Polgar, Judit – Topalov, Veselin B23: Closed Sicilian: Lines without g3 Polgar, Judit (2665) Topalov, Veselin (2750) Result: 1-0 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1996.??.?? Location: Dortmund Tournament: Dortmund Round: Opening: B23 Sicilian Closed, 2.Nc3 (without 2...a6 3.Nf3 (B28), 2...d6 3.Nf3 (B50), 2...Nc6 3.g3 (B24–B26)) Submitted by: Published on: February 24, 2020 [Event "Dortmund"] [Site "Dortmund"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Polgar, Judit"] [Black "Topalov, Veselin"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B23"] [WhiteElo "2665"] [BlackElo "2750"] [PlyCount "71"] [EventDate "1996.07.??"] 1. e4 {B23: Closed Sicilian: Lines without g3} 1... c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bb5 Nd4 6. Bd3 6... d6 {Secures e5} 7. Nxd4 cxd4 8. Ne2 Nf6 (8... Qb6 9. c3 ) 9. O-O (9. Nxd4 9... O-O ) 9... O-O 10. Qe1 (10. Nxd4 { doesn't lead to the expected results} 10... Qb6 11. c3 e5 12. fxe5 12... dxe5 ) 10... Nd7 11. Bc4 d5 12. exd5 Nb6 13. d3 {Controls c4} 13... Nxc4 14. dxc4 b5 15. Qf2 bxc4 16. Nxd4 Qxd5 17. Be3 a5 18. c3 {Consolidates d4} 18... Rd8 19. Qc2 (19. Rad1 19... a4 ) 19... e6 {Covers f5} 20. Rad1 { White threatens strongly Nf3} 20... Qh5 21. Nc6 Rxd1 22. Rxd1 Bb7 23. Ne7+ Kh8 24. Rd7 Qb5 25. Qd2 Bd5 26. Rc7 Be4 (26... Rb8 27. Bd4 ) 27. Nc8 { Threatening mate... how?} 27... Qd5 (27... Bd5 28. Nd6 Qb8 29. Rxf7 ) 28. Nd6 Kg8 29. Nxc4 (29. Rxf7 {would be great except for} 29... Bd3 30. Rd7 Qc6 31. Nxc4 31... Bxc4 (31... Qxd7 {is the less attractive alternative} 32. Nb6 Qb5 33. Nxa8 )) 29... Rb8 30. Qxd5 exd5 31. Ba7 Ra8 32. Nd6 Bb1 33. Nxf7 ( {Worse is} 33. Rxf7 33... Bf8 34. Rxf8+ 34... Rxf8 ) 33... Bxa2 34. Ng5 Re8 35. Bd4 {Do you see the mate threat?} 35... Bh6 {solves nothing} (35... Bxd4+ 36. cxd4 Re1+ 37. Kf2 37... Rb1 ) 36. Nxh7 (36. Nxh7 Rf8 37. Nxf8 Bxf8 38. Ra7 ) 1-0 [Event "Dortmund"] [Site "Dortmund"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Polgar, Judit"] [Black "Topalov, Veselin"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B23"] [WhiteElo "2665"] [BlackElo "2750"] [PlyCount "71"] [EventDate "1996.07.??"] 1. e4 {B23: Closed Sicilian: Lines without g3} 1... c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bb5 Nd4 6. Bd3 6... d6 {Secures e5} 7. Nxd4 cxd4 8. Ne2 Nf6 (8... Qb6 9. c3 ) 9. O-O (9. Nxd4 9... O-O ) 9... O-O 10. Qe1 (10. Nxd4 { doesn't lead to the expected results} 10... Qb6 11. c3 e5 12. fxe5 12... dxe5 ) 10... Nd7 11. Bc4 d5 12. exd5 Nb6 13. d3 {Controls c4} 13... Nxc4 14. dxc4 b5 15. Qf2 bxc4 16. Nxd4 Qxd5 17. Be3 a5 18. c3 {Consolidates d4} 18... Rd8 19. Qc2 (19. Rad1 19... a4 ) 19... e6 {Covers f5} 20. Rad1 { White threatens strongly Nf3} 20... Qh5 21. Nc6 Rxd1 22. Rxd1 Bb7 23. Ne7+ Kh8 24. Rd7 Qb5 25. Qd2 Bd5 26. Rc7 Be4 (26... Rb8 27. Bd4 ) 27. Nc8 { Threatening mate... how?} 27... Qd5 (27... Bd5 28. Nd6 Qb8 29. Rxf7 ) 28. Nd6 Kg8 29. Nxc4 (29. Rxf7 {would be great except for} 29... Bd3 30. Rd7 Qc6 31. Nxc4 31... Bxc4 (31... Qxd7 {is the less attractive alternative} 32. Nb6 Qb5 33. Nxa8 )) 29... Rb8 30. Qxd5 exd5 31. Ba7 Ra8 32. Nd6 Bb1 33. Nxf7 ( {Worse is} 33. Rxf7 33... Bf8 34. Rxf8+ 34... Rxf8 ) 33... Bxa2 34. Ng5 Re8 35. Bd4 {Do you see the mate threat?} 35... Bh6 {solves nothing} (35... Bxd4+ 36. cxd4 Re1+ 37. Kf2 37... Rb1 ) 36. Nxh7 (36. Nxh7 Rf8 37. Nxf8 Bxf8 38. Ra7 ) 1-0 White to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Black to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Warning: This game can only be seen if JavaScript is enabled in your browser. No related posts.
