Sofia Round 1 - Three Decisive Games

Radjabov,T (2751) - Ivanchuk,V (2740) [E15]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb7 6.Bg2 Bb4+ 7.Bd2 a5 8.0-0 0-0 9.Qc2 d6 10.Nc3 Nbd7 11.Rfe1 Bxc3 12.Bxc3 Be4 13.Qb2 Re8 14.Bh3 Bb7 15.Nd2 e5 16.Rad1 h6 17.f3 exd4 18.Bxd4 Ne5 19.Nf1 Nh5 20.Bxe5 Rxe5 21.e4 Qf6 22.Ne3 Qxf3 23.Bg2 Qf6 24.Ng4 Qe7 25.Nxe5 dxe5 26.Qf2 Bc6 27.a4 Qc5 28.Qxc5 bxc5 29.Re3 Kf8 30.Red3 Ke7 31.Rd5 Bxd5 32.Rxd5 Nf6 33.Rxc5 Kd6 34.Rb5 Ra7 35.h4 Nd7 36.Rd5+ Ke7 37.Bh3 c6 38.Rxd7+ Rxd7 39.Bxd7 Kxd7 40.c5 h5 41.Kf2 g6 42.Ke2 f5 43.exf5 gxf5 44.Kd3 Ke6 45.Kc4 f4 46.gxf4 exf4 47.Kd4 Kf5 48.Kd3 f3 0-1

Aronian,L (2763) - Topalov,V (2767) [E00]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 c5 4.Nf3 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 Nc6 8.Bc3 0-0 9.0-0 d5 10.Nd2 Bd7 11.cxd5 Nxd5 12.Bxd5 exd5 13.Qb3 Bf6 14.N2f3 Bg4 15.Rfd1 Rb8 16.Qa4 Bxf3 17.exf3 Bxd4 18.Bxd4 Qd7 19.b4 b6 20.Rac1 Rbc8 21.Bb2 Rfd8 22.Rc2 Ne7 23.Rxc8 Nxc8 24.b5 Ne7 25.Qb3 Nf5 26.a4 h5 27.h3 Qe6 28.Kg2 Qe2 29.g4 Nh4+ 30.Kg3 Ng6 31.gxh5 Ne7 32.Kg2 Nf5 33.Bd4 Qe7 34.Qd3 Qg5+ 35.Kh2 Re8 36.Bb2 Re3 37.fxe3 Qg3+ 38.Kh1 Qxf3+ 39.Kg1 Nxe3 40.Rd2 Qg3+ 41.Kh1 Qxh3+ 42.Kg1 Qg3+ 43.Kh1 Qe1+ 44.Kh2 Qxd2+ 45.Qxd2 Nf1+ 46.Kg2 Nxd2 47.Be5 Ne4 48.Kf3 Nc5 49.Ke3 Nxa4 50.Kd4 Nc5 51.Kxd5 a6 52.bxa6 Nxa6 53.Kc6 Nc5 54.Bc7 Kh7 55.Bxb6 Ne4 56.Be3 Nf6 57.Kd6 Nxh5 58.Ke5 Kg6 59.Bd2 f5 60.Be1 Kg5 0-1

Cheparinov,I (2696) - Bu Xiangzhi (2708) [B90]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.f3 Be6 9.Qd2 0-0 10.0-0-0 a5 11.Qe1 Qc7 12.Bb5 Nbd7 13.Qf2 Rfc8 14.Kb1 Bc4 15.g4 Bxb5 16.Nxb5 Qc6 17.a4 Ne8 18.Rd3 Qc4 19.Nc3 Nc7 20.Bb6 Nxb6 21.Qxb6 Qb4 22.Qxb4 axb4 23.Nd5 Nxd5 24.Rxd5 Rxa4 25.Rb5 Ra7 26.Rxb4 g6 27.Rd1 f5 28.gxf5 gxf5 29.Rd5 fxe4 30.fxe4 Kf7 31.c3 h5 32.Na5 Rc7 33.Nc4 Ke6 34.Ne3 Bd8 35.Nf5 Rd7 36.c4 b6 37.Rb3 Ra4 38.Rbd3 Be7 39.b3 Ra8 40.Rg3 Bf8 41.Kb2 h4 42.Rg6+ Kf7 43.Rg4 Rda7 44.Rxh4 Ra1 45.Rh7+ Ke6 46.Rh8 Re1 47.Ng3 Kf7 48.Rh7+ Ke6 49.Rb7 Rea1 50.Nf5 R8a2+ 51.Kc3 Rc1+ 52.Kb4 Rb2 53.Rb8 Rcb1 54.Rd3 Kf7 55.Rf3 1-0