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Levon Aronian vs Veselin Topalov : Sinquefield Cup (2014) : Round 2: Slav Defense

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â–ºPlaylists: http://goo.gl/FxpqEH â–ºFollow me at Google+ : http://www.google.com/+kingscrusher â–ºFREE online chess at http://osk03.chesshorsey.com/chessclubs/asplogin.asp?from=1053 or realtime at ht... (Show Full Description)
â–ºPlaylists: http://goo.gl/FxpqEH â–ºFollow me at Google+ : http://www.google.com/+kingscrusher â–ºFREE online chess at http://osk03.chesshorsey.com/chessclubs/asplogin.asp?from=1053 or realtime at http://www.chessclub.com/from/kingscrusher [Event "Sinquefield Cup"] [Site "Saint Louis USA"] [Date "2014.08.28"] [Round "2"] [White "Levon Aronian"] [Black "Veselin Topalov"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D15"] [WhiteElo "2805"] [BlackElo "2772"] [PlyCount "57"] [EventDate "2014.08.27"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 b5 6. c5 (6. cxd5 cxd5) 6... g6 7. Bd2 Bg7 8. b4 a5 9. bxa5 Ne4 (9... Rxa5 10. a4) 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Ng5 Qd5 ( 11... f5 12. Qb3 Qd5 13. Qxd5 cxd5 14. Bxb5+ Kf8 15. Rb1) (11... e5 12. Nxe4 O-O 13. dxe5) 12. f4 h6 (12... exf3 13. Nxf3 O-O 14. Qb3) 13. Nh3 Bxh3 14. gxh3 Bxd4 15. exd4 (15. Rc1 Bf6 16. Qb3 e6) 15... e3 16. Bxe3 (16. Rg1 exd2+ (16... Qxd4 17. Rg2 exd2+ 18. Rxd2 Qe3+ 19. Qe2 Qxc5) 17. Qxd2) 16... Qxh1 17. Qd2 Na6 (17... Qd5 18. Bg2 Qf5 19. d5) 18. O-O-O Qd5 19. Bg2 Qc4+ (19... Qe6 20. d5 cxd5 21. Bxd5 Qc8 22. Bxa8 Qxa8 23. Qd7+ Kf8) (19... Qf5) 20. Kb1 Qe6 (20... Qb4+ 21. Qxb4 (21. Ka1 Qxd2 (21... Rc8 22. d5 cxd5 23. Bxd5 O-O 24. Bb7) (21... Kd7 22. Qc2 (22. d5 Qxd2 23. dxc6+ Kc7 24. Rxd2 Rad8 25. Rd7+ Rxd7 26. cxd7 Nb4 27. Bd2 Nc6 28. Kb2 Kxd7) (22. Qf2 Qxa5 23. d5 Nb4 24. dxc6+ Kc8) 22... Qxa5 23. d5 Nb4 24. dxc6+ Kc7 25. Rd7+ Kc8) 22. Bxc6+ Kd8 23. Rxd2) 21... Nxb4 22. a3 Nd5) 21. d5 Qf5+ 22. Kb2 O-O-O (22... O-O 23. d6 (23. dxc6 Nc7 (23... Rad8 24. Qxd8 Rxd8 25. Rxd8+ Kh7) 24. a3 Ra7) 23... Nxc5 24. dxe7 Qf6+ 25. Bd4 Qxe7) 23. d6 exd6 (23... Nxc5 24. Bxc5 Qxc5 25. d7+ Kb8 26. Rc1 Qd6 27. Qxd6+ exd6 28. Bxc6) (23... Qd7 24. Bf3 Kb7 25. Qd3 Ka7 26. Qe4 Rc8 27. dxe7 Qxh3 28. Bg2 Qf5 29. Qxf5 gxf5 30. Rd7+ Rc7 31. Bxc6) 24. cxd6 Qf6+ 25. Kb1 Qf5+ 26. Kc1 Qf6 27. d7+ Kb7 28. Bd4 Qe6 (28... Qf5 29. Bxh8) 29. Bxh8 1-0 â–ºSupport the channel by donating via PayPal: http://goo.gl/7HJcDq

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