Kramnik, Vladimir (2743) - Topalov, Veselin (2813)
WCC Match 2006 (Elista), 09/23/2006
Round 1 [Rybka + IM Iweta Rajlich] [E04]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 dxc4 5.Bg2 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 a5 7.Qc2 Bxd2+ 8.Qxd2
	[8.Nbxd2 b5 9.a4 c6 10.b3
		(10.Ne5?! Nd5)
	10...cxb3 11.Nxb3
		(11.Qxb3?! b4)
	11...Nd5 12.Ne5 f6 13.Nxc6 Nxc6 14.Qxc6+ Bd7 15.Qc2 Rc8 16.Nc5 b4 17.Bxd5 exd5 18.O-O Bg4]
8...c6 9.a4 b5
	[9...Ne4!? Rybka = 10.Qc2 Nd6 11.Nbd2 Na6 12.Nxc4 Nb4]
10.axb5 cxb5 11.Qg5!
	[11.Ne5?! Ra6]
11...O-O
	[11...b4!? interesting move but it is probably not leading to equality. 12.Ne5
		(12.Qxg7 Rg8 13.Qh6 Bb7 14.Nbd2 c3 15.bxc3 bxc3 16.Nc4 Bd5 17.Nce5 with slightly better for White.)
		(12.Nbd2 c3 13.bxc3 bxc3 14.Nb1 (14.Nc4?! O-O and Black has a good position.) 14...c2 15.Na3 O-O)
	12...h6!
		(12...Ra7? 13.Qxg7! Rg8 14.Qh6 Qxd4 15.Qxf6! Qxb2 16.O-O Qxa1 17.Qf4! Rybka depth 15)
	13.Qf4
		(13.Qxg7? Rh7 14.Qxf6 Qxf6 15.Bxa8 Ba6)
		(13.Qc1 looks risky but White may be better after 13...Qxd4 14.Nxf7 Kxf7 15.Bxa8 Bd7 with the idea Nc6 16.Rxa5! Nc6 17.Bxc6 Bxc6 18.O-O Qe4 19.f3 Qd4+ 20.e3 Qb6 21.Ra1 Rc8)
	13...Ra7 14.Nxc4 Ba6 15.Nxa5
		(15.Nd6+? Ke7 16.e4 Qxd6 17.Qxd6+ Kxd6 18.e5+ Ke7)
		(15.Nbd2!?)
	15...Nd5 16.Bxd5!? exd5
		(16...Qxd5?? 17.Qxb8+)
	17.Qd2]
12.Qxb5! Ba6!? Diagram #
	[12...Na6 13.Qxc4 Nb4 14.Qb3 e5 15.Nxe5 Rb8 16.O-O Qxd4 17.Rxa5 Be6 18.Qc3 Qd8 19.Rc5 Qb6 20.Na3 Nbd5 21.Qc1 Qxb2 22.Nc6 Qxc1 23.Rfxc1 Rb3 24.Nb5 Rb2 25.Nbd4 Re8 26.Nxe6 fxe6 27.Bf3 Nd7 28.Ra5 N5f6 29.Rd1 e5 30.Bd5+ Nxd5 31.Raxd5 Nf6 32.R5d2 Rxd2 33.Rxd2 Kf7 34.Rd6 e4 35.Nd4 g6 36.Kg2 Re7 37.Nc6 Re8 38.h3 h5 39.Nd8+ Kg7 40.Ne6+ Kf7 41.Ng5+ Kg7 42.Ne6+ Kf7 43.Ng5+ Kg7 44.Rc6 Re7 45.Ne6+ Kf7 46.Nd8+ Kg7 47.Ne6+ Kf7 48.Nf4 Rd7 49.Rc5 Rd6 50.Re5 Ra6 51.h4 Ra8 52.Rb5 Ra7 53.Rg5 Ra2 54.Kf1 Ra1+ 55.Kg2 Ra2 56.Rb5 Ra7 57.Rc5 Rb7 58.Ra5 Rc7 59.Rg5 Rc2 60.Rb5 Rc7 61.Nh3 Re7 62.Rg5 Nh7 63.Rc5 Nf6 64.Ra5 Nh7 65.Nf4 Rb7 66.Re5 Nf6 67.Ne6 Re7 68.Nd8+ Kf8 69.Nc6 Rc7 70.Re6 Kg7 71.Ne5 Ra7 72.Rc6 Re7 73.Rc5 Ra7 74.Rc2 Re7 75.Nc6 Rc7 76.Nd4 Rxc2 77.Nxc2 Ng4 78.f3 exf3+ 79.Kxf3 Kf6 80.Kf4 Ne5 81.Nd4 Nd7 82.Nf3 Nc5 83.Ng5 Nd7 84.e4 Ne5 85.Nf3 Nd3+ 86.Ke3 Nb4 87.Kd4 Ke6 88.Ng5+ Kd6 89.e5+ Ke7 90.Nh3 Ke6 91.Nf4+ Kf5 92.e6 Nc6+ 93.Kc5 Ne7 94.Kd6 Ng8 95.e7 Nxe7 96.Kxe7 g5 97.Ng2 Kg4 98.Kf6 gxh4 99.gxh4 Kg3 100.Kg5 Kxg2 101.Kxh5 Kg3 102.Kg5 1-0 Grischuk,A-Moiseenko,A, Sochi 2006]
13.Qa4
	[13.Qxa5 Bb7! 14.Qxd8 Rxa1 15.Qxf8+
		(15.Qc7? Rxb1+ 16.Kd2 Rxb2+! 17.Kc1 (17.Kc3 Nd5+) 17...c3! with attack.)
