Nigel Short vs Veselin Topalov

Novgorod · 1996 · Sicilian, Dragon · 1/2-1/2 in 47 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Novgorod
Site Novgorod
Round 10
Date 1996.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Dragon (B78)
Moves 47
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Final Position

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

4R3/1K5p/2P2kp1/8/8/4p1P1/7P/1r6 w - - 6 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 g6
  6. 6.Be3 Bg7
  7. 7.f3 O-O
  8. 8.Qd2 Nc6
  9. 9.Bc4 Bd7
  10. 10.O-O-O Rc8
  11. 11.Bb3 Nxd4
  12. 12.Bxd4 b5
  13. 13.Nd5 Nxd5
  14. 14.Bxd5 Bxd4
  15. 15.Qxd4 Qc7
  16. 16.c3 a5
  17. 17.Kb1 Qc5
  18. 18.Rhe1 Rfd8
  19. 19.a3 Qxd4
  20. 20.Rxd4 Kf8
  21. 21.Re3 Rc7
  22. 22.g3 Rb8
  23. 23.f4 Bc6
  24. 24.Bxc6 Rxc6
  25. 25.e5 dxe5
  26. 26.Rxe5 e6
  27. 27.a4 bxa4
  28. 28.Ka2 Rcb6
  29. 29.Rd2 Ra6
  30. 30.Re4 Rb5
  31. 31.Rxa4 Rab6
  32. 32.c4 Rb4
  33. 33.Rxb4 Rxb4
  34. 34.b3 a4
  35. 35.Ka3 Rxb3+
  36. 36.Kxa4 Rc3
  37. 37.Kb4 Rc1
  38. 38.c5 Ke7
  39. 39.Kb5 f6
  40. 40.c6 e5
  41. 41.fxe5 fxe5
  42. 42.Kb6 e4
  43. 43.Rd7+ Kf6
  44. 44.Rd8 e3
  45. 45.Re8 Rb1+
  46. 46.Ka7 Ra1+
  47. 47.Kb7 Rb1+

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