Veselin Topalov vs Hikaru Nakamura

Champions Showdown G5 · 2017 · King's Indian, Classical · 0-1 in 37 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event Champions Showdown G5
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 3.1
Date 2017.11.12
Opening King's Indian, Classical (E97)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

5r1k/pp4bp/6p1/8/PP5P/6q1/2Q1p1B1/4R2K w - - 0 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bg7
  4. 4.e4 d6
  5. 5.Nf3 O-O
  6. 6.Be2 e5
  7. 7.O-O Nc6
  8. 8.d5 Ne7
  9. 9.b4 Ne8
  10. 10.c5 f5
  11. 11.a4 Nf6
  12. 12.Bg5 Nh5
  13. 13.g3 f4
  14. 14.Nd2 Nf6
  15. 15.Nc4 Bh3
  16. 16.Re1 Qd7
  17. 17.Nb5 fxg3
  18. 18.fxg3 Nxe4
  19. 19.Bxe7 Qxe7
  20. 20.Qc2 Ng5
  21. 21.cxd6 cxd6
  22. 22.Nbxd6 e4
  23. 23.Rad1 Qf6
  24. 24.Rf1 Bxf1
  25. 25.Bxf1 e3
  26. 26.Bg2 Nf3+
  27. 27.Kh1 Nd4
  28. 28.Qb1 e2
  29. 29.Re1 Qf2
  30. 30.Ne4 Qf5
  31. 31.d6 Rae8
  32. 32.Ne3 Qd7
  33. 33.h4 Kh8
  34. 34.Qd3 Rxe4
  35. 35.Qxe4 Qxd6
  36. 36.Nc2 Nxc2
  37. 37.Qxc2 Qxg3

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