	15...Kxf8 16.O-O Ra2]
13...Qb6 14.O-O Qxb2 15.Nbd2 Bb5 16.Nxc4 Bxa4 17.Nxb2 Bb5 18.Ne5 Ra7 Diagram # After this forcing line White seems to have a slightly better endgame. 19.Bf3 maybe this move is losing time ...
	[19.Nbd3]
19...Nbd7 20.Nec4
	[20.Nxd7 Bxd7
		(20...Nxd7 21.Rfb1 Rb8 22.Nd1 Kf8 23.Rb2 Ra6 24.Kg2 /=)
	21.Nd3 a4 22.Rfb1 Nd5 23.Ra3 Bc6 24.Nc5 /=]
20...Rb8 21.Rfb1 g5!?
	[21...Bxc4 22.Nxc4 Rxb1+ 23.Rxb1 a4 24.Na3
		(24.Ra1 Nd5 25.e3 Nc3 26.Ra3 Nb1 27.Ra1 Nc3)
	24...Kf8]
22.e3
	[22.Ne3!? h5 23.h3! in order to stop g4!]
22...g4 23.Bd1 Bc6 24.Rc1 Be4 25.Na4 Rb4 26.Nd6 Bf3!? 27.Bxf3 gxf3 28.Nc8
	[28.Rc6 Kg7 29.h3 h5 30.Nc3 Ra8
		(30...Rb2 31.Ncb5)
	31.Rc7 Ra6 32.Nce4 a4 33.Nxf6 Nxf6 34.Rxf7+ Kg6 35.Rb7 Rxb7 36.Nxb7 Ne4 37.Nc5 Nxc5 38.dxc5 a3 39.Kf1 Kf5 40.Ke1 Ke4 41.c6 Rxc6 42.Rxa3 Rc2]
28...Ra8 29.Ne7+ Kg7 30.Nc6 Rb3 31.Nc5
	[31.Rc2]
31...Rb5
	[31...Nxc5?! 32.dxc5 Rb2 33.Nd4 Ne4 34.Nxf3 Nxf2 35.c6 a4 36.c7 Nh3+ 37.Kf1 Rc8 38.Rxa4 Rf2+ 39.Ke1 Rxf3 40.Rb4 Rxe3+ 41.Kf1]
32.h3 Nxc5 33.Rxc5 Diagram #
	[33.dxc5?! Nd7]
33...Rb2!
	[33...Rxc5 34.dxc5 Ne4 35.Rxa5 Rxa5 36.Nxa5 Nxc5 37.Nc6 Nb3 38.Kf1 Kf6]
34.Rg5+ Kh6?!
	[34...Kf8! 35.Rgxa5 Rxa5 36.Nxa5
		(36.Rxa5? Ne4)
	36...Ne4 37.Rf1 Nd2 38.Rc1 Ne4 39.Rf1 f6 Diagram # it is not trivial to defend this position for White, it is acctually quite difficult despite the engine score indicates =. Black has a draw any time he wants and he can perhaps try to win using zugzwang and h5-h4 idea. White has to try to exchange the knight at the c5 square. 40.Nc4
		(40.Nc6 Ke8 41.d5 e5!)
