Shirov, Alexei vs Topalov, Veselin
Amber-rapid 7th • Monte Carlo • 1998
Shirov's ImmortalTop 100
Linares 1998. Alexei Shirov played the astonishing Bh3!! — a bishop sacrifice into thin air that still makes engines pause. One of the most counterintuitive and beautiful moves ever played. Nobody in the audience, and no computer at the time, could believe it was correct.
Amber-rapid 7th
Shirov, Alexei vs Topalov, VeselinMonte Carlo • 1998
1-0
Start
End
1.e4c52.Nf3d63.d4cxd44.Nxd4Nf65.Nc3a66.Be3e67.g4h68.f4e59.Nf5h510.Nd5Nxd511.Qxd5Nc612.O-O-OBe613.Nxd6+Bxd614.Qxd6Bxg415.Qxd8+Nxd816.Rd6exf417.Bxf4Ne618.Be5Bf319.Rg1Bxe420.Bh3Rd821.Rb6Bc622.Rb3Rg823.Re3g624.Bf6Rd625.c4Kf826.Rf1Bd727.b3g528.Be5Rc629.Bg2g430.Rd3Be831.Bd6+Kg732.Rf5Kg633.Ra5f534.Rd2Ng535.Bxc6Bxc636.Bf4Ne437.Rd4h438.b4g339.hxg3hxg340.b5g241.Be3axb542.cxb5Be843.b6Bc644.Rd1Rh845.Re5Nc346.Rd6+Kf747.Rxf5+Ke748.Rg6Rh1+49.Kd2Rf150.Rh5Ne4+51.Kc2Nf652.Rh4Kf753.Rg5Nd554.Bd4Nf655.Rh6Be4+56.Kd2Ne857.Rg4Rh158.Rf4+Kg859.Re6Bc660.Rxc6bxc661.Rg4+Kf762.Rxg2Nd663.Kc2Ke664.a4Kd565.Bg1c566.a5Kc667.Rg6Kb768.Rxd6Rxg169.Rd7+Kc870.Rc7+Kb871.a61-0
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Result
1-0
White wins
Moves
71
Date
1998.03.21
Moves
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