(1) Karjakin,S (2556) - Topalov,V (2735) [C42]
16th Ciudad Leon ESP (1), 06.06.2003



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.0-0 Be7 8.c4 Nb4 9.Be2 0-0 10.Nc3 Bf5 11.a3 Nxc3 12.bxc3 Nc6 13.Re1 Re8
[ 13...dxc4 14.Bxc4 Bd6 15.Bg5 The main line here.]

14.Bf4 dxc4
[ Against Alexey, he was worse after: 14...Na5 15.cxd5 Qxd5 16.Ne5 c6 17.c4 Qd8 18.Bh5 g6 19.Bg4 Bg5 20.Bxg5 Qxg5 21.Bxf5 Qxf5 22.Re3 Rad8 23.Qe1 b6 24.Rd1 f6 25.Ng4 Rxe3 26.Nxe3+/- Shirov-Karpov Prague 2002]

15.Bxc4 Bd6 16.Rxe8+ Qxe8 17.Ng5 Bg6 18.Bxd6 cxd6 19.Qg4
A new move from Karjakin in a very fashionable position. [ 19.h4 Qe7 ( 19...h6 20.h5 ( 20.Nh3 Na5 ) 20...Bxh5 21.Qxh5 ) 20.Qg4 h6 21.Nh3 ( 21.Nf3 Be4 ( 21...Qe4 22.Qg3 Rd8 23.Re1 Qf5 24.Ba2 Qf6 25.Nh2 Qf5 26.Ng4 Kf8 27.Bb1 Qh5 28.Qf4 Bxb1 29.Rxb1 Rd7 30.Ne3 Ne7 31.g3 Nd5 32.Nxd5 Qxd5 33.Re1 Re7 34.Rxe7 Kxe7 35.Qe3+ Qe6 1/2-1/2 Grischuk,A-Karpov,A/Wijk aan Zee NED 2003/The Week in Chess 428 (35). ) 22.Nd2 Bh7 ) 21...Qf6 ( 21...Qe4 22.Nf4 Ne5 23.dxe5 Qxc4 24.Qg3 dxe5 25.Nxg6 fxg6 26.Qxe5 Rf8 27.Qg3 Qf4 28.Qxf4 1/2-1/2 Gonzalez,Y-Morovic Fernandez,I/Havana CUB 2003/The Week in Chess 444 (61). (61)) 22.Nf4 Bf5 23.Qf3 Re8 24.Nh5 Qg6 25.Ng3 Be6 26.Re1 Re7 0-1 Shirov,A-Anand,V/Monte Carlo MNC 2003/The Week in Chess 437 (73)]

19...h6 20.Nf3 Qe4 21.Qg3 Qc2 22.Nh4 Be4 23.Re1 d5 24.Bf1 Qd2
[ The third game of the match continued 24...Qb2 25.a4 Rd8 26.h3 Qa3 27.Re3 Qd6 28.Qg4 Qf6 29.Nf3 Ne7 30.Nd2 Bg6 1-0 Karjakin,S-Topalov,V/Leon ESP 2003 (85). (84)]

25.Re3 Rc8 26.h3 Qc1 27.Qg4 Rd8 28.a4 Ne7 29.c4 Ng6 30.cxd5 Bxd5 31.Nxg6 fxg6 32.Qxg6 Bf7 33.Qe4 Qa1 34.Re1 Qxd4 35.Qxb7 Rf8 36.Qe4 Qxe4 37.Rxe4 Re8 38.f3 Rxe4 39.fxe4 Bg6 40.Bc4+ Kf8 41.e5 Bf7 42.e6 Be8 43.a5 Ke7 44.Kf2 Kd6 45.Ke3 Bc6 46.g3 g5 47.Kd4 Bb7 48.h4 gxh4 49.gxh4 Bc6 50.Bd5?? Bxd5 51.e7 Bc6
[ 51...Kxe7?? 52.Kxd5 and white wins.] 0-1