Nigel Short vs Veselin Topalov

Novgorod · 1997 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 0-1 in 45 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 0-1
Event Novgorod
Site Novgorod
Round 5
Date 1997.06.16
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 45
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

7r/1p6/4p3/p7/P3bk2/1P3p2/1KPN1R1P/8 w - - 0 46

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 Ng4
  7. 7.Bg5 h6
  8. 8.Bh4 g5
  9. 9.Bg3 Bg7
  10. 10.Be2 h5
  11. 11.Bxg4 Bxg4
  12. 12.f3 Bd7
  13. 13.Bf2 Nc6
  14. 14.O-O e6
  15. 15.Nxc6 Bxc6
  16. 16.Bd4 Be5
  17. 17.Qd2 Qf6
  18. 18.Bxe5 dxe5
  19. 19.a4 O-O
  20. 20.b3 Rfd8
  21. 21.Qe3 Qf4
  22. 22.Qxf4 gxf4
  23. 23.Rfd1 h4
  24. 24.Rxd8+ Rxd8
  25. 25.Rd1 Rc8
  26. 26.Rd2 Kf8
  27. 27.Nd1 Ke7
  28. 28.Nf2 f5
  29. 29.Kf1 fxe4
  30. 30.fxe4 a5
  31. 31.Ke2 Be8
  32. 32.Kd1 Bh5+
  33. 33.Kc1 Rg8
  34. 34.Nd3 h3
  35. 35.gxh3 Rg1+
  36. 36.Kb2 Bf3
  37. 37.Nxe5 Bxe4
  38. 38.Rf2 Kf6
  39. 39.Nc4 Kg5
  40. 40.h4+ Kg4
  41. 41.h5 f3
  42. 42.h6 Kf4
  43. 43.Nd2 Rg6
  44. 44.h7 Rh6
  45. 45.h8=Q Rxh8

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