Shirov, Alexei vs Topalov, Veselin

Hoogovens • Wijk aan Zee • 1998

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Result

1/2-1/2

Draw

Moves

38

Opening

A70

Benoni Defense: Classical Variation

Date

1998.01.16

Moves

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.d5 d6 5.Nc3 exd5 6.cxd5 g6 7.e4 a6 8.h3 Bg7 9.a4 O-O 10.Bd3 Re8 11.O-O c4 12.Bc2 Nbd7 13.Be3 Qc7 14.Qe2 Rb8 15.Ba7 Ra8 16.Be3 Rb8 17.a5 b5 18.axb6 Nxb6 19.Rfc1 Nbd7 20.Nd2 Rb4 21.Ra4 a5 22.Nxc4 Ba6 23.Bd3 Bxc4 24.Bxc4 Nxe4 25.Rxb4 axb4 26.Nxe4 Rxe4 27.Qd3 Rxe3 28.Qxe3 Bxb2 29.Rc2 Bc3 30.Bb5 Nf6 31.Ra2 Qc8 32.Bc6 Qf5 33.Ra8+ Kg7 34.Qe7 Ne4 35.Qf8+ Kf6 36.Qd8+ Kg7 37.Qf8+ Kf6 38.Qd8+