[Event "Topalov Clock Simul 2011"]
[Site "Dublin IRL"]
[Date "2011.10.03"]
[Round "-.2"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Collins, Sam"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2436"]
[BlackICU "2449"]
[WhiteNationality "BUL"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2900084"]
[BlackFideId "2501198"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[ECO "C97"]
[Opening "Ruy Lopez"]
[Variation "closed, Chigorin defence"]
[EventDate "2011.10.03"]
[Source "TWIC 883"]
[URL "https://www.irlchess.com/games_archive/TWIC_files/topalov-collins-topalov-2011.htm"]
[LastModified "Fri Feb  9 17:19:46 2024"]

{ Annotator: ChessBase editors (see event information). } { Event
information: <a
href="https://en.chessbase.com/post/clock-simul-topalov-vs-the-irish-national-team">Clock
simul: Topalov vs the Irish national team</a>, ChessBase, October 5, 2011.
}

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8.
c3 O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. d5 Bd7 13. b3 Rfb8 14. Nbd2 Nb7
15. c4 Ne8 16. Nf1 Nd8 17. Ne3 g6 18. Ng4 f6 19. Nh6+ Kh8 20. Nh2 a5 21.
cxb5 Bxb5 22. Bd2 Bd7 23. N2g4 Bf8 24. Rc1 Bc8 25. h4 Nf7 26. Nxf7+ Qxf7
27. Ne3 Be7 28. Nc4 Bd8 29. f4 Qe7 30. Rf1 Ba6 31. h5 a4 32. hxg6 axb3 33.
Bxb3 hxg6 34. Rc3 Bxc4 35. Bxc4 Ba5 36. Rh3+ Kg7 37. Bc1 exf4 38. Bxf4 Rb2
39. e5 f5 40. Qc1 Rab8 41. Bb3 Re2 42. exd6 Qe4 43. Rh2 Bd2 44. Bxd2 Qd4+
45. Kh1 Rxd2 46. Qe1 Nxd6 47. Qe7+ Nf7 48. Qc7 Rh8 49. Rxh8 Kxh8 50. Qxf7
Qh4+ 51. Kg1 Qd4+ 1/2-1/2