Linares 15th
 
Linares / 1998.03.03
 
Black: Topalov, Veselin (2740)
 

 
White: Kramnik, Vladimir (2790)

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A05: Reti Opening, 2...Nf6
 

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. d4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 g6 7. e4 Bg7 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Be3 Nc6 14. d5 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Ne5 16. Be2 Nc4 17. Bg5 Nd6 18. Bxe7 Nxe4 19. Bf3 Nd2 20. Qe2 Rfe8 21. d6 Nxf3+ 22. Qxf3 Bf8 23. Rxb7 a5 24. h4 a4 25. Rd1 Qe6 26. Bg5 h6 27. d7 hxg5 28. dxe8=Q Rxe8 29. hxg5 a3 30. g3 a2 31. Kg2 Rd8 32. Re1 Qc4 33. Ra7 Rd3 34. Qa8 Rd2 35. Qf3 Rd3 36. Qa8 Rd2 37. Ra4 Qc5 38. Rf1 Qc2 39. Ra7 Qb3 40. Qf3 Qxf3+ 41. Kxf3 Bc5 42. Ra8+ Kg7 43. Ra1 Rxf2+ 44. Kg4 Rd2 45. Ra4 Bb6 46. R1xa2 Rd5 47. Kh4 Bd8 48. Rg4 Rd1 49. Rh2 Kg8 50. Re4 Rd5 51. Re8+ Kg7 52. Rb2 Bxg5+ 53. Kg4 Rd4+ 54. Kh3 Rd7 55. Rbb8 Bf6 (Draw)