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Round 10 (May 21, 2006)
Topalov, Veselin - Bacrot, Etienne 1-0 42 D15 Slav Defence
Svidler, Peter - Kamsky, Gata 1/2 33 C88 Ruy Lopez Closed
Ponomariov, Ruslan - Anand, Viswanathan 1/2 53 E12 Queens Indian Petrosian
Mtel Masters Sofia BUL (BUL), 11-21 v 2006 cat. XX (2745)
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1 Topalov, Veselin g BUL 2804 ** 11 01 =0 =1 =1 6.5 2842
2 Kamsky, Gata g USA 2671 00 ** 1= 1= 1= =1 6.0 2831
3 Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2803 10 0= ** == 1= 1= 5.5 2768
4 Svidler, Peter g RUS 2743 =1 0= == ** == 10 5.0 2744
5 Bacrot, Etienne g FRA 2708 =0 0= 0= == ** == 3.5 2641
6 Ponomariov, Ruslan g UKR 2738 =0 =0 0= 01 == ** 3.5 2635
-------------------------------------------------------------The 10th and final round of the Mtel Masters took place on Sunday 21st May 2006. Malcolm Pein of the Daily Telegraph commentates on round 10. The world number one Veselin Topalov would not be denied a second victory in front of his home fans at the MTel Masters at Sofia. Topalov outplayed the French GM Etienne Bacrot with some typically aggressive play to score his fourth successive win and ended half a point clear of Gata Kamsky who drew his final game. The sight of Topalov storming to victory sapped the energy of Vishy Anand and Peter Svidler who were disinclined to try and exploit advantages against Ruslan Ponomariov and Gata Kamsky respectively. Svidler was additionally hampered by staying up to the wee hours watching a one-day international between the West Indies and India. Of the six players, four are representing their countries at the Chess Olympiad. Topalov and Ponomariov are resting. Round ten Topalov 1-0 Bacrot. Slav a6, 42 moves; Svidler draw Kamsky Ruy Lopez Anti Marshall, 8.h3, 33. There were eleven games out of thirty in this line.; Ponomariov draw Anand, Queen’s Indian 53; Final scores: 1 Topalov (Bulgaria) 6.5/10; 2 Kamsky (USA) 6; 3 Anand (India) 5.5; 4 Svidler (Russia) 5; 5-6 Bacrot (France), Ponomariov (Ukraine) 3.5; V Topalov - E Bacrot MTel Masters Sofia (10) 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 a6 5.c5 Nbd7 6.Bf4 Nh5 7.Bd2 Nhf6 8.Rc1 e5 9.Nxe5 Nxe5 10.dxe5 Ng4 11.Na4 Nxe5 12.Bc3 (12.Nb6 Rb8 13.e4!? was suggested in my notes to the game Topalov-Kamsky in round 5. Essentially the idea is the same. After Black's light squared bishop departs e2-e4 opens up the game favourably for White) 12...f6 13.Nb6 Rb8 14.Nxc8 Rxc8 15.g3! (An excellent move claiming the diagonal h3-c8) 15...Qd7 16.h4! (Threat Bh3) 16...Qf7 17.Bh3 Nd7 (Retreating a well placed piece but f2-f4 will probably come anyway) 18.b4 Rd8 19.f4 Be7 (19...f5 20.Qd3!) 20.h5! (Much better than just castling, the really good players know when there is an exception to the rules) 20...g6 21.Qb3 (Preparing to open up the game with e4 dxe4 Be6 when Black would be horribly crushed after say Qg7 h5-h6!) 21...Rg8 (21...Nf8 22.hxg6 hxg6 23.Bd7+ Kxd7 24.Rxh8) 22.e4 gxh5 (Black has to accept a crippling of his pawn structure if 22...dxe4 23.Be6) 23.exd5 cxd5 24.Kf2 (White intends Bh3-f5 and then doubling rooks on the h file) 24...h4! 25.Bxd7+ (Its a shame to part with such a piece but if 25.gxh4 f5 and a Black piece will come to f6 to relieve some pressure) 25...Rxd7 26.Rxh4 d4 (26...Qg6 27.Bd4 f5 28.Rh3 Bf6 is unpleasant to defend) 27.Qxf7+ Kxf7 28.Bd2 Rg7 29.Rh5 (Preventing f6-f5 now the plan is Kf3, g3-g4, f4-f5 and a3-a4) 29...Bf8 30.c6! bxc6 31.Rxc6 (Now we see a hidden point of Rh5, the rook can come to a5) 31...d3 (31...Rd6 32.Rxd6 Bxd6 33.Ra5 wins a6 and the game) 32.Rxa6  32. ..Kg8 (Bacrot might have overlooked 32...Bxb4 33.Bxb4 d2 34.Rh6 d1Q 35.Rhxf6+ Ke8 36.Rf8 mate) 33.Rh1 Rde7 34.Kf3 Re2 35.Rd1 h5 36.Rxf6 h4 (This move again creates some counterplay but not enough for three pawns) 37.gxh4 Rgg2 38.Be3 Be7 39.Ra6 Rxa2 40.b5 Rab2 (40...Rxa6 41.bxa6 Ra2 42.a7 Bxh4 43.Rxd3) 41.Rxd3 Bxh4 42.Rd7 1-0 |
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