Corus
 
Wijk aan Zee / 2006.01.27
 
Black: Topalov, Veselin (2801)
 

 
White: Ivanchuk, Vassily (2729)

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E21: Nimzo-Indian, Three knights variation
 

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 cxd4 7. Nxd4 d5 8. Qb3 Bxc3+ 9. Qxc3 e5 10. Nb3 Nc6 11. Bg5 d4 12. Qf3 Be6 13. Rc1 Rc8 14. O-O b6 15. Nd2 h6 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Qxf6 gxf6 18. Ne4 f5 19. Nd6 Rc7 20. Nb5 Rcc8 21. Nd6 Rc7 22. Nb5 Rcc8 23. b3 e4 24. f3 a6 25. Nd6 Rcd8 26. c5 e3 27. f4 Nb4 28. Nb7 Rb8 29. c6 Nxa2 30. Bf3 Nxc1 31. Rxc1 Bxb3 32. c7 Rbe8 33. Nd6 Be6 34. Bb7 Bc8 35. Nxc8 Rxc8 36. Bxa6 Rfe8 37. Bxc8 Rxc8 38. Kg2 b5 39. Kf3 b4 40. Rc4 b3 41. Rxd4 Rxc7 42. Rb4 Rc3 43. Rb5 Kf8 44. Rxf5 Ke7 45. g4 Kd6 46. Rb5 Kc6 47. Rb8 Kd5 48. h4 f6 49. h5 Kd4 50. Rb4+ Kc5 51. Rb7 Kd5 52. g5 fxg5 53. fxg5 hxg5 54. Rb8 Rc4 55. Rxb3 Ke5 56. Rxe3+ Kf5 57. Kg2 Rg4+ 58. Rg3 Re4 59. Kf2 Rh4 60. Rf3+ Ke4 61. Re3+ Kf5 62. Rf3+ (Draw)