[Event "MTel Masters"] [Site "Sofia BUL"] [Date "2005.05.12"] [Round "1"] [White "Viswanathan Anand"] [Black "Veselin Topalov"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "Ebscq5Uj"] [WhiteElo "2785"] [BlackElo "2778"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "B90"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, English Attack, with f3"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "adjva4.dpdns.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.03] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.18] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.03] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.37] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.08] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.28] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.18] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.12] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.1] } 6. Be3 { [%eval 0.07] } 6... e6 { [%eval 0.46] } 7. f3 { [%eval 0.0] } { B90 Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, English Attack, with f3 } 7... b5 { [%eval 0.07] } 8. g4 { [%eval -0.11] } 8... h6 { [%eval 0.18] } 9. Qd2?! { (0.18 → -0.51) Inaccuracy. a3 was best. } { [%eval -0.51] } (9. a3 Bb7 10. Rg1 e5 11. Nf5 g6 12. Ng3 d5 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 Bxd5 15. Ne4 Be7) 9... b4 { [%eval 0.01] } 10. Na4 { [%eval -0.49] } 10... Nbd7 { [%eval -0.05] } 11. O-O-O { [%eval -0.38] } 11... Ne5?! { (-0.38 → 0.46) Inaccuracy. Qa5 was best. } { [%eval 0.46] } (11... Qa5 12. b3 Bb7 13. Kb1 Nc5 14. Nxc5 dxc5 15. Ne2 Be7 16. Bg2 Rd8 17. Qc1 Nd7 18. h4) 12. b3?! { (0.46 → -0.50) Inaccuracy. Qxb4 was best. } { [%eval -0.5] } (12. Qxb4) 12... Bd7 { [%eval 0.03] } 13. Nb2 { [%eval -0.53] } 13... d5 { [%eval -0.07] } 14. Bf4?! { (-0.07 → -0.84) Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%eval -0.84] } (14. g5 hxg5 15. Bxg5 Qc7 16. Bg2 Bc5 17. Kb1 Rc8 18. Ne2 Be7 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. exd5 exd5) 14... Nxf3? { (-0.84 → 0.32) Mistake. Ng6 was best. } { [%eval 0.32] } (14... Ng6 15. e5 Nxf4 16. Qxf4 Ng8 17. Kb1 Qb6 18. Rg1 Ne7 19. Qd2 Nc6 20. Nxc6 Bxc6 21. Rg3) 15. Nxf3 { [%eval 0.12] } 15... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.26] } 16. Qd4 { [%eval 0.0] } 16... f6 { [%eval 0.4] } 17. Bd3?? { (0.40 → -2.22) Blunder. Re1 was best. } { [%eval -2.22] } (17. Re1) 17... Bc5 { [%eval -1.93] } 18. Bxe4 { [%eval -2.09] } 18... Bxd4 { [%eval -1.76] } 19. Bg6+ { [%eval -2.08] } 19... Kf8 { [%eval -1.82] } 20. Rxd4 { [%eval -1.98] } 20... a5 { [%eval -1.65] } 21. Re1 { [%eval -1.77] } 21... Be8 { [%eval -1.43] } 22. Nh4?! { (-1.43 → -2.14) Inaccuracy. Bxe8 was best. } { [%eval -2.14] } (22. Bxe8 Qxe8 23. Rxd5 exd5 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. Nd3 Kf7 26. Bc7 Re3 27. Nd4 Re4 28. Nf5 Rxg4) 22... e5?! { (-2.14 → -1.49) Inaccuracy. Bf7 was best. } { [%eval -1.49] } (22... Bf7 23. Rd2) 23. Rd2 { [%eval -1.66] } 23... a4 { [%eval -1.55] } 24. bxa4 { [%eval -1.38] } 24... Kg8 { [%eval -1.36] } 25. Bg3 { [%eval -1.7] } 25... d4?! { (-1.70 → -0.90) Inaccuracy. Bf7 was best. } { [%eval -0.9] } (25... Bf7) 26. Rd3? { (-0.90 → -2.22) Mistake. Bxe8 was best. } { [%eval -2.22] } (26. Bxe8 Qxe8 27. Rxd4 Kh7 28. Rxb4 Qe6 29. Kb1 Rhb8 30. a3 Rxb4 31. axb4 Qxg4 32. b5 Rxa4) 26... h5?? { (-2.22 → -0.37) Blunder. Bxg6 was best. } { [%eval -0.37] } (26... Bxg6 27. Nxg6 Rh7 28. Kb1 Rc8 29. Rd2 Qd7 30. Rf2 Re8 31. Rf5 h5 32. Rxh5 Qxg4 33. Rxh7) 27. Bxe8 { [%eval -0.81] } 27... Qxe8 { [%eval -0.6] } 28. g5 { [%eval -0.86] } 28... Rc8? { (-0.86 → 0.44) Mistake. Qd7 was best. } { [%eval 0.44] } (28... Qd7 