[Event "Lost Boys 5th"]

[Site "Antwerp"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C82"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1997.08.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8.

dxe5
Be6 9. Nbd2 Nc5 10. c3 Be7 11. Bc2 Bg4 12. Re1 O-O 13. Nb3 Re8 (13... Ne6
14.
Qd3 g6 15. Qe3 Re8 16. Nfd4 Ncxd4 17. Nxd4 Nxd4 18. Qxd4 Be6 19. Bh6 Bg5
20.
Bxg5 Qxg5 21. a4 c6 22. h4 Qe7 23. Qf4 b4 24. Re3 b3 25. Bd3 h5 26. Rg3 Kg7
27.
Rg5 Rg8 28. Re1 {Nielsen,P-Ofstad,P/Gausdal Masters 1995/EXP 45/1-0 (50)})
14.
Nxc5 $146 (14. h3 Nxb3 (14... Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Bf8 16. Nxc5 Bxc5 17. Bf4 Qd7 18.
Rad1 Ne7 19. h4 Qe6 20. h5 c6 21. Bg5 a5 22. Bf6 Ra7 23. Qg3 g6 24. Qg5 Nf5
25.

g4 Ne7 26. Kf1 {1-0 Milos,G-Garcia,G/Bogota Lat Cup Final 1991/EXT 91}) 15.
Qd3
g6 16. Bxb3 Be6 17. Rd1 Qd7 18. Bxd5 Rad8 19. Be4 Qxd3 20. Rxd3 Rxd3 21.
Bxd3
Bd5 22. Bf4 Bc5 23. e6 fxe6 24. Bxc7 e5 25. b4 Ba7 26. Ng5 e4 27. Bxe4 Rxe4
28.
Nxe4 Bxe4 {Sax,G-Huebner,R/EUCup Honved-Bayern 1991/CBM 26/[Ernst]/1/21/2 (38)
}) (14. Nbd4 Qd7 15. h3 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Bd6 17. Bf5 Nxe5 18. Rxe5 Rxe5 19.
Bxd7
Re1# {0-1 Hansen,S-Lyon,P/Hillerod op 1980/MCD-op}) (14. Bf4 Ne6 15. Qd3
g6 16.
Qe3 Nxf4 17. Qxf4 Bxf3 {
1/2-1/2 Skrochocka,J-Barashianth,M/EuYouth U14 Girls, Tallinn EST 1997}) 14...
Bxc5 15. Bf4 Qd7 (15... Bh5 16. Bb3 Ne7 (16... d4 17. e6 $1) 17. e6 $1 $14) 16.
h3 Bxf3 (16... Bh5 $6 17. Bxh7+ $1 Kxh7 18. Ng5+ Kg6 19. Qd3+ Qf5 20. Qg3
$1
Bb6 21. Rac1 $3 {/\e6,Ne6} (21. e6 $2 f6 22. Nf3+ Kh7 23. Nh4 Qc2 $19) (21.
Ne6+ $5 Bg4 22. Nd4 $1 Nxd4 23. hxg4 Qc2 24. cxd4 Kh7 $14) 21... f6 $2 ({
Now it's very difficult to find any good answer.For instance} 21... a5 $2 22.
e6 $1 (22. Ne6+ $5 Bg4 23. Nd4 $1) 22... f6 $140 23. Nf3+ $1 Kh7 24. Nh4 $1
$18
) 22. Ne6+ Bg4 (22... Kf7 23. Qxg7+ Kxe6 24. exf6+ $18) 23. Nd4 Nxd4 24.
hxg4 {
/\25cd+-}) 17. Qxf3 $14 Nd8 18. Rad1 c6 19. h4 $5 (19. Be3 $5 Bxe3 20. Qxe3
{
/\f2-f4-f5}) 19... Ne6 20. Bc1 Rf8 {/\f6} 21. Qg4 (21. h5 f5 $1 (21... f6 $2
22. Qf5 $18) 22. Bxf5 $140 $2 Rxf5 $1 23. Qxf5 Rf8 $15) 21... f5 22. exf6 Rxf6
23. Be3 Raf8 (23... Bxe3 24. Rxe3 Raf8) 24. Bxc5 (24. Rd2 $5) 24... Nxc5 25.
Qxd7 Nxd7 26. Rd2 Nc5 {/\a5} 27. Rde2 a5 28. g3 {/\f4!} Rf3 $1 29. Rd1 $6
(29.
Rd2 $142 $14 {and rook on e-file is free.}) 29... a4 30. a3 $8 Nb7 {/\Nb7-d6-c4
} 31. h5 Nd6 $11 32. Bb1 R8f6 33. Kg2 Rf8 34. Rf1 Nc4 35. Rfe1 Nd6 36. Kg1 {
Nobody can strengthen his position.Positional draw.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lost Boys 5th"]

[Site "Antwerp"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A70"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[Annotator "Stohl"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1997.08.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 {
Topalov is the only one of the world elite who employs this sharp opening.} 4.
d5 d6 {A refined move order, championed by the great Benoni devotee Mihai
Suba.
The point is after} (4... exd5 5. cxd5 d6 {White can, amongst others, continue}
6. e4 $5 g6 7. Bd3 {and the Nb1 can be also developed via a3 or d2, thus
controlling the important c4 square. Thus 4...d6 limits White's options.}) 5.
Nc3 exd5 6. cxd5 g6 7. e4 {Currently White's most popular weapon against the
Benoni is the setup with Bd3,h3, and subsequent play in the center.} ({
If White tries to reach his goal by a different move order} 7. h3 {

he must be prepared also for} a6 (7... Bg7 8. e4 {-A70}) 8. a4 Qe7 $5 {

Here White's attempts to gain an advantage have not been too successful
lately:
} 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 Nbd7 (10... Bg7 11. e3 Bf5 $5 12. Bd3 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 O-O
14.
O-O Nbd7 15. e4 Rfe8 16. Rfe1 g5 17. Bg3 Nh5 18. Bh2 Ne5 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20.
Qf3
Bxh2+ 21. Kxh2 Qe5+ 22. g3 Nf6 23. Qe3 Qd4 24. Rad1 Qxe3 25. Rxe3 Rab8
26. Rde1
b5 27. axb5 axb5 28. e5 $11 {Komarov,D-Yudasin,L/St.Petersburg/1997/}) 11.
e3
Bg7 12. Nd2 O-O 13. Bd3 Rb8 14. O-O g5 15. Bg3 Ne8 16. Qc2 Ne5 17. Bh7+
Kh8 18.
Bf5 Bxf5 19. Qxf5 b5 20. axb5 axb5 21. Ra5 Nc4 22. Nxc4 bxc4 23. Ra2 Kg8 24.
Rc1 Rb4 $132 {Cramling,P-Suba,M/ESP-chT/1994/}) 7... a6 {
Last year Topalov managed to take some sting out of the aforementioned line:}
(
7... Bg7 8. h3 O-O 9. Bd3 b5 $1 10. Bxb5 Nxe4 11. Nxe4 Qa5+ 12. Nfd2 Qxb5
13.
Nxd6 Qa6 14. N2c4 Nd7 15. O-O Nb6 16. Nxb6 Qxb6 17. Nxc8 Raxc8 18. Rb1
Rfd8 19.
Bf4 Qb7 $1 {This new move neutralizes the passed pawn for good.} 20. d6 Bf8
21.
Qd2 Bxd6 $1 22. Bxd6 Rc6 23. Rfd1 Qa6 24. Qg5 Rdxd6 25. Rxd6 Rxd6 26.
Qxc5 Qxa2
$11 {Kaprov,An-Topalov,V/Las Palmas/1996/ Now, however, hte Bulgarian
grandmaster plays a more ambitious move, which is new in his Black
repertoire.}
) 8. a4 {This prophylaxis is usually played automatically, but it certainly is
not the only move.} ({Another move deserves more attention:} 8. Bf4 b5 9.
Qe2
$5 Be7 10. Qc2 O-O 11. a4 b4 12. Nb1 Re8 13. Bd3 Bf8 14. O-O b3 (14... a5 15.
Nbd2 Nbd7 16. h3 Nb6 17. Rfe1 Nfd7 18. Bb5 Ba6 19. Bc6 Ra7 20. e5 dxe5 21.
Nxe5
Nxe5 22. Bxe5 Ree7 23. Rad1 $16 {Yakovich,Y-Filippov,V/Jekaterinburg/1997/})

15. Qxb3 Nxe4 16. Nc3 Nf6 17. a5 Nbd7 18. Qc2 Nh5 19. Bg5 Be7 20. Bd2 Bf6
21.
Ne4 Be7 22. Rfe1 Nhf6 23. Nc3 Bf8 24. Rxe8 Qxe8 25. h3 Rb8 26. Bc4 Ne5 27.
Nxe5
Qxe5 28. Re1 Qd4 29. b3 Bb7 30. Be3 Qh4 31. Qd3 Ra8 32. Bd2 $16 {
Yakovich,Y-Totsky,L/St.Petersburg op/1994/}) ({Rather tame seems to be} 8. h3
b5 9. Bd3 Bg7 10. O-O c4 $5 11. Bc2 O-O 12. Bf4 Re8 13. Re1 Bb7 14. a3 Qb6
15.
Be3 Qc7 16. Nd4 Nbd7 17. Qd2 Nc5 18. f3 Re7 19. Re2 Nfd7 20. Nd1 Nb6 $13 {
Malaniuk,V-Emms,J/Hastings/1996/}) 8... Bg4 ({
Black has a good reason to avoid the lines after} 8... Bg7 9. h3 O-O 10. Bd3)
9. Qb3 {The most ambitious, but also extremely risky} (9. Be2 Bxf3 10. Bxf3
Nbd7 11. O-O Bg7 12. Bf4 Qe7 {
doesn't give White big chances to gain an advantage.}) ({The same applies to}
9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Nbd7 11. Be2 Bg7 12. O-O O-O 13. Bf4 Qe7 14. Rfe1 Rae8
15.
Bf1 Nh5 {1/2,Topalov,V-Franco,Z/Elgoibar/1991/}) 9... Bxf3 ({After} 9... Qc7 $6
10. Nd2 {the B-sortie just looses sense.}) 10. Qxb7 (10. gxf3 $143 Qc7 $132 {
><[+],f2,f3}) 10... Nbd7 $5 {An enterprising sacrifice of 1-2 pawns.} ({
Also possible is} 10... Bxg2 11. Bxg2 Nbd7 12. O-O (12. Qc6 Be7 13. e5 Rc8 14.
exf6 Rxc6 15. fxe7 Qxe7+ 16. Kd1 Rb6 17. Re1 Ne5 18. f4 O-O 19. fxe5 dxe5
20.
Kc2 f5 21. Rb1 Rb4 22. Be3 Rfb8 23. Bf1 Qb7 24. Bxc5 Rxb2+ 25. Kd3 Rc8 {
0-1,Olafsson,H-De Firmian,N/Reykjavik op/1994/}) 12... Qb8 $5 (12... Be7 $5
$11
) (12... Bg7 $5 13. Bf4 $36) 13. Qc6 Bg7 14. Bf4 Ke7 15. e5 dxe5 16. Rfe1 Rd8
17. d6+ Qxd6 18. Qxd6+ Kxd6 19. Rad1+ Ke6 20. Bg5 h6 $5 $13 {
Komarov,D-Foisor,O/Lyon op/1995/}) (10... Nxe4 $2 11. gxf3 Nxc3 12. Qxa8
Bg7
13. Ra3 O-O 14. bxc3 Re8+ 15. Kd1 Qf6 16. Be2 {
1-0,Van Wely,L-Guseinov,A/EU-chTM/1997/}) 11. gxf3 Bg7 12. Bf4 $5 $146 (12.
Qb3

