Veselin Topalov vs Nigel Short

Amsterdam VSB · 1996 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 0-1 in 46 moves

The Game

White Veselin Topalov
Black Nigel Short
Result 0-1
Event Amsterdam VSB
Site Amsterdam
Round 3
Date 1996.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B86)
Moves 46
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/6p1/2r4p/1p2k3/p1P4P/PP2K1P1/2B5 w - - 0 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Bc4 e6
  7. 7.Bb3 Nbd7
  8. 8.f4 Nc5
  9. 9.O-O Nfxe4
  10. 10.Nxe4 Nxe4
  11. 11.f5 e5
  12. 12.Qh5 d5
  13. 13.Re1 Bc5
  14. 14.Rxe4 Bxd4+
  15. 15.Be3 O-O
  16. 16.Rxd4 exd4
  17. 17.Bxd4 f6
  18. 18.Bc5 Re8
  19. 19.Rd1 Kh8
  20. 20.Rxd5 Bd7
  21. 21.h3 Re5
  22. 22.Rxe5 fxe5
  23. 23.Bf7 Be8
  24. 24.Bg6 h6
  25. 25.Bxe8 Qxe8
  26. 26.Qxe8+ Rxe8
  27. 27.Bd6 Rd8
  28. 28.Bxe5 Rd5
  29. 29.Bc3 Rxf5
  30. 30.Bd4 b5
  31. 31.c3 h5
  32. 32.Bf2 Kg8
  33. 33.Kf1 Kf7
  34. 34.Ke2 Ke6
  35. 35.Bd4 g6
  36. 36.Bb6 Kd5
  37. 37.Bc7 Ke4
  38. 38.Bd8 Rd5
  39. 39.Bh4 Rd3
  40. 40.Bf2 a5
  41. 41.Be1 a4
  42. 42.Bd2 Rd7
  43. 43.Bh6 Rd5
  44. 44.Bc1 Rc5
  45. 45.Be3 a3
  46. 46.Bc1 b4

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