Topalov - Nakamura Rd13

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Topalov - Nakamura Rd13

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[Event "Candidates 2016"]
[Site "Moscow, Russia"]
[Date "2016.03.27"]
[Round "13.3"]
[White "Topalov Veselin (BUL)"]
[Black "Nakamura Hikaru (USA)"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. a3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. e3
Nc6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. b4 d4 11. exd4 Bxd4 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. Be3 Nf5 14. Qxd8 Rxd8
15. Be2 Nxe3 16. fxe3 Ng4 17. e4 Be6 18. O-O Ne3 19. Rfc1 Rd2 20. Bf3 Rad8 21.
e5 b6 22. Ne4 Rb2 23. Re1 Nc4 24. Ng5 h6 25. Nxe6 fxe6 26. Rac1 Rd4 27. h3 b5
28. Rc3 Rdd2 29. a4 a6 30. Bb7 Nb6 31. axb5 axb5 32. Be4 Nc4 33. Rg3 Re2 34. Ra1
Nxe5 35. Ra8+ Kf7 36. Bh7 g5 37. Bg8+ Kf6 38. Rf8+ Kg7 39. Re8 Ng6 40. Bxe6 Nf4
0-1
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Re: Topalov - Nakamura Rd13

Post by whereagles »

Very nice game from Naka. Topa was clearly behind at the end of the opening complications (move 16), but exploiting the slight black edge vs a former world champion is no easy task.