Sokolov, Ivan vs Veselin Topalov

1-0 · White won Hoogovens, round 4 1996 Benoni Defense: Taimanov Variation (A67) The Modern Era

♞

Veselin Topalov

Black

♘

Sokolov, Ivan

White

Moves Legends

1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.12.13.14.15.16.17.18.19.20.21.22.23.24.25.26.27.28.29. 1-0

Raw PGN

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1-0"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.d5 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6 7.f4 Bg7 8.Bb5+ Nbd7 9.e5
dxe5 10.fxe5 Nh5 11.e6 Qh4+ 12.g3 Nxg3 13.hxg3 Qxh1 14.Be3 Bxc3+ 15.bxc3 a6
16.exd7+ Bxd7 17.Bxd7+ Kxd7 18.Qb3 b5 19.O-O-O Rhe8 20.Bxc5 Rac8 21.Bd4 Qg2
22.Qa3 Qxg3 23.Qxa6 Rxc3+ 24.Kb2 Rcc8 25.Qxb5+ Kd6 26.Ka1 Qa3 27.Bb2 Qc5 28.Qa6+
Kd7 29.Qa4+ 1-0

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