Hikaru Nakamura vs Veselin Topalov

Hamburg FIDE Grand Prix · 2019 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 0-1 in 66 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 0-1
Event Hamburg FIDE Grand Prix
Site Hamburg GER
Round 1.1
Date 2019.11.05
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 66
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/N2k4/P7/2p1p2b/4P2P/5K2/1n6/8 w - - 1 67

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.Bxc6 dxc6
  6. 6.h3 Nd7
  7. 7.Bg5 f6
  8. 8.Be3 Bxe3
  9. 9.fxe3 Qe7
  10. 10.Nc3 b6
  11. 11.O-O Bb7
  12. 12.Nh4 g6
  13. 13.Qe1 O-O-O
  14. 14.a3 Kb8
  15. 15.b4 c5
  16. 16.Na4 Bc6
  17. 17.Nb2 Rhg8
  18. 18.Rd1 Rdf8
  19. 19.c4 f5
  20. 20.b5 Bb7
  21. 21.exf5 gxf5
  22. 22.Rd2 Qg5
  23. 23.e4 fxe4
  24. 24.Rxf8+ Nxf8
  25. 25.dxe4 Ne6
  26. 26.Nf3 Qh5
  27. 27.Kh2 Nd4
  28. 28.Qe3 Bc8
  29. 29.Ne1 Qg6
  30. 30.Ned3 Re8
  31. 31.Nd1 Qg8
  32. 32.N3b2 Be6
  33. 33.Qd3 Rd8
  34. 34.Qc3 h5
  35. 35.Rf2 h4
  36. 36.a4 Qg6
  37. 37.Qe3 Rg8
  38. 38.Kh1 Qh5
  39. 39.a5 Kc8
  40. 40.Qe1 Rg3
  41. 41.Qf1 Kd7
  42. 42.Nd3 Ke7
  43. 43.N1b2 Rg8
  44. 44.a6 Qg5
  45. 45.Qg1 c6
  46. 46.bxc6 Nxc6
  47. 47.Rf1 Qg3
  48. 48.Qf2 Qxf2
  49. 49.Nxf2 Rd8
  50. 50.Nfd1 Rd2
  51. 51.Rf2 Rxf2
  52. 52.Nxf2 Na5
  53. 53.Kh2 Nxc4
  54. 54.Na4 Kd6
  55. 55.Nc3 Kc6
  56. 56.g3 hxg3+
  57. 57.Kxg3 b5
  58. 58.Nd3 b4
  59. 59.Na4 b3
  60. 60.h4 Bf7
  61. 61.Kg4 Bg6
  62. 62.Nc3 b2
  63. 63.Kf3 Kd6
  64. 64.Nb5+ Kd7
  65. 65.Nxb2 Nxb2
  66. 66.Nxa7 Bh5+

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