[Event "Hoogovens A Tournament"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "1999.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Garry Kasparov"] [Black "Veselin Topalov"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B06"] [WhiteElo "2812"] [BlackElo "2700"] [PlyCount "87"] [EventDate "1999.??.??"] [Source "ChessBase"] 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 Bg7 5. Qd2 c6 6. f3 b5 7. Nge2 Nbd7 8. Bh6 Bxh6 $5 {(M) Black's king will be trapped in the middle.} 9. Qxh6 Bb7 (9... Ng8 $2 10. Qg7 $1 {4.14/12 1}) (9... Nb6 10. e5 {0.18/13 5} dxe5 $6 { (M) Quite dangerous to open the position when behind in development.} 11. dxe5 {0.38/12 1}) (9... Qb6 {(M) Best line. But why? 0.00/16 3} 10. g4 {0.00/16 6} Bb7 11. a3 {0.17/13 2} O-O-O 12. O-O-O {0.51/12 2} Kb8 {0.53/13 2} 13. Kb1 { 0.47/14 6} a5 { (M) Now attacking means black's own king will get exposed. Not good. 0.47/13 2} ) 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 19. Bh3 d5 20. Qf4+ Ka7 21. Rhe1 d4 22. Nd5 Nbxd5 23. exd5 Qd6 24. Rxd4 $5 {(M) I don't know what to think of this rook sacrifice anymore. The line where the bishop takes the pawn seems safer on the long term.} cxd4 (24... Qxf4 {0} 25. Rxf4 {0.88/13 6} Rhe8 {0.74/15 4} 26. Rxe8 {0.94/17 9} Nxe8 {0.94/16 0}) (24... c4 {0} 25. Nc6+ {2.03/11 3} Bxc6 { (M) The threat here is Qc7#. 4} 26. dxc6 {(M) Skewering. 2.09/15 1} Qb8 {0} ( 26... Qf8 {0} 27. Qc7+ {#2/3 0}) (26... Qxf4 {2.09/16 1} 27. Rxf4 { (M) The c-pawn is hard to capture. 2.09/17 1} Ne8 {0} 28. Re7+ {4.31/12 2} Kb6 {3} 29. c7 {4.54/13 1} Nxc7 {3} 30. Rf6+ {4.54/14 2} Kb7 {3} 31. Rfxf7 $1 { (M) It is impossible to protect this knight now. 4.85/15 1}) 27. c7 {17.58/8 2} ) (24... Nxd5 {(M) This line seems to be close to the correct idea. The idea here is to close black's position and to prevent nasty checks. 0} 25. Qxf7+ { 0.93/13 2} Bb7 {15} (25... Kb8 {0.73/13 6} 26. Rde4 {0.76/13 6} (26. Rde4 { 0.76/13 4} Qb6 {0.19/11 1}) 26... Qb6 {0.47/14 2} 27. Nb3 {0.40/16 8}) 26. Qxb7# {#1/3 0}) (24... Bxd5 {(M) This seems to be the *best* line, equalizing this position almost completely. 0} 25. Rxd5 {0.48/17 43} Nxd5 {0.08/17 6} 26. Qxf7+ {0.34/16 2} Nc7 {0.34/16 1} 27. Re6 {0.34/16 2} Qd1+ {0.00/17 8} 28. Ka2 {0.00/17 3} Rd7 {0.00/16 2} 29. Re7 {0.00/16 4} Qd5+ {0.00/16 1} 30. Qxd5 { 0.00/17 1} Rxd5 {0.00/17 0} 31. Rxc7+ {0.00/17 2} Kb6 {0.00/17 1} 32. Rc6+ { 0.00/17 1} Kxa5 {0.00/18 1} 33. Bc8 {(M) White has a slight edge still, even if it's black that has more material. Probably has to do with king safety. 0. 00/18 2}) 25. Re7+ Kb6 (25... Kb8 {0} 26. Qxd4 $1 {3.55/14 2} Qxe7 $4 { (M) This rook must not be taken or else black is mated. 0} 27. Qb6+ {#3/3 0} ( 27. Qb6+ {#3/3 0} Bb7 {10} 28. Nc6+ {#2/3 0} Ka8 {11} 29. Qa7# {#1/3 0}) 27... Bb7 {#3/3 0} 28. Nc6+ {5.10/9 0} Ka8 {#2/3 0} 29. Qa7# {#1/3 0}) (25... Qxe7 $4 {(M) White's rook cannot be taken or else there will be forced mate. 0} 26. Qxd4+ {#4/3 0} Kb8 {#4/3 0} 27. Qb6+ {5.10/9 0} Bb7 {#3/3 0} 28. Nc6+ {5.10/9 0 } Ka8 {#2/3 0} 29. Qa7# {#1/3 0}) (25... Kb8 26. Qxd4 {1.62/11 2} Nd7 { 1.62/12 5} 27. Bxd7 {3.48/11 1} Rxd7 {3.43/11 1} 28. Rxd7 {3.50/12 1} Qxd7 { 3.50/12 1} 29. Qxh8+ {(M) Free rook. 3.88/13 2}) 26. Qxd4+ Kxa5 (26... Qc5 { (M) White wins a knight for free.} 27. Qxf6+ Qd6 {3.37/13 1} 28. Be6 {3.36/13 1 }) 27. b4+ Ka4 28. Qc3 Qxd5 29. Ra7 Bb7 30. Rxb7 Qc4 $5 { (M) Is there anything better?} (30... Rhe8 {0.00/13 6}) (30... Nh5 31. Bf1 { #8/10 2} Qxb7 32. Qb3# {#1/12 1}) 31. Qxf6 Kxa3 32. Qxa6+ Kxb4 33. c3+ Kxc3 34. Qa1+ Kd2 35. Qb2+ Kd1 36. Bf1 Rd2 37. Rd7 $3 {(M) Deflection. Wins queen.} Rxd7 38. Bxc4 bxc4 39. Qxh8 Rd3 40. Qa8 c3 41. Qa4+ Ke1 42. f4 f5 43. Kc1 Rd2 44. Qa7 1-0

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