[Event "Amber-blindfold 07th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1998.03.22"] [Round "9"] [White "Lautier, Joel"] [Black "Topalov, Veselin"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "wy61ncdn"] [WhiteElo "2645"] [BlackElo "2740"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "B22"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Barmen Defense, Modern Line"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.19] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.26] } 2. c3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.29] } 3. exd5 { [%eval 0.21] } 3... Qxd5 { [%eval 0.27] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.25] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.32] } 5. d4 { [%eval 0.17] } 5... Bg4 { [%eval 0.27] } { B22 Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Barmen Defense, Modern Line } 6. Be2 { [%eval 0.36] } 6... e6 { [%eval 0.28] } 7. h3 { [%eval 0.22] } 7... Bh5 { [%eval 0.32] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.06] } 8... Nc6 { [%eval 0.14] } 9. Be3 { [%eval 0.12] } 9... cxd4 { [%eval 0.25] } 10. cxd4 { [%eval 0.0] } 10... Be7 { [%eval 0.0] } 11. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] } 11... Qd6 { [%eval 0.07] } 12. Qb3 { [%eval 0.0] } 12... O-O { [%eval 0.22] } 13. Rfd1 { [%eval 0.07] } 13... Rfd8 { [%eval 0.25] } 14. a3 { [%eval 0.0] } 14... a6 { [%eval 0.0] } 15. Na4 { [%eval -0.45] } 15... Nd5 { [%eval -0.26] } 16. Nc5 { [%eval -0.45] } 16... b6 { [%eval -0.27] } 17. Nb7 { [%eval -0.37] } 17... Na5 { [%eval -0.26] } 18. Nxa5 { [%eval -0.43] } 18... bxa5 { [%eval -0.39] } 19. Qa4 { [%eval -0.59] } 19... Rab8 { [%eval -0.45] } 20. Rd2 { [%eval -0.86] } 20... Qc7?! { (-0.86 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Bxf3 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (20... Bxf3 21. Bxf3 Nxe3 22. fxe3 Rb5 23. Qc4 Qg3 24. Rc1 Bd6 25. Kf1 Rdb8 26. Qe2 g6 27. Qf2) 21. Rc2 { [%eval -0.2] } 21... Qb6 { [%eval -0.31] } 22. Qc4 { [%eval -0.48] } 22... Bg6 { [%eval -0.14] } 23. Rd2 { [%eval -0.68] } 23... Ra8?! { (-0.68 → -0.12) Inaccuracy. Nxe3 was best. } { [%eval -0.12] } (23... Nxe3 24. fxe3) 24. Rc1 { [%eval -0.26] } 24... Bd6 { [%eval -0.18] } 25. Qc6 { [%eval -0.3] } 25... Rdb8 { [%eval 0.0] } 26. Ne5 { [%eval -0.3] } 26... Qd8 { [%eval -0.28] } 27. Qd7 { [%eval -0.43] } 27... Nxe3 { [%eval -0.51] } 28. fxe3 { [%eval -0.43] } 28... Bxe5 { [%eval -0.45] } 29. dxe5 { [%eval -0.35] } 29... Qxd7 { [%eval -0.42] } 30. Rxd7 { [%eval -0.51] } 30... Rxb2 { [%eval -0.36] } 31. Bf3 { [%eval -0.44] } 31... Rab8 { [%eval -0.52] } 32. Rc5 { [%eval -0.53] } 32... R2b5 { [%eval -0.36] } 33. Rb7 { [%eval -0.81] } 33... R5xb7 { [%eval -0.85] } 34. Bxb7 { [%eval -0.9] } 34... Bd3 { [%eval -0.82] } 35. Rc7 { [%eval -0.85] } 35... g5 { [%eval -0.83] } 36. Kf2 { [%eval -0.85] } 36... Kg7 { [%eval -0.72] } 37. Kg3 { [%eval -0.97] } 37... a4 { [%eval -0.85] } 38. h4 { [%eval -0.9] } 38... gxh4+ { [%eval -0.76] } 39. Kxh4 { [%eval -0.84] } 39... Rd8 { [%eval -0.57] } 40. Kg3 { [%eval -1.08] } 40... Bb5 { [%eval -1.12] } 41. Bf3 { [%eval -1.44] } 41... Rd3 { [%eval -1.4] } 42. Kf4?! { (-1.40 → -2.39) Inaccuracy. Bh5 was best. } { [%eval -2.39] } (42. Bh5 Be8 43. Rc8 Kf8 44. Kf4 Rxa3 45. Ra8 Ra2 46. Rxa6 Rxg2 47. Ra8 Rd2 48. e4 Rb2) 42... Rxa3 { [%eval -2.14] } 43. Bh5 { [%eval -2.28] } 43... Be8 { [%eval -2.08] } 44. Ra7 { [%eval -2.09] } 44... Rc3?! { (-2.09 → -1.40) Inaccuracy. Ra2 was best. } { [%eval -1.4] } (44... Ra2) 45. Rxa6 { [%eval -1.43] } 45... a3 { [%eval -0.89] } 46. e4 { [%eval -1.12] } 46... Bc6 { [%eval -0.62] } 47. Ra7 { [%eval -0.62] } 47... Rc4 { [%eval -0.68] } 48. Bxf7 { [%eval -0.7] } 48... Rxe4+ { [%eval -0.53] } 49. Kg3 { [%eval -0.61] } 49... Ra4 { [%eval -0.37] } 50. Rxa4?? { (-0.37 → -8.85) Blunder. Rc7 was best. } { [%eval -8.85] } (50. Rc7 Be4 51. Bxe6+ Kf8 52. Ba2 h5 53. Rc3 Ke8 54. Kf2 Kd7 55. Rh3 Bg6 56. Rg3 Bf5) 50... Bxa4 { [%eval -8.26] } 51. Bxe6 { [%eval -8.08] } 51... Kf8 { [%eval -7.6] } 52. Ba2 { [%eval -7.25] } 52... Ke7 { [%eval -7.4] } 53. e6 { [%eval -7.26] } 53... Kf6?? { (-7.26 → -3.13) Blunder. Bc6 was best. } { [%eval -3.13] } (53... Bc6) 54. Kf4?? { (-3.13 → -7.00) Blunder. Kh4 was best. } { [%eval -7.0] } (54. Kh4 Bb5 55. g4 Ba6 56. g5+ Ke7 57. Kg4 Bd3 58. Kf4 Kd6 59. Kg4 Ke5 60. Kf3 Bf5) 54... Bc6 { [%eval -6.04] } 55. g4 { [%eval -6.66] } 55... h6 { [%eval -4.8] } 56. g5+? { (-4.80 → -50.81) Mistake. Ke3 was best. } { [%eval -50.81] } (56. Ke3 Bb7) 56... hxg5+ { [%eval -17.56] } 57. Kg4 { [%eval -54.95] } 57... Bb7 { [%eval -54.54] } 58. e7 { [%eval -54.55] } 58... Bc8+ { [%eval -54.47] } 59. Kh5 { [%eval -54.43] } 59... Bd7 { [%eval -53.9] } 60. Bb1 { [%eval -54.27] } 60... g4 { [%eval -53.98] } 61. e8=Q { [%eval -54.27] } 61... Bxe8+ { [%eval -54.06] } 62. Kxg4 { [%eval -53.67] } 62... Bg6 { [%eval -51.22] } 63. Ba2 { [%eval -51.14] } 63... Bf7 { [%eval -50.89] } 64. Bb1 { [%eval -50.57] } 64... Ke5 { [%eval -50.61] } { White resigns. } 0-1