In this encounter, the 19-year–old chess wizard Teimour Radjabov clashes with former world champion Veselin Topalov. The game ends in a draw.
WHITE: TEIMOUR RADJABOV–2729
BLACK: VESELIN TOPALOV –2783
CORUS CHESS TOURNAMENT
WIJK AAN ZEE, NETHERLANDS
JANUARY, 2007 QUEEN’S INDIAN DEFENCE
Position after 21…dxe3!
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 Be7 6.Bg2 0-0 7.0-0 c6 8.Bf4 Nbd7 9.Qc2 a5 10.Rd1 Nh5 11.Bc1 b5 12.cxd5 cxd5 13.e4 dxe4 14.Qxe4 Rb8 15.Qe2 Nhf6 16.Bf4 Rb6 17.Ne5 Nd5 18.Bxd5 exd5 19.Nc3 Nxe5!? 20.dxe5 d4! 21.Be3 dxe3! 22.Qxe3 Bg5 23.Qc5 Be7 24.Qe3 Bg5 25.Qc5 Be7 26.Qe3 1/2-1/2. DRAW.
