Veselin Topalov vs Hikaru Nakamura

The Game

White	Veselin Topalov
Black	Hikaru Nakamura
Result	1-0
Event	Champions Showdown 60m
Site	Saint Louis USA
Round	6.2
Date	2016.11.12
Opening	Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves	43

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7r/2Q5/P1p5/3p1b2/3P4/2Pk4/5K2/8 b - - 0 43

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 e5
2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
4. 4.O-O Nxe4
5. 5.Re1 Nd6
6. 6.Nxe5 Be7
7. 7.Bf1 Nf5
8. 8.Nf3 O-O
9. 9.d4 d5
10. 10.c3 Bd6
11. 11.Bd3 Nce7
12. 12.Nbd2 c6
13. 13.Qc2 g6
14. 14.Nf1 Ng7
15. 15.Ng3 f6
16. 16.Bh6 Re8
17. 17.Nh4 Bxg3
18. 18.hxg3 Nef5
19. 19.Qd2 g5
20. 20.Rxe8+ Qxe8
21. 21.Re1 Qd8
22. 22.Nxf5 Nxf5
23. 23.Bxf5 Bxf5
24. 24.Qe2 Kf7
25. 25.g4 Bd7
26. 26.f4 Kg6
27. 27.fxg5 fxg5
28. 28.Qe5 Qf6
29. 29.Qh2 Bxg4
30. 30.Re5 Bf5
31. 31.g4 Bxg4
32. 32.Rxg5+ Qxg5
33. 33.Bxg5 Kxg5
34. 34.Qxh7 b6
35. 35.Qb7 Rc8
36. 36.Qxa7 b5
37. 37.b3 Kf4
38. 38.Kf2 Bf5
39. 39.a4 bxa4
40. 40.bxa4 Ke4
41. 41.a5 Rh8
42. 42.Qc7 Kd3
43. 43.a6

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