Topalov, Veselin (2813) - Kramnik, Vladimir (2743)
WCC Match 2006 (Elista), 09/24/2006
Round 2 [Rybka + IM Iweta Rajlich] [D19]

Start Position 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.e3 e6 7.Bxc4 Bb4 8.O-O Nbd7 9.Qe2 Bg6 10.e4 O-O 11.Bd3 Bh5 12.e5 Nd5 13.Nxd5 cxd5 14.Qe3 Bg6 Diagram #
[14...Re8!? compare round 13 tiebreak round 1]
15.Ng5!?
[15.Bxg6 hxg6
(15...fxg6 16.a5+ / =)
16.Bd2 Be7
(16...Qa5? 17.Bxb4 Qxb4 18.Ng5Initiative Rfc8 19.Qf4 Qe7 20.Qh4 Nf8 21.Ra3+ -)
(16...Bxd2 17.Qxd2+ / =)
17.Rfc1+ / = White has a space advantage and perhaps a better structure.
 17...Nb8! /=]
15...Re8
[15...Be7!? 16.Bxg6 hxg6 17.f4 Rc8
(17...Bxg5 18.fxg5+ / =)
18.b3 Nc5! 19.Ba3 Ne4 20.Bxe7 Qxe7 21.Nxe4 dxe4 22.Rad1=
(22.Qxe4 Qb4!= / +)]
16.f4 Bxd3 17.Qxd3 f5 18.Be3
[18.exf6 Nxf6 19.Be3=
(19.f5?! exf5 20.Qxf5 Qc8= / +)]
18...Nf8 19.Kh1 Rc8 Diagram #
[19...h6!? 20.Nf3 Qd7=]
20.g4! A very interesting move! White is perpared to sacrifice a knight for two pawns after 20..h6
 20...Qd7! A practical decision based on good intuition. The position after 20...h6 seems to be very promising for White.
[20...h6 21.Nxe6!
(21.Nh3?! fxg4 22.Nf2 Qh4 23.Rg1 h5)
21...Nxe6
(21...Rxe6 22.gxf5 Re7 23.Rf3Initiative Rybka regards this as full compensation!)
22.gxf5 Nf8 23.Rg1Compensation]
[20...fxg4 21.f5 exf5 22.Qxf5 Re7 23.Qxg4 Qd7 24.Qh5 h6 25.Nf3+ / =]
21.Rg1
[21.h3!? Rc4 22.Rf2 Rec8 23.Rg1Counter-attack]
[21.gxf5 exf5 22.Qb5 a5 23.Qxd7 Nxd7 24.Rac1 h6 25.Nf3 Kf7=]
21...Be7
[21...fxg4 22.Rxg4 Rc7 23.Rag1 Qxa4 24.f5 exf5 25.Qxf5 Qc2 26.Qf3Initiative]
22.Nf3
[22.gxf5]
22...Rc4 23.Rg2 fxg4 24.Rxg4 Rxa4 25.Rag1 g6 26.h4 Rb4 27.h5 Qb5 28.Qc2 Up until this move Rybka scores depth 16 and claims that Black is better .... As the game demonstrates, Topalov's intuition for attack is superior to Kramnik's!
 28...Rxb2? Diagram #
[28...Rb3! Rybka score: =
 29.hxg6 h5 30.g7 hxg4 31.gxf8=Q+ Kxf8 32.Qh7 Qd3 33.f5 Qxe3 34.Qh8+ Kf7 35.Qh7+=]
29.hxg6! h5!
[29...Rxc2 30.gxh7+ Kxh7 31.Rg7+ Kh8 32.Rg8+ Kh7 33.R1g7+ Kh6 34.f5+ Kh5 35.Rh8++ -]
30.g7 hxg4!
[30...Nh7? 31.Qg6 hxg4 32.Qxe6+ Kxg7 33.Qxg4+ Ng5 34.Nxg5+ -]
31.gxf8=Q+ Diagram # 31...Bxf8?? This move loses
[31...Kxf8! 32.Qg6
(32.Qh7 Qe2 33.Qh6+ Kf7 34.Qh5+ Kf8 35.Qxg4 Bg5 36.Re1=)
32...Qe2 33.Qxg4 Diagram #
 33...Bg5!! The only move!
