[Event "GMA-qual"] [Site "Belgorod"] [Date "1989.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Moldobaev, Emil"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2375"] [BlackElo ""] [ECO "A88"] 1.Nf3 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6 4.O-O Bg7 5.d4 O-O 6.b3 d6 7.Bb2 Qe8 8.c4 Na6 9.d5 Bd7 10.Nc3 c6 11.Rc1 Rc8 12.Nd4 Qf7 13.Ba3 g5 14.e3 f4 15.exf4 gxf4 16.Nde2 Nh5 17.Bf3 Be5 18.Bxh5 Qxh5 19.Nxf4 Qxd1 20.Rfxd1 Bxf4 21.gxf4 Rxf4 22.Rd3 Kf7 23.Re3 Rg8+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "GMA-qual"] [Site "Belgorod"] [Date "1989.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Yakovich, Yuri"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo ""] [BlackElo "2455"] [ECO "C54"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.c3 d6 6.Bb3 Bb6 7.Nbd2 Ne7 8.Nc4 Ng6 9.h3 Be6 10.O-O O-O 11.Re1 h6 12.d4 Bxc4 13.Bxc4 Re8 14.Qb3 Qd7 15.a4 a5 16.Be3 Nxe4 17.Bb5 c6 18.Bd3 exd4 19.Bxd4 Bxd4 20.Bxe4 Rxe4 21.Rxe4 Bf6 22.Rae1 d5 23.R4e3 Rd8 24.Qb6 Ra8 25.Rd1 Ne7 26.Ne5 Qc8 27.Re2 h5 28.Rde1 Ra6 29.Qc5 Qc7 30.Nf3 Ng6 31.Re8+ Kh7 32.Qe3 Nf4 33.Ne5 Bg5 34.Qf3 Bh6 35.g3 1-0 [Event "GMA-qual"] [Site "Belgorod"] [Date "1989.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Taborov, Boris"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo ""] [BlackElo "2385"] [ECO "B07"] 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 c6 4.f4 Qa5 5.Qd2 e5 6.Nf3 Nbd7 7.Bd3 exd4 8.Nxd4 g6 9.Nb3 Qc7 10.O-O Bg7 11.a4 b6 12.Be2 O-O 13.Rd1 Ne8 14.Bf3 Rb8 15.Qf2 Nef6 16.Qd2 Ne8 17.Qf2 a6 18.Be3 b5 19.a5 Bb7 20.Rd2 b4 21.Na4 c5 22.e5 c4 23.exd6 Nxd6 24.Nbc5 c3 25.bxc3 Nxc5 26.Bxc5 Nc4 27.Rd3 Rfe8 28.Bxb7 Rxb7 29.Nb6 Nxb6 30.axb6 Qc6 31.Bxb4 Qxb6 32.Qxb6 Rxb6 33.Rad1 Rbb8 34.Kf2 Bf8 35.Bxf8 Kxf8 1/2-1/2 [Event "GMA-qual"] [Site "Belgorod"] [Date "1989.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Gorelov, Sergey G"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo ""] [BlackElo "2455"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.a4 a6 8.Na3 Be7 9.Bc4 Be6 10.O-O Rc8 11.Bg5 O-O 12.Bxf6 Bxf6 13.Nd5 Bg5 14.c3 Kh8 15.Qe2 Bd7 16.Bd3 Be6 17.Bc4 Bd7 18.Bd3 Be6 1/2-1/2 [Event "GMA-qual"] [Site "Belgorod"] [Date "1989.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Efimov, Igor"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo ""] [BlackElo "2395"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 Nf6 6.N1c3 h6 7.Nd6+ Bxd6 8.Qxd6 Qe7 9.Qxe7+ Kxe7 10.b3 d6 11.Ba3 a5 12.O-O-O Nb4 13.f3 Bd7 14.Bb2 Rhc8 15.a3 Na6 16.Bxa6 Rxa6 17.a4 Rac6 18.Rd3 Be6 19.Kb1 Nd7 20.Rc1 Nc5 21.Nd5+ Kf8 22.Rd2 f5 23.Re1 fxe4 24.fxe4 Bxd5 25.Rxd5 Ke7 26.Ba3 Rf8 27.Bxc5 Rxc5 28.Rd2 b5 29.axb5 Rxb5 30.Kb2 Ke6 31.Red1 Rb6 32.Ka3 Rf4 33.Re2 Rb4 34.c4 Rb6 1/2-1/2 [Event "GMA-qual"] [Site "Belgorod"] [Date "1989.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Arbakov, Valentin"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2400"] [BlackElo ""] [ECO "A88"] 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Nc3 d6 7.O-O Qe8 8.b3 Na6 9.Ba3 c6 10.e3 Rb8 11.Rc1 b5 12.cxb5 cxb5 13.Ne2 b4 14.Bb2 Nd5 15.Nf4 Nac7 16.Nxd5 Nxd5 17.Re1 h6 18.Nd2 Qf7 19.Nc4 Bd7 20.Qf3 Nf6 21.d5 Rb5 22.Red1 Ne4 23.Bxg7 Kxg7 24.Qe2 Nc3 25.Qb2 Kh7 26.Rd2 Rc8 27.a3 Nxd5 28.axb4 Nxb4 29.Qa3 a5 30.Bf1 Rbc5 31.Rcd1 Be6 32.Bg2 Bxc4 33.bxc4 Qxc4 34.Bf1 Qe6 35.h4 h5 36.Kh2 Qe5 37.Bg2 Rc4 38.Kg1 Qc5 39.Qb3 Kg7 40.Qb2+ Qe5 41.Qxe5+ dxe5 42.Rd7 R8c7 43.Bf1 Rc2 44.Bb5 Kf6 45.Ba4 Rxd7 46.Rxd7 Ra2 47.Bb3 Ra3 48.Bc4 Rc3 49.Bb5 Rc5 50.Ba4 e4 51.Rb7 Nd3 52.Rb6+ e6 53.Bd7 Re5 54.Be8 Rd5 55.Ra6 Ne5 56.Ba4 Nf3+ 57.Kg2 Nd2 58.Ra7 Nf3 59.Ra6 Rc5 60.Bb3 Re5 61.Ba4 Ne1+ 62.Kg1 Nd3 63.Ra7 Rc5 64.Ra6 Rc1+ 65.Kg2 Ra1 66.Bb5 Ne5 67.Ra8 Ra2 68.Ra7 Rb2 69.Rxa5 Ng4 70.Kg1 Rxf2 71.Ra6 Rf3 72.Kg2 Nxe3+ 73.Kh2 0-1 [Event "GMA-qual"] [Site "Belgorod"] [Date "1989.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Basin, Leonid"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2455"] [BlackElo ""] [ECO "A88"] 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O d6 7.Nc3 Qe8 8.b3 Na6 9.Ba3 c6 10.Qd3 Rb8 11.e4 fxe4 12.Nxe4 Nxe4 13.Qxe4 Bf5 14.Qe3 Bf6 15.Rad1 Nc7 16.Rfe1 Qd7 17.Rd2 Rbe8 18.Bb2 a6 19.Qh6 Bg7 20.Qe3 Bg4 21.Ng5 h6 22.Ne4 g5 23.d5 Bxb2 24.dxc6 bxc6 25.Rxb2 Ne6 26.h4 d5 27.hxg5 dxe4 28.Rd2 Qc7 29.Qxe4 Bf5 30.Qxc6 Qxc6 31.Bxc6 Nxg5 32.f4 Rc8 33.Bd5+ e6 34.fxg5 exd5 35.Rxd5 hxg5 36.Ree5 Bg6 37.Rd6 Kg7 38.Rxg5 Rf6 39.Rgd5 Rc6 40.Rxc6 Rxc6 41.Kf2 Re6 42.g4 Kf6 43.Ra5 Ke7 44.Kf3 Kd7 45.b4 Kc7 46.Rc5+ Kb7 47.a3 Bd3 48.g5 Be2+ 49.Kf4 1/2-1/2 [Event "GMA-qual"] [Site "Belgorod"] [Date "1989.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Tataev, Manach"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo ""] [BlackElo ""] [ECO "A81"] 1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.O-O O-O 6.Nbd2 d6 7.c3 Kh8 8.Re1 Nc6 9.e4 e5 10.dxe5 dxe5 11.Qb3 f4 12.gxf4 Nh5 13.f5 Nf4 14.Nf1 Nxg2 15.Kxg2 gxf5 16.exf5 Bxf5 17.Bg5 Qd7 18.Ng1 Be6 19.Qb5 Bd5+ 20.f3 Rxf3 21.Nxf3 Qg4+ 0-1 [Event "GMA-Open"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1989.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Kuzmin, Gennadi P"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo ""] [BlackElo "2505"] [ECO "C55"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.Bb3 a6 7.Re1 d6 8.c3 Be6 9.Nbd2 Bxb3 10.Qxb3 Qd7 11.Nf1 Rfe8 12.Ng3 g6 13.d4 Bf8 14.Bg5 Bg7 15.Rad1 Qc8 16.h3 h6 17.Bc1 b6 18.Nh2 Na5 19.Qc2 c5 20.d5 b5 21.Qe2 Nc4 22.Ng4 Nxg4 23.hxg4 Nb6 24.Be3 Na4 25.f3 c4 26.Qd2 Kh7 27.Kf2 Rh8 28.Rh1 Kg8 29.Bxh6 Nxb2 30.Rdf1 Nd3+ 31.Kg1 Bxh6 32.Rxh6 Qc5+ 33.Kh2 Nf4 34.Rxh8+ Kxh8 35.Nf5 gxf5 36.g3 fxe4 37.fxe4 Rg8 38.gxf4 Rxg4 39.fxe5 Kg7 40.e6 fxe6 41.Qe2 Rg6 42.Qf3 Rh6+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "GMA-Open"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1989.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Yurtaev, Leonid"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2510"] [BlackElo ""] [ECO "B30"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Bc4 Be7 5.O-O d6 6.Ne2 Nf6 7.d3 Bg4 8.Ng5 O-O 9.f3 Bh5 10.Ng3 Bg6 11.a3 Nh5 12.Nh3 Qd7 13.f4 Nxf4 14.Nxf4 exf4 15.Bxf4 Bf6 16.Rb1 Ne7 17.Ba2 Kh8 18.Kh1 b5 19.b4 cxb4 20.axb4 Rac8 21.Be3 Be5 22.Ne2 d5 23.exd5 Nxd5 24.Bxd5 Qxd5 25.Bxa7 Rfe8 26.Bc5 Bh5 27.Rf5 Bg4 28.Nf4 Qa2 29.Qxg4 Qxb1+ 30.Bg1 Bd4 31.Ne2 Bxg1 32.Nxg1 Qa2 33.c4 Qa7 34.Rxb5 Rcd8 35.c5 Rxd3 36.h3 Qa1 37.Qe2 Rdd8 38.Qf2 Qa7 39.Ra5 Qc7 40.Ra1 Rb8 41.Rb1 Qd7 42.Qc2 Qc6 43.Nf3 h6 44.Qc3 Re2 45.Qd3 Qe4 46.Qd1 Re8 47.Qg1 Re6 48.b5 Rxg2 49.Kxg2 Rg6+ 50.Kf2 Qc2+ 51.Ke3 Rxg1 52.Rxg1 Qxc5+ 53.Nd4 f5 54.Kd3 Qb4 55.Rc1 f4 56.Ke4 Kh7 57.Kd5 h5 58.h4 Qe7 59.Rb1 f3 60.Rf1 Qf7+ 61.Ke4 f2 62.Ke3 Qe7+ 63.Kxf2 Qxh4+ 64.Ke3 Qg5+ 65.Ke4 h4 66.Rf5 Qg4+ 67.Rf4 Qg2+ 68.Ke3 g5 69.Rf2 Qg3+ 70.Rf3 Qe1+ 71.Kd3 g4 72.Rf7+ Kg6 73.Rf4 Qg3+ 74.Ke4 h3 0-1 [Event "GMA-Open"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1989.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo ""] [BlackElo "2525"] [ECO "C54"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.Bb3 O-O 7.Bg5 a6 8.Nbd2 Ba7 9.Nf1 h6 10.Bh4 g5 11.Bg3 Nh5 12.Ne3 Kg7 13.Qd2 Ne7 14.d4 f5 15.exf5 e4 16.Ng1 Nxf5 17.Ne2 Nxe3 18.Qxe3 Bg4 19.O-O-O 1/2-1/2 [Event "GMA-Open"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1989.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Miles, Anthony J"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2520"] [BlackElo ""] [ECO "A88"] 1.Nf3 f5 2.d4 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.O-O O-O 6.c4 d6 7.Nc3 Qe8 8.b3 Na6 9.Ba3 c6 10.Qd3 Rb8 11.e4 fxe4 12.Nxe4 Bf5 13.Nxf6+ Bxf6 14.Qe3 b5 15.Rac1 Nc7 16.Rfe1 Qd7 17.Rcd1 Bg4 18.Rd3 bxc4 19.bxc4 Bf5 20.Rd2 Qc8 21.Bc1 Qa6 22.Bf1 Qa5 23.h3 Qa4 24.Ng5 e5 25.dxe5 Bxe5 26.f4 Bg7 27.Rxd6 Rbe8 28.Qd2 c5 29.Rxe8 Qxe8 30.Bb2 Bxb2 31.Qxb2 Qe3+ 32.Qf2 Qxf2+ 33.Kxf2 h6 34.Nf3 Rb8 35.g4 Bb1 36.Nd2 Bc2 37.Bg2 Rf8 38.Kg3 Kg7 39.Be4 Bxe4 40.Nxe4 Rf7 41.Nxc5 1-0 [Event "GMA-Open"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1989.??.??"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Campora, Daniel H"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo ""] [BlackElo "2500"] [ECO "C54"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.c3 d6 6.Bb3 O-O 7.O-O a6 8.Nbd2 Ba7 9.h3 Ne7 10.Re1 Ng6 11.Nf1 Nh5 12.d4 Nhf4 13.Ng3 Qe7 14.Be3 Rd8 15.Bc2 h6 16.Nf5 Qf6 17.g3 Ne6 18.Nh2 Re8 19.Qh5 Ngf8 20.dxe5 dxe5 21.Bxh6 Qg6 22.Qh4 gxh6 23.Nxh6+ Kg7 24.Nf5+ Kg8 25.Nh6+ Kg7 26.Nf5+ Kg8 1/2-1/2 [Event "GMA-Open"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1989.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Zaichik, Gennadi"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2500"] [BlackElo ""] [ECO "A80"] 1.d4 f5 2.Bg5 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.e3 Bg7 5.h3 Nf6 6.g4 c6 7.gxf5 Bxf5 8.Bd3 Bxd3 9.Qxd3 Nbd7 10.f4 Nb6 11.Nge2 Nc4 12.O-O-O Qa5 13.Kb1 Qb4 14.b3 b5 15.Ka1 Nd6 16.Bxf6 exf6 17.h4 f5 18.h5 Kf7 19.Qd2 a5 20.Nc1 Ne4 21.Nxe4 dxe4 22.Qxb4 axb4 23.Kb1 Rhd8 24.Ne2 c5 25.hxg6+ hxg6 26.Rh7 Rd7 27.c3 bxc3 28.Nxc3 cxd4 29.exd4 Kg8 30.Rh2 Rxd4 31.Rxd4 Bxd4 32.Nxb5 Be3 33.Rh4 Rd8 34.a4 Bf2 35.Rh1 g5 36.fxg5 f4 37.Nc3 e3 38.Ne4 Bg3 39.Rh6 e2 40.Rg6+ Kf7 0-1 [Event "GMA-Open"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1989.??.??"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Lputian, Smbat G"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo ""] [BlackElo "2610"] [ECO "C08"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.exd5 exd5 5.Bb5+ Nc6 6.Qe2+ Be7 7.dxc5 Nf6 8.Nb3 O-O 9.Nf3 a6 10.Ba4 Re8 11.Be3 Ne4 12.O-O-O Bxc5 13.Nfd4 Bd7 14.Nxc5 Nxc5 15.Bxc6 bxc6 16.Rhe1 Rb8 17.Qf1 Qa5 18.Kb1 Qb4 19.Bc1 Ne4 20.Nb3 h6 21.f3 Nd6 22.Bd2 Qa4 23.Bc3 Bf5 24.Rxe8+ Rxe8 25.Re1 Rc8 26.Qf2 Nb5 27.Bd4 Nxd4 28.Qxd4 Qb5 29.g4 Bg6 30.h4 Qb8 31.h5 Bh7 32.Qe5 Qxe5 33.Rxe5 f6 34.Re2 c5 35.Kc1 f5 36.Re5 fxg4 37.fxg4 Be4 38.Nd2 Bg2 39.Re2 Bh3 40.Re5 Rd8 41.g5 hxg5 42.Rxg5 Kh7 43.Nb3 c4 44.Nd4 Rd6 45.Kd2 Kh6 46.Re5 Rd7 47.b4 cxb3 48.cxb3 Bg4 49.b4 Rf7 50.a4 Rb7 51.b5 axb5 52.axb5 Bxh5 1/2-1/2 [Event "GMA-Open"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1989.??.??"] [Round "8"] [White "Dautov, Rustem"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2535"] [BlackElo ""] [ECO "A88"] 1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.O-O O-O 6.c4 d6 7.Nc3 Qe8 8.b3 Na6 9.Ba3 c6 10.Qd3 Rb8 11.Nd2 Nc7 12.Rac1 b5 13.Bb2 Be6 14.cxb5 cxb5 15.d5 Bf7 16.b4 Qd7 17.Ba1 g5 18.Nb3 f4 19.Qd2 Qg4 20.Nd4 a6 21.e4 fxe3 22.fxe3 Bg6 23.e4 Rbc8 24.Nf5 Bxf5 25.Rxf5 h6 26.Bf3 Qh3 27.Ne2 Na8 28.Bxf6 Bxf6 29.Kh1 Rxc1+ 30.Qxc1 Bg7 31.Ng1 Rxf5 32.Qc8+ Kh7 33.Nxh3 Rf8 34.Qg4 Nb6 35.Qh5 Bf6 36.Bg4 1-0 [Event "GMA-Open"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1989.??.??"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Gheorghiu, Florin"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo ""] [BlackElo "2515"] [ECO "B80"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Nb3 e6 7.Bd3 Be7 8.O-O a6 9.Be3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sochi-B"] [Site "Sochi"] [Date "1989.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Grosar, Aljosa"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2490"] [BlackElo "2385"] [ECO "B58"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nf3 h6 8.O-O Be7 9.Re1 O-O 10.h3 Be6 11.Bf1 Nb8 12.b3 a6 13.a4 Nbd7 14.Bb2 Rc8 15.Nd2 Nc5 16.a5 Qc7 17.Nc4 Ncxe4 18.Nxe4 Nxe4 19.Rxe4 d5 20.Bxe5 Qc6 21.Rd4 dxc4 22.Bxc4 Rfd8 23.Bd3 f6 24.Rxd8+ Rxd8 25.Bb2 Bf5 26.Qe2 Bxd3 27.cxd3 Bb4 28.Qg4 Bd2 29.Qe2 Bb4 30.d4 Rd5 31.Ra4 Bxa5 32.Rc4 Qd7 33.Qc2 Qf5 34.Rc8+ Kh7 35.Qxf5+ Rxf5 36.Bc3 Bxc3 37.Rxc3 Rd5 38.Rd3 Kg6 39.Kf1 Kf5 40.Ke2 Ke4 41.f3+ Kf4 42.Kf2 h5 43.g3+ Kf5 44.Ke3 Ke6 45.h4 Ra5 46.Ke4 g6 47.Rc3 Rb5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sochi-B"] [Site "Sochi"] [Date "1989.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Ivanov, Jordan"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2300"] [BlackElo "2490"] [ECO "A85"] 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.f3 c5 5.d5 d6 6.b3 Bg7 7.Bb2 O-O 8.Qd2 Nbd7 9.Nh3 Ne5 10.e3 h6 11.Be2 Bd7 12.Nf2 Qe8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sochi-B"] [Site "Sochi"] [Date "1989.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kallai, Gabor"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2405"] [BlackElo "2490"] [ECO "A87"] 1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.O-O O-O 6.b3 d6 7.Bb2 Qe8 8.c4 Na6 9.d5 Bd7 10.Nc3 c5 11.Qd2 h6 12.Rfe1 f4 13.Qxf4 Nxd5 14.Qd2 Nxc3 15.Bxc3 Bxc3 16.Qxc3 Nc7 17.e4 Bc6 18.Qd2 Kh7 19.e5 d5 20.e6 dxc4 21.Ne5 Bxg2 22.Nf7 g5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sochi-B"] [Site "Sochi"] [Date "1989.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Sorokin, Maxim"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2420"] [BlackElo "2490"] [ECO "A81"] 1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6 4.c3 c6 5.Nd2 d5 6.Nh3 Be6 7.Nf3 Bg7 8.Nf4 Bg8 9.h4 Ne4 10.h5 g5 11.h6 Bf6 12.Nh5 Kf8 13.Be3 Bf7 14.Qb3 Qc7 15.Ng7 e6 16.Ne5 Nd7 17.Bxe4 fxe4 18.Ng4 Be7 19.Qc2 Nf6 20.Nxf6 Bxf6 21.Qd2 Qe7 22.f3 exf3 23.O-O fxe2 24.Qxe2 Bxg7 25.hxg7+ Kxg7 26.Qg4 h6 27.Bf4 Rhf8 28.Be5+ Kh7 29.Rf6 Bg6 30.Rxe6 Qf7 31.Rf6 Qxf6 32.Bxf6 Rxf6 33.Rf1 Rxf1+ 34.Kxf1 Rf8+ 35.Kg1 Bf5 36.Qe2 Be4 37.Qg4 Rf5 38.Qh5 Rf3 39.Qg4 Rf5 40.Qh5 Kg7 41.Qe8 a6 42.Qe7+ Rf7 43.Qe5+ Kh7 44.Qe6 Bg6 45.Qe5 Bf5 46.Qe8 Kg7 47.Qe5+ Kg6 48.Qe8 h5 49.Qg8+ Rg7 50.Qe8+ Kh6 51.Qh8+ Bh7 52.Qf8 Kg6 53.Qd6+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sochi-B"] [Site "Sochi"] [Date "1989.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Khenkin, Igor"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2445"] [BlackElo "2490"] [ECO "D39"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 dxc4 4.Nc3 e6 5.e4 Bb4 6.Bg5 c5 7.Bxc4 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bxc3+ 9.bxc3 Qa5 10.Bb5+ Bd7 11.Bxf6 gxf6 12.Qb3 a6 13.Be2 Nc6 14.O-O Qc7 15.Qa3 Rc8 16.Rfd1 Na5 17.c4 Qc5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sochi-B"] [Site "Sochi"] [Date "1989.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Yakovich, Yuri"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2490"] [BlackElo "2450"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.a4 a6 8.Na3 Be6 9.Bc4 Rc8 10.Bg5 Nb4 11.b3 Be7 12.O-O Rc5 13.Be3 Rc8 14.Bg5 Rc5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sochi-B"] [Site "Sochi"] [Date "1989.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Tunik, Gennady"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2490"] [BlackElo "2470"] [ECO "B46"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 a6 6.f4 Nxd4 7.Qxd4 b5 8.a3 Bb7 9.Bd3 Rc8 10.Qf2 Nf6 11.e5 Nd5 12.Nxd5 Bxd5 13.Be3 Qc7 14.a4 Bc4 15.O-O Bxd3 16.cxd3 Be7 17.axb5 axb5 18.Ra7 Qc6 19.f5 exf5 20.Qxf5 Qe6 21.Rb7 b4 22.h3 Qxf5 23.Rxf5 Rf8 24.Bd2 Bc5+ 25.Kh1 Ke7 26.Rf4 Ke6 27.Bxb4 Bxb4 28.Rfxb4 Rc1+ 29.Kh2 Rfc8 30.d4 Rd1 31.Kg3 Rc2 32.Kf3 Rcd2 33.R4b6+ Kf5 34.Rxd7 Rd3+ 35.Kf2 Rxd4 36.Rxf7+ Ke4 37.Rxg7 h5 38.Rg5 Kf4 0-1 [Event "Sochi-B"] [Site "Sochi"] [Date "1989.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Filipenko, Alexander V"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2380"] [BlackElo "2490"] [ECO "B00"] 1.e4 b6 2.d4 Bb7 3.f3 e6 4.Be3 Nf6 5.c4 c5 6.d5 Bd6 7.Nc3 Be5 8.Bd3 exd5 9.cxd5 O-O 10.Nge2 Re8 11.Qd2 a6 12.a4 d6 13.O-O Nbd7 14.Nd1 Rc8 15.Rc1 Nf8 16.f4 Bd4 17.Bxd4 cxd4 18.Nf2 N8d7 19.b4 a5 20.Nxd4 Rxc1 21.Rxc1 axb4 22.Qxb4 Nc5 23.Bb1 Nfxe4 24.Nxe4 Nxe4 25.Nc6 Bxc6 26.Bxe4 Bd7 27.Bf3 Qf6 28.Rd1 g6 29.Qxb6 Bxa4 30.Rf1 Rc8 31.Qe3 Bd7 32.h3 Rc4 33.Be4 Qd4 34.Re1 Qxe3+ 35.Rxe3 Rd4 36.Kf2 Bb5 37.Kg3 Bc4 38.f5 Kg7 39.fxg6 hxg6 40.Bf3 Bxd5 0-1 [Event "Sochi-B"] [Site "Sochi"] [Date "1989.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Panchenko, Alexander N"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2490"] [BlackElo "2430"] [ECO "B58"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nf3 h6 8.O-O Be7 9.Re1 O-O 10.h3 a6 11.Bf1 Qc7 12.Be3 b5 13.a4 b4 14.Nd5 Nxd5 15.exd5 Nb8 16.a5 Nd7 17.Nd2 Bg5 18.Bxg5 hxg5 19.Ne4 f6 20.Bd3 g6 21.Qd2 Rb8 22.Qe2 Nc5 23.Nxc5 Qxc5 24.Bxg6 Kg7 25.Bd3 Rh8 26.Bxa6 Ra8 27.Bxc8 Rhxc8 28.Qg4 Qxd5 29.Red1 Qc4 30.Qd7+ Kg6 31.Qxd6 Qxc2 32.Qxb4 Rcb8 33.Qe1 Rxb2 34.a6 Ra7 35.Rdc1 Qd2 36.Qxd2 Rxd2 37.Rc6 Rad7 38.Kh2 Ra7 39.Kg3 Rd3+ 40.Kh2 Rd2 41.Kg1 Rad7 42.g4 Rd1+ 43.Rxd1 Rxd1+ 44.Kg2 Ra1 45.Kf3 Re1 46.Re6 Kf7 47.Rb6 e4+ 48.Kg3 Rg1+ 49.Kh2 Ra1 50.Rb7+ Kg6 51.a7 Kh6 52.Re7 Kg6 53.Kg2 Kh6 54.Kg3 Ra3+ 55.Kg2 Ra1 56.Rc7 Kg6 57.Re7 Kh6 58.Re6 Kg6 59.Re7 Kh6 60.Rb7 Kg6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sochi-B"] [Site "Sochi"] [Date "1989.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Podlesnik, Bogdan"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2490"] [BlackElo "2400"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.a4 a6 8.Na3 d5 9.exd5 Nd4 10.Be3 Bc5 11.Nc4 Qe7 12.Bd3 O-O 13.O-O Bg4 14.f3 Bh5 15.Kh1 Rad8 16.Bg5 b5 17.axb5 axb5 18.Nd2 b4 19.Nce4 Rxd5 20.Nxc5 Qxc5 21.Bxf6 gxf6 22.Ne4 Qe7 23.Ra7 Qxa7 24.Nxf6+ Kg7 25.Nxd5 Qc5 26.Ne3 Bg6 27.Qe1 f5 28.Qf2 Ne6 29.Qe1 Qd4 30.b3 Nf4 31.Bc4 Re8 32.Qf2 Rd8 33.h3 Qd2 34.Qh4 Re8 35.Rd1 Nxg2 36.Nxf5+ Bxf5 37.Qg3+ 1-0 [Event "Sochi-B"] [Site "Sochi"] [Date "1989.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Sherbakov, Ruslan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2490"] [BlackElo "2360"] [ECO "B58"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nf3 h6 8.O-O Be7 9.Re1 O-O 10.h3 Re8 11.Bf1 Bf8 12.b3 a6 13.Bb2 b5 14.a4 b4 15.Nd5 Nxd5 16.exd5 Ne7 17.a5 Bb7 18.Bc4 Rc8 19.Nxe5 dxe5 20.d6 Nd5 21.Bxd5 Bxd5 22.Qxd5 Qxd6 23.Qe4 f6 24.Qe2 Rc6 25.Rad1 Qc7 26.Bc1 Qxa5 27.Qe4 Qc5 28.Qg6 Qe7 29.Bxh6 Rec8 30.Be3 Rxc2 31.Qf5 R2c6 32.Rd5 Qe6 33.Qe4 Rc3 34.Red1 Rxb3 35.Rd8 f5 1/2-1/2 [Event "RSFSR-ch"] [Site "Kuibishev"] [Date "1990.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Sherbakov, Ruslan"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2425"] [BlackElo "2450"] [ECO "A86"] 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.g3 Bg7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.Nh3 Nc6 7.Rb1 d6 8.d5 Ne5 9.b3 a6 10.a4 c5 11.O-O Rb8 12.Bd2 Bd7 13.Qc2 Ne8 14.Kh1 b6 15.Rbe1 Nc7 16.f4 Nf7 17.e4 b5 18.Nf2 e6 19.dxe6 Bxe6 20.Ncd1 bxa4 21.bxa4 Qd7 22.Qa2 Nh6 23.Nh3 Nf7 24.Nhf2 Nh6 25.Nh3 Nf7 1/2-1/2 [Event "RSFSR-ch"] [Site "Kuibishev"] [Date "1990.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Shabanov, Yuri"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2375"] [BlackElo "2450"] [ECO "B30"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6 4.Nc3 Nge7 5.O-O Nd4 6.Re1 Ng6 7.Bf1 Nxf3+ 8.Qxf3 b6 9.Qe3 f6 10.d4 cxd4 11.Qxd4 Bc5 12.Qd2 O-O 13.Nb5 Qe7 14.a3 a6 15.Nd4 Bb7 16.b4 Bd6 17.Bb2 Bf4 18.Qd3 Rac8 19.Rad1 Bb8 20.Nf3 d5 21.exd5 Bxd5 22.Nd4 b5 23.Bc1 f5 24.Qh3 Qf6 25.Qh5 Nf4 26.Bxf4 Bxf4 27.Qe2 Rfe8 28.Nb3 Bd6 29.Na5 Re7 30.Qd2 Rc3 31.Re3 Rec7 32.Rxc3 Rxc3 33.Nb7 Be7 34.Nc5 Bxc5 35.bxc5 Rxc5 36.Qa5 Rc6 37.a4 bxa4 38.c4 Bxc4 39.Qxa4 Bd5 40.Bxa6 Qg6 41.Bf1 Rc8 42.Qd7 Rf8 43.Rc1 h6 44.Rc8 Qf6 45.Rxf8+ Kxf8 46.Qa7 Kg8 47.Qa4 Qc3 48.h4 Kh7 49.Qe8 Qf6 50.Qa4 e5 51.g3 Qb6 52.Bd3 e4 53.Bc2 Qc5 54.Qd7 Bc6 55.Qd2 Qc4 56.Qd1 Qc3 57.Qe2 Bd5 58.Qd1 Bc4 59.Bb1 Bb3 60.Qe2 Qc1+ 61.Qf1 Qb2 62.Kg2 h5 63.Qe1 Kg6 64.Kg1 Kf6 65.Qf1 g6 66.Qe1 Kf7 67.Kg2 e3 68.Bd3 Bd5+ 69.Kg1 Qd4 70.Bc2 Qc4 71.Bd1 Qe4 72.f3 Qd4 73.Be2 Qe5 74.Kg2 f4 75.gxf4 Qf5 76.Qa5 Bxf3+ 0-1 [Event "RSFSR-ch"] [Site "Kuibishev"] [Date "1990.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Semeniuk, Alexander A"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2340"] [BlackElo "2450"] [ECO "B30"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6 4.O-O Nge7 5.Nc3 Nd4 6.Nxd4 cxd4 7.Ne2 a6 8.Ba4 Nc6 9.d3 Bc5 10.f4 1/2-1/2 [Event "RSFSR-ch"] [Site "Kuibishev"] [Date "1990.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Tunik, Gennady"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2475"] [BlackElo "2450"] [ECO "A90"] 1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 f5 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 d5 5.O-O Bd6 6.c4 c6 7.b3 Qe7 8.Qc2 O-O 9.a4 a5 10.c5 Bc7 11.Nbd2 Ne4 12.Bb2 Nd7 13.Rac1 e5 14.Nxe5 Nxe5 15.dxe5 Bxe5 16.Bxe5 Qxe5 17.e3 Qe7 18.Rfe1 Be6 19.Nf3 h5 20.Nd4 Bd7 21.f3 Ng5 22.h4 Nh7 23.f4 Qe8 24.Nf3 Nf6 25.Ne5 Be6 26.Qb2 Nd7 27.Nxd7 Bxd7 28.b4 axb4 29.Qxb4 Qe7 30.a5 Ra7 31.Ra1 Rfa8 32.Ra3 b5 33.axb6 Rxa3 34.b7 Qe8 1/2-1/2 [Event "RSFSR-ch"] [Site "Kuibishev"] [Date "1990.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Obukhov, Alexander"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2225"] [BlackElo "2450"] [ECO "A87"] 1.d4 d6 2.g3 f5 3.Bg2 Nf6 4.Nf3 g6 5.b3 Bg7 6.Bb2 O-O 7.O-O Qe8 8.c4 Na6 9.Nbd2 Rb8 10.Re1 b5 11.Bc3 bxc4 12.bxc4 Bb7 13.Rb1 e6 14.e3 Ne4 15.Nxe4 Bxe4 16.Rxb8 Nxb8 17.Bf1 Ba8 18.Nd2 c5 19.Bg2 Bxg2 20.Kxg2 Qc6+ 21.Kg1 Nd7 22.Qb3 Nb6 23.Rc1 Rb8 24.Qa3 Qa4 25.Qxa4 Nxa4 26.Ba1 Kf7 27.Kf1 Ke8 28.Ke2 Kd7 29.Kd3 Rb4 30.Nb3 e5 31.f3 Kc6 32.g4 Nb6 33.gxf5 gxf5 34.dxc5 dxc5 35.e4 fxe4+ 36.fxe4 Bh6 37.Rc2 Bf4 38.Bc3 Ra4 39.Bd2 Nd7 40.Be3 Kd6 41.Rd2 Ke6 1/2-1/2 [Event "RSFSR-ch"] [Site "Kuibishev"] [Date "1990.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Neverov, Anatoly"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo ""] [BlackElo "2450"] [ECO "B07"] 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 c6 4.f4 Qa5 5.Bd3 e5 6.dxe5 dxe5 7.f5 Nbd7 8.Qf3 b5 9.Ne2 Bb7 10.Bd2 Qc7 11.g4 Nc5 12.a4 b4 13.Nd1 Nfxe4 14.Bxe4 Nxe4 15.Qxe4 c5 16.Qc4 Bxh1 17.Bxb4 Be7 18.Ne3 O-O 19.O-O-O Bf3 20.Nd5 Qb7 21.f6 Bxd5 22.Qxd5 Qxd5 23.Rxd5 gxf6 24.Bxc5 Rfd8 25.Rxd8+ Bxd8 26.b4 h5 27.h3 hxg4 28.hxg4 Kg7 29.Ng3 Bb6 30.Be7 Kg6 31.c4 Bf2 32.Nf5 Kg5 33.Nd6 Kxg4 34.c5 Kf3 35.c6 e4 36.c7 Bd4 37.Nb5 Be5 38.Bd6 e3 39.Bxe5 fxe5 40.Nd6 Kf2 0-1 [Event "RSFSR-ch"] [Site "Kuibishev"] [Date "1990.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kharlov, Andrei"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2425"] [BlackElo "2450"] [ECO "B07"] 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Bd3 e5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Ne2 d5 6.exd5 Qxd5 7.O-O Be7 8.dxe5 1/2-1/2 [Event "RSFSR-ch"] [Site "Kuibishev"] [Date "1990.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Belikov, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2450"] [BlackElo "2375"] [ECO "D31"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Be7 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bf4 c6 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Bxd6 Qxd6 8.e3 Qg6 9.Qd2 Nd7 10.f3 Nb6 11.Bd3 Qh6 12.Qf2 Ne7 13.Nge2 Nf5 14.Nd1 O-O 15.O-O Be6 16.e4 Ne7 17.Ng3 f5 18.exf5 Nxf5 19.Nxf5 Bxf5 20.Bxf5 Rxf5 21.Ne3 Rff8 22.Ng4 Qd6 23.Rfe1 Rae8 24.Rxe8 Rxe8 25.Re1 Rxe1+ 26.Qxe1 1/2-1/2 [Event "RSFSR-ch"] [Site "Kuibishev"] [Date "1990.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Doroshkievich, Vladimir K"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2450"] [BlackElo "2360"] [ECO "D35"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Be7 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bf4 Nf6 6.e3 O-O 7.Bd3 c6 8.Nf3 Re8 9.Qc2 Nbd7 10.h3 Nf8 11.O-O-O Ng6 12.Be5 Bd6 13.Bxd6 Qxd6 14.g4 Be6 15.g5 Nd7 16.Rdg1 c5 17.h4 c4 1/2-1/2 [Event "RSFSR-ch"] [Site "Kuibishev"] [Date "1990.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Isupov, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2450"] [BlackElo "2315"] [ECO "E84"] 1.c4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.e4 d6 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.f3 O-O 6.Be3 Nc6 7.Nge2 a6 8.Qd2 Rb8 9.h4 e5 10.d5 Na5 11.Ng3 c5 12.Rb1 b6 13.h5 Bd7 14.b4 cxb4 15.Rxb4 Qc7 16.h6 Bh8 17.Qb2 b5 18.cxb5 Rfc8 19.bxa6 Rxb4 20.Qxb4 Qxc3+ 21.Qxc3 Rxc3 22.a7 Rc8 23.Ba6 Ra8 24.O-O Be8 25.Rc1 1-0 [Event "RSFSR-ch"] [Site "Kuibishev"] [Date "1990.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Poluljahov, Aleksandr"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2450"] [BlackElo "2415"] [ECO "E97"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.Nd2 c6 10.b4 a5 11.bxa5 Qxa5 12.Qc2 c5 13.Nb3 Qd8 14.a4 Nd7 15.a5 Ra6 16.f3 f5 17.Bd2 Kh8 18.Na4 Ng8 19.exf5 gxf5 20.Bd3 Qf6 1/2-1/2 [Event "RSFSR-ch"] [Site "Kuibishev"] [Date "1990.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Sorokin, Maxim"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2450"] [BlackElo "2480"] [ECO "D43"] 1.c4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.e3 g6 8.Qc2 Nd7 9.Bd3 Bg7 10.O-O O-O 11.Rfd1 Qe7 12.a3 b6 13.cxd5 cxd5 14.Nb5 Nf6 15.Nc7 Rb8 16.Rac1 Bb7 17.Ba6 Ne4 18.Bxb7 Rxb7 19.Na6 f5 20.Nd2 Nd6 21.Qd3 1/2-1/2 [Event "RSFSR-ch"] [Site "Kuibishev"] [Date "1990.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Meister, Yakov"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2450"] [BlackElo "2415"] [ECO "C55"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.Bb3 d6 7.c3 Nd7 8.Be3 Nc5 9.Bxc5 dxc5 10.Bd5 Bd6 11.Bxc6 bxc6 12.Nbd2 Ba6 13.Qc2 Re8 14.Rad1 Re6 15.Rfe1 Rg6 16.Nf1 Bc8 17.Ng3 Bg4 18.Re3 h5 19.h3 Bxh3 20.gxh3 h4 21.Kh2 hxg3+ 22.fxg3 Rh6 23.Rf1 Rb8 24.Kg2 Qd7 25.h4 Qe6 26.b3 Be7 27.Qe2 Rd8 28.Nh2 Rg6 29.Qh5 Rh6 30.Qe2 Rg6 31.h5 Rf6 32.Rh1 Rh6 33.Qg4 Qxg4 34.Nxg4 Re6 35.Rf3 Bg5 36.Rd1 f6 37.Nf2 Kf7 38.Nh3 Bh6 39.Kf1 Red6 40.Ke2 Ke6 41.g4 Kd7 42.Rf5 Re8 43.g5 Bxg5 44.Nxg5 fxg5 45.Rg1 Re7 46.Rgxg5 Rde6 47.Rf8 Rh6 48.Rg8 Kd6 49.Kf3 Rf7+ 50.Kg4 Rf4+ 51.Kg3 Rf7 52.Rg6+ Rxg6+ 53.hxg6 Rf1 54.Rxg7 Rd1 55.Kg4 Rg1+ 56.Kf3 a5 57.Rg8 Ke6 58.Kf2 Rc1 59.Rf8 1-0 [Event "RSFSR-ch"] [Site "Kuibishev"] [Date "1990.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Voitsekhovsky, Stanislav"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2450"] [BlackElo "2335"] [ECO "D15"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 a6 5.e3 b5 6.b3 Bg4 7.Bd3 e6 8.O-O Be7 9.h3 Bh5 10.Ne2 Bg6 11.Nf4 Bxd3 12.Nxd3 Nbd7 13.Bd2 O-O 14.Rc1 Rc8 15.Qe2 c5 16.dxc5 bxc4 17.bxc4 Nxc5 18.Nxc5 Rxc5 19.Bb4 Rxc4 20.Rxc4 dxc4 21.Bxe7 Qxe7 22.Qxc4 Qb7 23.Rc1 h6 24.Nd4 Rd8 25.Qb3 Qxb3 26.Nxb3 Nd5 27.Rc4 Rb8 1/2-1/2 [Event "RSFSR-ch"] [Site "Kuibishev"] [Date "1990.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Makarov, Marat"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2450"] [BlackElo "2480"] [ECO "B58"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nf3 h6 8.O-O Be7 9.Re1 O-O 10.h3 Be6 11.Bf1 Qa5 12.Bd2 Qd8 13.Bc1 Qa5 14.a3 Rfc8 15.Rb1 Nb8 16.Nh4 Nc6 17.Nf3 Nb8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Wch U18"] [Site "Singapore"] [Date "1990.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Tiviakov, Sergei"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2490"] [BlackElo "2480"] [ECO "A29"] 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Bg2 Nb6 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.O-O Be7 8.a3 O-O 9.b4 Be6 10.Rb1 f6 11.d3 Nd4 12.Nd2 Nd5 13.Bb2 c6 14.Nxd5 Bxd5 15.Bxd5+ Qxd5 16.Bxd4 Qxd4 17.a4 f5 18.b5 c5 19.Qb3+ Rf7 20.Qe6 Qd6 21.Qxd6 Bxd6 22.Rfc1 Kf8 23.Rc4 Ke8 24.Kf1 Kd7 25.a5 Ke6 26.Nb3 Rc7 27.Rbc1 Rac8 28.f3 Be7 29.Kf2 g6 30.f4 Bd6 31.Kf3 h6 32.fxe5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Wch U18"] [Site "Singapore"] [Date "1990.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Koch, Jean Rene"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2425"] [BlackElo "2490"] [ECO "A88"] 1.d4 f5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.O-O O-O 6.c4 d6 7.Nc3 Qe8 8.b3 Na6 9.Ba3 c6 10.Qd3 Rb8 11.c5 Qd8 12.cxd6 exd6 13.Rac1 Nc7 14.Nd2 Re8 15.Rc2 d5 16.Rcc1 Ne4 17.e3 Nxc3 18.Qxc3 Nb5 19.Qb2 Qa5 20.Nb1 f4 21.gxf4 Bf5 22.Rc5 Bxb1 23.Rxb5 Qxb5 24.Qxb1 Rbd8 25.h4 Qe2 26.Qd1 Qxa2 27.Bb4 Bf8 28.Bxf8 Rxf8 29.h5 Qa3 30.hxg6 hxg6 31.Qg4 Qd6 32.Bf3 Kg7 33.Kg2 Rh8 34.Be2 Qd7 35.Qg3 Qf5 36.Bg4 Qf6 37.f5 Qd6 38.f4 gxf5 39.Bh5+ Kf8 40.Kf2 Rxh5 41.Rg1 Qf6 42.e4 Qh4 0-1 [Event "Wch U18"] [Site "Singapore"] [Date "1990.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Barcenilla, Rogelio"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2490"] [BlackElo "2385"] [ECO "C50"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 d6 4.c3 Bg4 5.d3 Qd7 6.b4 g6 7.Nbd2 Bg7 8.O-O Nf6 9.h3 Bxf3 10.Nxf3 O-O 11.Bb3 a6 12.Re1 h6 13.a3 d5 14.Bb2 Rfe8 15.Qc2 Rad8 16.Rad1 Qd6 17.g3 Rd7 18.exd5 Nxd5 19.c4 Nde7 20.c5 Qf6 21.Nxe5 Nxe5 22.Bxe5 Qxe5 23.Rxe5 Bxe5 24.d4 Bxd4 25.Qe4 Kf8 26.Rxd4 Nf5 27.Qxf5 1-0 [Event "Wch U18"] [Site "Singapore"] [Date "1990.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Gurevich, Ilya"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2490"] [BlackElo "2410"] [ECO "B82"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Bd3 Nf6 7.f4 d6 8.Nf3 Nc6 9.O-O Be7 10.Qe1 O-O 11.e5 dxe5 12.fxe5 Nd7 13.Bf4 Nc5 14.Qg3 Rd8 15.Bh6 Bf8 16.Bg5 Ne7 17.Rad1 Nxd3 18.cxd3 Bd7 19.Ne4 Bc6 20.h4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Wch U18"] [Site "Singapore"] [Date "1990.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Santos, Carlos P"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2490"] [BlackElo "2285"] [ECO "C07"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.exd5 Qxd5 5.Ngf3 cxd4 6.Bc4 Qd6 7.O-O Nf6 8.Nb3 Nc6 9.Nbxd4 Nxd4 10.Qxd4 Qxd4 11.Nxd4 a6 12.Be2 Be7 13.Bf4 Nd5 14.Bg3 Bf6 15.Rad1 Bd7 16.c3 Rc8 17.Bf3 O-O 18.Rfe1 Bxd4 19.Rxd4 Bc6 20.Red1 Nf6 21.Bxc6 Rxc6 22.Kf1 h6 23.Ke2 Rfc8 24.Rd8+ Rxd8 25.Rxd8+ Kh7 26.Kd3 Kg6 27.a4 b5 28.a5 Kf5 29.Rd6 Rxd6+ 30.Bxd6 e5 31.c4 bxc4+ 32.Kxc4 Ke6 33.Bf8 g6 34.b4 Nd7 35.Bxh6 Kd6 36.b5 1-0 [Event "Wch U18"] [Site "Singapore"] [Date "1990.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Jones, Lee"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2210"] [BlackElo "2490"] [ECO "A80"] 1.d4 f5 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bg5 g6 4.e3 Bg7 5.Bd3 Nf6 6.f3 Nc6 7.Bf4 Nh5 8.Bg5 Nf6 9.Bf4 a6 10.Nh3 Be6 11.Qd2 h6 12.g4 Qd7 13.Nf2 O-O-O 14.O-O-O Na7 15.h3 g5 16.Bg3 Kb8 17.Be2 fxg4 18.hxg4 h5 19.Nd3 hxg4 20.Ne5 Qe8 21.fxg4 Nc6 22.a3 Nxe5 23.Bxe5 Qd7 24.Qd3 Rhg8 25.e4 dxe4 26.Qg3 Bxg4 27.Bxg4 Nxg4 28.Bxg7 Rxg7 29.Nxe4 Nf6 30.Nc5 Qd5 31.Rhe1 Rd6 32.Re5 Qg8 33.Rde1 Qc4 34.Rxg5 Rxg5 35.Qxg5 Qxd4 36.Nd3 Rd7 37.Rh1 Ka7 38.Rh4 Qd5 39.Qg1+ b6 40.Qe3 Qa2 41.Rh8 Qa1+ 42.Kd2 Qxb2 43.Rf8 Qxa3 44.Qf3 Qa5+ 45.Ke2 Qd5 0-1 [Event "Wch U18"] [Site "Singapore"] [Date "1990.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Tong Yuanming"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2490"] [BlackElo "2360"] [ECO "A18"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.e4 d5 4.e5 d4 5.exf6 dxc3 6.bxc3 Qxf6 7.Nf3 c5 8.d4 h6 9.Bd3 Nc6 10.Bb2 Bd6 11.O-O O-O 12.Qe2 e5 13.Rae1 Re8 14.Qe4 g6 15.Qe3 Bf5 16.Bxf5 gxf5 17.dxe5 Nxe5 18.Nxe5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Wch U18"] [Site "Singapore"] [Date "1990.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Markovic, Ivan"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2395"] [BlackElo "2490"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 Bg7 11.Bd3 Ne7 12.Nxe7 Qxe7 13.c4 f5 14.O-O O-O 15.Qh5 Rb8 16.exf5 e4 17.Rae1 Bb7 18.f3 d5 19.fxe4 dxe4 20.Kh1 Bxb2 21.Nc2 Kh8 22.cxb5 Rg8 23.Be2 axb5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Wch U18"] [Site "Singapore"] [Date "1990.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Nielsen, Peter Heine"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2280"] [BlackElo "2490"] [ECO "A87"] 1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.O-O O-O 6.c4 d6 7.Nc3 Qe8 8.d5 Na6 9.Nd4 Bd7 10.Rb1 c6 11.b3 Nc7 12.Bb2 c5 13.Nc2 b5 14.cxb5 Nxb5 15.Nxb5 Bxb5 16.Na3 Bd7 17.Nc4 g5 18.e3 f4 19.e4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Wch U18"] [Site "Singapore"] [Date "1990.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Reinderman, Dimitri"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2225"] [BlackElo "2490"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Bxf6 gxf6 9.Na3 b5 10.Nd5 Bg7 11.c3 Ne7 12.Nc2 f5 13.exf5 Bxf5 14.Nce3 Be6 15.g3 Nxd5 16.Nxd5 O-O 17.Bg2 a5 18.O-O Rb8 19.Qh5 Qd7 20.Qh4 f5 1/2-1/2 [Event "URS-ch U20"] [Site "Sochi"] [Date "1990.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Frolov, Artur"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2475"] [BlackElo "2490"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Nd5 Be7 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.c4 b4 12.Nc2 a5 13.Be2 O-O 14.O-O Bg5 15.Bg4 Bb7 16.Qd3 Ne7 17.Nxe7+ Qxe7 18.b3 Bc6 19.Rfe1 Qb7 20.Bf3 Qb6 21.Rad1 Rfd8 22.Ne3 a4 23.Nd5 Qc5 24.Be2 axb3 25.axb3 Rd7 26.Qg3 Bd8 27.Rd3 Rda7 28.Red1 Ra1 29.Kf1 h6 30.h4 Bb7 31.Ke1 R8a2 32.Rxa1 Rxa1+ 33.Bd1 h5 34.Qf3 g6 1/2-1/2 [Event "URS-ch U20"] [Site "Sochi"] [Date "1990.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Sakaev, Konstantin"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2490"] [BlackElo "2370"] [ECO "B85"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Be2 Be7 7.O-O O-O 8.Be3 a6 9.a4 Nc6 10.f4 Qc7 11.Kh1 Bd7 12.Nb3 b6 13.Bf3 Rfd8 14.Qe2 Be8 15.Bf2 Nd7 16.Nd4 1/2-1/2 [Event "URS-ch U20"] [Site "Sochi"] [Date "1990.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Shchekachev, Andrei"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2490"] [BlackElo ""] [ECO "B07"] 1.e4 d6 2.d4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.c3 Nf6 5.Nbd2 O-O 6.Be2 Nc6 7.O-O e5 8.dxe5 dxe5 9.Bb5 Qe7 10.Bxc6 bxc6 11.Qa4 Qc5 12.Qb4 Qb5 13.Qxb5 cxb5 14.a4 Bb7 15.axb5 Nxe4 16.Nxe4 Bxe4 17.Re1 Bd3 18.Nxe5 1/2-1/2 [Event "URS-ch U20"] [Site "Sochi"] [Date "1990.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Alterman, Boris"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2360"] [BlackElo "2490"] [ECO "D20"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 Nc6 4.Be3 Nf6 5.Nc3 Ng4 6.e5 Bf5 7.Bxc4 e6 8.Nf3 Nxe3 9.fxe3 Be7 10.O-O O-O 11.a3 Nb8 12.e4 Bg4 13.d5 Nd7 14.dxe6 Bxe6 15.Bxe6 fxe6 16.b4 Nxe5 1/2-1/2 [Event "URS-ch U20"] [Site "Sochi"] [Date "1990.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Maljutin, Evgeni"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2340"] [BlackElo "2490"] [ECO "B00"] 1.e4 b6 2.d4 Bb7 3.Nc3 e6 4.Nf3 Bb4 5.Bd3 Nf6 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bxf6 Qxf6 8.O-O Bxc3 9.bxc3 d6 10.Nd2 e5 11.f4 Qe7 12.fxe5 dxe5 13.Bb5+ c6 14.Bc4 O-O 15.Rf5 Nd7 16.Qh5 b5 17.Bb3 c5 18.dxc5 Nf6 19.Qf3 Bc8 20.Rxf6 Qxf6 21.Qxf6 gxf6 22.Bd5 Rb8 23.Rf1 Kg7 24.Nb3 Be6 25.c6 Rbd8 26.Rd1 f5 27.Rd3 fxe4 28.Rg3+ Kf6 29.Bxe4 Bd5 30.c7 Bxe4 31.cxd8=Q+ Rxd8 32.Rh3 Bxc2 33.Rxh6+ Bg6 34.Rh3 Rd6 35.Re3 Bb1 36.Re2 Rc6 37.Rb2 Bg6 38.Na5 Rxc3 39.Rxb5 Rc1+ 40.Kf2 Rc2+ 41.Kf3 Rxa2 42.Nc6 e4+ 43.Kg3 Ra3+ 44.Kf4 e3 45.Rb2 Bd3 46.Ne5 Bf5 47.Ng4+ Bxg4 48.Kxg4 Ke5 49.Kf3 Kd4 50.Rb7 f5 51.g3 a5 52.Rd7+ Kc5 53.Re7 Kd4 54.Rd7+ Ke5 55.Re7+ Kd4 1/2-1/2 [Event "URS-ch U20"] [Site "Sochi"] [Date "1990.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Milov, Vadim"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo ""] [BlackElo "2490"] [ECO "A80"] 1.d4 f5 2.Nc3 d5 3.e4 dxe4 4.f3 e5 5.dxe5 Qxd1+ 6.Kxd1 Nc6 7.Nd5 Kd8 8.Bg5+ Nge7 9.f4 h6 10.Nxe7 Nxe7 11.Bxe7+ Kxe7 12.c3 Be6 13.Kc2 Kf7 14.Ne2 Bc5 15.Nd4 Bxd4 16.cxd4 c5 17.dxc5 Rhc8 18.Rd1 Rxc5+ 19.Kb1 g5 20.g3 Rg8 21.Bh3 Rgc8 22.Rhg1 Rc2 23.Rg2 Rxg2 24.Bxg2 gxf4 25.gxf4 Bc4 26.a4 Bd3+ 27.Ka2 Rc2 28.Bh3 Ke6 29.Rg1 e3 30.Re1 e2 31.Bg2 Rc4 32.Kb3 Rxf4 33.Kc3 Rf1 34.Kd2 Rxe1 35.Kxe1 b6 0-1 [Event "URS-ch U20"] [Site "Sochi"] [Date "1990.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Belikov, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2490"] [BlackElo ""] [ECO "B85"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Be2 e6 7.Be3 Be7 8.O-O a6 9.f4 Qc7 10.a4 O-O 11.Kh1 Re8 12.Bg1 Bd7 13.Qd3 Nxd4 14.Bxd4 e5 15.fxe5 dxe5 16.Qg3 Bd8 17.Be3 Kh8 18.Rf2 Be6 19.Raf1 Rc8 20.Bg5 Qb6 21.Qh4 Qxb2 22.Nd1 Qxc2 23.Bb5 Qxe4 24.Bxe8 Qxh4 25.Bxh4 Nxe8 26.Bxd8 Rxd8 27.Rb2 b5 28.axb5 axb5 29.Nc3 Nc7 30.Re1 Rb8 31.Rxe5 b4 32.Na4 Nd5 33.Nc5 Rc8 34.Nd3 Rc3 35.Rxd5 Bxd5 36.Rxb4 h6 37.Rd4 Be6 38.h3 Kh7 39.Kh2 Rc2 40.Nf4 Bc8 1/2-1/2 [Event "URS-ch U20"] [Site "Sochi"] [Date "1990.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Danielian, Oganes"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2490"] [BlackElo ""] [ECO "D31"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Be7 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bf4 c6 6.Qc2 g6 7.e3 Bf5 8.Qd2 h5 9.f3 g5 10.Be5 f6 11.Bg3 h4 12.Bf2 Be6 13.e4 Nd7 14.Bd3 Nb6 15.Nge2 Qd7 16.O-O-O O-O-O 17.Qc2 Nh6 18.h3 f5 19.e5 f4 20.Na4 Nxa4 21.Qxa4 b5 22.Qc2 Qc7 23.Kb1 Kd7 24.Nc1 a5 1/2-1/2 [Event "URS-ch U20"] [Site "Sochi"] [Date "1990.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Novik, Maxim"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2390"] [BlackElo "2490"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 f5 11.Bd3 Be6 12.O-O Bxd5 13.exd5 Ne7 14.c4 e4 15.Be2 Bg7 16.Qd2 bxc4 17.Nxc4 O-O 18.Rad1 Rb8 19.Qf4 Rb5 20.Ne3 Rxb2 21.Bc4 Be5 22.Qg5+ Kh8 23.Bb3 Rg8 24.Qh5 Ng6 25.Kh1 Nf4 26.Qxf5 Qh4 27.Qxe4 Qh5 28.Qf3 Qxf3 29.gxf3 Nh3 30.f4 Bxf4 31.Nc2 Be5 32.f4 Nxf4 33.Rg1 Rxg1+ 34.Kxg1 Ne2+ 35.Kf1 Nc3 36.Rd2 Nxa2 37.Ba4 Nc3 38.Be8 Kg7 39.Rf2 f5 40.Bc6 Kf6 41.h3 Nd1 42.Rd2 Ne3+ 0-1 [Event "URS-ch U20"] [Site "Sochi"] [Date "1990.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Rublevsky, Sergei"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2490"] [BlackElo "2300"] [ECO "D14"] 1.c4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.Bf4 Nc6 5.e3 Nf6 6.Nc3 Bf5 7.Bb5 Rc8 8.Nf3 e6 9.O-O Nd7 10.Qa4 a6 11.Bxc6 Rxc6 12.Rfc1 Be7 13.Nd1 b5 14.Qb3 Rc4 15.Nd2 Rxc1 16.Rxc1 O-O 17.Qc3 b4 18.Qc6 Bd3 19.Qb7 Nf6 20.Rc7 Bd6 21.Bxd6 Qxd6 22.f4 Qd8 23.Nf3 Ne8 24.Rd7 Qa5 25.h3 1/2-1/2 [Event "URS-ch U20"] [Site "Sochi"] [Date "1990.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Petelin, A."] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2330"] [BlackElo "2490"] [ECO "B30"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bb5 e5 5.Bxc6 dxc6 6.d3 Nd7 7.Ne2 b6 8.Ng3 g6 9.h4 h5 10.Be3 Bg7 11.Qd2 Nf8 12.O-O-O Bg4 13.Rdf1 Bxf3 14.gxf3 Ne6 15.Ne2 Qf6 16.Rh3 O-O-O 17.c3 Rd7 18.f4 exf4 19.Nxf4 Nxf4 20.Bxf4 Qe6 21.Re3 Qxa2 22.Kd1 Rhd8 23.Ke2 Qe6 24.Rg1 Be5 25.Bg5 f6 26.Bh6 g5 27.Qc2 Bf4 28.Rf3 Rxd3 29.Rxd3 Qxe4+ 30.Kf1 Rxd3 31.hxg5 Qf3 0-1 [Event "URS-qualJ"] [Site "Sochi"] [Date "1990.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Alterman, Boris"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2400"] [BlackElo "2450"] [ECO "A85"] 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 d6 4.Nf3 g6 5.Bg5 Bg7 6.Qc2 c6 7.e3 O-O 8.Be2 Qc7 9.O-O h6 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.e4 e5 12.Rad1 Kg7 13.dxe5 dxe5 14.c5 Qa5 15.Na4 b5 16.cxb6 axb6 17.b3 b5 18.Nc3 Qa3 19.Rd2 Na6 20.Re1 Be6 21.Bf1 f4 22.Nb1 Qe7 23.Qxc6 Nb4 24.Qd6 Nxa2 25.Nxe5 Qxd6 26.Rxd6 Bxb3 27.Rd7+ Bf7 28.Ng4 Rfd8 29.Nxf6 Kxf6 30.e5+ Ke6 31.Rxd8 Rxd8 32.Bxb5 Rd4 33.g3 g5 34.Na3 Nc3 35.Bc4+ Ke7 36.e6 Bh5 37.gxf4 gxf4 38.Bf1 Re4 39.Rxe4 Nxe4 40.Bc4 Nc5 1/2-1/2 [Event "URS-qualJ"] [Site "Sochi"] [Date "1990.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Frolov, Artur"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2485"] [BlackElo "2450"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Nd5 Be7 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.c4 b4 12.Nc2 a5 13.Be2 O-O 14.O-O Bg5 15.b3 Bb7 16.Qd3 Nb8 17.Rfd1 Nd7 18.Ne1 Nc5 19.Qc2 g6 20.Bg4 Bh6 21.a3 Bxd5 22.Rxd5 a4 23.axb4 axb3 24.Qb1 Rxa1 25.Qxa1 Nxe4 26.Bf3 Nd2 27.Qc3 Qa8 28.Ra5 Qc8 29.Bd5 e4 30.c5 dxc5 31.bxc5 Qf5 32.Bxb3 e3 33.Nd3 Bg7 34.Qc2 Bd4 35.f3 e2+ 36.Kh1 Qxd3 0-1 [Event "URS-qualJ"] [Site "Sochi"] [Date "1990.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Alterman, Boris"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2450"] [BlackElo "2400"] [ECO "B76"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 O-O 8.Qd2 Nc6 9.O-O-O d5 10.Qe1 e6 11.h4 Qc7 12.exd5 Nxd5 13.Nxd5 exd5 14.Qd2 h5 15.Nb5 Qe7 16.Bg5 Qe5 17.c3 Be6 18.Bf4 Qf6 19.Bg5 Qe5 20.Re1 Qb8 21.Bh6 Qd8 22.Bxg7 Kxg7 23.Nd4 Qf6 24.Rd1 Rac8 25.Bb5 a6 26.Be2 Rfe8 27.Nxc6 1/2-1/2 [Event "URS-qualJ"] [Site "Sochi"] [Date "1990.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Frolov, Artur"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2450"] [BlackElo "2485"] [ECO "E97"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 d6 5.e4 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.Nd2 a5 10.a3 Nd7 11.Rb1 f5 12.b4 Kh8 13.Qc2 1/2-1/2 [Event "URS-qualJ"] [Site "Sochi"] [Date "1990.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Tiviakov, Sergei"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2450"] [BlackElo "2500"] [ECO "E32"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6 7.Bg5 Bb7 8.Nh3 d6 9.f3 Nbd7 10.e4 e5 11.d5 a5 12.b3 h6 13.Be3 c5 14.Nf2 Nh5 15.g3 Bc8 16.Be2 Ra7 17.Qd2 Qf6 18.a4 Re8 19.O-O-O Nf8 20.Kb1 Ng6 21.Rhf1 Qe7 22.Bd3 Qf6 23.Rde1 Nf8 24.f4 exf4 25.gxf4 Ng6 26.f5 Ne5 27.Be2 Qh4 28.Bxh6 Ng3 29.hxg3 Qxh6 30.Qf4 g5 31.fxg6 Qxg6 32.Rh1 Kg7 33.Rh5 f6 34.Reh1 Nf7 35.R5h4 Re5 36.Nd3 Rg5 37.Bh5 Rxh5 38.Rxh5 Re7 39.Rh7+ Kf8 40.Qh4 1-0 [Event "URS-qualJ"] [Site "Sochi"] [Date "1990.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Ulibin, Mikhail"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2450"] [BlackElo "2460"] [ECO "B58"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nf3 h6 8.O-O Be7 9.Re1 O-O 10.h3 Be6 11.Bf1 Nb8 12.b3 Nbd7 13.Bb2 a6 14.a4 Qc7 15.Nd2 Rfe8 16.Nc4 Nc5 17.Nd5 Nxd5 18.exd5 Bd7 19.Bxe5 dxe5 20.d6 Bxd6 21.Qxd6 Qxd6 22.Nxd6 Re7 23.a5 Bc6 24.b4 Nd7 25.Rad1 Kf8 26.c4 Nf6 27.g4 Rd7 28.Nf5 Rxd1 29.Rxd1 g6 30.Nxh6 Nh7 31.h4 f6 32.Bg2 Kg7 33.g5 e4 34.Ng4 fxg5 35.Ne5 gxh4 36.Nxc6 bxc6 37.Bxe4 Rb8 38.Rb1 Rc8 39.b5 cxb5 40.cxb5 Ng5 41.Bb7 Rc5 42.b6 Rxa5 43.Bg2 1-0 [Event "URS-qualJ"] [Site "Sochi"] [Date "1990.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Tiviakov, Sergei"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2500"] [BlackElo "2450"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 Nf6 6.N1c3 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 f5 11.exf5 Bxf5 12.c3 Bg7 13.Nc2 Be6 14.Nce3 Ne7 15.g3 Nxd5 16.Nxd5 O-O 17.Bg2 a5 18.O-O Rb8 19.Qh5 Qd7 20.Qh4 Bxd5 21.Bxd5 Kh8 22.Rad1 f5 23.Bg2 e4 24.Rd5 Be5 25.Rfd1 Qa7 26.Qh5 Rf6 27.Rxb5 Rbf8 28.Rf1 a4 29.Kh1 Qg7 30.f4 Rh6 31.Qg5 Rg6 32.Qh5 Rh6 1/2-1/2 [Event "URS-qualJ"] [Site "Sochi"] [Date "1990.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Ulibin, Mikhail"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2460"] [BlackElo "2450"] [ECO "B07"] 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 c6 4.f4 Qa5 5.Bd3 e5 6.Nf3 Bg4 7.Be3 exd4 8.Bxd4 Qb4 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.O-O Qxb2 11.Qe1 Qb6+ 12.Kh1 Bxf3 13.Rxf3 Nd7 14.Rb1 Qc7 15.Qh4 h5 16.Bc4 Rh6 17.Rg3 Nc5 18.Be2 O-O-O 19.Bxh5 f5 20.exf5 Be7 21.f6 Rxf6 22.Re1 Kb8 23.Rge3 Ne6 24.Qg3 Rh6 25.Qg4 Bf6 26.Ne4 Bd4 27.Rh3 Qa5 28.c3 f5 29.Qd1 fxe4 30.cxd4 Nxf4 31.Rh4 Nxh5 32.g4 e3 33.Rxe3 Qg5 34.Reh3 Nf6 35.Rxh6 Nxg4 0-1 [Event "Groningen op"] [Site "Groningen"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Brustman, Agnieszka"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2325"] [BlackElo "2490"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 f5 11.Bd3 Be6 12.Qh5 Rg8 13.g3 Rg4 14.f3 Rg6 15.Qh4 Qxh4 16.gxh4 Bxd5 17.exd5 Ne7 18.O-O-O Rc8 19.c4 bxc4 20.Bxc4 Rh6 21.Kb1 Ra8 22.Bb3 Rxh4 23.Nc4 Ng6 24.Ba4+ Ke7 25.Rc1 Rb8 26.Na5 Kf6 27.Bd7 Rh3 28.Rc6 Rxf3 29.Rxa6 Rf2 30.b3 e4 31.Re1 Ne5 32.Nc6 Nxd7 33.Ra7 Rb5 34.Rxd7 Rxd5 35.Nd8 Be7 36.Nc6 Rdd2 37.Rxe7 Rb2+ 38.Ka1 Rxa2+ 39.Kb1 Rfb2+ 40.Kc1 Rc2+ 41.Kb1 Rxc6 42.R7xe4 fxe4 43.Kxa2 Ke5 44.b4 f5 45.Kb3 f4 46.b5 Rb6 47.Kb4 f3 48.Ka5 Rb8 49.Rf1 Kf4 0-1 [Event "Groningen op"] [Site "Groningen"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Garcia Ilundain, David"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2490"] [BlackElo "2370"] [ECO "E38"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 c5 5.dxc5 Na6 6.a3 Bxc3+ 7.Qxc3 Nxc5 8.f3 d5 9.cxd5 b6 10.Bg5 exd5 11.e3 O-O 12.Bxf6 gxf6 13.Ne2 Re8 14.Nd4 Qe7 15.Kf2 Na4 16.Qb3 Nc5 17.Qc3 Na4 18.Qb3 Nc5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Groningen op"] [Site "Groningen"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Fette, Martin"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2380"] [BlackElo "2490"] [ECO "B30"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6 4.Nc3 Nge7 5.O-O Nd4 6.Nxd4 cxd4 7.Ne2 a6 8.Bd3 d5 9.e5 Nc6 10.f4 g5 11.c3 Bg7 12.cxd4 Nxd4 13.b3 gxf4 14.Bb2 Nxe2+ 15.Qxe2 Qg5 16.Rac1 Bd7 17.Qf2 Bh6 18.Ba3 Bc6 19.Qd4 Rc8 20.Rf2 Kd7 21.Bd6 f5 22.Rd1 Ke8 23.Qa7 Qd8 24.Be2 Ra8 25.Qd4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Groningen op"] [Site "Groningen"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Vehi Bach, Victor Manuel"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2490"] [BlackElo "2395"] [ECO "E32"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 d6 7.f3 Nbd7 8.e4 e5 9.Be3 exd4 10.Bxd4 a6 11.Nh3 Qe7 12.Be2 Re8 13.Nf4 c5 14.Bf2 b5 15.cxb5 d5 16.O-O-O axb5 17.Bxb5 d4 18.Qc2 Ba6 19.Bxa6 Rxa6 20.Rhe1 Ne5 21.Nd5 Qb7 22.Bg3 h6 23.Bxe5 Rxe5 24.Nxf6+ Rxf6 25.Kb1 Rfe6 26.Qc4 Kh8 27.g4 Rb6 28.Re2 Rb3 29.Rd3 Rb6 30.Rc2 Kg8 31.Ka2 Qe7 32.Rb3 Rd6 33.Rb8+ Kh7 34.Rd2 Rd7 35.Rd3 Qh4 36.h3 Qe7 37.Rc8 Rb7 38.Rd2 Qd6 39.h4 h5 40.g5 Qe7 41.Qa6 Rc7 42.Rb8 Qe6+ 43.Qxe6 Rxe6 44.Rd8 f6 45.Rg2 fxg5 46.Rxg5 g6 47.Rgd5 Ree7 48.e5 Kg7 49.f4 Rf7 50.e6 Rfe7 51.f5 gxf5 52.Rxf5 Rxe6 53.Rxh5 Re2 54.Rdh8 Kf6 55.R8h6+ Ke7 56.Rh7+ Kd8 57.Rd5+ Kc8 58.Rxc7+ Kxc7 59.Rxc5+ Kd6 60.Rc8 Kd5 61.a4 Re7 62.a5 Ke4 63.b4 d3 64.Rd8 1-0 [Event "Groningen op"] [Site "Groningen"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "5"] [White "Voekler, Bernd"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2370"] [BlackElo "2490"] [ECO "C10"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bd7 5.Be2 Bc6 6.Bf3 Be7 7.Ne2 Nf6 8.N2g3 Nxe4 9.Nxe4 Bd5 10.O-O Nd7 11.Qd3 Nf6 12.c4 Bxe4 13.Bxe4 c6 14.Bf4 O-O 15.Be5 g6 16.Rad1 Nd7 17.f4 Qb6 18.Kh1 Rad8 19.b3 Qa5 20.a4 Nc5 21.dxc5 Rxd3 22.Rxd3 Qxc5 23.Rfd1 f6 24.Bd4 Qa5 25.Bc3 Qc7 26.g3 Rd8 27.Rxd8+ Bxd8 28.Bg2 Kf7 29.Bh3 Be7 30.a5 b5 31.Re1 f5 32.Bf1 Bf6 33.Bxf6 Kxf6 34.Re5 a6 35.Bg2 Qxa5 36.Bxc6 Qa1+ 37.Kg2 Qb2+ 38.Kg1 bxc4 0-1 [Event "Groningen op"] [Site "Groningen"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Nijboer, Friso"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2490"] [BlackElo "2465"] [ECO "E89"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 Nbd7 8.Nge2 c6 9.g4 e5 10.d5 cxd5 11.cxd5 h5 12.h3 b5 13.Bg5 Qa5 14.Ng3 Nh7 15.gxh5 Nxg5 16.Qxg5 Bf6 17.Qh6 Bg7 18.Qg5 Bf6 19.Qh6 Bg7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Groningen op"] [Site "Groningen"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "7"] [White "Petran, Peter"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2395"] [BlackElo "2490"] [ECO "A20"] 1.g3 e5 2.Bg2 d6 3.c4 g6 4.d4 exd4 5.Qxd4 Nf6 6.Qe3+ Qe7 7.Qxe7+ Bxe7 8.Nc3 Nc6 9.Nh3 Be6 10.b3 Nd7 11.Nf4 Bf6 12.Bd2 O-O-O 13.Rc1 Bg7 14.O-O Rde8 15.Rfe1 Nc5 16.Nxe6 fxe6 17.Ne4 Nxe4 18.Bxe4 Ne7 19.Bg2 b6 20.b4 Kd7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Groningen op"] [Site "Groningen"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Zagema, Wieb"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2490"] [BlackElo "2370"] [ECO "D34"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.g3 Nf6 7.Bg2 Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.dxc5 Bxc5 10.Bg5 d4 11.Ne4 Be7 12.Bxf6 Bxf6 13.Rc1 Re8 14.Ne1 Be7 15.Nd3 Rb8 16.Nec5 Bd6 17.Nxb7 Bxb7 18.Bxc6 Re6 19.Bxb7 Rxb7 20.Rc4 Rd7 21.Qc2 Rc7 22.Rxc7 Bxc7 23.Rc1 Re7 24.Nb4 Rd7 25.Nc6 Qg5 26.Nxd4 Bb6 27.Nf3 Qe7 28.Kg2 g6 29.Rd1 Rc7 30.Qd3 Qb4 31.Rd2 Rc8 32.Rc2 Rd8 33.Qc4 Qa5 34.b4 Qf5 35.a4 Rd7 36.Qc8+ Kg7 37.a5 Bd8 38.Rc5 Qe6 39.Ne5 Rd6 40.Qxe6 Rxe6 41.Nc6 Bf6 42.e3 a6 43.b5 axb5 44.a6 1-0 [Event "URS-ch U26"] [Site "Kherson"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Ibragimov, Ildar"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2455"] [BlackElo "2480"] [ECO "A88"] 1.d4 d6 2.c4 f5 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 g6 5.Bg2 Bg7 6.O-O O-O 7.Nc3 Qe8 8.b3 Na6 9.Ba3 c6 10.Qd3 Rb8 11.e4 fxe4 12.Nxe4 Bf5 13.Nxf6+ Bxf6 14.Qd2 Nc7 15.Rae1 Qd7 16.h4 b5 17.Re3 bxc4 18.bxc4 Bh3 19.Rfe1 Bxg2 20.Kxg2 Qf5 21.Re4 Rbe8 22.Rf4 Qc8 23.Qa5 d5 24.cxd5 Nxd5 25.Rfe4 Qf5 26.Qd2 Bg7 27.Nh2 Rf7 28.Bc5 Qd7 29.a4 Nf6 30.Re5 Nd5 31.R5e4 Nf6 32.Re5 Kh8 33.Kg1 Nd5 34.R5e2 a6 35.Qd3 Qh3 36.Nf3 Nf4 37.gxf4 Rxf4 38.Ne5 Rg4+ 39.Nxg4 Qxd3 40.Re4 Qf3 41.Nh2 Qf5 42.Bxe7 Kg8 43.f3 Qh3 44.R1e2 Qg3+ 45.Rg2 Bxd4+ 46.Kh1 Qh3 47.Rgg4 c5 48.h5 Rb8 49.Re1 Be5 50.Rh4 Qf5 51.hxg6 hxg6 52.Re2 Rb1+ 53.Kg2 Bd4 54.Ng4 Rg1+ 55.Kh2 Qf4+ 0-1 [Event "URS-ch U26"] [Site "Kherson"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Komarov, Dimitri"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2475"] [BlackElo "2480"] [ECO "D43"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.g3 Nd7 8.Bg2 Qd8 9.O-O Be7 10.e4 dxe4 11.Nxe4 O-O 12.c5 b6 13.Qc2 Qc7 14.Rac1 Bb7 15.Rfe1 Rad8 16.b4 Nf6 17.Nxf6+ Bxf6 18.Qc3 Rd7 19.Ne5 Bxe5 20.dxe5 Rfd8 21.Qa3 b5 22.Qf3 a5 23.a3 Rd3 24.Re3 R3d4 25.Rb1 R8d7 26.h4 Qd8 27.Bf1 R7d5 28.Rbb3 Qc7 29.Qh5 Qd8 30.Bg2 Rd1+ 31.Kh2 Rd7 32.Re4 R1d4 33.Rbe3 Rxe4 34.Rxe4 axb4 35.axb4 Rd4 36.Qg4 Rxe4 37.Qxe4 Qd2 38.f4 g6 39.h5 Kg7 40.hxg6 fxg6 41.Qf3 h5 42.Qa3 Qd7 43.Qa7 Qc7 44.Kh3 Kh6 45.Qa2 Qd7 46.Be4 Qd4 47.Qb1 Qf2 48.Bxg6 Qe2 49.Be4 Qg4+ 50.Kh2 h4 51.Qd3 Qxg3+ 52.Qxg3 hxg3+ 53.Kxg3 Kg7 54.Kg4 Kf7 55.Kg5 Ke7 56.Kg6 Ba8 57.Bf3 Bb7 58.Bg2 Ba8 59.Bh3 1-0 [Event "URS-ch U26"] [Site "Kherson"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Galdunts, Sergey"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2480"] [BlackElo "2470"] [ECO "C54"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 a6 6.Bb3 Ba7 7.h3 h6 8.Nbd2 O-O 9.Nf1 d5 10.Qe2 Be6 11.Ng3 Na5 12.Bc2 dxe4 13.dxe4 Bc4 14.Qd1 Qxd1+ 15.Bxd1 Bd3 16.Nxe5 Bxe4 17.O-O Rfe8 18.Nf3 Nc4 19.Be2 Bd5 20.Rd1 b5 21.Kf1 Rad8 22.Nd4 c5 23.Ndf5 Bb8 24.b3 Nd6 25.Be3 Nfe4 26.Rac1 Nxf5 27.Nxf5 b4 28.cxb4 cxb4 29.Bb6 Rd7 30.Bg4 Rb7 31.Bd4 Be5 32.Ne3 Bxd4 33.Rxd4 1-0 [Event "URS-ch U26"] [Site "Kherson"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Kharlov, Andrei"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2480"] [BlackElo "2450"] [ECO "A21"] 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Bb4 3.Nd5 Ba5 4.b4 c6 5.bxa5 cxd5 6.cxd5 Nf6 7.Qb3 Qxa5 8.Nf3 d6 9.Ba3 Ne4 10.e3 Nd7 11.Rc1 O-O 12.Qb4 Qxb4 13.Bxb4 Nb6 14.d3 Nxd5 15.Ba3 Nc5 16.Nxe5 dxe5 17.Bxc5 Rd8 18.Be2 b6 19.Ba3 Ba6 20.g4 h6 21.h4 Rac8 22.Kd2 Rxc1 23.Rxc1 e4 24.Rc6 Bxd3 25.Bxd3 Nf4 26.Bd6 Nxd3 27.Ke2 f6 28.f3 Nc1+ 29.Rxc1 exf3+ 30.Kxf3 Rxd6 31.Rc8+ Kh7 32.Rc7 a6 33.Ra7 a5 34.Rb7 Rd2 35.Rxb6 Rxa2 36.Ra6 h5 37.g5 fxg5 38.hxg5 a4 39.e4 Ra1 40.e5 a3 41.Kf2 Rb1 42.Rxa3 Kg6 43.e6 Kxg5 44.Ra5+ Kh6 45.Re5 Rb8 46.e7 Re8 47.Kf3 g6 48.Kf4 Kg7 49.Kg5 Kf7 50.Rd5 Rxe7 51.Ra5 Rb7 52.Rc5 Rb2 53.Rc7+ Ke6 54.Kxg6 h4 55.Kg5 1/2-1/2 [Event "URS-ch U26"] [Site "Kherson"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Kruppa, Yuri"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2480"] [BlackElo "2480"] [ECO "C55"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.Bb3 h6 7.Nbd2 Re8 8.Re1 Bf8 9.c3 b5 10.d4 Bb7 11.Nf1 g6 12.Ng3 d6 13.Nh4 d5 14.exd5 Nxd5 15.Nf3 Bg7 16.dxe5 Nxe5 17.Nxe5 Bxe5 18.Bxh6 c5 19.Qg4 c4 20.Bc2 Qb6 21.Bd2 Nf6 22.Qh3 b4 23.Be3 Qc6 24.Ne2 bxc3 25.Nxc3 Re6 26.Rad1 Kg7 27.Bh6+ Kg8 28.Be3 Kg7 29.Bh6+ Kg8 30.Bg5 Qb6 31.Na4 Qb5 32.Bxg6 Bxh2+ 33.Kxh2 Qxg5 34.Bxf7+ Kxf7 35.Qxe6+ Kg6 36.f3 Rh8+ 37.Kg1 Bxf3 38.Re2 Re8 39.Qxc4 Bxe2 40.Qc2+ Kh6 41.Rd6 Qe3+ 42.Kh1 Rh8 0-1 [Event "URS-ch U26"] [Site "Kherson"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Aleksandrov, Aleksej"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2370"] [BlackElo "2480"] [ECO "D47"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nc3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Be2 Bb7 9.O-O Be7 10.a3 a5 11.e4 b4 12.axb4 axb4 13.Rxa8 Bxa8 14.e5 bxc3 15.exf6 Nxf6 16.bxc3 O-O 17.Ne5 c5 18.Ba3 Nd5 1/2-1/2 [Event "URS-ch U26"] [Site "Kherson"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Serper, Grigory"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2480"] [BlackElo "2490"] [ECO "E39"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 c5 5.dxc5 O-O 6.a3 Bxc5 7.Nf3 b6 8.Bf4 Nc6 9.Rd1 Bb7 10.e4 Ng4 11.Bg3 f6 12.Nb5 Nge5 13.Nxe5 fxe5 14.b4 a6 15.Nc3 Be7 16.Qb2 Rf7 1/2-1/2 [Event "URS-ch U26"] [Site "Kherson"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Sorokin, Maxim"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2480"] [BlackElo "2500"] [ECO "A10"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 f5 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 d5 5.O-O Bd6 6.Nc3 O-O 7.d3 Nc6 8.cxd5 exd5 9.Nb5 Be7 10.Bf4 Ne8 11.Qb3 Kh8 12.Rac1 Bf6 13.h4 a6 14.Nc3 Ne7 15.e4 fxe4 16.dxe4 dxe4 17.Rcd1 Bd7 18.Nxe4 Ng6 19.Nc5 Nd6 20.Bxd6 cxd6 21.Rxd6 Qc7 22.Rxd7 Qxc5 23.Rxb7 Rad8 24.Qb6 Qc4 25.Re1 Qxa2 26.h5 Ne7 27.Rbxe7 Bxe7 28.Rxe7 Rb8 29.Qe3 Qxb2 30.h6 gxh6 31.Ne5 Qb6 32.Nf7+ Kg8 33.Nxh6+ Kh8 34.Qe5+ Rf6 35.Ng4 1-0 [Event "URS-ch U26"] [Site "Kherson"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Timoshenko, Georgy"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2480"] [BlackElo "2475"] [ECO "E32"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.d4 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6 7.Bg5 Bb7 8.f3 h6 9.Bh4 d5 10.e3 Nbd7 11.Nh3 c5 12.cxd5 cxd4 13.Qxd4 e5 14.Qd2 Bxd5 15.Nf2 Be6 16.Bb5 Nc5 17.Qe2 a6 18.Bc4 Bxc4 19.Qxc4 Qd5 20.Qxd5 Nxd5 21.Ke2 f6 22.Rad1 Rfd8 23.Nd3 Nb3 24.Nc1 Na5 25.Rd3 Ne7 26.Rhd1 Rxd3 27.Nxd3 Rc8 28.Rc1 Rxc1 29.Nxc1 Nc4 1/2-1/2 [Event "URS-ch U26"] [Site "Kherson"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Minasian, Artashes"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2495"] [BlackElo "2480"] [ECO "C11"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 dxe4 5.Nxe4 Be7 6.Bxf6 gxf6 7.Bc4 c6 8.Nf3 Nd7 9.Qe2 Qc7 10.Bb3 b6 11.O-O Bb7 12.c4 O-O-O 13.a4 f5 14.Ng3 Bd6 15.a5 h5 16.axb6 axb6 17.c5 bxc5 18.Rfc1 h4 19.Nf1 Rhg8 20.Bc4 cxd4 21.Ba6 Nb8 22.Bxb7+ Qxb7 23.Nxh4 d3 24.Qe3 Rg4 25.Nf3 Bf4 26.Qc5 Bxc1 27.Qxc1 Rb4 28.Ra2 Qb5 29.N3d2 Ra4 30.Rxa4 Qxa4 31.b3 Qb4 32.Ne3 Kb7 33.Nec4 Nd7 34.h4 f6 35.Qa1 Ne5 36.Nxe5 fxe5 37.Qb2 Qxh4 38.Qxe5 Qe7 39.Qc3 Rd5 40.Nc4 Kc7 41.Ne3 Qc5 42.Nxd5+ Qxd5 43.Qg7+ Qd7 44.Qa1 d2 45.Qd1 Qd3 46.f3 e5 47.g4 0-1 [Event "URS-ch U26"] [Site "Kherson"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Brodsky, Michail"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2310"] [BlackElo "2480"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 f5 11.Bd3 Be6 12.Qh5 Rg8 13.O-O-O Rxg2 14.f4 Nd4 15.Ne3 Rf2 16.exf5 Bxa2 17.fxe5 dxe5 18.Nxb5 Bh6 19.Rhe1 axb5 20.Bxb5+ Ke7 21.Qh4+ f6 22.Qxf2 Bf7 23.Bd3 Qb6 24.Be4 Ra2 25.c4 Bxc4 26.Kb1 Qa5 27.Nd5+ Bxd5 28.Qxd4 Ra1+ 29.Kc2 Rxd1 30.Qxd1 Qa4+ 31.Kc3 0-1 [Event "URS-ch U26"] [Site "Kherson"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Tiviakov, Sergei"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2520"] [BlackElo "2480"] [ECO "C07"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.exd5 Qxd5 5.Ngf3 cxd4 6.Bc4 Qd6 7.O-O Nf6 8.Nb3 Nc6 9.Nbxd4 Nxd4 10.Nxd4 a6 11.c3 Qc7 12.Bd3 Bd6 13.h3 Bd7 14.Qf3 O-O 15.Bg5 Bh2+ 16.Kh1 Be5 17.Rae1 Bxd4 18.cxd4 Nd5 19.Qe4 f5 20.Qe2 Qb6 21.Rd1 Bb5 22.Rfe1 Rfe8 23.Qe5 Bxd3 24.Rxd3 Qc7 25.Qxc7 Nxc7 26.Rb3 Ra7 27.Rb6 h6 28.Bd2 Kf7 29.Rd6 Raa8 30.Ba5 Nd5 31.Bb6 Rac8 32.Bc5 Rc7 33.f3 Nf6 34.Re3 Nd5 35.Re5 Nf6 36.Re3 Nd5 37.Re5 Nf6 38.Re3 1/2-1/2 [Event "URS-ch U26"] [Site "Kherson"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Sakaev, Konstantin"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2450"] [BlackElo "2480"] [ECO "C11"] 1.d4 e6 2.e4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bc5 9.Qd2 Bxd4 10.Bxd4 Nxd4 11.Qxd4 Qb6 12.Qxb6 Nxb6 13.a4 Bd7 14.a5 Nc8 15.Bd3 Ne7 16.O-O 1/2-1/2 [Event "URS-JUG U20"] [Site "Leningrad"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Mitkov, Nikola"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2370"] [BlackElo "2480"] [ECO "C11"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bc5 9.Qd2 a6 10.O-O-O Bxd4 11.Bxd4 b5 12.Bg1 Qa5 13.Kb1 b4 14.Ne2 Nc5 15.Qe3 Ne4 16.Nc1 Ne7 17.Nb3 Qc7 18.Bd3 Bb7 19.Qb6 Qxb6 20.Bxb6 Nc8 21.Bd4 a5 22.Rhe1 Bc6 23.Bg1 Ne7 24.Nd4 Bd7 25.Nb5 O-O 26.Nc7 Rac8 27.Nxd5 exd5 28.Bxe4 Bg4 29.Bf3 Bxf3 30.gxf3 Rc6 31.f5 Rd8 32.f6 Nf5 33.fxg7 Kxg7 34.Re2 d4 35.Rg2+ Rg6 36.Rxg6+ Kxg6 37.f4 Rd5 38.Kc1 f6 39.exf6 Kxf6 40.Rd3 Rd7 41.c3 bxc3 42.bxc3 Rc7 43.Kc2 dxc3 44.Rxc3 Re7 45.Rc6+ Kf7 46.Rc5 Kg6 47.Rxa5 Re1 48.Bb6 Re2+ 49.Kd3 Rxh2 50.a4 Ra2 51.Ra8 Ne7 52.Ke4 Re2+ 53.Kf3 Ra2 54.a5 Ra3+ 55.Ke4 Ra4+ 56.Ke5 Nc6+ 57.Kd5 Nxa5 58.Bc7 h5 59.Rg8+ Kf7 60.Rg5 Nc4 61.Rxh5 Ne3+ 62.Ke5 Rb4 63.Rh3 Rb5+ 64.Ke4 Ng4 65.Ra3 Nf6+ 66.Kd4 Rb4+ 67.Kc5 Rb1 1/2-1/2 [Event "URS-JUG U20"] [Site "Leningrad"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Saric, Igor"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2480"] [BlackElo "2270"] [ECO "C06"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.Bd3 c5 6.c3 Nc6 7.Ne2 cxd4 8.cxd4 f6 9.exf6 Nxf6 10.O-O Bd6 11.Nf3 Qc7 12.Bg5 O-O 13.Bh4 Nh5 14.Qc2 h6 15.Bg6 Nf4 16.Nxf4 Bxf4 17.Rfe1 Bd7 18.Rad1 Rac8 19.Qe2 Bd6 20.Bg3 Bxg3 21.hxg3 Rf6 22.Bb1 Be8 23.Nh2 Kf8 24.Qe3 Bh5 25.g4 Bf7 26.g3 g5 27.Nf3 Qb6 28.Ne5 Be8 29.b3 Nxe5 30.Qxe5 Kg7 31.f4 gxf4 32.gxf4 Qc7 33.f5 Bd7 34.Re3 Kf7 35.Rde1 Qc6 36.fxe6+ Bxe6 37.Qxf6+ 1-0 [Event "URS-JUG U20"] [Site "Leningrad"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Popov, Sinisa"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2480"] [BlackElo "2305"] [ECO "A44"] 1.d4 c5 2.d5 e5 3.e4 d6 4.Nf3 g6 5.Be2 Bg7 6.c4 Ne7 7.Nc3 O-O 8.h4 Bg4 9.Be3 Nd7 10.Qc2 Nf6 11.Nh2 Bxe2 12.Qxe2 Nh5 13.g3 a6 14.a4 b6 15.Nf3 Qd7 16.Rg1 Rae8 17.O-O-O h6 18.g4 Nf4 19.Qd2 Kh7 20.h5 g5 21.Qc2 Kg8 22.Nd2 b5 23.cxb5 axb5 24.axb5 Rb8 25.Nc4 Nc8 26.Kd2 Na7 27.b6 Nc8 28.Qb3 Qb7 29.Na4 Rd8 30.Ra1 Nxd5 31.exd5 Qxd5+ 32.Kc1 e4 33.Rd1 Qe6 34.Nxc5 Qxg4 35.b7 d5 36.Na6 Nd6 37.Nxd6 Rxb7 38.Nxb7 Rc8+ 39.Nac5 Qf3 1-0 [Event "URS-JUG U20"] [Site "Leningrad"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Ostojic, Nikola"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2480"] [BlackElo "2350"] [ECO "B38"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 c5 3.Nf3 g6 4.e4 Bg7 5.d4 cxd4 6.Nxd4 d6 7.Be2 O-O 8.O-O Nc6 9.Be3 Bd7 10.f3 Nxd4 11.Bxd4 Bc6 12.Qd2 Nd7 13.Be3 Nc5 14.Rac1 a5 15.b3 b6 16.Rfd1 Qd7 17.Nd5 Qb7 18.Rb1 Ra7 19.Bf1 Re8 20.Qf2 Raa8 21.a3 Bxd5 22.cxd5 b5 23.Bxc5 dxc5 24.Qxc5 b4 25.Bb5 Red8 26.a4 Rac8 27.Bc6 Qc7 28.Qe3 e6 29.Rbc1 exd5 30.Bxd5 Bc3 31.g3 Kg7 32.Kg2 Qc5 33.Qe2 Rd7 34.h4 h5 35.f4 Rcd8 36.Qc4 Qe3 37.Rc2 Re7 38.Re2 Qa7 39.Qd3 Red7 40.Qf3 Qc5 41.f5 Be5 42.Rf2 Qd6 43.Qe3 Rc8 44.fxg6 Rc3 45.Rd3 fxg6 46.Rfd2 Qc7 47.Qf3 Rd8 48.Rf2 Rxd3 49.Qxd3 Rf8 50.Rxf8 Kxf8 51.Bc4 Qd6 52.Qe3 Kg7 53.Qa7+ Qc7 54.Qa8 Kh6 55.Qd5 Bf6 1/2-1/2 [Event "URS-JUG U20"] [Site "Leningrad"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Brenjo, Slavisa"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2480"] [BlackElo "2320"] [ECO "E97"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 O-O 5.Nf3 d6 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.Nd2 c5 10.Rb1 a5 11.a3 Ne8 12.b4 axb4 13.axb4 b6 14.bxc5 bxc5 15.Nb3 f5 16.f3 Bd7 17.Bd2 Nf6 18.Ra1 Qc7 19.Qc2 Rfb8 20.Nb5 Bxb5 21.cxb5 Rxa1 22.Rxa1 fxe4 23.fxe4 c4 24.Qxc4 Qxc4 25.Bxc4 Nxe4 26.Ba5 Rb7 27.Bd8 Bh6 28.Re1 Nc3 29.Nc5 dxc5 30.Bxe7 Kg7 31.d6 Bd2 32.Rf1 g5 33.Be6 e4 34.d7 Ne2+ 35.Kh1 Ba5 36.d8=Q Bxd8 37.Bxd8 Rxb5 38.Bc4 1-0 [Event "URS-JUG U20"] [Site "Leningrad"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kovacevic, Aleksandar"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2355"] [BlackElo "2480"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 f5 11.c3 Bg7 12.exf5 Bxf5 13.Nc2 Be6 14.Nce3 Ne7 15.g3 Nxd5 16.Nxd5 O-O 17.Bg2 a5 18.O-O Rb8 19.a3 f5 20.Qd2 Kh8 21.Rfd1 e4 22.f3 Bxd5 23.Qxd5 Be5 24.Rd2 exf3 25.Bxf3 Qg5 26.Re1 Qf6 27.Ree2 Rg8 28.Kf1 Rg5 29.Qc6 Rf8 30.Qb6 h5 31.Rf2 Qg6 32.Be4 h4 33.gxh4 Rg1+ 34.Ke2 Qg4+ 35.Bf3 Qc4+ 36.Rd3 Bxc3 37.bxc3 Re8+ 0-1 [Event "URS-JUG U20"] [Site "Leningrad"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Savicevic, Vlatko"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2305"] [BlackElo "2480"] [ECO "B30"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d3 e6 4.g3 g6 5.d4 cxd4 6.Nxd4 a6 7.Nxc6 bxc6 8.Qd4 Nf6 9.Bg2 Bg7 10.O-O d5 11.exd5 cxd5 12.Qc5 Bb7 13.Qb4 Qe7 14.Bd2 Ne4 15.Qxe7+ Kxe7 16.Bb4+ Kd7 17.Ba3 Nd6 18.c3 Rhc8 19.Bxd6 Kxd6 20.Nd2 a5 21.a4 Ba6 22.Rfd1 Rab8 23.Ra2 Rc7 24.Bf1 Bxf1 25.Nxf1 e5 26.Ne3 d4 27.Nc2 Ke6 28.Na3 Rb3 29.Nb5 Rc4 30.Kf1 Kd5 31.Ke2 e4 32.cxd4 Rc2+ 33.Rd2 Rxd2+ 34.Kxd2 Bxd4 35.Nxd4 Kxd4 36.Ke2 f5 37.Kd2 g5 38.Ke2 f4 39.Kd2 h5 40.Ke2 f3+ 41.Kd2 e3+ 42.fxe3+ Rxe3 0-1 [Event "URS-JUG U20"] [Site "Leningrad"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Burovic, Ismet"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2375"] [BlackElo "2480"] [ECO "B07"] 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 c6 4.f4 Qa5 5.Bd2 e5 6.Nd5 Qd8 7.Nxf6+ Qxf6 8.dxe5 dxe5 9.Nf3 exf4 10.e5 Qg6 11.Bd3 Qxg2 12.Rg1 Qh3 13.Bxf4 Bg4 14.Rg3 Qh5 15.Be2 Nd7 16.e6 Bxe6 17.Ng5 Qxh2 18.Qxd7+ Bxd7 19.Re3+ Be7 20.Bxh2 Kf8 21.Ne4 Be6 22.Nd6 Rd8 23.Rd1 Rd7 24.Bc4 Bg4 25.Rdd3 b5 26.Bb3 Bh5 27.Nc8 Rxd3 28.Rxd3 Bg4 29.Nxa7 Bf5 30.Rf3 g6 31.Nxc6 Bh4+ 32.Kf1 Bf6 33.Be5 Bxe5 34.Nxe5 Ke7 35.Nxf7 Rf8 36.Re3+ Kf6 37.Nd6 1-0 [Event "WchT U26"] [Site "Maringa"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Sepulveda, Luis"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2490"] [BlackElo "2280"] [ECO "A44"] 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.e4 c5 4.d5 d6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Nf3 Ne7 7.Be2 O-O 8.h4 Bg4 9.Nh2 Bxe2 10.Qxe2 f5 11.h5 f4 12.hxg6 hxg6 13.Bd2 a6 14.a4 Nd7 15.Qg4 Nf6 16.Qe6+ Rf7 17.Nf3 Qd7 18.Qxd7 Nxd7 19.a5 Bf6 20.Ke2 Rh7 21.Na4 Re8 22.Rxh7 Kxh7 23.Rb1 Rb8 24.b4 cxb4 25.Bxb4 Nc8 26.c5 dxc5 27.Nxc5 Nxc5 28.Bxc5 g5 29.d6 g4 30.Nd2 Bd8 31.Nc4 Kg7 32.Nxe5 b5 1-0 [Event "WchT U26"] [Site "Maringa"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Lindstedt, Johan"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2345"] [BlackElo "2480"] [ECO "A84"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c6 4.e3 f5 5.Bd3 Nf6 6.O-O Bd6 7.b3 Qe7 8.Bb2 O-O 9.Qc2 Bd7 10.Ne5 Be8 11.f3 c5 12.Nc3 Na6 13.a3 Nc7 14.Rfe1 Rc8 15.Qd2 Rd8 16.Qc2 Kh8 17.a4 Na6 18.Qf2 Nb4 19.Bf1 Nc6 20.cxd5 Nxe5 21.dxe5 Bxe5 22.dxe6 Ng4 23.fxg4 fxg4 24.Qxf8+ Qxf8 25.Bc4 g6 26.Rad1 Rxd1 27.Nxd1 Qg7 28.Rf1 Bxb2 29.Nxb2 Qe5 30.Rf8+ Kg7 31.Rxe8 Qxe3+ 32.Kf1 Qc1+ 33.Kf2 Qxb2+ 34.Kf1 Qf6+ 35.Kg1 h5 36.g3 a6 37.a5 Qa1+ 38.Kf2 Qxa5 39.Rg8+ Kh7 40.e7 Qd2+ 41.Be2 Qd4+ 42.Ke1 Qc3+ 0-1 [Event "WchT U26"] [Site "Maringa"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Costa, Jean Luc"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2490"] [BlackElo "2410"] [ECO "D35"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3 Qb6 7.Qc2 Ne4 8.Bf4 Bf5 9.Bd3 Na6 10.a3 Qa5 11.Qa4 Qxa4 12.Nxa4 Nb8 13.Ke2 Nd7 14.Rc1 Nb6 15.Nc5 Nxc5 16.Bxf5 Nb3 17.Rc3 Na5 18.Nf3 Nac4 19.Rb1 a5 20.Bd3 Be7 21.Nd2 Nxd2 22.Kxd2 g6 23.f3 Kd7 24.e4 Rae8 25.b4 axb4 26.axb4 Rc8 27.Be3 dxe4 28.fxe4 f5 29.d5 fxe4 30.dxc6+ bxc6 31.Bxb6 exd3 32.Rxd3+ Ke8 33.Re1 Rf8 34.Ra3 Rf7 35.Ra7 Rb8 36.Bc5 Rd8+ 37.Kc3 Rd7 38.Ra8+ Rd8 39.Ra6 Rd7 40.Rxc6 Kd8 41.Bb6+ 1-0 [Event "WchT U26"] [Site "Maringa"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "5"] [White "Russek, Guil"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2385"] [BlackElo "2490"] [ECO "C09"] 1.e4 c5 2.c3 e6 3.d4 d5 4.exd5 exd5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.Bb5 Bd6 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.O-O Ne7 9.Nbd2 Bg4 10.Nb3 Bd6 11.Be2 O-O 12.Bg5 h6 13.Bh4 Re8 14.Nfd4 Bxe2 15.Nxe2 Qb6 16.Bxe7 Rxe7 17.Ned4 Rd8 18.Nf5 Re6 19.Qc2 Be5 20.Rad1 a5 21.g3 Bf6 22.Rfe1 a4 23.Nbd4 Nxd4 24.Nxd4 Re4 25.Nf5 Rxe1+ 26.Rxe1 Qb5 27.Rd1 Qc4 28.b3 axb3 29.axb3 Qc5 30.c4 b5 31.Ne3 dxc4 32.Rxd8+ Bxd8 33.bxc4 Bg5 34.Nd1 Bf6 35.Ne3 Bd4 36.Nf5 bxc4 37.Qe4 Bf6 38.Ne3 c3 39.Qe8+ Kh7 40.Kg2 Bd4 41.Qe4+ g6 42.Nc2 Bf6 43.h4 Kg7 44.Kg1 h5 45.Kg2 Be5 46.Kf1 Qb5+ 47.Kg2 f5 48.Qf3 Qc4 49.Qb7+ Qc7 50.Qf3 Bf6 51.Qd5 f4 52.Qf3 fxg3 53.fxg3 Qd7 54.Qe4 Qg4 55.Qe3 Kh7 56.Qa7+ Bg7 57.Qe7 Qf5 58.Qe2 Qd5+ 59.Qf3 Qd2+ 60.Qf2 Bh6 61.Kg1 Kg8 62.Kf1 Qd3+ 63.Kg2 Bg7 64.Kh3 Be5 65.Ne1 Qe4 0-1 [Event "WchT U26"] [Site "Maringa"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Rosselli, Bernardo"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2490"] [BlackElo "2355"] [ECO "B76"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 O-O 8.Qd2 Nc6 9.O-O-O d5 10.Qe1 e5 11.Nxc6 bxc6 12.exd5 Nxd5 13.Bc4 Be6 14.Ne4 Qc7 15.Bc5 Rfd8 16.Qh4 h6 17.g4 Rab8 18.g5 h5 19.Qf2 Qb7 20.b3 Qc7 21.a4 Qa5 22.Bxa7 Bf8 23.Bxb8 Ba3+ 24.Kb1 Rxb8 25.Bxd5 cxd5 26.Nf6+ Kf8 27.Qe1 Qxa4 28.Qxe5 Rxb3+ 29.cxb3 Qxb3+ 30.Ka1 d4 31.Nd7+ Bxd7 32.Qh8+ Ke7 33.Qxd4 Kf8 34.Qh8+ Ke7 35.Rhe1+ 1-0 [Event "Moscow4"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Grabuzov, S."] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2480"] [BlackElo ""] [ECO "C04"] 1.d4 e6 2.e4 d5 3.Nd2 Nc6 4.Ngf3 Nf6 5.e5 Nd7 6.c4 dxc4 7.Nxc4 Nb6 8.a3 Bd7 9.Bg5 Be7 10.Be3 Nd5 11.Bd3 f5 12.exf6 Bxf6 13.Qc2 g6 14.O-O Qe7 15.b4 a6 16.Rae1 O-O 17.Nce5 Rad8 18.Ng4 Nxe3 19.Nxf6+ Rxf6 20.fxe3 Qd6 21.Ng5 Qe7 22.Ne4 Rxf1+ 23.Rxf1 Rf8 24.Rxf8+ Kxf8 25.Qc3 Qg7 26.Qc5+ Kg8 27.Qg5 Kh8 28.Nc5 b6 29.Nxd7 Qxd7 30.Qf6+ Kg8 31.Bc4 Nd8 32.Bxa6 b5 33.Bxb5 Qd5 34.e4 1-0 [Event "Moscow4"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Naumkin, Igor"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2480"] [BlackElo "2505"] [ECO "A28"] 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.d3 Bb4 5.Bd2 O-O 6.e3 Re8 7.Be2 d5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.O-O Bf8 10.a3 a5 11.Rc1 h6 12.Na4 Be6 13.Nc5 Bxc5 14.Rxc5 Qd6 15.Qc2 a4 16.Rc1 Nb6 17.Qc3 Bb3 18.e4 Re6 19.Rb5 Rb8 20.Be3 Nd7 21.Nd2 Ba2 22.Ra1 Nd4 23.Bxd4 exd4 24.Qb4 c5 25.Qxa4 Bd5 26.Bg4 Bc6 27.Bxe6 Qxe6 28.Qc4 Bxb5 29.Qxb5 b6 30.a4 Ne5 31.a5 Ra8 32.a6 Ra7 33.f4 Qc6 34.Qxc6 Nxc6 35.Nc4 b5 36.Nd6 Nb4 37.Nxb5 Rxa6 38.Rxa6 Nxa6 39.Kf2 Kf8 40.Nd6 h5 41.e5 Nc7 42.Ke2 Ke7 43.Nb7 Na6 44.Kf3 f5 45.exf6+ Kxf6 46.Ke4 Ke6 47.f5+ Kf6 48.g3 g6 49.fxg6 Kxg6 50.Kd5 Nb4+ 51.Kc4 1-0 [Event "Moscow4"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Yanvarjov, Igor"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2480"] [BlackElo "2395"] [ECO "D37"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Be7 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bf4 Nf6 6.e3 O-O 7.Bd3 b6 8.Nf3 Bb7 9.O-O c5 10.Ne5 Nc6 11.Rc1 a6 12.Qf3 Bd6 13.Rfd1 cxd4 14.Nxc6 Bxc6 15.Ne2 Ba4 16.b3 Bb5 17.Nxd4 Bxd3 18.Rxd3 Bxf4 19.Qxf4 Rc8 20.Rdc3 Rxc3 21.Rxc3 Qe7 22.Nf5 Qe4 23.Qxe4 dxe4 24.Rc6 Rd8 25.g3 Nd5 26.Nd6 b5 27.Rxa6 Nc3 28.a3 g6 29.Rc6 Kg7 30.Kg2 Nb1 31.Nxb5 Rd3 32.Rc7 Rxb3 33.Nd6 Rb6 34.Rxf7+ Kg8 35.Rb7 Rxd6 36.Rxb1 h5 37.a4 Ra6 1-0 [Event "Moscow4"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Mesropov, Konstantin"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo ""] [BlackElo "2480"] [ECO "D00"] 1.e3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.f4 Bf5 4.Nf3 e6 5.Bd3 c5 6.c3 Nc6 7.O-O Bd6 8.Ne5 O-O 9.Qe2 Bxd3 10.Nxd3 Ne4 11.Nd2 c4 12.Nf2 f5 13.Ndxe4 fxe4 14.b3 b5 15.a4 Na5 16.axb5 Nxb3 17.Ra6 Qd7 18.Qa2 Bc7 19.Rxa7 Rxa7 20.Qxa7 Rb8 21.Ba3 Qc8 22.Qa6 Qxa6 23.bxa6 Ra8 24.Ng4 Rxa6 25.Bb4 Ra4 26.f5 Nd2 27.Rd1 exf5 28.Rxd2 Ra1+ 29.Kf2 fxg4 30.g3 h5 31.Kg2 Kf7 32.Rb2 Ke6 33.Bf8 g5 34.Rb7 Kd7 35.Rb5 Ra2+ 36.Kg1 Ra5 37.Rb2 h4 38.gxh4 gxh4 39.h3 gxh3 0-1 [Event "Moscow4"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Utemov, Vladimir"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2425"] [BlackElo "2480"] [ECO "A84"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 e6 3.c4 c6 4.e3 f5 5.Bd3 Nf6 6.O-O Bd6 7.b3 Qe7 8.Bb2 O-O 9.Qc1 b6 10.Ba3 Bb7 11.Bxd6 Qxd6 12.cxd5 cxd5 13.Qa3 Qxa3 14.Nxa3 a6 15.Rfc1 Nc6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Moscow4"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Vaganian, Rafael A"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2585"] [BlackElo "2480"] [ECO "D47"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 Bb7 9.e4 b4 10.Na4 c5 11.e5 Nd5 12.O-O cxd4 13.Re1 g6 14.Bg5 Qa5 15.Nxd4 a6 16.a3 bxa3 17.bxa3 Bg7 18.Bd2 Qd8 19.Nf3 O-O 20.Rc1 Rc8 21.Qe2 Rxc1 22.Rxc1 Qe7 1/2-1/2 [Event "URS-ch58"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Ulibin, Mikhail"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2490"] [BlackElo "2565"] [ECO "C06"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.c3 c5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.Ne2 cxd4 8.cxd4 f6 9.exf6 Nxf6 10.Nf3 Bd6 11.O-O O-O 12.Bf4 Bxf4 13.Nxf4 Ne4 14.Ne2 Rxf3 15.gxf3 Ng5 16.Kh1 e5 17.dxe5 Nxf3 18.Bxh7+ Kh8 19.Ng1 Ncd4 20.Nxf3 Bg4 21.Nxd4 Bxd1 22.Raxd1 Kxh7 23.f4 Qb6 24.f5 Qxb2 25.Rd3 Rc8 26.f6 Rc1 27.Rh3+ Kg6 28.Rg3+ Kh5 1/2-1/2 [Event "URS-ch58"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Akopian, Vladimir"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2590"] [BlackElo "2490"] [ECO "A90"] 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 c6 5.Nf3 d5 6.O-O Bd6 7.b3 Qe7 8.a4 a5 9.Ba3 Bxa3 10.Nxa3 O-O 11.Ne5 Nbd7 12.Nd3 b6 13.Qc2 Ba6 14.Rfc1 Rac8 15.Qb2 Ne4 16.b4 axb4 17.Nxb4 Bb7 18.e3 c5 19.Nd3 cxd4 1/2-1/2 [Event "URS-ch58"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Ruban, Vadim"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2490"] [BlackElo "2575"] [ECO "D36"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 Be7 6.e3 O-O 7.Bd3 Nbd7 8.Nge2 Re8 9.Qc2 Nf8 10.O-O c6 11.Rae1 Nh5 12.Bxe7 Qxe7 13.Ng3 Nxg3 14.hxg3 Be6 15.f3 Rad8 16.Qf2 Bc8 17.g4 Qg5 18.b4 h5 19.gxh5 Qxh5 20.Qg3 Bf5 21.Bxf5 Qxf5 22.e4 dxe4 23.fxe4 Qg6 24.Qxg6 Nxg6 25.Rd1 Rd7 26.Kf2 Nf4 27.Rd2 f6 28.Rfd1 Kf7 29.a4 Ne6 30.d5 cxd5 31.exd5 Ng5 32.Rd4 f5 33.Rc4 Re5 34.b5 Kf6 35.a5 Ne4+ 36.Nxe4+ Rxe4 37.Rxe4 fxe4 38.Ke3 Ke5 39.Rd4 Rxd5 40.Rxe4+ Kd6 41.Rb4 Kc5 42.Rb1 b6 43.a6 Rf5 44.Rc1+ Kxb5 45.Rc7 Kxa6 46.Rxg7 b5 47.Kd4 Rf4+ 48.Kd3 Kb6 49.g4 a5 50.g5 a4 51.g6 Rg4 52.Rg8 Kc5 53.g7 Kb4 54.Kc2 Rg2+ 0-1 [Event "URS-ch58"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Neverov, Valeriy"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2540"] [BlackElo "2490"] [ECO "D31"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 e6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bb4 6.e3 b5 7.Bd2 a5 8.axb5 Bxc3 9.Bxc3 cxb5 10.b3 Bb7 11.bxc4 b4 12.Bb2 Nf6 13.Bd3 Nbd7 14.Qc2 O-O 15.O-O Qc7 16.e4 e5 17.Rfe1 Rfe8 18.c5 exd4 19.Bxd4 h6 20.h3 Bc6 21.e5 Nd5 22.e6 Rxe6 23.Rxe6 fxe6 24.Bh7+ Kh8 25.Bxg7+ Kxg7 26.Qg6+ Kh8 27.Qxh6 Nf8 28.Bf5+ Nh7 29.Bxh7 Qxh7 30.Qxe6 Ne7 31.Ne5 Qg7 32.g4 Bd5 33.Qxe7 Qxe7 34.Ng6+ Kh7 35.Nxe7 Be4 36.Re1 a4 37.c6 a3 38.c7 b3 39.c8=Q Rxc8 40.Nxc8 b2 0-1 [Event "URS-ch58"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Sveshnikov, Evgeny"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2490"] [BlackElo "2540"] [ECO "D43"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.e3 Bd6 8.Bd3 Qe7 9.O-O Nd7 10.c5 Bc7 11.e4 dxe4 12.Bxe4 O-O 13.Re1 Rd8 14.b4 Nf6 15.Bd3 Bd7 16.Qc2 Be8 17.Rad1 b6 18.a3 a5 19.Rb1 axb4 20.axb4 Ra3 1/2-1/2 [Event "URS-ch58"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Tiviakov, Sergei"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2535"] [BlackElo "2490"] [ECO "C07"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.exd5 Qxd5 5.Ngf3 cxd4 6.Bc4 Qd6 7.O-O Nf6 8.Nb3 Nc6 9.Nfxd4 Nxd4 10.Nxd4 a6 11.Re1 Qc7 12.Bb3 Bd7 13.Qf3 Bd6 14.h3 O-O-O 15.Bg5 Qc5 16.Be3 Qe5 17.g3 Qe4 18.Rad1 Bc6 19.Qxe4 Bxe4 20.Bg5 Bg6 21.c3 Bc5 22.Bf4 Rhe8 23.Be5 Bf8 24.Bc4 1/2-1/2 [Event "URS-ch58"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Rashkovsky, Nukhim N"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2490"] [BlackElo "2540"] [ECO "E33"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 Nc6 5.Nf3 d6 6.Bd2 O-O 7.a3 Bxc3 8.Bxc3 a6 9.e4 e5 10.dxe5 dxe5 11.Nxe5 Nd4 12.Qd3 c5 13.Bxd4 cxd4 14.O-O-O b5 15.Qxd4 Qc7 16.c5 Bb7 17.Bd3 Rad8 18.Qc3 Bxe4 19.f4 Nd5 20.Qd4 Bxg2 21.Rhg1 f6 22.Rxg2 fxe5 23.Qe4 Qxc5+ 24.Kb1 Nf6 25.Qf5 Qc6 26.Rdg1 e4 27.Rxg7+ Kh8 28.Qg5 Rd7 29.Qh6 Qc5 30.Bxe4 Rff7 31.Qxh7+ 1-0 [Event "URS-ch58"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "8"] [White "Frolov, Artur"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2470"] [BlackElo "2490"] [ECO "B30"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6 4.O-O Nge7 5.b3 a6 6.Bxc6 Nxc6 7.Bb2 b5 8.a4 b4 9.d3 d6 10.Nbd2 e5 11.Nc4 Be7 12.Ne1 O-O 13.f4 exf4 14.Rxf4 f5 15.exf5 d5 16.Ne5 Nxe5 17.Bxe5 Bg5 18.Rf1 Bxf5 19.Nf3 Bg4 20.Qe1 Bxf3 21.Rxf3 Rxf3 22.gxf3 Qe7 23.f4 Bf6 24.Qe3 Bxe5 25.fxe5 Rf8 26.e6 Rf5 1/2-1/2 [Event "URS-ch58"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Krasenkow, Michal"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2490"] [BlackElo "2550"] [ECO "C54"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.Bb3 Bb6 7.Nbd2 Ne7 8.Nc4 Be6 9.h3 O-O 10.O-O Ng6 11.Re1 c6 12.Nxb6 Qxb6 13.Bc2 h6 14.d4 Rad8 15.a4 a5 16.b4 axb4 17.cxb4 Rfe8 18.Be3 Qxb4 19.Rb1 Qa5 20.Rxb7 Bc8 21.Rb1 d5 22.Nxe5 Nxe5 23.dxe5 dxe4 24.Bb6 Rxd1 25.Bxa5 Rxb1 26.Bxb1 Rxe5 27.Bc3 Rc5 28.Bxf6 gxf6 29.Bxe4 Ba6 30.Bf3 Kf8 31.Rb1 Bd3 32.Rd1 Bg6 33.Ra1 Bd3 34.Rd1 Bg6 35.Ra1 Bd3 36.Kh2 Rc2 37.Rd1 Be2 38.Bxe2 Rxe2 39.Ra1 Rxf2 40.a5 Rb2 41.a6 Rb8 42.Kg3 Ke7 43.Kg4 c5 44.Kf5 Ra8 45.a7 Kd6 46.Kxf6 Kc6 47.Kxf7 Kb6 48.Kg6 Rxa7 49.Rb1+ Kc6 50.Kxh6 Ra3 51.Rg1 Kd5 52.Kg5 Ke4 53.Re1+ Re3 1/2-1/2 [Event "URS-ch58"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "10"] [White "Novikov, Igor A"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2550"] [BlackElo "2490"] [ECO "A90"] 1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 e6 4.c4 c6 5.Nf3 d5 6.O-O Bd6 7.Bf4 Bxf4 8.gxf4 O-O 9.e3 Qe7 10.Nbd2 Nbd7 11.Qc2 Ne4 12.Nxe4 fxe4 13.Nd2 Nf6 14.f3 exf3 15.Nxf3 Bd7 16.Ne5 Be8 17.Rf3 Nd7 18.Rh3 h6 19.Ng4 1/2-1/2 [Event "URS-ch58"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "11"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Aseev, Konstantin N"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2490"] [BlackElo "2525"] [ECO "A29"] 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Bg2 Nb6 7.O-O Be7 8.a3 O-O 9.b4 Be6 10.Rb1 f6 11.d3 Nd4 12.Be3 c5 13.Ne4 cxb4 14.axb4 Nxf3+ 15.Bxf3 Nd5 16.Bd2 Qd7 17.Nc5 Bxc5 18.bxc5 1/2-1/2 [Event "RSFSR-ch playoff"] [Site "Rybinsk"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Kharlov, Andrei"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2480"] [BlackElo "2450"] [ECO "D20"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.Bxc4 Nb6 6.Bb3 Nc6 7.Ne2 Bf5 8.Nbc3 e6 9.O-O Be7 10.a3 Qd7 11.Ba2 O-O 12.Be3 Rfd8 13.Qc1 Bf8 14.Rd1 Ne7 15.Ng3 Bg6 16.Nce4 Nbd5 17.Qd2 Nxe3 18.fxe3 Nf5 19.Qe2 Nxg3 20.Nxg3 c5 21.d5 exd5 22.Rxd5 Qc7 23.e4 Re8 24.h4 h5 25.Rad1 Rxe5 26.Rd7 Qb6 27.Qf2 Be7 28.Nf5 Bxf5 29.exf5 Qf6 30.R1d5 b5 31.Rxe5 Qxe5 32.Bd5 Rf8 33.g3 Bf6 34.b3 Qe8 35.Bc6 Bd4 36.Rxd4 Qxc6 37.Rd1 c4 38.bxc4 bxc4 39.Rc1 Rc8 40.Qxa7 Qf3 41.Qf2 Qxa3 42.Rc2 Qd3 43.f6 gxf6 44.Kh2 c3 45.Kh3 Rc4 46.Kh2 Re4 47.Ra2 Kg7 48.Rc2 Re1 49.Ra2 Rd1 0-1 [Event "RSFSR-ch playoff"] [Site "Rybinsk"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Makarov, Marat"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2480"] [BlackElo "2480"] [ECO "B58"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nf3 h6 8.O-O Be7 9.Re1 O-O 10.h3 Be6 11.Bf1 Qa5 12.Nb5 a6 13.Nxd6 Bxd6 14.Qxd6 Rfd8 15.Qa3 Qxa3 16.bxa3 Nd7 17.Be3 Na5 18.Red1 Rdc8 19.Rd6 Rxc2 20.Rad1 Rc7 21.g4 Nc6 22.g5 hxg5 23.Nxg5 Nf8 24.R1d2 Re8 25.Kg2 g6 26.Rc2 Rd7 27.Rxd7 Bxd7 28.Bc4 Ne6 29.Nxe6 Bxe6 30.Bxa6 bxa6 31.Rxc6 Ra8 32.Bg5 Kg7 33.h4 a5 34.Rc5 f6 35.Rc6 fxg5 36.Rxe6 gxh4 37.Rxe5 a4 38.Rb5 Rc8 39.Rb4 Rc2 40.Rxa4 h3+ 41.Kxh3 Rxf2 42.Kg3 Rxa2 43.Kf4 Rf2+ 44.Ke5 g5 45.Kd5 Kg6 46.Ra6+ Kh5 47.Ra8 g4 48.e5 g3 49.Rh8+ Kg4 50.Rg8+ Kf4 51.e6 Rd2+ 52.Kc6 Rc2+ 53.Kd7 Rd2+ 54.Ke8 Ra2 1/2-1/2 [Event "RSFSR-ch playoff"] [Site "Rybinsk"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Sorokin, Maxim"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2480"] [BlackElo "2500"] [ECO "D31"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6 4.Nf3 dxc4 5.a4 Bb4 6.e3 b5 7.Bd2 a5 8.axb5 Bxc3 9.Bxc3 cxb5 10.b3 Bb7 11.bxc4 b4 12.Bb2 Nf6 13.Bd3 Nbd7 14.Qc2 O-O 15.e4 e5 16.O-O Re8 17.Rfe1 Qc7 18.c5 exd4 19.Bxd4 h6 20.e5 Nd5 21.e6 Rxe6 22.Rxe6 fxe6 23.Re1 Nf4 24.Be4 Rc8 25.Ne5 Bd5 26.Bh7+ Kf8 27.c6 Nxe5 28.Bxe5 Qxc6 29.Qxc6 Rxc6 30.Bxf4 a4 31.Rc1 Rb6 32.Rc7 a3 33.Be3 Rb5 34.Bd3 Ra5 35.Bd4 b3 36.Bxg7+ Kg8 37.Bf6 b2 38.Bg6 Ra8 39.Rh7 b1=Q+ 40.Bxb1 a2 41.Rg7+ Kf8 42.Bxa2 Rxa2 43.h3 Be4 44.Re7 Ra6 45.Kh2 Bf5 46.g4 Bg6 47.Rg7 Be4 48.Rc7 Kg8 49.Bd4 Bf3 50.Rg7+ Kf8 51.Rg6 Ke7 52.Rxh6 Be4 53.Kg3 Ra4 54.Be3 Bd3 55.Bg5+ Kd6 56.Rh8 Be2 57.Rd8+ Ke5 58.Be7 Rc4 59.Kh4 Rc3 60.Rf8 Kd5 61.Bg5 Rb3 62.Be3 Rb1 63.Kg5 e5 64.Kf5 Bd3+ 65.Kf6 Rh1 66.Rh8 Ra1 67.Rd8+ Ke4 68.h4 Be2 69.Rg8 Ra6+ 70.Kg5 Ra1 71.Rb8 Ra4 72.h5 Kf3 73.Rf8+ Kg2 74.f4 Kg3 75.h6 Bd3 76.fxe5 Rxg4+ 77.Kf6 Kf3 78.e6 Rg6+ 79.Kf7 1-0 [Event "RSFSR-ch playoff"] [Site "Rybinsk"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Makarov, Marat"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2480"] [BlackElo "2480"] [ECO "D30"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nbd2 Nbd7 6.Bd3 Bd6 7.e4 e5 8.exd5 cxd5 9.dxe5 1/2-1/2 [Event "RSFSR-ch playoff"] [Site "Rybinsk"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kharlov, Andrei"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2450"] [BlackElo "2480"] [ECO "C02"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Bd7 6.dxc5 Bxc5 7.b4 Bb6 8.b5 Na5 9.Bd3 Qc7 10.Qe2 Ne7 11.h4 h6 12.O-O Rc8 13.Bf4 Nc4 14.a4 f5 15.h5 O-O 16.Ra2 Be8 17.Nh4 d4 18.cxd4 Nd5 19.g3 Na5 20.Rc2 Qd8 21.Rxc8 Qxc8 22.Ng2 Nb3 23.Be3 Nxd4 24.Bxd4 Bxd4 25.Bc4 Bxh5 26.Qd3 Qc5 27.Bxd5 Qxd5 28.Nf4 Qd8 29.Kg2 Bf7 30.Rd1 Bb6 31.Qxd8 Rxd8 32.Rxd8+ Bxd8 33.Na3 a6 34.Nc4 axb5 35.axb5 b6 36.Nd6 Kf8 37.Nxf7 Kxf7 38.Ne2 Be7 39.Nd4 Bc5 40.Nc6 g5 41.Nd8+ Ke7 42.Nc6+ Ke8 43.f3 g4 44.f4 h5 45.Kh2 Be3 46.Kg2 h4 47.Kh2 hxg3+ 48.Kxg3 Bd2 49.Nd4 Kf7 50.Nc6 1/2-1/2 [Event "RSFSR-ch playoff"] [Site "Rybinsk"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Sorokin, Maxim"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2500"] [BlackElo "2480"] [ECO "B07"] 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.f3 c6 4.Be3 e5 5.dxe5 dxe5 6.Qxd8+ Kxd8 7.Bc4 Ke8 8.Nd2 Nbd7 9.Nb3 Nb6 10.Bd3 Be6 11.Nc5 Bxc5 12.Bxc5 Nfd7 13.Bf2 Na4 14.b3 Nac5 15.Bf1 a5 16.a4 Ke7 17.Ne2 f6 18.Nc3 Bf7 19.O-O-O Rhd8 20.Be2 Ne6 21.Rd2 Ndc5 22.Rhd1 Rxd2 23.Rxd2 Rd8 24.Rxd8 Kxd8 25.Bc4 Nd7 26.Nd1 Kc7 27.Ne3 Nd8 28.Bf1 b6 29.Kd2 Nb7 30.g3 Be6 31.Nc4 Nbc5 32.Kc3 Nb7 33.Nb2 Nd6 34.Be3 Bf7 35.Nd3 Bg6 36.Bh3 c5 37.Nb2 Nb8 38.Bf1 Nc6 39.Be2 Nd4 40.Bd1 Bh5 41.g4 Bf7 42.h4 h5 43.g5 f5 44.Nd3 Nc6 45.exf5 Nxf5 46.Bf2 Bd5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sao Paulo op"] [Site "Sao Paulo"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Rotta, Cassio"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo ""] [BlackElo "2480"] [ECO "B30"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6 4.O-O Nge7 5.Re1 a6 6.Bf1 d5 7.exd5 Qxd5 8.Nc3 Qd8 9.b3 Nf5 10.Bb2 Be7 11.Ne4 O-O 12.Ne5 Nxe5 13.Bxe5 Nd4 14.Ng3 Bf6 15.c3 Nc6 16.Bxf6 Qxf6 17.Ne4 Qe7 18.Qh5 b6 19.Re3 Bd7 20.Rae1 g6 21.Qh6 f6 22.f4 Nd8 23.Rg3 Bc6 24.Bd3 Qg7 25.Qh4 Ra7 26.f5 Bxe4 27.Bxe4 exf5 28.Bxf5 Nf7 29.Qc4 Kh8 30.Bc2 Ne5 31.Qh4 Rd7 32.d4 cxd4 33.cxd4 g5 34.Qe4 Ng6 35.Rge3 f5 36.Qe6 Nf4 37.Qxb6 Nd5 38.Qxa6 Nxe3 39.Rxe3 Qxd4 40.Qd3 Qa1+ 41.Qf1 Qxa2 42.Bxf5 Qa7 0-1 [Event "Sao Paulo op"] [Site "Sao Paulo"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Riberio, F."] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2480"] [BlackElo "2265"] [ECO "B93"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.f4 Qc7 7.a4 e5 8.Nf3 Be7 9.Bd3 O-O 10.O-O Be6 11.Kh1 Nbd7 12.f5 Bc4 13.Bg5 Rfe8 14.Rc1 d5 15.Nd2 Bxd3 16.cxd3 dxe4 17.dxe4 Rac8 18.Nd5 Qxc1 19.Nxe7+ Rxe7 20.Qxc1 Rxc1 21.Rxc1 h6 22.Be3 Nf8 23.h3 Rd7 24.Kg1 Ne8 25.Nc4 Rd3 26.Kf2 Nd7 27.Nd2 Ndf6 28.Ke2 Rd7 29.Rc8 Kh7 30.Rc5 Re7 31.g4 Nd7 32.Rc8 Ndf6 33.Bc5 Rd7 34.Nc4 Nxe4 35.Nxe5 Rc7 36.Rxc7 Nxc7 37.Be3 f6 38.Kd3 Nd6 39.Nc4 Nf7 40.Kd4 g6 41.Kc5 gxf5 42.gxf5 b5 43.Bf4 Ne8 44.axb5 axb5 45.Kxb5 Ng5 46.Bxg5 fxg5 47.Kc6 Ng7 48.Ne3 h5 49.b4 g4 50.hxg4 hxg4 51.f6 Ne6 52.Nxg4 Kg6 53.b5 Nd4+ 54.Kc5 Ne6+ 55.Kd6 Nd8 56.Ke7 1-0 [Event "Sao Paulo op"] [Site "Sao Paulo"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Spangenberg, Hugo"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2220"] [BlackElo "2480"] [ECO "C11"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 dxe4 5.Nxe4 Be7 6.Bxf6 gxf6 7.Nf3 b6 8.Bb5+ c6 9.Bc4 Nd7 10.Qd3 Qc7 11.O-O-O Bb7 12.Rhe1 O-O-O 13.Ba6 f5 14.Ned2 Nf6 15.Ne5 Bd6 16.Bxb7+ Kxb7 17.Qf3 Rhf8 18.g3 Nd5 19.Ndc4 Be7 20.Kb1 Bf6 21.Qb3 Ka8 22.Qf3 Qb7 23.Qh5 h6 24.Rd3 Bg7 25.Qf3 Rfe8 26.Rdd1 Re7 27.h3 Rc7 28.g4 f4 29.Nd2 c5 30.dxc5 Rxc5 31.Nd3 Rb5 32.Kc1 Rc8 33.Re4 Bxb2+ 34.Nxb2 Nc3 35.Rxf4 Nxa2+ 36.Kb1 Nc3+ 37.Kc1 Rd5 38.Rxf7 Qc6 39.Rf8 Ne2+ 40.Kb1 Qxc2+ 41.Ka1 Rxf8 42.Qxf8+ Kb7 43.Qf3 Ka6 44.Qxe2+ Kb7 45.Qe4 Qc3 46.Nc4 1-0 [Event "Sao Paulo op"] [Site "Sao Paulo"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Gonzalez, Bolivar Ribeiro"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2480"] [BlackElo ""] [ECO "E73"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e5 4.Nc3 d6 5.e4 g6 6.Be2 Bg7 7.Bg5 a6 8.Nf3 Nbd7 9.Nd2 h6 10.Bh4 O-O 11.a3 Qc7 12.g4 Nh7 13.Bg3 f6 14.h4 Rb8 15.Bd3 Nb6 16.h5 g5 17.f3 Bd7 18.Bf2 Nc8 19.Qe2 Na7 20.b4 b6 21.O-O Rb7 22.Rab1 Rfb8 23.Rfc1 Bf8 24.Bc2 Be7 25.Ba4 Nf8 26.Qd1 Bc8 27.Nf1 Nd7 28.Bc6 Nxc6 29.dxc6 Qxc6 30.Nd5 Nf8 31.bxc5 dxc5 32.Rxb6 Qd7 33.Rxf6 Kg7 34.Rf5 Qd6 35.Nfe3 Kh8 36.Nxe7 Qxd1+ 37.Rxd1 Bxf5 38.Nc6 Rc8 39.Na5 Rd7 40.exf5 Rxd1+ 41.Nxd1 Rd8 42.Nb2 Rd2 43.Na4 Rd3 44.Nxc5 Rxf3 45.Ne6 Nxe6 46.fxe6 Kg7 47.Nc6 Rc3 48.Bc5 Kf6 49.e7 Kf7 50.Nd8+ 1-0 [Event "Sao Paulo op"] [Site "Sao Paulo"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "5"] [White "Menna Barreto, Luiz Ney"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo ""] [BlackElo "2480"] [ECO "D11"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 c6 3.g3 Bg4 4.Bg2 Nd7 5.Nbd2 Ngf6 6.c4 e6 7.O-O Bd6 8.b3 O-O 9.Bb2 a5 10.a3 Qb8 11.Qc2 Bf5 12.Qc3 Ne4 13.Nxe4 Bxe4 14.Ne5 Bxe5 15.Bxe4 Bf6 16.Bg2 a4 17.Rab1 axb3 18.Qxb3 Qa7 19.e4 dxc4 20.Qxc4 Rfd8 21.Rfd1 Rac8 22.Qb4 Re8 23.d5 exd5 24.exd5 Re2 25.Rf1 Bxb2 26.Rxb2 Rxb2 27.Qxb2 cxd5 28.Bxd5 b6 29.Rb1 Nf6 30.Bf3 h6 31.Kg2 Qa5 32.Qb4 Qxb4 33.Rxb4 Rc3 34.a4 Nd7 35.Bg4 Ne5 36.Be2 Rc2 37.Kf1 Rc1+ 38.Kg2 Rc2 39.Kf1 Rc1+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sao Paulo op"] [Site "Sao Paulo"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Santos, Renato Andrade"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2480"] [BlackElo "2265"] [ECO "A57"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.e3 g6 6.Nc3 Bg7 7.Bc4 O-O 8.Nge2 axb5 9.Nxb5 d6 10.a4 Nbd7 11.Ra3 Ne5 12.Ba2 Ba6 13.O-O Bxb5 14.axb5 Rxa3 15.bxa3 Qa5 16.a4 Ra8 17.Bb3 Qb4 18.Bd2 Qa3 19.Nc3 c4 20.Bc2 Nfd7 21.Qa1 Qc5 22.Qb1 Nb6 23.Rd1 Ned7 24.Ne4 Qc7 25.a5 Nxd5 26.b6 Qc6 27.Be1 e6 28.Bb4 Nxb4 29.Qxb4 d5 30.Ba4 Qb7 31.Nd6 Qb8 32.Bxd7 Bf8 33.Bc6 Bxd6 34.Qb5 Bxh2+ 35.Kf1 1-0 [Event "Sao Paulo op"] [Site "Sao Paulo"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "7"] [White "Resende, Antonio Carlos"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2315"] [BlackElo "2480"] [ECO "A26"] 1.Nf3 d6 2.g3 e5 3.d3 f5 4.Bg2 Nf6 5.c4 g6 6.Nc3 Bg7 7.O-O O-O 8.Rb1 a5 9.a3 Nc6 10.b4 axb4 11.axb4 h6 12.b5 Ne7 13.Bb2 Be6 14.Qc2 g5 15.Nd2 Rb8 16.Nb3 Qe8 17.Na5 Qh5 18.e3 f4 19.exf4 gxf4 20.f3 fxg3 21.hxg3 Qg6 22.Kh2 b6 23.Nc6 Nxc6 24.bxc6 Bxc4 25.Ne4 Be6 26.Nxf6+ Rxf6 27.Qe2 Qh5+ 28.Kg1 Rbf8 29.Rf2 Qg6 30.Kh2 Qh5+ 31.Kg1 Qg5 32.Kh2 Rg6 33.g4 h5 34.gxh5 Qxh5+ 35.Kg1 Rf4 36.Kf1 Bf6 37.Bc1 Rh4 38.Ke1 Rh2 39.Bf4 Rhxg2 40.Rxg2 Qh1+ 41.Kd2 Qxg2 0-1 [Event "Sao Paulo op"] [Site "Sao Paulo"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Camara, Helder"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2480"] [BlackElo "2325"] [ECO "E82"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O 6.Be3 b6 7.Bd3 a6 8.Nge2 Nfd7 9.b3 c5 10.O-O Nc6 11.d5 Nce5 12.a4 Nxd3 13.Qxd3 Ne5 14.Qd2 Re8 15.Rad1 Rb8 16.h3 f5 17.Ng3 fxe4 18.Ngxe4 Nf7 19.Ng5 Nxg5 20.Bxg5 b5 21.axb5 axb5 22.Nxb5 Ba6 23.Qe2 Qd7 24.f4 Rxb5 25.cxb5 Bxb5 26.Qe6+ Qxe6 27.dxe6 Bxf1 28.Kxf1 h6 29.Bh4 Rf8 30.Bxe7 Rxf4+ 31.Ke2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sao Paulo op"] [Site "Sao Paulo"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "11"] [White "Kharlov, Andrei"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2450"] [BlackElo "2480"] [ECO "C02"] 1.e4 c5 2.c3 e6 3.d4 d5 4.e5 Nc6 5.Nf3 Bd7 6.Be2 Nge7 7.dxc5 Ng6 8.Be3 Ncxe5 9.Nxe5 Nxe5 10.f4 Nc6 11.O-O g6 12.Nd2 Bg7 13.Nf3 O-O 14.h4 b6 15.cxb6 axb6 16.h5 Ne7 17.hxg6 hxg6 18.Bd3 Nf5 19.Bxf5 gxf5 20.Bd4 f6 21.Qe1 Kf7 22.Qe3 b5 23.Kf2 Rh8 24.a3 Qc7 25.Rh1 Rae8 26.Rxh8 Rxh8 27.Re1 Re8 28.g3 Kg8 29.Bb6 Qb7 30.Ba5 Qa8 31.Qb6 Rb8 32.Qc7 Rb7 33.Qd8+ Qxd8 34.Bxd8 Kf7 35.Ba5 Ra7 36.Bb4 Ra8 37.Re2 Re8 38.Bd6 Bc8 39.Ke1 Bd7 40.Kd2 Ra8 41.Kc2 Ra6 42.Bb4 Bh6 43.Nd4 Kg6 44.Kd3 Bg7 45.Nf3 Kf7 46.Kd4 Rc6 47.b3 Ra6 48.Re1 Bc6 49.Re3 Bh6 50.Re2 Bg7 51.Re1 Bh6 52.Rh1 Bg7 53.Rh2 Bd7 54.Ne1 Rc6 55.Nd3 Rc8 56.Re2 Re8 57.Kc5 Rb8 58.Ra2 Bf8+ 59.Kd4 Bg7 60.Bd6 Rb6 61.Bb4 Rb8 62.Re2 Re8 63.Re1 Rc8 64.Ra1 e5+ 65.fxe5 fxe5+ 66.Nxe5+ Ke6 67.Re1 Bf6 68.Ba5 Kd6 69.Bb4+ Ke6 70.Ba5 Be8 71.Bb6 Kd6 72.Ba7 Bh5 73.c4 dxc4 74.b4 c3 0-1 [Event "Wch U18"] [Site "?"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Jonker, Marc"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2480"] [BlackElo "2205"] [ECO "B07"] 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 c6 4.f4 Qa5 5.Bd2 Qb6 6.Nf3 Bg4 7.Na4 Bxf3 8.gxf3 Qc7 9.f5 Nbd7 10.Qe2 g6 11.Bh3 Bg7 12.Nc3 a6 13.f4 gxf5 14.Bxf5 e6 15.Bh3 O-O-O 16.O-O-O c5 17.e5 cxd4 18.exf6 dxc3 19.fxg7 cxd2+ 20.Qxd2 Rhg8 21.f5 exf5 22.Rhg1 Ne5 23.Bxf5+ Kb8 24.Bxh7 Nf3 25.Qc3 Nxg1 26.Qxc7+ 1-0 [Event "Wch U18"] [Site "?"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Vescovi, Giovanni"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2480"] [BlackElo "2260"] [ECO "A57"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.e3 Bb7 6.Nc3 Qa5 7.bxa6 Bxd5 8.Bd2 Bc6 9.Nf3 d6 10.Bc4 Nxa6 11.e4 Qc7 12.O-O e6 13.Re1 Qb7 14.Bf4 Rd8 15.a3 Be7 16.Rb1 Nc7 17.Qc2 d5 18.Bxc7 Qxc7 19.exd5 exd5 20.Bb5 Kf8 21.Bxc6 Qxc6 22.Ne2 Qb7 23.b4 Qa7 24.Ne5 Rc8 25.Nd4 Qc7 26.Nf5 cxb4 27.Qb3 Bd6 28.Nxd6 Qxd6 29.axb4 g6 30.Qh3 Kg7 31.Qh6+ Kg8 1-0 [Event "Wch U18"] [Site "?"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Zukubiec, A."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2480"] [BlackElo ""] [ECO "A54"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d6 3.d4 e5 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.d5 Ne7 6.e4 Ng6 7.g3 Be7 8.h4 Bg4 9.Be2 h5 10.Ng5 a6 11.Be3 Bd7 12.f3 O-O 13.Qd2 Qb8 14.a3 c5 15.b4 b5 16.bxc5 dxc5 17.cxb5 axb5 18.Bxb5 Bxb5 19.Rb1 Rxa3 20.Nxb5 Ra4 21.d6 Bd8 22.O-O Rb4 23.Rxb4 cxb4 24.Qxb4 Bb6 25.Bxb6 Qxb6+ 26.Kg2 Rb8 27.Qc4 Rb7 28.Rb1 Qa6 29.Rb4 Nf8 30.Nc3 Qxc4 31.Rxc4 Rd7 32.Rc7 Rxd6 33.Nxf7 Rd2+ 34.Kf1 Ne6 35.Re7 Nd4 36.Nxe5 Rc2 37.Nd5 Ne2 38.Nxf6+ gxf6 39.Nd7 Nxg3+ 40.Ke1 Re2+ 41.Kd1 Rf2 42.Nxf6+ Kf8 43.Re5 Rxf3 44.Nxh5 Nxh5 45.Rxh5 Re3 46.Rf5+ Ke7 47.Rf4 Ke6 48.Kd2 Rh3 49.Ke2 Ke5 50.Rg4 Ra3 51.Kf2 Ra2+ 52.Kg3 Ra3+ 53.Kg2 Ra2+ 54.Kh3 Ra1 55.Rg2 Kf4 56.h5 Rh1+ 57.Rh2 Rg1 58.Rf2+ Kxe4 59.Kh4 Ke5 60.h6 Ke6 61.Kh5 Rh1+ 62.Kg6 Rg1+ 63.Kh7 Ke7 64.Kh8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Wch U18"] [Site "?"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Polgar, Sofia"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2425"] [BlackElo "2480"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 f5 11.Bd3 Be6 12.c3 Bg7 13.O-O Bxd5 14.exd5 Ne7 15.Qh5 e4 16.Bc2 Qa5 17.Rae1 Ra7 18.Kh1 Bxc3 19.bxc3 Qxa3 20.Bb3 Qb2 21.f3 Rg8 22.g3 f4 23.fxe4 fxg3 24.Rxf7 Kd8 25.Qh6 Qxc3 26.Rf8+ Rxf8 27.Qxf8+ Kd7 28.Rf1 Qe3 29.Qf4 Qxf4 30.Rxf4 gxh2 31.Bd1 Kc7 32.Rf7 Kb6 33.Rxh7 Rc7 34.Kxh2 Nxd5 35.Rxc7 Nxc7 36.Kg3 Kc5 37.Kf4 Kd4 38.Kf5 b4 39.Ba4 a5 40.Bc6 Kc5 41.Bd7 Nb5 42.e5 dxe5 43.Kxe5 Nc3 44.Be6 Nxa2 45.Bxa2 a4 0-1 [Event "Wch U18"] [Site "?"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Rodrigues, Adriano Pfuhl"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo ""] [BlackElo "2480"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Nd5 Nxd5 8.exd5 Ne7 9.c3 Nf5 10.a4 Be7 11.Bd3 O-O 12.O-O Nh4 13.f4 a6 14.Na3 exf4 15.Bxf4 Ng6 16.Bg3 Bh4 17.Bxh4 Nxh4 18.Nc4 a5 19.Qd2 b6 20.Rf4 Ng6 21.Bxg6 hxg6 22.Qe3 g5 23.Rd4 Ba6 24.Qg3 Bxc4 25.Rxc4 Re8 26.Re1 Rxe1+ 27.Qxe1 b5 28.Rc6 bxa4 29.h3 Rc8 30.Qe2 f6 31.Qe4 0-1 [Event "Wch U18"] [Site "?"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Alexandrov, A."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2480"] [BlackElo ""] [ECO "D38"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Bb4 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Qa4+ Nc6 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bxf6 Qxf6 9.e3 O-O 10.Be2 Be6 11.O-O a6 12.Rac1 1/2-1/2 [Event "Wch U18"] [Site "?"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Sakaev, Konstantin"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2450"] [BlackElo "2480"] [ECO "B07"] 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5 4.dxe5 dxe5 5.Qxd8+ Kxd8 6.Bc4 Be6 7.Bxe6 fxe6 8.Nf3 Bd6 9.Be3 Nbd7 10.a3 Ke7 11.h3 a6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Chalkidiki"] [Site "Chalkidiki"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Khenkin, Igor"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2570"] [BlackElo "2625"] [ECO "D47"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.e3 e6 5.Nc3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Be2 Bb7 9.O-O Be7 10.a3 a5 11.e4 b4 12.axb4 axb4 13.Rxa8 Qxa8 14.e5 bxc3 15.exf6 Nxf6 16.bxc3 O-O 17.Ne5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Chalkidiki"] [Site "Chalkidiki"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Sokolov, Ivan"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2625"] [BlackElo "2625"] [ECO "D24"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 a6 5.a4 Nc6 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bxf6 exf6 8.e3 Na5 9.Be2 Be7 10.O-O O-O 11.Qc2 c6 12.Rad1 Qc7 13.d5 Rb8 14.dxc6 bxc6 15.Rb1 Rd8 16.Na2 c5 17.Nd2 Qe5 18.e4 f5 19.Nxc4 Nxc4 20.Bxc4 fxe4 21.Nc3 Bf5 22.Rbe1 Rd4 23.b3 Rbd8 24.Re2 Bg5 25.f4 Bxf4 26.g3 Bg5 27.Bxf7+ Kh8 28.Nb1 Bh3 29.Rfe1 Rf8 30.Bh5 e3 31.Na3 Qf6 0-1 [Event "Chalkidiki"] [Site "Chalkidiki"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Stohl, Igor"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2625"] [BlackElo "2560"] [ECO "D85"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Bb5+ c6 8.Ba4 O-O 9.Ne2 e5 10.O-O Qe7 11.Bc2 Rd8 12.a4 Be6 13.Ba3 Qe8 14.Bd3 Nd7 15.a5 Rac8 16.Rb1 b5 17.axb6 axb6 18.Qd2 b5 19.Qe3 Ra8 20.Bb4 Bf8 21.Rfd1 exd4 22.cxd4 Ba2 23.Rb2 c5 24.Be1 Ra3 25.Ra1 cxd4 26.Nxd4 Nc5 27.Bxb5 Rxe3 28.Bxe8 Rxe4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Chalkidiki"] [Site "Chalkidiki"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Kotronias, Vasilios"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2560"] [BlackElo "2560"] [ECO "C07"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.Ngf3 cxd4 5.exd5 Qxd5 6.Bc4 Qd6 7.O-O Nf6 8.Nb3 Nc6 9.Nbxd4 Nxd4 10.Nxd4 a6 11.Bb3 Qc7 12.Re1 Bd7 13.Bg5 O-O-O 14.c3 Bd6 15.Bxf6 gxf6 16.Qh5 Rdf8 17.g3 Qc5 18.Bd1 Rhg8 19.Qxh7 f5 20.Bf3 Rh8 21.Qg7 f4 22.Nb3 Qc7 23.Re2 fxg3 24.fxg3 Rfg8 25.Qf6 Bxg3 26.hxg3 Qxg3+ 27.Rg2 Qh2+ 28.Kf2 Rxg2+ 29.Bxg2 Rg8 30.Rg1 Rg4 31.Qe7 Rf4+ 32.Ke2 Qxg1 33.Bxb7+ Kc7 34.Bf3 Qb6 35.Nc5 Qd6 36.Qxd6+ Kxd6 37.b4 Bb5+ 38.Ke3 Rc4 39.Nb7+ Kc7 40.Kd2 Rf4 0-1 [Event "Chalkidiki"] [Site "Chalkidiki"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Adams, Michael"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2625"] [BlackElo "2610"] [ECO "A57"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.e3 axb5 6.Bxb5 Qa5+ 7.Nc3 Bb7 8.Ne2 Nxd5 9.O-O Nxc3 10.Nxc3 e6 11.e4 Bxe4 12.Bxd7+ Nxd7 13.Nxe4 Qa4 14.Qf3 Ne5 15.Qf4 Nd3 16.Qe3 Rd8 17.Nc3 Qc6 18.Qg3 c4 19.a4 h5 20.h3 e5 21.a5 f5 22.a6 f4 23.Qf3 Qxf3 24.gxf3 Rh6 25.Ne4 Ra8 26.a7 Rg6+ 27.Kh2 Rc6 28.Rd1 Bc5 29.Nxc5 Rxc5 30.Kg2 Rc7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Chalkidiki"] [Site "Chalkidiki"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Lautier, Joel"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2580"] [BlackElo "2625"] [ECO "A21"] 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 d6 3.Nf3 f5 4.d4 e4 5.Ng5 c6 6.g3 Be7 7.Nh3 Nf6 8.Bg2 O-O 9.O-O Kh8 10.d5 Nbd7 11.b3 Ne5 12.Bb2 Qe8 13.Qd2 Bd7 14.Rad1 a5 15.Nf4 Ng6 16.f3 Nxf4 17.Qxf4 Nh5 18.Qd2 e3 19.Qxe3 f4 20.gxf4 Nxf4 21.Kh1 Nxg2 22.Kxg2 Qg6+ 23.Kh1 Bf6 24.Qd2 Bf5 25.Rg1 Qf7 26.dxc6 bxc6 27.Na4 Rae8 28.Rg3 Bg6 29.Rg2 Bxb2 30.Nxb2 Re6 31.Nd3 d5 32.cxd5 cxd5 33.Rc1 d4 34.Rc5 Qe7 35.Rxa5 Re3 36.Qb4 Qf6 37.Ne5 d3 38.Ng4 dxe2 39.Nxe3 Qxf3 40.Re5 Qf1+ 41.Rg1 Qf2 42.Qe1 Qf3+ 43.Rg2 Bd3 44.Re7 Qf6 45.Rexg7 Qf1+ 46.Nxf1 exf1=Q+ 47.Qxf1 Rxf1+ 48.Rg1 Be4+ 49.Rg2 Rf2 50.h3 Rxa2 51.Kh2 Bxg2 52.Rxg2 Ra3 53.Rb2 Ra5 54.b4 Rb5 55.Kg3 Kg7 56.Kf4 Kf6 57.Ke4 Ke6 58.Kd4 Kd6 59.Kc4 Rh5 60.Rb3 Kc6 61.Rf3 Rh4+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Chalkidiki"] [Site "Chalkidiki"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Psakhis, Lev"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2625"] [BlackElo "2570"] [ECO "E12"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Bb7 5.Nc3 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.Bd2 Nd7 8.Nxd5 exd5 9.g3 Bd6 10.Bg5 Be7 11.Bxe7 Qxe7 12.Rc1 c6 13.Bh3 O-O 14.O-O Nf6 15.b4 Ne4 16.Qb3 f5 17.Rc2 Rac8 18.Rfc1 Ba8 19.e3 g6 20.Bg2 Kg7 21.Qb2 Rc7 22.Bf1 Bb7 23.a4 Rfc8 24.Ne5 a6 25.Bg2 Nd6 26.Qc3 Kg8 27.Qb3 Kg7 28.Qc3 Kg8 29.h4 b5 30.Qc5 Nc4 31.Qxe7 Rxe7 32.Nd3 Rce8 33.Ra1 Kg7 34.axb5 axb5 35.Ra7 Kf6 36.Nc5 Bc8 37.Rca2 h6 38.Rxe7 Rxe7 39.Ra8 Rc7 40.Bf1 Nd6 41.f3 g5 42.Kf2 Re7 43.Bd3 Rc7 44.Rb8 Ke7 45.Ra8 Kf6 46.Bf1 Re7 47.Bg2 Kg7 48.Bh3 Rc7 49.Ke2 Kg6 50.hxg5 hxg5 51.Rb8 g4 52.Bg2 gxf3+ 53.Bxf3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Chalkidiki"] [Site "Chalkidiki"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "8"] [White "Akopian, Vladimir"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2600"] [BlackElo "2625"] [ECO "C07"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.exd5 Qxd5 5.Ngf3 cxd4 6.Bc4 Qd6 7.O-O Nf6 8.Nb3 Nc6 9.Nbxd4 Nxd4 10.Qxd4 Qxd4 11.Nxd4 Bd7 12.Bf4 Rc8 13.Be2 Nd5 14.Bg3 Bc5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Chalkidiki"] [Site "Chalkidiki"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Ulibin, Mikhail"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2625"] [BlackElo "2570"] [ECO "E11"] 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Qe7 5.g3 Nc6 6.Nc3 O-O 7.Bg2 Bxc3 8.Bxc3 Ne4 9.Rc1 d6 10.d5 Nd8 11.dxe6 Nxe6 12.Bb4 Bd7 13.Ne5 N6c5 14.Nxd7 Nxd7 15.O-O a5 16.Ba3 Rfe8 17.b3 b6 18.Bb2 Rad8 19.Qd4 Qf6 20.Qxf6 Ndxf6 21.Rfd1 h6 22.e3 Nd7 23.Kf1 Re7 24.Ke2 Rde8 25.g4 Re6 26.h4 R6e7 27.Bf3 Ndc5 28.Rd5 Na6 29.a3 Nac5 30.b4 axb4 31.axb4 Na6 32.b5 Nac5 33.Ra1 Nf6 34.Rdd1 Nfe4 35.Ra7 Kf8 36.g5 hxg5 37.hxg5 Nxg5 38.Bc6 Rc8 39.Rh1 Kg8 40.Raa1 Nce6 41.Rh4 f6 42.Rg1 Kf7 43.Bd5 Ke8 44.Rh8+ Nf8 45.f4 Ne6 46.Kf3 f5 47.Rg6 Nc5 48.Bxg7 Rf7 49.Bxf8 1-0 [Event "Chalkidiki"] [Site "Chalkidiki"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "10"] [White "Bologan, Viktor"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2555"] [BlackElo "2625"] [ECO "C10"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bd7 5.Nf3 Bc6 6.Bd3 Nd7 7.O-O Ngf6 8.Ng3 Be7 9.b3 O-O 10.Bb2 a5 11.c4 a4 12.Ne5 axb3 13.Nxc6 bxc6 14.Qxb3 c5 15.d5 exd5 16.cxd5 Bd6 17.Bb5 Rb8 18.a4 Nb6 19.Rad1 Nbxd5 20.Ne4 Nxe4 21.Qxd5 Ng5 22.Rfe1 Ne6 23.g3 Nd4 24.Bxd4 cxd4 25.Rxd4 Qf6 26.Rd3 Rbd8 27.Qb3 Bc5 28.Rf3 Qb6 29.Re5 g6 30.a5 Qd6 31.Re1 Bb4 32.Ra1 Qe5 33.Qa4 Rd5 34.Re3 Qf6 35.a6 Rxb5 36.a7 Ra5 37.Qxa5 Bxa5 38.Rxa5 Ra8 39.Rb3 Qd8 40.Ra1 Rxa7 0-1 [Event "EU-chT (Men)"] [Site "Debrecen"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Costa, Jean Luc"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2425"] [BlackElo "2590"] [ECO "D47"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nc3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bb3 b4 9.Na4 Ba6 10.Bd2 c5 11.Nxc5 Nxc5 12.dxc5 Bxc5 13.Rc1 Qb6 14.Bc4 Bb7 15.Qa4+ Bc6 16.Qc2 Bd6 17.Bd3 Bb7 18.Qa4+ Ke7 19.Nd4 Rhc8 20.Ke2 Ne4 21.Bxe4 Bxe4 22.f3 Bd5 23.Kf2 a5 24.Rxc8 Rxc8 25.g3 Be5 26.Nb3 Rc2 0-1 [Event "EU-chT (Men)"] [Site "Debrecen"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Kveinys, Aloyzas"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2485"] [BlackElo "2590"] [ECO "B66"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.O-O-O h6 9.Bf4 Bd7 10.Bg3 Rc8 11.f3 Nxd4 12.Qxd4 e5 13.Qe3 Be7 14.Kb1 O-O 15.h4 Qc7 16.Bd3 Be6 17.Bh2 Qa5 18.Qe1 Rxc3 19.Qxc3 Qxa2+ 20.Kc1 d5 21.Bxe5 dxe4 22.Bxe4 Nxe4 23.fxe4 Rc8 24.Qg3 f6 25.Bd4 Bb3 26.Bc3 Qa1+ 27.Kd2 Rd8+ 28.Qd3 Rxd3+ 29.Kxd3 Bxc2+ 30.Kxc2 Qa4+ 31.Kd3 b5 32.Ke3 Bc5+ 33.Kf4 Qc4 34.Rd8+ Kh7 35.Rhd1 Qe2 36.Kf5 b4 37.Be1 Qxg2 38.e5 Qg6+ 39.Ke6 Qg4+ 40.Kf7 Qh5+ 0-1 [Event "EU-chT (Men)"] [Site "Debrecen"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Kurajica, Bojan"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2585"] [BlackElo "2590"] [ECO "D27"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.e3 Nf6 4.Nf3 e6 5.Bd3 dxc4 6.Bxc4 c5 7.O-O a6 8.Bd3 Nbd7 9.Qe2 Qc7 10.Nbd2 Be7 11.b3 cxd4 12.exd4 O-O 13.Ne4 b6 14.Bg5 Bb7 15.Rac1 Qd8 16.h4 h6 17.Nxf6+ Bxf6 18.Be3 e5 19.Bb1 Re8 20.dxe5 Nxe5 21.Nxe5 Bxe5 22.Qg4 1/2-1/2 [Event "EU-chT (Men)"] [Site "Debrecen"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Eingorn, Vereslav S"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2590"] [BlackElo "2590"] [ECO "D65"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Nbd7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 Be7 7.e3 O-O 8.Rc1 Re8 9.Qc2 a6 10.cxd5 exd5 11.Bd3 c6 12.O-O Ne4 13.Bxe7 Qxe7 14.Na4 Ng5 15.Qd1 Nxf3+ 16.Qxf3 Nb6 17.Nc5 1/2-1/2 [Event "EU-chT (Men)"] [Site "Debrecen"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Lputian, Smbat G"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2590"] [BlackElo "2560"] [ECO "D37"] 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 c6 7.Qc2 Nbd7 8.h3 a6 9.Rd1 h6 10.a3 dxc4 11.Bxc4 Nd5 12.O-O Nxf4 13.exf4 Qc7 14.Ne5 Nf6 15.Ba2 Bd7 16.Bb1 Be8 17.d5 Rd8 18.Rfe1 Kh8 19.dxe6 Rxd1 20.Rxd1 fxe6 21.Ne4 g6 22.Nc5 Bxc5 23.Qxc5 Rg8 24.Ba2 Kg7 25.Bxe6 Rf8 26.Nd7 1-0 [Event "EU-chT (Men)"] [Site "Debrecen"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Psakhis, Lev"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2590"] [BlackElo "2605"] [ECO "E12"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Ba6 5.Qc2 Bb7 6.Nc3 c5 7.e4 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bc5 9.Nb3 Nc6 10.Bf4 Be7 11.Be2 d6 12.Rd1 Qb8 13.c5 e5 14.cxd6 exf4 15.dxe7 Nxe7 16.Bb5+ Kf8 17.O-O a6 18.Be2 g6 19.Bf3 Qe5 20.Nc1 Kg7 21.Nd3 Qc7 22.Qd2 Rad8 23.Qxf4 Qxf4 24.Nxf4 g5 25.Nh5+ Nxh5 26.Bxh5 Bc6 27.Be2 a5 28.f3 h5 29.Kf2 h4 30.Bc4 f5 31.exf5 Nxf5 32.Rfe1 Rhe8 33.Rxe8 Rxe8 34.Bd5 Rc8 35.Be4 Bxe4 36.fxe4 Nh6 37.Rd7+ Nf7 38.Ke3 Rc6 39.Nd5 h3 40.gxh3 Kf8 41.Rc7 Rh6 42.Kd4 Rxh3 43.Rc2 Rh6 44.Re2 Ke8 45.Rf2 Rc6 46.e5 b5 47.Ne3 Rc1 48.e6 Nd8 49.Kd5 Re1 50.Rf3 g4 51.Nxg4 Ke7 52.Ne5 Rd1+ 53.Rd3 Rxd3+ 54.Nxd3 Nxe6 55.Nc5 Nf4+ 56.Kc6 b4 57.a4 1-0 [Event "EU-chT (Men)"] [Site "Debrecen"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Adorjan, Andras"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2590"] [BlackElo "2535"] [ECO "D85"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Bb5+ c6 8.Ba4 b5 9.Bb3 b4 10.Qf3 O-O 11.Ne2 e5 12.O-O exd4 13.cxd4 Ba6 14.Rd1 Nd7 15.a3 c5 16.axb4 Bxe2 17.Qxe2 cxd4 18.Bd5 d3 19.Rxd3 Bxa1 20.Bxa8 Qe7 21.Bd5 Nf6 22.Bc6 Qc7 23.b5 a6 24.Rd1 axb5 25.Bxb5 Bd4 26.Bh6 Rd8 27.e5 Ne4 28.Qxe4 Bxf2+ 29.Kxf2 Rxd1 30.Bc4 Qe7 31.e6 Qf6+ 32.Kg3 fxe6 33.Bxe6+ Kh8 34.Bf4 h5 35.Bc4 Kh7 36.Kh3 Rd8 37.g3 Qg7 38.Bb5 Qf7 39.Bc4 Qd7+ 40.Kg2 Re8 41.Qf3 Rc8 42.Bd3 Rc5 43.Be3 Ra5 44.Bf2 Re5 45.Qf6 1-0 [Event "Dortmund op-A"] [Site "Dortmund"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Tamm, Ulrich"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2300"] [BlackElo "2590"] [ECO "B22"] 1.e4 c5 2.c3 e6 3.d4 d5 4.exd5 exd5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.Be2 Bd6 7.O-O Nge7 8.Nbd2 cxd4 9.Nxd4 Nxd4 10.cxd4 O-O 11.Nf3 Qb6 12.Re1 Bg4 13.h3 Bh5 14.Ne5 Bxe2 15.Rxe2 Rfe8 16.Qd3 Rad8 17.Be3 Bb8 18.Rae1 Nc6 19.Nxc6 Qxc6 20.Bg5 Rxe2 21.Qxe2 Rc8 22.g3 h6 23.Be3 Re8 24.Qg4 Re4 25.Qf5 g6 26.Qf3 Qe6 27.Kg2 Kg7 28.Rc1 h5 29.h4 a6 30.Rc5 b5 31.b3 Kg8 32.Rc2 b4 33.Rc1 Ba7 34.Rd1 Kg7 35.Rd2 Bb6 36.Rd1 Bd8 37.Rc1 Bf6 38.Rd1 Qb6 39.Rc1 Bxd4 40.Bxd4+ Qxd4 41.Rc7 Qf6 42.Rb7 Qe6 43.Qd3 Qc6 44.Ra7 Re6 45.Qd4+ Rf6 46.Re7 Qb6 47.Qxb6 Rxb6 48.Rd7 Rb5 49.Kf3 Ra5 50.Rb7 Rxa2 51.Rxb4 Kf6 52.Rb7 Ke6 53.Ke3 f6 54.f3 a5 55.Rb5 Ke5 56.f4+ Ke6 57.Kd4 Rg2 58.Rxa5 Rxg3 59.b4 Rf3 60.Ra6+ Kf5 61.Kxd5 Rxf4 62.b5 Rxh4 63.b6 Rb4 64.Kc6 h4 65.Ra5+ Ke6 66.b7 Rxb7 67.Kxb7 g5 68.Kc6 h3 69.Ra8 g4 70.Rh8 f5 71.Rh4 Ke5 72.Kc5 Kf4 73.Kd4 Kg3 74.Rh5 h2 75.Ke3 f4+ 76.Ke2 Kg2 0-1 [Event "Dortmund op-A"] [Site "Dortmund"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Levin, Felix"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2590"] [BlackElo "2445"] [ECO "A01"] 1.b3 d5 2.Bb2 Nf6 3.e3 g6 4.c4 dxc4 5.Bxc4 Bg7 6.Nf3 c5 7.a3 O-O 8.b4 Nbd7 9.O-O b6 10.bxc5 bxc5 11.Be2 Qb6 12.Bc3 Ba6 13.a4 Bxe2 14.Qxe2 Qe6 15.Na3 Nb6 16.Qa6 Qd7 17.Qb5 Nbd5 18.Be5 Qe6 19.Rfc1 Nd7 20.Bxg7 Kxg7 21.Qc4 Rfc8 22.Rab1 N7b6 23.Qh4 f6 24.a5 Nd7 25.Qc4 Rab8 26.h3 Nc7 27.Qa4 Na6 28.Nb5 Qc6 29.Qc4 Ra8 30.Nfd4 Ne5 31.Nxc6 Nxc4 32.Nbxa7 1-0 [Event "Dortmund op-A"] [Site "Dortmund"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Grivas, Efstratios"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2465"] [BlackElo "2590"] [ECO "D45"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c6 4.e3 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Be2 O-O 8.O-O Re8 9.b3 Qe7 10.Bb2 b6 11.e4 dxe4 12.Nxe4 Nxe4 13.Qxe4 Bb7 14.Bd3 f5 15.Qe2 c5 16.Rad1 cxd4 17.Nxd4 Qh4 18.g3 Qh3 19.f3 Bc5 20.Kh1 Nf6 21.Nc2 e5 22.Qg2 Qxg2+ 23.Kxg2 e4 24.fxe4 Nxe4 25.Kh3 Rad8 0-1 [Event "Dortmund op-A"] [Site "Dortmund"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Groszpeter, Attila"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2590"] [BlackElo "2495"] [ECO "D85"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Bb5+ Bd7 8.Be2 c5 9.Nf3 cxd4 10.cxd4 Qa5+ 11.Bd2 Qa4 12.O-O O-O 13.Qxa4 Bxa4 14.Rfc1 e6 15.Rab1 1/2-1/2 [Event "Dortmund op-A"] [Site "Dortmund"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "5"] [White "Mikhalchishin, Adrian"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2530"] [BlackElo "2590"] [ECO "B30"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6 4.O-O Nge7 5.c3 d5 6.exd5 Qxd5 7.d4 cxd4 8.c4 Qd6 9.Nxd4 Bd7 10.Nb3 Nf5 11.c5 Qc7 12.Nc3 O-O-O 13.Qg4 Nfd4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Dortmund op-A"] [Site "Dortmund"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Knaak, Rainer"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2590"] [BlackElo "2505"] [ECO "E94"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.d4 g6 3.c4 d6 4.Nc3 Nbd7 5.e4 e5 6.Be2 Bg7 7.O-O O-O 8.Be3 c6 9.d5 c5 10.Ne1 Ne8 11.g4 f5 12.exf5 gxf5 13.gxf5 Nb6 14.Nf3 Bxf5 15.Ng5 Qe7 16.Kh1 Nf6 17.Rg1 Kh8 18.Qd2 Bg6 19.Raf1 Nh5 20.Ne6 Rf7 21.b3 Nd7 22.Bd3 Nf8 23.Ng5 Bxd3 24.Qxd3 Rf6 25.Qe2 Nf4 26.Bxf4 Rxf4 27.Qh5 h6 28.Qh3 Re8 29.Rg3 Kg8 30.Nge4 Kh7 31.Rfg1 Bf6 32.Ne2 1-0 [Event "Dortmund op-A"] [Site "Dortmund"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Lputian, Smbat G"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2590"] [BlackElo "2560"] [ECO "D85"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Bb5+ Bd7 8.Be2 c5 9.Nf3 cxd4 10.cxd4 Qa5+ 11.Bd2 Qa4 12.O-O O-O 13.Qxa4 Bxa4 14.Rab1 e6 15.Rxb7 Bc6 16.Rc7 Bxe4 17.Ng5 Bd5 18.Bb4 Rd8 19.Bb5 a6 20.Ba4 a5 21.Be7 Na6 22.Bxd8 Rxd8 23.Ra7 Bc4 24.Nxf7 Bxd4 25.Nxd8 Bxa7 26.Rc1 Bxa2 27.Rc8 Bb6 28.Nb7+ 1-0 [Event "Dortmund op-A"] [Site "Dortmund"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "8"] [White "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2610"] [BlackElo "2590"] [ECO "D11"] 1.c4 c6 2.b3 d5 3.Bb2 Bg4 4.g3 e6 5.Bg2 Nf6 6.Nf3 Nbd7 7.O-O Bd6 8.d4 O-O 9.Ne5 Bf5 10.Nd2 Qe7 11.a3 Rfd8 12.Ndf3 Be4 13.b4 dxc4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Dortmund op-A"] [Site "Dortmund"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Balashov, Yuri S"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2590"] [BlackElo "2565"] [ECO "E12"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Bb7 5.Nc3 g6 6.Bg5 Bg7 7.Qc2 h6 8.Bh4 d6 9.Rd1 Nbd7 10.d5 e5 11.e3 O-O 12.Be2 Qe7 13.Nd2 Rfc8 14.O-O Qf8 15.Qb1 a5 16.b3 h5 17.f3 Bh6 18.Bf2 Qe7 19.e4 c6 20.Qb2 c5 21.b4 Ba6 22.bxa5 bxa5 23.Nb5 Bxb5 24.cxb5 Nb6 25.Nb1 Nfd7 26.Bd3 h4 27.Nc3 Bg5 28.Qe2 Nf6 29.g3 Nh5 30.Qe1 Kg7 31.Kg2 Rh8 32.Rh1 Qf6 33.Qe2 Bh6 34.Rhg1 Bg5 35.Bc2 Qe7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Dortmund op-A"] [Site "Dortmund"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "10"] [White "Ftacnik, Lubomir"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2550"] [BlackElo "2590"] [ECO "D48"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 Bb7 9.O-O a6 10.a4 b4 11.Ne4 c5 12.Nxf6+ Nxf6 13.Qe2 cxd4 14.Nxd4 Bd6 15.Nf3 Ne4 16.Nd2 Nc5 17.Bc2 Qc7 18.f4 Be7 19.e4 O-O 20.Nb3 Rac8 21.Be3 Bxe4 22.Bxe4 Nxe4 23.Qxa6 Qc2 24.Nd4 Qxb2 25.Qb7 Nf6 26.Nc6 Bd6 27.Bd4 Qb3 28.Ne7+ Bxe7 29.Qxe7 Nd5 30.Qd6 Nc3 31.Qe5 f6 32.Qe3 Qc4 33.Rfe1 Rc6 34.a5 Ra8 35.h3 Nd5 36.Qd2 Qb5 37.Kh2 Rxa5 38.Rxa5 Qxa5 39.Ra1 Qd8 40.Ra7 Qb8 41.g3 b3 42.Kg1 Rc2 43.Qa5 Ra2 0-1 [Event "Dortmund op-A"] [Site "Dortmund"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "11"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Glek, Igor V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2590"] [BlackElo "2515"] [ECO "C01"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bd3 Bg4 6.O-O Be7 7.Bg5 O-O 8.Nbd2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Troll Masters"] [Site "Gausdal"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Westerinen, Heikki MJ"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2430"] [BlackElo "2590"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Nd5 Nxd5 8.exd5 Nb8 9.c4 a6 10.Qa4 Nd7 11.c5 Rb8 12.Nxd6+ Bxd6 13.cxd6 O-O 14.Be3 Nf6 15.Ba7 Ra8 16.Bc5 b6 17.Ba3 Bb7 18.Rd1 b5 19.Qb3 Qb6 20.Be2 Bxd5 21.Qe3 Qb7 22.Bc5 Nd7 23.b4 f5 24.f3 Bxa2 25.O-O Be6 26.f4 e4 27.Bd4 Rac8 28.Qg3 Nf6 29.Rd2 Rc6 30.Be5 Qf7 31.Rfd1 Rd8 32.Ra1 Rdc8 33.h3 Nd7 34.Bb2 Bc4 35.Bh5 Qf8 36.Re1 Nf6 37.d7 Rd8 38.Be8 Qxb4 39.Red1 Qe7 40.Be5 Bd3 41.Qg5 Re6 42.Qxf5 Nxe8 43.dxe8=Q+ Rxe8 44.Rc1 Qf7 45.Qg4 a5 46.Bb2 Rg6 47.Qh4 Qd5 48.Rc7 h6 49.g4 e3 50.Rg2 e2 51.Bc3 Qd6 52.Be5 Qxc7 53.Rxe2 Qc5+ 54.Rf2 Rge6 55.Qg3 Qc1+ 56.Kh2 Be4 0-1 [Event "Troll Masters"] [Site "Gausdal"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Remlinger, Larry"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2590"] [BlackElo "2340"] [ECO "E86"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O 6.Be3 e5 7.Nge2 c6 8.Qd2 Nbd7 9.O-O-O a6 10.Kb1 b5 11.Nc1 Bb7 12.dxe5 Nxe5 13.Qxd6 Qxd6 14.Rxd6 bxc4 15.Be2 Rfb8 16.f4 Nd3 17.Nxd3 cxd3 18.Bf3 c5 19.e5 Bxf3 20.gxf3 Nh5 21.Rxd3 f6 22.Rd5 c4 23.Rhd1 Re8 24.Ne4 fxe5 25.f5 gxf5 26.Nd6 Nf6 27.R5d2 Red8 28.Nxf5 Rxd2 29.Bxd2 Bf8 30.Bc3 Kf7 31.Ne3 e4 32.Nxc4 exf3 33.Ne5+ Ke6 34.Nxf3 Ne4 35.Nd4+ Kf7 36.Ba5 Bd6 37.Nf3 Ke6 38.Rd4 Nf6 39.Bc3 Rg8 40.Rxd6+ Kxd6 41.Bxf6 Rf8 42.Nd2 1-0 [Event "Troll Masters"] [Site "Gausdal"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Gausel, Einar"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2445"] [BlackElo "2590"] [ECO "D45"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6 4.e3 Nf6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Bd2 O-O 8.Be2 Re8 9.O-O-O e5 10.cxd5 cxd5 11.Nb5 Bb8 12.dxe5 Nxe5 13.Bc3 a6 14.Nbd4 Ne4 15.Be1 Ng4 16.Bd3 Bd7 17.h3 Ngf6 18.Kb1 Bd6 19.g4 Rc8 20.Qe2 Nc5 21.Bf5 Nfe4 22.Nd2 Be5 23.Nxe4 dxe4 24.Bc3 Na4 25.Ba5 Qe7 26.Qd2 Bxf5 27.Nxf5 Qf6 28.Nd4 b6 29.Bb4 Nc5 30.Rhf1 Red8 31.Qe2 Bxd4 32.Rxd4 Rxd4 33.exd4 Qxd4 34.Bxc5 bxc5 35.Rd1 Qa4 36.Rd6 a5 37.Qd2 h6 38.Rd8+ Rxd8 39.Qxd8+ Kh7 40.Qd5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Troll Masters"] [Site "Gausdal"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Hansen, Lars Bo"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2535"] [BlackElo "2590"] [ECO "D31"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 e6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bf4 Bd6 6.Bg3 Bf5 7.Qb3 Bxg3 8.hxg3 Qb6 9.e3 Na6 10.Qxb6 axb6 11.Bxa6 Rxa6 12.Kd2 Ne7 13.f3 f6 14.g4 Bd7 15.Nge2 O-O 16.a4 Nc8 17.b3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Troll Masters"] [Site "Gausdal"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Lerner, Konstantin Z"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2590"] [BlackElo "2515"] [ECO "A01"] 1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 d6 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.e3 Nc6 6.d3 O-O 7.Nf3 h6 8.c4 Be6 9.O-O Qd7 10.d4 exd4 11.exd4 Bf5 12.a3 Rae8 13.d5 Nb8 14.Nc3 Bd8 15.Nd4 Bh3 16.Qd3 Re5 17.Nce2 Bxg2 18.Kxg2 Rfe8 19.Nf4 Re4 20.Rad1 Na6 21.b4 Nb8 22.Nb3 g5 23.Nd2 gxf4 24.Bxf6 Re2 25.Bc3 Qg4 26.Qd4 Kh7 27.Rde1 c5 28.Qd3+ f5 29.Rxe2 Rxe2 30.bxc5 dxc5 31.Nf3 Re4 32.d6 Nd7 33.Qd5 Qg6 34.Qxb7 Qxd6 35.Be5 Qd3 36.Bxf4 Bf6 37.Qc6 Re7 38.Rc1 Qe4 39.Qd6 Qb7 40.Rd1 1-0 [Event "Troll Masters"] [Site "Gausdal"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Renet, Olivier"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2590"] [BlackElo "2495"] [ECO "E86"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O 6.Be3 e5 7.Nge2 c6 8.Qd2 Nbd7 9.O-O-O Qc7 10.Kb1 Nb6 11.Nc1 d5 12.cxd5 cxd5 13.Nb5 Qe7 14.dxe5 Nfd7 15.f4 dxe4 16.Qd6 Qxd6 17.Rxd6 Kh8 18.a4 Rb8 19.Nxa7 1-0 [Event "Troll Masters"] [Site "Gausdal"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "7"] [White "Kotronias, Vasilios"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2560"] [BlackElo "2590"] [ECO "C07"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.Ngf3 cxd4 5.exd5 Qxd5 6.Bc4 Qd6 7.O-O Nf6 8.Nb3 Nc6 9.Nbxd4 Nxd4 10.Nxd4 a6 11.Bb3 Qc7 12.Re1 Bd7 13.Bg5 O-O-O 14.Qf3 Bd6 15.h3 Qc5 16.Qe3 Qc7 17.Qf3 Qc5 18.Qe3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Troll Masters"] [Site "Gausdal"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Ernst, Thomas"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2590"] [BlackElo "2535"] [ECO "D85"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Be3 c5 8.Qd2 Qa5 9.Rb1 b6 10.Rc1 cxd4 11.cxd4 Qxd2+ 12.Kxd2 O-O 13.Nf3 Rd8 14.Bc4 Nc6 15.d5 e6 16.Bb3 Bb2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Troll Masters"] [Site "Gausdal"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Emms, John M"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2590"] [BlackElo "2430"] [ECO "C55"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.Bb3 d6 7.c3 Nd7 8.Be3 Nf6 9.h3 d5 10.Nbd2 h6 11.Re1 a6 12.a3 Be6 13.exd5 Nxd5 14.Nc4 Nxe3 15.Rxe3 Bc5 16.Re2 Bxc4 17.Bxc4 b5 18.Ba2 Qd6 19.Qc2 Rad8 20.Rd1 Bb6 21.Rde1 Qxd3 22.Qxd3 Rxd3 23.Nxe5 Nxe5 24.Rxe5 Rd2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Manila ol (Men)"] [Site "Manila"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Dizdarevic, Emir"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2505"] [BlackElo "2590"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c6 3.Bg2 Bg4 4.Ne5 Bh5 5.d4 Nd7 6.Nd3 Ngf6 7.O-O e6 8.Nd2 Bd6 9.c4 O-O 10.b3 a5 11.Bb2 Qe7 12.Re1 b5 13.Qc2 Bg6 14.e4 Nxe4 15.Nxe4 Bxe4 16.Bxe4 dxe4 17.Rxe4 a4 18.c5 Bb8 19.Nb4 Rc8 20.Rae1 Nf6 21.Rh4 h6 22.Bc3 Ra7 23.Qc1 axb3 24.axb3 Rd7 25.Bd2 Qf8 26.Rxh6 Rxd4 27.Rh3 Ne4 28.Bc3 Nxc3 29.Qxc3 Qd8 30.Na6 Qf6 31.Kg2 Rcd8 32.Re3 Be5 33.Qa5 Rd3 34.g4 R3d4 35.Ref3 Qg6 36.Qb6 Qxg4+ 37.Rhg3 Bxg3 38.hxg3 Qe4 39.Nb4 Rd2 40.Qxc6 Rxf2+ 41.Kxf2 Rd2+ 0-1 [Event "Manila ol (Men)"] [Site "Manila"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Giorgadze, Giorgi"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2525"] [BlackElo "2590"] [ECO "D45"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Be2 O-O 8.O-O Re8 9.Rd1 Qe7 10.b3 b6 11.e4 Nxe4 12.Nxe4 dxe4 13.Qxe4 Bb7 14.Ne5 Nf6 15.Qe3 c5 16.Bb2 Rad8 17.Bf3 cxd4 18.Bxd4 Bxf3 19.Qxf3 Qc7 20.Nc6 Rd7 21.Bxf6 gxf6 22.g3 Rc8 23.Nd4 a6 24.Rd3 Be5 25.Rad1 Rcd8 26.Nc2 Rxd3 27.Rxd3 Rxd3 28.Qxd3 f5 29.Kf1 Kf8 30.Ke2 Ke7 31.Qe3 b5 32.Nb4 bxc4 33.f4 cxb3 34.axb3 a5 35.Nd3 Qc2+ 36.Kf1 Bc7 37.Ne1 Qxh2 38.Qc5+ Bd6 39.Qa7+ Kf8 40.Qxa5 Be7 41.Qc3 Kg8 42.Ng2 h5 43.Qf3 Qh1+ 44.Ke2 Qb1 45.Qc3 Qg1 46.Qf3 Qc1 47.Qd3 Bc5 48.Ne1 Kh7 49.Qf3 Kg7 50.Ng2 Qc2+ 51.Kf1 Qb1+ 52.Ke2 Qe4+ 53.Qxe4 fxe4 54.Ke1 Kf6 55.Ke2 e5 56.b4 Bd6 57.fxe5+ Kxe5 58.b5 Bc5 59.Ne1 Kf5 60.Kf1 Kg4 61.Kg2 f5 0-1 [Event "Manila ol (Men)"] [Site "Manila"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Costa, Jean Luc"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2425"] [BlackElo "2590"] [ECO "D46"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd2 Bd6 7.Bd3 O-O 8.O-O dxc4 9.Bxc4 a6 10.Qc2 c5 11.dxc5 Nxc5 12.a4 b6 13.e4 Qc7 14.h3 Bb7 15.Rfe1 Ncd7 16.Bf1 Rac8 17.Rad1 Qb8 18.Qb1 h6 19.Bc1 Bb4 20.Nd2 Ne5 21.Na2 Bc5 22.b4 Neg4 23.hxg4 Nxg4 24.Nf3 Bxf2+ 25.Kh1 Bxe1 26.Rxe1 Qg3 27.Be3 f5 28.Bg1 fxe4 29.Rxe4 Rf5 30.Rxg4 Qxg4 0-1 [Event "Manila ol (Men)"] [Site "Manila"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Olafsson, Helgi"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2590"] [BlackElo "2525"] [ECO "E12"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Bb7 5.Nc3 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.e3 g6 8.Nxd5 exd5 9.Bd2 Bg7 10.h4 O-O 11.h5 Nd7 12.Rc1 Rc8 13.b4 c6 14.Bd3 Qe7 15.Bc3 c5 16.bxc5 bxc5 17.O-O Nb6 18.dxc5 Bxc3 19.Rxc3 Rxc5 20.Rxc5 Qxc5 21.hxg6 hxg6 22.Qb1 Qe7 23.Qb4 Qxb4 24.axb4 Nc4 25.Ra1 a6 26.Nd4 Rb8 27.Be2 Kf8 28.Rc1 Ke7 29.Rc2 Kd6 30.Rc3 Ne5 31.b5 axb5 32.Nxb5+ Kd7 33.f4 Nc6 34.Bg4+ f5 35.Bf3 Ba6 36.Nd4 Nxd4 37.exd4 Rb4 38.Ra3 Bb5 39.Bxd5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Manila ol (Men)"] [Site "Manila"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Nunn, John DM"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2590"] [BlackElo "2615"] [ECO "E81"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O 6.Be3 c5 7.dxc5 dxc5 8.Qxd8 Rxd8 9.Bxc5 Nc6 10.Ba3 a5 11.Rd1 Be6 12.Nd5 Bxd5 13.cxd5 Nb4 14.Bb5 Nc2+ 15.Kf2 Nxa3 16.bxa3 e6 17.d6 e5 18.Ne2 Bf8 19.d7 Bxa3 20.g4 h6 21.h4 a4 22.Rd3 Bb2 23.g5 hxg5 24.hxg5 Nh7 25.f4 Ra5 26.Rd5 f6 27.Rxh7 Kxh7 28.gxf6 exf4 29.e5 Kh6 30.Nxf4 Bxe5 31.Rxe5 Rxd7 32.Bxd7 Rxe5 33.f7 1-0 [Event "Manila ol (Men)"] [Site "Manila"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Lanka, Zigurds"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2590"] [BlackElo "2490"] [ECO "E81"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O 6.Be3 Nbd7 7.Qd2 c5 8.d5 Ne5 9.Bg5 Nfd7 10.Bh6 Bxh6 11.Qxh6 a6 12.h4 f6 13.Qd2 Qa5 14.f4 Nf7 15.Nf3 Rb8 16.a4 Nb6 17.Bd3 Bg4 18.Nh2 Bd7 19.b3 Kh8 20.O-O Na8 21.Qb2 Rg8 22.Nf3 Bg4 23.e5 Bxf3 24.exf6 Bg4 25.fxe7 Rg7 26.Ne4 Nc7 27.Nf6 Bh5 28.Rae1 Ne8 29.Nd7 Ra8 30.f5 g5 31.hxg5 Nxg5 32.f6 Rf7 33.Bf5 Nc7 34.Nf8 h6 35.Re3 b5 36.g4 bxc4 37.gxh5 c3 38.Rxc3 Nxd5 39.Rd3 c4 40.bxc4 Qc5+ 41.Qd4 Qxd4+ 42.Rxd4 Ne3 43.Bg6 Kg8 44.Rxd6 1-0 [Event "Manila ol (Men)"] [Site "Manila"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Alaan, Vince"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2590"] [BlackElo "2385"] [ECO "B07"] 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Bg5 c6 5.Qd2 b5 6.Bd3 Nbd7 7.Nf3 Nb6 8.e5 dxe5 9.dxe5 Nfd5 10.O-O-O h6 11.Bh4 Bg7 12.Bxb5 cxb5 13.Nxd5 Be6 14.Nxb6 Qxd2+ 15.Kxd2 axb6 16.a3 O-O-O+ 17.Kc1 g5 18.Bg3 Bd5 19.Rhe1 g4 20.Nd4 Bxg2 21.Nxb5 Kb7 22.Nd4 h5 23.Nf5 Rxd1+ 24.Rxd1 h4 25.Nxg7 hxg3 26.hxg3 Kc7 27.e6 fxe6 28.Nxe6+ Kc6 29.Nd4+ Kc7 30.Re1 Rh7 31.Kd2 Rf7 32.Ne6+ Kd7 33.Nf4 Bc6 34.c4 Rf5 35.Nd3 Kd6 36.b4 e5 37.Kc3 Rf3 38.Re3 e4 39.Rxf3 gxf3 40.Ne1 e3 41.Kd3 e2 42.Kd4 Ke6 43.b5 Be8 44.Nxf3 1-0 [Event "Manila ol (Men)"] [Site "Manila"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Van Wely, Loek"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2560"] [BlackElo "2590"] [ECO "D44"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 c6 3.c4 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 dxc4 6.e4 b5 7.a4 Bb7 8.e5 h6 9.Bh4 g5 10.exf6 gxh4 11.Ne5 Nd7 12.Qh5 Qxf6 13.Nxd7 Kxd7 14.axb5 cxb5 15.Qxb5+ Bc6 16.Qxc4 Bd6 17.Ra6 Rhc8 18.Rxc6 Rxc6 19.Qa4 Qg5 20.Bb5 Qxg2 21.d5 Qxh1+ 22.Ke2 Kd8 23.Bxc6 Rb8 24.Nb5 exd5 25.Qa5+ Ke7 26.Qxa7+ Kf8 27.Qe3 Kg8 28.h3 Bf8 29.Qf4 Qe4+ 30.Qxe4 dxe4 31.Ke3 Rb6 32.Bd7 Rf6 33.b3 Bc5+ 34.Kxe4 Rxf2 35.Kd5 Bb4 36.Nd4 Kg7 37.Kc4 Rf4 38.Kd5 Kf6 39.Bc8 Rf1 40.Bg4 Bc3 41.Nf3 Kg6 42.Nxh4+ Kg5 43.Nf3+ Kf4 44.Nh4 Rf2 45.Bc8 Kg5 0-1 [Event "Manila ol (Men)"] [Site "Manila"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Seirawan, Yasser"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2600"] [BlackElo "2590"] [ECO "D47"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6 4.e3 Nf6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Be2 a6 9.e4 b4 10.e5 bxc3 11.exf6 Nxf6 12.bxc3 Bd6 13.O-O O-O 14.c4 c5 15.Ba3 Qa5 16.Bxc5 Bxc5 17.dxc5 Rd8 18.Qb3 Qxc5 19.Rab1 Bd7 20.Qe3 Qxe3 21.fxe3 Ne4 22.Rfc1 Nc5 23.Nd4 Ba4 24.Bd1 Bxd1 25.Rxd1 Rac8 26.Nb3 Rxd1+ 27.Rxd1 Kf8 28.Rd6 Ne4 29.Rxa6 Rxc4 30.Kf1 Rc2 31.Ra8+ Ke7 32.Ra7+ Kf6 33.Ra4 Nd6 34.Nd4 Rc3 35.Kf2 Nc4 36.e4 g5 37.h3 h5 38.Rb4 Ne5 39.Rb1 Ra3 40.Ra1 Nd3+ 41.Ke2 Nc5 42.Nb5 Ra4 43.Nd6 Nxe4 44.Nxe4+ Rxe4+ 45.Kd3 Ra4 46.Kc3 Ke5 47.Kb3 Ra7 48.a4 Kf4 49.Kc4 f5 50.Ra3 e5 51.a5 h4 52.a6 e4 53.Kd4 e3 54.Kd3 Kg3 55.Kxe3 Kxg2 56.Ra2+ Kxh3 57.Kf3 g4+ 58.Kf2 g3+ 59.Kf3 f4 60.Ra1 g2 61.Kf2 Kh2 0-1 [Event "Alekhine op"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Sturua, Zurab"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2545"] [BlackElo "2625"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c6 3.Bg2 Bg4 4.d3 Nd7 5.O-O Ngf6 6.Nbd2 e5 7.e4 Bd6 8.h3 Bh5 9.b3 O-O 10.Bb2 Re8 11.Re1 a5 12.a3 b5 13.Nf1 dxe4 14.dxe4 Nc5 15.N1d2 Qc7 16.Qc1 Nfd7 17.Nh4 Ne6 18.Ndf3 f6 19.Nf5 Bf8 20.Re3 Bf7 21.Qe1 g6 22.N5h4 c5 23.Bf1 Nd4 24.Qd1 Rad8 25.Nxd4 cxd4 26.Re1 Qc6 27.Nf3 Nc5 28.Bd3 Nxd3 29.Qxd3 a4 30.Nd2 Bh6 31.Kh2 Rc8 32.Rac1 Bc4 33.bxc4 bxc4 34.Nxc4 Bxc1 35.Nxe5 Qxc2 36.Qf3 Bxb2 0-1 [Event "Alekhine op"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Rashkovsky, Nukhim N"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2530"] [BlackElo "2625"] [ECO "D27"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bd3 dxc4 6.Bxc4 c5 7.O-O a6 8.dxc5 Qxd1 9.Rxd1 Bxc5 10.a3 Ke7 11.b4 Bd6 12.Bb2 b5 13.Be2 Bb7 14.Nbd2 Nbd7 15.Nb3 Rac8 16.Na5 Ba8 17.Nd4 Nb6 18.Rac1 Rxc1 19.Rxc1 Rc8 20.Rxc8 Nxc8 21.f3 Na7 22.e4 Nd7 23.Ndb3 f6 24.Kf2 Nc6 25.Nxc6+ Bxc6 26.Bd4 Bc7 27.g3 e5 28.Be3 Bb7 29.Bd1 Bb6 30.Na5 Bc8 31.a4 Bxe3+ 32.Kxe3 Nb6 33.axb5 axb5 34.Be2 Bd7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Alekhine op"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Psakhis, Lev"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2570"] [BlackElo "2625"] [ECO "A21"] 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Bb4 3.Nd5 Bc5 4.e3 Nf6 5.d4 Nxd5 6.cxd5 exd4 7.exd4 Bb4+ 8.Bd2 Bxd2+ 9.Qxd2 O-O 10.Bc4 d6 11.Ne2 Nd7 12.O-O Nf6 13.Nc3 a6 14.b4 b5 15.Bb3 Bb7 16.a4 bxa4 17.Rxa4 c6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Alekhine op"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Nenashev, Alexander"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2510"] [BlackElo "2625"] [ECO "D30"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nbd2 c5 6.cxd5 exd5 7.b3 Bd6 8.Bb2 O-O 9.Bd3 Nc6 10.O-O cxd4 11.Nxd4 Ne5 12.N2f3 Nxd3 13.Qxd3 Re8 14.Nb5 Bb8 15.Rac1 Bg4 16.Nbd4 a6 17.Rfd1 Ne4 18.Kf1 Qf6 19.h3 Bh5 20.Qe2 Bg3 21.Nb5 Qh6 22.Nc3 Nxf2 23.Rxd5 Bg6 24.Nd1 Be4 25.Rd4 Nxd1 26.Rcxd1 Bc6 27.Qd2 Bxf3 28.gxf3 Be5 29.Rg4 Qxh3+ 30.Kf2 Qh2+ 31.Rg2 Bg3+ 0-1 [Event "Alekhine op"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Timoshchenko, Gennadi A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2625"] [BlackElo "2515"] [ECO "E81"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O 6.Be3 c5 7.dxc5 dxc5 8.Qxd8 Rxd8 9.Bxc5 Nc6 10.Ba3 e6 11.Rd1 Rxd1+ 12.Kxd1 b6 13.Nge2 Bb7 14.Kc2 Rd8 15.Nc1 Nh5 16.Nb3 f5 17.c5 Ne5 18.cxb6 axb6 19.Nd2 Nf4 20.g3 Nfd3 21.Bxd3 Nxd3 22.Nc4 Ba6 23.Nxb6 Nf2 24.Re1 Bd3+ 25.Kb3 fxe4 26.Bc5 Bd4 27.Bxd4 Rxd4 28.Nxe4 Bxe4 29.fxe4 Nxe4 30.a4 Nc5+ 31.Kc3 Rd6 32.b4 1-0 [Event "Alekhine op"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Smirin, Ilia"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2625"] [BlackElo "2555"] [ECO "E90"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 g6 4.Nc3 Bg7 5.e4 O-O 6.Nf3 d6 7.h3 e6 8.Bd3 Na6 9.Bg5 h6 10.Be3 Nc7 11.Qd2 Kh7 12.O-O e5 13.Kh2 Nh5 14.g3 a6 15.a4 Rb8 16.Ng1 Bd7 17.a5 b6 18.axb6 Rxb6 19.Nge2 f5 20.exf5 gxf5 21.Rab1 Nf6 22.f3 h5 23.Bc2 Kg8 24.Nd1 Rb4 25.b3 Qe8 26.Rg1 a5 27.Bh6 Qg6 28.Bxg7 Qxg7 29.Nf2 Ra8 30.Ra1 e4 31.fxe4 Nxe4 32.Nxe4 fxe4 33.Nf4 Qd4 34.Qe2 a4 35.Qxh5 axb3 36.Rxa8+ Nxa8 37.Qg5+ Qg7 38.Qd8+ Qf8 39.Qg5+ Qg7 40.Qd8+ Qf8 41.Qxd7 bxc2 42.Qg4+ Qg7 43.Qc8+ Qf8 44.Qe6+ Qf7 45.Qxe4 Nb6 46.Qxc2 Nxc4 47.Qc3 Ne5 48.Ra1 Qb7 49.Qa3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Alekhine op"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Ehlvest, Jaan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2625"] [BlackElo "2635"] [ECO "E12"] 1.d4 e6 2.c4 b6 3.Nc3 Bb7 4.a3 d5 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Nf3 Nf6 7.Qa4+ c6 8.Bg5 Be7 9.e3 O-O 10.Bd3 Nbd7 11.Rd1 c5 12.Ne5 h6 13.Bf4 a6 14.Bb1 Re8 15.O-O b5 16.Qc2 c4 17.f3 Nf8 18.Ne2 N6d7 19.Nxd7 Qxd7 20.e4 b4 21.axb4 Bxb4 22.Ng3 a5 23.e5 Bc6 24.Nh5 Ra6 25.Qf2 Bb5 26.e6 Raxe6 27.Bf5 Qe7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Alekhine op"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Aseev, Konstantin N"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2625"] [BlackElo "2550"] [ECO "A17"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3 6.Qxc3 c5 7.e3 b6 8.b4 Qe7 9.Be2 d6 10.d4 cxd4 11.exd4 Nbd7 12.O-O Bb7 13.Re1 Rfc8 14.Qb3 Nf8 15.Bf1 Qd8 16.Bb2 Ng6 17.Rad1 Nd7 18.g3 Rc7 19.d5 e5 20.h4 h6 21.Nd2 Nf6 22.Bg2 Rb8 23.Ne4 Nxe4 24.Bxe4 Bc8 25.Qd3 Nf8 26.Rd2 Bg4 27.f3 Bh5 28.f4 exf4 29.Qd4 f6 30.gxf4 Ng6 31.Bxg6 Bxg6 32.Rg2 Kh7 33.f5 Bxf5 34.Qf4 Qd7 35.Rge2 Bd3 36.Re6 Rxc4 37.Qf3 Bc2 38.Bxf6 Rf8 39.Qe2 b5 40.Be7 Rff4 0-1 [Event "Moscow rapid"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Vyzmanavin, Alexey"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2580"] [BlackElo "2625"] [ECO "D46"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.e3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Be2 O-O 8.O-O dxc4 9.Bxc4 Qe7 10.Bd2 a6 11.a4 c5 12.Rae1 b6 13.d5 Ne5 14.Nxe5 Bxe5 15.e4 exd5 16.Nxd5 Nxd5 17.Bxd5 Bb7 18.Bc3 Bxc3 19.bxc3 b5 20.Qd3 Bxd5 21.exd5 Qd6 22.axb5 axb5 23.Qxb5 Qxd5 24.Re3 Rab8 25.Qe2 Qc6 26.Re1 h6 27.h3 Rb3 28.Qc4 Qb5 29.Qd5 Rb1 30.Rxb1 Qxb1+ 31.Kh2 Qb8+ 32.g3 Qc7 33.Re5 Rc8 34.c4 Qc6 35.h4 Qxd5 36.Rxd5 Kf8 37.h5 Ke7 38.g4 Ke6 39.f3 Rc7 40.Kg3 Rc6 41.Kf4 f6 42.Ke4 Rc8 43.f4 Rc7 44.g5 hxg5 45.fxg5 fxg5 46.Rxg5 Kf7 47.Kd5 Ra7 48.Kc6 Ra1 49.Rxc5 Rc1 50.Kd6 Kf6 51.Kd5 Rd1+ 52.Ke4 Re1+ 53.Kd4 Rd1+ 54.Kc3 Rh1 55.Rd5 Ke6 56.Kb4 Rb1+ 57.Kc5 Rb2 58.Rd6+ Ke7 59.Rg6 Kf7 60.Kd5 Rd2+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Moscow rapid"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Murrey, Jacob"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2500"] [BlackElo "2625"] [ECO "B24"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Nf6 5.Nge2 Be7 6.O-O O-O 7.d3 Rb8 8.h3 b5 9.a3 a5 10.Be3 b4 11.axb4 cxb4 12.Na4 d5 13.Nd4 Nxd4 14.Bxd4 dxe4 15.dxe4 Ba6 16.Re1 Qc7 17.e5 Nd7 18.c4 Rfd8 19.Qg4 Qxc4 20.Bf1 Qc6 21.Bg2 Qc2 22.Be4 Qb3 23.Re3 Qc4 24.b3 Qc7 25.Ree1 Rbc8 26.Nb2 Nc5 27.Bc2 Bb7 28.Bxc5 Bxc5 29.Nc4 Rd4 30.Be4 Ba6 31.Qf3 Bxc4 32.bxc4 Rd2 33.Re2 Rxe2 34.Qxe2 g6 35.Kg2 b3 36.Bd3 a4 0-1 [Event "Moscow rapid"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Lputian, Smbat G"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2585"] [BlackElo "2625"] [ECO "D23"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Qb3 dxc4 5.Qxc4 Bf5 6.e3 e6 7.g3 Be7 8.Bg2 O-O 9.O-O Nbd7 10.Nc3 Ne4 11.Qe2 Bb4 12.Bd2 Nxd2 13.Nxd2 e5 14.Nb3 Nf6 15.Rad1 e4 16.h3 Re8 17.a3 Bd6 18.Nc5 Qe7 19.g4 Bg6 20.g5 Nd5 21.N5xe4 Nxc3 22.Nxc3 Qxg5 23.f4 Qh6 24.Qf2 Bf5 25.Qg3 Re6 26.Kh1 Rg6 27.Qh2 Re8 28.e4 Rxg2 29.Qxg2 Bxh3 30.Qh2 Bxf1 31.Qxh6 gxh6 32.Rxf1 Rd8 33.e5 Be7 34.Rd1 f6 35.Kg2 Kf7 36.Kf3 Ke6 37.Ke4 f5+ 38.Kf3 h5 39.d5+ cxd5 40.Nb5 Bc5 41.Nc7+ Kf7 42.Nxd5 h4 43.b4 Bb6 44.Ne3 Rxd1 45.Nxd1 Bd4 46.a4 Ke6 47.Ne3 a6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Moscow rapid"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Tseshkovsky, Vitaly"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2625"] [BlackElo "2510"] [ECO "A57"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.e3 Bb7 6.Nc3 axb5 7.Bxb5 Qa5 8.Ne2 Nxd5 9.O-O Nxc3 10.Nxc3 e6 11.e4 Be7 12.Qd3 O-O 13.Qg3 Kh8 14.Bf4 Nc6 15.Rfe1 e5 16.Bxe5 Nxe5 17.Qxe5 Bf6 18.Qxc5 d6 19.Qf5 Qb4 20.Rab1 Be5 21.a4 g6 22.Qd7 Rab8 23.Bf1 f5 24.Qb5 Bxe4 25.Qxb4 Rxb4 26.Nxe4 fxe4 27.b3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Alekhine op"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Shneider, Aleksandr"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2545"] [BlackElo "2625"] [ECO "D45"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 c6 3.c4 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Be2 O-O 8.O-O b6 9.e4 Nxe4 10.Nxe4 dxe4 11.Qxe4 Bb7 12.Bd3 g6 13.b3 Rb8 14.Qe3 c5 15.Be4 cxd4 16.Qxd4 Bc5 17.Qd3 Nf6 18.Qxd8 Rfxd8 19.Bxb7 Rxb7 20.Bg5 Kg7 21.Ne5 h6 22.Be3 Bxe3 23.fxe3 Ne4 24.Rfd1 Rxd1+ 25.Rxd1 b5 26.cxb5 Rxb5 27.Nc4 a5 28.Nd6 Nxd6 29.Rxd6 a4 30.bxa4 Rb1+ 31.Kf2 Rb2+ 32.Kf3 Rxa2 33.Rd4 f5 34.h4 e5 35.Rb4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Oakham"] [Site "Oakham"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Hall, Jesper"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2590"] [BlackElo "2370"] [ECO "A70"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.d5 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.Nc3 g6 7.e4 Bg7 8.h3 O-O 9.Bd3 b5 10.Bxb5 Nxe4 11.Nxe4 Qa5+ 12.Nfd2 Qxb5 13.Nxd6 Qd3 14.N2c4 Qxd1+ 15.Kxd1 Ba6 16.Kc2 Nd7 17.Rd1 Nb6 18.Nxb6 axb6 19.Bg5 Ra7 20.Kb3 Rd7 21.Nc4 Bd4 22.d6 f6 23.Be3 b5 24.Na5 Bxe3 25.fxe3 Re8 26.Rac1 Rxe3+ 27.Rc3 Rxc3+ 28.Kxc3 Kf7 29.Nb3 b4+ 30.Kc2 Rd8 31.Nxc5 Bc4 32.Nb7 Rd7 33.Nc5 Rd8 34.h4 f5 35.g3 Kf6 36.d7 Be2 37.Rd6+ Kf7 38.Nb7 Ke7 39.Rd2 1-0 [Event "Oakham"] [Site "Oakham"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Djurhuus, Rune"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2420"] [BlackElo "2590"] [ECO "D14"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bf4 Nc6 6.e3 Bf5 7.Nf3 e6 8.Qb3 Bb4 9.Bb5 O-O 10.O-O Qe7 11.Bxc6 bxc6 12.Na4 Nh5 13.a3 Ba5 14.Bg3 Nxg3 15.hxg3 Rab8 16.Qd1 Rfc8 17.Rc1 Bg4 18.Qd3 f6 19.e4 Qd8 20.b4 Bb6 21.Rfe1 Kh8 22.exd5 Qxd5 23.Nxb6 axb6 24.Qe4 Bf5 25.Qe3 Rd8 26.Rc3 Rd6 27.Rec1 h6 28.Rc4 Ra8 29.Qc3 Be4 30.Nd2 Bxg2 31.f3 Bh3 32.Ne4 Rdd8 33.Rxc6 Bf5 34.Nf2 Qxd4 35.g4 Bd3 36.Qxd4 Rxd4 37.R1c3 Bb5 38.Rxb6 Rc4 39.Ne4 Rxc3 40.Nxc3 Bd7 41.Ne4 Rxa3 42.Nc5 Ra7 43.Rd6 Bb5 44.Nxe6 Bc4 45.Nd4 Rb7 46.Nf5 Rxb4 47.Rd8+ Kh7 48.Rd7 Be6 49.Rxg7+ Kh8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Oakham"] [Site "Oakham"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Har Zvi, Ronen"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2590"] [BlackElo "2350"] [ECO "A65"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O 6.Be3 c5 7.Nge2 Nc6 8.d5 Ne5 9.Ng3 e6 10.Be2 exd5 11.cxd5 a6 12.O-O b5 13.a3 Rb8 14.b4 Nfd7 15.Qb3 Nb6 16.Bf2 cxb4 17.axb4 h5 18.Rfc1 Qf6 19.Nf1 h4 20.Qd1 Nbc4 21.Ra2 a5 22.bxa5 b4 23.Rb1 Ba6 24.Na4 b3 25.Rxb3 Rxb3 26.Qxb3 Nxa5 27.Qd1 Bxe2 28.Qxe2 h3 29.Nb6 Nb3 30.Ra3 hxg2 31.Rxb3 gxf1=Q+ 32.Kxf1 Rb8 33.Qe3 Qd8 34.h3 g5 35.Ke2 Ng6 36.Kd2 Nf4 37.h4 Nh3 38.Be1 gxh4 39.f4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Oakham"] [Site "Oakham"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Bus, Mariusz"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2390"] [BlackElo "2590"] [ECO "B30"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6 4.O-O Nge7 5.Re1 a6 6.Bxc6 Nxc6 7.c3 d5 8.exd5 Qxd5 9.d4 Be7 10.Be3 cxd4 11.cxd4 O-O 12.Nc3 Qa5 13.a3 Rd8 14.b4 Qf5 15.Qb3 b5 16.Rad1 Bb7 17.d5 exd5 18.Bb6 Re8 19.Nxd5 Bf8 20.Ne3 Qg6 21.Qd3 Re4 22.Qd7 Re7 23.Qd3 Re4 24.Qd7 Re7 25.Qd3 Qxd3 26.Rxd3 Re6 27.Bc7 Rc8 28.Bg3 a5 29.Rd7 Ba6 30.Nd5 axb4 31.axb4 Nxb4 32.Nc7 Rxe1+ 33.Nxe1 Bb7 34.Nxb5 Bc6 35.Rc7 Re8 0-1 [Event "Oakham"] [Site "Oakham"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Moutousis, Konstantinos"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2590"] [BlackElo "2405"] [ECO "D85"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Bb5+ c6 8.Ba4 O-O 9.Ne2 c5 10.O-O Nc6 11.Be3 Qc7 12.Rc1 e6 13.Bf4 Qe7 14.Qd2 Bd7 15.dxc5 e5 16.Bg5 f6 17.Be3 Be6 18.Bb3 Rad8 19.Bd5 Kh8 20.c4 f5 21.exf5 gxf5 22.f4 Rg8 23.fxe5 Nxe5 24.Nf4 Bf7 25.h3 Qf6 26.Kh1 Rd7 27.Qe2 Re8 28.Nh5 Bxh5 29.Qxh5 Ng6 30.Bg5 Qe5 31.c6 1-0 [Event "Oakham"] [Site "Oakham"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Shirov, Alexei"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2655"] [BlackElo "2590"] [ECO "D20"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 c5 4.Nf3 cxd4 5.Bxc4 Nc6 6.O-O e6 7.a3 Bd6 8.b4 Nf6 9.b5 Na5 10.e5 Nxc4 11.exf6 gxf6 12.Qxd4 Ne5 13.Qe4 Bd7 14.Nc3 Rc8 15.Bb2 Nc4 16.Rad1 Nxb2 17.Rxd6 Rxc3 18.Qxb7 Qc7 19.Qa8+ Bc8 20.Ra6 Rc1 21.Nd2 O-O 22.Rxa7 Qc3 23.Rxc1 Qxc1+ 24.Nf1 e5 25.Qf3 Be6 26.Qg3+ Kh8 27.Qe3 Qxe3 28.Nxe3 Rb8 29.a4 f5 30.f4 exf4 31.Nf1 Bb3 32.Nd2 Bxa4 33.Rxf7 Rxb5 0-1 [Event "Oakham"] [Site "Oakham"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Akopian, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2590"] [BlackElo "2605"] [ECO "E86"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O 6.Be3 e5 7.Nge2 c6 8.Qd2 Nbd7 9.O-O-O a6 10.Kb1 b5 11.Nc1 bxc4 12.Bxc4 Rb8 13.dxe5 Nxe5 14.Bb3 Ne8 15.f4 Ng4 16.Bd4 Bxd4 17.Qxd4 Qb6 18.Qxb6 Rxb6 19.Rd2 Kg7 20.h3 Ngf6 21.Rhd1 Rb7 22.Nd3 Re7 23.e5 dxe5 24.Nxe5 Nh5 25.Rf2 Nxf4 26.Nxc6 Rc7 27.Na5 g5 28.h4 h6 29.hxg5 hxg5 30.g3 Nh3 31.Rh2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Oakham"] [Site "Oakham"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "8"] [White "Bologan, Viktor"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2585"] [BlackElo "2590"] [ECO "B58"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nf3 h6 8.O-O Be7 9.Re1 O-O 10.h3 Be6 11.Bf1 Qa5 12.Bd2 Qd8 13.Bc1 Qa5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Oakham"] [Site "Oakham"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "9"] [White "Gdanski, Jacek"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2435"] [BlackElo "2590"] [ECO "B09"] 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.f4 Bg7 5.Nf3 c5 6.Bb5+ Bd7 7.e5 Ng4 8.e6 fxe6 9.Ng5 Bxb5 10.Nxe6 Bxd4 11.Nxd8 Bf2+ 12.Kd2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Oviedo rapid45"] [Site "Oviedo"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Cueto, Johny"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2590"] [BlackElo ""] [ECO "A85"] 1.d4 e6 2.c4 f5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 b6 5.a3 Bb7 6.d5 Be7 7.Nge2 O-O 8.g3 e5 9.Bg2 d6 10.O-O Nbd7 11.Qc2 Ng4 12.h3 Nh6 13.e4 Bg5 14.f4 exf4 15.Nxf4 Bxf4 16.Bxf4 g5 17.Be3 Ne5 18.exf5 Nxc4 19.Bd4 Ba6 20.Rf2 Ne5 21.Bxe5 dxe5 22.Re1 Nf7 23.f6 Nd6 24.Rxe5 Rxf6 25.Rxg5+ Kh8 26.Rh5 h6 27.Ne4 Rxf2 28.Nxf2 Qf8 29.Ng4 Nf7 30.Nxh6 Nxh6 31.Qg6 1-0 [Event "Oviedo rapid45"] [Site "Oviedo"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Vazquez, Fermin"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo ""] [BlackElo "2590"] [ECO "B20"] 1.e4 c5 2.g3 Nc6 3.Bg2 e6 4.d3 g6 5.f4 Bg7 6.Nf3 Nge7 7.O-O O-O 8.c3 d5 9.Be3 d4 10.Bf2 e5 11.cxd4 exd4 12.Na3 b6 13.Nc2 a5 14.a4 f5 15.e5 Be6 16.Na3 Bd5 17.Ng5 h6 18.Bxd5+ Qxd5 19.Nf3 Nd8 20.Nc4 Rb8 21.Nfd2 Ne6 22.Qe2 g5 23.Be1 Kh7 24.Nb3 gxf4 25.gxf4 Rg8 26.Bg3 Ng6 27.Qf3 Qxf3 28.Rxf3 Ngxf4 29.Kf1 Nd5 30.Rxf5 b5 31.axb5 Rxb5 32.Nbd2 Ne3+ 33.Nxe3 dxe3 34.Nc4 Nd4 35.Rf7 Kg6 36.Rf4 e2+ 37.Kg2 Rb3 38.Ra3 Rgb8 39.Re4 Rxa3 40.bxa3 a4 41.e6 Re8 42.e7 Nf5 43.Rxe2 Rxe7 44.Rxe7 Nxe7 45.Bd6 Nd5 46.Bxc5 Nf4+ 47.Kf3 Nxd3 48.Bd6 Kf5 49.Nb6 Ke6 50.Bg3 Nb2 51.Kf4 Bd4 52.Nxa4 Nxa4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Oviedo rapid45"] [Site "Oviedo"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Bernal Moro, Luis Javier"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2395"] [BlackElo "2590"] [ECO "D47"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Be2 a6 9.e4 b4 10.e5 bxc3 11.exf6 Nxf6 12.bxc3 Bd6 13.O-O O-O 14.c4 c5 15.Bb2 Bb7 16.dxc5 Bxc5 17.Qc2 Ne4 18.Rad1 Qe7 19.Ne5 Rfd8 20.Nd3 Ba7 21.Bf3 Rac8 22.Rfe1 f5 23.Re2 Rd7 24.Be5 Rcd8 25.Nb2 Nxf2 26.Rxf2 Bxf3 27.Rxd7 Qxd7 28.c5 Be4 29.Qc3 Qe7 30.Na4 Bc6 31.Nb6 Qg5 32.h3 Qe7 33.Kh2 Bb8 34.Re2 Be4 35.Bxb8 Rxb8 36.Qe5 Rd8 37.Rxe4 fxe4 38.c6 Re8 39.c7 e3 40.c8=Q Rxc8 41.Nxc8 Qd7 42.Nb6 Qc6 43.Qxe3 h6 44.a4 a5 45.Qd4 Qc7+ 46.Kg1 Qc1+ 47.Kh2 Qc6 48.Nc4 Qxa4 49.Qc5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Oviedo rapid45"] [Site "Oviedo"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Svidler, Peter"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2590"] [BlackElo "2465"] [ECO "A52"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ng4 4.e3 Nxe5 5.Nc3 a5 6.Nh3 Ng6 7.g3 Nc6 8.Bg2 Bb4 9.Bd2 Nce5 10.Qe2 d6 11.f4 Nd7 12.O-O O-O 13.Nf2 Re8 14.Nd3 Nc5 15.Nxc5 Bxc5 16.Kh1 Nf8 17.Rad1 Nd7 18.g4 Bb4 19.Nd5 Bxd2 20.Rxd2 Nf6 21.Bf3 Ne4 22.Rd4 Nc5 23.Rdd1 Be6 24.Nc3 f6 25.b3 Bf7 26.Qf2 c6 27.e4 Qc7 28.g5 fxg5 29.e5 Ne6 30.exd6 Qd7 31.Bg4 gxf4 32.Na4 c5 33.Qg2 Qd8 34.d7 Rf8 35.Bxe6 Bxe6 36.Nxc5 Qe7 37.Nxe6 Qxe6 38.Qxb7 Rad8 39.Qd5 Qxd5+ 40.Rxd5 Rf7 41.Rfd1 Kf8 42.c5 1-0 [Event "Oviedo rapid45"] [Site "Oviedo"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Danailov, Silvio"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2445"] [BlackElo "2590"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c6 3.b3 Bg4 4.Bg2 Nd7 5.Bb2 e6 6.O-O Ngf6 7.d3 Bd6 8.Nbd2 O-O 9.Qe1 e5 10.e4 Re8 11.h3 Bh5 12.Nh4 a5 13.a3 Bc5 14.Ndf3 Qc7 15.Nf5 Bxf3 16.Bxf3 Nf8 17.Bg2 dxe4 18.dxe4 Ne6 19.c3 Bf8 20.b4 b5 21.Qe2 Nd7 22.Ne3 Nb6 23.h4 Nd8 24.Rfc1 Nb7 25.c4 bxc4 26.Nxc4 Na4 27.Qc2 Nxb2 28.Qxb2 Rab8 29.Qc3 axb4 30.axb4 Nd8 31.Rab1 Qe7 32.Na5 Rb6 33.Bh3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Oviedo rapid45"] [Site "Oviedo"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Fernandez, Jose"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2590"] [BlackElo "2210"] [ECO "D85"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Bb5+ c6 8.Ba4 O-O 9.Ne2 b5 10.Bb3 Bb7 11.O-O c5 12.d5 Nd7 13.Bg5 Nf6 14.f3 c4 15.Bc2 e5 16.dxe6 Qb6+ 17.Nd4 fxe6 18.Be3 e5 19.Nf5 Qa5 20.Nxg7 Qxc3 21.Bh6 Rad8 22.Qc1 Bc8 23.Nf5 gxf5 24.Qg5+ Kf7 25.Qg7+ Ke6 26.exf5+ Kd6 27.Rad1+ Nd5 28.Be4 1-0 [Event "Oviedo rapid45"] [Site "Oviedo"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "8"] [White "Komljenovic, Davor"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2495"] [BlackElo "2590"] [ECO "D36"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 c6 3.d4 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Qc2 g6 7.Bg5 Be7 8.e3 Bf5 9.Bd3 Bxd3 10.Qxd3 Nbd7 11.O-O O-O 12.Rab1 a5 13.Rfd1 Re8 14.Qc2 Ne4 15.Bxe7 Qxe7 16.Nd2 Nd6 17.Na4 Nf6 18.Nc5 Ng4 19.Re1 Rac8 20.h3 Nf6 21.Qc3 Qd8 22.Rbc1 Re7 23.a4 Qc7 24.b4 axb4 25.Qxb4 Nfe4 26.Ndxe4 Nxe4 27.Nxe4 Rxe4 28.Rb1 Re7 29.Qc5 f5 30.Rec1 Rf7 31.Rb3 Qd7 32.Rcb1 Rc7 33.Qc1 g5 34.a5 f4 35.exf4 gxf4 36.Qd2 Qf5 37.Re1 Rf8 38.Re5 Qg6 39.Rf3 Rg7 40.g4 fxg3 41.Rxg3 Rxf2 42.Rxg6 Rxd2 43.Rxg7+ Kxg7 44.Re7+ Kg6 45.Rxb7 Rxd4 46.Rc7 Re4 47.a6 Kf5 48.Rb7 Ra4 49.a7 d4 50.h4 c5 51.h5 Kg5 52.Kf2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Oviedo rapid45"] [Site "Oviedo"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Kosten, Anthony C"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2590"] [BlackElo "2530"] [ECO "E11"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 c5 5.Bxb4 cxb4 6.e3 O-O 7.Be2 b6 8.O-O Bb7 9.Nbd2 d6 10.Ne1 Qe7 11.Nd3 a5 12.a3 bxa3 13.bxa3 Nbd7 14.Bf3 Rab8 15.Bxb7 Rxb7 16.Rb1 Rc8 17.e4 e5 18.d5 Rcb8 19.Qe2 Qd8 20.g3 Nc5 21.Nc1 Re7 22.Na2 Qd7 23.Nc3 g6 24.Kg2 Kg7 25.h3 h5 26.Qe3 Qd8 27.f4 exf4 28.gxf4 Nfd7 29.Nb5 Nf6 30.e5 dxe5 31.fxe5 Nxd5 32.cxd5 Qxd5+ 33.Nf3 Nd3 34.Rbd1 Qxb5 35.Rxd3 Rc8 36.Rd2 Qc5 37.Qg5 Re6 38.Qf4 Qc6 39.Kh2 f6 40.Nd4 1-0 [Event "Oviedo rapid45"] [Site "Oviedo"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "11"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Ubilava, Elizbar"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2590"] [BlackElo "2560"] [ECO "D61"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 Nbd7 7.Qc2 c6 8.h3 h6 9.Rd1 b6 10.Be2 Ba6 11.b3 Qc8 12.O-O b5 13.cxb5 cxb5 14.Qd3 b4 15.Qxa6 bxc3 16.Qa5 Ne4 17.Rc1 a6 18.Rc2 Qb7 19.Ra1 Rfc8 20.Ne1 Bb4 21.Qa4 Ndc5 0-1 [Event "Pamplona"] [Site "Pamplona"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Sokolov, Ivan"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2625"] [BlackElo "2625"] [ECO "D20"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nc3 a6 4.e4 b5 5.a4 b4 6.Na2 e6 7.Bxc4 Bb7 8.f3 c5 9.Ne2 cxd4 10.Nxd4 Bd6 11.Be3 Ne7 12.Qd2 Nbc6 13.Rd1 Bc5 14.Nb3 Bxe3 15.Qxe3 Qc7 16.Qc5 Rc8 17.Be2 a5 18.Nac1 O-O 19.O-O Rfd8 20.Bb5 h6 21.Nd3 Rd7 22.Nf2 Rcd8 23.Rxd7 Rxd7 24.Rd1 Rxd1+ 25.Nxd1 Ng6 26.Ne3 Qd8 27.Qc2 Qb6 28.Qf2 Qd8 29.Qd2 Qb6 30.Kh1 Qc7 31.Nc4 Ba8 32.Qd6 Qa7 33.Nc5 Nge7 34.Bxc6 Nxc6 35.b3 Kh7 36.h4 e5 37.Nxe5 Nxe5 38.Qxe5 Bc6 39.h5 Kg8 40.Qd6 Qa8 41.Kh2 Qc8 42.g4 Qe8 43.Kg3 Qc8 44.Kf2 Kh7 45.Ke3 Kg8 46.Kf2 Kh7 47.Kg3 Kg8 48.f4 Qa8 49.Kf3 Be8 50.f5 Qa7 51.Ke3 Kh7 52.Kd4 f6 53.Ke3 Bf7 54.Kf3 Bg8 55.Ke2 Bf7 56.Kd3 Bg8 57.Kc2 Bf7 58.Kb2 Kg8 59.Ka2 Kh7 60.Ka1 Kg8 61.Kb1 Kh7 62.Kc2 Bg8 63.Kd2 Bf7 64.Kd3 Bg8 65.e5 fxe5 66.Qxe5 Qa8 67.Ne6 Qf3+ 68.Kc4 Qc6+ 69.Qc5 Bxe6+ 70.fxe6 Qxe6+ 71.Kb5 Qxb3 72.Kxa5 Qc3 73.Qf5+ Kh8 74.Qf8+ Kh7 75.Qxb4 Qc7+ 76.Qb6 Qc3+ 77.Ka6 Qc4+ 78.Qb5 Qxg4 79.a5 Qc8+ 80.Qb7 Qc4+ 81.Ka7 Qc5+ 82.Qb6 Qe7+ 83.Ka6 Qe2+ 84.Qb5 Qe6+ 85.Ka7 Qe7+ 86.Kb6 Qe6+ 87.Qc6 Qe3+ 88.Qc5 Qe6+ 89.Kc7 Qf7+ 90.Kd8 Qf6+ 91.Kd7 Qf7+ 92.Kc6 Qe8+ 93.Kb7 Qf7+ 94.Qc7 Qb3+ 95.Qb6 Qf7+ 96.Kc6 Qe6+ 97.Kc5 Qe5+ 98.Kc4 Qe2+ 99.Kc3 Qe1+ 100.Kd3 Qd1+ 101.Ke3 Qe1+ 102.Kf3 Qh1+ 103.Kf2 Qh4+ 104.Kg2 Qe4+ 105.Kf1 Qh1+ 106.Ke2 Qxh5+ 107.Kd2 Qd5+ 108.Kc3 Qf3+ 109.Kb2 Qe2+ 110.Ka3 Qd3+ 111.Qb3 Qd6+ 112.Qb4 Qd3+ 113.Ka2 Qe2+ 114.Ka1 Qe5+ 115.Ka2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Pamplona"] [Site "Pamplona"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2625"] [BlackElo "2600"] [ECO "D34"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 c5 3.c4 e6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.g3 Nf6 7.Bg2 Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.Bg5 cxd4 10.Nxd4 h6 11.Be3 Re8 12.Rc1 Bf8 13.Nxc6 bxc6 14.Na4 Bd7 15.Bc5 Bxc5 16.Nxc5 Bg4 17.Re1 Qa5 18.h3 Bf5 19.Qa4 Qd2 20.Qf4 Qxf4 21.gxf4 Rab8 22.b3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Pamplona"] [Site "Pamplona"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Garcia Ilundain, David"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2435"] [BlackElo "2625"] [ECO "D44"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 c6 3.c4 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 dxc4 6.e4 b5 7.a4 Bb7 8.axb5 cxb5 9.Nxb5 Bxe4 10.Bxc4 Bb4+ 11.Nc3 O-O 12.O-O Bb7 13.Qe2 Be7 14.Rfd1 Nbd7 15.d5 exd5 16.Nxd5 Bxd5 17.Bxd5 Nxd5 18.Rxd5 Bxg5 19.Nxg5 h6 20.Qd2 hxg5 21.Rxd7 Qf6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Pamplona"] [Site "Pamplona"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "De la Villa Garcia, Jesus Maria"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2475"] [BlackElo "2625"] [ECO "B66"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.O-O-O h6 9.Bf4 Bd7 10.Nxc6 Bxc6 11.f3 d5 12.Qe1 Bb4 13.a3 Ba5 14.Bd2 d4 15.e5 Qc7 16.exf6 dxc3 17.Bxc3 Bxc3 18.Qxc3 Qf4+ 19.Rd2 Qxf6 20.Qxf6 gxf6 21.Bd3 Rg8 22.Re1 O-O-O 23.g3 f5 24.f4 h5 25.Re3 h4 26.Be2 hxg3 27.hxg3 Rh8 28.Rxd8+ Kxd8 29.Bf3 Bxf3 30.Rxf3 Rh2 31.a4 Rg2 32.b4 Kd7 33.Kb2 b6 34.Kb3 Kc6 35.Rd3 Rg1 36.Kc4 Rb1 37.Rd8 b5+ 38.axb5+ axb5+ 39.Kc3 Rg1 40.Rd3 Rb1 41.Rd8 Rg1 42.Rd3 f6 43.Kb2 e5 44.fxe5 fxe5 45.Rf3 Kd5 46.Rxf5 Rxg3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Pamplona"] [Site "Pamplona"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Lautier, Joel"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2625"] [BlackElo "2580"] [ECO "D18"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.e3 e6 7.Bxc4 Bb4 8.O-O Nbd7 9.Nh4 Bg6 10.Be2 a5 11.Nxg6 hxg6 12.Qc2 Qc7 13.g3 e5 14.Rd1 Rd8 15.Bf3 O-O 16.Na2 Bd6 17.dxe5 Nxe5 18.Bg2 Be7 19.Bd2 Nd5 20.Qb3 Nb4 21.Nxb4 axb4 22.Be1 c5 23.Qc2 c4 24.Bd5 Rd7 25.Rac1 Rfd8 26.e4 Qa5 27.Rb1 Bf6 28.Kg2 b3 29.Qe2 Qxa4 30.Rbc1 Qa7 31.Bc3 b5 32.Bxe5 Bxe5 33.h4 Qc5 34.Rd2 Rxd5 35.exd5 Rxd5 36.Rcd1 Rxd2 37.Rxd2 Qc6+ 38.Kh2 Bf6 39.h5 gxh5 40.Qxh5 b4 41.Rd5 g6 42.Qf3 Kg7 0-1 [Event "Pamplona"] [Site "Pamplona"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Magem Badals, Jorge"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2510"] [BlackElo "2625"] [ECO "B30"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6 4.O-O Nge7 5.c3 a6 6.Ba4 b5 7.Bc2 Bb7 8.Re1 d5 9.e5 d4 10.Be4 d3 11.a4 c4 12.b3 Nd5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Pamplona"] [Site "Pamplona"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Damljanovic, Branko"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2625"] [BlackElo "2595"] [ECO "E90"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 g6 4.Nc3 Bg7 5.e4 d6 6.h3 O-O 7.Nf3 e6 8.Bd3 Na6 9.Bg5 h6 10.Be3 exd5 11.cxd5 Re8 12.O-O c4 13.Bc2 Bd7 14.Qd2 Kh7 15.Bd4 Nb4 16.Bb1 Nh5 17.Bxg7 Kxg7 18.Qd4+ Qf6 19.Qxc4 a5 20.Qd4 Rac8 21.Qxf6+ Nxf6 22.Nd4 a4 23.a3 Na6 24.f3 Nc5 25.Bc2 Nh5 26.Kf2 Nf4 27.Rad1 g5 28.Ndb5 Bxb5 29.Nxb5 Red8 30.Nc3 Ra8 31.Rd4 Ra6 32.Rfd1 Rb6 33.Rb4 Rxb4 34.axb4 Na6 35.Bxa4 Nxb4 36.Bb5 Ra8 37.Bf1 Kf6 38.g3 Ng6 39.Nb5 Ke5 40.Na3 Kf6 41.Rc1 Na6 42.Nc4 Rd8 43.Ke3 h5 44.Na5 Rb8 45.Rc3 h4 46.gxh4 Nxh4 47.Rb3 Nc5 48.Rb6 Na4 49.Rb5 Rc8 50.Nc4 Rc7 51.Ra5 Ng2+ 52.Kd4 b5 53.Rxb5 Ne1 54.Ke3 Nc2+ 55.Kf2 Nd4 56.Rb4 Nc5 57.Nxd6 Ke5 58.Nc4+ Kf4 59.Nd2 Ke5 60.Rc4 f5 61.b4 Na6 62.Ke3 Nc2+ 63.Kf2 Ncxb4 64.Kg3 Rc5 65.Be2 Rxc4 66.Nxc4+ Kd4 67.exf5 Nxd5 68.Kg4 Nc5 69.Kxg5 Nd7 70.h4 Ne7 71.h5 Kd5 72.h6 Nf8 73.Kf6 1-0 [Event "Pamplona"] [Site "Pamplona"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "8"] [White "Romero Holmes, Alfonso"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2470"] [BlackElo "2625"] [ECO "B51"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 d6 4.O-O Bd7 5.Re1 Nf6 6.c3 a6 7.Bf1 e5 8.d4 cxd4 9.cxd4 Bg4 10.d5 Nd4 11.Be3 Nxf3+ 12.gxf3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Pamplona"] [Site "Pamplona"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Yudasin, Leonid"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2625"] [BlackElo "2635"] [ECO "D44"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Bg5 dxc4 6.e4 b5 7.a4 c6 8.e5 h6 9.exf6 hxg5 10.fxg7 Rg8 11.h4 g4 12.Ne5 Rxg7 13.h5 f5 14.Be2 Qg5 15.Kf1 Bb7 16.axb5 Bxc3 17.bxc6 Nxc6 18.bxc3 Nxe5 19.dxe5 Bd5 20.Qa4+ Kf8 21.Bxc4 Qd2 22.Bxd5 Qxd5 23.Qd4 Qxd4 24.cxd4 Rd7 25.Ra4 Rad8 26.h6 Rxd4 27.Rxd4 Rxd4 28.Rh5 Kg8 29.h7+ Kh8 30.Rh6 Re4 31.Rxe6 Kxh7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Paris Immopar rapid"] [Site "Paris"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Kasparov, Gary"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2625"] [BlackElo "2790"] [ECO "D85"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Bb5+ c6 8.Ba4 O-O 9.Ne2 b5 10.Bb3 a5 11.O-O Nd7 12.Bg5 Nb6 13.a3 Qc7 14.Qd2 c5 15.Bh6 Bxh6 16.Qxh6 Ba6 17.Nf4 c4 18.Bc2 e5 19.Ne2 b4 20.axb4 axb4 21.f4 exd4 22.f5 Nd7 23.Nxd4 Qe5 24.Nf3 Qg7 25.Qxg7+ Kxg7 26.cxb4 Bb7 27.Kf2 Nf6 28.Rxa8 Rxa8 29.Ke3 Re8 30.fxg6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Paris Immopar rapid"] [Site "Paris"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Kasparov, Gary"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2790"] [BlackElo "2625"] [ECO "B30"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6 4.O-O Nge7 5.c3 d5 6.exd5 Qxd5 7.Re1 g6 8.b4 Bg7 9.Bb2 O-O 10.c4 Qh5 11.Bxg7 Kxg7 12.bxc5 Qxc5 13.d4 Qb6 14.Nc3 Rd8 15.Bxc6 Qxc6 16.Qe2 a6 17.Rac1 Qc7 18.d5 f6 19.dxe6 Rd6 20.Nd5 Qd8 21.Nxf6 Rxe6 22.Ne4 Nc6 23.Qb2+ Kg8 24.Nfg5 Re5 25.f4 Rf5 26.Rcd1 1-0 [Event "Alcobendas m"] [Site "Alcobendas"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2625"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "B63"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 Be7 8.O-O-O O-O 9.Nb3 Qb6 10.f3 Rd8 11.Be3 Qc7 12.Qf2 d5 13.exd5 Nxd5 14.Nxd5 Rxd5 15.Rxd5 exd5 16.g4 Bf6 17.Kb1 Be6 18.g5 Be5 19.f4 d4 20.Bc1 Bd5 21.Rg1 Bd6 22.Bg2 Bxg2 23.Rxg2 Qd7 24.Qe2 Bf8 25.Qd3 Rd8 26.a3 Qd5 27.Re2 b5 28.Bd2 a6 29.Re1 g6 30.h4 h5 31.Re4 Kh7 32.Qe2 Bg7 33.Na5 d3 34.cxd3 Nd4 35.Qf1 Nf5 36.Be1 Qxd3+ 37.Qxd3 Rxd3 38.Nc6 Ne3 39.Ka2 Ng2 40.Ne5 Nxe1 41.Rxe1 Rd2 42.a4 bxa4 43.Re4 Rh2 44.Nxf7 Bxb2 45.Rxa4 Bg7+ 46.Kb3 Rxh4 47.Kc2 Rg4 48.Kd3 h4 49.Ke4 h3 50.Ra2 Kg8 51.Ne5 Rg2 52.Ra3 Re2+ 53.Kd5 h2 54.Rh3 Bxe5 55.fxe5 a5 56.e6 a4 57.Kd6 a3 58.Rb3 h1=Q 0-1 [Event "Alcobendas m"] [Site "Alcobendas"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2625"] [ECO "D55"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.e3 Nd7 8.Bd3 Qd8 9.O-O Be7 10.a3 O-O 11.Rc1 a6 12.e4 dxc4 13.Bxc4 b5 14.Ba2 c5 15.d5 c4 16.e5 exd5 17.Qxd5 Rb8 18.e6 fxe6 19.Qxe6+ Kh8 20.Rcd1 Rxf3 21.gxf3 Rb6 22.Qf7 Rf6 23.Qh5 Qf8 24.Bb1 g6 25.Qd5 Nc5 26.Rfe1 Kh7 27.Qe5 Ne6 28.Nd5 Rxf3 29.Qh5 Rd3 30.Rxd3 gxh5 31.Rf3+ Kg7 32.Rxf8 Bxf8 33.Bf5 Kf7 34.Nb6 Nd4 35.Bxc8 Nf3+ 36.Kf1 Nxe1 37.Kxe1 Bg7 38.Bxa6 Bxb2 39.Bxb5 c3 40.Kd1 Bxa3 41.Na4 Bd6 42.h3 Be5 43.Kc2 Bd4 44.f3 Kf6 45.Nxc3 Kg5 46.Ne2 Be5 47.Kd3 Kh4 48.Bd7 1-0 [Event "Alcobendas m"] [Site "Alcobendas"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2625"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "B63"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 d6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nf6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 Be7 8.O-O-O O-O 9.Nb3 Qb6 10.f3 Rd8 11.Kb1 Qc7 12.Bf4 a6 13.g4 Ne5 14.g5 Nfd7 15.Qg2 b5 16.Bc1 Bb7 17.f4 b4 18.Ne2 Nc4 19.Ng3 d5 20.Qe2 Ndb6 21.exd5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Alcobendas m"] [Site "Alcobendas"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2625"] [ECO "D43"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.e3 Nd7 8.Bd3 Qd8 9.O-O Be7 10.a3 O-O 11.Qc2 a6 12.b4 f5 13.c5 Bf6 14.a4 g5 15.b5 a5 16.Ne2 Bg7 17.Rab1 Qe7 18.Nd2 f4 19.exf4 gxf4 20.Rfe1 e5 21.bxc6 bxc6 22.dxe5 Nxe5 23.Nd4 Qf6 24.N2f3 Nxf3+ 25.Nxf3 Bf5 26.Rb6 Bxd3 27.Qxd3 Rae8 28.Rxe8 Rxe8 29.h3 Re6 30.Kh2 Qg6 31.Qd2 Qe4 32.Qxa5 Kh7 33.Rb8 Rf6 34.Qc7 d4 35.Rb7 Rg6 36.Qe5 Qc2 37.Nh4 Rg5 38.Qxd4 Qxc5 39.Rxg7+ 1-0 [Event "Alcobendas m"] [Site "Alcobendas"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "5"] [White "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2625"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "B31"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.Bxc6 bxc6 5.O-O Bg7 6.Re1 Nh6 7.c3 O-O 8.d4 cxd4 9.cxd4 d6 10.Nc3 f6 11.b3 Nf7 12.Bb2 Qa5 13.Qc2 Bd7 14.Nd2 Rac8 15.Nc4 Qa6 16.Rad1 Be6 17.Ne3 Bh6 18.Qb1 Rfe8 19.d5 cxd5 20.Ncxd5 Kf8 21.f4 Nd8 22.f5 Bf7 23.Nc4 Bg7 24.Qa1 Kg8 25.Nxf6+ Bxf6 26.Bxf6 Bxc4 27.Bh8 e5 28.fxe6 Nxe6 29.bxc4 Rf8 30.e5 dxe5 31.Rxe5 Rf7 32.Rde1 Nf8 33.c5 Qc4 34.Rc1 Qb4 35.h3 Qd2 36.Ree1 Rxc5 37.Rxc5 Qf2+ 38.Kh1 Qxc5 39.Bd4 Qc2 40.a3 h5 41.Bg1 Qf5 42.Qa2 Kg7 43.Qb2+ Kh7 44.Re5 Qd3 45.Re8 g5 46.Qe5 Qf5 47.Qxf5+ Rxf5 48.Re7+ Kg6 49.Rxa7 Ne6 50.Ra6 Re5 51.a4 Kf5 52.Rb6 Re1 53.Rb5+ Kg6 54.Rb6 Kf5 55.Rb5+ Kg6 56.a5 Nf4 57.Rb6+ Kf5 58.Rb5+ Kg6 59.Rb6+ Kf5 60.Rb5+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Alcobendas m"] [Site "Alcobendas"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2625"] [ECO "A70"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.d5 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.Nc3 g6 7.h3 Bg7 8.e4 O-O 9.Bd3 a6 10.a4 Nh5 11.O-O Nd7 12.Bg5 Bf6 13.Be3 Re8 14.Qd2 Qc7 15.Rfc1 Ne5 16.Be2 Nxf3+ 17.Bxf3 Ng7 18.a5 Be5 19.Na4 f5 20.Nb6 Rb8 21.Nc4 fxe4 22.Bxe4 Bxb2 23.Qxb2 Rxe4 24.f3 Re8 25.Bf4 Nf5 26.Nxd6 Nxd6 27.Qf6 Bf5 28.Bxd6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amsterdam VSB"] [Site "Amsterdam"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Short, Nigel D"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2685"] [BlackElo "2655"] [ECO "A34"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.g3 Bg7 6.Bg2 O-O 7.O-O c5 8.Qa4 Nb6 9.Qh4 e6 10.Qxd8 Rxd8 11.d3 h6 12.Be3 Na6 13.Rac1 Bd7 14.Nd2 Rab8 15.Nb3 Rdc8 16.Na5 Bc6 17.Nxc6 bxc6 18.b3 Nd5 19.Bd2 Nab4 20.Na4 Nxa2 21.Rc2 Ndb4 22.Rxc5 Rb5 23.Rc4 Nd5 24.Rb1 a5 25.d4 Rcb8 26.e4 Ne7 27.Ra1 Nb4 28.Nc3 Nc2 29.Ra2 Nxd4 30.Nxb5 cxb5 31.Rc7 Nec6 32.f4 e5 33.Be3 Rd8 34.Bf1 Rd6 35.Bxd4 Nxd4 36.Rxa5 exf4 37.Ra8+ Kh7 38.Rxf7 fxg3 39.hxg3 Rf6 40.Rxf6 Bxf6 41.b4 h5 42.Rb8 Be5 43.Rb7+ Kh6 44.Kg2 Kg5 45.Bxb5 h4 46.gxh4+ Kxh4 47.Be8 Kg5 48.Rb6 Bc7 49.Rxg6+ Kf4 50.b5 Kxe4 51.b6 1-0 [Event "Amsterdam VSB"] [Site "Amsterdam"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Piket, Jeroen"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2590"] [BlackElo "2685"] [ECO "D47"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 Bb7 9.e4 b4 10.Na4 c5 11.e5 Nd5 12.O-O cxd4 13.Re1 g6 14.Bg5 Qa5 15.Nxd4 a6 16.Rc1 Bg7 17.Nc6 Bxc6 18.Rxc6 O-O 19.Bc4 h6 20.Bxd5 Qxd5 21.Qxd5 exd5 22.Bf6 Nxe5 23.Bxe5 Rae8 24.f4 f6 25.Nb6 fxe5 26.Nxd5 exf4 27.Rxe8 Rxe8 28.Rxg6 Kh7 29.Rxa6 Re2 30.Kf1 Rxb2 31.Nxf4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amsterdam VSB"] [Site "Amsterdam"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2685"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "A17"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.g3 O-O 5.Bg2 b6 6.Qb3 a5 7.Ne5 c6 8.a3 Bxc3 9.Qxc3 Bb7 10.d4 d6 11.Nd3 Qc8 12.c5 bxc5 13.dxc5 d5 14.Bf4 Nbd7 15.Bd6 Re8 16.O-O Ba6 17.Rfe1 Qb7 18.Ne5 a4 19.Rad1 Nxe5 20.Bxe5 Ng4 21.Bxg7 e5 22.Bf3 f5 23.Bxg4 d4 24.Qc1 fxg4 25.Bf6 Qf7 26.Qg5+ Qg6 27.Qxg6+ hxg6 28.f4 exf4 29.gxf4 Kf7 30.Be5 Rad8 31.Kf2 g5 32.Kg3 gxf4+ 33.Kxf4 Kg6 34.Bd6 Re3 35.Rxd4 Rde8 36.Rc1 Kh5 37.Rc3 Rxe2 38.h3 Bc8 39.hxg4+ Bxg4 40.Kg3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amsterdam VSB"] [Site "Amsterdam"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Short, Nigel D"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2655"] [BlackElo "2685"] [ECO "B66"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.O-O-O h6 9.Be3 Bd7 10.f4 b5 11.Bd3 Be7 12.Kb1 O-O 13.Rhf1 Ng4 14.Nxc6 Bxc6 15.Bg1 Nf6 16.e5 dxe5 17.fxe5 Nd7 18.Bd4 Bc5 19.Be4 Qc7 20.Bxc6 Qxc6 21.Rf4 Qc7 22.Bxc5 Nxc5 23.Qd6 Rac8 24.Qxc7 Rxc7 25.Rfd4 Rb8 26.b4 Nb7 27.Ne4 Kf8 28.Kb2 Ke7 29.a3 Rd8 30.Rxd8 Nxd8 31.Nc5 a5 32.c4 axb4 33.axb4 bxc4 34.Kc3 Nc6 35.Re1 Na7 36.Kxc4 Kd8 37.Rd1+ Ke7 38.b5 Nc8 39.Kb4 Nb6 40.Rd6 Nd5+ 41.Rxd5 1-0 [Event "Amsterdam VSB"] [Site "Amsterdam"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "5"] [White "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2685"] [ECO "B66"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.O-O-O h6 9.Be3 Bd7 10.f3 b5 11.Kb1 Ne5 12.Bd3 Qc7 13.g4 b4 14.Nce2 d5 15.Bf4 dxe4 16.Bxe4 Nxe4 17.fxe4 Rc8 18.b3 f6 19.h4 Qb7 20.Bxe5 fxe5 21.Nf3 Bc6 22.Ng3 Bc5 23.g5 O-O 24.Nxe5 Bf2 25.Nxc6 Qxc6 26.Nf5 exf5 27.Qxf2 fxe4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amsterdam VSB"] [Site "Amsterdam"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Piket, Jeroen"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2685"] [BlackElo "2590"] [ECO "A26"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 O-O 5.Nf3 d6 6.O-O Nc6 7.d3 h6 8.Rb1 e5 9.b4 a6 10.Nd2 Be6 11.Nd5 Kh7 12.a4 Qd7 13.b5 axb5 14.axb5 Nd8 15.b6 c6 16.Nc7 Rb8 17.Nxe6 Nxe6 18.e3 Rfe8 19.f4 exf4 20.gxf4 Nc5 21.Nf3 Ra8 22.e4 Ra2 23.Kh1 Qg4 24.Rb2 Rxb2 25.Bxb2 Qxf4 26.Ng1 Qg4 27.Qa1 Re5 28.Bxe5 dxe5 29.Qa3 Bf8 30.Rxf6 Kg7 31.Rf1 Ne6 32.Qb2 Qh5 33.Bf3 Qg5 34.Nh3 1-0 [Event "AUT-chT"] [Site "?"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Mokry, Karel"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2685"] [BlackElo "2525"] [ECO "E11"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 c5 5.Bxb4 cxb4 6.e3 O-O 7.Be2 d6 8.O-O a5 9.a3 Na6 10.Nbd2 b6 11.Ne1 e5 12.Nd3 Bf5 13.dxe5 Bxd3 14.exf6 Bxe2 15.Qxe2 Qxf6 16.Nf3 Rfd8 17.Rad1 bxa3 18.bxa3 Nc5 19.Qc2 Nd7 20.Rd5 Ne5 21.Nd2 Rac8 22.Qb3 Qe6 23.Qb5 h6 24.h3 Nd7 25.Rd1 Nf6 26.Rd4 d5 27.Nb3 Qe8 28.Qxe8+ Rxe8 29.cxd5 Rc3 30.Rb1 a4 31.Rxa4 Nxd5 32.Nd4 Rec8 33.Kh2 Rc1 34.Rxc1 Rxc1 35.Ra8+ Kh7 36.Ra7 Kg6 37.Rb7 Rc7 38.Rb8 Ra7 39.e4 Nf6 40.Rxb6 Kh7 41.Nb5 Ra5 42.Nd6 Rxa3 43.Rb7 Rd3 44.e5 Kg6 45.f4 1-0 [Event "AUT-chT"] [Site "?"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Stohl, Igor"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2540"] [BlackElo "2685"] [ECO "A25"] 1.c4 e5 2.g3 Nc6 3.Bg2 g6 4.Nc3 Bg7 5.e3 Nge7 6.Nge2 d6 7.d3 O-O 8.O-O Bg4 9.h3 Be6 10.Nd5 Qd7 11.Kh2 Rae8 12.Rb1 f5 13.b4 Nc8 1/2-1/2 [Event "AUT-chT"] [Site "?"