Hikaru Nakamura vs Veselin Topalov

Champions Showdown G20 · 2017 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 44 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Champions Showdown G20
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 4.1
Date 2017.11.10
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 44
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Final Position

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

5k2/5p2/2p4Q/qpPpP3/8/6P1/8/6K1 b - - 6 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.e3 Nbd7
  7. 7.c5 c6
  8. 8.b4 b6
  9. 9.h3 a5
  10. 10.a3 h6
  11. 11.Bd3 Ba6
  12. 12.O-O Qc8
  13. 13.Qc2 Bxd3
  14. 14.Qxd3 Qb7
  15. 15.Nd2 Rfe8
  16. 16.Rfc1 Bd8
  17. 17.Rab1 axb4
  18. 18.axb4 Bc7
  19. 19.Bxc7 Qxc7
  20. 20.Nb3 b5
  21. 21.f4 Ra3
  22. 22.Qc2 Ne4
  23. 23.Nxe4 dxe4
  24. 24.Qxe4 Nf6
  25. 25.Qc2 Nd5
  26. 26.Qd2 Rea8
  27. 27.Ra1 R8a4
  28. 28.Rxa3 Rxa3
  29. 29.e4 Nxf4
  30. 30.Rc3 g5
  31. 31.h4 Qe7
  32. 32.g3 Nh5
  33. 33.hxg5 hxg5
  34. 34.Qb2 Ra4
  35. 35.Na5 Nf6
  36. 36.Ra3 Qc7
  37. 37.d5 exd5
  38. 38.Qxf6 Rxa3
  39. 39.e5 Rxa5
  40. 40.bxa5 Qxa5
  41. 41.Qxg5+ Kf8
  42. 42.Qh6+ Kg8
  43. 43.Qg5+ Kf8
  44. 44.Qh6+

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