 34.Qh5!
(34.Re1 Will White find a draw? Black's pawns on the queenside are dangerous!
 34...Qc2 35.Qxg5 (35.fxg5 Kg7=) (35.Nxg5?? Qh2#) 35...Re7 36.Qg3 Rg7 37.Ng5 Rg6 (37...Qf5?! 38.Rc1+ / =) 38.Kg1 Ke8 39.Bf2 b5 (39...a5 40.Rf1 a4 41.Qa3=) 40.Kg2 Rh6 41.Nh3 Rg6 42.Ng5 b4 43.Rh1 Ra2 44.Rh8+ Kd7 45.Rb8 Qd2- / +)
34...Ke7
(34...Qxe3 35.Nxg5+ -)
35.Qh7+ Kd8 36.Nxg5 Qxe3 37.Nxe6+ Rxe6 38.Rg8+ Re8 39.Rxe8+ Kxe8 40.Qg8+ Ke7 41.Qg7+ Kd8 42.Qf8+ Kc7 43.Qd6+=]
32.Qg6+? I award only one question mark because White still has chances to win
[32.Rxg4+! Bg7
(32...Kf7 33.Qh7+ Bg7 34.Qxg7#)
33.Qc7!+ - Qf1+ 34.Ng1+ -]
32...Bg7 33.f5
[33.Ng5 Re7]
33...Re7
[33...exf5? 34.Ng5 Re7 35.Qh7+ Kf8 36.Qxf5+ Kg8
(36...Ke8 37.Qc8#)
37.Rc1+ -]
34.f6 Qe2Only possible move 35.Qxg4Only possible move Rf7Only possible move Diagram #
 36.Rc1?
[36.Qh5! a5
(36...Rb3 37.Rxg7+ Rxg7 38.fxg7+ - with a mating attack!)
(36...Qxe3? 37.Ng5+ -)
37.Rg3 Qxe3 38.fxg7 Rb1+ 39.Kh2 Rb2+ 40.Kh3 Rxg7 41.Ng5 Qf2 42.Qe8+ Qf8 43.Qxf8+ Kxf8 44.Nxe6+ Kf7 45.Nxg7+ - a4 46.Nf5 b5
(46...Rb3 47.Nd6+ Ke6 48.Rxb3 axb3 49.Nb5+ -)
47.Rc3 b4 48.Rc7+ Kg6
(48...Ke6 49.Ng7#)
49.Kg4+ -]
36...Rc2= 37.Rxc2?!
[37.Re1!? Qd3 38.Qh5 Qe4
(38...Re2 39.Rc1 (39.Rg1 Qe4 40.Rxg7+ Rxg7 41.Qe8+ Kh7 42.Qh5+=) 39...Qh7 40.Qxh7+ Kxh7 41.Ng5+ Kg6 42.Nxf7 Rxe3 43.Rg1+ Kxf7 44.Rxg7+ Kf8 45.Rxb7 Re4 46.Rb4 Kf7 47.Ra4 Kg6 48.Kg2 a5 49.Rxa5 (49.Kf3) 49...Rxd4 50.Ra6 Kf7=)
39.Rg1 Re2 40.Rxg7+ Rxg7 41.Qe8+ Kh7 42.Qh5+=]
37...Qd1+ 38.Kg2 Qxc2+ 39.Kg3 Diagram #
[39.Bd2!?]
39...Qe4?!
[39...Qf5!? 40.Ng5 Qd3!
(40...Qxg4+? 41.Kxg4 Bf8 42.Nxe6+ / -)
41.Nxf7 Qxe3+ 42.Kg2 Qd2+=]
40.Bf4?!
[40.Qxe4!? dxe4 41.Ng5 Rd7!
(41...Bf8? 42.Nxe6+ / -)
(41...Bh6? 42.Nxf7 Bxe3 43.Nd8!+ / - a5? 44.d5+ -)
42.fxg7 Rxg7 43.Kf4 Re7 44.Kxe4 a5 45.d5 exd5+ 46.Kxd5 Rd7+ 47.Ke4 a4=]
40...Qf5 Diagram # 41.Qxf5?!
