Veselin Topalov vs Hikaru Nakamura

30th ECC Open 2014 · King's Indian, Classical · 1-0 in 79 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event 30th ECC Open 2014
Site Bilbao ESP
Round 5.1
Date 2014.09.18
Opening King's Indian, Classical (E97)
Moves 79
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r7/2P5/4k1P1/8/4B3/2KN4/7p/8 w - - 3 80

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bg7
  4. 4.e4 d6
  5. 5.Be2 O-O
  6. 6.Nf3 e5
  7. 7.O-O Nc6
  8. 8.d5 Ne7
  9. 9.b4 a5
  10. 10.bxa5 c5
  11. 11.a4 Rxa5
  12. 12.Ra3 Ra6
  13. 13.Ne1 Nd7
  14. 14.Nd3 h6
  15. 15.f4 exf4
  16. 16.Nxf4 Ne5
  17. 17.Kh1 Kh7
  18. 18.Nb5 Ng8
  19. 19.Qc2 Nf6
  20. 20.h3 Qe7
  21. 21.Bd2 Bd7
  22. 22.a5 Kg8
  23. 23.Re3 b6
  24. 24.Nd3 bxa5
  25. 25.Nxe5 Qxe5
  26. 26.Bc3 Qg5
  27. 27.Ref3 Ne8
  28. 28.Bxg7 Kxg7
  29. 29.Nc3 a4
  30. 30.Qb2 Qd8
  31. 31.Nxa4+ Kg8
  32. 32.Nc3 Rb6
  33. 33.Qd2 Qg5
  34. 34.Qa2 Bc8
  35. 35.Qa8 Qd8
  36. 36.Qa5 Qc7
  37. 37.Nb5 Qb7
  38. 38.Qd2 Kg7
  39. 39.Qc3+ Kg8
  40. 40.e5 dxe5
  41. 41.Qxe5 Bd7
  42. 42.Nc3 Nd6
  43. 43.Rf6 Qb8
  44. 44.Qf4 Nf5
  45. 45.Ne4 Qxf4
  46. 46.Rxf4 Rb1+
  47. 47.Kh2 Rb2
  48. 48.Bd3 Rc8
  49. 49.Ra6 Kg7
  50. 50.Nf6 Ne3
  51. 51.Nxd7 Nxg2
  52. 52.Kg3 Nxf4
  53. 53.Kxf4 Rf2+
  54. 54.Ke5 Rf3
  55. 55.Be4 Re8+
  56. 56.Re6 fxe6
  57. 57.Bxf3 exd5+
  58. 58.Kxd5 Re3
  59. 59.Bg4 h5
  60. 60.Be6 g5
  61. 61.Nxc5 g4
  62. 62.hxg4 h4
  63. 63.Kd4 Ra3
  64. 64.Bd5 h3
  65. 65.Ne6+ Kf6
  66. 66.Nc5 h2
  67. 67.Ne4+ Ke7
  68. 68.Nf2 Ra1
  69. 69.Ke3 Rf1
  70. 70.c5 Rc1
  71. 71.c6 Kd6
  72. 72.Bg2 Rc2
  73. 73.g5 Ke5
  74. 74.g6 Rc3+
  75. 75.Nd3+ Kf6
  76. 76.Be4 Ke6
  77. 77.Kd4 Ra3
  78. 78.c7 Ra4+
  79. 79.Kc3 Ra8

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