[Event "Dresden ol (Men) 38th"] [Site "Dresden"] [Date "2008.11.22"] [Round "9"] [White "Berg, Emanuel"] [Black "Topalov, Veselin"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2623"] [WhiteTeam "Sweden"] [BlackElo "2791"] [BlackTeam "Bulgaria"] [Annotator "CM Viktor Neustroev"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "B42"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Polugaevsky Variation"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/pwKDHqSR/7VNLFWTm"] [Orientation "black"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 (4... Nc6) 5. Bd3 (5. Nc3 { [%cal Gd8c7] } 5... Nc6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 { [%csl Ge5] }) 5... Bc5 { [%cal Gc1e3,Gd4b3] } 6. Nb3 { [%cal Ga7f2] } (6. Be3 Qb6 (6... d6 { [%cal Gg8f6] } 7. O-O Nf6 8. Nc3 { [%cal Gb8d7,Gd8c7] } 8... O-O 9. e5 dxe5 10. Nxe6 Bxe6 11. Bxc5 Re8 { [%csl Ge5][%cal Gb8c6,Gb8d7] }) 7. c3 Qxb2 8. Nd2 Qxc3 9. Rc1 Qxd3 10. Rxc5 Nc6 11. Qc1 { [%cal Gc5c3] } 11... Nxd4 12. Rxc8+ Rxc8 13. Qxc8+ Ke7 14. Qc5+) 6... Ba7 { [%csl Gf2,Ge5][%cal Ga7f2] } (6... Be7) 7. Nc3 (7. Qg4 Nf6 8. Qxg7 Rg8 9. Qh6 Bxf2+ 10. Ke2 { [%csl Gf2][%cal Gf2b6,Gb6a7] } 10... Rxg2 (10... e5 { [%cal Gd7d5] } 11. Bg5 Rg6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Qh3 Bb6 { [%cal Gf6f2] } 14. Rf1 Qg7 { [%cal Gb8c6,Gc8h3,Gd7d5] }) 11. Qh3 { [%csl Gg2][%cal Ge2f2] }) 7... Nc6 { [%csl Ge5] } 8. Qg4 (8. O-O Nf6 9. Kh1 d6 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bd2 { [%cal Ge8g8,Gb7b5] } (11. Bh4 g5 12. Bg3 h5)) 8... Nf6 9. Qg3 { [%csl Gd6,Ge5] } (9. Qxg7 Rg8 { [%csl Gg2,Gf2] } 10. Qh6 Rxg2 { [%csl Gf2] } (10... Bxf2+ { [%cal Gf6g4] } 11. Kd1 (11. Ke2 Rg6 12. Qf4 Ba7 13. g3 d5 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. Nxd5 Qxd5 { [%csl Gh1][%cal Gd3g6,Gd5g2] }) 11... d5 12. Bg5 Rg6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Qxh7 Ne5 15. exd5 Nxd3 16. cxd3 exd5)) 9... d6 (9... e5?) (9... d5 10. e5 { [%csl Gg7] } 10... Nh5 { [%cal Gg3g4] } 11. Qh3 { [%csl Gh5] } 11... g6 { [%csl Gg5,Gf6] } 12. f4 { [%csl Ge5] }) 10. O-O Ne5 { [%csl Gg7][%cal Ge5d3] } 11. Be2 { [%cal Ge5g6] } (11. Qxg7 Rg8 12. Qh6 { [%csl Ga7,Gb7][%cal Gb7b5,Gc8b7] } 12... b5 { [%csl Gf2,Gh2,Gg2][%cal Gc8b7] } (12... Nfg4 { [%csl Gh7][%cal Gh6h7] }) 13. Bg5 Rg6 14. Qh4 Nf3+ 15. gxf3 h6 { [%csl Gg5] } 16. Kh1 hxg5 17. Qh3 e5) 11... O-O { Topalov was the first player on the world rating list and the level of his theoretical preparation is excellent. Black have been testing immediate activity with the b7-b5 advance, but the position was not ripe for it. } (11... b5 12. Bf4 Qe7 (12... b4 13. Rad1 Qe7 14. Rxd6 Qxd6 15. Bxe5 Qe7 16. Bd6 bxc3 17. Bxe7 Kxe7 18. Qxc3 $18 { 1-0 Nisipeanu,L (2707)-Korneev,O (2601)/Benidorm 2005 (28) }) 13. Rad1 (13. Bxe5 dxe5 14. Qxe5 Bb7) 13... Bb8 14. Qxg7 Rg8 15. Qh6 b4 16. Na4 Ba7 17. Be3 (17. Bxe5 dxe5 18. Nac5 $16) 17... Neg4 18. Bxg4 Nxg4 19. Qxh7 Qf8 20. Bxa7 Rh8 21. Qxh8 Qxh8 22. h3 Rxa7 23. hxg4 { 0-1 Belov,V (2582)-Kobalia,M (2634)/Moscow 2005 (41) }) 12. Bf4 { Topalov was the first player on the world rating list and the level of his theoretical preparation is excellent. Black have been testing immediate activity with the b7-b5 advance, but the position was not ripe for it. } { [%csl Ge4,Gc4][%cal