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P Leko - V Topalov
Sparkassen Candidates' (3), Sicilian Paulsen

 

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3 Bc5 6.Nb3 Be7 7.0-0 d6 8.c4 b6 9.Nc3 Bf6 10.Qc2 Ne7 11.Be3 Qc7 12.Rfd1 Nd7 13.Qd2 Bb7 14.Be2 Be5 15.Bd4 Rd8 16.Rac1 Bxd4 17.Qxd4 Nf6 18.Na4 Nc8 19.e5 dxe5 20.Qxd8+ Qxd8 21.Rxd8+ Kxd8 22.c5 b5 23.c6 Ba8 24.Nac5 Kc7 25.Nxa6+ Kb6 26.Bxb5 Nd6 27.Be2 Bxc6 28.Nb4 Bd5 29.Nd2 Nf5 30.Nc4+ Bxc4 31.Rxc4 Nd4 32.Bf1 Rd8 33.Nd3 Nc6 34.a4 e4 35.Nc5 Na5 36.Rb4+ Kxc5 37.Rb5+ Kc6 38.Rxa5 Nd5 39.Rb5 Nf4 40.Rb4 f5 41.Rc4+ Kb7 42.g3 Nd3 43.a5 g5 44.Be2 Rd5 45.b4 Ne5 46.a6+ Kb8 47.Rc2 g4 48.Rc5 Nf3+ 49.Kf1 Nxh2+ 50.Ke1 Nf3+ 51.Bxf3 exf3 52.Rc6 Re5+ 53.Kd1 h5 54.b5 Rxb5 55.Rxe6 Rb2 56.Ke1 Rb1+ 57.Kd2 Rf1 58.Re5 f4 59.gxf4 Rxf2+ 60.Ke3 Re2+ 61.Kd3 Ra2 0-1

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