[Event "Novgorod"] [Site "Novgorod RUS"] [Date "1996.07.23"] [Round "4"] [White "Veselin Topalov"] [Black "Nigel Short"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "?"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C87"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Closed, Averbakh Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 d6 { C87 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Averbakh Variation } 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 { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2