Karjakin Just Punishes Topalov For Not Castling In Time

Sergey Karjakin vs Veselin Topalov
Shamkir Chess 2017 Round 5 Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation. Botvinnik-Carls Defense (B12)

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 (3… Bf5) 4.
dxc5 e6 5. a3 Bxc5 6. Nf3 Ne7 7. Bd3 Ng6 8. O-O Nc6 9. b4 Bb6 10. Bb2 Nf4 11.
c4 Nxd3 12. Qxd3 dxc4 13. Qxc4 Ne7 14. Nc3 Bd7 15. Qg4 Bc6 (15… O-O) 16. Rad1
{0} (16. Qxg7 Rg8 17. Qf6 Nf5 18. Qxd8+ Rxd8) 16… Qc7 17. Ng5 Qxe5 (17… O-O
) 18. b5 h5 19. Qh4 Bxb5 (19… Ng6 20. Qg3 Qxg3 21. hxg3 Bd7 22. Nxf7 O-O 23.
Rxd7 Rxf7) 20. Rfe1 Qf5 21. Nxb5 Qxb5 22. Bxg7 Nf5 23. Nxe6 fxe6 (23… Nxh4
24. Nc7#) 24. Rxe6+ Kf7 25. Qf6+ Kg8 26. Bxh8 Bxf2+ 27. Kh1 (27. Kxf2 Rf8 28.
Rd8) 27… Qa4 28. Red6 Rf8 29. Qg6+ Kxh8 30. Rd7 1-0

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