Hikaru Nakamura vs Veselin Topalov

Riga FIDE Grand Prix 2019 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1/2-1/2 in 39 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Riga FIDE Grand Prix 2019
Site Riga LAT
Round 1.1
Date 2019.07.12
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C88)
Moves 39
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Final Position

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

r5k1/2p2p2/3b2pp/2pPp2P/2P1P3/1R4P1/5PK1/3B4 b - - 1 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.Re1 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 O-O
  8. 8.a4 Bb7
  9. 9.d3 d6
  10. 10.Nbd2 Nd7
  11. 11.c3 Nc5
  12. 12.axb5 axb5
  13. 13.Rxa8 Qxa8
  14. 14.Bc2 b4
  15. 15.d4 bxc3
  16. 16.bxc3 Nd7
  17. 17.Nf1 Bf6
  18. 18.d5 Ncb8
  19. 19.h4 Qa1
  20. 20.Re3 Nc5
  21. 21.c4 Qa6
  22. 22.N1d2 Qb6
  23. 23.Ra3 Bc8
  24. 24.Nb3 Nba6
  25. 25.Nxc5 Nxc5
  26. 26.Qe1 Bg4
  27. 27.Nh2 Bd7
  28. 28.g3 Rb8
  29. 29.Nf3 h6
  30. 30.Be3 Qb2
  31. 31.Qc3 Qxc3
  32. 32.Rxc3 Ra8
  33. 33.Bxc5 dxc5
  34. 34.Rb3 Bg4
  35. 35.Kg2 Bxf3+
  36. 36.Kxf3 Be7
  37. 37.h5 Bd6
  38. 38.Bd1 g6
  39. 39.Kg2

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