GM Aronian (2757) – GM Topalov (2791) [D12]
Nanjing, China, 11.12.2008
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nh4 Bg6 7.Be2 Nbd7 8.g3 Bd6 9.0–0 0–0 10.Nxg6 hxg6 11.Qc2 dxc4 12.Bxc4 c5 13.dxc5 Bxc5 14.Rd1 Rc8 15.Qb3 Qc7 16.Bf1 Be7 17.Bg2 Nc5 18.Qc2 Rfd8 19.Bd2 Nd3 20.Qb3 a6 21.Be1 Nxe1 22.Rxd8+ Rxd8 23.Rxe1 b5 24.Rd1 g5 25.Ne2 Rxd1+ 26.Qxd1 Nd7 27.Qc1 Qxc1+ 28.Nxc1 Kf8 29.Kf1 Bd6 30.Ke2 Ke7 31.Nd3 Ne5 32.Bb7 Nxd3 33.Kxd3 a5 34.b3 a4 35.Bc6 axb3 36.axb3 b4 37.h3 f5 38.Kc4 Kf6 39.g4 g6 40.Kd4 Game drawn ½–½
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Topalov is in top form again.
That seems to be right. But we saw excellent – defensive – play by Aronian, too!