[Event "Amber Rapid"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2003.03.15"] [Round "1"] [White "Shirov, A"] [Black "Topalov, Veselin"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2723"] [BlackElo "2743"] [ECO "B17"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Ng5 Ngf6 6. Bd3 e6 7. N1f3 Bd6 8. Qe2 h6 9. Ne4 Nxe4 10. Qxe4 Qc7 11. Qg4 Kf8 12. O-O c5 13. b3 e5 14. c3 b6 15. Re1 Bb7 16. Qh3 Rd8 17. Bb2 g6 18. dxe5 Nxe5 19. c4 Bxf3 20. gxf3 Rh7 21. Be4 f5 22. Bd5 Nd3 23. Qh4 g5 24. Qh3 Bxh2+ 25. Qxh2 Qxh2+ 26. Kxh2 Nxb2 27. Re5 Nd3 28. Rxf5+ Ke7 29. Kg3 Nf4 30. Kg4 Rd7 31. Re1+ Kd8 32. Rf8+ Kc7 33. Be4 h5+ 34. Kf5 Rhg7 35. Rf6 Ng2 36. Rc6+ Kd8 37. Rh1 h4 38. Rh6 Nf4 39. Re1 Rdf7+ 40. Kg4 Kc7 41. Bf5 Rf8 42. Re5 Rd8 43. Be4 Rd1 44. Re8 Rd8 45. Re5 Rd6 46. Rh8 Rd8 47. Rh6 Rd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber Rapid"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2003.03.16"] [Round "2"] [White "Topalov, Veselin"] [Black "Kramnik, V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2743"] [BlackElo "2807"] [ECO "E20"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qa5 7. Bd2 b6 8. Bg2 Bb7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qb3 Qa6 11. Bg5 Ne4 12. d5 d6 13. Rad1 Re8 14. Bf4 Nd7 15. dxe6 Rxe6 16. Bh3 Re7 17. Nh4 Bc6 18. Nf5 Ree8 19. f3 Nef6 20. Nxd6 Rxe2 21. Rf2 Rxf2 22. Kxf2 Nf8 23. Bg5 Ne8 24. Nf5 Ng6 25. Re1 h6 26. Bc1 Rd8 27. Bf1 Qb7 28. Rd1 Rd7 29. Be2 Ne5 30. Qc2 Nf6 31. Bf4 Ng6 32. Bc1 Ne5 33. Rxd7 Qxd7 34. Bf4 Qe6 35. g4 Nxc4 36. Qd1 Bd5 37. Qa4 g6 38. Nxh6+ Kg7 39. Qxa7 Ne4+ 40. fxe4 Qxe4 41. Qc7 Qg2+ 42. Ke1 Qh1+ 43. Kf2 Qg2+ 44. Ke1 Qh1+ 45. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber Rapid"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2003.03.17"] [Round "3"] [White "Bareev, E"] [Black "Topalov, Veselin"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2729"] [BlackElo "2743"] [ECO "D11"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Qc2 Bg4 6. Nbd2 e6 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. b3 c5 9. h3 Bh5 10. g4 Bg6 11. Bxg6 hxg6 12. g5 Nh5 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Qd3 d4 16. Qe4+ Kf8 17. exd4 Qc7 18. Qc2 Re8+ 19. Kd1 Bd6 20. Qxc7 Bxc7 21. Ba3+ Kg8 22. Rc1 Bb8 23. Re1 Rxe1+ 24. Nxe1 Nf4 25. Rc8+ Kh7 26. Rxh8+ Kxh8 27. h4 Ba7 28. Ndf3 f6 29. Kd2 Kg8 30. Bd6 Nd5 31. Nd3 Kf7 32. Nc5 Bxc5 33. dxc5 Nb4 34. a3 Nc6 35. Kd3 Ke6 36. Nd4+ Kd5 37. Nxc6 Kxc6 38. Kc4 a5 39. f4 fxg5 40. hxg5 1-0