Ga7b8,Gb7b5,Gc8b7,Ge5c4] } (12. Bh6 Ng6 { [%csl Gh6][%cal Gg3g7] }) (12. Kh1 { [%csl Gh1][%cal Gf2f4] } 12... b5 13. f4 Nc4 { [%cal Gb5c4] } 14. e5 Ne8 { [%cal Gf7f6,Gf7f5] } 15. a4 Bd7 16. axb5 axb5 17. Ne4 Bc6 18. Bd3 Bxe4 19. Bxe4 d5 20. Bd3 f5 { [%cal Ge5f6,Ge8f6] } 21. c3 Nc7 { 1/2 Delchev,A (2669)-Korneev,O (2601)/Benidorm 2005 }) 12... Bb8 13. Rad1 { [%csl Gd6][%cal Gf4e5,Gd1d8] } (13. Bxe5 dxe5) (13. Be3) 13... Qe7 14. Be3 { Black's setup with the bishop on b8 supporting the diagonal b8-h2 is very resilient, even though it seems a bit passive. Probably the most problems for him would result from the modest advance of the white h-pawn. } (14. Nd4 Ng6 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bc1 d5 17. Qd3 Ne5 18. Qg3 Nxe4 19. Nxe4 dxe4 20. Qe3 f5 $17 { 0-1 Jimenez,P (2292)-Diamant,A (2384)/Havana 2007 (36) }) (14. h4! b5 15. h5 b4 16. Bh6 Nfg4 17. Bxg4 bxc3 18. Be2 f5 19. bxc3 $14) (14. Bg5 Ng6 15. f4 h6 16. f5 exf5 17. exf5 hxg5 18. fxg6 d5 19. Qxg5 Bxh2+ 20. Kh1 Bc7) 14... b5 { [%csl Gb8,Gb7][%cal Gc8b7] } 15. f4 { [%csl Gc4] } 15... Nc4 16. Bxc4 (16. Bd4 e5 (16... Nxb2 17. e5 dxe5 18. fxe5 Nd7 19. Rd2 $14) 17. fxe5 dxe5 18. Bc5 Ba7) 16... bxc4 17. Nd2 (17. Nd4 Bb7 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. exd5 Nxd5 { [%csl Ge3] } 20. f5 Ba7 21. f6 Nxf6 22. Bg5 Kh8 { [%cal Gg5f6] } 23. Qh4 e5 { [%csl Gd4] } 24. Rxf6 Bxd4+) 17... Bb7 { [%cal Gd2c4,Gf6e4] } (17... d5 18. e5 Nd7 19. b3 $14) 18. e5 (18. b3 cxb3 19. axb3 Rc8) 18... dxe5 19. fxe5 Nd5 20. Bg5?! { Inaccuracy. Best move was Bd4. Berg has much improved as a chessplayer and he obviously likes active solutions. The conservative move 20.Bd4 centralised the bishop with a modest advantage. } (20. Nxc4 { [%cal Gd5e3,Gc4e3] } 20... Nxe3 21. Qxe3 (21. Nxe3 Ba7 (21... Qc5 { [%csl Ge5,Ge3] } 22. Na4 Qc6 23. Kh1 Qxa4 (23... f6)) 22. Rfe1 Qc5 { [%csl Ge5] }) 21... Ba7) (20. Bd4 Nxc3 21. Qxc3 Bd5 (21... Qg5 22. g3 Bd5 23. Rde1 $10) 22. Nxc4 Rc8 23. b3 Ba7 24. Bxa7 Qxa7+ 25. Kh1 Qb7 26. Rf2 Bxc4) 20... Qc5+ { [%cal Ga7g1] } 21. Kh1 f5 { [%cal Ge5f6,Gb8g3] } (21... Nxc3 22. Bf6) 22. Nde4!? { White simply has to succeed on the kingside, where he enjoys the advantage in number of pieces. The investment of the knight is bringing him closer to the enemy king. } (22. Bh6 Qc7 23. Nxd5 Bxd5 24. Bf4 Ra7 $15) 22... fxe4 23. Nxe4 (23. Rxf8+ Qxf8 24. Nxe4 Qf5 $19 25. Nd6 Bxd6 26. exd6 Rf8) 23... Rxf1+ 24. Rxf1 Qc7 (24... Qc6? 25. Bh6 Qc7 26. Nd6 $18) 25. Qg4?? { Blunder. Best move was Nd6. Youth loves activity, but this move is pushing things way too far. Topalov's defensive combination will be quite charming. } { [%csl Ge5] } (25. Nd6! Qd7 26. Rf7 Qxf7 27. Nxf7 Kxf7 28. Qf3+ Kg8 29. Qg4 Bc8 30. Qxc4 Bd7 31. Qe4) 25... Qxe5 26. Qh5 h6 { [%cal Gg8h7] } (26... g6 27. Qh6 Ba7 $19) 27. Qf7+? { Mistake. Best move was Ng3. } (27. Ng3 Kh7 28. Bd2 Qxh5 29. Nxh5 Bc7 30. Ng3 Rd8 31. Re1 e5 32. Ne4 Nf6 33. Nxf6+ gxf6) 27... Kh7 28. Rf4 (28. Ng3 Ra7 $19) 28... Nxf4! { [%csl Gb8,Gb7] } 29. Nf6+ (29. Bf6 Qc7 $19) 29... Qxf6 30. Bxf6 Bxg2+ 31. Kg1 Ba7+ { The final check pointedly elevates the bishop to the role of the hero, as he was descreetly supporting Black's play for the whole game. } 32. Qxa7 { 0-1 White resigns. } 32... Rxa7 { 0-1 White resigns. } { [%cal Gb8a7] } 0-1