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Vasyl Ivanchuk vs Veselin Topalov
Hoogovens Group A (1996), Wijk aan Zee NED, rd 13, Jan-28
English Opening: King's English. Taimanov Variation (A25)  ·  1-0

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)6.d3 was played in V Malakhov vs Martin Valla, 2007 (1-0)better is 7.d3 h6 8.Rb1 a5 9.a3 Nf6 10.b4 axb4 11.axb4 O-O 12.b5 = +0.33 (24 ply)= -0.19 (22 ply) after 7...Nf6 8.d3 O-O 9.Bd2 h6 10.b4 a6 11.a4 g5 12.e3 a5 15.Qc2 Nd7 16.Nd2 c6 17.e3 Qc7 18.Ra3 Qb6 19.bxc6 bxc6 = +0.45 (22 ply)= -0.33 (23 ply)better is 20...f4 21.Rfc1 Qf7 22.Rxc8 Nxc8 23.Qe1 Bg4 24.e4 d4 = -0.33 (20 ply)= +0.19 (23 ply) 21...Rc2 22.fxe5 Nxe5 23.Rac1 Rxc1 24.Rxc1 f4 25.exf4 = 0.00 (24 ply) 22.fxg5 Rc2 23.Qd1 Rfc8 24.e4 Ne7 25.Ra3 d4 26.Nc4 R8xc4 ⩲ +1.19 (21 ply)= -0.09 (22 ply)better is 24...f4 25.Bxg7 Qxg7 26.exf4 Bh3 27.Bxd5+ Kh7 28.Bg2 = 0.00 (24 ply) ⩲ +0.52 (22 ply) 32.Rc1 fxg3 33.Rxf8 Nxf8 34.Qc5 Kh8 35.Qxd6 Rxd6 36.Nc8 = +0.15 (26 ply) ⩱ -0.74 (24 ply) 34.Qg1 Nh4 35.Rc1 Nf5 36.Rf3 Rxf3 37.Bxf3 Rf8 38.Qf2 Rf6 = -0.22 (24 ply) 34...d4 35.Qc1 Rh4 36.Kg1 Qxb6 37.Be4 Rxe4 38.Rxe4 Rd5 ∓ -2.27 (25 ply)= 0.00 (29 ply) 36...Qxb6 37.Be4 Rxe4 38.Rxg6 Qxg6 39.Rxg6 Re3 40.Rg3 = 0.00 (31 ply)+- +5.10 (32 ply) after 37.Qxf4 Rxf4 38.Be4+ Ng6 39.Rxg6 Qxg6 40.Bxg6+ Kh8 40...Rg3 41.Qxg3 Qxg3 42.Rxg3 Bf7 43.Kg2 h5 44.Nc8 b6 +- +8.23 (25 ply)1-0

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Kibitzer's Corner
Sep-10-07
Premium Chessgames Member
  chancho: 37...Kh8?? loses to 38.Qxf4 Rxf4 39.Rxg8+ Kh7 40.R1g7#
Sep-03-08  sicilianhugefun: simply outplayed
May-01-10  Madmartigan: 34..., Rdf8 is a big mistake. Topalov could have won this game by 34..., d4 35 Qc1, Rh4!, winning at least the exchange.

This was the last game of the tournament. Had Topalov won this, he would have been the tournament victor, instead of Ivanchuk...

Dec-13-18  kramnov: The rook is dead

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