[Event "Novgorod"] [Site "Novgorod"] [Date "1997.06.22"] [Round "9"] [White "Topalov, Veselin"] [Black "Short, Nigel D"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "fQDRYgPJ"] [WhiteElo "2725"] [BlackElo "2690"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "B40"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Kveinis Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.27] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.35] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.35] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.27] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.19] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.35] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.16] } 4... Qb6 { [%eval 0.6] } { B40 Sicilian Defense: Kveinis Variation } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.32] } 5... Bc5 { [%eval 0.44] } 6. Na4 { [%eval 0.24] } 6... Qa5+ { [%eval 0.35] } 7. c3 { [%eval 0.28] } 7... Bxd4 { [%eval 0.35] } 8. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.3] } 8... Nf6 { [%eval 0.23] } 9. Nc5 { [%eval 0.33] } 9... Nc6 { [%eval 0.4] } 10. Qe3 { [%eval 0.06] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.09] } 11. Nb3 { [%eval 0.0] } 11... Qa4 { [%eval 0.19] } 12. Bd3 { [%eval 0.07] } 12... b6 { [%eval 0.14] } 13. O-O { [%eval 0.0] } 13... Ba6 { [%eval 0.0] } 14. Bxa6 { [%eval -0.01] } 14... Qxa6 { [%eval -0.01] } 15. Re1 { [%eval -0.03] } 15... d5 { [%eval -0.02] } 16. e5 { [%eval -0.07] } 16... Nd7 { [%eval -0.02] } 17. Qg3 { [%eval 0.0] } 17... Kh8 { [%eval -0.1] } 18. Nd4 { [%eval -0.29] } 18... Rac8 { [%eval -0.01] } 19. Nxc6 { [%eval -0.3] } 19... Rxc6 { [%eval -0.28] } 20. Bg5 { [%eval -0.24] } 20... Rfc8 { [%eval -0.24] } 21. Qf3 { [%eval -0.3] } 21... Kg8 { [%eval -0.2] } 22. a3 { [%eval -0.46] } 22... Qb5 { [%eval -0.27] } 23. Re2 { [%eval -0.66] } 23... h6 { [%eval -0.68] } 24. Bf4 { [%eval -0.65] } 24... Rc4 { [%eval -0.58] } 25. Rd2 { [%eval -1.07] } 25... Re4 { [%eval -1.0] } 26. Qg3 { [%eval -1.06] } 26... Qc4 { [%eval -0.53] } 27. Be3 { [%eval -0.56] } 27... Rg4 { [%eval -0.58] } 28. Qh3 { [%eval -0.73] } 28... Nxe5 { [%eval -0.56] } 29. f4 { [%eval -0.72] } 29... Rxf4 { [%eval -0.66] } 30. Bxf4 { [%eval -0.67] } 30... Qxf4 { [%eval -0.59] } 31. Rf2 { [%eval -0.64] } 31... Qg5 { [%eval -0.64] } 32. Raf1 { [%eval -0.99] } 32... Rc4 { [%eval -0.99] } 33. Re2 { [%eval -1.24] } 33... a5?! { (-1.24 → -0.54) Inaccuracy. Re4 was best. } { [%eval -0.54] } (33... Re4 34. Rxe4) 34. Qe3 { [%eval -0.47] } 34... Qxe3+ { [%eval -0.49] } 35. Rxe3 { [%eval -0.63] } 35... Ng4 { [%eval -0.52] } 36. Rd3 { [%eval -0.59] } 36... Rc7 { [%eval -0.35] } 37. a4 { [%eval -0.62] } 37... f5 { [%eval -0.57] } 38. b3 { [%eval -0.66] } 38... Kf7 { [%eval -0.54] } 39. c4 { [%eval -0.89] } 39... dxc4 { [%eval -0.92] } 40. Rc3 { [%eval -0.81] } 40... Ne5 { [%eval -0.76] } 41. Rfc1 { [%eval -0.93] } 41... Rc6 { [%eval -0.97] } 42. h4 { [%eval -1.16] } 42... g5 { [%eval -0.93] } 43. hxg5 { [%eval -1.02] } 43... hxg5 { [%eval -1.09] } 44. bxc4 { [%eval -1.02] } 44... Nd7 { [%eval -1.06] } 45. Kf2 { [%eval -1.57] } 45... Nc5 { [%eval -1.51] } 46. Ra3 { [%eval -1.39] } 46... g4 { [%eval -1.5] } 47. Ke2 { [%eval -1.41] } 47... Kf6 { [%eval -1.41] } 48. Rd1 { [%eval -1.85] } 48... Ne4 { [%eval -1.78] } 49. Rc1 { [%eval -1.59] } 49... f4 { [%eval -1.38] } 50. Rb3?! { (-1.38 → -2.16) Inaccuracy. Rd3 was best. } { [%eval -2.16] } (50. Rd3 Nd6) 50... Nc5 { [%eval -1.93] } 51. Ra3 { [%eval -2.24] } 51... e5 { [%eval -1.96] } 52. Rh1 { [%eval -2.12] } 52... Kf5 { [%eval -2.02] } 53. Rh5+ { [%eval -2.21] } 53... Ke4 { [%eval -2.18] } 54. Rh4 { [%eval -2.11] } 54... Rg6 { [%eval -2.13] } 55. Rh1 { [%eval -2.63] } 55... g3 { [%eval -2.1] } 56. Rh5 { [%eval -2.06] } 56... Kd4 { [%eval -1.95] } 57. Ra2?! { (-1.95 → -3.05) Inaccuracy. Ra1 was best. } { [%eval -3.05] } (57. Ra1 Re6) 57... Re6?! { (-3.05 → -2.14) Inaccuracy. Nd3 was best. } { [%eval -2.14] } (57... Nd3) 58. Rh1?! { (-2.14 → -3.06) Inaccuracy. Rh8 was best. } { [%eval -3.06] } (58. Rh8 Kxc4) 58... Nd3 { [%eval -2.85] } 59. Rc2?! { (-2.85 → -3.77) Inaccuracy. Rd2 was best. } { [%eval -3.77] } (59. Rd2) 59... e4 { [%eval -3.43] } 60. Rh8? { (-3.43 → -6.02) Mistake. Rh4 was best. } { [%eval -6.02] } (60. Rh4 Rf6) 60... f3+ { [%eval -5.4] } { White resigns. } 0-1