$143 O-O 13. Be2 Nh5 14. h4 Be5 15. Bg5 Qa5 16. Bd2 Bf4 17. Qc2 Qd8 18.
Nd1 Ne5
19. Ne3 Qf6 20. Rh3 Bh6 21. Ng4 Bxd2+ 22. Qxd2 Qg7 23. Ne3 Rfb8 24. Nd1
Rb3 25.
Rc1 Qf6 $44 {
Kurz,E-Emms,J/OLBaden/1992/ Black has fantastic black-square play for the
pawn.
}) (12. Qc6 O-O $1 (12... Qb8 13. Bxa6 O-O 14. Qb7 Ne5 15. Qxb8 Nxf3+ 16.
Kf1
Rfxb8 17. Be2 Nd4 18. Bd1 Nd7 19. h4 c4 20. Ra2 Nc5 21. Bf4 Ra6 22. h5 Nd3
$40
{Douven,R-Psakhis,L/Groningen op/1993/}) 13. Qxd6 Nh5 14. Bh3 (14. f4 Re8
15.
Bg2 Ra7 16. a5 Qh4 17. Na4 Rc8 18. Nb6 Bf8 19. Nxc8 Bxd6 20. Nxa7 Nxf4 21.
Bxf4
Qxf4 22. Nc6 Nf6 23. Rd1 Nxe4 24. Rf1 Nf6 25. h3 Qh2 26. Bf3 Qxh3 27. Be2
Qb3
$19 {->,Gavrikov,V-Lutikov,A/Minsk Sokolsky mem/1981/}) 14... f5 $1 {/\Rf6|
^})
(12. Bxa6 Rb8 13. Qa7 {
gives Black good compensation with a draw whenever he wants.} (13. Qc6 $6
O-O {
/\Ne5,Rb6,><K,Q})) 12... Rb8 $8 13. Qxa6 Nh5 (13... Rxb2 $5 14. Nb5 (14.
Qxd6
$2 Nh5 $40) 14... O-O 15. Bxd6 (15. Bc1 Rb3 $36) 15... Nh5 $1 $40 {@}) (13...
Rb6 $143 14. Qe2 Nh5 15. Bc1 $5 {
and the misplaced Rb6 just gives White a tempo to advance his passed
pawn.})
14. Bc1 (14. Bxd6 $2 Rb6 $19) (14. Qxd6 $2 Nxf4 15. Qxf4 Rxb2 $40) 14... O-O
15. Be2 (15. Qxd6 $4 Rb6) ({
White must allow the blockade of his doubled pawn, as} 15. f4 $6 Re8 {
><[+] is too dangerous.}) 15... Be5 $44 16. h4 {White has to prevent Qh4}
Nf4 (
16... Qf6 $5 17. Bg5 Qg7 (17... Bxc3+ $2 18. Kf1 $1 $16) 18. Nb5 $5) (16... f5
$5 $36) 17. Bb5 f5 (17... Ra8 $143 18. Qb7 Nb6 19. a5 $14 {/\Ra3}) (17... c4

18. Bxd7 Qxd7 19. Qxc4 Rfc8 20. Qa6 $5 $14) 18. Bxf4 Bxf4 19. Bxd7 Qxd7 20.
Qe2
Be5 {
White managed to exchange a lot of pieces, but Black still has compensation.}
(
20... Rbe8 $143 21. Kf1 fxe4 22. Nxe4 $5 {/\Kg2, escaping to relative safety.})
(20... Rb4 $5 $44 {<->b}) 21. Nb5 Kh8 $5 (21... fxe4 22. fxe4 Rf4 23. f3 Rbf8
24. Ra3 Qg7 25. Rh2 $14 {is not too promising, the a-pawn can become
dangerous.
}) 22. O-O-O $6 (22. Kf1 $2 fxe4 23. fxe4 Rf4 24. f3 Rbf8 25. Ra3 Qg4 $19) ({
More flexible was} 22. Ra3 $5 {White will decide about his K later on, Black
is pressed to show his compensation.}) 22... fxe4 23. fxe4 Qd8 $1 (23... Ra8
24. Qc2 Rfb8 $44) 24. Rd3 (24. b3 Qa5 25. Rh3 (25. Qc2 Rxb5 26. axb5 Qa3+)
25... c4 $1 $40) (24. Qe1 $143 Rf3 $40) 24... Qa5 25. Ra3 (25. Qc2 $2 Rxb5 26.
axb5 Qa1+ 27. Qb1 Bxb2+ 28. Kc2 Rxf2+ 29. Rd2 Qa4+ $19) 25... Qb4 $36
26. f3 (
26. Rhh3 c4 $36 (26... Bxb2+ $4 27. Qxb2+ $18)) (26. Kb1 $2 Rxf2 27. Qxf2
Qxe4+
$19) 26... c4 27. Qc2 Rfc8 $6 ({More logical was} 27... Rf4 $142 $1 28. Kb1 (
28. h5 g5) 28... c3 $1 29. Qb3 Qc5 $17 (29... Rxe4 $5)) 28. Rf1 Rf8 {Cierny nez
fa a uznva svoju chybu. Napriek strate casu pozcia ostva pln naptia.} 29.
Kb1 Ra8 $2 (29... Rf4 $44) 30. Rc1 $6 $138 {Hratelny tah, ale pri nedostatku
casu mal biely vyuzt moznost uvolnit sa a vymenit dmy po} (30. f4 $142 $5
Rxf4 (30... Bxf4 31. Qc3+ Qxc3 32. Rxc3 Rxa4 $2 33. Rcf3 Rb8 34. Nc3 Ra3 35.
Kc2 $1 $18) 31. Rxf4 Bxf4 32. Qc3+ Qxc3 33. bxc3 $14) 30... Rf4 31. Qe2 Rc8
{
/\Rh4-h2} (31... Rxa4 $2 32. Rxa4 Qxa4 33. Rxc4 $1 $16) 32. Na7 (32. Ra2 $2
Rxh4 33. Na7 Rh2 34. Qxh2 Bxh2 35. Nxc8 Bf4 36. Rc3 (36. Rh1 Qb7 $19) 36...
Be5
$19 {/\c3}) (32. Qf2 Rxh4 $1 33. Nxd6 Rf8 $1 34. Rxc4 Rh1+ {/\Qd6-+}) (32.
Rc2
Rxh4 33. Na7 Rh1+ 34. Ka2 Rb8 35. Nb5 (35. Nc6 $2 Qxa3+ $1 $19) 35... Rh2
36.

Qxh2 Bxh2 37. Rxh2 $13) 32... c3 33. Qb5 $2 $138 {A tactical blunder.} (33.
Ra2
Rc5 $1 34. Nc6 cxb2 35. Rxc5 Qxc5 36. Rxb2 (36. Qd1 Bc3 37. a5 Rxf3 38. a6
Rd3
$1 $40) 36... Bxb2 37. Qxb2+ Kg8 38. Nd4 Rxh4 $17) (33. Nxc8 $142 $1 cxb2
34.
Rcc3 Bxc3 35. Rxc3 Qxc3 36. Qxb2 Rxf3 37. Nxd6 $14 {
and White certainly doesn't risk losing this endgame.}) 33... c2+ $1 34. Ka2 (
34. Rxc2 Qe1+ $19) 34... Qd2 35. Qf1 Qd4 (35... Qd4 36. Qb5 Qxa7 {
gives Black an extra piece with an ongoing attack.}) 0-1

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]

[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1997.??.11"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C96"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Piket"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1997.12.09"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceDate "1998.04.09"]

1. e4 {Hansen,LB} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7.

Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Na5 {

Hansen,LB: Piket plays several different Ruy Lopez variations.} 10. Bc2 c5 11.
d4 Bb7 {Hansen,LB: The Romanishin Variation.} 12. d5 Nc4 13. a4 (13. b3 {
Hansen,LB} Nb6 14. a4 Bc8 {is the main line.}) 13... Nb6 14. Qe2 {
Hansen,LB: White gives up the two Bs to get the better pawn structure (><
a6).}
(14. b3) 14... Nxa4 (14... Nfd7 15. axb5 (15. a5 Nc4 16. b4 f5 $13) 15... axb5
16. Rxa8 Qxa8 17. Qxb5 f5 (17... Ba6 18. Qa5 (18. Qc6 Qa7)) 18. Bg5 $1 $14)
15.
Bxa4 bxa4 16. Rxa4 (16. c4 $5) 16... Nd7 (16... Qc7 17. Nbd2 (17. c4 $5) (17.
Bg5) 17... Rfb8 18. Nc4 Bc8) 17. c4 (17. Nbd2 f5 $13) 17... Nb6 (17... Bc8 {
Hansen,LB} 18. Nbd2 Nb6 19. Ra3 a5 20. Nf1 a4 21. Bd2 Bd7 $11 {
Gazik,I-Romanishin,O/Novy Smokovec/1992/}) 18. Ra3 a5 $1 19. Nc3 a4 (19...
Ba6
20. Nd2 (20. b3 a4 21. Nxa4 Bxc4 $11) 20... a4 (20... Bg5 21. b3 Bc8 $13) 21.
Nxa4 Bxc4 22. Nxc4 Rxa4 23. Rxa4 Nxa4 24. Bd2 $16) 20. Be3 (20. Nd1 $1 Bc8
(
20... f5) 21. Ne3 Kh8 (21... g6 22. Ng4 (22. Nh2 f5 23. exf5 gxf5 24. f4)))
20... Bc8 21. Nd2 {Hansen,LB: Perhaps 21. Rb1 was more precise.} (21. Rb1 $5
$14 {Hansen,LB}) 21... Bg5 (21... Bd7 22. f4 $5 $14) 22. Rb1 $1 Bxe3 (22... f5
23. exf5 (23. f3 Bxe3+ 24. Qxe3 f4 25. Qe2 Rf6 26. b4 axb3 27. Raxb3 Nd7)
23...
Bxf5 24. Nce4 $14) 23. Qxe3 Bd7 24. b4 axb3 25. Raxb3 {>< Nb6} Ra6 (25...
Nc8)
26. Qd3 h6 27. Kh2 Qc7 28. Nf1 Rfa8 (28... f5 29. Ne3 f4 30. Nf5) 29. Nb5 $6 (
29. Ne3 $14) 29... Qd8 $1 (29... Bxb5 30. Rxb5 $14) 30. Nc3 (30. Nxd6 Ba4 31.
Nf5 Bxb3 32. Rxb3 $44) 30... Nc8 31. Ne3 Ra3 32. Rb7 R8a7 33. Qc2 Kh7 $6
(33...
g6 $1 $11) 34. Rxa7 Rxa7 35. g3 g6 (35... Ne7 {Hansen,LB}) 36. h4 Ra6 $6
$138 (
36... h5) 37. Rf1 Nb6 38. h5 (38. f4 exf4 39. Rxf4 Qe7) 38... Bc8 {/\ Nd7-f6}
39. Qd2 $6 $138 (39. f4 $1 exf4 40. Rxf4 Qe7 41. Qf2 Kg7 42. Nb5) 39... Nd7
40.

hxg6+ fxg6 41. Ng4 g5 42. Kg2 Nf6 43. Nxf6+ Qxf6 44. Qb2 Ra8 (44... h5 45.
Qb8
Ra3 46. Nb5 Rxg3+ 47. Kxg3 (47. fxg3 Bh3+)) 45. Qb6 Ra3 $1 46. Qc7+ (46.
Nb5
Qf3+ 47. Kh2 (47. Kg1 Bh3) 47... Ra2) 46... Kg6 47. Qxc8 (47. Nb5 Rxg3+ $1
48.
Kxg3 (48. fxg3 Bh3+ 49. Kxh3 (49. Kh2 $4 Qxf1 50. Qxd6+ Kh5 $19) 49...
Qxf1+
$11) 48... Qf4+ 49. Kg2 Qg4+) 47... Rxc3 48. Qg8+ (48. Ra1 h5 $5 (48... Rc2)
49. Kg1 g4) 48... Qg7 49. Qe6+ Qf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]

[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1997.12.12"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[Annotator "Ribli"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1997.12.09"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceDate "1998.04.09"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. Nf3 {Gegen ein mgliches Wolga-Gambit gerichtet. Jetzt

kann Wei nach 2...c5 3.d5 b5 mit 4.Bg5 und den etwas besseren Aussichten

fortsetzen. Ribli.} e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 {Die sogenannte Wiener-Variante

des Damengambits, die zu lebendigem Figurenspiel und konkreten taktischen
Verwicklungen fhrt. Die erste Partie dieses Miniwettkampfes endete remis und
daher ist nach meiner Ansicht nicht logisch, da sich Topalov mit Schwarz auf
eine so riskante Sache einlt.} 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bg5 c5 {Frher galt 7.e5 cxd4 8.
Qa4 Nc6 9.0-0-0 als Hauptvariante fr Wei. Heutzutage scheint die
Partiefortsetzung die fr Wei bessere Wahl zu sein.} 7. Bxc4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Qa5 {Es ist interessant: Wei hat gutes Figurenspiel und
Entwicklungsvorsprung, Schwarz nur einen kleinen strukturellen Vorteil.
Trotzdem gilt die Variante in der Gromeisterpraxis als spielbar fr Schwarz!}
10. Bb5+ Bd7 (10... Nbd7) 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Qb3 {Das ist natrlich eine lange
Theorievariante. Ich mchte nur anmerken, da Schwarz in der ganzen
Wiener-Variante Schwierigkeiten mit der Plazierung des Knigs hat.} a6 13. Be2
Nc6 14. O-O Qc7 15. Qa3 Rc8 (15... Qa5 16. Qb2) 16. Rad1 $5 {
Es ist immer sehr schwierig zu entscheiden, welcher Turm in die Linie gehrt.}
(16. Rfd1 Na5 (16... Rg8 17. Rab1 Rg5 18. Qb2 Nxd4 19. cxd4 Qc2 20. Bd3
Qxb2
21. Rxb2 Bc6 22. f4 Ra5 23. Kf2 Rd8 24. Ke3 Ra3 {
0-1 Berg,M-Morawietz,D/Porz op24 1990/ (40)}) 17. c4 Qc5 18. Qg3 Nc6 19.
Nb3
Qf8 $13 {Schwarz hat scheinbar eine sehr schlechte Stellung mit dem Knig in
der Mitte, aber er kontrolliert die wichtigsten Felder. Es ist fr Wei nicht
leicht voranzukommen, denn im Endspiel hat Schwarz keineswegs schlechtere
Aussichten.} (19... Qf8 {Ftacnik} 20. Rd2 Rg8 21. Qe3 Nb8 22. Rb1 Bc6 23.
Na5
Qg7 24. g3 {1-0 Khenkin,I-Akopian,V/Minsk 1990/ (43)})) (16. Rab1 Na5 17.
Rfd1
Qxc3 (17... Qc5 $1) 18. Qd6 $1 $44) 16... Na5 (16... Qa5 17. Qb2 $1 $14) (16...
Ne5 17. f4 Nc4 18. Bxc4 Qxc4 19. Rf3 Qc5 $13 (19... e5 {Ftacnik} 20. Nf5 $16))
17. Qc1 $146 {Ftacnik: White loses no time and strives to attack black's main
weakness pawn f6, since the praxis have shown that the control of the a3-f8

