Dreev, A. (2676) - Topalov, V. (2707) [D11]
FIDE WCh, New Delhi (4.1) 2000
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. b3 Bg4 6. Nbd2 Nbd7 7. Bb2 e6 8. Bd3 Bd6 9. Qc2 Qc7 10. O-O Bh5 11. h3 O-O?!
Better was 11... Bg6 with an absolutely equal position.
12. c5 Be7 13. Ne5 Kh8?!
Interesting was 13... Nxe5 14. dxe5 Nd7 15. Bxh7+ Kh8 16. g4 g6 17. gxh5 Kxh7 18. Bd4 Nxe5 19. f4 Nd7 20. Nf3 Rg8 21. Ng5+ (21. Kh1 f5 22. hxg6+ Rxg6 23. Rg1 Rag8) 21... Bxg5 22. fxg5 Qg3+ 23. Qg2 Qxg2+ 24. Kxg2 Raf8 25. h6 e5 26. Bc3 f6.
14. f4 Nxe5 15. fxe5 Nd7 16. Bxh7 g6
Deserving attention is 16... Bg5 17. Bd3 Bxe3+ 18. Kh1 f5 19. Nf3 b6 20. Qe2 Bh6 21. b4 a5 22. a3 axb4 23. axb4 Rfb8 with counterplay.
17. g4 f5 18. gxh5 Kxh7 19. hxg6+
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19...Kg7
Dangerous is 19... Kxg6?! 20. Kh2 Kh6 21. Rg1 Rg8 22. Raf1 b5 23. cxb6 Qxb6 24. Bc1.
20. Kh2 Nf6?!
If 20... Rh8?!, then 21. e4! dxe4 22. Nxe4 Nf8 23. Nd6 Nxg6 24. Rg1 Rh5 25. Qe2 Rg5 26. Qe3 Rh5 27. Qf3 Rg5 28. Rxg5 Bxg5 29. Rg1 and White wins. Slightly better is 20... Rf6, but after 21. e4! dxe4 22. Nc4 Rxg6 23. Rg1 Nf8 24. Nd6 White has an edge.
21. Rf4 Ne4?!
Losing at once. If 21... Nh5, then 22. Rf2 Rf6 23. Rg2 Rxg6 24. Ne4! dxe4 25. Rag1 Rxg2+ 26. Qxg2+ Kh8 27. Qg6 Bh4 28. Qxh5+ Qh7 29. Qg6 Qxg6 30. Rxg6 Bf2 31. Rxe6 Bxe3 32. Re7 with a clear advantage to White.
22. Nxe4 dxe4 23. Rg1 Rh8 24. Qc4 Qa5 25. Rf2
Black resigned. 1-0
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Dreev, Alexey (2676) - Topalov, Veselin (2707) [D11]
FIDE-Wch k.o./New Delhi/Teheran (4.1) 2000
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. b3 Bg4 6. Nbd2 Nbd7 7. Bb2 e6 8. Bd3 Bd6 9. Qc2 Qc7 10. O-O Bh5 11. h3 O-O 12. c5 Be7 13. Ne5 Kh8 14. f4 Nxe5 15. fxe5 Nd7 16. Bxh7 g6 17. g4 f5 18. gxh5 Kxh7 19. hxg6+ Kg7 20. Kh2 Nf6 21. Rf4 Ne4 22. Nxe4 dxe4 23. Rg1 Rh8 24. Qc4 Qa5 25. Rf2 1-0
© 2000 Boris Schipkov