Corus
 
Wijk aan Zee / 2005.01.15
 
Black: Ponomariov, Ruslan (2700)
 

 
White: Topalov, Veselin (2757)

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B48: Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
 

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Qd2 Nf6 8. O-O-O Bb4 9. f3 Ne5 10. Nb3 b5 11. Kb1 Nc4 12. Bxc4 bxc4 13. Nc1 Qb7 14. N1e2 O-O 15. Qd4 Rb8 16. Bc1 d6 17. Qxc4 Bd7 18. b3 Rfc8 19. Qd3 a5 20. a3 Bc5 21. a4 Be8 22. Bb2 Bb4 23. Na2 Bc5 24. Bxf6 gxf6 25. Nec3 Bc6 26. Rhe1 Qb6 27. f4 Kh8 28. Re2 Rg8 29. g3 Rbd8 30. Qc4 Rd7 31. Red2 Bb7 32. Qe2 Qc6 33. Qh5 Qb6 34. Qh4 Qd8 35. f5 exf5 36. exf5 Rg5 37. Qf4 Re7 38. Nd5 Re5 39. g4 Bxd5 40. Rxd5 Rxd5 41. Rxd5 Qe7 42. Qf3 Qe1+ 43. Rd1 Qh4 44. h3 h5 45. Nc3 hxg4 46. hxg4 Rxg4 47. Nd5 Kg7 48. Rh1 Rg3 49. Qd1 Qd4 50. Qxd4 Bxd4 51. Kc1 Rg5 52. Rf1 Rg2 53. c3 Be5 54. Rd1 Kf8 55. Rd2 Rg1+ 56. Kc2 Ke8 57. b4 Kd7 58. bxa5 Kc8 59. Nb4 Rg5 60. Rd5 Rxf5 61. Rb5 Rf2+ 62. Kb3 Rf3 63. Nd5 Rd3 64. Kc4 (White wins)