diagonal brings no fruits.} (17. Rd3 Qc5 (17... Nc4 {Ftacnik} 18. Qc1 Ke7 19.
Rg3 Qa5 $13) 18. Qc1 Ke7 $5 (18... Rg8 $6 19. Qh6 Ke7 20. Rfd1 Rc7 (20... Ba4
{
Ftacnik} 21. Nxe6 $3 Kxe6 22. Rd6+ Qxd6 23. Rxd6+ Kxd6 24. Qxf6+ Kc7 25.
Qe5+
Kb6 26. Qd4+ $18) 21. Qxh7 Rgc8 22. e5 $3 fxe5 23. Qh4+ Ke8 24. Nxe6 $1 {
1-0 Beliavsky,A-Lukacs,P/Oesterreich 1997}) 19. f4 (19. Rfd1 {Ftacnik} Ba4 20.
Nb3 $5 Nxb3 21. axb3 Bxb3 22. Rd7+ Ke8 23. R1d4 e5 $13) 19... Bb5 20. Re3
Bxe2
21. Rxe2 Qxc3 22. Nc2 Rhd8 23. h3 Rd3 24. Kh2 Nc4 25. Qb1 Nd2 26. Qxb7+
Rc7 {
0-1 Lobron,E-Brunner,L/Garmisch 1994}) 17... Ke7 $2 (17... h5 $5 {
Auf diese Weise kann Schwarz die Fortsetzung 18.Qh6 vermeiden.}) (17... Qxc3
$6
18. Qh6 $44 Ke7 (18... Nc6 {Ftacnik} 19. Qxf6 Rf8 20. Rd3 $16) 19. e5 $1 fxe5
20. Nf5+ exf5 21. Qd6+ Ke8 22. Qxd7+ Kf8 23. Qxf5 $40 {
und Wei droht stark 24.Rd7.}) (17... e5 $5 18. Nf5 Bxf5 19. exf5 Rg8 $13) (
17... h5 $5 {Ftacnik} 18. Rd3 $14) 18. Qh6 $1 $14 Bc6 $4 {
Ein unglaublicher Fehler fr einen Supergromeister!} (18... Qc5 $5) (18... e5
19. Nc2 (19. Nf5+ Bxf5 20. exf5 Qxc3 $13) 19... Be6 $11 (19... Be6 {Ftacnik}
20. Ne3 Rcd8 21. Nd5+ Bxd5 22. exd5 b5 $14)) (18... Nc6 19. f4 $14) (18...
Rcg8
19. f4 $14) {#} 19. Nxe6 $1 $16 {Ftacnik: Chessplayers dreams are made of
similar stuff, shield around black king is shattered in one blow. The game is
thus already decided, even though black fights on. Dieser schne Springerzug
entscheidet die Partie und den Wettkampf! Der schwarze Knig findet keine
Ruhe
mehr.} Qe5 (19... fxe6 20. Qg7+ Ke8 21. Bh5+) (19... Kxe6 20. Bg4+ (20. e5
$5
Qxe5 21. Bg4+ Ke7) 20... Ke7 (20... Ke5 21. f4+ Kxe4 22. Rfe1#) 21. e5 $1
Qxe5
(21... fxe5 {Ftacnik} 22. Qg5+ Ke8 23. Bxc8 $18) 22. Rfe1 Be4 23. Bxc8 (23.

Rd7+ Ke8 24. Rd4 Rc4 25. Rexe4 Qxe4 26. Rxe4+ Rxe4 27. f3 $16) (23. Rd4
Rc4 24.
f4 Qxd4+ 25. cxd4 Rxd4 26. Bf3 $18) 23... Rxc8 24. f3 $18 (24. Qh4 Rc4 25.
Rd4
$18)) 20. Nd4 Rcg8 (20... Bxe4 21. Bf3 $16 (21. Bf3 {Ftacnik} Bxf3 22. Nxf3
$18
)) 21. f4 (21. Nf5+ $4 Qxf5 22. exf5 Rxg2+ 23. Kh1 Rg6+ $19) 21... Qc5 (21...
Qxe4 22. Bf3 Rxg2+ (22... Qg6 {Ftacnik} 23. Rfe1+ $18) 23. Kh1 $18 (23.
Bxg2 $4
Qxg2#)) 22. Kh1 Rg6 (22... Bxe4 23. Bf3 Rg6 (23... Bxf3 {Ftacnik} 24. Nxf3
$18)
24. Qh3 $16 {fhrt zur Partiefortsetzung.}) 23. Qh3 Bxe4 {Die schwarze
Mehrbauernstellung ist wegen der sehr schlechten Plazierung des Knigs in der
Mitte kaum verteidigungsfhig. Auch der Na5 ist nicht auf der Hhe des
Geschehens.} (23... Bd7 24. Qxd7+ Kxd7 25. Nb3+ Kc6 26. Nxc5 Kxc5 27.
Rd5+ Kb6
28. Rb1+ $18) 24. Bf3 Bxf3 (24... f5 25. Rfe1) 25. Rxf3 {Ftacnik: Blacks king
would have to be on the queenside to be in the safe heaven, instead he sits
undr fire in the center. Wei hat einen berlegenen Angriff mit allen Figuren,
whrend der schwarze Knig auf sich allein gestellt ist.} (25. Nxf3 {Ftacnik}
h5 26. Qd7+ Kf8 27. Nh4 Rg4 28. Nf5 $18) 25... Qc7 (25... Nc4 26. Re3+ $1
(26.
Nf5+ {Ftacnik} Ke8 27. Nh4 $18) 26... Nxe3 (26... Kf8 27. Nf5 $18) 27. Qxe3+
Kf8 28. Ne6+ $18) (25... Rc8 26. Re3+ Kf8 27. Qxh7 $18) (25... Re8 26. f5 Rg7
(
26... Rg5 27. Re3+ Kf8 28. Qh6+ $18) 27. Qh6 $18) 26. Nf5+ $18 Kf8 27. Rfd3
Nc6
28. Rd7 {und Schwarz gab in vllig hoffnungsloser Stellung auf.} (28. Rd7 Qb8
(
28... Qa5 29. Qd3 $18 (29. Qd3 {Ftacnik} Ke8 30. Re7+ Kf8 31. Qd7 $18)) 29.
Qe3
$5 {Die weie Drohung ist 30.Qe7 Nxe7 31.Rd8.} (29. Nd6 Nd8 30. Qe3 $18)
29...
Qe8 30. Qxe8+ Kxe8 31. Rc7 $18 {uns es folgt Matt in zwei Zgen. Ribli.}) 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1998.01.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A70"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "Stohl"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1998.01.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceDate "1998.04.09"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 d6 5. Nc3 exd5 6. cxd5 g6 7. e4 a6 8. h3 Bg7

{Topalov surprisingly goes for a position, considered dificult for Black.} ({
Usual is} 8... b5) 9. a4 O-O 10. Bd3 Re8 11. O-O c4 (11... Nbd7 12. Bf4 c4 13.
Bc2 Nc5 14. Re1 Rb8 15. e5 Nh5 16. Be3 Nd3 17. Bxd3 cxd3 18. exd6 Qxd6 19.
Qxd3
Bd7 20. Qd2 Qb4 21. Bd4 Nf6 22. Ne5 Red8 23. Qe3 $14 {
Avrukh,B-Anastasian,A/St.Petersburg op 1994/0-1 (46)}) 12. Bc2 (12. Bxc4 $5
Nxe4 13. Nxe4 Rxe4 14. Bg5 Bf6 15. Bd3 Re8 16. Bxf6 (16. Qd2 Bxg5 17. Nxg5
Re5
18. f4 Rxd5 19. Qe3 Nc6 20. Rae1 Bd7 21. Bc4 Rf5 22. g4 Rxg5 23. fxg5 Ne5
24.

Qf4 Be6 25. Bxe6 fxe6 26. Re2 Qc7 $44 {

Cramling,P-Antonio jr,R/Biel Mixed 1991/1/2 (40)}) 16... Qxf6 17. Rc1 {@} Nd7
18. Re1 $1 Ne5 19. Nxe5 dxe5 20. Rc7 Qd6 21. Qc2 Bd7 22. Rxb7 Qxd5 23. Be4
Qa5
24. Ra1 Be6 25. b4 Qd8 26. Rd1 $36 {
Sokolin,L-Sarkar,J/New York op 1997/1-0 (37)}) 12... Nbd7 13. Be3 (13. Bf4 $5 {
-11...Nbd7 12.Bf4} Qc7 14. Re1 Nh5 15. Be3 Rb8 16. Qd2 b6 17. Nd4 Rb7 18.
Red1
Nhf6 19. Qe2 Nb8 20. Rac1 Bd7 21. b3 Rc8 22. b4 b5 23. axb5 Bxb5 24. Ra1
Bd7
25. Rdb1 Ne8 26. Qd2 Qd8 27. Bg5 Qb6 28. Be3 Qd8 29. Bg5 Qb6 30. Nde2
Qc7 31.
Be3 Qd8 32. Bg5 Qc7 33. Be3 Qd8 34. Bd4 $1 $16 {
[+](),->>>,Gelfand,B-Wahls,M/Arnhem EU-chJ 1988/1-0 (54)}) 13... Qc7 (13...
Nc5
14. Bxc5 dxc5 15. Nd2 Rb8 16. a5 Bd7 17. f4 b5 18. axb6 Bb5 19. Qf3 Qxb6 20.
e5
Nd7 21. Kh1 Nf8 22. Nde4 f6 23. e6 f5 24. Nd2 Qd8 25. Rad1 Bd4 26. g4 $40 {
Shipov,S-Depchinsky,S/URS-chClub Pavlodar 1991}) (13... Rb8 14. Ba7 Ra8 15.
Bd4
Rb8 16. a5 b5 17. axb6 Nxb6 18. Re1 Bb7 19. Qd2 Rc8 20. Rad1 Nfd7 21. Bxg7
Kxg7
22. Nh2 Nc5 23. Ng4 Nbd7 24. Qd4+ f6 25. f4 h5 26. Ne3 Nb3 27. Bxb3 cxb3
28.
Nc4 $16 {><>>,d6,[+],Gligoric,S-Cebalo,M/JUG-Cup Svetozarevo 1990/1-0
(41)})
14. Qe2 $5 $146 {/\Nd2,Rfc1 White shows the weak Pc4 some attention.} ({
The older move gives Black more counterplay:} 14. Re1 b6 $5 (14... Nc5 15.
Bd4
Bd7 16. e5 dxe5 17. Bxe5 Qd8 18. Qd4 Rc8 19. d6 Bc6 20. Qxc5 Bxf3 21. Qd4
Bc6
22. a5 Rxe5 23. Qxe5 Ne4 24. Qf4 Nxc3 25. bxc3 Bxc3 26. Re7 Qf8 27. Rd1
Bxa5
28. Be4 Bb4 29. Bxc6 bxc6 30. Rb7 a5 31. Qxc4 Rd8 32. d7 c5 33. Qb5 Kg7 34.
Rc7

h6 35. Qc6 {1-0 Browne,W-Brownscombe,T/Philadelphia World op 1991}) 15.

