GM Topalov (2791) – GM Aronian (2757) [D47]
Nanjing, China, 17.12.2008
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 Bd6 9.0–0 0–0 10.Qc2 Bb7 11.e4 e5 12.h3 Re8 13.dxe5 Nxe5 14.Nxe5 Bxe5 15.Be3 Qe7 16.Rfd1 a6 17.Ne2 c5 18.Bxc5 Qc7 19.f3 Bxb2 20.Qxb2 Qxc5+ 21.Qd4 Qe7 22.Bc2 Bd5 23.exd5 Qxe2 24.Bb3 a5 25.d6 a4 26.Bd5 Rac8 27.Rd2 Qe5 28.Qxe5 Rxe5 29.Bb7 Rd8 30.Rb1 g6 31.Bc6 Rc5 32.Bxb5 Rb8 33.Rdb2 a3 34.Rb3 Rc2 35.Rxa3 Rd2 36.Ra7 Nd5 37.d7 Kg7 38.Re1 Ne3 39.a4 Nxg2 40.Re4 g5 41.Rc7 Nh4 42.Rc3 Rb7 43.Re2 Rbxd7 44.Kf2 R7d5 45.Rxd2 Rxd2+ 46.Ke3 Ra2 47.Kd4 Ng2 48.Kc4 Nf4 49.Kb3 Ra1 50.Kb2 Re1 51.Rc5 Kf6 52.a5 Re5 53.Rxe5 Kxe5 54.a6 Ne6 55.a7 Nc7 56.Bc6 f5 57.Kb3 Kd6 58.Bb7 Kc5 59.Kc2 Kd4 60.Kd2 h6 61.Ke2 Ke5 62.Ke3 Kf6 63.Bc6 Ke7 64.a8Q Nxa8 65.Bxa8 Kf6 66.Bc6 Ke5 67.Bb5 Kd5 68.Ba6 Ke5 69.h4 Kd5 70.hxg5 hxg5 71.Bc8 Ke5 72.Bd7 White wins 1–0
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Topalov is his well known super form.
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