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Horvath, Jozsef"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2685"] [BlackElo "2535"] [ECO "D85"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Bb5+ c6 8.Ba4 b5 9.Bb3 b4 10.Qf3 O-O 11.Ne2 bxc3 12.Qxc3 Bb7 13.Bg5 Nd7 14.Qb4 Ba6 15.Bxe7 c5 16.Bxd8 cxb4 17.Bg5 Nc5 18.Bd5 Rac8 19.Be3 Ne6 20.Rd1 Rc2 21.Rd2 Rfc8 22.e5 Rxd2 23.Kxd2 Nxd4 24.Nxd4 Rd8 25.Be4 Bxe5 26.Bd3 1-0 [Event "Belgrade"] [Site "Belgrade"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Kotronias, Vasilios"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2590"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "B65"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 Be7 8.O-O-O O-O 9.f4 Nxd4 10.Qxd4 Qa5 11.Bc4 Bd7 12.Rd3 Rad8 13.Rg3 Kh8 14.e5 dxe5 15.fxe5 Bc6 16.Qe3 Ng8 17.Bd3 h6 18.h4 b5 19.Kb1 b4 20.Ne2 Rd5 21.Qe4 Rxd3 22.Qxd3 Qxe5 23.Bxe7 Nxe7 24.Qd4 Qxd4 25.Nxd4 Be4 26.Re1 Bg6 27.Rge3 Rc8 28.R3e2 Nd5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Belgrade"] [Site "Belgrade"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Romanishin, Oleg M"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2615"] [ECO "A17"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 c5 5.a3 Ba5 6.g3 Nc6 7.Bg2 Bxc3 8.Qxc3 Qa5 9.b4 cxb4 10.axb4 Qxb4 11.Qxb4 Nxb4 12.Nd4 d5 13.Ba3 Nc6 14.Nb5 Kd7 15.Nd6 Rf8 16.Rc1 b6 17.g4 Ne7 18.g5 Nfg8 19.cxd5 Nxd5 20.Nb5 Ba6 21.Nc7 Bb7 22.Nxd5 Bxd5 23.Bxd5 exd5 24.Bxf8 Rxf8 25.Rg1 Ne7 26.Rg3 Nc6 27.Rgc3 Rc8 28.Rh3 Rh8 29.Rhc3 Rc8 30.d4 a5 31.f3 Ne7 32.Kd2 Rxc3 33.Kxc3 b5 34.Kb2 Nf5 35.Rc5 Ke6 36.Kc3 Nd6 37.Kd3 a4 38.Kc3 a3 39.Rc6 Kd7 40.Ra6 Nc4 41.Kb4 1-0 [Event "Belgrade"] [Site "Belgrade"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Damljanovic, Branko"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2570"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "B31"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.c3 Nf6 5.e5 Nd5 6.O-O Bg7 7.d4 cxd4 8.cxd4 O-O 9.Nc3 Nc7 10.Re1 Nxb5 11.Nxb5 d6 12.exd6 exd6 13.d5 Ne5 14.Nxe5 Bxe5 15.Rxe5 dxe5 16.Bh6 Bd7 17.Bxf8 Qxf8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Belgrade"] [Site "Belgrade"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Tiviakov, Sergei"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2635"] [ECO "A30"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Bb7 5.O-O Be7 6.Nc3 O-O 7.Re1 c5 8.e4 Nc6 9.d4 cxd4 10.Nxd4 Rc8 11.b3 a6 12.Bb2 d6 13.Rc1 Re8 14.h3 Bf8 15.Rc2 Nxd4 16.Qxd4 Qc7 17.Rd2 Bc6 18.Ba3 Red8 19.Red1 Qb7 20.Qe3 Ne8 21.Bb4 Rb8 22.a4 Rdc8 23.Rd3 Qc7 24.Qd2 Qb7 25.Kh2 Qa8 26.f4 Qb7 27.f5 exf5 28.exf5 Bxg2 29.Qxg2 Qxg2+ 30.Kxg2 a5 31.Ba3 d5 32.Bxf8 dxc4 33.bxc4 Kxf8 34.Rd4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Belgrade"] [Site "Belgrade"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "5"] [White "Hodgson, Julian M"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2625"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "B65"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 Be7 8.O-O-O O-O 9.f4 Nxd4 10.Qxd4 Qa5 11.Bc4 Bd7 12.Rd3 Rad8 13.Rg3 Kh8 14.e5 dxe5 15.fxe5 Bc6 16.Qe3 Ng8 17.Bd3 Qb6 18.Qxb6 axb6 19.Re1 Bxg5+ 20.Rxg5 Rd4 21.Be4 Ne7 22.Rg3 Rfd8 23.b3 Ng6 24.Bxc6 bxc6 25.Rf3 Kg8 26.g3 h5 27.Na4 b5 28.Nb2 Ra8 29.Kb1 Rd2 30.h4 Ne7 31.Ref1 Nd5 32.Rxf7 Nc3+ 33.Kc1 Re2 34.a4 bxa4 35.Nxa4 Nxa4 36.bxa4 Rxa4 37.R1f2 Rxe5 38.Rc7 Re3 39.Rxc6 Rxg3 40.Rxe6 Rxh4 41.Re5 Rh1+ 42.Kd2 h4 43.Re3 Kh7 44.Ke2 Rc1 45.Rxg3 hxg3 46.Rf1 Rxc2+ 47.Ke3 Kg6 48.Ra1 Kh5 49.Kf3 0-1 [Event "Belgrade"] [Site "Belgrade"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Bareev, Evgeny"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2660"] [ECO "D15"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 a6 5.a4 e6 6.g3 b6 7.Bg2 Bb7 8.O-O Be7 9.Ne5 Nbd7 10.Nxd7 Nxd7 11.e4 dxc4 12.Qg4 c5 13.d5 O-O 14.dxe6 Ne5 15.exf7+ Rxf7 16.Qe6 Qd6 17.Qxd6 Bxd6 18.f4 Nd3 19.e5 Bxg2 20.Kxg2 Bc7 21.e6 Rf5 22.g4 Rxf4 23.Bxf4 Nxf4+ 24.Rxf4 Bxf4 25.Nd5 Bg5 26.Nxb6 Rd8 27.Nd7 Bf6 28.Rf1 Rc8 29.Nxf6+ gxf6 30.Rxf6 Rb8 31.Rf2 Rb7 32.Kg3 Re7 33.Rf6 Rb7 34.Rf2 Re7 35.Re2 Kf8 36.Kf4 Rb7 37.Ke5 Rb3 38.Kd6 c3 39.bxc3 Rxc3 40.Rb2 1-0 [Event "Belgrade"] [Site "Belgrade"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "7"] [White "Mozetic, Dejan"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2580"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "D10"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.Bf4 Nf6 5.e3 Nc6 6.Nc3 Bg4 7.Qb3 Na5 8.Qc2 a6 9.h3 Bh5 10.Qa4+ Nc6 11.Qb3 Na5 12.Qa4+ Nc6 13.Qb3 Ra7 14.g4 Bg6 15.Nf3 e6 16.Ne5 Be7 17.Be2 Nd7 18.Nxd7 Qxd7 19.Rc1 O-O 20.Na4 Bb4+ 21.Kf1 Bd2 22.Nc5 Qd8 23.Nxb7 Nxd4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Belgrade"] [Site "Belgrade"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2635"] [ECO "D37"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.a3 Nc6 9.Rc1 d4 10.Nxd4 e5 11.Nb3 Bxa3 12.bxa3 exf4 13.Qxd8 Rxd8 14.exf4 Be6 15.f3 b6 16.Kf2 Nd4 17.Nxd4 Rxd4 18.Ke3 Rd7 19.Be2 Re8 20.Kf2 Rc8 21.Rhd1 Rxd1 22.Rxd1 Kf8 23.Rd4 Ke7 24.g4 g6 25.Bd3 Rc5 26.Ke3 Ne8 27.f5 gxf5 28.gxf5 Bxf5 29.Nd5+ Ke6 30.Bxf5+ Kxf5 31.Rf4+ Kg6 32.Kd4 Kg7 33.Rg4+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Belgrade"] [Site "Belgrade"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "9"] [White "Khalifman, Alexander"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2645"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "D35"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 Be7 7.e3 Bf5 8.Bd3 Bxd3 9.Bxf6 Bxf6 10.Qxd3 Nd7 11.O-O O-O 12.Rfd1 Re8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Biel Interzonal"] [Site "Biel"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Van Wely, Loek"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2585"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "D44"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 c6 3.c4 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 dxc4 6.e4 b5 7.e5 h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.Nxg5 hxg5 10.Bxg5 Nbd7 11.exf6 Bb7 12.g3 c5 13.d5 Nxf6 14.Bg2 Be7 15.O-O Nxd5 16.Bxe7 Kxe7 17.Nxb5 Qb6 18.Na3 Rh4 19.Qd2 Rd4 20.Qg5+ Nf6 21.Bxb7 Rg8 22.Qe5 Nd7 23.Qe2 Qxb7 24.Nxc4 Rh4 25.f3 Qc7 26.Ne3 Kf8 27.Ng4 Rh5 28.Rad1 Rd5 29.Qe4 Qd6 30.Ne3 Rd4 31.Rxd4 Qxd4 32.Rd1 Qxe4 33.fxe4 Ke7 34.Nc4 Nb8 35.Kf2 Nc6 36.Rd3 Rg4 37.Nd2 a5 38.Rc3 Kd6 39.h3 Rg8 40.Nc4+ Ke7 41.Rb3 Rd8 42.Rb5 Rd4 43.Rxc5 Nb4 44.a3 1-0 [Event "Biel Interzonal"] [Site "Biel"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Abramovic, Bosko"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2460"] [ECO "D37"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.d4 Be7 5.Bf4 c6 6.e3 Nbd7 7.Qc2 Nh5 8.Bg3 Nxg3 9.hxg3 g6 10.Bd3 O-O 11.O-O-O dxc4 12.Bxc4 b5 13.Bd3 Qa5 14.Kb1 Ba6 15.Ne4 Rfc8 16.Neg5 Nf8 17.Nxh7 c5 18.Nxf8 cxd4 19.Qb3 Bxf8 20.Bxg6 b4 21.Bh7+ Kg7 22.Rxd4 Bc5 23.Rd7 Be7 24.Bd3 Rd8 25.Rd4 Bxd3+ 26.Qxd3 Bf6 27.Qh7+ Kf8 28.Rf4 Ke7 29.Rxf6 1-0 [Event "Biel Interzonal"] [Site "Biel"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Lobron, Eric"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2575"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "D10"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 cxd5 5.Bf4 Nc6 6.e3 a6 7.a3 Bf5 8.Bd3 Bxd3 9.Qxd3 e6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Biel Interzonal"] [Site "Biel"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Gurevich, Ilya"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2575"] [ECO "A16"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Qa4+ Bd7 6.Qh4 Bc6 7.Qd4 f6 8.e3 Bg7 9.Be2 e5 10.Qc4 Qd6 11.O-O Nd7 12.d4 f5 13.Qb3 e4 14.Nd2 a5 15.a4 h5 16.Nb5 Qe7 17.Nc4 Nf8 18.Bd2 Ne6 19.Nxa5 Rxa5 20.Bxa5 f4 21.Bc4 f3 22.Bxd5 Qg5 23.Bxc6+ Ke7 24.g3 bxc6 25.Nxc7 Nd8 26.Qb4+ Kd7 27.d5 Qg4 28.dxc6+ Nxc6 29.Rfd1+ Kc8 30.Qb6 1-0 [Event "Biel Interzonal"] [Site "Biel"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "5"] [White "Arencibia, Walter"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2485"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "A08"] 1.e4 c5 2.d3 Nc6 3.g3 d5 4.Nd2 Nf6 5.Bg2 e5 6.exd5 Nxd5 7.Ngf3 g6 8.O-O Bg7 9.Nc4 O-O 10.Re1 Re8 11.Ng5 Rf8 12.c3 h6 13.Ne4 b6 14.a4 Be6 15.h4 Qe7 16.a5 f5 17.Qa4 fxe4 18.Qxc6 Rac8 19.Qd6 Qf6 20.Rxe4 Rcd8 21.Qc6 Ne7 22.Qa4 Qxf2+ 23.Kh1 Qxg3 24.Be3 Nf5 25.Rg1 Nxh4 26.Nxe5 b5 0-1 [Event "Biel Interzonal"] [Site "Biel"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Speelman, Jonathan S"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2605"] [ECO "B07"] 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.f3 e5 4.dxe5 dxe5 5.Qxd8+ Kxd8 6.Bc4 Ke8 7.Be3 Nbd7 8.Nd2 Bc5 9.Bg5 h6 10.Bh4 Be7 11.Bf2 Bc5 12.Nh3 Bxf2+ 13.Nxf2 Ke7 14.O-O-O Nc5 15.b4 Na4 16.Bb3 Nc3 17.Rde1 Be6 18.Kb2 Nb5 19.Nd3 Nd7 20.Bxe6 Kxe6 21.a4 Nd6 22.c4 b6 23.c5 bxc5 24.bxc5 Nb7 25.Nb3 Nb8 26.Nb4 a5 27.c6 Nd8 28.Nd5 Ra7 29.Nc3 Ra8 30.Nb5 Na6 31.Nxa5 Kf6 32.Ka3 Nc5 33.Rc1 Nde6 34.Rxc5 Nxc5 35.Nxc7 Rxa5 36.Kb4 Rxa4+ 37.Kxc5 Ra2 38.Nd5+ Ke6 39.Nc7+ Kf6 40.Nd5+ Ke6 41.Rc1 Rc8 42.c7 Rxg2 43.Kc6 Rxh2 44.Kb7 Rxc7+ 45.Rxc7 f5 46.Rc6+ Kf7 47.exf5 Rf2 48.Rc7+ Kg8 49.Kc6 Rxf3 50.Kd6 e4 51.f6 e3 52.Rxg7+ Kf8 53.Re7 h5 54.Rxe3 1-0 [Event "Biel Interzonal"] [Site "Biel"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "7"] [White "Bareev, Evgeny"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2660"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "D35"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 c6 3.c4 e6 4.Qc2 Nd7 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bf4 Ngf6 7.Nc3 Nh5 8.g3 Be7 9.h4 Nxf4 10.gxf4 Nf6 11.O-O-O g6 12.e3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Biel Interzonal"] [Site "Biel"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Adams, Michael"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2630"] [ECO "A30"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.g3 c5 4.Bg2 Bb7 5.O-O g6 6.Nc3 Bg7 7.d4 cxd4 8.Qxd4 O-O 9.Qh4 d6 10.Bh6 Nbd7 11.b3 Rc8 12.Bxg7 Kxg7 13.Qd4 Kg8 14.Rac1 Rc5 15.b4 Rc8 16.a3 Re8 17.e4 Qc7 18.Nd5 Qb8 19.Bh3 Rcd8 20.Nd2 Ba8 21.Bg2 a6 22.Nb3 Rc8 23.f4 Rcd8 24.Kh1 Nh5 25.g4 Nxf4 26.Nxf4 e5 27.Qf2 exf4 28.Qxf4 Ne5 29.Rc3 Qc7 30.Nd2 Qe7 31.g5 Rc8 32.Rfc1 b5 33.h4 Bb7 34.Kh2 Rc6 35.cxb5 axb5 36.Bf1 Rec8 37.Rxc6 Rxc6 38.Rxc6 Bxc6 39.Nb3 Qa7 40.Na5 Bd7 41.Be2 Qd4 42.Kg2 Qb2 43.Qf2 Qxa3 44.Qf6 Qh3+ 45.Kf2 Qxh4+ 46.Ke3 h5 47.Nb7 Qe1 0-1 [Event "Biel Interzonal"] [Site "Biel"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "9"] [White "Lautier, Joel"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2620"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "B07"] 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Bd3 e5 4.Nf3 exd4 5.Nxd4 g6 6.Nc3 Bg7 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bh4 Nc6 9.Nxc6 bxc6 10.O-O g5 11.Bg3 Ng4 12.h3 Ne5 13.Ne2 Nxd3 14.Qxd3 Bxb2 15.Rad1 Bg7 16.e5 O-O 17.exd6 cxd6 18.Bxd6 Re8 19.c4 Qf6 20.Ng3 Qg6 21.Qb3 Be6 22.Qa4 h5 23.Rfe1 h4 24.Nf1 g4 25.hxg4 Bxg4 26.Qxc6 Red8 27.f3 Rac8 28.Qe4 Bf5 29.Qf4 Bh6 30.Qe5 Rxc4 31.Ba3 Rxd1 32.Rxd1 Bg7 33.Qe2 Rc2 34.Rd2 h3 35.g4 Rxd2 36.Nxd2 Be6 37.Ne4 f5 38.Ng5 Bd5 39.Nxh3 fxg4 40.fxg4 Bd4+ 41.Kh2 Qe6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Biel Interzonal"] [Site "Biel"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Huebner, Robert"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2605"] [ECO "D11"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 c6 3.c4 dxc4 4.e3 b5 5.a4 e6 6.axb5 cxb5 7.b3 Nf6 8.bxc4 bxc4 9.Bxc4 Be7 10.Ne5 O-O 11.Qf3 Nd5 12.Nc3 Bb4 13.Bd2 Bb7 14.Nxd5 Bxd2+ 15.Kxd2 Bxd5 16.Bxd5 exd5 17.Rhb1 Nd7 18.Qxd5 Nxe5 19.Qxe5 a5 20.Ke2 Re8 21.Qf4 a4 22.Kf1 a3 23.Rb7 Re7 24.Rb3 Rea7 25.Ra2 g6 26.Qe4 h5 27.g3 Qd6 28.h4 Ra4 29.Qd3 R8a5 30.Kg1 Ra7 31.Qb5 Kg7 32.Qe8 Ra8 33.Qe4 R8a7 34.Rc3 Qb4 35.Rc8 Re7 36.Qc2 Rb7 37.Kg2 Ra6 38.Qc3 Qe7 39.d5+ f6 40.Qc4 Rba7 41.Kh2 Qe5 42.e4 g5 43.d6 Qxd6 44.Qg8+ Kh6 45.Rd8 Qb4 46.hxg5+ fxg5 47.Rad2 Rg6 48.Qh8+ Rh7 49.R2d7 1-0 [Event "Biel Interzonal"] [Site "Biel"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "11"] [White "Portisch, Lajos"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2585"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "D13"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bf4 Ne4 7.e3 Nxc3 8.bxc3 g6 9.Be2 Bg7 10.O-O O-O 11.c4 dxc4 12.Bxc4 Bf5 13.Rc1 Rc8 14.Qe2 a6 15.h3 Na5 16.Bd3 Bxd3 17.Qxd3 Qd7 18.Rc3 b5 19.Rfc1 Nc4 20.Qe2 Nb6 21.Rc7 Qe6 22.Bg5 Nd5 23.R7c5 h6 24.Bh4 b4 25.Qb2 Nc3 26.Rxc8 Rxc8 27.Kh1 Kh7 28.Ra1 a5 29.Qb3 Qxb3 30.axb3 g5 31.Bg3 a4 32.Nd2 a3 33.Rc1 e5 34.d5 a2 35.Ra1 e4 36.d6 Ra8 37.Nc4 Nb5 38.Be5 Nxd6 39.Rxa2 Rxa2 40.Bxd6 Rxf2 41.Bxb4 Rf1+ 42.Kh2 Rb1 0-1 [Event "Biel Interzonal"] [Site "Biel"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "12"] [White "Gelfand, Boris"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2670"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "D13"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bf4 Nc6 6.Nf3 a6 7.e3 Bg4 8.Be2 Bxf3 9.Bxf3 e6 10.O-O Bd6 11.Bxd6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Biel Interzonal"] [Site "Biel"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "13"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Khalifman, Alexander"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2645"] [ECO "D27"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 a6 4.e3 Nf6 5.Bxc4 e6 6.O-O c5 7.dxc5 Qxd1 8.Rxd1 Bxc5 9.Nbd2 Nbd7 10.b3 b5 11.Be2 Bb7 12.Bb2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Cannes m"] [Site "Cannes"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Lautier, Joel"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2645"] [BlackElo "2685"] [ECO "A21"] 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Bb4 3.Nd5 Bc5 4.Nf3 e4 5.Ng5 e3 6.d4 exf2+ 7.Kxf2 Be7 8.Nxe7 Qxe7 9.e4 d6 10.Bd3 Nc6 11.Bc2 Nf6 12.Re1 Bg4 13.Qd3 Nd7 14.Ba4 h6 15.e5 dxe5 16.d5 Nd4 17.Qe4 Be2 18.Nh3 b5 19.Bxb5 Nxb5 20.Qxe2 Nd4 21.Qd1 Qh4+ 22.Kf1 O-O 23.Be3 Nf5 24.Qc2 Nxe3+ 25.Rxe3 f5 26.Kg1 Rae8 27.Nf2 e4 28.Qc3 Nf6 29.g3 Qh5 30.Rf1 Nd7 31.Kg2 Ne5 32.h3 f4 33.gxf4 Rxf4 34.Rxe4 Qg6+ 35.Qg3 Rxf2+ 36.Rxf2 Qxe4+ 37.Kh2 Nxc4 38.Qxc7 Qxd5 39.Qxa7 Qd6+ 40.Kg2 Ne3+ 41.Kh1 Qd5+ 42.Kh2 Nd1 43.Rg2 Qd6+ 44.Kh1 Re1+ 45.Rg1 Qd5+ 0-1 [Event "Cannes m"] [Site "Cannes"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Lautier, Joel"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2685"] [BlackElo "2645"] [ECO "D38"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Bg5 Nbd7 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Qc2 h6 8.Bh4 c5 9.e3 c4 10.Be2 Qa5 11.O-O Bxc3 12.bxc3 Ne4 13.Rfc1 Nb6 14.a4 Bf5 15.Qb2 O-O 16.Bd1 Rfe8 17.Ra2 f6 18.Nd2 Bd7 19.Nf1 Nxa4 20.Qxb7 Red8 21.Bxa4 Bxa4 22.f3 Rdb8 23.Rxa4 Qxa4 24.Qxd5+ Kh8 25.Qxe4 Qa3 26.Rb1 Qxc3 27.Bg3 Re8 28.Qg6 a5 29.Rb7 Rg8 30.Bf4 Qd3 31.e4 Qxd4+ 32.Be3 Qd8 33.Bxh6 Qf8 34.Be3 Qe8 35.Qg4 Kh7 36.Qh3+ 1-0 [Event "Cannes m"] [Site "Cannes"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Lautier, Joel"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2645"] [BlackElo "2685"] [ECO "A21"] 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 d6 3.d4 exd4 4.Qxd4 Nc6 5.Qd2 Nf6 6.b3 a5 7.Bb2 a4 8.Rd1 axb3 9.axb3 g6 10.e4 Bg7 11.Bd3 Nd4 12.Bc2 Nxc2+ 13.Qxc2 O-O 14.Nge2 Nh5 15.O-O f5 16.c5 fxe4 17.Nxe4 d5 18.Bxg7 Nxg7 19.c6 Bf5 20.N2g3 Bxe4 21.Nxe4 Rb8 22.Rd3 bxc6 23.Qxc6 Rb6 24.Qc3 Re6 25.Nc5 Ree8 26.b4 c6 27.Nb3 Qd6 28.Nd4 Rf6 29.Re3 Ref8 30.Re2 Nf5 31.Nb3 Nh6 32.h3 Nf7 33.Nc5 Ng5 34.Rfe1 R6f7 35.h4 Ne4 36.Nxe4 dxe4 37.Qc4 Qd5 38.Rc1 Rf6 39.Qxe4 Qxe4 40.Rxe4 Rxf2 41.Rxc6 Rf1+ 42.Kh2 R8f4 43.Rcc4 Rxe4 44.Rxe4 Kf7 45.Kg3 Rb1 46.Kf4 h5 47.Kg5 Rb2 48.g3 Rb3 49.g4 Rd3 50.Kh6 hxg4 51.Rf4+ Ke7 52.Rxg4 Rd6 53.Kg7 Rb6 54.Re4+ Kd8 55.Kf7 1-0 [Event "Cannes m"] [Site "Cannes"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Lautier, Joel"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2685"] [BlackElo "2645"] [ECO "E86"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O 6.Be3 e5 7.Nge2 c6 8.Qd2 Nbd7 9.O-O-O a6 10.Kb1 b5 11.Nc1 exd4 12.Bxd4 Rb8 13.Nb3 bxc4 14.Bxc4 a5 15.a3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Cannes m"] [Site "Cannes"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "5"] [White "Lautier, Joel"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2560"] [BlackElo "2560"] [ECO "A14"] 1.c4 e6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 Nf6 4.Nf3 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.b3 a5 7.Nc3 c6 8.d4 b6 9.Bb2 Ba6 10.Nd2 Ra7 11.Qc2 Rd7 12.e3 c5 13.Rfd1 cxd4 14.exd4 Nc6 15.Nb5 Nb4 16.Qb1 Bb7 17.a3 Na6 18.Qd3 Qa8 19.Qe2 Nc7 20.a4 Rc8 21.Rac1 Nxb5 22.axb5 Rdc7 23.Rc2 Ne8 24.Rdc1 h6 25.f4 dxc4 26.Bxb7 Qxb7 27.bxc4 Nd6 28.Qd3 a4 29.Kf2 Bf6 30.Nf3 Rd8 31.Kg1 Nf5 32.c5 bxc5 33.Rxc5 Rcd7 34.R1c4 Be7 35.Re5 Bd6 36.Rxa4 Bxe5 37.Nxe5 Rd5 38.Rb4 Ne7 39.Qb3 Rb8 40.Ba3 Rbd8 41.b6 Nf5 42.Qa4 Rxd4 43.Rxd4 Nxd4 44.Qa7 Qxa7 45.bxa7 f6 46.Ng6 Ra8 0-1 [Event "Cannes m"] [Site "Cannes"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Lautier, Joel"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2685"] [BlackElo "2645"] [ECO "D17"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 e6 7.f3 Bb4 8.e4 Bxe4 9.fxe4 Nxe4 10.Bd2 Qxd4 11.Nxe4 Qxe4+ 12.Qe2 Bxd2+ 13.Kxd2 Qd5+ 14.Kc2 Na6 15.Nxc4 O-O-O 16.Qe5 f6 17.Qe3 Kb8 18.Be2 Qxg2 19.Rhg1 Qxh2 20.Rxg7 Nb4+ 21.Kb3 Nd5 22.Qf3 h5 23.Rf1 Rc8 24.Ka2 Rc7 25.Rfg1 Qf4 26.Qxf4 Nxf4 27.Rxc7 Kxc7 28.Rg7+ Kb8 29.Bf3 Nd5 30.Nd6 b6 31.Nf7 Re8 32.Bxh5 Re7 33.Rg8+ Kc7 34.Ra8 Kb7 35.Rf8 Kc7 36.Be2 f5 37.Kb3 a5 38.Ba6 Nb4 39.Be2 Nd5 40.Bc4 Nb4 41.Kc3 e5 42.Ng5 f4 43.b3 Kd6 44.Rf6+ Kd7 45.Rf5 Nd5+ 46.Kd3 Ne3 47.Rf6 Rg7 48.Nf3 Ng4 49.Rf8 Kd6 50.Ke4 Re7 51.Ne1 Nf2+ 52.Kf3 Nd1 53.Rf6+ Kc5 54.Nd3+ Kd4 55.Rd6+ Kc3 56.Rxc6 Ne3 57.Ke4 Nxc4 58.bxc4 f3 59.Nxe5 Kd2 60.Rxb6 f2 61.Rb2+ Ke1 62.c5 f1=Q 63.Rb1+ Kf2 64.Rxf1+ Kxf1 65.c6 Ke2 66.Kd5 Kd2 67.Kd6 Re8 68.c7 Kc3 69.Nd7 Kb3 70.Nb6 Rh8 71.Kc6 Rg8 72.Kb5 1-0 [Event "Dortmund"] [Site "Dortmund"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Dolmatov, Sergey"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2685"] [BlackElo "2615"] [ECO "E86"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O 6.Be3 e5 7.Nge2 c6 8.Qd2 Nbd7 9.d5 cxd5 10.Nxd5 Nxd5 11.Qxd5 Nb6 12.Qb5 Bh6 13.Bf2 Bd7 14.Qb4 Na4 15.Nc3 Nxc3 16.Qxc3 b5 17.Rd1 bxc4 18.Bxc4 Rc8 19.b3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Dortmund"] [Site "Dortmund"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Lautier, Joel"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2645"] [BlackElo "2685"] [ECO "B10"] 1.c4 c6 2.e4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.cxd5 Nf6 5.Bb5+ Nbd7 6.Nc3 a6 7.Qa4 Rb8 8.Bxd7+ Bxd7 9.Qb3 b5 10.d3 Bc8 11.Bf4 Ra8 12.a4 b4 13.Ne4 Bb7 14.Qxb4 Bxd5 15.a5 Qd7 16.Qb6 Nxe4 17.dxe4 Bxe4 18.Nf3 f6 19.O-O e5 20.Rac1 Be7 21.Be3 O-O 22.Rfd1 Qg4 23.Ne1 Bf5 24.h3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Dortmund"] [Site "Dortmund"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Serper, Grigory"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2685"] [BlackElo "2590"] [ECO "D38"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Bg5 Nbd7 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Qc2 h6 8.Bh4 c5 9.e3 Qa5 10.Bd3 O-O 11.O-O c4 12.Bf5 Re8 13.Nd2 Be7 14.Rae1 Nb6 15.a3 Be6 16.Bxe6 fxe6 17.Bxf6 Bxf6 18.f4 Nd7 19.Nf3 Qc7 20.g4 Nf8 21.g5 hxg5 22.fxg5 Be7 23.e4 dxe4 24.Qxe4 Rad8 25.Re2 a6 26.Qg4 Qa5 27.Ne5 1-0 [Event "Dortmund"] [Site "Dortmund"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Lobron, Eric"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2620"] [BlackElo "2685"] [ECO "D44"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 dxc4 6.e4 b5 7.e5 h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.Nxg5 hxg5 10.Bxg5 Nbd7 11.exf6 Bb7 12.g3 c5 13.d5 Nxf6 14.dxe6 Bg7 15.Rg1 Qb6 16.Qe2 Qxe6 17.Nxb5 Qxe2+ 18.Bxe2 Ne4 19.O-O-O Nxg5 20.Nd6+ Kf8 21.Nxb7 Rxh2 22.Rgf1 Bd4 23.Bxc4 Rb8 24.Bd5 Bxf2 25.Rd3 Bd4 26.Rb3 Kg7 27.Kb1 Rd2 28.Kc1 Rh2 29.Kb1 Kg6 30.a4 f5 31.Re1 Kh5 32.Rf1 Re8 33.Na5 Re5 34.Bf3+ Nxf3 35.Rfxf3 Re1+ 36.Ka2 Ree2 37.Nc4 Rc2 38.Ne3 Rxb2+ 39.Rxb2 Rxb2+ 40.Ka3 Re2 41.Nxf5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Dortmund"] [Site "Dortmund"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Lutz, Christopher"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2685"] [BlackElo "2550"] [ECO "E12"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Ba6 5.Qc2 Bb7 6.Nc3 c5 7.e4 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Nc6 9.Nxc6 Bxc6 10.Bf4 Nh5 11.Be3 Qb8 12.O-O-O Bd6 13.g3 Be5 14.Bd3 Qb7 15.Rhe1 Nf6 16.f4 Bxc3 17.Qxc3 Rc8 18.e5 Nd5 19.Qd4 Ba4 20.Rd2 b5 21.Kb1 bxc4 22.Bxc4 Bb3 23.Bxd5 Bxd5 24.Qb4 Qxb4 25.axb4 a6 26.Bc5 Kd8 27.Bb6+ Ke7 28.Bc5+ Kd8 29.f5 Kc7 30.fxe6 fxe6 31.Rf2 Kc6 32.Rf7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Dortmund"] [Site "Dortmund"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Kamsky, Gata"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2685"] [BlackElo "2655"] [ECO "D85"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Bb5+ c6 8.Ba4 O-O 9.Ne2 Be6 10.h4 Bc4 11.Bb3 Bxb3 12.Qxb3 Qb6 13.h5 e5 14.hxg6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Dortmund"] [Site "Dortmund"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "7"] [White "Karpov, Anatoly"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2725"] [BlackElo "2685"] [ECO "D12"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5 5.Bd3 Bxd3 6.Qxd3 e6 7.O-O Nbd7 8.Nc3 Bb4 9.Bd2 Bxc3 10.Bxc3 O-O 11.Nd2 1/2-1/2 [Event "FRA"] [Site "FRA"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Hamdouchi, Hichem"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2460"] [BlackElo "2685"] [ECO "B57"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bc4 Qb6 7.Nb3 e6 8.O-O Be7 9.a4 O-O 10.a5 Qc7 11.Bd3 Nb4 12.f4 Bd7 13.Kh1 e5 14.Bd2 Rfd8 15.Nb5 Bxb5 16.Bxb4 Bc6 17.Qe2 Re8 18.fxe5 dxe5 19.Bc3 g6 20.Qe3 Nh5 21.Bc4 Rf8 22.Nd2 Kg7 23.g4 Nf6 24.h3 Rad8 25.Kh2 h5 26.gxh5 Nxh5 27.Nf3 Bf6 28.Rg1 Nf4 29.Rg3 Bd7 30.Nxe5 Nh5 31.Nxd7 Rxd7 32.Bxf6+ Kxf6 33.e5+ Kg7 34.Rg4 Re8 35.Qc3 Nf6 36.Rg3 Ne4 0-1 [Event "FRA"] [Site "FRA"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "David, Alberto"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2380"] [BlackElo "2685"] [ECO "B30"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6 4.Bxc6 bxc6 5.b3 f6 6.O-O Nh6 7.e5 Nf7 8.Bb2 Be7 9.d3 O-O 10.Nbd2 fxe5 11.Nxe5 Nxe5 12.Bxe5 d6 13.Bb2 e5 14.Qe2 Rf4 15.Nc4 Bg4 16.f3 Bh5 17.Rae1 Rf7 18.Qd2 Bg5 19.Qa5 Qxa5 20.Nxa5 Bd2 21.Nxc6 Bxe1 22.Rxe1 a5 23.Bc3 a4 24.Na5 axb3 25.axb3 Rd7 26.Nc4 Ra2 27.Re2 g5 28.h3 Bf7 29.Kf2 Be6 30.Ke1 Rd8 31.Ba5 Ra8 32.Bc7 Bxc4 33.dxc4 Ra1+ 34.Kf2 R1a6 35.Rd2 Rc6 0-1 [Event "FRA"] [Site "FRA"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Daillet, Emmanuel"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2685"] [BlackElo "2315"] [ECO "D85"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Bb5+ Nd7 8.Nf3 O-O 9.O-O c5 10.a4 cxd4 11.cxd4 Nc5 12.e5 Ne4 13.Qe1 a6 14.Bc4 Qc7 15.Bxf7+ Rxf7 16.Qxe4 Bf5 17.Qh4 h5 18.Qg3 Qc4 19.Ba3 e6 20.Bc5 Bh6 21.Ng5 Bxg5 22.Qxg5 b5 23.axb5 Qxb5 24.h3 Qe2 25.Rfe1 Qb2 26.d5 Qb3 27.dxe6 Qxe6 28.Rad1 Kh7 29.Rd6 Qc4 30.Be3 Rg7 31.e6 Re8 32.Rd7 Qc3 33.Qh6+ Kg8 34.Bd4 1-0 [Event "Bundesliga 9293"] [Site "Germany"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Hausner, Ivan"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2410"] [BlackElo "2625"] [ECO "E07"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 c6 3.c4 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.g3 Nbd7 6.Bg2 dxc4 7.O-O Be7 8.a4 O-O 9.e4 e5 10.dxe5 Ng4 11.Bf4 Qa5 12.Qd2 Bb4 13.e6 fxe6 14.Bd6 Bxd6 15.Qxd6 Nde5 16.Nxe5 Nxe5 17.Qd4 Rd8 18.Qe3 Nd3 19.e5 Qxe5 20.Be4 Qf6 21.Rad1 e5 22.Bxd3 cxd3 23.Ne4 Qe7 24.Rxd3 Rxd3 25.Qxd3 Bf5 26.Re1 Qb4 27.Qc3 Qxc3 28.Nxc3 Re8 29.f4 Kf7 30.fxe5 Rd8 31.Re2 Ke6 32.Kf2 a5 33.Ke1 Rd4 34.Kf2 h5 35.Ke1 Rd3 36.Rd2 Kxe5 37.Rxd3 Bxd3 38.Kd2 Kd4 39.b3 b5 40.axb5 cxb5 41.Nd1 Bf5 42.Nc3 b4 43.Ne2+ Ke4 44.Nf4 g6 45.Nd3 Kf3 46.Ne5+ Kg2 47.Ke3 Bc2 48.Kd2 Bxb3 49.Nxg6 Kxh2 0-1 [Event "Bundesliga 9293"] [Site "Germany"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Haba, Petr"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2685"] [BlackElo "2485"] [ECO "D17"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 e6 7.f3 Bb4 8.e4 Bxe4 9.fxe4 Nxe4 10.Bd2 Qxd4 11.Nxe4 Qxe4+ 12.Qe2 Bxd2+ 13.Kxd2 Qd5+ 14.Kc2 Na6 15.Nxc4 O-O 16.Qe5 Rfd8 17.Be2 f6 18.Qxd5 cxd5 19.Na5 Rdc8+ 20.Kb1 Nb4 21.Nxb7 Rab8 22.Na5 Rc2 23.Re1 Rd2 24.Ra3 Nc2 25.Kc1 Rxe2 26.Rxe2 Nxa3 27.bxa3 Rb6 28.Rc2 Ra6 29.Rc5 Kf7 30.Kb2 Ke7 31.Kc3 Kd7 32.Rb5 g5 33.Kb4 h5 34.Rb7+ Kc8 35.Rf7 1-0 [Event "Bundesliga 9293"] [Site "Germany"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Gurevich, Mikhail"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2610"] [BlackElo "2685"] [ECO "D47"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 Bb7 9.e4 b4 10.Na4 c5 11.e5 Nd5 12.O-O cxd4 13.Re1 a6 14.Nxd4 Qb8 15.Qh5 g6 16.Qh3 Nxe5 17.Be4 Qd6 18.a3 Bg7 19.axb4 Qxb4 20.Nc2 Qe7 21.b3 O-O 22.Ba3 Qc7 23.Bxf8 Rxf8 24.Bxd5 Bxd5 25.Nb4 Bb7 26.Rac1 Qa5 27.Nd3 Nxd3 28.Qxd3 Bd5 29.Red1 Qb4 30.Nc5 a5 31.h3 h5 32.Qe2 Qf4 33.Qe1 Bb2 34.Rc2 Be5 35.Rxd5 exd5 36.Nd7 Qh2+ 37.Kf1 Qh1+ 38.Ke2 Qxg2 39.Nxf8 Kxf8 40.Kd1 Bf6 41.Qe3 Qf1+ 42.Kd2 Kg7 43.Rc1 Qb5 44.Rc2 d4 45.Qd3 Qe5 46.Kd1 h4 47.Rc6 Qd5 48.Rb6 Qc5 49.Rb5 Qa7 50.Ke2 Qa8 51.Rc5 Qa7 52.Rd5 a4 53.bxa4 Qxa4 54.Kf1 Qc6 55.Qe4 Qc1+ 56.Kg2 Qc7 57.Rb5 Qd6 58.Rd5 Qc7 59.Rb5 Qd6 60.Qd5 Qf4 61.Qf3 Qd6 62.Qe4 Qc7 63.Rd5 Kf8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Bundesliga 9293"] [Site "Germany"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Huebner, Robert"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2625"] [BlackElo "2630"] [ECO "D18"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.e3 e6 7.Bxc4 Bb4 8.O-O Nbd7 9.Nh4 Bg6 10.Be2 O-O 11.Nxg6 hxg6 12.Qc2 Qe7 13.Rd1 e5 14.h3 a5 15.dxe5 Qxe5 16.Bd2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Bundesliga 9293"] [Site "Germany"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Lutz, Christopher"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2685"] [BlackElo "2550"] [ECO "E12"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Bb7 5.Nc3 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.e3 g6 8.Nxd5 exd5 9.b4 Bg7 10.Be2 O-O 11.O-O c6 12.a4 a6 13.Bb2 Nd7 14.Qb3 b5 15.a5 Re8 16.Rac1 Re6 17.Rc2 Qe7 18.Ne1 Re8 19.Nd3 Kh8 20.Rfc1 f5 21.Bf3 Qd6 22.g3 g5 23.Qc3 R6e7 24.Qd2 Rf8 25.Bg2 g4 26.h3 Bf6 27.hxg4 fxg4 28.Qd1 Rg7 29.e4 dxe4 30.Bxe4 Nb8 31.Nf4 Rd8 32.Nh5 Bxd4 33.Rd2 Bxf2+ 34.Rxf2 Qxd1+ 35.Rxd1 Rxd1+ 36.Kg2 1-0 [Event "Bundesliga 9293"] [Site "Germany"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Shirov, Alexei"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2625"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "E81"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O 6.Be3 c5 7.dxc5 dxc5 8.Qxd8 Rxd8 9.Bxc5 Nc6 10.Ba3 a5 11.Rd1 Be6 12.Nd5 Nb4 13.Nxe7+ Kh8 14.Rxd8+ Rxd8 15.Nd5 Nc2+ 16.Kd2 Nxa3 17.bxa3 b5 18.Nh3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Bundesliga 9293"] [Site "Germany"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Luther, Thomas"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2465"] [BlackElo "2685"] [ECO "B66"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.O-O-O h6 9.Be3 Bd7 10.f4 b5 11.Bd3 Be7 12.h3 O-O 13.g4 Nxd4 14.Bxd4 Bc6 15.g5 hxg5 16.Rdg1 Nh5 17.h4 g4 18.Rxg4 f5 19.Rg6 Bf6 20.Bxf6 Rxf6 21.Rg5 b4 22.Rxh5 bxc3 23.Qxc3 Bxe4 24.Rg1 Rc8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Bundesliga 9293"] [Site "Germany"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Nunn, John DM"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2595"] [BlackElo "2625"] [ECO "B66"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.O-O-O h6 9.Bf4 Bd7 10.Nxc6 Bxc6 11.f3 d5 12.Qe1 Bb4 13.a3 Ba5 14.Bd2 Qe7 15.e5 Nd7 16.f4 b5 17.Ne2 Bxd2+ 18.Qxd2 O-O 19.Nd4 Rfc8 20.Bd3 Nc5 21.Kb1 Bd7 22.g4 Rab8 23.g5 b4 24.gxh6 bxa3 25.b3 g6 26.h4 Na4 27.Rdg1 a2+ 28.Ka1 Qa3 29.Qc1 Qb4 30.Ne2 Nc5 31.Rxg6+ Kh8 32.Rg7 Nxb3+ 33.cxb3 Rxc1+ 34.Rxc1 Qxb3 35.Rh7+ Kg8 36.Rg1+ Kf8 37.Rh8+ Ke7 38.Rxb8 Qxd3 39.Rc1 Qxe2 40.h7 Qd2 41.h8=Q 1/2-1/2 [Event "Groningen PCA"] [Site "Groningen"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Ribli, Zoltan"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2610"] [ECO "E17"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.g3 b6 5.Bg2 Bb7 6.O-O Be7 7.Re1 d5 8.cxd5 exd5 9.d4 O-O 10.Bf4 Nbd7 11.dxc5 bxc5 12.Nh4 Nb6 13.Nf5 Re8 14.Nb5 Qd7 15.Nbd6 Bxd6 16.Nxd6 Re6 17.Bh3 Bc6 18.Qc1 c4 19.Be5 Rf8 20.Qf4 Nh5 21.Bxe6 fxe6 22.Qd4 Nf6 23.b3 Ba8 24.f3 Qc6 25.Rac1 Nfd7 26.bxc4 dxc4 27.Bxg7 Rxf3 28.exf3 Qxf3 29.Ne4 Nd5 1-0 [Event "Groningen PCA"] [Site "Groningen"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Benjamin, Joel"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2620"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "A35"] 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e5 5.a3 Be7 6.d4 exd4 7.exd4 cxd4 8.Nxd4 O-O 9.Nc2 b6 10.Bf4 Ba6 11.b4 Bb7 12.Be2 d6 13.O-O Ne5 14.Ne3 Rc8 15.Rc1 Re8 16.Qd2 Bf8 17.Rfd1 h6 18.Bg3 Re6 19.Qd4 Nc6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Groningen PCA"] [Site "Groningen"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2635"] [ECO "A28"] 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.d3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e3 Be7 7.Be2 O-O 8.O-O Be6 9.a3 f5 10.Qc2 Kh8 11.Na4 Bd6 12.b4 Qf6 13.Bb2 Rae8 14.Nc5 Bc8 15.Qc4 Nb6 16.Qc2 Qh6 17.Rfd1 Nd5 18.Qc4 Nxe3 19.fxe3 e4 20.dxe4 fxe4 21.Nxe4 Qxe3+ 22.Nf2 Qxe2 23.Qxe2 Rxe2 24.Bc3 Kg8 25.Kf1 Re3 26.Rac1 Ne7 27.Re1 Nd5 28.Rxe3 Nxe3+ 29.Kg1 Re8 30.Bd4 Nd5 31.Rd1 b6 32.Nd3 Bb7 33.Kf2 Nf6 34.Bxf6 gxf6 35.Nd4 Kf7 36.Nb5 Rd8 37.Nxd6+ Rxd6 38.Rc1 c5 39.Nf4 Rc6 40.bxc5 Rxc5 41.Rd1 Rc2+ 42.Kg3 Bc6 43.Rd6 b5 44.Nd5 Rc5 45.Nb4 Rg5+ 46.Kf4 Bxg2 47.Ra6 h5 48.Rxa7+ Kg6 49.Nd3 Bf1 50.Ke3 Bxd3 51.Kxd3 Rg2 52.Ra5 Rxh2 53.Rxb5 f5 54.Rb1 h4 55.Ke3 Rg2 56.Kf3 Rg3+ 57.Kf4 Rg4+ 58.Kf3 Kg5 59.Ra1 Rg3+ 60.Kf2 Kg4 61.Rb1 h3 62.Rb8 Rg2+ 63.Kf1 Rd2 64.Kg1 f4 65.Rg8+ Kf3 66.Rh8 Rd1+ 67.Kh2 Kf2 68.a4 f3 69.a5 Kf1 70.a6 Ra1 71.Ra8 f2 72.a7 Ra6 73.Kh1 h2 74.Rb8 Rxa7 75.Rb1+ Ke2 76.Rb2+ Ke3 77.Rb3+ Ke4 78.Rb4+ Kd3 79.Rb1 Rf7 80.Rf1 Ke2 81.Rxf2+ Kxf2 0-1 [Event "Groningen PCA"] [Site "Groningen"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Kortschnoj, Viktor"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2625"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "D43"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.e3 Nd7 8.a3 Qd8 9.e4 dxe4 10.Nxe4 Be7 11.Qd2 c5 12.O-O-O O-O 13.dxc5 Qc7 14.Kb1 Nxc5 15.Qe3 b6 16.Nc3 Bb7 17.b4 Nd7 18.Nb5 Qc8 19.Nd6 Bxd6 20.Rxd6 Qc7 21.Rd2 a5 22.Bd3 axb4 23.axb4 Ra4 24.Rb2 Rfa8 25.Rd1 Bxf3 26.Qxf3 Ne5 27.Qg3 Qc6 0-1 [Event "Groningen PCA"] [Site "Groningen"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Hodgson, Julian M"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2625"] [ECO "D17"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 e6 7.f3 Bb4 8.e4 Bxe4 9.fxe4 Nxe4 10.Bd2 Qxd4 11.Nxe4 Qxe4+ 12.Qe2 Bxd2+ 13.Kxd2 Qd5+ 14.Kc2 Na6 15.Nxc4 Ke7 16.Qe5 Rhd8 17.Be2 f6 18.Qe3 Nb4+ 19.Kb3 a5 20.Rad1 Qf5 21.Qc3 b5 22.Nxa5 c5 23.Bxb5 Rxa5 24.Rhf1 Qh5 25.g4 Qe5 26.Qxe5 fxe5 27.Rxd8 Kxd8 28.Kc4 Ke7 29.Kxc5 Nd5 30.b4 Ra8 31.Bc6 Rc8 32.b5 e4 1-0 [Event "Groningen PCA"] [Site "Groningen"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Kamsky, Gata"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2645"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "B65"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 Be7 8.O-O-O O-O 9.f4 Nxd4 10.Qxd4 Qa5 11.Bb5 h6 12.Bh4 Rd8 13.e5 dxe5 14.Qxe5 Ng4 15.Rxd8+ Qxd8 16.Bxe7 Qxe7 17.Qd4 b6 18.Be2 Nf6 19.Rd1 Bb7 20.g3 Rc8 21.Qd6 Qxd6 22.Rxd6 Kf8 23.Nb5 Ke7 24.Rd1 Ra8 25.c4 Bc6 26.Nd4 Bd7 27.Kd2 g5 28.Bf3 Rc8 29.b3 Ne8 30.Re1 Kf6 31.Kd3 Nd6 32.Rc1 a5 33.a3 gxf4 34.gxf4 Nf5 35.b4 axb4 36.axb4 e5 37.fxe5+ Kxe5 38.Re1+ Kd6 39.Bd5 Nxd4 40.Kxd4 Be6 41.Re5 Rg8 42.c5+ bxc5+ 43.bxc5+ Ke7 44.Bxe6 fxe6 45.Kc4 Kd7 46.Re3 Rg2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Groningen PCA"] [Site "Groningen"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Adams, Michael"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2630"] [ECO "A34"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.Nc3 c5 4.e4 d6 5.d4 cxd4 6.Nxd4 Bb7 7.Qe2 e6 8.g3 Nc6 9.Nxc6 Bxc6 10.Bg2 Be7 11.O-O Nd7 12.Re1 Bb7 13.e5 Bxg2 14.exd6 Bxd6 15.Kxg2 O-O 16.Rd1 Be7 17.Bf4 Qc8 18.Bd6 Re8 19.Bxe7 Rxe7 20.Rd6 Qb7+ 21.Qe4 Nc5 22.Qxb7 Nxb7 23.Rd2 Rd8 24.Rxd8+ Nxd8 25.Rd1 Nb7 26.f4 Kf8 27.Kf3 Ke8 28.Nb5 a5 29.a3 a4 30.Nd6+ Nxd6 31.Rxd6 Rb7 32.Ke3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Groningen PCA"] [Site "Groningen"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "8"] [White "Shirov, Alexei"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2685"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "B65"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 Be7 8.O-O-O O-O 9.f4 Nxd4 10.Qxd4 Qa5 11.Bc4 Bd7 12.Rd3 Rad8 13.Rg3 Kh8 14.Rf1 h6 15.e5 dxe5 16.fxe5 Be8 17.Qf4 Nh5 18.Bxh6 Nxf4 19.Bxg7+ Kh7 20.Rxf4 Rg8 21.Rfg4 Rxg7 22.Rxg7+ Kh6 23.Rg8 Kh7 24.R8g7+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Groningen PCA"] [Site "Groningen"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Kaidanov, Grigory S"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2640"] [ECO "D39"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.e4 Bb4 6.Bg5 c5 7.Bxc4 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bxc3+ 9.bxc3 Qa5 10.Bb5+ Nbd7 11.Bxf6 Qxc3+ 12.Kf1 gxf6 13.h4 a6 14.Rh3 Qa5 15.Be2 Nc5 16.Nb3 Nxb3 17.Qxb3 e5 18.Rf3 Qd8 19.Rc1 Qe7 20.Qb6 Qd8 21.Rc7 Qd4 22.Re7+ Kxe7 23.Qxf6+ Kd7 24.Rd3 Qxd3 25.Bxd3 Re8 26.Bc4 Re7 27.Bxf7 Kd8 28.Qb6+ Kd7 29.Bb3 Ke8 30.Ba4+ Kf7 31.Qd8 1-0 [Event "Groningen PCA"] [Site "Groningen"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "10"] [White "Dolmatov, Sergey"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2630"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "B65"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 Be7 8.O-O-O O-O 9.f4 Nxd4 10.Qxd4 Qa5 11.Bc4 Bd7 12.e5 dxe5 13.fxe5 Bc6 14.Bd2 Nd7 15.Nd5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Groningen PCA"] [Site "Groningen"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "11"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2725"] [ECO "D14"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bf4 Bf5 7.e3 e6 8.Bd3 Bxd3 9.Qxd3 Bd6 10.Bxd6 Qxd6 11.O-O 1/2-1/2 [Event "Linares"] [Site "Linares"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Shirov, Alexei"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2670"] [BlackElo "2685"] [ECO "D20"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 c5 4.d5 Nf6 5.Nc3 b5 6.Bf4 Qa5 7.Bd2 b4 8.e5 bxc3 9.Bxc3 Qa6 10.exf6 exf6 11.b3 Be7 12.Bxc4 Qd6 13.Ne2 O-O 14.O-O f5 15.Re1 Nd7 16.Ng3 g6 17.Rxe7 Qxe7 18.d6 Qh4 19.Qd5 Rb8 20.Nxf5 gxf5 21.Re1 Qg4 22.f3 Qg6 23.Re7 Bb7 24.Qd3 Nb6 25.Ba1 Nxc4 26.Qc3 f6 27.Qxc4+ Kh8 28.Kf2 Qh6 29.Bc3 Qg6 30.d7 Rbd8 31.Qxc5 Rg8 32.g3 f4 33.g4 Rdf8 34.Qd4 Qh6 35.h3 Ba6 36.Kg1 Qh4 37.Qxf4 1-0 [Event "Linares"] [Site "Linares"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Kamsky, Gata"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2685"] [BlackElo "2655"] [ECO "D52"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 Nbd7 6.e3 Qa5 7.Nd2 Bb4 8.Qc2 e5 9.Nb3 Qc7 10.Be2 dxc4 11.Bxc4 O-O 12.O-O Bd6 13.h3 Re8 14.Rad1 exd4 15.Nxd4 Be5 16.f4 Bxd4 17.Rxd4 Rxe3 18.Rfd1 Nf8 19.f5 Qe7 20.Bxe3 Qxe3+ 21.Qf2 Qxf2+ 22.Kxf2 Bxf5 23.Rd8 Rxd8 24.Rxd8 b5 25.Be2 a5 26.Bf3 Bd7 27.Ra8 g5 28.Ra6 Ne6 29.Bxc6 Bxc6 30.Rxc6 b4 31.Ne2 a4 32.Rc4 Nd5 33.g3 Kf8 34.Nd4 Nec7 35.Nc6 b3 36.axb3 axb3 37.Nb4 Ke7 38.Nxd5+ Nxd5 39.Rd4 Ke6 40.Rd3 h5 41.Rxb3 f5 42.Rb8 f4 43.Rh8 fxg3+ 44.Kxg3 Nf6 45.b4 Kd5 46.Rh6 Ne4+ 47.Kg2 h4 48.Kf3 Nd2+ 49.Kg4 Ne4 50.b5 Nf2+ 51.Kf5 1-0 [Event "Linares"] [Site "Linares"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2605"] [BlackElo "2685"] [ECO "A12"] 1.c4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e3 Nf6 4.b3 Bg4 5.Bb2 e6 6.Be2 Nbd7 7.O-O Bd6 8.h3 Bh5 9.Nc3 O-O 10.cxd5 exd5 11.Nd4 Bxe2 12.Ncxe2 Re8 13.d3 Nf8 14.Qd2 a5 15.a3 Ne6 16.Nf5 Bf8 17.b4 Nd7 18.Bc3 a4 19.e4 dxe4 20.dxe4 Nb6 21.Qc2 Qc7 22.Bb2 Nc8 23.Rfd1 Ne7 24.Nfd4 Ng6 25.Nxe6 Rxe6 26.Nd4 Ree8 27.Nf5 Nf4 28.Rd2 Rad8 29.Rad1 b5 30.Kf1 Rxd2 31.Rxd2 Ne6 32.Qc3 h5 33.g3 c5 34.bxc5 Qxc5 35.Nh6+ Kh7 36.Qxc5 Nxc5 37.Nxf7 Nxe4 38.Re2 Kg8 39.Ng5 Nd6 40.Rxe8 Nxe8 41.Ne6 Be7 42.Nd4 Nd6 43.Bc1 Bf6 44.Nc2 Nf5 45.g4 hxg4 46.hxg4 Nd4 47.Nxd4 Bxd4 48.f4 Kf7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Linares"] [Site "Linares"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Kasparov, Gary"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2685"] [BlackElo "2805"] [ECO "E86"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O 6.Be3 e5 7.Nge2 c6 8.Qd2 Nbd7 9.O-O-O a6 10.Kb1 b5 11.Nc1 exd4 12.Bxd4 b4 13.Na4 c5 14.Bxf6 Bxf6 15.Qxd6 Be7 16.Qg3 Bh4 17.Qh3 Be7 18.Qg3 Bh4 19.Qh3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Linares"] [Site "Linares"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "5"] [White "Jussupow, Artur"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2645"] [BlackElo "2685"] [ECO "D12"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 c6 3.c4 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5 5.cxd5 cxd5 6.Qb3 Qc7 7.Bd2 e6 8.Na3 Nc6 9.Rc1 a6 10.Qa4 Be7 11.Bb5 O-O 12.Bxc6 bxc6 13.Ne5 c5 14.O-O Rfc8 15.f3 Qb7 16.Bc3 Bd6 17.Nb1 Qb5 18.Qd1 cxd4 19.Bxd4 Nd7 20.Nxd7 Qxd7 21.f4 f6 22.Rxc8+ Rxc8 23.Nc3 Qb7 24.g4 Bg6 25.f5 Bf7 26.fxe6 Bxe6 27.Rf2 Qf7 28.Rg2 Be5 29.Qf3 Rc4 30.Ne2 Qg6 31.h3 Qb1+ 32.Qf1 Qd3 33.Rf2 Bxd4 34.exd4 h5 35.Nf4 Qe3 36.Kh2 Rxd4 37.Nxh5 Bf7 38.Ng3 Bg6 39.Re2 Rd2 40.Rxd2 Qxd2+ 41.Qe2 Qd4 42.h4 Kh7 43.Kh3 a5 44.b3 Qc3 45.h5 Be4 46.Kh4 Bb1 47.Qd1 Bxa2 48.Qxd5 Bxb3 49.Qe4+ Kh8 50.Qe8+ Bg8 51.h6 gxh6 52.Qf8 Qc7 53.Qxf6+ Qg7 54.Qd6 Qg5+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Linares"] [Site "Linares"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2685"] [ECO "B57"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bc4 Qb6 7.Nb3 e6 8.Bf4 Ne5 9.Be2 a6 10.Bg3 h5 11.h3 Qc7 12.f4 Nc4 13.Bxc4 Qxc4 14.Qf3 h4 15.Bh2 Bd7 16.O-O-O Rc8 17.Rhe1 b5 18.Qf2 Qc7 19.e5 b4 20.Rd3 dxe5 21.fxe5 bxc3 22.Rxc3 Qxc3 23.bxc3 Ba3+ 24.Kd2 Nd5 25.Re4 Rxc3 26.Rg4 O-O 27.Qxh4 Rfc8 28.Nd4 Bb4 29.Ke2 Bb5+ 30.Nxb5 Rxc2+ 31.Kf3 axb5 32.Rxb4 Nxb4 33.Qxb4 R8c3+ 0-1 [Event "Linares"] [Site "Linares"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Bareev, Evgeny"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2685"] [BlackElo "2670"] [ECO "E12"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Bb7 5.Nc3 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.e3 Be7 8.Bb5+ c6 9.Bd3 Nd7 10.e4 Nxc3 11.bxc3 Qc7 12.O-O c5 13.e5 O-O 14.Ng5 Bxg5 15.Bxg5 f5 16.exf6 Nxf6 17.Qe2 Rae8 18.Bb5 Bc6 19.Bxf6 Bxb5 20.Qxb5 gxf6 21.Rfe1 cxd4 22.cxd4 Qd6 23.Rad1 Qxa3 24.d5 e5 25.d6 Kh8 26.f4 Qc5+ 27.Qxc5 bxc5 28.d7 Rd8 29.fxe5 fxe5 30.Rxe5 Kg7 31.Rg5+ Kf6 32.Rxc5 Rf7 33.Rc7 a5 34.Ra7 Kg7 35.h4 a4 36.Kh2 a3 37.Rxa3 Rfxd7 38.Re1 Rd4 39.Re7+ Kh8 40.g3 R4d7 41.Ree3 Rd1 42.Kh3 Rh1+ 43.Kg4 Rhd1 44.Kh3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Linares"] [Site "Linares"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "8"] [White "Salov, Valery"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2660"] [BlackElo "2685"] [ECO "A21"] 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Bb4 3.Nd5 Bd6 4.d4 c6 5.dxe5 Bxe5 6.Nf3 d6 7.Nxe5 dxe5 8.Nc3 Qxd1+ 9.Nxd1 Be6 10.b3 a5 11.Bb2 f6 12.Nc3 Na6 13.O-O-O Nh6 14.h3 Nf7 15.e3 O-O 16.Be2 Nb4 17.f4 b5 18.g4 exf4 19.exf4 bxc4 20.bxc4 f5 21.a3 Na6 22.Na4 Rab8 23.Rhg1 fxg4 24.hxg4 Rfe8 25.Rd2 Nd8 26.f5 Bf7 27.g5 Nb7 28.g6 hxg6 29.fxg6 Be6 30.Rg5 Rbd8 31.Rxd8 Rxd8 32.Re5 Re8 33.Kd2 Nd6 34.Bd4 Nc7 35.Kc3 Bf5 36.Bd3 Bxd3 37.Kxd3 Rd8 38.Nc5 Na8 39.Ne4 Nxe4 40.Kxe4 Nc7 1-0 [Event "Linares"] [Site "Linares"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Timman, Jan H"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2685"] [BlackElo "2635"] [ECO "E12"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 c5 5.d5 Ba6 6.Qc2 exd5 7.cxd5 g6 8.Nc3 Bg7 9.g3 O-O 10.Bg2 d6 11.O-O Nbd7 12.Re1 Re8 13.Bf4 Qe7 14.e4 Ng4 15.Bg5 f6 16.Bf4 Nge5 17.Nxe5 Nxe5 18.Rad1 Qd7 19.b3 Re7 20.Bc1 c4 21.bxc4 Rc8 22.Qb1 Rxc4 23.Na2 Rc5 24.Nb4 Bb5 25.Be3 Rc8 26.Bd4 Ree8 27.f4 Nc4 28.Qa1 Rf8 29.Rc1 Na5 30.Rxc8 Qxc8 31.Qb2 Nc4 32.Qc3 Na5 33.Rc1 Qxc3 34.Rxc3 Bc4 35.Bh3 b5 36.a4 Nb3 37.Be6+ Kh8 38.Bxa7 Nd2 39.axb5 Bxb5 40.Rc7 Ra8 41.Rb7 Bc4 42.Rc7 Bb5 43.g4 g5 44.Nc6 gxf4 45.Nd4 Bd3 46.Bf5 Bxe4 47.Ne6 Bxf5 48.gxf5 Bh6 49.Kf2 Kg8 50.h4 Nc4 51.Rxc4 Rxa7 52.Rc8+ Kf7 53.Nd8+ Kg7 54.Ne6+ Kf7 55.Nd8+ Kg7 56.Rc7+ Rxc7 57.Ne6+ Kf7 58.Nxc7 f3 59.Kxf3 Bd2 60.Ke2 Bf4 61.Ne6 Bc1 62.h5 Ke7 63.Kd3 Bh6 64.Kc4 Be3 65.Kb5 Kd7 66.Ka6 Kc8 67.Nf8 Bh6 68.Ne6 Be3 69.Nf8 Bh6 70.Nxh7 Bg7 71.Kb5 Kd8 72.h6 Bxh6 73.Nxf6 Bf4 74.Kc4 Ke7 75.Ne4 Kf7 76.Kd3 Kg7 77.Ke2 Kh6 78.Kf3 Bh2 79.Kg4 Be5 80.Nd2 Bd4 81.Ne4 Be5 82.Nxd6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Linares"] [Site "Linares"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "10"] [White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2610"] [BlackElo "2685"] [ECO "D44"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 dxc4 6.e4 b5 7.e5 h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.Nxg5 hxg5 10.Bxg5 Nbd7 11.g3 Rg8 12.h4 Rxg5 13.hxg5 Nd5 14.g6 fxg6 15.Qg4 Qe7 16.Bg2 Qf7 17.Be4 Ne7 18.O-O-O Ba6 19.Ne2 Bg7 20.Nf4 Nf8 21.Nh3 O-O-O 22.Ng5 Qe8 23.Qf3 Nf5 24.Qa3 Bb7 25.Qxa7 Qe7 26.Nf3 c5 27.Bxb7+ Qxb7 28.Qxb7+ Kxb7 29.dxc5 Rc8 30.b4 cxb3 31.axb3 Rxc5+ 32.Kb2 Ne7 33.Rc1 Rd5 34.Rhd1 Rxd1 35.Rxd1 Nc6 36.Kc2 Kb6 37.Nd4 Bxe5 38.Nxc6 Kxc6 39.Rd8 Bd6 40.Ra8 g5 41.Ra6+ Kd5 42.Ra5 Kc5 43.Ra7 e5 44.Kd3 Ne6 45.Ke4 Nd4 46.Rg7 Nxb3 47.Rxg5 Kc4 48.Rg6 Nc5+ 49.Kf5 Kd5 50.Rh6 b4 51.Rh1 Nd3 52.f3 b3 53.g4 b2 54.Rb1 Kd4 55.g5 Kc3 56.Ke6 Bb8 57.Kd7 Nf4 58.Rh1 Kc2 59.Rh2+ Kb3 0-1 [Event "Linares"] [Site "Linares"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "11"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2685"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "E12"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Bb7 5.Nc3 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.e3 g6 8.Bb5+ c6 9.Nxd5 exd5 10.Bd3 Bg7 11.e4 dxe4 12.Bxe4 O-O 13.O-O Nd7 14.Bg5 Qc7 15.Rc1 Rfe8 16.Re1 c5 17.Qc2 Bxe4 18.Rxe4 Qb7 19.Rxe8+ Rxe8 20.dxc5 Nxc5 21.Be3 Ne6 22.b4 h6 23.a4 Rd8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Linares"] [Site "Linares"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "12"] [White "Karpov, Anatoly"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2725"] [BlackElo "2685"] [ECO "B13"] 1.c4 c6 2.e4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Nf3 Bg4 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Qb3 Bxf3 9.gxf3 e6 10.Qxb7 Nxd4 11.Bb5+ Nxb5 12.Qc6+ Ke7 13.Qxb5 Qd7 14.Nxd5+ Qxd5 15.Bg5+ f6 16.Qxd5 exd5 17.Be3 Ke6 18.O-O-O Bb4 19.Rd3 Rhd8 20.a3 Rac8+ 21.Kb1 Bc5 22.Re1 Kd6 23.Rg1 g6 24.Rgd1 Ke6 25.Re1 Bxe3 26.Rdxe3+ Kf5 27.Re7 Kf4 28.R1e3 a5 29.h3 h5 30.R7e6 Kg5 31.Ra6 d4 32.f4+ Kf5 33.Rxa5+ Kxf4 34.Rd3 Ke4 35.Rd2 g5 36.Ra6 f5 37.Re6+ Kf3 38.Re5 Kf4 39.Re6 h4 40.Rd3 g4 41.Rh6 Kg5 42.Rh7 Rc6 43.a4 Rd5 44.a5 Rcd6 45.Ra7 gxh3 46.Rg7+ Kf4 47.Rh7 Ke4 48.Rxh3 Rxa5 49.Kc2 Rb5 50.Re7+ Kf4 51.Rxh4+ Kf3 52.Rh3+ Kxf2 53.Rd3 Rc6+ 54.Kb1 Rb4 55.b3 f4 56.Re4 Rf6 57.Kb2 f3 58.Ka3 Rbb6 59.Rdxd4 Rg6 60.Rd2+ Kg3 61.Re3 Rbe6 62.Rc3 Ra6+ 63.Kb2 Rg4 64.Rd8 Rf6 65.Rd2 Rgf4 66.Ka3 Kg4 67.Rf2 Ra6+ 68.Kb2 Rh6 69.Ka3 Rh1 70.Rd3 Kg3 71.Rc2 Rhh4 72.Re3 Rh2 73.Rc8 Kg2 74.Rg8+ Kf1 75.b4 f2 76.Rb3 Rhh4 77.Rgg3 Rd4 78.Ka4 Rhe4 79.Ka5 Rd2 80.Rh3 Ke2 81.Rh2 Ra2+ 82.Kb6 Re6+ 83.Kc5 Rc2+ 84.Kb5 Rh6 85.Rg2 Rf6 86.Rh2 Rh6 87.Rg2 Kf1 88.Rg5 Rf6 89.Rc5 Rd2 90.Rc6 Rf4 91.Rc1+ Kg2 92.Rbb1 Rf8 93.Ka5 Ra2+ 94.Kb6 Rf6+ 95.Kc5 Rf5+ 96.Kb6 Re2 97.b5 Re6+ 98.Ka5 Rfe5 99.Ka4 Re4+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Linares"] [Site "Linares"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "13"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Gelfand, Boris"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2685"] [BlackElo "2690"] [ECO "E81"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O 6.Be3 c5 7.Nge2 Nc6 8.Qd2 Qa5 9.d5 Ne5 10.Nc1 a6 11.Be2 Bd7 12.a4 Qb4 13.b3 e6 14.N1a2 Qa5 15.dxe6 Bxe6 16.Qxd6 Nfd7 17.Kf2 Nc6 18.Rac1 Nd4 19.b4 Qb6 20.Qxb6 Nxb6 21.bxc5 Nxe2 22.Nxe2 Nxc4 23.Bd4 Rac8 24.Nb4 Rfd8 25.Bxg7 Kxg7 26.c6 bxc6 27.Nf4 Rd2+ 28.Kg3 Nb2 29.Nxe6+ fxe6 30.Rxc6 Rxc6 31.Nxc6 Nxa4 32.Ra1 Nc5 33.Ra5 Rc2 34.Nb4 Rc3 35.Kf4 Kf6 36.e5+ Kg7 37.Nxa6 Nb3 38.Rb5 Nd4 39.Rb7+ Kh6 40.Rc7 Ra3 41.Nc5 Rc3 42.g4 g5+ 43.Ke4 Nxf3 44.Nxe6 Rxc7 45.Nxc7 Nxh2 46.Kf5 Nxg4 47.Kxg4 Kg6 48.Kf3 h5 49.Ke4 h4 50.Nd5 h3 51.Ne7+ Kf7 52.Nf5 Ke6 53.Ng3 1-0 [Event "Wch Team"] [Site "Luzern"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2625"] [ECO "A17"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3 6.Qxc3 b6 7.b3 Bb7 8.Bb2 d6 9.e3 e5 10.Be2 c5 11.O-O Re8 12.Rae1 Ne4 13.Qc2 Ng5 14.Qf5 Nxf3+ 15.Bxf3 Bxf3 16.Qxf3 Nd7 17.d4 Qf6 18.Qxf6 Nxf6 19.dxe5 dxe5 20.Rd1 Kf8 21.f3 Re7 22.Rd2 Rd7 23.Rxd7 Nxd7 24.Rd1 Ke7 25.Kf2 f6 26.Ke2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Wch Team"] [Site "Luzern"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Kamsky, Gata"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2645"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "D43"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.e3 Nd7 8.Bd3 g6 9.O-O Bg7 10.e4 dxc4 11.e5 Qe7 12.Bxc4 O-O 13.Qe2 b6 14.Rfe1 a6 15.Bd3 Bb7 16.Be4 Ra7 17.Rac1 b5 18.Qe3 c5 19.d5 Nxe5 20.Nxe5 Bxe5 21.dxe6 Bxe4 22.Nxe4 Bxb2 23.Rxc5 Bg7 24.Rc6 fxe6 25.Nc5 Qf7 26.Nxe6 Re8 27.Qb3 Kh8 28.g3 Qf5 29.Re2 Rae7 30.Rxa6 Bf6 31.Re3 Kh7 32.Rf3 Qe5 33.Nf4 Qb2 34.Qd3 Re4 35.Kg2 Qd4 36.Qxb5 R8e7 1-0 [Event "Wch Team"] [Site "Luzern"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2705"] [ECO "D52"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 Nbd7 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3 Qa5 7.Nd2 Bb4 8.Qc2 O-O 9.Be2 c5 10.O-O cxd4 11.exd4 dxc4 12.Bh4 Nb6 13.Nxc4 Nxc4 14.Bxc4 Bd7 15.Bxf6 gxf6 16.d5 Bxc3 17.dxe6 Bxe6 18.Bxe6 fxe6 19.bxc3 Rac8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Wch Team"] [Site "Luzern"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Serper, Grigory"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2575"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "D47"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 c6 3.c4 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 Bb7 9.a3 b4 10.Ne4 a5 11.O-O Nxe4 12.Bxe4 Nf6 13.Bd3 Be7 14.Qe2 O-O 15.e4 c5 16.dxc5 Nd7 17.c6 Bxc6 18.Be3 Bb7 19.Rfc1 Qb8 20.axb4 axb4 21.Rxa8 Bxa8 22.Qc2 Rd8 23.h3 h6 24.Qc7 Qxc7 25.Rxc7 Bd6 26.Rc4 Ne5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Wch Team"] [Site "Luzern"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Nogueiras, Jesus"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2580"] [ECO "D37"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 e6 3.c4 Nf6 4.Nc3 Nbd7 5.Qc2 Be7 6.Bf4 dxc4 7.e4 a6 8.a4 c5 9.dxc5 Bxc5 10.Bxc4 Nh5 11.Bd2 Qc7 12.Ne2 b6 13.b4 Bd6 14.Rc1 O-O 15.O-O Nhf6 16.Ned4 Ne5 17.Nxe5 Bxe5 18.Nf3 Bf4 19.Rfe1 Bxd2 20.Qxd2 Qe7 21.e5 Nd7 22.Nd4 Nb8 23.Re3 Rd8 24.Bd3 Bb7 25.Bb1 g6 26.Rh3 Qf8 27.Rd3 Bd5 28.Ba2 Ra7 29.Nf5 Rad7 30.Nd6 Bxa2 31.Qxa2 Qh6 32.Qb2 Qg7 33.Qe2 Qh6 34.Rdc3 Qh4 35.Rc4 Qe7 36.g3 b5 37.axb5 axb5 38.Rf4 f6 39.Ne4 fxe5 40.Nf6+ Kh8 41.Nxd7 exf4 42.Nxb8 Qd6 43.Nc6 Rc8 44.Qxb5 1-0 [Event "Wch Team"] [Site "Luzern"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Vaganian, Rafael A"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2615"] [ECO "D37"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.d4 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.a3 Nc6 9.Rc1 dxc4 10.Bxc4 Qxd1+ 11.Kxd1 b6 12.Ke2 Bb7 13.Nb5 Rfd8 14.Rhd1 Ne8 15.Bd3 h6 16.b4 Be7 17.Be4 Rxd1 18.Kxd1 Nd8 19.Bxb7 Nxb7 20.Nfd4 Bd6 21.Nxd6 Nbxd6 22.Bxd6 Nxd6 23.Ke2 Kf8 24.Rc7 Ke8 25.a4 Kd8 26.Rxa7 Rxa7 27.Nc6+ Kc7 28.Nxa7 Kb7 29.Nb5 Nxb5 30.axb5 Kc7 31.Kd3 Kd6 32.f4 h5 33.g3 f6 34.Kd4 g6 35.Ke4 Ke7 36.Kd4 Kd6 37.Ke4 Ke7 38.h3 Kd6 39.Kd4 e5+ 40.fxe5+ fxe5+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Wch Team"] [Site "Luzern"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "9"] [White "Shirov, Alexei"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2685"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "B65"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 Be7 8.O-O-O O-O 9.f4 Nxd4 10.Qxd4 Qa5 11.Bc4 Bd7 12.Rd3 e5 13.Qe3 Rac8 14.Bb3 Be6 15.Bxe6 exf4 16.Bxf4 fxe6 17.Qh3 Kf7 18.Kb1 Qc5 19.g4 h6 20.Be3 Qe5 21.Bd4 Qg5 22.Rg1 Nd7 23.Be3 Qg6 24.g5 hxg5 25.Bxg5 Bxg5 26.Rxd6 Nc5 27.Qg4 Kg8 28.h4 Rf4 29.Qxg5 Qxg5 30.hxg5 Rcf8 31.b4 Nxe4 32.Nxe4 Rxe4 33.a3 Kh7 34.Rd7 Kg6 35.Rxb7 a5 36.Kb2 Rf5 37.Kb3 Re3+ 38.Ka4 Rff3 39.Kxa5 Rxa3+ 40.Kb6 Rac3 41.Re1 Kxg5 42.Rxg7+ Kf6 43.Rc7 e5 44.b5 Rxc7 45.Kxc7 Ke6 46.Re2 Rc3+ 47.Kb8 Rc4 48.b6 e4 49.b7 Kd5 50.Rh2 e3 51.Ka7 Ra4+ 52.Kb6 Rb4+ 53.Kc7 Rc4+ 54.Kd7 1-0 [Event "Madrid"] [Site "Madrid"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "San Segundo, Pablo"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2440"] [BlackElo "2685"] [ECO "D45"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 c6 3.c4 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Be2 O-O 8.O-O Re8 9.Rd1 Qe7 10.b3 b6 11.e4 Nxe4 12.Nxe4 dxe4 13.Qxe4 Bb7 14.Bb2 Nf6 15.Qe3 c5 16.Ne5 Qc7 17.h3 Ne4 18.Bd3 cxd4 19.Bxd4 Nc5 20.Bc2 f6 21.Bxc5 bxc5 22.Nf3 f5 23.Re1 Bf4 24.Qe2 Qc6 25.Rad1 g6 26.Qd3 e5 27.Qd5+ Qxd5 28.cxd5 e4 29.g3 Bh6 30.Nh4 Rad8 31.d6 Bf8 32.g4 Bc8 33.gxf5 gxf5 34.Rd5 Rxd6 35.Red1 Rxd5 36.Rxd5 Be6 37.Rd1 Kf7 38.Kf1 Kf6 39.Ng2 Ke5 40.Ne3 Be7 41.Ke2 Rg8 42.Nc4+ Kf4 43.Ne3 Rd8 44.Re1 Bg5 45.h4 Bh6 46.Rc1 Bf7 47.Bd1 Bf8 48.Ke1 Ke5 49.Nc4+ Kf6 50.f3 Bh6 51.Rc3 Rd4 52.Bc2 exf3 53.Rxf3 Be6 54.Rh3 Rg4 55.Kf2 Bd5 56.Rc3 Rxh4 57.Nd6 Rh2+ 58.Kf1 Be6 59.Rxc5 Bf8 0-1 [Event "Madrid"] [Site "Madrid"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Lautier, Joel"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2645"] [BlackElo "2685"] [ECO "A27"] 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 d6 3.g3 Nc6 4.Nf3 g5 5.d4 g4 6.d5 Nce7 7.Nd2 f5 8.h3 Nf6 9.e4 Bg7 10.exf5 Bxf5 11.hxg4 Bxg4 12.Be2 Bf5 13.Nf1 Bg6 14.Bg5 Nf5 15.Bd3 O-O 16.Ne3 e4 17.Be2 Qe8 18.Qd2 Qf7 19.Nxf5 Bxf5 20.Rh4 Nd7 21.O-O-O Ne5 22.Nxe4 Ng6 23.Bh5 Qd7 24.Bxg6 Bxg6 25.Bh6 Bxh6 26.Qxh6 Rae8 27.Rd4 Qg7 28.Qxg7+ Kxg7 29.Ng5 Rxf2 30.Ne6+ Kg8 31.Rdf4 Rxf4 32.Rxf4 c6 33.Kd2 Bf7 34.Ng5 Bg6 35.Ne6 Bf7 36.Ng5 Bg6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Madrid"] [Site "Madrid"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Salov, Valery"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2685"] [BlackElo "2660"] [ECO "A17"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.g3 O-O 5.Bg2 d5 6.a3 Be7 7.d4 dxc4 8.Ne5 Nc6 9.Bxc6 bxc6 10.Nxc6 Qe8 11.Nxe7+ Qxe7 12.Qa4 a5 13.Bg5 Ba6 14.O-O c5 15.Bxf6 gxf6 16.Rad1 cxd4 17.Rxd4 Qc5 18.Rfd1 f5 19.Qc2 Qe5 20.Qd2 Rab8 21.Rd6 Bb7 22.Rb6 Be4 23.Rxb8 Rxb8 24.Qg5+ Kh8 25.Qe7 Kg7 26.Qg5+ Kh8 27.Rd7 Rf8 28.Qe3 Qb8 29.Qc5 Kg8 30.Nxe4 fxe4 31.Rd2 Qa8 32.Qg5+ Kh8 33.Qf6+ Kg8 34.h4 c3 35.bxc3 Qb7 36.h5 Qb1+ 37.Kg2 e3 38.Rd4 Qf5 39.Qxf5 exf5 40.Rd5 1-0 [Event "Madrid"] [Site "Madrid"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2685"] [ECO "B32"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 d6 6.c4 Be7 7.N1c3 a6 8.Na3 Be6 9.Nc2 Rc8 10.Be3 Bg5 11.Bxg5 Qxg5 12.Qd2 Qxd2+ 13.Kxd2 g6 14.Bd3 f5 15.f3 Nf6 16.Nd5 Bxd5 17.cxd5 fxe4 18.Bxe4 Nb8 19.Ne3 Nxe4+ 20.fxe4 Nd7 21.Rac1 Ke7 22.b4 Rhf8 23.Kd3 a5 24.a3 Ra8 25.Rc7 axb4 26.axb4 Ra3+ 27.Rc3 Rxc3+ 28.Kxc3 Rf4 29.Kd3 Nf6 30.Rc1 Kd7 31.Rf1 Nxe4 32.Rxf4 exf4 33.Ng4 Ng5 34.h4 f3 35.g3 Nf7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Madrid"] [Site "Madrid"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Izeta Txabarri, Felix"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2685"] [BlackElo "2505"] [ECO "E20"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 c5 5.g3 Bxd2+ 6.Qxd2 Ne4 7.Qd3 Qa5+ 8.Nbd2 Nxd2 9.Nxd2 cxd4 10.Qxd4 O-O 11.Bg2 Nc6 12.Qe3 d5 13.O-O d4 14.Qd3 e5 15.a3 f5 16.b4 Qc7 17.Nb3 e4 18.Qd2 Be6 19.Nxd4 Nxd4 20.Qxd4 Bxc4 21.Rfc1 b5 22.a4 Qb6 23.Qxb6 axb6 24.e3 Rac8 25.axb5 Bxb5 26.Bh3 Bd7 27.Rd1 Rc7 28.Rd6 Rf6 29.Rxf6 gxf6 30.Bf1 Kf7 31.Kg2 Ke7 32.Ra6 Rb7 33.Ra8 Be8 34.Ba6 Rc7 35.Rb8 Bh5 36.Rb7 Rxb7 37.Bxb7 Kd6 38.Kh3 h6 39.Bc8 Bg6 40.Kh4 Ke5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Madrid"] [Site "Madrid"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Rivas Pastor, Manuel"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2515"] [BlackElo "2685"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Bg4 3.Bg2 Nd7 4.O-O c6 5.d4 e6 6.b3 Bd6 7.c4 f5 8.Ba3 Bxa3 9.Nxa3 Qe7 10.Qc1 Ngf6 11.b4 a6 12.Rb1 O-O 13.Qe3 f4 14.Qxf4 a5 15.cxd5 exd5 16.Ne5 Bxe2 17.Rfe1 Ne4 18.Qe3 Nxe5 19.dxe5 Bh5 20.b5 Nxf2 21.bxc6 bxc6 22.Rbc1 d4 23.Qb3+ Kh8 24.Nc4 Rab8 25.Qc2 Bg6 26.Qd2 Nd3 27.Nxa5 Rb2 28.Nxc6 Qe8 0-1 [Event "Madrid"] [Site "Madrid"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Polgar, Judit"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2685"] [BlackElo "2595"] [ECO "A24"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 O-O 5.Nc3 d6 6.O-O e5 7.d3 c6 8.Rb1 Re8 9.e4 d5 10.cxd5 cxd5 11.Bg5 dxe4 12.dxe4 Nc6 13.Qxd8 Rxd8 14.Nd5 Rd6 15.Nd2 Nxd5 16.exd5 Nd4 17.Nc4 Ra6 18.d6 Rxa2 19.Ra1 Rxa1 20.Rxa1 Be6 21.Na5 Rc8 22.Nxb7 Rc2 23.Rxa7 h6 24.Be3 Rxb2 25.h3 Rb6 26.Kh2 g5 27.Ra8+ Kh7 28.Re8 Kg6 29.Be4+ Kf6 30.g4 Ra6 31.Bd3 Rc6 32.Be4 Rc8 33.Rxc8 Bxc8 34.Nc5 Be6 35.Bd2 Nb3 36.Nxb3 Bxb3 37.d7 Ke7 38.Bc6 Bf6 39.Ba5 Kd6 40.Bb5 Bc2 41.d8=Q+ Bxd8 42.Bxd8 f5 43.gxf5 Bxf5 44.Bf6 Ke6 45.Bg7 h5 46.Bc4+ 1-0 [Event "Madrid"] [Site "Madrid"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "8"] [White "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2615"] [BlackElo "2685"] [ECO "D47"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 c6 3.c4 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 Bb7 9.e4 b4 10.Na4 c5 11.e5 Nd5 12.O-O cxd4 13.Re1 g6 14.Bg5 Qa5 15.Nxd4 a6 16.a3 bxa3 17.bxa3 Bg7 18.Bd2 Qd8 19.Rb1 Rb8 20.Rxb7 Rxb7 21.Bxa6 Qa8 22.Bxb7 Qxb7 23.Bb4 Nxb4 24.axb4 Qxb4 25.Nc6 Qb7 26.Qd6 Bf8 27.Nc5 Bxd6 28.Nxb7 Bc7 29.Nd6+ Kf8 30.Ra1 Nxe5 31.Ra8+ Kg7 32.Rxh8 Nxc6 33.Rc8 Bxd6 34.Rxc6 Bf4 35.g4 f5 36.h3 fxg4 37.hxg4 Kf6 38.Kg2 h5 39.Kf3 Bb8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Madrid"] [Site "Madrid"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Topalov, Veselin"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2685"] [BlackElo "2635"] [ECO "E86"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O 6.Be3 e5 7.Nge2 c6 8.Qd2 a6 9.dxe5 dxe5 10.Qxd8 Rxd8 11.Na4 Nbd7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Bundesliga 9394"] [Site "Germany"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Hertneck, Gerald"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2555"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "D10"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.Bf4 Nf6 5.e3 Nc6 6.Nc3 Bg4 7.Qb3 Na5 8.Bb5+ Bd7 9.Bxd7+ Qxd7 10.Qb5 Nc6 11.Nf3 e6 12.O-O Nh5 13.Ne5 Nxe5 14.Bxe5 f6 15.Qe2 g6 16.g4 fxe5 17.gxh5 Bg7 18.Rac1 O-O 19.dxe5 Bxe5 20.hxg6 hxg6 21.f4 Bf6 22.Qd3 Rf7 23.Rf3 Rg7 24.Rg3 Rc8 25.Rxg6 Rxg6+ 26.Qxg6+ Qg7 27.Qxg7+ Kxg7 28.Kf2 Kf7 29.Ke1 e5 30.Kd1 exf4 31.exf4 Rc4 32.Ne2 Bxb2 33.Rb1 Rb4 34.Kc2 Ba3 35.Rxb4 Bxb4 36.Kd3 Be7 37.f5 Kf6 38.Kd4 Kxf5 39.Kxd5 Kg4 40.Nd4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Bundesliga 9394"] [Site "Germany"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Rozentalis, Eduardas"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2605"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "B31"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.O-O Bg7 5.c3 Nf6 6.Re1 O-O 7.d4 d5 8.e5 Ne4 9.h3 Qb6 10.Ba4 Bf5 11.Na3 cxd4 12.cxd4 f6 13.Bb3 Rad8 14.exf6 exf6 15.Nc2 Rfe8 16.Bf4 Be6 17.Re2 g5 18.Bh2 f5 19.Qe1 Bf7 20.Rd1 f4 21.g3 fxg3 22.fxg3 Rf8 23.Kg2 Na5 24.Qb4 Qxb4 25.Nxb4 Nxb3 26.axb3 Rd6 27.Nd3 Rb6 28.b4 Rc8 29.Nfe5 Be8 30.g4 Ba4 31.Ra1 Bb5 32.Rd1 Bf8 33.Rde1 Bd6 34.Re3 Rc2+ 35.Kg1 Bxd3 36.Rxd3 Rxb2 37.Rc1 R6xb4 0-1 [Event "Bundesliga 9394"] [Site "Germany"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Dokhoian, Yury"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2570"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "D20"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 c5 3.c4 dxc4 4.e4 cxd4 5.Qxd4 Qxd4 6.Nxd4 Bd7 7.Bxc4 Nc6 8.Nxc6 Bxc6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Bundesliga 9394"] [Site "Germany"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Chandler, Murray G"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2565"] [ECO "A35"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.g3 e5 5.Bg2 d6 6.d3 Be7 7.Bg5 O-O 8.O-O Be6 9.a3 h6 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.Ne1 g6 12.Nc2 Bg7 13.Rb1 f5 14.b4 Qd7 15.Ne3 e4 16.Ned5 exd3 17.Qxd3 cxb4 18.Nb5 Bf7 19.axb4 Ne5 20.Qb3 Rfc8 21.Rfc1 Nxc4 22.Nxa7 Rxa7 23.Rxc4 Rxc4 24.Qxc4 Kh7 25.b5 Ra5 26.Bf3 Be5 27.e3 Kg7 28.Qc7 Qxc7 29.Nxc7 b6 30.Bc6 Kf6 31.Na8 Ba2 32.Rc1 1-0 [Event "Bundesliga 9394"] [Site "Germany"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Huebner, Robert"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2605"] [ECO "D37"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.a3 Nc6 9.Qc2 Qa5 10.Nd2 Bb4 11.cxd5 Nxd5 12.Nxd5 exd5 13.Bd3 h6 14.Rc1 Be7 15.O-O Be6 16.Nb3 Qb6 17.Nc5 Rac8 18.Nxe6 fxe6 19.Qe2 Bf6 20.Qh5 Ne7 21.b4 Rc6 22.h4 Rfc8 23.Rcd1 Rc3 24.e4 e5 25.exd5 exf4 26.d6 Rd8 27.dxe7 Bxe7 28.Be4 Rcc8 29.Qf5 Bxh4 30.Qh7+ Kf7 31.Bd5+ Kf6 32.Qe4 Bg5 33.Rfe1 Re8 34.Qxe8 Rxe8 35.Rxe8 Qc7 36.Rde1 Kg6 37.Rd1 Bf6 38.Be4+ Kf7 39.Ra8 b6 40.Bf5 Be7 41.Rd7 Qc1+ 42.Kh2 Kf6 43.Raxa7 Kxf5 44.Rxe7 g5 45.f3 h5 46.Rf7+ Kg6 47.Rfc7 1-0 [Event "Bundesliga 9394"] [Site "Germany"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Kuczynski, Robert"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2510"] [ECO "D48"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 c6 3.c4 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 a6 9.e4 c5 10.d5 c4 11.Bc2 Qc7 12.O-O Bb7 13.dxe6 fxe6 14.Ng5 Nc5 15.e5 Qxe5 16.Re1 Qd6 17.Qxd6 Bxd6 18.Be3 Nd3 19.Bxd3 cxd3 20.Rad1 O-O 21.Rxd3 Bd5 22.Nxe6 Bxh2+ 23.Kxh2 Bxe6 24.Rd6 Rfe8 25.Bd4 Bxa2 26.Rxe8+ Nxe8 27.Rb6 Bf7 28.Be5 h6 29.f4 Ra7 30.Ne4 Ra8 31.Nc5 a5 32.Rxb5 a4 33.Rb8 Ra7 34.Ne4 Kh7 35.Ng3 a3 36.bxa3 Rxa3 37.Rb7 Kg8 38.Nf5 Ra6 39.g4 Nf6 40.Kh3 Ne8 41.Kh4 Ra5 42.Bc3 Ra6 43.Be5 Ra5 44.Kg3 Ra6 45.Kf2 Nf6 46.Ne3 Ra2+ 47.Kf3 Ra6 48.Ke2 Ra2+ 49.Kd3 Ra3+ 50.Kd4 Ra4+ 51.Kd3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Bundesliga 9394"] [Site "Germany"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Lutz, Christopher"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2595"] [ECO "D57"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 O-O 7.e3 Ne4 8.Bxe7 Qxe7 9.cxd5 Nxc3 10.bxc3 exd5 11.Qb3 Rd8 12.c4 dxc4 13.Bxc4 Nc6 14.Be2 b6 15.O-O Bb7 16.Rac1 Na5 17.Qb2 Rac8 18.h3 c5 19.dxc5 Rxc5 20.Rxc5 Qxc5 21.Rc1 Qe7 22.Nd4 Qg5 23.Bg4 Qd5 24.Bf3 Qd7 25.Bxb7 Nxb7 26.Nc6 Ra8 27.Qd4 Nc5 28.Qxd7 Nxd7 29.Rd1 Nc5 30.g4 g6 31.Kg2 Kg7 32.Rd2 a6 33.Rd6 Rc8 34.Nd4 b5 35.h4 b4 36.Rb6 a5 37.Rb5 Nd3 38.Rxa5 Ne1+ 39.Kg3 Nc2 40.Nb3 Na3 41.Ra4 Rc4 42.Nd4 Nc2 43.Nf3 Rc5 44.Ra7 g5 45.h5 Kg8 46.Nd2 Na3 47.Ne4 Rc2 48.Rb7 Rxa2 49.Rxb4 Rc2 50.Rb6 Kh7 51.Rb7 Kg8 52.Nd6 Rc6 53.Nxf7 Nc4 54.Rd7 Rf6 55.Rd4 1-0 [Event "Bundesliga 9394"] [Site "Germany"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Watson, William N"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2525"] [ECO "E96"] 1.Nf3 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.c4 d6 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.e4 O-O 6.Be2 Na6 7.O-O e5 8.Re1 exd4 9.Nxd4 Re8 10.Bf1 c6 11.Rb1 Nc5 12.f3 a5 13.Be3 Qc7 14.Qd2 Nfd7 15.Kh1 Ne5 16.Rbd1 Bf8 17.Bh6 Bxh6 18.Qxh6 f6 19.Qd2 Nf7 20.b3 Qb6 21.Qb2 Kg7 22.Rd2 Bd7 23.Red1 Ne6 24.Na4 Qa7 25.Nxe6+ Bxe6 26.Qc3 b6 27.Qd4 Rab8 28.f4 Qc7 29.Nc3 Rbd8 30.Be2 Bc8 31.Rf1 Bb7 32.Bf3 Re7 33.Nd1 Rde8 34.Nf2 Bc8 35.a3 Qd8 36.Qc3 Qc7 37.Kg1 Be6 38.Rfd1 Bc8 39.Bg4 Bb7 40.Bh3 Bc8 41.Bxc8 Qxc8 42.g4 h6 43.h4 g5 44.hxg5 hxg5 45.fxg5 Nxg5 46.Rxd6 Re6 47.Kg2 Nf7 48.Rd7 R8e7 49.Rxe7 Rxe7 50.Qf3 Re5 51.Nh3 Ng5 52.Nxg5 Rxg5 53.Kg3 Qe6 54.Qf4 Qe7 55.Rd6 Rc5 56.Kf3 b5 57.Qd2 Qe5 58.Rd8 Qe6 59.Qh2 1-0 [Event "Bundesliga 9394"] [Site "Germany"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Bologan, Viktor"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2585"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "B65"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 Be7 8.O-O-O O-O 9.f4 Nxd4 10.Qxd4 Qa5 11.Kb1 Rd8 12.h4 Bd7 13.Qd2 Bc6 14.Bd3 Qc7 15.Qe2 a6 16.Rhf1 b5 17.e5 Nd5 18.Nxd5 Bxd5 19.Qg4 dxe5 20.fxe5 Bxg5 21.hxg5 Bc4 22.Qe4 Bxd3 23.cxd3 Rd5 24.Rh1 g6 25.d4 Qd8 26.Qf4 Qf8 27.Rh4 Rad8 28.Qh2 h5 29.gxh6 Kh7 30.Qf4 R8d7 31.Qf3 f5 32.exf6 Rf5 33.Qc6 Qd6 34.Qxd6 Rxd6 35.Rc1 Rd7 36.Rc6 Rxf6 37.Rxa6 Rf1+ 38.Kc2 Rf2+ 39.Kb3 Re2 40.Rh3 g5 41.g4 Re4 42.Rb6 Rexd4 43.Rxb5 Rxg4 44.a4 Rg1 45.a5 g4 46.Re3 Rh1 47.a6 Rh3 48.Rxh3 gxh3 49.Rh5 Ra7 50.Rxh3 Rxa6 51.Kc4 Rc6+ 52.Kb5 Rc8 53.b4 e5 54.Kb6 e4 55.b5 Re8 56.Ka7 e3 57.Rh1 e2 58.Re1 Kxh6 59.b6 Kg5 60.b7 Kg4 61.Rxe2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Linares"] [Site "Linares"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Gelfand, Boris"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2685"] [ECO "E92"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.d4 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.d5 a5 8.Bg5 h6 9.Bh4 Na6 10.O-O Qe8 11.Nd2 Nh7 12.a3 Bd7 13.Kh1 h5 14.f3 Bh6 15.b3 Be3 16.Qc2 f5 17.exf5 gxf5 18.Bf2 Bxf2 19.Rxf2 Nf6 20.Rg1 Kh8 21.Qb2 Nc5 22.b4 axb4 23.axb4 Na4 24.Nxa4 Rxa4 25.Bd1 Ra8 26.f4 exf4 27.Re2 Qg6 28.Re7 Rf7 29.Rxf7 Qxf7 30.Qd4 Qg7 31.Qxf4 Kh7 32.Re1 Ra1 33.h3 b5 34.Kh2 bxc4 35.Nxc4 Nxd5 36.Qh4 Nf6 37.Bxh5 Rxe1 38.Be2+ Qh6 39.Qxe1 Ne4 40.Bf3 Qf4+ 41.Kg1 Be6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Linares"] [Site "Linares"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2715"] [ECO "D41"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.g3 e6 5.Bg2 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.O-O Be7 8.d4 O-O 9.Nxd5 exd5 10.dxc5 Bxc5 11.Bg5 Qb6 12.Rc1 d4 13.Bf4 Bf5 14.Bc7 Qb5 15.Nd2 Bb6 16.Bxb6 axb6 17.Nc4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Linares"] [Site "Linares"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2650"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "B65"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 Be7 8.O-O-O O-O 9.f4 Nxd4 10.Qxd4 Qa5 11.Bc4 Bd7 12.Rhe1 Bc6 13.f5 b5 14.Bb3 b4 15.Ne2 Ba4 16.Kb1 Bxb3 17.axb3 Rfc8 18.Bd2 Qc7 19.Qd3 exf5 20.exf5 d5 21.Bf4 Bd6 22.g3 a5 23.Bxd6 Qxd6 24.Nf4 a4 25.bxa4 Rxa4 26.Nxd5 Nxd5 27.Qxd5 Qc7 28.Qe4 Raa8 29.Rd4 Qa5 30.Kc1 b3 31.c4 Qb4 0-1 [Event "Linares"] [Site "Linares"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Lautier, Joel"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2625"] [ECO "D17"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 e6 7.f3 Bb4 8.e4 Bxe4 9.fxe4 Nxe4 10.Bd2 Qxd4 11.Nxe4 Qxe4+ 12.Qe2 Bxd2+ 13.Kxd2 Qd5+ 14.Kc2 Na6 15.Nxc4 O-O-O 16.Qe5 f6 17.Qxd5 cxd5 18.Na3 Nb4+ 19.Kd2 Kd7 20.Rc1 Rc8 21.Rc3 b6 22.Bb5+ Kd6 23.Be2 a6 24.h4 Rhf8 25.h5 f5 26.h6 g6 27.Rhc1 Rc5 28.a5 Na2 29.Rxc5 bxc5 30.Ra1 Nb4 31.Nc2 Nc6 32.Bxa6 Ra8 33.Bb5 Rxa5 34.Rxa5 Nxa5 35.Ne1 Nb7 36.Nf3 Ke7 37.Ng5 Nd6 38.Nxh7 Nf7 39.g4 Nxh6 40.gxf5 gxf5 41.Ke3 e5 42.Bc6 Kd6 43.Bb7 Ng4+ 44.Kf3 e4+ 45.Kf4 Ne5 46.Ba6 c4 47.Ng5 Nd3+ 48.Ke3 f4+ 49.Kd4 e3 50.Nf3 e2 51.Bb7 Ne5 52.Ne1 Nd3 53.Nf3 Ne5 54.Ne1 f3 55.Ke3 Kc5 56.Kf2 Kd4 57.Nxf3+ Nxf3 58.Kxe2 Ne5 59.Kd2 Nd3 60.Bxd5 Kxd5 61.b3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Linares"] [Site "Linares"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "5"] [White "Bareev, Evgeny"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2685"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "D47"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 Bb7 9.a3 b4 10.Ne4 Nxe4 11.Bxe4 Qc7 12.axb4 Bxb4+ 13.Bd2 Bxd2+ 14.Nxd2 c5 15.Qc2 Qb6 16.dxc5 Qxc5 17.Qxc5 Nxc5 18.Bxb7 Nxb7 19.Ke2 Nd6 20.Ra5 O-O 21.Rc1 Rab8 22.Rc6 Nb5 23.Ne4 Rfd8 24.b4 Rb7 25.f4 h6 26.g4 Kf8 27.h4 Ke7 28.f5 exf5 29.gxf5 Kf8 30.Kf3 Ke7 31.h5 Rdb8 32.Ra1 Rb6 33.Rc5 Rd8 34.Rac1 Nd6 35.Re5+ Kf8 36.Rd5 Nb7 37.Rxd8+ Nxd8 38.Rc8 Ke8 39.Rc7 a6 40.Ra7 Rxb4 41.Rxa6 f6 42.Ra8 Ke7 43.Nc3 Kd7 44.Nd5 Rb5 45.e4 Rb7 46.Nf4 Nf7 47.Ne6 Ng5+ 48.Nxg5 hxg5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Linares"] [Site "Linares"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2590"] [ECO "D34"] 1.d4 e6 2.c4 d5 3.Nf3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.g3 Nf6 7.Bg2 Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.Bg5 cxd4 10.Nxd4 h6 11.Be3 Re8 12.Rc1 Bf8 13.Na4 Bd7 14.Nc5 Na5 15.b3 Rc8 16.Nxd7 Qxd7 17.Qd3 Nc6 18.Nxc6 bxc6 19.Rfd1 Qb7 20.Bc5 Bxc5 21.Rxc5 Qe7 22.Rc2 Qa3 23.e3 Red8 24.Qf5 Rb8 25.Rxc6 Qxa2 26.Rxf6 gxf6 27.Bxd5 Rxd5 28.Rxd5 Qxb3 29.Qg4+ Kh7 30.Rd6 Qb1+ 31.Kg2 Qg6 32.Qf3 Kg7 33.Ra6 Rb5 34.Rxa7 Rf5 35.Qe2 Qh5 36.g4 Qg6 37.Rxf7+ Kxf7 38.Qc4+ 1-0 [Event "Linares"] [Site "Linares"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "7"] [White "Topalov, Veselin"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2640"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "B56"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.f3 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.Be3 Be6 9.Nd5 Bxd5 10.exd5 Nb4 11.c4 a5 12.Nd2 Nd7 13.Ne4 f5 14.Nc3 O-O 15.Be2 Bg5 16.Bf2 Qf6 17.O-O Na6 18.Bd3 Qh6 19.Qe2 Rae8 20.Bc2 Nac5 21.g3 e4 22.f4 Bd8 23.a3 Nf6 24.Kg2 Bb6 25.Bg1 Ncd7 26.Nb5 Bxg1 27.Rxg1 Qg6 28.b4 Rc8 29.Nxd6 Nxd5 30.Nxc8 Nxf4+ 31.Kf1 Qf6 32.Ne7+ Kh8 33.Qd1 Nh3 34.Nd5 Qb2 35.Rg2 f4 36.gxf4 Qe5 37.Ra2 Nb6 38.Qa1 Rxf4+ 39.Ke1 1-0 [Event "Linares"] [Site "Linares"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "D17"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 e6 7.f3 Bb4 8.e4 Bxe4 9.fxe4 Nxe4 10.Bd2 Qxd4 11.Nxe4 Qxe4+ 12.Qe2 Bxd2+ 13.Kxd2 Qd5+ 14.Kc2 Na6 15.Nxc4 O-O-O 16.Qe5 f6 17.Qe3 Kb8 18.Be2 e5 19.g3 Qe6 20.b3 Rd5 21.Kb2 Rhd8 22.Rad1 Nb4 23.Qc3 Qe7 24.Ne3 Rxd1 25.Rxd1 Rxd1 26.Bxd1 g6 27.Qd2 Kc7 28.Nc2 a5 29.Ne3 Qc5 30.Nc4 b6 31.Kb1 1/2-1/2 [Event "Linares"] [Site "Linares"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "9"] [White "Polgar, Judit"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2630"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "B65"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 Be7 8.O-O-O O-O 9.f4 Nxd4 10.Qxd4 Qa5 11.Bc4 Bd7 12.e5 dxe5 13.fxe5 Bc6 14.Bxf6 gxf6 15.Bd5 f5 16.Bxc6 bxc6 17.g4 Bg5+ 18.Kb1 Rad8 19.Qc4 Rxd1+ 20.Rxd1 Qxe5 21.gxf5 exf5 22.Qxc6 Rb8 23.Qg2 h6 24.Ka1 Kh8 25.a3 f4 26.Qh3 Qf6 27.Rd3 Qb6 28.b3 Re8 29.Nd5 Qg1+ 30.Ka2 Kg7 31.b4 Qc1 32.Rc3 Re1 33.Kb3 Re5 34.Qd3 Qb1+ 35.Ka4 Qh1 36.Rc5 Qe4 37.Qc3 f3 38.Nb6 Bf6 39.Nd7 Rf5 40.Qd2 f2 41.Qd6 f1=Q 42.Qf8+ Kg6 43.Qg8+ Bg7 44.Nf8+ Kh5 45.Qxf7+ Kh4 0-1 [Event "Linares"] [Site "Linares"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Kasparov, Gary"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2805"] [ECO "E93"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.d4 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.d5 Nbd7 8.Bg5 h6 9.Bh4 g5 10.Bg3 Nh5 11.h4 g4 12.Nh2 Nxg3 13.fxg3 h5 14.O-O f5 15.exf5 Nc5 16.b4 e4 17.Rc1 Nd3 18.Bxd3 exd3 19.f6 Rxf6 20.Qxd3 Qf8 21.Nb5 Bf5 22.Rxf5 Rxf5 23.Nxc7 Rc8 24.Ne6 Qf6 25.Nf1 Re5 26.Rd1 Qf5 27.Qxf5 Rxf5 28.c5 Bf8 29.Ne3 Rf6 30.Nc4 dxc5 31.b5 Bh6 32.Re1 Re8 33.Re5 Re7 34.Rxh5 Ref7 35.Kh2 Bc1 36.Re5 Rf1 37.Re4 Rd1 38.Rxg4+ Kh7 39.Ne5 Re7 40.Nf8+ 1-0 [Event "Linares"] [Site "Linares"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "11"] [White "Karpov, Anatoly"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2740"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "D48"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 a6 9.e4 c5 10.d5 c4 11.dxe6 fxe6 12.Bc2 Bb7 13.O-O Qc7 14.Ng5 Nc5 15.e5 Qxe5 16.Re1 Qd6 17.Qxd6 Bxd6 18.Be3 O-O 19.Rad1 Be7 20.Bxc5 Bxc5 21.Nxe6 Rfc8 22.h3 Bf8 23.g4 h6 24.f4 Bf3 25.Rd2 Bc6 26.g5 hxg5 27.fxg5 Nd7 28.Nxf8 Nxf8 29.Rd6 b4 30.Ne4 Be8 31.Ng3 Rd8 32.Nf5 Rxd6 33.Nxd6 Bg6 34.Bxg6 Nxg6 35.Nxc4 Rd8 36.Re4 b3 37.axb3 Rd3 38.Kg2 Rxb3 39.h4 Nf8 40.Re8 1-0 [Event "Linares"] [Site "Linares"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "12"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Shirov, Alexei"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2705"] [ECO "D11"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Bf5 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 c6 5.Qb3 Qb6 6.c5 Qc7 7.Bf4 Qc8 8.e3 Nf6 9.Qa4 Nbd7 10.b4 a6 11.h3 Be7 12.Qb3 O-O 13.Be2 Be4 14.O-O Bxf3 15.Bxf3 Bd8 16.a4 Bc7 17.Bg5 h6 18.Bxf6 Nxf6 19.b5 e5 20.b6 Bb8 21.a5 exd4 22.exd4 Bf4 23.Qc2 Qd7 24.g3 Qxh3 25.Bg2 Qh5 26.gxf4 Ng4 27.Rfd1 Rae8 28.Rd3 Qh2+ 29.Kf1 f5 30.Qd2 Rf6 31.f3 Re4 32.Nxd5 cxd5 33.c6 Rxf4 34.cxb7 Re4 35.Rc1 Kh7 36.b8=Q Qxb8 37.fxg4 Qh2 38.Rf3 Rxg4 39.b7 Rfg6 40.Rc2 Rxg2 41.Qxg2 Rxg2 42.Rxg2 Qh1+ 43.Kf2 Qb1 0-1 [Event "Linares"] [Site "Linares"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "13"] [White "Kamsky, Gata"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2695"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "D49"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 a6 9.e4 c5 10.e5 cxd4 11.Nxb5 axb5 12.exf6 gxf6 13.O-O Qb6 14.Be4 Bb7 15.Bxb7 Qxb7 16.Nxd4 Rg8 17.f3 Ne5 18.Qe2 Bc5 19.Be3 Rd8 20.Rad1 Nc4 21.Bf2 Qb6 22.b3 Bxd4 23.bxc4 bxc4 24.Rc1 Bxf2+ 25.Rxf2 Rg5 26.Qxc4 Rgd5 27.Qc6+ Qxc6 28.Rxc6 Rd1+ 29.Rf1 R1d2 30.Rf2 Rd1+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "PCA/Intel-GP"] [Site "London"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Adianto, Utut"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2520"] [BlackElo "2725"] [ECO "B22"] 1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.d4 cxd4 5.cxd4 Nc6 6.Bc4 Nb6 7.Bb5 a6 8.Bxc6 dxc6 9.Nc3 Bf5 10.Nge2 e6 11.O-O Be7 12.Ng3 Bg6 13.f4 O-O 14.f5 Bxf5 15.Nxf5 exf5 16.Rxf5 Qd7 17.Rf1 Rad8 18.Be3 Nc4 19.Bf2 Qe6 20.Qe2 f6 21.b3 Nb6 22.Rad1 fxe5 23.dxe5 Nd5 24.Nxd5 Rxd5 25.Rxd5 Qxd5 26.Rd1 Qe6 27.Bb6 Re8 28.h3 Bf6 29.Qh5 Qxe5 30.Qg4 Qe6 31.Qf3 Qe2 32.Qxe2 Rxe2 33.a4 Kf7 34.a5 Ke6 35.Kf1 Rb2 36.Rd3 Be7 37.Re3+ Kd7 38.Bd4 Rb1+ 39.Ke2 g6 40.Kf3 Bb4 41.Bb6 Rc1 42.Rd3+ Ke6 43.Kg4 Rc3 44.Rd8 h5+ 45.Kg5 Be7+ 0-1 [Event "PCA/Intel-GP"] [Site "London"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Adianto, Utut"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2520"] [BlackElo "2725"] [ECO "D17"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 e6 7.f3 Bb4 8.Bg5 h6 9.Bh4 c5 10.dxc5 Qa5 11.Qd4 Nc6 12.Nxc6 bxc6 13.e4 Bxc5 14.Qxc4 Bg6 15.Qa6 Qxa6 16.Bxa6 Rb8 17.Nd1 Nd7 18.Rc1 Bb4+ 19.Kf2 Nc5 20.Be2 Nxa4 21.Rxc6 Bc5+ 22.Ne3 O-O 23.Ra1 Rb3 24.Rxa4 Bxe3+ 25.Kg3 Rxb2 26.Bf1 f5 27.Rxe6 f4+ 28.Kh3 Be8 29.Rxe8 Rxe8 30.Bc4+ Kh7 31.Bd5 Re5 32.Rc4 Rh5 33.g3 Re5 34.Rc7 Rb6 35.Rf7 Kg6 36.Rxa7 Rb8 37.Rd7 h5 38.Be7 Rb2 39.Bf8 fxg3 40.Rxg7+ Kf6 41.Rf7+ Kg6 42.Rg7+ Kf6 1/2-1/2 [Event "PCA/Intel-GP"] [Site "London"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Adianto, Utut"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2725"] [BlackElo "2520"] [ECO "B38"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 g6 3.e4 Nc6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nc3 d6 8.Be2 O-O 9.O-O Bd7 10.Qd2 Ng4 11.Bxg4 Bxg4 12.f3 Bd7 13.Rac1 Re8 14.Rfd1 Ne5 15.b3 a6 16.a4 Nc6 17.Nd5 Rb8 18.Ne2 b5 19.axb5 axb5 20.c5 dxc5 21.Rxc5 Rb7 22.Qc2 Qa8 23.Rxc6 Bxc6 24.Qxc6 Rc8 25.Nb6 Rxc6 26.Nxa8 Rb8 27.Nb6 Rcxb6 28.Bxb6 Rxb6 29.Rd8+ Bf8 30.Nc3 e6 31.e5 Kg7 32.Ne4 Rb7 33.Nf6 Be7 34.Rg8+ Kh6 35.Ne4 Rd7 36.Kf2 Rd5 37.f4 Rd4 38.Ke3 Rb4 39.Nd2 Bc5+ 40.Kf3 Be7 41.g3 g5 42.Re8 Bc5 43.fxg5+ Kg6 44.g4 Kg7 45.h4 Bd4 46.h5 h6 47.g6 fxg6 48.Rxe6 gxh5 49.gxh5 Bc3 50.Ne4 Rxb3 51.Kf4 Bb2 52.Rg6+ Kf8 53.Nf6 Kf7 54.Nd5 Bc1+ 55.Kf5 Ba3 56.e6+ Kf8 57.Rxh6 Rf3+ 58.Ke4 Rf1 59.Rh7 Re1+ 60.Kf5 Rf1+ 61.Kg4 Rg1+ 62.Kf3 Rf1+ 63.Ke2 Rf5 64.Nc7 Bd6 65.h6 Re5+ 66.Kd3 Kg8 67.Rg7+ Kh8 68.Rd7 Bxc7 69.Rxc7 1/2-1/2 [Event "PCA/Intel-GP"] [Site "London"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Vyzmanavin, Alexey"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2610"] [BlackElo "2725"] [ECO "D45"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.e3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 b6 7.Bd3 Ba6 8.b3 Bb4 9.O-O Rc8 10.Bb2 O-O 11.Rfd1 c5 12.cxd5 Bxd3 13.Qxd3 Bxc3 14.Bxc3 Nxd5 15.Bb2 Qe7 16.Rac1 Rfd8 17.h3 Nb4 18.Qb1 a5 19.a3 Nd5 20.Qd3 N5f6 21.Qb5 Ne4 22.dxc5 Rxc5 23.Rxc5 Ndxc5 24.Rd4 Rxd4 25.Bxd4 Qd8 26.b4 axb4 27.axb4 Nd7 28.Qc6 Nef6 29.b5 h6 30.Ne5 Nxe5 31.Bxe5 Nd5 32.e4 Nb4 33.Qd6 Qxd6 34.Bxd6 Nc2 35.Bc7 Nd4 36.Bxb6 1/2-1/2 [Event "PCA/Intel-GP"] [Site "London"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Vyzmanavin, Alexey"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2725"] [BlackElo "2610"] [ECO "A17"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.g3 O-O 5.Bg2 Bxc3 6.bxc3 d6 7.O-O e5 8.d3 Nc6 9.e4 Nd7 10.Nh4 Nc5 11.d4 Nd7 12.f4 b6 13.Nf5 g6 14.fxe5 dxe5 15.Nh6+ Kg7 16.Ng4 Kg8 17.Bh6 Bb7 18.Qd2 Qe7 19.Rf2 f6 20.Raf1 Qd6 21.Bxf8 Rxf8 22.Rd1 Qe7 23.Ne3 Na5 24.c5 Kg7 25.cxb6 axb6 26.d5 Nc5 27.d6 cxd6 28.Qxd6 Qxd6 29.Rxd6 Bxe4 30.Rxb6 Bxg2 31.Kxg2 Ne4 32.Rc2 f5 33.Ra6 Nb7 34.Ra7 Rf7 35.Nc4 Kf6 36.Rb2 Nbd6 37.Ra6 Ke6 38.Nxd6 Nxd6 39.c4 1-0 [Event "PCA/Intel-GP"] [Site "London"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2725"] [BlackElo "2695"] [ECO "B36"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 g6 3.e4 Nc6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nf6 6.Nc3 d6 7.Be2 Nxd4 8.Qxd4 Bg7 9.Bg5 O-O 10.Qd2 Be6 11.Rc1 Qa5 12.f3 Rfc8 13.b3 a6 14.Na4 Qxd2+ 15.Kxd2 Nd7 16.Be3 Rab8 17.Nc3 Ne5 18.Nd5 Nc6 19.Nb6 Rd8 20.Rhd1 Bd4 21.Bxd4 Nxd4 22.Ke3 Nxe2 23.Kxe2 f5 24.exf5 Bxf5 25.Rd4 Kf7 26.Rcd1 Rf8 27.g4 Be6 28.a4 Rbd8 29.b4 h5 30.gxh5 gxh5 31.c5 Rde8 32.cxd6 exd6 33.Kf2 Rg8 34.Rh4 Rg5 35.Rxd6 Reg8 36.Rdd4 Kf6 37.Rhf4+ Ke7 38.Rfe4 Rg2+ 39.Ke3 Kf7 40.Rd6 Bf5 41.Re5 Re8 42.Rxe8 Kxe8 43.h4 Rb2 44.Rd4 Kf7 45.Kf4 Be6 46.Ke5 Re2+ 47.Kd6 Rf2 48.Kc7 Rxf3 49.Kxb7 Kf6 50.Kxa6 Ke5 51.Rd2 Rf4 52.b5 Rxh4 53.a5 Rd4 54.Re2+ Kd6 55.Kb7 Rb4 56.Rd2+ Kc5 57.Re2 Rxb5 58.Rxe6 Rxa5 59.Rc6+ Kd4 60.Rc4+ Kd3 61.Rh4 Rf5 62.Kc6 Ke3 63.Nd5+ Kf3 64.Kd6 Kg3 65.Rh1 h4 66.Ke6 Rxd5 67.Kxd5 h3 68.Ke4 Kg2 69.Ra1 h2 70.Ra2+ Kg3 71.Ra3+ Kg2 72.Ra2+ Kg3 1/2-1/2 [Event "PCA/Intel-GP"] [Site "London"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2725"] [BlackElo "2695"] [ECO "E61"] 1.Nf3 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.c4 d6 4.Nc3 Bg4 5.e3 Nf6 6.Be2 O-O 7.O-O c5 8.h3 Bf5 9.d5 Ne4 10.Nxe4 Bxe4 11.Ng5 Bf5 12.e4 Bd7 13.Rb1 b5 14.Bf4 Qa5 15.Nf3 bxc4 16.Bxc4 Bb5 17.Bxb5 Qxb5 18.e5 Qa6 19.exd6 exd6 20.Re1 Nd7 21.Qe2 c4 22.b3 Nc5 23.bxc4 Na4 24.Qd3 Nb2 25.Qe2 Na4 26.Rb3 Rac8 27.Ra3 Qxc4 28.Qxc4 Rxc4 29.Bxd6 Rd8 30.Nd2 Rd4 31.Nb3 Rxd5 32.Be7 Rd1 33.Rxd1 Rxd1+ 34.Kh2 Rd7 35.Bb4 Nb6 36.Bc5 Bf8 37.Bxf8 1/2-1/2 [Event "PCA/Intel-GP"] [Site "London"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2695"] [BlackElo "2725"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 Bg7 11.c3 f5 12.exf5 Bxf5 13.Nc2 O-O 14.Nce3 Be6 15.Bd3 f5 16.O-O Ra7 17.Qh5 e4 18.Bc2 Qe8 19.Qxe8 Rxe8 20.f3 exf3 21.Rxf3 Ne5 22.Rg3 Rf7 23.Nf4 Nc4 24.Nxe6 Rxe6 25.Nxf5 Nxb2 26.Rf1 Nc4 27.h4 Rg6 28.Rgf3 Nd2 29.Bb3 Nxb3 30.axb3 Rc7 31.h5 Rg5 32.h6 Rxf5 33.Rxf5 Bxh6 34.R1f3 Bg7 35.Rg5 Kh8 36.Kf1 Rxc3 37.Rxc3 Bxc3 38.Ke2 Be5 39.b4 Bc3 40.Rg4 d5 41.Kd3 d4 42.Rxd4 Bxd4 43.Kxd4 Kg7 44.Kc5 Kf6 45.Kb6 Ke5 46.Kxa6 Kf4 47.Kxb5 Kg3 48.Kc4 h5 49.b5 h4 50.b6 Kxg2 51.b7 h3 52.b8=Q h2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber-rapid 3rd"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Kamsky, Gata"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2695"] [ECO "E92"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.d4 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.d5 Na6 8.Nd2 Kh8 9.a3 c5 10.h4 h5 11.Nf3 Ng4 12.Ng5 Nh6 13.Be3 f5 14.exf5 Bxf5 15.Qd2 Ng4 16.Bxg4 Bxg4 17.f3 Bd7 18.O-O-O Qe7 19.Ne6 Bxe6 20.dxe6 e4 21.Qxd6 Qxd6 22.Rxd6 exf3 23.e7 Rfe8 24.Nd5 Rac8 25.gxf3 Nc7 26.Bg5 Kg8 27.Re1 Kf7 28.Re4 Bd4 29.b3 Nxd5 30.cxd5 Rc7 31.Kc2 b5 32.Ra6 Rd7 33.d6 Bg7 34.Rc6 Bd4 35.Kd3 Bf2 36.Rf4+ Kg8 37.Kc2 Bg3 38.Rf6 Be5 39.Re6 Bd4 40.Rc7 Rxc7 41.dxc7 Kf7 42.Rd6 Be5 43.c8=Q Bxd6 44.Qd7 Bxe7 45.Qxa7 1-0 [Event "Amber-blind 3rd"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Kamsky, Gata"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2695"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "B62"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Bb5 Qb6 8.Bxf6 gxf6 9.Nb3 a6 10.Be2 Qc7 11.a4 b6 12.Nd4 Bb7 13.Nxc6 Qxc6 14.Qd4 Rg8 15.Bf3 Qc5 16.Qd3 O-O-O 17.O-O h5 18.Kh1 h4 19.h3 Kb8 20.Ra3 Qe5 21.Rb3 d5 22.Bg4 Bc5 23.exd5 f5 24.Be2 Rxd5 25.Nxd5 Bxd5 26.Bf3 Bxb3 27.Qxb3 Rd8 28.c3 Rd2 29.Rd1 Bxf2 30.c4 Qxb2 31.Qxb2 Rxb2 32.g4 hxg3 33.h4 Be3 34.Bg2 Rc2 35.h5 Rxc4 36.Bf3 Rc1 37.Rxc1 Bxc1 38.Be2 Bh6 39.Bxa6 Kc7 40.Kg2 f4 41.Bb5 Kd6 42.Kf3 f5 43.Bd3 Ke5 44.Ba6 Kf6 45.Bc8 e5 46.Kg2 e4 47.Bd7 Kg5 48.Kh3 Bf8 49.Be6 Bd6 50.h6 f3 51.h7 g2 0-1 [Event "Amber-rapid 3rd"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Kortschnoj, Viktor"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2615"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "D43"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.Qb3 Nd7 8.g3 dxc4 9.Qxc4 e5 10.Bg2 exd4 11.Ne4 Qe7 12.Qxd4 Qb4+ 13.Nc3 Nf6 14.O-O-O Be6 15.a3 Qa5 16.Qe5 Qxe5 17.Nxe5 Rd8 18.Kc2 Bd6 19.Nd3 O-O 20.e4 Bc4 21.Rhe1 Ng4 22.h3 Bxd3+ 23.Rxd3 Ne5 24.Rd2 Bc5 25.Red1 Rxd2+ 26.Rxd2 Nc4 27.Re2 Rd8 28.h4 h5 29.Bh3 Ne5 30.Na4 Bd4 31.f4 Nc4 32.e5 Ne3+ 33.Kd3 b5 34.Nc3 Bb6+ 35.Ke4 Nc4 36.e6 Kf8 37.exf7 Kxf7 38.Kf3 Rd3+ 39.Kg2 Ne3+ 40.Kh2 Bd4 41.Ne4 Rb3 42.Bd7 Rxb2 43.Rxb2 Bxb2 44.Bxc6 a6 45.Nc5 Bxa3 46.Nxa6 Bd6 47.Bxb5 Ke6 48.Be2 Ng4+ 49.Kh3 Nf6 50.Bc4+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber-blind 3rd"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2615"] [ECO "E12"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.d4 b6 4.a3 Bb7 5.Nc3 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.e3 g6 8.Nxd5 Qxd5 9.Qc2 Bg7 10.Bc4 Qd7 11.e4 Nc6 12.d5 exd5 13.Bxd5 Nd8 14.O-O Bxd5 15.exd5 Qxd5 16.Rd1 Qb7 17.Qa4+ b5 18.Qh4 Ne6 19.Bh6 O-O 20.Bxg7 Nxg7 21.Ng5 h5 22.Ne4 Ne8 23.Nc5 Qc8 24.Nd7 Nd6 25.Nf6+ Kg7 26.Rd5 Rh8 27.Qd4 Kh6 28.g4 Qe6 29.g5+ 1-0 [Event "Amber-rapid 3rd"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2600"] [ECO "B39"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 g6 3.e4 Bg7 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nc6 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nc3 Ng4 8.Qxg4 Nxd4 9.Qd1 Ne6 10.Qd2 Qa5 11.Rc1 b6 12.Be2 Bb7 13.f3 h5 14.b3 h4 15.Nd5 Qxd2+ 16.Kxd2 Bh6 17.Rhd1 Bxe3+ 18.Kxe3 g5 19.b4 d6 20.c5 bxc5 21.bxc5 dxc5 22.Nc3 Bc6 23.Bc4 Nd4 24.Ne2 e5 25.Ba6 Ba4 26.Rd2 Rh6 27.Bb7 Rb8 28.Bd5 Rc8 29.Nc3 Bd7 30.Bc4 Bc6 31.h3 Rd6 32.Rb2 Ke7 33.Nd1 f5 34.Nc3 fxe4 35.fxe4 Rf8 36.Bd5 Bd7 37.Bc4 Bc6 38.Bd5 Kd7 39.Bxc6+ Kxc6 40.Na4 Ne6 41.Nxc5 Nxc5 42.Rbc2 Rd3+ 43.Ke2 Rg3 44.Rxc5+ Kb6 45.Rxe5 Rxg2+ 46.Ke3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber-blind 3rd"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2600"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "A04"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.g3 Nf6 4.d3 g6 5.Bg2 Bg7 6.O-O d6 7.Re1 Bg4 8.h3 Bxf3 9.Qxf3 O-O 10.c3 Rb8 11.Qd1 Nd7 12.Be3 b5 13.d4 b4 14.e5 bxc3 15.bxc3 Qc7 16.exd6 exd6 17.Na3 Rfc8 18.Rc1 Na5 19.Qa4 a6 20.Rb1 Nc6 21.Rxb8 Ncxb8 22.Rb1 Qd8 23.Nc4 cxd4 24.cxd4 Nf8 25.Nb6 Rc7 26.Nd5 Rc8 27.Rb7 Nfd7 28.Qb3 Nc6 29.Nb6 Na5 30.Rxd7 Nxb3 31.Rxd8+ Rxd8 32.axb3 d5 33.Nxd5 Rb8 34.b4 Bf8 35.Bd2 Rc8 36.Kf1 Rc4 37.Bc3 Bxb4 38.Bxb4 Rxd4 39.Ne7+ 1-0 [Event "Amber-blind 3rd"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Polgar, Zsuzsa"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2550"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "D12"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5 5.Nc3 e6 6.Bd3 Bxd3 7.Qxd3 Nbd7 8.O-O Bb4 9.Bd2 a5 10.cxd5 exd5 11.a3 Be7 12.Rfc1 O-O 13.Rab1 Bd6 14.b4 axb4 15.axb4 Qe7 16.b5 c5 17.dxc5 Nxc5 18.Qf5 Rfd8 19.Rd1 Nce4 20.Nxe4 dxe4 21.Nd4 Bc5 22.Bc3 Rd5 23.Qf4 Qd7 24.Qg3 Rc8 25.Ba1 Bd6 26.f4 exf3 27.Qxf3 Re8 28.Nc2 Rxd1+ 29.Rxd1 Ne4 30.Nd4 Qc7 31.g3 g6 32.Ne2 Qc2 33.Rxd6 Nxd6 34.Qf6 Qb1+ 35.Kg2 Qe4+ 36.Kf2 Qxe3+ 37.Kg2 Qxe2+ 38.Kg1 Qd1+ 39.Kg2 Qd5+ 40.Kg1 Re1+ 41.Kf2 Ne4+ 0-1 [Event "Amber-rapid 3rd"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Polgar, Zsuzsa"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2550"] [ECO "D23"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 dxc4 4.Qa4+ Nd7 5.Nc3 Nf6 6.e4 c5 7.d5 exd5 8.e5 d4 9.exf6 dxc3 10.Bxc4 Qxf6 11.Bg5 Qg6 12.O-O f6 13.Rad1 c2 14.Rd2 fxg5 15.Ne5 Qf5 16.Nxd7 Bxd7 17.Rxd7 Qxd7 18.Bb5 Rd8 19.Re1+ Be7 20.Qe4 Kf7 21.Bxd7 Rxd7 22.Qf5+ Ke8 23.Qxc5 Kd8 24.Qxc2 Bd6 25.g3 h6 26.Rd1 Rf8 27.Kg2 Rf6 28.Qa4 a6 29.Qc4 Rf8 30.Rd2 Rf6 31.Qd4 Rff7 32.Qc4 Rf6 33.a4 Bf8 34.Re2 Bd6 35.Qg8+ Rf8 36.Qe6 Kc7 37.Rc2+ Kd8 38.b4 Rf6 39.Qe4 Rc7 40.Rd2 Rd7 41.b5 axb5 42.axb5 Rff7 43.b6 Bc5 44.Rb2 Rf6 45.Qe5 Bxb6 46.Qb8+ Ke7 47.Qg8 Bd4 48.Re2+ Kd6 49.Qb8+ Kd5 50.Qe8 Rfd6 51.Qc8 b6 52.Rd2 Ke5 53.Qe8+ Kf6 54.Re2 Bc5 55.Qe4 Rd8 56.h4 gxh4 57.Qxh4+ Kf7 58.Re7+ Kg8 59.Qg4 Bd4 60.Rb7 Kh8 61.Qe4 Rf8 62.f4 Rfd8 63.Kh3 Bf6 64.Rf7 Kg8 65.Rb7 Kh8 66.Kg4 Bd4 67.Kh5 Bf6 68.g4 Rd4 69.Kg6 R4d6 70.Kf7 R6d7+ 71.Rxd7 Rxd7+ 72.Kg6 Rd8 73.g5 Bb2 74.Qe7 Rc8 75.Qd7 Rf8 76.Qd6 Rg8 77.Qxb6 Ba1 78.Qa7 Bb2 79.Qb7 Ba1 80.f5 Rf8 81.Qe7 Kg8 82.Qd7 Kh8 83.f6 Bxf6 84.gxh6 Rg8 85.Qh3 gxh6+ 86.Kxf6 Kh7 87.Qd7+ Kh8 88.Qe7 Rg5 89.Qf7 Rg8 90.Qc4 Kh7 91.Qe4+ Kh8 92.Qc4 Kh7 93.Qf7+ Kh8 94.Qd7 Rg5 95.Qb7 Rg8 96.Qb3 Kh7 97.Kf7 Rg5 98.Qe6 Rg7+ 99.Kf8 Rg5 100.Qf6 Rg8+ 101.Kf7 Rg5 102.Qd4 Rf5+ 103.Ke6 Rg5 104.Kf6 Rg8 105.Qd7+ Kh8 106.Qd2 Kh7 107.Qc2+ Kh8 108.Qc5 Kh7 109.Qf5+ Kh8 110.Qe6 Kh7 111.Kf7 Rg7+ 112.Kf8 Rg5 113.Qd7+ Kh8 114.Qf7 Rg1 115.Qf6+ Kh7 116.Qf5+ Kh8 117.Qe5+ Kh7 118.Qe4+ 1-0 [Event "Amber-rapid 3rd"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "5"] [White "Piket, Jeroen"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2605"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "D55"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.e3 Nd7 8.Bd3 Qd8 9.O-O Be7 10.Rc1 O-O 11.e4 dxc4 12.Bxc4 b5 13.Bd3 Bb7 14.e5 Rc8 15.Be4 b4 16.Ne2 Qb6 17.Nf4 Rfd8 18.Qb3 Nf8 19.Rfd1 c5 20.Bxb7 Qxb7 21.d5 Bg5 22.Nxg5 hxg5 23.Nh3 Rxd5 24.Nxg5 c4 25.Qf3 c3 26.bxc3 Rxd1+ 27.Qxd1 bxc3 28.g3 Ng6 29.Qd3 c2 30.f4 Qb2 31.Qd2 Ne7 32.Nf3 Nd5 33.Ne1 Nb4 34.a4 a5 35.Kf2 Qa3 36.f5 exf5 37.e6 fxe6 38.Qd7 Rf8 39.Qxe6+ Kh7 40.Rxc2 Nxc2 41.Nxc2 Qxa4 42.Ne3 Qe4 43.Qd6 Re8 44.Ng2 Rc8 45.Ne3 Rc3 0-1 [Event "Amber-blind 3rd"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Piket, Jeroen"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2605"] [ECO "E81"] 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.f3 g6 4.Be3 Bg7 5.Qd2 O-O 6.Ne2 Nbd7 7.c4 c5 8.Nbc3 a6 9.Rd1 Qc7 10.Nf4 e6 11.Be2 cxd4 12.Bxd4 Re8 13.Be3 Bf8 14.O-O b6 15.b3 Bb7 16.Rc1 Rac8 17.Rfd1 Ne5 18.Qe1 Nfd7 19.Qf2 Bg7 20.Bf1 Rb8 21.Kh1 Ba8 22.Nfe2 f5 23.exf5 gxf5 24.Nf4 Nf6 25.Be2 Kh8 26.Na4 Ned7 27.Nc3 Ne5 28.Na4 Ned7 29.b4 e5 30.Nd5 Bxd5 31.cxd5 Qb7 32.b5 f4 33.Bd2 axb5 34.Nc3 Nc5 35.Nxb5 Qd7 36.Na3 Qf5 37.Nc4 Rbd8 38.Nxb6 e4 39.Bc3 Qg5 40.Kg1 e3 41.Qf1 Rg8 42.Nc4 Nh5 43.Bxg7+ Qxg7 44.Rc2 Qg5 45.Bd3 Rd7 46.Qe1 Nf6 47.Bf1 Nxd5 48.Nxd6 Rxd6 49.Rxc5 Qd8 50.Bc4 Qb6 51.Rdxd5 1-0 [Event "Amber-blind 3rd"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "D24"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 dxc4 4.Nc3 a6 5.e4 b5 6.e5 Nd5 7.a4 e6 8.axb5 Bb4 9.Qc2 Nb6 10.Be2 axb5 11.Rxa8 Nxa8 12.O-O Qd7 13.Qe4 Nb6 14.Qg4 Kf8 15.Ne4 Nc6 16.Ng3 Ne7 17.Nh5 Ng6 18.h4 Bb7 19.Bd1 Be7 20.Bc2 b4 21.Ng5 Nd5 22.f4 Bxg5 23.fxg5 c3 24.b3 Nge7 25.Qf3 Nf5 26.Qf2 g6 27.g4 Nxd4 28.Qxd4 gxh5 29.gxh5 Ke8 30.Qf2 Ba6 31.Rd1 Qb5 32.g6 hxg6 33.hxg6 fxg6 34.Bxg6+ Kd7 35.Bf7 Qe2 36.Bxe6+ Kxe6 37.Qf5+ Kxf5 0-1 [Event "Amber-rapid 3rd"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "B63"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 Be7 8.O-O-O O-O 9.Nb3 Qb6 10.f3 Rd8 11.Kb1 Qc7 12.h4 a6 13.Qf2 b5 14.Be3 Rb8 15.g4 Ne5 16.g5 Nfd7 17.h5 b4 18.Ne2 a5 19.g6 a4 20.Nbd4 Nc5 21.gxf7+ Kxf7 22.Nf4 Bf6 23.Nb5 Qe7 24.Be2 b3 25.cxb3 axb3 26.a3 Na4 27.Rd4 Nxb2 28.Kxb2 Nc6 29.Rc1 Bd7 30.Nxe6 Rdc8 31.Nec7 Nxd4 32.Nxd4 d5 33.Ba6 Ra8 34.Qe2 Qd6 35.f4 Rxc7 36.Rxc7 Bxd4+ 37.Bxd4 Qxc7 38.Be5 Qc5 39.Bc3 Bc8 40.Qg2 Rxa6 41.Qxg7+ Ke8 42.Qh8+ Qf8 43.Qe5+ Qe7 0-1 [Event "Amber-rapid 3rd"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2715"] [ECO "A33"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 e6 6.g3 Qb6 7.Ndb5 Ne5 8.Bg2 a6 9.Qa4 Neg4 10.O-O Rb8 11.b4 axb5 12.Nxb5 d5 13.Nd6+ Ke7 14.c5 Qa6 15.Qc2 Ne8 16.b5 Qa8 17.Bf4 Nxd6 18.Bxd6+ Ke8 19.Bxb8 Qxb8 20.a4 Qc7 21.Rfc1 f5 22.a5 Ne5 23.c6 b6 24.axb6 Qxb6 25.Ra8 Kd8 26.Rb8 1-0 [Event "Amber-blind 3rd"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "7"] [White "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2715"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 d6 6.N1c3 a6 7.Na3 b5 8.Nd5 Nf6 9.Bg5 Be7 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.c3 Bb7 12.Nc2 Nb8 13.g3 Nd7 14.Nce3 O-O 15.h4 Nc5 16.Bd3 g6 17.Bc2 a5 18.a3 Bg7 19.h5 Bc8 20.hxg6 fxg6 21.Qe2 Ra7 22.Rh2 Raf7 23.Qxb5 Ba6 24.Qb6 Nd3+ 25.Bxd3 Bxd3 26.Qxd8 Rxd8 27.Rh4 h5 28.Rd1 Ba6 29.g4 hxg4 30.Rxg4 Kh7 31.Rh4+ Kg8 32.c4 Rdf8 33.Rh2 Bc8 34.Ke2 Rb7 35.b4 axb4 36.axb4 Ra7 37.Nc3 Ra3 38.Nb5 Rb3 39.Rxd6 Rxb4 40.Rxg6 Rb2+ 41.Ke1 Rb1+ 42.Kd2 Rb2+ 43.Kc3 Rbxf2 44.Rxf2 Rxf2 45.Nd6 Rf3 46.Kd2 Rf2+ 47.Ke1 Rf4 48.Nxc8 Rxe4 49.Ke2 Kf7 50.Ra6 1-0 [Event "Amber-blind 3rd"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Karpov, Anatoly"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2740"] [ECO "A30"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.g3 Bb7 4.Bg2 c5 5.O-O g6 6.Nc3 Bg7 7.d4 cxd4 8.Qxd4 d6 9.Be3 Nbd7 10.Rac1 Rc8 11.Rfd1 O-O 12.Qh4 Re8 13.b3 a6 14.Bh3 Rc7 15.Bh6 Rc5 16.Bxg7 Kxg7 17.Qd4 Kg8 18.b4 Rc7 19.Nd5 Nxd5 20.cxd5 Nf6 21.e4 b5 22.Qe3 Bc8 23.Rxc7 Qxc7 24.Rc1 Qb8 25.Bg2 Bd7 26.h3 Rc8 27.Nd4 Rxc1+ 28.Qxc1 Qb6 29.Qc3 Ne8 30.a3 Nc7 31.h4 e5 32.dxe6 Nxe6 33.Nxe6 Bxe6 34.Bf3 h5 35.Kg2 Kf8 36.e5 d5 37.Qd2 Qc7 38.Bxd5 Qxe5 39.Bb7 Qc7 40.Be4 Qe5 41.Qd3 Bc4 42.Qf3 Kg7 43.Bb7 Qd6 44.Kg1 Qd2 45.Qe3 Qd6 46.Kh2 Kh7 47.Qa7 Qf6 48.Qe3 Qd6 49.Qc5 Qe6 50.Kg2 Qd7 51.Be4 Kg7 52.Qe5+ Kg8 53.Qf6 Be6 54.Kh2 Kh7 55.Qf3 Kg8 56.Qc3 Qd1 57.Qe3 Bc4 58.Bb7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber-rapid 3rd"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "8"] [White "Karpov, Anatoly"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2740"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "D48"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 a6 9.e4 c5 10.d5 Qc7 11.O-O Bb7 12.dxe6 fxe6 13.Bc2 Be7 14.Ng5 Qc6 15.Qf3 h6 16.Qh3 hxg5 17.Qxh8+ Kf7 18.Qh3 g4 19.Qh4 Ne5 20.f3 gxf3 21.gxf3 c4 22.Be3 Ng6 23.Qe1 Rh8 24.Rd1 Bd6 25.Rd2 Qc7 26.Rxd6 Qxd6 27.Qd2 Qe5 28.Rf2 Rh3 29.Bd1 Nh4 30.Bd4 Qc7 31.Qg5 Qd8 32.Rd2 Bc6 33.e5 Nf5 34.Bc5 Qc7 35.exf6 Bxf3 36.fxg7 Qxc5+ 37.Rf2 Kg8 38.Bc2 Rxh2 39.Qd8+ Kxg7 40.Qd7+ Ne7 0-1 [Event "Amber-blind 3rd"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "9"] [White "Nunn, John DM"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2605"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "B22"] 1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.Bc4 Nb6 6.Bb3 c4 7.Bc2 g6 8.O-O Bg7 9.Re1 d6 10.exd6 Qxd6 11.Na3 O-O 12.b3 Be6 13.Ng5 Bd5 14.Qg4 cxb3 15.axb3 h6 16.Ne4 Qd7 17.Qxd7 Nxd7 18.d4 f5 19.Ng3 e5 20.dxe5 Ndxe5 21.Nb5 Rfd8 22.Bf4 a6 23.Nc7 Rac8 24.Nxd5 Rxd5 25.Rad1 Rcd8 26.Rxd5 Rxd5 27.Rd1 Ra5 28.h4 h5 29.Ne2 Ra2 30.Rc1 Bf8 31.b4 Rb2 32.Kf1 Nc4 33.Bg5 N6e5 34.Nf4 Kf7 35.Nd3 Nxd3 36.Bxd3 Ne5 37.Be2 Be7 38.Bf4 Bf6 39.Rd1 Rc2 40.g3 Ke6 41.c4 Rb2 42.b5 a5 43.c5 a4 44.Rd6+ Ke7 45.Rb6 a3 46.Rxb7+ Ke6 47.Rb6+ Ke7 48.Rb7+ Ke6 49.Rb6+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber-rapid 3rd"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Nunn, John DM"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2605"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 e6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nf6 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bf4 e5 8.Bg5 a6 9.Na3 b5 10.Bxf6 gxf6 11.Nd5 Bg7 12.Bd3 Ne7 13.Nxe7 Qxe7 14.c3 f5 15.O-O O-O 16.Nc2 Rb8 17.exf5 e4 18.Re1 Bxf5 19.Nd4 Bg6 20.Bxe4 Bxe4 21.f3 d5 22.fxe4 dxe4 23.Qg4 Qc5 24.Kh1 Rb6 25.Nf5 Rg6 26.Qxe4 Bf6 27.Re2 a5 28.a3 h6 29.Rf1 Rd8 30.h4 Qd5 31.h5 Rg5 32.Nxh6+ Kg7 33.Nf5+ Kh7 34.Nh4+ Qxe4 35.Rxe4 Rd6 36.g4 Rgd5 37.Nf5 Rd1 38.Nxd6 Rxf1+ 39.Kg2 Rb1 40.Re2 b4 41.axb4 axb4 42.cxb4 Bxb2 43.Nxf7 Bc3 44.g5 Rxb4 45.Re7 Kg8 46.Nh6+ Kf8 47.Rf7+ Ke8 48.g6 Rh4 49.Rf5 Bg7 50.Ng8 Bb2 51.Kf3 Bg7 52.h6 Bb2 53.g7 1-0 [Event "Amber-rapid 3rd"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "10"] [White "Seirawan, Yasser"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2585"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "D13"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 cxd5 5.Bf4 Nc6 6.e3 Bg4 7.Nf3 a6 8.Qb3 Bxf3 9.gxf3 Na5 10.Qa4+ Nc6 11.Qb3 Ra7 12.Bd3 e6 13.Rc1 Bd6 14.Bg3 O-O 15.O-O Na5 16.Qc2 Nc6 17.Qe2 Ra8 18.Na4 Rc8 19.Nc5 Bxc5 20.Rxc5 Nd7 21.Rc3 e5 22.dxe5 Ndxe5 23.Bf5 Ra8 24.f4 d4 25.exd4 Nxd4 26.Qxe5 Re8 27.Qc5 b6 28.Bxh7+ Kxh7 29.Qh5+ Kg8 30.Re3 Qf6 31.Rfe1 Rxe3 32.Rxe3 Rc8 33.Qd5 Nf5 34.Re5 g6 35.b4 b5 36.Kg2 Kg7 37.Re2 Rc4 38.a3 Rc3 39.Ra2 Kg8 40.a4 bxa4 41.Rxa4 Rc2 42.Qa8+ Kg7 43.Qe4 Qc6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber-blind 3rd"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Seirawan, Yasser"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2585"] [ECO "D02"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 c5 3.dxc5 e6 4.Bg5 Nf6 5.e4 Bxc5 6.e5 Bxf2+ 7.Ke2 Qb6 8.exf6 gxf6 9.Bc1 Bd7 10.Nc3 Na6 11.Ne1 Rc8 12.Nd3 Bd4 13.Qe1 Nb4 14.Kd1 Rg8 15.Nxb4 Qxb4 16.Bd2 Qxb2 17.Rb1 Qa3 18.Rb3 Qc5 19.Qh4 f5 20.Bd3 Rxg2 21.Ne2 Be5 22.Bb4 Rg4 23.Qxg4 fxg4 24.Bxc5 Rxc5 25.Rxb7 h5 26.Rxa7 h4 27.Kd2 f5 28.Rb1 Kd8 29.h3 g3 30.Ng1 Rc7 31.Ra8+ Ke7 32.Nf3 Bf6 33.Bb5 e5 34.Bxd7 Rxd7 35.Rbb8 e4 36.Rf8 Bg7 37.Rae8+ Kd6 38.Nxh4 Bxf8 39.Nxf5+ Kc5 40.Rxf8 g2 41.Rg8 Rf7 42.Ne3 Rf2+ 43.Ke1 Rf3 44.Nxg2 Rxh3 45.Nf4 Rh1+ 46.Kd2 d4 47.Rc8+ Kb5 48.Ne2 Rh2 49.Rd8 d3 50.cxd3 exd3 51.Rxd3 Kc4 52.Rc3+ Kd5 53.Kd3 Rh3+ 54.Kc2 Rxc3+ 55.Nxc3+ Kc4 56.a3 1-0 [Event "Amber-blind 3rd"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "11"] [White "Polgar, Judit"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2630"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "B31"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.O-O Bg7 5.c3 Nf6 6.Re1 O-O 7.d4 d5 8.e5 Ne4 9.Nbd2 cxd4 10.cxd4 Qb6 11.Bxc6 Qxc6 12.Nxe4 dxe4 13.Ng5 Rd8 14.Bf4 Qd5 15.Qe2 Bf5 16.g4 Bd7 17.Nxe4 Bb5 18.Qe3 Qxd4 19.Nc3 Bc6 20.h3 a6 21.Bg5 Qxe3 22.Rxe3 Kf8 23.a4 Rd4 24.Re2 Rd3 25.Kh2 Bf3 26.Ree1 Rc8 27.e6 h6 28.Bf4 Rc4 29.Bg3 Bd4 30.exf7 Kxf7 31.Ra3 g5 32.Be5 Bxf2 33.Rf1 Bc5 34.Raa1 Kg6 35.Rae1 Rd2+ 36.Kg3 Bc6 37.Rf3 Bxf3 38.Kxf3 Rf2+ 39.Kg3 Rxb2 40.Ne4 Rb3+ 0-1 [Event "Amber-rapid 3rd"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "11"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Polgar, Judit"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2630"] [ECO "E92"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.d5 a5 8.Bg5 h6 9.Bh4 Na6 10.O-O Qe8 11.Nd2 Bd7 12.Kh1 h5 13.b3 Ng4 14.a3 f6 15.Rb1 g5 16.Bg3 f5 17.exf5 Bxf5 18.Nde4 Qg6 19.h3 Bxe4 20.Nxe4 Qxe4 21.hxg4 h4 22.f3 Qd4 23.Bf2 Qf4 24.Qc1 Qxc1 25.Rfxc1 e4 26.Be3 exf3 27.Bxf3 Bf6 28.b4 Rae8 29.Bd2 axb4 30.axb4 b6 31.Re1 Nb8 32.Rxe8 Rxe8 33.Re1 Rxe1+ 34.Bxe1 Nd7 35.Bd2 Kg7 36.Kg1 Bd4+ 37.Kf1 Kf6 38.Ke1 Ne5 39.Be2 Bg1 40.Kd1 Bh2 41.Bc3 Ke7 42.Kc2 Ng6 43.Bd4 Be5 44.Be3 Bf4 45.Bg1 Ne5 46.Kb3 Kd7 47.Ka4 Bd2 48.Kb5 Ng6 49.Bd4 Nf4 50.Bf3 Nd3 51.Be4 Nxb4 52.Bf5+ Ke7 53.Bb2 Kd8 54.Bf6+ Ke8 55.Bb2 Ke7 56.Bd4 Kd8 57.Bf6+ Ke8 58.Bb2 Kd8 59.Bb1 Kd7 60.Ba3 c6+ 61.Kxb6 cxd5 62.Bf5+ Ke7 63.Kb5 Na2 64.cxd5 Nc3+ 65.Kc4 Nd1 66.Kd3 Bf4 67.Ke2 Nc3+ 68.Kf3 Nxd5 69.Bb2 Ne3 70.Bd3 Nd5 71.Be4 Nb6 72.Bd3 d5 73.Bd4 Nd7 74.Bf5 Nb8 75.Bc5+ Kf6 76.Bd4+ Be5 77.Bb6 Nc6 78.Bd7 Nb4 79.Bd8+ Kg6 80.Bf5+ Kh6 81.Be7 Nc6 82.Bf8+ Bg7 83.Bc5 Ne5+ 84.Ke2 Ng6 85.Bd6 Be5 86.Bxg6 1/2-1/2 [Event "PCA/Intel-GP"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Yudasin, Leonid"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2625"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "B31"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.O-O Bg7 5.Bxc6 dxc6 6.d3 Bg4 7.Nbd2 Nf6 8.Nc4 Nd7 9.Ne3 Bxf3 10.Qxf3 Nf8 11.Rd1 Ne6 12.c3 Qd7 13.a4 O-O 14.h4 h5 15.g4 hxg4 16.Qxg4 Rad8 17.h5 gxh5 18.Qxh5 Nf4 19.Qh2 Be5 20.Kf1 Qh3+ 21.Qxh3 Nxh3 22.Ng4 Bf4 23.Ne3 f6 24.Kg2 Ng5 25.Nf5 Bxc1 26.Raxc1 Kf7 27.f4 Ne6 28.Kf3 Rh8 29.d4 cxd4 30.cxd4 Rh3+ 31.Kg4 Rb3 32.Nh6+ Kg7 33.d5 cxd5 34.exd5 Kxh6 35.dxe6 f5+ 36.Kxf5 Rf8+ 37.Ke5 Re3+ 38.Kd4 Rxe6 39.Rh1+ Kg6 40.Rhg1+ Kf7 41.Rc7 Rd8+ 42.Kc3 Re3+ 43.Kc2 Re2+ 44.Kb3 Rd3+ 45.Ka2 Rd4 46.Ka3 Re3+ 47.b3 Rxf4 48.Rxb7 a6 49.Rh1 Kg7 50.Rh5 Rf6 51.Ra7 Kg6 52.Rh4 e5 53.a5 e4 54.Rb7 Re1 55.Rb6 e3 56.Kb4 Rd1 57.Rxf6+ Kxf6 58.Re4 Re1 59.Kc5 Kf5 60.Re8 Kf4 61.Re6 e2 62.Kb6 Kf3 63.Rf6+ Ke3 64.Re6+ Kf3 65.Rf6+ Ke4 1/2-1/2 [Event "PCA/Intel-GP"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Yudasin, Leonid"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2625"] [ECO "A34"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.g3 Bg7 6.Bg2 O-O 7.O-O c5 8.d3 Nxc3 9.bxc3 Bxc3 10.Bh6 Bg7 11.Bxg7 Kxg7 12.Qa4 Na6 13.Qa3 Rb8 14.Rab1 f6 15.Rfc1 e5 16.Nd2 b6 17.Rc4 b5 18.Rc2 Rf7 19.Ne4 c4 20.dxc4 bxc4 21.Rbc1 Rb4 22.Rxc4 Rxc4 23.Rxc4 Rc7 24.Rxc7+ Qxc7 25.Nd6 Kh6 26.Qe3+ g5 27.Nxc8 Qxc8 28.Qxa7 Qc1+ 29.Bf1 Nc5 30.Qc7 Qa3 31.Qd6 Kg7 32.e3 Qc1 33.Kg2 Qc2 34.Qe7+ Kg6 35.Qe8+ Kg7 36.Qc6 h5 37.a4 h4 38.a5 Qc3 39.a6 Qa5 40.Bb5 Qa3 41.Qc7+ Kh6 42.Qe7 Qb4 43.Qxf6+ Kh7 44.Qf5+ Kh6 45.a7 1-0 [Event "PCA/Intel-GP"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Kasparov, Gary"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2805"] [ECO "E93"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.d4 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.d5 Nbd7 8.Be3 Ng4 9.Bg5 f6 10.Bh4 h5 11.Nd2 Nh6 12.f3 Nf7 13.Qc2 Bh6 14.O-O-O c5 15.dxc6 bxc6 16.Kb1 a5 17.Na4 c5 18.Nc3 Be3 19.Nd5 Bd4 20.Nb3 Bb7 21.Nxd4 cxd4 22.f4 Rb8 23.Rhf1 Nh6 24.c5 Bxd5 25.exd5 Nf5 26.fxe5 Nxh4 27.exd6 Ne5 28.Rxd4 Nf5 29.Rxf5 gxf5 30.Qxf5 Kg7 31.Bxh5 Rh8 32.Rg4+ Kf8 33.Qe6 Rb7 34.c6 Rxb2+ 35.Kxb2 Qb6+ 36.Ka3 Qc5+ 37.Ka4 Qc2+ 38.Kb5 Qb2+ 39.Ka6 Qe2+ 40.Kb7 Rh7+ 41.d7 1-0 [Event "PCA/Intel-GP"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Kasparov, Gary"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2805"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nge2 Nf6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Nd5 Be7 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.c3 O-O 12.Nc2 Rb8 13.a3 a5 14.h4 Ne7 15.Nce3 Nxd5 16.Nxd5 Be6 17.g3 Qd7 18.Bg2 Bd8 19.O-O Bb6 20.Qd2 Rfc8 21.Rfd1 Bxd5 22.Qxd5 b4 23.axb4 axb4 24.Qxd6 Qg4 25.Qd3 bxc3 26.bxc3 g6 27.Rab1 Rd8 28.Qf3 Rxd1+ 29.Rxd1 Qxf3 30.Bxf3 Rc8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Moscow ol (Men)"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Nogueiras, Jesus"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2530"] [BlackElo "2725"] [ECO "D47"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6 4.e3 Nf6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 Bb7 9.a3 Bd6 10.O-O O-O 11.Bd2 Qe7 12.Rc1 a6 13.Ne4 c5 14.Nxd6 Qxd6 1/2-1/2 [Event "PCA/Intel-GP"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Vyzmanavin, Alexey"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2610"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "D45"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.e3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Bd2 O-O 8.O-O-O e5 9.cxd5 cxd5 10.Nb5 Bb8 11.dxe5 Nxe5 12.Bc3 Qe7 13.Bd4 Rd8 14.Kb1 Bg4 15.Be2 a6 16.Nc3 b5 17.Nxe5 Bxe5 18.Bxg4 Nxg4 19.Qf5 Qe6 20.Qf3 Rac8 21.h3 Nf6 22.Bxe5 Qxe5 23.Rd4 h6 24.Rhd1 Qc7 25.Qf5 Qc5 26.a3 a5 27.Nxd5 Nxd5 28.Rxd5 Rxd5 29.Rxd5 Qc1+ 30.Ka2 Qc4+ 31.Ka1 Qf1+ 32.Ka2 1/2-1/2 [Event "PCA/Intel-GP"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Vyzmanavin, Alexey"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2610"] [ECO "A87"] 1.Nf3 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.O-O O-O 6.d4 d6 7.Nc3 Qe8 8.d5 a5 9.Be3 Na6 10.Qc1 Ng4 11.Bd4 Bh6 12.Qd1 c5 13.dxc6 bxc6 14.h3 Nf6 15.Na4 Ne4 16.Nb6 Rb8 17.Nxc8 Qxc8 18.b3 a4 19.Rb1 axb3 20.axb3 Nb4 21.e3 Bg7 22.Bxg7 Kxg7 23.Ra1 Qe6 24.Ra7 Qf6 25.Qd4 Qxd4 26.Nxd4 Kf6 27.Bxe4 fxe4 28.f3 Rfe8 29.fxe4+ Kg7 30.c5 dxc5 31.Ne6+ Kg8 32.Nxc5 Rbd8 33.Nd7 Ra8 34.Rfa1 Rxa7 35.Rxa7 Kf7 36.Kf2 Ke6 37.Ke2 Rc8 38.Rb7 Na6 39.Ra7 Rd8 40.Rxa6 Kxd7 41.Kd3 Rb8 42.Kc4 Rb5 43.b4 Re5 44.Kd4 Rb5 45.Ra4 Kd6 1/2-1/2 [Event "PCA/Intel-GP"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Vyzmanavin, Alexey"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2610"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "D45"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.e3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Bd2 O-O 8.O-O-O b5 9.e4 b4 10.e5 bxc3 11.Bxc3 Be7 12.exf6 Nxf6 13.Ne5 Bb7 14.c5 Nd7 15.Bd3 h6 16.f4 a5 17.Qe2 Nxe5 18.fxe5 Qc8 19.Bb1 Bg5+ 20.Bd2 Ba6 21.Qf2 f5 22.exf6 Rxf6 23.Qg3 Bxd2+ 24.Rxd2 Qb8 25.Qc3 Qb4 26.Qc2 Qc4 27.Qxc4 Bxc4 28.b3 Ba6 29.Kb2 Kf7 30.Kc3 Ke7 31.Re1 Raf8 32.Bc2 Rf2 33.Red1 Rxd2 34.Rxd2 e5 35.dxe5 Ke6 36.b4 Rf4 37.Rd4 Rxd4 38.Kxd4 axb4 39.Ba4 Bc4 40.Bxc6 Bxa2 41.Ba4 Bc4 42.c6 Ba6 43.Bb3 Bc8 44.Bxd5+ Ke7 45.Kc5 Bf5 46.Kxb4 Kd8 47.Kc5 Kc7 48.e6 Bg6 49.e7 Be8 50.Be4 Bf7 51.Bf5 Be8 52.Be4 Bf7 53.Bf3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Moscow ol (Men)"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Annageldiev, Orazly"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2725"] [BlackElo "2440"] [ECO "A30"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e6 4.g3 b6 5.Bg2 Bb7 6.O-O Be7 7.Re1 d6 8.e4 a6 9.d4 cxd4 10.Nxd4 Qc7 11.Be3 Nbd7 12.f4 O-O 13.Rc1 Rfe8 14.Bf2 h6 15.b3 Rac8 16.h3 Qb8 17.g4 Nh7 18.Bg3 Bd8 19.a4 Bc7 20.Rc2 Nc5 21.Rf2 Rf8 22.h4 Rcd8 23.g5 hxg5 24.fxg5 d5 25.Bxc7 Qxc7 26.exd5 Qg3 27.Rf3 Qxh4 28.Rh3 Qxg5 29.b4 exd5 30.cxd5 1/2-1/2 [Event "PCA/Intel-GP"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2715"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "B31"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.O-O Bg7 5.c3 Nf6 6.Re1 O-O 7.d4 d5 8.exd5 Qxd5 9.c4 Qd6 10.d5 Na5 11.Na3 a6 12.Ba4 b5 13.cxb5 Nxd5 14.Bg5 Rd8 15.Rb1 axb5 16.Nxb5 Qb6 17.Qe2 Nc6 18.Bb3 Bg4 19.h3 Bxf3 20.Qxf3 Nf6 21.a4 Rd7 22.Rbc1 Rad8 23.Bc4 h6 24.Bh4 g5 25.Bg3 e6 26.b3 Nd5 27.Rcd1 Nd4 28.Nxd4 Bxd4 29.Bb5 Re7 30.Be5 Bxe5 31.Rxe5 Qc7 32.Re2 Kg7 33.Red2 Rb8 34.Bc4 Nf4 35.Rd6 Ng6 36.Qc3+ Kg8 37.Qf6 Ree8 38.Rd7 Qf4 39.Rxf7 Qxf6 40.Rxf6 Nf4 41.Rd7 Rbd8 42.Bxe6+ Nxe6 43.Rxe6 Rxd7 44.Rxe8+ Kg7 45.Rc8 Rb7 46.Rxc5 Rxb3 47.a5 Ra3 48.Rc7+ Kg6 49.Rc6+ Kg7 50.a6 Ra2 51.Rc7+ Kg6 52.a7 h5 53.g4 hxg4 54.hxg4 Kf6 55.Kf1 Ke5 56.Rf7 Ke6 57.Rf5 Rxa7 58.Rxg5 Ra4 59.Kg2 Kf6 60.Rf5+ Kg6 61.Kg3 Ra3+ 62.f3 Ra1 63.Rb5 Ra6 64.f4 Rc6 65.Kh4 Rd6 66.f5+ Kg7 67.Kg5 Rd7 68.Re5 Ra7 69.Re7+ Rxe7 70.f6+ Kf7 71.fxe7 1/2-1/2 [Event "PCA/Intel-GP"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2715"] [ECO "A04"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.O-O Nc6 5.d3 Nf6 6.e4 O-O 7.Re1 d6 8.Nc3 Bg4 9.h3 Bxf3 10.Bxf3 Rb8 11.Bg2 b5 12.a3 Nd7 13.e5 Nd4 14.exd6 exd6 15.Nd5 Nb6 16.Ne7+ Kh8 17.Bg5 Qd7 18.Be3 Ne6 19.Nc6 Rbc8 20.d4 Rxc6 21.d5 Rcc8 22.dxe6 fxe6 23.Bf4 e5 24.Be3 d5 25.b4 d4 26.Bg5 c4 27.Qd2 Qf5 28.h4 Na4 29.Be4 Qf7 30.h5 gxh5 31.Bg2 Nc3 32.Rf1 e4 33.Rae1 Qg6 34.Be7 Rf7 35.Bc5 d3 36.cxd3 cxd3 37.Kh2 h4 38.Qe3 Re8 39.Bd4 Bxd4 40.Qxd4+ Qg7 41.Qe3 Nd5 42.Qc5 Nf6 43.Bh3 Rg8 44.Qd6 Rc7 45.Rc1 Rxc1 46.Rxc1 hxg3+ 47.fxg3 e3 48.Be6 d2 49.Rg1 Ne4 50.Qf4 e2 51.Bxg8 e1=Q 52.Bd5 Qf2+ 0-1 [Event "PCA/Intel-GP"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2715"] [ECO "B36"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 g6 3.e4 Nc6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nf6 6.Nc3 d6 7.Be2 Nxd4 8.Qxd4 Bg7 9.Bg5 O-O 10.Qd2 a6 11.O-O Be6 12.Rad1 Qa5 13.b3 b5 14.Bxf6 Bxf6 15.Nd5 Qxd2 16.Nxf6+ exf6 17.Rxd2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Moscow ol (Men)"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Damljanovic, Branko"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2725"] [BlackElo "2505"] [ECO "D16"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 dxc4 4.Nc3 c6 5.a4 Bg4 6.Ne5 Bh5 7.f3 Nfd7 8.Nxc4 e5 9.Ne4 Bb4+ 10.Bd2 Qe7 11.Bxb4 Qxb4+ 12.Qd2 Qxd2+ 13.Kxd2 exd4 14.Ned6+ Ke7 15.Nf5+ Kf6 16.Nxd4 Rd8 17.e4 Nc5 18.Kc3 Rxd4 19.Kxd4 Nb3+ 20.Kc3 Nxa1 21.Be2 Ke7 22.Rxa1 Nd7 23.b4 f6 24.Rd1 Nb6 25.Na5 Nxa4+ 26.Kb3 Nb6 27.Nxb7 Bf7+ 28.Kc3 Rb8 29.Ba6 Be8 30.Ra1 Nd7 31.h4 Nb6 32.Nc5 Nd7 33.Nb3 g6 34.Nd4 Nb6 35.Bc4 Rb7 36.Bb3 Bd7 37.Ra5 Na8 38.Ba4 Rc7 39.Rc5 Nb6 1-0 [Event "PCA/Intel-GP"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2715"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 Bg7 11.Bd3 Ne7 12.Nxe7 Qxe7 13.c3 f5 14.Nc2 Bb7 15.Ne3 fxe4 16.Nf5 Qf6 17.Bxe4 d5 18.Bxd5 Rd8 19.Qg4 Rxd5 20.Qxg7 Qxg7 21.Nxg7+ Ke7 22.Nf5+ Ke6 23.Ne3 Rd7 24.Ke2 f5 25.f3 f4 26.Nc2 Rg8 27.Rhg1 Bd5 28.Kf2 Bxa2 29.Nd4+ exd4 30.Rxa2 dxc3 31.bxc3 Rd6 32.Rga1 Kf5 33.g4+ fxg3+ 34.hxg3 Rgg6 35.g4+ Kf4 36.Rb1 Rge6 37.Rb4+ Kg5 38.Rb1 Rd3 39.Kg3 Rxc3 40.Rh1 Kg6 41.Rah2 Rf6 42.Rh6+ Kf7 43.Rxh7+ Ke6 44.Rf1 Kd5 45.g5 Rfc6 46.Kg4 b4 47.Rb7 b3 48.f4 a5 49.f5 R6c4+ 50.Kh5 Kc6 51.Rb8 Kc7 52.Rb5 Kc6 53.Rxa5 Rc1 54.Ra6+ Kc7 55.Rxc1 Rxc1 56.Ra7+ Kc6 57.Ra6+ Kc7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Moscow ol (Men)"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "5"] [White "Kupreichik, Viktor D"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2545"] [BlackElo "2725"] [ECO "B30"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Bc4 d6 5.d3 Be7 6.Nd2 Bg5 7.h4 Bh6 8.g4 Bf4 9.Nd5 Nge7 10.Nxf4 exf4 11.Bb5 O-O 12.Bxc6 Nxc6 13.Nb3 d5 14.Bxf4 dxe4 15.dxe4 Qf6 16.Be3 Qxb2 17.Bxc5 Rd8 18.Qe2 b6 19.Be3 Nb4 20.Kf1 Qxc2 21.Qxc2 Nxc2 22.Rc1 Nxe3+ 23.fxe3 Bxg4 24.Kf2 Re8 25.Rc4 Be6 26.Ra4 a5 27.Rb1 g6 28.Nd4 Bd7 29.Rc4 Rxe4 30.Rxb6 Rxh4 31.Rc7 Be8 32.Rbb7 Rh2+ 33.Kg3 Rxa2 34.Nf3 Re2 35.Kf4 a4 36.Ng5 a3 37.Ra7 Rxa7 38.Rxa7 a2 39.Ne4 Bc6 40.Nc3 Rc2 41.Nxa2 Bd5 42.Nb4 Rc4+ 0-1 [Event "Moscow ol (Men)"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Georgiev, Kiril"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2725"] [BlackElo "2615"] [ECO "D17"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 e6 7.f3 Bb4 8.e4 Bxe4 9.fxe4 Nxe4 10.Bd2 Qxd4 11.Nxe4 Qxe4+ 12.Qe2 Bxd2+ 13.Kxd2 Qd5+ 14.Kc2 Na6 15.Nxc4 O-O-O 16.Qe3 Kb8 17.Be2 Ka8 18.g4 f6 19.Rhd1 Qg2 20.Rxd8+ Rxd8 21.Qxe6 Qxh2 22.Rd1 Rb8 23.a5 Nc7 24.Nb6+ axb6 25.axb6 Na6 26.Ra1 Rd8 27.Qe7 Qd6 28.Rxa6+ Kb8 29.Qxd6+ Rxd6 30.Ra3 c5 31.Rb3 g6 32.Rb5 Re6 33.Bd3 Re5 34.b4 h5 35.Rxc5 Re6 36.gxh5 gxh5 37.Rxh5 Rxb6 38.Kc3 Rc6+ 39.Kd4 Rb6 40.Kc5 Rc6+ 41.Kd5 1-0 [Event "Moscow ol (Men)"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "7"] [White "Apicella, Manuel"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2465"] [BlackElo "2725"] [ECO "B58"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nf3 h6 8.h3 Be6 9.O-O Be7 10.Re1 Rc8 11.Bf1 Nb8 12.Nd5 Nxd5 13.exd5 Bf5 14.c4 O-O 15.Qa4 a5 16.a3 Bd7 17.Qd1 a4 18.b4 axb3 19.Qxb3 Na6 20.Be3 Qc7 21.a4 Nc5 22.Bxc5 Qxc5 23.Qxb7 Rc7 24.Qb3 Ra8 25.Nd2 f5 26.Nb1 Bh4 27.g3 Bf6 28.Nc3 e4 29.Ra2 Qa5 30.Rc1 Be5 31.Rcc2 Rc5 32.Nb5 Kh8 33.Qe3 Qb4 34.Nd4 Rcc8 35.Ne6 Rxa4 36.Rxa4 Qxa4 37.Rd2 Qa1 38.Kg2 Rb8 39.Nf4 Rb1 40.Qe2 Re1 41.Ra2 Rxe2 42.Rxa1 Rxf2+ 43.Kxf2 Bxa1 44.Ke3 Kg8 45.Ne6 g6 46.c5 Be5 47.g4 Bxe6 48.dxe6 d5 49.gxf5 gxf5 50.Bb5 Kf8 51.Bc6 d4+ 52.Kd2 Bf4+ 53.Kc2 d3+ 54.Kc3 Be3 55.Kc4 Ke7 56.Kd5 Bxc5 57.Bb5 Bd6 58.Bc4 Bc7 59.Bb5 Kf6 60.h4 Bg3 61.h5 Bc7 0-1 [Event "Moscow ol (Men)"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Malaniuk, Vladimir P"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2725"] [BlackElo "2610"] [ECO "A87"] 1.Nf3 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 d6 4.d4 g6 5.O-O Bg7 6.c4 O-O 7.Nc3 Qe8 8.d5 Na6 9.Rb1 Bd7 10.b4 c5 11.dxc6 Bxc6 12.Qb3 Ne4 13.Bb2 Nxc3 14.Bxc3 Bxc3 15.c5+ e6 16.Qxc3 dxc5 17.b5 Bxb5 18.Ne5 Rb8 19.Rfe1 b6 20.e4 Nc7 21.exf5 gxf5 22.Qe3 a6 23.Qg5+ Kh8 24.Rbd1 Rg8 25.Qf4 Qe7 26.Bc6 Rg4 27.Nxg4 Bxc6 28.Rd6 Be8 29.Nh6 Rc8 30.Rxb6 Qg7 31.Rb7 Bc6 32.Ra7 Nd5 33.Qe5 Qxe5 34.Nf7+ Kg8 35.Nxe5 Bb5 36.a4 Bxa4 37.Rxa6 Bb5 38.Rxe6 c4 39.Rd6 Nb4 40.Rb6 Nc2 41.Rb1 1-0 [Event "Moscow ol (Men)"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Ehlvest, Jaan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2725"] [BlackElo "2600"] [ECO "B00"] 1.Nf3 b6 2.e4 Bb7 3.Nc3 e6 4.d4 Bb4 5.Bd3 Nf6 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bxf6 Qxf6 8.O-O Bxc3 9.bxc3 d5 10.exd5 Bxd5 11.Ne5 O-O 12.Qh5 Qd8 13.c4 Bb7 14.d5 Qd6 15.Rae1 exd5 16.Qf5 g6 17.Qh3 Kg7 18.Nxf7 Kxf7 19.Qxh6 Rg8 20.f4 Nd7 21.f5 Rh8 22.fxg6+ Kg8 23.Qf4 Qxf4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Moscow ol (Men)"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "11"] [White "Sturua, Zurab"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2535"] [BlackElo "2725"] [ECO "D45"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.e3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Be2 O-O 8.O-O Re8 9.Rd1 Qe7 10.h3 h6 11.b3 dxc4 12.bxc4 e5 13.a4 e4 14.Nd2 Nf8 15.Qb3 Ng6 16.Ba3 Nh4 17.Bf1 Rb8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Moscow ol (Men)"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "12"] [White "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2585"] [BlackElo "2725"] [ECO "D45"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.e3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Be2 O-O 8.O-O Re8 9.Rd1 b6 10.e4 Nxe4 11.Nxe4 dxe4 12.Qxe4 Qc7 13.Be3 Bb7 14.c5 bxc5 15.dxc5 Bf8 16.Rac1 Nf6 17.Qf4 e5 18.Qg3 Nd5 19.Bg5 Re6 20.Qh4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Moscow ol (Men)"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "13"] [White "Adams, Michael"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2640"] [BlackElo "2725"] [ECO "B65"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 d6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nf6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 Be7 8.O-O-O Nxd4 9.Qxd4 O-O 10.f4 Qa5 11.Bc4 Bd7 12.e5 dxe5 13.fxe5 Bc6 14.Bd2 Nd7 15.Nd5 Qc5 16.Nxe7+ Qxe7 17.Rhe1 Rfd8 18.Qg4 Nf8 19.Bd3 Rxd3 20.cxd3 Qd7 21.Bb4 Qd5 22.Bxf8 Rxf8 23.Kb1 Qxg2 24.Qxg2 Bxg2 25.Rc1 Bc6 26.Kc2 f5 27.exf6 Rxf6 28.Rf1 Rh6 29.Rf2 Rh3 30.Kc3 h6 31.Kd4 Kh7 32.b3 g5 33.Rcf1 Kg6 34.Rf6+ Kh5 35.Rxe6 Rxh2 36.Rff6 Rxa2 37.Rxh6+ Kg4 38.Re5 Rg2 39.Rg6 Kh4 40.Rh6+ Kg4 41.Rg6 Kh4 42.Re3 g4 43.Ke5 Rf2 44.d4 Rd2 45.Rh6+ Kg5 46.Rh8 Bf3 47.Rf8 Bc6 48.b4 b6 49.Rd8 a5 50.d5 Rxd5+ 51.Rxd5 Bxd5 52.bxa5 bxa5 53.Kxd5 Kf4 54.Ra3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Munich Express"] [Site "Munich"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Short, Nigel D"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2665"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "B45"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Ndb5 Bb4 7.a3 Bxc3+ 8.Nxc3 d5 9.exd5 exd5 10.Bd3 O-O 11.O-O d4 12.Ne2 Qd5 13.c4 dxc3 14.Nxc3 Qa5 15.Re1 Rd8 16.Qe2 Bg4 17.f3 Nd4 18.Qf1 Bf5 19.Bxf5 Qxf5 20.Rb1 Rac8 21.Be3 Nc2 22.Re2 Nxe3 23.Rxe3 Rd2 24.Re2 Rxe2 25.Nxe2 h6 26.Nd4 Qc5 27.Qf2 Rd8 28.Ne2 Qc2 29.Nc3 Rd2 30.Qg3 Nd5 31.Re1 Nxc3 32.bxc3 Qxc3 33.Qb8+ Kh7 34.Qxb7 Qd4+ 35.Kh1 Qd7 36.Qxd7 Rxd7 37.h3 Kg6 38.Re4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Munich Express"] [Site "Munich"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2715"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 f5 11.Bd3 Be6 12.O-O Bxd5 13.exd5 Ne7 14.c3 Bg7 15.Qh5 e4 16.Be2 Qd7 17.Rad1 Ng6 18.g3 O-O 19.Nc2 Rae8 20.Ne3 Re5 21.Qh3 Qc8 22.Nc2 f4 23.Qxc8 Rxc8 24.f3 exf3 25.Bxf3 fxg3 26.hxg3 Ree8 27.Nb4 a5 28.Nc6 b4 29.cxb4 axb4 30.Rd2 Ne5 31.Rc2 Nd3 32.b3 Ra8 33.Be2 Re3 34.Kg2 Bc3 35.Bxd3 Rxd3 36.Rf4 Rd2+ 37.Rxd2 Bxd2 38.Rf2 Bc3 39.Ne7+ Kf8 40.Nf5 Be5 41.Rc2 Ke8 42.Kf3 Kd7 43.Rh2 h5 44.Rc2 Rg8 45.Rg2 Rg5 46.Ne3 Bd4 47.Nc2 Bc5 48.Rd2 Rf5+ 49.Kg2 Ke7 50.Ne1 Kf6 51.Nf3 Ke7 52.Nh4 Re5 53.Nf3 Re3 54.Nd4 Kf6 55.Nc2 Rc3 56.Ne1 Kf5 57.Nf3 Be3 58.Re2 Ke4 59.Nh4 Kxd5 60.Nf5 Bc5 1-0 [Event "Munich Express"] [Site "Munich"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Lobron, Eric"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2570"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c6 3.Bg2 Bg4 4.O-O Nd7 5.b3 e5 6.Bb2 Bd6 7.d3 Ngf6 8.Nbd2 O-O 9.h3 Bh5 10.Nh4 Re8 11.Nf5 Bf8 12.Qe1 a5 13.a3 Bg6 14.Nh4 Qb6 15.Nxg6 hxg6 16.e3 Rad8 17.Qe2 Bc5 18.c3 Bd6 19.b4 c5 20.c4 cxb4 21.axb4 Bxb4 22.cxd5 Qa6 23.Nc4 a4 24.Rfb1 Bf8 25.Bc3 b5 26.Na3 Nc5 27.Nxb5 Rc8 28.d4 exd4 29.Bxd4 Nfe4 30.Qa2 g5 31.Bxe4 Rxe4 32.Bxc5 Rxc5 33.Nd4 Ra5 34.Nc6 Rc5 35.Rb8 Qd3 36.Rd8 Rc2 37.Qb1 Rxe3 38.Qb8 Rxg3+ 39.Qxg3 Qe2 40.Rxf8+ Kxf8 41.Qb8+ Qe8 42.Qxe8+ Kxe8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Munich Express"] [Site "Munich"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Nikolic, Predrag"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2625"] [ECO "E11"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.d4 e6 3.c4 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 c5 5.g3 Bxd2+ 6.Qxd2 Ne4 7.Qe3 Qa5+ 8.Nbd2 Nxd2 9.Nxd2 O-O 10.dxc5 Na6 11.Bg2 Qxc5 12.Qxc5 Nxc5 13.O-O-O a5 14.Nb1 Rd8 15.Rd6 Ra6 16.Rhd1 Kf8 17.Nc3 Ke7 18.Nb5 Rxd6 19.Rxd6 Na6 20.Rb6 d5 21.cxd5 exd5 22.Na7 Nc5 23.Rb5 Kd6 24.Rxa5 Bg4 25.b4 Na6 26.Rxd5+ Ke7 27.Rxd8 Kxd8 28.a3 b6 29.Nc6+ Kc7 30.Nd4 Kd6 31.h3 Bd7 32.f4 Nc7 33.e4 f6 34.Kd2 g5 35.Bf1 h6 36.h4 gxh4 37.gxh4 Ne8 38.Bb5 Ng7 39.Bxd7 Kxd7 40.Nf5 Ne6 41.Ke3 h5 42.Ng3 1-0 [Event "Munich Express"] [Site "Munich"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Kasparov, Gary"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2815"] [ECO "E92"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.d5 a5 8.Bg5 h6 9.Bh4 Na6 10.O-O Bd7 11.Nd2 Nc5 12.b3 Nfxe4 13.Bxd8 Nxc3 14.Qe1 Rfxd8 15.Rc1 Nxa2 16.Ra1 Nb4 17.Bd1 e4 18.Rb1 Re8 19.Qe3 f5 20.h4 Rf8 21.g3 Rae8 22.Kg2 Nbd3 23.Rg1 f4 24.gxf4 Rxf4 25.h5 g5 26.Rf1 Rh4 27.Rh1 Rf4 28.Rf1 Ref8 29.f3 Rh4 30.fxe4 Nf4+ 31.Kg1 Ncd3 32.e5 Nxe5 33.Rc1 Rh3 34.Nf3 g4 35.Nxe5 Rxe3 36.Nxd7 Nh3+ 37.Kg2 Rxf1 38.Kxf1 g3 39.Kg2 Nf4+ 0-1 [Event "Munich Express"] [Site "Munich"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Hjartarson, Johann"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2595"] [ECO "A70"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.d5 d6 5.Nc3 exd5 6.cxd5 g6 7.h3 Bg7 8.e4 O-O 9.Bd3 Bd7 10.O-O b5 11.Bf4 c4 12.Bc2 Qb6 13.e5 dxe5 14.Nxe5 Na6 15.Nxd7 Nxd7 16.d6 Nb4 17.Be3 Qd8 18.Be4 Rc8 19.a3 Nc6 20.Qd2 a6 21.Rad1 Re8 22.Bc2 Qh4 23.Bb1 Re5 24.Nd5 Rd8 25.Bf4 Rh5 26.Bg3 Qg5 27.Qxg5 Rxg5 28.Ne7+ 1-0 [Event "Munich Express"] [Site "Munich"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Cvitan, Ognjen"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2570"] [ECO "B74"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 d6 3.Nge2 Nc6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.Be2 Nf6 8.O-O O-O 9.Kh1 Bd7 10.f4 Rc8 11.Nb3 a6 12.a4 Na5 13.e5 Ne8 14.Nxa5 Qxa5 15.Nd5 Rc6 16.Nxe7+ Kh8 17.Nxc6 Bxc6 18.exd6 Nf6 19.Bf3 Ne4 20.Bd4 f5 21.Bxg7+ Kxg7 22.Qd4+ Kh6 23.b4 1-0 [Event "Munich Express"] [Site "Munich"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Gelfand, Boris"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2685"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "C10"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Nxf6+ Nxf6 7.Bd3 c5 8.dxc5 Bxc5 9.Qe2 Qc7 10.O-O O-O 11.Bg5 Be7 12.Rad1 Bd7 13.Ne5 Rad8 14.c4 Bc6 15.Bf4 Bd6 16.c5 Bxc5 17.Ng6 Qb6 18.Nxf8 Rxf8 19.Be5 Nd5 20.Bxh7+ Kxh7 21.Qh5+ Kg8 22.Bxg7 Kxg7 23.Qg5+ Kh7 24.Rd3 Ne3 25.fxe3 Be4 26.Qh4+ 1-0 [Event "PCA-Wch Candidats m4"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Kamsky, Gata"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2695"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "D44"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 e6 5.Bg5 dxc4 6.e4 b5 7.e5 h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.Nxg5 hxg5 10.Bxg5 Nbd7 11.exf6 Bb7 12.g3 c5 13.d5 Qb6 14.Bg2 O-O-O 15.O-O b4 16.Na4 Qb5 17.a3 Ne5 18.axb4 cxb4 19.Qd4 Nc6 20.dxc6 Rxd4 21.cxb7+ Kc7 22.Be3 e5 23.Nc3 bxc3 24.bxc3 Bc5 25.cxd4 Bxd4 26.Rfb1 Qc5 27.Ra6 Rb8 28.Bc1 c3 29.Ba3 Qc4 30.Bd6+ Kd7 31.Bc6+ Ke6 32.Bb5 Bxf2+ 33.Kxf2 Qd4+ 34.Kf1 Qe4 35.Re1 Qh1+ 36.Kf2 Qxh2+ 37.Kf3 Rxb7 38.Bxe5+ Rb6 39.Bc4+ Kd7 40.Rxa7+ Kc8 41.Rc7+ 1-0 [Event "PCA/Intel-GP"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Benjamin, Joel"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2725"] [BlackElo "2610"] [ECO "A30"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nc3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 g6 6.O-O Bg7 7.d4 cxd4 8.Qxd4 Nc6 9.Qf4 Rc8 10.Rd1 O-O 11.Bd2 Nh5 12.Qh4 Na5 13.b3 f5 14.Rac1 Nc6 15.Nd5 e6 16.Qxd8 Rfxd8 17.Nc3 Nf6 18.Bf4 Ne8 19.Nb5 a6 20.Nc3 Nb4 21.Bg5 Bf6 22.Bxf6 Nxf6 23.a3 Nc6 24.Na4 Na5 25.Nxb6 Rc6 26.b4 Rxb6 27.bxa5 Rb2 28.Rb1 Rxb1 29.Rxb1 Bxf3 30.Bxf3 Rc8 31.Rb6 Rxc4 32.Rxa6 Ra4 33.Bb7 Rxa3 34.Ra8+ Kf7 35.a6 Ra2 36.Rc8 g5 37.f3 h5 38.Kf2 h4 39.gxh4 gxh4 40.Rh8 Ra4 41.Ke3 Kg7 42.Rd8 Kf7 43.Kd3 Ke7 44.Rc8 Nh5 45.Rc4 Ra3+ 46.Kc2 f4 47.Kb2 Ra5 48.Kb3 Kd6 49.Bc8 e5 50.Ra4 1-0 [Event "PCA/Intel-GP"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Benjamin, Joel"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2610"] [BlackElo "2725"] [ECO "B31"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.O-O Bg7 5.Re1 Nf6 6.e5 Nd5 7.d3 O-O 8.Nbd2 d6 9.Bxc6 bxc6 10.Nc4 h6 11.h3 Be6 12.Bd2 Qd7 13.Qc1 Kh7 14.Re4 g5 15.Bxg5 hxg5 16.Qxg5 Bf5 17.Rh4+ Kg8 18.g4 Bg6 19.Re1 dxe5 20.Nfxe5 Qe6 21.Qd2 Nb6 22.Nxg6 Qxg6 23.Ne5 Qd6 24.Rh5 Nd5 25.Rg5 Qh6 26.Nf3 f6 27.Rf5 Qxd2 28.Nxd2 Rae8 29.Re6 Kf7 30.Rxc6 e6 31.Rf3 Rc8 32.Ra6 Rc7 33.c3 Rb8 34.Nc4 Ke7 35.h4 Nb6 36.Na5 Kf7 37.Re3 Nd5 38.Rexe6 Rxb2 39.Nc4 Rb1+ 40.Kh2 Rf1 41.Red6 Nxc3 42.Kg2 Ra1 43.a3 Ne2 44.Rd8 Nf4+ 45.Kf3 Ne6 46.Nd6+ Kg6 47.Re8 Nd4+ 48.Kg2 Rc6 49.h5+ Kh7 50.Rxc6 Nxc6 51.Rc8 Nd4 52.Rc7 Rxa3 53.Ne8 Ne6 54.Re7 Ra6 55.Nxf6+ Kh6 56.Ne4 Bf8 57.Rf7 Bg7 58.f4 Ra3 59.Ng3 Rxd3 60.g5+ Kh7 61.h6 Kg6 0-1 [Event "PCA/Intel-GP"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Polgar, Judit"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2725"] [BlackElo "2630"] [ECO "B50"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.b3 Nc6 4.Bb2 d6 5.d4 cxd4 6.Nxd4 Nf6 7.Bd3 d5 8.Nxc6 bxc6 9.Nd2 Qc7 10.Qe2 Be7 11.O-O O-O 12.c4 Rd8 13.Rac1 Qa5 14.Bc3 Qb6 15.cxd5 cxd5 16.e5 Nd7 17.Nf3 a5 18.Bd4 Qb4 19.Rc7 a4 20.bxa4 Qxa4 21.Bb5 Qa5 22.Rfc1 Ba3 23.R1c3 Rb8 24.Bd3 Be7 25.Ra7 Qb4 26.Rb3 1-0 [Event "PCA-Wch Candidats m4"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Kamsky, Gata"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2695"] [ECO "A33"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.g3 O-O 5.Bg2 c5 6.O-O Nc6 7.d4 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Qe7 9.Nc2 Bxc3 10.bxc3 Rd8 11.Ba3 d6 12.Rb1 Qc7 13.Nd4 Nxd4 14.cxd4 Qxc4 15.Qd2 Qa6 16.Rb3 Rb8 17.e4 Bd7 18.Re1 Ba4 19.Rf3 Rbc8 20.Bf1 Bb5 21.Bh3 Qa4 22.d5 Rc2 23.Qe3 exd5 24.e5 d4 25.Qg5 Re2 26.exf6 Rxe1+ 27.Bf1 Rxf1+ 28.Kg2 Rg1+ 29.Kh3 Bd7+ 30.Kh4 g6 31.Qh6 d3+ 32.Rf4 Qxf4+ 33.Qxf4 Rh1 34.g4 h6 35.Kh3 g5 36.Qd4 d2 37.Qxd2 Rg1 38.f3 Bb5 0-1 [Event "PCA/Intel-GP"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Polgar, Judit"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2630"] [BlackElo "2725"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Nd5 Be7 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.c3 O-O 12.Nc2 Rb8 13.b4 Ne7 14.Nce3 Bg5 15.Nxe7+ Qxe7 16.Nd5 Qb7 17.a4 Be6 18.g3 Rfc8 19.Ra3 Bxd5 20.exd5 e4 21.Be2 Bf6 22.O-O Bxc3 23.axb5 axb5 24.Ra5 Qd7 25.Qb1 Re8 26.Ra6 g6 27.Rc6 Bd2 28.Qb2 e3 29.f4 Qf5 30.Rxd6 h5 31.Ra1 Rbc8 32.Rd1 Red8 33.Rf6 Bc3 34.Rxf5 Bxb2 35.Re5 Bxe5 36.fxe5 Rc2 37.Bf3 Re8 38.e6 fxe6 39.dxe6 Rd2 40.Re1 Rxe6 41.Be2 Re5 42.Kg2 Rf5 0-1 [Event "PCA/Intel-GP"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2695"] [BlackElo "2725"] [ECO "D47"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 Bb7 9.a3 b4 10.Ne4 Nxe4 11.Bxe4 bxa3 12.O-O axb2 13.Bxb2 Nf6 14.Bd3 Be7 15.Qb1 Rb8 16.Rxa7 Qb6 17.Qa2 O-O 18.Rb1 Ra8 19.Rxa8 Rxa8 20.Qc4 Ba6 21.Qc2 Bxd3 22.Qxd3 Qb5 23.Ne5 Rb8 24.Qxb5 Rxb5 25.Nc4 c5 1/2-1/2 [Event "PCA/Intel-GP"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2695"] [BlackElo "2725"] [ECO "E54"] 1.c4 c6 2.e4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nf3 Bb4 7.Bd3 dxc4 8.Bxc4 O-O 9.O-O a6 10.Bb3 b5 11.d5 Bxc3 12.dxe6 Ba5 13.exf7+ Kh8 14.Bf4 Nc6 15.Bd6 Bg4 16.Rc1 Ne7 17.Bc5 Ne4 18.Qxd8 Bxd8 19.Bxe7 Bxe7 20.Rfe1 Bf5 21.Bc2 Rac8 22.Nd4 Bg6 23.Ne6 Rxf7 24.Bxe4 Rxc1 25.Rxc1 Bxe4 26.Rc8+ Bf8 27.Nxf8 h6 28.f3 Bb7 29.Rd8 Kg8 30.Ne6+ Kh7 31.Kf2 g5 32.Rd7 Rxd7 33.Nf8+ Kg7 34.Nxd7 Bc6 35.Nc5 a5 36.Ke3 Kf6 37.Kd4 Kf5 38.a3 g4 39.fxg4+ Kxg4 40.g3 Kh3 41.Ke5 Kxh2 42.Kf4 Bd5 43.Nd3 Bc4 44.Ne5 Bd5 45.Ng4+ Kg1 46.Nxh6 b4 0-1 [Event "PCA-Wch Candidats m4"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Kamsky, Gata"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2695"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "D43"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.e3 Nd7 8.Bd3 Qd8 9.O-O Be7 10.a3 O-O 11.Qc2 a6 12.b4 f5 13.Na4 Bd6 14.Nc5 Qf6 15.Rac1 g5 16.Qc3 g4 17.Nxd7 Bxd7 18.Ne5 Be8 19.f4 gxf3 20.Rxf3 Kh8 21.Rh3 Rg8 22.Rf1 Rg5 23.e4 dxe4 24.Bxe4 Bh5 25.Bf3 Bxf3 26.Rfxf3 Kh7 27.Rf2 Bxe5 28.dxe5 Qg7 29.Rd3 Rg8 30.Rdd2 Rg4 31.Rfe2 Kh8 32.c5 Qg5 33.Qb3 Qh4 34.Qe3 R8g7 35.Qf3 Kh7 36.Qe3 Qh5 37.Qf3 Qg5 38.Qd3 Qf4 39.Rd1 Rh4 40.g3 Rhg4 41.Kh1 Qg5 42.Qe3 Qh5 43.Qf3 Qg5 44.Re3 h5 45.Red3 h4 1/2-1/2 [Event "PCA/Intel-GP"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2725"] [BlackElo "2695"] [ECO "D37"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.a3 Nc6 9.Rc1 a6 10.cxd5 exd5 11.b4 Ba7 12.Be2 d4 13.exd4 Nxd4 14.Nxd4 Qxd4 15.Be3 Qxd1+ 16.Nxd1 Bd7 17.Bf3 a5 18.Bxb7 Bxe3 19.Nxe3 Rab8 20.Bf3 1/2-1/2 [Event "PCA/Intel-GP"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Kasparov, Gary"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2805"] [ECO "B44"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 Nc6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nf6 6.Nc3 Bb4 7.Nxc6 bxc6 8.Bd3 e5 9.O-O O-O 10.Be3 d6 11.Na4 d5 12.exd5 cxd5 13.a3 Be7 14.cxd5 Nxd5 15.Bc5 Nf6 16.Re1 Bxc5 17.Nxc5 Qb6 18.Qc2 Re8 19.h3 a5 20.Rac1 Rb8 21.Re2 h6 22.Bc4 Re7 23.Rd2 e4 24.Na4 Qa7 25.Rd8+ Kh7 26.Ba2 Bd7 27.Rxb8 Qxb8 28.Nc5 Bf5 29.Qb3 Qd6 30.Qe3 Bg6 31.b4 axb4 32.axb4 Qb8 33.Rb1 Ra7 34.Bc4 Qe5 35.Nd3 Qc7 36.Nf4 Rb7 37.Bf1 Bf5 38.b5 g5 39.Ne2 Nd5 40.Qd4 e3 41.Rc1 exf2+ 42.Qxf2 Qe5 43.Rc5 Be6 44.Nd4 Qf4 45.Nxe6 Qxf2+ 46.Kxf2 fxe6 47.Bc4 Nc7 48.Ke3 Kg7 49.Kd4 Kf6 50.g4 Ke7 51.Ke5 Kd7 52.Kf6 Rb6 53.Kg7 Kd6 54.Rc6+ Rxc6 55.bxc6 Kxc6 56.Kxh6 Kd6 57.Kxg5 Ke7 58.Kg6 Ne8 59.h4 Nd6 60.Bb3 Nf7 61.g5 Ne5+ 62.Kh6 Nf3 63.Kh5 Kf7 64.Kg4 Ne5+ 65.Kf4 Ng6+ 66.Kg3 Ne7 67.h5 Nf5+ 68.Kf4 Nd4 69.Bc4 Nf5 70.Ke5 Ng3 71.Bxe6+ Kg7 72.Bg4 Nf1 73.h6+ Kh7 74.Bf5+ 1-0 [Event "PCA/Intel-GP"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Kasparov, Gary"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2805"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "D44"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 dxc4 6.e4 b5 7.e5 h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.Nxg5 hxg5 10.Bxg5 Nbd7 11.exf6 Bb7 12.g3 c5 13.d5 Qb6 14.Bg2 O-O-O 15.O-O b4 16.Rb1 Qa6 17.dxe6 Bxg2 18.e7 Bxf1 19.Qd5 Bxe7 20.fxe7 Rdg8 21.Ne4 Rg6 22.Rxf1 Qc6 23.Qxc6+ Rxc6 24.Rd1 Re8 25.Nd6+ Rxd6 26.Rxd6 f6 27.Bxf6 Kc7 28.Re6 Nxf6 29.Rxf6 Rxe7 30.Kf1 Re4 31.Rf4 Rxf4 32.gxf4 Kd6 33.Ke2 a5 34.a4 c3 35.bxc3 b3 1/2-1/2 [Event "PCA-Wch Candidats m4"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Kamsky, Gata"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2695"] [ECO "A35"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 e5 4.e3 Nf6 5.a3 d6 6.Be2 g6 7.d4 exd4 8.exd4 Bg7 9.Bf4 O-O 10.O-O Bf5 11.d5 Ne7 12.Nd2 h6 13.h4 Bc8 14.g3 Nf5 15.Nb3 a6 16.a4 Re8 17.Bf3 Nd7 18.Qd2 Ne5 19.Bxe5 Bxe5 20.Bg2 Bd7 21.Rae1 Qb6 22.Nc1 Bg7 23.b3 Nd4 24.Re3 Bf5 25.Ne4 Bxe4 26.a5 Qc7 27.Rxe4 Rxe4 28.Bxe4 Re8 29.Bg2 b6 30.axb6 Qxb6 31.Re1 Rxe1+ 32.Qxe1 Nxb3 33.Qe8+ Bf8 34.Qc6 Qb4 35.Nxb3 Qxb3 36.Qxa6 1/2-1/2 [Event "PCA-Wch Candidats m4"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "5"] [White "Kamsky, Gata"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2695"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "D31"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 e6 4.e4 dxe4 5.Nxe4 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Qxd4 7.Bxb4 Qxe4+ 8.Be2 c5 9.Bc3 f6 10.Nf3 Qf4 11.O-O Nc6 12.Nd2 Nge7 13.Bh5+ Ng6 14.g3 Qc7 15.Ne4 O-O 16.Nxc5 Nce5 17.Ne4 Qxc4 18.Nd6 Qa6 19.f4 Nd3 20.Rf3 Qb6+ 21.Kh1 Nc5 22.b4 Na6 23.a4 Rd8 24.Rd3 Nxb4 25.Bxb4 Qxb4 26.Bf3 Qa5 27.Rc1 Ne7 28.f5 Kf8 29.Bg2 g6 30.fxg6 hxg6 31.Qb3 Nc6 32.Nc4 Qc7 33.Rxd8+ Qxd8 34.Rd1 Qe7 35.Nd6 e5 36.Qe3 Kg7 37.Qc5 Bd7 38.Nxb7 Qxc5 39.Nxc5 Be8 40.Ne6+ Kf7 41.Nc7 Rc8 42.Nxe8 Kxe8 43.Rd6 Nd4 44.Rxf6 Ke7 45.Rf1 Rc4 46.Be4 g5 47.Rf7+ Kxf7 48.Bd5+ Kf6 49.Bxc4 e4 50.Kg2 e3 1/2-1/2 [Event "PCA-Wch Candidats m4"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Kamsky, Gata"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2695"] [ECO "A39"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.g3 Qb6 6.Nc2 d6 7.Bg2 g6 8.Nc3 Bg7 9.O-O O-O 10.b3 Be6 11.e4 Bg4 12.Qe1 Rac8 13.h3 Bd7 14.Be3 Qa5 15.Nd5 Qxe1 16.Rfxe1 Ne8 17.Rad1 Nc7 18.f4 Rfd8 19.Re2 Ne8 20.Bxa7 e6 21.Bb6 exd5 22.cxd5 Ne7 23.Bxd8 Rxd8 24.e5 Kf8 25.Nd4 Bc8 26.Nb5 h6 27.a4 g5 28.Rde1 gxf4 29.gxf4 Bd7 30.Na3 Bf5 31.Nc4 Ng6 32.e6 fxe6 33.dxe6 Ne7 34.Rd1 d5 35.Ne5 Bxe5 36.Rxe5 Bc2 37.Rd4 Bxb3 38.Rb4 Bc2 39.Rxb7 Bxa4 40.Rh5 Nd6 41.Rc7 Be8 42.Rxh6 Kg7 43.Rh5 Bxh5 44.Rxe7+ Kf6 45.Ra7 Ne4 46.f5 Kxf5 47.e7 Rg8 48.Rd7 Ke6 49.Rd8 Be8 50.Kh2 Nf6 0-1 [Event "Novgorod"] [Site "Novgorod"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2695"] [BlackElo "2725"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bf4 e5 8.Bg5 a6 9.Na3 b5 10.Bxf6 gxf6 11.Nd5 Bg7 12.c3 f5 13.exf5 Bxf5 14.Nc2 Ne7 15.Bd3 Nxd5 16.Bxf5 Ne7 17.Qg4 O-O 18.Rd1 d5 19.Ne3 d4 20.Be4 dxe3 21.Rxd8 exf2+ 22.Kxf2 Raxd8 23.Qe2 f5 24.Bb7 Rd7 25.Bxa6 Rfd8 26.Qxb5 Rd2+ 27.Kg3 e4 28.Re1 Ng6 29.Re2 Be5+ 30.Kf2 Rd1 31.Re1 R8d2+ 32.Kf1 Rxe1+ 33.Kxe1 Rxg2 34.Bc8 f4 35.Bf5 Bf6 36.Bxe4 Rxh2 37.a4 Ne5 38.a5 f3 39.a6 Rh1+ 40.Kd2 Rh2+ 1-0 [Event "Novgorod"] [Site "Novgorod"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Shirov, Alexei"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2725"] [BlackElo "2740"] [ECO "D48"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 a6 9.e4 c5 10.d5 Qc7 11.O-O Bb7 12.dxe6 fxe6 13.Bc2 c4 14.Ng5 Nc5 15.e5 Qxe5 16.Re1 Qd6 17.Qxd6 Bxd6 18.Be3 O-O 19.Rad1 Be7 20.Bxc5 Bxc5 21.Nxe6 Rfc8 22.h3 Rab8 23.Nxc5 Rxc5 24.Re6 b4 25.Na4 Rg5 26.g3 Rh5 27.h4 Bf3 28.Rd4 Bd5 29.Re7 Bf7 30.f4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Novgorod"] [Site "Novgorod"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Short, Nigel D"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2665"] [BlackElo "2725"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 Bg7 11.c3 f5 12.exf5 Bxf5 13.Nc2 Be6 14.g3 O-O 15.Bg2 a5 16.O-O Rb8 17.Re1 Qd7 18.Qh5 f5 19.Rad1 e4 20.Nce3 Ne5 21.Re2 Ng6 22.Red2 Be5 23.a4 bxa4 24.Nc4 Qf7 25.Qg5 Kh8 26.Kh1 Rg8 27.Qe3 Qg7 28.Bf1 Rbf8 29.Be2 Re8 30.Qb6 Nf4 31.Nxf4 Bxf4 32.Rd4 d5 33.Rxd5 Bxd5 34.Rxd5 Bc7 35.Qc6 f4 36.Nd6 Re6 37.Bc4 Qe7 38.Re5 Rxd6 39.Rxe7 Rxc6 40.Bxg8 Kxg8 41.Rxe4 a3 0-1 [Event "Novgorod"] [Site "Novgorod"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Kasparov, Gary"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2805"] [BlackElo "2725"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nge2 Nf6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Nd5 Be7 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.c3 O-O 12.Nc2 Rb8 13.h4 Ne7 14.Nxf6+ gxf6 15.Qd2 Bb7 16.Bd3 d5 17.exd5 Qxd5 18.O-O-O e4 19.Be2 Qxa2 20.Qh6 Qe6 21.Nd4 Qb6 22.Rh3 Kh8 23.Bg4 Rg8 24.Ne6 Rg6 25.Qf4 Re8 26.Rd6 Nd5 27.h5 Nxf4 28.hxg6 Qxd6 29.Rxh7+ Kg8 30.gxf7+ Kxh7 31.fxe8=Q Nxe6 32.Bf5+ Kg7 33.Qg6+ Kf8 34.Qxf6+ Ke8 35.Bxe6 Qf8 1-0 [Event "Novgorod"] [Site "Novgorod"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Bareev, Evgeny"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2725"] [BlackElo "2675"] [ECO "D43"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.e3 Nd7 8.Bd3 Qd8 9.O-O Be7 10.a3 O-O 11.Qc2 a6 12.b4 dxc4 13.Bxc4 a5 14.Qb3 Nb6 15.Ne5 Nxc4 16.Qxc4 Bd7 17.Ne4 Be8 18.Nc5 Qc8 19.bxa5 Rxa5 20.Qc3 Ra7 21.Nc4 f6 22.Nb6 Qc7 23.Rab1 Bf7 24.f4 Bd6 25.a4 Qe7 26.a5 Rd8 27.Rb2 Kh8 28.Ne4 Bc7 29.Nc4 Rd5 30.Nc5 e5 31.fxe5 Rxc5 32.dxc5 Bxc4 33.exf6 Qe4 34.f7 Bxf7 35.Rxf7 Rxa5 1-0 [Event "Novgorod"] [Site "Novgorod"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2725"] [BlackElo "2695"] [ECO "D85"] 1.Nf3 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.c4 Nf6 4.Nc3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 c5 8.Rb1 O-O 9.Be2 Qc7 10.O-O Nc6 11.d5 Ne5 12.Nd2 c4 13.f4 Nd3 14.Nxc4 Nxc1 15.Rxc1 Bg4 16.Bxg4 Qxc4 17.Qe2 Qxe2 18.Bxe2 e5 19.dxe6 fxe6 20.Bc4 Kf7 21.f5 Ke7 22.Bxe6 Rad8 23.Bd5 gxf5 24.Bxb7 Rd3 25.exf5 Bxc3 26.Kh1 Kf6 27.Ba6 Re3 28.Rcd1 Re5 29.Bc4 Re4 30.Be6 Rh4 31.h3 Rd4 32.Rxd4 Bxd4 33.g4 h5 34.gxh5 Rh8 35.Rf4 Ke5 36.Rh4 Bf2 37.Ra4 Rxh5 38.Kg2 Bd4 39.Kg3 Rg5+ 40.Kf3 Rg1 41.Ra5+ Kf6 42.Rd5 Bb6 43.Rd7 Rg7 44.Rd3 Ke5 45.Rd5+ Kf6 46.Ke4 Rg3 47.Rd7 Rxh3 48.Rf7+ Kg5 49.Rg7+ Kf6 50.Rf7+ Kg5 51.Rg7+ Kf6 52.Rg6+ Ke7 53.Bb3 Rh4+ 54.Kd5 Rf4 55.Re6+ Kf8 56.Rf6+ Ke7 57.Re6+ Kf8 58.Bc2 Rf2 59.Rc6 Ke7 60.Re6+ Kd7 61.Bd3 Rxa2 62.Bb5+ Kc8 63.f6 Rd2+ 64.Ke4 Rf2 65.Re8+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Novgorod"] [Site "Novgorod"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "7"] [White "Shirov, Alexei"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2740"] [BlackElo "2725"] [ECO "B31"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.h3 e5 6.d3 f6 7.c3 Nh6 8.O-O Nf7 9.Be3 g5 10.Ne1 Be6 11.Nd2 h5 12.a3 a5 13.Qe2 b6 14.Nc2 Ra7 15.d4 cxd4 16.cxd4 Rd7 17.dxe5 Nxe5 18.Rfd1 Be7 19.Nf1 Bc4 20.Rxd7 Qxd7 21.Qd2 Bd3 22.Qc3 Bxe4 23.Ng3 Bd5 24.Bxb6 h4 25.Ne2 g4 26.Nf4 Be4 27.Re1 Qf5 28.Ne6 Rg8 29.Ncd4 Nf3+ 30.Kf1 Bd3+ 31.Re2 Bxe2+ 32.Kxe2 Qe4+ 33.Qe3 Nxd4+ 34.Nxd4 Qxe3+ 35.Kxe3 gxh3 36.gxh3 Rg5 37.Nxc6 Bc5+ 38.Bxc5 Rxc5 39.Nd4 a4 40.Kd3 Rc1 0-1 [Event "Novgorod"] [Site "Novgorod"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Short, Nigel D"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2725"] [BlackElo "2665"] [ECO "D17"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 dxc4 4.Nc3 c6 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 Nbd7 7.Nxc4 Nb6 8.Ne5 a5 9.g3 e6 10.Bg2 Bb4 11.O-O O-O 12.e3 h6 13.Qe2 Bh7 14.Rd1 Nfd7 15.Nd3 Qe7 16.e4 e5 17.d5 Rfd8 18.Be3 Bxc3 19.bxc3 cxd5 20.exd5 Nc4 21.Bxh6 gxh6 22.Qg4+ Qg5 23.Qxc4 Rac8 24.Qb5 Rxc3 25.Ne1 b6 26.d6 e4 27.Rd5 Qf6 28.Rad1 e3 29.fxe3 Rxe3 30.Nd3 Qc3 31.Nf4 Be4 32.R5d2 Qc5 33.Qxc5 Nxc5 34.Bxe4 Rxe4 35.Nd5 Kf8 36.Nxb6 Nxa4 37.Nxa4 Rxa4 38.Rd5 Rd7 39.Kg2 Ra2+ 40.Kh3 a4 41.Ra5 a3 42.g4 Kg7 43.Kg3 Kg6 44.h3 Kg7 45.Kh4 Kg6 46.Ra8 Kh7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Novgorod"] [Site "Novgorod"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "9"] [White "Bareev, Evgeny"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2675"] [BlackElo "2725"] [ECO "D94"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 g6 5.Nf3 Bg7 6.Be2 O-O 7.O-O dxc4 8.Bxc4 Bg4 9.h3 Bxf3 10.Qxf3 Nbd7 11.Rd1 e5 12.d5 e4 13.Nxe4 Nxe4 14.Qxe4 Nb6 15.Bb3 cxd5 16.Bxd5 Nxd5 17.Rxd5 Qb6 18.Qd3 Rad8 19.e4 Bd4 20.Kh1 Bxf2 21.Bh6 Rxd5 22.exd5 Rd8 23.Rd1 Qd6 24.Qc3 f6 25.Rf1 Bh4 26.Qb3 Bg5 27.Bxg5 fxg5 28.Qxb7 Qxd5 29.Qxa7 Ra8 30.Qe3 Qxa2 31.Qxg5 Rb8 32.b4 Qc4 33.Rf4 Qe6 34.Rd4 Rxb4 35.Qd8+ Kg7 36.Qc7+ Kh6 37.Qc1+ 1-0 [Event "Novgorod"] [Site "Novgorod"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Kasparov, Gary"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2725"] [BlackElo "2805"] [ECO "D85"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 c5 7.d4 Bg7 8.Rb1 O-O 9.Be2 cxd4 10.cxd4 Qa5+ 11.Bd2 Qxa2 12.O-O Bg4 13.Bg5 h6 14.Bxe7 Re8 15.Rxb7 Nc6 16.Bc5 Rxe4 17.Bd3 Rxd4 18.Bxd4 Nxd4 19.Be4 Rd8 20.Qb1 Ne2+ 21.Kh1 Qc4 22.Bxg6 Nc3 23.Bxf7+ Qxf7 24.Rxf7 Nxb1 25.Rxa7 Nc3 26.h3 1/2-1/2 [Event "PCA/Intel-GP"] [Site "Paris"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "1.6"] [White "Polgar, Judit"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2630"] [BlackElo "2725"] [ECO "B30"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Bc4 d6 5.O-O Be7 6.a3 Nf6 7.Rb1 O-O 8.b4 a6 9.d3 b5 10.Ba2 cxb4 11.axb4 Be6 12.Nd5 a5 13.bxa5 Rxa5 14.Bb3 Bg4 15.Bd2 Ra8 16.Nxf6+ Bxf6 17.Bd5 Rc8 18.c3 b4 19.cxb4 Nd4 20.Be3 Bxf3 21.gxf3 Bg5 22.Kh1 Qf6 23.Rg1 h6 24.Rg3 Bf4 25.Rg4 Nb5 26.Qd2 h5 27.Rg2 g6 28.Rbg1 Kh7 29.Bxf4 exf4 30.Rg5 Nd4 31.Qb2 Rc2 32.Qa1 Rxf2 33.R5g2 Rxf3 34.e5 dxe5 35.Bxf3 Nxf3 36.Rf1 Nh4 37.Re2 Qc6+ 38.Re4 Qc2 39.Rg1 Qxd3 0-1 [Event "PCA/Intel-GP"] [Site "Paris"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "1.6"] [White "Polgar, Judit"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2630"] [BlackElo "2725"] [ECO "B25"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6 6.f4 e6 7.Nf3 Nge7 8.O-O O-O 9.Kh1 b6 10.Be3 Bb7 11.d4 d5 12.exd5 Nxd5 13.Nxd5 cxd4 14.Nxd4 Nxd4 15.Bxd4 Bxd5 16.Bxg7 Bxg2+ 17.Kxg2 Kxg7 18.Qxd8 Rfxd8 1/2-1/2 [Event "PCA/Intel-GP"] [Site "Paris"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "1.6"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Polgar, Judit"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2725"] [BlackElo "2630"] [ECO "B22"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 d5 4.exd5 Qxd5 5.d4 e5 6.Nxe5 Nxe5 7.dxe5 Qxe5+ 8.Be3 Bd7 9.Na3 O-O-O 10.Qf3 Nf6 11.O-O-O Be7 12.Bf4 Qh5 13.Nb5 Bxb5 14.Bxb5 Qxf3 15.gxf3 Nd5 16.Bg3 Nb6 17.Bd3 g6 18.Kc2 Rd7 19.Bb5 Rxd1 20.Rxd1 a6 21.Bf1 Re8 22.h4 Bd8 23.h5 Bc7 24.Bh4 Bf4 25.Bd3 Kc7 26.Bg3 Bxg3 27.fxg3 c4 28.Bf1 Re3 29.hxg6 hxg6 30.Bg2 Nd7 31.Kd2 Rd3+ 32.Ke2 Nc5 33.Bf1 b5 34.Rd2 a5 35.Bg2 g5 36.Bh3 Kd6 37.Bf5 Rxd2+ 38.Kxd2 Ke5 39.Bc2 f5 40.a3 f4 41.g4 Kd5 42.Ke2 Nd7 43.Bf5 Ne5 44.Be4+ Kc5 45.Kd2 b4 46.axb4+ axb4 47.Kc2 Nf7 48.Kd2 Nd6 49.Bc2 Nc8 50.Be4 Nb6 51.Kc2 Na4 52.Bg6 Nb6 53.Be4 Nd7 54.Kd2 Nf6 55.Ba8 Ne8 1/2-1/2 [Event "PCA/Intel-GP"] [Site "Paris"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "2.3"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Vyzmanavin, Alexey"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2725"] [BlackElo "2610"] [ECO "E17"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.g3 Bb7 4.Bg2 e6 5.O-O Be7 6.Nc3 O-O 7.Re1 d5 8.cxd5 exd5 9.d4 Nbd7 10.Bf4 c6 11.Qc2 Nh5 12.Bd2 f5 13.Bh3 g6 14.Bh6 Ng7 15.Rad1 Re8 16.Qb3 Kh8 17.e4 fxe4 18.Nxe4 Kg8 19.Ne5 Nf5 20.Bf4 Rf8 21.Nxd7 Qxd7 22.Be5 Rf7 23.Nd2 c5 24.Nf3 Qc6 25.Bf4 Bf6 26.Bxf5 gxf5 27.Ne5 Bxe5 28.Rxe5 Re8 29.Qe3 Rxe5 30.Bxe5 h6 31.Qf4 Kh7 32.Qh4 Qg6 33.Re1 Qg5 34.Qxg5 hxg5 35.Rc1 c4 36.f3 Bc8 37.Kf2 Bd7 38.h4 gxh4 39.gxh4 f4 40.Rg1 b5 41.a3 Be6 42.Rg5 a5 43.Bd6 Rb7 44.Re5 Bf7 45.Rf5 Kg6 46.Rg5+ Kh7 47.Bxf4 b4 48.axb4 axb4 49.Rg1 Bg6 50.Rg5 Bf7 51.Bc1 Ra7 52.Ke1 Ra1 53.Kd2 c3+ 54.bxc3 bxc3+ 55.Kc2 Bg6+ 56.Kxc3 Rxc1+ 57.Kd2 Rh1 58.Rxd5 Rxh4 59.Ke3 1/2-1/2 [Event "PCA/Intel-GP"] [Site "Paris"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "2.3"] [White "Vyzmanavin, Alexey"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2610"] [BlackElo "2725"] [ECO "D12"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nh4 Bg6 7.Nxg6 hxg6 8.Bd3 Nbd7 9.a3 Bd6 10.h3 O-O 11.O-O Qe7 12.Re1 dxc4 13.Bxc4 e5 14.Ba2 Rad8 15.f4 e4 16.Rf1 Nb6 17.Bd2 c5 18.Qe2 cxd4 19.exd4 Bb8 20.Rae1 Rxd4 21.Be3 Rd7 22.Bxb6 1/2-1/2 [Event "PCA/Intel-GP"] [Site "Paris"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "2.3"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Vyzmanavin, Alexey"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2725"] [BlackElo "2610"] [ECO "E17"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.g3 Bb7 4.Bg2 e6 5.O-O Be7 6.Nc3 O-O 7.Re1 d5 8.cxd5 exd5 9.d4 Nbd7 10.Bf4 Ne4 11.Qc2 Nxc3 12.bxc3 Nf6 13.Rad1 Qc8 14.Ne5 c5 15.e3 Ne4 16.dxc5 Nxc5 17.h4 Qe6 18.Nf3 Qe4 19.Qd2 Qa4 20.Nd4 Rfd8 21.Nf5 Bf8 22.Qe2 Qd7 23.Bh3 Qe8 24.h5 Bc8 25.g4 g6 26.hxg6 hxg6 27.Ng3 Be6 28.Bg2 Bg7 29.Bg5 f6 30.Bf4 Rac8 31.Nf1 Bf7 32.g5 f5 33.Rd4 Ne4 34.Bxe4 dxe4 35.Kg2 Rxc3 36.Rxd8 Qxd8 37.Rd1 Rd3 38.Rc1 Rd5 39.Ng3 Be5 40.Qa6 Kg7 41.Qxa7 Bxf4 42.exf4 Rd7 43.Qa3 Rd3 44.Qb4 Qd4 45.Qxd4+ Rxd4 46.Rc6 b5 47.Rb6 b4 48.Ra6 Rd2 49.Nf1 Rxa2 50.Rb6 b3 51.Ne3 Rd2 52.Rb7 Kf8 53.Kf1 b2 54.Ke1 Rd7 55.Rxb2 Ra7 56.Rb6 Kg7 57.Kf1 Ra1+ 58.Kg2 Ra2 59.Kg3 Rd2 60.Ra6 Re2 61.Nd1 Re1 62.Ne3 Rg1+ 63.Kh2 Re1 64.Ra7 Re2 65.Kg3 Kg8 66.Ng2 Rd2 67.Ne3 Rd3 68.Kg2 Rc3 69.Kf1 Rd3 70.Ke2 Rc3 71.Ra5 Rd3 72.Nc2 Rc3 73.Nd4 Rc4 74.Nb5 Rc5 75.Ra8+ Kg7 76.Nd6 Rc7 77.Ke3 Rd7 78.Nb5 Rb7 79.Nd6 Rd7 80.Ra6 Rc7 81.Kd4 Rd7 82.Ke5 Re7+ 83.Kd4 Rd7 84.Kc5 Rc7+ 85.Rc6 Ra7 86.Nb5 Ra5 87.Kb4 Rxb5+ 88.Kxb5 Be8 89.Kc5 Bxc6 90.Kxc6 Kf7 91.Kd6 Kf8 92.Ke6 Kg7 93.Ke7 Kg8 94.Kf6 Kh7 95.Kf7 1-0 [Event "PCA/Intel-GP"] [Site "Paris"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "3.2"] [White "Kasparov, Gary"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2810"] [BlackElo "2725"] [ECO "D19"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.e3 e6 7.Bxc4 Bb4 8.O-O O-O 9.Qe2 Bg6 10.Ne5 Nbd7 11.Nxg6 hxg6 12.Rd1 Qa5 13.h3 Rad8 14.Bd2 e5 15.Be1 exd4 16.Rxd4 Nb6 17.Bb3 Rxd4 18.exd4 Re8 19.Qd3 Nbd5 20.Bd2 Qb6 21.a5 Qc7 22.Nxd5 Nxd5 23.Bxb4 Nxb4 24.Qxg6 Nd5 25.Qf5 g6 26.Qf3 Qd6 27.a6 b6 28.g3 Kg7 29.Rc1 Re7 30.Kg2 Nb4 31.Qc3 Kg8 32.Re1 Rxe1 33.Qxe1 Kf8 34.Qc3 Nxa6 35.Qc4 Qd5+ 36.Qxd5 cxd5 37.Bxd5 Nb4 38.Bc4 Nc6 39.d5 Ne5 40.Bb5 f6 41.f4 Nf7 42.Kf3 Ke7 43.h4 f5 44.Ke3 Nd6 45.Be2 Ne4 46.g4 Nf6 47.gxf5 Nxd5+ 48.Ke4 Nf6+ 49.Ke5 Nd7+ 50.Kd5 gxf5 51.h5 Kf6 52.Kc6 Nc5 53.Bc4 Ne4 54.Bd5 Ng3 55.Bf3 Ne4 56.Kb7 Nd6+ 57.Kxa7 Nc4 58.b4 Kg7 59.Be2 Ne3 60.Kxb6 Nd5+ 61.Kc5 Nxf4 62.Bf3 Kf6 63.b5 Ne6+ 64.Kc4 Nd8 65.b6 Kg5 66.Kd5 Nb7 67.Kc6 Nd8+ 68.Kd7 Nf7 69.b7 Ne5+ 70.Kd6 Nxf3 71.b8=Q Kxh5 72.Qf8 Kg4 73.Qg7+ Kf4 74.Kd5 Ke3 75.Qg3 f4 76.Qh3 Ke2 77.Qg4 Ke3 78.Qg6 Nh4 79.Qe4+ Kf2 80.Qxf4+ Ke2 81.Qxh4 Kd3 82.Qg3+ Ke2 83.Ke4 Kd2 84.Kd4 Ke2 85.Qg2+ Kd1 86.Kd3 1-0 [Event "PCA/Intel-GP"] [Site "Paris"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "3.2"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Kasparov, Gary"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2725"] [BlackElo "2810"] [ECO "B22"] 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 Bg4 6.Be2 e6 7.h3 Bh5 8.Be3 cxd4 9.cxd4 Bb4+ 10.Nc3 O-O 11.O-O Qa5 12.Qb3 Nc6 13.a3 Bxc3 14.bxc3 Nd5 15.Rac1 Qc7 16.c4 Nxe3 17.Qxe3 Rfd8 18.Rfd1 Ne7 19.g4 Bg6 20.Ne5 Rac8 21.d5 b6 22.h4 f6 23.Nxg6 Nxg6 24.dxe6 Qe5 25.Qxe5 fxe5 26.Rxd8+ Rxd8 27.c5 Rc8 28.Rd1 Kf8 29.cxb6 axb6 30.Rd7 Nf4 31.Bd3 Nxe6 32.Bxh7 Nf4 33.Be4 Rc1+ 34.Kh2 Rc3 35.f3 Rxa3 36.h5 Ne6 37.Rd6 1/2-1/2 [Event "PCA/Intel-GP"] [Site "Paris"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "3.2"] [White "Kasparov, Gary"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2810"] [BlackElo "2725"] [ECO "D18"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.e3 e6 7.Bxc4 Bb4 8.O-O O-O 9.Nh4 Nbd7 10.h3 Rc8 11.Qe2 Nb6 12.Bb3 Nbd5 13.Bd2 Qe7 14.Rfc1 Rcd8 15.Qf3 Ne4 16.Nxf5 exf5 17.Nxe4 fxe4 18.Bxb4 Nxb4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Candidats FIDE sf2"] [Site "Sanghi Nagar"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Gelfand, Boris"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2685"] [ECO "B52"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.Bxd7+ Nxd7 5.O-O Ngf6 6.Qe2 e6 7.b3 g6 8.d4 cxd4 9.Nxd4 Bg7 10.Ba3 Qb6 11.Nc3 a6 12.Rad1 O-O 13.Na4 Qc7 14.c4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Candidats FIDE sf2"] [Site "Sanghi Nagar"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Gelfand, Boris"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2685"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "B30"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Bc4 Be7 5.d3 d6 6.Nd2 Nf6 7.Nf1 Be6 8.Ne3 O-O 9.O-O Nd4 10.a4 a6 11.Ncd5 Nxd5 12.Bxd5 Rb8 13.g3 Bh3 14.Ng2 Qd7 15.c3 Ne6 16.f4 exf4 17.gxf4 Nc7 18.Ba2 Qg4 19.Qxg4 Bxg4 20.Rf2 Be6 21.f5 Bxa2 22.Rxa2 b5 23.Bf4 b4 24.f6 Bxf6 25.Bxd6 Rfc8 26.e5 Bd8 27.e6 Bf6 28.exf7+ Kxf7 29.Ne3 bxc3 30.bxc3 Rb1+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Candidats FIDE sf2"] [Site "Sanghi Nagar"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Gelfand, Boris"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2685"] [ECO "B52"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.Bxd7+ Qxd7 5.c4 Nf6 6.Nc3 Nc6 7.O-O g6 8.d4 cxd4 9.Nxd4 Bg7 10.Nde2 O-O 11.f3 a6 12.a4 Rfc8 13.b3 Qd8 14.Kh1 Nd7 15.Bg5 Qa5 16.Qd2 Nc5 17.Rab1 e6 18.Rfd1 Rab8 19.Bh4 Qb6 20.Qxd6 Be5 21.Qd2 Nxb3 22.Qb2 Nca5 23.Nd5 exd5 24.Qxe5 Nxc4 25.Qxd5 Qe3 26.Re1 Nbd2 27.Rxb7 Rxb7 28.Qxb7 Re8 29.Qd7 Rb8 30.Bg3 Nxf3 31.Bxb8 Qxe4 32.gxf3 Qxf3+ 33.Kg1 Qe3+ 34.Kg2 Qe4+ 35.Kh3 1-0 [Event "Candidats FIDE sf2"] [Site "Sanghi Nagar"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Gelfand, Boris"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2680"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "D40"] 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.d4 d5 6.a3 a6 7.b3 cxd4 8.exd4 Be7 9.c5 b6 10.cxb6 Nd7 11.Bd3 a5 12.Nb5 Qxb6 13.Bf4 O-O 14.O-O Na7 15.Nc7 Rb8 16.b4 Bb7 17.bxa5 Qxa5 18.Qe2 e5 19.Bxe5 Nxe5 20.Qxe5 Nc6 21.Qf4 Rbc8 22.Nb5 Ba6 23.a4 Nb4 24.Bf5 Rcd8 25.Rfe1 Bf6 26.Ne5 Bxe5 27.dxe5 Bxb5 28.axb5 Qxb5 29.Ra3 Qc4 30.Bxh7+ Kxh7 31.Qf5+ Kg8 32.Rh3 Rfe8 33.Qh7+ Kf8 34.Qh8+ Ke7 35.Qxg7 d4 36.e6 Kd6 37.e7 Rd7 38.Qe5+ Kc6 39.Rh6+ Kb7 40.Qa5 Rdxe7 41.Rxe7+ Rxe7 42.Qb6+ 1-0 [Event "Candidats FIDE sf2"] [Site "Sanghi Nagar"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Gelfand, Boris"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2685"] [ECO "B22"] 1.e4 c5 2.c3 e6 3.d4 d5 4.exd5 exd5 5.Be3 c4 6.b3 cxb3 7.axb3 Bd6 8.Bd3 Nc6 9.Qf3 Nf6 10.h3 h6 11.Ne2 Ne7 12.Ng3 Be6 13.O-O Ng6 14.Nf5 Bxf5 15.Qxf5 Nh4 16.Bb5+ Kf8 17.Qc2 g6 18.Bd3 Qd7 19.c4 a6 20.c5 Bc7 21.c6 Qd6 22.Qc5 Qxc5 23.dxc5 bxc6 24.Rxa6 Rxa6 25.Bxa6 Kg7 26.Bb7 Rb8 27.Bxc6 Rxb3 28.Nd2 Rb4 29.Rb1 Rxb1+ 30.Nxb1 Nf5 31.Bd2 Nd4 32.Ba4 Ne4 33.Bb4 Ne6 34.c6 Bb6 35.Nc3 Bxf2+ 36.Kf1 Bc5 37.Ba5 Nxc3 38.Bxc3+ Kf8 39.Bb3 Nc7 40.Be5 Bb6 41.Bd6+ Kg7 42.g4 Kf6 43.h4 Ke6 44.Bf8 h5 45.gxh5 gxh5 46.Bd1 Nb5 47.Bxh5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Candidats FIDE sf2"] [Site "Sanghi Nagar"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Gelfand, Boris"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2680"] [BlackElo "2725"] [ECO "A50"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.d4 c6 3.Bf4 Qb6 4.Qd2 Ne4 5.Qc2 d5 6.f3 e5 7.Bxe5 Qa5+ 8.Nc3 Nxc3 9.bxc3 dxc4 10.e4 b5 11.Ne2 b4 12.Bf4 Na6 13.Kf2 Be7 14.Ng3 Be6 15.Nf5 Bxf5 16.exf5 O-O 17.Bxc4 Bf6 18.Rhe1 bxc3 19.Be5 Bxe5 20.Rxe5 Qa3 21.Rc1 Nc7 22.Qxc3 Qd6 23.Kg1 Rad8 24.a4 Nd5 25.Bxd5 cxd5 26.Qc5 Qa6 27.Qb5 Qh6 28.Rd1 Qd6 29.Rde1 Qa3 30.Qa5 Rd7 31.Qb5 Qd6 32.Rc1 h6 33.Qc5 Qa6 34.Qb5 Qd6 35.h4 Rfd8 36.Rc5 Qb6 37.Kh2 Qf6 38.Kg3 a6 39.Qc6 Rd6 40.Qc7 R6d7 41.Qc6 Rd6 42.Qb7 R6d7 43.Qb3 Qd6 44.Kh3 Kh7 45.g3 Kg8 46.h5 Kh8 47.Kg2 Kh7 48.Kh2 Kg8 49.Kh3 Kh8 50.Kh2 Kg8 51.Kg2 Kh7 52.a5 Kg8 53.Qa2 Kh7 54.Kh3 Kg8 55.Kh2 Kh7 56.Kg2 Kg8 57.Kh2 Kh7 58.Kh3 Kg8 59.Qb3 Kh7 60.Kh2 Kg8 61.Kh3 Qf6 62.Rcxd5 Qc6 63.Rxd7 Qxd7 64.Qb6 Kh7 65.g4 f6 66.Re4 Qc8 67.Re7 Qc1 68.d5 Qf4 69.Kg2 Rc8 70.Qxa6 Rc3 71.Qe2 Qc1 72.Qf2 Qd1 73.Re1 Qxd5 74.Ra1 Rd3 75.Ra2 Rxf3 76.Qxf3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Candidats FIDE sf2"] [Site "Sanghi Nagar"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Gelfand, Boris"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2685"] [ECO "B52"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.Bxd7+ Qxd7 5.c4 Nf6 6.Nc3 Nc6 7.O-O g6 8.d4 cxd4 9.Nxd4 Bg7 10.Nde2 O-O 11.f3 a6 12.a4 Qd8 13.Be3 Qa5 14.Rc1 Nd7 15.b3 Nc5 16.Na2 Rac8 17.Rb1 b5 18.cxb5 axb5 19.axb5 Qxb5 20.Nac3 Qd3 21.Nd5 Rb8 22.b4 Nxb4 23.Nxe7+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Candidats FIDE sf2"] [Site "Sanghi Nagar"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "8"] [White "Gelfand, Boris"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2685"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "A34"] 1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Bg2 e6 6.Nxd5 exd5 7.Qb3 Nc6 8.Qxd5 Qxd5 9.Bxd5 Nb4 10.Be4 f5 11.Bb1 g6 12.Nf3 Nc6 13.d3 Bg7 14.a3 b6 15.Ba2 Bb7 16.O-O Kd7 17.Rb1 Rhe8 18.Re1 Rac8 19.Bd2 Nd4 20.Nxd4 cxd4 21.Bb3 a5 22.Kf1 Bc6 23.a4 Bf8 24.Rec1 Re5 25.Rc2 Rc5 26.Rxc5 Bxc5 27.Ra1 Re8 28.Bc4 Kd6 29.b3 Re7 30.h4 Kd7 31.Bf4 Bb4 32.Rc1 Bc5 33.Bg8 Rg7 34.Bc4 Re7 35.Bh6 Re5 36.f3 Re8 37.Kf2 Ke7 38.Rg1 Bd7 39.Bg5+ Kf8 40.Bh6+ Ke7 41.Bg5+ Kf8 42.h5 Kg7 43.h6+ Kf8 44.Bf6 Be6 45.Bxe6 Rxe6 46.Bg7+ Kf7 47.g4 Rc6 48.f4 Ke6 49.Kf3 Rc7 50.gxf5+ gxf5 51.Be5 Rd7 52.Rg7 Re7 53.Kg3 Rd7 54.Kh4 Be7+ 55.Kh5 Bd8 56.Rxd7 Kxd7 57.Bxd4 Ke6 58.e4 Bc7 59.Kg5 Bd8+ 60.Kh5 Bc7 61.Be3 Bd8 62.Bf2 Bc7 63.e5 1-0 [Event "Candidats FIDE m5"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Yudasin, Leonid"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2625"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Nd5 Nxd5 8.exd5 Ne7 9.a4 Nf5 10.c3 g6 11.Be2 Bg7 12.O-O O-O 13.Qb3 Re8 14.Qb4 e4 15.Bf4 Be5 16.Bxe5 Rxe5 17.Rad1 Nh4 18.Kh1 Qg5 19.Rg1 Bg4 20.Bxg4 Qxg4 21.Rde1 Qf4 22.Qxd6 Nf5 23.Qc7 e3 24.Rxe3 Qxe3 25.Nd6 Re7 26.Nxf5 gxf5 27.Qd6 Qe5 28.Qb4 Rae8 29.Qh4 f6 30.h3 Qxd5 0-1 [Event "Candidats FIDE m5"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Yudasin, Leonid"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2625"] [ECO "A16"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Qa4+ Bd7 6.Qh4 Nxc3 7.dxc3 Nc6 8.e4 e5 9.Qxd8+ Rxd8 10.Bc4 f6 11.Be3 Na5 12.Be2 Be6 13.Nd2 b6 14.b4 Nb7 15.f3 h5 16.a3 Bh6 17.Bxh6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Candidats FIDE m5"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Yudasin, Leonid"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2625"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Nd5 Nxd5 8.exd5 Ne7 9.c3 Nf5 10.a4 g6 11.Bd3 Bg7 12.O-O O-O 13.Qb3 Re8 14.Re1 b6 15.a5 a6 16.axb6 Rb8 17.Na3 Rxb6 18.Qa4 Ne7 19.Nc4 Rb5 20.Na5 Rb6 21.Qa2 Bf5 22.Bf1 Bc8 23.Bd2 Nf5 24.b4 Bh6 25.Bxh6 Nxh6 26.Qd2 Nf5 27.Nc4 Rb8 28.Ne3 Nxe3 29.Qxe3 Qb6 30.Ra5 Qxe3 31.fxe3 Re7 32.Rea1 Rc7 33.R1a3 Bb7 34.Bxa6 Bxa6 35.Rxa6 Rbc8 36.Rxd6 Rxc3 37.Rxc3 Rxc3 38.Rc6 Rxe3 39.d6 Kg7 40.b5 Kf6 41.d7+ Ke7 42.Rd6 Kd8 43.Rf6 Kxd7 44.Rxf7+ Ke6 45.Rxh7 Rb3 46.Rb7 Rb2 47.b6 e4 48.Rb8 e3 49.Kf1 Kf6 50.h4 Kg7 51.g4 Kh7 52.Rb7+ Kg8 53.Ke1 Kh8 54.h5 gxh5 55.gxh5 e2 56.h6 Kg8 57.Rg7+ Kh8 58.b7 Rb1+ 59.Kxe2 Rb2+ 60.Kd3 Rb3+ 61.Kc4 Rb4+ 62.Kxb4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Candidats FIDE m5"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Yudasin, Leonid"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2625"] [ECO "A16"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Qa4+ Bd7 6.Qh4 Nxc3 7.dxc3 Nc6 8.e4 e5 9.Bg5 Be7 10.Bc4 h6 11.Bxe7 Qxe7 12.O-O-O Qxh4 13.Nxh4 Rd8 14.Bd5 Ke7 15.Nf3 Kf6 16.Rd3 Be8 17.Rhd1 b6 18.b4 Nb8 19.Kb2 Bb5 20.R3d2 Ba4 21.Bb3 Rxd2+ 22.Nxd2 Bc6 23.f3 Rd8 24.a4 Ke7 25.Nc4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Candidats FIDE m5"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "5"] [White "Yudasin, Leonid"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2625"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "B45"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nxc6 bxc6 7.e5 Nd5 8.Ne4 Qc7 9.f4 Qa5+ 10.Bd2 Qb6 11.Bd3 Be7 12.Rb1 Ba6 13.Qe2 Bxd3 14.Qxd3 f5 15.exf6 gxf6 16.f5 O-O-O 17.a3 Rhe8 18.Kf1 exf5 19.Ng3 f4 20.Nf5 Bf8 21.b4 Ne3+ 22.Bxe3 fxe3 23.Ke2 d5 24.Rhf1 Re4 25.c3 Bd6 26.Rf3 Bb8 27.g3 Rde8 28.Rbf1 a5 29.Ng7 R8e7 30.Nh5 axb4 31.cxb4 Rd4 32.Qf5+ Kb7 33.Qxf6 Qa6+ 34.Ke1 Ree4 35.Qg7+ Ka8 36.Rf8 Rd1+ 37.Kxd1 e2+ 0-1 [Event "Candidats FIDE m5"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Yudasin, Leonid"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2625"] [ECO "A16"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Qa4+ Bd7 6.Qh4 Nxc3 7.dxc3 Nc6 8.e4 e5 9.Bg5 Be7 10.Bc4 h6 11.Bxe7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Candidats FIDE m5"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "7"] [White "Yudasin, Leonid"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2625"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Nd5 Nxd5 8.exd5 Nb8 9.c4 Be7 10.Be2 a6 11.Nc3 O-O 12.O-O f5 13.f4 Bf6 14.g3 Nd7 15.Qc2 exf4 16.gxf4 Bd4+ 17.Kh1 Nc5 18.Bf3 Bd7 19.Rb1 b5 20.b4 Ne4 21.Nxe4 fxe4 22.Bxe4 bxc4 23.Qxc4 Qf6 24.Rd1 Rae8 25.Qxd4 Rxe4 26.Qxe4 Bf5 27.Qd4 Bxb1 28.Qxf6 gxf6 29.a3 Be4+ 30.Kg1 Rc8 31.Bb2 Kf7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Belgrade Invest"] [Site "Belgrade"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Timman, Jan H"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2730"] [BlackElo "2590"] [ECO "D35"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.d4 Nbd7 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 c6 7.e3 Be7 8.Bd3 Nh5 9.Bxe7 Qxe7 10.O-O O-O 11.Qb1 Nhf6 12.b4 Re8 13.Rc1 a6 14.a4 g6 15.Qb2 a5 16.bxa5 Rxa5 17.Nd2 Ng4 18.Nb3 Qd6 19.g3 Ra7 20.e4 dxe4 21.Nxe4 Qf8 22.Re1 b6 23.Nbd2 Ba6 24.Bc2 Rb7 25.Bb3 Ngf6 26.Rac1 Rc8 27.Nxf6+ Nxf6 28.d5 Nxd5 29.Ne4 Rd8 30.Rxc6 Qb4 31.Nf6+ Kf8 32.Nxh7+ Kg8 33.Nf6+ Kf8 34.Re4 1-0 [Event "Belgrade Invest"] [Site "Belgrade"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Gelfand, Boris"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2685"] [BlackElo "2730"] [ECO "A35"] 1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 d5 5.d4 cxd4 6.Nxd4 dxc4 7.Nxc6 Qxd1+ 8.Nxd1 bxc6 9.Bg2 Nd5 10.Ne3 e6 11.Nxc4 Ba6 12.b3 Bb4+ 13.Bd2 Ke7 14.Rc1 Rhc8 15.Bxb4+ Nxb4 16.a3 Nd5 17.e4 Bxc4 18.Rxc4 Nb6 19.Rc5 Nd7 20.Rc3 a5 21.Kd2 Ra6 22.f4 f6 23.h4 Rb8 24.Bf1 Rab6 25.Kc2 a4 26.b4 c5 27.b5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Belgrade Invest"] [Site "Belgrade"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2730"] [BlackElo "2740"] [ECO "A73"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.d4 O-O 6.Be2 Na6 7.Nd2 c5 8.d5 e6 9.O-O exd5 10.cxd5 Nc7 11.a4 Nfe8 12.Nc4 f5 13.f3 Qe7 14.Bf4 g5 15.Bg3 f4 16.Bf2 b6 17.Re1 Ba6 18.e5 Bxc4 19.exd6 Nxd6 20.Bxc4 Qd7 21.Ba2 Rae8 22.Qd3 Kh8 23.Rxe8 Rxe8 24.Rd1 Bf6 25.Bb1 Re7 26.h3 Nce8 27.Bc2 Be5 28.Re1 Nf6 29.a5 Bd4 30.Re2 Bxf2+ 31.Kxf2 b5 32.b4 Rxe2+ 33.Qxe2 cxb4 34.Qe5 Ne8 35.Ne4 Qxd5 36.Qe7 Nxe4+ 37.Bxe4 Qd4+ 38.Kf1 Qd1+ 39.Kf2 Qd4+ 40.Kf1 Nf6 41.Qf8+ Ng8 42.Qa8 b3 43.Bd5 Qg7 44.Bxb3 Qa1+ 45.Kf2 Qd4+ 46.Kf1 Qa1+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Belgrade Invest"] [Site "Belgrade"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Adams, Michael"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2660"] [BlackElo "2730"] [ECO "B56"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 d6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nf6 6.Be3 Ng4 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.Bg3 Bg7 10.Nb3 Be6 11.Be2 h5 12.h4 gxh4 13.Bxh4 Rc8 14.O-O Bf6 15.Bg3 Rg8 16.Nd5 h4 17.Nxf6+ Nxf6 18.Bxh4 Nxe4 19.Bf3 Ng5 20.Bxg5 Rxg5 21.Qd2 Rg8 22.Nd4 Ne5 23.Be4 Qb6 24.Rfe1 d5 25.Bxd5 Bxd5 26.Rxe5 Rxg2+ 27.Kf1 Qg6 28.Qb4 Bc4+ 29.Ke1 Qf6 0-1 [Event "Belgrade Invest"] [Site "Belgrade"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Miladinovic, Igor"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2730"] [BlackElo "2555"] [ECO "B30"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6 4.O-O Nge7 5.c3 a6 6.Be2 d5 7.exd5 Nxd5 8.d4 cxd4 9.Nxd4 Nxd4 10.Qxd4 Bd7 11.Bf3 Bc6 12.Nd2 Qc7 13.Nc4 Rd8 14.Rd1 f6 15.Qg4 Kf7 16.Re1 Re8 17.a4 g6 18.Bd2 h5 19.Qg3 Qxg3 20.hxg3 Rd8 21.Na5 Nb4 22.Nxc6 Nxc6 23.Be3 Be7 24.Red1 Rxd1+ 25.Rxd1 Rd8 26.Rxd8 Bxd8 27.b4 Ke8 28.Be4 f5 29.Bxc6+ bxc6 30.Bd4 Bc7 31.Kf1 e5 32.Bc5 Kd7 33.Ke2 g5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Belgrade Invest"] [Site "Belgrade"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Topalov, Veselin"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2670"] [BlackElo "2730"] [ECO "B57"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bc4 Qb6 7.Ndb5 a6 8.Be3 Qa5 9.Nd4 Ne5 10.Bd3 Neg4 11.Bc1 g6 12.Nb3 Qb6 13.Qe2 Bg7 14.f4 Nh5 15.Nd5 Qd8 16.Bd2 e6 17.Ba5 Qh4+ 18.g3 Nxg3 19.Nc7+ Ke7 20.hxg3 Qxg3+ 21.Kd1 Nf2+ 22.Kd2 Nxh1 23.Nxa8 Qxf4+ 24.Qe3 Qh2+ 25.Qe2 Qf4+ 26.Qe3 Qh2+ 27.Qe2 Bh6+ 28.Kc3 Qe5+ 29.Kb4 Ng3 30.Qe1 Bg7 31.Nb6 d5 32.Ka4 Bd7+ 33.Nxd7 b5+ 34.Kb4 Kxd7 35.Bb6 Qxb2 36.exd5 Rc8 37.dxe6+ Ke8 38.Bc5 Bc3+ 39.Qxc3 a5+ 40.Kxb5 Qxc3 0-1 [Event "Belgrade Invest"] [Site "Belgrade"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Shirov, Alexei"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2730"] [BlackElo "2695"] [ECO "D46"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 c6 3.c4 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Bd3 O-O 8.Bd2 Qe7 9.O-O dxc4 10.Bxc4 b5 11.Bd3 Bb7 12.e4 e5 13.Ne2 c5 14.Ng3 g6 15.dxe5 Nxe5 16.Bxb5 Nfg4 17.Nxe5 Bxe5 18.Bc3 Qh4 19.h3 Ne3 20.fxe3 Qxg3 21.Bxe5 Qxe5 22.Rf4 Kg7 23.Rc1 Rac8 24.Qc3 Qxc3 25.Rxc3 Rfd8 26.Ra3 g5 27.Rf2 Rd1+ 28.Kh2 Ra8 29.Bc4 Rd7 30.e5 Be4 31.Ra6 Re7 32.e6 fxe6 33.Rxe6 Rxe6 34.Bxe6 Rd8 35.Bf5 Rf8 36.g4 h5 37.Kg3 h4+ 38.Kh2 Re8 39.Bxe4 Rxe4 40.Rf5 Kg6 41.Rxc5 Rxe3 42.Rb5 Kf6 43.a4 a6 44.Rf5+ Kg6 45.b4 Re4 46.Ra5 Rxb4 47.Rxa6+ Kg7 48.a5 Rb3 49.Kg2 Rb2+ 50.Kg1 Rb1+ 51.Kg2 Rb2+ 52.Kf3 Rb3+ 53.Ke4 Rxh3 54.Kf5 Rf3+ 55.Kxg5 h3 56.Rg6+ Kf7 57.Rh6 Kg7 58.Rg6+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Belgrade Invest"] [Site "Belgrade"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "8"] [White "Leko, Peter"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2605"] [BlackElo "2735"] [ECO "B64"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 Be7 8.O-O-O O-O 9.f4 h6 10.Bh4 Qb6 11.Nxc6 bxc6 12.e5 dxe5 13.fxe5 Ne4 14.Nxe4 Bxh4 15.Qf4 Be7 16.Bd3 Rb8 17.b3 Qc7 18.Kb1 c5 19.Nf6+ Kh8 20.Qe4 g6 21.h4 Bb7 22.Qf4 Kg7 23.Ng4 Rh8 24.Rdf1 Rbf8 25.Nf6 Qd8 26.Qg3 h5 27.Qg5 Rh7 28.Rf4 Kh8 29.Rhf1 Bxf6 30.Rxf6 Rg8 31.g3 Qe7 32.Qf4 Rgg7 33.Rf2 Bd5 34.Kb2 Bc6 35.Bc4 Bb7 36.Rd2 Rg8 37.Rd6 Qe8 38.Qf2 Be4 39.Qxc5 Qe7 40.Qd4 Bf5 41.Rd7 Qe8 42.Qxa7 Rf8 43.a4 Kg8 44.a5 Qc8 45.a6 Qc6 46.Qc7 Qg2 47.Bxe6 Bxe6 48.Rxe6 1-0 [Event "Belgrade Invest"] [Site "Belgrade"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Lautier, Joel"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2730"] [BlackElo "2645"] [ECO "D41"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.g3 d5 5.d4 e6 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.Bg2 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Nxc3 9.bxc3 Nxd4 10.Qxd4 Qxd4 11.cxd4 Bb4+ 12.Bd2 Bxd2+ 13.Kxd2 Ke7 14.Rhc1 Rd8 15.Rc7+ Rd7 16.Rac1 Kd8 17.Rxd7+ Kxd7 18.g4 h6 19.f4 Rb8 20.g5 b6 21.gxh6 gxh6 22.Rc3 Bb7 23.Bxb7 Rxb7 24.Rh3 Rc7 25.Rxh6 Rc4 26.Rh3 Rxd4+ 27.Rd3 Rxd3+ 28.Kxd3 f6 29.Kc4 a6 30.f5 Kd6 31.fxe6 Kxe6 32.Kd4 Kf5 33.Kd5 Kf4 34.Ke6 f5 35.e3+ Kg4 36.h3+ Kg5 37.h4+ Kg6 38.h5+ Kg5 39.h6 Kg6 40.h7 Kxh7 41.Kxf5 Kg7 42.Ke6 1-0 [Event "Belgrade Invest"] [Site "Belgrade"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "10"] [White "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2600"] [BlackElo "2730"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 Bg7 11.g3 f5 12.exf5 e4 13.f6 Bxf6 14.Nxf6+ Qxf6 15.Qd5 O-O 16.c3 b4 17.Nc4 bxc3 18.Qxd6 Be6 19.Qf4 Qg7 20.O-O-O Nb4 21.Qe5 Nxa2+ 22.Kb1 Qxe5 23.Nxe5 Bb3 0-1 [Event "Belgrade Invest"] [Site "Belgrade"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "11"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2730"] [BlackElo "2650"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c6 3.Bg2 Bg4 4.O-O Nd7 5.d4 e6 6.Nbd2 f5 7.c4 Bd6 8.Qb3 Rb8 9.Re1 Nh6 10.cxd5 cxd5 11.h3 Bh5 12.e4 fxe4 13.Ng5 Bf7 14.Ndxe4 dxe4 15.Nxe6 Bxe6 16.Qxe6+ Qe7 17.Rxe4 Kd8 18.Qd5 1-0 [Event "EUCup Gr1"] [Site "Clichy"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Hjartarson, Johann"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2730"] [BlackElo "2570"] [ECO "A35"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.g3 d5 5.d4 cxd4 6.Nxd4 dxc4 7.Nxc6 Qxd1+ 8.Nxd1 bxc6 9.Bg2 Nd5 10.Ne3 e6 11.Nxc4 Ba6 12.b3 Bb4+ 13.Bd2 Ke7 14.Rc1 Rac8 15.Bxb4+ Nxb4 16.a3 Nd5 17.Na5 c5 18.O-O Rhd8 19.Rc2 Rc7 20.Rfc1 Rdc8 21.e4 Nf6 22.f4 Bd3 23.e5 Nd5 24.Rb2 c4 25.bxc4 Bxc4 26.Rxc4 Rxc4 27.Nxc4 Rxc4 28.Rb7+ Ke8 29.Bxd5 exd5 30.Rxa7 d4 31.Kf1 d3 32.Ke1 Rc2 33.a4 Rxh2 34.a5 h5 35.a6 Ra2 36.f5 Kf8 37.Kd1 g5 38.f6 Kg8 39.Ra8+ Kh7 40.e6 1-0 [Event "EUCup Gr1"] [Site "Clichy"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Renet, Olivier"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2730"] [BlackElo "2520"] [ECO "D36"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.d4 Be7 5.Qc2 O-O 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Bg5 Nbd7 8.e3 Re8 9.Bd3 Nf8 10.h3 Be6 11.O-O c6 12.Ne5 N6d7 13.Bxe7 Rxe7 14.f4 f6 15.Nf3 Nb6 16.Rae1 Nc8 17.g4 Nd6 18.Qg2 Kh8 19.f5 Bf7 20.Kh1 Qc7 21.Rg1 g5 22.h4 h6 23.Qh2 Ne8 24.Rg3 Nh7 25.Kg2 Bg8 26.hxg5 hxg5 27.Qh6 Qb6 28.Re2 Rd8 29.Rh3 Rg7 30.e4 dxe4 31.Nxe4 Rxd4 32.Nxd4 Qxd4 33.Kf1 Bf7 34.Rhe3 Nc7 35.Nf2 Nd5 36.Re4 Qc5 37.Bc4 Ne3+ 38.R2xe3 Bxc4+ 39.Kg1 Bg8 40.b3 a5 41.Re8 Rd7 42.Rh3 1-0 [Event "Dortmund"] [Site "Dortmund"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2730"] [BlackElo "2740"] [ECO "D21"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 e6 3.c4 dxc4 4.Qa4+ Nc6 5.Qxc4 Nf6 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bxf6 Qxf6 8.Nc3 Bd6 9.g3 O-O 10.Bg2 Bd7 11.O-O Rfd8 12.Rac1 Qe7 13.Ne4 Be8 14.e3 Rac8 15.Rfd1 a6 16.Nc5 Bxc5 17.Qxc5 Qxc5 18.Rxc5 Ne7 19.Ne5 Nd5 20.a3 f6 21.Bh3 fxe5 22.Bxe6+ Bf7 23.Bxc8 Rxc8 24.dxe5 Nb6 25.Rd4 Be6 26.f4 Kf7 27.e4 g6 28.Kf2 Ke7 29.Rc1 a5 30.Rc5 a4 31.Rb4 Bd7 32.Rc1 Bc6 33.Ke3 Nd7 34.Rbc4 Rb8 35.h4 h5 36.Rg1 Rh8 37.Rc2 Ke6 38.Rgc1 Nb8 39.Rc5 Ke7 40.R1c2 Nd7 41.Rxc6 bxc6 42.Rxc6 Rb8 43.Rxg6 Rxb2 44.f5 Rb3+ 45.Kf4 Rxa3 46.Rg7+ Ke8 47.e6 Nf6 48.g4 Ra1 49.e5 Nd5+ 50.Ke4 1-0 [Event "Dortmund"] [Site "Dortmund"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Karpov, Anatoly"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2775"] [BlackElo "2730"] [ECO "D47"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 Bb7 9.a3 b4 10.Ne4 Nxe4 11.Bxe4 bxa3 12.bxa3 Bd6 13.Bd2 Rb8 14.Qa4 c5 15.Bxb7 Rxb7 16.dxc5 Bxc5 17.Ba5 Qb8 18.Rd1 O-O 1/2-1/2 [Event "Dortmund"] [Site "Dortmund"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2730"] [BlackElo "2650"] [ECO "D53"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Qc2 O-O 6.Bg5 Nbd7 7.Rd1 dxc4 8.e4 Nb6 9.h4 Nfd7 10.Be2 Re8 11.Be3 c6 12.e5 Nf8 13.Ne4 Bd7 14.O-O f5 15.exf6 gxf6 16.Bh6 Ng6 17.Nc5 Qc7 18.Bxc4 Nxc4 19.Qxc4 Bf8 20.Bxf8 Nxf8 21.Rfe1 Re7 22.Qc3 Rae8 23.Ne4 Rf7 24.d5 e5 25.dxc6 Qxc6 26.Nd6 Qxc3 27.bxc3 Re6 28.Nxf7 Kxf7 29.Nd2 Ra6 30.Ne4 Bc6 31.Rd6 Nd7 32.Red1 Ke7 33.R6d2 Ra3 34.f3 Ba4 35.Rc1 Bc6 36.Nd6 Nc5 37.Nc4 Ra4 38.Ne3 Ne6 39.Rcd1 Kf7 40.Nf5 Nc5 41.Rd8 Rxa2 42.h5 Ne6 43.Rh8 Ng5 44.Rc8 Rxg2+ 45.Kf1 1-0 [Event "Dortmund"] [Site "Dortmund"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Lobron, Eric"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2595"] [BlackElo "2730"] [ECO "A33"] 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.g3 Qb6 7.Nb3 Ne5 8.e4 Bb4 9.Qe2 d6 10.f4 Nc6 11.Be3 Bxc3+ 12.bxc3 Qc7 13.Bg2 O-O 14.O-O b6 15.g4 Bb7 16.g5 Nd7 17.Rf3 Ne7 18.Rh3 Rfc8 19.Qh5 Nf8 20.Nd2 d5 21.cxd5 exd5 22.f5 Qxc3 23.Rf1 d4 24.Bf4 d3 25.Qh4 Re8 26.Qg3 Rad8 27.Rf2 Qa1+ 28.Rf1 Qb2 29.Rf2 Qxa2 30.Be5 Nxf5 31.exf5 Bxg2 32.Kxg2 Qd5+ 33.Nf3 Rxe5 34.Qxe5 Qxe5 35.Nxe5 d2 36.Rxd2 Rxd2+ 37.Kf3 0-1 [Event "Dortmund"] [Site "Dortmund"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Short, Nigel D"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2730"] [BlackElo "2645"] [ECO "D53"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Qc2 O-O 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bxf6 Bxf6 8.Rd1 g6 9.e3 c6 10.Bd3 dxc4 11.Bxc4 Nd7 12.h4 Qe7 13.a3 Bg7 14.Ba2 b6 15.Bb1 h5 16.O-O Bb7 17.Ng5 Rfd8 18.Ba2 Nf6 19.e4 Ng4 20.e5 Rd7 21.Ne2 Rad8 22.Bxe6 fxe6 23.Qxg6 Nxe5 24.Qh7+ Kf8 25.Nf4 1-0 [Event "Dortmund"] [Site "Dortmund"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Leko, Peter"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2605"] [BlackElo "2730"] [ECO "B32"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 d6 6.c4 Be7 7.Be2 f5 8.exf5 Bxf5 9.Bg5 a6 10.Bxe7 Kxe7 11.N5c3 Nf6 12.O-O Qb6 13.b3 Rhd8 14.Bd3 Be6 15.Be4 Qd4 16.Qe2 Nxe4 17.Nxe4 Qxa1 18.Nbc3 Nd4 19.Qd2 Qxf1+ 20.Kxf1 h6 21.Ne2 Nxe2 22.Kxe2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Dortmund"] [Site "Dortmund"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Lautier, Joel"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2730"] [BlackElo "2645"] [ECO "E05"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 e6 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.c4 dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.a4 Bd7 9.Qxc4 Bc6 10.Bf4 a5 11.Nc3 Na6 12.Rac1 h6 13.Rfe1 Bb4 14.Be5 Bxf3 15.Bxf3 c6 16.Red1 Qe7 17.Bf4 Nd5 18.Bd2 Rfd8 19.Qb3 Nf6 20.Be3 Nd5 21.Bd2 Nb6 22.Be3 Nd5 23.Bd2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Dortmund"] [Site "Dortmund"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "8"] [White "Bareev, Evgeny"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2650"] [BlackElo "2730"] [ECO "D47"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 Bb7 9.e4 b4 10.Na4 c5 11.e5 Nd5 12.Nxc5 Nxc5 13.dxc5 Bxc5 14.O-O h6 15.Nd2 O-O 16.Ne4 Bd4 17.Nd6 Bc6 18.Bh7+ Kxh7 19.Qxd4 f6 20.a3 fxe5 21.Qe4+ Kg8 22.Qxe5 Qf6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Dortmund"] [Site "Dortmund"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Piket, Jeroen"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2730"] [BlackElo "2625"] [ECO "E05"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 e6 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.c4 dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.a4 Nc6 9.Qxc4 Qd5 10.Nbd2 Rd8 11.e3 Qh5 12.e4 Bd7 13.b3 b5 14.Qc3 Be8 15.axb5 axb5 16.Rxa8 Rxa8 17.Bb2 Ra2 18.Qc1 Qh6 19.h3 g6 20.Re1 Qf8 21.Qb1 Nb4 22.Ne5 Nd7 23.Bc3 Ra6 24.Nxd7 Bxd7 25.Nf3 Qa8 26.Ne5 Bc6 27.Qd1 Na2 28.Bb2 b4 29.d5 Be8 30.Ng4 Nc3 31.Qf3 h5 32.Nf6+ Bxf6 33.Qxf6 exd5 34.Qd4 Ra2 35.Qxb4 Nb5 36.Bf6 Qa7 37.Re3 d4 38.Qe7 Nd6 39.Rd3 Qa6 40.Rd1 Qe2 41.Rf1 d3 42.Bd4 d2 43.Qe5 Kf8 44.Be3 Kg8 45.Bh6 Qxf2+ 46.Rxf2 d1=Q+ 47.Rf1 Rxg2+ 48.Kxg2 Qe2+ 49.Kg1 1-0 [Event "Frankfurt m"] [Site "Frankfurt"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Lobron, Eric"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2575"] [BlackElo "2715"] [ECO "D43"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.e4 dxe4 8.Nxe4 Bb4+ 9.Ke2 Qf4 10.Qd3 Be7 11.g3 Qc7 12.Bg2 O-O 13.Rhd1 Nd7 14.Kf1 b6 15.Rac1 Ba6 16.Kg1 Rad8 17.Qc2 Nf6 18.Ne5 Bb7 19.Qa4 a5 20.Nxf6+ Bxf6 21.Qb3 c5 22.Bxb7 Qxb7 23.Qe3 Qc7 24.f4 cxd4 25.Rxd4 Rxd4 26.Qxd4 Rd8 27.Qe3 Qd6 28.Re1 a4 29.Kf2 Qb4 30.Re2 Bxe5 31.fxe5 Qxc4 32.Qxb6 Rd3 33.Qb7 g6 34.Kg2 Qxa2 35.Kh3 Qd5 36.Qa7 Qd4 37.Qe7 h5 38.Rc2 Qg4+ 39.Kg2 Qf3+ 40.Kh3 Qf5+ 41.Kg2 Rxg3+ 42.Kxg3 Qxc2 43.Qd8+ Kh7 44.Qf6 Qf5 0-1 [Event "Frankfurt m"] [Site "Frankfurt"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Lobron, Eric"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2715"] [BlackElo "2575"] [ECO "D52"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.d4 Nbd7 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3 Qa5 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Qd2 h6 9.Bh4 Bb4 10.Rc1 O-O 11.a3 Bxc3 12.bxc3 Qxa3 13.e4 N5b6 14.Bd3 Re8 15.O-O e5 16.Bg3 exd4 17.cxd4 Nf8 18.Rfe1 Be6 19.Ra1 Qe7 20.Qb2 Bc4 21.Bc2 Ba6 22.Qc3 Bc4 23.Ra5 f6 24.Nh4 Be6 25.Nf5 Bxf5 26.Rxf5 Rad8 27.f3 Kh8 28.Bf2 Nc8 29.e5 fxe5 30.Qd3 g6 31.Rfxe5 Qxe5 32.Rxe5 Rxe5 33.Bh4 g5 34.Bg3 Red5 35.Bb3 Ne7 36.Qe4 R8d7 37.Be5+ Kg8 38.h4 gxh4 39.Qxh4 Kh7 40.Qf6 Neg6 41.Bc2 Rxe5 42.dxe5 Rg7 43.Qxf8 1-0 [Event "Bundesliga 9495"] [Site "Germany"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Chandler, Murray G"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2545"] [BlackElo "2725"] [ECO "B56"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.f3 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.Be3 Be6 9.Nd5 Bxd5 10.exd5 Nb4 11.c4 a5 12.Be2 O-O 13.O-O Nd7 14.Qd2 b6 15.Nc1 Na6 16.b3 h6 17.a3 Bg5 18.Rb1 f5 19.Bxg5 Qxg5 20.Qxg5 hxg5 21.Na2 Kf7 22.Nc3 Nc7 23.Rfc1 Ke7 24.Bd1 Ra7 25.g3 g6 26.Bc2 Rb8 27.Bd3 Raa8 28.Re1 Rh8 29.Rbc1 Rh7 30.Nb5 Nxb5 31.cxb5 Nc5 32.Bc4 Rhh8 33.Rc3 Rhc8 34.Be2 a4 35.b4 Nb3 36.Rc6 Rab8 37.Kf2 Nd4 38.Bd3 Rh8 39.Rh1 Nxc6 40.bxc6 Kd8 41.Kg2 Kc7 42.Rc1 Rh7 43.Kg1 b5 44.Rc2 Kb6 45.Kg2 Re7 46.Re2 Rbe8 47.Bb1 e4 48.fxe4 fxe4 49.Kh3 Re5 50.Ba2 e3 51.Bb1 Rxd5 52.Bxg6 Rd2 53.Re1 Re7 54.Bh5 Rh7 55.Kg4 Rd4+ 56.Kxg5 Rd5+ 57.Kg6 Rhxh5 0-1 [Event "Bundesliga 9495"] [Site "Germany"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Enders, Peter"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2450"] [BlackElo "2725"] [ECO "B63"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 Be7 8.O-O-O Nxd4 9.Qxd4 O-O 10.e5 dxe5 11.Qxe5 Bd7 12.Be2 Rc8 13.Be3 Bb4 14.Bd4 Bc6 15.Bf3 Qa5 16.Bxc6 Rxc6 17.a3 Qxe5 18.Bxe5 Bxc3 19.Bxc3 Rfc8 20.Rd3 Nd5 21.Kd2 Kf8 22.Re1 Rc4 23.f3 Nxc3 24.bxc3 Ke7 25.Rb1 b6 26.Rb4 g5 27.Rxc4 Rxc4 28.Rd4 Rc5 29.Ra4 Rc7 30.Kd3 f5 31.h4 Kf6 32.Rd4 gxh4 33.Rxh4 Kg5 34.Rd4 e5 35.Rd8 Kf4 36.Rg8 h5 37.Ke2 h4 38.Rh8 Rxc3 39.Rxh4+ Kg5 40.Rh7 Rxa3 41.Rg7+ Kf6 42.Rb7 f4 43.Rb8 Rc3 44.Kd2 Rc7 45.Rf8+ Rf7 46.Rh8 Rg7 47.Rh2 e4 48.fxe4 Ke5 49.Kc3 Kxe4 50.Kb2 Rg3 51.Kc1 Ke3 52.Kb2 Rg4 0-1 [Event "Bundesliga 9495"] [Site "Germany"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Gavrikov, Viktor"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2600"] [BlackElo "2725"] [ECO "A33"] 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 e6 6.a3 Be7 7.e4 O-O 8.Be2 d5 9.exd5 exd5 10.O-O 1/2-1/2 [Event "Bundesliga 9495"] [Site "Germany"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Huebner, Robert"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2620"] [BlackElo "2715"] [ECO "D12"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5 5.Bd3 e6 6.Nc3 Bg6 7.O-O Nbd7 8.Qe2 Ne4 9.Nd2 Ndf6 10.f3 Nxd2 11.Bxd2 Be7 12.Rfd1 1/2-1/2 [Event "Bundesliga 9495"] [Site "Germany"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Bologan, Viktor"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2725"] [BlackElo "2600"] [ECO "E92"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.d5 a5 8.Bg5 h6 9.Bh4 Na6 10.O-O Bd7 11.Nd2 Qe8 12.b3 Nh7 13.a3 h5 14.f3 Bh6 15.Kh1 Be3 16.Qc2 f5 17.exf5 gxf5 18.Bf2 Bxf2 19.Rxf2 Nf6 20.Rg1 Kh8 21.Qb2 c5 22.f4 Nc7 23.h3 Qg6 24.fxe5 Qg3 25.Nce4 Nxe4 26.Nxe4 fxe4 27.Rxf8+ Rxf8 28.e6+ Qg7 29.Qxg7+ Kxg7 30.exd7 Rd8 31.Bxh5 Rxd7 32.Re1 Re7 33.Bf3 e3 34.Bg4 b5 35.cxb5 Nxb5 36.Be6 Nxa3 37.Rxe3 Nc2 38.Rg3+ Kf6 39.Rf3+ Ke5 40.Rf5+ Ke4 41.Rf1 Nd4 42.g4 Nxe6 43.dxe6 d5 44.g5 Rxe6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Bundesliga 9495"] [Site "Germany"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Hertneck, Gerald"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2715"] [BlackElo "2595"] [ECO "D11"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Bf5 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 c6 5.Qb3 Qc7 6.Bf4 dxc4 7.Bxc7 cxb3 8.e4 Bg6 9.a3 Be7 10.Nd2 Bd8 11.Bxd8 Kxd8 12.Nxb3 Nd7 13.Rc1 Ne7 14.f3 Rc8 15.Kf2 Kc7 16.h4 h5 17.Ne2 f5 18.e5 Nd5 19.Nc3 Nxc3 20.bxc3 f4 21.Rg1 Rcf8 22.g3 Bf5 23.gxf4 Rf7 24.c4 Kb8 25.d5 cxd5 26.cxd5 Nb6 27.d6 Nd5 28.Nd4 Rhf8 29.Kg3 Bg4 30.fxg4 Rxf4 31.Nxe6 Rxg4+ 32.Kh2 Rxh4+ 33.Bh3 1-0 [Event "Bundesliga 9495"] [Site "Germany"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Mokry, Karel"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2725"] [BlackElo "2530"] [ECO "A41"] 1.Nf3 d6 2.d4 Bg4 3.c4 Nd7 4.e4 e5 5.Be2 Be7 6.Nc3 Bxf3 7.Bxf3 Bg5 8.Bxg5 Qxg5 9.O-O Qd8 10.dxe5 dxe5 11.Qb3 Qb8 12.Qa3 c6 13.Bg4 Ngf6 14.Bh3 Qd8 15.Rad1 Qe7 16.Rd6 Nf8 17.Qc5 N8d7 18.Qa3 Nf8 19.Rfd1 Ng6 20.g3 O-O 21.c5 Rfe8 22.b4 a5 23.b5 cxb5 24.Nxb5 Nxe4 25.Qe3 Nf6 26.Rb6 Red8 27.Nd6 Ne8 28.Qb3 Ra7 29.Nc8 Rxc8 30.Bxc8 Qxc5 31.Rd8 Qe7 32.Rd7 1-0 [Event "Bundesliga 9495"] [Site "Germany"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Nunn, John DM"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2725"] [BlackElo "2625"] [ECO "E92"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.d4 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.d5 a5 8.Bg5 h6 9.Bh4 Na6 10.O-O Qe8 11.Nd2 Bd7 12.Kh1 Nh7 13.a3 h5 14.f3 Bh6 15.b3 Qb8 16.Qc2 Be3 17.Rae1 Qa7 18.Nd1 Bc5 19.Qc1 Rae8 20.Bd3 c6 21.Nb1 Qb6 22.Bc2 Kg7 23.Nbc3 Qa7 24.Bg3 f6 25.f4 h4 26.Bf2 exf4 27.Qxf4 g5 28.Qd2 Rf7 29.e5 Rxe5 30.Rxe5 fxe5 31.Bxh7 Kxh7 32.Qxg5 Bxf2 33.Nxf2 Nc5 34.Qxh4+ Kg7 35.Re1 Bf5 36.Qg5+ Bg6 37.Ng4 Rf5 38.Qh6+ Kf7 39.Qh8 Ke7 40.Qg7+ Bf7 41.Nh6 Rf2 42.Qg5+ Kd7 43.Qe3 1-0 [Event "Bundesliga 9495"] [Site "Germany"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Zude, Arno"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2715"] [BlackElo "2430"] [ECO "D37"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 c6 7.Qc2 Nbd7 8.h3 a6 9.Rd1 b5 10.c5 a5 11.Bd3 b4 12.Na4 Ba6 13.Bxa6 Rxa6 14.O-O Qc8 15.Ne1 Bd8 16.Nd3 Bc7 17.a3 bxa3 18.bxa3 Re8 19.Bxc7 Qxc7 20.Rb1 e5 21.Rb6 Raa8 22.Qb2 exd4 23.exd4 Re4 24.Rb7 Qc8 25.Rb1 h6 26.f3 Re8 27.Qd2 Nh5 28.g4 Ng3 29.Nc3 h5 30.Kf2 Ne4+ 31.fxe4 dxe4 32.Ne5 Nxe5 33.dxe5 Rxe5 34.Qd6 e3+ 35.Ke2 Re8 36.Qd7 Qxd7 37.Rxd7 hxg4 38.hxg4 Re5 39.Rbb7 Rxc5 40.Ne4 Rc4 41.Re7 Ra4 42.g5 Kh8 43.Nd6 Kh7 44.Rxf7 Rg8 45.Nf5 Kg6 46.Nxg7 Rxa3 47.Ne6 Ra2+ 48.Kxe3 Ra1 49.Rf6+ Kh5 50.Rb2 Re1+ 51.Kf2 Ra1 52.Rb3 Ra2+ 53.Kg3 Rh8 54.Rb1 1-0 [Event "Bundesliga 9495"] [Site "Germany"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Lutz, Christopher"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2560"] [BlackElo "2715"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Nd5 Be7 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.c3 O-O 12.Nc2 Bg5 13.a4 bxa4 14.Rxa4 a5 15.Bc4 Rb8 16.b3 Kh8 17.O-O g6 18.Qe2 Bd7 19.Rfa1 Bh6 20.g3 f5 21.exf5 gxf5 22.b4 e4 23.bxa5 Ne5 24.Rb4 Rxb4 25.cxb4 f4 26.Nd4 e3 27.fxe3 f3 28.Qa2 f2+ 29.Kg2 Qe8 30.Be2 Ng4 31.Bf3 Nxe3+ 32.Nxe3 Qxe3 33.Qxf2 Bh3+ 34.Kg1 Qc3 35.Re1 Bd2 0-1 [Event "Horgen"] [Site "Horgen"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Ehlvest, Jaan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2730"] [BlackElo "2630"] [ECO "E17"] 1.Nf3 e6 2.g3 b6 3.Bg2 Bb7 4.O-O Nf6 5.c4 Be7 6.Nc3 O-O 7.Re1 d5 8.cxd5 exd5 9.d4 Na6 10.Bf4 Qc8 11.Ne5 c5 12.dxc5 Bxc5 13.e3 Bb4 14.Rc1 Qe6 15.Nd3 Bxc3 16.Rxc3 Ne4 17.Rc1 f6 18.g4 Rac8 19.h3 Rxc1 20.Nxc1 Nac5 21.f3 Nd6 22.b3 Nf7 23.b4 Nd7 24.Nb3 Nde5 25.Nd4 Qd7 26.Bg3 Rc8 27.Kh2 Nd6 28.h4 Re8 29.Qb3 Kh8 30.b5 Ndc4 31.a4 Qf7 32.h5 h6 33.Bf4 Nd7 34.Qc2 Nc5 35.Bf1 Ne5 36.Kg3 Rc8 37.Qf5 Re8 38.Qc2 Rc8 39.Qf5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Horgen"] [Site "Horgen"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Timman, Jan H"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2595"] [BlackElo "2730"] [ECO "B63"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 Be7 8.O-O-O Nxd4 9.Qxd4 O-O 10.e5 dxe5 11.Qxe5 Bd7 12.Qg3 Rc8 13.Bd3 Nh5 14.Bxe7 Qxe7 15.Qe3 Bc6 16.Rhg1 Qc7 17.Qxa7 Qxh2 18.Qe3 Qf4 19.g4 Qxe3+ 20.fxe3 Nf6 21.g5 Nd7 22.Be4 Ne5 23.Rh1 Bxe4 24.Nxe4 Ng4 25.Rdg1 f5 26.gxf6 Nxf6 27.Nd6 Rc7 28.e4 Nd7 29.Rg5 b6 30.b3 g6 31.Rh2 Kg7 32.Rhg2 Rc6 33.Rd2 Kf6 34.Rb5 Ke7 35.Nc4 Rf4 36.a4 Nc5 37.Rxb6 Rxb6 38.Nxb6 Rxe4 39.a5 h5 40.Nc8+ Kf6 41.Nd6 Rf4 42.Nb7 Nxb7 43.a6 Ke7 44.Rd8 Nxd8 45.a7 g5 46.a8=Q h4 47.Qb8 Nf7 48.b4 h3 49.Qc7+ Kf6 50.Qc3+ e5 51.Qxh3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Horgen"] [Site "Horgen"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Gulko, Boris F"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2730"] [BlackElo "2620"] [ECO "A17"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.g3 b6 5.Bg2 Bb7 6.O-O O-O 7.d3 d5 8.cxd5 exd5 9.Bf4 Re8 10.Nb5 Na6 11.Rc1 c6 12.Nbd4 Bc5 13.a3 Nh5 14.Bd2 Qd7 15.e3 Nf6 16.Bc3 Nc7 17.b4 Bd6 18.Qc2 Rac8 19.Qb2 Re7 20.Nh4 c5 21.Ndf5 Re6 22.Nxd6 Rxd6 23.bxc5 Rc6 24.Nf3 Rxc5 25.Bxf6 gxf6 26.Rxc5 1-0 [Event "Horgen"] [Site "Horgen"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "5"] [White "Jussupow, Artur"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2680"] [BlackElo "2730"] [ECO "D47"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 Bb7 9.e4 b4 10.Na4 c5 11.e5 Nd5 12.dxc5 Nxc5 13.Bb5+ Nd7 14.Bg5 Qa5 15.Bxd7+ Kxd7 16.O-O Be7 17.b3 h6 18.Bxe7 Kxe7 19.Nd2 Nf4 20.Nc4 Qd5 21.Qxd5 Bxd5 22.Ne3 Rhc8 23.Rfe1 Be4 24.f3 Bg6 25.Nc4 Nd3 26.Red1 Rd8 27.a3 bxa3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Horgen"] [Site "Horgen"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Short, Nigel D"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2730"] [BlackElo "2645"] [ECO "D06"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Bf5 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 Nc6 5.Bf4 Nf6 6.e3 Be7 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Bg3 O-O 9.Be2 Bb4 10.Qc1 Bd6 11.O-O Bxg3 12.hxg3 Qd6 13.Nd2 Bg6 14.Bf3 Nce7 15.Rd1 c6 16.Nc4 Qc7 17.e4 Nb6 18.Ne5 Rac8 19.Qe3 Rfd8 20.Rac1 Qb8 21.Be2 Nd7 22.f4 b5 23.b4 a5 24.a3 axb4 25.axb4 f6 26.Nxg6 hxg6 27.d5 exd5 28.exd5 Nf5 29.Qf2 c5 30.Nxb5 Nd6 31.bxc5 Nxb5 32.c6 Nd6 33.cxd7 Rxc1 34.Rxc1 Rxd7 35.Bd3 Kf7 36.Rc6 Qb3 37.Qf3 Qb7 38.Qe3 Re7 39.Qb6 Qxb6+ 40.Rxb6 Rd7 41.Kf2 Nc8 42.Rb8 Nd6 43.Rb6 Nc8 44.Rc6 Ne7 45.Bc4 Kf8 46.Rc5 Rd8 47.Ra5 Nf5 48.Bd3 Ne7 49.Be4 Kf7 50.Ke3 Rd7 51.Rc5 Nf5+ 52.Kf2 Ra7 53.g4 Nd6 54.Bc2 f5 55.Rc6 Ke7 56.gxf5 gxf5 57.Ke3 Ra3+ 58.Bd3 Kd7 59.Kd4 Ra1 60.Bc2 Rf1 61.Ra6 Rf2 62.Ra7+ Ke8 63.Ba4+ Kf8 64.g3 Rf3 65.Rd7 Nf7 66.Rc7 Rxg3 67.Rc8+ 1-0 [Event "Horgen"] [Site "Horgen"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "7"] [White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2740"] [BlackElo "2730"] [ECO "B70"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.g3 g6 7.Nde2 Bg7 8.Bg2 O-O 9.O-O Rb8 10.a4 a6 11.Nd5 b5 12.axb5 axb5 13.Be3 b4 14.Ra2 Ng4 15.Bg5 h6 16.Bc1 e6 17.Ne3 b3 18.cxb3 Nge5 19.Bd2 Qb6 20.Bc3 Ba6 21.Qd2 Bxe2 22.Qxe2 Nd4 23.Bxd4 Qxd4 24.Rd1 Qc5 25.Ra6 Rxb3 26.Raxd6 Rxb2 27.R6d2 Rfb8 28.Rc2 R8b3 29.Rdd2 Rxc2 30.Rxc2 Rb1+ 31.Nf1 Qb6 32.h3 Nc6 33.Qc4 Nd4 34.Ra2 h5 35.h4 Kh7 36.Kh2 Rb4 37.Qc1 Nc6 38.Ne3 Bh6 39.f4 Rb3 40.Ra3 Rb1 41.Ra6 Qxa6 42.Qxb1 Qe2 43.Nf1 Nd4 44.Qb7 Kg8 45.Qc8+ Bf8 46.Qc3 Bg7 47.Qe3 Qb2 48.Qd2 Qb3 49.Ne3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Horgen"] [Site "Horgen"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Lautier, Joel"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2730"] [BlackElo "2645"] [ECO "D41"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.g3 d5 5.d4 e6 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.Bg2 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Nxc3 9.bxc3 Nxd4 10.Qxd4 Qxd4 11.cxd4 Bd6 12.O-O Rb8 13.e4 O-O 14.e5 Be7 15.Be3 Bd7 16.Rfc1 Rfc8 17.Rxc8+ Bxc8 18.Rc1 Kf8 19.Bh3 Ke8 20.d5 Bd7 21.d6 Bd8 22.Bg2 b6 23.f4 Rc8 24.Kf2 Rxc1 25.Bxc1 Bb5 26.Be4 h6 27.Be3 Kd7 28.Ke1 Bc6 29.Bd3 Bd5 30.a3 f6 31.Kd2 fxe5 32.fxe5 Kc6 33.Kc3 Bf3 34.Bc4 Bd5 35.Ba6 Bf3 36.Kd4 Bd5 37.a4 Bb3 38.Bb5+ Kb7 39.Bd7 Bd5 40.Kc3 Ba2 41.Kb4 Bd5 42.h4 Ba2 43.Bd2 Bd5 44.Bc1 Ba2 45.Kc3 Bd5 46.Ba3 Ba2 47.Be8 Bd5 48.d7 Bc6 49.Bf8 Bxa4 50.Bxg7 Kc7 51.Bxh6 Bxd7 52.Bf7 Kc6 53.h5 Kd5 54.Bg7 Bg5 55.g4 Ke4 56.h6 Bxh6 57.Bxh6 Kxe5 58.g5 Kf5 59.g6 Kf6 60.Bg5+ Kg7 61.Kd4 Ba4 62.Ke5 Bc2 63.Bf6+ Kf8 64.Kf4 1-0 [Event "Horgen"] [Site "Horgen"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "9"] [White "Kasparov, Gary"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2795"] [BlackElo "2730"] [ECO "B57"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nge2 Nf6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 d6 6.Bc4 Qb6 7.Nb3 e6 8.Bf4 Ne5 9.Be2 Bd7 10.a4 Be7 11.a5 Qc7 12.a6 O-O 13.O-O Rfb8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Horgen"] [Site "Horgen"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Vaganian, Rafael A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2730"] [BlackElo "2645"] [ECO "E12"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.d4 e6 3.c4 b6 4.a3 Bb7 5.Nc3 Ne4 6.Nxe4 Bxe4 7.e3 Be7 8.Bd3 d5 9.Bxe4 dxe4 10.Nd2 f5 11.f3 Bd6 12.Qa4+ c6 13.O-O Qh4 14.f4 O-O 15.c5 bxc5 16.Nc4 Qe7 17.dxc5 Bxc5 18.b4 Bd6 19.Bb2 Bc7 20.Rfd1 c5 21.bxc5 Qxc5 22.Rac1 Qe7 23.Qb5 Bb6 24.a4 Bc5 25.Bd4 Bxd4 26.Rxd4 a6 27.Qb6 Ra7 28.Nd6 Rd7 29.Rc8 Rxc8 30.Nxc8 Qa3 31.Qxe6+ Kf8 32.Qxf5+ Ke8 33.Qe6+ Kd8 34.Qb6+ Ke8 35.Nd6+ 1-0 [Event "Horgen"] [Site "Horgen"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "11"] [White "Kortschnoj, Viktor"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2635"] [BlackElo "2730"] [ECO "D12"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.e3 Nf6 4.Nf3 Bf5 5.Bd3 e6 6.O-O Bg6 7.Qc2 Be7 8.Nbd2 Nbd7 9.Bxg6 hxg6 10.e4 dxe4 11.Nxe4 Qa5 12.Neg5 Qf5 13.Qb3 b5 14.Re1 bxc4 15.Qxc4 Qb5 16.Qc2 O-O 17.Bd2 Rac8 18.b4 Bd8 19.Rac1 Bb6 20.a4 Qd5 21.Qc4 Rfd8 22.g3 Nb8 23.Be3 Ne8 24.Qc2 Bc7 25.h4 Qf5 26.Qa2 Qd5 27.Qe2 Bd6 28.Ne5 f6 29.Nxg6 fxg5 30.hxg5 Nd7 31.Bf4 Nf8 32.Nxf8 Kxf8 33.Be5 Bxe5 34.dxe5 Qd3 35.Qh5 Ke7 36.Re3 Qd2 37.Rce1 Rd7 38.g6 Kd8 39.Qg4 Qd5 40.Rc1 Rcc7 41.Qf4 Qd4 42.Re4 Qd2 43.Qh4+ Kc8 44.Rcc4 Qd1+ 45.Kg2 Qxa4 46.Qg4 Re7 47.Rc5 Qb3 48.Rd4 Qb1 49.Rd6 Qf5 50.Qc4 Qxg6 51.Qa6+ Rb7 52.Qxc6+ Nc7 53.Rd8+ Kxd8 54.Qxb7 Ke8 55.Qb8+ Kf7 56.Rxc7 Qe4+ 57.f3 Qe2+ 58.Kh3 Qxf3 59.Rxe7+ Kxe7 60.Qxa7+ Ke8 61.Qb8+ Kf7 62.Qc7+ Ke8 63.Qc8+ Ke7 64.Qc4 Kd7 65.Qd4+ Ke8 1/2-1/2 [Event "EUCup f"] [Site "Ljubljana"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Almasi, Zoltan"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2645"] [BlackElo "2730"] [ECO "B65"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 Be7 8.O-O-O O-O 9.f4 Nxd4 10.Qxd4 Qa5 11.Bc4 Bd7 12.e5 dxe5 13.fxe5 Bc6 14.Bd2 Nd7 15.Nd5 Qc5 16.Nxe7+ Qxe7 17.Rhe1 Rfd8 18.Qg4 Nf8 19.Bd3 Rxd3 20.cxd3 Qd7 21.Bb4 Qd5 22.Bxf8 Rxf8 23.Kb1 Qxg2 24.Qxg2 Bxg2 25.Rg1 Bc6 26.Kc2 f5 27.exf6 Rxf6 28.Rdf1 Rh6 29.Rf2 Rh4 30.Kc3 Bd5 31.a3 h6 32.b4 a6 33.a4 g5 34.Rgf1 g4 35.Rg1 Kh7 36.Rg3 Bf3 37.Kd4 Rh5 38.h3 Rd5+ 39.Ke3 Re5+ 40.Kd2 h5 41.hxg4 hxg4 1/2-1/2 [Event "EUCup f"] [Site "Ljubljana"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Gelfand, Boris"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2730"] [BlackElo "2685"] [ECO "B52"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.Bxd7+ Qxd7 5.c4 Nf6 6.Nc3 Nc6 7.d4 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Qg4 9.O-O Qxd1 10.Rxd1 Nxd4 11.Rxd4 1/2-1/2 [Event "PCA/Intel-GP"] [Site "London"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Miles, Anthony J"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2730"] [BlackElo "2600"] [ECO "D24"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 dxc4 4.Nc3 a6 5.e4 b5 6.e5 Nd5 7.a4 e6 8.axb5 Nb6 9.Ng5 h6 10.Qh5 hxg5 11.Qxh8 Qxd4 12.Be2 Qxe5 13.O-O axb5 14.Rxa8 Nxa8 15.f4 gxf4 16.Bxf4 Qc5+ 17.Kh1 Nd7 18.Ne4 Qd4 19.Ng5 Nf6 20.Bf3 Nb6 21.Bxc7 Qc5 22.Bxb6 Qxg5 23.Bd4 b4 24.h4 Qb5 25.Bxf6 gxf6 26.Qxf6 Be7 27.Qh8+ Kd7 28.Ra1 Qc5 29.h5 Qf2 30.Rd1+ Bd6 31.Qe5 Qf1+ 32.Rxf1 Bxe5 33.Be2 Ke7 34.Bxc4 Bxb2 35.h6 Bb7 36.Bd3 f5 37.Rb1 Bc3 38.h7 Kf7 39.Rxb4 Bd5 40.Rb8 1-0 [Event "PCA/Intel-GP"] [Site "London"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Miles, Anthony J"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2730"] [BlackElo "2600"] [ECO "D24"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 dxc4 4.Nc3 a6 5.e4 b5 6.e5 Nd5 7.a4 e6 8.axb5 Nb6 9.Qc2 Bb7 10.Be2 Be7 11.O-O axb5 12.Rxa8 Bxa8 13.Nxb5 O-O 14.Rd1 Na6 15.Nc3 Nb4 16.Qb1 Qd7 17.Ne4 Qa4 18.Bg5 Bxg5 19.Nexg5 Qc2 20.Qxc2 Nxc2 21.Rc1 Nb4 22.Nd2 Rd8 23.Nxc4 h6 24.Nh3 Be4 25.Ne3 Rxd4 26.f3 Bg6 27.Rxc7 Rd2 28.Nf4 Rxb2 29.Bf1 Bb1 30.Rb7 Nc6 31.Nd1 Rb4 32.Nc3 Nxe5 33.Nfe2 Bc2 34.f4 Ned7 35.Ng3 Rxf4 36.Nb5 Kf8 37.Nd6 Ke7 38.Nb5 Ba4 39.Nc3 Bc6 40.Rc7 Kd6 41.Ra7 Rb4 42.Be2 f5 43.Nf1 g5 44.Ra1 Nd5 45.Rd1 Nb6 46.Ne3 Ke5 47.Ncxd5 Nxd5 48.Nc4+ Kf6 49.Bf1 Rb3 50.Na5 Rc3 51.Rb1 Ba4 52.Ra1 Bc2 53.Nb7 Be4 54.Nd6 Ke5 55.Nc4+ Kd4 56.Rd1+ Kc5 57.Ne5 Rb3 58.Nf7 Rb2 59.Rc1+ Rc2 60.Rxc2+ Bxc2 61.Nxh6 g4 62.h3 gxh3 63.gxh3 Kd6 64.h4 Ke7 65.Ng8+ Kf7 66.Nh6+ Kg7 1/2-1/2 [Event "PCA/Intel-GP"] [Site "London"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Miles, Anthony J"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2600"] [BlackElo "2730"] [ECO "D00"] 1.d4 d5 2.Bg5 h6 3.Bh4 c6 4.e3 Qb6 5.Qc1 e5 6.c3 exd4 7.cxd4 Be7 8.Bxe7 Nxe7 9.Nc3 Bf5 10.Nf3 Nd7 11.Be2 O-O 12.O-O Bg4 13.Qc2 Rfe8 14.Rac1 Nf5 15.Bd3 Nd6 16.Nd2 Nf8 17.Na4 Qd8 18.Nc5 Qg5 19.Kh1 Rad8 20.Rce1 Bc8 21.b4 Qf6 22.a3 Ng6 23.Nf3 Bg4 24.Bxg6 Bxf3 25.Bh7+ Kh8 26.Bd3 Re7 27.Be2 Bxe2 28.Qxe2 Rde8 29.Qd3 Nf5 30.Rb1 Nh4 31.Qd1 a6 32.Qg4 Nf5 33.Kg1 Kg8 34.Rfc1 Nd6 35.a4 g6 36.Nd7 Qg7 37.Ne5 h5 38.Qf4 Re6 39.h3 Rf6 40.Qh2 Re7 41.Rc2 g5 42.Rbc1 Rh6 43.Qg3 Ne4 44.Qf3 f6 45.Nxc6 bxc6 46.Rxc6 Qf7 47.Qf5 Kg7 48.Rxa6 Rh8 49.b5 Rd8 50.Rcc6 Red7 51.Re6 Rc7 52.Rac6 Rxc6 53.Rxc6 Nd6 54.Qc2 Rd7 55.b6 Nc4 56.Qb1 Qe7 57.Qb5 g4 58.hxg4 hxg4 59.g3 Nd2 60.Rc8 Qf7 61.Qxd7 1-0 [Event "Amber-rapid 4th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2700"] [BlackElo "2715"] [ECO "A36"] 1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.e3 e6 6.Nge2 Nge7 7.d4 cxd4 8.Nxd4 O-O 9.O-O d5 10.cxd5 Nxd5 11.Re1 Nxd4 12.exd4 Qb6 13.Nxd5 exd5 14.Bxd5 Bxd4 15.Be3 Bxe3 16.Rxe3 Qxb2 17.Rb1 Qf6 18.Rf3 Qe7 19.Re3 Qf6 20.Rb4 Rd8 21.Rf3 Bf5 22.Rxb7 Rab8 23.Rxb8 Rxb8 24.Be4 Rb5 25.a4 Re5 26.Bxf5 Rxf5 27.Rxf5 gxf5 28.Qd7 a5 29.Kg2 Kg7 30.Qd5 Qc3 31.Kh3 Qb4 32.Qd1 Kg6 33.f4 Kg7 34.Qc2 Kg6 35.Qc8 Kg7 36.Qd7 Qe4 37.Kh4 Qe2 38.Kh3 Qg4+ 39.Kg2 Qe2+ 40.Kg1 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber-blind 4th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2715"] [BlackElo "2700"] [ECO "A87"] 1.Nf3 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6 4.O-O Bg7 5.d4 O-O 6.c4 d6 7.Nc3 Na6 8.Rb1 c6 9.b4 Ne4 10.Bb2 Be6 11.Qb3 b5 12.Nxe4 Bxc4 13.Qe3 fxe4 14.Qxe4 Nxb4 15.Bh3 Kh8 16.Ng5 e5 17.Ne6 Bxe6 18.Bxe6 d5 19.Qg4 e4 20.Rbc1 Qd6 21.Ba3 a5 22.Bd7 h5 23.Qh3 Ra6 24.e3 Rd8 25.Bg4 Ra7 26.Rc2 Rc7 27.Rfc1 Bf8 28.Be2 Rdd7 29.Bxb4 axb4 30.Qf1 Rf7 31.Qh3 Kg7 32.Bf1 Kh6 33.Be2 Bg7 34.Bf1 Qf6 35.Qg2 Qd6 36.Qh3 Bf6 37.Be2 Bg5 38.Qg2 Bd8 39.h4 Qd7 40.Bf1 Rf6 41.Qh3 Rf5 42.Be2 Qf7 43.Qg2 Rf6 44.Bf1 Ra7 45.Qh3 Rf5 46.Rb1 Ra4 47.Rbb2 Qf6 48.Qh2 Be7 49.Bh3 Rf3 50.Bg2 Rf5 51.Bh3 Rf3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber-rapid 4th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Karpov, Anatoly"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2715"] [BlackElo "2780"] [ECO "A17"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.g3 b6 5.Bg2 Bb7 6.O-O O-O 7.Qc2 Re8 8.Rd1 Bxc3 9.Qxc3 Qe7 10.d4 d6 11.b3 Nbd7 12.Bb2 c5 13.dxc5 Nxc5 14.Nd4 a6 15.f3 Rec8 16.Qe3 Rc7 17.Qg5 h6 18.Qh4 d5 19.cxd5 Bxd5 20.g4 Bb7 21.Qf2 Rd8 22.Rd2 Rcd7 23.Rad1 Qe8 24.Qe1 Nd5 25.Nc2 Nf4 26.Rxd7 Rxd7 27.Rxd7 Qxd7 28.Bf1 f6 29.Bc1 e5 30.Qd2 Qc7 31.Ne1 Nd5 32.e3 b5 33.Kf2 Ne6 34.Qc2 Qb6 35.Bd2 Ng5 36.h4 Ne6 37.Bd3 Kf7 38.Bg6+ Kf8 39.Nd3 a5 40.Be4 Ke7 41.a4 b4 42.Qc4 Qc6 43.f4 Qxc4 44.bxc4 Ndxf4 45.exf4 Bxe4 46.Nc1 Bc2 0-1 [Event "Amber-blind 4th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Karpov, Anatoly"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2780"] [BlackElo "2715"] [ECO "D19"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.e3 e6 7.Bxc4 Bb4 8.O-O O-O 9.Qe2 Bg6 10.Ne5 Nbd7 11.Nxg6 hxg6 12.Rd1 Qa5 13.Bd2 e5 14.d5 Rad8 15.dxc6 bxc6 16.Be1 e4 17.Bb3 Qe5 18.Bc2 Bd6 19.g3 Nc5 20.Kg2 Qf5 21.Rd2 Be5 22.Rad1 Rb8 23.Bb1 Bxc3 24.bxc3 Nxa4 25.Ra2 Nb2 26.Rd2 Nc4 27.Rd1 Ne5 28.h3 Nf3 29.Ra4 Ng5 30.g4 Qe5 31.Qc2 Rfe8 32.Rxa7 Nf3 33.Qa2 Qh2+ 34.Kf1 Qxh3+ 35.Ke2 Ne5 36.Bc2 Qxg4+ 37.Kd2 Red8+ 38.Kc1 Rxd1+ 39.Bxd1 Qg1 40.Bd2 Nd3+ 41.Kc2 Rb2+ 0-1 [Event "Amber-blind 4th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Kamsky, Gata"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2715"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "A31"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.g3 g6 5.Bg2 d6 6.d4 cxd4 7.Nxd4 Bd7 8.e4 Bg7 9.Nxc6 Bxc6 10.Be3 O-O 11.O-O a6 12.Rc1 Qa5 13.Qe2 Nd7 14.Bd2 Qb6 15.b3 Rfc8 16.Nd5 Qd8 17.Bg5 Bxd5 18.exd5 Bf6 19.h4 b5 20.cxb5 Rxc1 21.Rxc1 axb5 22.Bh3 b4 23.Bxd7 Bxg5 24.hxg5 Qxd7 25.Rc4 Qb7 26.Qd2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber-rapid 4th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Kamsky, Gata"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2715"] [ECO "D19"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.e3 e6 7.Bxc4 Bb4 8.O-O O-O 9.Qe2 Bg6 10.Ne5 Nbd7 11.Nxg6 hxg6 12.Rd1 Qa5 13.Bd2 Rad8 14.Be1 Nb6 15.Bb3 e5 16.dxe5 Qxe5 17.g3 a5 18.Kg2 Nbd7 19.Qc4 Qe7 20.h3 g5 21.Rac1 Ne5 22.Qe2 g4 23.hxg4 Nexg4 24.Rxd8 Rxd8 25.Rd1 Rxd1 26.Qxd1 g6 27.Qd4 Kg7 28.Bd2 b5 29.axb5 Bc5 30.Qd3 cxb5 31.Qxb5 Qd6 32.Be1 Bb4 33.Qb7 Ne5 34.Nb5 Qd3 35.Bxb4 axb4 36.Nd4 Qd2 37.Ne6+ Kh6 38.Qb8 fxe6 39.Qh8+ Nh7 40.Qxe5 Ng5 41.Qh8+ Nh7 42.Bxe6 1-0 [Event "Amber-blind 4th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Nunn, John DM"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2630"] [BlackElo "2715"] [ECO "B63"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 Be7 8.O-O-O Nxd4 9.Qxd4 O-O 10.e5 dxe5 11.Qxe5 Bd7 12.h4 Rc8 13.Rh3 Qc7 14.Qe1 Bc6 15.Rg3 Bd6 16.Rgd3 Be5 17.Re3 Ng4 18.Red3 h6 19.Bd2 b5 20.f3 Bg3 21.Qe2 Nf2 0-1 [Event "Amber-rapid 4th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Nunn, John DM"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2715"] [BlackElo "2630"] [ECO "B07"] 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Bg5 c6 5.Qd2 b5 6.Bd3 Nbd7 7.Nf3 h6 8.Bxf6 exf6 9.d5 b4 10.dxc6 bxc3 11.cxd7+ Bxd7 12.Qxc3 Bg7 13.O-O O-O 14.Qd2 Qb6 15.c3 Rab8 16.Rab1 Be6 17.b3 d5 18.Nd4 dxe4 19.Bxe4 Rfd8 20.Rbd1 f5 21.Bf3 Bd5 22.Qb2 Be4 23.Bxe4 fxe4 24.Qc1 Rbc8 25.Ne2 Rd3 26.c4 Rcd8 27.Nf4 Rc3 28.Rxd8+ Qxd8 29.Qe1 Rc2 30.Qxe4 Rxa2 31.Nd5 a5 32.g3 a4 33.bxa4 Rxa4 34.Rd1 Qb8 35.Qc2 Qa7 36.c5 Bd4 37.Ne7+ Qxe7 38.Qxa4 Bxc5 39.Qc6 Kg7 40.Kg2 h5 41.Rd7 Qf8 42.Qd5 Be7 43.h3 Bf6 44.g4 hxg4 45.hxg4 Qe8 46.Rb7 Ba1 47.Kf3 Bf6 48.Qd7 Qf8 49.Kg2 Ba1 50.Qe7 Qg8 51.f4 Bf6 52.Qe6 Qf8 53.g5 Ba1 54.f5 gxf5 55.g6 Qa8 56.Qxf7+ Kh6 57.g7 Qa6 58.g8=N+ Kg5 59.Qe7+ Kg6 60.Qe8+ Kg5 61.Qd8+ Kg4 62.Qd1+ Kg5 63.Qd2+ Kh5 64.Rh7+ Kg4 65.Nh6+ Kh5 66.Nf7+ Kg4 67.Qd1+ 1-0 [Event "Amber-rapid 4th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "5"] [White "Nikolic, Predrag"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2645"] [BlackElo "2715"] [ECO "D12"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5 5.Qb3 Qb6 6.Nc3 e6 7.Qxb6 axb6 8.Nh4 Bc2 9.Bd2 h6 10.h3 Nbd7 11.cxd5 exd5 12.Rc1 Bh7 13.g4 b5 14.a3 b4 15.axb4 Bxb4 16.Nf5 O-O 17.Bd3 Rfe8 18.f3 c5 19.Kf2 cxd4 20.exd4 Nb6 21.Rc2 Rac8 22.Re1 Re6 23.Rec1 Rec6 24.Bb5 Bxf5 25.gxf5 R6c7 26.Bf4 Re7 27.Ne2 Rxc2 28.Rxc2 Ne8 29.Bb8 Bd6 30.Ba7 Nc7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber-blind 4th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Nikolic, Predrag"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2715"] [BlackElo "2645"] [ECO "E17"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.g3 Bb7 4.Bg2 e6 5.O-O Be7 6.Nc3 O-O 7.Re1 d5 8.cxd5 exd5 9.d4 Ne4 10.Qc2 Nd7 11.Bf4 Nxc3 12.bxc3 Nf6 13.Rad1 Qc8 14.Bg5 Re8 15.c4 c5 16.Bxf6 Bxf6 17.cxd5 Bxd5 18.e4 Bb7 19.e5 Bd8 20.d5 c4 21.d6 Qc5 22.Ng5 Bxg5 23.Bxb7 Rab8 24.Bd5 g6 25.Qxc4 Qxc4 26.Bxc4 b5 27.Bd5 a5 28.f4 Bd8 29.g4 a4 30.f5 Ba5 31.e6 fxe6 32.fxe6 Bxe1 33.e7+ Kg7 34.Rxe1 1-0 [Event "Amber-blind 4th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Shirov, Alexei"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2715"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Nd5 Be7 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.c3 O-O 12.Nc2 Bg5 13.a4 bxa4 14.Rxa4 a5 15.Bc4 Rb8 16.b3 Kh8 17.O-O g6 18.Qd3 Bd7 19.Raa1 f5 20.Rfd1 Bh6 21.Nde3 Rf6 22.f3 Ne7 23.Kh1 Bf4 24.b4 a4 25.Nd5 Nxd5 26.Bxd5 Qf8 27.g3 Bg5 28.c4 f4 29.g4 h5 30.gxh5 Qh6 31.b5 Qxh5 32.Rxa4 Bh4 33.Rda1 Bg3 34.Qe2 g5 35.Ra8 Rbf8 36.Rxf8+ Rxf8 37.b6 g4 38.Ne1 gxf3 39.Nxf3 Bg4 40.Ra3 Kg7 41.Kg1 Rh8 42.b7 Kf6 43.c5 Bxf3 44.Rxf3 Bxh2+ 45.Kf1 Qe8 46.Qa6 Kg5 47.Rb3 Qh5 48.Qe2 f3 49.Rxf3 Bf4 50.Rg3+ Bxg3 51.Qxh5+ Kxh5 52.c6 Kg4 53.Ke2 Rh2+ 54.Kd3 1-0 [Event "Amber-rapid 4th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Shirov, Alexei"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2715"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "A48"] 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.c3 d6 4.Bg5 Nf6 5.Nd2 O-O 6.Ngf3 c5 7.dxc5 dxc5 8.Be2 Nc6 9.O-O b6 10.Qc2 Bb7 11.Rfe1 Qc7 12.Bf1 Ng4 13.Bh4 Rad8 14.Bg3 Nge5 15.a4 Qc8 16.Nxe5 Bxe5 17.f4 Bg7 18.Nc4 Qe6 19.a5 b5 20.a6 Bxa6 21.Rxa6 Nd4 22.cxd4 Bxd4+ 23.Kh1 Qxa6 24.Nd2 Qa2 25.Nf3 Qxb2 26.Nxd4 Qxd4 27.Bxb5 Qb4 28.Bd3 c4 29.Qxc4 Qxc4 30.Bxc4 Rd4 31.Ba6 Rfd8 32.Kg1 R8d6 33.Bb5 Rd1 34.e5 R6d4 35.Rxd1 Rxd1+ 36.Kf2 a5 37.Ke2 Rd4 38.Be1 Re4+ 39.Kd1 a4 40.Bd2 a3 41.Kc2 a2 42.Kb2 Rd4 43.Bc3 Rxf4 44.Kxa2 Rf2+ 45.Kb3 Rxg2 46.h3 Rg3 47.Bf1 Rf3 48.Bg2 Rf2 49.Bc6 Rh2 50.e6 fxe6 51.Be5 Rxh3+ 52.Kc2 Rh5 53.Bd4 e5 54.Be3 Kf7 55.Kd3 Kf6 56.Ke4 Rh4+ 57.Kf3 h5 58.Kg3 Rc4 59.Bf3 h4+ 60.Kf2 g5 61.Be2 Ra4 62.Bd1 Rb4 63.Be2 g4 64.Bf1 Kf5 65.Bd3+ e4 0-1 [Event "Amber-blind 4th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Lautier, Joel"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2715"] [BlackElo "2655"] [ECO "D38"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Bg5 Nbd7 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Qc2 c5 8.dxc5 h6 9.Bd2 O-O 10.e3 Bxc5 11.Bd3 a6 12.O-O Ba7 13.Ne2 Re8 14.Bc3 Nf8 15.Nf4 Be6 16.Rad1 Rc8 17.Qb3 b5 18.Qa3 Ra8 19.Nd4 Qd7 20.Nde2 Qd8 21.Bb1 N8d7 22.Ng3 Bc5 23.b4 Bd6 24.Qb2 Qb8 25.Nge2 Ne5 26.Qa1 Ned7 27.h3 Be5 28.a3 Rc8 29.Bd4 a5 30.Qb2 axb4 31.axb4 Qd6 32.Nd3 Bxd4 33.Nxd4 Qb6 34.Nf4 Rab8 35.Bd3 Ne5 36.Bxb5 Qd6 37.Rb1 Ne4 38.Rfc1 Rxc1+ 39.Rxc1 Bd7 40.Bxd7 Qxd7 41.b5 g5 42.Nc6 Nxc6 43.bxc6 Qc7 44.Qxb8+ Qxb8 45.c7 Qc8 46.Nxd5 Kg7 47.Ne7 Qd7 48.c8=Q Qxe7 49.Qc4 h5 50.Qd4+ Kg6 51.Rc6+ f6 52.Qd5 1-0 [Event "Amber-rapid 4th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "7"] [White "Lautier, Joel"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2655"] [BlackElo "2715"] [ECO "A36"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 c5 3.g3 Nc6 4.Bg2 g6 5.a3 Bg7 6.Rb1 a5 7.e3 d6 8.Nge2 h5 9.h3 O-O 10.O-O e5 11.d3 Rb8 12.Bd2 Be6 13.e4 Qd7 14.Kh2 h4 15.g4 Nh7 16.f4 exf4 17.Bxf4 Be5 18.Kh1 Qd8 19.Bh6 Bg7 20.Be3 Nd4 21.b4 Nxe2 22.Nxe2 cxb4 23.axb4 b5 24.c5 axb4 25.Rxb4 dxc5 26.Bxc5 Re8 27.Qb1 Qd7 28.Nd4 Ng5 29.Nxb5 Ra8 30.Qc1 Bh6 31.Nd6 Red8 32.e5 Ra2 33.Be3 Qe7 34.Rb7 Bd7 35.d4 Re2 36.Re1 Rxe1+ 37.Qxe1 Qe6 38.Qxh4 1-0 [Event "Amber-rapid 4th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Piket, Jeroen"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2715"] [BlackElo "2670"] [ECO "B22"] 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 4.d4 Nc6 5.Nf3 cxd4 6.cxd4 e5 7.Nc3 Bb4 8.Bd2 Bxc3 9.Bxc3 e4 10.Ne5 Nxe5 11.dxe5 Ne7 12.Qa4+ Bd7 13.Qa3 Bg4 14.h3 Bh5 15.g4 e3 16.Rh2 Bg6 17.fxe3 Qf3 18.Qa4+ Nc6 19.Qf4 Qd5 20.Rd2 Qc5 21.h4 h5 22.O-O-O Rc8 23.Rd5 Qb6 24.e6 O-O 25.Rb5 Qa6 26.Rxh5 1-0 [Event "Amber-blind 4th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "8"] [White "Piket, Jeroen"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2670"] [BlackElo "2715"] [ECO "D17"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 e6 7.f3 Bb4 8.e4 Bxe4 9.fxe4 Nxe4 10.Bd2 Qxd4 11.Nxe4 Qxe4+ 12.Qe2 Bxd2+ 13.Kxd2 Qd5+ 14.Kc3 O-O 15.Qe3 b5 16.Be2 Nd7 17.Nxd7 Qxd7 18.Bf3 Rac8 19.Rhd1 Qe7 20.Kc2 a6 21.Qe5 Qb4 22.Qc3 Qc5 23.Qd4 Qf5+ 24.Be4 Qh5 25.h4 c5 26.Qe3 b4 27.Rac1 g6 28.g3 Qe5 29.Qf4 Qg7 30.Bb7 c3 31.b3 Rcd8 32.Bxa6 e5 33.Qg5 Rd4 34.Bc4 Kh8 35.Rxd4 cxd4 36.Qe7 f5 37.Qxb4 e4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber-blind 4th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Polgar, Judit"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2715"] [BlackElo "2630"] [ECO "B22"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 d5 4.exd5 Qxd5 5.d4 Nf6 6.Be3 cxd4 7.cxd4 e6 8.Nc3 Qd6 9.a3 Be7 10.Bd3 O-O 11.Qc2 a6 12.O-O g6 13.Rad1 Bd7 14.Ne4 Nxe4 15.Bxe4 f5 16.Bd3 Rac8 17.Qe2 Bf6 18.g3 Ne7 19.Bh6 Rfe8 20.Rfe1 Ba4 21.Rc1 Rxc1 22.Bxc1 Nd5 23.h4 Bc6 24.Bc4 f4 25.g4 Nc7 26.Rd1 b5 27.Bb3 Bb7 28.g5 Bg7 29.Bd2 Nd5 30.Rc1 Qb6 31.Qd3 Rd8 32.h5 gxh5 33.Bc2 Ne7 34.Qxh7+ Kf8 35.Be4 e5 36.Bb4 Re8 37.Qf5+ Kg8 38.Qh7+ Kf8 39.Bxb7 Qxb7 40.Nxe5 Bxe5 41.dxe5 a5 42.e6 1-0 [Event "Amber-rapid 4th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "9"] [White "Polgar, Judit"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2630"] [BlackElo "2715"] [ECO "B22"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 d5 4.exd5 Qxd5 5.d4 cxd4 6.cxd4 e5 7.Nc3 Bb4 8.Bd2 Bxc3 9.Bxc3 e4 10.Ne5 Nxe5 11.dxe5 Ne7 12.Qc2 O-O 13.Rd1 Qxa2 14.Qxe4 Bf5 15.Qc4 Qxc4 16.Bxc4 Rac8 17.Bb3 Be6 18.Bxe6 fxe6 19.Bb4 Rfe8 20.O-O Nd5 21.Bd6 Rc2 22.b4 Rec8 23.g3 a6 24.Rfe1 R8c3 25.Bc5 b6 26.Bd6 Rc4 27.Rd3 Nxb4 28.Rf3 h6 29.Rf8+ Kh7 30.Re8 Nd3 31.Rf1 Re2 32.Kg2 Rcc2 33.h4 Nxf2 34.Kf3 Red2 35.Re1 Nd3 36.Rb1 Nb2 37.Rxe6 Rd3+ 38.Kg4 Nc4 39.Bb8 Rg2 40.Re8 Rgxg3+ 41.Kf5 Rg6 42.Rc1 Rf3+ 43.Ke4 Nd2+ 44.Kd4 Rgg3 45.e6 Rd3+ 46.Ke5 Rge3+ 47.Kf5 Rd5+ 48.Kf4 Re4+ 49.Kg3 Rd3+ 50.Kg2 Re2+ 51.Kg1 Nf3+ 52.Kf1 Rde3 53.Rc6 Re1+ 54.Kf2 R1e2+ 55.Kf1 Nd4 56.Rxb6 Re1+ 57.Kf2 R1e2+ 58.Kf1 Rf3+ 59.Kg1 Rd3 60.Rb1 Rdd2 61.Rf8 Nxe6 62.Rf3 Nd4 63.Rf7 Kg6 64.Rf4 Kh7 65.Rf7 a5 66.Kf1 a4 67.Bg3 a3 68.Be1 a2 69.Ra1 Nb3 70.Bxd2 Rxd2 71.Re1 a1=Q 72.Rxa1 Nxa1 73.Rf4 Nc2 74.h5 Ne3+ 75.Kg1 Rg2+ 76.Kh1 Rg5 0-1 [Event "Amber-rapid 4th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2715"] [BlackElo "2580"] [ECO "B51"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.e4 d6 3.Bb5+ Nd7 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nc3 cxd4 6.Qxd4 a6 7.Bxd7+ Bxd7 8.Bg5 Bc6 9.O-O-O h6 10.Bxf6 gxf6 11.Rhe1 b5 12.Kb1 e6 13.Nd5 Bg7 14.Qd3 h5 15.Nf4 