Monday, April 10, 2006

Topalov wins the match against Nisipeanu

The match between the World champion Veselin Topalov (2801) and the current European champion Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu (2693) was held on April 6th-9th in Bucharest, Romania. Four games have been played and Topalov won both games with white pieces for the final score of 3-1. The board, which was used in this encounter, will be sold in charity auction. Traian Basescu, President of Romania, was one of the promoters of this match.



Veselin Topalov - Dieter Nisipeanu
Game 2
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 c5 6. dxc5 Na6 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Nxd5 exd5 9. e4 O-O 10. exd5 Bxc5 11. Be2 Bb4+ 12. Kf1 Bd6 13. Bg5 Qa5 14. a3 Nc7 15. Bc4 b5 16. b4 Qb6 17. Bb3 a5 18. Be3 Qb7 19. Bc5 Bxc5 20. bxc5 a4 21. Ba2 b4 22. axb4 Qxb4 23. Qd4 Na6 24. c6 Qxd4 25. Nxd4 Nb4 26. Ke2 Nxa2 27. Rxa2 Ba6+ 28. Kd2 Bc4 29. Ra3 Bxd5 30. c7 Be6 31. Nb5 Bd7 32. Nd6 g6 33. Rc1 Kg7 34. Rc4 Ra6 35. Rd4 Ra7 36. Ne8+ Rxe8 37. Rxd7 Raa8 38. Kc3 Kf6 39. Kb4 Ke6 40. Rd4 Ke5 41. Rc4 Rec8 42. Kb5 Kd5 43. Rc2 1-0


Veselin Topalov - Dieter Nisipeanu
Game 4
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8. O-O-O O-O 9. f4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Qa5 11. h4 e5 12. Qe3 exf4 13. Bxf4 Be6 14. Bxd6 Bxd6 15. Rxd6 Rac8 16. a3 Rc6 17. Rxc6 bxc6 18. Be2 Nd7 19. Rd1 Qc7 20. g3 Rb8 21. Qd4 Qxg3 22. Qxa7 Nf6 23. Kb1 h5 24. a4 Bg4 25. Bxg4 hxg4 26. Qd4 Qxh4 27. e5 Nd5 28. Nxd5 cxd5 29. Rg1 Qh2 30. Rxg4 Rc8 31. Rxg7+ Kh8 32. Rg4 Rc4 33. Qd1 Rxg4 34. Qxg4 Qxe5 35. c3 Kh7 36. Qd4 Qe6 37. a5 f5 38. b4 Qe2 39. Qxd5 Kg6 40. Qd6+ Kg5 41. a6 f4 42. Qc5+ Kg4 43. a7 1-0


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