Veselin Topalov vs Hikaru Nakamura

FIDE Candidates 2016 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 0-1 in 40 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event FIDE Candidates 2016
Site Moscow RUS
Round 13.3
Date 2016.03.27
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

4R3/6k1/4B2p/1p4p1/1P3n2/6RP/1r2r1P1/6K1 w - - 1 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.a3 c5
  7. 7.dxc5 Bxc5
  8. 8.e3 Nc6
  9. 9.cxd5 exd5
  10. 10.b4 d4
  11. 11.exd4 Bxd4
  12. 12.Nxd4 Nxd4
  13. 13.Be3 Nf5
  14. 14.Qxd8 Rxd8
  15. 15.Be2 Nxe3
  16. 16.fxe3 Ng4
  17. 17.e4 Be6
  18. 18.O-O Ne3
  19. 19.Rfc1 Rd2
  20. 20.Bf3 Rad8
  21. 21.e5 b6
  22. 22.Ne4 Rb2
  23. 23.Re1 Nc4
  24. 24.Ng5 h6
  25. 25.Nxe6 fxe6
  26. 26.Rac1 Rd4
  27. 27.h3 b5
  28. 28.Rc3 Rdd2
  29. 29.a4 a6
  30. 30.Bb7 Nb6
  31. 31.axb5 axb5
  32. 32.Be4 Nc4
  33. 33.Rg3 Re2
  34. 34.Ra1 Nxe5
  35. 35.Ra8+ Kf7
  36. 36.Bh7 g5
  37. 37.Bg8+ Kf6
  38. 38.Rf8+ Kg7
  39. 39.Re8 Ng6
  40. 40.Bxe6 Nf4

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