Veselin Topalov vs Alexei Shirov

FIDE WCh KO · 2001 · Petroff Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 80 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE WCh KO
Site Moscow RUS
Round 4.1
Date 2001.11.03
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 80
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Final Position

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

7R/8/8/8/8/5pPk/6r1/7K b - - 4 80

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 d5
  6. 6.Bd3 Nc6
  7. 7.O-O Be7
  8. 8.c4 Nb4
  9. 9.Be2 O-O
  10. 10.Nc3 Be6
  11. 11.Ne5 c5
  12. 12.Nxe4 dxe4
  13. 13.d5 Bc8
  14. 14.a3 Na6
  15. 15.Qc2 f6
  16. 16.Ng4 Bd6
  17. 17.f4 exf3
  18. 18.Bxf3 Qc7
  19. 19.g3 Bd7
  20. 20.Nf2 b5
  21. 21.b3 Rae8
  22. 22.Kg2 Be5
  23. 23.Rb1 Bd4
  24. 24.Bd2 b4
  25. 25.a4 Qc8
  26. 26.Rbe1 Bf5
  27. 27.Be4 Rxe4
  28. 28.Nxe4 Bh3+
  29. 29.Kh1 Bxf1
  30. 30.Rxf1 Qg4
  31. 31.Nd6 Rd8
  32. 32.Qf5 h5
  33. 33.Qxg4 hxg4
  34. 34.Nb5 Rd7
  35. 35.Bf4 Re7
  36. 36.Nxd4 cxd4
  37. 37.c5 g5
  38. 38.Bd6 Re3
  39. 39.c6 Kf7
  40. 40.Bb8 Nxb8
  41. 41.c7 Re8
  42. 42.cxb8=Q Rxb8
  43. 43.Rd1 f5
  44. 44.Rxd4 Kf6
  45. 45.Rc4 Ke5
  46. 46.Rc7 Kxd5
  47. 47.Rxa7 Rc8
  48. 48.Rd7+ Ke4
  49. 49.Rd1 Rc3
  50. 50.a5 Rxb3
  51. 51.a6 Ra3
  52. 52.Rb1 f4
  53. 53.Rxb4+ Ke3
  54. 54.Rb1 Rxa6
  55. 55.Rb3+ Ke2
  56. 56.Rb2+ Kd3
  57. 57.gxf4 gxf4
  58. 58.Rb4 Ra1+
  59. 59.Kg2 f3+
  60. 60.Kf2 Ra2+
  61. 61.Kg1 Rg2+
  62. 62.Kh1 Rd2
  63. 63.Kg1 Ke3
  64. 64.Rb3+ Rd3
  65. 65.Rb1 Rd4
  66. 66.Rb3+ Kf4
  67. 67.Rb8 Rd1+
  68. 68.Kf2 Rd2+
  69. 69.Kg1 Rg2+
  70. 70.Kh1 Re2
  71. 71.Kg1 Ke3
  72. 72.Re8+ Kd2
  73. 73.Ra8 Rg2+
  74. 74.Kh1 Ke3
  75. 75.Ra3+ Kf4
  76. 76.Ra4+ Kg5
  77. 77.Ra8 g3
  78. 78.hxg3 Kg4
  79. 79.Rg8+ Kh3
  80. 80.Rh8+

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