
[Event "Titled Tue 5th Aug Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.08.05"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Topalov, A"]
[Black "Predein, V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "CM"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[WhiteElo "2233"]
[BlackElo "2373"]
[ECO "A01"]
[Opening "Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Modern Variation"]
[PlyCount "137"]
1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.c4 g6 4.Nc3 Bg7 5.g3 d6 6.Bg2 Nge7 7.a3 O-O 8.e3 Be6 9.Nd5 f5 10.Ne2 Qd7 11.O-O Rae8 12.b4 Nd8 13.d3 c6 14.Nxe7+ Qxe7 15.b5 d5 16.bxc6 bxc6 17.cxd5 cxd5 18.Qa4 Kh8 19.Rfc1 Nf7 20.Qa5 Qd6 21.Rc7 Rb8 22.Bc3 d4 23.Bb4 Rxb4 24.axb4 dxe3 25.Rc6 Qxd3 26.Rxe6 Qxe2 27.fxe3 Qxe3+ 28.Kh1 Ng5 29.Re7 Ne4 30.Qxa7 Nf2+ 31.Kg1 f4 32.Qxe3 fxe3 33.Re1 Bf6 34.Rd7 Bg5 35.b5 e4 36.b6 Nd3 37.Re2 Nc5 38.Rc7 Ne6 39.Rd7 Rb8 40.b7 Nc5 41.Rc7 Rxb7 42.Rxc5 Rb1+ 43.Bf1 h6 44.Kg2 Bf6 45.Rc4 Rb3 46.Rxe4 Kg7 47.R4xe3 Rb5 48.Rd3 Rc5 49.Red2 Be7 50.Rd7 Kf6 51.Rf2+ Ke6 52.Rfd2 Re5 53.R7d4 Bf6 54.Bc4+ Kf5 55.Rd5 Rxd5 56.Rxd5+ Ke4 57.Rd6 Ke5 58.Re6+ Kf5 59.g4+ Kg5 60.h4+ Kxh4 61.Rxf6 h5 62.Rxg6 hxg4 63.Be6 g3 64.Rg4+ Kh5 65.Rxg3 Kh4 66.Kf3 Kh5 67.Kf4 Kh6 68.Kf5 Kh5 69.Rh3# 1-0
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.08.05"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Topalov, A"]
[Black "Predein, V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "CM"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[WhiteElo "2233"]
[BlackElo "2373"]
[ECO "A01"]
[Opening "Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Modern Variation"]
[PlyCount "137"]
1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.c4 g6 4.Nc3 Bg7 5.g3 d6 6.Bg2 Nge7 7.a3 O-O 8.e3 Be6 9.Nd5 f5 10.Ne2 Qd7 11.O-O Rae8 12.b4 Nd8 13.d3 c6 14.Nxe7+ Qxe7 15.b5 d5 16.bxc6 bxc6 17.cxd5 cxd5 18.Qa4 Kh8 19.Rfc1 Nf7 20.Qa5 Qd6 21.Rc7 Rb8 22.Bc3 d4 23.Bb4 Rxb4 24.axb4 dxe3 25.Rc6 Qxd3 26.Rxe6 Qxe2 27.fxe3 Qxe3+ 28.Kh1 Ng5 29.Re7 Ne4 30.Qxa7 Nf2+ 31.Kg1 f4 32.Qxe3 fxe3 33.Re1 Bf6 34.Rd7 Bg5 35.b5 e4 36.b6 Nd3 37.Re2 Nc5 38.Rc7 Ne6 39.Rd7 Rb8 40.b7 Nc5 41.Rc7 Rxb7 42.Rxc5 Rb1+ 43.Bf1 h6 44.Kg2 Bf6 45.Rc4 Rb3 46.Rxe4 Kg7 47.R4xe3 Rb5 48.Rd3 Rc5 49.Red2 Be7 50.Rd7 Kf6 51.Rf2+ Ke6 52.Rfd2 Re5 53.R7d4 Bf6 54.Bc4+ Kf5 55.Rd5 Rxd5 56.Rxd5+ Ke4 57.Rd6 Ke5 58.Re6+ Kf5 59.g4+ Kg5 60.h4+ Kxh4 61.Rxf6 h5 62.Rxg6 hxg4 63.Be6 g3 64.Rg4+ Kh5 65.Rxg3 Kh4 66.Kf3 Kh5 67.Kf4 Kh6 68.Kf5 Kh5 69.Rh3# 1-0
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[Event "Titled Tue 5th Aug Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.08.05"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Topalov, A"]
[Black "Predein, V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "CM"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[WhiteElo "2233"]
[BlackElo "2373"]
[ECO "A01"]
[Opening "Nimzovich-Larsen attack"]
[Variation "modern variation"]
[EventDate "2025.08.05"]
[WhiteFideId "925659"]
[BlackFideId "4117786"]
1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. c4 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. g3 d6 6. Bg2 Nge7 7. a3 O-O 8.
e3 Be6 9. Nd5 f5 10. Ne2 Qd7 11. O-O Rae8 12. b4 Nd8 13. d3 c6 14. Nxe7+
Qxe7 15. b5 d5 16. bxc6 bxc6 17. cxd5 cxd5 18. Qa4 Kh8 19. Rfc1 Nf7 20. Qa5
Qd6 21. Rc7 Rb8 22. Bc3 d4 23. Bb4 Rxb4 24. axb4 dxe3 25. Rc6 Qxd3 26. Rxe6
Qxe2 27. fxe3 Qxe3+ 28. Kh1 Ng5 29. Re7 Ne4 30. Qxa7 Nf2+ 31. Kg1 f4 32.
Qxe3 fxe3 33. Re1 Bf6 34. Rd7 Bg5 35. b5 e4 36. b6 Nd3 37. Re2 Nc5 38. Rc7
Ne6 39. Rd7 Rb8 40. b7 Nc5 41. Rc7 Rxb7 42. Rxc5 Rb1+ 43. Bf1 h6 44. Kg2
Bf6 45. Rc4 Rb3 46. Rxe4 Kg7 47. R4xe3 Rb5 48. Rd3 Rc5 49. Red2 Be7 50. Rd7
Kf6 51. Rf2+ Ke6 52. Rfd2 Re5 53. R7d4 Bf6 54. Bc4+ Kf5 55. Rd5 Rxd5 56.
Rxd5+ Ke4 57. Rd6 Ke5 58. Re6+ Kf5 59. g4+ Kg5 60. h4+ Kxh4 61. Rxf6 h5 62.
Rxg6 hxg4 63. Be6 g3 64. Rg4+ Kh5 65. Rxg3 Kh4 66. Kf3 Kh5 67. Kf4 Kh6 68.
Kf5 Kh5 69. Rh3# 1-0