[Event "Novgorod"]
[Round "9"]
[Site "Novgorod"]
[Date "1997.06.22"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B40"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defence"]
 1. e4   c5
 2. Nf3  e6
 3. d4   cxd4
 4. Nxd4 Qb6
 5. Nc3  Bc5
 6. Na4  Qa5+
 7. c3   Bxd4
 8. Qxd4 Nf6
 9. Nc5  Nc6
10. Qe3  O-O
11. Nb3  Qa4
12. Bd3  b6
13. O-O  Ba6
14. Bxa6 Qxa6
15. Re1  d5
16. e5   Nd7
17. Qg3  Kh8
18. Nd4  Rac8
19. Nxc6 Rxc6
20. Bg5  Rfc8
21. Qf3  Kg8
22. a3   Qb5
23. Re2  h6
24. Bf4  Rc4
25. Rd2  Re4
26. Qg3  Qc4
27. Be3  Rg4
28. Qh3  Nxe5
29. f4   Rxf4
30. Bxf4 Qxf4
31. Rf2  Qg5
32. Raf1 Rc4
33. Re2  a5
34. Qe3  Qxe3+
35. Rxe3 Ng4
36. Rd3  Rc7
37. a4   f5
38. b3   Kf7
39. c4   dxc4
40. Rc3  Ne5
41. Rfc1 Rc6
42. h4   g5
43. hxg5 hxg5
44. bxc4 Nd7
45. Kf2  Nc5
46. Ra3  g4
47. Ke2  Kf6
48. Rd1  Ne4
49. Rc1  f4
50. Rb3  Nc5
51. Ra3  e5
52. Rh1  Kf5
53. Rh5+ Ke4
54. Rh4  Rg6
55. Rh1  g3
56. Rh5  Kd4
57. Ra2  Re6
58. Rh1  Nd3
59. Rc2  e4
60. Rh8  f3+
0-1