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Fabiano Caruana vs Veselin Topalov Sinquefield Cup (2014) - Round 6: Sicilian Defense
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[Event "Sinquefield Cup"]
[Site "0:30:33-0:05:33"]
[Date "2014.09.02"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Caruana"]
[Black "Topalov"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B46"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2014.08.27"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
O-O Nf6 9. Re1 (9. e5 Nd7 10. Qe2 Qc7 11. f4 Be7) 9... Be7 (9... dxe4 10. Nxe4
Nxe4 11. Bxe4 Qxd1 12. Rxd1 Bb7 13. Bf4) 10. e5 Nd7 11. Qg4 Kf8 (11... O-O 12.
Bh6 g6 13. Bxf8) (11... Bf8 12. Bg5 Qc7 13. Qg3 g6 14. Qh4 Rb8 15. b3) 12. Na4
Qa5 13. Re2 (13. Nc3) 13... h5 14. Qf4 g5 15. Bd2 (15. Qd4 c5) 15... Qc7 (15...
gxf4 {Perhaps a good idea to get the queens off here} 16. Bxa5 Bb7 17. f3 (17.
Bd2 f3 18. gxf3 c5 19. c4 Bc6 20. b3 d4) 17... Rg8 18. b3 (18. Bd2 c5 19. c4 (
19. Bxf4 c4 20. Bh7 Rh8) 19... Bc6 20. b3 d4 21. Bxf4 (21. Kf1 Bxa4 22. bxa4
Bg5) 21... Bxf3) 18... c5 19. Rf1 Rg5 20. Nb6 (20. Bd2) 20... Nxb6 21. Bxb6 h4
22. Kf2 Rb8 23. c4) 16. Qg3 h4 17. Qg4 Rg8 (17... h3 18. Bxg5 Bxg5 19. Qxg5
hxg2 20. Rae1 Rg8 21. Qh4 Ke8 22. b3) (17... Nxe5 {seems the most promising
for a draw} 18. Rxe5 (18. Qd4 Bf6 (18... f6 19. f4 c5 20. Qf2 gxf4 21. Bxf4
Nxd3 22. cxd3 Qc6)) 18... Qxe5 19. Bc3 Qf4 20. Qxf4 gxf4 21. Bxh8 f6 22. Nb6 (
22. Bxf6 Bxf6) 22... Rb8 23. Nxc8 Rxc8 24. Bxa6 Rb8 25. a4 Kg8 26. a5 Kxh8 27.
Bd3 Bc5 (27... Rxb2 28. a6 Rb8)) 18. Rae1 c5 19. c4 (19. h3 c4 20. Bh7 Rh8 21.
Qh5 (21. Bg6 fxg6 22. Qxe6) 21... Kg7) 19... dxc4 20. Bxc4 Bb7 21. h3 Rd8 (
21... Nb6 22. Ba5) 22. Bc3 Nb8 23. Re3 Nc6 (23... Rd7 24. Bxe6 fxe6 25. Qxe6
Kg7) (23... Bd5 24. b3 Nc6) (23... Rg7 24. Bxe6 fxe6 25. Qxe6) 24. Bxe6 fxe6 (
24... Nd4 25. Bc4) 25. Rf3+ Ke8 26. Qxe6 Rg7 (26... Rh8 27. Nxc5 Rd7 28. Qg6+
Kd8 29. Ne6+) (26... Rf8 27. Nxc5 Rxf3 28. gxf3 Nd4 (28... Nxe5 29. Qg8+ Bf8
30. Bxe5 Qxc5 31. Bf4+ Kd7 (31... Qe7) 32. Qe6#) 29. Qg6+ Kf8 30. Bxd4 Bxc5 31.
Bxc5+ Qxc5 32. Qf6+ Ke8 33. e6 Qe7 34. Qh8+ Qf8 35. Qh5+ Ke7 36. Qh7+ Kf6 37.
e7 Qe8 38. exd8=Q+ Qxd8) (26... Nd4 27. Qxg8+ Kd7 28. Qf7 Nxf3+ 29. gxf3 Kc8
30. e6) (26... Nb4 27. Qxg8+ Kd7 28. Rd1+ Kc8 29. Rxd8+ Qxd8) 27. Qh6 (27. Nxc5
Nd4 28. Bxd4 Bxf3) 27... Nd4 (27... Rf7 28. e6 (28. Qg6 Bf8 29. e6) 28... Rxf3
29. Qh5+ Kf8 30. Qh8#) (27... Rg8 28. e6 Rc8 29. Qh5+ Kd8 30. Rd3+ Nd4 31. Nxc5
Bxc5 32. Bxd4 Bxd4 33. Rxd4+ Ke7 34. Qf7#) 28. e6 (28. Qxg7 Bxf3 29. e6 (29.
gxf3) 29... Nxe6 30. Qg6+ Kf8 31. Qxe6) 28... Nxf3+ (28... Rg8 29. Qh5+ Rg6 30.
Qxg6#) 29. gxf3 Bf8 (29... a5 30. Qh5+ Kf8 31. Qh8+ Rg8 32. Bg7+ Ke8 33. Qxg8+)
30. Qh5+ Ke7 31. Bxg7 Bxg7 (31... Kd6 32. Be5+ Kc6 33. Bxc7) 32. Qf7+ Kd6 33.
Rd1+ (33. e7 Bd5 (33... Qd7 34. exd8=Q Qxd8 35. Re6+ Kd5 36. Qf5+) (33... Kc6
34. Re6+ Kb5 35. exd8=Q Qxf7 36. Qb6+ Kxa4 37. b3+ Ka3 38. Qa5+ Kb2 39. Re2+
Ka1 40. Qe1#) 34. exd8=Q+ Qxd8 35. Qxg7) 33... Bd4 1-0 â–ºSupport the channel by donating via PayPal: http://goo.gl/7HJcDq
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Topalov
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Caruana
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