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Shirov, Alexei vs Topalov, Veselin

Amber-rapid 7th • Monte Carlo • 1998

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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.

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Amber-rapid 7th

Shirov, Alexei vs Topalov, Veselin
Monte Carlo • 1998
1-0
Start
White King
Black King
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

Opening

B81

Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Keres Attack

Date

1998.03.21

Moves

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