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

4k3/6R1/4P2p/1p5P/1r4P1/p4K2/8/8 w - - 0 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Be7
  4. 4.cxd5 exd5
  5. 5.Bf4 Nf6
  6. 6.e3 Bf5
  7. 7.Nge2 O-O
  8. 8.Ng3 Be6
  9. 9.Bd3 c5
  10. 10.dxc5 Bxc5
  11. 11.O-O Nc6
  12. 12.a3 d4
  13. 13.Na4 Be7
  14. 14.e4 Nd7
  15. 15.Nf5 Nde5
  16. 16.Nxe7+ Qxe7
  17. 17.Rc1 Rad8
  18. 18.Re1 b6
  19. 19.b4 Qf6
  20. 20.Bg3 Nxd3
  21. 21.Qxd3 Ne5
  22. 22.Bxe5 Qxe5
  23. 23.Nb2 Rc8
  24. 24.Rcd1 Rfd8
  25. 25.g3 Qf6
  26. 26.e5 Qf5
  27. 27.Qxf5 Bxf5
  28. 28.Nd3 Rc3
  29. 29.Nf4 Rxa3
  30. 30.e6 fxe6
  31. 31.Nxe6 Bxe6
  32. 32.Rxe6 Rd7
  33. 33.Re4 d3
  34. 34.Kf1 Ra4
  35. 35.Ke1 a5
  36. 36.Rb1 h6
  37. 37.h4 Rd5
  38. 38.Kd2 Ra2+
  39. 39.Ke1 Rb5
  40. 40.Rd1 Ra4
  41. 41.Rxd3 Raxb4
  42. 42.Re8+ Kf7
  43. 43.Rde3 Rb1+
  44. 44.Ke2 R5b2+
  45. 45.Kf3 Rb3
  46. 46.Re7+ Kg6
  47. 47.h5+ Kh7
  48. 48.Ra7 Rxe3+
  49. 49.fxe3 Rb4
  50. 50.e4 a4
  51. 51.e5 Kg8
  52. 52.e6 Kf8
  53. 53.g4 b5
  54. 54.Rf7+ Ke8
  55. 55.Rxg7 a3

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