Alexei Shirov vs Veselin Topalov

Amber-rapid 7th · 1998 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1-0 in 71 moves

The Game

White Alexei Shirov
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1-0
Event Amber-rapid 7th
Site Monte Carlo
Round 8
Date 1998.03.21
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B81)
Moves 71
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1k6/2R5/PP6/2p5/8/8/2K5/6r1 b - - 0 71

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Be3 e6
  7. 7.g4 h6
  8. 8.f4 e5
  9. 9.Nf5 h5
  10. 10.Nd5 Nxd5
  11. 11.Qxd5 Nc6
  12. 12.O-O-O Be6
  13. 13.Nxd6+ Bxd6
  14. 14.Qxd6 Bxg4
  15. 15.Qxd8+ Nxd8
  16. 16.Rd6 exf4
  17. 17.Bxf4 Ne6
  18. 18.Be5 Bf3
  19. 19.Rg1 Bxe4
  20. 20.Bh3 Rd8
  21. 21.Rb6 Bc6
  22. 22.Rb3 Rg8
  23. 23.Re3 g6
  24. 24.Bf6 Rd6
  25. 25.c4 Kf8
  26. 26.Rf1 Bd7
  27. 27.b3 g5
  28. 28.Be5 Rc6
  29. 29.Bg2 g4
  30. 30.Rd3 Be8
  31. 31.Bd6+ Kg7
  32. 32.Rf5 Kg6
  33. 33.Ra5 f5
  34. 34.Rd2 Ng5
  35. 35.Bxc6 Bxc6
  36. 36.Bf4 Ne4
  37. 37.Rd4 h4
  38. 38.b4 g3
  39. 39.hxg3 hxg3
  40. 40.b5 g2
  41. 41.Be3 axb5
  42. 42.cxb5 Be8
  43. 43.b6 Bc6
  44. 44.Rd1 Rh8
  45. 45.Re5 Nc3
  46. 46.Rd6+ Kf7
  47. 47.Rxf5+ Ke7
  48. 48.Rg6 Rh1+
  49. 49.Kd2 Rf1
  50. 50.Rh5 Ne4+
  51. 51.Kc2 Nf6
  52. 52.Rh4 Kf7
  53. 53.Rg5 Nd5
  54. 54.Bd4 Nf6
  55. 55.Rh6 Be4+
  56. 56.Kd2 Ne8
  57. 57.Rg4 Rh1
  58. 58.Rf4+ Kg8
  59. 59.Re6 Bc6
  60. 60.Rxc6 bxc6
  61. 61.Rg4+ Kf7
  62. 62.Rxg2 Nd6
  63. 63.Kc2 Ke6
  64. 64.a4 Kd5
  65. 65.Bg1 c5
  66. 66.a5 Kc6
  67. 67.Rg6 Kb7
  68. 68.Rxd6 Rxg1
  69. 69.Rd7+ Kc8
  70. 70.Rc7+ Kb8
  71. 71.a6

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