(1) Topalov,V (2735) - Kramnik,V (2777) [B30]
21st Super GM Linares ESP (14), 05.03.2004

B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Bc4 d6 5.d3 Be7 6.0-0 Nf6 7.Ng5 0-0 8.f4 Bg4 9.Qe1 exf4 10.Bxf4 Nd4 11.Qd2 Qd7 12.h3 [ 12.a4 h6 13.Nf3 Nxf3+ 14.gxf3 Be6 15.Kh1 Kh7 16.Bb5 Qd8 17.d4 cxd4 18.Ne2 Nh5 19.Bg3 Nxg3+ 20.hxg3 Bg5 1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V-Grischuk,A/Wijk aan Zee 2003/CBM 93/[Roiz,M] (20)]

12...Bh5 13.g4 h6N [ 13...Bg6 14.Nd5 b5 15.Bb3 Bd8 16.Rae1 Nxb3 17.axb3 Nxd5 18.exd5 Bf6 19.Nf3 Rfe8 20.Qh2 Bxb2 21.Bxd6 a5 22.Be5 Bxe5 23.Rxe5 Rxe5 24.Qxe5 Re8 25.Qc3 Qd6 26.Kf2 b4 27.Re1 f6 28.Rxe8+ Ponomariov,R-Radjabov,T/Linares 2003/CBM 94/1/2-1/2 (41)]

14.gxh5 hxg5 15.Bxg5 Qxh3 16.Qg2 Qxg2+ [ 16...Qxh5?? 17.Bxf6 Bxf6 18.Rxf6+- ]

17.Kxg2 Nxc2 18.Rac1 Nd4 19.h6 Rae8 20.Bd2 1/2-1/2