GM Svidler (2728) – GM Topalov (2783) [B90]
06.03.2007
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.f3 h5 9.Qd2 Nbd7 10.0–0–0 Be7 11.h3 Qc7 12.Bd3 h4 13.f4 b5 14.Rhe1 Rb8 15.Kb1 Nb6 16.Qf2 b4 17.Ne2 Nc4 18.Nd2 Nxe3 19.Qxe3 a5 20.b3 a4 21.Bc4 axb3 22.cxb3 Bd7 23.Nf3 0–0 =+ 24.fxe5 dxe5 25.Nxh4 Bc6 26.Ng3 Nxe4 27.Nxe4 Bxh4 28.g3 Be7 29.Nf2 Rbd8 30.Rxd8 Qxd8 (The position slightly favors Black for 2 reasons: 1. Black has a pair of Bishop 2.The White King is vulnerable. However, Black does have some weak pawns.) 31.Rd1 Qa5 32.Ng4 e4 33.Nh6+ gxh6 34.Qxh6 (This is a dead draw. Svidler chose to simplify the game by sacrificing his Knight to obtain a perpetual.) 34…Qf5 35.g4 (Svidler wants his perpetual checks.) 35…Qc5 36.Qg6+ Kh8 37.Qh6+ Kg8 38.Qg6+ 1/2
The game goes on after 34…Qf5, doesn’t it? I don’t see the perpetual.
Percy
11 draws for Svidler!
Ah of course, after 35…Qh7? 36 Qxc6 e3+ 37 Bd3 e2 no longer works as 38 Bxh7 is check. So that’s why Susan’s a GM and I’m not.
Interesting game; only a fool would complain about the draw, but of course there’s always plenty of those.
Svidler is pathetic.
aronian-leko:draw
Do you know Svidler?
How dare you insult him just because of his chess games?
There are other values (and among them respect) you seem to ignore.
Eight draws for Topalov. He’s pretty pathetic too. Carlsen only has 5.
What exactly is the problem with a draw?
Hi,
Svidler is drawish player, it is not insult, just the fact. He may have problems with invitations for the next tournaments.
8 Topalov draws, it seems that his opponents are playing with him for the draw and on that level it is very difficult to avoid it. He will have to solve that problem in the next tournament. He should have relaxed after the match vs Kramnik.
Regards
Pony.
Err, although i dont like Topalov, i have to admit that there is a difference between a Svidler-draw and a Topalov-draw ^^