Veselin Topalov vs Hikaru Nakamura

Champions Showdown G30 · 2017 · Caro-Kann, Advance · 1-0 in 53 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event Champions Showdown G30
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 3.1
Date 2017.11.09
Opening Caro-Kann, Advance (B12)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/2Q4k/4p2q/1p2Pbn1/2p2N1P/2P2BP1/PP5K/8 b - - 14 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.e5 Bf5
  4. 4.Nf3 e6
  5. 5.Be2 Ne7
  6. 6.c3 h6
  7. 7.O-O Nd7
  8. 8.Nbd2 Qc7
  9. 9.Nb3 g5
  10. 10.Ne1 c5
  11. 11.Bh5 Bg6
  12. 12.f4 c4
  13. 13.Nd2 gxf4
  14. 14.Rxf4 Bg7
  15. 15.Nf1 O-O
  16. 16.Ng3 Kh7
  17. 17.Rh4 Qd8
  18. 18.Nf3 Bd3
  19. 19.Bg4 Rh8
  20. 20.Nh5 Kg8
  21. 21.Rh3 Ng6
  22. 22.Be3 Qe7
  23. 23.Qd2 Bf8
  24. 24.Nf4 Nxf4
  25. 25.Bxf4 Bg7
  26. 26.Re1 Be4
  27. 27.Bxh6 Bxh6
  28. 28.Rxh6 Kg7
  29. 29.Rxh8 Rxh8
  30. 30.Ng5 Bd3
  31. 31.g3 Nf8
  32. 32.h4 Nh7
  33. 33.Nh3 Rg8
  34. 34.Kh2 Kh8
  35. 35.Bh5 Qf8
  36. 36.Nf4 Bf5
  37. 37.Qe3 f6
  38. 38.Rf1 Qh6
  39. 39.Be2 Qg7
  40. 40.Nxd5 fxe5
  41. 41.dxe5 b5
  42. 42.Nf4 Qh6
  43. 43.Bh5 Rd8
  44. 44.Rd1 Rxd1
  45. 45.Bxd1 Ng5
  46. 46.Qxa7 Ne4
  47. 47.Qa8+ Kh7
  48. 48.Bf3 Ng5
  49. 49.Qa7+ Kh8
  50. 50.Qa8+ Kh7
  51. 51.Qb7+ Kh8
  52. 52.Qb8+ Kh7
  53. 53.Qc7+

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