Veselin Topalov vs Hikaru Nakamura

Champions Showdown G5 · 2017 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 0-1 in 53 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event Champions Showdown G5
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 1.1
Date 2017.11.12
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/7P/3R4/r7/3p2K1/3kp1P1/8 w - - 0 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.d4 Be7
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.a3 c5
  7. 7.dxc5 Bxc5
  8. 8.e3 Nc6
  9. 9.Qc2 Qa5
  10. 10.Ra2 Be7
  11. 11.b4 Qd8
  12. 12.h3 b6
  13. 13.cxd5 exd5
  14. 14.Be2 Be6
  15. 15.Ng5 Rc8
  16. 16.Nxe6 fxe6
  17. 17.Ba6 Bxb4
  18. 18.Bxc8 Qxc8
  19. 19.O-O Bxc3
  20. 20.Qxc3 Ne4
  21. 21.Qc1 Qd7
  22. 22.Rc2 Nc5
  23. 23.Rd1 Na5
  24. 24.Rxc5 bxc5
  25. 25.Qxc5 Nc6
  26. 26.Bg3 Rc8
  27. 27.Qb5 Ne5
  28. 28.Qa6 Nc4
  29. 29.Rb1 Nb6
  30. 30.Be5 Rc6
  31. 31.Bd4 Qc7
  32. 32.f4 h6
  33. 33.Kh2 Rc2
  34. 34.Bxb6 axb6
  35. 35.Rxb6 Qc3
  36. 36.Rb8+ Kf7
  37. 37.Rb7+ Kf6
  38. 38.Qa8 Kf5
  39. 39.Qf8+ Ke4
  40. 40.Rxg7 Qxe3
  41. 41.Qf6 Qxf4+
  42. 42.Qxf4+ Kxf4
  43. 43.a4 d4
  44. 44.Rd7 e5
  45. 45.Rd6 Ra2
  46. 46.h4 h5
  47. 47.Rf6+ Ke3
  48. 48.Rf5 e4
  49. 49.Rxh5 d3
  50. 50.Rd5 Kd2
  51. 51.h5 e3
  52. 52.h6 Rxa4
  53. 53.Kg3 e2

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