Chess game: Topalov x Anand

[Event "Sofia"] [Date "2005.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Topalov, V."] [Black "Anand, V."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E10"] [Annotator "GM Rafael Leitão"] [PlyCount "103"] [EventDate "2018.08.15"] [SourceVersionDate "2021.09.06"] {White to play in the diagram position.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 c6 8. e4 d5 9. Qc2 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Bb7 11. Neg5 $1 (11. Bg2 c5) 11... c5 (11... h6 12. Nxf7 Kxf7 13. Ne5+ Kg8 14. Bh3 $44) (11... O-O 12. O-O-O h6 13. h4) 12. d5 $1 exd5 13. cxd5 h6 (13... Bxd5 14. O-O-O h6 15. Bc3 $1 hxg5 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Bc4) (13... O-O 14. O-O-O (14. Bc3)) 14. Nxf7 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Kxf7 15. O-O-O $1 Bd6 16. Nh4 {[%csl Gf5,Gg6]} Bc8 17. Re1 Na6 {[#]} 18. Re6 $3 Nb4 $6 (18... Nc7 19. Bc4 b5 20. Bc3 $1 Nfe8 $1 (20... bxc4 21. Qg6+ Kg8 22. Rxf6 $18) (20... Nxe6 21. dxe6+ Bxe6 22. Qg6+ Kf8 23. Bxe6 $18)) 19. Bxb4 cxb4 20. Bc4 b5 21. Bxb5 Be7 $6 (21... Bxe6 22. dxe6+ Kg8 23. e7 $1 $18) (21... Kg8 22. Rd1 (22. Bc4 Rb8 (22... Rh7 23. Rhe1 $16) 23. Nf5 Rb6 24. Rhe1 {with the threat Rxf6} Kf8 $8 {and Black manages to survive.})) 22. Ng6 (22. Bc4) (22. Qg6+ Kg8 23. Nf5 Bf8 24. Bc4 $18) 22... Nxd5 (22... Bxe6 23. dxe6+ Kg8 24. Rd1 $18) 23. Rxe7+ $6 (23. Re5 $1 $18 {[%cal Re5d5]} Bb7 (23... Be6 24. Nxh8+ Qxh8 25. Rxe6) 24. Qf5+ Kg8 25. Nxe7+ Nxe7 26. Bc4+ Bd5 27. Rxd5 $18) 23... Nxe7 24. Bc4+ Kf6 (24... Be6 25. Nxh8+ Qxh8 26. Re1 $1 Bxc4 27. Qxc4+ Kf8 28. Qf4+ Ke8 29. Qc7 Qf8 30. Qc6+ Kf7 31. Qe6+ Ke8 32. Qg6+ Kd7 33. Rd1+ Kc8 34. Qe6+ $18) 25. Nxh8 Qd4 $1 (25... Qxh8 26. Rd1 $18 ) 26. Rd1 Qa1+ 27. Kd2 Qd4+ 28. Ke1 Qe5+ 29. Qe2 Qxe2+ 30. Kxe2 Nf5 31. Nf7 a5 32. g4 $1 Nh4 33. h3 $18 Ra7 34. Rd6+ Ke7 35. Rb6 Rc7 36. Ne5 Ng2 37. Ng6+ Kd8 38. Kf1 Bb7 39. Rxb7 Rxb7 40. Kxg2 Rd7 41. Nf8 Rd2 42. Ne6+ Ke7 43. Nxg7 Rxa2 44. Nf5+ Kf6 45. Nxh6 Rc2 {With a last hope RxB.} 46. Bf7 Rc3 47. f4 a4 48. bxa4 b3 49. g5+ Kg7 50. f5 b2 51. f6+ Kh7 52. Nf5 $1 (52. Nf5 b1=Q 53. g6+ Kh8 54. g7+ Kh7 55. g8=Q#) 1-0 You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.

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