Nigel Short vs Veselin Topalov

Dos Hermanas · 1997 · Sicilian, Closed · 0-1 in 65 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 0-1
Event Dos Hermanas
Site Dos Hermanas
Round 2
Date 1997.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B23)
Moves 65
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/6B1/6kP/1p3p2/5P2/2P1K1p1/5rP1/8 w - - 7 66

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 e6
  3. 3.f4 Nc6
  4. 4.Nf3 d5
  5. 5.Bb5 Ne7
  6. 6.Ne5 Bd7
  7. 7.Nxd7 Qxd7
  8. 8.exd5 exd5
  9. 9.O-O O-O-O
  10. 10.a3 Nf5
  11. 11.Be2 c4
  12. 12.Bf3 Bc5+
  13. 13.Kh1 h5
  14. 14.Bxd5 h4
  15. 15.h3 Ng3+
  16. 16.Kh2 Nxf1+
  17. 17.Qxf1 Rhe8
  18. 18.Bxc4 Qd4
  19. 19.d3 Qf2
  20. 20.Qxf2 Bxf2
  21. 21.Bd2 f5
  22. 22.Bb5 Rd6
  23. 23.Rf1 Bg3+
  24. 24.Kg1 a6
  25. 25.Bxc6 Rxc6
  26. 26.Rc1 b5
  27. 27.Kf1 Rce6
  28. 28.Rd1 Kb7
  29. 29.d4 Rd6
  30. 30.d5 Kb6
  31. 31.b4 Kb7
  32. 32.Bc1 Rd7
  33. 33.Ne2 Red8
  34. 34.Nc3 Rc8
  35. 35.Rd3 Re7
  36. 36.Be3 Rce8
  37. 37.Nd1 Re4
  38. 38.d6 Kc6
  39. 39.d7 Rd8
  40. 40.Nc3 Re6
  41. 41.Ne2 Rxd7
  42. 42.Rc3+ Kb7
  43. 43.Nxg3 hxg3
  44. 44.Ke2 Rc7
  45. 45.Rxc7+ Kxc7
  46. 46.Kf3 Kd7
  47. 47.Bd4 Rg6
  48. 48.Ke3 Ke8
  49. 49.Kf3 Kf7
  50. 50.c3 Ke6
  51. 51.Ke3 Kd5
  52. 52.Kd3 Re6
  53. 53.Bxg7 Re1
  54. 54.Bd4 Ke6
  55. 55.Kd2 Ra1
  56. 56.Ke2 Rxa3
  57. 57.Be5 a5
  58. 58.bxa5 Rxa5
  59. 59.h4 Ra3
  60. 60.h5 Kf7
  61. 61.Bd4 Kg8
  62. 62.h6 Kh7
  63. 63.Bg7 Kg6
  64. 64.Kd2 Ra2+
  65. 65.Ke3 Rf2

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