Author: Mike Byrne
Date: 12:41:00 01/18/03
Timman,J - Topalov,V
Corus Chess Tournament (6), 18.01.2003
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 d6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Qxd4 Bd7 6.Bxc6 Bxc6 7.Nc3 Nf6 8.Bg5 e6
9.0-0-0 Be7 10.Rhe1 0-0 11.Kb1 h6 12.Bh4 Qa5 13.Qd2 Qh5 14.h3 g5 15.Bg3 e5
16.Qd3 Rad8 17.Nd2 d5 18.Bxe5 dxe4 19.Qe3 Nd5 20.Nxd5 Rxd5 21.Bd4 f5 22.f3 Rfd8
23.c3 {
[d] 3r2k1/pp2b3/2b4p/3r1ppq/3Bp3/2P1QP1P/PP1N2P1/1K1RR3 b - - 0 23
23...Rxd4!! It appears that any other move gives white a slight advantage}
Rxd4 24.cxd4 f4 25.Qb3+ Bd5 26.Qc2 e3 27.Ne4 Qf7 28.Nc3 Be6 29.d5 Bf5 30.Ne4
Rxd5 31.Rxd5 Qxd5 32.Rd1 Qe6 33.Ka1 h5 34.a3 Kf7 35.Qa4 Bxe4 36.fxe4 Bf6 37.Qc2
Qc6 38.Kb1 g4 39.hxg4 hxg4 40.Qd3 Qe6 41.g3 f3 42.Qxe3 Be5 43.Qg5 Bxg3 {
[d] 8/pp3k2/4q3/6Q1/4P1p1/P4pb1/1P6/1K1R4 w - - 0 44
White could have forced the draw here with repetition.
}
44.Qh5+ Kg7 45.Qg5+ Kf7 46.Qh5+ Kg7 47.Ka1 f2 48.Qg5+ Kf7 49.Qh5+ Kg7 50.Rh1 Be5
51.Qh7+ Kf8 52.Qxb7 g3 {
[d] 5k2/pQ6/4q3/4b3/4P3/P5p1/1P3p2/K6R w - - 0 53
53. Rc1?? is blunder allowing 53... Qc4 and if Rxc4, f1Q+ winning the rook
53.Rc1 Qc4 54.Qa8+ Ke7 55.Qxa7+ Bc7 0-1
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