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Shirov, Alexei vs Topalov, Veselin

Linares 14th • Linares • 1997

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Linares 14th

Shirov, Alexei vs Topalov, Veselin
Linares • 1997
1-0
Start
White King
Black King
End
1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bb5a64.Bxc6dxc65.O-Of66.d4Bg47.dxe5Qxd18.Rxd1fxe59.Nbd2O-O-O10.Re1Bd611.h3Bh512.g4Bf713.Nf1h614.Ng3Re815.Bd2g616.Kg2Nf617.g5hxg518.Nxg5Bg819.Re3Be720.Rf3b621.Rh1Rh422.Rd3Bd623.Rf3Be724.Rd3Rf825.Nf3Rxe426.Nxe4Nxe427.Bh6Rf528.Re3Nd629.Nxe5Bd5+30.f3Bf631.Rhe1Bxe532.Rxe5Bxf3+33.Kh2Rxe534.Rxe5Be435.c3Bb136.a3Nf737.Re1Bf538.Bf4Nd839.Re7Ne640.Be5c541.c4a542.a4Kd843.Bf6Kc844.Kg3Kb745.h4Kc846.Kf2Kb747.Ke3Kb848.Be5Kc849.Rf7Bc250.Rf6Kd751.Kd2Be452.Rxe6Kxe653.Bxc7Kd754.Bxb6Kc655.Bxa5Bf556.Kc3Bh357.Bd8Kd658.Bg5Bd759.a5Bc860.Be3Kc661.Bxc5Kxc562.b4+Kd663.Kd4Bh364.b5Bf165.a6Kc766.Kc5Be267.Kb4Bf168.c5Be269.Ka5Bf370.c6Kb871.Kb6Be272.a7+Ka873.Ka6Bf374.c7Bb7+75.Ka5Bc876.b61-0

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Result

1-0

White wins

Moves

76

Opening

C69

Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation, Alapin Gambit

Date

1997.02.06

Moves

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