XVII Torneo Melody Amber 2008

Gelfand y Topalov se fajaron en la novena ronda a rápidas en una vistosa partida posicional, con una ligera ventaja del jugador israelita que al final no fue suficiente para alcanzar el triunfo.

Gelfand,B (2737) - Topalov,V (2780) [E17]
Niza Rapid Francia (9), 25.03.2008
[ICC/Rybka 2.3.2a mp 32-bit/Jimenez,A]

1.d4 Cf6 2.c4 e6 3.Cf3 b6 4.g3 Ab7 5.Ag2 Ae7 6.Cc3 0-0 7.Dc2 c5 8.d5 exd5 9.cxd5 Ca6 [RR 9...Cxd5 10.De4 Cb4 11.Dxb7 C8c6 12.Af4 g5 (RR 12...Cc2+ 13.Rd2 Cxa1 14.Txa1 Af6 15.Td1 Axc3+ 16.bxc3 Df6 17.Ah3 d5 18.Ag5 Dg6 19.Re1 d4 20.cxd4 Cxd4 21.Ae7 Tab8 22.Dd5 Tfe8 23.Ce5 Dc2 24.Dxf7+ Rh8 25.Ag4 De4 26.f4 Cc2+ 27.Rf2 Gajewski,G (2515)-Hernandez,H (2524)/Calvia ESP 2006/The Week in Chess 625/1-0 (33)) 13.0-0-0 gxf4 14.a3 1-0 Karjakin,S (2686)-Bindrich,F (2469)/Dresden GER 2007/The Week in Chess 649; RR 9...Axd5 10.Cxd5 Cxd5 11.Ch4 Cb4 12.Dd2 C8c6 13.Cf5 Cd4 14.Cxd4 cxd4 15.Axa8 Dxa8 16.0-0 De4 17.a3 Cc2 18.Ta2 Tc8 19.b3 Tc3 20.Ab2 Tc6 21.Td1 Af6 22.Dd3 d5 23.Df3 h6 24.h4 Aronian,L (2739)-Carlsen,M (2733)/Morelia/Linares MEX/ESP 2008/The Week in Chess 696/1/2-1/2] 10.Ch4 d6 11.Cf5 Te8 Diagram

12.Cxe7+N [12.0-0 Af8 13.Td1+/= (13.a3 Ac8 14.Tb1 Cc7 15.b4 Axf5 16.Dxf5 g6 17.Dc2 Cd7 18.Af4 cxb4 19.axb4 a5 20.b5 Cc5 21.Ca4 Cxa4 22.Dxa4 Txe2 23.Tfc1 Ce8 24.Af1 Te7 25.Ag5 f6 26.Ae3 Txe3 27.fxe3 Ah6 28.De4 a4 29.Tc3 a3 30.Ta1 f5 31.Dd3 Ag7 32.Taxa3 Axc3 33.Txc3 Cf6 34.Dd4 Cd7 35.e4 fxe4 36.Dxe4 Ce5 37.Ah3 Ta1+ 38.Rg2 Ta2+ 39.Tc2 Txc2+ 40.Dxc2 Rg7 41.Ae6 h5 42.h4 Df6 43.Dc7+ Rh6 44.Dc1+ g5 45.De3 Cc4 46.hxg5+ Dxg5 47.Df3 Ce5 48.Df8+ Dg7 49.Dxd6 Df6 50.Da3 Rg7 51.De3 Cc4 52.De2 Db2 53.Dxb2+ Cxb2 54.d6 Rf6 55.Ad5 Cd1 56.Rf3 Cc3 57.Ac4 Ca4 58.Re4 Cc5+ 59.Rd5 Cb7 60.Rc6 Ca5+ 61.Rc7 1-0 Tregubov,P (2609)-Hernandez Carmenates,H (2566)/Merida MEX 2007/The Week in Chess 685) ] 12...Dxe7 13.0-0 b5 14.Ag5 Cc7= 15.Df5 Dd7 [15...Tad8= 16.a3 h6 17.Axf6 Dxf6 18.Dxf6 gxf6 19.e4 a5=] 16.Dxd7 Cxd7 17.Ce4+/= Axd5 18.Cxd6 Txe2 19.Cxb5 Cxb5 20.Axd5 Tb8 [20...Tf8 21.b3 (21.Ac6 Cd4!) 21...Cd4 22.Tfe1+/=] 21.Tfe1 Cd4 Diagram


22.Txe2 [22.b3+/=] 22...Cxe2+ 23.Rf1 Txb2 24.Te1 h6 [24...Cb6!?] 25.Axh6 [25.Ad8=] 25...gxh6 [25...Cb6! 26.Txe2 Tb1+ 27.Te1 (27.Rg2 Cxd5=) 27...Txe1+ 28.Rxe1 Cxd5=] 26.Txe2 Tb1+ 27.Te1 Txe1+ 28.Rxe1+/= Diagram

28...Cb6 29.Ab3 Rf8 30.Rd2 Cc8 31.Rd3 Cd6 32.g4 Rg7 33.f4 Rg6 34.Ac2 f5 35.h3 Rf6 36.Rc3 Ce4+ [36...Cb5+ 37.Rd2 (37.Rc4 Cd4!) 37...Cd6+/=] 37.Rc4 [37.Axe4 fxe4 38.h4 a5 39.g5+ Rg6 40.gxh6 Rxh6 41.f5 a4 42.a3 Rh5 43.Rc2 c4 44.Rd2 Rh6 45.Rd1 Rh5 46.Re2 c3 47.Re3 Rh6 48.Re2=] 37...Cf2 38.Axf5 Cxh3 39.Ac2 Cxf4 40.Rxc5 Rg5 41.Ad1 [41.a4=] 41...Cd3+ 42.Rb5 Cf2 43.Af3 Rf4= 44.Ab7 Cxg4 45.Ra6 Re5 46.Rxa7 Rd6 47.Rb6 Ce5 1/2-1/2

Un cordial saludo,

Angel Jiménez Arteaga

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