Bf8 16.Nd4 Bd7 17.Nf5 Qc7 18.Nxd6+ Bxd6 19.Qxd6 Rc8 20.Qxc7 Rxc7 21.h4 Ke7 22.g3 b4 23.Re3 Bb5 24.a3 a5 25.axb4 axb4 26.Rd4 Rc4 27.Rxc4 Bxc4 28.b3 Ba6 29.e5 f5 30.c3 bxc3 31.Rxc3 Kd7 32.Kb2 Bb7 33.b4 Be4 34.Kb3 Bd5+ 35.Nxd5 exd5 36.f4 Rd8 37.b5 f6 38.exf6 d4 39.Rd3 Kc7 40.Kc4 Rf8 41.Kxd4 Rxf6 42.Ke5 Rf8 43.Ke6 Kb6 44.Rd5 Rg8 45.Rxf5 Rxg3 46.Rxh5 Rg6+ 47.Kf5 Rd6 48.Ke4 Rd1 49.Re5 1-0 [Event "Amber-blind 4th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "10"] [White "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2580"] [BlackElo "2715"] [ECO "B31"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.O-O Bg4 6.d3 Bg7 7.Nbd2 Nf6 8.h3 Bxf3 9.Nxf3 Nd7 10.Be3 O-O 11.c3 e5 12.Qc2 Qe7 13.Qb3 b6 14.Rfe1 Rfe8 15.Rad1 Qe6 16.Qa4 a5 17.Ng5 Qf6 18.d4 cxd4 19.cxd4 exd4 20.Rxd4 Nc5 21.Qc2 Ne6 22.Nxe6 Qxe6 23.Rc4 b5 24.Rxc6 Qxa2 25.Bc1 a4 26.f4 b4 27.e5 a3 28.bxa3 Qxc2 29.Rxc2 bxa3 30.Ra2 Bf8 31.Kf2 Rec8 32.Be3 Rab8 33.Ke2 Rb2+ 34.Rxb2 axb2 35.Kd3 Ba3 36.Rb1 Rc1 37.Bxc1 bxc1=Q 38.Rxc1 Bxc1 39.Ke4 Kf8 40.g4 Ke7 41.h4 h5 42.gxh5 gxh5 43.f5 Bd2 44.e6 f6 0-1 [Event "Amber-blind 4th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "11"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2715"] [BlackElo "2715"] [ECO "D41"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nc3 e6 4.g3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Bg2 Nc6 7.O-O Be7 8.d4 O-O 9.Nxd5 exd5 10.dxc5 Bxc5 11.Bg5 Qd7 12.Ne1 d4 13.Nd3 Bb6 14.Bd2 Qe7 15.Nf4 Be6 16.Qa4 Rac8 17.Rac1 Rfd8 18.Rfe1 h6 19.a3 Qd7 20.Nxe6 Qxe6 21.Qc4 Qf5 22.Qd3 Qe6 23.Qe4 Qb3 24.Qd3 Qe6 25.Bf4 g5 26.Bd2 Ne5 27.Qe4 Rxc1 28.Rxc1 d3 29.e3 Rd7 30.Bc3 Nc4 31.Rd1 Qxe4 32.Bxe4 d2 33.Kf1 Ba5 34.b4 Bb6 35.Ke2 Nxa3 36.Rxd2 Rxd2+ 37.Kxd2 Nb5 38.Be5 a5 39.bxa5 Bxa5+ 40.Kd3 Bc7 41.Bb2 Nd6 42.Bd5 b5 43.f4 gxf4 44.gxf4 b4 45.Bc6 Nf5 46.Bd7 Ne7 47.Kc4 Bd6 48.h4 h5 49.f5 Bg3 50.e4 Bxh4 51.Kxb4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber-rapid 4th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "11"] [White "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2715"] [BlackElo "2715"] [ECO "B08"] 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c6 4.Nf3 d6 5.Be2 Nf6 6.O-O O-O 7.Re1 Qc7 8.Bf4 Nh5 9.Bg5 e5 10.Qd2 Re8 11.Rad1 Nd7 12.d5 c5 13.Nb5 Qb8 14.a4 a6 15.Nc3 Qc7 16.h3 Rb8 17.Nh2 Ndf6 18.Ra1 b6 19.Nf1 Qd7 20.Rab1 Qe7 21.Bxh5 gxh5 22.Ng3 Qf8 23.b4 Bd7 24.b5 Ra8 25.bxa6 Rxa6 26.Qd3 Rea8 27.Qf3 Ne8 28.Qxh5 f6 29.Bd2 Qf7 30.Qf3 Bf8 31.Nf5 Kh8 32.Rb2 Be7 33.Nxe7 Qxe7 34.Reb1 Qd8 35.Bh6 Ng7 36.Rb3 Bxa4 37.Nxa4 Rxa4 38.Rxb6 Ra1 39.Bxg7+ Kxg7 40.Rb7+ Kh8 41.Rxa1 Rxa1+ 42.Kh2 1-0 [Event "PCA/Intel-GP"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Smirin, Ilia"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2715"] [BlackElo "2630"] [ECO "E90"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.d4 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.d5 a5 8.h3 Na6 9.Bg5 h6 10.Be3 Nd7 11.Qd2 Kh7 12.g4 Ndc5 13.O-O-O f5 14.exf5 gxf5 15.Rdg1 Qe7 16.gxf5 Bxf5 17.Rg3 Nb4 18.Bxc5 dxc5 19.Rhg1 Rf7 20.a3 e4 21.Ne1 Be5 22.Re3 Qh4 23.Kb1 Na6 24.Bg4 Bg6 25.Rg2 Bf4 26.Nc2 Raf8 27.Nd1 Bxe3 28.Ncxe3 b6 29.Ka2 Nb8 30.Be6 Re7 31.Ng4 Nd7 32.Nc3 Qg5 33.Qe1 Nf6 34.Qg1 Nxg4 35.Rxg4 Qf6 36.Qg2 Rxe6 37.dxe6 Qxe6 38.Ka1 e3 39.fxe3 Bd3 40.Qd5 Qxd5 41.cxd5 Rf3 42.e4 Rxh3 43.e5 Re3 44.d6 cxd6 45.Nd5 Re1+ 46.Ka2 Bg6 47.Nf6+ Kg7 48.Ne8+ Kf8 49.Rxg6 Kxe8 50.Rxd6 h5 51.Rxb6 Rxe5 52.Kb3 Kf7 53.Ka4 Kg7 54.Kxa5 h4 55.Rb7+ Kg6 56.Rb6+ Kg5 57.Rb8 Kg4 58.a4 h3 59.Rg8+ Rg5 60.Rd8 h2 61.Rd1 Kh3 62.Rh1 Kg2 63.Rxh2+ Kxh2 64.Kb5 Kg3 65.a5 c4+ 66.Kxc4 Rxa5 67.b4 Rh5 68.b5 Kf4 69.b6 Ke5 70.b7 Rh8 71.Kc5 Ke6 72.Kc6 1/2-1/2 [Event "PCA/Intel-GP"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2715"] [BlackElo "2700"] [ECO "E92"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.d4 O-O 5.e4 d6 6.Be2 e5 7.d5 a5 8.h3 Qe8 9.Be3 Nh5 10.Nd2 Nf4 11.Bf1 f5 12.g3 Nh5 13.exf5 gxf5 14.Be2 Nf6 15.f4 Na6 16.Nf3 exf4 17.Bxf4 Nh5 18.Qd2 Nc5 19.Rg1 Ne4 20.Nxe4 fxe4 21.Nd4 Nxf4 22.gxf4 Qe7 23.Qe3 Qh4+ 24.Kd2 Qxf4 25.Raf1 Qxe3+ 26.Kxe3 Bxh3 27.Rxf8+ Rxf8 28.Nb5 Rf7 29.c5 dxc5 30.d6 c6 31.Nc7 Kf8 32.Kd2 e3+ 33.Kc1 Be5 34.Bc4 Bxd6 35.Bxf7 Kxf7 36.Na8 e2 37.Re1 Bf1 38.Kd2 Bg3 39.Rxe2 Bxe2 40.Kxe2 h5 41.Kf3 h4 42.Nb6 Be5 43.Nc4 Ke6 44.b3 a4 45.bxa4 b5 46.axb5 cxb5 47.Nd2 c4 48.Ne4 c3 49.Nf2 c2 50.Nd3 Bb2 51.Kg4 c1=Q 52.Nxc1 Bxc1 53.Kxh4 Kd5 54.Kg4 Kc4 55.Kf5 Kb4 56.Ke4 Ka3 57.Kd3 Kxa2 0-1 [Event "PCA/Intel-GP"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Smirin, Ilia"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2630"] [BlackElo "2715"] [ECO "B31"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.d3 Bg7 6.O-O Bg4 7.h3 Bxf3 8.Qxf3 Nf6 9.a4 Nd7 10.Nd2 O-O 11.Qe2 e5 12.b3 Re8 13.Nc4 Nf8 14.Be3 Ne6 15.a5 Qc7 16.Rfd1 b5 17.axb6 axb6 18.Qf1 b5 19.Nd2 Nd4 20.Bxd4 cxd4 21.Rxa8 Rxa8 22.Ra1 Ra5 23.Qd1 Qa7 24.Rxa5 Qxa5 25.Nf3 h6 26.Kf1 c5 27.Ke2 Qa2 28.Nd2 Bf8 29.Nf3 Bd6 30.Nd2 Kg7 31.Qb1 Qa3 32.Nf3 Bc7 33.Nd2 Ba5 34.Nf3 Kf6 35.Nh2 Ke6 36.g4 Bd8 37.Nf3 g5 38.Nd2 Ba5 39.Nf1 f6 40.Ng3 Qb4 41.Qd1 c4 42.bxc4 bxc4 43.Nf5 Qb2 44.Nxh6 c3 45.Nf5 Bb4 46.Kf3 Bf8 47.Ng3 Be7 48.Nf5 Bf8 49.h4 gxh4 50.Nxh4 Bh6 51.Nf5 Bg5 52.Kg2 Kd7 53.Qh1 Qxc2 54.Qh7+ Kc6 55.Ne7+ Kb5 56.Nd5 Ka4 57.Qb7 Ka3 58.Qb4+ Ka2 59.Nb6 Qb3 60.Qa5+ Kb1 61.Nc4 c2 62.Na3+ Qxa3 63.Qxa3 c1=Q 64.Qb3+ Ka1 65.Kf3 Qc3 66.Qd1+ Kb2 67.Ke2 Qc2+ 0-1 [Event "PCA/Intel-GP"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2715"] [BlackElo "2700"] [ECO "E90"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.d4 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.d5 a5 8.h3 Na6 9.Bg5 h6 10.Be3 Nh5 11.Nd2 Nf4 12.Bf1 Nc5 13.Nb3 b6 14.g3 Nh5 15.Nxc5 bxc5 16.Qd2 Kh7 17.Be2 Nf6 18.O-O-O Qe7 19.g4 Nd7 20.h4 Nb6 21.h5 g5 22.Nb5 Ba6 23.Qc2 Bxb5 24.cxb5 a4 25.a3 Ra7 26.Kd2 Rfa8 27.Ra1 Qd7 28.Rhb1 Bf8 29.Ke1 Be7 30.f3 Kg8 31.Kf2 Kg7 32.Kg2 Kg8 33.Bd2 Kh7 34.Ra2 Kg8 35.Raa1 1/2-1/2 [Event "PCA/Intel-GP"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Jussupow, Artur"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2715"] [BlackElo "2660"] [ECO "D37"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.a3 Nc6 9.Be2 dxc4 10.Bxc4 Qxd1+ 11.Rxd1 b6 12.e4 Bb7 13.e5 Ng4 14.Ne4 Rfd8 15.O-O Na5 16.Nxc5 Bxf3 17.Rxd8+ Rxd8 18.Nxe6 Re8 19.Nc7 Rc8 20.e6 Nxc4 21.e7 Bc6 22.Rd1 Re8 23.Nxe8 Bxe8 24.Rd8 Nf6 25.Bg5 1-0 [Event "PCA/Intel-GP"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Jussupow, Artur"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2660"] [BlackElo "2715"] [ECO "D18"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.e3 Bd3 7.Bxd3 cxd3 8.Qxd3 e6 9.O-O Be7 10.e4 O-O 11.Bg5 Nbd7 12.Rad1 h6 13.Bc1 Re8 14.Qe2 Qa5 15.Nd2 Qh5 16.f3 e5 17.Nb3 exd4 18.Nxd4 Bc5 19.Be3 Nf8 20.Rfe1 Rad8 21.Qf2 N6d7 22.Nf5 Bxe3 23.Qxe3 Nb6 24.Rxd8 Rxd8 25.a5 Nc8 26.Qc5 Qg5 27.h4 Qf4 28.Qb4 Qc7 29.Ne2 Ne6 30.Qc3 Nd6 31.Neg3 Nxf5 32.Nxf5 Qf4 33.Qb4 g6 34.Ne3 Qg3 35.Rf1 Nf4 36.Qe7 Ne6 37.Qxb7 Rd3 38.Qxa7 Nf4 39.Qb8+ Kh7 40.Qa7 Ne2+ 0-1 [Event "PCA/Intel-GP"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Jussupow, Artur"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2660"] [BlackElo "2715"] [ECO "D43"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.e3 Nd7 8.Bd3 Qd8 9.O-O Be7 10.a3 O-O 11.Qe2 a6 12.Rac1 f5 13.Nd2 Nf6 14.f3 Bd6 15.Kh1 e5 16.c5 Bc7 17.dxe5 Bxe5 18.f4 Bc7 19.Nf3 Bd7 20.Nd4 g6 21.Rf3 Qe7 22.b4 a5 23.Qb2 axb4 24.axb4 Rfe8 25.h3 Kf7 26.b5 Ra5 27.Nb3 Raa8 28.b6 Bb8 29.Ne2 Ne4 30.Ned4 Ra4 31.Qc2 Ra3 32.Rg1 Qh4 33.Bxe4 Rxe4 34.Qb2 Ra4 35.Ra1 Rb4 36.Nc2 Rbc4 37.Qh8 Rxc2 38.Qh7+ Kf8 39.Qxd7 Qe7 40.Qc8+ Qe8 41.Qxb7 Re7 42.Qa8 Rc3 43.Nd4 Rexe3 44.Rxe3 Rxe3 45.Nxc6 Re1+ 46.Rxe1 1-0 [Event "PCA/Intel-GP"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2700"] [BlackElo "2715"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 Bg7 11.c3 f5 12.exf5 Bxf5 13.Nc2 Be6 14.g3 O-O 15.Bg2 Rb8 16.O-O Qd7 17.Qh5 f5 18.Rad1 e4 19.f3 Bxd5 20.Rxd5 Ne7 21.Rd2 d5 22.Bh3 Rb6 23.Kg2 Rh6 24.Qg5 Rg6 25.Qh5 Rh6 26.Qg5 Rg6 27.Qh5 1/2-1/2 [Event "PCA/Intel-GP"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Chernin, Alexander"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2715"] [BlackElo "2600"] [ECO "D17"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 c6 3.c4 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 Nbd7 7.Nxc4 Nb6 8.Ne5 e6 9.f3 Nfd7 10.a5 Nxe5 11.axb6 Nd7 12.e4 Bg6 13.bxa7 Qb6 14.Be2 Rxa7 15.Rxa7 Qxa7 16.Be3 Bd6 17.O-O O-O 18.f4 f6 19.Bc4 Bf7 20.Qe2 Re8 21.e5 Bf8 22.f5 Qb8 23.Qg4 exf5 24.Bxf7+ Kxf7 25.Qxf5 Nxe5 26.dxe5 1/2-1/2 [Event "PCA/Intel-GP"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Chernin, Alexander"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2600"] [BlackElo "2715"] [ECO "D00"] 1.d4 d5 2.Bg5 c6 3.e3 h6 4.Bh4 Qb6 5.Qc1 e5 6.c3 Nd7 7.Nf3 Bd6 8.Be2 Ne7 9.Bxe7 Kxe7 10.c4 e4 11.Nfd2 Bb8 12.Bg4 Ne5 13.Be2 Nd7 14.Nc3 Nf6 15.Rb1 Re8 16.b4 Kf8 17.b5 Qd8 18.bxc6 bxc6 19.Nb3 Bd6 20.cxd5 cxd5 21.Nb5 Bb4+ 22.Nd2 Ba5 23.O-O a6 24.Nc3 Bc7 25.Na4 Kg8 26.Qc5 Bd6 27.Qb6 Qe7 28.Nc5 a5 29.Rfc1 Bf5 30.Nf1 Reb8 31.Qc6 Rc8 32.Qb5 Rcb8 33.Qc6 Rc8 34.Qb5 h5 35.h3 h4 36.Nh2 Bc7 37.Nf1 Rab8 38.Qa4 Rxb1 39.Rxb1 Nh7 40.Rb7 Ng5 41.Bg4 Bxg4 42.hxg4 h3 43.Qd7 Qxd7 44.Nxd7 Bd6 45.Rb6 Rc1 46.Rxd6 Rxf1+ 47.Kh2 Rxf2 48.Rxd5 Rxg2+ 0-1 [Event "PCA/Intel-GP"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Ehlvest, Jaan"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2615"] [BlackElo "2715"] [ECO "A31"] 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.g3 g6 5.Bg2 d6 6.d4 cxd4 7.Nxd4 Bd7 8.O-O Bg7 9.e3 O-O 10.b3 a6 11.Bb2 Qa5 12.a4 Rfc8 13.h3 Rab8 14.Re1 Qb6 15.Rb1 Kf8 16.Nde2 Na5 17.Ba1 Qd8 18.Nd5 Ne8 19.Bxg7+ Nxg7 20.e4 Nc6 21.Nec3 Kg8 22.Re2 Ne8 23.Rd2 e6 24.Ne3 Qa5 25.Rc1 Ne7 26.Kh2 Bc6 27.Rb2 Qd8 28.b4 b6 29.Rd2 Qc7 30.Nb5 Bxb5 31.axb5 axb5 32.e5 d5 33.c5 Qxe5 34.Ng4 Qg7 35.cxb6 h5 36.Ne3 Rxb6 37.Rxc8 Nxc8 38.Rc2 Ncd6 39.Rc5 Qb2 0-1 [Event "PCA/Intel-GP"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Ehlvest, Jaan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2715"] [BlackElo "2615"] [ECO "A30"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e6 4.g3 b6 5.Bg2 Bb7 6.O-O a6 7.d4 cxd4 8.Qxd4 d6 9.Rd1 Be7 10.b3 Nbd7 11.e4 Qc8 12.Bb2 O-O 13.Qe3 Qc7 14.Nd4 Rfe8 15.h3 Rac8 16.Re1 Bf8 17.Re2 Qb8 18.Rd1 g6 19.Qd2 Qa8 20.Qe1 Nc5 21.Nc2 Ncd7 22.Na4 b5 23.Bxf6 bxa4 24.Bb2 axb3 25.axb3 Nc5 26.Nb4 Qb8 27.Nd3 e5 28.Nxc5 dxc5 29.Qc3 Bc6 30.h4 Rcd8 31.Rxd8 Qxd8 32.Rd2 Qa8 33.Qe3 h5 34.f4 Bg7 35.f5 gxf5 36.exf5 Bxg2 37.Rxg2 Rd8 38.Qg5 f6 39.Qxh5 Qe4 40.Kh2 Qb1 41.Qf3 Rd1 42.Re2 e4 43.Qg2 Qd3 44.Kh3 Rh1+ 45.Kg4 Qd1 46.Qxe4 Rh2 47.Qe8+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "PCA/Intel-GP"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Kasparov, Gary"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2715"] [BlackElo "2805"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Nc3 Nxc3 6.dxc3 Be7 7.Be3 O-O 8.Qd2 Nc6 9.O-O-O Ne5 10.Nd4 c5 11.Nb5 Qa5 12.a3 Be6 13.Nxd6 Qb6 14.f4 Ng4 15.f5 Qxd6 16.Qxd6 Bxd6 17.Rxd6 Nxe3 18.fxe6 fxe6 19.Bd3 Rae8 20.Be4 Re7 21.Re1 Ng4 22.h3 Nf6 23.Bf3 Rfe8 24.Re5 b6 25.Bc6 Rc8 26.Bb5 Kf7 27.Bc4 Rce8 28.b4 Nd5 29.Rdxe6 Rxe6 30.Bxd5 Kf6 31.Rxe6+ Rxe6 32.Bxe6 Kxe6 33.Kd2 c4 34.b5 Kd5 35.Ke3 Ke5 36.h4 h5 37.g3 g6 38.Kf3 Kf5 39.a4 Ke5 40.g4 Ke6 41.gxh5 gxh5 42.Kf4 Kf6 43.Ke4 Ke6 44.a5 bxa5 45.Kd4 Kf5 46.Kxc4 Kg4 47.Kb3 Kxh4 48.c4 Kg5 49.c5 h4 50.c6 h3 51.c7 h2 52.c8=Q h1=Q 53.Qd8+ Kf5 54.Qd3+ Ke5 55.Qe3+ Kd6 56.Qd4+ Ke6 57.Qc4+ Kd6 58.Qf4+ Ke6 59.Qe3+ Kd6 60.c4 Qb1+ 61.Kc3 Qa1+ 62.Kd2 Qb2+ 63.Ke1 Qb4+ 64.Kd1 Qxc4 65.Qh6+ Kc5 66.Qe3+ Kxb5 1/2-1/2 [Event "PCA/Intel-GP"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Kasparov, Gary"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2715"] [BlackElo "2805"] [ECO "C55"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.Bb3 d5 7.exd5 Nxd5 8.h3 a5 9.a3 a4 10.Ba2 Kh8 11.Re1 f6 12.d4 exd4 13.Nxd4 Ndb4 14.axb4 Qxd4 15.c3 Qxd1 16.Rxd1 Bf5 17.Na3 Ne5 18.Nb5 c5 19.bxc5 Bxc5 20.Nd4 Rfd8 21.Be3 Bg6 22.Rd2 Bf7 23.Bxf7 Nxf7 24.Re2 Bxd4 25.Bxd4 Nd6 26.Bb6 Rdc8 27.Re7 h6 28.Bd4 b5 29.Rae1 Nf5 30.Rb7 Nxd4 31.cxd4 Rcb8 32.Ree7 b4 33.Rxg7 Rxb7 34.Rxb7 a3 35.bxa3 bxa3 36.Rb1 a2 37.Ra1 Kg7 38.Kf1 Kf7 39.Ke2 Ke6 40.Kd3 Kd5 41.Kc3 1/2-1/2 [Event "PCA/Intel-GP"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Kasparov, Gary"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2805"] [BlackElo "2715"] [ECO "A37"] 1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 Nc6 5.a3 a6 6.Rb1 Rb8 7.b4 cxb4 8.axb4 b5 9.cxb5 axb5 10.Nf3 d5 11.d4 e6 12.Bf4 Rb6 13.e4 Nf6 14.e5 Ne4 15.Nxe4 dxe4 16.Nd2 O-O 17.Be3 f5 18.exf6 Bxf6 19.Nxe4 Bxd4 20.O-O e5 21.Bg5 Ne7 22.Rc1 Bb7 23.Qc2 Rf7 24.Qd2 Qa8 25.Qd3 Nd5 26.Qb3 Nc3 27.Rxc3 Bxc3 28.Nf6+ Rxf6 29.Bxb7 Qxb7 30.Bxf6 Qf3 31.Qe6 Qxf6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Novgorod"] [Site "Novgorod"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Short, Nigel D"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2655"] [BlackElo "2715"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 Bg7 11.c3 f5 12.exf5 Bxf5 13.Nc2 Be6 14.g3 O-O 15.Bg2 Rb8 16.O-O Qd7 17.a4 b4 18.Ncxb4 Nxb4 19.cxb4 Bxd5 20.Bxd5 Rxb4 21.b3 a5 22.Qe2 e4 23.Rad1 Qe7 24.Bc4 Kh8 25.Rd5 f5 26.Rfd1 Be5 27.Rxa5 Rb7 28.Rad5 Qf6 29.f4 exf3 30.Qxf3 Rg7 31.Kh1 Qh6 32.Rg1 Rg6 33.Rd3 Rg5 34.a5 Rh5 35.Qf2 f4 36.g4 Rh3 37.Rf3 Rxf3 38.Qxf3 Bd4 39.Rd1 Be3 40.a6 Qf6 41.Qd5 f3 42.Qxd6 Qg7 43.Bd5 Ba7 44.Qb4 f2 45.Bg2 Re8 46.Rf1 Qe5 47.Bc6 Re7 48.Qd2 Kg7 49.b4 Rf7 50.b5 Bb6 51.Qd5 Qf4 52.Qe4 Qd6 53.Bd5 Re7 54.Qf5 Bc7 55.Qg5+ 1-0 [Event "Novgorod"] [Site "Novgorod"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Timman, Jan H"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2715"] [BlackElo "2635"] [ECO "D85"] 1.Nf3 g6 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 c5 8.Rb1 O-O 9.Be2 cxd4 10.cxd4 Qa5+ 11.Bd2 Qxa2 12.O-O Bg4 13.Bg5 h6 14.Be3 Nc6 15.d5 Na5 16.Bc5 Bf6 17.e5 Bxe5 18.Rb4 Bxf3 19.Bxf3 Bf6 20.Ra4 Qb3 21.Rxa5 Qxd1 22.Rxd1 b6 23.d6 Rac8 24.d7 Rcd8 25.Bxe7 Bxe7 26.Rxa7 Rb8 27.Re1 Bd8 28.Re8 b5 29.Ra8 Rxa8 30.Bxa8 b4 31.Bd5 Kg7 32.Kf1 1-0 [Event "Novgorod"] [Site "Novgorod"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Gulko, Boris F"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2595"] [BlackElo "2715"] [ECO "A29"] 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 g6 5.d4 exd4 6.Nxd4 Bg7 7.Nxc6 dxc6 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.e4 Bg4 10.Be2 Bxe2 11.Kxe2 Re8 12.f3 Nd7 13.Bg5+ Kc8 14.Rac1 a5 15.Rhd1 a4 16.Rd2 Nf8 17.Be3 Ra5 18.a3 Ne6 19.Kf2 g5 20.Rcd1 f5 21.exf5 Bxc3 22.bxc3 Rxf5 23.Rd7 h5 24.Rh7 g4 25.f4 Ng5 26.Rg7 Ne4+ 27.Kf1 Nd6 28.Bb6 Rf7 29.Rxf7 Nxf7 30.Bd4 Nd6 31.c5 Nc4 32.Kf2 b5 33.cxb6 cxb6 34.Bf6 b5 35.Rd4 Nxa3 36.Rd6 Kc7 37.Be5 Nc4 38.Re6+ Kd7 0-1 [Event "Novgorod"] [Site "Novgorod"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2715"] [BlackElo "2700"] [ECO "D52"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 d5 4.d4 e6 5.Bg5 Nbd7 6.e3 Qa5 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Qd2 Bb4 9.Rc1 h6 10.Bh4 c5 11.a3 Bxc3 12.bxc3 b6 13.e4 N5f6 14.Bd3 Bb7 15.d5 c4 16.dxe6 cxd3 17.exd7+ Nxd7 18.Qxd3 g5 19.Bg3 Nc5 20.Qd6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Novgorod"] [Site "Novgorod"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "5"] [White "Jussupow, Artur"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2660"] [BlackElo "2715"] [ECO "D31"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.b3 Bb4 6.Bb2 c5 7.dxc5 Ne4 8.Qc2 d4 9.exd4 Qxd4 10.Rc1 Nd7 11.Nf3 Bxc3+ 12.Bxc3 Qxc3+ 13.Qxc3 Nxc3 14.Rxc3 Nxc5 15.b4 Ne4 16.Re3 Nf6 17.Be2 Ke7 18.O-O Rd8 19.h3 Bd7 20.Ne5 Rac8 21.Ra3 a6 22.Bf3 Rc7 23.Rd1 Be8 24.Rxd8 Kxd8 25.Rd3+ Ke7 26.c5 a5 27.a3 axb4 28.axb4 Nd7 29.Nc4 Nb8 30.Nd6 Bc6 31.h4 f6 32.h5 Bxf3 33.Rxf3 Na6 34.Rg3 Kf8 35.Rg4 f5 36.Rd4 Ke7 37.g4 g6 38.hxg6 hxg6 39.g5 e5 40.Rh4 Ke6 41.Rh6 Rg7 42.Ne8 Rg8 43.Nf6 Rg7 44.Nh5 Rg8 45.Nf6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Novgorod"] [Site "Novgorod"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Kasparov, Gary"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2715"] [BlackElo "2805"] [ECO "C55"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.Bb3 d5 7.exd5 Nxd5 8.Re1 Bg4 9.h3 Bh5 10.g4 Bg6 11.Nxe5 Nxe5 12.Rxe5 c6 13.Qf3 Bf6 14.Re2 Kh8 15.Bxd5 cxd5 16.Nc3 Bxc3 17.bxc3 Rc8 18.Ba3 Re8 19.Rxe8+ Qxe8 20.Qxd5 Rxc3 21.Bb4 Rxc2 22.Re1 Qc8 23.Qxb7 h5 24.Qxc8+ Rxc8 25.d4 hxg4 26.hxg4 f5 27.gxf5 Bxf5 28.Bc5 a5 29.Re7 Rc6 30.Re5 Bb1 31.a3 Kg8 32.f3 a4 33.Kf2 Rf6 34.Re8+ Kf7 35.Re7+ Kg6 36.Ke3 Ba2 37.Ra7 Bd5 38.f4 Kf5 39.Rxg7 Re6+ 40.Kd3 Kxf4 41.Rf7+ Kg4 42.Rd7 Bb3 43.Bb4 Kf3 44.Rf7+ Kg4 45.Rd7 Kf3 46.Rf7+ Kg4 47.Rf8 Rh6 48.Ke4 Re6+ 49.Kd3 Rh6 50.Bc5 Rh3+ 51.Ke4 Rh5 52.Rf4+ Kg3 53.Ke3 Rh6 54.Rf1 Kg4 55.Ke4 Re6+ 56.Kd3 Re8 57.Kc3 Rb8 58.Rf2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Novgorod"] [Site "Novgorod"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "7"] [White "Vaganian, Rafael A"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2640"] [BlackElo "2715"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Bg4 3.Bg2 Nd7 4.O-O c6 5.d3 Ngf6 6.Nbd2 e5 7.e4 dxe4 8.dxe4 Be7 9.h3 Bh5 10.b3 O-O 11.Bb2 Qc7 12.c4 a5 13.a3 Rfd8 14.Qc2 Ne8 15.Bc3 f6 16.b4 Nd6 17.Rfc1 Bf7 18.Bf1 axb4 19.axb4 c5 20.b5 Nf8 21.Nh4 Rxa1 22.Rxa1 Qd7 23.Nf5 Be6 24.Nxd6 Bxd6 25.h4 Bf7 26.Kh2 Ne6 27.Bh3 Qe7 28.Kg2 Nd4 29.Qd1 Bc7 30.Ra7 Bb6 31.Ra4 g6 32.Qa1 Kg7 33.Nf1 Ne2 34.Bb2 Qd6 35.Qb1 Qd1 36.Qxd1 Rxd1 37.Ne3 Rg1+ 38.Kh2 Rb1 39.Ra2 Nd4 40.Bc8 Nf3+ 41.Kg2 Nd2 42.Bxb7 Nxc4 43.Nd5 Rxb2 44.Rxb2 Bxd5 45.Rc2 Ne3+ 46.fxe3 Bxb7 47.Rd2 Bxe4+ 48.Kf2 c4 49.Rd7+ Kh6 0-1 [Event "Novgorod"] [Site "Novgorod"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "8"] [White "Topalov, Veselin"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2630"] [BlackElo "2715"] [ECO "B65"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 Be7 8.O-O-O Nxd4 9.Qxd4 O-O 10.f4 Qa5 11.Bc4 Bd7 12.Bb3 Bc6 13.h4 h6 14.Kb1 Qc5 15.Qd3 b5 16.a3 a5 17.f5 b4 18.Bxf6 Bxf6 19.Qxd6 Qxd6 20.Rxd6 bxc3 21.Rxc6 a4 22.Bc4 exf5 23.exf5 Rfb8 24.b4 axb3 25.Bxb3 Rxa3 26.Rh3 Rba8 27.Rhxc3 Bxc3 28.Rxc3 Ra1+ 29.Kb2 Rf1 30.g4 Rg1 31.Rc4 Rb8 32.Kc3 Kh7 33.Rd4 Rb7 34.h5 Rf1 35.Bc4 Rf3+ 36.Bd3 Rb8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Novgorod"] [Site "Novgorod"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Ehlvest, Jaan"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2715"] [BlackElo "2615"] [ECO "D23"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 e6 3.c4 dxc4 4.Qa4+ Nd7 5.e4 Nf6 6.Nc3 a6 7.Bxc4 Rb8 8.Qc2 b5 9.Bd3 Bb7 10.Bf4 Rc8 11.Rd1 c5 12.d5 c4 13.dxe6 cxd3 14.exf7+ Kxf7 15.Rxd3 Qe8 16.O-O Nc5 17.Re3 Kg8 18.Rfe1 h6 19.e5 Nh5 20.Bg3 Ne6 21.Qf5 Qf7 22.Qg4 Nxg3 23.hxg3 h5 24.Qh4 Bc5 25.Rd3 g5 26.Qh1 g4 27.Ne4 Bxe4 28.Rxe4 Qf5 29.Qh4 Rh6 30.Nd2 0-1 [Event "PCA/Intel-GP"] [Site "Paris"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Bacrot, Etienne"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2730"] [BlackElo "2395"] [ECO "D85"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.d4 c5 8.Rb1 O-O 9.Be2 cxd4 10.cxd4 Qa5+ 11.Bd2 Qxa2 12.O-O b6 13.Qc1 Bb7 14.Bc4 Qa4 15.Bb5 Qa2 16.Re1 Rc8 17.Qd1 e6 18.Ba4 Na6 19.h4 Qa3 20.h5 Qf8 21.Bf4 Rd8 22.Bg5 Rd6 23.Bf4 Rdd8 24.Qd2 Rac8 25.hxg6 hxg6 26.Qe3 Rc4 27.Bb5 Rb4 28.Qe2 Rxb1 29.Rxb1 Nb8 30.Rd1 Qb4 31.Bg5 Rc8 32.d5 exd5 33.exd5 a6 34.Be8 Qf8 35.Ba4 b5 36.Bb3 Re8 37.Qd2 Qa3 38.Qd3 Nd7 39.d6 Qb2 40.Bc1 Qf6 41.Ng5 Rf8 42.Qh3 Rc8 43.Bxf7+ Kf8 44.Nh7+ Kxf7 45.Qxd7+ 1-0 [Event "PCA/Intel-GP"] [Site "Paris"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Bacrot, Etienne"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2395"] [BlackElo "2730"] [ECO "A35"] 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.g3 d6 6.Bg2 Bd7 7.O-O g6 8.Nc3 Bg7 9.Nc2 O-O 10.b3 a6 11.Bb2 Qa5 12.a4 Ng4 13.Qd2 Qh5 14.h3 Nf6 15.Kh2 Ne5 16.Ne3 Bh6 17.f4 Neg4+ 18.Nxg4 Nxg4+ 19.Kh1 Nf6 20.Kh2 Qa5 21.Ne4 Qxd2 22.Nxd2 Bc6 23.Bxf6 exf6 24.Ne4 Bxe4 25.Bxe4 Rab8 26.Rfd1 f5 27.Bf3 Rfd8 28.Rd5 Bf8 29.Rad1 Re8 30.R1d3 h5 31.Kg2 b6 32.Kf2 Kg7 33.h4 Kg8 34.Re3 Rec8 35.Red3 Re8 36.Re3 1/2-1/2 [Event "PCA/Intel-GP"] [Site "Paris"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2730"] [BlackElo "2740"] [ECO "D85"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.d4 c5 8.Rb1 O-O 9.Be2 Nc6 10.d5 Bxc3+ 11.Bd2 Bxd2+ 12.Qxd2 Na5 13.h4 Bg4 14.h5 Bxf3 15.gxf3 e5 16.hxg6 fxg6 17.d6 b6 18.Qd5+ Kg7 19.Qxe5+ Qf6 20.Qh2 h5 21.Rd1 Nc4 22.Bxc4 Qc3+ 23.Kf1 Qxc4+ 24.Kg2 Rad8 25.Qe5+ Kg8 26.Rd5 Rf7 27.Rh3 Rdd7 28.Rg3 Rg7 29.Qe6+ 1-0 [Event "PCA/Intel-GP"] [Site "Paris"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2740"] [BlackElo "2730"] [ECO "B57"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bc4 Qb6 7.Ndb5 a6 8.Be3 Qa5 9.Nd4 Ne5 10.Nb3 Qc7 11.Be2 e6 12.f4 Nc4 13.Bxc4 Qxc4 14.Qf3 Bd7 15.O-O-O Rc8 16.Bd4 b5 17.a3 Be7 18.Bxf6 gxf6 19.f5 h5 20.Qg3 b4 21.axb4 Qxb4 22.Rd4 Qb6 23.Rhd1 h4 24.Qg7 Rf8 25.Kb1 a5 26.fxe6 fxe6 27.R1d3 Qc7 28.Nd2 Qc5 29.Nc4 Rc6 30.b3 Qg5 31.Qxg5 fxg5 32.Nb5 Rf1+ 33.Rd1 Rxd1+ 34.Rxd1 d5 35.exd5 exd5 36.Rxd5 Be6 37.Nbd6+ Kd7 38.Ne5+ Kc7 39.Ne8+ Kb6 40.Nxc6 Bxd5 41.Nxe7 Bxg2 42.Nf6 Bf3 43.Nf5 1-0 [Event "PCA/Intel-GP"] [Site "Paris"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2740"] [BlackElo "2730"] [ECO "B32"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 d6 6.c4 Be7 7.N1c3 a6 8.Na3 Be6 9.Nc2 Rc8 10.b3 Nf6 11.Bd3 O-O 12.O-O Nd7 13.Bb2 Nc5 14.Ne3 Bg5 15.Ncd5 Nd4 16.Re1 b5 17.cxb5 axb5 18.Bxd4 exd4 19.Nf5 Bxd5 20.exd5 Bf6 21.Bxb5 d3 22.Rc1 g6 23.Ng3 Qa5 24.Bxd3 Qxa2 25.Bc4 Qa5 26.Ne4 Nxe4 27.Rxe4 Rfe8 28.Rxe8+ Rxe8 29.g3 Qb6 30.Kg2 Bd4 31.Rc2 Kg7 32.Bb5 Qxb5 33.Qxd4+ Kg8 34.Rc6 Qxb3 35.Rxd6 Qc2 36.Rd7 Qf5 37.Rc7 Qe4+ 38.Qxe4 Rxe4 39.Kf3 Rd4 40.Rc5 Kf8 41.Ke3 Rd1 42.Ke4 Rd2 43.Ke5 Rxf2 44.Rc8+ Ke7 45.Rc7+ Kd8 46.Ra7 Rf5+ 47.Kd6 Rf6+ 48.Kc5 Rf2 49.Kc6 Rxh2 50.Rxf7 Ke8 51.Ra7 Rc2+ 52.Kd6 h5 53.Rg7 Ra2 54.Ke6 Re2+ 55.Kf6 Rd2 56.Ke5 Re2+ 57.Kd6 Ra2 58.Kc6 Ra6+ 59.Kc5 Kf8 60.Rc7 Ra5+ 61.Kc6 Ra6+ 62.Kc5 Ra3 63.d6 Ke8 64.Rg7 Rxg3 65.Kc6 Rc3+ 66.Kd5 Rd3+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "PCA/Intel-GP"] [Site "Paris"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Lautier, Joel"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2645"] [BlackElo "2730"] [ECO "D43"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.e4 dxe4 8.Nxe4 Bb4+ 9.Ke2 Qf4 10.Qc2 Be7 11.Ne5 f5 12.Nd2 Qxd4 13.Ndf3 Qc5 14.Ng6 Rg8 15.Nxe7 Qxe7 16.g3 e5 17.Bh3 e4 18.Rhe1 Na6 19.Kf1 Bd7 20.Nd4 g6 21.a3 O-O-O 22.b4 Nc7 23.Kg1 h5 24.c5 h4 25.a4 hxg3 26.hxg3 Rh8 27.Bg2 Ne6 28.Rad1 Nxd4 29.Rxd4 Be6 30.Rxd8+ Rxd8 31.b5 Qd7 32.bxc6 Qxc6 33.Bf1 Qd5 34.Re3 Qd2 35.Qb1 Qd1 36.Qb5 Bd7 37.Qb2 Bxa4 38.Ra3 a6 39.Ra1 Qd4 40.Qa3 Bc6 41.Rb1 e3 42.Qxe3 Qxe3 43.fxe3 Rd2 44.Rb4 a5 45.Rd4 Rxd4 46.exd4 Bd5 47.Bb5 Bb3 0-1 [Event "PCA/Intel-GP"] [Site "Paris"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Lautier, Joel"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2730"] [BlackElo "2645"] [ECO "A33"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6 5.Nc3 Nf6 6.a3 Bc5 7.e3 O-O 8.Be2 d5 9.cxd5 exd5 10.O-O Bd6 11.b4 Ne5 12.Bb2 a6 13.Qb3 Bc7 14.Rfd1 Qd6 15.g3 Be6 16.Rac1 Qe7 17.b5 Bd6 18.Bf1 Bg4 19.Be2 Be6 20.Bf1 Rfd8 21.Bg2 Nc4 22.Nxd5 Bxd5 23.Nf5 Qd7 24.Bxf6 Bxg2 25.Qxc4 Qxf5 26.Bxd8 axb5 27.Qh4 Be4 28.Rd4 Ra4 29.Be7 Rxd4 30.exd4 h6 31.Bxd6 Qf3 32.Kf1 Bd3+ 33.Kg1 Be4 34.Kf1 Bd3+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "PCA/Intel-GP"] [Site "Paris"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Kasparov, Gary"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2730"] [BlackElo "2795"] [ECO "E92"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.d4 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.d5 a5 8.Bg5 h6 9.Bh4 Na6 10.O-O Qe8 11.Nd2 Nh7 12.a3 f5 13.f3 Bd7 14.b4 axb4 15.axb4 Nxb4 16.Qb3 c5 17.dxc6 Nxc6 18.c5+ Kh8 19.cxd6 Nd4 20.Qxb7 Rb8 21.Qa6 Rc8 22.Bc4 Rc6 23.Qa2 Rxd6 24.Bd5 g5 25.Bf2 g4 26.exf5 gxf3 27.Nxf3 Bxf5 28.Ne4 Bxe4 29.Bxe4 Nf6 30.Bb7 Ng4 31.Rae1 Qh5 32.Bg3 Nf5 33.Nxe5 Nxg3 34.Rxf8+ Bxf8 35.Nxg4 Rd1 36.Rxd1 Bc5+ 37.Qf2 Bxf2+ 38.Nxf2 Ne2+ 39.Kh1 Nc3 40.Rd8+ Kg7 41.Bf3 Qb5 42.Rd3 Qb1+ 43.Bd1 Qb2 44.Kg1 Qc1 45.h3 h5 46.Kh2 h4 47.Bf3 Qc2 48.Rd7+ Kf8 49.Ng4 Qc1 50.Rd4 Nb5 51.Rd5 Qf4+ 52.Kh1 Nd4 53.Ne5 Qc1+ 54.Kh2 Qc7 55.Rc5 Nxf3+ 56.gxf3 Qb8 57.Kg1 Qb4 58.Nd3 Qd4+ 59.Kg2 Qxd3 60.Rc8+ Kf7 61.Kf2 Qd7 62.Rc2 Qxh3 63.Ke3 Qg3 64.Rc4 h3 65.Rf4+ Qxf4+ 0-1 [Event "PCA/Intel-GP"] [Site "Paris"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Kasparov, Gary"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2795"] [BlackElo "2730"] [ECO "B31"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.O-O Bg7 5.Nc3 d6 6.h3 Bd7 7.Re1 Nf6 8.Bxc6 Bxc6 9.e5 dxe5 10.Nxe5 Rc8 11.d3 O-O 12.Bg5 Re8 13.Qd2 Nd7 14.Nxc6 Rxc6 15.Bh6 Nf8 16.Bxg7 Kxg7 17.Ne4 b6 18.a4 Qd4 19.a5 Ne6 20.axb6 axb6 21.b3 b5 22.Ng5 Nxg5 23.Qxg5 Re6 24.Qd2 Rxe1+ 25.Qxe1 Qb2 26.Qb1 Qxb1+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "PCA/Intel-GP"] [Site "Paris"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Kasparov, Gary"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2795"] [BlackElo "2730"] [ECO "B30"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6 4.O-O Nge7 5.c3 a6 6.Be2 d5 7.exd5 Nxd5 8.d4 Be7 9.c4 Nf6 10.dxc5 Bxc5 11.Qxd8+ Kxd8 12.Nc3 Ke7 13.Rd1 Rd8 14.Rxd8 Nxd8 15.a3 Bd7 16.b4 Bd6 17.Be3 h6 18.Rd1 Rc8 19.h3 Be8 20.Nd4 Nd7 21.f4 Bc7 22.Nb3 f6 23.c5 Nc6 24.Bf3 Rd8 25.h4 Ndb8 26.Rxd8 Nxd8 27.Kf2 Nbc6 28.g3 Bf7 29.Nd2 Bg6 30.h5 Bd3 31.Be2 Bh7 32.Nc4 Bg8 33.Bf3 Kd7 34.Ke2 Ne7 35.Kd3 Ndc6 36.Bf2 e5 37.Nb6+ Kd8 38.Nbd5 Bxd5 39.Nxd5 Nxd5 40.Bxd5 exf4 41.gxf4 Bxf4 42.Ke4 Bc1 43.a4 Nxb4 44.Bxb7 Kc7 45.Ba8 Kb8 46.Bd5 f5+ 47.Kxf5 Nxd5 48.Bd4 Nf6 49.Kg6 Kc7 50.Be5+ Kc6 51.Kxg7 Nd7 52.Bd4 Nxc5 53.Kg6 Ne6 54.Bf6 Kc5 55.Be7+ Kc4 56.Kf5 Nf4 57.Kg4 Kb3 58.a5 Ka4 59.Bd8 Ne6 60.Bb6 Bg5 61.Kf5 Nf4 62.Kg4 Nd5 63.Kf5 Kb5 0-1 [Event "PCA/Intel-GP"] [Site "Paris"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Kasparov, Gary"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2730"] [BlackElo "2795"] [ECO "E92"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.d4 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.d5 a5 8.Bg5 h6 9.Bh4 Na6 10.O-O Qe8 11.Nd2 Nh7 12.a3 h5 13.f3 Bd7 14.b3 f5 15.Rb1 Nc5 16.Nb5 Bxb5 17.cxb5 Bh6 18.exf5 gxf5 19.b6 cxb6 20.Nc4 Qg6 21.Be7 Rf7 22.Bxd6 Rg7 23.Rf2 e4 24.Bxc5 bxc5 25.fxe4 fxe4 26.d6 Nf6 27.Qf1 Nd7 28.Rd1 b5 29.Rd5 bxc4 30.Bxh5 Qe6 31.bxc4 Be3 0-1 [Event "Tal mem"] [Site "Riga"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Kengis, Edvins"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2715"] [BlackElo "2575"] [ECO "D41"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.g3 e6 5.Bg2 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.O-O Be7 8.d4 O-O 9.Nxd5 exd5 10.dxc5 Bxc5 11.Bg5 f6 12.Bd2 Bf5 13.Qb3 Bb6 14.Be3 Na5 15.Qc3 Bxe3 16.Qxe3 Re8 17.Qc5 b6 18.Qb5 a6 19.Qa4 b5 20.Qf4 Be4 21.Rac1 Nc4 22.b3 Ne5 23.Nd4 Bxg2 24.Kxg2 Qb6 25.Rfd1 Rad8 26.Qf5 g6 27.Qc2 Rd7 28.h3 Kg7 29.Qc5 Qb7 30.Rc3 b4 31.Rc2 Ree7 32.Rdc1 h5 33.Qc8 Qb6 34.e3 Rd8 35.Ne6+ Qxe6 36.Qxd8 Nf7 37.Qc8 Qe4+ 38.Kg1 Ng5 39.Rc7 Nf3+ 40.Kf1 Nh2+ 41.Ke2 1-0 [Event "Tal mem"] [Site "Riga"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Gulko, Boris F"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2595"] [BlackElo "2715"] [ECO "D41"] 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.g3 e6 5.Bg2 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.O-O Be7 8.d4 O-O 9.e4 Ndb4 10.d5 exd5 11.exd5 Nd4 12.Nxd4 cxd4 13.a3 dxc3 14.axb4 Bxb4 15.Qd4 Bd6 16.bxc3 b6 17.Bf4 Bb7 18.Rfe1 Bc5 19.Qd3 a5 20.Be4 g6 21.d6 Bxe4 22.Rxe4 g5 23.Be3 Qxd6 24.Qxd6 Bxd6 25.Bxb6 Ra6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tal mem"] [Site "Riga"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Kasparov, Gary"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2715"] [BlackElo "2805"] [ECO "C54"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.d3 Nf6 5.c3 d6 6.Bb3 a6 7.h3 h6 8.Nbd2 Be6 9.Nf1 d5 10.Qe2 O-O 11.Ng3 Re8 12.O-O Bf8 13.Rd1 Qe7 14.Bc2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tal mem"] [Site "Riga"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Timman, Jan H"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2635"] [BlackElo "2715"] [ECO "B31"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.O-O Bg7 5.Re1 Nf6 6.e5 Nd5 7.Nc3 Nc7 8.Bxc6 dxc6 9.Ne4 b6 10.Nf6+ Kf8 11.Ne4 Bg4 12.d3 Bxe5 13.Nxe5 Bxd1 14.Bh6+ Kg8 15.Nxc6 Bxc2 16.Nc3 e6 17.Nxd8 Rxd8 18.Bg5 Kg7 19.Bxd8 Rxd8 20.Rac1 Bxd3 21.Red1 e5 22.Re1 Re8 23.b3 Nb5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tal mem"] [Site "Riga"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2715"] [BlackElo "2715"] [ECO "D85"] 1.Nf3 g6 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 c5 8.Rb1 O-O 9.Be2 cxd4 10.cxd4 Qa5+ 11.Bd2 Qxa2 12.O-O Bg4 13.Bg5 h6 14.Be3 Nc6 15.d5 Na5 16.Bc5 Bf6 17.e5 Bxe5 18.Rb4 Bxf3 19.Bxf3 Rae8 20.Be3 Bc3 21.Ra4 Qb2 22.Qd3 b5 23.Bc1 bxa4 24.Bxb2 Bxb2 25.d6 Bf6 26.Qb5 Nb3 27.d7 Rd8 28.Rd1 Nd4 29.Qxa4 Nxf3+ 30.gxf3 e6 31.Rc1 Kg7 32.Kg2 Rb8 33.Qxa7 Rfd8 34.Qc7 Rb5 35.Rd1 Rf5 36.Rd3 Rh5 37.f4 Rf5 38.Qd6 Rh5 39.Rd1 Rf5 40.Rd3 Rh5 41.h3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tal mem"] [Site "Riga"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "7"] [White "Jussupow, Artur"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2660"] [BlackElo "2715"] [ECO "D18"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.e3 e6 7.Bxc4 Bb4 8.O-O O-O 9.Nh4 Nbd7 10.Nxf5 exf5 11.Qc2 g6 12.f3 Qb6 13.Kh1 Rae8 14.Qf2 c5 15.Qh4 Rc8 16.Ba2 Rfd8 17.Bd2 Nf8 18.a5 Qa6 19.Rfd1 c4 20.Be1 Re8 21.e4 Bxc3 22.Bxc3 fxe4 23.d5 N8d7 24.Rd4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tal mem"] [Site "Riga"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2715"] [BlackElo "2700"] [ECO "A30"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 b6 4.g3 c5 5.Bg2 Bb7 6.O-O Be7 7.d4 cxd4 8.Qxd4 d6 9.b3 O-O 10.Rd1 Nbd7 11.e4 Re8 12.Ba3 Nc5 13.e5 dxe5 14.Qxd8 Rexd8 15.Nxe5 Bxg2 16.Kxg2 Rdc8 17.Nb5 Bf8 18.f4 Nb7 19.Bxf8 Kxf8 20.g4 Nc5 21.b4 Na4 22.Rac1 a6 23.Nd6 Rc7 24.Kf3 Ne8 25.Ndxf7 Rxf7 26.Nxf7 Kxf7 27.Rd7+ Kf8 28.Re1 a5 29.a3 axb4 30.axb4 Nb2 31.g5 Ra3+ 32.Kg4 Nxc4 33.Rxe6 Ne3+ 34.Kf3 Nd5+ 35.Ke4 Nec7 36.Rc6 Re3+ 37.Kd4 Rb3 38.Rdxc7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tal mem"] [Site "Riga"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "9"] [White "Vaganian, Rafael A"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2640"] [BlackElo "2715"] [ECO "A33"] 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 e6 6.g3 Qb6 7.Nb3 Ne5 8.e4 Bb4 9.Qe2 d6 10.f4 Nc6 11.Be3 Bxc3+ 12.bxc3 Qc7 13.Bg2 O-O 14.c5 dxc5 15.Bxc5 Rd8 16.e5 Na5 17.Bb4 Nxb3 18.axb3 Nd5 19.Qc4 Qxc4 20.bxc4 Ne3 21.Be4 Nxc4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tal mem"] [Site "Riga"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Ehlvest, Jaan"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2715"] [BlackElo "2615"] [ECO "D44"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 dxc4 6.e4 b5 7.e5 h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.Nxg5 hxg5 10.Bxg5 Nbd7 11.g3 Qa5 12.exf6 Ba6 13.Qf3 Rc8 14.Be2 b4 15.Ne4 c5 16.d5 exd5 17.Qf5 dxe4 18.O-O-O Rc7 19.Bg4 Bb5 20.Qxe4+ Kd8 21.Bxd7 Bxd7 22.Rhe1 Bh6 23.Qa8+ Rc8 24.Rxd7+ Kxd7 25.Qd5+ 1-0 [Event "Tal mem"] [Site "Riga"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "11"] [White "Short, Nigel D"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2655"] [BlackElo "2715"] [ECO "B65"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 Be7 8.O-O-O Nxd4 9.Qxd4 O-O 10.f4 Qa5 11.e5 dxe5 12.Qxe5 Qxe5 13.fxe5 Nd5 14.Bxe7 Nxe7 15.Bd3 b6 16.Be4 Rb8 17.Rhe1 Ng6 18.Bxg6 hxg6 19.Nb5 Bb7 20.g3 a6 21.Nd6 Bd5 22.a4 b5 23.axb5 axb5 24.Rd4 Rb6 25.Rb4 Rfb8 26.h4 f6 27.b3 fxe5 28.Ne4 Rc6 29.Kb2 Rbc8 30.Re2 Kf8 31.Ng5 Rc5 32.Ne4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Las Palmas"] [Site "Las Palmas"] [Date "1996.12.09"] [Round "1"] [White "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2735"] [BlackElo "2765"] [ECO "B65"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 Be7 8.O-O-O Nxd4 9.Qxd4 O-O 10.f4 Qa5 11.Bc4 Bd7 12.Rd3 Rad8 13.e5 dxe5 14.Qxe5 Qb4 15.Rg3 Kh8 16.Bd3 Bc6 17.Rh3 Rfe8 18.Qe2 h6 19.Rf1 Kg8 20.Bh4 Nd5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Las Palmas"] [Site "Las Palmas"] [Date "1996.12.10"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Topalov, Veselin"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2765"] [BlackElo "2750"] [ECO "E97"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.d4 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.b4 a5 10.Ba3 axb4 11.Bxb4 Nd7 12.a4 Bh6 13.a5 f5 14.Nd2 Kh8 15.Bd3 Rf6 16.Na4 Rf7 17.c5 dxc5 18.Bc3 fxe4 19.Bxe4 Nf5 20.Nc4 Bg7 21.Bxf5 Rxf5 22.d6 Rb8 23.dxc7 Qxc7 24.Qd6 Qxd6 25.Nxd6 Rf8 26.Rfd1 b5 27.axb6 Nxb6 28.Nxc5 Bg4 29.f3 Nd7 30.Na6 Rb3 31.Rac1 Be6 32.Nc7 Bf7 33.Ne4 Nb8 34.Ng5 Nc6 35.Rd7 Be8 36.Rxg7 Kxg7 37.Nce6+ Kg8 38.Nxf8 Kxf8 39.Nxh7+ Ke7 40.Ng5 Bd7 41.Bd2 Rb2 42.Ne4 Nd4 43.Re1 Bc6 44.Bg5+ Ke6 45.Nd2 Nc2 46.Rc1 Nd4 47.Re1 Nc2 48.Rd1 Nd4 49.h4 Ne2+ 50.Kh2 Nd4 51.Kh3 Kd5 52.Re1 Ra2 53.Ne4 Rc2 54.Ra1 Bd7+ 55.Kg3 Bb5 56.Ra8 Bf1 57.Rd8+ Ke6 58.Bd2 Bd3 59.Re8+ Kf7 60.Nd6+ Kg7 61.Re7+ Kf8 62.Bg5 Bf1 63.Rxe5 Rxg2+ 64.Kf4 Re2 65.Ne4 Bg2 66.Be7+ Kf7 67.Bc5 Ne6+ 68.Kg3 Bf1 69.Bf2 Ng7 70.Kg4 Ne6 71.Rd5 Rc2 72.Rd7+ Ke8 73.Nf6+ Kf8 74.Bg3 Rc4+ 75.Ne4 Ke8 76.Ra7 Bd3 77.Bd6 Bxe4 78.fxe4 Rxe4+ 79.Kf3 Re1 80.Kf2 Re4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Las Palmas"] [Site "Las Palmas"] [Date "1996.12.11"] [Round "3"] [White "Kasparov, Gary"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2785"] [BlackElo "2765"] [ECO "E71"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.h3 O-O 6.Bg5 Na6 7.Bd3 e5 8.d5 c6 9.Nge2 Nc5 10.Bc2 cxd5 11.cxd5 a5 12.O-O Bd7 13.a3 a4 14.Qd2 Qb6 15.Rab1 Rfc8 16.Ng3 Qd8 17.Bh6 Bxh6 18.Qxh6 Qf8 19.Qe3 Be8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Las Palmas"] [Site "Las Palmas"] [Date "1996.12.12"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Karpov, Anatoly"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2765"] [BlackElo "2775"] [ECO "A28"] 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.d4 exd4 5.Nxd4 Bb4 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bh4 Bxc3+ 8.bxc3 Ne5 9.f4 Ng6 10.Bxf6 Qxf6 11.g3 Nf8 12.Bg2 Ne6 13.O-O O-O 14.e4 d6 15.Qd2 Nc5 16.Rae1 Rb8 17.Re3 Bd7 18.Nb3 Nxb3 19.axb3 Bc6 20.Qd4 a6 21.Qxf6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Las Palmas"] [Site "Las Palmas"] [Date "1996.12.15"] [Round "5"] [White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2730"] [BlackElo "2765"] [ECO "A65"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nge2 O-O 6.f3 c5 7.d5 e6 8.Ng3 exd5 9.cxd5 Nbd7 10.Be2 a6 11.a4 h5 12.Bg5 Qe8 13.Qd2 Nh7 14.Bh6 Qe5 15.Bxg7 Qxg7 16.Nf1 f5 17.exf5 gxf5 18.Ne3 Kh8 19.Nc4 Qf6 20.O-O Rb8 21.Rfe1 b5 22.axb5 axb5 23.Na5 b4 24.Nb5 Ba6 25.Nc7 Bxe2 26.Rxe2 Rg8 27.Nc6 Rbc8 28.Ne6 Ra8 29.Rae1 Ra2 30.Nf4 Qg5 31.h4 Qg3 32.Re6 Ndf6 33.Ne7 Rga8 34.Nfg6+ 1-0 [Event "Las Palmas"] [Site "Las Palmas"] [Date "1996.12.17"] [Round "7"] [White "Topalov, Veselin"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2750"] [BlackElo "2765"] [ECO "E92"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.Be3 c6 8.d5 Ng4 9.Bg5 f6 10.Bh4 c5 11.O-O Nh6 12.Ne1 Nd7 13.Rb1 b6 14.a3 g5 15.Bg3 f5 16.exf5 Nxf5 17.Ne4 h6 18.Nc2 Nf6 19.Bd3 Qe8 20.Ne3 Nxe4 21.Bxe4 h5 22.Qd3 Qf7 23.f3 Nxe3 24.Qxe3 Bh6 25.Be1 Qg7 26.Bd2 Rf6 27.Qd3 g4 28.Bxh6 Qxh6 29.fxg4 Bxg4 30.Rxf6 Qxf6 31.Rf1 Qg7 32.h3 Bd7 33.Qf3 Be8 34.Qf5 Qf7 35.Qg5+ Qg7 36.Qh4 Qh6 37.Rf6 Qe3+ 38.Kh2 Kg7 39.Rf3 1-0 [Event "Las Palmas"] [Site "Las Palmas"] [Date "1996.12.19"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Kasparov, Gary"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2765"] [BlackElo "2785"] [ECO "D56"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.d4 Be7 5.Bg5 O-O 6.e3 h6 7.Bh4 Ne4 8.Bxe7 Qxe7 9.Rc1 c6 10.Bd3 Nxc3 11.Rxc3 dxc4 12.Bxc4 Nd7 13.O-O b6 14.Bd3 c5 15.Be4 Rb8 16.Qa4 Bb7 17.Bxb7 Rxb7 18.Qc2 Rc8 19.Rc1 Rbc7 20.b4 e5 21.dxc5 bxc5 22.Rc4 e4 23.Qxe4 Qxe4 24.Rxe4 cxb4 25.Re8+ Rxe8 26.Rxc7 Ne5 27.Nxe5 Rxe5 28.Rxa7 h5 29.h3 Rb5 30.g4 hxg4 31.hxg4 g6 32.Kg2 b3 33.axb3 Rxb3 34.g5 Kg7 35.Kg3 Rc3 36.Re7 Ra3 37.Rd7 Kf8 38.Rc7 Kg7 39.Rc8 Kh7 40.Rc7 Kg7 41.Re7 Kf8 42.Re5 Kg7 43.f4 Rd3 44.Kf3 Rd2 45.Ke4 Rd1 46.Rd5 Re1 47.Rd3 Kf8 48.Ke5 Kg7 49.e4 Re2 50.Rd7 Re1 51.Rc7 Re2 52.Ra7 Re1 53.Ra4 Re2 54.Kd6 Rd2+ 55.Ke7 Rf2 56.e5 Rf1 57.Ra6 Rxf4 58.e6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Las Palmas"] [Site "Las Palmas"] [Date "1996.12.20"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2765"] [BlackElo "2730"] [ECO "A16"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Qa4+ Bd7 6.Qh4 Nxc3 7.dxc3 e5 8.Bg5 Be7 9.e4 Nc6 10.Bc4 h6 11.Bxe7 Qxe7 12.Qg3 O-O-O 13.O-O Qf6 14.Rad1 Rhe8 15.Bd5 Re7 16.Nd2 Qf4 17.Nc4 Bg4 18.Rd2 Red7 19.f3 Qxg3 20.hxg3 Be6 21.Rfd1 h5 22.a3 Kb8 23.Kf2 a6 24.Bxc6 Rxd2+ 25.Rxd2 Rxd2+ 26.Nxd2 bxc6 27.f4 exf4 28.gxf4 Kc8 29.Kg3 Kd7 30.Kh4 f6 31.e5 fxe5 32.fxe5 Bd5 33.g3 Ke6 34.Kg5 Kxe5 35.Kxg6 h4 36.gxh4 Kf4 37.h5 Ke3 38.c4 Bg2 39.Nb3 Bf1 40.h6 Bxc4 41.Nc5 Ba2 42.Kg7 Bb1 43.Nxa6 Kd4 44.Nxc7 Kc4 45.Ne6 Kb3 46.Nd4+ Kxb2 47.Nxc6 1-0 [Event "Las Palmas"] [Site "Las Palmas"] [Date "1996.12.21"] [Round "10"] [White "Karpov, Anatoly"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2775"] [BlackElo "2765"] [ECO "D46"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Bd3 O-O 8.O-O e5 9.cxd5 cxd5 10.e4 exd4 11.Nxd5 Nxd5 12.exd5 h6 13.Nxd4 Qh4 14.Nf3 Qh5 15.Bh7+ Kh8 16.Qf5 g5 17.h4 Nb6 18.Qf6+ Kxh7 19.Qxd6 Bg4 20.Nh2 Rad8 21.Qb4 Bf5 22.hxg5 Nxd5 23.Qxb7 hxg5 24.Qb3 Rh8 25.Qf3 g4 26.Qg3 Nf6 27.f3 Rd3 28.Nxg4 Bxg4 29.fxg4 Qg6 30.Qc7 Kg8 31.Bf4 Rh4 32.Bg3 Rxg3 33.Qxg3 Qh6 34.Qf3 Rh1+ 35.Kf2 Qd2+ 36.Kg3 Qd6+ 37.Kf2 Qd2+ 38.Kg3 Qd6+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amsterdam VSB"] [Site "Amsterdam"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Seirawan, Yasser"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2775"] [BlackElo "2630"] [ECO "B29"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 d5 4.exd5 Nxd5 5.Bb5+ Bd7 6.Ne5 Nf6 7.Nxd7 Nbxd7 8.d4 cxd4 9.Qxd4 a6 10.Be2 e6 11.Bf4 Bc5 12.Qd3 O-O 13.O-O b5 14.Bf3 Ra7 15.Rad1 Qa5 16.a3 b4 17.Na2 bxa3 18.b4 Bxb4 19.Nxb4 Qxb4 20.Bd6 Qa5 21.Bxf8 Kxf8 22.Ra1 Nc5 23.Qd6+ Re7 24.Rfb1 Ne8 25.Rb8 Nd7 26.Ra8 Qc5 27.Qxc5 Nxc5 28.Bc6 f6 29.Rxa3 Kf7 30.Bxe8+ Rxe8 31.Rxe8 Kxe8 32.Ra5 1-0 [Event "Amsterdam VSB"] [Site "Amsterdam"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Timman, Jan H"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2620"] [BlackElo "2775"] [ECO "B14"] 1.c4 c6 2.e4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Nf3 Be7 8.c5 O-O 9.Bb5 h6 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.O-O Ne7 12.b4 b6 13.Qd2 bxc5 14.bxc5 Bd7 15.Rab1 Rb8 16.Rb3 Bxb5 17.Nxb5 a6 18.Nc3 Rxb3 19.axb3 Nc6 20.Rb1 a5 21.Ne2 Qc7 22.h4 Rb8 23.g4 Rb4 24.Qe3 a4 25.Kg2 Nxd4 26.Nexd4 Bxd4 27.Nxd4 Qxc5 28.Nf3 Rxg4+ 29.Kh3 Qxe3 30.fxe3 Rb4 31.Nd2 g5 32.hxg5 hxg5 33.bxa4 Rxa4 34.Kg3 Kg7 35.Nf3 Kg6 36.Ne5+ Kf6 37.Ng4+ Kg7 38.Rb7 Re4 39.Kf3 Kg6 40.Rb6 Kf5 41.Nh6+ Kg6 42.Ng4 Ra4 43.Rb7 Re4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amsterdam VSB"] [Site "Amsterdam"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Piket, Jeroen"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2775"] [BlackElo "2570"] [ECO "E91"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.d4 O-O 5.e4 d6 6.Be2 Bg4 7.Be3 Nfd7 8.Rc1 a6 9.d5 Bxf3 10.Bxf3 b5 11.cxb5 axb5 12.Qb3 c5 13.Qxb5 Qa5 14.Qxa5 Rxa5 15.a3 Nb6 16.Ke2 N8d7 17.Bd2 Rb8 18.Rc2 Na4 19.b4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amsterdam VSB"] [Site "Amsterdam"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Lautier, Joel"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2775"] [BlackElo "2630"] [ECO "D27"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 e6 3.c4 dxc4 4.e3 c5 5.Bxc4 Nf6 6.O-O a6 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.Bd3 Nc6 9.a3 Bd6 10.Qe2 O-O 11.Nbd2 Qc7 12.Ra2 Ne5 13.Nxe5 Bxe5 14.f4 Bd6 15.b4 e5 16.Ne4 Nxe4 17.Bxe4 exf4 18.exf4 Bd7 19.Qd3 h6 20.Rd2 Qb6+ 21.Rff2 Bc6 22.Bxc6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amsterdam VSB"] [Site "Amsterdam"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "5"] [White "Gelfand, Boris"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2700"] [BlackElo "2775"] [ECO "A33"] 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6 5.Nc3 Nf6 6.Bg5 Be7 7.e3 O-O 8.Be2 Qa5 9.Bh4 Rd8 10.O-O d5 11.cxd5 Nxd4 12.Qxd4 Nxd5 13.Bxe7 Nxe7 14.b4 Qc7 15.Nb5 Qd7 16.Qb2 Nc6 17.Rfd1 Qe7 18.Rxd8+ Nxd8 19.Rd1 Bd7 20.Qd4 Bxb5 21.Bxb5 h6 22.h3 Nc6 23.Bxc6 bxc6 24.Qc4 Rb8 25.a3 a5 26.bxa5 Qxa3 27.a6 Ra8 28.Qxc6 Rxa6 29.Rd8+ Kh7 30.Qc2+ g6 31.Qc7 Ra7 32.Qb8 Qc1+ 33.Kh2 Qc7+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amsterdam VSB"] [Site "Amsterdam"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Topalov, Veselin"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2775"] [BlackElo "2700"] [ECO "A30"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nc3 e6 4.g3 b6 5.Bg2 Bb7 6.O-O d6 7.b3 Nbd7 8.Bb2 Be7 9.d4 O-O 10.d5 exd5 11.Nh4 g6 12.cxd5 Ne8 13.f4 Nc7 14.e4 b5 15.e5 f5 16.a4 b4 17.Nb5 Nxb5 18.axb5 Qb6 19.Re1 Qxb5 20.Bf1 Qb6 21.Bc4 Qd8 22.exd6 Bf6 23.Qd2 Bxb2 24.Qxb2 Qf6 25.Qf2 Nb6 26.Rad1 Rfe8 27.Rxe8+ Rxe8 28.Qxc5 Qc3 29.Ng2 Re2 30.d7 Nxd7 31.Qb5 Rxg2+ 32.Kxg2 Qc2+ 33.Be2 Nb6 34.Kf2 Kg7 35.d6 Bc6 36.Qxb4 1-0 [Event "Amsterdam VSB"] [Site "Amsterdam"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "7"] [White "Kasparov, Gary"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2775"] [BlackElo "2775"] [ECO "B66"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nge2 d6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nf6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 Be7 8.O-O-O Nxd4 9.Qxd4 a6 10.f4 b5 11.Bxf6 gxf6 12.Bd3 Qc7 13.Qe3 Qc5 14.Qg3 b4 15.Ne2 a5 16.Kb1 Kf8 17.Qh3 h5 18.Rc1 d5 19.exd5 Qxd5 20.f5 a4 21.Rhe1 Rb8 22.Nf4 Qd6 23.Qf3 e5 24.Nd5 Bd8 25.Be4 Qc5 26.c3 bxc3 27.Rxc3 Qd6 28.Rd1 Bb6 29.Nxb6 Qxb6 30.Rc2 Kg7 31.a3 Kh6 32.Rdd2 Bb7 33.Bxb7 Qxb7 34.Rc6 Rhc8 35.Rxf6+ Kg5 36.Rxf7 Qxf3 37.gxf3 Rc3 38.Rg2+ Kf4 39.f6 Rxf3 40.Re7 Rf8 41.f7 Kf5 42.Rg8 Kf6 43.Rxe5 1-0 [Event "Amsterdam VSB"] [Site "Amsterdam"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2775"] [BlackElo "2725"] [ECO "B36"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 g6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.e4 Nf6 6.Nc3 d6 7.Be2 Nxd4 8.Qxd4 Bg7 9.Be3 O-O 10.Qd2 Be6 11.O-O a6 12.f3 Qa5 13.Rab1 Rfc8 14.Rfc1 Rab8 15.b4 Qd8 16.c5 a5 17.a3 axb4 18.axb4 Ra8 19.Bf1 h5 20.Qe1 Ne8 21.Kh1 Kf8 22.Nd5 Bxd5 23.exd5 dxc5 24.bxc5 Qxd5 25.Rd1 Qe5 26.Rxb7 Rxc5 27.f4 Qe4 28.Rb4 Qc6 29.Bxc5 Qxc5 30.Rb5 Qc3 31.Qe4 Rc8 32.Rb7 Bf6 33.f5 g5 34.Rbb1 Nd6 35.Qd3 Qe5 36.Qe2 Qc5 37.Re1 h4 38.Qf3 Qxf5 39.Bd3 Qxf3 40.gxf3 Rc3 41.Rbd1 Ra3 42.Kg2 Ra5 43.Re2 e6 44.Rc1 Be5 45.Rc6 Ke7 46.Ra6 Rd5 47.Ra3 Kf6 48.Rb3 Ra5 49.Rc2 Ra4 50.Re2 Ra5 51.Kh3 Bf4 52.Kg2 Ne8 53.Rb7 Ra3 54.Bh7 Nd6 55.Rb4 Rc3 56.Rc2 Re3 57.Rf2 Re1 58.Rb1 Re3 59.Rb4 Kg7 60.Bc2 Ne8 61.Rb3 Re1 62.Rb1 Re5 63.Rb7 Rc5 64.Re2 Nd6 65.Rd7 Kf6 66.Bh7 Nc4 67.Rd3 Ne5 68.Rb3 Kg7 69.Be4 Rc1 70.Bb1 Rc8 71.Bc2 h3+ 72.Kxh3 Nc6 73.Rc3 Rh8+ 74.Kg2 Nd4 75.Rf2 Rxh2+ 76.Kf1 Rh1+ 77.Kg2 Rc1 78.Rc4 Be3 79.Rxd4 Bxd4 80.Re2 Kf6 81.Kh2 Ra1 82.Kg2 Rg1+ 83.Kh2 g4 84.Rg2 Rc1 85.Kg3 gxf3 86.Kxf3 Ke5 87.Re2+ Kd6 88.Rd2 Ke7 89.Re2 Bc5 90.Kg2 Bd6 91.Bb3 Rc3 92.Ba2 Bf4 93.Bb1 Kf6 94.Ba2 e5 95.Rb2 Kg6 96.Rb6+ f6 97.Bb1+ Kg5 98.Rb8 Kg4 99.Rg8+ Bg5 100.Rf8 Rb3 101.Bg6 Rb2+ 102.Kf1 Kf3 103.Bh5+ Kf4 104.Bg6 e4 105.Re8 f5 106.Rf8 Rb5 107.Bh7 Kg4 108.Bg6 e3 0-1 [Event "Amsterdam VSB"] [Site "Amsterdam"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "9"] [White "Short, Nigel D"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2665"] [BlackElo "2775"] [ECO "B58"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nf3 h6 8.O-O Be7 9.Re1 O-O 10.h3 Be6 11.Rf1 Qa5 12.Bd2 Qd8 13.Bc1 Qa5 14.Bd2 1/2-1/2 [Event "EUCup Gr4"] [Site "Berlin"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Hracek, Zbynek"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2765"] [BlackElo "2625"] [ECO "A17"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qb3 c5 5.g3 Nc6 6.Bg2 O-O 7.O-O d6 8.d3 h6 9.e3 e5 10.a3 Ba5 11.Nd2 Qe7 12.Nd5 Nxd5 13.cxd5 Bxd2 14.Bxd2 Nb8 15.d4 Nd7 16.dxe5 Nxe5 17.f4 Nd7 18.e4 b6 19.Rfe1 Ba6 20.Bc3 c4 21.Qd1 Nc5 22.Qg4 f6 23.e5 Bc8 24.Qh4 Nd3 25.exf6 Qc7 26.h3 gxf6 27.Bxf6 Nxe1 28.Rxe1 Qf7 29.Bc3 Qg6 30.Re7 Rf7 31.Re8+ Rf8 32.Be4 1-0 [Event "EUCup Gr4"] [Site "Berlin"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Gelfand, Boris"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2665"] [BlackElo "2765"] [ECO "D45"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.g4 Bb4 8.Bd2 Qe7 9.a3 Bxc3 10.Bxc3 b6 11.Bd3 Ba6 12.Qa4 dxc4 13.Qxa6 cxd3 14.Qxd3 O-O 15.g5 Nd5 16.Bd2 f5 17.O-O-O c5 18.Kb1 b5 19.Qxb5 Rab8 20.Qa5 Rb3 21.Ka2 Rfb8 22.Rb1 e5 23.Rhc1 Qe6 24.Ka1 exd4 25.Rxc5 Nxc5 26.Qxc5 Nc3 27.Nxd4 Rxb2 28.Rxb2 Qa2+ 0-1 [Event "EUCup Gr4"] [Site "Berlin"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Glek, Igor V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2765"] [BlackElo "2670"] [ECO "E94"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.d4 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O exd4 8.Nxd4 Re8 9.f3 Nc6 10.Be3 Nh5 11.Nxc6 bxc6 12.Qd2 f5 13.exf5 Bxf5 14.Bd4 Nf6 15.Rfe1 c5 16.Bf2 Qd7 17.Rad1 Qf7 18.b3 a6 19.Bf1 Bd7 20.Rxe8+ Bxe8 21.a3 Rb8 22.Rb1 Bc6 23.b4 Nd7 24.bxc5 Rxb1 25.Nxb1 Nxc5 26.Nc3 h6 27.Nd5 g5 28.Qb4 Bxd5 29.cxd5 Be5 30.Bxc5 dxc5 31.Qe4 Bd4+ 32.Kh1 a5 33.g3 Kf8 34.Kg2 Qf6 35.Bc4 Qe5 36.Qh7 Qd6 37.a4 Bg7 38.Qf5+ Ke7 39.Bb5 c4 40.Bxc4 Qe5 41.Qc8 Qd6 42.Bb5 Kf6 43.Qa8 Bf8 44.Qxa5 Qxd5 45.Qxc7 Qa2+ 46.Kh3 Qe6+ 47.Kg2 Qa2+ 48.Kh3 Qe6+ 49.g4 Bd6 50.Qh7 Bf8 51.Bd3 Qd5 52.Qg6+ Ke7 53.Qf5 Qd6 54.a5 Bg7 55.a6 Bd4 56.Qe4+ Kd8 57.Qa8+ Kc7 58.Qb7+ Kd8 59.Kg2 Bb6 60.Qa8+ Ke7 61.a7 1-0 [Event "EUCup f"] [Site "Budapest"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2765"] [BlackElo "2635"] [ECO "D24"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 dxc4 4.Nc3 a6 5.e4 b5 6.e5 Nd5 7.a4 e6 8.axb5 Nb6 9.Be3 Bb4 10.Nd2 axb5 11.Rxa8 Nxa8 12.Qg4 Kf8 13.Nxb5 Nb6 14.Nc3 Nc6 15.Be2 h5 16.Qe4 Bb7 17.O-O g6 18.Bf3 Kg7 19.Qf4 Be7 20.Rd1 Ba8 21.d5 g5 22.Qg3 h4 23.Qg4 Nxe5 24.Bd4 Bf6 25.Bxe5 Bxe5 26.dxe6 f5 27.Qxf5 Qf6 28.Qh3 Bxc3 29.bxc3 Qxc3 30.Qf5 Qf6 31.Qc5 Kh6 32.Qxc7 Nd5 33.Qxc4 Nf4 34.Ne4 Bxe4 35.Qxe4 Re8 36.Bg4 Nxe6 37.Qc6 Qg6 38.Bf5 Qxf5 39.Qxe8 g4 40.Re1 Ng5 41.Qh8+ Nh7 42.Qe5 Qg6 43.Qf4+ Kh5 44.h3 gxh3 45.Re5+ Ng5 46.gxh3 Qf6 47.Qg4+ Kg6 48.Rxg5+ Qxg5 49.f4 1-0 [Event "EUCup f"] [Site "Budapest"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Epishin, Vladimir"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2620"] [BlackElo "2765"] [ECO "D27"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.e3 c5 6.Bxc4 a6 7.O-O b5 8.Bd3 Bb7 9.dxc5 Bxc5 10.Qe2 Nbd7 11.e4 Qb8 12.a3 O-O 13.Be3 Bd6 14.Bd4 Ng4 15.h3 Nge5 16.Nxe5 Nxe5 17.Rfd1 Rd8 18.Qe3 Nxd3 19.Rxd3 Bf8 20.Rad1 Qc7 21.Qg5 h6 1/2-1/2 [Event "WDR-TVCup"] [Site "Cologne"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2735"] [BlackElo "2765"] [ECO "D56"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Be7 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 O-O 7.e3 Ne4 8.Bxe7 Qxe7 9.Rc1 Nxc3 10.Rxc3 c6 11.Bd3 Nd7 12.O-O dxc4 13.Bxc4 b6 14.Bd3 c5 15.Be4 Rb8 16.Qa4 Bb7 17.Bxb7 Rxb7 18.Rd1 b5 19.Qb3 a5 20.dxc5 Nxc5 21.Qc2 Na6 22.a3 b4 23.Rc6 Rc7 24.Nd4 bxa3 25.bxa3 Rfc8 26.Rxc7 Qxc7 27.Qe2 Qc4 28.Qf3 Nc7 29.h3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Dortmund"] [Site "Dortmund"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Gelfand, Boris"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2765"] [BlackElo "2665"] [ECO "E97"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.d4 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.b4 Nh5 10.Re1 a5 11.Ba3 Nf4 12.Bf1 Bg4 13.h3 Bxf3 14.Qxf3 axb4 15.Bxb4 c5 16.dxc6 Nxc6 17.a3 Ne6 18.Nb5 Ned4 19.Qd3 Nxb4 20.axb4 Qb6 21.Nxd4 exd4 22.Qd2 Ra7 23.Rec1 Rfa8 24.Rxa7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Dortmund"] [Site "Dortmund"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Polgar, Judit"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2665"] [BlackElo "2765"] [ECO "B57"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bc4 Qb6 7.Nb3 e6 8.Bf4 Ne5 9.Be2 Bd7 10.Be3 Qc7 11.Nb5 Bxb5 12.Bxb5+ Nc6 13.Qf3 a6 14.Bd3 d5 15.exd5 Nxd5 16.Be4 Ne5 17.Qe2 Nxe3 18.Qxe3 Bd6 19.Qc3 Qxc3+ 20.bxc3 Rb8 21.g3 Ke7 22.f4 Nc4 23.a4 Rhc8 24.Nd4 Bc7 25.Nb3 Bb6 26.Bd3 Nd6 27.Kd2 Rc7 28.a5 Ba7 29.Rhe1 g6 30.Nd4 Rbc8 31.Ne2 Rc5 32.Reb1 Rh5 33.h4 Rcc5 34.Rb4 Rxa5 35.Rab1 Bc5 36.Rxb7+ Nxb7 37.Rxb7+ Kf8 38.Nd4 Ra1 39.Nf3 Be7 40.Ne5 Rg1 41.Rb8+ Kg7 42.Rb7 Rxe5 43.fxe5 Bf8 44.c4 Rxg3 45.Rc7 Bb4+ 46.Ke2 Rg1 47.Ke3 Bc3 48.c5 Ra1 49.Rc6 Ra4 50.Bxa6 Rxh4 51.Rc8 Bxe5 52.c4 Rh3+ 53.Ke4 Bb2 54.Rc7 Kf8 55.Rc8+ Ke7 56.Rc7+ Kf8 57.Rc8+ Kg7 58.Rc7 Rh5 59.Rb7 Rh4+ 60.Kd3 Rh3+ 61.Kc2 Be5 62.Bb5 g5 63.Be8 Rf3 64.Kd2 g4 65.Bc6 Rf4 66.Ke2 g3 0-1 [Event "Dortmund"] [Site "Dortmund"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Adams, Michael"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2765"] [BlackElo "2685"] [ECO "A17"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qb3 c5 5.g3 Nc6 6.Bg2 O-O 7.O-O d6 8.d3 h6 9.e3 e5 10.Nd2 Bxc3 11.Qxc3 d5 12.cxd5 Nxd5 13.Qxc5 Ndb4 14.b3 Nxd3 15.Qc3 Nxc1 16.Raxc1 Be6 17.Ne4 Qe7 18.Qc5 Rad8 19.Qxe7 Nxe7 20.Nc5 Bd5 21.Bxd5 Rxd5 22.Nxb7 Rd2 23.a4 Rb8 24.Rc7 Nd5 25.Rd7 Nxe3 26.Rxd2 Nxf1 27.Rd7 Nd2 28.b4 Nc4 29.a5 Kf8 30.Rc7 a6 31.b5 axb5 32.a6 Ra8 33.Nc5 Ke8 34.Rb7 Nd6 35.Rb6 Ke7 36.Kg2 f5 37.h4 h5 38.Kf1 Rc8 39.Nb7 Rc1+ 40.Kg2 Nc8 41.Rxb5 Kf6 42.Na5 e4 43.Nb3 Rc4 44.Kf1 Ra4 45.Ra5 Rb4 46.Nc5 Na7 47.Ke2 g5 48.Ke3 gxh4 49.gxh4 Rb2 50.Nd7+ Ke6 51.Nf8+ Kf6 52.Nh7+ Kg6 53.Ng5 Kf6 54.Rd5 Rb6 55.Kf4 Rxa6 56.Rxf5+ Kg6 57.Nxe4 Nc8 58.Rg5+ Kh6 59.Re5 Kg6 60.Re8 Rc6 61.Ke5 Nb6 62.Re7 Nc4+ 63.Kd5 Rc8 64.Re6+ Kg7 65.Ng3 Kf7 66.Rh6 Nd2 67.Rxh5 Ra8 68.Rf5+ Kg7 69.Rf4 Ra5+ 70.Ke6 Ra6+ 71.Kf5 Rc6 72.Kg5 Nc4 73.Nf5+ Kh7 74.Ne7 Rc5+ 75.Rf5 Ne5 76.Kh5 Kg7 77.Rg5+ Kf6 78.Ng8+ Ke6 79.f4 Nd3 80.Rxc5 Nxc5 81.Kg6 Nd3 82.f5+ Ke5 83.f6 Nf4+ 84.Kf7 Kf5 85.Ne7+ Kg4 86.Ng6 Nh5 87.Ke7 1-0 [Event "Dortmund"] [Site "Dortmund"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2735"] [BlackElo "2765"] [ECO "B31"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.O-O Bg7 5.Re1 e5 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.d3 Qe7 8.Nbd2 Nf6 9.Nc4 Nd7 10.a4 Nb6 11.Na5 O-O 12.b3 Nd7 13.Nc4 Rd8 14.Ba3 Nf8 15.Qd2 Bg4 16.Qe3 b6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Dortmund"] [Site "Dortmund"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Leko, Peter"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2765"] [BlackElo "2630"] [ECO "D85"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.d4 c5 8.Rb1 O-O 9.Be2 cxd4 10.cxd4 Qa5+ 11.Bd2 Qxa2 12.O-O a5 13.Qc1 Bg4 14.Bc4 Qa4 15.Bb5 Qa2 16.Bc4 Qa4 17.Rxb7 Bxf3 18.gxf3 Nc6 19.Bb5 Qxb5 20.Rxb5 Nxd4 21.Rxa5 Ne2+ 22.Kg2 Nxc1 23.Rxc1 1/2-1/2 [Event "Dortmund"] [Site "Dortmund"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Huebner, Robert"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2595"] [BlackElo "2765"] [ECO "B66"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.O-O-O h6 9.Be3 Be7 10.f4 Nxd4 11.Bxd4 b5 12.Bd3 b4 13.Ne2 Qa5 14.Kb1 e5 15.Be3 O-O 16.Rhe1 Rb8 17.Nc1 Rd8 18.Ba7 Rb7 19.Bg1 Bg4 20.Nb3 Qa4 21.Rc1 exf4 22.Qxf4 Be6 23.Bd4 Rb5 24.Qd2 Ng4 25.c4 bxc3 26.bxc3 Rxb3+ 27.axb3 Bxb3 0-1 [Event "Dortmund"] [Site "Dortmund"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Lobron, Eric"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2765"] [BlackElo "2585"] [ECO "A17"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 c5 5.a3 Bxc3 6.Qxc3 b6 7.b4 Na6 8.e3 Qe7 9.b5 Nc7 10.Be2 Bb7 11.O-O O-O 12.Bb2 d6 13.a4 a5 14.Rae1 Rae8 15.d4 Ne4 16.Qc1 f5 17.Nd2 Ng5 18.f4 Ne4 19.Bf3 Nxd2 20.Qxd2 Bxf3 21.Rxf3 Rd8 22.Qc2 Rf7 23.e4 Qh4 24.Re2 fxe4 25.Qxe4 h6 26.dxc5 d5 27.cxd5 Nxd5 28.g3 Qh5 29.cxb6 Nxb6 30.Kg2 Rd1 31.Qxe6 Qc5 32.Qe8+ Rf8 33.Qg6 Rd7 34.Ba3 Qc4 35.Rc2 1-0 [Event "Dortmund"] [Site "Dortmund"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Shirov, Alexei"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2765"] [BlackElo "2685"] [ECO "D17"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 c6 3.c4 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 e6 7.f3 Bb4 8.e4 Bxe4 9.fxe4 Nxe4 10.Bd2 Qxd4 11.Nxe4 Qxe4+ 12.Qe2 Bxd2+ 13.Kxd2 Qd5+ 14.Kc2 Na6 15.Nxc4 O-O-O 16.Qe3 Nc5 17.Be2 Qxg2 18.Rhg1 Qxh2 19.Rxg7 Rd4 20.Qxd4 Qxe2+ 21.Nd2 Rd8 22.Qxc5 Rxd2+ 23.Kb3 Rxb2+ 24.Ka3 Rd2 25.Rg3 Qe4 26.Rb3 b6 27.Qf8+ Kb7 28.Qxf7+ Ka6 29.Qf3 Qxf3 30.Rxf3 Ka5 31.Rf4 Rd3+ 32.Kb2 Rh3 33.Re1 Rh2+ 34.Kb3 Rh3+ 35.Kc2 Rh2+ 36.Kd3 Rh6 37.Rfe4 c5 38.Rxe6 Rh3+ 39.R1e3 Rh1 40.R3e4 Rh3+ 41.Kc4 Rg3 42.Rh6 a6 43.Rxh7 Rg5 44.Rb7 Rh5 45.Re6 Rh4+ 46.Kd5 Rb4 47.Rc6 Rd4+ 48.Ke5 Rb4 49.Rb8 1-0 [Event "Dortmund"] [Site "Dortmund"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "9"] [White "Topalov, Veselin"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2750"] [BlackElo "2765"] [ECO "D44"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 dxc4 6.e4 b5 7.e5 h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.Nxg5 hxg5 10.Bxg5 Nbd7 11.exf6 Bb7 12.g3 c5 13.d5 Qb6 14.Bg2 O-O-O 15.O-O b4 16.Rb1 Qa6 17.dxe6 Bxg2 18.e7 Bxf1 19.Qd5 Bxe7 20.fxe7 Bd3 21.Ne4 Bxb1 22.Nd6+ Kc7 23.Bf4 Kb6 24.Nxc4+ Kb5 25.Nd6+ Kb6 26.exd8=Q+ Rxd8 27.Nc4+ Kb5 28.Nd6+ Kb6 29.Nc4+ Kb5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Dos Hermanas"] [Site "Dos Hermanas"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Polgar, Judit"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2775"] [BlackElo "2675"] [ECO "B52"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.Bxd7+ Qxd7 5.c4 Nf6 6.Nc3 Nc6 7.O-O Nd4 8.b4 Qg4 9.Kh1 Nxf3 10.gxf3 Qh3 11.Rb1 g6 12.bxc5 Bh6 13.Rg1 dxc5 14.Rxb7 Bf4 15.Rg2 O-O 16.d3 Be5 17.Nd5 Nxd5 18.cxd5 Rfb8 19.Rxb8+ Rxb8 20.f4 Bd4 21.Rg3 Qd7 22.Qc2 e6 23.dxe6 Qxe6 24.Kg2 c4 25.Qxc4 Qxc4 26.dxc4 Rc8 27.Bd2 Rxc4 28.Rd3 Kf8 29.Kf3 Ke8 30.Ra3 Bb6 31.Be3 Kd7 32.Ra6 Rc3 33.h4 Kc6 34.Ke2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Dos Hermanas"] [Site "Dos Hermanas"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Topalov, Veselin"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2700"] [BlackElo "2775"] [ECO "B57"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bc4 Qb6 7.Ndb5 Bg4 8.f3 Bd7 9.Qe2 a6 10.Be3 Qa5 11.Nd4 b5 12.Bb3 e6 13.O-O-O b4 14.Nb1 Be7 15.g4 Nxd4 16.Rxd4 e5 17.Rdd1 Be6 18.Nd2 Bxb3 19.cxb3 d5 20.exd5 Qxa2 21.Nc4 Qxb3 22.Kb1 Rc8 23.Rd3 Qxc4 24.Rc1 Qxc1+ 25.Bxc1 Bd6 26.f4 e4 27.g5 O-O 28.Rd1 Nd7 29.Qxa6 Bc5 30.Qb5 Rc7 31.d6 Ra7 32.b3 e3 33.Bb2 Re8 34.f5 Bxd6 35.g6 hxg6 36.fxg6 Re6 37.gxf7+ Kxf7 38.Qh5+ Kg8 39.Bxg7 e2 40.Qh8+ Kf7 41.Re1 Ra3 42.Qh5+ Kxg7 43.Rg1+ Bg3 44.Qg4+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Dos Hermanas"] [Site "Dos Hermanas"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Gelfand, Boris"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2775"] [BlackElo "2700"] [ECO "D78"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.g3 O-O 5.Bg2 c6 6.d4 d5 7.Qb3 Qb6 8.O-O Bf5 9.Ne5 e6 10.Bf4 Nbd7 11.Qxb6 axb6 12.f3 c5 13.dxc5 d4 14.Nb5 bxc5 15.Nxd7 Nxd7 16.Bd6 Rfc8 17.f4 Rc6 18.a4 Bc2 19.Ra3 Nb6 20.Rc1 d3 21.exd3 Rxd6 22.Rxc2 Rd7 23.a5 Nc8 24.d4 cxd4 25.c5 Ne7 26.Nd6 d3 27.Rxd3 Rxa5 28.Bxb7 Bf8 29.b4 Ra1+ 30.Kg2 Nf5 31.Bc6 Rd8 32.Rcd2 Rc1 33.Nxf5 Rxd3 34.Rxd3 gxf5 35.Rb3 Rc2+ 36.Kg1 Bg7 37.Bf3 Rc3 38.Rxc3 Bxc3 39.c6 Bd4+ 40.Kf1 Bb6 41.Ke2 Kf8 42.Kd3 Ke7 43.Kc4 Kd6 44.Kb5 Kc7 45.Ka6 f6 46.b5 e5 47.Bg2 exf4 48.gxf4 Be3 49.Bd5 h6 50.h3 Bb6 51.Be6 Be3 52.Bd7 Bb6 53.Bxf5 Be3 54.Be4 Bb6 55.f5 Be3 56.Ka5 Bd2+ 57.Ka4 h5 58.Kb3 h4 59.Kc4 Bf4 60.Kc5 Bd6+ 61.Kd5 Be5 62.Ke6 Bc3 63.Kf7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Dos Hermanas"] [Site "Dos Hermanas"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Kamsky, Gata"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2735"] [BlackElo "2775"] [ECO "D44"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 e6 5.Bg5 dxc4 6.e4 b5 7.e5 h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.Nxg5 hxg5 10.Bxg5 Nbd7 11.exf6 Bb7 12.g3 c5 13.d5 Qb6 14.Bg2 O-O-O 15.O-O b4 16.Rb1 Qa6 17.dxe6 Bxg2 18.e7 Bxf1 19.Kxf1 Bxe7 20.fxe7 Rdg8 21.Ne4 Qc6 22.Nd6+ Kb8 23.Bf4 Rxh2 24.Ke2 Ka8 25.Qc2 Nb6 26.Qf5 Nc8 27.e8=Q Rxe8+ 28.Nxe8 Qxe8+ 29.Be3 Nb6 30.Rd1 Kb7 31.Qxc5 Qa4 32.Rd2 c3 33.bxc3 bxc3 34.Rd4 Qxa2+ 35.Kf3 c2 36.Rd2 Rh8 37.Rxc2 Qd5+ 38.Qxd5+ Nxd5 39.Rb2+ Nb6 40.Ke4 Rc8 41.g4 Rc6 42.g5 Re6+ 43.Kf5 a5 44.Rb5 a4 45.Ra5 Nc4 46.Rxa4 Nxe3+ 47.fxe3 Rxe3 48.Ra5 Kc6 49.Kf6 Rf3+ 50.Ke7 Rf1 51.Ra6+ Kd5 52.Rf6 Rg1 53.Rf5+ Ke4 54.Kf6 Rg4 55.Re5+ Kd4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Dos Hermanas"] [Site "Dos Hermanas"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2775"] [BlackElo "2725"] [ECO "D85"] 1.Nf3 g6 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 c5 8.Rb1 O-O 9.Be2 cxd4 10.cxd4 Qa5+ 11.Bd2 Qxa2 12.O-O Bg4 13.Bg5 h6 14.Be3 Nc6 15.d5 Na5 16.Bc5 Bf6 17.e5 Bxe5 18.Rb4 Bxf3 19.Bxf3 Rae8 20.Be3 Nc4 21.Bxh6 Nd6 22.Bxf8 Rxf8 23.h4 Rc8 24.Be4 Qa5 25.Ra4 Qb5 26.Bb1 Rc5 27.Bd3 Qd7 28.Rxa7 Rxd5 29.Ra8+ Kg7 30.h5 Rd4 31.Qe2 Bf6 32.hxg6 fxg6 33.Bb1 Qg4 34.Qa2 Nc4 35.Qb3 b5 36.Re1 Rd2 37.Ra2 Rd5 38.Be4 Re5 39.Rae2 Qh4 40.g3 Qh6 41.Qd3 Nd6 42.Bd5 Rxe2 43.Qxe2 Qh3 44.Be6 Qh8 45.Qf3 Qb8 46.Kg2 b4 47.Rh1 Qb7 48.Bd5 Qb5 49.g4 Nf7 50.Bb3 Nh6 51.Re1 Qg5 52.Re4 Nf5 53.Qd1 Nh4+ 54.Kh3 Qc5 55.Qe2 g5 56.Qc4 Qxc4 57.Rxc4 Bc3 58.Rc5 Nf3 59.Kg3 Ne5 60.Rb5 Bd2 61.f3 Bc3 62.f4 gxf4+ 63.Kxf4 Nf7 64.Rd5 Bb2 65.Kf5 Bf6 66.Rd1 Ng5 67.Rd3 Nf7 68.Rd7 Nd6+ 69.Kf4 Nf7 70.Rb7 Be5+ 71.Ke3 Bd6 72.Ke4 Ng5+ 73.Kf5 Nf3 74.Bd5 Nh4+ 75.Kg5 Ng6 76.Ra7 Nf8 77.Kf5 Bc5 78.Rb7 Bd6 79.g5 Ng6 80.Ra7 Nf8 81.Bb3 Ng6 82.Ra8 Nf8 83.Kg4 Bc7 84.Kh5 Bd6 85.Rc8 Be5 86.Rc5 Ng6 87.Rc8 Nf8 88.Rc1 Bc3 89.Rf1 e6 90.Rd1 Kf7 91.Rd8 Ng6 92.Rd7+ Ke8 93.Ba4 Ne5 94.Rb7+ Kf8 95.g6 Nd3 96.Kh6 Nc5 97.Rb8+ Ke7 98.Bc2 Nd7 99.Rb7 Kd6 100.g7 Bxg7+ 101.Kxg7 1-0 [Event "Dos Hermanas"] [Site "Dos Hermanas"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Kasparov, Gary"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2775"] [BlackElo "2775"] [ECO "D48"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 Bb7 9.O-O a6 10.e4 c5 11.d5 c4 12.Bc2 Qc7 13.Nd4 Nc5 14.b4 cxb3 15.axb3 b4 16.Na4 Ncxe4 17.Bxe4 Nxe4 18.dxe6 Bd6 19.exf7+ Qxf7 20.f3 Qh5 21.g3 O-O 22.fxe4 Qh3 23.Nf3 Bxg3 24.Nc5 Rxf3 25.Rxf3 Qxh2+ 26.Kf1 Bc6 27.Bg5 Bb5+ 28.Nd3 Re8 29.Ra2 Qh1+ 30.Ke2 Rxe4+ 31.Kd2 Qg2+ 32.Kc1 Qxa2 33.Rxg3 Qa1+ 34.Kc2 Qc3+ 35.Kb1 Rd4 0-1 [Event "Dos Hermanas"] [Site "Dos Hermanas"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2775"] [BlackElo "2635"] [ECO "C07"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.Ngf3 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nf6 6.exd5 Nxd5 7.N2f3 Be7 8.Bc4 O-O 9.O-O Bf6 10.c3 Nc6 11.Re1 Nxd4 12.Nxd4 Qb6 13.Nf3 Ne7 14.Ng5 Ng6 15.Qh5 Bxg5 16.Qxg5 e5 17.Bd3 Be6 18.Qe3 Qc6 19.Bxg6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Dos Hermanas"] [Site "Dos Hermanas"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "8"] [White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2735"] [BlackElo "2775"] [ECO "B66"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.O-O-O h6 9.Be3 Be7 10.f4 Nxd4 11.Bxd4 b5 12.Qe3 Qc7 13.e5 dxe5 14.Bxe5 Ng4 15.Qf3 Nxe5 16.Qxa8 Nd7 17.g3 Nb6 18.Qf3 Bb7 19.Ne4 f5 20.Qh5+ Kf8 21.Nf2 Bf6 22.Bd3 Na4 23.Rhe1 Bxb2+ 24.Kb1 Bd5 25.Bxb5 Bxa2+ 26.Kxa2 axb5 27.Kb1 Qa5 28.Nd3 Ba3 29.Ka2 Nc3+ 30.Kb3 Nd5 31.Ka2 Bb4+ 32.Kb1 Bc3 0-1 [Event "Dos Hermanas"] [Site "Dos Hermanas"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Shirov, Alexei"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2775"] [BlackElo "2690"] [ECO "C85"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.Qe1 Nd7 8.b3 c5 9.Bb2 Bd6 10.a4 Qe7 11.Nc3 Nf6 12.d3 Be6 13.Nd2 g5 14.Nc4 O-O-O 15.Ba3 Nd7 16.Rb1 Nb8 17.Nd5 Bxd5 18.exd5 Rhe8 19.Qe4 Nd7 20.b4 cxb4 21.Nxd6+ Qxd6 22.Bxb4 Qg6 23.Qe3 Kb8 24.c4 f5 25.c5 Nf6 26.d6 Nd5 27.Qd2 cxd6 28.c6 Rc8 29.cxb7 Rc6 30.Rfc1 Rxc1+ 31.Qxc1 Nxb4 32.Rxb4 Qe6 33.h4 Re7 34.Qc6 d5 35.Qxe6 Rxe6 36.hxg5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Chess Classics"] [Site "Frankfurt"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Leko, Peter"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2775"] [BlackElo "2625"] [ECO "D02"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 d5 5.O-O O-O 6.Bf4 c6 7.Qc1 Bf5 8.c4 Nbd7 9.Rd1 Rc8 10.Bh6 Bxb1 11.Bxg7 Kxg7 12.Rxb1 Qc7 13.b3 Rfe8 14.Qa3 Qb8 15.Rbc1 e6 16.Ne1 Red8 17.Nd3 a6 18.e3 Ne8 19.f3 Qd6 20.Qb2 Nf8 21.e4 dxe4 22.Nc5 Qe7 23.Nxe4 Nf6 24.Re1 Nxe4 25.fxe4 e5 26.d5 c5 27.Rc3 Rd6 28.Rf3 Rf6 29.Rd3 b6 30.h4 Rd8 31.Bh3 h5 32.Kg2 Nh7 33.Qd2 a5 34.a3 Rfd6 35.Rf3 Rf6 36.Rd3 Rfd6 37.Rf1 Rf6 38.Rb1 Rfd6 39.Qc3 Nf6 40.Re3 Ra8 41.Re2 Ne8 42.b4 axb4 43.axb4 Rf6 44.bxc5 bxc5 45.Qe3 Ra4 46.Rc2 Qa7 47.Qc3 Qc7 48.Rcb2 Ra7 49.Kh1 Nd6 50.Bg2 Ne8 51.Rb8 Qe7 52.Qe3 Rfa6 53.R8b5 Ra5 54.R1b2 Nd6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Chess Classics Final"] [Site "Frankfurt"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Shirov, Alexei"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2690"] [BlackElo "2775"] [ECO "B30"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6 4.O-O Nge7 5.b3 a6 6.Bxc6 Nxc6 7.Bb2 b5 8.c4 bxc4 9.bxc4 Rb8 10.Bc3 Qc7 11.d3 Rg8 12.Nbd2 g5 13.Ne1 Rg6 14.Nc2 Bd6 15.Qh5 h6 16.Nf3 Bb7 17.Ne3 Ne5 18.Nxe5 Bxe5 19.Bxe5 Qxe5 20.Rab1 Qd6 21.Ng4 Bc6 22.Rxb8+ Qxb8 23.Nxh6 Qb2 24.Ng4 d6 25.e5 Qd4 26.Qh8+ Ke7 27.exd6+ Qxd6 28.Ne5 Rf6 29.Re1 Be8 30.Qh3 Qd4 31.Qe3 Rf4 32.g3 Rf5 33.g4 Rf4 34.Ng6+ 1-0 [Event "Chess Classics Final"] [Site "Frankfurt"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Shirov, Alexei"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2775"] [BlackElo "2690"] [ECO "D46"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Bd2 O-O 8.Bd3 dxc4 9.Bxc4 e5 10.O-O Qe7 11.Bb3 e4 12.Ng5 Bxh2+ 13.Kxh2 Ng4+ 14.Kg1 Qxg5 15.Qxe4 Ndf6 16.Qf4 Qh4 17.f3 g5 18.Be1 Qh6 19.Qd6 Nxe3 20.Ne4 Be6 21.Bxe6 Nxe4 22.Bxf7+ Kg7 23.Qe5+ Kxf7 24.fxe4+ Nxf1 25.Bb4 Qh2+ 26.Qxh2 Nxh2 27.Bxf8 Rxf8 28.Kxh2 Ke6 29.Re1 Rf2 30.Kg3 Rxb2 31.Rh1 Rb4 32.Rh6+ Kf7 33.Rxh7+ Ke6 34.Rh6+ Kf7 35.Rd6 Ke7 36.e5 Ra4 37.Kg4 c5 38.Kxg5 Rxd4 39.Rxd4 cxd4 40.Kf4 Ke6 41.Ke4 d3 42.Kxd3 Kxe5 43.Kc4 Kf4 44.Kc5 Kg3 45.Kd6 Kxg2 46.Kc7 b5 47.Kb7 b4 48.Kxa7 Kf3 49.Kb6 Ke4 50.Kc5 Ke5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Chess Classics"] [Site "Frankfurt"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Huebner, Robert"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2635"] [BlackElo "2775"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Nc3 Nxc3 6.dxc3 Be7 7.Bf4 O-O 8.Qd2 Nd7 9.O-O-O Nc5 10.Nd4 Ne6 11.Be3 Nxd4 12.cxd4 Bf5 13.f3 Re8 14.g4 Bg6 15.Kb1 Bh4 16.Bf2 h6 17.f4 Be4 18.Rg1 Qf6 19.Bxh4 Qxh4 20.Rg3 Re7 21.d5 Rae8 22.a3 a6 23.Qf2 f5 24.h3 fxg4 25.hxg4 Bxd5 26.Rxd5 Re1+ 27.Ka2 Rxf1 28.Qxf1 Qxg3 29.g5 hxg5 30.Rxg5 Qe1 31.Qg2 Qe6+ 32.b3 Qf6 33.Qd5+ Qf7 34.Qxb7 Qxf4 35.Qd5+ Qf7 36.Qd3 Re1 37.Qxa6 g6 38.Qd3 Re6 39.a4 Qf6 40.Rg1 Kg7 41.Rf1 Qe5 42.Qc4 d5 43.Qc5 Qd6 44.Qd4+ Qe5 45.Qxe5+ Rxe5 46.a5 g5 47.b4 Kg6 48.Kb3 Re8 49.b5 g4 50.Kb4 Kh5 51.Kc5 g3 52.a6 g2 53.Rg1 0-1 [Event "Chess Classics"] [Site "Frankfurt"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Shirov, Alexei"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2690"] [BlackElo "2775"] [ECO "D43"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 dxc4 7.e4 g5 8.Bg3 b5 9.Be2 Bb7 10.O-O Nbd7 11.d5 cxd5 12.exd5 Nxd5 13.Nxb5 a6 14.Nbd4 Bg7 15.Bxc4 O-O 16.Re1 Rc8 17.Rc1 Qb6 18.Qd2 Rfe8 19.Nf5 exf5 20.Bxd5 Nf6 21.Rxc8 Rxc8 22.Bxb7 Qxb7 23.Be5 Ne4 24.Qd4 Bf8 25.Qd3 Bc5 26.Bd4 Rd8 27.Qe3 Bb4 28.Re2 Qd5 29.a3 Bd6 30.h3 Bf4 31.Qd3 Nc5 32.Qc3 Ne6 33.Bf6 Rb8 34.g3 Bd6 35.Rd2 Qc5 36.b4 Qxc3 37.Bxc3 Bc7 38.Ne5 f4 39.g4 Nf8 40.Nd7 Rb6 1-0 [Event "Chess Classics"] [Site "Frankfurt"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Leko, Peter"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2625"] [BlackElo "2775"] [ECO "B66"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.O-O-O Nxd4 9.Qxd4 Be7 10.f4 b5 11.Bxf6 gxf6 12.Be2 Qc7 13.Bf3 Bb7 14.f5 h5 15.Kb1 Qc5 16.Qd2 O-O-O 17.a3 Kb8 18.Qe2 h4 19.Rhe1 Qe5 20.Qf2 Rc8 21.Nd5 Bd8 22.Nb4 Ba5 23.Qd4 Qxd4 24.Rxd4 Rcd8 25.h3 Rhg8 26.Bg4 e5 27.Rd3 d5 28.exd5 Bxb4 29.axb4 Rxd5 30.Rxd5 Bxd5 31.Re2 Kc7 32.Kc1 Kd6 33.Kd2 Rc8 34.c3 Rc4 35.Rf2 Rc8 36.Kc1 1/2-1/2 [Event "Chess Classics"] [Site "Frankfurt"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "5"] [White "Huebner, Robert"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2635"] [BlackElo "2775"] [ECO "D45"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Be2 O-O 8.O-O Re8 9.Rd1 Qe7 10.a3 h6 11.h3 dxc4 12.Bxc4 e5 13.Ba2 e4 14.Nd2 Nb6 15.Nc4 Bc7 16.Ne2 Be6 17.Bd2 Bxc4 18.Bxc4 Nxc4 19.Qxc4 Nd5 20.Rac1 Rad8 21.Bb4 Qg5 22.Nc3 Nxe3 23.fxe3 Qxe3+ 0-1 [Event "Chess Classics"] [Site "Frankfurt"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Shirov, Alexei"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2775"] [BlackElo "2690"] [ECO "C78"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.a4 Bb7 8.d3 O-O 9.Nc3 Na5 10.Nxe5 Nxb3 11.cxb3 d5 12.Bg5 dxe4 13.dxe4 b4 14.Nd5 Nxe4 15.Bxd8 Raxd8 16.Qc2 Bxd5 17.Rae1 Rfe8 18.Rxe4 Bxe4 19.Qxe4 Bd4 20.Qb7 Bxe5 21.Qxa6 Bxb2 22.Qc4 Bc3 23.Qxc7 Rd2 24.Qc6 Kf8 25.a5 g6 26.g3 Ra2 27.Qc5+ Kg7 28.Rd1 Be1 29.Kf1 Rxf2+ 30.Qxf2 Bxf2 31.Kxf2 Kf6 32.Ra1 Ra8 33.Ke3 Ke5 34.a6 Kd5 35.a7 Kc5 36.Ra4 f5 37.Kf4 Kb5 38.Kg5 Kb6 39.Rxb4+ Kxa7 40.Ra4+ Kb7 41.Rxa8 Kxa8 42.Kh6 Kb7 43.h4 1-0 [Event "Geneve Credit Suisse"] [Site "Geneve"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "1.8"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2765"] [BlackElo "2635"] [ECO "D26"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 e6 3.c4 dxc4 4.e3 Nf6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O Nc6 7.Qe2 cxd4 8.Rd1 Be7 9.exd4 O-O 10.Nc3 Bd7 11.Ne5 Rc8 12.Nxd7 Qxd7 13.d5 exd5 14.Nxd5 Nxd5 15.Bxd5 Bf6 16.Be3 Qe7 17.Rd2 Rfd8 18.Rad1 Nd4 19.Qg4 Nc6 20.g3 Ne5 21.Qe4 b6 22.Kg2 h6 23.h3 Re8 24.b3 Qc7 25.Qf5 Rcd8 26.Bxh6 Qc8 27.Qxc8 Rxc8 28.Be3 Kf8 29.Bb7 Rc7 30.Ba6 Rb8 31.Rd5 Re8 32.Bb5 Rec8 33.Ba6 Rb8 34.Bf4 Re7 35.Re1 Rbe8 36.Re4 g5 37.Bc1 Re6 38.Bb5 Ng6 39.Rxe6 Rxe6 40.Bxg5 Bxg5 41.Rxg5 Rd6 42.Bc4 Rd2 43.Rf5 Nh8 44.a4 Ke7 45.h4 f6 46.Rh5 1-0 [Event "Geneve Credit Suisse"] [Site "Geneve"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "1.8"] [White "Kortschnoj, Viktor"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2635"] [BlackElo "2765"] [ECO "E07"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.g3 Nbd7 6.Bg2 dxc4 7.O-O Be7 8.e4 O-O 9.Bf4 b5 10.d5 cxd5 11.exd5 Qb6 12.d6 Bd8 13.Be3 Qa6 14.Nxb5 Nd5 15.a4 Nxe3 16.fxe3 Bb7 17.Qc2 Rc8 18.Rfd1 Qb6 19.Nfd4 Bxg2 20.Qxg2 a6 21.a5 Qc5 22.Qb7 axb5 23.Qxd7 Bg5 24.Kg2 Bxe3 25.Nxe6 fxe6 26.Qxe6+ Kh8 27.d7 Rf2+ 28.Kh1 Rxh2+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Geneve Credit Suisse"] [Site "Geneve"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "2.4"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Speelman, Jonathan S"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2765"] [BlackElo "2625"] [ECO "A50"] 1.Nf3 b6 2.g3 Bb7 3.Bg2 g6 4.d4 Bg7 5.O-O Nf6 6.c4 e6 7.Nc3 Ne4 8.Nxe4 Bxe4 9.Bg5 Qc8 10.Qd2 h6 11.Be3 Qb7 12.Rfd1 d5 13.Rac1 Nd7 14.cxd5 Bxd5 15.b3 Rc8 16.Ne1 Bxg2 17.Nxg2 Nf6 18.Bf4 Nd5 19.Be5 f6 20.Bf4 g5 21.Be3 O-O 22.f3 Nxe3 23.Qxe3 Qd5 24.Qd3 c6 25.Ne3 Qd7 26.Nc4 Rfd8 27.e3 f5 28.Qe2 Qe7 29.Kg2 Rd7 30.Nb2 c5 31.Na4 Rcd8 32.Nb2 cxd4 33.e4 d3 34.Nxd3 Qf7 35.Nb4 fxe4 36.fxe4 Qe8 37.Rxd7 Qxd7 38.Nc6 Qd2 39.Rc2 Qxe2+ 40.Rxe2 Rd7 41.a4 a5 42.Kf2 Rd3 43.Re3 Rd6 44.Ne7+ Kf7 45.Nc8 Rc6 46.Rf3+ Ke8 47.Na7 Rc2+ 48.Kg1 Bd4+ 49.Kf1 Rxh2 50.Nc6 Bc5 51.Rf6 Kd7 52.Ne5+ Kd6 53.Nc4+ Ke7 54.Rg6 Rf2+ 55.Ke1 Rf6 56.Rg7+ Kf8 57.Rb7 Rf3 58.Nxb6 Bxb6 59.Rxb6 Rxg3 60.Rxe6 Kg7 61.Re5 Rxb3 62.Kf2 Rb4 63.Rxa5 Rxe4 64.Ra6 h5 65.a5 h4 66.Rb6 Ra4 67.a6 g4 68.a7 Ra2+ 69.Kg1 Ra1+ 70.Kg2 Ra2+ 71.Kg1 Rxa7 72.Rb4 Ra1+ 73.Kg2 h3+ 74.Kh2 Ra2+ 75.Kh1 Rg2 76.Rb7+ Kg6 77.Rg7+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Geneve Credit Suisse"] [Site "Geneve"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "2.4"] [White "Speelman, Jonathan S"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2625"] [BlackElo "2765"] [ECO "D02"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Bg4 3.Bg2 Nd7 4.d4 e6 5.O-O Ngf6 6.Nbd2 Be7 7.Re1 O-O 8.e4 c5 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.h3 Bh5 11.dxc5 Nxc5 12.a3 Qc7 13.Qe2 Rfd8 14.Nf1 a5 15.Ne3 Nb6 16.Ng4 Ncd7 17.Bf4 Qc4 18.Qxc4 Nxc4 19.Nfe5 Ndxe5 20.Nxe5 Nd6 21.g4 Bg6 22.c4 Rac8 23.Rac1 Bf8 24.b4 axb4 25.axb4 Nxc4 26.Nxg6 hxg6 27.Bxb7 Rd4 28.Be3 Nxe3 29.Rxc8 Nc4 30.Ra1 Nb6 31.Rb8 Rxb4 32.Bc6 g5 33.Ra6 Nd5 34.Rd8 Nb6 35.Ra7 g6 36.Rb7 Nc4 37.Rxb4 1-0 [Event "Bundesliga 9596"] [Site "Germany"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Khalifman, Alexander"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2775"] [BlackElo "2650"] [ECO "A17"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.g3 O-O 5.Bg2 d5 6.Qb3 Nc6 7.d4 Ne4 8.Qc2 Nd6 9.cxd5 exd5 10.O-O Bf5 11.Qb3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Bundesliga 9596"] [Site "Germany"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Lutz, Christopher"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2555"] [BlackElo "2775"] [ECO "B32"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 d6 6.c4 Be7 7.Be2 f5 8.exf5 Bxf5 9.O-O Nf6 10.Be3 O-O 11.N1c3 a6 12.Na3 Qe8 13.Nd5 Qg6 14.Nxf6+ Qxf6 15.Nb1 Nd4 16.Nc3 Nxe2+ 17.Qxe2 Qg6 18.Rad1 Rae8 19.f3 Kh8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Bundesliga 9596"] [Site "Germany"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Rozentalis, Eduardas"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2610"] [BlackElo "2725"] [ECO "B22"] 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 Bg4 6.Be2 e6 7.h3 Bh5 8.c4 Qd8 9.Nc3 cxd4 10.Nxd4 Bxe2 11.Qa4+ Nbd7 12.Ndxe2 Be7 13.O-O O-O 14.Rd1 Qc8 15.Be3 Nb6 16.Bxb6 axb6 17.Qb3 Qc7 18.Rac1 Rfc8 19.Nb5 Qe5 20.Ned4 Bc5 21.a3 Rd8 22.Qc3 Qf4 23.Qf3 Qxf3 24.Nxf3 Ne4 25.Rf1 Rac8 26.b4 Be7 27.Rfd1 Rxd1+ 28.Rxd1 Rxc4 29.Nd2 Nxd2 30.Rxd2 Rc1+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "GER simul"] [Site "Germany"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Kapr, Klaus"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2775"] [BlackElo ""] [ECO "B19"] 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.h4 h6 7.Nf3 Nd7 8.h5 Bh7 9.Bd3 Bxd3 10.Qxd3 Ngf6 11.Bd2 Qc7 12.O-O-O O-O-O 13.Ne4 e6 14.Kb1 c5 15.Rh4 Nxe4 16.Qxe4 Be7 17.Bf4 Qb6 18.Rhh1 Nf6 19.Qe2 Nd5 20.Bd2 cxd4 21.Qc4+ Nc7 22.Bf4 Bf6 23.Be5 Bxe5 24.Nxe5 Rd5 25.f4 f6 26.Ng6 Re8 27.g4 e5 28.fxe5 fxe5 29.Rhf1 Kb8 30.Rf7 Rc5 31.Qb3 Rb5 32.Qa3 Nd5 33.Rf8 Qd8 34.Rxe8 Qxe8 35.Qd6+ Ka8 36.Rf1 Rxb2+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Bundesliga 9596"] [Site "Germany"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Horvath, Tamas"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2725"] [BlackElo "2425"] [ECO "A17"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.g3 b6 5.Bg2 Bb7 6.O-O O-O 7.d3 Bxc3 8.bxc3 d6 9.e4 Nbd7 10.a4 h6 11.Nd4 c5 12.Nc2 Ne8 13.Ne3 f5 14.f3 Nc7 15.a5 Kh8 16.d4 fxe4 17.fxe4 Rxf1+ 18.Qxf1 Nf6 19.Qd3 cxd4 20.cxd4 d5 21.exd5 exd5 22.Qg6 Qd7 23.Nf5 Nce8 24.a6 Bc8 25.g4 Nxg4 26.Bxd5 1-0 [Event "Las Palmas"] [Site "Las Palmas"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2765"] [BlackElo "2735"] [ECO "A30"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.g3 Bb7 4.Bg2 e6 5.O-O Be7 6.Nc3 O-O 7.Re1 d5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.e4 Nxc3 10.bxc3 c5 11.d4 Nd7 12.Bf4 cxd4 13.cxd4 Nf6 14.Ne5 Bb4 15.Re3 Rc8 16.d5 exd5 17.exd5 Bd6 18.Nc6 Bxc6 19.Bxd6 Ba4 20.Bxf8 Bxd1 21.Be7 Qc7 22.Rxd1 Nd7 23.Bh3 h6 24.Bf5 b5 25.Bb4 Rd8 26.Re7 Qc4 27.Rxd7 Rxd7 28.Bxd7 Qxb4 29.d6 Qa4 30.Rd3 Qe4 31.Bxb5 Qe1+ 32.Kg2 Qe4+ 33.Kg1 Qe1+ 34.Kg2 Qe4+ 35.Kf1 Qh1+ 36.Ke2 Qe4+ 37.Kf1 Qh1+ 38.Ke2 Qe4+ 39.Kd1 Qg4+ 40.f3 Qh3 41.d7 1-0 [Event "Amber-rapid 5th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Xie Jun"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2530"] [BlackElo "2775"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.a4 a6 8.Na3 Bg4 9.f3 Be6 10.Bc4 Rc8 11.O-O Nb4 12.Nd5 Nbxd5 13.exd5 Bd7 14.c3 Be7 15.Kh1 O-O 16.Be3 Nh5 17.Bd3 Bg5 18.Bf2 Nf4 19.Nc4 Nxd3 20.Qxd3 Qf6 21.Be3 Bf5 22.Qe2 Qg6 23.Rfd1 Rxc4 24.Bxg5 Rcc8 25.Be3 e4 26.Rg1 Rfe8 27.f4 h5 28.Qf2 f6 29.Rgc1 Qf7 30.c4 Rc7 31.a5 Qd7 32.b3 Bg6 33.Ra2 Rcc8 34.b4 Bf7 35.Qd2 Qf5 36.Rac2 Rcd8 37.Qd4 Rd7 38.Rd2 Rc8 39.h3 h4 40.Rdc2 Rdc7 41.Qd2 Qh5 42.Qd4 Bxd5 43.Rc3 Bf7 44.Qxd6 Bxc4 45.Qd4 Qf7 46.Qxe4 Rc6 47.Qd4 Bd5 48.Rxc6 Bxc6 49.f5 Re8 50.Re1 Re4 51.Qd8+ Kh7 52.Qd2 Qb3 53.Kh2 Rxb4 54.Qf2 Qd5 55.Re2 Qe5+ 56.Kg1 Re4 57.Re1 Qxa5 58.Bd2 Qd5 59.Rxe4 Qxe4 60.Bf4 Kg8 61.Bd2 b5 62.Ba5 b4 63.Qb2 Qe1+ 64.Kh2 Qg3+ 65.Kg1 Qe3+ 66.Kh2 b3 67.Bc7 Bd5 68.Bd6 a5 69.Bc7 a4 70.Bd6 Kh7 0-1 [Event "Amber-blind 5th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Xie Jun"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2775"] [BlackElo "2530"] [ECO "C54"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.Bb3 O-O 7.O-O Be6 8.Nbd2 a6 9.h3 Ba7 10.Re1 Nh5 11.d4 Bxb3 12.Nxb3 Qf6 13.g3 Rfe8 14.Kg2 Qd8 15.Bg5 Nf6 16.dxe5 dxe5 17.Qxd8 Raxd8 18.Bxf6 gxf6 19.Nh4 Rd7 20.Rad1 Red8 21.Rxd7 Rxd7 22.Kf3 Bb6 23.Ke2 Kf8 24.Rf1 Ne7 25.Nd2 c6 26.Nc4 Ba7 27.a4 b5 28.Nd2 Bb6 29.Nhf3 Nc8 30.Ra1 Ra7 31.Ne1 Nd6 32.Nd3 a5 33.g4 Nc4 34.Nxc4 bxc4 35.Ne1 Bc5 36.Nf3 Rb7 37.Ra2 Rd7 38.Nd2 Rd3 39.Nxc4 Rxh3 40.Nxa5 Rh2 41.Kd3 Rxf2 42.Nxc6 Rg2 43.a5 Rxg4 44.b4 1-0 [Event "Amber-rapid 5th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2775"] [BlackElo "2600"] [ECO "B36"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.e4 Nc6 5.d4 cxd4 6.Nxd4 d6 7.Be2 Nxd4 8.Qxd4 Bg7 9.Be3 O-O 10.Qd2 Bd7 11.O-O Bc6 12.f3 Nd7 13.b4 b6 14.Rac1 Bb7 15.Rfd1 Rc8 16.Bg5 f6 17.Bh4 Ne5 18.Nb5 Nc6 19.Qd5+ Kh8 20.Nxa7 Nxb4 21.Qd2 Ra8 22.Qxb4 Rxa7 23.Rc2 Bc6 24.Rb1 Qa8 25.Qd2 g5 26.Bf2 g4 27.Rxb6 gxf3 28.gxf3 Rg8 29.Kf1 Ra3 30.Rb3 Ra5 31.c5 d5 32.Rb6 Ba4 33.Rcb2 dxe4 34.Qc3 Rd8 35.c6 f5 36.Qb4 Bxc6 37.Rxc6 Qxc6 38.Qxa5 Qc1+ 39.Be1 Rg8 40.Rd2 exf3 41.Bxf3 Qc4+ 42.Re2 Qf4 43.Qd5 e6 44.Rxe6 Qxh2 45.Re2 Qf4 46.Bd2 Qa4 47.Rg2 Qa3 48.Qb3 Qa6+ 49.Be2 Qc6 50.Qc4 Qb6 51.Rxg7 Kxg7 52.Bc3+ Kf8 53.Bb4+ Kg7 54.Bc3+ Kf8 55.Qc8+ Ke7 56.Qxg8 Qb1+ 57.Be1 1-0 [Event "Amber-blind 5th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2600"] [BlackElo "2775"] [ECO "B57"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bc4 Qb6 7.Nde2 e6 8.O-O Be7 9.Bb3 a6 10.Qd3 Qc7 11.Qg3 b5 12.a3 Bb7 13.Qxg7 Rg8 14.Qh6 O-O-O 15.f3 Ne5 16.Be3 Kb8 17.Kh1 Rg6 18.Qh3 Rdg8 19.Nf4 R6g7 20.Rf2 Nc4 21.Bxc4 Qxc4 22.Nd3 e5 23.g4 Qc8 24.Qf1 Rxg4 25.fxg4 Nxe4 26.Nxe4 Bxe4+ 27.Rf3 Qxg4 28.Ne1 Bh4 29.h3 Qh5 30.Kh2 Bxe1 31.Rxe1 Bxf3 32.Qf2 Rg2+ 33.Qxg2 Bxg2 34.Kxg2 Qg6+ 0-1 [Event "Amber-rapid 5th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Shirov, Alexei"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2690"] [BlackElo "2775"] [ECO "B66"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 Be7 8.O-O-O Nxd4 9.Qxd4 a6 10.f4 b5 11.Bxf6 gxf6 12.Be2 Qa5 13.e5 fxe5 14.fxe5 d5 15.Nxd5 exd5 16.e6 O-O 17.Rd3 Bg5+ 18.Kb1 Bxe6 19.Rg3 h6 20.h4 Qc7 21.hxg5 Qxg3 22.Rxh6 f6 23.Rg6+ Kh7 24.Rh6+ Kg7 25.Rxf6 Qe1+ 26.Bd1 Rxf6 27.Qxf6+ Kg8 28.Qg6+ Kf8 29.Qf6+ Ke8 0-1 [Event "Amber-blind 5th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Shirov, Alexei"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2775"] [BlackElo "2690"] [ECO "D44"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 dxc4 6.e4 b5 7.e5 h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.Nxg5 hxg5 10.Bxg5 Nbd7 11.g3 Bb7 12.Bg2 Qb6 13.exf6 O-O-O 14.O-O c5 15.d5 b4 16.Rb1 Qa6 17.dxe6 Bxg2 18.e7 Bxf1 19.Kxf1 Qc6 20.exd8=Q+ Kxd8 21.Nd5 Rxh2 22.Kg1 Rh8 23.Bf4 Bd6 24.Bxd6 Qxd6 25.Qf3 Ne5 26.Qe4 Re8 27.Ne3 Nc6 28.Qf3 Kc7 29.Nxc4 Qd4 30.b3 Qe4 31.Qxe4 Rxe4 32.Kg2 Ne5 33.Ne3 Kd7 34.Rh1 Ke6 35.Rh8 Kxf6 36.Rc8 Nd3 37.Ra8 Rd4 38.Rxa7 Kg6 39.f4 Nc1 40.Nc4 f6 41.Ra6 Re4 42.Kf3 Re2 43.Ne5+ Kg7 44.Ra7+ Kh6 45.Nd3 Rc2 46.Nxc1 Rxc1 47.Ke4 Kg6 48.f5+ Kh5 49.Rh7+ Kg4 50.Rg7+ Kh3 51.Kd5 Rc2 52.Rg6 Rxa2 53.Rxf6 Rb2 54.Rh6+ Kxg3 55.f6 Rxb3 56.Rg6+ Kh4 57.f7 Rf3 58.Ke6 b3 59.Rf6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber-blind 5th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Piket, Jeroen"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2570"] [BlackElo "2775"] [ECO "D48"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 Bb7 9.O-O a6 10.e4 c5 11.e5 cxd4 12.Nxb5 Bxf3 13.Qxf3 Nd5 14.Nxd4 Nxe5 15.Qe4 Nxd3 16.Qxd3 Bc5 17.Nf3 O-O 18.Bd2 Qb6 19.Rac1 Rfd8 20.Qe2 Rac8 21.b3 Qb5 22.Qxb5 axb5 23.a4 bxa4 24.bxa4 f6 25.Rfd1 Nb4 26.Ne1 Bxf2+ 27.Kxf2 Rxc1 28.Rxc1 Rxd2+ 29.Ke3 Ra2 30.Rc8+ Kf7 31.Rc7+ Kg6 32.Ra7 e5 33.Nf3 Nd5+ 34.Kd3 Nf4+ 35.Kc4 Nxg2 36.a5 e4 37.Nd4 e3 38.Kd3 Rd2+ 39.Kc3 Nf4 40.a6 Nd5+ 41.Kc4 Rxd4+ 0-1 [Event "Amber-rapid 5th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Piket, Jeroen"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2775"] [BlackElo "2570"] [ECO "D17"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 e6 7.f3 c5 8.e4 cxd4 9.exf5 Nc6 10.Nxc6 bxc6 11.fxe6 fxe6 12.Bxc4 dxc3 13.Qxd8+ Rxd8 14.bxc3 Nd5 15.Bd2 Bd6 16.O-O-O Kd7 17.Kc2 h5 18.h4 Kc7 19.Rde1 Rhe8 20.Bg5 Rb8 21.Bd3 Nf4 22.Bc4 Nxg2 23.Reg1 Nf4 24.Bxf4 Bxf4 25.Rxg7+ Kb6 26.Re1 e5 27.Bd3 Rg8 28.Rb1+ Kc5 29.Rbg1 Rxg7 30.Rxg7 a5 31.Rh7 Rg8 32.Rxh5 Rg3 33.Be2 Rh3 34.Rh8 e4 35.Rh5+ Kd6 36.fxe4 Be5 37.Bd3 c5 38.Rh6+ Kd7 39.Rh5 Kd6 40.Rh6+ Kd7 41.Bb5+ Ke7 42.c4 Bf6 43.Rh7+ Kd6 44.Rh5 Bd4 45.Rd5+ Ke7 46.h5 Rh4 47.Bc6 Kf6 48.Rf5+ Kg7 49.e5 Rh3 50.e6 Bf6 51.Bd5 Re3 52.h6+ Kg6 53.Rf2 Bg5 54.Rf7 Kxh6 55.Ra7 Re2+ 56.Kd1 Rd2+ 57.Ke1 Rd3 58.Rxa5 Kh5 59.Ra8 Kg4 60.Rg8 Kf4 61.Rxg5 Kxg5 62.Ke2 1-0 [Event "Amber-rapid 5th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "5"] [White "Polgar, Judit"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2675"] [BlackElo "2775"] [ECO "B22"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.d4 cxd4 6.Bc4 Nb6 7.Bb3 d6 8.exd6 Qxd6 9.O-O Be6 10.Na3 Bxb3 11.Qxb3 Qd5 12.Nb5 Rc8 13.Nfxd4 Nxd4 14.Nxd4 e6 15.Bf4 Qxb3 16.axb3 Nd5 17.Be5 a6 18.Rfe1 Rg8 19.Rad1 g6 20.Nf3 h6 21.Nd2 Be7 22.Ne4 f5 23.c4 fxe4 24.cxd5 Rc5 25.Rxe4 Rxd5 26.Rde1 g5 27.Bc3 Rg6 28.Rxe6 Rxe6 29.Rxe6 Kf7 30.Re4 Rd1+ 31.Re1 Rd5 32.b4 Bf6 33.Kf1 Bxc3 34.bxc3 Rd2 35.Re5 b6 36.g4 Rc2 37.Rf5+ Ke7 38.Rf3 a5 39.Rh3 a4 40.Rxh6 a3 41.Kg2 a2 42.Rh7+ Ke6 43.Ra7 Kd5 44.h4 gxh4 45.g5 Ke6 46.g6 Rxc3 47.g7 Rc8 48.Rxa2 Kf7 49.Ra7+ Kg8 50.Rb7 Rc6 51.Kh3 Rc4 52.b5 Rf4 53.f3 Rxf3+ 54.Kxh4 Rf5 55.Rxb6 Kxg7 56.Rb8 Kf7 57.b6 Rb5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber-blind 5th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Polgar, Judit"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2775"] [BlackElo "2675"] [ECO "B31"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.d3 Bg7 6.h3 e5 7.Be3 b6 8.Nbd2 Ne7 9.a3 O-O 10.b4 f5 11.Nc4 Ba6 12.Nb2 Nd5 13.c4 Nxe3 14.fxe3 fxe4 15.dxe4 Qe7 16.O-O Bc8 17.Nd3 Be6 18.Qc2 cxb4 19.axb4 Kh8 20.c5 b5 21.Ra6 Rac8 22.Ndxe5 Bg8 23.Ng4 h5 24.Ngh2 Bc4 25.Re1 Bd3 26.Qxd3 Rcd8 27.Qc2 Qe6 28.Rxa7 Ra8 29.Rxa8 Rxa8 30.e5 1-0 [Event "Amber-rapid 5th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2735"] [BlackElo "2775"] [ECO "B66"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.O-O-O h6 9.Be3 Nxd4 10.Qxd4 Qc7 11.f4 b5 12.a4 bxa4 13.Qxa4+ Bd7 14.Bb5 Qb7 15.Bxd7+ Qxd7 16.Rd4 Be7 17.Rhd1 O-O 18.e5 Qxa4 19.Rxa4 Ne8 20.Nb5 d5 21.f5 exf5 22.Rxd5 Bg5 23.Bxg5 hxg5 24.c4 g6 25.c5 f4 26.c6 Ng7 27.Nd6 Ne6 28.Rda5 f6 29.exf6 Rxf6 30.Rxa6 Raf8 31.Ne4 R6f7 32.h3 f3 33.gxf3 Rxf3 34.Ra8 Rf1+ 35.Kd2 Rf4 36.Rxf8+ Rxf8 37.Ra7 Rc8 38.Nf6+ Kf8 39.Nd7+ Kg8 40.Ne5 Nd4 41.Ra6 Kg7 42.Kc3 Ne6 43.b4 Kf6 44.Ng4+ Ke7 45.b5 Nc7 46.Ra7 Kd6 47.Kc4 Rf8 48.b6 Nd5 49.Rd7+ Kxc6 50.Rxd5 Rh8 51.Rb5 1-0 [Event "Amber-blind 5th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2775"] [BlackElo "2735"] [ECO "D16"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Na6 6.e3 Bg4 7.Bxc4 e6 8.h3 Bh5 9.O-O Nb4 10.Qe2 Be7 11.Rd1 O-O 12.g4 Bg6 13.e4 Nd7 14.Ne5 Nxe5 15.dxe5 Qa5 16.f4 Rad8 17.Be3 h6 18.Kg2 Bh7 19.Rxd8 Rxd8 20.Rd1 g5 21.Rxd8+ Bxd8 22.Qd2 gxf4 23.Bxf4 Bb6 24.Bb5 cxb5 25.Bxh6 Bc5 26.Qd7 Bg6 27.Qc8+ Kh7 28.Bg5 Nd5 29.Qxc5 Nxc3 30.Qxc3 Qxa4 31.Kg3 Qxe4 32.Bf6 b4 33.Qc8 Qe1+ 34.Kf4 Qf2+ 35.Kg5 Qd2+ 36.Kh4 Qh6+ 37.Kg3 Qe3+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber-blind 5th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "7"] [White "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2725"] [BlackElo "2775"] [ECO "B66"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.O-O-O h6 9.Be3 Be7 10.f3 Nxd4 11.Bxd4 b5 12.Kb1 Rb8 13.Bxf6 Bxf6 14.Qxd6 Qxd6 15.Rxd6 Ke7 16.Rd1 Bxc3 17.bxc3 e5 18.Kb2 Be6 19.Bd3 Rhc8 20.Ra1 Rc5 21.Rhb1 Bd7 22.Bf1 Rbc8 23.c4 Be6 24.cxb5 Rxc2+ 25.Ka3 axb5 26.Rxb5 Bxa2 27.Rxe5+ Be6 28.Ra5 Rb8 29.Ra7+ Kf6 30.Ka4 g5 31.g3 Rxh2 32.Ra3 Rf2 33.Bb5 h5 34.Ra6 Kg7 35.Ka5 h4 36.gxh4 gxh4 37.Rb6 Ra8+ 38.Ra6 Rxa6+ 39.Bxa6 h3 40.Ra1 Kf6 0-1 [Event "Amber-rapid 5th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2775"] [BlackElo "2725"] [ECO "A17"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qb3 Nc6 5.a3 Be7 6.d4 d5 7.cxd5 exd5 8.Bf4 O-O 9.e3 a6 10.Bd3 h6 11.O-O Bd6 12.Ne5 Ne7 13.h3 c6 14.Rac1 Qc7 15.Na4 Bf5 16.Nc5 Bxd3 17.Nexd3 Bxf4 18.Nxf4 Rab8 19.Qc2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber-rapid 5th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "8"] [White "Karpov, Anatoly"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2775"] [ECO "D47"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 Bb7 9.a3 b4 10.Ne4 Nxe4 11.Bxe4 bxa3 12.bxa3 Bd6 13.Bd2 Rb8 14.O-O O-O 15.Bb4 c5 16.dxc5 Bxc5 17.Bxb7 Rxb7 18.Nd4 Qb6 19.Bxc5 Qxc5 20.Qd2 Qd5 21.Qc3 h6 22.Rac1 Ne5 23.h3 Rfb8 24.Qc5 Qe4 25.Qc2 Qd5 26.Qa4 Qe4 27.Qc2 Qd5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber-blind 5th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Karpov, Anatoly"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2775"] [BlackElo "2770"] [ECO "E17"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.g3 Bb7 4.Bg2 e6 5.O-O Be7 6.Nc3 O-O 7.Re1 d5 8.cxd5 exd5 9.d4 Nbd7 10.Bf4 Ne4 11.Qc2 Nxc3 12.bxc3 c5 13.Rad1 Qc8 14.Bh3 Qe8 15.c4 cxd4 16.Nxd4 Nf6 17.Nf5 Bb4 18.Bd2 Bc5 19.Bg2 Ne4 20.Be3 Bxe3 21.fxe3 Bc8 22.Rxd5 Bxf5 23.Rxf5 Nd6 24.Rd5 Qxe3+ 25.Kh1 Nb7 26.Rh5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber-blind 5th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "9"] [White "Nikolic, Predrag"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2645"] [BlackElo "2775"] [ECO "D43"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.e3 Nd7 8.a3 g6 9.e4 dxe4 10.Nxe4 Qf4 11.Qe2 Bg7 12.g3 Qc7 13.Bg2 O-O 14.O-O e5 15.Rad1 exd4 16.Nxd4 Qb6 17.Qd2 Nc5 18.b4 Nxe4 19.Bxe4 Bh3 20.Rfe1 Rad8 21.c5 Qc7 22.Qe3 Qd7 23.Nxc6 Qxd1 24.Nxd8 Rxd8 25.Bxb7 Qc2 26.Bg2 Bxg2 27.Kxg2 Rd2 28.Qf4 Bd4 29.Rf1 Kg7 30.h4 h5 31.Qf3 Rd3 32.Qf4 Qb3 33.Re1 Qxa3 34.c6 Qxb4 35.Re4 Qc5 36.c7 Bf6 37.Rc4 Qd5+ 38.Kh2 Rd1 39.f3 Be5 40.c8=Q Bxf4 41.Rxf4 Qd2+ 0-1 [Event "Amber-rapid 5th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Nikolic, Predrag"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2775"] [BlackElo "2645"] [ECO "A41"] 1.Nf3 d6 2.d4 Bg4 3.c4 e5 4.dxe5 Bxf3 5.exf3 dxe5 6.Qxd8+ Kxd8 7.Nc3 Nd7 8.f4 Bd6 9.fxe5 Bxe5 10.Bd2 Ngf6 11.O-O-O Re8 12.f4 Bd4 13.Nb5 Bf2 14.g3 a6 15.Na3 Be3 16.Bh3 Bxd2+ 17.Rxd2 Re7 18.Rhd1 Ke8 19.b4 g6 20.c5 Nf8 21.Nc4 Ne6 22.Bg2 c6 23.f5 gxf5 24.Nd6+ Kf8 25.Nxf5 Rc7 26.a3 a5 27.Kb2 axb4 28.axb4 Rb8 29.Ra1 b6 30.cxb6 Rcb7 31.Ra6 Rxb6 32.Rxb6 Rxb6 33.Kc3 c5 34.bxc5 Rb5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber-rapid 5th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "10"] [White "Lautier, Joel"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2630"] [BlackElo "2775"] [ECO "D48"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 Bb7 9.O-O a6 10.e4 c5 11.d5 Qc7 12.Bc2 c4 13.dxe6 fxe6 14.Nd4 Nc5 15.Be3 e5 16.Nf5 Ncxe4 17.Nxe4 Nxe4 18.a4 Qc6 19.axb5 axb5 20.Rxa8+ Bxa8 21.Qg4 g6 22.Nh6 Nf6 23.Qg3 Bxh6 24.Bxh6 Kf7 25.f4 exf4 26.Bxf4 Re8 27.Bg5 Re6 28.h3 Kg7 29.Rf2 Qd6 30.Qc3 h6 31.Bh4 b4 32.Qxc4 Re1+ 33.Rf1 Rxf1+ 34.Kxf1 g5 35.Bf2 Qh2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber-blind 5th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Lautier, Joel"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2775"] [BlackElo "2630"] [ECO "D27"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 e6 3.c4 dxc4 4.e3 Nf6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O a6 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nbd2 Ke7 10.Be2 Nc6 11.b3 b6 12.Ne1 Ne5 13.Bb2 Rd8 14.Rd1 Bd6 15.f4 Neg4 16.Nc4 Bc5 17.Bxf6+ Nxf6 18.Rxd8 Kxd8 19.Nd3 Bd7 20.Nxc5 bxc5 21.Rc1 Bb5 22.Bf3 Rc8 23.Nd6 Rc7 24.Nb7+ Ke7 25.Rxc5 Rd7 26.a4 Bd3 27.Re5 Ng4 28.Rg5 Nxe3 29.Nc5 Rd4 30.Nxd3 Rxd3 31.Rxg7 Nf5 32.Rxh7 Rxb3 33.Bh5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber-rapid 5th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "11"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Kamsky, Gata"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2775"] [BlackElo "2735"] [ECO "D25"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 dxc4 4.e3 g6 5.Bxc4 Bg7 6.O-O O-O 7.Nc3 Nfd7 8.Qe2 Nb6 9.Bb3 Nc6 10.Rd1 Bg4 11.h3 Bxf3 12.Qxf3 e6 13.Ne4 Rb8 14.Bd2 Nd5 15.Rac1 Nce7 16.Nc5 Nf5 17.g4 Nfe7 18.e4 Nb6 19.Bg5 Nd7 20.Qg3 Nxc5 21.dxc5 Qe8 22.Qxc7 Nc6 23.Ba4 Bxb2 24.Rb1 Be5 25.Qd7 Qc8 26.Kg2 Kg7 27.Be3 Na5 28.Rbc1 Rd8 29.Qe7 Qc7 30.Qxc7 Bxc7 31.f4 b5 32.cxb6 Bxb6 33.Bd2 Rxd2+ 34.Rxd2 Be3 35.Rdc2 Bxc1 36.Rxc1 Rb4 37.Be8 Rxe4 38.Rc7 Rxf4 39.Rxa7 Nc4 40.a4 h5 41.gxh5 gxh5 42.a5 h4 43.a6 Ne3+ 44.Kg1 Rf1+ 45.Kh2 Rf2+ 46.Kg1 Rf1+ 47.Kh2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber-blind 5th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "11"] [White "Kamsky, Gata"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2735"] [BlackElo "2775"] [ECO "B66"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.O-O-O h6 9.Be3 Nxd4 10.Bxd4 b5 11.Qe3 Bd7 12.e5 dxe5 13.Qxe5 Qb8 14.Qxb8+ Rxb8 15.Bxf6 gxf6 16.Ne4 Bc6 17.Nxf6+ Ke7 18.Nh5 Rg8 19.f3 Rg5 20.Nf4 h5 21.h4 Re5 22.Nd3 Bh6+ 23.Kb1 Re3 24.Re1 Rg8 25.Rxe3 Bxe3 26.c3 f5 27.Kc2 Kf6 28.Rh3 f4 29.Kd1 e5 30.Ke2 Bd7 31.Rh1 Bf5 32.Kd1 Rd8 33.Kc2 e4 34.fxe4 Bxe4 35.b3 a5 36.a3 b4 37.axb4 axb4 38.cxb4 Rc8+ 39.Kb2 Bd4+ 40.Kb1 Ra8 41.Kc1 Ra1+ 42.Kd2 Ra2+ 43.Kc1 Be3+ 44.Kb1 Rd2 45.b5 Rd1+ 46.Kc2 Rc1+ 47.Kb2 Bxd3 48.b6 Rxf1 49.b7 Bd4+ 50.Ka3 Be5 0-1 [Event "Moscow PCA-GP"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Short, Nigel D"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2775"] [BlackElo "2665"] [ECO "D16"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 c6 3.c4 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Na6 6.e3 Bg4 7.Bxc4 e6 8.h3 Bh5 9.O-O Nb4 10.Qe2 Be7 11.Rd1 O-O 12.g4 Bg6 13.e4 Nd7 14.Ne5 Nxe5 15.dxe5 Qa5 16.f4 h6 17.Kg2 Rad8 18.Be3 Bh7 19.Rxd8 Rxd8 20.Rd1 a6 21.Bb3 Kh8 22.Rd2 b5 23.axb5 cxb5 24.f5 Nc6 25.Rxd8+ Qxd8 26.Bf4 Bc5 27.Be3 Qb6 28.Bxc5 Qxc5 29.Qf2 Qxe5 30.Qb6 Nd4 31.Bd1 Bg8 32.Bf3 f6 33.Ne2 Nxe2 34.Bxe2 Qxe4+ 35.Bf3 Qc2+ 36.Qf2 Qxf2+ 37.Kxf2 a5 38.fxe6 Bxe6 39.Ke3 b4 40.Bd1 f5 41.Kf4 fxg4 42.hxg4 Kg8 43.Ke5 Kf7 44.Kd6 Kf6 45.b3 g5 46.Kc5 Ke5 47.Kb5 Kd4 48.Kxa5 Kc3 49.Ka4 Bd5 0-1 [Event "Moscow PCA-GP blitz"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "1.3"] [White "Short, Nigel D"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2665"] [BlackElo "2775"] [ECO "B21"] 1.e4 c5 2.d3 Nc6 3.f4 e6 4.Nf3 d5 5.Nbd2 Nf6 6.c3 Be7 7.g3 b6 8.e5 Nd7 9.d4 a5 10.Bb5 Qc7 11.O-O Ba6 12.Bxa6 Rxa6 13.a4 O-O 14.Rf2 cxd4 15.cxd4 Qb7 16.Nb1 b5 17.axb5 Qxb5 18.Nc3 Qc4 19.Be3 Nb4 20.Rd2 Qc6 21.Rc1 Qb7 22.g4 f5 23.exf6 Nxf6 24.Ne5 Nc6 25.Rf2 Nxe5 26.fxe5 Nd7 27.Rxf8+ Nxf8 28.Qe2 Rc6 29.Rf1 Bb4 30.Qf3 Rc7 31.Ne2 Rf7 32.Qxf7+ Qxf7 33.Rxf7 Kxf7 34.b3 Nd7 35.Nf4 Nb6 36.Kf1 a4 37.bxa4 Nxa4 38.Ke2 Nb6 39.Kf3 Nc4 40.Bf2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Moscow PCA-GP"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Short, Nigel D"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2665"] [BlackElo "2775"] [ECO "A48"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c3 g6 3.Bg5 Bg7 4.Nd2 O-O 5.e3 d6 6.Ngf3 Qe8 7.Be2 e5 8.O-O h6 9.Bh4 Bf5 10.a4 Nc6 11.a5 e4 12.Ne1 g5 13.Bg3 Ne7 14.a6 b6 15.Nc2 Bg6 16.Nb4 c5 17.Nc2 Nf5 18.Na3 Rd8 19.Qb3 Qe7 20.Nb5 h5 21.h3 g4 22.Bf4 gxh3 23.gxh3 Nh7 24.Kh2 Qh4 25.Nxe4 Nxd4 26.cxd4 Bxe4 27.Bg3 Qe7 28.Bxh5 Kh8 29.Rad1 d5 30.Nc3 c4 31.Qa3 Qg5 32.Be2 Bf5 33.Rh1 Qh6 34.Kg2 Rg8 35.Bg4 Qg6 36.Qe7 Be6 37.Bxe6 fxe6 38.h4 Rde8 39.Qxa7 Bh6 40.h5 Qc2 41.Rh3 Bxe3 42.Kh1 Bh6 43.Qf7 Ng5 44.Be5+ Bg7 45.Qf4 Nxh3 0-1 [Event "Moscow PCA-GP"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Chernin, Alexander"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2595"] [BlackElo "2775"] [ECO "D10"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.e3 Nf6 4.Bd3 e5 5.Nc3 e4 6.Bc2 Bd6 7.cxd5 cxd5 8.f3 O-O 9.fxe4 Nxe4 10.Nf3 Nxc3 11.bxc3 Nd7 12.O-O Re8 13.e4 dxe4 14.Ng5 Nf6 15.Bb3 Be6 16.Nxe6 fxe6 17.Bg5 Kh8 18.Qe1 Bxh2+ 19.Kh1 Bd6 20.Qh4 Be7 21.Bc2 Qd7 22.Rae1 Rf8 23.Bxf6 Rxf6 24.Rxf6 Bxf6 25.Qxe4 g6 26.Qxe6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Moscow PCA-GP"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "2.2"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Chernin, Alexander"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2775"] [BlackElo "2595"] [ECO "D43"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 c6 3.c4 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.e3 Nd7 8.a3 dxc4 9.Bxc4 g6 10.O-O Bg7 11.Qc2 O-O 12.Rad1 Qe7 13.Rfe1 Nb6 14.Ba2 c5 15.Ne5 cxd4 16.exd4 Qc7 17.h4 Nd7 18.h5 Nxe5 19.dxe5 g5 20.Bb1 Rd8 21.Qh7+ Kf8 22.Ne4 Rxd1 23.Rxd1 Qxe5 24.Rd8+ Ke7 25.Qg8 Qb5 26.Rd1 1-0 [Event "Moscow PCA-GP"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "3.1"] [White "Polgar, Judit"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2675"] [BlackElo "2775"] [ECO "B66"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.O-O-O h6 9.Be3 Be7 10.f4 Nxd4 11.Bxd4 b5 12.Bd3 b4 13.Na4 Rb8 14.e5 dxe5 15.Bxe5 Bd7 16.b3 Bxa4 17.bxa4 O-O 18.Bxb8 Qxb8 19.Bc4 Ne4 20.Qe3 Nc3 21.Rd7 Bf6 22.Bb3 Qc8 23.Rd6 Kh8 24.Re1 Be7 25.Rd3 Qc7 26.Qd4 Rc8 27.Qf2 Qc6 28.Qf3 Qc5 29.Rd2 Bf6 30.Qe3 Qa5 31.Rd7 Rc7 32.Rxc7 Qxc7 33.g3 Qc6 34.a5 Qg2 35.Qd2 Qc6 36.Qd3 g6 37.Qc4 Qd6 38.Qd3 Qc6 39.Qc4 Qd6 40.Qd3 Qc5 41.Qxa6 Qf2 42.Qf1 Qxh2 43.a6 Bd4 44.Qf3 Kg7 45.Bc4 Qh3 46.Bd3 Nxa2+ 47.Kb1 Nc3+ 48.Kb2 e5 49.Rxe5 Qd7 50.Ra5 Qc7 51.a7 Qxa5 52.a8=Q Nd5+ 53.Kc1 Qxa8 54.Kd2 Qd8 55.Qe4 Nf6 56.Qc6 Bc3+ 57.Ke2 Qd4 58.Kf3 h5 59.f5 Qd5+ 60.Qxd5 Nxd5 61.fxg6 fxg6 62.Ke4 Ne7 63.Bc4 Nf5 64.Kf3 Be5 65.Bd3 Nd4+ 0-1 [Event "Moscow PCA-GP"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "3.2"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Polgar, Judit"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2775"] [BlackElo "2675"] [ECO "C55"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.Bb3 d6 7.c3 Na5 8.Bc2 c5 9.b4 cxb4 10.cxb4 Nc6 11.b5 Na5 12.d4 exd4 13.Nxd4 Bd7 14.Nd2 Rc8 15.Bb2 Ng4 16.a4 Bf6 17.h3 Ne5 18.N4b3 Nac4 19.Nxc4 Rxc4 20.Nd2 Rc7 21.Bb3 Qc8 22.f4 Ng4 23.Bxf6 Ne3 24.Qh5 gxf6 25.Rf3 Rc1+ 26.Rxc1 Qxc1+ 27.Nf1 Nxf1 28.Rxf1 Qe3+ 29.Kh2 Qxe4 30.Rf3 Kh8 31.Qh6 Qe7 32.Re3 Qd8 33.Rg3 Rg8 34.Rxg8+ Kxg8 35.Bc2 f5 36.Qxd6 Qc8 37.Bb3 Be6 38.Bxe6 fxe6 39.Qe7 Qc4 40.Qe8+ Kg7 41.Qe7+ Kg6 42.Qe8+ Kf6 43.Qf8+ Kg6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Moscow PCA-GP"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "4.2"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Kasparov, Gary"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2775"] [BlackElo "2775"] [ECO "B31"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.O-O Bg7 5.Re1 Nf6 6.e5 Nd5 7.Nc3 Nc7 8.Bxc6 dxc6 9.Ne4 Ne6 10.d3 O-O 11.Be3 b6 12.Qd2 f5 13.exf6 exf6 14.Bh6 a5 15.Bxg7 Kxg7 16.Re2 Ra7 17.Rae1 Raf7 18.h4 h5 19.b3 Qc7 20.Ng3 Nd4 21.Nxd4 cxd4 22.c3 Rd8 23.Re4 dxc3 24.Qxc3 c5 25.Ne2 Bf5 26.Nf4 Qd7 27.Ne6+ Bxe6 28.Rxe6 Qxd3 29.Qxd3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Moscow PCA-GP blitz"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "4.3"] [White "Kasparov, Gary"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2775"] [BlackElo "2775"] [ECO "D32"] 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.d4 d5 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Bb5 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bd7 9.O-O Bd6 10.Nf3 a6 11.Be2 Be6 12.a3 O-O 13.b4 Qe7 14.Bb2 Rfe8 15.Nd4 Be5 16.Nxc6 bxc6 17.Na4 Bxb2 18.Nxb2 c5 19.bxc5 Qxc5 20.Nd3 Qd6 21.Nf4 Bf5 22.Bf3 Rad8 23.Qd4 Be4 24.Be2 Bf5 25.Bf3 Be4 26.Be2 Bf5 27.Qb4 d4 28.Qxd6 Rxd6 29.Rfd1 g5 30.Nh5 Nxh5 31.Bxh5 d3 32.Rd2 g4 33.f3 gxf3 34.Bxf3 Rxe3 35.Rc1 Re5 36.Kf2 Kg7 37.Rc4 Ra5 38.Rc3 Rb5 39.h4 h6 40.Ke3 a5 41.Kf2 Rd4 42.g3 Re5 43.Rc7 Ra4 44.Rc3 Bg6 45.Rb3 Rc4 46.g4 Rc2 47.Rb2 Rxd2+ 48.Rxd2 f6 49.Kg3 Rc5 50.Kf4 Rc3 51.Rb2 Rxa3 52.Rb7+ Kf8 53.Rd7 Ra4+ 54.Ke3 f5 55.h5 Be8 56.Rxd3 fxg4 57.Be4 Bxh5 58.Rd6 Kg7 59.Rd7+ Kf6 60.Rd6+ Kg5 61.Bc2 Ra3+ 62.Kf2 g3+ 63.Kg1 Bf3 0-1 [Event "Moscow PCA-GP blitz"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "4.4"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Kasparov, Gary"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2775"] [BlackElo "2775"] [ECO "B08"] 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nf3 d6 4.Be2 Nf6 5.Nc3 O-O 6.O-O c6 7.h3 Nbd7 8.Bf4 Qa5 9.Qd2 e5 10.dxe5 dxe5 11.Bh6 Re8 12.Bxg7 Kxg7 13.a3 Qc7 14.Nh2 Nf8 15.Ng4 Nxg4 16.Bxg4 Bxg4 17.hxg4 Ne6 18.Ne2 Rad8 19.Qc3 Nd4 20.Rfe1 h6 21.Nxd4 exd4 22.Qf3 Qe5 23.Rad1 c5 24.b3 Re6 25.g3 b5 26.Qd3 a6 27.Kg2 Qc7 28.c4 Qc6 29.Rc1 Rde8 30.cxb5 axb5 31.b4 c4 32.Qxd4+ Kg8 33.f3 Rd6 34.Qe3 Red8 35.Re2 Rd3 36.Qxh6 Qf6 37.Rf2 Rxa3 38.Rh1 Qg7 39.Qg5 Rad3 40.Qxb5 c3 41.Rc1 Rd2 42.Rc2 Rxc2 43.Rxc2 Rd2+ 44.Rxd2 cxd2 45.Qe8+ Qf8 46.Qd7 Qxb4 47.Kf2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Moscow PCA-GP"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "4.1"] [White "Kasparov, Gary"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2775"] [BlackElo "2775"] [ECO "B66"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nge2 Nf6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.O-O-O h6 9.Be3 Be7 10.f3 Nxd4 11.Bxd4 b5 12.Kb1 Rb8 13.Qe3 b4 14.Na4 Qc7 15.b3 O-O 16.Bd3 e5 17.Bb2 Bd7 18.Bxa6 Ra8 19.Qe2 Bxa4 20.bxa4 Nd7 21.Qc4 Nc5 22.Bb5 Qa5 23.c3 bxc3 24.Bxc3 Qa7 25.Rc1 Nxa4 26.Qxa4 Qxa4 27.Bxa4 Rxa4 28.Rc2 f5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Novgorod"] [Site "Novgorod"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Topalov, Veselin"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2765"] [BlackElo "2750"] [ECO "E97"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.d4 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.b4 Nh5 10.Re1 f5 11.c5 Nf6 12.Bg5 h6 13.Bxf6 Bxf6 14.Rc1 Kh8 15.a4 a6 16.a5 Bd7 17.Bd3 Ng8 18.cxd6 cxd6 19.Na4 Rc8 20.Rxc8 Bxc8 21.Nb6 fxe4 22.Rxe4 Bf5 23.Rc4 Rf7 24.Qc2 Bg7 25.Nd2 Bf8 26.h3 Kg7 27.Ne4 Nf6 28.Ng3 Bxd3 29.Qxd3 h5 30.Ne4 Nxe4 31.Qxe4 Kh7 32.Qc2 Bh6 33.Na4 Qf6 34.Rc7 Rxc7 35.Qxc7+ Bg7 36.Nc3 Qf4 37.g3 Qc1+ 38.Kg2 Qc2 39.h4 e4 40.Nb5 Qd2 41.Nxd6 e3 42.Qf7 exf2 43.Ne8 f1=Q+ 44.Kxf1 Qd1+ 45.Kf2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Novgorod"] [Site "Novgorod"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2730"] [BlackElo "2765"] [ECO "D43"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.e3 Nd7 8.Bd3 dxc4 9.Bxc4 g6 10.O-O Bg7 11.Rc1 O-O 12.Re1 Qe7 13.e4 Rd8 14.e5 b6 15.Qe2 Rb8 16.Bd3 Bb7 17.Be4 Nf8 18.g3 Rbc8 19.a3 Rc7 20.Red1 c5 21.Bxb7 Rxb7 22.Ne4 Rc7 23.dxc5 Rxd1+ 24.Rxd1 bxc5 25.h4 Nd7 26.Nd6 Nb6 27.Nd2 Rd7 28.f4 Rxd6 29.exd6 Qxd6 30.Ne4 Qc6 31.Rd8+ Kh7 32.h5 Qc7 33.hxg6+ fxg6 34.Rd6 Bd4+ 35.Kh2 Nd5 36.Rxe6 Qb7 37.Qg4 Ne7 38.Nd6 Qd7 39.Qe2 Ng8 40.Qe4 Bf6 1-0 [Event "Novgorod"] [Site "Novgorod"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Gelfand, Boris"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2765"] [BlackElo "2665"] [ECO "E97"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.d4 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.b4 Nh5 10.Re1 f5 11.c5 fxe4 12.Nxe4 Nf4 13.Bxf4 Rxf4 14.Nfd2 dxc5 15.Bc4 Nxd5 16.Nb3 c6 17.Nbxc5 Kh8 18.b5 Rf8 19.Rb1 Nb6 20.Qxd8 Rxd8 21.Ng5 Rd4 22.Bb3 cxb5 23.Nf7+ Kg8 24.Nd6+ Kh8 25.Nf7+ Kg8 26.Nd6+ Kh8 27.Nxb5 Rd8 28.Rbd1 Rxd1 29.Rxd1 Bf6 30.Nd6 Be7 31.Ncxb7 Bxb7 32.Nxb7 Kg7 33.Kf1 Rb8 34.Nd6 Rd8 35.Nb5 Rxd1+ 36.Bxd1 a6 37.Na7 Nd5 38.Nc6 Bd6 39.Be2 Nb4 40.Nxb4 Bxb4 41.Bxa6 Kf6 42.Bb7 Kf5 43.f3 h5 44.Bc8+ Kf6 45.a4 h4 46.Ke2 Ke7 47.Kd3 Kd6 48.Bb7 Ba5 49.Be4 g5 50.Kc4 Bb6 51.Kb5 Kc7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Novgorod"] [Site "Novgorod"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Polgar, Judit"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2765"] [BlackElo "2665"] [ECO "C01"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nf3 Bd6 5.c4 Nf6 6.Nc3 c6 7.Bg5 O-O 8.cxd5 h6 9.Bh4 Qb6 10.Qd2 Nxd5 11.Bg3 Bxg3 12.hxg3 Bg4 13.Bd3 Re8+ 14.Kf1 Nd7 15.Nxd5 cxd5 16.Rh4 Bxf3 17.gxf3 Nf8 18.Kg2 Ng6 19.Rh5 Qxd4 20.Rd1 Rad8 21.Bxg6 Qxd2 22.Bxf7+ Kxf7 23.Rxd2 d4 24.Rh4 d3 25.Rf4+ Kg6 26.Re4 h5 27.Rxe8 Rxe8 28.Rxd3 Re2 29.Rb3 b6 30.Rb5 Kh6 31.g4 g6 32.g5+ Kg7 33.f4 Rc2 34.Kg3 Rd2 35.f3 Rc2 36.Rb3 Kf7 37.Ra3 Rxb2 38.Rxa7+ Kg8 39.f5 Rb5 40.Ra8+ Kf7 41.fxg6+ Kxg6 42.f4 Rb1 43.Rg8+ Kf5 44.Rf8+ Ke4 45.Re8+ Kf5 46.Re5+ Kg6 47.Re6+ Kf5 48.Rf6+ Ke4 49.g6 b5 50.Kh4 Rh1+ 51.Kg5 h4 52.Re6+ Kf3 53.g7 Rg1+ 54.Kf6 h3 55.Re8 1-0 [Event "Novgorod"] [Site "Novgorod"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "5"] [White "Short, Nigel D"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2695"] [BlackElo "2765"] [ECO "B57"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bc4 Qb6 7.Ndb5 a6 8.Be3 Qa5 9.Nd4 e6 10.O-O Be7 11.Bb3 O-O 12.f4 Bd7 13.f5 Nxd4 14.Bxd4 exf5 15.exf5 Bc6 16.Qd3 Rae8 17.Rad1 Nd7 18.Qg3 Bf6 19.Qxd6 Bxd4+ 20.Qxd4 Nf6 21.Nd5 Bxd5 22.Bxd5 Rd8 23.c4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Novgorod"] [Site "Novgorod"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Topalov, Veselin"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2750"] [BlackElo "2765"] [ECO "B57"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bc4 Qb6 7.Nxc6 bxc6 8.O-O e6 9.Qe2 Nd7 10.b3 Be7 11.Bb2 O-O 12.Na4 Qc7 13.f4 Bb7 14.Rad1 Rae8 15.Rd3 c5 16.Bb5 Bc6 17.Bxc6 Qxc6 18.c4 Rd8 19.Rfd1 Rfe8 20.Qf3 Qc7 21.Qg3 Nf6 22.Nc3 a6 23.Qh3 Qc6 24.Rg3 Kh8 25.Re1 Qc8 26.Ree3 Rg8 27.Nd1 Rd7 28.f5 e5 29.Nc3 Bd8 30.Nd5 h6 31.Bc1 Nxd5 32.exd5 Bf6 33.Re4 Qf8 34.Reg4 1-0 [Event "Novgorod"] [Site "Novgorod"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2765"] [BlackElo "2730"] [ECO "D44"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 dxc4 6.e4 b5 7.e5 h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.Nxg5 hxg5 10.Bxg5 Nbd7 11.g3 Bb7 12.Bg2 Qb6 13.exf6 c5 14.d5 O-O-O 15.O-O b4 16.Na4 Qd6 17.Bf4 e5 18.Be3 Bh6 19.Qc1 Bxe3 20.Qxe3 Ba6 21.a3 Kb8 22.h4 Rdg8 23.Nxc5 Nxc5 24.axb4 Nb7 1-0 [Event "Novgorod"] [Site "Novgorod"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "8"] [White "Gelfand, Boris"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2665"] [BlackElo "2765"] [ECO "B70"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 g6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Bg7 6.Nb3 Nf6 7.Be2 O-O 8.O-O d6 9.Re1 a6 10.Bf1 b5 11.Bg5 h6 12.Bh4 Bb7 13.a4 b4 14.Nd5 Nd7 15.Rb1 Nb6 16.Qd2 Nxa4 17.Nxb4 Nxb4 18.Qxb4 Bc6 19.e5 Qb8 20.Qa3 g5 21.Bg3 dxe5 22.Nd4 Bd7 23.Qxe7 Qe8 24.Qd6 e4 25.Qb4 a5 26.Qd2 f5 27.Bd6 Rf6 28.Ba3 Kh8 29.b3 Nb6 30.c4 Qe5 31.Rbd1 Rc8 32.Nb5 Bxb5 33.Bb2 Qc7 34.cxb5 Rff8 35.Rc1 Qe7 36.Rc6 Rxc6 37.bxc6 Bxb2 38.Qxb2+ Kh7 39.Qd4 Qb4 40.Qxb4 axb4 41.Rd1 Rc8 42.Rd6 Kg7 43.g4 fxg4 44.c7 Na8 45.Rd8 Rxc7 46.Rxa8 Rc3 47.Bc4 e3 48.Ra7+ Kf6 49.Ra6+ Kg7 50.Ra7+ Kf6 51.Ra6+ Kg7 52.fxe3 Rxe3 53.Ra7+ Kf6 54.Ra6+ Kg7 55.Rb6 g3 56.Rxb4 h5 57.Rb7+ Kf6 58.Rf7+ Kg6 59.Rf1 g4 60.Rb1 gxh2+ 61.Kxh2 h4 62.Bf1 1-0 [Event "Novgorod"] [Site "Novgorod"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Short, Nigel D"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2765"] [BlackElo "2695"] [ECO "D37"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Qc2 c5 6.dxc5 Na6 7.g3 O-O 8.Bg2 dxc4 9.O-O Qa5 10.Ne4 Nxc5 11.Nxf6+ Bxf6 12.Ng5 Bxg5 13.Bxg5 Na4 14.Bd2 Qb5 15.Rfc1 Qxb2 16.Qxb2 Nxb2 17.a4 Bd7 18.a5 Rad8 19.Bb4 Rfe8 20.Bxb7 Bb5 21.a6 Na4 22.Rab1 Rd4 23.Ba5 Bd7 24.Rb4 e5 25.Rcxc4 Rxc4 26.Rxc4 Re6 27.Rc7 Rd6 28.Bc8 Bb5 29.Rxa7 g5 30.Bb7 Kg7 31.Bc7 Rd1+ 32.Kg2 Nc5 33.Bxe5+ Kg6 34.Bf3 Bxa6 35.Rc7 Ne6 36.Rc6 Bb5 37.Rb6 Bc4 38.h4 gxh4 39.gxh4 Rd2 40.e4 Be2 41.Bxe2 Rxe2 42.Kf3 Re1 43.Rb8 f5 44.exf5+ Kxf5 45.Bc3 Rh1 46.Kg3 Rg1+ 47.Kh2 Rd1 48.Rb7 Rd3 49.Bb2 Nf4 50.Rxh7 Rh3+ 51.Kg1 Ne2+ 52.Kf1 Nf4 53.Rf7+ Kg4 54.Kg1 Rxh4 55.Rg7+ Kf3 56.Rg3+ Ke4 57.Re3+ Kf5 58.f3 Ng6 59.Rb3 Rh3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Novgorod"] [Site "Novgorod"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "10"] [White "Polgar, Judit"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2665"] [BlackElo "2765"] [ECO "B57"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bc4 Qb6 7.Nb3 e6 8.Bf4 Ne5 9.Be2 Bd7 10.Be3 Qc7 11.Qd4 Be7 12.f4 Ng6 13.O-O-O O-O 14.g4 e5 15.Qd2 exf4 16.Bxf4 Rfc8 17.Nd4 Qa5 18.Nb3 Qc7 19.Nd4 Qa5 20.Nb3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Vienna Millenium"] [Site "Vienna"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Shirov, Alexei"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2765"] [BlackElo "2685"] [ECO "D15"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 c6 3.c4 Nf6 4.Nc3 a6 5.c5 Bf5 6.Qb3 Ra7 7.Bf4 Nbd7 8.h3 h6 9.e3 g5 10.Bh2 Bg7 11.Ne5 O-O 12.f3 Nxe5 13.Bxe5 Nd7 14.Bxg7 Kxg7 15.e4 dxe4 16.fxe4 Bg6 17.O-O-O e5 18.Qc4 Qf6 19.dxe5 Nxe5 20.Qd4 Raa8 21.Qe3 Rad8 22.Be2 Qe7 23.Rhe1 Nd7 24.Qd4+ Nf6 25.Qe3 Qe5 26.Bf3 h5 27.a3 Rfe8 28.Rxd8 Rxd8 29.Bd1 Rd4 30.Bc2 Rc4 31.Kb1 Rxc5 32.Qd2 Rc4 33.Qd8 Nxe4 34.Bxe4 Bxe4+ 35.Nxe4 Rxe4 0-1 [Event "Vienna Millenium"] [Site "Vienna"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Karpov, Anatoly"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2775"] [BlackElo "2765"] [ECO "D46"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Bd3 O-O 8.O-O e5 9.cxd5 cxd5 10.e4 dxe4 11.Nxe4 Nxe4 12.Bxe4 h6 13.Be3 exd4 14.Bh7+ Kh8 15.Bxd4 Nf6 16.Bf5 Bxf5 17.Qxf5 Qc8 18.Qb5 a6 19.Qb6 Qc7 20.Qxc7 Bxc7 21.Bxf6 gxf6 22.Rfe1 Rfe8 23.Rad1 Rxe1+ 24.Rxe1 Rd8 25.g3 Rd7 26.Re2 Kg7 27.Nh4 Rd5 28.Re7 Rc5 29.Rd7 b5 30.b4 Rc2 31.Nf5+ Kg6 32.Ne3 Rc1+ 33.Kg2 Be5 34.Ra7 Rc6 35.Nd5 Bd6 36.a3 Kf5 37.Ne3+ Kg6 38.Kf3 Be5 39.Nd5 Kg7 40.Ne7 Rc3+ 41.Kg4 Rxa3 42.f4 Bc3 43.Kh5 Bxb4 44.Nf5+ Kg8 45.Ra8+ Kh7 46.Ra7 Kg8 47.Nxh6+ Kf8 48.Rxf7+ Ke8 49.Kg6 Bc3 50.Nf5 b4 51.Rb7 Ra2 52.h4 a5 53.h5 a4 54.h6 Rh2 55.h7 Kd8 56.Nh4 f5 57.Rxb4 Rh3 58.Rxa4 Rxg3+ 59.Kxf5 1-0 [Event "Vienna Millenium"] [Site "Vienna"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Ehlvest, Jaan"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2765"] [BlackElo "2660"] [ECO "A17"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3 6.Qxc3 c5 7.b4 b6 8.g3 Nc6 9.Bg2 Bb7 10.O-O d6 11.Bb2 e5 12.e3 Rc8 13.d3 Re8 14.b5 Ne7 15.Nxe5 Bxg2 16.Ng4 Ned5 17.Nxf6+ gxf6 18.cxd5 Bxd5 19.Rfe1 Re6 20.f4 Kg7 21.f5 Re8 22.Qd2 Bb7 23.e4 h6 24.Qf4 d5 25.Qg4+ Kh7 26.Qh4 Kg7 27.exd5 Kh7 28.Re4 Bxd5 29.Bxf6 1-0 [Event "Vienna Millenium"] [Site "Vienna"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Gelfand, Boris"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2765"] [BlackElo "2665"] [ECO "E97"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.d4 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.b4 Nh5 10.Re1 f5 11.Ng5 Nf6 12.Bf3 fxe4 13.Ngxe4 Nf5 14.Bg5 Nd4 15.Nb5 Nxf3+ 16.Qxf3 Bf5 17.Qb3 Bxe4 18.Rxe4 Qd7 19.Bxf6 Rxf6 20.Rae1 Bh6 21.R4e2 Rf4 22.g3 Rf7 23.Nc3 Rf3 24.c5 Qg4 25.Re4 Qf5 26.Qc2 a5 27.R1e2 axb4 28.Rxb4 Qxc2 29.Rxc2 Rxc3 30.Rxc3 Bd2 31.Rcc4 Bxb4 32.Rxb4 Ra5 33.cxd6 cxd6 34.Rxb7 Rxd5 35.Rd7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Vienna Millenium"] [Site "Vienna"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "5"] [White "Kortschnoj, Viktor"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2635"] [BlackElo "2765"] [ECO "A06"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.b3 c5 3.e3 Nf6 4.Bb2 e6 5.c4 dxc4 6.bxc4 Nc6 7.Be2 Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.Qc2 b6 10.a3 Bb7 11.Ng5 h6 12.Nh3 Rc8 13.d3 Rc7 14.f4 Ne8 15.f5 Bg5 16.Nxg5 Qxg5 17.Rf3 Ne7 18.e4 exf5 19.Rg3 Qh4 20.Nc3 fxe4 21.dxe4 Ng6 22.Nd5 Bxd5 23.exd5 Nd6 24.Rf1 Re8 25.Bd3 Ne5 26.a4 Rce7 27.Rh3 Qg4 28.Rg3 Qh4 29.Rh3 Qg4 30.Rg3 Qd7 31.Qd2 Ng6 32.Qc3 Ne5 33.Qc1 f6 34.Bxe5 fxe5 35.Qxh6 e4 36.Qh5 Re5 37.Qg6 exd3 38.Rh3 Rf5 39.Qh7+ Kf8 40.Rxf5+ Nxf5 41.Rf3 Re5 42.g4 d2 0-1 [Event "Vienna Millenium"] [Site "Vienna"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Polgar, Judit"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2765"] [BlackElo "2665"] [ECO "E97"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.d4 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.b4 Nh5 10.Re1 f5 11.Ng5 Nf6 12.Bf3 Kh8 13.Bb2 a5 14.b5 Rb8 15.Ne6 Bxe6 16.dxe6 Ne8 17.Qb3 c5 18.exf5 gxf5 19.Bh5 Nc7 20.Bf7 Qc8 21.Nd5 Ncxd5 22.cxd5 f4 23.Bh5 b6 24.Rad1 Rf5 25.Bf3 Qg8 26.Be4 Rg5 27.Rd3 Bf6 28.Rh3 Ng6 29.Qf3 Rb7 30.Rh5 Rxh5 31.Qxh5 Rg7 32.g3 Ne7 33.Kh1 Qf8 34.Rg1 Ng8 35.Qf3 Bg5 36.h4 Bf6 37.Rg2 Qe7 38.Qh5 fxg3 39.fxg3 Qf8 40.Rf2 Qd8 41.g4 Be7 42.g5 c4 43.Rf7 Qe8 44.Qxh7+ 1-0 [Event "Vienna Millenium"] [Site "Vienna"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "7"] [White "Jussupow, Artur"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2665"] [BlackElo "2765"] [ECO "D36"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 Nbd7 6.cxd5 exd5 7.e3 Be7 8.Qc2 O-O 9.Bd3 Re8 10.O-O Nf8 11.Rae1 Ne4 12.Bxe7 Qxe7 13.Bxe4 dxe4 14.Nd2 f5 15.f3 exf3 16.Nxf3 Be6 17.e4 fxe4 18.Rxe4 h6 19.Rfe1 Rad8 20.h3 Qd6 21.R1e3 Bf7 22.Rxe8 Rxe8 23.Rxe8 Bxe8 24.Qb3+ Kh7 25.Qxb7 Bh5 26.Ne4 Qf4 27.Qxc6 Bxf3 28.gxf3 Ng6 29.Nf2 Qxd4 30.Qc2 Qd5 31.f4 Qf3 32.f5 Nf4 33.f6+ Kg8 34.Qc4+ Kh7 35.Qc2+ Kg8 36.Qc4+ Kh7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Vienna Millenium"] [Site "Vienna"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Topalov, Veselin"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2765"] [BlackElo "2750"] [ECO "A24"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Nc3 O-O 5.Bg2 d6 6.O-O e5 7.d3 h6 8.Rb1 a5 9.a3 Re8 10.b4 axb4 11.axb4 e4 12.Ne1 Bf5 13.Nc2 exd3 14.exd3 Qc8 15.Ne3 Be6 16.Bb2 Nc6 17.Ncd5 Bxd5 18.cxd5 Na7 19.Ra1 Nb5 20.Ra5 b6 21.Rxa8 Qxa8 22.Qc2 Re7 23.d4 Na7 24.Ra1 b5 25.Qc6 Qb8 26.Qa6 Nc8 27.Qa8 Qxa8 28.Rxa8 Re8 29.Bf1 Nb6 30.Rxe8+ Nxe8 31.Bxb5 Nf6 32.Bc6 h5 33.Kf1 Ng4 34.h3 Nxe3+ 35.fxe3 f5 36.Ke2 Bh6 37.Kd3 Kf7 38.Bc3 Bg5 39.Be1 Kf6 40.Bf2 Kf7 41.Be1 Ke7 42.e4 fxe4+ 43.Kxe4 Nd7 44.Kd3 Nb6 45.Bb7 Bh6 46.Ke4 Nd7 47.Bc6 Bg5 48.Kf3 Nb6 49.Bc3 h4 50.gxh4 Bxh4 51.Kf4 Kf6 52.Ke4 Bg5 53.Bb5 Bc1 54.Be1 Ke7 55.Bh4+ g5 56.Be1 Kf6 57.Be2 Kg6 58.Bg4 Kf6 59.Bf3 Kg6 60.Kd3 Bf4 61.Ke4 Bc1 62.Bg4 Kf6 63.Be6 Kg6 64.Kd3 Kf6 65.b5 Bf4 66.Kc3 Be3 67.Kd3 Bc1 68.Kc2 Bf4 69.Kb3 Ke7 70.Kb4 Ke8 71.Kb3 Be3 72.Kc3 Ke7 73.Kd3 Bc1 74.Ba5 Kf6 75.Ke4 Kg6 76.Kf3 Bb2 77.Kg4 Bc1 78.Bf5+ Kf6 79.Be4 Be3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Vienna Millenium"] [Site "Vienna"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "9"] [White "Leko, Peter"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2630"] [BlackElo "2765"] [ECO "B66"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.O-O-O h6 9.Be3 Be7 10.f3 Nxd4 11.Bxd4 e5 12.Bf2 Be6 13.Bh4 Qa5 14.Bxf6 Bxf6 15.Kb1 Rc8 16.Nd5 Qxd2 17.Rxd2 Bg5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Yerevan ol (Men)"] [Site "Yerevan"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Huebner, Robert"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2765"] [BlackElo "2595"] [ECO "E17"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.g3 Bb7 4.Bg2 e6 5.O-O Be7 6.Nc3 O-O 7.Re1 d5 8.cxd5 exd5 9.d4 Na6 10.Bf4 c5 11.dxc5 Nxc5 12.Rc1 Nfe4 13.Nb5 Ne6 14.Be5 Qd7 15.Nbd4 Rac8 16.Rxc8 Rxc8 17.Bh3 Bc5 18.a3 a5 19.e3 Re8 20.Bg4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Yerevan ol (Men)"] [Site "Yerevan"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "5"] [White "Ye Jiangchuan"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2540"] [BlackElo "2765"] [ECO "B66"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.O-O-O h6 9.Be3 Be7 10.f4 Nxd4 11.Bxd4 b5 12.Kb1 Bb7 13.Bd3 O-O 14.e5 dxe5 15.fxe5 Nd7 16.Ne4 Bxe4 17.Bxe4 Rc8 18.c3 Qc7 19.Qe2 Rfd8 20.Rhf1 Bc5 21.g4 Nf8 22.g5 hxg5 23.Qh5 Qa7 24.Rd3 g6 25.Qxg5 Bxd4 26.Rh3 Bxe5 27.Qxe5 Nh7 28.Bxg6 fxg6 29.Qxe6+ Kg7 30.Qe5+ Kg8 31.Qe6+ Kg7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Yerevan ol (Men)"] [Site "Yerevan"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Vaganian, Rafael A"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2595"] [BlackElo "2765"] [ECO "A11"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Bg4 3.Bg2 Nd7 4.O-O e6 5.d3 Bd6 6.c4 Ngf6 7.cxd5 exd5 8.Nc3 c6 9.h3 Bxf3 10.exf3 O-O 11.f4 Re8 12.g4 Nc5 13.g5 Nfd7 14.f5 d4 15.Ne4 Nxe4 16.dxe4 Nc5 17.Re1 d3 18.b4 Na6 19.a3 c5 20.f4 c4 21.Bd2 c3 22.Bxc3 Bxf4 23.g6 hxg6 24.fxg6 fxg6 25.Qb3+ Kh7 26.Rad1 Rc8 27.Rf1 Rf8 28.Kh1 Nc7 29.Rf3 d2 30.Bxd2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Yerevan ol (Men)"] [Site "Yerevan"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2765"] [BlackElo "2640"] [ECO "A17"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qb3 c5 5.g3 Nc6 6.Bg2 O-O 7.O-O Qe7 8.d3 h6 9.a3 Ba5 10.e3 Rd8 11.Qc2 a6 12.d4 d5 13.dxc5 Bxc3 14.Qxc3 Qxc5 15.b3 b5 16.Bb2 bxc4 17.bxc4 Bb7 18.Rfc1 dxc4 19.Nd2 Qf8 20.Nxc4 Rab8 21.Qe1 Nd7 22.a4 Nb4 23.Ba3 Bxg2 24.Kxg2 Nd3 25.Qa5 N7c5 26.Rd1 Qe8 27.Bxc5 Qc6+ 28.Kg1 1/2-1/2 [Event "Yerevan ol (Men)"] [Site "Yerevan"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Georgiev, Kiril"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2765"] [BlackElo "2620"] [ECO "D37"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.d4 Be7 5.Qc2 dxc4 6.e4 Nc6 7.e5 Nb4 8.Qb1 Nfd5 9.Bxc4 c5 10.dxc5 Qa5 11.O-O Qxc5 12.Nxd5 Nxd5 13.Qe4 Bd7 14.Bd2 Bb5 15.b3 O-O 16.Rfc1 Rfc8 17.a4 Bxc4 18.bxc4 Nb6 19.Qxb7 Rc7 20.Qe4 Rac8 21.Be3 Qb4 22.Nd2 Nd5 23.Rcb1 Nc3 24.Rxb4 Nxe4 25.Rb2 Nxd2 26.Rxd2 h5 27.Rc1 Rxc4 28.Rxc4 Rxc4 29.Rd7 Rxa4 30.g3 Bb4 31.Rxa7 Rxa7 32.Bxa7 g5 33.h3 Bc3 34.Bb8 g4 35.hxg4 hxg4 36.f3 gxf3 37.Kf2 Kg7 38.Kxf3 Kg6 39.g4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Yerevan ol (Men)"] [Site "Yerevan"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "10"] [White "Nikolic, Predrag"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2670"] [BlackElo "2765"] [ECO "D43"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.e3 Nd7 8.Bd3 dxc4 9.Bxc4 g6 10.O-O Bg7 11.Rc1 O-O 12.b4 Qe7 13.Qb3 Rd8 14.a4 a5 15.bxa5 Rxa5 16.Rfd1 b6 17.Nd2 c5 18.d5 Bxc3 19.Rxc3 Nf6 20.dxe6 Bxe6 21.Rcc1 Ra7 22.Bxe6 Qxe6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Yerevan ol (Men)"] [Site "Yerevan"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "11"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2765"] [BlackElo "2730"] [ECO "D45"] 1.Nf3 e6 2.c4 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.Nc3 c6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Be2 O-O 8.O-O Qe7 9.Rd1 dxc4 10.Bxc4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Yerevan ol (Men)"] [Site "Yerevan"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "12"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Yudasin, Leonid"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2765"] [BlackElo "2595"] [ECO "A30"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nc3 e6 4.g3 b6 5.Bg2 Bb7 6.O-O Be7 7.Re1 Ne4 8.d4 Nxc3 9.bxc3 Be4 10.Bh3 Bxf3 11.exf3 cxd4 12.cxd4 Nc6 13.Be3 O-O 14.Rc1 Rc8 15.f4 Na5 16.Qd3 g6 17.Bg2 Qc7 18.c5 d5 19.cxd6 Qxd6 20.Qa6 Qd7 21.h4 Bf6 22.Bf3 Rfd8 23.h5 Nc6 24.Qa4 Ne7 25.Rxc8 Nxc8 26.Qxd7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Yerevan ol (Men)"] [Site "Yerevan"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "13"] [White "De Firmian, Nick E"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2575"] [BlackElo "2765"] [ECO "B57"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bc4 Qb6 7.Ndb5 a6 8.Be3 Qa5 9.Nd4 e6 10.O-O Be7 11.Bb3 O-O 12.f4 Bd7 13.f5 Nxd4 14.Bxd4 exf5 15.exf5 Bc6 16.Qd3 Rae8 17.Rad1 Bd8 18.Kh1 Nd7 19.Qg3 Bf6 20.Bd5 Qb4 21.Bxf6 Nxf6 22.Bxc6 bxc6 23.Rxd6 Nh5 24.Qd3 Qxb2 25.Rxc6 Nf6 26.Qxa6 Ng4 27.h3 Ne3 28.Nd1 Nxd1 29.Rxd1 Ra8 30.Qe2 Rxa2 31.f6 gxf6 32.Qf3 Ra1 33.c3 Rxd1+ 34.Qxd1 Qf2 35.Rc8 Rxc8 36.Qg4+ Kf8 37.Qxc8+ Ke7 38.Qc7+ Ke6 39.Kh2 Qe3 40.Qc6+ Ke7 41.Qc7+ Ke6 42.Qc6+ Ke7 43.Qf3 Qe5+ 44.g3 Kd6 45.Kg2 Kc5 46.Qd3 Qd5+ 47.Qxd5+ Kxd5 48.Kf3 Kc4 49.Ke4 Kxc3 50.Kf5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Linares 14th"] [Site "Linares"] [Date "1997.02.04"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Gelfand, Boris"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2740"] [BlackElo "2700"] [ECO "D15"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 d5 4.d4 a6 5.a4 e6 6.g3 dxc4 7.Bg2 c5 8.O-O cxd4 9.Nxd4 Nbd7 10.Nc2 Qc7 11.Qd4 Bc5 12.Qh4 Be7 13.Na3 Ne5 14.Bf4 h6 15.Bxe5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Linares 14th"] [Site "Linares"] [Date "1997.02.05"] [Round "2"] [White "Piket, Jeroen"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2640"] [BlackElo "2740"] [ECO "D43"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.e3 Nd7 8.Bd3 dxc4 9.Bxc4 g6 10.O-O Bg7 11.e4 e5 12.d5 Nb6 13.Nd2 O-O 14.a4 Rd8 15.a5 Nxc4 16.Nxc4 Qg5 17.Qb3 Bh3 18.Ne3 Rab8 19.Rac1 Bf8 20.Kh1 Bd7 21.Ne2 cxd5 22.Nxd5 Be6 23.Rc7 Rdc8 24.Rxc8 Rxc8 25.Nec3 Rc7 26.h3 Kg7 27.Qb5 Rd7 28.a6 bxa6 29.Qxa6 Bc5 30.Qc6 Bd4 31.Nb5 Qd8 32.Nxd4 Bxd5 33.Qc5 Qb6 34.Qxb6 axb6 35.Nf3 Bxe4 36.Nxe5 Rd5 37.Nc4 b5 38.Nb6 Rd2 39.b4 Bd3 40.Re1 Rxf2 41.Re3 Bb1 42.Nc8 Rb2 43.Nd6 Rxb4 44.Re7 Ba2 45.Rb7 Rb1+ 46.Kh2 b4 47.Ne8+ Kf8 48.Nf6 h5 49.g4 h4 50.Kg2 Be6 0-1 [Event "Linares 14th"] [Site "Linares"] [Date "1997.02.06"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Nikolic, Predrag"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2740"] [BlackElo "2655"] [ECO "A17"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3 6.Qxc3 b6 7.b4 a5 8.Bb2 axb4 9.axb4 Rxa1+ 10.Bxa1 c5 11.e3 Qe7 12.b5 Bb7 13.Be2 d6 14.O-O Nbd7 15.Bb2 Ra8 16.d3 Qf8 17.Nd2 Ra2 18.f4 Qa8 19.g4 Qa5 20.Qxa5 Rxa5 21.Ra1 Rxa1+ 22.Bxa1 h6 23.h4 Ne8 24.Kf2 Kf8 25.g5 hxg5 26.hxg5 f6 27.Bh5 d5 28.cxd5 exd5 29.Nf3 Nd6 30.Nh4 Ke7 31.Bg4 Nf8 32.Nf5+ Nxf5 33.Bxf5 Ne6 34.gxf6+ gxf6 35.d4 c4 36.Bxe6 Kxe6 37.Bc3 Bc8 38.Bb4 Bd7 39.Ke2 Bxb5 40.Kd2 Be8 41.Bc3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Linares 14th"] [Site "Linares"] [Date "1997.02.09"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Adams, Michael"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2740"] [BlackElo "2665"] [ECO "E91"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.d4 g6 4.Nc3 Bg7 5.e4 Bg4 6.Be2 O-O 7.Be3 Nfd7 8.Ng1 Bxe2 9.Ngxe2 c5 10.O-O a6 11.b3 cxd4 12.Bxd4 Nf6 13.Nd5 Nxe4 14.Bxg7 Kxg7 15.Qd4+ Nf6 16.Nxf6 exf6 17.Rad1 Re8 18.Nf4 Nc6 19.Qd2 Qd7 20.Qxd6 Qxd6 21.Rxd6 Rad8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Linares 14th"] [Site "Linares"] [Date "1997.02.14"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Dreev, Alexey"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2740"] [BlackElo "2650"] [ECO "D46"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Bd3 O-O 8.O-O Qe7 9.c5 Bc7 10.e4 dxe4 11.Nxe4 Nd5 12.Bd2 Rd8 13.Rae1 f6 14.Nd6 Nf8 15.Nxc8 Raxc8 16.Re4 Qf7 17.Rfe1 Re8 18.b4 a6 19.a4 Ra8 20.g3 Qd7 21.Bc4 Reb8 22.Rb1 Rd8 23.Ree1 Ng6 24.Bd3 Nf8 25.Bf1 Ng6 26.b5 axb5 27.axb5 Ra3 28.Rb3 Rda8 29.Bc1 Ra1 30.Bb2 Rxe1 31.Nxe1 e5 32.Nf3 exd4 33.Nxd4 Be5 34.Qf5 Qxf5 35.Nxf5 Nge7 36.Nxe7+ Nxe7 37.Bc4+ Kf8 38.Bxe5 fxe5 39.Rf3+ Ke8 40.Bf7+ Kf8 41.Ba2+ Ke8 42.Bf7+ Kf8 43.Be6+ Ke8 44.Rf7 cxb5 45.Rxg7 h6 46.Rh7 Ra1+ 47.Kg2 Kf8 48.Rf7+ Ke8 49.Rh7 Kf8 50.Rf7+ Ke8 51.Rf6 Ra6 52.Rxh6 Ng8 53.Rg6 Ke7 54.Rxg8 Kxe6 55.Rb8 Ra7 56.Rd8 Ra6 57.Rb8 Ra7 58.h4 b4 59.Rd8 Ra6 60.h5 Rc6 61.h6 Rc7 62.Rd6+ Kf5 63.Rb6 Kg5 64.Kf3 b3 65.Ke4 Re7 66.Kd5 1-0 [Event "Linares 14th"] [Site "Linares"] [Date "1997.02.15"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2740"] [BlackElo "2765"] [ECO "D39"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.d4 dxc4 5.e4 Bb4 6.Bg5 c5 7.Bxc4 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bd7 9.O-O Nc6 10.Rc1 O-O 11.Nb3 Ne5 12.Be2 Bc6 13.f3 Qb8 14.a3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Dos Hermanas"] [Site "Dos Hermanas"] [Date "1997.04.01"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2740"] [BlackElo "2765"] [ECO "D39"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.d4 dxc4 5.e4 Bb4 6.Bg5 c5 7.Bxc4 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bd7 9.O-O Nc6 10.Rc1 h6 11.Bf4 O-O 12.e5 Qb8 13.Bg3 Nxe5 14.Re1 Bd6 15.Ndb5 Nxc4 16.Nxd6 Nxd6 17.Bxd6 Qd8 18.Bxf8 Kxf8 19.b4 a6 20.a4 Be8 21.Qxd8 Rxd8 22.Red1 Rb8 23.f3 Bc6 24.b5 axb5 25.axb5 Be8 26.Ra1 g5 27.Ra7 Kg7 28.Rda1 Rc8 29.R1a3 Rc7 30.b6 Re7 31.R3a5 Bc6 32.Rc5 Re8 33.Ne2 Bd5 34.Rc7 Rd8 35.Kf2 Rd6 36.Nc3 Rxb6 37.Nxd5 Rb2+ 38.Kg1 Rb1+ 39.Kf2 Rb2+ 40.Kg1 Rb1+ 41.Kf2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Dos Hermanas"] [Site "Dos Hermanas"] [Date "1997.04.02"] [Round "2"] [White "Salov, Valery"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2665"] [BlackElo "2740"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Bg4 3.Bg2 Nd7 4.c4 e6 5.d4 c6 6.O-O Bd6 7.Qb3 Rb8 8.Nc3 Ngf6 9.Re1 O-O 10.e4 Bxf3 11.Bxf3 e5 12.exd5 exd4 13.Ne2 Re8 14.Bf4 Bxf4 15.Nxf4 Ne5 16.Bg2 Qd6 17.c5 Qxc5 18.Rxe5 Rxe5 19.dxc6 Qa5 20.cxb7 Re1+ 21.Rxe1 Qxe1+ 22.Bf1 Qe4 23.Bg2 Qb1+ 24.Bf1 Qe4 25.Bg2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Dos Hermanas"] [Site "Dos Hermanas"] [Date "1997.04.05"] [Round "4"] [White "Gelfand, Boris"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2700"] [BlackElo "2740"] [ECO "D46"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 c6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Bd3 O-O 8.O-O dxc4 9.Bxc4 b5 10.Be2 Bb7 11.Rd1 Qc7 12.b3 a6 13.Ne4 Nxe4 14.Qxe4 c5 15.Qh4 Nf6 16.Bb2 Qe7 17.dxc5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Dos Hermanas"] [Site "Dos Hermanas"] [Date "1997.04.06"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2740"] [BlackElo "2635"] [ECO "A17"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3 6.Qxc3 b6 7.g3 Bb7 8.Bg2 c5 9.b4 d6 10.O-O Nbd7 11.Bb2 Qe7 12.d3 Rfc8 13.b5 a6 14.a4 axb5 15.axb5 Qf8 16.e4 Rxa1 17.Rxa1 Ra8 18.Qc1 Rxa1 19.Qxa1 Qa8 20.Qxa8+ Bxa8 21.Nd2 Ne8 22.Nb1 Bb7 23.f4 f6 24.Nc3 Kf7 25.Na4 Ke7 26.d4 Kd8 27.d5 exd5 28.exd5 Nc7 29.Bh3 Na8 30.Be6 Nf8 31.f5 Bc8 32.Kf2 Bd7 33.g4 Ke7 34.g5 Nxe6 35.fxe6 Be8 36.gxf6+ gxf6 37.Ke3 Bg6 38.Kd2 Be4 39.Bc1 Bg2 40.Kc3 Bf1 41.Bh6 Bg2 42.Bf4 Bf1 43.Nb2 Nc7 44.Nd1 Bg2 45.Ne3 Be4 46.Bh6 Ne8 47.Kd2 Nc7 48.Ke2 Ne8 49.Kf2 Nc7 50.Kg3 Bd3 51.Kg4 Ne8 52.Kf4 Bb1 53.Nf5+ Kd8 54.Bf8 Bd3 55.Be7+ Kc7 56.Ne3 Kc8 57.Kg4 Kc7 58.Kh5 Ng7+ 59.Kh6 Ne8 60.h4 Kc8 61.h5 Kc7 62.Ng2 Kc8 63.Nf4 Bc2 64.Bxf6 Nxf6 65.Kg7 Ne8+ 66.Kf7 Nc7 67.e7 h6 68.Ne6 Bd1 69.Kg6 Ne8 70.Nf8 Be2 71.Kxh6 Bxc4 72.Kg6 Bxd5 73.h6 c4 74.h7 Be4+ 75.Kf7 Bxh7 76.Kxe8 Bg8 77.Nd7 c3 1-0 [Event "Dos Hermanas"] [Site "Dos Hermanas"] [Date "1997.04.09"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Short, Nigel D"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2740"] [BlackElo "2690"] [ECO "D11"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Bf5 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 c6 5.Qb3 Qb6 6.c5 Qc7 7.Bf4 Qc8 8.Nh4 Bg6 9.Nxg6 hxg6 10.e4 Nf6 11.Bd3 dxe4 12.Nxe4 Nxe4 13.Bxe4 Be7 14.O-O-O Nd7 15.Kb1 Nf6 16.Bf3 Nd5 17.Be5 Bf6 18.Bd6 Be7 19.Be5 Bf6 20.Bd6 Be7 21.Bxd5 cxd5 22.Bxe7 Kxe7 23.Qe3 Qd7 24.Rc1 f6 25.f4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Dos Hermanas"] [Site "Dos Hermanas"] [Date "1997.04.10"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Shirov, Alexei"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2740"] [BlackElo "2690"] [ECO "A30"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nc3 e6 4.g3 b6 5.Bg2 Bb7 6.O-O a6 7.d4 cxd4 8.Qxd4 d6 9.Rd1 Be7 10.b3 Nbd7 11.e4 Qc8 12.Bb2 O-O 13.Qe3 Re8 14.Nd4 Bf8 15.h3 Qc7 16.Re1 g6 17.Rad1 Rad8 18.Qd2 Bg7 19.Nc2 Nc5 20.Ba1 h5 21.Nb4 Qc8 22.Qf4 Qa8 23.Nd3 Nfd7 24.Nxc5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Dos Hermanas"] [Site "Dos Hermanas"] [Date "1997.04.11"] [Round "9"] [White "Topalov, Veselin"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2725"] [BlackElo "2740"] [ECO "D46"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Bd3 O-O 8.O-O dxc4 9.Bxc4 a6 10.Bd2 c5 11.Bd3 h6 12.Rad1 cxd4 13.exd4 Qc7 14.Rc1 Qb8 15.Rfe1 b5 16.Ne4 Bb7 17.Nxd6 Qxd6 18.Qc7 Qxc7 19.Rxc7 Rab8 20.Ba5 Rfc8 21.Rec1 Nd5 22.Rxc8+ Rxc8 23.Rxc8+ Bxc8 24.Ne5 Nb8 25.Be4 f6 26.Bxd5 exd5 27.Bc7 fxe5 28.Bxb8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Novgorod"] [Site "Novgorod"] [Date "1997.06.13"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Short, Nigel D"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2740"] [BlackElo "2690"] [ECO "D02"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 a6 3.Bg5 Bg4 4.e3 Nf6 5.c4 dxc4 6.Bxc4 e6 7.Nc3 Be7 8.h3 Bh5 9.Bxf6 Bxf6 10.g4 Bg6 11.h4 h6 12.Bd3 Bxd3 13.Qxd3 Nd7 14.O-O-O Qe7 15.g5 hxg5 16.hxg5 Rxh1 17.Rxh1 Bxg5 18.Rh8+ Nf8 19.Rxf8+ Qxf8 20.Nxg5 O-O-O 21.f4 Qe7 22.Qh7 f6 23.Nge4 b6 24.a3 Kb8 25.Kb1 Ka7 26.Nf2 Qd7 27.Qe4 Qd6 28.Qg2 Qd7 29.Na2 Rc8 30.Nb4 c5 31.dxc5 bxc5 32.Na2 Rb8 33.Qg4 Qd2 34.Nd1 Qd3+ 35.Kc1 Qc4+ 36.Nac3 g5 37.Qf3 gxf4 38.exf4 Rg8 39.Kc2 Rd8 40.Nf2 Qd4 41.Nd3 Kb6 42.Nc1 c4 43.Kb1 Kc7 44.N3e2 Qd5 45.Qe3 Rd6 46.Qc3 e5 47.fxe5 fxe5 48.Ka1 Rf6 49.Qe1 Qe4 50.Ka2 Rb6 51.Qa5 Kb7 52.Qd2 Kc8 53.Nc3 Qd4 54.Qg5 Rc6 55.N1e2 Qc5 56.Ne4 Qb5 57.N2c3 Qb3+ 58.Kb1 Kb7 1-0 [Event "Novgorod"] [Site "Novgorod"] [Date "1997.06.15"] [Round "4"] [White "Gelfand, Boris"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2700"] [BlackElo "2740"] [ECO "E14"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.b3 c5 7.Bd3 Nc6 8.O-O cxd4 9.exd4 b6 10.Bb2 Bb7 11.Rc1 Nb4 12.Bb1 Rc8 13.Ne5 Nc6 14.Nxc6 Rxc6 15.Qe2 Re8 16.Nd1 Bf8 17.Ne3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Novgorod"] [Site "Novgorod"] [Date "1997.06.19"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Bareev, Evgeny"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2740"] [BlackElo "2665"] [ECO "A87"] 1.Nf3 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6 4.O-O Bg7 5.d4 O-O 6.c4 d6 7.Nc3 Qe8 8.d5 a5 9.Be3 Na6 10.Qc1 Ng4 11.Bf4 Bd7 12.Rd1 Nc5 13.h3 Nf6 14.Bh6 c6 15.Nd4 Rc8 16.dxc6 Bxc6 17.Bxg7 Kxg7 18.Nxc6 bxc6 19.b3 Qd7 20.e3 Rb8 21.Rb1 Rb6 22.Ne2 Kf7 23.Qc3 Ra8 24.Nd4 Qc8 25.Qe1 Ra7 26.a3 Ne6 27.Qc3 Nc5 28.Qe1 Ne6 29.Rdc1 Nc5 30.Rd1 Ne6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Novgorod"] [Site "Novgorod"] [Date "1997.06.20"] [Round "8"] [White "Short, Nigel D"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2690"] [BlackElo "2740"] [ECO "B72"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.h3 g6 7.Be3 Bg7 8.Bc4 O-O 9.Bb3 Na5 10.Qd2 Bd7 11.Bh6 Rc8 12.Bxg7 Kxg7 13.Qd3 a6 14.f4 e5 15.Nde2 Qb6 16.O-O-O Bb5 17.Qf3 Bxe2 18.Qxe2 Nxb3+ 19.axb3 exf4 20.Rhf1 Qa5 21.Rxf4 Qa1+ 22.Nb1 Nd7 23.Rxd6 Nc5 24.Qe3 a5 25.e5 b5 26.Rh4 Kg8 27.Rd5 Ne6 28.Qh6 Rxc2+ 29.Kxc2 Rc8+ 30.Nc3 1-0 [Event "Dortmund"] [Site "Dortmund"] [Date "1997.07.04"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Karpov, Anatoly"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2745"] [ECO "A17"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.g3 Bb7 4.Bg2 e6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 O-O 7.Nc3 d5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.e4 Nxc3 10.bxc3 Nc6 11.d4 Na5 12.h4 Re8 13.h5 h6 14.Ne5 Bd6 15.Bf4 Qe7 16.Qg4 Kh8 17.Nd3 Rad8 18.Rad1 Bc6 19.e5 Ba3 20.Bxc6 Nxc6 21.Re4 Qd7 22.Qf3 Bf8 23.Be3 Na5 24.g4 Nc4 25.g5 Nxe3 26.fxe3 hxg5 27.Rg4 Qe7 28.Rf1 Rd7 29.Qg3 f6 30.e4 Qa3 31.exf6 Qxc3 32.f7 Rc8 33.d5 exd5 34.e5 c5 35.Rf3 c4 36.Nf2 Qe1+ 37.Kg2 Be7 38.Rxg5 Bxg5 39.f8=Q+ 1-0 [Event "Dortmund"] [Site "Dortmund"] [Date "1997.07.05"] [Round "2"] [White "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2765"] [BlackElo "2770"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Nd5 Be7 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.c3 O-O 12.Nc2 Bg5 13.Be2 Ne7 14.Ncb4 a5 15.Nxe7+ Qxe7 16.Nd5 Qb7 17.Qd3 b4 18.cxb4 axb4 19.Qb3 Be6 20.Bc4 Rac8 21.O-O Qc6 22.Rac1 Bxd5 23.exd5 Qc5 24.Rc2 g6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Dortmund"] [Site "Dortmund"] [Date "1997.07.06"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2725"] [ECO "D45"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 d5 4.d4 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 b6 7.Bd3 Bb7 8.O-O Be7 9.b3 Rc8 10.Bb2 c5 11.cxd5 cxd4 12.dxe6 dxc3 13.exd7+ Nxd7 14.Bxc3 Bb4 15.Bc4 Bxf3 16.gxf3 Bxc3 17.Qxc3 Qg5+ 18.Kh1 b5 19.Qa5 1-0 [Event "Dortmund"] [Site "Dortmund"] [Date "1997.07.09"] [Round "5"] [White "Huebner, Robert"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2580"] [BlackElo "2770"] [ECO "E11"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.c4 e6 4.g3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 Be7 6.Bg2 O-O 7.O-O c6 8.b3 b6 9.Bc3 Bb7 10.Nbd2 Nbd7 11.Ne5 c5 12.Rc1 cxd4 13.Bxd4 Nxe5 14.Bxe5 Rc8 15.Qc2 Ba3 16.Bb2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Dortmund"] [Site "Dortmund"] [Date "1997.07.11"] [Round "7"] [White "Gelfand, Boris"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2695"] [BlackElo "2770"] [ECO "D55"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 O-O 6.e3 h6 7.Bxf6 Bxf6 8.Rc1 c6 9.Bd3 Nd7 10.O-O dxc4 11.Bxc4 e5 12.h3 exd4 13.exd4 Nb6 14.Bb3 Re8 15.Re1 Bf5 16.g4 Be6 17.Bxe6 Rxe6 18.Rxe6 fxe6 19.Qe2 Qe7 20.Re1 Re8 21.Qc2 Qf7 22.Ne4 Rd8 23.Nc5 Bxd4 24.Nxd4 Rxd4 25.Nxe6 Rd6 26.Qe4 Rd5 27.f4 Nd7 28.Nd8 Qf6 29.Qe8+ Kh7 30.Qe4+ Kg8 31.Qe8+ Kh7 32.Qe4+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Dortmund"] [Site "Dortmund"] [Date "1997.07.13"] [Round "9"] [White "Short, Nigel D"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2660"] [BlackElo "2770"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 Bg7 11.c3 f5 12.exf5 Bxf5 13.Nc2 Be6 14.Nce3 Ne7 15.g3 Nxd5 16.Nxd5 O-O 17.Bg2 Rb8 18.O-O a5 19.Qh5 Qd7 20.Qh4 Bxd5 21.Bxd5 Kh8 22.g4 f5 23.gxf5 Qxf5 24.Be4 Bf6 25.Bxf5 Bxh4 26.Be4 Rf4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tilburg Fontys"] [Site "Tilburg"] [Date "1997.09.27"] [Round "1"] [White "Shaked, Tal"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2500"] [BlackElo "2770"] [ECO "E46"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Ne2 d5 6.a3 Be7 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.g3 Nxc3 9.Nxc3 c5 10.d5 Bf6 11.Bg2 Bxc3+ 12.bxc3 exd5 13.Qxd5 Qe7 14.Rb1 Nc6 15.O-O Be6 16.Qh5 Rad8 17.e4 Ba2 18.Ra1 Bc4 19.Re1 Ne5 20.Be3 g6 21.Qh4 Qxh4 22.gxh4 b6 23.Bh6 Rfe8 24.h3 f6 25.Rad1 Bb5 26.Rxd8 Rxd8 27.Kh2 Bc6 28.Kg3 Rd3+ 29.Re3 Rd1 30.Re2 Ra1 31.Rd2 Nf7 32.Be3 Rxa3 33.Rc2 Ne5 34.f3 Ba4 35.Rc1 Nd3 0-1 [Event "Tilburg Fontys"] [Site "Tilburg"] [Date "1997.09.29"] [Round "3"] [White "Svidler, Peter"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2660"] [BlackElo "2770"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 Bg7 11.Bd3 Ne7 12.Nxe7 Qxe7 13.c4 f5 14.O-O O-O 15.Qf3 bxc4 16.Nxc4 d5 17.exd5 e4 18.Qe3 Bb7 19.Rfd1 Bxd5 20.Nb6 Rad8 21.Nxd5 Rxd5 22.Bxa6 Rxd1+ 23.Rxd1 Bxb2 24.Rd5 Qf6 25.Bc4 Rd8 26.Rxd8+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tilburg Fontys"] [Site "Tilburg"] [Date "1997.10.07"] [Round "9"] [White "Piket, Jeroen"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2630"] [BlackElo "2770"] [ECO "E94"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Na6 8.Be3 Ng4 9.Bg5 Qe8 10.dxe5 dxe5 11.h3 h6 12.Bd2 Nf6 13.Be3 Qe7 14.Nd5 Qd8 15.Nxf6+ Qxf6 16.c5 Nb8 17.Qb3 Nc6 18.Rad1 a6 19.Rd2 Qe7 20.Rfd1 Kh7 21.Ne1 a5 22.Bc4 f5 23.exf5 gxf5 24.f4 exf4 25.Bf2 a4 26.Qa3 Ne5 27.Re2 Be6 28.Bxe6 Qxe6 29.Nf3 Rad8 30.Rde1 Nxf3+ 31.Qxf3 Qxa2 32.Re7 Rf7 33.Qxf4 Rxe7 34.Rxe7 Qxb2 35.Bg3 Qf6 36.Qxc7 Rd1+ 37.Kh2 Qa1 38.Bf4 Rh1+ 39.Kg3 Qc3+ 40.Re3 Qf6 41.Qxb7 h5 42.Qe7 h4+ 43.Kf2 Rc1 44.Qe8 Rc2+ 45.Kf1 Qa6+ 46.Kg1 Qg6 47.Qxg6+ Kxg6 48.Re6+ Kf7 49.Ra6 Rc4 50.Bd6 Bd4+ 51.Kf1 Ke6 52.g3 Kd5 53.gxh4 Ke4 54.Ke2 Rc2+ 55.Kd1 Ra2 0-1 [Event "Tilburg Fontys"] [Site "Tilburg"] [Date "1997.10.14"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Leko, Peter"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2635"] [ECO "A30"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nc3 e6 4.g3 b6 5.Bg2 Bb7 6.O-O Be7 7.Re1 d6 8.e4 a6 9.d4 cxd4 10.Nxd4 Qc7 11.f4 O-O 12.Be3 Nc6 13.Rc1 Nxd4 14.Bxd4 Rac8 15.b3 Rfe8 16.a4 Nd7 17.Rc2 Bf8 18.Rd2 Nb8 19.Bf2 Bc6 20.g4 Qb7 21.Bf1 Nd7 22.g5 Nc5 23.Bg2 b5 24.axb5 axb5 25.b4 Na6 26.cxb5 Bxb5 27.Nxb5 Qxb5 28.Bf1 Qb7 29.b5 Nc5 30.Qf3 Red8 31.f5 d5 32.exd5 exd5 33.Bd4 Ne4 34.Rg2 Bc5 35.Qe3 Bxd4 36.Qxd4 Nd6 37.g6 Nxf5 38.gxh7+ Kh8 39.Qf4 g6 40.Bd3 Qb6+ 41.Rf2 Qf6 42.Re5 Rc1+ 43.Kg2 Nh4+ 44.Kh3 Qxf4 45.Rxf4 Rc3 46.Kxh4 Rxd3 47.Rxf7 Rb3 48.Rb7 d4 49.Kg5 d3 50.Kxg6 Rxb5 51.Rbxb5 d2 52.Rbd5 d1=Q 53.Rxd1 Rd6+ 54.Rxd6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Investbanka"] [Site "Belgrade"] [Date "1997.11.11"] [Round "1"] [White "Kovacevic, Aleksandar"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2525"] [BlackElo "2770"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.O-O Be7 8.c4 Nb4 9.Be2 Be6 10.Nc3 O-O 11.Be3 Bf5 12.Rc1 dxc4 13.Bxc4 c6 14.Ne5 Nxc3 15.bxc3 Nd5 16.Qf3 Be6 17.Bd2 f6 18.Nd3 Qd7 19.Rfe1 Bd6 20.h3 Bf7 21.Bb3 Rae8 22.Qg4 Rxe1+ 23.Rxe1 Rd8 24.Qxd7 Rxd7 25.Nf4 Nc7 26.Ne6 Nxe6 27.Bxe6 Bxe6 28.Rxe6 Kf7 29.Re1 Be7 30.Be3 Rd5 31.Kf1 Ra5 32.Re2 Ra3 33.Rc2 Ke6 34.Ke2 b5 35.Bc1 Ra4 36.Kd3 Kd5 37.Re2 Bd6 38.Rc2 h5 39.Be3 Bc7 40.Bc1 Bd6 41.Re2 c5 42.dxc5 Bxc5 43.f3 Bd6 44.Be3 Be5 45.Bc1 a6 46.Rc2 g6 47.Be3 g5 48.Bd2 g4 49.hxg4 hxg4 50.Be3 g3 51.Bc1 Rh4 52.Re2 Rh1 53.Be3 f5 54.Bd2 Ra1 55.Be3 Rf1 56.Rc2 Rd1+ 57.Ke2 Ra1 58.Kd3 f4 59.Bb6 Bd6 60.Bd4 Re1 61.Kd2 Rh1 62.Kd3 Rb1 63.Re2 a5 64.Kc2 Rf1 65.Kd3 a4 66.Rb2 b4 67.Rd2 Rc1 68.Bf6 b3 69.axb3 axb3 70.Rb2 Rd1+ 71.Ke2 Rg1 72.Kd3 Bc5 73.Bd4 Bxd4 74.cxd4 Re1 0-1 [Event "Investbanka"] [Site "Belgrade"] [Date "1997.11.12"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2765"] [ECO "D43"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.d4 c6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 dxc4 7.e4 g5 8.Bg3 b5 9.Be2 Bb7 10.e5 Nh5 11.a4 a6 12.Nxg5 Nxg3 13.Nxf7 Kxf7 14.fxg3 Kg8 15.O-O Nd7 16.Bg4 Qe7 17.Ne4 Rh7 18.Nd6 Rb8 19.b4 h5 20.Bh3 Bh6 21.Kh1 Bg5 22.Qc2 Rg7 23.Qe2 Ba8 24.Qxh5 Rf8 25.Ne4 c5 26.Nxg5 Bd5 27.Nf3 cxb4 28.axb5 axb5 29.Nh4 Qg5 30.Rxf8+ Nxf8 31.Qe8 Rf7 32.Nf3 Qg6 33.Qxb5 b3 34.Rf1 Qd3 35.Kg1 Qe3+ 36.Kh1 c3 37.Bxe6 Bxe6 38.d5 Rxf3 39.gxf3 Bh3 40.Qc4 Bxf1 41.Qg4+ Kh7 42.e6 Ng6 0-1 [Event "Investbanka"] [Site "Belgrade"] [Date "1997.11.13"] [Round "3"] [White "Shirov, Alexei"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2700"] [BlackElo "2770"] [ECO "C43"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 Nxe4 4.Bd3 d5 5.Nxe5 Nd7 6.Nxd7 Bxd7 7.O-O Bd6 8.Nc3 Nxc3 9.bxc3 O-O 10.Qh5 f5 11.Rb1 b6 12.Qf3 c6 13.Bf4 Qc7 14.Bxd6 Qxd6 15.Rfe1 Rae8 16.Rxe8 Rxe8 17.c4 Qa3 18.h4 Qxa2 19.Rf1 dxc4 20.Bxf5 Bxf5 21.Qxf5 c3 22.Qd3 Qd5 23.Qxc3 Re4 24.Qg3 Rxd4 25.Qb8+ Qd8 26.Qxa7 h6 27.Qa2+ Kh8 28.g3 b5 29.Qe6 Qd5 30.Qxd5 Rxd5 31.Ra1 Rc5 32.Ra2 Kh7 33.Kf1 1/2-1/2 [Event "Investbanka"] [Site "Belgrade"] [Date "1997.11.14"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2565"] [ECO "E17"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e6 4.g3 b6 5.Bg2 Bb7 6.O-O Be7 7.Re1 d5 8.cxd5 exd5 9.d4 O-O 10.dxc5 bxc5 11.Nh4 Qd7 12.e4 Nxe4 13.Nxe4 dxe4 14.Qxd7 Nxd7 15.Bxe4 Bxe4 16.Rxe4 Bf6 17.Nf3 Rfb8 18.Rb1 Rb4 19.Rxb4 cxb4 20.Be3 Nb6 21.Bd4 Bxd4 22.Nxd4 Rc8 23.Re1 Kf8 24.Re5 Rc4 25.Nf5 g6 26.Ne3 Rc1+ 27.Kg2 b3 28.axb3 Rb1 29.g4 h6 30.Rb5 Rxb2 31.h4 Kg7 32.h5 Rb1 33.hxg6 fxg6 34.f4 Rc1 35.Kf3 Rc3 36.Ke4 Rc7 37.Ra5 Re7+ 38.Kf3 Rc7 39.b4 Kf7 40.Ra3 Kg7 41.Rd3 Nc4 42.Nxc4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Investbanka"] [Site "Belgrade"] [Date "1997.11.16"] [Round "5"] [White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2770"] [ECO "D58"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 O-O 6.e3 h6 7.Bh4 b6 8.Qb3 Bb7 9.Bxf6 Bxf6 10.cxd5 exd5 11.Rd1 Re8 12.Bd3 c5 13.dxc5 Nd7 14.c6 Bxc6 15.O-O Nc5 16.Qc2 Rc8 17.Bh7+ Kh8 18.Bf5 Ne6 19.Nd4 Nxd4 20.exd4 Rc7 21.Qd3 g6 22.Bg4 h5 23.Bf3 Rce7 24.g3 h4 25.Qd2 Kg7 26.g4 Re6 27.h3 Bg5 28.Qc2 Qd6 29.Qb3 Bd8 30.Bg2 Qf4 31.Rc1 Bc7 32.Rfd1 Rf6 33.Qc2 Re3 34.Kf1 Rxc3 0-1 [Event "Investbanka"] [Site "Belgrade"] [Date "1997.11.17"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Gelfand, Boris"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2695"] [ECO "E97"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 O-O 5.d4 d6 6.Be2 Nc6 7.O-O e5 8.d5 Ne7 9.b4 Nh5 10.Re1 f5 11.Ng5 Nf6 12.Bf3 c6 13.Be3 f4 14.Bc1 h6 15.Ne6 Bxe6 16.dxe6 Nc8 17.b5 Qe8 18.bxc6 bxc6 19.c5 Qxe6 20.Ba3 dxc5 21.Na4 Nb6 22.Nxc5 Qf7 23.Qc1 Qc4 24.Bd1 Qxc1 25.Rxc1 Rfc8 26.Bb3+ Kh7 27.Ne6 a5 28.Nxg7 Kxg7 29.Be6 Nbd7 30.Red1 Ra7 31.Bb2 Rcc7 32.f3 Kf8 33.Rd6 Rab7 34.Ba3 c5 35.Bxd7 Nxd7 36.Rxg6 Kf7 37.Rxh6 c4 38.g3 fxg3 39.hxg3 c3 40.Rc2 Nf8 41.Bd6 Rb1+ 42.Kf2 Rb2 43.Bxc7 Rxc2+ 44.Ke3 Rxa2 45.Bxe5 c2 46.Rc6 Ra3+ 47.Ke2 Ra2 48.Kd2 Ne6 49.f4 c1=Q+ 50.Kxc1 Ra4 51.Kd2 Rxe4 52.Bc3 Ke7 53.Kd3 Ra4 54.f5 Nd8 55.Ra6 Nf7 56.Ra7+ Ke8 57.Ra8+ Ke7 58.Ra7+ Ke8 59.Rxa5 Rg4 60.Be1 Ke7 61.Bf2 Ng5 62.Ra6 Kf7 63.Ke2 Ne4 64.Ra5 Rg5 65.Kf3 Nxf2 66.Kxf2 Kf6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Investbanka"] [Site "Belgrade"] [Date "1997.11.19"] [Round "7"] [White "Lautier, Joel"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2660"] [BlackElo "2770"] [ECO "D58"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 O-O 6.e3 h6 7.Bh4 b6 8.Be2 Bb7 9.Bxf6 Bxf6 10.cxd5 exd5 11.b4 c6 12.O-O a5 13.bxa5 Rxa5 14.a4 c5 15.Qb3 Na6 16.Rfb1 Nb4 17.Na2 Nxa2 18.Rxa2 Ba6 19.Bxa6 Rxa6 20.Qb5 Qa8 21.dxc5 bxc5 22.Qxc5 Rxa4 23.Rxa4 Qxa4 24.h3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Investbanka"] [Site "Belgrade"] [Date "1997.11.20"] [Round "8"] [White "Georgiev, Kiril"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2670"] [BlackElo "2770"] [ECO "D71"] 1.c4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.g3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Bg2 Nxc3 7.bxc3 c5 8.e3 Qa5 9.Ne2 cxd4 10.exd4 O-O 11.O-O Nc6 12.Qb3 Rd8 13.d5 Ne5 14.Bg5 Re8 15.Nd4 Bd7 16.Rab1 b6 17.Bf4 Rac8 18.Bxe5 Bxe5 19.Nc6 Qxc3 20.Qxc3 Bxc3 21.Nxa7 Ra8 22.Nc6 Rxa2 23.Rxb6 Rb2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Investbanka"] [Site "Belgrade"] [Date "1997.11.21"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2725"] [ECO "A16"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Qa4+ Bd7 5.Qb3 dxc4 6.Qxc4 Nc6 7.d4 Bg7 8.e4 O-O 9.e5 Be6 10.exf6 Bxc4 11.fxg7 Kxg7 12.Bxc4 Nxd4 13.Nxd4 Qxd4 14.Be2 Rad8 15.O-O Qe5 16.Be3 Rd7 17.Rfe1 Qa5 18.a3 Rfd8 19.Bg4 f5 20.Bf3 e5 21.Bg5 e4 22.Be2 c6 23.Bxd8 Qxd8 24.Red1 b5 25.Rxd7+ Qxd7 26.Rd1 Qe6 27.g3 a5 28.Rd2 e3 29.Rd3 exf2+ 30.Kxf2 Qe5 31.Bf3 Qc5+ 32.Kf1 1/2-1/2 [Event "EUCup final"] [Site "Kazan"] [Date "1997.11.30"] [Round "3"] [White "Galliamova, Alisa"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2445"] [BlackElo "2770"] [ECO "A35"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nd4 4.e3 Nxf3+ 5.Qxf3 g6 6.b3 Bg7 7.Bb2 d6 8.Qd1 e5 9.Be2 Ne7 10.O-O O-O 11.Bf3 f5 12.Nd5 Be6 13.d3 g5 14.e4 g4 15.Be2 h5 16.f3 Nxd5 17.cxd5 Bd7 18.Bc1 g3 19.hxg3 f4 20.Qe1 Qg5 21.Rb1 Qxg3 22.Qxg3 fxg3 23.b4 cxb4 24.Rxb4 b5 25.Bg5 Rac8 26.Rb2 Bf6 27.Bxf6 Rxf6 28.d4 exd4 29.Bxb5 Rb8 30.Rfb1 Rxb5 31.Rxb5 Bxb5 32.Rxb5 Rf8 33.Kf1 Rc8 34.Ke2 Rc2+ 35.Kd3 Rxg2 36.e5 Rf2 37.exd6 Rxf3+ 38.Ke4 Rf8 39.Rb1 h4 40.d7 g2 41.Rc1 Kg7 0-1 [Event "EUCup final"] [Site "Kazan"] [Date "1997.12.28"] [Round "1"] [White "Akopian, Vladimir"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2660"] [BlackElo "2770"] [ECO "A39"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 c5 4.Nf3 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Bg7 6.Bg2 O-O 7.O-O Nc6 8.Nc3 Ng4 9.e3 d6 10.b3 Nxd4 11.exd4 Nh6 12.Bxh6 Bxh6 13.Re1 Bg7 14.Rc1 Rb8 15.b4 Be6 16.d5 Bf5 17.Qd2 a5 18.a3 axb4 19.axb4 Qb6 20.Ne4 Qd4 21.Qxd4 Bxd4 1/2-1/2 [Event "EUCup final"] [Site "Kazan"] [Date "1997.12.29"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Bareev, Evgeny"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2670"] [ECO "D38"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Qa4+ Nc6 6.a3 Be7 7.cxd5 exd5 8.Bf4 O-O 9.e3 Bf5 10.Ba6 bxa6 11.Qxc6 Rb8 12.b4 Rb6 13.Qa4 Nh5 14.Bg3 Rh6 15.O-O Nxg3 16.hxg3 Bd6 17.Rfe1 Be4 18.Nxe4 dxe4 19.Nd2 f5 20.Qxa6 Qg5 21.Qe2 Rh5 22.Nc4 Qh6 23.f4 exf3 24.Qxf3 Bxg3 25.Qxg3 f4 26.Qg4 fxe3 27.Qxh5 Qxh5 28.Nxe3 Qh4 29.Re2 Qxd4 30.Rd1 Qc3 31.Nd5 Qxa3 32.Kh2 h6 33.Re3 Qa6 34.Nxc7 Qc4 35.Nd5 Kh7 36.Red3 Qh4+ 37.Rh3 Qg4 38.Rd2 Rf5 39.Rhd3 Qh4+ 40.Rh3 Qc4 41.Rhd3 Qh4+ 42.Rh3 Qe4 43.Re3 Rh5+ 44.Kg1 Qb1+ 45.Kf2 Rxd5 0-1 [Event "WDR TV"] [Site "Dortmund"] [Date "1997.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Polgar, Judit"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2670"] [ECO "E94"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.d4 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O exd4 8.Nxd4 Re8 9.f3 c6 10.Kh1 Nbd7 11.Bg5 Qb6 12.Nb3 a5 13.Qd2 a4 14.Be3 c5 15.Nc1 Ne5 16.Rb1 Be6 17.b3 axb3 18.axb3 Qa5 19.Rd1 Red8 20.Nb5 Qxd2 21.Rxd2 Ne8 22.Na2 f5 23.exf5 Bxf5 24.Rbd1 Nc6 25.g4 Be6 26.Nac3 Na5 27.Rb1 b6 28.Kg2 h6 29.Bd3 g5 30.Be4 Bxc3 31.Nxc3 Rac8 32.h4 gxh4 33.Bxh6 Nc7 34.Bg5 Rd7 35.Bxh4 b5 36.Nd5 Nxd5 37.cxd5 Bf7 38.Bf5 Rcc7 39.Bf6 Kf8 40.Ra2 1-0 [Event "Dortmund"] [Site "Dortmund"] [Date "1997.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Jussupow, Artur"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2640"] [ECO "D37"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.Qc2 Nc6 9.a3 Bd7 10.Rd1 Rc8 11.Be2 dxc4 12.O-O a6 13.Bxc4 Nh5 14.Ng5 g6 15.Nge4 Be7 16.Bd6 Bxd6 17.Rxd6 Nb8 18.Be2 Ng7 19.Rd3 Qe7 20.Qd2 Bc6 21.Rd1 Rc7 22.Nd6 Nd7 23.e4 Ne8 24.Nxe8 Rxe8 25.Rd6 Rec8 26.Qf4 Qf6 27.Qg3 Nf8 28.h4 Rd7 29.e5 Qg7 30.Bf3 Rxd6 31.exd6 Nd7 32.Bxc6 Rxc6 33.Qg5 Qf8 34.Qe7 Qc8 35.Rd4 Rc5 36.Ne4 Rf5 37.Kh2 h5 38.f3 Qc6 39.Rd3 Kg7 40.Rc3 Qb5 41.Rc8 Qxb2 42.Qxd7 Rxf3 43.Qd8 Qe5+ 44.g3 1-0 [Event "Dortmund"] [Site "Dortmund"] [Date "1997.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Polgar, Judit"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2670"] [ECO "E11"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 e6 3.c4 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Bxd2+ 5.Nbxd2 Nf6 6.g3 O-O 7.Bg2 Qe7 8.O-O b6 9.Rc1 Bb7 10.Ne5 Nbd7 11.Nxd7 Qxd7 12.Qc2 Rac8 13.c5 c6 14.Qa4 Ba8 15.e4 dxe4 16.Nxe4 Nxe4 17.Bxe4 Rfd8 18.Rfd1 Qc7 19.b4 g6 20.Qa3 Qe7 21.Qf3 b5 22.a4 bxa4 23.Ra1 a6 24.Rxa4 Bb7 25.Ra2 Rc7 26.Rad2 Kg7 27.Qf4 Rcd7 28.Qe5+ Qf6 29.f4 h5 30.Kf2 h4 31.Ke3 hxg3 32.hxg3 Ba8 33.Rh2 Qxe5 34.fxe5 Kf8 35.Rf1 Rxd4 36.Rh7 R8d7 37.Rh8+ Ke7 38.Rxa8 Rxb4 39.Bxc6 Rb3+ 40.Kf2 Rd2+ 41.Ke1 1-0 [Event "Dortmund"] [Site "Dortmund"] [Date "1997.??.??"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Topalov, Veselin"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2745"] [ECO "E97"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.d4 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.b4 a5 10.Ba3 axb4 11.Bxb4 Nd7 12.a4 Bh6 13.a5 f5 14.Nd2 Kh8 15.Bd3 Rf6 16.Na4 Rf7 17.c5 dxc5 18.Bc3 fxe4 19.Bxe4 Nf5 20.Nc4 Nd6 21.Nxe5 Nxe5 22.Bxe5+ Bg7 23.Bxg7+ Rxg7 24.Nxc5 b6 25.Ne6 Bxe6 26.dxe6 Nxe4 27.axb6 cxb6 28.Re1 Nc3 29.e7 Nxd1 30.exd8=B Rxd8 31.Rexd1 Rxd1+ 32.Rxd1 Rb7 33.Kf1 b5 34.Rb1 Kg7 35.Ke2 Kf6 36.Kd3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Dos Hermanas"] [Site "Dos Hermanas"] [Date "1997.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Karpov, Anatoly"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2740"] [BlackElo "2760"] [ECO "E32"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3 6.Qxc3 b6 7.b4 Bb7 8.Bb2 d6 9.e3 Nbd7 10.d4 Ne4 11.Qb3 a5 12.Be2 axb4 13.axb4 Rxa1+ 14.Bxa1 Ndf6 15.O-O Qd7 16.b5 Ra8 17.Bb2 c6 18.bxc6 Qxc6 19.Rc1 Nd7 20.Ne1 Qa4 21.Qxa4 Rxa4 22.f3 Nef6 23.Bd1 Ra2 24.Nd3 Kf8 25.Bb3 Ra8 26.e4 Nb8 27.c5 bxc5 28.dxc5 dxc5 29.Nxc5 Bc8 30.e5 Ne8 31.Ba4 Nc7 32.Ba3 Kg8 33.Ne4 Rxa4 34.Rxc7 Ba6 35.Nc5 1-0 [Event "Dos Hermanas"] [Site "Dos Hermanas"] [Date "1997.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Polgar, Judit"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2645"] [BlackElo "2740"] [ECO "C01"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.Bd3 Bd6 6.O-O Nge7 7.c4 dxc4 8.Bxc4 O-O 9.h3 Be6 10.Bxe6 fxe6 11.Nc3 Qe8 12.Re1 Qg6 13.Re4 Rae8 14.Qe2 Nd5 15.Rg4 Qf5 16.Bh6 Rf7 17.Nh4 Nxc3 18.bxc3 Qa5 19.Bd2 e5 20.Nf3 Ree7 21.d5 Qxd5 22.c4 Qc5 23.Ng5 Rf5 24.Ne4 Nd4 25.Qf1 Qc6 26.c5 Bxc5 27.Rc1 b6 28.Qa6 h5 29.Rh4 Qg6 30.Qc4+ Ref7 31.Rc3 Nf3+ 32.Rxf3 Rxf3 33.Be1 Be7 34.Nd2 Bxh4 35.Nxf3 Bf6 36.Nd2 Kh7 37.Ne4 Rd7 38.Bc3 c5 39.Qe2 Kg8 40.Qc4+ Qf7 41.Qe2 c4 42.f4 Rd3 43.f5 Be7 44.g4 Rxh3 0-1 [Event "Bundesliga 9697"] [Site "Germany"] [Date "1997.??.??"] [Round "?.1"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Adams, Michael"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2740"] [BlackElo "2660"] [ECO "A34"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.d4 c5 5.cxd5 cxd4 6.Qxd4 Nxd5 7.e4 Nxc3 8.Qxc3 Nc6 9.Bb5 Bd7 10.O-O Qb6 11.a4 Qc5 12.Qd3 Qd6 13.Qe2 a6 14.e5 Qc7 15.Bd3 Nb4 16.Be4 Bc6 17.Bd2 Bxe4 18.Qxe4 Nd5 19.Rfc1 Qd7 20.Rc4 Be7 21.Qg4 Kf8 22.Rac1 h5 23.Qd4 Qd8 24.h4 g6 25.Bg5 Kg7 26.Qd2 Bxg5 27.Nxg5 Qe7 28.Qe2 b5 29.axb5 axb5 30.Rc6 b4 31.Qf3 Ra2 32.Rd1 Rha8 33.Rc2 Ra1 34.Kh2 Rxd1 35.Qxd1 Ra7 36.Rc6 Rc7 37.Ra6 Qc5 38.Qe2 b3 39.Ra8 Qd4 40.Nf3 Qf4+ 41.g3 Rc2 42.gxf4 Rxe2 43.Ra7 Rxf2+ 44.Kg3 Rxb2 45.Ng5 Rc2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Linares 14th"] [Site "Linares"] [Date "1997.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Topalov, Veselin"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2725"] [BlackElo "2740"] [ECO "E07"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.g3 Nbd7 6.Bg2 dxc4 7.a4 Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.e4 e5 10.dxe5 Ng4 11.Bf4 Qa5 12.e6 fxe6 13.Qe2 Nge5 14.Nd4 Nd3 15.Nxe6 Rf6 16.Bc7 Qb4 17.Nd4 Bc5 18.Nc2 Qxb2 19.Nd1 Qb3 20.Nde3 N7e5 21.h3 Be6 22.Kh2 Rh6 23.Rab1 Bg4 24.Nxg4 Nxg4+ 25.Qxg4 Qxc2 26.Qg5 Nxf2 27.Rxf2 Qxf2 28.Rf1 Qd4 29.Be5 Qd7 30.Qc1 Qe6 31.Bxg7 Kxg7 32.Qg5+ Rg6 33.Qxc5 Qd6 0-1 [Event "Linares 14th"] [Site "Linares"] [Date "1997.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2740"] [BlackElo "2740"] [ECO "B65"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 Be7 8.O-O-O Nxd4 9.Qxd4 O-O 10.f4 Qa5 11.Bb5 Rd8 12.e5 dxe5 13.Qxe5 h6 14.Bh4 Ng4 15.Qh5 Nf6 16.Qe5 Ng4 17.Rxd8+ Qxd8 18.Bxe7 Qxe7 19.Qe2 Nf6 20.Rd1 a6 21.Bd3 b5 22.g4 Bb7 23.g5 hxg5 24.fxg5 Nd7 25.Qh5 Nf8 26.h4 Qb4 27.Rf1 g6 28.Qh6 Qg4 29.Be2 Qh3 30.h5 Bg2 31.Rd1 Qf5 32.Rd3 b4 33.Nd1 Be4 34.Rd2 Qf4 35.hxg6 Nxg6 36.Qh3 Qxg5 37.Qe3 Qxe3 38.Nxe3 a5 39.Rd4 f5 40.Ng4 Nf4 41.Bc4 Kg7 0-1 [Event "Linares 14th"] [Site "Linares"] [Date "1997.??.??"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Polgar, Judit"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2740"] [BlackElo "2645"] [ECO "E97"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.d4 d6 5.e4 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.b4 Nh5 10.Re1 f5 11.Ng5 Nf6 12.Bf3 c6 13.Be3 cxd5 14.cxd5 h6 15.Ne6 Bxe6 16.dxe6 fxe4 17.Nxe4 Nxe4 18.Bxe4 d5 19.Bc2 e4 20.Rc1 d4 21.Bd2 e3 22.fxe3 d3 23.Bb3 Qd6 24.Qg4 Be5 25.Rf1 Bxh2+ 26.Kh1 Qg3 27.Qd4 Qe5 28.Rf7 Rxf7 29.exf7+ Kh7 30.Qxe5 Bxe5 31.Rc5 Bd6 32.Rc4 Nc6 33.b5 Ne5 34.Rd4 Bf8 35.Re4 Bg7 36.Bb4 d2 37.Rxe5 Rd8 38.Re8 1-0 [Event "Linares 14th"] [Site "Linares"] [Date "1997.??.??"] [Round "8"] [White "Shirov, Alexei"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2690"] [BlackElo "2740"] [ECO "B66"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.O-O-O h6 9.Be3 Be7 10.f4 Nxd4 11.Bxd4 b5 12.Kb1 Bb7 13.Bd3 O-O 14.e5 dxe5 15.fxe5 Nd7 16.Ne4 Bxe4 17.Bxe4 Rb8 18.Ba7 Nxe5 19.Qc3 Bd6 20.Qd4 Bc7 21.Qc5 Qc8 22.Rhe1 Nc4 23.Bxb8 Qxb8 24.g3 Be5 25.c3 Rc8 26.Qe7 b4 27.Qxb4 Qc7 28.Qb7 Na3+ 29.Kc1 Bf4+ 30.gxf4 Qxf4+ 31.Rd2 Rd8 32.Rd1 Rxd2 33.Rxd2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Linares 14th"] [Site "Linares"] [Date "1997.??.??"] [Round "11"] [White "Kasparov, Gary"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2795"] [BlackElo "2740"] [ECO "E59"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 c5 6.Nf3 d5 7.O-O Nc6 8.a3 Bxc3 9.bxc3 dxc4 10.Bxc4 Qc7 11.Ba2 b6 12.Re1 e5 13.e4 Bg4 14.dxc5 bxc5 15.h3 Rad8 16.Qe2 Bxf3 17.Qxf3 Rd6 18.Bg5 h6 19.Bh4 Rfd8 20.Rab1 Ne7 21.Bc4 Nc8 22.Bg3 Nb6 23.Bb5 Re6 24.a4 c4 25.Qe2 Rd3 26.a5 Nc8 27.Rb4 Rxc3 28.Rxc4 Rxc4 29.Qxc4 Qb8 30.Qc5 Nd6 31.Bd3 Nd7 32.Qa3 Nf8 33.Rb1 Qc7 34.Rc1 Qd8 35.a6 Ng6 36.Qc5 Re7 37.f3 Ne8 38.Bf1 Rc7 39.Qe3 Rd7 40.Kh2 Re7 41.Rc6 Kh7 42.Qc1 Nc7 43.Qc3 Qd7 44.Rc5 Qd6 45.Bf2 Ne6 46.Rd5 Qb8 47.Rb5 Qd6 48.Rb7 Nd4 49.Qb4 Qf6 50.Qc5 Nc6 51.Be3 Re6 52.Bc4 Re7 53.Bd5 Nd4 54.Rxa7 Rxa7 55.Qxa7 Ne7 56.Bc4 h5 57.Qc5 1-0 [Event "Amber-rapid 6th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1997.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2740"] [BlackElo "2740"] [ECO "D38"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 Nbd7 7.Nd2 Be7 8.e3 O-O 9.Be2 b6 10.b4 c5 11.bxc5 bxc5 12.dxc5 Nxc5 13.O-O Ne6 14.Nf3 Nxg5 15.Nxg5 Qa5 16.Nb5 Bd7 17.Nd4 Ne4 18.Nxe4 dxe4 19.Qc2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber-blind 6th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1997.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2740"] [BlackElo "2740"] [ECO "A17"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.g3 Bb7 4.Bg2 e6 5.O-O Be7 6.Nc3 O-O 7.Re1 d5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.e4 Nxc3 10.bxc3 Nc6 11.d4 Na5 12.Bf4 Bd6 13.Ne5 Qe7 14.Qg4 f6 15.Nf3 Ba3 16.Bc1 Rae8 17.Nh4 Bxc1 18.Raxc1 Qa3 19.Qe2 c5 20.Bh3 Qa4 21.Rcd1 Bc6 22.d5 exd5 23.Qh5 Re5 24.Bf5 g6 25.Qg4 Be8 26.f4 Rxe4 27.Bxe4 dxe4 28.Qe6+ Bf7 29.Qxf6 e3 30.Rd8 Qe4 31.Rxf8+ Kxf8 32.Ng2 Nc4 33.f5 Kg8 34.Qd8+ Be8 35.f6 Qe5 36.Qe7 Qxe7 37.fxe7 Kf7 38.Nxe3 Nd2 39.Re2 Nf3+ 40.Kf2 Ng5 41.Nc4 1-0 [Event "Amber-rapid 6th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1997.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Karpov, Anatoly"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2740"] [BlackElo "2760"] [ECO "A17"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.g3 Bb7 4.Bg2 e6 5.O-O Be7 6.Nc3 O-O 7.Re1 d5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.e4 Nxc3 10.bxc3 Nc6 11.d4 Na5 12.Ne5 Bd6 13.f4 Qe8 14.Be3 Rd8 15.Bf2 c5 16.Qe2 Qa4 17.dxc5 bxc5 18.Rab1 Rc8 19.Qd1 Qxd1 20.Rexd1 Bxe5 21.fxe5 a6 22.Rb6 Rc7 23.Bf1 h6 24.g4 Ra8 25.Rdd6 Bxe4 26.Rxa6 Rxa6 27.Bxa6 Nc6 28.Bg3 Ne7 29.c4 Nc6 30.a4 Ra7 31.Bb5 Nd4 32.Ra6 Nxb5 33.axb5 Rd7 34.Rd6 Ra7 35.Ra6 Rd7 36.Rd6 Ra7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber-blind 6th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1997.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Karpov, Anatoly"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2760"] [BlackElo "2740"] [ECO "D38"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Qb3 c5 6.cxd5 exd5 7.dxc5 Nc6 8.e3 O-O 9.Be2 Be6 10.Nd4 Bxc5 11.Nxe6 fxe6 12.O-O Qe7 13.Bd2 Kh8 14.Rad1 a6 15.a3 Rad8 16.Bc1 Ba7 17.Qa2 Ne5 18.Nb1 Ne4 19.Qb3 Qh4 20.f3 Nd6 21.g3 Qh3 22.Rf2 Ne4 23.fxe4 Rxf2 24.Kxf2 Qxh2+ 25.Ke1 Qxg3+ 26.Kd2 d4 27.Kc2 Qg2 28.Nc3 d3+ 29.Kb1 Qg5 30.Bf1 Qe7 31.Bh3 Rd6 32.Bd2 b5 33.Na2 Qh4 34.Bxe6 Qxe4 35.Nc3 Qh4 36.Rf1 Rd8 37.e4 Qh2 38.Qd5 Re8 39.Bd7 Nc4 40.Bxe8 Nxd2+ 41.Ka2 Nxf1 42.Qf7 Qf2 43.Qd7 Qd4 44.Qh3 Qc4+ 45.Ka1 Ne3 46.Bg6 h6 47.Qd7 Nc2+ 48.Kb1 Nxa3+ 49.Ka1 Nc2+ 50.Kb1 Na3+ 51.Kc1 Be3+ 52.Kd1 Qb3+ 53.Ke1 Nc2+ 54.Kf1 Qg8 55.Nd5 Qf8+ 56.Bf7 Bg5 57.e5 Nd4 58.e6 d2 59.Nc3 Qd8 60.Kg2 Qxd7 61.exd7 b4 62.Nd1 a5 63.b3 g6 64.Bxg6 Kg7 65.Bh5 Nxb3 66.Ne3 Nc5 67.Nc4 a4 68.Nxd2 a3 0-1 [Event "Amber-rapid 6th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1997.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2570"] [BlackElo "2740"] [ECO "E32"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6 7.Bg5 Bb7 8.f3 h6 9.Bh4 d5 10.e3 Nbd7 11.cxd5 Nxd5 12.Bxd8 Nxc3 13.Bh4 Nd5 14.Bf2 c5 15.Bb5 N5f6 16.Ne2 a6 17.Ba4 b5 18.Bc2 cxd4 19.Nxd4 Rac8 20.O-O-O g6 21.e4 Rc7 22.Kb1 Rfc8 23.Rc1 Nh5 24.Be3 Kh7 25.g4 Nhf6 26.h4 e5 27.Nb3 Nxg4 28.Bd2 Ngf6 29.Ba5 Rxc2 30.Rxc2 Rxc2 31.Kxc2 Nxe4 32.Rd1 Nef6 33.Nd2 Nd5 34.Re1 f5 35.Bc3 f4 36.Ne4 Ne3+ 37.Kd3 Bxe4+ 38.Kxe4 Nc5+ 39.Kxe5 Nd3+ 40.Ke6 Nxe1 41.Bxe1 g5 42.hxg5 hxg5 43.Ke5 Kg6 44.Ke4 Kf6 45.b3 Ke6 46.a4 bxa4 47.bxa4 Nf5 48.Bb4 Ng3+ 49.Kd4 Ne2+ 50.Kd3 Ng3 51.Kd4 Kf5 52.Kc5 Nf1 53.Kb6 Nh2 54.Kxa6 Nxf3 55.Kb7 Ne5 56.a5 f3 57.Be1 Nd3 58.Bf2 Nxf2 59.a6 Ne4 60.a7 f2 61.a8=Q f1=Q 62.Qc8+ Ke5 63.Qe8+ Kd4 0-1 [Event "Amber-blind 6th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1997.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2740"] [BlackElo "2570"] [ECO "D85"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 O-O 8.Be2 b6 9.O-O Bb7 10.Qd3 Qd7 11.Bf4 Ba6 12.Qe3 Bxe2 13.Qxe2 Nc6 14.Rad1 e6 15.h4 h6 16.Rfe1 Rad8 17.Qd2 Kh7 18.Qc2 f6 19.Bc1 Qf7 20.c4 e5 21.d5 Na5 22.c5 c6 23.cxb6 axb6 24.h5 g5 25.Bd2 cxd5 26.exd5+ Kh8 27.Bxa5 bxa5 28.d6 Qxh5 29.Qf5 Qf7 30.d7 Qxa2 31.Nd2 a4 32.Ne4 Qg8 33.Nc5 Ra8 34.Ne6 Rfb8 35.Re3 a3 36.Rxa3 1-0 [Event "Amber-blind 6th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1997.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Topalov, Veselin"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2725"] [BlackElo "2740"] [ECO "C11"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 dxe4 5.Nxe4 Be7 6.Bxf6 Bxf6 7.Nf3 O-O 8.Bc4 Nd7 9.Qe2 Be7 10.O-O-O c6 11.h4 b5 12.Bd3 Qc7 13.Kb1 Nf6 14.Nxf6+ Bxf6 15.Qe4 g6 16.h5 Bb7 17.hxg6 hxg6 18.Ne5 Rfd8 19.Qg4 Bxe5 20.dxe5 Qxe5 21.Bxg6 fxg6 22.Rde1 Qf5 23.Qh4 Kf7 24.Qh7+ Kf6 25.g4 Qxg4 26.Qxb7 Rh8 27.Rhg1 Qf5 28.Qxc6 Rhe8 29.Qc3+ e5 30.f4 Rac8 31.fxe5+ Kg7 32.Qd2 Rcd8 33.Qe3 Rc8 34.Rg2 Re7 35.Rf2 Qh5 36.Qf4 Kg8 37.a3 Rce8 38.e6 Rd8 39.Qf6 Rd1+ 40.Rxd1 Qxd1+ 41.Ka2 Qd8 42.Rh2 Qd5+ 43.b3 Rg7 44.e7 Qf7 45.Rh8+ 1-0 [Event "Amber-rapid 6th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1997.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Topalov, Veselin"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2740"] [BlackElo "2725"] [ECO "E65"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.g3 g6 5.Bg2 Bg7 6.d4 cxd4 7.Nxd4 O-O 8.O-O d6 9.Nxc6 bxc6 10.Bxc6 Rb8 11.Qa4 Bh3 12.Bg2 Bxg2 13.Kxg2 Qd7 14.Rb1 Qxa4 15.Nxa4 Rfc8 16.c5 dxc5 17.Be3 c4 18.Bxa7 Rb4 19.Nc3 e6 20.Bd4 Nd5 21.Bxg7 Kxg7 22.Rfc1 Nxc3 23.Rxc3 Rcb8 24.Rc2 g5 25.a3 Rb3 26.Rxc4 Rxb2 27.Rxb2 Rxb2 28.e3 Ra2 29.Ra4 h5 30.h3 f5 31.Ra7+ Kf6 32.Ra8 g4 33.hxg4 hxg4 34.a4 Ra1 35.a5 Ke5 36.a6 Ke4 37.a7 Ke5 38.Kh2 Ke4 39.Kg2 Ke5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber-blind 6th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1997.??.??"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2740"] [BlackElo "2765"] [ECO "D27"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 e6 3.c4 dxc4 4.e3 Nf6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O a6 7.dxc5 Qxd1 8.Rxd1 Bxc5 9.Nbd2 Nbd7 10.Be2 b6 11.Nc4 Bb7 12.b3 O-O 13.Bb2 b5 14.Na5 Bd5 15.Nd4 Rfc8 16.Rac1 e5 17.Nc2 Bb6 18.Nb4 Rxc1 19.Bxc1 Rc8 20.Bd2 Be6 21.Nbc6 Kh8 22.a4 bxa4 23.bxa4 Nc5 24.Nxe5 Nxa4 25.Nac6 a5 26.Ba6 Ra8 27.Bb5 Nc5 28.Bxa5 Bxa5 29.Nxa5 Rxa5 0-1 [Event "Amber-rapid 6th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1997.??.??"] [Round "5"] [White "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2765"] [BlackElo "2740"] [ECO "D38"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 Nbd7 7.Qc2 c5 8.dxc5 h6 9.Bd2 O-O 10.e3 Bxc5 11.Be2 b6 12.O-O Bb7 13.Rfd1 Qe7 14.a3 a6 15.Be1 Rfe8 16.Nd4 g6 17.Rac1 Bd6 18.Bf3 Ne5 19.Nce2 Ne4 20.Qb3 Bc5 21.Nf4 Rad8 22.Be2 Qf6 23.a4 h5 24.a5 Ng4 25.axb6 Bxb6 26.Bxg4 hxg4 27.Nfe2 Ba8 28.Ng3 Rb8 29.Qa3 Bb7 30.Nxe4 Rxe4 31.Bc3 Bc7 32.Ne2 d4 33.Bxd4 Bxh2+ 34.Kf1 Qh4 35.g3 Qh3+ 36.Ke1 Rbe8 37.Qd6 R4e6 38.Qd7 R6e7 39.Qd6 Re6 40.Qf4 Bf3 41.Rc7 Qh7 42.Bc3 Re4 43.Qd6 Bxe2 44.Kxe2 R4e6 45.Qxe6 1-0 [Event "Amber-rapid 6th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1997.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Van Wely, Loek"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2645"] [BlackElo "2740"] [ECO "D38"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Bg5 Nbd7 6.cxd5 exd5 7.e3 c5 8.Bb5 Qa5 9.O-O Bxc3 10.Bxd7+ Nxd7 11.bxc3 O-O 12.Be7 Re8 13.Bxc5 Nxc5 14.dxc5 Qxc5 15.Qb3 b6 16.Rfd1 Be6 17.Nd4 Rac8 18.Rac1 Re7 19.h3 h6 20.Rd2 Qa5 21.Qb2 Rec7 22.Ne2 Rc4 23.Rd4 Rxd4 24.Nxd4 Bd7 25.Nb3 Qa4 26.Rd1 Be6 27.Qd2 Qa3 28.Rc1 Rc4 29.Nd4 Bd7 30.Ne2 Rc5 31.Nf4 Bf5 32.f3 Ra5 33.g4 Be6 34.Rc2 Rb5 35.Kf2 Qe7 36.Kg2 f6 37.Rb2 Rxb2 38.Qxb2 Bf7 39.Kf2 Qe5 40.Ke2 g5 41.Nd3 Qc7 42.Qb4 Kg7 43.Qd4 Qh2+ 44.Nf2 Qd6 45.Qb4 Qxb4 46.cxb4 d4 47.a3 Bc4+ 48.Kd2 dxe3+ 49.Kxe3 Bf1 50.Ne4 f5 51.gxf5 Bxh3 52.Ng3 Kf6 53.Ke4 Bg2 54.Nh5+ Kf7 55.Ke3 Bh3 56.Ke4 Bg2 57.Ke3 Ke7 58.f4 Bd5 59.fxg5 hxg5 60.Kd4 Bf7 61.Ng3 Kf6 62.a4 Bb3 63.a5 Bf7 64.axb6 axb6 65.Ke4 Be8 66.Kd5 Bd7 67.Kd6 Bxf5 68.Kc6 Bd3 69.Kxb6 Ke5 70.b5 Kf4 71.Nh5+ Kg4 72.Nf6+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber-blind 6th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1997.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Van Wely, Loek"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2740"] [BlackElo "2645"] [ECO "E97"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.d4 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.b4 a5 10.Ba3 axb4 11.Bxb4 Nd7 12.a4 Bh6 13.a5 f5 14.Nd2 Nf6 15.c5 Bxd2 16.Qxd2 Nxe4 17.Nxe4 fxe4 18.Bc3 Nf5 19.Ra4 Nh4 20.Rxe4 g5 21.Rb4 Ng6 22.cxd6 cxd6 23.Rb6 Nf4 24.Bb4 Rf6 25.Rc1 Qe7 26.Bf1 Bf5 27.g3 Rg6 28.f3 Nh3+ 29.Kh1 h5 30.Qe3 g4 31.Bxh3 gxh3 32.Rc4 Rf8 33.Kg1 Rff6 34.Rh4 Qf7 35.a6 Bc8 36.Rc4 Rxf3 37.Rxc8+ Kh7 38.Qe2 Rgf6 39.Rc1 Rf2 40.Qxf2 Rxf2 41.Rxb7 1-0 [Event "Amber-rapid 6th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1997.??.??"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Nikolic, Predrag"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2740"] [BlackElo "2655"] [ECO "A17"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3 6.Qxc3 b6 7.g3 Bb7 8.Bg2 c5 9.b4 d6 10.O-O Nbd7 11.Bb2 Rc8 12.d3 d5 13.cxd5 Bxd5 14.Qd2 Qe7 15.Rfc1 h6 16.Bc3 Rfe8 17.Qb2 e5 18.e4 Bb7 19.Nd2 Qd6 20.Bf1 Qe6 21.b5 Nh7 22.a4 f6 23.Qa2 Ndf8 24.a5 Rb8 25.Qxe6+ Nxe6 26.Nc4 Nc7 27.Rcb1 Bc8 28.axb6 axb6 29.Ra7 Re7 30.f4 exf4 31.gxf4 Kf8 32.Be1 f5 33.Bh4 g5 34.Bg3 Rf7 35.fxg5 f4 36.g6 1-0 [Event "Amber-blind 6th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1997.??.??"] [Round "7"] [White "Nikolic, Predrag"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2655"] [BlackElo "2740"] [ECO "D38"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Bg5 Nbd7 6.Qa4 c5 7.cxd5 exd5 8.dxc5 Bxc3+ 9.bxc3 O-O 10.Qb4 h6 11.Be3 Ne4 12.Rd1 a5 13.Qa3 Qe7 14.Rxd5 b6 15.Bc1 Bb7 16.c6 Qxa3 17.Bxa3 Bxc6 18.Rd4 Rfc8 19.c4 Nc3 20.e3 Bxf3 21.Bb2 Nxa2 22.gxf3 Nc5 23.Rg1 g6 24.f4 Nb4 25.Ke2 Nb3 26.Re4 Rd8 27.Bc3 Na2 28.Bd4 Nac1+ 29.Kd1 Nc5 30.Re7 N1b3 31.Bg2 Nxd4 32.exd4 Rxd4+ 33.Ke2 Kf8 34.Rxf7+ Kxf7 35.Bxa8 Rxf4 36.Bd5+ Kg7 37.Ke3 Rh4 38.Rb1 Na4 39.Bc6 Rxc4 40.Bxa4 Rxa4 41.Rxb6 Rb4 42.Ra6 Rb5 43.h4 Re5+ 44.Kf4 Rf5+ 45.Kg3 h5 46.f4 Rb5 47.Kf3 Rb3+ 48.Ke4 Rb4+ 49.Ke5 Rb5+ 50.Ke4 Rf5 51.Ra7+ Kh6 52.Ke3 Rb5 53.Ke4 Rc5 54.Ra6 Rc4+ 55.Ke5 Rc5+ 56.Ke4 Rb5 57.Ra7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber-rapid 6th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1997.??.??"] [Round "8"] [White "Piket, Jeroen"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2640"] [BlackElo "2740"] [ECO "E11"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 Be7 6.Bg2 O-O 7.O-O Nbd7 8.Qc2 c6 9.Rd1 b6 10.b3 Ba6 11.a4 c5 12.Na3 Bb7 13.Qb2 Ne4 14.Be1 Bf6 15.e3 cxd4 16.Nxd4 Qb8 17.Rac1 Rd8 18.Qb1 a6 19.a5 Be7 20.Nac2 bxa5 21.Bxa5 Rc8 22.Nb4 Nef6 23.cxd5 Bxb4 24.Bxb4 Bxd5 25.Rxc8+ Qxc8 26.e4 Bb7 27.f3 Qc7 28.Be1 Rc8 29.Bf2 h6 30.Bf1 Ne5 31.Be2 g5 32.h3 Ng6 33.Bc4 h5 34.Nxe6 fxe6 35.Bxe6+ Kg7 36.Bxc8 Qxc8 37.Qc1 g4 38.Qg5 gxf3 39.Bd4 f2+ 40.Kxf2 Qc2+ 41.Rd2 Qc6 42.Qxf6+ Qxf6+ 43.Bxf6+ Kxf6 44.Rd6+ Kg5 45.h4+ Kh6 46.e5 Kg7 47.e6 Bc8 48.b4 Ne7 49.Kf3 Kf6 50.Kf4 Bxe6 51.Rxa6 Nd5+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber-blind 6th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1997.??.??"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Piket, Jeroen"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2740"] [BlackElo "2640"] [ECO "E97"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.d4 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.b4 Nh5 10.Re1 f5 11.Ng5 Nf6 12.Bf3 c6 13.Be3 h6 14.Ne6 Bxe6 15.dxe6 g5 16.h3 f4 17.Bc1 Ng6 18.c5 dxc5 19.bxc5 Qe7 20.Rb1 Rfe8 21.Qb3 Rab8 22.Ba3 Nh4 23.Be2 f3 24.Bxf3 Nxf3+ 25.gxf3 Qxe6 26.Qxe6+ Rxe6 27.Rb3 b5 28.cxb6 axb6 29.Bc5 Nd7 30.Be3 Bf8 31.a4 Bc5 32.Rd1 Bxe3 33.Rxd7 Bd4 34.Ne2 c5 35.Ng3 Ra8 36.Rb7 c4 37.Rb5 Bc5 38.Rb1 Rxa4 39.Nf5 c3 40.Rb8+ Kf7 41.Rb7+ Kf8 42.Rc1 Bd4 43.h4 Rc6 44.hxg5 Rg6 45.f4 exf4 46.Rb8+ Kf7 47.Rb7+ Kf8 48.Kg2 Rxg5+ 49.Kf3 Bc5 50.Nxh6 Ra2 51.Kxf4 Rh5 52.Ng4 c2 53.Nf6 Rh2 54.Nd7+ Ke8 55.Nxc5 bxc5 56.Ke3 c4 57.Rc7 Rh3+ 58.f3 Ra3+ 59.Kd4 Rh2 60.Rxc4 Rxf3 61.R1xc2 Rxc2 62.Rxc2 Ra3 63.Rc6 Ke7 64.Ke5 Ra5+ 65.Kf4 Rh5 66.Kg4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber-blind 6th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1997.??.??"] [Round "9"] [White "Shirov, Alexei"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2690"] [BlackElo "2740"] [ECO "C02"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Qb6 6.a3 Nh6 7.b4 cxd4 8.cxd4 Nf5 9.Bb2 Bd7 10.g4 Nfe7 11.Nc3 h5 12.g5 Nf5 13.Na4 Qd8 14.Bd3 h4 15.Rc1 Be7 16.Rg1 g6 17.Bxf5 exf5 18.Nc5 Rb8 19.Qe2 Be6 20.Qe3 Qb6 21.Qd3 Kf8 22.Bc3 Kg7 23.Nd2 a5 24.b5 Na7 25.a4 Bxc5 26.dxc5 Qxc5 27.Ke2 Nc8 28.Bxa5 Qa7 29.Bc7 Ra8 30.a5 d4 31.Nc4 Ne7 32.Bb6 Qb8 33.Qxd4 Nd5 34.Nd6 h3 35.Rgd1 Rh5 36.Qc5 Nxb6 37.Qxb6 Rxg5 38.Rc7 Qh8 39.Nxf7 Qh5+ 40.Kd2 Bxf7 41.Rxf7+ Kh6 42.Qf6 Rg2 43.Qg7+ Kg5 44.Ke3 Qg4 45.Rd4 1-0 [Event "Amber-rapid 6th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1997.??.??"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Shirov, Alexei"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2740"] [BlackElo "2690"] [ECO "E94"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.d4 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Na6 8.Be3 Ng4 9.Bg5 Qe8 10.dxe5 dxe5 11.h3 h6 12.Bd2 Nf6 13.Be3 Qe7 14.Nd5 Qd8 15.Nxf6+ Qxf6 16.c5 b6 17.Rc1 Rd8 18.Qa4 Nxc5 19.Bxc5 bxc5 20.Rxc5 Qb6 21.Qc2 Bb7 22.Rc1 Qd6 23.Rb5 Bc8 24.Rd1 Qe7 25.Rxd8+ Qxd8 26.Bc4 Bd7 27.Rc5 Be8 28.Nxe5 Qd6 29.Nf3 Rd8 30.Rd5 Qe7 31.Rxd8 Qxd8 32.e5 Kh7 33.Qe4 Qe7 34.b3 Bd7 35.Qd4 Bc6 36.Bd5 Qd7 37.Bxc6 Qxc6 38.Qc4 Qd7 39.g3 Bf8 40.Kg2 Kg8 41.Qd4 Qxd4 42.Nxd4 Bc5 43.Nc6 a6 44.b4 Bf8 45.a3 f5 46.Nb8 c5 47.Nxa6 c4 48.Kf3 Bg7 49.b5 Bxe5 50.b6 c3 51.Ke2 1-0 [Event "Amber-blind 6th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1997.??.??"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Andersson, Ulf"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2740"] [BlackElo "2655"] [ECO "D37"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.d4 Nbd7 5.Qc2 Be7 6.Bf4 O-O 7.e3 dxc4 8.Bxc4 c5 9.dxc5 Bxc5 10.O-O Qe7 11.e4 e5 12.Bg5 Nb6 13.Nd5 Nbxd5 14.Bxd5 Bb6 15.a4 Bg4 16.a5 Rac8 17.Qb3 Bc5 18.Qxb7 Bxf3 19.gxf3 Rc7 20.Bxf6 gxf6 21.Qb5 Kh8 22.Rac1 Bd4 23.Rxc7 Qxc7 24.Kh1 Rg8 25.a6 Rb8 26.Qa4 Bxb2 27.Rb1 Bd4 28.Rxb8+ Qxb8 29.Qd7 Bxf2 30.Kg2 Bc5 31.Qxf7 Qf8 32.Qe6 Qg7+ 33.Qg4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber-rapid 6th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1997.??.??"] [Round "10"] [White "Andersson, Ulf"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2655"] [BlackElo "2740"] [ECO "B08"] 1.Nf3 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.e4 d6 4.Be2 Nf6 5.Nc3 O-O 6.O-O c5 7.dxc5 dxc5 8.Qxd8 Rxd8 9.Be3 b6 10.Rfd1 Nc6 11.Rxd8+ Nxd8 12.Rd1 Bb7 13.Nd2 Ne6 14.e5 Nd7 15.f4 g5 16.fxg5 Nxe5 17.Nb3 a5 18.Na4 Ba6 19.Bxa6 Rxa6 20.h3 Nc4 21.Bc1 Nd6 22.h4 c4 23.Nd2 Nd4 24.Nc3 Nxc2 25.Nf3 Nb4 26.Nd5 Kf8 0-1 [Event "Amber-blind 6th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1997.??.??"] [Round "11"] [White "Lautier, Joel"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2630"] [BlackElo "2740"] [ECO "E58"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 c5 6.Nf3 d5 7.O-O Nc6 8.a3 Bxc3 9.bxc3 Qc7 10.cxd5 exd5 11.Nh4 Qa5 12.Bb2 c4 13.Bc2 Ne4 14.Qe1 Qd8 15.f3 Nd2 16.Qxd2 Qxh4 17.e4 Be6 18.Rae1 f5 19.a4 fxe4 20.Ba3 Rf7 21.fxe4 Qh5 22.Rxf7 Bxf7 23.Rf1 dxe4 24.Bxe4 Re8 25.Qf4 Nd8 26.Bf5 Qe2 27.Qh4 h5 28.Bc1 Bd5 29.Qg3 Rf8 30.Qg6 Rxf5 31.Rxf5 Qe4 32.Rf6 Qe1+ 33.Rf1 Qe2 34.Qg5 1-0 [Event "Amber-rapid 6th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1997.??.??"] [Round "11"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Lautier, Joel"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2740"] [BlackElo "2630"] [ECO "D27"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 e6 3.c4 dxc4 4.e3 Nf6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O a6 7.dxc5 Qxd1 8.Rxd1 Bxc5 9.Nbd2 Nbd7 10.Be2 b6 11.Nc4 Bb7 12.b3 O-O 13.Bb2 Bd5 14.Rac1 Rfc8 15.Nfe5 b5 16.Nxd7 Nxd7 17.Nd2 Bb4 18.Nb1 Nb6 19.f3 Rxc1 20.Rxc1 Rc8 21.Rxc8+ Nxc8 22.Ba3 Bxa3 23.Nxa3 b4 24.Nc2 a5 25.Ba6 Nb6 26.e4 Bc6 27.Kf2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Novgorod"] [Site "Novgorod"] [Date "1997.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Topalov, Veselin"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2740"] [BlackElo "2725"] [ECO "E94"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.d4 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Na6 8.Be3 Ng4 9.Bg5 f6 10.Bc1 Kh8 11.h3 Nh6 12.dxe5 dxe5 13.Qxd8 Rxd8 14.Be3 Be6 15.a3 Nf7 16.b4 c6 17.Rfd1 Rxd1+ 18.Rxd1 Nc7 19.Nd2 Bf8 20.Rb1 b6 21.c5 b5 22.a4 bxa4 23.Nxa4 f5 24.exf5 gxf5 25.Nc4 Nd5 26.Bd2 e4 27.Na5 Rc8 28.Ba6 Rc7 29.Nc3 Nxc3 30.Bxc3+ Bg7 31.Bd2 Ba2 32.Rc1 Be5 33.Nc4 Bxc4 34.Bxc4 Kg7 35.b5 cxb5 36.Bxb5 Bd4 37.c6 Kf6 38.Rd1 Be5 39.Ba5 Re7 40.Bc4 f4 41.Rd7 1-0 [Event "Novgorod"] [Site "Novgorod"] [Date "1997.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Bareev, Evgeny"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2665"] [BlackElo "2740"] [ECO "E32"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6 7.Bg5 Bb7 8.f3 h6 9.Bh4 d5 10.e3 Nbd7 11.Nh3 c5 12.cxd5 cxd4 13.Qxd4 e5 14.Qd1 Bxd5 15.Bb5 Be6 16.Nf2 Nc5 17.O-O Nb3 18.Qxd8 Raxd8 19.Rad1 Rxd1 20.Rxd1 Nd5 21.Ng4 f6 22.Bc6 Nc7 23.Be1 1/2-1/2 [Event "Novgorod"] [Site "Novgorod"] [Date "1997.??.??"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Kasparov, Gary"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2740"] [BlackElo "2795"] [ECO "E97"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.d4 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.b4 Nh5 10.Re1 Nf4 11.Bf1 a5 12.bxa5 Rxa5 13.Nd2 c5 14.a4 Ra6 15.Ra3 g5 16.g3 Nh3+ 17.Bxh3 Bxh3 18.Qh5 Qd7 19.Qxg5 h6 20.Qe3 f5 21.Qe2 f4 22.Nb5 Kh7 23.gxf4 exf4 24.Kh1 Bg4 25.Nf3 Ng6 26.Rg1 Bxf3+ 27.Qxf3 Ne5 28.Qh5 Qf7 29.Qh3 Nxc4 30.Rf3 Be5 31.Nc7 Rxa4 32.Bxf4 1-0 [Event "Novgorod"] [Site "Novgorod"] [Date "1997.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Topalov, Veselin"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2725"] [BlackElo "2740"] [ECO "B57"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bc4 Qb6 7.Nxc6 bxc6 8.O-O g6 9.e5 dxe5 10.Qe2 Qd4 11.Be3 Qd6 12.Rad1 Qc7 13.f4 Bg4 14.Qf2 e4 15.Rde1 Bf5 16.h3 h5 17.Bd4 Bg7 18.b3 O-O 19.Bxf6 Bxf6 20.Nxe4 Bxe4 21.Rxe4 Qb6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Novgorod"] [Site "Novgorod"] [Date "1997.??.??"] [Round "9"] [White "Kasparov, Gary"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2795"] [BlackElo "2740"] [ECO "B66"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nge2 Nf6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.O-O-O h6 9.Be3 Be7 10.f4 Nxd4 11.Bxd4 b5 12.Kb1 Bb7 13.Bd3 O-O 14.e5 dxe5 15.fxe5 Nd7 16.Ne4 Bxe4 17.Bxe4 Rb8 18.c3 Qc7 19.Bc2 Rfd8 20.Qf4 Nf8 21.Rhf1 Bg5 22.Qf2 Rd7 23.Bc5 Rc8 24.Bd6 Qd8 25.Rd4 Qe8 26.h4 Be7 27.g4 Bxd6 28.exd6 Rc6 29.g5 e5 30.Rd5 Rcxd6 31.Rxd6 Rxd6 32.Bb3 Ne6 33.g6 f6 34.h5 Qd7 35.Qf3 Kf8 36.Qa8+ Nd8 37.Qe4 Ke7 38.a3 Qh3 39.Rd1 Rxd1+ 40.Bxd1 Qe6 41.Bg4 Qc6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Novgorod"] [Site "Novgorod"] [Date "1997.??.??"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Gelfand, Boris"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2740"] [BlackElo "2700"] [ECO "D15"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 a6 5.a4 e6 6.Bg5 Nbd7 7.cxd5 exd5 8.e3 Be7 9.Bd3 O-O 10.Qc2 Re8 11.O-O Nf8 12.Rae1 Be6 13.Ne5 N6d7 14.Bxe7 Qxe7 15.Nxd7 Qxd7 16.f4 f6 17.a5 Qc7 18.b4 Re7 19.Na4 Rae8 20.f5 Bf7 21.Qd2 Qd6 22.Nc5 g5 23.Bc2 Kg7 24.g3 h5 25.Kf2 Nh7 26.Kg2 Kh8 27.Qf2 Kg8 28.h3 Kh8 29.Re2 Rg8 30.Bb3 Rge8 31.Rfe1 h4 32.g4 Nf8 33.Kg1 Nd7 34.e4 Nxc5 35.bxc5 Qc7 36.e5 Qxa5 37.e6 Bg8 38.Ra2 Qc3 39.Qe3 Qxe3+ 40.Rxe3 Kg7 41.Kf2 Kf8 42.Ke2 Ra8 43.Kd2 Ke8 44.Kc3 Kd8 45.Kb4 Kc7 46.Rc3 Ree8 47.Ka5 Ra7 48.Rb2 Rd8 49.Ba4 Re8 50.Re3 Rc8 51.Rb6 Re8 52.Bb3 Rd8 53.Bd1 Raa8 54.Reb3 Ra7 55.Bf3 Kc8 56.Re3 Kc7 57.Rb4 Raa8 58.Bg2 Kb8 59.Bxd5 Rxd5 60.e7 Bf7 61.e8=Q+ Bxe8 62.Rxe8+ Ka7 63.Re7 Rb8 64.Rf7 Rdd8 65.Rxf6 Re8 66.Re6 Rxe6 67.fxe6 Re8 68.d5 cxd5 69.Rb6 Rc8 70.Kb4 a5+ 71.Kb5 a4 72.c6 bxc6+ 73.Rxc6 Kb7 74.Rb6+ Kc7 75.Rc6+ Kb7 76.Rb6+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tilburg Fontys"] [Site "Tilburg"] [Date "1997.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Shirov, Alexei"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2700"] [ECO "E97"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.d4 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.b4 Nh5 10.Re1 f5 11.Ng5 Nf4 12.Bxf4 exf4 13.Rc1 Bf6 14.Ne6 Bxe6 15.dxe6 Bxc3 16.Rxc3 fxe4 17.Bf1 e3 18.fxe3 fxe3 19.Rcxe3 c6 20.Qd2 d5 21.cxd5 cxd5 22.Qd4 Qd6 23.Qc5 Qf4 24.Rf3 Qg5 25.Rf7 Rxf7 26.exf7+ Kxf7 27.Qc7 Qh4 28.Re3 Qxb4 29.a3 Qh4 30.Qxb7 Re8 31.Qxa7 d4 32.Bc4+ Kf8 33.g3 Qg4 34.Be2 Qc8 35.Qxd4 Qc1+ 36.Kg2 1-0 [Event "Tilburg Fontys"] [Site "Tilburg"] [Date "1997.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Adams, Michael"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2680"] [ECO "A34"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.Nc3 c5 4.e4 d6 5.d4 cxd4 6.Nxd4 Bb7 7.Qe2 Nc6 8.Nxc6 Bxc6 9.Bg5 Nd7 10.O-O-O h6 11.Be3 e6 12.Bd4 e5 13.Be3 Be7 14.Kb1 O-O 15.f3 a6 16.Nd5 Bxd5 17.Rxd5 Qc7 18.g3 Nf6 19.Rd2 b5 20.Bh3 bxc4 21.Rc1 d5 22.exd5 Rfd8 23.d6 Rxd6 24.Qxc4 Qxc4 25.Rxc4 Nd5 26.Bf2 Nc3+ 27.Kc2 Rxd2+ 28.Kxd2 Nxa2 29.Rc8+ Rxc8 30.Bxc8 Nb4 31.Kc3 a5 32.Bb7 Bd8 33.Be4 g6 34.g4 Kf8 35.Kc4 Ke8 36.h4 Kd7 37.h5 gxh5 38.Bf5+ Kc7 39.gxh5 Bg5 40.Kb5 Nc6 41.Bb6+ Kd6 42.Bc5+ Kc7 43.Bb6+ Kd6 44.Be4 Nd4+ 45.Kxa5 f5 46.Ba8 Be3 47.Ka4 e4 48.fxe4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tilburg Fontys"] [Site "Tilburg"] [Date "1997.??.??"] [Round "5"] [White "Lautier, Joel"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2660"] [BlackElo "2770"] [ECO "E58"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 c5 6.Nf3 d5 7.O-O Nc6 8.a3 Bxc3 9.bxc3 Qc7 10.cxd5 exd5 11.Nh4 Qa5 12.Bb2 Re8 13.Re1 c4 14.Bc2 Ne4 15.Rc1 Qd8 16.g3 g5 17.Ng2 g4 18.f3 Ng5 19.fxg4 Nh3+ 20.Kf1 Qg5 21.Nf4 Bxg4 22.Qd2 Bf5 23.Qg2 Nxf4 24.gxf4 Qxg2+ 25.Kxg2 Bxc2 26.Rxc2 f5 27.Kf3 Kf7 28.a4 Rg8 29.Ba3 Ke6 30.Rb1 b6 31.Bb4 Rab8 32.Rcb2 Rb7 33.Rg2 Rxg2 34.Kxg2 Rg7+ 35.Kf3 Rg8 36.Ra1 h5 37.Rb1 h4 38.a5 bxa5 39.Bc5 Rg7 40.Ba3 h3 41.Rb5 a4 42.Rc5 Nb8 43.Ra5 a6 44.Rxa4 Rg2 45.Bb4 Rxh2 46.Kg3 Re2 47.Kxh3 Rxe3+ 48.Kg2 Nc6 49.Rxa6 Kd7 50.Kf2 Rd3 51.Bc5 Rxc3 52.Rb6 Rb3 53.Ra6 Rd3 0-1 [Event "Tilburg Fontys"] [Site "Tilburg"] [Date "1997.