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Topalov,V – Sasikiran,K

Topalov,V (2707)
Sasikiran,K (2573)
Result: 1/2-1/2

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Date: November 4, 2000
Location: Istanbul TUR
Tournament: 34th Olympiad
Round:
Opening: E97 King's Indian, Orthodox, Aronin–Taimanov Variation (Yugoslav Attack / Mar del Plata Variation)
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Published on: February 9, 2020

[Event "34th Olympiad"]
[Site "Istanbul TUR"]
[Date "2000.11.04"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Topalov,V"]
[Black "Sasikiran,K"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2707"]
[BlackElo "2573"]
[ECO "E97"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.b4 Nh5 10.Re1 Nf4 11.Bf1 a5 12.bxa5 c5 13.a4 Rxa5 14.Ra3 Ra6 15.Nb5 Bd7 16.Kh1 h6 17.Nd2 Qc8 18.g3 Nh5 19.Bb2 Nf6 20.f4 Ng4 21.Qe2 h5 22.h3 Nh6 23.fxe5 dxe5 24.Kh2 f6 25.Nb3 Nf7 26.Qf2 b6 27.a5 f5 28.axb6 Bxb5 29.cxb5 Rxb6 30.Qxc5 Qd8 31.Nd2 Nd6 32.exf5 Nexf5 33.Nf3 h4 34.gxh4 Nxh4 35.Nxe5 Rxf1 36.Rxf1 Rxb5 37.Qf2 Rxb2 38.Qxb2 Nc4 39.Nf7 Qc7+ 40.d6 Nxd6 41.Qc1 Qxc1 42.Rxc1 Nxf7 43.Rc8+ Kh7 44.Ra7 Nd6 45.Rcc7 Ndf5 46.Rxg7+ Nxg7 47.Kg3 Nf5+ 48.Kg4 Kh6 49.h4 Nh5 50.Ra6 Ne3+ 51.Kf3 Nd5 52.Kg4 Nhf6+ 53.Kh3 Ne4 54.Kg4 Nef6+ 55.Kh3 Nh5 56.Kg4 Ne3+ 57.Kf3 Nc4 58.Kg4 Ne5+ 59.Kh3 Kg7 60.Rb6 Kf7 61.Ra6 Ng7 62.Rxg6 Kxg6 63.h5+ Kh6 64.Kg3 Nf7 65.Kf4 Ng5 66.Ke5 Nh7 67.Kf4 Ne6+ 68.Kf5 Neg5 69.Kf4 Kg7 70.Kf5 Kf7 71.h6 Ke7 72.Ke5 Nf7+ 73.Kd5 Kd7 74.Kd4 Kd6 75.Kc4 Nxh6 76.Kd4 Nf6 77.Kc4 Nf5 78.Kd3 Kd5 79.Kc3 Nh5 80.Kd3 Nf4+ 81.Kc3 Kc5 82.Kb3 Nd5 83.Kc2 Kd4 84.Kb2 Kd3 85.Kb3 Nd4+ 86.Kb2 Nb6 87.Kb1 Nc4 88.Ka2 Kc3 89.Ka1 Nd2 90.Ka2 Nb5 91.Ka1 Kc2 92.Ka2 Nb1 93.Ka1 Nd4 94.Ka2 Nb3 1/2-1/2

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[Event "34th Olympiad"]
[Site "Istanbul TUR"]
[Date "2000.11.04"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Topalov,V"]
[Black "Sasikiran,K"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2707"]
[BlackElo "2573"]
[ECO "E97"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.b4 Nh5 10.Re1 Nf4 11.Bf1 a5 12.bxa5 c5 13.a4 Rxa5 14.Ra3 Ra6 15.Nb5 Bd7 16.Kh1 h6 17.Nd2 Qc8 18.g3 Nh5 19.Bb2 Nf6 20.f4 Ng4 21.Qe2 h5 22.h3 Nh6 23.fxe5 dxe5 24.Kh2 f6 25.Nb3 Nf7 26.Qf2 b6 27.a5 f5 28.axb6 Bxb5 29.cxb5 Rxb6 30.Qxc5 Qd8 31.Nd2 Nd6 32.exf5 Nexf5 33.Nf3 h4 34.gxh4 Nxh4 35.Nxe5 Rxf1 36.Rxf1 Rxb5 37.Qf2 Rxb2 38.Qxb2 Nc4 39.Nf7 Qc7+ 40.d6 Nxd6 41.Qc1 Qxc1 42.Rxc1 Nxf7 43.Rc8+ Kh7 44.Ra7 Nd6 45.Rcc7 Ndf5 46.Rxg7+ Nxg7 47.Kg3 Nf5+ 48.Kg4 Kh6 49.h4 Nh5 50.Ra6 Ne3+ 51.Kf3 Nd5 52.Kg4 Nhf6+ 53.Kh3 Ne4 54.Kg4 Nef6+ 55.Kh3 Nh5 56.Kg4 Ne3+ 57.Kf3 Nc4 58.Kg4 Ne5+ 59.Kh3 Kg7 60.Rb6 Kf7 61.Ra6 Ng7 62.Rxg6 Kxg6 63.h5+ Kh6 64.Kg3 Nf7 65.Kf4 Ng5 66.Ke5 Nh7 67.Kf4 Ne6+ 68.Kf5 Neg5 69.Kf4 Kg7 70.Kf5 Kf7 71.h6 Ke7 72.Ke5 Nf7+ 73.Kd5 Kd7 74.Kd4 Kd6 75.Kc4 Nxh6 76.Kd4 Nf6 77.Kc4 Nf5 78.Kd3 Kd5 79.Kc3 Nh5 80.Kd3 Nf4+ 81.Kc3 Kc5 82.Kb3 Nd5 83.Kc2 Kd4 84.Kb2 Kd3 85.Kb3 Nd4+ 86.Kb2 Nb6 87.Kb1 Nc4 88.Ka2 Kc3 89.Ka1 Nd2 90.Ka2 Nb5 91.Ka1 Kc2 92.Ka2 Nb1 93.Ka1 Nd4 94.Ka2 Nb3 1/2-1/2

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