[41.Ng5!? Rc7
(41...Bxf6 42.Nxf7+ Kxf7 43.Qxf5 exf5 44.exf6 Kxf6 45.Bb8 a5 46.Kf4 Ke6 47.Ba7 b5 48.Bb6 a4 49.Bc5+ -)
42.Qh5
(42.Nxe6 Rc3+ 43.Kh4 Qh7+ 44.Kg5 Bh6+ 45.Kh5+ Bg7+= provides a funny perpetual check)
42...Rc3+ 43.Kg2 Qc2+ 44.Kf1 Qd3+ 45.Ke1 Qb1+ 46.Ke2 Rc2+ 47.Bd2 Rxd2+ 48.Kxd2 Qb4+ 49.Kd3 Qb3+=]
41...exf5= / + Diagram #
 42.Bg5? The final blunder after a very intense tactical battle.
[42.Ng5! could maybe save a game...
 42...Rc7 43.Ne6 Rc3+ 44.Kh4 Bxf6+
(44...Bf8? 45.Nxf8 Kxf8 46.e6+ -)
45.exf6 Kf7 46.Nc7 a5 47.Kg5 Rc6 48.Be5 a4 49.Nxd5 a3 50.Nf4 Rc1 51.d5 Rd1 52.Kxf5 a2 53.Bb2 Rd2= / +
(53...b5 54.d6 b4 55.Ng6 Rf1+ 56.Nf4 Ke8 57.Be5 Re1 58.Bd4 Rd1=)]
42...a5- + 43.Kf4 a4 44.Kxf5 a3 45.Bc1
[45.Nd2 Rc7- + 46.Nb3 a2 47.e6 Bxf6 48.Kxf6 Kf8 49.Ke5 Rh7 50.Kd6 Ke8- +]
45...Bf8 46.e6 Rc7 47.Bxa3
[47.e7 Bxe7 48.fxe7 Rxe7 49.Bxa3 Re3 50.Bc5 Rxf3+ 51.Ke5 Rc3 52.Kxd5 b5- +]
47...Bxa3 48.Ke5 Rc1 49.Ng5 Diagram #
[49.Kxd5 Kf8 50.Ne5 Ke8 51.Ng6 Kd8 52.e7+ Ke8 53.Ne5 Rd1 54.Ke6
(54.Nc4 Bxe7 55.fxe7 Kxe7 56.Nd6 Rxd4+ 57.Kxd4 Kxd6- +)
54...Bxe7 55.fxe7 Rxd4- +]
49...Rf1?
[49...Rg1- +]
50.e7 Re1+ 51.Kxd5 Bxe7 52.fxe7 Rxe7 53.Kd6 Re1 54.d5 Kf8 55.Ne6+ Ke8 56.Nc7+
[56.Nc5!? is it a draw?
 56...Re7!
(56...Rb1 57.Kc7 Rc1 58.Kb6=)
(56...b5 57.Na6=)
(56...b6? 57.Ne6 Rc1 58.Nc7+ Kd8 59.Ne6+ Kc8 60.Ke7=)
57.Ne6 Rh7 58.Kc5
(58.Nd4 Kd8 59.Ne6+ Kc8 60.Nf8 Rh8 61.Ne6 Rh6 62.Kc5= ?!)
58...Rh1 59.Kd6 Rc1 60.Nc7+ Kd8 61.Ne6+ Kc8 62.Ke7 Rh1
(62...b5 63.d6=)
63.Kd6 Rh6 64.Kc5 Kd7 65.Kb6 Kc8 66.Kc5 Rh2 67.Kd6= ?!]
56...Kd8 57.Ne6+ Kc8 58.Ke7 Rh1 Diagram # 59.Ng5?
[59.Kd6 Is it a draw?
 59...Rc1
(59...Kb8 60.Ke7 Rh7+ 61.Kd6 Ka7 62.Kc5 Rh1 63.Kd6 Kb6 64.Kd7 Rh7+ 65.Kc8=)
60.Ke7 Rd1 61.d6 b6 62.Nf8 Kb7 63.d7=]
59...b5 60.d6 Rd1 61.Ne6 b4 62.Nc5 Re1+ 63.Kf6 Re3

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