(1) Topalov,V (2735) - Karjakin,S (2562) [B90]
Hotel Bali Stars Benidorm ESP (3), 27.11.2003

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e5 7.Nf3 Qc7 8.Bg5 Nbd7 9.a4 h6 10.Bh4 g5 11.Bg3 Nc5 12.Nd2 Be6 13.Be2 0-0-0 14.0-0 h5 15.h4 Bh6 16.Ra3 g4 17.Bd3 Kb8 18.Re1 Bf4 19.Nf1 d5 20.exd5 Nxd5 21.Nxd5 Bxd5 22.Ne3 Bc6 23.b4 Nxd3 24.cxd3 Qd6 25.Qb1 Rhe8 26.Kh2 Bxe3 27.fxe3 f5 28.Rf1 Rf8 29.Qc1 Qxb4 30.Bxe5+ Ka8 31.Bg3 Qe7 32.Rc3 Qe6 33.a5 Qd5 34.Rf2 Rf6 [ 34...Qxa5 35.Rxc6 bxc6 36.Qxc6+ Ka7 37.Rb2 Rb8 38.Qd7+ Ka8 39.Bc7+- ]

35.Qa3 Re8 36.Rc5 Qd7 [ 36...Qd8 ]

37.e4 Ref8 38.Rcxf5 Rxf5 Diagram

39.Qxf8+! Rxf8 [ 39...Qe8 40.Rxf5+- ]

40.Rxf8+ Qe8 [ 40...Ka7 41.Bb8+ Ka8 42.Bc7+ Qe8 43.Rxe8+ Bxe8 44.Bb6+- ]

41.Rxe8+ Bxe8 42.Bc7 b5 43.axb6 Kb7 44.Kg3 a5 45.Kf4 a4 46.Bd6 Kxb6 47.g3 Kc6 48.Ba3 Bf7 49.Kg5 Kd7 50.Kf6 Bb3 51.d4 Bc2 52.Ke5 Kc6 53.d5+ Kd7 54.Kd4 1-0