
[Event "Titled Tue 8th Apr Late"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.04.08"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Topalov, A"]
[Black "Melikhov, E"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2233"]
[BlackElo "2154"]
[ECO "A01"]
[PlyCount "92"]
1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.c4 d5 4.cxd5 Qxd5 5.e3 a6 6.Nf3 Bf5 7.d3 Qd6 8.e4 Bg4 9.Nbd2 f6 10.a3 Nd4 11.Bxd4 exd4 12.Qc2 Ne7 13.Be2 Nc6 14.O-O h5 15.b4 h4 16.Rfe1 h3 17.g3 O-O-O 18.Nb3 Qe6 19.Nc5 Bxc5 20.bxc5 Ne5 21.Nxe5 fxe5 22.f3 Bh5 23.Rab1 Be8 24.Qd2 Bc6 25.Rf1 g5 26.Qxg5 Rdg8 27.Qd2 Qf6 28.Kh1 Rg7 29.f4 exf4 30.Rxf4 Qe5 31.Rbf1 Kb8 32.Rf5 Qe7 33.Qf4 Ka7 34.Re5 Qd7 35.Rf5 Rhh7 36.Bg4 Qe7 37.Rf6 Qe8 38.Bf5 Rh8 39.Kg1 Re7 40.Bg4 Re5 41.Be2 Rxc5 42.Rf7 Qe5 43.Qxe5 Rxe5 44.Rxc7 Ra5 45.Rff7 Kb6 46.Kf2 Rxa3 0-1
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.04.08"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Topalov, A"]
[Black "Melikhov, E"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2233"]
[BlackElo "2154"]
[ECO "A01"]
[PlyCount "92"]
1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.c4 d5 4.cxd5 Qxd5 5.e3 a6 6.Nf3 Bf5 7.d3 Qd6 8.e4 Bg4 9.Nbd2 f6 10.a3 Nd4 11.Bxd4 exd4 12.Qc2 Ne7 13.Be2 Nc6 14.O-O h5 15.b4 h4 16.Rfe1 h3 17.g3 O-O-O 18.Nb3 Qe6 19.Nc5 Bxc5 20.bxc5 Ne5 21.Nxe5 fxe5 22.f3 Bh5 23.Rab1 Be8 24.Qd2 Bc6 25.Rf1 g5 26.Qxg5 Rdg8 27.Qd2 Qf6 28.Kh1 Rg7 29.f4 exf4 30.Rxf4 Qe5 31.Rbf1 Kb8 32.Rf5 Qe7 33.Qf4 Ka7 34.Re5 Qd7 35.Rf5 Rhh7 36.Bg4 Qe7 37.Rf6 Qe8 38.Bf5 Rh8 39.Kg1 Re7 40.Bg4 Re5 41.Be2 Rxc5 42.Rf7 Qe5 43.Qxe5 Rxe5 44.Rxc7 Ra5 45.Rff7 Kb6 46.Kf2 Rxa3 0-1
[Event "Titled Tue 8th Apr Late"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.04.08"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Topalov, A"]
[Black "Melikhov, E"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "CM"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2233"]
[BlackElo "2154"]
[ECO "A01"]
[Opening "Nimzovich-Larsen attack"]
[Variation "modern variation"]
[EventDate "2025.04.08"]
[WhiteFideId "925659"]
[BlackFideId "4122046"]
1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. c4 d5 4. cxd5 Qxd5 5. e3 a6 6. Nf3 Bf5 7. d3 Qd6 8.
e4 Bg4 9. Nbd2 f6 10. a3 Nd4 11. Bxd4 exd4 12. Qc2 Ne7 13. Be2 Nc6 14. O-O
h5 15. b4 h4 16. Rfe1 h3 17. g3 O-O-O 18. Nb3 Qe6 19. Nc5 Bxc5 20. bxc5 Ne5
21. Nxe5 fxe5 22. f3 Bh5 23. Rab1 Be8 24. Qd2 Bc6 25. Rf1 g5 26. Qxg5 Rdg8
27. Qd2 Qf6 28. Kh1 Rg7 29. f4 exf4 30. Rxf4 Qe5 31. Rbf1 Kb8 32. Rf5 Qe7
33. Qf4 Ka7 34. Re5 Qd7 35. Rf5 Rhh7 36. Bg4 Qe7 37. Rf6 Qe8 38. Bf5 Rh8
39. Kg1 Re7 40. Bg4 Re5 41. Be2 Rxc5 42. Rf7 Qe5 43. Qxe5 Rxe5 44. Rxc7 Ra5
45. Rff7 Kb6 46. Kf2 Rxa3 0-1