This is a sharp and instructive chess game between Veselin Topalov and Vasyl Ivanchuk from Linares 1999. The game begins with the English Opening, Symmetrical Variation, and quickly sharpens after 5…Bb4+ and Qa5, followed by central tension with …d5. By move 11, Ivanchuk already holds a near-decisive advantage, which he converts in spectacular fashion. Crushing the English Opening this quickly is rare.
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1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. g3 Bb4+ 6. Nc3 Qa5 7. Ndb5 d5 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Nf6 10. Bg2 O-O 11. Qb3 dxc4 12. Qxc4 e5 13. Nd6 Be6 14. Qd3 e4 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Rad8 17. Qc2 Nd4 18. Qb2 Nxe2 19. Kxe2 Rfe8 20. Qb4 Qh5+ 21. f3 f5 22. g4 Qh3 23. gxf5 Bxf5 24. Qc4+ Kh8 25. Re1 Rxe4+