Position after 21.a4
GM Eljanov (2692) – GM Topalov (2780) [A62]
26.01.2008
Corus A – Round 12
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.d5 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.Nf3 g6 7.g3 Bg7 8.Bg2 0–0 9.0–0 Re8 10.Bf4 Bg4 11.Nd2 Nh5 12.Be3 Nd7 13.h3 Bxh3 14.Bxh3 Nxg3 15.fxg3 Rxe3 16.Rf3 Bd4 17.Rxe3 Bxe3+ 18.Kh1 Ne5 19.Nf1 Bh6 20.e4 a6 21.a4 +=
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Typical Topy, making everything complicated. Go Topy!
Topalov is nuts.
A little bit too wild, it seems… Lot’s of experimental chess at this tournament, so far.
D.
I love the caption “Topalov gone wild”. Fits perfectly.