[Event "Amber Rapid"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2003.03.18"] [Round "4"] [White "Topalov, Veselin"] [Black "Almasi, Z"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2743"] [BlackElo "2676"] [ECO "C92"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 h6 13. Bc2 exd4 14. cxd4 Nb4 15. Bb1 c5 16. d5 Nd7 17. Ra3 c4 18. axb5 axb5 19. Nd4 Ne5 20. Rxa8 Qxa8 21. Nxb5 Qa1 22. Na3 Ba6 23. Nc2 Nxc2 24. Bxc2 Rc8 25. Nb1 g6 26. Bd2 Qxb2 27. Bc3 Qb6 28. Bd4 Qa5 29. Nc3 Bg7 30. Qd2 Nd3 31. Bxg7 Kxg7 32. Rb1 Rc7 33. h4 h5 34. g3 Qc5 35. Ra1 Bc8 36. Nd1 Ne5 37. Qe3 Qxe3 38. Nxe3 c3 39. f4 Nf3+ 40. Kf2 Nd4 41. Ra4 Nxc2 42. Nxc2 Bd7 43. Ra5 Rc4 44. Ke3 f5 45. e5 dxe5 46. Ra7 exf4+ 47. gxf4 Re4+ 48. Kd3 Re7 49. Kxc3 Rf7 50. Kd4 g5 51. fxg5 f4 52. Ne1 Bc8 53. Rxf7+ Kxf7 54. Nd3 1-0

[Event "Amber Rapid"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2003.03.20"] [Round "5"] [White "Leko, P"] [Black "Topalov, Veselin"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2736"] [BlackElo "2743"] [ECO "B33"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne7 14. c4 e4 15. Be2 Bg7 16. Rb1 O-O 17. cxb5 axb5 18. Bxb5 Bxb2 19. Nc4 Bg7 20. a4 Qc7 21. Qd2 Rxa4 22. Bxa4 Qxc4 23. Bc6 Qd4 24. Qg5 Qf6 25. Qxf6 Bxf6 26. Rb7 Rd8 27. Rfb1 Kg7 28. g3 Ng6 29. Bd7 Ne7 30. Bc6 Ng6 31. Rb8 Rxb8 32. Rxb8 Bd4 33. Rb7 Bc5 34. Kg2 f4 35. f3 exf3+ 36. Kxf3 fxg3 37. hxg3 Ne5+ 38. Kf4 Kf6 39. Bd7 Ng6+ 40. Ke4 Ne5 41. Bh3 Bf2 42. Kf4 Ng6+ 43. Kf3 Bc5 44. Ke4 Bf2 45. Rb3 Ne5 46. Kf4 h5 47. Bf5 h4 48. gxh4 Bxh4 49. Rb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber Rapid"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2003.03.21"] [Round "6"] [White "Van Wely, L"] [Black "Topalov, Veselin"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2668"] [BlackElo "2743"] [ECO "E48"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Ne2 d5 7. a3 cxd4 8. exd4 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Be7 10. Nf4 Nc6 11. Be3 Bd6 12. Nh5 Nxh5 13. Qxh5 Qa5 14. Qxa5 Nxa5 15. Ba2 b6 16. b4 Nc6 17. d5 Ne7 18. dxe6 Bxe6 19. Bxe6 fxe6 20. Ke2 Be5 21. Rac1 Rfc8 22. Nb5 a6 23. Nd4 Kf7 24. Nf3 Bb2 25. Ng5+ Kg6 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27. Nxe6 Nd5 28. Nf4+ Nxf4+ 29. Bxf4 Rc2+ 30. Bd2 Bc3 31. Rd1 Ra2 32. Kd3 Bf6 33. Ke4 Rxa3 34. f4 a5 35. f5+ Kh5 36. bxa5 bxa5 37. h3 a4 38. Bf4 Ra1 39. Rd7 a3 40. Ra7 a2 41. Be3 h6 42. Bf2 Kg5 43. Be3+ Kh4 44. Bf2+ Kg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber Rapid"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2003.03.22"] [Round "7"] [White "Topalov, Veselin"] [Black "Ljubojevic, L"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2743"] [BlackElo "2570"] [ECO "B48"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Qd2 Ne5 8. O-O-O Nf6 9. f4 Nc4 10. Bxc4 Qxc4 11. e5 Nd5 12. Nxd5 Qxd5 13. Kb1 b5 14. Qf2 Bb7 15. Nf3 Qc6 16. Rd3 b4 17. Rhd1 Bc8 18. f5 Be7 19. f6 gxf6 20. exf6 Bxf6 21. Ng5 Bxg5 22. Bxg5 f5 23. Qd4 Rf8 24. Qg7 Rf7 25. Qg8+ Rf8 26. Qxh7 Rf7 27. Qg8+ Rf8 28. Qg6+ Rf7 29. Rd6 Qe4 30. Rxe6+ Qxe6 31. Qxe6+ dxe6 32. Rd8# 1-0