29. g6 Rc8 30. Rb3 Qc6 31. Re2 e4 32. Rxb4 d3 33. Rc4 Qxc4 34. Nxc4 dxe2 35. Ne3) 29. g6?? { (0.44 → -1.56) Blunder. Rxd4 was best. } { [%eval -1.56] } (29. Rxd4 Qf7 30. g6 Qxa2 31. Rxb4 Qa1+ 32. Kd2 Qa3 33. Rc4 Rxc4 34. Nxc4 Qb4+ 35. Kd3 Qxa4) 29... Rh6? { (-1.56 → 0.00) Mistake. Qc6 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (29... Qc6 30. Re2 Qd5 31. Kb1 Rc3 32. Be1 Qd7 33. Rf2 Qe6 34. Ka1 Kf8 35. Rd1 Rh6 36. Rg2) 30. Rxd4 { [%eval 0.17] } 30... Rxg6 { [%eval 0.41] } 31. Nxg6 { [%eval 0.0] } 31... Qxg6 { [%eval 0.0] } 32. Rd2 { [%eval 0.0] } 32... Rc3 { [%eval 0.47] } 33. Red1 { [%eval 0.0] } 33... Kh7 { [%eval 0.0] } 34. Kb1 { [%eval 0.0] } 34... Qf5 { [%eval 0.0] } 35. Be1 { [%eval -0.3] } 35... Ra3?! { (-0.30 → 0.40) Inaccuracy. b3 was best. } { [%eval 0.4] } (35... b3) 36. Rd6 { [%eval 0.0] } 36... Rh3 { [%eval 0.42] } 37. a5 { [%eval 0.42] } 37... Rxh2 { [%eval 0.42] } 38. Rc1 { [%eval 0.0] } 38... Qe4? { (0.00 → 1.39) Mistake. Qf3 was best. } { [%eval 1.39] } (38... Qf3 39. a6 Qa3 40. Re6 h4 41. Nd3 Rxc2 42. Rxc2 b3 43. Rd2 bxa2+ 44. Ka1 Qb3 45. Rxa2) 39. a6 { [%eval 0.17] } 39... Qa8? { (0.17 → 1.45) Mistake. Rh1 was best. } { [%eval 1.45] } (39... Rh1) 40. Bxb4 { [%eval 1.17] } 40... h4 { [%eval 1.36] } 41. Bc5 { [%eval 0.9] } 41... h3 { [%eval 1.19] } 42. Nd3?? { (1.19 → -0.83) Blunder. a7 was best. } { [%eval -0.83] } (42. a7 Re2) 42... Rd2 { [%eval -0.53] } 43. Rb6? { (-0.53 → -2.07) Mistake. Kb2 was best. } { [%eval -2.07] } (43. Kb2 h2) 43... h2 { [%eval -2.3] } 44. Nf2 { [%eval -1.82] } 44... Qd5?? { (-1.82 → -0.02) Blunder. Rd5 was best. } { [%eval -0.02] } (44... Rd5) 45. Be3 { [%eval -0.39] } 45... Re2 { [%eval 0.0] } 46. Rb3 { [%eval 0.26] } 46... f5?? { (0.26 → 2.06) Blunder. g5 was best. } { [%eval 2.06] } (46... g5 47. Bb6) 47. a7?? { (2.06 → 0.00) Blunder. Bb6 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (47. Bb6 e4 48. a7 f4 49. Nh3 e3 50. Nxf4 h1=Q 51. Nxd5 Qxd5 52. Ra3 Qa8 53. Rxe3 Rxe3) 47... Rxe3 { [%eval 0.0] } 48. Rxe3 { [%eval 0.0] } 48... Qb7+ { [%eval 0.0] } 49. Rb3 { [%eval 0.0] } 49... Qxa7 { [%eval 0.0] } 50. Nh1? { (0.00 → -1.43) Mistake. Rh3+ was best. } { [%eval -1.43] } (50. Rh3+ Kg8 51. Rxh2 Qb8+ 52. Ka1 e4 53. Rch1 Kf7 54. c3 Qe5 55. Kb2 Qb5+ 56. Kc2 Qe2+) 50... f4?! { (-1.43 → -0.36) Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%eval -0.36] } (50... e4) 51. c4 { [%eval -0.88] } 51... e4?! { (-0.88 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Qc5 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (51... Qc5 52. Rb5 Qc6 53. Rb2 e4 54. Rxh2+ Kg8 55. Rf2 f3 56. Rc3 Qc5 57. Kb2 Qe5 58. c5) 52. c5 { [%eval 0.0] } 52... e3 { [%eval 0.0] } 53. c6 { [%eval -0.21] } 53... e2 { [%eval -0.07] } 54. c7? { (-0.07 → -1.38) Mistake. Rbc3 was best. } { [%eval -1.38] } (54. Rbc3) 54... Qxc7 { [%eval -1.36] } 55. Rxc7 { [%eval -1.73] } 55... e1=Q+ { [%eval -1.53] } 56. Rc1 { [%eval -1.83] } 56... Qe4+?! { (-1.83 → -0.85) Inaccuracy. Qg1 was best. } { [%eval -0.85] } (56... Qg1) 57. Ka1 { [%eval -0.9] } 57... Qd4+ { [%eval -0.72] } 58. Kb1? { (-0.72 → -2.16) Mistake. Rb2 was best. } { [%eval -2.16] } (58. Rb2) 58... Qe4+? { (-2.16 → -0.94) Mistake. Qg1 was best. } { [%eval -0.94] } (58... Qg1 59. Rb2 g5 60. Rf2 Kh6 61. Kb2 g4 62. Rxf4 g3 63. Nxg3 Qg2+ 64. Ka1 Qxg3 65. Rff1) 59. Ka1 { [%eval -1.33] } 59... Qd4+ { [%eval -0.88] } 60. Kb1?! { (-0.88 → -1.93) Inaccuracy. Rb2 was best. } { [%eval -1.93] } (60. Rb2) 60... Qe4+?? { (-1.93 → 0.00) Blunder. Qg1 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } { The game is a draw. } (60... Qg1 61. Rh3+ Kg8 62. Rf3 Qg6+ 63. Kb2 Qf6+ 64. Rfc3 Qb6+ 65. Rb3 Qg1 66. Rf3 Qd4+ 67. Ka3) 1/2-1/2