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Shirov, Alexei vs Topalov, Veselin

Madrid playoff 5'-6' • Madrid • 1997

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Madrid playoff 5'-6'

Shirov, Alexei vs Topalov, Veselin
Madrid • 1997
1/2-1/2
Start
White King
Black King
End
1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bb5a64.Ba4Nf65.O-OBe76.Re1b57.Bb3O-O8.h3Bb79.d3d610.a3Nb811.Nbd2Nbd712.Nf1h613.Ng3Re814.Nf5Bf815.Nh2d516.Ng4c617.Qf3Kh818.c3Re619.Bc2Qc720.b4c521.Bb2Rae822.Rad1c423.dxc4dxe424.Qe2bxc425.Ba4Rc826.Rd2Nb627.Bc2Nbd528.g3Qc629.Nfe3Nxe330.Qxe3Nd531.Qxe4g632.Nxe5Rxe533.Qxe5+Bg734.Qe4f535.Qf3Rd836.Red1Kh737.h4h538.a4Qe639.a5Bc640.Qe2Qxe241.Rxe2Nxc342.Bxc3Rxd1+43.Bxd1Bxc344.Rc2Be145.Rxc4Bb546.Rd4Bc347.Rf4Bd248.Bf3Kg749.Bd5Kf650.Kg2Ke551.Bf7Bxf452.gxf4+Kxf453.Bxg6Kg454.f3+Kxh455.Bxf5Kg556.Bc8Kf457.Bb7Ke558.Kg3Kd459.f4Kc460.Kh4Kxb461.Kxh5Bd362.Kg5Kxa563.Kf6Kb464.Ke5a565.Be4Bxe466.Kxe4Kc567.Ke5a468.f5a31/2-1/2

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Result

1/2-1/2

Draw

Moves

68

Opening

C88

Ruy Lopez: Closed

Date

1997.??.??

Moves

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