Veselin Topalov vs Hikaru Nakamura

Champions Showdown G10 · 2017 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 0-1 in 33 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event Champions Showdown G10
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 3.1
Date 2017.11.11
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 33
Replay this game move by move →

Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/6p1/p4rNb/1p6/8/P2B4/1P4rP/1K5R w - - 0 34

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.e3 c5
  7. 7.dxc5 Bxc5
  8. 8.a3 Nc6
  9. 9.Qc2 Qa5
  10. 10.O-O-O Be7
  11. 11.Kb1 a6
  12. 12.Nd2 b5
  13. 13.Nb3 Qb6
  14. 14.cxd5 exd5
  15. 15.Bg5 Be6
  16. 16.Bxf6 Bxf6
  17. 17.Nxd5 Bxd5
  18. 18.Rxd5 Rac8
  19. 19.Bd3 Nb4
  20. 20.Bxh7+ Kh8
  21. 21.Qd1 Nxd5
  22. 22.Qh5 Bg5
  23. 23.Be4+ Qh6
  24. 24.Qxh6+ Bxh6
  25. 25.Bxd5 Rcd8
  26. 26.e4 f5
  27. 27.Nc5 fxe4
  28. 28.Bxe4 Rxf2
  29. 29.Nd3 Rf6
  30. 30.Ne5 Re8
  31. 31.Ng6+ Kg8
  32. 32.Bc2 Re2
  33. 33.Bd3 Rxg2

More Veselin Topalov Games

Go Deeper

Step through this game on the interactive board, where you can also branch off and play your own ideas from any position. See every game between Veselin Topalov and Hikaru Nakamura, or browse all Veselin Topalov games in the collection. To find out what the engine thinks of it, paste the moves into Analyze Game and Stockfish will mark every turning point.