[Event "Kramnik - Topalov World Championship Match"] [Site "Elista RUS"] [Date "2006.10.05"] [Round "8"] [White "Vladimir Kramnik"] [Black "Veselin Topalov"] [Result "0-1"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "D47"] [Opening "Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Aronian1111"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/75C97EC4/re4dDpbG"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 { [%csl Bb5,Bc4][%cal Bd5c4,Bb7b5] } 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Be2 { [%csl Gd3][%cal Gc4d3] } (8. Bd3 Bb7 9. a3 b4 10. axb4 Bxb4 11. O-O { [%csl Ge4,Yc5][%cal Gc3e4] }) 8... Bb7 9. O-O b4 { [%csl Gb4] } (9... c5 { [%csl Gb5][%cal Gc3b5] }) 10. Na4 c5 11. dxc5 Nxc5 12. Bb5+ Ncd7 (12... Nfd7 13. Nxc5 Bxc5 14. Ne5 Bc8 15. Qf3 { [%csl Gf7][%cal Gf3a8,Gf3f7] }) 13. Ne5 Qc7 { [%csl Gf1][%cal Ga8d8,Gd8d7] } 14. Qd4 { [%csl Gd1][%cal Gf1d1] } 14... Rd8 15. Bd2 { [%csl Gb4][%cal Gd2b4,Ge8g8] } (15. Rd1 { [%csl Bd7][%cal Bd8d7,Bc7d7,Bf6d7,Be8d7] } 15... a6) 15... Qa5 { [%cal Ga5b5,Ga5b4] } 16. Bc6 { [%csl Gc6][%cal Gb7c6,Gc6b7,Ge5c6,Gc6d8,Gc6a5] } 16... Be7 17. Rfc1 (17. Bxb7 { [%csl Ge5][%cal Ga5e5] } 17... Nxe5 { [%csl Gd2][%cal Gd8d4,Gd4d2] }) 17... Bxc6 { [%csl Ga4][%cal Gc6a4] } 18. Nxc6 Qxa4 19. Nxd8 Bxd8 20. Qxb4 (20. Bxb4 a5 (20... Nd5 { [%csl Gb4][%cal Gd5b4] } 21. Qxg7) 21. Bc3 Qxd4 22. Bxd4 { [%csl Ga5][%cal Gc1c8] } 22... Ke7 23. Rc8) 20... Qxb4 21. Bxb4 Nd5 { [%csl Gb4][%cal Gd5b4,Gh8b8] } 22. Bd6 f5 { [%csl Ge4,Gd5][%cal Ge3e4] } 23. Rc8 { [%csl Gd8] } 23... N5b6 { [%csl Gc8,Bb8][%cal Bc8b8,Bd7b8,Bb6a8,Bc8a8,Bf6d5,Bd5b6] } (23... N7b6) 24. Rc6 Be7 25. Rd1 { [%csl Gd6][%cal Ge7d6,Gc6d6] } 25... Kf7 26. Rc7 { [%csl Gd7][%cal Gc7d7,Gc7a7] } 26... Ra8 27. Rb7 { [%csl Ga7,Gb7] } 27... Ke8 { [%csl Gc8][%cal Ge8d8,Gd8c8] } 28. Bxe7 Kxe7 29. Rc1 { [%csl Gc7,Ga7][%cal Gc1c7,Gb7a7] } 29... a5 30. Rc6 { [%csl Gb6,Gd7,Ge7][%cal Gc6b6,Gd7b6,Gb7e7] } 30... Nd5 { [%cal Gd7b6] } 31. h4 h6 32. a4 g5 33. hxg5 hxg5 34. Kf1 g4 35. Ke2 Nf6 { [%csl Ge4][%cal Gf6e4] } 36. b3 Ne8 { [%csl Bd6][%cal Be8d6] } 37. f3 g3 38. Rc1 { [%cal Gc1h1,Gh1h7] } 38... Nf6 { [%csl Gf4][%cal Gf5f4] } 39. f4 { A misjudgment. Kramnik wants to attack the g3-pawn but his advance allows the black knights to run riot in the centre. -- Keene } { [%csl Gg4,Ge4] } 39... Kd6 40. Kf3 Nd5 { [%csl Ge3] } 41. Kxg3 Nc5 { [%csl Gb3][%cal Gc5b7,Gc5b3] } 42. Rg7 Rb8 { [%csl Gb3][%cal Gb8b3] } 43. Ra7 { [%csl Ga5][%cal Ga7a5] } 43... Rg8+ { [%cal Gg8g2] } 44. Kf3 Ne4 { [%cal Gg8g3,Gf3e2,Gg3e3,Gg3g2] } 45. Ra6+ Ke7 46. Rxa5 Rg3+ 47. Ke2 Rxe3+ 48. Kf1 Rxb3 49. Ra7+ Kf6 50. Ra8 Nxf4 51. Ra1 { [%csl Ga1,Gf1][%cal Ga4a5,Ga5a6] } 51... Rb2 52. a5 Rf2+ { 0-1 White resigns. } 53. Ke1 (53. Kg1 { [%csl Gg2][%cal Gf2g2,Gf4e2] } 53... Rxg2+ 54. Kh1 (54. Kf1 Ng3+ 55. Ke1 Rg1+ { [%csl Ga1][%cal Gg1a1] }) 54... Ng3# { [%cal Ge4f2] }) 53... Nxg2+ 54. Kd1 { [%cal Gg2e3] } 54... Rf1+ { [%csl Ga1][%cal Gf1a1] } 0-1