Veselin Topalov vs Alexei Shirov

Advanced Chess · 2001 · French Defense · 0-1 in 49 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 0-1
Event Advanced Chess
Site Leon ESP
Round 1.3
Date 2001.06.08
Opening French Defense (C10)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/kp6/p7/R7/P1PK3r/1P3b2/2r5/6R1 w - - 3 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bg5 dxe4
  5. 5.Nxe4 Nbd7
  6. 6.Nf3 h6
  7. 7.Nxf6+ Nxf6
  8. 8.Bxf6 Qxf6
  9. 9.Bb5+ c6
  10. 10.Bd3 a6
  11. 11.c3 c5
  12. 12.Ne5 Bd6
  13. 13.Qa4+ Ke7
  14. 14.O-O Bxe5
  15. 15.dxe5 Qxe5
  16. 16.Rae1 Qc7
  17. 17.Qh4+ g5
  18. 18.Qh5 Bd7
  19. 19.f4 c4
  20. 20.fxg5 Qc5+
  21. 21.Kh1 cxd3
  22. 22.Rxf7+ Kd8
  23. 23.Qg6 Qd6
  24. 24.Rd1 Kc8
  25. 25.Rxd3 Qe5
  26. 26.h3 Be8
  27. 27.Qg7 Qxg7
  28. 28.Rxg7 hxg5
  29. 29.Rd6 Bc6
  30. 30.Kg1 Re8
  31. 31.Kf2 e5
  32. 32.g4 e4
  33. 33.Rf6 e3+
  34. 34.Ke2 Bb5+
  35. 35.Ke1 Kb8
  36. 36.b3 Ka7
  37. 37.Rd6 Rh8
  38. 38.c4 Be8
  39. 39.Ke2 Rxh3
  40. 40.Rxg5 Bc6
  41. 41.Re5 Bf3+
  42. 42.Kxe3 Bxg4+
  43. 43.Kd4 Rh2
  44. 44.Rg6 Bd1
  45. 45.Ra5 Rd8+
  46. 46.Kc3 Rdd2
  47. 47.Rg1 Bf3
  48. 48.a4 Rc2+
  49. 49.Kd4 Rh4+

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