	40...Ra2 41.Nb6 Ke7 42.d5 e5 43.Nc4 Rc2 44.Na3 Rd2 45.Nc4 Rxd5 46.Ra1 Rb5 47.Rd1 Rc5]
35.Rgxa5 Rxa5 36.Nxa5
	[36.Rxa5! Ne4 37.Ne5 Rb1+ 38.Kh2 Rb2 39.Kg1 Rxf2? 40.Ng4+]
36...Ne4 37.Rf1 Nd2 38.Rc1 Ne4 39.Rf1 f6 40.Nc6 Nd2 41.Rd1 Ne4 42.Rf1 Kg6
	[42...Nd2]
	[42...Rd2 43.Nb4! Kg5 44.Na6
		(44.Nc6?! h5 45.Ne7 h4 46.g4 Kh6 47.Nc6 Kg7 48.Nb4! (48.Ne7 Rc2 49.d5 Kf7 50.Nc6 e5) (48.Nd8 e5 49.Ne6+ Kf7 50.Nc5 Ng5 51.Kh2 exd4 52.exd4 Rxd4 with chances to win. 53.Rb1 Rd2 54.Rf1 f5 55.Nb3 Rd3 56.Nc5 Rd5 57.Nb3 fxg4 58.hxg4 Rd3 59.Na5 Kf6 60.Rc1 Rd2) 48...Kf7 49.Na6 Ng5 50.Kh2)
	44...Rc2 45.Nc5 Nxc5 46.dxc5 Rxc5 47.Ra1 e5]
43.Nd8 Diagram # Rybka deph 19. 43...Rb6?!
	[43...Kf5!? 44.Nc6
		(44.g4+? Kg5 45.Nxe6+ Kh4 46.Nf4 (46.Nc5 Nxc5 47.dxc5 Rc2 48.Kh2 Rxc5 49.Rd1 Rc2 50.Rd7 Rxf2+ 51.Kg1 Kg3!) 46...Ra2 47.d5 Rd2 48.d6 Nxd6 49.Ra1 Ne4 50.Rf1 (50.Ra5 Nxf2) 50...Ra2)
	44...h5 45.Ne7+ Kg5 46.Nc6 Rd2
		(46...f5? 47.h4+ Kg4 48.Ne5+ Kh3 49.Nxf3)
	47.Nb4
		(47.Nd8 Kf5 48.Nc6 Kg5 49.Nd8 e5 50.Nc6 Kf5 51.dxe5 fxe5 52.Ne7+ Kf6 53.Nc6 Ke6 54.Nb4 (54.h4 Rb2 55.Nd8+ Ke7 56.Nc6+ Kd6 57.Nd8 Rc2 58.Nf7+ Ke6 59.Ng5+ Nxg5 60.hxg5 Kf5 61.g4+ hxg4 62.Kh2 Rc8 63.Kg3 Rh8 64.e4+ Kxg5 65.Rh1 Rxh1 stalemate) 54...Kd6)
	47...e5 48.dxe5 fxe5 49.Nc6 Kf5 50.Ne7+ Kf6 51.Nc6 Ke6
		(51...h4?! 52.gxh4 Rd7 53.Kh2)
	52.Na5 Kd5]
44.Rc1 h5 45.Ra1 h4?!
	[45...Kg7 46.Rc1 Kf8 47.Nc6 Rb2 48.Rf1 Ke8 with chances to win.]
46.gxh4
	[46.g4 Ng5 47.Kh2 Rb2 48.Rf1 Rc2 49.Nb7 Ne4 50.Kg1 f5
		(50...Kf7 51.Nc5)
	51.gxf5+ Kxf5 52.Nc5 Nxc5 53.dxc5 Rxc5 54.Ra1 Ke4 55.Ra4+ Kd3 56.Rxh4 Ke2 57.Ra4 Rc1+ 58.Kh2 Kxf2 59.Ra2+ Kxe3 60.Ra3+ Ke4 61.Ra4+
		(61.Kg3 Rg1+ 62.Kf2 Rg2+ 63.Kf1 e5)
	61...Kd3 62.Kg3]
46...Kh5 47.Ra2 Diagram # 47...Kxh4 48.Kh2 Kh5
	[48...Ng5 49.Ra4 Rb2 50.d5+ Kh5 51.Nxe6 Rxf2+ 52.Kh1 Rf1+]
49.Rc2 Kh6 50.Ra2 Kg6 51.Rc2 Kf5 52.Ra2 Rb5 53.Nc6 Rb7 54.Ra5+ Kg6 55.Ra2 Kh5 56.d5 e5 57.Ra4 Diagram # 57...f5?
	[57...Nxf2!? 58.Kg3 e4! 59.Kxf2! Rb2+ 60.Kg1 Rb1+ 61.Kf2 Rb2+]
	[57...Nd2]
58.Nxe5 Rb2 59.Nd3 Rb7 60.Rd4 Rb6 61.d6 Nxd6 62.Kg3 Ne4+ 63.Kxf3 Kg5 64.h4+ Kf6 65.Rd5 Nc3 66.Rd8 Rb1 67.Rf8+ Ke6 68.Nf4+ Ke5 69.Re8+ Kf6 70.Nh5+ Kg6 71.Ng3 Rb2 72.h5+ Kf7 73.Re5 Nd1 74.Ne2 Kf6 75.Rd5 1-0

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