Veselin Topalov vs Hikaru Nakamura

Champions Showdown G20 · 2017 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 0-1 in 47 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event Champions Showdown G20
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 1.1
Date 2017.11.10
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 47
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/2R5/8/p2kp1bP/Pp1p4/1P3rN1/1P6/1K6 w - - 3 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.f3 e6
  7. 7.Be3 h5
  8. 8.Bc4 Qc7
  9. 9.Bb3 Nc6
  10. 10.Qd2 Be7
  11. 11.O-O-O Na5
  12. 12.Kb1 Bd7
  13. 13.g3 b5
  14. 14.h3 b4
  15. 15.Nce2 e5
  16. 16.Nf5 Nxb3
  17. 17.cxb3 Bxf5
  18. 18.exf5 Qb7
  19. 19.Rhf1 d5
  20. 20.f4 d4
  21. 21.Bg1 Ne4
  22. 22.Qe1 f6
  23. 23.fxe5 fxe5
  24. 24.Nc1 O-O
  25. 25.g4 a5
  26. 26.Bh2 Bd6
  27. 27.Qe2 h4
  28. 28.Rde1 Ng3
  29. 29.Bxg3 hxg3
  30. 30.Qe4 Qxe4+
  31. 31.Rxe4 g6
  32. 32.Nd3 g2
  33. 33.Rg1 gxf5
  34. 34.gxf5 Rxf5
  35. 35.Rxg2+ Kf7
  36. 36.Rge2 Kf6
  37. 37.Nf2 Rc8
  38. 38.h4 Rf3
  39. 39.Rg4 Re3
  40. 40.Re4 Rxe2
  41. 41.Rxe2 Kf5
  42. 42.Ne4 Be7
  43. 43.Ng3+ Ke6
  44. 44.h5 Bg5
  45. 45.Rc2 Rf8
  46. 46.a4 Kd5
  47. 47.Rc7 Rf3

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