Author: Gaprindashvili、Azmaiparashvili、Ye Jiangchuan, Notes-taker :Li Chao
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
First time here in Nanjing. Previous games Lako and Jakovenko preferred to play 4...Bc5
5.Nxc6 bxc6 6.e5 Qe7 7.Qe2 Nd5 8.c4 Ba6 9.Nd2
Teimour prefer Nd2 instead of well known b3
Fresh life to Scotch variation give 2 greatest players of 20th century G. Kasparov and A. Karpov during 1990 match. 9.b3 0–0–0 (9...g6 10.f4 f6 11.Ba3 Qf7 12.Qd2 Nb6 13.c5 Bxf1 14.cxb6 axb6 15.e6 dxe6 16.Bxf8 Rd8 17.Qb2 Bxg2 18.Qxg2 Kxf8 19.Qxc6 Rd6 20.Qc3 Kg7 21.Nd2 Rhd8 22.0–0–0 Qe8 23.Qxc7+ R8d7 24.Qc2 Qb8 25.Nc4 Rd5 26.Qf2 Qc7 27.Qxb6 Qxf4+ 28.Qe3 Qg4 29.Rdg1 Qh4 30.Rg3 e5 31.Rh3 Qg4 32.Rg1 Rd1+ 33.Rxd1 Qxd1+ 34.Kb2 h5 35.Rg3 Qh1 36.Qf2 h4 37.Qg2 Qxg2+ 38.Rxg2 g5 39.a4 Kg6 40.a5 e4 41.b4 h3 42.Rg3 Rh7 43.a6 f5 44.Ra3 1–0 Kasparov,G (2770)-Karpov,A (2730)/Tilburg 1991) 10.g3 Re8 11.Bb2 f6 12.Bg2 fxe5 13.0–0 h5 14.Qd2 Nf6 15.Qa5 Bb7 16.Ba3 Qe6 17.Bxf8 Rhxf8 18.Qxa7 Qg4 19.Na3 h4 20.Nc2 h3 21.Bh1 Ne4 22.a4 Nc3 23.Rae1 Ne2+ 24.Rxe2 Qxe2 25.Nb4 d5 26.cxd5 cxd5 27.Bxd5 Bxd5 28.Nxd5 Qc2 29.Qa6+ Kd7 30.Ne3 Qe4 31.Rc1 Rb8 32.Qf1 Rxb3 33.Qxh3+ Kd8 34.Qh5 Kc8 35.Qd1 Rxe3 36.fxe3 Qxe3+ 37.Kh1 Qe4+ 38.Kg1 Qe3+ 39.Kh1 Qe4+ 40.Kg1 Rd8 1/2–1/ 2 Kasparov,G (2800)-Karpov,A (2730)/Lyon/New York 1990
9...0–0–0
In our opinion best move is 9...g6 here
10.b3 g5 11.Bb2 Bg7 12.0–0–0 Nb6!?N
It's new move,but difficult to say that black is solving all theoretical problems [In database there is only 1 game,which white won quite easily 12...Rhe8 13.h4 gxh4 14.Qg4 f5 15.Qd4 Nb4 16.Qxa7 Bb7 17.a3 Na6 18.b4 c5 19.Nb3 Bxe5 20.b5 Qf6 21.Bxe5 Qxe5 22.Rh3 Nb8 23.Qxc5 Qf4+ 24.Kb2 Re5 25.Qd4 Re4 26.Qa7 Rde8 27.Na5 Re2+ 28.Kb3 Bxg2 29.Bxg2 Qxf2 30.Bb7+ 1–0 Najer,E (2608)-Sulskis,S (2557)/Pardubice 2004
13.h4
Teimour prefere Naier's idea
Radjabov have very good alternative 13.Qe3!? with double idea: to move queen from "a6-f1" diagonal and also to give road for white color bishop
13...g4 14.f4!?
