GM Topalov (2767) – GM Polgar, J (2709) [E21]
19.04.2008 – Game 1
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nf3 0–0 5.Bg5 d5 6.e3 h6 7.Bh4 c5 8.cxd5 g5 9.Bg3 Nxd5 10.Rc1 cxd4 11.exd4 Nc6 12.h4 g4 13.Ne5 f5 14.Bc4 Nxe5 15.Bxe5 b5 16.Bxd5 Qxd5 17.0–0 Bxc3 18.Rxc3 Bb7 19.f3 Rac8 20.Qd2 Kh7 21.fxg4 Rxc3 22.bxc3 Rg8 23.g5 h5 24.Re1 Qc4 25.d5 Bxd5 26.Qf2 Kg6 27.Bd4 Qxa2 28.Re2 Qb1+ 29.Kh2 Qd1 30.Qe3 Be4 31.Be5 Qd3 32.Qf2 Qd5 33.Bg3 Rd8 34.Qxa7 Rd7 35.Qb8 Rd8 36.Qb6 Rd7 37.Qa6 Qc4 38.Rf2 Rd3 39.Qa7 Qxc3 40.Qb8 Qg7 41.Be5 Rd8 42.Qxd8 Qxe5+ 43.g3 Bd5 44.Qg8+ Qg7 45.Qe8+ Qf7 46.Qxb5 Qa7 47.Qb2 Kh7 48.Rc2 Be4 49.Rc8 e5 50.Qe2 Kg7 51.Qd2 Qa4 52.Rd8 Bc6 53.Qe2 Qa1 54.Rd1 Qc3 55.Qf2 Qb4 56.Rc1 Bb7 57.Qa2 Qd6 58.Qb2 Kg6 59.Rc2 f4 60.Qxb7 Qd3 61.Rc6+ Kf5 62.Qh7+ White wins 1–0
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GM Polgar, J (2709) – GM Topalov (2767) [C92]
19.04.2008 – Game 2
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0–0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0–0 9.h3 Bb7 10.d4 Re8 11.Nbd2 Bf8 12.a4 Na5 13.Bc2 b4 14.d5 bxc3 15.bxc3 c6 16.c4 Qc7 17.Ra3 Reb8 18.Nh4 Bc8 19.Rg3 Qd8 20.Nf5 Bxf5 21.exf5 cxd5 22.cxd5 Rb4 23.Nf3 Rc8 24.Bg5 Nc4 25.Bxf6 Qxf6 26.Ng5 Be7 27.Qh5 h6 28.Ne4 Qh4 29.Qe2 h5 30.f6 Bxf6 31.Qxh5 Be7 32.Qf5 Rcb8 33.Rg4 Qh6 34.Ng3 g6 35.Qd7 Kf8 36.Qc7 Qd2 37.Re2 Qxd5 38.Be4 Qa5 39.Qxa5 Nxa5 40.Bd5 Rb1+ 41.Kh2 Rd1 42.Bf3 Rc1 43.h4 Nc6 44.h5 gxh5 45.Nxh5 Nd4 46.Rxd4 exd4 47.Nf4 Bg5 48.Kg3 Bxf4+ 49.Kxf4 Rb4 50.Kf5 Rc5+ Black wins 0–1
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this is the first time i see Topalov
plays closed Ruy Lopez the last tournaments he dosn’t play the Sicilian but Caro-Kann and now Ruy Lopez he lost last Najdorf from Anand
but i wonder is he hiding some novelties for the Kamsky match or he didn’t find any improvements for black
Not really news. At the highest level girls do not have much of a chance.