GM Aronian (2744) – GM Topalov (2783) [D11]
24.02.2007
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Qc2 dxc4 5.Qxc4 Bf5 6.g3 e6 7.Bg2 Nbd7 8.0-0 Be7 9.Nc3 0-0 10.Re1 Bg6 11.h3 h6 12.Bf4 Nd5 13.Bd2 Nb4 14.Rac1 Nc2 15.Red1 Nb6 16.Qb3 Nxd4 17.Nxd4 Qxd4 18.Bxh6 Qc4 19.Be3 Qxb3 20.axb3 Nd5 21.Nxd5 cxd5 22.Rc7 Game drawn 1/2-1/2
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Is it so disappointing, Susan, that you put no comment for this match?
I hope this helps some:
{D23: Queen’s Gambit Accepted: 3 Nf3 Nf6 sidelines} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3
Nf6 4. Qc2 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Bf5 6. g3 e6 7. Bg2 Nbd7 8. O-O Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Re1
(10. Nh4 Nb6 11. Qb3 Qxd4 12. Nxf5 exf5 13. Bf4 Rad8 14. a3 Qc4 15. Qxc4 Nxc4
16. b4 a6 17. Ra2 Bd6 18. Bg5 Nb6 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. e3 Be5 21. Ne2 Rd3 22. Bh3
Nc4 23. a4 Rb3 24. Bxf5 Rxb4 {
Rogers,I (2538)-Bacrot,E (2653)/Batumi 2001/CBM 086/1/2-1/2 (35)}) (10. a3 h6
11. h3 Ne4 12. Be3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Be4 14. Qb3 Qb6 15. Qa2 Qa6 16. Rfc1 Rfd8 17.
c4 c5 18. Rd1 cxd4 19. Bxd4 Nb6 20. c5 Na4 21. Rac1 Bxc5 22. Qa1 Bf8 23. Bf1
Nb6 24. Bxb6 axb6 {
Omearat,A (2274)-Mohammad,S (2291)/Amman 2006/CBM 112 ext/0-1 (41)}) 10… Bg6
11. h3 $146 {Consolidates g4} (11. e4 Re8 12. Bf4 a6 13. Rad1 Qc8 14. Qe2 b5
15. Nh4 Nb6 16. Nxg6 hxg6 17. Rc1 Qb7 18. Red1 Rac8 19. h4 Red8 20. Bh3 Ne8 21.
b3 Bd6 22. Bg5 Be7 23. Be3 Rc7 24. Nb1 Nf6 25. Nd2 Ne8 {
Wojtkiewicz,A (2540)-Kalbermatter,P/Bern 1991/CBM 021 ext/1-0 (33)}) 11… h6 {
Controls g5} 12. Bf4 Nd5 13. Bd2 Nb4 14. Rac1 Nc2 {
Black threatens to win material: Nc2xe1} 15. Red1 Nb6 16. Qb3 Nxd4 17. Nxd4
Qxd4 18. Bxh6 Qc4 19. Be3 Qxb3 20. axb3 Nd5 21. Nxd5 cxd5 22. Rc7 *
Drawpalov strikes again.