Mtel Masters Sofia

(1) Topalov,V (2778) - Anand,V (2785) [E15] Mtel Masters Sofia BUL (6), 18.05.2005 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Nc3 c6 8.e4 d5 9.Qc2 dxe4 10.Nxe4 Bb7 11.Neg5 Topalov's novelty 11...c5 12.d5 exd5 13.cxd5 h6 14.Nxf7 Kxf7 15.0-0-0 Bd6 16.Nh4 Bc8 17.Re1 Na6 18.Re6 Nb4 [18...Bxe6 19.dxe6+ Kg8 20.Bxa6 ] 19.Bxb4 cxb4 20.Bc4 b5 [20...Bxe6 21.dxe6+ Kf8 22.Ng6+ ] 21.Bxb5 Be7 22.Ng6 Nxd5 23.Rxe7+ Nxe7 24.Bc4+ Kf6 25.Nxh8 Qd4 26.Rd1 Qa1+ 27.Kd2 Qd4+ 28.Ke1 Qe5+ 29.Qe2 Qxe2+ 30.Kxe2 Nf5 31.Nf7 a5 32.g4 Nh4 33.h3 Ra7 34.Rd6+ Ke7 35.Rb6 Rc7 36.Ne5 Ng2 37.Ng6+ Kd8 38.Kf1 Bb7 39.Rxb7 Rxb7 40.Kxg2 Rd7 41.Nf8 Rd2 42.Ne6+ Ke7 43.Nxg7 Rxa2 44.Nf5+ Kf6 45.Nxh6 Rc2 46.Bf7 [46.h4?? ] 46...Rc3 47.f4 a4 48.bxa4 b3 49.g5+ Kg7 50.f5 b2 51.f6+ Kh7 52.Nf5 [52.Nf5 b1Q 53.g6+ Kh8 54.g7+ Kh7 55.g8Q# ] 1-0

(2) Ponomariov,R (2695) - Kramnik,V (2753) [E12] Mtel Masters Sofia BUL (6), 18.05.2005 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.Nc3 Bb7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 g5 7.Bg3 Nh5 8.e3 Nxg3 9.hxg3 Bg7 10.Qc2 Nc6 11.0-0-0 Qe7 12.g4 Nb4 13.Qd2 c5 14.d5 exd5 15.a3 dxc4 16.axb4 cxb4 17.Nb5 d5 18.Nbd4 Bf6 19.e4 c3 20.bxc3 dxe4 21.Nf5 Qc7 22.Bb5+ Kf8 23.N3d4 Rc8 24.Ne2 e3 25.Qxe3 Bxg2 26.Rhg1 Bc6 27.Bxc6 Qxc6 28.Rd6 Qa4 29.Rxf6 Qa1+ 30.Kd2 Qa2+ 31.Kd1 Re8 32.Qd3 Qa4+ 33.Qc2 Qxc2+ 34.Kxc2 Rxe2+ 35.Kb3 bxc3 36.Rd1 Rd2 37.Rc1 c2 38.Rc6 Kg8 39.Nxh6+ Kh7 40.Nxf7 Rg8 41.R1xc2 Rxc2 42.Kxc2 Rg7 43.Rf6 Kg8 44.Ne5 Kh7 45.Rf5 1-0

(3) Polgar,Ju (2732) - Adams,Mi (2737) [C42] Mtel Masters Sofia BUL (6), 18.05.2005 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.0-0 Be7 8.c4 Nb4 9.Be2 0-0 10.a3 Nc6 11.cxd5 Qxd5 12.Nc3 Nxc3 13.bxc3 Na5 14.Re1 Bd6 15.Rb1 Bd7 16.Be3 Nc4 17.Nd2 Nxe3 18.fxe3 Qg5 19.Bf3 Rae8 20.Nc4 b6 21.e4 Bf4 22.Qc2 Re6 23.g3 b5 24.Nb2 Bd2 25.Re2 Be3+ 26.Kg2 f5 27.h4 Qh6 [27...Qg6! 28.Rxe3 fxe4 29.Bxe4 Bc6 ] 28.exf5 Ree8 29.Qb3+ Kh8 30.Qd5 Bxf5 31.Rbe1 Re6 [31...Bg6! ] 32.Nd1 Rd6 33.Qxb5 Bd7 34.Qe5 Bd2 35.Rf1 Rdf6 36.Rff2 Ba4 37.Rxd2 Rxf3 38.Ne3 R3f6 39.Qg5 Rxf2+ 40.Rxf2 Qc6+ 41.d5 Rxf2+ 42.Kxf2 Qd6 43.Qf4 Qxf4+ 44.gxf4 Kg8 45.Kf3 Kf7 46.c4 Bd7 47.f5 Kf6 48.Kf4 h5 49.c5 c6 50.Ke4 Be8 51.dxc6 Bxc6+ 52.Nd5+ 1-0