Kramnik, Vladimir (2743) - Topalov, Veselin (2813)
WCC Match 2006 (Elista), 09/26/2006
Round 3 [Rybka + IM Iweta Rajlich] [E02]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 dxc4 5.Bg2 Nc6
	[5...Bb4+ was played in first game of this match. 5...Nc6 is a main move here, 5...Bb4 is a rare move.]
6.Qa4 Bd7 7.Qxc4 Na5 8.Qd3 c5 9.O-O Bc6 10.Nc3 cxd4 11.Nxd4 Diagram # 11...Bc5 12.Rd1
	[12.Be3!? /=]
12...Bxg2?!
	[12...Qxd4 13.Qxd4 Bxd4 14.Rxd4 Bxg2 15.Kxg2 Nc6 16.Rd1 h6 17.Nb5 =]
13.Qb5+!
	[13.Kxg2?! O-O 14.Bg5 h6 15.Bxf6 Qxf6 16.Ne4 Qxd4 17.Qxd4 Bxd4 18.Rxd4 Rfd8 19.Rad1
		(19.Nd6 Nc6)
	19...Rxd4 20.Rxd4 Rc8]
13...Nd7 14.Kxg2 a6
	[14...O-O?? 15.Nb3]
15.Qd3 Diagram #
	[15.Qa4]
15...Rc8?!
	[15...Nf6]
	[15...Be7 16.Bf4
		(16.b3)
	16...Rc8 17.Nf3 Nc4 18.Na4 b5 19.b3 Ncb6 20.Nxb6 Nxb6 21.Qxd8+ Bxd8 22.e4 f6 23.Rd6 Ke7 24.Nd4 e5 25.Nf5+ Kf7 26.Be3 g6 27.Nh6+ Kg7 28.Rad1 Rb8 29.Rd7+ Nxd7 30.Rxd7+ Kf8 31.Nf7 Rg8 32.Nd6 g5 33.Rf7# 1-0 Tkachiev,V-Solozhenkin,E, France 2000]
16.Bg5!
	[16.Nf3!? Nb6 17.Qb1! Qe7 18.Ne4 O-O 19.b4 Bxb4 20.a3 f5 21.axb4 fxe4 22.Qxe4]
16...Be7
	[16...Qc7 17.Rac1]
17.Bxe7?!
	[17.Ne4! Diagram # After this dynamic tactical move Black is in trouble. 17...Nc4
		(17...Bxg5?? 18.Nd6+ Kf8 19.Nxc8 Qxc8 20.Nf3)
	18.Rac1 Nde5 19.Qb1 Bxg5 20.Nxe6 fxe6 21.Rxd8+ Bxd8 22.Qa1 with the idea b3.]
17...Qxe7 18.Rac1
	[18.Nf3!? Nc4 19.Qd4
		(19.Na4 b5 20.b3 bxa4 21.bxc4)
	19...Nf6 20.b3 Na5]
18...Nc4
	[18...O-O!? 19.Nf5 exf5 20.Qxd7 Qxd7 21.Rxd7 g6]
19.Na4 b5 20.b3 Diagram # 20...O-O
	[20...Nde5?! 21.Qe4 f5 22.Qb1
		(22.Qf4?? g5 White's queen is trapped.)
	22...bxa4 23.bxc4 Nxc4 24.Qd3 Qc5 25.e4 Black position looks fishy :-).
		(25.Nxe6?! Qc6+)]
21.bxc4 bxa4 White would win a pawn endgame with this pawn structure. 22.Nc6! Rxc6 23.Qxd7 Diagram # Exchange queens or not? 23...Qc5
	[23...Qxd7!? 24.Rxd7 Rc5 25.Rb7 a5 26.Rb5 Rfc8 27.Rxc5 Rxc5 28.Kf3 Kf8 29.Ke4 Ke7 30.Kd4 Rf5 Diagram # with reasonable chances to draw
		(30...Kd6 31.Rb1 e5+ 32.Kc3)
		(30...Rh5 31.h4 Kd6 32.Rb1 Kc7 33.Rb5)
	31.f4!
		(31.f3 Rh5 32.h4 g5)
	31...e5+ 32.fxe5 Rf2 33.Rc2 Rxh2 34.Kd5
		(34.Kc5 Rg2 35.Kb6 Rxg3 36.c5 Rg1 37.c6 Rb1+ 38.Kc5 h5 39.Rd2 h4 40.c7 Rc1+ 41.Kb6 h3 42.e3 g5 43.Kb7 g4 44.Rh2 Kd7 45.Rd2+ Ke6 46.Rd6+ Kxe5)
	34...Kd7! 35.c5 Kc7]
24.Rc3
	[24.Rd3!?]
