Topalov vs Kramnik: Game 7

Topalov,V - Kramnik,V [D27]
WCC Elista (Game 7) 2006-10-06
[Annotations by IM Angel Martin]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bd3 dxc4 6.Bxc4 c5 7.0-0 a6 8.Bb3 cxd4 9.exd4 Nc6 10.Nc3 Be7 11.Re1 0-0 12.a4!?N [ 12.Bg5; 12.a3] 12...Bd7 13.Ne5 Be8 14.Be3 Rc8 [ 14...Nxe5 15.dxe5 Qxd1 16.Raxd1 Nd7 17.f4] 15.Rc1 Nb4 [ 15...Nxe5?! 16.dxe5 Qxd1 17.Bxd1! Nd7 18.Nd5!+-] 16.Qf3 Bc6 17.Qh3 [ 17.Nxc6 Nxc6 ( 17...Rxc6) 18.d5!?] 17...Bd5 [ 17...Nbd5 18.Bc2 g6? 19.Bh6 Re8 20.Nxf7!] 18.Nxd5 Nbxd5 19.Rcd1 Rc7 [ 19...Qb6!?; 19...Nxe3!?] 20.Bg5 Qc8 21.Qf3 Rd8 22.h4 h6 23.Bc1 [ 23.Bd2!? Bb4 24.Bxb4 Nxb4 25.Nxf7!?] 23...Bb4 24.Rf1

Position after 24.Rf1

24...Bd6 [ 24...Nc3!? 25.bxc3 ( 25.Bxh6!? Nxd1 26.Rxd1) 25...Rxc3] 25.g3 [ 25.g4!? Nc3 26.Rde1] 25...b6 26.Qe2 Ne7 27.Rfe1 Bxe5 28.dxe5 Rxd1 29.Qxd1 Nfd5 30.Bd2 Rc5 31.Qg4 Nf5 32.Qe4 b5 33.h5 [ 33.a5 b4] 33...bxa4 34.Qxa4 Rb5 35.Rc1 Qb7 36.Bc2 [ 36.Bd1!?] 36...Nb6 [ 36...Rxb2?? 37.Qe8+ Kh7 38.Bxf5+ exf5 39.Rc8] 37.Qg4 Rxb2 [ 37...Nd7 38.Be4 Nxe5 39.Qf4 Qb8 40.Bc3] 38.Be4 [ 38.Bc3 Rb5 39.Bxf5 exf5 40.Qxf5 Qd7=] 38...Qd7 [ 38...Nd5 39.Bxf5 ( 39.Be1) 39...Rxd2 40.Bxe6 Ne3 41.Rc8+ Kh7] 39.Be1 [ 39.Bc3!?] 39...Nd5 40.Bd3

Position after 40.Bd3

40...Nb4 41.Bf1 [ 41.Be4!? Nd3 ( 41...a5 42.Rd1) 42.Qd1 Nxe5 43.Qxd7 Nxd7 44.Rc8+] 41...Nd3 42.Qd1 Nxe5 43.Qxd7 Nxd7 44.Rc8+ Kh7 45.Rc7 Rb1 [ 45...Ne5? 46.Bc3 Nf3+ 47.Kg2 Rb1 48.Bd3 Ne1+ 49.Bxe1 Rxe1 50.g4; 45...Nf6 46.Bd3] 46.Rxd7 [ 46.Bc3 Rd1] 46...Rxe1 47.Rxf7 a5 48.Kg2= Kg8 49.Ra7 Re5 50.g4 Nd6 51.Bd3 Kf8 52.Bg6 Rd5 53.f3 e5 54.Kf2 Rd2+ 55.Ke1 Rd5 56.Ke2 Rb5 57.Rd7 Rd5 58.Ra7 Rb5 59.Bd3 Rd5 60.Bg6 1/2-1/2

Kramnik 4-3 Topalov. Game 7 drawn in 60 moves
(Photo: WCC Official site)

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ICC Webcast weekly schedule for match Topalov vs Kramnik All times are US eastern. Add 4 hours for GMT. Add 6 hours for CET   07:00   GAME 8 Kramnik vs Topalov Thursday, October 5    IM Bill Paschall and GM John Fedorowicz    GM Amador Rodríguez (spanish)   Replay   REST DAY Friday, October 6   07:00   GAME 9 Topalov vs Kramnik Saturday, October 7    IM Bill Paschall and GM Joel Benjamin    GM Viktor Moskalenko (spanish)   07:00   GAME 10 Kramnik vs Topalov Sunday, October 8    IM Bill Paschall and GM Larry Christiansen    IM Angel Martín (spanish)   View this week's entire Webcast schedule