Veselin Topalov vs Alexei Shirov

Eurotel Trophy · 2002 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 31 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Alexei Shirov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Eurotel Trophy
Site Prague CZE
Round 3.1
Date 2002.05.01
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 31
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Final Position

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

2k5/1p1rR3/2r2ppp/4n3/8/BP2N2P/2P2PP1/6K1 w - - 5 32

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 Nd6
  6. 6.Bxc6 dxc6
  7. 7.dxe5 Nf5
  8. 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  9. 9.Nc3 Ne7
  10. 10.h3 Ng6
  11. 11.Ne4 h6
  12. 12.Re1 Be6
  13. 13.Nd4 Bd5
  14. 14.Nf5 Nxe5
  15. 15.Bf4 Nd7
  16. 16.Nc3 g6
  17. 17.Nd4 Bb4
  18. 18.Nxd5 Bxe1
  19. 19.Bxc7+ Kc8
  20. 20.Rxe1 cxd5
  21. 21.Bd6 a5
  22. 22.Re7 Ra6
  23. 23.Nb5 a4
  24. 24.Ba3 f6
  25. 25.Nc3 Ne5
  26. 26.Nxd5 Rd8
  27. 27.Ne3 Rc6
  28. 28.b3 axb3
  29. 29.axb3 Rd7
  30. 30.Re8+ Rd8
  31. 31.Re7 Rd7

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