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Short, Nigel D vs Topalov, Veselin

Novgorod • Novgorod • 1997

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Novgorod

Short, Nigel D vs Topalov, Veselin
Novgorod • 1997
0-1
Start
White King
Black King
End
1.e4c52.Nf3d63.d4cxd44.Nxd4Nf65.Nc3a66.Be3Ng47.Bg5h68.Bh4g59.Bg3Bg710.Be2h511.Bxg4Bxg412.f3Bd713.Bf2Nc614.O-Oe615.Nxc6Bxc616.Bd4Be517.Qd2Qf618.Bxe5dxe519.a4O-O20.b3Rfd821.Qe3Qf422.Qxf4gxf423.Rfd1h424.Rxd8+Rxd825.Rd1Rc826.Rd2Kf827.Nd1Ke728.Nf2f529.Kf1fxe430.fxe4a531.Ke2Be832.Kd1Bh5+33.Kc1Rg834.Nd3h335.gxh3Rg1+36.Kb2Bf337.Nxe5Bxe438.Rf2Kf639.Nc4Kg540.h4+Kg441.h5f342.h6Kf443.Nd2Rg644.h7Rh645.h8=QRxh80-1

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Result

0-1

Black wins

Moves

45

Opening

B90

Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation

Date

1997.06.16

Moves

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