Why not 14.Qe3
14...gxf3 15.Nxf3 c5 16.Qe1!
With double idea: 1. open road for bishop and also to move queen on "g3"
16...Bb7 17.Bd3 h6 18.Qg3 Rdg8 19.Rhe1 d5?!
Veselin can't wait more. His position is becoming worse and worse and he is looking for action [Better is 19...Kb8
20.exd6
Now by force Radjabov is winning material
20...Bxb2+ 21.Kxb2 Qxd6
22.Bf5+?
Why not 22.Re8+ ? 22...Rxe8 23.Bf5+ Kb8 24.Rxd6 Rhg8 25.Qf4 cxd6 26.Qxd6+ Ka8 27.Bh3+-
22...Kb8 23.Re8+ Nc8!
Now Topalov is fighting
24.Rxd6 Rxg3 25.Rxh8 cxd6 26.Ne1 Kc7
Better is 26...Re3! 27.Nc2 Rg3 28.Bh3 Kc7 29.Rh7 Bxg2 30.Rxf7+ Kd8 31.Bxg2 Rxg2 32.Rf6 Kd7 33.Rxh6 Ne7² With chances to survive
27.Rf8?!
This clearly better move it's not so easy to make during game, but we must say what's true 27.Rxh6! Ne7 28.Rf6 Nxf5 29.Rxf5 Re3 30.Rxf7+ Kb6 31.Rf1 Re2+ 32.Kc3 Bxg2 33.Nxg2 Rxg2 34.Rh1 With winning game for white
27...Ne7 28.Rxf7 Kd8! 29.Rf8+ Kc7 30.Rf7 Kd8 31.Bc2 Re3 32.Nd3 Bxg2 33.Rf6 Kc7 34.Nf4!?
This interesting tactical move maybe is not the best, but at list giving fresh life to endgame [This simple alternative was better 34.Rxh6
34...Rf3
It's very difficult not to play this move, but...
35.Be4?
35.Ka3 Rf1 36.Bd3 Rd1 37.Rxh6
35...Rf2+ 36.Kc3 Bxe4 37.Ne6+ Kd7 38.Nf8+ Ke8 39.Rxf2 Bf5
and white's knight is in cage
40.Rd2 Nc8 41.Rf2 Ne7 42.Ne6!
Of course! Teimour must fight with rook agains bishop and knight
42...Bxe6 43.Rf6 Kd7 44.Rxh6 Bf5
Topalov is trying to organize defend and main square is "h7"
45.h5 Ng8 46.Rh8 Nf6 47.h6 Ke6
48.Ra8?
In our opinion this obvious move is mistake!
Much pretty idea is to move king on "a" file" and run to "a7" pawn 48.Kb2 Be4 49.Ka3 Kf7 50.Ka4 Bb1 (50...Kg6 51.Rd8 Nd7 52.Kb5 Bf5 53.Kc6 Ne5+ 54.Kd5 Nf7 55.Ra8) 51.Rd8 Ke6 52.Rf8 Bxa2 (52...Ng4 53.Rf1 Bd3 54.Rh1) 53.Re8+ Kf5 54.Re1
48...Ng4 49.Rxa7 Nxh6 50.a4 Nf7 51.a5 Be4 52.Rc7 Ne5!
Knight is moving on "a8"
53.a6 Nd7 54.Rc8 Ke7 55.b4 cxb4+ 56.Kxb4 Nb6 57.Rb8 Na8 58.c5
58.Rb7+ Kd8 59.Rg7 Kc8 60.Kb5 Bf3 61.a7 Nc7+ 62.Ka5 Na8 63.Ka6 Nc7+ 64.Kb6 Na8+ 65.Ka5 Be4
58...Nc7 59.cxd6+ Kxd6 60.a7 Na8 61.Kb5 Bd3+ 62.Ka5 Be4 63.Kb5 Bd3+ 64.Ka5 Be4 ½–½
