
[Event "Titled Tue 28th Jan Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.01.28"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Tharushi, T H D Niklesha"]
[Black "Topalov, A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1874"]
[BlackElo "2233"]
[ECO "C02"]
[PlyCount "125"]
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Ne7 4.Nf3 Qd7 5.c3 b6 6.Bd3 Ba6 7.O-O Bxd3 8.Qxd3 c5 9.Be3 Nf5 10.Nbd2 Nc6 11.g4 Nxe3 12.fxe3 Be7 13.Qe2 O-O 14.Qf2 f6 15.Qg3 fxe5 16.Nxe5 Nxe5 17.Qxe5 Bd6 18.Qg5 Qe7 19.Qxe7 Bxe7 20.Nf3 h6 21.Ne5 Bd6 22.Ng6 Rf6 23.Rxf6 gxf6 24.Rf1 Kg7 25.Nf4 Re8 26.Nh5+ Kf7 27.Rxf6+ Ke7 28.Rxh6 Rg8 29.Rh7+ Kd8 30.h3 Be7 31.Kf2 Rg6 32.Nf4 Rf6 33.Rh8+ Kd7 34.Ra8 a5 35.Ra7+ Ke8 36.Rb7 Bd8 37.Ke2 Rh6 38.dxc5 bxc5 39.Rb5 c4 40.b3 cxb3 41.axb3 Kd7 42.Kd3 Kc6 43.c4 dxc4+ 44.bxc4 Bc7 45.Nh5 Rh7 46.Rg5 Rd7+ 47.Kc3 Rd1 48.Rg6 Kd7 49.Ng7 a4 50.Nxe6 Be5+ 51.Kc2 Rh1 52.Nc5+ Kc7 53.Nxa4 Rxh3 54.Kd3 Bf4 55.Re6 Kd7 56.Re4 Bg5 57.Nc5+ Kd6 58.Ne6 Bf6 59.Nd4 Bg5 60.Nf5+ Kc5 61.Re5+ Kc6 62.Rd5 Bf6 63.Rd6+ 1-0
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.01.28"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Tharushi, T H D Niklesha"]
[Black "Topalov, A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1874"]
[BlackElo "2233"]
[ECO "C02"]
[PlyCount "125"]
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Ne7 4.Nf3 Qd7 5.c3 b6 6.Bd3 Ba6 7.O-O Bxd3 8.Qxd3 c5 9.Be3 Nf5 10.Nbd2 Nc6 11.g4 Nxe3 12.fxe3 Be7 13.Qe2 O-O 14.Qf2 f6 15.Qg3 fxe5 16.Nxe5 Nxe5 17.Qxe5 Bd6 18.Qg5 Qe7 19.Qxe7 Bxe7 20.Nf3 h6 21.Ne5 Bd6 22.Ng6 Rf6 23.Rxf6 gxf6 24.Rf1 Kg7 25.Nf4 Re8 26.Nh5+ Kf7 27.Rxf6+ Ke7 28.Rxh6 Rg8 29.Rh7+ Kd8 30.h3 Be7 31.Kf2 Rg6 32.Nf4 Rf6 33.Rh8+ Kd7 34.Ra8 a5 35.Ra7+ Ke8 36.Rb7 Bd8 37.Ke2 Rh6 38.dxc5 bxc5 39.Rb5 c4 40.b3 cxb3 41.axb3 Kd7 42.Kd3 Kc6 43.c4 dxc4+ 44.bxc4 Bc7 45.Nh5 Rh7 46.Rg5 Rd7+ 47.Kc3 Rd1 48.Rg6 Kd7 49.Ng7 a4 50.Nxe6 Be5+ 51.Kc2 Rh1 52.Nc5+ Kc7 53.Nxa4 Rxh3 54.Kd3 Bf4 55.Re6 Kd7 56.Re4 Bg5 57.Nc5+ Kd6 58.Ne6 Bf6 59.Nd4 Bg5 60.Nf5+ Kc5 61.Re5+ Kc6 62.Rd5 Bf6 63.Rd6+ 1-0
[Event "Titled Tue 28th Jan Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.01.28"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Tharushi, T H D Niklesha"]
[Black "Topalov, A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "WCM"]
[BlackTitle "CM"]
[WhiteElo "1874"]
[BlackElo "2233"]
[ECO "C02"]
[Opening "French"]
[Variation "advance variation"]
[EventDate "2025.01.28"]
[WhiteFideId "9918264"]
[BlackFideId "925659"]
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Ne7 4. Nf3 Qd7 5. c3 b6 6. Bd3 Ba6 7. O-O Bxd3 8.
Qxd3 c5 9. Be3 Nf5 10. Nbd2 Nc6 11. g4 Nxe3 12. fxe3 Be7 13. Qe2 O-O 14.
Qf2 f6 15. Qg3 fxe5 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. Qxe5 Bd6 18. Qg5 Qe7 19. Qxe7 Bxe7
20. Nf3 h6 21. Ne5 Bd6 22. Ng6 Rf6 23. Rxf6 gxf6 24. Rf1 Kg7 25. Nf4 Re8
26. Nh5+ Kf7 27. Rxf6+ Ke7 28. Rxh6 Rg8 29. Rh7+ Kd8 30. h3 Be7 31. Kf2 Rg6
32. Nf4 Rf6 33. Rh8+ Kd7 34. Ra8 a5 35. Ra7+ Ke8 36. Rb7 Bd8 37. Ke2 Rh6
38. dxc5 bxc5 39. Rb5 c4 40. b3 cxb3 41. axb3 Kd7 42. Kd3 Kc6 43. c4 dxc4+
44. bxc4 Bc7 45. Nh5 Rh7 46. Rg5 Rd7+ 47. Kc3 Rd1 48. Rg6 Kd7 49. Ng7 a4
50. Nxe6 Be5+ 51. Kc2 Rh1 52. Nc5+ Kc7 53. Nxa4 Rxh3 54. Kd3 Bf4 55. Re6
Kd7 56. Re4 Bg5 57. Nc5+ Kd6 58. Ne6 Bf6 59. Nd4 Bg5 60. Nf5+ Kc5 61. Re5+
Kc6 62. Rd5 Bf6 63. Rd6+ 1-0