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Topalov, Veselin vs Short, Nigel D

Torneo Magistral 6th • Madrid • 1997

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Torneo Magistral 6th

Topalov, Veselin vs Short, Nigel D
Madrid • 1997
1-0
Start
White King
Black King
End
1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bb5a64.Ba4Nf65.O-OBe76.Re1d67.Bxc6+bxc68.d4exd49.Nxd4Bd710.Nc3O-O11.h3c512.Nf3Re813.e5dxe514.Nxe5Bd615.Bf4Bf516.Rc1Re617.Qf3Qe818.Nd3c419.Rxe6Bxe620.Ne5Rb821.Re1Qf822.b3cxb323.axb3Re824.Nd3c525.Bxd6Qxd626.Qf4Qxf427.Nxf4Bf528.Rc1c429.bxc4Rc830.Ncd5Nxd531.Nxd5Kf832.Ra1Bxc233.Nb6Rc734.Rxa6g635.f3Kg736.Ra3Rc637.Rc3Rxb638.Rxc2Kf639.Kf2Ke540.Re2+Kd641.Kg3Rc642.Rd2+Ke543.Rd5+Ke644.Rd4Ra645.Re4+Kd646.h4Ra247.c5+Kd748.c6+Kd649.Rc4Kc750.Rf4f551.Rc4h552.Rc5Ra453.Re5f4+54.Kh3Rd455.Re6Rd656.Rxd6Kxd657.g3Kxc658.gxf4Kd559.Kg3Ke660.Kf2Kf661.Ke2Ke662.Kd3Kd563.Ke3Ke664.Ke4Kf665.f5g566.hxg5+Kxg567.Ke5h468.f6Kg669.Ke61-0

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Result

1-0

White wins

Moves

69

Opening

C87

Ruy Lopez: Closed, Averbakh Variation

Date

1997.05.22

Moves

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