[Event "Amber-blindfold 18th"] [Site "Nice"] [Date "2009.03.15"] [Round "2"] [White "Topalov, Veselin"] [Black "Karjakin, Sergey"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "RLA6sa8K"] [WhiteElo "2796"] [BlackElo "2706"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C64"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Classical Defense, Benelux Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.0] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.37] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.25] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.49] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.14] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.26] } 4. O-O { [%eval 0.1] } 4... Bc5 { [%eval 0.37] } 5. c3 { [%eval 0.17] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.27] } 6. d4 { [%eval 0.19] } 6... Bb6 { [%eval 0.26] } { C64 Ruy Lopez: Classical Defense, Benelux Variation } 7. a4 { [%eval 0.25] } 7... a6 { [%eval 0.26] } 8. Bxc6 { [%eval 0.18] } 8... dxc6 { [%eval 0.23] } 9. a5 { [%eval 0.18] } 9... Ba7 { [%eval 0.2] } 10. Bg5 { [%eval 0.0] } 10... Bg4 { [%eval 0.09] } 11. h3 { [%eval 0.08] } 11... Bxf3 { [%eval 0.14] } 12. Qxf3 { [%eval 0.08] } 12... exd4 { [%eval 0.15] } 13. Rd1 { [%eval 0.13] } 13... h6 { [%eval 0.16] } 14. Bxf6 { [%eval 0.12] } 14... Qxf6 { [%eval 0.28] } 15. Qxf6 { [%eval 0.13] } 15... gxf6 { [%eval 0.2] } 16. cxd4 { [%eval 0.15] } 16... Rfd8 { [%eval 0.22] } 17. Ra4 { [%eval 0.17] } 17... f5 { [%eval 0.27] } 18. exf5 { [%eval 0.21] } 18... Rd5 { [%eval 0.16] } 19. Nc3 { [%eval 0.2] } 19... Rxf5 { [%eval 0.2] } 20. g4 { [%eval 0.21] } 20... Rf6 { [%eval 0.32] } 21. Rb4 { [%eval 0.13] } 21... b5 { [%eval 0.32] } 22. axb6 { [%eval 0.08] } 22... cxb6 { [%eval 0.08] } 23. Ra4 { [%eval 0.08] } 23... a5 { [%eval 0.32] } 24. Ne4 { [%eval 0.08] } 24... Rf4 { [%eval 0.56] } 25. Ng3 { [%eval 0.55] } 25... Rd8 { [%eval 0.45] } 26. Kg2?! { (0.45 → -0.11) Inaccuracy. Nf5 was best. } { [%eval -0.11] } (26. Nf5 b5 27. Rxa5 Bb6 28. Ra6 Bxd4 29. Rd2 h5 30. Kg2 hxg4 31. hxg4 Kh7 32. f3 Bf6) 26... Rf6? { (-0.11 → 1.04) Mistake. b5 was best. } { [%eval 1.04] } (26... b5 27. Rxa5 Rdxd4 28. Rxd4 Bxd4 29. f3 Bxb2 30. Ne4 f5 31. Ra8+ Kh7 32. Ra7+ Kh8 33. Nd6) 27. Nf5 { [%eval 0.74] } 27... Bb8 { [%eval 1.12] } 28. Rc1 { [%eval 1.12] } 28... Kf8 { [%eval 1.07] } 29. Rac4 { [%eval 1.06] } 29... Rc8 { [%eval 1.15] } 30. b4 { [%eval 1.16] } 30... axb4 { [%eval 1.18] } 31. Rxb4 { [%eval 0.86] } 31... Bc7 { [%eval 1.16] } 32. Ra4 { [%eval 0.9] } 32... Ke8?! { (0.90 → 1.47) Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%eval 1.47] } (32... h5 33. d5 c5 34. Ra7 Be5 35. Rc4 hxg4 36. hxg4 Rd8 37. f4 Bd4 38. Rb7 Rxf5 39. gxf5) 33. Ra7 { [%eval 1.29] } 33... Bf4 { [%eval 1.5] } 34. Rb1 { [%eval 1.27] } 34... b5?! { (1.27 → 2.23) Inaccuracy. Bc7 was best. } { [%eval 2.23] } (34... Bc7 35. Rd1 Kf8 36. d5 Bb8 37. Rb7 cxd5 38. Rxd5 Re8 39. h4 Be5 40. h5 Bc3 41. Rdd7) 35. d5 { [%eval 2.06] } 35... cxd5 { [%eval 2.15] } 36. Rxb5 { [%eval 2.17] } 36... Kf8 { [%eval 2.23] } 37. Rxd5 { [%eval 2.36] } 37... Re8 { [%eval 2.3] } 38. h4 { [%eval 2.25] } 38... Kg8 { [%eval 2.15] } 39. h5 { [%eval 1.87] } 39... Bc1?! { (1.87 → 2.62) Inaccuracy. Rb6 was best. } { [%eval 