Added: Feb 7, 2012
From: MatoJelic
Duration: 10:56
Chess on the highest level: V Topalov vs V Kramnik Opening: Slav Defense WC Game 2 Elista 2006 Elista is the capital city of the Republic of Kalmykia, Russia. 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.e3 e6 7.Bxc4 Bb4 8.0--0 Nbd7 9.Qe2 Bg6 10.e4 0--0 [10...Bxc3 11.bxc3 Nxe4 12.Ba3 Nxc3 13.Qb2 Nxa4 14.Qb3 Nab6 15.Bxe6²] 11.Bd3 Bh5 12.e5 Nd5 13.Nxd5 cxd5 14.Qe3 Bg6 15.Ng5 Re8 [15...a6 16.Bxg6 hxg6 17.Qh3] 16.f4 Bxd3 17.Qxd3 f5 18.Be3 Nf8 19.Kh1 Rc8 20.g4 Qd7 21.Rg1 Be7 22.Nf3 Rc4 23.Rg2 fxg4 24.Rxg4 Rxa4 25.Rag1 g6 26.h4 Rb4 27.h5 Qb5 28.Qc2 Rxb2 29.hxg6! h5 [29...Rxc2 30.gxh7+ Kh8 31.Rg8+ Kxh7 32.R1g7+ Kh6 33.f5+ Bg5 34.Rxg5 Qf1+ 35.Ng1 Re2 36.R5g6+ Kh7 37.R6g7#] 30.g7! hxg4 [30...Rxc2 31.gxf8Q+ Kxf8 32.Rg8+ Kf7 33.R1g7#] 31.gxf8Q+ Bxf8 [¹31...Kxf8] 32.Qg6+ [32.Rxg4+! Bg7 33.Qc7 Qf1+ 34.Ng1+-] 32...Bg7 33.f5 Re7 34.f6 Qe2 35.Qxg4 Rf7 36.Rc1 [36.Qh5!; 36.fxg7 Qxf3+] 36...Rc2 37.Rxc2 Qd1+ 38.Kg2 Qxc2+ 39.Kg3 Qe4 [39...Qf5 40.Bf4] 40.Bf4 Qf5 41.Qxf5 exf5 42.Bg5 [42.fxg7 Rxg7+³; 42.fxg7] 42...a5 43.Kf4 a4 44.Kxf5 a3 45.Bc1 Bf8 46.e6 Rc7 47.Bxa3 Bxa3 48.Ke5 Rc1 49.Ng5 Rf1 50.e7 Re1+ 51.Kxd5 Bxe7 52.fxe7 Rxe7 53.Kd6 Re1 54.d5 Kf8 55.Ne6+ Ke8 56.Nc7+ Kd8 57.Ne6+ Kc8 58.Ke7 Rh1 59.Ng5 b5 60.d6 Rd1 61.Ne6 b4 62.Nc5 Re1+ 63.Kf6 Re3 White resigned 64.d7+ Kd8 65.Kf5 b3 66.Na4 Re2 67.Kf4 b2 68.Nxb2 Rxb2 0--1
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Rating: 5.0' max='5' min='1' numRaters='59' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#overall ( ratings) Views: 3752 Comments: 18
LucidDreamTricks Says:
Feb 7, 2012 - Ouch. Missed a mate in 2.
varishnakov Says:
Feb 7, 2012 - poor topalov
thegreatsolar Says:
Feb 8, 2012 - I wonder what the look was on his face when he dropped this game into fritz and saw he missed two forced mates :x
LeJo82 Says:
Feb 8, 2012 - Very complex game. I wonder why you never considered taking en passant after c5 at 3:19 Would it be good or bad ?
MatoJelic Says:
Feb 8, 2012 - Topalov's move is better
Digifier Says:
Feb 9, 2012 - It's comforting to know even the GM's can sometimes miss a good move :).
chesslectures2009 Says:
Feb 12, 2012 - amazing
nopackdrill Says:
Mar 26, 2012 - i'll say, bad enough for any 22+ never mind someone whose peak rating is 2813
end1dream Says:
Apr 10, 2012 - :((
1Deejay7 Says:
Apr 19, 2012 - don't get the whites winning move @ 7:02 =/
crazyim5 Says:
May 5, 2012 - Love the way you say Topalov XD
thomiejehomie Says:
May 6, 2012 - in move 15, why does black defend with rook if he can take the bishop and after queen takes black queen can capture knight?
thomiejehomie Says:
May 6, 2012 - @ 2:35
onemoreflight Says:
May 8, 2012 - never knew there were other countries in the country of russia (after soviet union) :S
inemanja Says:
May 9, 2012 - At 03:09 - i don't think it's a checkmate after ..Qxd3... black can go ..Kf8, and after Qh8 then to ..Ke8, Qxg7 Rf8, etc..
xoxksa Says:
May 19, 2012 - If white did that then Nxf6 blocks the checkmate threat. It also puts the knight in a much more active position and gives white 2 island pawns which will be very difficult to defend (f4 pawn isn't an island but it might as well be since white can't afford to move the g-pawn.
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FuzzyTurtleLover Says:
Feb 7, 2012 - that would be a hard loss for Topalov.