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Polgar, Judit"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2670"] [ECO "A35"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.g3 d5 5.d4 cxd4 6.Nxd4 dxc4 7.Nxc6 Qxd1+ 8.Nxd1 bxc6 9.Bg2 Nd5 10.Ne3 e6 11.Nxc4 Ba6 12.b3 Bb4+ 13.Bd2 Ke7 14.Rc1 Rhc8 15.Bxb4+ Nxb4 16.a3 Nd5 17.Na5 c5 18.e4 Nf6 19.e5 Nd5 20.Kd2 Rab8 21.b4 f6 22.Bxd5 exd5 23.Rxc5 Rxc5 24.bxc5 Rb2+ 25.Kc3 Rb5 26.exf6+ Kxf6 27.Nb3 d4+ 28.Nxd4 Rxc5+ 29.Kb2 Rd5 30.Nb3 Bb5 31.Rc1 g5 32.Rc8 h5 33.Nc5 Kf5 34.Rf8+ Kg4 35.Ne4 Kh3 36.Rh8 Kxh2 37.Rxh5+ Kg2 38.Nc3 Rf5 39.g4 Rxf2+ 40.Kb3 Bd7 41.Rxg5 Be6+ 42.Kb4 Rf4+ 43.Ka5 Rxg4 44.Rxg4+ Bxg4 45.Ka6 Kf3 46.a4 Ke3 47.Nb5 Bd1 48.a5 Be2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tilburg Fontys"] [Site "Tilburg"] [Date "1997.??.??"] [Round "7"] [White "Onischuk, Alexander"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2625"] [BlackElo "2770"] [ECO "C08"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.exd5 exd5 5.Ngf3 Nf6 6.Be2 Nc6 7.O-O Be7 8.dxc5 Bxc5 9.Nb3 Bb6 10.Bg5 O-O 11.c3 Re8 12.Bh4 h6 13.Re1 g5 14.Bg3 Ne4 15.Nfd4 f5 16.Bh5 Rf8 17.h3 Nxg3 18.fxg3 Qd6 19.Qd3 Ne5 20.Qe3 Nc4 21.Qe7 Qxe7 22.Rxe7 Nd6 23.g4 fxg4 24.hxg4 Ne4 25.Rf1 Nf6 26.a4 a5 27.Rf3 Ra6 28.Kh1 Bd8 29.Re1 Nxh5 30.gxh5 Rxf3 31.gxf3 Kf7 32.Nc5 Rb6 33.Nd3 Bf6 34.Ne5+ Kg7 35.b3 Rd6 36.Kg2 Rd8 37.Ng4 Bxd4 38.cxd4 Bxg4 39.fxg4 Kf6 40.Re5 Kf7 41.Kf3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tilburg Fontys"] [Site "Tilburg"] [Date "1997.??.??"] [Round "10"] [White "Kasparov, Gary"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2820"] [BlackElo "2770"] [ECO "E39"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 c5 5.dxc5 O-O 6.a3 Bxc5 7.Nf3 Nc6 8.Bg5 Nd4 9.Nxd4 Bxd4 10.e3 Qa5 11.exd4 Qxg5 12.Qd2 Qxd2+ 13.Kxd2 b6 14.b4 d6 15.Bd3 Rd8 16.f3 h5 17.h4 Kf8 18.Rhe1 Bd7 19.Rab1 Rac8 20.Rec1 e5 21.Nb5 Bxb5 22.cxb5 exd4 23.Rc6 Nd5 24.Rbc1 Rxc6 25.bxc6 Nc7 26.Re1 Re8 27.f4 Rxe1 28.Kxe1 Ke7 29.Be2 g6 30.f5 Kf6 31.fxg6 fxg6 32.Kd2 Kf5 33.g3 Ke4 34.a4 Na8 35.Bd3+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tilburg Fontys"] [Site "Tilburg"] [Date "1997.??.??"] [Round "11"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Van Wely, Loek"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2655"] [ECO "E17"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.g3 Bb7 4.Bg2 e6 5.O-O Be7 6.d4 O-O 7.Re1 d5 8.cxd5 exd5 9.Nc3 Nbd7 10.Bf4 Ne4 11.Qc2 c5 12.dxc5 Bxc5 13.Nxe4 dxe4 14.Ng5 Nf6 15.Nxe4 Bxe4 16.Bxe4 Qd4 17.Bf3 Qxf2+ 18.Kh1 Rac8 19.Rf1 Qd4 20.Rad1 Qb4 21.a3 Qb5 22.Qf5 Qa4 23.e4 Qc2 24.Rd2 Qc4 25.Rfd1 Qe6 26.Qxe6 fxe6 27.e5 Ne8 28.Bg4 Nc7 29.b4 Be7 30.Rd7 Rf7 31.Rc1 Bf8 32.Rxf7 Kxf7 33.Rc6 1-0 [Event "Hoogovens"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "1998.01.16"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Piket, Jeroen"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2790"] [BlackElo "2575"] [ECO "D46"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 c6 3.c4 e6 4.Qc2 Nf6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Nc3 Bd6 7.Bd3 O-O 8.O-O dxc4 9.Bxc4 a6 10.Rd1 b5 11.Be2 Qc7 12.Ne4 Nxe4 13.Qxe4 e5 14.Qh4 h6 15.Bd2 Re8 16.dxe5 Nxe5 17.Ba5 Qb8 18.Rac1 Be6 19.Nxe5 Bxe5 20.Rxc6 Bxb2 21.Bc7 Qb7 22.Bf3 Rac8 23.Qb4 Be5 24.Rcc1 Qxc7 25.Rxc7 Rxc7 26.Qa5 Rc2 27.Qxa6 Rb8 28.Be4 Rc4 29.Bd3 Ra4 30.Qc6 g6 31.f4 Bf6 32.f5 gxf5 33.Bxf5 Bxf5 34.Qxf6 Bg6 35.Rd2 Re4 36.h3 Rbe8 37.Qb6 b4 38.Rd4 Rxe3 39.Qxb4 h5 40.a4 Re1+ 41.Kh2 Ra1 42.Qb2 Rb1 43.Qa3 Kh7 44.a5 Ree1 45.Qf8 Rh1+ 46.Kg3 Rb5 47.Rd8 Rg5+ 48.Kf2 1-0 [Event "Hoogovens"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "1998.01.17"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Nijboer, Friso"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2790"] [BlackElo "2580"] [ECO "E97"] 1.Nf3 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.c4 Nf6 4.Nc3 O-O 5.e4 d6 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.b4 Nh5 10.Re1 f5 11.Ng5 Nf6 12.Bf3 c6 13.Be3 h6 14.Ne6 Bxe6 15.dxe6 g5 16.exf5 Nxf5 17.Qd3 Nxe3 18.Rxe3 Qe7 19.Rd1 Rad8 20.Ne4 g4 21.Nxf6+ Qxf6 22.Bxg4 Qxf2+ 23.Kh1 Rf4 24.Rf3 Qh4 25.Rxf4 exf4 26.Bf3 Qe7 27.Re1 Be5 28.Qg6+ Qg7 29.e7 1-0 [Event "Hoogovens Blitz"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "1998.01.19"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Van Wely, Loek"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2790"] [BlackElo "2605"] [ECO "B52"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.Bxd7+ Qxd7 5.c4 Nc6 6.O-O g6 7.d4 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bg7 9.Be3 Nh6 10.f3 f5 11.Nc3 O-O 12.Kh1 fxe4 13.Nxe4 Nf5 14.Nxf5 gxf5 15.Nc3 Qe6 16.Nd5 Rac8 17.Qd2 Qf7 18.Rae1 b6 19.Bh6 Rce8 20.Bxg7 Qxg7 21.Nc7 Kh8 22.Nxe8 Rxe8 23.Qxd6 1-0 [Event "Hoogovens Blitz"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "1998.01.19"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Nijboer, Friso"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2790"] [BlackElo "2580"] [ECO "B05"] 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 Bg4 5.Be2 e6 6.c4 Nb6 7.exd6 cxd6 8.Nbd2 Be7 9.O-O O-O 10.h3 Bh5 11.b3 Nc6 12.Bb2 d5 13.c5 Nc8 14.a3 Bf6 15.b4 a6 16.Re1 h6 17.Nf1 Bxf3 18.Bxf3 N8e7 19.Ne3 g6 20.Qd2 Bg7 21.a4 h5 22.b5 Na5 23.Qb4 Nf5 24.Nxf5 exf5 25.Rac1 axb5 26.axb5 Nc4 27.Rxc4 dxc4 28.Bxb7 Rb8 29.Bf3 g5 30.Qxc4 g4 31.hxg4 hxg4 32.Bc6 f4 33.Qe2 f3 34.gxf3 g3 35.fxg3 Bxd4+ 36.Bxd4 Qxd4+ 37.Qe3 Qf6 38.Qe5 Qxe5 39.Rxe5 Rfd8 40.b6 Kg7 41.Be4 Rd2 42.Rd5 Rb2 43.Rd1 Rb5 44.Rc1 Rd8 45.Rc2 Rd1+ 46.Kf2 1-0 [Event "Hoogovens Blitz"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "1998.01.19"] [Round "3"] [White "Timman, Jan H"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2635"] [BlackElo "2790"] [ECO "A00"] 1.d4 0-1 [Event "Hoogovens Blitz"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "1998.01.19"] [Round "5"] [White "Adams, Michael"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2670"] [BlackElo "2790"] [ECO "D00"] 1.d4 d5 2.Bg5 c6 3.Nf3 Bg4 4.Nbd2 Nf6 5.Bxf6 exf6 6.e3 Nd7 7.c4 dxc4 8.Bxc4 Bd6 9.Be2 O-O 10.O-O f5 11.g3 Nf6 12.Re1 Re8 13.Nc4 Bb4 14.Rf1 Bh3 15.a3 Bxf1 16.Bxf1 Bf8 17.Nce5 Ne4 18.Qb3 Qc7 19.Nxf7 g6 20.Nd6+ Kg7 21.Nxe8+ Rxe8 22.Bd3 Nf6 23.Rc1 Bd6 24.Bb1 Qe7 25.Qc4 Nd5 26.Re1 Qf6 27.Kg2 g5 28.Qd3 Rf8 29.e4 fxe4 30.Qxe4 Rh8 31.Qg4 h5 32.Qd7+ Be7 33.Re6 Rd8 34.Rxf6 Rxd7 35.Rg6+ Kf7 36.Ne5+ 1-0 [Event "Hoogovens Blitz"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "1998.01.19"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Salov, Valery"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2790"] [BlackElo "2680"] [ECO "C53"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 d6 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4 Bb4+ 7.Nc3 Bg4 8.O-O Nf6 9.d5 Bxf3 10.gxf3 Bxc3 11.dxc6 Ba5 12.cxb7 Rb8 13.Qa4+ c6 14.Qxc6+ Ke7 15.e5 dxe5 16.Qc5+ Qd6 17.Qxa5 Rxb7 18.b3 1-0 [Event "Hoogovens Blitz"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "1998.01.19"] [Round "7"] [White "Gelfand, Boris"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2675"] [BlackElo "2790"] [ECO "A35"] 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nd4 4.Ne5 Nc6 5.Nf3 Nd4 6.e3 Nxf3+ 7.Qxf3 g6 8.d4 Bg7 9.Qd1 cxd4 10.exd4 Nh6 11.Bd3 d6 12.O-O O-O 13.h3 Nf5 14.d5 Bd7 15.Re1 Re8 16.Bg5 h6 17.Bd2 Rc8 18.Rc1 a6 19.b3 Qb6 20.Ne4 Qa7 21.b4 e6 22.dxe6 Rxe6 23.Nc3 Bd4 24.Qf3 Bc6 25.Nd5 Bxd5 26.cxd5 Rxc1 27.dxe6 Rxe1+ 28.Bxe1 fxe6 29.Qe4 Be5 30.g4 Ne7 31.Bd2 Qd4 32.Bxh6 Qxe4 33.Bxe4 d5 34.Bd3 Kf7 35.Bd2 Bd6 36.b5 axb5 37.Bxb5 e5 38.f3 Bc5+ 39.Kg2 Nc8 40.h4 Nd6 41.Bd3 e4 42.fxe4 dxe4 43.Be2 Bd4 44.Bf4 Ke6 45.h5 gxh5 46.gxh5 Nf5 47.h6 Kf6 48.Bg4 Ne3+ 49.Bxe3 Bxe3 50.h7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Hoogovens Blitz"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "1998.01.19"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Shirov, Alexei"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2790"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "C54"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.c3 d6 6.Bb3 h6 7.h3 Be6 8.Ba4 Bb6 9.d4 exd4 10.cxd4 d5 11.e5 Ne4 12.O-O O-O 13.Nc3 Ne7 14.Re1 c5 15.Nxe4 dxe4 16.dxc5 exf3 17.cxb6 fxg2 18.Qxd8 Rfxd8 19.bxa7 Rxa7 20.Bb5 Rxa2 21.Rxa2 Bxa2 22.Kxg2 Bd5+ 23.Kg3 Nf5+ 24.Kf4 Nd4 25.Bd3 Be6 26.Be4 Bxh3 27.Bxb7 Bc8 28.Be4 Ne6+ 29.Kg3 Nc5 30.Bc2 Be6 31.Be3 Rc8 32.Rc1 Nd7 33.Bh7+ Kxh7 34.Rxc8 Nxe5 35.Rc7 Nd3 36.Bd4 g5 37.Rb7 h5 38.b4 h4+ 39.Kh2 Ne1 40.Be3 Nf3+ 41.Kg2 h3+ 42.Kxf3 Bd5+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Hoogovens Blitz"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "1998.01.19"] [Round "9"] [White "Karpov, Anatoly"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2735"] [BlackElo "2790"] [ECO "A25"] 1.c4 e5 2.g3 Nc6 3.Bg2 g6 4.Nc3 Bg7 5.d3 Nf6 6.Rb1 O-O 7.b4 a6 8.e3 d6 9.Nge2 Be6 10.Nd5 Rb8 11.O-O Qd7 12.Nec3 Ne7 13.Nxf6+ Bxf6 14.a4 Bg7 15.b5 axb5 16.axb5 Bh3 17.Bxh3 Qxh3 18.Qf3 Qd7 19.Bd2 c6 20.e4 f5 21.Bg5 fxe4 22.Qxe4 Nf5 23.Kg2 h6 24.Bd2 Rbd8 25.bxc6 bxc6 26.Ne2 d5 27.cxd5 cxd5 28.Qb4 Kh7 29.Qb7 Qe8 30.Qb4 e4 31.dxe4 dxe4 32.Bc3 e3 33.Bxg7 Qc6+ 34.Kg1 exf2+ 35.Rxf2 Kxg7 36.Qb7+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Hoogovens Blitz"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "1998.01.19"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Topalov, Veselin"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2790"] [BlackElo "2740"] [ECO "C01"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bg5 c6 6.Bd3 Qe7+ 7.Kf1 h6 8.Bh4 Qd8 9.Qe2+ Be6 10.Ne5 Be7 11.Ng6 Rg8 12.Nf4 Qd7 13.Nxe6 Qxe6 14.Qxe6 fxe6 15.Bg6+ Kd7 16.Nd2 c5 17.Re1 Rf8 18.dxc5 Bxc5 19.Nf3 Nc6 20.Bg3 Bd6 21.Bd3 a6 22.c3 Rae8 23.Bg6 Rd8 24.Kg1 Bxg3 25.hxg3 Kd6 26.Bc2 b5 27.Nh4 b4 28.Ng6 Rfe8 29.Ba4 bxc3 30.bxc3 Rc8 31.Rh4 e5 32.c4 d4 33.c5+ Kxc5 34.Bxc6 Rxc6 35.Nxe5 Kd5 36.Rxd4+ Kxd4 37.Nxc6+ Kc3 38.Rb1 Re6 39.Rb3+ Kd2 40.Rb2+ Kc1 41.Rc2+ Kd1 42.Rc4 h5 43.f3 Kd2 44.Nd4 Re1+ 45.Kh2 Kd3 46.Ra4 Nd5 47.Nf5 Kc3 48.Rxa6 Re2 49.Nxg7 Ne3 50.Nxh5 Rxg2+ 51.Kh3 Rg1 52.Kh4 1-0 [Event "Hoogovens Blitz"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "1998.01.19"] [Round "11"] [White "Polgar, Judit"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2670"] [BlackElo "2790"] [ECO "B66"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.O-O-O Be7 9.f4 Nxd4 10.Qxd4 b5 11.Be2 Bb7 12.f5 e5 13.Qd3 b4 14.Bxf6 bxc3 15.Bxg7 Rg8 16.f6 Bxf6 17.Bxf6 cxb2+ 18.Kb1 Qxf6 19.Rhf1 Qe6 20.Bh5 Rf8 21.Rxf7 Rxf7 22.Rf1 O-O-O 23.Bxf7 Qd7 24.Bd5 Qb5 25.Qxb5 axb5 26.Bxb7+ Kxb7 27.Rf7+ Kc6 28.Rxh7 d5 29.exd5+ Kxd5 30.Kxb2 Kd4 31.g4 e4 32.Re7 Ke3 33.h4 Kf4 34.g5 Rh8 35.g6 Rxh4 36.g7 Rg4 37.Kc3 Kf3 38.Kd4 b4 39.Kc4 Ke3 40.Kxb4 Kd2 41.c4 e3 42.Kb5 e2 43.c5 Rxg7 44.Rxe2+ Kxe2 45.Kb6 Kd3 46.c6 Kc4 47.c7 Rxc7 48.Kxc7 Kb4 49.Kb6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Hoogovens"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "1998.01.20"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Gelfand, Boris"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2790"] [BlackElo "2675"] [ECO "D11"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Bf5 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 c6 5.Qb3 Qb6 6.c5 Qc7 7.Bf4 Qc8 8.Nh4 Bg6 9.Nxg6 hxg6 10.e4 Nf6 11.exd5 Nxd5 12.Nxd5 cxd5 13.Bb5+ Nc6 14.O-O-O Be7 15.h4 Kf8 16.Kb1 a6 17.Ba4 Na5 18.Qf3 b6 19.cxb6 Qb7 20.Rc1 Qxb6 21.Rc7 Rb8 22.Qc3 Nc4 23.Rc6 Qxb2+ 24.Qxb2 Rxb2+ 25.Ka1 Kg8 26.Rxc4 Rxf2 27.Rc8+ Kh7 28.Rxh8+ Kxh8 29.g3 Ba3 30.Rd1 Kg8 31.Rd3 Be7 32.Bc7 g5 33.hxg5 Bxg5 34.Kb1 Be7 35.Bc2 g5 36.a4 f5 37.a5 Bf6 38.Bb6 f4 39.gxf4 gxf4 40.Rd1 1-0 [Event "Hoogovens"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "1998.01.24"] [Round "7"] [White "Van Wely, Loek"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2605"] [BlackElo "2790"] [ECO "D37"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.a3 Nc6 9.Qc2 Qa5 10.O-O-O Be7 11.Kb1 a6 12.Nd2 Qb6 13.Nb3 Na5 14.Nxa5 Qxa5 15.cxd5 exd5 16.Be5 Be6 17.Bd3 Rac8 18.Qd2 d4 19.Bxd4 Rfd8 20.Rc1 g6 21.Rhd1 Ne8 22.f3 Nd6 23.e4 Nc4 24.Bxc4 Rxc4 25.Qf2 Rdxd4 26.Rxd4 Bc5 27.Ne2 Qb6 28.Rcd1 Qb3 29.R1d2 Rxd4 30.Rxd4 Kg7 31.Nf4 Qa2+ 32.Kc2 Bb3+ 33.Kc3 Be6 34.Qc2 Bxd4+ 35.Kxd4 Bd7 36.Kc5 Qa1 37.Nd5 Be6 38.Qc3+ Kh6 39.Qe3+ Kg7 40.Qd4+ Kh6 41.Kb6 Qf1 42.Qd2+ Kg7 43.Kxb7 Qb5+ 44.Nb6 f6 45.Qd6 Bf7 46.b4 g5 47.a4 1-0 [Event "Hoogovens"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "1998.01.25"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Salov, Valery"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2790"] [BlackElo "2680"] [ECO "A33"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6 5.Nc3 Nf6 6.g3 Qb6 7.Nb3 Ne5 8.e4 Bb4 9.Qe2 d6 10.f4 Nc6 11.Be3 Bxc3+ 12.bxc3 Qc7 13.Bg2 O-O 14.c5 dxc5 15.Bxc5 Rd8 16.e5 Na5 17.Bb4 Nxb3 18.axb3 Nd5 19.Qc4 Qd7 20.Qd4 Nxb4 21.Qxd7 Bxd7 22.cxb4 Bb5 23.Bxb7 Rab8 24.Ba6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Hoogovens"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "1998.01.27"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Topalov, Veselin"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2790"] [BlackElo "2740"] [ECO "A34"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.d4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 g6 7.e3 Bg7 8.Bd3 O-O 9.O-O Qc7 10.Qe2 Rd8 11.Rd1 b6 12.Bb2 Nc6 13.Rac1 Bb7 14.e4 e6 15.h4 Rac8 16.h5 Qf4 17.hxg6 hxg6 18.Bb1 Na5 19.Re1 Qg4 20.Rcd1 cxd4 21.cxd4 Nc4 22.Bc1 b5 23.g3 Re8 24.Kg2 f5 25.Ng5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Hoogovens"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "1998.01.29"] [Round "11"] [White "Polgar, Judit"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2670"] [BlackElo "2790"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Nd5 Be7 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.c3 O-O 12.Nc2 Bg5 13.a4 bxa4 14.Rxa4 a5 15.Bc4 Rb8 16.b3 Kh8 17.O-O g6 18.Kh1 Bh6 19.Qe2 Bd7 20.Raa1 f5 21.exf5 gxf5 22.f4 Bg7 23.Rad1 Ne7 24.Nce3 Ng6 25.Qh5 Qe8 26.fxe5 Qxe5 27.Be2 f4 28.Nc4 Qxh5 29.Bxh5 Bb5 30.Bxg6 hxg6 31.Rf3 Be5 32.Nxe5 dxe5 33.c4 Bc6 34.Re1 Rfe8 35.g3 g5 36.gxf4 exf4 37.Rxe8+ Rxe8 38.h4 a4 39.bxa4 Re4 40.Kg1 Rxc4 41.Rd3 g4 42.a5 g3 43.Rd1 f3 44.Ne7 f2+ 45.Kf1 Bb5 46.Kg2 Rc2 0-1 [Event "Hoogovens"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "1998.01.30"] [Round "12"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Van der Sterren, Paul"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2790"] [BlackElo "2550"] [ECO "D41"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.d4 c5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 cxd4 8.cxd4 Bb4+ 9.Bd2 Bxd2+ 10.Qxd2 O-O 11.Rd1 b6 12.h4 Bb7 13.Bd3 Nc6 14.Bb1 Qd6 15.O-O Rad8 16.Qg5 e5 17.d5 f6 18.Qg3 Ne7 19.Bd3 Ng6 20.Rfe1 Nf4 21.Bf1 Rc8 22.Nd2 Kh8 23.Qb3 Rc5 24.g3 Ng6 25.Nc4 Qd7 26.Qa3 Ra8 27.Rc1 h6 28.Ne3 Ra5 29.Qb2 Ne7 30.Kh2 Qd8 31.Nc4 Rc5 32.Nxe5 1-0 [Event "Hoogovens"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "1998.02.01"] [Round "13"] [White "Karpov, Anatoly"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2735"] [BlackElo "2790"] [ECO "E04"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 dxc4 5.Bg2 Nc6 6.Qa4 Bb4+ 7.Bd2 Bd6 8.O-O O-O 9.Qxc4 e5 10.dxe5 Nxe5 11.Nxe5 Bxe5 12.Bc3 Qe7 13.Bxe5 Qxe5 14.Nc3 c6 15.Rfd1 Be6 16.Qb4 Rab8 17.Rd2 a5 18.Qb6 Nd7 19.Qd4 Qxd4 20.Rxd4 Rfd8 21.Rad1 Kf8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Linares"] [Site "Linares"] [Date "1998.02.22"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2790"] [BlackElo "2740"] [ECO "D02"] 1.Nf3 Nc6 2.d4 d5 3.Bf4 Bg4 4.e3 e6 5.c4 Bb4+ 6.Nc3 Nf6 7.Rc1 O-O 8.h3 Bxf3 9.Qxf3 Qe7 10.Bg5 Bxc3+ 11.Rxc3 Qb4 12.Bxf6 Qxb2 13.Rb3 Qc1+ 14.Qd1 Qxd1+ 15.Kxd1 dxc4 16.Rxb7 gxf6 17.Kd2 Rab8 18.Rxc7 Na5 19.Kc2 Rb4 20.Rxa7 Ra4 21.Rxa5 Rxa5 22.Bxc4 h5 23.h4 Rc8 24.Kd3 Rxc4 25.Kxc4 Rxa2 26.Rf1 f5 27.d5 Kf8 28.dxe6 fxe6 29.Kd4 Ke7 30.Ke5 Ra4 31.f3 Ra5+ 32.Kf4 Ra2 33.Rb1 Kf6 34.Kg3 Re2 35.Rb3 e5 36.Rb6+ Kg7 37.Rb3 Kf6 38.Ra3 Kg6 39.Kh3 Kf6 40.g4 hxg4+ 41.fxg4 fxg4+ 42.Kxg4 Kg6 43.h5+ Kh6 44.Ra6+ Kh7 45.Ra3 Kh6 46.Kf5 e4 47.Kxe4 Kxh5 48.Kf5 Rf2+ 49.Ke6 Re2 50.Kf5 Rf2+ 51.Ke5 Kg6 52.e4 Rb2 53.Ra7 Rb5+ 54.Ke6 Rb6+ 55.Ke7 Rb5 56.Ra6+ Kg5 57.Re6 Kf4 58.Kf6 Rh5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Linares"] [Site "Linares"] [Date "1998.02.23"] [Round "2"] [White "Topalov, Veselin"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2740"] [BlackElo "2790"] [ECO "D58"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 O-O 7.e3 b6 8.Be2 Bb7 9.Bxf6 Bxf6 10.cxd5 exd5 11.b4 c6 12.O-O a5 13.b5 c5 14.Re1 Re8 15.Rc1 Nd7 16.g3 Nf8 17.Na4 c4 18.Bf1 Qd6 19.Bg2 Rad8 20.h4 Ne6 21.Nc3 g6 22.Nd2 Ba8 23.h5 g5 24.Nf1 Be7 25.g4 Qd7 26.Ng3 Ng7 27.a4 Bb4 28.Bh3 Bb7 29.Qc2 Bd6 30.Nf5 Nxf5 31.gxf5 Bb4 32.Kg2 Qd6 33.f3 Re7 34.Re2 Rde8 35.Rce1 Qf6 36.Bg4 Bd6 37.Qd1 Bb4 38.Qc2 Rd8 39.Rd1 Bc8 40.e4 Bxc3 41.e5 Rxe5 42.dxe5 Bxe5 43.Rde1 Bc7 44.Re8+ Kg7 45.Rxd8 Bxd8 46.Rd1 Bb7 47.f4 d4+ 48.Bf3 d3 0-1 [Event "Linares"] [Site "Linares"] [Date "1998.02.25"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Shirov, Alexei"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2790"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "E97"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.d4 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.b4 Nh5 10.Re1 f5 11.Ng5 Nf6 12.Bf3 c6 13.Be3 cxd5 14.cxd5 h6 15.Ne6 Bxe6 16.dxe6 fxe4 17.Nxe4 Nxe4 18.Bxe4 d5 19.Bc2 b6 20.Qg4 Rf6 21.Bb3 Qd6 22.Rad1 Rd8 23.b5 Qxe6 24.Qxe6+ Rxe6 25.Bc1 Kf7 26.Ba3 e4 27.g3 Rd7 28.Bxe7 Kxe7 29.Rxd5 Rxd5 30.Bxd5 Bc3 31.Re2 Re5 32.Bxe4 g5 33.a4 Kd6 34.Kg2 Kc5 35.f4 gxf4 36.gxf4 Re6 37.Kf3 Rd6 38.Kg4 Rd2 39.Rg2 Kd4 40.Bc6 Rxg2+ 41.Bxg2 Bd2 42.Bf3 Bc1 43.Bd1 Bd2 44.Bc2 Bc1 45.f5 Ke5 46.Kh5 Kf6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Linares"] [Site "Linares"] [Date "1998.02.26"] [Round "5"] [White "Svidler, Peter"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2690"] [BlackElo "2790"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 f5 11.c3 Bg7 12.exf5 Bxf5 13.Nc2 O-O 14.Nce3 Be6 15.Bd3 f5 16.O-O Ra7 17.Qh5 Raf7 18.g4 e4 19.Bc2 fxg4 20.Bxe4 Be5 21.Qh6 Kh8 22.Kh1 Bxd5 23.Nxd5 Ne7 24.Qh4 Nxd5 25.Qxd8 Rxd8 26.Bxd5 Rf5 27.Rad1 Rdf8 28.Kg2 Rh5 29.Rh1 Rf6 30.Rd3 Rhf5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Linares"] [Site "Linares"] [Date "1998.03.01"] [Round "7"] [White "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2790"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 f5 11.c3 Bg7 12.exf5 Bxf5 13.Nc2 O-O 14.Nce3 Be6 15.Bd3 f5 16.O-O e4 17.Nf4 Bf7 18.Bc2 Be5 19.Nfd5 Qg5 20.f4 exf3 21.Qxf3 Bh5 22.Qf2 f4 23.h4 Qd8 24.Nf5 Bg6 25.Nd4 Nxd4 26.cxd4 Bxc2 27.dxe5 dxe5 28.Qc5 Rf7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Linares"] [Site "Linares"] [Date "1998.03.06"] [Round "11"] [White "Shirov, Alexei"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2790"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Be7 6.dxe5 O-O 7.Re1 d5 8.exd6 Bxd6 9.Nbd2 Bf5 10.Nc4 Bb4 11.c3 Qxd1 12.Rxd1 Bc5 13.Be3 Ne7 14.Re1 Bxe3 15.Nxe3 Nd6 16.Nxf5 Nexf5 17.Ba4 g6 18.Re2 b5 19.Bc2 Rfe8 20.Rae1 Rxe2 21.Rxe2 a5 22.Re5 b4 23.Rc5 bxc3 24.Rxc3 Nb5 25.Rc4 Rd8 26.Kf1 Ne7 27.a4 Nd6 28.Rxc7 Nd5 29.Rc5 Nb4 30.Bb3 Nd3 31.Rxa5 Nxb2 32.Rd5 Rb8 33.Nd2 Rb6 34.Ke2 Ra6 35.Rd4 Nb7 36.Ne4 Rb6 37.Bd5 Kg7 38.Kd2 Nd6 39.Nc3 Nf5 40.Rf4 Kf6 41.a5 1-0 [Event "Linares"] [Site "Linares"] [Date "1998.03.07"] [Round "12"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Svidler, Peter"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2790"] [BlackElo "2690"] [ECO "E05"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.d4 Be7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.Qxc4 b5 9.Qc2 Bb7 10.Bf4 Nd5 11.Nc3 Nxf4 12.gxf4 Nd7 13.Rfd1 Bxf3 14.Bxf3 Rb8 15.e3 Nf6 16.Rac1 Qd6 17.Ne2 Rfc8 18.e4 Qd7 19.d5 exd5 20.e5 Ne8 21.Rxd5 Qh3 22.Bg2 Qh4 23.Nd4 Qxf4 24.Nc6 Bh4 25.Rcd1 Rb6 26.R5d4 Rxc6 27.Bxc6 Qxe5 28.Bd7 Rd8 29.Rxh4 1-0 [Event "Linares"] [Site "Linares"] [Date "1998.03.08"] [Round "13"] [White "Kasparov, Gary"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2825"] [BlackElo "2790"] [ECO "E32"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6 7.Nf3 Bb7 8.Bg5 d6 9.Nd2 Nbd7 10.f3 h6 11.Bh4 Rc8 12.e4 c5 13.Bd3 d5 14.exd5 exd5 15.O-O cxd4 16.Qxd4 Nc5 17.Bxf6 Qxf6 18.Qxf6 gxf6 19.Bf5 Rcd8 20.Rfe1 Ba6 21.Rac1 dxc4 22.Nxc4 Nb3 23.Rc3 Nd4 24.Bh3 Rfe8 25.Kf2 Rxe1 26.Kxe1 Re8+ 27.Kd2 Ne2 28.Re3 Rd8+ 29.Kxe2 Bxc4+ 30.Ke1 Kf8 31.Bf5 Re8 32.Rxe8+ Kxe8 33.Kd2 Ke7 34.Ke3 Bd5 35.Kd4 Kd6 36.Be4 Be6 37.Bd3 Bc8 38.Bc4 Ke7 39.Ke4 Bb7+ 40.Bd5 Bc8 41.Kd4 Bd7 42.Kc4 Be8 43.b4 Bd7 44.f4 f5 45.Bf3 Kd6 46.Bh5 f6 47.Bd1 Bc6 48.g3 Bd7 49.Bc2 Ke6 50.a4 Kd6 51.a5 Ke6 52.Kd4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Linares"] [Site "Linares"] [Date "1998.03.09"] [Round "14"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2790"] [BlackElo "2770"] [ECO "E32"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3 6.Qxc3 b6 7.d4 Bb7 8.Bg5 d6 9.Nd2 Nbd7 10.f3 d5 11.e3 c5 12.dxc5 bxc5 13.Bd3 Qb6 14.O-O h6 15.Bh4 a5 16.Bf2 a4 17.Rfe1 Rfe8 18.Rab1 Ba6 19.Qc2 Ne5 20.Bf1 Qc6 21.Bg3 Ned7 22.Bf2 Ne5 23.h3 Nfd7 24.f4 Nxc4 25.Nxc4 Bxc4 26.Bxc4 dxc4 27.Qxc4 Rab8 28.Re2 Rb3 29.Rd1 Nb6 30.Qc1 e5 31.e4 exf4 32.Qxf4 Nc4 33.e5 Qe6 34.Bxc5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber-rapid 7th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1998.03.13"] [Round "1"] [White "Van Wely, Loek"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2605"] [BlackElo "2790"] [ECO "D46"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 c6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Be2 O-O 8.O-O dxc4 9.Bxc4 b5 10.Bd3 Bb7 11.Rd1 a6 12.e4 e5 13.dxe5 Nxe5 14.Nxe5 Bxe5 15.Bxb5 Bxh2+ 16.Kh1 Qe7 17.Be2 Be5 18.Bf3 c5 19.Re1 Rfe8 20.Kg1 Rad8 21.Bg5 h6 22.Bxf6 Qxf6 23.Rad1 Qf4 24.Rxd8 Rxd8 25.Rd1 Qh2+ 26.Kf1 Bd4 27.Qb3 Rb8 28.Qa4 a5 29.Qc4 Bd5 0-1 [Event "Amber-blind 7th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1998.03.13"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Van Wely, Loek"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2790"] [BlackElo "2605"] [ECO "A34"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.d4 c5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 cxd4 7.Qxd4 Nxc3 8.Qxc3 Nc6 9.a3 Bd7 10.Be2 Rc8 11.O-O Na5 12.Qd3 Ba4 13.Qxd8+ Rxd8 14.Be3 Nb3 15.Bd1 a6 16.Bxb3 Bxb3 17.Rac1 Bd6 18.Bb6 Ra8 19.Nd4 Ba4 20.Rc4 Bd7 21.Rd1 O-O 22.e5 Bb5 23.Nxb5 axb5 24.Re4 Be7 25.Rd7 Rfc8 26.g3 Bf8 27.Rxb7 Rc2 28.b4 g5 29.Be3 h6 30.Rxb5 Rxa3 31.h4 Be7 32.Rb7 Kf8 33.b5 Raa2 34.b6 Bc5 35.Bxc5+ Rxc5 36.hxg5 hxg5 37.Re3 g4 38.Re4 Rc1+ 39.Kg2 Raa1 40.Rxg4 Rg1+ 41.Kf3 Ra3+ 42.Kf4 Rf1 43.Rb8+ Ke7 44.Rgg8 Rxf2+ 45.Kg4 Rb3 46.Rb7+ 1-0 [Event "Amber-rapid 7th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1998.03.14"] [Round "2"] [White "Topalov, Veselin"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2740"] [BlackElo "2790"] [ECO "E32"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6 7.Bg5 Bb7 8.f3 h6 9.Bh4 d5 10.e3 Nbd7 11.cxd5 Nxd5 12.Bxd8 Nxc3 13.Bh4 Nd5 14.Bf2 c5 15.Bb5 Rfd8 16.Ne2 cxd4 17.Nxd4 Nc5 18.O-O Nc7 19.Bc4 e5 20.Nf5 Ba6 21.Bxa6 N7xa6 22.Ne7+ Kf8 23.Nc6 Re8 24.b4 Re6 25.bxc5 Rxc6 26.cxb6 axb6 27.e4 Nc5 28.Rfc1 Rac8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber-blind 7th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1998.03.14"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Topalov, Veselin"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2790"] [BlackElo "2740"] [ECO "A41"] 1.Nf3 g6 2.d4 d6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3 e5 5.dxe5 dxe5 6.Qxd8+ Kxd8 7.Bd2 Be6 8.O-O-O Nd7 9.Ng5 Bxc4 10.e4 Bxf1 11.Rhxf1 Nh6 12.f4 c6 13.fxe5 Ke7 14.Nf3 Ng4 15.Bg5+ Ke8 16.e6 fxe6 17.Rd6 Nf8 18.Rfd1 Bf6 19.e5 Bxg5+ 20.Nxg5 Nxe5 21.Nxe6 Ke7 22.Nd8 Rb8 23.Ne4 Nfd7 24.Re6+ Kxd8 25.Rxe5 Rf8 26.Nc5 Rf7 27.Re3 b6 28.Rf3 Rxf3 29.Nxd7 Rf2 30.Nxb8+ Kc7 31.Na6+ Kb7 32.Nb4 c5 33.Nc2 Kc6 34.Rd2 Rf1+ 35.Rd1 Rf2 36.Rg1 g5 37.h3 h5 38.Ne1 c4 39.Nf3 c3 40.bxc3 Rxa2 41.Kb1 Rf2 42.Nxg5 Kd5 43.g4 h4 44.Rd1+ Kc4 45.Ne4 Rh2 46.g5 Kb3 47.Rg1 a5 48.g6 1-0 [Event "Amber-rapid 7th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1998.03.15"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Nikolic, Predrag"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2790"] [BlackElo "2635"] [ECO "E32"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3 6.Qxc3 b6 7.d4 Bb7 8.e3 Ne4 9.Qc2 d6 10.Bd3 f5 11.b4 Nd7 12.Bb2 a5 13.O-O axb4 14.axb4 Qe7 15.Nd2 Rxa1 16.Rxa1 Nxd2 17.Qxd2 Ra8 18.Rxa8+ Bxa8 19.f3 Nf6 20.Qe1 Bc6 21.Qa1 Qd8 22.d5 exd5 23.cxd5 Bxd5 24.Bxf5 Qe7 25.Qe1 Bf7 26.Bc2 c5 27.bxc5 bxc5 28.Qc3 Ne8 29.e4 Qg5 30.Qe1 h6 31.Qf2 Bg6 32.h4 Qe7 33.Qg3 Bf7 34.Kh2 d5 35.exd5 Bxd5 36.Qf2 Bf7 37.Kg1 Nc7 38.Qg3 Ne8 39.Be5 c4 40.Qf4 Qe6 41.Qe4 Nf6 42.Qd4 Ne8 43.Ba4 Nf6 44.Qd8+ Ne8 45.f4 Kh7 46.Bd7 Qd5 47.Qe7 Nf6 48.Bf5+ Kg8 49.Kh2 h5 50.Kg3 Ne4+ 51.Kh2 Nf6 52.Qc7 Ng4+ 53.Kg3 Nf6 54.Qc8+ Ne8 55.Bd7 Kf8 56.Kh2 Ke7 57.Bc6 Qe6 58.Qb7+ Kf8 59.Bf3 Qe7 60.Qc8 Qxh4+ 61.Kg1 Qe1+ 62.Kh2 Qh4+ 63.Kg1 Qe1+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber-blind 7th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1998.03.15"] [Round "3"] [White "Nikolic, Predrag"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2635"] [BlackElo "2790"] [ECO "D35"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 c6 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 Be7 7.e3 Bf5 8.Bd3 Bxd3 9.Qxd3 Nbd7 10.O-O O-O 11.Rab1 a5 12.a3 Ne4 13.Bxe7 Qxe7 14.b4 b5 15.Qc2 axb4 16.axb4 Nd6 17.Rb3 Nb6 18.Ne5 Rfc8 19.Nd3 Nbc4 20.Nc5 Re8 21.h3 g6 22.Rc1 Ra7 23.Qd1 h5 24.Kh1 Qg5 25.Rbb1 Rae7 26.Ra1 Nf5 27.Ra2 Ncxe3 28.fxe3 Rxe3 29.Rf2 Qh4 30.Qd2 Nxd4 31.Rcf1 Nf5 32.Rxf5 gxf5 33.Nd1 Re1 34.Kg1 R8e2 35.Qc3 Rxd1 0-1 [Event "Amber-rapid 7th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1998.03.16"] [Round "4"] [White "Piket, Jeroen"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2575"] [BlackElo "2790"] [ECO "D37"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.Nxd5 exd5 10.a3 Nc6 11.Bd3 Bb6 12.O-O d4 13.e4 Bg4 14.h3 Bh5 15.g4 Bg6 16.Rc1 Rc8 17.Re1 Re8 18.Kg2 Bc7 19.Qd2 Bxf4 20.Qxf4 Qe7 21.b4 f6 22.Bc4+ Kh8 23.Bd5 Ne5 24.Rxc8 Rxc8 25.Rd1 Nxf3 26.Qxf3 Rc3 27.Qf4 Qe5 28.Qxe5 fxe5 29.Bxb7 Be8 30.a4 Rc7 31.Bd5 Bxa4 32.Ra1 Bb5 33.g5 g6 34.f4 h6 35.fxe5 hxg5 36.e6 Kg7 37.e5 a6 38.Kf3 Kf8 39.Rd1 d3 40.Ke3 Rc2 41.Rf1+ Ke8 42.Be4 Re2+ 43.Kd4 d2 44.Bxg6+ Ke7 45.Rf7+ Kxe6 46.Rf6+ Ke7 47.Rf7+ Kd8 48.Bc2 Re1 49.e6 Rxe6 50.Rf8+ Ke7 51.Rg8 Rc6 52.Bd1 Rc1 53.Rxg5 Rxd1 54.Rg2 Rb1 55.Rxd2 Rxb4+ 56.Kc5 Rb3 57.Kb6 Rxh3 58.Rd1 Ra3 59.Rd5 Ke6 60.Rg5 Kd6 61.Rh5 Bc4 62.Rg5 Rb3+ 63.Ka7 Kc6 64.Rh5 Rb7+ 65.Ka8 Rg7 66.Rf5 Kb6 67.Rf6+ Kb5 0-1 [Event "Amber-blind 7th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1998.03.16"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Piket, Jeroen"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2790"] [BlackElo "2575"] [ECO "E97"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.d4 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.b4 Nh5 10.Re1 f5 11.Ng5 Nf6 12.Bf3 c6 13.Be3 a5 14.bxa5 Qxa5 15.Qb3 cxd5 16.cxd5 h6 17.a4 b5 18.Ne6 Bxe6 19.dxe6 fxe4 20.Be2 bxa4 21.Rxa4 Qc7 22.Nxe4 Nxe4 23.Rxe4 Rfb8 24.Rb4 Rxb4 25.Qxb4 Qa5 26.Bd2 Qxb4 27.Bxb4 Rd8 28.Rd1 Nf5 29.g4 Nd4 30.Bc4 Kf8 31.Ra1 Bf6 32.Kg2 Be7 33.Bd5 Rb8 34.Bd2 g5 35.Ra7 Rb5 36.Ba2 d5 37.Bc3 Nc6 38.Rc7 Rc5 39.Bxd5 Rxc3 40.Bxc6 e4 41.Kf1 e3 42.fxe3 Rxe3 43.Bd5 Rh3 44.Rc2 Bf6 45.Rc8+ Ke7 46.Rc7+ Kd6 47.Rd7+ Ke5 48.e7 Bxe7 49.Bg2 Ke6 50.Rxe7+ Kxe7 51.Bxh3 Kf6 52.Bg2 h5 53.h3 Ke5 54.Bf3 Kf4 55.Ke2 1-0 [Event "Amber-blind 7th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1998.03.17"] [Round "5"] [White "Sadler, Matthew"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2650"] [BlackElo "2790"] [ECO "B22"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 e6 4.d4 d5 5.exd5 exd5 6.Bb5 Bd6 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.O-O Ne7 9.Nbd2 Bg4 10.Qa4 Bd7 11.Nb3 Bb6 12.Qh4 O-O 13.Bd3 Bf5 14.Bxf5 Nxf5 15.Qh5 g6 16.Qh3 Re8 17.Bd2 h5 18.Rad1 Qd6 19.Nh4 Nxh4 20.Qxh4 Re4 21.Qg3 Qe6 22.Rfe1 Re8 23.h3 h4 24.Qg5 Rxe1+ 25.Rxe1 Qxe1+ 26.Bxe1 Rxe1+ 27.Kh2 Bxf2 28.g4 hxg3+ 29.Kg2 Ne5 30.h4 Rg1+ 31.Kh3 Rh1+ 32.Kg2 Rh2+ 33.Kf1 g2+ 34.Kxf2 g1=Q+ 35.Kxg1 Nf3+ 0-1 [Event "Amber-rapid 7th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1998.03.17"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Sadler, Matthew"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2790"] [BlackElo "2650"] [ECO "D34"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 e6 3.c4 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.g3 Nc6 6.Bg2 Nf6 7.O-O Be7 8.Nc3 O-O 9.Bg5 cxd4 10.Nxd4 h6 11.Be3 Re8 12.Rc1 Bf8 13.Nb3 Be6 14.Bc5 Bxc5 15.Nxc5 Rc8 16.Nxe6 fxe6 17.e3 Qd7 18.Qa4 a6 19.Rfd1 Qf7 20.Rd2 Ne5 21.Qd1 Rf8 22.h3 Kh8 23.Rdc2 Rcd8 24.Ne2 Nc4 25.b3 Nd6 26.Nf4 Kg8 27.Qd4 Rd7 28.Nd3 Nf5 29.Qb4 Qe7 30.Qxe7 Rxe7 31.Ne5 Rfe8 32.h4 Kh7 33.Bh3 Nd6 34.Bf1 Nf7 35.Bd3+ Kg8 36.Ng6 Rd7 37.Rc7 Red8 38.Nf4 Ne5 39.Bf1 Kf7 40.Bh3 Nfg4 41.h5 Ke7 42.Kf1 Kd6 43.Rxd7+ Kxd7 44.Ke2 Re8 45.Rd1 Kd6 46.e4 Nf6 47.Bg2 Ned7 48.Kf1 Nb6 49.exd5 Nbxd5 50.Bh3 a5 51.a4 Re7 52.Bg2 Rc7 53.Bh3 Re7 54.Rd3 Re8 55.Rd1 Re7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber-rapid 7th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1998.03.18"] [Round "6"] [White "Shirov, Alexei"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2790"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Nd5 Be7 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.c3 O-O 12.Nc2 Bg5 13.a4 bxa4 14.Rxa4 a5 15.Bc4 Rb8 16.b3 Kh8 17.O-O f5 18.exf5 Bxf5 19.Nce3 Bg6 20.Be2 Bf7 21.Nc4 Nd4 22.cxd4 Bxd5 23.dxe5 Bxc4 24.Bxc4 dxe5 25.Qe2 Qc7 26.Rfa1 Be7 27.f3 Bb4 28.Rd1 Rf4 29.Raa1 Rbf8 30.Bd5 Rd4 31.Kh1 Rd8 32.Be4 Qc3 33.Rab1 Rxd1+ 34.Rxd1 Rxd1+ 35.Qxd1 Qe1+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber-blind 7th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1998.03.18"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Shirov, Alexei"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2790"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "E97"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.d4 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.b4 Nh5 10.Re1 f5 11.Ng5 Nf4 12.Bxf4 exf4 13.Rc1 Bf6 14.Ne6 Bxe6 15.dxe6 Bxc3 16.Rxc3 fxe4 17.Bg4 Nc6 18.Rxe4 Ne5 19.g3 g5 20.h4 Kh8 21.Qd4 fxg3 22.Rxg3 gxh4 23.Rg2 Qf6 24.Qe3 Rae8 25.f4 Nxg4 26.Rxg4 Rg8 27.Rxg8+ Rxg8+ 28.Kf2 Qb2+ 29.Qe2 Qb1 30.Qe1 Qxa2+ 31.Re2 Qa3 32.Re3 Qb2+ 33.Re2 Qd4+ 34.Kf3 Qd3+ 35.Re3 Qg6 36.Qc3+ Qg7 37.f5 Qxc3 38.Rxc3 Kg7 39.c5 Kf6 40.cxd6 cxd6 41.Ke4 Rg1 42.Rc7 Re1+ 43.Kf4 Rf1+ 44.Ke4 Re1+ 45.Kf4 Rf1+ 46.Ke4 Re1+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber-blind 7th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1998.03.20"] [Round "7"] [White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2740"] [BlackElo "2790"] [ECO "E06"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 Be7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.Qc2 c5 7.O-O cxd4 8.Nxd4 Nc6 9.Nxc6 bxc6 10.b3 Ba6 11.Bb2 Rc8 12.Nd2 d4 13.Rfe1 c5 14.e3 e5 15.Nf3 Bd6 16.Rad1 Re8 17.exd4 cxd4 18.Ng5 g6 19.f4 Bc5 20.Qd2 Qb6 21.fxe5 Bb4 22.Qf2 Bxe1 23.Rxe1 d3 24.Bd4 Qd8 25.Nxf7 Ng4 26.Qf4 Qa5 27.Rf1 Rf8 28.e6 Qh5 29.Qxg4 1-0 [Event "Amber-rapid 7th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1998.03.20"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2790"] [BlackElo "2740"] [ECO "D85"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.d4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 g6 7.e4 Bg7 8.Rb1 O-O 9.Be2 cxd4 10.cxd4 Qa5+ 11.Bd2 Qxa2 12.O-O Bg4 13.Be3 Nc6 14.d5 Na5 15.Bg5 Qa3 16.Bd2 Bc3 17.Bc1 Qd6 18.e5 Qd7 19.Bd2 Bxf3 20.Bxf3 Bxd2 21.Qxd2 Nc4 22.Qe2 b5 23.e6 Qd6 24.exf7+ Kg7 25.Rxb5 Ne5 26.Be4 Rxf7 27.Ra5 Rf6 28.g3 a6 29.Bg2 Raf8 30.Kh1 h5 31.Ra4 Ng4 32.f4 e5 33.dxe6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber-rapid 7th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1998.03.21"] [Round "8"] [White "Karpov, Anatoly"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2735"] [BlackElo "2790"] [ECO "D46"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 c6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Bd3 O-O 8.O-O dxc4 9.Bxc4 a6 10.Rd1 b5 11.Be2 Qc7 12.e4 e5 13.g3 Re8 14.a3 Bb7 15.dxe5 Nxe5 16.Bg5 Nxf3+ 17.Bxf3 Be5 18.Bxf6 gxf6 19.Bg4 Rad8 20.Bf5 Bc8 21.Bxc8 Qxc8 22.Rac1 Qe6 23.Rxd8 Rxd8 24.Nd1 c5 25.Qxc5 Qb3 26.Ne3 Qxb2 27.Qc8 Rf8 28.Qg4+ Kh8 29.Rc8 1-0 [Event "Amber-blind 7th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1998.03.21"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Karpov, Anatoly"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2790"] [BlackElo "2735"] [ECO "D37"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.d4 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.a3 Nc6 9.Qc2 Qa5 10.O-O-O Be7 11.g4 dxc4 12.Bxc4 e5 13.g5 exf4 14.gxf6 Bxf6 15.Nd5 Ne7 16.Nxf6+ gxf6 17.Rhg1+ Kh8 18.e4 b5 19.Bd5 Nxd5 20.exd5 Bd7 21.Kb1 b4 22.Rd4 Rg8 23.Rxg8+ Rxg8 24.Qd2 Bf5+ 25.Ka2 Rd8 26.Qxb4 Qxb4 27.axb4 Rxd5 28.Rxd5 Be6 29.Ka3 Bxd5 30.Nd4 Kg7 31.b5 Kg6 32.Nc6 Kg5 33.Nxa7 Ba8 34.b6 Kg4 35.Nb5 Kf3 36.Nd6 Kxf2 37.b7 Bxb7 38.Nxb7 Ke3 39.Nd6 f3 40.Nf5+ Kd3 41.Ng3 f2 42.b4 f5 43.h4 f4 44.Nf1 Ke2 45.Nh2 f1=Q 46.Nxf1 Kxf1 47.b5 f3 48.b6 f2 49.b7 Kg2 50.b8=Q f1=Q 51.Qg8+ Kh3 52.Qxh7 f5 53.h5 Qd3+ 54.Kb2 Qd2+ 55.Kb3 Qd3+ 56.Kb2 Qd2+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber-rapid 7th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1998.03.22"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2790"] [BlackElo "2565"] [ECO "A30"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e6 4.g3 b6 5.Bg2 Bb7 6.O-O Be7 7.d4 cxd4 8.Qxd4 d6 9.Bg5 a6 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.Qf4 Bxc3 12.bxc3 Bxf3 13.Bxf3 Ra7 14.Rfd1 Rd7 15.Rab1 Qc7 16.Qd4 O-O 17.Qxb6 Rc8 18.Qxc7 Rdxc7 19.Rxd6 Rxc4 20.Bb7 Rf8 21.Rb3 Ra4 22.a3 g6 23.Bf3 Rc4 24.Rdb6 Rcc8 25.Rb1 Kg7 26.a4 Nd7 27.Rxa6 Rxc3 28.Ra1 Ne5 29.Be4 Rfc8 30.a5 R8c4 31.f3 f5 32.Bb7 Rc1+ 33.Rxc1 Rxc1+ 34.Kf2 Ra1 35.Ra8 Ra2 36.a6 Nd3+ 37.Ke3 Nc5 38.Kd4 Rc2 39.Re8 Nb3+ 40.Ke3 Ra2 41.Rxe6 1-0 [Event "Amber-blind 7th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1998.03.22"] [Round "9"] [White "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2565"] [BlackElo "2790"] [ECO "B57"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bc4 Qb6 7.Nde2 e6 8.Bb3 Be7 9.Qd3 a6 10.Qg3 Qc7 11.O-O g6 12.Bh6 b5 13.a3 Bb7 14.Qh3 Na5 15.Bg7 Nxb3 16.Bxh8 Nxa1 17.Rxa1 h5 18.Qf3 Ng4 19.h3 Ne5 20.Qe3 O-O-O 21.Qh6 Qd7 22.Bxe5 dxe5 23.Qg7 Bd6 24.Rd1 Qe7 25.Rd3 g5 26.Qh6 h4 27.Qh5 Bc7 28.Rxd8+ Bxd8 29.Nc1 f6 30.Qe2 Bb6 31.Kf1 Bd4 32.Nd1 f5 33.f3 fxe4 34.fxe4 Qf6+ 35.Qf3 Qf4 36.Ne2 Qxe4 37.Qxe4 Bxe4 38.c3 Bb6 39.Nf2 Bf5 40.Ng4 e4 41.Ke1 Kd7 42.Kd2 Kd6 43.Ne3 Bg6 44.Nd4 Bh5 45.a4 Bxd4 46.cxd4 e5 47.axb5 exd4 48.Nf5+ Ke5 49.bxa6 e3+ 0-1 [Event "Amber-blind 7th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1998.03.25"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Lautier, Joel"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2790"] [BlackElo "2645"] [ECO "D39"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.e4 Bb4 6.Bg5 c5 7.Bxc4 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Qa5 9.Bd2 Qc5 10.Bb5+ Bd7 11.Nb3 Qe7 12.Bd3 Nc6 13.O-O O-O 14.a3 Bd6 15.Bg5 h6 16.Bh4 Bf4 17.Ne2 e5 18.Nxf4 exf4 19.f3 Be6 20.Bf2 Rfd8 21.Nc5 Ne5 22.Qb1 Bc4 23.Rd1 Rac8 24.Bxc4 Nxc4 25.Rxd8+ Qxd8 26.Qc1 Ne3 27.Bxe3 fxe3 28.Qxe3 b6 29.Nd3 Rc2 30.Rd1 Qe7 31.Rc1 Qc7 32.Rxc2 Qxc2 33.h4 Nd7 34.Kh2 Nf8 35.f4 h5 36.f5 Qc4 37.Nf4 g6 38.Nd5 Kh7 39.Qg5 Qd4 40.Qe7 Kg8 41.Qe8 Qf2 42.Kh3 Qf1 43.f6 Qh1+ 44.Kg3 Qe1+ 45.Kf3 Qf1+ 46.Ke3 1-0 [Event "Amber-rapid 7th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1998.03.25"] [Round "10"] [White "Lautier, Joel"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2645"] [BlackElo "2790"] [ECO "E58"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 c5 6.Nf3 d5 7.O-O Nc6 8.a3 Bxc3 9.bxc3 Qc7 10.cxd5 exd5 11.a4 Re8 12.Ba3 c4 13.Bc2 Ne4 14.Bxe4 Rxe4 15.Nd2 Re8 16.e4 dxe4 17.Re1 Bf5 18.Nxc4 Rad8 19.Ne3 Bc8 20.Qh5 Qa5 21.Qxa5 Nxa5 22.d5 b6 23.Bb4 Nb7 24.a5 f5 25.axb6 axb6 26.Ra7 b5 27.g3 Nd6 28.Bxd6 Rxd6 29.Rb1 Bd7 30.Rba1 Rc8 31.Rb7 g5 32.Raa7 Rd8 33.c4 bxc4 34.Nxc4 Rxd5 35.Nb6 Rd1+ 36.Kg2 Be6 37.Rg7+ Kf8 38.Rxh7 e3 39.Kf3 exf2 40.Kxf2 R1d2+ 41.Ke1 Rd1+ 42.Ke2 R1d2+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber-rapid 7th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1998.03.26"] [Round "11"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2790"] [BlackElo "2770"] [ECO "D85"] 1.Nf3 g6 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 c5 8.Rb1 O-O 9.Be2 cxd4 10.cxd4 Qa5+ 11.Bd2 Qxa2 12.O-O Bg4 13.Bg5 h6 14.Be3 Nc6 15.d5 Bxf3 16.Bxf3 Ne5 17.Rxb7 e6 18.Qe2 Nxf3+ 19.Qxf3 exd5 20.exd5 a5 21.Rfb1 Qc2 22.Bf4 Qc3 23.Qxc3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber-blind 7th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1998.03.26"] [Round "11"] [White "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2790"] [ECO "B31"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.O-O Bg7 5.Re1 e5 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.d3 Ne7 8.Be3 b6 9.a4 a5 10.Nbd2 f6 11.Nc4 Be6 12.Nfd2 O-O 13.b4 axb4 14.a5 bxa5 15.Bxc5 Bh6 16.Qb1 Qc7 17.Ra4 Bxd2 18.Nxd2 Rfb8 19.Qa1 Qd8 20.Rb1 Kf7 21.h4 Ng8 22.Nc4 b3 23.Rxb3 Rxb3 24.cxb3 Qxd3 25.Nd6+ Kg7 26.b4 Rb8 27.Rxa5 Rd8 28.Ra7+ Kh8 29.Rc7 Rxd6 30.Bxd6 Qxd6 31.Qa7 Qd1+ 32.Kh2 Qh5 33.Rxc6 Qxh4+ 34.Kg1 Bb3 35.Rc7 Qh5 36.f3 Qh4 37.Qf2 Qxf2+ 38.Kxf2 Ba4 39.Rc5 Kg7 40.b5 Ne7 41.Rc7 Bxb5 42.Rxe7+ Kg8 43.g3 g5 44.Ke3 Bc4 45.f4 exf4+ 46.gxf4 gxf4+ 47.Kxf4 Bf7 48.Kf5 Kg7 49.Rc7 h6 50.Ra7 h5 51.Rb7 h4 52.Kg4 Kf8 53.Kxh4 Bg6 54.Rb4 Ke7 55.Kg4 Kf8 56.Kf4 Kf7 57.Rb6 Kg7 58.Rb7+ Kf8 59.Ke3 Bf7 60.Kd4 Kg7 61.Rb1 Kf8 62.Kc5 Ke7 63.Rb7+ Ke6 64.Kd4 Bg6 65.Rb6+ Ke7 66.Kd5 Bf7+ 67.Kc5 Be8 1/2-1/2 [Event "WCC cand"] [Site "Cazorla"] [Date "1998.05.24"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Shirov, Alexei"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2790"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "D89"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Bc4 O-O 8.Ne2 c5 9.O-O Nc6 10.Be3 Bg4 11.f3 Na5 12.Bd3 cxd4 13.cxd4 Be6 14.Rc1 Bxa2 15.Qa4 Bb3 16.Qb4 b6 17.Bg5 f6 18.Bf4 e5 19.Be3 exd4 20.Nxd4 Bf7 21.Ba6 Re8 22.Rfd1 Qe7 23.Qxe7 Rxe7 24.Nc6 Nxc6 25.Rxc6 1/2-1/2 [Event "WCC cand"] [Site "Cazorla"] [Date "1998.05.25"] [Round "2"] [White "Shirov, Alexei"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2790"] [ECO "C43"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 Nxe4 4.Bd3 d5 5.Nxe5 Nd7 6.Nxd7 Bxd7 7.O-O Bd6 8.Nc3 Nxc3 9.bxc3 O-O 10.Qh5 f5 11.Rb1 b6 12.Re1 c6 13.Bg5 Qc7 14.c4 Be8 15.Qh3 dxc4 16.Bxc4+ Bf7 17.Be6 Bxe6 18.Rxe6 Rae8 19.Qb3 Rxe6 20.Qxe6+ Rf7 21.Qe8+ Rf8 22.Qe6+ Rf7 23.Qe8+ Rf8 1/2-1/2 [Event "WCC cand"] [Site "Cazorla"] [Date "1998.05.27"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Shirov, Alexei"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2790"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "D88"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Bc4 O-O 8.Ne2 c5 9.O-O Nc6 10.Be3 Bg4 11.f3 Na5 12.Bxf7+ Rxf7 13.fxg4 Rxf1+ 14.Kxf1 cxd4 15.cxd4 e5 16.d5 Nc4 17.Qd3 Nxe3+ 18.Qxe3 Qh4 19.h3 Bh6 20.Qd3 Rf8+ 21.Kg1 Qf2+ 22.Kh1 Qe3 23.Qxe3 Bxe3 24.Rd1 Rf2 25.Ng1 Kf7 26.Rd3 Bb6 27.Rf3+ Ke7 28.Rxf2 Bxf2 29.Nf3 Kd6 30.g3 Bxg3 31.Kg2 Bf4 32.Kf2 Kc5 33.Ke2 b5 34.Kd3 1/2-1/2 [Event "WCC cand"] [Site "Cazorla"] [Date "1998.05.28"] [Round "4"] [White "Shirov, Alexei"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2790"] [ECO "C43"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 Nxe4 4.Bd3 d5 5.Nxe5 Nd7 6.Nxd7 Bxd7 7.O-O Bd6 8.c4 c6 9.cxd5 cxd5 10.Qh5 O-O 11.Qxd5 Bc6 12.Qh5 g6 13.Qh3 Ng5 14.Bxg5 Qxg5 15.Nc3 Rfe8 16.d5 Bxd5 17.f4 Qd8 18.Nxd5 Bc5+ 19.Kh1 Qxd5 20.Rac1 Be3 21.Bc4 Qf5 22.Qxf5 gxf5 23.Rcd1 Rad8 24.g3 Bd4 25.b3 Bf6 26.Bb5 Rxd1 27.Rxd1 Rd8 28.Rc1 Rd5 29.a4 Bd8 30.Rc8 Kg7 31.Rb8 Bb6 32.Rxb7 Rd1+ 33.Kg2 Rd2+ 34.Kh3 Bg1 35.g4 Bxh2 36.gxf5 h5 37.Kh4 Bxf4 38.Kxh5 Kf6 39.Bc4 Kxf5 40.Rxf7+ Ke4 41.Rxa7 Be5 42.Bf1 Rf2 43.Bh3 Rf8 44.Be6 Rf1 45.Rd7 Rh1+ 46.Kg6 Rg1+ 47.Kf7 Rg7+ 48.Ke8 Rxd7 49.Kxd7 Bc3 50.Kc6 Ke5 51.Bg8 Be1 52.Kb6 Bf2+ 53.Ka6 Kd6 54.a5 Kc7 55.b4 Kc6 56.b5+ Kc5 57.b6 Kb4 58.b7 Bg3 59.Kb6 Bf2+ 60.Kc6 Ba7 61.a6 Ka5 62.Bc4 Bb8 63.Bf1 1-0 [Event "WCC cand"] [Site "Cazorla"] [Date "1998.05.30"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Shirov, Alexei"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2790"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "D89"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Bc4 c5 8.Ne2 Nc6 9.Be3 O-O 10.O-O Bg4 11.f3 Na5 12.Bd3 cxd4 13.cxd4 Be6 14.Rc1 Bxa2 15.Qa4 Bb3 16.Qb4 b6 17.Bg5 f6 18.Bh4 Qd6 19.Qxd6 exd6 20.d5 f5 21.exf5 gxf5 22.Ng3 Bb2 23.Nxf5 Bc4 24.Ne7+ Kh8 25.Bxc4 Rf4 26.Bg5 Rxc4 27.Rce1 Rc2 28.Nf5 Nc4 29.Re6 Rf8 30.Nxd6 Nxd6 31.Rxd6 Re8 32.Rd1 Ree2 33.Kh1 Rxg2 34.Rd8+ Kg7 35.Bf4 Bf6 36.Ra8 Bg5 37.Be5+ Bf6 38.Bf4 Bg5 39.Rxa7+ Kg6 40.Ra8 Kf7 41.Ra7+ Kg6 42.Bb8 h5 43.Rb7 Be3 44.Re7 Bc5 45.Re6+ Kg5 46.Re4 Kf5 47.Bf4 Rge2 48.Rxe2 Rxe2 49.Bg3 Re8 50.Kg2 Rd8 51.Kh3 Rd7 52.d6 h4 53.Rd5+ Ke6 54.Re5+ Kf6 55.Kxh4 Rh7+ 56.Rh5 Rxh5+ 57.Kxh5 b5 58.d7 Ke7 59.Be5 Kxd7 60.Bb2 Ke6 61.Kg6 Bd6 62.h4 b4 63.h5 Bf4 64.h6 Bxh6 65.Kxh6 Kf5 1/2-1/2 [Event "WCC cand"] [Site "Cazorla"] [Date "1998.05.31"] [Round "6"] [White "Shirov, Alexei"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2790"] [ECO "C48"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.Bb5 Nd4 5.Bc4 Bc5 6.Nxe5 d5 7.Bxd5 Nxd5 8.Nxd5 O-O 9.c3 Re8 10.cxd4 Bxd4 11.O-O Rxe5 12.d3 c6 13.Nf4 b6 14.Qc2 Rc5 15.Qe2 Ba6 16.Be3 Qd6 17.Rac1 Rxc1 18.Rxc1 Be5 1/2-1/2 [Event "WCC cand"] [Site "Cazorla"] [Date "1998.06.02"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Shirov, Alexei"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2790"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "D78"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 c6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Nc3 d5 6.Qb3 O-O 7.Bg2 Qb6 8.O-O Bf5 9.Ne5 e6 10.Bf4 Nbd7 11.Qxb6 axb6 12.f3 Nxe5 13.Bxe5 g5 14.e4 Bg6 15.b3 Rfd8 16.Rfd1 dxe4 17.fxe4 Ng4 18.Bxg7 Kxg7 19.Bf3 h5 20.Rd2 Ne5 21.Bg2 c5 22.d5 Nc6 23.Rad1 Nd4 24.e5 exd5 25.cxd5 Re8 26.Re1 Nc2 27.Ree2 Nd4 28.Re1 Nc2 29.Rxc2 Bxc2 30.d6 Bf5 31.Bxb7 Rad8 32.Bc6 Re6 33.Bd5 Rdxd6 34.Bxe6 1/2-1/2 [Event "WCC cand"] [Site "Cazorla"] [Date "1998.06.04"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Shirov, Alexei"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2790"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "D70"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.f3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nb6 6.Nc3 Bg7 7.Be3 O-O 8.Qd2 e5 9.d5 c6 10.h4 h5 11.Be2 cxd5 12.exd5 N8d7 13.d6 Nf6 14.Bg5 Re8 15.Rd1 Be6 16.Nh3 Nc4 17.Bxc4 Bxc4 18.b3 Ba6 19.Nd5 e4 20.Nxf6+ Bxf6 21.d7 Qb6 22.dxe8=Q+ Rxe8 23.Qe3 Bxg5 24.Qxb6 Bxh4+ 25.Kd2 axb6 26.fxe4 Rxe4 27.Kc2 Rg4 28.Rd2 Be7 29.Rg1 Kg7 30.Nf2 Rf4 31.Nd3 Re4 32.Rgd1 Bb5 33.a4 Bc6 34.Re1 Rxe1 35.Nxe1 Bb4 36.Re2 Bxe1 37.Rxe1 Bxg2 38.Kd2 h4 39.Ke3 Bd5 40.b4 h3 41.Re2 f5 42.Rd2 Be4 43.Kf4 Bg2 44.Rd7+ Kf6 45.Rh7 g5+ 46.Kg3 f4+ 47.Kg4 Ke5 48.b5 0-1 [Event "Chess Classics Giants"] [Site "Frankfurt"] [Date "1998.06.17"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Kasparov, Gary"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2790"] [BlackElo "2825"] [ECO "D92"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.Rc1 dxc4 7.e4 b5 8.Nxb5 Nxe4 9.Bxc7 Qd7 10.Bxc4 Nc6 11.d5 Nb4 12.Be5 Bh6 13.O-O Ba6 14.Nc7 Bxc1 15.Qxc1 Nd3 16.Bxd3 Bxd3 17.Rd1 Be2 18.Re1 Bxf3 19.gxf3 Nd6 20.Nxa8 Rxa8 21.Qc6 Qd8 22.Qa4 Nf5 23.Qe4 Rc8 24.Bc3 h5 25.Qe5 Kh7 26.Rd1 Rc4 27.Kf1 Rc8 28.a4 Qd7 29.a5 a6 30.Re1 Rd8 31.Rd1 f6 32.Qe4 Qb5+ 33.Kg2 e5 34.f4 Nh4+ 35.Kh1 Qb3 36.Re1 Qxd5 37.Qxd5 Rxd5 38.fxe5 fxe5 39.Rxe5 Rd7 40.f4 Kg8 41.Re3 Rd1+ 42.Re1 Rd5 43.Rb1 Kf7 44.b4 Nf5 45.b5 axb5 46.a6 Ne7 47.a7 Rd8 48.Rxb5 Ra8 49.Bd4 Nc6 50.Be3 Ke6 51.Rb7 Kd6 52.Kg2 1-0 [Event "Chess Classics Giants"] [Site "Frankfurt"] [Date "1998.06.17"] [Round "2"] [White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2740"] [BlackElo "2790"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.O-O Be7 8.c4 Nb4 9.Be2 O-O 10.Nc3 Be6 11.Ne5 f6 12.Bg4 Bc8 13.Bxc8 Rxc8 14.Nf3 c5 15.Qe2 Re8 16.Nxd5 Bd6 17.Nxb4 Ng3 18.Qd3 Nxf1 19.Nd5 Nxh2 20.Nxh2 Re1+ 21.Nf1 Qe8 22.Bf4 Rxa1 23.Bxd6 Qe1 24.Ne7+ Kh8 25.Nxc8 Rd1 26.Qf5 Qxf1+ 27.Kh2 Qh1+ 28.Kg3 Rg1 29.Qd5 g5 30.Ne7 Qh4+ 31.Kf3 Qh5+ 32.Ke4 Qg4+ 33.Kd3 Qxd4+ 34.Qxd4 cxd4 35.g3 Rg2 36.Bc5 Rxf2 37.Bxd4 Rf3+ 38.Ke4 g4 39.Nf5 h5 40.b4 Ra3 41.Bxf6+ Kh7 42.b5 Rxa2 43.c5 Rc2 44.c6 bxc6 45.Nd4 Rf2 46.Be5 cxb5 47.Nxb5 a5 48.Nc3 Kg6 49.Bc7 Rf3 50.Bxa5 Rxg3 51.Ne2 Ra3 52.Nf4+ Kh6 53.Bd8 Ra4+ 54.Kf5 g3 55.Bg5+ Kh7 56.Bh4 g2 57.Nxg2 Rg4 58.Nf4 Rxh4 0-1 [Event "Chess Classics Giants"] [Site "Frankfurt"] [Date "1998.06.17"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2790"] [BlackElo "2770"] [ECO "E34"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 d5 5.cxd5 Qxd5 6.Nf3 Qf5 7.Qxf5 exf5 8.a3 Bd6 9.Nb5 Be6 10.e3 Nc6 11.Bd2 Ne4 12.Bd3 a6 13.Nxd6+ cxd6 14.Ke2 Kd7 15.Rhc1 Rhc8 16.Be1 Ne7 17.Ng1 b5 18.f3 Nf6 19.Bh4 Nfd5 20.Bxe7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Chess Classics Giants"] [Site "Frankfurt"] [Date "1998.06.18"] [Round "4"] [White "Kasparov, Gary"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2825"] [BlackElo "2790"] [ECO "A35"] 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.g3 g6 6.Bg2 Bg7 7.Nc3 O-O 8.Nc2 d6 9.O-O Be6 10.b3 Qd7 11.Bb2 Bh3 12.Ne3 Bxg2 13.Kxg2 Rfd8 14.Qd2 e6 15.Rfd1 d5 16.cxd5 exd5 17.Ncxd5 Nxd5 18.Nxd5 Qxd5+ 19.Qxd5 Rxd5 20.Rxd5 Bxb2 21.Rad1 Kf8 22.e3 Bf6 23.Rd7 Rb8 24.f4 Ke8 25.Kf3 Rd8 26.Rxd8+ Bxd8 27.e4 f6 28.h4 Bb6 29.h5 Nd4+ 30.Kg4 Kf7 31.hxg6+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Chess Classics Giants"] [Site "Frankfurt"] [Date "1998.06.18"] [Round "5"] [White "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2790"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.O-O Be7 8.c4 Nb4 9.Be2 O-O 10.Nc3 Be6 11.Ne5 f6 12.Bg4 Bc8 13.Bxc8 Rxc8 14.Nf3 c5 15.Qe2 cxd4 16.Nxd4 Re8 17.Rd1 Bf8 18.Be3 Rxc4 19.Nxe4 Rxe4 20.a3 Nc6 21.Nxc6 bxc6 22.Qd3 Re8 23.Bxa7 Rce4 24.Be3 f5 25.b4 Qh4 26.b5 d4 27.Qc4+ Kh8 28.Rxd4 cxb5 29.Qxb5 Qf6 30.Rdd1 f4 31.Bd4 Qe6 32.Qd3 f3 33.Be3 fxg2 34.a4 Qh3 35.Qc3 Rc8 36.Qd2 h6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Chess Classics Giants"] [Site "Frankfurt"] [Date "1998.06.18"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2790"] [BlackElo "2740"] [ECO "A57"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.Nd2 g6 5.e4 bxc4 6.Bxc4 d6 7.b3 Bg7 8.Bb2 O-O 9.Ngf3 e5 10.dxe6 Bxe6 11.O-O Nc6 12.Re1 Re8 13.Bb5 Qb6 14.a4 Rad8 15.Nc4 Qc7 16.Rc1 Re7 17.Bxc6 Qxc6 18.Bxf6 Bxf6 19.e5 Bg7 20.exd6 Ree8 21.h3 h6 22.Nfe5 Qa6 23.Qf3 Bxe5 24.Rxe5 Bxc4 25.Rxe8+ Rxe8 26.d7 Rd8 27.Rxc4 Rxd7 28.Rxc5 Rd3 29.Qa8+ Kg7 30.Qb8 Qf6 31.Qe5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Chess Classics Giants 1st pl"] [Site "Frankfurt"] [Date "1998.06.19"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2790"] [BlackElo "2770"] [ECO "A35"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nd4 4.g3 Nxf3+ 5.exf3 Nf6 6.d4 e6 7.Bg2 d5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.Nxd5 exd5 10.O-O c4 11.f4 Be7 12.Qf3 O-O 13.Qxd5 Qc7 14.f5 Rd8 15.Qe4 Bf6 16.Rd1 Qb6 17.g4 Bd7 18.g5 Ba4 19.Be3 Bxd1 20.Rxd1 Re8 21.Qxb7 Qxb7 22.Bxb7 Rab8 23.Bd5 Rxe3 24.fxe3 Bxg5 25.Re1 Rxb2 26.Bxc4 Kf8 27.Kh1 Rc2 28.e4 Rc1 29.Bb3 Rc4 30.Rc1 Ra4 31.Bxa4 Bxc1 32.Bb3 Bb2 33.Kg2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Chess Classics Giants 1st pl blitz"] [Site "Frankfurt"] [Date "1998.06.19"] [Round "1"] [White "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2790"] [ECO "E04"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.g3 dxc4 5.Bg2 Nc6 6.Qa4 Bb4+ 7.Bd2 Bd6 8.Qxc4 O-O 9.Bc3 Qe7 10.Ne5 Bxe5 11.dxe5 Nd5 12.O-O Rd8 13.Na3 Nxc3 14.Qxc3 Bd7 15.Nc2 Be8 16.b4 a5 17.a3 axb4 18.axb4 Rxa1 19.Rxa1 Rb8 20.Be4 f6 21.exf6 Qxf6 22.Qc5 Rd8 23.Rb1 b6 24.Qc4 Nd4 25.Nxd4 Rxd4 26.Qc2 Bg6 27.Bxg6 Qxg6 28.Qxg6 hxg6 29.b5 Rd5 30.Rc1 Rxb5 31.Rxc7 Re5 32.e3 b5 33.Rb7 g5 34.g4 Re4 35.h3 Re5 36.Kf1 Kh7 37.Ke2 Kg6 38.f3 Kf6 39.Kf2 Rc5 40.Kg3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Chess Classics Giants 1st pl blitz"] [Site "Frankfurt"] [Date "1998.06.19"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2790"] [BlackElo "2770"] [ECO "E34"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 d5 5.cxd5 Qxd5 6.e3 c5 7.a3 Bxc3+ 8.Qxc3 Nbd7 9.Nf3 cxd4 10.Nxd4 O-O 11.f3 Nb6 12.e4 Qd8 13.Be2 e5 14.Nc2 Re8 15.O-O Be6 16.Rd1 Qc8 17.Qxc8 Raxc8 18.Ne3 Na4 19.Bb5 Bb3 20.Bxe8 Bxd1 21.Bxf7+ Kxf7 22.Nxd1 Nc5 23.Nc3 Nb3 24.Rb1 a6 25.Be3 Na5 26.Rd1 Nc4 27.Bc1 Nxa3 28.bxa3 Rxc3 29.Bb2 Rb3 30.Bxe5 Rxa3 31.Rc1 b5 32.Rc7+ Kg6 33.Rb7 Rb3 34.Bd6 a5 35.Bf8 Nh5 36.Kf2 Rb2+ 37.Ke3 Rxg2 38.Rxb5 Rxh2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Chess Classics Giants 1st pl"] [Site "Frankfurt"] [Date "1998.06.19"] [Round "2"] [White "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2790"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.O-O Be7 8.c4 Nb4 9.Be2 O-O 10.Nc3 Be6 11.Ne5 f6 12.Bg4 Bxg4 13.Nxg4 dxc4 14.Nxe4 f5 15.Nd2 fxg4 16.Nxc4 c5 17.a3 Nc6 18.dxc5 Qxd1 19.Rxd1 Bxc5 20.Be3 Bxe3 21.Nxe3 h5 22.Rd5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Chess Classics Giants 1st pl blitz"] [Site "Frankfurt"] [Date "1998.06.19"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2790"] [BlackElo "2770"] [ECO "A35"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 g6 4.e3 Bg7 5.d4 d6 6.d5 Bxc3+ 7.bxc3 Na5 8.e4 Nf6 9.e5 dxe5 10.Nxe5 O-O 11.Be2 Nd7 12.Nxd7 Bxd7 13.O-O b6 14.Bh6 Re8 15.Qd2 Nb7 16.Rfe1 Nd6 17.Bf1 f6 18.Bf4 Nf7 19.g3 e5 20.dxe6 Bxe6 21.Qxd8 Raxd8 22.Rad1 Rxd1 23.Rxd1 g5 24.Bc1 Bg4 25.f3 Bxf3 26.Rd2 Re1 27.Bb2 Ne5 28.Kf2 Rb1 29.h3 h5 30.a4 a5 31.Ba3 Kf7 32.Rb2 Ra1 33.Rb3 Bd1 34.Bb2 Bxb3 35.Bxa1 Bxa4 36.Bg2 Bc6 37.Bf1 Bd7 0-1 [Event "Chess Classics Giants 1st pl"] [Site "Frankfurt"] [Date "1998.06.19"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2790"] [BlackElo "2770"] [ECO "A17"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3 6.Qxc3 b6 7.b4 Bb7 8.Bb2 d6 9.e3 a5 10.Be2 axb4 11.axb4 Rxa1+ 12.Bxa1 Nbd7 13.O-O Qe7 14.Bb2 Ra8 15.d4 c5 16.Nd2 Qf8 17.f3 d5 18.dxc5 bxc5 19.b5 Nb6 20.Qc2 Nfd7 21.Bd3 h6 22.Ra1 Rxa1+ 23.Bxa1 Qa8 24.Bb2 Na4 25.Bc1 Nab6 26.Qc3 f6 27.Be2 Qa4 28.Qb3 Qxb3 29.Nxb3 Nxc4 30.Bxc4 dxc4 31.Na5 Ba8 32.Nxc4 Bd5 33.Nd6 Kf8 34.e4 Bb3 35.Ba3 Ba4 36.f4 e5 37.g3 g6 38.f5 Ke7 39.Nb7 Bxb5 40.fxg6 Kf8 41.Nd6 Bd3 42.h4 h5 43.g4 Be2 44.gxh5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Chess Classics Giants 1st pl"] [Site "Frankfurt"] [Date "1998.06.19"] [Round "4"] [White "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2790"] [ECO "C24"] 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d3 c6 4.Nf3 d5 5.Bb3 Bd6 6.Nc3 dxe4 7.Ng5 O-O 8.Ncxe4 Nxe4 9.Nxe4 Bf5 10.O-O Na6 11.Nxd6 Qxd6 12.Qf3 Be6 13.Qg3 Bxb3 14.axb3 Nb4 15.c3 Nxd3 16.Rd1 Rad8 17.Bg5 f6 18.Be3 a6 19.Rd2 Rfe8 20.Rad1 e4 21.Qxd6 Rxd6 22.f3 f5 23.fxe4 fxe4 24.Rf1 Rd5 25.Re2 Rb5 26.b4 a5 27.bxa5 Rxb2 28.Rxb2 Nxb2 29.Rb1 Nc4 30.Rxb7 Nxe3 31.a6 Rf8 32.h3 Nd5 33.c4 e3 34.cxd5 cxd5 35.a7 e2 36.Re7 Rf1+ 37.Kh2 Ra1 38.Rxe2 Rxa7 39.Kg3 Kf7 40.Kf4 Kf6 41.Re8 Ra4+ 42.Ke3 h5 43.Rf8+ Ke6 44.Re8+ Kd6 45.Rd8+ Ke6 46.Re8+ Kf5 47.Rf8+ Kg5 48.Rd8 Ra3+ 49.Ke2 Ra5 50.Kf3 Kh4 51.Rb8 Ra3+ 52.Kf2 Ra2+ 53.Kf3 d4 54.Rg8 g5 55.g3+ Kxh3 56.Rxg5 Ra3+ 57.Ke4 d3 58.Rxh5+ Kxg3 59.Rd5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Dortmund"] [Site "Dortmund"] [Date "1998.06.26"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2790"] [BlackElo "2770"] [ECO "A17"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3 6.Qxc3 b6 7.b4 a5 8.Bb2 axb4 9.axb4 Rxa1+ 10.Bxa1 c5 11.e3 d6 12.Be2 e5 13.d3 Re8 14.O-O Nc6 15.bxc5 bxc5 16.h3 Bd7 17.Qd2 Qb6 18.Nh4 Ra8 19.Bc3 Qb3 20.Ra1 Rxa1+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Dortmund"] [Site "Dortmund"] [Date "1998.06.27"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Svidler, Peter"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2790"] [BlackElo "2690"] [ECO "D86"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Bc4 c5 8.Ne2 Nc6 9.Be3 cxd4 10.cxd4 Qa5+ 11.Bd2 Qd8 12.d5 Ne5 13.Bc3 O-O 14.Bb3 Qb6 15.f4 Ng4 16.Bd4 Qa5+ 17.Qd2 Qxd2+ 18.Kxd2 e5 19.h3 exd4 20.hxg4 g5 21.g3 Bxg4 22.e5 Bxe2 23.Kxe2 Rfc8 24.Rad1 Rc3 25.Rd3 Rac8 26.d6 b5 27.Rxc3 dxc3 28.e6 Kf8 29.e7+ Ke8 30.Bxf7+ 1-0 [Event "Dortmund"] [Site "Dortmund"] [Date "1998.06.28"] [Round "3"] [White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2690"] [BlackElo "2790"] [ECO "D43"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.Qc2 dxc4 8.e3 b5 9.a4 Bb7 10.axb5 cxb5 11.Nxb5 Bb4+ 12.Nc3 O-O 13.Be2 Nd7 14.O-O Rfc8 15.Rfc1 a5 16.Na4 Rab8 17.Qd1 e5 18.Rxc4 Rxc4 19.Bxc4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Dortmund"] [Site "Dortmund"] [Date "1998.06.29"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Adams, Michael"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2790"] [BlackElo "2670"] [ECO "E32"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b5 7.cxb5 c6 8.Bg5 cxb5 9.e3 Bb7 10.f3 h6 11.Bxf6 Qxf6 12.Nh3 Rc8 13.Qd2 a6 14.Bd3 d6 15.O-O Nd7 16.Rad1 Nb6 17.f4 Rc7 18.Bb1 Nc4 19.Qe2 Rac8 20.e4 Qe7 21.f5 exf5 22.Rxf5 Re8 23.Nf2 Bc8 24.Rf3 a5 25.Rg3 f5 26.Qh5 f4 27.Rc3 b4 28.Rxc4 Rxc4 29.Ba2 Be6 30.Bxc4 Bxc4 31.Qxa5 d5 32.e5 Rb8 33.axb4 f3 34.Qc5 Qg5 35.g3 Kh8 36.b3 Bxb3 37.Rd3 Bc4 38.Rd1 Qe3 39.Qd6 Ra8 40.Qc6 Ra2 41.Qc8+ Kh7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Dortmund"] [Site "Dortmund"] [Date "1998.07.01"] [Round "5"] [White "Shirov, Alexei"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2790"] [ECO "E46"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Ne2 d5 6.a3 Be7 7.Nf4 c6 8.Bd3 dxc4 9.Bxc4 Nbd7 10.Qc2 e5 11.Nfe2 exd4 12.Nxd4 Ne5 13.Be2 Bc5 14.Nf5 g6 15.Ng3 Bg4 16.O-O Bxe2 17.Ncxe2 Qe7 18.b3 Rad8 19.Bb2 Rfe8 20.Nd4 Bd6 21.h3 Ned7 22.Nge2 Qe4 23.Rac1 Qxc2 24.Rxc2 Be5 25.Bc1 Ne4 26.b4 Nb6 27.Nb3 Rd3 28.Na5 Re7 29.g4 Nd6 30.Kg2 Nb5 31.Ra2 Nd5 32.Nc4 Bf6 33.Rd2 Rxd2 34.Nxd2 b6 35.Kf3 Bg7 36.Ne4 Kf8 37.a4 Nbc3 38.N2xc3 Nxc3 39.Nxc3 Bxc3 40.Ba3 Re6 41.Rc1 Bf6 42.b5+ c5 43.Rc4 Rd6 44.Ke2 Be7 45.Bb2 Rd7 46.Bc3 a6 47.bxa6 Ra7 48.Kd3 Rxa6 49.Ke4 Ra7 50.Kd5 Rd7+ 51.Kc6 Rd6+ 52.Kc7 Re6 53.e4 Ke8 54.e5 Bd8+ 55.Kc8 Re7 56.f4 Rc7+ 57.Kb8 Kd7 58.e6+ Kxe6 59.Re4+ Kd7 60.Be5 Rc6 61.Ka7 Re6 62.Re1 Kc6 63.Rd1 Bc7 64.Ka6 Re8 0-1 [Event "Dortmund"] [Site "Dortmund"] [Date "1998.07.02"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Jussupow, Artur"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2790"] [BlackElo "2630"] [ECO "D58"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 O-O 7.e3 b6 8.Bd3 Bb7 9.O-O Nbd7 10.Qe2 c5 11.Bg3 Ne4 12.cxd5 exd5 13.Rad1 Nxg3 14.hxg3 a6 15.dxc5 bxc5 16.Bb1 Nb6 17.a4 Bf6 18.Qc2 g6 19.a5 Nc4 20.Nxd5 Nxb2 21.Nxf6+ Qxf6 22.Rd2 Bxf3 23.gxf3 Rab8 24.f4 c4 25.e4 Rfd8 26.e5 Rxd2 27.Qxd2 Qd8 28.Qe2 Qd4 29.e6 Nd3 30.Bc2 fxe6 31.Qxe6+ Kg7 32.Ba4 c3 33.Bc2 Rb2 34.Qe7+ Kg8 35.Qe2 Nxf4 36.gxf4 Kf7 37.Rd1 1-0 [Event "Dortmund"] [Site "Dortmund"] [Date "1998.07.03"] [Round "7"] [White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2740"] [BlackElo "2790"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.O-O Be7 8.c4 Nb4 9.Be2 O-O 10.a3 Nc6 11.cxd5 Qxd5 12.Nc3 Nxc3 13.bxc3 Bf5 14.Bf4 Na5 15.Re1 Bd6 16.Ne5 Rad8 17.a4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Dortmund"] [Site "Dortmund"] [Date "1998.07.04"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Leko, Peter"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2790"] [BlackElo "2670"] [ECO "A57"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.Nd2 bxc4 5.e4 c3 6.bxc3 g6 7.Nc4 d6 8.Bd3 Bg7 9.Nf3 O-O 10.O-O Nbd7 11.Bd2 Nb6 12.Na5 c4 13.Bc2 Qc7 14.Re1 Nbxd5 15.Nxc4 Nxc3 16.Bxc3 Qxc4 17.Bb2 Bb7 18.Bb3 Qa6 19.e5 Ne4 20.Rb1 Rac8 21.exd6 Qxd6 22.Bxf7+ Rxf7 23.Bxg7 Qxd1 24.Rexd1 Nxf2 25.Kxf2 Bxf3 26.gxf3 Rc2+ 27.Kg3 Kxg7 28.Rb3 Rxa2 29.Rd7 Ra5 30.h4 h6 31.Rc3 e6 32.Rd6 Kf6 33.Re3 Re7 34.Re4 g5 35.Rc6 Re5 36.Ra4 gxh4+ 37.Rxh4 h5 38.Ra6 Rg7+ 39.Kf2 Rb7 40.Rha4 Rb2+ 41.Kg3 Rg5+ 42.Kh3 Rb3 43.Kh4 Rf5 44.f4 Rb7 45.Re4 Re7 46.Rea4 Rb5 47.Rxa7 Rxa7 48.Rxa7 Rb4 49.Kg3 Rb3+ 50.Kg2 Kf5 51.Ra5+ Kxf4 52.Rxh5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Dortmund"] [Site "Dortmund"] [Date "1998.07.05"] [Round "9"] [White "Almasi, Zoltan"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2630"] [BlackElo "2790"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 Bg7 11.c3 f5 12.exf5 Bxf5 13.Nc2 O-O 14.Nce3 Be6 15.Bd3 f5 16.Qh5 e4 17.Bc2 Ne7 18.Nf4 Bf7 19.Bb3 Qd7 20.O-O Be5 21.Bxf7+ Rxf7 22.Nfd5 Nxd5 23.Nxd5 Qe6 1/2-1/2 [Event "WDR Cup g/60"] [Site "Koeln"] [Date "1998.08.16"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Adams, Michael"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2780"] [BlackElo "2715"] [ECO "E32"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.e4 d5 6.e5 Ne4 7.Bd3 c5 8.cxd5 exd5 9.Ne2 cxd4 10.Nxd4 Nd7 11.f4 Qh4+ 12.g3 Qh3 13.Bf1 Qh5 14.Bg2 Nb6 15.O-O Bxc3 16.bxc3 Bh3 17.f5 Bxg2 18.Qxg2 Nc4 19.g4 Qh4 20.f6 Nxe5 21.fxg7 Rfe8 22.Nf5 Qd8 23.Be3 Re6 24.g5 Rc8 25.Nh6+ Rxh6 26.gxh6 Rc6 27.Kh1 Rg6 28.Qh3 Ng4 29.Qf3 Qc7 30.Bg1 Ne5 31.Qh3 Qc6 32.Bd4 Ng3+ 33.hxg3 Rxh6 34.Qxh6 Qxh6+ 35.Kg2 f6 36.Rf4 Kxg7 37.Raf1 Qg6 38.Rf5 a6 39.R1f4 Qe8 40.Rxf6 Kg8 41.Rf8+ Qxf8 42.Rxf8+ Kxf8 43.Bxe5 Kf7 44.Kf3 Ke6 45.Kf4 b5 46.a3 a5 47.Bd4 a4 48.Kg5 Kf7 49.Kh6 Kg8 50.g4 Kf7 51.Kxh7 1-0 [Event "Villarrobledo op"] [Site "Villarrobledo"] [Date "1998.08.22"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Gomez, Paulo"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2780"] [BlackElo ""] [ECO "D35"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 Nbd7 5.Bg5 c6 6.cxd5 exd5 7.e3 Be7 8.Bd3 h6 9.Bh4 Ne4 10.Bg3 Ndf6 11.Qc2 Bf5 12.Be5 Nxc3 13.Bxf5 Nce4 14.O-O O-O 15.Bxf6 Nxf6 16.Ne5 Bd6 17.f4 Bxe5 18.fxe5 Ne4 19.Bxe4 dxe4 20.Qxe4 Qd5 21.Qxd5 cxd5 22.Rac1 Rac8 23.Kf2 Rc6 24.Rxc6 bxc6 25.Rc1 Rb8 26.b3 Rb6 27.Kf3 Kf8 28.e4 dxe4+ 29.Kxe4 Ke7 30.g4 Ke6 31.Rxc6+ 1-0 [Event "Villarrobledo op"] [Site "Villarrobledo"] [Date "1998.08.22"] [Round "2"] [White "Buenafe, Javier"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2220"] [BlackElo "2780"] [ECO "B25"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6 6.f4 e6 7.Nf3 Nge7 8.O-O O-O 9.Be3 b6 10.d4 Ba6 11.Re1 Qc7 12.a4 Rad8 13.Nb5 Qb8 14.c3 Bb7 15.Bf2 a6 16.Na3 Qc7 17.Rc1 Nb8 18.Qe2 Nd7 19.b4 Rfe8 20.e5 cxb4 21.cxb4 Qb8 22.Nc4 Nc8 23.Ng5 Bxg2 24.Kxg2 h6 25.Nf3 b5 26.Na5 Na7 27.d5 Nb6 28.Qe3 Nbc8 29.Nc6 Nxc6 30.dxc6 Qc7 31.axb5 axb5 32.Nd4 dxe5 33.Nxb5 Qb8 34.c7 Qxb5 35.cxd8=Q Rxd8 36.Qc3 Qb7+ 37.Qc6 Qxc6+ 38.Rxc6 exf4 39.b5 Ne7 40.Ra6 Rd2 41.Kf3 fxg3 42.Bxg3 Rb2 43.Rb6 Nd5 44.Rb8+ Kh7 45.Be5 Bxe5 46.Rxe5 Kg7 47.h3 Rb3+ 48.Ke2 g5 49.h4 gxh4 50.Kf2 h3 51.Rh5 Kg6 52.Rh4 Kg5 53.Rd4 Nf4 54.b6 Rb2+ 55.Ke3 Nd5+ 56.Kf3 h2 57.Rd1 Rxb6 58.Rxb6 Nxb6 59.Rh1 f5 60.Rxh2 Nd5 61.Ra2 e5 62.Ra5 e4+ 63.Kg3 Nf6 64.Rb5 h5 65.Ra5 h4+ 66.Kh3 Nh5 67.Rb5 Nf4+ 68.Kh2 Kg4 69.Rb8 e3 70.Re8 Kf3 71.Rf8 e2 72.Re8 Nd3 73.Kh3 e1=Q 74.Rxe1 Nxe1 75.Kxh4 f4 76.Kg5 Ke3 77.Kg4 f3 78.Kf5 f2 79.Ke5 f1=Q 0-1 [Event "Villarrobledo op"] [Site "Villarrobledo"] [Date "1998.08.22"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Vasquez, Rodrigo"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2780"] [BlackElo "2445"] [ECO "A34"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nc3 b6 4.e4 d6 5.d4 cxd4 6.Nxd4 Bb7 7.Qe2 e6 8.g4 h6 9.h4 a6 10.Bg2 g6 11.f4 Qc7 12.f5 e5 13.Nc2 Nbd7 14.Ne3 Nc5 15.b4 Ncd7 16.fxg6 fxg6 17.O-O g5 18.hxg5 hxg5 19.Bd2 Rc8 20.Rac1 Qd8 21.Ned5 Bxd5 22.exd5 Qe7 23.Ne4 Nxe4 24.Bxe4 Qg7 25.Kg2 b5 26.Bf5 Be7 27.Qd3 Rb8 28.c5 dxc5 29.d6 Bf8 30.bxc5 1-0 [Event "Villarrobledo op"] [Site "Villarrobledo"] [Date "1998.08.22"] [Round "4"] [White "Kolev, Atanas"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2550"] [BlackElo "2780"] [ECO "B66"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.O-O-O h6 9.Nxc6 bxc6 10.Bf4 d5 11.Qe3 Be7 12.Be2 O-O 13.Qg3 Kh8 14.h4 a5 15.Qe3 Ba6 16.g4 Bxe2 17.Qxe2 Bb4 18.f3 Bxc3 19.bxc3 Qe7 20.g5 Nh5 21.Be5 f6 22.gxf6 Nxf6 23.Rhg1 Qa3+ 24.Kd2 Rad8 25.Ke1 dxe4 26.fxe4 Rxd1+ 27.Qxd1 Qxa2 28.Rg2 Qc4 29.Qd4 Qxd4 30.cxd4 Ra8 31.Bxf6 gxf6 32.Kd2 a4 33.Kc1 Rg8 34.Rf2 Rg1+ 35.Kb2 Kg7 36.Ka3 Ra1+ 37.Kb2 Re1 38.Rf4 h5 39.Ka3 e5 40.dxe5 fxe5 41.Rf5 Rxe4 42.Rxh5 Kg6 43.Rh8 Rc4 44.h5+ Kg7 45.Re8 Kf6 46.h6 Rh4 47.Rc8 e4 48.Rxc6+ Ke5 49.Kb2 e3 50.Kc3 Kd5 51.Ra6 a3 52.Kd3 a2 53.Rxa2 e2 54.Kxe2 Rxh6 55.Kd2 Kc5 56.Ra5+ Kb6 57.Rg5 Rc6 58.Kc1 Rd6 59.Kb2 Rc6 60.c3 Rd6 61.Kb3 Rc6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Villarrobledo op"] [Site "Villarrobledo"] [Date "1998.08.22"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "San Segundo, Pablo"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2780"] [BlackElo "2490"] [ECO "D38"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.Qb3 c5 8.cxd5 exd5 9.e3 O-O 10.dxc5 Bxc3+ 11.bxc3 Qc6 12.Qb4 Be6 13.Nd4 Qc7 14.Be2 Nd7 15.c4 Qxc5 16.Qxc5 Nxc5 17.Nxe6 fxe6 18.cxd5 exd5 19.Bf3 Rad8 20.Rd1 Ne4 21.O-O Nf6 22.Rd4 Rd7 23.Rc1 Rfd8 24.h4 Kf7 25.g4 g5 26.hxg5 hxg5 27.Kg2 Ke6 28.Be2 Rh8 29.Bd3 Kd6 30.Bf5 Rc7 31.Rxc7 Kxc7 32.f4 Rg8 33.Kf3 Kd6 34.fxg5 Rxg5 35.Kf4 Rg8 36.Rd2 Kc5 37.Rc2+ Kd6 38.Rh2 1-0 [Event "Villarrobledo op"] [Site "Villarrobledo"] [Date "1998.08.23"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Campora, Daniel H"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2780"] [BlackElo "2540"] [ECO "E38"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 c5 5.dxc5 Na6 6.a3 Qa5 7.Bd2 Nxc5 8.O-O-O Bxc3 9.Bxc3 Qa4 10.Qxa4 Nxa4 11.Be5 d5 12.Bxf6 gxf6 13.cxd5 exd5 14.e4 a6 15.exd5 Bf5 16.Bd3 Rc8+ 17.Kb1 Bxd3+ 18.Rxd3 Rg8 19.g3 Kd7 20.Nf3 Rge8 21.Re1 Rxe1+ 22.Nxe1 Rc5 23.Nc2 Rb5 24.b4 a5 25.Ka2 axb4 26.Nxb4 Rc5 27.Kb3 b5 28.Rf3 Ke7 29.Nc6+ Kd6 30.Rxf6+ Kxd5 31.Nb4+ Ke5 32.Rxf7 Rc3+ 33.Ka2 h5 34.Rb7 Rf3 35.Rxb5+ Kd6 36.Rd5+ Ke6 37.Rxh5 Nc3+ 38.Kb2 Nd1+ 39.Kc1 Nxf2 40.Nc2 Kd6 41.a4 Ne4 42.a5 Nc5 43.a6 Rf7 44.Nb4 Nb3+ 45.Kb2 Nc5 46.Rd5+ 1-0 [Event "Villarrobledo op"] [Site "Villarrobledo"] [Date "1998.08.23"] [Round "7"] [White "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2795"] [BlackElo "2780"] [ECO "B31"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.O-O Bg7 5.Bxc6 dxc6 6.d3 Nf6 7.h3 Nd7 8.Nc3 O-O 9.Be3 e5 10.a3 a5 11.Nd2 Qe7 12.Nc4 b5 13.Nd2 Rd8 14.a4 b4 15.Ncb1 Ba6 16.Nb3 c4 17.Nxa5 Nb8 18.Nd2 cxd3 19.Nac4 dxc2 20.Qxc2 Nd7 21.Rfd1 c5 22.Na5 Qe6 23.Ndc4 Bf8 24.Rd5 Nb6 25.Rxe5 Bxc4 26.Rxe6 Bxe6 27.Nc6 Rdc8 28.Ne5 Bg7 29.f4 b3 30.Qf2 Rxa4 31.Rxa4 Nxa4 32.f5 Bxf5 33.Nxf7 Bxe4 34.Nh6+ Kh8 35.Qf7 Bxb2 36.Bg5 Bd4+ 37.Kh1 1-0 [Event "Villarrobledo op"] [Site "Villarrobledo"] [Date "1998.08.23"] [Round "8"] [White "Chernin, Alexander"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2610"] [BlackElo "2780"] [ECO "D44"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.e4 Bb4 6.Bg5 b5 7.a4 c6 8.e5 h6 9.exf6 hxg5 10.fxg7 Rg8 11.g3 Bb7 12.Bg2 Nd7 13.O-O Bxc3 14.bxc3 Rxg7 15.Qb1 a6 16.Nd2 Qc7 17.axb5 cxb5 18.Bxb7 Qxb7 19.Nxc4 Qc6 20.Ne5 Nxe5 21.dxe5 Kf8 22.Rd1 Rg6 23.Rd6 Qxc3 24.Rdxa6 Rxa6 25.Rxa6 Qxe5 26.Ra5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Villarrobledo op"] [Site "Villarrobledo"] [Date "1998.08.23"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Cifuentes Parada, Roberto"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2780"] [BlackElo "2505"] [ECO "D41"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.d4 c5 5.cxd5 cxd4 6.Qxd4 exd5 7.e4 Nc6 8.Bb5 Bd7 9.Bxc6 Bxc6 10.exd5 Bxd5 11.O-O Be7 12.Nxd5 Qxd5 13.Re1 Qxd4 14.Nxd4 O-O-O 15.Rxe7 Rxd4 16.Be3 Rd7 17.Rxd7 Nxd7 18.Rc1+ Kb8 19.Bf4+ Ka8 20.Rc7 Rd8 21.h3 a6 22.b4 f6 23.g4 g5 24.Bd6 Nb6 25.Bc5 Nd5 26.Rxh7 b6 27.Bd4 Rd6 28.Rf7 Nf4 29.Bxf6 Nxh3+ 30.Kg2 Nf4+ 31.Kf3 Nh3 32.Kg3 Rd3+ 33.f3 Ng1 34.Bxg5 Ne2+ 35.Kf2 Nc3 36.Bf6 1-0 [Event "Tilburg Fontys"] [Site "Tilburg"] [Date "1998.10.23"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Svidler, Peter"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2780"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "D86"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Bc4 O-O 8.Ne2 Nc6 9.O-O b6 10.Be3 Bb7 11.Qd2 Qd7 12.Bb5 a6 13.Bd3 Na5 14.Rab1 Rad8 15.c4 f5 16.exf5 gxf5 17.Rbd1 e5 18.dxe5 Bxe5 19.c5 Qd5 20.f3 Nc4 21.Bxc4 Qxc4 22.Qxd8 Rxd8 23.Rxd8+ Kf7 24.Rd2 bxc5 25.Bf2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tilburg Fontys"] [Site "Tilburg"] [Date "1998.10.24"] [Round "2"] [White "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2795"] [BlackElo "2780"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.O-O Be7 8.Re1 Bg4 9.c3 f5 10.Qb3 O-O 11.Nbd2 Na5 12.Qa4 Nc6 13.Bb5 Nxd2 14.Nxd2 Qd6 15.h3 Bh5 16.Nb3 Bh4 17.Nc5 Bxf2+ 18.Kxf2 Qh2 19.Bxc6 bxc6 20.Qxc6 f4 21.Qxd5+ Kh8 22.Qxh5 f3 23.Qxf3 Rxf3+ 24.Kxf3 Rf8+ 25.Ke2 Qxg2+ 26.Kd3 Qxh3+ 27.Kc2 Qg2+ 28.Bd2 Qg6+ 29.Re4 h5 30.Re1 Re8 31.Kc1 Rxe4 32.Nxe4 h4 33.Ng5 Qh5 34.Re3 Kg8 35.c4 1-0 [Event "Tilburg Fontys"] [Site "Tilburg"] [Date "1998.10.25"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Lautier, Joel"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2780"] [BlackElo "2625"] [ECO "D30"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 c6 3.c4 e6 4.Qc2 dxc4 5.Qxc4 Nf6 6.Bg5 Be7 7.e3 O-O 8.Bd3 h6 9.Bxf6 Bxf6 10.Nc3 Nd7 11.Rd1 Qe7 12.Bb1 e5 13.O-O exd4 14.exd4 Nb6 15.Qd3 g6 16.Rfe1 Qb4 17.Qd2 Nc4 18.Qxh6 Nxb2 19.Bxg6 fxg6 20.Ng5 Bxg5 21.Qxg6+ Kh8 22.Qh5+ Kg7 23.Qxg5+ Kf7 24.Re3 1-0 [Event "Tilburg Fontys"] [Site "Tilburg"] [Date "1998.10.26"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Piket, Jeroen"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2780"] [BlackElo "2605"] [ECO "D44"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 dxc4 6.e4 b5 7.e5 h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.Nxg5 hxg5 10.Bxg5 Nbd7 11.g3 Bb7 12.Bg2 Qb6 13.exf6 O-O-O 14.O-O Bh6 15.Bxh6 Rxh6 16.Qc1 Rdh8 17.Ne4 c5 18.Qf4 Rxh2 19.Nd6+ Qxd6 20.Bxb7+ Kc7 21.Qxd6+ Kxd6 22.a4 b4 23.Rfd1 Nxf6 24.Bf3 Nd5 25.Rac1 c3 26.dxc5+ Kxc5 27.bxc3 Nxc3 28.Rd7 R2h7 29.Rxa7 f5 30.Ra6 e5 31.Rc6+ Kd4 32.Rc2 Kd3 33.Rb2 e4 34.Bg2 Ne2+ 35.Kf1 Nd4 36.Rd6 Rb8 37.Rb1 b3 38.Rd1+ Kc2 39.R1xd4 b2 40.Rc6+ Kb3 41.Rd1 Ka3 42.Rc3+ Rb3 43.Rxb3+ Kxb3 44.Ke2 Rc7 45.Rb1 Ka2 46.Rxb2+ Kxb2 47.g4 fxg4 48.Bxe4 Rc4 49.Ke3 Rxa4 50.Kf4 Kc3 51.f3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tilburg Fontys"] [Site "Tilburg"] [Date "1998.10.28"] [Round "5"] [White "Topalov, Veselin"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2700"] [BlackElo "2780"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.O-O Be7 8.c4 Nb4 9.Be2 O-O 10.Nc3 Be6 11.Be3 Bf5 12.Qb3 c6 13.c5 Nxc3 14.bxc3 Nc2 15.Qxb7 Nxa1 16.Rxa1 Qe8 17.Qa6 f6 18.Ne1 Qc8 19.Qxc8 Bxc8 20.Bf4 Bd8 21.Nc2 Re8 22.Bd3 a5 23.Ne3 Ra7 24.Nf5 Bxf5 25.Bxf5 a4 26.Kf1 Ba5 27.Rc1 a3 28.Rc2 g6 29.Bd3 Rb7 30.Bc1 Rb1 31.g3 Reb8 32.Ke2 R1b2 33.Kd2 Kf7 34.Be2 f5 35.Kd3 g5 36.Bd1 Kf6 37.h3 h6 38.Bf3 Kg6 39.g4 Bc7 40.gxf5+ Kf6 41.Re2 Rxe2 42.Bxe2 Bf4 43.Bxa3 Ra8 44.Bb2 Rxa2 45.Kc2 Kxf5 46.Bf3 Ra6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tilburg Fontys"] [Site "Tilburg"] [Date "1998.10.29"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Leko, Peter"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2780"] [BlackElo "2665"] [ECO "E60"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.f3 e5 4.dxe5 Nh5 5.Nh3 Nc6 6.Bg5 Be7 7.Bxe7 Qxe7 8.Nc3 Qxe5 9.g4 Ng7 10.f4 Qe7 11.Nd5 Qd8 12.Qd3 O-O 13.Qc3 Ne8 14.g5 Ne7 15.Nf6+ Nxf6 16.gxf6 Nf5 17.e4 Re8 18.Ng5 c5 19.O-O-O Nd4 20.e5 d6 21.Nf3 Bg4 22.Nxd4 Bxd1 23.Nb5 dxe5 24.fxe5 Ba4 25.Nd6 Re6 26.Bg2 Rxd6 27.exd6 Qxd6 28.Bxb7 Re8 29.b3 Qf4+ 30.Kb2 Re3 31.Rd1 h5 32.Qa5 Re2+ 33.Ka3 Qf2 34.Qd8+ Be8 35.Rd2 Rxd2 36.Qxe8+ Kh7 37.Qxf7+ Kh6 38.Ka4 Rxa2+ 39.Kb5 Qe3 40.Bd5 Qxb3+ 41.Kc6 Ra6+ 42.Kd7 Qh3+ 43.Be6 Qd3+ 44.Ke8 Qd6 45.Qe7 Qxe6 0-1 [Event "Tilburg Fontys"] [Site "Tilburg"] [Date "1998.10.30"] [Round "7"] [White "Adams, Michael"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2715"] [BlackElo "2780"] [ECO "C24"] 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d3 c6 4.Nf3 d5 5.Bb3 Bd6 6.Nc3 dxe4 7.Ng5 O-O 8.Ncxe4 Nxe4 9.Nxe4 Bf5 10.Qf3 Bxe4 11.dxe4 Nd7 12.c3 a5 13.a4 Nc5 14.Bc2 b5 15.O-O Qc7 16.Rd1 Rab8 17.axb5 cxb5 18.g3 b4 19.cxb4 Rxb4 20.Bd2 Rxb2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tilburg Fontys"] [Site "Tilburg"] [Date "1998.10.31"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Van Wely, Loek"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2780"] [BlackElo "2635"] [ECO "D17"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 e6 7.f3 Bb4 8.e4 Bxe4 9.fxe4 Nxe4 10.Bd2 Qxd4 11.Nxe4 Qxe4+ 12.Qe2 Bxd2+ 13.Kxd2 Qd5+ 14.Kc2 Na6 15.Nxc4 O-O 16.Qe5 Rab8 17.Be2 Nb4+ 18.Kc3 b5 19.Rhd1 f6 20.Qg3 Qe4 21.Ne3 Nd5+ 22.Nxd5 cxd5 23.Bd3 Rfc8+ 24.Kd2 Qb4+ 25.Ke2 bxa4 26.Kf1 Rb6 27.Qe3 Qb3 28.Rd2 g6 29.Qd4 Qb4 30.Be2 Qxd4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tilburg Fontys"] [Site "Tilburg"] [Date "1998.11.02"] [Round "9"] [White "Kortschnoj, Viktor"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2625"] [BlackElo "2780"] [ECO "D43"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Qb3 dxc4 6.Qxc4 b5 7.Qb3 Nbd7 8.Bg5 Be7 9.e4 b4 10.Bxf6 Nxf6 11.Na4 Nxe4 12.Bd3 Nf6 13.O-O O-O 14.Rac1 a5 15.Rfd1 Bd6 16.Ne5 Nd5 17.Qc2 g6 18.Qxc6 Ra7 19.Nc5 Rc7 20.Qb5 Bxe5 21.dxe5 Qg5 22.Be4 Bb7 23.g3 Qxe5 24.Re1 Rfc8 25.Bxg6 Qxb2 26.Bd3 Nc3 27.Bxh7+ Kh8 28.Qd3 Ne2+ 29.Qxe2 Qxe2 30.Rxe2 Kxh7 31.Rec2 Bd5 0-1 [Event "Tilburg Fontys"] [Site "Tilburg"] [Date "1998.11.03"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2780"] [BlackElo "2650"] [ECO "D35"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 O-O 6.cxd5 exd5 7.e3 c6 8.Bd3 Bg4 9.Qc2 h6 10.Bf4 Nbd7 11.Ne5 Nxe5 12.Bxe5 Nd7 13.Bg3 c5 14.O-O cxd4 15.exd4 Nb6 16.Qb3 a5 17.h3 a4 18.Qc2 Bd7 19.a3 Bc6 20.Rae1 Bd6 21.Qd2 Qc7 22.Bxd6 Qxd6 23.Re3 Rae8 24.Rfe1 Qb8 25.Nd1 g6 26.Qb4 Nd7 27.Bb5 Rxe3 28.Nxe3 Nf6 29.Bxa4 Bxa4 30.Qxa4 Re8 31.Qd1 Re4 32.Ng4 Nxg4 33.hxg4 Rf4 34.g3 Rf6 35.Qb3 Qd8 36.Qxb7 Rb6 37.Re8+ Qxe8 38.Qxb6 Qe1+ 39.Kg2 Qe4+ 40.Kh2 Kg7 41.Qc7 1-0 [Event "Tilburg Fontys"] [Site "Tilburg"] [Date "1998.11.04"] [Round "11"] [White "Sadler, Matthew"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2660"] [BlackElo "2780"] [ECO "D56"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Be7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 O-O 7.e3 Ne4 8.Bxe7 Qxe7 9.Rc1 Nxc3 10.Rxc3 c6 11.Bd3 dxc4 12.Rxc4 Nd7 13.O-O e5 14.dxe5 Nxe5 15.Re4 Nxf3+ 16.Qxf3 Be6 17.Bc4 Rad8 18.Bxe6 fxe6 19.Qe2 Rd5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Kosmos m 5'"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1998.11.27"] [Round "1"] [White "Kasparov, Gary"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2815"] [BlackElo "2780"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.O-O Be7 8.c4 Nb4 9.Re1 Nxd3 10.Qxd3 Nf6 11.c5 O-O 12.Nc3 c6 13.Bf4 Bg4 14.Rxe7 Qxe7 15.Bd6 Qd8 16.Bxf8 Qxf8 17.Ne5 Re8 18.b4 Bc8 19.b5 Nd7 20.Nf3 f6 21.a4 Qe7 22.a5 a6 23.bxc6 bxc6 24.Na4 Qe4 25.Qxe4 dxe4 26.Nd2 Nf8 27.Nc4 Be6 28.Nd6 Rb8 29.Nb6 f5 30.Re1 g6 31.f3 exf3 32.gxf3 Kg7 33.f4 Rd8 34.Kf2 Kf6 35.h4 h6 36.Re5 g5 37.hxg5+ hxg5 38.fxg5+ Kxg5 39.Rxf5+ Bxf5 40.Nf7+ Kf4 41.Nxd8 Ke4 42.Nxc6 Ne6 43.Nb4 Kxd4 44.c6 Nc7 45.Ke2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Kosmos m 5'"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1998.11.27"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Kasparov, Gary"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2780"] [BlackElo "2815"] [ECO "E36"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 d5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 dxc4 7.Qxc4 b6 8.Nf3 Ba6 9.Qc2 Nbd7 10.Bg5 O-O 11.e4 Bxf1 12.Rxf1 h6 13.Bxf6 Nxf6 14.O-O-O Rc8 15.Kb1 Qe7 16.Rfe1 Rfd8 17.Ne5 c5 18.d5 exd5 19.exd5 Qc7 20.Nc6 Rd7 21.Ne7+ Rxe7 22.d6 Qxd6 23.Rxd6 Rxe1+ 24.Rd1 Re7 25.f3 Rce8 26.Rd2 Nd7 27.Ka2 Nf8 28.Qa4 Rc8 29.h4 c4 30.Rc2 Rec7 31.Rc3 Ne6 32.Qd1 b5 33.Qd6 Rd8 34.Qa6 Rd5 35.Re3 Kh7 36.g4 Rd2 37.Rc3 Nc5 38.Qxb5 Rb7 39.Qxb7 Nxb7 40.Rxc4 Rd7 41.f4 h5 42.gxh5 Kh6 43.Ra4 Nd6 44.Ra5 Ne4 45.Re5 Nf6 46.b4 Nxh5 47.f5 f6 48.Rc5 Ng3 49.b5 Kh5 50.a4 Kxh4 51.a5 Kg4 52.Kb3 Nxf5 53.Kb4 g5 54.b6 axb6 55.axb6 Ne7 56.Rb5 Rb7 57.Ka5 Nc8 58.Rb4+ Kh5 0-1 [Event "Kosmos m 5'"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1998.11.27"] [Round "3"] [White "Kasparov, Gary"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2815"] [BlackElo "2780"] [ECO "A08"] 1.e4 e6 2.d3 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.g3 Nc6 5.Bg2 Nf6 6.Ngf3 Be7 7.O-O Qc7 8.Re1 b6 9.Nf1 dxe4 10.dxe4 Ba6 11.e5 Rd8 12.Bd2 Ng4 13.c3 O-O 14.Qa4 Bxf1 15.Qxg4 Bxg2 16.Bh6 g6 17.Kxg2 Rfe8 18.Re4 Rd3 19.Rae1 Bd8 20.h4 Ne7 21.h5 Nf5 22.Bg5 Qd7 23.Bf6 Rd1 24.Rxd1 Qxd1 25.Re1 Qd3 26.hxg6 fxg6 27.Qa4 Rf8 28.Qxa7 Bxf6 29.exf6 Rxf6 30.Qb8+ Rf8 31.Qxb6 Ng7 32.Re3 Qd5 33.c4 Qxc4 34.Qb3 Qg4 35.a4 Qf5 36.a5 c4 37.Qxc4 Qxa5 38.b4 Qb6 39.Ng1 Qd8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Kosmos m 5'"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1998.11.27"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Kasparov, Gary"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2780"] [BlackElo "2815"] [ECO "E37"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 d5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 Ne4 7.Qc2 e5 8.cxd5 Qxd5 9.f3 Nf6 10.e4 Qxd4 11.Qxc7 Nc6 12.Ne2 Qc5 13.b4 Nxb4 14.Qxc5 Nd3+ 15.Kd2 Nxc5 16.Rb1 O-O 17.Ke3 Be6 18.Bb2 Rfd8 19.Bxe5 Rd3+ 20.Kf2 Ncxe4+ 21.Kg1 Nd2 22.Ra1 Nxf1 23.Nf4 Rd2 24.Rxf1 Bc4 25.Rc1 Nd7 26.Bc3 Ra2 27.h4 b5 28.Rh3 f6 29.Rd1 Ne5 30.Rg3 Bf7 31.Rd6 Rxa3 32.Bd4 Ra4 33.h5 h6 34.Bxe5 fxe5 35.Nd3 Rd4 36.Rxd4 exd4 37.Rg4 a5 38.Rxd4 a4 39.Rb4 a3 40.Nc1 Bc4 41.Rb1 a2 0-1 [Event "Kosmos m 5'"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1998.11.27"] [Round "5"] [White "Kasparov, Gary"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2815"] [BlackElo "2780"] [ECO "A33"] 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6 5.Nb5 Nf6 6.Bf4 Bb4+ 7.N1c3 O-O 8.Bd6 Bxd6 9.Nxd6 Qb6 10.Qd2 Ne8 11.Nxe8 Rxe8 12.e3 Rd8 13.Rc1 d6 14.Be2 a6 15.O-O Qc7 16.Rfd1 Qe7 17.Na4 Qc7 18.Nc3 Qe7 19.e4 b6 20.Qe3 Rb8 21.a3 Bd7 22.b4 Be8 23.h3 h6 24.Rd2 Rdc8 25.f4 Qc7 26.Rcd1 Rd8 27.Kh1 Ne7 28.Rd3 b5 29.c5 dxc5 30.Rxd8 Rxd8 31.Rxd8 Qxd8 32.bxc5 Bc6 33.Bf3 Qa5 34.Ne2 Qe1+ 35.Kh2 Qa5 36.Nd4 Qc7 37.Kh1 Bd7 38.Nb3 a5 39.Qc3 Nc6 40.e5 b4 41.axb4 Nxb4 42.c6 Be8 43.Qc5 Nxc6 44.Nd4 Qa7 0-1 [Event "Kosmos m 5'"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1998.11.27"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Kasparov, Gary"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2780"] [BlackElo "2815"] [ECO "E97"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.d4 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.b4 a5 10.Ba3 axb4 11.Bxb4 Nd7 12.a4 f5 13.Ng5 Nc5 14.Bxc5 dxc5 15.Bf3 Ra6 16.a5 Kh8 17.Ne6 Bxe6 18.dxe6 f4 19.Qxd8 Rxd8 20.Rfb1 Rb8 21.Nd5 Nxd5 22.cxd5 Bf8 23.Be2 Ra7 24.a6 Bd6 25.h4 Kg7 26.Bc4 b6 27.Bb5 h6 28.Kf1 Rf8 29.Ke2 Rf6 30.Rb3 Kf8 31.Rh3 Ke7 32.Kd3 Kf8 33.Kc4 Kg7 34.Bc6 Kf8 35.Kb5 Kg7 36.Bb7 Kf8 37.Rg1 Ke7 38.g3 f3 39.Rc1 Kd8 40.Rc3 h5 41.Rh1 Ke7 42.Rd1 1-0 [Event "Kosmos m 5'"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1998.11.27"] [Round "7"] [White "Kasparov, Gary"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2815"] [BlackElo "2780"] [ECO "A31"] 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.g3 d6 6.Bg2 Bd7 7.Nc3 g6 8.Nxc6 bxc6 9.c5 d5 10.e4 dxe4 11.Nxe4 Nxe4 12.Bxe4 Bg7 13.O-O O-O 14.Qa4 Qc8 15.Rd1 a5 16.Bg5 Rb8 17.Qxa5 Rxb2 18.Rab1 Rxb1 19.Rxb1 Bf5 20.Qe1 Qe6 21.Bxf5 Qxf5 22.Bxe7 Re8 23.Rd1 Bf8 24.Rd8 Rxd8 25.Bxd8 Qxc5 26.Qe2 Qd5 27.Bf6 c5 28.Bc3 c4 29.Qe5 Qxe5 30.Bxe5 Bb4 31.Kf1 f5 32.Ke2 Kf7 33.Bf4 Ke6 34.Bd2 Ba3 35.Bc3 Kd5 36.f3 h5 37.h3 Bd6 38.g4 hxg4 39.hxg4 fxg4 40.fxg4 Ke4 41.a4 Bc7 42.a5 Bxa5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Kosmos m 5'"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1998.11.27"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Kasparov, Gary"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2780"] [BlackElo "2815"] [ECO "D45"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.b3 O-O 8.Be2 b6 9.O-O Bb7 10.Bb2 c5 11.cxd5 exd5 12.Rad1 Rc8 13.dxc5 bxc5 14.Qf5 Qe7 15.Rfe1 Qe6 16.Qb1 h6 17.Bd3 Ne5 18.Bf5 Nxf3+ 19.gxf3 Qe5 20.f4 Qe8 21.Bh3 Rd8 22.Bg2 Qe6 23.Ne2 Bc7 24.Ng3 Ba5 25.Re2 Ba6 26.Rc2 Bb6 27.Rcd2 d4 28.exd4 cxd4 29.Bxd4 Bxd4 30.Rxd4 Rde8 1-0 [Event "Kosmos m 5'"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1998.11.27"] [Round "9"] [White "Kasparov, Gary"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2815"] [BlackElo "2780"] [ECO "D00"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 d5 3.e3 c6 4.Bd3 Bg4 5.f3 Bh5 6.Ne2 e6 7.Nf4 Bg6 8.Nxg6 hxg6 9.c4 dxc4 10.Bxf6 Qxf6 11.Bxc4 Bd6 12.Nc3 Qh4+ 13.Ke2 Nd7 14.Ne4 Qe7 15.a3 Bc7 16.b4 Nb6 17.Bb3 Nd5 18.f4 f5 19.Bxd5 exd5 20.Nc5 Bxf4 21.Qg1 O-O 22.Nd3 Bd6 23.Qf2 f4 24.Kd2 fxe3+ 25.Qxe3 Qxe3+ 26.Kxe3 Rae8+ 27.Kd2 Re4 28.Kc3 Rfe8 29.Rae1 Rxe1 30.Rxe1 Rxe1 31.Nxe1 Bxh2 32.Nd3 Bd6 33.a4 Kf7 34.Kd2 Ke6 35.Ke3 Kf5 36.Kf3 Kg5 37.a5 Kf5 38.Nc5 b6 39.axb6 axb6 40.Nd3 Kg5 41.Ke3 Kg4 42.Kf2 b5 43.Ke2 Kg3 44.Kf1 Be7 45.Kg1 Bg5 46.Kf1 Be3 47.Ne5 Bxd4 48.Nxc6 Bc3 49.Na7 Bxb4 50.Nxb5 Ba5 51.Nd4 Kf4 52.Ke2 Ke4 53.Nf3 Bd8 54.Ne1 Bf6 55.Nd3 g5 56.Nf2+ Kd4 57.Nd3 Kc3 58.Nf2 Be5 59.Nd3 Bd4 60.Ne1 g4 61.Nd3 Bf6 62.Nf4 Kc4 63.Nd3 Kd4 64.Nf2 g3 65.Kd2 Be7 66.Nd3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Kosmos m 5'"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1998.11.27"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Kasparov, Gary"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2780"] [BlackElo "2815"] [ECO "D45"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.b3 O-O 8.Be2 b6 9.O-O Bb7 10.Bb2 c5 11.cxd5 exd5 12.Rad1 Rc8 13.dxc5 bxc5 14.Nh4 g6 15.Nf3 Qe7 16.Rfe1 a6 17.h3 Rfd8 18.Bf1 Bb8 19.Ne2 Ne4 20.Nf4 Ndf6 21.g3 d4 22.Bg2 Qf8 23.Qc1 Re8 24.Qa1 Bxf4 25.exf4 a5 26.a3 Bd5 27.b4 axb4 28.axb4 Bb3 29.Rc1 Nd5 30.bxc5 Ra8 31.Qb1 Nec3 32.Bxc3 Ba2 33.Qd3 dxc3 34.Ne5 Qxc5 35.Bxd5 Bxd5 36.Rxc3 Qa5 37.Rec1 Be6 38.Ng4 Bxg4 39.hxg4 Rad8 40.Qf3 Qd5 41.Kg2 Qxf3+ 42.Kxf3 h6 43.Rc6 Kg7 44.R1c3 Rd5 45.Re3 Red8 46.Rcc3 R8d7 47.Kg2 Ra7 48.Re5 Rad7 49.Rce3 R5d6 50.f5 g5 51.Ra5 Kf6 52.Rea3 Kg7 53.Ra1 Rd4 54.Kh3 Rd2 55.Kg2 R2d4 56.R5a4 Rxa4 57.Rxa4 Rd3 58.Ra6 Rb3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Kosmos m 5'"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1998.11.27"] [Round "11"] [White "Kasparov, Gary"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2815"] [BlackElo "2780"] [ECO "A39"] 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.g3 g6 6.Bg2 Bg7 7.Nc3 O-O 8.O-O Ng4 9.e3 d6 10.Nde2 Qa5 11.Nd5 Qc5 12.Bd2 e6 13.b4 Qxc4 14.Rc1 Qxa2 15.Nec3 Qc4 16.Nc7 Rb8 17.N3d5 Qa2 18.Nc3 Qc4 19.N3d5 Qa2 20.Nc3 Qc4 21.Nb1 Nxf2 22.Rxf2 Qd3 23.b5 Ne5 24.Rc3 Bd7 25.Rxd3 Nxd3 26.Rf1 Rfc8 27.Bc3 1-0 [Event "Kosmos m 5'"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1998.11.27"] [Round "12"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Kasparov, Gary"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2780"] [BlackElo "2815"] [ECO "D43"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Qb3 e6 5.Bg5 Nbd7 6.Nc3 h6 7.Bh4 Be7 8.e3 O-O 9.Rd1 Ne4 10.Bxe7 Qxe7 11.Bd3 e5 12.dxe5 Ndc5 13.Qc2 Nxd3+ 14.Qxd3 Nxc3 15.Qxc3 dxc4 16.Rd6 Be6 17.O-O Rfd8 18.Rfd1 Bd5 19.Rxd8+ Rxd8 20.h3 b5 21.Nd4 b4 22.Qd2 Re8 23.f4 Be4 24.Qe2 Rd8 25.Rc1 c5 26.Nf3 Bd3 27.Qe1 a5 28.e4 Qb7 29.Nd2 a4 30.Nxc4 Qxe4 31.Qxe4 Bxe4 32.Nd6 Bd5 33.a3 bxa3 34.bxa3 c4 35.Rc2 f6 36.Nxc4 1-0 [Event "Kosmos m 5'"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1998.11.28"] [Round "13"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Kasparov, Gary"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2780"] [BlackElo "2815"] [ECO "D47"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Be2 Bb7 9.O-O a6 10.e4 c5 11.d5 exd5 12.e5 Ne4 13.Nxd5 Nxe5 14.Nxe5 Qxd5 15.Qxd5 Bxd5 16.Rd1 Rd8 17.Bf3 f5 18.Be3 Be7 19.Nd3 c4 20.Nf4 Bf7 21.Bb6 Rxd1+ 22.Rxd1 O-O 23.Nd5 Bxd5 24.Rxd5 g6 25.a4 bxa4 26.Be2 Rc8 27.Bd4 a3 28.f3 c3 29.bxc3 Nxc3 30.Bxa6 Nxd5 31.Bxc8 Kf7 32.Ba6 Ke6 33.Bc4 Kd6 34.Kf1 Bf6 35.Bf2 Nb4 36.Be1 Kc5 37.Bg8 h6 38.Ke2 Nc2 39.Bd2 Nd4+ 40.Kd3 Nc6 41.Kc2 Nb4+ 42.Kb1 a2+ 43.Bxa2 Nxa2 44.Kxa2 h5 45.Kb3 Kd4 46.Kc2 Kd5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Kosmos m 5'"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1998.11.28"] [Round "14"] [White "Kasparov, Gary"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2815"] [BlackElo "2780"] [ECO "E20"] 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6 5.g3 Bb4+ 6.Nc3 O-O 7.Bg2 d5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.Qb3 Qb6 10.Bxd5 exd5 11.Be3 Bxc3+ 12.Qxc3 Qg6 13.O-O Nc6 14.Rfc1 Bh3 15.Qc2 Nxd4 16.Bxd4 Qe6 17.f3 Rfe8 18.Kf2 Qh6 19.Qd3 Re7 20.Rc2 Rae8 21.Re1 Qh5 22.Kg1 Bf5 0-1 [Event "Kosmos m 5'"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1998.11.28"] [Round "15"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Kasparov, Gary"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2780"] [BlackElo "2815"] [ECO "D28"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.e3 e6 5.Bd3 dxc4 6.Bxc4 c5 7.O-O Nc6 8.Qe2 a6 9.dxc5 Bxc5 10.a3 b5 11.Bd3 Bb7 12.b4 Be7 13.Bb2 O-O 14.Nbd2 Qb6 15.Nb3 a5 16.bxa5 Nxa5 17.Bd4 Qd8 18.Nxa5 Rxa5 19.Rfd1 Qa8 20.Bxb5 Rxa3 21.Rxa3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Kosmos m 5'"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1998.11.28"] [Round "16"] [White "Kasparov, Gary"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2815"] [BlackElo "2780"] [ECO "E32"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6 7.Bg5 Bb7 8.f3 h6 9.Bh4 d5 10.e3 Nbd7 11.cxd5 Nxd5 12.Bxd8 Nxc3 13.Bh4 Nd5 14.Bf2 c5 15.Bb5 Rfd8 16.e4 Ne7 17.Ne2 Bc6 18.Ba6 b5 19.a4 bxa4 20.dxc5 Ne5 21.Nd4 Rab8 22.Bg3 f6 23.O-O-O Kf7 24.f4 Ng4 25.f5 e5 26.Bc4+ Ke8 27.Nxc6 Nxc6 28.Rxd8+ Kxd8 29.Re1 h5 30.h3 Nh6 31.Rd1+ Kc7 32.Rd6 Na5 33.Bd5 Nb3+ 34.Kd1 Nd4 35.Ra6 Rxb2 36.Rxa7+ Kb8 37.Rxa4 Rxg2 38.Rxd4 Rxg3 39.Rb4+ Kc8 40.c6 Nxf5 41.Be6+ Kc7 42.exf5 Kxc6 43.h4 Kc5 44.Rb7 Rg4 45.Ke2 Kc6 46.Ra7 Kb6 47.Rd7 Kc5 48.Ke3 Kc6 49.Rf7 e4 50.Kd4 Kb6 51.Bd5 Rxh4 52.Rxg7 Rh2 53.Bxe4 Rd2+ 54.Ke3 Rd6 55.Rh7 Kc5 56.Rxh5 Ra6 57.Rh2 Ra3+ 58.Kf4 Ra4 59.Rc2+ Kd6 60.Rd2+ Ke7 61.Rd5 1-0 [Event "Kosmos m 5'"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1998.11.28"] [Round "17"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Kasparov, Gary"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2780"] [BlackElo "2815"] [ECO "D36"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 c6 5.Bg5 Nbd7 6.cxd5 exd5 7.e3 Be7 8.Bd3 O-O 9.Qc2 Re8 10.O-O Nf8 11.Rab1 a5 12.a3 Bd6 13.Rbe1 Bg4 14.Nd2 Bh5 15.f4 h6 16.Bh4 Bg6 17.f5 Bh7 18.h3 N8d7 19.Nf3 b5 20.e4 b4 21.e5 bxc3 22.exd6 Rxe1 23.Rxe1 cxb2 24.Qxb2 Rb8 25.Qc3 Qb6 26.Bxf6 Nxf6 27.Rb1 Qxb1+ 28.Bxb1 Rxb1+ 29.Kh2 Bxf5 30.Ne5 Kh7 31.Nxf7 Be4 32.Ne5 Rb7 33.Kg1 a4 34.Nxc6 Rb3 35.Qd2 Rxa3 36.Ne5 Ra1+ 37.Kh2 a3 38.d7 Nxd7 39.Nxd7 Rb1 40.Nc5 Rb2 41.Nxe4 Rxd2 42.Nxd2 a2 43.Nb3 Kg6 44.Kg3 Kf5 45.Kf3 h5 46.g4+ hxg4+ 47.hxg4+ Kg5 48.Kg3 g6 49.Na1 Kf6 50.Kf4 Kf7 51.Ke5 1-0 [Event "Kosmos m 5'"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1998.11.28"] [Round "18"] [White "Kasparov, Gary"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2815"] [BlackElo "2780"] [ECO "E34"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 d5 5.cxd5 Qxd5 6.Nf3 Qf5 7.Qxf5 exf5 8.a3 Bd6 9.Bg5 Nbd7 10.e3 c6 11.Bd3 h6 12.Bh4 g6 13.Nd2 Be7 14.f3 Nd5 15.Nxd5 Bxh4+ 16.g3 Bxg3+ 17.hxg3 cxd5 18.Rc1 Kd8 19.e4 fxe4 20.fxe4 dxe4 21.Nxe4 f5 22.Nd6 Ke7 23.Nb5 a6 24.Nc7 Rb8 25.Nd5+ Kd6 26.Nf4 g5 27.Ng6 Re8+ 28.Kd2 Nf6 29.Rxh6 Ng4 30.Rh5 Rg8 31.Rxg5 Be6 32.Re1 Nh6 33.Nf4 Bd7 34.Rh5 Ng4 35.Bxf5 Nf6 36.Rh6 Rbf8 37.Bxd7 Kxd7 38.Ng6 Re8 39.Ne5+ Ke6 40.Ng4+ Kf5 41.Nxf6 1-0 [Event "Kosmos m 5'"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1998.11.28"] [Round "19"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Kasparov, Gary"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2780"] [BlackElo "2815"] [ECO "D85"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.d4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 g6 7.e4 Bg7 8.Bb5+ Nc6 9.O-O O-O 10.Be3 cxd4 11.cxd4 Bg4 12.Bxc6 bxc6 13.Rc1 Bxf3 14.Qxf3 Bxd4 15.Rfd1 c5 16.Rxc5 Bxe3 17.Rxd8 Bxc5 18.Rxa8 Rxa8 19.Qc3 Bb6 20.Kf1 Rd8 21.a4 e6 22.a5 Bd4 23.Qc7 Rf8 24.e5 h5 25.Ke2 Kg7 26.f4 Rh8 27.Kf3 Bg1 28.Qc1 Bd4 29.Ke4 Rd8 30.Qc7 Rd5 31.g3 Bg1 32.h3 Rd1 33.g4 hxg4 34.hxg4 Rd4+ 35.Kf3 Rd5 36.Ke2 Bd4 37.Kf3 g5 38.f5 exf5 39.e6 1-0 [Event "Kosmos m 5'"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1998.11.28"] [Round "20"] [White "Kasparov, Gary"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2815"] [BlackElo "2780"] [ECO "E32"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6 7.Bg5 Bb7 8.f3 h6 9.Bh4 d5 10.e3 Nbd7 11.cxd5 Nxd5 12.Bxd8 Nxc3 13.Bh4 Nd5 14.Bf2 f5 15.Bb5 c6 16.Bd3 c5 17.Ne2 Rac8 18.O-O cxd4 19.Nxd4 Ne5 20.Be2 Nc4 21.Rfc1 Ncxe3 22.Nxe6 Rfe8 23.Rxc8 Bxc8 24.Nd4 Bd7 25.Bxe3 Nxe3 26.Rc1 Rd8 27.Kf2 f4 28.g3 Nf5 29.Nxf5 Bxf5 30.Ke1 fxg3 31.hxg3 Rd7 32.b4 Kf7 33.Rc4 g5 34.f4 Be6 35.Rc6 Re7 36.Kf2 gxf4 37.gxf4 Kg7 38.Bd3 Bd5 39.Rd6 Bb3 40.f5 Rf7 41.Rg6+ Kf8 42.Rxh6 Ke7 43.Ke3 Rf6 44.Rh7+ Rf7 45.Rh4 Kd6 46.Kd4 Rf6 47.Rg4 Bf7 48.Rg7 a5 49.b5 a4 50.Be4 Be8 51.Rb7 Rf8 52.Rxb6+ Kc7 53.Re6 Bxb5 54.Ke5 Bd7 55.Re7 Kd8 56.f6 Re8 57.Kd6 Bb5 58.Bf5 Rf8 59.f7 Rh8 60.Be6 Ba6 61.Ra7 Bc8 62.Bxc8 1-0 [Event "Kosmos m 5'"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1998.11.28"] [Round "21"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Kasparov, Gary"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2780"] [BlackElo "2815"] [ECO "D35"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 c6 5.Bg5 Nbd7 6.cxd5 exd5 7.e3 Be7 8.Bd3 Ne4 9.Bxe7 Qxe7 10.O-O O-O 11.Qc2 Ndf6 12.Rae1 Bf5 13.Ne5 Nxc3 14.Qxc3 Bxd3 15.Nxd3 Ne4 16.Qc2 Nd6 17.b3 Rae8 18.Qd2 f6 19.Re2 h5 20.f3 Qf7 21.Rfe1 Rd8 22.Nf2 Rfe8 23.Qb2 Re7 24.e4 dxe4 25.fxe4 Qg6 26.Qd2 Nb5 27.d5 Red7 28.Qb4 a5 29.Qc5 Qg5 30.a4 Nc7 31.Qxa5 cxd5 32.e5 d4 33.Nd3 Nd5 34.exf6 Qxf6 35.Rf2 Qd6 36.Qc5 Qxc5 37.Nxc5 Rc7 38.Ne6 Re7 39.Nxd8 Rxe1+ 40.Rf1 Re2 41.Rf2 Re1+ 42.Rf1 Re7 43.Rd1 Nc3 44.Rd3 Kf8 45.Kf1 Ke8 46.Rxd4 Ne4 47.Nxb7 Rf7+ 48.Ke1 Re7 49.Kf1 Rf7+ 50.Ke2 Re7 51.Kf1 1/2-1/2 [Event "Kosmos m 5'"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1998.11.28"] [Round "22"] [White "Kasparov, Gary"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2815"] [BlackElo "2780"] [ECO "D46"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Bd3 O-O 8.O-O dxc4 9.Bxc4 b5 10.Bd3 Bb7 11.a3 a6 12.b4 a5 13.Rb1 axb4 14.axb4 Qe7 15.e4 e5 16.dxe5 Nxe5 17.Nxe5 Bxe5 18.Ne2 Qe6 19.f4 Bc7 20.e5 Ra2 21.Bb2 Nd5 22.Bxh7+ Kh8 23.Bf5 Bb6+ 24.Kh1 Qh6 25.Be4 Ne3 26.Qb3 Nxf1 27.Rxf1 Ra7 28.Rf3 Bc8 29.f5 Qd2 30.Ng3 Bf2 31.Nf1 Qe1 32.Bd3 Rd7 33.e6 fxe6 34.fxe6 Rxf3 35.exd7 Bxd7 36.gxf3 Be6 37.Qc3 1-0 [Event "Kosmos m 5'"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1998.11.28"] [Round "23"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Kasparov, Gary"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2780"] [BlackElo "2815"] [ECO "D36"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 c6 5.Bg5 Nbd7 6.cxd5 exd5 7.e3 Be7 8.Qc2 Nh5 9.h4 Ndf6 10.Bd3 h6 11.Bxf6 Nxf6 12.O-O-O Ng4 13.Kb1 Be6 14.g3 O-O 15.Rhf1 Rc8 16.Ne2 c5 17.dxc5 Rxc5 18.Qd2 Qb6 19.Ned4 Bf6 20.Nb3 Rc7 21.Qa5 Qxa5 22.Nxa5 Ne5 23.Nxe5 Bxe5 24.Rc1 Rfc8 25.Rxc7 Rxc7 26.Rc1 Bc8 27.Nb3 g6 28.Rxc7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Kosmos m 5'"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1998.11.28"] [Round "24"] [White "Kasparov, Gary"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2815"] [BlackElo "2780"] [ECO "D30"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 e6 4.Nbd2 Nf6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 Bd6 7.e4 e5 8.cxd5 cxd5 9.exd5 O-O 10.O-O exd4 11.Ne4 Nxe4 12.Bxe4 Nf6 13.Qxd4 Nxe4 14.Qxe4 Re8 15.Qd3 Qf6 16.Be3 Bf5 17.Qd2 Be4 1/2-1/2 [Event "WCC cand"] [Site "Cazorla"] [Date "1998.??.??"] [Round "8"] [White "Shirov, Alexei"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2790"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Qe2 Qe7 6.d3 Nf6 7.Nc3 Qxe2+ 8.Bxe2 g6 9.Nd4 a6 10.h3 Bg7 11.g4 Bd7 12.Bf3 Nc6 13.Nxc6 Bxc6 14.Bxc6+ bxc6 15.Bd2 h5 16.g5 Nd5 17.Nxd5 cxd5 18.O-O-O Kd7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Linares"] [Site "Linares"] [Date "1998.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Kasparov, Gary"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2790"] [BlackElo "2825"] [ECO "D85"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.d4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 g6 7.e4 Bg7 8.Rb1 O-O 9.Be2 cxd4 10.cxd4 Qa5+ 11.Bd2 Qxa2 12.O-O Bg4 13.Bg5 h6 14.Be3 Nc6 15.d5 Ne5 16.Rxb7 e6 17.Re1 Bxf3 18.gxf3 Rfd8 19.d6 Qa5 20.Rf1 Bf8 21.d7 Qa2 22.Re1 Qa5 23.Rf1 Qa2 24.Bb5 a6 25.Bd4 Bg7 26.Bxe5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Linares"] [Site "Linares"] [Date "1998.??.??"] [Round "8"] [White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2740"] [BlackElo "2790"] [ECO "B57"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bc4 Qb6 7.Ndb5 a6 8.Be3 Qd8 9.Nd4 Ng4 10.Nxc6 bxc6 11.Qf3 Ne5 12.Qe2 e6 13.O-O-O Be7 14.Bd4 Qc7 15.Bxe5 dxe5 16.Na4 O-O 17.Rd3 Qa5 18.b3 Rb8 19.Qd2 Qxd2+ 20.Kxd2 g6 21.Rd1 Kg7 22.Ke2 a5 23.Rc3 Bb4 24.Rcd3 Be7 25.g3 h5 26.h4 f5 27.Rc3 Bb4 28.Re3 Kf6 29.f4 exf4 30.e5+ Kf7 31.gxf4 Be7 32.Red3 Bxh4 33.Nc5 Be7 34.Rd6 Bxd6 35.exd6 Rd8 36.d7 Ke7 37.dxc8=N+ Rbxc8 38.Rxd8 Rxd8 39.Nxe6 Rh8 40.Ng5 h4 41.Nh3 Kf6 42.Kf2 Rd8 43.Bd3 a4 44.Ng5 a3 45.Nf3 c5 46.Ng5 Rd4 47.Kf3 Rd7 48.Ke3 Rd8 49.Nf3 Re8+ 50.Kf2 Rd8 51.Nxh4 c4 52.bxc4 Rb8 53.c5 Rb2 54.c6 Ke7 55.Nxg6+ Kd6 56.Ne5 Rxa2 57.Nc4+ Kc7 58.Kg3 Ra1 59.Nxa3 Rxa3 60.Kh4 Kxc6 61.Kg5 Ra5 62.Bxf5 Kd6 63.Kg4 Ke7 64.Bd3 Rc5 65.Kf3 Kd6 66.Ke4 Rh5 67.c4 Rh4 68.Kf5 Kc5 69.Ke5 Rh3 70.Ke4 Rh4 71.Be2 Rh2 72.Kf3 Kd4 73.Bf1 Rh1 74.Kf2 Rh8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Linares"] [Site "Linares"] [Date "1998.??.??"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Topalov, Veselin"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2790"] [BlackElo "2740"] [ECO "D85"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.d4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 g6 7.e4 Bg7 8.Rb1 O-O 9.Be2 cxd4 10.cxd4 Qa5+ 11.Bd2 Qxa2 12.O-O Bg4 13.Be3 Nc6 14.d5 Bxf3 15.Bxf3 Ne5 16.Be2 Nc4 17.Bg5 Nd6 18.Bxe7 Nxe4 19.Bf3 Nd2 20.Qe2 Rfe8 21.d6 Nxf3+ 22.Qxf3 Bf8 23.Rxb7 a5 24.h4 a4 25.Rd1 Qe6 26.Bg5 h6 27.d7 hxg5 28.dxe8=Q Rxe8 29.hxg5 a3 30.g3 a2 31.Kg2 Rd8 32.Re1 Qc4 33.Ra7 Rd3 34.Qa8 Rd2 35.Qf3 Rd3 36.Qa8 Rd2 37.Ra4 Qc5 38.Rf1 Qc2 39.Ra7 Qb3 40.Qf3 Qxf3+ 41.Kxf3 Bc5 42.Ra8+ Kg7 43.Ra1 Rxf2+ 44.Kg4 Rd2 45.Ra4 Bb6 46.R1xa2 Rd5 47.Kh4 Bd8 48.Rg4 Rd1 49.Rh2 Kg8 50.Re4 Rd5 51.Re8+ Kg7 52.Rb2 Bxg5+ 53.Kg4 Rd4+ 54.Kh3 Rd7 55.Rbb8 Bf6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Hoogovens"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "1998.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Adams, Michael"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2670"] [BlackElo "2790"] [ECO "B70"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 d6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nf6 6.g3 g6 7.Bg2 Nxd4 8.Qxd4 Bg7 9.O-O O-O 10.Qb4 a5 11.Qb3 Be6 12.Nd5 a4 13.Qxb7 Nxd5 14.exd5 Bf5 15.Bg5 Qb8 16.Qxb8 Rfxb8 17.Bxe7 Rxb2 18.a3 Rxc2 19.Rae1 Ra6 20.Be4 Bxe4 21.Rxe4 Bb2 22.Rfe1 Rc1 23.Rxc1 Bxc1 24.Bf6 Ra8 25.Rc4 Bxa3 26.Bd4 Bc5 27.Bxc5 dxc5 28.Rxc5 a3 29.Rc1 a2 0-1 [Event "Hoogovens"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "1998.??.??"] [Round "5"] [White "Shirov, Alexei"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2790"] [ECO "B66"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.O-O-O h6 9.Be3 Be7 10.f3 Nxd4 11.Bxd4 e5 12.Be3 Be6 13.Kb1 Rc8 14.h4 Qa5 15.a3 b5 16.g4 Rxc3 17.Qxc3 Qxc3 18.bxc3 d5 19.exd5 Nxd5 20.Bd2 O-O 21.c4 bxc4 22.Bxc4 Rb8+ 23.Bb3 Bxa3 24.Rhe1 f6 25.Re4 Bc5 26.Ra4 Nc7 27.Kb2 Kh7 28.Be1 Bd5 29.Rd3 Bc6 30.Rc4 Ne6 31.Bf2 Bb5 32.Rxc5 Nxc5 33.Bxc5 Bxd3 34.cxd3 h5 35.Kc3 Rc8 36.Kb4 Rb8+ 37.Ka4 Kg6 38.Be6 Rh8 39.Bf2 Kh6 40.Ka5 hxg4 41.fxg4 g6 42.g5+ Kg7 43.Kxa6 Rd8 44.Bc4 f5 45.Kb7 e4 46.d4 f4 47.d5 e3 48.Be1 f3 49.Kc7 Rf8 50.d6 Rf4 51.Bc3+ Kh7 52.Bd3 1-0 [Event "Hoogovens"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "1998.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Timman, Jan H"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2790"] [BlackElo "2635"] [ECO "B07"] 1.Nf3 g6 2.e4 d6 3.d4 Nf6 4.Bd3 Bg7 5.O-O O-O 6.c3 Nc6 7.Re1 e5 8.h3 Bd7 9.Nbd2 Nh5 10.Nb3 a5 11.a4 Re8 12.Bg5 Qc8 13.Qd2 exd4 14.Nbxd4 Ne5 15.Nxe5 dxe5 16.Nb5 Be6 17.Bf1 Nf6 18.Qc2 Nd7 19.Na3 Bf8 20.Nc4 Bc5 21.Nxa5 f6 22.Bc1 Rxa5 23.b4 Ra8 24.bxc5 Nxc5 25.Be3 Nb3 26.Rab1 Na5 27.c4 Qd7 28.c5 Qf7 29.Qc3 Bc4 30.c6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Hoogovens"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "1998.??.??"] [Round "9"] [White "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2790"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 Bg7 11.Bd3 Ne7 12.Nxe7 Qxe7 13.O-O O-O 14.Qf3 f5 15.exf5 d5 16.Qxd5 Bb7 17.Qb3 e4 18.Be2 Qg5 19.Rad1 e3 20.f3 Be5 21.Nc4 Bf4 22.Rd4 Bd5 23.Rxf4 Qxf4 24.Qxe3 Qxf5 25.Bd3 Qf6 26.Nb6 Rad8 27.Nxd5 Rxd5 28.Qe4 Qd4+ 29.Qxd4 Rxd4 30.Re1 1/2-1/2 [Event "EUCup final 14th"] [Site "Belgrade"] [Date "1999.01.11"] [Round "1"] [White "Shirov, Alexei"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2726"] [BlackElo "2751"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.O-O Be7 8.Re1 Bg4 9.c3 f5 10.Qb3 O-O 11.Nbd2 Na5 12.Qa4 Nc6 13.Bb5 Bh4 14.g3 Bf6 15.Bxc6 bxc6 16.Qxc6 Re8 17.Ne5 Bxe5 18.dxe5 Ng5 19.f4 Re6 20.Qc5 Ne4 21.Nxe4 dxe4 22.Be3 a6 23.Qc4 Qd7 24.Rac1 Rd8 25.Rc2 Qf7 26.Rd2 Rxd2 27.Bxd2 Rb6 28.Qxf7+ Kxf7 29.b4 Rc6 30.Kf2 Rh6 31.h4 Rc6 32.Ke3 Bh5 33.Kd4 Ke7 34.c4 Bf7 35.Rc1 Rb6 36.Kc5 Be8 37.Be3 Rc6+ 38.Kd5 Rg6 39.Bc5+ Kd7 40.Rc3 Bf7+ 41.Kd4 h6 42.a4 Rg4 43.b5 axb5 44.a5 e3 45.Rxe3 g5 46.e6+ Bxe6 47.cxb5 gxf4 48.gxf4 Rxf4+ 49.Ke5 Rc4 50.Rd3+ Kc8 51.Kxe6 Rxc5 52.Rd5 Rc4 53.Rxf5 Re4+ 54.Kd5 Rxh4 55.a6 Ra4 56.Rf8+ Kd7 57.Rf7+ Kc8 58.Rf8+ Kd7 59.Ra8 Ra1 60.a7 Rd1+ 61.Ke4 Re1+ 62.Kf3 Ra1 63.b6 cxb6 64.Rh8 1-0 [Event "EUCup final 14th"] [Site "Belgrade"] [Date "1999.01.12"] [Round "2"] [White "Svidler, Peter"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2713"] [BlackElo "2751"] [ECO "B74"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 g6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nb3 O-O 8.Be2 d6 9.O-O Be6 10.f4 Rc8 11.Kh1 Na5 12.Nxa5 Qxa5 13.Bd4 Bc4 14.a3 e5 15.fxe5 dxe5 16.Bf2 Be6 17.Bd3 Nh5 18.Re1 1/2-1/2 [Event "EUCup final 14th"] [Site "Belgrade"] [Date "1999.01.13"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Smirin, Ilia"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2751"] [BlackElo "2652"] [ECO "E97"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.d4 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.b4 a5 10.Ba3 b6 11.bxa5 Nh5 12.Re1 f5 13.Bb4 bxa5 14.Ba3 Nf6 15.Bd3 fxe4 16.Nxe4 Bg4 17.Nxf6+ Rxf6 18.Be4 Nf5 19.Qd3 Rf7 20.Rab1 Bh6 21.c5 Qf6 22.cxd6 cxd6 23.Rb6 Rd8 24.Rf1 Qe7 25.h3 Bxf3 26.Bxf3 Bf8 27.g3 Nd4 28.Be4 Qc7 29.Ra6 Rc8 30.Kg2 Qd8 31.Bb2 Rc5 32.Bxd4 exd4 33.Qxd4 Rb5 34.Rc6 Rb4 35.Rc4 Bg7 36.Qd3 Rb2 37.Rc2 Qb6 38.Rc8+ Bf8 39.Rc2 Bg7 40.Bf3 Bd4 41.h4 Kg7 42.Rd2 Rxd2 43.Qxd2 Qb4 44.Qe2 Qb2 45.Qxb2 Bxb2 46.Re1 Bd4 47.Re4 Bc5 48.g4 Rb7 49.g5 Rb2 50.Re7+ Kg8 51.Re2 Rxe2 52.Bxe2 Kg7 53.Bb5 h6 54.Be8 hxg5 55.hxg5 Bb4 56.Kf3 Bd2 57.Kg4 Be1 58.f4 Bd2 59.Kf3 Bc1 60.Ke4 Bd2 61.Kf3 Bc1 62.Kg4 Bd2 63.f5 gxf5+ 64.Kxf5 Bb4 65.Ke6 Bc5 66.Ke7 Bb4 67.Kd8 Bc5 68.Kc7 Bb4 69.Kb6 Kf8 70.Bh5 Kg7 71.Kb5 Kf8 72.Bd1 Kg7 73.Bc2 Kf8 74.Ka4 Kg7 75.a3 Bc5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Hoogovens"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "1999.01.16"] [Round "1"] [White "Van Wely, Loek"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2636"] [BlackElo "2751"] [ECO "D17"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 e6 7.f3 Bb4 8.e4 Bxe4 9.fxe4 Nxe4 10.Bd2 Qxd4 11.Nxe4 Qxe4+ 12.Qe2 Bxd2+ 13.Kxd2 Qd5+ 14.Kc2 Na6 15.Nxc4 O-O 16.Qf3 Qc5 17.Be2 Nb4+ 18.Kb1 Rad8 19.Rc1 Rd4 20.Ra3 Rfd8 21.g4 Qg5 22.Rb3 a5 23.h4 Qg6+ 24.Ka1 Nc2+ 25.Ka2 Nb4+ 26.Ka1 Nc2+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Hoogovens"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "1999.01.17"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Yermolinsky, Alex"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2751"] [BlackElo "2597"] [ECO "E32"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 d6 5.Bg5 Nbd7 6.e3 b6 7.Ne2 Bb7 8.a3 Bxc3+ 9.Nxc3 h6 10.Bh4 O-O 11.f3 c5 12.dxc5 dxc5 13.O-O-O Qe7 14.Be2 Rfd8 15.g4 Ne5 16.Rxd8+ Rxd8 17.Rf1 Bc6 18.Bg3 Ng6 19.Bd3 Qd7 20.Be2 Qb7 21.h4 Nh7 22.Rd1 Re8 23.Nb5 Bxb5 24.cxb5 Nf6 25.g5 hxg5 26.hxg5 Nd5 27.Qd2 Qe7 28.e4 Nc7 29.f4 e5 30.f5 Nf4 31.Bxf4 exf4 32.g6 Qxe4 33.gxf7+ Kxf7 34.Bh5+ Kf8 35.Qd6+ Qe7 36.Bxe8 Qxd6 37.Rxd6 Kxe8 38.a4 Ke7 39.Rg6 Nd5 40.Kd2 Ne3 1-0 [Event "Hoogovens 5'"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "1999.01.18"] [Round "1"] [White "Topalov, Veselin"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2700"] [BlackElo "2751"] [ECO "A30"] 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 b6 4.Bg2 Bb7 5.O-O g6 6.d4 cxd4 7.Qxd4 Bg7 8.Nc3 d6 9.Rd1 Nbd7 10.Be3 O-O 11.Qh4 Rc8 12.Rac1 a6 13.b3 Rc7 14.Bh6 Qa8 15.Bxg7 Kxg7 16.Qd4 b5 17.cxb5 axb5 18.Nxb5 Rxc1 19.Rxc1 Qxa2 20.Nc3 Qa3 21.Rb1 Rc8 22.Nd2 e5 23.Qa4 Qxa4 24.Nxa4 Bxg2 25.Kxg2 d5 26.Nf3 d4 27.b4 Nd5 28.Rb2 f6 29.h4 Kf7 30.Rd2 Nxb4 31.Nxd4 Nc5 32.Nb5 Ke7 33.Nd6 Rc6 34.Nxc5 Rxc5 35.Ne4 Rc4 36.f3 Nc6 37.Ra2 f5 38.Ng5 h6 39.Nh3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Hoogovens 5'"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "1999.01.18"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Reinderman, Dimitri"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2751"] [BlackElo "2542"] [ECO "A04"] 1.Nf3 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6 4.b4 Bg7 5.Bb2 O-O 6.O-O d6 7.d4 Nc6 8.b5 Na5 9.Nbd2 c6 10.bxc6 bxc6 11.c4 Kh8 12.Bc3 Nb7 13.Rb1 Qc7 14.Qc2 Ng4 15.h3 Nh6 16.Qb2 Kg8 17.e3 Nf7 18.e4 fxe4 19.Nxe4 d5 20.cxd5 cxd5 21.Nc5 Nxc5 22.dxc5 Bxc3 23.Qxc3 e5 24.Nxe5 Nxe5 25.Bxd5+ Rf7 26.Bxa8 Bxh3 27.Rfe1 1-0 [Event "Hoogovens 5'"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "1999.01.18"] [Round "3"] [White "Svidler, Peter"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2713"] [BlackElo "2751"] [ECO "B31"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.d3 Bg7 6.h3 b6 7.Nc3 Nh6 8.Be3 f6 9.d4 cxd4 10.Nxd4 Bd7 11.Qe2 e5 12.Nf3 Nf7 13.O-O Qe7 14.a4 O-O 15.a5 b5 16.Nd2 Nd8 17.Nb3 Ne6 18.Rfd1 Rfc8 19.f3 Be8 20.Qf2 c5 21.Nd5 Qf8 22.Nc1 f5 23.exf5 gxf5 24.f4 exf4 25.Nxf4 Nxf4 26.Bxf4 Bxb2 27.Rb1 Bg7 28.Rb3 Rc6 29.Re3 Rg6 30.Nd3 Bd4 31.Ne5 Rg7 32.Bh6 f4 33.Rxd4 cxd4 34.Re4 Bg6 35.Rxf4 Qd6 36.Bxg7 Kxg7 37.Nxg6 hxg6 38.Rf7+ Kg8 39.Rf6 Qe7 40.Rxg6+ Kh7 41.Qf5 Rf8 42.Qh5+ 1-0 [Event "Hoogovens 5'"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "1999.01.18"] [Round "4"] [White "Timman, Jan H"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2649"] [BlackElo "2751"] [ECO "D11"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Bg4 3.Bg2 Nd7 4.c4 e6 5.b3 Ngf6 6.Bb2 c6 7.O-O Bd6 8.d4 O-O 9.Nbd2 a5 10.Ne5 Bh5 11.Re1 a4 12.bxa4 Qa5 13.Qb3 Qxd2 14.Bc3 Qh6 15.Qxb7 Rab8 16.Qxc6 Rb6 17.cxd5 exd5 0-1 [Event "Hoogovens 5'"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "1999.01.18"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2751"] [BlackElo "2714"] [ECO "D39"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 d5 3.Nc3 e6 4.d4 dxc4 5.Bg5 Bb4 6.Qa4+ Nc6 7.a3 Bxc3+ 8.bxc3 Qd5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Qc2 f5 11.g3 b6 12.Bg2 Bb7 13.O-O O-O-O 14.Nh4 Qd7 15.e4 fxe4 16.Bxe4 Na5 17.Bxb7+ Kxb7 18.Rfe1 Qc6 19.Qe2 Rhe8 20.Qh5 f6 21.Qxh7 e5 22.dxe5 Nb3 23.Rab1 Rxe5 24.Rxe5 fxe5 25.Qe7 Qe4 26.Qxd8 Qxb1+ 27.Kg2 Qe4+ 28.Kh3 Qd3 29.Qxd3 cxd3 30.Nf5 Kc6 31.Kg4 Nd2 32.Ne3 Ne4 33.Nd1 Kd5 34.f3 Nd6 35.h4 Ke6 36.h5 Kf6 37.Ne3 d2 38.Nd5+ Kf7 39.Ne3 Nc4 40.Nd1 Kf6 41.Kh4 Nxa3 42.g4 Nc4 43.g5+ Kg7 44.Kg4 Nd6 45.f4 exf4 46.Kxf4 a5 47.Ke3 Nc4+ 48.Kd4 b5 49.Kc5 a4 50.Kb4 c5+ 51.Kxb5 a3 52.Kxc4 a2 0-1 [Event "Hoogovens 5'"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "1999.01.18"] [Round "6"] [White "Bosboom, Manuel"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2490"] [BlackElo "2751"] [ECO "D43"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c6 4.Nc3 d5 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 dxc4 7.e4 g5 8.Bg3 b5 9.Be2 Nbd7 10.O-O Bb7 11.Qc2 Nh5 12.d5 Nxg3 13.hxg3 Bg7 14.dxe6 fxe6 15.Rad1 Qe7 16.Nd4 O-O-O 17.a4 Nc5 18.Nxc6 Bxc6 19.axb5 Bb7 0-1 [Event "Hoogovens 5'"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "1999.01.18"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Yermolinsky, Alex"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2751"] [BlackElo "2597"] [ECO "D86"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Bc4 O-O 8.Ne2 Qd7 9.O-O b6 10.Be3 Bb7 11.Qc2 Nc6 12.Bb5 Nb4 13.Qa4 Bc6 14.Bxc6 Nxc6 15.Rad1 Rfd8 16.Qc2 Na5 17.f3 Nc4 18.Bf2 e6 19.h4 Qb5 20.Qd3 a6 21.Rb1 Qc6 22.h5 Ne5 23.Qe3 Nc4 24.Qg5 h6 25.Qg3 g5 26.Rbd1 f5 27.d5 f4 28.Nxf4 gxf4 29.Qxg7+ Kxg7 30.dxc6 Rd6 31.Rd4 b5 32.e5 Rxd4 33.Bxd4 a5 34.Rb1 Ra6 35.Rxb5 Rxc6 36.a4 Kf7 37.Kf2 Ke7 38.Ke2 Kd7 39.Kd3 Kc8 40.Ke4 1-0 [Event "Hoogovens 5'"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "1999.01.18"] [Round "8"] [White "Kasparov, Gary"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2812"] [BlackElo "2751"] [ECO "E20"] 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6 5.Nc3 Bb4 6.g3 d5 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Bd2 O-O 9.Bg2 Bxc3 10.bxc3 e5 11.Nb5 a6 12.Bc1 Be6 13.c4 Ne7 14.Nd6 Nbc6 15.O-O b6 16.Ba3 Ra7 17.c5 bxc5 18.Ne4 c4 19.Ng5 Qxd1 20.Rfxd1 Rc8 21.Nxe6 fxe6 22.Rac1 Nd4 23.Kf1 Nb5 24.Bxe7 Rxe7 25.a4 Nd4 26.e3 Nb3 27.Rc3 a5 28.Ke1 Rec7 29.Bf1 Kf7 30.Rd6 Ke7 31.Rb6 e4 32.Rb5 h6 33.h4 g6 34.Be2 Kf6 35.Bf1 Rc6 36.Be2 R6c7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Hoogovens 5'"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "1999.01.18"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Van Wely, Loek"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2751"] [BlackElo "2636"] [ECO "B01"] 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bc4 c6 6.Bd2 Bf5 7.Nge2 e6 8.Ng3 Bg6 9.h4 h6 10.Nd5 Qd8 11.Nf4 Bh7 12.Qe2 Nd5 13.O-O-O Be7 14.Ngh5 Rg8 15.Rh3 Nd7 16.Rb3 N7b6 17.Bd3 Bxd3 18.Qxd3 g6 19.Ng3 Bxh4 20.Ne4 Be7 21.c4 Nf6 22.Nxf6+ Bxf6 23.c5 Nd5 24.Rxb7 Bg5 25.Nxd5 Qxd5 26.Kb1 Kf8 27.Bxg5 hxg5 28.Qf3 Qxf3 29.gxf3 Rh8 30.Rc7 Rh3 31.Rxc6 Rxf3 32.Rd2 Rd8 33.Rc7 Rf4 34.Rxa7 Rfxd4 35.Rxd4 Rxd4 36.b3 g4 37.c6 Ke8 38.a4 Kd8 39.Rxf7 Rd6 40.Rd7+ Rxd7 41.cxd7 Kxd7 42.Kc2 Kd6 43.Kd3 Kc5 44.Ke4 1-0 [Event "Hoogovens 5'"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "1999.01.18"] [Round "10"] [White "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2595"] [BlackElo "2751"] [ECO "B70"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Be2 g6 7.O-O Bg7 8.Nb3 O-O 9.Bg5 Be6 10.Kh1 Rc8 11.f4 a6 12.a4 Na5 13.f5 Bxb3 14.cxb3 Rxc3 15.Bxf6 Rxb3 16.Bxg7 Kxg7 17.Bc4 Rb4 18.Bd5 Qb6 19.Qd2 Qd4 20.Qg5 f6 21.Qg3 Rxb2 22.Rac1 Nc6 23.h4 Qe5 24.Qg4 Rb4 25.Qh3 Rxa4 26.h5 g5 27.h6+ Kh8 28.Rb1 Rb4 29.Qe3 a5 30.Rbc1 Qd4 31.Qg3 Qe5 32.Qe3 Qd4 33.Qg3 Rb6 34.Rfd1 Qb2 35.Qd3 Nb4 36.Qe3 Nc6 37.Rc3 a4 38.Rd2 Qb1+ 39.Kh2 Rb2 40.Rxb2 Qxb2 41.Bxc6 bxc6 42.Rxc6 Qe5+ 43.Kh1 d5 44.Re6 Qa1+ 45.Kh2 d4 46.Qd2 Qc3 47.Qa2 Qc7+ 0-1 [Event "Hoogovens 5'"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "1999.01.18"] [Round "11"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Sokolov, Ivan"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2751"] [BlackElo "2610"] [ECO "A35"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nd4 4.e3 Nxf3+ 5.Qxf3 d6 6.d4 Nf6 7.Qd1 g6 8.Be2 Bg7 9.O-O O-O 10.b3 d5 11.Bf3 cxd4 12.exd4 dxc4 13.bxc4 e5 14.dxe5 Nd7 15.Ba3 Re8 16.Nd5 Nxe5 17.Rc1 Qa5 18.Qb3 Be6 19.Be4 f5 20.Bb4 Qd8 21.Bf3 Rc8 22.Rfd1 Qh4 23.g3 Qh6 24.Ne7+ Rxe7 25.Bxe7 Nxc4 26.Qxb7 Re8 27.Bd5 Bxd5 28.Qxd5+ Kh8 29.Qf7 1-0 [Event "Hoogovens 5'"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "1999.01.18"] [Round "12"] [White "Piket, Jeroen"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2609"] [BlackElo "2751"] [ECO "A12"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.b3 Bg4 3.Bb2 Nd7 4.e3 c6 5.c4 e6 6.Be2 Ngf6 7.O-O Bd6 8.d3 O-O 9.cxd5 exd5 10.Nbd2 Re8 11.Nd4 Bxe2 12.Qxe2 g6 13.Rad1 a5 14.Nc2 Bf8 15.Nf3 Bg7 16.Qd2 Nc5 17.Bd4 Ne6 18.Be5 c5 19.Qc3 Rc8 20.h3 b5 21.Qb2 Qe7 22.Rfe1 Nd7 23.Bxg7 Nxg7 24.a4 Rb8 25.axb5 Rxb5 26.Qa3 Ne6 27.d4 Reb8 28.dxc5 Qxc5 29.Qxc5 Ndxc5 30.Ncd4 Rb4 31.Nc6 Rxb3 32.Nxb8 Rxb8 33.Rxd5 Nb3 34.Rd7 Ra8 35.Nd4 Nexd4 36.exd4 a4 37.Ree7 a3 38.Ra7 Rd8 39.Rxa3 Nxd4 40.Raa7 Nc6 41.Red7 Rf8 42.Rac7 Nd8 43.f4 Ne6 44.Rc4 h5 45.g4 hxg4 46.hxg4 Kg7 47.Kf2 Ra8 48.Re4 Ra2+ 49.Kf3 Ra3+ 50.Re3 Ra4 51.Rxe6 1-0 [Event "Hoogovens 5'"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "1999.01.18"] [Round "13"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2751"] [BlackElo "2784"] [ECO "E06"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.d4 Be7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.Qc2 dxc4 7.Qxc4 a6 8.Qc2 Nc6 9.Be3 Nd5 10.O-O Nxe3 11.fxe3 e5 12.dxe5 Nb4 13.Qe4 Qd5 14.Qf4 Qc5 15.Nd4 Nd5 16.Bxd5 Qxd5 17.Nc3 Qa5 18.e4 c6 19.Nf5 Bb4 20.Nd1 Bxf5 21.exf5 Rae8 22.Nf2 Bd2 23.Qf3 Qxe5 24.e4 Ba5 25.Kg2 Bb6 26.Rae1 Bxf2 27.Rxf2 Rd8 28.Qf4 Rfe8 29.Qxe5 Rxe5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Hoogovens"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "1999.01.19"] [Round "3"] [White "Topalov, Veselin"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2700"] [BlackElo "2751"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3 Ke8 10.h3 Ne7 11.Re1 Nd5 12.Ne4 Nb4 13.Re2 Bf5 14.Nd4 Bxe4 15.Rxe4 c5 16.a3 cxd4 17.axb4 Bxb4 18.Rxd4 Be7 19.Be3 a6 20.Rad1 h5 21.c3 Rd8 22.Rxd8+ Bxd8 23.f4 f5 24.exf6 Bxf6 25.Kf2 g6 26.Kf3 Ke7 27.Bd4 Bxd4 28.Rxd4 a5 29.Rd5 b6 30.Ke4 a4 31.Re5+ Kf6 32.f5 gxf5+ 33.Rxf5+ Kg6 34.Rd5 Rf8 35.Ke3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Hoogovens"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "1999.01.20"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Reinderman, Dimitri"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2751"] [BlackElo "2542"] [ECO "A42"] 1.d4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.c4 d6 4.Nc3 e5 5.Nge2 exd4 6.Nxd4 Nc6 7.Be3 Nge7 8.Nxc6 Nxc6 9.Qd2 Be6 10.Be2 Qd7 11.O-O O-O 12.Rad1 Rad8 13.Bh6 f6 14.Bxg7 Qxg7 15.b3 Kh8 16.Nd5 f5 17.exf5 Bxf5 18.f4 Rde8 19.Rfe1 h5 20.Bf3 Nd4 21.Rxe8 Nxf3+ 22.gxf3 Rxe8 23.Kf2 c6 24.Ne3 Qe7 25.Ng2 Rd8 26.Qd4+ Kh7 27.Qxa7 c5 28.Qa5 Qf6 29.Qd2 Bh3 30.Qe3 Rd7 31.Kg3 Bxg2 32.Kxg2 Re7 33.Qd2 Re6 34.Re1 1/2-1/2 [Event "Hoogovens"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "1999.01.21"] [Round "5"] [White "Piket, Jeroen"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2609"] [BlackElo "2751"] [ECO "D58"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 O-O 7.e3 b6 8.Be2 Bb7 9.Bxf6 Bxf6 10.cxd5 exd5 11.O-O c6 12.Re1 Nd7 13.Qb3 Re8 14.Rad1 Nf8 15.Bf1 Ne6 16.g3 Qc7 17.e4 Rad8 18.e5 Be7 19.h4 c5 20.Bh3 Bf8 21.Ne2 Bc8 22.Kh2 g6 23.a3 Bg7 24.Qc2 Qe7 25.Qd2 Qf8 26.Nf4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Hoogovens"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "1999.01.23"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Shirov, Alexei"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2751"] [BlackElo "2726"] [ECO "D85"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.d4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 g6 7.e4 Bg7 8.Bb5+ Nc6 9.O-O cxd4 10.cxd4 O-O 11.Be3 Bg4 12.Bxc6 bxc6 13.Rc1 Bxf3 14.Qxf3 Bxd4 15.Rfd1 c5 16.Rxc5 Bxe3 17.Rxd8 Bxc5 18.Rxa8 Rxa8 19.Qc3 Rc8 20.Kf1 Rc7 21.a4 Bb6 22.Qe5 Rc2 23.a5 Bc5 24.f4 e6 25.g4 Rc4 26.Qc7 h6 27.f5 gxf5 28.gxf5 exf5 29.exf5 f6 30.Qg3+ Kf8 31.Qg6 Bd4 32.Qxh6+ Ke7 33.Qf4 Kd7 34.h4 Ra4 35.Qe4 Kd6 36.h5 Ra1+ 37.Ke2 Be5 38.Qb4+ Kd5 39.Qb7+ Kc4 40.h6 Ra2+ 41.Kf3 1-0 [Event "Hoogovens"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "1999.01.24"] [Round "7"] [White "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2595"] [BlackElo "2751"] [ECO "D58"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 O-O 7.e3 b6 8.Rc1 Bb7 9.Bxf6 Bxf6 10.cxd5 exd5 11.Bd3 c5 12.O-O Nd7 13.Bf5 g6 14.Bxd7 cxd4 15.Bc6 Bxc6 16.Nxd4 Bb7 17.Qa4 Qe7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Hoogovens"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "1999.01.25"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Sokolov, Ivan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2751"] [BlackElo "2610"] [ECO "D87"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Bc4 O-O 8.Ne2 c5 9.O-O Nc6 10.Be3 Bd7 11.Rb1 a6 12.dxc5 Qc7 13.Nd4 Na5 14.Be2 Rfc8 15.f4 e5 16.fxe5 Qxe5 17.Bd3 Qe7 18.Nb3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Hoogovens"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "1999.01.26"] [Round "9"] [White "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2784"] [BlackElo "2751"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.O-O Be7 8.Re1 Bg4 9.c3 f5 10.Qb3 O-O 11.Nbd2 Na5 12.Qa4 Nc6 13.Bb5 Bh4 14.g3 Bf6 15.Bxc6 bxc6 16.Qxc6 Re8 17.Ne5 Bxe5 18.dxe5 Ng5 19.f4 Nh3+ 20.Kg2 Rb8 21.c4 dxc4 22.Nxc4 Qd3 23.Ne3 Rxb2+ 24.Bxb2 Qd2+ 25.Kh1 Nf2+ 26.Kg1 Nh3+ 27.Kh1 Nf2+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Hoogovens"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "1999.01.28"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Timman, Jan H"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2751"] [BlackElo "2649"] [ECO "A35"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.g3 d5 5.d4 cxd4 6.Nxd4 dxc4 7.Nxc6 Qxd1+ 8.Nxd1 bxc6 9.Bg2 Nd5 10.Ne3 e6 11.Nxc4 Ba6 12.Na5 Bc5 13.Bd2 O-O 14.Rc1 Bd4 15.b4 Bb5 16.Nxc6 Bb2 17.Rc5 Bxc6 18.Rxc6 Rac8 19.Rxc8 Rxc8 20.Bxd5 exd5 21.f4 Ba3 22.Rf1 Rc4 23.Rf3 Bxb4 24.Bxb4 Rxb4 25.Ra3 h5 26.Rxa7 Rb2 27.a4 Ra2 28.f5 Ra1+ 29.Kf2 d4 30.a5 f6 31.Kf3 Kh7 32.a6 Kh6 33.h4 g6 34.fxg6 Kxg6 35.Ra8 Ra2 36.Kf4 Kf7 37.a7 Kg7 38.Kf5 Ra5+ 39.Ke4 Ra4 40.Kd5 Ra1 41.Kxd4 1-0 [Event "Hoogovens"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "1999.01.29"] [Round "11"] [White "Svidler, Peter"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2713"] [BlackElo "2751"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 f5 11.c3 Bg7 12.exf5 Bxf5 13.Nc2 O-O 14.Nce3 Be6 15.Bd3 f5 16.O-O Ra7 17.a4 Ne7 18.Nxe7+ Rxe7 19.axb5 axb5 20.Bxb5 d5 21.Nc2 Rb7 22.Bc6 Rxb2 23.Ra8 Qd6 24.Ra6 Qc5 25.Nb4 Qxc3 26.Bxd5 Qxb4 27.Bxe6+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Hoogovens"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "1999.01.30"] [Round "12"] [White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2714"] [BlackElo "2751"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d3 Nf6 6.d4 Be7 7.Bd3 O-O 8.O-O Bg4 9.Nbd2 c5 10.h3 Bh5 11.dxc5 dxc5 12.Ne4 Nc6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Hoogovens"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "1999.01.31"] [Round "13"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Kasparov, Gary"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2751"] [BlackElo "2812"] [ECO "D49"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 a6 9.e4 c5 10.e5 cxd4 11.Nxb5 Nxe5 12.Nxe5 axb5 13.Bxb5+ Bd7 14.Nxd7 Qa5+ 15.Bd2 Qxb5 16.Nxf8 Rxf8 17.a4 Qc4 18.b3 Qd3 19.Qf3 Qe4+ 20.Qxe4 Nxe4 21.b4 Ke7 22.f3 Nc3 23.Bxc3 dxc3 24.Ke2 Rfd8 25.Rhd1 c2 26.Rdc1 Rd4 27.Rxc2 Rxb4 28.a5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Linares16th"] [Site "Linares"] [Date "1999.02.21"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Topalov, Veselin"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2751"] [BlackElo "2700"] [ECO "D41"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.g3 d5 5.d4 e6 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.Bg2 Ndb4 8.e3 cxd4 9.exd4 Nxd4 10.O-O Nxf3+ 11.Qxf3 Be7 12.Rd1 Qa5 13.a3 O-O 14.Bf4 Nc6 15.b4 Qf5 16.b5 Na5 17.Bc7 Qxf3 18.Bxf3 Nb3 19.Rab1 Nc5 20.a4 a5 21.b6 f6 22.Bd6 Bxd6 23.Rxd6 e5 24.Bd5+ Kh8 25.Rb5 Nd3 26.Be4 Nb4 27.Nd5 Nc6 28.Nc7 Rb8 29.Kg2 f5 30.Bxc6 bxc6 31.Rxe5 f4 32.gxf4 Rxb6 33.Ne6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Linares16th"] [Site "Linares"] [Date "1999.02.22"] [Round "2"] [White "Svidler, Peter"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2713"] [BlackElo "2751"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.O-O Be7 8.Re1 Bg4 9.c3 f5 10.Nbd2 O-O 11.Qb3 Na5 12.Qb5 c6 13.Qa4 Bd6 14.Be2 Qc7 15.Ne5 Bxe2 16.Rxe2 b5 17.Qc2 c5 18.Nf1 cxd4 19.cxd4 Qxc2 20.Rxc2 Nc4 21.Nd3 Rac8 22.f3 Nf6 23.Bg5 h6 24.Bxf6 Rxf6 25.Rac1 Re8 26.b3 Nb6 27.Kf2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Linares16th"] [Site "Linares"] [Date "1999.02.23"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2751"] [BlackElo "2714"] [ECO "D46"] 1.d4 e6 2.c4 d5 3.Nc3 c6 4.e3 Nf6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Bd3 e5 8.cxd5 cxd5 9.Nb5 Bb4+ 10.Bd2 Bxd2+ 11.Nxd2 O-O 12.Rc1 e4 13.Be2 Nb6 14.Qc7 Qxc7 15.Nxc7 Rb8 16.f3 Bd7 17.Nb5 exf3 18.gxf3 Na4 19.b3 Bxb5 20.Bxb5 Rfc8 21.Rxc8+ Rxc8 22.Bxa4 Rc1+ 23.Kf2 Rxh1 24.Nf1 Kf8 25.Kg2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Linares16th"] [Site "Linares"] [Date "1999.02.25"] [Round "4"] [White "Kasparov, Gary"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2812"] [BlackElo "2751"] [ECO "E34"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 d5 5.cxd5 Qxd5 6.Nf3 Qf5 7.Qxf5 exf5 8.a3 Be7 9.Bg5 Be6 10.e3 c6 11.Bd3 Nbd7 12.O-O h6 13.Bh4 a5 14.Rac1 O-O 15.Ne2 g5 16.Bg3 Ne4 17.Nc3 Nxc3 18.Rxc3 Nf6 19.Rcc1 Rfd8 20.Rfd1 Rac8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Linares16th"] [Site "Linares"] [Date "1999.02.26"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2751"] [BlackElo "2781"] [ECO "D21"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 dxc4 4.e3 c5 5.Bxc4 a6 6.d5 b5 7.Bb3 exd5 8.Qxd5 Qxd5 9.Bxd5 Ra7 10.e4 Nf6 11.O-O Nxd5 12.exd5 f6 13.Nc3 Kf7 14.Bf4 Nd7 15.Rfd1 Bb7 16.Rac1 Ra8 17.a4 b4 18.Ne4 Re8 19.Nd6+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Linares16th"] [Site "Linares"] [Date "1999.02.27"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Adams, Michael"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2751"] [BlackElo "2716"] [ECO "E32"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6 7.Bg5 Bb7 8.f3 h6 9.Bh4 d5 10.e3 Nbd7 11.cxd5 Nxd5 12.Bxd8 Nxc3 13.Bh4 Nd5 14.Bf2 c5 15.Bb5 N5f6 16.Ne2 a6 17.Ba4 cxd4 18.Nxd4 Nc5 19.Bc2 e5 20.Nf5 Rfd8 21.Bh4 Nd3+ 22.Ke2 Nxb2 23.Rhb1 Nc4 24.Bd3 Nd6 25.Nxh6+ Kf8 26.Bxf6 gxf6 27.Rxb6 Bc8 28.Rc1 Be6 29.Rcc6 Ke7 30.e4 Nb5 31.Ke3 Nxa3 32.Nf5+ Kf8 33.Bxa6 Rd1 34.Be2 Ra1 35.Rb2 Rd8 36.h4 Nb1 37.Kf2 Nd2 38.Rd6 1-0 [Event "Linares16th"] [Site "Linares"] [Date "1999.03.01"] [Round "7"] [White "Leko, Peter"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2694"] [BlackElo "2751"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Bd3 d5 6.Qe2 Qe7 7.O-O Nd6 8.Re1 Qxe2 9.Rxe2+ Be7 10.Nc3 Be6 11.Nd4 Kd7 12.Nxe6 fxe6 13.Nb5 Nxb5 14.Bxb5+ c6 15.Bd3 Bf6 16.c3 c5 17.Bb5+ Nc6 18.d3 Rhe8 19.Bf4 a6 20.Bxc6+ Kxc6 21.Rae1 Kd7 22.Be5 Rf8 23.f4 Rae8 24.g3 Bxe5 25.Rxe5 Rf5 26.c4 Rxe5 27.Rxe5 dxc4 28.Rxc5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Linares16th"] [Site "Linares"] [Date "1999.03.02"] [Round "8"] [White "Topalov, Veselin"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2700"] [BlackElo "2751"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nxf7 Kxf7 5.Nc3 c5 6.Bc4+ Be6 7.Bxe6+ Kxe6 8.d4 Kf7 9.dxc5 Nc6 10.Qe2 Qd7 11.Be3 dxc5 12.f4 Re8 13.e5 Ng4 14.Rd1 Qf5 15.O-O h5 16.Bc1 Nd4 17.Qc4+ Kg6 18.h3 Nh6 19.Nb5 a6 20.Nxd4 cxd4 21.Qxd4 Rc8 22.Qb6+ Kh7 23.Qxb7 Rxc2 24.Be3 Qg6 25.Rc1 Rxc1 26.Rxc1 Nf5 27.Bf2 h4 28.Rc7 Ng3 29.Kh2 Nf1+ 30.Kg1 Qb1 31.Bxh4 Bc5+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Linares16th"] [Site "Linares"] [Date "1999.03.03"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Svidler, Peter"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2751"] [BlackElo "2713"] [ECO "D85"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Nf3 c5 8.Rb1 O-O 9.Be2 cxd4 10.cxd4 Qa5+ 11.Bd2 Qxa2 12.O-O Bg4 13.Be3 Nc6 14.d5 Na5 15.Bg5 Bxf3 16.Bxf3 Rfe8 17.e5 Nc4 18.d6 Nxe5 19.Bd5 Qa3 20.Bxe7 Bf8 21.Bxb7 Bxe7 22.Bxa8 Bxd6 23.Bd5 Re7 24.Kh1 h5 25.h3 Kg7 26.Qd2 Bc7 27.Rbd1 Nd7 28.Bxf7 Rxf7 29.Qxd7 Rxd7 30.Rxd7+ Kh6 31.Rxc7 Qd3 32.Kg1 Qd4 33.Rc2 1-0 [Event "Linares16th"] [Site "Linares"] [Date "1999.03.05"] [Round "10"] [White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2714"] [BlackElo "2751"] [ECO "D37"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.a3 Nc6 9.Rc1 a6 10.cxd5 exd5 11.Bd3 Ba7 12.O-O d4 13.exd4 Nxd4 14.Nxd4 Qxd4 15.Be3 Qh4 16.Bxa7 Rxa7 17.Qa4 Qxa4 18.Nxa4 Be6 19.Be2 Re8 20.Rfe1 Kf8 21.h3 b5 22.Nc5 Bd5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Linares16th"] [Site "Linares"] [Date "1999.03.07"] [Round "12"] [White "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2781"] [BlackElo "2751"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.O-O Be7 8.c4 Nb4 9.Re1 Nxd3 10.Qxd3 c6 11.cxd5 cxd5 12.Qb5+ Qd7 13.Qb3 O-O 14.Ne5 Qd8 15.f3 Nd6 16.Nc3 Be6 17.Bf4 Re8 18.Rad1 Qb6 19.Nxd5 Qxb3 20.Nxe7+ Rxe7 21.axb3 Bxb3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Linares16th"] [Site "Linares"] [Date "1999.03.09"] [Round "13"] [White "Adams, Michael"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2716"] [BlackElo "2751"] [ECO "C48"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.Bb5 Nd4 5.Ba4 c6 6.Nxe5 d6 7.Nd3 b5 8.Bb3 a5 9.a3 d5 10.e5 Ne4 11.O-O Nc5 12.Nxc5 Bxc5 13.Kh1 O-O 14.Ne2 a4 15.Ba2 f6 16.Nxd4 Bxd4 17.c3 Bxe5 18.d4 Bb8 19.Bb1 Ra7 20.Qf3 g5 21.Qh5 Qe8 22.Qxe8 Rxe8 23.Bd3 Bg4 24.Bd2 Be2 25.Rfe1 Rae7 26.Bf5 Kg7 27.Kg1 h5 28.g3 Bd6 29.Be3 Bg4 30.Bd3 Bf3 31.Bd2 Be4 32.Bxe4 Rxe4 33.Rxe4 Rxe4 34.Re1 g4 35.Kg2 f5 36.f3 Rxe1 37.Bxe1 f4 38.Bd2 fxg3 39.hxg3 Kg6 40.fxg4 hxg4 41.Bf4 Be7 42.Kf2 c5 43.dxc5 Bxc5+ 44.Be3 Bd6 45.Bf4 Bc5+ 46.Be3 Bf8 47.Bf4 Kf5 48.Ke3 Bg7 49.Kd3 Bf6 50.Bb8 Ke6 51.Bf4 Bg7 52.Bb8 d4 53.cxd4 Kd5 54.Ba7 Bh6 55.Bb8 Bg7 56.Ba7 Bf8 57.Bb8 b4 58.axb4 Bxb4 59.Bf4 Be1 60.Be5 Bf2 61.Kc3 Be1+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Linares16th"] [Site "Linares"] [Date "1999.03.10"] [Round "14"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Leko, Peter"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2751"] [BlackElo "2694"] [ECO "A30"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nc3 e6 4.g3 b6 5.Bg2 Bb7 6.O-O Be7 7.d4 cxd4 8.Qxd4 O-O 9.Rd1 Nc6 10.Qf4 Qb8 11.b3 Rd8 12.Bb2 h6 13.Rd2 Qxf4 14.gxf4 Na5 15.Rad1 d5 16.cxd5 Nxd5 17.Nxd5 Bxd5 18.Ne5 Bxg2 19.Kxg2 Rxd2 20.Rxd2 Kf8 21.Rc2 Ke8 22.Kf3 Rd8 23.Nd3 f6 24.b4 Nb7 25.a4 Rd5 26.Rc7 Rd7 27.Rc8+ Rd8 28.Rc7 Rd7 29.Rc8+ Rd8 30.Rxd8+ Kxd8 31.b5 Nc5 32.Nxc5 Bxc5 33.e4 Ke7 34.f5 h5 35.Bc1 Bd6 36.h3 Kf7 37.Ke2 g6 38.fxg6+ Kxg6 39.Kd3 f5 40.f3 Kf6 41.Be3 f4 42.Bf2 e5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1999.03.16"] [Round "1"] [White "Topalov, Veselin"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2700"] [BlackElo "2751"] [ECO "D58"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 O-O 7.e3 b6 8.Be2 Bb7 9.Bxf6 Bxf6 10.cxd5 exd5 11.b4 c6 12.Qb3 a5 13.bxa5 Rxa5 14.Rb1 Nd7 15.O-O Be7 16.a4 Bd6 17.e4 dxe4 18.Nxe4 Bc7 19.Rfe1 Nf6 20.Bd3 c5 21.dxc5 Nxe4 22.Bxe4 Bxe4 23.Rxe4 Rxc5 24.g3 Qf6 25.Kg2 Rc3 26.Qd1 Qc6 27.Qe2 Rc2 28.Qe3 Rc3 29.Qe2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Rapidplay"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1999.03.16"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Topalov, Veselin"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2751"] [BlackElo "2700"] [ECO "A40"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 g6 3.d4 Bg7 4.e4 Qb6 5.dxc5 Qxc5 6.Be2 d6 7.O-O Nc6 8.a3 Bg4 9.b4 Qb6 10.Be3 Qd8 11.Ra2 Nf6 12.Nc3 O-O 13.Rd2 Nd7 14.Qb3 a5 15.h3 Bxf3 16.Bxf3 axb4 17.axb4 b6 18.Rfd1 Re8 19.Be2 Qc7 20.Nb5 Qb7 21.f4 Ra1 22.e5 Rxd1+ 23.Qxd1 Nxb4 24.Bf3 Qb8 25.Qa4 dxe5 26.Rxd7 exf4 27.Bf2 e5 28.Nd6 1-0 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1999.03.17"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2751"] [BlackElo "2571"] [ECO "E73"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2 O-O 6.Bg5 Nbd7 7.Qd2 e5 8.d5 Nc5 9.f3 a5 10.g4 Bd7 11.h4 c6 12.h5 cxd5 13.cxd5 a4 14.Nh3 Qa5 15.Rb1 b5 16.Nf2 b4 17.Ncd1 b3 18.a3 Qxd2+ 19.Kxd2 h6 20.Be3 gxh5 21.gxh5 Rfc8 22.Nc3 Rab8 23.Rbc1 Ne8 24.Bf1 Nf6 25.Bh3 Kh7 26.Ne2 Bxh3 27.Rxh3 Nb7 28.Rxc8 Rxc8 29.Nc3 Nd7 30.Nd3 Bf6 31.Nb4 Ndc5 32.Nb5 Bg5 33.Bxg5 hxg5 34.Ke3 Kh6 35.Nc6 Re8 36.Rh1 f5 37.exf5 e4 38.Nc7 Rc8 39.Ne6 exf3 40.f6 g4 41.Ne7 Ra8 42.f7 Nd7 43.Nf5+ Kh7 44.Rg1 Na5 45.Rxg4 Rc8 46.Rg7+ Kh8 47.Ne7 Nc4+ 48.Kf2 1-0 [Event "Amber Rapidplay"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1999.03.17"] [Round "2"] [White "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2571"] [BlackElo "2751"] [ECO "A34"] 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.g3 Nc6 6.Bg2 Nc7 7.d3 e5 8.O-O Be7 9.Nd2 O-O 10.Nc4 f6 11.f4 exf4 12.gxf4 Be6 13.f5 Bf7 14.Qb3 b5 15.Bxc6 bxc4 16.dxc4 Rb8 17.Qa4 Qd4+ 18.Kh1 Rb4 19.Qd1 Bxc4 20.Bf4 Rb6 21.Bg2 Nb5 22.Na4 Ra6 23.b3 Bf7 24.Bb7 Ra5 25.Qd2 Nd6 26.Bg2 Ra6 27.Be3 Qxd2 28.Bxd2 Rc8 29.Rfc1 c4 30.Bb4 cxb3 31.axb3 Bxb3 32.Nc5 Rxa1 33.Rxa1 Bf7 34.e4 Nb7 35.Na6 Bxb4 36.Nxb4 a5 37.Nd3 Rd8 38.Nf2 Rd7 39.Bf1 Bb3 40.Bb5 Rc7 41.Ra3 Bc2 42.Kg2 Rc5 43.Bd3 Nd6 44.Kf3 Bxd3 45.Nxd3 Rb5 46.Ra4 Kf7 47.h4 g6 48.fxg6+ hxg6 49.Kf4 Ke7 50.e5 fxe5+ 51.Nxe5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Rapidplay"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1999.03.18"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2751"] [BlackElo "2781"] [ECO "D27"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 e6 4.e3 Nf6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O a6 7.a4 Nc6 8.Qe2 Qc7 9.Nc3 Bd6 10.Bd2 O-O 11.d5 exd5 12.Nxd5 Nxd5 13.Bxd5 Rd8 14.h3 Bh2+ 15.Nxh2 Rxd5 16.Bc3 Be6 17.Nf3 Rad8 18.a5 h6 19.Rfc1 Qe7 20.Rd1 Rxd1+ 21.Rxd1 Bd5 22.Rd2 Bxf3 23.Rxd8+ Qxd8 24.Qxf3 Nxa5 25.Qg4 f6 26.Qa4 b6 27.Bxa5 bxa5 28.Qc4+ Kh8 29.Qxc5 Qd2 30.Qc8+ Kh7 31.Qxa6 Qc1+ 32.Qf1 Qxb2 33.Qd3+ Kh8 34.Qd8+ Kh7 35.Qxa5 Qe2 36.Qf5+ Kh8 37.g4 Kg8 38.Qd5+ Kh7 39.Kg2 Qb2 40.h4 Qc1 41.h5 Qb2 42.Kf3 Kh8 43.Kg3 Kh7 44.f4 Qe2 45.Qe4+ Kh8 46.Qa8+ Kh7 47.Qf3 Qd2 48.Qf2 Qd1 49.e4 Qd3+ 50.Qf3 Qd2 51.Kh3 Qe1 52.Qd3 Qh1+ 53.Kg3 Qg1+ 54.Kf3 Qh1+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1999.03.18"] [Round "3"] [White "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2781"] [BlackElo "2751"] [ECO "B56"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.f3 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.Be3 O-O 9.Qd2 a5 10.Bb5 Na7 11.Be2 Nc6 12.Bb5 Na7 13.Ba4 Be6 14.Bxa7 Rxa7 15.Qf2 Ra8 16.O-O-O Qb8 17.Bb5 Rc8 18.Na4 d5 19.Nb6 a4 20.Bxa4 Qa7 21.exd5 Bd8 22.dxe6 Bxb6 23.exf7+ Kxf7 24.Nc5 Qxa4 0-1 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1999.03.19"] [Round "4"] [White "Van Wely, Loek"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2632"] [BlackElo "2751"] [ECO "D46"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 c6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Bd3 O-O 8.O-O dxc4 9.Bxc4 a6 10.Rd1 b5 11.Be2 Qc7 12.e4 e5 13.h3 Re8 14.a3 Bb7 15.Be3 exd4 16.Nxd4 g6 17.Kh1 Bf8 18.Nf3 c5 19.a4 b4 20.Nd5 Nxd5 21.exd5 Nb6 22.Bc4 Rad8 23.Bg5 Rd7 24.a5 Nxc4 25.Qxc4 Qd6 26.Bf4 Bxd5 27.Bxd6 Bxc4 28.Bxf8 Rxd1+ 29.Rxd1 Kxf8 30.Rc1 Bd3 31.Rxc5 Re2 32.Rd5 Be4 33.Rd4 Bxf3 34.gxf3 Rxb2 35.Kg2 Ke7 36.h4 Rb1 37.f4 b3 38.Rb4 b2 39.Rb6 Kf8 40.f5 Kg7 41.Kf3 Kh6 42.fxg6 hxg6 43.Rb7 f6 44.Kf4 g5+ 45.hxg5+ fxg5+ 46.Kf5 g4 47.Kf6 Rf1 48.Rxb2 g3 49.f4 Rxf4+ 50.Ke5 Rf2 51.Rb3 g2 52.Rg3 Kh5 53.Ke4 Kh4 54.Rg6 Kh3 55.Rh6+ Kg3 56.Rg6+ Kh2 57.Rh6+ Kg1 58.Rxa6 Kf1 59.Rg6 g1=Q 60.Rxg1+ Kxg1 0-1 [Event "Amber Rapidplay"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1999.03.19"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Van Wely, Loek"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2751"] [BlackElo "2632"] [ECO "A34"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.d4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 g6 7.e3 Bg7 8.Bd3 O-O 9.O-O Qc7 10.Qe2 Nc6 11.Ba3 b6 12.Rab1 Rd8 13.Be4 Bb7 14.dxc5 Bxc3 15.Rfc1 Bf6 16.h4 Qd7 17.Ng5 Ne5 18.Rd1 Qc7 19.f4 Bxe4 20.Nxe4 Nd7 21.Nxf6+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Rapidplay"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1999.03.21"] [Round "5"] [White "Shirov, Alexei"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2726"] [BlackElo "2751"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.O-O Be7 8.c4 Nb4 9.Be2 O-O 10.Nc3 Bf5 11.a3 Nxc3 12.bxc3 Nc6 13.Re1 Bf6 14.Bf4 Rc8 15.cxd5 Qxd5 16.Nd2 Qd7 17.Nb3 Rce8 18.Nc5 Qc8 19.Qa4 a5 20.Bf3 Rxe1+ 21.Rxe1 Nd8 22.Ne4 Bxe4 23.Rxe4 b6 24.Qc4 Ne6 25.Bg4 Qb7 26.Bf3 b5 27.Qe2 Nxf4 28.Rxf4 Qb6 29.Rf5 b4 30.axb4 axb4 31.Rb5 Qa6 32.Rxb4 Qa1+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1999.03.21"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Shirov, Alexei"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2751"] [BlackElo "2726"] [ECO "D85"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.d4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 g6 7.e4 Bg7 8.Rb1 O-O 9.Be2 cxd4 10.cxd4 Qa5+ 11.Bd2 Qxa2 12.O-O Bg4 13.Be3 Nc6 14.d5 Na5 15.Bg5 Qa3 16.Bd2 Bc3 17.Bc1 Qd6 18.e5 Qd7 19.Bd2 Rfc8 20.Bxc3 Rxc3 21.Qd4 Bxf3 22.Bxf3 Rc4 23.Qe3 b6 24.e6 Qd6 25.exf7+ Kg7 26.Rfe1 Rf8 27.Qxe7 Qxe7 28.Rxe7 Rxf7 29.d6 Rd4 30.Rc1 Rxd6 31.Rxf7+ Kxf7 32.Rc7+ Kg8 33.Rxa7 Nc6 34.Rb7 Nd4 35.Be4 Ne6 36.g3 Nc5 37.Rb8+ Kg7 38.Bf3 Rf6 39.Be2 Ne4 40.Rb7+ Rf7 41.Rxb6 Nxf2 42.Bc4 Rc7 43.Kxf2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Rapidplay"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1999.03.22"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2751"] [BlackElo "2714"] [ECO "E32"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6 7.Nf3 Bb7 8.e3 d6 9.b4 Nbd7 10.Bb2 a5 11.Be2 axb4 12.axb4 Rxa1+ 13.Bxa1 Ne4 14.Qb3 Qf6 15.O-O Qg6 16.Rd1 f5 17.d5 e5 18.Ne1 Ndf6 19.f3 Ng5 20.Nd3 e4 21.Nf4 Qh6 22.Rf1 Bc8 23.Qd1 Bd7 24.Qe1 Ra8 25.h4 Nf7 26.Bd4 Ne5 27.Qg3 Ra2 28.Ra1 Rxa1+ 29.Bxa1 exf3 30.gxf3 Ng6 31.Ng2 Nh5 32.Qg5 Qxg5 33.hxg5 f4 34.e4 Kf7 35.Kf2 Ba4 36.Bd4 h6 37.gxh6 gxh6 38.c5 bxc5 39.bxc5 Nf6 40.c6 Nh7 41.Bc3 Ke7 42.Ba5 Kd8 43.Bd2 Ng5 44.Nxf4 Nxf4 45.Bxf4 Nh3+ 46.Kg3 Nxf4 47.Kxf4 Ke7 48.Kf5 Kf7 49.f4 Bc2 50.Bh5+ Ke7 51.Bf3 Kf7 52.Kg4 Kf6 53.Kh5 Kg7 54.e5 1-0 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1999.03.22"] [Round "6"] [White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2714"] [BlackElo "2751"] [ECO "A13"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 e6 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 dxc4 5.Qa4+ c6 6.Qxc4 b5 7.Qc2 Bb7 8.a4 Be7 9.Ne5 Nd5 10.O-O O-O 11.d4 Na6 12.Nc3 b4 13.Ne4 c5 14.dxc5 Rc8 15.c6 Nb8 16.Nc5 Bxc6 17.Ncd3 Bb7 18.Qb3 Nc6 19.Nxc6 Bxc6 20.Bd2 a5 21.Rfc1 Bb7 22.Bf3 Qd6 23.e4 Nc3 24.bxc3 Qxd3 25.Be3 Rxc3 26.Rxc3 Qxc3 0-1 [Event "Amber Rapidplay"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1999.03.23"] [Round "7"] [White "Piket, Jeroen"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2619"] [BlackElo "2751"] [ECO "D46"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Bd3 O-O 8.O-O dxc4 9.Bxc4 a6 10.Rd1 b5 11.Be2 Qc7 12.e4 e5 13.g3 Re8 14.a3 Bb7 15.dxe5 Nxe5 16.Bg5 Nxf3+ 17.Bxf3 Be5 18.Bxf6 gxf6 19.Bg4 Rad8 20.Rac1 Bc8 21.Bxc8 Qxc8 22.Rxd8 Rxd8 23.Nd5 Qe6 24.Ne3 c5 25.Nf5 Kh8 26.Rd1 Rxd1+ 27.Qxd1 Qe8 28.Qd2 c4 29.Qh6 Qg8 30.f4 Bxb2 31.e5 Qg6 32.Qf8+ Qg8 33.Qe7 Qg6 34.Qd8+ 1-0 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1999.03.23"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Piket, Jeroen"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2751"] [BlackElo "2619"] [ECO "D31"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6 4.e3 Nf6 5.b3 Bb4 6.Bb2 O-O 7.a3 Bxc3+ 8.Bxc3 b6 9.Nf3 Nbd7 10.Bd3 a5 11.O-O Ba6 12.Qe2 Qc8 13.a4 c5 14.Rfd1 Rd8 15.Bb2 Qb7 16.Nd2 Rac8 17.h3 h6 18.Rac1 cxd4 19.exd4 Qb8 20.Nf1 Qf4 21.Bb1 Bb7 22.Qe3 Qd6 23.Qe1 dxc4 24.bxc4 Qc6 25.d5 exd5 26.cxd5 Qxa4 27.Rxc8 Rxc8 28.Ne3 Re8 29.Qd2 Qf4 30.Qc3 Rc8 31.Qe1 Re8 32.Rd4 Qg5 33.h4 Qh5 34.Qc3 b5 35.Qxa5 Bxd5 36.Qd2 Be6 37.Bd3 Ne5 38.Be2 Bg4 39.Bxb5 Rf8 40.Bf1 Be6 41.Ra4 Ng6 42.Be2 Qc5 43.Ba3 Qc6 44.Ra6 Qe4 45.Bxf8 Nxf8 46.Qd8 Qb1+ 47.Bf1 Qb4 48.Ra8 Nd7 49.g3 g6 50.Qa5 Qb2 51.Qa1 Qxa1 52.Rxa1 h5 53.f3 Kg7 54.Kf2 Nh7 55.Ra7 Nhf6 56.Bc4 Bxc4 57.Nxc4 Kf8 58.Ke3 Ke7 59.Kf4 Kf8 60.Kg5 Kg7 61.Kf4 Kf8 62.Ke3 Ke7 63.Kd4 Ke6 64.Ra6+ Ke7 65.Ne3 Kf8 66.Ra7 Kg7 67.Nc4 Kf8 68.g4 hxg4 69.fxg4 Ke7 70.g5 Ng4 71.Nb6 Ne5 72.Kd5 Ke8 73.Nxd7 Nxd7 74.Kd6 Nb6 75.Rc7 Kf8 76.Rc6 Na4 77.Ke5 Kg7 78.Kd4 Nb2 79.Rc1 Na4 80.Rb1 1-0 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1999.03.24"] [Round "8"] [White "Karpov, Anatoly"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2751"] [ECO "E04"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 dxc4 5.Bg2 Nc6 6.Qa4 Bb4+ 7.Bd2 Nd5 8.Bxb4 Nxb4 9.a3 b5 10.Qd1 Nd5 11.e4 Nb6 12.Nc3 a6 13.O-O O-O 14.Qd2 Bb7 15.Rad1 Qe7 16.h4 Rad8 17.Qe3 b4 18.axb4 Nxb4 19.Rd2 Nd3 20.Rfd1 a5 21.Ne5 Nb4 22.Bf1 Ba6 23.h5 f6 24.Nf3 Bb7 25.Ra1 a4 26.Be2 Bc6 27.Rad1 Ra8 28.Ra1 Ra5 29.Ne1 Bb7 30.Ra3 h6 31.g4 Rd8 32.Na2 Nxa2 33.Rxa2 c5 34.Nf3 cxd4 35.Nxd4 Raa8 36.Ra1 Qc5 37.Rad1 a3 38.bxa3 Rd6 39.Nc2 Qxe3 40.Nxe3 Rxd2 41.Rxd2 Bxe4 42.Rd6 Nd5 43.Rxe6 Nf4 44.Rxe4 Nxe2+ 45.Kf1 Nc3 46.Rxc4 Rxa3 47.Rc8+ Kh7 48.Rc7 Nb5 49.Rb7 Nd6 50.Rd7 Ra6 51.Nd5 Kg8 52.Ne7+ Kf8 53.Ng6+ Kg8 54.Kg2 Nf7 55.f4 Ra8 56.Kf3 Re8 57.Ne7+ Kf8 58.Nf5 Rd8 59.Ra7 Re8 60.Nh4 Nh8 61.Rc7 Re7 62.Rc5 Re8 63.Rc3 Nf7 64.Ng6+ Kg8 65.Rc7 Nh8 66.Re7 Rxe7 67.Nxe7+ Kf7 68.Nf5 Kf8 69.Ke4 Nf7 70.Kd5 Nd8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Rapidplay"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1999.03.24"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Karpov, Anatoly"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2751"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "A30"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.g3 c5 4.Bg2 Bb7 5.O-O e6 6.Nc3 Be7 7.Re1 d5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.e4 Nb4 10.d4 cxd4 11.Nxd4 O-O 12.a3 N8c6 13.Nxc6 Nxc6 14.e5 Qxd1 15.Rxd1 Rfd8 16.Be3 Rab8 17.Rxd8+ Nxd8 18.Nb5 Bxg2 19.Kxg2 Nc6 20.Rc1 Nxe5 21.Nxa7 Bf6 22.b3 g5 23.Rc8+ Rxc8 24.Nxc8 b5 25.Nd6 b4 26.a4 Nc6 27.Nb7 g4 28.a5 Nb8 29.Kf1 Kf8 30.Nc5 Nc6 31.a6 1-0 [Event "Amber Rapidplay"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1999.03.26"] [Round "9"] [White "Nikolic, Predrag"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2633"] [BlackElo "2751"] [ECO "D43"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 c6 5.Qb3 Nbd7 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bh4 Be7 8.e3 O-O 9.Be2 dxc4 10.Qxc4 Nd5 11.Bg3 Nxc3 12.Qxc3 Nf6 13.O-O Ne4 14.Qc2 Nxg3 15.hxg3 Bd7 16.Ne5 Rc8 17.Rfd1 Be8 18.a3 Bd6 19.b4 Qe7 20.Rac1 Bd7 21.Qe4 Rfd8 22.g4 Be8 23.g3 Bc7 24.Bd3 g6 25.Bc4 Kg7 26.Be2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1999.03.26"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Nikolic, Predrag"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2751"] [BlackElo "2633"] [ECO "A30"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.g3 Bb7 4.Bg2 c5 5.O-O g6 6.Nc3 Bg7 7.d4 cxd4 8.Qxd4 d6 9.Rd1 Nbd7 10.Qh4 h6 11.Be3 Rc8 12.Rac1 g5 13.Qd4 O-O 14.Qd3 Bxf3 15.exf3 Ne5 16.Qe2 Nxc4 17.Bd4 e5 18.Nb5 Qd7 19.b3 Qxb5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Rapidplay"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1999.03.27"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Gelfand, Boris"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2751"] [BlackElo "2691"] [ECO "E37"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 d5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 Ne4 7.Qc2 c5 8.dxc5 Nc6 9.e3 Qa5+ 10.Bd2 Nxd2 11.Qxd2 dxc4 12.Bxc4 Qxc5 13.Rc1 Qa5 14.Rc3 O-O 15.Nf3 Rd8 16.Qc2 Ne5 17.Nxe5 Qxe5 18.Bd3 f5 19.O-O Bd7 20.Rc1 Bc6 21.b4 Rd7 22.Rc5 Rd5 23.Be2 Rxc5 24.Qxc5 Qxc5 25.Rxc5 Rd8 26.f3 Kf8 27.Kf2 Ke7 28.Ke1 Kd6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1999.03.27"] [Round "10"] [White "Gelfand, Boris"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2691"] [BlackElo "2751"] [ECO "D37"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.a3 Nc6 9.Rc1 dxc4 10.Bxc4 Qxd1+ 11.Kxd1 Bd7 12.Ke2 Rfd8 13.Rhd1 Ne7 14.Nb5 Ned5 15.Bxd5 Bxb5+ 16.Bc4 Rxd1 17.Kxd1 Bxc4 18.Rxc4 Bb6 19.Ke2 Nd5 20.Be5 f6 21.Bd4 Bd8 22.b3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1999.03.28"] [Round "11"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Lautier, Joel"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2751"] [BlackElo "2596"] [ECO "D26"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 e6 3.c4 dxc4 4.e3 Nf6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.Qe2 cxd4 7.exd4 Be7 8.O-O Nc6 9.Rd1 O-O 10.Nc3 Na5 11.Bd3 b6 12.Bg5 Bb7 13.Ne5 Rc8 14.Rac1 Nd5 15.Qh5 g6 16.Nxg6 fxg6 17.Bxg6 hxg6 18.Qxg6+ Kh8 19.Qh5+ Kg8 20.Qg6+ Kh8 21.Rd3 Bxg5 22.Rh3+ Bh4 23.Qh6+ Kg8 24.Qg6+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Rapidplay"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1999.03.28"] [Round "11"] [White "Lautier, Joel"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2596"] [BlackElo "2751"] [ECO "D56"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 O-O 7.e3 Ne4 8.Bxe7 Qxe7 9.Rc1 Nxc3 10.Rxc3 c6 11.Bd3 Nd7 12.O-O e5 13.dxe5 dxc4 14.Bxc4 Nxe5 15.Nxe5 Qxe5 16.Qb3 b5 17.Be2 Be6 18.Qc2 Bd5 19.Bf3 Bxf3 20.gxf3 Qg5+ 21.Kh1 Qh5 22.Qe4 Rae8 23.Qxc6 Re6 24.Qb7 Re7 25.Qc6 Re6 26.Qb7 Re7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Dos Hermanas"] [Site "Dos Hermanas"] [Date "1999.04.06"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Karpov, Anatoly"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2751"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "A30"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.g3 c5 4.Bg2 Bb7 5.O-O g6 6.Nc3 Bg7 7.d4 cxd4 8.Qxd4 d6 9.Rd1 Nbd7 10.Be3 O-O 11.Qh4 Rc8 12.Rac1 a6 13.b3 Rc7 14.g4 h6 15.h3 g5 16.Qg3 b5 17.h4 bxc4 18.hxg5 hxg5 19.b4 Qa8 20.Bxg5 Re8 21.Be3 Nf8 22.a4 Ne4 23.Nxe4 Bxe4 24.Bd4 Bxf3 25.Bxf3 Qb8 26.Bd5 Qxb4 27.Bxg7 Kxg7 28.Qf4 e6 29.Be4 c3 30.Qxd6 Rc4 31.f3 Qxd6 32.Rxd6 a5 33.Bd3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Dos Hermanas"] [Site "Dos Hermanas"] [Date "1999.04.07"] [Round "2"] [White "Svidler, Peter"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2713"] [BlackElo "2751"] [ECO "C43"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 Nxe4 4.dxe5 d5 5.Nbd2 Nxd2 6.Qxd2 Be7 7.Bb5+ c6 8.Be2 O-O 9.O-O f6 10.c4 fxe5 11.cxd5 cxd5 12.Nxe5 Nc6 13.Nxc6 bxc6 14.b3 c5 15.Ba3 Bb7 16.Rac1 Rc8 17.Bg4 Rc7 18.Rce1 d4 19.Qd3 Bd6 20.Bc1 Kh8 21.f4 Re7 22.Rxe7 Qxe7 23.Bd2 Be4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Dos Hermanas"] [Site "Dos Hermanas"] [Date "1999.04.09"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2751"] [BlackElo "2781"] [ECO "D27"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 e6 4.e3 Nf6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O a6 7.Bb3 cxd4 8.exd4 Nc6 9.Nc3 Be7 10.Re1 O-O 11.a3 Na5 12.Bc2 b5 13.d5 Re8 14.Bg5 h6 15.Bh4 Nxd5 16.Nxd5 exd5 17.Qd3 g6 18.Qe3 Be6 19.Qxh6 Bxh4 20.Bxg6 Qf6 21.Bh7+ Kh8 22.Bg6+ Kg8 23.Qh7+ Kf8 24.Nxh4 Qg7 25.Qxg7+ Kxg7 26.Bd3 Nc4 27.b4 Nb2 28.Bf1 d4 29.Nf3 Rad8 30.Reb1 Nc4 31.Rd1 Bg4 32.Rd3 Nb2 33.Rxd4 Bxf3 34.Rxd8 Rxd8 35.gxf3 Rc8 36.Ra2 Na4 37.Rd2 Rc6 38.f4 Nb6 39.Kg2 Nc4 40.Rd3 Nb2 41.Rg3+ Kh8 42.Be2 Rc2 43.Bh5 Rc7 44.f5 Kh7 45.Be2 Kh6 46.h4 Rc2 47.Bf3 Nc4 48.Bd5 Nd6 49.Rd3 Kg7 50.Bf3 Nxf5 51.Bb7 Nxh4+ 52.Kg1 Re2 53.Bxa6 Re5 54.Rc3 Nf5 55.Rc5 Rxc5 56.bxc5 Nd4 57.c6 Nxc6 58.Bxb5 Na5 59.Kg2 Kf6 60.Kf3 Ke5 61.Ke3 Nb7 62.Bc4 f6 63.a4 Na5 64.Bf7 Nc6 65.Kd3 Kd6 66.Ke4 Ne7 67.a5 Kc5 68.a6 Nc8 69.Bh5 Kd6 70.Bf3 1-0 [Event "Dos Hermanas"] [Site "Dos Hermanas"] [Date "1999.04.10"] [Round "4"] [White "Kortschnoj, Viktor"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2673"] [BlackElo "2751"] [ECO "E05"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.Qxc4 b5 9.Qc2 Bb7 10.Bf4 Nc6 11.Rd1 Nb4 12.Qc1 Rc8 13.Nc3 Nbd5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Dos Hermanas"] [Site "Dos Hermanas"] [Date "1999.04.11"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2751"] [BlackElo "2585"] [ECO "A84"] 1.Nf3 f5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 g6 4.g3 Bg7 5.b4 O-O 6.Bb2 c6 7.Bg2 Na6 8.a3 Nc7 9.O-O d6 10.Nbd2 Kh8 11.a4 a6 12.Ne1 Qe8 13.Nd3 Be6 14.Rc1 g5 15.e3 Rd8 16.Qe2 Qf7 17.f3 Bc8 18.e4 fxe4 19.fxe4 Qh5 20.Qxh5 Nxh5 21.Rxf8+ Rxf8 22.d5 Bxb2 23.Nxb2 Bd7 24.a5 Nf6 25.Re1 e5 26.c5 dxc5 27.d6 Ne6 28.Nd3 cxb4 29.Nxe5 Nc5 30.Rc1 Na4 31.Nd3 Re8 32.e5 Bf5 33.Rf1 Bxd3 34.Rxf6 Nc5 35.e6 Rxe6 36.d7 Re1+ 37.Rf1 Rxf1+ 38.Bxf1 Nxd7 39.Bxd3 Ne5 40.Bf5 c5 41.Be4 c4 42.Bxb7 b3 43.Nb1 Kg7 44.Bxa6 Nc6 45.Bxc4 Nxa5 46.Bd5 Kf6 47.Kf2 Ke5 48.Bg8 h5 49.Ke3 b2 50.Nd2 Kf5 51.h3 h4 52.g4+ Kf6 53.Bd5 Ke5 54.Be4 Ke6 55.Kd4 1-0 [Event "Dos Hermanas"] [Site "Dos Hermanas"] [Date "1999.04.13"] [Round "6"] [White "Gelfand, Boris"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2691"] [BlackElo "2751"] [ECO "D37"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.a3 Nc6 9.Qc2 Qa5 10.Rd1 Be7 11.Nd2 e5 12.Bg5 d4 13.Nb3 Qb6 14.Bxf6 Bxf6 15.Nd5 Qd8 16.Bd3 g6 17.exd4 Nxd4 18.Nxd4 exd4 19.O-O Bg7 20.Rde1 Be6 21.Nf4 Bd7 22.Be4 Rb8 23.Nd3 Qc7 24.b3 Rfe8 25.Qd2 a5 26.Qf4 Qxf4 27.Nxf4 Bf8 28.a4 Bb4 29.Re2 Kg7 30.Rd1 Bc5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Dos Hermanas"] [Site "Dos Hermanas"] [Date "1999.04.14"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Polgar, Judit"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2751"] [BlackElo "2677"] [ECO "A30"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.g3 b6 4.Bg2 Bb7 5.O-O g6 6.d4 cxd4 7.Qxd4 Bg7 8.Nc3 d6 9.Rd1 Nbd7 10.b3 O-O 11.Bb2 Rc8 12.Rac1 a6 13.Qd2 Rc7 14.Ne1 Bxg2 15.Nxg2 Qa8 16.Ne3 Re8 17.Ncd5 Rc6 18.a4 Qb7 19.Bd4 Rcc8 20.Nxf6+ Bxf6 21.Nd5 Bxd4 22.Qxd4 Qc6 23.Qh4 f6 24.Rc3 Kg7 25.Qd4 Qc5 26.Qd2 Ne5 27.Nf4 Kf7 28.Rdc1 a5 29.Rd1 Ng4 30.e4 Ne5 31.Kg2 Qc6 32.f3 g5 33.Nd3 Nxd3 34.Rxd3 g4 35.Qh6 Kg8 36.Qf4 gxf3+ 37.Rxf3 Qd7 38.e5 dxe5 39.Rxd7 exf4 40.gxf4 Kf7 41.Re3 Rc6 42.Kf3 f5 43.Re5 Kf6 44.Rb7 Rd6 45.Ke3 Red8 46.Rbxe7 Rd3+ 47.Kf2 Rd2+ 48.Kg3 R8d3+ 49.Re3 Rxe3+ 50.Rxe3 Rd4 51.h3 h6 52.Rf3 Kf7 53.Kh4 Kg6 54.Rg3+ Kf6 55.Rf3 Kg6 56.Kg3 Kf7 57.Rc3 Ke6 58.Kf3 Kf6 59.Re3 Rd2 60.Kg3 Rd4 61.Rf3 Kf7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Dos Hermanas"] [Site "Dos Hermanas"] [Date "1999.04.16"] [Round "8"] [White "Adams, Michael"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2716"] [BlackElo "2751"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Qe2 Qe7 6.d3 Nf6 7.Bg5 Nbd7 8.Nc3 Qxe2+ 9.Bxe2 h6 10.Bd2 Nb6 11.Nb5 Nbd5 12.c4 c6 13.Nbd4 Nc7 14.Ba5 b6 15.Bc3 c5 16.Nc2 Be7 17.Ne3 O-O 1/2-1/2 [Event "Dos Hermanas"] [Site "Dos Hermanas"] [Date "1999.04.17"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Topalov, Veselin"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2751"] [BlackElo "2700"] [ECO "A40"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 g6 3.d4 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2 Nc6 6.d5 Nd4 7.Nxd4 cxd4 8.O-O Qb6 9.Nd2 Nf6 10.Rb1 a5 11.b3 O-O 12.a3 e5 13.b4 axb4 14.axb4 Bd7 15.Bd3 Qc7 16.Nb3 b6 17.Bd2 Nh5 18.Rc1 Ra3 19.Ra1 Rxa1 20.Nxa1 Nf4 21.Bxf4 exf4 22.Nc2 Ba4 23.Qd2 Bxc2 24.Qxc2 Ra8 25.Qb2 Qa7 26.Rd1 Be5 27.f3 Qa4 28.Rd2 Ra7 29.Rc2 h5 30.Kf1 Qe8 31.c5 bxc5 32.bxc5 dxc5 33.Rxc5 Qa8 34.Rc1 Ra2 35.Qb3 Kg7 36.Rd1 Qa5 37.Qb5 Qa3 38.d6 Bxd6 39.e5 Bb4 40.e6 Ra1 41.Qe5+ f6 42.Qc7+ Be7 43.Rxa1 Qxa1+ 44.Ke2 Qa2+ 45.Kf1 Qxe6 46.Qxf4 Bd6 47.Qxd4 Bxh2 48.Qe4 Qf7 49.g4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Siemens Giants"] [Site "Frankfurt"] [Date "1999.06.29"] [Round "1"] [White "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2781"] [BlackElo "2751"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.O-O Be7 8.c4 Nb4 9.cxd5 Nxd3 10.Qxd3 Qxd5 11.Re1 Bf5 12.g4 Bg6 13.Nc3 Nxc3 14.Qxc3 Qd6 15.Qe3 Kf8 16.Ne5 f6 17.Qf3 Rd8 18.Bf4 Qd5 19.Qxd5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Siemens Giants"] [Site "Frankfurt"] [Date "1999.06.29"] [Round "2"] [White "Kasparov, Gary"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2812"] [BlackElo "2751"] [ECO "B66"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 d6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nf6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.O-O-O h6 9.Be3 Be7 10.f3 Nxd4 11.Qxd4 b5 12.Kb1 Bb7 13.h4 Rc8 14.Be2 d5 15.exd5 Nxd5 16.Nxd5 Bxd5 17.Qxg7 Bf6 18.Qg4 Bxa2+ 19.Kxa2 Qa5+ 20.Kb1 Bxb2 21.Kxb2 Qc3+ 22.Ka2 Qxc2+ 23.Ka1 Qc3+ 24.Ka2 Qc2+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Siemens Giants"] [Site "Frankfurt"] [Date "1999.06.29"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Karpov, Anatoly"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2751"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "D26"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O a6 7.Bb3 Nc6 8.Nc3 cxd4 9.exd4 Be7 10.Re1 Na5 11.Bc2 b5 12.d5 b4 13.Ba4+ Kf8 14.Bf4 bxc3 15.d6 Nd5 16.dxe7+ Qxe7 17.Be5 Bb7 18.bxc3 Rd8 19.Nd4 Nc4 20.Bxg7+ Kxg7 21.Nf5+ exf5 22.Rxe7 Nxe7 23.Qe2 Ng6 24.Qxc4 Rd2 25.Bb3 Bd5 26.Qxa6 Rd8 27.Bxd5 R8xd5 28.h3 Ne5 29.a4 f4 30.a5 f3 31.Qb7 fxg2 32.a6 1-0 [Event "Siemens Giants"] [Site "Frankfurt"] [Date "1999.06.30"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2751"] [BlackElo "2781"] [ECO "E34"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 d5 5.cxd5 Qxd5 6.e3 c5 7.Bd2 Bxc3 8.Bxc3 cxd4 9.Bxd4 Nc6 10.Bc3 e5 11.Nf3 Bg4 12.Be2 O-O 13.O-O Rfe8 14.Rfd1 Qc5 15.Rac1 Qe7 16.h3 Bh5 17.Qa4 a6 18.Qh4 Bg6 19.Nd2 Rad8 20.Bf3 e4 21.Bxf6 Qxf6 22.Qxf6 gxf6 23.Be2 Nb4 24.a3 Nd3 25.Bxd3 Rxd3 26.Nb1 Rb3 27.Rd2 f5 28.Rc3 Rb6 29.Rc7 f4 30.Nc3 fxe3 31.fxe3 Kg7 32.b4 Ree6 33.Rdd7 Rbc6 34.Ne2 Red6 35.Rxb7 Rd3 36.Nf4 Rxd7 37.Rxd7 Rc3 38.Kf2 Rxa3 39.g4 Ra2+ 40.Kg3 Ra3 41.Nd5 h5 42.gxh5 Bxh5 43.Kf4 Bg6 44.Ne7 Kf6 45.Nxg6 Kxg6 46.Kxe4 a5 47.Rd6+ Kg7 48.b5 Rb3 49.b6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Siemens Giants"] [Site "Frankfurt"] [Date "1999.06.30"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Kasparov, Gary"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2751"] [BlackElo "2812"] [ECO "D85"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Nf3 c5 8.Rb1 O-O 9.Be2 cxd4 10.cxd4 Qa5+ 11.Bd2 Qxa2 12.O-O Bg4 13.Be3 Nc6 14.d5 Na5 15.Bg5 Qa3 16.Bd2 Bc3 17.Bc1 Qd6 18.e5 Qc7 19.d6 exd6 20.exd6 Qd7 21.Bf4 Rfe8 22.h3 Bf5 23.Bb5 Nc6 24.Rc1 Bf6 25.Qd2 a6 26.Bxc6 bxc6 27.Nd4 Be4 28.Nb3 Bd5 29.Nc5 Qa7 30.Qa5 Bd4 31.d7 Red8 32.Bc7 Bxc5 33.Bxd8 Bd6 34.Bf6 Qxd7 35.Bb2 Rf8 36.Rfe1 1/2-1/2 [Event "Siemens Giants"] [Site "Frankfurt"] [Date "1999.06.30"] [Round "6"] [White "Karpov, Anatoly"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2751"] [ECO "D46"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Bd3 O-O 8.O-O dxc4 9.Bxc4 b5 10.Be2 Bb7 11.a3 a6 12.Rd1 c5 13.dxc5 Nxc5 14.b4 Nce4 15.Nxe4 Bxe4 16.Qd2 Be7 17.Bb2 Rc8 18.Qxd8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Siemens Giants"] [Site "Frankfurt"] [Date "1999.07.01"] [Round "7"] [White "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2781"] [BlackElo "2751"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.O-O Be7 8.c4 Nb4 9.cxd5 Nxd3 10.Qxd3 Qxd5 11.Re1 Bf5 12.g4 Bg6 13.Nc3 Nxc3 14.Qxc3 Kf8 15.Bf4 c6 16.Rxe7 Kxe7 17.Qb4+ Kd8 18.Qxb7 Rc8 19.Bg5+ f6 20.Qxg7 fxg5 21.Qxh8+ Kc7 22.Qe5+ Qxe5 23.dxe5 h6 24.Re1 Re8 25.h4 gxh4 26.Nxh4 Bf7 27.Nf5 1-0 [Event "Siemens Giants"] [Site "Frankfurt"] [Date "1999.07.01"] [Round "8"] [White "Kasparov, Gary"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2810"] [BlackElo "2750"] [ECO "B66"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 d6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nf6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.O-O-O h6 9.Be3 Bd7 10.f3 b5 11.Nxc6 Bxc6 12.Ne2 Qc7 13.Kb1 Bb7 14.h4 Rc8 15.Rh3 h5 16.Nd4 Nd7 17.Bg5 g6 18.Rh1 d5 19.exd5 Bxd5 20.Bf4 Qb7 21.Nb3 Bg7 22.Bd6 Qc6 23.Ba3 Nb6 24.Bd3 Nc4 25.Bxc4 bxc4 26.Nd4 Qb6 27.Qg5 Bf8 28.Bxf8 Rxf8 29.Rhe1 Rb8 30.b3 Rd8 31.Ne2 cxb3 32.axb3 Rd7 33.Kb2 Qd8 34.Qf4 Qc7 35.Rxd5 exd5 36.Nd4+ 1-0 [Event "Siemens Giants"] [Site "Frankfurt"] [Date "1999.07.01"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Karpov, Anatoly"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2751"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "D27"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O a6 7.dxc5 Qxd1 8.Rxd1 Bxc5 9.Nbd2 b6 10.Be2 Nbd7 11.Nc4 Bb7 12.b3 Ke7 13.Bb2 Rhd8 14.Ne1 b5 15.Na5 Be4 16.Bf3 Bxf3 17.gxf3 Rdc8 18.Nd3 Rab8 19.Nxc5 Rxc5 20.Rac1 Ke8 21.Bd4 Rxc1 22.Rxc1 Ra8 23.Kf1 e5 24.Bb2 Nd5 25.Rd1 Ne7 26.Nb7 Nc8 27.Rc1 f6 28.Ba3 a5 29.Rc7 b4 30.Bc1 Na7 31.Nd6+ Kd8 32.Rb7 Nc8 33.Nc4 a4 34.Bd2 axb3 35.axb3 Ra7 36.Rxa7 Nxa7 37.Bxb4 Kc7 38.Ke2 Kc6 39.Kd3 g6 40.Be7 Nc8 41.Bd8 Kb5 42.Kc3 Na7 43.Nd6+ Kc6 44.Ne4 f5 45.Ng5 h5 46.e4 Nb5+ 47.Kc4 Nd4 48.b4 Nb5 49.Be7 Nd4 50.f4 Nb5 51.exf5 gxf5 52.Nf7 exf4 1-0 [Event "Siemens Giants"] [Site "Frankfurt"] [Date "1999.07.02"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2751"] [BlackElo "2781"] [ECO "E16"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.Nbd2 Bb7 6.Bg2 Be7 7.O-O O-O 8.b3 d5 9.cxd5 exd5 10.Ne5 Nbd7 11.Bb2 c5 12.Nxd7 Qxd7 13.dxc5 bxc5 14.e4 Rad8 15.exd5 Bxd5 16.Nc4 Bxg2 17.Kxg2 Nd5 18.Qf3 Nb6 19.Rad1 Qc7 20.Ne3 Rxd1 21.Rxd1 Rd8 22.Nf5 Rxd1 23.Qxd1 f6 24.Qg4 g6 25.Nxe7+ Qxe7 26.Qf3 Kf7 27.Qc6 Nd7 28.Bc3 f5 29.Kg1 Qe6 30.Qa8 a6 31.Qh8 h5 32.Qg7+ Ke8 33.Qh8+ Ke7 34.Qg7+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Siemens Giants"] [Site "Frankfurt"] [Date "1999.07.02"] [Round "11"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Kasparov, Gary"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2751"] [BlackElo "2812"] [ECO "D36"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 c6 5.Bg5 Nbd7 6.cxd5 exd5 7.e3 Be7 8.Bd3 O-O 9.Qc2 Re8 10.O-O Nf8 11.Rab1 a5 12.a3 Ng6 13.b4 Bd6 14.Rfe1 axb4 15.axb4 Bg4 16.Nh4 Bd7 17.h3 Ra3 18.e4 Bf4 19.Nxg6 Bxg5 20.Ne5 dxe4 21.Nxe4 Nxe4 22.Bxe4 g6 23.Nc4 Ra7 24.b5 Bf4 25.bxc6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Siemens Giants"] [Site "Frankfurt"] [Date "1999.07.02"] [Round "12"] [White "Karpov, Anatoly"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2751"] [ECO "D46"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Bd3 O-O 8.O-O dxc4 9.Bxc4 a6 10.Rd1 b5 11.Be2 Qc7 12.Ne4 Nxe4 13.Qxe4 Be7 14.Bd2 Bb7 15.Rac1 c5 16.Qb1 Qb6 17.dxc5 Nxc5 18.Bc3 Be4 19.Qa1 b4 20.Bd4 Rac8 21.Nd2 Bd5 22.b3 f6 23.Bf3 Bxf3 24.Nxf3 Rfd8 25.Qb1 Qb7 26.Bxc5 Rxd1+ 27.Rxd1 Rxc5 28.Nd2 Rd5 29.Nc4 f5 30.Rxd5 Qxd5 31.f3 Bf6 32.Kf2 Kf7 33.Ke2 Ke7 34.Qd3 Qc5 35.Kf1 g6 36.h3 h5 37.Ke2 Qc7 38.f4 Qc6 39.Kf2 Bh4+ 40.Kf1 Bf6 41.Kf2 Bh4+ 42.Kf1 Bf6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Dortmunder Schachtage"] [Site "Dortmund"] [Date "1999.07.10"] [Round "1"] [White "Leko, Peter"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2694"] [BlackElo "2751"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.O-O Be7 8.c4 Nb4 9.Be2 O-O 10.Nc3 Be6 11.a3 Nxc3 12.bxc3 Nc6 13.cxd5 Bxd5 14.Nd2 Na5 15.Bd3 b6 16.Qc2 h6 17.Bb2 Bb7 18.Ne4 b5 19.a4 a6 20.axb5 axb5 21.Bxb5 f5 22.Nc5 Bxc5 23.dxc5 Qd5 24.c6 Nxc6 25.Qd3 Ne5 26.Qxd5+ Bxd5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Dortmunder Schachtage"] [Site "Dortmund"] [Date "1999.07.11"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Karpov, Anatoly"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2751"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "D27"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O a6 7.Bd3 cxd4 8.exd4 Be7 9.Ne5 O-O 10.Be3 Bd7 11.Nc3 Nc6 12.Rc1 Rc8 13.a3 Bd6 14.Nxd7 Qxd7 15.Qf3 Ne7 16.Bg5 Ned5 17.Bxf6 Nxf6 18.d5 Nxd5 19.Nxd5 Rxc1 20.Bxh7+ Kxh7 21.Qh5+ Kg8 22.Nf6+ gxf6 23.Qg4+ Kh7 24.Qh4+ Kg7 25.Qg4+ Kh7 26.Qh4+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Dortmunder Schachtage"] [Site "Dortmund"] [Date "1999.07.12"] [Round "3"] [White "Sokolov, Ivan"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2624"] [BlackElo "2751"] [ECO "D18"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.e3 e6 7.Bxc4 Bb4 8.O-O O-O 9.Qb3 Qb6 10.Ne5 c5 11.a5 Bxa5 12.Rxa5 Qxa5 13.Qxb7 cxd4 14.exd4 Qb6 15.Qxa8 Qxd4 16.Nc6 Qxc4 17.Ne7+ Kh8 18.Nxf5 exf5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Dortmunder Schachtage"] [Site "Dortmund"] [Date "1999.07.14"] [Round "4"] [White "Timman, Jan H"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2650"] [BlackElo "2760"] [ECO "B50"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.c3 Nf6 4.Be2 Bd7 5.Qc2 Bc6 6.d3 Nbd7 7.Nbd2 Rc8 8.O-O e6 9.Ng5 h6 10.Nh3 b5 11.f4 g6 12.a4 a6 13.axb5 axb5 14.Bf3 Bg7 15.f5 g5 16.fxe6 fxe6 17.Qb3 Qe7 18.Nf2 Ne5 19.Be2 O-O 20.Ra6 Ng6 21.g3 d5 22.Qa2 Kh8 23.Ra7 Rc7 24.Rxc7 Qxc7 25.Nb3 dxe4 26.Qa5 Qd6 27.dxe4 Ra8 28.Rd1 Qb8 0-1 [Event "Dortmunder Schachtage"] [Site "Dortmund"] [Date "1999.07.15"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Topalov, Veselin"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2760"] [BlackElo "2690"] [ECO "D15"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 a6 5.c5 Bf5 6.Bf4 Nbd7 7.e3 e6 8.Be2 Be7 9.Nd2 Bg6 10.b4 Qc8 11.O-O Bd8 12.Rc1 Bc7 13.Bxc7 Qxc7 14.f4 Ng8 15.e4 Ne7 16.f5 exf5 17.exd5 cxd5 18.b5 O-O 19.b6 Qd8 20.Nb3 Nf6 21.Na5 Rb8 22.a4 Ne4 23.Na2 f6 24.Nb4 Be8 25.Qc2 g6 26.Rb1 Rf7 27.Nxb7 Rxb7 28.a5 Nc6 29.Nxc6 Bxc6 30.Bxa6 Rb8 31.Bb5 Qc8 32.Bxc6 Qxc6 33.a6 Kg7 34.Rb4 Nd6 35.Qa4 Qxa4 36.Rxa4 Nc8 37.Rb4 Na7 38.bxa7 Ra8 39.c6 Raxa7 40.Rc1 1-0 [Event "Dortmunder Schachtage"] [Site "Dortmund"] [Date "1999.07.16"] [Round "6"] [White "Adams, Michael"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2708"] [BlackElo "2760"] [ECO "C24"] 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d3 Bc5 4.Nf3 d6 5.c3 Bb6 6.Nbd2 O-O 7.O-O c6 8.Bb3 Re8 9.Re1 Be6 10.Bc2 h6 11.h3 Nbd7 12.d4 Qc7 13.Nf1 Rad8 14.Ng3 Nf8 15.Be3 Ng6 16.Qc1 Bc8 17.a3 d5 18.Nxe5 Nxe5 19.dxe5 Nxe4 20.Nxe4 dxe4 21.Bxe4 f5 22.Bxb6 axb6 23.Bc2 Rxe5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Dortmunder Schachtage"] [Site "Dortmund"] [Date "1999.07.17"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2760"] [BlackElo "2771"] [ECO "E37"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 d5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 Ne4 7.Qc2 c5 8.dxc5 Nc6 9.cxd5 exd5 10.Nf3 Bf5 11.b4 d4 12.g4 Bg6 13.Qc4 d3 14.Bg2 Qf6 15.Ra2 Ne5 16.Qb5+ Nc6 17.Qc4 Ne5 18.Qb5+ Nc6 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."] [Site "Las Vegas"] [Date "1999.08.03"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Tiviakov, Sergei"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2611"] [BlackElo "2760"] [ECO "C43"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 Nxe4 4.Bd3 d5 5.Nxe5 Nd7 6.Nxd7 Bxd7 7.O-O Bd6 8.c4 c6 9.cxd5 cxd5 10.Qh5 O-O 11.Qxd5 Bc6 12.Qh5 g6 13.Qh3 Ng5 14.Qg4 Ne6 15.Bh6 Re8 16.d5 Bxd5 17.Bb5 Bc6 18.Bxc6 bxc6 19.Nd2 Qb8 20.h3 Qxb2 21.Nc4 Qb8 22.Rab1 Qc7 23.Nxd6 Qxd6 24.Rfd1 Qe7 25.Qe4 Rac8 26.Bd2 Qf6 27.Qc4 c5 28.Be3 Nd4 29.Rb7 Rcd8 30.Rc1 a6 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."] [Site "Las Vegas"] [Date "1999.08.04"] [Round "2.2"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Tiviakov, Sergei"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2760"] [BlackElo "2611"] [ECO "E32"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6 7.Bg5 Bb7 8.f3 h6 9.Bh4 d5 10.e3 Re8 11.Nh3 Nbd7 12.cxd5 exd5 13.Be2 Qe7 14.Bf2 c5 15.O-O c4 16.b3 b5 17.bxc4 bxc4 18.Bd1 Nb6 19.Bc2 Bc6 20.a4 Qd7 21.a5 Nc8 22.Bh4 Nh7 23.Nf2 Nd6 24.Ng4 Nf5 25.Bf2 f6 26.h3 Nd6 27.Rfe1 Rac8 28.e4 Nb5 29.Qd2 h5 30.Ne3 dxe4 31.d5 f5 32.Nxf5 Qxd5 33.Qxd5+ Bxd5 34.Ba4 a6 35.Bxb5 axb5 36.fxe4 Bc6 37.Nd6 Nf6 38.a6 c3 39.a7 c2 40.e5 Ne4 41.Nxe8 Rxe8 42.Rec1 1-0 [Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."] [Site "Las Vegas"] [Date "1999.08.06"] [Round "3.1"] [White "Kortschnoj, Viktor"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2676"] [BlackElo "2760"] [ECO "A32"] 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6 5.g3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 Nc6 8.Bc3 O-O 9.O-O d5 10.cxd5 Nxd5 11.Nxc6 bxc6 12.Bd4 Qa5 13.Nc3 Rd8 14.Qc1 Ba6 15.Rd1 Rac8 16.Qc2 Bf8 17.a3 c5 18.Be5 Nxc3 19.Bxc3 Qb5 20.Bf3 Bb7 21.Bxb7 Qxb7 22.Qa4 a6 23.Qc4 Qb5 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."] [Site "Las Vegas"] [Date "1999.08.07"] [Round "3.2"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2760"] [BlackElo "2676"] [ECO "D26"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 e6 3.c4 dxc4 4.e3 Nf6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O Nc6 7.Qe2 cxd4 8.Rd1 Be7 9.exd4 Na5 10.Bb5+ Bd7 11.Ne5 Nc6 12.Nc3 O-O 13.Qf3 Nd5 14.Nxd5 exd5 15.Qxd5 Nxe5 16.Qxe5 Bf6 17.Qe2 Re8 18.Be3 Bg5 19.Bc4 Bxe3 20.fxe3 Qg5 21.Qf2 Be6 22.d5 Bf5 23.d6 Qxe3 24.Qxe3 Rxe3 25.Rac1 Rd8 26.Bd5 Be6 27.Rc7 Kf8 28.Kf2 Re5 29.Bf3 Ra5 30.a3 Ra6 31.Rxb7 Raxd6 32.Rxd6 Rxd6 33.Ke3 a6 34.a4 Bc4 35.b4 g5 36.Rc7 Bb3 37.a5 Ba4 38.Be2 h6 39.Bc4 f5 40.Rf7+ Ke8 41.Rxf5 1-0 [Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."] [Site "Las Vegas"] [Date "1999.08.09"] [Round "4.1"] [White "Topalov, Veselin"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2690"] [BlackElo "2760"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.O-O Be7 8.c4 Nb4 9.Re1 Nxd3 10.Qxd3 c6 11.cxd5 cxd5 12.Qb5+ Qd7 13.Qb3 O-O 14.Nc3 Nxc3 15.bxc3 Rd8 16.Ba3 Bf6 17.Re3 Qc6 18.Be7 Re8 19.Rae1 Bxe7 20.Rxe7 Bd7 21.h3 f6 22.Qa3 a6 23.Nd2 Rxe7 24.Rxe7 Re8 25.Nf1 Rxe7 26.Qxe7 Qe6 27.Qd8+ Qe8 28.Qb6 Bc6 29.Ne3 h5 30.Qc7 Qe4 31.g3 Qb1+ 32.Kg2 Bb5 33.Qc8+ Kh7 34.Qf5+ Qxf5 35.Nxf5 g6 36.Ne3 g5 37.h4 Kg6 38.f3 Bc6 39.Kf2 Kf7 40.a3 Ke6 41.Ke2 Bb5+ 42.Kd2 Bc6 43.Kc2 Ba4+ 44.Kb2 Bb5 45.Kc2 Be2 46.f4 gxh4 47.gxh4 Bb5 48.Kb3 Bd3 49.Kb4 b6 50.Kb3 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."] [Site "Las Vegas"] [Date "1999.08.10"] [Round "4.2"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Topalov, Veselin"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2760"] [BlackElo "2690"] [ECO "D28"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 e6 4.e3 Nf6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O Nc6 7.Qe2 a6 8.Rd1 b5 9.d5 exd5 10.Bxd5 Nxd5 11.e4 Bd6 12.exd5+ Ne7 13.a4 b4 14.Nbd2 O-O 15.Nc4 Re8 16.Bg5 a5 17.Re1 Ba6 18.Qe4 Bxc4 19.Qxc4 Qc7 20.Bxe7 Bxe7 21.b3 Bf6 22.Rxe8+ Rxe8 23.Rd1 Rd8 24.g3 g6 25.Kg2 Qd6 26.Qe4 Bc3 27.Rd3 Kg7 28.h4 h5 29.Rd1 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE-Wch k.o. g/25+10"] [Site "Las Vegas"] [Date "1999.08.11"] [Round "4.4"] [White "Topalov, Veselin"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2690"] [BlackElo "2760"] [ECO "A32"] 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6 5.g3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 Nc6 8.Bf4 O-O 9.Nc3 a6 10.O-O Nxd4 11.Qxd4 d6 12.Qd3 Qc7 13.Rfd1 Rd8 14.Rac1 Nh5 15.Bd2 Rb8 16.Ne4 Nf6 17.Nxf6+ Bxf6 18.Bf4 e5 19.Be3 Be6 20.b3 h6 21.a4 b6 22.Rc2 Be7 23.Bd5 Qd7 24.Bxe6 Qxe6 25.f3 b5 26.cxb5 axb5 27.a5 d5 28.Bb6 e4 29.Qxb5 Rd6 30.fxe4 Bd8 31.exd5 Bxb6+ 32.axb6 Qe3+ 33.Kf1 Rf6+ 34.Ke1 Rfxb6 35.Qc5 Qe4 36.Kf2 Rxb3 37.d6 R8b5 38.Rc4 Rf3+ 39.Kg1 Qxe2 40.Qd4 Rb2 0-1 [Event "FIDE-Wch k.o. g/25+10"] [Site "Las Vegas"] [Date "1999.08.11"] [Round "4.3"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Topalov, Veselin"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2760"] [BlackElo "2690"] [ECO "D28"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 dxc4 4.e3 Nf6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O Nc6 7.Qe2 a6 8.a3 cxd4 9.Rd1 b5 10.Ba2 d3 11.Rxd3 Qc7 12.e4 Ng4 13.h3 Nge5 14.Nxe5 Qxe5 15.Be3 Bb7 16.Nc3 Bc5 17.Rad1 O-O 18.f4 Bxe3+ 19.Qxe3 Qb8 20.Rd7 Bc8 21.R7d6 Ne7 22.Kh1 Qc7 23.Qg3 Kh8 24.h4 Ng8 25.Bb1 Bb7 26.Rd7 Qc6 27.e5 Qc8 28.f5 exf5 29.Bxf5 Qb8 30.Be4 Bxe4 31.Nxe4 Qe8 32.R1d6 Ne7 33.Nf6 Nf5 34.Qf4 gxf6 35.Qxf5 Qxe5 36.Qxf6+ Qxf6 37.Rxf6 Kg7 38.Rf5 h6 39.Kh2 Rad8 40.Rfxf7+ Rxf7 41.Rxd8 Re7 42.Rd6 Re3 43.Rxa6 Rb3 44.Rb6 Rxb2 45.a4 b4 46.Kg3 b3 47.Kf4 Ra2 48.Kf5 Rxa4 49.Rb7+ Kg8 50.g4 Ra6 51.Rxb3 Kg7 52.Rb7+ Kg8 53.Re7 Ra5+ 54.Re5 Ra4 55.Re4 Ra7 56.Kf6 Rg7 57.Re8+ Kh7 58.Re7 Rxe7 59.Kxe7 Kg7 60.h5 1-0 [Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."] [Site "Las Vegas"] [Date "1999.08.12"] [Round "5.1"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Adams, Michael"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2760"] [BlackElo "2708"] [ECO "E37"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 d5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 Ne4 7.Qc2 e5 8.cxd5 Qxd5 9.e3 exd4 10.Nf3 Nd6 11.Nxd4 Bd7 12.b3 Nc6 13.Bb2 Nxd4 14.Bxd4 O-O 15.O-O-O Bf5 16.Bxg7 Bxc2 17.Rxd5 Bxb3 18.Rg5 Ne4 19.Bxf8+ Nxg5 20.Be7 Ne4 21.f3 Re8 22.Bh4 Nd6 23.e4 f5 24.exf5 Nxf5 25.Bf2 Rd8 26.Be2 a5 27.g4 Nd4 28.Bd1 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."] [Site "Las Vegas"] [Date "1999.08.13"] [Round "5.2"] [White "Adams, Michael"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2708"] [BlackElo "2760"] [ECO "B31"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.d3 Bg7 6.h3 b6 7.Nc3 e5 8.Be3 Ne7 9.Qd2 h6 10.Nh2 Be6 11.O-O-O Qd7 12.Kb1 O-O-O 13.Qe2 f5 14.exf5 gxf5 15.f4 Rhe8 16.Qd2 Qb7 17.fxe5 Bxe5 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE-Wch k.o. g/15+10"] [Site "Las Vegas"] [Date "1999.08.14"] [Round "5.5"] [White "Adams, Michael"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2708"] [BlackElo "2760"] [ECO "B30"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.Nc3 Nc7 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.h3 g6 8.O-O Bg7 9.Re1 O-O 10.d3 Ne6 11.Ne4 f5 12.exf6 exf6 13.Rb1 b6 14.b3 a5 15.a4 Ra7 16.Bb2 Re7 17.Qd2 Nd4 18.Nxd4 cxd4 19.Ng3 c5 20.Rxe7 Qxe7 21.Re1 Qd6 22.Bc1 f5 23.Qf4 Qd7 24.Nf1 Bb7 25.f3 Bf6 26.Qg3 Qd8 27.Re6 Be7 28.Bh6 Rf6 29.Re2 Bd5 30.Bg5 Kf7 31.Bxf6 Bxf6 32.Nd2 Bh4 33.Qh2 Bg5 34.f4 Bf6 35.g3 h5 36.Nc4 Bb7 37.Kf2 Qd5 38.Ke1 Qd8 39.Kd2 Bd5 40.Ne5+ Kg7 41.Qg1 g5 42.Kc1 Qd6 43.Qe1 g4 44.hxg4 fxg4 45.Rh2 Bxe5 46.fxe5 Qh6+ 47.Kb2 Kf7 48.e6+ Bxe6 49.Qe5 Qe3 50.Qxh5+ Ke7 51.Qg6 Kd6 52.Rh6 Qe1 53.Qxg4 Qc3+ 54.Kb1 Qe1+ 55.Ka2 Kd7 56.Qg7+ Kd6 57.Qb7 Qb4 58.Qb8+ Kd7 59.Rh7+ Kc6 60.Qc7+ 1-0 [Event "FIDE-Wch k.o. g/15+10"] [Site "Las Vegas"] [Date "1999.08.14"] [Round "5.6"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Adams, Michael"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2760"] [BlackElo "2708"] [ECO "A28"] 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.a3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.d3 Be7 7.e3 Be6 8.Be2 O-O 9.O-O a5 10.Qc2 Kh8 11.Rb1 f5 12.Rd1 Qe8 13.Bd2 Qg6 14.Be1 Rad8 15.Nb5 e4 16.Nfd4 Nxd4 17.Nxd4 Bc8 18.b4 axb4 19.axb4 c6 20.Bf1 Bf6 21.dxe4 fxe4 22.Nb3 Bg4 23.Rdc1 Bg5 24.Qc5 h6 25.Nd2 Rf6 26.Nc4 Re8 27.b5 Rfe6 28.bxc6 bxc6 29.Na5 Be7 30.Qc4 Bg5 31.Qb3 Rf6 32.Nc4 Qf7 33.Qb7 Qg6 34.Qb2 Qf5 35.Qa3 Ref8 36.Rc2 Bh5 37.Rbc1 Be8 38.Nd6 Qg6 39.Nxe8 Qxe8 40.Bc4 Qg6 41.Re2 Rf5 42.Bd2 Be7 43.Qa2 Rg5 44.g3 Rh5 45.Ree1 Qf5 46.Ba5 Qh3 47.f4 exf3 48.Qf2 Nf6 49.Bf1 Qe6 50.Qxf3 Rxa5 0-1 [Event "FIDE-Wch k.o. g/25+10"] [Site "Las Vegas"] [Date "1999.08.14"] [Round "5.4"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Adams, Michael"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2760"] [BlackElo "2708"] [ECO "A17"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3 6.Qxc3 b6 7.e3 Bb7 8.Be2 c5 9.b4 d6 10.Bb2 e5 11.O-O Re8 12.d3 Nbd7 13.Rfe1 a5 14.bxc5 bxc5 15.d4 Ne4 16.Qc2 cxd4 17.exd4 Ng5 18.Nxg5 Qxg5 19.d5 f5 20.Rab1 Nc5 21.Bc3 Bc8 22.Rb6 Rd8 23.Rb5 f4 24.Bf1 Bf5 25.Qd1 Rdc8 26.Rxa5 Rxa5 27.Bxa5 h5 28.Bb4 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE-Wch k.o. g/25+10"] [Site "Las Vegas"] [Date "1999.08.14"] [Round "5.3"] [White "Adams, Michael"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2708"] [BlackElo "2760"] [ECO "B25"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6 6.Be3 e5 7.Qd2 Nge7 8.f4 Nd4 9.Nf3 O-O 10.O-O exf4 11.Bxf4 Nxf3+ 12.Rxf3 Qb6 13.Rb1 Be6 14.Bh6 Rae8 15.Bxg7 Kxg7 16.Kh1 f6 17.a3 d5 18.b4 cxb4 19.Rxb4 Qc7 20.Nb5 Qd7 21.Nd4 Bg8 22.Re3 Nc6 23.Nxc6 Qxc6 24.h4 b6 25.Kh2 Qc5 26.d4 Qd6 27.exd5 Bxd5 28.Bxd5 Qxd5 29.c4 Qf7 30.d5 Rxe3 31.Qxe3 Re8 32.Qd3 Qe7 33.Rb2 Qe1 34.Qd2 Qxd2+ 35.Rxd2 Kf7 36.a4 Re4 37.a5 Rxc4 38.axb6 axb6 39.Rb2 Rd4 40.Rxb6 Rxd5 41.Rb7+ Kg8 42.Kg2 h5 43.Kf3 Re5 44.Ra7 Kf8 45.Rb7 Re7 46.Rb6 Kf7 47.Ra6 Rd7 48.Rb6 Ke7 49.Ra6 Rd6 50.Ra5 Ke6 51.Ra3 Ke5 52.Re3+ Kf5 53.Ra3 Rd5 54.Re3 g5 55.hxg5 fxg5 56.Ra3 g4+ 57.Ke3 Re5+ 58.Kf2 Rc5 59.Ra4 Rc2+ 60.Kg1 Re2 61.Kf1 Rd2 62.Kg1 Ke5 63.Ra5+ Rd5 64.Ra4 Rd1+ 65.Kf2 Rd2+ 66.Kg1 Kf5 67.Rf4+ Ke5 68.Ra4 Rd4 69.Ra5+ Ke4 70.Rxh5 Kf3 71.Ra5 Rd1+ 72.Kh2 Rd2+ 73.Kg1 Rg2+ 74.Kh1 Re2 75.Kg1 Kxg3 76.Ra3+ Kf4 77.Rb3 g3 78.Rb8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Zurich clock sim"] [Site "Zurich"] [Date "1999.09.03"] [Round "?"] [White "Bucher, Denis"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2329"] [BlackElo "2760"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 f5 11.Bd3 Be6 12.O-O Bxd5 13.exd5 Ne7 14.c3 Bg7 15.Qh5 e4 16.Bc2 Qc8 17.Bb3 O-O 18.Nc2 a5 19.a3 Re8 20.Rae1 Ng6 21.f4 exf3 22.Rxe8+ Qxe8 23.Qxf3 f4 24.Re1 Qd8 25.Qg4 Qb6+ 26.Kh1 Kh8 27.Qe2 Rg8 28.Rf1 Qb8 29.Qf2 Re8 30.Re1 Bf6 31.Re2 Kg8 32.Qe1 Rxe2 33.Qxe2 Qb6 34.Qd2 Be5 35.Qe2 Kf8 36.Qe1 Ne7 37.Qg1 Qb7 38.Qd1 Qb6 39.Qg1 Qb7 40.Qd1 Qb6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Zurich clock sim"] [Site "Zurich"] [Date "1999.09.03"] [Round "?"] [White "Jenni, Florian"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2399"] [BlackElo "2760"] [ECO "C11"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 dxe4 5.Nxe4 Be7 6.Bxf6 Bxf6 7.Nf3 O-O 8.c3 Nd7 9.Bd3 e5 10.Nxf6+ Qxf6 11.dxe5 Nxe5 12.Nxe5 Qxe5+ 13.Qe2 Re8 14.O-O-O Qg5+ 15.Qd2 Qa5 16.Bc4 Be6 17.Bxe6 Rxe6 18.Qd8+ Re8 19.Qd5 Qxd5 20.Rxd5 Rad8 21.Rhd1 Rxd5 22.Rxd5 Kf8 23.Kd2 Ke7 24.Ke3 f6 25.Rd4 Rb8 26.Kf4 b5 27.h4 c6 28.g4 g6 29.f3 a5 30.g5 Rf8 31.Kg4 Ke6 32.c4 Ke5 33.Re4+ Kd6 34.Kg3 Rf7 35.cxb5 cxb5 36.Rd4+ Ke5 37.Rf4 f5 38.h5 Re7 39.Rh4 a4 40.f4+ Kd5 41.hxg6 hxg6 42.a3 Re4 43.Rh6 Re6 44.Rh4 Re4 45.Rh6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Zurich clock sim"] [Site "Zurich"] [Date "1999.09.03"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Gallagher, Joseph G"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2760"] [BlackElo "2521"] [ECO "E94"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Na6 8.Re1 c6 9.Rb1 exd4 10.Nxd4 Nc5 11.f3 a5 12.Be3 a4 13.Nc2 Qe7 14.Qd2 Be6 15.Rbd1 Ne8 16.Bd4 f6 17.Bf1 Qf7 18.Ne3 Nd7 19.Ne2 Bh6 20.f4 Nc5 21.Qc2 f5 22.exf5 gxf5 23.g3 Ne4 24.b3 axb3 25.axb3 c5 26.Bb2 Bg7 27.Bxg7 Qxg7 28.Bg2 N8f6 29.Nc3 Nxc3 30.Qxc3 Rad8 31.Rd2 Ne4 32.Qxg7+ Kxg7 33.Bxe4 fxe4 34.Red1 Bh3 35.Kf2 Ra8 36.Rb1 Ra6 37.Nd5 Rfa8 38.Nc3 Bf5 39.Ke3 Ra1 40.g4 Rxb1 41.Nxb1 Ra1 42.Nc3 Re1+ 43.Kf2 e3+ 44.Kxe1 exd2+ 45.Kxd2 Bxg4 46.Ne4 b6 47.Kc3 Bd7 48.b4 cxb4+ 49.Kxb4 Kf7 50.Nxd6+ Ke6 51.Ne4 Kf5 52.Nc3 Kxf4 53.Nd5+ Kf3 54.Nxb6 Be8 55.Nd5 Bf7 56.Kc5 Ke4 57.Nf6+ Kf3 58.Nd5 Ke4 59.Nf6+ Kf3 60.Kd4 Bxc4 61.Kxc4 Kg2 62.h4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Zurich clock sim"] [Site "Zurich"] [Date "1999.09.03"] [Round "?"] [White "Pelletier, Yannick"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2479"] [BlackElo "2760"] [ECO "D37"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 Nbd7 7.Qc2 c5 8.dxc5 Nxc5 9.O-O-O Qa5 10.Kb1 Bd7 11.Ne5 Ba4 12.Nxa4 Nxa4 13.cxd5 Nxd5 14.Nc4 Qb4 15.Be5 b5 16.a3 Nac3+ 17.Ka1 Qc5 18.Bxc3 Nxc3 19.Qxc3 bxc4 20.Qxc4 Qf5 21.Bd3 Qxf2 22.Qe4 Qh4 23.Qxh4 Bxh4 24.Bc4 Rfd8 25.Kb1 Kf8 26.Kc2 Ke7 27.Rxd8 Rxd8 28.Rd1 Rc8 29.b3 Bf6 30.Rd3 h5 31.Kd2 Rc5 32.Ke2 Be5 33.h3 Bd6 34.a4 Re5 35.Kf1 Rf5+ 36.Ke2 h4 37.Rd4 Bg3 38.Rd2 a5 39.Bb5 Kf6 40.Rc2 g5 41.Bd3 Rf2+ 42.Kd1 Rxc2 43.Bxc2 Bd6 44.Bd3 Ke5 45.Bb5 f5 46.Ke2 g4 47.Bd7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Zurich clock sim"] [Site "Zurich"] [Date "1999.09.03"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Gerber, Richard"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2760"] [BlackElo "2386"] [ECO "A10"] 1.Nf3 e6 2.c4 f5 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.b3 b6 7.Ne5 d5 8.d4 Bb7 9.Bb2 Nbd7 10.Nd3 Bd6 11.Nd2 Ne4 12.e3 Qe7 13.Rc1 a5 14.Nf3 a4 15.Qc2 g5 16.Nd2 g4 17.Rfd1 c5 18.dxc5 bxc5 19.cxd5 exd5 20.Nf4 Bxf4 21.exf4 Ra6 22.b4 a3 23.Ba1 c4 24.Nf1 Ndf6 25.Ne3 Qe6 26.Bxf6 Rxf6 27.Rd4 h5 28.Rcd1 Rb6 29.Nxd5 Bxd5 30.Rxd5 Rxb4 31.Re5 Rb2 32.Rxe6 1-0 [Event "Zurich clock sim"] [Site "Zurich"] [Date "1999.09.03"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Forster, Richard"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2760"] [BlackElo "2459"] [ECO "E94"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O exd4 8.Nxd4 Re8 9.f3 Nh5 10.Be3 f5 11.Qd2 f4 12.Bf2 Be5 13.Rfd1 Na6 14.Nb3 Qf6 15.c5 Nxc5 16.Nxc5 dxc5 17.Qd5+ Kh8 18.Qxc5 b6 19.Qb5 c6 20.Qa4 g5 21.Nd5 Qh6 22.Nxb6 Ng3 23.Nxa8 Nxe2+ 24.Kf1 Ng3+ 25.hxg3 fxg3 26.Bg1 g4 27.Qa5 gxf3 28.gxf3 Qh3+ 29.Ke2 Qg2+ 30.Ke3 c5 31.Qxc5 Ba6 32.Rd2 Qh1 33.Rd6 Bb7 34.Nc7 Bxe4 35.Nxe8 Qxf3+ 36.Kd2 Bf4+ 37.Ke1 g2 38.Qd4+ 1-0 [Event "EUCup final 15th"] [Site "Bugojno"] [Date "1999.10.29"] [Round "1"] [White "Smirin, Ilia"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2671"] [BlackElo "2760"] [ECO "B70"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Be2 g6 7.O-O Bg7 8.Nb3 O-O 9.Kh1 a6 10.a4 b6 11.f4 Bb7 12.Bf3 Nd7 13.Be3 Rc8 14.Rf2 Na5 15.Nxa5 bxa5 16.Ra3 Rc4 17.Rb3 Qc8 18.Qd3 Rb4 19.Rf1 Nc5 20.Bxc5 Qxc5 21.Nd1 Rc8 22.Rxb4 axb4 23.Qd2 Qxc2 24.Qxb4 Qc4 25.Qxc4 Rxc4 26.b3 Rb4 27.e5 dxe5 28.fxe5 Rxb3 29.e6 fxe6 30.Bxb7 Rxb7 0-1 [Event "EUCup final 15th"] [Site "Bugojno"] [Date "1999.10.30"] [Round "2"] [White "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2681"] [BlackElo "2760"] [ECO "E15"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 c6 8.Bc3 d5 9.Nbd2 Nbd7 10.O-O O-O 11.Re1 c5 12.e4 dxe4 13.Nxe4 Bb7 1/2-1/2 [Event "EUCup final 15th"] [Site "Bugojno"] [Date "1999.10.31"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Bareev, Evgeny"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2760"] [BlackElo "2698"] [ECO "D19"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.e3 e6 7.Bxc4 Bb4 8.O-O Nbd7 9.Qe2 Bg6 10.e4 O-O 11.Bd3 Bh5 12.e5 Nd5 13.Nxd5 cxd5 14.Qe3 h6 15.Ne1 Bxe1 16.Rxe1 Bg6 17.Be2 Rc8 18.Bd2 Nb8 19.a5 Qe7 20.Rec1 Qd7 21.Bb4 Rxc1+ 22.Rxc1 Rc8 23.Bd6 Rxc1+ 24.Qxc1 Nc6 25.Qc5 a6 26.b4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Corus"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2000.01.15"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Adams,Mi"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2758"] [BlackElo "2715"] [ECO "E11"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 c6 8.O-O d5 9.Qc2 O-O 10.Rd1 Nbd7 11.Bf4 Rc8 12.Nc3 c5 13.cxd5 Nxd5 14.Nxd5 exd5 15.dxc5 Rxc5 16.Qd2 Nf6 17.Be5 Qd7 18.Bd4 Rc7 19.Rac1 Rxc1 20.Rxc1 Rc8 21.Ne5 Qe6 22.Rxc8+ Qxc8 23.Nd3 Ne4 24.Qb2 Bxd3 25.exd3 Nf6 26.h3 h6 27.b4 Qe6 28.Qc3 Ne8 29.a4 Bf6 30.Kh2 Qd7 31.a5 Kh7 32.Bxf6 Nxf6 33.Qe5 Qd8 34.a6 Kg8 35.d4 b5 36.Bf3 Kf8 37.Kg2 Kg8 38.h4 Qb6 39.Bxd5 Nxd5 40.Qxd5 Qxa6 41.Qd7 Qg6 42.Qe8+ Kh7 43.d5 a5 44.bxa5 b4 45.d6 b3 46.d7 Qc6+ 47.Kh2 Qf3 48.Qe1 Qd3 49.a6 1-0 [Event "Corus"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2000.01.16"] [Round "2"] [White "Morozevich,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2748"] [BlackElo "2758"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Bd3 d5 6.Qe2 Qe7 7.O-O Nd6 8.Qd1 Qd8 9.Nc3 c6 10.Re1+ Be7 11.Qe2 Bg4 12.b3 Nd7 13.Bb2 Nc5 14.Na4 Bxf3 15.Qxf3 Nxd3 16.Qxd3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Corus"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2000.01.18"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Short,N"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2758"] [BlackElo "2683"] [ECO "D37"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.Nxd5 exd5 10.a3 Nc6 11.Bd3 Be7 12.O-O Bf6 13.Qb3 Qb6 14.Qxd5 Rd8 15.Qe4 g6 16.Bg5 Qxb2 17.Bc4 Kg7 18.Qh4 h5 19.Bxf7 Bxg5 20.Nxg5 Qf6 21.e4 Rd4 22.Rae1 Bd7 23.f4 Rf8 24.Ba2 Qd6 25.Kh1 Qxa3 26.Bb1 Qe7 27.Qg3 Kh6 28.Nf3 Rb4 29.Nh4 Be8 30.e5 Rxb1 31.Rxb1 Nd4 32.Qg5+ 1-0 [Event "Corus"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2000.01.19"] [Round "4"] [White "Anand,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2769"] [BlackElo "2758"] [ECO "B66"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.O-O-O Nxd4 9.Qxd4 Be7 10.f4 b5 11.Bxf6 gxf6 12.e5 d5 13.Kb1 Bb7 14.f5 fxe5 15.Qxe5 Bf6 16.Qg3 Qe7 17.fxe6 fxe6 18.Be2 h5 19.Bf3 O-O-O 20.h4 b4 21.Ne2 e5 22.Nc1 Kb8 23.Nb3 Qc7 24.Bxh5 Rxh5 25.Qg6 Rxh4 26.Qxf6 Rf4 27.Qg6 d4 28.Rh7 Be4 29.Qxe4 Rxe4 30.Rxc7 Kxc7 31.Nc5 Re3 32.Ne6+ Kd7 33.Nxd8 Kxd8 34.Kc1 Ke7 35.Rd3 Re2 36.Rd2 Re1+ 37.Rd1 Re2 38.Rd2 Re4 39.Rd3 Ke6 40.c3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Corus"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2000.01.20"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Lputian,S"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2758"] [BlackElo "2605"] [ECO "E07"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Be7 5.g3 Nbd7 6.Bg2 O-O 7.O-O dxc4 8.e4 a6 9.a4 Rb8 10.a5 b5 11.axb6 Nxb6 12.Qe2 Bb7 13.Rd1 Bb4 14.Ne5 a5 15.Na2 Ra8 16.Bg5 Be7 17.Nxc4 Ba6 18.b3 a4 19.Bxf6 axb3 20.Qg4 Bxf6 21.Nxb6 cxb6 22.e5 Be7 23.d5 exd5 24.Bxd5 bxa2 25.Rxa2 Qb8 26.Bxa8 Qxa8 27.Rd7 h5 28.Qf4 Re8 29.Ra1 Qc8 30.e6 fxe6 31.Rc7 Qd8 32.Rxa6 Rf8 33.Qc4 Qd1+ 34.Qf1 Qxf1+ 35.Kxf1 Bc5 36.f4 g5 37.Raa7 Bd4 38.Rd7 Bh8 39.Ra4 e5 40.f5 Rxf5+ 41.Ke2 Bg7 42.Ra6 b5 43.Rb6 g4 44.Ke3 Kh7 45.Ke4 Rg5 46.Rxb5 Kg6 47.Rbb7 Bf6 48.Rh7 h4 49.Rxh4 Bg7 50.Ra7 1-0 [Event "Corus"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2000.01.22"] [Round "6"] [White "Timman,J"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2655"] [BlackElo "2758"] [ECO "B30"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d3 Nc6 4.g3 Nge7 5.Bg2 g6 6.h4 h6 7.c3 Bg7 8.O-O e5 9.a3 a5 10.Be3 d6 11.d4 cxd4 12.cxd4 Bg4 13.d5 Nd4 14.Bxd4 exd4 15.Qd3 Qb6 16.Nbd2 O-O 17.Nc4 Qc5 18.Rac1 Bxf3 19.Bxf3 a4 20.h5 Rac8 21.Qd2 d3 22.Ne5 Qd4 23.Nxd3 Rxc1 24.Rxc1 gxh5 25.Bxh5 Qxe4 26.Nf4 Nf5 27.Qc2 Qe5 28.b4 axb3 29.Qxb3 b5 30.Qd3 Nd4 31.Kg2 Qg5 32.Rh1 Qf5 33.Qxf5 Nxf5 34.Rb1 Nd4 35.Ne2 Ra8 36.Nxd4 Bxd4 37.Rxb5 Rxa3 38.Rb7 Ra7 39.Bxf7+ Kg7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Corus"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2000.01.23"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Nikolic,Pr"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2758"] [BlackElo "2659"] [ECO "D36"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.d4 d5 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 Nbd7 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 Be7 7.e3 c6 8.Bd3 Ne4 9.Bf4 f5 10.O-O O-O 11.h3 Re8 12.Qc2 Nf8 13.Ne5 Bg5 14.Bxg5 Qxg5 15.f4 Qe7 16.Bxe4 dxe4 17.Rfd1 Be6 18.d5 cxd5 19.Nxd5 Qh4 20.Qf2 Qxf2+ 21.Kxf2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Corus"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2000.01.24"] [Round "8"] [White "Leko,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2725"] [BlackElo "2758"] [ECO "B42"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3 Bc5 6.Nb3 Ba7 7.c4 Nc6 8.Nc3 Nge7 9.O-O O-O 10.Qe2 e5 11.Be3 Nd4 12.Bxd4 exd4 13.Nd5 d6 14.Rad1 Nc6 15.Kh1 Be6 16.f4 Re8 17.Qh5 g6 18.Qh6 Bxd5 19.exd5 Nb4 20.f5 Qe7 21.f6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Corus"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2000.01.25"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Piket,Je"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2758"] [BlackElo "2633"] [ECO "E91"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 c5 7.d5 e6 8.O-O Re8 9.Bf4 exd5 10.exd5 Bg4 11.h3 Bxf3 12.Bxf3 a6 13.g4 Qb6 14.Qc2 h6 15.b3 Nbd7 16.Bg2 Re7 17.Rae1 Rae8 18.Rxe7 Rxe7 19.Kh1 Ne8 20.Bd2 Qd8 21.a4 Nef6 22.f4 Re8 23.Qd3 Nh7 24.Kh2 Qe7 25.Re1 Qd8 26.Rxe8+ Qxe8 27.a5 Nhf6 28.Bf3 Qe7 29.Qe2 Qd8 30.Nd1 Ne8 31.Nf2 Kf8 32.g5 hxg5 33.fxg5 Bd4 34.Ne4 b6 35.axb6 Qxb6 36.Qd1 Ne5 37.Be2 Ng7 38.Ng3 Bf2 39.Ne4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Corus"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2000.01.27"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Polgar,Ju"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2758"] [BlackElo "2658"] [ECO "E15"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 c6 8.Bc3 d5 9.Nbd2 Nbd7 10.O-O O-O 11.Re1 c5 12.e4 dxe4 13.Nxe4 Bb7 14.Ned2 Re8 15.Qe2 Qc7 16.Rad1 Rad8 17.dxc5 Bxc5 18.Ng5 Bxg2 19.Kxg2 h6 20.Nge4 Be7 21.f4 Nxe4 22.Nxe4 f5 23.Nf2 Bf6 24.Bxf6 Nxf6 25.Rxd8 Qxd8 26.Rd1 Qc7 27.Qe5 Qb7+ 28.Kg1 Kf7 29.Rd6 Qf3 30.Qe1 Qb7 31.Qe5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Corus"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2000.01.28"] [Round "11"] [White "Korchnoi,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2659"] [BlackElo "2758"] [ECO "E15"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 Bb7 8.Nc3 d5 9.cxd5 exd5 10.O-O O-O 11.Nh4 g6 12.Bg5 Ne4 13.Bxe7 Qxe7 14.Rc1 Na6 15.Qd3 c5 16.Nf3 Rad8 17.Qe3 f5 18.Qh6 Rd6 19.dxc5 bxc5 20.Nxe4 fxe4 21.Ng5 Qg7 22.Qxg7+ Kxg7 23.Rfd1 Rfd8 24.f3 h6 25.Nh3 e3 26.Nf4 Bc6 27.Kf1 Bb5 28.a4 Be8 29.Nd3 c4 30.bxc4 Bxa4 31.Re1 dxc4 32.Ne5 Bb5 33.Nxc4 Re6 34.Bh3 Re7 35.Rc3 Rc7 36.Rec1 Rxc4 37.Rxc4 Bxc4 38.Rxc4 Rd1+ 39.Kg2 Rd2 40.Kf1 Rd1+ 41.Kg2 Rd2 42.Kf1 Rd1+ 43.Kg2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Corus"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2000.01.29"] [Round "12"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Kasparov,G"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2758"] [BlackElo "2851"] [ECO "D85"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Nf3 c5 8.h3 O-O 9.Be2 b5 10.Be3 Bb7 11.Qd3 cxd4 12.cxd4 Nd7 13.O-O Nb6 14.Qb1 Na4 15.Qxb5 Nc3 16.Qxb7 Nxe2+ 17.Kh1 Nxd4 18.Rad1 e5 19.Nxe5 Bxe5 20.f4 Bg7 21.e5 Qb6 22.Qxb6 axb6 23.Bxd4 Rxa2 24.Bxb6 Re8 25.Bd8 Ra6 26.Bc7 Rae6 27.g4 g5 28.f5 Rc6 29.Rd7 Bxe5 30.Re1 f6 31.Bxe5 Rxe5 32.Rxe5 fxe5 33.Re7 h5 34.Kg2 hxg4 35.hxg4 Rc4 36.Kf3 Rf4+ 37.Kg3 e4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Corus"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2000.01.30"] [Round "13"] [White "Van Wely,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2646"] [BlackElo "2758"] [ECO "E15"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 c6 8.Bc3 d5 9.Nbd2 Nbd7 10.O-O O-O 11.Re1 c5 12.e4 dxe4 13.Nxe4 Nxe4 14.Rxe4 Bb7 15.Re3 Nf6 16.Ne5 cxd4 17.Bxd4 Qc7 18.Bxb7 Qxb7 19.Qf3 Qxf3 20.Rxf3 Rac8 21.Rd1 Rfd8 22.Rfd3 Kf8 1/2-1/2 [Event "SuperGM"] [Site "Linares ESP"] [Date "2000.02.28"] [Round "1"] [White "Khalifman,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2656"] [BlackElo "2758"] [ECO "E59"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 c5 6.Nf3 d5 7.O-O Nc6 8.a3 Bxc3 9.bxc3 Qc7 10.Bb2 dxc4 11.Bxc4 e5 12.Be2 Rd8 13.Qc2 Bg4 14.dxe5 Nxe5 15.c4 Nxf3+ 16.gxf3 Bh3 17.Rfd1 Qc6 18.Qc3 Ne8 19.Kh1 Be6 20.Rg1 f6 21.Rg3 Rd7 22.Rag1 Rad8 23.Bc1 Bf5 24.e4 Bg6 25.h4 Nc7 26.Bf1 Ne6 27.Rh3 Bh5 28.Rhg3 Kh8 29.Qe3 Nd4 30.Bg2 Re8 31.Rh3 Qa4 32.Bf1 Qd1 33.Bg2 Qc2 34.f4 Ne2 35.Rf1 Rd1 0-1 [Event "SuperGM"] [Site "Linares ESP"] [Date "2000.02.29"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Anand,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2758"] [BlackElo "2769"] [ECO "D18"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.e3 e6 7.Bxc4 Bb4 8.O-O O-O 9.Nh4 Nbd7 10.Nxf5 exf5 11.Qc2 Nb6 12.Bb3 Qd7 13.a5 Nbd5 14.f3 Rfe8 15.Nxd5 Nxd5 16.e4 Nf6 17.Qc4 Bf8 18.exf5 Rad8 19.Kh1 Re7 20.Qc2 1/2-1/2 [Event "SuperGM"] [Site "Linares ESP"] [Date "2000.03.01"] [Round "3"] [White "Kasparov,G"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2851"] [BlackElo "2758"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.O-O Be7 8.c4 Nb4 9.Be2 O-O 10.Nc3 b6 11.a3 Nxc3 12.bxc3 Nc6 13.cxd5 Qxd5 14.Re1 Bb7 15.Bd3 Rae8 16.Qc2 h6 17.Bh7+ Kh8 18.Be4 Qd8 19.Bb2 Bf6 20.c4 Na5 21.Bxb7 Nxb7 1/2-1/2 [Event "SuperGM"] [Site "Linares ESP"] [Date "2000.03.03"] [Round "4"] [White "Leko,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2725"] [BlackElo "2758"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 Bg7 11.g3 f5 12.exf5 Bxf5 13.Bg2 Be6 14.c3 O-O 15.O-O Rb8 16.Nc2 a5 17.Qe2 Ne7 18.Rad1 f5 19.Nce3 Kh8 20.a3 Qd7 21.Nxe7 Qxe7 22.Nd5 Qf7 23.Rd2 e4 24.Rfd1 Be5 25.f4 exf3 26.Qxf3 Bxd5 27.Rxd5 Qg7 28.Rf1 f4 29.g4 Rg8 30.h3 h5 31.Qe4 Qf6 32.Bf3 Rg7 33.Rf2 Qh4 34.Rdd2 Rbg8 35.Rh2 Re7 36.Rde2 b4 37.axb4 axb4 38.Rhg2 bxc3 39.bxc3 Ra7 40.Ra2 Rag7 41.gxh5 Rxg2+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "SuperGM"] [Site "Linares ESP"] [Date "2000.03.04"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Shirov,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2758"] [BlackElo "2751"] [ECO "D17"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 c6 3.c4 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 e6 7.f3 Bb4 8.e4 Bxe4 9.fxe4 Nxe4 10.Bd2 Qxd4 11.Nxe4 Qxe4+ 12.Qe2 Bxd2+ 13.Kxd2 Qd5+ 14.Kc2 Na6 15.Nxc4 b5 16.axb5 Nb4+ 17.Kc3 cxb5 18.Rd1 Qc5 19.Qe5 Nd5+ 20.Rxd5 b4+ 21.Kb3 Qxd5 22.Be2 O-O 23.Qxd5 exd5 24.Na5 Rfe8 25.Bf3 Rac8 26.Rd1 Re3+ 27.Ka4 b3 28.Rxd5 g6 29.Rd7 Rc2 30.Ka3 Kg7 31.Rxa7 h5 32.h3 h4 33.Rb7 Rc5 34.Kb4 Rf5 35.Rc7 g5 36.Nxb3 Rf4+ 37.Rc4 Rxc4+ 38.Kxc4 f5 39.Nd4 Kf6 40.b4 Re1 41.b5 Ke5 42.Nc6+ Kd6 43.b6 Rc1+ 44.Kb5 g4 45.b7 Rb1+ 46.Nb4 Kc7 47.hxg4 fxg4 48.Be4 1-0 [Event "SuperGM"] [Site "Linares ESP"] [Date "2000.03.05"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Khalifman,A"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2758"] [BlackElo "2656"] [ECO "D58"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.d4 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 O-O 7.e3 b6 8.Be2 Bb7 9.Bxf6 Bxf6 10.cxd5 exd5 11.O-O c5 12.dxc5 Bxc3 13.bxc3 bxc5 14.Rb1 Qc7 15.Ne5 Nd7 16.Nxd7 Qxd7 17.Qb3 Bc6 18.Qa3 Qe7 19.Bf3 Rfd8 20.Rfd1 Rac8 21.h3 Kf8 22.Rd2 d4 23.Bxc6 Rxc6 24.cxd4 cxd4 25.Qxe7+ Kxe7 26.Rb7+ Kf8 27.exd4 Rc4 28.Re2 Rcxd4 29.Rxa7 Rd1+ 30.Kh2 R1d2 31.Rxd2 Rxd2 32.Kg3 g5 33.Kf3 Kg7 34.Ke3 Rb2 35.g4 Kg6 36.Ra6+ f6 37.f4 gxf4+ 38.Kxf4 h5 39.a3 hxg4 40.hxg4 Rf2+ 41.Ke3 Ra2 42.Ra5 Ra1 43.a4 Re1+ 44.Kf3 Rf1+ 45.Kg3 Rg1+ 46.Kh3 Rh1+ 47.Kg2 Ra1 48.Kf2 Ra3 49.Kg2 1/2-1/2 [Event "SuperGM"] [Site "Linares ESP"] [Date "2000.03.07"] [Round "7"] [White "Anand,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2769"] [BlackElo "2758"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.O-O Be7 8.c4 Nb4 9.cxd5 Nxd3 10.Qxd3 Qxd5 11.Re1 Bf5 12.Ne5 g6 13.f3 Nf6 14.Qe3 O-O-O 15.Nc3 Qxd4 16.Qxd4 Rxd4 17.Be3 Rb4 18.b3 Be6 19.Bf2 Bd6 20.Nd3 Rd8 21.Nxb4 Bxb4 22.Rec1 Bxc3 23.Rxc3 Nd5 24.Rd3 b6 25.Rad1 1/2-1/2 [Event "SuperGM"] [Site "Linares ESP"] [Date "2000.03.08"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Kasparov,G"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2758"] [BlackElo "2851"] [ECO "A30"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.g3 d5 4.d4 dxc4 5.Qa4+ Bd7 6.Qxc4 Bc6 7.dxc5 Bd5 8.Qa4+ Bc6 9.Qc4 Bd5 10.Qc2 e6 11.Bg2 Be4 12.Qc4 Bd5 13.Qh4 Bxc5 14.Nc3 Bc6 15.O-O Be7 16.Rd1 Qa5 17.Bd2 Nbd7 18.g4 h6 19.Qg3 Qa6 20.h4 Qc4 21.Bf4 Qb4 22.a3 Qxb2 23.Nd4 g5 24.Nxc6 gxf4 25.Qd3 bxc6 26.Bxc6 O-O 27.Bxa8 Ne5 28.Qd4 Rxa8 29.Qxe5 Rc8 30.Rac1 Nd5 31.Nxd5 Qxe5 32.Nxe7+ Kg7 33.Rxc8 Qxe2 34.Rg8+ Kf6 35.Rd7 Qe1+ 36.Kg2 Qe4+ 37.Kh2 Qc2 38.Kg2 Qe4+ 39.Kh2 Qc2 40.g5+ hxg5 41.Rxg5 Qxf2+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "SuperGM"] [Site "Linares ESP"] [Date "2000.03.09"] [Round "9"] [White "Shirov,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2751"] [BlackElo "2758"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 Bg7 11.Bd3 Ne7 12.Nxe7 Qxe7 13.O-O O-O 14.c4 f5 15.Qf3 Re8 16.Rfe1 b4 17.Nc2 f4 18.Be2 Rb8 19.b3 Kh8 20.Qh5 d5 21.cxd5 Rb6 22.Rad1 a5 23.d6 Rxd6 24.Rxd6 Qxd6 25.Rd1 Qg6 26.Qxg6 hxg6 27.Bc4 Be6 28.Bxe6 Rxe6 29.Rd5 Rc6 30.Ne1 Rc1 31.Kf1 f5 32.f3 Bf6 33.Kf2 1/2-1/2 [Event "SuperGM"] [Site "Linares ESP"] [Date "2000.03.10"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Leko,P"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2758"] [BlackElo "2725"] [ECO "A43"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 c5 3.d5 g6 4.Nc3 Bg7 5.e4 d6 6.Bb5+ Bd7 7.a4 O-O 8.O-O Bxb5 9.axb5 Nbd7 10.Qe2 Ne8 11.Bf4 Nc7 12.Rfd1 a6 13.bxa6 Nxa6 14.e5 dxe5 15.Nxe5 Nxe5 16.Bxe5 Bxe5 17.Qxe5 Qd6 18.Qg5 Nc7 19.Ne4 Rxa1 20.Rxa1 f6 21.Nxd6 fxg5 22.Nxb7 Rb8 23.Na5 Rxb2 24.c4 Rc2 25.h3 Ne8 26.Nc6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2000.03.16"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Piket,Je"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2758"] [BlackElo "2633"] [ECO "D18"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Nh4 e6 7.Nxf5 exf5 8.e3 Bb4 9.Bxc4 O-O 10.O-O Nbd7 11.Qc2 g6 12.f3 Qb6 13.Kh1 Rae8 14.Qf2 Re7 15.e4 fxe4 16.Nxe4 Nd5 17.Bg5 f6 18.Bh6 Rfe8 19.a5 Bxa5 20.Nd6 Rb8 21.Bf4 Bb4 22.Nf5 Re6 23.Bxb8 Nxb8 24.Ne3 Rd6 25.Qg3 Nd7 26.Bb3 Qxd4 27.Bxd5+ cxd5 28.Nf5 Qb6 29.Nxd6 Bxd6 30.Qe1 1-0 [Event "Amber Rapidplay"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2000.03.16"] [Round "1"] [White "Piket,Je"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2633"] [BlackElo "2758"] [ECO "D37"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 Nbd7 7.h3 c5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.Nxd5 exd5 10.Be2 c4 11.O-O b5 12.Qc2 Bb7 13.Rad1 Rc8 14.Ne5 f6 15.Nf3 Nb6 16.g4 Bc6 17.Kg2 b4 18.Rc1 Be8 19.Qd2 g5 20.Bg3 Bg6 21.Bd1 Be4 22.Kh2 Qd7 23.Ne1 c3 24.Qe2 cxb2 25.Qxb2 Rxc1 26.Qxc1 Qb5 27.Rg1 Rc8 28.Qa1 a5 29.f3 Bg6 30.Rg2 Rc3 31.Bc2 Nc4 32.Bxg6 hxg6 33.Nc2 Nxe3 34.Nxe3 Rxe3 35.Qc1 Re2 36.Qc7 a4 37.Be5 Kf7 38.Bd6 b3 39.axb3 axb3 40.Bxe7 Rxe7 41.Qc3 Qc4 0-1 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2000.03.17"] [Round "2"] [White "Gelfand,B"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2692"] [BlackElo "2758"] [ECO "A31"] 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.g3 g6 5.d4 cxd4 6.Nxd4 d6 7.Bg2 Bd7 8.O-O Bg7 9.Nxc6 bxc6 10.e4 Qa5 11.Bd2 O-O 12.Nd5 Qd8 13.Ne3 h5 14.Bc3 Qc8 15.Re1 Rb8 16.e5 dxe5 17.Bxe5 Rb7 18.Qd4 Bh3 19.Bh1 Rd8 20.Qc5 Rb6 21.Qxe7 Re8 22.Qxa7 Rb7 23.Qd4 Qe6 24.Nc2 Rbe7 25.Qc3 Qf5 26.Nd4 Qxe5 27.Rxe5 Rxe5 28.Bxc6 Rd8 29.Nf3 Rc5 30.Bb7 Rb8 31.Qa3 Nd7 32.Qa6 Rf5 33.Be4 Rf6 34.Qa7 Bf8 35.Qd4 Bc5 36.Qd2 Bg4 37.Rf1 Rd6 38.Qc3 Nf6 39.Ng5 Bd4 40.Qa3 Nxe4 41.Nxe4 Re6 42.Ng5 Rf6 43.Qd3 Bxb2 44.Rb1 Bf5 45.Ne4 Rfb6 46.a4 Rb4 47.a5 Ra4 48.Rxb2 Ra1+ 49.Kg2 Bxe4+ 50.Qxe4 Rxb2 51.Qe8+ Kh7 52.Qxf7+ Kh6 53.Qf8+ Kh7 54.Qf7+ Kh6 55.c5 Rb5 56.Qf8+ Kh7 57.Qf7+ Kh6 58.Qf6 Raxa5 59.Qh8+ Kg5 60.f4+ 1-0 [Event "Amber Rapidplay"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2000.03.17"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Gelfand,B"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2758"] [BlackElo "2692"] [ECO "A33"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6 5.Nb5 Nf6 6.Bf4 Bb4+ 7.N1c3 O-O 8.Bd6 Bxd6 9.Nxd6 Ne8 10.e3 Qb6 11.Rb1 Ne5 12.Nxe8 Rxe8 13.Be2 d6 14.O-O Bd7 15.Qd2 Rad8 16.Rfd1 Bc6 17.b4 d5 18.c5 Qc7 19.Nb5 Bxb5 20.Bxb5 Ng4 21.g3 Rf8 22.Rbc1 Nf6 23.Bd3 Rc8 24.Qb2 Qe7 25.a4 a5 26.bxa5 Rxc5 27.Rxc5 Qxc5 28.Qxb7 Qxa5 29.Qb5 Ra8 30.Qxa5 Rxa5 31.Rc1 g5 32.Bb5 Ne4 33.Rc6 Ra7 34.f3 Nf6 35.g4 h5 36.h3 hxg4 37.hxg4 Kg7 38.Kf2 Nd7 39.Kg3 Ne5 40.Rc5 Kf6 41.f4 Ng6 42.Rc6 Ne7 43.Rc1 Ng6 44.Ra1 Ra5 45.Rf1 gxf4+ 46.exf4 Ra7 47.g5+ Kg7 48.f5 exf5 49.Rxf5 Ne7 50.Rf6 Rc7 51.Kf4 Rc2 52.Ke3 Ng6 53.a5 Ra2 54.a6 Nf8 55.Be8 d4+ 56.Kd3 Ra3+ 57.Kc2 d3+ 58.Kd2 Ne6 59.Rxf7+ Kg8 60.a7 Ng7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2000.03.18"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Ivanchuk,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2758"] [BlackElo "2709"] [ECO "E97"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.d4 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.b4 Nh5 10.Re1 f5 11.Ng5 Nf6 12.f3 Kh8 13.Be3 Ne8 14.Rc1 c6 15.c5 Ng8 16.exf5 gxf5 17.f4 Ne7 18.cxd6 Nxd6 19.dxc6 Nxc6 20.Bc5 exf4 21.Bxd6 Qxg5 22.Bxf8 Bxf8 23.Bf3 1-0 [Event "Amber Rapidplay"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2000.03.18"] [Round "3"] [White "Ivanchuk,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2709"] [BlackElo "2758"] [ECO "D85"] 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.d4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 g6 7.e4 Bg7 8.Rb1 O-O 9.Be2 cxd4 10.cxd4 Qa5+ 11.Bd2 Qxa2 12.O-O Bg4 13.Be3 Nc6 14.Rxb7 e6 15.d5 exd5 16.exd5 Ne5 17.d6 a5 18.h3 Be6 19.Nxe5 Bxe5 20.Bf3 Rad8 21.d7 a4 22.Bc5 a3 23.Re1 f6 24.Re2 Qc4 25.Bxa3 Rf7 26.Rd2 Qa6 27.Bc1 Bf4 28.Rd4 Be5 29.Rd3 Qa1 30.Bc6 Qa6 31.Be4 Bf5 32.Bxf5 gxf5 33.Qf3 Qa1 34.Rd1 Qa4 35.Bh6 Rfxd7 36.Rbxd7 Rxd7 37.Rc1 Qe4 38.Rc8+ Kf7 39.Qh5+ Ke6 40.Qe8+ Re7 41.Qg8+ Kd7 42.Rc1 Bc7 43.Rd1+ Kc6 44.g3 Kb7 45.Ra1 Kb6 46.Be3+ Kc6 47.Qa8+ Kd7 48.Rd1+ Bd6 49.Qf8 Qc2 50.Rd4 Qb1+ 51.Kh2 Kc7 52.Rc4+ 1-0 [Event "Amber Rapidplay"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2000.03.19"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Topalov,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2758"] [BlackElo "2702"] [ECO "A43"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 c5 3.d5 b5 4.Bg5 Ne4 5.Bh4 Bb7 6.Qd3 f5 7.Nbd2 c4 8.Qd4 Na6 9.c3 Nxd2 10.Qxd2 Qb6 11.O-O-O g6 12.Qd4 Rg8 13.e4 Bg7 14.Qxb6 axb6 15.exf5 gxf5 16.Re1 Nc5 17.Rxe7+ Kf8 18.Nd4 Rxa2 19.Nxf5 Bxd5 20.Nd6 Ra1+ 21.Kc2 Bh6 22.Re8+ Kg7 23.Rxg8+ Bxg8 24.Nf5+ Kg6 25.Nxh6 Nb3 26.Bxc4 Bxc4 27.Rxa1 Nxa1+ 28.Kb1 Nb3 29.Ng4 Kh5 30.Nf6+ Kxh4 31.Nxh7 Bd3+ 32.Ka2 Nc1+ 33.Ka3 Bxh7 0-1 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2000.03.19"] [Round "4"] [White "Topalov,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2702"] [BlackElo "2758"] [ECO "B63"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.O-O-O Be7 9.f4 Nxd4 10.Qxd4 b5 11.Bxf6 gxf6 12.Be2 Qc7 13.f5 Qc5 14.Qxc5 dxc5 15.Rhf1 Ra7 16.a4 b4 17.Nb1 Rd7 18.Rxd7 Kxd7 19.Nd2 h5 20.Nc4 Kc7 21.b3 exf5 22.exf5 Bd6 23.Nxd6 Kxd6 24.Rf4 a5 25.g3 Ke5 26.Rh4 Bxf5 27.Rxh5 Rxh5 28.Bxh5 Bg6 29.Be2 f5 30.Kd2 f4 31.g4 Ke4 32.h4 f3 33.Bd3+ Kf4 34.Bxg6 fxg6 35.h5 Kg3 36.hxg6 f2 37.g7 f1=Q 38.g8=Q Qf4+ 39.Ke2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2000.03.21"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Nikolic,Pr"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2758"] [BlackElo "2659"] [ECO "E12"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.d4 e6 3.c4 b6 4.Nc3 Bb7 5.a3 d5 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Bg5 Be7 8.Qa4+ c6 9.e3 O-O 10.Bd3 c5 11.Rd1 c4 12.Bb1 a6 13.Ne5 b5 14.Qc2 Ne4 15.Bxe7 Qxe7 16.f3 Nf6 17.e4 dxe4 18.fxe4 Nbd7 19.Nxd7 Nxd7 20.O-O g6 21.Qf2 Rae8 22.Qg3 Nf6 23.Rfe1 Nh5 24.Qf2 Qg5 25.Kh1 Re7 26.Rf1 f6 27.d5 Qe5 28.Qb6 Rd7 29.a4 bxa4 30.Nxa4 Qd6 31.Ba2 Rc8 32.g4 Ng3+ 33.hxg3 Qxg3 34.Qg1 Qh3+ 35.Qh2 Qxg4 36.Nb6 Qxe4+ 37.Qg2 Qh4+ 38.Kg1 Re7 39.Nxc8 Re4 40.Nd6 Rg4 41.Nxb7 Rxg2+ 42.Kxg2 Qg4+ 43.Kf2 Qf4+ 44.Ke2 Qe5+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Rapidplay"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2000.03.21"] [Round "5"] [White "Nikolic,Pr"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2659"] [BlackElo "2758"] [ECO "D43"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 c6 5.Qb3 dxc4 6.Qxc4 b5 7.Qd3 Nbd7 8.e4 b4 9.Na4 Qa5 10.b3 c5 11.e5 Nd5 12.Be2 cxd4 13.Qxd4 Ba6 14.Bd2 Be7 15.a3 Bxe2 16.Kxe2 Qb5+ 17.Qc4 Qb8 18.Qc6 bxa3 19.Rhc1 a5 20.Kf1 Qa7 21.Nd4 O-O 22.Nb5 Qa6 23.Qxa6 Rxa6 24.f4 Bb4 25.Rc2 Rb8 26.Nxa3 Bxd2 27.Rxd2 Rxb3 28.g3 Rc6 29.Nc2 Rxc2 0-1 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2000.03.22"] [Round "6"] [White "Van Wely,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2646"] [BlackElo "2758"] [ECO "A35"] 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 g6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Bg7 6.Nc2 Bxc3+ 7.bxc3 d6 8.g3 Be6 9.Nd4 Nxd4 10.Qxd4 Nf6 11.Bg2 Qb6 12.Bg5 O-O 13.O-O Qxd4 14.cxd4 Bxc4 15.Bxb7 Rab8 16.Bf3 Kg7 17.Rfb1 h6 18.Bd2 g5 19.h3 Rfc8 20.a4 Be6 21.g4 Bd5 22.Rxb8 Rxb8 23.Bxd5 Nxd5 24.e4 Nf4 25.Bxf4 gxf4 26.Kg2 Rb4 27.Kf3 e5 28.dxe5 dxe5 29.a5 Rb3+ 30.Kg2 a6 31.Ra4 Rb5 32.Ra3 f6 33.Kf3 Kg6 34.Kg2 h5 35.gxh5+ Kxh5 36.Kf3 Kg5 37.Kg2 f5 38.exf5 e4 39.h4+ Kxf5 40.h5 Kg4 41.f3+ exf3+ 42.Rxf3 Rxa5 43.h6 Rh5 44.Ra3 Rxh6 45.Ra5 Rb6 46.Ra2 Rd6 47.Kf2 Rh6 48.Ra5 Rf6 49.Ra2 Kf5 50.Kf3 Ke5 51.Rd2 Ke6 52.Rd4 a5 53.Re4+ Kd6 54.Ra4 Rf5 55.Kg4 Ke6 56.Re4+ Kf6 57.Rc4 Kg6 58.Kf3 Kg5 59.Rc5 Rxc5 0-1 [Event "Amber Rapidplay"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2000.03.22"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Van Wely,L"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2758"] [BlackElo "2646"] [ECO "D39"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.e4 Bb4 6.Bg5 c5 7.Bxc4 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bxc3+ 9.bxc3 Qa5 10.Bb5+ Bd7 11.Bxf6 gxf6 12.Qb3 a6 13.Be2 Nc6 14.O-O Qc7 15.Rab1 Na5 16.Qa3 Rc8 17.c4 Nxc4 18.Bxc4 Qxc4 19.Rfd1 Qc3 20.Qd6 Qc7 21.Qb4 Rg8 22.Qd2 Rg5 23.h3 Ba4 24.Rdc1 Rc5 25.Ne2 Rxc1+ 26.Rxc1 Bc6 27.Ng3 Rd8 28.Qh6 Qe5 29.Qxh7 Rd2 30.Qh8+ Ke7 31.Qh6 Qb2 32.Rf1 Bb5 33.e5 Bxf1 34.Qxf6+ Ke8 35.Nxf1 Rd1 36.Qh8+ Kd7 37.Qf6 Qb5 38.Qxf7+ Kd8 39.Qf8+ Kc7 40.Kh2 Qxf1 41.Qe7+ Rd7 42.Qc5+ Kb8 43.Qf8+ Ka7 44.Qc5+ b6 45.Qc6 Rf7 46.f3 Rg7 0-1 [Event "Amber Rapidplay"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2000.03.23"] [Round "7"] [White "Lautier,J"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2632"] [BlackElo "2758"] [ECO "A30"] 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 e6 4.g3 b6 5.Bg2 Bb7 6.O-O Be7 7.d4 cxd4 8.Qxd4 O-O 9.Rd1 Nc6 10.Qf4 Qb8 11.e4 d6 12.b3 a6 13.Qe3 b5 14.cxb5 axb5 15.Bb2 Ra5 16.Rac1 Ba8 17.Nd4 Rc8 18.Nxc6 Bxc6 19.Nd5 Bxd5 20.exd5 e5 21.a3 b4 22.Rxc8+ Qxc8 23.axb4 Ra2 24.Qc3 Qf5 25.Rc1 g6 26.h3 Bd8 27.Ra1 Bb6 28.Bf3 Bd4 0-1 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2000.03.23"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Lautier,J"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2758"] [BlackElo "2632"] [ECO "D47"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c6 4.e3 Nf6 5.Bd3 Nbd7 6.O-O Be7 7.Nc3 dxc4 8.Bxc4 b5 9.Bd3 b4 10.Ne4 Bb7 11.Nxf6+ Nxf6 12.e4 O-O 13.Qe2 c5 14.dxc5 Nd7 15.c6 Bxc6 16.Rd1 Nc5 17.Ne5 Bb7 18.Bf4 Qa5 19.Nc4 Qa6 20.Nd6 Nxd3 21.Nxb7 Qxb7 22.Rxd3 Rfd8 23.Rad1 Rxd3 24.Rxd3 Rd8 25.Rxd8+ Bxd8 26.Qd3 Be7 27.Kf1 h6 28.Qc4 Qd7 29.Ke2 a5 30.Be3 Bf6 31.b3 Qd6 32.g3 Qe5 33.Qc8+ Kh7 34.Qc2 Kg8 35.Qc8+ Kh7 36.Qc2 Kg8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Rapidplay"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2000.03.24"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Ljubojevic,L"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2758"] [BlackElo "2559"] [ECO "E70"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Bg5 O-O 6.Qd2 c5 7.d5 e6 8.Bd3 Re8 9.Nge2 exd5 10.exd5 Nbd7 11.f4 a6 12.O-O b5 13.cxb5 Qb6 14.Kh1 Ng4 15.Ng3 h6 16.Bh4 axb5 17.h3 Ne3 18.Rfe1 c4 19.Be4 b4 20.Rxe3 bxc3 21.bxc3 f5 22.Rae1 fxe4 23.Nxe4 Rf8 24.Rg3 Kh7 25.Be7 Rf5 26.Nxd6 Nf6 27.Nxf5 Bxf5 28.Rge3 h5 29.d6 Qc6 30.Bxf6 Bxf6 31.Re7+ Kh6 32.Rf7 Bh4 33.Qd4 Rg8 34.Qa7 Rh8 35.Ree7 g5 36.Rf6+ Bg6 37.Rxg6+ Kxg6 38.Re6+ Kf5 39.Qf7+ 1-0 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2000.03.24"] [Round "8"] [White "Ljubojevic,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2559"] [BlackElo "2758"] [ECO "E32"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6 7.Bg5 d6 8.f3 Nbd7 9.e4 c5 10.dxc5 bxc5 11.Nh3 h6 12.Bxf6 Nxf6 13.O-O-O e5 14.g4 Rb8 15.Nf2 Rb6 16.Rd2 Qe7 17.Nd1 Be6 18.Bd3 Rfb8 19.Bc2 Qb7 20.Re1 Nh7 21.Re3 Qa6 22.Bd3 Bd7 23.Bf1 Ng5 24.Red3 Ne6 25.Ne3 Nd4 26.Nd5 Rb3 0-1 [Event "Amber Rapidplay"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2000.03.26"] [Round "9"] [White "Anand,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2769"] [BlackElo "2758"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 Bg7 11.c3 f5 12.exf5 Bxf5 13.Nc2 O-O 14.Nce3 Be6 15.Bd3 f5 16.Qh5 e4 17.Bc2 Ne7 18.Bb3 Kh8 19.Nf4 Bxb3 20.axb3 Qd7 21.Ned5 Nxd5 22.Nxd5 f4 23.g3 f3 24.Rd1 Rae8 25.O-O Re5 26.Qh4 Qf7 27.Nf4 Bf6 28.Qh6 Rg8 29.Kh1 Rd8 30.Rfe1 d5 31.Qh3 Bg5 32.Qg4 Rg8 33.c4 Bh6 34.Qh4 Bg5 35.Qg4 bxc4 36.bxc4 Bh6 37.Qh4 Bg5 38.Qg4 Bh6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2000.03.26"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Anand,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2758"] [BlackElo "2769"] [ECO "D43"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.g3 Nd7 8.Bg2 dxc4 9.O-O Bd6 10.Nd2 Nb6 11.e3 O-O 12.Nce4 Qe7 13.Nxd6 Qxd6 14.f4 Bd7 15.Qc2 Rfc8 16.Nxc4 Nxc4 17.Qxc4 a5 18.a3 Ra7 19.Rfd1 b6 20.Rac1 a4 21.e4 Qe7 22.e5 g6 23.Rc3 Kg7 24.Qb4 Qxb4 25.axb4 b5 26.Kf2 Kf8 27.g4 Ke7 28.Rh3 Rh8 29.Rc1 Ra6 30.Be4 Rb6 31.Rcc3 Rc8 32.Rxh6 1-0 [Event "Amber Rapidplay"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2000.03.27"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Shirov,A"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2758"] [BlackElo "2751"] [ECO "D17"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 e6 7.g3 Bb4 8.Bg2 Ne4 9.Bxe4 Bxe4 10.O-O Bg6 11.Nxc4 O-O 12.Qb3 a5 13.Rd1 Nd7 14.Bf4 Qe7 15.Na2 Rfd8 16.Nxb4 Qxb4 17.Qc3 c5 18.Qxb4 axb4 19.dxc5 Nxc5 20.Nb6 Bc2 21.Rdc1 Nb3 22.Nxa8 Nxa1 23.Nb6 Rd1+ 24.Rxd1 Bxd1 25.Kf1 Nc2 26.Bd6 Nd4 27.Ke1 Bxe2 28.Bc5 Nb3 29.Bxb4 Bf3 30.Nc4 f6 31.Nd2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2000.03.27"] [Round "10"] [White "Shirov,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2751"] [BlackElo "2758"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.O-O Be7 8.c4 Nb4 9.Be2 O-O 10.Nc3 Be6 11.Be3 Bf5 12.Rc1 dxc4 13.Bxc4 c6 14.Ne5 Nxc3 15.bxc3 Nd5 16.Qf3 Be6 17.Bd2 f6 18.Nd3 Qd7 19.Bb3 Bg4 20.Qg3 Kh8 21.c4 Bd6 22.Nc5 Bxc5 23.dxc5 Ne7 24.Bf4 Rfe8 25.Bd6 Be2 26.Rfe1 Nf5 27.Qh3 g6 28.Qc3 Re6 29.f3 Rae8 30.Bg3 Nxg3 31.hxg3 Qe7 32.Qd4 Kg7 33.g4 Bxc4 34.Rxe6 Bxe6 35.Re1 Qd7 36.Qxd7+ Bxd7 37.Rd1 Re7 38.Kf2 b6 39.cxb6 axb6 40.a4 Kf8 41.Bc4 Be8 42.Rd6 Ra7 43.Rxf6+ Kg7 44.Re6 Rxa4 45.Bb5 Ra2+ 46.Kg3 Ra8 47.Bxc6 Bxc6 48.Rxc6 Rb8 49.Rc7+ Kg8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Rapidplay"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2000.03.28"] [Round "11"] [White "Karpov,An"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2696"] [BlackElo "2758"] [ECO "E14"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.e3 Be7 5.b3 O-O 6.Bb2 b6 7.Nbd2 Bb7 8.Bd3 c5 9.O-O cxd4 10.Nxd4 Nc6 11.Nxc6 Bxc6 12.Qe2 Nd7 13.cxd5 Bxd5 14.Rfd1 Bf6 15.Ne4 Bxb2 16.Qxb2 Qe7 17.Nc3 Bb7 18.Be4 Nf6 19.Bxb7 Qxb7 20.Rd4 Rfd8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2000.03.28"] [Round "11"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Karpov,An"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2758"] [BlackElo "2696"] [ECO "D56"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.d4 Be7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 O-O 7.e3 Ne4 8.Bxe7 Qxe7 9.Rc1 c6 10.Bd3 Nxc3 11.Rxc3 dxc4 12.Bxc4 Nd7 13.O-O b6 14.Bd3 c5 15.Be4 Rb8 16.Qc2 Bb7 17.Bxb7 Rxb7 18.h3 Re8 19.Rd1 a5 20.Rd2 cxd4 21.Nxd4 Nc5 22.Nc6 Qf8 23.Ne5 Rc8 24.Rd4 Qe7 25.a3 Rbc7 26.b4 axb4 27.axb4 Nb7 28.Rxc7 Rxc7 29.Qd3 f6 30.Ng6 Qe8 31.f4 Rc8 32.Qe4 Rd8 33.Qxb7 Rxd4 34.Ne7+ Kf7 35.exd4 Qxe7 36.Qxb6 Kg6 37.Qc5 Qb7 38.Qc2+ Kf7 39.Qb1 Qb6 40.Qb2 e5 41.fxe5 fxe5 42.Qf2+ Ke7 43.dxe5 Qxb4 44.Qa7+ Kf8 45.Qa8+ Ke7 46.Qd5 h5 47.Kh1 h4 48.Qd1 Ke6 49.Qe2 g5 50.Qe3 Qb1+ 51.Kh2 Qf5 1/2-1/2 [Event "FSC Computer Match"] [Site "Frankfurt GER"] [Date "2000.06.17"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "FRITZ on Primergy K800"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2758"] [BlackElo ""] [ECO "A10"] 1.c4 f5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.b4 Bg7 5.Bb2 d6 6.d4 c6 7.Bg2 d5 8.Nbd2 dxc4 9.Nxc4 Be6 10.Qc2 Bd5 11.O-O Be4 12.Qb3 Qd5 13.Rfc1 Nbd7 14.Na5 Rb8 15.a4 Bh6 16.Rf1 g5 17.b5 g4 18.Ne1 Bd2 19.Qxd5 Bxd5 20.Bxd5 Nxd5 21.Nc4 Bxe1 22.Rfxe1 h5 23.e4 fxe4 24.Rxe4 Rh7 25.Rae1 cxb5 26.axb5 N7f6 27.R4e2 Nc7 28.b6 axb6 29.Nxb6 Nd7 30.Nc4 b5 31.Ne3 Nf6 32.Rd1 Rd8 33.Rc1 e6 34.Rc5 b4 35.Kg2 Rd6 36.h3 Ncd5 37.Nc4 gxh3+ 38.Kxh3 Ra6 39.Bc1 Rb7 40.Bf4 Nxf4+ 41.gxf4 Rd7 42.f5 Rxd4 43.Rxe6+ Rxe6 44.fxe6 Ne4 45.Rc6 Nxf2+ 46.Kg2 Ne4 47.Ne3 Nd6 48.Rb6 Rd3 49.Kf2 b3 50.Rb8+ Ke7 51.Ke2 Rd4 52.Rxb3 Kxe6 53.Rd3 1/2-1/2 [Event "FSC Computer Match"] [Site "Frankfurt GER"] [Date "2000.06.18"] [Round "5"] [White "FRITZ on Primergy K800"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo ""] [BlackElo "2758"] [ECO "A27"] 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 f5 4.d4 e4 5.Ng5 Bb4 6.Nh3 Nf6 7.e3 Bxc3+ 8.bxc3 d6 9.Nf4 O-O 10.h4 Qe7 11.c5 Nd8 12.Qb3+ Ne6 13.Bc4 Re8 14.Ba3 Kh8 15.Bxe6 Bxe6 16.Qxb7 d5 17.Rb1 Bf7 18.Rb3 Rec8 19.c6 Qd8 20.Qa6 Nh5 21.Nxh5 Bxh5 22.Rb7 Qf6 23.O-O h6 24.Bc5 Kh7 25.Bxa7 Qxh4 26.Rfb1 Bf3 27.Qf1 Re8 28.Bb8 Raxb8 29.Rxb8 Re6 30.Rf8 Rg6 31.Rxf5 Rxg2+ 32.Qxg2 Bxg2 0-1 [Event "Fujitsu-Siemens Giants"] [Site "Frankfurt GER"] [Date "2000.06.22"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Leko,P"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2758"] [BlackElo "2725"] [ECO "A30"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.g3 d5 4.d4 dxc4 5.Qa4+ Bd7 6.Qxc4 Bc6 7.Bg2 cxd4 8.O-O Qd5 9.Na3 a6 10.Rd1 e6 11.Rxd4 Qxc4 12.Nxc4 Bc5 13.Rd1 Nbd7 14.Bf4 O-O 15.Rac1 Rac8 16.Bd6 Bxd6 17.Nxd6 Rb8 18.Nd4 Bxg2 19.Kxg2 Ne5 20.Rc5 Nd5 21.e4 b6 22.Rcc1 Nb4 23.a3 Rbd8 24.Nb7 Rd7 25.axb4 Rxb7 26.h3 g5 27.f4 gxf4 28.gxf4 Ng6 29.Ne2 Rbb8 30.Rd6 Rfd8 31.Rcd1 Rxd6 32.Rxd6 Rc8 33.Rxb6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Fujitsu-Siemens Giants"] [Site "Frankfurt GER"] [Date "2000.06.22"] [Round "2"] [White "Shirov,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2751"] [BlackElo "2758"] [ECO "B45"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nxc6 bxc6 7.e5 Nd5 8.Ne4 Bb7 9.Be2 c5 10.O-O Qc7 11.c4 Ne3 12.Nd6+ Bxd6 13.exd6 Qc6 14.Bf3 Nxd1 15.Bxc6 Bxc6 16.Rxd1 O-O 17.Be3 Rfc8 18.Rac1 Rab8 19.Rd2 Be4 20.f3 Bg6 21.Rc3 Rb6 22.Ra3 a6 23.Ra5 Rbc6 24.b4 cxb4 25.c5 b3 26.axb3 Rb8 27.Rb2 Bd3 28.b4 f6 29.Ra3 Bc4 30.f4 h6 31.Bd4 Kf7 32.h4 h5 33.Kf2 Rcc8 34.Ke1 Rb7 35.Kd2 Bb5 36.Kc3 Rbb8 37.Ra1 f5 38.Rba2 Rc6 39.Re1 g6 40.Ra5 Rb7 41.Rea1 Rb8 42.Be5 Rb7 43.Re1 Rb8 44.Re3 Rb7 45.Rg3 Rb8 46.Ra1 Be2 47.Re1 Bb5 48.Bd4 Rbc8 49.Kd2 Ra8 50.Ra1 Rb8 51.Rg5 Re8 52.Re1 Rcc8 53.Re3 Rc6 54.g4 fxg4 55.f5 exf5 56.Rxe8 Kxe8 57.Rxg6 f4 58.Rg5 f3 59.Ke3 Kf7 60.Rxh5 Rc8 61.Rf5+ Ke6 62.Re5+ Kf7 63.Kf4 Re8 64.Rf5+ Ke6 65.Kxg4 Rg8+ 66.Kf4 Bc6 67.Re5+ Kf7 68.h5 Rg2 69.Re7+ Kf8 70.Re1 Rh2 71.Kg5 Re2 72.Rf1 Kf7 73.h6 Rg2+ 74.Kf5 Rh2 75.Be3 Rh5+ 76.Kg4 Kg6 77.Rxf3 Bxf3+ 78.Kxf3 Rd5 79.Ke4 Rd1 80.Bd4 Rc1 81.Bg7 Rc4+ 82.Kd5 Rxb4 83.Bd4 Rb5 84.Kc4 Kxh6 85.c6 dxc6 86.Bc5 Rb7 87.Bd4 a5 88.Kc5 a4 89.Kxc6 Rb4 90.Be5 Rb1 91.d7 Rc1+ 92.Kb7 Rd1 93.Kc7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Fujitsu-Siemens Giants"] [Site "Frankfurt GER"] [Date "2000.06.23"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Morozevich,A"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2758"] [BlackElo "2748"] [ECO "D07"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nf3 Bg4 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bf4 Bxf3 6.gxf3 Bd6 7.Bg3 Nge7 8.e3 Qd7 9.Qc2 f5 10.Bxd6 Qxd6 11.O-O-O O-O 12.f4 a6 13.Kb1 Nd8 14.Rg1 c6 15.Ne2 Nf7 16.Nc1 Nc8 17.Rg3 Qe7 18.c5 Qc7 19.Be2 Kh8 20.Rdg1 Rg8 21.Nd3 Ne7 22.h4 g6 23.h5 Rg7 24.hxg6 Nxg6 25.Rh1 Rag8 26.Rgh3 Nf8 27.Qd1 Qe7 28.Bh5 Nd8 29.a3 Nd7 30.Ka2 Nf6 31.Ne5 Nd7 32.Bg6 Nf8 33.Bh5 Nd7 34.Nf3 Nf6 35.Ng5 Ne4 36.Nxe4 dxe4 37.f3 exf3 38.Bxf3 Rf8 39.e4 Rf6 40.exf5 exf5 41.d5 Qxc5 42.Qe2 cxd5 43.Qe5 Qd6 44.Bxd5 Nc6 45.Qxd6 Rxd6 46.Bb3 Nd4 47.Bc4 Rc7 48.Bd3 Re7 49.Rh5 Rf6 50.Rg5 Ne6 51.Rxf5 Rxf5 52.Bxf5 Nxf4 53.Rh4 Nd5 54.Rh6 Rf7 55.Be4 Nf6 56.Bf3 Kg7 57.Rh2 Kg6 58.Rg2+ Kf5 59.Rh2 Kg5 60.Rg2+ Kf4 61.Bd1 h5 62.Bxh5 Re7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Fujitsu-Siemens Giants"] [Site "Frankfurt GER"] [Date "2000.06.23"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Kasparov,G"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2758"] [BlackElo "2851"] [ECO "A30"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.g3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Bg2 Nc6 6.d4 cxd4 7.Nxd4 Ndb4 8.Nxc6 Qxd1+ 9.Kxd1 Nxc6 10.Nc3 Bd7 11.Be3 O-O-O 12.Ke1 e5 13.Rc1 Kb8 14.f4 f5 15.fxe5 Nxe5 16.Bf4 Re8 17.Rd1 Bc6 18.Bxc6 bxc6 19.Rd7 g5 20.Bxe5+ Rxe5 21.Rf1 Bb4 22.Rf7 Rhe8 23.Rf2 Ra5 24.Kf1 Ree5 25.Rxh7 g4 26.Rf7 Bxc3 27.bxc3 Rxa2 28.R7xf5 Raxe2 29.Rf8+ Re8 30.Rxe8+ Rxe8 31.Rf4 Rg8 32.Ke2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Fujitsu-Siemens Giants"] [Site "Frankfurt GER"] [Date "2000.06.23"] [Round "5"] [White "Anand,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2769"] [BlackElo "2758"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 Bg7 11.c3 f5 12.exf5 Bxf5 13.Nc2 O-O 14.Nce3 Be6 15.Bd3 f5 16.Qh5 e4 17.Bc2 Ne7 18.Nf4 Bf7 19.Bb3 d5 20.Qg5 Ng6 21.Qxd8 Raxd8 22.Nexd5 Nxf4 23.Nxf4 b4 24.Ne6 Bxe6 25.Bxe6+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Fujitsu-Siemens Giants"] [Site "Frankfurt GER"] [Date "2000.06.24"] [Round "6"] [White "Leko,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2725"] [BlackElo "2758"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 Bg7 11.c3 f5 12.exf5 Bxf5 13.Nc2 O-O 14.Nce3 Be6 15.Bd3 f5 16.a4 b4 17.O-O bxc3 18.bxc3 Kh8 19.Rb1 e4 20.Nf4 Bd7 21.Bc4 Be5 22.Ne6 Bxe6 23.Bxe6 Qg5 24.Bd5 Rac8 25.Nc4 Ne7 26.Nxe5 dxe5 27.c4 Ng6 28.Kh1 Rcd8 29.Rb6 Rf6 30.a5 Nf4 31.g3 Nxd5 32.cxd5 f4 33.Qe2 Rxd5 34.Qxe4 Rd8 35.h4 Qf5 36.Qxf5 Rxf5 37.g4 Rf7 38.Rxa6 Rd2 39.Re6 Re2 40.a6 Ra2 41.Kg2 e4 42.Rxe4 Rxa6 43.Rd1 Ra3 44.Rdd4 f3+ 45.Kg3 Ra1 46.Rf4 1-0 [Event "Fujitsu-Siemens Giants"] [Site "Frankfurt GER"] [Date "2000.06.24"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Shirov,A"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2758"] [BlackElo "2751"] [ECO "D46"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 c6 3.c4 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bd3 Nbd7 6.O-O Bd6 7.Nc3 O-O 8.Qc2 e5 9.cxd5 cxd5 10.e4 dxe4 11.Nxe4 Nxe4 12.Bxe4 h6 13.Be3 exd4 14.Bh7+ Kh8 15.Bxd4 Nf6 16.Bf5 Qa5 17.Bxc8 Rfxc8 18.Qb3 Qd5 19.Bxf6 Qxb3 20.axb3 gxf6 21.Rfd1 Rd8 22.g3 Bc5 23.Kg2 Bb6 24.Rac1 Rxd1 25.Rxd1 Rc8 26.Rd2 Rc5 27.Nh4 h5 28.f4 Rb5 29.Rd3 Rc5 30.Rd2 Rb5 31.Rd3 Rc5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Fujitsu-Siemens Giants"] [Site "Frankfurt GER"] [Date "2000.06.25"] [Round "8"] [White "Morozevich,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2748"] [BlackElo "2758"] [ECO "B30"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.Nc3 e5 5.O-O d6 6.d3 Be7 7.h3 O-O 8.Bc4 h6 9.a3 Re8 10.Nh2 Be6 11.Nd5 Bf8 12.Nxf6+ Qxf6 13.Ng4 Qg6 14.Bxe6 fxe6 15.c3 Rad8 16.Qe2 Be7 17.b4 b6 18.bxc5 bxc5 19.Qc2 Rb8 20.Be3 h5 21.Nh2 Rb6 22.Nf3 Reb8 23.Qa4 Qe8 24.Rac1 Bf8 25.d4 Nxd4 26.Qd1 Nxf3+ 27.Qxf3 Rb3 28.Qg3 Rxa3 29.f4 exf4 30.Rxf4 Be7 31.Rf3 Kh7 32.Bg5 Bxg5 33.Qxg5 Qg6 34.Qh4 Rab3 35.Rg3 Qf7 36.Rf3 Qe8 37.Kh2 Rb1 38.Rxb1 Rxb1 39.e5 d5 40.Qf2 Qg6 41.Qxc5 Qe4 42.Qd6 Rb2 43.Rg3 Qf4 44.Qxe6 Rb6 45.Qe7 Rg6 0-1 [Event "Fujitsu-Siemens Giants"] [Site "Frankfurt GER"] [Date "2000.06.25"] [Round "9"] [White "Kasparov,G"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2851"] [BlackElo "2758"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Nd5 Be7 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.c3 Bg5 12.Nc2 Rb8 13.a3 a5 14.Bd3 Ne7 15.Nxe7 Qxe7 16.Qe2 O-O 17.O-O Bd7 18.b4 axb4 19.Nxb4 Rfc8 20.c4 bxc4 21.Bxc4 Be6 22.Bd5 Qd7 23.Qa6 Rc3 24.Rfd1 Bg4 25.Rdb1 Rbc8 26.a4 h5 27.a5 Bh4 28.Qb7 R3c7 29.a6 Bh3 30.gxh3 Qxh3 31.Qb6 Bg5 32.Nd3 Qg4+ 33.Kf1 Qh3+ 34.Kg1 Qg4+ 35.Kf1 Qh3+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Fujitsu-Siemens Giants"] [Site "Frankfurt GER"] [Date "2000.06.25"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Anand,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2758"] [BlackElo "2769"] [ECO "D12"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c6 3.d4 d5 4.e3 Bf5 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nh4 Bg6 7.Nxg6 hxg6 8.g3 Nbd7 9.Bg2 dxc4 10.Qe2 Nb6 11.O-O Be7 12.Rd1 Nfd5 13.e4 Nb4 14.Be3 O-O 15.a3 Na6 16.d5 exd5 17.exd5 Qe8 18.Bxb6 axb6 19.Re1 Bf6 20.Qxc4 b5 21.Rxe8 bxc4 22.Rxa8 Rxa8 23.dxc6 bxc6 24.Bf1 Nc5 25.Bxc4 Na4 26.Ne4 Bxb2 27.Rb1 Nc3 28.Nxc3 Bxc3 29.Rb7 Rxa3 30.Rxf7 Kh7 31.Rc7 Bf6 32.Rxc6 g5 33.Kg2 Kg6 34.Bd5 Kf5 35.f3 Ke5 36.Be6 Rd3 37.Bc8 Rd2+ 38.Kh3 Kd4 39.Kg4 Rxh2 1/2-1/2 [Event "SuperGM"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2000.07.07"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Akopian,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2660"] [ECO "D43"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 dxc4 7.e4 g5 8.Bg3 b5 9.Be2 Bb7 10.h4 g4 11.Ne5 h5 12.O-O Nbd7 13.Qc2 Nxe5 14.Bxe5 Bg7 15.Rad1 O-O 16.Bg3 Nh7 17.e5 f5 18.exf6 Qxf6 19.f3 Qf5 20.Qd2 Qg6 21.fxg4 hxg4 22.Qe3 Rf5 23.Ne4 c5 24.Nxc5 Bd5 25.a4 Raf8 26.axb5 Rf3 27.gxf3 gxf3 28.Kh2 Nf6 29.Bxf3 Bxf3 30.Qxe6+ Kh8 31.Rxf3 Qc2+ 32.Rf2 Qxd1 33.Kg2 Qxd4 34.Qe5 Qd5+ 35.Qxd5 Nxd5 36.Rxf8+ Bxf8 37.Na4 Bg7 38.Kf3 Nb6 39.Nxb6 axb6 40.Ke4 Bxb2 41.Kd5 1-0 [Event "SuperGM"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2000.07.08"] [Round "2"] [White "Piket,Je"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2649"] [BlackElo "2770"] [ECO "E59"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 c5 6.Nf3 d5 7.O-O Nc6 8.a3 Bxc3 9.bxc3 Qc7 10.Bb2 dxc4 11.Bxc4 e5 12.Be2 e4 13.Nd2 Rd8 14.Qc2 Bf5 15.Nb3 cxd4 16.cxd4 Rd6 17.Rfc1 Re8 18.Nc5 Qe7 19.Qb3 Nd8 1/2-1/2 [Event "SuperGM"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2000.07.09"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Bareev,E"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2702"] [ECO "D18"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Nh4 e6 7.Nxf5 exf5 8.e3 Bb4 9.Bxc4 O-O 10.O-O Nbd7 11.Qc2 g6 12.f3 Rc8 13.Kh1 Nb6 14.Bb3 c5 15.a5 cxd4 16.axb6 dxc3 17.bxa7 cxb2 18.Qxb2 Bc3 19.Bxf7+ Rxf7 20.Qxc3 Rxc3 21.a8=Q Qxa8 22.Rxa8+ Kg7 1/2-1/2 [Event "SuperGM"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2000.07.10"] [Round "4"] [White "Adams,Mi"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2755"] [BlackElo "2770"] [ECO "B31"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.d3 Bg7 6.h3 Nf6 7.Nc3 Nd7 8.O-O e5 9.Be3 O-O 10.Qd2 Re8 11.Nh2 Qe7 12.Bh6 Bh8 13.Ng4 Nf8 14.Bg5 f6 15.Nh6+ Kg7 16.Be3 Ne6 17.Ne2 Ng5 18.Ng4 h5 19.Nh2 Rd8 20.Qc3 Ne6 21.f4 Nd4 22.Rae1 Kh7 23.Nf3 Be6 24.fxe5 fxe5 25.Ng5+ Kg8 26.Nxe6 Nxe6 27.Qb3 Kh7 28.Rf2 Rf8 29.Ref1 Bg7 30.Kh2 b6 31.Ng1 Nd4 32.Qa4 b5 33.Qa3 a5 34.Qc3 a4 35.Nf3 Ne6 36.b3 Kg8 37.Qd2 axb3 38.cxb3 Rad8 39.Qc3 g5 40.g3 Rd7 41.h4 gxh4 42.Nxh4 Rxf2+ 43.Rxf2 Qd6 44.Rd2 Nd4 45.Qc1 Bf6 46.Bxd4 Bxh4 47.Bxc5 Qh6 48.gxh4 Qf4+ 49.Kh1 Rg7 50.Qd1 1-0 [Event "SuperGM"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2000.07.12"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "DEEP JUNIOR 6"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo ""] [ECO "D00"] 1.d4 d5 2.e3 Nf6 3.Bd3 e6 4.f4 Be7 5.Nf3 c5 6.c3 O-O 7.Nbd2 Ng4 8.Qe2 c4 9.Bc2 f5 10.Rg1 Nc6 11.h3 Nf6 12.g4 Ne4 13.Qg2 g6 14.Qh2 Kh8 15.h4 Nxd2 16.Bxd2 fxg4 17.Ng5 Qe8 18.h5 gxh5 19.Rxg4 Rf6 20.Rh4 Rh6 21.O-O-O a5 22.Rh1 b5 23.Bd1 Ra7 24.Bxh5 Qf8 25.e4 Bd8 26.f5 b4 27.Bg6 Rxh4 28.Qxh4 bxc3 29.bxc3 Bf6 30.Qxh7+ Rxh7 31.Rxh7+ Kg8 32.Bf7+ Qxf7 33.Rxf7 1-0 [Event "SuperGM"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2000.07.13"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Anand,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2762"] [ECO "A17"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3 6.Qxc3 b6 7.e3 Bb7 8.Be2 d6 9.O-O Nbd7 10.b4 a5 11.Bb2 Qe7 12.d4 axb4 13.axb4 Rfc8 14.Rxa8 Rxa8 15.d5 Nf8 16.Rd1 Bc8 17.Nd4 e5 18.Nb3 Bd7 19.f3 Qd8 20.Nd2 Ng6 21.Bf1 h6 22.e4 Nh7 23.c5 bxc5 24.bxc5 f5 25.Ba3 Rc8 26.cxd6 cxd6 27.Qb4 Qg5 28.Qxd6 Nf6 29.Bc5 Kh7 30.exf5 Bxf5 31.Nc4 e4 32.Be3 Qh5 33.Qg3 exf3 34.gxf3 Nh4 35.Nd2 Rc2 36.Be2 Nxd5 37.Bd4 Bg6 38.Qg4 Nf5 39.Qxh5 Bxh5 40.Bd3 Bg6 41.Bxc2 Nxd4 42.Bxg6+ Kxg6 43.Kf2 Ne6 44.Ne4 Nef4 45.Ra1 Nh5 46.Ra6+ Kf7 47.Nd6+ Ke7 48.Nf5+ Kf7 49.Ne3 Ndf4 50.Ng4 Nd5 51.Ne3 Ndf4 52.Nf5 Nd5 53.Ke1 Ndf6 54.Kd2 Nd5 55.Ra5 Ke6 56.Ne3 Ndf4 57.Rf5 Ke7 58.Ng4 Ke6 59.Re5+ Kf7 60.Ke3 Kg6 61.Ke4 Nh3 62.Ra5 Ng5+ 63.Ke3 Ne6 64.Ne5+ Kf6 65.Nd3 1-0 [Event "SuperGM"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2000.07.14"] [Round "7"] [White "Leko,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2743"] [BlackElo "2770"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.O-O Be7 8.c4 Nb4 9.Be2 O-O 10.Nc3 Be6 11.Ne5 f6 12.Nf3 Kh8 13.a3 Nxc3 14.bxc3 Nc6 15.Nd2 f5 16.Re1 Bf6 17.Bf3 Bg8 18.cxd5 Bxd5 19.Nb3 b6 20.Bf4 Ne7 21.Be5 c6 22.Bxf6 Rxf6 23.Nc1 Ng6 24.Nd3 h6 25.Ne5 Nh4 26.Bxd5 Qxd5 27.f3 c5 28.dxc5 1/2-1/2 [Event "SuperGM"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2000.07.15"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Huebner,R"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2615"] [ECO "D27"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 dxc4 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O a6 7.Bb3 cxd4 8.exd4 Nc6 9.Nc3 Be7 10.Re1 O-O 11.h4 Na5 12.Bc2 b5 13.Qd3 Bb7 14.h5 Bxf3 15.Qxf3 Qxd4 16.Bf4 b4 17.Rad1 Qc4 18.Bd3 Qc6 19.Ne4 Nd5 20.Be5 f5 21.Qg3 Rf7 22.Nd2 Nb7 23.Nf3 Nc5 24.Nd4 Qb6 25.Nxf5 exf5 26.Bc4 Nf6 27.Bc7 1-0 [Event "SuperGM"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2000.07.16"] [Round "9"] [White "Khalifman,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2667"] [BlackElo "2770"] [ECO "E05"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.a4 Bd7 9.Qxc4 Bc6 10.Bg5 Bd5 11.Qd3 Be4 12.Qd1 c5 13.dxc5 Qxd1 14.Rxd1 Bxc5 15.Nc3 1/2-1/2 [Event "WDR Match g/60"] [Site "Koeln GER"] [Date "2000.08.14"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Leko,P"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2743"] [ECO "B47"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Be2 Qc7 6.Nc3 a6 7.O-O b5 8.Nxc6 dxc6 9.Be3 Bb7 10.f4 c5 11.f5 Rd8 12.Qe1 Nf6 13.fxe6 fxe6 14.Bf4 e5 15.Bg5 Be7 16.a4 c4 17.axb5 axb5 18.Kh1 b4 19.Bxf6 Bxf6 20.Nd5 Bxd5 21.exd5 Qc5 22.Bh5+ Ke7 23.Qg3 g6 24.Rxf6 Kxf6 25.Rf1+ Kg7 26.Bxg6 hxg6 27.Qxe5+ Kg8 28.Qe6+ Kh7 29.Rf7+ Kh6 30.Qh3+ Kg5 31.Qg3+ Kh5 32.Qe5+ 1-0 [Event "Braingames WCC"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2000.10.08"] [Round "1"] [White "Kasparov,G"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2849"] [BlackElo "2770"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3 Bd7 10.b3 h6 11.Bb2 Kc8 12.h3 b6 13.Rad1 Ne7 14.Ne2 Ng6 15.Ne1 h5 16.Nd3 c5 17.c4 a5 18.a4 h4 19.Nc3 Be6 20.Nd5 Kb7 21.Ne3 Rh5 22.Bc3 Re8 23.Rd2 Kc8 24.f4 Ne7 25.Nf2 Nf5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Braingames WCC"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2000.10.10"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Kasparov,G"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2849"] [ECO "D85"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Nf3 c5 8.Be3 Qa5 9.Qd2 Bg4 10.Rb1 a6 11.Rxb7 Bxf3 12.gxf3 Nc6 13.Bc4 O-O 14.O-O cxd4 15.cxd4 Bxd4 16.Bd5 Bc3 17.Qc1 Nd4 18.Bxd4 Bxd4 19.Rxe7 Ra7 20.Rxa7 Bxa7 21.f4 Qd8 22.Qc3 Bb8 23.Qf3 Qh4 24.e5 g5 25.Re1 Qxf4 26.Qxf4 gxf4 27.e6 fxe6 28.Rxe6 Kg7 29.Rxa6 Rf5 30.Be4 Re5 31.f3 Re7 32.a4 Ra7 33.Rb6 Be5 34.Rb4 Rd7 35.Kg2 Rd2+ 36.Kh3 h5 37.Rb5 Kf6 38.a5 Ra2 39.Rb6+ Ke7 40.Bd5 1-0 [Event "Braingames WCC"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2000.10.12"] [Round "3"] [White "Kasparov,G"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2849"] [BlackElo "2770"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3 Bd7 10.b3 h6 11.Bb2 Kc8 12.Rad1 b6 13.Ne2 c5 14.c4 Bc6 15.Nf4 Kb7 16.Nd5 Ne7 17.Rfe1 Rg8 18.Nf4 g5 19.Nh5 Rg6 20.Nf6 Bg7 21.Rd3 Bxf3 22.Rxf3 Bxf6 23.exf6 Nc6 24.Rd3 Rf8 25.Re4 Kc8 26.f4 gxf4 27.Rxf4 Re8 28.Bc3 Re2 29.Rf2 Re4 30.Rh3 a5 31.Rh5 a4 32.bxa4 Rxc4 33.Bd2 Rxa4 34.Rxh6 Rg8 35.Rh7 Rxa2 36.Rxf7 Ne5 37.Rg7 Rf8 38.h3 c4 39.Re7 Nd3 40.f7 Nxf2 41.Re8+ Kd7 42.Rxf8 Ke7 43.Rc8 Kxf7 44.Rxc7+ Ke6 45.Be3 Nd1 46.Bxb6 c3 47.h4 Ra6 48.Bd4 Ra4 49.Bxc3 Nxc3 50.Rxc3 Rxh4 51.Rf3 Rh5 52.Kf2 Rg5 53.Rf8 Ke5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Braingames WCC"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2000.10.14"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Kasparov,G"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2849"] [ECO "D27"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 e6 4.e3 c5 5.Bxc4 a6 6.O-O Nf6 7.dxc5 Qxd1 8.Rxd1 Bxc5 9.Nbd2 Nbd7 10.Be2 b6 11.Nb3 Be7 12.Nfd4 Bb7 13.f3 O-O 14.e4 Rfc8 15.Be3 Kf8 16.Nd2 Ne5 17.N4b3 Rc6 18.Rac1 Rac8 19.Rxc6 Rxc6 20.g4 h6 21.h4 Bc8 22.g5 hxg5 23.hxg5 Nfd7 24.f4 Ng6 25.Nf3 Rc2 26.Bxa6 Bxa6 27.Rxd7 Rxb2 28.Ra7 Bb5 29.f5 exf5 30.exf5 Re2 31.Nfd4 Re1+ 32.Kf2 Rf1+ 33.Kg2 Nh4+ 34.Kh3 Rh1+ 35.Kg4 Be8 36.Bf2 Ng2 37.Ra8 Rf1 38.Kf3 Nh4+ 39.Ke2 Rh1 40.Nb5 Bxg5 41.Nc7 Ke7 42.Nxe8 Nxf5 43.Bxb6 Kd7 44.a4 Rh3 45.Nc5+ Kc6 46.a5 Re3+ 47.Kd1 Re7 48.Rc8+ Kb5 49.Ne4 Rxe4 50.Rc5+ Ka6 51.Nc7+ Kb7 52.Rxf5 Be3 53.Bxe3 Rxe3 54.Rxf7 Re5 55.a6+ Kb6 56.Rxg7 Ra5 57.Kd2 Ra1 58.Kc2 Rh1 59.Kb2 Rh8 60.Kb3 Rc8 61.a7 Kxa7 62.Kb4 Kb6 63.Nd5+ Ka6 64.Rg6+ Kb7 65.Kb5 Rc1 66.Rg2 Kc8 67.Rg7 Kd8 68.Nf6 Rc7 69.Rg5 Rf7 70.Nd5 Kd7 71.Rg6 Rf1 72.Kc5 Rc1+ 73.Kd4 Rd1+ 74.Ke5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Braingames WCC"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2000.10.15"] [Round "5"] [White "Kasparov,G"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2849"] [BlackElo "2770"] [ECO "A34"] 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Bg2 Nc6 6.Nc3 g6 7.O-O Bg7 8.Qa4 Nb6 9.Qb5 Nd7 10.d3 O-O 11.Be3 Nd4 12.Bxd4 cxd4 13.Ne4 Qb6 14.a4 a6 15.Qxb6 Nxb6 16.a5 Nd5 17.Nc5 Rd8 18.Nd2 Rb8 19.Nc4 e6 20.Rfc1 Bh6 21.Rcb1 Bf8 22.Nb3 Bg7 23.Bxd5 Rxd5 24.Nbd2 e5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Braingames WCC"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2000.10.17"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Kasparov,G"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2849"] [ECO "D27"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 e6 4.e3 c5 5.Bxc4 a6 6.O-O Nf6 7.a4 Nc6 8.Qe2 cxd4 9.Rd1 Be7 10.exd4 O-O 11.Nc3 Nd5 12.Bb3 Re8 13.h4 Ncb4 14.h5 b6 15.Ne5 Bb7 16.a5 b5 17.h6 g6 18.Ne4 Nc7 19.Nc5 Bd5 20.Ra3 Nc6 21.Bxd5 Qxd5 22.Ncd7 Rad8 23.Nxc6 Rxd7 24.Nxe7+ Rexe7 25.Rc3 f6 26.Be3 Kf7 27.Rdc1 Qb7 28.Rc5 Nd5 29.Qf3 Nb4 30.Qe2 Rc7 31.Bf4 Rxc5 32.dxc5 e5 33.Qd2 Nc6 34.Qd5+ Kf8 35.Be3 Qd7 36.Qf3 Kf7 37.Rd1 e4 38.Qe2 Qf5 39.Rd6 Re6 40.Rd7+ Re7 41.Rd6 Re6 42.Qd1 g5 43.Qh5+ Ke7 44.Qd1 Kf7 45.Rd7+ Kg6 46.Rg7+ Kxh6 47.Qd7 Re5 48.Qf7 Rd5 49.Kh1 Nd8 50.Rxh7+ Qxh7 51.Qxd5 Kg6+ 52.Kg1 Qc7 53.Qg8+ Kf5 54.Qd5+ Kg6 55.Qxe4+ Kg7 56.Qa8 Qd7 57.Kh2 Qd3 58.g3 Nf7 59.Qb7 Kg6 60.Qxa6 Ne5 61.Qa8 Ng4+ 62.Kh3 Qf5 63.Qg8+ Kh6 64.Qh8+ Kg6 65.Qe8+ Kh6 66.Qh8+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Braingames WCC"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2000.10.19"] [Round "7"] [White "Kasparov,G"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2849"] [BlackElo "2770"] [ECO "A32"] 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Nc3 e6 6.g3 Qc7 7.Qd3 Nc6 8.Nxc6 dxc6 9.Bg2 e5 10.O-O Be6 11.Na4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Braingames WCC"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2000.10.21"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Kasparov,G"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2849"] [ECO "E32"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6 7.Bg5 Bb7 8.f3 h6 9.Bh4 d5 10.e3 Nbd7 11.cxd5 Nxd5 12.Bxd8 Nxc3 13.Bh4 Nd5 14.Bf2 c5 15.Bb5 Rfd8 16.e4 Nc7 17.Bxd7 Rxd7 18.dxc5 f5 19.cxb6 axb6 20.Ne2 fxe4 21.fxe4 Bxe4 22.O-O Rd2 23.Nc3 Bb7 24.b4 Rf8 25.Ra2 Rxa2 26.Nxa2 Nd5 27.Bd4 Ra8 28.Nc3 Nxc3 29.Bxc3 Rxa3 30.Bd4 b5 31.Rf4 Rd3 32.Rg4 g5 33.h4 Kf7 34.hxg5 hxg5 35.Kf2 Rd2+ 36.Ke3 Rxg2 37.Rxg2 Bxg2 38.Be5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Braingames WCC"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2000.10.22"] [Round "9"] [White "Kasparov,G"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2849"] [BlackElo "2770"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3 h6 10.Rd1+ Ke8 11.h3 a5 12.Bf4 Be6 13.g4 Ne7 14.Nd4 Nd5 15.Nce2 Bc5 16.Nxe6 fxe6 17.c4 Nb6 18.b3 a4 19.Bd2 Kf7 20.Bc3 Rhd8 21.Rxd8 Rxd8 22.Kg2 Rd3 23.Rc1 g5 24.Rc2 axb3 25.axb3 Nd7 26.Ra2 Be7 27.Ra7 Nc5 28.f3 Nxb3 29.Rxb7 Nc1 30.Nxc1 Rxc3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Braingames WCC"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2000.10.24"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Kasparov,G"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2849"] [ECO "E54"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 6.Nf3 c5 7.O-O cxd4 8.exd4 dxc4 9.Bxc4 b6 10.Bg5 Bb7 11.Re1 Nbd7 12.Rc1 Rc8 13.Qb3 Be7 14.Bxf6 Nxf6 15.Bxe6 fxe6 16.Qxe6+ Kh8 17.Qxe7 Bxf3 18.gxf3 Qxd4 19.Nb5 Qxb2 20.Rxc8 Rxc8 21.Nd6 Rb8 22.Nf7+ Kg8 23.Qe6 Rf8 24.Nd8+ Kh8 25.Qe7 1-0 [Event "Braingames WCC"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2000.10.26"] [Round "11"] [White "Kasparov,G"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2849"] [BlackElo "2770"] [ECO "C78"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.a4 Bb7 8.d3 O-O 9.Nc3 Na5 10.axb5 Nxb3 11.cxb3 axb5 12.Rxa8 Bxa8 13.Nxe5 d5 14.Bg5 dxe4 15.dxe4 Qxd1 16.Rxd1 b4 17.Bxf6 bxc3 18.bxc3 gxf6 19.Nd7 Bd6 20.Nxf8 Kxf8 21.f3 h5 22.h4 Ke7 23.Kf2 Bb7 24.c4 Be5 25.Rd2 Bc8 26.Rd5 Be6 27.Ra5 c5 28.Ke3 Bd4+ 29.Kd3 f5 30.b4 fxe4+ 31.Kxe4 Bf2 32.bxc5 Bxh4 33.c6 Kd6 34.Rxh5 Bf2 35.g4 Kxc6 36.Rh2 Bc5 37.Rc2 f6 38.Rh2 Bxc4 39.Rh6 Bd5+ 40.Kf5 Bxf3 41.g5 Kd5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Braingames WCC"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2000.10.28"] [Round "12"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Kasparov,G"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2849"] [ECO "E55"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 6.Nf3 c5 7.O-O dxc4 8.Bxc4 Nbd7 9.a3 cxd4 10.axb4 dxc3 11.bxc3 Qc7 12.Be2 Qxc3 13.Ba3 Nd5 14.Qb1 Qf6 15.Bd3 h6 16.b5 Rd8 17.Bb2 Qe7 18.Ra4 Nc5 19.Bh7+ Kh8 20.Rh4 f6 21.Rc4 Bd7 22.Ba3 b6 23.Be4 a6 24.bxa6 Rxa6 25.Bxc5 bxc5 26.Rfc1 Ra5 27.Qb2 Rb5 28.Qa3 Nb6 29.R4c3 Rb4 30.Nd2 f5 31.Bf3 Na4 32.Rxc5 Rb2 33.Nc4 Qxc5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Braingames WCC"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2000.10.29"] [Round "13"] [White "Kasparov,G"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2849"] [BlackElo "2770"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3 h6 10.h3 Ke8 11.Ne4 c5 12.c3 b6 13.Re1 Be6 14.g4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Braingames WCC"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2000.10.31"] [Round "14"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Kasparov,G"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2849"] [ECO "A30"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.g3 c5 4.Bg2 Bb7 5.O-O g6 6.Nc3 Bg7 7.d4 cxd4 8.Qxd4 d6 9.Rd1 Nbd7 10.Be3 Rc8 11.Rac1 O-O 12.Qh4 a6 13.Ne1 Bxg2 14.Nxg2 Re8 15.b3 Qc7 16.Bg5 Qb7 17.Ne3 b5 18.Ned5 bxc4 19.bxc4 h5 20.Qf4 Qc6 21.Bxf6 Nxf6 22.Nxf6+ Bxf6 23.Nd5 Bb2 24.Rb1 Bg7 25.Qg5 Kf8 26.Rdc1 e6 27.Nf6 Red8 28.h4 Qa8 29.c5 Rxc5 30.Rxc5 Bxf6 31.Qxf6 dxc5 32.Kh2 Kg8 33.Rb6 Re8 34.Qf3 Qxf3 35.exf3 Rc8 36.Rxa6 c4 37.Rd6 c3 38.Rd1 Ra8 39.Rc1 Rxa2 40.Rxc3 Rxf2+ 41.Kg1 Ra2 42.Rc7 Kf8 43.Rb7 Ke8 44.Rb8+ Ke7 45.Rb7+ Kf6 46.Kf1 e5 47.Rb6+ Kf5 48.Rb7 Ke6 49.Rb6+ Kf5 50.Rb7 f6 51.Rg7 g5 52.hxg5 fxg5 53.Rg8 g4 54.Rf8+ Ke6 55.Re8+ Kf5 56.Rf8+ Kg6 57.Rg8+ Kf5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Braingames WCC"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2000.11.02"] [Round "15"] [White "Kasparov,G"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2849"] [BlackElo "2770"] [ECO "E05"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.Qxc4 b5 9.Qc2 Bb7 10.Bd2 Be4 11.Qc1 Bb7 12.Bf4 Bd6 13.Nbd2 Nbd7 14.Nb3 Bd5 15.Rd1 Qe7 16.Ne5 Bxg2 17.Kxg2 Nd5 18.Nc6 Nxf4+ 19.Qxf4 Qe8 20.Qf3 e5 21.dxe5 Nxe5 22.Nxe5 Qxe5 23.Rd2 Rae8 24.e3 Re6 25.Rad1 Rf6 26.Qd5 Qe8 27.Rc1 g6 28.Rdc2 h5 29.Nd2 Rf5 30.Qe4 c5 31.Qxe8 Rxe8 32.e4 Rfe5 33.f4 R5e6 34.e5 Be7 35.b3 f6 36.Nf3 fxe5 37.Nxe5 Rd8 38.h4 Rd5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Simul"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2000.11.11"] [Round "1"] [White "Desportes,G"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo ""] [BlackElo "2770"] [ECO "D36"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.d4 d5 4.Nc3 c6 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Qc2 Be7 7.Bg5 g6 8.e3 Bf5 9.Bd3 Bxd3 10.Qxd3 Nbd7 11.O-O O-O 12.Rab1 a5 13.a3 Re8 14.b4 axb4 15.axb4 Ne4 16.Bxe7 Qxe7 17.Nd2 Ra3 18.Ndxe4 dxe4 19.Qc2 Nf6 20.Rb3 Raa8 21.h3 b5 22.Rbb1 Rad8 23.Qb3 Kh8 24.Ra1 g5 25.Ra6 g4 26.h4 Rd6 27.Rfa1 Kg7 28.g3 Nh5 29.Ra7 Qf6 30.Qd1 Qf5 31.Rc7 Rf6 32.Qe2 Qg6 33.Ra6 Rd8 34.Raa7 Rf3 35.Qa2 Rd6 36.Re7 Nxg3 37.fxg3 Rxg3+ 38.Kh2 Rh3+ 39.Kg2 Rf6 40.Nxe4 Qf5 41.Rxf7+ 1-0 [Event "RWE Gas Match"] [Site "Budapest HUN"] [Date "2001.01.02"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Leko,P"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2743"] [ECO "D85"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 c5 8.Be3 Qa5 9.Qd2 Nc6 10.Rc1 cxd4 11.cxd4 Qxd2+ 12.Kxd2 O-O 13.d5 Rd8 14.Ke1 Ne5 15.Nxe5 Bxe5 16.f4 Bd6 17.Kf2 e5 18.Bc5 Bxc5+ 19.Rxc5 exf4 20.Kf3 Bd7 21.Bd3 Rac8 22.Rhc1 g5 23.Rc7 Rxc7 24.Rxc7 Ba4 25.Kg4 h6 26.Rxb7 Rd7 27.Rb4 Bd1+ 28.Kf5 Kg7 29.h4 f6 30.hxg5 hxg5 31.e5 fxe5 32.Kxe5 f3 33.gxf3 Bxf3 34.d6 Rd8 35.Bf5 Bc6 36.d7 Rf8 37.Rd4 1-0 [Event "RWE Gas Match"] [Site "Budapest HUN"] [Date "2001.01.02"] [Round "2"] [White "Leko,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2743"] [BlackElo "2770"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3 Bd7 10.b3 Kc8 11.Bb2 Be7 12.Rfe1 a5 13.h3 h5 14.Ne4 a4 15.Neg5 Be6 16.Nxe6 fxe6 17.Re4 axb3 18.axb3 Rxa1+ 19.Bxa1 Rd8 20.Kf1 Rd1+ 21.Re1 Rd5 22.Ke2 Ra5 23.Kd3 Bc5 24.Bc3 Ra2 25.Rf1 Kd7 26.Ng5 Be7 27.Ne4 Nh4 28.g3 Nf3 29.Rd1 Ke8 30.Ke3 Ng5 31.Nxg5 Bxg5+ 32.Kd3 Ra8 33.Ke4 Ra2 34.Kd3 Ra8 35.Rf1 Be7 36.f4 g6 37.Ke4 Ra2 38.Rf2 b5 39.g4 hxg4 40.hxg4 c5 41.Kd3 Kf7 42.Rh2 Kg8 43.Rh1 Ra8 44.f5 gxf5 45.gxf5 b4 46.Bb2 Ra2 47.Ba1 c4+ 48.bxc4 Ra3+ 49.Ke4 Ra2 50.f6 Bc5 51.Bd4 Bxd4 52.Kxd4 Rxc2 53.Rb1 Rh2 54.Rxb4 Rh4+ 55.Kc5 Re4 56.Kc6 Kf7 57.Kxc7 Rxe5 58.Rb5 Re1 59.c5 Kxf6 60.c6 Rc1 61.Kb7 Ke7 62.Rb2 e5 63.c7 Kd6 64.c8=Q Rxc8 65.Kxc8 Kd5 66.Kd7 e4 67.Rb5+ Kd4 68.Ke6 e3 69.Kf5 e2 70.Re5 Kd3 71.Kf4 Kd2 1/2-1/2 [Event "RWE Gas Match"] [Site "Budapest HUN"] [Date "2001.01.03"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Leko,P"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2743"] [ECO "E15"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 c6 8.O-O d5 9.Qc2 Nbd7 10.Rd1 O-O 11.Bf4 Rc8 12.Nc3 dxc4 13.Nd2 c5 14.dxc5 Bxc5 15.Nde4 Nxe4 16.Nxe4 cxb3 17.Qb2 bxa2 18.Rxa2 Bc4 19.Rxa7 Bd5 20.Nxc5 bxc5 21.e4 Bc6 22.Rd6 Ra8 23.Qa3 Rxa7 24.Qxa7 Qc8 25.Bf1 Nf6 26.Ba6 Qe8 27.f3 Bb5 28.Qxc5 Bxa6 1/2-1/2 [Event "RWE Gas Match"] [Site "Budapest HUN"] [Date "2001.01.03"] [Round "4"] [White "Leko,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2743"] [BlackElo "2770"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3 Bd7 10.Rd1 Kc8 11.Ng5 Be8 12.Nge4 b6 13.b3 c5 14.Bb2 Nd4 15.Rd2 Kb7 16.Nd5 Rd8 17.c4 Bc6 18.Bxd4 cxd4 19.Rxd4 Ba3 20.Rd2 Rhe8 21.Re1 f6 22.exf6 Bb4 23.f7 Rxe4 24.Rxe4 Bxd2 25.Re7 Bxd5 26.Re8 Bxf7 27.Rxd8 Bc3 28.Rd3 Bf6 29.f4 Bg6 30.Rd1 h5 31.Kf2 Bc2 32.Rd2 Bb1 33.Kf3 a5 34.g3 Bc3 35.Re2 Bf5 36.Re7 Kc6 37.Ke2 Bf6 38.Re3 Kc5 39.Kd2 Kb4 40.Kc1 Ka3 41.Re2 a4 42.bxa4 Kxa4 43.Re8 Kb4 44.Rh8 g6 45.Rh7 c6 46.Rc7 Be4 47.h3 Kxc4 48.g4 hxg4 49.hxg4 c5 50.Kd2 b5 51.Rf7 Bc3+ 52.Ke3 Bb1 53.f5 gxf5 54.g5 b4 55.g6 f4+ 56.Rxf4+ Bd4+ 0-1 [Event "RWE Gas Match"] [Site "Budapest HUN"] [Date "2001.01.04"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Leko,P"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2743"] [ECO "A30"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e6 4.g3 b6 5.Bg2 Bb7 6.O-O Be7 7.d4 cxd4 8.Qxd4 Nc6 9.Qf4 O-O 10.Rd1 Qb8 11.e4 d6 12.b3 a6 13.Bb2 Qc7 14.h3 Rac8 15.Qe3 Ne5 16.Nd4 h6 17.Rd2 Rfe8 18.Kh1 Ned7 19.f4 Bf8 20.Rf1 Qb8 21.g4 Nh7 22.Rdf2 Ba8 23.Qg3 g6 24.f5 Bg7 25.Nce2 Nc5 26.fxg6 fxg6 27.Qe3 e5 28.Nc2 b5 29.cxb5 Nxe4 30.Bxe4 Rxc2 31.Nc3 Rxf2 32.Rxf2 Ng5 33.Bg2 Bxg2+ 34.Kxg2 Qb7+ 35.Kg1 axb5 36.h4 Ne6 37.Ne4 Qe7 38.g5 Nf4 39.gxh6 Bxh6 40.Qg3 Qe6 41.Kh2 d5 42.Ng5 Bxg5 43.hxg5 Re7 44.Rc2 Qf5 0-1 [Event "RWE Gas Match"] [Site "Budapest HUN"] [Date "2001.01.04"] [Round "6"] [White "Leko,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2743"] [BlackElo "2770"] [ECO "C26"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 d5 4.exd5 Nxd5 5.Bg2 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bd6 7.Nf3 O-O 8.O-O Nd7 9.d4 h6 10.Re1 exd4 11.cxd4 Nb6 12.Ne5 c6 13.c3 Be6 14.Qh5 Re8 15.Bf4 Nd5 16.Bd2 Nf6 17.Qd1 Bd5 18.Qc2 Bxg2 19.Kxg2 Bxe5 20.dxe5 Qd5+ 21.f3 Rxe5 22.c4 Qe6 23.Rxe5 Qxe5 24.Re1 Qc5 25.Be3 Qa3 26.Bc1 Qf8 27.Qb2 Re8 28.Rxe8 Qxe8 29.Bxh6 gxh6 30.Qxf6 Qe2+ 31.Kg1 Qxc4 32.Qxh6 Qd4+ 33.Kg2 c5 34.Qg5+ Kf8 35.Qg4 Qd2+ 36.Kf1 Qd1+ 37.Kf2 Qd2+ 38.Kf1 Qxa2 39.Qc8+ Kg7 40.Qxc5 Qxh2 1/2-1/2 [Event "RWE Gas Match"] [Site "Budapest HUN"] [Date "2001.01.06"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Leko,P"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2743"] [ECO "E15"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 c6 8.O-O d5 9.Qc2 Nbd7 10.Rd1 Rc8 11.Bf4 c5 12.dxc5 Bxc5 13.Qb2 O-O 14.Nc3 Ng4 15.e3 e5 16.Bg5 f6 17.Bh4 g5 18.Nxd5 e4 19.Nd4 Qe8 20.Nf5 Qe6 21.b4 Qxf5 22.bxc5 Qe6 23.cxb6 Nxb6 24.h3 Ne5 25.Qa3 Nf3+ 26.Bxf3 exf3 27.g4 Nxc4 28.Qe7 Qf7 29.Bg3 Rcd8 30.Rd4 Qxe7 31.Nxe7+ Kf7 32.Nc6 Rxd4 33.Nxd4 Nd2 34.Bd6 Rd8 35.Bb4 Ne4 36.Rc1 Rc8 37.Rxc8 Bxc8 38.Nxf3 h5 39.Nh2 hxg4 40.hxg4 Ke6 41.f3 Nd6 42.Kf2 Nc4 43.Nf1 Ne5 44.Bc3 Nd3+ 45.Kg3 Nc1 46.Bd2 Nxa2 47.e4 a5 48.Bxa5 Nc1 49.Kf2 Nd3+ 50.Ke3 Ne5 51.Bc3 Nc4+ 52.Kf2 Bb7 53.Ng3 Nd6 54.Ba1 Ne8 55.Nh5 Ba6 56.Ke3 Bb5 57.Bc3 Ba6 58.Ng3 Bb5 59.Kd4 Ba6 60.Kc5 Bd3 61.Kd4 Bb5 62.Bb4 Ba6 63.Nf5 Be2 64.Ke3 Ba6 65.Nd4+ Kd7 66.Bf8 Bc4 67.Kd2 Bf1 68.Ke3 Ba6 69.Nf5 Bb5 70.f4 gxf4+ 71.Kxf4 Ba6 72.Bb4 Ke6 73.Nd4+ Kf7 74.Nf3 Ng7 75.Bc3 Ne6+ 76.Ke3 Bb7 77.Bb2 Ng5 78.Nd2 Ke6 79.Kf4 Nh3+ 80.Ke3 Ng5 81.Bc3 Bc6 82.Ba5 Bb7 83.Bd8 Bc6 84.Bc7 Bb7 85.Bf4 Nf7 86.Nf3 Ba6 87.Nd4+ Ke7 88.Nf5+ Ke6 89.Ng7+ Ke7 90.Kd4 Be2 91.Nf5+ Ke6 92.Ne3 Ba6 93.Nd1 Be2 94.Nf2 Bf1 95.Ke3 Ba6 96.Kf3 Bb5 97.Ke3 Ba6 98.Bc7 Bb5 99.Kf4 Ba6 100.Nd1 Ng5 101.Nc3 Bb7 102.Bb6 Bc6 103.Bd4 Nh3+ 104.Kg3 Ng5 105.Kf4 Nh3+ 106.Ke3 Ng5 107.Bc5 Bb7 108.Ba3 Bc6 109.Bc1 Bb7 110.Bd2 Bc6 111.Be1 Bb7 112.Bh4 Nf7 113.Kf4 Bc6 114.Ne2 Bb7 115.Nd4+ Ke7 116.Nf5+ Ke6 117.Ng7+ Ke7 118.Nh5 Ke6 119.Nxf6 Bc6 120.Nh5 Bb7 121.Ng3 Nd6 122.Bd8 Nc4 123.Bc7 Nd2 124.g5 Nb3 125.g6 Kf6 126.Nf5 Kxg6 127.Nd6 Bc6 128.e5 Nd4 129.Bb6 1/2-1/2 [Event "RWE Gas Match"] [Site "Budapest HUN"] [Date "2001.01.06"] [Round "8"] [White "Leko,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2743"] [BlackElo "2770"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3 Bd7 10.Rd1 Kc8 11.Ng5 Be8 12.b3 b6 13.Bb2 Be7 14.Nge4 Kb7 15.Rd3 Rd8 16.Rad1 Rxd3 17.Rxd3 h5 18.Bc1 f6 19.exf6 gxf6 20.Ne2 c5 21.Bb2 Rf8 22.Nf4 Bc6 23.f3 Nh4 24.Nd5 f5 25.Nef6 Bd6 26.g3 Ng6 27.Nxh5 Re8 28.Kf2 Ne5 29.Bxe5 Bxe5 30.Nhf4 Bd4+ 31.Kf1 a5 32.c3 Bg7 33.c4 Bd4 34.a4 Rh8 35.h4 Rg8 36.Kg2 Re8 37.Kf1 Rg8 38.Ne2 Bxd5 39.cxd5 Be5 40.f4 Bd6 41.Kf2 Kc8 42.Kf3 Kd7 43.Nc3 Be7 44.Nd1 Rf8 45.Ne3 Rf6 46.Nc4 Bd6 47.Re3 Rh6 48.Ne5+ Kc8 49.Nf7 Rf6 50.Ng5 Kd7 51.Re6 Rf8 52.h5 b5 53.axb5 c4 54.bxc4 a4 55.Re2 Bb4 56.Rb2 Bc3 57.Rc2 Bh8 58.Ra2 Ra8 59.Nf7 Bc3 60.h6 Ke7 61.Ne5 a3 62.h7 Bb2 1-0 [Event "RWE Gas Match"] [Site "Budapest HUN"] [Date "2001.01.07"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Leko,P"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2743"] [ECO "E42"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 c5 5.Ne2 cxd4 6.exd4 O-O 7.a3 Be7 8.Nf4 d5 9.cxd5 Nxd5 10.Ncxd5 exd5 11.Bd3 Nc6 12.O-O Bg5 13.Re1 Bxf4 14.Bxf4 Qf6 15.Be5 Nxe5 16.Rxe5 Be6 17.Qd2 Rad8 18.Rae1 h6 19.R1e3 Bd7 20.h3 Qd6 21.Qa5 Qb6 22.Qxb6 axb6 23.Be2 Be6 24.f4 g6 25.Bd3 Bc8 26.Re7 Kg7 27.Bb5 Kf6 28.Rc7 Rd6 29.Rec3 Rdd8 30.Re3 Rd6 31.a4 Rdd8 32.Kf2 Rd6 33.g4 Rdd8 34.Kg3 g5 35.f5 h5 36.Ree7 hxg4 37.hxg4 Kg7 38.Kf3 Kf6 39.Ke3 Kg7 40.Kd3 Kf6 41.Kc3 Kg7 42.Kb4 Kf6 43.Ka3 Kg7 44.b4 Kf6 45.a5 bxa5 46.bxa5 Kg7 47.Kb4 Kf6 48.Kc5 Kg7 49.Be2 Rde8 50.Rxe8 Rxe8 51.Bf3 1-0 [Event "RWE Gas Match"] [Site "Budapest HUN"] [Date "2001.01.07"] [Round "10"] [White "Leko,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2743"] [BlackElo "2770"] [ECO "B45"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Ndb5 Bb4 7.a3 Bxc3+ 8.Nxc3 d5 9.exd5 exd5 10.Bd3 O-O 11.O-O d4 12.Ne4 Bf5 13.Bg5 Bxe4 14.Bxe4 h6 15.Bxf6 Qxf6 16.Re1 Rfe8 17.Qf3 Qxf3 18.Bxf3 Rxe1+ 19.Rxe1 Rc8 20.Kf1 Kf8 21.Be4 b6 22.f4 Ne7 23.Re2 f5 24.Bf3 g5 25.fxg5 hxg5 26.h3 Kf7 27.Ke1 Kf6 28.Rd2 Ke5 29.Kd1 Ng6 30.g3 Rh8 31.Bg2 f4 32.Rd3 fxg3 33.Rxg3 Kf5 34.Kd2 Ne5 35.Bf1 Kf4 36.Rb3 Nf3+ 37.Ke2 g4 38.hxg4 Rh2+ 39.Kd1 Kxg4 40.Ba6 Kf4 41.Bb7 Ne5 42.Kc1 Rf2 43.Rh3 Rf1+ 44.Kd2 Rf2+ 45.Kc1 Kg4 46.Bc8+ Kg5 47.Kb1 Rf1+ 48.Ka2 Rc1 49.Kb3 d3 50.Rh2 Nf3 51.Rg2+ Kf4 52.Kc3 Ne1 53.Rd2 dxc2 54.Ba6 Rd1 55.Rxc2 Nxc2 56.Kxc2 Rd6 57.Kc3 Ke5 58.Bb5 Rd5 59.Ba6 Rc5+ 60.Kb3 Kd4 61.Bb7 Rh5 62.Bc6 Rh3+ 63.Kc2 Kc4 64.Bd7 Rh2+ 65.Kb1 Re2 66.Bg4 Rf2 67.Be6+ Kd3 68.Bb3 b5 69.Bg8 a5 70.Be6 Kd4 71.Bg8 Kc5 72.Be6 b4 73.axb4+ Kxb4 74.Bg8 a4 75.Be6 Kc5 76.Ka2 Kb4 77.Kb1 Re2 78.Bg8 Re5 79.Bf7 Rb5 80.Ka2 Rb7 81.Bd5 Rc7 82.Be6 Re7 83.Bg8 Re2 84.Kb1 Re3 85.Ka2 Re4 86.Bd5 Rd4 87.Bf7 Rd2 88.Kb1 Kc5 89.Be8 Kb4 90.Bf7 Rd7 91.Be6 Rc7 92.Ka2 Rc2 93.Kb1 Rc6 94.Bf7 a3 95.bxa3+ Kxa3 96.Bd5 Rc5 97.Be6 Rc3 98.Bd5 Kb4 99.Kb2 Rd3 100.Be6 Rd2+ 101.Kc1 Kc3 102.Kb1 Rd1+ 103.Ka2 Re1 104.Bg8 Re8 105.Bf7 Ra8+ 106.Kb1 Ra7 107.Be6 Ra5 108.Bf7 Rf5 109.Be6 Rf2 110.Bg8 Rf1+ 111.Ka2 Rh1 112.Bf7 Rg1 113.Be6 Rg3 114.Bf7 Kc2 115.Be6 Rg5 116.Ka3 Kc3 117.Ka4 Rc5 118.Bf7 Rc7 119.Be6 Rc5 120.Bf7 Re5 121.Bg8 Re8 122.Bf7 Rb8 123.Ka5 Rb1 124.Ka4 Rb8 125.Ka5 Kd4 126.Ka4 Kc5 127.Ka3 Kd4 128.Ka2 Kc3 129.Be6 Rb6 130.Bf7 Rb7 131.Be6 Rb5 132.Bf7 Rb8 133.Be6 Rb6 0-1 [Event "RWE Gas Match"] [Site "Budapest HUN"] [Date "2001.01.08"] [Round "11"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Leko,P"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2743"] [ECO "A43"] 1.d4 e6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 exd5 4.cxd5 d6 5.Nc3 g6 6.e4 Bg7 7.Nf3 a6 8.h3 b5 9.Bd3 Ne7 10.O-O O-O 11.Bf4 h6 12.Re1 g5 13.Bh2 Ng6 14.e5 Nxe5 15.Nxe5 dxe5 16.Bxe5 Bxe5 17.Rxe5 Nd7 18.Re1 Nf6 19.Qf3 Qd6 20.a4 c4 21.Bc2 Bd7 22.Ne4 Nxe4 23.Qxe4 f5 24.Qe7 Qxe7 25.Rxe7 Rad8 26.axb5 Bxb5 27.Ba4 Rf7 28.Re5 Rfd7 29.Bxb5 axb5 30.Ra5 Rxd5 1/2-1/2 [Event "RWE Gas Match"] [Site "Budapest HUN"] [Date "2001.01.08"] [Round "12"] [White "Leko,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2743"] [BlackElo "2770"] [ECO "B45"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Ndb5 Bb4 7.a3 Bxc3+ 8.Nxc3 d5 9.exd5 exd5 10.Bd3 O-O 11.O-O d4 12.Ne4 Bf5 13.Bg5 Bxe4 14.Bxe4 h6 15.Bxf6 Qxf6 16.Re1 Rac8 17.Qh5 b6 18.Rad1 Rfd8 19.Qf5 Qxf5 20.Bxf5 Rc7 21.Rd2 g6 22.Bd3 Kg7 23.g3 Na5 24.Kg2 Nb7 25.Rde2 Kf8 26.f4 Nc5 27.Kf3 Na4 28.Rb1 Rd5 29.Rd2 Kg7 30.Be4 Rdd7 31.Bd3 Rd5 32.Be4 Rdd7 33.Bd3 Rd5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Corus"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2001.01.13"] [Round "1"] [White "Timman,J"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2629"] [BlackElo "2772"] [ECO "B50"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Bc4 Be7 5.d3 Nf6 6.Bg5 O-O 7.Bxf6 Bxf6 8.Nd5 Nc6 9.a3 Rb8 10.c3 b5 11.Ba2 Be6 12.Qd2 a5 13.a4 b4 14.Bc4 Bxd5 15.Bxd5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Corus"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2001.01.13"] [Round "1"] [White "Timman,J"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2629"] [BlackElo "2772"] [ECO "B50"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Bc4 Nf6 5.d3 Be7 6.Bg5 O-O 7.Bxf6 Bxf6 8.Nd5 Nc6 9.a3 Rb8 10.c3 b5 11.Ba2 Be6 12.Qd2 a5 13.a4 b4 14.Bc4 Bxd5 15.Bxd5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Corus"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2001.01.14"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Van Wely,L"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2700"] [ECO "D85"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Nf3 c5 8.Be3 Qa5 9.Qd2 Nc6 10.Rc1 cxd4 11.cxd4 Qxd2+ 12.Kxd2 O-O 13.d5 Rd8 14.Ke1 Na5 15.Bg5 Bd7 16.Bd3 Rdc8 17.Ke2 e6 18.Be3 exd5 19.exd5 b6 20.Ba6 Rd8 21.Rhd1 Bc8 22.Bxc8 Raxc8 23.Rxc8 Rxc8 24.Nd4 Bf8 25.Nb5 a6 26.d6 Rc2+ 27.Kd3 Rxa2 28.d7 Nb7 29.Nc3 Rb2 30.Nd5 Rb5 31.Kc2 Bc5 32.Bh6 f6 33.Nc7 1-0 [Event "Corus"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2001.01.16"] [Round "3"] [White "Adams,Mi"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2746"] [BlackElo "2772"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 Bg7 11.Bd3 Ne7 12.Nxe7 Qxe7 13.O-O O-O 14.c3 f5 15.Nc2 Rb8 16.exf5 e4 17.Be2 Bxf5 18.Nb4 Qg5 19.Kh1 Be5 20.a4 a5 21.Nc6 bxa4 22.f4 exf3 23.Rxf3 Be4 24.Nxb8 Rxb8 25.Rxa4 d5 26.b4 Qh4 27.g3 Qh6 28.Bd3 Bxf3+ 29.Qxf3 Qc1+ 30.Kg2 Qd2+ 31.Qe2 Qxc3 32.Rxa5 Rxb4 33.Ra2 Rb2 34.Rxb2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Corus"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2001.01.17"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Tiviakov,S"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2597"] [ECO "E59"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 6.Nf3 c5 7.O-O Nc6 8.a3 Bxc3 9.bxc3 dxc4 10.Bxc4 Qc7 11.Bb2 e5 12.h3 e4 13.Nd2 Na5 14.Ba2 Bf5 15.c4 Rfe8 16.d5 Nd7 17.f4 exf3 18.Qxf3 Bg6 19.h4 h5 20.Bb1 Qd6 21.Bc3 b6 22.Ne4 Rxe4 23.Bxe4 Nxc4 24.Qf4 Qxf4 25.Rxf4 Nxe3 26.Bf3 Nc2 27.Ra2 Re8 28.g4 hxg4 29.Bxg4 Ne5 30.d6 Nxg4 31.Rxg4 Re6 32.h5 Bd3 33.d7 Rd6 34.Rxg7+ Kf8 35.h6 Nd4 36.Rag2 Bg6 37.Rf2 Nf5 38.h7 1-0 [Event "Corus"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2001.01.18"] [Round "5"] [White "Kasparov,G"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2849"] [BlackElo "2772"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3 Ke8 10.h3 Be7 11.Bg5 Bxg5 12.Nxg5 h6 13.Nge4 b6 14.Rfd1 Ne7 15.f4 Ng6 16.Rf1 h5 17.Rae1 Bf5 18.Ng3 Ne7 19.Nxf5 Nxf5 20.Kf2 Nd4 21.Rc1 Rd8 22.Rfd1 Ke7 23.Ne4 h4 24.b4 Rh5 25.Ng5 Rhh8 26.Rd3 Ne6 27.Nxe6 Kxe6 28.Rcd1 Rd5 29.c4 Rxd3 30.Rxd3 a5 31.bxa5 Ra8 32.Ra3 Kf5 33.Kf3 Ra6 34.c5 f6 35.Re3 Rxa5 36.e6 Ra8 37.e7 Re8 38.a4 Kg6 39.Re6 Kf7 40.Rxc6 Ra8 41.cxb6 cxb6 42.Rxb6 Rxa4 43.Re6 Ke8 44.Re4 Ra3+ 45.Re3 Rxe3+ 46.Kxe3 f5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Corus"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2001.01.20"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Anand,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2790"] [ECO "E55"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 6.Nf3 c5 7.O-O dxc4 8.Bxc4 Nbd7 9.a3 cxd4 10.axb4 dxc3 11.bxc3 Qc7 12.Qb3 Nb6 13.Be2 e5 14.Ra5 Be6 15.Qc2 Nbd7 16.c4 b6 17.Ra6 Rfc8 18.Nd2 Nb8 19.Ra3 a5 20.Bb2 Nc6 21.b5 Ne7 22.f4 Nd7 23.Nf3 Bf5 24.Qc3 Ng6 25.Ng5 Nc5 26.Bf3 Ra7 27.e4 Bd7 28.fxe5 Be6 29.Bh5 h6 30.Nxe6 Nxe6 31.Qg3 Qc5+ 32.Kh1 Qxc4 33.Raf3 Qxb5 34.Bxg6 fxg6 35.Qxg6 Qe8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Corus"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2001.01.21"] [Round "7"] [White "Ivanchuk,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2717"] [BlackElo "2772"] [ECO "C65"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.c3 O-O 6.Bxc6 bxc6 7.Nxe5 d5 8.Bg5 Re8 9.f4 dxe4 10.d4 Bb6 11.Nd2 c5 12.dxc5 Bxc5 13.Qe2 h6 14.Bh4 g5 15.fxg5 hxg5 16.Bg3 e3 17.Nb3 Bb6 18.Qf3 Be6 19.Rd1 g4 20.Qe2 Qe7 21.Nc6 Qf8 22.Nbd4 Qc5 23.Ne5 Nh5 24.Nxe6 Rxe6 25.Qxg4+ Ng7 26.Nxf7 Rf8 27.Ng5 e2 28.Rd4 Rg6 29.h4 Qf5 30.Qxf5 Nxf5 31.Bf2 Nxd4 32.cxd4 Re8 33.a3 Rc6 34.Kd2 Rf6 35.Nf3 Rg6 36.Ng5 Rd6 37.Nf3 c5 38.Re1 Ba5+ 0-1 [Event "Corus"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2001.01.22"] [Round "8"] [White "Fedorov,Alex"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2575"] [BlackElo "2772"] [ECO "C24"] 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d3 c6 4.Nf3 Be7 5.O-O d6 6.Bb3 Nbd7 7.c3 Nf8 8.Re1 Ng6 9.Nbd2 O-O 10.d4 h6 11.Nf1 Re8 12.Ng3 Bf8 13.h3 Qc7 14.Be3 b6 15.Bc2 Ba6 16.b3 Rad8 17.Qb1 Bb7 18.a4 d5 19.exd5 exd4 20.Bxd4 Rxe1+ 21.Nxe1 Nxd5 22.Bxg6 fxg6 23.Qxg6 c5 24.Qe6+ Qf7 25.Qxf7+ Kxf7 26.Be5 Ne7 27.c4 Nc6 28.Bc3 Bc8 29.a5 bxa5 30.Bxa5 Rd7 31.Bc3 Rb7 32.Rb1 Be6 33.Rb2 Nd4 34.Bxd4 cxd4 35.Nf3 Ba3 36.Ra2 Rxb3 37.Nxd4 Rd3 38.Nxe6 Kxe6 39.Ne4 a5 40.f3 Bb4 41.Kf2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Corus"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2001.01.23"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Morozevich,A"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2745"] [ECO "D17"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 Nbd7 7.Nxc4 Nd5 8.g3 e5 9.Bg2 Nxc3 10.bxc3 exd4 11.Qxd4 Nc5 12.Qe3+ Ne6 13.a5 Bc2 14.Ba3 Bxa3 15.Nxa3 Bb3 16.a6 Bd5 17.axb7 Rb8 18.f3 c5 19.O-O Rxb7 20.Rfd1 Rd7 21.c4 Bc6 22.Rxd7 Bxd7 23.Nc2 Bc8 24.Qd3 Qxd3 25.exd3 a6 26.f4 Ke7 27.f5 Nc7 28.Ra5 Kd6 29.d4 cxd4 30.Nxd4 Re8 31.Kf2 Re5 32.Rxe5 Kxe5 33.Ke3 Kd6 34.Kd3 a5 35.Kc3 Bd7 36.Bb7 f6 37.g4 Ba4 38.h3 Bd7 39.Nb3 a4 40.c5+ Ke5 41.Nd2 Nd5+ 42.Kc4 Ne7 43.Nf3+ Kf4 44.Nd4 Kg3 45.c6 Nxc6 46.Nxc6 Kxh3 47.Nd4 Kxg4 48.Be4 Kf4 49.Bc2 a3 50.Kc3 h5 51.Ne6+ Ke5 52.Nxg7 h4 53.Bd1 h3 54.Bf3 Bxf5 55.Nh5 Bg6 56.Kb3 Bxh5 57.Bxh5 h2 58.Bf3 Kf4 59.Bh1 Ke3 60.Kxa3 f5 61.Kb3 f4 0-1 [Event "Corus"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2001.01.25"] [Round "10"] [White "Topalov,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2718"] [BlackElo "2772"] [ECO "D37"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.a3 Nc6 9.Qc2 Qa5 10.Nd2 Bb4 11.cxd5 Nxd5 12.Nxd5 exd5 13.Bd3 g6 14.Rc1 Be7 15.O-O Bf6 16.Nb3 Qb6 17.Nc5 Qxb2 18.Qa4 Qb6 19.Bd6 Be7 20.Bxe7 Nxe7 21.Nd7 Bxd7 22.Qxd7 Qb3 23.Qxe7 Qxd3 24.Rfd1 Qb3 25.Rb1 Qa4 26.Rxd5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Corus"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2001.01.26"] [Round "11"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Leko,P"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2745"] [ECO "D85"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.d4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 g6 7.e4 Bg7 8.Bb5+ Nc6 9.O-O cxd4 10.cxd4 O-O 11.Be3 Bg4 12.Bxc6 bxc6 13.Rc1 Qa5 14.Rxc6 Qxa2 15.Rc7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Corus"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2001.01.27"] [Round "12"] [White "Shirov,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2718"] [BlackElo "2772"] [ECO "B12"] 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.dxc5 e6 5.Bf4 Bxc5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.Nf3 f6 8.Nbd2 fxe5 9.Bxe5 Nf6 10.Qe2 O-O 11.O-O-O a5 12.Nb3 Bd6 13.Kb1 Bxe5 14.Nxe5 a4 15.Nc1 a3 16.b3 Qa5 17.c4 dxc4 18.Nxc4 Qc7 19.Rhe1 Nd5 20.Qd2 Ncb4 21.Ne2 Rxf2 22.Be4 b5 23.Qd4 Rxe2 24.Rxe2 bxc4 25.Bxd5 Nxd5 26.bxc4 Ba6 27.Rc1 Nf4 28.Rd2 e5 29.Qe3 Bxc4 30.Ka1 Qf7 31.g3 Nd3 32.Rxd3 Bxd3 33.Qxd3 h6 34.Qb3 Qxb3 35.axb3 Kf7 36.Rc6 a2 37.h4 Ra3 38.b4 e4 39.Rc4 e3 40.Re4 Kf6 41.g4 h5 42.gxh5 Kf5 43.Re7 Kf4 44.b5 Rb3 45.Rf7+ Ke4 46.Re7+ Kd3 47.Rd7+ Kc2 48.Rc7+ Kd2 49.Kxa2 Rxb5 50.Rxg7 e2 51.Rd7+ Kc2 52.Rc7+ Kd3 53.Re7 Rxh5 0-1 [Event "Corus"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2001.01.28"] [Round "13"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Piket,Je"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2632"] [ECO "B22"] 1.d4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.Nf3 d6 4.c3 Nf6 5.Bd3 O-O 6.O-O c5 7.h3 Qc7 8.Re1 Nfd7 9.Bg5 Nc6 10.Na3 h6 11.Be3 a6 12.Qd2 Kh7 13.b4 b5 14.bxc5 dxc5 15.Nc2 Bb7 16.Bf4 e5 17.Bg3 c4 18.Bf1 Rad8 19.Rad1 Rfe8 20.d5 Nc5 21.Bh4 f6 22.Ne3 Na7 23.Ng4 Rd6 24.Qc2 Nc8 25.Nd2 Nb6 26.Ne3 Rd7 27.Be2 Bc8 28.Bg3 h5 29.Ndf1 Bh6 30.Bh2 Rd6 31.h4 Nba4 32.f3 Bd7 33.Kh1 Rc8 34.g3 Qa5 35.Rc1 Bh3 36.Bg1 Rd7 37.Kh2 Bxf1 38.Bxf1 Nd3 39.Bh3 Nxe1 40.Rxe1 Rcd8 41.Bxd7 Rxd7 42.Nd1 b4 43.cxb4 Qxb4 44.Re2 c3 45.Be3 Rb7 46.Bxh6 Kxh6 47.Re3 Kg7 48.Rd3 Qc4 49.d6 Qc6 50.d7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Blitz Match"] [Site "Lyon FRA"] [Date "2001.03.10"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Bonnet,E2"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2155"] [ECO "D46"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.e3 e6 5.Bd3 Nbd7 6.O-O Bd6 7.Nc3 dxc4 8.Bxc4 b5 9.Bd3 Bb7 10.Qe2 O-O 11.Rd1 Qc7 12.Bd2 a6 13.Rac1 Rfe8 14.a4 Qb6 15.axb5 cxb5 16.e4 e5 17.Be3 exd4 18.Bxd4 Bc5 19.Bb1 Rad8 20.Bxc5 Nxc5 21.Rxd8 Qxd8 22.e5 Bxf3 23.gxf3 Nfd7 24.f4 Qh4 25.Qe3 Qg4+ 26.Qg3 Qxg3+ 27.hxg3 f6 28.b4 Nb3 29.Ba2 1-0 [Event "Blitz Match"] [Site "Lyon FRA"] [Date "2001.03.10"] [Round "2"] [White "Bonnet,E2"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2155"] [BlackElo "2772"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Bg5+ Ke8 10.Nbd2 h6 11.Bf4 Be6 12.Rfe1 Rd8 13.Rad1 Nd4 14.Nxd4 Rxd4 15.Be3 Rd7 16.f4 b6 17.c3 a5 18.a3 c5 19.Ne4 Be7 20.Rxd7 Kxd7 21.Rd1+ Kc6 22.Kf2 Rd8 23.Rxd8 Bxd8 24.Kf3 Kb5 25.g4 Bd5 26.f5 Kc4 27.Kf4 Kb3 28.Nd2+ Kxb2 29.c4 Bg5+ 30.Kg3 Bxe3 31.cxd5 Bxd2 32.f6 Bc3 33.e6 Bxf6 0-1 [Event "Blitz Match"] [Site "Lyon FRA"] [Date "2001.03.10"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Bonnet,E2"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2155"] [ECO "B51"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Nd7 4.O-O Nf6 5.Re1 a6 6.Bf1 g6 7.c3 Bg7 8.d4 O-O 9.Bg5 h6 10.Bh4 b5 11.Nbd2 Bb7 12.h3 e5 13.a4 Qb6 14.d5 c4 15.axb5 axb5 16.Rxa8 Rxa8 17.b3 cxb3 18.Qxb3 Ba6 19.Qb4 Qc5 20.Ra1 Qxb4 21.cxb4 Nb6 22.Ra5 Nfd7 23.Be7 Bf8 24.Bxf8 Kxf8 25.Ne1 Ke7 26.f3 f5 27.Bd3 f4 28.Nc2 g5 29.Na3 Bb7 30.Rxa8 Bxa8 31.Nxb5 Nb8 32.Nc7 Bb7 33.Nb3 Bc8 34.Na5 Kd8 35.Nb5 Ba6 36.Kf2 Kd7 37.Ke2 Na4 38.Kd2 Nb6 39.Kc3 Ke7 40.Kc2 Kd7 41.Na7 Bxd3+ 42.Kxd3 Na6 43.N7c6 Kc7 44.Nc4 Nd7 45.Kc3 Ndb8 46.Ne7 Nd7 47.Nf5 h5 48.Nfxd6 Nb6 49.Nxb6 Kxd6 50.Nc4+ Kd7 51.Nxe5+ Ke7 52.Nd3 1-0 [Event "Blitz Match"] [Site "Lyon FRA"] [Date "2001.03.10"] [Round "4"] [White "Bonnet,E2"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2155"] [BlackElo "2772"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3 h6 10.Bf4 Be6 11.Rad1+ Kc8 12.Ne4 b6 13.Ng3 c5 14.Rd2 Kb7 15.Rfd1 Nxg3 16.Bxg3 Be7 17.Kf1 a5 18.a3 Kc6 19.Ke2 b5 20.Bf4 Rhd8 21.Rxd8 Bxd8 22.Ke3 Be7 23.Nd2 b4 24.a4 Rd8 25.Ke2 c4 26.Nf3 Rxd1 27.Kxd1 Kd5 28.Kd2 c5 29.h4 Bd7 30.b3 cxb3 31.cxb3 c4 32.Kc2 cxb3+ 33.Kxb3 Bc5 34.Bg3 Be6 35.Kc2 Kc4 36.Nd2+ Kd5 37.Kd3 Bf5+ 38.Ke2 Bc2 0-1 [Event "Simul"] [Site "Lyon FRA"] [Date "2001.03.11"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Kleczewski,G"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo ""] [ECO "E40"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 d5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 O-O 7.cxd5 exd5 8.Bd3 Re8 9.Ne2 a6 10.O-O c6 11.f3 Nbd7 12.Ng3 c5 13.Kh1 b6 14.e4 dxe4 15.fxe4 cxd4 16.cxd4 Nf8 17.e5 Ng4 18.Nf5 h5 19.Nd6 Qh4 20.Bf4 Nf2+ 21.Rxf2 Qxf2 22.Bg3 Qxd4 23.Bh7+ Kxh7 24.Qxd4 1-0 [Event "Simul"] [Site "Lyon FRA"] [Date "2001.03.11"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Marek,Y"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo ""] [ECO "D45"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 c6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.b3 Bb4 7.Bd2 O-O 8.Bd3 Re8 9.O-O Bf8 10.Qc2 g6 11.Rad1 b6 12.e4 dxe4 13.Nxe4 Qc7 14.Nxf6+ Nxf6 15.Bg5 Nd7 16.Rfe1 Bb7 17.Bh4 Bd6 18.Bg3 Bxg3 19.hxg3 e5 20.dxe5 Nxe5 21.c5 Rad8 22.Be4 Rxd1 23.Rxd1 Nd7 24.cxb6 axb6 25.Nd4 c5 26.Bxb7 Qxb7 27.Nb5 Re7 28.a4 Nf8 29.Nc3 Rd7 30.Rxd7 Qxd7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Simul"] [Site "Lyon FRA"] [Date "2001.03.11"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Fleurian,JP"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo ""] [ECO "C92"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 O-O 9.h3 Bb7 10.d4 Re8 11.Nbd2 Bf8 12.d5 Nb8 13.Nf1 Nbd7 14.Ng3 g6 15.Bg5 h6 16.Be3 c5 17.dxc6 Bxc6 18.Nh4 Kg7 19.Qd2 Ng8 20.Nf3 Nc5 21.Bc2 Qc7 22.b4 Ne6 23.a4 Rec8 24.Rec1 Kh7 25.axb5 axb5 26.Rxa8 Rxa8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Simul"] [Site "Lyon FRA"] [Date "2001.03.11"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Guigay,J"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo ""] [ECO "D63"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Rc1 Nbd7 7.Nf3 Bb4 8.cxd5 Bxc3+ 9.bxc3 exd5 10.Bd3 Qe7 11.O-O b6 12.c4 Qe6 13.cxd5 Nxd5 14.e4 Nb4 15.d5 Qd6 16.Bb1 Ba6 17.Re1 Nc5 18.Rc3 f6 19.Bh4 Bb5 20.Nd4 Bd7 1-0 [Event "Simul"] [Site "Lyon FRA"] [Date "2001.03.11"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Combaniere,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo ""] [ECO "E67"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.g3 c6 5.d4 O-O 6.Bg2 d6 7.O-O Nbd7 8.Qc2 e5 9.Rd1 Qc7 10.b3 exd4 11.Nxd4 Re8 12.h3 d5 13.cxd5 cxd5 14.Bf4 Qc5 15.Rac1 a6 16.Nxd5 Qxc2 17.Rxc2 Nxd5 18.Bxd5 Nf6 19.Bg2 Re7 20.Rdc1 Be6 21.Nxe6 fxe6 22.Rc8+ Rxc8 23.Rxc8+ Kf7 24.e4 Rd7 25.Bf3 h5 26.Kg2 Ne8 27.e5 Bf8 28.Rb8 b5 29.Bc6 1-0 [Event "Simul"] [Site "Lyon FRA"] [Date "2001.03.11"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Kerrigan,K"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo ""] [ECO "D36"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Nbd7 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 Be7 7.e3 c6 8.Bd3 O-O 9.Qc2 Re8 10.O-O Nf8 11.Rab1 Ne4 12.Bf4 Nxc3 13.bxc3 Ng6 14.Bg3 b6 15.e4 dxe4 16.Bxe4 Bb7 17.Ne5 Nxe5 18.Bxh7+ Kh8 19.Bxe5 Bd6 20.Bxd6 Qxd6 21.Be4 Re6 22.Rfe1 Rae8 23.Re3 f5 24.Bxf5 Rxe3 25.fxe3 Rxe3 26.Qd2 Qe7 27.Rf1 Ba6 28.Rc1 Re2 29.Qf4 Re1+ 30.Kf2 Re2+ 31.Kg1 Re1+ 32.Kf2 Re2+ 33.Kg1 Re1+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Simul"] [Site "Lyon FRA"] [Date "2001.03.11"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Manisse,P"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo ""] [ECO "B18"] 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Nc5 Qc7 6.Nf3 Nd7 7.Bd3 Bxd3 8.Nxd3 e6 9.O-O Ngf6 10.c4 Be7 11.Bf4 Qa5 12.b4 Qh5 13.a4 O-O 14.h3 Rfc8 15.Re1 h6 16.Qb3 a6 17.a5 Bf8 18.Nc5 b6 19.axb6 Nxb6 20.Nxa6 Nbd7 21.Ra5 Qg6 22.Ne5 Nxe5 23.Bxe5 Nd7 24.Bg3 Qf6 25.Rd1 Be7 26.c5 Bd8 27.Ra2 Qf5 28.b5 cxb5 29.Qxb5 Nf6 30.Qd3 Qd5 31.Nb4 Qb7 32.Rxa8 Rxa8 33.Rb1 Qc8 34.Qf3 Ra4 35.Nc6 Nd5 36.Rb8 Qxc6 37.Rxd8+ Kh7 38.Qxf7 Rxd4 39.Be5 1-0 [Event "Simul"] [Site "Lyon FRA"] [Date "2001.03.11"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Guilloux,Y"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo ""] [ECO "D30"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 c6 3.c4 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bd3 Nbd7 6.O-O dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 Bb7 9.e4 a6 10.a4 Qb6 11.Nc3 b4 12.Ne2 c5 13.a5 Qd8 14.d5 exd5 15.e5 Ne4 16.Nf4 Qe7 17.Bc2 Ng5 18.Nxg5 Qxg5 19.Nxd5 Qd8 20.e6 Ne5 21.Ba4+ Nc6 22.exf7+ Kxf7 23.Qf3+ 1-0 [Event "Simul"] [Site "Lyon FRA"] [Date "2001.03.11"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Polat,F"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo ""] [ECO "E91"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.d4 O-O 6.Be2 Nc6 7.d5 Nb8 8.O-O e5 9.Be3 h6 10.Nd2 Nbd7 11.b4 a6 12.c5 b5 13.c6 Nb6 14.a4 bxa4 15.Nxa4 Ne8 16.Nxb6 cxb6 17.b5 a5 18.Nc4 Rb8 19.Qd2 Kh7 20.Nxb6 f5 21.Nxc8 Rxc8 22.f3 f4 23.Bf2 g5 1-0 [Event "Simul"] [Site "Lyon FRA"] [Date "2001.03.11"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Bouvard,E"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo ""] [ECO "E10"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.d4 Nc6 4.a3 d5 5.Nc3 dxc4 6.e4 Be7 7.Bxc4 Ng4 8.h3 e5 9.hxg4 Bxg4 10.dxe5 Qxd1+ 11.Nxd1 Bxf3 12.gxf3 Nxe5 13.Be2 O-O-O 14.f4 Nd3+ 15.Bxd3 Rxd3 16.Ke2 Rhd8 17.Nc3 R3d4 18.Rxh7 g6 19.Rxf7 R4d7 20.Be3 c6 21.Rg1 Rg8 22.f5 Rgd8 23.fxg6 Kc7 24.g7 Rg8 25.e5 b5 26.e6 1-0 [Event "Simul"] [Site "Lyon FRA"] [Date "2001.03.11"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Rouler,C"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2100"] [ECO "D13"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.d4 c6 5.cxd5 cxd5 6.Bf4 Bd6 7.e3 Nc6 8.Bd3 O-O 9.O-O a6 10.Rc1 h6 11.Bb1 Qc7 12.Ne5 Bd7 13.Bg3 Rac8 14.f4 Qb8 15.Bh4 Bxe5 16.fxe5 Nh7 17.Qd3 g6 18.Rf3 Be8 19.Rcf1 Qc7 20.Rh3 Qd7 21.Bf6 Nxf6 22.exf6 1-0 [Event "Simul"] [Site "Lyon FRA"] [Date "2001.03.11"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Aberlenc"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo ""] [ECO "D18"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.e3 e6 7.Bxc4 Nbd7 8.O-O Be7 9.Qe2 O-O 10.Rd1 Qc7 11.h3 Nb6 12.Bb3 a5 13.e4 Bg6 14.Ne5 Bh5 15.g4 Bg6 16.Bf4 Qc8 17.Rac1 Qe8 18.Bg3 Nfd7 19.Nxg6 hxg6 20.d5 Nc5 21.Ba2 exd5 22.exd5 cxd5 23.Nxd5 Nxd5 24.Bxd5 Rc8 25.Re1 Nxa4 26.Rxc8 Qxc8 27.Qxe7 Nxb2 28.Bd6 Qc3 29.Qxf8+ Kh7 30.Re8 1-0 [Event "Simul"] [Site "Lyon FRA"] [Date "2001.03.11"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Oriot"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo ""] [ECO "B30"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6 4.Bxc6 bxc6 5.O-O Ne7 6.b3 f6 7.e5 Ng6 8.Bb2 Be7 9.exf6 Bxf6 10.Bxf6 Qxf6 11.Nc3 e5 12.d3 O-O 13.Ne4 Qe7 14.Nfd2 d5 15.Ng3 Bd7 16.Re1 Rae8 17.Ndf1 Nf4 18.f3 Qg5 19.Qd2 h5 20.Qe3 h4 21.Qxc5 hxg3 22.hxg3 Nh5 23.Qxa7 Re7 24.Qe3 Qg6 25.Qf2 Nf6 26.a4 e4 27.dxe4 dxe4 28.Nh2 Rfe8 29.Nf1 Rf8 30.Nh2 Rfe8 31.Nf1 1/2-1/2 [Event "Simul"] [Site "Lyon FRA"] [Date "2001.03.11"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Regnault,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo ""] [ECO "B52"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.Bxd7+ Qxd7 5.O-O Nc6 6.Re1 g6 7.c3 Bg7 8.d4 cxd4 9.cxd4 Nf6 10.Nc3 O-O 11.h3 Rfd8 12.Bg5 h6 13.Be3 d5 14.e5 Ne4 15.Rc1 e6 16.Nh2 Nxc3 17.bxc3 Ne7 18.Ng4 Nf5 19.Bf4 Qe7 20.Qd2 g5 21.Bh2 Rac8 22.f4 Rc6 23.fxg5 hxg5 24.Rf1 Kf8 25.Rf3 Rdc8 26.Rcf1 Ke8 27.Bg3 Kd8 28.Bf2 Kc7 29.Be3 Kb8 30.Bxg5 Qc7 31.Ne3 Nxe3 32.Qxe3 Rxc3 33.Qxc3 Qxc3 34.Rxc3 Rxc3 35.Rxf7 Rc7 36.Be7 Rc1+ 37.Kh2 Bh6 38.g4 Be3 39.g5 Bxd4 40.Bd6+ Kc8 41.g6 Rc2+ 42.Kg3 1-0 [Event "Simul"] [Site "Lyon FRA"] [Date "2001.03.11"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Libaert,P"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo ""] [ECO "D42"] 1.e4 c6 2.c4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.d4 e6 5.Nc3 Nf6 6.Nf3 Be7 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Bd3 O-O 9.O-O Nc6 10.Re1 Re8 11.a3 b6 12.Nxd5 exd5 13.Qc2 Bd7 14.Bxh7+ Kh8 15.Bf5 Rc8 16.Bxd7 Qxd7 17.Qd3 Bf6 18.Bf4 Re6 19.Rxe6 Qxe6 20.Re1 Qd7 21.h3 Re8 22.Re3 Rxe3 23.Bxe3 Qe7 24.b4 Qd7 25.Kh2 Qe8 26.g4 Kg8 27.h4 Qe4 28.Qxe4 dxe4 29.g5 Be7 30.Nd2 f5 31.gxf6 Bxf6 32.Kh3 Nxd4 33.Bxd4 Bxd4 34.Nxe4 Kf7 35.Kg4 a6 36.a4 b5 37.axb5 axb5 38.Nd6+ 1-0 [Event "Simul"] [Site "Lyon FRA"] [Date "2001.03.11"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Polat,J"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo ""] [ECO "C54"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Bb4+ 5.c3 Ba5 6.b4 Bb6 7.a4 a6 8.a5 Ba7 9.O-O d6 10.Nbd2 Bg4 11.Re1 O-O 12.h3 Bh5 13.Nf1 Re8 14.Ng3 Bxf3 15.Qxf3 Qe7 16.Bg5 Kf8 17.Nf5 Qd8 18.Qg3 h6 19.Bxh6 Re7 20.Qxg7+ Ke8 21.Qxf6 Kd7 22.Nxe7 Nxe7 23.Qxf7 1-0 [Event "Simul"] [Site "Lyon FRA"] [Date "2001.03.11"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Barati,K"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo ""] [ECO "D37"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 e6 3.c4 Nf6 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 c6 7.Qc2 Nbd7 8.h3 Re8 9.a3 Nf8 10.Bd3 h6 11.O-O Bd6 12.Bxd6 Qxd6 13.Rad1 b6 14.e4 dxe4 15.Nxe4 Nxe4 16.Bxe4 Bb7 17.c5 Qc7 18.Ne5 f6 19.Nc4 Ba6 20.cxb6 axb6 21.Rfe1 Rad8 22.Ne3 Bb7 23.d5 exd5 24.Nxd5 Rxd5 25.Bxd5+ 1-0 [Event "Simul"] [Site "Lyon FRA"] [Date "2001.03.11"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Wulfson"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo ""] [ECO "A56"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 d6 4.Nc3 Nbd7 5.e4 Ne5 6.f4 Bg4 7.Qc2 Ng6 8.h3 Bd7 9.Nf3 e5 10.f5 Ne7 11.g4 Nc8 12.Be3 Be7 13.O-O-O Nb6 14.Rg1 Qc7 15.Be2 h6 16.h4 h5 17.g5 Ng4 18.Bd2 O-O-O 19.Rdf1 Kb8 20.b3 Rdf8 21.Ne1 g6 22.Bxg4 hxg4 23.Rxg4 Rh5 24.Ng2 Rfh8 25.Rg3 a6 26.Nd1 Nc8 27.Nde3 Na7 28.Ng4 R5h7 29.Nf6 Bxf6 30.fxg6 Rg7 31.gxf6 Rxg6 32.Rxg6 fxg6 33.f7 Qd8 34.Bh6 Rf8 35.Bxf8 Qxf8 36.Qf2 b5 37.Qf6 bxc4 38.Qxd6+ Qxd6 39.f8=Q+ Kc7 40.Qxd6+ Kxd6 41.Rf6+ 1-0 [Event "Simul"] [Site "Lyon FRA"] [Date "2001.03.11"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Houze,C"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo ""] [ECO "D15"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 c6 3.c4 Nf6 4.Nc3 a6 5.cxd5 cxd5 6.Bg5 e6 7.e3 Be7 8.Bd3 Nbd7 9.O-O O-O 10.a4 Re8 11.Qe2 Nf8 12.Ne5 N6d7 13.Bxe7 Rxe7 14.f4 f5 15.g4 Nf6 16.h3 Ne4 17.Bxe4 dxe4 18.Rad1 Nd7 19.gxf5 exf5 20.Nd5 Re6 21.Kh2 Nxe5 22.dxe5 Qh4 23.Rg1 Rh6 24.Nf6+ Kf8 25.Rd8+ Kf7 26.Qc4+ Ke7 27.Rxg7+ 1-0 [Event "Simul"] [Site "Lyon FRA"] [Date "2001.03.11"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Molignier,C"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo ""] [ECO "C41"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Bg4 4.dxe5 Nc6 5.exd6 Bxd6 6.Bb5 Ne7 7.Be3 a6 8.Be2 h6 9.h3 Bh5 10.Nbd2 Bg6 11.O-O Ne5 12.Nxe5 Bxe5 13.Nc4 Nc6 14.Nxe5 Nxe5 15.f4 Nc6 16.f5 Bh7 17.Qxd8+ Rxd8 18.Rad1 O-O 19.Rxd8 Rxd8 20.Rd1 Re8 21.Kf2 Rxe4 22.g4 g6 23.Bf3 Re8 24.Bxc6 bxc6 25.Rd7 Rc8 26.Bd4 Kf8 27.Bf6 Ke8 28.Rd1 Kf8 29.b4 h5 30.c4 hxg4 31.hxg4 1-0 [Event "Amber Rapidplay"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2001.03.17"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Piket,Je"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2632"] [ECO "E94"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Na6 8.Re1 c6 9.Rb1 exd4 10.Nxd4 Re8 11.Bf1 Qb6 12.Na4 Qc7 13.f3 Bd7 14.Nc3 d5 15.cxd5 Nxd5 16.exd5 Rxe1 17.Qxe1 Bxd4+ 18.Be3 Qb6 19.Bxd4 Qxd4+ 20.Kh1 Re8 21.Qg3 Nb4 22.Rd1 Qe5 23.d6 Qxg3 24.hxg3 f5 25.Rd2 b5 26.Kg1 Kf7 27.a3 Nd5 28.Nxd5 cxd5 29.Rxd5 Ke6 30.Rd2 Rd8 31.Kf2 Bc6 32.Ke3 Rxd6 33.Rxd6+ Kxd6 34.Kd4 a5 35.b4 axb4 36.axb4 h6 37.Bd3 Be8 38.Bc2 Bf7 39.Bd3 Be8 40.Bf1 Bc6 41.f4 Be8 42.Bd3 Bc6 43.Be2 Be8 44.g4 fxg4 45.Bxg4 g5 46.fxg5 hxg5 47.g3 Bc6 48.Be2 Bd7 49.Ke4 Ke6 1-0 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2001.03.17"] [Round "1"] [White "Piket,Je"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2632"] [BlackElo "2772"] [ECO "D55"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Bxf6 7.e3 O-O 8.Qb3 c6 9.Rd1 Nd7 10.Bd3 Qe7 11.O-O g6 12.Rfe1 Bg7 13.cxd5 cxd5 14.Rc1 a6 15.e4 dxe4 16.Nxe4 b5 17.d5 exd5 18.Nc3 Qd6 19.Qxd5 Qxd5 20.Nxd5 Bb7 21.Be4 Rae8 22.Ne7+ Rxe7 23.Bxb7 Rxe1+ 24.Nxe1 Bxb2 25.Rc2 Bg7 26.Bxa6 b4 27.Nd3 Bc3 28.a3 bxa3 29.Rxc3 a2 30.Ra3 Rb8 31.Rxa2 Rb1+ 32.Ne1 Rxe1+ 33.Bf1 Ne5 34.Re2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Rapidplay"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2001.03.18"] [Round "2"] [White "Van Wely,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2700"] [BlackElo "2772"] [ECO "D37"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.Nxd5 exd5 10.a3 Nc6 11.Bd3 Bb6 12.O-O Bg4 13.h3 Bh5 14.b4 Re8 15.Ra2 d4 16.g4 Qd5 17.Rb2 Bg6 18.Bxg6 hxg6 19.b5 Na5 20.Nxd4 Nc4 21.Rb3 g5 22.Bg3 Bxd4 23.exd4 Nd2 24.Qxd2 Qxb3 25.Qxg5 f6 26.Qh5 Re4 27.g5 Qxb5 28.Qg6 Qe8 29.Qf5 Qe6 30.Qb5 Rxd4 31.Qxb7 Rad8 32.gxf6 gxf6 33.Kh2 R4d7 34.Qf3 Rh7 35.h4 Kh8 36.Rc1 Rf8 37.Rc6 Qf7 38.Qc3 Qg6 39.a4 Rh5 40.Qd4 Rh7 41.a5 Rg7 42.a6 Kh7 43.Rd6 Rff7 44.Rd5 f5 45.Rd6 Qh5 46.Qd3 Rg6 47.Rd5 Qg4 48.Rc5 Qe4 49.Qb3 Qe6 50.Qc2 Qxa6 51.Rxf5 Rxf5 52.Qxf5 Qe6 53.Qd3 Qg4 54.Qd5 a6 55.Qe5 Qe6 56.Qc5 Rf6 57.Be5 Rf3 58.Kg1 Rf5 59.Qc7+ Qf7 60.Qc2 Qg6+ 61.Bg3 a5 62.Qe4 Rf7 63.Qc4 Qb1+ 64.Kh2 Qf5 65.Qc6 Qg6 66.Qc4 Qh5 67.Qe4+ Qf5 68.Qc6 Rf6 69.Qb7+ Kg6 70.Qa8 Rf7 71.Qg8+ Rg7 72.Qe8+ Kh7 73.Qc6 Rd7 74.Qc4 Kg7 75.Qc6 Kf7 76.Qc4+ Ke7 77.Bf4 Qe6 78.Qc5+ Kf7 79.Qxa5 Qd5 80.Qa6 Qf3 81.Qa2+ Rd5 82.Bg3 Kg6 83.Qc2+ Kg7 84.Qc7+ Kg6 85.Qc6+ Kf7 86.Qb7+ Kg6 87.Qa8 Kh7 88.Qb7+ Kg6 89.Qc6+ Kf7 90.Qa8 Rd3 91.Qxf3+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2001.03.18"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Van Wely,L"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2700"] [ECO "A34"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.d4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 g6 7.Bg5 Bg7 8.Qd2 Qa5 9.Rc1 h6 10.Bh4 Bf5 11.e3 Nc6 12.Be2 O-O 13.O-O Rfd8 14.Qb2 Qb6 15.Qa3 Qa5 16.Qxa5 Nxa5 17.Bxe7 Rdc8 18.Bxc5 Be6 19.Bb4 Nc4 20.e4 a5 21.Be7 g5 22.d5 Bd7 23.Rfe1 b5 24.Nd4 Be5 25.Nf5 Bxf5 26.exf5 f6 27.Red1 Kf7 28.d6 Ke8 29.Bxf6 Bxf6 30.d7+ Ke7 31.dxc8=N+ Rxc8 32.Rd5 1-0 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2001.03.19"] [Round "3"] [White "Topalov,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2718"] [BlackElo "2772"] [ECO "D37"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.a3 Nc6 9.Qc2 Qa5 10.Nd2 Bb4 11.cxd5 exd5 12.Bd3 d4 13.O-O Bxc3 14.Nc4 Qh5 15.bxc3 Nd5 16.Bg3 dxe3 17.Rae1 Be6 18.fxe3 Rad8 19.Nd6 Ne5 20.Bxh7+ Qxh7 21.Qxh7+ Kxh7 22.Bxe5 f6 23.e4 Nb6 24.Bg3 Na4 25.e5 f5 26.Bh4 Rd7 27.Re3 f4 28.Ref3 Bd5 29.Rh3 Be6 30.Be7+ Bxh3 31.Bxf8 Be6 32.Ne4 Kg8 33.Ng5 Kxf8 34.Nxe6+ Ke7 35.Nxf4 Rd2 36.Rf3 Nc5 37.h4 Ne6 38.Kh2 Ra2 39.Nxe6 Kxe6 40.Rg3 Kf7 41.e6+ Kxe6 42.Rxg7 Rxa3 43.Rxb7 Kf5 44.Rb5+ Kg4 45.Rb4+ Kh5 46.g3 Ra1 47.Kh3 a5 48.g4+ Kh6 49.Rb6+ Kg7 50.h5 a4 51.Ra6 a3 52.Kh4 a2 53.Kg5 Kh7 54.Ra7+ Kg8 55.Kg6 Kf8 56.g5 1-0 [Event "Amber Rapidplay"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2001.03.19"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Topalov,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2718"] [ECO "A79"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.d5 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.Nf3 g6 7.Nd2 Bg7 8.e4 O-O 9.Be2 Re8 10.O-O Na6 11.f3 Nc7 12.a4 Nd7 13.Kh1 b6 14.Nc4 Ne5 15.Ne3 f5 16.f4 Nf7 17.exf5 gxf5 18.Bd3 Nh6 19.Qc2 Qf6 20.Bd2 Bd7 21.Rf3 Kh8 22.Raf1 Re7 23.Rh3 Qf7 24.Nc4 Qg6 25.Rg3 Ng4 26.h3 h5 27.Ne3 Nxe3 28.Rxg6 Nxc2 29.Bxc2 Ne8 30.Rg5 Nf6 31.Bxf5 Bxf5 32.Rxf5 Rae8 33.Kh2 Kh7 34.Kg3 a6 35.Kh4 Kg6 36.g4 hxg4 37.hxg4 b5 38.axb5 axb5 39.Rg5+ Kf7 40.Nxb5 Rh8+ 41.Rh5 Nxh5 42.Nxd6+ Kf8 43.gxh5 Bf6+ 44.Kg4 Rg7+ 45.Kf5 Bxb2 46.Rh1 Rd7 47.Ke6 Re7+ 48.Kf5 Rd7 49.Be3 Bd4 50.Bxd4 cxd4 51.Ke5 d3 52.Nf5 d2 53.h6 Kf7 54.Rd1 Re8+ 55.Kd4 Re2 56.h7 Rd8 57.Ng3 Rf2 58.Ne4 Rxf4 59.Rxd2 Rh4 60.Rf2+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Rapidplay"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2001.03.20"] [Round "4"] [White "Shirov,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2718"] [BlackElo "2772"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3 Bd7 10.b3 Kc8 11.Bb2 Be7 12.Rad1 a5 13.h3 h5 14.g3 Ra6 15.Bc1 Re8 16.Bg5 Bb4 17.Rd3 Ne7 18.Bxe7 Bxe7 19.Kg2 Bf5 20.Re3 Bxc2 21.Ne4 a4 22.Rc1 axb3 23.axb3 Bxe4 24.Rxe4 c5 25.Rf4 Rf8 26.g4 hxg4 27.Rxg4 g6 28.h4 b5 29.Ng5 Ra3 30.Rg3 Kb7 31.Rf3 Kb6 32.Nh7 Re8 33.Rxf7 Rxb3 34.Rg7 Bxh4 35.Rxg6+ c6 36.f4 c4 37.Rh1 Rd8 38.Rxh4 Rd2+ 39.Kh1 Rb1+ 40.Rg1 Rxg1+ 41.Kxg1 c3 0-1 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2001.03.20"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Shirov,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2718"] [ECO "E94"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2 O-O 6.Nf3 e5 7.O-O Na6 8.Re1 c6 9.Bf1 Bg4 10.Be3 Bxf3 11.Qxf3 Ng4 12.Qxg4 exd4 13.Bg5 Qxg5 14.Qxg5 1-0 [Event "Amber Rapidplay"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2001.03.22"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Almasi,Z"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2640"] [ECO "E48"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Ne2 Re8 8.O-O c5 9.a3 cxd4 10.axb4 dxc3 11.Nxc3 Bg4 12.f3 Bh5 13.Be2 d4 14.Qxd4 Qxd4 15.exd4 Nc6 16.Bb5 a6 17.Bxc6 bxc6 18.Bf4 Bg6 19.Ra5 Red8 20.Rd1 Nd5 21.Nxd5 Rxd5 22.Rc5 Rxc5 23.bxc5 Bc2 24.Re1 Bb3 25.Re7 h6 26.h4 a5 27.Kf2 a4 28.Kg3 Bd5 29.Bc1 Rb8 30.Kf2 Rb4 31.Re8+ Kh7 32.Ke3 Rb3+ 33.Kd2 Rb4 34.Kd3 Rb3+ 35.Kc2 Rb4 36.Kd3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2001.03.22"] [Round "5"] [White "Almasi,Z"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2640"] [BlackElo "2772"] [ECO "B42"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3 Ne7 6.O-O Nbc6 7.Nxc6 Nxc6 8.Be3 Be7 9.Nd2 O-O 10.c3 b5 11.a4 Rb8 12.axb5 axb5 13.b4 Bf6 14.Ra3 Ne5 15.Be2 d6 16.f4 Nc6 17.Bd3 Bd7 18.Qe2 Qc7 19.Nf3 e5 20.f5 Qb7 21.Bc2 Ra8 22.Rxa8 Rxa8 23.Bb3 Ne7 24.Bg5 Qc7 25.Rc1 Bc6 26.Rd1 Ra3 27.Bxf6 Rxb3 28.Bxe7 Qxe7 29.Qd3 h6 30.Qxd6 Qa7+ 31.Kh1 Bxe4 32.Qxe5 Bxf3 33.gxf3 Qf2 34.Qe4 Kh7 35.f6+ g6 36.Qd5 Kh8 37.Rg1 Rb2 38.Rxg6 Qxh2+ 0-1 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2001.03.23"] [Round "6"] [White "Karpov,An"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2679"] [BlackElo "2772"] [ECO "E08"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 Be7 6.Bg2 O-O 7.Qc2 c6 8.O-O Nbd7 9.Bf4 b6 10.cxd5 cxd5 11.Rc1 Bb7 12.Nbd2 Rc8 13.Qd1 h6 14.Rxc8 Qxc8 15.Rc1 Qa8 16.Ne5 Rc8 17.Nxd7 Nxd7 18.Nf3 a5 19.Ne5 Nxe5 20.Bxe5 Ba6 21.Rc2 a4 22.Bf1 b5 23.Qc1 Rc4 24.b3 axb3 25.axb3 Ba3 26.Qd2 Bb4 27.Qc1 Ba3 28.Qd2 Bb4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Rapidplay"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2001.03.23"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Karpov,An"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2679"] [ECO "E15"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 c6 8.O-O d5 9.Qc2 Nbd7 10.Rd1 O-O 11.a4 c5 12.Nc3 Bb7 13.cxd5 Nxd5 14.Nxd5 exd5 15.Bc3 Re8 16.a5 Rc8 17.Qb2 Bf8 18.axb6 axb6 19.Ra7 Bc6 20.Nh4 cxd4 21.Bxd4 Nc5 22.Nf3 Ra8 23.Ne5 Bb7 24.Rxb7 Nxb7 25.Bc3 Ba3 26.Qd2 Qc7 27.Bxd5 Rxe5 28.Bxe5 Qxe5 29.Bxb7 Re8 30.Bc6 Re6 31.b4 g6 32.Bd5 Re7 33.e4 Qb2 34.Qxb2 Bxb2 35.Bc6 Ba3 36.b5 Bc5 37.Kg2 f5 38.exf5 Re2 39.fxg6 Rxf2+ 40.Kh3 hxg6 41.Rd7 Kf8 42.Be4 Rf7 43.Rd8+ Kg7 44.Kg4 Rf6 45.Rc8 Rd6 46.h4 Re6 47.Bd5 Rd6 48.Rc7+ Kf6 49.Rf7+ Ke5 50.Bf3 Be3 51.Re7+ Re6 52.Rd7 Bc5 53.Rc7 Rd6 54.Rc6 Rd4+ 55.Kg5 Rd3 56.Kg4 Rd4+ 57.Kh3 Rd3 58.Be2 Rd6 59.Kg4 Rd2 60.Kf3 Rd6 61.g4 Rf6+ 62.Kg3 Bf2+ 63.Kh3 Rd6 64.g5 Rd4 65.Rxg6 Rxh4+ 66.Kg2 Bd4 67.Rc6 Re4 68.Bf3 Re1 69.g6 Rg1+ 70.Kh2 Rg5 71.Kh3 Kf4 72.Be2 Rg3+ 73.Kh2 Bg1+ 74.Kh1 Bd4 75.Kh2 Bg1+ 76.Kh1 Bd4 77.Re6 Rh3+ 78.Kg2 Rg3+ 79.Kh2 Re3 80.Rxe3 Kxe3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2001.03.24"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Gelfand,B"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2712"] [ECO "E94"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Na6 8.Re1 c6 9.Bf1 exd4 10.Nxd4 Ng4 11.h3 Qb6 12.hxg4 Qxd4 13.g5 f5 14.Bf4 fxe4 15.Qxd4 Bxd4 16.Rxe4 Bxc3 17.bxc3 Nc5 18.Rd4 Ne6 19.Bxd6 Nxd4 20.Bxf8 Nc2 21.Rc1 Ne3 22.fxe3 Kxf8 23.e4 a5 24.Kf2 a4 25.Ke3 a3 26.Rb1 Ra5 27.Kf4 Kg7 28.Be2 h6 29.gxh6+ Kxh6 30.e5 Kg7 31.Bd3 Kf7 32.Rh1 Kg7 33.Rb1 Kf7 34.g4 g5+ 35.Kxg5 Rxe5+ 36.Kf4 Rc5 37.Rb3 Kf6 38.Rxa3 Rg5 39.Be2 Re5 40.Bf3 Rc5 41.Ra4 Be6 42.Rb4 b5 43.Be2 Re5 44.Rb2 bxc4 45.Bf3 Ke7 46.Kxe5 1-0 [Event "Amber Rapidplay"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2001.03.24"] [Round "7"] [White "Gelfand,B"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2712"] [BlackElo "2772"] [ECO "D56"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 O-O 7.e3 Ne4 8.Bxe7 Qxe7 9.Rc1 Nxc3 10.Rxc3 c6 11.Bd3 dxc4 12.Bxc4 Nd7 13.O-O b6 14.Bd3 c5 15.Be4 Rb8 16.Qc2 b5 17.Rc1 b4 18.Rd3 Nf6 19.Bc6 cxd4 20.Rxd4 e5 21.Rd2 Bb7 22.Bxb7 Rxb7 23.h3 g6 24.Qc6 Rfb8 25.Qd6 Kg7 26.Qxe5 b3 27.Qxe7 Rxe7 28.a3 Ne4 29.Rd3 a5 30.Rc4 Rb6 31.Nd4 Reb7 32.f3 Nd6 33.Ra4 h5 34.Rc3 Nb5 35.Rc5 Nxd4 36.Rxd4 Rb5 37.Rcc4 Re7 38.Kf2 f5 39.a4 Rbe5 40.Rc3 Rb7 41.Rdd3 Rb4 42.Rxb3 Rxa4 43.Rb6 Ra2 44.Rd7+ Kh6 45.Rbb7 Re8 46.h4 Rh8 47.Kg3 a4 48.Rd3 Rc8 49.Kh3 Ra1 50.Rdd7 Rh8 51.Ra7 Re1 52.Re7 Re2 53.Rab7 Re1 54.Rb4 Ra8 55.Kg3 Re2 56.Rbb7 Rh8 57.Rb6 Rf8 58.Kh3 Re1 59.Ree6 Rg8 60.Rb4 Ra8 61.Rbb6 Rg8 62.Ra6 Re2 63.Rab6 Re1 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Rapidplay"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2001.03.25"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Ivanchuk,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2717"] [ECO "E15"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 b5 6.cxb5 Bxb5 7.Bg2 c5 8.O-O Bc6 9.Ba3 Na6 10.Nbd2 Be7 11.dxc5 Bxc5 12.Bxc5 Nxc5 13.Rc1 Nb7 14.e4 O-O 15.Nd4 Rc8 16.Nxc6 dxc6 17.Qe2 Qc7 18.Rc2 Rfd8 19.Rfc1 h6 20.h3 Nd7 21.Nf3 Qb6 22.e5 c5 23.Nd2 Na5 24.Nc4 Nxc4 25.Rxc4 Qc7 26.b4 Qxe5 27.Qxe5 Nxe5 28.Rxc5 Rxc5 29.bxc5 Rc8 30.c6 Rc7 31.f4 Nd7 32.Rd1 Nb6 33.Rd8+ Kh7 34.Kf2 g6 35.Ke3 Kg7 36.Kd4 Kf6 37.Re8 Re7 38.Rb8 Rc7 39.Rb7 Rxb7 40.cxb7 Nd7 41.Bc6 Nb8 42.Kc5 Ke7 43.Bb5 f6 44.h4 g5 45.fxg5 fxg5 46.h5 e5 47.Kd5 Kd8 48.Kxe5 Kc7 49.Kf6 Kxb7 50.Kg6 1-0 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2001.03.25"] [Round "8"] [White "Ivanchuk,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2717"] [BlackElo "2772"] [ECO "D55"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Bxf6 7.e3 O-O 8.Qb3 c6 9.Rd1 Nd7 10.Bd3 g6 11.O-O Bg7 12.Rfe1 a6 13.a4 f5 14.cxd5 cxd5 15.Rc1 g5 16.Qa3 Nb8 17.b4 Qd6 18.Qb2 Nc6 19.b5 Nb4 20.Bf1 a5 21.Nb1 Bd7 22.Nbd2 Rfc8 23.Ne5 Be8 24.Be2 Qd8 25.Nd3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Rapidplay"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2001.03.27"] [Round "9"] [White "Ljubojevic,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2566"] [BlackElo "2772"] [ECO "D46"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 c6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Be2 O-O 8.O-O dxc4 9.Bxc4 b5 10.Be2 Bb7 11.Rd1 Qc7 12.h3 a6 13.e4 e5 14.dxe5 Nxe5 15.Nd4 Ng6 16.Nf5 Bh2+ 17.Kh1 Be5 18.Be3 Nf4 19.Bc5 Rfd8 20.Bf1 g6 21.Nd4 Nd7 22.Be7 Re8 23.Bg5 Nf8 24.Nf3 Bg7 25.g3 N4e6 26.Be3 b4 27.Na4 c5 28.Bg2 Rac8 29.Rac1 Qa5 30.b3 Nd4 31.Qd2 Bxe4 32.Nxd4 Bxg2+ 33.Kxg2 cxd4 34.Bh6 Bxh6 35.Qxh6 Ne6 36.h4 Rxc1 37.Qxc1 Qd5+ 38.Kg1 Qf3 39.Re1 d3 40.Nb2 Rd8 41.Re3 d2 42.Qd1 Qxd1+ 43.Nxd1 Rc8 44.Rd3 Rc2 45.Kf1 Rxa2 46.Ke2 Nc5 47.Rxd2 Rxd2+ 48.Kxd2 Nxb3+ 49.Kd3 Na5 50.Kd4 Nb7 51.Kd5 b3 52.Nb2 Kg7 53.Kc6 Nd8+ 54.Kb6 Kf6 55.Kxa6 Ke5 56.Kb5 Ke4 57.Kc4 Kf3 58.Nd3 b2 59.Nxb2 Kxf2 60.Kd4 Kxg3 61.Ke5 Kxh4 62.Kf6 h5 63.Nd3 Kg3 0-1 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2001.03.27"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Ljubojevic,L"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2566"] [ECO "E92"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.d5 Na6 8.Nd2 c6 9.a3 Bd7 10.b4 cxd5 11.cxd5 Nc7 12.O-O a5 13.b5 Be8 14.Rb1 Nd7 15.Nc4 Nc5 16.Be3 f5 17.Bxc5 dxc5 18.b6 Na6 19.Nxa5 Nb8 20.Nc4 Nd7 21.Bd3 Rf6 22.Qb3 Ra6 23.a4 Nxb6 24.Nxe5 c4 25.Bxc4 Nxc4 26.Nxc4 b5 27.axb5 1-0 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2001.03.28"] [Round "10"] [White "Anand,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2790"] [BlackElo "2772"] [ECO "D56"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 e6 3.d4 Nf6 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 O-O 7.e3 Ne4 8.Bxe7 Qxe7 9.Rc1 Nxc3 10.Rxc3 c6 11.Bd3 dxc4 12.Bxc4 Nd7 13.O-O b6 14.Bd3 c5 15.Be4 Rb8 16.Qa4 Bb7 17.Bxb7 Rxb7 18.Qc2 a5 19.Rd1 Re8 20.h3 e5 21.dxe5 Nxe5 22.Nxe5 Qxe5 23.Rcd3 Rbe7 24.Rd5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Rapidplay"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2001.03.28"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Anand,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2790"] [ECO "D27"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 e6 4.e3 Nf6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O a6 7.Bb3 cxd4 8.exd4 Nc6 9.Nc3 Be7 10.Re1 O-O 11.Bf4 Na5 12.d5 Nxb3 13.Qxb3 exd5 14.Rad1 Be6 15.Qxb7 Bc5 16.Be5 Qa5 17.Nd4 Bxd4 18.Rxd4 Nd7 19.Bd6 Nc5 20.Qc7 Qxc7 21.Bxc7 Rfc8 22.Bg3 Ne4 23.Nxd5 Bxd5 24.Rxd5 Nxg3 25.hxg3 Rc2 26.Red1 g6 27.R1d2 Rc1+ 28.Kh2 h5 29.g4 h4 30.g5 Kg7 31.R5d4 Rc5 32.Rxh4 Rxg5 33.Rf4 Ra7 34.g3 a5 35.Rfd4 Rb5 36.b3 Rc5 37.Kg2 Rb7 38.Rd5 Rxd5 39.Rxd5 a4 40.Rd3 axb3 41.axb3 Kf6 42.Kf3 Ke5 43.Ke3 g5 44.Kd2 Ke4 45.f3+ Ke5 46.Re3+ Kd5 47.Kc2 f5 48.f4 gxf4 49.gxf4 Kd4 50.Re5 Rc7+ 51.Kb2 Rf7 52.b4 Kc4 53.Ka3 Rf6 54.Rc5+ Kd4 55.Re5 Kc4 56.Rc5+ Kd4 57.Kb3 Ke3 58.Rc4 Rb6 59.Ka4 Kd3 60.Kb3 Ke3 61.Ka4 Kd3 62.Rc5 Ke4 63.Ka5 Rb8 64.Rc4+ Kd3 65.Rc1 Ke3 66.Rf1 Ke2 67.Rc1 Ke3 68.Rf1 Ke2 69.Rb1 Ke3 70.b5 Kxf4 71.b6 Ke3 72.Rb3+ Ke4 73.Ka6 f4 74.Ka7 Rf8 75.Rb4+ Ke3 76.b7 f3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Rapidplay"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2001.03.29"] [Round "11"] [White "Leko,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2745"] [BlackElo "2772"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.O-O Be7 8.c4 Nb4 9.Be2 O-O 10.Nc3 Be6 11.Ne5 c5 12.Nxe4 dxe4 13.d5 Bc8 14.a3 Na6 15.f4 f6 16.Ng4 Bxg4 17.Bxg4 f5 18.Be2 Bf6 19.g3 Bd4+ 20.Kg2 Nc7 21.Rb1 a5 22.b3 Qf6 23.Qc2 Ne8 24.b4 axb4 25.axb4 b6 26.bxc5 bxc5 27.Bd2 Rf7 28.Rb3 Rfa7 29.Rfb1 Ra2 30.Qd1 h6 31.Rb8 Kh7 32.Rxa8 Rxa8 33.Qc2 Nd6 34.Rb3 Qe7 35.Bc1 Qc7 36.Kf1 Ra4 37.Ra3 Rxa3 38.Bxa3 Qa5 39.Bc1 Qa1 40.Kg2 g6 41.Bf1 h5 42.Be2 Ne8 43.h3 Nf6 44.Kh2 e3 45.Kg2 Qa5 46.Qd3 Qe1 47.Bxe3 Ne4 48.Bxd4 cxd4 49.Qf3 Nxg3 50.Bf1 Ne4 51.Bd3 Qd2+ 52.Kg1 Qe1+ 53.Kg2 Kg7 54.Bxe4 fxe4 55.Qa3 Qd2+ 56.Kg1 Qe1+ 57.Kg2 Qd2+ 58.Kg1 Qxf4 59.Qa7+ Kg8 60.Qxd4 Qg3+ 61.Kf1 Qxh3+ 62.Ke2 Qg2+ 63.Ke3 Qf3+ 64.Kd2 e3+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2001.03.29"] [Round "11"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Leko,P"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2745"] [ECO "D85"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Nf3 c5 8.Be3 Bg4 9.Qa4+ Bd7 10.Qa3 cxd4 11.cxd4 O-O 12.Rc1 Nc6 13.d5 Ne5 14.Nxe5 Bxe5 15.Be2 f5 16.Bc5 Rf7 17.exf5 Bxf5 18.O-O b6 19.Bb4 Bd6 20.Rc6 Bd7 21.Bc4 Rc8 22.Bxd6 exd6 23.Qxd6 Bxc6 24.Qxd8+ Rxd8 25.dxc6 Rc8 26.Rc1 Kf8 27.Bxf7 Kxf7 28.f4 Ke6 29.Kf2 Kd6 30.Ke3 Rxc6 31.Rxc6+ Kxc6 32.Kd4 Kd6 33.g4 h5 34.f5 hxg4 35.fxg6 Ke6 36.Ke4 Kf6 37.Kf4 Kxg6 38.Kxg4 b5 39.Kf4 a5 40.Ke4 b4 41.Kd3 a4 42.Kc4 b3 43.axb3 axb3 44.Kxb3 Kg5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Korchnoi Birthday Gp B"] [Site "Zurich SUI"] [Date "2001.04.28"] [Round "1"] [White "Hug,W"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2470"] [BlackElo "2802"] [ECO "A04"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.g3 Nc6 3.Bg2 g6 4.c3 Bg7 5.d4 cxd4 6.cxd4 d5 7.O-O e6 8.Nc3 Nge7 9.e3 O-O 10.b3 b6 11.Qe2 a5 12.Rd1 Ba6 13.Qd2 Nf5 14.Bf1 Bxf1 15.Kxf1 Qd7 16.Ba3 Rfc8 17.Rac1 Rab8 18.Qe2 Nb4 19.Bxb4 axb4 20.Na4 Nd6 21.Nd2 Rc6 22.Nb2 Ra8 23.Nd3 Rxc1 24.Rxc1 Rxa2 25.Nxb4 Ra3 26.Kg2 Bf8 27.Nd3 Qb5 28.Rc2 Ne4 29.Nxe4 dxe4 30.Nc1 Qxe2 31.Rxe2 Ra1 32.Rc2 Rb1 33.Rc6 b5 34.g4 Rb2 35.Kg3 Bb4 36.Kf4 f5 37.g5 Rxf2+ 38.Ke5 Kf7 39.h4 Be7 40.Ra6 Rf3 41.Ne2 Rxe3 42.Nf4 Rxb3 43.Rxe6 e3 44.Kd5 b4 45.Rb6 Rb2 46.Nd3 e2 47.Re6 Ra2 48.Ne5+ Kf8 49.Nd7+ Ke8 50.Nf6+ Kf7 51.Nxh7 Ra5+ 0-1 [Event "Korchnoi Birthday Gp B"] [Site "Zurich SUI"] [Date "2001.04.28"] [Round "2"] [White "Korchnoi,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2643"] [BlackElo "2802"] [ECO "B14"] 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.e3 Nf6 4.d4 cxd4 5.exd4 d5 6.Nc3 e6 7.Bg5 Be7 8.c5 O-O 9.Bb5 h6 10.Bh4 Ne4 11.Bxe7 Nxe7 12.Rc1 b6 13.c6 Nd6 14.O-O Qc7 15.Ne5 f6 16.Ng4 a6 17.Bd3 Qxc6 18.Bb1 Qe8 19.Qd3 f5 20.Nxh6+ Kh7 21.Ng4 Kg8 22.Ne5 a5 23.Rfe1 Ba6 24.Qh3 Rc8 25.Re3 Rf6 26.Rce1 Rh6 27.Qf3 Ne4 28.Qf4 g5 29.Rg3 Qh5 30.Nf3 Nxg3 31.Qxg3 g4 32.Ne5 Qg5 33.f4 Qh4 34.Nd7 Qxg3 35.hxg3 Nc6 36.Rd1 Kf7 37.Rd2 Rch8 38.Nxb6 Rh1+ 39.Kf2 Rf1+ 40.Ke3 Re1+ 41.Kf2 Rhh1 0-1 [Event "Korchnoi Birthday Gp B"] [Site "Zurich SUI"] [Date "2001.04.28"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Svidler,P"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2802"] [BlackElo "2695"] [ECO "D85"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Nf3 c5 8.Rb1 O-O 9.Be2 cxd4 10.cxd4 Qa5+ 11.Bd2 Qxa2 12.O-O Bg4 13.Bg5 h6 14.Be3 Nc6 15.d5 Bxf3 16.Bxf3 Ne5 17.Rxb7 a5 18.Rxe7 a4 19.Bd4 Nxf3+ 20.gxf3 Bxd4 21.Qxd4 a3 22.d6 Qe2 23.Kg2 a2 24.Ra1 Qf1+ 25.Kg3 Qg1+ 26.Kh3 Qf1+ 27.Kg3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Korchnoi Birthday Gp B"] [Site "Zurich SUI"] [Date "2001.04.28"] [Round "4"] [White "Jenni,F"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2471"] [BlackElo "2802"] [ECO "C48"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.Nc3 Nd4 5.Nxd4 exd4 6.e5 dxc3 7.exf6 Qxf6 8.Qe2+ Be7 9.dxc3 O-O 10.O-O d5 11.Bd3 Rd8 12.Bf4 Qxf4 13.Qxe7 Be6 14.g3 Qd6 15.Qh4 h6 16.Rfe1 Re8 17.a3 Bd7 18.Qb4 c5 19.Rxe8+ Rxe8 20.Qxb7 Bc6 21.Qa6 c4 22.Bf1 Qc5 23.Rd1 g6 24.b4 cxb3 25.cxb3 Qxc3 26.Qd3 Qb2 27.b4 d4 28.b5 Be4 29.Qxd4 Qxa3 30.Bg2 Bxg2 31.Kxg2 Qe7 32.Ra1 Qb7+ 33.Kg1 Qxb5 34.Qxa7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Korchnoi Birthday Gp B"] [Site "Zurich SUI"] [Date "2001.04.28"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Spassky,B"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2802"] [BlackElo "2551"] [ECO "D58"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 O-O 6.e3 h6 7.Bh4 b6 8.Bd3 Bb7 9.O-O Nbd7 10.cxd5 Nxd5 11.Nxd5 Bxd5 12.Bxe7 Qxe7 13.Qe2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Korchnoi Birthday KO"] [Site "Zurich SUI"] [Date "2001.04.29"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Unzicker,W"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2797"] [BlackElo "2432"] [ECO "D58"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 O-O 7.e3 b6 8.Be2 Bb7 9.Bxf6 Bxf6 10.cxd5 exd5 11.O-O Nd7 12.b4 c6 13.Qb3 Re8 14.Rfd1 Nf8 15.a4 a5 16.bxa5 Rxa5 17.Rab1 Nd7 18.Ne1 Ba6 19.Bxa6 Rxa6 20.Nd3 Qa8 21.h3 Be7 22.Re1 Bd6 23.e4 dxe4 24.Nxe4 Bf8 25.Nc3 Ra5 26.Rxe8 Qxe8 27.Re1 Qb8 28.Qc4 Qa8 29.Rc1 Qa6 30.Qxa6 Rxa6 31.Re1 Ra8 32.Kf1 Bd6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Korchnoi Birthday KO"] [Site "Zurich SUI"] [Date "2001.04.29"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Unzicker,W"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2432"] [BlackElo "2797"] [ECO "E15"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 d5 8.Nc3 c6 9.Ne5 Nfd7 10.Nxd7 Nxd7 11.O-O Rc8 12.cxd5 cxd5 13.a4 Nf6 14.Rc1 O-O 15.Re1 Qd7 16.Rc2 Rc6 17.Na2 Rxc2 18.Qxc2 Rc8 19.Qb1 Ne4 20.Bxe4 dxe4 21.Qxe4 Bb7 22.Qd3 Rd8 23.Be3 e5 24.d5 Qxd5 25.Qxd5 Bxd5 26.Rb1 Be4 27.Ra1 Bc2 28.b4 Rd1+ 29.Rxd1 Bxd1 30.a5 Bxe2 31.axb6 axb6 32.Nc3 Bc4 33.b5 Bb4 34.Na4 Bxb5 35.Nxb6 f6 36.Nd5 Bd6 37.Bd2 Kf7 38.Bb4 Bb8 39.Ba5 Bc4 40.Bc7 Bxc7 41.Nxc7 Ke7 42.Na8 Kd6 43.Nb6 Bb3 44.f3 Kc7 0-1 [Event "Korchnoi Birthday KO"] [Site "Zurich SUI"] [Date "2001.04.29"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Piket,Je"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2628"] [BlackElo "2797"] [ECO "A11"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Bg4 3.Bg2 Nd7 4.c4 e6 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Nc3 Ngf6 7.O-O c6 8.d3 Bc5 9.Qb3 Bb6 10.Na4 O-O 11.Nxb6 axb6 12.Qc2 Qe7 13.b3 b5 14.Bb2 b4 15.Nd4 c5 16.h3 cxd4 17.hxg4 Nxg4 18.Bxd4 Qg5 19.Qc7 Qh5 20.Rfc1 Rad8 21.Qf4 Rfe8 22.Rc7 Nf8 23.Bf3 Qh2+ 24.Kf1 Nh6 25.Rxb7 Ne6 26.Qe5 Ng4 27.Qf5 Nh6 28.Qe5 Ng4 29.Qf5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Korchnoi Birthday KO"] [Site "Zurich SUI"] [Date "2001.04.29"] [Round "2.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Piket,Je"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2797"] [BlackElo "2628"] [ECO "A56"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e5 4.Nc3 d6 5.e4 g6 6.Be2 a6 7.Bg5 h6 8.Be3 h5 9.Nf3 h4 10.Bg5 Be7 11.Bxh4 Bg4 12.Bxf6 Bxf6 13.Nd2 Bc8 14.Bg4 Nd7 15.g3 Bg5 16.h4 Bh6 17.Qe2 f5 18.Bf3 Nf6 19.h5 gxh5 20.Bxh5+ Kf8 21.Bf3 Kg7 22.Kf1 f4 23.Kg2 fxg3 24.fxg3 Bd7 25.Nf1 Qe8 26.Ne3 Qg6 27.Nf5+ Bxf5 28.exf5 Qxf5 29.Ne4 Qg6 30.Nxf6 Qxf6 31.Be4 Raf8 32.Raf1 Qg5 33.Rh5 Qd2 34.Qxd2 Bxd2 35.Rxf8 Rxf8 36.Rh7+ Kg8 37.Rxb7 Be3 38.Rb6 Rf2+ 39.Kh3 a5 40.Kg4 a4 41.a3 Kf7 42.Rxd6 Rxb2 43.Ra6 Rb3 44.Kf5 Rxa3 45.Ra7+ 1-0 [Event "Korchnoi Birthday KO"] [Site "Zurich SUI"] [Date "2001.04.29"] [Round "3.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Kasparov,G"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2797"] [BlackElo "2827"] [ECO "D48"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.e3 a6 6.Bxc4 b5 7.Bd3 c5 8.a4 b4 9.Ne4 Nbd7 10.Nxf6+ Nxf6 11.O-O Bb7 12.dxc5 Bxc5 13.Qe2 Qd5 14.Rd1 Qh5 15.h3 Rd8 16.Nd4 Qd5 17.Nf3 Ke7 18.e4 Nxe4 19.Be3 Bxe3 20.Qxe3 Qc5 21.Qe1 Nf6 22.Rac1 Qb6 23.Ne5 Rd4 24.Bxa6 Rxd1 25.Rxd1 Bxa6 26.Qxb4+ Qxb4 27.Nc6+ Kf8 28.Rd8+ Ne8 29.Nxb4 Be2 30.f3 h5 31.b3 Rh6 32.Kf2 Rg6 33.Kxe2 Rxg2+ 34.Kd3 Rg3 35.a5 Rxf3+ 36.Kc4 1-0 [Event "Korchnoi Birthday KO"] [Site "Zurich SUI"] [Date "2001.04.29"] [Round "3.1"] [White "Kasparov,G"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2827"] [BlackElo "2797"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3 Bd7 10.Rd1 Kc8 11.Ng5 Be8 12.Nge4 b6 13.h3 Kb7 14.g4 Ne7 15.Bf4 h5 16.f3 c5 17.Kf2 Nc6 18.Nd5 Nd4 19.c3 Ne6 20.Bg3 Bc6 21.Rd2 hxg4 22.hxg4 c4 23.Kg2 Rd8 24.Rad1 Ba4 25.Re1 Bc6 26.Red1 Ba4 27.Re1 Bc6 1/2-1/2 [Event "It"] [Site "Astana KAZ"] [Date "2001.05.20"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Gelfand,B"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2797"] [BlackElo "2712"] [ECO "E05"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.c4 O-O 6.O-O dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.a4 Bd7 9.Qxc4 Bc6 10.Bg5 Bd5 11.Qc2 Be4 12.Qd1 c5 13.dxc5 Bxc5 14.Qxd8 Rxd8 15.Nbd2 Bc6 16.Nb3 Nbd7 17.Rfc1 Bb6 18.Nfd2 Bxg2 19.Kxg2 Rdc8 20.Bxf6 Nxf6 21.Nc4 Bc7 22.Nc5 Rab8 23.b4 Kf8 24.Rab1 Ke7 25.b5 Bd8 26.Nd3 axb5 27.Rxb5 b6 28.Nde5 Kf8 29.Nxb6 Rxc1 30.Nbd7+ Nxd7 31.Nxd7+ Ke8 32.Nxb8 Rc8 33.Na6 Rc2 34.e3 Ra2 35.Nc5 Bc7 36.Rb7 Kd8 37.Rb4 Ke7 38.Ne4 f5 39.Rb7 Rc2 40.Ng5 h6 41.Nf3 Kf6 42.Nd4 Rc4 43.Nb5 Be5 44.f4 Bc3 45.Rf7+ Kxf7 46.Nd6+ Ke7 47.Nxc4 Kd7 48.Kf3 Kc6 49.e4 Kc5 50.Ne5 fxe4+ 51.Kxe4 Kb4 52.Nc6+ Kxa4 53.Nd4 Kb4 54.Nxe6 Kc4 55.g4 Bf6 56.h3 Bb2 57.h4 Bc3 58.f5 Bb2 59.Nxg7 Bxg7 60.g5 1-0 [Event "It"] [Site "Astana KAZ"] [Date "2001.05.21"] [Round "2"] [White "Sadvakasov,D"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2585"] [BlackElo "2797"] [ECO "C45"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Nxc6 Qf6 6.Qd2 bxc6 7.Nc3 Ne7 8.Bd3 O-O 9.O-O Ng6 10.Na4 Bd6 11.g3 Re8 12.Qe3 Bb7 13.Bd2 Ne5 14.Bc3 Qf3 15.Qxf3 Nxf3+ 16.Kg2 Ne5 17.Bxe5 Rxe5 18.f4 Ree8 19.e5 Bf8 20.Rae1 d6 21.Re3 Re7 22.Be4 dxe5 23.fxe5 g6 24.Bf3 Re6 25.Rd1 Rae8 26.Rd7 Rxe5 27.Rxe5 Rxe5 28.Rxc7 Re7 29.Rxe7 Bxe7 30.Kf2 f5 31.c4 Kf7 32.c5 a5 33.a3 Ke6 34.b4 axb4 35.axb4 Ke5 36.Ke3 Bg5+ 37.Kd3 Ba6+ 38.Kc2 Kd4 39.Nc3 Bd3+ 40.Kb3 Bc4+ 41.Kc2 Bd3+ 42.Kb3 Bd2 43.Nd1 Be4 44.Be2 Bd5+ 45.Ka4 g5 46.b5 Kxc5 47.bxc6 Bxc6+ 48.Kb3 Kd4 49.Bf1 Be1 50.Be2 g4 51.Ba6 h5 52.Kc2 Be4+ 53.Kc1 Bf3 54.Bc8 f4 55.gxf4 h4 56.f5 g3 57.hxg3 hxg3 0-1 [Event "It"] [Site "Astana KAZ"] [Date "2001.05.22"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Shirov,A"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2797"] [BlackElo "2722"] [ECO "D12"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nh4 Be4 7.f3 Bg6 8.Qb3 Qb6 9.Nxg6 hxg6 10.Bd2 Nbd7 11.O-O-O Qxb3 12.axb3 Bd6 13.h3 Nh5 14.Bd3 Ng3 15.Rhe1 O-O-O 16.cxd5 exd5 17.e4 dxe4 18.fxe4 f6 19.Re3 Nh5 20.Rf3 g5 21.e5 fxe5 22.Bxg5 Nhf6 23.Bf5 Kc7 24.Ne4 Be7 25.dxe5 Nxe5 26.Bf4 Rxd1+ 27.Kxd1 Rd8+ 28.Kc2 Nxe4 29.Bxe5+ Bd6 30.Bxg7 Rg8 31.Bxe4 Rxg7 32.g4 Be7 33.Kd3 Kd6 34.Kd4 a6 35.Bd3 Rg8 36.Bc4 Rf8 37.Rxf8 Bxf8 38.g5 Bg7+ 39.Ke4 Bxb2 40.Kf5 b5 41.Bd3 a5 42.h4 a4 43.bxa4 bxa4 44.Bc4 a3 45.Ba2 Bd4 46.Kg6 Kc5 47.h5 Kb4 48.Kf5 c5 49.Ke4 Bb2 50.h6 Bc1 51.Kf5 c4 52.Ke6 Bb2 53.g6 c3 54.g7 c2 55.g8=Q c1=Q 1/2-1/2 [Event "It"] [Site "Astana KAZ"] [Date "2001.05.24"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Kasparov,G"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2797"] [BlackElo "2827"] [ECO "D85"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Nf3 c5 8.Be3 Qa5 9.Qd2 Nc6 10.Rc1 cxd4 11.cxd4 Qxd2+ 12.Kxd2 O-O 13.d5 Rd8 14.Ke1 Na5 15.Bg5 Bd7 16.Bd3 Rdc8 17.Ke2 e6 18.Rxc8+ Rxc8 19.Rc1 Rxc1 20.Bxc1 exd5 21.exd5 b5 22.Bf4 Nc4 23.Bxc4 bxc4 24.Be5 Bf8 25.Nd2 Bb5 26.Ne4 f5 27.Nc3 Bd7 28.Ke3 Bc5+ 29.Bd4 Bb4 30.Be5 1/2-1/2 [Event "It"] [Site "Astana KAZ"] [Date "2001.05.25"] [Round "5"] [White "Morozevich,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2749"] [BlackElo "2797"] [ECO "D00"] 1.d4 d5 2.Bg5 c6 3.Nf3 h6 4.Bh4 Qb6 5.b3 Bf5 6.e3 e6 7.Bd3 Bxd3 8.Qxd3 Be7 9.Bxe7 Nxe7 10.c4 Nd7 11.Nc3 O-O 12.O-O Qa6 13.Rfd1 Rfd8 14.Rab1 b6 15.Qf1 Rac8 16.Rd2 Nf6 17.Ne5 dxc4 18.Nxc4 Ned5 19.Rc2 Nxc3 20.Rxc3 c5 21.dxc5 b5 22.Ne5 Ne4 23.Rd3 Nd2 24.Rxd8+ Rxd8 25.Rd1 Nxf1 26.Rxd8+ Kh7 27.c6 Qa5 0-1 [Event "It"] [Site "Astana KAZ"] [Date "2001.05.26"] [Round "6"] [White "Gelfand,B"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2712"] [BlackElo "2797"] [ECO "D58"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 O-O 7.e3 b6 8.Bd3 Bb7 9.O-O Nbd7 10.Bg3 c5 11.cxd5 Nxd5 12.Nxd5 exd5 13.b3 a6 14.Rc1 Re8 15.Re1 Nf6 16.Bh4 Ne4 17.Bxe7 Qxe7 18.Rc2 a5 19.Qc1 Rec8 20.Rd1 a4 21.h3 axb3 22.axb3 Qf6 23.Qb2 Nd6 24.Ne5 Rc7 25.Be2 Ne4 26.Bf3 Ng5 27.Bg4 Qe7 28.Rdc1 Bc8 29.Bxc8 1/2-1/2 [Event "It"] [Site "Astana KAZ"] [Date "2001.05.28"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Sadvakasov,D"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2797"] [BlackElo "2585"] [ECO "D27"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O a6 7.a4 Nc6 8.Qe2 Qc7 9.Rd1 Bd6 10.dxc5 Bxc5 11.b3 O-O 12.Bb2 e5 13.Nc3 e4 14.Ng5 Bd6 15.Nd5 Nxd5 16.Rxd5 Bxh2+ 17.Kh1 Be5 18.Qh5 Bf5 19.Nxf7 Rxf7 20.Qxf5 g6 21.Bxe5 1-0 [Event "It"] [Site "Astana KAZ"] [Date "2001.05.29"] [Round "8"] [White "Shirov,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2722"] [BlackElo "2797"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3 Bd7 10.h3 h6 11.b3 Kc8 12.Bb2 b6 13.Rad1 Ne7 14.Ne2 Ng6 15.Ng3 Nf4 16.Nd4 a5 17.a4 b5 18.Kh2 bxa4 19.bxa4 Nd5 20.Rd3 Nb6 21.Re1 Nxa4 22.Ba1 c5 23.e6 fxe6 24.Nxe6 Bd6 25.Nxg7 Rf8 26.Kg1 c4 27.Rdd1 Bb4 28.Re3 Ra6 29.Ne4 Rc6 30.Nh5 c3 31.Nhg3 Re6 32.Rde1 Rfe8 33.Nh5 Rf8 34.Nxc3 Rc6 35.Nxa4 Bxe1 36.Rxe1 Rxc2 37.Bd4 Bxa4 38.Re5 Bd7 39.Rxa5 Rf5 40.Rxf5 Bxf5 41.Be3 Bg6 1/2-1/2 [Event "It"] [Site "Astana KAZ"] [Date "2001.05.31"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Morozevich,A"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2797"] [BlackElo "2749"] [ECO "D17"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 Nbd7 7.Nxc4 Qc7 8.g3 e5 9.dxe5 Nxe5 10.Bf4 Nfd7 11.Bg2 g5 12.Ne3 gxf4 13.Nxf5 O-O-O 14.Qc2 Nc5 15.O-O Ne6 16.Rad1 Bc5 17.Ne4 Bb4 18.Qc1 fxg3 19.hxg3 Rxd1 20.Rxd1 Rd8 21.Bh3 Kb8 22.Kg2 a5 23.b3 1/2-1/2 [Event "It"] [Site "Astana KAZ"] [Date "2001.06.01"] [Round "10"] [White "Kasparov,G"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2827"] [BlackElo "2797"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3 h6 10.h3 Bd7 11.b3 Ke8 12.Bb2 Rd8 13.Rad1 Ne7 14.Rfe1 Ng6 15.Ne4 Nf4 16.e6 Nxe6 17.Nd4 c5 18.Nf5 Rh7 19.Bf6 Rc8 20.Bxg7 Bxg7 21.Nxg7+ Rxg7 22.Nf6+ Ke7 23.Nxd7 Rd8 24.Ne5 Rxd1 25.Rxd1 Nf4 26.Kh1 Rg5 27.Ng4 Rd5 28.Re1+ Kf8 29.Nxh6 Rd2 30.Re5 Rxf2 31.Rf5 Kg7 32.Ng4 Rxg2 33.Rxf4 Rxc2 34.Rf2 Rc3 35.Kg2 b5 36.h4 c4 37.h5 cxb3 38.axb3 Rc5 39.h6+ Kf8 40.Nf6 Rg5+ 41.Kh1 1-0 [Event "Champions Club Blitz"] [Site "Kasparovchess.com INT"] [Date "2001.06.05"] [Round "1"] [White "Kasparov,G"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2827"] [BlackElo "2797"] [ECO "E12"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.Nc3 Bb7 5.a3 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.e3 g6 8.Nxd5 exd5 9.Bb5+ c6 10.Bd3 Bg7 11.b4 O-O 12.Bd2 Nd7 13.Rb1 Re8 14.O-O Nf6 15.Qc2 Ne4 16.Rfc1 Rc8 17.Be1 Nd6 18.a4 a6 19.Nd2 Rc7 20.Nb3 b5 21.Nc5 Bc8 22.Ra1 Rce7 23.Bc3 Nc4 24.Ra2 Qd6 25.axb5 axb5 26.Ra8 Nb6 27.Ra2 h5 28.Rca1 h4 29.Qd1 h3 30.g3 Nc4 31.Bf1 Bh6 32.Ra8 Bf5 33.Rxe8+ Rxe8 34.Bd2 Qf6 35.Bc1 Bg7 36.Ra6 Kh7 37.Qf3 Kg8 38.g4 Qg5 39.Bxh3 Bxd4 40.Kh1 Ne5 41.Qg3 Nxg4 42.Rxc6 Bxc5 43.Rxc5 Qh5 44.Bg2 Nf6 45.f3 Ne4 46.Qc7 Nxc5 47.bxc5 Bh3 0-1 [Event "Champions Club Blitz"] [Site "Kasparovchess.com INT"] [Date "2001.06.06"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Kasparov,G"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2797"] [BlackElo "2827"] [ECO "D11"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.e3 a6 5.Bd3 Bg4 6.Nbd2 e6 7.b3 Nbd7 8.Bb2 Bd6 9.Qc2 Qb8 10.O-O O-O 11.h3 Bh5 12.Ng5 h6 13.Ngf3 e5 14.cxd5 cxd5 15.dxe5 Nxe5 16.Nxe5 Bxe5 17.Bxe5 Qxe5 18.Rac1 Qe7 19.Qb2 Rfc8 20.Bf5 Rd8 21.Rfe1 Ne8 22.Nf1 Nd6 23.Ng3 Qg5 24.Bd3 Bg6 25.Bxg6 Qxg6 26.Red1 Ne4 27.Ne2 Qd6 28.Nf4 Nf6 29.Rd2 Rd7 30.Rcd1 Rad8 31.Qd4 Qc7 32.Qb2 Qc6 33.Rc2 Qb6 34.Qd4 Qd6 35.Rdc1 Qe7 36.Rc8 Qd6 37.Nd3 Rxc8 38.Rxc8+ Rd8 39.Rc2 Ne4 40.Qe5 Qxe5 41.Nxe5 f6 42.Nf3 Rd7 43.Nd4 Kf7 44.f3 Nd6 45.Kf2 h5 46.g4 hxg4 47.hxg4 g6 48.Rc5 Ne8 49.Ke2 Nc7 50.Kd3 Ke8 51.b4 Rh7 52.a4 Kd7 53.b5 axb5 54.Nxb5 Nxb5 55.axb5 Ke6 56.Kd4 Rh1 57.Rc3 Rf1 1/2-1/2 [Event "Mainz CC Simul"] [Site "Mainz GER"] [Date "2001.06.24"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Schmitt,Hans Walter"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2797"] [BlackElo ""] [ECO "D46"] 1.d4 c6 2.c4 d5 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 Be7 7.O-O b6 8.e4 dxe4 9.Nxe4 Nxe4 10.Bxe4 Bb7 11.Re1 Nf6 12.Bc2 Qc7 13.Bg5 Rd8 14.Qd3 h6 15.Bh4 Nh5 16.Bxe7 Qxe7 17.Ne5 Qg5 18.h4 Qxh4 19.Re4 Qf6 20.Rae1 Rd6 21.Qh3 Nf4 22.Qa3 Rd8 23.Qxa7 Ba8 24.Qxf7+ 1-0 [Event "Mainz CC Simul"] [Site "Mainz GER"] [Date "2001.06.24"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Miklos,Robert"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2797"] [BlackElo ""] [ECO "E97"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.d4 g6 4.Nc3 Bg7 5.e4 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.Kh1 Ne8 10.Ne1 f5 11.exf5 gxf5 12.f4 Ng6 13.fxe5 dxe5 14.Be3 f4 15.Bc5 Nd6 16.Bd3 Bf5 17.Bxf5 Rxf5 18.Bxd6 cxd6 19.Ne4 Rc8 20.Rc1 Qe7 21.Nf3 Bf6 22.c5 dxc5 23.d6 Qf8 24.Qd5+ Kh8 25.d7 Rb8 26.Rxc5 Rh5 27.Nxf6 Ne7 28.Qe6 Rh6 29.Rxe5 Nc6 30.Rf5 Ne7 31.Rxf4 1-0 [Event "Mainz CC Simul"] [Site "Mainz GER"] [Date "2001.06.24"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Depner,Jochen"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2797"] [BlackElo ""] [ECO "E70"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Bg5 O-O 6.Qd2 Nbd7 7.Be2 c5 8.Nf3 cxd4 9.Nxd4 Nc5 10.f3 Ne6 11.Be3 Nxd4 12.Bxd4 Ne8 13.Bxg7 Nxg7 14.O-O Bd7 15.Kh1 Rc8 16.Rad1 Be6 17.b3 Qa5 18.Nd5 Qd8 19.Ne3 Qc7 20.f4 f5 21.Bd3 Rf7 22.exf5 Bxf5 23.Nxf5 gxf5 24.Rde1 Kh8 25.Re3 e5 26.fxe5 dxe5 27.Qf2 f4 28.Rh3 Nf5 29.Bxf5 Rxf5 30.Qxa7 Rg8 31.Rd3 Qc6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Mainz CC Simul"] [Site "Mainz GER"] [Date "2001.06.24"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Beutel,Jens"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2797"] [BlackElo ""] [ECO "C81"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Nxe4 6.d4 b5 7.Bb3 d5 8.dxe5 Be6 9.Qe2 Be7 10.Nbd2 Nc5 11.Rd1 O-O 12.c3 Nxb3 13.Nxb3 Qd7 14.Nfd4 Nd8 15.Nxe6 fxe6 16.Be3 Nb7 17.Nd2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Mainz CC Simul"] [Site "Mainz GER"] [Date "2001.06.24"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Rotermund,Verena"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2797"] [BlackElo ""] [ECO "C55"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 5.e5 Ne4 6.O-O Be7 7.c3 d5 8.exd6 Nxd6 9.Bd5 Na5 10.Nxd4 c6 11.Bf3 O-O 12.Re1 Bf6 13.Bf4 Nac4 14.Nd2 Nb6 15.N2b3 Nf5 16.Nxf5 Bxf5 17.Bd6 Re8 18.Rxe8+ Qxe8 19.Nc5 Nc4 20.Nxb7 Qd7 21.Qa4 Qxb7 22.Qxc4 Qxb2 23.Rd1 Be6 24.Qxc6 Rc8 25.Qa6 Rxc3 26.Be5 Qa3 27.Qb7 Rc8 28.Bxf6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Mainz CC Simul"] [Site "Mainz GER"] [Date "2001.06.24"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Eidam,Horst"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2797"] [BlackElo ""] [ECO "E92"] 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nf3 d6 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.d5 a5 8.Bg5 h6 9.Be3 Ng4 10.Bd2 Nd7 11.h3 Ngf6 12.Be3 Nc5 13.Nd2 Bd7 14.O-O Kh7 15.b3 b6 16.a3 Ng8 17.b4 Nb7 18.Qc2 Ne7 19.Nb3 h5 20.c5 bxc5 21.bxc5 a4 22.cxd6 cxd6 23.Nd2 Bh6 24.Bxh6 Kxh6 25.Nc4 Qc7 26.Rac1 Nc5 27.f4 f6 28.fxe5 fxe5 29.Qd2+ Kh7 30.Qg5 Ng8 31.Kh2 Nb3 32.Rxf8 Rxf8 33.Rf1 Rxf1 34.Bxf1 Na5 35.Nxa5 Qxa5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Mainz CC Simul"] [Site "Mainz GER"] [Date "2001.06.24"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Zemke,Christine"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2797"] [BlackElo ""] [ECO "D27"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 a6 6.O-O c5 7.Bd3 Nc6 8.a3 Bd7 9.Nc3 Qc7 10.Qe2 Be7 11.dxc5 Bxc5 12.b4 Bd6 13.Bb2 Ne5 14.Nxe5 Bxe5 15.Rac1 Bxh2+ 16.Kh1 Qb8 17.f4 Bg3 18.Qf3 Bh4 19.Qh3 g5 20.Ne4 Nxe4 21.Bxe4 e5 22.Bf5 Bxf5 23.Qxf5 Qd8 24.Rfd1 1-0 [Event "Mainz CC Simul"] [Site "Mainz GER"] [Date "2001.06.24"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Oldigs,Adolf"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2797"] [BlackElo ""] [ECO "B52"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.Bxd7+ Nxd7 5.O-O Ngf6 6.Re1 e5 7.c3 h6 8.d4 cxd4 9.cxd4 Be7 10.Nc3 a6 11.Be3 O-O 12.h3 b5 13.a3 Rc8 14.Rc1 Re8 15.d5 Nc5 16.Nh2 Ncxe4 17.Nxe4 Nxe4 18.Qf3 Ng5 19.Qg4 Rxc1 20.Rxc1 Rf8 21.Rc6 f5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Mainz CC Simul"] [Site "Mainz GER"] [Date "2001.06.24"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Schneider,Joerg"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2797"] [BlackElo ""] [ECO "A70"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.Nf3 g6 7.Nd2 Nbd7 8.e4 Bg7 9.Nc4 Nb6 10.Ne3 O-O 11.Bd3 a6 12.O-O Qc7 13.a4 Nbd7 14.f4 h5 15.Kh1 Qd8 16.Bd2 Re8 17.Qf3 Ng4 18.Nxg4 hxg4 19.Qxg4 c4 20.Bc2 Qb6 21.Rab1 Nf6 22.Qh4 Qd4 23.Rbd1 Bg4 24.Bc1 Bxd1 25.Rxd1 Qc5 26.Rf1 b5 27.f5 gxf5 28.Bh6 Qd4 29.Bxg7 Kxg7 30.Qg5+ Kf8 31.Qxf5 Ke7 32.axb5 Rh8 33.h3 axb5 34.Nxb5 Qxb2 35.e5 Qxe5 36.Qxe5+ dxe5 37.d6+ Ke6 38.Nc7+ Kxd6 39.Nxa8 Ng4 40.Rf3 Rxa8 41.hxg4 Ra1+ 42.Kh2 Rc1 43.Bh7 c3 44.Rf2 Kd5 45.Rxf7 e4 46.g5 c2 47.Rc7 e3 48.Bd3 Kd6 49.Rc8 e2 50.Bxe2 1-0 [Event "Mainz CC Simul"] [Site "Mainz GER"] [Date "2001.06.24"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Gypser,A"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2797"] [BlackElo "2210"] [ECO "D37"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Be7 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.a3 Nc6 9.Be2 dxc4 10.Qc2 a6 11.Bxc4 Be7 12.O-O b5 13.Bd3 Bb7 14.Ne4 h6 15.Rfd1 Qb6 16.Nd6 Bxd6 17.Bxd6 Rfd8 18.Bg3 Rac8 19.Qe2 Na5 20.Be5 Nb3 21.Bxf6 gxf6 22.Rab1 Nc5 23.Bc2 Be4 24.Bxe4 Nxe4 25.h3 Rxd1+ 26.Rxd1 Rd8 27.Rc1 Nd6 28.Nd4 Rc8 29.Qg4+ Kh7 30.Rd1 Rg8 31.Qf3 f5 32.Qc6 Qxc6 33.Nxc6 Nc4 34.Rd7 Kg7 35.b3 Nxa3 36.Ne5 Rf8 37.Ra7 Nb1 38.Rxa6 Nd2 39.b4 Rc8 40.g4 fxg4 41.hxg4 Rc1+ 42.Kg2 Nc4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Mainz CC Simul"] [Site "Mainz GER"] [Date "2001.06.24"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Kropp,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2797"] [BlackElo "2104"] [ECO "A30"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 d6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 g6 6.g3 Nc6 7.Bg2 Bd7 8.O-O Bg7 9.Nxc6 Bxc6 10.e4 O-O 11.Be3 Qc8 12.Rc1 b6 13.Re1 h5 14.Nd5 Bxd5 15.exd5 Re8 16.Qd2 h4 17.Bg5 hxg3 18.hxg3 Qd7 19.Re2 Rac8 20.b4 Rc7 21.Bf4 Nh5 22.Be3 Rec8 23.Qd3 Nf6 24.Bd4 Kf8 25.Rec2 Bh6 26.Be3 Bxe3 27.Qxe3 Kg7 28.a3 Kh7 29.Qd3 Kg7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Mainz CC Simul"] [Site "Mainz GER"] [Date "2001.06.24"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Quist,S"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2797"] [BlackElo "2205"] [ECO "B17"] 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Bc4 e6 6.Nf3 Ngf6 7.Nxf6+ Nxf6 8.Qe2 Bd6 9.Bg5 h6 10.Bh4 Qa5+ 11.c3 Nd5 12.O-O b5 13.Bb3 O-O 14.Ne5 Qc7 15.Rfe1 a6 16.Bg3 Bb7 17.Nd3 a5 18.Bc2 Bxg3 19.hxg3 Ba6 20.Nc5 Ra7 21.a4 Qb6 22.Bd3 Rb8 23.Qe4 Nf6 24.Qf4 Bc8 25.Re2 b4 26.c4 Nd7 27.Rd1 Rba8 28.Bc2 Ba6 29.Nxd7 Rxd7 30.b3 Rad8 31.Red2 Bb7 32.Qe4 g6 33.Qe3 Kh7 34.f4 Qc7 35.c5 Re7 36.Be4 Qd7 37.Kf2 f5 38.Bf3 Qe8 39.g4 Qf7 40.Rh1 Rf8 41.g3 Qg7 42.Qe5 Rd7 43.Rh2 h5 44.gxh5 gxh5 45.Rxh5+ Kg8 46.Rg5 Qxg5 47.fxg5 1-0 [Event "Mainz CC Champions Duel Playoff"] [Site "Mainz GER"] [Date "2001.06.26"] [Round "1"] [White "Anand,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2794"] [BlackElo "2797"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Qb6 5.Nb3 Nf6 6.Nc3 e6 7.Qe2 Bb4 8.Bd2 O-O 9.a3 Be7 10.O-O-O d6 11.g4 a6 12.g5 Nd7 13.h4 Qc7 14.f4 b5 15.Kb1 b4 16.axb4 Nxb4 17.f5 Rb8 18.Bf4 exf5 19.exf5 Ne5 20.Bh3 Re8 21.g6 hxg6 22.Bxe5 dxe5 23.fxg6 fxg6 24.h5 Bf5 25.hxg6 Bxh3 26.Rxh3 Bg5 27.Ne4 Bf4 28.Nbc5 1-0 [Event "Mainz CC Champions Duel"] [Site "Mainz GER"] [Date "2001.06.26"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Anand,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2797"] [BlackElo "2794"] [ECO "D27"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 e6 4.e3 Nf6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O a6 7.a4 cxd4 8.exd4 Nc6 9.Nc3 Be7 10.Bg5 O-O 11.Re1 Bd7 12.Qe2 Re8 13.Rad1 Nd5 14.Bd2 Bf6 15.Ne4 Nxd4 16.Nxd4 Bxd4 17.Bg5 Qb6 18.a5 Qa7 19.Nd6 Rf8 20.Bxd5 exd5 21.Be7 Be6 22.Qf3 Bxb2 23.Rb1 Qd4 24.Bxf8 Rxf8 25.Nxb7 Bc3 26.Re3 Bg4 27.Qg3 Bf5 28.Rf1 Bd2 29.Nd6 Bg6 30.Rf3 Bxa5 31.h4 Bc7 32.Nf5 Bxg3 33.Nxd4 Bxh4 34.Ra3 Bf6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Mainz CC Champions Duel Playoff"] [Site "Mainz GER"] [Date "2001.06.26"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Anand,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2797"] [BlackElo "2794"] [ECO "D27"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 e6 4.e3 Nf6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O a6 7.Bb3 Nbd7 8.Qe2 b5 9.e4 Bb7 10.d5 c4 11.dxe6 fxe6 12.Bc2 Bd6 13.b3 Ne5 14.Nbd2 c3 15.Nb1 Nxf3+ 16.Qxf3 b4 17.a3 a5 18.Qh3 e5 19.axb4 axb4 20.Rxa8 Bxa8 21.Qe6+ Qe7 22.Qc8+ Qd8 23.Qa6 O-O 24.Rd1 Ng4 25.Qxd6 Qh4 26.Qc5 Qxh2+ 27.Kf1 Rxf2+ 28.Qxf2 Nxf2 29.Kxf2 Qh4+ 30.Kf3 Qh5+ 31.Ke3 Qg5+ 32.Kf2 Qh4+ 33.Kf3 h5 34.Rf1 Qg4+ 35.Ke3 Qxg2 36.Bd3 Qg3+ 37.Ke2 Qg4+ 38.Ke3 Qg3+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Mainz CC Champions Duel"] [Site "Mainz GER"] [Date "2001.06.26"] [Round "2"] [White "Anand,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2794"] [BlackElo "2797"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.Bxc6 dxc6 6.Re1 Nf6 7.Nxe5 Be7 8.Qe2 Be6 9.d3 Nd7 10.Nc3 Nxe5 11.Qxe5 O-O 12.Bf4 Rc8 13.Qe3 b6 14.Qg3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Mainz CC Champions Duel"] [Site "Mainz GER"] [Date "2001.06.27"] [Round "3"] [White "Anand,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2794"] [BlackElo "2797"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3 h6 10.h3 Bd7 11.b3 Kc8 12.Bb2 b6 13.Rad1 Ne7 14.Rd2 c5 15.Rfd1 Be6 16.Ne2 g5 17.h4 g4 18.Nh2 h5 19.Rd8+ Kb7 20.Rxa8 Kxa8 21.Rd8+ Kb7 22.Nf4 Ng6 23.g3 c4 24.bxc4 Nxf4 25.gxf4 g3 26.Nf1 gxf2+ 27.Kh2 Bxc4 0-1 [Event "Mainz CC Champions Duel"] [Site "Mainz GER"] [Date "2001.06.27"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Anand,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2797"] [BlackElo "2794"] [ECO "D26"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 a6 4.e3 Nf6 5.Bxc4 e6 6.O-O c5 7.Bb3 Nc6 8.Nc3 cxd4 9.exd4 Be7 10.Bg5 O-O 11.Qd2 h6 12.Bf4 Re8 13.Rad1 Bf8 14.Ne5 Ne7 15.Qd3 Ned5 16.Bc1 b5 17.Qg3 Bb7 18.Bxh6 Nxc3 19.bxc3 Ne4 20.Qg4 Nf6 21.Qg5 Qe7 22.Rd3 Ne4 23.Qg4 Nf6 24.Qg5 Ne4 25.Qg4 Nf6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Mainz CC Champions Duel"] [Site "Mainz GER"] [Date "2001.06.29"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Anand,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2797"] [BlackElo "2794"] [ECO "D29"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 e6 4.e3 Nf6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O a6 7.Bb3 Nbd7 8.Qe2 b5 9.a4 Bb7 10.axb5 axb5 11.Rxa8 Qxa8 12.Nc3 b4 13.Nb5 Qb8 14.e4 cxd4 15.Nbxd4 Bd6 16.Bxe6 fxe6 17.Nxe6 h6 18.Nxg7+ Kf7 19.Nf5 Bxe4 20.Nxh6+ Kg7 21.h3 Rxh6 22.Bxh6+ Kxh6 23.Rd1 Bxf3 24.Qxf3 Be5 25.Qe3+ Kg7 26.Qg5+ Kf7 27.Qf5 Nf8 28.b3 Bc3 29.g3 Qe5 30.Qxe5 Bxe5 31.f4 Bc3 32.Kg2 Ne4 33.g4 Nd2 34.f5 Nxb3 35.g5 Nc5 36.Kf3 b3 37.h4 b2 38.h5 Bd2 39.Rb1 Bc1 40.Ke2 Nb3 41.Kd3 Nd2 42.Rxb2 Bxb2 43.Kxd2 Kg7 44.Kd3 Bc1 45.g6 Nd7 46.Ke4 Nf6+ 47.Ke5 Nxh5 0-1 [Event "Mainz CC Champions Duel"] [Site "Mainz GER"] [Date "2001.06.29"] [Round "6"] [White "Anand,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2794"] [BlackElo "2797"] [ECO "C78"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.a4 Bb7 8.d3 O-O 9.axb5 axb5 10.Rxa8 Bxa8 11.Nc3 b4 12.Nd5 Nxd5 13.Bxd5 d6 14.c3 bxc3 15.bxc3 Ne7 16.Bxa8 Qxa8 17.d4 exd4 18.cxd4 Bb6 19.Qc2 h6 20.Re1 Re8 21.Bd2 Ng6 22.h3 d5 23.e5 Nf8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Mainz CC Champions Duel"] [Site "Mainz GER"] [Date "2001.06.30"] [Round "7"] [White "Anand,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2794"] [BlackElo "2797"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Qb6 5.Nb3 Nf6 6.Nc3 e6 7.a3 Be7 8.f4 d6 9.Qf3 a6 10.Bd3 O-O 11.g4 Nd7 12.Be3 Qc7 13.g5 b5 14.h4 b4 15.Ne2 bxa3 16.bxa3 Rb8 17.O-O Nce5 18.fxe5 Nxe5 19.Qg3 Nxd3 20.cxd3 Rxb3 21.Rfc1 Qd7 22.Nf4 Bb7 23.Rcb1 Qb5 24.Rxb3 Qxb3 25.Qe1 Qa4 26.Qd1 Qd7 27.Qg4 d5 28.Nh5 Qd6 29.e5 Qxe5 30.Qd4 Qxd4 31.Bxd4 f6 32.Rc1 Rf7 33.gxf6 gxf6 34.Rb1 Bxa3 35.Nxf6+ Kf8 36.Rb3 Bd6 37.Rb6 e5 38.Rxd6 exd4 39.Nxd5 Bxd5 40.Rxd5 Rf4 41.h5 Kg7 42.Kg2 Kf6 43.Kg3 Rf5 44.Rxd4 Kg5 45.Rd6 a5 46.h6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Mainz CC Champions Duel"] [Site "Mainz GER"] [Date "2001.06.30"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Anand,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2797"] [BlackElo "2794"] [ECO "D27"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 e6 4.e3 Nf6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O a6 7.dxc5 Qxd1 8.Rxd1 Bxc5 9.Be2 Nc6 10.Nbd2 O-O 11.b3 Rd8 12.Bb2 Bd7 13.Nc4 Be8 14.Nfe5 Rxd1+ 15.Rxd1 Rd8 16.Rxd8 Nxd8 17.Bf3 Be7 18.Nb6 Bc5 19.Bd4 Bxd4 20.exd4 Kf8 21.Kf1 Bb5+ 22.Ke1 Ne8 23.a4 Bc6 24.Bxc6 bxc6 25.Nbd7+ Ke7 26.Nb8 Nc7 27.Nexc6+ Nxc6 28.Nxc6+ Kd6 29.Nb4 e5 30.dxe5+ Kxe5 31.Kd2 Kd4 32.Nc2+ Kc5 33.g3 g6 34.Kd3 Nd5 35.Ne3 Nb4+ 36.Kc3 f5 37.Nc2 Nd5+ 38.Kd3 h6 39.f4 h5 40.Kd2 h4 41.gxh4 Nxf4 42.Ne1 Kd5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Mainz CC Champions Duel"] [Site "Mainz GER"] [Date "2001.07.01"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Anand,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2797"] [BlackElo "2794"] [ECO "D27"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 e6 4.e3 Nf6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O a6 7.Bb3 cxd4 8.exd4 Nc6 9.Nc3 Be7 10.Re1 O-O 11.Bf4 Na5 12.Bc2 b5 13.d5 exd5 14.Qd3 Nc6 15.Bc7 Qd7 16.Ne5 Nxe5 17.Bxe5 g6 18.a4 Bb7 19.axb5 axb5 20.Qxb5 Qxb5 21.Nxb5 Rxa1 22.Rxa1 Rc8 23.Bd3 Nd7 24.Bc3 Nc5 25.Bf1 Ba6 26.Nd4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Mainz CC Champions Duel"] [Site "Mainz GER"] [Date "2001.07.01"] [Round "10"] [White "Anand,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2794"] [BlackElo "2797"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.O-O Be7 8.Re1 Bg4 9.c4 Nf6 10.Nc3 Bxf3 11.Qxf3 Nxd4 12.Qd1 Ne6 13.Bf5 dxc4 14.Qa4+ c6 15.Bxe6 fxe6 16.Qxc4 O-O 17.Qxe6+ Rf7 18.Be3 Qd6 19.Qxd6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sparkassen Cat XXI"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2001.07.12"] [Round "1"] [White "Topalov,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2711"] [BlackElo "2802"] [ECO "A17"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qb3 c5 5.g3 Nc6 6.a3 Ba5 7.Bg2 O-O 8.O-O d5 9.d3 h6 10.Bf4 Re8 11.Na4 b6 12.Ne5 Bd7 13.e3 g5 14.Nxc6 Bxc6 15.Be5 Ng4 16.Bc3 Bxc3 17.Nxc3 dxc4 18.dxc4 Bxg2 19.Kxg2 Qe7 20.Ne4 f5 21.h3 Ne5 22.Qc3 Nd7 23.Nd2 Rad8 24.Rad1 Nf6 25.Nf3 Rxd1 26.Rxd1 e5 27.Qc2 e4 28.Ng1 Rd8 29.Ne2 Rxd1 30.Qxd1 Qd7 31.Qxd7 Nxd7 32.b3 Ne5 33.Nc3 Kf7 34.g4 fxg4 35.hxg4 Nxg4 36.Nxe4 Ke6 37.Nc3 Ne5 38.f4 gxf4 39.exf4 Nc6 40.Nb5 h5 41.Kg3 a5 42.Nc7+ Kf5 43.Nd5 Nd4 44.Kh4 Nxb3 45.Kxh5 Nd2 46.Nxb6 Kxf4 47.Na4 Ne4 0-1 [Event "Sparkassen Cat XXI"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2001.07.13"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Leko,P"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2802"] [BlackElo "2730"] [ECO "E48"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Ne2 Re8 8.O-O Bf8 9.a3 a5 10.Kh1 Na6 11.f3 c5 12.Nf4 Nc7 13.dxc5 Bxc5 14.e4 dxe4 15.Nxe4 Nxe4 16.Bxe4 Qxd1 17.Rxd1 Nb5 18.Nd3 Bf8 19.Bf4 Nd6 20.Bd5 Be6 21.Bxe6 Rxe6 22.Nc5 Rf6 23.Be5 Rf5 24.Bxd6 Bxd6 25.Nxb7 Be7 26.Nd6 Rc5 27.Rab1 Rd8 28.b4 axb4 29.axb4 Re5 30.Nc4 Rxd1+ 31.Rxd1 Rb5 32.Ne3 Bxb4 33.Rb1 Rb8 34.Nd5 Bd6 35.Rxb8+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sparkassen Cat XXI"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2001.07.14"] [Round "3"] [White "Adams,Mi"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2744"] [BlackElo "2802"] [ECO "B80"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Qd2 Be7 8.f3 O-O 9.O-O-O a6 10.g4 Nxd4 11.Bxd4 b5 12.Kb1 Qc7 13.g5 Nd7 14.h4 b4 15.Na4 Bb7 16.b3 d5 17.exd5 Bxd5 18.Qe3 Rfc8 19.Bd3 Nc5 20.Nxc5 Bxc5 21.Be4 Bxd4 22.Rxd4 a5 23.Rhd1 g6 24.Qe2 Qg3 25.Bxd5 exd5 26.Rxd5 Qxh4 27.Qd2 Qg3 28.f4 Qc3 29.Qxc3 Rxc3 30.f5 gxf5 31.Rxf5 Ra7 32.Rd2 Kg7 33.Kb2 a4 34.a3 axb3 35.axb4 bxc2 36.Rxc2 Rxc2+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sparkassen Cat XXI"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2001.07.15"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Morozevich,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2802"] [BlackElo "2749"] [ECO "D12"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bd3 Bxd3 7.Qxd3 e6 8.O-O Be7 9.e4 O-O 10.Rd1 b5 11.c5 dxe4 12.Nxe4 Nxe4 13.Qxe4 Qd5 14.Qxd5 cxd5 15.Bf4 Nc6 16.Ne5 Nb8 17.Rd3 Rc8 18.Re1 Bf6 19.Ng4 Nc6 20.Nxf6+ gxf6 21.Bg3 Kg7 22.Bh4 Ne7 23.g4 Ng6 24.Bg3 a5 25.Bd6 h5 26.gxh5 Nh4 27.Rg3+ Kh6 28.Be7 Nf5 29.Bxf6 Nxg3 30.fxg3 Rg8 31.Kg2 Kxh5 32.h3 Kg6 33.Rf1 Kh7 34.g4 b4 35.Kg3 b3 36.a3 Rac8 37.h4 Rg6 38.h5 1-0 [Event "Sparkassen Cat XXI"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2001.07.16"] [Round "5"] [White "Anand,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2794"] [BlackElo "2802"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.O-O Be7 8.c4 Nf6 9.Nc3 O-O 10.Re1 Be6 11.c5 Bg4 12.Be2 Ne4 13.Be3 Bf6 14.h3 Bh5 15.Qa4 Re8 16.Rad1 a6 17.a3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sparkassen Cat XXI"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2001.07.18"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Topalov,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2802"] [BlackElo "2711"] [ECO "A79"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.d5 d6 5.Nc3 exd5 6.cxd5 g6 7.Nd2 Bg7 8.e4 O-O 9.Be2 Re8 10.O-O Na6 11.f3 Nc7 12.a4 Nd7 13.Kh1 b6 14.Ra3 Qe7 15.Nb5 Nxb5 16.Bxb5 Rd8 17.a5 a6 18.Bc6 Rb8 19.axb6 Nxb6 20.b3 Be5 21.f4 Bg7 22.f5 Nd7 23.Bxd7 Bxd7 24.Qf3 Bd4 25.f6 Qf8 26.Nc4 Bb5 27.Be3 Bxe3 28.Qxe3 h5 29.h4 Kh7 30.Rfa1 Bxc4 31.bxc4 Rb4 32.Rc3 Re8 33.Rxa6 Rb1+ 34.Kh2 Rf1 35.Rca3 Rxf6 36.e5 Rf5 37.e6 fxe6 38.Ra7+ Kg8 39.Qg3 Qf6 40.Ra8 Rxa8 41.Rxa8+ Kg7 42.Ra7+ Kg8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sparkassen Cat XXI"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2001.07.19"] [Round "7"] [White "Leko,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2730"] [BlackElo "2802"] [ECO "B83"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 e6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 d6 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Be2 Be7 8.Qd2 O-O 9.f4 a6 10.O-O-O Nd7 11.g4 Nxd4 12.Bxd4 b5 13.a3 Bb7 14.g5 Rc8 15.Rhg1 e5 16.Be3 exf4 17.Bxf4 Nc5 18.Qe3 Qc7 19.e5 dxe5 20.Bxe5 Qb6 21.Kb1 Na4 22.Qxb6 Nxb6 23.Bg4 Rce8 24.Bd6 Nc4 25.Bxe7 Rxe7 26.Rge1 Re3 27.Kc1 g6 28.Bd7 Rxe1 29.Rxe1 Rd8 30.Bg4 Rd4 31.h3 Rf4 32.a4 b4 33.Ne2 Rf2 34.Nd4 Rf4 35.Ne2 Rf2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sparkassen Cat XXI"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2001.07.20"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Adams,Mi"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2802"] [BlackElo "2744"] [ECO "E15"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 c6 8.Bc3 d5 9.Nbd2 Nbd7 10.Qc2 O-O 11.e4 Bb7 12.O-O Rc8 13.Rfe1 a5 14.a3 h6 15.Bb2 Qc7 16.Rad1 Rfd8 17.Qb1 Qb8 18.e5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sparkassen Cat XXI"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2001.07.21"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Anand,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2802"] [BlackElo "2794"] [ECO "D27"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 e6 4.e3 Nf6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O a6 7.Bb3 cxd4 8.exd4 Nc6 9.Nc3 Be7 10.Bg5 O-O 11.Qd2 Na5 12.Bc2 b5 13.Qf4 Ra7 14.Rad1 Bb7 15.d5 Bxd5 16.Nxd5 exd5 17.Qh4 h5 18.Rfe1 Nc6 19.g4 Qd6 20.gxh5 Qb4 21.h6 Qxh4 22.Nxh4 Ne4 23.hxg7 Rc8 24.Bxe7 Nxe7 25.Bxe4 dxe4 26.Rxe4 Kxg7 27.Rd6 Rc5 28.Rg4+ Kh7 29.Nf3 Ng6 30.Ng5+ Kg7 31.Nxf7 Rxf7 32.Rdxg6+ Kh7 33.R6g5 Rxg5 34.Rxg5 Rc7 35.a3 b4 36.axb4 Rc1+ 37.Kg2 Rb1 38.Ra5 Rxb2 39.Ra4 1-0 [Event "Sparkassen Cat XXI"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2001.07.22"] [Round "10"] [White "Morozevich,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2749"] [BlackElo "2802"] [ECO "C45"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Be3 Qf6 6.c3 Nge7 7.Bc4 Ne5 8.Be2 Qg6 9.O-O d6 10.f4 Qxe4 11.Bf2 Bxd4 12.cxd4 N5g6 13.g3 Bh3 14.Bf3 Qf5 15.Re1 d5 16.Qb3 O-O 17.Nc3 c6 18.Qxb7 Rfb8 19.Qc7 Qf6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Botvinnik Mem Match"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2001.12.01"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Kasparov,G"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2809"] [BlackElo "2838"] [ECO "D27"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 e6 4.e3 a6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O Nf6 7.dxc5 Qxd1 8.Rxd1 Bxc5 9.Nbd2 O-O 10.Be2 Rd8 11.Ne5 Be7 12.b3 Nd5 13.Bb2 f6 14.Nd3 Nc6 15.e4 Nb6 16.e5 f5 17.Rac1 Bd7 18.Nf3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Botvinnik Mem Match"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2001.12.02"] [Round "2"] [White "Kasparov,G"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2838"] [BlackElo "2809"] [ECO "B41"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.c4 Nf6 6.Nc3 Qc7 7.a3 d6 8.Be3 b6 9.Rc1 Nbd7 10.Be2 Bb7 11.f3 Be7 12.O-O O-O 13.Kh1 Rac8 14.b4 Qb8 15.Qd2 Bd8 16.Rc2 Re8 17.Na4 Bc7 18.Bg1 Rcd8 19.Rb1 Ba8 20.Qc1 h6 21.Nb2 Nf8 22.Nd3 Ng6 23.a4 Qc8 24.b5 a5 25.Nc6 Bxc6 26.bxc6 e5 27.Bxb6 Ne7 28.c5 d5 29.Bxc7 Qxc7 30.Rb7 Qxc6 31.Rb5 Ng6 32.exd5 Nxd5 33.Nf2 Ngf4 34.Bf1 Ne6 35.Rxa5 Qc7 36.Rb5 Nd4 37.Rc4 Nxb5 38.axb5 Rb8 39.b6 Nxb6 40.cxb6 Qxb6 41.Qe1 Rec8 42.Rxc8+ Rxc8 43.Ng4 Re8 44.Bd3 Qd4 45.Be4 f5 46.Bxf5 Ra8 47.Bb1 Qb2 48.h4 Ra1 49.Kh2 Qxb1 50.Qxe5 Qh1+ 51.Kg3 Qe1+ 52.Qxe1 Rxe1 53.Kf4 Re2 54.Ne3 g6 55.g4 Kf7 56.h5 g5+ 57.Ke4 Ke6 58.f4 Rf2 59.Nd5 gxf4 60.Nxf4+ Kf6 61.Ke3 Ra2 62.Nd3 Ra3 63.Ke4 Ra1 64.Kf4 Ra4+ 65.Kf3 Ra3 66.Ke4 Rb3 67.Nc5 Rb4+ 68.Kf3 Rb5 69.Ne4+ Ke5 70.g5 Rb4 71.Nf2 Rf4+ 72.Kg3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Botvinnik Mem Match"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2001.12.04"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Kasparov,G"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2809"] [BlackElo "2838"] [ECO "D58"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 O-O 6.e3 h6 7.Bh4 b6 8.Qb3 Bb7 9.Bxf6 Bxf6 10.cxd5 exd5 11.Rd1 Re8 12.a3 c6 13.Bd3 Nd7 14.O-O g6 15.Bb1 Bg7 16.e4 Ba6 17.Rfe1 Bc4 18.Qc2 dxe4 19.Rxe4 Rxe4 20.Qxe4 Bb3 21.Bc2 Nf6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Botvinnik Mem Match"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2001.12.05"] [Round "4"] [White "Kasparov,G"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2838"] [BlackElo "2809"] [ECO "C80"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Nxe4 6.d4 b5 7.Bb3 d5 8.dxe5 Be6 9.Be3 Bc5 10.Qd3 O-O 11.Nc3 Nb4 12.Qe2 Nxc3 13.bxc3 Bxe3 14.Qxe3 Nc6 15.a4 Na5 16.axb5 axb5 17.Nd4 Qe8 18.f4 c5 19.Nxe6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Botvinnik Mem Rapid Match"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2001.12.07"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Kasparov,G"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2809"] [BlackElo "2838"] [ECO "D27"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 e6 4.e3 a6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O Nf6 7.Bd3 b6 8.dxc5 Bxc5 9.a3 Bb7 10.Qe2 O-O 11.Nbd2 Nbd7 12.b4 Be7 13.Bb2 a5 14.bxa5 Rxa5 15.Bb5 Qb8 16.a4 Rc8 17.Rfc1 Ra7 18.Rxc8+ Qxc8 19.Rc1 Qa8 20.Nd4 Nc5 21.Nc4 Nd5 22.e4 Nf4 23.Qg4 Ng6 24.Nxb6 Qd8 25.Nc4 Nxa4 26.Bxa4 Rxa4 27.Qd1 Rb4 28.Ba3 Rxc4 29.Rxc4 Bxa3 30.Qb3 Ba6 31.Ra4 Bc5 32.Rxa6 Qxd4 33.Ra8+ Nf8 34.Qc2 g6 35.g3 Kg7 36.Kg2 e5 37.Ra4 Qd6 38.Qc4 Ne6 39.Qd5 Qb8 40.Ra8 Qb2 41.Ra2 Qc3 42.Qd2 Qb3 43.Qd5 Qb8 44.Ra8 Qc7 45.Ra6 Bd4 46.Qc6 Qe7 47.Ra8 Qf6 48.Qc2 Ng5 49.Ra3 Qe6 50.h4 Qh3+ 51.Kg1 Ne6 52.Rb3 Qg4 53.Qd3 Nc5 54.Qf3 Qxf3 0-1 [Event "Botvinnik Mem Rapid Match"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2001.12.07"] [Round "2"] [White "Kasparov,G"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2838"] [BlackElo "2809"] [ECO "E34"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 d5 5.cxd5 Qxd5 6.e3 c5 7.Bd2 Bxc3 8.Bxc3 cxd4 9.Bxd4 Nc6 10.Bc3 O-O 11.Nf3 Rd8 12.Be2 Qe4 13.Qb3 Nd5 14.Bd2 Qg6 15.O-O e5 16.Rfd1 e4 17.Ne1 Qf5 18.Bc3 Rb8 19.g4 Qe6 20.Ng2 Nxc3 21.Rxd8+ Nxd8 22.Qxc3 Nc6 23.Rd1 Qe7 24.Nf4 Be6 25.b4 Qxb4 26.Qxb4 Nxb4 27.Nxe6 fxe6 28.Bc4 Kf7 29.Rd4 Nd3 30.Rxe4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Botvinnik Mem Rapid Match"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2001.12.07"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Kasparov,G"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2809"] [BlackElo "2838"] [ECO "D15"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 a6 5.a4 e6 6.Bg5 Nbd7 7.a5 h6 8.Bxf6 Nxf6 9.c5 g6 10.Qc2 Bg7 11.e4 dxe4 12.Nxe4 Nxe4 13.Qxe4 Qd5 14.Qc2 e5 15.Bc4 Bf5 16.Qe2 Qe4 17.Nxe5 Bxe5 18.Qxe4 Bxe4 19.dxe5 Rd8 20.f3 Bd5 21.Rc1 Bxc4 22.Rxc4 Rd5 23.f4 Ke7 24.O-O Rhd8 25.h3 Rd4 26.Rfc1 Ke6 27.R1c3 g5 28.Rxd4 Rxd4 29.Rb3 Rxf4 30.Rxb7 Rc4 31.Rb6 Rxc5 32.Rxa6 Kxe5 33.b4 Rb5 34.Rxc6 Rxb4 35.Rxh6 Ra4 36.Ra6 Kf4 37.Rf6+ Ke5 38.Ra6 Kf4 39.Rf6+ Ke5 40.Rxf7 Rxa5 41.Kf2 Ra3 42.Rf3 Ra4 43.Kg3 Ke6 44.Rf8 Rb4 45.Kf3 Ra4 46.g4 Ra3+ 47.Kg2 Ra2+ 48.Kg3 Ra3+ 49.Rf3 Rxf3+ 50.Kxf3 Kf7 51.Ke3 Ke7 52.Kd3 Kd7 53.Ke2 Ke6 54.Kf3 Kf7 55.Ke3 Ke7 56.Kd3 Kd7 57.Kc3 Kc7 58.Kd2 Kd6 59.Ke3 Ke7 60.Kf2 Kf6 61.Kg3 Kg7 62.Kf3 Kf7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Botvinnik Mem Rapid Match"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2001.12.08"] [Round "4"] [White "Kasparov,G"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2838"] [BlackElo "2809"] [ECO "A10"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 b6 3.Nf3 Bb7 4.g3 Bb4 5.Bg2 Bxc3 6.bxc3 Ne7 7.O-O O-O 8.d3 d6 9.e4 Nd7 10.Re1 e5 11.a4 a5 12.d4 Ng6 13.Ba3 Re8 14.Qc2 Nf6 15.Nd2 Qd7 16.f3 Ba6 17.Bf1 h6 18.Bd3 Nh7 19.Nf1 Ng5 20.Qd1 exd4 21.cxd4 f5 22.h4 fxe4 23.hxg5 exd3 24.Qxd3 Qf7 25.gxh6 Bxc4 26.Qc3 Bxf1 27.Rxf1 Re2 28.Rf2 Rae8 29.Raf1 R8e3 30.Qc1 Rxf2 31.Qxe3 Rc2 32.Bc1 Qa2 33.Rf2 Rxf2 34.Qxf2 Qxa4 35.Qe3 Qd1+ 36.Kf2 Qc2+ 37.Ke1 Qh2 38.Qg5 Qh1+ 39.Kf2 Qh2+ 40.Ke1 Qh1+ 41.Kf2 Qh2+ 42.Ke1 1/2-1/2 [Event "Botvinnik Mem Rapid Match"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2001.12.08"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Kasparov,G"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2809"] [BlackElo "2838"] [ECO "D02"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 e6 3.g3 c5 4.Bg2 cxd4 5.O-O Nf6 6.Nxd4 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.Bg5 Nbd7 9.e4 dxe4 10.Nc3 Be7 11.Nxe4 Nxe4 12.Bxe7 Qxe7 13.Bxe4 Nf6 14.Bg2 O-O 15.Re1 Qc7 16.Qe2 Nd7 17.c4 Rac8 18.Nd2 f5 19.b3 e4 20.Nf3 Nf6 21.Nd4 Bd7 22.Qe3 Ng4 23.Qf4 Ne5 24.Rad1 Rce8 25.Nc2 Bc6 26.Nb4 Qe7 27.Nxc6 bxc6 28.Qe3 Rd8 29.h3 h6 30.f4 exf3 31.Rxd8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Botvinnik Mem Rapid Match"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2001.12.08"] [Round "6"] [White "Kasparov,G"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2838"] [BlackElo "2809"] [ECO "E44"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 b6 5.Ne2 Bb7 6.a3 Be7 7.d5 O-O 8.Ng3 Re8 9.Be2 Bf8 10.e4 d6 11.O-O Nbd7 12.Be3 c6 13.Qd2 Rc8 14.dxe6 fxe6 15.f4 Qe7 16.Rad1 Rcd8 17.Kh1 Qf7 18.Qc2 Kh8 19.b4 e5 20.Nf5 d5 21.exd5 cxd5 22.Nb5 Qg6 23.Bf3 Rc8 24.Qb1 e4 25.Nh4 Qf7 26.Be2 a6 27.Nc3 dxc4 28.Qb2 b5 29.Nf5 Nd5 30.Nxd5 Qxf5 31.Nc3 Nf6 32.h3 Rcd8 33.Rxd8 Rxd8 34.Rd1 Rxd1+ 35.Bxd1 Qd7 36.Be2 Bc6 37.Qc1 g6 38.Qg1 Bg7 39.Bd4 Kg8 40.Be5 Nd5 41.Bxg7 Qxg7 42.Nxd5 Bxd5 43.Qc5 Qa1+ 44.Kh2 Bf7 45.Bg4 Kg7 46.Qc7 Qf6 47.Bd1 h5 48.a4 Qd4 49.Bc2 e3 50.f5 e2 51.fxg6 e1=Q 52.Qxf7+ Kh6 0-1 [Event "Botvinnik Mem Blitz Match"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2001.12.09"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Kasparov,G"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2809"] [BlackElo "2838"] [ECO "E14"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.e3 Bb7 5.Bd3 d5 6.b3 c5 7.O-O cxd4 8.exd4 Be7 9.Nbd2 O-O 10.Bb2 Nc6 11.Qe2 Re8 12.Rad1 Bf8 13.Rfe1 g6 14.Bb1 Bg7 15.Ne5 Rc8 16.Ndf3 Nd7 17.Ng4 h5 18.Ne3 Ne7 19.h3 Nf6 20.Ne5 Nf5 21.Nf1 Nd6 22.Ne3 Nf5 23.Nf1 Ne4 24.Bxe4 dxe4 25.Ne3 Qc7 26.Nxf5 exf5 27.Bc1 Qe7 28.Qe3 Qd8 29.Qg3 h4 30.Qf4 Re6 31.c5 b5 32.a4 bxa4 33.Nc4 axb3 34.Nd6 Bd5 35.Nxc8 Qxc8 36.Qxh4 a5 37.Bb2 a4 38.Ra1 Ra6 39.Qf4 Bf6 40.Ra3 Kg7 41.Rea1 Qc6 42.Qb8 e3 43.f3 Qe6 44.Qb5 e2 45.Re1 Qe3+ 46.Kh2 Re6 47.Qxa4 Bh4 48.Qb4 Qf2 49.Raa1 Bg3+ 50.Kh1 Bxf3 51.d5+ Kh7 52.Rg1 Re4 53.Qb7 Bxg2+ 54.Rxg2 e1=Q+ 55.Rg1 Qf3+ 0-1 [Event "Botvinnik Mem Blitz Match"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2001.12.09"] [Round "2"] [White "Kasparov,G"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2838"] [BlackElo "2809"] [ECO "E12"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Bb7 5.Nc3 d5 6.cxd5 exd5 7.g3 Be7 8.Bg2 O-O 9.O-O Na6 10.Qc2 Re8 11.Rd1 h6 12.Bf4 Bf8 13.Rac1 c6 14.Ne5 Nc7 15.e4 Ne6 16.Be3 Rc8 17.Qb3 dxe4 18.Nxe4 Nd5 19.Nc3 Nxe3 20.fxe3 Rc7 21.Rd3 g6 22.Rf1 Bg7 23.Rdd1 Qa8 24.Rd2 Bxe5 25.dxe5 Nc5 26.Qd1 Ba6 27.Rf4 Rce7 28.b4 Ne6 29.Ne4 Nxf4 30.Nf6+ Kg7 31.exf4 Rf8 32.Rd6 Qc8 33.Qa1 Re6 34.Bh3 Bc4 35.Bxe6 Bxe6 36.g4 Qc7 37.Qc3 c5 38.f5 gxf5 39.gxf5 Bxf5 40.e6 Kg6 41.Qg3+ Kxf6 42.exf7+ Kxf7 43.Rf6+ Kxf6 44.Qxc7 cxb4 45.axb4 Rf7 46.Qd6+ Kg7 47.Qe5+ Kg6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Botvinnik Mem Blitz Match"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2001.12.09"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Kasparov,G"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2809"] [BlackElo "2838"] [ECO "D27"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 e6 4.e3 a6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O Nf6 7.Bd3 cxd4 8.exd4 Be7 9.Nc3 b5 10.a4 bxa4 11.Qxa4+ Bd7 12.Qc2 Nc6 13.Rxa6 Nb4 14.Rxa8 Qxa8 15.Qe2 Nxd3 16.Qxd3 O-O 17.Ne5 Rd8 18.Nxd7 Rxd7 19.Be3 Qb8 20.Qe2 Rb7 21.Rb1 h6 22.h3 Rb4 23.Na2 Rb3 24.Nc1 Rb5 25.Nd3 Nd5 26.Rc1 Bf6 27.Rc5 Be7 28.Rc4 Ra5 29.Rc1 Ra8 30.Ne5 Bd6 31.Nc4 Bc7 32.Qd3 Qb5 33.Qc2 Nxe3 34.Nxe3 Bb6 35.Rd1 Rd8 36.Qc3 Qe2 37.Qc2 Qb5 38.Qc3 Qe2 39.Qc2 Qb5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Botvinnik Mem Blitz Match"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2001.12.09"] [Round "4"] [White "Kasparov,G"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2838"] [BlackElo "2809"] [ECO "D37"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 Nbd7 7.a3 c5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.Nxd5 exd5 10.dxc5 Nxc5 11.Be5 Bf6 12.Bxf6 Qxf6 13.Qd4 Qxd4 14.Nxd4 Bd7 15.f3 Rfc8 16.Kd2 Ne6 17.Bd3 Nxd4 18.exd4 f6 19.h4 g6 20.Rac1 Kf7 21.Rc5 b6 22.Rxc8 Rxc8 23.h5 Kg7 24.f4 Bf5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Botvinnik Mem Blitz Match"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2001.12.09"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Kasparov,G"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2809"] [BlackElo "2838"] [ECO "D27"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 dxc4 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O a6 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Be2 Ke7 10.b3 Nbd7 11.Bb2 b6 12.Nbd2 Bb7 13.Rfd1 Rhc8 14.Ne1 Ke8 15.Nc4 Bd5 16.Bf3 b5 17.Nd2 Bf8 18.Be2 Ne4 19.Nxe4 Bxe4 20.f3 Bb7 21.Kf2 Nb6 22.e4 Nd7 23.Nd3 Rc2 24.Rac1 Rac8 25.Rxc2 Rxc2 26.Rc1 Rxc1 27.Bxc1 Nc5 28.Ke3 Nxd3 29.Kxd3 e5 30.Bd2 Bc6 31.b4 Bd7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Botvinnik Mem Blitz Match"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2001.12.09"] [Round "6"] [White "Kasparov,G"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2838"] [BlackElo "2809"] [ECO "E39"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 c5 5.dxc5 O-O 6.a3 Bxc5 7.Nf3 Qc7 8.Bg5 Be7 9.e4 d6 10.Be2 a6 11.O-O Nbd7 12.Nd4 b6 13.Rac1 Bb7 14.Be3 Rfe8 15.f3 Ne5 16.Na4 Rab8 17.Qd2 Ng6 18.Kh1 Nd7 19.b4 Bf8 20.Rfd1 Rbd8 21.Nb3 Ba8 22.Qe1 Bc6 23.b5 Ba8 24.bxa6 Qa7 25.Nc3 Qxa6 26.Nb5 Rc8 27.c5 Qa4 28.Qb4 Qxb4 29.axb4 bxc5 30.Nxd6 Bxd6 31.Rxd6 c4 32.Rxc4 Rxc4 33.Bxc4 Nde5 34.Bf1 f5 35.Nc5 fxe4 36.fxe4 Nf8 37.h3 Nf7 38.Ra6 Ne5 39.b5 Ned7 40.Ra7 Nxc5 41.Bxc5 Bxe4 42.b6 Bc6 43.Rc7 Ba4 44.b7 Nd7 45.Rc8 Kf7 46.Bd6 h6 47.Be2 g6 48.Bd3 Rg8 49.Rxg8 Kxg8 50.Bxg6 1-0 [Event "Botvinnik Mem Blitz Match"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2001.12.09"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Kasparov,G"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2809"] [BlackElo "2838"] [ECO "D27"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 e6 4.e3 a6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O Nf6 7.Bb3 Nc6 8.Nc3 cxd4 9.exd4 Be7 10.Re1 O-O 11.Bf4 Na5 12.d5 Nxb3 13.Qxb3 Nxd5 14.Rad1 Nxf4 15.Rxd8 Rxd8 16.Rd1 Nd5 17.Ne5 Bf6 18.Nc4 Rb8 19.Na5 Bd7 20.Ne4 Be7 21.Nc4 Bb5 22.Ne5 Be8 23.h3 b5 24.Qg3 Rbc8 25.Kh1 a5 26.h4 a4 27.Ng5 h6 28.Ngf3 Nf6 29.Rxd8 Rxd8 30.Qf4 Rd1+ 31.Kh2 Bd6 32.g3 Bc6 33.g4 Rd3 34.Kg1 Bxf3 0-1 [Event "Botvinnik Mem Blitz Match"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2001.12.09"] [Round "8"] [White "Kasparov,G"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2838"] [BlackElo "2809"] [ECO "E10"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.g3 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Qc7 6.Nc3 a6 7.Bg2 Qxc4 8.O-O Nc6 9.Nb3 d5 10.Bf4 Qb4 11.Re1 Be7 12.e4 dxe4 13.Bc7 e3 14.Rxe3 O-O 15.h3 Na7 16.Rc1 Nb5 17.a3 Nxc3 18.Rcxc3 Qa4 19.Qc1 Qd7 20.Be5 Nd5 21.Red3 Nxc3 22.Qxc3 Qb5 23.Bxg7 Qxd3 24.Qxd3 Kxg7 25.Nc5 Rd8 26.Qe3 Rb8 27.Qe5+ Kh6 28.Qxb8 Bxc5 29.Qc7 Rd1+ 30.Kh2 Bxf2 31.Qf4+ 1-0 [Event "Botvinnik Mem Blitz Match"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2001.12.09"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Kasparov,G"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2809"] [BlackElo "2838"] [ECO "D27"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 e6 4.e3 a6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O Nf6 7.Bd3 cxd4 8.exd4 Be7 9.Ne5 Nc6 10.Nxc6 bxc6 11.Be3 Nd5 12.Nc3 O-O 13.Rc1 Nxe3 14.fxe3 c5 15.dxc5 Bxc5 16.Bxh7+ Kxh7 17.Qh5+ Kg8 18.Qxc5 Bb7 19.Rcd1 Rc8 20.Rxd8 Rxc5 21.Rd7 Bc8 22.Rd6 a5 23.e4 Bb7 24.Rfd1 g5 25.Rb6 Bc6 26.Rd6 Rc8 27.Kf2 Kg7 28.Ke3 Be8 29.Rb7 Kf6 30.Ra6 Kg7 31.Rba7 Rb8 32.Rxa5 Rxa5 33.Rxa5 Rxb2 34.Rxg5+ Kf6 35.h4 Rc2 36.e5+ Ke7 37.Kd3 Rb2 38.h5 Rb4 39.g3 Rb2 40.Rg4 f5 41.exf6+ Kxf6 42.Ne4+ Ke7 43.h6 1-0 [Event "Botvinnik Mem Blitz Match"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2001.12.09"] [Round "10"] [White "Kasparov,G"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2838"] [BlackElo "2809"] [ECO "E12"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.Nc3 Bb7 5.a3 d5 6.cxd5 exd5 7.g3 Be7 8.Bg2 O-O 9.O-O Na6 10.Qc2 c5 11.Rd1 Nc7 12.dxc5 bxc5 13.Nh4 Rb8 14.Nf5 d4 15.Bxb7 Rxb7 16.Bg5 Ne6 17.Nxe7+ Rxe7 18.Bxf6 gxf6 19.Qf5 Kg7 20.Ne4 Rc7 21.Rd3 c4 22.Rf3 Ng5 23.Rf4 Nxe4 24.Rxe4 Re8 25.Rg4+ Kf8 26.Rd1 Qd7 27.Qf4 Rxe2 28.Rxd4 Qc6 29.Rd1 Rd7 30.Rf1 Qe6 31.Qb8+ Qe8 32.Qb4+ Qe7 33.Qxc4 f5 34.Rf4 Qe6 35.Qc3 Re5 36.Rc4 f6 37.Rc8+ Kg7 38.Rc7 Rxc7 39.Qxc7+ Qf7 40.Rc1 Re1+ 41.Kg2 Rxc1 42.Qxc1 Qb7+ 43.Kg1 Qf3 44.Qe3 Qd1+ 45.Kg2 Kg6 46.b4 a6 47.h4 h5 48.Qb6 Qe2 49.a4 f4 50.a5 Qd2 51.gxf4 Qxf4 52.Qxa6 Qg4+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Einstein Blitz Match"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2002.03.01"] [Round "1"] [White "Howell,D"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2237"] [BlackElo "2809"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3 Ke8 10.b3 Bb4 11.Bb2 Bxc3 12.Bxc3 c5 13.Rad1 h6 14.h3 Be6 15.Bb2 b6 16.Rd2 Ne7 17.c4 Nc6 18.Bc3 Ke7 19.Rfd1 a5 20.a4 Rad8 21.Rxd8 Rxd8 22.Rxd8 Kxd8 23.Kf1 Bf5 24.Ne1 g5 25.Ke2 Ke7 26.Ke3 Ke6 27.f4 g4 28.hxg4 Bxg4 29.Nf3 Bf5 30.Nd2 Ne7 31.Kf3 h5 32.Ne4 Bg4+ 33.Kf2 Nf5 34.Ng5+ Ke7 35.Ne4 Bd1 36.Nd2 Ke6 37.Ke1 Bc2 38.Ke2 Nh4 39.g3 Ng6 40.Kf3 Bd1+ 41.Ke4 Bc2+ 42.Kf3 Kf5 43.Nf1 Bd1+ 44.Kf2 Bxb3 45.Ne3+ Ke4 46.f5 Nxe5 47.Bxe5 Kxe5 48.Nd5 Bxc4 49.Nxc7 Bb3 50.Na8 Bxa4 51.Nxb6 Bb5 52.Ke3 a4 53.Kd2 Kxf5 54.Kc3 Kg4 55.Nd5 Kxg3 56.Nf6 h4 57.Ne4+ Kg2 58.Nxc5 h3 59.Ne4 h2 60.Nd2 h1=Q 61.Kb4 Qe1 62.Kxb5 Qxd2 63.Kxa4 f5 0-1 [Event "Einstein Blitz Match"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2002.03.01"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Howell,D"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2809"] [BlackElo "2237"] [ECO "C54"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 O-O 6.Bg5 a6 7.Bb3 h6 8.Bh4 d6 9.Nbd2 Be6 10.Qe2 Ba7 11.Nc4 Qe7 12.Ne3 Na5 13.Bc2 Nc6 14.O-O g5 15.Nxg5 hxg5 16.Bxg5 Kg7 17.f4 Bxe3+ 18.Qxe3 Ng4 19.Qg3 f6 20.Bh4 Rg8 21.f5 Bf7 22.Qxg4+ Kh7 23.Qh3 Bh5 24.Bxf6 Qxf6 25.Qxh5+ Qh6 26.Qxh6+ Kxh6 27.Rf3 Rg4 28.h3 Rg5 29.Kh2 Rag8 30.g4 Rf8 31.Kg3 Rgg8 32.h4 Ne7 33.g5+ Kh5 34.Bd1 1-0 [Event "Einstein Blitz Match"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2002.03.01"] [Round "3"] [White "Howell,D"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2237"] [BlackElo "2809"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3 h6 10.b3 a5 11.Bb2 Ke8 12.Rfe1 Bb4 13.h3 Ne7 14.Re2 Bxc3 15.Bxc3 Nd5 16.Bb2 Nf4 17.Re4 Ne6 18.Nd4 Nxd4 19.Rxd4 c5 20.Rd2 Be6 21.f4 h5 22.Rad1 a4 23.Ba3 axb3 24.axb3 b6 25.Ra1 Ke7 26.Bb2 Rxa1+ 27.Bxa1 Ra8 28.Bc3 Ra2 29.Kf2 Bf5 30.e6 f6 31.Rd7+ Kxe6 32.Rd2 Rxc2 33.Rxc2 Bxc2 34.b4 cxb4 35.Bxb4 c5 36.Bc3 b5 37.Ke3 b4 38.Ba1 Kd5 39.Kd2 Bf5 40.h4 c4 0-1 [Event "Einstein Blitz Match"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2002.03.01"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Howell,D"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2809"] [BlackElo "2237"] [ECO "C54"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 a6 6.Bb3 O-O 7.h3 d5 8.Qe2 h6 9.Nbd2 dxe4 10.dxe4 Qe7 11.Nf1 Be6 12.Ng3 Rad8 13.O-O Rfe8 14.Be3 Bxe3 15.Qxe3 Na5 16.Bxe6 Qxe6 17.b3 Nc6 18.Rfd1 Rd7 19.c4 Red8 20.Rd5 Qe8 21.Rxd7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2002.03.16"] [Round "1"] [White "Topalov,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2739"] [BlackElo "2809"] [ECO "E20"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.d4 c5 5.g3 Ne4 6.Qd3 Qa5 7.Qxe4 Bxc3+ 8.Bd2 Bxd2+ 9.Nxd2 Nc6 10.dxc5 b6 11.Bg2 Bb7 12.Qe3 Nb4 13.O-O Nc2 14.Qg5 Bxg2 15.Nb3 Qa4 16.Qxg7 Rf8 17.Kxg2 Nxa1 18.Rxa1 bxc5 19.Rc1 d6 20.Nd2 O-O-O 21.Ne4 Qc6 22.f3 f5 23.Nf6 Qc7 24.Qxc7+ Kxc7 25.Nxh7 Rg8 26.h4 Rb8 27.b3 a5 28.Ng5 Kd7 29.Rc3 a4 30.f4 axb3 31.axb3 Rb6 32.Re3 Re8 33.Kf2 e5 34.fxe5 dxe5 35.Rf3 Rf8 36.Ne4 Rc6 37.g4 f4 38.h5 Ke6 39.Rd3 Rg8 40.Kf3 Rb8 41.e3 Rf8 42.Rd5 Rb8 43.Rxc5 Rcb6 44.Ng5+ Kf6 45.exf4 Rxb3+ 46.Ke4 exf4 47.Kxf4 R3b6 48.Rc7 R8b7 49.Ne4+ 1-0 [Event "Amber Rapidplay"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2002.03.16"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Topalov,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2809"] [BlackElo "2739"] [ECO "A40"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 g6 3.d4 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.d5 e6 6.h3 exd5 7.exd5 Nh6 8.Qe2+ Kf8 9.Bf4 f5 10.Ng5 Nf7 11.Qd2 Qe7+ 12.Be2 Ne5 13.O-O h6 14.Ne6+ Bxe6 15.dxe6 Nbc6 16.Nc3 Qxe6 17.Nd5 Rd8 18.Be3 Kg8 19.Rae1 Kh7 20.b4 cxb4 21.f4 Nd7 22.Bf3 Qf7 23.Nxb4 Nxb4 24.Qxb4 Nc5 25.Bd5 Qc7 26.Bxc5 dxc5 27.Qxb7 Qxb7 28.Bxb7 Rhe8 29.Bd5 Bc3 30.Rxe8 Rxe8 31.Rb1 Re1+ 32.Rxe1 Bxe1 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2002.03.17"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Gelfand,B"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2809"] [BlackElo "2703"] [ECO "E15"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 c6 8.Bc3 d5 9.Nbd2 Nbd7 10.Qc2 c5 11.dxc5 bxc5 12.O-O O-O 13.Rfe1 Bb7 14.cxd5 Nxd5 15.Rad1 Nxc3 16.Qxc3 Qc7 17.Nc4 Nb6 18.Qe5 Rac8 19.Na5 Ba6 20.Rc1 Nd5 21.Qxc7 Rxc7 22.Nd2 Bg5 23.f4 Bf6 24.Ndc4 Bd4+ 25.e3 Bc3 26.Red1 Bxa5 27.Bxd5 Bb4 28.Bf3 Bxc4 29.Rxc4 Rcc8 30.Kf2 Rfd8 31.Rcc1 Kf8 32.Bb7 Rb8 33.Be4 Ke7 34.Ke2 h6 35.Rxd8 Rxd8 36.Bd3 f5 37.h3 Kf6 38.a3 Bxa3 39.Ra1 Bb4 40.Rxa7 g5 41.Ra6 Ke7 42.g4 fxg4 43.hxg4 gxf4 44.exf4 Bc3 45.g5 hxg5 46.fxg5 Rd5 47.g6 Rg5 48.Ra7+ Kd6 49.Rf7 Rg3 50.Rf8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Rapidplay"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2002.03.17"] [Round "2"] [White "Gelfand,B"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2703"] [BlackElo "2809"] [ECO "D05"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.e3 b6 4.Bd3 Bb7 5.O-O d5 6.b3 Be7 7.Bb2 O-O 8.c4 dxc4 9.bxc4 c5 10.Nbd2 Nc6 11.Rc1 Qc7 12.Qe2 Rad8 13.Rfd1 Rfe8 14.Nb3 cxd4 15.exd4 Qf4 16.Qe3 Bd6 17.h3 Nb4 18.Bb1 Bxf3 19.Qxf3 Qh2+ 20.Kf1 e5 21.dxe5 Bxe5 22.Rxd8 Rxd8 23.Bxe5 Qxe5 24.g3 Qe7 25.c5 bxc5 26.Rxc5 Nbd5 27.Kg2 g6 28.Rc4 Kg7 29.Rd4 Qe5 30.Bd3 Rd6 31.Bc4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2002.03.18"] [Round "3"] [White "Almasi,Z"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2644"] [BlackElo "2809"] [ECO "C95"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 O-O 9.h3 Nb8 10.d4 Nbd7 11.Nbd2 Bb7 12.Bc2 Re8 13.Nf1 Bf8 14.Ng3 c5 15.d5 c4 16.Nf5 Qc7 17.Nh2 Reb8 18.Ng4 Bc8 19.a3 a5 20.Nxf6+ Nxf6 21.Qf3 Nd7 22.Bd2 Nc5 23.g4 Bd7 24.Kh2 Na6 25.Rg1 Ra7 26.g5 Be8 27.Be3 Nc5 28.Bd2 Na6 29.Be3 Nc5 30.Bd2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Rapidplay"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2002.03.18"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Almasi,Z"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2809"] [BlackElo "2644"] [ECO "E15"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.Qb3 Nc6 6.Nbd2 Na5 7.Qc3 c5 8.dxc5 bxc5 9.e4 d6 10.a3 Bb7 11.b4 Nc6 12.Bg2 Be7 13.b5 Qa5 14.Qd3 Ne5 15.Nxe5 dxe5 16.O-O O-O 17.a4 Rfd8 18.Qc2 Rd7 19.Nb3 Qc7 20.Bd2 Qd6 21.Be3 Qc7 22.Rfd1 Rad8 23.f3 Rxd1+ 24.Rxd1 Rxd1+ 25.Qxd1 Nd7 26.Qd3 Bd6 27.Bd2 Be7 28.Bf1 h6 29.Be3 Bd6 30.Nc1 Be7 31.Ne2 Kf8 32.a5 Ke8 33.Bd2 Bf8 34.a6 Ba8 35.Nc1 Be7 36.Nb3 Nb6 37.Ba5 Qb8 38.Qe3 Qd6 39.Bd3 Nd7 40.h4 Nb6 41.Kg2 Nd7 42.Be1 Qc7 43.Bf2 Qd6 44.Kf1 Qc7 45.Ke2 Qd6 46.Qd2 Qc7 47.Kd1 Nb6 48.Kc2 Nd7 49.Be3 Nb6 50.Qf2 Nd7 51.g4 Qd6 52.Qg3 f6 53.g5 fxg5 54.hxg5 Bxg5 55.Bxg5 hxg5 56.Qxg5 Qf8 57.Be2 Qf6 58.Qd2 Qf8 59.Qe3 Kd8 60.Nc1 Kc7 61.Nd3 Qe7 62.Bf1 Kb6 63.Bh3 Kc7 64.f4 Kb6 65.fxe5 Qf7 66.Kc3 Qe7 67.Qf4 g5 68.Qg4 Nf8 69.Kc2 Qd8 70.Qf3 Qe7 71.Qf6 Qxf6 72.exf6 Bxe4 73.Kd2 Bxd3 74.Kxd3 Nd7 75.f7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Rapidplay"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2002.03.19"] [Round "4"] [White "Leko,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2713"] [BlackElo "2809"] [ECO "C95"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 O-O 9.h3 Nb8 10.d4 Nbd7 11.Nbd2 Bb7 12.Bc2 Re8 13.b3 Bf8 14.d5 c6 15.c4 Nb6 16.Bd3 Nfd7 17.Ba3 cxd5 18.cxd5 f5 19.exf5 Nxd5 20.Ne4 N7f6 21.Nfg5 Nf4 22.Bc1 Nxd3 23.Qxd3 Nxe4 24.Nxe4 d5 25.Ng3 e4 26.Qd2 d4 27.Bb2 Bc5 28.Rac1 Bb6 29.Qf4 Qd5 30.Rc2 e3 31.fxe3 Rac8 32.Rd2 Rxe3 33.Rxe3 dxe3 34.Re2 Rc2 35.Qg4 Rxb2 36.f6 g6 37.f7+ Qxf7 0-1 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2002.03.19"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Leko,P"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2809"] [BlackElo "2713"] [ECO "E15"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.Qb3 Nc6 6.Nbd2 d5 7.Qa4 Bb7 8.Bg2 Bd6 9.cxd5 exd5 10.Nc4 dxc4 11.Ne5 Bxe5 12.Bxc6+ Bxc6 13.Qxc6+ Kf8 14.dxe5 Qd5 15.Qxd5 Nxd5 16.Bd2 c5 17.O-O-O Nc7 18.Kc2 Ke7 19.Kc3 Rhd8 20.Bg5+ f6 21.exf6+ gxf6 22.Bf4 Nd5+ 23.Kxc4 Ke6 24.a4 a6 25.e4 Nxf4 26.gxf4 b5+ 27.axb5 axb5+ 28.Kxc5 Rdc8+ 29.Kb4 Rc4+ 30.Kb3 Rxe4 31.Rhe1 Ra4 32.Re3 Rb4+ 33.Kc2 Kf5 34.Rd5+ Kxf4 35.Rxe4+ Kxe4 36.Rh5 Kf3 37.Rf5+ Rf4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Rapidplay"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2002.03.21"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Morozevich,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2809"] [BlackElo "2742"] [ECO "D17"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 Nbd7 7.Nxc4 Qc7 8.g3 e5 9.dxe5 Nxe5 10.Bf4 Nfd7 11.Bg2 g5 12.Nxe5 gxf4 13.Nxd7 O-O-O 14.Qd4 Qxd7 15.Qxf4 Bd6 16.Qc1 a5 17.O-O Be5 18.Nb5 Qe7 19.Na7+ Kb8 20.Nxc6+ bxc6 21.Qxc6 Ka7 22.Qb5 Bc8 23.Qxa5+ Ba6 24.Rac1 Rc8 25.b4 Bc7 26.Qf5 Rhe8 27.b5 Bb7 28.Bxb7 Kxb7 29.Qd5+ Kb8 30.b6 Bxb6 31.Rb1 Qe6 32.Qxe6 Rxe6 33.a5 Rcc6 34.e3 1-0 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2002.03.21"] [Round "5"] [White "Morozevich,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2742"] [BlackElo "2809"] [ECO "C48"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.Nc3 Nd4 5.Nxd4 exd4 6.e5 dxc3 7.exf6 Qxf6 8.dxc3 Bc5 9.O-O O-O 10.Bxd7 Bxd7 11.Qxd7 Rad8 12.Qb5 b6 13.Qc4 Qf5 14.b4 Bd6 15.Be3 Rfe8 16.g3 Qxc2 17.Rac1 Qf5 18.Rcd1 h5 19.Rd5 Qf3 20.Rfd1 Re4 21.R1d4 Rde8 22.Rxe4 Rxe4 23.Rd4 Rxd4 24.Qxd4 f6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Rapidplay"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2002.03.22"] [Round "6"] [White "Piket,Je"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2659"] [BlackElo "2809"] [ECO "E15"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.Nbd2 d5 6.Bg2 Be7 7.O-O O-O 8.b3 c5 9.dxc5 Bxc5 10.Bb2 Nc6 11.a3 Be7 12.Rc1 Rc8 13.b4 dxc4 14.Qa4 Nb8 15.b5 Qd7 16.Nd4 Rc5 17.Nxc4 e5 18.Nb3 Rxb5 19.Rfd1 Qe6 20.e3 Nfd7 21.Ncd2 Nc5 22.Nxc5 Rxc5 23.Rxc5 bxc5 24.Bc3 Bd3 25.Qxa7 c4 26.a4 Nc6 27.Bxc6 Qxc6 28.Qxe7 Re8 29.Qb4 h5 30.h4 Qe6 31.Qb5 f6 32.a5 Kh7 33.a6 Ra8 34.Ra1 Ra7 35.e4 Be2 36.Qb7 1-0 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2002.03.22"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Piket,Je"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2809"] [BlackElo "2659"] [ECO "D43"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.e3 Nd7 8.Bd3 dxc4 9.Bxc4 g6 10.O-O Bg7 11.Qc2 O-O 12.Ne4 Qe7 13.Bb3 e5 14.Nc3 Kh8 15.Rad1 b6 16.d5 Bb7 17.h4 Nc5 18.d6 Qd7 19.h5 Nxb3 20.axb3 g5 21.e4 Rad8 22.Ne2 Qe6 23.Ng3 Rxd6 24.Nf5 Rdd8 25.Nh2 c5 26.Ng4 a5 27.Nge3 Rfe8 28.Nd5 Rd7 29.Nfe3 Red8 30.Qe2 f5 31.exf5 Qc6 32.Ne7 Qf6 33.Ng6+ Kh7 34.Rxd7 Rxd7 35.Qb5 Rd4 36.b4 Rxb4 37.Qd7 Bc6 38.Qc7 g4 39.Ne7 1-0 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2002.03.23"] [Round "7"] [White "Bareev,E"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2707"] [BlackElo "2809"] [ECO "A29"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 Bb4 5.Nd5 Bc5 6.d3 h6 7.Bg2 d6 8.Nd2 O-O 9.Nxf6+ Qxf6 10.Ne4 Qg6 11.Nxc5 dxc5 12.O-O Rd8 13.Be3 Nd4 14.a3 a5 15.Bxd4 exd4 16.b3 Re8 17.Re1 Qg5 18.Rb1 c6 19.b4 axb4 20.axb4 cxb4 21.Rxb4 Ra2 22.Bf3 Qa5 23.Rb1 g5 24.Qc1 Qc3 25.Qxc3 dxc3 26.g4 h5 27.h3 hxg4 28.hxg4 f5 29.gxf5 Bxf5 30.Rxb7 Bxd3 31.Rc1 Bc2 32.Bxc6 Rxe2 33.Bd5+ Kf8 34.c5 Rb2 35.c6 Ke8 36.Ra1 1-0 [Event "Amber Rapidplay"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2002.03.23"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Bareev,E"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2809"] [BlackElo "2707"] [ECO "C01"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bg5 Be7 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.c3 h6 8.Bh4 Nh5 9.Bg3 O-O 10.Nbd2 Nxg3 11.hxg3 Re8 12.O-O Bf6 13.Qb3 b6 14.Rae1 Rxe1 15.Rxe1 Be6 16.Qc2 Qd6 17.b4 Ne7 18.Ne5 c5 19.bxc5 bxc5 20.Ndf3 c4 21.Bh7+ Kh8 22.Nh4 Rb8 23.Nf5 Bxf5 24.Bxf5 Bxe5 25.dxe5 Qa3 26.g4 Rb2 27.Qc1 Rxa2 28.Qe3 Ra1 29.Rxa1 Qxa1+ 30.Kh2 Qa5 31.g3 Qb6 32.Qf4 g5 33.Qd2 a5 34.Bd7 Kg7 35.f4 gxf4 36.gxf4 d4 37.f5 f6 38.cxd4 Nd5 39.Be6 c3 40.exf6+ Kh7 41.Qe1 Qc7+ 42.Kg2 Nxf6 43.Qc1 a4 44.g5 hxg5 45.d5 c2 46.d6 Qc6+ 47.Kg1 Qc5+ 48.Kf1 Ne4 49.Ke2 Qb5+ 50.Kf3 Qd3+ 51.Kg2 Qg3+ 0-1 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2002.03.24"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Van Wely,L"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2809"] [BlackElo "2697"] [ECO "D13"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.cxd5 cxd5 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bf4 e6 7.e3 Nh5 8.Be5 f6 9.Bg3 Qb6 10.a3 Bd7 11.Bd3 Na5 12.b4 Nc4 13.Bxc4 Nxg3 14.hxg3 Qc6 15.Nxd5 Qxc4 16.Nf4 Bb5 17.Nd2 Qc3 18.Qh5+ Ke7 19.Qxb5 Qxa1+ 20.Ke2 Qxh1 21.Qxb7+ Ke8 22.Qc6+ 1-0 [Event "Amber Rapidplay"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2002.03.24"] [Round "8"] [White "Van Wely,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2697"] [BlackElo "2809"] [ECO "A17"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3 6.Qxc3 b6 7.b4 Bb7 8.Bb2 d6 9.g3 Nbd7 10.Bg2 c5 11.O-O Qe7 12.d3 Rfc8 13.b5 d5 14.a4 a6 15.e4 Qf8 16.Rfe1 axb5 17.axb5 Rxa1 18.Bxa1 Ra8 19.Bb2 dxc4 20.Qxc4 Ne8 21.Qb3 Nd6 22.Nd2 Ra5 23.Bc3 Rxb5 24.Qa4 e5 25.Nc4 Bc6 26.Bh3 h6 27.Bxd7 Bxd7 28.Nxe5 Be8 29.Qa2 Qe7 30.Nc4 Qe6 31.f4 Bc6 32.Re2 h5 33.Kf2 h4 34.Ke1 Qh6 35.Kd2 Qe6 36.Kc1 Qh6 37.Kc2 hxg3 38.hxg3 Qh5 39.Kd2 Qh6 40.Qa7 Rb3 41.Kc2 Rxc3+ 42.Kxc3 Nb5+ 0-1 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2002.03.26"] [Round "9"] [White "Ivanchuk,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2717"] [BlackElo "2809"] [ECO "C85"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.d3 Nd7 8.Nbd2 O-O 9.Nc4 f6 10.Nh4 Nc5 11.Nf5 Bxf5 12.exf5 Qd5 13.Qg4 Rfe8 14.Re1 e4 15.Ne3 Qe5 16.Nf1 Bf8 17.Ng3 Rad8 18.h4 Qd4 19.dxe4 Qc4 20.Be3 Nxe4 21.b3 Qxc2 22.Rec1 Qd3 23.Rd1 Qxd1+ 24.Rxd1 Rxd1+ 25.Qxd1 Nxg3 26.Qd3 Ne4 27.Qc4+ Kh8 28.Qf7 Rd8 29.f3 Nc3 30.Qxc7 Rd1+ 31.Kf2 Kg8 32.Qc8 Rd5 33.Bc5 Rxc5 34.Qe6+ Kh8 35.Qf7 Ne4+ 36.fxe4 Rc2+ 37.Kf3 Rc3+ 38.Ke2 1-0 [Event "Amber Rapidplay"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2002.03.26"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Ivanchuk,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2809"] [BlackElo "2717"] [ECO "A40"] 1.d4 e6 2.c4 b6 3.e4 Bb7 4.Bd3 Nc6 5.Ne2 Nb4 6.O-O Nxd3 7.Qxd3 d6 8.Nbc3 Nf6 9.d5 Be7 10.Nd4 Qd7 11.a4 c5 12.dxc6 Bxc6 13.b3 O-O 14.Ba3 Bb7 15.Ndb5 Rfd8 16.Rad1 Qc6 17.Qg3 Nxe4 18.Nxe4 Qxe4 19.Nxd6 Bxd6 20.Bxd6 Qg6 21.Bc7 Rxd1 22.Rxd1 Rc8 23.a5 b5 24.Qxg6 hxg6 25.Rd8+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2002.03.27"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Ljubojevic,L"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2809"] [BlackElo "2548"] [ECO "E12"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Ba6 5.e3 c5 6.Nc3 Be7 7.d5 exd5 8.cxd5 Bxf1 9.Kxf1 d6 10.g3 O-O 11.Kg2 Nbd7 12.Re1 a6 13.a4 Ne8 14.e4 Bf6 15.Bf4 Ne5 16.Nxe5 dxe5 17.Be3 Nd6 18.a5 Nc4 19.axb6 Nxe3+ 20.Rxe3 Qxb6 21.Na4 Qb5 22.Rb3 Qc4 23.Nb6 Qxe4+ 24.f3 Qf5 25.Nxa8 Rxa8 26.Rxa6 Rd8 27.Qd3 Qd7 28.d6 Qe6 29.d7 Qe7 30.Rc6 e4 31.fxe4 Bd4 32.Rb8 Rxb8 33.Rc8+ Qd8 34.Qa6 1-0 [Event "Amber Rapidplay"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2002.03.27"] [Round "10"] [White "Ljubojevic,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2548"] [BlackElo "2809"] [ECO "A28"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.e4 Bc5 5.Nxe5 Nxe5 6.d4 Bb4 7.dxe5 Nxe4 8.Qd4 Nxc3 9.bxc3 Be7 10.Qg4 Kf8 11.Qf3 d6 12.Bf4 h5 13.Bd3 g5 14.exd6 Bf6 15.Bd2 Qxd6 16.O-O Bg4 17.c5 Bxf3 18.cxd6 Bc6 19.dxc7 Rc8 20.Be3 b6 21.a4 Rxc7 22.a5 Bd5 23.axb6 axb6 24.Ra6 Rxc3 25.Rxb6 Rxd3 26.Rxf6 g4 27.Rh6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2002.03.28"] [Round "11"] [White "Shirov,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2715"] [BlackElo "2809"] [ECO "C95"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 O-O 9.h3 Nb8 10.d4 Nbd7 11.Nbd2 Bb7 12.Bc2 Re8 13.Nf1 Bf8 14.Ng3 g6 15.a4 c5 16.d5 c4 17.Bg5 h6 18.Be3 Nc5 19.Qd2 h5 20.Ra3 Nfd7 21.Rea1 Bg7 22.Bg5 Bf6 23.Bh6 Qe7 24.Qc1 Nb6 25.axb5 axb5 26.Ra5 Qd7 27.Bg5 Bg7 28.Bh6 Bf6 29.Bg5 Bg7 30.Bh6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Rapidplay"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2002.03.28"] [Round "11"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Shirov,A"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2809"] [BlackElo "2715"] [ECO "D44"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 dxc4 6.e4 b5 7.e5 h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.Nxg5 hxg5 10.Bxg5 Nbd7 11.g3 Rg8 12.h4 Rxg5 13.hxg5 Nd5 14.g6 fxg6 15.Qg4 Qe7 16.Bg2 Kd8 17.Qxg6 Qb4 18.Qc2 Qa5 19.O-O N7b6 20.Ne4 Kc7 21.Nf6 Qb4 22.Qg6 Nxf6 23.exf6 Bd7 24.Rae1 Qxb2 25.Qf7 Re8 26.Bh3 Bd6 27.Bxe6 Qxd4 28.Rd1 Qc5 29.Bxd7 Rf8 30.Qg7 Nxd7 31.f7 Ne5 0-1 [Event "Eurotel Trophy"] [Site "Prague CZE"] [Date "2002.04.29"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Hracek,Z"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2596"] [BlackElo "2809"] [ECO "C65"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.O-O d6 6.c3 O-O 7.Nbd2 a6 8.Bxc6 bxc6 9.Nc4 h6 10.b4 Ba7 11.Qe2 c5 12.Na5 cxb4 13.cxb4 Bd7 14.Bd2 Rb8 15.a3 c5 16.h3 cxb4 17.Bxb4 Nh5 18.Qd2 Qf6 19.Kh2 Nf4 20.Ng1 Qg6 21.f3 Be3 22.Qc2 Rfc8 23.Nc4 d5 0-1 [Event "Eurotel Trophy"] [Site "Prague CZE"] [Date "2002.04.29"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Hracek,Z"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2809"] [BlackElo "2596"] [ECO "E15"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb7 6.Bg2 Bb4+ 7.Bd2 c5 8.O-O O-O 9.Bxb4 cxb4 10.Qd3 d5 11.Nbd2 Qe7 12.Rfc1 Nbd7 13.Ne5 Nxe5 14.dxe5 Nd7 15.cxd5 exd5 16.f4 Nc5 17.Qd4 Ne6 18.Qf2 Rfc8 19.f5 Nf8 20.Qd4 Rc5 21.Nf3 Rac8 22.Re1 Rc3 23.Kh1 Re8 24.f6 gxf6 25.exf6 Qe4 26.Rad1 Re6 27.Rf1 Ba6 28.Qxe4 Rxe4 29.Nd4 Re5 30.Nf5 Ng6 31.Rxd5 Rxd5 32.Bxd5 Ne5 33.Nh6+ Kf8 34.Rf5 Re3 35.Rg5 Ng6 36.Bxf7 Rxe2 37.Bxg6 Bb7+ 38.Kg1 Rg2+ 39.Kf1 Rxh2 40.Bh5 1-0 [Event "Eurotel Trophy"] [Site "Prague CZE"] [Date "2002.04.30"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Karpov,An"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2809"] [BlackElo "2690"] [ECO "E32"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6 7.Nf3 Bb7 8.e3 d6 9.b4 Nbd7 10.Bb2 c5 11.Be2 Qe7 12.O-O Rfc8 13.dxc5 dxc5 14.Rfd1 Ne8 15.b5 f6 16.a4 a5 17.bxa6 Rxa6 18.a5 Rca8 19.Qd2 Bc6 20.Bc3 bxa5 21.Rxa5 Nb6 22.Rb1 Rxa5 23.Bxa5 Na4 24.Rd1 Qa7 25.Bc3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Eurotel Trophy"] [Site "Prague CZE"] [Date "2002.04.30"] [Round "2.2"] [White "Karpov,An"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2690"] [BlackElo "2809"] [ECO "E15"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 c6 8.Bc3 d5 9.Nbd2 Nbd7 10.O-O O-O 11.Re1 c5 12.e4 dxe4 13.Nxe4 Bb7 14.Nfg5 cxd4 15.Bxd4 Nxe4 16.Nxe4 Qc7 17.Nc3 Rad8 18.Nd5 Bxd5 19.cxd5 e5 20.Rc1 Qb8 21.Bb2 Bc5 22.a3 a5 23.Rc4 f5 24.b4 axb4 25.axb4 Bd6 26.Qd2 e4 27.Rc6 Rde8 28.Bd4 Ne5 29.Rxb6 Qd8 30.Rxd6 Qxd6 31.Bc5 Qd7 32.Bxf8 Rxf8 33.Qd4 Qd6 34.b5 Rb8 35.Rb1 Rb6 36.h3 h6 37.g4 fxg4 38.Qxe4 gxh3 39.Bxh3 Rb8 40.Be6+ Kh8 41.b6 Nd7 42.Bxd7 Qxd7 43.Qe6 Qb7 44.Rc1 Qa6 45.Rc6 Rf8 46.Qe7 Rg8 47.b7 Qb5 48.Rc8 Qb1+ 49.Kh2 Qb2 50.Kg2 Qb4 51.Qxb4 1-0 [Event "Coupe de France"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2002.05.25"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Vallejo Pons,F"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2809"] [BlackElo "2638"] [ECO "D43"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.e3 Nd7 8.Qc2 g6 9.cxd5 exd5 10.Bd3 Bg7 11.O-O O-O 12.b4 Qd6 13.Rab1 a6 14.Rfc1 b5 15.Ne2 Bb7 16.h4 h5 17.Nf4 Bh6 18.g3 a5 19.a4 axb4 20.axb5 Rfc8 21.bxc6 Rxc6 22.Qb2 Bf8 23.Ng5 Be7 24.Rxc6 Bxc6 25.Bc2 Nb6 26.Nd3 Nc4 27.Qxb4 Qd8 28.Qc3 Bxg5 29.hxg5 Qxg5 30.Ne5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Simul"] [Site "Barcelona ESP"] [Date "2002.06.19"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Eguia,I"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2809"] [BlackElo ""] [ECO "C78"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Bc5 6.d3 d6 7.c3 Bb6 8.Nbd2 O-O 9.h3 Be6 10.Re1 Ne7 11.Nf1 Ng6 12.Ng3 c6 13.d4 Qc7 14.Bg5 Nd7 15.d5 Bxh3 16.gxh3 f6 17.Bd2 Nc5 18.Bc2 Qd7 19.Kh2 cxd5 20.Be3 Qf7 21.Qxd5 Qxd5 22.exd5 Ne7 23.Nd2 Nxd5 24.Bxc5 Bxc5 25.Bb3 Kh8 26.Bxd5 Bxf2 27.Re2 Bxg3+ 28.Kxg3 Rab8 29.Ne4 f5 30.Nxd6 f4+ 31.Kf3 Rbd8 32.Nf7+ Rxf7 33.Bxf7 Rd3+ 34.Ke4 Rxh3 35.Rd1 g6 36.Rd7 f3 37.Rf2 Rh4+ 38.Kxe5 Rh5+ 39.Ke4 Rh4+ 40.Kxf3 1-0 [Event "Simul"] [Site "Barcelona ESP"] [Date "2002.06.19"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Vila,X"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2809"] [BlackElo ""] [ECO "E16"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Bxd2+ 7.Qxd2 d6 8.O-O O-O 9.Nc3 Nbd7 10.d5 e5 11.Ne1 a5 12.Nc2 Nc5 13.e4 Nfd7 14.Ne3 Nb8 15.f4 Nba6 16.fxe5 dxe5 17.Nf5 Bc8 18.g4 Nb7 19.Rf3 Nd6 20.b3 Bd7 21.Rh3 a4 22.Rf1 Nxf5 23.exf5 f6 24.d6 Rb8 25.Bd5+ Kh8 26.Rff3 Bxf5 27.gxf5 1-0 [Event "Simul"] [Site "Barcelona ESP"] [Date "2002.06.19"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Pages,B"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2809"] [BlackElo ""] [ECO "D70"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 g6 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nb6 6.h3 Bg7 7.Nc3 O-O 8.Be2 N8d7 9.Bg5 a6 10.Qd2 Qe8 11.O-O c5 12.d5 Nf6 13.Rfe1 e6 14.Qf4 Nbd7 15.Qc7 h6 16.Bf4 exd5 17.exd5 Qd8 18.d6 b5 19.Rad1 Qxc7 20.dxc7 Bb7 21.Rd6 Rac8 22.Red1 Kh7 23.Rxd7 Nxd7 24.Rxd7 Bc6 25.Rd2 Rfe8 26.Bf1 h5 27.Nd5 Kg8 28.Nb6 Bf6 29.Nxc8 Rxc8 30.Rd6 Bxf3 31.Rxf6 Bb7 32.Rb6 1-0 [Event "Simul"] [Site "Barcelona ESP"] [Date "2002.06.19"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Tudela,M"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2809"] [BlackElo ""] [ECO "B31"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.O-O Bg7 5.Re1 d6 6.e5 dxe5 7.Nxe5 Bd7 8.Bxc6 Bxc6 9.Nxc6 bxc6 10.Nc3 Nf6 11.d3 O-O 12.Rb1 Rb8 13.b3 Nd5 14.Na4 Qa5 15.Bd2 Qd8 16.Nxc5 Bc3 17.Ne4 Bg7 18.Qc1 Nb4 19.a3 Nd5 20.Bh6 Qa5 21.b4 Bxh6 22.Qxh6 Qxa3 23.Ng5 Nf6 24.Re4 a5 25.g3 Rxb4 26.Rbxb4 axb4 27.Kg2 c5 28.Rf4 1-0 [Event "Simul"] [Site "Barcelona ESP"] [Date "2002.06.19"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Paquico,I"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2809"] [BlackElo ""] [ECO "D25"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bg4 5.Bxc4 e6 6.Qb3 Qc8 7.Ne5 Bf5 8.Nc3 Be7 9.d5 O-O 10.e4 Nxe4 11.Nxe4 Bxe4 12.dxe6 f6 13.Nd7 Re8 14.O-O Nc6 15.Qe3 Bf5 16.Bd2 Kh8 17.Bc3 Qd8 18.Qf3 Bg6 19.h4 Rg8 20.h5 Be8 21.Rad1 Bxd7 22.Rxd7 Qf8 23.Rxc7 Rb8 24.h6 gxh6 25.Rxe7 Nxe7 26.Qxf6+ Qxf6 27.Bxf6+ Rg7 28.Rd1 Rf8 29.Bc3 Kg8 30.Rd7 Re8 31.Rxb7 Nf5 32.Bxg7 Nd6 33.Bf6 Nxc4 34.Rg7+ Kh8 35.Rg4+ 1-0 [Event "Simul"] [Site "Barcelona ESP"] [Date "2002.06.19"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Castells,M"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2809"] [BlackElo ""] [ECO "C01"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.exd5 exd5 5.Bd3 c6 6.Ne2 Ne7 7.O-O O-O 8.Ng3 Nd7 9.Bg5 Qc7 10.a3 Bd6 11.Qh5 Ng6 12.Nf5 Re8 13.Rae1 Rxe1 14.Rxe1 Nf6 15.Bxf6 Bxf5 16.Bxf5 gxf6 17.Re3 Kg7 18.Rh3 Rh8 19.Qh6+ Kg8 20.Re3 Qd8 21.Ne2 Bf8 22.Qh5 Qd6 23.g3 b6 24.h4 Qd8 25.Qf3 Bh6 26.Rc3 Qd6 27.Qg4 Kf8 28.Kf1 Rg8 29.Bxg6 hxg6 30.Qc8+ Kg7 31.Qxc6 Qd8 32.Rf3 Re8 33.Nc3 Bd2 34.Ne2 Qe7 35.Qb5 Qe6 36.Ng1 Re7 37.Qe2 Bc1 38.Qxe6 fxe6 39.Ne2 Bd2 40.Rd3 Bh6 41.Rc3 Kf7 42.Rc8 Bd2 43.a4 Rd7 44.f4 Bb4 45.Ng1 Bd6 46.Nf3 Kg7 47.Ke2 Kf7 48.b3 Bb4 49.c3 Bd6 50.Ke3 Ke7 51.Rh8 Kf7 52.Rh7+ Ke8 53.Rxd7 Kxd7 54.g4 Ke7 55.c4 Kf7 56.cxd5 exd5 57.h5 gxh5 58.gxh5 Kg7 59.Nh4 Bf8 60.Nf5+ Kh7 61.Kf3 Bb4 62.Ne3 Bc3 63.Nxd5 Bxd4 64.Ke4 Bb2 65.Kf5 Kh6 66.Nxf6 Bc3 67.Ke6 1-0 [Event "Simul"] [Site "Barcelona ESP"] [Date "2002.06.19"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Ruiz Diez,J"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2809"] [BlackElo "2234"] [ECO "D61"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 O-O 6.e3 Nbd7 7.Qc2 c5 8.Rd1 cxd4 9.Nxd4 h6 10.Bh4 a6 11.Be2 dxc4 12.Bxc4 Qe8 13.Be2 Ne5 14.Bg3 Nc6 15.Nxc6 Qxc6 16.Bf3 Qb6 17.Qb3 Qxb3 18.axb3 a5 19.O-O Ra6 20.Bc7 Ne8 21.Bd8 Bxd8 22.Rxd8 Nd6 23.Rxf8+ Kxf8 24.Ra1 Bd7 25.Kf1 Ke7 26.Ke1 b6 27.Na4 Bxa4 28.bxa4 Ra7 29.Rc1 b5 30.axb5 Nxb5 31.Ra1 Kd6 32.Ra4 Kc5 33.h4 Kb6 34.h5 Rc7 35.Kd2 Nd6 36.Be2 e5 37.Bd3 f6 38.f3 Rd7 39.Ke2 Rc7 40.Ra3 Rc1 41.Ra4 Rc7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Simul"] [Site "Barcelona ESP"] [Date "2002.06.19"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Setien,Q"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2809"] [BlackElo ""] [ECO "C55"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.Re1 d6 7.c3 Bg4 8.h3 Bh5 9.Nbd2 Re8 10.Nf1 h6 11.Ng3 Bg6 12.Nh4 Bh7 13.Nhf5 Na5 14.Bb5 c6 15.Ba4 b5 16.Bc2 Bf8 17.Qf3 Rc8 18.a4 a6 19.axb5 axb5 20.b4 Nb7 21.Bb3 Rc7 22.Be3 c5 23.Ra7 Bg6 24.Rea1 Nd7 25.Bd5 Qc8 26.Nh4 Nb6 27.Bb3 Bh7 28.Nh5 Nd8 29.Bxh6 Ne6 30.bxc5 dxc5 31.Qg4 c4 32.dxc4 bxc4 33.Bc2 Qd8 34.Rxc7 Nxc7 35.Bxg7 Bg6 36.Nxg6 fxg6 37.Qxg6 Re6 38.Bf6+ 1-0 [Event "Simul"] [Site "Barcelona ESP"] [Date "2002.06.19"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Sarda,R"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2809"] [BlackElo ""] [ECO "D37"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 a6 6.e3 Nc6 7.a3 Bd7 8.Qc2 Bd6 9.Bg5 h6 10.Bxf6 Qxf6 11.cxd5 exd5 12.Nxd5 Qf5 13.Qxf5 Bxf5 14.O-O-O Be4 15.Nc3 Bh7 16.Bd3 O-O 17.Bxh7+ Kxh7 18.h4 Ne7 19.Ne4 f6 20.g3 Nd5 21.Rhe1 Be7 22.Kc2 b5 23.Nc5 Nb6 24.Ne6 Rf7 25.e4 a5 26.d5 Rc8 27.Nfd4 b4 28.axb4 Bxb4 29.Re2 Nc4 30.f4 a4 31.Nc6 Bc5 32.Nxc5 1-0 [Event "Simul"] [Site "Barcelona ESP"] [Date "2002.06.19"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Vilaregut,P"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2809"] [BlackElo ""] [ECO "C60"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nge7 4.O-O g6 5.c3 Bg7 6.d4 exd4 7.cxd4 O-O 8.d5 Ne5 9.Nxe5 Bxe5 10.Nc3 a6 11.Bd3 c6 12.Bh6 Re8 13.Bg5 Qc7 14.Kh1 cxd5 15.Rc1 Bxh2 16.Nxd5 Qe5 17.f4 Bxf4 18.Bxf4 Qxb2 19.Nc7 Qxa2 20.Nxe8 d5 21.Nf6+ Kg7 22.Be5 dxe4 23.Bc4 Qa5 24.Ng4+ 1-0 [Event "Simul"] [Site "Barcelona ESP"] [Date "2002.06.19"] [Round "11"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Alsina,D"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2809"] [BlackElo ""] [ECO "E49"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Ne2 c5 8.O-O b6 9.a3 Bxc3 10.bxc3 Ba6 11.Bxa6 Nxa6 12.f3 Re8 13.Ng3 Nc7 14.Qd3 Ne6 15.Bb2 Qc7 16.Rac1 Qb7 17.Rce1 Rad8 18.Kh1 Qc6 19.Qd2 Nc7 20.Nf5 Re6 21.dxc5 bxc5 22.c4 Qd7 23.Qc2 g6 24.Nh6+ Kg7 25.cxd5 Nxd5 26.Ng4 Qe7 27.e4 Kg8 28.exd5 Rxe1 29.Nxf6+ Kf8 30.Nxh7+ Kg8 31.Nf6+ Kf8 32.Qf2 1-0 [Event "Simul"] [Site "Barcelona ESP"] [Date "2002.06.19"] [Round "12"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Munoz,T"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2809"] [BlackElo ""] [ECO "A36"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.g3 Nc6 5.Bg2 g6 6.d4 cxd4 7.Nxd4 Bg7 8.Ndb5 O-O 9.O-O b6 10.Bf4 Bb7 11.Bd6 Ne8 12.Bxf8 Bxf8 13.Qd2 a6 14.Nd4 Qc7 15.Rac1 Bg7 16.Nxc6 Bxc6 17.Nd5 Qd6 18.Rfd1 exd5 19.Bxd5 Bxd5 20.Qxd5 Qxd5 21.Rxd5 d6 22.b3 Rc8 23.Rcd1 Bb2 24.e3 Kf8 25.Kg2 Ke7 26.R5d2 Bc3 27.Rd3 Bb2 28.g4 Ke6 29.Rd5 Rc6 30.h3 Nf6 31.R5d2 Bc3 32.Rd3 Bb2 33.R3d2 Bc3 34.Rd3 Bb2 35.R3d2 Ke5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Simul"] [Site "Barcelona ESP"] [Date "2002.06.19"] [Round "13"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Recuero,D"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2809"] [BlackElo ""] [ECO "C01"] 1.e4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd3 Bd6 6.O-O O-O 7.Bg5 Nbd7 8.Nbd2 Re8 9.c3 c6 10.Qc2 Nf8 11.Rae1 Rxe1 12.Rxe1 h6 13.Bh4 Be6 14.Ne5 c5 15.dxc5 Bxe5 16.Rxe5 N8d7 17.Re1 Nxc5 18.Nf3 Nxd3 19.Qxd3 Rc8 20.Nd4 Bd7 21.f3 Qb6 22.Qd2 Re8 23.Rxe8+ Nxe8 24.Qe2 Qa6 25.Qxa6 bxa6 26.Bg3 a5 27.Kf2 a4 28.Ke3 f6 29.Bb8 a6 30.Nc2 Kf7 31.Kd4 Be6 32.Nb4 Ke7 33.Nxa6 Bd7 34.Nb4 1-0 [Event "Simul"] [Site "Barcelona ESP"] [Date "2002.06.19"] [Round "14"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Arribas,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2809"] [BlackElo ""] [ECO "E01"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 d5 4.g3 Nc6 5.Bg2 Bd6 6.O-O h6 7.Nc3 O-O 8.b3 Bb4 9.Bb2 Bxc3 10.Bxc3 Ne4 11.Bb2 Re8 12.a3 Nd6 13.Qc2 Qe7 14.Rad1 Bd7 15.Ne5 dxc4 16.bxc4 f6 17.Nxd7 Qxd7 18.e4 Qe7 19.c5 Nf7 20.f4 Rad8 21.Kh1 Nb8 22.d5 exd5 23.exd5 Na6 24.Bd4 b6 25.d6 Qd7 26.cxb6 Qxd6 27.bxa7 c6 28.Bb6 Qe6 29.Bxd8 Nxd8 30.a8=R Nc7 31.Raxd8 1-0 [Event "Advanced Chess rapid"] [Site "Leon ESP"] [Date "2002.06.21"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Anand,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2809"] [BlackElo "2752"] [ECO "D37"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.d4 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.a3 Nc6 9.Rc1 a6 10.b4 Bd6 11.Bg5 a5 12.b5 Ne5 13.Nxe5 Bxe5 14.c5 a4 15.f4 Bxc3+ 16.Rxc3 e5 17.Bxf6 Qxf6 18.fxe5 Qh4+ 19.g3 Qe4 20.Rg1 Qxe5 21.Qd4 Qh5 22.h4 Bg4 23.Bd3 Bf3 24.Kf2 Be4 25.Bxe4 dxe4 26.Qxe4 Rad8 27.Rc2 Rfe8 28.Qf3 Qg6 29.Rgc1 Qd3 30.c6 bxc6 31.bxc6 Qxa3 32.c7 Rc8 33.Rc3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Advanced Chess rapid"] [Site "Leon ESP"] [Date "2002.06.21"] [Round "2"] [White "Anand,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2752"] [BlackElo "2809"] [ECO "E15"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 c6 8.O-O d5 9.Qc2 Nbd7 10.Rd1 O-O 11.Bf4 Rc8 12.Nc3 Qe8 13.a4 dxc4 14.bxc4 Bxc4 15.Ne4 Nxe4 16.Qxc4 Bd6 17.Ne5 f5 18.h4 c5 19.Bxe4 cxd4 20.Qxd4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Advanced Chess rapid"] [Site "Leon ESP"] [Date "2002.06.22"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Anand,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2809"] [BlackElo "2752"] [ECO "D27"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 e6 3.c4 dxc4 4.e3 c5 5.Bxc4 Nf6 6.O-O a6 7.Bb3 cxd4 8.exd4 Nc6 9.Nc3 Be7 10.Bg5 O-O 11.Qd2 Na5 12.Bc2 b5 13.Rad1 Nc4 14.Qf4 Ra7 15.Ne5 Rc7 16.Nxc4 bxc4 17.Bxf6 Bxf6 18.d5 e5 19.Qf3 Rb7 20.Qe4 g6 21.Qxc4 Rxb2 22.Bb3 Bg5 23.d6 Be6 24.Qa4 Bxb3 25.axb3 Qb6 26.Qg4 Bf4 27.Nd5 Qd8 28.Nxf4 exf4 29.d7 Rxb3 30.Qxf4 Rb8 31.Rfe1 Qb6 32.h4 h5 33.Rd6 Qc5 34.Qf6 Qf5 35.Qxf5 gxf5 36.Rxa6 Rfd8 37.Rd6 1-0 [Event "Advanced Chess rapid"] [Site "Leon ESP"] [Date "2002.06.22"] [Round "4"] [White "Anand,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2752"] [BlackElo "2809"] [ECO "D37"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.a3 Nc6 9.Qc2 Qa5 10.O-O-O Be7 11.g4 dxc4 12.Bxc4 e5 13.g5 exf4 14.gxf6 Bxf6 15.Nd5 Ne7 16.Nxf6+ gxf6 17.Rhg1+ Kh8 18.e4 b5 19.Bd5 Nxd5 20.exd5 b4 21.axb4 Qa1+ 22.Kd2 Qa6 23.Qc6 Rd8 24.Kc3 Bb7 25.Qxa6 Bxa6 26.Rd4 Rac8+ 27.Kd2 Bb7 28.Rc1 Rxc1 29.Kxc1 Kg7 30.Nh4 Rxd5 31.Rxd5 Bxd5 32.Nf5+ Kf8 33.Kd2 Ke8 34.Kd3 Kd7 35.Kd4 Be6 36.Ke4 Bxf5+ 37.Kxf5 Kc6 38.Kxf4 Kb5 39.Kf5 Kxb4 40.Kxf6 Kb3 41.f4 Kxb2 42.f5 a5 43.Kxf7 a4 44.f6 a3 45.Kg8 a2 46.f7 a1=Q 47.f8=Q Qa2+ 48.Kxh7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Advanced Chess rapid"] [Site "Leon ESP"] [Date "2002.06.23"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Anand,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2809"] [BlackElo "2752"] [ECO "D27"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 e6 4.e3 Nf6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O a6 7.dxc5 Qxd1 8.Rxd1 Bxc5 9.Nbd2 O-O 10.Be2 Rd8 11.b3 b6 12.Bb2 Bb7 13.Rac1 Nbd7 14.Nc4 Rac8 15.Kf1 Bd5 16.Nce5 Nxe5 17.Nxe5 a5 18.Ba6 Ra8 19.Bb5 Rac8 20.h3 Be4 21.Rxd8+ Rxd8 22.f3 Bg6 23.e4 Rd2 24.Nd3 h6 25.Bxf6 gxf6 26.Nxc5 bxc5 27.a4 Rb2 28.Rxc5 Rxb3 29.Bc6 f5 30.Rxa5 fxe4 31.fxe4 Rb4 32.e5 Be4 33.Bxe4 Rxe4 34.Kf2 Kg7 35.Kf3 Rb4 36.Ra7 Rb3+ 37.Kf4 Rb2 38.Kf3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Advanced Chess rapid"] [Site "Leon ESP"] [Date "2002.06.23"] [Round "6"] [White "Anand,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2752"] [BlackElo "2809"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3 Ke8 10.h3 Be7 11.Bg5 Bxg5 12.Nxg5 h6 13.Nge4 b6 14.Rfd1 Ke7 15.Kh2 h5 16.Ne2 Re8 17.Nf4 Kf8 18.Nxh5 Rxe5 19.Nhg3 Be6 20.Rd2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Grand Prix du Senat"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2002.06.29"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Bacrot,E"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2653"] [BlackElo "2809"] [ECO "E15"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 Bb7 8.Nc3 d5 9.O-O O-O 10.cxd5 exd5 11.Bf4 Na6 12.Qc2 Re8 13.Rfd1 c6 14.a3 Nc7 15.Bxc7 Qxc7 16.b4 Bd6 17.e3 Qe7 18.Qb3 Rad8 19.Ne1 h5 20.b5 h4 21.bxc6 hxg3 22.hxg3 Bxc6 23.Nc2 Ng4 24.Nxd5 Qg5 25.Nf4 Bxf4 26.Bxc6 Qh6 27.Bg2 Bxg3 28.fxg3 Qh2+ 29.Kf1 Qxg3 30.Rd2 Rd6 0-1 [Event "Grand Prix du Senat"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2002.06.29"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Bacrot,E"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2809"] [BlackElo "2653"] [ECO "D15"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 a6 5.a4 e6 6.Bg5 a5 7.e3 Be7 8.Be2 O-O 9.O-O Na6 10.Ne5 Nb4 11.Qb3 Nd7 12.Bxe7 Qxe7 13.Nd3 dxc4 14.Qxc4 e5 15.Nxb4 Qxb4 16.Rfd1 exd4 17.Rxd4 Qxb2 18.Rb1 Qa3 19.Ne4 Qe7 20.Nd6 Nf6 21.Qc5 Nd7 22.Qc3 Nf6 23.Qc5 Nd7 24.Qc3 Nf6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Grand Prix du Senat"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2002.06.30"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Fressinet,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2606"] [BlackElo "2809"] [ECO "C84"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 5.O-O a6 6.Ba4 Be7 7.Re1 b5 8.Bb3 d6 9.Bd5 Nxd5 10.exd5 Ne5 11.Nxd4 O-O 12.Bf4 Bb7 13.Ne2 Nc4 14.Nbc3 Bf6 15.Rb1 Re8 16.Qd3 Bxc3 17.Nxc3 Qf6 18.Bd2 Qg6 19.Qxg6 hxg6 20.Bf4 b4 21.Re4 Rxe4 22.Nxe4 Bxd5 23.Nd2 Nb6 24.Re1 Be6 25.Nf3 a5 26.b3 Nd5 27.Bd2 c5 28.Ng5 Bf5 29.Ne4 Bxe4 30.Rxe4 a4 31.Re1 axb3 32.axb3 Ra2 33.Rc1 Kf8 34.Kf1 Ke7 35.Ke2 Kd7 36.Kd3 Ne7 37.g4 Nc6 38.f4 Ra8 39.h4 Rh8 40.Rh1 d5 41.Be3 Kd6 42.Rh2 Re8 43.Bd2 Re4 44.h5 gxh5 45.Rxh5 Nd4 46.Rh7 Nf3 47.Be3 Ne1+ 48.Kd2 Nxc2 49.Kxc2 Rxe3 50.Rxg7 Ke6 51.Rg8 Re2+ 52.Kd3 Rb2 53.Re8+ Kd7 54.Re5 Rxb3+ 55.Kc2 Rc3+ 56.Kb2 Kd6 57.Rf5 Rg3 58.g5 c4 59.Rxf7 Rg2+ 60.Kc1 b3 61.Rb7 d4 62.g6 Ke6 63.Rb4 Rc2+ 64.Kb1 d3 65.f5+ Kf6 66.Rb6+ Kxf5 67.g7 Rg2 68.Rc6 d2 0-1 [Event "Grand Prix du Senat"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2002.06.30"] [Round "2.