2.62] } (39... Rb6 40. Rdd7 Bb8 41. Ra4 Be5 42. Re4 Rbe6 43. Kf3 Bg7 44. Rc4 Rb6 45. Rcc7 Rf6 46. Ra7) 40. Rb7?! { (2.62 → 1.87) Inaccuracy. Rdd7 was best. } { [%eval 1.87] } (40. Rdd7 Rf8 41. Kg3 Rb8 42. Ne7+ Kg7 43. Nd5 Rb3+ 44. Kg2 Rff3 45. Ne7 Kf6 46. Nc6 Rf4) 40... Ba3 { [%eval 1.88] } 41. Rbd7 { [%eval 1.9] } 41... Bf8 { [%eval 1.9] } 42. Rd8 { [%eval 2.03] } 42... Rfe6 { [%eval 2.1] } 43. Kg3 { [%eval 2.03] } 43... Re1 { [%eval 2.12] } 44. Ne3 { [%eval 1.99] } 44... Rxd8 { [%eval 1.85] } 45. Rxd8 { [%eval 1.81] } 45... Rb1?? { (1.81 → 4.42) Blunder. f6 was best. } { [%eval 4.42] } (45... f6 46. Rd7 Bc5 47. Nf5 Bf8 48. Kf4 Re6 49. f3 Re5 50. Ne3 Ba3 51. Nd5 Bc1+ 52. Kg3) 46. Nf5 { [%eval 4.4] } 46... Rb6 { [%eval 4.31] } 47. Rc8 { [%eval 4.28] } 47... Rb3+ { [%eval 4.06] } 48. Kh4? { (4.06 → 1.90) Mistake. f3 was best. } { [%eval 1.9] } (48. f3 Rb7 49. Kh4 Rb6 50. f4 Rf6 51. Ra8 Re6 52. Rb8 Rf6 53. Rc8 Re6 54. g5 hxg5+) 48... Rb6? { (1.90 → 3.95) Mistake. Rf3 was best. } { [%eval 3.95] } (48... Rf3 49. Nxh6+ Kh7 50. Nf5 Bg7 51. Rc7 Bf6+ 52. g5 Rf4+ 53. Kg3 Rxf5 54. Rxf7+ Kg8 55. Rxf6) 49. f4?! { (3.95 → 2.99) Inaccuracy. Ne7+ was best. } { [%eval 2.99] } (49. Ne7+) 49... Ra6?? { (2.99 → 9.34) Blunder. Re6 was best. } { [%eval 9.34] } (49... Re6 50. g5 hxg5+ 51. Kxg5 Re1 52. Rd8 Re2 53. Ra8 Re1 54. Rc8 Re2 55. h6 Rg2+ 56. Kh4) 50. g5 { [%eval 7.65] } 50... hxg5+ { [%eval 9.67] } 51. Kxg5 { [%eval 8.02] } 51... Re6 { [%eval 6.55] } 52. h6 { [%eval 5.62] } 52... Rg6+? { (5.62 → 14.66) Mistake. Re1 was best. } { [%eval 14.66] } (52... Re1 53. h7+) 53. Kh5 { [%eval 14.66] } 53... Rf6 { [%eval 14.66] } 54. Ne7+ { [%eval 14.66] } 54... Kh7 { [%eval 14.66] } 55. Rxf8 { [%eval 14.66] } 55... Rxf4 { [%eval 14.66] } 56. Kg5 { [%eval 14.66] } 56... Rf1 { [%eval 14.66] } 57. Nf5 { [%eval 14.66] } 57... Rg1+ { [%eval 14.66] } 58. Kf6 { [%eval 14.65] } 58... Rg6+ { [%eval 14.5] } 59. Kxf7 { [%eval 14.26] } 59... Ra6 { [%eval 14.44] } 60. Ke7 { [%eval 11.45] } 60... Kg6 { [%eval 11.17] } 61. Kd7?? { (11.17 → 0.95) Blunder. Rd8 was best. } { [%eval 0.95] } (61. Rd8) 61... Rb6 { [%eval 0.95] } 62. Kc7 { [%eval 1.1] } 62... Ra6 { [%eval 1.14] } 63. Kb8 { [%eval 1.14] } 63... Rb6+ { [%eval 1.32] } 64. Ka7 { [%eval 1.4] } 64... Re6 { [%eval 2.84] } 65. Kb7 { [%eval 2.84] } 65... Re1? { (2.84 → 5.57) Mistake. Kh7 was best. } { [%eval 5.57] } (65... Kh7 66. Kb8 Rb6+ 67. Kc7 Ra6 68. Rd8 Rf6 69. Rd7+ Kh8 70. Rd5 Kh7 71. Kd7 Kg6 72. Ke7) 66. Kc6 { [%eval 4.11] } 66... Rc1+?? { (4.11 → 14.36) Blunder. Ra1 was best. } { [%eval 14.36] } (66... Ra1 67. Rg8+) 67. Kd6 { [%eval 12.7] } 67... Rd1+ { [%eval 14.06] } 68. Ke5 { [%eval 9.42] } 68... Re1+ { [%eval 14.3] } 69. Kf4 { [%eval 12.4] } 69... Rf1+ { [%eval 13.55] } 70. Kg3 { [%eval 11.08] } 70... Rh1 { [%eval 10.19] } 71. Kf3 { [%eval 8.27] } 71... Rh2 { [%eval 14.92] } 72. Kg4 { [%eval 11.85] } 72... Rg2+ { [%eval 11.32] } 73. Kf4 { [%eval 4.1] } 73... Rg1?? { (4.10 → Mate in 12) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rf2+ was best. } { [%eval #12] } (73... Rf2+ 74. Kg3) 74. Rg8+ { [%eval #11] } 74... Kh5 { [%eval #11] } 75. h7 { [%eval #10] } 75... Rxg8 { [%eval #9] } 76. Ng3+ { [%eval #8] } 76... Kh6 { [%eval #6] } 77. hxg8=R { [%eval #5] } { Black resigns. } 1-0