Veselin Topalov vs Hikaru Nakamura

Riga FIDE Grand Prix 2019 · Giuoco Piano · 1/2-1/2 in 25 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Riga FIDE Grand Prix 2019
Site Riga LAT
Round 1.2
Date 2019.07.13
Opening Giuoco Piano (C53)
Moves 25
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Final Position

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

4r2k/2q2bp1/1ppb1p1p/p7/P2N4/2P3N1/1PQ2PPP/4R1K1 w - - 0 26

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.c3 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 O-O
  6. 6.Nbd2 d5
  7. 7.exd5 Nxd5
  8. 8.Ne4 Be7
  9. 9.O-O Nb6
  10. 10.Bb3 Bf5
  11. 11.a4 a5
  12. 12.Re1 Qd7
  13. 13.Be3 Rad8
  14. 14.Bxb6 cxb6
  15. 15.Bc4 Bg6
  16. 16.Qb3 Qc7
  17. 17.Re3 h6
  18. 18.Rae1 Kh8
  19. 19.Bd5 f6
  20. 20.Bxc6 bxc6
  21. 21.d4 Bf7
  22. 22.Qc2 exd4
  23. 23.Nxd4 Rfe8
  24. 24.Ng3 Bd6
  25. 25.Rxe8+ Rxe8

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