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Fressinet,L"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2809"] [BlackElo "2606"] [ECO "E91"] 1.d4 g6 2.e4 d6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Be2 O-O 6.Nf3 a5 7.O-O Na6 8.e5 Ng4 9.exd6 cxd6 10.h3 Nf6 11.Be3 d5 12.c5 Bd7 13.Qb3 Bc6 14.Ne5 Nd7 15.Nxc6 bxc6 16.Qa4 Qc7 17.Qd1 e5 18.Na4 exd4 19.Bxd4 Bxd4 20.Qxd4 Rfe8 21.Bxa6 Re4 22.Qd1 Rxa6 23.Re1 Qe5 24.Qd2 Nf6 25.Nc3 Rd4 26.Rxe5 Rxd2 27.Re2 Rd4 28.b3 Ra7 29.Rd1 Rxd1+ 30.Nxd1 Ne4 31.Nb2 Nc3 32.Re8+ Kg7 33.Rc8 Ra6 34.a4 Kf6 35.Nd3 Ke6 36.Rc7 Ne2+ 37.Kf1 Nd4 38.Rb7 Ra8 39.Rb6 Re8 40.b4 axb4 41.Nxb4 Rc8 42.a5 Kd7 43.a6 Rc7 44.g4 g5 45.Kg2 Ne6 46.Nd3 f6 47.Kg3 Ra7 48.Nb4 Nxc5 49.Rxc6 Nd3 50.Rxf6 1-0 [Event "RUS vs. ROW"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2002.09.08"] [Round "1"] [White "Leko,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2722"] [BlackElo "2807"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.O-O Be7 8.c4 Nf6 9.h3 Nb4 10.Be2 dxc4 11.Bxc4 O-O 12.Nc3 Nbd5 13.Bg5 c6 14.Re1 Be6 15.Qb3 Rb8 16.Rad1 Re8 17.Bh4 h6 18.Ne5 Qb6 19.Qxb6 axb6 20.Bxf6 Bxf6 21.Nxd5 cxd5 22.Bb3 g5 23.Ng4 Bxg4 24.hxg4 Rxe1+ 25.Rxe1 Bxd4 26.Rd1 Bxb2 27.Rxd5 Rc8 28.Rd7 Rc1+ 29.Kh2 Rc7 30.Bxf7+ Kg7 31.Rxc7 Be5+ 32.g3 Bxc7 33.Bd5 Kf6 34.Bxb7 Ke5 1/2-1/2 [Event "RUS vs. ROW"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2002.09.08"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Ivanchuk,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2807"] [BlackElo "2711"] [ECO "D27"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 e6 4.e3 c5 5.Bxc4 a6 6.O-O Nf6 7.Bb3 Be7 8.Qe2 cxd4 9.Rd1 Nc6 10.Nc3 O-O 11.Nxd4 Qc7 12.Nxc6 Qxc6 13.e4 b5 14.Bg5 h6 15.Bh4 Bb7 16.Rac1 Qe8 17.e5 Nd7 18.Bxe7 Qxe7 19.Ne4 Nxe5 20.Nd6 Ng6 21.Qg4 Rad8 22.Nxf7 Rxd1+ 23.Rxd1 Kxf7 24.Qf5+ Kg8 25.Qxg6 Bd5 26.Bxd5 exd5 27.Qd3 Rd8 28.Qd4 Qf6 29.Qxf6 gxf6 30.Kf1 Kf7 31.Ke2 Ke6 32.Kd3 Kd6 33.Re1 h5 34.Re3 h4 35.Rh3 Rg8 36.g3 hxg3 37.fxg3 Rc8 38.Rh7 Rc1 39.Ra7 Rd1+ 40.Kc2 1/2-1/2 [Event "RUS vs. ROW"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2002.09.09"] [Round "3"] [White "Shirov,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2697"] [BlackElo "2807"] [ECO "B19"] 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.h4 h6 7.Nf3 Nd7 8.h5 Bh7 9.Bd3 Bxd3 10.Qxd3 e6 11.Bf4 Ngf6 12.O-O-O Be7 13.Kb1 O-O 14.Ne4 Nxe4 15.Qxe4 Nf6 16.Qe2 Qd5 17.Ne5 Qe4 18.Qxe4 Nxe4 19.Rhe1 Nf6 20.g4 Rfd8 21.f3 Rac8 22.c3 Kf8 23.Kc2 Nd5 24.Bc1 c5 25.dxc5 Rxc5 26.f4 b5 27.a3 Kg8 28.g5 hxg5 29.fxg5 b4 30.Nd3 Rcc8 31.axb4 Bxb4 32.Bd2 Be7 33.Ra1 Rc7 34.g6 fxg6 35.hxg6 Rcd7 36.Rxe6 Bf6 37.Rd1 Nc7 38.Re3 Nd5 39.Rh3 Ne7 40.Rg1 Rd6 41.Rg2 a5 42.Nc5 Rb6 43.Bf4 Rb5 44.Ne4 Rf5 45.Bd6 1-0 [Event "RUS vs. ROW"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2002.09.09"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Gelfand,B"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2807"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "E32"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6 7.Bg5 Bb7 8.e3 d6 9.f3 Nbd7 10.Bd3 c5 11.Ne2 h6 12.Bh4 Rc8 13.O-O cxd4 14.Qxd4 e5 15.Qxd6 Nc5 16.Qxd8 Rcxd8 17.Bf5 Rd2 18.b4 Rxe2 19.bxc5 bxc5 20.Rfe1 Rxe1+ 21.Rxe1 Bc8 22.Bd3 Rd8 23.Bf1 Be6 24.Rb1 Rd6 25.a4 Ra6 26.Rb8+ Kh7 27.Bd3+ e4 28.Bc2 Bxc4 29.Bxf6 gxf6 30.Bxe4+ Kg7 31.Rc8 1/2-1/2 [Event "RUS vs. ROW"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2002.09.09"] [Round "5"] [White "Akopian,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2678"] [BlackElo "2807"] [ECO "E05"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.d4 dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.a4 Bd7 9.Qxc4 Bc6 10.Bg5 Bd5 11.Qc2 Be4 12.Qd1 c5 13.dxc5 Bxc5 14.Nc3 Bc6 15.Ne5 Bxg2 16.Kxg2 h6 17.Bxf6 Qxf6 18.f4 Qe7 19.Ne4 Rd8 20.Qb3 Bd4 21.Nf3 Nc6 22.a5 Rd5 23.Qa3 Qxa3 24.Rxa3 Ba7 25.Rfa1 Rb5 26.R1a2 Nb4 0-1 [Event "RUS vs. ROW"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2002.09.10"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Polgar,Ju"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2807"] [BlackElo "2681"] [ECO "E15"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 c6 8.O-O d5 9.Qc2 Nbd7 10.Rd1 Rc8 11.a4 c5 12.Na3 Bb7 13.Qb2 Ne4 14.Be1 O-O 15.Rac1 Bf6 16.b4 Ba8 17.e3 cxd4 18.exd4 dxc4 19.Nxc4 Ng5 20.Nxg5 Bxg5 21.f4 Bf6 22.Bxa8 Rxa8 23.Ne5 Rc8 24.Nc6 Qe8 25.b5 Nb8 26.Nxa7 Rxc1 27.Qxc1 Qd7 28.Nc6 Rc8 29.Bf2 Nxc6 30.bxc6 Rxc6 31.Qb1 Qd5 32.Qb5 Qf3 33.Qd3 Qd5 34.Qb5 Qxb5 35.axb5 Rd6 36.Rc1 Rd5 37.Rb1 Bxd4 38.Bxd4 Rxd4 39.Rc1 g5 40.fxg5 Rd5 41.h4 Rxb5 42.Rc8+ Kg7 43.Kg2 h5 44.gxh6+ Kxh6 45.g4 Rb3 46.Rc7 Kg7 47.h5 Kf6 48.Rc8 Kg5 49.Rg8+ Kh6 50.Rh8+ Kg7 51.Rb8 f6 52.Rb7+ Kh6 53.Rf7 Kg5 54.Rg7+ Kf4 55.h6 Rb2+ 56.Kh3 Rb3+ 57.Kh2 Rb2+ 58.Kh3 Rb3+ 59.Kh2 1/2-1/2 [Event "RUS vs. ROW"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2002.09.10"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Smirin,I"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2807"] [BlackElo "2676"] [ECO "E97"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.b4 Nh5 10.Re1 a5 11.bxa5 f5 12.Nd2 Nf6 13.c5 Rxa5 14.cxd6 cxd6 15.a4 Bh6 16.Ba3 Bxd2 17.Qxd2 fxe4 18.Bb5 Bf5 19.h3 Ra8 20.g4 Bc8 21.Nxe4 Nxe4 22.Rxe4 Bd7 23.Bf1 Bxa4 24.Bb4 b5 25.Ra3 Rc8 26.Rc3 Qb6 27.Bg2 Rxc3 28.Bxc3 Bb3 29.Re1 Bc4 30.Ba5 Qb7 31.Rd1 Rf4 32.Bc3 Bb3 33.Bxe5 dxe5 34.d6 Qd7 35.Rc1 Bc4 36.Qb4 Nc8 37.Qc5 Nxd6 38.Qxe5 Rf8 39.Rd1 Nf7 0-1 [Event "RUS vs. ROW"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2002.09.11"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Anand,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2807"] [BlackElo "2755"] [ECO "D17"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 Nbd7 7.Nxc4 Qc7 8.g3 e5 9.dxe5 Nxe5 10.Bf4 Nfd7 11.Bg2 g5 12.Nxe5 gxf4 13.Nxd7 O-O-O 14.Qd4 Qxd7 15.Qxf4 Bd6 16.Qc1 Kb8 17.O-O Qe7 18.a5 a6 19.Ra4 Bc7 20.Ne4 Rd5 21.Rc4 Rxa5 22.Nc5 Bc8 23.Qc2 Rb5 24.e3 1/2-1/2 [Event "RUS vs. ROW"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2002.09.11"] [Round "10"] [White "Ponomariov,R"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2743"] [BlackElo "2807"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3 Bd7 10.b3 Kc8 11.Bb2 Be7 12.Rad1 a5 13.a4 h5 14.Rd3 b6 15.Rfd1 Be6 16.Ne4 c5 17.c4 Kb7 18.Nfg5 Bxg5 19.Nxg5 Rae8 20.g3 Rhf8 21.Nxe6 fxe6 22.f4 Kc8 23.Kg2 Rd8 24.Kf3 Rxd3+ 25.Rxd3 Rd8 26.Rxd8+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Brains in Bahrain"] [Site "Bahrain UAE"] [Date "2002.10.04"] [Round "1"] [White "DEEP FRITZ"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo ""] [BlackElo "2807"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3 h6 10.b3 Ke8 11.Bb2 Be7 12.Rad1 a5 13.a4 h5 14.Ne2 Be6 15.c4 Rd8 16.h3 b6 17.Nfd4 Nxd4 18.Nxd4 c5 19.Nxe6 fxe6 20.Rxd8+ Kxd8 21.Bc1 Kc8 22.Rd1 Rd8 23.Rxd8+ Kxd8 24.g4 g6 25.h4 hxg4 26.Bg5 Bxg5 27.hxg5 Ke8 28.Kg2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Brains in Bahrain"] [Site "Bahrain UAE"] [Date "2002.10.06"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "DEEP FRITZ"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2807"] [BlackElo ""] [ECO "D27"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O a6 7.dxc5 Qxd1 8.Rxd1 Bxc5 9.Kf1 b5 10.Be2 Bb7 11.Nbd2 Nbd7 12.Nb3 Bf8 13.a4 b4 14.Nfd2 Bd5 15.f3 Bd6 16.g3 e5 17.e4 Be6 18.Nc4 Bc7 19.Be3 a5 20.Nc5 Nxc5 21.Bxc5 Nd7 22.Nd6+ Kf8 23.Bf2 Bxd6 24.Rxd6 Ke7 25.Rad1 Rhc8 26.Bb5 Nc5 27.Bc6 Bc4+ 28.Ke1 Nd3+ 29.R1xd3 Bxd3 30.Bc5 Bc4 31.Rd4+ Kf6 32.Rxc4 Rxc6 33.Be7+ Kxe7 34.Rxc6 Kd7 35.Rc5 f6 36.Kd2 Kd6 37.Rd5+ Kc6 38.Kd3 g6 39.Kc4 g5 40.h3 h6 41.h4 gxh4 42.gxh4 Ra7 43.h5 Ra8 44.Rc5+ Kb6 45.Rb5+ Kc6 46.Rd5 Kc7 47.Kb5 b3 48.Rd3 Ra7 49.Rxb3 Rb7+ 50.Kc4 Ra7 51.Rb5 Ra8 52.Kd5 Ra6 53.Rc5+ Kd7 54.b3 Rd6+ 55.Kc4 Rd4+ 56.Kc3 Rd1 57.Rd5+ 1-0 [Event "Brains in Bahrain"] [Site "Manama BAH"] [Date "2002.10.08"] [Round "3"] [White "DEEP FRITZ"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo ""] [BlackElo "2807"] [ECO "C45"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Nxc6 Qf6 6.Qd2 dxc6 7.Nc3 Ne7 8.Qf4 Be6 9.Qxf6 gxf6 10.Na4 Bb4+ 11.c3 Bd6 12.Be3 b6 13.f4 O-O-O 14.Kf2 c5 15.c4 Nc6 16.Nc3 f5 17.e5 Bf8 18.b3 Nb4 19.a3 Nc2 20.Rc1 Nxe3 21.Kxe3 Bg7 22.Nd5 c6 23.Nf6 Bxf6 24.exf6 Rhe8 25.Kf3 Rd2 26.h3 Bd7 27.g3 Re6 28.Rb1 Rxf6 29.Be2 Re6 30.Rhe1 Kc7 31.Bf1 b5 32.Rec1 Kb6 33.b4 cxb4 34.axb4 Re4 35.Rd1 Rxd1 36.Rxd1 Be6 37.Bd3 Rd4 38.Be2 Rxd1 39.c5+ Kb7 40.Bxd1 a5 41.bxa5 Ka6 42.Ke3 Kxa5 43.Kd4 b4 44.g4 fxg4 45.hxg4 b3 46.Kc3 Ka4 47.Kb2 f6 48.Bf3 Kb5 49.g5 f5 50.Kc3 Kxc5 51.Be2 0-1 [Event "Brains in Bahrain"] [Site "Manama BAH"] [Date "2002.10.10"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "DEEP FRITZ"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2807"] [BlackElo ""] [ECO "D34"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.g3 Nc6 6.Bg2 Nf6 7.O-O Be7 8.Nc3 O-O 9.Bg5 cxd4 10.Nxd4 h6 11.Bf4 Bg4 12.h3 Be6 13.Rc1 Re8 14.Nxe6 fxe6 15.e4 d4 16.e5 dxc3 17.exf6 Bxf6 18.bxc3 Qxd1 19.Rfxd1 Rad8 20.Be3 Rxd1+ 21.Rxd1 Bxc3 22.Rd7 Rb8 23.Bxc6 bxc6 24.Rxa7 Rb2 25.Ra6 Bd2 26.Rxc6 Bxe3 27.fxe3 Kf7 28.a4 Ra2 29.Rc4 Kf6 30.Kf1 g5 31.h4 h5 32.hxg5+ Kxg5 33.Ke1 e5 34.Kf1 Kf5 35.Rh4 Kg6 36.Re4 Kf5 37.Rh4 Kg5 38.Kg1 Kg6 39.g4 hxg4 40.Rxg4+ Kf5 41.Rc4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Brains in Bahrain"] [Site "Manama BAH"] [Date "2002.10.13"] [Round "5"] [White "DEEP FRITZ"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo ""] [BlackElo "2807"] [ECO "D57"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 O-O 7.e3 Ne4 8.Bxe7 Qxe7 9.cxd5 Nxc3 10.bxc3 exd5 11.Qb3 Rd8 12.c4 dxc4 13.Bxc4 Nc6 14.Be2 b6 15.O-O Bb7 16.Rfc1 Rac8 17.Qa4 Na5 18.Rc3 c5 19.Rac1 cxd4 20.Nxd4 Rxc3 21.Rxc3 Rc8 22.Rxc8+ Bxc8 23.h3 g6 24.Bf3 Bd7 25.Qc2 Qc5 26.Qe4 Qc1+ 27.Kh2 Qc7+ 28.g3 Nc4 29.Be2 Ne5 30.Bb5 Bxb5 31.Nxb5 Qc5 32.Nxa7 Qa5 33.Kg2 Qxa2 34.Nc8 Qc4 35.Ne7+ 1-0 [Event "Brains in Bahrain"] [Site "Manama BAH"] [Date "2002.10.15"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "DEEP FRITZ"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2807"] [BlackElo ""] [ECO "E15"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 c6 8.Bc3 d5 9.Ne5 Nfd7 10.Nxd7 Nxd7 11.Nd2 O-O 12.O-O Rc8 13.a4 Bf6 14.e4 c5 15.exd5 cxd4 16.Bb4 Re8 17.Ne4 exd5 18.Nd6 dxc4 19.Nxf7 Kxf7 20.Bd5+ Kg6 21.Qg4+ Bg5 22.Be4+ Rxe4 23.Qxe4+ Kh6 24.h4 Bf6 25.Bd2+ g5 26.hxg5+ Bxg5 27.Qh4+ Kg6 28.Qe4+ Kg7 29.Bxg5 Qxg5 30.Rfe1 cxb3 31.Qxd4+ Nf6 32.a5 Qd5 33.Qxd5 Nxd5 34.axb6 axb6 0-1 [Event "Brains in Bahrain"] [Site "Manama BAH"] [Date "2002.10.17"] [Round "7"] [White "DEEP FRITZ"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo ""] [BlackElo "2807"] [ECO "E19"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7 6.O-O O-O 7.Nc3 Ne4 8.Qc2 Nxc3 9.Qxc3 c5 10.Rd1 d6 11.b3 Bf6 12.Bb2 Qe7 13.Qc2 Nc6 14.e4 e5 15.d5 Nd4 16.Bxd4 cxd4 17.Bh3 g6 18.a4 a5 19.Rab1 Ba6 20.Re1 Kh8 21.Kg2 Bg7 22.Qd3 Rae8 23.Nd2 Bh6 24.f4 Qc7 25.Rf1 Kg8 26.Rbe1 Qd8 27.Kg1 Bb7 28.Re2 Ba6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Brains in Bahrain"] [Site "Manama BAH"] [Date "2002.10.19"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "DEEP FRITZ"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2807"] [BlackElo ""] [ECO "D68"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 c6 5.Bg5 Be7 6.e3 O-O 7.Bd3 Nbd7 8.O-O dxc4 9.Bxc4 Nd5 10.Bxe7 Qxe7 11.Rc1 Nxc3 12.Rxc3 e5 13.Bb3 exd4 14.exd4 Nf6 15.Re1 Qd6 16.h3 Bf5 17.Rce3 Rae8 18.Re5 Bg6 19.a3 Qd8 20.Rxe8 Nxe8 21.Qd2 1/2-1/2 [Event "GMA"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2003.01.11"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Ivanchuk,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2807"] [BlackElo "2699"] [ECO "B67"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.O-O-O Bd7 9.f3 Be7 10.Kb1 b5 11.Nxc6 Bxc6 12.Bxf6 Bxf6 13.Qxd6 Qxd6 14.Rxd6 Rc8 15.Ne2 Ke7 16.Rd3 Rhd8 17.Nc1 a5 18.a3 b4 19.axb4 axb4 20.Rxd8 Rxd8 21.Be2 h5 22.Nd3 Rd4 23.h4 Bb5 24.g3 b3 25.Re1 Bxd3 26.Bxd3 Be5 27.f4 Bd6 28.Re3 bxc2+ 29.Kxc2 Bc5 30.Rf3 Ra4 31.e5 Bd4 32.Be2 g6 33.Rb3 Bf2 34.Rf3 Be1 35.Bd3 Kf8 36.Re3 Bf2 37.Rf3 Be1 38.Kd1 Ra1+ 39.Ke2 Bb4 40.Bb5 Ra2 41.Rb3 Ba3 1/2-1/2 [Event "GMA"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2003.01.12"] [Round "2"] [White "Ponomariov,R"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2734"] [BlackElo "2807"] [ECO "E46"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Ne2 d5 6.a3 Be7 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Bd2 Nd7 9.g3 b6 10.Nxd5 exd5 11.Bg2 Nf6 12.O-O Ne4 13.Rc1 Bb7 14.Qc2 Rc8 15.Rfd1 Bd6 16.Bb4 Qf6 17.Nc3 Nxc3 18.Qxc3 c6 19.Bxd6 Qxd6 20.b4 Rc7 21.a4 Bc8 22.a5 Ba6 23.Ra1 Bb5 24.Rdc1 Re8 25.axb6 axb6 26.Bf1 Bxf1 27.Kxf1 Rb8 28.Ra6 Qd7 29.Kg1 h6 30.Qa3 Rcc8 31.h4 Qf5 32.Ra7 g5 33.h5 Qf3 34.Qd3 Kh8 35.Qa6 Kg7 36.b5 c5 37.dxc5 bxc5 38.Qg6+ 1-0 [Event "GMA"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2003.01.14"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Bareev,E"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2807"] [BlackElo "2729"] [ECO "B19"] 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.h4 h6 7.Nf3 Nd7 8.h5 Bh7 9.Bd3 Bxd3 10.Qxd3 Ngf6 11.Bf4 e6 12.O-O-O Be7 13.Ne4 Nxe4 14.Qxe4 Nf6 15.Qd3 Qd5 16.c4 Qe4 17.Qxe4 Nxe4 18.Be3 Nd6 19.b3 Bf6 20.g4 b5 21.Nd2 Kd7 22.Kc2 Bd8 23.Nf3 Bf6 24.Ne5+ Kc7 25.c5 Bxe5 26.dxe5 Nc8 27.Rh3 Ne7 28.Rf3 Rhf8 29.Rd6 a5 30.g5 hxg5 31.Bxg5 Nf5 32.Rd1 a4 33.b4 Kc8 34.Rfd3 Ra7 35.Rd8+ Rxd8 36.Rxd8+ Kb7 37.Kc3 Ka6 38.Kd3 Rc7 39.Ke4 Kb7 40.Rd1 Kc8 41.Rd8+ Kb7 42.Kf4 Rc8 43.Rd7+ Rc7 44.Rd3 Kc8 45.Rd8+ Kb7 46.Bf6 g6 47.hxg6 fxg6 48.Kg5 1-0 [Event "GMA"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2003.01.15"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Krasenkow,M"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2807"] [BlackElo "2633"] [ECO "C54"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 a6 6.Bb3 O-O 7.O-O d5 8.exd5 Nxd5 9.h3 Nb6 10.Re1 h6 11.Nbd2 Qxd3 12.Nxe5 Qg3 13.Qf3 Qxf3 14.Ndxf3 Ne7 15.Nd3 Bd6 16.Bf4 Ng6 17.Bxd6 cxd6 18.Re4 a5 19.Rd4 Rd8 20.Rd1 d5 21.Nc5 Ne7 22.a4 Re8 23.R4d2 Nd7 24.Nxd7 Bxd7 25.c4 dxc4 26.Rxd7 cxb3 27.Rxb7 Rab8 28.Rdd7 Nc6 29.Rxf7 Rxb7 30.Rxb7 Re4 31.Rxb3 Rxa4 32.Rb6 Rc4 33.g3 a4 34.h4 Nd4 35.Ne5 Rc5 36.Rb8+ Kh7 37.Nd7 Rb5 38.Ra8 Ne2+ 39.Kg2 Rxb2 40.h5 Nc3 41.Ne5 Rb5 42.f4 Ne4 43.g4 Nf6 44.Ng6 Ng8 45.Nf8+ Kh8 46.Ng6+ Kh7 47.Kf3 Rb3+ 48.Ke4 a3 49.Nf8+ Kh8 50.Ng6+ Kh7 51.g5 hxg5 52.fxg5 Rb4+ 53.Kf5 Rb5+ 54.Kg4 Rb4+ 55.Kf5 Rb5+ 56.Kg4 Rb4+ 57.Nf4 a2 58.Rxa2 Ne7 59.Ra8 Ng8 60.Ra7 Kh8 61.Ra8 Kh7 62.Rf8 Kh8 63.Kf3 Rb3+ 64.Ke4 Rb4+ 65.Ke5 Rb5+ 66.Nd5 Ra5 67.Rd8 Kh7 68.g6+ Kh8 69.h6 Ra7 70.Ne3 gxh6 71.Nf5 Ra5+ 72.Kf4 Ra4+ 73.Kf3 Ra3+ 74.Kg4 Ra4+ 75.Kh5 Ra7 76.Rf8 Rb7 77.Kh4 Rb4+ 78.Kg3 Rb6 79.Ne7 Kg7 80.Rf7+ 1-0 [Event "GMA"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2003.01.16"] [Round "5"] [White "Shirov,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2723"] [BlackElo "2807"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 f5 11.Bd3 Be6 12.O-O Bxd5 13.exd5 Ne7 14.c3 Bg7 15.Qh5 e4 16.Bc2 O-O 17.Rae1 Qc8 18.Bb3 a5 19.Qg5 Qb7 20.f3 h6 21.Qg3 a4 22.Bc2 b4 23.Nc4 Qxd5 24.fxe4 Qxc4 25.exf5 Nd5 26.f6 Nxf6 27.Rxf6 Rae8 28.Ref1 Re2 29.Bd3 Qc5+ 30.Kh1 Re3 31.R6f3 Rxf3 32.Qxf3 bxc3 33.bxc3 Qe5 34.c4 Kh8 35.Bc2 Qa5 36.Qd3 f5 37.Qxd6 Qc3 38.Bd3 Qd2 39.c5 Qxa2 40.c6 Rg8 41.Qg6 Rf8 42.c7 Qg8 43.Qc6 Rc8 44.Ba6 1-0 [Event "GMA"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2003.01.18"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Grischuk,A"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2807"] [BlackElo "2712"] [ECO "B30"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 e5 4.Bc4 d6 5.d3 Be7 6.O-O Nf6 7.Ng5 O-O 8.f4 Bg4 9.Qe1 exf4 10.Bxf4 Nd4 11.Qd2 Qd7 12.a4 h6 13.Nf3 Nxf3+ 14.gxf3 Be6 15.Kh1 Kh7 16.Bb5 Qd8 17.d4 cxd4 18.Ne2 Nh5 19.Bg3 Nxg3+ 20.hxg3 Bg5 1/2-1/2 [Event "GMA"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2003.01.19"] [Round "7"] [White "Polgar,Ju"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2700"] [BlackElo "2807"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Nd5 Be7 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.c3 Rb8 12.Nc2 Bg5 13.a3 Ne7 14.Nxe7 Qxe7 15.Nb4 Qd7 16.Bd3 O-O 17.O-O Qb7 18.a4 a5 19.Nd5 bxa4 20.Qxa4 Be6 21.Bc4 Qxb2 22.Ra2 Qb7 23.Qxa5 Qc6 24.Ra4 Ra8 25.Qb5 Qxb5 26.Bxb5 Rxa4 27.Bxa4 Bxd5 28.exd5 Ra8 29.Rb1 g6 30.Bc6 Ra3 31.c4 Rc3 32.g3 Rxc4 33.Rb8+ Kg7 34.Rb7 Rc3 35.Be8 Rf3 36.Ba4 Ra3 37.Be8 Rf3 38.Ba4 e4 39.Kg2 Ra3 40.Be8 Rf3 41.Ba4 Bd2 42.Rb3 Rf5 43.Bc6 Be1 44.Rb2 Bc3 45.Re2 Bd4 46.Bd7 Re5 47.Bc6 Re7 48.Ra2 Bc5 49.Re2 h5 50.h4 Kf6 51.Ra2 Re5 52.Re2 Kg7 53.f4 Re7 54.Ra2 Kf6 55.Kf1 Kf5 56.Kg2 Kg4 57.Ba4 Rb7 58.Bd1+ Kf5 59.Re2 e3 60.Kf3 Kf6 61.Rc2 Rb4 62.Be2 Kg7 63.Rc1 Rb2 64.Rd1 Kf6 65.Rd3 Ke7 66.Rd1 Kd8 67.Ra1 Kd7 68.Rd1 Ra2 69.Bb5+ Kc7 70.Be2 f5 71.Rd3 Rd2 72.Rxd2 exd2 73.Bd1 Kb6 74.Ke2 Ka5 75.Bc2 Bg1 76.Kxd2 Bh2 77.g4 Bxf4+ 78.Ke2 hxg4 79.h5 gxh5 80.Bxf5 Kb4 81.Bg6 h4 82.Bf5 g3 83.Kf3 Kc4 84.Bh3 Be5 85.Ke4 Bf6 86.Bf1+ Kc3 87.Bg2 Kc4 88.Bf1+ Kc5 89.Bg2 Be7 90.Bf1 Bd8 91.Bg2 Kc4 92.Bf1+ Kc3 93.Bg2 Kd2 94.Kf3 Kd3 95.Kg4 Ke3 96.Kh3 Bf6 97.Bh1 1/2-1/2 [Event "GMA"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2003.01.20"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Anand,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2807"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.O-O Be7 8.c4 Nb4 9.Be2 O-O 10.Nc3 Bf5 11.a3 Nxc3 12.bxc3 Nc6 13.Re1 Re8 14.cxd5 Qxd5 15.Bf4 Rac8 16.h3 Bf6 17.Nh2 Qa5 18.Bd2 Rcd8 19.Bf3 h6 20.Ng4 Bxg4 21.hxg4 Bg5 22.Bxg5 hxg5 23.Rxe8+ Rxe8 24.Qd3 Nd8 25.g3 c6 26.Kg2 Ne6 27.Rb1 Re7 28.c4 Qc7 29.Rh1 Nf8 30.Qf5 Rd7 31.d5 cxd5 32.Bxd5 Qd8 33.a4 b6 34.a5 bxa5 35.Ra1 Qf6 36.Rxa5 Rc7 37.Qxf6 gxf6 38.Kf3 Ne6 39.Ke3 Kf8 40.f4 gxf4+ 41.gxf4 Nc5 42.Rb5 a6 43.Rb8+ Ke7 44.Ra8 Kd6 45.Kf3 Ke7 46.Kg3 Rd7 47.Rc8 Nd3 48.Be4 Nb4 49.c5 Rd8 50.Rc7+ Rd7 51.Rc8 Rd8 1/2-1/2 [Event "GMA"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2003.01.21"] [Round "9"] [White "Radjabov,T"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2624"] [BlackElo "2807"] [ECO "E15"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.Nbd2 d5 6.Bg2 Be7 7.cxd5 exd5 8.Ne5 O-O 9.O-O Bb7 10.b3 c5 11.Bb2 Re8 12.Rc1 Na6 13.dxc5 bxc5 14.e3 Qb6 15.Re1 Rad8 16.Qf3 Nc7 17.g4 Ne6 18.h4 h6 19.Qg3 1/2-1/2 [Event "GMA"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2003.01.23"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Topalov,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2807"] [BlackElo "2743"] [ECO "A58"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6 g6 6.Nc3 Bxa6 7.g3 d6 8.Bg2 Nbd7 9.Nf3 Bg7 10.Rb1 O-O 11.O-O Qa5 12.Bd2 Rfb8 13.Qc2 Ne8 14.Rfe1 Nc7 15.a4 Qb6 16.b3 Bxc3 17.Bxc3 Nxd5 18.Ne5 Nxe5 19.Bxd5 Bb7 20.Bxb7 Rxb7 21.Bxe5 dxe5 22.Rec1 f6 23.Qe4 Kg7 24.Rc3 Rab8 25.Qc2 Qe6 26.a5 Kf7 27.Ra1 Rxb3 28.Rxb3 Qxb3 29.Qxc5 Qb2 30.Qc4+ Kg7 31.Qa2 Qxa2 32.Rxa2 Ra8 33.a6 Ra7 34.Kg2 Kf7 35.Kf3 Ke6 36.g4 Kd6 37.h4 h6 38.g5 hxg5 39.hxg5 f5 40.e4 e6 41.Ra5 Kc7 42.Ke3 Kb8 43.Rxe5 Rxa6 44.Rc5 Kb7 45.Kf4 Kb6 46.Rc8 fxe4 47.Kxe4 Kb7 48.Rg8 Kc6 49.Rxg6 Kd6 50.f4 Ra4+ 51.Kf3 Ke7 52.Rg7+ Kf8 53.Rb7 Rc4 54.g6 Rc1 55.Kg4 Rc5 56.Rf7+ Ke8 57.f5 1-0 [Event "GMA"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2003.01.24"] [Round "11"] [White "Van Wely,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2668"] [BlackElo "2807"] [ECO "E32"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6 7.Bg5 Bb7 8.f3 d6 9.e4 c5 10.dxc5 bxc5 11.O-O-O Nc6 12.Bxf6 gxf6 13.Ne2 e5 14.Qd2 Nd4 15.Qh6 Kh8 16.h4 Rb8 17.Nxd4 cxd4 18.Rd2 Rg8 19.h5 Ba6 20.Bd3 Rb6 21.Rc2 Rb3 22.Rd1 Qe7 23.Bf1 Qe6 24.Bd3 Rc8 25.Kb1 Rcb8 26.Ka1 Qe7 27.g4 Bc8 28.Rg2 Bd7 29.Rdd2 Rg8 30.Ka2 Rb6 31.Rdf2 Be6 32.Rg1 Rc6 33.b3 Rb6 34.Rfg2 Rbb8 35.f4 Bd7 36.g5 fxg5 37.fxg5 Rg7 38.Qf6 Qxf6 39.gxf6 Rxg2+ 40.Rxg2 h6 41.b4 Rg8 42.Rxg8+ Kxg8 43.b5 Bg4 44.a4 Kf8 45.a5 Ke8 46.a6 Kd8 47.b6 Bd7 48.c5 dxc5 49.Bc4 1-0 [Event "GMA"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2003.01.25"] [Round "12"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Timman,J"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2807"] [BlackElo "2594"] [ECO "B46"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Nxc6 bxc6 7.Bd3 Qc7 8.Qe2 Bd6 9.Qg4 Ne7 10.Qxg7 Rg8 11.Qxh7 Be5 12.Qh5 Rxg2 13.Ne2 d5 14.f4 Bd6 15.Bd2 Rb8 16.O-O-O c5 17.e5 Qb6 18.Bc3 d4 19.exd6 dxc3 20.Qh8+ Rg8 21.Qxc3 Nd5 22.Qe5 Kd7 23.f5 Bb7 24.fxe6+ fxe6 25.Rhf1 Qxd6 26.Rf7+ Kc6 27.Qxd6+ Kxd6 28.Bh7 Rg2 29.Nf4 Rxh2 30.c4 1-0 [Event "GMA"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2003.01.26"] [Round "13"] [White "Karpov,An"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2688"] [BlackElo "2807"] [ECO "E34"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 d5 5.cxd5 Qxd5 6.e3 c5 7.dxc5 Qxc5 8.Bd2 Nc6 9.Rc1 O-O 10.a3 Bxc3 11.Bxc3 Nd5 12.Nf3 Nxc3 13.Qxc3 Qxc3+ 14.Rxc3 Bd7 15.Bd3 1/2-1/2 [Event "National I"] [Site "Drancy FRA"] [Date "2003.02.01"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Dorfman,J"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2807"] [BlackElo "2610"] [ECO "B82"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Bd3 Nf6 7.f4 d6 8.Qe2 Nc6 9.Nf3 Be7 10.O-O O-O 11.Kh1 Nd7 12.b3 Nc5 13.Bb2 Bd7 14.Qf2 Rac8 15.Qg3 f6 16.Be2 b5 17.a3 b4 18.axb4 Nxb4 19.Nd4 Qb7 20.Bg4 Nxc2 21.Nxc2 Qxb3 22.Na3 Qxb2 23.Rfb1 Qd2 24.Rd1 Qb2 25.Rdb1 1/2-1/2 [Event "XX SuperGM"] [Site "Linares ESP"] [Date "2003.02.22"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Kasparov,G"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2807"] [BlackElo "2847"] [ECO "D27"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 e6 4.e3 a6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O Nf6 7.Bd3 Nbd7 8.Re1 b6 9.e4 cxd4 10.e5 Nd5 11.Nxd4 Nc5 12.Bf1 Bb7 13.Nd2 Be7 14.Qg4 O-O 15.N2f3 Kh8 16.Ng5 h6 17.Ngf3 a5 18.Qh5 1/2-1/2 [Event "XX SuperGM"] [Site "Linares ESP"] [Date "2003.02.23"] [Round "2"] [White "Ponomariov,R"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2734"] [BlackElo "2807"] [ECO "B31"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.h3 Bg7 6.d3 Nf6 7.Nc3 Nd7 8.Be3 e5 9.Qd2 h6 10.O-O Qe7 11.a3 Nf8 12.b4 Ne6 13.Na4 b6 14.Nh2 f5 15.f3 f4 16.Bf2 h5 17.bxc5 b5 18.Nb2 g5 19.d4 exd4 20.Nd3 Nxc5 21.Nxc5 Qxc5 22.Rfd1 Be6 23.Qb4 Qb6 24.a4 c5 25.Qxb5+ Qxb5 26.axb5 Kf7 27.Ra5 Rhb8 28.Nf1 Be5 29.Rda1 d3 30.Rxa7+ Kf6 31.Rxa8 Rxa8 32.Rxa8 dxc2 33.Rf8+ Kg6 34.Re8 Kf7 35.Rf8+ Kg6 36.Re8 Bc4 37.Rxe5 c1=Q 38.Rxc5 Qxf1+ 39.Kh2 Qxf2 40.Rxc4 g4 0-1 [Event "XX SuperGM"] [Site "Linares ESP"] [Date "2003.02.24"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Vallejo Pons,F"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2807"] [BlackElo "2629"] [ECO "D43"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.g3 Nd7 8.Bg2 dxc4 9.O-O Be7 10.e3 O-O 11.Qe2 e5 12.Qxc4 Nb6 13.Qb3 Be6 14.dxe5 Qxf3 15.Bxf3 Bxb3 16.axb3 Nd7 17.Be2 Nxe5 18.Rfd1 Rfd8 19.Rxd8+ Bxd8 20.Rd1 Bb6 21.Na4 Rd8 22.Nxb6 Rxd1+ 23.Bxd1 axb6 24.Kf1 Kf8 25.Ke2 Ke7 26.f4 Nd7 27.e4 f6 28.b4 b5 29.Kd3 Nb8 30.Bg4 Kd6 1/2-1/2 [Event "XX SuperGM"] [Site "Linares ESP"] [Date "2003.02.25"] [Round "4"] [White "Anand,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2807"] [ECO "B30"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bb5 Qc7 5.O-O Nd4 6.Re1 a6 7.e5 Nxb5 8.exf6 Nxc3 9.fxg7 Bxg7 10.dxc3 d6 11.Ng5 Bf5 12.a4 Qc6 13.Qe2 Bf6 14.Ne4 Bxe4 15.Qxe4 Qxe4 16.Rxe4 d5 1/2-1/2 [Event "XX SuperGM"] [Site "Linares ESP"] [Date "2003.02.28"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Radjabov,T"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2807"] [BlackElo "2624"] [ECO "C11"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bc5 9.Qd2 O-O 10.O-O-O a6 11.Qf2 Nxd4 12.Bxd4 Qc7 13.Bd3 b5 14.Qh4 h6 15.Ne2 f6 16.Qg4 Bxd4 17.Nxd4 Nc5 18.Qg6 Nxd3+ 19.Rxd3 Qc4 20.Rhd1 Ra7 21.Kb1 Qc7 22.f5 Qb6 23.Rh3 fxe5 24.Rxh6 Rf6 25.Qe8+ Rf8 26.Rh8+ Kxh8 27.Qxf8+ Kh7 28.Nf3 Qc7 29.fxe6 e4 30.Ng5+ Kh6 31.h4 Kh5 32.Qf5 g6 33.g4+ Kxh4 34.Rh1+ Kg3 35.Rg1+ Kh4 36.Qf6 1-0 [Event "XX SuperGM"] [Site "Linares ESP"] [Date "2003.03.01"] [Round "7"] [White "Leko,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2736"] [BlackElo "2807"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 f5 11.Bd3 Be6 12.O-O Bxd5 13.exd5 Ne7 14.c4 e4 15.Be2 Bg7 16.Qd2 b4 17.Qxb4 Rb8 18.Qa4+ Kf8 19.Rab1 Bxb2 20.Nc2 Ng6 21.Nb4 Qf6 22.Nc6 Re8 23.f4 Bd4+ 24.Kh1 Kg7 25.Bh5 Bc5 1/2-1/2 [Event "XX SuperGM"] [Site "Linares ESP"] [Date "2003.03.02"] [Round "8"] [White "Kasparov,G"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2847"] [BlackElo "2807"] [ECO "C88"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.h3 Bb7 9.d3 d6 10.a3 Nb8 11.Nbd2 Nbd7 12.Nf1 Re8 13.Ba2 c6 14.Ng3 Bf8 15.Nf5 d5 16.d4 c5 17.dxc5 Nxc5 18.exd5 e4 19.N3d4 Bxd5 20.Bxd5 Qxd5 21.Bg5 Nfd7 22.Qg4 Ne5 23.Qg3 Ne6 24.Rad1 Nxg5 25.Qxg5 Qb7 26.Ng3 Nc4 27.Ndf5 Re6 28.b3 Nxa3 29.Rxe4 Rxe4 30.Nxe4 Qxe4 31.Nh6+ Kh8 32.Nxf7+ Kg8 33.Nh6+ Kh8 1/2-1/2 [Event "XX SuperGM"] [Site "Linares ESP"] [Date "2003.03.03"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Ponomariov,R"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2807"] [BlackElo "2734"] [ECO "C96"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 O-O 9.h3 Na5 10.Bc2 c5 11.d4 Nd7 12.Kh1 Bb7 13.d5 f5 14.exf5 Nc4 15.Nbd2 Nxd2 16.Qxd2 Nf6 17.Ng5 Bxd5 18.f4 Qc7 19.Ne6 Bxe6 20.fxe6 Nh5 21.Qd5 Rad8 22.f5 Ng3+ 23.Kh2 Nxf5 24.Rf1 Nh4 25.Bg5 Ng6 26.h4 Nf4 27.Bxf4 exf4 28.g3 f3 29.Rxf3 Rxf3 30.Qxf3 Rf8 31.Qd3 g6 32.Rf1 Qc8 33.Rxf8+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "XX SuperGM"] [Site "Linares ESP"] [Date "2003.03.05"] [Round "10"] [White "Vallejo Pons,F"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2629"] [BlackElo "2807"] [ECO "A25"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.e3 Nc6 4.a3 g6 5.d4 exd4 6.exd4 Bg7 7.Nf3 d5 8.Bg5 h6 9.Qe2+ Kf8 10.Be3 Kg8 11.cxd5 Nxd5 12.Nxd5 Qxd5 13.Qb5 1/2-1/2 [Event "XX SuperGM"] [Site "Linares ESP"] [Date "2003.03.06"] [Round "11"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Anand,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2807"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C88"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O b5 6.Bb3 Bb7 7.d3 Be7 8.Re1 O-O 9.Nbd2 Re8 10.c3 Bf8 11.Nf1 h6 12.Ng3 d6 13.a3 Na5 14.Bc2 c5 15.b4 Nc6 16.d4 cxd4 17.cxd4 exd4 18.Bb2 Rc8 19.Bb3 g6 20.h4 Bg7 21.h5 Nxh5 22.Nxh5 gxh5 23.Bd5 Ba8 24.Bxc6 Rxc6 25.Bxd4 Rc4 26.Qd3 Bxd4 27.Nxd4 Qf6 28.Rad1 h4 29.a4 Rxb4 30.axb5 axb5 31.Qd2 Ra4 32.Nxb5 Raxe4 1/2-1/2 [Event "XX SuperGM"] [Site "Linares ESP"] [Date "2003.03.08"] [Round "13"] [White "Radjabov,T"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2624"] [BlackElo "2807"] [ECO "E12"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.Nc3 Bb7 5.a3 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.Qc2 Nxc3 8.bxc3 c5 9.e4 Nd7 10.Bf4 Be7 11.d5 exd5 12.exd5 O-O 13.Rd1 g5 14.Be3 g4 15.Ng1 f5 16.h3 Bg5 17.hxg4 Bxe3 18.fxe3 Qg5 19.Bd3 Rae8 20.Ne2 Qxe3 21.c4 Qg3+ 22.Kd2 Qxg4 23.Rh3 Qg5+ 24.Kc3 Re3 25.Rxe3 Qxe3 26.Qd2 Qxd2+ 27.Kxd2 Bc8 28.Nf4 Ne5 29.Re1 Re8 30.Kc3 Bd7 31.Bc2 Kg7 32.Nh5+ Kg6 33.Ng3 Kg5 34.Rf1 Rf8 35.Ne4+ Kg6 36.a4 Nf7 37.Nd2 Re8 38.Nf3 Nd6 39.Bd3 Kf6 40.Ra1 Re3 41.Kd2 Re7 42.a5 Rg7 43.axb6 Rxg2+ 44.Ke3 axb6 45.Rb1 h5 46.Rxb6 Ke7 47.Ra6 f4+ 48.Kxf4 Rg4+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "XX SuperGM"] [Site "Linares ESP"] [Date "2003.03.09"] [Round "14"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Leko,P"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2807"] [BlackElo "2736"] [ECO "B30"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Bc4 d6 5.d3 Be7 6.O-O Nf6 7.Ng5 O-O 8.f4 exf4 9.Bxf4 h6 10.Nf3 Be6 11.Nd5 Bxd5 12.exd5 Na5 13.Nh4 Nxc4 14.dxc4 Nxd5 15.Qxd5 Bxh4 16.Rad1 b6 17.Bxd6 Be7 18.Be5 Bg5 19.Bd6 Be7 20.Bf4 Bf6 21.c3 Qxd5 22.cxd5 Rad8 23.Bxh6 Bxc3 24.bxc3 gxh6 25.Rfe1 Rd7 26.c4 a6 27.a4 b5 28.axb5 axb5 29.cxb5 Rb8 30.d6 Rxb5 31.Re7 Rbb7 32.Rxd7 Rxd7 33.Kf2 Kg7 34.Kf3 Kf6 35.Rd5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2003.03.15"] [Round "1"] [White "Almasi,Z"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2676"] [BlackElo "2807"] [ECO "B35"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 g6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Bc4 O-O 8.Bb3 a5 9.a4 Ng4 10.Qxg4 Nxd4 11.Qh4 d6 12.Nd5 Re8 13.Rd1 Nxb3 14.Bb6 Qd7 15.cxb3 Ra6 16.Bd4 Qd8 17.O-O Be6 18.Bxg7 Kxg7 19.Nf4 Qc8 20.Rd3 Rc6 21.Qg3 f6 22.Ne2 Bf7 23.Nd4 Rc1 24.Qe3 Rxf1+ 25.Kxf1 Qd7 26.Rc3 Rc8 27.f3 Rxc3 28.Qxc3 e5 29.Ne2 d5 30.exd5 Qxd5 31.b4 axb4 32.Qxb4 Qb3 33.Qxb3 Bxb3 34.Nc3 b6 35.Kf2 f5 36.g3 Kf6 37.f4 g5 38.fxe5+ Kxe5 39.Ke3 h5 40.Kf3 f4 41.gxf4+ gxf4 42.Ne2 Bd5+ 43.Kf2 Bc6 44.b3 f3 45.Ng1 Kd4 46.b4 Bxa4 47.Kxf3 Kc4 48.Kf4 Kxb4 49.Ke3 Bd1 50.Nh3 Kc3 51.Nf4 b5 52.Nd5+ Kc4 53.Nb6+ Kc5 54.Nd7+ Kd6 55.Nf6 Ke5 56.Nd7+ Kf5 57.Nc5 Bc2 58.Na6 Kg4 59.Nb4 Bf5 60.Kf2 Kf4 61.Ke2 Bg4+ 62.Kd2 Kf3 63.Nd5 Kg2 64.Kc3 Kxh2 65.Kb4 h4 66.Kxb5 Kg3 67.Ne3 h3 68.Kc5 Be2 0-1 [Event "Amber Rapid"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2003.03.15"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Almasi,Z"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2807"] [BlackElo "2676"] [ECO "C97"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 O-O 9.h3 Na5 10.Bc2 c5 11.d4 Qc7 12.Nbd2 Rd8 13.b3 Bd7 14.Bb2 Rac8 15.Rc1 Nc6 16.d5 Na5 17.c4 Rb8 18.Bc3 b4 19.Bb2 g6 20.Nf1 Nh5 21.Ng3 Ng7 22.Qd2 Nb7 23.Nh2 Rf8 24.f4 Bh4 25.Nhf1 f6 26.Rcd1 Nd8 27.f5 Nf7 28.Bc1 Qc8 29.Qe2 Kh8 30.Qg4 Bg5 31.Bxg5 Nxg5 32.Ne3 Nf7 33.Qe2 Nh6 34.Rf1 Qd8 35.Qd2 Ng8 36.h4 Qe7 37.Kf2 Nh6 38.Rh1 gxf5 39.Ngxf5 Ngxf5 40.Nxf5 Bxf5 41.Qxh6 Bg4 42.Rdf1 Rg8 43.Ke1 Rg6 44.Qe3 Rbg8 45.g3 Qg7 46.Rhg1 a5 47.Kd2 Bd7 48.Rf3 Ra8 49.Rgf1 Bh3 50.Rg1 Bg4 51.Rf2 Bd7 52.Qf3 a4 53.bxa4 Bxa4 54.h5 Rh6 55.Kd1 Be8 56.Rh1 Rxa2 57.g4 Ra1+ 58.Kd2 Qg5+ 0-1 [Event "Amber Rapid"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2003.03.16"] [Round "2"] [White "Topalov,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2743"] [BlackElo "2807"] [ECO "E20"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nf3 c5 5.g3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Qa5 7.Bd2 b6 8.Bg2 Bb7 9.O-O O-O 10.Qb3 Qa6 11.Bg5 Ne4 12.d5 d6 13.Rad1 Re8 14.Bf4 Nd7 15.dxe6 Rxe6 16.Bh3 Re7 17.Nh4 Bc6 18.Nf5 Ree8 19.f3 Nef6 20.Nxd6 Rxe2 21.Rf2 Rxf2 22.Kxf2 Nf8 23.Bg5 Ne8 24.Nf5 Ng6 25.Re1 h6 26.Bc1 Rd8 27.Bf1 Qb7 28.Rd1 Rd7 29.Be2 Ne5 30.Qc2 Nf6 31.Bf4 Ng6 32.Bc1 Ne5 33.Rxd7 Qxd7 34.Bf4 Qe6 35.g4 Nxc4 36.Qd1 Bd5 37.Qa4 g6 38.Nxh6+ Kg7 39.Qxa7 Ne4+ 40.fxe4 Qxe4 41.Qc7 Qg2+ 42.Ke1 Qh1+ 43.Kf2 Qg2+ 44.Ke1 Qh1+ 45.Kf2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2003.03.16"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Topalov,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2807"] [BlackElo "2743"] [ECO "B82"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Be3 Nf6 7.f4 a6 8.Qf3 Qc7 9.O-O-O Bd7 10.Nb3 Rc8 11.Kb1 b5 12.Bd3 Nb4 13.g4 Bc6 14.g5 Nd7 15.Qf2 g6 16.Rhf1 Bg7 17.f5 Ne5 18.Bb6 Qd7 19.Be2 Qb7 20.Na5 Qb8 21.f6 Bf8 22.a3 Nxc2 23.Kxc2 Bxe4+ 24.Kb3 Ba8 25.Ba7 Qc7 26.Qb6 Qxb6 27.Bxb6 h6 28.Nxb5 Kd7 29.Bd4 Bd5+ 30.Ka4 axb5+ 31.Bxb5+ Bc6 32.Bxe5 Bxb5+ 33.Kxb5 Rc5+ 34.Kb6 Rxe5 35.Rc1 Rxa5 36.Rc7+ Kd8 37.Rfc1 Rc5 38.R1xc5 dxc5 39.Kc6 1-0 [Event "Amber Rapid"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2003.03.17"] [Round "3"] [White "Shirov,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2723"] [BlackElo "2807"] [ECO "B54"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 e6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 d6 6.g4 Nge7 7.Be3 a6 8.f4 b5 9.Bg2 Nxd4 10.Qxd4 Nc6 11.Qb6 Qxb6 12.Bxb6 Rb8 13.Be3 g5 14.fxg5 Ne5 15.h3 Be7 16.b3 Rg8 17.O-O-O Bxg5 18.Bxg5 Rxg5 19.Rxd6 h5 20.Rd2 hxg4 21.hxg4 Rxg4 22.Rh8+ Ke7 23.Kb2 Rg3 24.Bf1 Rg1 25.Bd3 Nc6 26.a4 b4 27.Nd5+ exd5 28.exd5 Bg4 29.Rh6 Ne5 30.d6+ Kd7 31.Bxa6 Bf3 32.Rf6 Bc6 33.Rf5 Re8 34.Rd4 Rg4 35.Rxg4 Nxg4 36.Rxf7+ Kxd6 37.Rf4 Re4 38.Rxe4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2003.03.17"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Shirov,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2807"] [BlackElo "2723"] [ECO "C11"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bc5 9.Qd2 O-O 10.O-O-O a6 11.Qf2 Bxd4 12.Bxd4 b5 13.Be3 Bb7 14.Bd3 Nb4 15.Bd4 Rc8 16.Kb1 Qa5 17.a3 Nc6 18.f5 Ndxe5 19.Bb6 1-0 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2003.03.18"] [Round "4"] [White "Leko,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2736"] [BlackElo "2807"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Nd5 Nxd5 8.exd5 Nb8 9.c4 Be7 10.Bd3 a6 11.Nc3 O-O 12.O-O f5 13.f3 Nd7 14.Kh1 Bg5 15.b4 a5 16.a3 axb4 17.Bxg5 Qxg5 18.axb4 Rxa1 19.Qxa1 Qe3 20.Be2 b5 21.Qc1 Qxc1 22.Rxc1 bxc4 23.Nb5 Bb7 24.Nxd6 Bxd5 25.Bxc4 Bxc4 26.Rxc4 e4 27.fxe4 fxe4 28.Kg1 e3 29.Re4 Nf6 30.Rxe3 Rd8 31.Re6 Rb8 32.Re7 Rxb4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Rapid"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2003.03.18"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Leko,P"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2807"] [BlackElo "2736"] [ECO "E15"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 c6 8.O-O d5 9.Qc2 Nbd7 10.Rd1 Rc8 11.a4 O-O 12.a5 b5 13.c5 Ne4 14.Be1 f5 15.Nc3 Qc7 16.Na2 Rce8 17.Nb4 Bc8 18.a6 Bf6 19.Nd3 Qb8 20.Nb4 Qc7 21.Nd3 Qb8 22.Qa2 e5 23.e3 Re6 24.Rac1 Rfe8 25.Nb4 exd4 26.exd4 Nf8 27.Bh3 g6 28.Nd3 Qc7 29.Nfe5 Qg7 30.f3 Ng5 31.Bg2 Bd7 32.Bc3 R6e7 33.Re1 Nge6 34.f4 g5 35.Kh1 gxf4 36.gxf4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2003.03.20"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Bareev,E"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2807"] [BlackElo "2729"] [ECO "D15"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 a6 5.Nc3 b5 6.b3 Bf5 7.Ne5 h6 8.g4 Bh7 9.Bg2 e6 10.O-O Be7 11.f4 Nfd7 12.cxd5 Nxe5 13.d6 Qxd6 14.dxe5 Qc7 15.Ne4 O-O 16.Bb2 Nd7 17.Rc1 c5 18.g5 hxg5 19.Nxg5 Bxg5 20.Bxa8 Rxa8 21.fxg5 Nxe5 22.Qd4 f6 23.Qf4 1-0 [Event "Amber Rapid"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2003.03.20"] [Round "5"] [White "Bareev,E"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2729"] [BlackElo "2807"] [ECO "E46"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Ne2 d5 6.a3 Bd6 7.c5 Be7 8.b4 b6 9.Ng3 c6 10.Be2 a5 11.Rb1 Nbd7 12.O-O axb4 13.axb4 Ba6 14.Re1 Qc8 15.Qc2 Bxe2 16.Ngxe2 bxc5 17.bxc5 Qa6 18.Bd2 Rfb8 19.f3 Rxb1 20.Rxb1 e5 21.Kf2 Re8 22.Rd1 exd4 23.exd4 Bd8 24.Bf4 Qc4 25.Qd3 Qb4 26.Qb1 Qc4 27.Qd3 Qb4 28.Na2 Qa4 29.Nec3 Qa3 30.Bc1 Qa7 31.g3 Ba5 32.Bg5 h6 33.Bxf6 Nxf6 34.Ne2 Be1+ 35.Kxe1 Qxa2 36.Rd2 Qa1+ 37.Rd1 Qa2 38.Rd2 Qa1+ 39.Rd1 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2003.03.21"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Anand,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2807"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B90"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.f3 Be7 9.Qd2 h5 10.O-O-O Nbd7 11.Kb1 Rc8 12.Bd3 b5 13.h3 h4 14.f4 Qc7 15.Rhe1 Nb6 16.Bxb6 Qxb6 17.Nd5 Bxd5 18.exd5 Rh5 19.fxe5 dxe5 20.Be2 Rf5 21.Bf3 Rd8 22.Qe2 Qc7 23.Rd3 Kf8 24.Rc3 Qd7 25.Re3 Bd6 26.Nd2 Rf4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Rapid"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2003.03.21"] [Round "6"] [White "Anand,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2807"] [ECO "B30"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bb5 e5 5.Bxc6 dxc6 6.Nxe5 Nxe4 7.Nxe4 Qd4 8.Qe2 Qxe5 9.f4 Qxf4 10.d4 Qh4+ 11.g3 Qe7 12.O-O f5 13.Nd6+ Kd7 14.Qxe7+ Bxe7 15.dxc5 Bxd6 16.Rd1 Ke8 17.cxd6 Be6 18.Bg5 Kd7 19.Re1 h6 20.Be7 g5 21.Re5 Rhg8 22.a4 b6 23.b4 a6 24.Rc1 f4 25.c4 fxg3 26.hxg3 a5 27.c5 axb4 28.cxb6 Rxa4 29.Rce1 Bd5 30.Bf6 b3 31.b7 Rb4 32.Re7+ Kxd6 33.Rh7 c5 34.Rxh6 Rxb7 35.Be5+ Ke7 36.Rd1 b2 37.Rb1 Ra8 38.Rxb2 Rxb2 39.Bxb2 Ra2 40.Bf6+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2003.03.22"] [Round "7"] [White "Ivanchuk,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2699"] [BlackElo "2807"] [ECO "B30"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bb5 Qc7 5.O-O Nd4 6.Re1 a6 7.Bf1 e5 8.h3 Nxf3+ 9.Qxf3 d6 10.a4 Be6 11.b3 Be7 12.Bc4 Qa5 13.Bb2 O-O 14.Re2 Bxc4 15.bxc4 Qb4 16.Nd1 Qxc4 17.Ne3 Qe6 18.a5 Rfb8 19.c4 b5 20.axb6 Rxb6 21.Bc3 Rb3 22.Ree1 Qd7 23.Qd1 Qb7 24.Qc2 Bf8 25.Ng4 Nxg4 26.hxg4 Rb8 27.Ra2 Qc8 28.f3 Be7 29.Rea1 Qe6 30.Qd3 Qh6 31.Rxa6 Qh4 32.Qf1 h5 33.Qe1 Qg5 34.gxh5 Qxh5 35.Ra8 Rxa8 36.Rxa8+ Kh7 37.Ra1 Bg5 38.Qf2 Qh6 39.Re1 Qe6 40.Qg3 Bh6 41.Qh3 Qxh3 42.gxh3 Ra3 43.Rb1 Ra2 44.Rb2 Rxb2 45.Bxb2 Bxd2 46.Kf1 Kg6 47.Ke2 Ba5 48.Bc1 f5 49.Kf1 f4 50.Ke2 Kg5 51.Kf1 Bc3 52.Kg2 Kf6 53.Kf1 Bb4 54.Ke2 Kg5 55.Kf1 Kh4 56.Kg2 Bc3 57.Ba3 Bd4 58.Bc1 Be3 59.Bb2 Bd2 60.Ba1 Kg5 61.Kf1 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Rapid"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2003.03.22"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Ivanchuk,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2807"] [BlackElo "2699"] [ECO "C96"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.c3 d6 9.h3 Na5 10.Bc2 c5 11.d4 Nd7 12.dxc5 dxc5 13.Nbd2 Bb7 14.Qe2 Re8 15.b3 Bf8 16.Rd1 Qc8 17.Nf1 c4 18.Ne3 Nf6 19.b4 Nc6 20.Nd5 Nxd5 21.exd5 Nd4 22.cxd4 exd4 23.Qd2 d3 24.Bxd3 cxd3 25.Qxd3 Rd8 26.Ng5 g6 27.Bb2 Rxd5 28.Qe3 Qd8 29.Rxd5 Qxd5 30.f3 Qd6 31.Rc1 Be7 32.Qc3 f6 33.a3 h6 34.Ne4 Bxe4 35.fxe4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Rapid"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2003.03.23"] [Round "8"] [White "Morozevich,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2678"] [BlackElo "2807"] [ECO "C65"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.Bxc6 dxc6 6.Be3 Bd6 7.h3 Nd7 8.Nbd2 O-O 9.O-O c5 10.Nc4 b5 11.Ncd2 Nb8 12.a4 b4 13.Nb3 Qe7 14.Na5 Bd7 15.Nd2 Nc6 16.Nxc6 Bxc6 17.Qe2 Rae8 18.f3 Bd7 19.Rfc1 Be6 20.c3 a6 21.cxb4 cxb4 22.Nc4 f5 23.a5 Qd7 24.Nxd6 cxd6 25.Bb6 Qb5 26.Rc7 fxe4 27.fxe4 Rc8 28.Rac1 Rxc7 29.Rxc7 Rf7 30.Qc2 b3 31.Qc6 Rxc7 32.Qxc7 Qd7 33.Qb8+ Kf7 34.Kh2 h6 35.Bc7 d5 36.Bxe5 dxe4 37.dxe4 Bc4 38.Qb4 Qc6 39.Qd2 Be6 40.Qd4 Qd7 41.Bxg7 Qxd4 42.Bxd4 h5 43.Kg3 Bc4 44.Kh4 Be2 45.Kg5 Ke6 46.Bc3 Bd1 47.Kf4 Be2 48.g4 hxg4 49.hxg4 Bd1 50.g5 Bh5 51.Ke3 Bg6 52.Kd4 Kd6 53.Ke3 Bh7 54.Bf6 Kc5 55.Kd3 Bg6 56.Be7+ Kc6 57.Kd4 Kd7 58.Bf6 Kc6 59.Bg7 Bh7 60.Ke5 Bg6 61.Bf8 Bh7 62.Bb4 Bg6 63.Kf6 Bxe4 64.g6 Bd5 65.Ke7 1-0 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2003.03.23"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Morozevich,A"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2807"] [BlackElo "2678"] [ECO "C11"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3 Be7 8.dxc5 O-O 9.Qd2 Nxc5 10.a3 b6 11.Bb5 Bb7 12.O-O Rc8 13.Rad1 Qc7 14.Qe1 Rfd8 15.Bxc6 Bxc6 16.Nd4 g6 17.Bf2 Bf8 18.Bh4 Re8 19.Kh1 a6 20.Bf6 Nd7 21.Qh4 Nxf6 22.exf6 Qd8 23.f5 exf5 24.Nxf5 Re6 25.Nd4 Rd6 26.Qf4 b5 27.Rde1 Bb7 28.Re3 Qb6 29.Nce2 a5 30.Ng3 b4 31.axb4 axb4 32.Nh5 Qd8 33.Nf5 d4 34.Re7 Rb6 35.Rfe1 Qd5 36.R1e2 Qxf5 37.Qxf5 gxf5 0-1 [Event "Amber Rapid"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2003.03.25"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Gelfand,B"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2807"] [BlackElo "2700"] [ECO "D12"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nh4 Bg6 7.Nxg6 hxg6 8.g3 Nbd7 9.Bg2 dxc4 10.Qe2 Be7 11.O-O O-O 12.Rd1 Qc7 13.Qxc4 e5 14.b4 Nb6 15.Qb3 exd4 16.exd4 Qd7 17.b5 Nbd5 18.Nxd5 Nxd5 19.bxc6 bxc6 20.Bd2 Bf6 21.Rac1 Rac8 22.Ba5 Rfe8 23.Qd3 Bd8 24.Bd2 Bf6 25.Rc2 Ne7 26.Bb4 Nd5 27.Ba5 Bd8 28.Bd2 Bf6 29.Rdc1 Ne7 30.Rc4 Red8 31.Be3 Nd5 32.Bf3 Qe6 33.Kg2 Nxe3+ 34.Qxe3 Qd6 35.d5 c5 36.Rxc5 Rxc5 37.Qxc5 Qxc5 38.Rxc5 Be5 39.a4 Kf8 40.Ra5 Bd4 41.Rb5 Ke7 42.Rb4 Bc5 43.Rc4 Kd6 44.h4 Rb8 45.Rf4 Ke7 46.Re4+ Kd6 47.Rf4 Ke7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2003.03.25"] [Round "9"] [White "Gelfand,B"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2700"] [BlackElo "2807"] [ECO "A30"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.g3 c5 4.Bg2 Bb7 5.O-O g6 6.Nc3 Bg7 7.d4 cxd4 8.Qxd4 d6 9.Rd1 Nbd7 10.b3 Rc8 11.Bb2 O-O 12.Rac1 Ne4 13.Qe3 Nxc3 14.Bxc3 Nf6 15.Ne1 Qd7 16.Bd4 Rfd8 17.Qd2 Bxg2 18.Nxg2 Qb7 19.Ne3 Ne4 20.Qd3 Nc5 21.Qb1 Bh6 22.f4 Ne6 23.Ng4 Bf8 24.Be3 f5 25.Nf2 Bg7 26.Qd3 Nc5 27.Qd5+ Qxd5 28.cxd5 Nd7 29.Nd3 Bc3 30.Kg2 Nf6 31.Nf2 Bb2 32.Rb1 Ba3 33.Bc1 Bxc1 34.Rbxc1 Rxc1 35.Rxc1 Nxd5 36.e4 fxe4 37.Nxe4 h6 38.Kf3 Kf7 39.h4 Rd7 40.h5 gxh5 41.Rh1 Kg6 42.f5+ Kg7 43.Rxh5 Rc7 44.Rh2 Rc1 45.Rd2 Nf6 46.Re2 Rf1+ 47.Nf2 Kf7 48.g4 Rg1 49.Rc2 h5 50.gxh5 Rg5 51.Rc7 Rxf5+ 52.Ke2 Ra5 53.a4 Nxh5 54.Ne4 Ke6 55.Rb7 Nf4+ 56.Ke3 Nd5+ 57.Kd4 Nb4 58.Nc3 Nc6+ 59.Kd3 Rh5 60.Nb5 Rh3+ 61.Kc2 Rh2+ 62.Kc3 Rh3+ 63.Kc2 Rxb3 64.Rc7 Rxb5 65.axb5 Nd4+ 66.Kd3 Nxb5 67.Rc1 Kd5 68.Rb1 Nd4 69.Kc3 Kc5 70.Re1 e5 71.Kd3 a5 72.Rc1+ Kd5 73.Rc8 b5 74.Ra8 Nc6 75.Kc3 a4 0-1 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2003.03.26"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Van Wely,L"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2807"] [BlackElo "2668"] [ECO "A58"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6 g6 6.Nc3 Bxa6 7.g3 d6 8.Bg2 Nbd7 9.Nf3 Bg7 10.Rb1 O-O 11.O-O Qa5 12.Bd2 Rfb8 13.Qc2 Ng4 14.a4 Nge5 15.Nxe5 Nxe5 16.b3 Qd8 17.Rfe1 Ra7 18.h3 Rab7 19.Na2 Qc8 20.f4 Nd7 21.Kh2 Nb6 22.e4 Nxa4 23.e5 Nb6 24.Nc3 Ra7 25.Rbd1 Rba8 26.Ne4 Bb7 27.exd6 Bxd5 28.dxe7 Rxe7 29.Qxc5 Qxc5 30.Nxc5 Rxe1 31.Bxe1 Bxg2 32.Kxg2 h5 33.Bf2 Ra2 34.Kf3 Rc2 35.Rd8+ Bf8 36.Nd3 Rc6 37.b4 Kg7 38.b5 Re6 39.Bd4+ f6 40.f5 1-0 [Event "Amber Rapid"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2003.03.26"] [Round "10"] [White "Van Wely,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2668"] [BlackElo "2807"] [ECO "E32"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6 7.Bg5 Bb7 8.f3 h6 9.Bh4 d5 10.e3 Re8 11.Bd3 Nbd7 12.Ne2 c5 13.cxd5 cxd4 14.Nxd4 Nxd5 15.Bxd8 Nxc3 16.Bh4 Ne5 17.Bf1 Nd5 18.Bg3 Ng6 19.Kf2 Red8 20.Bc4 Rac8 21.Rac1 Nde7 22.Be2 e5 23.Nb3 Bd5 24.Nd2 Be6 25.Rxc8 Rxc8 26.Bd3 Nf5 27.Ke2 Nxg3+ 28.hxg3 Ne7 29.g4 f6 30.Ne4 Kf8 31.Rd1 Bb3 32.Rd2 Rc1 33.Nd6 Nc8 34.Nf5 Ne7 35.Nd6 g6 36.Ba6 f5 37.gxf5 gxf5 38.Bd3 Be6 39.Nb5 a5 40.Nd6 Kg7 41.Rc2 Rg1 42.Kf2 Rd1 43.Ke2 Rg1 44.Kf2 Rd1 45.Ke2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2003.03.27"] [Round "11"] [White "Ljubojevic,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2570"] [BlackElo "2807"] [ECO "E32"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6 7.Bg5 Bb7 8.f3 h6 9.Bh4 d5 10.e3 Re8 11.Bd3 Nbd7 12.Ne2 c5 13.cxd5 cxd4 14.Nxd4 Nxd5 15.Bxd8 Nxc3 16.Bh4 Ne5 17.Bf1 Nd5 18.Bg3 Ng6 19.Kf2 Red8 20.Rd1 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Rapid"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2003.03.27"] [Round "11"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Ljubojevic,L"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2807"] [BlackElo "2570"] [ECO "B48"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 Nf6 8.O-O-O Bb4 9.f3 d5 10.a3 Bxc3 11.Qxc3 dxe4 12.fxe4 Nxe4 13.Qd3 Nc5 14.Qc4 Nd7 15.Nxc6 Qxc6 16.Qg4 g6 17.Be2 O-O 18.Bh6 Re8 19.Rhf1 f5 20.Qd4 e5 21.Bc4+ Kh8 22.Qh4 Nf6 23.Bg5 Ng8 24.Bf7 Rf8 25.Bd5 Qc7 26.Qb4 Re8 27.Qb3 h6 28.Bxg8 hxg5 29.Bf7 Rf8 30.Bxg6 Kg7 31.Bh5 Rh8 32.g4 Rh6 33.Rde1 Be6 34.Qe3 Kf6 35.h4 Rg8 36.gxf5 Bc4 37.Bg6 Rxh4 38.Rg1 Rf4 39.Qg3 Rxf5 40.Bxf5 Kxf5 41.Qc3 Rg7 42.Rg3 e4 43.Rge3 Re7 44.Kb1 Bb5 45.Qh8 Rh7 46.Qd4 Bc6 47.Rf1+ Kg4 48.Rxe4+ 1-0 [Event "National I"] [Site "Bordeaux FRA"] [Date "2003.04.06"] [Round "6"] [White "Sokolov,I"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2677"] [BlackElo "2789"] [ECO "E12"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Bb7 5.Nc3 d5 6.Bg5 Be7 7.e3 O-O 8.Rc1 c5 9.cxd5 cxd4 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.Nxd4 exd5 12.Be2 Nc6 13.Ncb5 Ne5 14.O-O a6 15.Nc3 b5 16.Qb3 Nc4 17.Rfd1 Qe7 18.Kh1 Rad8 19.Bf3 Be5 20.Nce2 Bb8 21.g3 g6 22.Bg2 h5 23.h4 Be5 24.Nf4 Rd6 25.Rc2 Rfd8 26.a4 bxa4 27.Qxa4 Bf6 28.b3 Ne5 29.Kg1 Ng4 30.Rd3 Be5 31.Qa5 R6d7 32.Bh3 Rc7 33.Rxc7 Bxc7 34.Qa1 Nf6 35.Bg2 Ne4 36.Qd1 Nc5 37.Rc3 Bb6 38.Qc2 Qd6 39.Qd1 1/2-1/2 [Event "St Petersburg vs NAO"] [Site "Internet INT"] [Date "2003.05.28"] [Round "4"] [White "Khalifman,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2702"] [BlackElo "2789"] [ECO "E32"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6 7.Bg5 Bb7 8.f3 h6 9.Bh4 d5 10.e3 Re8 11.Nh3 Nbd7 12.cxd5 exd5 13.Be2 c5 14.O-O Qe7 15.Bf2 c4 16.b3 b5 17.bxc4 bxc4 18.Bd1 Bc6 19.Bc2 Nb6 20.Qa5 Qd7 21.a4 Nc8 22.Nf4 Nd6 23.Ne2 Reb8 24.Rfb1 Rxb1+ 25.Rxb1 Nb7 26.Qd2 Qe7 27.Qb4 Nd6 28.Nc3 Re8 29.Re1 Qd8 30.Bh4 Nb7 31.Bg3 Nh5 32.Bf2 a5 33.Qa3 Nf6 34.Bg3 Nh5 35.Bf2 Nf6 36.Bg3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Final Coupe de France"] [Site "Senat FRA"] [Date "2003.06.07"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Degraeve,JM"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2789"] [BlackElo "2550"] [ECO "B30"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Bc4 d6 5.d3 Be7 6.O-O Nf6 7.Ng5 O-O 8.f4 Bg4 9.Qe1 exf4 10.Bxf4 Nd4 11.Qd2 Qd7 12.Be3 h6 13.Nf3 Nxf3+ 14.gxf3 Be6 15.Kh1 Kh7 16.Bxe6 Qxe6 17.Rae1 Qh3 18.Qg2 Qxg2+ 19.Kxg2 a6 20.f4 Rac8 21.Bf2 Rfd8 22.Bh4 b5 23.b3 Ng8 24.Bg3 Rd7 25.a4 b4 26.Nd5 Rc6 27.Ne3 Bf6 28.e5 dxe5 29.fxe5 Bd8 30.Nc4 Bc7 1-0 [Event "It"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2003.07.31"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Radjabov,T"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2785"] [BlackElo "2648"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 Bg7 11.Bd3 Ne7 12.Nxe7 Qxe7 13.c4 f5 14.O-O O-O 15.Qf3 d5 16.cxd5 f4 17.Rfc1 Kh8 18.Nc2 Bd7 19.Ne1 Rg8 20.Be2 Bf8 21.Nd3 Re8 22.Rc7 Qd8 23.Rac1 Rg6 24.Qh5 Bd6 25.Ra7 Qe7 26.h3 f5 27.exf5 Rf6 28.Nc5 Rc8 29.Rxd7 Rxc5 30.Rxe7 Rxc1+ 31.Kh2 1-0 [Event "It"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2003.08.01"] [Round "2"] [White "Bologan,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2650"] [BlackElo "2785"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 f5 11.Bd3 Be6 12.O-O Bxd5 13.exd5 Ne7 14.Re1 Bg7 15.c3 O-O 16.Qh5 e4 17.Bf1 Re8 18.Rad1 Qc8 19.Nc2 Ng6 20.Nb4 Ne5 21.Nc2 Ng6 22.Nb4 Ne5 23.h3 Rb8 24.Nc2 Ng6 25.Nb4 Ne5 26.Nc2 Ng6 27.Nb4 1/2-1/2 [Event "It"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2003.08.02"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Naiditsch,A"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2785"] [BlackElo "2574"] [ECO "E32"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6 7.Bg5 Bb7 8.f3 h6 9.Bh4 d5 10.e3 Nbd7 11.cxd5 Nxd5 12.Bxd8 Nxc3 13.Bh4 Nd5 14.Bf2 c5 15.e4 Nf4 16.Be3 Ng6 17.Rd1 cxd4 18.Bxd4 Nde5 19.Nh3 Rac8 20.Bc3 Rfd8 21.Be2 Rxd1+ 22.Kxd1 Nc4 23.Bxc4 Rxc4 24.Ke2 f6 25.Rd1 Rc7 26.g3 Kf7 27.Nf2 Nf8 28.Ke3 Rd7 29.Nd3 Ba6 30.f4 h5 31.Rd2 Ke8 32.Bb4 Ng6 33.Ne1 Rxd2 34.Kxd2 h4 35.Nf3 hxg3 36.hxg3 Kd7 37.Ke3 Bb7 38.Nd2 a5 39.Bc3 Ne7 40.Bd4 Nc8 41.g4 Ba6 42.b3 Ke7 43.a4 b5 44.Bc5+ Kd7 45.axb5 Bxb5 46.Bf8 g6 47.Nf3 Ke8 48.Bc5 a4 49.Nd4 Bd7 50.bxa4 Bxa4 51.Nxe6 Bd7 52.Nc7+ Kf7 53.g5 fxg5 54.fxg5 Ne7 55.Bxe7 Kxe7 56.Nd5+ Kd6 57.Kd4 Be6 58.Nf4 Bf7 59.Nd3 Ke6 60.Nc5+ Kd6 61.Nb7+ Kc7 62.Nc5 Kd6 63.Nd3 Ke6 64.Kc5 Be8 65.Kc4 Bf7 66.Kd4 Kd6 67.Nf4 Be8 68.e5+ Kc6 69.Ke4 Kc5 70.Ne6+ Kc4 71.Nc7 Bc6+ 72.Kf4 Kc5 73.Na6+ Kb6 74.Nb4 Be8 75.Ke4 Bf7 76.Nd3 Kc6 77.Nf4 Kd7 78.Kd4 Ke7 79.Kc5 Kd7 80.Kd4 Ke7 81.Nd5+ Ke6 82.Ke4 Kd7 83.Nf4 Ke7 84.Kd4 Kd7 85.e6+ Bxe6 86.Ke5 Bf5 87.Kf6 Ke8 88.Nxg6 Bb1 89.Kg7 Bc2 1/2-1/2 [Event "It"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2003.08.03"] [Round "4"] [White "Anand,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2774"] [BlackElo "2785"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 f5 11.exf5 Bxf5 12.c3 Bg7 13.Nc2 O-O 14.Nce3 Be6 15.Bd3 f5 16.O-O Ra7 17.a4 Ne7 18.Nxe7+ Rxe7 19.axb5 axb5 20.Bc2 d5 21.Bb3 f4 22.Nxd5 Rd7 23.Nb4 Rxd1 24.Bxe6+ Kh8 25.Raxd1 1/2-1/2 [Event "It"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2003.08.04"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Leko,P"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2785"] [BlackElo "2739"] [ECO "B80"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e6 7.f3 Be7 8.Qd2 Nc6 9.O-O-O O-O 10.g4 Nxd4 11.Bxd4 b5 12.g5 Nd7 13.h4 Qc7 14.a3 Ne5 15.Be2 Nc6 16.Be3 b4 17.axb4 Nxb4 18.h5 Rb8 19.Kb1 e5 20.Nd5 Nxd5 21.exd5 Bf5 22.Bd3 Bxd3 23.Qxd3 Rb4 24.Rhg1 Rfb8 25.Bc1 Qb7 26.Qa3 Rb5 27.Qa2 f5 28.gxf6 Bxf6 29.b3 Rxd5 30.h6 g6 31.Qa4 Rxd1 32.Rxd1 d5 33.Bb2 d4 34.f4 Qb5 35.Qxb5 Rxb5 36.fxe5 Bxe5 37.Bxd4 Rd5 38.c3 Bxd4 39.cxd4 Rh5 40.d5 Kf7 41.d6 Ke8 42.Re1+ Kd8 43.Re7 Rxh6 44.Rg7 g5 45.Rxg5 Rg6 46.Ra5 Rxd6 47.Kc2 Ke8 48.b4 Rb6 49.Kd3 Kf7 50.Ke3 Kg6 51.Kf3 h5 52.Kg3 1/2-1/2 [Event "It"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2003.08.06"] [Round "6"] [White "Radjabov,T"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2648"] [BlackElo "2785"] [ECO "D38"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Qa4+ Nc6 6.e3 O-O 7.Bd2 dxc4 8.Bxc4 Bd6 9.Nb5 Be7 10.O-O a6 11.Nc3 Bd6 12.Qc2 e5 13.dxe5 Nxe5 14.Nxe5 Bxe5 15.f4 Bd6 16.Bd3 Kh8 17.Kh1 b5 18.Ne4 Bf5 19.Nxf6 Bxd3 20.Qxd3 Qxf6 21.Bc3 Qe6 22.e4 f6 23.b3 1/2-1/2 [Event "It"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2003.08.07"] [Round "7"] [White "Naiditsch,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2574"] [BlackElo "2785"] [ECO "B47"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 e6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 a6 6.f4 Nxd4 7.Qxd4 Qc7 8.Be3 b5 9.Be2 Bb7 10.Bf3 Rc8 11.O-O Ne7 12.Kh1 Nc6 13.Qd3 Be7 14.Rad1 d6 15.a4 b4 16.Ne2 O-O 17.b3 a5 18.Rf2 Rfe8 19.Nd4 Nxd4 20.Bxd4 e5 21.Be3 Qc6 22.f5 Qc3 23.Qe2 Rc6 24.Rd3 Qa1+ 25.Rd1 Qc3 26.Rd3 Qa1+ 27.Rd1 1/2-1/2 [Event "It"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2003.08.08"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Anand,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2785"] [BlackElo "2774"] [ECO "D39"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.e4 Bb4 6.Bg5 c5 7.Bxc4 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bxc3+ 9.bxc3 Qa5 10.Bb5+ Bd7 11.Bxf6 gxf6 12.Bxd7+ Nxd7 13.O-O a6 14.Rb1 Qc7 15.Qg4 h5 16.Qh3 Ke7 17.f4 h4 18.Qf3 Rac8 19.e5 Qxc3 20.exf6+ Kxf6 21.Qxc3 Rxc3 1/2-1/2 [Event "It"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2003.08.09"] [Round "9"] [White "Leko,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2739"] [BlackElo "2785"] [ECO "B30"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Bc4 d6 5.d3 Be7 6.Nd2 Nf6 7.Nf1 Nd7 8.Nd5 Nb6 9.Nxb6 axb6 10.c3 O-O 11.Ne3 Bg5 12.O-O Bxe3 13.Bxe3 Qe7 14.f4 exf4 15.Bxf4 Be6 16.Bxe6 Qxe6 17.Qb3 Qxb3 18.axb3 Rad8 19.Bg3 Rd7 20.Rf5 Rfd8 21.b4 Ne7 1/2-1/2 [Event "It"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2003.08.10"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Bologan,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2785"] [BlackElo "2650"] [ECO "E32"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6 7.Bg5 Bb7 8.e3 d6 9.Ne2 c5 10.dxc5 dxc5 11.Qc2 h6 12.Bh4 Qe7 13.O-O-O Rd8 14.Rxd8+ Qxd8 15.Nc3 Nbd7 16.f3 Ne5 17.Bg3 Nc6 18.Be2 Qe7 19.Bh4 Ne5 20.Rd1 Rd8 21.Nb5 Nc6 22.Rf1 g5 23.Bg3 Nh5 24.Bf2 Ng7 25.Rd1 f5 26.Qa4 Rxd1+ 27.Qxd1 Ne8 28.h4 Kg7 29.Kb1 e5 30.hxg5 hxg5 31.Ka1 Bc8 32.g3 Be6 33.f4 Qd7 34.Qxd7+ Bxd7 35.Be1 Nf6 36.fxe5 Ne4 37.b3 Nxe5 38.Nc3 1/2-1/2 [Event "GpA"] [Site "Cap D'Agde FRA"] [Date "2003.10.24"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Bareev,E"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2739"] [ECO "C10"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Nxf6+ Nxf6 7.c3 Be7 8.Bd3 O-O 9.Bg5 h6 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.Qe2 Qd5 12.h4 Bd7 13.Be4 Qh5 14.O-O-O Bc6 15.Kb1 Bxe4+ 16.Qxe4 Qd5 17.Rhe1 Qxe4+ 18.Rxe4 1/2-1/2 [Event "GpA"] [Site "Cap D'Agde FRA"] [Date "2003.10.24"] [Round "2"] [White "Azmaiparashvili,Z"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2693"] [BlackElo "2777"] [ECO "E12"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Bb7 5.Nc3 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.Qa4+ Nd7 8.Nxd5 Bxd5 9.Bg5 Be7 10.Bxe7 Qxe7 11.Rc1 O-O 12.Rxc7 Nc5 13.Rxe7 Nxa4 14.Kd2 Rfc8 15.Ng5 Bb3 16.g3 Rc2+ 17.Ke3 Bd5 18.f3 Nxb2 19.Bh3 h6 20.Nxf7 Nc4+ 21.Kf2 Rf8 22.Nxh6+ gxh6 23.Bxe6+ Bxe6 24.Rxe6 Rd8 25.Rg6+ Kh7 26.Rc6 Nxa3 27.Rxc2 Nxc2 28.Rc1 Nxd4 29.Rc7+ Kg8 30.Rxa7 Rb8 31.Ke3 Ne6 32.Ke4 b5 33.Kd5 Rb6 34.Ra3 Kf7 35.f4 b4 36.Rb3 Rb8 37.Kc4 Rc8+ 38.Kxb4 Nd4 39.Rd3 Nxe2 40.Rd7+ Kg6 41.Rd6+ Kh5 42.g4+ Kxg4 43.Rxh6 Nxf4 44.Rh7 Rc2 45.Rg7+ Kf5 46.Rh7 Kg6 47.Rh8 Nh5 48.Rg8+ Kf7 49.Rd8 Rxh2 50.Rd1 Nf4 51.Rf1 Rh4 52.Kc5 Kf6 53.Kd4 Kf5 54.Ke3 Ke5 55.Kf3 Nd5 56.Re1+ Kf5 57.Rf1 Rh3+ 58.Kg2+ Kg4 59.Rf8 Ne3+ 60.Kf2 Nf5 61.Ke2 Kf4 62.Kd2 Ke4 63.Re8+ Kd5 64.Rd8+ Nd6 65.Ke2 Ke5 66.Rd7 Nf5 67.Rd8 Ra3 68.Re8+ Kf4 69.Rf8 Re3+ 70.Kd2 Re5 71.Kd3 1/2-1/2 [Event "GpA"] [Site "Cap D'Agde FRA"] [Date "2003.10.25"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Topalov,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2735"] [ECO "B90"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e5 7.Nf3 Be7 8.Bc4 O-O 9.O-O Be6 10.Bb3 b5 11.Qe2 h6 12.a3 Nbd7 13.Nh4 Re8 14.Nf5 Bf8 15.Rfd1 Qc7 16.Qf3 Kh7 17.Nd5 Bxd5 18.Bxd5 Nxd5 19.Rxd5 Nf6 20.Rd2 Re6 21.g4 Qb7 22.Ng3 Rc8 23.h4 g6 24.g5 Ne8 25.h5 Ng7 26.hxg6+ fxg6 27.gxh6 Nh5 28.Nxh5 gxh5 29.Qf5+ Rg6+ 30.Kh1 Qe7 31.f3 Qf6 32.Qxh5 Rg3 33.Rf2 d5 34.Rg1 Rxg1+ 35.Kxg1 d4 36.Bg5 Qg6 37.Qxg6+ Kxg6 38.Rg2 Kh7 39.Bf6 Bd6 40.Bg7 a5 41.Kf1 a4 42.Ke1 Rb8 43.Kd1 b4 44.axb4 Rxb4 45.Kc1 Rb7 46.Rg5 a3 47.bxa3 Bxa3+ 48.Kd2 Bb2 49.Rxe5 d3 50.Rg5 dxc2 51.Kxc2 1-0 [Event "GpA"] [Site "Cap D'Agde FRA"] [Date "2003.10.25"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Gelfand,B"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2703"] [ECO "B92"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.Bg5 Nbd7 9.a4 b6 10.Bc4 Bb7 11.Qe2 O-O 12.O-O Qc7 13.Rfd1 h6 14.Bxf6 Nxf6 15.Nd5 Nxd5 16.Bxd5 Bxd5 17.Rxd5 b5 18.c3 Qc4 19.Qc2 Rfb8 20.Nd2 Qc6 21.a5 Rc8 22.Qd3 Rab8 23.g3 Qb7 24.Nf1 Rc4 25.b3 Rc6 26.Ne3 g6 27.h4 h5 28.Qd2 Bf8 29.Nc2 Rc5 30.Nb4 Rbc8 31.Rd3 Kh7 32.Nd5 Bh6 33.Qd1 Rf8 34.Nf6+ Kg7 35.Qf3 b4 36.cxb4 Qxb4 37.Nd7 f5 38.Nxf8 Kxf8 39.Rxd6 1-0 [Event "GpA"] [Site "Cap D'Agde FRA"] [Date "2003.10.26"] [Round "5"] [White "Ponomariov,R"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2718"] [BlackElo "2777"] [ECO "B82"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3 Nf6 6.O-O Qc7 7.Nc3 d6 8.f4 b5 9.a3 Bb7 10.Be3 Nbd7 11.Qf3 Nc5 12.Rae1 Be7 13.Kh1 O-O 14.Bg1 Rfe8 15.Qh3 Bf8 16.Nf3 Nxd3 17.cxd3 h6 18.Rc1 Qd7 19.Bd4 e5 20.fxe5 dxe5 21.Bxe5 Qxh3 22.gxh3 Nd7 23.Bd4 Rad8 24.Ne2 f5 25.Ng3 fxe4 26.dxe4 Bxe4 27.Nxe4 Rxe4 28.Rc6 a5 29.Kg2 Be7 30.Bc3 b4 31.axb4 axb4 32.Re1 bxc3 33.Rxe4 cxb2 34.Re1 Bf6 35.Rd6 1/2-1/2 [Event "GpA"] [Site "Cap D'Agde FRA"] [Date "2003.10.26"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Adams,Mi"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2725"] [ECO "C84"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.O-O Be7 7.e5 Ne4 8.Nxd4 O-O 9.Nf5 d5 10.exd6 Bxf5 11.dxe7 Nxe7 12.Bb3 Nc5 13.Nc3 Nxb3 14.cxb3 Qxd1 15.Rxd1 Rad8 16.Bf4 1/2-1/2 [Event "GpA"] [Site "Cap D'Agde FRA"] [Date "2003.10.26"] [Round "7"] [White "Bacrot,E"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2664"] [BlackElo "2777"] [ECO "D56"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 O-O 7.e3 Ne4 8.Bxe7 Qxe7 9.Qc2 Nxc3 10.Qxc3 dxc4 11.Bxc4 b6 12.O-O Bb7 13.Be2 Rc8 14.Rac1 Nd7 15.Rfd1 c5 16.dxc5 1/2-1/2 [Event "KO Rapid"] [Site "Cap D'Agde FRA"] [Date "2003.10.27"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Polgar,Ju"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2722"] [BlackElo "2777"] [ECO "B21"] 1.e4 c5 2.f4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 dxe4 5.Nxe4 Nc6 6.Bb5 Bd7 7.O-O Nf6 8.d3 a6 9.Nxf6+ gxf6 10.Ba4 Nd4 11.Bxd7+ Qxd7 12.Be3 Nf5 13.Qe2 O-O-O 14.Bf2 Qc7 15.Nd2 Qxf4 16.Ne4 Qc7 17.c3 Bd6 18.b4 Bxh2+ 19.Kh1 Bg3 20.bxc5 Rhg8 21.Kg1 Bh2+ 22.Kh1 Bg3 23.Rab1 Rg6 24.Bxg3 Nxg3+ 25.Nxg3 Qxg3 26.Qb2 Rh6+ 27.Kg1 Qh2+ 28.Kf2 Qf4+ 29.Ke2 Qe5+ 30.Kd2 Qg5+ 31.Ke2 Qxg2+ 32.Rf2 Qxf2+ 33.Kxf2 Rh2+ 34.Ke3 Rxb2 35.Rxb2 h5 1/2-1/2 [Event "KO Rapid"] [Site "Cap D'Agde FRA"] [Date "2003.10.27"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Polgar,Ju"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2722"] [ECO "E12"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Bb7 5.Nc3 d5 6.Qc2 c5 7.cxd5 exd5 8.e4 cxd4 9.Bb5+ Nbd7 10.e5 dxc3 11.exf6 Qc7 12.Qe2+ Kd8 13.fxg7 Bxg7 14.O-O Re8 15.Bg5+ f6 16.Be3 a6 17.Bxd7 Kxd7 18.Nd4 Re4 19.bxc3 Qe5 20.Rfb1 b5 21.a4 Bh6 22.axb5 a5 23.Qf3 Bxe3 24.fxe3 Rg8 25.Qh3+ Reg4 26.Rxa5 Kd6 27.Ra2 Bc8 28.Qf3 Rh4 29.g3 Re4 30.b6 Rxe3 31.b7 Re1+ 32.Rxe1 Qxe1+ 33.Kg2 Bxb7 34.Qxf6+ Kc5 35.Re2 Qb1 36.Ne6+ Kb5 37.Qf7 Ka5 38.Qc7+ 1-0 [Event "KO Rapid"] [Site "Cap D'Agde FRA"] [Date "2003.10.29"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Grischuk,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2732"] [BlackElo "2777"] [ECO "B30"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Bc4 d6 5.d3 Be7 6.Nd2 Bg5 7.Nf1 Bxc1 8.Rxc1 Nge7 9.Ne3 O-O 10.O-O Be6 11.f4 exf4 12.Rxf4 Ng6 13.Rf2 Qg5 14.Qd2 Nge5 15.b3 Nd4 16.Rcf1 Nxc2 17.Rf4 Nxe3 18.Qxe3 Ng6 19.R4f3 Qxe3+ 20.Rxe3 a6 21.a4 Ne7 22.h3 Rad8 23.Rb1 Rd7 24.Rf1 h6 25.Kh2 Rb8 26.Rg3 Nc6 27.Rf6 Nd4 28.Rxh6 g6 29.Rh4 Kg7 30.Bxe6 Nxe6 31.Nd5 b5 32.Rf3 Rh8 33.Rxh8 Kxh8 34.axb5 axb5 35.b4 Ra7 36.Rf2 Kg7 37.Rb2 Ra3 38.bxc5 Nxc5 39.d4 Nxe4 40.Rxb5 Rd3 41.Rb4 g5 42.Nc7 Nf6 43.Nb5 g4 44.Kg1 g3 45.Kf1 Nd5 46.Rb2 Nf4 47.Ke1 d5 48.Rc2 Rb3 49.Nc3 Nxg2+ 50.Ke2 Nf4+ 51.Kf1 Ra3 52.Ne2 Ra1+ 53.Rc1 g2+ 54.Kf2 Nd3+ 0-1 [Event "KO Rapid"] [Site "Cap D'Agde FRA"] [Date "2003.10.29"] [Round "2.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Grischuk,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2732"] [ECO "E39"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 c5 5.dxc5 O-O 6.Nf3 Na6 7.Bd2 Nxc5 8.a3 Bxc3 9.Bxc3 h6 10.e3 a5 11.b4 Nce4 12.Bd3 Nxc3 13.Qxc3 b6 14.O-O Bb7 15.Be2 Ne4 16.Qd4 d6 17.Nd2 Ng5 18.f4 Nh7 19.Rfb1 a4 20.Rd1 Qc7 21.Nb1 Rfd8 22.Nc3 Bc6 23.e4 Nf6 24.Qe3 Bb7 25.Rac1 Rd7 26.e5 dxe5 27.fxe5 Ne8 28.Nb5 Qc6 29.Bf3 Rxd1+ 30.Rxd1 Qc8 31.Nd6 Nxd6 32.exd6 Bxf3 33.Qxf3 Ra7 34.c5 bxc5 35.Qe3 Rd7 36.Qxc5 Qb7 37.b5 Kf8 38.Rc1 Rd8 39.Qc7 Qb8 40.b6 1-0 [Event "KO Rapid"] [Site "Cap D'Agde FRA"] [Date "2003.10.30"] [Round "3.2"] [White "Anand,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2766"] [BlackElo "2777"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 f5 11.Bd3 Be6 12.c3 Bg7 13.Qh5 O-O 14.O-O f4 15.Rfd1 Rb8 16.Nc2 Qd7 17.h3 a5 18.Na3 b4 19.Nb5 bxc3 20.bxc3 Ne7 21.Ndc7 Rbc8 22.Nxe6 fxe6 23.a4 Kh8 24.Bc2 Rc6 25.Rd2 Nc8 26.Rad1 Qe7 27.Bb3 Rf6 28.c4 Rh6 29.Qf3 Bf8 30.c5 Rxc5 31.Nxd6 Nxd6 32.Rxd6 Qxd6 33.Rxd6 Bxd6 34.Qd3 Rc6 35.Qb5 Rc1+ 36.Kh2 Rf6 37.Qe8+ Bf8 38.Bxe6 f3 39.g4 Rf1 40.Kg3 Rg1+ 41.Kh4 Kg7 42.g5 Rf4+ 43.Kh5 Rg2 44.Bf5 Rxf5 45.exf5 Rxf2 46.Qxe5+ 1-0 [Event "KO Rapid"] [Site "Cap D'Agde FRA"] [Date "2003.10.30"] [Round "3.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Anand,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2766"] [ECO "B85"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e6 7.a4 Nc6 8.Be3 Be7 9.O-O O-O 10.f4 Qc7 11.Qe1 Bd7 12.Qg3 Rac8 13.Kh1 d5 14.e5 Nxd4 15.Bxd4 Ne4 16.Qe3 Bc5 17.Nxe4 dxe4 18.Rfd1 Bxd4 19.Qxd4 1/2-1/2 [Event "GMA"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2004.01.10"] [Round "1"] [White "Akopian,Vl"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2693"] [BlackElo "2777"] [ECO "B90"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 Ng4 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.Bg3 Bg7 10.h3 Ne5 11.f3 Nbc6 12.Bf2 Be6 13.Qd2 Nxd4 14.Bxd4 Qa5 15.a3 O-O 16.h4 Ng6 17.hxg5 hxg5 18.b4 Qc7 19.Ne2 f6 20.Bb2 Bf7 21.Nd4 d5 22.exd5 Qe5+ 23.Be2 Qxd5 24.O-O-O Rfc8 25.Bd3 Ne5 26.Be4 Qa2 27.Nf5 Nc4 28.Qc3 Rc7 29.Rh7 Qxb2+ 30.Qxb2 Nxb2 31.Rxg7+ Kf8 32.Rh1 1-0 [Event "GMA"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2004.01.11"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Van Wely,L"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2617"] [ECO "B77"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 g6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Bc4 O-O 8.Bb3 d6 9.f3 Bd7 10.Qd2 Nxd4 11.Bxd4 b5 12.a4 a6 13.O-O Bc6 14.axb5 axb5 15.Na2 Bb7 16.Nb4 Nd7 17.Bxg7 Kxg7 18.Rae1 Qb6+ 19.Kh1 Nf6 20.Bd5 Rac8 21.Re3 Rc5 22.Ra3 Rd8 23.Rfa1 Rd7 24.Bxb7 Qxb7 25.c3 Rc4 26.Qe3 Qc8 27.Ra5 Rb7 28.Ra8 Qd7 29.Qd3 Qc7 30.g3 h5 31.Kg2 Qc5 32.Qd2 h4 33.g4 Nxe4 34.fxe4 Rxe4 35.Nd5 Rxg4+ 36.Kh3 Re4 37.Rh8 f6 38.Rxh4 Rxh4+ 39.Kxh4 e6 40.Nb4 Rb8 41.Kg3 d5 42.Kg2 Rh8 43.Nd3 Qb6 44.Nf4 g5 45.Qd4 1-0 [Event "GMA"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2004.01.13"] [Round "3"] [White "Bologan,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2679"] [BlackElo "2777"] [ECO "B31"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.d3 Bg7 6.h3 b6 7.Nc3 e5 8.O-O Ne7 9.a4 a5 10.Nd2 Be6 11.Ne2 O-O 12.f4 f5 13.fxe5 fxe4 14.Nxe4 Bxe5 15.Bg5 Qc7 16.Qd2 Nf5 17.Rae1 Bd5 18.Bf4 Nd4 1/2-1/2 [Event "GMA"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2004.01.14"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Svidler,P"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2747"] [ECO "B97"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qb6 8.Qd2 Nc6 9.O-O-O Qxd4 10.Qxd4 Nxd4 11.Rxd4 Be7 12.Na4 Bd7 13.Nb6 Rd8 14.Nxd7 Rxd7 15.Be2 h6 16.Bh4 Nh5 17.Bxh5 Bxh4 18.Rhd1 Bf2 19.R4d3 Ke7 20.Kb1 Rc8 21.Bg4 Rc4 22.Bf3 g6 23.b3 Rcc7 24.Be2 Rd8 25.g4 Bc5 26.Rh3 Rh8 27.Kb2 Rcc8 28.a3 Rcd8 29.b4 Bf2 30.a4 d5 31.Rf3 Bb6 32.exd5 Rxd5 33.Rxd5 exd5 34.Rd3 Bc7 35.Bf3 Bxf4 36.h3 b6 37.Kb3 Kf6 38.Bxd5 Re8 39.c3 a5 40.bxa5 bxa5 41.Rf3 g5 42.Kc4 Re3 43.Rxe3 Bxe3 44.Kb5 Ke5 45.Bxf7 Kd6 46.c4 Bf2 47.Be8 Ke7 48.Bc6 Kd6 49.Bb7 1-0 [Event "GMA"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2004.01.15"] [Round "5"] [White "Shirov,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2736"] [BlackElo "2777"] [ECO "B31"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.d3 Bg7 6.h3 b6 7.O-O Nf6 8.Nc3 O-O 9.Bf4 Ne8 10.Qd2 f6 11.e5 fxe5 12.Bxe5 Bxh3 13.Bxg7 Nxg7 14.Rfe1 Be6 15.Ng5 Bd5 16.Nxd5 cxd5 17.Ne6 Nxe6 18.Rxe6 Rf6 19.Qe2 Kf8 20.Re1 Rxe6 21.Qxe6 Qd6 22.Qh3 Kg8 23.Re6 Qf4 24.Rxe7 Qc1+ 25.Kh2 Qf4+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "GMA"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2004.01.17"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Zhang Zhong"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2639"] [ECO "A17"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3 6.Qxc3 b6 7.e3 Bb7 8.Be2 d6 9.O-O Nbd7 10.b4 c5 11.Bb2 Re8 12.d4 Ne4 13.Qb3 Rb8 14.Rad1 Qc7 15.Nd2 Nef6 16.Rc1 a5 17.Rfd1 e5 18.Bf1 axb4 19.axb4 h6 20.Ba1 Rec8 21.Bb2 Re8 22.dxc5 dxc5 23.Nb1 cxb4 24.Qxb4 Nc5 25.Nc3 Rbd8 26.Rb1 Bc6 27.Ba1 Rxd1 28.Rxd1 Rd8 29.Nb5 Bxb5 30.Bxe5 Qxe5 31.Rxd8+ Be8 32.Qxb6 Qe7 33.Rc8 Nfd7 34.Qc7 Kf8 35.g3 Ne6 36.Qc6 g6 37.Bh3 f5 38.Bg2 Kg7 39.Bd5 Nec5 40.Qa8 Bf7 41.Qa1+ Qf6 42.Qa7 Qa6 43.Qxa6 Nxa6 44.f3 Nac5 45.Kf2 Kf6 46.Rc6+ Be6 47.Ke2 Ke5 48.f4+ Kf6 49.Kd2 Ke7 50.Bf3 Nb3+ 51.Kc3 Na5 52.Ra6 Nxc4 53.Rxe6+ Kxe6 54.Kxc4 g5 55.Bd5+ Kf6 56.Bc6 Nf8 57.Kd5 Ng6 58.Kd6 Ne7 59.Bb7 Ng6 60.Bf3 Nf8 61.Bd5 Ng6 62.Bc6 Nf8 63.Bd7 Ng6 64.h3 h5 65.fxg5+ Kxg5 66.h4+ Kg4 67.e4 Kxg3 68.exf5 Nh8 69.Ke7 Kxh4 70.Kf6 Kg4 71.Kg7 Kg5 72.f6 h4 73.Bc8 Kh5 74.Bf5 Kg5 75.Be6 Ng6 76.f7 Nf4 77.Bc8 Nh5+ 78.Kh7 1-0 [Event "GMA"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2004.01.18"] [Round "7"] [White "Bareev,E"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2714"] [BlackElo "2777"] [ECO "E32"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6 7.Bg5 Bb7 8.f3 h6 9.Bh4 d5 10.e3 Nbd7 11.cxd5 Nxd5 12.Bxd8 Nxc3 13.Bh4 Nd5 14.Bf2 c5 15.e4 Nf4 16.Be3 Ng6 17.Ne2 f5 18.exf5 exf5 19.O-O-O Rae8 20.Bf2 Ba6 21.Nc3 Bxf1 22.Rhxf1 Nf4 23.dxc5 Nxc5 24.Bxc5 bxc5 25.g3 1/2-1/2 [Event "GMA"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2004.01.19"] [Round "8"] [White "Adams,Mi"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2720"] [BlackElo "2777"] [ECO "B85"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e6 7.Be2 Be7 8.a4 Nc6 9.O-O O-O 10.f4 Qc7 11.Kh1 Re8 12.Bf3 Rb8 13.Qe1 e5 14.Nde2 exf4 15.Nxf4 Be6 16.Bh5 Nxh5 17.Nxh5 Qa5 18.Nf4 Bc4 19.Nd3 Qd8 20.b3 Bxd3 21.cxd3 Bf6 22.Rc1 Nb4 23.Qd2 d5 24.Bc5 Bg5 25.Qf2 Nxd3 26.Qxf7+ Kh8 27.Bd4 Bh6 28.Rcd1 dxe4 29.Ba7 Re7 30.Qf5 Ra8 31.Nxe4 Rd7 32.Bb6 Qe8 33.a5 Kg8 34.Qg4 Kh8 35.Rf8+ Qxf8 36.Qxd7 Ne5 37.Qxb7 g6 38.h3 Bg7 39.Nd6 h5 40.b4 Qg8 41.Bc5 Qb8 42.Qe4 Kh7 43.Rd5 1-0 [Event "GMA"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2004.01.20"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Anand,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2766"] [ECO "B92"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.Bg5 Be6 9.Bxf6 Bxf6 10.Qd3 Nc6 11.O-O-O Be7 12.Kb1 O-O 13.Nd5 Bg5 14.h4 Bxh4 15.g3 Bf6 16.Qf3 Bg5 17.Qh5 h6 18.f4 Bf6 19.Nd2 Nd4 20.Bc4 Rc8 21.c3 Nb5 22.f5 Bxd5 23.Bxd5 Rxc3 24.Qg6 Qb6 25.Rxh6 1/2-1/2 [Event "GMA"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2004.01.22"] [Round "10"] [White "Timman,J"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2578"] [BlackElo "2777"] [ECO "E15"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.Qa4 Bb7 6.Bg2 c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.O-O O-O 9.Nc3 Be7 10.Bf4 a6 11.Rfd1 d6 12.Rac1 Nh5 13.Be3 Qc7 14.Qc2 Nf6 15.Bf4 Rd8 16.Qd2 Ne4 17.Nxe4 Bxe4 18.Bg5 Nc6 19.Bxe7 Nxe7 20.Qf4 Bxf3 21.Qxf3 Rac8 22.Qb7 a5 23.e3 Qxb7 24.Bxb7 Rc7 25.Bf3 Kf8 26.Rc3 Nc8 27.Be2 Ke7 28.Kf1 Na7 29.Rb3 Rb8 30.Rbd3 Rd8 31.Rb3 Rb8 32.Rbd3 1/2-1/2 [Event "GMA"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2004.01.23"] [Round "11"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Topalov,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2735"] [ECO "B92"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.Kh1 Nc6 10.f4 b5 11.Bf3 Na5 12.Nxa5 Qxa5 13.Nd5 Nxd5 14.exd5 exf4 15.Bxf4 Bf5 16.Bg4 Bxg4 17.Qxg4 Qd8 18.c3 Bf6 19.a4 Qc7 20.Bg3 Be5 21.Bxe5 dxe5 22.Qe2 Rab8 23.axb5 1/2-1/2 [Event "GMA"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2004.01.24"] [Round "12"] [White "Sokolov,I"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2706"] [BlackElo "2777"] [ECO "E12"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Bb7 5.Nc3 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.Qc2 Nxc3 8.bxc3 c5 9.e4 Nc6 10.Be3 Be7 11.d5 exd5 12.Rd1 d4 13.cxd4 O-O 14.d5 Nd4 15.Qb2 Re8 16.Bxd4 cxd4 17.Bb5 Bxa3 18.Qxd4 Bc5 19.Qd3 Bb4+ 20.Kf1 Rf8 21.Nd4 Qc8 22.h4 Bc5 23.h5 Qg4 24.Nf3 Rad8 25.Rh4 Qc8 26.Bc4 b5 27.Bxb5 Bb6 28.h6 g6 29.Qb3 Qc5 30.Qb2 f6 31.Rf4 Bc7 32.Rc1 Qb6 33.Rxc7 Qxc7 34.Rxf6 Rxf6 35.Qxf6 Rf8 36.Qb2 Rc8 37.d6 Qc1+ 38.Qxc1 Rxc1+ 39.Ke2 Rc8 40.Ng5 a6 41.Ba4 1-0 [Event "GMA"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2004.01.25"] [Round "13"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Leko,P"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2722"] [ECO "E15"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 c6 8.Ne5 d5 9.Bc3 O-O 10.Nd2 c5 11.dxc5 Bxc5 12.O-O Bb7 13.e3 Be7 14.Rc1 Nbd7 15.Nxd7 Qxd7 16.Bxf6 Bxf6 17.cxd5 exd5 18.Ne4 Be5 19.Qd3 Rad8 20.Ng5 g6 21.Nf3 Bf6 22.Rfd1 Rc8 23.Nd4 Rxc1 24.Rxc1 Rc8 25.Rd1 Qc7 26.Ne2 Qc2 27.Nf4 Qxa2 28.Nxd5 Bxd5 29.Bxd5 Rc7 30.Bc4 Qa3 31.e4 b5 32.Bxb5 Rc3 33.Qd7 Qxb3 34.e5 Be7 35.Be2 Qe6 36.Qxe6 fxe6 37.Rd7 Kf8 38.Rxa7 Rc2 39.Kf1 Rc1+ 40.Kg2 Rc2 41.Kf3 g5 42.Ra8+ Kg7 43.Bd3 Rc5 44.Ke4 Rc6 45.f4 gxf4 46.gxf4 Kf7 47.Ra4 Bd8 48.Bc4 Ke7 49.Kd3 Bc7 50.Ra8 Bd8 51.Ra7+ Bc7 52.Bb5 Rc5 53.Kd4 Rd5+ 54.Kc4 Kd8 55.f5 Rd4+ 56.Kc5 Rd5+ 57.Kc4 Rd4+ 58.Kxd4 Bb6+ 59.Kd3 Bxa7 60.f6 Bg1 61.h3 Bc5 62.Ke4 Ba3 63.h4 Bb2 64.Kf4 h6 65.Bc4 1/2-1/2 [Event "GER vs Kramnik sim"] [Site "Brissago SUI"] [Date "2004.01.29"] [Round "1"] [White "Lutz,C"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2597"] [BlackElo "2777"] [ECO "C90"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.d3 d6 9.c3 Na5 10.Bc2 c5 11.Nbd2 Nc6 12.Nf1 Re8 13.h3 h6 14.Ng3 Be6 15.d4 cxd4 16.cxd4 exd4 17.Nxd4 Nxd4 18.Qxd4 Rc8 19.Bb3 d5 20.e5 Nd7 21.Qd1 Nc5 22.Be3 Nxb3 23.axb3 d4 24.Bxd4 Qd5 25.Ne4 Red8 26.Nd6 Bxd6 27.exd6 Qxd6 28.Bc3 Qxd1 29.Rexd1 Rxd1+ 30.Rxd1 Bxb3 31.Rd6 Ra8 32.Ba5 Kh7 33.f3 Rc8 34.Bc3 Bc4 35.Bd2 Ra8 36.b4 Be6 37.Kf2 1/2-1/2 [Event "GER vs Kramnik sim"] [Site "Brissago SUI"] [Date "2004.01.29"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Dautov,R"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2616"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.O-O Be7 8.c4 Nf6 9.Nc3 O-O 10.h3 Nb4 11.Be2 dxc4 12.Bxc4 c6 13.Re1 Nbd5 14.Bg5 Be6 15.Qb3 Rb8 16.Bh4 h6 17.Bg3 Bd6 18.Be5 Nc7 19.Bxe6 Nxe6 20.Rad1 Nf4 21.Bxf4 Bxf4 22.Ne5 Qc7 23.Qc2 Rbd8 24.Qf5 Bxe5 25.dxe5 Nd5 26.Nxd5 Rxd5 27.Rxd5 cxd5 28.e6 Rd8 29.e7 Re8 30.Qxd5 1/2-1/2 [Event "GER vs Kramnik sim"] [Site "Brissago SUI"] [Date "2004.01.29"] [Round "3"] [White "Huebner,R"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2604"] [BlackElo "2777"] [ECO "A46"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.g3 b5 4.Bg2 d5 5.O-O Bb7 6.b3 Nbd7 7.c4 bxc4 8.bxc4 dxc4 9.Na3 c3 10.Nb5 Bb4 11.Qb3 a5 12.Nxc3 c5 13.a3 c4 14.Qb2 Bxc3 15.Qxc3 Qc8 16.Bf4 O-O 17.Rfc1 Nb6 18.Rab1 Ra6 19.Rb5 Be4 20.Rxa5 Nbd5 21.Qe1 c3 22.Rc5 Qa8 23.Nh4 Bxg2 24.Nxg2 Ne4 25.Rb5 Rxa3 26.Ne3 Qa6 27.Rbb1 Nxe3 28.Bxe3 Ra2 29.Ra1 Qxe2 30.Rxa2 Qxa2 31.Bf4 Qd5 32.f3 Nd2 33.Bxd2 cxd2 34.Qxd2 Qxf3 35.Qf4 Qxf4 36.gxf4 Rd8 37.Kf2 h6 38.Ke3 Rd5 39.Rc2 Rh5 40.Kf3 Rh3+ 41.Ke4 f5+ 42.Ke5 Re3+ 43.Kd6 Kf7 44.Rf2 g5 45.Kc5 Re4 46.fxg5 hxg5 47.Kc4 Kf6 48.Kd3 g4 49.Rf1 Kg5 50.Ra1 e5 51.dxe5 Rxe5 52.Ra8 Kf4 0-1 [Event "GER vs Kramnik sim"] [Site "Brissago SUI"] [Date "2004.01.29"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Bischoff,K"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2561"] [ECO "C11"] 1.d4 e6 2.e4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3 a6 8.Qd2 b5 9.a3 cxd4 10.Nxd4 Nxd4 11.Bxd4 Nb8 12.Bd3 Nc6 13.Bf2 Bd7 14.O-O Be7 15.Ne2 b4 16.a4 Na5 17.f5 exf5 18.Nd4 g6 19.e6 fxe6 20.Qe2 Nc6 21.Nxe6 Bxe6 22.Qxe6 Qd6 23.Qe2 O-O 24.Bxa6 Bf6 25.Rad1 Ne5 26.Bb5 1/2-1/2 [Event "XXI SuperGM"] [Site "Linares ESP"] [Date "2004.02.19"] [Round "1"] [White "Vallejo Pons,F"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2663"] [BlackElo "2777"] [ECO "C45"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Nxc6 Qf6 6.Qf3 Qxf3 7.gxf3 bxc6 8.Nd2 Ne7 9.Nb3 Bb6 10.a4 a5 11.Be3 Bxe3 12.fxe3 d6 13.O-O-O Be6 14.Nd4 Bd7 15.Rg1 g6 16.Rd2 c5 17.Nb5 O-O-O 18.Nc3 1/2-1/2 [Event "XXI SuperGM"] [Site "Linares ESP"] [Date "2004.02.20"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Shirov,A"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2736"] [ECO "C99"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 O-O 9.h3 Na5 10.Bc2 c5 11.d4 Qc7 12.Nbd2 cxd4 13.cxd4 Nc6 14.a3 exd4 15.Nb3 Ne5 16.Nbxd4 Re8 17.Bf4 Bf8 18.Rc1 h6 19.Bb3 Qb6 20.Be3 Qb7 21.Nxe5 1/2-1/2 [Event "XXI SuperGM"] [Site "Linares ESP"] [Date "2004.02.21"] [Round "3"] [White "Radjabov,T"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2656"] [BlackElo "2777"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.O-O Be7 8.c4 Nb4 9.Be2 O-O 10.a3 Nc6 11.cxd5 Qxd5 12.Nc3 Nxc3 13.bxc3 Na5 14.Re1 Bd6 15.Nd2 Bd7 16.Bf3 Qf5 17.Be4 Qg4 18.Bf3 Qg6 19.Nf1 Rae8 20.Ne3 b5 21.Bd2 Nc4 22.Nxc4 bxc4 23.Be3 Rb8 1/2-1/2 [Event "XXI SuperGM"] [Site "Linares ESP"] [Date "2004.02.22"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Leko,P"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2722"] [ECO "B30"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Bc4 Be7 5.d3 d6 6.Nd2 Bg5 7.Nf1 Bxc1 8.Rxc1 Nge7 9.Ne3 O-O 10.O-O Ng6 11.Ncd5 Nce7 12.Nxe7+ Qxe7 13.c3 Be6 14.Re1 Rac8 15.b3 Qf6 16.g3 Ne7 17.Kg2 Qg6 18.Bxe6 1/2-1/2 [Event "XXI SuperGM"] [Site "Linares ESP"] [Date "2004.02.23"] [Round "5"] [White "Kasparov,G"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2831"] [BlackElo "2777"] [ECO "E12"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.Nc3 Bb7 5.a3 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.Qc2 Nxc3 8.bxc3 Be7 9.e4 O-O 10.Bd3 c5 11.O-O Qc7 12.Qe2 Nd7 13.Bb2 Rac8 14.Nd2 Rfd8 15.Rfd1 Nf6 16.a4 cxd4 17.cxd4 Bb4 18.Nf3 Qe7 19.h3 h6 20.Qe3 a5 21.Rdc1 Ne8 22.Ne5 Nf6 23.Nf3 Ne8 24.Ne5 Nf6 25.Nc4 Rc6 26.Qg3 Nh5 27.Qe3 Nf6 28.Rc2 Rdc8 29.Rac1 Qd8 30.Qe2 Bf8 31.Qe3 R8c7 32.Qe2 Rc8 33.Ne5 R6c7 34.f3 Nh5 35.Rxc7 Rxc7 36.Rxc7 Qxc7 37.Qc2 Qd8 38.Bf1 Bd6 39.Qf2 Qg5 40.h4 Qf4 41.g4 Ng3 42.Nd3 Nxe4 43.fxe4 Qxe4 44.Qg2 1/2-1/2 [Event "XXI SuperGM"] [Site "Linares ESP"] [Date "2004.02.26"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Topalov,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2735"] [ECO "B90"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.f3 Nbd7 9.Qd2 b5 10.O-O-O h5 11.Nd5 Bxd5 12.exd5 g6 13.Kb1 Nb6 14.Qc3 Be7 15.Qc6+ Nbd7 16.Bb6 Qxb6 17.Qxa8+ Nb8 18.Na5 Nd7 19.Nc6 Bg5 20.Qa7 Nxc6 21.Qxb6 Nxb6 22.dxc6 Ke7 23.Rd3 Rc8 24.Ra3 Na4 25.c4 Rxc6 26.Be2 Rb6 27.cxb5 axb5 28.Bxb5 Rxb5 29.Rxa4 f5 30.Rd1 Be3 31.a3 d5 32.b4 d4 33.Ra5 Rxa5 34.bxa5 Kd6 35.Kc2 e4 36.fxe4 fxe4 37.Re1 1-0 [Event "XXI SuperGM"] [Site "Linares ESP"] [Date "2004.02.27"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Vallejo Pons,F"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2663"] [ECO "B92"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.Kh1 Nc6 10.f3 Be6 11.Be3 d5 12.exd5 Nxd5 13.Nxd5 Bxd5 14.c3 Rc8 15.Qe1 Na5 16.Rd1 Nxb3 17.axb3 Qa5 18.Qg3 Be6 19.b4 Qa2 20.Bc1 Bf6 1/2-1/2 [Event "XXI SuperGM"] [Site "Linares ESP"] [Date "2004.02.28"] [Round "9"] [White "Shirov,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2736"] [BlackElo "2777"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 f5 11.c3 Bg7 12.exf5 Bxf5 13.Nc2 O-O 14.Nce3 Be6 15.Bd3 f5 16.O-O Ra7 17.a4 Ne7 18.Nxe7+ Rxe7 19.axb5 axb5 20.Bc2 Kh8 21.Ra6 e4 22.Nd5 Ree8 23.Nf4 Bc4 24.Re1 Be5 25.g3 Qg5 26.Ng2 f4 27.Bxe4 fxg3 28.fxg3 Qf6 29.Ra1 b4 30.Bd5 Qf2+ 31.Kh1 Bxd5 32.Qxd5 bxc3 1/2-1/2 [Event "XXI SuperGM"] [Site "Linares ESP"] [Date "2004.02.29"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Radjabov,T"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2656"] [ECO "C54"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 a6 6.Bb3 O-O 7.O-O d6 8.h3 h6 9.Re1 Ba7 10.Nbd2 Nh5 11.Nf1 Qf6 12.Be3 Nf4 13.Kh2 Be6 14.d4 Bxb3 15.axb3 Ng6 16.Ng3 Nh4 17.Nxh4 Qxh4 18.Nf5 Qf6 19.dxe5 Qxe5+ 20.f4 Qf6 21.Bxa7 Rxa7 22.Qg4 Raa8 23.Ne3 Ne7 24.Qf3 Qg6 25.Ra5 f6 26.b4 Rae8 27.b5 axb5 28.Rxb5 b6 29.c4 Kh7 30.Nd5 Nxd5 31.cxd5 Re7 32.Rb3 Ra8 33.Rbe3 Ra4 34.Qe2 Rd4 35.b3 1/2-1/2 [Event "XXI SuperGM"] [Site "Linares ESP"] [Date "2004.03.02"] [Round "11"] [White "Leko,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2722"] [BlackElo "2777"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 f5 11.Bd3 Be6 12.O-O Bxd5 13.exd5 Ne7 14.Qh5 e4 15.Be2 Bg7 16.c3 Rc8 17.Nc2 Rc5 18.Ne3 f4 19.Nf5 O-O 20.a4 Nxf5 21.Qxf5 Qe7 22.axb5 axb5 23.Qxf4 Rxd5 24.Rfd1 Re5 25.Qe3 f5 26.Qb6 f4 27.Qxd6 Qg5 28.f3 e3 29.Ra7 Kh8 30.Qd7 Rg8 31.Qh3 Qg6 32.Rad7 Rh5 33.R7d6 Bf6 34.Rxf6 Qc2 35.Qxh5 Qxe2 36.g4 Qf2+ 0-1 [Event "XXI SuperGM"] [Site "Linares ESP"] [Date "2004.03.03"] [Round "12"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Kasparov,G"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2831"] [ECO "D27"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 e6 4.e3 a6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O Nf6 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Ne5 Ke7 10.Be2 Bd7 11.Bf3 Nc6 12.Nxc6+ Bxc6 13.Bxc6 bxc6 14.Bd2 Rhb8 15.Rc1 Bd6 16.Bc3 Nd5 17.Rc2 1/2-1/2 [Event "XXI SuperGM"] [Site "Linares ESP"] [Date "2004.03.05"] [Round "14"] [White "Topalov,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2735"] [BlackElo "2777"] [ECO "B30"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Bc4 d6 5.d3 Be7 6.O-O Nf6 7.Ng5 O-O 8.f4 Bg4 9.Qe1 exf4 10.Bxf4 Nd4 11.Qd2 Qd7 12.h3 Bh5 13.g4 h6 14.gxh5 hxg5 15.Bxg5 Qxh3 16.Qg2 Qxg2+ 17.Kxg2 Nxc2 18.Rac1 Nd4 19.h6 Rae8 20.Bd2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2004.03.20"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Gelfand,B"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2709"] [ECO "B90"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.f3 Nbd7 9.Qd2 b5 10.O-O-O Qc7 11.g4 Nb6 12.g5 Nfd7 13.Na5 Rc8 14.Kb1 Be7 15.Nd5 Bxd5 16.exd5 Nxd5 17.Qxd5 Qxa5 18.Bd3 Qc7 19.h4 Qc6 20.Be4 Qxd5 21.Bxd5 Rc7 22.h5 h6 23.g6 fxg6 24.hxg6 Nf6 25.Be6 Rc6 26.f4 Bd8 27.fxe5 dxe5 28.Bf7+ Ke7 29.Bd2 Bb6 30.Rde1 e4 31.Bg5 hxg5 32.Rxh8 g4 33.Rb8 g3 34.Rb7+ Kd6 35.Bb3 Bc7 36.a4 Kc5 37.axb5 axb5 38.c4 bxc4 39.Ba4 e3 40.b4+ Kd6 41.Rd1+ Nd5 42.Rb5 Ke6 43.Rbxd5 Rd6 44.Rxd6+ Bxd6 45.Bb5 Bxb4 46.Bxc4+ Ke5 47.Kc2 Bd2 48.Rg1 Kf4 49.Bd5 1-0 [Event "Amber Rapid"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2004.03.20"] [Round "1"] [White "Gelfand,B"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2709"] [BlackElo "2777"] [ECO "E12"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Bb7 5.Nc3 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.e3 g6 8.Bb5+ c6 9.Bd3 Bg7 10.Na4 Qc7 11.O-O Nd7 12.e4 Nf4 13.Bc2 O-O 14.Be3 Rad8 15.Nc3 c5 16.Qc1 Nh5 17.Rd1 cxd4 18.Nb5 Qb8 19.Bxd4 Ne5 20.Bxe5 Bxe5 21.Nxe5 Qxe5 22.Nc3 Nf6 23.Qe3 Ng4 24.Qg3 Qxg3 25.hxg3 Ne5 26.Nb5 Rxd1+ 27.Rxd1 Rc8 28.Bb3 Ba6 29.Nd6 Rc5 30.f4 Nd3 31.f5 Nxb2 32.Rd2 Nd3 33.fxe6 fxe6 34.Bxe6+ Kf8 35.e5 Nxe5 36.Ne4 Rc1+ 37.Kh2 Re1 38.Nc3 Nf3+ 39.gxf3 Rxe6 40.Ne4 Re7 41.Kg2 Bb7 42.Rd8+ Kg7 43.Kf2 Rc7 44.Nd6 Bc6 45.Rb8 Rd7 46.Ne4 Rd3 47.a4 Ra3 48.Ng5 h6 49.Ne6+ Kf6 50.Nd4 Bxa4 51.f4 Bd1 52.Rd8 Rd3 53.Rd6+ Kf7 54.Rd7+ Ke8 55.Rd5 Bg4 56.Re5+ Kd7 57.Rd5+ Kc8 58.Rd6 h5 59.Rc6+ Kb7 60.Rc4 a6 0-1 [Event "Amber Rapid"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2004.03.21"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Ivanchuk,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2716"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3 a5 10.h3 a4 11.Rd1+ Ke8 12.a3 h6 13.Bf4 Be6 14.Ne4 Ra5 15.g4 Bd5 16.Re1 Ne7 17.e6 Bxe4 18.exf7+ Kxf7 19.Rxe4 Ng6 20.Bxc7 Rb5 21.Ne5+ Nxe5 22.Bxe5 Bc5 23.Bc3 Ra8 24.Rd1 Bf8 25.Rd7+ Kg8 26.Kg2 1-0 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2004.03.21"] [Round "2"] [White "Ivanchuk,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2716"] [BlackElo "2777"] [ECO "B92"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.Be3 Be6 10.Qd2 Nbd7 11.a4 Rc8 12.a5 Qc7 13.Rfc1 Nc5 14.Nxc5 dxc5 15.f3 c4 16.Na4 Nd7 17.Bf1 Rfd8 18.Qe1 Qc6 19.Kh1 h6 20.Rd1 Kf8 21.Bd2 Qb5 22.b4 Qc6 23.c3 Bg5 24.Bxg5 hxg5 25.h3 f6 26.Qe3 Ke7 27.Kh2 Bf7 28.Be2 Be6 29.Rd2 Bf7 30.Bd1 Rb8 31.Bc2 Nf8 32.Rad1 Rxd2 33.Rxd2 Rd8 34.Nb6 Rxd2 35.Qxd2 Be6 36.Bd1 Ng6 37.g3 Nf8 38.Kg2 Qc7 39.Be2 Nd7 40.Nd5+ Bxd5 41.Qxd5 b5 42.Qg8 Qa7 43.Qxg7+ Kd8 44.Qg8+ Kc7 45.Kf1 Qe3 46.Qe6 Qxc3 47.Qxa6 Qxb4 48.Qa7+ Kd6 49.a6 c3 50.Qe3 Qd4 51.Qxd4+ exd4 52.Ke1 Kc7 53.Bxb5 Ne5 54.f4 gxf4 55.gxf4 Ng6 56.e5 fxe5 57.f5 Nf8 58.h4 e4 59.a7 Kb7 60.Bc6+ Kxa7 61.Bxe4 Nd7 62.Ke2 Nf6 63.Bf3 Kb6 64.h5 Kc5 65.Kd3 Kd6 66.h6 Ke5 67.Bd1 Kxf5 68.Kxd4 Kg5 69.Kxc3 Kxh6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2004.03.22"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Leko,P"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2722"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 f5 11.Bd3 Be6 12.O-O Bxd5 13.exd5 Ne7 14.Re1 Bg7 15.c3 Qc8 16.Nc2 O-O 17.a4 e4 18.Bf1 bxa4 19.Ne3 Qb7 20.Nc4 Qxd5 21.Qxd5 Nxd5 22.Red1 Nc7 23.Rxd6 a3 24.Nxa3 Rfd8 25.Nc4 f4 26.Rc6 Ne6 27.Re1 a5 28.Rxe4 Rd1 29.Rd6 Rb1 30.Rd5 a4 31.g3 Bxc3 32.Nb6 a3 33.Nxa8 axb2 34.Rb5 Ra1 35.Rc4 Nd4 36.Rb8+ Kg7 37.Rxc3 Ne2+ 38.Kg2 Nxc3 39.Rxb2 Rxa8 40.Rb3 Ne4 41.Rb4 f3+ 42.Kxf3 Nd2+ 43.Kg2 Nxf1 44.Kxf1 h5 45.Kg2 Kg6 46.Kh3 Ra2 47.Rf4 f6 48.Kh4 Rb2 49.h3 Ra2 50.f3 Rf2 51.g4 hxg4 52.Rxg4+ Kh6 53.Kg3 Ra2 54.h4 Ra5 55.Rf4 Kg6 56.Kg4 Rb5 57.Ra4 Rc5 58.Ra6 Rb5 59.f4 Rc5 60.f5+ Rxf5 61.h5+ Rxh5 62.Rxf6+ Kxf6 63.Kxh5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Rapid"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2004.03.22"] [Round "3"] [White "Leko,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2722"] [BlackElo "2777"] [ECO "B30"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Bc4 Be7 5.d3 d6 6.Nd2 Bg5 7.h4 Bh6 8.Qh5 Qd7 9.Nd5 Rb8 10.c3 b5 11.Bb3 Nce7 12.Ne3 c4 13.dxc4 Bxe3 14.fxe3 Nf6 15.Qf3 O-O 16.O-O Ba6 17.cxb5 Qxb5 18.Bc4 Qc6 19.Bxa6 Qxa6 20.c4 h5 21.b3 Ng4 22.Bb2 Qb6 23.c5 dxc5 24.Nc4 Qe6 25.Rad1 Rfd8 26.Ba3 Ng6 27.Qf5 Rxd1 28.Rxd1 Qxf5 29.exf5 Nxh4 30.e4 g6 31.fxg6 Nxg6 32.Bxc5 Nf6 33.Nd6 Nf4 34.Rd2 a5 35.g3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2004.03.23"] [Round "4"] [White "Morozevich,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2732"] [BlackElo "2777"] [ECO "B90"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 Ng4 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bc1 Nf6 9.Bc4 e6 10.Bb3 Nc6 11.Be3 Be7 12.f4 O-O 13.Qf3 e5 14.Nxc6 bxc6 15.fxe5 Ng4 16.e6 Ne5 17.Qh3 Bh4+ 18.g3 Bg5 19.Bxg5 Nf3+ 20.Ke2 Nxg5 21.exf7+ Kh8 22.Qh5 d5 23.h4 Nxf7 24.Raf1 Nd6 25.Rxf8+ Qxf8 26.Rf1 Qe7 27.e5 Bh3 28.Rf4 Re8 29.Kd3 Bf5+ 30.Rxf5 Nxf5 31.Qxf5 Rf8 32.Qh5 Qc5 33.Ne2 Qf2 34.Kd2 Rf3 35.Qg4 Qe3+ 36.Ke1 Qf2+ 37.Kd1 Qe3 38.Ke1 Qf2+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Rapid"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2004.03.23"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Morozevich,A"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2732"] [ECO "D11"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c6 3.d4 d5 4.e3 a6 5.Bd3 Bg4 6.Nbd2 e6 7.O-O Nbd7 8.b3 Be7 9.Bb2 Rc8 10.c5 Bf5 11.Qc2 Bxd3 12.Qxd3 a5 13.a3 b5 14.b4 a4 15.Ne5 O-O 16.f4 Ne8 17.Ndf3 f6 18.Nxd7 Qxd7 19.g4 e5 20.dxe5 Qxg4+ 21.Kh1 fxe5 22.Nxe5 Qf5 23.Qxf5 Rxf5 24.Rg1 Bf6 25.Rae1 Bxe5 26.Bxe5 Nf6 27.Bxf6 Rxf6 28.e4 dxe4 29.Rxe4 Kf7 30.Rd1 Rc7 31.Kg2 Re7 32.Rxe7+ Kxe7 33.Kg3 Ke6 34.Kg4 Rg6+ 35.Kf3 Kf5 36.Re1 Re6 37.Rg1 Rh6 38.Rg5+ Kf6 39.Kg3 Rg6 40.Rxg6+ Kxg6 41.Kg4 Kf6 42.f5 g6 43.fxg6 Kxg6 44.h4 h5+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Rapid"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2004.03.25"] [Round "5"] [White "Shirov,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2736"] [BlackElo "2777"] [ECO "B30"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Bc4 d6 5.d3 Be7 6.Nd2 Bg5 7.h4 Bxd2+ 8.Bxd2 Nf6 9.O-O Bg4 10.f3 Be6 11.Nd5 O-O 12.f4 Ng4 13.g3 exf4 14.Nxf4 Bxc4 15.Qxg4 Ne5 16.Qh5 Be6 17.Nxe6 fxe6 18.Bc3 Nc6 19.Rxf8+ Qxf8 20.Rf1 Qe7 21.Kg2 b5 22.Rf2 b4 23.Bd2 Rf8 24.Rxf8+ Qxf8 25.c3 bxc3 26.bxc3 Qf7 27.Qxf7+ Kxf7 28.Bf4 e5 29.Be3 h5 30.Kf3 Ke6 31.Ke2 a6 32.Kd2 Kd7 33.Kc2 Na5 34.c4 Nc6 35.Kc3 Kc7 36.a3 Kb6 37.Kb3 Nb8 38.Bg5 Nc6 39.Be3 Nd8 40.Kc3 Nc6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2004.03.25"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Shirov,A"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2736"] [ECO "C88"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.h3 Bb7 9.d3 d6 10.a3 Nb8 11.Nbd2 Nbd7 12.Nf1 Re8 13.Ng3 c6 14.Nf5 Bf8 15.Nh2 d5 16.Bg5 h6 17.Bh4 g6 18.Ne3 dxe4 19.dxe4 Bg7 20.Nhg4 h5 21.Nxf6+ Bxf6 22.Qf3 Qe7 23.Bxf6 Nxf6 24.Rad1 Rad8 25.Rxd8 Rxd8 26.Qg3 Kh7 27.Qh4 c5 28.c3 c4 29.Bc2 Nd5 30.Qxe7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Rapid"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2004.03.26"] [Round "6"] [White "Anand,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2766"] [BlackElo "2777"] [ECO "B30"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Bc4 d6 5.d3 Be7 6.O-O Nf6 7.Bd2 O-O 8.Nd5 Nxd5 9.Bxd5 Kh8 10.a3 f5 11.h3 a5 12.Rb1 a4 13.exf5 Bxf5 14.b4 axb3 15.Rxb3 Ra7 16.Be3 Qe8 17.Qb1 Nd8 18.Nd2 Be6 19.Bxe6 Nxe6 20.Rxb7 Rxa3 21.Qb6 Nd8 22.Rb8 Ra2 23.Ne4 Qc6 24.Qb3 Ra8 25.Rb6 Qc7 26.Rb1 Nc6 27.Rb7 Qc8 28.Qd5 Ra6 29.Nxd6 Bxd6 30.Qxd6 Qf5 31.Qxc5 Nd8 32.R7b6 Ra8 33.Rb8 Rxb8 34.Rxb8 h6 35.Qd5 Ne6 36.Rxf8+ Nxf8 37.c4 Ng6 38.Qe4 Qf6 39.c5 Ne7 40.d4 exd4 41.Bxd4 Qg5 42.f4 Qh4 43.Qe5 1-0 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2004.03.26"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Anand,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2766"] [ECO "B83"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be2 Nf6 7.O-O Be7 8.Be3 O-O 9.f4 d6 10.Qe1 Nxd4 11.Bxd4 e5 12.Be3 exf4 13.Bxf4 Be6 14.Qg3 Rfd8 15.Kh1 Ne8 16.Bb5 Nf6 17.Be2 Ne8 18.Bb5 Nf6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2004.03.27"] [Round "7"] [White "Vallejo Pons,F"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2663"] [BlackElo "2777"] [ECO "B80"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e6 7.f3 b5 8.g4 b4 9.Nce2 e5 10.Nf5 g6 11.Nfg3 h6 12.Bg2 Be6 13.h3 h5 14.Qd2 Nbd7 15.O-O d5 16.g5 h4 17.gxf6 d4 18.Bg5 hxg3 19.Nxg3 Nxf6 20.f4 d3 21.Qxd3 Qb6+ 22.Kh1 Rd8 23.Bxf6 Rxd3 24.cxd3 Rxh3+ 25.Bxh3 Bxh3 26.fxe5 Qe3 0-1 [Event "Amber Rapid"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2004.03.27"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Vallejo Pons,F"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2663"] [ECO "B90"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.Qd2 Be7 9.f3 O-O 10.O-O-O Nbd7 11.g4 Qc7 12.Kb1 b5 13.g5 Nh5 14.Nd5 Bxd5 15.exd5 Nb6 16.Rg1 Rac8 17.Na5 Nxd5 18.Qxd5 Qxa5 19.Rg4 Qc7 20.Bd3 Qc6 21.Qxc6 Rxc6 22.a4 bxa4 23.Rxa4 d5 24.Rxa6 Rc7 25.c3 g6 26.Ra5 Rb8 27.Rxd5 Rxc3 28.Rxe5 Ba3 29.Bd4 Rcb3 30.Rd2 Nf4 31.Bc4 R3b4 32.Rc2 Nd3 33.Ree2 Ra4 34.b3 Bf8 35.Re3 Nf4 36.Be5 Rba8 37.bxa4 1-0 [Event "Amber Rapid"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2004.03.28"] [Round "8"] [White "Van Wely,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2617"] [BlackElo "2777"] [ECO "A17"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3 6.Qxc3 b6 7.b4 a5 8.Bb2 axb4 9.axb4 Rxa1+ 10.Bxa1 c5 11.g3 cxb4 12.Qxb4 Nc6 13.Qc3 Ba6 14.Bg2 b5 15.cxb5 Bxb5 16.d3 Qa5 17.Qxa5 Nxa5 18.Bxf6 gxf6 19.Nd4 Ba4 20.Kd2 Rc8 21.Ra1 Nb3+ 22.Nxb3 Bxb3 23.Ra3 Rc2+ 24.Ke3 Ba2 25.f4 e5 26.f5 d5 27.Bf3 Rb2 28.h4 h6 29.Ra7 Kg7 30.Ra5 d4+ 31.Kf2 Bb1 32.Be4 Bc2 33.Ra7 Bd1 34.Bf3 e4 35.Bxe4 Bxe2 36.Ke1 Bg4 37.Ra4 Rb1+ 38.Kd2 Rd1+ 39.Kc2 Rg1 40.Rxd4 Rxg3 41.Rd8 Rh3 42.Kd2 Rxh4 43.Ke3 Rh2 44.d4 h5 45.d5 Re2+ 46.Kf4 Rf2+ 47.Kg3 Rf1 48.d6 Bxf5 49.d7 Bxe4 50.Re8 Rf3+ 51.Kh2 Rf2+ 52.Kg3 Rf3+ 53.Kh2 Rd3 54.d8=Q Rxd8 55.Rxd8 Kh6 56.Rg8 Bg6 57.Kg3 Kg5 58.Kf3 h4 59.Rb8 f5 60.Rb4 Bh5+ 61.Kg2 f4 62.Rb8 Kg4 63.Rg8+ Bg6 64.Rh8 Be4+ 65.Kf2 h3 66.Rg8+ Bg6 67.Rh8 Bh5 68.Rg8+ Kh4 69.Rb8 f3 70.Rb4+ Bg4 71.Kg1 Kg3 72.Rb2 Bf5 73.Rg2+ Kf4 74.Rb2 Ke3 75.Kf1 Bd3+ 76.Ke1 Kf4 77.Rd2 Kg3 0-1 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2004.03.28"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Van Wely,L"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2617"] [ECO "B30"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Bc4 d6 5.d3 Be7 6.O-O Nf6 7.a3 O-O 8.h3 a6 9.Ba2 Be6 10.Nd5 Nd4 11.Ne3 Bxa2 12.Rxa2 d5 13.exd5 Nxd5 14.Nxe5 Nxe3 15.fxe3 Qd5 16.Nc4 b5 17.b3 bxc4 18.dxc4 Qd7 19.exd4 cxd4 20.c3 Bc5 21.b4 Ba7 22.c5 d3 23.Rd2 Rad8 24.Rf3 1-0 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2004.03.30"] [Round "9"] [White "Bareev,E"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2714"] [BlackElo "2777"] [ECO "A14"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.g3 Bb7 4.Bg2 e6 5.O-O Be7 6.Nc3 O-O 7.b3 d5 8.e3 dxc4 9.bxc4 c5 10.Bb2 Nc6 11.Qe2 Nb4 12.Ne1 Bxg2 13.Kxg2 Qd7 14.Rd1 Rfd8 15.d3 a6 16.a3 Nc6 17.a4 Qb7 18.Kg1 Rd7 19.f4 Rad8 20.Nf3 Ng4 21.h3 Nh6 22.Kh2 f6 23.Rd2 Nb4 24.d4 Nf7 25.Rfd1 Bf8 26.Ba1 Qc6 27.f5 exf5 28.d5 Qc7 29.Nh4 Nd6 30.Qf1 Re7 31.Re1 Qd7 32.Rf2 Rde8 33.Nxf5 Nxf5 34.Rxf5 Nc2 0-1 [Event "Amber Rapid"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2004.03.30"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Bareev,E"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2714"] [ECO "C10"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Bd3 c5 7.c3 Nxe4 8.Bxe4 Nf6 9.Bc2 cxd4 10.Nxd4 Bc5 11.Ba4+ Bd7 12.Bg5 Bxa4 13.Qxa4+ Qd7 14.Qxd7+ Nxd7 15.O-O-O h6 16.Bh4 Be7 17.Bxe7 Kxe7 18.Rhe1 Rhd8 19.Nf5+ Kf8 20.Nd6 Rab8 21.Re4 Nf6 22.Red4 Ne8 23.Nc4 Rxd4 24.Rxd4 Rc8 25.Ne5 f6 26.Nd3 Ke7 27.Ra4 a6 28.Rb4 Nd6 29.a4 Rc7 30.Kc2 e5 31.a5 g5 32.b3 e4 33.Nb2 Rc5 34.Rd4 Rf5 35.Rd2 e3 36.fxe3 Ne4 37.Re2 Rxa5 38.g4 Ra1 39.Kd3 Nc5+ 40.Kc4 Nd7 41.Nd3 Rd1 42.Nc5 Nb6+ 43.Kb4 Nd5+ 44.Ka3 Nxc3 45.Rc2 Nb5+ 46.Kb4 Nd6 47.Ka5 Rg1 48.e4 Rxg4 49.Re2 Nb5 50.Rd2 Nc3 51.Rd7+ Ke8 52.Rxb7 Nxe4 53.Nxa6 Rg2 54.b4 Rxh2 55.b5 g4 56.Rg7 Ra2+ 57.Kb6 Ng5 58.Nb4 Rd2 59.Kc6 Kf8 60.Ra7 g3 61.b6 Rb2 62.Kb5 Ne4 63.Rd7 Nc3+ 64.Kc4 Na2 65.Nxa2 g2 66.Rd1 Rxa2 67.Rb1 Rc2+ 68.Kd3 Rb2 69.Rxb2 g1=Q 70.b7 Qg3+ 71.Kc4 Qb8 72.Rb3 Ke7 73.Kd5 Kd7 74.Ke4 Qe5+ 75.Kd3 Qd5+ 76.Kc2 Qxb3+ 77.Kxb3 Kc7 0-1 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2004.03.31"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Svidler,P"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2747"] [ECO "B41"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.c4 Nf6 6.Nc3 Bb4 7.Bd3 Nc6 8.Ne2 O-O 9.O-O Ne5 10.Bf4 d6 11.h3 Bd7 12.a3 Bc5 13.b4 Ba7 14.c5 Bb8 15.Bxe5 dxe5 16.Nc1 b6 17.Nb3 Ba7 18.Bxa6 bxc5 19.bxc5 Qe7 20.Rc1 Bc6 21.Qe2 Rab8 22.Bb5 Bxe4 23.Nxe4 Nxe4 24.Na5 Bxc5 25.Nc6 Qg5 26.Qxe4 Rxb5 27.h4 Qd2 28.Qc4 Bxa3 29.Qxb5 Bxc1 30.Qc5 Bb2 31.Ne7+ Kh8 32.Ng6+ hxg6 33.Qxf8+ Kh7 34.Qxf7 Bd4 35.Qxe6 Qf4 36.Qh3 e4 37.g4 Bc5 38.h5 g5 39.Qg2 Bd4 40.Re1 e3 41.fxe3 Bxe3+ 42.Kh1 Qc4 43.Rxe3 1-0 [Event "Amber Rapid"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2004.03.31"] [Round "10"] [White "Svidler,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2747"] [BlackElo "2777"] [ECO "C65"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.O-O d6 6.Nc3 O-O 7.Na4 Nd4 8.Nxc5 Nxb5 9.a4 Nd4 10.Nxd4 dxc5 11.Nb5 Ne8 12.f4 c6 13.Nc3 exf4 14.Bxf4 Nc7 15.Be3 Ne6 16.Ne2 Nd4 17.Bxd4 cxd4 18.Qe1 Qd6 19.Qh4 Qe5 20.Rf3 Bd7 21.Raf1 c5 22.b3 Rae8 23.Nf4 f6 24.Nh5 Rf7 25.Ng3 Qd6 26.Nf5 Bxf5 27.Rxf5 Rfe7 28.Rh5 h6 29.Qg4 Kh8 30.Qg6 b6 31.Rxf6 Qxf6 32.Rxh6+ gxh6 33.Qxf6+ Kh7 34.a5 Rb7 35.axb6 axb6 36.h3 Ree7 37.e5 Rf7 38.Qd6 Rfd7 39.Qc6 Re7 40.Qe4+ Kg7 41.Qg4+ Kf7 42.Qf5+ Kg7 43.Kh2 Rf7 44.Qg4+ Kh7 45.e6 Rg7 46.Qf5+ Kg8 47.g4 Rbe7 48.Qf6 Kh7 49.Kg3 Re8 50.Kf4 Reg8 51.Ke5 Rg5+ 52.Kd6 R5g6 53.Qf5 Rg7 54.Kd5 Re7 55.h4 Kg7 56.Kd6 Ra7 57.g5 h5 58.Qf3 b5 59.Qc6 c4 60.Qb6 Rf7 61.Qxd4+ Kh7 1-0 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2004.04.01"] [Round "11"] [White "Topalov,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2735"] [BlackElo "2777"] [ECO "E15"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Nc3 O-O 8.Rc1 Bb7 9.Bg2 d5 10.Ne5 Na6 11.cxd5 exd5 12.O-O c5 13.Be3 Re8 14.Nd3 Qd7 15.Na4 cxd4 16.Bxd4 Ne4 17.Nf4 Bf8 18.Nc3 Rad8 19.e3 Nb4 20.Bh3 Qe7 21.Nb5 Nc6 22.Bb2 d4 23.Nxd4 Nxf2 24.Rxf2 Qxe3 25.Bg2 Nxd4 26.Bxb7 Bc5 27.b4 Ne2+ 28.Qxe2 Qxf2+ 29.Qxf2 Bxf2+ 30.Kxf2 Rd2+ 31.Kf3 Rxb2 32.Bd5 Kf8 33.Bb3 Rxh2 34.Nd5 Rh5 35.g4 Rh3+ 36.Kg2 Rd3 37.Rc7 Rd8 38.Nf4 R3d7 39.Rc6 Rd6 40.Rc7 R6d7 41.Rc6 Rd6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Rapid"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2004.04.01"] [Round "11"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Topalov,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2735"] [ECO "C78"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.a4 Rb8 8.c3 d6 9.d4 Bb6 10.axb5 axb5 11.Na3 O-O 12.Nxb5 exd4 13.cxd4 Bg4 14.Ba4 d5 15.e5 Ne4 16.Be3 f6 17.Qc2 Nb4 18.Qb3 Ba5 19.Nd2 c6 20.Na7 Bf5 21.Nxe4 Bxe4 22.f3 Bg6 23.Qa3 fxe5 24.Nxc6 Nxc6 25.Bxc6 Bb4 26.Qa7 e4 27.Qa2 Kh8 28.Qxd5 Qc7 29.fxe4 Bf7 30.Qd7 1-0 [Event "DB Simul"] [Site "Bonn GER"] [Date "2004.05.02"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Paehtz,E"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2764"] [BlackElo "2385"] [ECO "B92"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.Bg5 Nbd7 9.a4 b6 10.Bc4 Bb7 11.Qe2 O-O 12.O-O Qc7 13.Rfd1 h6 14.Bxf6 Nxf6 15.Nd5 Nxd5 16.Bxd5 Rac8 17.c3 Bxd5 18.Rxd5 Qc4 19.Qxc4 Rxc4 20.Nd2 Rc6 21.Kf1 g6 22.Ke2 Kg7 23.Kd3 Rfc8 24.g3 Kf6 25.c4 Bd8 26.b3 Ke6 27.f4 f5 28.Re1 Bf6 29.Nf3 fxe4+ 30.Rxe4 Rc5 31.fxe5 dxe5 32.Nd4+ Ke7 33.Ne2 Rxd5+ 34.cxd5 Kd6 35.Nc3 h5 36.Rc4 Kd7 37.Ne4 Bd8 38.Rxc8 Kxc8 39.Nd6+ 1-0 [Event "DB Simul"] [Site "Bonn GER"] [Date "2004.05.02"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Helm,L"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2764"] [BlackElo "2190"] [ECO "B85"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 e6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Qc7 6.Be2 a6 7.O-O Nf6 8.Be3 Be7 9.f4 d6 10.a4 O-O 11.Qe1 Nxd4 12.Bxd4 e5 13.Be3 exf4 14.Bxf4 Be6 15.Qg3 Kh8 16.e5 dxe5 17.Bxe5 Qc5+ 18.Kh1 Rg8 19.Bf3 Nd7 20.Bf4 g5 21.Bd2 Bd6 22.Ne4 Bxg3 23.Nxc5 Be5 24.Nxe6 fxe6 25.Rfe1 Rac8 26.c3 Rc7 27.Bg4 Rc6 28.Rad1 Rd6 29.Be3 Rxd1 30.Rxd1 Nf8 31.Rd8 h6 32.Bc5 Bg7 33.Rb8 h5 34.Bxh5 Nd7 35.Rxg8+ Kxg8 36.Be3 Bf6 37.Bf3 b6 38.Be2 a5 39.Bb5 Nc5 40.b4 Nb7 41.Ba6 1-0 [Event "DB Simul"] [Site "Bonn GER"] [Date "2004.05.02"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Mietzner,T"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2764"] [BlackElo "2201"] [ECO "D46"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 c6 3.c4 e6 4.e3 Nf6 5.Bd3 Bd6 6.Nc3 Nbd7 7.e4 dxe4 8.Nxe4 Nxe4 9.Bxe4 O-O 10.O-O e5 11.dxe5 Nxe5 12.Nxe5 Bxe5 13.Bxh7+ Kxh7 14.Qh5+ Kg8 15.Qxe5 Qd3 16.b3 Bf5 17.Be3 Rfe8 18.Qc7 Qd7 19.Qxd7 Bxd7 20.Rfd1 Bf5 21.Rd2 b6 22.h3 Rad8 23.Rad1 Rxd2 24.Rxd2 c5 25.g4 Be6 26.Kg2 f6 27.Bf4 Kf7 28.Kg3 Bc8 29.Be3 Ke7 30.h4 Rd8 31.Rxd8 Kxd8 32.h5 Kd7 33.Kf4 Ke6 34.g5 Bb7 35.gxf6 Kxf6 36.Bd2 Bg2 37.Bc3+ Kf7 38.Be5 a6 39.a4 Bf1 40.Ke3 Bh3 41.Bc7 Bg4 42.f3 Bxh5 43.Bxb6 Bg6 44.Kd2 Ke6 45.Bxc5 Bf5 46.Be3 Kd6 47.b4 Kc6 48.b5+ Kb7 49.Kc3 Bd7 50.Kb4 axb5 51.axb5 1-0 [Event "DB Simul"] [Site "Bonn GER"] [Date "2004.05.02"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Czaeczine,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2764"] [BlackElo "2153"] [ECO "B50"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.c3 Nf6 4.Be2 Nc6 5.d3 g6 6.O-O Bg7 7.Nbd2 e5 8.Nc4 b5 9.Ne3 O-O 10.a4 b4 11.Nc4 h6 12.Qc2 Re8 13.Be3 Qe7 14.Nfd2 Nd7 15.Rae1 Kh7 16.Kh1 f5 17.exf5 gxf5 18.f4 Rb8 19.Bf3 Nd8 20.Bf2 bxc3 21.bxc3 Qf6 22.fxe5 dxe5 23.Bg3 Nf7 24.Bh5 Re7 25.d4 Nb6 26.Nxe5 Nxe5 27.Rxe5 1-0 [Event "TCh-FRA Nat1 Final"] [Site "Belfort FRA"] [Date "2004.05.08"] [Round "8"] [White "Akopian,Vl"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2689"] [BlackElo "2764"] [ECO "C88"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.h3 Bb7 9.d3 d6 10.a3 Nb8 11.Nbd2 Nbd7 12.Nf1 Re8 13.Ng3 Nc5 14.Ba2 Ne6 15.Nf5 Bf8 16.Nh2 Kh8 17.Ng4 Nxg4 18.Qxg4 Qf6 19.h4 c6 20.h5 Bc8 21.Bxe6 Qxe6 22.Qh4 f6 23.Re3 Qf7 24.Rf3 d5 25.Be3 Be6 1/2-1/2 [Event "TCh-FRA Nat1 Final"] [Site "Belfort FRA"] [Date "2004.05.10"] [Round "10"] [White "Anand,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2774"] [BlackElo "2764"] [ECO "C88"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.h3 Bb7 9.d3 d6 10.a3 Nb8 11.Nbd2 Nbd7 12.Nf1 Re8 13.Ne3 g6 14.Ng5 Rf8 15.h4 c6 16.Ng4 Nxg4 17.Qxg4 Nf6 18.Qe2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Coupe de France"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2004.05.23"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Malakhov,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2764"] [BlackElo "2695"] [ECO "B01"] 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bd2 Qb6 6.Nf3 c6 7.Bc4 Bf5 8.Qe2 e6 9.O-O-O Bb4 10.Ne5 Nbd7 11.Nxd7 Nxd7 12.d5 Bxc3 13.Bxc3 cxd5 14.Rxd5 O-O-O 15.Rdd1 Nf6 16.f3 h5 17.b3 Qc5 18.Kb2 Rhg8 19.a4 Nd5 20.Bd4 Qa5 21.g4 Bg6 22.Rhg1 hxg4 23.fxg4 Rh8 24.Bxg7 Rh3 25.Bd4 Qc7 26.Be5 Qc5 27.Rg3 Rxg3 28.Bxg3 Ne3 29.Rxd8+ Kxd8 30.Qd2+ Ke7 31.Bb5 Qxc2+ 32.Qxc2 Nxc2 33.Bf2 b6 34.Kc3 Na3 35.Bd3 Nb1+ 36.Kc2 Na3+ 37.Kc3 Nb1+ 38.Kc2 Na3+ 39.Kd2 Nb1+ 40.Ke3 Nc3 41.Bh4+ Ke8 42.Bxg6 fxg6 43.Kd4 Ne2+ 44.Ke5 Kf7 45.Bg5 Ng1 46.Ke4 Ne2 47.Be3 Kf6 48.Kf3 1-0 [Event "GpB"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2004.07.22"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Karjakin,Sergey"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2591"] [ECO "C78"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Bc5 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.d3 Nd7 8.Nbd2 O-O 9.Nc4 Re8 10.b3 Bd6 11.Bb2 c5 12.a4 b6 13.Nfd2 Nf8 14.Qh5 f6 15.f4 exf4 16.Nxd6 cxd6 17.Rxf4 Ng6 18.Rf3 Be6 19.Raf1 d5 20.Rg3 d4 21.Bc1 Bf7 22.Rh3 Nf8 23.Qh4 b5 24.Nf3 bxa4 25.bxa4 Qd7 26.a5 c4 27.Qf2 Rad8 28.Nh4 cxd3 29.cxd3 Re5 30.Bd2 1/2-1/2 [Event "GpB"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2004.07.23"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Leko,P"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2741"] [ECO "E15"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 c6 8.Bc3 d5 9.Ne5 Nfd7 10.Nxd7 Nxd7 11.Nd2 O-O 12.O-O Nf6 13.e4 b5 14.exd5 exd5 15.Re1 Rb8 16.c5 Bc8 17.Nf3 Ne4 18.Ne5 Nxc3 19.Qd3 Qc7 20.Qxc3 Re8 21.a4 b4 22.Qf3 Bf8 23.Re3 f6 24.Nd3 Rxe3 25.fxe3 a5 26.e4 Be6 27.Qf4 Qd8 28.e5 Rb7 29.exf6 Qxf6 30.Qxf6 1/2-1/2 [Event "GpB"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2004.07.24"] [Round "3"] [White "Bologan,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2663"] [BlackElo "2770"] [ECO "E15"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 c6 8.Bc3 d5 9.Ne5 Nfd7 10.Nxd7 Nxd7 11.Nd2 O-O 12.O-O Rc8 13.e4 b5 14.Re1 bxc4 15.bxc4 dxc4 16.Qa4 Bb5 17.Qc2 Re8 18.a4 Ba6 19.a5 Nf6 20.Rad1 Bf8 21.Nf3 Rb8 22.Ng5 Nd7 23.h4 h6 24.d5 hxg5 25.dxc6 Re7 26.hxg5 Bb5 27.e5 Qe8 28.cxd7 Rxd7 29.Rxd7 Bxd7 30.g6 fxg6 31.Bd4 Rc8 32.Bxa7 Ba4 33.Qc3 Qb5 34.Bh3 Qd5 35.Bg2 Qd3 36.Qa1 Bc6 37.Bxc6 Rxc6 38.Be3 c3 39.Qa4 Qa6 40.Rc1 Rc4 41.Qe8 c2 42.Qxg6 Qc6 43.a6 Qxa6 44.Rxc2 Qa1+ 45.Kg2 1/2-1/2 [Event "GpB"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2004.07.25"] [Round "4"] [White "Karjakin,Sergey"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2591"] [BlackElo "2770"] [ECO "B90"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.f3 Nbd7 9.g4 Nb6 10.g5 Nh5 11.Qd2 Rc8 12.O-O-O Be7 13.Kb1 O-O 14.Rg1 Qc7 15.Qf2 Nc4 16.Bxc4 Qxc4 17.f4 Nxf4 18.Bxf4 exf4 19.Qxf4 Rfe8 20.h4 Bf8 21.h5 g6 22.h6 Qb4 23.Qf6 Qb6 24.Nd4 Qd8 25.Qf3 Be7 26.Nxe6 fxe6 27.Qg4 Kh8 28.e5 d5 29.Qxe6 Bxg5 30.Qf7 Bxh6 31.Rh1 Rc7 32.Qf3 Bg7 33.Nxd5 Rd7 34.e6 Rxe6 35.Rxh7+ Kxh7 36.Qh3+ Kg8 37.Qxe6+ Rf7 38.a4 g5 39.Ka2 Kf8 40.Nf6 Bxf6 41.Rxd8+ Bxd8 42.Qc8 Ke8 43.b4 Rg7 44.Qg4 b6 45.Qe2+ Kf8 46.Qf1+ Ke7 47.Qe2+ Kf8 48.Qxa6 g4 49.Qc8 Ke8 50.Qc6+ Kf8 51.Kb3 g3 52.Qg2 Rg5 53.c4 Kg7 54.Kc2 Kh6 55.Kd3 Be7 56.b5 Bc5 57.a5 bxa5 58.b6 Bxb6 59.Qh1+ Kg6 60.Qc6+ Kh5 61.Qxb6 g2 62.Qg1 Rg3+ 63.Kd4 Kg4 64.c5 Kh3 65.c6 Rg4+ 66.Kd5 Rg3 67.Kc4 Rg4+ 68.Kb5 Rg5+ 69.Kb6 Rg6 70.Kb7 Rg3 71.c7 Rb3+ 72.Ka6 Rc3 73.Kb6 Rb3+ 74.Kxa5 Rc3 75.Kb6 Rb3+ 76.Kc6 Rc3+ 77.Kd7 Rd3+ 78.Kc8 Rg3 79.Kd7 Rd3+ 80.Ke6 Rc3 81.Kd6 Rd3+ 82.Ke5 Rc3 83.Kf5 Rxc7 84.Qe3+ Kh2 85.Qf4+ Kh1 86.Qxc7 g1=Q 1/2-1/2 [Event "GpB"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2004.07.26"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Bologan,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2663"] [ECO "D53"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.d4 Be7 5.Bg5 O-O 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.Bxe7 Qxe7 8.Rc1 b6 9.Nxd5 exd5 10.e3 Be6 11.Bd3 Rc8 12.O-O c5 13.e4 Nc6 14.dxc5 Nb4 15.Bb1 Rxc5 16.a3 Rxc1 17.Qxc1 Na6 18.Qe3 Nc7 19.e5 Bg4 20.Nd4 Ne6 21.h3 Nxd4 22.Qxd4 Be6 23.Rc1 g6 24.Rc3 Qd8 25.Bd3 1/2-1/2 [Event "GpB Playoff"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2004.07.27"] [Round "1"] [White "Leko,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2741"] [BlackElo "2770"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3 Ne7 10.h3 Ng6 11.Bg5+ Ke8 12.Rad1 Be6 13.Nd4 Bc4 14.Rfe1 Bb4 15.Nf5 Bxc3 16.bxc3 Rg8 17.a3 h6 18.Bc1 Be6 19.Nd4 Ne7 20.f4 h5 21.Kf2 Rd8 22.Be3 b6 23.Rd2 c5 24.Nxe6 Rxd2+ 25.Bxd2 fxe6 26.g4 hxg4 27.hxg4 Rh8 28.Kg3 Kf7 29.c4 Rd8 30.Bc3 Nc6 31.Rf1 Nd4 32.Rf2 Nc6 33.Rf1 Nd4 34.Rf2 Nc6 1/2-1/2 [Event "GpB Playoff"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2004.07.27"] [Round "2"] [White "Bologan,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2663"] [BlackElo "2770"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3 Ne7 10.Re1 Ng6 11.h3 h6 12.a3 Bd7 13.Be3 b6 14.Rad1 Kc8 15.Kh2 Be7 16.Ne4 Re8 17.Bd2 Bf8 18.Bc3 c5 19.g4 Bc6 20.Kg3 Kb7 21.h4 f6 22.h5 Nxe5 23.Bxe5 fxe5 24.Nh4 Rad8 25.Rxd8 Rxd8 26.Ng6 Bd6 27.Nxd6+ cxd6 28.f4 e4 29.f5 d5 30.Ne5 Re8 31.Kf4 Kc7 32.c3 Bb7 33.b4 d4 34.cxd4 cxd4 35.Rd1 e3 36.Rxd4 e2 37.Rc4+ Kd6 38.Rd4+ Bd5 0-1 [Event "GpB Playoff"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2004.07.27"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Karjakin,Sergey"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2591"] [ECO "D27"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 dxc4 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 a6 6.O-O c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Be2 Ke7 10.b3 b6 11.Ne5 Bb7 12.Nd2 Ne4 13.Nxe4 Bxe4 14.Bb2 f6 15.Nd3 Bxd3 16.Bxd3 Nd7 17.Rfd1 a5 18.Kf1 h6 19.Ke2 Rhd8 20.Bb5 Nf8 21.f4 Rxd1 22.Rxd1 Rd8 23.Rc1 Nd7 24.a3 g5 25.g3 f5 26.Rc4 gxf4 27.Rxf4 Nf6 28.Rh4 h5 29.b4 axb4 30.axb4 Bd6 31.Bc6 Ng4 32.Rxh5 Bxb4 33.Rh7+ Kd6 34.Bb5 Bc5 35.h3 Ne5 36.Ra7 Rg8 37.Kf2 Rh8 38.Ra1 Kd5 39.Bf1 Bd6 40.Bg2+ Kc4 41.Rd1 Bb8 42.Bf1+ Kb3 43.Bd4 Rc8 44.Rb1+ Ka2 45.Rb2+ Ka3 46.Rxb6 Rc2+ 47.Be2 Nd3+ 48.Kf1 Rc1+ 49.Kg2 Rc2 50.Kf1 Rc1+ 51.Bd1 Rxd1+ 52.Ke2 Rh1 53.Kxd3 Bxg3 54.Kc4 Rc1+ 55.Bc3 Ka2 56.Ra6+ Kb1 57.Kb3 Rxc3+ 58.Kxc3 e5 59.Rf6 f4 60.Kd3 fxe3 61.Kxe3 Kc2 62.Rg6 Be1 63.Rg4 1-0 [Event "GpB Playoff"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2004.07.27"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Leko,P"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2741"] [ECO "E15"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 c6 8.Bc3 d5 9.Ne5 Nfd7 10.Nxd7 Nxd7 11.Nd2 O-O 12.O-O Nf6 13.e4 b5 14.exd5 exd5 15.Re1 Rb8 16.c5 Bc8 17.Nf3 Ne4 18.Ne5 Nxc3 19.Qd3 Qc7 20.Qxc3 Re8 21.b4 1/2-1/2 [Event "GpB Playoff"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2004.07.27"] [Round "5"] [White "Karjakin,Sergey"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2591"] [BlackElo "2770"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3 Ne7 10.h3 Ng6 11.Ne4 h6 12.b3 Ke8 13.Bb2 a5 14.a4 Nf4 15.Rfe1 Bb4 16.c3 Be7 17.Rad1 Ne6 18.c4 Bb4 19.Re3 Bd7 20.Nh4 Rd8 21.Nf5 Bc8 22.Rxd8+ Kxd8 23.Rd3+ Ke8 24.g4 Bf8 25.Bc1 b6 26.Nfg3 c5 27.Be3 Bb7 28.f4 h5 29.f5 h4 30.fxe6 hxg3 31.exf7+ Kxf7 32.Ng5+ Ke8 33.Bf4 Be7 34.Rxg3 Bxg5 35.Bxg5 Kd7 36.e6+ Kxe6 37.Re3+ Kf7 38.Re7+ Kg6 39.h4 Bf3 40.Rxc7 Re8 41.Kf2 Bxg4 42.Rc6+ Kf5 43.Rxb6 Re2+ 44.Kg3 Rc2 45.Rb5 Rc3+ 46.Kf2 Bd1 47.Rxa5 Bxb3 48.Rxc5+ Ke4 49.a5 Rxc4 50.Rb5 Rc2+ 51.Ke1 Bc4 52.Rb7 Ra2 53.Ra7 g6 54.Kd1 Kd3 55.Rd7+ Ke4 56.Bd8 Ra3 57.Kc2 Bd5 58.Rd6 Kd4 59.Bb6+ Ke5 60.Rd8 Ra4 61.Rh8 Ke4 62.Rh6 Kf5 63.Kc3 Rc4+ 64.Kd3 Ra4 65.Rh8 Bg2 66.Rf8+ Kg4 67.Bd8 Be4+ 68.Kc3 Bd5 69.Rf6 Kh5 70.Rd6 Bb7 71.Kb3 Ra1 72.Kb4 Rb1+ 73.Kc5 Ra1 74.Kb6 Bc8 75.Ka7 Rb1 76.Rb6 Ra1 77.Rb5+ Bf5 78.a6 Kg4 79.Rb6 Rd1 80.Bg5 Be4 81.Kb8 Rf1 82.Bf6 Re1 83.a7 Bf3 84.Bd8 Ra1 85.Rxg6+ Kh5 86.Rg5+ Kh6 87.Rb5 Kg6 88.Rb7 Rd1 89.Bb6 Bxb7 90.Kxb7 1-0 [Event "GpB Playoff"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2004.07.27"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Bologan,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2663"] [ECO "A31"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.c4 Nf6 6.Nc3 d6 7.Be2 Nbd7 8.Be3 b6 9.O-O Bb7 10.f3 Be7 11.a4 O-O 12.a5 bxa5 13.Nb3 Rb8 14.Nxa5 Ba8 15.Qd2 Qc7 16.Rfc1 Nc5 17.b4 Ncd7 18.b5 Nc5 19.bxa6 Nxa6 20.Nb5 Qd7 21.Nb3 Bb7 22.Rd1 Rfd8 23.Ba7 Ra8 24.Bb6 Rdb8 25.Nxd6 Bxe4 26.Nxe4 Qxd2 27.Nexd2 Rxb6 28.c5 1-0 [Event "GpB"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2004.07.27"] [Round "6"] [White "Leko,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2741"] [BlackElo "2770"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3 Ne7 10.h3 Ng6 11.Bg5+ Ke8 12.Rad1 Bd7 13.a3 h6 14.Be3 Be7 15.Rd2 b6 16.Rfd1 Rd8 17.Ne2 c5 18.Nc3 Bc6 19.Nd5 Rd7 20.c4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Semi-Finals"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2004.07.29"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Svidler,P"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2727"] [ECO "D85"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Be3 c5 8.Rc1 Qa5 9.Qd2 O-O 10.Nf3 cxd4 11.cxd4 Qxd2+ 12.Nxd2 Rd8 13.Nf3 Nc6 14.d5 Na5 15.Bg5 Bd7 16.Bd3 Rdc8 17.O-O e6 18.Bd2 b6 19.Ba6 Rd8 20.d6 e5 21.Bxa5 bxa5 22.Bb7 Rab8 23.Bd5 Be8 24.Rc7 Rxd6 25.Rxa7 a4 26.h4 Rd7 27.Rxd7 Bxd7 28.Rc1 Bf6 29.Rc7 Be8 30.Ra7 h5 31.g3 Kf8 32.Ng5 Bxg5 33.hxg5 Rc8 34.Kg2 Rc3 35.Rb7 Rc2 36.Kf3 Rc3+ 37.Ke2 Rc2+ 38.Ke3 Rc3+ 39.Kd2 Rf3 40.Ke2 Rc3 41.Ra7 Rc2+ 42.Kf3 Rc3+ 43.Kg2 Rc2 44.Rb7 Rc3 45.Ra7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Semi-Finals"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2004.07.30"] [Round "2"] [White "Svidler,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2727"] [BlackElo "2770"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3 Ne7 10.h3 Ng6 11.Bg5+ Ke8 12.Rad1 Bd7 13.Rd2 Be6 14.Rfd1 Be7 15.Ne2 Nxe5 16.Nxe5 Bxg5 17.f4 Be7 18.Nd4 Bc5 19.Kh2 Bxd4 20.Rxd4 f6 21.Nd3 b6 22.g4 g6 23.f5 gxf5 24.Nf4 c5 25.Nxe6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Semi-Finals"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2004.07.30"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Svidler,P"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2727"] [ECO "D85"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Be3 c5 8.Rc1 Qa5 9.Qd2 cxd4 10.cxd4 Qxd2+ 11.Bxd2 O-O 12.Nf3 Bg4 13.Rc7 Bxf3 14.gxf3 Bxd4 15.Rxb7 Nc6 16.Ba6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Semi-Finals"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2004.07.30"] [Round "4"] [White "Svidler,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2727"] [BlackElo "2770"] [ECO "C83"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Nxe4 6.d4 b5 7.Bb3 d5 8.dxe5 Be6 9.Nbd2 Nc5 10.c3 Be7 11.Bc2 d4 12.cxd4 Nxd4 13.Nxd4 Qxd4 14.Nf3 Qxd1 15.Rxd1 O-O 16.Bg5 Bxg5 17.Nxg5 h6 18.Bh7+ Kh8 19.Nxe6 Nxe6 20.Be4 Rad8 21.g3 Rfe8 22.Bc6 Re7 23.a4 Nd4 24.axb5 axb5 25.Bxb5 Nf3+ 26.Kg2 Rb8 27.Be2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Semi-Finals"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2004.07.30"] [Round "5"] [White "Svidler,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2727"] [BlackElo "2770"] [ECO "C48"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.Nc3 d6 6.O-O O-O 7.Na4 Bb6 8.Nxb6 axb6 9.c3 h6 10.h3 Bd7 11.Ba4 Re8 12.Bb3 Be6 13.Bc2 d5 14.a3 dxe4 15.dxe4 Bc4 16.Re1 Qxd1 17.Rxd1 Na5 18.Nd2 Be6 19.b4 Nc4 20.Nxc4 Bxc4 21.a4 Red8 22.Be3 Ne8 23.f4 exf4 24.Bxf4 Be6 25.e5 Kf8 26.Be3 Rxd1+ 27.Rxd1 h5 28.Kf2 g6 29.Kf3 Ng7 30.g4 Bc4 31.Bh6 Kg8 32.Bg5 c6 33.Rd7 Bd5+ 34.Kg3 hxg4 35.hxg4 Rb8 36.Be3 Ne6 37.Bxb6 Kg7 38.Bd3 Bb3 39.a5 Ba4 40.Bc4 Ng5 41.Be3 c5 42.Rc7 Ne4+ 43.Kf3 1-0 [Event "Semi-Finals"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2004.07.30"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Svidler,P"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2727"] [ECO "D85"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Nf3 O-O 8.h3 c5 9.Be3 Qa5 10.Bd2 e6 11.Be2 Nc6 12.O-O Rd8 13.a4 Qc7 14.Bg5 Rd7 15.Rc1 h6 16.Be3 Qd8 17.Bb5 1-0 [Event "Semi-Finals"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2004.07.30"] [Round "7"] [White "Svidler,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2727"] [BlackElo "2770"] [ECO "B30"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bb5 g6 5.h3 Bg7 6.e5 Ng8 7.Bxc6 dxc6 8.O-O Nh6 9.Ne4 b6 10.d4 Nf5 11.dxc5 Ba6 12.Re1 Qxd1 13.Rxd1 Be2 14.Re1 Bxf3 15.gxf3 Nd4 16.Rd1 Nxf3+ 17.Kg2 Nxe5 18.Be3 O-O 19.b3 f5 20.Ng5 f4 21.Bd4 bxc5 22.Bxc5 f3+ 23.Kh1 Rf5 24.Ne4 Rh5 25.Kh2 Ng4+ 26.Kg3 Bxa1 27.hxg4 Be5+ 28.Kxf3 Rf8+ 29.Ke2 Rh4 30.Bxe7 Rxg4 31.f3 Rg2+ 32.Kf1 Rxc2 33.Bxf8 Kxf8 34.Rd7 Rxa2 35.Rxh7 Bg7 36.Ng5 Kg8 37.Rh4 Ra5 38.Ne6 Rf5 39.Kf2 Bf6 40.Rc4 c5 41.Ra4 Kf7 42.Nc7 Bd4+ 43.Kg2 Rg5+ 44.Kf1 Rg3 45.Ke2 Rg2+ 46.Ke1 Kf6 47.Nb5 Ke5 48.Rxa7 Kf4 49.b4 Rb2 50.Nxd4 cxd4 51.Rg7 Ke3 52.Kd1 d3 53.Re7+ Kxf3 54.Rd7 Ke4 55.Re7+ Kf4 56.Rd7 Rxb4 57.Rxd3 Re4 0-1 [Event "Semi-Finals"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2004.07.30"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Svidler,P"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2727"] [ECO "B06"] 1.d4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.Nf3 d6 4.Bc4 c6 5.Bb3 Nf6 6.Qe2 O-O 7.O-O a5 8.a4 b6 9.Rd1 Ba6 10.Qe1 Qc7 11.e5 dxe5 12.dxe5 Nd5 13.e6 fxe6 14.Ng5 Rf6 15.Nxe6 1-0 [Event "Final"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2004.07.31"] [Round "1"] [White "Anand,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2782"] [BlackElo "2770"] [ECO "C88"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.h3 Bb7 9.d3 d6 10.a3 Nb8 11.Nbd2 Nbd7 12.Nf1 Re8 13.Ne3 Nc5 14.Ba2 Ne6 15.Nf5 Bf8 16.Ng5 Bc8 17.Qf3 h6 18.Nxe6 Bxe6 19.Bxe6 fxe6 20.Ne3 c5 21.Bd2 Ra7 22.a4 Rf7 23.axb5 axb5 24.Qe2 Qb6 25.Ng4 Nh7 26.Qe3 Nf6 27.Nxf6+ Rxf6 28.Ra2 b4 29.Rea1 Rf7 30.Qg3 Kh7 31.Qg4 Qd8 32.Be3 Qf6 33.h4 b3 34.cxb3 Rb8 35.Ra8 Rfb7 36.Rxb8 Rxb8 37.Ra7 Rxb3 38.Qh5 Qg6 39.Qf3 Kg8 40.h5 Qf6 41.Qe2 Rb8 42.g3 d5 43.Kg2 d4 44.Bc1 c4 45.dxc4 d3 46.Qe3 Rc8 47.Qxd3 Bc5 48.Be3 Bxa7 49.Bxa7 Qf7 50.Bb6 Qxh5 51.b4 Ra8 52.Ba5 Qg4 53.c5 h5 54.c6 h4 55.c7 Kh7 56.Bb6 Rf8 57.Bc5 Rf3 58.Qb1 Rxg3+ 59.fxg3 Qxg3+ 60.Kf1 Qf3+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Final"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2004.08.01"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Anand,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2782"] [ECO "B49"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Qc7 5.Nc3 e6 6.Be2 a6 7.O-O Nf6 8.Be3 Bb4 9.Na4 Bd6 10.g3 b5 11.Nb6 Rb8 12.Nxc8 Rxc8 13.a4 Nxd4 14.Bxd4 e5 15.Be3 Bc5 16.Bxc5 Qxc5 17.Bd3 Rb8 18.axb5 axb5 19.Ra5 Qb4 20.Qa1 O-O 21.Rd1 Rfe8 22.Qa3 Qxa3 23.bxa3 Ra8 24.Rxa8 Rxa8 25.Rb1 Rxa3 26.Rxb5 Kf8 27.Rxe5 d6 28.Rb5 Nd7 29.Bc4 Rc3 30.Bb3 Nc5 31.h4 Ke7 32.Kg2 h5 33.Rb6 g6 34.Kf1 Nxb3 35.cxb3 Rc2 36.Kg2 Rc3 37.Rb8 Ke6 38.b4 Rb3 39.b5 Ke5 40.Rb7 Kxe4 41.Rxf7 Ke5 42.Rb7 d5 43.Rb6 Kf5 44.Kf1 Rb2 45.f3 d4 46.Ke1 d3 47.Kd1 Ke5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Final"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2004.08.01"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Anand,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2782"] [ECO "C88"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.h3 Bb7 9.d3 Re8 10.a3 Bc5 11.Nc3 d6 12.Nd5 h6 13.c3 Ba7 14.Be3 Bxe3 15.Rxe3 Nd7 16.Ba2 Ne7 17.Nxe7+ Qxe7 18.Nh2 Nf6 19.Ng4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Final"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2004.08.01"] [Round "4"] [White "Anand,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2782"] [BlackElo "2770"] [ECO "B90"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.f3 h5 9.Nd5 Bxd5 10.exd5 Nbd7 11.Qd2 g6 12.Na5 Qc7 13.Be2 Bg7 14.O-O-O Rc8 15.Kb1 O-O 16.Rc1 e4 17.f4 Nc5 18.Nb3 Na4 19.c3 Rfe8 20.Rhf1 Nb6 21.c4 Ng4 22.f5 Nxe3 23.Qxe3 Nd7 24.g4 Qb6 25.Qh3 Nc5 26.fxg6 fxg6 27.gxh5 Nxb3 28.axb3 Qd4 29.Rc2 Rf8 30.Rd1 Qf6 31.Bg4 1-0 [Event "WCh"] [Site "Brissago SUI"] [Date "2004.09.25"] [Round "1"] [White "Leko,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2741"] [BlackElo "2770"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.O-O Be7 8.c4 Nb4 9.Be2 O-O 10.Nc3 Bf5 11.a3 Nxc3 12.bxc3 Nc6 13.Re1 Re8 14.cxd5 Qxd5 15.Bf4 Rac8 16.h3 Be4 17.Be3 Na5 18.c4 Nxc4 19.Bxc4 Qxc4 20.Nd2 Qd5 21.Nxe4 Qxe4 22.Bg5 Qxe1+ 23.Qxe1 Bxg5 24.Qa5 Bf6 25.Qxa7 c5 26.Qxb7 Bxd4 27.Ra2 c4 28.Re2 Red8 29.a4 c3 30.Qe4 Bb6 31.Qc2 g6 32.Qb3 Rd6 33.Rc2 Ba5 34.g4 Rd2 35.Kg2 Rcd8 36.Rxc3 Bxc3 37.Qxc3 R2d5 38.Qc6 Ra5 39.Kg3 Rda8 40.h4 R5a6 41.Qc1 Ra5 42.Qh6 Rxa4 43.h5 R4a5 44.Qf4 g5 45.Qf6 h6 46.f3 R5a6 47.Qc3 Ra4 48.Qc6 R8a6 49.Qe8+ Kg7 50.Qb5 R4a5 51.Qb4 Rd5 52.Qb3 Rad6 53.Qc4 Rd3 54.Kf2 Ra3 55.Qc5 Ra2+ 56.Kg3 Rf6 57.Qb4 Raa6 58.Kg2 Rf4 59.Qb2+ Raf6 60.Qe5 Rxf3 61.Qa1 Rf1 62.Qc3 Rf2+ 63.Kg3 Rf3+ 64.Qxf3 Rxf3+ 65.Kxf3 Kf6 0-1 [Event "WCh"] [Site "Brissago SUI"] [Date "2004.09.26"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Leko,P"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2741"] [ECO "C88"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.h3 Bb7 9.d3 Re8 10.Nc3 Bb4 11.Ng5 Rf8 12.a3 Bxc3 13.bxc3 Na5 14.Ba2 c5 15.f4 exf4 16.e5 Nd5 17.Bxd5 Qxg5 18.Bxb7 1/2-1/2 [Event "WCh"] [Site "Brissago SUI"] [Date "2004.09.28"] [Round "3"] [White "Leko,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2741"] [BlackElo "2770"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.O-O Be7 8.c4 Nb4 9.Be2 O-O 10.Nc3 Bf5 11.a3 Nxc3 12.bxc3 Nc6 13.Re1 Re8 14.cxd5 Qxd5 15.Bf4 Rac8 16.c4 Qe4 17.Be3 Qc2 18.d5 Na5 19.Nd4 Qxd1 20.Rexd1 Bd7 21.Bd2 Bf6 22.Bxa5 Bxd4 23.Rxd4 Rxe2 1/2-1/2 [Event "WCh"] [Site "Brissago SUI"] [Date "2004.09.30"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Leko,P"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2741"] [ECO "C88"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.h3 Bb7 9.d3 d6 10.a3 Nd7 11.Nc3 Nd4 12.Ba2 Nxf3+ 13.Qxf3 Bg5 14.Bxg5 Qxg5 15.Nd5 c6 16.Ne3 g6 17.Rad1 Rad8 18.c3 c5 19.Bd5 Bc8 20.b4 Nb6 21.c4 Nxd5 22.Nxd5 Be6 23.bxc5 dxc5 24.Rb1 Rb8 25.cxb5 Bxd5 26.exd5 axb5 27.d6 b4 28.a4 Rfd8 29.Qd5 Qf6 30.Qxc5 Qxd6 31.Qxd6 Rxd6 32.Rxe5 b3 33.Rb5 Ra8 34.R1xb3 Rxa4 35.Rb6 Rd7 36.Rf6 Ra1+ 37.Kh2 Rd1 38.Rf3 h5 39.h4 Rd2 40.g3 Kg7 41.Kg2 Rd1 42.Re3 Kh7 43.Kf3 Rd2 1/2-1/2 [Event "WCh"] [Site "Brissago SUI"] [Date "2004.10.02"] [Round "5"] [White "Leko,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2741"] [BlackElo "2770"] [ECO "D37"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.Nxd5 exd5 10.a3 Nc6 11.Bd3 Bb6 12.O-O Bg4 13.h3 Bh5 14.b4 Re8 15.Rc1 a6 16.Bxa6 Rxa6 17.b5 Rxa3 18.bxc6 bxc6 19.Rxc6 Ra7 20.Rd6 Rd7 21.Qxd5 Rxd6 22.Qxd6 Qxd6 23.Bxd6 Bxf3 24.gxf3 Bd8 25.Rb1 Bf6 26.Kg2 g6 27.f4 Kg7 28.Rb7 Re6 29.Rd7 Re8 30.Ra7 Re6 31.Bc5 Rc6 32.Ra5 Bc3 33.Rb5 Ra6 34.Rb3 Bf6 35.Rb8 h5 36.Rb5 Bc3 37.Rb3 Bf6 38.e4 Ra5 39.Be3 Ra4 40.e5 Be7 41.Rb7 Kf8 42.Rb8+ Kg7 43.Kf3 Rc4 44.Ke2 Ra4 45.Kd3 Bh4 46.Bd4 Ra3+ 47.Kc2 Ra2+ 48.Kd3 Ra3+ 49.Kc4 Ra4+ 50.Kd5 Ra5+ 51.Kc6 Ra4 52.Kc5 Be7+ 53.Kd5 Ra5+ 54.Ke4 Ra4 55.Rc8 Bh4 56.e6+ Bf6 57.e7 Rxd4+ 58.Ke3 Bxe7 59.Kxd4 Bh4 60.f3 f5 61.Rc7+ Kf6 62.Kd5 Bg3 63.Rc6+ Kg7 64.Ke5 h4 65.Rc7+ Kh6 66.Rc4 Kg7 67.Ke6 Bh2 68.Rc7+ Kh6 69.Kf7 1-0 [Event "WCh"] [Site "Brissago SUI"] [Date "2004.10.03"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Leko,P"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2741"] [ECO "C88"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.h3 Bb7 9.d3 d6 10.a3 Na5 11.Ba2 c5 12.Nbd2 Nc6 13.c3 Qd7 14.Nf1 d5 15.Bg5 dxe4 16.dxe4 c4 17.Ne3 Rfd8 18.Nf5 Qe6 19.Qe2 Bf8 20.Bb1 h6 1/2-1/2 [Event "WCh"] [Site "Brissago SUI"] [Date "2004.10.05"] [Round "7"] [White "Leko,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2741"] [BlackElo "2770"] [ECO "D16"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 dxc4 5.a4 e6 6.e3 c5 7.Bxc4 Nc6 8.O-O cxd4 9.exd4 Be7 10.Be3 O-O 11.Ne5 Nb4 12.a5 Bd7 13.d5 exd5 14.Nxd5 Nbxd5 15.Bxd5 Nxd5 16.Qxd5 Bc8 17.Rfd1 Qxd5 18.Rxd5 Be6 19.Rb5 Bf6 20.Nf3 b6 21.axb6 1/2-1/2 [Event "WCh"] [Site "Brissago SUI"] [Date "2004.10.07"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Leko,P"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2741"] [ECO "C89"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.c3 d5 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Nxe5 Nxe5 11.Rxe5 c6 12.d4 Bd6 13.Re1 Qh4 14.g3 Qh3 15.Re4 g5 16.Qf1 Qh5 17.Nd2 Bf5 18.f3 Nf6 19.Re1 Rae8 20.Rxe8 Rxe8 21.a4 Qg6 22.axb5 Bd3 23.Qf2 Re2 24.Qxe2 Bxe2 25.bxa6 Qd3 26.Kf2 Bxf3 27.Nxf3 Ne4+ 28.Ke1 Nxc3 29.bxc3 Qxc3+ 30.Kf2 Qxa1 31.a7 h6 32.h4 g4 0-1 [Event "WCh"] [Site "Brissago SUI"] [Date "2004.10.09"] [Round "9"] [White "Leko,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2741"] [BlackElo "2770"] [ECO "E15"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Nc3 Bb7 8.Bg2 d5 9.cxd5 exd5 10.O-O O-O 11.Bf4 Na6 12.Qc2 Re8 13.Rfd1 c6 14.Ne5 h6 15.a3 Nc7 16.e4 Ne6 1/2-1/2 [Event "WCh"] [Site "Brissago SUI"] [Date "2004.10.10"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Leko,P"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2741"] [ECO "C78"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Bc5 6.c3 b5 7.Bc2 d5 8.exd5 Qxd5 9.a4 b4 10.d4 exd4 11.Bb3 Qd8 12.Re1+ Be7 13.Nxd4 Nxd4 14.Qxd4 Qxd4 15.cxd4 Bb7 16.Bg5 h6 17.Bxf6 gxf6 18.Nd2 Rg8 19.g3 Rd8 20.Rac1 Rd7 21.Nc4 Rg5 22.Ne3 Kf8 23.h4 Ra5 24.d5 Rc5 25.Rcd1 c6 26.Nf5 cxd5 27.Rd4 Rdc7 28.Red1 Rc1 29.Bxd5 Rxd1+ 30.Rxd1 Bc8 31.Be4 Bxf5 32.Bxf5 b3 33.Rd3 Rc4 34.Bd7 Rb4 35.Bc6 1/2-1/2 [Event "WCh"] [Site "Brissago SUI"] [Date "2004.10.12"] [Round "11"] [White "Leko,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2741"] [BlackElo "2770"] [ECO "E15"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.Qa4 Bb7 6.Bg2 c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.O-O O-O 9.Nc3 Be7 10.Bf4 a6 11.Rfd1 d6 12.Qc2 Qc7 13.Rac1 Rd8 14.Qd2 Nh5 15.Bg5 Nf6 16.Bf4 Nh5 17.Bg5 Nf6 1/2-1/2 [Event "WCh"] [Site "Brissago SUI"] [Date "2004.10.14"] [Round "12"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Leko,P"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2741"] [ECO "B19"] 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.h4 h6 7.Nf3 Nd7 8.h5 Bh7 9.Bd3 Bxd3 10.Qxd3 e6 11.Bf4 Qa5+ 12.Bd2 Qc7 13.O-O-O Ngf6 14.Ne4 O-O-O 15.g3 Nxe4 16.Qxe4 Bd6 17.Kb1 Rhe8 18.Qh7 Rg8 19.c4 c5 20.d5 Nf6 21.Qc2 exd5 22.cxd5 Qd7 23.Bc3 Rde8 24.Bxf6 gxf6 25.Qd3 f5 26.Nd2 b5 27.Rhe1 Kb8 28.Qc3 Rxe1 29.Rxe1 c4 30.Nf3 f4 31.g4 Bc7 32.Qd4 Qxg4 33.Qe4 Qxh5 34.Nd4 Qg6 1/2-1/2 [Event "WCh"] [Site "Brissago SUI"] [Date "2004.10.16"] [Round "13"] [White "Leko,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2741"] [BlackElo "2770"] [ECO "A73"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.d5 d6 5.Nc3 exd5 6.cxd5 g6 7.Nd2 Bg7 8.e4 O-O 9.Be2 Na6 10.O-O Ne8 11.Nc4 Nac7 12.a4 f5 13.exf5 Rxf5 14.Bg4 Rf8 15.Bxc8 Rxc8 16.Qb3 b6 17.Nb5 Nxb5 18.axb5 Rc7 19.Bd2 Rcf7 20.Bc3 Qd7 21.f3 g5 22.Ne3 Rf4 23.Rfe1 h5 24.Qc2 Qf7 25.h3 Bd4 26.Bxd4 Rxd4 27.Nf5 Qxf5 28.Qxf5 Rxf5 29.Rxe8+ Kf7 30.Rb8 Rdxd5 31.Rxa7+ Ke6 32.Re8+ Kf6 33.g4 hxg4 34.hxg4 Rd1+ 35.Kf2 Re5 36.Rh8 Rd2+ 37.Kg3 Ree2 38.Rf8+ Kg6 39.Rg8+ Kf6 40.Rf8+ Ke6 41.Re8+ Kd5 42.Rxe2 Rxe2 43.Rg7 Re5 44.Rb7 c4 45.Rxb6 Re2 46.f4 Re3+ 47.Kf2 gxf4 48.Rb8 Rb3 49.b6 Ke4 50.Re8+ Kd3 51.Re2 d5 52.Kf3 d4 53.g5 c3 54.bxc3 dxc3 55.Rg2 Rb2 56.b7 Rxb7 57.Kxf4 Rb2 58.Rg1 c2 59.Rc1 Rb1 60.Rxc2 Kxc2 61.g6 Kd3 62.Kf5 Rb5+ 63.Kf6 Rb6+ 64.Kf7 Rxg6 65.Kxg6 1/2-1/2 [Event "WCh"] [Site "Brissago SUI"] [Date "2004.10.18"] [Round "14"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Leko,P"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2741"] [ECO "B12"] 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.h4 h6 5.g4 Bd7 6.Nd2 c5 7.dxc5 e6 8.Nb3 Bxc5 9.Nxc5 Qa5+ 10.c3 Qxc5 11.Nf3 Ne7 12.Bd3 Nbc6 13.Be3 Qa5 14.Qd2 Ng6 15.Bd4 Nxd4 16.cxd4 Qxd2+ 17.Kxd2 Nf4 18.Rac1 h5 19.Rhg1 Bc6 20.gxh5 Nxh5 21.b4 a6 22.a4 Kd8 23.Ng5 Be8 24.b5 Nf4 25.b6 Nxd3 26.Kxd3 Rc8 27.Rxc8+ Kxc8 28.Rc1+ Bc6 29.Nxf7 Rxh4 30.Nd6+ Kd8 31.Rg1 Rh3+ 32.Ke2 Ra3 33.Rxg7 Rxa4 34.f4 Ra2+ 35.Kf3 Ra3+ 36.Kg4 Rd3 37.f5 Rxd4+ 38.Kg5 exf5 39.Kf6 Rg4 40.Rc7 Rh4 41.Nf7+ 1-0 [Event "Corus A"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2005.01.15"] [Round "1"] [White "Bruzon,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2652"] [BlackElo "2754"] [ECO "E14"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.d4 e6 4.e3 Bb7 5.Bd3 d5 6.cxd5 exd5 7.O-O Bd6 8.Nc3 O-O 9.b3 a6 10.Bb2 Nbd7 11.Rc1 Qe7 12.Ne2 Ne4 13.Ng3 f5 14.Rc2 Rf7 15.Re1 g5 16.Nd2 Raf8 17.Qe2 g4 18.Bxe4 fxe4 19.Qxg4+ Kh8 20.f4 Bc8 21.Qg5 Qxg5 22.fxg5 Rg7 23.Rec1 Kg8 24.Nb1 b5 25.Nc3 Nb6 26.Nce2 Rxg5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Corus A"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2005.01.16"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Topalov,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2754"] [BlackElo "2757"] [ECO "B90"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e6 7.f3 b5 8.g4 h6 9.Qd2 b4 10.Na4 Nbd7 11.O-O-O Ne5 12.Qxb4 Bd7 13.Nb3 Rb8 14.Qa3 Nxf3 15.h3 Nxe4 16.Be2 Ne5 17.Rhe1 Qc7 18.Bd4 Nc6 19.Bc3 d5 20.Nbc5 Qa7 0-1 [Event "Corus A"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2005.01.17"] [Round "3"] [White "Polgar,Ju"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2728"] [BlackElo "2754"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Nd5 Be7 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.c3 Bg5 12.Nc2 O-O 13.a4 bxa4 14.Rxa4 a5 15.Bc4 Rb8 16.b3 Kh8 17.Qe2 f5 18.h4 Bf6 19.exf5 Bxf5 20.Nce3 Bd7 21.Bd3 Ne7 22.Nxe7 Qxe7 23.Nd5 Qf7 24.Rxa5 Bd8 25.Ra7 Qxd5 26.Rxd7 Rxb3 27.Qg4 Bf6 28.Qf5 Qg8 29.O-O Rxc3 30.Rxd6 Bxh4 31.Qxe5 Bxf2+ 32.Rxf2 Rc1+ 33.Kh2 Rxf2 34.Rh6 Rcf1 35.Rxh7+ Qxh7+ 36.Bxh7 Kxh7 37.Qh5+ Kg8 38.Qe8+ Rf8 39.Qe6+ R1f7 40.Kg3 Rd8 41.Kg4 Kf8 42.Kg5 Rf6 43.Qb3 Rdd6 44.Qb8+ Kf7 45.Qb3+ Rde6 46.g4 Kg8 47.Kh4 Kh7 48.Qd3+ Rg6 49.Qf5 Rf6 50.Qe4 Rc6 51.Kg3 Rc3+ 52.Kh4 Rc5 53.Kg3 Rh5 54.Qb1 Ra5 55.Qe4 Ra1 56.Qf5 Rg1+ 57.Kf2 Rh1 58.Kg3 Rg1+ 59.Kf2 Rxg4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Corus A"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2005.01.18"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Sokolov,I"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2754"] [BlackElo "2685"] [ECO "C96"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 O-O 9.h3 Na5 10.Bc2 c5 11.d4 cxd4 12.cxd4 Bb7 13.d5 Rc8 14.Nbd2 Qc7 15.Bd3 Nd7 16.Nf1 Nc5 17.b3 f5 18.exf5 Bf6 19.Be4 Qf7 20.Ng3 Nxe4 21.Nxe4 Qxd5 22.Bd2 Nc6 23.Bg5 Nb4 24.Bxf6 gxf6 25.Nxd6 Qxd1 26.Rexd1 Bxf3 27.gxf3 Rc3 28.a4 Rxb3 29.axb5 axb5 30.Kh2 Kg7 31.Rg1+ Kh6 32.Rg4 Nc6 33.Rag1 Kh5 34.Rg7 h6 35.Ne4 Rxf3 36.R1g4 1-0 [Event "Corus A"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2005.01.20"] [Round "5"] [White "Leko,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2749"] [BlackElo "2754"] [ECO "E15"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.Qa4 Bb7 6.Bg2 c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.O-O O-O 9.Nc3 Be7 10.Bf4 a6 11.Rfd1 d6 12.Qb4 Nc6 13.Qa3 d5 14.Qa4 Qc8 15.cxd5 b5 16.Qc2 Nb4 17.Qd2 Nbxd5 18.Nxd5 Nxd5 19.Rac1 Qe8 20.Nd4 Rd8 21.Bg5 h6 22.Bxe7 Qxe7 23.Qa5 Rc8 24.Nb3 Nf6 25.Bxb7 Rxc1 26.Rxc1 Qxb7 27.Qd2 Rc8 28.Rxc8+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Corus A"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2005.01.21"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Svidler,P"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2754"] [BlackElo "2735"] [ECO "B41"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.c4 Nf6 6.Nc3 Bb4 7.Bd3 Nc6 8.a3 Bxc3+ 9.bxc3 d6 10.O-O Ne5 11.f4 Nxd3 12.Qxd3 e5 13.fxe5 dxe5 14.Bg5 h6 15.Bh4 exd4 16.e5 dxc3 17.Qxd8+ Kxd8 18.exf6 g5 19.Bg3 Be6 20.Rac1 Bxc4 21.Rfe1 Kd7 22.Re7+ Kc6 23.Rc7+ Kd5 24.Rd1+ Ke6 25.Rxc4 Rac8 26.Bc7 Kxf6 27.Rxc3 Rhe8 28.Rf3+ 1-0 [Event "Corus A"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2005.01.22"] [Round "7"] [White "Ponomariov,R"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2700"] [BlackElo "2754"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Nd5 Be7 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.c3 Bg5 12.Nc2 O-O 13.a4 bxa4 14.Rxa4 a5 15.Bc4 Rb8 16.Ra2 Kh8 17.Nce3 g6 18.h4 Bxh4 19.g3 Bf6 20.b3 Bg7 21.f4 exf4 22.gxf4 Re8 23.Qf3 Kg8 24.Rah2 h5 25.Rxh5 gxh5 26.Qxh5 Re6 27.Qh7+ Kf8 28.Rg1 Rg6 29.Rxg6 fxg6 30.f5 Qg5 31.Nf4 Ne7 32.Nxg6+ Ke8 33.Nd5 Qg1+ 34.Kd2 Qg5+ 35.Ke1 Bf6 36.Ngxe7 Bxe7 37.Qh8+ Kd7 38.f6 Qg3+ 39.Ke2 Qg2+ 40.Ke3 Qg3+ 41.Ke2 Qg4+ 42.Kf2 Bd8 43.Bf1 Kc6 44.Qxd8 Qh4+ 45.Kg1 Qg3+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Corus A"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2005.01.23"] [Round "8"] [White "Anand,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2786"] [BlackElo "2754"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Nd5 Be7 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.c3 O-O 12.Nc2 Bg5 13.a4 bxa4 14.Rxa4 a5 15.Bc4 Rb8 16.b3 Kh8 17.O-O f5 18.exf5 Bxf5 19.Nce3 Bg6 20.Re1 Rb7 21.Bd3 Bxd3 22.Qxd3 Bxe3 23.fxe3 Rxb3 24.Qc4 Rb2 25.Qxc6 Qg5 26.Nf4 exf4 27.Rxf4 Rfb8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Corus A"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2005.01.25"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Van Wely,L"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2754"] [BlackElo "2679"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 f5 11.Bd3 Be6 12.c3 Bg7 13.Qh5 O-O 14.O-O fxe4 15.Bxe4 f5 16.Nf4 exf4 17.Bxc6 Rc8 18.Qe2 Be5 19.Qf3 b4 20.cxb4 Bxb2 21.Bd5 Qf6 22.Rad1 Rc3 23.Rd3 Bxd5 24.Qxd5+ Qf7 25.Qf3 Rfc8 26.Nb1 Rc1 27.Nd2 Rxf1+ 28.Nxf1 Be5 29.Ra3 Qc4 30.Qh5 Qf7 31.Qf3 Qc4 32.Qb7 Rc7 33.Qa8+ Rc8 34.Qxa6 Qxa6 35.Rxa6 Rc2 36.Ra3 Rb2 37.Rb3 Rxa2 38.g3 fxg3 39.hxg3 Bd4 40.Ne3 Kf7 41.b5 Bb6 42.Kf1 Ke6 43.Nc4 Bxf2 44.b6 d5 45.b7 Ba7 46.Rb6+ Kd7 47.Rd6+ Kc7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Corus A"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2005.01.26"] [Round "10"] [White "Adams,Mi"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2741"] [BlackElo "2754"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.O-O Be7 8.c4 Nb4 9.Be2 O-O 10.a3 Nc6 11.cxd5 Qxd5 12.Nc3 Nxc3 13.bxc3 Bf5 14.Re1 Rfe8 15.Bf4 Rac8 16.Nd2 Na5 17.Bf3 Qd7 18.Nf1 Bd6 19.Rxe8+ Rxe8 20.Bxd6 cxd6 21.Ne3 Be4 22.h3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Corus A"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2005.01.28"] [Round "11"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Grischuk,A"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2754"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "B09"] 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.f4 Bg7 5.Nf3 c5 6.e5 Nfd7 7.exd6 cxd4 8.Nb5 O-O 9.Nc7 Nc5 10.Nxa8 Qxd6 11.Bd3 Nc6 12.O-O Be6 13.Ng5 Bd5 14.f5 Rxa8 15.fxg6 hxg6 16.Qg4 Nxd3 17.cxd3 f6 18.Nf3 Bf7 19.Nh4 Ne5 20.Qg3 Qd7 21.Bf4 g5 22.Bxg5 fxg5 23.Nf5 Bg6 24.Nxg7 Nf7 25.Rxf7 Kxf7 26.Qe5 Bxd3 27.Rd1 Rg8 28.Rxd3 Rxg7 29.Rxd4 Qe6 30.Qxe6+ Kxe6 31.Rb4 b6 32.Ra4 a5 33.b4 axb4 34.Rxb4 Kf5 35.Rxb6 e5 36.a4 Ke4 37.Rb3 Ra7 38.Ra3 Ra5 39.h3 Kf4 40.Kf2 Ke4 41.g3 g4 42.hxg4 Kd4 43.g5 Kd5 44.Ke3 Ke6 45.Ke4 Kf7 46.Kd3 Kg6 47.Kc4 Kxg5 48.Kb4 Ra6 49.a5 e4 50.Kc4 Rd6 51.a6 e3 52.a7 e2 53.a8=Q e1=Q 54.Ra5+ Kg4 55.Qg8+ Kf3 56.Qf7+ Kg2 57.Ra2+ Kg1 58.Qa7+ Kf1 59.Qf7+ Kg1 60.Qa7+ Kf1 61.Ra1 Rd1 62.Qf7+ Kg1 63.Qa7+ Kf1 64.Rxd1 Qxd1 65.Qd4 Qa4+ 66.Kd3 Qb3+ 67.Qc3 Qd5+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Corus A"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2005.01.29"] [Round "12"] [White "Short,N"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2674"] [BlackElo "2754"] [ECO "B26"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6 6.Be3 Rb8 7.Qd2 b5 8.f4 b4 9.Nd1 Qb6 10.Nf3 Nh6 11.a3 a5 12.axb4 axb4 13.h3 f5 14.O-O O-O 15.Bf2 e6 16.Ne3 Nf7 17.Nc4 Qc7 18.Rfe1 Rd8 19.exf5 exf5 20.c3 bxc3 21.bxc3 d5 22.Nce5 Nfxe5 23.fxe5 Nxe5 24.Nxe5 Bxe5 25.Qg5 Bb7 26.Ra7 Rd7 27.c4 Qd6 28.cxd5 Bf6 29.Qf4 Qxf4 30.gxf4 Rbd8 31.Re6 Bxd5 32.Rxd7 Bxe6 33.Rxd8+ Bxd8 34.Bxc5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Corus A"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2005.01.30"] [Round "13"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Morozevich,A"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2754"] [BlackElo "2741"] [ECO "B07"] 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Bg5 Bg7 5.Qd2 h6 6.Bh4 g5 7.Bg3 Nh5 8.Nge2 e6 9.O-O-O Nc6 10.f3 Nxg3 11.hxg3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Exhibition Game"] [Site "Bonn GER"] [Date "2005.03.05"] [Round "1"] [White "Steinbrueck,Peer"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo ""] [BlackElo "2754"] [ECO "C90"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.h3 Na5 9.c3 Nxb3 10.Qxb3 Bb7 11.d3 O-O 12.Be3 c5 13.Nbd2 Qc7 14.Rac1 Rfe8 15.Qc2 d5 16.Bg5 Rad8 17.Rcd1 h6 18.Bh4 dxe4 19.dxe4 c4 20.Bg3 Bc5 21.Bh4 g5 22.Bg3 Nh5 23.Nf1 Nf4 24.Bxf4 exf4 25.N1h2 Qb6 26.Ng4 Rxd1 27.Rxd1 Bxe4 28.Qd2 Bxf3 29.gxf3 Qe6 30.Qd7 Kg7 31.Kg2 Qxd7 32.Rxd7 Re2 33.Rc7 Be7 34.Rc6 h5 35.Nh6 Re5 36.Rxa6 f6 37.Ra7 Kxh6 0-1 [Event "Amber Rapid"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2005.03.19"] [Round "1"] [White "Ivanchuk,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2711"] [BlackElo "2754"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Nd5 Be7 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.c3 Bg5 12.Nc2 O-O 13.a4 bxa4 14.Rxa4 a5 15.Bc4 Rb8 16.b3 Kh8 17.O-O f5 18.exf5 Bxf5 19.Qe2 Bg6 20.Rd1 Qc8 21.Nce3 e4 22.Bb5 Ne5 23.Rxa5 Nd3 24.Rf1 Bd8 25.Ba6 Qc6 26.Ra3 Bg5 27.Bc4 Ne5 28.Ra6 Qd7 29.b4 Bh4 30.Ra2 h6 31.Bb3 Qe8 32.Qa6 Qe6 33.Qa7 Bh7 34.Qd4 Qg6 35.Kh1 Rb7 36.Nf4 Qe8 37.Ne6 Rf6 38.Qd5 Rb8 39.Qxd6 Nd3 40.Ng4 Rg6 41.Ne5 Nxe5 42.Qxe5 Bg8 43.Nf4 Rc6 44.Qxe8 Rxe8 45.Ba4 Bxa2 46.Bxc6 Rc8 47.Bb7 Rc7 48.Ng6+ Kg8 49.Nxh4 Rxb7 50.Nf5 Rd7 51.Ne3 Rd2 52.h4 Kf7 53.Kh2 Ke6 54.Kg3 Ke5 55.Rd1 1-0 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2005.03.19"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Ivanchuk,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2754"] [BlackElo "2711"] [ECO "B41"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.c4 Nf6 6.Nc3 Bb4 7.Qd3 d5 8.exd5 exd5 9.Be2 O-O 10.O-O dxc4 11.Qxc4 Ba5 12.Rd1 b5 13.Qb3 b4 14.Na4 Re8 15.Bg5 Qe7 16.Bxf6 gxf6 17.Qd5 Bc7 18.Qxa8 Bb7 19.Qa7 Nc6 20.Qc5 Nxd4 21.Qxe7 Nxe2+ 22.Qxe2 Rxe2 23.Re1 Rd2 24.Rad1 Rc2 25.Rc1 Rxc1 26.Rxc1 Be5 27.b3 Bd5 28.Rc5 Be4 29.Ra5 Bd3 30.Nc5 Be2 31.Nxa6 Bc3 32.Nc7 Kg7 33.Nd5 Bd2 34.Ra8 1-0 [Event "Amber Rapid"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2005.03.20"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Shirov,A"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2754"] [BlackElo "2713"] [ECO "C80"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Nxe4 6.d4 b5 7.Bb3 d5 8.dxe5 Be6 9.Nbd2 Nc5 10.c3 d4 11.Bxe6 Nxe6 12.cxd4 Ncxd4 13.a4 Bb4 14.axb5 Nxf3+ 15.Nxf3 axb5 16.Rxa8 Qxa8 17.Ng5 Qc6 18.Qg4 Qc4 19.Qf5 Nd8 20.Rd1 Qc6 21.Nxh7 Be7 22.Qh5 g6 23.Qh3 Ne6 24.Be3 Qc2 25.Rc1 Qxb2 26.f4 Qa3 27.Kf2 Qa2+ 28.Kf1 Qa3 29.Kf2 Qa2+ 30.Kf1 Qa3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2005.03.20"] [Round "2"] [White "Shirov,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2713"] [BlackElo "2754"] [ECO "C26"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 d5 4.exd5 Nxd5 5.Bg2 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Nc6 7.Ne2 Be6 8.O-O Bd5 9.d3 Bxg2 10.Kxg2 Qd5+ 11.f3 O-O-O 12.c4 Qe6 13.Be3 Bb4 14.Rb1 f5 15.Rb3 b6 16.c5 Bxc5 17.Bxc5 bxc5 18.Rb5 c4 19.Rc5 Nb4 20.Qd2 cxd3 21.Qxb4 dxe2 22.Rb1 Qb6 23.Rb5 Rd1 24.Rxb6 axb6 25.Kf2 e1=B+ 26.Qxe1 Rxe1 27.Rxe1 Re8 28.g4 fxg4 29.fxg4 Kd7 30.Re3 Rf8+ 31.Ke2 Rf4 32.h3 Kd6 33.Rd3+ Rd4 34.Rf3 Re4+ 35.Kd2 Rf4 36.Re3 b5 37.Ke2 Kd5 38.Rb3 c6 39.a3 e4 0-1 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2005.03.21"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Topalov,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2754"] [BlackElo "2757"] [ECO "C88"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.h3 Bb7 9.d3 d6 10.a3 Nb8 11.Nbd2 Nbd7 12.Nf1 Re8 13.Ne3 Nc5 14.Ba2 h6 15.Nh2 Bc8 16.b4 Ne6 17.Nf5 Bf8 18.Ng4 c6 19.Bd2 Kh7 20.Qf3 Nxg4 21.hxg4 Qf6 22.Qh3 Nf4 23.Qh2 g6 24.Ne3 Be6 25.Bb1 d5 26.g3 dxe4 27.dxe4 Rad8 28.Bc3 Qg5 29.f3 Bd6 30.Kh1 c5 31.gxf4 exf4 32.Nf5 Bf8 33.Rg1 Rc8 34.Bd2 Qf6 35.c3 gxf5 36.gxf5 Bc4 37.Bxf4 Qxc3 38.Qg3 Qg7 39.Qxg7+ Bxg7 40.f6 Bf8 41.e5+ Kh8 42.Bf5 Be6 43.Bxe6 Rxe6 44.Rg4 cxb4 45.axb4 Rc4 46.Rd1 Re8 47.Rd7 h5 48.Rg5 Rxf4 49.Rxh5+ Kg8 50.Rd1 Rg4 51.fxg4 1-0 [Event "Amber Rapid"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2005.03.21"] [Round "3"] [White "Topalov,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2757"] [BlackElo "2754"] [ECO "E32"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6 7.Bg5 Bb7 8.e3 d6 9.f3 Nbd7 10.Bd3 c5 11.Ne2 Rc8 12.b4 h6 13.Bh4 d5 14.bxc5 dxc4 15.Qxc4 bxc5 16.O-O cxd4 17.Qxd4 Nc5 18.Bc4 Qxd4 19.Nxd4 Nd5 20.Bf2 Nc3 21.Rfc1 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Rapid"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2005.03.22"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Anand,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2754"] [BlackElo "2786"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3 h6 10.Rd1+ Ke8 11.h3 Ne7 12.Be3 Ng6 13.a3 Be7 14.Rd2 a6 15.Re1 Nh4 16.Nxh4 Bxh4 17.Ne2 Be7 18.Nf4 h5 19.e6 Bd6 20.e7 Kxe7 21.c4 Bxf4 22.Bxf4+ Be6 23.Bg5+ Kf8 24.b3 Kg8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2005.03.22"] [Round "4"] [White "Anand,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2786"] [BlackElo "2754"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Nc3 Nxc3 6.dxc3 Be7 7.Be3 Nc6 8.Qd2 O-O 9.O-O-O Ne5 10.Kb1 a6 11.Be2 Be6 12.Nd4 Nc4 13.Qd3 Nxe3 14.Nxe6 fxe6 15.Qxe3 e5 16.Bd3 c6 17.h4 Rf6 18.g3 d5 19.Qxe5 Rxf2 20.Rhf1 Rf6 21.Qh5 g6 22.Qe2 Qd6 23.h5 Raf8 24.hxg6 hxg6 25.Rh1 Kf7 26.c4 Ke8 27.cxd5 c5 28.g4 Kd8 29.g5 Rf4 30.Rh6 Bxg5 31.Rxg6 Bf6 32.Rh6 Qe5 33.c3 Qxe2 34.Bxe2 Rf2 35.Bg4 b5 36.d6 Rg8 37.Bh3 b4 38.Rh7 bxc3 39.bxc3 Rg3 40.Re1 Be5 41.Rd7+ Kc8 42.Rf7+ Rxh3 43.Rxf2 Bxd6 44.Kc2 Kd7 45.Ree2 Kc6 46.Rf6 Kc7 47.Ree6 Rh2+ 48.Kd3 Rh3+ 49.Kc4 Rh4+ 50.Kb3 c4+ 51.Ka4 Rh2 52.Rxd6 1-0 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2005.03.24"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Vallejo Pons,F"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2754"] [BlackElo "2686"] [ECO "B32"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 a6 6.Nd6+ Bxd6 7.Qxd6 Qf6 8.Qd1 Qg6 9.Nc3 Nge7 10.h4 h5 11.Rh3 d5 12.Rg3 Bg4 13.f3 dxe4 14.fxg4 Rd8 15.Bd2 f5 16.Re3 hxg4 17.Kf2 Rxh4 18.Rc1 Qd6 19.Ke1 Rh1 20.Qe2 Nd4 21.Qf2 f4 22.Nxe4 Qg6 23.Ng3 fxg3 24.Rxg3 Qe4+ 25.Kd1 Nef5 26.Rd3 g3 0-1 [Event "Amber Rapid"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2005.03.24"] [Round "5"] [White "Vallejo Pons,F"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2686"] [BlackElo "2754"] [ECO "C48"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bb5 Nd4 5.Bc4 d6 6.Ng5 d5 7.exd5 h6 8.Nf3 Bg4 9.Be2 Bxf3 10.Bxf3 Bb4 11.O-O O-O 12.d3 Bxc3 13.bxc3 Nxf3+ 14.Qxf3 Qxd5 15.Qxd5 Nxd5 16.Bb2 f6 17.c4 Nf4 18.Rfe1 Kf7 19.Rab1 b6 20.a4 Ne6 21.a5 g5 22.Bc3 h5 23.f3 Rg8 24.Re3 Rab8 25.Rbe1 b5 26.d4 bxc4 27.dxe5 f5 28.g4 f4 29.Re4 hxg4 30.fxg4 Rh8 31.Kg2 Rhd8 32.Rxc4 c5 33.Rce4 Rd7 34.Rh1 Kg6 35.Ree1 Rbd8 36.Rhf1 Kf7 37.h3 Ke7 38.Rh1 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2005.03.25"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Bareev,E"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2754"] [BlackElo "2709"] [ECO "C10"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Bd3 c5 7.O-O Nxe4 8.Bxe4 Nf6 9.Bg5 cxd4 10.Nxd4 Be7 11.Bf3 O-O 12.a4 a6 13.Re1 Qc7 14.c3 Re8 15.Qb3 Rb8 16.g3 Bd7 17.a5 Bc5 18.Rad1 Qxa5 19.Bf4 Bxd4 20.Bxb8 Bxf2+ 21.Kxf2 Rxb8 22.Rd4 Qf5 23.Red1 e5 24.g4 Nxg4+ 25.Rxg4 Bc6 26.Rd5 h5 27.Re4 Re8 28.c4 Qh3 29.Kg1 Re6 30.Qd1 f5 31.Bg2 Rg6 32.Re2 Qf3 33.Rf2 Qe4 34.Kh1 Qh4 35.Rxf5 Rxg2 36.Kxg2 Qxc4 37.Rxe5 h4 38.Kh3 1-0 [Event "Amber Rapid"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2005.03.25"] [Round "6"] [White "Bareev,E"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2709"] [BlackElo "2754"] [ECO "E04"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Nf3 dxc4 5.Bg2 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 a5 7.O-O O-O 8.Nc3 Nc6 9.a3 Bxc3 10.Bxc3 Nd5 11.Bd2 b5 12.e4 Nb6 13.Be3 Bb7 14.Qc2 Ne7 15.Rad1 Qe8 16.d5 Ra6 17.Rfe1 h6 18.Bf4 exd5 19.Bxc7 dxe4 20.Nd4 Qd7 21.Bxb6 Rxb6 22.Bxe4 Rd6 23.Bxb7 Qxb7 24.Nf5 Nxf5 25.Qxf5 Rxd1 26.Rxd1 Re8 27.h4 g6 28.Qd5 Re1+ 29.Kg2 Qxd5+ 30.Rxd5 b4 31.Rxa5 b3 32.Rb5 Re2 33.Rb4 Rxb2 34.Rxc4 Ra2 35.a4 Kf8 36.Rb4 b2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2005.03.26"] [Round "7"] [White "Leko,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2749"] [BlackElo "2754"] [ECO "C96"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 O-O 9.h3 Na5 10.Bc2 c5 11.d4 Nd7 12.d5 Nb6 13.Nbd2 f5 14.exf5 Bxf5 15.Bxf5 Rxf5 16.Ne4 Qd7 17.b3 Raf8 18.Nh2 Qd8 19.Nf1 Qa8 20.Ne3 Rf4 21.f3 Qe8 22.Bd2 Qg6 23.c4 Nb7 24.Kh1 b4 25.a3 a5 26.Ng4 R4f5 27.Be3 Nd7 28.Re2 h5 29.Ngf2 Bh4 30.Nd3 Nf6 31.Bg1 Nxe4 32.Rxe4 Bg3 33.axb4 axb4 34.Ra6 R5f6 35.Bf2 Nd8 36.Ra8 Nf7 37.Rxf8+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Rapid"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2005.03.26"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Leko,P"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2754"] [BlackElo "2749"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Nd5 Be7 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.c3 O-O 12.Nc2 Bg5 13.a4 bxa4 14.Rxa4 a5 15.Bc4 Rb8 16.Ra2 Be6 17.O-O Qd7 18.b3 Kh8 19.Qe2 f5 20.exf5 Bxf5 21.Nce3 Bg6 22.Rd1 Bd8 23.Bb5 Qb7 24.Ba4 Ne7 25.Nxe7 Bxe7 26.Rad2 Bf7 27.c4 Qc8 28.Nd5 Bg5 29.Ra2 Qc5 30.g3 Rb7 31.h4 Bd8 32.Rad2 Bg6 33.h5 Bf5 34.Nc3 Rbf7 35.Rd5 Bg4 36.Rxc5 Bxe2 37.Rxd6 Be7 38.Rxe5 Bxd6 39.Rxe2 Rf5 40.Ne4 Bc7 41.g4 Rf4 42.Bd7 R4f7 43.Bf5 Re7 44.c5 Rb8 45.Re3 Rd8 46.Kg2 Bf4 47.Rf3 Be5 48.c6 Bc7 49.Nc5 g6 50.hxg6 hxg6 51.Bd7 Bb6 52.Rc3 Kg8 53.Rc4 Kf7 54.Rf4+ Kg8 55.Na4 Bc7 56.Rd4 Re5 57.Nc3 Rc5 58.Nd5 Be5 59.Rd3 Kg7 60.f4 Bb8 61.Kf3 Rh8 62.Ke4 Rh1 63.f5 Re1+ 64.Kf3 gxf5 65.gxf5 Rf1+ 66.Ke2 Rcc1 67.f6+ Kf7 68.c7 Rfe1+ 69.Kf2 Rf1+ 70.Ke2 Rfe1+ 71.Kd2 Red1+ 72.Ke2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2005.03.27"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Morozevich,A"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2754"] [BlackElo "2741"] [ECO "B09"] 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.f4 Bg7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be3 c6 7.Bd3 Na6 8.a3 c5 9.d5 Rb8 10.Qe2 Nc7 11.a4 a6 12.a5 b5 13.axb6 Rxb6 14.Na4 Rb4 15.Bd2 Rb8 16.O-O e6 17.dxe6 Nxe6 18.f5 gxf5 19.exf5 Nc7 20.Qf2 Ncd5 21.Qh4 Nb4 22.Bg5 Nxd3 23.cxd3 Rb4 24.d4 cxd4 25.Bd2 Rc4 26.Bg5 Bb7 27.Rf2 Re8 28.b3 Rb4 29.Nd2 a5 30.Nb2 d3 31.Qh3 h6 32.Bh4 Qb6 33.Nxd3 Re3 34.Nf3 Rxd3 35.Bxf6 Bxf6 36.Re1 Re4 37.Rxe4 Bxe4 38.Qg4+ Kf8 39.Qxe4 Rd1+ 40.Ne1 Bc3 41.Qa8+ Ke7 0-1 [Event "Amber Rapid"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2005.03.27"] [Round "8"] [White "Morozevich,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2741"] [BlackElo "2754"] [ECO "B31"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.O-O Bg7 5.d3 Nf6 6.Nc3 O-O 7.h3 d6 8.Bxc6 bxc6 9.e5 Nd5 10.Re1 Nxc3 11.bxc3 Be6 12.Bf4 Qd7 13.Qd2 f6 14.exd6 exd6 15.Bh6 Rae8 16.Bxg7 Kxg7 17.c4 d5 18.cxd5 Qxd5 19.Qf4 c4 20.Re3 cxd3 21.Rxd3 Qc5 22.Qd4 Qxd4 23.Nxd4 Bd5 24.Ra3 Rf7 25.Rc1 Re4 26.c3 c5 27.Nc2 Re2 28.Ra5 Rc7 29.Ne3 Bf7 30.Rc2 Re1+ 31.Kh2 f5 32.Kg3 Be6 33.c4 g5 34.Nd5 f4+ 35.Kf3 Rf7 36.Rxc5 h5 37.g4 fxg3+ 38.Kxg3 h4+ 39.Kg2 Bf5 40.Rc3 Be4+ 41.f3 Re2+ 42.Kf1 Rxa2 43.Ne7 Kh6 44.Re5 Rxf3+ 45.Rxf3 Bxf3 46.Re6+ Kh5 47.Re3 g4 48.Re5+ Kh6 49.hxg4 Bxg4 50.Nf5+ Kg5 51.Ne3+ Kf4 52.Nxg4 Kxg4 53.Kg1 a5 54.Re4+ Kf3 55.Rxh4 Kg3 0-1 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2005.03.29"] [Round "9"] [White "Svidler,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2735"] [BlackElo "2754"] [ECO "B31"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.O-O Bg7 5.c3 Nf6 6.Re1 O-O 7.h3 Qb6 8.Na3 d6 9.d4 cxd4 10.cxd4 d5 11.e5 Ne4 12.Be3 Bf5 13.Rc1 Rfc8 14.Qa4 Bd7 15.Qb3 e6 16.Bd3 Qxb3 17.axb3 Nb4 18.Bxe4 dxe4 19.Rxc8+ Rxc8 20.Nd2 Nd3 21.Ra1 Rc1+ 22.Rxc1 Nxc1 23.Nab1 Bc6 24.Nc3 b5 25.Ncxe4 Nxb3 26.Nxb3 Bxe4 27.Nc5 Bc6 28.Bd2 Kf8 29.f4 Ke8 30.Kf2 Bf8 31.g4 Be7 32.Ba5 Bh4+ 33.Ke3 Be7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Rapid"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2005.03.29"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Svidler,P"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2754"] [BlackElo "2735"] [ECO "B46"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Nxc6 bxc6 7.Bd3 d5 8.O-O Qc7 9.Qe2 Bb7 10.Bd2 Bd6 11.f4 Ne7 12.Kh1 O-O 13.e5 Bb4 14.Rf3 Bxc3 15.bxc3 c5 16.Rh3 h6 17.Qh5 f5 18.exf6 Rxf6 19.Re1 c4 20.Bf1 Ng6 21.Qg4 Raf8 22.Rf3 e5 23.f5 Bc8 24.Kg1 Bxf5 25.Qg3 Bxc2 26.Rxf6 Rxf6 27.h4 Be4 28.h5 Nf4 29.Qg4 Qf7 30.Bxc4 Bf5 0-1 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2005.03.30"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Gelfand,B"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2754"] [BlackElo "2696"] [ECO "D12"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nh4 Bg6 7.Nxg6 hxg6 8.g3 Nbd7 9.Bd2 Be7 10.b3 O-O 11.Bg2 dxc4 12.bxc4 e5 13.Qb3 Rb8 14.Rd1 Qc7 15.O-O Rfd8 16.Bc1 Nf8 17.Bb2 exd4 18.exd4 Ne6 19.d5 Nc5 20.Qc2 Bd6 21.Ba3 Rbc8 22.dxc6 bxc6 23.Ne2 Ne6 24.Bxd6 Rxd6 25.Rxd6 Qxd6 26.Rd1 Qe5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Rapid"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2005.03.30"] [Round "10"] [White "Gelfand,B"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2696"] [BlackElo "2754"] [ECO "E21"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.Nc3 Bb7 4.d4 e6 5.g3 Bb4 6.Bd2 O-O 7.Bg2 c5 8.dxc5 Bxc5 9.O-O Nc6 10.Rc1 h6 11.Bf4 d6 12.Qd2 Qe7 13.e4 Ng4 14.a3 g5 15.b4 Bxf2+ 16.Rxf2 gxf4 17.Re2 fxg3 18.Bh3 Nge5 19.Nxe5 Nxe5 20.Qxh6 Nf3+ 21.Kg2 Qg5 22.Qxg5+ Nxg5 23.Kxg3 Nxh3 24.Kxh3 Rfd8 25.c5 dxc5 26.bxc5 Rd3+ 27.Kh4 Rc8 28.Nb5 Rxc5 29.Rxc5 bxc5 30.Nxa7 Rd4 31.Nb5 Rxe4+ 32.Rxe4 Bxe4 33.a4 Bc6 34.Nc3 Kg7 35.Kg5 f6+ 36.Kf4 Kg6 37.a5 e5+ 38.Kg3 Bb7 39.Kf2 f5 40.Nb5 c4 41.Ke1 f4 42.Kd2 e4 43.Nc3 e3+ 44.Ke2 Kg5 0-1 [Event "Amber Rapid"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2005.03.31"] [Round "11"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Van Wely,L"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2754"] [BlackElo "2679"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Nd5 Be7 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.c3 Bg5 12.Nc2 O-O 13.a4 bxa4 14.Rxa4 a5 15.Bc4 Rb8 16.Ra2 Kh8 17.Nce3 g6 18.h4 Bxh4 19.g3 Bg5 20.f4 exf4 21.gxf4 Bh4+ 22.Kf1 f5 23.b4 fxe4 24.Rah2 g5 25.b5 Ne5 26.Qd4 Rb7 27.Rxh4 gxh4 28.Ke2 Re8 29.fxe5 Rxe5 30.Nf4 Qg5 31.Qxd6 Bg4+ 32.Ke1 Qxf4 33.Qd8+ Kg7 34.Qg8+ Kh6 35.Rxh4+ 1-0 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2005.03.31"] [Round "11"] [White "Van Wely,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2679"] [BlackElo "2754"] [ECO "D16"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 d5 4.d4 dxc4 5.a4 e6 6.e3 c5 7.Bxc4 cxd4 8.exd4 Be7 9.O-O O-O 10.Bg5 Nc6 11.Re1 Bd7 12.Rc1 Rc8 13.Ba2 Nb4 14.Bb1 Bc6 15.Ne5 g6 16.h4 Nbd5 17.Qd2 Nxc3 18.Rxc3 Qd5 19.Rg3 Rfd8 20.Rf3 Be8 21.Bxf6 Bxf6 22.Rxf6 Qxd4 23.Qg5 Qd2 24.Qxd2 Rxd2 25.b3 Rcd8 26.Rf3 Kg7 27.Rfe3 R2d4 28.g3 Rb4 29.Rc3 Rd5 30.Bc2 Kf6 31.f4 Rd2 32.Nf3 Rd6 33.Be4 a5 34.Kf2 b5 35.axb5 Rxb5 36.Ra1 Rb4 37.Bc2 Rd5 38.Ke3 h6 39.Be4 Rdb5 40.Nd4 Rb8 41.Rxa5 Rd8 42.Rc4 1-0 [Event "ch-FRA Top 16 Poule Haute"] [Site "Port Barcares FRA"] [Date "2005.05.04"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Kogan,Ar"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2592"] [ECO "A17"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3 6.Qxc3 b6 7.e3 Bb7 8.Be2 d6 9.O-O Nbd7 10.b4 c5 11.Bb2 Rc8 12.d4 Ne4 13.Qd3 Qf6 14.Nd2 Qg6 15.f3 Nxd2 16.Qxd2 d5 17.dxc5 bxc5 18.Rac1 Rfd8 19.cxd5 Bxd5 20.e4 Bb7 21.Rfd1 Nf8 22.Qe3 Rxd1+ 23.Bxd1 cxb4 24.Rxc8 Bxc8 25.axb4 a6 26.Qc5 Qh6 27.Bc1 Qh4 28.g3 Qd8 29.Be2 h5 30.Kf1 h4 31.gxh4 e5 32.Qxe5 Qxh4 33.Bc4 Qh3+ 34.Kf2 Qh4+ 35.Ke2 Ne6 36.Be3 Kh7 37.Qb8 Qd8 38.Bd3 Qd7 39.f4 Nc7 40.f5 Nb5 41.Qe5 f6 42.Qc5 Qe8 43.Bf4 Kh8 44.Ke3 Bb7 45.Bg3 Bc6 46.e5 fxe5 47.Bxe5 Nc7 48.Qd6 Nd5+ 49.Kd4 Qxe5+ 1-0 [Event "ch-FRA Top 16 Poule Haute"] [Site "Port Barcares FRA"] [Date "2005.05.07"] [Round "11"] [White "Shirov,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2714"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.O-O Be7 8.Re1 Bg4 9.c3 f5 10.Qb3 O-O 11.Nbd2 Na5 12.Qc2 Nc6 13.b4 a6 14.a4 Bd6 15.Rb1 Nxd2 16.Nxd2 Qh4 17.Nf1 Ne7 18.Bd2 f4 19.f3 Bd7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Mtel Masters"] [Site "Sofia BUL"] [Date "2005.05.12"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Ponomariov,R"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2695"] [ECO "B17"] 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Ng5 Ngf6 6.Bd3 e6 7.N1f3 Bd6 8.Qe2 h6 9.Ne4 Nxe4 10.Qxe4 c5 11.O-O Nf6 12.Qh4 cxd4 13.Re1 Bd7 14.Nxd4 Qa5 15.Be3 g5 16.Qh3 O-O-O 17.Qf3 Be5 18.a4 Nd5 19.Nb5 a6 20.c3 Nxe3 21.Qxe3 Bc7 22.b4 Qb6 23.Qxb6 Bxb6 24.Nd6+ Kb8 25.Nxf7 Rhf8 26.Nxd8 Bxf2+ 27.Kh1 Bxe1 28.Nxe6 Bxe6 29.Rxe1 Bb3 30.a5 Rc8 31.Rc1 Bc4 32.Be4 Re8 33.Bf3 Kc7 34.Kg1 Re3 35.Kf2 Rd3 36.Be4 Rd6 37.Ke3 Bb5 38.Rc2 Bc6 39.Bxc6 Rxc6 40.Kd4 Rf6 41.Ke5 Rf1 42.h3 Kc6 43.Rd2 Re1+ 44.Kf5 Rc1 45.Rd3 Kb5 46.Rd7 Rxc3 47.Rxb7+ Ka4 48.Kg6 Rg3 49.b5 axb5 50.a6 Re3 51.Kxh6 Re6+ 52.Kxg5 Rxa6 53.h4 Ra8 54.g4 Rg8+ 55.Kf4 Rf8+ 56.Kg3 Ka5 57.h5 Ka6 58.Re7 b4 59.h6 b3 60.Re3 1-0 [Event "Mtel Masters"] [Site "Sofia BUL"] [Date "2005.05.13"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Anand,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2785"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.O-O Be7 8.c4 Nb4 9.Be2 O-O 10.Nc3 Bf5 11.a3 Nxc3 12.bxc3 Nc6 13.cxd5 Qxd5 14.Bf4 Na5 15.Bxc7 Rac8 16.Bxa5 Qxa5 17.c4 Bf6 18.Bd3 Bg4 19.h3 Bxf3 20.Qxf3 Qd8 21.Rad1 g6 22.Be2 Rc7 23.Qd3 b6 24.Rd2 Qe7 25.Rfd1 Rd8 26.Qc3 Rcd7 27.Bg4 Rxd4 28.Rxd4 Rxd4 29.Rxd4 Qc5 30.Rd5 Bxc3 31.Rxc5 bxc5 32.Kf1 1/2-1/2 [Event "Mtel Masters"] [Site "Sofia BUL"] [Date "2005.05.14"] [Round "3"] [White "Adams,Mi"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2737"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.O-O Be7 8.c4 Nb4 9.Be2 O-O 10.Nc3 Bf5 11.a3 Nxc3 12.bxc3 Nc6 13.Re1 Re8 14.cxd5 Qxd5 15.Bf4 Rac8 16.Bg3 Bf6 17.Nd2 Qa5 18.Qc1 Bxd4 19.cxd4 Nxd4 20.Bc4 Nc2 21.Rxe8+ Rxe8 22.Rb1 Re1+ 23.Qxe1 Nxe1 24.Rxe1 Kf8 25.Nf3 f6 26.Rd1 Qc5 27.Bf1 Ke8 28.Nd4 Bd7 29.Rd3 a5 30.h3 b5 31.Nb3 Qxa3 32.Bxc7 a4 33.Bd6 Qb2 34.Nc5 a3 35.Re3+ Kf7 36.Nd3 Qb1 37.Bxa3 Be6 38.Nf4 b4 39.Bxb4 Qxb4 40.Nxe6 g6 41.g3 1-0 [Event "Mtel Masters"] [Site "Sofia BUL"] [Date "2005.05.15"] [Round "4"] [White "Topalov,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2778"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Nc3 Nxc3 6.dxc3 Be7 7.Be3 Nc6 8.Qd2 O-O 9.O-O-O Ne5 10.h4 Bg4 11.Be2 Qc8 12.b3 Re8 13.Kb1 Bf8 14.h5 a6 15.Rde1 b5 16.Rh4 Be7 17.Rhh1 Bf8 18.Bf4 Nd7 19.Ng5 Bxe2 20.Rxe2 Nf6 21.Rxe8 Qxe8 22.h6 gxh6 23.Nf3 Ne4 24.Qe3 Bg7 25.Nd4 c5 26.Ne2 Nxc3+ 27.Nxc3 Qxe3 28.fxe3 Bxc3 29.Bxd6 Rc8 30.Kc1 Rc6 31.Bf4 Kg7 32.Kd1 c4 33.Ke2 Bf6 34.Bxh6+ Kg6 35.Kf3 cxb3 36.cxb3 Rc2 37.a4 bxa4 38.bxa4 Ra2 39.Bf8 Bg5 40.Rb1 Rxa4 41.Rb6+ f6 42.Rb7 Bh6 43.Bxh6 Kxh6 44.e4 Kg6 45.g4 Ra1 46.Kf4 a5 47.Rb6 a4 48.e5 a3 49.Rxf6+ Kg7 50.Kg5 a2 51.Rf2 Re1 52.Rxa2 Rxe5+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Mtel Masters"] [Site "Sofia BUL"] [Date "2005.05.16"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Polgar,Ju"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2732"] [ECO "E32"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6 7.Nf3 Bb7 8.e3 d6 9.Be2 Nbd7 10.O-O Ne4 11.Qc2 f5 12.b4 Rf6 13.d5 Rg6 14.Nd4 Qg5 15.g3 exd5 16.cxd5 Bxd5 17.Bc4 Bxc4 18.Qxc4+ Kh8 19.Qc6 Rd8 20.Qxc7 Ne5 21.Ra2 Rf8 22.f4 Qg4 23.Qe7 Rg8 24.Rg2 Nd3 25.Qxa7 h5 26.Qa6 Nxc1 27.Rxc1 h4 28.Qe2 Qxe2 29.Rxe2 hxg3 30.Nxf5 gxh2+ 31.Kh1 Rg1+ 32.Rxg1 hxg1=Q+ 33.Kxg1 Ra8 34.Ra2 Nc3 35.Rh2+ Kg8 36.Rg2 Kf7 37.Nxd6+ Ke6 38.Nc4 b5 39.Na5 Kf6 40.Rd2 g5 41.Rd3 Ne4 42.fxg5+ Kxg5 43.Kg2 Rf8 44.Rd5+ Kg4 45.Rd4 Kf5 46.Nc6 Rg8+ 47.Kf1 Ra8 48.Ne7+ Ke5 49.Nc6+ Kf5 50.Ne7+ Ke5 51.Ng6+ Kf5 52.Nh4+ Ke5 53.Nf3+ Kf5 54.Nh4+ Ke5 55.Nf3+ Kf5 56.Rd5+ Kf6 57.Rd3 Rh8 58.Ke2 Ke7 59.Nd4 Rh2+ 60.Kf3 Nd6 61.Rc3 Rh3+ 62.Kg4 1-0 [Event "Mtel Masters"] [Site "Sofia BUL"] [Date "2005.05.18"] [Round "6"] [White "Ponomariov,R"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2695"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "E12"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.Nc3 Bb7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 g5 7.Bg3 Nh5 8.e3 Nxg3 9.hxg3 Bg7 10.Qc2 Nc6 11.O-O-O Qe7 12.g4 Nb4 13.Qd2 c5 14.d5 exd5 15.a3 dxc4 16.axb4 cxb4 17.Nb5 d5 18.Nbd4 Bf6 19.e4 c3 20.bxc3 dxe4 21.Nf5 Qc7 22.Bb5+ Kf8 23.N3d4 Rc8 24.Ne2 e3 25.Qxe3 Bxg2 26.Rhg1 Bc6 27.Bxc6 Qxc6 28.Rd6 Qa4 29.Rxf6 Qa1+ 30.Kd2 Qa2+ 31.Kd1 Re8 32.Qd3 Qa4+ 33.Qc2 Qxc2+ 34.Kxc2 Rxe2+ 35.Kb3 bxc3 36.Rd1 Rd2 37.Rc1 c2 38.Rc6 Kg8 39.Nxh6+ Kh7 40.Nxf7 Rg8 41.R1xc2 Rxc2 42.Kxc2 Rg7 43.Rf6 Kg8 44.Ne5 Kh7 45.Rf5 1-0 [Event "Mtel Masters"] [Site "Sofia BUL"] [Date "2005.05.19"] [Round "7"] [White "Anand,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2785"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.O-O Be7 8.c4 Nb4 9.Be2 O-O 10.Nc3 Bf5 11.a3 Nxc3 12.bxc3 Nc6 13.Re1 Re8 14.cxd5 Qxd5 15.Bf4 Rac8 16.Qc1 Na5 17.c4 Qe4 18.Bd1 Qd3 19.Re3 Qxc4 20.Re5 1-0 [Event "Mtel Masters"] [Site "Sofia BUL"] [Date "2005.05.20"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Adams,Mi"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2737"] [ECO "C99"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 O-O 9.h3 Na5 10.Bc2 c5 11.d4 Qc7 12.Nbd2 cxd4 13.cxd4 Nc6 14.Nb3 a5 15.Be3 a4 16.Nbd2 Bd7 17.Rc1 Qb7 18.Qe2 Rfe8 19.Bd3 Rab8 20.dxe5 Nxe5 21.Nxe5 dxe5 22.Bc5 Bc6 23.Bxe7 Rxe7 24.Nf3 h6 25.Rc5 Nd7 26.Rc3 Re6 27.Rec1 Rd8 28.Qc2 Nf6 29.Nxe5 Bxe4 30.Bxe4 Qxe4 31.Qxe4 Nxe4 32.Rc8 Ree8 33.Rxd8 Rxd8 34.f3 Ng5 35.Rc5 f6 36.Ng6 Kh7 37.Nh4 b4 38.Rc4 Rd1+ 39.Kh2 b3 40.Rxa4 bxa2 41.Rxa2 Rd2 42.Kg3 Ne6 43.Nf5 g5 44.h4 Nf4 45.hxg5 hxg5 46.Ne3 Kg6 47.Kh2 Re2 48.Ra3 Rxb2 49.Kg1 Ne2+ 50.Kh2 Nf4 51.Kg1 Ne2+ 52.Kh2 Nf4 53.Kg1 Ne2+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Mtel Masters"] [Site "Sofia BUL"] [Date "2005.05.21"] [Round "9"] [White "Polgar,Ju"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2732"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.O-O Be7 8.c4 Nb4 9.Be2 O-O 10.a3 Nc6 11.cxd5 Qxd5 12.Nc3 Nxc3 13.bxc3 Bf5 14.Re1 Rfe8 15.Bf4 Rac8 16.Bd3 b5 17.Qb1 Bxd3 18.Qxd3 a6 19.a4 b4 20.Rac1 Bf6 21.Rxe8+ Rxe8 22.cxb4 Nxb4 23.Qc3 Na2 24.Re1 Rxe1+ 25.Qxe1 h6 26.Bxc7 Bxd4 27.h3 Bf6 28.Qe8+ Kh7 29.Be5 Qd1+ 30.Kh2 Qe2 31.Qb8 Bxe5+ 32.Qxe5 Qxe5+ 33.Nxe5 f6 34.Nd3 Kg6 35.Kg3 Kf5 36.Kf3 Nc3 37.a5 Nb5 38.g4+ Kg5 39.Nc5 f5 40.Nxa6 fxg4+ 41.hxg4 Nd4+ 42.Kg3 Nc6 43.Nc7 Nxa5 44.Ne8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Mtel Masters"] [Site "Sofia BUL"] [Date "2005.05.22"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Topalov,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2778"] [ECO "B80"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e6 7.f3 b5 8.Qd2 b4 9.Nce2 e5 10.Nb3 Nc6 11.c4 Be7 12.Ng3 g6 13.Bd3 Nd7 14.Rd1 O-O 15.Qf2 a5 16.O-O a4 17.Nc1 Nc5 18.Bb1 Qc7 19.Nce2 Be6 20.Bh6 Rfe8 21.Nf5 Bxc4 22.Ne3 Ba6 23.f4 exf4 24.Bxf4 Ne5 25.Nd5 Qa7 26.Bxe5 dxe5 27.Kh1 Bg5 28.Nxb4 Bc4 29.Rfe1 Qb7 30.Nd5 Qxb2 31.Nc7 Ne6 32.Nxe8 Rxe8 33.Rf1 Rf8 34.Nc1 Qxb1 0-1 [Event "It"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2005.07.08"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Svidler,P"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2744"] [BlackElo "2738"] [ECO "B44"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nb5 d6 6.c4 Nf6 7.N1c3 a6 8.Na3 Be7 9.Be2 O-O 10.O-O b6 11.Be3 Ne5 12.f3 Bb7 13.Qd4 Ned7 14.Rfd1 Re8 15.Qd2 Rc8 16.Rac1 Qc7 17.Kh1 Qb8 18.Nc2 Bd8 19.Qe1 d5 20.cxd5 exd5 21.exd5 b5 22.Qf2 Qd6 23.a3 Nb6 24.Nb4 Nfxd5 25.Ncxd5 1/2-1/2 [Event "It"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2005.07.09"] [Round "2"] [White "Sutovsky,E"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2674"] [BlackElo "2744"] [ECO "C66"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 d6 5.O-O g6 6.d4 Bd7 7.Re1 Bg7 8.d5 Ne7 9.Bxd7+ Nxd7 10.Be3 f5 11.Ng5 Nf8 12.exf5 gxf5 13.f4 Qd7 14.c4 Neg6 15.Nc3 h6 16.Nf3 e4 17.Nd4 h5 18.Ncb5 Kf7 19.Ne6 Nxe6 20.dxe6+ Kxe6 21.Qd5+ Ke7 22.c5 c6 23.cxd6+ Kf8 24.Qb3 cxb5 25.Rac1 Qf7 26.Qxb5 a6 27.Qb6 Kg8 28.Red1 Kh7 29.Rc7 Qf8 30.Bd4 Rg8 31.Qxb7 e3 32.Rf7 Rb8 33.Qd7 Rd8 34.Qxf5 Qxf7 35.Qxf7 Rxd6 36.Kf1 Nxf4 37.Qf5+ Rg6 38.Qxf4 Rf8 39.Qxf8 Bxf8 40.Bxe3 Re6 41.Kf2 Kg6 42.Rd5 Be7 43.Bc5 Bf6 44.b3 Be5 45.g3 h4 46.gxh4 Bxh2 47.h5+ Kh7 48.Kf3 Be5 49.Rd7+ Kh6 50.Kg4 Bg7 51.Rd6 1-0 [Event "It"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2005.07.10"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Topalov,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2744"] [BlackElo "2788"] [ECO "E06"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 Be7 6.Bg2 O-O 7.O-O c6 8.Bf4 b6 9.Nc3 Ba6 10.cxd5 cxd5 11.Rc1 Nc6 12.Nxd5 Qxd5 13.Ne5 Nxd4 14.Bxd5 Nxe2+ 15.Qxe2 Bxe2 16.Bxa8 Rxa8 17.Rfe1 Bb5 18.Rc2 Nd5 19.Rec1 Ba6 20.Bd2 f6 21.Nc4 Rd8 22.a3 Kf7 23.Ne3 h5 24.Nxd5 Rxd5 25.Bb4 Bd8 26.Rc6 Be2 27.Rd6 Rxd6 28.Bxd6 Ke8 29.Bb8 a5 30.Bc7 Bf3 31.Rc3 Bd5 32.f4 Kd7 33.Bxd8 Kxd8 34.Kf2 Kd7 35.Ke3 e5 36.fxe5 fxe5 37.Rc1 a4 38.Rf1 Ke6 39.Rf8 b5 40.Rg8 Kf6 41.Rb8 1-0 [Event "It"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2005.07.11"] [Round "4"] [White "Leko,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2763"] [BlackElo "2744"] [ECO "B48"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Bd3 Qc7 8.O-O b5 9.Nxc6 Qxc6 10.a3 Bb7 11.Qf3 Bd6 12.Bf4 O-O 13.Rfe1 Bxf4 14.Qxf4 d6 15.Re3 Nd7 16.Qh4 Ne5 17.Nd5 Ng6 18.Ne7+ Nxe7 19.Qxe7 Rae8 20.Qg5 Qc5 21.Qxc5 dxc5 22.a4 Ra8 23.f3 Bc6 24.axb5 axb5 25.Ree1 1/2-1/2 [Event "It"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2005.07.12"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Adams,Mi"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2744"] [BlackElo "2719"] [ECO "C91"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.d4 d6 9.c3 Bg4 10.Be3 exd4 11.cxd4 Na5 12.Bc2 Nc4 13.Bc1 c5 14.b3 Nb6 15.Nbd2 Nfd7 16.h3 Bh5 17.Bb2 Re8 18.a4 bxa4 19.bxa4 Rb8 20.a5 Nc8 21.Nc4 Na7 22.dxc5 Nxc5 23.Qd2 Bxf3 24.gxf3 Nc6 25.Rad1 Nxa5 26.Nxa5 Rxb2 27.Nc4 Rb8 28.e5 d5 29.Qxd5 Qxd5 30.Rxd5 Rb4 31.Ne3 g6 32.Ra1 Ra8 33.Rdd1 Kf8 34.Ra2 Rab8 35.Nd5 Rb2 36.Rda1 Bh4 37.Ne3 Bg5 38.Nd5 Bd2 39.f4 Rxa2 40.Rxa2 Rd8 41.Nf6 Bxf4 42.Ra5 Ne6 43.Nxh7+ Kg7 44.Nf6 Rc8 45.Ba4 Rc5 46.Rxc5 Nxc5 47.Bc6 a5 48.Nd7 Ne6 49.Kg2 g5 50.Ba4 Nd4 51.Nc5 Bxe5 52.Nb3 Nxb3 53.Bxb3 Kf6 54.Kf3 Bd4 55.Ke2 Ke7 56.f3 f6 57.Kd3 Be5 58.Ke4 1/2-1/2 [Event "It"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2005.07.14"] [Round "6"] [White "Naiditsch,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2612"] [BlackElo "2744"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Nc3 Nxc3 6.dxc3 Be7 7.Be3 Nc6 8.Qd2 O-O 9.O-O-O Ne5 10.Be2 Ng4 11.Bd4 c5 12.h3 cxd4 13.hxg4 dxc3 14.Qxc3 Bxg4 15.Bd3 h5 16.Qc4 Re8 17.Bh7+ Kf8 18.Qf4 Qb6 19.c3 Bf6 20.Rxd6 Qxf2 21.Rxf6 gxf6 22.Qxf6 Qe3+ 23.Kb1 Rad8 24.a3 Qe6 25.Qf4 Kg7 26.Bc2 Qf6 27.Qg3 Kf8 28.Nd4 Re5 29.Bb3 Rde8 30.Ka2 a6 31.Rc1 Kg7 32.Rc2 Re3 33.Qh2 Qe5 34.Qh4 f6 35.Rf2 Re4 36.g3 Re7 37.Qh2 Re1 38.Rf4 Re4 39.Rf2 Qg5 40.Bc2 Qd5+ 41.Bb3 Qc5 42.Bc2 Re1 43.Rf5 R1e5 44.Rf4 Be6+ 45.Bb3 Bxb3+ 46.Kxb3 Re4 47.Rf5 Qb6+ 48.Kc2 Rxd4 49.Rxh5 Rd6 50.Rh7+ Kf8 51.Rh8+ Kf7 52.Qh5+ Ke6 53.Qg4+ f5 54.Qc4+ Ke5 55.Qf4+ Ke6 56.Qc4+ Ke5 57.Qf4+ Ke6 58.Qc4+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "It"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2005.07.15"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Van Wely,L"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2744"] [BlackElo "2655"] [ECO "B41"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.c4 Nf6 6.Nc3 Bb4 7.Qd3 d5 8.exd5 exd5 9.Be2 O-O 10.O-O Nc6 11.Nxc6 bxc6 12.Bg5 h6 13.Bh4 a5 14.Rfd1 Ba6 15.Qf3 Bxc3 16.bxc3 Qe7 17.Bf1 Bxc4 18.Bxc4 dxc4 19.Bxf6 Qxf6 20.Qxf6 gxf6 21.Rd4 Rfd8 22.Rxc4 Rd2 23.a4 Rb8 24.g3 Rbb2 25.Rf4 Kg7 26.Re1 Rd3 27.Re8 h5 28.Ra8 Rd5 29.Rc8 Rc5 30.Rd8 Rc2 31.Rd6 f5 32.Rh4 R5xc3 33.Kg2 Re3 34.Rxh5 Re6 35.Rd8 Kg6 36.Rh4 Ree2 37.Rf4 1/2-1/2 [Event "It"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2005.07.16"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Nielsen,PH"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2744"] [BlackElo "2668"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Nc3 Nxc3 6.dxc3 Be7 7.Bf4 Nc6 8.Qd2 Bg4 9.Be2 Qd7 10.O-O-O a6 11.Rhe1 O-O-O 12.h3 Be6 13.c4 Kb8 14.Qc3 Bf6 15.Qa3 Qe7 16.Be3 h5 17.Kb1 g5 18.b4 g4 19.Nd2 Nd4 20.Bd3 d5 21.c5 Bg7 22.hxg4 hxg4 23.Nb3 Nxb3 24.axb3 c6 25.Bf4+ Ka7 26.b5 cxb5 27.Bxb5 Rc8 28.Bd6 Qf6 29.Be5 Qg5 30.Bxg7 Qxg7 31.c6 Qf8 32.b4 Qd6 33.Rd4 Rc7 34.Kb2 Rhc8 35.c3 Rxc6 36.Bxc6 Rxc6 37.g3 Rc4 38.Red1 Qe5 39.Qb3 Rxd4 40.Rxd4 Qe1 41.Qc2 b5 42.Rd1 Qe5 43.Qd2 Kb7 44.Re1 Qf5 45.Qe3 Qf6 46.Rh1 Qf5 47.Rh8 Qf6 48.Re8 Bd7 49.Re7 Kc8 50.Qc5+ Kd8 51.Re2 1-0 [Event "It"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2005.07.17"] [Round "9"] [White "Bacrot,E"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2729"] [BlackElo "2744"] [ECO "E21"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nf3 c5 5.g3 cxd4 6.Nxd4 Ne4 7.Qd3 Bxc3+ 8.bxc3 Nc5 9.Qf3 d6 10.Bg2 Bd7 11.O-O Bc6 12.Qg4 O-O 13.Bh6 Qf6 14.Bg5 Qg6 15.Nxc6 Nxc6 16.Qh4 f6 17.Be3 Rfd8 18.Rab1 Qf7 19.Bxc6 bxc6 20.Bxc5 dxc5 21.Qe4 e5 22.Rb2 Rab8 23.Rfb1 Rxb2 24.Rxb2 Qd7 25.Kg2 Re8 26.Qe3 Qe7 27.a4 g6 28.a5 Rd8 29.a6 Rd7 30.Rb8+ Kg7 31.Rc8 Qd6 32.Qe4 f5 33.Qxc6 Qxc6+ 34.Rxc6 Kf7 35.f4 exf4 36.gxf4 Re7 37.Kf3 Ke8 38.Rxc5 Kd7 39.Re5 Rxe5 40.fxe5 g5 41.c5 h6 42.c4 h5 43.h4 g4+ 44.Kf4 Ke6 45.c6 Ke7 46.c5 Ke6 47.c7 Kd7 48.e6+ Kxc7 49.e3 Kc6 50.Ke5 g3 51.e7 Kd7 52.Kf6 g2 53.c6+ Kc7 54.e8=Q g1=Q 55.Qd7+ Kb6 56.c7 1-0 [Event "21st ECC"] [Site "Saint Vincent ITA"] [Date "2005.09.20"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Gelfand,B"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2744"] [BlackElo "2724"] [ECO "D12"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nh4 Bg6 7.Nxg6 hxg6 8.Bd3 c5 9.Qb3 Qd7 10.cxd5 exd5 11.dxc5 Bxc5 12.Qb5 Qxb5 13.Nxb5 Kd7 14.O-O Nc6 15.Rd1 Ke7 16.Bd2 Bb4 17.Nc3 Rac8 18.Rac1 Rhd8 19.a3 Bd6 20.Ne2 Ne5 1/2-1/2 [Event "21st ECC"] [Site "Saint Vincent ITA"] [Date "2005.09.21"] [Round "4"] [White "Aronian,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2724"] [BlackElo "2744"] [ECO "A30"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.g3 c5 4.Bg2 Bb7 5.O-O g6 6.d4 cxd4 7.Qxd4 Bg7 8.Nc3 d6 9.Rd1 Nbd7 10.Be3 Rc8 11.Rac1 O-O 12.Qh4 a6 13.b3 Rc7 14.Bh3 Qb8 15.g4 e6 16.g5 Ne8 17.Bg2 b5 18.Ne4 bxc4 19.bxc4 d5 20.cxd5 Bxd5 21.Nc5 Nxc5 22.Bxc5 Nd6 23.Rb1 Qxb1 24.Rxb1 Rxc5 25.Qa4 Ne4 26.Qxa6 Rc2 27.Qd3 Rxa2 28.Rc1 Rfa8 29.Ne1 Rd2 30.Bxe4 Rxd3 31.Bxd3 Ra4 32.h3 Bf8 33.Nf3 Kg7 34.Bb5 Ra5 35.Bc6 Bxf3 36.exf3 Rxg5+ 37.Kf1 Ra5 38.Be4 Bc5 39.Bd3 e5 40.Rc4 f5 41.Rc2 Kf6 42.Bc4 Bd4 43.Kg2 Kg5 44.Bg8 h5 45.Bf7 Ra6 46.Kg3 Rb6 47.Kg2 Rb7 48.Be8 Re7 49.Rc8 Rb7 50.Rc2 Rb8 51.Bf7 Kf6 52.Ba2 Ra8 53.Kg3 Ra3 54.Kg2 Kg5 55.Bf7 Ra7 56.Be8 Re7 57.Rc8 Re6 58.Kg3 h4+ 59.Kg2 Kf4 60.Bf7 Rf6 61.Rc7 Bb6 62.Rc4+ Bd4 63.Bd5 Rb6 64.Rc2 g5 65.Re2 Ra6 66.Bb7 Rb6 67.Bd5 Ra6 68.Bb7 Ra3 69.Bd5 Rc3 70.Bb7 Bc5 71.Bd5 Rd3 72.Bc6 Rd6 73.Bb7 Bd4 74.Ba8 Bb6 75.Bb7 Rd4 76.Bc6 e4 77.fxe4 fxe4 78.Bb7 Rb4 79.Bc8 Ke5 80.Bg4 Rc4 81.Bh5 Kf4 82.Bg6 g4 83.Rxe4+ Rxe4 84.Bxe4 Kxe4 85.hxg4 1/2-1/2 [Event "21st ECC"] [Site "Saint Vincent ITA"] [Date "2005.09.22"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Dreev,A"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2744"] [BlackElo "2698"] [ECO "B19"] 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.h4 h6 7.Nf3 Nd7 8.h5 Bh7 9.Bd3 Bxd3 10.Qxd3 e6 11.Bf4 Ngf6 12.O-O-O Be7 13.Kb1 O-O 14.Ne5 Nxe5 15.Bxe5 Ng4 16.Qe2 Nxe5 17.dxe5 Qb6 18.Ne4 Rad8 19.Nd6 Bxd6 20.Rxd6 Rxd6 21.exd6 Rd8 1/2-1/2 [Event "21st ECC"] [Site "Saint Vincent ITA"] [Date "2005.09.23"] [Round "6"] [White "McShane,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2625"] [BlackElo "2744"] [ECO "A45"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 e6 3.e4 h6 4.Bxf6 Qxf6 5.Nc3 Bb4 6.Qd3 Nc6 7.Nf3 O-O 8.O-O-O d6 9.Kb1 Qg6 10.h4 f5 11.h5 Qf7 12.exf5 Qxf5 13.Qc4 Qa5 14.Ne2 Qd5 15.Qxd5 exd5 16.Rh4 Ne7 17.Nf4 c6 18.g3 Bf5 19.Bh3 Be4 20.Bg4 Ba5 21.Rh2 Nf5 22.Nd2 Rae8 23.Nf1 Bb6 24.Ne2 Ne7 25.Ne3 Nf5 26.Ng2 Nxd4 27.Ngf4 Bxc2+ 0-1 [Event "ch-RUS Superfinal"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2005.12.19"] [Round "1"] [White "Svidler,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2740"] [BlackElo "2739"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Nc3 Nxc3 6.dxc3 Be7 7.Be3 O-O 8.Qd2 Nc6 9.O-O-O Ne5 10.h4 Re8 11.h5 Bf6 12.Kb1 a6 13.Nh2 b5 14.Be2 Bb7 15.f4 Nd7 16.Bf3 Bxf3 17.gxf3 Qe7 18.Ng4 Qe6 19.Rdg1 Kh8 20.h6 g6 21.Re1 Qf5 22.Bd4 Bxd4 23.Qxd4+ f6 24.a3 Re6 25.Ne3 Qc5 26.Nd5 Rae8 27.Rxe6 Rxe6 28.Qxc5 dxc5 29.Nxc7 Rc6 30.Ne8 Kg8 31.Rd1 Nf8 32.Nd6 f5 33.a4 Ne6 34.axb5 axb5 35.Nxb5 Nxf4 36.Rd8+ Kf7 37.Rd7+ Kf6 38.Rxh7 Kg5 39.b3 Ne6 40.Kb2 Kh5 41.Rc7 Rb6 42.h7 Rb8 43.Re7 Ng5 44.f4 Nh3 45.Nc7 Rh8 46.Nd5 g5 47.fxg5 Nxg5 48.Re5 1-0 [Event "ch-RUS Superfinal"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2005.12.20"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Volkov,S1"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2739"] [BlackElo "2614"] [ECO "A50"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.d4 c6 3.Bf4 Qb6 4.Qd2 d5 5.Nc3 Bf5 6.f3 e6 7.g4 Bg6 8.h4 h5 9.g5 Nfd7 10.e3 Be7 11.Nh3 O-O 12.Bg3 Re8 13.Be2 dxc4 14.Nf4 Bd6 15.Bxc4 Na6 16.O-O-O Rad8 17.e4 Nf8 18.Nxg6 Nxg6 19.f4 Qb4 20.Be2 Bc5 21.Bxa6 bxa6 22.Ne2 Qb7 23.Qc2 Bb6 24.Kb1 Ne7 25.Bf2 g6 26.Ng3 Bc7 27.Be3 Rd7 28.Rd3 Red8 29.Rhd1 a5 30.Ne2 Bb6 31.Ng1 Qa6 32.Nf3 Bc7 33.Rc3 Qb7 34.Ne5 Bxe5 35.fxe5 Rc7 36.Rc5 Qb4 37.a3 Qb6 38.d5 exd5 39.Rcxd5 Qxe3 40.Rxd8+ Kg7 41.Qd3 1-0 [Event "ch-RUS Superfinal"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2005.12.21"] [Round "3"] [White "Motylev,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2632"] [BlackElo "2739"] [ECO "C43"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 Nxe4 4.Bd3 d5 5.Nxe5 Nd7 6.Nxd7 Bxd7 7.O-O Bd6 8.c4 c6 9.cxd5 cxd5 10.Nc3 Nxc3 11.bxc3 O-O 12.Qh5 g6 13.Qxd5 Qc7 14.c4 Bc6 15.Qg5 Bxh2+ 16.Kh1 Bd6 17.d5 Rae8 18.f4 f6 19.Qg3 Bd7 20.Bxg6 hxg6 21.Qxg6+ Kh8 22.Qh6+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "ch-RUS Superfinal"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2005.12.22"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Zvjaginsev,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2739"] [BlackElo "2659"] [ECO "E97"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.Bd2 Kh8 10.Rc1 b6 11.b4 Nd7 12.Ne1 f5 13.f3 Ng8 14.Nd3 Ndf6 15.c5 Bh6 16.cxd6 cxd6 17.Bxh6 Nxh6 18.Qd2 f4 19.Nb5 Ne8 20.Qc3 Qe7 21.Nc7 Nxc7 22.Qxc7 Bd7 23.Nf2 Rfc8 24.Qb7 Rcb8 25.Qa6 Bc8 26.Qa3 a6 27.Rc6 Bd7 28.Rc7 Ng8 29.Rfc1 Nf6 30.Qb2 Kg8 31.Bf1 Ne8 32.R7c3 Qd8 33.Qd2 Nf6 34.Rc7 Ne8 35.R7c3 Nf6 36.Rc7 Ne8 37.R7c2 Nf6 38.Rc3 Ra7 39.Qc2 1/2-1/2 [Event "ch-RUS Superfinal"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2005.12.23"] [Round "5"] [White "Tomashevsky,E"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2564"] [BlackElo "2739"] [ECO "A11"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 c6 3.e3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.b3 Nbd7 6.Bb2 Bd6 7.Qc2 O-O 8.h3 b6 9.g4 Bb7 10.g5 Ne8 11.h4 f5 12.Nd4 Qe7 13.Bg2 Rc8 14.f4 Bc5 15.Nce2 Nd6 16.Nf3 dxc4 17.h5 Bb4 18.h6 g6 19.O-O cxb3 20.axb3 a5 21.Rad1 c5 22.Ba1 Kf7 23.d3 Ke8 24.Nc3 b5 25.Na2 Ba3 26.Qd2 b4 27.Nc1 Kf7 28.Ne2 Kg8 29.Ne1 Bd5 30.Nc2 Bxg2 31.Kxg2 e5 32.Nxa3 bxa3 33.Qc3 Nf7 34.Ng3 Nb6 35.e4 fxe4 36.dxe4 c4 37.fxe5 cxb3 38.Qxb3 Nc4 39.e6 Qxe6 40.Rf6 Qe7 41.Rdf1 Qb4 0-1 [Event "ch-RUS Superfinal"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2005.12.24"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Bareev,E"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2739"] [BlackElo "2675"] [ECO "D13"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 a6 5.cxd5 cxd5 6.Bf4 Nc6 7.Rc1 Bf5 8.e3 Rc8 9.Be2 e6 10.O-O Bd6 11.Bxd6 Qxd6 12.Na4 O-O 13.Qb3 Rc7 14.Nc5 Rb8 15.Rc3 Bg4 16.h3 Bxf3 17.Bxf3 e5 18.Qb6 exd4 19.exd4 g6 20.Rd1 h5 21.b4 Kg7 22.Be2 Nd7 23.Nxd7 Rxd7 24.b5 axb5 25.Bxb5 Nd8 26.Qa7 Re7 27.Qc5 Re6 28.Rb1 Ra8 29.a4 Nc6 30.Qb6 Qe7 31.Bxc6 Re1+ 32.Kh2 Qd6+ 33.g3 Rxb1 34.Qxb1 bxc6 35.Qa1 Qf6 36.Rc2 h4 37.a5 Qf5 38.Ra2 Rxa5 39.Rxa5 Qxf2+ 40.Kh1 hxg3 41.Qg1 g2+ 42.Kh2 Qf4+ 43.Kxg2 Qd2+ 44.Kg3 Qxa5 45.Qe3 Qc7+ 46.Kg2 Qd6 0-1 [Event "ch-RUS Superfinal"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2005.12.26"] [Round "7"] [White "Rublevsky,S"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2652"] [BlackElo "2739"] [ECO "C43"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 Nxe4 4.Bd3 d5 5.Nxe5 Nd7 6.Nxd7 Bxd7 7.O-O Bd6 8.c4 c6 9.cxd5 cxd5 10.Nc3 Nxc3 11.bxc3 O-O 12.Qh5 g6 13.Qxd5 Qc7 14.Qf3 Qxc3 15.Bh6 Rfe8 16.Qf6 Bf8 17.Bxf8 Rxf8 18.Be4 Bc6 19.Rac1 Qb4 20.Bxc6 bxc6 21.Rxc6 Rad8 22.Rd1 Qa4 23.Rd2 Qb4 24.Rd1 Qa4 25.Rcc1 Qxa2 26.Ra1 Qb3 27.Rdb1 1/2-1/2 [Event "ch-RUS Superfinal"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2005.12.27"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Morozevich,A"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2739"] [BlackElo "2707"] [ECO "D19"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.e3 e6 7.Bxc4 Bb4 8.O-O Nbd7 9.Qe2 Bg4 10.h3 Bxf3 11.Qxf3 O-O 12.Rd1 Rc8 13.Ne4 Nxe4 14.Qxe4 Qa5 15.Qc2 Nb6 16.Bd3 g6 17.e4 c5 18.dxc5 Nd7 19.Bh6 Rfd8 20.Bg5 Rf8 21.Bh6 Rfd8 22.Bb5 Nxc5 23.Rxd8+ Qxd8 24.Rd1 Qh4 25.Be3 Rd8 26.Rxd8+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "ch-RUS Superfinal"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2005.12.28"] [Round "9"] [White "Jakovenko,D"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2644"] [BlackElo "2739"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.O-O Be7 8.c4 Nb4 9.Be2 O-O 10.Nc3 Bf5 11.a3 Nxc3 12.bxc3 Nc6 13.Re1 Re8 14.cxd5 Qxd5 15.Bf4 Rac8 16.Nd2 Na5 17.Nf1 Qd7 18.Ne3 1/2-1/2 [Event "ch-RUS Superfinal"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2005.12.29"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Dreev,A"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2739"] [BlackElo "2694"] [ECO "D45"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 a6 6.c5 b6 7.cxb6 Nbd7 8.Bd3 c5 9.O-O Qxb6 10.b3 cxd4 11.exd4 Bd6 12.Bb2 O-O 13.Qe2 Bb7 14.Na4 Qa7 15.Ne5 Rac8 16.Kh1 Be7 17.Rae1 Bb4 18.Rd1 a5 19.a3 Be7 20.Rde1 Qb8 21.Bb5 Rc7 22.Nxd7 1/2-1/2 [Event "ch-RUS Superfinal"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2005.12.30"] [Round "11"] [White "Khalifman,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2653"] [BlackElo "2739"] [ECO "E08"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Be7 5.Bg2 d5 6.Nf3 O-O 7.O-O c6 8.Qc2 b6 9.Bf4 Nbd7 10.Rd1 Bb7 11.Nc3 dxc4 12.Nd2 Nd5 13.Nxc4 Nxf4 14.gxf4 Qc7 15.e3 Rac8 16.Rac1 1/2-1/2 [Event "37th Olympiad"] [Site "Turin ITA"] [Date "2006.05.23"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Naiditsch,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2729"] [BlackElo "2664"] [ECO "E04"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.g3 d5 4.d4 cxd4 5.Bg2 e6 6.O-O dxc4 7.Nxd4 Nd5 8.Qa4+ Nd7 9.Qxc4 N7b6 10.Qb3 Bd7 11.Nc3 Bc5 12.Nxd5 Nxd5 13.Nf5 O-O 14.Nxg7 Nf6 15.Bh6 Qe7 16.Qf3 Bc6 17.Qf4 Kh8 18.Bxc6 bxc6 19.Rac1 Bd6 20.Qh4 Ng8 21.Qxe7 Bxe7 22.Nxe6 Nxh6 23.Nxf8 Bxf8 24.Rxc6 Rd8 25.Rfc1 Kg7 26.R1c2 Nf5 27.e3 a5 28.Ra6 Rd5 29.e4 Rd1+ 30.Kg2 Nd4 31.Rc7 Nb5 32.Rb7 Nd6 33.Rd7 1-0 [Event "37th Olympiad"] [Site "Turin ITA"] [Date "2006.05.24"] [Round "4"] [White "Bu Xiangzhi"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2640"] [BlackElo "2729"] [ECO "E34"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 d5 5.cxd5 Qxd5 6.e3 c5 7.Bd2 Bxc3 8.Bxc3 cxd4 9.Bxd4 Nc6 10.Bxf6 gxf6 11.Ne2 Bd7 12.a3 Qe5 13.Rd1 Ne7 14.Nd4 Qa5+ 15.Qd2 Qxd2+ 16.Rxd2 O-O-O 17.Be2 Kb8 18.Bh5 e5 19.Nb3 Be6 20.Rxd8+ Rxd8 21.Nc5 Bf5 22.g4 Bg6 23.Bxg6 hxg6 24.h4 f5 25.gxf5 Nxf5 26.Ke2 Ng7 27.Rg1 Nf5 28.h5 gxh5 29.Rg5 Nd6 30.Rxh5 Nc4 31.b3 Nxa3 32.Rxe5 Nb5 33.Re7 Nd6 34.Kf3 Kc8 35.Ne4 Nxe4 36.Kxe4 Rd7 37.Rxd7 Kxd7 38.Kd5 b6 39.e4 a5 40.f4 f6 41.e5 fxe5 42.fxe5 b5 43.Kc5 1/2-1/2 [Event "37th Olympiad"] [Site "Turin ITA"] [Date "2006.05.25"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Aronian,L"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2729"] [BlackElo "2756"] [ECO "A30"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.g3 c5 4.Bg2 Bb7 5.O-O g6 6.d4 cxd4 7.Qxd4 Bg7 8.Nc3 d6 9.Rd1 Nbd7 10.Be3 Rc8 11.Rac1 a6 12.b3 O-O 13.Qh4 Rc7 14.Bh3 Qb8 15.Bg5 Bxf3 16.exf3 b5 17.Bxd7 Rxd7 18.Nd5 Nxd5 19.cxd5 Rc7 20.Rc6 Rxc6 21.dxc6 Rc8 22.Rc1 e6 23.Bd2 Qc7 24.a4 d5 25.axb5 axb5 26.Qb4 Rb8 27.Qa3 Bd4 28.Qa6 Be5 29.f4 Bd6 30.Ba5 Qc8 31.Qa7 Ra8 32.Qb6 Rb8 33.Qd4 b4 34.c7 Ra8 35.Qb6 Bf8 36.Bxb4 Bxb4 37.Qxb4 Qe8 1-0 [Event "37th Olympiad"] [Site "Turin ITA"] [Date "2006.05.27"] [Round "6"] [White "Sokolov,Iv"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2676"] [BlackElo "2729"] [ECO "E12"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.Nc3 Bb7 5.Bg5 Be7 6.e3 c5 7.Bd3 cxd4 8.exd4 O-O 9.O-O d5 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.cxd5 exd5 12.Qd2 Nc6 13.Qf4 g6 14.Rfe1 Bg7 15.Rac1 Qb8 16.Qh4 Qd8 17.Qf4 Qb8 18.Qh4 1/2-1/2 [Event "37th Olympiad"] [Site "Turin ITA"] [Date "2006.05.28"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Aleksandrov,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2729"] [BlackElo "2634"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3 Ne7 10.h3 Ng6 11.Ne4 Be7 12.b3 h5 13.Re1 Bf5 14.Nd4 Bd7 15.Ng5 Bxg5 16.Bxg5+ Ke8 17.e6 fxe6 18.Nxe6 Bc8 1-0 [Event "37th Olympiad"] [Site "Turin ITA"] [Date "2006.05.30"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Bacrot,E"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2729"] [BlackElo "2708"] [ECO "D18"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.e3 e6 7.Bxc4 Bb4 8.O-O Nbd7 9.Qe2 Bg4 10.Rd1 Qa5 11.e4 Qh5 12.h3 Bxf3 13.Qxf3 Qxf3 14.gxf3 O-O 15.Be3 Rfd8 16.Be2 a5 17.Na2 Be7 18.Nc1 Nf8 19.Nd3 Ng6 20.Rdb1 Nd7 21.b4 axb4 22.Nxb4 c5 23.Nd3 Bf6 24.e5 cxd4 25.exf6 dxe3 26.Rxb7 exf2+ 27.Kxf2 Ra5 28.fxg7 Nf6 29.Rb5 Rxb5 30.axb5 Nd5 31.Rb1 Nb6 32.Ra1 Kxg7 33.Ra6 Nd5 34.Bf1 1/2-1/2 [Event "37th Olympiad"] [Site "Turin ITA"] [Date "2006.05.31"] [Round "10"] [White "Ivanchuk,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2731"] [BlackElo "2729"] [ECO "A29"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 Bb4 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O Bxc3 7.bxc3 Re8 8.d3 e4 9.Nd4 exd3 10.exd3 h6 11.Be3 Ne5 12.Re1 d6 13.f4 Ng6 14.Qd2 c5 15.Nc2 Rb8 16.Bf2 1/2-1/2 [Event "37th Olympiad"] [Site "Turin ITA"] [Date "2006.06.02"] [Round "11"] [White "Kamsky,G"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2671"] [BlackElo "2729"] [ECO "D02"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bf4 c6 4.e3 Qb6 5.Qc1 Bf5 6.c4 e6 7.Nc3 Nbd7 8.c5 Qd8 9.Be2 Be7 10.h3 Ne4 11.O-O g5 12.Be5 Nxe5 13.Nxe5 Bf6 14.Nxe4 Bxe4 15.Qc3 Bg7 16.b4 O-O 17.b5 cxb5 18.Bxb5 Qc7 19.Rac1 f6 20.Nd7 Rfd8 21.c6 bxc6 22.Qxc6 Qxc6 23.Bxc6 Rac8 24.Bb5 Bg6 25.Nc5 Rd6 26.a4 Bf8 27.Na6 Rc2 28.Rxc2 Bxc2 29.Nc5 e5 30.Rc1 Bf5 31.g4 Bg6 32.Nd7 Be8 33.Nxf8 Bxb5 34.axb5 Kxf8 35.dxe5 fxe5 36.Rc7 d4 37.exd4 exd4 38.Kf1 d3 39.Ke1 Rd5 40.Rxa7 Rxb5 41.Rxh7 Rb1+ 42.Kd2 Rf1 43.Kxd3 Rxf2 44.Ke4 Rf4+ 45.Ke5 Rf3 46.Ke6 Kg8 47.Rh5 Kf8 48.Rxg5 Rxh3 49.Kf6 Ra3 50.Kg6 Kg8 1/2-1/2 [Event "37th Olympiad"] [Site "Turin ITA"] [Date "2006.06.03"] [Round "12"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Bruzon,L"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2729"] [BlackElo "2652"] [ECO "D52"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 Nbd7 6.e3 Qa5 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Qd2 Bb4 9.Rc1 h6 10.Bh4 O-O 11.a3 Bxc3 12.bxc3 Qxa3 13.e4 Ne7 14.Bd3 Ng6 15.Bg3 e5 16.O-O Re8 17.Rfe1 Qa5 18.Qb2 Qd8 19.Bb1 a5 20.Rcd1 a4 21.Ba2 Qe7 22.Qc1 Ra5 23.Qd2 exd4 24.Nxd4 Qc5 25.Bc7 Ra8 26.Bxf7+ Kxf7 27.Qa2+ Kf8 28.Ne6+ Rxe6 29.Qxe6 Ne7 30.Re3 Ke8 31.Rf3 Qh5 32.Bd6 1-0 [Event "Sparkassen"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2006.07.29"] [Round "1"] [White "Gelfand,B"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2729"] [BlackElo "2743"] [ECO "D48"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 Bb7 9.O-O a6 10.a4 b4 11.Nb1 c5 12.Nbd2 Bd6 13.Qe2 Qb8 14.Nc4 Bc7 15.h3 O-O 16.a5 Ne4 17.Rd1 Rd8 18.Bd2 Bd5 19.Be1 Qb7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sparkassen"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2006.07.30"] [Round "2"] [White "Aronian,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2761"] [BlackElo "2743"] [ECO "D20"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 e5 4.Nf3 exd4 5.Bxc4 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Bxd2+ 7.Nbxd2 Qf6 8.O-O Ne7 9.e5 Qg6 10.Nxd4 Nbc6 11.Nxc6 Nxc6 12.f4 O-O 13.Nf3 Bg4 14.Bd3 Qh6 15.Qa4 Rad8 16.Be4 Bxf3 17.Rxf3 Rd4 18.Qc2 Nb4 19.Qe2 Qb6 20.Kh1 Rfd8 21.Raf1 Rd2 22.Qe1 Qd4 23.e6 Rd1 24.Qxd1 Qxd1 25.e7 Qxf1+ 26.Rxf1 Re8 27.Rd1 f5 28.Bxf5 Rxe7 29.g3 g6 30.Bb1 c6 31.a3 Nd5 32.Bd3 Kg7 33.Kg1 Ne3 34.Re1 Kf6 35.h3 Nf5 36.Rxe7 Nxe7 37.Kf2 h6 38.Ke3 b6 39.b4 Nf5+ 40.Bxf5 Kxf5 41.g4+ Ke6 42.Kd4 h5 43.a4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sparkassen"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2006.08.01"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Naiditsch,A"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2743"] [BlackElo "2664"] [ECO "E04"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 dxc4 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.Qa4 Nd7 7.Qxc4 Nb6 8.Qb5 Bd7 9.Qb3 Na5 10.Qd3 c5 11.dxc5 Bxc5 12.Qc3 Rc8 13.Qxg7 Bf8 14.Qg5 Qxg5 15.Bxg5 Bg7 16.Nbd2 h6 17.Bf4 Bxb2 18.Rb1 Nd5 19.Bd6 Bg7 20.Ne5 Nc3 21.Rc1 Nxa2 22.Rxc8+ Bxc8 23.O-O Nc3 24.Ra1 Nb5 25.Rxa5 Nxd6 26.Nec4 Ke7 27.Rxa7 Bd4 28.Ra8 Nxc4 29.Nxc4 b5 30.e3 Bd7 31.exd4 Rxa8 32.Bxa8 bxc4 33.Kf1 Kd6 34.Ke2 Bc6 35.Bxc6 Kxc6 36.Kd2 Kd5 37.Kc3 Ke4 38.Kxc4 Kf3 39.d5 exd5+ 40.Kxd5 Kxf2 41.Ke5 Kg2 42.Kf6 Kxh2 43.Kxf7 Kxg3 44.Kg6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sparkassen"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2006.08.02"] [Round "4"] [White "Svidler,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2742"] [BlackElo "2743"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.O-O Be7 8.c4 Nb4 9.Be2 O-O 10.Nc3 Bf5 11.a3 Nxc3 12.bxc3 Nc6 13.Re1 Re8 14.cxd5 Qxd5 15.Bf4 Rac8 16.Bd3 Qd7 17.Rb1 Bxd3 18.Qxd3 b6 19.d5 Bf6 20.c4 Ne7 21.Ne5 Bxe5 22.Bxe5 f6 23.Bf4 Nf5 24.c5 bxc5 25.Qc4 g5 26.Bd2 Nd6 27.Qxc5 Ne4 28.Qa5 c6 29.Be3 cxd5 30.Qxa7 Qxa7 31.Bxa7 Nc3 32.Rxe8+ Rxe8 33.Rb8 Rxb8 34.Bxb8 d4 35.Kf1 Kf7 36.Ba7 d3 37.Ke1 d2+ 38.Kxd2 Nb1+ 39.Kd3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sparkassen"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2006.08.04"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Adams,Mi"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2743"] [BlackElo "2732"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Nc3 Nxc3 6.dxc3 Be7 7.Bf4 Nc6 8.Qd2 Be6 9.O-O-O Qd7 10.Kb1 a6 11.Ng5 Bxg5 12.Bxg5 f6 13.Be3 O-O-O 14.b3 Rhe8 15.f3 h5 16.Bf2 Bf5 17.Be2 Re7 18.Rhe1 Rde8 19.Bf1 Rxe1 20.Bxe1 Re7 21.Bf2 Qe8 22.c4 a5 23.a3 b6 24.Qc3 Nb8 25.Kb2 Qc6 26.Qd2 Nd7 27.Qd5 Ne5 28.Re1 Be6 29.Qd2 Qe8 30.f4 Nc6 31.Bd3 Bf7 32.Rxe7 Qxe7 33.Qd1 Kb8 34.Qf3 Nd8 35.Be4 f5 36.Bd3 g6 37.g3 Be8 38.Qe3 Qxe3 39.Bxe3 Ne6 40.b4 axb4 41.axb4 c5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sparkassen"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2006.08.05"] [Round "6"] [White "Jobava,Ba"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2651"] [BlackElo "2743"] [ECO "E12"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.Nc3 Bb7 5.a3 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.Bd2 Nf6 8.Qc2 c5 9.dxc5 Bxc5 10.b4 Be7 11.e4 Nc6 12.Bf4 O-O 13.Rd1 Qc8 14.e5 Nxb4 15.axb4 Ne4 0-1 [Event "Sparkassen"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2006.08.06"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Leko,P"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2743"] [BlackElo "2738"] [ECO "E32"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6 7.Bg5 Bb7 8.f3 h6 9.Bh4 d5 10.e3 Nbd7 11.cxd5 Nxd5 12.Bxd8 Nxc3 13.Bh4 Nd5 14.Bf2 c5 15.e4 Ne7 16.Ne2 Rac8 17.Nc3 cxd4 18.Bxd4 Nc5 19.Rd1 Rfd8 20.Be3 Rxd1+ 21.Kxd1 e5 22.b4 Ne6 23.Kc2 Nc6 24.Kb2 Kf8 25.Bc4 Ncd4 26.Bxe6 Nxe6 27.Nb5 Ra8 28.a4 Ba6 29.Na3 Rc8 30.b5 Bb7 31.Rc1 Rxc1 32.Kxc1 Ke7 33.a5 bxa5 34.Bxa7 f5 35.exf5 Nf4 36.g3 Nh3 37.Nc4 Ng5 38.Nxa5 Bd5 39.b6 Nxf3 40.h3 Ng5 41.b7 Bxb7 42.Nxb7 Nxh3 43.Bb6 Kd7 44.Be3 Ke7 45.Nc5 g6 46.fxg6 Kf6 47.Bxh6 Kxg6 48.Be3 1-0 [Event "WCh"] [Site "Elista RUS"] [Date "2006.09.23"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Topalov,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2743"] [BlackElo "2813"] [ECO "E04"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 dxc4 5.Bg2 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 a5 7.Qc2 Bxd2+ 8.Qxd2 c6 9.a4 b5 10.axb5 cxb5 11.Qg5 O-O 12.Qxb5 Ba6 13.Qa4 Qb6 14.O-O Qxb2 15.Nbd2 Bb5 16.Nxc4 Bxa4 17.Nxb2 Bb5 18.Ne5 Ra7 19.Bf3 Nbd7 20.Nec4 Rb8 21.Rfb1 g5 22.e3 g4 23.Bd1 Bc6 24.Rc1 Be4 25.Na4 Rb4 26.Nd6 Bf3 27.Bxf3 gxf3 28.Nc8 Ra8 29.Ne7+ Kg7 30.Nc6 Rb3 31.Nc5 Rb5 32.h3 Nxc5 33.Rxc5 Rb2 34.Rg5+ Kh6 35.Rgxa5 Rxa5 36.Nxa5 Ne4 37.Rf1 Nd2 38.Rc1 Ne4 39.Rf1 f6 40.Nc6 Nd2 41.Rd1 Ne4 42.Rf1 Kg6 43.Nd8 Rb6 44.Rc1 h5 45.Ra1 h4 46.gxh4 Kh5 47.Ra2 Kxh4 48.Kh2 Kh5 49.Rc2 Kh6 50.Ra2 Kg6 51.Rc2 Kf5 52.Ra2 Rb5 53.Nc6 Rb7 54.Ra5+ Kg6 55.Ra2 Kh5 56.d5 e5 57.Ra4 f5 58.Nxe5 Rb2 59.Nd3 Rb7 60.Rd4 Rb6 61.d6 Nxd6 62.Kg3 Ne4+ 63.Kxf3 Kg5 64.h4+ Kf6 65.Rd5 Nc3 66.Rd8 Rb1 67.Rf8+ Ke6 68.Nf4+ Ke5 69.Re8+ Kf6 70.Nh5+ Kg6 71.Ng3 Rb2 72.h5+ Kf7 73.Re5 Nd1 74.Ne2 Kf6 75.Rd5 1-0 [Event "WCh"] [Site "Elista RUS"] [Date "2006.09.24"] [Round "2"] [White "Topalov,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2813"] [BlackElo "2743"] [ECO "D19"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.e3 e6 7.Bxc4 Bb4 8.O-O Nbd7 9.Qe2 Bg6 10.e4 O-O 11.Bd3 Bh5 12.e5 Nd5 13.Nxd5 cxd5 14.Qe3 Bg6 15.Ng5 Re8 16.f4 Bxd3 17.Qxd3 f5 18.Be3 Nf8 19.Kh1 Rc8 20.g4 Qd7 21.Rg1 Be7 22.Nf3 Rc4 23.Rg2 fxg4 24.Rxg4 Rxa4 25.Rag1 g6 26.h4 Rb4 27.h5 Qb5 28.Qc2 Rxb2 29.hxg6 h5 30.g7 hxg4 31.gxf8=Q+ Bxf8 32.Qg6+ Bg7 33.f5 Re7 34.f6 Qe2 35.Qxg4 Rf7 36.Rc1 Rc2 37.Rxc2 Qd1+ 38.Kg2 Qxc2+ 39.Kg3 Qe4 40.Bf4 Qf5 41.Qxf5 exf5 42.Bg5 a5 43.Kf4 a4 44.Kxf5 a3 45.Bc1 Bf8 46.e6 Rc7 47.Bxa3 Bxa3 48.Ke5 Rc1 49.Ng5 Rf1 50.e7 Re1+ 51.Kxd5 Bxe7 52.fxe7 Rxe7 53.Kd6 Re1 54.d5 Kf8 55.Ne6+ Ke8 56.Nc7+ Kd8 57.Ne6+ Kc8 58.Ke7 Rh1 59.Ng5 b5 60.d6 Rd1 61.Ne6 b4 62.Nc5 Re1+ 63.Kf6 Re3 0-1 [Event "WCh"] [Site "Elista RUS"] [Date "2006.09.26"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Topalov,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2743"] [BlackElo "2813"] [ECO "E02"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 dxc4 5.Bg2 Nc6 6.Qa4 Bd7 7.Qxc4 Na5 8.Qd3 c5 9.O-O Bc6 10.Nc3 cxd4 11.Nxd4 Bc5 12.Rd1 Bxg2 13.Qb5+ Nd7 14.Kxg2 a6 15.Qd3 Rc8 16.Bg5 Be7 17.Bxe7 Qxe7 18.Rac1 Nc4 19.Na4 b5 20.b3 O-O 21.bxc4 bxa4 22.Nc6 Rxc6 23.Qxd7 Qc5 24.Rc3 g6 25.Rb1 h5 26.Rb7 e5 27.e4 Rf6 28.Rc2 Qa3 29.Qd1 Rd6 30.Rd2 Rfd8 31.Rd5 Rxd5 32.cxd5 Qxa2 33.Qf3 Rf8 34.Qd3 a3 35.Rb3 f5 36.Qxa6 Qxb3 37.Qxg6+ Kh8 38.Qh6+ Kg8 1/2-1/2 [Event "WCh"] [Site "Elista RUS"] [Date "2006.09.27"] [Round "4"] [White "Topalov,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2813"] [BlackElo "2743"] [ECO "D47"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 Bb7 9.a3 b4 10.Ne4 Nxe4 11.Bxe4 bxa3 12.O-O Bd6 13.b3 Nf6 14.Nd2 Qc7 15.Bf3 Bxh2+ 16.Kh1 Bd6 17.Nc4 Be7 18.Bxa3 O-O 19.Bxe7 Qxe7 20.Ra5 Rfd8 21.Kg1 c5 22.Rxc5 Ne4 23.Bxe4 Bxe4 24.Qg4 Bd3 25.Ra1 Rac8 26.Raa5 Rb8 27.Qd1 Be4 28.Qa1 Rb7 29.Nd2 Bg6 30.Qc3 h6 31.Ra6 Kh7 32.Nc4 Be4 33.f3 Bd5 34.Nd2 Rdb8 35.Qd3+ f5 36.Rc3 Qh4 37.Ra1 Qg3 38.Qc2 Rf7 39.Rf1 Qg6 40.Qd3 Qg3 41.Rfc1 Rfb7 42.Qc2 Qg5 43.Ra1 Qf6 44.Qd3 Rd7 45.Ra4 Rbd8 46.Rc5 Kg8 47.Nc4 Bxc4 48.Raxc4 f4 49.Rc6 fxe3 50.Qxe3 Rxd4 51.Rxe6 Qh4 52.Rxd4 Qxd4 53.Re8+ Kh7 54.Qxd4 1/2-1/2 [Event "WCh"] [Site "Elista RUS"] [Date "2006.10.02"] [Round "6"] [White "Topalov,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2813"] [BlackElo "2743"] [ECO "D17"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 e6 7.f3 c5 8.e4 Bg6 9.Be3 cxd4 10.Qxd4 Qxd4 11.Bxd4 Nfd7 12.Nxd7 Nxd7 13.Bxc4 a6 14.Ke2 Rg8 15.Rhd1 Rc8 16.b3 Bc5 17.a5 Ke7 18.Na4 Bb4 19.Nb6 Nxb6 20.Bxb6 f6 21.Rd3 Rc6 22.h4 Rgc8 23.g4 Bc5 24.Rad1 Bxb6 25.Rd7+ Kf8 26.axb6 Rxb6 27.R1d6 Rxd6 28.Rxd6 Rc6 29.Rxc6 bxc6 30.b4 e5 31.Bxa6 1/2-1/2 [Event "WCh"] [Site "Elista RUS"] [Date "2006.10.04"] [Round "7"] [White "Topalov,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2813"] [BlackElo "2743"] [ECO "D27"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bd3 dxc4 6.Bxc4 c5 7.O-O a6 8.Bb3 cxd4 9.exd4 Nc6 10.Nc3 Be7 11.Re1 O-O 12.a4 Bd7 13.Ne5 Be8 14.Be3 Rc8 15.Rc1 Nb4 16.Qf3 Bc6 17.Qh3 Bd5 18.Nxd5 Nbxd5 19.Rcd1 Rc7 20.Bg5 Qc8 21.Qf3 Rd8 22.h4 h6 23.Bc1 Bb4 24.Rf1 Bd6 25.g3 b6 26.Qe2 Ne7 27.Rfe1 Bxe5 28.dxe5 Rxd1 29.Qxd1 Nfd5 30.Bd2 Rc5 31.Qg4 Nf5 32.Qe4 b5 33.h5 bxa4 34.Qxa4 Rb5 35.Rc1 Qb7 36.Bc2 Nb6 37.Qg4 Rxb2 38.Be4 Qd7 39.Be1 Nd5 40.Bd3 Nb4 41.Bf1 Nd3 42.Qd1 Nxe5 43.Qxd7 Nxd7 44.Rc8+ Kh7 45.Rc7 Rb1 46.Rxd7 Rxe1 47.Rxf7 a5 48.Kg2 Kg8 49.Ra7 Re5 50.g4 Nd6 51.Bd3 Kf8 52.Bg6 Rd5 53.f3 e5 54.Kf2 Rd2+ 55.Ke1 Rd5 56.Ke2 Rb5 57.Rd7 Rd5 58.Ra7 Rb5 59.Bd3 Rd5 60.Bg6 1/2-1/2 [Event "WCh"] [Site "Elista RUS"] [Date "2006.10.05"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Topalov,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2743"] [BlackElo "2813"] [ECO "D47"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Be2 Bb7 9.O-O b4 10.Na4 c5 11.dxc5 Nxc5 12.Bb5+ Ncd7 13.Ne5 Qc7 14.Qd4 Rd8 15.Bd2 Qa5 16.Bc6 Be7 17.Rfc1 Bxc6 18.Nxc6 Qxa4 19.Nxd8 Bxd8 20.Qxb4 Qxb4 21.Bxb4 Nd5 22.Bd6 f5 23.Rc8 N5b6 24.Rc6 Be7 25.Rd1 Kf7 26.Rc7 Ra8 27.Rb7 Ke8 28.Bxe7 Kxe7 29.Rc1 a5 30.Rc6 Nd5 31.h4 h6 32.a4 g5 33.hxg5 hxg5 34.Kf1 g4 35.Ke2 Nf6 36.b3 Ne8 37.f3 g3 38.Rc1 Nf6 39.f4 Kd6 40.Kf3 Nd5 41.Kxg3 Nc5 42.Rg7 Rb8 43.Ra7 Rg8+ 44.Kf3 Ne4 45.Ra6+ Ke7 46.Rxa5 Rg3+ 47.Ke2 Rxe3+ 48.Kf1 Rxb3 49.Ra7+ Kf6 50.Ra8 Nxf4 51.Ra1 Rb2 52.a5 Rf2+ 0-1 [Event "WCh"] [Site "Elista RUS"] [Date "2006.10.07"] [Round "9"] [White "Topalov,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2813"] [BlackElo "2743"] [ECO "D12"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nh4 Bg6 7.Nxg6 hxg6 8.a3 Nbd7 9.g3 Be7 10.f4 dxc4 11.Bxc4 O-O 12.e4 b5 13.Be2 b4 14.axb4 Bxb4 15.Bf3 Qb6 16.O-O e5 17.Be3 Rad8 18.Na4 Qb8 19.Qc2 exf4 20.Bxf4 Qb7 21.Rad1 Rfe8 22.Bg5 Be7 23.Kh1 Nh7 24.Be3 Bg5 25.Bg1 Nhf8 26.h4 Be7 27.e5 Nb8 28.Nc3 Bb4 29.Qg2 Qc8 30.Rc1 Bxc3 31.bxc3 Ne6 32.Bg4 Qc7 33.Rcd1 Nd7 34.Qa2 Nb6 35.Rf3 Nf8 36.Rdf1 Re7 37.Be3 Nh7 38.Rxf7 Nd5 39.R7f3 1-0 [Event "WCh"] [Site "Elista RUS"] [Date "2006.10.08"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Topalov,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2743"] [BlackElo "2813"] [ECO "E08"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 Be7 6.Bg2 O-O 7.O-O 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 Nf6 20.Nxb5 Ba6 21.a4 Ne4 22.Rdc1 Qe8 23.Rc7 Bd8 24.Ra7 f6 25.Nd7 Rf7 26.Nxb6 Rxa7 27.Nxd5 Rd7 28.Ndc3 Rxd4 29.Re1 f5 30.Qc2 Rb4 31.Nd5 Rxb5 32.axb5 Qxb5 33.Nc7 Qc4 34.Qd1 Bxc7 35.Qd7 h6 36.Qxc7 Qb4 37.Qb8+ Qxb8 38.Bxb8 Nd2 39.Ra1 g5 40.f4 Nb3 41.Ra3 Bc4 42.Bc7 g4 43.Bxa5 1-0 [Event "WCh"] [Site "Elista RUS"] [Date "2006.10.10"] [Round "11"] [White "Topalov,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2813"] [BlackElo "2743"] [ECO "D12"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nh4 Bg6 7.Nxg6 hxg6 8.Rb1 Nbd7 9.c5 a5 10.a3 e5 11.b4 axb4 12.axb4 Qc7 13.f4 exf4 14.exf4 Be7 15.Be2 Nf8 16.O-O Ne6 17.g3 Qd7 18.Qd3 Ne4 19.Nxe4 dxe4 20.Qxe4 Qxd4+ 21.Qxd4 Nxd4 22.Bc4 O-O 23.Kg2 Ra4 24.Rd1 Rd8 25.Be3 Bf6 26.g4 Kf8 27.Bf2 Ne6 28.Rxd8+ Bxd8 29.f5 gxf5 30.gxf5 Nf4+ 31.Kf3 Nh5 32.Rb3 Bc7 33.h4 Nf6 34.Bd3 Nd7 35.Be4 Ne5+ 36.Kg2 Ra2 37.Bb1 Rd2 38.Kf1 Ng4 39.Bg1 Bh2 40.Ke1 Rd5 41.Bf2 Ke7 42.h5 Nxf2 43.Kxf2 Kf6 44.Kf3 Rd4 45.b5 Rc4 46.bxc6 bxc6 47.Rb6 Rxc5 48.Be4 Kg5 49.Rxc6 Ra5 50.Rb6 Ra3+ 51.Kg2 Bc7 52.Rb7 Rc3 53.Kf2 Kxh5 54.Bd5 f6 55.Ke2 Kg4 56.Be4 Kf4 57.Bd3 Rc5 58.Rb4+ Kg3 59.Rc4 Re5+ 60.Re4 Ra5 61.Re3+ Kg2 62.Be4+ Kh2 63.Rb3 Ra2+ 64.Kd3 Bf4 65.Kc4 Re2 66.Kd5 1/2-1/2 [Event "WCh"] [Site "Elista RUS"] [Date "2006.10.12"] [Round "12"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Topalov,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2743"] [BlackElo "2813"] [ECO "D12"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nh4 Bg6 7.Nxg6 hxg6 8.g3 Nbd7 9.Bd2 Bb4 10.Qb3 Bxc3 11.Bxc3 Ne4 12.Bg2 Nxc3 13.Qxc3 f5 14.O-O Qe7 15.cxd5 exd5 16.b4 Nf6 17.Rfc1 Ne4 18.Qb2 O-O 19.b5 Rac8 20.bxc6 bxc6 21.Qe2 g5 22.Rab1 Qd7 23.Rc2 Rf6 24.Rbc1 g4 25.Rb2 Rh6 26.Qa6 Rc7 27.Rb8+ Kh7 28.Qa3 Rb7 29.Qf8 Rxb8 30.Qxb8 Qf7 31.Qc8 Qh5 32.Kf1 Nd2+ 33.Ke1 Nc4 34.Bf1 Rf6 35.Bxc4 dxc4 36.Rxc4 Qxh2 37.Ke2 Qh1 38.Rc5 Qb1 39.Qa6 Qb2+ 40.Kf1 Qb1+ 41.Ke2 Qb2+ 42.Kf1 Rh6 43.Qd3 g6 44.Qb3 Rh1+ 45.Kg2 Rh2+ 46.Kxh2 Qxf2+ 47.Kh1 Qf1+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "WCh Playoffs"] [Site "Elista RUS"] [Date "2006.10.13"] [Round "1"] [White "Topalov,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2813"] [BlackElo "2743"] [ECO "D18"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.e3 e6 7.Bxc4 Bb4 8.O-O Nbd7 9.Qe2 O-O 10.e4 Bg6 11.Bd3 Bh5 12.e5 Nd5 13.Nxd5 cxd5 14.Qe3 Re8 15.Ne1 Rc8 16.f4 Bxe1 17.Rxe1 Bg6 18.Bf1 Rc2 19.b3 Qa5 20.Bb5 Rd8 21.Re2 Rcc8 22.Bd2 Qb6 23.Rf2 a6 24.Bf1 Rc6 25.b4 Rc2 26.b5 a5 27.Bc3 Rxf2 28.Qxf2 Qa7 29.Qd2 Ra8 30.Rc1 Nb6 31.Bb2 Nxa4 32.Ba3 h6 33.h3 Be4 34.Kh2 Nb6 35.Bc5 a4 36.Ra1 Nc4 37.Bxc4 b6 38.Qe3 Rc8 39.Bf1 bxc5 40.dxc5 Qxc5 41.Qxc5 Rxc5 42.b6 Rc6 43.b7 Rb6 44.Ba6 d4 45.Rxa4 Bxb7 46.Bxb7 Rxb7 47.Rxd4 1/2-1/2 [Event "WCh Playoffs"] [Site "Elista RUS"] [Date "2006.10.13"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Topalov,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2743"] [BlackElo "2813"] [ECO "D45"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.b3 O-O 8.Be2 b6 9.O-O Bb7 10.Bb2 Re8 11.Rad1 Qe7 12.Rfe1 Rac8 13.Bd3 e5 14.e4 dxc4 15.Bxc4 b5 16.Bf1 g6 17.Qd2 Rcd8 18.Qg5 a6 19.h3 exd4 20.Nxd4 Qe5 21.Qxe5 Nxe5 22.Nc2 g5 23.Bc1 h6 24.Be3 c5 25.f3 Bf8 26.Bf2 Bc8 27.Ne3 Be6 28.Ned5 Bxd5 29.exd5 Ned7 30.Rxe8 Rxe8 31.a4 b4 32.Ne4 Nxe4 33.fxe4 Nf6 34.d6 Nxe4 35.d7 Rd8 36.Bxa6 f5 37.a5 Bg7 38.Bc4+ Kf8 39.a6 Nxf2 40.Kxf2 Bd4+ 41.Rxd4 cxd4 42.a7 Ke7 43.Bd5 Kxd7 44.a8=Q Rxa8 45.Bxa8 1-0 [Event "WCh Playoffs"] [Site "Elista RUS"] [Date "2006.10.13"] [Round "3"] [White "Topalov,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2813"] [BlackElo "2743"] [ECO "D12"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nh4 Bg6 7.Be2 Nbd7 8.O-O Bd6 9.g3 dxc4 10.Bxc4 Nb6 11.Be2 O-O 12.Nxg6 hxg6 13.e4 e5 14.f4 exd4 15.Qxd4 Qe7 16.Kg2 Bc5 17.Qd3 Rad8 18.Qc2 Bd4 19.e5 Nfd5 20.Rf3 Nxc3 21.bxc3 Bc5 22.Bd2 Rd7 23.Re1 Rfd8 24.Bd3 Qe6 25.Bc1 f5 26.Qe2 Kf8 27.Rd1 Qe7 28.h4 Rd5 29.Qc2 Nc4 30.Rh1 Na3 31.Qe2 Qd7 32.Rd1 b5 33.g4 fxg4 34.Rg3 Ke7 35.f5 gxf5 36.Bg5+ Ke8 37.e6 Qd6 38.Bxf5 Rxd1 39.Bg6+ Kf8 40.e7+ Qxe7 41.Bxe7+ Bxe7 42.Bd3 Ra1 43.Qb2 Rd1 44.Qe2 Ra1 45.Qxg4 Rxa2+ 46.Kh3 Bf6 47.Qe6 Rd2 48.Bg6 R2d7 49.Rf3 b4 50.h5 1-0 [Event "WCh Playoffs"] [Site "Elista RUS"] [Date "2006.10.13"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Topalov,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2743"] [BlackElo "2813"] [ECO "D47"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Be2 Bb7 9.O-O Be7 10.e4 b4 11.e5 bxc3 12.exf6 Bxf6 13.bxc3 c5 14.dxc5 Nxc5 15.Bb5+ Kf8 16.Qxd8+ Rxd8 17.Ba3 Rc8 18.Nd4 Be7 19.Rfd1 a6 20.Bf1 Na4 21.Rab1 Be4 22.Rb3 Bxa3 23.Rxa3 Nc5 24.Nb3 Ke7 25.Rd4 Bg6 26.c4 Rc6 27.Nxc5 Rxc5 28.Rxa6 Rb8 29.Rd1 Rb2 30.Ra7+ Kf6 31.Ra1 Rf5 32.f3 Re5 33.Ra3 Rc2 34.Rb3 Ra5 35.a4 Ke7 36.Rb5 Ra7 37.a5 Kd6 38.a6 Kc7 39.c5 Rc3 40.Raa5 Rc1 41.Rb3 Kc6 42.Rb6+ Kc7 43.Kf2 Rc2+ 44.Ke3 Rxc5 45.Rb7+ 1-0 [Event "The Duel"] [Site "Bonne GER"] [Date "2006.11.25"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "DEEP FRITZ"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2750"] [BlackElo ""] [ECO "E03"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 dxc4 5.Qa4+ Nbd7 6.Qxc4 a6 7.Qd3 c5 8.dxc5 Bxc5 9.Nf3 O-O 10.O-O Qe7 11.Nc3 b6 12.Ne4 Nxe4 13.Qxe4 Nf6 14.Qh4 Bb7 15.Bg5 Rfd8 16.Bxf6 Qxf6 17.Qxf6 gxf6 18.Rfd1 Kf8 19.Ne1 Bxg2 20.Kxg2 f5 21.Rxd8+ Rxd8 22.Nd3 Bd4 23.Rc1 e5 24.Rc2 Rd5 25.Nb4 Rb5 26.Nxa6 Rxb2 27.Rxb2 Bxb2 28.Nb4 Kg7 29.Nd5 Bd4 30.a4 Bc5 31.h3 f6 32.f3 Kg6 33.e4 h5 34.g4 hxg4 35.hxg4 fxe4 36.fxe4 Kg5 37.Kf3 Kg6 38.Ke2 Kg5 39.Kd3 Bg1 40.Kc4 Bf2 41.Kb5 Kxg4 42.Nxf6+ Kf3 43.Kc6 Bh4 44.Nd7 Kxe4 45.Kxb6 Bf2+ 46.Kc6 Be1 47.Nxe5 1/2-1/2 [Event "The Duel"] [Site "Bonne GER"] [Date "2006.11.27"] [Round "2"] [White "DEEP FRITZ"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo ""] [BlackElo "2750"] [ECO "D20"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 b5 4.a4 c6 5.Nc3 b4 6.Na2 Nf6 7.e5 Nd5 8.Bxc4 e6 9.Nf3 a5 10.Bg5 Qb6 11.Nc1 Ba6 12.Qe2 h6 13.Be3 Bxc4 14.Qxc4 Nd7 15.Nb3 Be7 16.Rc1 O-O 17.O-O Rfc8 18.Qe2 c5 19.Nfd2 Qc6 20.Qh5 Qxa4 21.Nxc5 Nxc5 22.dxc5 Nxe3 23.fxe3 Bxc5 24.Qxf7+ Kh8 25.Qf3 Rf8 26.Qe4 Qd7 27.Nb3 Bb6 28.Rfd1 Qf7 29.Rf1 Qa7 30.Rxf8+ Rxf8 31.Nd4 a4 32.Nxe6 Bxe3+ 33.Kh1 Bxc1 34.Nxf8 Qe3 35.Qh7+ 1-0 [Event "The Duel"] [Site "Bonne GER"] [Date "2006.11.29"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "DEEP FRITZ"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2750"] [BlackElo ""] [ECO "E03"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 dxc4 5.Qa4+ Nbd7 6.Qxc4 a6 7.Qc2 c5 8.Nf3 b6 9.Ne5 Nd5 10.Nc3 Bb7 11.Nxd5 Bxd5 12.Bxd5 exd5 13.O-O Nxe5 14.dxe5 Qc8 15.Rd1 Qe6 16.Qd3 Be7 17.Qxd5 Rd8 18.Qb3 Rxd1+ 19.Qxd1 O-O 20.Qb3 c4 21.Qc3 f6 22.b3 Rc8 23.Bb2 b5 24.Qe3 fxe5 25.bxc4 Rxc4 26.Bxe5 h6 27.Rd1 Rc2 28.Qb3 Qxb3 29.axb3 Rxe2 30.Bd6 Bf6 31.Bc5 a5 32.Bd4 Be7 33.Bc3 a4 34.bxa4 bxa4 35.Rd7 Bf8 36.Rd8 Kf7 37.Ra8 a3 38.Rxf8+ Kxf8 39.Bb4+ Kf7 40.Bxa3 Ra2 41.Bc5 g6 42.h4 Kf6 43.Be3 h5 44.Kg2 1/2-1/2 [Event "The Duel"] [Site "Bonne GER"] [Date "2006.12.01"] [Round "4"] [White "DEEP FRITZ"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo ""] [BlackElo "2750"] [ECO "C43"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 Nxe4 4.Bd3 d5 5.Nxe5 Nd7 6.Nxd7 Bxd7 7.O-O Bd6 8.Qh5 Qf6 9.Nc3 Qxd4 10.Nxd5 Bc6 11.Ne3 g6 12.Qh3 Ng5 13.Qg4 Qf4 14.Qxf4 Bxf4 15.Nc4 Ne6 16.Bxf4 Nxf4 17.Rfe1+ Kf8 18.Bf1 Bb5 19.a4 Ba6 20.b4 Bxc4 21.Bxc4 Rd8 22.Re4 Nh5 23.Rae1 Rd7 24.h3 Ng7 25.Re5 Nf5 26.Bb5 c6 27.Bd3 Nd6 28.g4 Kg7 29.f4 Rhd8 30.Kg2 Nc8 31.a5 Rd4 32.R5e4 Kf8 33.Kf3 h6 34.Rxd4 Rxd4 35.Re4 Rd6 36.Ke3 g5 37.Rd4 Ke7 38.c4 Rxd4 39.Kxd4 gxf4 40.Ke4 Kf6 41.Kxf4 Ne7 42.Be4 b6 43.c5 bxc5 44.bxc5 Ng6+ 45.Ke3 Ne7 46.Kd4 Ke6 47.Bf3 f5 48.Bd1 Kf6 49.Bc2 fxg4 50.hxg4 Ke6 51.Bb1 Kf6 52.Be4 Ke6 53.Bh1 Kf6 54.Bf3 Ke6 1/2-1/2 [Event "The Duel"] [Site "Bonne GER"] [Date "2006.12.03"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "DEEP FRITZ"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2750"] [BlackElo ""] [ECO "E51"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.e3 O-O 6.a3 Bxc3+ 7.bxc3 c5 8.Bb2 Nc6 9.Rc1 Re8 10.Bd3 dxc4 11.Bxc4 e5 12.dxe5 Qxd1+ 13.Rxd1 Nxe5 14.Nxe5 Rxe5 15.Be2 Bd7 16.c4 Re7 17.h4 Ne4 18.h5 Ba4 19.Rd3 b5 20.cxb5 Bxb5 21.Rd1 Bxe2 22.Kxe2 Rb8 23.Ba1 f5 24.Rd5 Rb3 25.Rxf5 Rxa3 26.Rb1 Re8 27.Rf4 Ra2+ 28.Ke1 h6 29.Rg4 g5 30.hxg6 Nxf2 31.Rh4 Rf8 32.Kf1 Nh3+ 33.Ke1 Nf2 34.Kf1 Nh3+ 35.Ke1 1/2-1/2 [Event "The Duel"] [Site "Bonne GER"] [Date "2006.12.05"] [Round "6"] [White "DEEP FRITZ"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo ""] [BlackElo "2750"] [ECO "B86"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bc4 e6 7.O-O Be7 8.Bb3 Qc7 9.Re1 Nc6 10.Re3 O-O 11.Rg3 Kh8 12.Nxc6 bxc6 13.Qe2 a5 14.Bg5 Ba6 15.Qf3 Rab8 16.Re1 c5 17.Bf4 Qb7 18.Bc1 Ng8 19.Nb1 Bf6 20.c3 g6 21.Na3 Qc6 22.Rh3 Bg7 23.Qg3 a4 24.Bc2 Rb6 25.e5 dxe5 26.Rxe5 Nf6 27.Qh4 Qb7 28.Re1 h5 29.Rf3 Nh7 30.Qxa4 Qc6 31.Qxc6 Rxc6 32.Ba4 Rb6 33.b3 Kg8 34.c4 Rd8 35.Nb5 Bb7 36.Rfe3 Bh6 37.Re5 Bxc1 38.Rxc1 Rc6 39.Nc3 Rc7 40.Bb5 Nf8 41.Na4 Rdc8 42.Rd1 Kg7 43.Rd6 f6 44.Re2 e5 45.Red2 g5 46.Nb6 Rb8 47.a4 1-0 [Event "Corus A"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2007.01.13"] [Round "1"] [White "Karjakin,Sergey"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2678"] [BlackElo "2766"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Nc3 Nxc3 6.dxc3 Be7 7.Bf4 O-O 8.Qd2 Nd7 9.O-O-O Nc5 10.Be3 Re8 11.Bc4 Be6 12.Bxe6 Nxe6 13.h4 Qd7 14.Qd3 Qc6 15.Qf5 Qc4 16.Ng5 Bxg5 17.hxg5 Nf8 18.Kb1 Re5 19.Qd3 Qxd3 20.cxd3 Rae8 21.Rh3 b6 22.Kc2 R5e6 23.Rdh1 f6 24.gxf6 Rxf6 25.d4 d5 26.Kd3 h6 27.Rh5 c6 28.b3 Rg6 29.Rg1 Nd7 30.g4 Nf6 31.Rh4 Ne4 32.Rh5 Nf6 33.Rh4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Corus A"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2007.01.14"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Shirov,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2766"] [BlackElo "2715"] [ECO "A16"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Qa4+ Bd7 5.Qb3 dxc4 6.Qxc4 Bg7 7.e4 c6 8.d4 b5 9.Qb3 a5 10.e5 a4 11.Qd1 Nd5 12.Nxd5 cxd5 13.Be2 Nc6 14.O-O O-O 15.Be3 Na5 16.b3 axb3 17.axb3 Qb6 18.Ne1 b4 19.Nd3 Bb5 20.Nc5 Nb7 21.Rxa8 Rxa8 22.Bxb5 Qxb5 23.Qd3 Qc6 24.Na4 Nd8 25.Rc1 Qb7 26.Qc2 f6 27.f4 Bh6 28.g3 fxe5 29.dxe5 Ne6 30.Qc6 Qxc6 31.Rxc6 Kf7 32.Kf2 Rb8 33.Ke2 Bf8 34.Kd3 Rb7 1-0 [Event "Corus A"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2007.01.15"] [Round "3"] [White "Tiviakov,S"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2667"] [BlackElo "2766"] [ECO "C43"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 Nxe4 4.Bd3 d5 5.Nxe5 Nd7 6.Nxd7 Bxd7 7.O-O Bd6 8.c4 c6 9.cxd5 cxd5 10.Nc3 Nxc3 11.bxc3 O-O 12.Qh5 g6 13.Qxd5 Qc7 14.Qf3 Qxc3 15.Bh6 Rfe8 16.Qf6 Bf8 17.Bxf8 Rxf8 18.Be4 Bc6 19.Rac1 Qb4 20.Bxc6 bxc6 21.Rxc6 Rad8 22.Ra6 Qxd4 23.Qxd4 Rxd4 24.Rxa7 Rc8 25.g3 Rc2 26.Kg2 Rdd2 27.a3 Ra2 28.h4 Rd3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Corus A"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2007.01.16"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Navara,D"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2766"] [BlackElo "2719"] [ECO "A34"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.g3 Nc6 4.Nc3 d5 5.d4 cxd4 6.Nxd4 dxc4 7.Nxc6 Qxd1+ 8.Nxd1 bxc6 9.Bg2 Nd5 10.Ne3 e6 11.Nxc4 Ba6 12.Na5 Rc8 13.Bd2 Be7 14.Rc1 c5 15.b3 O-O 16.O-O Rfd8 17.Bf3 Kf8 18.Rfd1 Ke8 19.Be1 Rd7 20.e3 Bf6 21.Nc4 Ke7 22.Ba5 Bb5 23.Be2 Nb4 24.Nd6 Rxd6 25.Bxb5 Nxa2 26.Rxd6 Nxc1 27.Rd7+ Kf8 28.Rxa7 Bd8 29.Bc4 Rb8 30.Bxd8 Rxd8 31.Ra1 Rd1+ 32.Kg2 g5 33.Kf3 h5 34.h3 Ke7 35.Ra5 f5 36.Rxc5 g4+ 37.hxg4 hxg4+ 38.Kf4 Kf6 39.e4 Rd4 40.Ke3 Rxe4+ 41.Kd2 Na2 42.Rb5 f4 43.Ra5 Nb4 44.Ra4 fxg3 45.fxg3 Nc6 46.Bb5 Nb4 47.Bc4 Nc6 48.Bb5 Nb4 49.Bc6 Rd4+ 50.Kc3 Rd6 51.Rxb4 Rxc6+ 52.Rc4 Rd6 53.b4 e5 54.b5 Kf5 55.Rb4 e4 56.Rd4 Rh6 57.Rd1 e3 58.Kd3 e2 59.Rb1 Rh2 60.Kd4 Rf2 61.Re1 Rg2 62.b6 Rxg3 63.Rxe2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Corus A"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2007.01.18"] [Round "5"] [White "Ponomariov,R"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2723"] [BlackElo "2766"] [ECO "D46"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Bd2 Bd6 7.Bd3 O-O 8.O-O dxc4 9.Bxc4 e5 10.Qc2 exd4 11.exd4 Nb6 12.Bb3 Bg4 13.Ne5 Bc7 14.Be3 Qd6 15.Ne4 Nxe4 16.Nxg4 Nf6 17.Ne5 Nbd7 18.Nf3 Nd5 19.Qf5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Corus A"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2007.01.19"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Anand,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2766"] [BlackElo "2779"] [ECO "E05"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.Qxc4 b5 9.Qc2 Bb7 10.Bd2 Ra7 11.Rc1 Be4 12.Qb3 Nc6 13.e3 Qa8 14.Qd1 Nb8 15.Ba5 Rc8 16.a3 Bd6 17.Nbd2 Bd5 18.Qf1 Nbd7 19.b4 e5 20.dxe5 Bxe5 21.Nxe5 Nxe5 22.f3 Nc4 23.Nxc4 Bxc4 24.Qf2 Re8 25.e4 c6 26.Rd1 Rd7 27.Rxd7 Nxd7 28.Rd1 Qb7 29.Rd6 f6 30.f4 Re6 31.Rd2 Re7 32.Qd4 Nf8 33.Qd8 Rd7 34.Rxd7 Qxd7 35.Qxd7 Nxd7 36.e5 fxe5 37.Bxc6 Nf6 38.Bb7 exf4 39.gxf4 Nd5 40.Kf2 Nxf4 41.Ke3 g5 42.Bxa6 Kf7 43.a4 Ke7 44.Bxb5 Bxb5 45.axb5 Kd7 46.Ke4 Ne2 47.Bb6 g4 48.Bf2 Nc3+ 49.Kf5 Nxb5 50.Kxg4 Ke6 51.Kg5 Kf7 52.Kf5 Ke7 53.Bc5+ 1-0 [Event "Corus A"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2007.01.20"] [Round "7"] [White "Aronian,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2744"] [BlackElo "2766"] [ECO "D17"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 e6 7.f3 c5 8.e4 Bg6 9.Be3 cxd4 10.Qxd4 Qxd4 11.Bxd4 Nfd7 12.Nxd7 Nxd7 13.Bxc4 a6 14.h4 Rc8 15.Ba2 h6 16.Rc1 Bc5 17.Ne2 O-O 18.O-O Bd6 19.Be3 Ne5 20.Nf4 Rxc1 21.Rxc1 Bh7 22.Kf1 Rb8 23.Ke2 Kf8 24.g4 Ke7 25.Ng2 f6 26.h5 Bg8 27.Ba7 Ra8 28.Bb6 Bf7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Corus A"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2007.01.21"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Carlsen,M"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2766"] [BlackElo "2690"] [ECO "E04"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.d4 dxc4 5.Bg2 a6 6.O-O Nc6 7.e3 Bd7 8.Nc3 Nd5 9.Nd2 Nb6 10.Qe2 Na5 11.Nde4 Be7 12.Nc5 Bc6 13.Bxc6+ Nxc6 14.Nxb7 Qc8 15.Nc5 O-O 16.N5a4 Nb4 17.Bd2 Rd8 18.a3 Nc6 19.Rac1 Rb8 20.Rfd1 e5 21.Nxb6 cxb6 22.Qxc4 exd4 23.Ne4 dxe3 24.Bxe3 Rxd1+ 25.Rxd1 Qb7 26.Rc1 Ne5 27.Qc7 f6 28.Qxb7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Corus A"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2007.01.23"] [Round "9"] [White "Svidler,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2728"] [BlackElo "2766"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Bd6 7.O-O O-O 8.c4 c6 9.Re1 Bf5 10.Qb3 Qd7 11.Nc3 Nxc3 12.Bxf5 Qxf5 13.bxc3 b6 14.cxd5 cxd5 15.Ba3 Bxa3 16.Qxa3 Nc6 17.h3 Qd7 18.Ne5 Nxe5 19.Rxe5 Rae8 20.Rae1 Re6 21.Rxe6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Corus A"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2007.01.24"] [Round "10"] [White "Motylev,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2647"] [BlackElo "2766"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Nc3 Nxc3 6.dxc3 Be7 7.Be3 O-O 8.h4 Nd7 9.Ng5 Ne5 10.Qd2 c6 11.O-O-O Qa5 12.a3 f6 13.Nf3 b5 14.c4 Qxd2+ 15.Nxd2 a6 16.f4 Ng4 17.Bg1 1/2-1/2 [Event "Corus A"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2007.01.26"] [Round "11"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Radjabov,T"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2766"] [BlackElo "2729"] [ECO "E93"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.Be3 Ng4 8.Bg5 f6 9.Bh4 g5 10.Bg3 Nh6 11.d5 Nd7 12.Nd2 f5 13.exf5 Nf6 14.Bd3 Nxf5 15.Nde4 Bh6 16.O-O Kh8 17.c5 g4 18.Nxf6 Qxf6 19.Nb5 Qe7 20.Qe2 Bg7 21.cxd6 cxd6 22.Qxg4 Nxg3 23.Qxg3 Bd7 24.Nc7 Rac8 25.Ne6 Bxe6 26.dxe6 Qxe6 27.Rad1 d5 28.Bb1 Rcd8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Corus A"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2007.01.27"] [Round "12"] [White "Topalov,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2783"] [BlackElo "2766"] [ECO "D37"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.Qc2 Nc6 9.a3 Qa5 10.O-O-O Be7 11.h4 Rd8 12.Nd2 dxc4 13.Nxc4 Rxd1+ 14.Qxd1 Qd8 15.Qxd8+ Nxd8 16.Be2 Bd7 17.e4 Bc6 18.f3 Nh5 19.Bc7 Rc8 20.Be5 Bf6 21.Nd6 Ra8 22.Bxf6 Nxf6 23.Rd1 Kf8 24.Kd2 Ne8 25.Nc4 f6 26.Ke3 b6 27.f4 Nf7 28.g4 h6 29.g5 hxg5 30.hxg5 Ke7 31.gxf6+ Nxf6 32.Rg1 Rg8 33.Rg6 Bb7 34.a4 Nh8 35.Rg1 Nf7 36.a5 g5 37.fxg5 Rxg5 38.Rxg5 Nxg5 39.e5 Nd7 40.Nd6 Bf3 41.axb6 axb6 42.Bxf3 Nxf3 43.Nc8+ Kd8 44.Kxf3 Nxe5+ 45.Ke4 Nc4 46.Kd4 Nxb2 47.Nxb6 Kc7 48.Nc4 Nxc4 49.Kxc4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Corus A"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2007.01.28"] [Round "13"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Van Wely,L"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2766"] [BlackElo "2683"] [ECO "D46"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bd3 Nbd7 6.b3 b6 7.O-O Bb7 8.Bb2 Be7 9.Nc3 O-O 10.Qc2 Rc8 11.Rad1 Qc7 12.Ne5 h6 13.Qe2 Rfd8 14.f4 c5 15.cxd5 Nxd5 16.Nb5 Qb8 17.Nxd7 Rxd7 18.f5 Bg5 19.fxe6 fxe6 20.Qg4 Re7 21.Qe4 Nf6 22.Qg6 Kh8 23.dxc5 Rxc5 24.Rxf6 gxf6 25.Bxf6+ Bxf6 26.Qxf6+ Rg7 27.Qxh6+ Kg8 28.Qxe6+ Kh8 29.Qh6+ Kg8 30.e4 a6 31.Nd6 b5 32.Qe6+ Kh8 33.Nf7+ Kg8 34.Ng5+ Kh8 35.Qh6+ Kg8 36.Qe6+ Kh8 37.Qh6+ Kg8 38.Ne6 Rh7 39.Qg6+ Kh8 40.e5 1-0 [Event "TCh-NED 2006-7"] [Site "Netherlands NED"] [Date "2007.03.03"] [Round "6"] [White "Smeets,J"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2538"] [BlackElo "2766"] [ECO "C45"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Be3 Qf6 6.c3 Nge7 7.g3 d5 8.Bg2 dxe4 9.Nd2 Bb6 10.Nxe4 Qg6 11.O-O O-O 12.Nc5 Nxd4 13.Bxd4 Nc6 14.Re1 Nxd4 15.Qxd4 c6 16.a4 a5 17.Qe5 h6 18.Rad1 Bg4 19.Rd2 Bxc5 20.Qxc5 Rfe8 21.Rxe8+ Rxe8 22.h3 Qf5 23.Qxf5 Bxf5 24.b4 axb4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Rapid"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2007.03.17"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Radjabov,T"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2766"] [BlackElo "2729"] [ECO "C63"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 f5 4.Nc3 fxe4 5.Nxe4 Nf6 6.Nxf6+ Qxf6 7.Qe2 Be7 8.Bxc6 dxc6 9.Nxe5 Bf5 10.O-O O-O 11.d4 Bd6 12.c3 Be6 13.f4 Rae8 14.Be3 Qf5 15.b3 a5 16.Rae1 a4 17.c4 axb3 18.axb3 h5 19.h3 Qh7 20.g4 hxg4 21.hxg4 Bxe5 22.dxe5 Qg6 23.Rf2 Qxg4+ 24.Qxg4 Bxg4 25.Ra2 Kf7 26.Ra7 Bc8 27.Kf2 Rh8 28.Rg1 g6 29.b4 Rd8 30.b5 cxb5 31.cxb5 Rh2+ 32.Rg2 Rxg2+ 33.Kxg2 Be6 34.Kf2 Bd5 35.b6 cxb6 36.Bxb6 Rc8 37.Ra5 Ke6 38.Bc5 Rc6 39.Rb5 Kf5 40.Bd6 Rc2+ 41.Ke3 Bc6 42.Ra5 Rc4 43.Ra8 Re4+ 44.Kd3 Rxf4 45.Rf8+ Kg4 46.Rxf4+ Kxf4 47.e6+ Kf3 48.e7 g5 49.Kd2 g4 50.Ke1 Bb5 51.Bc7 g3 52.Bb6 Kg2 53.Bc7 Be8 54.Bd6 Bh5 55.Bc7 Bf7 56.Bd6 Be8 57.Bc7 b5 58.Bd6 Bh5 59.Be5 Kh3 60.Kf1 b4 61.Kg1 b3 62.Bb2 Be8 63.Bc3 Bc6 64.Bb2 Kg4 65.Bc3 Kf3 66.Bb2 Ke2 67.e8=Q+ Bxe8 68.Kg2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2007.03.17"] [Round "1"] [White "Radjabov,T"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2729"] [BlackElo "2766"] [ECO "D17"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 Na6 7.f3 Nd7 8.Nxc4 e5 9.e4 exd4 10.Nb5 Bb4+ 11.Bd2 O-O 12.Nxd4 Bxe4 13.Bxb4 Nxb4 14.fxe4 Qh4+ 15.Kd2 Qxe4 16.Kc3 Nd5+ 17.Kb3 Nc5+ 18.Ka3 Rad8 19.Qd2 Nf4 20.Rd1 Nfe6 21.Nxe6 Rxd2 22.Nxc5 Qe7 23.Rxd2 Qxc5+ 24.Ka2 Qb4 25.Rc2 Qxa4+ 26.Kb1 b5 27.Nd2 c5 28.Be2 c4 29.Rhc1 Qb4 30.Bf3 a5 31.Ka1 Rd8 32.Nb1 g6 33.Na3 Qc5 34.Kb1 a4 35.h3 Rd3 36.Rc3 Rxc3 37.Rxc3 Qf5+ 38.Nc2 b4 39.Rxc4 b3 40.Kc1 Qg5+ 41.Kb1 bxc2+ 42.Kxc2 Qb5 43.Rc3 h5 44.g4 h4 45.Bd1 Kg7 46.Kc1 Qf1 47.Rf3 Qg1 48.Ra3 Qh1 49.Kd2 Qd5+ 50.Kc1 Qc4+ 51.Kb1 Qf1 52.Kc1 Kh6 53.Rf3 Qc4+ 54.Rc3 Qf4+ 55.Kb1 Qf1 56.Kc1 Kg5 57.Rf3 Qc4+ 58.Kb1 Qd5 59.Rc3 Qxd1+ 0-1 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2007.03.18"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Van Wely,L"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2766"] [BlackElo "2683"] [ECO "D30"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.b3 Nbd7 6.Bb2 b6 7.Bd3 Bb7 8.O-O Bd6 9.Nc3 O-O 10.Qc2 Re8 11.Rad1 Qe7 12.e4 dxe4 13.Nxe4 Nxe4 14.Bxe4 Nf6 15.Bd3 Ba3 16.Ba1 h6 17.Rfe1 Rad8 18.h3 a5 19.Re3 Qc7 20.Qe2 Kf8 21.Nh2 Be7 22.Ng4 c5 23.dxc5 Qxc5 24.Ne5 Rd6 25.Re1 Red8 26.Nxf7 Qc6 27.Be4 Nxe4 28.Nxd8 Bxd8 29.Qf3+ Nf6 30.Qxc6 Rxc6 31.Rxe6 Rxe6 32.Rxe6 Kf7 33.Rd6 Bc7 34.Rd1 Ke6 35.a3 h5 36.Re1+ Kd7 37.Be5 Bd8 38.Rd1+ Ke8 39.b4 axb4 40.axb4 Bc8 41.Ra1 Be6 42.Ra8 Ke7 43.Ra7+ Nd7 44.c5 bxc5 45.bxc5 Ke8 46.Bd4 Bd5 47.Ra6 Bf7 48.Ra3 Bd5 49.Rc3 Nb8 50.Bxg7 Be7 51.Be5 Nc6 52.Bd6 Bxd6 53.cxd6 Kd7 54.Rg3 Bf7 55.Rf3 Ke6 56.d7 Ke7 57.Kh2 Be6 58.Kg3 Bxd7 59.Kh4 Be8 60.Kg5 Nd4 61.Re3+ Ne6+ 62.Kh6 Kf6 63.Rf3+ Ke5 64.g4 hxg4 65.hxg4 Bc6 66.Rf5+ Kd6 67.g5 Be4 68.Rf7 Nd4 69.g6 Nf5+ 70.Kg5 Ne7 71.g7 Bh7 72.f4 Ke6 73.Rf8 Ng8 74.f5+ 1-0 [Event "Amber Rapid"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2007.03.18"] [Round "2"] [White "Van Wely,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2683"] [BlackElo "2766"] [ECO "D12"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nh4 Bg6 7.Nxg6 hxg6 8.a3 Nbd7 9.g3 Be7 10.b4 dxc4 11.Bxc4 a5 12.Rb1 axb4 13.axb4 Nb6 14.Bd3 Nfd5 15.Nxd5 cxd5 16.O-O f5 17.Bd2 Kf7 18.Ra1 Nc4 19.Qe2 b5 20.Bc3 Qc7 21.Rfc1 g5 22.Rxa8 Rxa8 23.Qh5+ Kg8 24.g4 Qd7 25.h4 gxh4 26.gxf5 Ra6 27.Ra1 Rxa1+ 28.Bxa1 Nd6 29.Qh7+ Kf8 30.Qh8+ Kf7 31.Qh5+ Kf8 32.Qh8+ Kf7 33.Be2 Bf6 34.fxe6+ Qxe6 35.Bc3 Qe4 36.Qh5+ g6 37.Qg4 Qb1+ 38.Kg2 Ne4 39.Qd7+ Kf8 40.Qxd5 h3+ 41.Kh2 Qc2 42.Be1 Qxe2 43.Qxe4 Qxe1 44.Qf4 Kf7 45.Qc7+ Be7 46.Qf4+ Kg8 47.Qg3 g5 48.Qf3 Qf1 49.Qd5+ Kg7 50.Qe5+ Bf6 51.Qg3 Kg6 52.Qf3 Qg2+ 53.Qxg2 hxg2 54.Kxg2 Be7 0-1 [Event "Amber Rapid"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2007.03.19"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Morozevich,A"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2766"] [BlackElo "2741"] [ECO "A40"] 1.d4 e6 2.c4 b6 3.Nf3 Bb7 4.g3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 Bxf3 6.exf3 Bxd2+ 7.Qxd2 Ne7 8.d5 c5 9.dxc6 dxc6 10.Qxd8+ Kxd8 11.Nc3 Kc7 12.O-O-O Nd7 13.f4 Rad8 14.Ne4 h6 15.Bg2 Nb8 16.c5 Rd5 17.b4 Nd7 18.cxb6+ axb6 19.Nc3 Rxd1+ 20.Rxd1 Nd5 21.Nxd5+ exd5 22.b5 Nf6 23.bxc6 Kxc6 24.Bf3 Kd6 25.Rd3 Rc8+ 26.Kd2 Ra8 27.a3 Ra4 28.Rb3 Kc5 29.Rc3+ Rc4 30.Re3 Kd6 31.Rb3 Rc6 32.Rb5 Kc7 33.g4 Rd6 34.g5 Kc6 35.Rb3 Nd7 36.Re3 Nc5 37.Re7 Rd7 38.Re8 Kb5 39.Rg8 hxg5 40.fxg5 g6 41.h4 d4 42.Rc8 Kc4 43.h5 gxh5 44.Bxh5 d3 45.g6 fxg6 46.Bxg6 Rd6 47.Bf7+ Kd4 48.f3 Rd7 49.Bg8 Rg7 50.Rd8+ Nd7 51.Bb3 b5 52.f4 Ke4 53.Re8+ Kxf4 54.Kxd3 Nc5+ 55.Kc3 Rg3+ 56.Kb4 Nxb3 57.Kxb5 Nd4+ 58.Kc4 Nf5 59.Kb4 Nd6 60.Re6 Ne4 61.a4 Rg1 62.a5 Ra1 63.a6 Kf5 64.Rh6 Ke5 65.Rh5+ Kd4 66.Kb5 Nc3+ 67.Kb6 Nd5+ 68.Rxd5+ Kxd5 69.a7 Kd6 70.Kb7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2007.03.19"] [Round "3"] [White "Morozevich,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2741"] [BlackElo "2766"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 c6 4.d3 Bg4 5.h3 Bxf3 6.Bxf3 Nbd7 7.Bg2 e6 8.O-O Bd6 9.e4 Qc7 10.Qe2 O-O-O 11.Nd2 Kb8 12.a4 g5 13.d4 dxe4 14.a5 a6 15.Nc4 h6 16.Nxd6 Qxd6 17.Rd1 e5 18.dxe5 Qxe5 19.Be3 Rhe8 20.Rd4 Nd5 21.Rad1 f5 22.Bc1 Kc8 23.h4 Nc5 24.hxg5 hxg5 25.Rc4 Ne6 26.c3 Kb8 27.Re1 Nf6 28.Rb4 Qxa5 29.Qc4 Nd5 30.Rb3 Kc8 31.Bf1 Rd7 32.Ra3 Qb6 33.Rb3 Qc5 34.Qa4 Qd6 35.Qc4 Nc5 36.Ra3 e3 37.Kg2 Re4 0-1 [Event "Amber Rapid"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2007.03.20"] [Round "4"] [White "Anand,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2779"] [BlackElo "2766"] [ECO "C88"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.h3 Bb7 9.d3 d6 10.a3 Nb8 11.Nbd2 Nbd7 12.Nf1 Re8 13.Ne3 Nc5 14.Ba2 h6 15.Nh2 Bf8 16.Nhg4 Ne6 17.Nf5 Kh7 18.Qf3 Nxg4 19.hxg4 Qf6 20.Qh3 Kg8 21.g3 Rad8 22.f4 exf4 23.gxf4 Nd4 24.c3 Nc2 25.Re2 Nxa1 26.g5 Qg6 27.Nxh6+ gxh6 28.f5 Qg7 29.Rg2 Rxe4 30.dxe4 Bxe4 31.Rg3 Qe5 32.gxh6+ Kh7 33.Qg4 Be7 34.Bxf7 Bxf5 35.Qg7+ Qxg7 36.hxg7 Rg8 37.Bxg8+ Kxg8 38.Bh6 d5 39.Rf3 Be6 40.Rf8+ Kh7 41.Rh8+ Kg6 42.g8=Q+ Bxg8 43.Rxg8+ Kxh6 44.Ra8 Nb3 45.Rxa6+ Bd6 46.Kf1 Kg5 47.Ke2 Kf5 48.Ra8 Ke6 49.a4 bxa4 50.Rxa4 c5 51.Kd3 c4+ 52.Kc2 Bf4 53.Ra8 Nc5 54.Rc8 Kd6 55.Rf8 Be5 56.Rg8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2007.03.20"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Anand,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2766"] [BlackElo "2779"] [ECO "E20"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nf3 c5 5.g3 cxd4 6.Nxd4 Ne4 7.Qd3 Bxc3+ 8.bxc3 Nc5 9.Qf3 d6 10.Bg2 e5 11.Nf5 Qf6 12.Ne3 Qxf3 13.Bxf3 Be6 14.Ba3 Nba6 15.O-O-O Ke7 16.Bg2 Rad8 17.f4 f6 18.Rhf1 b6 19.g4 Nc7 20.h4 g6 21.Kc2 Rhf8 22.Bc6 f5 23.fxe5 dxe5 24.Rxd8 Kxd8 25.gxf5 gxf5 26.Bxc5 bxc5 27.Be4 Ne8 28.Bxf5 Nd6 29.Bxe6 Rf2 30.Rxf2 1-0 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2007.03.22"] [Round "5"] [White "Ivanchuk,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2750"] [BlackElo "2766"] [ECO "C88"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.a4 b4 9.d3 d6 10.a5 Be6 11.Nbd2 Qc8 12.Bxe6 fxe6 13.Nc4 Rb8 14.Bg5 Rb5 15.Nfd2 Qe8 16.Nb3 Nd7 17.Bxe7 Qxe7 18.f3 Nc5 19.Nxc5 Rxc5 20.Kh1 Qf6 21.Qd2 Qf4 22.Qf2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Rapid"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2007.03.22"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Ivanchuk,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2766"] [BlackElo "2750"] [ECO "A17"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3 6.Qxc3 d6 7.b4 a5 8.Bb2 e5 9.g3 axb4 10.axb4 Rxa1+ 11.Bxa1 b5 12.cxb5 Bd7 13.e3 Qc8 14.Be2 Qb7 15.d3 Bxb5 16.O-O Nc6 17.Rb1 Qa6 18.Qb3 Ra8 19.Nd2 Qa2 20.Bc3 Qxb3 21.Rxb3 Ra2 22.Bf1 Nd5 23.Bg2 Nce7 24.Bb2 Ba4 25.Ra3 Rxb2 26.Rxa4 Nb6 27.Ra7 Rxd2 28.Rxc7 Kf8 29.Rb7 Rd1+ 30.Bf1 Nec8 31.b5 Ra1 32.Rc7 g6 33.h4 Rb1 34.d4 exd4 35.exd4 Ne7 36.Kg2 h5 37.Rb7 Nbd5 38.Rb8+ Kg7 39.Rd8 Rb2 40.Kg1 Nf5 41.Bc4 Rb1+ 42.Kh2 Nf6 43.f3 Rb2+ 44.Kh3 Nxd4 0-1 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2007.03.23"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Aronian,L"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2766"] [BlackElo "2744"] [ECO "A30"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.g3 c5 4.Bg2 Bb7 5.O-O e6 6.Nc3 Be7 7.d4 cxd4 8.Qxd4 O-O 9.Rd1 d6 10.Bg5 Nbd7 11.Nb5 d5 12.cxd5 Bxd5 13.Nc3 Bc6 14.Qc4 Qc8 15.e4 h6 16.Bf4 Bb7 17.Qxc8 Raxc8 18.e5 Nd5 19.Nxd5 Bxd5 20.Ne1 Rfd8 21.Bxd5 exd5 22.Rxd5 Nc5 23.Rad1 Rxd5 24.Rxd5 Kf8 25.Be3 Ke8 26.Bxc5 Bxc5 27.Kf1 Ke7 28.Nd3 Ke6 29.Nf4+ Ke7 30.Rd2 g5 31.Nd3 Bd4 32.Kg2 Ke6 33.Re2 Kf5 34.g4+ Kg6 35.f4 f5 36.exf6 gxf4 37.Nxf4+ Kxf6 38.h4 Be5 39.Nd5+ Ke6 40.Ne3 Bf4 41.Nf5+ Kf6 42.Rf2 Rc4 43.Ne3 Rd4 44.Rxf4+ Rxf4 45.Nd5+ Ke5 46.Nxf4 Kxf4 47.Kh3 a6 48.a4 b5 49.axb5 axb5 50.b4 Ke5 51.Kg3 Ke4 52.g5 1-0 [Event "Amber Rapid"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2007.03.23"] [Round "6"] [White "Aronian,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2744"] [BlackElo "2766"] [ECO "D15"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 dxc4 5.e4 b5 6.e5 Nd5 7.a4 e6 8.Ng5 Be7 9.Nge4 b4 10.Nb1 f5 11.exf6 Nxf6 12.Nxf6+ Bxf6 13.Bxc4 Qxd4 14.Qh5+ g6 15.Qe2 Qe5 16.Qxe5 Bxe5 17.O-O O-O 18.Nd2 Na6 19.Re1 Bg7 20.a5 Nc5 21.a6 Rf4 22.Ra5 Bd4 23.Re2 Bd7 24.b3 Rf5 25.Nf3 Bc3 26.Raa2 Be8 27.Ng5 Rd8 28.g4 Rf6 29.Be3 Rd1+ 30.Kg2 Bd4 31.Rad2 Bxe3 32.Rxd1 Bxg5 33.Re5 Bh4 34.Rxc5 Rxf2+ 35.Kh3 Bf6 36.Kg3 Ra2 37.g5 Bc3 38.Bxe6+ Kf8 39.Bc4 Ke7 40.h4 Ra3 41.Bg8 Rxa6 42.Rc4 Ra5 43.Re4+ Re5 44.Kf4 Rxe4+ 45.Kxe4 a5 46.Kd3 Kf8 47.Be6 Ke7 48.Bg8 Kf8 49.Bc4 Bd7 50.Rf1+ Bf5+ 51.Ke3 Kg7 52.h5 h6 53.gxh6+ Kxh6 54.hxg6 Bxg6 55.Rf8 c5 56.Ra8 Kg5 57.Rxa5 Bd4+ 58.Kf3 Bc2 59.Ke2 Kf4 60.Ra8 Bg6 61.Rf8+ Ke5 62.Bd3 Bh5+ 63.Kd2 Bc3+ 64.Kc2 Bg4 65.Re8+ Kd6 66.Rg8 Be6 67.Rg6 Ke5 68.Rg5+ Kd6 69.Rh5 Bd4 70.Rh4 Bd5 71.Rh6+ Ke5 72.Bc4 Bxc4 73.bxc4 Ke4 74.Rh3 Bf6 75.Kb3 Bd4 76.Rh5 Kd3 77.Rd5 Kd2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Rapid"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2007.03.24"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Leko,P"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2766"] [BlackElo "2749"] [ECO "A37"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 e5 4.g3 g6 5.Bg2 Bg7 6.O-O d6 7.a3 a5 8.Ne1 Be6 9.d3 Nge7 10.Nc2 d5 11.cxd5 Nxd5 12.Bd2 O-O 13.Rb1 f5 14.Ne3 Nb6 15.b3 Rb8 16.Nc4 Nd7 17.Nb5 Ra8 18.e3 Nb6 19.Ncd6 Qb8 20.Qc2 Nd7 21.b4 axb4 22.axb4 Ra2 23.Qc1 cxb4 24.Bxb4 Nxb4 25.Rxb4 Ra6 26.Nc7 Rxd6 27.Rxb7 Qd8 28.Nxe6 Rxe6 29.Bd5 Re8 30.Bxe6+ Rxe6 31.Qc4 Nf8 32.Ra1 Qd6 33.Rba7 Qc6 34.Qb3 Qb6 35.Qd5 Qc6 36.Qb3 Qb6 37.Qc4 Qc6 38.R1a6 Qxc4 39.dxc4 Bf6 40.c5 Rxa6 41.Rxa6 Bd8 42.Ra8 Bc7 43.Rc8 Ba5 44.c6 Kf7 45.c7 Bxc7 46.Rxc7+ Kf6 47.f4 exf4 48.exf4 h6 49.Rc6+ Ne6 50.h4 Kf7 51.Kf2 Ng7 52.Rc7+ Kf6 53.Kf3 Ne6 54.Rh7 Nf8 55.Ra7 Ne6 56.Ke3 g5 57.h5 gxf4+ 58.gxf4 Ng7 59.Ra6+ Ne6 60.Ra8 Kg7 61.Ra7+ Kg8 62.Re7 Ng7 63.Kd4 Nxh5 64.Ke5 Ng3 65.Kf6 Kf8 66.Rh7 1-0 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2007.03.24"] [Round "7"] [White "Leko,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2749"] [BlackElo "2766"] [ECO "C89"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.c3 d5 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Nxe5 Nxe5 11.Rxe5 c6 12.d4 Bd6 13.Re1 Qh4 14.g3 Qh3 15.Be3 Bg4 16.Qd3 Rae8 17.Nd2 Re6 18.a4 Qh5 19.axb5 axb5 20.Qf1 Bh3 21.Bd1 Qf5 22.Qe2 c5 23.Nf3 Bf4 24.Qd2 Nxe3 25.fxe3 Bh6 26.Qf2 Rfe8 27.Ne5 Qxf2+ 28.Kxf2 f6 29.Bg4 Rxe5 30.Bxh3 Bxe3+ 31.Kf3 cxd4 32.Rad1 dxc3 33.bxc3 Bb6 34.Rxe5 Rxe5 35.Rd5 Re3+ 36.Kg2 Rxc3 37.Rxb5 Rc2+ 38.Kh1 Bc7 39.Be6+ Kf8 40.Bb3 Rc3 41.Kg2 g6 42.Bd1 Ke7 43.Rb2 Rd3 44.Be2 Re3 45.Bf3 Ra3 46.Re2+ Be5 47.g4 Ke6 48.Be4 h5 49.gxh5 gxh5 50.Rf2 Bd4 51.Rf3 Ra2+ 52.Kh3 Bg1 53.Bf5+ Ke5 54.Kh4 Rf2 0-1 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2007.03.25"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Gelfand,B"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2766"] [BlackElo "2733"] [ECO "D12"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c6 3.d4 d5 4.e3 Bf5 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nh4 Bg6 7.Be2 Nbd7 8.O-O Bd6 9.g3 O-O 10.Nxg6 hxg6 11.Qc2 dxc4 12.Bxc4 c5 13.dxc5 Bxc5 14.Rd1 Rc8 15.Bf1 Bb4 16.Bd2 Ne5 17.Bg2 Qb6 18.Qb3 Nc4 19.Be1 Ba5 20.Qxb6 axb6 21.Rab1 Nxb2 22.Rxb2 Bxc3 23.Bxc3 Rxc3 24.Bxb7 Ra3 25.Rd6 Nd5 26.Bxd5 exd5 27.Rdxb6 Rfa8 28.Rb8+ Rxb8 29.Rxb8+ Kh7 30.Rb2 g5 31.Rd2 Kg6 32.Kf1 Kf6 33.Ke2 Ke5 34.Kd1 f5 35.Kc1 f4 36.Re2 fxg3 37.hxg3 d4 38.Kb2 Ra8 39.exd4+ Kxd4 40.a3 Rb8+ 41.Kc1 Ra8 42.Ra2 Kc3 43.Kd1 Rf8 44.Ke2 Kb3 45.Rd2 Kxa3 46.Rd5 Kb4 47.Rxg5 Rf7 48.f4 Kc4 49.Ke3 Re7+ 50.Re5 Rd7 51.Ke4 1-0 [Event "Amber Rapid"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2007.03.25"] [Round "8"] [White "Gelfand,B"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2733"] [BlackElo "2766"] [ECO "D12"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nh4 Bg6 7.Be2 Nbd7 8.O-O Bd6 9.g3 O-O 10.Nxg6 hxg6 11.Qc2 Qe7 12.Bd2 dxc4 13.Bxc4 c5 14.Be2 Rac8 15.Bf3 cxd4 16.exd4 Nb6 17.Bg5 Qd7 18.Qb3 Be7 19.Nb5 Rc4 20.a3 a5 21.Nc3 Bd8 22.Bxf6 gxf6 23.d5 e5 24.Rac1 f5 25.d6 a4 26.Qb5 Qxd6 27.Bxb7 Bg5 28.Rcd1 Qc5 29.Ba6 e4 30.Nd5 Qxb5 31.Bxb5 Rc5 32.Nxb6 Rxb5 33.Nxa4 Ra8 34.Rd4 e3 35.Re1 Bf6 36.Rc4 exf2+ 37.Kxf2 Bxb2 38.Nxb2 Rxb2+ 39.Re2 Rxe2+ 40.Kxe2 Rxa3 41.Kf2 Ra2+ 42.Kg1 Kg7 43.g4 fxg4 44.Rxg4 f5 45.Rb4 Kh6 46.Rh4+ Kg5 47.Rb4 Kh5 48.Rf4 Re2 49.Ra4 g5 50.Rb4 f4 51.Rb8 Kg4 52.Ra8 Kf3 53.Ra3+ Re3 54.Ra1 Rd3 55.Rb1 Ke2 56.Kg2 g4 57.Ra1 Rd1 58.Ra2+ Rd2 59.Ra1 Rb2 60.Kg1 f3 61.Rc1 Rd2 62.Ra1 Ke3 63.Ra3+ Kf4 64.Ra4+ Kg5 65.Ra8 Rg2+ 66.Kh1 Rc2 67.Kg1 Re2 68.Rg8+ Kf4 69.Rf8+ Ke3 70.Re8+ Kd2 71.Ra8 Rg2+ 72.Kh1 Re2 73.Kg1 Kd3 74.Rd8+ Ke3 75.Re8+ Kd2 76.Ra8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2007.03.27"] [Round "9"] [White "Carlsen,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2690"] [BlackElo "2766"] [ECO "C77"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.d3 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 O-O 9.Nbd2 Na5 10.Bc2 c5 11.d4 Qc7 12.d5 Bd7 13.b3 g6 14.Re1 Nh5 15.Nf1 Nb7 16.Bh6 Ng7 17.a4 Rfb8 18.Qd2 Nd8 19.b4 f6 20.bxc5 dxc5 21.axb5 axb5 22.c4 b4 23.Qe2 Nf7 24.Be3 Rxa1 25.Rxa1 f5 26.Bc1 f4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Rapid"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2007.03.27"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Carlsen,M"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2766"] [BlackElo "2690"] [ECO "D44"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.d4 dxc4 5.e4 Bb4 6.Bg5 b5 7.a4 c6 8.e5 h6 9.exf6 hxg5 10.fxg7 Rg8 11.g3 Bb7 12.Bg2 c5 13.O-O g4 14.axb5 gxf3 15.Bxf3 Bxf3 16.Qxf3 Nd7 17.dxc5 Bxc3 18.bxc3 Nxc5 19.Rfd1 Qc8 20.Rd6 Qb7 21.Qh5 Rc8 22.Rc6 Nd3 23.Rxc8+ Qxc8 24.Rxa7 1-0 [Event "Amber Rapid"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2007.03.28"] [Round "10"] [White "Svidler,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2728"] [BlackElo "2766"] [ECO "C89"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.c3 d5 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Nxe5 Nxe5 11.Rxe5 c6 12.d4 Bd6 13.Re1 Qh4 14.g3 Qh3 15.Be3 Bg4 16.Qd3 Rae8 17.Nd2 Re6 18.a4 Qh5 19.axb5 axb5 20.Qf1 Bh3 21.Bd1 Qf5 22.Qe2 c5 23.Nf3 Bf4 24.Bc2 Qg4 25.Qd3 g6 26.Ne5 Bxe5 27.dxe5 Qf3 28.Qe4 Qxe4 29.Bxe4 Nxe3 30.Rxe3 Rxe5 31.Bc6 Rxe3 32.fxe3 Rd8 33.Bxb5 Rd2 34.b4 cxb4 35.cxb4 Rg2+ 36.Kh1 Rb2 37.Bf1 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2007.03.29"] [Round "11"] [White "Vallejo Pons,F"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2679"] [BlackElo "2766"] [ECO "C88"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.h3 Bb7 9.d3 d6 10.a3 Nb8 11.Nbd2 Nbd7 12.Nf1 Re8 13.Ne3 h6 14.Nh2 Nc5 15.Ba2 Bf8 16.Nhg4 Ne6 17.Nf5 Kh7 18.c3 Nxg4 19.Qxg4 g6 20.Ng3 Bg7 21.f4 exf4 22.Bxf4 d5 23.e5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Rapid"] [Site "Monte Carlo MNC"] [Date "2007.03.29"] [Round "11"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Vallejo Pons,F"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2766"] [BlackElo "2679"] [ECO "D12"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 c6 3.c4 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nh4 Be4 7.f3 Bg6 8.Bd2 Nbd7 9.Qb3 Qc7 10.O-O-O Be7 11.cxd5 Nxd5 12.Nxg6 hxg6 13.e4 Nxc3 14.Bxc3 O-O-O 15.g3 Kb8 16.Kb1 Nb6 17.Be2 Nc8 18.f4 Nd6 19.Bd3 Qb6 20.Qxb6 axb6 21.h4 Ne8 22.Rh2 b5 23.a3 Nf6 24.Bc2 Rd7 25.Re2 Bd8 26.Bb3 Bc7 27.d5 exd5 28.exd5 cxd5 29.Bxf6 gxf6 30.Rxd5 Rxd5 31.Bxd5 g5 32.hxg5 fxg5 33.Re4 gxf4 34.gxf4 Rd8 35.Bb3 f6 36.Rb4 Ka7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Rapid Match"] [Site "Miskolc HUN"] [Date "2007.04.25"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Leko,P"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2738"] [ECO "A33"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 e6 6.Bg5 Be7 7.e3 Qa5 8.Bh4 Ne4 9.Bxe7 Nxc3 10.Qd2 Nxe7 11.Nb5 O-O 12.Qxc3 Qxc3+ 13.Nxc3 b6 14.O-O-O Rd8 15.Be2 Bb7 16.e4 f5 17.exf5 Nxf5 18.Rhg1 Rac8 19.Rd2 Kf8 20.g3 Ke7 21.Re1 Nd6 22.b3 b5 23.Red1 Ne4 24.Nxe4 Bxe4 25.Kb2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Rapid Match"] [Site "Miskolc HUN"] [Date "2007.04.25"] [Round "2"] [White "Leko,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2738"] [BlackElo "2772"] [ECO "C88"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.h3 Bb7 9.d3 d6 10.a3 Na5 11.Ba2 c5 12.Nbd2 Nc6 13.Nf1 Bc8 14.Ne3 Be6 15.Nd5 Bxd5 16.exd5 Nd4 17.Nd2 Nf5 18.Ne4 Nd7 19.g3 g6 20.h4 Rc8 21.b4 Qb6 22.h5 cxb4 23.axb4 Nf6 24.c3 Ng7 25.h6 Nge8 26.Bd2 Nxe4 27.dxe4 f5 28.exf5 Rxf5 29.Be3 Qb7 30.Rc1 Bd8 31.c4 bxc4 32.Bxc4 Qxb4 33.Rb1 Qxc4 34.Rc1 Qxc1 35.Bxc1 Bb6 36.Be3 Bxe3 37.Rxe3 Nf6 38.Qa4 e4 39.Qxa6 Rc1+ 40.Kg2 Rc2 41.Re2 Rxe2 42.Qxe2 Rxd5 43.Qc4 Kf7 44.Qc7+ Ke6 45.Qc8+ Ke7 46.Kf1 Rc5 47.Qb7+ Ke6 48.Ke2 Rf5 49.Qc8+ Ke7 50.Qc7+ Ke6 51.Qc8+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Rapid Match"] [Site "Miskolc HUN"] [Date "2007.04.26"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Leko,P"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2738"] [ECO "E15"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 c6 8.Bc3 d5 9.Ne5 Nfd7 10.Nxd7 Nxd7 11.Nd2 O-O 12.O-O Rc8 13.e4 c5 14.exd5 exd5 15.dxc5 dxc4 16.c6 cxb3 17.Re1 b2 18.Bxb2 Nc5 19.Nc4 Bxc4 20.Qg4 Bg5 21.Qxc4 Nd3 22.Be5 Nxe1 23.Rxe1 Bf6 24.Bxf6 Qxf6 25.c7 Qd6 26.Rc1 b5 27.Qc2 b4 28.Bb7 g6 29.h4 Rfe8 30.Qa4 Qd2 31.Qc6 a5 32.Bxc8 Rxc8 33.Kg2 Kg7 34.Rc2 Qd3 35.Rc5 a4 36.Qxa4 Qe4+ 37.Kh2 Qd4 38.Qc2 h5 39.Kg2 Qd6 40.Qb2+ f6 41.Qc2 Kf7 42.Qc4+ Kg7 43.Rc6 Qd7 44.Qc5 Kf7 1-0 [Event "Rapid Match"] [Site "Miskolc HUN"] [Date "2007.04.26"] [Round "4"] [White "Leko,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2738"] [BlackElo "2772"] [ECO "C88"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.h3 Bb7 9.d3 d6 10.a3 Na5 11.Ba2 c5 12.Nbd2 Nc6 13.Nf1 Bc8 14.c3 Be6 15.Bxe6 fxe6 16.b4 Qd7 17.Ng3 Rfb8 18.d4 exd4 19.cxd4 cxd4 20.Nxd4 Nxd4 21.Qxd4 Rc8 22.Bb2 Rc2 23.Rad1 Qa7 24.e5 dxe5 25.Qxa7 Rxa7 26.Bxe5 Rd7 27.Rxd7 Nxd7 28.Bd4 Kf7 29.Rd1 Nf6 30.Be5 Ra2 31.Rd3 a5 32.bxa5 Bxa3 33.Rb3 Bc5 34.Rxb5 Bxf2+ 35.Kh2 Be1 36.Rb7+ Kg6 37.Bxf6 gxf6 38.Rb6 Bxa5 39.Rxe6 Bc7 40.Re3 Ra4 41.Rf3 h5 42.Kg1 Bb6+ 43.Kh2 h4 44.Nf5 Bc7+ 45.g3 hxg3+ 46.Nxg3 f5 47.Kg2 f4 48.Nf1 Kf5 49.Ne3+ Ke4 50.Ng4 Ra2+ 51.Nf2+ Kf5 52.Rb3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Rapid Match"] [Site "Miskolc HUN"] [Date "2007.04.28"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Leko,P"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2738"] [ECO "A30"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.g3 d5 5.d4 cxd4 6.Nxd4 dxc4 7.Nxc6 Qxd1+ 8.Nxd1 bxc6 9.Bg2 Nd5 10.Ne3 e6 11.Nxc4 Ba6 12.b3 Bb4+ 13.Bd2 Bxd2+ 14.Nxd2 Nb4 15.Kd1 O-O-O 16.a3 Nd5 17.Rc1 Kb7 18.Ke1 e5 19.e3 Kb6 20.Bf1 Bb5 21.Bc4 f6 22.Ke2 Rd7 23.Rc2 a5 24.Rhc1 Ne7 25.Bxb5 cxb5 26.a4 Rhd8 27.axb5 Kxb5 28.Ne4 Ra7 29.g4 h6 30.h4 Kb6 31.g5 hxg5 32.hxg5 fxg5 33.Rg1 Rc8 34.Rd2 Nc6 35.Rxg5 a4 36.bxa4 Rxa4 37.Nd6 Rc7 38.Ne8 Rca7 39.Nxg7 Ra2 40.Rxa2 Rxa2+ 41.Kf3 Kc5 42.Nf5 Nb4 43.Ng3 Kd5 44.Ne4 Ra8 45.Nf6+ Ke6 46.Ng4 Nd3 47.Rg6+ Kf5 48.Rf6+ Kg5 49.Rd6 Rf8+ 50.Kg3 e4 51.Rd5+ Rf5 52.f4+ Kg6 53.Rd4 Nc5 54.Ne5+ Kg7 55.Rc4 Nd3 56.Nxd3 exd3 57.Rd4 1-0 [Event "Rapid Match"] [Site "Miskolc HUN"] [Date "2007.04.28"] [Round "6"] [White "Leko,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2738"] [BlackElo "2772"] [ECO "C84"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.d3 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.a4 Bd7 9.Nc3 Na5 10.Ba2 b4 11.Ne2 c5 12.Ng3 O-O 13.Nh4 g6 14.Bh6 Re8 15.Bd2 Bg4 16.f3 Be6 17.Bxe6 fxe6 18.f4 exf4 19.Bxf4 Nc6 20.Nf3 Nd7 21.c3 bxc3 22.bxc3 Nde5 23.Bxe5 dxe5 24.Qc2 Ra7 25.Rfd1 Bf8 26.Nf1 Bh6 27.N1d2 Bxd2 28.Rxd2 Rd7 29.Rb1 Kg7 30.h3 Qc7 31.Rf1 Nd8 32.Rdf2 Qd6 33.Qc1 Nf7 34.Nh2 h5 35.Qe3 Ree7 36.Rf3 c4 37.dxc4 Qd2 38.Qb6 Ng5 39.Re3 Rf7 40.h4 Rb7 41.Qc5 Rb2 42.Qxe5+ Kh7 43.Qxg5 Rxf1+ 44.Nxf1 Qf2+ 45.Kh2 Qxf1 46.Rg3 Qf7 47.c5 Re2 48.Qe5 Qb7 49.Rxg6 1-0 [Event "Rapid Match"] [Site "Miskolc HUN"] [Date "2007.04.29"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Leko,P"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2738"] [ECO "D43"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 c6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.Qc2 dxc4 8.e3 b5 9.a4 Bb7 10.axb5 cxb5 11.Nxb5 Bb4+ 12.Nc3 O-O 13.Be2 Rc8 14.O-O Nd7 15.Rfc1 a5 16.Na4 Rab8 17.Qd1 e5 18.Rxc4 Rxc4 19.Bxc4 Bxf3 20.Qxf3 Qxf3 21.gxf3 exd4 22.exd4 Nb6 23.Nxb6 Rxb6 24.Rd1 Kf8 25.b3 Rg6+ 26.Kf1 Rg5 27.Rd3 Rh5 28.Kg2 Rg5+ 29.Kf1 Rh5 30.Kg2 Rg5+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Rapid Match"] [Site "Miskolc HUN"] [Date "2007.04.29"] [Round "8"] [White "Leko,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2738"] [BlackElo "2772"] [ECO "C77"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.d3 b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.O-O d6 8.c3 h6 9.a4 Rb8 10.d4 Bb6 11.Na3 O-O 12.axb5 axb5 13.Nxb5 Bg4 14.Be3 d5 15.exd5 Nxd5 16.h3 Bh5 17.g4 Bg6 18.Na3 exd4 19.cxd4 Be4 20.Bc2 Bxf3 21.Qxf3 Nxd4 22.Bxd4 Bxd4 23.Rad1 c5 24.Nb5 Rxb5 25.Qd3 g6 26.Qxb5 Nf4 27.Qc6 Nxh3+ 28.Kg2 Nf4+ 29.Kf3 Ne6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Rapid Match"] [Site "Yerevan ARM"] [Date "2007.05.04"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Aronian,L"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2759"] [ECO "C89"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.c3 d5 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Nxe5 Nxe5 11.Rxe5 c6 12.d4 Bd6 13.Re1 Qh4 14.g3 Qh3 15.Be3 Bg4 16.Qd3 Rae8 17.Nd2 Re6 18.Qf1 Qh5 19.f3 Nxe3 20.Qf2 Nd5 21.fxg4 Qxg4 22.Qf3 Qg5 23.Rxe6 fxe6 24.Ne4 Qg6 25.Qe2 Nf4 26.Qc2 Nh3+ 27.Kg2 Qg4 28.Bxe6+ Qxe6 29.Qb3 Nf4+ 30.gxf4 Qxb3 31.axb3 Bxf4 32.Rxa6 Rc8 33.Nc5 Kf7 34.Nd3 g5 35.Nxf4 gxf4 36.Kf3 Ke6 37.Kxf4 Kd6 38.c4 Rf8+ 39.Ke3 Kc7 40.Ra7+ Kb6 41.Rxh7 Rf1 42.Rh6 Kb7 43.Rh5 Rb1 44.Kd3 bxc4+ 45.Kc2 1-0 [Event "Rapid Match"] [Site "Yerevan ARM"] [Date "2007.05.04"] [Round "2"] [White "Aronian,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2759"] [BlackElo "2772"] [ECO "D17"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 e6 7.f3 c5 8.e4 Bg6 9.Be3 cxd4 10.Qxd4 Qxd4 11.Bxd4 Nfd7 12.Nxd7 Nxd7 13.Bxc4 a6 14.h4 Rc8 15.Ba2 h6 16.Rc1 Rg8 17.Ke2 Bc5 18.Bxc5 Rxc5 19.Nb1 Ke7 20.Rxc5 Nxc5 21.h5 Bh7 22.Rc1 Nd7 23.Nd2 g6 24.hxg6 Rxg6 25.Kf2 Rg5 26.Rc7 b5 27.a5 Rc5 28.Rxc5 Nxc5 29.Ke3 Kd6 30.b4 Nd7 31.Nb3 e5 32.Nc1 f5 33.Nd3 fxe4 34.fxe4 Nf6 35.Nc5 Bg6 36.Bb3 Ng4+ 37.Kd2 Nf6 38.Bc2 Kc6 39.Bd3 Nd7 40.Nxa6 Bf7 41.Be2 h5 42.g3 Bg6 43.Ke3 Bf7 44.Kd2 Bg6 45.Bd3 Bf7 46.Bf1 Be6 47.Kc3 Bg4 48.Bd3 Bf3 49.Bc2 Kd6 50.Kd3 Kc6 51.Bb3 Kb7 52.Be6 Nf6 53.Nc5+ Kc6 54.Ke3 Bg4 55.Bf7 Bc8 56.Bb3 Bh3 57.Bd1 Bg4 58.Bc2 Bc8 59.Bd3 Ng4+ 60.Ke2 Nf6 61.Nb3 Be6 62.Nd2 Ne8 63.Nb1 Nc7 64.Nc3 Bd7 65.Kd2 Be8 66.Be2 Bf7 67.Nd5 Bxd5 68.exd5+ Kd6 69.Bxh5 e4 70.Bf7 Na6 71.Kc3 e3 72.Bh5 Kxd5 73.Be2 Nc7 74.Bf3+ Ke5 75.Bb7 Kf5 76.Kd3 1-0 [Event "Rapid Match"] [Site "Yerevan ARM"] [Date "2007.05.05"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Aronian,L"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2759"] [ECO "A30"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.g3 c5 4.Bg2 Bb7 5.O-O e6 6.Nc3 Be7 7.d4 cxd4 8.Qxd4 d6 9.Bg5 a6 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.Qf4 O-O 12.Rfd1 Be7 13.Ne4 Bxe4 14.Qxe4 Ra7 15.Nd4 Qc8 16.b3 Re8 17.a4 Qc5 18.Ra2 Qh5 19.Bf3 Qe5 20.e3 Rc8 21.Qb1 Rac7 22.Rc2 Qf6 23.Bg2 Nd7 24.Qa2 Qg6 25.Rcd2 Nc5 26.Ne2 Nd7 27.a5 bxa5 28.Qxa5 Nc5 29.Nc1 h5 30.Rd4 Qc2 31.b4 Qa4 32.Qxa4 Nxa4 33.Ne2 Nb2 34.Ra1 Bf6 35.Rxd6 Nxc4 36.Rdxa6 Bxa1 37.Rxa1 Rb8 38.Rb1 Na3 39.Rb3 Nb5 40.Bf3 g6 41.h4 Rc4 42.Nf4 Rc3 43.Rb2 Na3 44.Be2 Rc2 45.Rb3 e5 46.Nd5 Rxe2 47.Rxa3 Kg7 48.Rb3 Rd2 49.Nc7 Rc2 50.Nd5 Ra8 51.Nc3 Rc8 52.Ne4 R8c4 53.Nd6 R4c3 54.Rxc3 Rxc3 55.b5 Rd3 56.Nc4 f6 57.Kf1 Rb3 58.Nd6 Kf8 59.Ke2 Ke7 60.Nc8+ Kd7 61.Na7 Rb2+ 62.Kf3 Ke6 63.e4 Kd6 64.Nc8+ Ke6 65.Na7 f5 66.exf5+ Kxf5 67.Ke3 Rb3+ 68.Kd2 Ke4 69.Kc2 Rf3 70.Nc6 Rxf2+ 71.Kc3 Rf1 72.Kb4 Rc1 73.Ne7 Kf3 74.Nxg6 e4 75.b6 e3 76.Ne5+ Kxg3 77.Nd3 e2 0-1 [Event "Rapid Match"] [Site "Yerevan ARM"] [Date "2007.05.05"] [Round "4"] [White "Aronian,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2759"] [BlackElo "2772"] [ECO "D45"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.g4 dxc4 8.Bxc4 Nd5 9.Ne4 Be7 10.Bd2 b6 11.Ng3 O-O 12.e4 Nb4 13.Qb3 c5 14.Bxb4 cxb4 15.O-O a6 16.Qe3 b5 17.Bd3 Bb7 18.g5 Rc8 19.Rad1 Qb6 20.Bb1 Rfd8 21.h4 Nf8 22.h5 Rc7 23.Qf4 Bd6 24.e5 Be7 25.Be4 Bc8 26.Bb1 Bb7 27.Be4 Bc8 28.Kh2 Rcd7 29.Bb1 Bb7 30.Ne4 Bxe4 31.Bxe4 g6 32.hxg6 Nxg6 33.Qe3 Bf8 34.Kg2 Bg7 35.Rh1 Qb8 36.Rc1 Qa7 37.Rh3 Rxd4 38.Rd1 Nf4+ 39.Kh2 Ne2 40.Rd2 Bxe5+ 41.Nxe5 Qc7 42.Bxh7+ Kf8 43.Rxe2 1-0 [Event "Rapid Match"] [Site "Yerevan ARM"] [Date "2007.05.06"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Aronian,L"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2759"] [ECO "A60"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 c5 4.d5 exd5 5.cxd5 b5 6.Nd2 Nxd5 7.Bg2 Nc7 8.Bxa8 Nxa8 9.b4 c4 10.a4 Bxb4 11.Qc2 Bb7 12.Nf3 a6 13.axb5 axb5 14.Qb2 Qf6 15.Qxb4 Qxa1 16.O-O Qa6 17.Bb2 f6 18.Ba3 d6 19.Nd4 Nc7 20.Rb1 O-O 21.Nxc4 bxc4 22.Qxb7 Qxa3 23.Qxc7 Qc5 24.Rb7 Qxc7 25.Rxc7 d5 26.Nf5 Na6 27.Rxg7+ Kh8 28.Ra7 Nb4 29.Rc7 h5 30.Kg2 Re8 31.e3 Nd3 32.f4 Ra8 33.Kh3 Ra5 34.Kh4 Rc5 35.Rd7 Kg8 36.Kxh5 Kf8 37.Nd6 c3 38.Kg6 Rc6 39.Kxf6 Kg8 40.Kg6 Kf8 41.Kf6 Kg8 42.g4 Nc5 43.Rd8+ Kh7 44.Kf7 Rc7+ 45.Kf6 Rc6 46.Kf7 Rc7+ 47.Kf6 Rc6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Rapid Match"] [Site "Yerevan ARM"] [Date "2007.05.06"] [Round "6"] [White "Aronian,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2759"] [BlackElo "2772"] [ECO "D12"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nh4 Bg6 7.Nxg6 hxg6 8.g3 Nbd7 9.Bg2 dxc4 10.Qe2 Nb6 11.O-O Bb4 12.Bd2 O-O 13.Ne4 Qe7 14.Bxb4 Qxb4 15.Nc5 Rab8 16.Rfc1 Rfd8 17.Qc2 Nfd7 18.Ne4 e5 19.a3 Qe7 20.Re1 Nf6 21.Ng5 exd4 22.exd4 Qd6 23.Nf3 Re8 24.Re5 Nfd7 25.Ra5 a6 26.Rd1 Rbd8 27.Bf1 Re7 28.Rg5 Qf6 29.Kg2 Rde8 30.h4 Qe6 31.a4 Qe4 32.Qc1 f6 33.Ra5 Qe6 34.Qc2 Qe4 35.Qc1 Kh8 36.Re1 Qg4 37.Rxe7 Rxe7 38.Bxc4 Nxc4 39.Qxc4 Qe4 40.Qb3 c5 41.dxc5 Qc6 42.Qc3 Re2 43.b4 Ne5 44.b5 Qe4 45.c6 Nd3 46.Qxd3 Qxd3 47.cxb7 Re8 48.bxa6 Qb3 49.Rc5 Kh7 50.Rc8 Rg8 51.Nd4 Qb6 52.Rxg8 Kxg8 53.Kg1 Kh7 54.Nc6 Qb1+ 55.Kg2 Qe4+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sparkassen GM"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2007.06.23"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Anand,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2786"] [ECO "D12"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nh4 Bg6 7.Be2 Nbd7 8.O-O Bd6 9.g3 O-O 10.Nxg6 hxg6 11.Qc2 Qe7 12.Bd2 dxc4 13.Bxc4 c5 14.dxc5 Nxc5 15.Rfd1 Rac8 16.Be1 a6 17.Rac1 Rc7 18.Qb1 Rfc8 19.Bf1 Ncd7 20.Bg2 Ne5 21.Ne4 Rxc1 22.Rxc1 Rxc1 23.Qxc1 Nxe4 24.Bxe4 Bb4 25.Qc8+ Kh7 26.Bc3 Bxc3 27.Qxc3 Ng4 28.Bf3 Nf6 29.Qc8 Nd5 30.a3 a5 31.h4 b6 32.Qc6 Qd8 33.Bxd5 exd5 34.Qc3 Qd7 35.Kg2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sparkassen GM"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2007.06.24"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Gelfand,B"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2733"] [ECO "D45"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.e4 Nxe4 8.Nxe4 dxe4 9.Qxe4 c5 10.Bg5 Be7 11.Bxe7 Qa5+ 12.Ke2 Kxe7 13.g3 cxd4 14.Bg2 Nf6 15.Qxd4 Rd8 16.Qf4 Bd7 17.Ne5 Be8 18.Rhd1 Qb6 19.b3 Rxd1 20.Rxd1 Rd8 21.Rxd8 Qxd8 22.Bxb7 Qa5 23.Qe3 Qxa2+ 24.Kf1 Qa5 25.Bf3 Qb6 26.c5 Bb5+ 27.Kg2 Qc7 28.c6 a6 29.Qc5+ Ke8 30.b4 Nd5 31.Bxd5 exd5 32.Qxd5 Kf8 33.f3 f6 34.Nd7+ Ke7 35.Qg8 Kd6 36.Nc5 Qe7 37.Qc8 Bxc6 38.Qxa6 Qe3 39.Qd3+ Qxd3 40.Nxd3 Be8 41.Kf2 Kd5 42.Nf4+ Kc4 43.Ne6 Kxb4 44.Nxg7 Bf7 45.Nf5 Kc5 46.Nh6 Bb3 47.Ng4 f5 48.Nf6 h6 49.Ke3 Kd6 50.Kf4 Ke6 51.Ng8 Bc2 52.Nxh6 Kf6 53.g4 fxg4 54.fxg4 Kg6 55.Nf5 Bd3 56.h4 Be2 57.h5+ Kh7 58.Kg5 Bd3 59.Kh4 Kg8 60.Nd6 Kg7 61.g5 Bc2 62.Nc4 1-0 [Event "Sparkassen GM"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2007.06.26"] [Round "3"] [White "Mamedyarov,S"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2757"] [BlackElo "2772"] [ECO "E14"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.e3 Bb7 5.Bd3 d5 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Nc3 Bd6 8.O-O O-O 9.Qc2 c5 10.Rd1 Nc6 11.dxc5 bxc5 12.a3 Ne5 13.Nxe5 Bxe5 14.e4 d4 15.Ne2 c4 16.Qxc4 Nxe4 17.Bxe4 Bxe4 18.Bf4 Rc8 19.Qb4 a5 20.Qe1 Bxf4 21.Rxd4 Bxh2+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sparkassen GM"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2007.06.27"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Carlsen,M"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2693"] [ECO "E05"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.d4 Be7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.Qxc4 b5 9.Qc2 Bb7 10.Bd2 Nc6 11.e3 Nb4 12.Bxb4 Bxb4 13.a3 Be7 14.Nbd2 Rc8 15.b4 a5 16.Ne5 Nd5 17.Nb3 axb4 18.Na5 Ba8 19.Nac6 Bxc6 20.Nxc6 Qd7 21.Bxd5 exd5 22.axb4 Rfe8 23.Ra5 Bf8 24.Ne5 Qe6 25.Rxb5 Rb8 26.Rxb8 Rxb8 27.Qxc7 Bd6 28.Qa5 Bxb4 29.Rb1 Qd6 30.Qa4 1-0 [Event "Sparkassen GM"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2007.06.29"] [Round "5"] [White "Leko,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2738"] [BlackElo "2772"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.O-O Be7 8.c4 Nb4 9.Be2 O-O 10.Nc3 Bf5 11.a3 Nxc3 12.bxc3 Nc6 13.Re1 Re8 14.cxd5 Qxd5 15.Bf4 Rac8 16.Bd3 Qd7 17.Rb1 b6 18.d5 Bxd3 19.Qxd3 Bf6 20.c4 Ne7 21.Rbd1 Rcd8 22.h3 Ng6 23.Bg3 h6 24.Qb3 Re7 25.a4 Rde8 26.Rxe7 Nxe7 27.Re1 c6 28.Be5 cxd5 29.Bxf6 dxc4 30.Qxc4 gxf6 31.Nh4 Kf8 32.Qf4 Ng8 33.Qb4+ Re7 34.Rc1 Kg7 35.g4 Re8 36.Nf5+ Kh7 37.Qc4 Re5 38.Qb4 Ne7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sparkassen GM"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2007.06.30"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Naiditsch,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2654"] [ECO "E04"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 dxc4 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.Qa4 Nd7 7.Qxc4 Nb6 8.Qb5 a6 9.Qd3 e5 10.Nxe5 Nb4 11.Qd1 Qxd4 12.Qxd4 Nc2+ 13.Kd1 Nxd4 14.Be3 Nf5 15.Bxb6 cxb6 16.Nc3 Bc5 17.e3 O-O 18.Ke2 Re8 19.Nd3 Rb8 20.Rhc1 Be6 21.Bd5 Bd7 22.Ne4 Bf8 23.Rc7 Rbd8 24.Nc3 Nd4+ 25.Kd2 Be6 26.exd4 Bxd5 27.Nxd5 Rxd5 28.Rxb7 b5 29.a4 Rxd4 30.axb5 Red8 31.bxa6 Rxd3+ 32.Ke1 Re8+ 33.Kf1 Rdd8 34.a7 Ra8 35.b4 Re7 36.Rxe7 Bxe7 37.b5 Bc5 38.Rc1 Bd4 39.Rc4 Bxa7 40.Ra4 Rb8 41.Rxa7 Kf8 42.Ra5 Ke7 43.Ke2 Rb6 44.Kd3 Rd6+ 45.Kc4 Rd2 46.b6 Kd6 47.Rb5 Rc2+ 48.Kd4 1-0 [Event "Sparkassen GM"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2007.07.01"] [Round "7"] [White "Alekseev,Evgeny"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2679"] [BlackElo "2772"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.O-O Be7 8.c4 Nb4 9.Be2 O-O 10.Nc3 Bf5 11.a3 Nxc3 12.bxc3 Nc6 13.Re1 Re8 14.Ra2 Bf6 15.Rb2 b6 16.Bf4 Na5 17.cxd5 Qxd5 18.Ne5 Bxe5 19.Bf3 Qd7 20.Bxe5 Nc4 21.Rbe2 c6 22.d5 Nxe5 23.Rxe5 cxd5 24.Qxd5 Rad8 25.Rxe8+ Rxe8 26.Rxe8+ Qxe8 27.g4 Be6 28.Qb7 Qc8 29.Qxa7 Bxg4 30.Bd5 Bh5 31.Qxb6 1/2-1/2 [Event "WCh"] [Site "Mexico City MEX"] [Date "2007.09.13"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Svidler,P"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2769"] [BlackElo "2735"] [ECO "D43"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.e3 Nd7 8.Bd3 g6 9.e4 dxc4 10.e5 Qe7 11.Bxc4 Bg7 12.O-O O-O 13.Re1 Rd8 14.Qe2 b6 15.Rad1 a5 16.Bd3 Bb7 17.Be4 b5 18.h4 Nb6 19.Bb1 c5 20.Nxb5 Ba6 21.h5 g5 22.Nh2 Rxd4 23.Rxd4 1/2-1/2 [Event "WCh"] [Site "Mexico City MEX"] [Date "2007.09.14"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Morozevich,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2769"] [BlackElo "2758"] [ECO "E04"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.d4 dxc4 5.Bg2 a6 6.Ne5 Bb4+ 7.Nc3 Nd5 8.O-O O-O 9.Qc2 b5 10.Nxd5 exd5 11.b3 c6 12.e4 f6 13.exd5 fxe5 14.bxc4 exd4 15.dxc6 Be6 16.cxb5 d3 17.c7 Qd4 18.Qa4 Nd7 19.Be3 Qd6 20.Bxa8 Rxa8 21.Bf4 Qf8 22.b6 Ne5 23.Bxe5 Qf3 24.Qd1 Qe4 25.b7 Rf8 26.c8=Q Bd5 27.f3 1-0 [Event "WCh"] [Site "Mexico City MEX"] [Date "2007.09.15"] [Round "3"] [White "Anand,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2792"] [BlackElo "2769"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.O-O Be7 8.c4 Nb4 9.Be2 O-O 10.Nc3 Bf5 11.a3 Nxc3 12.bxc3 Nc6 13.Re1 Re8 14.cxd5 Qxd5 15.Bf4 Rac8 16.Qa4 Bd7 17.Qc2 Qf5 18.Qxf5 Bxf5 19.Bb5 Bd7 20.d5 Ne5 21.Bxd7 Nxd7 22.Bxc7 Rxc7 23.d6 Rxc3 24.dxe7 f6 25.Rad1 Rc7 26.Nd4 Ne5 27.f4 Nc6 28.Nxc6 bxc6 29.Rd6 c5 30.Ree6 c4 31.Rc6 Rexe7 32.Rxc4 Rxc4 33.Rxe7 Ra4 34.Rb7 h6 35.f5 Rxa3 36.Kf2 h5 37.g3 a5 38.Ra7 a4 39.h4 Ra2+ 40.Kf3 a3 41.Ke3 Ra1 42.Kf2 Kf8 43.Kg2 a2 44.Kh2 Ke8 45.Kg2 Kd8 46.Kh2 Kc8 47.Kg2 Kb8 48.Ra3 Kb7 49.Ra4 Kb6 50.Ra8 Kc5 51.Ra7 Kd5 52.Ra4 Ke5 53.Ra5+ Ke4 54.Kh2 Kf3 55.Ra3+ Kf2 56.Ra4 Kf1 57.Kh1 Ke1 58.Kg2 Kd1 59.Ra7 Rc1 60.Rxa2 Rc2+ 61.Rxc2 Kxc2 62.Kf3 Kd3 63.g4 hxg4+ 64.Kxg4 Ke4 65.Kh5 Kxf5 1/2-1/2 [Event "WCh"] [Site "Mexico City MEX"] [Date "2007.09.16"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Grischuk,A"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2769"] [BlackElo "2726"] [ECO "E06"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.Qxc4 b5 9.Qc2 Bb7 10.Bd2 Ra7 11.a3 Nbd7 12.Ba5 Qa8 13.Qxc7 Rc8 14.Qf4 Rc2 15.Nbd2 Rxb2 16.Rfc1 Nd5 17.Qe4 b4 18.Qd3 bxa3 19.Nc4 Bc6 20.Nxa3 Bb5 21.Nc4 Bb4 22.Qd1 Bxc4 23.Rxc4 Bxa5 24.Rxa5 Qb8 25.Nd2 N5b6 26.Rc1 g6 27.Ne4 Rb5 28.Ra2 a5 29.Nc5 Qd6 30.Nb7 Qb8 31.Qd3 Rh5 32.Nc5 Nd5 33.Qc4 N5b6 34.Qc3 Nd5 35.Qa1 Nxc5 36.Rxc5 Nb4 37.Raxa5 Nc2 38.Rxa7 Nxa1 39.Ra8 Qxa8 40.Bxa8 Rxc5 41.dxc5 Kf8 42.c6 Ke7 43.c7 Kd7 44.Bc6+ Kxc7 45.Ba4 Kb6 46.Kg2 Kc5 47.Kf3 Kb4 48.Be8 f6 49.Bf7 Nb3 50.e3 Nc5 51.h4 Kc3 52.Bg8 h6 53.Bf7 g5 54.Kg4 Ne4 55.hxg5 hxg5 56.Bxe6 Nxf2+ 57.Kf5 Kd3 58.Kxf6 Ne4+ 59.Kg6 Nxg3 60.Kxg5 Kxe3 1/2-1/2 [Event "WCh"] [Site "Mexico City MEX"] [Date "2007.09.18"] [Round "5"] [White "Leko,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2751"] [BlackElo "2769"] [ECO "C24"] 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d3 Bc5 4.Nf3 d6 5.c3 Nc6 6.Bb3 a6 7.O-O Ba7 8.Re1 O-O 9.h3 h6 10.Nbd2 Re8 11.Nf1 Be6 12.N3h2 Bxb3 13.axb3 Qd7 14.Qf3 Qe6 15.Ng3 Ne7 16.b4 c6 17.Ng4 Nxg4 18.hxg4 d5 19.Nf5 Rad8 20.g3 f6 21.Kg2 dxe4 22.dxe4 Nxf5 23.gxf5 Qc4 24.Be3 Bxe3 1/2-1/2 [Event "WCh"] [Site "Mexico City MEX"] [Date "2007.09.19"] [Round "6"] [White "Aronian,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2750"] [BlackElo "2769"] [ECO "E06"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 Be7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.Qxc4 b5 9.Qc2 Bb7 10.Bd2 Be4 11.Qc1 Qc8 12.Bg5 Nbd7 13.Nbd2 Bb7 14.Nb3 a5 15.Bxf6 Bxf6 16.Nc5 Bd5 17.e4 Bc4 18.Nxd7 Qxd7 19.Re1 Bxd4 20.Rd1 c5 21.Qc2 e5 22.Nxe5 1/2-1/2 [Event "WCh"] [Site "Mexico City MEX"] [Date "2007.09.20"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Gelfand,B"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2769"] [BlackElo "2733"] [ECO "D43"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 dxc4 7.e4 g5 8.Bg3 b5 9.Be2 Bb7 10.O-O Nbd7 11.Ne5 h5 12.Nxd7 Qxd7 13.Qc1 Rg8 14.Rd1 Bb4 15.Qe3 Qe7 16.h3 h4 17.Bh2 Bxc3 18.bxc3 g4 19.Kh1 c5 20.hxg4 cxd4 21.Rxd4 e5 22.Rdd1 Nxg4 23.Bxg4 Rxg4 24.f3 Rg6 25.a4 a5 26.axb5 a4 27.Qe2 Qc5 28.Rab1 Rd6 29.Rxd6 Qxd6 30.Qxc4 a3 31.Ra1 h3 32.Qe2 hxg2+ 33.Qxg2 O-O-O 34.Qa2 f5 35.Qxa3 fxe4 36.Qxd6 Rxd6 37.fxe4 Bxe4+ 38.Kg1 Bd3 39.Bxe5 Rg6+ 40.Kf2 Bxb5 1/2-1/2 [Event "WCh"] [Site "Mexico City MEX"] [Date "2007.09.21"] [Round "8"] [White "Svidler,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2735"] [BlackElo "2769"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Nc3 Nxc3 6.dxc3 Be7 7.Bf4 O-O 8.Qd2 Nd7 9.O-O-O Nc5 10.Be3 Re8 11.Bc4 Be6 12.Bxe6 Nxe6 13.h4 Qd7 14.Qd5 Qc6 15.Qf5 Qc4 16.Kb1 g6 17.Qh3 h5 18.Nd2 Qe2 19.Rde1 Qg4 20.Qh2 d5 21.f3 Qa4 22.g4 Bd6 23.Qf2 Ng7 24.c4 dxc4 25.Bd4 Qc6 26.Bc3 Bc5 27.Qg3 Bd6 28.Qf2 Bc5 29.Qg3 Bd6 1/2-1/2 [Event "WCh"] [Site "Mexico City MEX"] [Date "2007.09.23"] [Round "9"] [White "Morozevich,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2758"] [BlackElo "2769"] [ECO "A34"] 1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 g6 3.e3 Bg7 4.d4 Nf6 5.d5 O-O 6.Nf3 e6 7.Be2 exd5 8.cxd5 d6 9.O-O Bg4 10.h3 Bxf3 11.Bxf3 Nbd7 12.a4 a6 13.g4 c4 14.Be2 Rc8 15.g5 Ne8 16.f4 Qe7 17.Ra3 Rc5 18.Bf3 Ra5 19.Bd2 Nc5 20.Qe2 Nb3 21.Ne4 Nxd2 22.Qxd2 Qd8 23.Qb4 b5 24.axb5 Rxb5 25.Qxc4 Qb6 26.Qc6 Bxb2 27.Qxb6 Rxb6 28.Ra2 Bg7 29.Rc1 h6 30.h4 hxg5 31.hxg5 f6 32.Rc6 Rxc6 33.dxc6 fxg5 34.Nxg5 Nc7 35.Rd2 Rd8 36.Bg4 Bc3 37.Rd3 Ba5 38.Kg2 d5 39.e4 d4 40.e5 Bb6 41.Rb3 Rb8 42.Rh3 Ba5 43.Rh6 Rb2+ 44.Kg3 Be1+ 45.Kf3 d3 46.Rxg6+ Kf8 47.Rd6 d2 48.Ke4 1-0 [Event "WCh"] [Site "Mexico City MEX"] [Date "2007.09.24"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Anand,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2769"] [BlackElo "2792"] [ECO "D43"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 dxc4 7.e4 g5 8.Bg3 b5 9.Be2 Bb7 10.O-O Nbd7 11.Ne5 Bg7 12.Nxd7 Nxd7 13.Bd6 a6 14.Bh5 Bf8 15.Bxf8 Rxf8 16.e5 Qb6 17.b3 O-O-O 18.bxc4 Nxe5 19.c5 Qa5 20.Ne4 Qb4 21.Nd6+ Rxd6 22.cxd6 Nd7 23.a4 Qxd6 24.Bf3 Nb6 25.axb5 cxb5 26.Bxb7+ Kxb7 27.Qh5 Nd5 28.Qxh6 Nf4 29.Kh1 Qd5 30.f3 Rd8 31.Qg7 Rd7 32.Qf8 Ne2 33.Rfe1 Nxd4 34.Red1 e5 35.Rac1 Qd6 36.Qg8 f6 37.Rc8 a5 38.h3 a4 39.Qe8 Kb6 40.Rb8+ Ka5 41.Ra8+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "WCh"] [Site "Mexico City MEX"] [Date "2007.09.25"] [Round "11"] [White "Grischuk,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2726"] [BlackElo "2769"] [ECO "C43"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 Nxe4 4.Bd3 d5 5.Nxe5 Nd7 6.Nc3 Nxc3 7.bxc3 Nxe5 8.dxe5 Be7 9.Qh5 Be6 10.Rb1 Qd7 11.Bg5 c6 12.O-O Bxg5 13.Qxg5 1/2-1/2 [Event "WCh"] [Site "Mexico City MEX"] [Date "2007.09.27"] [Round "12"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Leko,P"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2769"] [BlackElo "2751"] [ECO "E06"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.Qxc4 b5 9.Qc2 Bb7 10.Bd2 Be4 11.Qc1 Qc8 12.Bg5 Nbd7 13.Qf4 Bb7 14.Rc1 Bd6 15.Qh4 h6 16.Bxf6 Nxf6 17.Nbd2 Re8 18.e4 Nd7 19.Nb3 a5 20.Nc5 Be7 21.Qf4 e5 22.Nxe5 Nxe5 23.dxe5 Bg5 24.Qf3 Bxc1 25.Rxc1 Rxe5 26.Qc3 f6 27.Qb3+ Kh8 28.Qf7 Bc6 29.Nd3 Re6 30.Nf4 Rd6 31.Ng6+ Kh7 32.e5 fxe5 33.Bxc6 Rf6 34.Qd5 Qf5 35.Bxa8 Qxf2+ 36.Kh1 Qxb2 37.Qc5 Kxg6 38.Be4+ Kh5 39.Rb1 1-0 [Event "WCh"] [Site "Mexico City MEX"] [Date "2007.09.28"] [Round "13"] [White "Gelfand,B"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2733"] [BlackElo "2769"] [ECO "D47"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 Bb7 9.a3 b4 10.Ne4 Nxe4 11.Bxe4 bxa3 12.O-O Nf6 13.Bd3 axb2 14.Bxb2 a5 15.Qa4 Bb4 16.Ba3 Nd5 17.e4 Nb6 18.Qb3 Qe7 19.Rab1 Bxa3 20.Qxb6 Bb4 21.Ne1 O-O 22.Nc2 Rfd8 23.Nxb4 axb4 24.Qxb4 Qxb4 25.Rxb4 Ba6 26.Bxa6 1/2-1/2 [Event "WCh"] [Site "Mexico City MEX"] [Date "2007.09.29"] [Round "14"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Aronian,L"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2769"] [BlackElo "2750"] [ECO "E15"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 c6 8.Bc3 d5 9.Ne5 Nfd7 10.Nxd7 Nxd7 11.Nd2 O-O 12.O-O Rc8 13.e4 dxe4 14.Nxe4 b5 15.Re1 bxc4 16.Bf1 Nb6 17.Rb1 Nd5 18.Ba1 Bb4 19.Nc5 Bxe1 20.Qxe1 cxb3 21.Nxa6 bxa2 22.Rb2 Nc7 23.Rxa2 Nxa6 24.Rxa6 Qd7 25.Qc3 f6 26.Qc5 Rf7 27.Bc3 Qb7 28.Qc4 Qd7 29.Bg2 Kh8 30.Bxc6 Qb7 31.Kg2 h6 32.d5 Qb8 33.dxe6 Re7 34.Bb4 Rec7 35.e7 1-0 [Event "Tal Mem"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2007.11.10"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Carlsen,M"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2785"] [BlackElo "2714"] [ECO "E05"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.d4 Be7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.Qxc4 b5 9.Qc2 Bb7 10.Bd2 Bd6 11.Bg5 Nbd7 12.Nbd2 Rc8 13.Nb3 c5 14.Bxf6 Nxf6 15.Nxc5 Be4 16.Qc3 e5 17.e3 Bxc5 18.dxc5 Qd5 19.Rad1 Qa8 20.Nh4 Bxg2 21.Nxg2 Ne4 22.Qxe5 Rxc5 23.Qd4 Rc4 24.Qd3 Ng5 25.b3 Rc5 26.h4 Nf3+ 27.Kh1 Qc8 28.Nf4 Qg4 29.Qd7 Rf5 30.Rd5 Rxf4 31.exf4 f5 32.Qe6+ Kh8 33.Qxf5 Qxf5 34.Rxf5 Rxf5 35.Rd1 g5 36.hxg5 Nxg5 37.fxg5 Rxf2 38.a4 bxa4 39.bxa4 Ra2 40.Rd4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tal Mem"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2007.11.11"] [Round "2"] [White "Gelfand,B"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2736"] [BlackElo "2785"] [ECO "D12"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nh4 Bg6 7.Be2 Nbd7 8.O-O Bd6 9.g3 O-O 10.Nxg6 hxg6 11.b3 Qe7 12.Bf3 Rac8 13.Bg2 Rfd8 14.Bd2 Bb4 15.a3 Bxa3 16.c5 Bb2 17.Rxa7 Nxc5 18.Nb1 Na6 19.Qc2 Ba3 20.Nxa3 Qxa3 21.b4 b5 22.Rb1 Ne4 23.Bxe4 dxe4 24.h4 e5 25.Bc1 Nxb4 26.Qc5 Qd3 27.Rxb4 Rd5 28.Qe7 Rf8 29.Ba3 c5 30.Rb2 b4 31.Bxb4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tal Mem"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2007.11.12"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Leko,P"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2785"] [BlackElo "2755"] [ECO "E05"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.Qxc4 b5 9.Qc2 Bb7 10.Bd2 Ra7 11.Rc1 Be4 12.Qb3 Nc6 13.e3 Qa8 14.Qd1 b4 15.Qf1 Bd5 16.Be1 Rc8 17.Nbd2 Na5 18.Ne5 c5 19.dxc5 Bxc5 20.Nd3 Bf8 21.Bxd5 Nxd5 22.e4 Nb6 23.Rxc8 Qxc8 24.Nf3 Qb7 25.Nxb4 Qxe4 26.Qd3 Qxd3 27.Nxd3 Nac4 28.b3 Nd6 29.Rc1 Nd5 30.Rc6 Nf5 31.Ba5 Ra8 32.Nfe5 Nfe7 33.Rd6 Nf6 34.b4 Ned5 35.Rc6 Be7 36.a4 g6 37.Nc4 Kf8 38.Nc5 Bxc5 39.bxc5 Ke8 40.f3 Ng8 41.Nb6 Nge7 42.Rd6 Rb8 43.Nxd5 Nxd5 44.Rxa6 Rc8 45.Bb6 Nb4 46.Ra7 Nc6 47.Rb7 Ra8 48.Rc7 Nd4 49.a5 Nxf3+ 50.Kf2 Nxh2 51.c6 Ng4+ 52.Kf3 Nf6 53.Rb7 Nd5 54.Ke4 Nb4 55.c7 Rc8 56.Kd4 Kd7 57.Kc5 Nc6 58.a6 h5 59.a7 f5 60.a8=Q Rxa8 61.c8=Q+ Kxc8 62.Kxc6 1-0 [Event "Tal Mem"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2007.11.13"] [Round "4"] [White "Kamsky,G"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2714"] [BlackElo "2785"] [ECO "E48"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 c5 6.Ne2 d5 7.O-O cxd4 8.exd4 dxc4 9.Bxc4 Nc6 10.Bg5 Be7 11.a3 a6 12.Rc1 b5 13.Bxf6 Bxf6 14.d5 Ne7 15.Ba2 exd5 16.Nf4 Bb7 17.Re1 g6 18.b4 Bg5 19.Qg4 Nf5 20.Rcd1 d4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tal Mem"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2007.11.14"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Shirov,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2785"] [BlackElo "2739"] [ECO "E05"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.g3 Be7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.Qc2 dxc4 7.Qxc4 a6 8.Bf4 Bd6 9.O-O b5 10.Qc2 Bb7 11.Nbd2 Nbd7 12.Nb3 Be4 13.Qd2 Qe7 14.Rfc1 Rfc8 15.Bxd6 cxd6 16.Qa5 Rcb8 17.Nbd2 Bd5 18.Rc2 Qd8 19.Qxd8+ Rxd8 20.Rac1 Nb6 21.Ne1 Rac8 22.Nd3 Rxc2 23.Rxc2 Rc8 24.Rxc8+ Nxc8 25.Nb4 Bxg2 26.Kxg2 a5 27.Nc6 a4 28.e4 Ne8 29.Kf3 Kf8 30.Ke3 Nc7 31.Kd3 Ke8 32.Kc3 Na6 33.Nb4 Nc7 34.Nf1 Kd7 35.Ne3 Ne7 36.g4 g5 37.Nd3 f6 38.f4 gxf4 39.Nxf4 e5 40.dxe5 fxe5 41.Nfd5 Ncxd5+ 42.exd5 Kc7 43.g5 Kb6 44.b4 axb3 45.axb3 Ka5 46.h4 Ng6 47.h5 Nf4 48.g6 hxg6 49.h6 g5 50.h7 Ng6 51.Kd3 1-0 [Event "Tal Mem"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2007.11.16"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Alekseev,Evgeny"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2785"] [BlackElo "2716"] [ECO "E00"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 c5 4.d5 exd5 5.cxd5 b5 6.e4 Nxe4 7.Qe2 Qe7 8.Bg2 Nd6 9.Be3 b4 10.Bxc5 Qxe2+ 11.Nxe2 Na6 12.Bxd6 Bxd6 13.Nd2 Rb8 14.Nc4 Be7 15.d6 Bf6 16.Nf4 Nc5 17.O-O Ba6 18.Nd5 O-O 19.Nxf6+ gxf6 20.Bd5 Na4 21.Rfc1 Rfe8 22.Ne3 Rb6 23.Rc7 Rxd6 24.Rd1 Kh8 25.Nf5 Rb6 26.Bxf7 Nxb2 27.Rdxd7 Re1+ 28.Kg2 Bf1+ 29.Kf3 Be2+ 30.Kf4 Rb8 31.Bc4 1-0 [Event "Tal Mem"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2007.11.17"] [Round "7"] [White "Jakovenko,D"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2785"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.O-O Be7 8.c4 Nb4 9.Be2 O-O 10.Nc3 Bf5 11.a3 Nxc3 12.bxc3 Nc6 13.Re1 Re8 14.cxd5 Qxd5 15.Bf4 Rac8 16.Bd3 Qd7 17.Rb1 b6 18.d5 Bxd3 19.Qxd3 Bxa3 20.Ng5 g6 21.Ne4 Be7 22.Rbd1 f5 23.d6 cxd6 24.Qd5+ Kh8 25.Nxd6 Bxd6 26.Bxd6 Rxe1+ 27.Rxe1 Re8 28.Rxe8+ Qxe8 29.h3 h6 30.c4 Kh7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tal Mem"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2007.11.18"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Mamedyarov,S"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2785"] [BlackElo "2752"] [ECO "A40"] 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6 4.e4 e5 5.Nge2 exd4 6.Nxd4 Nc6 7.Be3 Nge7 8.h4 f5 9.h5 fxe4 10.hxg6 hxg6 11.Rxh8+ Bxh8 12.Nxe4 d5 13.Nxc6 bxc6 14.Bd4 Bg4 15.Qxg4 Bxd4 16.cxd5 Bxb2 17.Rd1 cxd5 18.Bb5+ Kf8 19.Qe6 Kg7 20.Bc6 Nxc6 21.Qxc6 d4 22.Kf1 Rb8 23.Ng5 Qd6 24.Qc4 Qd7 25.Kg1 c6 26.Ne6+ Kf6 27.Nc5 Qe7 28.Rb1 Rb6 29.Nd3 Qe4 30.Re1 Qd5 31.Qa4 Bc3 32.Qxa7 Bxe1 33.Qxb6 Bc3 34.a4 Qe4 35.Qd8+ Kf7 36.Qc7+ Kf6 37.Qd6+ Qe6 38.Qf8+ Qf7 39.Qh8+ Ke7 40.a5 Qa2 41.Qg7+ Kd8 42.Ne5 1-0 [Event "Tal Mem"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2007.11.19"] [Round "9"] [White "Ivanchuk,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2787"] [BlackElo "2785"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.O-O Be7 8.c4 Nb4 9.Be2 O-O 10.Nc3 Bf5 11.a3 Nxc3 12.bxc3 Nc6 13.Re1 Re8 14.Qa4 a6 15.Be3 dxc4 16.Qxc4 Bd6 17.Qa2 Qf6 18.Rad1 h6 19.c4 Be4 20.c5 Bf8 21.d5 Bxf3 22.Bxf3 Nd4 23.Bxd4 Rxe1+ 24.Rxe1 Qxd4 25.d6 cxd6 26.Bxb7 Re8 27.Rf1 Qxc5 28.Bxa6 d5 29.a4 Ra8 30.Qe2 Qe7 31.Qxe7 Bxe7 32.Bb5 Rc8 33.g3 Rc2 34.Re1 Kf8 35.Kf1 g6 36.Re2 Rxe2 37.Kxe2 Bd8 38.Bc6 d4 39.Kd3 Ke7 40.f3 Bb6 41.Bd5 f5 42.Kc4 d3 43.Kxd3 Bg1 44.Ke2 Kd6 45.Bf7 g5 46.Kf1 Bb6 47.Kg2 Ke5 48.Bg6 Kf6 49.Be8 Ke5 50.Bd7 Bc7 51.Kf2 f4 52.Kg2 Kd4 53.Kh3 Ke3 54.Bc6 fxg3 55.hxg3 Kf2 56.Kg4 Bxg3 57.a5 Bc7 58.a6 Bb6 59.Kh5 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2007.11.21"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Mamedyarov,S"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2785"] [BlackElo "2752"] [ECO "A42"] 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.e4 d6 4.Nc3 e5 5.Nge2 exd4 6.Nxd4 Nc6 7.Be3 Nge7 8.Qd2 f5 9.exf5 Nxf5 10.Nxf5 Bxf5 11.Be2 O-O 12.O-O Qh4 13.Nd5 Rf7 14.g3 Qd8 15.Rad1 Qf8 16.f4 Re8 17.Bf3 Be4 18.Bxe4 Rxe4 19.b3 Qe8 20.Rfe1 g5 21.Bf2 gxf4 22.Nxc7 Qe5 23.Rxe4 Qxe4 24.Re1 Qf5 25.Re8+ Bf8 26.Ne6 Ne5 27.Nd4 Qb1+ 28.Qe1 Qg6 29.Rxe5 dxe5 30.Qxe5 fxg3 31.hxg3 h5 32.Kg2 Bg7 33.Qd5 Kh7 34.Nf3 Rf5 35.Qe4 Qg4 36.Qd3 Qg6 37.Kg1 Ra5 38.Qe2 Qg4 39.a4 Rf5 40.Kg2 h4 41.Be1 h3+ 42.Kf2 h2 43.Kg2 Qxf3+ 44.Qxf3 Rxf3 0-1 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2007.11.21"] [Round "2"] [White "Gelfand,B"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2736"] [BlackElo "2785"] [ECO "E32"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.d4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6 7.Bg5 d6 8.e3 Nbd7 9.Ne2 Ba6 10.Qc2 c5 11.Rd1 h6 12.Bh4 Rc8 13.Qa4 Bb7 14.Nc3 cxd4 15.Rxd4 Nc5 16.Qd1 Qe7 17.b4 Ncd7 18.Nb5 d5 19.cxd5 Bxd5 20.Nxa7 Ra8 21.Nb5 Ne5 22.e4 Bc6 23.Bg3 Nfd7 24.Be2 f5 25.f4 Ng6 26.e5 Ndxe5 27.fxe5 f4 28.Bf2 Bxg2 29.Rg1 f3 30.Rd7 fxe2 31.Qd2 Qxd7 32.Qxd7 Nf4 33.Rxg2 Rad8 34.Qb7 Nd5 35.Kxe2 Nf4+ 36.Ke3 Nd5+ 37.Ke2 Nf4+ 38.Ke3 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2007.11.21"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Korotylev,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2785"] [BlackElo "2600"] [ECO "B06"] 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 g6 3.e4 Bg7 4.Bc4 Nf6 5.Qe2 O-O 6.O-O Bg4 7.Nbd2 Nc6 8.c3 e5 9.h3 Bxf3 10.Nxf3 exd4 11.cxd4 d5 12.exd5 Nxd5 13.Be3 Re8 14.Qd2 Qd6 15.Rad1 Nce7 16.Bg5 c6 17.Rfe1 Nf5 18.g4 Nfe7 19.Bh4 Nb6 20.Bb3 Ned5 21.Bg3 Qb4 22.Qxb4 Nxb4 23.Ne5 N4d5 24.f4 Rad8 25.Kf2 Bh6 26.Kf3 Bg7 27.Bh4 Rb8 28.f5 Bf8 29.Re2 Be7 30.Bg3 Rbd8 31.a3 Bf6 32.Rde1 Rf8 33.Bf2 Nc8 34.Nd3 Nd6 35.Nc5 gxf5 36.g5 Bg7 37.Bxd5 cxd5 38.Re7 Ne4 39.Be3 b6 40.Nd3 a5 41.h4 Rfe8 42.Rxe8+ Rxe8 43.Rc1 Nd6 44.b3 Nb5 45.Nf4 Bxd4 46.Bd2 Re4 47.Rc8+ Kg7 48.h5 h6 49.gxh6+ Kh7 50.Rf8 Nd6 51.Nxd5 Be5 52.Bf4 Bxf4 53.Nf6+ Kxh6 54.Nxe4 fxe4+ 55.Kxf4 Kxh5 56.Rb8 1-0 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2007.11.21"] [Round "4"] [White "Ivanchuk,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2787"] [BlackElo "2785"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.O-O Be7 8.Nbd2 Nxd2 9.Bxd2 Bg4 10.c3 O-O 11.Bf4 Bd6 12.Bxd6 Qxd6 13.Re1 g6 14.h3 Rae8 15.Bc2 Nb8 16.Re3 Rxe3 17.fxe3 c6 18.e4 dxe4 1-0 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2007.11.21"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Carlsen,M"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2785"] [BlackElo "2714"] [ECO "A17"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.g3 O-O 5.Qb3 c5 6.Bg2 Nc6 7.O-O d6 8.d3 h6 9.e3 e5 10.Nd2 Bf5 11.a3 Bxc3 12.Qxc3 Qd7 13.Re1 Bh3 14.Bh1 Rac8 15.b4 b6 16.Bb2 Rfe8 17.Qb3 h5 18.Nf3 Qf5 19.Nh4 Qd7 20.Bc3 Nh7 21.Qd1 Bg4 22.f3 Bh3 23.f4 Nf6 24.Bf3 Bg4 25.b5 Nd8 26.a4 e4 27.Bxg4 Nxg4 28.d4 cxd4 29.Qxd4 Nf6 30.Red1 Qh3 31.Qxd6 Ng4 32.Rd2 Rxc4 33.Qd7 Rf8 34.Bxg7 Kxg7 35.Nf5+ Kh7 36.Nd6 Rc3 37.Nxe4 Ne6 38.Nxc3 Nxe3 39.Qd3+ Nf5 40.Nd5 Rd8 41.Qe4 Kh6 42.Qe5 Nxg3 43.Qf6+ Kh7 44.Qxf7+ Ng7 45.hxg3 Rxd5 46.Qxd5 Qxg3+ 47.Qg2 Qe3+ 48.Kh1 Nf5 49.Rg1 1-0 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2007.11.21"] [Round "6"] [White "Morozevich,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2755"] [BlackElo "2785"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c6 3.Bg2 Bg4 4.d3 Nd7 5.Nbd2 Ngf6 6.h3 Bh5 7.g4 Bg6 8.Nh4 e6 9.e3 Bd6 10.Qe2 Qc7 11.O-O O-O-O 12.f4 h6 13.Nxg6 fxg6 14.Nf3 e5 15.Nh4 exf4 16.exf4 Rhe8 17.Qf2 Bc5 18.d4 Bb6 19.b4 Ne4 20.Bxe4 Rxe4 21.c3 Rde8 22.Nxg6 c5 23.bxc5 Nxc5 24.Qf3 Na4 25.Bd2 Nxc3 26.Bxc3 Re3 27.Qxd5 Rxc3 28.Rae1 Rd8 29.Qf5+ Kb8 30.Kh2 Bxd4 31.Re2 a6 32.Rfe1 Ka7 33.Qe4 Bb6 34.Ne5 Rd4 35.Qf5 g5 36.fxg5 Rdd3 37.Kg2 Rg3+ 38.Kf1 Rg1+ 0-1 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2007.11.21"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Shirov,A"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2785"] [BlackElo "2739"] [ECO "D43"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 h6 5.Bg5 c6 6.Bh4 dxc4 7.e4 g5 8.Bg3 b5 9.Be2 Bb7 10.O-O Nbd7 11.Ne5 Bg7 12.Nxd7 Nxd7 13.Bd6 a6 14.a4 e5 15.Re1 Qf6 16.Ba3 Bf8 17.Bg4 Rd8 18.Nd5 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2007.11.21"] [Round "8"] [White "Leko,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2755"] [BlackElo "2785"] [ECO "C65"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.O-O d6 6.c3 O-O 7.Nbd2 a6 8.Ba4 Ba7 9.h3 Ne7 10.Re1 Ng6 11.Nf1 b5 12.Bb3 Re8 13.a4 Bb7 14.Be3 Bxe3 15.Nxe3 h6 16.Nh2 d5 17.axb5 axb5 18.Rxa8 Bxa8 19.exd5 Nxd5 20.Nxd5 Bxd5 21.Bxd5 Qxd5 22.Qf3 Rd8 23.Qxd5 Rxd5 24.Nf3 c5 25.c4 Rxd3 26.Nxe5 Rb3 27.Nxg6 fxg6 28.Re5 Rxb2 29.Rxc5 bxc4 30.Rxc4 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2007.11.21"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Dreev,A"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2785"] [BlackElo "2607"] [ECO "D52"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 Nbd7 6.e3 Qa5 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Qb3 Bb4 9.Rc1 c5 10.Bc4 O-O 11.O-O cxd4 12.exd4 Bxc3 13.bxc3 a6 14.Rfe1 b6 15.Bd2 b5 16.Bxd5 exd5 17.Qxd5 Nb6 18.Qh5 Nc4 19.Ng5 Bf5 20.Bf4 Qxa2 21.Qf3 Bg6 22.h4 h6 23.h5 hxg5 24.hxg6 gxf4 25.gxf7+ Kxf7 26.Qd5+ Kg6 27.Re6+ Kh7 28.Rce1 Qc2 29.R1e4 Qd1+ 30.Kh2 Qg4 31.Kg1 Rad8 32.Qc6 Rf5 33.Re1 Rdf8 34.f3 Qg3 35.Qe4 Ne3 36.Re2 Kg8 37.Re8 Kh7 38.d5 Qg6 39.Rxe3 Rxd5 40.Re1 Rd1 0-1 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2007.11.21"] [Round "10"] [White "Grischuk,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2715"] [BlackElo "2785"] [ECO "D58"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 O-O 7.e3 b6 8.Be2 Bb7 9.Bxf6 Bxf6 10.cxd5 exd5 11.b4 c6 12.O-O Re8 13.Qb3 Qd6 14.a4 Nd7 15.a5 b5 16.Ne1 Bd8 17.Nd3 Bc7 18.g3 Bc8 19.Rac1 a6 20.Bf3 Qg6 21.Nxd5 Bxg3 22.fxg3 cxd5 23.Bxd5 Nf6 24.Nf4 1-0 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2007.11.21"] [Round "11"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Anand,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2785"] [BlackElo "2801"] [ECO "D13"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 cxd5 5.d4 Nc6 6.Bf4 a6 7.Rc1 Bf5 8.e3 Rc8 9.Be2 e6 10.O-O Be7 11.Qb3 Na5 12.Qa4+ Nc6 13.Bxa6 Ra8 14.Bxb7 Rxa4 15.Bxc6+ Kf8 16.Nxa4 Ne4 17.Bb7 Nd6 18.Bxd6 Qxd6 19.Rc6 Qd7 20.Rc8+ Bd8 21.Ne5 1-0 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2007.11.21"] [Round "12"] [White "Kasimdzhanov,R"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2690"] [BlackElo "2785"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.Re1 Nd6 6.Nxe5 Be7 7.Bf1 Nxe5 8.Rxe5 O-O 9.d4 Bf6 10.Re1 Nf5 11.c3 d5 12.Bf4 c6 13.Nd2 Nh4 14.Bg3 Bf5 15.Nb3 b6 16.Nc1 Qd7 17.Nd3 Ng6 18.a4 Rfe8 19.Rxe8+ Rxe8 20.a5 b5 21.a6 Bxd3 22.Qxd3 Bh4 23.b3 Bxg3 24.hxg3 Nf8 25.c4 dxc4 26.bxc4 bxc4 27.Qxc4 Ne6 28.Rb1 Qxd4 29.Rb7 Kf8 30.Qxc6 Nc5 31.Bb5 Rd8 32.Rxa7 Nd3 33.Qc7 Qxf2+ 34.Kh2 Qf6 35.Bxd3 Qh6+ 36.Kg1 Qe3+ 37.Kh2 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2007.11.21"] [Round "13"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Savchenko,B"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2785"] [BlackElo "2583"] [ECO "A46"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bg5 h6 4.Bh4 c5 5.e3 b6 6.Bd3 Bb7 7.Nbd2 d6 8.c3 Nbd7 9.O-O g5 10.Bg3 Nh5 11.Qe2 a6 12.a4 f5 13.e4 f4 14.e5 Kf7 15.Nh4 Nxg3 16.fxg3 Bg7 17.gxf4 gxh4 18.f5 Qg5 19.fxe6+ Kxe6 20.Bf5+ Ke7 21.exd6+ Kd8 22.Ne4 Bxe4 23.Qxe4 Ra7 24.Bxd7 cxd4 25.cxd4 Kxd7 26.Rf7+ Kxd6 27.Rxa7 h3 28.g3 Re8 29.Qxe8 Bxd4+ 30.Kf1 Qf5+ 31.Ke1 Qf2+ 32.Kd1 Qf1+ 33.Kd2 Qxa1 34.Rd7+ 1-0 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2007.11.21"] [Round "14"] [White "Kamsky,G"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2714"] [BlackElo "2785"] [ECO "C65"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.O-O d6 6.Bxc6+ bxc6 7.Be3 Bb6 8.Nbd2 O-O 9.h3 h6 10.a4 Nh7 11.a5 Bxe3 12.fxe3 f5 13.b4 fxe4 14.Nxe4 Nf6 15.Ng3 Rb8 16.Qd2 Qe7 17.e4 Be6 18.Qc3 Rb5 19.d4 exd4 20.Nxd4 Rg5 21.Nxc6 Qd7 22.e5 dxe5 23.Nxe5 Qd6 24.Rae1 Re8 25.Rxf6 gxf6 26.Ne4 Qf8 27.Nxg5 hxg5 28.Nc6 Bd5 29.Rxe8 Qxe8 30.Nd4 Qe4 31.Qd2 Qe5 32.c3 c6 33.Kf2 Kf7 34.Qd3 Qf4+ 35.Nf3 Bxf3 36.Qxf3 Qd2+ 37.Kg1 Qe1+ 38.Kh2 Qe5+ 39.Qg3 Qe7 40.Kg1 Kg6 41.Qd3+ Kg7 42.Kf2 Qc7 43.Qd4 Kg6 44.c4 f5 45.g3 Qe7 46.b5 cxb5 47.cxb5 Qa3 48.b6 Qa2+ 49.Ke3 Qa3+ 50.Ke2 Qa2+ 51.Kd1 Qb1+ 52.Kd2 Qa2+ 53.Kd3 Qa3+ 54.Kc2 Qa2+ 55.Qb2 Qc4+ 56.Qc3 Qa2+ 57.Kc1 axb6 58.axb6 Qd5 59.Kb2 f4 60.gxf4 gxf4 61.Qb4 Qe5+ 62.Kb3 Qd5+ 63.Ka4 Qd1+ 64.Ka5 Qd5+ 65.Qb5 Qxb5+ 66.Kxb5 f3 67.b7 f2 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2007.11.21"] [Round "15"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Adams,Mi"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2785"] [BlackElo "2729"] [ECO "E15"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb7 6.Bg2 Bb4+ 7.Bd2 a5 8.O-O O-O 9.Qc2 d6 10.Rd1 Nbd7 11.Nc3 Bxc3 12.Bxc3 Be4 13.Qb2 Qb8 14.Bf1 Bxf3 15.exf3 d5 16.Rac1 a4 17.Bd2 Qb7 18.c5 c6 19.b4 Rfe8 20.cxb6 Nxb6 21.Rc3 Rec8 22.Rdc1 Ne8 23.Bf4 h6 24.h4 Nf6 25.Qc2 Nc4 26.a3 Nh5 27.Bxc4 dxc4 28.Be3 Nf6 29.Rxc4 Nd5 30.Rxc6 Rd8 31.Kg2 Ra6 32.Rxa6 Qxa6 33.Qc4 Qa7 34.b5 Rb8 35.Qc6 Qa5 36.Rc5 Qe1 37.Rxd5 exd5 38.Bf4 Re8 39.Be5 Re6 40.Qxd5 Qa5 41.Qc5 Qa8 42.b6 Qb7 43.Bc7 g6 44.d5 Rf6 45.Qe7 Rf5 46.Qe8+ Kh7 47.Qc6 Qa6 48.b7 Qd3 49.d6 Re5 50.b8=Q Re1 51.Qbb5 Qd1 52.f4 Rg1+ 53.Kh2 Rf1 54.Qxf1 Qxf1 55.d7 Qxf2+ 56.Qg2 1-0 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2007.11.21"] [Round "16"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Rublevsky,S"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2785"] [BlackElo "2676"] [ECO "D00"] 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 e6 3.e3 Bd6 4.Bg3 Qe7 5.Bd3 Bxg3 6.hxg3 Qb4+ 7.Nd2 Qxb2 8.Ngf3 Nd7 9.O-O Ngf6 10.c4 Qa3 11.Qc2 c6 12.e4 dxe4 13.Nxe4 O-O 14.Nxf6+ Nxf6 15.g4 g6 16.g5 Nh5 17.c5 b6 18.Ne5 Ba6 19.Bxa6 Qxa6 20.cxb6 axb6 21.Qxc6 Qa4 22.Qe4 Rad8 23.Rfd1 Rd5 24.Rd2 Rfd8 25.Rad1 Qe8 26.g4 f5 27.gxf6 Nxf6 28.Qf4 Nd7 29.Nc4 Qf7 30.Qc7 Rf8 31.Qg3 h5 32.Ne3 Rg5 33.d5 Ne5 34.f4 Qxf4 35.Qxf4 Rxf4 36.d6 Nf3+ 37.Kg2 Nxd2 38.Rxd2 Rf8 39.d7 Rd8 40.Rd6 Kf7 41.Kg3 Ke7 42.Rxb6 Rxd7 43.Kf4 Ra5 44.gxh5 gxh5 45.Rb2 Rd4+ 46.Kf3 Rda4 0-1 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2007.11.21"] [Round "17"] [White "Bacrot,E"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2695"] [BlackElo "2785"] [ECO "D02"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bf4 c5 4.e3 Nc6 5.c3 Qb6 6.Qb3 c4 7.Qc2 Bf5 8.Qc1 e6 9.Be2 Be7 10.O-O O-O 11.Nbd2 Rfc8 12.Ne5 Nxe5 13.Bxe5 Qd8 14.a4 Bd6 15.Bxd6 Qxd6 16.Re1 Rab8 17.Bf3 Qc6 18.g3 Rc7 19.Bg2 Bd3 20.Nf3 Nd7 21.Nd2 f5 22.Bf1 Bxf1 23.Rxf1 b5 24.axb5 Qxb5 25.Ra2 a5 26.Qc2 Ra7 27.Rfa1 Nf6 28.Nf3 h6 29.Ne5 a4 30.f3 Ra6 31.g4 fxg4 32.fxg4 Ne4 33.h4 Qb3 34.Qxb3 Rxb3 35.Rxa4 Rxa4 36.Rxa4 Rxb2 37.Ra8+ Kh7 38.h5 Rb1+ 39.Kg2 Rb2+ 40.Kg1 Rb1+ 41.Kg2 Rb2+ 42.Kf1 Rb1+ 43.Kg2 Rb2+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2007.11.21"] [Round "18"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Ponomariov,R"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2785"] [BlackElo "2705"] [ECO "D03"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bg5 Bg7 4.Nbd2 d5 5.e3 O-O 6.Bd3 c5 7.c3 b6 8.O-O Ba6 9.Bxa6 Nxa6 10.Qe2 Nc7 11.Rad1 cxd4 12.Nxd4 e5 13.N4f3 h6 14.Bh4 Qd6 15.Nc4 Qe6 16.Ncxe5 Ne4 17.Nd3 Rfe8 18.Bg3 Nxg3 19.hxg3 d4 20.Nxd4 Qxa2 21.Nb4 Qa5 22.Ndc6 Qc5 23.Rd7 Ne6 24.Qf3 Ng5 25.Qd5 a5 26.Qxc5 bxc5 27.Nd5 Ne6 28.Ra1 a4 29.Rb7 Nd8 30.Nce7+ Kf8 31.Rd7 Ne6 32.f4 c4 33.f5 gxf5 34.Nxf5 Red8 35.Nb6 Rxd7 36.Nxd7+ Kg8 37.Nb6 Rb8 38.Nxc4 Nc5 39.Rd1 Bf8 40.Rd4 Kh7 41.Kh2 Kg6 42.Nfd6 Bxd6 43.Rxd6+ Kg7 44.Rd5 Ne4 45.Ra5 Rc8 46.Rxa4 Nc5 47.Ra7 Ne4 48.Ne5 Kf6 49.Nxf7 Rb8 50.Nxh6 Rxb2 51.Ra6+ Ke5 52.Nf7+ Kd5 53.Ra5+ Kc4 54.Ra4+ Kd3 55.Ne5+ Kxe3 56.Ng4+ Kd3 57.Rd4+ 1-0 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2007.11.21"] [Round "19"] [White "Karpov,Ana"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2670"] [BlackElo "2785"] [ECO "D45"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 c6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.b3 O-O 8.Bb2 e5 9.cxd5 cxd5 10.dxe5 Nxe5 11.Nd4 Nc6 12.Nxc6 bxc6 13.Be2 Qc7 14.Bf3 Re8 15.Ne2 Ng4 16.Bxg4 Bxg4 17.h3 Bxe2 18.Qxe2 Qa5+ 19.Kf1 c5 20.Qg4 Bf8 21.Qd1 Rad8 22.g3 d4 23.exd4 cxd4 24.Qd3 Qd5 25.Rg1 g6 26.Rd1 Bg7 27.g4 a5 28.Rg3 Qh1+ 29.Rg1 Qb7 30.Rg3 a4 31.Kg1 Be5 32.Rf3 Bb8 33.Kg2 Qc7 34.Rg3 Re6 35.Bc1 axb3 36.axb3 Qb7+ 37.Rf3 Rc6 38.Bd2 Be5 39.Qe4 Bg7 40.Rc1 Rb6 41.Qxb7 Rxb7 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2007.11.22"] [Round "20"] [White "Mamedyarov,S"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2752"] [BlackElo "2785"] [ECO "A01"] 1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.e3 d6 4.Nf3 g6 5.d4 Bg7 6.Bb5 Ne7 7.d5 a6 8.Be2 Nb8 9.O-O O-O 10.c4 a5 11.Nc3 Na6 12.a3 Bd7 13.Nd2 f5 14.f4 exf4 15.exf4 c6 16.Kh1 cxd5 17.cxd5 b5 18.Nf3 Qb6 19.Ng5 Nc7 20.Qd2 h6 21.Ne6 Bxe6 22.dxe6 d5 23.a4 b4 24.Nb5 Bxb2 25.Qxb2 Nxe6 26.Rae1 Nc5 27.Qd4 Rab8 28.Bc4 Ne4 29.Bxd5+ Nxd5 30.Qxd5+ Kg7 31.g4 Rbd8 32.Qe5+ Kg8 33.gxf5 Rfe8 0-1 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2007.11.22"] [Round "21"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Gelfand,B"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2785"] [BlackElo "2736"] [ECO "D00"] 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 c5 3.e3 Nc6 4.Nf3 Bg4 5.c3 e6 6.Qb3 Qc8 7.Nbd2 Nf6 8.Ne5 Be7 9.Nxg4 Nxg4 10.Be2 Nf6 11.O-O O-O 12.dxc5 Bxc5 13.Bg5 Nd7 14.Rac1 Qc7 15.Rfd1 Bd6 16.Nf3 Nde5 17.Nd4 Na5 18.Qc2 a6 19.e4 Ng6 20.g3 Be7 21.Bxe7 Nxe7 22.exd5 Nxd5 23.c4 Nb4 24.Qa4 Nac6 25.Nf3 Qa5 1-0 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2007.11.22"] [Round "22"] [White "Korotylev,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2600"] [BlackElo "2785"] [ECO "A09"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 d4 3.b4 f6 4.e3 dxe3 5.fxe3 e5 6.c5 Be6 7.Bb5+ c6 8.Ba4 Nh6 9.O-O Be7 10.Bb3 Qd7 11.Nc3 Na6 12.a3 Nc7 13.d4 O-O-O 14.dxe5 Qxd1 15.Bxe6+ Nxe6 16.Nxd1 fxe5 17.Nc3 Rd3 18.Ne4 Ng4 19.Re1 Rhd8 20.h3 Nf6 21.Nf2 Rb3 22.Nxe5 Nd5 23.Nc4 Nc3 24.Na5 Rb1 25.Rxb1 Nxb1 26.Nc4 Nc3 27.Bb2 Nb5 28.Rd1 Rxd1+ 29.Nxd1 g6 30.Kf2 Kd7 31.Ke2 Bd8 32.Nf2 b6 33.cxb6 axb6 34.Nd3 Nd6 35.Nde5+ Kc7 36.Nxd6 Kxd6 37.Nf7+ Kd5 38.Kd3 c5 39.e4+ Kc6 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2007.11.22"] [Round "23"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Ivanchuk,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2785"] [BlackElo "2787"] [ECO "E15"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 O-O 8.O-O d5 9.cxd5 exd5 10.Nc3 Bb7 11.Qc2 Na6 12.Bf4 Qc8 13.Rfd1 Rd8 14.Ng5 Qd7 15.Be5 g6 16.Bh3 Qe8 17.Qc1 c5 18.a4 Nh5 19.Ne6 Bc8 20.Nxd8 Bxh3 21.Nb7 Qc6 22.e4 dxe4 23.d5 Qxb7 24.d6 Bf8 25.Nd5 Be6 26.Nc7 Nb4 27.Nxa8 Qxa8 28.Qc3 Qc6 29.Rd2 Nd5 30.Qc2 e3 31.fxe3 Nxe3 32.Qd3 Nd5 33.Qf3 Nb4 34.Qxc6 Nxc6 35.d7 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2007.11.22"] [Round "24"] [White "Carlsen,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2714"] [BlackElo "2785"] [ECO "D58"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 O-O 7.e3 b6 8.Be2 Bb7 9.Bxf6 Bxf6 10.cxd5 exd5 11.b4 c6 12.O-O Re8 13.a4 a5 14.bxa5 Rxa5 15.Qb3 Nd7 16.Rfd1 Be7 17.Rab1 Bd6 18.g3 Bc7 19.Bf1 Qf6 20.Bg2 Ba6 21.Qc2 Bc8 22.Nd2 Ra7 23.e4 dxe4 24.Ndxe4 Qg6 25.d5 Nc5 26.dxc6 Bf5 27.Re1 Be5 28.Rxb6 Bxc3 29.Qxc3 Nxe4 30.Bxe4 Bxe4 31.f3 Rxa4 32.fxe4 Raxe4 33.Rxe4 Qxe4 34.c7 Qa8 35.Rc6 Rc8 36.Rc5 Qe4 37.Qd2 Qb1+ 38.Kg2 Qb7+ 39.Kh3 Qb6 40.Qd7 Qxc5 41.Qxc8+ Kh7 42.Qd7 Qh5+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2007.11.22"] [Round "25"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Morozevich,A"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2785"] [BlackElo "2755"] [ECO "D19"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c6 3.d4 d5 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.e3 e6 7.Bxc4 Bb4 8.O-O Nbd7 9.Qe2 Bg4 10.Rd1 O-O 11.e4 Re8 12.h3 Bh5 13.Bf4 Qa5 14.e5 Nd5 15.Nxd5 cxd5 16.Bb5 Qd8 17.Qe3 a6 18.Bd3 Nb8 19.g4 Bg6 20.h4 Nc6 21.h5 Bxd3 22.Qxd3 Be7 23.Kg2 Rc8 24.Rac1 Qb6 25.Rc3 Na5 26.Rdc1 Rxc3 27.bxc3 Qd8 28.g5 Rf8 29.Kg3 Qe8 30.Rh1 Nc4 31.Nd2 Nb2 32.Qc2 Nxa4 33.c4 dxc4 34.Ne4 Nb6 35.Rb1 Nd5 36.Rxb7 Qc6 37.Ra7 Bd8 38.Nc5 c3 39.Rxa6 Qb5 40.Ra8 Nxf4 41.Kxf4 Bxg5+ 42.Kxg5 h6+ 43.Kf4 Rxa8 44.Qxc3 Qe2 45.Qf3 Qxf3+ 46.Kxf3 Ra3+ 47.Kf4 Kf8 48.f3 Ke7 49.Ne4 g5+ 50.hxg6 fxg6 51.Nf6 Kf7 52.Ke4 g5 53.f4 Kg6 54.fxg5 Kxg5 55.d5 Ra4+ 56.Kf3 Kf5 57.dxe6 Kxe6 58.Kg3 Kf5 59.Kh3 Kg5 60.Nh7+ Kf5 61.Nf6 Rc4 62.Kg3 Rc5 63.Ng8 Kg5 64.e6 Re5 65.e7 h5 66.Kf3 Re6 67.Kg3 Re3+ 68.Kf2 Re6 69.Kg3 h4+ 70.Kf3 Re5 71.Kg2 Kg4 72.e8=Q 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2007.11.22"] [Round "26"] [White "Shirov,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2739"] [BlackElo "2785"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3 Ke8 10.h3 b6 11.Bf4 Bb4 12.Ne4 Ba6 13.Rfc1 Be2 14.Nh2 Rd8 15.g4 Rd4 16.Ng3 Nxg3 17.Bxg3 Bd2 18.Rcb1 h5 19.c3 Rd3 20.Nf1 hxg4 21.Rd1 gxh3 22.Rxd2 Bxf1 23.Rxd3 Bxd3 24.Rd1 Bc4 25.b3 Be6 26.Kh2 g5 27.f3 c5 28.Bf2 g4 29.fxg4 Bxg4 30.Rd2 a5 31.a3 Ke7 32.b4 cxb4 33.cxb4 axb4 34.axb4 Bf5 35.Bg3 Ke6 36.Rb2 Rd8 37.Kg1 Rd3 38.Kh2 Rc3 39.Bf4 Kd5 40.Bg3 c6 41.Bf2 c5 42.bxc5 bxc5 43.Bg3 c4 44.Rd2+ Rd3 45.Rf2 0-1 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2007.11.22"] [Round "27"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Leko,P"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2785"] [BlackElo "2755"] [ECO "A34"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.d4 cxd4 7.Nxd4 d5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.Nc3 Nc6 10.Nxd5 exd5 11.Be3 a6 12.Rc1 Ne5 13.Nb3 Be6 14.Nc5 Bxc5 15.Bxc5 Re8 16.b3 Nc6 17.Qd2 Qf6 18.Bb6 Re7 19.Rfd1 Rd7 20.Bd4 Qe7 21.Qb2 Nxd4 22.Qxd4 Rad8 23.Rd2 h6 24.e3 Qa3 25.Rc3 Qe7 26.b4 Rd6 27.Rdc2 R6d7 28.Rc1 Rd6 29.a4 R6d7 30.b5 axb5 31.axb5 Qf6 32.Qxf6 gxf6 33.Rc7 Kf8 34.b6 Ke7 35.Kf1 Rxc7 36.Rxc7+ Rd7 37.Rc5 Rd6 38.Rb5 Kd7 39.Rb4 f5 40.Ke1 Kc6 41.Bf1 Kc5 42.Rb5+ Kc6 43.Kd2 Rd8 44.Rb4 Ra8 45.Bd3 Kc5 46.Rf4 Ra2+ 47.Ke1 Kxb6 48.Bxf5 Kc5 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2007.11.22"] [Round "28"] [White "Dreev,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2607"] [BlackElo "2785"] [ECO "D45"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 c6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.b3 O-O 8.Be2 b6 9.Bb2 Bb7 10.O-O Qe7 11.Rad1 Rfe8 12.Bd3 Rad8 13.h3 h6 14.Rfe1 c5 15.cxd5 exd5 16.Bf5 Nf8 17.Ne5 g6 18.Bd3 Ne6 19.Bb5 Rf8 20.Nc6 Bxc6 21.Bxc6 Qc7 22.dxc5 Bh2+ 23.Kh1 Qxc6 24.Kxh2 bxc5 25.Ne2 Ne4 26.f3 Qd6+ 27.Kg1 Ng3 28.Nxg3 Qxg3 29.Qf2 Qxf2+ 30.Kxf2 f5 31.Rd2 Rfe8 32.Red1 f4 33.e4 dxe4 34.fxe4 Rxd2+ 35.Rxd2 Rc8 36.Rd6 Kf7 37.Rd7+ Ke8 38.Rh7 Rc6 39.Rxh6 c4 40.Rxg6 Kf7 41.Rf6+ Ke7 1-0 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2007.11.22"] [Round "29"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Grischuk,A"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2785"] [BlackElo "2715"] [ECO "D30"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.e3 a6 5.b3 c5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.Bb2 Be7 8.cxd5 exd5 9.O-O O-O 10.Nbd2 cxd4 11.Nxd4 Ne5 12.N2f3 Nxd3 13.Qxd3 Ne4 14.h3 Bf6 15.Rac1 Bd7 16.Rfd1 Qa5 17.Qb1 Bxd4 18.Bxd4 Rac8 19.Qb2 f6 20.Ne1 Rxc1 21.Rxc1 Rc8 22.Rxc8+ Bxc8 23.Nd3 Bf5 24.g4 Bd7 25.Kg2 Bc6 26.f3 Ng5 27.Nf4 Qe1 28.Qf2 Qxf2+ 29.Kxf2 Kf7 30.h4 Ne6 31.Ne2 g6 32.Nc3 Ke7 33.a4 Kf7 34.Ke2 Ke7 35.Kd3 Kf7 36.Bb6 Ke7 37.b4 d4 38.exd4 Bxf3 39.d5 Nf4+ 40.Ke3 Nxd5+ 41.Nxd5+ Bxd5 42.g5 Ke6 43.gxf6 Kxf6 44.Kf4 h6 45.a5 g5+ 46.hxg5+ hxg5+ 47.Kg3 Kf5 48.Bc5 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2007.11.22"] [Round "30"] [White "Anand,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2801"] [BlackElo "2785"] [ECO "C65"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.O-O d6 6.c3 O-O 7.Nbd2 a6 8.Ba4 Ba7 9.h3 Ne7 10.Re1 Ng6 11.Nf1 b5 12.Bb3 Re8 13.Ng3 Bb7 14.Be3 Bxe3 15.fxe3 d5 16.exd5 Bxd5 17.e4 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2007.11.22"] [Round "31"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Kasimdzhanov,R"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2785"] [BlackElo "2690"] [ECO "D43"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.g3 Nd7 8.Bg2 dxc4 9.O-O Be7 10.Ne4 Qf5 11.Ned2 Nb6 12.Ne5 O-O 13.e3 c5 14.Be4 Qh3 15.dxc5 Bxc5 16.Ndxc4 Nxc4 17.Nxc4 Be7 18.Nd6 e5 19.Nxb7 Rb8 20.Na5 Rxb2 21.Nc6 Bg5 22.Bg2 Qe6 23.Qd5 Qxd5 24.Bxd5 Bb7 25.Rfb1 Bxc6 26.Bxc6 Rfb8 27.Rxb2 Rxb2 28.Bd5 Rd2 29.Bb3 g6 30.Rc1 Rd7 31.Rc5 Bf6 32.Kg2 Kg7 33.Kf3 h5 34.h4 Kf8 35.Ra5 Rc7 36.Ke4 Rd7 37.Bd5 Rc7 38.Kd3 Be7 39.Bb3 Bd6 40.Ke4 Ke7 41.Kd5 Bb4 42.Rb5 Be1 43.Kxe5 Bxf2 44.Kf4 Be1 45.g4 Bxh4 46.gxh5 gxh5 47.Rxh5 Bf6 48.Rh7 Kf8 49.e4 Re7 50.Rh5 Bd4 51.e5 Kg7 52.Ke4 Bc3 53.Rf5 Bb2 54.Kd5 Bc3 55.a4 a5 56.Ke4 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2007.11.22"] [Round "32"] [White "Savchenko,B"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2583"] [BlackElo "2785"] [ECO "C45"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Nxc6 Qf6 6.Qf3 bxc6 7.Nd2 d6 8.Bd3 Qxf3 9.Nxf3 Ne7 10.Bd2 Bg4 11.h3 Bxf3 12.gxf3 f5 13.Bg5 fxe4 14.fxe4 Ng6 15.Ke2 O-O 16.Be3 Bxe3 17.Kxe3 Rf4 18.Bc4+ d5 19.Bd3 Raf8 20.Kd4 dxe4 21.Bxe4 Rxf2 22.Kc5 Ne5 23.a4 R8f6 24.Kd4 Nf7 25.Bd3 R2f4+ 26.Kc3 Ne5 27.Ba6 c5 28.Bb5 Rf3+ 29.Kd2 Rd6+ 30.Ke2 c4 31.Bxc4+ Kf8 32.Raf1 Rxf1 33.Rxf1+ Ke7 34.Bb3 Rh6 35.Rg1 g6 36.Rg3 Rh4 37.Re3 Kd6 38.c3 g5 39.Bc2 h5 40.b4 g4 41.Bf5 Kd5 42.a5 Rxh3 43.Rxh3 gxh3 44.Bxh3 Kc4 45.Kd2 Kb3 46.Be6+ Kb2 47.b5 h4 48.c4 h3 49.Bxh3 Nxc4+ 50.Kd3 Nxa5 51.Kd4 Ka3 52.Kc5 Nb3+ 53.Kc6 Nd4+ 54.Kc5 Nb3+ 55.Kc6 Kb4 56.Kxc7 Kxb5 57.Kb7 a5 58.Bd7+ Kb4 59.Kb6 Nd2 60.Bc6 Nc4+ 61.Ka6 Kc5 62.Bb5 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2007.11.22"] [Round "33"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Kamsky,G"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2785"] [BlackElo "2714"] [ECO "D13"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 a6 5.cxd5 cxd5 6.Bf4 e6 7.e3 Nc6 8.Bd3 Be7 9.O-O O-O 10.Rc1 Bd7 11.Ne5 Rc8 12.Qf3 Be8 13.Qh3 Kh8 14.Bg5 g6 15.Bh6 Rg8 16.f4 Nd7 17.Nxc6 Rxc6 18.e4 dxe4 19.Bxe4 Rb6 20.d5 Nf6 21.dxe6 Qd4+ 22.Kh1 Nxe4 23.Nxe4 Qxe4 24.exf7 Bxf7 25.Rfe1 Qb4 26.a3 Qd6 27.Rcd1 Bd5 28.f5 gxf5 29.Be3 Rxb2 30.Bd4+ Bf6 31.Bxb2 Bxb2 32.Rd2 Be5 33.Qxf5 Re8 34.Red1 Be6 35.Qh5 Qb8 36.Re2 Bc3 37.h3 Bf7 38.Qxf7 Rxe2 39.Qc4 Re1+ 40.Rxe1 Bxe1 41.Qd4+ Kg8 42.Qg4+ Kh8 43.Qd4+ Kg8 44.Qg4+ Kf7 45.Qf5+ Kg8 46.Qe6+ Kg7 47.Qxe1 Qd6 48.Qc3+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2007.11.22"] [Round "34"] [White "Adams,Mi"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2729"] [BlackElo "2785"] [ECO "C65"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.Qe2 Bc5 5.c3 O-O 6.d3 Re8 7.Ba4 Bf8 8.Bg5 h6 9.Bh4 d5 10.Nbd2 Bg4 11.h3 Bh5 12.g4 Bg6 13.Bxf6 Qxf6 14.exd5 Ne7 15.Bxe8 Nxd5 16.Bb5 Qb6 17.Bc4 Nf4 18.Qxe5 Bd6 19.Qb5 Qxb5 20.Bxb5 a6 21.Ne4 Bxe4 22.dxe4 axb5 23.O-O-O Rxa2 24.Kb1 Ra8 25.e5 Bc5 26.Rd7 Bb6 27.Nd4 b4 28.cxb4 Ra4 29.Nc2 Ne6 30.f3 Kf8 31.Rd3 Ra8 32.Rhd1 Ke8 33.h4 c6 34.h5 Bc7 35.Re1 Nf4 36.Rd2 Bb6 37.Re4 Nd5 38.f4 Rd8 39.Kc1 Ra8 40.f5 Bd8 41.Kb1 Bg5 42.Rd3 b5 43.Nd4 Nxb4 44.Rb3 c5 45.Nxb5 Ke7 46.Re1 Rd8 47.Nd6 f6 48.Ne4 Bh4 49.Rh1 Rd4 50.Nxc5 Bf2 51.exf6+ Kxf6 52.Rf1 Bh4 53.Nd7+ Kg5 54.Ne5 Kf6 55.Nf3 Rxg4 56.Nxh4 Rxh4 57.Re3 Rxh5 58.Re6+ Kf7 59.Rb6 Nd5 60.Rb5 Nf6 61.Rb7+ Kf8 62.Rc1 Rxf5 63.Rc8+ Ne8 64.Rbb8 Re5 65.b4 h5 66.b5 h4 67.b6 h3 68.Rxe8+ Rxe8 69.Rxe8+ 1-0 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2007.11.22"] [Round "35"] [White "Rublevsky,S"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2676"] [BlackElo "2785"] [ECO "C45"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Be3 Qf6 6.c3 Nge7 7.g3 h5 8.h3 h4 9.g4 Ng6 10.Qd2 O-O 11.f4 Re8 12.Bg2 d5 13.Nxc6 Bxe3 14.Qxe3 Nxf4 15.O-O Nxg2 16.Kxg2 Qxc6 17.Nd2 dxe4 18.Nb3 Qb6 19.Qf4 Be6 20.Nd4 Bc4 21.Nf5 Bxf1+ 22.Rxf1 Qf6 23.g5 Qe5 24.Qxh4 e3 25.Ng3 e2 26.Re1 Qd5+ 27.Kf2 Qc5+ 28.Kg2 Rad8 29.Qf4 Qd5+ 30.Kf2 Qd2 31.Qf5 Qxe1+ 0-1 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2007.11.22"] [Round "36"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Bacrot,E"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2785"] [BlackElo "2695"] [ECO "A20"] 1.c4 e5 2.g3 f5 3.d4 exd4 4.Qxd4 Nc6 5.Qe3+ Be7 6.Bg2 Nf6 7.Nc3 O-O 8.Nh3 Re8 9.O-O Bf8 10.Qd2 Ne5 11.b3 d6 12.Nf4 c6 13.Rd1 Qc7 14.Ba3 Nf7 15.Rac1 Bd7 16.e3 Rad8 17.b4 Ne5 18.Qe2 g5 19.Nh5 Nxh5 20.Qxh5 Be6 21.Qxg5+ Qg7 22.Qxg7+ Bxg7 23.b5 Nxc4 24.bxc6 Nxa3 25.cxb7 Bxc3 26.Rxc3 Nc4 27.Bd5 Bxd5 28.Rxd5 Nb6 29.Ra5 Rb8 30.Rc7 Rf8 31.Rxa7 Rf7 32.Rxf7 Kxf7 33.a4 Ke6 34.a5 Nd7 35.Kg2 Kd5 36.Kf3 Kc6 37.a6 Nc5 38.Ra8 Kc7 39.a7 Rxb7 40.Rc8+ 1-0 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2007.11.22"] [Round "37"] [White "Ponomariov,R"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2705"] [BlackElo "2785"] [ECO "E20"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nf3 c5 5.g3 cxd4 6.Nxd4 O-O 7.Bg2 d5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.Qb3 Nc6 10.Nxc6 bxc6 11.O-O Rb8 12.Ne4 Ba6 13.Qc2 Be7 14.a3 Qb6 15.b4 Rfc8 16.Bg5 f6 17.Bd2 Bxe2 18.Rfe1 Bh5 19.Bh3 Bf7 20.Rac1 Rc7 21.Nc5 Bxc5 22.Qxc5 Qxc5 23.Rxc5 e5 24.Rec1 Rd8 25.Rxc6 Rxc6 26.Rxc6 Ne7 27.Rc2 Rd3 28.Bf1 Rxa3 29.Rc7 Ra1 30.f3 Kf8 31.Be3 Nd5 32.Bc5+ Ke8 33.Rb7 a5 34.bxa5 Rxa5 35.Bb5+ Rxb5 36.Rxb5 Kd7 37.Rb7+ Ke6 38.Bf8 g5 39.Kf2 h5 40.Ra7 Bg6 41.Ke2 g4 42.fxg4 hxg4 43.Bc5 Be4 44.Kd2 f5 45.Ra6+ Kf7 46.Bd6 f4 47.Bxe5 f3 48.Bd4 Bf5 49.Rd6 Be6 50.Kd3 Ne7 51.Ra6 Nf5 52.Bf2 Bd5 53.Kc3 Be6 54.Kb4 Ne7 55.Kc5 Nf5 56.Ra4 Nh6 57.Kd6 Nf5+ 58.Ke5 Ng7 59.Ra7+ Kg6 60.Ra6 Kf7 61.Bd4 Bb3 62.Rb6 Bc4 63.Bf2 Ba2 64.Kf4 Be6 65.Kg5 Ne8 66.Rb7+ Kg8 67.Bc5 Nd6 68.Rb8+ Kg7 69.Bd4+ Kf7 70.Kf4 Bd5 71.Rb6 Ne4 72.Rb2 Ke6 73.Kxg4 Nd6 74.Kf4 Nc4 75.Rf2 Na5 76.g4 Nc6 77.Bc3 Ne7 78.h4 Ng6+ 79.Kg3 1-0 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2007.11.22"] [Round "38"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Karpov,Ana"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2785"] [BlackElo "2670"] [ECO "A46"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bg5 h6 4.Bh4 c5 5.e3 cxd4 6.exd4 b6 7.Bd3 Bb7 8.Nbd2 Be7 9.Qe2 Nc6 10.c3 Nh5 11.Bg3 Nxg3 12.hxg3 Qc7 13.O-O-O O-O-O 14.Kb1 Kb8 15.g4 Qf4 16.Ne1 d5 17.g3 Qd6 18.f4 g5 19.Ng2 Rdg8 20.Rh5 f6 21.Rdh1 Bf8 22.Nf3 Bg7 23.Re1 Re8 24.Bb5 Re7 25.Qd3 Nd8 26.Rhh1 Rf8 27.Re2 Bc8 28.Rhe1 Nf7 29.Ne3 Rd8 30.Nf5 exf5 31.Rxe7 fxg4 32.Rxf7 1-0 [Event "Advanced Chess Rapid Match"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2007.11.23"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Anand,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2785"] [BlackElo "2801"] [ECO "D46"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 c6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 Bb7 9.a3 Bd6 10.O-O O-O 11.Qc2 a5 12.e4 e5 13.dxe5 Nxe5 14.Nxe5 Bxe5 15.h3 Re8 16.Be3 Qc7 17.Rad1 Rad8 18.Ne2 Bd6 19.Nd4 Nh5 20.Rfe1 Nf4 21.Bf1 Ne6 22.Nxe6 Rxe6 23.f4 f6 24.Qb3 Qf7 25.Bb6 a4 26.Qa2 Rd7 27.Be2 g6 28.e5 Bc7 29.Bxc7 Rxc7 30.Bg4 f5 31.Bf3 Kg7 32.Rd8 Ree7 33.Qxf7+ Kxf7 34.Red1 c5 35.Be2 c4 36.R1d6 Be4 37.Kf2 Re6 38.R8d7+ Rxd7 39.Rxd7+ Re7 40.Rxe7+ Kxe7 41.g4 fxg4 42.hxg4 Bd5 43.Ke3 b4 44.Kd2 c3+ 45.bxc3 bxa3 46.Kc1 Ke6 47.Kb1 1/2-1/2 [Event "Advanced Chess Rapid Match"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2007.11.23"] [Round "2"] [White "Anand,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2801"] [BlackElo "2785"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3 Ne7 10.h3 Ng6 11.Bg5+ Ke8 12.Rad1 Be6 13.Nd4 Bc4 14.Rfe1 Bb4 15.Bd2 Rd8 16.a3 Bxc3 17.Bxc3 Nf4 18.Kh2 c5 19.Nf5 Rxd1 20.Rxd1 Ne6 21.f3 Bb5 22.Rd2 h5 23.Kg3 Bc6 24.Kf2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Corus A"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2008.01.12"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Van Wely,L"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2799"] [BlackElo "2681"] [ECO "D11"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Qb3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 g5 7.Bg3 Ne4 8.Nc3 Nxg3 9.hxg3 Bg7 10.e3 Nd7 11.Bd3 Rb8 12.cxd5 cxd5 13.g4 a6 14.Ne2 Nf6 15.Ne5 Nd7 16.Nf3 Nf6 17.Ne5 Nd7 18.f4 gxf4 19.exf4 Nxe5 20.dxe5 Qa5+ 21.Qc3 Qxc3+ 22.bxc3 f6 23.exf6 Bxf6 24.Rb1 b5 25.a4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Corus A"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2008.01.13"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Radjabov,T"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2799"] [BlackElo "2735"] [ECO "E97"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.Nd2 a5 10.a3 Nd7 11.Rb1 f5 12.b4 axb4 13.axb4 Kh8 14.f3 c6 15.dxc6 bxc6 16.Nb3 Nf6 17.Bg5 Be6 18.Kh1 Bg8 19.Qd2 Rb8 20.b5 cxb5 21.cxb5 d5 22.exd5 Nexd5 23.Nxd5 Qxd5 24.Na5 Qxd2 25.Bxd2 Nd5 26.Bc4 e4 27.fxe4 Nc3 28.Rb3 Bxc4 29.Nxc4 Nxb5 30.exf5 gxf5 31.g3 Nd4 32.Rxb8 Rxb8 33.Be3 Rc8 34.Nd6 Rc6 35.Nxf5 Nxf5 36.Rxf5 Rc2 37.h4 h6 38.Kg1 Kh7 39.Rd5 Re2 40.Bf4 Rc2 41.Kf1 Ra2 42.Be3 Rc2 43.Bf2 Kg6 44.h5+ Kh7 45.Kg2 Rc7 46.Be3 Rf7 47.Bf4 Rb7 48.Kf3 Re7 49.Rd6 Rb7 50.Rd5 Re7 51.Rb5 Kg8 52.Bd6 Re6 53.Rb8+ Kh7 54.Rd8 Rf6+ 55.Ke4 Rf7 56.Rc8 Rf6 57.Rd8 Rf7 58.g4 Ra7 59.Rb8 Ra4+ 60.Kf5 Ra5+ 61.Ke6 Ra4 62.Bb4 Ra6+ 63.Kd5 Ra7 64.Rb6 Rd7+ 65.Bd6 Ra7 66.Ke6 Ra4 67.Bb4 Ra7 68.Rb8 Ra6+ 69.Kd5 Ra7 70.Re8 Rd7+ 71.Bd6 Ra7 72.Re4 Rd7 73.Ke6 Ra7 74.Rb4 Bc3 75.Rb5 Bg7 76.Bc5 Rc7 77.Ra5 Bc3 78.Ra7 Rxa7 79.Bxa7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Corus A"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2008.01.14"] [Round "3"] [White "Mamedyarov,S"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2760"] [BlackElo "2799"] [ECO "C43"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 Nxe4 4.Bd3 d5 5.Nxe5 Nd7 6.O-O Nxe5 7.dxe5 Nc5 8.Nc3 c6 9.Ne2 Be7 10.f4 f6 11.Be3 Nxd3 12.Qxd3 O-O 13.c4 fxe5 14.fxe5 Be6 15.Nf4 Bf5 16.Qd4 Bg5 17.cxd5 Bxf4 18.Rxf4 Qxd5 19.Qxd5+ cxd5 20.Raf1 g6 21.g4 Be6 22.Rxf8+ Rxf8 23.Rxf8+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Corus A"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2008.01.15"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Eljanov,P"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2799"] [BlackElo "2692"] [ECO "A16"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Qa4+ Bd7 5.Qb3 dxc4 6.Qxc4 c5 7.g3 Nc6 8.Bg2 Qb6 9.O-O Qb4 10.Qxb4 cxb4 11.Nb5 Rc8 12.b3 e5 13.Bb2 Be7 14.d4 e4 15.Ne5 Be6 16.d5 Bxd5 17.Bh3 Be6 18.Bxe6 fxe6 19.Rfc1 O-O 20.Nxc6 Rxc6 21.Rxc6 bxc6 22.Nxa7 c5 23.Nc6 Nd5 24.a4 bxa3 25.Rxa3 Rc8 26.Ra6 Bf8 27.e3 Nc7 28.Ra7 Nd5 29.Ne5 Rb8 30.Nd7 Rxb3 31.Ba3 Be7 32.Bxc5 Bxc5 33.Nxc5 Rb1+ 34.Kg2 Rb2 35.Ra3 Nf6 36.Ra8+ Kf7 37.Ra7+ Ke8 38.Ra6 Ng4 39.Nxe4 Nxe3+ 40.Kf3 Nd5 41.Rxe6+ Kf8 42.Rd6 Ne7 43.Rd8+ Kg7 44.Rd7 Kf8 45.Nf6 h5 46.Ra7 Rb5 47.Ke4 Rb4+ 48.Ke3 Rb5 49.Ne4 Re5 50.f3 Rb5 51.h3 Nd5+ 52.Kd4 Ne7 53.Ra6 Rf5 54.Ke3 Nd5+ 55.Kf2 Ne7 56.Ra8+ Kg7 57.Ra7 Kf8 58.Rb7 Ra5 59.g4 hxg4 60.hxg4 Rd5 61.Kg3 Ra5 62.Kh4 Re5 63.Nf6 Kf7 64.f4 Ra5 65.Nd7 g5+ 66.fxg5 Ke6 67.Kh5 Rd5 68.Nf8+ 1-0 [Event "Corus A"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2008.01.17"] [Round "5"] [White "Adams,Mi"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2726"] [BlackElo "2799"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Nc3 Nxc3 6.dxc3 Be7 7.Bf4 O-O 8.Qd2 Nd7 9.O-O-O Nc5 10.Nd4 Re8 11.f3 Ne6 12.Be3 Bg5 13.f4 Nxd4 14.fxg5 Nc6 15.h4 Bg4 16.Re1 Qd7 17.Bb5 Re5 18.Bxc6 Qxc6 19.Bd4 Rxe1+ 20.Rxe1 Re8 21.b3 b6 22.c4 Rxe1+ 23.Qxe1 Kf8 24.g3 Qf3 25.Kb2 Bf5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Corus A"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2008.01.18"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Aronian,L"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2799"] [BlackElo "2739"] [ECO "D43"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 dxc4 7.e4 g5 8.Bg3 b5 9.Be2 Bb7 10.O-O Nbd7 11.Ne5 Bg7 12.Nxd7 Nxd7 13.Bd6 a6 14.a4 e5 15.Bg4 exd4 16.e5 c5 17.Re1 Nxe5 18.Bxe5 O-O 19.Bxg7 Kxg7 20.Ne2 f5 21.Bh5 f4 22.b4 cxb3 23.Qxb3 Qd5 24.Qh3 Bc8 25.Nc3 dxc3 26.Qxc3+ Qd4 27.Qf3 Ra7 28.axb5 Qf6 29.Qa3 Qb6 30.Qc3+ Kg8 31.Re5 Qf6 32.Qxc5 Rd7 33.h4 gxh4 34.Bg4 Rdd8 35.Bxc8 Rxc8 36.Qd5+ Qf7 37.bxa6 Qxd5 38.Rxd5 Rf7 39.a7 Ra8 40.Rda5 Kh7 41.R1a3 h3 42.gxh3 f3 43.Kh2 Rg7 44.h4 Rg2+ 45.Kh3 Rg7 46.Ra6 Rf7 47.R3a5 Rg7 48.h5 Rf7 49.Kg4 Rg8+ 50.Kh3 Ra8 51.Kg4 Rg8+ 52.Rg6 Ra8 53.Raa6 Raxa7 54.Rxh6+ Kg8 55.Rag6+ Rg7 56.Kxf3 Rxg6 57.Rxg6+ Kf7 58.Rg4 Ra1 59.Kg3 Rh1 60.Rh4 Ra1 61.Rb4 Kg7 62.Rb6 Rg1+ 63.Kf4 Rh1 64.Kg5 Rg1+ 65.Kf5 Rh1 66.h6+ Kh7 67.Ra6 Rf1 68.f4 Rb1 69.Re6 Ra1 70.Rf6 Re1 71.Kg4 Ra1 72.f5 Rg1+ 73.Kf4 Rf1+ 74.Ke5 Re1+ 75.Kd6 Rf1 76.Ke7 Rf2 77.Rf8 Re2+ 78.Kf7 Ra2 79.Rd8 Ra7+ 80.Kf6 Ra1 81.Rd2 Rb1 82.Ra2 Rb3 83.Rh2 Rb1 84.Rh4 Rb8 85.Kg5 Rg8+ 86.Kf4 Ra8 87.Kg5 Rg8+ 88.Kf6 Ra8 89.Re4 Ra1 90.Re8 Ra2 91.Re1 Ra3 92.Rh1 Ra2 93.Kg5 Rg2+ 94.Kf4 Rf2+ 95.Ke4 Re2+ 96.Kf3 Ra2 97.Ke4 Re2+ 98.Kd4 Rd2+ 99.Ke3 Ra2 100.f6 Ra7 101.Rf1 Kg6 102.Ke4 Ra4+ 103.Kd5 Kf7 104.Rh1 Ra5+ 105.Kc4 Ra4+ 106.Kb5 Ra8 107.h7 Rh8 108.Rh6 Rb8+ 109.Kc6 Rc8+ 110.Kd6 1-0 [Event "Corus A"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2008.01.19"] [Round "7"] [White "Ivanchuk,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2751"] [BlackElo "2799"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.O-O Be7 8.c4 Nb4 9.Be2 O-O 10.Nc3 Bf5 11.a3 Nxc3 12.bxc3 Nc6 13.Re1 Re8 14.cxd5 Qxd5 15.Bf4 Rac8 16.h3 Be4 17.Be3 Na5 18.Nd2 Bf5 19.c4 Qd7 20.Nf3 Bf6 21.Rc1 c5 22.dxc5 Qxd1 23.Rcxd1 Nb3 24.c6 Rxc6 25.Bxa7 Bc3 26.Rf1 Ra6 27.Be3 h6 28.c5 Rxa3 29.Bc4 Rc8 30.Nh4 Be6 31.Bxe6 fxe6 32.Rd7 Nxc5 33.Bxc5 Rxc5 34.Rxb7 Ra2 35.Rd7 Bf6 36.Nf3 Rcc2 37.Rdd1 1/2-1/2 [Event "Corus A"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2008.01.20"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Polgar,Ju"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2799"] [BlackElo "2707"] [ECO "A15"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.g3 Bb7 4.Bg2 e6 5.O-O Be7 6.Nc3 O-O 7.Re1 d5 8.cxd5 exd5 9.d4 Nbd7 10.Bf4 Ne4 11.Qc2 Bd6 12.Nxe4 dxe4 13.Ng5 Bxf4 14.gxf4 Nf6 15.Nxe4 Bxe4 16.Bxe4 Nxe4 17.Qxe4 Re8 18.Qd3 Qf6 19.e3 Rad8 20.Qc2 Rd5 21.Rad1 g5 22.Qxc7 gxf4 23.exf4 Rxe1+ 24.Rxe1 Rxd4 25.Re3 h5 26.Qe5 Qxe5 27.fxe5 Rd2 28.Rb3 Kg7 29.Kg2 Kg6 30.Ra3 Rxb2 31.Rxa7 b5 32.Kg3 h4+ 33.Kf3 b4 34.h3 Rc2 35.Ra4 Rb2 36.Ra7 Rc2 37.Rb7 Rb2 38.Kg2 Rxa2 39.Rxb4 Kf5 40.Rxh4 Kxe5 41.Rg4 Kf5 42.Kg3 Ra3+ 43.f3 Ra1 44.Rf4+ Kg6 45.Rb4 Rg1+ 46.Kf2 Rh1 47.Rg4+ Kf6 48.h4 Ra1 49.Kg2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Corus A"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2008.01.22"] [Round "9"] [White "Topalov,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2780"] [BlackElo "2799"] [ECO "D43"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 dxc4 7.e4 g5 8.Bg3 b5 9.Be2 Bb7 10.O-O Nbd7 11.Ne5 Bg7 12.Nxf7 Kxf7 13.e5 Nd5 14.Ne4 Ke7 15.Nd6 Qb6 16.Bg4 Raf8 17.Qc2 Qxd4 18.Qg6 Qxg4 19.Qxg7+ Kd8 20.Nxb7+ Kc8 21.a4 b4 22.Rac1 c3 23.bxc3 b3 24.c4 Rfg8 25.Nd6+ Kc7 26.Qf7 Rf8 27.cxd5 Rxf7 28.Rxc6+ Kb8 29.Nxf7 Re8 30.Nd6 Rh8 31.Rc4 Qe2 32.dxe6 Nb6 33.Rb4 Ka8 34.e7 Nd5 35.Rxb3 Nxe7 36.Rfb1 Nd5 37.h3 h5 38.Nf7 Rc8 39.e6 a6 40.Nxg5 h4 41.Bd6 Rg8 42.R3b2 Qd3 43.e7 Nf6 44.Be5 Nd7 45.Ne6 1-0 [Event "Corus A"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2008.01.23"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Gelfand,B"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2799"] [BlackElo "2737"] [ECO "E15"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 c6 8.O-O d5 9.Qc2 Nbd7 10.Rd1 O-O 11.a4 c5 12.Na3 Bb7 13.Qb2 Rc8 14.Rac1 Ne4 15.Be1 Bf6 16.b4 Ba8 17.e3 cxd4 18.exd4 dxc4 19.Ne5 Bg5 20.f4 Be7 21.Naxc4 f5 22.Ne3 Rxc1 23.Qxc1 Ndf6 24.Nc6 Qc7 25.b5 Nd5 26.Nxd5 exd5 27.Nxe7+ Qxe7 28.Qb2 Rc8 29.Rc1 Rc4 30.Bf1 Nd6 31.Qa3 Qe4 32.Bf2 Rxc1 33.Qxc1 Nc4 34.Qd1 Bb7 35.Bd3 Qe6 36.Qh5 Nd6 37.Qe2 Qxe2 38.Bxe2 Kf7 39.Be1 Bc8 40.Kf2 Nc4 41.Bb4 g6 42.Ke1 a6 43.bxa6 Bxa6 44.Bc3 Bb7 45.Kf2 Bc6 46.Bd1 Nd6 47.Ke3 Ke6 48.Bb3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Corus A"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2008.01.25"] [Round "11"] [White "Leko,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2799"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Nc3 Nxc3 6.dxc3 Be7 7.Bf4 O-O 8.Qd2 Nd7 9.O-O-O Nc5 10.Be3 c6 11.Bxc5 dxc5 12.Qf4 Qa5 13.Bd3 Be6 14.a3 Bf6 15.h4 c4 16.Be4 Bxc3 17.bxc3 Qxa3+ 18.Kb1 f5 19.Ng5 fxe4 20.Qxe4 Bf5 21.Qxc4+ Kh8 22.Nf7+ Rxf7 23.Qxf7 Qxc3 24.Qxf5 Qb4+ 25.Ka2 Qa4+ 26.Kb2 Qb4+ 27.Kc1 Qa3+ 28.Kb1 1/2-1/2 [Event "Corus A"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2008.01.26"] [Round "12"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Carlsen,M"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2799"] [BlackElo "2733"] [ECO "A30"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.g3 b6 5.Bg2 Bb7 6.O-O Be7 7.d4 cxd4 8.Qxd4 d6 9.Rd1 a6 10.Ng5 Bxg2 11.Kxg2 Nc6 12.Qf4 O-O 13.Nce4 Ne8 14.b3 Ra7 15.Bb2 Rd7 16.Rac1 Nc7 17.Nf3 f5 18.Nc3 g5 19.Qd2 g4 20.Ne1 Bg5 21.e3 Rff7 22.Kg1 Ne8 23.Ne2 Nf6 24.Nf4 Qe8 25.Qc3 Rg7 26.b4 Ne4 27.Qb3 Rge7 28.Qa4 Ne5 29.Qxa6 Ra7 30.Qb5 Qxb5 31.cxb5 Rxa2 32.Rc8+ Kf7 33.Nfd3 Bf6 34.Nxe5+ dxe5 35.Rc2 Rea7 36.Kg2 Ng5 37.Rd6 e4 38.Bxf6 Kxf6 39.Kf1 Ra1 40.Ke2 Rb1 41.Rd1 Rxb4 42.Ng2 Rxb5 43.Nf4 Rc5 44.Rb2 b5 45.Kf1 Rac7 46.Rbb1 Rb7 47.Rb4 Rc4 48.Rb2 b4 49.Rdb1 Nf3 50.Kg2 Rd7 51.h3 e5 52.Ne2 Rd2 53.hxg4 fxg4 54.Rxd2 Nxd2 55.Rb2 Nf3 56.Kf1 b3 57.Kg2 Rc2 0-1 [Event "Corus A"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2008.01.27"] [Round "13"] [White "Anand,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2799"] [BlackElo "2799"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Nc3 Nxc3 6.dxc3 Be7 7.Bf4 O-O 8.Qd2 Nd7 9.O-O-O Nc5 10.Be3 Re8 11.Bc4 Be6 12.Bxe6 Nxe6 13.h4 Qd7 14.Qd5 Qc6 15.Qf5 Qc4 16.Kb1 g6 17.Qh3 h5 18.Nd2 Qe2 19.Rde1 Qg4 20.Qh2 d5 21.f3 Qa4 22.g4 Bd6 23.Qf2 hxg4 24.fxg4 Qxg4 25.Reg1 Qh5 26.Nf3 Re7 27.Bg5 Ree8 28.Be3 Re7 29.Bg5 Rd7 30.Nd4 Nxd4 31.Qxd4 Bf8 32.Qe3 c6 33.Qh3 Rd6 34.Bf4 Re6 35.Rg5 Qh8 36.h5 Rae8 37.Bd2 Bc5 38.Rg3 Re2 39.Kc1 Qg7 40.a3 Bd6 41.Rgg1 Bc5 42.Rg3 Bd6 43.Rg4 R8e6 44.hxg6 Rxg6 45.Rxg6 fxg6 46.Be3 Qe5 47.Qh7+ Kf8 48.Bd2 Qf6 49.Qxb7 Rh2 50.Re1 Qf2 51.Kb1 Qxd2 52.Rf1+ Kg8 53.Qf7+ Kh8 54.Qxg6 Qg2 55.Qe8+ Qg8 56.Qxc6 Bf8 57.Qa8 Bc5 58.Qxg8+ Kxg8 59.Rf5 Rd2 60.c4 Kg7 61.b4 Be7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Nice FRA"] [Date "2008.03.15"] [Round "1"] [White "Anand,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2799"] [BlackElo "2799"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Nc3 Nxc3 6.dxc3 Be7 7.Bf4 O-O 8.Qd2 Nd7 9.O-O-O Nc5 10.Be3 Re8 11.Bc4 Be6 12.Bxe6 Nxe6 13.h4 Qd7 14.Qd5 Qc6 15.c4 Bf6 16.g4 g6 17.Qxc6 bxc6 18.c3 c5 19.Kc2 Ng7 20.h5 Re4 21.hxg6 fxg6 22.g5 Be7 23.Rh4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Rapid"] [Site "Nice FRA"] [Date "2008.03.15"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Anand,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2799"] [BlackElo "2799"] [ECO "E15"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 c6 8.Bc3 d5 9.Ne5 Nfd7 10.Nxd7 Nxd7 11.Nd2 O-O 12.O-O f5 13.Rc1 Nf6 14.Bb2 Bd6 15.Nf3 Qe7 16.Ne5 Rac8 17.Nd3 Rfd8 18.Re1 Qe8 19.e3 g5 20.Rc2 g4 21.Qc1 Qe7 22.Rd1 Ne4 23.c5 bxc5 24.dxc5 Bb8 25.Ne5 Ng5 26.Qa1 Nf7 27.Nxf7 Kxf7 28.a4 h5 29.b4 h4 30.b5 Bb7 31.Rdc1 Kg6 32.Be5 Bxe5 33.Qxe5 Qf6 34.Qd4 e5 35.Qb4 hxg3 36.hxg3 Rd7 37.Qa5 Rh8 38.Qxa7 f4 39.exf4 exf4 40.gxf4 Rdh7 41.Qb6 Qxf4 42.bxc6 Qf3 43.cxb7+ Kf5 0-1 [Event "Amber Rapid"] [Site "Nice FRA"] [Date "2008.03.16"] [Round "2"] [White "Leko,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2799"] [ECO "A29"] 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Bg2 Nb6 7.O-O Be7 8.a3 O-O 9.b4 Be6 10.Rb1 f6 11.d3 Nd4 12.Nd2 c6 13.Nde4 Bf7 14.Be3 a5 15.Nc5 axb4 16.axb4 Ra3 17.N3e4 Qc7 18.Bxd4 exd4 19.Bh3 Rfa8 20.Qc1 Nd5 21.Qb2 Nc3 22.Nxc3 dxc3 23.Qc2 Qe5 24.Rfc1 b5 25.Ne4 Ba2 26.Ra1 Bxb4 27.Rxa2 Rxa2 28.Qb3+ Kh8 29.Qxb4 c2 30.Bf1 Qb2 31.Qxb2 Rxb2 32.Nd2 c5 33.f4 c4 34.Nf3 b4 35.dxc4 Rd8 36.Ne1 b3 37.Kf2 Rd1 38.Nd3 Rxd3 0-1 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Nice FRA"] [Date "2008.03.16"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Leko,P"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2799"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B10"] 1.e4 c6 2.d3 d5 3.Nd2 e5 4.Ngf3 Bd6 5.d4 exd4 6.exd5 cxd5 7.Nxd4 Ne7 8.Bd3 Nbc6 9.N2b3 Ne5 10.O-O O-O 11.Bg5 a6 12.Re1 Nxd3 13.Qxd3 Qc7 14.h3 h6 15.Bd2 Bd7 16.a3 Nc6 17.Nf3 Ne5 18.Nxe5 Bxe5 19.Ba5 b6 20.Bxb6 Bh2+ 21.Kh1 Qxb6 22.Kxh2 Qxf2 23.Qxd5 Qxc2 24.Rac1 Qf5 25.Qxf5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Rapid"] [Site "Nice FRA"] [Date "2008.03.17"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Mamedyarov,S"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2799"] [BlackElo "2760"] [ECO "A52"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ng4 4.Nc3 Nc6 5.e3 Ngxe5 6.a3 a5 7.f4 Ng6 8.Bd3 Bc5 9.Qh5 d6 10.Nf3 a4 11.Bd2 O-O 12.Ne4 Qe8 13.O-O-O f5 14.Nxc5 dxc5 15.Kb1 Nge7 16.Qh4 h6 17.Bc3 Be6 18.Rhg1 Rd8 19.Ka1 Rxd3 20.Rxd3 Bxc4 21.Bxg7 Kxg7 22.g4 Ng6 23.gxf5 Rxf5 24.Rc3 Bf7 25.Qf2 Qe6 26.b3 axb3 27.Nh4 Rh5 28.Kb2 Qf6 29.Nxg6 Bxg6 30.e4 c4 31.Qd2 Qd4 32.Qxd4+ Nxd4 33.Rcg3 Rxh2+ 34.Kb1 Kf7 35.Rxg6 c3 36.Rg7+ Ke8 37.R7g2 Rxg2 38.Rxg2 Nf3 39.Kc1 Nd2 0-1 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Nice FRA"] [Date "2008.03.17"] [Round "3"] [White "Mamedyarov,S"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2760"] [BlackElo "2799"] [ECO "C43"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 Nxe4 4.Bd3 d5 5.Nxe5 Nd7 6.Nxd7 Bxd7 7.O-O Bd6 8.Nc3 Qh4 9.g3 Nxc3 10.bxc3 Qh3 11.Re1+ Be6 12.Bf1 Qf5 13.Bd3 Qh3 14.Bf1 Qf5 15.Rb1 O-O-O 16.Qe2 c6 17.Rb3 Rhe8 18.Be3 Re7 19.Reb1 Rdd7 20.a4 Qg4 21.Qxg4 Bxg4 22.c4 dxc4 23.Bxc4 Bf5 24.Bd3 Bxd3 25.Rxd3 Bc7 26.c4 Bb6 27.Rbd1 Re4 28.Kg2 f5 29.Kf3 g6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Nice FRA"] [Date "2008.03.18"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Morozevich,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2799"] [BlackElo "2765"] [ECO "E51"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.e3 O-O 6.a3 Bxc3+ 7.bxc3 c6 8.Bd3 b6 9.cxd5 cxd5 10.Qe2 Bb7 11.Bb2 Nc6 12.O-O Na5 13.Nd2 Rc8 14.f3 Re8 15.e4 e5 16.Rae1 exd4 17.cxd4 Nh5 18.g3 g6 19.Qe3 Qd7 20.Qh6 Ng7 21.exd5 f5 22.d6 Bd5 23.g4 Rcd8 24.Re5 Qxd6 25.gxf5 gxf5 26.Qxd6 Rxd6 27.Rxe8+ Nxe8 28.Bxf5 Nc4 29.Nxc4 Bxc4 30.Re1 Ng7 31.Be4 Ne6 32.Kf2 Nxd4 33.Rg1+ Kf7 34.Bxh7 Ne6 35.Ke3 Rd5 36.Bc3 Rb5 37.Bg6+ Ke7 38.Bb4+ Kf6 39.f4 a5 40.Bc3+ Ke7 41.f5 Rb3 42.Kd2 Nc5 43.f6+ Kd6 44.Rg4 Be6 45.f7 Bxf7 46.Bxf7 Rxa3 47.h4 b5 48.h5 b4 49.Bg7 Rh3 50.Bf8+ Kc6 51.Rc4 Rf3 52.Be8+ Kd5 53.Rxc5+ Kd4 54.Be7 Rf2+ 55.Kc1 b3 56.Rxa5 Kc3 57.Rc5+ 1-0 [Event "Amber Rapid"] [Site "Nice FRA"] [Date "2008.03.18"] [Round "4"] [White "Morozevich,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2765"] [BlackElo "2799"] [ECO "A01"] 1.b3 d5 2.Bb2 Nf6 3.e3 c5 4.f4 g6 5.Bb5+ Bd7 6.Bxd7+ Nbxd7 7.c4 dxc4 8.bxc4 Bg7 9.Nf3 O-O 10.O-O a6 11.a4 Nb8 12.Nc3 Nc6 13.Rb1 Qd3 14.Ba3 Qxc4 15.Rxb7 Nd5 16.Qe2 Qxe2 17.Nxe2 Na5 18.Rd7 Rfd8 19.Rxd8+ Rxd8 20.Bxc5 Rc8 21.Ba3 Rc4 22.Rc1 Rxa4 23.Rc8+ Bf8 24.Bb2 Ra2 25.Nc3 Rxb2 26.Nxd5 Kg7 27.Kf2 Nb3 28.Ke2 a5 29.Nc7 a4 30.Ra8 Ra2 31.g4 a3 32.g5 Nc1+ 33.Kd1 Nd3 34.Nd4 Nf2+ 35.Ke2 Ne4 36.Nf3 Ra1 37.Ne5 a2 38.Ne8+ Kg8 39.Nd7 Rc1 40.Nef6+ exf6 41.gxf6 h5 42.Rxf8+ Kh7 43.Rxf7+ Kh6 44.Nf8 Re1+ 45.Kf3 Nxf6 46.Rxf6 Kg7 47.Ra6 a1=Q 48.Rxa1 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Nice FRA"] [Date "2008.03.20"] [Round "5"] [White "Topalov,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2780"] [BlackElo "2799"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.O-O Be7 8.Nc3 Nxc3 9.bxc3 Bg4 10.Re1 O-O 11.Bf4 Bh5 12.Rb1 Rb8 13.h3 Bd6 14.Bxd6 Qxd6 15.Re3 f6 16.Qd2 Rfe8 17.Nh4 Rxe3 18.Qxe3 Re8 19.Qd2 Nd8 20.Nf5 Qd7 21.Qf4 Bg6 22.h4 Kh8 23.Qg4 Qf7 24.Qf3 b6 25.g3 Nb7 26.Kg2 Bxf5 27.Qxf5 g6 28.Qf3 Nd6 29.h5 g5 30.g4 Qe6 31.h6 Re7 32.Rh1 Kg8 33.Qd1 c6 34.Rh3 Qe1 35.Qf3 Qe6 36.Qd1 Qe1 37.Qf3 Qe6 38.Qd1 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Rapid"] [Site "Nice FRA"] [Date "2008.03.20"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Topalov,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2799"] [BlackElo "2780"] [ECO "E94"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Na6 8.Be3 Ng4 9.Bg5 Qe8 10.Re1 exd4 11.Nd5 d3 12.Bxd3 c6 13.Ne7+ Kh8 14.Nxc8 Rxc8 15.Bf1 Nc5 16.Qxd6 Nxe4 17.Qa3 f5 18.h3 Ne5 19.Bf4 Nd7 20.Qxa7 Bxb2 21.Rab1 Bg7 22.Qxb7 Ndc5 23.Qb6 Rf7 24.Ng5 Rb7 25.Qxb7 Nxb7 26.Rxb7 Kg8 27.c5 h6 28.Bc4+ Kh8 29.Be5 hxg5 30.Bxg7+ Kh7 31.Bf8+ Kh8 32.Be7 Rb8 33.Rxe4 1-0 [Event "Amber Rapid"] [Site "Nice FRA"] [Date "2008.03.21"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Gelfand,B"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2799"] [BlackElo "2737"] [ECO "A30"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 e5 4.g3 g6 5.Bg2 Bg7 6.a3 a5 7.O-O Nge7 8.Ne1 d6 9.Nc2 Be6 10.Ne3 O-O 11.d3 f5 12.Ned5 Kh8 13.Rb1 h6 14.Bd2 Rb8 15.b4 axb4 16.axb4 Nxb4 17.Nxb4 cxb4 18.Rxb4 d5 19.cxd5 Nxd5 20.Rb5 e4 21.Nxd5 Bxd5 22.dxe4 Bc4 23.Rc5 b5 24.exf5 Rxf5 25.Rxf5 gxf5 26.Bf4 Qxd1 27.Rxd1 Re8 28.Bc6 Rxe2 29.Bd7 b4 30.Bxf5 Re8 31.h4 b3 32.Rd6 b2 33.Rb6 h5 34.Kh2 Bd5 35.Bg6 Ra8 36.Rb5 Bf3 37.Rb3 Bd5 38.Rb6 Bd4 39.Rd6 Kg7 40.Bb1 Ra1 41.Bh6+ Kg8 42.Rxd5 Rxb1 43.Rxd4 Re1 44.Rb4 b1=Q 45.Rxb1 Rxb1 46.Kg2 Rb3 47.Be3 Kf7 48.Kf3 Rb4 49.Bd2 Ra4 50.Ke3 Ke6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Nice FRA"] [Date "2008.03.21"] [Round "6"] [White "Gelfand,B"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2737"] [BlackElo "2799"] [ECO "D11"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bg4 5.h3 Bxf3 6.Qxf3 e6 7.Nc3 Nbd7 8.Bd2 Bb4 9.Bd3 O-O 10.a3 Ba5 11.O-O Re8 12.b4 Bc7 13.cxd5 exd5 14.b5 Nf8 15.bxc6 bxc6 16.Qd1 Ne6 17.Qa4 c5 18.Nb5 Bb6 19.dxc5 Nxc5 20.Qc2 Nfe4 21.Bb4 Nxd3 22.Qxd3 Qd7 23.Nc3 Qe6 24.Qxe4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Nice FRA"] [Date "2008.03.22"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Van Wely,L"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2799"] [BlackElo "2681"] [ECO "E97"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.Nd2 a5 10.a3 Bd7 11.b3 c6 12.Bb2 Bh6 13.Kh1 c5 14.Bd3 Nh5 15.g3 Bh3 16.Re1 f5 17.exf5 Nxf5 18.Nde4 Nd4 19.Nb5 Nxb5 20.cxb5 Nf6 21.Kg1 Nxe4 22.Bxe4 Qd7 23.Qd3 Rf7 24.Bc3 Raf8 25.Ra2 Qc7 26.f3 Bf5 27.Rf2 b6 28.Kg2 Qd7 29.h4 Bh3+ 30.Kh2 Bf5 31.a4 Qd8 32.Kg2 Qd7 33.Rh1 Rf6 34.Re1 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Rapid"] [Site "Nice FRA"] [Date "2008.03.22"] [Round "7"] [White "Van Wely,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2681"] [BlackElo "2799"] [ECO "A09"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 d4 3.b4 f6 4.e3 e5 5.c5 a5 6.Nxe5 fxe5 7.Qh5+ Kd7 8.Qf5+ Ke8 9.Qh5+ Kd7 10.Qf5+ Ke7 11.Qxe5+ Be6 12.Bc4 Qd7 13.b5 c6 14.Na3 Nf6 15.Bb2 Kf7 16.Bxd4 cxb5 17.Bxe6+ Qxe6 18.Qxe6+ Kxe6 19.Nxb5 Na6 20.Bxf6 gxf6 21.d4 b6 22.cxb6 Rb8 23.Rc1 Rxb6 24.a4 Kd7 25.Ke2 Bd6 26.Kf3 Bb8 27.h4 Nc7 28.Nc3 f5 29.Ne2 Ne6 30.d5 Nd8 31.Nd4 Nf7 32.Rb1 Ne5+ 33.Ke2 Rb4 34.Nxf5 Rc8 35.Rxb4 axb4 36.Nd4 Ba7 37.Rb1 Rc4 38.Nf3 Nxf3 39.gxf3 Kd6 40.e4 Bc5 41.Rb3 Ke5 42.h5 Rc2+ 43.Kd3 Rxf2 44.Kc4 Rc2+ 45.Kb5 Bd6 46.a5 Rc3 47.Ka4 Kd4 48.a6 Bc5 49.d6 Bxd6 50.Rxc3 bxc3 51.a7 c2 52.a8=Q c1=Q 53.Qd5+ Ke3 54.Qxd6 Kxf3 55.e5 Qf4+ 56.Kb5 Ke4 57.Qc6+ Kxe5 58.Qc7+ Ke4 59.Qxh7+ Qf5+ 60.Qxf5+ Kxf5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Nice FRA"] [Date "2008.03.23"] [Round "8"] [White "Ivanchuk,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2751"] [BlackElo "2799"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.O-O Be7 8.c4 Nb4 9.Be2 O-O 10.Nc3 Bf5 11.a3 Nxc3 12.bxc3 Nc6 13.cxd5 Qxd5 14.c4 Qd6 15.d5 Ne5 16.Nd4 Bd7 17.a4 Rfe8 18.Be3 Qg6 19.Nb5 Bh3 20.Bf3 Bd6 21.Bd4 Nxf3+ 22.Qxf3 Bg4 23.Qc3 Bf4 24.d6 Bxd6 25.Nxd6 cxd6 26.a5 Bd7 27.Qg3 Qxg3 28.hxg3 Rec8 29.Rfc1 Rc7 30.Rc3 h6 31.c5 Rac8 32.Rac1 dxc5 33.Rxc5 Rxc5 34.Rxc5 Bc6 35.Rc3 a6 36.Bb6 Kh7 37.g4 Kg6 38.f3 Rh8 39.Rc5 Re8 40.Kf2 Re7 41.Rc2 Rd7 42.Re2 Bb5 43.Rc2 Bc6 44.Re2 Rd5 45.Rc2 f6 46.Kg3 Kf7 47.Re2 h5 48.gxh5 Rxh5 49.Kf2 Rf5 50.Re3 g5 51.g4 Rb5 52.Kg3 Kg6 53.Bd8 Rd5 54.Bb6 Bd7 55.Re7 Bc6 56.Re3 f5 57.Re6+ Kf7 58.gxf5 Rxf5 59.Re3 Kg6 60.Re6+ Kh5 61.Re3 Rd5 62.Re2 Kg6 63.f4 Rd3+ 64.Re3 Rd2 65.fxg5 Kxg5 66.Re5+ Kf6 67.Kf4 Rd3 68.Re3 Rd1 69.Bc7 Rd4+ 70.Kg3 Be4 71.Kf4 Bc6+ 72.Kg3 Rc4 73.Kf2 Be4 74.Bb6 Ke5 75.Rg3 Bc6 76.Ke3 Rc3+ 77.Kd2 Rc4 78.Rc3 Rh4 79.Rd3 Bd5 80.Kc3 Kd6 81.Rd4 Rh1 82.Rg4 Be6 83.Rg7 Rh3+ 84.Kd4 Rh4+ 85.Kc3 Bd7 86.Rg6+ Kd5 87.Rg5+ Kc6 88.Rc5+ Kd6 89.Rg5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Rapid"] [Site "Nice FRA"] [Date "2008.03.23"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Ivanchuk,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2799"] [BlackElo "2751"] [ECO "A30"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.g3 g6 5.d4 cxd4 6.Nxd4 d6 7.Bg2 Bd7 8.Nxc6 Bxc6 9.e4 Bg7 10.Be3 O-O 11.O-O Qa5 12.a3 Rfc8 13.b4 Qd8 14.Rc1 Bd7 15.Qe2 Ng4 16.Bg5 h6 17.Bd2 a5 18.f4 axb4 19.axb4 Bxc3 20.Rxc3 Qb6+ 21.Kh1 Qxb4 22.Be1 Qb1 23.h3 Ra2 24.Qf3 Rxg2 25.Kxg2 Nf6 26.Rb3 Qa2+ 27.Rf2 Qa6 28.Kh2 Rxc4 29.Ra3 Qc6 30.e5 Ne4 31.Re2 dxe5 32.fxe5 Ng5 33.Qxc6 Bxc6 34.g4 Rc1 35.Kg3 Ne4+ 36.Kh2 Ng5 37.Kg3 Ne6 38.Bb4 g5 39.Bxe7 Nf4 40.Rd2 Rg1+ 41.Kf2 Rh1 42.Rd8+ Kh7 43.Bf6 Rh2+ 44.Ke1 Rh1+ 45.Kd2 Rh2+ 46.Kc1 Ng6 47.Raa8 Rh1+ 48.Kd2 Rh2+ 49.Kc3 Rxh3+ 50.Kd4 Rg3 51.Rh8+ Nxh8 52.Rxh8+ Kg6 53.Rg8+ Kh7 54.Rg7+ Kh8 55.Rxg5+ Kh7 56.Rg7+ Kh8 57.Rxf7+ Kg8 58.Rg7+ Kf8 59.e6 Rf3 60.Ke5 Re3+ 61.Kd6 Rd3+ 62.Kc7 Re3 63.Rf7+ Ke8 64.Re7+ Kf8 65.Kd6 Rd3+ 66.Ke5 Re3+ 67.Kd6 Rd3+ 68.Kc7 Rf3 69.Rf7+ Ke8 70.Kd6 Rd3+ 71.Ke5 Re3+ 72.Kd6 Rd3+ 73.Kc7 Re3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Rapid"] [Site "Nice FRA"] [Date "2008.03.25"] [Round "9"] [White "Carlsen,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2733"] [BlackElo "2799"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nc4 Nxe4 5.Nc3 Nxc3 6.bxc3 g6 7.d4 Bg7 8.Bd3 O-O 9.O-O Nd7 10.Qf3 Nb6 11.Ne3 c5 12.dxc5 dxc5 13.a4 Bd7 14.a5 Na4 15.Qxb7 Nxc3 16.Bd2 Be6 17.Bxc3 Bxc3 18.Ra4 Qd7 19.Qxd7 Bxd7 20.Ra3 Bb4 21.Raa1 Bc6 22.a6 Rad8 23.Rfc1 Bc3 24.Rab1 Rfe8 25.Bb5 Re6 26.Bc4 Re4 27.Rd1 Rxd1+ 28.Rxd1 Bd4 29.Bd5 Bxd5 30.Nxd5 Re2 31.c3 Bxf2+ 32.Kf1 Ra2 33.Rb1 Bh4 34.g3 Bg5 35.h4 Bd2 36.Nf6+ Kg7 37.Ne4 Bh6 38.Rb7 Rxa6 39.Nxc5 Rc6 40.Ne4 Re6 41.Nc5 Re5 42.Nd7 Re3 43.Rxa7 Rxg3 44.Ne5 Kf6 45.Nxf7 Be3 46.Rb7 h5 47.Ke2 Bf4 48.c4 Re3+ 49.Kf1 Rc3 50.Nh8 Rxc4 51.Rb6+ Kf5 52.Nxg6 Bg3 53.Kg2 Kg4 54.Rb2 Re4 55.Ra2 Bd6 56.Ra5 Re2+ 57.Kf1 Re6 58.Rg5+ Kf3 59.Rf5+ Kg4 60.Rg5+ Kh3 61.Kf2 Rf6+ 62.Ke2 Bg3 63.Ke3 Re6+ 64.Kf3 Rf6+ 65.Ke3 Re6+ 66.Kf3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Nice FRA"] [Date "2008.03.25"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Carlsen,M"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2799"] [BlackElo "2733"] [ECO "E17"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7 6.Nc3 Ne4 7.Bd2 f5 8.d5 Bf6 9.Qc2 Qe7 10.Rd1 Na6 11.O-O Nb4 12.Qb3 a5 13.Be3 a4 14.Nxa4 exd5 15.Nd4 dxc4 16.Qxc4 Bxd4 17.Bxd4 Nc6 18.Bxb6 cxb6 19.Nxb6 Rd8 20.Nd5 Ne5 21.Qb5 Bxd5 22.Rxd5 Nf7 23.Rfd1 Nf6 24.R5d2 g6 25.a4 O-O 26.a5 Rb8 27.Bb7 Nd8 28.Bd5+ Ne6 29.Qc4 Rfc8 30.Qa2 Nxd5 31.Rxd5 Rc7 32.a6 Ra7 33.Rd6 Kf8 34.Qa4 Ke8 35.b4 Ng5 36.Qa1 Nf7 37.Qd4 Qxd6 38.Qe3+ Qe6 39.Qxa7 Rxb4 40.Qa8+ Ke7 41.a7 Ra4 42.Qb7 Qc6 43.Qb8 d6 44.Rb1 1-0 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Nice FRA"] [Date "2008.03.26"] [Round "10"] [White "Aronian,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2739"] [BlackElo "2799"] [ECO "E06"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 Be7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.Qxc4 b5 9.Qc2 Bb7 10.Bg5 Nbd7 11.Bxf6 Nxf6 12.Nbd2 Rc8 13.Nb3 c5 14.dxc5 Be4 15.Qc3 Bd5 16.Rac1 Bxb3 17.Qxb3 Bxc5 18.Rc2 Qb6 19.e3 Rc7 20.Rfc1 Rfc8 21.a4 bxa4 22.Qxa4 Bd6 23.Rxc7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Rapid"] [Site "Nice FRA"] [Date "2008.03.26"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Aronian,L"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2799"] [BlackElo "2739"] [ECO "E15"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 c6 8.Bc3 d5 9.Ne5 Nfd7 10.Nxd7 Nxd7 11.Nd2 O-O 12.O-O Rc8 13.e4 c5 14.exd5 exd5 15.dxc5 dxc4 16.cxb6 Nxb6 17.Re1 cxb3 18.Qxb3 Nd7 19.Nf3 Nc5 20.Qa3 Ne6 21.Qxa6 Rxc3 22.Qxa7 Bc5 23.Qa4 Qf6 24.Qe4 Ng5 25.Nxg5 Bxf2+ 26.Kh1 Qxg5 27.Rf1 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Rapid"] [Site "Nice FRA"] [Date "2008.03.27"] [Round "11"] [White "Karjakin,Sergey"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2732"] [BlackElo "2799"] [ECO "D17"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 Na6 7.e3 Nb4 8.Bxc4 e6 9.O-O Be7 10.f3 Bc2 11.Qe2 O-O 12.Na2 Nxa2 13.Rxa2 Bg6 14.Rd1 c5 15.dxc5 Qc7 16.Nxg6 hxg6 17.b4 a5 18.bxa5 Rxa5 19.Bb5 Bxc5 20.Rc2 Qe7 21.Kh1 Raa8 22.e4 Rfd8 23.Rf1 Ne8 24.Bf4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Nice FRA"] [Date "2008.03.27"] [Round "11"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Karjakin,Sergey"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2799"] [BlackElo "2732"] [ECO "D43"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 dxc4 7.e4 g5 8.Bg3 b5 9.Be2 Bb7 10.O-O Nbd7 11.Ne5 Bg7 12.Nxd7 Nxd7 13.Bd6 a6 14.a4 e5 15.d5 c5 16.b4 Qb6 17.bxc5 Nxc5 18.Bxc5 Qxc5 19.axb5 axb5 20.Rxa8+ Bxa8 21.Qa1 O-O 22.Qa5 Rb8 23.Rb1 Bf8 24.Nxb5 f5 25.Qa6 Kh8 26.Nc3 Rxb1+ 27.Nxb1 Qb4 28.Qxa8 Qxb1+ 29.Bf1 Qb4 30.exf5 c3 31.Qc8 e4 32.d6 Qxd6 33.Qxc3+ Bg7 34.Qc8+ Kh7 35.g3 Qd4 36.Qe8 Qe5 37.Qg6+ Kh8 38.Kg2 Qe7 39.Kh3 e3 40.fxe3 Qxe3 41.Bc4 Qe7 42.Bb3 Qf6 43.Qe8+ Qf8 44.Qe6 Bf6 45.Kg4 Kh7 46.Kh5 Kg7 47.Bc4 Kh7 48.Qd7+ Qe7 49.Qc8 Qd8 50.Qe6 Qf8 51.Bd3 Kg7 52.Bc4 Kh7 1/2-1/2 [Event "DGT Clock Simul"] [Site "Enschede NED"] [Date "2008.04.02"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Werle,J"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2788"] [BlackElo "2581"] [ECO "E05"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.Qxc4 b5 9.Qc2 Bb7 10.Bd2 Ra7 11.a3 Be4 12.Qc1 Nc6 13.e3 Qa8 14.Qd1 Nd5 15.Qe2 e5 16.Re1 exd4 17.exd4 f5 18.Nc3 Nxc3 19.Bxc3 Bf6 20.d5 Bxc3 21.bxc3 Nd8 22.Rad1 Bxd5 23.Ng5 c6 24.Bxd5+ cxd5 25.Qd3 h6 26.Nf3 f4 27.Nh4 fxg3 28.hxg3 Nf7 29.Nf5 Ng5 30.Ne7+ Rxe7 31.Rxe7 Nf3+ 32.Kf1 d4 33.Qg6 Nh2+ 34.Ke1 Nf3+ 35.Ke2 Ng1+ 36.Kf1 Rxf2+ 37.Kxf2 Nh3+ 38.Ke1 1-0 [Event "DGT Clock Simul"] [Site "Enschede NED"] [Date "2008.04.02"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Sebag,M"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2788"] [BlackElo "2521"] [ECO "D19"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.a4 dxc4 5.Nc3 Bf5 6.e3 e6 7.Bxc4 Bb4 8.O-O O-O 9.Qe2 Bg6 10.Ne5 Nbd7 11.Nxg6 hxg6 12.Rd1 Qa5 13.Qc2 c5 14.Na2 cxd4 15.Nxb4 Qxb4 16.Rxd4 Rac8 17.Qe2 Qb6 18.a5 Qc7 19.a6 e5 20.axb7 exd4 21.bxc8=Q Rxc8 22.b3 Nb6 23.exd4 Nxc4 24.bxc4 Qxc4 25.Qxc4 Rxc4 26.Be3 Rc7 27.Ra5 Rd7 28.Kf1 Nd5 29.Ke2 f6 30.Kd3 Kf7 31.h3 Ke6 32.Ra6+ Nb6 33.g4 g5 34.f4 gxf4 35.Bxf4 Kf7 36.h4 g5 37.hxg5 Nd5 38.Bd6 fxg5 39.Ke4 Nc3+ 40.Ke5 Nb5 41.Bc5 Rd8 42.Ra5 Rb8 43.d5 Rb7 44.d6 Ke8 45.Ke6 Kd8 46.Be3 Ke8 47.Bc5 Kd8 48.Bxa7 Nxa7 49.Rxg5 1-0 [Event "Cez Trophy Rapid"] [Site "Prague CZE"] [Date "2008.05.14"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Navara,D"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2788"] [BlackElo "2672"] [ECO "E04"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.d4 dxc4 5.Bg2 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 a5 7.O-O O-O 8.Bg5 b5 9.Ne5 Ra6 10.a4 bxa4 11.Nxc4 Nbd7 12.Nc3 c5 13.Nxa4 h6 14.Bd2 Qc7 15.Bf4 Qa7 16.Nd6 Nd5 17.Nb5 Qb7 18.Nc7 Ra7 19.Nxd5 exd5 20.Bd6 Re8 21.dxc5 Nf6 22.Nb6 Bg4 23.Qd4 Bxe2 24.Rfc1 Bb5 25.Be5 Rxe5 26.Qxe5 Bxc5 27.Rxc5 Qxb6 28.Rc8+ Kh7 29.Rb8 Qc6 30.Qf5+ g6 31.Qe5 Bc4 32.b3 Bd3 33.Bxd5 1-0 [Event "Cez Trophy Rapid"] [Site "Prague CZE"] [Date "2008.05.14"] [Round "2"] [White "Navara,D"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2672"] [BlackElo "2788"] [ECO "C43"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 Nxe4 4.Bd3 d5 5.dxe5 Nc5 6.Nc3 c6 7.Nd4 Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.f4 Nxd3 10.Qxd3 f5 11.Nb3 Na6 12.Be3 Nc7 13.Ne2 b6 14.Nbd4 Ba6 15.Qd2 Qe8 16.c3 c5 17.Nf3 Rd8 18.Rfd1 Ne6 19.a4 h6 20.a5 Qb5 21.Ng3 bxa5 22.Qc2 g6 23.Qa4 Qxa4 24.Rxa4 d4 25.cxd4 cxd4 26.Nxd4 Bc5 27.Rxa5 Nxd4 28.Rxa6 Nf3+ 29.Kf2 Bxe3+ 30.Kxf3 Rxd1 31.Kxe3 Rfd8 32.Rxg6+ Kh7 33.Ra6 R8d3+ 34.Kf2 R1d2+ 35.Ne2 Rd7 36.e6 Rb7 37.Ke3 Rdxb2 38.Nd4 R2b6 39.Rxb6 Rxb6 40.e7 Rb8 41.Nxf5 a5 42.Nd4 a4 43.Nc6 Re8 44.Kd4 Kg7 45.Kc4 Kf7 46.Kb4 Ra8 47.Ka3 Ra6 48.Nb4 Rd6 49.Kxa4 Kxe7 50.Kb5 Rd2 51.g4 Rxh2 52.Kc5 Ke6 53.Kd4 Rh4 54.f5+ Kf7 55.Ke5 Rxg4 56.Nd5 Ra4 57.Nc3 Rb4 58.Ne4 h5 59.Ng5+ Kg8 60.f6 h4 61.Kf5 Rb5+ 62.Kg6 Rxg5+ 0-1 [Event "Cez Trophy Rapid"] [Site "Prague CZE"] [Date "2008.05.15"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Navara,D"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2788"] [BlackElo "2672"] [ECO "A37"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 e5 4.g3 g6 5.Bg2 Bg7 6.O-O d6 7.a3 a5 8.Ne1 Be6 9.d3 Nge7 10.Nc2 d5 11.cxd5 Nxd5 12.Ne3 Nde7 13.Nc4 O-O 14.Bg5 f6 15.Be3 b6 16.Qa4 Rc8 17.Qb5 Bxc4 18.Qxc4+ Kh8 19.Qb5 f5 20.Bg5 Nd4 21.Bxe7 Qxe7 22.Qxb6 Rb8 23.Qa6 Rxb2 24.e3 Nb3 25.Rab1 Rxb1 26.Rxb1 c4 27.dxc4 Qxa3 28.Nb5 Qa2 29.Rd1 Qc2 30.Qd6 Nd4 31.Re1 Ne2+ 32.Kh1 Qxc4 33.Nc7 Qc3 34.Rd1 Qb4 35.Ne6 Qxd6 36.Rxd6 Rb8 37.Bf1 Nc3 38.Ra6 a4 39.Kg1 Rc8 40.Ra7 Bf6 41.Ba6 Rb8 42.Bc4 e4 43.h4 Nd1 44.Kg2 Nb2 45.Bd5 Rc8 46.h5 gxh5 47.Nf4 h4 48.Be6 Rf8 49.Bxf5 Bg7 50.Bxe4 hxg3 51.Kxg3 Be5 52.Rxh7+ Kg8 53.Ra7 Bxf4+ 54.exf4 Rd8 55.f5 Kf8 56.f3 Rd1 57.Kf4 Nd3+ 58.Kg5 Nc5 59.Ra5 Rc1 60.Ra8+ Ke7 61.f6+ Kd6 62.f7 Nxe4+ 63.fxe4 Rg1+ 64.Kh4 1-0 [Event "Cez Trophy Rapid"] [Site "Prague CZE"] [Date "2008.05.15"] [Round "4"] [White "Navara,D"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2672"] [BlackElo "2788"] [ECO "E46"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Ne2 d5 6.a3 Be7 7.cxd5 exd5 8.b4 c6 9.Ng3 Re8 10.Bd3 Nbd7 11.O-O Nb6 12.Rb1 a6 13.a4 Be6 14.a5 Nc8 15.Na4 Nd6 16.Nc5 Bc8 17.Bb2 Bf8 18.Re1 g6 19.f3 Nb5 20.Bxb5 axb5 21.e4 Bg7 22.e5 Nd7 23.Nd3 Nf8 24.Bc1 h5 25.Be3 h4 26.Nh1 Bf5 27.Rc1 f6 28.f4 Bxd3 29.Qxd3 f5 30.g4 hxg3 31.hxg3 Ne6 32.Re2 Rf8 33.Rf1 Qe7 34.Bd2 Kf7 35.g4 Ke8 36.Rh2 Kd7 37.Ng3 Qf7 38.Kg2 fxg4 39.Be3 Rh8 40.Rxh8 Rxh8 41.Qe2 Bf8 42.Qxg4 Bxb4 43.f5 gxf5 44.Rxf5 Qg8 45.Rg5 Qh7 46.Nh5 Qc2+ 47.Bf2 Qe4+ 48.Qxe4 dxe4 49.Nf6+ Kc8 50.Rf5 Rf8 51.Be3 Bxa5 52.Rh5 Bb6 53.d5 cxd5 54.Bxb6 Nf4+ 55.Kg3 Nxh5+ 56.Nxh5 Kd7 57.Ng7 Rg8 58.e6+ Ke7 59.Bc5+ Kf6 60.Bd4+ Kg6 61.e7 Kf7 62.e8=Q+ Rxe8 63.Nxe8 Kxe8 64.Bc5 b6 65.Bb4 Kd7 66.Kg4 d4 67.Kf4 e3 68.Ke4 Ke6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Cez Trophy Rapid"] [Site "Prague CZE"] [Date "2008.05.17"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Navara,D"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2788"] [BlackElo "2672"] [ECO "B70"] 1.Nf3 g6 2.e4 c5 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Be2 Bg7 7.O-O Nc6 8.Nb3 O-O 9.Re1 a5 10.a4 Be6 11.Bg5 h6 12.Be3 d5 13.exd5 Bxd5 14.Nc5 Nb4 15.Nb5 b6 16.Nd3 Nxd3 17.Qxd3 Qc8 18.Bd4 Qb7 19.Bf1 Rac8 20.Qe3 Rxc2 21.Qxe7 Qxe7 22.Rxe7 Bc6 23.Re2 Rxe2 24.Bxe2 Nd7 25.Bxg7 Kxg7 26.Nd4 Bd5 27.Rd1 Nc5 28.Bb5 Rc8 29.f3 Kf6 30.Ne2 Bb3 31.Rd6+ Ke7 32.Rxb6 Bxa4 33.Bxa4 Nxa4 34.Rb7+ Kf6 35.b3 Nc3 36.Nxc3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Cez Trophy Rapid"] [Site "Prague CZE"] [Date "2008.05.17"] [Round "6"] [White "Navara,D"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2672"] [BlackElo "2788"] [ECO "D43"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 e6 5.Qd3 dxc4 6.Qxc4 b5 7.Qd3 a6 8.e4 c5 9.dxc5 Bxc5 10.Qxd8+ Kxd8 11.e5 Ng4 12.Bg5+ Ke8 13.O-O-O Nd7 14.Ne4 Bb7 15.Nxc5 Nxc5 16.Bh4 Ne4 17.Rd4 Rc8+ 18.Kb1 Nexf2 19.h3 Nxh1 20.hxg4 h5 21.g5 g6 22.Be2 Ke7 23.Be1 h4 24.Nxh4 Rhd8 25.Rf4 Ng3 26.Bxg3 Rd2 27.Bg4 Rcc2 28.Be1 Rxb2+ 29.Kc1 Rdc2+ 30.Kd1 Rc4 31.Rxc4 bxc4 32.a3 Kd7 33.Bd2 Ra2 34.Bc1 Bc6 35.Be2 Ba4+ 36.Ke1 Ra1 0-1 [Event "Cez Trophy Rapid"] [Site "Prague CZE"] [Date "2008.05.18"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Navara,D"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2788"] [BlackElo "2672"] [ECO "A34"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.d4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 g6 7.e3 Bg7 8.Bb5+ Bd7 9.Bd3 Bc6 10.O-O O-O 11.Rb1 Nd7 12.e4 e6 13.Qe2 a6 14.Be3 b5 15.Rbd1 Qc7 16.dxc5 Bb7 17.Bd4 e5 18.Be3 Nxc5 19.Bxc5 Qxc5 20.Bc2 Qxc3 21.Bb3 Qc7 22.Ng5 h6 23.Nf3 Rfd8 24.h4 a5 25.h5 g5 26.Nh2 Rd4 27.Rxd4 exd4 28.Ng4 a4 29.Bc2 b4 30.e5 Qc6 31.f4 Ba6 32.Bd3 gxf4 33.Bxa6 Qxa6 34.Qe4 d3 35.e6 Qa7+ 36.Kh1 Re8 37.Qxd3 Qe7 38.exf7+ Qxf7 39.Qb5 Rd8 40.Qxb4 Qxh5+ 41.Nh2 Qe2 42.Qxa4 f3 43.Qb3+ Kh8 44.Qxf3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Cez Trophy Rapid"] [Site "Prague CZE"] [Date "2008.05.18"] [Round "8"] [White "Navara,D"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2672"] [BlackElo "2788"] [ECO "D43"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 c6 3.d4 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Qd3 Nbd7 6.e4 dxe4 7.Nxe4 Nxe4 8.Qxe4 Nf6 9.Qd3 c5 10.Be3 cxd4 11.O-O-O Bc5 12.Bxd4 Bxd4 13.Qxd4 Qxd4 14.Rxd4 Ke7 15.Be2 Rd8 16.Rxd8 Kxd8 17.Ne5 Ke7 18.Bf3 Nd7 19.Nxd7 Kxd7 20.Rd1+ Kc7 21.b4 Bd7 22.b5 Be8 23.Kc2 g5 24.Kc3 f5 25.g3 g4 26.Bg2 h5 27.a4 a6 28.Kb4 a5+ 29.Kc3 Rc8 30.c5 Kb8 31.Kc4 e5 32.Rd6 e4 33.Rf6 Bd7 34.Bf1 h4 35.gxh4 Rh8 36.c6 bxc6 37.bxc6 Be8 38.Kc5 Kc7 39.Re6 f4 40.Re7+ Kd8 41.c7+ 1-0 [Event "Sparkassen"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2008.06.28"] [Round "1"] [White "Gustafsson,J"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2603"] [BlackElo "2788"] [ECO "D85"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Nf3 c5 8.Bb5+ Nc6 9.O-O cxd4 10.cxd4 O-O 11.Be3 Bg4 12.Bxc6 bxc6 13.Rc1 Qa5 14.Qd2 Qxd2 15.Nxd2 Rfd8 16.Nb3 a5 17.Rxc6 a4 18.Nc5 Bxd4 19.Bxd4 Rxd4 20.f3 Rc8 21.Rxc8+ Bxc8 22.Rc1 a3 23.Nb3 Rd8 24.Rc7 Be6 25.Ra7 Rd1+ 26.Kf2 Bxb3 27.axb3 Rd2+ 28.Kg3 a2 29.b4 Rb2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sparkassen"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2008.06.29"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Van Wely,L"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2788"] [BlackElo "2677"] [ECO "D11"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.b3 Nbd7 6.Bb2 b6 7.Bd3 Bb7 8.O-O Bd6 9.Nbd2 O-O 10.Ne5 Qe7 11.Qf3 Rfd8 12.Qh3 h6 13.f4 Bb4 14.Ndf3 Ne4 15.Nxd7 Rxd7 16.Ne5 Rc7 17.Bxe4 dxe4 18.c5 bxc5 19.a3 Ba5 20.dxc5 Qxc5 21.b4 Qb5 22.Qg3 Bb6 23.Nd7 g6 24.Nf6+ Kf8 25.Be5 Rcc8 26.Qh4 h5 27.Nh7+ Ke8 28.Bd6 Rc7 29.Rfd1 1-0 [Event "Sparkassen"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2008.07.01"] [Round "3"] [White "Naiditsch,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2624"] [BlackElo "2788"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.O-O Be7 8.Re1 Bg4 9.c4 Nf6 10.Nc3 Bxf3 11.Qxf3 Nxd4 12.Qd1 Ne6 13.cxd5 Nxd5 14.Bb5+ c6 15.Nxd5 cxb5 16.Bf4 Nxf4 17.Rxe7+ Kf8 18.Re5 Qd6 19.Qd2 Ng6 20.Ree1 f6 21.Rad1 Kf7 22.Qe3 Rhe8 23.Ne7 Qxe7 24.Qb3+ Kf8 25.Rxe7 Rxe7 26.Qxb5 Rae8 27.g3 Ne5 28.Kg2 Nc6 29.b4 a6 30.Qb6 h6 31.a4 Ne5 32.Qc5 Kg8 33.b5 axb5 34.axb5 Nf7 35.h4 Kh8 36.Rd2 Kg8 37.Kh3 Kh8 38.f4 Kg8 39.h5 Kh8 40.Qf5 Nd8 41.Rd7 Ne6 42.Qd5 1-0 [Event "Sparkassen"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2008.07.02"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Leko,P"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2788"] [BlackElo "2741"] [ECO "E15"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.Qc2 c5 6.d5 exd5 7.cxd5 Bb7 8.Bg2 Nxd5 9.Qb3 Nf6 10.Ne5 d5 11.Nc3 Be7 12.Qa4+ Nbd7 13.Nc6 Bxc6 14.Qxc6 Rc8 15.Qa4 d4 16.Nb5 O-O 17.O-O Ne5 18.Qxa7 Nc6 19.Qb7 Na5 20.Qa7 Nc6 21.Qb7 Na5 22.Qa7 Nc6 23.Qb7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sparkassen"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2008.07.04"] [Round "5"] [White "Mamedyarov,S"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2752"] [BlackElo "2788"] [ECO "E15"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.Qa4 Bb7 6.Bg2 c5 7.dxc5 bxc5 8.O-O Be7 9.Nc3 O-O 10.Rd1 Qb6 11.Bf4 Rd8 12.Rd2 d6 13.Rad1 Ne8 14.e4 Bc6 15.Qc2 Nd7 16.e5 dxe5 17.Nxe5 Nxe5 18.Bxe5 Bxg2 19.Kxg2 Nf6 20.Ne4 Rxd2 21.Rxd2 Rd8 22.Bxf6 gxf6 23.g4 h5 24.h3 hxg4 25.hxg4 Rxd2 26.Qxd2 Qc6 27.f3 f5 28.gxf5 exf5 29.Nc3 Qg6+ 30.Kf1 Qh5 31.Qg2+ Kf8 32.Nd5 Qh6 33.f4 Bd6 34.Qg1 Qh5 35.Kf2 Qh8 36.Qc1 Qd4+ 37.Kf3 Qd3+ 38.Kf2 Qd4+ 39.Kf3 Qd3+ 40.Kf2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sparkassen"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2008.07.05"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi,I"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2788"] [BlackElo "2634"] [ECO "D11"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bg4 5.h3 Bh5 6.Nc3 e6 7.g4 Bg6 8.Ne5 Nbd7 9.h4 dxc4 10.Nxg6 hxg6 11.g5 Nh7 12.Bg2 Bb4 13.Qe2 Nb6 14.a3 Ba5 15.Bd2 Nf8 16.Ne4 Bxd2+ 17.Qxd2 Qe7 18.Qb4 Qxb4+ 19.axb4 Kd7 20.b5 Kc7 21.bxc6 bxc6 22.Nd2 Nfd7 23.Ra5 a6 24.Bf1 Rhb8 25.Rh3 Kd6 26.h5 gxh5 27.Rxh5 Ke7 28.Rh7 g6 29.Kd1 Ra7 30.Kc1 Rc7 31.Ne4 Rcb7 32.Nd2 Rc7 33.Ne4 Rcb7 34.Rxa6 Nd5 35.Bxc4 Rxb2 36.Nd2 R2b6 37.Rxb6 N5xb6 38.Bd3 Nf8 39.Rh4 Nfd7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sparkassen"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2008.07.06"] [Round "7"] [White "Ivanchuk,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2740"] [BlackElo "2788"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.O-O Be7 8.Re1 Bg4 9.c4 Nf6 10.Nc3 Bxf3 11.Qxf3 Nxd4 12.Qd1 Ne6 13.cxd5 Nxd5 14.Bb5+ c6 15.Nxd5 cxb5 16.Qh5 O-O 17.Nxe7+ Qxe7 18.Qxb5 Rfd8 19.Be3 a6 20.Qb3 Rac8 21.h3 h6 22.Rad1 Rxd1 23.Rxd1 b5 24.Rd3 Rc6 25.Qd5 Qe8 26.Rd2 Qc8 27.b3 Rc3 28.h4 a5 29.Rd1 Rc2 30.Qxb5 Rxa2 31.h5 Nf8 32.Rd4 Qc7 33.Rd1 Rb2 34.Rc1 Qd7 35.Qb8 Rc2 36.Ra1 Qf5 37.Qd8 Qxh5 38.Rxa5 Qg4 39.Ra4 Qd7 40.Rd4 Qb7 41.b4 Rb2 42.Bd2 Rb1+ 43.Kh2 Qb5 44.Qd5 Qe2 45.Be3 Ng6 46.Qf5 Qf1 47.Kg3 Rb3 48.Re4 Nf8 49.Rf4 1-0 [Event "Tal Memorial"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2008.08.18"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Shirov,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2788"] [BlackElo "2741"] [ECO "D47"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6 4.e3 Nf6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 Bb7 9.a3 b4 10.Ne4 Nxe4 11.Bxe4 bxa3 12.O-O Bd6 13.Nd2 Qc7 14.Nc4 Bxh2+ 15.Kh1 Nb6 16.Nxb6 axb6 17.g3 Bxg3 18.fxg3 Qxg3 19.Qh5 Ra5 20.Qxf7+ Kd8 21.Bg2 Rg5 22.Qf3 Qxf3 23.Bxf3 axb2 24.Bxb2 Rf8 25.Be4 Rf6 26.Rxf6 gxf6 27.Kh2 Kc7 28.Bc3 e5 29.dxe5 fxe5 30.Rf1 Kd6 31.Rf7 Bc8 32.Rxh7 Be6 33.Rh6 c5 34.Bd3 Kd7 35.Bb5+ Ke7 36.e4 Rg4 37.Bc6 Rg5 38.Be1 Rg4 39.Bg3 Bc4 40.Bxe5 Bd3 41.Bd6+ Kf7 42.Bd5+ Kg7 43.Re6 c4 44.Kh3 Rg1 45.Be5+ Kf8 46.Rxb6 1-0 [Event "Tal Memorial"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2008.08.19"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Leko,P"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2788"] [BlackElo "2741"] [ECO "E15"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.Qc2 Bb7 6.Bg2 c5 7.d5 exd5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.O-O Be7 10.Rd1 Qc8 11.a3 Nf6 12.Nc3 d5 13.Bg5 Nbd7 14.e4 d4 15.e5 Nxe5 16.Nxe5 Bxg2 17.Qa4+ Nd7 18.Bxe7 Kxe7 19.Re1 Nxe5 20.Rxe5+ Kf8 21.Kxg2 dxc3 22.bxc3 g6 23.Rae1 Kg7 24.Re7 Qf5 25.Qc4 Rhd8 26.R1e5 Qf6 27.R5e6 Qf5 28.Re5 Qf6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tal Memorial"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2008.08.20"] [Round "3"] [White "Morozevich,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2788"] [BlackElo "2788"] [ECO "D45"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.g4 Nxg4 8.Rg1 Nxh2 9.Nxh2 Bxh2 10.Rxg7 Nf8 11.Rg2 Bd6 12.e4 Ng6 13.Bg5 Be7 14.Bxe7 Qxe7 15.O-O-O dxe4 16.Nxe4 f5 17.Nd2 c5 18.dxc5 Bd7 19.b4 O-O-O 20.Rg3 e5 21.Rd3 Be6 22.Ra3 a6 23.c6 bxc6 24.c5 Qg5 25.Rxa6 Kd7 26.Bc4 Bxc4 27.Qxc4 Ne7 28.Kc2 Ke8 29.Nf3 Qf6 30.Rd6 Rxd6 31.cxd6 1-0 [Event "Tal Memorial"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2008.08.21"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Ponomariov,R"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2788"] [BlackElo "2718"] [ECO "E32"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6 7.Bg5 Bb7 8.f3 d6 9.e4 c5 10.dxc5 bxc5 11.O-O-O Nc6 12.Bxf6 gxf6 13.Ne2 e5 14.Qd2 Nd4 15.Qh6 Kh8 16.Nxd4 cxd4 17.Bd3 Qe7 18.g4 a5 19.Rhg1 Rg8 20.Rg3 Rg6 21.Qd2 a4 22.Kb1 Bc6 23.f4 Rag8 24.Rdg1 exf4 25.Qxf4 Qe5 26.Rf1 Re8 27.Ka1 Kg7 28.Qf2 Bxe4 29.Bxe4 Qxe4 30.Rf3 Re6 31.h3 d3 32.Qd2 Qxc4 33.Rxd3 Rg5 34.Rc1 Qa6 35.Rd1 Rc5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tal Memorial"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2008.08.22"] [Round "5"] [White "Ivanchuk,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2781"] [BlackElo "2788"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Nc3 Nxc3 6.dxc3 Be7 7.Bf4 Nc6 8.Qd2 Be6 9.O-O-O Qd7 10.Kb1 O-O-O 11.Bb5 a6 12.Ba4 Bf6 13.Bg5 Bxg5 14.Qxg5 b5 15.Bb3 f6 16.Bxe6 Qxe6 17.Qf4 h5 18.h3 g5 19.Nd4 Qd5 20.Nxc6 Qxd1+ 21.Rxd1 gxf4 22.Nxd8 Kxd8 23.Kc1 Rg8 24.Rg1 f3 25.g3 Re8 26.Rd1 Re2 27.Rd2 Re1+ 28.Rd1 Re2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tal Memorial"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2008.08.24"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Kamsky,G"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2788"] [BlackElo "2723"] [ECO "D93"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 c5 7.dxc5 Qa5 8.Rc1 dxc4 9.Bxc4 Qxc5 10.Bb3 Nc6 11.O-O Qa5 12.h3 Bf5 13.Qe2 Ne4 14.Nd5 e5 15.Bh2 Be6 16.Rfd1 Rfd8 17.Qc4 Nf6 18.e4 Rac8 19.Ng5 Nd4 20.Ne7+ Kf8 21.Nxe6+ Kxe7 22.Nxd8 Rxc4 23.Bxc4 Ne8 24.Nxf7 b5 25.Bd5 Ne2+ 26.Kh1 Nxc1 27.Rxc1 Qd2 28.Rc8 Qxf2 29.Bg1 Qf1 30.Ra8 Nc7 31.Rxa7 Kd7 32.b3 g5 33.a4 g4 34.hxg4 Qf6 35.g5 Qf4 36.axb5 Qh4+ 37.Bh2 Qe1+ 38.Bg1 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tal Memorial"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2008.08.25"] [Round "7"] [White "Gelfand,B"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2720"] [BlackElo "2788"] [ECO "D45"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.b3 O-O 8.Be2 b6 9.O-O Bb7 10.Bb2 Qe7 11.Rfd1 Rac8 12.Rac1 Rfd8 13.Qb1 a6 14.Bf1 h6 15.g3 Bb8 16.Bg2 b5 17.e4 dxc4 18.e5 Ne8 19.bxc4 c5 20.cxb5 Bxf3 21.Bxf3 cxd4 22.Ne2 Nxe5 23.Bg2 d3 24.Rxc8 Rxc8 25.Nf4 axb5 26.Nxd3 Nc4 27.Ba1 Ned6 28.Nb4 Qe8 29.Qd3 Ba7 30.Qe2 Nf5 31.Qf3 Bb6 32.Nc6 Nce3 33.fxe3 Nxe3 34.Bd4 Bxd4 35.Rxd4 Nxg2 36.Nb4 Ne1 37.Qe2 Rc1 38.Rd1 Qc8 39.Rxe1 Qc5+ 40.Kh1 Rc4 41.Nd3 Qc6+ 42.Qg2 Qxg2+ 43.Kxg2 Rc2+ 44.Nf2 Rxa2 45.Rb1 f5 46.Rxb5 Kf7 47.h4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tal Memorial"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2008.08.26"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Alekseev,Evgeny"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2788"] [BlackElo "2708"] [ECO "A37"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 e5 4.g3 g6 5.Bg2 Bg7 6.O-O d6 7.a3 Nge7 8.b4 h6 9.Rb1 Rb8 10.d3 O-O 11.Bd2 Be6 12.Ne1 f5 13.Qa4 f4 14.e3 g5 15.b5 Na5 16.Ne2 b6 17.exf4 gxf4 18.gxf4 Ng6 19.fxe5 dxe5 20.Qd1 Qd7 21.Be4 Bf5 22.Bxa5 bxa5 23.Ng3 Bxe4 24.dxe4 Qh3 25.Nf5 Rbd8 26.Qf3 Qxf3 27.Nxf3 Rd3 28.Ne1 Rc3 29.Kh1 Bf6 30.Rg1 Kh7 31.b6 axb6 32.Rxb6 Rf7 33.Ng2 Rxa3 34.Nge3 a4 35.Ng4 Bg5 36.Ngxh6 Bxh6 37.Rgxg6 Bf4 38.Kg2 Rb7 39.Rh6+ Bxh6 40.Rxb7+ Kg6 41.Rb6+ 1-0 [Event "Tal Memorial"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2008.08.27"] [Round "9"] [White "Mamedyarov,S"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2742"] [BlackElo "2788"] [ECO "E15"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 c6 8.Bc3 d5 9.Ne5 Nfd7 10.Nxd7 Nxd7 11.Nd2 O-O 12.O-O Rc8 13.e4 c5 14.exd5 exd5 15.dxc5 dxc4 16.cxb6 Nxb6 17.Re1 cxb3 18.Qxb3 Nd7 19.Ne4 Nc5 20.Nxc5 Bxc5 21.Rad1 Qb6 22.Qxb6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tal Memorial Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2008.08.29"] [Round "1"] [White "Ponomariov,R"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2718"] [BlackElo "2788"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3 Ke8 10.h3 b6 11.g4 Ne7 12.Nd4 h5 13.f3 hxg4 14.hxg4 Ng6 15.Kg2 Bc5 16.Nxc6 Bb7 17.b4 Bxc6 18.bxc5 Nh4+ 19.Kg3 Nxf3 20.Be3 Nxe5 21.Bd4 f6 22.Rae1 Rf8 23.Bxe5 fxe5 24.Rxe5+ Kd7 25.Rd1+ Kc8 26.Nd5 Rf7 27.Ne7+ Kb7 28.Nxc6 Kxc6 29.Rd3 b5 30.a3 a5 31.Re6+ Kxc5 32.Rc3+ Kd5 33.Rec6 b4 34.axb4 axb4 35.R3c5+ Kd4 36.Rc4+ Kd5 37.R4c5+ Kd4 38.Rc4+ Kd5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tal Memorial Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2008.08.29"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Svidler,P"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2788"] [BlackElo "2738"] [ECO "A21"] 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 d6 3.g3 f5 4.d4 e4 5.Nh3 Nf6 6.Bg2 Be7 7.O-O O-O 8.d5 c5 9.Nf4 Na6 10.f3 exf3 11.exf3 Nc7 12.Re1 Re8 13.Qd3 Nd7 14.Qxf5 Ne5 15.Ne6 Nxe6 16.dxe6 Bf6 17.f4 Bxe6 18.Qc2 Ng4 19.Bf3 Bxc4 20.Rxe8+ Qxe8 21.Ne4 Bd4+ 22.Kg2 d5 23.Bd2 Qg6 24.Re1 Nf2 25.Be3 Nd3 26.Re2 Nb4 0-1 [Event "Tal Memorial Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2008.08.29"] [Round "3"] [White "Alekseev,Evgeny"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2708"] [BlackElo "2788"] [ECO "D23"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Qb3 dxc4 5.Qxc4 Bg4 6.Nc3 Nbd7 7.e4 e6 8.Be3 Be7 9.Be2 O-O 10.O-O Bh5 11.h3 Bg6 12.e5 Nd5 13.Qb3 Qb6 14.Nd2 Nxe3 15.Qxb6 axb6 16.fxe3 b5 17.a3 Nb6 18.g3 Bg5 19.Kf2 f6 20.exf6 Bxf6 21.Kg2 Nd5 22.Rf3 Bg5 23.Kf2 Rfe8 24.h4 Bf6 25.Rh1 b4 26.h5 Bc2 27.Rc1 Be4 28.Ncxe4 0-1 [Event "Tal Memorial Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2008.08.29"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Karjakin,Sergey"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2788"] [BlackElo "2727"] [ECO "D00"] 1.d4 d5 2.Bg5 h6 3.Bh4 c6 4.e3 Qb6 5.b3 e5 6.Nf3 exd4 7.Nxd4 Be7 8.Bg3 Nf6 9.Nd2 O-O 10.Bd3 Na6 11.O-O Nc5 12.Bf5 Re8 13.c4 Bf8 14.cxd5 Nxd5 15.Nc4 Qd8 16.Rc1 Ne4 17.Bxe4 Rxe4 18.Qf3 Re8 19.Rfd1 Qf6 20.e4 Qxf3 21.gxf3 Nf6 22.Nd6 Bxd6 23.Bxd6 Bh3 24.Ne2 Rad8 25.Nf4 Bc8 26.Bc5 a6 27.Rxd8 Rxd8 28.Be7 Rd2 29.a4 Be6 30.b4 Nd7 31.b5 axb5 32.axb5 cxb5 33.Rc8+ Kh7 34.Rc7 Bc4 35.Rxb7 Ne5 36.Kg2 Rd1 37.h4 Bf1+ 38.Kg3 Bc4 39.Kg2 Bf1+ 40.Kg3 Bc4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tal Memorial Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2008.08.29"] [Round "5"] [White "Eljanov,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2716"] [BlackElo "2788"] [ECO "D00"] 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 Nf6 3.e3 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nd2 g6 6.Ngf3 Bg7 7.h3 O-O 8.Be2 Qb6 9.Qc1 Bf5 10.O-O Rac8 11.Nb3 Ne4 12.Nfd2 cxd4 13.Nxe4 Bxe4 14.exd4 Nxd4 15.Nxd4 Bxd4 16.Qd2 Bg7 17.Be3 d4 18.Bxd4 Bxd4 19.Qxd4 Qxd4 20.cxd4 Rfd8 21.f3 Bf5 22.b3 Rc2 23.Bc4 Rxd4 24.Rfd1 Rxd1+ 25.Rxd1 Rxa2 26.g4 Bc2 27.Rd7 b5 28.Bxb5 Bxb3 29.Rxe7 Bd5 30.f4 a5 31.Ra7 Bb3 32.g5 a4 33.h4 a3 34.h5 gxh5 35.f5 Bd5 36.Rd7 Rg2+ 37.Kf1 Rd2 38.Ke1 a2 39.Ra7 Rb2 0-1 [Event "Tal Memorial Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2008.08.29"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Carlsen,M"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2788"] [BlackElo "2775"] [ECO "E15"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 d5 8.cxd5 exd5 9.Nc3 O-O 10.O-O Bb7 11.Qc2 Nbd7 12.Bf4 c6 13.Rfd1 Re8 14.Ne5 Nf8 15.e4 Ne6 16.Be3 Rc8 17.Qe2 Bb4 18.exd5 cxd5 19.Na4 Ba3 20.Bh3 Rc7 21.f3 Nd7 22.f4 Nf6 23.Bg2 Nf8 24.Bc1 Bd6 25.Bb2 Ne4 26.Bxe4 dxe4 27.Nc3 f6 28.Nc4 Bb4 29.Nb5 Rd7 30.Ne3 Kh8 31.Qc4 Be7 32.Rac1 a6 33.Nc7 b5 34.Qc2 Bd6 35.Nxe8 Qxe8 36.d5 Ng6 37.Qg2 Rd8 38.Bd4 Bc8 39.Bc5 Bxf4 40.gxf4 Nxf4 41.Qf1 Qg6+ 42.Kh1 Qg5 43.Be7 Re8 44.Rxc8 Rxc8 45.d6 Nd3 46.d7 Rg8 47.Rxd3 exd3 48.Qxd3 1-0 [Event "Tal Memorial Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2008.08.29"] [Round "7"] [White "Karpov,Ana"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2651"] [BlackElo "2788"] [ECO "D11"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bg4 5.h3 Bh5 6.Nc3 e6 7.g4 Bg6 8.Ne5 Nbd7 9.Nxg6 hxg6 10.g5 Ng8 11.e4 Ne7 12.cxd5 cxd5 13.exd5 Nxd5 14.Nxd5 exd5 15.Qb3 Bd6 16.Qxd5 Qe7+ 17.Be2 O-O 18.Kf1 Rfe8 19.Bf3 Rac8 20.Kg2 Nb6 21.Qxb7 Rc7 22.Qa6 Rxc1 23.Rhxc1 Qxg5+ 24.Kf1 Qf4 25.Qd3 Rd8 26.Qe4 Qh2 27.Bg2 Bb8 28.Rc5 Bd6 29.Rc6 Bb8 30.Rc5 Bd6 31.Rc3 Nd7 32.Re1 Nf6 33.Qb7 Kh7 34.Rc8 Rxc8 35.Qxc8 Qf4 36.Qc4 Nh5 37.Qd3 Qf6 38.Qf3 Nf4 39.Rd1 Qf5 40.Qe4 Qb5+ 41.Kg1 Qxb2 42.a4 Ne2+ 43.Kh1 Nf4 44.Qf3 Qc2 45.a5 Qa2 46.Qg3 0-1 [Event "Tal Memorial Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2008.08.29"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Tkachiev,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2788"] [BlackElo "2664"] [ECO "D00"] 1.d4 d5 2.Bg5 Nf6 3.Bxf6 exf6 4.e3 Bd6 5.c4 dxc4 6.Bxc4 O-O 7.Nc3 c6 8.Nf3 f5 9.Qc2 Nd7 10.Bd3 g6 11.h4 Qe7 12.h5 Nf6 13.hxg6 fxg6 14.Bc4+ Be6 15.Bxe6+ Qxe6 16.Ng5 Qc4 17.g4 Bb4 18.gxf5 Nd5 19.fxg6 Nxc3 20.bxc3 Qxc3+ 21.Qxc3 Bxc3+ 22.Ke2 Bxa1 23.gxh7+ Kh8 24.Rxa1 Rf5 25.f4 Re8 26.Kf3 c5 27.e4 Rxg5 28.fxg5 cxd4 29.g6 Kg7 30.Rh1 Rh8 31.e5 Kxg6 32.Ke4 Rxh7 33.Rxh7 Kxh7 34.Kxd4 Kg7 35.Kd5 Kf7 36.Kd6 Ke8 37.Kc7 a5 38.a4 Ke7 39.Kxb7 Ke6 40.Kb6 Kxe5 41.Kxa5 Kd6 42.Kb6 Kd7 43.Kb7 1-0 [Event "Tal Memorial Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2008.08.29"] [Round "9"] [White "Movsesian,S"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2723"] [BlackElo "2788"] [ECO "C24"] 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d3 Bc5 4.Nf3 d6 5.c3 a6 6.O-O Ba7 7.Re1 O-O 8.h3 h6 9.Bb3 Re8 10.Nbd2 Be6 11.Bc2 Nc6 12.Nf1 d5 13.Bd2 Qd7 14.N3h2 Rad8 15.Qf3 Qe7 16.Rad1 Rd7 17.Ng3 dxe4 18.dxe4 Red8 19.Nhf1 Nh7 20.Nf5 Qf6 21.Be3 Bxe3 22.N1xe3 Ng5 23.Qe2 Rxd1 24.Rxd1 Rxd1+ 25.Qxd1 Qd8 26.Qg4 g6 27.Nxh6+ Kg7 28.Nhf5+ Kf8 29.Qh4 gxf5 30.Qh6+ Ke8 31.exf5 Bxa2 32.h4 Nf3+ 33.gxf3 Qd2 34.h5 Kd7 35.Qg5 Nd4 36.cxd4 exd4 37.h6 dxe3 38.Qxe3 Qxc2 39.Qd4+ Kc8 40.h7 Qc1+ 41.Kg2 Qg5+ 42.Qg4 1-0 [Event "Tal Memorial Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2008.08.29"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Gelfand,B"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2788"] [BlackElo "2720"] [ECO "D00"] 1.d4 d5 2.Bg5 h6 3.Bh4 c6 4.Nf3 Qb6 5.b3 Bf5 6.e3 e6 7.Bd3 Bxd3 8.Qxd3 Be7 9.Bg3 Nd7 10.O-O Ngf6 11.c4 O-O 12.Nc3 a5 13.Rfd1 Qd8 14.Rac1 Bb4 15.Bh4 Be7 16.h3 Nh5 17.Bxe7 Qxe7 18.e4 dxe4 19.Qxe4 Nhf6 20.Qe3 Rfe8 21.Ne5 Rad8 22.f4 c5 23.Nxd7 cxd4 24.Rxd4 Rxd7 25.Rxd7 Nxd7 26.Rd1 Nc5 27.Nb5 b6 28.Rd6 Rb8 29.Kh2 Qf6 30.Nd4 Rd8 31.Rxd8+ Qxd8 32.a3 Qd6 33.Nb5 Qd3 34.Qxd3 Nxd3 35.Nd6 Nc5 36.b4 axb4 37.axb4 Na6 38.b5 Nc5 39.Nc8 Nd7 40.Kg3 f5 41.Kf3 Kf7 42.Ke3 g5 43.g3 Ke8 44.Kd4 Kd8 45.Nd6 Kc7 46.Nf7 gxf4 47.gxf4 h5 48.h4 Nc5 49.Ke5 Nd3+ 50.Kxe6 Nxf4+ 51.Kxf5 Ng2 52.Kg5 Kd7 53.Ne5+ Ke6 54.Nd3 Ne3 55.c5 bxc5 56.b6 Kd6 57.b7 Kc7 58.Nxc5 1-0 [Event "Tal Memorial Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2008.08.29"] [Round "11"] [White "Grischuk,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2728"] [BlackElo "2788"] [ECO "D43"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 g5 7.Bg3 Ne4 8.Nd2 Nxg3 9.hxg3 Bg7 10.e3 a6 11.Bd3 b5 12.cxd5 cxd5 13.Rc1 Nd7 14.f4 Bb7 15.Nf3 Rc8 16.O-O g4 17.Ne5 h5 18.Ne2 Rxc1 19.Qxc1 f5 20.Qc2 Nxe5 21.dxe5 Qc8 22.Qd2 Kf7 23.Rc1 Qd7 24.Nd4 Qe7 25.Bxf5 exf5 26.Nxf5 Qd7 27.Nd6+ Kg8 28.Qa5 h4 29.Rc7 Qe6 30.Rxb7 hxg3 31.Qd8+ Kh7 32.Qh4+ Kg8 33.Rb8+ 1-0 [Event "Tal Memorial Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2008.08.29"] [Round "12"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Morozevich,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2788"] [BlackElo "2788"] [ECO "E52"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.e3 O-O 6.Bd3 b6 7.O-O Bb7 8.a3 Bd6 9.cxd5 exd5 10.b4 a6 11.Qb3 Ne4 12.Bb2 Re8 13.a4 Re6 14.Rfd1 Rf6 15.Bxe4 dxe4 16.Ne5 Nd7 17.b5 axb5 18.Nxb5 Nf8 19.d5 Rh6 20.h3 Bc5 21.d6 1-0 [Event "Tal Memorial Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2008.08.29"] [Round "14"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Kamsky,G"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2788"] [BlackElo "2723"] [ECO "D15"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 d5 4.d4 a6 5.g3 g6 6.cxd5 cxd5 7.Bg2 Bg7 8.Ne5 O-O 9.O-O b5 10.Bg5 Bb7 11.Qb3 Ne4 12.Bf4 Nxc3 13.bxc3 e6 14.a4 Qb6 15.Rab1 Bxe5 16.Bxe5 Nd7 17.Bf4 Bc6 18.axb5 Bxb5 19.Rfe1 Rac8 20.e4 dxe4 21.Bxe4 Qa5 22.Bd6 Rfe8 23.Bb4 Qc7 24.Qa3 Nf6 25.Bg2 Bc6 26.Bd6 Qd7 27.f3 Bb5 28.Rbc1 Rc6 29.Bc5 Rcc8 30.c4 Bc6 31.Bd6 Bb7 32.Be5 Nh5 33.g4 f6 34.Bd6 Ng7 35.c5 Red8 36.Rcd1 Ne8 37.Bg3 Kf7 38.h3 Nc7 39.Bf1 Nb5 40.Qe3 Nxd4 41.Bg2 e5 42.g5 Qa4 43.gxf6 Nf5 44.Qxe5 Rxd1 45.Qe6+ Kf8 46.Bd6+ Rxd6 47.cxd6 Qd4+ 48.Kh1 Qxd6 0-1 [Event "Tal Memorial Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2008.08.29"] [Round "15"] [White "Leko,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2741"] [BlackElo "2788"] [ECO "B15"] 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nf3 c6 4.Nc3 d5 5.h3 Nh6 6.Bf4 dxe4 7.Nxe4 Nf5 8.c3 O-O 9.Be2 Nd6 10.Nc5 Nd7 11.Nd3 b6 12.O-O c5 13.dxc5 bxc5 14.Nde5 Bb7 15.Re1 Rb8 16.Qd2 Nf6 17.Rad1 Qb6 18.Qc2 Be4 19.Qa4 Qxb2 20.Qxa7 Rb7 21.Qxc5 Qxa2 22.Nd4 Rc8 23.Ra1 Qd5 24.Qxd5 Nxd5 25.Bg3 Rbc7 26.Ba6 Ra8 27.f3 Bf5 28.Nec6 Nxc3 29.Nxf5 gxf5 30.Nxe7+ Rxe7 31.Rxe7 Nd5 32.Bxd6 Bxa1 33.Bb7 Bd4+ 34.Kh2 Nxe7 35.Bxa8 Ng6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tal Memorial Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2008.08.29"] [Round "16"] [White "Ivanchuk,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2781"] [BlackElo "2788"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3 Ke8 10.h3 b6 11.Rd1 Be7 12.Bg5 Bb7 13.Bxe7 Kxe7 14.g4 Nh6 15.Nd4 Rhd8 16.f4 c5 17.Ndb5 Rdc8 18.Kf2 Bc6 19.a4 a6 20.Na3 Rd8 21.b3 f6 22.Nc4 Nf7 23.exf6+ Kxf6 24.Ne3 Ke6 25.Re1 Rd2+ 26.Kg3 Kf6 27.Rad1 Rad8 28.Rxd2 Rxd2 29.Rd1 Rxd1 30.Ncxd1 Nd6 31.Nc3 Ke6 32.Kf2 b5 33.axb5 axb5 34.Ke2 b4 35.Ncd1 Bb5+ 36.Ke1 c4 37.Nf2 cxb3 38.cxb3 c5 39.Kd2 c4 40.bxc4 Nxc4+ 41.Nxc4 Bxc4 42.Ne4 Kd5 43.Ng3 g6 44.h4 Kd4 45.f5 b3 46.f6 Ke5 47.g5 Ke6 48.Ne4 Ke5 49.Nc5 Kf4 50.Kc3 Bf7 51.Nxb3 Kg4 52.Nc5 Kxh4 53.Ne4 Kg4 54.Kd4 Kf4 55.Nd6 Kxg5 56.Ke5 Ba2 57.f7 Bxf7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tal Memorial Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2008.08.29"] [Round "17"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Grachev,B"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2788"] [BlackElo "2640"] [ECO "D00"] 1.d4 d5 2.Bg5 h6 3.Bh4 c5 4.e3 Nc6 5.Nf3 g5 6.Bg3 Bg7 7.c3 Qb6 8.Qc1 Bf5 9.Nbd2 Rc8 10.dxc5 Qxc5 11.Be2 Nf6 12.O-O O-O 13.Nd4 Bg6 14.Nxc6 Qxc6 15.Be5 Ne4 16.Bxg7 Kxg7 17.Nxe4 Bxe4 18.Qd2 Qb6 19.a4 a5 20.f3 Bg6 21.Qd4+ Qxd4 22.exd4 e5 23.dxe5 Rfe8 24.Rfd1 Rxe5 25.Kf2 Bc2 26.Rd4 Bb3 27.Bb5 Bc4 28.Bxc4 dxc4 29.Re1 Rxe1 30.Kxe1 Rc5 31.Kd2 b5 32.axb5 Rxb5 33.Kc2 Rc5 34.f4 Kg6 35.g4 gxf4 36.Rxf4 Kg5 37.Rd4 h5 38.gxh5 Kxh5 39.h4 f5 40.Rf4 Kg6 41.b3 cxb3+ 42.Kxb3 Kf6 43.Rf1 Ke5 44.h5 Rc6 45.Rh1 Rh6 46.Ka4 Kd5 47.Kb5 f4 48.c4+ Kd6 49.c5+ Kc7 50.Rg1 Rxh5 51.Rg7+ Kc8 52.Kb6 Rh1 53.Rg8+ Kd7 54.c6+ Ke6 55.c7 Rb1+ 56.Kxa5 Ra1+ 57.Kb4 Rb1+ 58.Ka3 Rc1 59.c8=Q+ Rxc8 60.Rxc8 Kd5 61.Kb3 Kd4 62.Kc2 Ke3 63.Kd1 Kf2 64.Rf8 f3 65.Rf7 1-0 [Event "Tal Memorial Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2008.08.30"] [Round "18"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Ponomariov,R"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2788"] [BlackElo "2718"] [ECO "B04"] 1.Nf3 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.d4 d6 4.Bc4 Nf6 5.Qe2 c6 6.e5 Nd5 7.O-O O-O 8.h3 dxe5 9.dxe5 Qc7 10.Re1 h6 11.Nbd2 Bf5 12.Nf1 Nd7 13.Ng3 Be6 14.Bb3 Nc5 15.Nd4 Nxb3 16.axb3 Qc8 17.c3 c5 18.Nf3 b6 19.Ra4 Rd8 20.Rh4 g5 21.Bxg5 hxg5 22.Nxg5 Bf5 23.e6 Bg6 24.exf7+ Bxf7 25.Nxf7 Kxf7 26.Qh5+ Kf8 27.Nf5 Bf6 28.Nh6 Kg7 29.Qf7+ Kh8 30.Nf5+ 1-0 [Event "Tal Memorial Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2008.08.30"] [Round "19"] [White "Svidler,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2738"] [BlackElo "2788"] [ECO "C54"] 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d3 Bc5 4.Nf3 d6 5.c3 Nc6 6.Bb3 a6 7.Nbd2 Ba7 8.Nf1 h6 9.Ng3 Be6 10.Ba4 b5 11.Bc2 O-O 12.O-O Re8 13.h3 d5 14.a4 Bb6 15.exd5 Qxd5 16.Be3 Rab8 17.axb5 axb5 18.Bxb6 Rxb6 19.Re1 b4 20.Ba4 bxc3 21.bxc3 Bd7 22.Ne4 Nxe4 23.dxe4 Qe6 24.Qd5 Nb8 25.Qxe6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tal Memorial Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2008.08.30"] [Round "20"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Alekseev,Evgeny"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2788"] [BlackElo "2708"] [ECO "A37"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 e5 4.g3 g6 5.Bg2 Bg7 6.a3 a5 7.O-O d6 8.Ne1 Be6 9.d3 Nge7 10.Nc2 d5 11.cxd5 Nxd5 12.Ne3 Nde7 13.Nc4 O-O 14.Bg5 f6 15.Be3 b6 16.Qa4 Qc7 17.Nb5 Qd8 18.Nc3 Qc7 19.f4 Rab8 20.fxe5 Nxe5 21.Nxe5 fxe5 22.g4 h5 23.gxh5 Nf5 24.Bg5 gxh5 25.Nd5 Qd6 26.Qe4 Rf7 27.Rf2 Rbf8 28.Raf1 Bd7 29.Rxf5 Bxf5 30.Rxf5 Rxf5 31.Ne7+ Kh8 32.Nxf5 Qg6 33.Ne7 Qxg5 34.Ng6+ Kg8 35.Nxf8 Bxf8 36.e3 Be7 37.Kf1 Kg7 38.Bf3 Qf6 39.Ke2 Kh6 40.Qd5 Bf8 41.Be4 Bg7 42.Qg8 Kg5 43.Qh7 Bh6 44.Qd7 Kh4 45.Bg2 Qg7 46.Qh3+ Kg5 47.Bf3 Kf6 48.Bxh5 Qg5 49.Qf3+ Ke7 50.Bg4 Kd6 51.h3 Ke7 52.a4 Kd6 53.Qe4 Ke7 54.Qb7+ Kf8 55.Qf3+ Ke7 56.b3 Kd6 57.Kd2 Ke7 58.Qg3 Kd6 59.h4 Qf6 60.Bf3 Ke7 61.Qg4 Kd6 62.Qe4 Ke7 63.h5 Qg5 64.Ke2 Kf8 65.Kf2 Ke7 66.Ke2 Kf8 67.Qg6 Qxe3+ 0-1 [Event "Tal Memorial Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2008.08.30"] [Round "21"] [White "Karjakin,Sergey"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2727"] [BlackElo "2788"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3 Ke8 10.h3 b6 11.Bf4 Bb4 12.Ne4 Ba6 13.Rfc1 Be2 14.Nh2 Rd8 15.c3 Be7 16.Re1 Bc4 17.g4 Nh4 18.Bg3 Ng6 19.f4 Rd3 20.f5 Bd5 21.Nf1 Nh4 22.Re2 Nf3+ 23.Kf2 Bxe4 24.Rxe4 Ng5 25.Re2 Nxh3+ 26.Kg2 Ng5 27.Rd2 Rxd2+ 28.Nxd2 h5 29.Rh1 g6 30.Bh4 hxg4 31.f6 Nf3 32.Nxf3 gxf3+ 33.Kxf3 g5 34.fxe7 gxh4 35.Kg4 Kxe7 36.Kh3 Ke6 37.Rf1 Rh7 38.Re1 c5 39.Re2 b5 40.b3 Kd5 41.Rd2+ Ke6 42.Rd8 Rh5 43.Ra8 Kxe5 44.Rxa7 Kd6 45.Ra6+ c6 46.Ra7 f5 47.a4 f4 48.Rf7 c4 49.axb5 0-1 [Event "Tal Memorial Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2008.08.30"] [Round "22"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Eljanov,P"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2788"] [BlackElo "2716"] [ECO "B12"] 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nf3 e6 5.Be2 Ne7 6.O-O Nd7 7.Nbd2 Nc8 8.Nb3 Be7 9.Be3 O-O 10.a4 Qc7 11.c3 Bg6 12.a5 a6 13.Kh1 c5 14.Nxc5 Nxc5 15.dxc5 Bxc5 16.Bxc5 Qxc5 17.Qd2 Ne7 18.b4 Qc7 19.Rac1 Be4 20.Rfe1 Nc6 21.Qe3 Rfd8 22.Kg1 Rac8 23.h4 h6 24.Nd2 Qxe5 25.Nxe4 Qxe4 26.Qb6 Qxh4 27.Qxb7 Qg5 28.Rcd1 Ne5 29.Qb6 h5 30.Qd4 Ng6 31.Rd3 h4 32.Qg4 Qf6 33.Re3 Rxc3 34.Bxa6 Rxe3 35.Rxe3 Qa1+ 36.Kh2 d4 37.Rd3 Qb2 38.Bb7 Qxf2 39.Rf3 Qe1 40.Qg5 Rd7 41.Bc6 Rd6 42.b5 Qxa5 43.Be8 Nh8 44.Qe7 Qd8 45.Bxf7+ Kh7 46.Qxd8 Rxd8 47.Bxe6 g6 48.Bc4 Rd6 49.Rb3 Rb6 50.Ra3 Kh6 51.Ra6 Rb8 52.Rd6 Rb7 53.b6 Kg5 54.Bd5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tal Memorial Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2008.08.30"] [Round "23"] [White "Carlsen,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2775"] [BlackElo "2788"] [ECO "D17"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 Na6 7.e3 Nb4 8.Bxc4 e6 9.O-O Bc2 10.Qe2 Nd7 11.Nxd7 Qxd7 12.a5 Be7 13.Na2 Nxa2 14.Rxa2 Bg6 15.Rd1 O-O 16.e4 Rad8 17.f3 Kh8 18.Bf4 f5 19.exf5 Bxf5 20.Be5 c5 21.Raa1 Qc6 22.Rac1 a6 23.g4 Bg6 24.Bxe6 Qxf3 25.Qxf3 Rxf3 26.d5 Bg5 27.Rc3 Be3+ 28.Rxe3 Rxe3 29.Bc7 Re8 30.Kf2 Rd3 31.Rxd3 Bxd3 32.Ke3 Bc4 33.Ke4 Rxe6+ 34.dxe6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tal Memorial Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2008.08.30"] [Round "24"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Karpov,Ana"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2788"] [BlackElo "2651"] [ECO "A46"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bg5 c5 4.e3 cxd4 5.exd4 b6 6.c4 Bb7 7.Nc3 Be7 8.Bd3 d5 9.Bxf6 Bxf6 10.cxd5 exd5 11.Bb5+ Kf8 12.O-O a6 13.Ba4 Nc6 14.Re1 b5 15.Bb3 Na5 16.Ne5 g6 17.Qf3 Nxb3 18.axb3 Kg7 19.Re3 Rc8 20.Rae1 Rc7 21.g3 h5 22.h4 Rf8 23.Ne2 Qc8 24.Nf4 1-0 [Event "Tal Memorial Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2008.08.30"] [Round "25"] [White "Tkachiev,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2664"] [BlackElo "2788"] [ECO "B19"] 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.h4 h6 7.Nf3 Nd7 8.h5 Bh7 9.Bd3 Bxd3 10.Qxd3 e6 11.Bd2 Ngf6 12.O-O-O Be7 13.Qe2 c5 14.dxc5 Qc7 15.Kb1 O-O 16.Bc3 Nxc5 17.Rd4 Rfd8 18.Rhd1 Nd5 19.Be1 Bf6 20.Rc4 Qb6 21.c3 Qb5 22.Nd4 Qb6 23.Qf3 Rd7 24.Nc2 Rad8 25.Rc1 Ne7 26.Ne4 Nxe4 27.Rxe4 Nf5 28.Qe2 Nd6 29.Rb4 Qc6 30.f3 a5 31.Rg4 Qd5 32.Bh4 Bxh4 33.Rxh4 Nf5 34.Rg4 b5 35.Nd4 Nxd4 36.cxd4 Qf5+ 37.Ka1 Qxh5 38.Qd2 b4 39.Re4 Rd5 40.Rg4 Qf5 41.Qe3 Qf6 42.Rc4 e5 43.Re4 Rxd4 44.Rcxd4 exd4 45.Qd3 g6 46.Kb1 h5 47.Kc1 Qg5+ 48.Qd2 Qd5 49.b3 d3 50.Rc4 Re8 51.Qf4 0-1 [Event "Tal Memorial Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2008.08.30"] [Round "26"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Movsesian,S"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2788"] [BlackElo "2723"] [ECO "A40"] 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Bb4+ 3.Bd2 Qe7 4.g3 f5 5.Bg2 Nf6 6.Nh3 Bxd2+ 7.Qxd2 d6 8.Nf4 e5 9.dxe5 dxe5 10.Nd5 Nxd5 11.cxd5 O-O 12.Nc3 e4 13.O-O-O Nd7 14.d6 cxd6 15.Qxd6 Qf7 16.f3 exf3 17.exf3 Nb6 18.Rhe1 f4 19.Re7 Qh5 20.g4 Qxh2 21.Qe5 Qh6 22.Rd6 g6 23.g5 1-0 [Event "Tal Memorial Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2008.08.30"] [Round "27"] [White "Gelfand,B"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2720"] [BlackElo "2788"] [ECO "C54"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.O-O a6 7.Bb3 O-O 8.Nbd2 Ba7 9.h3 h6 10.Re1 Re8 11.Nf1 Be6 12.Bc2 d5 13.Qe2 Qd7 14.Ng3 Rad8 15.Bd2 Bc5 16.Rad1 d4 17.Bb1 b5 18.Rc1 dxc3 19.bxc3 Bf8 20.Be3 a5 21.d4 Bc4 22.Qb2 Qe7 23.d5 Nb8 24.Nd2 c6 25.Nxc4 bxc4 26.Nf5 Qa3 27.Qe2 cxd5 28.exd5 e4 29.Bd4 Nbd7 30.Qxc4 Ne5 31.Qb3 Rxd5 32.Rcd1 Qxb3 33.axb3 Rb5 34.Bxe4 Nxe4 35.Rxe4 Rd8 36.c4 Nxc4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tal Memorial Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2008.08.30"] [Round "28"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Grischuk,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2788"] [BlackElo "2728"] [ECO "E97"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.b4 Nh5 10.Re1 f5 11.Ng5 Nf6 12.Bf3 c6 13.Ba3 h6 14.Ne6 Bxe6 15.dxe6 fxe4 16.Bxe4 Nxe4 17.Nxe4 d5 18.Nc5 Qd6 19.Nxb7 Qxe6 20.b5 cxb5 21.cxd5 Qd7 22.d6 Nf5 23.Nc5 Qxd6 24.Qxd6 Nxd6 25.Ne4 Nf5 26.Bxf8 Rxf8 27.Rac1 Rf7 28.Rc8+ Kh7 29.Rec1 Rd7 30.R8c7 Rd4 31.Nf6+ 1-0 [Event "Tal