Hikaru Nakamura vs Veselin Topalov

Cote d'Ivoire Rapid 2019 · Réti Opening · 1-0 in 44 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event Cote d'Ivoire Rapid 2019
Site Abidjan CIV
Round 4.3
Date 2019.05.09
Opening Réti Opening (A06)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/P4kp1/5p2/1P5p/3B4/4PPK1/r5P1/8 b - - 0 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.e3 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 c6
  4. 4.Nc3 Nbd7
  5. 5.Qc2 e5
  6. 6.cxd5 Nxd5
  7. 7.a3 Bd6
  8. 8.d4 O-O
  9. 9.Bd3 h6
  10. 10.O-O exd4
  11. 11.Nxd5 cxd5
  12. 12.Nxd4 Nc5
  13. 13.Be2 Re8
  14. 14.Bd2 Bd7
  15. 15.Bf3 Ne4
  16. 16.Bb4 Be5
  17. 17.Rad1 Qb6
  18. 18.Qb3 Bxd4
  19. 19.Rxd4 a5
  20. 20.Qxd5 Bb5
  21. 21.Bxe4 Bxf1
  22. 22.Bc5 Qa6
  23. 23.Qf5 Rxe4
  24. 24.Qxe4 Rc8
  25. 25.h4 b6
  26. 26.Rd6 Qb5
  27. 27.Bd4 Bd3
  28. 28.Qg4 Rc1+
  29. 29.Kh2 Bg6
  30. 30.Rxb6 Qd5
  31. 31.h5 Qxh5+
  32. 32.Qxh5 Bxh5
  33. 33.Rb5 Bg6
  34. 34.Rxa5 Rc2
  35. 35.Kg3 h5
  36. 36.Rg5 Kh7
  37. 37.f3 Rd2
  38. 38.a4 f6
  39. 39.Rxg6 Kxg6
  40. 40.a5 Rd1
  41. 41.a6 Ra1
  42. 42.a7 Kf7
  43. 43.b4 Ra2
  44. 44.b5

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