Morelia/Linares 23rd
 
Morelia/Linares / 2006.03.05
 
Black: Aronian, Levon (2752)
 

 
White: Topalov, Veselin (2801)

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E21: Nimzo-Indian, Three knights variation
 

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O 7. Bg2 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Qb3 Qb6 10. Bxd5 exd5 11. Be3 Bh3 12. Rc1 Nc6 13. Nxc6 Qxc6 14. f3 Qc4 15. Kf2 Be6 16. Qxc4 dxc4 17. Rhd1 Bxc3 18. bxc3 b6 19. Rd4 Rfd8 20. g4 Rd5 21. g5 Rad8 22. h4 Kf8 23. Rb1 Ke7 24. Rb2 R8d6 25. Rxd5 Rxd5 26. Bd4 f6 27. e4 Ra5 28. f4 Bd7 29. Ke3 Rb5 30. Rg2 Kf7 31. h5 fxg5 32. fxg5 g6 33. Rf2+ Ke8 34. hxg6 hxg6 35. Bf6 Rb1 36. Kd4 Rd1+ 37. Kxc4 Be6+ 38. Kb5 Ra1 39. Rh2 Rxa2 40. Rh7 Bd7+ 41. Kc4 Rd2 42. Bd4 Be6+ 43. Kb5 Bd7+ 44. Ka6 Bc6 45. Kxa7 Bxe4 46. Kxb6 Rb2+ 47. Kc5 Rb7 48. Rh4 Rc7+ 49. Kb4 Rb7+ 50. Kc4 Bf5 51. Kc5 Rc7+ 52. Kd6 Rd7+ 53. Kc6 Re7 54. Bf6 Re4 55. Rh8+ Kf7 56. Rh7+ Kg8 57. Rg7+ Kf8 58. Kb5 Re8 59. c4 Rb8+ 60. Ka5 Ra8+ 61. Kb4 Rb8+ 62. Kc3 Rc8 63. Ra7 Be6 64. Be7+ Kg8 65. c5 Bd5 66. Kd4 Bg2 67. Ke5 Ra8 68. Rc7 Ra1 69. Kf6 Be4 70. Rc8+ Kh7 71. Rd8 Ra6+ 72. Kf7 Bf5 73. Rd4 Be6+ 74. Kf8 Ra8+ 75. Bd8 Bg4 76. c6 (White wins)