[Event "Amber-blindfold 12th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2003.03.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2743"]
[BlackElo "2723"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 Be7 7. N1c3 a6 8. Na3 f5 9. exf5 Bxf5 10. Nc2 Nf6 11. Ne3 Be6 12. g3 Qd7 13. Bg2 Bd8 14. O-O Bb6 15. Ned5 Bd4 16. Be3 Bxc3 17. Nb6 Qd8 18. bxc3 Rb8 19. Rb1 O-O 20. Nd5 Kh8 21. Rb2 Nd7 22. Be4 Na5 23. Qh5 Bg8 24. Bg5 Qe8 25. Qh4 Nc5 26. Bb1 e4 27. Nf6 Rxf6 28. Bxf6 Bxc4 29. Re1 gxf6 30. Qxf6+ Kg8 31. Qxd6 Qf8 32. Qc7 Nc6 33. Bxe4 Nxe4 34. Rxe4 Qf3 35. Rxc4 Qd1+ 36. Kg2 Qd5+ 37. Kg1 Qxc4 38. Rxb7 Rxb7 39. Qxb7 Qxc3 40. Qxa6 Nd4 41. Qa8+ Kf7 42. Qd5+ Kf6 43. Kg2 Kg7 44. a4 Nc6 45. h4 Na5 46. g4 Nc6 47. h5 Ne7 48. Qe6 Kf8 49. Qe4 h6 50. Qf3+ Qxf3+ 51. Kxf3 Nc6 52. Ke4 Ke7 53. Kd5 Nb4+ 54. Kc4 Nc6 55. Kb5 Ne5 56. a5 Kd7 57. g5 hxg5 58. h6 Kc7 59. h7 Ng6 60. Kc5 Kb7 61. Kd5 Ka6 62. Ke4 Kxa5 63. Kf5 1-0