Veselin Topalov vs Hikaru Nakamura

GCT Blitz Paris 2016 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 32 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2016
Site Paris FRA
Round 15.2
Date 2016.06.12
Opening English Opening (A15)
Moves 32
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Final Position

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

r4k2/5ppp/2R1p3/8/3P3P/4KP2/6P1/8 b - - 0 32

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.b3 d5
  4. 4.Bb2 Be7
  5. 5.e3 O-O
  6. 6.Be2 c5
  7. 7.cxd5 Nxd5
  8. 8.Nc3 Nc6
  9. 9.O-O b6
  10. 10.d4 Nxc3
  11. 11.Bxc3 Bf6
  12. 12.Rc1 cxd4
  13. 13.Nxd4 Nxd4
  14. 14.Bxd4 Bxd4
  15. 15.Qxd4 Qxd4
  16. 16.exd4 Bb7
  17. 17.Rc7 Rab8
  18. 18.Rfc1 a5
  19. 19.h4 Bd5
  20. 20.Bb5 Rfd8
  21. 21.f3 Ba8
  22. 22.Bd7 Kf8
  23. 23.Kf2 Bd5
  24. 24.Ke3 b5
  25. 25.R1c5 a4
  26. 26.Bxb5 axb3
  27. 27.axb3 Bxb3
  28. 28.Ra7 Bd5
  29. 29.Ba4 Ra8
  30. 30.Rxa8 Rxa8
  31. 31.Bc6 Bxc6
  32. 32.Rxc6

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