Topalov,V vs Van Wely,L

Amber Blindfold • Monaco MNC • 2001

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Result

1-0

White wins

Moves

52

Opening

C11

French Defense: Steinitz Variation

Date

2001.03.22

Moves

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Bg5 Be7 7.Nxf6+ Bxf6 8.h4 c5 9.Qd2 cxd4 10.Nxd4 O-O 11.O-O-O h6 12.Bxf6 Nxf6 13.Be2 e5 14.Nb5 Qb6 15.Qe3 Qxe3+ 16.fxe3 Ng4 17.Bxg4 Bxg4 18.Rd5 a6 19.Nd6 Rfd8 20.c4 b6 21.b3 Rd7 22.Ne4 Rxd5 23.cxd5 f5 24.Nf2 Bh5 25.e4 fxe4 26.Nxe4 Rd8 27.Nc3 Kf7 28.Re1 Kf6 29.Ne4+ Kf5 30.Ng3+ Kg4 31.Nxh5 Kxh5 32.Rxe5+ Kxh4 33.Kd2 Kg3 34.Ke3 Kxg2 35.Kf4 Kf2 36.Rh5 g5+ 37.Ke5 g4 38.Rxh6 Rf8 39.d6 g3 40.d7 g2 41.Rg6 g1=Q 42.Rxg1 Kxg1 43.Ke6 Rh8 44.Ke7 Rh7+ 45.Kd6 Rh8 46.Kc7 Kf2 47.d8=Q Rxd8 48.Kxd8 Ke3 49.Kc7 b5 50.Kb6 Kd4 51.Kxa6 Kc5 52.Ka5