Veselin Topalov vs Hikaru Nakamura

GCT Blitz YourNextMove · 2016 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 132 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Blitz YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 8.2
Date 2016.06.19
Opening English Opening (A13)
Moves 132
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Final Position

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

6r1/8/8/8/5k2/R6K/3n4/8 w - - 150 133

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.Nf3 d5
  3. 3.b3 d4
  4. 4.g3 c5
  5. 5.Bg2 Nc6
  6. 6.O-O Nf6
  7. 7.e3 Be7
  8. 8.exd4 cxd4
  9. 9.d3 O-O
  10. 10.Re1 Ne8
  11. 11.a3 a5
  12. 12.Nbd2 f6
  13. 13.Rb1 e5
  14. 14.Nh4 Nc7
  15. 15.Qh5 Qe8
  16. 16.Qxe8 Rxe8
  17. 17.f4 exf4
  18. 18.gxf4 Bd7
  19. 19.Kf2 Na6
  20. 20.Bd5+ Kh8
  21. 21.Ne4 f5
  22. 22.Ng5 Bxg5
  23. 23.fxg5 Nc5
  24. 24.Rxe8+ Rxe8
  25. 25.Nf3 Nxd3+
  26. 26.Kg3 b6
  27. 27.Bf4 Ne7
  28. 28.Bf7 Rf8
  29. 29.Bd5 Nxf4
  30. 30.Kxf4 Ng6+
  31. 31.Kg3 d3
  32. 32.Rd1 f4+
  33. 33.Kf2 Bf5
  34. 34.h4 Re8
  35. 35.Nd4 Nxh4
  36. 36.Nxf5 Nxf5
  37. 37.Rxd3 g6
  38. 38.b4 axb4
  39. 39.axb4 h6
  40. 40.gxh6 g5
  41. 41.Bf3 Ne3
  42. 42.c5 bxc5
  43. 43.bxc5 g4
  44. 44.c6 gxf3
  45. 45.Kxf3 Nc4
  46. 46.Kxf4 Rc8
  47. 47.Ke4 Na5
  48. 48.Rd6 Nxc6
  49. 49.Kd5 Ne7+
  50. 50.Ke6 Ng8
  51. 51.Kd7 Ra8
  52. 52.Kc7 Ra7+
  53. 53.Kb6 Rf7
  54. 54.Rc6 Rf1
  55. 55.Kc7 Kh7
  56. 56.Kb6 Nf6
  57. 57.Kb7 Kxh6
  58. 58.Kc8 Kg6
  59. 59.Rc7 Ra1
  60. 60.Rc2 Nd5
  61. 61.Kd7 Kf5
  62. 62.Kd6 Ne3
  63. 63.Rc8 Rd1+
  64. 64.Kc6 Nd5
  65. 65.Re8 Kf6
  66. 66.Re2 Ne7+
  67. 67.Kc5 Ng6
  68. 68.Re8 Ne5
  69. 69.Kb5 Rc1
  70. 70.Kb4 Nc6+
  71. 71.Kb3 Rc5
  72. 72.Re1 Nd4+
  73. 73.Kb4 Rc8
  74. 74.Re4 Ne6
  75. 75.Re1 Nf4
  76. 76.Kb5 Nd5
  77. 77.Rh1 Ke5
  78. 78.Rh5+ Kd4
  79. 79.Rh4+ Kd3
  80. 80.Rh3+ Ne3
  81. 81.Kb6 Rc3
  82. 82.Kb7 Kd4
  83. 83.Rh4+ Kc5
  84. 84.Rh3 Rb3+
  85. 85.Kc8 Kd6
  86. 86.Rh6+ Ke5
  87. 87.Kd7 Nf5
  88. 88.Rh5 Rc3
  89. 89.Rg5 Kf4
  90. 90.Rg1 Ne3
  91. 91.Kd6 Ke4
  92. 92.Re1 Kd4
  93. 93.Rh1 Nf5+
  94. 94.Ke6 Rf3
  95. 95.Rd1+ Ke4
  96. 96.Re1+ Ne3
  97. 97.Ra1 Nc2
  98. 98.Ra4+ Nd4+
  99. 99.Ke7 Rh3
  100. 100.Kd6 Rh6+
  101. 101.Ke7 Kd5
  102. 102.Ra5+ Kc4
  103. 103.Kf7 Nc6
  104. 104.Ra1 Ne5+
  105. 105.Ke7 Kd5
  106. 106.Rd1+ Kc5
  107. 107.Rc1+ Nc4
  108. 108.Kf7 Kd5
  109. 109.Rd1+ Kc6
  110. 110.Rc1 Rh4
  111. 111.Kf6 Kd7
  112. 112.Rd1+ Nd6
  113. 113.Kg5 Re4
  114. 114.Ra1 Ke6
  115. 115.Ra6 Rd4
  116. 116.Kg6 Rg4+
  117. 117.Kh5 Rg1
  118. 118.Kh4 Ke5
  119. 119.Kh3 Ne4
  120. 120.Kh2 Rg8
  121. 121.Ra7 Nd2
  122. 122.Ra3 Kf4
  123. 123.Ra4+ Ke3
  124. 124.Kh3 Ne4
  125. 125.Kh2 Nc3
  126. 126.Ra7 Rg5
  127. 127.Kh3 Ne4
  128. 128.Ra3+ Kf4
  129. 129.Kh2 Nd2
  130. 130.Kh3 Rh5+
  131. 131.Kg2 Rg5+
  132. 132.Kh3 Rg8

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