Alexei Shirov vs Veselin Topalov

Dos Hermanas · 1997 · French, Advance · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Alexei Shirov
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Dos Hermanas
Site Dos Hermanas
Round 1
Date 1997.04.01
Opening French, Advance (C02)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

8/R4p2/4p3/4P1k1/3r4/6K1/8/8 w - - 0 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.c3 e6
  3. 3.d4 d5
  4. 4.e5 Nc6
  5. 5.Nf3 Bd7
  6. 6.Be2 Nh6
  7. 7.O-O Nf5
  8. 8.Na3 cxd4
  9. 9.cxd4 Bxa3
  10. 10.bxa3 Qb6
  11. 11.Be3 Nxe3
  12. 12.fxe3 Qd8
  13. 13.Bd3 Rc8
  14. 14.Rc1 Qe7
  15. 15.Rc5 O-O
  16. 16.Qb1 b6
  17. 17.Rc2 h6
  18. 18.Ba6 Rcd8
  19. 19.Bb5 Na5
  20. 20.Rc7 a6
  21. 21.Rxd7 Rxd7
  22. 22.Bxd7 Qxd7
  23. 23.Qxb6 Qb5
  24. 24.Qxb5 axb5
  25. 25.Rb1 Rc8
  26. 26.Rxb5 Rc1+
  27. 27.Kf2 Rc2+
  28. 28.Kf1 Nc4
  29. 29.Rb3 Rxa2
  30. 30.Rc3 g6
  31. 31.h4 Kg7
  32. 32.e4 dxe4
  33. 33.Rxc4 exf3
  34. 34.gxf3 Rxa3
  35. 35.Kf2 Ra2+
  36. 36.Kg3 Rd2
  37. 37.Ra4 g5
  38. 38.hxg5 hxg5
  39. 39.f4 Kg6
  40. 40.fxg5 Kxg5
  41. 41.Ra7 Rxd4

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