Event: Gibraltar Chess Festival: Masters
Site: Caleta Hotel, Gibraltar
Date: 2020-01-29
White: Topalov, Veselin
WhiteElo: 2738
Black: Basso, Pier Luigi
BlackElo: 2600
Result: 1-0
ECO: C54
Opening: Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 40/100 min, 20/50 min, 15 min for the rest, with 30s/move starting move 1

1. e4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:40:58] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:40:52] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:41:21] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:41:14] } 3. Bc4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:41:48] } 3... Bc5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:41:37] } 4. d3 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:42:13] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:41:55] } 5. c3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:42:36] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:41:56] } 6. Bg5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:43:01] } 6... h6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:41:59] } 7. Bh4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:43:26] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:42:06] } 8. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:42:13] } 8... d6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:42:21] } 9. a4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:38:15] } 9... Nh5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:40:46] } 10. Bg3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:38:40] } 10... Nxg3 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:40:31] } 11. hxg3 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:39:05] } 11... Nb8 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:40:53] } 12. Ba2 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:35:53] } 12... Nd7 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:38:57] } 13. d4 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 1:36:19] } 13... c6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:37:51] } 14. Qc2 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:24:08] } 14... Qc7 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:33:44] } 15. g4 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:12:02] } 15... c5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:26:36] } 16. g5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:04:48] } 16... hxg5?! { [%eval 0.94] } { Inaccuracy. Best move was cxd4. } { [%clk 0:54:12] } 17. O-O-O?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Best move was dxe5. } { [%clk 0:54:47] } 17... Bf6?! { [%eval 0.95] } { Inaccuracy. Best move was cxd4. } { [%clk 0:39:33] } 18. Rh2?! { [%eval 0.28] } { Inaccuracy. Best move was dxe5. } { [%clk 0:44:58] } 18... g6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:35:52] } 19. Rdh1 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:45:20] } 19... cxd4 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:33:02] } 20. Rh6 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 0:44:28] } 20... Kg7 { [%eval 1.02] [%clk 0:28:25] } 21. Nb1?? { [%eval -0.54] } { Blunder. Best move was Rh7+. } { [%clk 0:32:44] } 21... Nc5 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:22:05] } 22. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:30:14] } 22... Bd7? { [%eval 1.15] } { Mistake. Best move was Qe7. } { [%clk 0:16:15] } 23. Rh7+ { [%eval 1.3] [%clk 0:30:20] } 23... Kg8 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 0:16:40] } 24. Nb5 { [%eval 1.05] [%clk 0:30:20] } 24... Qd8 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 0:08:19] } 25. Nxd6? { [%eval -0.55] } { Mistake. Best move was b4. } { [%clk 0:25:16] } 25... Be6 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 0:07:54] } 26. Bxe6 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 0:20:38] } 26... Nxe6 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 0:08:14] } 27. Qd1 { [%eval -0.75] [%clk 0:19:56] } 27... g4 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:03:36] } 28. Na3 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 0:18:55] } 28... Nf4? { [%eval 0.97] } { Mistake. Best move was Qe7. } { [%clk 0:03:27] } 29. Nac4 { [%eval 1.15] [%clk 0:15:19] } 29... Nh3 { [%eval 1.2] [%clk 0:03:50] } 30. Rxf7 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 0:12:40] } 30... Rxf7 { [%eval 1.77] [%clk 0:03:50] } 31. gxh3 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:12:57] } 31... Rh7? { [%eval 1.84] } { Mistake. Best move was Rd7. } { [%clk 0:03:05] } 32. Qxg4 { [%eval 1.88] [%clk 0:10:44] } 32... Bg5+ { [%eval 2.3] [%clk 0:02:52] } 33. Kb1?! { [%eval 1.62] } { Inaccuracy. Best move was Kc2. } { [%clk 0:11:07] } 33... Qf6 { [%eval 1.5] [%clk 0:03:15] } 34. Rg1 { [%eval 1.74] [%clk 0:11:13] } 34... Bf4 { [%eval 1.69] [%clk 0:03:38] } 35. Qxg6+ { [%eval 1.75] [%clk 0:11:06] } 35... Qxg6 { [%eval 1.53] [%clk 0:04:03] } 36. Rxg6+ { [%eval 1.59] [%clk 0:11:30] } 36... Kh8 { [%eval 1.8] [%clk 0:04:12] } 37. Re6 { [%eval 1.53] [%clk 0:12:10] } 37... Rd8?! { [%eval 2.46] } { Inaccuracy. Best move was Rxh3. } { [%clk 0:03:41] } 38. h4 { [%eval 2.22] [%clk 0:11:57] } 38... Rc7 { [%eval 2.61] [%clk 0:03:15] } 39. Kc2 { [%eval 2.58] [%clk 0:10:50] } 39... Kh7 { [%eval 2.69] [%clk 0:02:09] } 40. Kb3 { [%eval 2.73] [%clk 0:10:46] } 40... a6 { [%eval 3.37] [%clk 0:02:31] } 41. Nf5 { [%eval 3.25] [%clk 0:08:25] } 41... b5 { [%eval 3.15] [%clk 0:46:45] } 42. axb5 { [%eval 3.39] [%clk 0:58:31] } 42... axb5 { [%eval 3.39] [%clk 0:45:09] } 43. Ncd6 { [%eval 2.84] [%clk 0:56:27] } 43... Rb8 { [%eval 3.38] [%clk 0:43:56] } 44. Ne8 { [%eval 3.39] [%clk 0:55:44] } 44... Ra7 { [%eval 3.48] [%clk 0:41:45] } 45. Nf6+ { [%eval 3.53] [%clk 0:56:06] } 45... Kh8 { [%eval 3.4] [%clk 0:41:56] } 46. h5 { [%eval 3.34] [%clk 0:56:22] } 46... Rba8 { [%eval 3.45] [%clk 0:38:10] } 47. Nd5 { [%eval 3.12] [%clk 0:54:37] } 47... Bc1?! { [%eval 4.28] } { Inaccuracy. Best move was Rh7. } { [%clk 0:37:10] } 48. Kc2 { [%eval 4.08] [%clk 0:52:42] } 48... Ra1 { [%eval 4.95] [%clk 0:37:05] } 49. Rxe5 { [%eval 4.61] [%clk 0:51:18] } 49... Kg8?! { [%eval 7.31] } { Inaccuracy. Best move was b4. } { [%clk 0:32:22] } 50. Nb4?! { [%eval 4.42] } { Inaccuracy. Best move was Re7. } { [%clk 0:50:46] } 1-0