Veselin Topalov vs Hikaru Nakamura

Champions Showdown Rapid · 2016 · King's Indian, Sämisch · 1/2-1/2 in 101 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Champions Showdown Rapid
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 6.2
Date 2016.11.13
Opening King's Indian, Sämisch (E81)
Moves 101
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Final Position

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

8/8/1K4bP/4k3/8/8/8/3B4 w - - 0 102

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bg7
  4. 4.e4 d6
  5. 5.f3 O-O
  6. 6.Be3 a6
  7. 7.Bd3 c6
  8. 8.Nge2 b5
  9. 9.O-O bxc4
  10. 10.Bxc4 d5
  11. 11.Bb3 a5
  12. 12.Kh1 Ba6
  13. 13.Rc1 e6
  14. 14.Bg5 h6
  15. 15.Bh4 g5
  16. 16.Bf2 Nbd7
  17. 17.e5 Nh5
  18. 18.Na4 Bb5
  19. 19.Re1 f6
  20. 20.exf6 Qxf6
  21. 21.Nec3 Ba6
  22. 22.Ne2 g4
  23. 23.Ng1 Nf4
  24. 24.Rxc6 Nd3
  25. 25.Bg3 Nxe1
  26. 26.Qxe1 Rfe8
  27. 27.Nc3 Qf7
  28. 28.fxg4 Bxd4
  29. 29.Nf3 Bg7
  30. 30.g5 h5
  31. 31.Bc2 Nf8
  32. 32.h3 Rec8
  33. 33.Rd6 Rd8
  34. 34.g6 Qe8
  35. 35.Ba4 Qxg6
  36. 36.Nxd5 Kh8
  37. 37.Nf4 Qf5
  38. 38.Nh4 Qf7
  39. 39.Rb6 Bd4
  40. 40.Rc6 Rdc8
  41. 41.Qe4 Bg7
  42. 42.Nhg6+ Nxg6
  43. 43.Nxg6+ Kg8
  44. 44.Ne5 Qf5
  45. 45.Qxf5 exf5
  46. 46.Rb6 Rcb8
  47. 47.Rg6 Kh7
  48. 48.Rg5 Bf6
  49. 49.Rxf5 Kg7
  50. 50.Rxf6 Kxf6
  51. 51.Nd7+ Kf5
  52. 52.Nxb8 Bc4
  53. 53.b3 Bd3
  54. 54.Nc6 Bb1
  55. 55.a3 Kf6
  56. 56.Bb5 Re8
  57. 57.Kh2 Re3
  58. 58.Nxa5 Rc3
  59. 59.Bc4 Be4
  60. 60.Bf1 Rc1
  61. 61.Nc4 Ba8
  62. 62.Ne3 Rc3
  63. 63.Bf4 Rxb3
  64. 64.a4 Rb4
  65. 65.Bc4 Rxa4
  66. 66.h4 Ra3
  67. 67.Be2 Kg6
  68. 68.Kg3 Be4
  69. 69.Bf3 Bb1
  70. 70.Nc4 Rc3
  71. 71.Ne5+ Kf6
  72. 72.Kh2 Kf5
  73. 73.Bg3 Be4
  74. 74.Bxh5 Rxg3
  75. 75.Kxg3 Kxe5
  76. 76.Bf3 Bf5
  77. 77.Kf2 Bd7
  78. 78.Ke3 Be6
  79. 79.g3 Bd7
  80. 80.Bh5 Be6
  81. 81.Be8 Kf5
  82. 82.Bh5 Ke5
  83. 83.Be2 Bd7
  84. 84.Kd2 Be6
  85. 85.Kc3 Ke4
  86. 86.Bd1 Ke5
  87. 87.Kb4 Kd4
  88. 88.Kb5 Ke5
  89. 89.Kc5 Bd7
  90. 90.Be2 Be8
  91. 91.g4 Kf4
  92. 92.g5 Ke5
  93. 93.Bd1 Bf7
  94. 94.Be2 Be8
  95. 95.Kb6 Kd6
  96. 96.Bd3 Bh5
  97. 97.Bc2 Be8
  98. 98.Bd1 Bf7
  99. 99.h5 Ke5
  100. 100.g6 Be8
  101. 101.h6 Bxg6

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