Juan Facundo Pierrot vs Veselin Topalov - FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament 2001-02 2001.01.18

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Juan Facundo Pierrot vs Veselin Topalov
FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament 2001/02 Moscow RUS round 1.1 2001.01.18
Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack, Dorfman Gambit 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament 2001/02"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2001.01.18"]
[EventDate "2001.11.27"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Juan Facundo Pierrot"]
[Black "Veselin Topalov"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2427"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "122"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nc6 4. O-O Bd7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. h3 e6
7. c3 a6 8. Bf1 Be7 9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 d5 11. e5 Ne4 12. Nbd2
Nxd2 13. Bxd2 Rc8 14. Qb3 b5 15. Rac1 O-O 16. Qe3 Qb6 17. Bd3
f5 18. exf6 Bxf6 19. Ne5 Nxe5 20. dxe5 Qxe3 21. Rxe3 Rxc1+
22. Bxc1 Rc8 23. Bd2 Bd8 24. Re1 Bb6 25. Be3 Bxe3 26. fxe3 Be8
27. Kf2 Bg6 28. Bxg6 hxg6 29. e4 Kf7 30. Ke3 dxe4 31. Re2 g5
32. Kxe4 a5 33. Rd2 Rc4+ 34. Ke3 g4 35. Rd4 Rc2 36. Rf4+ Kg8
37. Rf2 Rc5 38. Kd4 Rc4+ 39. Kd3 gxh3 40. gxh3 Rh4 41. Rf3 Kh7
42. Rg3 Kh6 43. b3 a4 44. Re3 axb3 45. axb3 Rb4 46. Kc3 Rf4
47. Kd3 g5 48. Rg3 Kg6 49. Re3 Kf5 50. Kc3 Rh4 51. Kd3 Kf4
52. Kd4 Rh8 53. Re4+ Kf5 54. Re3 Rd8+ 55. Kc5 Rd5+ 56. Kb4 Kf4
57. Re1 Rd3 58. Rh1 Kxe5 59. h4 gxh4 60. Rb1 h3 61. Kxb5 h2
0-1

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Updated: 2 December, 2021
Created: 2 December, 2021