Veselin Topalov vs Hikaru Nakamura

The Game

White	Veselin Topalov
Black	Hikaru Nakamura
Result	1-0
Event	3rd Sinquefield Cup 2015
Site	Saint Louis USA
Round	2.1
Date	2015.08.24
Opening	Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves	73

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6R1/5k1P/P4P2/8/r7/1p3K2/8/8 b - - 2 73

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 e5
2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
4. 4.d3 Bc5
5. 5.Nbd2 d6
6. 6.O-O O-O
7. 7.c3 Ne7
8. 8.d4 exd4
9. 9.cxd4 Bb6
10. 10.Re1 Ng6
11. 11.h3 c6
12. 12.Bd3 Nh5
13. 13.Nc4 Bc7
14. 14.d5 Nhf4
15. 15.Bf1 f5
16. 16.e5 Nxd5
17. 17.exd6 Bxd6
18. 18.Nxd6 Qxd6
19. 19.b3 Bd7
20. 20.Bb2 Rfe8
21. 21.Qd4 Qf6
22. 22.Qd2 Qd6
23. 23.Bc4 h6
24. 24.Qd4 Qf6
25. 25.Qxf6 gxf6
26. 26.Bxf6 Rxe1+
27. 27.Rxe1 Re8
28. 28.Rd1 Be6
29. 29.Nd4 Kf7
30. 30.Nxe6 Rxe6
31. 31.Bd4 a6
32. 32.Kf1 Ngf4
33. 33.b4 Re4
34. 34.f3 Re8
35. 35.g3 Ne6
36. 36.Bf2 Rd8
37. 37.Re1 f4
38. 38.g4 Ng5
39. 39.Kg2 Re8
40. 40.Rd1 Re5
41. 41.Bd4 Re8
42. 42.h4 Ne6
43. 43.Bf2 Nec7
44. 44.h5 Kf6
45. 45.Kh3 b5
46. 46.Bd4+ Kg5
47. 47.Bxd5 Nxd5
48. 48.Rc1 Re6
49. 49.Rc5 Rd6
50. 50.Bg7 Re6
51. 51.Bd4 Rd6
52. 52.a3 Re6
53. 53.Rc1 Ne7
54. 54.Bf2 Kf6
55. 55.Bh4+ Kf7
56. 56.g5 hxg5
57. 57.Bxg5 Nd5
58. 58.Kg4 Kg7
59. 59.Bxf4 Nxf4
60. 60.Kxf4 Rd6
61. 61.Rc3 Kf6
62. 62.Kg4 a5
63. 63.bxa5 Rd4+
64. 64.f4 Ra4
65. 65.Rxc6+ Kg7
66. 66.a6 Rxa3
67. 67.f5 b4
68. 68.f6+ Kf7
69. 69.h6 Kg6
70. 70.Rc8 b3
71. 71.Rg8+ Kf7
72. 72.h7 Ra4+
73. 73.Kf3

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