Bogdan-Daniel goes for the Maroczy formation - a structure that appears in many different openings.
A bit of a gambling sacrifice from Veselin, but he’s in an all-in situation.
Bogdan-Daniel castles and protect his central pawn at the same time.
Topalov managed to trade white's strong bishop and gets back in the game.
Veselin’s piece activity keeps growing. His dark-squared bishop feels perfectly placed on the long diagonal, especially with its counterpart off the board.
Exchange sacrifice by Topalov, in his true style.
With such a powerful dark-squared bishop, Black will always have enough compensation - especially since it’s aimed directly at the opponent’s king.
After playing fantastic and courageous chess, Veselin makes a misstep. One more check might have sealed the game for Black - but unfortunately, he didn’t spot it.
The final position was very much a draw, but Veselin ran out of time and forfeited the game.
It’s the final round of the tournament, and Veselin Topalov needs a win to try and escape last place. That’s usually all the motivation a proud champion needs - expect him to come out fighting.