Veselin Topalov vs Hikaru Nakamura

GCT Blitz Paris 2017 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 61 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2017
Site Paris FRA
Round 6.4
Date 2017.06.24
Opening English Opening (A18)
Moves 61
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Final Position

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

2r5/8/8/2r2pkp/p1p2R2/P1R3P1/1P3PK1/8 b - - 13 61

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e6
  3. 3.e4 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 exd5
  5. 5.e5 Ne4
  6. 6.Nf3 Bf5
  7. 7.Be2 d4
  8. 8.Nxe4 Bxe4
  9. 9.d3 Bd5
  10. 10.O-O Nc6
  11. 11.a3 a5
  12. 12.Bf4 a4
  13. 13.Nd2 Be7
  14. 14.Bg3 O-O
  15. 15.Rc1 Qd7
  16. 16.Bg4 Be6
  17. 17.Bxe6 fxe6
  18. 18.Qc2 Rfc8
  19. 19.Rce1 Na5
  20. 20.Re4 c5
  21. 21.Nc4 Qc6
  22. 22.Nd6 Rf8
  23. 23.Rg4 b5
  24. 24.h3 Nb3
  25. 25.Qe2 Kh8
  26. 26.Re1 Rab8
  27. 27.Bh4 Qd7
  28. 28.Qe4 Nd2
  29. 29.Qe2 Nb3
  30. 30.Rd1 Na5
  31. 31.Qe4 Nc6
  32. 32.Bxe7 Nxe7
  33. 33.Rc1 Qa7
  34. 34.Rh4 Nf5
  35. 35.Nxf5 exf5
  36. 36.Qc6 Qe7
  37. 37.Rf4 Qxe5
  38. 38.g3 Rfc8
  39. 39.Qd7 Rf8
  40. 40.h4 g6
  41. 41.Qa7 Rfc8
  42. 42.Kh2 Qd6
  43. 43.h5 Qc6
  44. 44.Qe7 Qc7
  45. 45.Qe6 Rb6
  46. 46.Qd5 Kg7
  47. 47.Rxd4 Qe7
  48. 48.Qd7 Qxd7
  49. 49.Rxd7+ Kh6
  50. 50.hxg6 Kxg6
  51. 51.Kg2 c4
  52. 52.dxc4 bxc4
  53. 53.Rd4 Rbc6
  54. 54.Rc3 h5
  55. 55.Kh3 Kg5
  56. 56.Rf4 Rc5
  57. 57.Kg2 R8c7
  58. 58.Kf1 Rc8
  59. 59.Kg2 R8c7
  60. 60.Kh2 Rc8
  61. 61.Kg2

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