
[Event "Titled Tue 24th Dec Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.12.24"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Topalov, A"]
[Black "Kucza, Karol"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2233"]
[BlackElo "2346"]
[ECO "A01"]
[PlyCount "172"]
1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.c4 Nf6 4.e3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.a3 Bd6 7.Qc2 O-O 8.Nf3 Be6 9.d3 f5 10.Nbd2 a5 11.Nc4 Qf6 12.d4 e4 13.Nfe5 Bxe5 14.dxe5 Qe7 15.g3 Nb6 16.h4 a4 17.b4 Nxc4 18.Bxc4 Bxc4 19.Qxc4+ Kh8 20.Qb5 Rad8 21.O-O Rd2 22.Qxb7 Nd8 23.Qa6 Rxb2 24.Qxa4 Qxe5 25.Rac1 Nf7 26.Qd7 Qd6 27.Rxc7 Qxd7 28.Rxd7 Ne5 29.Ra7 Nd3 30.h5 h6 31.Ra5 Ra2 32.b5 Rb2 33.a4 Rc8 34.b6 Rxb6 35.Rxf5 Rb4 36.a5 Ra4 37.Rb1 Rc5 38.Rf8+ Kh7 39.g4 Rg5 40.Rbb8 Rxg4+ 41.Kf1 Ra1+ 42.Ke2 Ra2+ 43.Kf1 Rxf2+ 44.Rxf2 Nxf2 45.Kxf2 Rg5 46.a6 Ra5 47.Rb6 Rxh5 48.Kg3 Rf5 49.Kg4 Ra5 50.Kf4 g5+ 51.Kxe4 Kg7 52.Kf3 h5 53.e4 Ra3+ 54.Kg2 g4 55.Rb7+ Kf6 56.a7 h4 57.Rh7 h3+ 58.Kh2 Ke5 59.Rg7 Kf4 60.Rf7+ Kxe4 61.Rg7 Kf5 62.Rf7+ Kg6 63.Rb7 Kg5 64.Rg7+ Kf5 65.Rf7+ Ke5 66.Re7+ Kf4 67.Rf7+ Ke4 68.Re7+ Kd5 69.Rg7 Ra2+ 70.Kh1 Ra1+ 71.Kh2 Ra2+ 72.Kh1 Ke5 73.Rxg4 Rxa7 74.Rh4 Kf5 75.Rxh3 Ra1+ 76.Kh2 Ra2+ 77.Kh1 Kg4 78.Rb3 Ra1+ 79.Kh2 Ra2+ 80.Kh1 Rd2 81.Kg1 Kf4 82.Kh1 Rd4 83.Kg1 Ke4 84.Kh1 Rd1+ 85.Kg2 Rd3 86.Rxd3 Kxd3 1/2-1/2
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.12.24"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Topalov, A"]
[Black "Kucza, Karol"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2233"]
[BlackElo "2346"]
[ECO "A01"]
[PlyCount "172"]
1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.c4 Nf6 4.e3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.a3 Bd6 7.Qc2 O-O 8.Nf3 Be6 9.d3 f5 10.Nbd2 a5 11.Nc4 Qf6 12.d4 e4 13.Nfe5 Bxe5 14.dxe5 Qe7 15.g3 Nb6 16.h4 a4 17.b4 Nxc4 18.Bxc4 Bxc4 19.Qxc4+ Kh8 20.Qb5 Rad8 21.O-O Rd2 22.Qxb7 Nd8 23.Qa6 Rxb2 24.Qxa4 Qxe5 25.Rac1 Nf7 26.Qd7 Qd6 27.Rxc7 Qxd7 28.Rxd7 Ne5 29.Ra7 Nd3 30.h5 h6 31.Ra5 Ra2 32.b5 Rb2 33.a4 Rc8 34.b6 Rxb6 35.Rxf5 Rb4 36.a5 Ra4 37.Rb1 Rc5 38.Rf8+ Kh7 39.g4 Rg5 40.Rbb8 Rxg4+ 41.Kf1 Ra1+ 42.Ke2 Ra2+ 