Alexei Shirov vs Veselin Topalov
Linares 14th · 1997 · Ruy Lopez, Exchange · 1-0 in 76 moves
The Game
| White | Alexei Shirov |
|---|---|
| Black | Veselin Topalov |
| Result | 1-0 |
| Event | Linares 14th |
| Site | Linares |
| Round | 3 |
| Date | 1997.02.06 |
| Opening | Ruy Lopez, Exchange (C69) |
| Moves | 76 |
Final Position
The position after the last move · 1-0
k1b5/P1P5/1P4p1/K7/7P/8/8/8 b - - 0 76
All The Moves
- 1.e4 e5
- 2.Nf3 Nc6
- 3.Bb5 a6
- 4.Bxc6 dxc6
- 5.O-O f6
- 6.d4 Bg4
- 7.dxe5 Qxd1
- 8.Rxd1 fxe5
- 9.Nbd2 O-O-O
- 10.Re1 Bd6
- 11.h3 Bh5
- 12.g4 Bf7
- 13.Nf1 h6
- 14.Ng3 Re8
- 15.Bd2 g6
- 16.Kg2 Nf6
- 17.g5 hxg5
- 18.Nxg5 Bg8
- 19.Re3 Be7
- 20.Rf3 b6
- 21.Rh1 Rh4
- 22.Rd3 Bd6
- 23.Rf3 Be7
- 24.Rd3 Rf8
- 25.Nf3 Rxe4
- 26.Nxe4 Nxe4
- 27.Bh6 Rf5
- 28.Re3 Nd6
- 29.Nxe5 Bd5+
- 30.f3 Bf6
- 31.Rhe1 Bxe5
- 32.Rxe5 Bxf3+
- 33.Kh2 Rxe5
- 34.Rxe5 Be4
- 35.c3 Bb1
- 36.a3 Nf7
- 37.Re1 Bf5
- 38.Bf4 Nd8
- 39.Re7 Ne6
- 40.Be5 c5
- 41.c4 a5
- 42.a4 Kd8
- 43.Bf6 Kc8
- 44.Kg3 Kb7
- 45.h4 Kc8
- 46.Kf2 Kb7
- 47.Ke3 Kb8
- 48.Be5 Kc8
- 49.Rf7 Bc2
- 50.Rf6 Kd7
- 51.Kd2 Be4
- 52.Rxe6 Kxe6
- 53.Bxc7 Kd7
- 54.Bxb6 Kc6
- 55.Bxa5 Bf5
- 56.Kc3 Bh3
- 57.Bd8 Kd6
- 58.Bg5 Bd7
- 59.a5 Bc8
- 60.Be3 Kc6
- 61.Bxc5 Kxc5
- 62.b4+ Kd6
- 63.Kd4 Bh3
- 64.b5 Bf1
- 65.a6 Kc7
- 66.Kc5 Be2
- 67.Kb4 Bf1
- 68.c5 Be2
- 69.Ka5 Bf3
- 70.c6 Kb8
- 71.Kb6 Be2
- 72.a7+ Ka8
- 73.Ka6 Bf3
- 74.c7 Bb7+
- 75.Ka5 Bc8
- 76.b6
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