Shirov, Alexei vs Veselin Topalov

½-½ · Draw Dos Hermanas, round 1 1997 French Defense: Advance Variation, Euwe Variation (C02) The Modern Era

♞

Veselin Topalov

Black

♘

Shirov, Alexei

White

Moves Legends

1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.12.13.14.15.16.17.18.19.20.21.22.23.24.25.26.27.28.29.30.31.32.33.34.35.36.37.38.39.40.41. ½-½

Raw PGN

[Event "Dos Hermanas"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1997.04.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]

1.e4 c5 2.c3 e6 3.d4 d5 4.e5 Nc6 5.Nf3 Bd7 6.Be2 Nh6 7.O-O Nf5 8.Na3 cxd4 9.cxd4
Bxa3 10.bxa3 Qb6 11.Be3 Nxe3 12.fxe3 Qd8 13.Bd3 Rc8 14.Rc1 Qe7 15.Rc5 O-O 16.Qb1
b6 17.Rc2 h6 18.Ba6 Rcd8 19.Bb5 Na5 20.Rc7 a6 21.Rxd7 Rxd7 22.Bxd7 Qxd7 23.Qxb6
Qb5 24.Qxb5 axb5 25.Rb1 Rc8 26.Rxb5 Rc1+ 27.Kf2 Rc2+ 28.Kf1 Nc4 29.Rb3 Rxa2
30.Rc3 g6 31.h4 Kg7 32.e4 dxe4 33.Rxc4 exf3 34.gxf3 Rxa3 35.Kf2 Ra2+ 36.Kg3 Rd2
37.Ra4 g5 38.hxg5 hxg5 39.f4 Kg6 40.fxg5 Kxg5 41.Ra7 Rxd4 1/2-1/2

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