43.Kf1 Rxf2+ 44.Rxf2 Nxf2 45.Kxf2 Rg5 46.a6 Ra5 47.Rb6 Rxh5 48.Kg3 Rf5 49.Kg4 Ra5 50.Kf4 g5+ 51.Kxe4 Kg7 52.Kf3 h5 53.e4 Ra3+ 54.Kg2 g4 55.Rb7+ Kf6 56.a7 h4 57.Rh7 h3+ 58.Kh2 Ke5 59.Rg7 Kf4 60.Rf7+ Kxe4 61.Rg7 Kf5 62.Rf7+ Kg6 63.Rb7 Kg5 64.Rg7+ Kf5 65.Rf7+ Ke5 66.Re7+ Kf4 67.Rf7+ Ke4 68.Re7+ Kd5 69.Rg7 Ra2+ 70.Kh1 Ra1+ 71.Kh2 Ra2+ 72.Kh1 Ke5 73.Rxg4 Rxa7 74.Rh4 Kf5 75.Rxh3 Ra1+ 76.Kh2 Ra2+ 77.Kh1 Kg4 78.Rb3 Ra1+ 79.Kh2 Ra2+ 80.Kh1 Rd2 81.Kg1 Kf4 82.Kh1 Rd4 83.Kg1 Ke4 84.Kh1 Rd1+ 85.Kg2 Rd3 86.Rxd3 Kxd3 1/2-1/2
[Event "Titled Tue 24th Dec Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2024.12.24"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Topalov, A"]
[Black "Kucza, Karol"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "CM"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2233"]
[BlackElo "2346"]
[ECO "A01"]
[Opening "Nimzovich-Larsen attack"]
[Variation "modern variation"]
[EventDate "2024.12.24"]
[WhiteFideId "925659"]
[BlackFideId "1159755"]
1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. c4 Nf6 4. e3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. a3 Bd6 7. Qc2 O-O 8.
Nf3 Be6 9. d3 f5 10. Nbd2 a5 11. Nc4 Qf6 12. d4 e4 13. Nfe5 Bxe5 14. dxe5
Qe7 15. g3 Nb6 16. h4 a4 17. b4 Nxc4 18. Bxc4 Bxc4 19. Qxc4+ Kh8 20. Qb5
Rad8 21. O-O Rd2 22. Qxb7 Nd8 23. Qa6 Rxb2 24. Qxa4 Qxe5 25. Rac1 Nf7 26.
Qd7 Qd6 27. Rxc7 Qxd7 28. Rxd7 Ne5 29. Ra7 Nd3 30. h5 h6 31. Ra5 Ra2 32. b5
Rb2 33. a4 Rc8 34. b6 Rxb6 35. Rxf5 Rb4 36. a5 Ra4 37. Rb1 Rc5 38. Rf8+ Kh7
39. g4 Rg5 40. Rbb8 Rxg4+ 41. Kf1 Ra1+ 42. Ke2 Ra2+ 43. Kf1 Rxf2+ 44. Rxf2
Nxf2 45. Kxf2 Rg5 46. a6 Ra5 47. Rb6 Rxh5 48. Kg3 Rf5 49. Kg4 Ra5 50. Kf4
g5+ 51. Kxe4 Kg7 52. Kf3 h5 53. e4 Ra3+ 54. Kg2 g4 55. Rb7+ Kf6 56. a7 h4
57. Rh7 h3+ 58. Kh2 Ke5 59. Rg7 Kf4 60. Rf7+ Kxe4 61. Rg7 Kf5 62. Rf7+ Kg6
63. Rb7 Kg5 64. Rg7+ Kf5 65. Rf7+ Ke5 66. Re7+ Kf4 67. Rf7+ Ke4 68. Re7+
Kd5 69. Rg7 Ra2+ 70. Kh1 Ra1+ 71. Kh2 Ra2+ 72. Kh1 Ke5 73. Rxg4 Rxa7 74.
Rh4 Kf5 75. Rxh3 Ra1+ 76. Kh2 Ra2+ 77. Kh1 Kg4 78. Rb3 Ra1+ 79. Kh2 Ra2+
80. Kh1 Rd2 81. Kg1 Kf4 82. Kh1 Rd4 83. Kg1 Ke4 84. Kh1 Rd1+ 85. Kg2 Rd3
86. Rxd3 Kxd3 1/2-1/2