Veselin Topalov vs Hikaru Nakamura

Champions Showdown G5 · 2017 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 58 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Champions Showdown G5
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 7.1
Date 2017.11.12
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 58
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Final Position

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

8/5kp1/R4b2/8/1r3P2/4B1K1/5P2/8 w - - 1 59

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.b4 Be7
  10. 10.cxd5 exd5
  11. 11.Be2 Be6
  12. 12.O-O Ne4
  13. 13.Rc1 Bf6
  14. 14.Na4 Rc8
  15. 15.Nc5 Nc3
  16. 16.Qd3 Bf5
  17. 17.Qd2 d4
  18. 18.Nxb7 dxe3
  19. 19.Qxe3 Qb6
  20. 20.Rxc3 Qxb7
  21. 21.Rc5 Rfe8
  22. 22.Qc1 Rxe2
  23. 23.Rxf5 Nd4
  24. 24.Rc5 Nxf3+
  25. 25.gxf3 Rce8
  26. 26.Rc6 Bd4
  27. 27.Qc4 Bb6
  28. 28.Bg3 h5
  29. 29.a4 R2e6
  30. 30.Rxe6 Rxe6
  31. 31.a5 Bd8
  32. 32.Rd1 Be7
  33. 33.Qd5 Qxd5
  34. 34.Rxd5 h4
  35. 35.Bb8 Bxb4
  36. 36.Kg2 a6
  37. 37.Bc7 Be7
  38. 38.Bb6 Rg6+
  39. 39.Kh3 Rf6
  40. 40.Rd7 Bb4
  41. 41.Kg4 Rg6+
  42. 42.Kxh4 Rh6+
  43. 43.Kg3 Rh5
  44. 44.Ra7 Bxa5
  45. 45.Rxa6 Bb4
  46. 46.Be3 Rd5
  47. 47.h4 Bd6+
  48. 48.Kg2 f5
  49. 49.Bg5 Kf7
  50. 50.h5 f4
  51. 51.Bh4 Bf8
  52. 52.Kh3 Rxh5
  53. 53.Kg4 Rb5
  54. 54.Kxf4 Rb4+
  55. 55.Kg3 Bc5
  56. 56.Bg5 Bd4
  57. 57.Be3 Be5+
  58. 58.f4 Bf6

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