Event: Gibraltar Chess Festival: Masters
Site: Caleta Hotel, Gibraltar
Date: 2020-01-25
White: Topalov, Veselin
WhiteElo: 2738
Black: Cheparinov, Ivan
BlackElo: 2686
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: C50
Opening: Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Italian Four Knights Variation
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 1:40:59] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:40:57] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:41:22] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:41:24] } 3. Bc4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:41:47] } 3... Bc5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:41:49] } 4. d3 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:42:10] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:42:14] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:42:37] } 5... h6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:37:47] } 6. a3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:37:35] } 6... a6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:36:18] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:37:09] } 7... d6 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:33:23] } 8. Bxc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:36:14] } 8... dxc5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:33:48] } 9. Nd5 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 1:33:01] } 9... Be6?! { [%eval 0.24] } { Inaccuracy. Best move was Nxd5. } { [%clk 1:32:49] } 10. Ne3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:32:54] } 10... Bxc4 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:28:29] } 11. Nxc4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:33:19] } 11... Qe7 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:28:53] } 12. O-O { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:33:34] } 12... Nd7 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:16:48] } 13. c3 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:32:31] } 13... Nb6 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 1:08:25] } 14. Ne3 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:28:57] } 14... O-O-O { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:03:29] } 15. Qc2 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:26:46] } 15... a5?! { [%eval 1.29] } { Inaccuracy. Best move was Rhf8. } { [%clk 0:57:59] } 16. Rfd1 { [%eval 1.67] [%clk 1:23:16] } 16... Qe6 { [%eval 1.76] [%clk 0:47:48] } 17. b4 { [%eval 2.12] [%clk 1:14:13] } 17... cxb4 { [%eval 2.0] [%clk 0:45:59] } 18. axb4 { [%eval 1.97] [%clk 1:14:18] } 18... axb4 { [%eval 1.9] [%clk 0:46:24] } 19. d4 { [%eval 1.91] [%clk 1:11:52] } 19... b3 { [%eval 1.54] [%clk 0:23:33] } 20. Qb1 { [%eval 1.84] [%clk 1:11:10] } 20... exd4 { [%eval 1.89] [%clk 0:23:04] } 21. cxd4 { [%eval 1.69] [%clk 1:11:01] } 21... b2 { [%eval 1.58] [%clk 0:22:08] } 22. Qxb2 { [%eval 1.45] [%clk 1:11:10] } 22... Qxe4 { [%eval 1.25] [%clk 0:22:33] } 23. d5? { [%eval 0.0] } { Mistake. Best move was h3. } { [%clk 1:11:29] } 23... Nxd5 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:21:12] } 24. Ra8+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:52:56] } 24... Nb8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:21:40] } 25. Nxd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:45:35] } 25... Rxd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:22:00] } 26. Re1 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 0:46:00] } 26... Qg6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:18:50] } 27. Qa2 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:33:37] } 27... Qd6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:16:06] } 28. Qa7 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:34:02] } 28... c6 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:16:01] } 29. g3? { [%eval -0.88] } { Mistake. Best move was Nd4. } { [%clk 0:34:25] } 29... Kc7 { [%eval -0.76] [%clk 0:14:59] } 30. Kg2 { [%eval -0.86] [%clk 0:31:30] } 30... Rd8?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Best move was Rc8. } { [%clk 0:14:30] } 31. Rb1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:28:37] } 31... Rb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:55] } 32. Rxb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:28:58] } 32... cxb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:21] } 33. Qa5+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:29:21] } 33... Qb6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:13:26] } 1/2-1/2