[Event "Clash of Generations 3 2026"] [White "Topalov,Veselin"] [Black "Erdogmus,Yagiz Kaan"] [Site "Monte-Carlo"] [Round "5.1"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2026.04.16"] [WhiteElo "2717"] [BlackElo "2687"] [PlyCount "114"] [TimeControl "60"] {[%evp 9,113,16,33,18,29,27,29,33,31,31,66,46,56,56,51,52,50,50,52,52,60,73,59,60,68,75,74,74,79,64,67,63,87,61,81,54,80,58,121,-49,68,64,175,26,18,17,43,0,12,4,25,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-6,-67,-83,-120,-103,-159,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-8,-8,-8,-9,-1033,-1027,-29980,-29981,-29981,-29982,-29993,-29994,-29994,-29995,-29995,-29983,-29996,-29997,-29999]} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} c6 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 2. d4 {[%emt 0:0:16]} d5 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 3. e5 {[%emt 0:0:12]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 4. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:48]} e6 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 5. Be2 {[%emt 0:0:4]} a6 {[%emt 0:1:22]} 6. O-O {[%emt 0:8:40] B12: Caro-Kann: Advance Variation.} c5 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 7. Be3 {[%emt 0:1:0]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:0:16]} 8. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:1:19] White has an edge.} Ne7 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 9. f4 {[%emt 0:2:48]} h5 $146 {[%emt 0:46:26]} ({Predecessor:} 9... Nbc6 10. c3 Bg6 11. Nb3 Nf5 12. Bf2 Be7 13. N1d2 h6 14. Nf3 Nh4 15. Ne1 Qc7 {1-0 Sayas,R (2207)-Guaimare,C (2328) NSV email 3nd 2019} )10. Nd2 {[%emt 0:3:30][%cal Od2b3]} (10. Bxh5 Nbc6 $11 )Nbc6 {[%emt 0:0:42]} 11. Nxf5 {[%emt 0:5:59]} Nxf5 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 12. Bf2 {[%emt 0:0:9]} g6 {[%emt 0:22:55]} 13. Bd3 {[%emt 0:1:29]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:1:33]} 14. a3 {[%emt 0:5:50]} Be7 {[%emt 0:3:19]} 15. Rc1 {[%emt 0:6:29]} b5 {[%emt 0:6:33]} 16. b4 {[%emt 0:5:4] Prevents Na5.} Nh6 {[%emt 0:3:44]} 17. h3 {[%emt 0:1:58] Dodges Ng4} Nf5 {[%emt 0:0:42]} 18. Kh2 {[%emt 0:4:35]} h4 {[%emt 0:2:13]} 19. Nf3 {[%emt 0:2:41]} Ng3 {[%emt 0:1:19]} 20. Re1 {[%emt 0:2:35][%cal Oc2c3]} (20. Bxg3 hxg3+ 21. Kxg3 g5 $11 )g5 {[%emt 0:2:52][%cal Bg6g5,Bg5f4,Bf4f3][%mdl 32]} 21. Qd2 {[%emt 0:4:25]} Rg8 {[%emt 0:3:4]} 22. c3 {[%emt 0:3:46]} gxf4 {[%emt 0:0:37]} 23. Rc2 {[%emt 0:4:44]} (23. Qxf4 $6 Bg5 24. Qg4 Kd7 $11 )Qc7 {[%emt 0:1:28]} (23... Rb8 $14 )24. a4 $2 {[%emt 0:7:5] [#]} (24. Qxf4 $16 {[%cal Oa3a4]} f5 25. Bxg3 (25. Nxh4 Ne4 $17 )hxg3+ 26. Kh1 )bxa4 {[%emt 0:0:7]} (24... Ne4 $15 25. Bxe4 (25. Qxf4 Bg5 $15 )dxe4 26. Rxe4 (26. Nxh4 $2 e3 $19 )Nxb4 )25. Ra2 {[%emt 0:3:29]} d4 {[%emt 0:1:8]} 26. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:9:33]} ({White should play} 26. Qxf4 $18 dxc3 27. Bxa6 (27. Rxa4 Rb8 $14 ))Nxe5 $11 {[%emt 0:0:46]} 27. Bxa6 {[%emt 0:0:21] This pair of bishops is nice.