24...g6?!
	[24...h5!? 25.h4
		(25.Rb1?! h4)
	25...Rfc8 26.Rb1 Qa5 27.Rc2
		(27.Rb7 Qxc3 28.Qxf7+ Kh8 29.Qxh5+ Kg8 30.Qf7+)
	27...Qf5 28.Qd3]
25.Rb1 Diagram # or more than that ... 25...h5
	[25...e5!? 26.Rb7 Rf6 27.Re3
		(27.f3?! Rc6)
	27...e4
		(27...Qxc4 28.Rxe5 Qc6+ (28...Qxa2 29.Re8 with mating attack.) 29.Qxc6 Rxc6 30.Re4 a3 31.Re3 Rc2 32.Rxa3 Ra8 33.e4)
	28.a3]
26.Rb7
	[26.h4 e5 27.a3 Rf6 28.Re3 Qxc4 29.Rxe5 Qc6+ 30.Qxc6 Rxc6 31.Rb4]
26...e5 27.e4?!
	[27.a3!? h4
		(27...Rd6 28.Qxa4 h4 29.gxh4!?)
	28.Re3 Qxc4 29.Rb4 Qe6 30.Qxe6 Rxe6 31.Rxh4 Rb8 32.Rxa4]
27...Rf6 28.Rc2 Qa3?!
	[28...h4 29.Qd5 Qa3 30.Qd1 Qc5 31.Rd7 h3+ 32.Kxh3 Rxf2 33.Rxf2 Qxf2]
29.Qd1 Rd6?!
	[29...Rc8!? 30.h4
		(30.c5 Kg7 31.Rb6 Rxc5 32.Rxf6 Rxc2 33.Rxf7+ Kxf7 34.Qxc2 Qb4 35.h4 a3 36.Qc7+ Kf6 37.Qd8+ Kf7 38.Qd3 Qb2 39.Qc4+ Kg7 40.Qe6 a5)
	30...Rd6 31.Rd2 Rf6 32.Rc2 Rd6 33.Qf3 Qxf3+ 34.Kxf3 Rd3+ 35.Kg2 Rd4 36.c5 Rxe4 37.c6 Kf8]
30.Rd2 Rfd8?! Diagram #
	[30...Rf6!?]
	[30...Rxd2? 31.Qxd2 Rc8 32.Qd5]
31.Rd5! Rxd5 32.cxd5?
	[32.exd5 e4! Diagram #
		(32...Qxa2 33.Qd3 0.90 Rybka deph 20 33...a3 (33...Qa1 34.d6 Qd4 (34...h4 35.Rb1 Qd4 36.Qxd4 exd4 37.c5 hxg3 38.fxg3) 35.Qxd4 exd4 36.c5 a3 (36...Kg7 37.Kf3 a3 38.Ra7 Rc8 39.d7) 37.c6) 34.d6)
	33.Qe2
		(33.Qd4 Qf3+ 34.Kf1 h4 35.gxh4 Qh3+ 36.Ke1 Qxh4 37.c5 Qxh2 38.Qxe4 Qg1+ 39.Ke2 Qa1 40.c6 Qxa2+ 41.Kf1)
	33...Re8!
		(33...Qd3 34.Qxd3 exd3 35.Kf3)
	34.Rc7 Qd3 35.Qe3 Re5 and Black is holding on.]
32...Qxa2 33.Qf3
	[33.Rb4 a3 34.Qf3 a5 35.Ra4 Qd2! 36.Rxa3 Rc8 37.Qd3 Qxd3 38.Rxd3 a4]
33...Rf8 34.Qd3
	[34.Qc3 Qe2 35.Rb4 a5 36.Rxa4 Rb8 37.Qxe5 Rb1 38.Ra3 Qf1+ 39.Kf3 Qd1+ 40.Kg2 Qh1+ 41.Kh3 Qf1+
		(41...Rg1?? 42.Rxa5 Qg2+ 43.Kh4 Qxh2+ 44.Kg5)
	42.Kh4 Qxf2 43.Kg5]
34...a3!
	[34...Rc8? 35.d6 Kg7 36.d7 Rd8 37.Qc3]
35.Rb3
	[35.Ra7 Qb2 36.Qxa6 Qc2 37.Qxa3 Qxe4+ 38.Qf3]
35...f5! Diagram # An unexpected move! 36.Qxa6 Qxb3 37.Qxg6+ Kh8 38.Qh6+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

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