Short, Nigel D – Topalov, Veselin Short, Nigel D (2697) Topalov, Veselin (2700) Result: 1/2-1/2 Metadata » Click to open. Date: May 21, 1999 Location: Sarajevo Tournament: Sarajevo Round: Opening: B23 Sicilian Closed, 2.Nc3 (without 2...a6 3.Nf3 (B28), 2...d6 3.Nf3 (B50), 2...Nc6 3.g3 (B24–B26)) Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "Sarajevo"] [Site "Sarajevo"] [Date "1999.05.21"] [Round "5"] [White "Short, Nigel D"] [Black "Topalov, Veselin"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2697"] [BlackElo "2700"] [ECO "B23"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 e6 3.g3 d5 4.d3 Nc6 5.exd5 exd5 6.Bg2 Nf6 7.Nge2 d4 8.Ne4 Nxe4 9.dxe4 Be7 10.O-O O-O 11.Nf4 Bg5 12.c3 Bxf4 13.Bxf4 Be6 14.Qh5 b6 15.e5 Bd5 16.Bg5 Qd7 17.Bf6 Kh8 18.Bh3 Be6 19.Bxg7+ Kxg7 20.Qg5+ Kh8 21.Qf6+ Kg8 22.Qg5+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sarajevo"] [Site "Sarajevo"] [Date "1999.05.21"] [Round "5"] [White "Short, Nigel D"] [Black "Topalov, Veselin"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2697"] [BlackElo "2700"] [ECO "B23"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 e6 3.g3 d5 4.d3 Nc6 5.exd5 exd5 6.Bg2 Nf6 7.Nge2 d4 8.Ne4 Nxe4 9.dxe4 Be7 10.O-O O-O 11.Nf4 Bg5 12.c3 Bxf4 13.Bxf4 Be6 14.Qh5 b6 15.e5 Bd5 16.Bg5 Qd7 17.Bf6 Kh8 18.Bh3 Be6 19.Bxg7+ Kxg7 20.Qg5+ Kh8 21.Qf6+ Kg8 22.Qg5+ 1/2-1/2 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.