} (27. Rxa4 $2 f3 (27... Qxc3 28. Qxc3 Rxc3 29. Bxa6 $17 )28. Rxe5 Qxe5 $19 )f3 {[%emt 0:0:40]} 28. Bb5+ {[%emt 0:0:4]} (28. Bxc8 Ng4+ 29. Kg1 Ne2+ 30. Rxe2 Qh2+ 31. Kf1 fxg2+ 32. Ke1 g1=Q+ 33. Bxg1 Qxg1# )(28. gxf3 $2 Nf1+ 29. Kh1 Nxd2 $19 )Nd7 {[%emt 0:0:59] Really sharp!} (28... Kf8 $5 29. Qh6+ $8 (29. Bxa4 Ng4+ 30. Kg1 Ne2+ 31. Rxe2 Qh2+ 32. Kf1 fxg2+ 33. Ke1 g1=Q+ 34. Bxg1 Qxg1# )Rg7 30. Qh8+ (30. Bxa4 $2 {too greedy.} Ng4+ 31. Kg1 Ne2+ 32. Rexe2 Qh2+ 33. Kf1 fxg2+ 34. Ke1 Nxh6 $19 )(30. gxf3 $2 Nxf3+ 31. Nxf3 Nf5+ 32. Kh1 Nxh6 $19 )(30. Rxa4 $2 Ng4+ 31. Kg1 Ne2+ 32. Rxe2 Qh2+ 33. Kf1 fxg2+ 34. Ke1 Nxh6 $19 )Rg8 31. Qh6+ $11 (31. Qxe5 Bd6 $11 ))29. Kg1 {[%emt 0:0:31][%cal Bh2g1,Bg1f1,Bf1f2][%mdl 32] Prevents Nf1} Ne2+ {[%emt 0:1:3]} 30. Nxe2 {[%emt 0:2:48]} Rxg2+ {[%emt 0:0:11]} 31. Kf1 {[%emt 0:0:6]} Rxf2+ {[%emt 0:0:41]} 32. Kxf2 {[%emt 0:0:6]} Qh2+ {[%emt 0:0:5]} 33. Kxf3 {[%emt 0:0:40]} Qxh3+ {[%emt 0:0:1]} 34. Kf2 {[%emt 0:0:21]} Qf5+ {[%emt 0:0:7]} 35. Qf4 {[%emt 0:0:22]} (35. Kg1 $11 Qxb5 36. Nd4 )Qxb5 $15 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 36. Rg1 {[%emt 0:0:32]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:1:21] Prevents Rg8+.} 37. Qf3 {[%emt 0:3:11] [#]} Qc4 $2 {[%emt 0:1:32]} (37... h3 $1 $17 38. Nd4 Qe5 )38. Rxa4 $11 {[%emt 0:1:13]} Ne4+ {[%emt 0:0:0]} 39. Ke1 $1 {[%emt 0:0:48] and Ra7 should not be overlooked} Ng5 {[%emt 0:0:59]} 40. Qb7 {[%emt 0:2:51]} (40. Qh5 $5 Qc6 $8 41. Qh8+ Bf8 42. Rxg5 Qxa4 43. Rg8 Qa1+ 44. Kf2 Qa7+ 45. Ke1 $11 )Rc7 {[%emt 0:0:34]} 41. Qa8+ {[%emt 0:33:47]} (41. Ra8+ Kd7 42. Qb6 Nf3+ 43. Kf1 Qd3 (43... Nxg1 44. Qxg1 Qd3 45. Kf2 $19 ))Rc8 {[%emt 0:1:39]} 42. Rg4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:1:38]} 43. Qh1 {[%emt 0:0:0]} ({Don't play} 43. Ra7 $6 Rxa8 (43... Nf3+ $2 44. Kf2 $18 )44. Rxc7 Bd8 $17 )h3 {[%emt 0:11:51]} 44. Ra5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} f5 {[%emt 0:4:38]} 45. Rxg5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Bxg5 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 46. Qxh3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Bf6 {[%emt 0:1:34]} 47. Kf1 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:3:29]} 48. Ra6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Qc4 {[%emt 0:1:46]} 49. Qh5+ {[%emt 0:0:0]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:4:13]} 50. Qh6+ $2 {[%emt 0:0:0][%mdl 8192] This move loses the game for White.} (50. Ra7 $11 Rd1+ (50... Bxc3 51. Qf7# )51. Kf2 Bh4+ (51... Bxc3 52. Qf7# )52. Kg2 Qe4+ 53. Qf3 )Bg7 $19 {[%emt 0:0:16]} 51. Qxe6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Rd1+ {[%emt 0:0:6] Black mates.} 52. Kg2 {[%emt 0:7:16]} Qg4+ {[%emt 0:0:4]} 53. Kh2 {[%emt 0:0:17]} Qh4+ {[%emt 0:0:8]} 54. Kg2 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Qh1+ {[%emt 0:0:47]} 55. Kf2 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Qh2+ {[%emt 0:0:22]} 56. Ke3 {[%emt 0:1:5]} Qh3+ {[%emt 0:0:4]} 57. Kf2 {[%emt 0:0:6]} Rf1# {[%emt 0:6:26] Weighted Error Value: White=0.38/Black=0.17 (very precise) Loses game: White=1 --- Mistake: White=3 Black=4 Inaccurate: White=5 Black=3 OK: White=12 Black=5 Best: White=2 Black=2 Strong: White=1 ---} 0-1