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Grigor Minchev vs Veselin Topalov
Sofia (1989)
Indian Game: London System (A46)  ·  1-0

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)5...b5 was played in M Knezevic vs Velimirovic, 1978 (0-1)better is 6.Nc3 d5 7.Qc2 Bd7 8.e3 Bd6 9.Bxd6 Qxd6 10.Be2 Nc6 ⩲ +0.56 (22 ply)= -0.19 (30 ply)better is 15.g4 f6 16.g3 Ne7 17.Kg2 Bb4 18.a3 Bxc3 19.bxc3 Kf7 = +0.31 (23 ply)better is 15...f5 16.Be2 Na5 17.Kh2 a6 18.Ne5 Be8 19.Bf3 Qd8 20.Ne2 = -0.29 (23 ply)better is 16.g4 f6 17.g3 Ne7 18.Kg2 Bb4 19.Qc2 Bb5 20.Bh7+ Kf8 = +0.22 (23 ply)= -0.37 (24 ply)better is 17...f5 18.Qd1 Ne7 19.Ra1 Rc6 20.Ne2 Rac8 21.a3 Qc7 = -0.44 (24 ply)= +0.08 (25 ply) after 18.e4 dxe4 19.Bxe4 f5 20.Bxc6 Bxc6 21.Rxh6 gxh6 22.Qxh6 19...Nxb4 20.Bb1 f5 21.Rh4 Rab8 22.g4 Qd8 23.gxf5 exf5 = -0.50 (23 ply)= +0.38 (21 ply)better is 22...Be7 23.Bc2 Qd6 24.Qd3 f5 25.gxf5 Nb4 26.Qd1 Nxc2 = -0.10 (25 ply)better is 23.e4 dxe4 24.Nxe4 Nd5 25.Nxd6 Qxd6 26.Qe4 f5 27.Qe5 = +0.40 (24 ply) ⩲ +0.96 (26 ply) 24...Rf8 25.Nh7 Rf7 26.Qg4 Nf5 27.Qg6 Ne7 28.Qh5 a4 = 0.00 (27 ply)+- +2.74 (27 ply) 30.Rh7 Rxc3 31.Rh8+ Ke7 32.Re1+ Re3 33.Rxe3+ Kd8 +- +3.68 (31 ply) ± +1.58 (31 ply) 34...gxf6 35.Qxf6+ Qe7 36.Rxf8 Qxf6 37.Rxf6 Rb8 38.Ra6 ± +1.65 (28 ply)+- +6.06 (26 ply) after 35.Qe5 Bf7 36.Ne4 Kd7 37.Rh7 Qc4 38.Nxg5 Bd6 39.Rxf7+ 47...Re6 48.Nf7 Kb7 49.Nd8+ Kc7 50.Nxe6+ Bxe6 51.Qe7+ +- +55.96 (25 ply)1-0

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Kibitzer's Corner
Dec-15-04
Premium Chessgames Member
  Benzol: A marvellous game, full of cut and thrust.
Dec-15-04
Premium Chessgames Member
  Sneaky: Notice that Minchev doesn't even try to use his Halloween Attack flimflammery against the likes of Topalov!
Dec-15-04  acirce: Topalov of course was not exactly the same Topalov as today back in 1989 when he was 14. Not even top-1000, says allmighty Chessmetrics.
Oct-27-05  azaris: Why did Topalov even bother to play this patzer who was rated 60 points lower at the time?
Oct-27-05  SnoopDogg: <Why did Topalov even bother to play this patzer who was rated 60 points lower at the time?>

LOL!

Nov-02-05
Premium Chessgames Member
  Gypsy: Chessmetrics opinions change. Chessmetrics today opion of 1989-vintage Topalov is : July 1988 rating list -- Rating: 2522, ranked #393 in world, age 13y4m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 13y4m).

Minchev is bellow chessmetrics radar.

Nov-03-05  Saruman: 46.-Kc7 is just a brilliant move =)
Nov-03-05  Saruman: Resignation would have been mine.
Apr-22-06  nickole: for me, this game shows the art of chess
Mar-15-20  Cheapo by the Dozen: Amazing attack. White just kept coming and coming and coming.

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