Veselin Topalov vs Hikaru Nakamura

Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 56 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019
Site Abidjan CIV
Round 5.1
Date 2019.05.11
Opening English Opening (A20)
Moves 56
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Final Position

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

8/1r2k3/2r4p/8/4Np2/3RpK2/4R3/8 b - - 1 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.d3 Nc6
  3. 3.a3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nf3 d5
  5. 5.cxd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.e4 Nf6
  7. 7.Be2 a5
  8. 8.O-O Bc5
  9. 9.Be3 Bb6
  10. 10.Nbd2 Bxe3
  11. 11.fxe3 Ng4
  12. 12.Nc4 b5
  13. 13.h3 bxc4
  14. 14.hxg4 Bxg4
  15. 15.Qa4 Bd7
  16. 16.Qxc4 O-O
  17. 17.Qc5 Re8
  18. 18.Rac1 a4
  19. 19.Bd1 Re6
  20. 20.Rf2 h6
  21. 21.b4 Qe8
  22. 22.Nh4 Rd6
  23. 23.Qc3 Na7
  24. 24.Be2 Nb5
  25. 25.Qb2 g6
  26. 26.Rc5 Qe7
  27. 27.Nf3 f6
  28. 28.d4 exd4
  29. 29.Bxb5 Bxb5
  30. 30.Rxb5 dxe3
  31. 31.Re2 Qxe4
  32. 32.Qc1 Qd3
  33. 33.Rb7 Qd1+
  34. 34.Qxd1 Rxd1+
  35. 35.Kh2 Rd3
  36. 36.Rxc7 Rxa3
  37. 37.b5 Rb8
  38. 38.Nd4 Rd3
  39. 39.Rc4 a3
  40. 40.Ra4 Rd8
  41. 41.Ne6 R8d6
  42. 42.Nc5 R3d5
  43. 43.Ne4 Re6
  44. 44.Nc3 Rc5
  45. 45.Rxa3 f5
  46. 46.Rb3 f4
  47. 47.b6 Re8
  48. 48.b7 Rb8
  49. 49.Ne4 Rc7
  50. 50.Nd6 Rc6
  51. 51.Rd3 Kf8
  52. 52.g3 g5
  53. 53.gxf4 gxf4
  54. 54.Kg2 Ke7
  55. 55.Ne4 Rxb7
  56. 56.Kf3

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