Veselin Topalov vs Alexei Shirov

Linares · 1998 · Grünfeld, Exchange · 0-1 in 53 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 0-1
Event Linares
Site Linares
Round 10
Date 1998.03.04
Opening Grünfeld, Exchange (D85)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/4B3/6p1/8/p2p3P/1k5P/5K2/8 w - - 6 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.e4 Nxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 Bg7
  7. 7.Bb5+ c6
  8. 8.Ba4 O-O
  9. 9.Ne2 Nd7
  10. 10.O-O e5
  11. 11.f3 Qe7
  12. 12.Be3 Rd8
  13. 13.Qc2 Nb6
  14. 14.Bb3 Be6
  15. 15.Rad1 Nc4
  16. 16.Bc1 b5
  17. 17.f4 exd4
  18. 18.Nxd4 Bg4
  19. 19.Rde1 Qc5
  20. 20.Kh1 a5
  21. 21.h3 Bd7
  22. 22.a4 bxa4
  23. 23.Ba2 Be8
  24. 24.e5 Nb6
  25. 25.f5 Nd5
  26. 26.Bd2 Nb4
  27. 27.Qxa4 Nxa2
  28. 28.Qxa2 Bxe5
  29. 29.fxg6 hxg6
  30. 30.Bg5 Rd5
  31. 31.Re3 Qd6
  32. 32.Qe2 Bd7
  33. 33.c4 Bxd4
  34. 34.cxd5 Bxe3
  35. 35.Qxe3 Re8
  36. 36.Qc3 Qxd5
  37. 37.Bh6 Re5
  38. 38.Rf3 Qc5
  39. 39.Qa1 Bf5
  40. 40.Re3 f6
  41. 41.Rxe5 Qxe5
  42. 42.Qa2+ Qd5
  43. 43.Qxd5+ cxd5
  44. 44.Bd2 a4
  45. 45.Bc3 Kf7
  46. 46.h4 Ke6
  47. 47.Kg1 Bh3
  48. 48.gxh3 Kf5
  49. 49.Kf2 Ke4
  50. 50.Bxf6 d4
  51. 51.Be7 Kd3
  52. 52.Bc5 Kc4
  53. 53.Be7 Kb3

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