Veselin Topalov vs Hikaru Nakamura

Champions Showdown G20 · 2017 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 47 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Champions Showdown G20
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 3.1
Date 2017.11.10
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 47
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Final Position

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

r1b3Q1/4k3/p3p3/6N1/3B4/2P1K3/7P/2q5 w - - 13 48

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 b5
  10. 10.a4 b4
  11. 11.Na2 d5
  12. 12.e5 Nfd7
  13. 13.f4 Nc5
  14. 14.O-O Ne4
  15. 15.Qe1 Qb6
  16. 16.c3 Nc6
  17. 17.a5 Nxa5
  18. 18.Nxb4 Bc5
  19. 19.Nxd5 exd5
  20. 20.b4 Nc4
  21. 21.Bxc4 dxc4
  22. 22.bxc5 Nxc5
  23. 23.f5 h4
  24. 24.Qe2 h3
  25. 25.Qg4 Qb2
  26. 26.Bf2 Qb7
  27. 27.Nf3 Nb3
  28. 28.Rfb1 O-O
  29. 29.Qxc4 hxg2
  30. 30.Ng5 Nd2
  31. 31.Qd3 Qd7
  32. 32.Bd4 Nxb1
  33. 33.e6 fxe6
  34. 34.Qh3 Rxf5
  35. 35.Qh7+ Kf8
  36. 36.Qh8+ Ke7
  37. 37.Qxg7+ Ke8
  38. 38.Qg8+ Ke7
  39. 39.Rxb1 Rf1+
  40. 40.Rxf1 gxf1=Q+
  41. 41.Kxf1 Qb5+
  42. 42.Kf2 Qb2+
  43. 43.Ke3 Qc1+
  44. 44.Ke2 Qc2+
  45. 45.Ke3 Qc1+
  46. 46.Ke2 Qc2+
  47. 47.Ke3 Qc1+

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