Shirov, Alexei vs Veselin Topalov

½-½ · Draw Madrid playoff 20', round 1 1997 Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation, Alapin Gambit (C69) 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. ½-½

Raw PGN

[Event "Madrid playoff 20'"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.O-O Bg4 6.h3 h5 7.d3 Qf6 8.Nbd2 Ne7
9.Re1 Ng6 10.d4 Nf4 11.dxe5 Qg6 12.Nh4 Bxd1 13.Nxg6 Nxg6 14.Rxd1 O-O-O 15.Re1
Nxe5 16.Nf3 Nxf3+ 17.gxf3 Bb4 18.c3 Bc5 19.Kf1 Rd3 20.Ke2 Rhd8 21.Rg1 g6 22.Bf4
b5 23.Rac1 Kb7 24.Rc2 a5 25.Rf1 a4 26.Rd2 Rxd2+ 27.Bxd2 Be7 28.Be3 Bf6 29.Bc5
Bg5 30.Rd1 Rxd1 31.Kxd1 Kc8 32.b3 axb3 33.axb3 Kd7 34.Ke2 Ke6 35.Be3 Be7 36.c4
Bd6 37.Kd3 1/2-1/2

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