Hikaru Nakamura vs Veselin Topalov

Riga FIDE Grand Prix 2019 · Réti Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 50 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Riga FIDE Grand Prix 2019
Site Riga LAT
Round 1.3
Date 2019.07.14
Opening Réti Opening (A05)
Moves 50
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Final Position

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

2r2k2/5p2/6p1/R3p2p/4P3/4P3/5P1P/6K1 b - - 0 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.e3 g6
  3. 3.b4 Bg7
  4. 4.Bb2 O-O
  5. 5.c4 b6
  6. 6.Be2 c5
  7. 7.a3 Bb7
  8. 8.O-O d6
  9. 9.d3 Nbd7
  10. 10.Nc3 e6
  11. 11.Qb3 Qe7
  12. 12.d4 Rab8
  13. 13.a4 d5
  14. 14.bxc5 bxc5
  15. 15.Ba3 Rfc8
  16. 16.cxd5 Nxd5
  17. 17.Nxd5 Bxd5
  18. 18.Qd1 Qd8
  19. 19.Ba6 Rc7
  20. 20.Bb5 cxd4
  21. 21.Nxd4 Nb6
  22. 22.Rc1 Rxc1
  23. 23.Bxc1 Rc8
  24. 24.Ba6 Rb8
  25. 25.Re1 Nd7
  26. 26.Bb5 Nc5
  27. 27.Ba3 Bf8
  28. 28.Qc2 Rc8
  29. 29.Rc1 Bb7
  30. 30.Qb1 Be4
  31. 31.Qa2 Bd5
  32. 32.Qc2 Qg5
  33. 33.Bf1 Qd8
  34. 34.Qd1 h5
  35. 35.Nb5 a6
  36. 36.Nd4 Bb7
  37. 37.Rb1 Be4
  38. 38.Rc1 e5
  39. 39.Nf3 Qxd1
  40. 40.Rxd1 Bxf3
  41. 41.gxf3 Nxa4
  42. 42.Bxa6 Ra8
  43. 43.Bb7 Rb8
  44. 44.Bxf8 Kxf8
  45. 45.Bc6 Nb6
  46. 46.Ra1 Rc8
  47. 47.Be4 Nd7
  48. 48.Ra7 Nf6
  49. 49.Ra5 Nxe4
  50. 50.fxe4

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