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Why Chess is far too complex for humans!: Veselin Topalov vs Hikaru Nakamura - Sinquefield (2014)

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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 "2014.08.29"] [Round "3"] [White "Veselin Topalov"] [Black "Hikaru Nakamura"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C78"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2787"] [PlyCount "75"] [EventDate "2014.08.27"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. a4 Rb8 9. h3 O-O 10. d4 Bb6 11. Re1 Bb7 12. axb5 axb5 13. Na3 exd4 (13... b4 14. Nc4) 14. cxd4 Na5 15. Bc2 (15. Nxb5 Nxb3 16. Qxb3 Bxe4) 15... b4 (15... c6 16. b4 Nc4 17. Qd3) 16. Nb1 Re8 17. Nbd2 b3 18. Bb1 Qd7 19. e5 dxe5 (19... Nd5 20. Ng5 (20. Ne4 dxe5 21. Nxe5 Qe6 22. Ng5) (20. Nxb3 Nxb3 21. Qxb3 dxe5 22. dxe5) 20... h6 21. Ngf3 Nb4) 20. dxe5 (20. Nxe5 Qxd4) 20... Nh5 21. Ng5 g6 (21... Bxf2+ 22. Kxf2 (22. Kh2 Bxe1 (22... Qd5 23. Bxh7+ Kh8 24. Ndf3 Bg3+ 25. Kh1 Nc4 26. Be4 Qxd1 27. Rxd1 Bxe4 28. Nxe4 Bxe5 29. Nxe5 Rxe5) 23. Bxh7+ Kh8 (23... Kf8 24. Qxh5 Rxe5 25. Nde4 Bxe4 26. Bxe4) 24. Qxh5 Rxe5 25. Bf5+ Kg8 26. Bxd7) (22. Kh1 Ng3+ 23. Kh2 h6 24. Ndf3 (24. Ngf3 Qb5 25. Be4 Bxe1 26. Qxe1 Nxe4 27. Nxe4 Bxe4 28. Rxa5 Qc4)) 22... Qd4+ 23. Re3 (23. Kf1 Ng3#) 23... Rxe5 24. Bxh7+ (24. Qxh5 Qxe3+ 25. Kf1 Qe1#) (24. Be4 Rxg5 25. Bxb7 Nxb7 26. Qxb3 Qd8 27. Nf3 Rd5 28. Re8+ Qxe8 29. Qxd5 Nf6 30. Qe5 Qc8) 24... Kh8 (24... Kf8 25. Qf3 Bxf3 ( 25... Rxe3 26. Qxf7#) (25... Rxg5 26. Be4 Qc5) 26. Ndxf3 Qb6 27. Nxe5 Nf6 28. Ngxf7) 25. Nxf7+ Kxh7 26. Nxe5 Rf8+ 27. Nef3 Bxf3 28. Qe1 Bc6+ 29. Kg1 Nf4 30. Kh2) 22. e6 fxe6 (22... Bxf2+ 23. Kxf2 Qd4+ 24. Re3 fxe6 25. Qg4) 23. Qg4 Nf6 ( 23... Bc6 24. Nxh7 Qxh7 (24... Kxh7 25. Qxg6+ Kh8 26. Qxh5+) 25. Bxg6 Qg7 26. Qxh5) (23... Rf8 24. Ndf3 Nf6 25. Qxe6+ Qxe6 26. Nxe6 Rfe8 27. Nfg5 h6) 24. Qh4 Rf8 25. Ndf3 Bd5 (25... Rbe8) 26. Ne5 Qg7 27. Bd2 Nc6 28. Nxc6 (28. Bc3 Nxe5 29. Bxe5 h6 30. Nf3 g5 31. Qg3 Qf7) 28... Bxc6 (28... Nh5 29. Re2 Bxc6 30. Nxe6 (30. Rxe6 Bxf2+ 31. Qxf2 Rxf2 32. Kxf2 Qxb2) 30... Rxf2 31. Nxg7 Rxg2+ 32. Kh1 Rg1+ 33. Kh2 Rh1#) 29. Bc3 (29. Nxe6 Ng4 30. Nxg7 (30. hxg4 Bxf2+ 31. Qxf2 Rxf2 32. Nxg7 Rxg2+ 33. Kf1 Rf8+ 34. Bf5 Rxd2) 30... Bxf2+ 31. Qxf2 Rxf2 32. hxg4 Rxg2+ 33. Kf1 Rxd2) 29... e5 (29... h6 30. Nxe6) 30. Rxe5 (30. Bxe5 Rbe8 31. Bc3 Rxe1+ 32. Bxe1 Qd7) 30... Nd5 (30... Rbe8 31. Rxe8 Rxe8 32. Nxh7 Qxh7 33. Qxf6) 31. Qc4 Bxf2+ (31... Qf6 32. Kh1 Rbd8 33. Be4 Qd6 34. Rd1 Qc5 35. Qxb3 Rxf2 36. Ne6 Qb5 37. Qxb5 Bxb5 38. Bxd5) 32. Kh1 Rb4 33. Bxb4 Qxe5 34. Be4 Rf6 (34... Rd8 35. Qxc6 Nxb4 36. Qc4+ Nd5 37. Ra8 Rxa8 38. Qxd5+ Qxd5 39. Bxd5+) 35. Rd1 Kg7 36. Bxd5 Bxd5 37. Qxd5 (37. Rxd5 Rf4 38. Qb5 Rxb4 39. Qd7+) 37... Qxd5 38. Rxd5 1-0 â–ºSupport the channel by donating via PayPal: http://goo.gl/7HJcDq

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