Bd4 Rb8
(15... Bb7 16. b3 cxb3 17. Bxb3 Nc5 18. e5 dxe5 19. Nxe5 Nxb3 20. Qxb3 Qd6
21.
Nc4 Bxd5 22. Qxb6 Qc6 23. Bxf6 Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 Qxc4 25. Rd1 Bc6 26. Rd8+
Bf8 27.
Bd4 Rxd8 28. Qxd8 Qe6 29. a5 {1/2,Arlandi,E-Manca,F/Reggio Emilia9394
1993})
16. Rc1 Bb7 17. b3 cxb3 18. Bxb3 Rbc8 19. Qd2 $13 {
1/2, Osieka,U-Friedrich,N/BL2-SW 1989}) 14... Rb8 $8 (14... b6 $2 15. Nd2 $16)
15. Ba7 {Just a small trick to gain time.} Ra8 16. Be3 (16. Bd4 Rb8 $132 {<>e}
) 16... Rb8 17. a5 $1 b5 18. axb6 Nxb6 19. Rfc1 (19. Nd2 $142 $5 $146 {
><a6,c4 This clever move ties the Nb6 to the defense of c4, thus preventing
possible black counterplay on the <->b as in our game.} Nfd7 20. Ra2 Bb7 21.
Ba4 $1 Nxa4 22. Rxa4 Nb6 23. Rb4 Bc8 24. Nxc4 Nxc4 25. Rxc4 Qb7 26. Qd3
Bd7 27.
Bd4 Bxd4 28. Qxd4 Qxb2 29. Rb1 Qa3 30. Rxb8 Rxb8 31. Rc7 Be8 32. e5 Rb4
33. Qe3
Rb8 34. Qf4 Rd8 35. e6 fxe6 36. dxe6 Qa1+ 37. Kh2 Qa5 38. e7 {
1-0,Vescovi,G-Peptan,C/Mermaid Beach schev 1998}) 19... Nbd7 $1 20. Nd2
Rb4 $5
$132 (20... Rxb2 21. Nxc4 Rb8 22. Ba4 $5 Nxe4 23. Nxe4 Rxe4 24. Nd2 Rxa4
25.
Rxc7 Rxa1+ 26. Kh2 $36) 21. Ra4 (21. Ra2 $5 $14) 21... a5 22. Nxc4 (22. Rxb4
axb4 23. Nb5 Qb8 24. Ba4 (24. Qxc4 $2 Ba6 25. Ba4 Rc8 $19) 24... Ba6 25.
Nd4 (
25. Ba7 Qa8 26. Nxd6 Qxa7 27. Nxe8 Nxe8 28. Bxd7 c3 $1 29. Bb5 cxd2 30.
Rd1 $13
) 25... c3 (25... Qc8 $5 $13) 26. Qxa6 Nc5 27. Qa5 cxd2 $132) 22... Ba6 23.
Bd3
(23. b3 Rxa4 24. Nxa4 Nxe4 25. Bd3 Ndf6 $11 (25... Nec5 26. Nxc5 Nxc5 27.
Nxd6
$1 Qxd6 28. Bxc5 $16)) 23... Bxc4 24. Bxc4 Nxe4 25. Rxb4 (25. Nb5 $6 Qb8
$36) (

25. Bb5 Nxc3 26. bxc3 Rxa4 27. Bxa4 Rb8 $15) 25... axb4 26. Nxe4 Rxe4 27.
Qd3 (
27. Bd3 $6 Qxc1+ 28. Bxc1 Rxe2 29. Bxe2 Nb6 30. Bf3 Nc4 $11 (30... b3 31.
Bd1
$11)) 27... Rxe3 $1 {This sacrifice finally solves Black's defensive problems.}
(27... Re8 $143 28. Bb5 Qd8 29. Qc2 $36 {<->c,><d6}) (27... Bxb2 $5 28.
Qxe4 (
28. Rc2 Nc5 $1 29. Bxc5 Re1+ 30. Kh2 dxc5+ 31. g3 Bd4 $17) 28... Bxc1 29.
Qe8+
(29. Bxc1 Ne5 30. Bd2 Qxc4 $11) 29... Kg7 30. Bxc1 Qxc4 31. Bb2+ Nf6 $5
(31...
Ne5 32. Bxe5+ dxe5 33. Qxe5+ Kh6 34. d6 b3 35. d7 Qc1+ 36. Kh2 Qd2 37.
Qc7 $14)
32. Qe7 Qf4 33. g3 Qf5 34. Bd4 b3 35. Qxd6 b2 $1 36. Bxf6+ Qxf6 37. Qb4 Qe5
38.
d6 $11) 28. Qxe3 (28. fxe3 $6 Bxb2 29. Rc2 Bc3 $15) 28... Bxb2 $44 29. Rc2
Bc3
{o^b} 30. Bb5 Nf6 31. Ra2 (31. Bc6 Qa5 $44 {/\b3!}) 31... Qc8 $5 (31... Nxd5
$143 32. Ra8+ Kg7 33. Qe8 $40) 32. Bc6 Qf5 33. Ra8+ Kg7 34. Qe7 (34. g4
Qc2 35.
Qe7 Ne4 36. Qf8+ Kf6 37. Qd8+ (37. Qh8+ Kg5 38. Qd8+ Bf6 39. Qb6 Qd1+
40. Kg2
Bd4 $40) 37... Kg7 $11 (37... Ke5 $6 38. Qe7+ Kf4 39. Qxf7+ Bf6 40. Qa7 $16))
34... Ne4 $1 $11 35. Qf8+ (35. f3 Bd4+ 36. Kh1 (36. Kf1 $4 Ng3+ 37. Ke1
Qb1+
38. Kd2 Nf1+ 39. Ke2 Qc2+ $1 40. Ke1 Qf2+ 41. Kd1 Qd2#) 36... Ng3+ 37.
Kh2 Nf1+
$11) 35... Kf6 36. Qd8+ Kg7 (36... Ke5 $2 37. Qe7+ Kd4 38. f3 $40) 37. Qf8+
Kf6
38. Qd8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1998.01.17"]
[Round "2"]

[White "Topalov, Veselin"]

[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Lutz"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1998.01.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceDate "1998.04.09"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5

9. Be2 Bb7 10. Ne5 $5 $146 {An dieser Stelle ein neuer Zug.} (10. O-O) (10.
e5)
10... Bg7 (10... Nbd7 $5) 11. h4 Nfd7 $6 (11... Nbd7 $5) 12. Ng4 $1 Qa5 (12...
h5 13. Ne3 $16) (12... f5 $5 {sieht zwar nicht sehr solide aus, kommt
angesichts der unerfreulichen Partiefolge aber stark in Betracht.} 13. Ne5 (13.
exf5 exf5 14. Ne3 f4 15. Bh5+ Kf8 16. O-O $13) 13... Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Bxe5 15.
dxe5 Qxd1+ 16. Rxd1 g4 $13) 13. hxg5 hxg5 14. Rxh8+ Bxh8 15. Kf1 $16 Na6
16. e5
$1 {Ein sehr starker Zug. Wei sperrt zwar seinen Bg3 ein, aber nun sind Pg5,
Pf7, das Feld d6 und der Bh8 schwach.} O-O-O 17. a4 Qb4 18. Bf3 $1 {/\ ab5}
Qxb2 19. axb5 Qxc3 20. bxa6 Ba8 {Nun sind beide schwarzen Lufer
kaltgestellt.}
21. Rc1 Qb3 22. Nh6 Rf8 23. Bh5 $1 (23. Qxb3 $2 cxb3 24. Bxc6 b2) 23...
Qxd1+
24. Rxd1 f5 25. exf6 Bxf6 26. Nf7 Be7 27. Nd6+ Bxd6 28. Bxd6 Rf5 29. Bg4
Rd5

30. Bg3 c5 31. Bxe6 Rxd4 32. Rxd4 cxd4 33. Bxc4 Be4 34. f3 Bf5 35. Bf2 $2 {
Erlaubt Schwarz die Rettung.} (35. Ke2 $16) 35... Ne5 $1 36. Bb5 Bd7 37.
Bxd7+
Kxd7 38. Bxd4 Nc6 39. Bc5 g4 $1 40. Ke2 Ke6 41. f4 Nb8 42. Bxa7 Nxa6 1/21/2

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1998.01.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A70"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "Kapengut"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1998.01.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceDate "1998.04.09"]

1. d4 {Hecht Stohl Ftacnik} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 d6 5. Nc3 exd5 6. cxd5

g6 7. h3 Bg7 8. e4 O-O 9. Bd3 b5 {Stohl: Topalov is currently the greatest
Benoni expert and he has enriched this topical line with quite a few ideas of
his own.} 10. Nxb5 ({Stohl: One of the Bulgarian's novelties is} 10. Bxb5 Nxe4
11. Nxe4 Qa5+ 12. Nfd2 Qxb5 13. Nxd6 Qa6 14. N2c4 Nd7 15. O-O Nb6 16.
Nxb6 Qxb6

17. Nxc8 Raxc8 18. Rb1 Rfd8 19. Bf4 Qb7 $1 {

which he used against Karpov in Las Palmas 1996.} 20. d6 Bf8 21. Qd3 $5
$146
Bxd6 22. Bxd6 Rc6 23. Rfd1 Rcxd6 (23... Qd7 24. Qa3 $5 Rxd6 25. Rxd6 Qxd6
26.
Qxa7 $14) 24. Qxd6 Rxd6 25. Rxd6 c4 26. Rd2 c3 27. Rc2 Qe4 28. Rcc1 cxb2
29.
Rxb2 h5 30. g3 a5 31. Rb3 Qd5 32. Rcb1 Qd2 33. a3 Qc2 34. Rb8+ Kg7 35. Re1
Qc3
36. Re3 Qc1+ 37. Kg2 Qc6+ 38. Kg1 Qc1+ 39. Kg2 Qc6+ {
1/2,Shipov,S-Velimirovic,D/m Belgrade-Moscow 1998}) 10... Re8 (10... Nxe4 $6
11. Bxe4 Re8 12. Ng5 $1 (12. Qc2 $6 Bf5 $5 (12... f5 $1 13. O-O fxe4 14. Ng5
Bf5 15. g4 $140 $2 e3 $1 {AK}) 13. Nc3 $6 (13. Nd2 Bxe4 14. Nxe4 f5 15. O-O
Rxe4 16. f3 Rb4 $15 {AK}) 13... Bxc3+ 14. Qxc3 Bxe4 15. O-O Nd7 $1 16. Rd1
Qf6
17. Ng5 Qxc3 18. bxc3 Nb6 19. Bf4 Rad8 20. f3 Bxd5 21. c4 f6 22. cxd5 fxg5
23.
Bxg5 Rd7 24. Bf6 Rf8 25. Bc3 Rf5 26. Ba5 Rxd5 27. Bxb6 Rxd1+ 28. Rxd1 axb6
$17
{Solana Alvarez,E-Garcia Gonzalez,G,Cadiz open 1990}) (12. O-O {>10...Re8}))
11. Nd2 Nxe4 {Stohl: A duble-edged sacrificial line.} ({
Stohl: Quite playable is the safer} 11... Nxd5 12. Nc4 (12. O-O Nf4 13. Nc4
Nxd3 14. Qxd3 Ba6 15. a4 Nc6 16. Qxd6 Qxd6 17. Ncxd6 Re7 18. Bg5 Rd7 19.
Rac1
Nd4 20. Rfe1 Ne6 21. Be3 Bxb2 22. Rc2 Be5 23. Nc4 Bg7 24. e5 Rd5 25. f4 Bf8
26.
Ncd6 Bxb5 27. Nxb5 Rd3 $11 {
Ambarcumjan,A-Wang Zili/PRC-CIS Beijing 1991/0-1 (54)}) 12... Nb4 13. Be2
Ba6
$5 (13... Rxe4 14. Ncxd6 Rxe2+ 15. Qxe2 Ba6 16. Bg5 Bxb5 17. Bxd8 Bxe2 18.
Kxe2
N8c6 19. Bg5 Nd4+ 20. Kf1 Ndc2 21. Rd1 Nxa2 22. Nc4 Bd4 23. Rd2 Nab4 24.
g4 Kg7

