Bareev’s Immortal King Hunt Against Topalov

September 27, 2017 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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Veselin Topalov vs Evgeny Bareev
Linares (1994), Linares ESP, rd 11, Mar-??
French Defense: Classical. Burn Variation (C11)
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5
dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. c3 Nd7 8. Qc2 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. f4 Ng6 11.g3 O-O 12. Bd3 Qd5 13. a3 (13. Nf3) 13… Nxf4 14. Nxf6+ (14. gxf4 Bh4+ 15. Kf1 f5) 14… gxf6 15. Bxh7+ Kg7 16. Qe4 Re8 17. Qxe8 Bf5 18. Qxa8 Qe4+ 19. Kf2 (19. Kd2 Qg2+ 20. Ke3 Nd5+) 19… Qg2+ 20. Ke3 Nd5+ 21. Kd4 Qd2+ 22. Kc5 Qe3+ 23. Kc4 (23. Kxd5 Be6#) 23… Nb6+
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