Position after 7…g5
Topalov (2805) – Vallejo Pons (2705) [A29]
Linares (6), 19.02.2010
1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Bg2 Nb6 7.a3 and now a shocker! g5
8.d3 g4 9.Nd2 h5 10.b4 As odd as the g5 plan is, Black is doing fine.
10…h4 11. Bb2 Rh6 12. Nb3 Nd4 = 13. Nc5 c6 14. e3 Ne6 15. O-O hxg3 16. fxg3 Nxc5 17. bxc5 Bxc5 18. Qe2 Be7 19. Rad1 f5 20. Qf2 Be6 21. e4 Rh5 22. Ne2 Qc7 23. exf5 Rxf5 24. Qe3 Na4 25. Qh6 Kd7 26. Rxf5 Nxb2 27. Rdf1 Bxf5 28. Rxf5 Nxd3 29. h4 Qd6 30. Qg7 Qxa3 31. Kh2 a5 32. Rf7 a4 33. h5 Ne1 34. Qxg4+ Kc7 35. Qe6 Re8 36. Qxe5+ Kb6 37. Rf5 Qb4 38. Qe3+ Bc5 39. Qxe8 Nxg2 40. Kxg2 a3 1-0
Topalov just scored another wild win. Just as with Anand, Topalov could not play his secret openings due to his upcoming World Championship match against Anand. But this does not stop him from playing “adventurous” and “risky” chess. Once again, his opponent, this time it’s GM Vallejo Pons, could not find the best moves in severe time pressure. With this win, Topalov may have passed Carlsen (or very close) on the LIVE rating list.
oh Susan this ne6f5 is just an Ultramodern Sacrifice, old stuff from 1995 and icc.
Very fascinating position, but I doubt the Spaniard is going to make it to the time control. He has 3 minutes left for the next 12 moves.
Topalov did it again!
Looks like the Spaniard either blundered just before the time control, or he was facing a losing position no matter what he did. He appears to reach the time control, but down a rook for a pawn.
why topalov’s opponents all get into time trouble??
Come o-o-o-n!
Isn’t this lack of excitement symptomatic?
Does anybody bother what the chess fans prefer?
I personally vote for “adventurous” and “risky” chess as opposed to “boring” or so-called “deep understanding” chess which many of the super GMs are offering nowadays.
> Topalov may have passed Carlsen
Yeah, the well known table was only posted here about 13 times in the recent few months so a short note will do the job this time.
This is massively suspicious and should put the Anand team on notice. Basically, Anand needs to realize there will be few countermeasures available to him in Bulgaria. He will be playing against a computer run by Danialov. And a one way viewing curtain is not likely to help a bit.