Veselin Topalov vs Alexei Shirov

Hoogovens · 1996 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 53 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Hoogovens
Site Wijk aan Zee
Round 1
Date 1996.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C78)
Moves 53
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Final Position

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

8/8/2p3Kp/7P/2B5/8/4nk2/8 w - - 3 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O b5
  6. 6.Bb3 Bc5
  7. 7.a4 Rb8
  8. 8.c3 d6
  9. 9.d4 Bb6
  10. 10.Na3 Bg4
  11. 11.axb5 axb5
  12. 12.Nxb5 O-O
  13. 13.Bc2 d5
  14. 14.Bg5 exd4
  15. 15.cxd4 Bxf3
  16. 16.Qxf3 Bxd4
  17. 17.exd5 Qxd5
  18. 18.Qxd5 Nxd5
  19. 19.Nxd4 Nxd4
  20. 20.Be4 Nf6
  21. 21.Bxf6 gxf6
  22. 22.Ra7 Rfe8
  23. 23.Bd3 Re7
  24. 24.Rb1 Nb3
  25. 25.h3 Nd2
  26. 26.Rc1 Rb3
  27. 27.Rc3 Rxc3
  28. 28.bxc3 Nb3
  29. 29.Ra4 Nc5
  30. 30.Rg4+ Kh8
  31. 31.Bc4 h6
  32. 32.Bd5 Nd7
  33. 33.Kh2 Ne5
  34. 34.Rg3 Rd7
  35. 35.Bb3 Rd2
  36. 36.f4 Nd3
  37. 37.Bxf7 Nxf4
  38. 38.Rg4 Ne2
  39. 39.Rc4 Rc2
  40. 40.Bh5 Nxc3
  41. 41.Bg6 Rc1
  42. 42.Bd3 Na2
  43. 43.Rxc1 Nxc1
  44. 44.Bc4 f5
  45. 45.Kg3 Kg7
  46. 46.Kf3 Kf6
  47. 47.Kf4 c6
  48. 48.h4 Kg6
  49. 49.Ke5 Kh5
  50. 50.g3 Kg4
  51. 51.h5 Kxg3
  52. 52.Kxf5 Kf2
  53. 53.Kg6 Ne2

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