Veselin Topalov vs Hikaru Nakamura

Champions Showdown G20 · 2017 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 68 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Champions Showdown G20
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 5.1
Date 2017.11.10
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 68
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/pP2k3/P2b4/3Kp3/4B3/8 w - - 4 69

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 e6
  7. 7.Be3 h5
  8. 8.Qd2 Be7
  9. 9.Be2 Qc7
  10. 10.O-O Nbd7
  11. 11.Rad1 b6
  12. 12.f4 Bb7
  13. 13.Bf3 Ng4
  14. 14.Kh1 Nxe3
  15. 15.Qxe3 b5
  16. 16.a3 Rb8
  17. 17.h3 Nb6
  18. 18.Qc1 g6
  19. 19.Rd3 e5
  20. 20.Nde2 Nd7
  21. 21.Nd5 Bxd5
  22. 22.Rxd5 Rc8
  23. 23.Nc3 Nb6
  24. 24.Rd3 Kf8
  25. 25.Be2 Kg7
  26. 26.f5 Bf6
  27. 27.fxg6 fxg6
  28. 28.Rdf3 Rcf8
  29. 29.Qe3 Be7
  30. 30.Bd3 Qc5
  31. 31.Qe2 Rxf3
  32. 32.Rxf3 Rf8
  33. 33.Rxf8 Bxf8
  34. 34.h4 Be7
  35. 35.g3 Bd8
  36. 36.Kg2 Nd7
  37. 37.Nd5 Nf6
  38. 38.b4 Qa7
  39. 39.Nxf6 Bxf6
  40. 40.c4 bxc4
  41. 41.Bxc4 a5
  42. 42.b5 Qc5
  43. 43.a4 Bd8
  44. 44.Bb3 Bb6
  45. 45.Qf3 Qg1+
  46. 46.Kh3 Qf2
  47. 47.Qxf2 Bxf2
  48. 48.Kg2 Bb6
  49. 49.Kf3 g5
  50. 50.hxg5 Kg6
  51. 51.Be6 Kxg5
  52. 52.Ke2 Kf6
  53. 53.Bd7 d5
  54. 54.exd5 e4
  55. 55.Be8 Bc7
  56. 56.Kf2 Ke5
  57. 57.Bxh5 Kxd5
  58. 58.g4 Bf4
  59. 59.Bg6 Bg5
  60. 60.Ke2 Bd8
  61. 61.Be8 Ke5
  62. 62.Bd7 Kf4
  63. 63.Bf5 Bb6
  64. 64.Kd2 Bd4
  65. 65.Kc2 e3
  66. 66.Bd3 Kxg4
  67. 67.Be2+ Kf4
  68. 68.Kd3 Ke5

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