[Event "Amber Rapid"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2003.03.23"] [Round "8"] [White "Gelfand, B"] [Black "Topalov, Veselin"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2700"] [BlackElo "2743"] [ECO "A31"] 1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. g3 Qb6 6. Nb3 e6 7. Bg2 Ne5 8. Qc2 Qa6 9. c5 d5 10. cxd6 Bxd6 11. Nc3 Bd7 12. Bg5 Rc8 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. O-O Bc6 15. Bxc6+ Qxc6 16. Nd4 Qa6 17. Rfd1 O-O 18. Qc1 Ng6 19. Qe3 Rfd8 20. Ndb5 Bb8 21. Rd4 Be5 22. Ra4 Qb6 23. Qxb6 axb6 24. f4 Bxc3 25. Nxc3 Ne7 26. Kf2 Nd5 27. Rd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber Rapid"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2003.03.25"] [Round "9"] [White "Topalov, Veselin"] [Black "Ivanchuk, V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2743"] [BlackElo "2699"] [ECO "B42"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Qb6 6. c3 d6 7. Be3 Qc7 8. c4 Nf6 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Rc1 O-O 11. O-O Re8 12. f4 Bf8 13. Qf3 Nc6 14. Kh1 Nd7 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. e5 Bb7 17. Ne4 c5 18. Qh3 g6 19. Ng5 h6 20. Nxf7 Kxf7 21. Qg3 Ke7 22. Bxg6 Kd8 23. Rcd1 Qc6 24. Bxe8 Kxe8 25. f5 exf5 26. e6 Ne5 27. Rxf5 Qe4 28. Rdf1 Ke7 29. h3 Nxc4 30. Bc1 Rb8 31. Qg8 Qxg2+ 32. Qxg2 Bxg2+ 33. Kxg2 Ne5 34. b3 a5 35. Ba3 Rc8 36. h4 h5 37. Rf6 a4 38. bxa4 Bg7 39. Rf7+ Nxf7 40. Rxf7+ Kxe6 41. Rxg7 Ra8 42. Rg6+ Kd7 43. Bc1 Rxa4 44. Bg5 Rxa2+ 45. Kf3 Ra1 46. Rh6 c4 47. Bf4 Rd1 48. Ke2 Rd5 49. Bd2 Kc6 50. Bb4 Kb5 51. Bxd6 c3 52. Bf4 c2 53. Rh8 Kc4 54. Rc8+ Kb3 55. Bg5 Rd1 56. Kf3 Re1 57. Kf2 Re4 58. Kg3 Kb2 59. Bf6+ Kb1 60. Rb8+ Kc1 61. Kf3 Kd1 62. Rd8+ Ke1 63. Rc8 Re2 64. Bg5 Kd1 65. Rd8+ Ke1 66. Ra8 Rf2+ 67. Ke4 Rf8 68. Rxf8 1-0

[Event "Amber Rapid"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2003.03.26"] [Round "10"] [White "Morozevich, A"] [Black "Topalov, Veselin"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2678"] [BlackElo "2743"] [ECO "B12"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. g4 Bg6 5. Nh3 e6 6. Nf4 Be4 7. f3 Qh4+ 8. Ke2 Bg6 9. Be3 Nd7 10. c3 Qd8 11. h4 Bxb1 12. Rxb1 c5 13. Kf2 cxd4 14. cxd4 Ne7 15. Qb3 Rb8 16. Qa4 a6 17. Rc1 Nc6 18. g5 Be7 19. Bd3 Nb6 20. Qd1 Nb4 21. Nh5 Kf8 22. Nf6 h5 23. Rg1 Nxa2 24. Rc2 Nb4 25. Re2 g6 26. Bb1 Nc4 27. Bc1 Nc6 28. f4 Rc8 29. b3 Na3 30. Be3 Nb5 31. Rd2 Bb4 32. Rd3 Kg7 33. Qf3 Ne7 34. Rdd1 Rc3 35. f5 exf5 36. Bd3 Nc7 37. Be2 Ne6 38. Rd3 Rxd3 39. Bxd3 Bc3 40. Rd1 Nxd4 41. Qg3 Ne6 42. Bc4 Qc7 43. Bxd5 Bxe5 44. Qf3 Nxd5 45. Rxd5 Bxf6 46. gxf6+ Kxf6 47. Bd2 Rc8 48. Kf1 Kg7 49. Qe3 Qc6 50. Qe5+ Kg8 51. Bh6 f4 52. b4 Qc1+ 0-1

[Event "Amber Rapid"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2003.03.27"] [Round "11"] [White "Topalov, Veselin"] [Black "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2743"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C65"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Be3 Bxe3 7. fxe3 Qe7 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. Qe2 Nd7 10. O-O a5 11. d4 c5 12. c3 b6 13. Qf2 Ba6 14. Rfe1 Rae8 15. Qg3 Kh8 16. Rad1 g6 17. h3 1/2-1/2