Final position
GM Wang, Yue (2703) – GM Cheparinov (2670) [E87]
04.12.2007
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 0–0 6.Be3 e5 7.d5 Nh5 8.Qd2 f5 9.0–0–0 a6 10.Kb1 Nd7 11.Bd3 Nc5 12.Bc2 b5 13.cxb5 axb5 14.Nxb5 Ba6 15.Nc3 Qb8 16.Nge2 Qb4 17.Bxc5 dxc5 18.a3 Qa5 19.Nc1 Bc4 20.Bb3 Bxb3 21.Nxb3 Qb6 22.Qc2 Rfb8 23.Ka2 Nf4 24.Nc1 c4 25.Rd2 Bf8 26.g3 Bxa3 27.bxa3 Rxa3+ 28.Kxa3 Qb4+ 29.Ka2 Ra8+ 30.Na4 c3 31.Ka1 cxd2 32.Na2 Rxa4 33.gxf4 Qd4+ 34.Kb1 Rc4 35.Qb3 fxe4 36.d6 cxd6 37.fxe4 Qxe4+ 38.Kb2 Qxh1 39.Qxc4+ Kg7 40.Qe6 d1N+ 41.Kc2 Ne3+ 42.Kd3 Nf5 43.fxe5 Qf3+ 44.Kd2 Qf2+ 45.Kd3 Qd4+ 46.Kc2 dxe5 47.Nc3 Qf2+ 48.Kb1 Qg1+ 49.Kb2 Qxh2+ 50.Ka3 Qg3 51.Kb4 Qf4+ 52.Ka5 Qd4 53.Nd5 Qc5+ 54.Ka4 Qd6 Black wins 0–1
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Chepa is the next Topalov.
B-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l game!
The “Little Topalov” is rising fast. With Carlsen and Shirov in the mix, this is going to be one hell of a finale.
He took part in the FIDE World Cup (2005), eliminating Alexei Fedorov and Vassily Ivanchuk before losing his third-round match with Magnus Carlsen in quick-play tie-break.
oups !!!
As a matter of fact. Cheparinov – Carlsen is in the next round. I cannot defeat the notion that Cheparinov’s play resembles Topalov style 100%. Just look at the aggressive play with black this round, the sac, the “all or nothing” attitude. Seeks sharp unclear positions…
An exciting round is ahead of us.
Martin you took my words. This game is one of the most beautiful games I have seen lately.
This Cheparinov’s game is a full handbook of chess!!!
Cheparinov is very nice young man. It is always painful to see that some people think he lives under some shadow.
His play is always his own style, and games like Cheparinov – Ivanchuck (World Cup 2005) are at the front edge of theory. In that one, he manages to make the b6 Benko fashionable again.
In my opinion, his games are some of the most instructive Q-pawn and English games for the intermediate player to study.