Veselin Topalov vs Hikaru Nakamura

GCT Rapid YourNextMove · 2016 · Giuoco Piano · 1-0 in 45 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event GCT Rapid YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 2.5
Date 2016.06.17
Opening Giuoco Piano (C53)
Moves 45
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3r4/6pk/6Np/2pB4/P2p2q1/3Qp3/6P1/3R2K1 b - - 2 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.c3 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.O-O a6
  7. 7.a4 O-O
  8. 8.Re1 Ba7
  9. 9.Nbd2 Ng4
  10. 10.Re2 Kh8
  11. 11.h3 f5
  12. 12.exf5 Nxf2
  13. 13.Rxf2 Bxf2+
  14. 14.Kxf2 d5
  15. 15.Bb3 Bxf5
  16. 16.Kg1 Bxd3
  17. 17.Ne1 Bg6
  18. 18.Ndf3 e4
  19. 19.Nh2 Ne7
  20. 20.Be3 Qd6
  21. 21.Nc2 Rad8
  22. 22.Qd2 c5
  23. 23.Rd1 h6
  24. 24.Ng4 Bh5
  25. 25.Ba2 a5
  26. 26.Qe1 Be8
  27. 27.b3 b6
  28. 28.Bf2 Bh5
  29. 29.Bh4 Rd7
  30. 30.b4 axb4
  31. 31.cxb4 d4
  32. 32.Nce3 Bxg4
  33. 33.hxg4 Ng6
  34. 34.Bg3 Qf6
  35. 35.Nf5 e3
  36. 36.bxc5 bxc5
  37. 37.Qe2 Ne5
  38. 38.Bb1 Rfd8
  39. 39.Bxe5 Qxe5
  40. 40.Nh4 Qg5
  41. 41.Ng6+ Kg8
  42. 42.Qc4+ Rd5
  43. 43.Be4 Qxg4
  44. 44.Bxd5+ Kh7
  45. 45.Qd3

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