[Event "Amber Rapid"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2003.3.16"] [Round "2"] [White "Topalov, Veselin"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2743"] [BlackElo "2807"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "E21"] [Opening "Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 { E21 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation } c5 5. g3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qa5 7. Bd2 b6 8. Bg2 Bb7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qb3 Qa6 11. Bg5 Ne4 12. d5 d6?! { (0.42 → 1.02) Inaccuracy. Re8 was best. } (12... Re8) 13. Rad1 Re8 14. Bf4 Nd7 15. dxe6 Rxe6 16. Bh3 Re7 17. Nh4 Bc6?! { (0.92 → 2.04) Inaccuracy. Nef6 was best. } (17... Nef6 18. Rxd6 Nf8 19. Nf5 Re6 20. Rxe6 Nxe6 21. Bc1 Nf8 22. f3 Re8 23. e4 Bc8 24. Bg5) 18. Nf5 Ree8 19. f3 Nef6 20. Nxd6?? { (2.07 → 0.00) Blunder. Rxd6 was best. } (20. Rxd6 Qa4) 20... Rxe2 21. Rf2 Rxf2 22. Kxf2 Nf8 23. Bg5 Ne8 24. Nf5 Ng6 25. Re1 h6 26. Bc1?! { (-0.06 → -0.83) Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } (26. Be7 Kh8) 26... Rd8 27. Bf1 Qb7 28. Rd1 Rd7 29. Be2 Ne5 30. Qc2 Nf6 31. Bf4?? { (-0.40 → -2.66) Blunder. Rxd7 was best. } (31. Rxd7) 31... Ng6?? { (-2.66 → -0.61) Blunder. Nxf3 was best. } (31... Nxf3 32. Ne3) 32. Bc1 Ne5 33. Rxd7 Qxd7 34. Bf4 Qe6 35. g4 Nxc4 36. Qd1 Bd5 37. Qa4 g6?! { (-0.85 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Na5 was best. } (37... Na5) 38. Nxh6+ Kg7 39. Qxa7 Ne4+ 40. fxe4 Qxe4 41. Qc7 Qg2+ 42. Ke1 Qh1+ 43. Kf2 Qg2+ 44. Ke1 Qh1+ 45. Kf2 { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2