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Veselin Topalov vs Francisco Vallejo Pons - 41st Chess Olympiad 2014 - Round 3

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ChessNetworkMaster gamesOlympiad2014Topalov, veselinPons, francisco vallejoDutch defense

This is the round 3 game between Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria, and Francisco Vallejo Pons of Spain from the 41st Chess Olympiad Open 2014 which is held in Tromsø, Norway. A slow positional build presents itself out of the Dutch defense, and as deep as move 15 all pawns and pieces remained aboard. The position however shifted quickly, as it so often does, after a single pawn break. White snatched a pawn, and with it we soon entered an imbalanced position of rook, knight, and pawn vs queen.

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