Hikaru Nakamura vs Veselin Topalov

Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019 · Réti Opening · 1-0 in 55 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019
Site Abidjan CIV
Round 14.1
Date 2019.05.12
Opening Réti Opening (A06)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/r3p3/P7/R1k1bPp1/3pP3/3K1B2/8/8 b - - 1 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.e3 c6
  3. 3.c4 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 a6
  5. 5.d4 Bf5
  6. 6.Nh4 Be6
  7. 7.c5 g6
  8. 8.Bd3 Bg7
  9. 9.O-O O-O
  10. 10.b4 Bc8
  11. 11.f4 Ne8
  12. 12.Qe1 a5
  13. 13.Na4 axb4
  14. 14.Nb6 Ra7
  15. 15.Qxb4 Na6
  16. 16.Qc3 Nf6
  17. 17.Nxc8 Qxc8
  18. 18.Rb1 Nc7
  19. 19.Qc2 Ne4
  20. 20.Nf3 Qd7
  21. 21.a3 Rfa8
  22. 22.Rb3 f5
  23. 23.Bb2 Ne6
  24. 24.Rb1 Nd8
  25. 25.Bc1 Bf6
  26. 26.g3 Kg7
  27. 27.Qg2 Ra4
  28. 28.h3 h5
  29. 29.g4 fxg4
  30. 30.hxg4 Qxg4
  31. 31.Qxg4 hxg4
  32. 32.Bxe4 gxf3
  33. 33.Bxf3 g5
  34. 34.f5 Kf8
  35. 35.Kf2 Ke8
  36. 36.Ke2 Kd7
  37. 37.Kd3 Kc7
  38. 38.Bh5 R4a7
  39. 39.Bb2 Ra6
  40. 40.Kc2 b6
  41. 41.cxb6+ Rxb6
  42. 42.Rxb6 Kxb6
  43. 43.Bc3+ Kc7
  44. 44.Ra1 Nb7
  45. 45.a4 Nd6
  46. 46.Bg4 Nc4
  47. 47.Kd3 c5
  48. 48.Bf3 cxd4
  49. 49.Bxd4 Ne5+
  50. 50.Bxe5+ Bxe5
  51. 51.Ra2 Kd6
  52. 52.a5 Ra7
  53. 53.a6 Kc5
  54. 54.e4 d4
  55. 55.Ra5+

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