Topalov, Veselin (2813) - Kramnik, Vladimir (2743)
WCC Match 2006 (Elista), 09/27/2006
Round 4 [Rybka + IM Iweta Rajlich] [D47]

Start Position 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 Bb7 9.a3
[9.O-O is the main move here.]
9...b4 10.Ne4 Nxe4 11.Bxe4 bxa3 12.O-O Bd6 13.b3
[13.b4!? Nf6 14.Bd3 Nd5 15.Bxa3+ / =]
13...Nf6!?New opening move Diagram #
[13...f5!? 14.Bc2 Qe7 15.Nd2 Nb6 16.Nc4 Bb4 17.Bxa3 Bxa3 18.Nxa3 O-O 19.Nc4 c5=]
14.Nd2 According to Rybka this move leads to a slightly better position for Black after 14.N:e4. Was it Topalov preparation? He played this move pretty quickly ...
 14...Qc7
[14...Nxe4!= / + 15.Nxe4 Bxh2+
(15...Be7? 16.Bxa3+ / -)
16.Kxh2 Qh4+ 17.Kg1 Qxe4 Diagram #
 18.Bxa3
(18.f3 Qg6 19.Bxa3 h5= / + ... and it is likely that the white king will face some trouble.
 20.Qd2 h4 21.Qb4 O-O-O!Initiative 22.Ra2 h3 23.Rc1 (23.e4 Qf6 24.Rd1 hxg2 25.Rxg2 Qxf3- +) 23...Rd5- / +)
(18.Qd2 h5 19.f3 Qg6)
18...c5
(18...h5 19.Qd2 h4 20.Bc5 h3 21.f3 Qg6 22.g4!Compensation)
19.f3 Qxe3+ 20.Rf2 cxd4= / + 21.Bc5 f6 22.Bxd4 Qg5 23.Rxa7 Rxa7 24.Bxa7 O-O 25.b4= / +]
15.Bf3
[15.Bxa3!? Bxh2+ 16.Kh1 Bd6 17.Bxd6 Qxd6 18.Qc2 O-O 19.Ra5 Nxe4 20.Nxe4 Qe7 21.Kg1 Rfd8 22.Rfa1 a6+ / = /=]
[15.h3!? Bb4 16.Bf3
(16.Bxa3? Bxd2- +)
16...c5=]
15...Bxh2+ 16.Kh1 Bd6 17.Nc4 Be7 18.Bxa3Compensation Diagram #
 18...O-O 19.Bxe7 Qxe7 20.Ra5 Rfd8
[20...a6 21.Qc2Compensation]
21.Kg1 c5!? 22.Rxc5 Ne4 23.Bxe4 Bxe4 24.Qg4!+ / = Bd3 25.Ra1
[25.Rc1 Bxc4 26.R1xc4+ / =
(26.bxc4!? a5 27.Rb5 a4 28.c5 a3Counter-attack)
26...Rab8 27.Rc3 Rb7+ / = /=]
25...Rac8
[25...Bxc4?! 26.bxc4+ / =]
26.Raa5 Rb8 27.Qd1?! Diagram #
[27.Ne5!? Rxb3
(27...Bf5? 28.Qf4 Rxb3 29.e4+ / -)
28.Nc6 Qd6
(28...Qc7? 29.Ra1+ / -)
(28...Rb1+?! 29.Kh2 Qd6+ 30.Qg3 Qxg3+ 31.Kxg3 Ra8 32.Ne5 Bg6 33.Rxa7+ / =)
29.Rc1 Ra8 30.Qf3+ / =]
27...Be4!=
[27...Bxc4?! 28.bxc4+ / =]
28.Qa1 Rb7 29.Nd2 Bg6 30.Qc3 h6 31.Ra6 Kh7 32.Nc4 Be4 33.f3 Bd5 34.Nd2
[34.Na5 Rb6 35.Nc6 Rxc6 36.Rcxc6 Bxc6 37.Rxc6 Rb8=]
34...Rdb8 35.Qd3+ f5 36.Rc3 Qh4
[36...Rc7=]
37.Ra1 Qg3 38.Qc2 Rf7 39.Rf1 Qg6 40.Qd3 Qg3 41.Rfc1 Rfb7 42.Qc2 Qg5 43.Ra1 Qf6 44.Qd3 Rd7 45.Ra4
[45.Ra5=]
45...Rbd8
[45...e5!? 46.Rc5 Rbd8 47.dxe5 Qxe5 48.Rd4 Qe6=]
46.Rc5 Kg8
[46...e5=]
47.Nc4 Bxc4?! Diagram #
[47...Qh4 48.Qf1
(48.Ne5 Qe1+ 49.Kh2 Qh4+ 50.Kg1=)
48...Bxc4=]
48.Raxc4?!
[48.Qxc4!+ / = f4 49.Re5 fxe3 50.Rxe6 Diagram #
 50...Qf7Only possible move
(50...Rxd4?? 51.Re8++ -)
51.Rxe3
(51.Re4!?+ / =)
51...Rxd4 52.Qxd4 Rxd4 53.Rxd4+ / =]
48...f4 49.Rc6 fxe3 50.Qxe3 Rxd4 51.Rxe6 Qh4 52.Rxd4 Qxd4 53.Re8+ Kh7 54.Qxd4

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