Short, Nigel D – Topalov, Veselin Short, Nigel D (2690) Topalov, Veselin (2725) Result: 0-1 Metadata » Click to open. Date: June 16, 1997 Location: Novgorod Tournament: Novgorod Round: Opening: B90 Sicilian Najdorf Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "Novgorod"] [Site "Novgorod"] [Date "1997.06.16"] [Round "5"] [White "Short, Nigel D"] [Black "Topalov, Veselin"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2690"] [BlackElo "2725"] [ECO "B90"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 Ng4 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.Bg3 Bg7 10.Be2 h5 11.Bxg4 Bxg4 12.f3 Bd7 13.Bf2 Nc6 14.O-O e6 15.Nxc6 Bxc6 16.Bd4 Be5 17.Qd2 Qf6 18.Bxe5 dxe5 19.a4 O-O 20.b3 Rfd8 21.Qe3 Qf4 22.Qxf4 gxf4 23.Rfd1 h4 24.Rxd8+ Rxd8 25.Rd1 Rc8 26.Rd2 Kf8 27.Nd1 Ke7 28.Nf2 f5 29.Kf1 fxe4 30.fxe4 a5 31.Ke2 Be8 32.Kd1 Bh5+ 33.Kc1 Rg8 34.Nd3 h3 35.gxh3 Rg1+ 36.Kb2 Bf3 37.Nxe5 Bxe4 38.Rf2 Kf6 39.Nc4 Kg5 40.h4+ Kg4 41.h5 f3 42.h6 Kf4 43.Nd2 Rg6 44.h7 Rh6 45.h8=Q Rxh8 0-1 [Event "Novgorod"] [Site "Novgorod"] [Date "1997.06.16"] [Round "5"] [White "Short, Nigel D"] [Black "Topalov, Veselin"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2690"] [BlackElo "2725"] [ECO "B90"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 Ng4 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.Bg3 Bg7 10.Be2 h5 11.Bxg4 Bxg4 12.f3 Bd7 13.Bf2 Nc6 14.O-O e6 15.Nxc6 Bxc6 16.Bd4 Be5 17.Qd2 Qf6 18.Bxe5 dxe5 19.a4 O-O 20.b3 Rfd8 21.Qe3 Qf4 22.Qxf4 gxf4 23.Rfd1 h4 24.Rxd8+ Rxd8 25.Rd1 Rc8 26.Rd2 Kf8 27.Nd1 Ke7 28.Nf2 f5 29.Kf1 fxe4 30.fxe4 a5 31.Ke2 Be8 32.Kd1 Bh5+ 33.Kc1 Rg8 34.Nd3 h3 35.gxh3 Rg1+ 36.Kb2 Bf3 37.Nxe5 Bxe4 38.Rf2 Kf6 39.Nc4 Kg5 40.h4+ Kg4 41.h5 f3 42.h6 Kf4 43.Nd2 Rg6 44.h7 Rh6 45.h8=Q Rxh8 0-1 White to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Black to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Warning: This game can only be seen if JavaScript is enabled in your browser. No related posts.