Hikaru Nakamura vs Veselin Topalov

Champions Showdown G10 · 2017 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 0-1 in 27 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 0-1
Event Champions Showdown G10
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 2.1
Date 2017.11.11
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D31)
Moves 27
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

5rk1/p5pp/1pN4q/3n1p2/3PNnP1/6QP/PP3P1K/4R3 w - - 0 28

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Be7
  4. 4.cxd5 exd5
  5. 5.Bf4 c6
  6. 6.Qc2 Bd6
  7. 7.Bxd6 Qxd6
  8. 8.e3 Ne7
  9. 9.Bd3 b6
  10. 10.Nf3 Ba6
  11. 11.O-O Bxd3
  12. 12.Qxd3 O-O
  13. 13.e4 Nd7
  14. 14.Rfe1 Rfe8
  15. 15.Rac1 dxe4
  16. 16.Nxe4 Qd5
  17. 17.Nc3 Qd6
  18. 18.Qc4 Nf6
  19. 19.Ne5 Rf8
  20. 20.g4 Rac8
  21. 21.h3 Nfd5
  22. 22.Ne4 Qh6
  23. 23.Qb3 Nf4
  24. 24.Kh2 Ned5
  25. 25.Qg3 f6
  26. 26.Rxc6 Rxc6
  27. 27.Nxc6 f5

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