Veselin Topalov vs Alexei Shirov

Hoogovens · 1999 · French, Classical · 1/2-1/2 in 58 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Hoogovens
Site Wijk aan Zee
Round 10
Date 1999.01.28
Opening French, Classical (C11)
Moves 58
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Final Position

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

1k6/8/2RNp3/1P3b1p/1P3P2/5K2/3p4/7r w - - 0 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e5 Nfd7
  5. 5.f4 c5
  6. 6.Nf3 Nc6
  7. 7.Be3 a6
  8. 8.Qd2 b5
  9. 9.Be2 Bb7
  10. 10.a3 Rc8
  11. 11.Nd1 cxd4
  12. 12.Nxd4 Bc5
  13. 13.c3 Na5
  14. 14.Qc2 Nc6
  15. 15.Qd3 g5
  16. 16.Nxc6 Rxc6
  17. 17.Nf2 Bxe3
  18. 18.Qxe3 Qb6
  19. 19.Qxb6 Rxb6
  20. 20.Nd3 gxf4
  21. 21.O-O Rg8
  22. 22.Rf2 Rg5
  23. 23.h4 Rg3
  24. 24.Bf3 Rc6
  25. 25.Rc1 Ke7
  26. 26.Kh2 Rg8
  27. 27.Rcf1 Rc4
  28. 28.Bh5 f6
  29. 29.exf6+ Nxf6
  30. 30.Bd1 f3
  31. 31.Bxf3 Rxh4+
  32. 32.Kg1 Kd6
  33. 33.Bd1 Ne4
  34. 34.Rf8 Ng3
  35. 35.Rxg8 Rh1+
  36. 36.Kf2 Rxf1+
  37. 37.Ke3 Nf5+
  38. 38.Kd2 Rg1
  39. 39.Bf3 Nh4
  40. 40.Rd8+ Kc7
  41. 41.Rh8 Nxf3+
  42. 42.gxf3 Rh1
  43. 43.Ke3 a5
  44. 44.f4 Bc6
  45. 45.Ne5 b4
  46. 46.axb4 axb4
  47. 47.cxb4 Ba4
  48. 48.Ra8 Bc2
  49. 49.Ra6 Bf5
  50. 50.b5 Rc1
  51. 51.Nf3 Rd1
  52. 52.Rc6+ Kb7
  53. 53.Ne5 d4+
  54. 54.Ke2 Rh1
  55. 55.b4 h5
  56. 56.Nc4 d3+
  57. 57.Kf3 Kb8
  58. 58.Nd6 d2

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