GM Topalov (2767) – GM Radjabov (2751) [B32]
18.05.2008, Mtel 2008, Round 10
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 d6 6.N1c3 a6 7.Na3 b5 8.Nd5 Nf6 9.c4 b4 10.Nxf6+ Qxf6 11.Nc2 Qg6 12.Ne3 Be7 13.g3 Nd4 14.Bg2 Bb7 15.Nf5 Qxf5!? (This is the key move to start the action) 16.exf5 Bxg2 17.Rg1 Bf3 18.Qd3 d5 19.cxd5 Rc8 20.Be3 Nc2+ 21.Kf1 e4 22.Qxa6 0–0 23.Rb1 Nxe3+ 24.fxe3 Rc2 25.h4 Rd8 26.Qb7 Kf8 27.a4 Rd2 28.Rc1 R2xd5 29.Rc8 Rd1+ 30.Kf2 R1d2+ 31.Ke1 Rd1+ 32.Kf2 R1d2+ 33.Ke1 Rd1+ 34.Kf2 R1d2+ ½–½
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Well played!! That’ll teach the cheats! Chucky was superior!
This opening was played before by Sveshnikov,E in Riga, 2005.
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4
cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. N1c3 a6 7. Na3 b5 8. Nd5 Nf6 9. c4 b4 10. Nxf6+ Qxf6 11. Nc2 Qg6 12. Ne3 Be7 13. g3 Nd4 14. Bg2 Bb7 15. Nf5 Qxf5 16. exf5 Bxg2 17. Rg1 Bf3 18. Qd3N (18. Qa4+ Bc6 19. Qd1 {
1/2-1/2 Klovans,J (2462)-Sveshnikov,E (2499)/Riga 2005/CBM 106 ext})
Wow, a White knight on e3 within the first dozen move-pairs, that is a rarity (in traditional chess).
12. Nc2-e3
Probably a White knight on d3 is ever rarer.
GeneM
There is a book line starting: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nxe5 0-0 5.Be2 Re8 6.Nd3. I suppose a knight ending up on e3 is far more unlikely.(consider Nf3-e5-d3 vs. Nc3-d5-e3)
That dirty cheating Topa!