Veselin Topalov vs Hikaru Nakamura

20th Amber Rapid · 2011 · French, Classical · 1-0 in 42 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event 20th Amber Rapid
Site Monaco MNC
Round 9
Date 2011.03.22
Opening French, Classical (C11)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2b5/2Q2P1p/8/1kb2q2/3p4/8/6PP/2R4K b - - 3 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e5 Nfd7
  5. 5.f4 c5
  6. 6.Nf3 Nc6
  7. 7.Be3 cxd4
  8. 8.Nxd4 Qb6
  9. 9.Qd2 Qxb2
  10. 10.Rb1 Qa3
  11. 11.Bb5 Nxd4
  12. 12.Bxd4 a6
  13. 13.Rb3 Qe7
  14. 14.Ba4 b5
  15. 15.Bxb5 axb5
  16. 16.Nxb5 Qd8
  17. 17.Qc3 Qa5
  18. 18.Nc7+ Kd8
  19. 19.Nxa8 Qxa8
  20. 20.O-O Qa4
  21. 21.Kh1 Be7
  22. 22.Rfb1 f6
  23. 23.exf6 gxf6
  24. 24.Rb6 Qxa2
  25. 25.Re1 Qc4
  26. 26.Rbxe6 Bb4
  27. 27.Bxf6+ Nxf6
  28. 28.Qxf6+ Kc7
  29. 29.Re7+ Bd7
  30. 30.Qe5+ Kc6
  31. 31.Qxh8 Bxe7
  32. 32.Qa8+ Kc7
  33. 33.Qa7+ Kd8
  34. 34.Qb8+ Bc8
  35. 35.Qe5 Bc5
  36. 36.f5 Qxc2
  37. 37.f6 Qf5
  38. 38.Qe8+ Kc7
  39. 39.Rc1 Kb6
  40. 40.f7 d4
  41. 41.Qd8+ Kb5
  42. 42.Qc7

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