Veselin Topalov vs Hikaru Nakamura

Champions Showdown G30 · 2017 · Caro-Kann, Advance · 1/2-1/2 in 33 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Champions Showdown G30
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 1.1
Date 2017.11.09
Opening Caro-Kann, Advance (B12)
Moves 33
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Final Position

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

k2q2r1/pp3r2/3bp3/P2p2pp/1PpPn3/2P1B1P1/2QNR1PP/4R1K1 b - - 15 33

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 Nd7
  7. 7.O-O h6
  8. 8.Nbd2 g5
  9. 9.Re1 Qc7
  10. 10.Nf1 Bh7
  11. 11.Ng3 Nf5
  12. 12.Bd3 Nxg3
  13. 13.Bxh7 Rxh7
  14. 14.fxg3 Be7
  15. 15.Qd3 Rg7
  16. 16.a4 O-O-O
  17. 17.a5 c5
  18. 18.Be3 h5
  19. 19.Rf1 Kb8
  20. 20.Qd2 Rdg8
  21. 21.b4 c4
  22. 22.Rae1 Qd8
  23. 23.Re2 Ka8
  24. 24.Ne1 f6
  25. 25.exf6 Nxf6
  26. 26.Nf3 Ne4
  27. 27.Qc2 Rf7
  28. 28.Rfe1 Bd6
  29. 29.Nd2 Nf6
  30. 30.Nf3 Ne4
  31. 31.Nd2 Nf6
  32. 32.Nf3 Ne4
  33. 33.Nd2

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