25. Kg2 $14 {Lazarev,V-Cebalo,M/Cannes op 1995/1/2 (30)}) 14. Nbxd6 Re6

15. Bf4
Nd7 16. O-O Ne5 17. Bxe5 Bxe5 18. a3 Rxd6 19. Nxd6 Qxd6 20. axb4 Qxd1 21.
Bxd1
Bxf1 22. Kxf1 cxb4 23. Ra4 a5 24. b3 Rd8 25. Be2 Bc7 $11 {
1/2,Hillarp Persson,T-Gdanski,J/Goteborg Excelsior Cup (2) 1997}) 12. Bxe4 (12.
Nxe4 {Stohl} f5 13. O-O fxe4 $13) 12... Ba6 $1 (12... a6 $6 13. Nxd6 $1 (13.
Nc3 f5 14. O-O fxe4 15. Ndxe4 Bf5 16. Re1 Bxe4 17. Nxe4 (17. Rxe4 $1 Rxe4
18.
Nxe4 Qe7 19. Qc2 $16 {AK}) 17... Nd7 18. Bg5 Qb6 19. Qa4 (19. Rb1 $1 {AK})
19... Qb5 20. Qc2 Qxb2 21. Qxb2 Bxb2 22. Rab1 Rab8 23. Nxd6 Rxe1+ 24.
Rxe1 Nb6
25. Ne4 Nxd5 26. Nxc5 $16 {Kuzmin,G-Taimanov,M,Rostov 1969}) 13... Qxd6
14. O-O
Nd7 15. Nc4 Qf6 16. Qc2 Bb7 17. Bd2 Rab8 18. Rfe1 Ne5 19. Bc3 Qd8 20. Nxe5
Bxe5
21. Bf3 Bd6 22. Rxe8+ Qxe8 23. Re1 Qf8 24. Qa4 $16 {
Arlandi,E-Olivier,JC, Geneva SUI open 1997}) (12... Qb6 $6 13. a4 a6 14. Nc3 f5
15. O-O fxe4 16. Nc4 Qc7 17. Bf4 Bd4 18. Ne2 (18. Bxd6 Qb7 19. Re1 Qb4 $140
$4
20. Qxd4 $1 {AK}) 18... Qg7 19. Nxd6 Rd8 20. Nxd4 cxd4 21. Nxe4 Bb7 22.
Bg5 $1
Rf8 23. Qb3 Qf7 24. Rad1 Nc6 25. Nf6+ Kh8 26. Qb6 $18 {
Sapis,W-Labuckas,A, Katowice open 1995}) (12... f5 $6 13. O-O fxe4 14. Nc4 $1
(
14. Re1 Ba6 15. a4 e3 $5 16. Rxe3 Rxe3 17. fxe3 Bxb5 (17... Nd7 18. Ne4 Qh4
19.
Nbxd6 Rf8 20. Bd2 {1/2-1/2 Barbero,G-Raina,G,Budapest 1988}) 18. axb5 Nd7
19.
Qg4 Qe7 20. Nc4 Ne5 21. Nxe5 Bxe5 22. Qe6+ Qxe6 23. dxe6 Kf8 24. Ra6 Ke7
25. b6
Kxe6 26. b3 Kd5 27. bxa7 Ke4 28. Bd2 Kd3 $132 {
Novak,I-Rosiak,A,Bydgoszcz tt 1990}) 14... Ba6 $5 15. Nbxd6 (15. a4 {>12...Ba6
}) 15... Bd4 $1 {AK} (15... Be5 16. Qa4 Bxd6 17. Nxd6 Rf8 18. Nc4 Qxd5 19. b3

$16 {Bae,T-Gassouma,M,World Juniors, Zagan 1997})) 13. a4 Qa5 (13... f5 $6

14.
O-O fxe4 15. Nc4 Bf8 (15... Be5 $2 16. Nxe5 Rxe5 17. b4 $1 Bb7 18. Bb2 Nd7
19.
Nxd6 Rxd5 20. Qb3 Qc7 21. Nxb7 Qxb7 22. Rad1 c4 23. Qxc4 Nb6 24. Qc3 {
1-0 Shipov,S-Maslej,M,Katowice open 1992}) (15... Bd4 $6 16. Ncxd6 Bxb5 17.
Nxb5 Qb6 $5 18. Be3 $1 Bxe3 (18... Bxb2 19. Rb1 Be5 20. d6 $16) 19. fxe3
Na6 (
19... a6 20. d6 $1 $18) 20. d6 Rad8 21. Qd5+ $16 {AK}) 16. Bf4 Bxb5 (16...
Qf6
17. Qg4 Nd7 18. Bxd6 Nb6 19. Bxf8 Rxf8 20. Qxe4 Rae8 21. Qd3 Bxb5 22. axb5
Qd4
23. Qxd4 cxd4 24. Nxb6 axb6 25. Ra4 Re4 26. d6 Rd8 27. f3 Rf4 28. g3 Rf6 29.
Rxd4 $16 {Barbero,G-Zelcic,R,Belgrade GMA-op 1988}) 17. axb5 Qf6 18. Qg4
Nd7 (
18... Qd4 $6 19. Nb6 $1 axb6 20. Rxa8 Qxd5 21. Ra7 Qd3 22. Qh4 Bg7 23. Bg5
Be5
24. Bf6 $1 Re6 25. Bh8 $1 Qxb5 26. Qd8+ Re8 27. Qg5 Re6 28. Bxe5 dxe5 29.
Qd8+
{1-0 Aronov,Y-Ibraev,N,WchJ-18 Guarapuava 1995}) 19. Bxd6 Qf7 20. Bxf8 Nf6
21.
Qe2 Rxf8 22. d6 Qb7 23. Ne3 Rab8 24. Qc4+ Rf7 25. Ra5 Qb6 26. Rfa1 $16 {
Lazarev,V-Kreutzkamp,R,Hamburg Wichern-op 1993}) 14. Nxd6 (14. O-O $6
Bxb5 15.
Nb3 (15. axb5 $2 Qxa1 16. Nc4 Rxe4 17. Nxd6 Re7 18. Nc4 Nd7 19. Qc2 Nb6
20. d6
Rd7 21. Qe4 Rc8 22. Bh6 Qa4 23. Bxg7 Qxc4 {
0-1 Miladinovic,I-Kovacevic,A,Arandjelovac 1993}) 15... Qb6 16. axb5 Rxe4
$15
{Ilic,Z}) 14... Nd7 (14... Rd8 $2 15. Nb5 $1 (15. Nb7 Bxb7 16. O-O Qb4 17. Ra3
c4 18. Qc2 Rc8 19. a5 Qb5 20. Ra4 Nd7 21. Rxc4 f5 22. Bd3 Qxa5 23. d6 Ne5
24.
Qb3 Bd5 25. Rxc8+ Rxc8 26. Qb5 Qxb5 27. Bxb5 Rb8 28. Be2 Rd8 29. Rd1
Rxd6 30.
Nb1 Rc6 31. Be3 Bc4 32. Bxc4+ Nxc4 33. Bxa7 Bxb2 $11 {

Vezzosi-Vera,R, Aosta 1988}) 15... Bxb5 16. axb5 Qxa1 17. d6 Re8 18. O-O $16
{
Marin,M}) (14... Re7 $6 15. Qf3 Nd7 16. Kd1 f5 17. Nxf5 $1 gxf5 18. Qxf5 Rae8
19. Bd3 Nf6 20. d6 Re5 21. Qf3 Bxd3 22. Qxd3 Rd5 23. Qc4 Kh8 24. Kc2 Rb8
25.
Nb3 Qd8 26. Bd2 Qxd6 27. Bc3 $16 {Lazarev,V-Handke,F,MTO Biel 1997}) 15.
Qc2 {
The best move.} (15. f3 $2 Be5 $1 {/\Bg3#} 16. Kf2 Bxd6 17. Re1 c4 18. Nf1
Nc5
19. Be3 Nxe4+ 20. fxe4 Rxe4 21. Nd2 Re5 22. Nf3 Rxd5 23. Qc2 Rd3 24. Rad1
Qd5
25. Bd4 Rc8 26. Re3 Qb7 $17 {AK} (26... Bf4 $4 27. Rdxd3 $1 $18 {
Timoshchenko,G-Shabalov,A,Barnaul 46/(119) YB/14(136) 1988})) (15. Nxe8 $6
Rxe8
16. f3 (16. Qc2 {->}) 16... f5 17. Kf2 Bd4+ 18. Kg3 Nf6 $1 19. f4 (19. Bb1 $2
Nh5+ 20. Kh2 Qc7+ $18) (19. Kh2 $2 Qc7+ 20. g3 Bf2 21. f4 fxe4 {/\e3,Nh5+})
19... Qc7 $1 20. Bf3 Re3 $1 21. Kh2 Be2 $1 22. Qc2 (22. Bxe2 Qxf4+ 23. Kg1
Rxe2#) 22... Nh5 23. g3 Bxf3 24. Nxf3 Rxf3 $19 {Z.Ilic}) (15. g4 Ne5 (15...
Rxe4+ 16. N6xe4 Ne5 (16... Re8 $6 17. f3 Bd4 18. Qc2 c4 19. Kf1 $1 Qxd5 20.
Kg2
f5 21. Rd1 Re6 22. Ng3 Nc5 23. Ra3 Nd3 24. Rxd3 cxd3 25. Qb3 Bb7 26. Qxd3
fxg4
27. hxg4 Re3 28. Qb5 Qf7 29. Rf1 Be5 30. Nde4 {
1-0 Pisulinski,J-Gdanski,J, Bielsko Biala 1990}) 17. Qc2 $5 (17. Ra3 Nd3+ 18.
Rxd3 (18. Kf1 $6 Nxc1+ 19. Kg2 Bxb2 20. Rg3 Ne2 $17 {AK}) 18... Bxd3 19. f3
(
19. Qb3 $2 Bxe4 20. O-O c4 $1 21. Qxc4 (21. Nxc4 Qxd5 $19) 21... Bxd5 $19 {
Barlov,D}) 19... f5 20. gxf5 (20. Nc3 Bxc3 21. bxc3 Re8+ 22. Kf2 Re2+ 23. Kg1
Qxc3 24. Rh2 Qd4+ 25. Kh1 $11 {Barlov,D}) 20... gxf5 21. Ng5 c4 $1 22. Ne6
Bf6
23. Kf2 Qxd5 24. Re1 Bh4+ 25. Kg2 Qd6 $1 (25... Bxe1 26. Qxe1 Re8 27. Qg3+
Kf7
28. Ng5+ $13 {Barlov,D}) 26. Nf1 Bxe1 27. Qxe1 Re8 28. Ng3 Rxe6 29. Qf2 f4
$19

{Kozul,Z-Barlov,D,Kladovo 47/118 1989}) 17... Nf3+ $140 18. Kd1 Be2+ 19.
Kxe2
Nd4+ 20. Kd1 Nxc2 21. Kxc2 $44 {AK}) 16. Ra3 Nd3+ $5 (16... Qb4 $2 17. Qc2
Bh6
18. Kd1 $1 Qd4 19. Re1 Bf4 20. Nxe8 Rxe8 21. Bf3 Kg7 22. Qc3 Qxf2 23. Ne4
Qh2
24. Bxf4 Qxf4 25. Qd2 {1-0 Blees,A-Tolnai,T,Kecskemet 1989}) 17. Rxd3 Bxd3
18.
Qf3 (18. f3 $2 f5) 18... Rxe4+ 19. N6xe4 c4 20. Nd6 (20. Qe3 Qxd5 21. f3 Bd4
22. Qf4 Re8 23. g5 Qa5 $44) 20... Rf8 $5 (20... Qxa4 21. Qxf7+ Kh8 22. Qb7
Rf8
23. f3 Qc2 24. Kf2 Bd4+ 25. Kg2 Be2 26. Nf7+ Kg8 27. Ng5 $1 $18) 21. Rg1
Qxa4
$44 {AK}) 15... f5 16. Nxe8 (16. Kd1 $5 $11 fxe4 17. N2c4 $5 (17. Nxe8 Bd3 $5
{
/\ Re8-/+ AK}) 17... Qd8 $1 (17... Bxc4 18. Nxc4 Qa6 19. Re1 $5 {
/\ Re2, Ke1-f1-g1 /\ Re2, Ke1-f1-g1} Nb6 $5 {Marin,M} (19... Qb7 20. d6 Rad8
21. Bd2 (21. Bg5 $140 $2 Qd5+ $6 $19 {Vilela,J}) 21... Bd4 22. Ba5 $1 Rb8 23.
Re2 Qa6 24. Rb1 Re6 25. b3 Rbe8 26. Bd2 $1 (26. Ke1 $6 Ne5 $5 {Vilela,J})
26...
Qc6 27. Be3 Nb6 28. Ke1 $6 (28. Nxb6 Qxb6 29. d7 Rd8 30. Bxd4 cxd4 31.
Rxe4 $14
{Vilela,J}) 28... Nd5 29. Rd1 $1 (29. Bd2 $2 Rf8 30. Rc1 Qd7 31. Qa2 Qf7 32.
Kd1 Kg7 (32... Bxf2 33. Bh6) 33. Rc2 (33. Rb1 $2 Bxf2 34. b4 e3 35. Qb2+ Kg8
36. Bc3 Re4 $19 {Vilela,J-Ristic,Neb,Bela Crkva 47/119 1989}) 33... Bxf2 $140
34. Bh6+ {Vilela,J}) 29... Nb4 (29... Rf8 30. Bxd4 cxd4 31. Rxd4 Nf4 32. Rexe4
$18) (29... Nc3 30. Bxd4 Nxe2 31. Qxe2 cxd4 32. Rxd4 $16) (29... Bxe3 30.
fxe3
$14 {Vilela,J}) 30. Qb1 Nd3+ 31. Kf1 (31. Rxd3 exd3 32. Qxd3 Qxg2 $13
{Vilela,J
}) 31... Be5 32. Nxe5 Rxe5 (32... Nxe5 33. Red2 {Vilela,J}) 33. Rxd3 exd3 34.
Qxd3 Rd5 35. Qc4 Qxd6 36. Rd2 Rd8 (36... Ree5 $2 37. Bf4 {Vilela,J}) 37. Bxc5
$1 $13 {Vilela,J}) 20. Nxb6 axb6 21. Bf4 Rad8 (21... b5 $5 22. Rxe4 bxa4 {

