[Event "Sofia MTel Masters 5th"] [Site "Sofia"] [Date "2009.05.22"] [Round "9"] [White "Topalov, Veselin"] [Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "F1O04Umm"] [WhiteElo "2812"] [BlackElo "2746"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C97"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense"] [Termination "Unknown"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.19] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.27] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.27] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.27] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.36] } 3... a6 { [%eval 0.34] } 4. Ba4 { [%eval 0.22] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.07] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.13] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.16] } 6. Re1 { [%eval 0.15] } 6... b5 { [%eval 0.1] } 7. Bb3 { [%eval 0.15] } 7... d6 { [%eval 0.2] } 8. c3 { [%eval 0.16] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.25] } 9. h3 { [%eval 0.18] } 9... Na5 { [%eval 0.31] } 10. Bc2 { [%eval 0.0] } 10... c5 { [%eval 0.1] } 11. d4 { [%eval 0.08] } 11... Qc7 { [%eval 0.4] } { C97 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense } 12. d5 { [%eval 0.31] } 12... Bd7 { [%eval 0.29] } 13. b3 { [%eval 0.3] } 13... c4 { [%eval 0.4] } 14. Ba3 { [%eval 0.51] } 14... Bd8 { [%eval 0.36] } 15. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.42] } 15... Ne8 { [%eval 0.59] } 16. Bb4 { [%eval 0.27] } 16... cxb3 { [%eval 0.35] } 17. axb3 { [%eval 0.26] } 17... Nb7 { [%eval 0.34] } 18. Qe2 { [%eval 0.38] } 18... Qb8 { [%eval 0.31] } 19. Ba3 { [%eval 0.31] } 19... Bb6 { [%eval 0.36] } 20. b4 { [%eval 0.5] } 20... Nc7 { [%eval 0.6] } 21. Bd3 { [%eval 0.46] } 21... a5 { [%eval 0.31] } 22. Nf1 { [%eval 0.4] } 22... axb4 { [%eval 0.52] } 23. cxb4 { [%eval 0.48] } 23... f6 { [%eval 0.54] } 24. Ne3 { [%eval 0.53] } 24... g6 { [%eval 0.62] } 25. Bb2 { [%eval 0.51] } 25... Rxa1 { [%eval 0.54] } 26. Rxa1 { [%eval 0.64] } 26... Nd8 { [%eval 0.58] } 27. Nd2 { [%eval 0.46] } 27... Nf7 { [%eval 0.47] } 28. Kh2 { [%eval 0.38] } 28... Qd8 { [%eval 0.21] } 29. Rf1 { [%eval 0.14] } 29... Qe7 { [%eval 0.11] } 30. Bc1 { [%eval 0.19] } 30... Ra8 { [%eval 0.1] } 31. Nb1 { [%eval 0.0] } 31... Bd4 { [%eval 0.48] } 32. Nc2 { [%eval 0.21] } 32... Bb6 { [%eval 0.66] } 33. Nc3 { [%eval 0.31] } 33... f5 { [%eval 0.17] } 34. exf5 { [%eval 0.16] } 34... gxf5 { [%eval 0.13] } 35. f4 { [%eval 0.08] } 35... Rc8 { [%eval 0.6] } 36. Be3 { [%eval 0.49] } 36... Bxe3 { [%eval 0.53] } 37. Qxe3 { [%eval 0.0] } 37... Ne8 { [%eval 0.0] } 38. Be2 { [%eval -0.47] } 38... Qf6?! { (-0.47 → 0.39) Inaccuracy. Qh4 was best. } { [%eval 0.39] } (38... Qh4 39. g3 Qh6 40. Ra1 Qg7 41. Ra3 Nf6 42. Ne1 Qh6 43. Ng2 Ng4+ 44. Bxg4 fxg4 45. h4) 39. Qd2 { [%eval 0.45] } 39... exf4 { [%eval 0.96] } 40. Nd4 { [%eval 0.94] } 40... Qe5 { [%eval 0.94] } 41. Bxb5 { [%eval 1.18] } 41... f3+ { [%eval 1.52] } 42. Kg1 { [%eval 1.52] } 42... Bxb5 { [%eval 1.45] } 