GM Topalov (2812) – GM Carlsen (2770) [D56]
Mtel 2009 (6), 19.05.2009
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 0–0 7.e3 Ne4 8.Bxe7 Qxe7 9.Rc1 Nxc3 10.Rxc3 c6 11.Be2 dxc4 12.Bxc4 Nd7 13.0–0 e5 14.Bb3 Rd8 15.Re1 exd4 16.exd4 Qd6 17.Rd3 Nf8 18.d5 Bf5 19.Rd2 cxd5 20.Rxd5 Qf6 21.Qd4 Be6 22.Qxf6 gxf6 23.Rh5 Bxb3 24.axb3 Ng6 25.Rxh6 Rd3 26.h4 Rad8 27.Rh5 Rxb3 28.Rf5 Kg7 29.h5 Nf8 30.Re4 Nh7 31.Rg4+ Kh6 32.Rc4 Rxb2 33.g4 b5 34.Rd4 Rxd4 35.Nxd4 Rb4 36.Rd5 Ng5 37.Kg2 Ne6 38.Nf5+ Kh7 39.Kg3 Rb3+ 40.Kh2 Rf3 41.Rd7 Ng5 42.Kg2 Rf4 43.Kg3 Rf3+ 44.Kg2 Rf4 45.Kg3 Rf3+ Game drawn ½–½
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Only Shirov won and is sole leader.
Topalov-Carlsen would make an interesting World Title Match…
Wow, the tie Topa is wearing does NOT AT ALL go with his shirt. Talk about colorblind here…
Maybe the tie/shirt combo is to make his opponent feel ill?!