Garcia,G}) 22. d6 Be5 23. Bxe5 (23. Rxe4 $140 $4 Qf1+ 24. Re1 Bxf4 $1 25.
Rxf1
Rxd6+ $19 {Stohl,I}) 23... Rxe5 24. Ra3 Rxd6+ 25. Kc1 Rd4 26. Kb1 Kg7 27.
Qe2 (
27. Rd1 $5 {Stohl,I}) 27... Qa5 28. f3 Rd2 29. Qe3 Rxg2 30. fxe4 Qd2 $1 31.
Qxd2 Rxd2 32. Rb3 Re6 $15 {
Sarno,S-Garcia Gonzales,G,Aosta 48/(115) 1989 _|_,><P}) 18. Nxe8 Qxe8 19.
Bd2
Qf7 $1 20. Nd6 $5 Qxf2 $5 (20... Qxd5 $5 21. Qxe4 Qb3+ 22. Qc2 Qd5 $1 $11
{
Prudnikova,S}) 21. Qxe4 Rf8 $5 (21... Ne5 22. Nb5 $5 (22. Ra3 $6 Rd8 23. Nb5
Bb7 $1 24. Nc3 {Matveeva,S-Prudnikova,S/USSR (ch) 1991} c4 $1 $17
{Prudnikova,S
}) 22... Rd8 23. d6 (23. Re1 Bb7 24. Nc3 c4 $13) 23... Qf7 24. Ra3 Bb7 $13 {
Prudnikova,S}) 22. Qe6+ Kh8 23. Re1 (23. Qxd7 $2 Qe2+ 24. Kc2 Qd3+ 25.
Kc1
Bxb2+ 26. Kd1 Qb3+ 27. Ke1 Bxa1 $19 {Prudnikova,S}) 23... Nb6 (23... Bxb2
$2
24. Ra2 Qd4 25. Qxd7 $18 {Prudnikova,S}) 24. Ra3 Nc4 25. Nxc4 Bxc4 26. Rf3
Rxf3
27. gxf3 Qxf3+ (27... Bb3+ 28. Kc1 Bxb2+ 29. Kb1 $1 {Prudnikova,S} (29.
Kxb2
$140 Qxd2+ $11)) 28. Kc1 Bxb2+ $1 (28... Bxd5 29. Qc8+ Bg8 30. Qxc5 $16 {
Prudnikova,S}) 29. Kxb2 Qb3+ 30. Kc1 Qa3+ $11 {Prudnikova,S}) 16... Rxe8
17.
Kd1 fxe4 18. Ra3 {Ftacnik: With so many black pieces directed against the poor
white king Van Wely has to trade very carefully. White hopes to survive the
threats and keep part of sacrificed material.} (18. Nxe4 Qb4 (18... Re5 $5 19.
Bd2 Rxd5 20. Kc1 Qd8 $5 {/\Ne5} (20... Qc7 $6 21. Ra3 Ne5 22. Nc3 Nd3+ 23.
Kb1
Rd7 24. Nb5 Bxb5 25. axb5 c4 26. Bc3 Bf8 27. Ra6 Qb7 28. Qa4 Qd5 29. Rxa7
$18 {
Koczka,Z-Kozlov,V,Budapest Festival 1991} (29. Rxa7 {Stohl} Rxa7 30. Qxa7
Qxg2
31. Rd1 Qf3 32. Qa4 Qf7 33. b6 h5 34. Qc6 Nc5 {

1-0,Koczka,Z-Kozlov,V/Budapest Spring op 1991})) 21. Nc3 Bd3 22. Qd1 Rf5 23.
Be3 c4 $44 {AK}) (18... c4 $5 {Stohl}) 19. f3 (19. Re1 Qd4+ 20. Nd2 Rxe1+
21.
Kxe1 Ne5 22. Ra3 Nd3+ 23. Rxd3 Bxd3 $19) (19. Nc3 Ne5 $40 {Marin,M}) 19...
Re5
$5 (19... Qd4+ 20. Qd2 Bd3 21. Ra3 c4 22. Re1 Qxd5 (22... Re5) (22... Rb8 23.
Re3 {/\ Rd3 /\ Rd3} Bh6 24. Rexd3 cxd3 25. Qxh6 $16 {Marin,M}) (22... Re5 {
Ftacnik 1/2-1/2 Kloepfer,M-Meissner,B/Altensteig-B 1993/}) 23. Nf2 Rxe1+ 24.
Qxe1 Nc5 25. Qe8+ Bf8 26. Bh6 Bf5+ 27. Rd3 $1 Qf7 28. Rd8 Ne6 29. Qxf7+
Kxf7
30. Rd7+ $18 {Van Rijn,A-Enklaar,B,Nederland tt 1995}) 20. Bd2 $5 {Marin,M}
(
20. Qd2 Qb3+ 21. Ke1 Rxd5 22. Ra3 Rxd2 (22... Qb7 $44 {Marin,M}) 23. Rxb3
Rxg2
{/\ Bd4, Ne5~/= Marin,M}) (20. Nc3 Qd4+ 21. Qd2 Bd3 {
/\Re8,c4,Nc5-b3~/= /\ Re8, c4, Ne5} 22. Re1 Bh6 $8 23. f4 $8 (23. Qxh6 $2
Rxe1+ 24. Kxe1 Qg1+ 25. Kd2 Qf2+ 26. Kxd3 Ne5+ 27. Ke4 Qd4# {#
Marin,M}) 23...
Bxf4 24. Qxf4 Be2+ 25. Kc2 Bd3+ 26. Kd1 (26. Kb3 $2 c4+ 27. Ka2 Qb6 {
/\ Re1-/+Marin,M}) 26... Be2+ 27. Kc2 Bd3+ 28. Kd1 Be2+ {
1/2-1/2 Lokotar,E-Marin,M,Vosu 48/115 1989}) 20... Rxd5 (20... Qd4 21. Ra3
Rxd5
22. Qc3 Qxc3 (22... Ne5 23. Qxd4 Rxd4 24. Kc2 Bd3+ 25. Rxd3 $1 Nxd3 26.
Bc3 $18
) 23. Nxc3 Rd4 24. Kc2 Bd3+ 25. Kc1 Ne5 26. Rb3 $16 {Lokotar,E}) 21. Kc1
Qb8 (
21... Qd4 22. Qc3 Ne5 23. Qxd4 Rxd4 24. Nf2 $1 $16 {Lokotar,E}) 22. Ra3 Ne5
(
22... c4 23. Rd1 Ne5 24. Bc3 Nd3+ 25. Kb1 $16 {Lokotar,E}) 23. Rb3 $1 Qf8
24.
Kb1 $16 {Lokotar,E-Maidla,Tallinn 51/(77) 1991}) 18... c4 {
Stohl: Again Topalov comes up with a new move.} (18... Bd3 19. Rxd3 $8 exd3
20.
Qxd3 Qxa4+ 21. b3 (21. Qb3 $5 $13 {Palkovi,J}) (21. Qb3 $5 {Ftacnik}) (21.
Qb3

$5) 21... Ne5 $1 (21... Qd4 $2 {/\} 22. Qxd4 Bxd4 23. Re1 $16 {Legky,N})
(21...
Qa1 $2 22. d6 Kh8 23. Qb5 Bb2 (23... Nf6 $2 24. Qxe8+ $1 Nxe8 25. d7 $18)
24.
Kc2 Bxc1 25. Rxc1 Qg7 26. Rd1 $18 {Legky,N-Muller,H,Liechtenstein 1990})
22.
Qe3 (22. Qe4 $2 Qxe4 23. Nxe4 Nd3 24. f3 Rxe4 25. fxe4 Nf2+ 26. Ke2 Nxh1
27.
Bf4 Bd4 $1 28. e5 Kf7 $19 {Palkovi,J}) (22. Qxg6 $5 Qb5 (22... Qd7 $2 23. Qg3
$16) (22... hxg6 $5 23. bxa4 Nd3 24. Rf1 $13) (22... Nxg6 $5 23. bxa4 Rd8
$13)
23. Qf5 (23. Qg3 Nd3 24. h4 h5 $1 25. Rf1 $13) 23... Nd3 24. d6 Kh8 (24... Rf8
$6 25. Qd5+ Kh8 26. Ne4 $14) 25. Rf1 $13 {Legky,N}) 22... Qb5 $5 (22... Qd7
$2
23. Re1 Rd8 24. f4 Nf7 25. Qxc5 $5 Rc8 (25... Qxd5 $2 26. Re8+ $18
{Legky,N})
26. Re7 Qf5 27. g4 (27. Rc7 $5 {Legky,N}) 27... Rxc5 (27... Qxg4+ $2 $16 {
Legky,N}) 28. gxf5 Rxd5 29. Rxa7 (29. Re8+ Bf8 30. Ba3 Rd8 $14) (29. fxg6
hxg6
30. Rxa7 Rh5 31. b4 Rxh3 $14 {Legky,N}) 29... gxf5 (29... Rxf5 $2 30. Ra8+
Bf8
31. Ba3 $16 {Legky,N}) 30. Ke2 $1 h6 $2 (30... Bf8 $5) (30... Nd6 $1 $14 {
Legky,N}) 31. Nc4 $1 {/\} Bf8 (31... Rb5 $2 32. Rxf7 $18) 32. Rb7 $1 Nd6 33.
Nxd6 Rxd6 34. b4 $16 {Legky,N-Lupu,M,Val Torens 1990}) (22... Qd4 23. Qxd4
cxd4
24. Ba3 {1/2-1/2 Kloepfer,M-Meissner,B,Altensteig-B 1993} (24. Re1 Rd8 $11 {
Legky,N}) 24... Nd3 25. Rf1 Nf4 26. d6 Nd5 $1 27. Nc4 d3 $5 {/\ Re2} 28. Ne3 (
28. Kd2 $4 Re2+ $1 29. Kxd3 Nf4# {# Palkovi,J}) (28. Re1 Nc3+ 29. Kd2 Ne4+
30.
Kxd3 Nxf2+ 31. Kd2 Ne4+ 32. Kc1 Nxd6 $11 {Palkovi,J}) 28... Rxe3 29. fxe3
Nxe3+
30. Kd2 Nxf1+ 31. Kxd3 $11 {Zueger,B-Palkovi,J,Leibnitz 50/90 1990}) 23. Re1
Rd8 24. Kc2 $1 (24. Qe4 $1 $13 {Ftacnik}) 24... Rxd5 $140 25. f4 Nd3 26.
Qe6+

Kf8 $8 27. Qxd5 Nxe1+ 28. Kd1 $14 {Legky,N}) 19. Re3 (19. Nxe4 $2 Qxd5+
20. Nd2
(20. Qd2 {Stohl} Qxe4 21. Re3 Qa8 $17 {/\} 22. Qxd7 $2 Rd8) 20... c3 $1 $19)
(
19. Nxc4 $6 Qxd5+ 20. Nd2 Nc5 $17) (19. Re1 $6 Nc5 20. Nxc4 Qb4 {/\
Nd3~/=})
19... Qxd5 $5 $146 {Stohl: In fact only this move is new.} (19... Nc5 20. Nxc4
Qb4 21. b3 $1 $18 {Palkovi,J}) 20. Rxe4 Rf8 $1 {# @><Kd1,Rh1 Stohl: Despite
being an exchange and a pawn down Black has promising compensation in
good
piece play. White's forces are in a tangle and he is behind in development.}
21. f3 $6 {Ftacnik: The problems are not over yet, black remains with many
active possibilities.} (21. Rhe1 $142 $11 Ne5 $5 (21... c3 22. bxc3 Bd3 23. Qb3
Qxb3+ 24. Nxb3 Bxe4 25. Rxe4 Rxf2 26. Re7 $16) 22. f3 Nd3 {->21...Ne5})
(21.
Re7 $5 Ne5 (21... Bf6 $140 $2 22. Qe4 $16) (21... Qxg2 $6 22. Qe4 Bb7 23.
Qe6+
Kh8 24. Re1 Bc6 25. Qxc4 Rxf2 26. b3 $16) (21... Nc5 {Ftacnik} 22. Rxa7 (22.
f3
{Stohl -21.f3}) 22... Qxg2 $132) (21... Rxf2 22. Qe4 Nf6 23. Qxd5+ (23. Re8+
$1
$18) 23... Nxd5 24. Rxa7 $16) 22. Qe4 (22. f3 {->21.f3}) 22... Qc5 (22... Qa5
$2 23. Rxa7 Qxa4+ $140 $2 24. b3 $18) 23. Re6 Qa5 (23... Nd3 24. Rf1 c3 25.
bxc3 Qxc3 26. Rxa6 (26. Rc6 Qa1 27. Nb3 Qb1 28. Qd5+ Kh8 $44) 26... Qxc1+
27.
Ke2 Nf4+ 28. Qxf4 Re8+ 29. Qe3 Qc8 $14) 24. Rf1 c3 25. Rxa6 Qxa6 26. bxc3
Rd8
27. Re1 Nc4 (27... Nd3 28. Qe6+ Qxe6 29. Rxe6 Bxc3 30. Kc2 Bxd2 31. Bxd2
$14)
28. Qe6+ Qxe6 29. Rxe6 Bxc3 30. Re2 Rd4 31. Kc2 Bxd2 32. Bxd2 Nxd2 33.
Rxd2
Rxa4 $11) (21. Rxc4 $5 {Stohl} Bxc4 (21... Rxf2 $5) (21... Qxg2 22. Qe4 Qxe4
23. Rxe4 Bb7 24. Rhe1 Bxe4 25. Nxe4 $14) 22. Qxc4 Qxc4 23. Nxc4 Rxf2 24.
g4 Ne5
25. Nxe5 Bxe5 26. b3 Bc3 $44) 21... Nc5 (21... Ne5 22. Rhe1 Nd3 23. R1e2 Nb4