43. Ncxb5 { [%eval 1.38] } 43... fxg2 { [%eval 1.68] } 44. Rxf5 { [%eval 1.61] } 44... Qe4 { [%eval 2.2] } 45. Nc3 { [%eval 2.06] } 45... Qh4 { [%eval 2.15] } 46. Qxg2+ { [%eval 2.03] } 46... Kh8 { [%eval 2.82] } 47. Nce2?! { (2.82 → 1.76) Inaccuracy. Ne6 was best. } { [%eval 1.76] } (47. Ne6 Qe1+) 47... Nf6 { [%eval 1.9] } 48. Rf4 { [%eval 1.84] } 48... Qh6 { [%eval 2.23] } 49. Nf5 { [%eval 2.09] } 49... Qf8 { [%eval 2.51] } 50. Ned4 { [%eval 2.17] } 50... Ne5 { [%eval 2.6] } 51. b5? { (2.60 → 1.33) Mistake. Ne6 was best. } { [%eval 1.33] } (51. Ne6 Qg8 52. Nxd6 Qxg2+ 53. Kxg2 Rg8+ 54. Kf1 Nxd5 55. Re4 Rg6 56. Rxe5 Nxb4 57. Nd4 h6) 51... Qg8 { [%eval 1.38] } 52. Ne7 { [%eval 1.15] } 52... Rc1+ { [%eval 1.07] } 53. Kh2 { [%eval 1.13] } 53... Qxg2+ { [%eval 1.18] } 54. Kxg2 { [%eval 1.11] } 54... Nfd7?! { (1.11 → 1.92) Inaccuracy. Kg7 was best. } { [%eval 1.92] } (54... Kg7 55. Ne6+ Kf7 56. Ng8 Rc2+ 57. Kf1 Kxg8 58. Rxf6 Nd7 59. Rh6 Ne5 60. Rf6 Nd7 61. Rh6) 55. Ndf5 { [%eval 1.87] } 55... Nc4 { [%eval 2.07] } 56. Rg4 { [%eval 1.47] } 56... Nf6 { [%eval 1.47] } 57. Rg3 { [%eval 1.44] } 57... Rc2+ { [%eval 1.34] } 58. Kg1 { [%eval 1.38] } 58... Rc1+ { [%eval 1.28] } 59. Kh2 { [%eval 1.41] } 59... Rc2+?! { (1.41 → 2.20) Inaccuracy. Rb1 was best. } { [%eval 2.2] } (59... Rb1 60. Rc3 Rb2+ 61. Kg1 Rb1+ 62. Kg2 Nb6 63. Rc6 Rxb5 64. Rxd6 Rb2+ 65. Kf3 Rb3+ 66. Ke2) 60. Rg2 { [%eval 1.93] } 60... Rxg2+ { [%eval 2.25] } 61. Kxg2 { [%eval 2.32] } 61... Ne4 { [%eval 2.68] } 62. Nc8 { [%eval 2.63] } 62... Nc3 { [%eval 2.67] } 63. Ncxd6?! { (2.67 → 1.95) Inaccuracy. b6 was best. } { [%eval 1.95] } (63. b6 Na5 64. Ncxd6 Nxd5 65. b7 Nxb7 66. Nxb7 h6 67. Kf3 Kh7 68. Nc5 Kg6 69. Ke4 Nc3+) 63... Nb6 { [%eval 1.95] } 64. Ne3 { [%eval 1.95] } 64... Kg7 { [%eval 1.95] } 65. Kf3 { [%eval 1.95] } 65... Kf8 { [%eval 1.95] } 66. Kf4 { [%eval 1.95] } 66... Ke7 { [%eval 2.23] } 67. Ndc4 { [%eval 2.18] } 67... Nxc4 { [%eval 2.02] } 68. Nxc4 { [%eval 1.96] } 68... Nxd5+?? { (1.96 → 6.06) Blunder. Nxb5 was best. } { [%eval 6.06] } (68... Nxb5 69. Ke5 Nc3 70. h4 Nxd5 71. Kxd5 Kf6 72. Nd6 Kg6 73. Ke5 Kh5 74. Nf5 Kg4 75. Kf6) 69. Kg5 { [%eval 4.94] } 69... Kd7 { [%eval 5.86] } 70. h4 { [%eval 5.26] } 70... Ne7 { [%eval 4.78] } 71. Kf6 { [%eval 4.67] } 71... Ng6?? { (4.67 → 53.82) Blunder. Nd5+ was best. } { [%eval 53.82] } (71... Nd5+ 72. Kg7) 72. Ne5+ { [%eval 52.27] } 72... Nxe5?! { (52.27 → Mate in 17) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc7 was best. } { [%eval #17] } (72... Kc7 73. Nxg6 h6 74. h5 Kd6 75. Kg7 Kc5 76. Kxh6 Kxb5 77. Kg7 Kc5 78. h6 Kd4 79. h7) 73. Kxe5 { [%eval #16] } 73... Kc7 { [%eval #16] } 74. h5 { [%eval #15] } 74... Kb6 { [%eval #15] } 75. Kf6 { [%eval #14] } 75... Kxb5 { [%eval #14] } 76. Kg7 { [%eval #13] } 76... Ka4 { [%eval #13] } 77. Kxh7 { [%eval #12] } 77... Kb3 { [%eval #12] } 78. h6 { [%eval #11] } 78... Ka2 { [%eval #11] } 79. Kg6 { [%eval #11] } 79... Kb1 { [%eval #10] } 80. h7 { [%eval #9] } 80... Kc2 { [%eval #9] } 81. h8=Q { [%eval #8] } { White wins. } 1-0