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Peter Leko vs Veselin Topalov
Linares (1999), Linares ESP, rd 3, Feb-23
Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation. English Attack (B80)  ·  1/2-1/2

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Nov-13-12
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  plang: This game was played in round 3; 12 Nb1!? was also played in Anand-Kasparov in round 10 but after Kasparov's win in that well known game 12 Nb1 pretty much went out of fashion. At Tilburg 1998 Topalov had played 13..Ne5 against Anand and had drawn the game; 13..g5 was his prepared improvement. It was voted the best theoretical novelty in Informant 75. Kasparov played 16..Qb6 against Anand which he felt was an improvement on 16..Qa5 as Topalov played in this game; note that 16..Qxg5 17 Qxg5..Bh6 18 Qxh6..Rxh6 19 g5..Rg6 20 Nd2 is good for White. Leko spent an hour on 17 Bg2 because he realized that there was more danger in the position than he had anticipated. Leko avoided the unclear complications starting with 21 Nd6+..Kd7 22 Nxc8..Bg7 23 Nb6+..Kc6 24 Nxd5..Qxb2+ 25 Kd1..Qxb1+ 26 Ke2..Bxh8. Topalov missed a chance to get counterplay with 23..Kd8! 24 Nxc8..Qc4! 25 Kd1..Kxc8; instead after 23..Kd7 24 Qd4 Leko had the initiative. In time pressure Leko missed the winning line 35 Nb3!..f6 36 Nc5..Nxc5 37 Bxc5..Qc7 38 Qa6+..Kb8 39 Bf5 threatening 40 Ba7+. Leko had missed the intermediate move 37..Bd5! in his calculations expecting instead 37..Qc7 38 Qa6+..Kb8 39 Bf5 when White is winning. After 46..Nc5 there was no way of breaking Topalov's clever blockade.

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