Veselin Topalov vs Hikaru Nakamura

Champions Showdown G10 · 2017 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 60 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Champions Showdown G10
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 7.1
Date 2017.11.11
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 60
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Final Position

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

1n6/1P6/3K2p1/7p/7k/8/8/8 b - - 1 60

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 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be6
  8. 8.Be3 h5
  9. 9.Nd5 Bxd5
  10. 10.exd5 g6
  11. 11.Qd2 Nbd7
  12. 12.Be2 Qc7
  13. 13.c4 a5
  14. 14.Rc1 a4
  15. 15.Na1 Qa5
  16. 16.Nc2 Qxd2+
  17. 17.Kxd2 Bh6
  18. 18.Bxh6 Rxh6
  19. 19.Ne3 Ke7
  20. 20.h4 Rhh8
  21. 21.Rhf1 Nc5
  22. 22.Nd1 Ne8
  23. 23.Nc3 Ng7
  24. 24.Rh1 Nf5
  25. 25.Rce1 Nd4
  26. 26.Bd1 f5
  27. 27.f4 Kf6
  28. 28.g3 Rhb8
  29. 29.fxe5+ dxe5
  30. 30.d6 Ke6
  31. 31.d7 Kd6
  32. 32.Re3 e4
  33. 33.Nd5 Nxd7
  34. 34.Kc3 Kc5
  35. 35.b4+ axb3
  36. 36.axb3 Ra3
  37. 37.Kb2 Rba8
  38. 38.b4+ Kxc4
  39. 39.Rxa3 Rxa3
  40. 40.Kxa3 Kxd5
  41. 41.Re1 Kc4
  42. 42.Kb2 Ne5
  43. 43.Bc2 Nd3+
  44. 44.Bxd3+ Kxd3
  45. 45.Rd1+ Ke3
  46. 46.Kc3 Ne2+
  47. 47.Kc4 b5+
  48. 48.Kc5 Nxg3
  49. 49.Kxb5 f4
  50. 50.Kc5 Ne2
  51. 51.Kc4 f3
  52. 52.b5 f2
  53. 53.b6 Nd4
  54. 54.b7 Nc6
  55. 55.Kd5 Nb8
  56. 56.Rf1 Ke2
  57. 57.Rxf2+ Kxf2
  58. 58.Kxe4 Kg3
  59. 59.Ke5 Kxh4
  60. 60.Kd6

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