Veselin Topalov vs Hikaru Nakamura

Riga FIDE Grand Prix 2019 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1-0 in 47 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event Riga FIDE Grand Prix 2019
Site Riga LAT
Round 1.4
Date 2019.07.14
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 47
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/2N4k/2N4b/1p5p/5p2/2P2K2/5PP1/8 b - - 0 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.c3 O-O
  6. 6.Bg5 h6
  7. 7.Bh4 Be7
  8. 8.O-O d6
  9. 9.Bg3 a6
  10. 10.Ba4 b5
  11. 11.Bc2 Re8
  12. 12.Nbd2 Bf8
  13. 13.Re1 Nh5
  14. 14.Nf1 Nxg3
  15. 15.hxg3 g6
  16. 16.Ne3 Bg7
  17. 17.a4 Rb8
  18. 18.axb5 axb5
  19. 19.Bb3 Rf8
  20. 20.d4 b4
  21. 21.Bd5 Bd7
  22. 22.Ra6 Ne7
  23. 23.dxe5 dxe5
  24. 24.Bc4 bxc3
  25. 25.bxc3 Bc6
  26. 26.Qc2 Ra8
  27. 27.Rea1 Rxa6
  28. 28.Rxa6 Kh7
  29. 29.Ra5 f6
  30. 30.Nd2 Qd7
  31. 31.Nb3 Ra8
  32. 32.Nc5 Qd6
  33. 33.Rxa8 Bxa8
  34. 34.Ne6 h5
  35. 35.Qb1 Qb6
  36. 36.Qxb6 cxb6
  37. 37.Bd5 Bc6
  38. 38.Bxc6 Nxc6
  39. 39.Nd5 b5
  40. 40.Kf1 f5
  41. 41.Ke2 Bh6
  42. 42.Nec7 Na7
  43. 43.exf5 gxf5
  44. 44.Ne7 f4
  45. 45.gxf4 exf4
  46. 46.Kf3 Nc6
  47. 47.Nxc6

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