Veselin Topalov vs Hikaru Nakamura
Champions Showdown G10 · 2017 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 72 moves
The Game
| White | Veselin Topalov |
|---|---|
| Black | Hikaru Nakamura |
| Result | 1/2-1/2 |
| Event | Champions Showdown G10 |
| Site | Saint Louis USA |
| Round | 5.1 |
| Date | 2017.11.11 |
| Opening | Sicilian, Najdorf (B90) |
| Moves | 72 |
Final Position
The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2
8/2B5/p7/P7/4k1P1/4n2K/8/8 w - - 1 73
All The Moves
- 1.e4 c5
- 2.Nf3 d6
- 3.d4 cxd4
- 4.Nxd4 Nf6
- 5.Nc3 a6
- 6.f3 e6
- 7.Be3 h5
- 8.Qd2 Be7
- 9.Be2 Bd7
- 10.a4 Nc6
- 11.Nb3 Rc8
- 12.a5 O-O
- 13.O-O Ne5
- 14.Rfd1 h4
- 15.h3 Ng6
- 16.f4 Rxc3
- 17.Qxc3 Nxe4
- 18.Qd3 Ng3
- 19.Bf3 Qc8
- 20.Nc5 Bc6
- 21.Bxc6 Qxc6
- 22.Nxe6 fxe6
- 23.Qxg6 Rf6
- 24.Qd3 Nf5
- 25.Bf2 Rg6
- 26.Qf1 d5
- 27.c3 Bd6
- 28.Bd4 Qc7
- 29.Bb6 Qb8
- 30.Ra4 Qe8
- 31.Ra2 Qb8
- 32.Ra4 Qe8
- 33.Ra2 Qc6
- 34.Rd3 Qc4
- 35.b3 Qxb3
- 36.Rf2 Ng3
- 37.Qd1 Qxd1+
- 38.Rxd1 Bxf4
- 39.Rb1 e5
- 40.Rd1 Rc6
- 41.Rxd5 Rxc3
- 42.Rd1 Kh7
- 43.Rb2 Ra3
- 44.Re1 Kg6
- 45.Bd8 Kh5
- 46.Rxb7 g5
- 47.Rh7+ Kg6
- 48.Rb7 Be3+
- 49.Kh2 Bf4
- 50.Bb6 e4
- 51.Kg1 Bd2
- 52.Rd1 e3
- 53.Rd7 Ra2
- 54.Rd3 e2
- 55.R3xd2 Rxd2
- 56.Re1 Ra2
- 57.Kf2 Kf5
- 58.Bc7 Ne4+
- 59.Kf3 Nd2+
- 60.Kxe2 Ne4+
- 61.Kf1 Rf2+
- 62.Kg1 Rc2
- 63.Bb6 Ng3
- 64.Rd1 Ke4
- 65.Ba7 Ne2+
- 66.Kh2 Nf4
- 67.Rg1 Ra2
- 68.Bb6 g4
- 69.hxg4 h3
- 70.Bc7 Rxg2+
- 71.Rxg2 Nxg2
- 72.Kxh3 Ne3
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