Game #5125 by Noname

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Garry Kasparov - Veselin Topalov
2812 - 2700
Hoogovens A Tournament, 1999.??.??

Garry Kasparov - Veselin Topalov (PGN)

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 Bg7 5. Qd2 c6 6. f3 b5 7. Nge2 Nbd7 8. Bh6 Bxh6 9. Qxh6 Bb7 10. a3 e5 11. O-O-O Qe7 12. Kb1 a6 13. Nc1 O-O-O 14. Nb3 exd4 15. Rxd4 c5 16. Rd1 Nb6 17. g3 Kb8 18. Na5 Ba8 {last book move} 19. Bh3 d5 {Black threatens to win material: d5xe4 } 20. Qf4+ Ka7 21. Rhe1 d4 22. Nd5 (22. Na2!?!) Nbxd5! 23. exd5 { White has a new passed pawn: d5.} Qd6 24. Rxd4 cxd4 25. Re7+ Kb6 26. Qxd4+ Kxa5 27. b4+ Ka4 {Black threatens to win material: Ka4xa3} 28. Qc3 {White has a mate threat} Qxd5 29. Ra7 Bb7 30. Rxb7 Qc4 (30... Rhe8!? {must be considered} 31. Rb6 Ra8!) 31. Qxf6! Kxa3?? {leads to further unpleasantness} (31... Rd1+! 32. Kb2 Ra8!) 32. Qxa6+! Kxb4 33. c3+ Kxc3 34. Qa1+ Kd2 35. Qb2+ Kd1 36. Bf1!! {Mate attack} Rd2 (36... Qxf1 37. Qc2+ {Mate attack}) ( 36... --! 37. Bxc4 {Wins material}) 37. Rd7 Rxd7 38. Bxc4 bxc4 39. Qxh8 Rd3 40. Qa8 c3 (40... f5 {cannot change what is in store for ?} 41. Qa4+ Rb3+ 42. Ka1!) 41. Qa4+ Ke1 42. f4 f5 (42... Rd2 {does not help much} 43. Qe4+ Re2 44. Qd4!) 43. Kc1 Rd2 44. Qa7 (44. Qa7 h5 45. Qb6!) 1-0
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