[Event "Novgorod"]
[Round "4"]
[Site "Novgorod"]
[Date "1996"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C87"]
[Opening "Ruy Lopez, Closed, Averbakh Variation"]
 1. e4   e5
 2. Nf3  Nc6
 3. Bb5  a6
 4. Ba4  Nf6
 5. O-O  Be7
 6. Re1  d6
 7. c3   Bg4
 8. d3   Nd7
 9. Nbd2 Nc5
10. Bc2  Ne6
11. h3   Bh5
12. Nf1  Ng5
13. Bxg5 Bxg5
14. Ng3  Bxf3
15. Qxf3 g6
16. Rad1 Qf6
17. Qe2  O-O
18. Nf1  Qg7
19. Nh2  f5
20. Nf3  Bf6
21. d4   exd4
22. cxd4 Rae8
23. Qc4+ Kh8
24. Kf1  fxe4
25. Bxe4 Nd8
26. b4   Re7
27. Re3  Rfe8
28. Rde1 Qh6
29. a4   c6
30. d5   b5
31. axb5 cxb5
32. Qa2  Qg7
33. Qxa6 Bc3
34. Rc1  Bxb4
35. Qxb5 Bc5
36. Re2  Qf6
37. Bd3  Rxe2
38. Bxe2 Re4
39. Bd3  Re7
40. Qa6  Ra7
41. Qc4  Nf7
42. Qc3  Ne5
43. Qb2  Re7
44. Re1  Kg7
45. Nd4  h5
46. Nf3  Rf7
47. Be4  Nxf3
48. Qxf6+ Kxf6
49. Bxf3 Re7
50. Rb1  Ra7
51. Rb2  
1/2-1/2