Kasparov, Garry – Topalov, Veselin

CHESSPLANET http://www.chessweb.com/news-item.asp?NewsItem=1099&Layout=IE40 Grandmaster Chess School http://www.gmchess.spb.ru/wijkpgn.pgn (with red colour) GM Luc Winants:

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Date: January 20, 1999
Location: Wijk aan Zee
Tournament: ?
Round:
Opening: B07 Pirc Defence
Submitted by: Winants
Published on: February 9, 2020

[Event "?"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "1999.01.20"] [Round "?"] [White "Kasparov, Garry"] [Black "Topalov, Veselin"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B07"] [Annotator "Winants"] [PlyCount "87"] [EventDate "1999.01.20"] [Source "TaL's Chess"] [SourceDate "1999.01.20"] {CHESSPLANET http://www.chessweb.com/news-item.asp?NewsItem=1099&Layout=IE40 Grandmaster Chess School http://www.gmchess.spb.ru/wijkpgn.pgn (with red colour) GM Luc Winants: } 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 Bg7 5. Qd2 c6 6. f3 (6. Bh6) (6. Nf3) 6... 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 19. Bh3 d5 20. Qf4+ Ka7 21. Rhe1 d4 22. Nd5 Nbxd5 23. exd5 Qd6 24. Rxd4 24... cxd4 (24... Bxd5 25. Rxd5 Nxd5 26. Qxf7+ Nc7 27. Re6 Rd7 (27... Qd1+ 28. Ka2 Rd7 29. Re7 Rxe7 30. Qxe7 Kb6 31. Nb3 ) 28. Rxd6 Rxf7 29. Nc6+ Ka8 30. f4 ) (24... Kb6 25. b4 (25. Nb3 25... Bxd5 ) 25... Qxf4 26. Rxf4 Nxd5 27. Rxf7 cxb4) 25. Re7+ (25. Qxd4+ 25... Qb6 26. Re7+ Nd7) 25... Kb6 (25... Qxe7 26. Qxd4+ Kb8 27. Qb6+ Bb7 28. Nc6+ Ka8 29. Qa7#) (25... Kb8 26. Qxd4 Nd7 27. Bxd7 {(threatening 28.Be6!!)} 27... Bxd5 28. c4 {(intending 29.Nc6!)} (28. Nc6+ Qxc6 29. Bxc6 Ba2+) 28... Qxe7 29. Qb6+ Ka8 30. Qxa6+ Kb8 31. Qb6+ Ka8 32. Bc6+ Bxc6 33. Nxc6 ) 26. Qxd4+ Kxa5 ( 26... Qc5 27. Qxf6+ Qd6 (27... Rd6 28. Qxh8) 28. Be6 {29.b4, 30.Qd4} (28. Qxf7 {(threatening 29.Re6)} 28... Kxa5 (28... Bxd5 29. b4 ) (28... Rhf8 29. Qg7) 29. Re6 Bxd5 30. Qc7+ ) 28... Kxa5 (28... Bxd5 29. b4) 29. b4+ Ka4 30. Qc3 Bxd5 31. Kb2 ) 27. b4+ Ka4 28. Qc3 Qxd5 (28... Bxd5 29. Kb2 { followed by Qb3!!}) 29. Ra7 (29. Kb2 29... Qd4 ) (29. Qc7 29... Qd1+ 30. Kb2 30... Qd4+ ) 29... Bb7 (29... Rd6 30. Kb2 ) 30. Rxb7 { threatening 31.Ra7 again.} (30. Qc7 Qd1+ 31. Kb2 31... Qd4+ ) 30... Qc4 ( 30... Rd6 31. Rb6 ) (30... Rhe8 31. Rb6 (31. Ra7 Rd6) 31... Ra8 32. Bf1 {(Ligterink) 33.Rd6.} (32. Rd6 32... Qc4) (32. Kb2 32... Qe5) (32. Rxf6 Qc4 33. Qxc4 bxc4 34. Kb2 Re7) (32. Be6 Rxe6 (32... fxe6 33. Kb2 ) 33. Rxe6 Qc4 34. Qxc4 bxc4 35. Rxf6 Kxa3 36. Rxf7 Re8 37. Kc1 37... c3 ) ( 32. Rc6 {A difficult move to find. The threat is 33.Rc5!} 32... Re2 (32... Re1+ 33. Qxe1 Qxc6 34. Qe3 Qd5 35. Kb2 ) (32... Ng4 {Fritz suggestion} 33. Bxg4 ( {not} 33. fxg4 33... Re1+ 34. Qxe1 Qxc6 35. Qe3 Qe6) 33... f5 34. Bh3 ( 34. Rc5 Qg8) 34... Re2 35. Rc5 35... Qe6 36. Bf1 Rxh2 (36... Re3 37. Bd3) 37. Bc4 37... Qxc4 38. Qxc4 38... bxc4 39. Ra5#) 33. Rc5 (33. Kb2 Qe5) ( 33. Bf1 33... Re1+ 34. Kb2 Qe5 35. Qxe5 Rxe5 36. Rxf6 a5) 33... Qd1+ 34. Kb2 Qxc2+ 35. Qxc2+ Rxc2+ 36. Rxc2 {And White remains on top.} 36... Nd5 (36... a5 37. bxa5 (37. Rc6) 37... Kxa5 38. Rc7) 37. Bf1 Ne3 38. Bd3 38... a5 (38... Rd8 39. Rc6 a5 40. Ra6 Nd1+ 41. Kc2 Kxa3 42. Rxa5+ Kxb4 43. Rxb5+ Ka4 44. Rb7) 39. Rc5 Rb8 40. bxa5 Kxa5 41. Kb3) 32... Rec8 (32... Red8 33. Rc6 Nd7 34. Rd6 Rdc8 35. Qb2 ) (32... Re1+ 33. Qxe1 Nd7 (33... Qd4 34. c3 ) 34. Rb7 34... Qxb7 (34... Ne5 35. Qc3) 35. Qd1 ) 33. Qxc8 Qd1+ 34. Ka2 Qd5+ 35. Bc4 35... Qxc4+ 36. Qxc4 bxc4 37. Rxf6 ) 31. Qxf6 Kxa3 (31... Ra8 32. Qb6 ) (31... Rd1+ 32. Kb2 Ra8 33. Qb6 (33. Rb8 33... Rd2 ) 33... Qd4+ 34. Qxd4 Rxd4 35. Rxf7 {threatening 36.Be6!} 35... a5 36. Be6 axb4 37. Bb3+ Ka5 38. axb4+ Kb6 ( {on} 38... Rxb4 39. c3 {traps the Rook}) 39. Rxh7 ) 32. Qxa6+ Kxb4 33. c3+ 33... Kxc3 34. Qa1+ Kd2 (34... Kb4 35. Qb2+ Ka5 (35... Qb3 36. Rxb5+ ) 36. Qa3+ Qa4 37. Ra7+ ) 35. Qb2+ Kd1 (35... Ke3 36. Re7+ Kxf3 37. Qg2#) 36. Bf1 36... Rd2 (36... Qxf1 37. Qc2+ Ke1 38. Re7+ Qe2 39. Qxe2#) ( 36... Qe6 37. Qc1#) 37. Rd7 37... Rxd7 38. Bxc4 bxc4 39. Qxh8 39... Rd3 40. Qa8 c3 41. Qa4+ Ke1 42. f4 f5 43. Kc1 Rd2 44. Qa7 1-0