24. Qb1 c3 25. bxc3 (25. Rxb4 $6 Bd3 26. Qa1 Bxe2+ 27. Kxe2 cxd2 28. Bxd2
Re8+
$36) 25... Na2 $5 (25... Bxe2+ $6 26. Rxe2 Na2 27. Bb2 Bxc3 (27... Nxc3+ 28.
Bxc3 Bxc3 29. Qb5 $16) 28. Qe4 Qf7 29. Qc2 Bxb2 30. Qxb2 Rd8 31. Ke1 $16)
26.
R2e3 Nxc3+ 27. Rxc3 Bxc3 $44) 22. Re7 Bf6 $1 (22... Nd3 23. Rf1 (23. Rxg7+ {
Stohl} Kxg7 24. Qc3+ Kg8 25. Kc2 $14) 23... Bd4 24. Re4 Rb8 $44) (22... c3 $5
{
Stohl} 23. Rxg7+ Kxg7 24. Qxc3+ Kg8 $44 {/\} 25. b3 Nd3 26. Bb2 Nf2+ $1
27. Ke1
(27. Kc1 Rc8 28. Nc4 Nd3+ $36) 27... Nd3+ $11) 23. Rxa7 c3 24. Rxa6
{Ftacnik: P
anicky reaction in the face of mounting pressure, white had to cross fingers
and defend. Stohl: A tactical mistake, which loses the game.} (24. bxc3 $6 Bc4
{/\Bb3} (24... Bd3 25. Qb2 Re8 26. Re1 Rxe1+ 27. Kxe1 Qe5+ 28. Ne4 Bxe4
29. Kf1
Bc6 $14) 25. Ra5 Re8 $40 (25... Re8 {Ftacnik} 26. Re1 (26. Rxc5 $4 {Stohl}
Be2+
27. Ke1 Bh4+ 28. g3 Bxg3#) 26... Rxe1+ 27. Kxe1 Nd3+ 28. Kd1 (28. Kf1
{Stohl}
Nxc1+ 29. Nxc4 Qxc4+ 30. Kg1 Ne2+ $11) 28... Nf2+ (28... Qxa5 $2 {Stohl}
29.
Nxc4 $18) 29. Ke1 Nd3+ 30. Kf1 Nxc1+ 31. Nxc4 Qxc4+ $13) (25... Bb3 $2
{Stohl}
26. Qxb3 $18)) 24... cxd2 25. Rxf6 (25. Rb6 dxc1=Q+ 26. Kxc1 Qa2 $17) (25.
Qxd2
{Ftacnik} Qxd2+ (25... Qb3+ {Stohl} 26. Qc2 $8 Qxc2+ 27. Kxc2 Nxa6 $15)
26.
Bxd2 Nxa6 $15) 25... dxc1=Q+ 26. Kxc1 Rxf6 {-> Stohl: Despite having 3
pawns
for the N White's position is very difficult, as his K is still in danger and
he will have to give up at least a pawn to stave off the attack.} 27. Rd1 (27.
Kb1 $5 {Ftacnik} Qf5 28. Qxf5 Rxf5 $15 (28... Rxf5 {Stohl} 29. a5 Nb3 $17))
27... Qc6 28. Kb1 (28. a5 {Ftacnik} Nb3+ 29. Kb1 Qxc2+ (29... Nxa5 $19
{Stohl})

30. Kxc2 Nxa5 $17) 28... Nxa4 29. Qxc6 Rxc6 $17 {Ftacnik: Winning this
endgame
will be anything but easy, white has to push b pawn in order to generate
counterplay. # Hecht: Klarer Vorteil fr Schwarz bei einem Springer gegen 2
Bauern. Die weien Hoffnungen beruhen auf dem geringen Bauernmaterial
sowie
dem Umstand, da ein Springer bei Bauern auf beiden Flgeln weniger effektiv
ist als ein Lufer. Bei Turmtausch htte Wei mit dem entfernten Freibauern
etliche berlebenschancen. Kommentare nach Van der Wiel. Eine Medaille fr
schwierige Strategie + Taktik} 30. Rd8+ Kg7 31. Rd7+ Kh6 32. h4 $6 (32. Rd4
Nb6
33. b3 Kg5 34. Kb2 $17) (32. g4 {Ftacnik} Nb6 (32... g5 33. Rd4 Nb6 34. f4
$15)
33. Ra7 g5 (33... Rf6 34. h4 $1) 34. Ra6 Rg6 $17) (32. b3 {Stohl} Nc5 $19)
32... Nc5 (32... Rb6 $2 {Stohl} 33. g4 $1 Rxb2+ 34. Kc1 g5 35. hxg5+ Kg6 36.
f4
$11) 33. Rf7 Ne6 34. Ka2 (34. g4 $140 Rc7 $1 (34... Rc7 {Ftacnik} 35. Rxc7
Nxc7
36. Kc2 {mit einigen technischen Schwierigkeiten fr Schwarz, da der Springer
nur von einer zentralen Position aus (etwa d5) nach beiden Flgeln wirken
kann.
In Betracht kommt nun neben Kg7 auch g5. Hier einige Remis- und
Gewinnaspekte.
Wie man unschwer erkennt, fllt der Gewinn mit dem lahmen Gaul schwer.}
Kg7 $17
(36... Kg7 {Hecht} 37. Kd3 Kf6 38. Kd4 Ke6 39. b4 Kd6 40. h5 gxh5 41. gxh5
Nd5
42. b5 Nf6 43. h6 Ng8 44. b6 Nxh6 45. b7 Kc7 46. Ke5 Nf7+ (46... Ng8 47. f4
Kxb7 48. f5 h5 49. Kf4 Kc6 50. Kg5 Nf6 51. Kxf6 h4 52. Kg7 h3 53. f6 h2 54. f7
$11) 47. Kf6 h5 (47... Kxb7 48. Kxf7 h5 49. f4 h4 50. f5 h3 51. f6 h2 52. Kg7
h1=Q 53. f7 $11) 48. Kf5 $3 (48. Kxf7 h4 $19) 48... -- 49. Kf4 -- 50. Kg3 -51. Kh4 {Der Springer ist mit wie auch gegen Randbauern ein Ritter von der
traurigen Gestalt.}) (36... g5 37. h5 (37. hxg5+ Kxg5 38. Kd3 Kf4 39. Ke2 Nb5

$19) 37... Kg7 38. Kd3 Kf6 39. Ke4 h6 40. f4 gxf4 41. Kxf4 Nd5+ (41... Na6 42.
g5+ hxg5+ 43. Kg4) 42. Ke4 Nb4 43. Kf3 Kg5 44. Kg3 Nd5 45. Kf3 Nf6 46. b4
Nxg4
47. Ke4 (47. b5 Kf5 48. b6 Ne5+ 49. Ke2 Kg4 50. b7 Nd7 51. Ke3 Kxh5 52. Kd4
Kg6
53. Kd5 Kf7 54. Kd6 Ke8 55. Ke6 $11) 47... Kxh5 48. b5 Nf6+ 49. Kd4 Nd7 50.
Kd5
Nb6+ 51. Kc5 (51. Kc6 Na4 $19) 51... Nc8 $1 $19)) (34... g5 $2 35. Rf6+ Kg7
36.
hxg5)) 34... Ra6+ 35. Kb1 (35. Kb3 {Ftacnik} Nd4+ 36. Kc3 Nf5 37. g4 $1 (37.
h5
{Hecht} Rc6+ 38. Kb4 Rb6+ 39. Kc3 Nd6 40. Rd7 gxh5) 37... Nxh4 38. f4 Ng2
39.
b4 Ne3 40. b5 Rd6 41. g5+ Kh5 $19) 35... Nd4 36. Rf4 (36. g4 $1 {Ftacnik} g5
37. hxg5+ Kg6 38. Rf4 (38. Rf6+ Rxf6 39. gxf6 Nxf3 40. b4 Kxf6 41. Kc2 Ke5
42.
Kd3 Nh2 43. b5 Nxg4 44. b6 Kd6 45. b7 Kc7 46. Ke4 Kxb7 47. Kf5 h5 48. Kg5
Nf6
$19) 38... Rd6 39. Rf8 (39. b4 {Hecht} Kxg5 40. Rf8 Rb6 41. Kb2 Rxb4+ 42.
Kc3
Ra4 $19) 39... Kxg5 $15) (36. f4 {Stohl} Nf5 37. g4 Nxh4 38. g5+ Kh5 39.
Rxh7+
Kg4 $19) 36... Nf5 37. Re4 (37. h5 {Stohl} Kxh5 38. g4+ Kg5 $19) 37... Rd6 {
/\Rd4} 38. Kc2 (38. b4 {Ftacnik} Rd2 39. b5 Nd6 40. Rb4 Rxg2 41. b6 Rf2 $19)
38... Ng3 (38... Rd4 {Stohl} 39. Rxd4 Nxd4+ 40. Kc3 Nf5 41. b4 Nxh4 42. b5
Nf5
43. b6 Nd6 44. Kd4 $132) 39. Rg4 (39. Re7 {Ftacnik} Rd4 $19) 39... Nf1 40.
Kc3
(40. Re4 $2 {Stohl} Rd2+ $19) 40... Ne3 41. Rg5 (41. Rg3 {Stohl} Kh5 $19)
41...
Nf5 42. Rg4 (42. g3 {Ftacnik} Re6 43. Kd2 (43. f4 Re3+ (43... Rc6+ {Hecht}
44.
Kb4 Rb6+ 45. Ka3 Nd6 46. b4 Ne4 47. Re5 Nxg3 48. b5 Rf6 (48... Nf5 49. Kb4
Nd6
50. Kc5 $1) 49. Kb4 Rxf4+ 50. Kc5 Ne4+ 51. Kc6 Rf6+ 52. Kc7 Nd6 53. b6 Nc4
54.

b7 Rf7+ $19) 44. Kd2 Rxg3 45. Rxg3 Nxg3 46. b4 Nf5 $19) 43... Nd4 44. Rd5
Nxf3+
$19) 42... Kh5 43. b4 (43. g3 {Hecht} h6 44. b4 Rd5 $1 {
verhindert b5, Kc4 und Kc2. Damit fllt f3 und/oder g3}) 43... Ne3 {
Ftacnik: From this square the knight manages to attack on both sides.} (43...
Nxh4 {Ftacnik} 44. b5 Rb6 45. Kc4 $132) (43... Nxh4 $19 {Stohl}) 44. Rd4 (44.
Re4 {Ftacnik} Nxg2 $19) (44. Rg3 $5 {Ftacnik} Kxh4 (44... h6 $5 $19 {Stohl})
45. Rh3+ Kg5 46. Rxh7 Nxg2 $19) 44... Rxd4 45. Kxd4 Nc2+ 46. Ke5 (46. Kc3 {
Ftacnik} Nxb4 47. Kxb4 Kxh4 $19) 46... Nxb4 47. Kf6 Nd5+ 48. Kg7 Ne3 (48...
Ne3
{Ftacnik} 49. g4+ (49. Kxh7 Nxg2 $19) (49. g3 Nf5+) 49... Nxg4 (49... Kxh4 {
Stohl} 50. Kxh7 g5 51. Kg6 Nxg4 $19) 50. fxg4+ Kxh4 51. Kxh7 g5 $19) 0-1

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1998.01.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Salov, Valery"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B96"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[Annotator "Salov"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1998.01.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]

[SourceDate "1998.04.09"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik Tyomkin,D} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6.

Bg5
e6 7. f4 Bd7 8. f5 $1 $146 (8. Qe2 h6 9. Bh4 Be7 10. O-O-O Nc6 11. Nf3 Qa5
$132
{Groszpeter-Adorjan, Hungary 1996}) (8. e5 dxe5 9. fxe5 Qa5 10. Qe2 Bb4
$132) (
8. Nf3 $5) (8. Qf3 {Ftacnik} Nc6 9. O-O-O Nxd4 (9... Qa5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. f5
Nxd4 12. Rxd4 Qe5 13. Rd1 O-O-O 14. Bc4 h5 15. g3 h4 16. g4 Bc6 17. h3 Kb8
18.
Rhf1 Bh6+ 19. Kb1 Bg5 20. Rfe1 Rhe8 21. Qf2 Qa5 22. Rd3 Qc7 23. Bb3 $13 {
1/2-1/2 Hyldkrog,L-Kristensen,K/Copenhagen op 1993}) 10. Rxd4 Bc6 11. f5
Qa5
12. Bxf6 (12. Be2 Be7 13. Bd2 Qe5 14. Rc4 O-O 15. Bf4 Qa5 16. Qg3 Bb5 17.
Bh6
Ne8 18. e5 exf5 19. Nd5 Qd8 20. Nc7 Bh4 21. Rxh4 Qxc7 $17 {
0-1 Nunn,J-Lennox,C/BCF-ch 1974/ (29)}) 12... gxf6 13. fxe6 Qg5+ 14. Kb1 fxe6
15. Bc4 Qe5 16. Rhd1 O-O-O 17. Ne2 f5 18. Qb3 Re8 19. Nc3 fxe4 20. Bxa6 d5
21.
Bb5 Bc5 22. Ra4 Kc7 $17 {0-1 Alexander,C-Larsen,B/Hastings5657 1956 (40)})
8...
Be7 (8... b5 {Tyomkin,D Tyomkin,D} 9. Qf3 Be7 10. O-O-O e5 11. Nb3 Bc6 (11...
Nc6 $2 12. Bxf6) 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. g4 $36 O-O 14. Kb1 h6 15. a3 Be7 16. Be2
Ra7
17. Qf2 Rb7 18. h4 b4 19. axb4 Rxb4 20. g5 Nd7 21. f6 $18 {
Shabalov,A-Dao Thien Hai/Donner mem op 1996/1-0 (50)}) 9. fxe6 (9. Bc4 $5
$14)
9... fxe6 10. Bc4 {Ftacnik: The central idea of this less played line is white
attempt to attack the vulnerable e6 square.} Qc8 11. Bb3 $6 (11. Qe2 $1 Nc6
12.
Nxc6 Qxc6 13. O-O-O $14) 11... Nc6 12. Nxc6 Qxc6 (12... bxc6 $5 {Tyomkin,D}
13.
Bxf6 gxf6 14. Qh5+ $36) (12... Bxc6 {Ftacnik} 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Qh5+ $14) 13.

Qd3 Qc5 $1 14. Be3 Qh5 $1 $11 15. Bf4 Rd8 (15... Qc5 $6 {Ftacnik} 16. O-O-O
$16
) 16. O-O (16. Bxd6 $2 {Ftacnik} Bc6 17. e5 Ng4 $1 $17) 16... O-O (16... Qc5+
{
Tyomkin,D} 17. Be3 Qc6 $14 (17... Qc7 18. Na4 $16)) 17. h3 (17. Bxd6 $5 Bc8 (
17... Ng4 18. h3 (18. Qg3 Bh4 19. Rxf8+ Rxf8 20. Qh3 Bf2+ 21. Kh1 Be1 $1)
18...
Ne5 19. Rxf8+ Bxf8 20. Qd1 $16) 18. Bxe7 (18. e5 {Tyomkin,D} Bxd6 19. exd6
Qc5+
(19... Ng4 $15) 20. Kh1 Qxd6 (20... Ng4 21. Ne4 Qe5 22. g3 b5 23. Kg1 $1 Bb7
24. Rfe1 $16) (20... Rxd6 21. Ne4 Rxd3 22. Nxc5 $16) 21. Qe2 Kh8 $14) 18...
Rxd3 19. cxd3 Re8 (19... Rf7 20. Bd6 $44 (20. Bxf6 {Ftacnik} gxf6 21. d4 $15))
20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Rxf6 Qc5+ 22. Kh1 Rf8 23. Rxf8+ Qxf8 24. d4 Qf2 $132) 17...
Kh8 18. Rad1 (18. Bxd6 Bxd6 (18... Bc8 {Ftacnik} 19. Bxe7 Rxd3 20. cxd3 Rf7
$15
) 19. Qxd6 Bb5 20. Rxf6 gxf6 21. Qxe6 Bd7 (21... Qg5 $11) 22. Qd5 Qg6 $132)
18... Bc8 (18... d5 $5 19. exd5 exd5 20. Qe3 $1 Rfe8 $1 21. Nxd5 Bb5 $1 22.
g4
(22. Nxf6 Bxf6 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 $11) 22... Nxg4 23. hxg4 Qxg4+ 24. Qg3 Bc5+
$13)
19. Qg3 {Tyomkin: Black central pawns are under pressure Ftacnik: White plays
rather pointedly against d6 pawn, but so far black was defending quite
successfully.} Qc5+ (19... Qa5 $5 {Ftacnik} 20. Be3 (20. Kh1 Nh5 $1)) 20. Be3
Qc6 $1 21. e5 $1 dxe5 (21... Ne4 $2 {Ftacnik} 22. Nxe4 Qxe4 23. Bb6 $16) 22.
Qxe5 Bd6 $4 (22... b5 23. Rxd8 (23. Ne2 $140 $2 Bb7 24. Nf4 Nd7) 23... Rxd8 (
23... Bxd8 24. a4 $5) 24. a3 $1 (24. Ne2 $2 Bb7 (24... Qe4 {Tyomkin,D}) 25.
Nf4
g5 $1 $17 (25... Bd6 26. Qg5)) 24... Bd6 (24... Bb7 {Ftacnik} 25. Rf2 $14) 25.
Qg5 h6 26. Qg6 Bc5 $11) 23. Rxd6 $1 {Ftacnik: Neat combination that
combines
several motives, among them the vulnerability of the 8th rank.} Rxd6 (23...
Qxd6 24. Qxd6 Rxd6 25. Bc5 Rdd8 (25... Rfd8 {Tyomkin,D} 26. Bxd6 Rxd6 27.
Ne4)

26. Bxf8 Rxf8 27. Ne4 $1 $16) 24. Ne4 Rd5 (24... Rd7 25. Nxf6 (25. Rxf6 $4 {
Tyomkin,D} Rd1+ 26. Kh2 gxf6 27. Nxf6 Qd6) (25. Bd4 {Tyomkin,D} Qc7) 25...
Rdf7
(25... gxf6 26. Rxf6 Rxf6 27. Qxf6+ Kg8 28. Bxe6+ $18) 26. Bc5 (26. Bg5 $2 {
Tyomkin,D} Qb5) 26... gxf6 27. Rxf6 Qxc5+ (27... Rxf6 {Tyomkin,D} 28. Bxf8
$18
(28. Bxf8 Qb6+ 29. Bc5 Qd8 30. Bd4 $18)) 28. Qxc5 Rxf6 29. Qe5 $16 (29. Bc4
$16
{Ftacnik})) (24... Rdd8 {Tyomkin,D} 25. Nxf6 gxf6 26. Rxf6 Kg8 27. Qg5+ {
with mate}) 25. Bxd5 Qxd5 (25... exd5 26. Nd6 (26. Nxf6 {Tyomkin,D} gxf6
(26...
Rxf6 27. Rxf6 gxf6 28. Qe7 $18) 27. Qf4 (27. Qd4 $16 {Ftacnik}) 27... Qxc2 28.
Qd6 Kg8 29. Bh6 $18) 26... Kg8 27. Bg5 $18) 26. Bd4 Qxe5 (26... Bd7 $5 27.
Nxf6
(27. Rf4 {Ftacnik} Bc6 28. Qxd5 Bxd5 29. Nxf6 gxf6 30. Bxf6+ Kg8 31. b3 $16)
27... Qxe5 28. Bxe5 gxf6 29. Bxf6+ Kg8 $16) 27. Bxe5 Bd7 {
Ftacnik: Black hopes to save himself in an endgame with active bishop.} (27...
Nd7 {Tyomkin,D} 28. Rxf8+ Nxf8 29. Nd6 Bd7 (29... Ng6 30. Bxg7+ Kxg7 31.
Nxc8
$18) 30. Nxb7 Bc6 31. Nc5 $18) 28. Bxf6 gxf6 29. Rxf6 $1 Rxf6 (29... Rc8 {
Ftacnik} 30. Nd6 $18) 30. Nxf6 {
Tyomkin: This is not a big deal to win in this ending on this level.} Bc6 31.
Kf2 Kg7 32. Ng4 Be4 33. c3 $16 (33. c4 {Ftacnik} h5 34. Ne5 Kf6) 33... h5 34.
Ne5 (34. Ne3 {Ftacnik} Kf6 35. g4 $16) 34... Kf6 35. Nd7+ Kf5 (35... Ke7 {
Ftacnik} 36. Nc5 Bd5 37. b3 Kd6 38. Nd3 e5 39. g4 $16) 36. b4 Bc6 37. Nc5
Ke5
38. g3 Kd5 39. Ke3 Kc4 40. Ne4 (40. Kd2 {Ftacnik} Bg2 41. Nxe6 Bxh3 42. Nf4
Bg4
43. Ng2 $16) 40... e5 {Ftacnik: Black can not afford to trade into the pawn
endgame, but the fight is not over. Pawn structure c3-b4 is quite exposed,
Salov hopes to exchange all pawns.} (40... Bxe4 $2 {Ftacnik} 41. Kxe4 Kxc3
42.

g4 hxg4 43. hxg4 $18) 41. g4 (41. h4 $5) (41. Nf6 $2 {Tyomkin,D} Kxc3 42.
Nxh5
Kxb4 (42... Bd5 43. a3) 43. Nf6 Kc5 44. h4 Kd6) 41... h4 (41... hxg4 42. hxg4
Kd5 43. Nc5 $1 (43. g5 Ke6 44. g6 b5 $1 $14) 43... Kc4 44. Kd2 e4 45. g5 e3+
46. Kxe3 Kxc3 47. a3 Kb2 48. g6 Kxa3 49. g7 Bd5 50. Kd4 Bg8 $1 (50... Bf7 51.
Kc3 Bg8 52. Nxb7 Ka4 53. Nd6 $18) 51. Kc3 Bf7 52. Nxb7 Ka4 53. Nd6 Bg8 54.
Nf5
Kb5 55. Nh6 Bh7 (55... Ba2 56. Kd4 $18) 56. Kb3 $1 a5 (56... Kb6 57. Ng4 $1
Bg8+ 58. Ka4 $18) 57. bxa5 Kxa5 58. Kc4 Kb6 59. Kd5 Kc7 60. Ke6 Kd8 61. Kf7
Kd7
62. Ng4 Kd6 63. Nf6 Bd3 64. Kf8 Bc4 65. Ng4 $18) 42. g5 Bd7 43. g6 Bxh3 44.
Ng5
Bg2 45. Nf3 Bh3 (45... Bxf3 {Ftacnik} 46. Kxf3 h3 47. g7 $18) 46. Kd2 Be6 (
46... e4 {Ftacnik} 47. Ng5 e3+ 48. Kxe3 Bg2 49. Nf3 Bh3 50. Kd2 $18) 47.
Nxh4
Kb5 (47... e4 48. Ng2 (48. g7 $2 e3+ 49. Kxe3 Kxc3) 48... Kb5 49. a3 (49. Ne3
$18 {Tyomkin,D} Bxa2 $140 50. c4+) 49... Ka4 50. Nf4 Bg8 51. Ke3 $18) 48.
Nf3
Bxa2 (48... e4 $2 {Ftacnik} 49. Nd4+ $18) 49. Nxe5 Be6 (49... a5 {Ftacnik}
50.
c4+ $18) 50. Kc2 a5 (50... b6 51. Kb2 Ka4 (51... a5 52. Ka3 $18) 52. Nc6 a5 53.
bxa5 bxa5 54. g7 Bc4 55. Ne7 Kb5 56. g8=Q Bxg8 57. Nxg8 Kc4 58. Nf6 $18)
51.
bxa5 Kxa5 52. g7 Kb5 (52... b5 53. Kd3 Ka4 54. Kd4 $18 (54. Nc6 {Ftacnik} Bf7
55. Ne7 b4 56. c4 b3)) 53. Kd3 (53. Ng6 {Ftacnik} Kc4 54. Ne7 b5) 53... Ka5 (
53... Kc5 54. Nd7+ $18) (53... Ka4 {Ftacnik} 54. Nd7 $1 Bf7 (54... Ka3 55. Nc5
Bg8 56. Nxb7 $18) 55. Nc5+ Kb5 56. Nxb7 $18) 54. Kd4 b6 (54... b5 {Ftacnik}
55.
Kc5 Ka4 56. Nc6 Bf7 57. Nd4 $18) 55. Nc6+ Ka4 56. Ne7 b5 57. g8=Q (57.
g8=Q {
Tyomkin,D} Bxg8 58. Nxg8 b4 59. c4 b3 60. Nf6 (60. Ne7 $144) 60... b2 61.
Ne4 (
61. Nd5 $144) 61... b1=N 62. Nc3+ Nxc3 63. Kxc3 Ka5 64. Kd4 Kb6 65. Kd5
Kc7 66.

Kc5 $18) 1-0