Memorial Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2008.08.30"] [Round "29"] [White "Morozevich,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2788"] [BlackElo "2788"] [ECO "C54"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.Bb3 a6 7.h3 Ba7 8.Nbd2 h6 9.Nf1 Be6 10.N3h2 Qd7 11.Qf3 Bxb3 12.axb3 O-O-O 13.Ng3 d5 14.O-O dxe4 15.dxe4 Qd3 16.b4 Qxf3 17.Nxf3 Rd3 18.b5 axb5 19.Nxe5 Nxe5 20.Rxa7 Kb8 21.Ra2 Rhd8 22.Bf4 Nc4 23.b3 g5 24.Bxc7+ Kxc7 25.bxc4 bxc4 26.Ra5 Rxc3 27.Rf5 Ne8 28.Rxf7+ Rd7 29.Rf8 Ng7 30.Ra1 Ne6 31.Rf6 Nc5 32.Ra5 Nb3 33.Rb5 Rcd3 34.Rb4 Nd2 35.e5 Rb3 36.Ra4 c3 37.Ra2 Rb2 38.Ra3 Nb3 39.Rf3 c2 40.Rc3+ Kd8 41.Ra8+ Ke7 42.Nf5+ Ke6 43.Nd6 c1=Q+ 44.Rxc1 Nxc1 45.Re8+ Kd5 46.Nf5 Ne2+ 47.Kh2 Nf4 48.Ne3+ Ke4 49.e6 Rc7 50.Ng4 Rb6 51.f3+ Kd5 52.Nf6+ Kc4 53.Nd7 Rxe6 0-1 [Event "Tal Memorial Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2008.08.30"] [Round "30"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Mamedyarov,S"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2788"] [BlackElo "2742"] [ECO "E91"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.d4 O-O 6.Be2 Bg4 7.Be3 Nfd7 8.Ng1 Bxe2 9.Ngxe2 e5 10.O-O exd4 11.Bxd4 Nf6 12.f3 Nc6 13.Bf2 Re8 14.Qd2 h5 15.Rad1 Ne5 16.b3 a5 17.Kh1 a4 18.Nxa4 Nxc4 19.bxc4 Rxa4 20.c5 Ra6 21.Nc3 Qc8 22.Qf4 Nd7 23.Nd5 c6 24.Ne3 Be5 25.Qg5 Bf6 26.Qg3 Nxc5 27.Nc4 Qe6 28.Qxd6 Be7 29.Qxe6 Nxe6 30.Rd7 b5 31.Ne5 c5 32.g3 c4 33.f4 Rxa2 34.f5 gxf5 35.exf5 Nc5 36.Rd5 Ne4 37.Bd4 b4 38.Nd7 f6 39.Re1 c3 40.Rxe4 Ra1+ 41.Kg2 c2 42.Be3 b3 43.Rb5 Re1 44.Nxf6+ Bxf6 45.Rxe8+ Kf7 46.Rc8 Rxe3 47.Rb7+ Be7 48.Kf2 Rd3 49.Rcc7 Kf6 50.Ke2 Rd1 51.Rb6+ Kxf5 52.Rxb3 c1=Q 53.Rb5+ Kg6 54.Rxc1 Rxc1 55.Kf3 Rc2 56.h3 Rc3+ 57.Kg2 Bd6 58.g4 h4 59.Rb6 Rd3 60.Kf2 Kg5 61.Ke2 Rd5 62.Rb7 Kf4 63.Rd7 Kg3 64.g5 Re5+ 65.Kd3 Re6 66.Kd4 Rg6 67.Ke4 Bb8 68.Rd3+ Kg2 69.Kf5 Rg8 70.g6 Bg3 71.Kf6 Ra8 72.g7 Kxh3 73.Kf7 Ra7+ 74.Kg6 Ra8 75.Kh7 Kg2 76.Rd2+ Bf2 77.Rd3 Ra7 78.Kh8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tal Memorial Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2008.08.30"] [Round "31"] [White "Kamsky,G"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2723"] [BlackElo "2788"] [ECO "C65"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.O-O Nd4 6.Nxd4 Bxd4 7.Nd2 c6 8.Ba4 d6 9.h3 O-O 10.Nf3 Bb6 11.c3 h6 12.Bc2 Re8 13.Kh1 d5 14.Qe2 dxe4 15.dxe4 Nh5 16.Nh2 Qh4 17.Qf3 Re6 18.Bd1 Nf6 19.Bc2 Nh7 20.Ng4 Nf6 21.Ne3 Re8 22.Bd2 g6 23.Rad1 Be6 24.Kg1 Nh7 25.Ng4 h5 26.Nxe5 Ng5 27.Qf4 Qxf4 28.Bxf4 Nh7 29.Bb1 g5 30.Bh2 Nf6 31.Rfe1 Rad8 32.Nf3 g4 33.hxg4 Rxd1 34.Rxd1 Bxg4 35.Re1 Rd8 36.Bf4 Ne8 37.Nh4 Ng7 38.Kf1 Ne6 39.Bc1 Nc5 40.f3 Be6 41.b3 Nd3 42.Bxd3 Rxd3 43.c4 Ba5 44.g3 Bxe1 45.Kxe1 b5 46.cxb5 cxb5 47.Bb2 a5 48.Ke2 Rd7 49.Ng2 a4 50.bxa4 bxa4 51.a3 Bc4+ 52.Ke1 Rd3 53.Nf4 Rxf3 54.Nxh5 Kh7 55.g4 Kg6 56.Bc1 Rf1+ 57.Kd2 Bb3 58.Bb2 Rf2+ 59.Kc1 Kg5 60.Bd4 Rc2+ 61.Kb1 Kxg4 62.Nf6+ Kf3 63.e5 Rd2 64.Bc5 Kf4 65.Bd6 Kf5 66.Ne8 Ke4 67.Kc1 Rc2+ 68.Kb1 Kd3 69.Nf6 Re2 70.Nd7 Kc3 71.Bb4+ Kc4 72.Bd6 Bc2+ 73.Kc1 Bf5 74.Nf6 Kb3 75.Kd1 Ra2 76.Nd5 Bg4+ 77.Ke1 Be6 78.Nb6 Rxa3 79.Bxa3 Kxa3 80.Kd2 Kb4 81.Kc2 Kb5 0-1 [Event "Tal Memorial Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2008.08.30"] [Round "32"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Leko,P"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2788"] [BlackElo "2741"] [ECO "A30"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.g3 b6 4.Bg2 Bb7 5.O-O e6 6.Nc3 Be7 7.d4 cxd4 8.Qxd4 d6 9.Rd1 a6 10.Ng5 Bxg2 11.Kxg2 O-O 12.b3 Ra7 13.Bb2 Rd7 14.Nge4 Ne8 15.f3 h6 16.Rd2 Nc6 17.Qg1 Qc7 18.Na4 b5 19.Nb6 Rd8 20.Rc1 bxc4 21.Nxc4 Qb7 22.Qb6 Qa8 23.Ncxd6 Nxd6 24.Nxd6 Bg5 25.Rxc6 Bxd2 26.Qd4 f6 27.Qc4 Kh7 28.Rxa6 Qd5 29.Qxd5 exd5 30.Nf5 Rd7 31.Kf2 Rc8 32.Bd4 h5 33.a4 Kg6 34.Nh4+ Kf7 35.f4 Rb8 36.Nf3 Bc1 37.Bb6 d4 38.Bxd4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tal Memorial Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2008.08.30"] [Round "33"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Ivanchuk,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2788"] [BlackElo "2781"] [ECO "D93"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 c5 7.dxc5 Qa5 8.Rc1 dxc4 9.Bxc4 Qxc5 10.Bb3 Nc6 11.O-O Qa5 12.h3 Qa6 13.e4 Rd8 14.Qe1 Nb4 15.Ne5 Be6 16.Na4 Bxb3 17.axb3 Nd3 18.Nxd3 Qxd3 19.Nc5 Qb5 20.e5 Nd5 21.Bg5 Rac8 22.b4 h6 23.e6 f5 24.Bd2 a5 25.Nd7 axb4 26.Ne5 Rxc1 27.Bxc1 Kh7 28.Nf7 Rc8 29.Qd2 b3 30.Rd1 Rc2 31.Qe1 Qc6 32.Bxh6 Bxh6 33.Qe5 Nf6 34.Rd8 Rc1+ 35.Kh2 Rh1+ 36.Kxh1 Qc1+ 37.Rd1 Qxd1+ 38.Kh2 Qd2 39.Qc5 Bf4+ 40.g3 Ne4 41.Qb6 Bxg3+ 0-1 [Event "Tal Memorial Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2008.08.30"] [Round "34"] [White "Grachev,B"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2640"] [BlackElo "2788"] [ECO "D00"] 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 Nf6 3.e3 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nd2 g6 6.h3 Bg7 7.Ngf3 O-O 8.Be2 Qb6 9.Qb3 c4 10.Qc2 Bf5 11.Qc1 Qa5 12.O-O b5 13.a3 Qb6 14.Bd1 a5 15.Bc2 b4 16.Re1 Bxc2 17.Qxc2 Nh5 18.Bh2 b3 19.Qd1 f5 20.Ne5 Bxe5 21.Bxe5 Nxe5 22.dxe5 Rad8 23.Nf3 Qc7 24.Qd4 Ng7 25.Qh4 Ne6 26.Rad1 Nc5 27.Re2 e6 28.Qd4 Rfe8 29.Ne1 g5 30.f3 Rd7 31.g4 Rf7 32.Rdd2 Ref8 33.Rf2 fxg4 34.hxg4 Nd7 35.f4 Nc5 36.f5 exf5 37.Qxd5 Ne4 38.gxf5 Nxf2 39.Kxf2 Kh8 40.e4 Qb6+ 41.Qd4 Qh6 42.e6+ Rg7 43.Ng2 g4 44.Qd6 g3+ 45.Ke2 Qh5+ 46.Ke3 Rfg8 47.Qf4 Qh1 48.f6 Qg1+ 49.Kf3 Rg4 50.Qe5 Qf1+ 51.Ke3 Qg1+ 52.Kf3 Qf1+ 53.Ke3 Qg1+ 54.Kf3 1/2-1/2 [Event "WCh"] [Site "Bonn GER"] [Date "2008.10.14"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Anand,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2783"] [ECO "D14"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 cxd5 5.Bf4 Nc6 6.e3 Bf5 7.Nf3 e6 8.Qb3 Bb4 9.Bb5 O-O 10.Bxc6 Bxc3+ 11.Qxc3 Rc8 12.Ne5 Ng4 13.Nxg4 Bxg4 14.Qb4 Rxc6 15.Qxb7 Qc8 16.Qxc8 Rfxc8 17.O-O a5 18.f3 Bf5 19.Rfe1 Bg6 20.b3 f6 21.e4 dxe4 22.fxe4 Rd8 23.Rad1 Rc2 24.e5 fxe5 25.Bxe5 Rxa2 26.Ra1 Rxa1 27.Rxa1 Rd5 28.Rc1 Rd7 29.Rc5 Ra7 30.Rc7 Rxc7 31.Bxc7 Bc2 32.Bxa5 Bxb3 1/2-1/2 [Event "WCh"] [Site "Bonn GER"] [Date "2008.10.15"] [Round "2"] [White "Anand,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2783"] [BlackElo "2772"] [ECO "E25"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.f3 d5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 c5 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.dxc5 f5 9.Qc2 Nd7 10.e4 fxe4 11.fxe4 N5f6 12.c6 bxc6 13.Nf3 Qa5 14.Bd2 Ba6 15.c4 Qc5 16.Bd3 Ng4 17.Bb4 Qe3+ 18.Qe2 O-O-O 19.Qxe3 Nxe3 20.Kf2 Ng4+ 21.Kg3 Ndf6 22.Bb1 h5 23.h3 h4+ 24.Nxh4 Ne5 25.Nf3 Nh5+ 26.Kf2 Nxf3 27.Kxf3 e5 28.Rc1 Nf4 29.Ra2 Nd3 30.Rc3 Nf4 31.Bc2 Ne6 32.Kg3 Rd4 1/2-1/2 [Event "WCh"] [Site "Bonn GER"] [Date "2008.10.17"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Anand,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2783"] [ECO "D49"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 a6 9.e4 c5 10.e5 cxd4 11.Nxb5 axb5 12.exf6 gxf6 13.O-O Qb6 14.Qe2 Bb7 15.Bxb5 Bd6 16.Rd1 Rg8 17.g3 Rg4 18.Bf4 Bxf4 19.Nxd4 h5 20.Nxe6 fxe6 21.Rxd7 Kf8 22.Qd3 Rg7 23.Rxg7 Kxg7 24.gxf4 Rd8 25.Qe2 Kh6 26.Kf1 Rg8 27.a4 Bg2+ 28.Ke1 Bh3 29.Ra3 Rg1+ 30.Kd2 Qd4+ 31.Kc2 Bg4 32.f3 Bf5+ 33.Bd3 Bh3 34.a5 Rg2 35.a6 Rxe2+ 36.Bxe2 Bf5+ 37.Kb3 Qe3+ 38.Ka2 Qxe2 39.a7 Qc4+ 40.Ka1 Qf1+ 41.Ka2 Bb1+ 0-1 [Event "WCh"] [Site "Bonn GER"] [Date "2008.10.18"] [Round "4"] [White "Anand,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2783"] [BlackElo "2772"] [ECO "D37"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 Nbd7 7.a3 c5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.Nxd5 exd5 10.dxc5 Nxc5 11.Be5 Bf5 12.Be2 Bf6 13.Bxf6 Qxf6 14.Nd4 Ne6 15.Nxf5 Qxf5 16.O-O Rfd8 17.Bg4 Qe5 18.Qb3 Nc5 19.Qb5 b6 20.Rfd1 Rd6 21.Rd4 a6 22.Qb4 h5 23.Bh3 Rad8 24.g3 g5 25.Rad1 g4 26.Bg2 Ne6 27.R4d3 d4 28.exd4 Rxd4 29.Rxd4 Rxd4 1/2-1/2 [Event "WCh"] [Site "Bonn GER"] [Date "2008.10.20"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Anand,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2783"] [ECO "D49"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 a6 9.e4 c5 10.e5 cxd4 11.Nxb5 axb5 12.exf6 gxf6 13.O-O Qb6 14.Qe2 Bb7 15.Bxb5 Rg8 16.Bf4 Bd6 17.Bg3 f5 18.Rfc1 f4 19.Bh4 Be7 20.a4 Bxh4 21.Nxh4 Ke7 22.Ra3 Rac8 23.Rxc8 Rxc8 24.Ra1 Qc5 25.Qg4 Qe5 26.Nf3 Qf6 27.Re1 Rc5 28.b4 Rc3 29.Nxd4 Qxd4 30.Rd1 Nf6 31.Rxd4 Nxg4 32.Rd7+ Kf6 33.Rxb7 Rc1+ 34.Bf1 Ne3 35.fxe3 fxe3 0-1 [Event "WCh"] [Site "Bonn GER"] [Date "2008.10.21"] [Round "6"] [White "Anand,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2783"] [BlackElo "2772"] [ECO "E34"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 d5 5.cxd5 Qxd5 6.Nf3 Qf5 7.Qb3 Nc6 8.Bd2 O-O 9.h3 b6 10.g4 Qa5 11.Rc1 Bb7 12.a3 Bxc3 13.Bxc3 Qd5 14.Qxd5 Nxd5 15.Bd2 Nf6 16.Rg1 Rac8 17.Bg2 Ne7 18.Bb4 c5 19.dxc5 Rfd8 20.Ne5 Bxg2 21.Rxg2 bxc5 22.Rxc5 Ne4 23.Rxc8 Rxc8 24.Nd3 Nd5 25.Bd2 Rc2 26.Bc1 f5 27.Kd1 Rc8 28.f3 Nd6 29.Ke1 a5 30.e3 e5 31.gxf5 e4 32.fxe4 Nxe4 33.Bd2 a4 34.Nf2 Nd6 35.Rg4 Nc4 36.e4 Nf6 37.Rg3 Nxb2 38.e5 Nd5 39.f6 Kf7 40.Ne4 Nc4 41.fxg7 Kg8 42.Rd3 Ndb6 43.Bh6 Nxe5 44.Nf6+ Kf7 45.Rc3 Rxc3 46.g8=Q+ Kxf6 47.Bg7+ 1-0 [Event "WCh"] [Site "Bonn GER"] [Date "2008.10.23"] [Round "7"] [White "Anand,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2783"] [BlackElo "2772"] [ECO "D19"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.e3 e6 7.Bxc4 Bb4 8.O-O Nbd7 9.Qe2 Bg6 10.e4 O-O 11.Bd3 Bh5 12.e5 Nd5 13.Nxd5 cxd5 14.Qe3 Re8 15.Ne1 Bg6 16.Bxg6 hxg6 17.Nd3 Qb6 18.Nxb4 Qxb4 19.b3 Rac8 20.Ba3 Qc3 21.Rac1 Qxe3 22.fxe3 f6 23.Bd6 g5 24.h3 Kf7 25.Kf2 Kg6 26.Ke2 fxe5 27.dxe5 b6 28.b4 Rc4 29.Rxc4 dxc4 30.Rc1 Rc8 31.g4 a5 32.b5 c3 33.Rc2 Kf7 34.Kd3 Nc5+ 35.Bxc5 Rxc5 36.Rxc3 Rxc3+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "WCh"] [Site "Bonn GER"] [Date "2008.10.24"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Anand,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2783"] [ECO "D39"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.e4 Bb4 6.Bg5 c5 7.Bxc4 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Qa5 9.Bb5+ Bd7 10.Bxf6 Bxb5 11.Nxb5 gxf6 12.O-O Nc6 13.a3 Bxc3 14.Nxc3 Rg8 15.f4 Rd8 16.Qe1 Qb6+ 17.Rf2 Rd3 18.Qe2 Qd4 19.Re1 a6 20.Kh1 Kf8 21.Ref1 Rg6 22.g3 Kg7 23.Rd1 Rxd1+ 24.Nxd1 Kh8 25.Nc3 Rg8 26.Kg2 Rd8 27.Qh5 Kg7 28.Qg4+ Kh8 29.Qh5 Kg7 30.Qg4+ Kh8 31.Qh4 Kg7 32.e5 f5 33.Qf6+ Kg8 34.Qg5+ Kh8 35.Qf6+ Kg8 36.Re2 Qc4 37.Qg5+ Kh8 38.Qf6+ Kg8 39.Qg5+ Kh8 1/2-1/2 [Event "WCh"] [Site "Bonn GER"] [Date "2008.10.26"] [Round "9"] [White "Anand,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2783"] [BlackElo "2772"] [ECO "D43"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 c6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 dxc4 7.e4 g5 8.Bg3 b5 9.Be2 Bb7 10.Qc2 Nbd7 11.Rd1 Bb4 12.Ne5 Qe7 13.O-O Nxe5 14.Bxe5 O-O 15.Bxf6 Qxf6 16.f4 Qg7 17.e5 c5 18.Nxb5 cxd4 19.Qxc4 a5 20.Kh1 Rac8 21.Qxd4 gxf4 22.Bf3 Ba6 23.a4 Rc5 24.Qxf4 Rxe5 25.b3 Bxb5 26.axb5 Rxb5 27.Be4 Bc3 28.Bc2 Be5 29.Qf2 Bb8 30.Qf3 Rc5 31.Bd3 Rc3 32.g3 Kh8 33.Qb7 f5 34.Qb6 Qe5 35.Qb7 Qc7 36.Qxc7 Bxc7 37.Bc4 Re8 38.Rd7 a4 39.Rxc7 axb3 40.Rf2 Rb8 41.Rb2 h5 42.Kg2 h4 43.Rc6 hxg3 44.hxg3 Rg8 45.Rxe6 Rxc4 1/2-1/2 [Event "WCh"] [Site "Bonn GER"] [Date "2008.10.27"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Anand,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2783"] [ECO "E21"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nf3 c5 5.g3 cxd4 6.Nxd4 O-O 7.Bg2 d5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.Qb3 Qa5 10.Bd2 Nc6 11.Nxc6 bxc6 12.O-O Bxc3 13.bxc3 Ba6 14.Rfd1 Qc5 15.e4 Bc4 16.Qa4 Nb6 17.Qb4 Qh5 18.Re1 c5 19.Qa5 Rfc8 20.Be3 Be2 21.Bf4 e5 22.Be3 Bg4 23.Qa6 f6 24.a4 Qf7 25.Bf1 Be6 26.Rab1 c4 27.a5 Na4 28.Rb7 Qe8 29.Qd6 1-0 [Event "WCh"] [Site "Bonn GER"] [Date "2008.10.29"] [Round "11"] [White "Anand,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2783"] [BlackElo "2772"] [ECO "B96"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qc7 8.Bxf6 gxf6 9.f5 Qc5 10.Qd3 Nc6 11.Nb3 Qe5 12.O-O-O exf5 13.Qe3 Bg7 14.Rd5 Qe7 15.Qg3 Rg8 16.Qf4 fxe4 17.Nxe4 f5 18.Nxd6+ Kf8 19.Nxc8 Rxc8 20.Kb1 Qe1+ 21.Nc1 Ne7 22.Qd2 Qxd2 23.Rxd2 Bh6 24.Rf2 Be3 1/2-1/2 [Event "38th Olympiad"] [Site "Dresden GER"] [Date "2008.11.14"] [Round "2"] [White "Miton,K"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2604"] [BlackElo "2772"] [ECO "D43"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 dxc4 7.e4 g5 8.Bg3 b5 9.Be2 Bb7 10.O-O Nbd7 11.Ne5 Bb4 12.Nxd7 Nxd7 13.Qc2 h5 14.h3 g4 15.hxg4 hxg4 16.Bxg4 Qg5 17.Bh3 Nf6 18.a4 Nh5 19.Bh2 Nf4 20.Bxf4 Qxf4 21.Rfe1 a6 22.Re3 O-O-O 23.Ne2 Qg5 24.b3 Rdg8 25.Rg3 Qd2 26.Qxd2 Bxd2 27.Rxg8+ Rxg8 28.bxc4 bxc4 29.Ra2 c3 30.Rc2 Rd8 31.d5 cxd5 32.Nxc3 Bxc3 33.Rxc3+ Kd7 34.exd5 Bxd5 35.Bg4 Rb8 36.Rc5 Kd6 37.Ra5 Bc4 38.Bf3 Rb1+ 39.Kh2 Rb2 40.Kg1 Rb3 41.Bh5 f6 42.f4 Bd3 43.Kf2 e5 44.fxe5+ fxe5 45.Bf7 Ra3 46.Rd5+ Ke7 47.Bg8 e4 48.Re5+ Kf6 49.Re8 a5 50.Bd5 Kf5 51.Bc6 Bc2 52.Bd7+ Kf6 53.Bc6 Bxa4 54.Bxa4 Rxa4 55.Ke3 Ra1 1/2-1/2 [Event "38th Olympiad"] [Site "Dresden GER"] [Date "2008.11.15"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Dominguez Perez,L"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2719"] [ECO "D81"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Qb3 dxc4 5.Qxc4 Bg7 6.e4 O-O 7.Be2 Nfd7 8.Be3 Nb6 9.Qd3 Nc6 10.Rd1 f5 11.Nf3 f4 12.Bc1 Bg4 13.e5 Qd7 14.Ne4 Rad8 15.Nc5 Qc8 16.Qc3 e6 17.h3 Bh5 18.O-O Nd5 19.Qb3 Na5 20.Qc2 Nc6 21.Ng5 Ndb4 22.Qe4 Bxe2 23.Qxe2 Nxd4 24.Rxd4 Rxd4 25.Ncxe6 c5 26.Nxf8 Bxf8 27.Nf3 Rd5 28.e6 Be7 29.Bxf4 Nd3 30.Bg3 c4 31.Qe4 Qc6 32.Nd4 Qc5 33.Nc2 Qc6 34.Ne3 Rc5 35.Qg4 b5 36.f4 Qe4 37.Qf3 Qxf3 38.Rxf3 Rc6 39.f5 gxf5 40.Nxf5 Bc5+ 41.Kh2 Rxe6 42.b3 h5 43.bxc4 bxc4 44.Bc7 Re2 45.Bd6 Bb6 1/2-1/2 [Event "38th Olympiad"] [Site "Dresden GER"] [Date "2008.11.16"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Sasikiran,K"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2694"] [ECO "D15"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 a6 5.e3 b5 6.b3 Bg4 7.Be2 Nbd7 8.h3 Bf5 9.g4 Bg6 10.Ne5 Nxe5 11.dxe5 Ne4 12.Nxe4 Bxe4 13.f3 Bg6 14.cxd5 cxd5 15.a4 b4 16.e6 Qd6 17.f4 Be4 18.exf7+ Kxf7 19.Bf3 Bxf3 20.Qxf3 g6 21.f5 Bg7 22.Ra2 Bc3+ 23.Bd2 Rhf8 24.O-O Kg8 25.Qf4 e5 26.Qh6 Rad8 27.e4 dxe4 28.Bg5 Rd7 29.Kg2 e3 30.Bxe3 Qd5+ 31.Kh2 e4 32.Raf2 Bg7 33.Qg5 Bf6 34.Qh6 Bg7 35.Qg5 1/2-1/2 [Event "38th Olympiad"] [Site "Dresden GER"] [Date "2008.11.17"] [Round "5"] [White "Naiditsch,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2678"] [BlackElo "2772"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.O-O Be7 8.c4 Nb4 9.cxd5 Nxd3 10.Qxd3 Qxd5 11.Re1 Bf5 12.Nc3 Nxc3 13.Qxc3 Be6 14.Re5 Qc6 15.Qa5 Rd8 16.Bf4 O-O 17.Rc1 Qb6 18.Rb5 Qxa5 19.Rxa5 Ra8 20.d5 Bd7 21.Ne5 Bd6 22.Bg3 Bxe5 23.Bxe5 c6 24.dxc6 Bxc6 25.Bd4 a6 26.Re5 Rfe8 27.Rxe8+ Rxe8 28.Be3 Rd8 29.f3 f6 30.Kf2 Kf7 31.h4 1/2-1/2 [Event "38th Olympiad"] [Site "Dresden GER"] [Date "2008.11.19"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Short,N"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2642"] [ECO "D02"] 1.d4 Nc6 2.Nf3 d5 3.c4 Bg4 4.Nc3 e6 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bf4 Bd6 7.Bg3 Nge7 8.e3 Qd7 9.a3 O-O 10.Bd3 a6 11.Bxd6 Bxf3 12.Qxf3 Qxd6 13.Qg3 Rfd8 14.b4 g6 15.Na4 Nc8 16.Rc1 Ra7 17.O-O b5 18.Qxd6 Rxd6 19.Nc3 N6e7 20.Bxb5 axb5 21.Nxb5 Rda6 22.Nxa7 Rxa7 23.Rc5 Nb6 24.Ra1 Kf8 25.a4 Ke8 26.a5 Nc4 27.Ra2 f5 28.Kf1 Kd7 29.Ke2 Nd6 30.b5 Nc4 31.Ra4 Kd8 32.a6 Nb6 33.Ra1 Nec8 34.h3 h5 35.g4 hxg4 36.hxg4 fxg4 37.Rg1 Ne7 38.Rxg4 Na4 39.Rh4 c6 40.Rh8+ Kc7 41.Rc2 Nb6 42.Rh7 Kb8 43.bxc6 Rc7 44.Kf3 Ka7 45.Ra2 Nbc8 46.Rb2 Kxa6 47.Rh1 1-0 [Event "38th Olympiad"] [Site "Dresden GER"] [Date "2008.11.20"] [Round "7"] [White "Aronian,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2757"] [BlackElo "2772"] [ECO "D43"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 dxc4 7.e4 g5 8.Bg3 b5 9.Ne5 Bb7 10.h4 g4 11.Nxg4 Nxg4 12.Qxg4 Qxd4 13.Rd1 Qf6 14.e5 Qf5 15.Qd4 Be7 16.b3 c5 17.Qe3 Nc6 18.bxc4 Nb4 19.Qf4 Nc2+ 20.Ke2 Qxf4 21.Bxf4 bxc4 22.f3 Nd4+ 23.Kf2 Bd5 24.h5 Rb8 25.Be2 Rb2 26.Rd2 Rxd2 27.Bxd2 f6 28.exf6 Bxf6 29.Rb1 Nxe2 30.Nxe2 O-O 31.Bxh6 Bh4+ 32.Kg1 Rf5 33.Rb8+ Kh7 34.Bd2 Rxh5 35.Bc3 Bg5 36.Kf2 Bh4+ 37.Kf1 Bg5 38.Ng3 Rh4 39.Rh8+ Kg6 40.Rg8+ Kh6 41.Rh8+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "38th Olympiad"] [Site "Dresden GER"] [Date "2008.11.22"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Ivanchuk,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2786"] [ECO "E32"] 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 d6 7.f3 c5 8.dxc5 dxc5 9.Bg5 h6 10.Bf4 Nc6 11.Rd1 Qa5 12.Bd2 Qa4 13.e3 e5 14.Ra1 Re8 15.Ne2 Bf5 16.b3 Qa6 17.Ng3 Bg6 18.Be2 Qb6 19.O-O a5 20.Rfd1 Nh7 21.Be1 Ng5 22.Rd5 Ne6 23.Rad1 a4 24.b4 cxb4 25.axb4 Nf4 26.Rd6 Nxe2+ 27.Nxe2 Red8 28.b5 Rxd6 29.Rxd6 Qc7 30.c5 Na5 31.Qb4 Nb3 32.c6 bxc6 33.b6 Qb7 34.Nc3 Na1 35.Qc5 a3 36.Qxc6 Qxc6 37.Rxc6 Rb8 38.Nd5 Nb3 39.Bc3 a2 40.Bxe5 f6 41.Bc3 Bf7 42.e4 Bxd5 43.exd5 Na5 44.Rc5 Nb3 45.Rc6 Na5 46.Rc5 Nb3 47.Rb5 Rc8 48.b7 Rxc3 49.b8=Q+ Kh7 50.Rxb3 a1=Q+ 51.Rb1 Rc1+ 52.Rxc1 Qxc1+ 53.Kf2 Qd2+ 54.Kf1 Qd1+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "38th Olympiad"] [Site "Dresden GER"] [Date "2008.11.23"] [Round "10"] [White "Beliavsky,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2619"] [BlackElo "2772"] [ECO "D43"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.e3 Nd7 8.Bd3 dxc4 9.Bxc4 g6 10.O-O Bg7 11.Rc1 O-O 12.Bb3 Qe7 13.Na4 Rd8 14.Qc2 Nf8 15.Rfd1 Bd7 16.Qc5 Qxc5 17.Nxc5 Rab8 18.Ne5 Be8 19.f4 Nd7 20.Ncxd7 Bxd7 21.Nxd7 Rxd7 22.Kf2 Rbd8 23.Ke2 Bf8 24.Bc2 Kg7 25.Be4 c5 26.dxc5 Rxd1 27.Rxd1 Rxd1 28.Kxd1 Bxc5 29.Ke2 b6 30.g4 1/2-1/2 [Event "38th Olympiad"] [Site "Dresden GER"] [Date "2008.11.25"] [Round "11"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Shirov,A"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2726"] [ECO "D47"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 Bb7 9.e4 b4 10.Na4 c5 11.e5 Nd5 12.O-O cxd4 13.Nxd4 Be7 14.Re1 O-O 15.Qg4 Re8 16.Bb5 Kh8 17.Bd2 a6 18.Bc6 Bxc6 19.Nxc6 Qc7 20.Rac1 Qb7 21.Nxe7 Rxe7 22.b3 a5 23.Nb2 N7b6 24.Nc4 Nxc4 25.bxc4 f5 26.Qh4 Nb6 27.Re3 Rf7 28.Rh3 g6 29.Rd3 Nd7 30.Rd6 Qe4 31.Qxe4 fxe4 32.Be3 Kg8 33.Rxe6 Rf5 34.c5 Nxe5 35.c6 Kf7 36.Rd6 Rf6 37.Rxf6+ Kxf6 38.c7 Rc8 39.Rc5 Nd3 40.Rxa5 Rxc7 41.h4 h5 42.Ra6+ Kf7 43.Kh2 Rc3 44.Kg3 1/2-1/2 [Event "18th Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Nice FRA"] [Date "2009.03.14"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Morozevich,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2759"] [BlackElo "2771"] [ECO "D82"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bf4 Bg7 5.e3 c5 6.dxc5 Qa5 7.Rc1 dxc4 8.Bxc4 O-O 9.Nf3 Qxc5 10.Bb3 Nc6 11.O-O Qa5 12.h3 Bf5 13.Ng5 Qa6 14.e4 Rad8 15.Bxf7+ Kh8 16.Qe1 h6 17.exf5 hxg5 18.Bxg5 Rxf7 19.fxg6 Rff8 20.f4 Qd3 21.f5 Nh5 22.Rf3 Qd4+ 23.Kh1 Bf6 24.Ne4 Kg7 25.Nc5 Rd6 26.Bxf6+ Rdxf6 27.Ne6+ Rxe6 28.Qxe6 Rf6 29.Qe3 Rxf5 30.Qxd4+ Nxd4 31.Rxf5 Ng3+ 32.Kh2 Ngxf5 33.Rc7 Kxg6 34.g4 Nd6 35.Rxe7 Kf6 36.Re3 b5 37.h4 Nc4 38.Re4 Ne6 39.Kg3 a5 40.b3 Nd6 41.Re1 Nc5 42.g5+ Kf5 43.Rf1+ Ke5 44.Kg4 Nce4 45.h5 1-0 [Event "18th Amber Rapid"] [Site "Nice FRA"] [Date "2009.03.14"] [Round "1"] [White "Morozevich,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2771"] [BlackElo "2759"] [ECO "D11"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bg4 5.Qb3 Qb6 6.Nc3 e6 7.Nh4 Bh5 8.h3 Be7 9.g4 Bg6 10.Nxg6 hxg6 11.g5 Nfd7 12.f4 Na6 13.Bd2 Qxb3 14.axb3 Nb4 15.Ke2 f6 16.h4 Kf7 17.Bg2 f5 18.Ra5 Bd8 19.Ra4 a5 20.Rha1 Nb6 21.Rxa5 Rxa5 22.Rxa5 Nxc4 23.Ra7 Nxd2 24.Rxb7+ Be7 25.Kxd2 Rxh4 26.Bf1 Kf8 27.Be2 Rh2 28.Na4 Na2 29.Nc5 Bxc5 30.dxc5 Nc1 31.Kxc1 Rxe2 32.b4 Ke8 33.Rc7 Rxe3 34.Rxc6 Kd7 35.b5 Rb3 36.Rd6+ Ke7 37.Rb6 e5 38.Rb7+ Ke6 39.c6 exf4 40.c7 Kd7 41.b6 Rb4 42.Rb8 Rc4+ 43.Kd2 1-0 [Event "18th Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Nice FRA"] [Date "2009.03.15"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Radjabov,T"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2759"] [BlackElo "2761"] [ECO "B30"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 d6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 e5 6.Nf3 Be6 7.Ng5 Nf6 8.Nxe6 fxe6 9.Bc4 Qd7 10.Be3 Rc8 11.Bb3 Be7 12.Qf3 Na5 13.Ba4 Nc6 14.O-O-O O-O 15.Qh3 Kh8 16.Rhf1 a6 17.f4 exf4 18.Rxf4 Qc7 19.Qxe6 b5 20.Bb3 Na5 21.Kb1 Rfe8 22.Bd4 Nxb3 23.Qxb3 Qb7 24.Qf7 Qc6 25.Bxf6 Bxf6 26.Rxf6 1-0 [Event "18th Amber Rapid"] [Site "Nice FRA"] [Date "2009.03.15"] [Round "2"] [White "Radjabov,T"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2761"] [BlackElo "2759"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.O-O Be7 8.c4 Nb4 9.cxd5 Nxd3 10.Qxd3 Qxd5 11.Re1 Bf5 12.g4 Bg6 13.Nc3 Nxc3 14.Qxc3 f6 15.Bf4 Kf7 16.h4 h5 17.Qxc7 Rhe8 18.Ng5+ fxg5 19.Bxg5 Kg8 20.Bxe7 Qxd4 21.gxh5 Bxh5 22.Qe5 Qg4+ 23.Qg3 Rac8 24.Qxg4 Bxg4 25.Bb4 Be2 26.Rac1 1/2-1/2 [Event "18th Amber Rapid"] [Site "Nice FRA"] [Date "2009.03.16"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Karjakin,Sergey"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2759"] [BlackElo "2706"] [ECO "D11"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 a6 5.Nc3 b5 6.b3 Bg4 7.Bd2 Nbd7 8.h3 Bxf3 9.Qxf3 b4 10.Na4 e5 11.Qd1 Ne4 12.Bd3 Nxd2 13.Qxd2 exd4 14.cxd5 cxd5 15.O-O Bd6 16.Bf5 Nf6 17.Qxd4 O-O 18.Rac1 g6 19.Bd3 a5 20.Rc6 Re8 21.Qb6 Qxb6 22.Nxb6 Rad8 23.Bb5 Re6 24.Rfc1 Kg7 25.Bd3 d4 26.exd4 Bf4 27.Rxe6 Bxc1 28.Rc6 Rxd4 29.Rxc1 Rxd3 30.Nc4 1/2-1/2 [Event "18th Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Nice FRA"] [Date "2009.03.16"] [Round "3"] [White "Karjakin,Sergey"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2706"] [BlackElo "2759"] [ECO "D37"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.Qc2 c5 7.dxc5 Na6 8.e3 Nxc5 9.Be2 dxc4 10.Bxc4 a6 11.a4 b6 12.O-O Bb7 13.Rfd1 Qc8 14.Qe2 Qc6 15.Qf1 Rfc8 16.Ne5 Qe8 17.h3 Ncd7 18.Nxd7 Nxd7 19.e4 Bf6 20.f3 Bxc3 21.bxc3 Nc5 22.a5 Na4 23.Rd6 b5 24.Bb3 Rxc3 25.Bxa4 bxa4 26.Rb6 Rb3 27.Qc4 e5 1/2-1/2 [Event "18th Amber Rapid"] [Site "Nice FRA"] [Date "2009.03.17"] [Round "4"] [White "Wang Yue"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2739"] [BlackElo "2759"] [ECO "D45"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6 4.e3 Nf6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.b3 O-O 8.Be2 e5 9.cxd5 cxd5 10.Nb5 Bb4+ 11.Bd2 Bxd2+ 12.Nxd2 a6 13.dxe5 Nxe5 14.Nd4 Bg4 15.Bxg4 Nfxg4 16.O-O Rc8 17.Qd1 Nf6 18.N2f3 Nxf3+ 19.gxf3 Nd7 20.Kh1 Qf6 21.Rg1 Nc5 22.Rc1 Ne6 23.Nxe6 Rxc1 24.Qxc1 Qxf3+ 25.Rg2 fxe6 26.Kg1 e5 27.Qc2 Qf5 28.Qxf5 Rxf5 29.e4 dxe4 30.Rg4 Kf7 31.Rxe4 Ke6 32.Rb4 b5 33.Rh4 h6 34.Rh3 e4 35.Rc3 Kd5 36.b4 Rf3 37.Rc7 Ra3 38.Rxg7 Rxa2 39.Rh7 Kc4 40.Rxh6 Kxb4 41.h4 a5 42.h5 a4 43.Re6 Rc2 44.h6 a3 45.Rxe4+ Kb3 46.Re3+ Kb2 47.h7 Rc8 48.Re2+ Kb3 49.Re3+ Ka4 0-1 [Event "18th Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Nice FRA"] [Date "2009.03.17"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Wang Yue"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2759"] [BlackElo "2739"] [ECO "D17"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 Nbd7 7.Nxc4 Nb6 8.Ne5 a5 9.f3 Nfd7 10.Nxd7 Nxd7 11.e4 Bg6 12.Be2 e6 13.O-O Bb4 14.Be3 O-O 15.Qb3 Qb8 16.Kh1 Re8 17.Rad1 f6 18.Na2 Bf8 19.Bc4 Bf7 20.f4 Re7 21.Nc3 Qe8 22.Bf2 Nb8 23.d5 exd5 24.exd5 Na6 25.Bb6 cxd5 26.Nxd5 Re4 27.Qg3 Qc6 28.Bb5 Qxd5 29.Rxd5 Bxd5 30.Bxa5 Nc5 31.b4 Ne6 32.Bd3 Rd4 33.Qe3 Re8 34.Bb5 Rc8 35.Bd7 Re4 36.Qxe4 1-0 [Event "18th Amber Rapid"] [Site "Nice FRA"] [Date "2009.03.19"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Topalov,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2759"] [BlackElo "2796"] [ECO "D37"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.e3 a6 6.a4 c5 7.Bxc4 Nc6 8.O-O Be7 9.dxc5 Qxd1 10.Rxd1 Bxc5 11.Bd2 b6 12.Bd3 Nb4 13.Be2 O-O 14.a5 b5 15.Rdc1 Be7 16.Ne5 Rd8 17.Bf3 Rb8 18.Ne4 Nfd5 19.Nc5 Bf6 20.Bxd5 Rxd5 21.Bxb4 Bxe5 22.e4 Rd8 23.Rd1 Re8 24.Nd3 Bf6 25.Bd6 Ra8 26.e5 Bd8 27.Nc5 f6 28.b4 fxe5 29.Bxe5 Ra7 30.Rac1 Rf7 31.Rd4 Be7 32.Rcd1 h6 33.f4 Kh7 34.h3 g5 35.fxg5 hxg5 36.Kh2 Kg6 37.R1d2 Rf1 38.Re2 Rc1 39.Nd3 Rc4 40.Ree4 Rxd4 41.Rxd4 Rd8 42.Rxd8 Bxd8 43.g4 Be7 44.Kg3 Bf8 45.Nc5 Be7 46.Kf3 Kf7 47.Ke3 Kg6 48.Kf3 Bf8 49.Ke3 Be7 50.Kd4 Bf8 51.Ke4 Be7 52.Kd4 Bf8 53.Ke4 Be7 54.Kd4 1/2-1/2 [Event "18th Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Nice FRA"] [Date "2009.03.19"] [Round "5"] [White "Topalov,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2796"] [BlackElo "2759"] [ECO "D12"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bg4 5.Qb3 Qb6 6.Nc3 e6 7.Nh4 Bh5 8.h3 Be7 9.g4 Bg6 10.Nxg6 hxg6 11.Rg1 Qxb3 12.axb3 Bb4 13.Bd2 Nbd7 14.Ke2 dxc4 15.bxc4 e5 16.Bg2 exd4 17.exd4 O-O 18.Rgd1 Rfe8+ 19.Kf1 Nb6 20.b3 a5 21.g5 Nh5 22.c5 Nd7 23.Ne4 Bxd2 24.Rxd2 Nf4 25.Nd6 Reb8 26.Bf3 Ra6 27.Bg4 f5 28.Be2 b5 29.h4 a4 30.Bd1 Rba8 31.bxa4 bxa4 32.Ra3 Nf8 33.Rb2 N8e6 34.Rb4 Nd5 35.Rc4 Rb8 36.Raxa4 Rxa4 37.Bxa4 Rb1+ 38.Ke2 Rb2+ 39.Ke1 Nb4 40.Kd1 Nf4 41.Bc2 Kf8 42.Rc3 Nfd5 43.Rc4 Nf4 44.Rc3 Nfd5 45.Rc4 Nf4 1/2-1/2 [Event "18th Amber Rapid"] [Site "Nice FRA"] [Date "2009.03.20"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Kamsky,G"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2759"] [BlackElo "2725"] [ECO "A15"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Qa4+ Nc6 5.Nd4 Qd7 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.Nxd5 Qxd5 8.Nxc6 Qxc6 9.Qxc6+ bxc6 10.g3 Be6 11.Bg2 Bd5 12.e4 Bc4 13.d4 Bg7 14.Be3 c5 15.O-O-O cxd4 16.Bxd4 Bxd4 17.Rxd4 Bxa2 18.e5 Rb8 19.Ra4 Be6 20.Rxa7 O-O 21.Rxc7 Rb5 22.Re1 Rfb8 23.Re2 Kf8 24.f4 Ra5 25.Kb1 Rb4 26.Be4 Rba4 27.Kc2 Rb4 28.Rb7 Rd4 29.Rc7 Rb4 30.Bd3 Ra2 31.Kb1 Ra8 32.Rc3 Rab8 33.Kc1 h5 34.Rf2 Kg7 35.Rc7 Kf8 36.f5 gxf5 37.Bxf5 Bb3 38.Bb1 Be6 39.Bf5 Bb3 40.Bg6 Rd8 41.Bc2 Be6 42.Rc5 h4 43.Rf4 hxg3 44.hxg3 Rb6 45.Rh4 Kg7 46.Rc7 1/2-1/2 [Event "18th Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Nice FRA"] [Date "2009.03.20"] [Round "6"] [White "Kamsky,G"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2725"] [BlackElo "2759"] [ECO "D11"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 c6 4.O-O Bg4 5.d4 e6 6.c4 Nbd7 7.Qb3 Qb6 8.Nc3 Be7 9.Bf4 O-O 10.Rfd1 Bf5 11.c5 Qxb3 12.axb3 Bc2 13.Rdc1 Bxb3 14.Nd2 Bc4 15.Nxc4 dxc4 16.Na4 Nd5 17.Rxc4 b5 18.cxb6 axb6 19.Rcc1 Rfc8 20.Nc3 Rxa1 21.Rxa1 Nxf4 22.gxf4 Nf6 23.Ra6 Bd8 24.Bf3 Kf8 25.e3 Nd5 26.Ne4 Be7 27.Nd2 c5 28.Bxd5 exd5 29.Rxb6 cxd4 30.exd4 g6 31.Nf3 f6 32.Kg2 Kf7 33.h4 h5 34.Ng1 Rc2 35.Kf3 g5 36.fxg5 fxg5 37.hxg5 Bxg5 38.Rb5 Ke6 39.Rb6+ Kf7 40.Rd6 Bf6 41.Ne2 Rxb2 42.Rxd5 h4 43.Nf4 Rd2 44.Ke3 Rd1 45.Ke4 Ke7 46.Nd3 Ra1 47.Rh5 Kf7 48.d5 Kg7 49.f3 Ra3 50.Nf4 Kf7 51.Rh7+ Kg8 52.Rb7 Bg5 53.Ne6 Bf6 54.f4 h3 55.Kf5 Bh4 56.Rg7+ Kh8 57.Rg6 Ra7 58.Rg1 Ra5 59.Ke4 h2 60.Rh1 Ra2 61.Nd4 Kg8 62.d6 Kf7 63.Nf3 Bf6 64.Kf5 Rf2 65.Nxh2 Rd2 66.Ng4 Rxd6 67.Rh6 Rd5+ 68.Ne5+ Bxe5 69.fxe5 Ra5 70.Rh7+ Kg8 71.Re7 Ra6 72.Re6 Ra1 73.Rf6 Kg7 74.Ke4 Ra4+ 75.Kd5 Ra5+ 76.Kd4 Ra4+ 77.Kd5 Ra5+ 78.Ke4 Ra4+ 79.Kf5 Ra1 80.Rb6 Kf7 81.Rb7+ Ke8 82.Kf6 Re1 83.Ke6 Kf8 84.Rb8+ Kg7 85.Rd8 Re2 86.Rd5 Kf8 87.Rc5 Re1 88.Rc8+ Kg7 89.Kd6 Kf7 90.Rc7+ Ke8 91.Ke6 Kf8 92.Rf7+ Ke8 93.Rh7 Kf8 94.Rh8+ Kg7 95.Re8 Re2 96.Kd7 Rd2+ 97.Ke7 Re2 98.e6 Ra2 99.Rc8 Ra7+ 100.Kd6 Ra6+ 101.Kd7 Ra7+ 102.Rc7 Ra8 103.Ke7 Kg6 104.Rb7 Kg7 105.Rd7 Kg6 106.Rd2 Ra7+ 107.Kf8 Ra8+ 108.Ke7 Ra7+ 109.Kd6 Ra6+ 110.Ke5 Ra5+ 111.Rd5 Ra1 112.Rd8 Ra5+ 113.Kd6 Ra6+ 114.Ke7 Ra7+ 115.Rd7 Ra8 116.Rd6 Kg7 117.Rc6 Ra7+ 118.Ke8 Ra8+ 119.Ke7 Ra7+ 120.Kd8 Kf8 121.Rc5 Ra8+ 122.Kd7 Ra7+ 123.Kd6 Ra6+ 124.Rc6 Rxc6+ 125.Kxc6 Ke7 126.Kd5 Ke8 127.Kd6 Kd8 128.e7+ Ke8 129.Ke6 1/2-1/2 [Event "18th Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Nice FRA"] [Date "2009.03.21"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Aronian,L"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2759"] [BlackElo "2750"] [ECO "D85"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Be3 c5 8.Rc1 Qa5 9.Qd2 O-O 10.Nf3 Rd8 11.d5 e6 12.Be2 exd5 13.exd5 Nd7 14.O-O Nf6 15.c4 Qxd2 16.Nxd2 b6 17.h3 Re8 18.Bd3 Nd7 19.Rfd1 Ne5 20.Bf1 Bd7 21.Nb1 f5 22.Nc3 Nf7 23.a4 g5 24.a5 f4 25.Bd2 Nd6 26.axb6 axb6 27.Rb1 Reb8 28.Re1 Ra3 29.Re7 Bf5 30.Rc1 Rb7 31.Rxb7 Nxb7 32.Nb5 Ra1 33.Rxa1 Bxa1 34.h4 h6 35.hxg5 1/2-1/2 [Event "18th Amber Rapid"] [Site "Nice FRA"] [Date "2009.03.21"] [Round "7"] [White "Aronian,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2750"] [BlackElo "2759"] [ECO "A13"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.cxd5 exd5 4.g3 Nf6 5.Bg2 Bd6 6.O-O O-O 7.Nc3 Re8 8.d3 h6 9.Qc2 c5 10.e4 Nc6 11.Nxd5 Nxd5 12.exd5 Nb4 13.Qb3 Bf5 14.Ne1 Qc7 15.Qc4 Rab8 16.a3 b5 17.Qc3 Na6 18.Nc2 c4 19.dxc4 bxc4 20.Nd4 Bd3 21.Re1 Be5 22.Rxe5 Qxe5 23.Bf4 Qf6 24.Bxb8 Rxb8 25.b4 Nc7 26.Rc1 Re8 27.h3 Qe5 28.Qa1 Nxd5 29.Nb5 Nxb4 30.axb4 Qxb5 31.Qxa7 Qxb4 32.Bd5 Re7 33.Qd4 Qd2 34.Rxc4 Qe1+ 35.Kg2 Bf1+ 36.Kh2 Bxc4 37.Bxc4 Re4 38.Qd8+ Kh7 39.Bd3 Qxf2+ 40.Kh1 Qe1+ 41.Kg2 Qd2+ 0-1 [Event "18th Amber Rapid"] [Site "Nice FRA"] [Date "2009.03.22"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Anand,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2759"] [BlackElo "2791"] [ECO "E32"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 d5 7.cxd5 Ne4 8.Qc2 exd5 9.e3 Bf5 10.Bd3 c5 11.dxc5 Nd7 12.Ne2 Ndxc5 13.Bxe4 Nxe4 14.Nd4 Bg6 15.Qd1 1/2-1/2 [Event "18th Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Nice FRA"] [Date "2009.03.22"] [Round "8"] [White "Anand,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2791"] [BlackElo "2759"] [ECO "C43"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 Nxe4 4.Bd3 d5 5.Nxe5 Nd7 6.Nxd7 Bxd7 7.O-O Bd6 8.c4 c6 9.cxd5 cxd5 10.Nc3 Nxc3 11.bxc3 O-O 12.Qh5 g6 13.Qxd5 Qc7 14.Bh6 Rfd8 15.h4 Be6 16.Qg5 Qxc3 17.Rfd1 Bf8 18.Bxf8 Rd5 19.Qf6 Rxf8 20.Be4 Rh5 21.Rac1 Qa5 22.f3 Rb5 23.a4 Rb6 24.d5 Bf5 25.d6 Bxe4 26.fxe4 Qxa4 27.h5 Qxe4 28.Qe7 Qb4 29.h6 Rc6 30.Qf6 1-0 [Event "18th Amber Rapid"] [Site "Nice FRA"] [Date "2009.03.24"] [Round "9"] [White "Ivanchuk,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2779"] [BlackElo "2759"] [ECO "A29"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Bg2 Nb6 7.O-O Be7 8.d3 O-O 9.Be3 Be6 10.Rc1 f6 11.a3 Nd4 12.Ne4 Bb3 13.Qd2 Nxf3+ 14.Bxf3 Bd5 15.Qc2 c6 16.Nd2 Kh8 17.Rfd1 f5 18.b4 Bg5 19.Bxg5 Qxg5 20.a4 Qe7 21.a5 Bxf3 22.Nxf3 e4 23.dxe4 fxe4 24.Nd2 e3 25.axb6 exd2 26.Rxd2 axb6 27.Rd4 Rae8 28.e3 Rf7 29.Qd3 b5 30.Rd1 h6 31.Rd2 Ref8 32.f4 b6 33.Rd6 Rf6 34.Kf2 Re8 35.Rxf6 Qxf6 36.Qd7 Qg6 37.f5 Qh5 38.h4 Re5 39.e4 Rxe4 40.f6 gxf6 41.Qxc6 Qf5+ 42.Kg2 Re7 43.Qxb6 Kg7 44.Rf2 Qe5 45.Kh2 Re6 46.Qb7+ Re7 47.Qc6 Re6 48.Qd7+ Re7 49.Qg4+ Kh7 50.Kh3 h5 51.Qf3 Kg7 52.Kh2 Qd4 53.Qf5 Re1 54.Qf3 Re7 55.Kh3 Qe5 56.Qc6 Qe6+ 57.Qxe6 Rxe6 58.Rf5 Kg6 59.Rxb5 Re2 60.Rb8 Rb2 61.b5 Kg7 62.b6 f5 63.b7 Kh7 64.Rf8 Rxb7 65.Rxf5 1/2-1/2 [Event "18th Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Nice FRA"] [Date "2009.03.24"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Ivanchuk,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2759"] [BlackElo "2779"] [ECO "D82"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bf4 Bg7 5.e3 c5 6.dxc5 Qa5 7.Rc1 Ne4 8.cxd5 Nxc3 9.Qd2 Qxa2 10.bxc3 Qa5 11.Bc4 Nd7 12.Nf3 Nxc5 13.Be5 Bxe5 14.Nxe5 f6 15.Nd3 Ne4 16.Qa2 Qxa2 17.Bxa2 b6 18.f3 Nd6 19.c4 e5 20.dxe6 Bxe6 21.Nf4 Bf7 22.O-O Rc8 23.Rfd1 Nb7 24.e4 Nc5 25.Nd5 Rc6 26.Rc3 Kf8 27.Ra3 a5 28.Rb1 Bxd5 29.cxd5 Rd6 30.Re3 g5 31.e5 fxe5 32.Rxe5 h6 33.Rbe1 Kg7 34.Re7+ Kf6 35.Rc7 a4 36.Re3 Na6 37.Ra7 b5 38.f4 Nb4 39.fxg5+ hxg5 40.Bb1 Nxd5 41.Rf3+ Nf4 42.Rf1 Rd2 43.Be4 Ke5 44.Bf3 g4 45.Re1+ Kd6 46.Rd1 Rxd1+ 47.Bxd1 Rc8 48.Kf2 Rc3 49.Ra6+ Kc5 50.Bxg4 a3 51.h4 b4 52.h5 Nd3+ 53.Kg1 b3 54.Rxa3 Rc1+ 55.Kh2 b2 56.Rb3 b1=Q 57.Rxb1 Rxb1 58.Bf5 Rb3 59.h6 Ne5 60.h7 Rb8 61.Kg3 Kd6 62.Kf4 Nf7 63.g4 Ke7 64.g5 Kf8 65.g6 Nh8 66.Kg5 Kg7 67.Be4 Rc8 68.Kh5 Rc4 69.Bd3 Rc1 70.Be4 Rg1 71.Bf5 Kf6 72.Be4 Rg5+ 73.Kh6 Rg4 0-1 [Event "18th Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Nice FRA"] [Date "2009.03.25"] [Round "10"] [White "Carlsen,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2776"] [BlackElo "2759"] [ECO "E32"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.e4 d6 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.Ne2 Ba5 8.O-O Bb6 9.d5 Nb4 10.Qd2 exd5 11.cxd5 Ng4 12.Bb1 Qh4 13.Qf4 f5 14.exf5 Bxf5 15.h3 Bxf2+ 16.Kh1 Bd7 17.Qg5 Bc5 18.Rxf8+ Rxf8 19.Ng1 Rf1 20.Bxh7+ Kh8 0-1 [Event "18th Amber Rapid"] [Site "Nice FRA"] [Date "2009.03.25"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Carlsen,M"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2759"] [BlackElo "2776"] [ECO "D82"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bf4 Bg7 5.e3 c5 6.dxc5 Qa5 7.Rc1 Ne4 8.cxd5 Nxc3 9.Qd2 Qxa2 10.bxc3 Qa5 11.Bc4 Nd7 12.Nf3 Nxc5 13.O-O O-O 14.Be5 Bxe5 15.Nxe5 f6 16.Ra1 Qb6 17.d6+ Kg7 18.dxe7 Re8 19.Nf3 Rxe7 20.Rfb1 Qc7 21.Nd4 Ne4 22.Qd3 Nc5 23.Qd2 Ne4 24.Qd3 Nc5 25.Qc2 Ne4 26.Bd3 Nc5 27.Be2 b6 28.Bf3 Bb7 29.Nb5 Qe5 30.Bxb7 Rxb7 31.c4 Rd7 32.h3 Qe4 33.Qa2 Rad8 34.Nc3 Qe6 35.Nd5 Ne4 36.Qc2 Rc8 37.Rd1 Qe5 38.Rd4 Nc5 39.Nc3 Qe6 40.Qd1 Rcd8 41.Rxa7 Rxa7 42.Rxd8 Qxc4 43.Ne2 Qf7 44.Qb1 Qb3 45.Qxb3 Nxb3 46.Rb8 Ra1+ 47.Kh2 Nd2 48.Rb7+ Kg8 49.Rb8+ Kf7 50.Rb7+ Kg8 51.Ng3 Rb1 52.h4 h5 53.f4 f5 54.Rd7 Rb2 55.Kh3 b5 56.Rd4 Kf7 57.e4 fxe4 58.Nxe4 Rb3+ 59.g3 Nxe4 60.Rxe4 b4 1/2-1/2 [Event "18th Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Nice FRA"] [Date "2009.03.26"] [Round "11"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Leko,P"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2759"] [BlackElo "2751"] [ECO "D43"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 c6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 dxc4 7.e4 g5 8.Bg3 b5 9.Be2 Bb7 10.O-O Nbd7 11.Ne5 Bg7 12.Nxd7 Nxd7 13.Bd6 a6 14.a4 e5 15.Re1 Qf6 16.Ba3 Bf8 17.Bg4 Rd8 18.axb5 axb5 19.Bxf8 Kxf8 20.Bxd7 Rxd7 21.dxe5 Qe6 22.Qh5 Qxe5 23.f4 Qxf4 24.Rf1 Qe5 25.Rf5 Qe6 26.Raf1 Kg7 27.Ne2 Rf8 28.Ng3 c5 29.Rf6 Qxf6 30.Rxf6 Kxf6 31.Qxh6+ Ke7 32.Nf5+ Ke8 33.Nd6+ Ke7 34.e5 Rg8 35.Qf6+ Kf8 36.e6 1-0 [Event "18th Amber Rapid"] [Site "Nice FRA"] [Date "2009.03.26"] [Round "11"] [White "Leko,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2751"] [BlackElo "2759"] [ECO "B42"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3 Ne7 6.O-O Nbc6 7.Nxc6 Nxc6 8.Be3 Be7 9.Nd2 O-O 10.c3 Qc7 11.Nc4 b5 12.Nb6 Rb8 13.Nxc8 Rfxc8 14.a4 Ne5 15.axb5 axb5 16.Bd4 Nc6 17.Be3 b4 18.Ba6 Rd8 19.Qe2 bxc3 20.bxc3 Qe5 21.Bd2 Rb2 22.f4 Qc5+ 23.Kh1 d5 24.e5 d4 25.Qe1 g6 26.Qc1 Rxd2 27.Qxd2 dxc3 28.Qf2 Qxf2 29.Rxf2 Nb4 30.Rff1 c2 31.Be2 Bc5 32.Bc4 Be3 33.Bb3 Rc8 34.Bxc2 Rxc2 35.Rad1 Nd5 36.g3 h5 37.Rf3 Re2 38.Rff1 h4 39.Rf3 h3 40.Rff1 Bf2 41.Rd3 Ne3 42.Rb1 Ng4 43.f5 Bb6 0-1 [Event "AZE vs World Rapid"] [Site "Baku AZE"] [Date "2009.05.07"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Gashimov,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2759"] [BlackElo "2730"] [ECO "A34"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.g3 g6 5.Bg2 d6 6.a3 Bg7 7.Rb1 O-O 8.b4 cxb4 9.axb4 d5 10.b5 Na5 11.cxd5 Nxd5 12.Nxd5 Qxd5 13.Qa4 Nc4 14.O-O Nb6 15.Qb4 Qd8 16.Bb2 Nd5 17.Qh4 Nf6 18.d3 a5 19.Rfc1 Bd7 20.Ba3 Rc8 21.Rxc8 Bxc8 22.b6 Nd5 23.Rc1 h6 24.Nd2 g5 25.Qc4 Nxb6 26.Qc7 Qxc7 27.Rxc7 Re8 28.Bxb7 Bxb7 29.Rxb7 Nd5 30.Nc4 a4 31.e4 Nc3 32.Bxe7 Ne2+ 33.Kg2 Nc1 34.Ba3 Nxd3 35.Nd6 Re6 36.Ra7 Ne1+ 37.Kf1 Nc2 38.Bc5 a3 39.Nf5 Rxe4 40.Nxg7 Kxg7 1/2-1/2 [Event "AZE vs World Rapid"] [Site "Baku AZE"] [Date "2009.05.07"] [Round "2"] [White "Radjabov,T"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2756"] [BlackElo "2759"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Nc3 Nxc3 6.dxc3 Be7 7.Bf4 Nc6 8.Qd2 Be6 9.O-O-O Qd7 10.Kb1 O-O-O 11.Ng5 Bxg5 12.Bxg5 f6 13.Be3 Kb8 14.b3 Ne7 15.f3 b6 16.Kb2 Bd5 17.a4 Bb7 18.Bb5 Bc6 19.Bd3 a5 20.Rhe1 h5 21.Bf2 Rde8 22.Ra1 Nc8 23.Reb1 g5 24.Bd4 g4 25.f4 Qf7 26.b4 Qd5 27.Bxf6 Rhf8 28.Bg7 Rg8 29.Bd4 g3 30.hxg3 Rxg3 31.Bf1 axb4 32.cxb4 Re4 33.Rd1 h4 34.b5 Bb7 35.a5 bxa5 36.Rxa5 Nb6 37.Bxb6 cxb6 38.Qxd5 Bxd5 39.Ra6 Rb4+ 40.Kc1 Bxg2 41.Bxg2 Rxg2 42.Rxb6+ Kc7 43.Rc6+ Kb7 44.Rcxd6 Rxf4 45.Rh6 Rc4 46.Rd7+ Kc8 47.Rd2 Rxd2 48.Kxd2 Rc5 49.b6 Kb7 50.Kd3 Rc6 51.Rxh4 Rxb6 52.c4 Rd6+ 53.Kc3 Kc6 1/2-1/2 [Event "AZE vs World Rapid"] [Site "Baku AZE"] [Date "2009.05.08"] [Round "3"] [White "Guseinov,G"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2659"] [BlackElo "2759"] [ECO "C43"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 Nxe4 4.Bd3 d5 5.Nxe5 Nd7 6.Nxd7 Bxd7 7.O-O Bd6 8.c4 c6 9.Nc3 O-O 10.cxd5 Nxc3 11.bxc3 cxd5 12.Qh5 g6 13.Qxd5 Qc7 14.Bh6 Rfd8 15.Qg5 Bxh2+ 16.Kh1 Bd6 17.c4 Bf8 18.Bxf8 Rxf8 19.c5 Rad8 20.Be4 Bc6 21.d5 f6 22.d6 fxg5 23.dxc7 Rc8 24.Bxc6 bxc6 25.f3 Rxc7 26.Rfd1 Rf5 27.Rac1 Rd5 28.Re1 Kf7 29.Re4 a5 30.Ra4 Ra7 31.Kh2 Rd2 32.a3 h5 33.Re4 Re7 34.Ra4 Ree2 35.Rg1 Rd3 36.Rxa5 Rxf3 37.Ra7+ Kf6 38.Rc7 g4 39.Rxc6+ Kg5 40.Kh1 g3 41.Rd6 Rf4 42.Rc1 Rh4+ 43.Kg1 Rh2 44.Rd5+ Kh6 45.c6 Rexg2+ 46.Kf1 Rc2 0-1 [Event "AZE vs World Rapid"] [Site "Baku AZE"] [Date "2009.05.08"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Mamedyarov,S"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2759"] [BlackElo "2725"] [ECO "A16"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.g3 Bg7 6.Bg2 O-O 7.O-O Nc6 8.Qa4 Nb6 9.Qh4 e5 10.Qxd8 Rxd8 11.d3 Nd4 12.Bg5 f6 13.Bd2 Bg4 14.Nxd4 exd4 15.Ne4 Bxe2 16.Rfe1 Bxd3 17.Nc5 Bc2 18.Nxb7 Nc4 19.Bf4 d3 20.Re7 Rd4 21.Rxc7 g5 22.Be3 Nxe3 23.fxe3 Rdd8 24.Nxd8 Rxd8 25.Be4 Re8 26.Bd5+ Kh8 27.Bb3 1-0 [Event "AZE vs World Rapid"] [Site "Baku AZE"] [Date "2009.05.08"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Guseinov,G"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2759"] [BlackElo "2659"] [ECO "B27"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.c3 Bg7 4.d4 cxd4 5.cxd4 d5 6.e5 Nh6 7.h3 Nc6 8.Nc3 O-O 9.Bb5 Bf5 10.Bxc6 bxc6 11.O-O f6 12.Re1 Nf7 13.Bf4 g5 14.Bh2 Nh8 15.Ne2 Be4 16.Nd2 Ng6 17.Ng3 f5 18.Nb3 f4 19.Nxe4 dxe4 20.Nc5 Qd5 21.Nxe4 Nh4 22.Qb3 Qxb3 23.axb3 h6 24.Nc5 Nf5 25.Re4 Rfd8 26.Ne6 Rd7 27.Bxf4 Kf7 28.Nc7 Rxd4 29.Rxd4 Nxd4 30.Nxa8 gxf4 31.Rxa7 Bxe5 32.Rb7 Ne6 33.b4 Bxb2 34.Nb6 Kf6 35.Nc8 1-0 [Event "AZE vs World Rapid"] [Site "Baku AZE"] [Date "2009.05.09"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Radjabov,T"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2759"] [BlackElo "2756"] [ECO "B32"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 d6 6.c4 Be7 7.N1c3 a6 8.Na3 Nf6 9.Nc2 Be6 10.Be2 Rc8 11.b3 O-O 12.a4 b5 13.axb5 axb5 14.Nxb5 Nxe4 15.O-O d5 16.cxd5 Qxd5 17.Bc4 Qxd1 18.Rxd1 1/2-1/2 [Event "AZE vs World Rapid"] [Site "Baku AZE"] [Date "2009.05.09"] [Round "7"] [White "Gashimov,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2730"] [BlackElo "2759"] [ECO "C43"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 Nxe4 4.Bd3 d5 5.Nxe5 Nd7 6.Nc3 Nxe5 7.dxe5 Nxc3 8.bxc3 Bc5 9.O-O O-O 10.Qh5 g6 11.Qh6 Qe7 12.Bf4 f5 13.Rab1 b6 14.Rfe1 Be6 15.Bg5 Qf7 16.Qh4 c6 17.a4 Rfe8 18.Qf4 Be7 19.Bh6 c5 20.h4 Red8 21.h5 d4 22.c4 gxh5 23.a5 Rab8 24.axb6 axb6 25.Ra1 Rd7 26.Ra3 Kh8 27.Rea1 Rg8 28.Be2 h4 29.Ra7 Bd8 30.Rxd7 Qxd7 31.Ra8 b5 32.Ra6 Qb7 0-1 [Event "AZE vs World Rapid"] [Site "Baku AZE"] [Date "2009.05.09"] [Round "8"] [White "Mamedyarov,S"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2725"] [BlackElo "2759"] [ECO "D37"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Bxf6 7.Qb3 c6 8.e3 O-O 9.Rd1 Nd7 10.Bd3 b6 11.O-O Bb7 12.Bb1 g6 13.e4 dxc4 14.Qxc4 b5 15.Qb3 Bg7 16.h4 Qe7 17.h5 a6 18.e5 c5 19.d5 Nxe5 20.Nxe5 Bxe5 21.Rfe1 Qg5 22.hxg6 fxg6 23.Ne4 Qh4 24.g3 Qg4 25.Nxc5 Bd4 26.Re4 Bxf2+ 27.Kg2 Qh5 28.Nxb7 Ba7 29.Rd2 Rf1 30.Kxf1 Qh1+ 31.Ke2 Rf8 32.Rf4 Qg2+ 33.Kd1 Qg1+ 34.Ke2 Qg2+ 35.Kd1 Qg1+ 36.Kc2 Rc8+ 37.Qc3 Rxc3+ 38.bxc3 Be3 39.dxe6 Bxd2 40.Kxd2 Qg2+ 41.Kc1 Qxb7 42.Bxg6 Qe7 43.Bc2 Qa3+ 44.Kb1 Qxc3 45.Re4 Kf8 46.e7+ Ke8 47.Re6 Qb4+ 48.Kc1 Qc4 49.Re3 a5 50.Kd2 Qxa2 51.Kd1 Qa1+ 52.Kd2 Qd4+ 53.Ke2 Qg4+ 54.Kf2 a4 55.Be4 Qe6 56.Bd3 Qc6 57.Be2 Qf6+ 58.Kg2 Qg5 0-1 [Event "Sparkassen GM"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2009.07.02"] [Round "1"] [White "Leko,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2756"] [BlackElo "2759"] [ECO "E04"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 dxc4 5.Bg2 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 a5 7.Qc2 Bxd2+ 8.Qxd2 c6 9.a4 b5 10.axb5 cxb5 11.Qg5 O-O 12.Qxb5 Ba6 13.Qa4 Qb6 14.Nbd2 Bb5 15.Qa3 Nc6 16.O-O Rab8 17.Rfc1 Nxd4 18.Nxd4 Qxd4 19.Nf3 Qb6 20.Qxa5 Qxa5 21.Rxa5 Bc6 22.Rxc4 Bxf3 23.Bxf3 Rxb2 24.h4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sparkassen GM"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2009.07.03"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Bacrot,E"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2759"] [BlackElo "2721"] [ECO "E15"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.Qa4 Bb7 6.Bg2 c5 7.dxc5 bxc5 8.O-O Be7 9.Nc3 O-O 10.Rd1 Qb6 11.Bf4 Rd8 12.Rab1 h6 13.a3 a5 14.Qb5 Qxb5 15.cxb5 d5 16.Ne5 g5 17.Be3 Nbd7 18.Nc6 Bxc6 19.bxc6 Ne5 20.Na4 Nxc6 21.Bxc5 Bxc5 22.Nxc5 Rab8 23.e4 dxe4 24.Rxd8+ Rxd8 25.Nxe4 Nxe4 26.Bxe4 Nd4 27.Kg2 Nb3 28.Bc2 Rb8 29.Bxb3 Rxb3 30.Rc1 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sparkassen GM"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2009.07.04"] [Round "3"] [White "Carlsen,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2759"] [ECO "E32"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 d5 7.Nf3 dxc4 8.Qxc4 b6 9.Bg5 Ba6 10.Qa4 c5 11.dxc5 bxc5 12.Rd1 Qb6 13.Bxf6 gxf6 14.Rd2 Nc6 15.Qg4+ Kh8 16.Qh4 Kg7 17.Qg4+ Kh8 18.Qh4 Kg7 19.Qg4+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sparkassen GM"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2009.07.05"] [Round "4"] [White "Naiditsch,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2697"] [BlackElo "2759"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Bd6 7.O-O O-O 8.c4 c6 9.Re1 Bf5 10.c5 Bc7 11.Nc3 Nd7 12.Qc2 Re8 13.Be3 h6 14.b4 Ndf6 15.h3 Qd7 16.Ne2 Bxh3 17.Ne5 Bxe5 18.dxe5 Rxe5 19.f3 Rae8 20.Bf4 Rh5 21.fxe4 dxe4 22.Bc4 Bxg2 23.Ng3 Bf3 24.Qb3 Rh4 25.Bd6 Qh3 26.Bxf7+ Kh7 27.Qb2 Ng4 0-1 [Event "Sparkassen GM"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2009.07.06"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Jakovenko,D"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2759"] [BlackElo "2760"] [ECO "D38"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.e3 O-O 8.Be2 dxc4 9.O-O Bxc3 10.bxc3 b5 11.a4 c6 12.Ne5 Qe7 13.f4 a6 14.Bf3 Bb7 15.Qb1 Qc7 16.f5 Nd7 17.Ng4 Rae8 18.fxe6 Rxe6 19.Qf5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sparkassen GM"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2009.07.08"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Leko,P"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2759"] [BlackElo "2756"] [ECO "E55"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 6.Nf3 c5 7.O-O dxc4 8.Bxc4 Nbd7 9.Qe2 b6 10.dxc5 Bxc3 11.c6 Bb4 12.cxd7 Qxd7 13.Rd1 Qb7 14.b3 Qe7 15.Bb2 Ba3 16.Be5 Bb7 17.Nd4 Bc5 18.Nb5 Bc6 19.Nd4 Bb7 20.Ba6 Bd5 21.Nb5 Rad8 22.Nc3 Ba8 23.Rxd8 Rxd8 24.Rd1 Bd6 25.Bxd6 Rxd6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sparkassen GM"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2009.07.09"] [Round "7"] [White "Bacrot,E"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2721"] [BlackElo "2759"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Bd6 7.O-O O-O 8.c4 c6 9.Qc2 Na6 10.a3 Bg4 11.Ne5 Bxe5 12.dxe5 Nac5 13.f3 Nxd3 14.Qxd3 Nc5 15.Qd4 Nb3 16.Qxg4 Nxa1 17.Bh6 g6 18.Nc3 Qb6+ 19.Rf2 Rfe8 20.Qf4 Qc7 21.Re2 Re6 22.b4 Rd8 23.Bg5 Nb3 24.Bxd8 Qxd8 25.cxd5 cxd5 26.Rb2 Qb6+ 27.Kf1 Qa6+ 28.Kf2 Qxa3 29.Ra2 Qc1 30.Nxd5 Qxf4 31.Nxf4 Rxe5 32.Rxa7 Rb5 33.Nd3 Nd4 34.Ra8+ Kg7 35.Re8 Rd5 36.Nf4 Rb5 37.Nd3 Rd5 38.Nf4 Rb5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sparkassen GM"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2009.07.10"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Carlsen,M"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2759"] [BlackElo "2772"] [ECO "D37"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.a3 Nc6 9.Qc2 Qa5 10.Rd1 Be7 11.Be2 dxc4 12.Bxc4 Nh5 13.O-O Nxf4 14.exf4 g6 15.g3 Rd8 16.Rxd8+ Qxd8 17.Rd1 Bd7 18.f5 gxf5 19.Qd2 Qb6 20.Qh6 Be8 21.Ng5 Bxg5 22.Qxg5+ Kf8 23.Qh6+ Kg8 24.Qg5+ Kf8 25.Rd6 Qc7 26.Qh6+ Ke7 27.Qh4+ Kf8 28.Qh6+ Ke7 29.Nb5 Qa5 30.b4 Nxb4 31.Rxe6+ fxe6 32.Qxe6+ Kd8 33.Qf6+ Kc8 34.Qxf5+ Kd8 35.Qf6+ Kc8 36.axb4 1-0 [Event "Sparkassen GM"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2009.07.11"] [Round "9"] [White "Jakovenko,D"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2760"] [BlackElo "2759"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Bd6 7.O-O O-O 8.c4 c6 9.Qc2 Na6 10.a3 Bg4 11.Ne5 Bxe5 12.dxe5 Nac5 13.f3 Nxd3 14.Qxd3 Nc5 15.Qd4 Nb3 16.Qxg4 Nxa1 17.Bh6 g6 18.Nc3 Qb6+ 19.Kh1 Qxb2 20.Qf4 f6 21.Na4 Qc2 22.Rxa1 Qxa4 23.e6 Qa5 24.Qd6 Rfc8 25.Qe7 Qc7 26.Qxf6 Re8 27.Re1 Qe7 28.Qe5 dxc4 29.Bg5 Qf8 30.Bf6 b5 31.f4 a5 32.f5 Ra7 33.Re3 b4 34.fxg6 hxg6 35.Qg5 Rg7 36.h3 c3 37.Bxg7 Qxg7 38.Qc5 Qf8 39.e7 Qf1+ 40.Kh2 Qf4+ 41.Kh1 Qf1+ 42.Kh2 Qb5 43.axb4 Qxc5 44.bxc5 c2 45.Rc3 Rxe7 46.Rxc2 a4 47.Kg3 Kf7 48.Kf4 Kf6 49.Ra2 g5+ 50.Kf3 Ra7 51.Ke4 a3 52.Kd4 Kf5 53.Rf2+ Kg6 54.Ra2 Kf5 55.Rf2+ Kg6 56.Ra2 Kf5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sparkassen GM"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2009.07.12"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Naiditsch,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2759"] [BlackElo "2697"] [ECO "D37"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.e4 Bb4 6.Bg5 c5 7.Bxc4 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bxc3+ 9.bxc3 Qa5 10.Bb5+ Bd7 11.Bxf6 gxf6 12.Bxd7+ Nxd7 13.O-O a6 14.Rb1 Qc7 15.Qh5 Nc5 16.Rb4 Qe5 17.Qh6 Rc8 18.Nf3 Qxc3 19.Rd4 Ke7 20.e5 Nd7 21.Qh4 Rhg8 22.Kh1 b5 23.h3 Rc4 24.Rxd7+ Kxd7 25.Qxf6 Qd3 26.Qxf7+ Kc6 27.Qxe6+ Kb7 28.Re1 Rg6 29.Qf7+ Rc7 30.Qf4 Rc4 31.Qf8 Rc8 32.Qe7+ Rc7 33.Qh4 Qc4 34.Nd4 Qxa2 35.Qe4+ Kb6 36.Qe3 Kb7 37.Qf3+ Kb6 38.Nb3 Rc2 39.Qe3+ Kb7 40.e6 Rxf2 41.Qe4+ Kb6 42.Qd4+ 1-0 [Event "Champions Rapid"] [Site "Zuerich SUI"] [Date "2009.08.23"] [Round "1"] [White "Polgar,Ju"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2687"] [BlackElo "2759"] [ECO "B01"] 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd6 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 c6 6.g3 Bg4 7.Bg2 e6 8.h3 Bh5 9.O-O Nbd7 10.Ne2 Qc7 11.Nf4 Bxf3 12.Qxf3 Bd6 13.c4 O-O 14.Be3 e5 15.dxe5 Nxe5 16.Qe2 Rfe8 17.Rad1 Ng6 18.Nxg6 hxg6 19.Rd3 Bc5 20.Rfd1 Qb6 21.Bxc5 Qxc5 22.Qc2 Re6 23.a3 Rae8 24.b4 Qf5 25.R3d2 Re1+ 26.Rxe1 Rxe1+ 27.Kh2 Qe5 28.Bf3 Ra1 29.Re2 Qf5 30.Qxf5 gxf5 31.Re3 Kf8 32.c5 a6 33.Kg2 g6 34.Rd3 Ke7 35.Re3+ Kf8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Champions Simul"] [Site "Zuerich SUI"] [Date "2009.08.23"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Gavrilova,Ana"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2759"] [BlackElo "2082"] [ECO "E10"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.Nf3 e6 5.dxe6 fxe6 6.cxb5 d5 7.g3 Bb7 8.Bh3 Qb6 9.O-O Be7 10.Ng5 Bc8 11.Nc3 O-O 12.Bf4 h6 13.Na4 Qxb5 14.Nxe6 Na6 15.Nxf8 Bxh3 16.Ng6 Re8 17.Nc3 Qb7 18.Qb3 Qa8 19.f3 Bxf1 20.Rxf1 Bd8 21.Rd1 c4 22.Qb5 Bb6+ 23.Kf1 Qc8 24.Rxd5 Nxd5 25.Qxd5+ Qe6 26.Ne5 g5 27.Ng4 Qxd5 28.Nxd5 gxf4 29.Ngf6+ Kf7 30.Nxe8 Kxe8 31.gxf4 Bd4 32.b3 cxb3 33.axb3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Champions Simul"] [Site "Zuerich SUI"] [Date "2009.08.23"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Schiendorfer,E"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2759"] [BlackElo "2321"] [ECO "B55"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.f3 e5 6.Nb3 d5 7.Bg5 Be6 8.Bxf6 gxf6 9.exd5 Bxd5 10.Nc3 Bb4 11.Qd3 Bc6 12.Qxd8+ Kxd8 13.O-O-O+ Nd7 14.Nd5 Bxd5 15.Rxd5 Kc7 16.Bd3 a6 17.Be4 Rad8 18.Rhd1 h6 19.c3 Be7 20.Kc2 Rhg8 21.g3 b6 22.Nd2 Nc5 23.Rxd8 Rxd8 24.Nc4 Ne6 25.Ne3 Rxd1 26.Kxd1 b5 27.b4 Bd8 28.Nf5 h5 29.h4 Kd7 30.g4 Nf4 31.Ng3 Kc7 32.gxh5 f5 33.Bxf5 Bxh4 34.h6 Bf6 35.Ne4 Bh8 36.Ng5 Nd5 37.Kd2 Ne7 38.Bc2 f5 39.Nf7 Bf6 40.h7 Ng6 41.Bxf5 Nh8 42.Nxh8 Bxh8 43.Be4 1-0 [Event "Champions Rapid"] [Site "Zuerich SUI"] [Date "2009.08.23"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Khalifman,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2759"] [BlackElo "2612"] [ECO "D38"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.Qb3 c5 8.cxd5 exd5 9.e3 O-O 10.dxc5 Bxc3+ 11.Qxc3 Qxc3+ 12.bxc3 Nd7 13.Rd1 Nxc5 14.Rxd5 b6 15.Rd4 Be6 16.c4 Rfc8 17.g4 Rc7 18.g5 hxg5 19.Nxg5 Rac8 20.Nxe6 Nxe6 21.Rd5 Nc5 22.Rg1 Nb7 23.h4 Kf8 24.h5 Rc5 25.Rgg5 Nd6 26.Rxc5 Rxc5 27.Rxc5 bxc5 28.Bd3 Ke7 29.Ke2 Ne8 30.Kf3 Nf6 31.Kf4 Nxh5+ 32.Ke5 Nf6 33.Bf5 g6 34.Bh3 Ne8 35.Kd5 Nf6+ 36.Kc6 Ne4 37.f4 Nf2 38.Bf1 Nd1 39.e4 Nc3 40.Kxc5 Nxa2 41.e5 Nc3 42.Kd4 Na2 43.c5 Nb4 44.Bb5 Kd8 45.Kc4 a5 46.Ba4 Na6 47.Kd5 Nc7+ 48.Kd6 Ne6 49.c6 Nc7 50.Bb3 Ne8+ 51.Kc5 Ke7 52.Kb6 f6 53.Bc2 fxe5 54.fxe5 a4 55.Bxa4 Kd8 56.Bc2 g5 57.Bf5 Nc7 58.Bh3 Na8+ 59.Kc5 Ke7 60.Kd5 Nc7+ 61.Kc5 Na8 62.Bg4 Nc7 63.Kb6 Kd8 64.Kb7 Ne8 65.e6 Nd6+ 66.Kb8 Nb5 67.Bh3 1-0 [Event "Champions Rapid"] [Site "Zuerich SUI"] [Date "2009.08.23"] [Round "3"] [White "Hug,W"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2453"] [BlackElo "2759"] [ECO "A46"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bg5 h6 4.Bh4 d6 5.c3 g5 6.Bg3 Ne4 7.Nbd2 Nxg3 8.hxg3 Bg7 9.e4 Qe7 10.Bd3 Nc6 11.Qe2 Bd7 12.a4 g4 13.Nh2 h5 14.Nhf1 O-O-O 15.a5 Qg5 16.f4 gxf3 17.Nxf3 Qg6 18.b4 f5 19.b5 Nb8 20.e5 Bf8 21.b6 axb6 22.axb6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Champions Rapid"] [Site "Zuerich SUI"] [Date "2009.08.23"] [Round "4"] [White "Topalov,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2813"] [BlackElo "2759"] [ECO "E04"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 dxc4 5.Bg2 c6 6.Ne5 Bb4+ 7.Bd2 Qxd4 8.Bxb4 Qxe5 9.Nd2 b5 10.Bc3 Qc7 11.a4 Bb7 12.Bxf6 gxf6 13.Ne4 Ke7 14.Qd2 Nd7 15.axb5 cxb5 16.Qb4+ Nc5 17.Ra5 Bxe4 18.Bxe4 Rab8 19.O-O Kf8 20.Rfa1 Kg7 21.Rxa7 Qe5 22.Bf3 Rhf8 23.Re7 Nb3 24.Raa7 Nd4 25.Kg2 Nxe2 26.Rac7 Nd4 27.Rc5 Nc2 28.Rxe5 Nxb4 29.R5xe6 Nd3 30.Bh5 Nxb2 31.Rc6 Rbc8 32.Rb6 Rb8 33.Rc6 Nd3 34.f4 Nb4 35.Rcc7 Nd5 36.Rxf7+ Rxf7 37.Rxf7+ Kg8 38.Rd7 Nb6 39.Rc7 b4 40.Bf7+ Kh8 41.Bxc4 Nxc4 42.Rxc4 b3 43.Rc1 b2 44.Rb1 Kg7 45.g4 Rb3 46.Kf2 Kg6 47.Ke1 h5 48.gxh5+ Kxh5 49.Kd2 Rh3 50.Rh1 Kg4 51.Kc2 Kxf4 52.Kxb2 f5 53.Kc2 Ke3 54.Kd1 Kf2 55.Re1 Rd3+ 56.Kc2 Rd5 57.Re8 f4 58.Rh8 f3 59.h4 Kg3 60.h5 f2 61.Rg8+ Kf4 0-1 [Event "Champions Rapid"] [Site "Zuerich SUI"] [Date "2009.08.23"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Ponomariov,R"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2759"] [BlackElo "2727"] [ECO "A40"] 1.d4 e6 2.c4 b6 3.e4 Bb7 4.Bd3 Nc6 5.Ne2 Nb4 6.Nbc3 Nxd3+ 7.Qxd3 Ne7 8.O-O d6 9.d5 Qd7 10.a4 a5 11.Nb5 g6 12.Qc3 e5 13.b4 Bg7 14.bxa5 Rxa5 15.Be3 O-O 16.c5 dxc5 17.Bxc5 Nxd5 18.Qd2 Rfa8 19.Bb4 Rxa4 20.Rxa4 Rxa4 21.Nec3 Rxb4 22.Nxd5 Bxd5 23.Qxb4 Bc6 24.Nc3 Bf8 25.Qc4 b5 26.Qb3 b4 27.Rd1 Bd6 28.Nd5 Kg7 29.Qb2 Bxd5 30.Rxd5 Qc6 31.Kf1 f5 32.f3 fxe4 33.fxe4 h5 34.g3 Qc4+ 35.Qe2 Qc1+ 36.Qe1 Qc2 37.Qe2 b3 38.Rb5 g5 39.Qe3 Qc4+ 40.Qe2 Qc1+ 41.Kg2 Qc2 42.Kf1 g4 43.Rb7 Kg6 44.Qb5 Qd1+ 45.Kf2 Qf3+ 46.Kg1 Qe3+ 47.Kf1 1/2-1/2 [Event "Champions Rapid"] [Site "Zuerich SUI"] [Date "2009.08.23"] [Round "6"] [White "Anand,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2788"] [BlackElo "2759"] [ECO "B01"] 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd6 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.d4 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.Qd2 O-O 8.h3 Nc6 9.O-O-O Nd5 10.Nxd5 Qxd5 11.c4 Qa5 12.Qxa5 Nxa5 13.d5 b6 14.Bd3 Ba6 15.b3 c6 16.Rhe1 cxd5 17.cxd5 Bb7 18.Bg5 Bxd5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Champions Rapid"] [Site "Zuerich SUI"] [Date "2009.08.23"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Karpov,Ana"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2759"] [BlackElo "2644"] [ECO "E05"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.Qxc4 b5 9.Qc2 Bb7 10.Bd2 Bd6 11.Bg5 Nbd7 12.Nbd2 c5 13.Bxf6 Qxf6 14.Ne5 Bxg2 15.Nxd7 Qxd4 16.Kxg2 Rfd8 17.Nf3 1-0 [Event "Tal Memorial"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2009.11.05"] [Round "1"] [White "Carlsen,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2801"] [BlackElo "2772"] [ECO "E32"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 d5 7.cxd5 Ne4 8.Qc2 exd5 9.Bf4 Nc6 10.e3 Re8 11.Nf3 g5 12.Bg3 g4 13.Ne5 Nxe5 14.Bxe5 c5 15.Bd3 Bf5 16.Qe2 f6 17.Bxe4 Bxe4 18.Bg3 Qa5+ 19.Qd2 Qxd2+ 20.Kxd2 c4 21.f3 gxf3 22.gxf3 Bg6 23.h4 Bh5 24.Ke2 Re6 25.Be1 Kf7 26.Kf2 Rae8 27.Bd2 Rb6 28.Bc3 Rb3 29.a4 b6 30.Rhe1 Bg6 31.e4 dxe4 32.d5 a6 33.fxe4 Bxe4 34.d6 f5 35.Rg1 Ke6 36.Rg7 Kxd6 37.Rxh7 Bd3 38.Kf3 Re4 39.h5 Rh4 40.Rg1 Be4+ 41.Ke3 Rh3+ 42.Kf4 Rf3+ 43.Kg5 b5 44.axb5 axb5 45.Kf6 Rbxc3 46.bxc3 Rxc3 47.Rg8 Rh3 48.Rc8 c3 49.Rhc7 c2 50.Kg5 Rh2 51.Rc3 Ke6 52.Re8+ Kf7 53.Rb8 Rg2+ 54.Kf4 Ke6 55.Re8+ Kd7 56.Rb8 Ke6 57.Re8+ Kf6 58.Rf8+ Ke6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tal Memorial"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2009.11.06"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Anand,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2788"] [ECO "D85"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Nf3 c5 8.Rb1 O-O 9.Be2 cxd4 10.cxd4 Qa5+ 11.Bd2 Qxa2 12.O-O Bg4 13.Bg5 h6 14.Bh4 g5 15.Bg3 Nc6 16.d5 Rad8 17.Rxb7 e6 18.Bc7 Bxf3 19.Bxf3 Rd7 20.dxc6 Rxd1 21.Rxd1 Qc2 22.Bd6 g4 23.Bxg4 Qxc6 24.Rc7 Qb6 25.Rd7 Rd8 26.Bc7 Rxd7 27.Bxb6 Rxd1+ 28.Bxd1 axb6 29.Kf1 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tal Memorial"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2009.11.07"] [Round "3"] [White "Morozevich,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2750"] [BlackElo "2772"] [ECO "E32"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 d5 7.Nf3 dxc4 8.Qxc4 b6 9.Bf4 Ba6 10.Qc2 Nbd7 11.e4 Bxf1 12.Kxf1 c5 13.Bd6 Re8 14.e5 Nd5 15.h4 cxd4 16.Ng5 f5 17.Qc4 Qc8 18.Qxd4 Nc5 19.Rd1 Nb3 20.Qd3 Nc1 21.Qb5 Qc2 22.Rxd5 a6 23.Qxb6 Qc4+ 24.Kg1 exd5 25.g3 h6 26.Nf3 f4 27.g4 Qe4 28.Kg2 Nd3 29.Qb3 Qc4 30.Qb7 Nxf2 31.Kxf2 Qc2+ 32.Kg1 Qd1+ 33.Kf2 Qxh1 34.e6 Rac8 35.Qf7+ Kh8 36.Bc5 Qc1 37.b4 Qc2+ 38.Kg1 Qe2 39.Nd4 Qxg4+ 40.Kf2 Qxh4+ 41.Ke2 f3+ 42.Kxf3 Rf8 43.Bxf8 Rc3+ 44.Kg2 Qg3+ 45.Kf1 Rc1+ 0-1 [Event "Tal Memorial"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2009.11.08"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Svidler,P"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2754"] [ECO "D85"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Be3 c5 8.Rc1 Qa5 9.Qd2 O-O 10.Nf3 Bg4 11.d5 Na6 12.h4 f5 13.exf5 Bxf5 14.h5 Rad8 15.hxg6 Bxg6 16.Bh6 Bxh6 17.Rxh6 Rf6 18.Ne5 Qa4 19.Qe3 Qf4 20.Qxf4 Rxf4 21.Nxg6 hxg6 22.Rxg6+ Kf7 23.Rg5 Re4+ 24.Be2 Kf6 25.Rh5 Kg6 26.g4 Rf8 27.Rd1 Rf6 28.Rh8 Kg7 29.Rd8 Rb6 30.f3 Re3 31.Rd3 Re5 32.Kf2 Rh6 33.Bf1 Rh2+ 34.Kg3 Rxa2 35.d6 exd6 36.R3xd6 Re7 37.R6d7 1-0 [Event "Tal Memorial"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2009.11.10"] [Round "5"] [White "Gelfand,B"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2758"] [BlackElo "2772"] [ECO "E04"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 dxc4 5.Bg2 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 a5 7.Nc3 O-O 8.Bg5 b5 9.Ne5 Ra6 10.a4 bxa4 11.Nxc4 h6 12.Bxf6 Qxf6 13.O-O Rd8 14.Qxa4 Bd7 15.Qd1 Be8 16.e3 c5 17.d5 Bxc3 18.bxc3 Qxc3 19.Rc1 Qf6 20.d6 a4 21.Qd3 Nc6 22.Nd2 Nb4 23.Qc4 Qb2 24.Ne4 Qb3 25.Qxc5 Nd5 26.Rb1 Qa2 27.Qd4 a3 28.Rfc1 Rc6 29.Re1 Qc4 30.Ra1 Qxd4 31.exd4 Ra8 32.h4 Rb6 33.Rec1 a2 34.Kh2 Rb2 35.Nc5 Bb5 36.Kg1 Ra7 37.Bf1 Bxf1 38.Kxf1 Nf6 39.Nd3 Rd2 40.Ne5 Kh7 41.Rc7 Ra4 42.d7 Raxd4 43.Ra7 Rd1+ 44.Rxd1 Rxd1+ 45.Ke2 Rd5 46.Kf3 Nxd7 47.Nxd7 Rxd7 48.Rxa2 Rd5 49.Ra7 Kg6 50.Ke3 Rb5 51.Ke2 Rb3 52.Re7 Ra3 53.Rb7 f5 54.Kf1 f4 55.gxf4 Rh3 56.Rb4 Kf5 57.Rb7 Rh1+ 58.Kg2 Rxh4 59.f3 Kf6 60.Kg3 Rh1 61.Ra7 h5 62.Ra5 g6 63.Ra7 Rg1+ 64.Kf2 Rd1 65.Kg3 Rd8 66.Rb7 Rh8 67.Ra7 Rg8 68.Kh4 Rd8 69.Kg3 Rd5 70.Ra8 g5 71.fxg5+ Rxg5+ 72.Kh4 Rf5 73.Kg3 Rb5 74.Rf8+ Kg7 75.Re8 Kf7 76.Rh8 Rf5 77.Rh6 Ke7 78.f4 Kd6 79.Kf3 Rb5 80.Ke4 Ke7 81.Kf3 Kf7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tal Memorial"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2009.11.11"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Ponomariov,R"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2739"] [ECO "D38"] 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Bg5 Nbd7 6.cxd5 exd5 7.e3 c5 8.dxc5 Qa5 9.Rc1 Ne4 10.Qxd5 Nxc3 11.bxc3 Bxc3+ 12.Kd1 O-O 13.Bc4 Nf6 14.Bxf6 Bxf6 15.Ke2 b5 16.c6 Ba6 17.Qf5 Qa3 18.Bd3 Rfd8 19.c7 Qxa2+ 20.Nd2 Rxd3 21.Qxd3 b4 22.Kf3 Bb7+ 23.Kg3 h5 24.h3 Qa5 25.f4 Rc8 26.Nc4 Qa6 27.Ne5 Qxd3 28.Nxd3 Bc3 29.Rhd1 a5 30.Nc5 Rxc7 31.Na4 Be4 32.Rd6 Kh7 33.Ra6 h4+ 34.Kh2 Rd7 35.Nc5 Re7 36.Rxa5 Bd2 37.Rc4 f5 38.Nxe4 fxe4 39.Rh5+ Kg6 40.Rg5+ Kf6 41.Rc6+ Kf7 42.Rf5+ Kg8 43.g4 Re8 44.Re5 Rb8 45.g5 Kh7 46.Re7 Bxe3 47.Rh6+ Kg8 48.Rg6 Bd4 49.Rge6 Kh7 50.f5 Bc5 51.Re8 Rxe8 52.Rxe8 b3 53.Kg2 Be3 54.Rxe4 Bxg5 55.Rb4 g6 56.Rb7+ Kh6 57.fxg6 Kxg6 58.Kf3 Bd2 59.Kg4 Be1 60.Rxb3 Bg3 61.Rf3 Be1 62.Re3 Bf2 63.Re6+ Kf7 64.Kf5 Bg3 65.Re4 Bf2 66.Kg5 Bg3 67.Re2 Kg7 68.Re7+ Kf8 69.Kf6 Bf2 70.Re6 Bg3 71.Kg6 Bh2 72.Re4 Bg3 73.Kf6 Bf2 74.Kg6 Bg3 75.Re2 Bd6 76.Kg5 Bg3 77.Kf6 Bf4 78.Re4 Bd6 79.Rd4 Bc7 80.Kg6 Bg3 81.Re4 1-0 [Event "Tal Memorial"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2009.11.12"] [Round "7"] [White "Aronian,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2786"] [BlackElo "2772"] [ECO "D37"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.e4 Bb4 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bxf6 Qxf6 8.Bxc4 c5 9.e5 Qd8 10.d5 exd5 11.Bxd5 O-O 12.Rc1 Nc6 13.O-O Nd4 14.Be4 Re8 15.Nd5 Bf5 16.Bxf5 Qxd5 17.Nxd4 Rxe5 18.Nb5 Qxd1 19.Rfxd1 Rxf5 20.a3 c4 21.axb4 Rxb5 22.Rxc4 a5 23.g3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tal Memorial"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2009.11.13"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Leko,P"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2752"] [ECO "E15"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 c6 8.Bc3 d5 9.Ne5 Nfd7 10.Nxd7 Nxd7 11.Nd2 O-O 12.O-O Rc8 13.e4 c5 14.exd5 exd5 15.dxc5 dxc4 16.c6 cxb3 17.Re1 Bb5 18.Nxb3 Bxc6 19.Bxg7 Kxg7 20.Nd4 Bxg2 21.Nf5+ Kh8 22.Rxe7 Bh3 23.Qd4+ Ne5 24.Qxe5+ f6 25.Qe2 Bxf5 26.Rd1 Bg4 27.Rxh7+ Kxh7 28.Qxg4 Qe8 29.Rd7+ Rf7 30.Rxf7+ Qxf7 31.Qxc8 Qxa2 32.Qf5+ Kg7 33.Qg4+ Kh7 34.Qh5+ Kg7 35.Qg4+ Kh7 36.Qh5+ Kg7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tal Memorial"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2009.11.14"] [Round "9"] [White "Ivanchuk,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2739"] [BlackElo "2772"] [ECO "D37"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.e4 Bb4 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bxf6 Qxf6 8.e5 Qd8 9.Qa4+ Nc6 10.Bxc4 Bd7 11.Qc2 Na5 12.Bd3 c5 13.dxc5 Rc8 14.a3 Bxc5 15.O-O O-O 16.Rad1 Be7 17.Qe2 Qc7 18.Qe4 g6 19.Qg4 Kg7 20.Ne2 Bc6 21.Nf4 Rg8 22.Nd4 Kh7 23.h4 Qxe5 24.h5 Kh8 25.Nxc6 Nxc6 26.hxg6 f5 27.g7+ Rxg7 28.Ng6+ Kg8 29.Nxe5 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2009.11.16"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Naiditsch,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2689"] [ECO "A14"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.b3 Be7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O c5 7.Bb2 Nc6 8.e3 b6 9.Qe2 Ba6 10.d3 Qd7 11.Rd1 Rad8 12.Nc3 Rfe8 13.Qe1 Nb4 14.Qe2 Nc6 15.Rac1 h6 16.Qe1 Bb7 17.d4 cxd4 18.exd4 dxc4 19.bxc4 Na5 20.Ne5 Qc8 21.d5 Bc5 22.Qf1 exd5 23.Nxd5 Bxd5 24.cxd5 Qf5 25.Nd3 Bd6 26.Bh3 Qxd5 27.Bxf6 gxf6 28.Nf4 Qg5 29.Nd5 Bc5 30.Bg2 Nc6 31.h4 Qg7 32.Rc4 Ne5 33.Rf4 Qxg3 34.Nxf6+ Kh8 35.Nh5 Rxd1 36.Qxd1 Qg6 37.Rf6 Bxf2+ 38.Rxf2 Ng4 39.Qd4+ f6 40.Nf4 Qg7 41.Rf1 Ne5 42.Nh5 Qg6 43.Nxf6 1-0 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2009.11.16"] [Round "2"] [White "Carlsen,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2801"] [BlackElo "2772"] [ECO "B01"] 1.e4 d5 2.Nc3 Qd6 3.d4 Nf6 4.Nf3 g6 5.Nb5 Qb6 6.c4 c6 7.Nc3 Bg7 8.Be2 O-O 9.O-O Bg4 10.h3 Bxf3 11.Bxf3 Rd8 12.exd5 cxd5 13.cxd5 Na6 14.Qe2 Nb4 15.Rd1 Rac8 16.a3 Qa6 17.Qxa6 Nxa6 18.Nb5 Nc7 19.Nxa7 Ra8 20.d6 Rxd6 21.Bf4 Rxa7 22.Bxd6 exd6 1-0 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2009.11.16"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Anand,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2788"] [ECO "A39"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.d4 cxd4 7.Nxd4 O-O 8.O-O Nxd4 9.Qxd4 d6 10.Qd3 Be6 11.Bd2 Qd7 12.Rfd1 Ng4 13.b3 Ne5 14.Qe4 Rab8 15.Rac1 Bf5 16.Qh4 Bf6 17.Bg5 Bxg5 18.Qxg5 b6 19.Nd5 f6 20.Qe3 Rfe8 21.f4 Nf7 22.Qc3 Be6 23.e4 Bxd5 24.exd5 f5 25.Re1 b5 26.Bf1 b4 27.Qd2 a5 28.Re3 Nd8 29.Rce1 Nb7 30.h4 Nc5 31.h5 Kf7 32.Re6 Rb7 33.Qh2 Rg8 34.hxg6+ hxg6 35.g4 Qd8 36.gxf5 gxf5+ 37.Bg2 Rh8 38.Rh6 Rxh6 39.Qxh6 Qg8 40.Re3 Qg6 41.Qh8 Qg7 42.Qh5+ Qg6 43.Qh4 Qg4 44.Qh7+ Ke8 45.Qh6 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2009.11.16"] [Round "4"] [White "Polgar,Ju"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2680"] [BlackElo "2772"] [ECO "B01"] 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd6 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 g6 6.Bc4 Bg7 7.Ne5 O-O 8.O-O Nc6 9.Nb5 Qd8 10.Bf4 Nh5 11.Nxf7 Rxf7 12.Bxc7 Qf8 13.Bxf7+ Qxf7 14.c3 a6 15.Na3 e5 16.Bxe5 Nxe5 17.dxe5 Be6 18.Nc2 Bxe5 19.Qe2 Bc7 20.Rfe1 Nf4 21.Qd2 Rd8 22.Nd4 Bd5 23.f3 Bb6 24.Re3 Ne6 25.Kh1 Nxd4 26.cxd4 Bxa2 27.Qb4 Bxd4 28.Re7 Qb3 29.Qa5 Bb6 30.Qe1 Qxb2 31.Rxb7 Bf7 32.Rb1 Bf2 33.R7xb2 Bxe1 34.Rxe1 a5 35.Rb7 Ra8 36.Ree7 Re8 37.Rxe8+ Bxe8 38.Ra7 a4 39.h4 1-0 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2009.11.16"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Aronian,L"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2786"] [ECO "A09"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 d4 3.b4 f6 4.e3 e5 5.c5 a5 6.Bc4 dxe3 7.fxe3 axb4 8.d4 Nc6 9.O-O Na5 10.Nxe5 Nxc4 11.Nxc4 Be6 12.Nbd2 Ne7 13.Bb2 Nd5 14.Qf3 b5 15.cxb6 Nxb6 16.Nxb6 cxb6 17.Qc6+ Bd7 18.Qd5 Be7 19.Nc4 b5 20.Ne5 Rf8 21.Nxd7 Ra7 22.Qh5+ g6 23.Qxh7 Qxd7 24.Qxg6+ Kd8 25.d5 Kc8 26.Rac1+ Kb8 27.d6 Qxd6 28.Rfd1 Qa6 29.Qg3+ Ka8 30.Qf3+ Qb7 31.Rc6 Rxa2 32.Rd7 Qxd7 33.Rc7+ 1-0 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2009.11.16"] [Round "6"] [White "Jakovenko,D"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2736"] [BlackElo "2772"] [ECO "B01"] 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd6 4.d4 Nf6 5.g3 c6 6.Bg2 Bg4 7.Nf3 e6 8.O-O Nbd7 9.h3 Bxf3 10.Bxf3 O-O-O 11.Bf4 e5 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2009.11.16"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Leko,P"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2752"] [ECO "D43"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 c6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.e3 g6 8.e4 dxe4 9.Nxe4 Bb4+ 10.Ke2 Qf4 11.Qd3 Be7 12.g3 Qc7 13.Bg2 Nd7 14.Rhe1 b6 15.Kf1 Bb7 16.c5 a5 17.Kg1 O-O 18.Qe3 Kg7 19.Ne5 Nxe5 20.dxe5 bxc5 21.Nxc5 Rfd8 22.Rac1 a4 23.Nxb7 Qxb7 24.Bxc6 Qxb2 25.Bxa8 Rxa8 26.Rc7 Bb4 27.Rd1 Rf8 28.Rdd7 Qb1+ 29.Kg2 Qf5 30.Rc4 Ba5 31.Rf4 1-0 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2009.11.16"] [Round "8"] [White "Ivanchuk,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2739"] [BlackElo "2772"] [ECO "B01"] 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd6 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 g6 6.Bc4 Bg7 7.O-O O-O 8.Re1 a6 9.Bg5 b5 10.Bb3 Bb7 11.Ne5 Nc6 12.Bxf6 exf6 13.Ne4 Qd8 14.Nxc6 Bxc6 15.c3 f5 16.Nc5 Qd6 17.a4 Rae8 18.Qd3 Rxe1+ 19.Rxe1 Re8 20.Ra1 Be4 21.Qg3 bxa4 22.Bxa4 Rb8 23.b4 Bd5 24.Bb3 f4 25.Qd3 Bxb3 26.Nxb3 Qd5 27.Nc5 Re8 28.h3 Bf8 29.Nxa6 Bd6 30.c4 Qa8 31.c5 Bf8 32.b5 c6 33.b6 Bg7 34.Rb1 Qb7 35.Nc7 Rd8 36.Qa6 Qb8 37.d5 Bd4 38.dxc6 Bxc5 39.Nd5 Qe5 40.c7 Qxd5 41.b7 Bxf2+ 42.Kxf2 Qd4+ 43.Kf1 1-0 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2009.11.16"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Gelfand,B"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2758"] [ECO "A11"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 d5 4.e3 e6 5.b3 Nbd7 6.Bb2 Bd6 7.g3 O-O 8.Bg2 e5 9.O-O e4 10.Nd4 Ne5 11.cxd5 cxd5 12.f3 exf3 13.Nxf3 Bg4 14.Nb5 Re8 15.Nxd6 Qxd6 16.Bxe5 Rxe5 17.Rc1 Rae8 18.Qc2 Bxf3 19.Bxf3 Ne4 20.Bg2 R5e7 21.Rf4 g6 22.Rcf1 h5 23.Qb2 Rc7 24.Qd4 Qe5 25.Qxe5 Rxe5 26.d4 Re8 27.Bxe4 dxe4 28.Rf6 Ree7 29.Rd6 Rc3 30.d5 Rc8 31.Rdf6 Kg7 32.R6f2 f5 33.h3 Rc3 34.g4 hxg4 35.hxg4 fxg4 36.Re2 Rd3 37.Rf4 Rxd5 38.Rxg4 g5 39.Kg2 Kg6 40.Rc2 Rd3 41.Kf2 Rh7 42.Rc5 Rh2+ 43.Kg3 Rxa2 44.Rcxg5+ Kf6 45.Kf4 Rxb3 46.Rf5+ Ke6 47.Rg6+ Ke7 48.Rg7+ Ke6 49.Rg6+ Ke7 50.Kxe4 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2009.11.16"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Gashimov,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2758"] [ECO "A30"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.g3 Nc6 4.Bg2 d6 5.a3 g6 6.Nc3 Bg7 7.Rb1 O-O 8.b4 b6 9.O-O Bg4 10.d3 Rc8 11.h3 Bd7 12.Bg5 h6 13.Bd2 Re8 14.e3 Bf5 15.e4 Bd7 16.b5 Na5 17.Ne1 e5 18.Nc2 Be6 19.Ne3 h5 20.f4 Nh7 21.f5 Bd7 22.Ned5 Rf8 23.Qf3 Ng5 24.Bxg5 Qxg5 25.f6 Bh8 26.h4 Qh6 27.Ne7+ Kh7 28.Ncd5 Rce8 29.Kh2 Bg4 30.Qf2 Be6 31.Bh3 Bxd5 32.Nxd5 Nb7 33.Bd7 Nd8 34.Bxe8 Rxe8 35.a4 Ne6 36.a5 Rb8 37.axb6 axb6 38.Ra1 Rb7 39.Ra6 Nd4 40.Rxb6 Rd7 41.Rb8 g5 42.Ra1 gxh4 43.gxh4 1-0 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2009.11.16"] [Round "11"] [White "Kosteniuk,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2517"] [BlackElo "2772"] [ECO "B01"] 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd6 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 g6 6.g3 Bg7 7.Bg2 Qa6 8.Bg5 O-O 9.Qd2 Bf5 10.O-O-O Nc6 11.a3 Rad8 12.Bh6 e5 13.Bxg7 Kxg7 14.d5 Bg4 15.Qe3 Bxf3 16.Bxf3 Nd4 17.Bg2 Rfe8 18.h4 Nf5 19.Qe2 Qxe2 20.Nxe2 e4 21.Nc3 e3 22.fxe3 Nxe3 23.Rd2 Nxg2 24.Rxg2 Nxd5 25.Nxd5 Rxd5 26.Rf2 Re4 27.Rhf1 f5 28.b3 Kf6 29.a4 a5 30.Kb2 b6 31.Kc3 Re3+ 0-1 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2009.11.16"] [Round "12"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Bareev,E"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2634"] [ECO "A90"] 1.d4 e6 2.c4 f5 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 c6 5.Nh3 d5 6.O-O Be7 7.Nf4 O-O 8.b3 a5 9.Nc3 Na6 10.e3 Bd7 11.Bb2 Ne4 12.Nce2 Bd6 13.Nd3 Qe7 14.f3 Nf6 15.a3 c5 16.Qd2 dxc4 17.bxc4 b5 18.Ne5 Bc7 19.dxc5 bxc4 20.Nxd7 Nxd7 21.c6 Ne5 22.Bxe5 Bxe5 23.Rac1 Qxa3 24.Rxc4 Rfd8 25.Nd4 Rac8 26.f4 Bf6 27.Qe2 Nc7 28.Kh1 Rb8 29.Nc2 Qa2 30.e4 fxe4 31.Qxe4 Rb1 32.Ne3 Rxf1+ 33.Bxf1 Qa1 34.Kg2 Rd2+ 35.Kh3 Rd4 36.Rxd4 Qxd4 37.Qf3 Qc5 38.Ng4 Bd4 39.Bd3 a4 40.Kg2 a3 41.Bb1 a2 42.Bxa2 Qc2+ 43.Kh3 Qxa2 44.Qd3 Qd5 0-1 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2009.11.16"] [Round "13"] [White "Morozevich,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2750"] [BlackElo "2772"] [ECO "B01"] 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nf3 Bg4 4.Be2 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qd7 6.h3 Bxf3 7.Bxf3 O-O-O 8.O-O e5 9.d3 f5 10.Re1 Re8 11.a3 Nf6 12.b4 Nd4 13.Bg5 Bd6 14.Rb1 Kb8 15.a4 h6 16.Bxf6 gxf6 17.Nb5 Nxf3+ 18.Qxf3 f4 19.d4 Rhg8 20.dxe5 Bxe5 21.Rbd1 Qf5 22.c3 Qc2 23.a5 a6 24.Nd4 Qa4 25.Nf5 Rg6 0-1 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2009.11.16"] [Round "14"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Svidler,P"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2754"] [ECO "D97"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.d4 Bg7 5.Qb3 dxc4 6.Qxc4 O-O 7.e4 a6 8.e5 b5 9.Qb3 Nfd7 10.e6 fxe6 11.Be3 Nf6 12.a4 b4 13.Qxb4 Nc6 14.Qa3 Qd6 15.Bc4 Rb8 16.O-O Qxa3 17.bxa3 Rd8 18.Rac1 Na5 19.Ba2 c6 20.Bf4 Rb7 21.Rfe1 Nd5 22.Bd2 Nb3 23.Bxb3 Rxb3 24.Nxd5 cxd5 25.Bb4 Bf6 26.a5 Bd7 27.Rc7 Kf7 28.h3 Rxf3 29.gxf3 Bxd4 30.Rec1 Bf6 31.Rb7 d4 32.Rcc7 Bb5 33.Rxb5 axb5 34.Kf1 d3 35.Ke1 Bg5 36.a6 Ra8 37.a7 e5 38.Bc5 d2+ 39.Kd1 Ke6 40.Rb7 Rc8 41.Rxb5 Kd7 42.Rb7+ Ke6 43.Be3 1-0 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2009.11.17"] [Round "15"] [White "Ponomariov,R"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2739"] [BlackElo "2772"] [ECO "D26"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.e3 a6 6.Bxc4 b5 7.Bb3 Bb7 8.O-O Nbd7 9.Re1 b4 10.Nb1 c5 11.Nbd2 Be7 12.e4 cxd4 13.e5 Nd5 14.Ne4 O-O 15.Qxd4 Qb6 16.Qxb6 N5xb6 17.Bf4 Bxe4 18.Rxe4 a5 19.Re2 Nc5 20.Bc2 Rfd8 21.Be3 Rac8 22.g3 a4 23.Bxc5 Rxc5 24.Be4 g6 25.Kg2 Bf8 26.Rc2 Rxc2 27.Bxc2 Rc8 28.Bd3 Bg7 29.Re1 Rc5 30.Re4 Nd5 31.Bc4 Ne7 32.Bd3 Nc6 33.Rc4 Rxc4 34.Bxc4 Bxe5 35.Bb5 Na7 36.Bxa4 Bxb2 37.Nd2 Kf8 38.Nc4 Bc3 39.a3 Ke7 40.axb4 Bxb4 41.f4 Bc3 42.Kf3 f5 43.h3 Nc8 44.Bc6 Kf6 45.Bb7 Ne7 46.Ne3 Bd4 47.Nc4 g5 48.Nd6 Bc5 49.Ne8+ Kf7 50.Nc7 gxf4 51.gxf4 Bb6 52.Nb5 Ng6 53.Bc8 Ke7 54.Ba6 Bg1 55.Bc8 Bh2 56.Nd4 Nxf4 57.Ba6 Ng6 58.Kg2 Be5 59.Nf3 Kf6 60.Bc4 Nf4+ 61.Kg3 Bd6 62.Bb3 e5 63.h4 e4 64.Ng5 Ne6+ 65.Kf2 Nxg5 0-1 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2009.11.17"] [Round "16"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Grischuk,A"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2736"] [ECO "D38"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.d4 Bb4 5.Qa4+ Nc6 6.a3 Bxc3+ 7.bxc3 O-O 8.e3 Bd7 9.Qc2 Na5 10.cxd5 exd5 11.a4 Re8 12.Bd3 c5 13.dxc5 Qc7 14.Ba3 Nc4 15.O-O Nxa3 16.Rxa3 Qxc5 17.Qb2 b6 18.Rfa1 Ne4 19.Nd4 Rac8 20.Bxe4 dxe4 21.a5 b5 22.a6 Qg5 23.Ra5 Rc5 24.Ne2 Be6 25.Rd1 Bc4 26.Nf4 h6 27.Raa1 Qf6 28.Qb4 Rc6 29.Nd5 Qe5 30.Nf4 Qf6 31.Rd7 Rxa6 32.Rxa7 Rxa7 33.Rxa7 Rd8 34.Ra1 Rd2 35.Qa5 Kh7 36.Qa8 Qxc3 37.Qxe4+ g6 38.Qb1 Rb2 39.Qd1 Rd2 40.Qb1 Qc2 41.Qxc2 Rxc2 42.Rb1 b4 43.h4 b3 44.e4 b2 45.Kh2 Ba2 0-1 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2009.11.17"] [Round "17"] [White "Mamedyarov,S"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2719"] [BlackElo "2772"] [ECO "D24"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.e4 Bb4 6.Bxc4 Nxe4 7.O-O Nf6 8.Bg5 O-O 9.Qe2 h6 10.Bh4 Be7 11.Rad1 Nbd7 12.Ne5 Nb6 13.Bd3 Nfd5 14.Bg3 f5 15.h3 Bd6 16.Rfe1 Qg5 17.Qf3 Nf6 18.Bf4 Qh5 19.Qg3 Qe8 20.Bxh6 Nh5 21.Qg5 Kh7 22.Bxg7 Nxg7 23.Re4 Be7 24.Rh4+ Kg8 25.Qh6 Bxh4 26.Ng6 Nd7 27.d5 Rf6 28.Qh8+ Kf7 29.dxe6+ Kxg6 30.Qxh4 Rxe6 31.Nd5 Re1+ 32.Kh2 Qe5+ 33.Nf4+ Qxf4+ 34.Qxf4 Rxd1 35.Qg4+ Kf6 36.Qxd1 Ne5 37.Bc2 Ne6 38.f4 Ng6 39.Qd5 Nexf4 40.Qd8+ Kg7 41.Bb3 a5 42.h4 a4 43.Bc4 b5 44.Bxb5 Ne6 45.Qe8 Rb8 46.Bc4 Kf6 47.Bxe6 Ne7 48.Qf7+ 1-0 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2009.11.17"] [Round "18"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Tkachiev,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2642"] [ECO "A09"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 d4 3.b4 c5 4.bxc5 Nc6 5.g3 e5 6.d3 Bxc5 7.Bg2 h6 8.O-O Nf6 9.Ba3 Bxa3 10.Nxa3 O-O 11.Nd2 Qe7 12.Nc2 Bf5 13.Rb1 Rac8 14.Qc1 e4 15.Rb3 Rfe8 16.Re1 Qd7 17.Qb2 b6 18.dxe4 Nxe4 19.Nf3 Nc5 20.Nfxd4 Bxc2 21.Nxc2 Nxb3 22.axb3 Qd2 23.Qb1 Na5 24.e3 Qc3 25.Nd4 Qb4 26.Bd5 Rc7 27.Rd1 Nb7 28.Nb5 Rce7 29.Bxb7 Rxb7 30.Nd6 Rbb8 31.Nxe8 Rxe8 32.Rd5 g6 33.Qd3 Re7 34.Kg2 Re6 35.Rd8+ Kg7 36.Qd4+ Rf6 37.Rd7 a6 38.Rc7 Qd6 39.Rc8 Qe6 40.Rd8 Qc6+ 41.Rd5 Kh7 42.e4 Re6 43.h4 h5 44.b4 a5 45.b5 Qa8 46.f3 Re8 47.Qf6 Qb7 48.Rd6 Rb8 49.Qd4 Rf8 50.Rxb6 Qa7 51.c5 a4 52.Ra6 Qb7 53.Qxa4 Rd8 54.Qa2 Qe7 55.Ra7 1-0 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2009.11.17"] [Round "19"] [White "Dominguez Perez,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2719"] [BlackElo "2772"] [ECO "B01"] 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd6 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.Qd2 O-O 8.O-O-O a6 9.h3 b5 10.Bh6 Bb7 11.Bxg7 Kxg7 12.Qe3 Nbd7 13.Ne5 Rad8 14.a3 Nb6 15.h4 h5 16.f3 Nbd5 17.Nxd5 Nxd5 18.Qe1 c5 19.dxc5 Qxc5 20.Nd3 Qe3+ 21.Qd2 Rd6 22.Re1 Qxd2+ 23.Kxd2 Rc8 24.Kc1 e6 25.c3 a5 26.Ne5 b4 27.axb4 axb4 28.c4 b3 29.Kd2 Nb6+ 30.Kc3 f6 31.Nd3 Nxc4 32.Kxb3 Nd2+ 33.Kb4 Rb6+ 34.Ka5 Nc4+ 0-1 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2009.11.17"] [Round "20"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Karjakin,Sergey"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2723"] [ECO "D15"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 a6 5.a4 e6 6.g3 dxc4 7.Bg2 c5 8.O-O cxd4 9.Nxd4 Nbd7 10.Nc2 Bc5 11.Ne3 Ne5 12.Qxd8+ Kxd8 13.a5 Rb8 14.Na4 Bb4 15.f4 Neg4 16.Nxc4 Bd7 17.h3 Bb5 18.b3 Nh6 19.g4 Nd7 20.f5 exf5 21.Bf4 Rc8 22.Bxb7 fxg4 23.Bxc8 Kxc8 24.Ncb6+ Kb7 25.Rfc1 1-0 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2009.11.17"] [Round "21"] [White "Karpov,Ana"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2619"] [BlackElo "2772"] [ECO "D11"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bg4 5.h3 Bh5 6.Nc3 e6 7.g4 Bg6 8.Ne5 Nbd7 9.Nxg6 hxg6 10.g5 Ng8 11.e4 dxe4 12.Nxe4 Rh4 13.Bg2 Bb4+ 14.Bd2 Bxd2+ 15.Qxd2 Ne7 16.Nd6+ Kf8 17.f4 Nb6 18.c5 Nbc8 19.Qf2 Rh8 20.Nc4 Nf5 21.O-O-O Rh4 22.Ne5 Nce7 23.Kb1 Nd5 24.Bxd5 Qxd5 25.Ng4 Ke7 26.Qd2 0-1 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2009.11.17"] [Round "22"] [White "Naiditsch,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2689"] [BlackElo "2772"] [ECO "B01"] 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd6 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bc4 g6 6.Nge2 Bg7 7.Bf4 Qb6 8.Bb3 O-O 9.O-O Rd8 10.Qc1 Nc6 11.d5 Nb4 12.Na4 Qa5 13.Rd1 Bg4 14.f3 Bd7 15.Nac3 Be8 16.Bd2 Qa6 17.Nf4 g5 18.Nd3 Nfxd5 19.Nxd5 Nxd5 20.Bxg5 Qg6 21.Kh1 Bc6 22.Bh4 Bh6 23.Qb1 Ne3 24.Rg1 Qh5 25.Bf2 Kh8 26.Qe1 Rxd3 27.cxd3 Nxg2 28.Bd4+ f6 29.Qxe7 1-0 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2009.11.17"] [Round "23"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Carlsen,M"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2801"] [ECO "A30"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.g3 b6 4.Bg2 Bb7 5.O-O e6 6.Nc3 Be7 7.d4 cxd4 8.Qxd4 d6 9.Bg5 a6 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.Qf4 Bxf3 12.exf3 Ra7 13.Rad1 Be7 14.Qe3 O-O 15.f4 g6 16.h4 Nd7 17.Ne4 Nf6 18.Ng5 Rc7 19.Bh3 h6 20.Nxf7 Kxf7 21.Bxe6+ Kg7 22.Qxb6 d5 23.Bxd5 Qd6 24.Qa5 Qc5 25.Qxa6 Ra7 26.Qe6 Rxa2 27.Rfe1 Bd8 28.Qe5 Re8 29.Qc3 Ba5 30.Rxe8 Bxc3 0-1 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2009.11.17"] [Round "24"] [White "Anand,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2788"] [BlackElo "2772"] [ECO "B01"] 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd6 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 g6 6.Nb5 Qb6 7.c4 c6 8.Nc3 Bg7 9.Be2 O-O 10.O-O Rd8 11.h3 Bf5 12.Qb3 Na6 13.Be3 Qxb3 14.axb3 Nb4 15.g4 Bd3 16.Bxd3 Nxd3 17.Rfd1 Nb4 18.Rd2 h5 19.g5 Ne8 20.d5 b6 21.dxc6 Nxc6 22.Rxd8 Rxd8 23.b4 Nd6 24.b5 Na5 25.c5 Ndc4 26.cxb6 axb6 27.Bxb6 Nxb6 28.Rxa5 Nc4 29.Ra7 e6 30.Rc7 Nd6 31.b6 Rb8 32.Rc6 Nf5 33.Na4 Ne7 34.Rc5 Nd5 35.Rb5 Rb7 36.Ne1 Nf4 37.Nc5 Rb8 38.b7 Ne2+ 39.Kf1 Nd4 40.Rb6 1-0 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2009.11.17"] [Round "25"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Polgar,Ju"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2680"] [ECO "D03"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bg5 Bg7 4.Nbd2 d5 5.e3 O-O 6.c3 b6 7.a4 Bb7 8.Be2 Nbd7 9.O-O a5 10.h3 h6 11.Bf4 Ne4 12.Bh2 c5 13.Nxe4 dxe4 14.Nd2 e5 15.Nc4 cxd4 16.exd4 exd4 17.cxd4 Nf6 18.Be5 Ba6 19.Nd6 Ne8 20.Nxe4 Bxe5 21.Bxa6 Qxd4 22.Qxd4 Bxd4 23.Bc4 Rc8 24.Rac1 Nf6 25.Bxf7+ Kg7 26.Nxf6 Kxf6 27.Bb3 Bxb2 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2009.11.17"] [Round "26"] [White "Aronian,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2786"] [BlackElo "2772"] [ECO "D38"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.e3 O-O 8.Rc1 dxc4 9.Bxc4 c5 10.O-O cxd4 11.exd4 Nc6 12.Ne4 Qe7 13.Qc2 Rd8 14.Rfd1 Bd7 15.a3 Ba5 16.b4 Bb6 17.Nc5 Be8 18.d5 exd5 19.Bxd5 a5 20.Na4 Ba7 21.b5 Nd4 22.Nxd4 Rxd5 23.Nf5 Rxd1+ 24.Rxd1 Qxa3 25.Qe4 Rd8 26.Rf1 Qb4 27.Qxb7 Bxb5 28.Ne7+ Kf8 29.Nc6 Bxc6 30.Qxc6 Bd4 31.g3 g6 32.Kg2 Kg7 33.Rd1 Rd6 34.Qc2 Rf6 35.f3 Re6 36.Qd2 Qxa4 37.Qxd4+ Qxd4 38.Rxd4 Ra6 39.Ra4 Kf6 40.Kf2 Ke5 41.Ke3 Kd5 42.Kd3 Kc5 43.Rc4+ Kb5 44.Rc7 a4 45.Rb7+ Kc5 46.Kc2 a3 47.Rb1 a2 48.Ra1 Kd4 49.Kb2 Ke3 50.f4 Kf2 51.g4 g5 52.fxg5 hxg5 0-1 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2009.11.17"] [Round "27"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Jakovenko,D"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2736"] [ECO "A14"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 e6 3.b3 Nf6 4.g3 c5 5.Bg2 Nc6 6.O-O Be7 7.Bb2 O-O 8.e3 b6 9.Qe2 Bb7 10.Rd1 Qc7 11.Nc3 Rac8 12.cxd5 Nxd5 13.Nxd5 exd5 14.d4 Rfd8 15.Rac1 Bf8 16.dxc5 bxc5 17.Nh4 Nb4 18.Qg4 Nxa2 19.Ra1 Nb4 20.Rxa7 Ra8 21.Bxg7 Bxg7 22.Nf5 f6 23.Nxg7 Qxg7 24.Qxg7+ Kxg7 25.Rxb7+ Kg6 26.Rb5 Rac8 27.Rc1 Nd3 28.Rc3 c4 29.Bxd5 1-0 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2009.11.17"] [Round "28"] [White "Leko,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2752"] [BlackElo "2772"] [ECO "B01"] 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd6 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 g6 6.Bc4 Bg7 7.O-O O-O 8.h3 a6 9.a4 Nc6 10.Be3 Bf5 11.Qe2 Nb4 12.Bb3 Nbd5 13.Nxd5 Nxd5 14.Bg5 Rae8 15.Rfe1 h6 16.Bh4 Nf4 17.Qe3 g5 18.Bg3 e6 19.h4 Qc6 20.hxg5 hxg5 21.Bxf4 gxf4 22.Qxf4 Qd6 23.Ne5 f6 24.Qxf5 fxe5 25.Qg6 Re7 26.Rxe5 Rf6 27.Qg4 c5 28.Rxc5 Rxf2 29.Rc8+ Rf8 30.Rxf8+ Kxf8 31.c3 Qb6 32.Bc4 Ke8 33.Re1 e5 34.Qc8+ Qd8 35.Qxd8+ Kxd8 36.dxe5 Bxe5 37.Rd1+ Kc7 38.Kf2 Re8 39.g4 Rf8+ 40.Ke3 Rf4 41.Rd4 Rf8 42.Rd5 Bf4+ 43.Ke4 Bc1 44.g5 Rf4+ 45.Kd3 Rg4 46.Rf5 Rxg5 47.Rf7+ Kb8 48.b4 Re5 49.a5 Bg5 50.Kd4 Re7 51.Rf5 Be3+ 52.Kd3 Bh6 53.Bd5 Kc7 54.Rf6 Re3+ 55.Kd4 Bg7 56.Kxe3 Bxf6 57.Ke4 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2009.11.18"] [Round "29"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Ivanchuk,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2739"] [ECO "A15"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Nc6 5.O-O d4 6.e3 e5 7.exd4 exd4 8.d3 Be7 9.Bf4 O-O 10.Ne5 Nxe5 11.Bxe5 Ng4 12.Bf4 Bd6 13.Qf3 Bxf4 14.Qxf4 g5 15.Qd2 Rb8 16.Na3 b6 17.Rae1 Qf6 18.h3 Ne5 19.f4 gxf4 20.Rxf4 Qg7 21.Nb5 f6 22.Nd6 Qxg3 23.Nxc8 Qxd3 24.Ne7+ Kh8 25.Qf2 1-0 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2009.11.18"] [Round "30"] [White "Gelfand,B"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2758"] [BlackElo "2772"] [ECO "D45"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 b6 7.Bd3 Bb7 8.O-O Be7 9.b3 Rc8 10.Bb2 Qc7 11.Rad1 O-O 12.Ne5 g6 13.Qe2 Nxe5 14.dxe5 Nd7 15.cxd5 cxd5 16.f4 Nc5 17.Nb5 Qb8 18.Nd4 Nxd3 19.Qxd3 Qc7 20.a4 Bc5 21.Nb5 Ba6 22.Bd4 Bxb5 23.axb5 Bxd4 24.exd4 Qc3 25.Rf3 Qxd3 26.Rfxd3 Rc2 27.R1d2 Rc1+ 28.Rd1 Rfc8 29.Rxc1 Rxc1+ 30.Kf2 Rc2+ 31.Kf3 h5 32.h3 h4 33.g3 hxg3 34.Kxg3 Kg7 35.Kg4 Rg2+ 36.Kf3 Ra2 37.Kg4 Ra5 38.Kg5 Rxb5 39.h4 Ra5 40.h5 gxh5 41.f5 exf5 42.Kxh5 f6 43.e6 Kf8 44.Kg6 Ke7 45.Kxf5 Ra1 46.Rc3 0-1 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2009.11.18"] [Round "31"] [White "Gashimov,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2758"] [BlackElo "2772"] [ECO "B01"] 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd6 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 g6 6.Bg5 Bg7 7.Qd2 O-O 8.O-O-O a6 9.Bd3 Bg4 10.Ne4 Nxe4 11.Bxe4 Qe6 12.Qf4 Bxf3 13.Qxf3 Qxa2 14.Bxe7 Bh6+ 0-1 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2009.11.18"] [Round "32"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Kosteniuk,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2517"] [ECO "A13"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 e6 3.b3 b6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.g3 Bb7 6.d4 Nf6 7.Bg2 Bb4+ 8.Nbd2 O-O 9.O-O a5 10.Bb2 a4 11.a3 Bd6 12.b4 b5 13.Ne5 Nbd7 14.Rc1 Nb6 15.e3 Qc8 16.Qf3 Qe6 17.Qe2 Qe8 18.Rc5 Bxc5 19.dxc5 Nc4 20.Nexc4 bxc4 21.Bxf6 gxf6 22.Nxc4 Qe6 23.Nd2 Rad8 24.Qd3 c6 25.Nf3 Qe4 26.Qd1 Ba6 27.Nd4 Qe8 28.Qg4+ Kh8 29.Qh4 Qe5 30.Nxc6 Qg5 31.Qxg5 fxg5 32.Nxd8 Bxf1 33.Kxf1 Rxd8 34.c6 Kg7 35.b5 Rb8 36.c7 1-0 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2009.11.18"] [Round "33"] [White "Bareev,E"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2634"] [BlackElo "2772"] [ECO "E10"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.d4 d5 4.e3 Be7 5.b3 O-O 6.Bb2 b6 7.cxd5 exd5 8.Bd3 c5 9.O-O Nc6 10.Nbd2 Nb4 11.Be2 Bf5 12.Ne1 cxd4 13.Bxd4 Rc8 14.a3 Nc6 15.Nef3 Ne4 16.Bb2 Bf6 17.Bxf6 Qxf6 18.Bd3 Nc3 19.Qc2 Nb4 20.axb4 Ne2+ 21.Bxe2 Rxc2 22.Rxa7 h6 23.Rd1 Qb2 24.Bf1 Bg4 25.Raa1 Rxd2 0-1 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2009.11.18"] [Round "34"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Morozevich,A"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2750"] [ECO "D39"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.Bg5 Bb4 6.e4 c5 7.Bxc4 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bxc3+ 9.bxc3 Qa5 10.Bxf6 Qxc3+ 11.Kf1 gxf6 12.Rc1 Qa5 13.g3 O-O 14.Kg2 Rd8 15.Bd5 Nd7 16.Bxe6 Ne5 17.Bxc8 Raxc8 18.Rxc8 Rxc8 19.Nf5 Qb4 20.Re1 Re8 21.Re3 b6 22.Qh5 Ng6 23.h4 Kh8 24.Qg4 Rg8 25.Nh6 Rf8 26.Rf3 Qd2 27.Qh5 Qd4 28.Ng4 f5 29.exf5 Ne7 30.Qh6 Rg8 31.Nf6 Rg7 32.Nh5 Rg8 33.Qf6+ Qxf6 34.Nxf6 Rc8 35.g4 Kg7 36.Nh5+ Kf8 37.Re3 Rc4 38.Nf6 Nc6 39.Kg3 Nd4 40.Re8+ Kg7 41.Nh5+ Kh6 42.Nf4 Rc3+ 43.Kg2 Kg7 44.Re4 Nf3 45.Nh5+ Kh6 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2009.11.18"] [Round "35"] [White "Svidler,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2754"] [BlackElo "2772"] [ECO "B01"] 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd6 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 g6 6.Nb5 Qb6 7.c4 c6 8.Nc3 Bg7 9.h3 O-O 10.Be2 Rd8 11.O-O Bf5 12.Na4 Qc7 13.Be3 Nbd7 14.Rc1 e5 15.d5 Nf8 16.Nc3 Ne4 17.Nxe4 Bxe4 18.Qb3 cxd5 19.Ng5 Qe7 20.f3 d4 21.fxe4 dxe3 22.Nxf7 Qc5 23.Nxd8 Rxd8 24.Rcd1 Rd2 25.Rxd2 exd2+ 26.Kh1 b6 27.Qd3 Qd4 28.Qxd4 exd4 29.c5 bxc5 30.Bc4+ Kh8 31.e5 h5 32.e6 Bf6 33.Rd1 Bg5 34.Rxd2 Nxe6 35.Re2 Nf4 36.Re5 Bf6 37.Rxc5 d3 38.Rc6 Bxb2 39.Rd6 Be5 40.Rd8+ Kg7 41.Bxd3 Kf6 42.Bc4 h4 43.Rd7 a5 44.Kg1 Kf5 45.Kf2 Ke4 46.a4 Bd4+ 47.Kf1 Nh5 48.Re7+ Be5 49.Bd3+ Kd4 50.Bxg6 Ng3+ 51.Kf2 Bd6 52.Rh7 1-0 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2009.11.18"] [Round "36"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Ponomariov,R"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2739"] [ECO "A04"] 1.Nf3 e6 2.c4 b6 3.g3 Bb7 4.Bg2 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Nc3 O-O 7.Re1 Ne4 8.Nxe4 Bxe4 9.d3 Bb7 10.e4 c5 11.d4 cxd4 12.Nxd4 d6 13.b3 a6 14.Ba3 Nd7 15.e5 Bxg2 16.exd6 Bf6 17.Kxg2 Nc5 18.b4 Nb7 19.c5 bxc5 20.bxc5 Qa5 21.Re3 Nxc5 22.Rc1 Nd7 23.Nc6 Qb5 24.Rb3 Qa4 25.Ne7+ Kh8 26.Rc7 Ne5 27.Qe2 Rfd8 28.f4 Nd7 29.Qc4 Qa5 30.Rd3 Qe1 31.Qc2 Nb6 32.Rd1 Qa5 33.Bb4 Qxb4 34.Nc6 Qc4 35.Qxc4 Nxc4 36.Nxd8 Ne3+ 37.Kf3 Nxd1 38.Nxf7+ Kg8 39.d7 Rf8 40.Nd6 Nc3 41.Rc8 Nd5 42.Nb7 Nb6 43.Rxf8+ Kxf8 44.d8=Q+ Bxd8 45.Nxd8 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2009.11.18"] [Round "37"] [White "Grischuk,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2736"] [BlackElo "2772"] [ECO "B01"] 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd6 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 g6 6.Bc4 Bg7 7.O-O O-O 8.Re1 Bg4 9.h3 Bxf3 10.Qxf3 Nc6 11.Nb5 Nxd4 12.Nxd4 Qxd4 13.Bb3 a5 14.c3 Qb6 15.Rxe7 a4 16.Bc2 c6 17.Rb1 Nd5 18.Re1 Rfe8 19.Rxe8+ Rxe8 20.Bd2 Qb5 21.Bd3 Qc5 22.a3 Qd6 23.Rd1 b5 24.Bc2 Qc5 25.h4 h5 26.Bg5 Qc4 27.Bd3 Qb3 28.Rd2 Re1+ 29.Kh2 Re5 30.g3 Qa2 31.Kg2 Qb3 32.Re2 Rxe2 33.Qxe2 Nc7 34.Be4 c5 35.Bd3 Qd5+ 36.Kg1 b4 37.Bc4 Qe5 38.Qf3 Ne6 39.cxb4 cxb4 40.axb4 Qxb2 41.Bxe6 fxe6 42.Qa8+ Bf8 43.Be7 Qg7 44.Bxf8 Qxf8 45.Qxa4 Qd6 46.Qb3 Kf7 47.b5 Qb6 48.Qc4 Kf6 49.Qc3+ Kf5 50.Qd3+ Kf6 51.Qf3+ Kg7 52.Qc6 Qd4 53.b6 Qd1+ 54.Kg2 e5 55.b7 e4 56.b8=Q 1-0 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2009.11.18"] [Round "38"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Mamedyarov,S"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2719"] [ECO "A04"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.O-O O-O 6.Nc3 d5 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Qa4 Nb6 9.Qh4 e5 10.Qxd8 Rxd8 11.d3 Nc6 12.Bg5 f6 13.Be3 Nd4 14.Rfc1 Bg4 15.Bxd4 cxd4 16.Ne4 Rac8 17.Kf1 Na4 18.Nfd2 Nxb2 19.h3 Bf5 20.g4 Bxe4 21.Nxe4 b6 22.a3 Na4 23.Rxc8 Rxc8 24.Nd6 Rc5 25.Rb1 Kf8 26.Bf3 Ke7 27.Nc4 Nc3 28.Ra1 e4 29.Bh1 f5 30.gxf5 gxf5 31.a4 Nxe2 32.Kxe2 Rxc4 33.Rg1 Rc2+ 34.Kd1 Rxf2 35.Rxg7+ Kf6 36.Rg1 Ra2 37.Ke1 Ke5 38.dxe4 Ra1+ 39.Kf2 Rxg1 40.Kxg1 fxe4 41.Kf2 a6 42.Ke2 b5 43.a5 b4 44.Kd2 b3 45.Bg2 e3+ 46.Kd3 e2 0-1 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2009.11.18"] [Round "39"] [White "Tkachiev,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2642"] [BlackElo "2772"] [ECO "E01"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 Be7 6.Nf3 c6 7.Qc2 O-O 8.O-O Nbd7 9.Rd1 b6 10.Bf4 Bb7 11.Ne5 Rc8 12.Nc3 dxc4 13.Nxc4 Nd5 14.Bd6 Ba6 15.Ne4 c5 16.Qa4 Bxc4 17.Qxc4 N7f6 18.Nxf6+ Nxf6 19.Be5 cxd4 20.Qxd4 Qe8 21.Rac1 Bc5 22.Qh4 Qe7 23.a3 a5 24.Rc4 Rfd8 25.Rdc1 a4 26.Bf3 Rd2 27.Kg2 Rcd8 28.Rxa4 h6 29.Rac4 R2d7 30.b4 Bd6 31.Bxf6 Qxf6 32.Qxf6 gxf6 33.Rc6 Ra7 34.Rd1 Be7 35.Rxd8+ Bxd8 36.Rc8 Rd7 37.a4 Kg7 38.Ra8 Rd4 39.a5 bxa5 40.bxa5 Bc7 41.Ra7 Bd6 42.Bh5 Ra4 43.Rxf7+ Kg8 44.Rd7 Rxa5 45.Bf7+ Kf8 46.Bxe6 Be7 47.Bc4 Rc5 48.Bd3 Kf7 49.e3 Ke6 50.Rb7 Ra5 51.Rb6+ Bd6 52.Bc4+ Kd7 53.Rb7+ Bc7 54.Rb4 Ke7 55.Bd3 Rd5 56.Be2 Rd2 57.Kf1 Kf8 58.Rb7 Rc2 59.Bd3 Rc3 60.Be4 Rc5 61.Kg2 Rc3 62.Kf3 Rc4 63.Bd5 Rc2 64.Ke4 Ke7 65.h4 Kd6 66.Ra7 Rxf2 67.g4 Kd7 68.Ra6 Bd6 69.Ra7+ Bc7 70.Bc4 Rh2 71.h5 Rf2 72.Bb5+ Kd6 73.Ra6+ Ke7 74.Bc4 Be5 75.Re6+ Kd7 76.Ra6 Rc2 77.Bd5 Rc5 78.Ra8 Bb2 79.Rg8 Bc1 80.Rg6 Bxe3 81.Be6+ Kxe6 82.Kxe3 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2009.11.18"] [Round "40"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Dominguez Perez,L"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2719"] [ECO "A37"] 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 e5 4.g3 g6 5.Bg2 Bg7 6.a3 d6 7.O-O a5 8.Ne1 Be6 9.d3 Nge7 10.Nc2 Rb8 11.Ne3 Nd4 12.Ned5 Nxd5 13.cxd5 Bg4 14.h3 Bc8 15.e3 Nf5 16.b4 b5 17.e4 Nd4 18.bxc5 dxc5 19.Be3 O-O 20.Rc1 Qd6 21.a4 b4 22.Nb5 Qb6 23.Bxd4 cxd4 24.Rc6 Qd8 25.Qc2 Bd7 26.Rc1 Bh6 27.Rb1 Rc8 28.Rc4 Qb6 29.h4 Rxc4 30.dxc4 Rc8 31.Qd3 Qc5 32.Bf1 f5 33.Re1 Rf8 34.exf5 Bxf5 35.Qd1 d3 36.Kh1 Qxf2 37.Bg2 Qxg3 38.d6 Bf4 0-1 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2009.11.18"] [Round "41"] [White "Karjakin,Sergey"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2723"] [BlackElo "2772"] [ECO "B01"] 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd6 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 g6 6.Bd3 Bg7 7.O-O O-O 8.Ne4 Nxe4 9.Bxe4 c6 10.c3 Nd7 11.Re1 e6 12.Be3 b6 13.Qc1 Bb7 14.Bf4 Qe7 15.Ne5 Nxe5 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2009.11.18"] [Round "42"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Karpov,Ana"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2619"] [ECO "D37"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Qc2 c5 6.dxc5 Bxc5 7.Bg5 d4 8.O-O-O Qa5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nxd4 Be7 11.e3 O-O 12.Bd3 h6 13.Be4 Nd7 14.Kb1 a6 15.g4 Kg7 16.h4 Rb8 17.g5 Rh8 18.g6 f5 19.Bxf5 Nf8 20.gxf7 exf5 21.Nd5 Kxf7 22.Nxf5 Bc5 23.Rhg1 Ne6 24.Nd6+ Bxd6 25.Qg6+ Kf8 26.Qf6+ Ke8 27.Qxh8+ Bf8 28.Qh7 1-0 [Event "Chess Classic"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2009.12.08"] [Round "1"] [White "Carlsen,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2801"] [BlackElo "2772"] [ECO "A29"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Bg2 Nb6 7.O-O Be7 8.a3 O-O 9.b4 Be6 10.Rb1 f6 11.d3 a5 12.b5 Nd4 13.Nd2 Qc8 14.e3 Nf5 15.Qc2 Rd8 16.Bb2 a4 17.Rfc1 Nd6 18.Nde4 Ne8 19.Qe2 Bf8 20.f4 exf4 21.gxf4 Qd7 22.d4 c6 23.Nc5 Bxc5 24.dxc5 Nc4 25.Rd1 Qc7 26.Bc1 Na5 27.bxc6 bxc6 28.Nxa4 Rxd1+ 29.Qxd1 Rd8 30.Qc2 Qf7 31.Nc3 Qh5 32.Ne2 Bf5 33.e4 Bg4 34.Ng3 Qf7 35.Bf1 Be6 36.Qc3 Ra8 37.Rb4 Qd7 38.f5 Bf7 39.Bf4 Qd1 40.Kf2 Nb3 41.Be2 Qb1 42.Bc4 Rxa3 43.Ne2 1-0 [Event "Chess Classic"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2009.12.09"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Ni Hua"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2665"] [ECO "D10"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 a6 5.Nf3 b5 6.b3 Bg4 7.h3 Bxf3 8.Qxf3 e5 9.dxe5 Bb4 10.Bd2 Bxc3 11.Bxc3 Ne4 12.Bb4 bxc4 13.Qg4 c5 14.f3 cxb4 15.fxe4 O-O 16.exd5 cxb3 17.Qd4 Nd7 18.axb3 Qg5 19.Qf4 Qxe5 20.Qxe5 Nxe5 21.Bxa6 Rfc8 22.Kd2 Rc3 23.Rhb1 f5 24.Ra4 Rc5 25.e4 fxe4 26.Ke3 Rc2 27.Bd3 Rxa4 28.Bxc2 Ra2 29.Bxe4 Kf7 30.Rc1 Kf6 31.Rc2 Ra1 32.Kd4 Rd1+ 33.Kc5 h5 34.Rf2+ Ke7 35.Re2 Nd7+ 36.Kc6 Rc1+ 37.Bc2+ Kd8 38.Kd6 Nf6 39.Ke6 h4 40.d6 Rf1 41.Re5 Rf2 42.Bf5 g6 43.Bxg6 Nd7 44.Rg5 Rf6+ 45.Kd5 Nb6+ 46.Kc6 Nc8 47.Kc5 Nxd6 48.Bd3 1-0 [Event "Chess Classic"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2009.12.10"] [Round "3"] [White "McShane,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2615"] [BlackElo "2772"] [ECO "C24"] 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d3 Bc5 4.Nf3 O-O 5.Nc3 d6 6.Na4 Bb6 7.c3 Be6 8.Bb3 Bxb3 9.axb3 Nbd7 10.b4 Bxf2+ 11.Kxf2 b5 12.Bd2 bxa4 13.Qxa4 c5 14.b5 d5 15.exd5 Nb6 16.Qc2 c4 17.Nxe5 Qxd5 18.d4 Ne4+ 19.Kg1 Rfe8 20.Nf3 Qxb5 21.h4 Qb3 22.Qb1 Nd5 23.Rh3 h6 24.Qc1 Qb6 25.Ra4 Rab8 26.Ra2 Qb3 27.Qa1 Rb6 28.Kh2 Ndf6 29.Be1 Ng4+ 30.Kg1 Nef6 31.d5 Nxd5 32.Rg3 Ndf6 33.Bd2 Rd6 34.Ra3 Qb6+ 35.Kh1 Nf2+ 36.Kh2 N6g4+ 0-1 [Event "Chess Classic"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2009.12.12"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Adams,Mi"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2698"] [ECO "D37"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 Nbd7 7.a3 c5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.Nxd5 exd5 10.dxc5 Nxc5 11.Be5 Bg4 12.Be2 Ne6 13.h3 Bxf3 14.Bxf3 d4 15.Bxd4 Nxd4 16.Qxd4 Qxd4 17.exd4 Rac8 18.O-O Rc7 19.Rad1 Rd8 20.Rfe1 Kf8 21.Re2 g6 22.g3 Bf6 23.d5 Be7 24.Kg2 Bd6 25.Rde1 Rc5 26.Be4 Rdc8 27.f4 Rc1 28.Kf3 Rxe1 29.Rxe1 Rc5 30.g4 a5 31.a4 Rc4 32.b3 Rc3+ 33.Re3 Rxe3+ 34.Kxe3 h6 35.f5 gxf5 36.Bxf5 Ke7 37.h4 f6 38.Bc8 b6 39.Ke4 Bg3 40.h5 Bh4 41.Kf5 Bg5 42.Kg6 Kd6 43.Be6 Ke7 44.Bc8 Kd6 45.Be6 Ke7 46.Bc8 Kd6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Chess Classic"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2009.12.13"] [Round "5"] [White "Howell,D"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2597"] [BlackElo "2772"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.O-O Be7 8.Re1 Bg4 9.c3 f5 10.Qb3 O-O 11.Nbd2 Na5 12.Qa4 Nc6 13.Qb3 Na5 14.Qc2 Nc6 15.b4 a6 16.Rb1 b5 17.a4 Rb8 18.axb5 axb5 19.Ne5 Nxe5 20.dxe5 Nxf2 21.Kxf2 Bh4+ 22.Kf1 Bxe1 23.Kxe1 Qh4+ 24.g3 Qxh2 25.Nf1 Qxc2 26.Bxc2 Rbe8 27.Bd3 Rxe5+ 28.Kf2 f4 29.gxf4 Bf5 30.Bxf5 Rexf5 31.Ng3 R5f6 32.Kf3 Rc6 33.Bd2 g5 34.Ne2 gxf4 35.Nd4 Rg6 36.Nxb5 Rg3+ 37.Kf2 Rd3 38.Rg1+ Kh8 39.Ke2 Rg3 40.Kf2 Rxg1 41.Kxg1 c5 42.Nd6 cxb4 43.cxb4 Kg7 44.Bc3+ Kg6 45.b5 Rd8 46.Be5 Rb8 47.Bd4 Rd8 48.Be5 Rb8 49.Kf2 Rb6 50.Kf3 Kg5 51.Nf7+ Kg6 52.Nd6 Kg5 53.Nf7+ Kg6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Chess Classic"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2009.12.14"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Short,N"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2707"] [ECO "D38"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Qb3 c5 6.cxd5 exd5 7.dxc5 Nc6 8.Bg5 Be6 9.O-O-O Qa5 10.Bxf6 gxf6 11.Nxd5 O-O-O 12.e4 f5 13.Bc4 Bxc5 14.Ng5 fxe4 15.Nxe4 Bd4 16.Ndc3 Rhe8 17.Bxe6+ Rxe6 18.f3 Ne5 19.Nb5 Rb6 20.Qc2+ Rc6 21.Nec3 Bxc3 22.Rxd8+ Kxd8 23.Nxc3 Kc7 24.Rd1 a6 25.Qxh7 Kb8 26.Kb1 Nc4 27.Qh8+ Rc8 28.Qd4 Qb4 29.b3 a5 30.Ka1 Na3 31.Qxb4 axb4 32.Nd5 Rc2 33.Nxb4 Rxg2 34.Rh1 Ka7 35.h4 Kb6 36.h5 Ka5 37.h6 Kxb4 38.h7 Nc2+ 39.Kb1 Na3+ 40.Kc1 1-0 [Event "Chess Classic"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2009.12.15"] [Round "7"] [White "Nakamura,Hi"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2715"] [BlackElo "2772"] [ECO "D38"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nf3 d5 5.Qa4+ Nc6 6.e3 O-O 7.Qc2 Re8 8.Bd2 Bf8 9.a3 e5 10.dxe5 Nxe5 11.cxd5 Nxd5 12.O-O-O Nb6 13.Ne4 Nxf3 14.gxf3 Qh4 15.Bc3 Bf5 16.Bd3 Bg6 17.f4 Rad8 18.f5 Rxd3 19.Nf6+ gxf6 20.Qxd3 Qxf2 21.fxg6 hxg6 22.Bd4 Nd5 23.Kb1 c5 24.Rhf1 Qxh2 25.Bxf6 Nxf6 26.Rxf6 Bg7 27.Qb5 Bxf6 28.Qxe8+ Kg7 29.Qb5 Qg2 30.Rd7 Qe4+ 31.Ka2 Qe6+ 32.Kb1 Qe4+ 33.Ka2 Qe6+ 34.Kb1 Qe4+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Corus A"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2010.01.16"] [Round "1"] [White "Dominguez Perez,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2712"] [BlackElo "2788"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.O-O Be7 8.c4 Nb4 9.Re1 Nxd3 10.Qxd3 c6 11.cxd5 cxd5 12.Qb5+ Qd7 13.Qb3 O-O 14.Nc3 Nxc3 15.bxc3 Re8 16.Ba3 Bxa3 17.Qxa3 b6 18.h3 h6 19.Rab1 Qc6 20.Rxe8+ Qxe8 21.Re1 Qf8 22.Qa4 Be6 23.Re3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Corus A"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2010.01.17"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Leko,P"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2788"] [BlackElo "2739"] [ECO "E15"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 c6 8.Bc3 d5 9.Nbd2 Nbd7 10.Qc2 c5 11.dxc5 bxc5 12.O-O O-O 13.Bb2 Rc8 14.Rfe1 d4 15.e3 dxe3 16.fxe3 Ne8 17.Rad1 Qb6 18.Ne4 Rd8 19.Neg5 g6 20.Qe4 Bb7 21.Qh4 h5 22.g4 Ndf6 23.h3 Ng7 24.Qg3 Nfe8 25.h4 Bf6 26.Be5 Bxf3 27.Nxf3 hxg4 28.Qxg4 Nh5 29.Bh2 Bc3 30.Rf1 Nef6 31.Qg5 Ne4 32.Qg4 Nef6 33.Qg5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Corus A"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2010.01.18"] [Round "3"] [White "Caruana,F"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2675"] [BlackElo "2788"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Nc3 Nxc3 6.dxc3 Be7 7.Be3 O-O 8.Qd2 Nd7 9.O-O-O Re8 10.h4 c6 11.Bd3 Qa5 12.Kb1 Ne5 13.Nxe5 dxe5 14.Qe2 Be6 15.Bc4 Bxc4 16.Qxc4 Rad8 17.h5 Rxd1+ 18.Rxd1 Rd8 19.Rd3 a6 20.Qg4 Qc7 21.Qe4 g6 22.g4 Rxd3 23.cxd3 Qd7 24.Qxe5 Qxd3+ 25.Kc1 Qd6 26.Qe4 Qe6 27.Qxe6 fxe6 28.Kc2 gxh5 29.gxh5 e5 30.Kd3 Kf7 31.Ke4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Corus A"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2010.01.19"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Tiviakov,S"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2788"] [BlackElo "2662"] [ECO "E21"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nf3 b6 5.e3 Bb7 6.Bd3 c5 7.O-O O-O 8.Bd2 cxd4 9.exd4 d5 10.cxd5 Nxd5 11.Qe2 Be7 12.Rfe1 Nd7 13.Rad1 N7f6 14.Ne5 Rc8 15.Bb1 Nxc3 16.bxc3 Qd5 17.f3 Rc7 18.Qf2 b5 19.Qg3 Rfc8 20.Qh3 g6 21.Bg5 Nh5 22.Bd2 b4 23.c4 Qxd4+ 24.Kh1 Qh4 25.Qg4 Qxg4 26.fxg4 Ng7 27.Bf4 g5 28.Bg3 f6 29.Nf3 e5 30.Nxe5 fxe5 31.Bxe5 Rxc4 32.Bxg7 Rxg4 33.h3 Rxg2 34.Be4 Bxe4 35.Rxe4 Kxg7 36.Kxg2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Corus A"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2010.01.21"] [Round "5"] [White "Smeets,J"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2657"] [BlackElo "2788"] [ECO "B07"] 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Be3 a6 5.Be2 Bg7 6.Qd2 b5 7.Bh6 O-O 8.e5 dxe5 9.Bxg7 Kxg7 10.Bf3 c6 11.dxe5 Qxd2+ 12.Kxd2 Rd8+ 13.Ke3 Ng4+ 14.Bxg4 Bxg4 15.h3 Bf5 16.g4 Bxc2 17.Rc1 b4 18.Rxc2 bxc3 19.Nf3 cxb2 20.Rb1 Rd5 21.e6 c5 22.exf7 Nc6 23.Rbxb2 Rad8 24.Ke4 Kxf7 25.Rc3 Nd4 26.Ne5+ Ke8 27.Rb6 Nb5 28.Rc2 R5d6 29.Nc4 Rd3 30.Ne3 Ra3 31.Rb2 c4 32.Ke5 c3 33.Rc2 Rd2 34.Rc1 Rxf2 35.Nd5 c2 36.Nb4 Re3+ 37.Kd5 Rd2+ 38.Kc6 Rc3+ 39.Kb7 Nd6+ 40.Ka8 a5 0-1 [Event "Corus A"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2010.01.22"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Van Wely,L"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2788"] [BlackElo "2641"] [ECO "E92"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2 O-O 6.Nf3 e5 7.Be3 c6 8.d5 Ng4 9.Bg5 f6 10.Bh4 c5 11.O-O Nh6 12.a3 Na6 13.Ne1 Qe7 14.Nd3 g5 15.Bg3 f5 16.f3 f4 17.Bf2 Rf6 18.b4 b6 19.bxc5 bxc5 20.Rb1 Nf7 21.Qa4 Nd8 22.Rb2 h5 23.Rfb1 Rg6 24.h3 Bf6 25.Kf1 Qd7 26.Bd1 g4 27.fxg4 hxg4 28.hxg4 Qxa4 29.Bxa4 Bxg4 30.Bb5 Nc7 31.Bc6 Rc8 32.Rb8 Rxb8 33.Rxb8 Kh7 34.Ba4 Rg7 35.Bd1 Na6 36.Ra8 Bxd1 37.Nxd1 Rb7 38.Nc3 Nc7 39.Rc8 Nf7 40.Bxc5 dxc5 41.Nxc5 Nd6 42.Nxb7 Nxc8 43.c5 Na6 44.Ke2 Kg6 45.Kd3 Be7 46.Na4 Kg5 47.Kc4 Bxc5 48.Naxc5 Nxc5 49.Kxc5 Kg4 50.d6 Nb6 51.Kc6 Kg3 52.Nc5 Kxg2 53.d7 Nxd7 54.Nxd7 f3 55.Nxe5 f2 56.Ng4 1-0 [Event "Corus A"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2010.01.23"] [Round "7"] [White "Short,N"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2696"] [BlackElo "2788"] [ECO "C43"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 Nxe4 4.dxe5 d5 5.Nbd2 Nc5 6.a3 a5 7.Be2 Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.Re1 Nc6 10.Nf1 Bf5 11.Ng3 Bg6 12.Be3 a4 13.Bb5 Na5 14.Nd4 c6 15.Bf1 f6 16.exf6 Bxf6 17.Nxc6 bxc6 18.Bxc5 Re8 19.Qd2 Rxe1 20.Rxe1 Nc4 21.Bxc4 dxc4 22.Qb4 c3 23.bxc3 Qd2 24.Qc4+ Kh8 25.Re2 Qd1+ 26.Nf1 Bxc3 27.h3 Rd8 28.Re3 Bd2 29.Rf3 Bg5 30.Qxa4 Bxc2 31.Qa5 h6 32.Be3 Bxe3 33.Rxe3 Qd4 34.Rc3 Be4 35.Ne3 Qd2 36.Qe5 Rf8 37.Kh2 Bd5 38.Rc2 Qd3 39.a4 Qg6 40.Rb2 Re8 41.Rb8 Rxb8 42.Qxb8+ Bg8 43.Qe5 Qf7 44.Nf5 Qa7 45.a5 c5 46.f4 Ba2 47.a6 Bc4 48.Nxh6 Qxa6 49.Nf5 Qf6 50.Qxc5 Be6 51.g4 Bxf5 52.Qxf5 Qb2+ 53.Kg3 Qc3+ 54.Kh4 Qe1+ 55.Kh5 Qe8+ 56.Qg6 Qe3 57.Kg5 Qe7+ 58.Kh5 Qe3 59.Qf7 Qxh3+ 60.Kg5 Qh6+ 61.Kf5 g6+ 62.Ke5 Qg5+ 63.fxg5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Corus A"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2010.01.24"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Nakamura,Hi"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2788"] [BlackElo "2708"] [ECO "A88"] 1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6 4.c4 Bg7 5.Nc3 O-O 6.Nf3 d6 7.O-O c6 8.Rb1 Ne4 9.Qc2 Nxc3 10.bxc3 e5 11.Rd1 e4 12.Ng5 h6 13.Nh3 g5 14.f3 d5 15.Nf2 Kh8 16.cxd5 cxd5 17.c4 e3 18.Nd3 Nc6 19.Bxe3 Nxd4 20.Bxd4 Bxd4+ 21.Kh1 f4 22.Rb5 Qf6 23.Rxd5 Be6 24.Nxf4 gxf4 25.R5xd4 fxg3 26.hxg3 Rg8 27.Rf4 Qg5 28.Rh4 Rg6 29.Qc3+ Kh7 30.f4 Qxg3 31.Qxg3 Rxg3 32.Bxb7 Rb8 33.Be4+ Kg7 34.Kh2 Re3 35.Rg1+ Kf7 36.Bg6+ Ke7 37.Bd3 Rb2 38.Rg2 Rxa2 39.Rxh6 Bf7 40.Rh7 Kf6 41.c5 Ra4 42.c6 Rxf4 43.c7 Re8 44.Rxf7+ 1-0 [Event "Corus A"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2010.01.26"] [Round "9"] [White "Carlsen,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2810"] [BlackElo "2788"] [ECO "E04"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 dxc4 5.Bg2 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 a5 7.Nc3 O-O 8.a3 Be7 9.Qa4 c6 10.Qxc4 b5 11.Qb3 Ba6 12.Bg5 Nbd7 13.Bxf6 gxf6 14.Qc2 b4 15.Na4 Rc8 16.O-O c5 17.d5 exd5 18.Bh3 Bb5 19.axb4 axb4 20.Rfd1 d4 21.Bf5 Ne5 22.Bxh7+ Kg7 23.Nxe5 fxe5 24.Bf5 Rc6 25.Qe4 Rh8 26.Qxe5+ Bf6 27.Qe4 Re8 28.Qg4+ Kf8 29.Be4 c4 30.Bxc6 Bxc6 31.Qh5 Re5 32.Qh6+ Ke7 33.e4 d3 34.Qe3 Bxe4 35.Nb6 Bb7 36.Qf4 Qxb6 37.Qxc4 Re2 38.Rf1 0-1 [Event "Corus A"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2010.01.27"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Ivanchuk,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2788"] [BlackElo "2749"] [ECO "D37"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.e4 Bb4 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bxf6 Qxf6 8.Bxc4 c5 9.O-O O-O 10.e5 Qd8 11.Qe2 cxd4 12.Rad1 Bd7 13.Ne4 Nc6 14.Ng3 Qc7 15.Bd3 Ne7 16.Rc1 Bc6 17.Nxd4 Rad8 18.Rc4 Qb6 19.Qg4 Bc5 20.Nh5 g6 21.Bxg6 Nxg6 22.Nxe6 Be7 23.Nxd8 Qxd8 24.e6 Qd5 25.exf7+ Kh7 26.Qxg6+ Kxg6 27.Nf4+ Kxf7 28.Nxd5 Bxd5 29.Rc7 Kf6 30.Re1 Bb4 31.Rd1 Bc6 32.Rd4 Re8 33.h4 Re1+ 34.Kh2 Bc5 35.Rd2 a5 36.Rc8 a4 37.Rg8 Re4 38.Kh3 Re1 39.Kh2 Re4 40.Kh3 Re1 1/2-1/2 [Event "Corus A"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2010.01.29"] [Round "11"] [White "Shirov,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2723"] [BlackElo "2788"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.O-O Be7 8.c4 Nb4 9.Be2 O-O 10.Nc3 Bf5 11.a3 Nxc3 12.bxc3 Nc6 13.Re1 Re8 14.cxd5 Qxd5 15.Bf4 Rac8 16.h3 Be4 17.Nd2 Bxg2 18.Bg4 Bh1 19.f3 Bh4 20.Re4 f5 21.Kxh1 fxg4 22.hxg4 Qf7 23.Qb3 Ne7 24.Qxf7+ Kxf7 25.c4 Ng6 26.Bh2 Bf6 27.Rb1 b6 28.d5 Be5 29.f4 Bd6 30.a4 h6 31.Rbe1 Nf8 32.f5 Nd7 33.Bxd6 cxd6 34.Re6 Ne5 35.c5 Nd3 36.cxd6 Nxe1 37.d7 Rcd8 38.dxe8=Q+ Rxe8 39.Nc4 Rxe6 40.fxe6+ Ke7 41.Ne5 Kd6 42.Nc4+ Ke7 43.Ne5 Kd6 44.Kh2 Nc2 45.Nc4+ Ke7 46.Kg3 Nb4 47.Ne3 Nxd5 48.Nxd5+ Kxe6 49.Nc3 a6 50.Kf4 b5 51.axb5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Corus A"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2010.01.30"] [Round "12"] [White "Anand,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2790"] [BlackElo "2788"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.O-O Be7 8.c4 Nb4 9.Be2 O-O 10.Nc3 Bf5 11.a3 Nxc3 12.bxc3 Nc6 13.Re1 Re8 14.cxd5 Qxd5 15.Bf4 Rac8 16.h3 Be4 17.Qc1 Na5 18.Qe3 Bf8 19.c4 Qd8 20.Ne5 Bf5 21.Qc3 b6 22.Rad1 Qf6 23.Qg3 Nc6 24.Ng4 Qg6 25.d5 Na5 26.Bxc7 Bc2 27.Rc1 Nb3 28.Rxc2 Qxc2 29.Nh6+ Kh8 30.Nxf7+ Kg8 31.Nh6+ Kh8 32.Nf7+ Kg8 33.Nh6+ Kh8 34.Be5 Qg6 35.Bg4 Rxc4 36.Qxb3 Rxe5 37.Rxe5 Rc1+ 38.Kh2 Bd6 39.f4 Bxe5 40.fxe5 gxh6 41.Qe3 Qb1 42.d6 Rh1+ 43.Kg3 Re1 44.Qf4 Rf1 45.Bf3 1-0 [Event "Corus A"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2010.01.31"] [Round "13"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Karjakin,Sergey"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2788"] [BlackElo "2720"] [ECO "E15"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.Qa4 Bb7 6.Bg2 c5 7.dxc5 bxc5 8.O-O Be7 9.Nc3 O-O 10.Rd1 Qb6 11.Bf4 Rd8 12.Rd2 d6 13.Rad1 Ne8 14.g4 Nc6 15.Bg3 Rab8 16.b3 Nb4 17.h3 h6 18.Qa3 Nf6 19.Ne1 Bxg2 20.Nxg2 Rb7 21.Qa4 1/2-1/2 [Event "19th Amber Rapid"] [Site "Nice FRA"] [Date "2010.03.13"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Grischuk,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2790"] [BlackElo "2756"] [ECO "D38"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Bg5 Nbd7 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Qc2 c5 8.e3 Qa5 9.Bd3 c4 10.Bf5 O-O 11.O-O Re8 12.Nd2 g6 13.Bxd7 Nxd7 14.e4 Bxc3 15.Qxc3 Qxc3 16.bxc3 dxe4 17.Nxc4 Nb6 18.Nd2 Bd7 19.c4 Rac8 20.Rfc1 Na4 21.Rab1 b6 22.Nf1 Kg7 23.h4 h6 24.Bf4 f6 25.Ne3 g5 26.hxg5 hxg5 27.Bd6 f5 28.c5 Kf7 29.Nd5 Re6 30.Nc7 Rh6 31.Be5 bxc5 32.dxc5 Bc6 33.Rc4 Rd8 34.Rd4 Rxd4 35.Bxd4 Rg6 36.Nb5 Bxb5 37.Rxb5 Ra6 38.c6 Rxc6 39.Rxf5+ Kg6 40.Ra5 Nc3 41.Be3 Ne2+ 42.Kf1 Nf4 43.g3 Ne6 44.Rxa7 g4 45.a4 Nc7 46.Ra5 Rc4 47.Rc5 Rxc5 48.Bxc5 Kf5 49.a5 Ke6 50.Ke2 Kd5 51.Bb6 Ne6 52.a6 Kc6 53.a7 Kb7 54.Ke3 Ng5 55.Kf4 Nf3 56.Kxg4 1-0 [Event "19th Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Nice FRA"] [Date "2010.03.13"] [Round "1"] [White "Grischuk,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2756"] [BlackElo "2790"] [ECO "D38"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 Nbd7 7.Qc2 O-O 8.a3 Bxc3+ 9.Qxc3 h6 10.Bh4 c5 11.Nd2 c4 12.g4 b5 13.Bg2 Nb6 14.h3 Re8 15.e3 a5 16.O-O Qd6 17.Qc2 Bd7 18.Rfe1 Rac8 19.Bg3 Qc6 20.Be5 b4 21.axb4 axb4 22.e4 c3 23.exd5 Nfxd5 24.bxc3 bxc3 25.Ne4 Qg6 26.Qb3 c2 27.Nc5 Rxe5 28.Rxe5 Nf4 29.Rc1 Bc6 30.Qxb6 Nxg2 31.Qa6 Ra8 32.Qd3 Nh4 33.Re3 Qg5 34.Ne4 Nf3+ 35.Kg2 Qf4 36.d5 Ne5 37.Qxc2 Bxd5 38.Rd1 Nxg4 39.hxg4 Qxg4+ 40.Kf1 Ra2 41.Qd3 Qh4 42.Nf6+ gxf6 43.Rg3+ 1-0 [Event "19th Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Nice FRA"] [Date "2010.03.14"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Dominguez Perez,L"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2790"] [BlackElo "2713"] [ECO "E60"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.f3 Nc6 4.Nc3 d5 5.Bg5 Bg7 6.e3 e6 7.cxd5 exd5 8.Bb5 O-O 9.Nge2 h6 10.Bh4 Ne7 11.g4 b6 12.Qd2 c5 13.Bg3 a6 14.Ba4 Bd7 15.Bb3 Bb5 16.Nf4 cxd4 17.exd4 Nc6 18.O-O-O Na5 19.h4 Rc8 20.Kb1 Nxb3 21.axb3 Bd7 22.h5 g5 23.Nd3 Nh7 24.Rhe1 f5 25.Nxd5 Rf7 26.Ne5 fxg4 27.Nxf7 Bf5+ 28.Ka1 Qxd5 29.Nd6 Rc2 30.Nxf5 Qxb3 31.Qxc2 Qxc2 32.fxg4 Nf6 33.Rc1 Qa4+ 34.Kb1 Nd5 35.Be5 Nb4 36.Rc8+ Kh7 37.Bxg7 Qa2+ 38.Kc1 Qa1+ 39.Kd2 Qxb2+ 40.Ke3 Nd5+ 41.Kf3 Qb3+ 42.Kf2 1-0 [Event "19th Amber Rapid"] [Site "Nice FRA"] [Date "2010.03.14"] [Round "2"] [White "Dominguez Perez,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2713"] [BlackElo "2790"] [ECO "B07"] 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Be3 a6 5.Qd2 b5 6.Bd3 Bb7 7.a3 Nbd7 8.Nf3 e5 9.O-O exd4 10.Bxd4 Bg7 11.a4 b4 12.Nd5 c5 13.Bxf6 Nxf6 14.Nxf6+ Qxf6 15.e5 dxe5 16.Nxe5 O-O 17.f4 Qd6 18.Qe3 Rae8 19.Rad1 Qd5 20.Qf2 Bxe5 21.fxe5 Qxe5 22.Bc4 Re7 23.Rde1 Qd6 24.Rxe7 Qxe7 25.Qf6 Qxf6 26.Rxf6 a5 27.Rb6 Be4 28.Rb5 Rd8 29.Bd3 Bxd3 30.cxd3 Rxd3 31.Rxc5 Rd1+ 32.Kf2 Rd2+ 33.Kf3 Rxb2 34.Rxa5 Ra2 35.Ra8+ Kg7 36.a5 g5 37.Rb8 Ra4 38.g4 h5 39.h3 h4 40.Kg2 Kf6 41.Rb5 Ra2+ 42.Kg1 b3 43.Rxb3 Rxa5 44.Rf3+ Ke6 45.Kg2 Ra2+ 46.Kg1 f6 47.Rf5 Re2 48.Rf3 Re4 49.Kg2 Rf4 50.Re3+ Kd5 51.Ra3 Rb4 52.Rf3 Rb2+ 53.Kg1 Rb6 54.Kg2 Ke4 55.Rf2 Rc6 56.Kh2 Ke3 57.Kg2 Re6 58.Rf3+ Kd2 59.Rf5 Re2+ 60.Kg1 Re3 61.Kg2 Re6 62.Rd5+ Ke1 63.Rf5 Re2+ 64.Kg1 Re3 65.Kg2 Re6 66.Rf1+ Kd2 67.Rf5 Kd3 68.Rd5+ Ke4 69.Rf5 Rd6 70.Rf2 Ke3 71.Rf3+ Kd4 72.Rf5 Ke4 73.Rf2 Ke5 74.Rf5+ Ke6 75.Rf3 Rd2+ 76.Kg1 Rd5 77.Kg2 f5 78.gxf5+ Rxf5 79.Rxf5 Kxf5 80.Kf3 Ke5 81.Ke3 Kf6 82.Kf2 Ke6 83.Ke2 Kf7 84.Kf3 Kf6 85.Kf2 Kg6 86.Kg2 Kg7 87.Kg1 Kf6 88.Kf2 1/2-1/2 [Event "19th Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Nice FRA"] [Date "2010.03.15"] [Round "3"] [White "Gashimov,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2740"] [BlackElo "2790"] [ECO "B00"] 1.e4 d6 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bc4 c6 4.Bb3 e5 5.Nf3 Be7 6.d4 Nbd7 7.O-O O-O 8.Re1 h6 9.h3 Re8 10.Be3 Bf8 11.a4 exd4 12.Bxd4 b6 13.Qd3 Qc7 14.Nh4 Nc5 15.Bxc5 bxc5 16.Ng6 Be6 17.Nxf8 Bxb3 18.cxb3 Kxf8 19.Rad1 Rad8 20.Qc4 Nd7 21.Ne2 Rb8 22.Ng3 Rb4 23.Qc3 Nf6 24.Nf5 Rbxe4 25.Rxe4 Rxe4 26.Nxd6 Re2 27.Nf5 Re5 28.g4 Kg8 29.Re1 Rxe1+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "19th Amber Rapid"] [Site "Nice FRA"] [Date "2010.03.15"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Gashimov,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2790"] [BlackElo "2740"] [ECO "D15"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 a6 5.a4 e6 6.Bf4 Bb4 7.e3 c5 8.Bd3 cxd4 9.exd4 dxc4 10.Bxc4 Nd5 11.Bd2 Nc6 12.O-O O-O 13.Re1 Be7 14.a5 b5 15.Nxd5 exd5 16.Bd3 g6 17.h3 Bf6 18.Bh6 Re8 19.Rxe8+ Qxe8 20.Qd2 Be6 21.Qf4 Qd8 22.Re1 Bh8 23.Ng5 Qe7 24.Nxe6 fxe6 25.Rc1 Nxd4 26.Rc7 Qe8 27.Qd6 Bf6 28.Bf4 Qd8 29.Qb6 e5 30.Bh6 e4 31.Qb7 Ne6 32.Rd7 Qe8 33.Bf1 d4 34.Qxe4 Qxd7 35.Qxa8+ Kf7 36.Qxa6 d3 37.Bd2 Bg5 38.Bxg5 Nxg5 39.Bxd3 Qxd3 40.Qb7+ Kf6 41.a6 Qd1+ 42.Kh2 Qd6+ 43.g3 Qd4 44.Qc6+ Ne6 45.Kg2 b4 46.Qb7 Nc5 47.Qf3+ Kg7 48.a7 Nd3 49.Qb7+ Kh6 50.a8=Q Qxf2+ 51.Kh1 Ne1 52.Qb5 b3 53.Qc4 1-0 [Event "19th Amber Rapid"] [Site "Nice FRA"] [Date "2010.03.16"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Gelfand,B"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2790"] [BlackElo "2750"] [ECO "E15"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 c6 8.Bc3 d5 9.Nbd2 Nbd7 10.Qc2 c5 11.dxc5 bxc5 12.O-O O-O 13.Bb2 Qb6 14.Rfe1 Bb7 15.cxd5 exd5 16.Rad1 Rad8 17.Bh3 Qc6 18.Rc1 Ne4 19.Bg2 f5 20.b4 c4 21.a3 Bf6 22.Nd4 Qb6 23.N2f3 g5 24.e3 g4 25.Nd2 Ne5 26.Re2 Bg7 27.Rd1 Rc8 28.Nf1 Nd3 29.Ba1 Qa6 30.Qa2 Qa4 31.Rc2 Ndxf2 32.Bxe4 fxe4 33.Ne6 Nxd1 34.Bxg7 Rxf1+ 0-1 [Event "19th Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Nice FRA"] [Date "2010.03.16"] [Round "4"] [White "Gelfand,B"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2750"] [BlackElo "2790"] [ECO "E91"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2 O-O 6.Nf3 Bg4 7.Be3 Nfd7 8.Rc1 c5 9.d5 Na6 10.O-O Nc7 11.h3 Bxf3 12.Bxf3 a6 13.a4 Re8 14.Qd2 e6 15.a5 exd5 16.exd5 Qh4 17.Bg4 Rxe3 18.Qxe3 Bd4 19.Qd2 f5 20.Bd1 Nf6 21.Ne2 Ne4 22.Qf4 Qxf4 23.Nxf4 Re8 24.Ba4 Re7 25.Rc2 Ng3 26.Rd1 Re4 27.Nd3 Kf7 28.Re1 h5 29.Kh2 Rxe1 30.Nxe1 Ne4 31.Nd3 h4 32.Re2 Kf6 33.Bd7 Nxd5 34.cxd5 c4 35.Ne1 Bxf2 36.Nf3 g5 37.Nd2 Bg3+ 38.Kg1 Nc5 39.Bc8 c3 40.bxc3 Be5 41.Nc4 1-0 [Event "19th Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Nice FRA"] [Date "2010.03.18"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Ponomariov,R"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2790"] [BlackElo "2737"] [ECO "E60"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.f3 c5 4.d5 b5 5.cxb5 a6 6.e4 Bg7 7.e5 Ng8 8.f4 d6 9.Nf3 Nd7 10.Nc3 dxe5 11.fxe5 Nxe5 12.bxa6 Qa5 13.Nxe5 Bxe5 14.Bb5+ Kf8 15.Qf3 Kg7 16.O-O Bd4+ 17.Be3 Nf6 18.d6 Bf5 19.a4 e5 20.Ne2 Qd8 21.Bxd4 cxd4 22.Qg3 Ng4 23.h3 Ne3 24.Qxe5+ f6 25.Qxd4 Nc2 26.Qc5 Nxa1 27.Rxa1 Qc8 28.b4 Bxh3 29.d7 Bxd7 30.Qe7+ Kh6 31.Bxd7 Qxa6 32.Nd4 Qd3 33.Qxf6 Rhf8 34.Qh4+ Kg7 35.Ne6+ 1-0 [Event "19th Amber Rapid"] [Site "Nice FRA"] [Date "2010.03.18"] [Round "5"] [White "Ponomariov,R"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2737"] [BlackElo "2790"] [ECO "D38"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nf3 d5 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bh4 c5 8.dxc5 O-O 9.Rc1 g5 10.Bg3 Ne4 11.e3 Qa5 12.Be5 Qxa2 13.Bd3 Qxb2 14.Bxe4 dxe4 15.Rc2 Qb3 16.Nd2 Qe6 17.Bd6 Rd8 18.O-O b6 19.Ncxe4 Nd7 20.Qa1 bxc5 21.Rb1 Bxd2 22.Bc7 Qxe4 23.Rxd2 Re8 0-1 [Event "19th Amber Rapid"] [Site "Nice FRA"] [Date "2010.03.19"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Smeets,J"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2790"] [BlackElo "2651"] [ECO "D11"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Qb3 dxc4 5.Qxc4 Bf5 6.g3 e6 7.Bg2 Nbd7 8.O-O Be7 9.e3 O-O 10.Qe2 Rc8 11.Rd1 c5 12.Nc3 Ne4 13.Ne1 Nxc3 14.bxc3 Qa5 15.Bd2 Rc7 16.e4 Bg6 17.Nd3 Qa6 18.Qe3 Nb6 19.Qf3 Nc4 20.Bf4 Rd7 21.h4 h6 22.h5 Bh7 23.Nxc5 Bxc5 24.dxc5 Rxd1+ 25.Rxd1 e5 26.Bc1 Qxa2 27.Bf1 Na5 28.Qd3 Qa4 29.f3 f5 30.Qd5+ Kh8 31.exf5 Bxf5 32.Bxh6 gxh6 33.Qxe5+ Kg8 34.Rd6 Qe8 35.Qf4 Qe1 36.Rxh6 Qxf1+ 37.Kxf1 Bd3+ 38.Kf2 Rxf4 39.gxf4 Nc6 40.Rd6 Bf5 41.Kg3 a5 42.Kh4 a4 43.Kg5 Bb1 44.Rd1 Bc2 45.Rc1 Bd3 46.Ra1 Bc2 47.f5 Ne7 48.Re1 Nxf5 49.Re2 Bd3 50.Rd2 Bb1 51.Rb2 Bd3 52.Rxb7 Ng7 53.c6 1-0 [Event "19th Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Nice FRA"] [Date "2010.03.19"] [Round "6"] [White "Smeets,J"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2651"] [BlackElo "2790"] [ECO "B09"] 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.f4 Bg7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Bd3 Na6 7.O-O c5 8.d5 Rb8 9.Qe1 Nb4 10.Qh4 c4 11.Bxc4 Nxc2 12.Rb1 Ng4 13.Bd3 Qb6+ 14.Kh1 Nce3 15.Re1 h5 16.Re2 f5 17.h3 fxe4 18.hxg4 exd3 19.Bxe3 Qb4 20.a3 Qc4 21.Nd2 Qa6 22.Ree1 Bxg4 23.Qxe7 Rbe8 24.Qh4 Qa5 25.Qf2 Qd8 26.Bxa7 Rxe1+ 27.Rxe1 Rxf4 28.Qe3 Be5 29.Kg1 Bf5 30.Nf3 Rxf3 31.Qxf3 Bh2+ 32.Kf1 d2 33.Rd1 Bg4 34.Qd3 Qf6+ 35.Bf2 Bxd1 36.Nxd1 Bf4 37.Qe4 Kh7 38.Ke2 Be5 39.Qf3 Qg7 40.Nc3 Bd4 41.Kxd2 1-0 [Event "19th Amber Rapid"] [Site "Nice FRA"] [Date "2010.03.20"] [Round "7"] [White "Aronian,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2782"] [BlackElo "2790"] [ECO "E47"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 c5 6.Nf3 b6 7.d5 exd5 8.cxd5 h6 9.e4 Nxe4 10.Bxe4 Bxc3+ 11.bxc3 Re8 12.Nd2 f5 13.O-O fxe4 14.c4 d6 15.Bb2 Qg5 16.f3 Bh3 17.Qe2 e3 18.Ne4 Qg6 19.a4 Nd7 20.Ra3 Ne5 21.Kh1 Nxc4 22.gxh3 Rxe4 23.Rg1 Qh5 24.Rxg7+ Kf8 25.Rh7 Nxb2 26.Rxe3 Rxe3 27.Qxe3 Kg8 28.Rxh6 Qf5 29.Rh4 Nd3 30.Rg4+ Kf7 31.Re4 Qxd5 32.Re7+ Kf8 33.Rh7 Kg8 34.Rc7 Nf2+ 35.Qxf2 Kf8 36.Qe3 Qd1+ 37.Kg2 Qc2+ 38.Kg3 Qg6+ 39.Kh4 Qf6+ 40.Qg5 Qxg5+ 41.Kxg5 d5 42.f4 d4 43.f5 Re8 44.Kf6 d3 45.Rf7+ Kg8 46.Rg7+ Kh8 47.Rd7 c4 48.Kf7 Rc8 49.f6 c3 50.Rd4 Rc7+ 51.Kg6 1-0 [Event "19th Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Nice FRA"] [Date "2010.03.20"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Aronian,L"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2790"] [BlackElo "2782"] [ECO "E10"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.e3 a6 5.Nc3 d5 6.cxd5 exd5 7.g3 Bg4 8.Bg2 cxd4 9.exd4 Bb4 10.O-O O-O 11.h3 Be6 12.Ne5 Bxc3 13.bxc3 Qc8 14.g4 Qxc3 15.Rb1 Nc6 16.Rb3 Qa5 17.Rxb7 Nxe5 18.dxe5 Ne4 19.f4 Nc3 20.Qd2 d4 21.f5 Bc4 22.Re1 Qxa2 23.Rb2 Qa1 24.f6 1-0 [Event "19th Amber Rapid"] [Site "Nice FRA"] [Date "2010.03.21"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Carlsen,M"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2790"] [BlackElo "2813"] [ECO "E97"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.b4 a5 10.Ba3 Nd7 11.bxa5 Rxa5 12.Bb4 Ra8 13.a4 Bh6 14.a5 f5 15.Bd3 Kh8 16.Re1 Nf6 17.c5 fxe4 18.cxd6 cxd6 19.Nxe4 Nxe4 20.Bxe4 Bf5 21.Rb1 Qd7 22.h3 Rac8 23.Qb3 Rf7 24.Bc3 Bxe4 25.Rxe4 Qf5 26.Rbe1 Rc5 27.Bxe5+ dxe5 28.Rxe5 Qf6 29.Re6 Qf4 30.Rxe7 Rxe7 31.Rxe7 Rc1+ 32.Ne1 Bf8 33.Qb2+ Kg8 34.Re8 Rd1 35.Qxb7 Qf7 36.Qc8 Kg7 37.Qc3+ Kg8 38.Re5 Qf4 39.Qb3 Bc5 40.d6+ Kg7 41.Re7+ Kh6 42.Qc2 Rc1 43.Re4 Rxc2 44.Rxf4 Rc1 45.Kf1 Bxd6 46.Ra4 Bc5 47.Ke2 Ba7 48.Ra2 Kg5 49.Nd3 Rc4 50.Rb2 Ra4 51.Rb5+ Kf6 52.Nb4 Ke6 53.f4 Kd6 54.g4 Ra3 55.Nd3 Ra2+ 56.Kf3 Ra3 57.Ke2 Ra2+ 58.Ke1 Bd4 59.f5 gxf5 60.Rxf5 Rxa5 61.Rxa5 Bc3+ 62.Ke2 Bxa5 63.Kf3 Ke6 64.Ke4 Kf6 65.h4 Bc7 66.Nf4 Ba5 67.g5+ Kf7 68.Kf5 Bd2 69.Nd5 Kg7 70.h5 Kf7 71.Nf6 Kg7 72.Ne4 Bc1 73.Nf6 Bd2 74.Ne8+ Kg8 75.Kf6 Bf4 76.Kf5 Bc1 77.Nc7 Kf7 78.Nd5 Kg7 79.Nc3 Be3 80.Ne4 Bc1 81.h6+ Kh8 82.Ke6 Kg8 83.Ke7 Bxg5+ 84.Nxg5 Kh8 85.Kf6 Kg8 86.Nf7 Kf8 87.Ne5 Kg8 88.Ke7 Kh8 89.Ke6 Kg8 90.Nf7 Kf8 1/2-1/2 [Event "19th Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Nice FRA"] [Date "2010.03.21"] [Round "8"] [White "Carlsen,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2813"] [BlackElo "2790"] [ECO "D37"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.e4 Bb4 6.Bxc4 Nxe4 7.O-O Nxc3 8.bxc3 Be7 9.Ne5 O-O 10.Qg4 Nc6 11.Bh6 Bf6 12.Rad1 Ne7 13.Bc1 c5 14.Ba3 Qc7 15.Qh5 Bxe5 16.dxe5 b6 17.Bd3 Ng6 18.Bc1 Bb7 19.Bg5 h6 20.Bc1 Nxe5 21.Rfe1 f6 22.f4 Nxd3 23.Rxd3 Rad8 24.Rg3 Rd5 25.Qxh6 Qd7 26.h3 Rf7 27.Kh2 Rd1 28.Rxd1 Qxd1 29.f5 e5 30.Be3 Qe2 31.Qg6 Bxg2 32.Rxg2 Qxe3 33.h4 Qf4+ 34.Kh3 e4 35.h5 e3 36.h6 Re7 37.Qh5 e2 38.Rxe2 Qf1+ 39.Rg2 Qh1+ 0-1 [Event "19th Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Nice FRA"] [Date "2010.03.23"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Svidler,P"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2790"] [BlackElo "2750"] [ECO "D80"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.e3 Bg7 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Nxd5 Qxd5 7.Ne2 O-O 8.Nc3 Qd6 9.Be2 c6 10.O-O Nd7 11.Qc2 e5 12.dxe5 Qxe5 13.e4 Nf6 14.Be3 Ng4 15.Bxg4 Bxg4 16.h3 Bd7 17.Rad1 Qe7 18.Bd4 Rfd8 19.Bxg7 Kxg7 20.Rd3 Be6 21.Rfd1 a5 22.b3 Rxd3 23.Qxd3 b5 24.Ne2 Kg8 25.Nf4 a4 26.e5 axb3 27.axb3 Re8 28.Qc3 c5 29.g3 b4 30.Qe3 c4 31.bxc4 1/2-1/2 [Event "19th Amber Rapid"] [Site "Nice FRA"] [Date "2010.03.23"] [Round "9"] [White "Svidler,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2750"] [BlackElo "2790"] [ECO "D38"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 Nbd7 7.e3 c5 8.Qc2 Qa5 9.Bd3 c4 10.Bf5 O-O 11.O-O Re8 12.Nd2 g6 13.Bh3 Kg7 14.Rae1 Nb6 15.Bxc8 Raxc8 16.Bxf6+ Kxf6 17.f4 Bxc3 18.bxc3 Na4 19.f5 Kg7 20.f6+ Kg8 21.Nb1 Re4 22.Rf3 Rce8 23.Qf2 b5 24.Qd2 Qb6 25.h3 h6 26.a3 Kh7 27.Qf2 a5 28.Kh1 Qd6 29.Kg1 R4e6 30.Kh1 b4 31.axb4 axb4 32.cxb4 Qxb4 33.Nd2 Nb2 34.Rb1 c3 35.Nf1 Qc4 36.Qc2 Nd3 37.Kg1 Ra8 38.Rb7 Kg8 39.Nd2 cxd2 40.Qxd2 Ra1+ 41.Kh2 Qc8 42.Re7 Qb8+ 43.g3 Qb1 0-1 [Event "19th Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Nice FRA"] [Date "2010.03.24"] [Round "10"] [White "Ivanchuk,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2748"] [BlackElo "2790"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.O-O Be7 8.c4 Nb4 9.Be2 O-O 10.Nc3 Bf5 11.a3 Nxc3 12.bxc3 Nc6 13.Re1 Re8 14.cxd5 Qxd5 15.Bf4 Rac8 16.h3 h6 17.g4 Bg6 18.Bd3 Bxd3 19.Qxd3 Bd6 20.c4 Qa5 21.Be3 Rcd8 22.Qc2 Bf8 23.Kg2 Qa6 24.a4 Nb4 25.Qb3 Qg6 26.Rad1 Nc2 27.Re2 Nxe3+ 28.fxe3 b6 29.Qb1 Qc6 30.Qb5 Qb7 31.d5 a6 32.Qb3 c6 33.e4 cxd5 34.cxd5 Rc8 35.e5 b5 36.axb5 axb5 37.d6 Rc4 38.Qd3 Qd7 39.Qf5 Rd8 40.Qxd7 Rxd7 41.e6 Rxd6 42.Rxd6 Bxd6 43.e7 Bxe7 44.Rxe7 b4 45.Rb7 Re4 46.Kf2 g5 47.Kg3 Kg7 48.Rb6 f6 49.h4 h5 50.gxh5 gxh4+ 51.Nxh4 Re5 52.Rb7+ Kh6 53.Kf4 Rc5 54.Nf5+ Kxh5 55.Rxb4 Kg6 56.Nh4+ Kh5 57.Nf5 Kg6 58.Ne3 Ra5 59.Rb6 Ra4+ 60.Kf3 Rd4 61.Ng2 Ra4 62.Nf4+ Kg5 63.Rb5+ f5 64.Ng2 Ra8 65.Ne3 Rf8 66.Rb7 Rf6 67.Rb8 Ra6 68.Rd8 Rh6 69.Rd5 Rf6 70.Kg3 Rf8 71.Ra5 Rf7 72.Ng2 Rb7 73.Nh4 Rb3+ 74.Nf3+ Kg6 75.Ra6+ Kh5 76.Rf6 Rb5 77.Rf8 Kg6 78.Nd4 Re5 79.Kf3 Re7 80.Ra8 Kg5 81.Ra6 Re1 82.Ra5 Kg6 83.Nxf5 Rf1+ 84.Ke4 Re1+ 85.Ne3 Kf6 86.Ra6+ Ke7 87.Kd4 Kd7 88.Nf5 Rd1+ 89.Ke5 Re1+ 90.Kd5 Rd1+ 91.Nd4 Ke7 92.Rb6 Kf7 93.Rc6 Ke7 94.Re6+ Kf7 95.Re4 Kf6 96.Kd6 Rd3 97.Rg4 Rd1 98.Kd5 Rf1 99.Rg2 Rd1 100.Rf2+ Ke7 101.Ke5 Re1+ 102.Ne2 Kd7 103.Kd5 Rd1+ 104.Nd4 Ke7 105.Rf4 Ke8 106.Kd6 Rd3 107.Rh4 Kf7 108.Ke5 Rd1 109.Nf3 Rf1 110.Rh7+ Kg6 111.Rh3 Kf7 112.Kf5 Ke7 1/2-1/2 [Event "19th Amber Rapid"] [Site "Nice FRA"] [Date "2010.03.24"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Ivanchuk,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2790"] [BlackElo "2748"] [ECO "D37"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 Nbd7 7.c5 c6 8.Bd3 b6 9.b4 a5 10.a3 Ba6 11.O-O Qc8 12.h3 Qb7 13.Rb1 axb4 14.axb4 Rfc8 15.b5 cxb5 16.Nxb5 Ne4 17.Ne5 Nxe5 18.Bxe5 bxc5 19.Qg4 Nf6 20.Bxf6 Bxf6 21.Nd6 Qc7 22.Bxa6 Qxd6 23.Bxc8 Rxc8 24.dxc5 Qxc5 25.Rb7 g6 26.Rfb1 h5 27.Qf4 Qc3 28.Qa4 Be5 29.g4 hxg4 30.hxg4 Qc4 31.R7b4 Qe2 32.Qd1 Qxd1+ 33.Rxd1 g5 34.Kg2 Kg7 35.Rb5 Rc4 36.Kf3 Kg6 37.Rd2 f5 38.gxf5+ Kxf5 39.Ra2 Rh4 40.Ra8 g4+ 41.Ke2 Rh2 42.Rf8+ Ke4 43.Rb6 g3 44.Rxe6 Rxf2+ 45.Rxf2 gxf2 46.Kxf2 d4 1/2-1/2 [Event "19th Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Nice FRA"] [Date "2010.03.25"] [Round "11"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Karjakin,Sergey"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2790"] [BlackElo "2725"] [ECO "E15"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.Qa4 Bb7 6.Bg2 c5 7.dxc5 bxc5 8.O-O Be7 9.Nc3 O-O 10.Rd1 Qb6 11.Bf4 Rd8 12.Rd2 d6 13.Rad1 Ne8 14.Nb5 Na6 15.Bg5 Bxg5 16.Nxg5 Bxg2 17.Kxg2 Nac7 18.Qc2 g6 19.Nc3 Nf6 20.Qd3 Nce8 21.Qf3 Rab8 22.Nce4 Qb7 23.b3 Nxe4 24.Nxe4 Qc7 25.Qf4 e5 26.Qh4 Kg7 27.f3 Rd7 28.Rd5 Rbd8 29.Qh3 Re7 30.g4 h6 31.Qh4 a5 32.g5 hxg5 33.Qxg5 f6 34.Qd2 Ra8 35.Nxd6 Nxd6 36.Rxd6 a4 37.Qd5 Rb8 38.Rc6 Qa7 39.Qd6 Rf7 40.Ra6 Qb7 41.Rxa4 e4 42.Qd5 exf3+ 43.Qxf3 Qe7 44.Ra6 Re8 45.Rd2 Qe5 46.Rad6 Qg5+ 47.Qg3 Qf5 48.R6d5 Re5 49.h3 Qb1 50.Rxe5 fxe5 51.Kh2 e4 52.Rd6 e3 53.Qe5+ Kh7 54.Rf6 Rxf6 55.Qxf6 Qxa2 56.Qe7+ Kh6 57.Qxe3+ Kh7 58.Kg3 Qb2 59.Qe7+ Kh6 60.Kf3 Qa3 61.Qe3+ Kh7 62.h4 Qa8+ 63.Qe4 Qa3 64.h5 Qxb3+ 65.Kg4 Qd1 66.Qxg6+ Kh8 67.Qf6+ Kh7 68.Qe7+ Kh6 69.Qe3+ Kg7 70.h6+ Kf7 71.Qf3+ Ke7 72.Qb7+ Kf6 73.Qc6+ Ke7 74.Qxc5+ Ke8 75.Qe5+ Kf8 76.h7 1-0 [Event "19th Amber Rapid"] [Site "Nice FRA"] [Date "2010.03.25"] [Round "11"] [White "Karjakin,Sergey"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2725"] [BlackElo "2790"] [ECO "B09"] 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.f4 Bg7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Bd3 Na6 7.O-O c5 8.d5 Rb8 9.h3 Nc7 10.a4 a6 11.a5 b5 12.axb6 Rxb6 13.Na4 Rb8 14.c4 e6 15.Qc2 exd5 16.exd5 Nfxd5 17.cxd5 Nxd5 18.Qf2 Rb4 19.f5 Nf4 20.Bc2 Re8 21.Nc3 Bb7 22.Ra4 Bxc3 23.Bxf4 Rxb2 24.Bc1 Rb4 25.Rxb4 cxb4 26.fxg6 hxg6 27.Ng5 f5 28.Bxf5 Qf6 29.Be6+ Kg7 30.Qe2 Qd4+ 31.Be3 Qe5 32.Rf7+ Kg8 33.Rxb7+ 1-0 [Event "Presidents Cup"] [Site "Baku AZE"] [Date "2010.04.29"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Mamedov,Rau"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2790"] [BlackElo "2639"] [ECO "A04"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.g3 Bg7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O d5 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Qa4 Nb6 9.Qa3 Na6 10.d3 Nb4 11.Ne1 a5 12.Be3 Bd4 13.Bh6 Re8 14.Rc1 Bh8 15.Ne4 Qd4 16.Rc3 Bg4 17.Nf3 Bxf3 18.Bxf3 N6d5 19.Rxc5 Qxb2 20.Qxb2 Bxb2 21.Rb1 Bd4 22.Rc4 Ba7 23.a3 Nc6 24.Nd2 e6 25.Rxb7 Ne5 26.Rc2 Nxf3+ 27.Nxf3 Reb8 28.Rxb8+ Rxb8 29.Ne5 f6 30.Nc6 Rb1+ 31.Kg2 Bb6 32.e4 Nc7 33.Ne7+ Kf7 34.Nc8 Ne8 35.Nxb6 Rxb6 36.Rc5 g5 37.Rxa5 Rb3 38.Ra7+ Kg6 39.Bf8 Rxd3 40.Re7 Rd8 41.a4 Ra8 42.a5 g4 43.a6 1-0 [Event "Presidents Cup"] [Site "Baku AZE"] [Date "2010.04.29"] [Round "2"] [White "Mamedyarov,S"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2760"] [BlackElo "2790"] [ECO "D38"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Qa4+ Nc6 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bxf6 Qxf6 9.e3 O-O 10.Rc1 Rd8 11.Be2 Bf8 12.O-O Ne7 13.b4 Ng6 14.b5 Bg4 15.Qb3 c6 16.Nd2 Bf5 17.Na4 Nh4 18.Rc3 Rd6 19.g3 cxb5 20.Qxb5 b6 21.Rfc1 Bd7 22.Qa6 Qf5 23.Nb2 Rf6 24.Nd3 Re8 25.Nf4 Bd6 26.Bd3 Qg4 27.Be2 Qf5 28.Bd3 Qg4 29.h3 Qg5 30.Qb7 Rd8 31.Qxd5 Bf5 32.Ne4 Nf3+ 33.Kg2 Nh4+ 34.Kh1 Bxe4+ 35.Qxe4 Ng6 36.Rc8 Rf8 37.Rxf8+ Bxf8 38.Rc8 Qa5 39.Qe8 Qe1+ 40.Kg2 Nxf4+ 41.gxf4 Qb4 42.f5 b5 43.Bc2 a5 44.e4 a4 45.e5 Rb6 46.e6 Rb7 47.Be4 Ra7 48.exf7+ 1-0 [Event "Presidents Cup"] [Site "Baku AZE"] [Date "2010.04.30"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Polgar,Ju"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2790"] [BlackElo "2682"] [ECO "A35"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 c5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.e3 e6 5.d4 d5 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Bb5 Bd6 8.dxc5 Bxc5 9.O-O O-O 10.b3 Bg4 11.Bb2 Bd6 12.h3 Bh5 13.Be2 a6 14.Nh4 Bxe2 15.Nxe2 Re8 16.Rc1 Ne4 17.Nf5 Be5 18.Bxe5 Rxe5 19.Nfd4 Qd7 20.Nf4 Rae8 21.Nxc6 bxc6 22.Qc2 c5 23.Rfd1 d4 24.exd4 cxd4 25.Qb2 Qf5 26.Nd3 Rd5 27.Nb4 Rd6 28.Rxd4 Rg6 29.Nc6 h6 30.Rd8 Qe6 31.Rxe8+ Qxe8 32.Qe5 Re6 33.Qb8 Qxb8 34.Nxb8 Rd6 35.Rc2 f5 36.g3 Kf7 37.Kg2 a5 38.Nc6 Rd5 39.a3 g5 40.b4 axb4 41.axb4 h5 42.f3 Nd6 43.Kf2 g4 44.hxg4 hxg4 45.fxg4 fxg4 46.Ke3 Rf5 47.Nd4 Re5+ 48.Kd3 Re1 49.Rf2+ Kg6 50.Re2 Rd1+ 51.Kc3 Kf7 52.Rf2+ Kg6 53.Rf4 Kg5 54.Ne6+ Kh5 55.Nd4 Kg5 56.Ne2 Re1 57.Kd2 Rb1 58.Rd4 Nf5 59.Re4 Nd6 60.Rd4 Nf5 61.Rd5 Rxb4 62.Kc3 Re4 63.Nd4 Rxd4 64.Rxd4 Nxd4 65.Kxd4 Kf5 66.Kd5 Kf6 67.Ke4 Ke6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Presidents Cup"] [Site "Baku AZE"] [Date "2010.04.30"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Guseinov,G"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2790"] [BlackElo "2609"] [ECO "E90"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.h3 c5 7.d5 e6 8.Bd3 exd5 9.exd5 Re8+ 10.Be3 Bh6 11.O-O Bxe3 12.fxe3 Nbd7 13.Qd2 Qe7 14.e4 Ne5 15.Nxe5 Qxe5 16.Qf2 Kg7 17.Rae1 Rf8 18.Re3 Nd7 19.Nb5 Qe7 20.b4 b6 21.bxc5 bxc5 22.Rf3 Ne5 23.Rf6 Nxd3 24.Qe3 Ne5 25.Nxd6 Kg8 26.Qxc5 Ba6 27.Qa3 Nxc4 28.Qxa6 Nxd6 29.Rxd6 Qxe4 30.Rd7 Rab8 31.Qf6 Rb1 32.Kh2 Rxf1 33.Qxf1 Qe5+ 34.Kh1 a5 35.a4 h5 36.Qd1 Re8 37.d6 Qe1+ 38.Qxe1 Rxe1+ 39.Kh2 h4 40.Ra7 Rd1 41.Rxa5 Rxd6 42.Rb5 Rd1 43.Rb4 g5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Presidents Cup"] [Site "Baku AZE"] [Date "2010.04.30"] [Round "5"] [White "Kamsky,G"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2702"] [BlackElo "2790"] [ECO "A45"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.a4 Bb7 5.axb5 Nxd5 6.Bg3 g6 7.e4 Nb6 8.Nd2 Bg7 9.c3 O-O 10.Ngf3 d6 11.Bd3 a6 12.O-O axb5 13.Rxa8 Nxa8 14.Bxb5 Qb6 15.Qe2 Bc6 16.Bxc6 Nxc6 17.Rb1 Nc7 18.h4 Ra8 19.Qc4 Qb5 20.Qxb5 Nxb5 21.Bf4 f5 22.g3 Ra4 23.exf5 gxf5 24.Nf1 e5 25.Bd2 d5 26.Ne3 Ne7 27.c4 dxc4 28.b3 cxb3 29.Rxb3 Nd4 30.Rb8+ Kf7 31.Ng5+ Kg6 32.Rb6+ Bf6 33.Kg2 Nec6 34.Nd5 Bd8 35.Rb1 h6 36.h5+ Kxh5 37.Nf7 Bg5 38.Bxg5 hxg5 39.Nd6 g4 40.Rc1 Nb4 41.Ne3 Kg6 42.Rxc5 Nd3 43.Rc8 Ne1+ 44.Kh1 Ra1 45.Nf1 Nd3 46.Kg2 Ra2 47.Ne3 Rxf2+ 48.Kh1 Nf3 49.Ndxf5 Rh2+ 0-1 [Event "Presidents Cup"] [Site "Baku AZE"] [Date "2010.05.01"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Radjabov,T"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2790"] [BlackElo "2740"] [ECO "E91"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 Na6 7.O-O e5 8.Be3 c6 9.d5 Ng4 10.Bg5 f6 11.Bh4 c5 12.a3 Bd7 13.Ne1 Nh6 14.f3 Nf7 15.Nd3 Qe7 16.b4 Rfc8 17.Qb3 b6 18.Bf2 f5 19.a4 cxb4 20.Nxb4 Nc5 21.Qb1 Nd8 22.a5 bxa5 23.Rxa5 Ndb7 24.Ra2 Qf8 25.Na6 Nxa6 26.Qxb7 Nc7 27.Bxa7 Bh6 28.Kh1 Qd8 29.c5 dxc5 30.d6 Be6 31.Bb6 1-0 [Event "Presidents Cup"] [Site "Baku AZE"] [Date "2010.05.01"] [Round "7"] [White "Sutovsky,E"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2650"] [BlackElo "2790"] [ECO "C48"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.Nc3 Nd4 5.Bc4 Bc5 6.Nxe5 Qe7 7.Nf3 d5 8.Bxd5 Bg4 9.d3 O-O-O 10.Bg5 Bh5 11.Kf1 c6 12.Bc4 h6 13.Bh4 g5 14.Bg3 b5 15.Bb3 b4 16.Na4 Nxe4 17.Qe1 Bxf3 18.dxe4 Be2+ 19.Kg1 Bb5 20.c4 Bxa4 21.Bxa4 h5 22.h4 Rhg8 23.Bd1 f5 24.hxg5 Rxg5 25.Bh4 Rdg8 26.Kf1 f4 27.Bf3 Qe5 28.Bxg5 Rxg5 29.Qd1 Kb7 30.Rxh5 Rxh5 31.Bxh5 Kb6 32.Qg4 Qxe4 33.Re1 Qd3+ 34.Kg1 Qd2 35.Rd1 Qxb2 36.Qxf4 Ne6 37.Qd2 Qf6 38.Rb1 a5 39.a3 Qf5 40.Rb2 Qxh5 41.axb4 axb4 42.Rxb4+ Kc7 43.Rb1 Nd4 44.Qf4+ Bd6 45.Qxd4 Qh2+ 46.Kf1 Qh1+ 47.Ke2 Qxb1 48.Qg7+ Kc8 49.Qg8+ Kb7 50.Qg7+ Bc7 51.Qf7 Qe4+ 52.Kf1 Qd3+ 53.Ke1 Kb6 54.c5+ Kb7 55.Qe7 Qd4 56.Ke2 Qg4+ 57.Ke3 Qxg2 58.Qh7 0-1 [Event "Sparkassen GM"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2010.07.15"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Le Quang Liem"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2790"] [BlackElo "2681"] [ECO "D19"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 d5 4.d4 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.e3 e6 7.Bxc4 Bb4 8.O-O O-O 9.Nh4 Nbd7 10.h3 Bg6 11.Nxg6 hxg6 12.Qc2 Qe7 13.Rd1 a5 14.e4 e5 15.d5 Rac8 16.Bg5 Nb6 17.Bf1 cxd5 18.exd5 Nc4 19.Bxc4 Rxc4 20.Qb3 Rfc8 21.Nb5 Qd7 22.d6 Bc5 23.Be3 Rb4 24.Qd3 Rxb2 25.Rac1 b6 26.Bxc5 bxc5 27.Qe3 Rb4 28.Rxc5 Rxc5 29.Qxc5 Rxa4 30.Qxe5 Rc4 31.Nc3 a4 32.Nd5 Nxd5 33.Qxd5 Rc8 34.Qa5 Rc4 35.Qa6 Rb4 36.Kh2 Kh7 37.Qa8 Rf4 38.Rd2 Rf6 39.Qa6 g5 40.Kg1 g6 41.Rd4 Re6 42.Qd3 Kg8 43.Rd5 Kh7 44.Qg3 Kg8 45.Rd1 Rf6 46.Qe5 Re6 47.Qc5 Kh7 48.Rd4 Rf6 49.h4 gxh4 50.Rxh4+ Kg7 51.Rd4 Re6 52.Qc3 f6 53.Qb4 g5 54.Rd1 Kg6 55.Qb1+ Kg7 56.Qd3 Re8 57.Rb1 Ra8 58.Ra1 Rd8 59.Rd1 Qe6 60.Qa6 Rd7 61.Qa5 Kg6 62.Qb4 Kg7 63.Qxa4 Rxd6 64.Rxd6 Qxd6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sparkassen GM"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2010.07.16"] [Round "2"] [White "Ponomariov,R"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2734"] [BlackElo "2790"] [ECO "E00"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Be7 5.Bg2 d5 6.Nf3 O-O 7.O-O c6 8.Qc2 b6 9.Rd1 Ba6 10.Ne5 Qc8 11.Nc3 Nbd7 12.Rac1 Nxe5 13.dxe5 Nd7 14.cxd5 cxd5 15.Bf4 g5 16.Bxd5 exd5 17.Nxd5 Qd8 18.Nc7 Rc8 19.e6 fxe6 20.Qc6 Qe8 21.Qxe6+ Qf7 22.Qxf7+ Kxf7 23.Nxa6 gxf4 24.Rxc8 Rxc8 25.Rxd7 Rc2 26.Nb4 Rxb2 27.Nc6 Rxe2 28.Rxa7 f3 29.h4 h5 30.Rxe7+ Rxe7 31.Nxe7 Kxe7 32.g4 hxg4 33.Kh2 Ke6 34.Kg3 Kf5 35.a4 Ke4 36.Kxg4 1-0 [Event "Sparkassen GM"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2010.07.17"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Leko,P"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2790"] [BlackElo "2734"] [ECO "E06"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O dxc4 7.Ne5 Nc6 8.Bxc6 bxc6 9.Nxc6 Qe8 10.Nxe7+ Qxe7 11.Qa4 e5 12.dxe5 Qxe5 13.Qxc4 Be6 14.Qc2 Bf5 15.Qd2 Rfe8 16.Re1 Bg4 17.Nc3 Ne4 18.Nxe4 Qxe4 19.Qc3 Bxe2 20.Be3 Qf3 21.Rac1 a6 22.Bd4 Qg4 23.Be5 f6 24.Bxc7 Kh8 25.Qc6 Rac8 26.b3 h6 27.Rc4 Qh5 28.Rcc1 Bb5 29.Qd6 Be2 30.h4 Re4 31.Bd8 Rxc1 32.Rxc1 Qg6 33.Ba5 Kh7 34.Re1 Qg4 35.Qd2 Qf3 36.Qc3 Qf5 37.Qd2 Qg4 38.Bc3 Qf3 39.Bxf6 gxf6 40.Qd5 Bd3 41.Qf7+ Kh8 42.Qf8+ Kh7 43.Qf7+ Kh8 44.Rc1 Bc2 45.Qf8+ Kh7 46.Qf7+ Kh8 47.Qf8+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sparkassen GM"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2010.07.18"] [Round "4"] [White "Mamedyarov,S"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2761"] [BlackElo "2790"] [ECO "D37"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Be7 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 Nbd7 7.a3 c5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.Nxd5 exd5 10.dxc5 Nxc5 11.Be5 Bg4 12.Be2 Bxf3 13.Bxf3 Bf6 14.Bxf6 Qxf6 15.O-O Rfd8 16.Rc1 Ne6 17.Qb3 d4 18.Qxb7 Rab8 19.Qxa7 Rxb2 20.Qa6 g6 21.a4 Kg7 22.a5 Qe5 23.Qa7 d3 24.Rb1 Rxb1 25.Rxb1 Ng5 26.Qb6 Nxf3+ 27.gxf3 Qd5 28.Qd4+ Qxd4 29.exd4 Rxd4 30.Rd1 Ra4 31.Rxd3 Rxa5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sparkassen GM"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2010.07.19"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Naiditsch,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2790"] [BlackElo "2684"] [ECO "E04"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 dxc4 5.Bg2 c5 6.O-O Nc6 7.Qa4 Bd7 8.Qxc4 cxd4 9.Nxd4 Rc8 10.Nc3 Nxd4 11.Qxd4 Bc5 12.Qh4 O-O 13.Bxb7 Rb8 14.Bf3 Rb4 15.Qg5 Bd4 16.Qd2 Qc7 17.Nd1 Rfb8 18.a3 Rc4 19.Ne3 Ra4 20.Rb1 e5 21.b4 a5 22.Qc2 Qxc2 23.Nxc2 Bf5 24.Nxd4 Bxb1 25.Nc6 Re8 26.Nxa5 Be4 27.Bb2 Bxf3 28.exf3 e4 29.fxe4 Rxe4 30.Rd1 h5 31.Rd8+ Kh7 32.Kf1 h4 33.f3 Re7 34.g4 Rc7 35.Ke2 Nd7 36.Kd2 f6 37.f4 Nc5 38.Rd4 Kg6 39.Kc3 Kf7 40.f5 Ne4+ 41.Kb3 Nc5+ 42.Ka2 Na6 43.Rc4 Rxc4 44.Nxc4 Nc7 45.Na5 Na6 46.Kb3 Nc5+ 47.Kc4 Ne4 48.Kb5 Nc3+ 49.Bxc3 Rxa3 50.Kc4 Ra2 51.b5 1-0 [Event "Sparkassen GM"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2010.07.21"] [Round "6"] [White "Le Quang Liem"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2681"] [BlackElo "2790"] [ECO "E06"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.g3 Be7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.Qxc4 b5 9.Qc2 Bb7 10.Bd2 Be4 11.Qc1 Bb7 12.Bf4 Nd5 13.Nc3 Nxf4 14.Qxf4 Qd6 15.Ne5 Bxg2 16.Kxg2 Nd7 17.Rac1 Nxe5 18.dxe5 Qb6 19.Ne4 Rad8 20.Rfd1 c5 21.Nd6 c4 22.b3 cxb3 23.axb3 a5 24.Rd3 a4 25.bxa4 bxa4 26.Qxa4 Bxd6 27.Rb3 Qxb3 28.Qxb3 Bxe5 29.h4 g6 30.h5 Bg7 31.Rc5 Rd7 32.Rb5 Rfd8 33.Qf3 Rd5 34.Rxd5 Rxd5 35.hxg6 hxg6 36.Qe4 Bf6 37.Qf3 Bg7 38.Qe4 Bf6 39.Qf3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sparkassen GM"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2010.07.22"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Ponomariov,R"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2790"] [BlackElo "2734"] [ECO "E17"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7 6.O-O O-O 7.Re1 a5 8.a3 Na6 9.Nc3 Ne4 10.Qc2 Nxc3 11.Qxc3 f5 12.Bf4 Bf6 13.Rad1 Nc5 14.Be5 Ne4 15.Qc2 d6 16.Nd2 Bg5 17.Bf4 Bxf4 18.gxf4 Qh4 19.Nxe4 Bxe4 20.Bxe4 fxe4 21.Qxe4 Rae8 22.e3 e5 23.dxe5 dxe5 24.Qd5+ Kh8 25.Qf3 exf4 26.exf4 Rxe1+ 27.Rxe1 Qf6 28.b4 axb4 29.axb4 g5 30.f5 Qxf5 31.Qxf5 Rxf5 32.Re7 c5 33.Rb7 Rf4 34.Rb8+ Kg7 35.Rb7+ Kh8 36.Rb8+ Kg7 37.Rb7+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sparkassen GM"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2010.07.23"] [Round "8"] [White "Leko,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2734"] [BlackElo "2790"] [ECO "E04"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 dxc4 5.Bg2 c5 6.O-O Nc6 7.Ne5 Bd7 8.Nxc4 cxd4 9.Bf4 Be7 10.Nd6+ Kf8 11.Nxb7 Qb6 12.Nd6 Qc5 13.Qb3 Bxd6 14.Rc1 Qb4 15.Bxc6 Rc8 16.Qxb4 Bxb4 17.Bxd7 Rxc1+ 18.Bxc1 Nxd7 19.Bd2 a5 20.a3 Bxd2 21.Nxd2 Ke7 22.Nb3 Rb8 23.Nxa5 Rxb2 24.Nc6+ Kf6 25.a4 Rxe2 26.Nxd4 Rd2 27.Nb5 Rd5 28.Rb1 Rd2 29.Ra1 Rd5 30.Rb1 Rd2 31.Ra1 Rd5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sparkassen GM"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2010.07.24"] [Round "9"] [White "Naiditsch,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2684"] [BlackElo "2790"] [ECO "B07"] 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Be3 a6 5.Qd2 b5 6.f3 Nbd7 7.Nge2 Nb6 8.Nf4 Bg7 9.a4 b4 10.Ncd5 Nbxd5 11.Nxd5 Nxd5 12.exd5 O-O 13.Qxb4 e6 14.Bc4 Qh4+ 15.Kd1 Bxd4 16.Bxa6 e5 17.Bxc8 Rfxc8 18.c3 Rab8 19.Qc4 c5 20.Bc1 e4 21.cxd4 exf3 22.gxf3 Re8 23.Ra3 Rb4 24.Qf1 Qxd4+ 25.Kc2 c4 26.Qd1 Qf2+ 27.Bd2 Re2 28.Ra2 Qxf3 29.Re1 Qb3+ 30.Kb1 Rxe1 31.Qxe1 c3 32.Bxc3 Re4 33.Qf1 Qxd5 34.Ra3 1-0 [Event "Sparkassen GM"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2010.07.25"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Mamedyarov,S"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2790"] [BlackElo "2761"] [ECO "D38"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Bg5 Nbd7 6.cxd5 exd5 7.e3 c5 8.dxc5 Qa5 9.Rc1 Ne4 10.Qxd5 Nxc3 11.bxc3 Bxc3+ 12.Kd1 O-O 13.Bc4 Nf6 14.Bxf6 Bxf6 15.Ke2 b5 16.cxb6 Qxd5 17.Bxd5 Ba6+ 18.Bc4 axb6 19.a4 Bb2 20.Rc2 Rfc8 21.Nd2 b5 22.axb5 Bxb5 23.Rb1 Bxc4+ 24.Rxc4 Bf6 25.Rxc8+ Rxc8 26.Ne4 Re8 27.f4 Bd4 28.exd4 Rxe4+ 29.Kd3 f5 30.g3 Re7 31.Rb5 1-0 [Event "Shanghai Masters"] [Site "Shanghai CHN"] [Date "2010.09.03"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Shirov,A"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2780"] [BlackElo "2749"] [ECO "D52"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 Nbd7 6.e3 Qa5 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Qd2 Bb4 9.Rc1 h6 10.Bh4 c5 11.a3 Bxc3 12.bxc3 b6 13.c4 Qxd2+ 14.Nxd2 Ne7 15.Bd3 f5 16.Bg3 Bb7 17.O-O Kf7 18.Rfd1 Rac8 19.d5 Nf6 20.f3 exd5 21.cxd5 Bxd5 22.e4 fxe4 23.fxe4 c4 24.Nxc4 Nxe4 25.Bxe4 Bxc4 26.Rd7 Bb5 27.Bd5+ Kg6 28.Rxc8 Nxc8 29.Rc7 Rd8 30.Bb3 Kf6 31.Rf7+ Kg6 32.Rc7 Kf6 33.Be1 g5 34.Bc3+ Kf5 35.Bc2+ Ke6 36.Rh7 Nd6 37.Rxh6+ Kd5 38.Rg6 Ne4 39.Bb4 Rc8 40.Bxe4+ Kxe4 41.Rxg5 Rc1+ 42.Kf2 Rc2+ 43.Ke1 Bd3 44.h4 a5 45.Bd6 Ke3 46.Rg3+ Kd4 47.Bf4 Re2+ 48.Kd1 Ra2 49.h5 Be2+ 50.Ke1 Bxh5 51.Be3+ Kc4 52.Bxb6 a4 53.Ba5 Bf7 54.Bd2 Bd5 55.Rg4+ Kd3 56.Rg3+ Kc4 57.Rg4+ Kd3 58.Rg3+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Shanghai Masters"] [Site "Shanghai CHN"] [Date "2010.09.04"] [Round "2"] [White "Wang Hao"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2724"] [BlackElo "2780"] [ECO "E32"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 d5 7.Bg5 dxc4 8.Qxc4 b6 9.Rd1 Ba6 10.Qa4 Qd7 11.Qc2 Qc6 12.Qxc6 Nxc6 13.Bxf6 gxf6 14.Nf3 Bb7 15.e3 Ne7 16.Rc1 Rfc8 17.Bd3 c5 18.dxc5 bxc5 19.Ke2 Rab8 20.Rc2 c4 21.Rxc4 Bxf3+ 22.Kxf3 Rxc4 23.Bxc4 Rxb2 24.Rc1 f5 25.g3 Kg7 26.a4 Ng8 27.h3 Nf6 28.Bd3 Ra2 29.Bc2 h5 30.Kg2 a5 31.Bb3 Rb2 32.Bd1 Kg6 33.Bf3 Rb4 34.Bc6 Ne4 35.h4 Nf6 36.Rc2 Ng4 37.Kf1 e5 38.Bd7 Nf6 39.Bb5 Ne4 40.Kg2 Rb3 41.Bc6 Nc3 42.Rd2 Rb6 43.Be8 Ne4 44.Rc2 Rb3 45.Bc6 Rb4 46.Bb5 Rb3 47.Bc6 Rb4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Shanghai Masters"] [Site "Shanghai CHN"] [Date "2010.09.05"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Aronian,L"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2780"] [BlackElo "2783"] [ECO "D19"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.e3 e6 7.Bxc4 Bb4 8.O-O Nbd7 9.Qe2 O-O 10.e4 Bg6 11.Bd3 Bh5 12.e5 Nd5 13.Nxd5 cxd5 14.Qe3 Re8 15.Bd2 Be7 16.Rfc1 a6 17.Ng5 h6 18.Nh3 Bg6 19.Nf4 Bg5 20.Be2 Bh7 21.g3 Nb8 22.h4 Be7 23.Nd3 Bf8 24.b4 Re7 25.Bf1 Nc6 26.Nc5 a5 27.b5 Nb8 28.Rc3 Rc7 29.Rac1 Nd7 30.Nb3 Rxc3 31.Qxc3 Ba3 32.Ra1 Bb4 33.Qb2 Qf8 34.Nc1 Be7 35.Nb3 Bb4 36.Nc1 Be7 37.Nb3 Bb4 38.Nc1 1/2-1/2 [Event "Shanghai Masters"] [Site "Shanghai CHN"] [Date "2010.09.06"] [Round "4"] [White "Shirov,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2749"] [BlackElo "2780"] [ECO "E20"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.f3 c5 5.d5 b5 6.e4 O-O 7.e5 Ne8 8.f4 exd5 9.cxd5 d6 10.Nf3 c4 11.a4 Bg4 12.axb5 Nd7 13.e6 fxe6 14.dxe6 Nb6 15.Be2 Nc7 16.Ng5 Bxe2 17.Qxe2 d5 18.O-O Qf6 19.f5 Rae8 20.Rxa7 Nxe6 21.Nxe6 Rxe6 22.Qf2 Qe5 23.g4 Rg6 24.Qg2 Rgf6 25.Bf4 Qd4+ 26.Qf2 Qxf2+ 27.Kxf2 d4 28.Ne4 R6f7 29.Rxf7 Rxf7 30.Ra1 h6 31.Be5 d3 32.Bd4 Rb7 33.h4 Bf8 34.Rc1 Nd5 35.Rxc4 Rxb5 36.Rc8 Kf7 37.g5 Ne7 38.Nd6+ 1-0 [Event "Shanghai Masters"] [Site "Shanghai CHN"] [Date "2010.09.07"] [Round "5"] [White "Aronian,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2783"] [BlackElo "2780"] [ECO "E04"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.c4 e6 4.g3 dxc4 5.Bg2 Nc6 6.Qa4 Bb4+ 7.Bd2 Nd5 8.Bxb4 Nxb4 9.Nc3 Bd7 10.O-O a5 11.Qd1 O-O 12.e3 a4 13.Qe2 Na5 14.Ne5 Nd5 15.Nxd5 exd5 16.Bxd5 Bh3 17.Qf3 Bxf1 18.Bxf7+ Kh8 19.Rxf1 Nc6 20.Nxc6 bxc6 21.Qh5 Rb8 22.Bxc4 Rxb2 23.Bd3 g6 24.Bxg6 Qe7 25.Bb1 Qf7 26.Qc5 Rxf2 27.Qe5+ Rf6 28.Rf4 Qg7 29.Bf5 Rd6 30.Bc2 Rxf4 31.Qxf4 a3 32.g4 Qe7 33.g5 c5 34.dxc5 Rd2 35.Bb3 Kg7 36.h4 Rd3 37.Kg2 Rxe3 38.Qd4+ Re5 39.Bd5 c6 40.Kg3 h6 41.gxh6+ Kxh6 42.Qf4+ Kh7 43.Bxc6 Rxc5 44.Qe4+ Qxe4 45.Bxe4+ Kg7 46.Kf4 Kf6 47.Ke3 Ke5 48.Kd3 Rb5 49.Kc4 Rb2 50.Bh7 Rh2 51.h5 Rxh5 52.Bc2 Rh2 53.Kb3 Kd4 54.Bg6 Rh4 55.Kb4 Rh6 56.Bf7 Ra6 57.Bg8 Ra7 58.Be6 Kd3 59.Bb3 Kd2 60.Ba4 Rb7+ 61.Kc4 Kc1 62.Kc3 Kb1 63.Bb3 Rc7+ 64.Kd3 Kb2 65.Kd2 Rd7+ 66.Ke3 Kc3 67.Bg8 Re7+ 68.Kf2 Kd2 69.Kf3 Kd3 70.Kf2 Re2+ 71.Kf3 Re8 0-1 [Event "Shanghai Masters Playoff"] [Site "Shanghai CHN"] [Date "2010.09.08"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Aronian,L"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2780"] [BlackElo "2783"] [ECO "D10"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 cxd5 5.Bf4 Nc6 6.e3 Bf5 7.Qb3 Na5 8.Qa4+ Bd7 9.Qc2 e6 10.Bd3 Rc8 11.Nf3 Bb4 12.O-O Nc4 13.Bxc4 Rxc4 14.Ne5 Rc8 15.Qb3 Qa5 16.Nxd7 Nxd7 17.a3 Bxc3 18.Qxb7 O-O 19.bxc3 Nb6 20.Bc7 Qb5 21.Qxa7 Nc4 22.Bg3 Ra8 23.Qe7 Rfc8 24.h3 Qa5 25.Qb4 Nxa3 26.Bd6 Qxb4 27.cxb4 Nc4 28.Bc5 Na3 29.Ra2 Nb5 30.Ra5 Rab8 31.Rfa1 h6 32.Ra6 Kh7 33.R1a5 Nc3 34.Ra7 Kg6 35.Rd7 Nb5 36.f3 Rc6 37.Kh2 f6 38.e4 dxe4 39.fxe4 Kh7 40.d5 exd5 41.exd5 Rcc8 42.d6 Rc6 43.Rxb5 Rxb5 44.Rc7 Rbb6 45.Rxc6 1-0 [Event "Shanghai Masters Playoff"] [Site "Shanghai CHN"] [Date "2010.09.08"] [Round "2"] [White "Aronian,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2783"] [BlackElo "2780"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c6 3.Bg2 Bg4 4.O-O Nd7 5.d3 e5 6.Qe1 Ngf6 7.e4 dxe4 8.dxe4 Bc5 9.Nbd2 O-O 10.h3 Bh5 11.Nc4 Re8 12.Nh4 b5 13.Na5 Qc7 14.a4 Bb6 15.Nb3 a6 16.Bg5 c5 17.a5 Ba7 18.c4 Rab8 19.Nd2 h6 20.Be3 Nf8 21.f4 exf4 22.Bxf4 Qd8 23.Nf5 Ne6 24.e5 Nd4 25.Nd6 Re6 26.Qf2 Ne8 27.g4 Nxd6 28.exd6 Re2 29.gxh5 Rxf2 30.Rxf2 Qh4 31.Re1 Ne6 32.Bh2 bxc4 33.Re4 Qxh5 34.Nxc4 Qd1+ 35.Rf1 Qc2 36.d7 Rd8 37.Ne5 Bb8 38.Nxf7 Bxh2+ 39.Kxh2 Rxd7 40.Rxe6 Rd2 41.Re8+ Kh7 42.Rg1 Qf5 43.Rf8 Qf4+ 44.Kh1 Rxg2 45.Rxg2 Qf1+ 46.Kh2 Qf4+ 47.Kg1 Qc1+ 48.Kf2 Qd2+ 49.Kf3 Qd3+ 50.Kf2 Qd2+ 51.Kg3 Qe3+ 52.Kh2 Qf4+ 53.Kg1 Qc1+ 54.Kf2 Qd2+ 55.Kf3 Qd3+ 56.Kg4 Qe4+ 57.Kg3 Qe3+ 58.Kh4 Qf4+ 59.Rg4 Qf2+ 1-0 [Event "Shanghai Masters Playoff"] [Site "Shanghai CHN"] [Date "2010.09.08"] [Round "3"] [White "Aronian,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2783"] [BlackElo "2780"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 c6 4.O-O Bg4 5.d3 Nbd7 6.Qe1 e5 7.e4 dxe4 8.dxe4 Bc5 9.Nbd2 O-O 10.h3 Bh5 11.a4 a5 12.Nc4 Qc7 13.Bd2 b6 14.Nh4 Ne8 15.Kh2 f6 16.b3 Nd6 17.Nb2 Rfe8 18.Nd3 Nf7 19.Nxc5 Nxc5 20.Kh1 Rad8 21.Bc3 Ne6 22.Nf5 c5 23.Ne3 Nd4 24.f3 Qc8 25.h4 Nd6 26.Rd1 Bf7 27.Qf2 Qc6 28.Rd2 Qa8 29.Rfd1 b5 30.axb5 N6xb5 31.Bb2 a4 32.bxa4 Qxa4 33.f4 Nd6 34.fxe5 fxe5 35.c3 Bg6 36.cxd4 Nxe4 37.Bxe4 Bxe4+ 38.Ng2 exd4 39.Re1 Rf8 40.Qg1 Ba8 41.Kh2 Qc6 42.Rde2 Rb8 43.Bc1 Qf3 44.Bf4 Rbd8 45.Rf2 Qc6 46.Re7 Rd7 47.Qe1 Rxe7 48.Qxe7 Rf7 49.Qd8+ Rf8 50.Qe7 Rf7 51.Qe2 h6 52.Qa2 c4 53.Be5 d3 54.Rxf7 Kxf7 55.Bc3 Qd5 56.Qf2+ Kg8 57.Kg1 Qe4 58.Kf1 Bd5 59.Ne1 Qh1+ 60.Qg1 Qe4 61.Qh2 Qf5+ 62.Kg1 Qe4 63.h5 Qg4 64.Qh4 Qxh4 65.gxh4 Bf7 66.Kf2 Bxh5 67.Ke3 g5 68.hxg5 hxg5 69.Kd4 Be2 70.Bd2 g4 71.Ke3 Kf7 72.Kf4 Ke6 73.Bc3 Kd5 74.Ng2 Kc5 75.Ne3 Kb5 76.Ke5 Ka4 77.Kd4 Kb3 78.Be1 g3 79.Ng2 Kc2 80.Ne3+ Kb3 81.Nxc4 g2 82.Bf2 Kc2 83.Ke3 Kb3 84.Nd2+ Kc3 85.Ne4+ Kc4 86.Nd2+ Kd5 0-1 [Event "Shanghai Masters"] [Site "Shanghai CHN"] [Date "2010.09.08"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Wang Hao"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2780"] [BlackElo "2724"] [ECO "D37"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 Nbd7 7.c5 c6 8.Bd3 b6 9.b4 a5 10.a3 Ba6 11.O-O Qc8 12.h3 Bxd3 13.Qxd3 Qb7 14.Nd2 Rfc8 15.Rab1 axb4 16.axb4 Bd8 17.Nb3 Ra3 18.Qc2 bxc5 19.bxc5 Rca8 20.Rfc1 h6 21.Rb2 Qa6 22.Rcb1 Qc4 23.Rc1 Qa6 24.Rbb1 Ba5 25.Nxa5 Qxa5 26.Qb2 Ra7 27.Bb8 Ra8 28.Bd6 Ra7 29.Bb8 Ra8 30.Bd6 Ra7 1/2-1/2 [Event "39th Olympiad Men"] [Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"] [Date "2010.09.22"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Sedlak,N"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2780"] [BlackElo "2550"] [ECO "E94"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.d4 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O c6 8.d5 Na6 9.Ne1 Nc5 10.f3 a5 11.Be3 Bd7 12.dxc6 Bxc6 13.Qd2 Qb8 14.Nc2 b6 15.Rfd1 Rd8 16.b3 Qb7 17.Rab1 h5 18.Bf1 Bf8 19.Qe1 Be7 20.Na3 Nh7 21.Nab5 h4 22.Nd5 Bxd5 23.Rxd5 Ng5 24.Rbd1 h3 25.Qg3 hxg2 26.Bxg2 Nge6 27.Nxd6 Bxd6 28.Rxd6 Rxd6 29.Rxd6 Nf4 30.Bxf4 exf4 31.Qxf4 b5 32.Qe3 Qc7 33.Rd5 Ne6 34.cxb5 Nf4 35.Rc5 Qd6 36.Bf1 Rd8 37.Rc1 Qf6 38.b6 Qg5+ 39.Kh1 Rd3 40.Qg1 Qh5 41.b7 Qxf3+ 42.Bg2 Nxg2 43.b8=Q+ Kh7 44.Qg3 1-0 [Event "39th Olympiad Men"] [Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"] [Date "2010.09.23"] [Round "3"] [White "Caruana,F"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2700"] [BlackElo "2780"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3 Ke8 10.h3 h5 11.Rd1 Be7 12.Ne2 Be6 13.Nf4 Bc8 14.Ne2 Be6 15.Ned4 Rd8 16.Bf4 Nxd4 17.Nxd4 Bc8 18.e6 Bxe6 19.Bxc7 Rd5 20.c4 Rd7 21.Nxe6 fxe6 22.Bb8 Bc5 23.Rxd7 Kxd7 24.Rd1+ Kc8 25.Be5 Rf8 26.Rd2 g6 27.Kf1 Rd8 28.Rxd8+ Kxd8 29.Ke2 Ke7 30.Kf3 a6 31.b3 b5 32.Kg3 bxc4 33.bxc4 Kf7 34.Kf3 Ke7 35.a4 Kf7 36.Bg3 Bd4 37.Ke4 e5 38.f3 Ke6 39.Bh2 Bb2 40.Bg1 Ba3 41.Bb6 Bb4 42.g4 Ba3 43.Bc7 Bb2 44.Bb8 Bc3 45.Ba7 Bb4 46.Be3 1/2-1/2 [Event "39th Olympiad Men"] [Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"] [Date "2010.09.24"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Nakamura,Hi"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2780"] [BlackElo "2733"] [ECO "E97"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.d4 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.Nd2 Ne8 10.b4 f5 11.c5 Nf6 12.a4 f4 13.Nc4 g5 14.Ba3 g4 15.cxd6 cxd6 16.b5 Ne8 17.Bxg4 Qc7 18.Be2 f3 19.b6 axb6 20.Nb5 fxe2 21.Qxe2 Qd8 22.Nbxd6 Nxd6 23.Bxd6 Rf7 24.Bxe5 Ng6 25.Bxg7 Nf4 26.Qe3 Qg5 27.g3 Qxg7 28.Nxb6 Bg4 29.Nxa8 Ne2+ 30.Kg2 Bf3+ 31.Qxf3 Rxf3 32.Kxf3 Nd4+ 33.Kg2 Qf8 34.Rfe1 Qxa8 35.Red1 Nc2 36.Rac1 Qxa4 37.d6 Qxe4+ 38.Kg1 Nd4 39.d7 Nf3+ 40.Kf1 Nxh2+ 41.Kg1 Nf3+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "39th Olympiad Men"] [Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"] [Date "2010.09.27"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Navara,D"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2780"] [BlackElo "2722"] [ECO "E60"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.f3 Nc6 4.d5 Ne5 5.e4 d6 6.Nc3 c6 7.f4 Ned7 8.Be3 e5 9.dxe6 fxe6 10.Nh3 e5 11.f5 Qa5 12.fxg6 hxg6 13.a3 Qc7 14.b4 a5 15.Ng5 axb4 16.axb4 Rxa1 17.Qxa1 d5 18.Ne6 Qd6 19.exd5 cxd5 20.cxd5 Qxb4 21.Bd3 e4 22.Bb5 Bd6 23.Bd4 Ke7 24.Ke2 Rxh2 25.Rb1 Qa3 26.Qxa3 Bxa3 27.Bxd7 Bxd7 28.Bxf6+ Kxf6 29.Rxb7 Rxg2+ 30.Kf1 Rc2 31.Nxe4+ Ke5 32.Rxd7 1/2-1/2 [Event "39th Olympiad Men"] [Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"] [Date "2010.09.28"] [Round "7"] [White "Nepomniachtchi,I"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2706"] [BlackElo "2780"] [ECO "C65"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.Bxc6 dxc6 6.Be3 Bd6 7.h3 Be6 8.Nbd2 h6 9.d4 exd4 10.Nxd4 Qe7 11.Qf3 O-O 12.O-O Rfe8 13.Rfe1 Rad8 14.c3 Bc8 15.Bf4 Bxf4 16.Qxf4 c5 17.N4f3 b6 18.Re3 Nh7 19.Nf1 Nf8 1/2-1/2 [Event "39th Olympiad Men"] [Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"] [Date "2010.09.29"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Ivanchuk,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2780"] [BlackElo "2754"] [ECO "D97"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Qb3 dxc4 6.Qxc4 O-O 7.e4 Na6 8.Be2 c5 9.d5 e6 10.O-O exd5 11.exd5 Re8 12.Bf4 Bf5 13.Rad1 Ne4 14.Nb5 Bd7 15.Bd3 Bxb5 16.Qxb5 Nd6 17.Qb3 c4 18.Bxc4 Nc5 19.Qc2 Rc8 20.Bd3 Nxd3 21.Qxd3 Bxb2 22.Rb1 Bf6 23.Bxd6 Qxd6 24.Rxb7 Red8 25.Rxa7 Qxd5 26.Qxd5 Rxd5 27.Re1 Rc2 28.g3 g5 29.h3 h5 30.Kg2 Kg7 31.Ra6 Rf5 32.Re4 Rb5 33.Ne1 Rd2 34.Nf3 Rc2 35.Ne1 Rd2 1/2-1/2 [Event "39th Olympiad Men"] [Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"] [Date "2010.09.30"] [Round "9"] [White "Aronian,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2783"] [BlackElo "2780"] [ECO "A13"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 e6 3.g3 dxc4 4.Qa4+ Bd7 5.Qxc4 c5 6.Ne5 Nc6 7.Nxd7 Qxd7 8.Bg2 Nf6 9.O-O Be7 10.Qa4 Nd4 11.Qxd7+ Kxd7 12.Nc3 Rab8 13.Rd1 Rhd8 14.b3 Ke8 15.Bb2 Nd5 16.Rab1 Nxc3 17.dxc3 Nc6 18.f4 Rdc8 19.e4 c4 20.Kf2 cxb3 21.axb3 b5 22.e5 a5 23.Ra1 a4 24.bxa4 bxa4 25.Ba3 Rb3 26.Bxc6+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "39th Olympiad Men"] [Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"] [Date "2010.10.01"] [Round "10"] [White "Wang Yue"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2732"] [BlackElo "2780"] [ECO "E04"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 dxc4 5.Bg2 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 a5 7.Qc2 Bxd2+ 8.Qxd2 c6 9.a4 b5 10.Na3 Bd7 11.Ne5 Nd5 12.O-O O-O 13.e4 Nb4 14.Rfd1 Qb6 15.d5 Ra7 16.dxc6 N4xc6 17.Qd6 bxa4 18.Nexc4 Qb4 19.Rac1 Be8 20.Qxb4 axb4 21.Nb5 Rd7 22.Nbd6 e5 23.Bf1 Rd8 24.Nb6 a3 25.bxa3 bxa3 26.Bb5 g6 27.Ra1 a2 28.Kg2 h5 29.h4 Kh7 30.Nxe8 Rfxe8 31.Nd5 Rf8 32.Bxc6 Nxc6 33.Rxa2 Nb4 34.Rad2 1/2-1/2 [Event "39th Olympiad Men"] [Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"] [Date "2010.10.03"] [Round "11"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Shirov,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2780"] [BlackElo "2749"] [ECO "D43"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 Nbd7 6.Qb3 Be7 7.e3 h6 8.Bh4 b6 9.cxd5 exd5 10.Bd3 O-O 11.O-O Bb7 12.Rac1 Ne4 13.Bg3 Nxg3 14.hxg3 Nf6 15.Rfd1 Rc8 16.e4 dxe4 17.Nxe4 Nxe4 18.Bxe4 Bf6 19.Qa3 a5 20.Ne5 Qe8 21.Re1 Qd8 22.Qf3 Rc7 23.Rcd1 g6 24.Qb3 Kg7 25.Qxb6 Re7 26.Qc5 Rfe8 27.Bxc6 Bxc6 28.Qxc6 Qb8 29.Qc3 Qb4 30.f4 Qxc3 31.bxc3 Rc7 32.Rd3 Rec8 33.Ree3 Rb7 34.d5 Rb1+ 35.Kh2 Ra1 36.Nd7 Bd8 37.Re8 Rxa2 38.d6 a4 39.Ne5 a3 40.d7 Rb8 41.Rxd8 Rxd8 42.Nc6 1-0 [Event "Grand Slam Final Masters"] [Site "Bilbao ESP"] [Date "2010.10.09"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Carlsen,M"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2780"] [BlackElo "2826"] [ECO "E15"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.Qa4 Bb7 6.Bg2 c5 7.dxc5 bxc5 8.O-O Be7 9.Nc3 O-O 10.Rd1 Qb6 11.Bf4 Rd8 12.Rab1 h6 13.Qb5 Bc6 14.Qxb6 axb6 15.b3 g5 16.Bxb8 Raxb8 17.Ne5 Bxg2 18.Kxg2 Rbc8 19.e4 d6 20.Nd3 Kf8 21.h3 Nd7 22.f4 Nb8 23.Na4 Nd7 24.Nf2 Ra8 25.Rd2 Ra5 26.Nc3 Nb8 27.Rbd1 Nc6 28.Nb5 gxf4 29.gxf4 d5 30.exd5 exd5 31.cxd5 Rxb5 32.dxc6 Rc8 33.Ng4 Rxc6 34.Ne5 Re6 35.Kf3 Ra5 36.Rg2 f6 37.Nc4 Ra7 38.f5 Rc6 39.a4 Rb7 40.Rg6 h5 41.Rdg1 Ke8 42.Ne5 Rc8 43.Rg8+ Bf8 44.Ng6 Rf7 45.Rd1 1-0 [Event "Grand Slam Final Masters"] [Site "Bilbao ESP"] [Date "2010.10.10"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Shirov,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2780"] [BlackElo "2749"] [ECO "D16"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 e6 6.e3 c5 7.Bxc4 Nc6 8.O-O Be7 9.Qe2 cxd4 10.Rd1 O-O 11.exd4 Nd5 12.Bb3 Na5 13.Ba2 Nb4 14.d5 Nxa2 15.Rxa2 Bf6 16.dxe6 Qe7 17.Nd5 Qxe6 18.b4 Nc6 19.b5 Ne5 20.Nc7 Nxf3+ 21.gxf3 Qxe2 22.Rxe2 Be6 23.Nxa8 Rxa8 24.Bb2 Rc8 25.Rc1 Rd8 26.Bxf6 gxf6 27.Kg2 a6 28.bxa6 bxa6 29.Rc6 Kg7 30.Re4 f5 31.Rh4 Ra8 32.a5 Kg6 33.Kg3 Kg5 34.Rd4 h5 35.h4+ Kf6 36.Kf4 Rb8 37.Rxa6 Rb2 38.Ra4 Rxf2 39.Rxe6+ fxe6 40.a6 Re2 41.a7 1-0 [Event "Grand Slam Final Masters"] [Site "Bilbao ESP"] [Date "2010.10.11"] [Round "3"] [White "Anand,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2800"] [BlackElo "2780"] [ECO "E04"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 dxc4 5.Bg2 Nc6 6.Qa4 Bb4+ 7.Bd2 Nd5 8.Bxb4 Nxb4 9.O-O Rb8 10.Na3 O-O 11.Qb5 b6 12.Qxc4 Ba6 13.Nb5 Qd5 14.Qxd5 Nxd5 15.a4 Na5 16.Ne5 Rbd8 17.Nxa7 Nb4 18.Rac1 Rxd4 19.Rxc7 Bxe2 20.Rfc1 f6 21.Nec6 Naxc6 22.Nxc6 Nxc6 23.R7xc6 Rfd8 24.h3 R8d6 25.Rxd6 Rxd6 26.Rc6 Rxc6 27.Bxc6 e5 28.f4 exf4 29.gxf4 Kf7 30.Kf2 Bc4 31.b4 g5 32.fxg5 fxg5 33.h4 gxh4 34.a5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Grand Slam Final Masters"] [Site "Bilbao ESP"] [Date "2010.10.13"] [Round "4"] [White "Carlsen,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2826"] [BlackElo "2780"] [ECO "A29"] 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Bg2 Nb6 7.O-O Be7 8.d3 O-O 9.Be3 Re8 10.Rc1 Bf8 11.Ne4 Nd4 12.Bg5 f6 13.Nxd4 exd4 14.Bd2 Be6 15.b4 Bd5 16.a4 c6 17.a5 Nc8 18.Re1 a6 19.Nc5 Bxg2 20.Kxg2 Qd5+ 21.Kg1 Nd6 22.Qb3 Qxb3 23.Nxb3 Nb5 24.Kf1 Rad8 25.Rc4 Rd5 26.Bc1 Red8 27.Bb2 Kf7 28.Kg2 h5 29.h3 g5 30.g4 Kg6 31.Rf1 Be7 32.f4 hxg4 33.hxg4 gxf4 34.Rxf4 Bd6 35.Rf3 Rg5 36.Bxd4 Rxg4+ 37.Kf2 Nxd4 38.Nxd4 Rh8 39.e4 Rh2+ 40.Ke3 Rb2 41.Nc2 Rg5 42.d4 Rb5 43.Kd3 Bxb4 44.Rxb4 R5xb4 45.Nxb4 Rb3+ 46.Ke2 Rxb4 47.Rg3+ Kf7 48.Rd3 Ke6 49.Ke3 Rb5 50.Ra3 c5 51.dxc5 Rxc5 52.Kf4 Rh5 53.Rb3 Rb5 54.Ra3 Kd6 55.Ra1 Rc5 56.Rd1+ Kc7 57.Ra1 Kc6 58.Ke3 f5 59.exf5 Rxf5 60.Kd3 Rf3+ 61.Kc4 Rf4+ 62.Kc3 Kc5 63.Rh1 Rf3+ 64.Kc2 Rf5 65.Kc3 Rf3+ 66.Kc2 Ra3 67.Rh7 Kc6 68.Rh6+ Kc7 69.Rh7+ Kb8 70.Rh8+ Ka7 71.Rh5 Re3 72.Kb2 Kb8 73.Rc5 Re6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Grand Slam Final Masters"] [Site "Bilbao ESP"] [Date "2010.10.14"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Anand,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2780"] [BlackElo "2800"] [ECO "D39"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.e4 Bb4 6.Bg5 c5 7.Bxc4 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Qa5 9.Bd2 Qc5 10.Bb5+ Bd7 11.Nb3 Qe7 12.Bd3 Nc6 13.O-O O-O 14.a3 Bd6 15.Kh1 Be5 16.f4 Bxc3 17.Bxc3 e5 18.f5 Rfd8 19.Qe2 b6 20.Nd2 Bc8 21.Nf3 Bb7 22.Rae1 a6 23.Bc4 b5 24.Ba2 h6 25.Bd5 Nxd5 26.exd5 Rxd5 27.f6 Qxf6 28.Nxe5 Qe6 29.Nxf7 Qxe2 30.Rxe2 Rd7 31.Ne5 Re7 32.Ree1 Nxe5 33.Rxe5 Rxe5 34.Bxe5 Re8 35.Re1 Kh7 36.Bc3 Rxe1+ 37.Bxe1 1/2-1/2 [Event "Grand Slam Final Masters"] [Site "Bilbao ESP"] [Date "2010.10.15"] [Round "6"] [White "Shirov,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2749"] [BlackElo "2780"] [ECO "E25"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.f3 d5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 c5 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.dxc5 Qa5 9.e4 Nf6 10.Be3 O-O 11.Qb3 Nfd7 12.a4 Qc7 13.Qa3 b6 14.a5 Bb7 15.a6 Bc8 16.Bb5 Nxc5 17.Bxc5 bxc5 18.Ne2 Bd7 19.Bc4 Bc6 20.Qxc5 Nd7 21.Qa5 Rfc8 22.Qxc7 Rxc7 23.Nd4 Bxe4 24.Bxe6 fxe6 25.fxe4 Rxc3 26.O-O Nc5 27.e5 h6 28.Rfc1 Rxc1+ 29.Rxc1 Nxa6 30.Nxe6 Re8 31.Nd4 Rxe5 32.Ra1 Re4 33.Rxa6 Rxd4 34.Rxa7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tal Memorial"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2010.11.05"] [Round "1"] [White "Aronian,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2801"] [BlackElo "2791"] [ECO "D38"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nf3 d5 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bh4 c5 8.dxc5 Nbd7 9.Rc1 Qa5 10.a3 Bxc3+ 11.Rxc3 Ne4 12.b4 Nxc3 13.Qa1 Qa4 14.Qxc3 O-O 15.e3 a5 16.b5 Nxc5 17.Qxc5 Bf5 18.Qd4 Qxa3 19.Be2 Qb4+ 20.Qxb4 axb4 21.Nd4 Ra1+ 22.Bd1 Bh7 23.Nb3 Rb1 24.Nd2 Rb2 25.Bg3 Rc8 26.Be5 Ra2 27.Nb3 Bc2 28.Bxc2 Rcxc2 29.O-O f6 30.Bd4 Ra3 31.Na1 Rd2 32.h3 Rad3 33.Kh2 Ra3 34.b6 h5 35.Rb1 Rxf2 36.Nb3 Raa2 37.Rg1 Kh7 38.Nc5 Rfd2 39.Nxb7 b3 40.Nc5 b2 41.Rb1 1-0 [Event "Tal Memorial"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2010.11.06"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Grischuk,A"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2791"] [BlackElo "2771"] [ECO "D37"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Bxf6 7.e3 O-O 8.Qc2 Na6 9.a3 c5 10.Rd1 dxc4 11.Bxc4 cxd4 12.exd4 Bd7 13.O-O Rc8 14.Ba2 Bc6 15.Ne5 Bxe5 16.dxe5 Qh4 17.f4 Rcd8 18.Rd6 Nc7 19.Qd3 g6 20.Rd1 Rxd6 21.Qxd6 Nb5 22.Nxb5 Bxb5 23.Qc5 Be2 24.g3 Qh3 25.Re1 Bf3 26.Qf2 Bc6 27.Qf1 Qxf1+ 28.Rxf1 Rd8 29.Bb3 Rd3 30.Bc2 Rd2 31.Rf2 Rd4 32.Kf1 Kf8 33.Ke2 Ke7 34.Ke3 Rc4 35.Bd3 Rc1 36.Rf1 Rc5 37.Rf2 Rc1 38.Rf1 Rc5 39.Rf2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tal Memorial"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2010.11.07"] [Round "3"] [White "Eljanov,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2742"] [BlackElo "2791"] [ECO "E37"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 d5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 Ne4 7.Qc2 c5 8.dxc5 Nc6 9.e3 Qa5+ 10.Bd2 Nxd2 11.Qxd2 dxc4 12.Bxc4 Qxc5 13.Rc1 Qe7 14.Nf3 O-O 15.b4 Rd8 16.Qb2 Bd7 17.O-O Qf6 18.Qxf6 gxf6 19.Be2 a5 20.b5 Ne7 21.Rfd1 Nd5 22.e4 Nf4 23.Bf1 e5 24.Nh4 Bg4 25.f3 Be6 26.Nf5 Bxf5 27.exf5 Nd5 28.Rd3 Rd7 29.Rc4 Rad8 30.Ra4 b6 31.Rg4+ Kf8 32.Rh4 Ne7 33.Rxd7 Rxd7 34.Rxh7 Nxf5 35.Rh5 Ne3 36.Kf2 Nc2 37.f4 e4 38.Rh8+ Kg7 39.Rc8 Rd2+ 40.Be2 Nxa3 41.Ke3 Rb2 42.Rb8 f5 43.Bf1 Rb1 44.Be2 Rb3+ 45.Kf2 Nxb5 46.Rxb6 e3+ 47.Kg3 Nd4 48.Rxb3 Nxb3 49.Kf3 a4 0-1 [Event "Tal Memorial"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2010.11.08"] [Round "4"] [White "Nakamura,Hi"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2741"] [BlackElo "2791"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Nc3 Nxc3 6.dxc3 Be7 7.Be3 O-O 8.Qd2 Nd7 9.O-O-O Re8 10.h4 c6 11.Bd3 Nf6 12.Rde1 d5 13.Bd4 c5 14.Bxf6 Bxf6 15.Qf4 Be6 16.Ng5 g6 17.Bb5 Rf8 18.Nxe6 fxe6 19.Rxe6 Bxc3 20.Qg4 Bg7 21.h5 c4 22.hxg6 h6 23.Rd1 Qa5 24.Rxd5 Qxa2 25.Bxc4 Qxb2+ 26.Kd1 Kh8 27.f3 a5 28.Rd7 a4 29.Qh4 Qb1+ 30.Kd2 Qb4+ 31.Kd1 Qb1+ 32.Kd2 Qb4+ 33.Kd1 Qb1+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tal Memorial"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2010.11.10"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Wang Hao"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2791"] [BlackElo "2727"] [ECO "E10"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.e3 Be7 5.b3 O-O 6.Bb2 Nbd7 7.Nc3 c5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.Nxd5 exd5 10.Be2 Qa5+ 11.Qd2 Qxd2+ 12.Kxd2 Nf6 13.Bd3 b6 14.Rac1 Be6 15.Ng5 Bd7 16.Rc2 a5 17.dxc5 bxc5 18.Ba3 h6 19.Nf3 Ne4+ 20.Bxe4 dxe4 21.Ne5 a4 22.Bxc5 Bxc5 23.Rxc5 axb3 24.Nxd7 Rfd8 25.Rd5 Rdc8 26.Rb1 Rc2+ 27.Ke1 Raxa2 28.Rxb3 Re2+ 29.Kd1 Rxf2 30.Rb8+ Kh7 31.Nf8+ Kg8 32.Ng6+ Kh7 33.Nf8+ Kg8 34.Ng6+ Kh7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tal Memorial"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2010.11.11"] [Round "6"] [White "Gelfand,B"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2741"] [BlackElo "2791"] [ECO "E10"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 Be7 6.Bg2 O-O 7.O-O Nbd7 8.Qc2 c6 9.Bf4 b6 10.Rd1 Bb7 11.Ne5 Nh5 12.Be3 Nhf6 13.Bf4 Nh5 14.Bd2 Nhf6 15.cxd5 cxd5 16.Nc6 Bxc6 17.Qxc6 Rc8 18.Qa4 Nb8 19.Be1 a6 20.Qb3 Nc6 21.Qd3 b5 22.a4 bxa4 23.Nc3 a5 24.e3 Bb4 25.Rxa4 Qe7 26.Raa1 h6 27.Qa6 Nb8 28.Qe2 Rc7 29.Na4 Nc6 30.Nc3 Nb8 31.Na4 Nc6 32.Nc3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tal Memorial"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2010.11.12"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Mamedyarov,S"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2791"] [BlackElo "2763"] [ECO "D85"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Be3 c5 8.Rc1 Qa5 9.Qd2 cxd4 10.cxd4 Qxd2+ 11.Bxd2 O-O 12.Nf3 e6 13.Bb5 Nc6 14.Bxc6 bxc6 15.O-O Ba6 16.Rfe1 Bb5 17.Bb4 Rfd8 18.Bc5 a5 19.h4 a4 20.Rc3 f6 21.e5 fxe5 22.Nxe5 Rd5 23.f4 Bxe5 24.fxe5 Rd7 25.a3 Rf7 26.Kh2 Rb8 27.Kg3 Rbb7 28.Bd6 h5 29.Rb1 Kh7 30.Rc5 g5 31.d5 gxh4+ 32.Kh2 exd5 33.e6 Rg7 34.Re1 Rg8 35.Rc3 Rbg7 36.Rf3 Rxg2+ 37.Kh3 c5 38.Rf7+ R2g7 39.Bxc5 Be8 40.Ref1 d4 41.Kxh4 d3 42.R1f5 d2 43.Rxh5+ Kg6 44.Rg5+ Kh7 45.Rh5+ Kg6 46.Rf1 Rh7 47.Rg1+ Kf6 48.Rf1+ Kg6 49.Rg1+ Kf6 50.Rf1+ Kg6 51.Rg1+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tal Memorial"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2010.11.13"] [Round "8"] [White "Karjakin,Sergey"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2760"] [BlackElo "2791"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Nc3 Nxc3 6.dxc3 Be7 7.Be3 O-O 8.Qd2 Nd7 9.O-O-O Ne5 10.h4 c6 11.c4 Be6 12.Ng5 Bf5 13.Kb1 Re8 14.f3 h6 15.Be2 d5 16.g4 Bg6 17.f4 dxc4 18.Qc3 Nd3 19.f5 Bxg5 20.fxg6 Rxe3 21.gxf7+ Kf8 22.Qxc4 Rxe2 23.hxg5 Qxg5 24.Qxd3 Qe3 25.Qh7 Qe4 26.Qg8+ Ke7 27.Qxg7 Qxc2+ 28.Ka1 Rf8 29.Rhf1 Rd2 30.Rfe1+ Re2 31.Qc3 Kxf7 32.Qf3+ 1-0 [Event "Tal Memorial"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2010.11.14"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Shirov,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2791"] [BlackElo "2735"] [ECO "D52"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 Nbd7 6.e3 Qa5 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Rc1 h6 9.Bh4 Bb4 10.a3 Bxc3+ 11.bxc3 Qxa3 12.Qd2 b5 13.Bd3 O-O 14.O-O Bb7 15.c4 bxc4 16.Bxc4 N5b6 17.Bd3 Rfc8 18.Bb1 c5 19.dxc5 Nxc5 20.Qd6 Qa4 21.Nd4 Qd7 22.Qf4 g5 23.Qf6 gxh4 24.Qxh6 f5 25.Rxc5 Rxc5 26.Nxe6 Rac8 27.Qg6+ Kh8 28.Qf6+ Kg8 29.Bxf5 Rxf5 30.Qxf5 Bd5 31.Qg5+ Kf7 32.Nf4 Bc4 33.Ra1 Rg8 34.Qh5+ Kf8 35.Qxh4 Bf7 36.h3 Rg7 37.Qh8+ Rg8 38.Qf6 Nd5 39.Qd4 Qf5 40.Rxa7 Nxf4 41.exf4 Qd5 42.Qb4+ Kg7 43.Qe7 Kh8 44.Qh4+ Qh5 45.Qf6+ Rg7 46.f5 Kg8 47.Kh2 Qe2 48.Qd4 Qc4 49.Qxc4 Bxc4 50.Rxg7+ Kxg7 51.g4 Kf6 52.Kg3 Ke5 53.h4 Bd5 54.h5 Bb3 55.h6 Bg8 56.Kh4 Kf6 57.f3 Bh7 58.Kh5 Bg8 59.g5+ 1-0 [Event "VI World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2010.11.16"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi,I"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2791"] [BlackElo "2720"] [ECO "A15"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Nxd5 1/2-1/2 [Event "VI World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2010.11.16"] [Round "2.10"] [White "Nakamura,Hi"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2741"] [BlackElo "2791"] [ECO "B09"] 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.f4 Bg7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.e5 dxe5 7.fxe5 Nd5 8.h4 Bg4 9.h5 c5 10.hxg6 hxg6 11.Rh4 Bxf3 12.Qxf3 Nb4 13.Bc4 e6 14.Qh3 Nxc2+ 15.Kf1 Nxd4 16.Ne4 Nf5 17.Bg5 Qd4 18.Nf6+ Bxf6 19.Rxd4 Bxg5 20.Rg4 Bh6 21.Bd3 Ne3+ 22.Kf2 Nxg4+ 23.Qxg4 Nc6 24.Rh1 Bg7 25.Qh4 Rfd8 26.Bxg6 fxg6 27.Qh7+ Kf8 28.Rf1 Rd7 29.Qxg6 Rf7+ 30.Ke1 Nxe5 0-1 [Event "VI World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2010.11.16"] [Round "3.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Carlsen,M"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2791"] [BlackElo "2802"] [ECO "A15"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 b6 4.Bg2 Bb7 5.O-O c5 6.Nc3 d6 7.b3 Be7 8.Bb2 O-O 9.e3 Nbd7 10.d4 Ne4 11.Qe2 Nxc3 12.Bxc3 Be4 13.Rfd1 Qc7 14.Ne1 Bxg2 15.Nxg2 cxd4 16.exd4 d5 17.Rac1 Nf6 18.Nf4 Rad8 19.c5 a5 20.Be1 bxc5 21.dxc5 Ne4 22.Qb5 Ra8 23.c6 Rfb8 24.Qe2 Bd6 25.Nh5 Rb6 26.f3 Nf6 27.Nxf6+ gxf6 28.Qc2 Raa6 29.Qe2 Rxc6 30.Bd2 Rxc1 31.Rxc1 Rc6 32.Rxc6 Qxc6 33.Qd3 a4 34.Kg2 Kg7 35.g4 axb3 36.Qxb3 Qa6 37.Kf2 d4 38.a4 Bxh2 39.Qb5 Qd6 40.Ke2 Qg3 41.Qc6 Qg2+ 42.Kd3 Bg1 43.a5 Qf1+ 44.Kc2 Qe2 45.Qe4 Qc4+ 46.Kd1 Qb3+ 47.Ke2 Be3 48.Bxe3 dxe3 49.Qxe3 Qb5+ 50.Kf2 Qxa5 51.Qd3 Qe5 52.Kg2 f5 53.gxf5 Qxf5 54.Qd4+ Qf6 55.Qc4 h5 56.Qe2 Qf4 57.Qb2+ Kg6 58.Qc2+ Qf5 59.Qe2 0-1 [Event "VI World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2010.11.16"] [Round "3.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Carlsen,M"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2791"] [BlackElo "2802"] [ECO "A15"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 b6 4.Bg2 Bb7 5.O-O c5 6.Nc3 d6 7.b3 Be7 8.Bb2 O-O 9.e3 Nbd7 10.d4 Ne4 11.Qe2 Nxc3 12.Bxc3 Be4 13.Rfd1 Qc7 14.Ne1 Bxg2 15.Nxg2 cxd4 16.exd4 d5 17.Rac1 Nf6 18.Nf4 Rad8 19.c5 a5 20.Be1 bxc5 21.dxc5 Ne4 22.Qb5 Ra8 23.c6 Rfb8 24.Qe2 Bd6 25.Nh5 Rb6 26.f3 Nf6 27.Nxf6+ gxf6 28.Qc2 Raa6 29.Qe2 Rxc6 30.Bd2 Rxc1 31.Rxc1 Rc6 32.Rxc6 Qxc6 33.Qd3 a4 34.Kg2 Kg7 35.g4 axb3 36.Qxb3 Qa6 37.Kf2 d4 38.a4 Bxh2 39.Qb5 Qd6 40.Ke2 Qg3 41.Qc6 Qg2+ 42.Kd3 Bg1 43.a5 Qf1+ 44.Kc2 Qe2 45.Qe4 Qc4+ 46.Kd1 Qb3+ 47.Ke2 Be3 48.Bxe3 Qb5+ 49.Kf2 Qxa5 50.Qd3 Qe5 51.Kg2 f5 52.gxf5 Qxf5 53.Qxd4+ Qf6 54.Qc4 h5 55.Qe2 Qf4 56.Qb2+ Kg6 57.Qc2+ Qf5 58.Qc8 Qg5+ 59.Kh3 Kg7 60.Qc3+ Kh7 61.Qc7 Qf5+ 62.Kg2 h4 63.Kf2 Qg6 64.Ke2 h3 0-1 [Event "VI World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2010.11.16"] [Round "4.10"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Vachier Lagrave,M"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2791"] [BlackElo "2703"] [ECO "B27"] 1.Nf3 g6 2.e4 c5 3.c3 Bg7 4.d4 cxd4 5.cxd4 d5 6.e5 Nc6 7.Bb5 Nh6 8.O-O Bg4 9.Nbd2 O-O 10.Bxc6 bxc6 11.h3 Bd7 12.Nb3 f6 13.Nc5 Bf5 14.Re1 Nf7 15.Qa4 fxe5 16.Nxe5 Nxe5 17.dxe5 Qb6 18.Be3 Qxb2 19.Bd4 Qb5 20.Qa3 h5 21.Rac1 Rab8 22.Qxa7 Qb4 23.Na6 Qb5 24.Nxb8 Rxb8 25.Qxe7 Qa4 26.Ba1 Bf8 27.Qf6 Bg7 28.Qxc6 Qxa2 29.e6 1-0 [Event "VI World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2010.11.16"] [Round "5.2"] [White "Caruana,F"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2709"] [BlackElo "2791"] [ECO "B07"] 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Be3 a6 5.Be2 Bg7 6.h4 h5 7.f3 b5 8.Qd2 Nbd7 9.Nh3 Nb6 10.Ng5 O-O 11.a4 b4 12.Nd1 a5 13.Nf2 c5 14.O-O cxd4 15.Bxd4 e5 16.Be3 d5 17.Bc5 Re8 18.Bb5 Nbd7 19.Nd3 Ba6 20.Bf2 Bxb5 21.axb5 d4 22.f4 Ng4 23.fxe5 Ndxe5 24.Bg3 Nc4 25.Qe2 f6 26.Nf3 Nce3 27.Rfe1 Rc8 28.Rac1 Rxe4 29.Nd2 Re8 30.Qf3 Qb6 31.Ne4 f5 32.Nd6 Red8 33.Nxc8 Rxc8 34.Nf4 Qxb5 35.Nxg6 Qe8 36.Nf4 Be5 37.Nd5 1-0 [Event "VI World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2010.11.16"] [Round "6.9"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Karjakin,Sergey"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2791"] [BlackElo "2760"] [ECO "A09"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e3 Nf6 4.Bxc4 e6 5.O-O a6 6.Qe2 c5 7.Rd1 b5 8.Bb3 Bb7 9.a4 b4 10.d3 Be7 11.Nbd2 O-O 12.a5 Bc6 13.d4 Nbd7 14.e4 Qb8 15.e5 Nd5 16.Nc4 Bb5 17.Qe4 cxd4 18.Nxd4 Nc5 19.Qg4 Nxb3 20.Bh6 g6 21.Nxb3 Rc8 22.Nd6 Bxd6 23.exd6 Qxd6 24.Qd4 f6 25.Nd2 Kf7 26.Ne4 Qe7 27.Rac1 Rxc1 28.Rxc1 Rd8 29.Qc5 Qxc5 30.Rxc5 g5 31.h4 Bd3 32.f3 gxh4 33.Rc6 Kg6 34.Bc1 e5 35.Kf2 Bb5 36.Rc5 Ne7 37.Ke1 Nf5 38.Bd2 Nd4 39.Bxb4 h3 40.gxh3 Nxf3+ 41.Kf2 Rd4 42.Bc3 Rxe4 43.Kxf3 Rf4+ 44.Kg3 h5 45.h4 Rg4+ 46.Kf2 Rxh4 47.b4 Rf4+ 48.Ke3 Rf1 49.Rc8 h4 50.Rh8 Kg5 51.Ke4 Bc6+ 52.Kd3 Rf3+ 53.Kc2 h3 54.Rg8+ Kf5 55.Rh8 Be4+ 56.Kb3 Bd5+ 57.Kc2 Bc4 58.Bd2 e4 59.Rh4 Bd3+ 60.Kc3 Bb5+ 61.Kc2 e3 62.Bc3 Kg5 63.Rh8 Rf2+ 64.Kd1 h2 65.Be1 Bc6 66.Bxf2 exf2 67.Ke2 h1=Q 0-1 [Event "VI World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2010.11.16"] [Round "7.3"] [White "Svidler,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2722"] [BlackElo "2791"] [ECO "B07"] 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.g3 Bg7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.Nge2 Na6 7.O-O c5 8.h3 cxd4 9.Nxd4 Bd7 10.Re1 Nc5 11.Bg5 h6 12.Be3 Rc8 13.Qd2 h5 14.Bg5 Nh7 15.Bh6 Bxh6 16.Qxh6 e5 17.Nf3 Na4 18.Nxa4 Bxa4 19.b3 Bc6 20.c4 Qf6 21.a4 a5 22.Rad1 Rfd8 23.h4 Qg7 24.Qe3 Nf8 25.Qb6 Ra8 26.Rd2 Qf6 27.Red1 Ra6 28.Qe3 Raa8 29.Bh3 Qe7 30.c5 dxc5 31.Rxd8 Rxd8 32.Rxd8 Qxd8 33.Nxe5 Be8 34.Nc4 b6 35.e5 Qd1+ 36.Bf1 Bc6 37.Qd3 Qe1 38.Qe3 Qa1 39.f4 Ne6 40.Kf2 Nd4 41.Qd2 Qb1 42.Qb2 0-1 [Event "VI World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2010.11.16"] [Round "8.8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Radjabov,T"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2791"] [BlackElo "2744"] [ECO "A10"] 1.c4 g6 2.g3 Bg7 3.Bg2 Nf6 4.Nc3 O-O 5.e4 d6 6.Nge2 c5 7.O-O Nc6 8.d3 Rb8 9.h3 a6 10.f4 Bd7 11.a4 Ne8 12.Be3 Nd4 13.Rb1 b5 14.axb5 axb5 15.cxb5 Bxb5 16.g4 Nc7 17.Ng3 e6 18.f5 Qh4 19.Bf2 Qg5 20.h4 Qd8 21.g5 exf5 22.exf5 Nxf5 23.Nxf5 gxf5 24.Bg3 f6 25.Rxf5 fxg5 26.Rxg5 Kh8 27.Ne4 Ne6 28.Rxg7 Nxg7 29.Bxd6 Qxh4 30.Qd2 Rbd8 31.Bxf8 Rxf8 32.Qc3 Qf4 33.Qxc5 Bxd3 34.Re1 Bxe4 35.Rf1 Rg8 36.Qe5 Ba8 37.b4 Re8 38.Qf6 Bd5 39.b5 Kg8 40.b6 Ne6 41.Qe5 Bb7 1-0 [Event "VI World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2010.11.16"] [Round "9.4"] [White "Mamedyarov,S"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2763"] [BlackElo "2791"] [ECO "D39"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Bg5 dxc4 6.e4 h6 7.Bxf6 Qxf6 8.Bxc4 c5 9.e5 Qd8 10.O-O cxd4 11.Ne4 O-O 12.a3 Be7 13.Qe2 Nd7 14.Rfd1 Qc7 15.Ng3 Rd8 16.Rac1 Qb6 17.Rxd4 Nf8 18.Rg4 Bd7 19.Nh5 Ng6 20.h4 Bf8 21.Bd3 Be8 22.Bxg6 fxg6 23.Nf4 Kh7 24.Qe4 Qxb2 25.Rb1 Qxa3 26.Nxg6 Kg8 27.Rxb7 Qc1+ 28.Kh2 Qc6 1-0 [Event "VI World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2010.11.16"] [Round "10.7"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Eljanov,P"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2791"] [BlackElo "2742"] [ECO "A09"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 c6 3.e3 Bg4 4.cxd5 cxd5 5.Qb3 Qc7 6.Bb5+ Nd7 7.Nc3 Bxf3 8.gxf3 e6 9.d4 Nf6 10.e4 a6 11.Be2 dxe4 12.fxe4 e5 13.dxe5 Nxe5 14.Bg5 Be7 15.Bxf6 Bxf6 16.Nd5 Qa5+ 17.Kf1 O-O 18.f4 Ng6 19.e5 Rad8 20.Rd1 Nxf4 21.Nxf4 Qxe5 22.Nh5 Rxd1+ 23.Bxd1 Bg5 24.Qg3 Qc5 25.Rg1 Bh6 26.Nxg7 Kh8 27.Nh5 f6 28.Kg2 Rg8 29.Bg4 f5 30.b4 Qd5+ 31.Kf1 1-0 [Event "VI World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2010.11.16"] [Round "11.6"] [White "Grischuk,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2771"] [BlackElo "2791"] [ECO "E10"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 Be7 6.Bg2 O-O 7.O-O c6 8.Bf4 b6 9.Qc2 Bb7 10.Rd1 Nbd7 11.Nc3 dxc4 12.Nd2 Nd5 13.Nxc4 Nxf4 14.gxf4 Qc7 15.e3 Rad8 16.Rac1 c5 17.d5 exd5 18.Bxd5 Nf6 19.Bxb7 Qxb7 20.a4 a6 21.Rxd8 Rxd8 22.Qb3 Ng4 23.e4 Rd4 24.Qxb6 Qc8 25.Nd5 Bf8 26.f3 Nh6 27.Qb3 Qe6 28.Qc2 Nf5 29.Qf2 h6 30.b3 Rd3 31.Rb1 Nd4 32.Nce3 Qg6+ 33.Kh1 Qh5 34.Ng4 Qh3 35.Nde3 Nxf3 36.Qg2 Qxg2+ 37.Kxg2 Nd4 38.Nd5 Rxb3 39.Rxb3 Nxb3 40.Nge3 Nd2 41.e5 c4 42.Kf2 Bc5 43.Ke2 Bxe3 44.Nxe3 c3 1/2-1/2 [Event "VI World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2010.11.16"] [Round "12.5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Ponomariov,R"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2791"] [BlackElo "2744"] [ECO "A13"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 e6 3.g3 dxc4 4.Qa4+ c6 5.Qxc4 b5 6.Qc2 Bb7 7.Bg2 Nf6 8.O-O Nbd7 9.Nc3 a6 10.e4 c5 11.d4 cxd4 12.Nxd4 Rc8 13.Qe2 Bc5 14.Rd1 Qb6 15.Nb3 Bb4 16.Be3 Qc7 17.Nxb5 axb5 18.Qxb5 Be7 19.Na5 Ba8 20.Rac1 Qb8 21.Rxc8+ Qxc8 22.Rc1 Qd8 23.Nc6 Bxc6 24.Qxc6 O-O 25.h3 Qb8 26.b3 Ne5 27.Qc2 Rd8 28.a4 Bb4 29.Qc7 Qxc7 30.Rxc7 h6 31.Rb7 Rd1+ 32.Bf1 Bc3 33.Kg2 Nxe4 34.b4 Ra1 35.a5 Nd6 36.Rb8+ Kh7 37.a6 Ndc4 38.Bf4 Rxa6 39.Bxe5 Bxe5 40.Bxc4 Bxb8 1/2-1/2 [Event "VI World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2010.11.16"] [Round "13.5"] [White "Movsesian,S"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2721"] [BlackElo "2791"] [ECO "B08"] 1.Nf3 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.d4 Bg7 5.h3 O-O 6.Be2 c5 7.O-O cxd4 8.Nxd4 Nc6 9.Nb3 Be6 10.Re1 Rc8 11.Bf1 Ne5 12.Bg5 h6 13.Be3 Nc4 14.Bxc4 Rxc4 15.Qd3 Nd7 16.Nd4 Ne5 17.Qd2 Bxh3 18.b3 Rxc3 19.Qxc3 Qd7 20.gxh3 Rc8 21.Qd2 Qxh3 22.f4 Ng4 23.Rad1 e5 24.Nb5 Nxe3 25.Rxe3 Qg4+ 26.Kf1 exf4 27.Rd3 f3 28.Qf2 Qh3+ 29.Ke1 Be5 30.Rxf3 Qg4 31.Nxd6 Rxc2 32.Qxc2 Qxf3 33.Qd3 Bc3+ 0-1 [Event "VI World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2010.11.16"] [Round "14.6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Gelfand,B"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2791"] [BlackElo "2741"] [ECO "D00"] 1.d4 d5 2.Bg5 h6 3.Bh4 c6 4.e3 Qb6 5.Bd3 Qxb2 6.Nd2 Nf6 7.Ngf3 e6 8.O-O Nbd7 9.e4 dxe4 10.Nxe4 Be7 11.Ned2 Qb6 12.Qe2 Qd8 13.c4 Nh5 14.Bg3 O-O 15.Rad1 1-0 [Event "VI World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2010.11.17"] [Round "15.7"] [White "Aronian,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2801"] [BlackElo "2791"] [ECO "E10"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 Be7 6.Bg2 O-O 7.O-O c6 8.Bf4 b6 9.Nc3 Nbd7 10.Rc1 Nh5 11.Bd2 Nhf6 12.Bf4 Nh5 13.cxd5 cxd5 14.Ne5 Nxf4 15.Nc6 Qe8 16.gxf4 Bd6 17.e3 Ba6 18.Re1 Nf6 19.Qa4 Bb7 20.Ne5 Qxa4 21.Nxa4 Rfc8 22.a3 Kf8 23.Nc3 Ke7 24.Nb5 Ne8 25.Bf1 f6 26.Nf3 a6 27.Nxd6 Nxd6 28.Bd3 a5 29.Kf1 Bc6 30.Ke2 Nc4 31.Bxc4 dxc4 32.Nd2 b5 33.Rg1 g6 34.f3 b4 35.axb4 axb4 36.Nxc4 Bb5 37.Kd3 Ra2 38.Rg2 b3 0-1 [Event "VI World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2010.11.17"] [Round "16.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Mamedov,Rau"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2791"] [BlackElo "2660"] [ECO "B07"] 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 g6 3.e4 Bg7 4.c3 Nf6 5.Bd3 O-O 6.O-O c6 7.Re1 Bg4 8.Nbd2 e5 9.h3 Bxf3 10.Nxf3 Nbd7 11.b3 Re8 12.Bc2 Nh5 13.Bg5 Qa5 14.Qd2 exd4 15.cxd4 Qxd2 16.Bxd2 c5 17.g4 Nhf6 18.e5 dxe5 19.dxe5 Nd5 20.Be4 Nb4 21.Bxb7 Rab8 22.Bxb4 cxb4 23.Bc6 Nxe5 24.Nxe5 Rxe5 25.Rxe5 Bxe5 26.Rd1 Rc8 27.Bb5 Rc7 28.Bc4 Kg7 29.Kg2 Re7 30.Rd5 h6 31.Rb5 Bc3 32.Rd5 Kf8 33.f4 Kg7 34.Kf3 Rc7 35.h4 Re7 36.h5 Rc7 37.hxg6 fxg6 38.Rd6 Bf6 39.Bd3 Rf7 40.Kg2 g5 41.f5 Re7 42.Kf3 Kf7 43.Bc4+ Kg7 44.Rc6 Rd7 45.Be6 Rd3+ 46.Ke2 Rd4 47.Rc7+ Kh8 48.Rf7 Be5 49.f6 Rd8 50.Kf3 Re8 51.Bc4 a5 52.Re7 1-0 [Event "VI World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2010.11.17"] [Round "17.8"] [White "Grachev,B"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2654"] [BlackElo "2791"] [ECO "A40"] 1.d4 g6 2.Nf3 Bg7 3.Bf4 c5 4.e3 cxd4 5.exd4 Qb6 6.Nc3 Nf6 7.Rb1 O-O 8.Be2 d6 9.O-O Bf5 10.h3 Rc8 11.Bd3 Bxd3 12.Qxd3 Nc6 13.a3 Na5 14.Rfe1 Nc4 15.Rxe7 Nxb2 16.Qd2 Qd8 17.Rxb7 Nc4 18.Qd3 Nxa3 19.R1b3 Nc4 20.Ng5 Nd7 21.Nd5 Na5 22.Bxd6 Qxg5 23.Ne7+ Kh8 24.Nxc8 Nxb7 25.Rxb7 Nf6 26.Nxa7 Qd5 27.Rb8+ Rxb8 28.Bxb8 Nd7 29.Bg3 Qxd4 30.Qxd4 Bxd4 31.Nc6 Bc5 32.Ne7 Kg7 33.Nd5 Bd4 34.Kf1 f5 35.f3 Kf7 36.Bf2 Be5 37.Nb6 Nb8 38.Nc4 Bc7 39.Bb6 Bf4 40.Be3 Bc7 41.Bb6 Bf4 42.Be3 Bc7 43.Ke2 Ke6 44.Kd3 Nc6 45.c3 Kd5 46.Bd4 Bf4 47.Nb6+ Ke6 48.Nc4 h5 49.Be3 Bc7 50.Bb6 Bb8 51.Bd4 g5 52.g4 fxg4 53.fxg4 hxg4 54.hxg4 Bf4 55.Be3 Bxe3 56.Nxe3 Ke5 57.c4 Kf4 58.c5 Ne5+ 59.Kd4 Nc6+ 60.Kd5 Nb4+ 61.Kc4 Nc6 62.Kd3 Kf3 63.Kd2 Ne5 64.Nc2 Kxg4 65.Ke3 Kh3 66.Nd4 g4 67.Nf5 1/2-1/2 [Event "VI World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2010.11.17"] [Round "18.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Andreikin,D"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2791"] [BlackElo "2683"] [ECO "A15"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d4 cxd4 6.Nxd4 Nc6 7.Nc3 Nxd4 8.Qxd4 O-O 9.O-O d6 10.Qd3 a6 11.Bg5 Bf5 12.Qd2 Rb8 13.Rac1 b5 14.Nd5 Be6 15.Bxf6 exf6 16.cxb5 axb5 17.Nb4 Qa5 18.a3 f5 19.Rfd1 Rfc8 20.Rxc8+ Rxc8 21.Qxd6 Bf6 22.Nc6 Qc7 23.Qd2 Qb6 24.Rc1 Kg7 25.e3 Rc7 26.Nd4 Rxc1+ 27.Qxc1 Bc4 28.Bf1 Bxf1 29.Kxf1 b4 30.axb4 Qxb4 31.Qc3 Qb7 32.h4 Qh1+ 33.Ke2 Qb1 34.b3 Qa2+ 35.Qc2 Qa3 36.Nf3 Qa6+ 37.Qd3 Qa1 38.Nd2 Qb2 39.Kd1 Qa1+ 40.Qb1 Qa8 41.Ke2 Qa6+ 42.Nc4 Qb5 43.Qd3 Qa6 44.Kf3 Qb7+ 45.Ke2 Qa6 46.Kf1 h5 47.e4 fxe4 48.Qxe4 Qb5 49.Qd3 Qb7 50.Ne3 Qh1+ 51.Ke2 Qa1 52.Nd5 Qb2+ 53.Kf3 Be5 54.Ne3 Bf6 55.Qc2 Qa1 56.b4 Qa6 57.Qc4 Qb7+ 58.Nd5 Be5 59.b5 Qd7 60.Kg2 Qf5 61.b6 Qb1 62.Qb4 Qd3 63.Ne3 Bd6 64.Qc4 Qd2 65.b7 Qb2 66.Qd5 Bb8 67.Nc4 Qf6 68.Qf3 Qe6 69.Na5 Bc7 70.Nc6 Qd6 71.Qc3+ Kh7 72.Qc4 Kg7 73.Qb5 Qe6 74.b8=Q Bxb8 75.Nxb8 Qd6 76.Nc6 Qd1 77.Qe5+ Kh7 78.Nd4 Qa1 79.Qd5 1-0 [Event "VI World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2010.11.17"] [Round "18.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Andreikin,D"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2791"] [BlackElo "2683"] [ECO "A15"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d4 cxd4 6.Nxd4 Nc6 7.Nc3 Nxd4 8.Qxd4 O-O 9.O-O d6 10.Qd3 a6 11.Bg5 Bf5 12.Qd2 Rb8 13.Rac1 b5 14.Nd5 Be6 15.Bxf6 exf6 16.cxb5 axb5 17.Nb4 Qa5 18.a3 f5 19.Rfd1 Rfc8 20.Rxc8+ Rxc8 21.Qxd6 Bf6 22.Nc6 Qc7 23.Qd2 Qb6 24.Rc1 Kg7 25.e3 Rc7 26.Nd4 Rxc1+ 27.Qxc1 Bc4 28.Bf1 Bxf1 29.Kxf1 b4 30.axb4 Qxb4 31.Qc3 Qb7 32.h4 Qh1+ 33.Ke2 Qb1 34.b3 Qa2+ 35.Qc2 Qa3 36.Nf3 Qa6+ 37.Qd3 Qa1 38.Nd2 Qb2 39.Kd1 Qa1+ 40.Qb1 Qa8 41.Ke2 Qa6+ 42.Nc4 Qb5 43.Qd3 Qa6 44.Kf3 Qb7+ 45.Ke2 Qa6 46.Kf1 h5 47.e4 fxe4 48.Qxe4 Qb5 49.Qd3 Qb7 50.Ne3 Qh1+ 51.Ke2 Qa1 52.Nd5 Qb2+ 53.Kf3 Be5 54.Ne3 Bf6 55.Qc2 Qa1 56.b4 Qa6 57.Qc4 Qb7+ 58.Nd5 Be5 59.b5 Qd7 60.Kg2 Qf5 61.b6 Qb1 62.Qb4 Qd3 63.Ne3 Bd6 64.Qc4 Qd2 65.b7 Qb2 66.Qd5 Bb8 67.Nc4 Qf6 68.Qf3 Qe6 69.Na5 Bc7 70.Nc6 Qd6 71.Qc3+ Kh7 72.Qc4 Kg7 73.Qb5 Qe6 74.b8=Q Bxb8 75.Nxb8 Qd6 76.Nc6 Qd1 77.Qe5+ Kh7 78.Nd4 Qa1 79.Qd5 Kg7 80.Qxf7+ Kxf7 81.Kf3 Kf6 82.Kf4 Kf7 83.Kg5 Kg7 84.f3 Kf7 85.Kh6 Kf6 86.g4 1-0 [Event "VI World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2010.11.17"] [Round "19.9"] [White "Savchenko,B"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2632"] [BlackElo "2791"] [ECO "B08"] 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Be2 O-O 6.O-O c6 7.Be3 Nbd7 8.Nd2 b5 9.f4 Nb6 10.Bf3 Qc7 11.Qe1 a5 12.Qh4 b4 13.Ne2 e6 14.Kh1 d5 15.e5 Nfd7 16.g4 c5 17.c3 cxd4 18.cxd4 Qc2 19.f5 exf5 20.gxf5 Qxf5 21.Nf4 g5 22.Qh5 Nxe5 23.dxe5 gxf4 24.Qxf5 Bxf5 25.Bxb6 Bxe5 26.Rg1+ Bg6 27.Bxd5 Ra6 28.Nc4 Bxb2 29.Raf1 Bg7 30.Rxf4 a4 31.h4 b3 32.a3 b2 33.Bd4 Bxd4 34.Rxd4 b1=Q 35.Rxb1 Bxb1 36.Ne5 Kg7 37.Rg4+ Bg6 38.h5 Ra5 39.hxg6 Rxd5 40.gxf7+ Kf6 41.Nf3 Rxf7 42.Rxa4 Rg7 43.Rh4 Rd3 44.Rf4+ Ke6 45.a4 Rg3 46.Ng1 Rd1 0-1 [Event "VI World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2010.11.17"] [Round "20.2"] [White "Nepomniachtchi,I"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2720"] [BlackElo "2791"] [ECO "B07"] 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.f3 a6 5.a4 Bg7 6.Be3 O-O 7.g4 c5 8.d5 Qa5 9.Ra3 Nbd7 10.h4 Ne5 11.Be2 Bxg4 12.fxg4 Nxe4 13.Rh3 f5 14.gxf5 Rxf5 15.Nf3 Ng4 16.Qd3 Ngf6 17.Bd2 Nxd2 18.Nxd2 Rf8 19.Rb3 b5 20.axb5 axb5 21.Ra3 Qb4 22.Qxb5 Qf4 23.Nd1 Bh6 24.Nf1 Qc1 25.Raf3 Re5 26.Kf2 Qxc2 27.Nde3 Bxe3+ 28.Nxe3 Qd2 29.Kg2 Rxe3 30.Rxe3 Nxd5 31.Qc4 e6 32.Ref3 Nf4+ 33.Rxf4 Rxf4 34.Qxe6+ Kg7 35.Rf3 Rxf3 36.Kxf3 Qxb2 37.Qe7+ Kh6 38.Qf8+ Qg7 39.Qf4+ g5 40.Qxd6+ Kh5 41.Kg3+ g4 42.Qxc5+ Kh6 43.Qe3+ Kg6 44.Qg5+ Kf7 45.Bc4+ Kf8 46.Qd8+ 1-0 [Event "VI World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2010.11.17"] [Round "20.2"] [White "Nepomniachtchi,I"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2720"] [BlackElo "2791"] [ECO "B07"] 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.f3 a6 5.a4 Bg7 6.Be3 O-O 7.g4 c5 8.d5 Qa5 9.Ra3 Nbd7 10.h4 Ne5 11.Be2 Bxg4 12.fxg4 Nxe4 13.Rh3 f5 14.gxf5 Rxf5 15.Nf3 Ng4 16.Qd3 Ngf6 17.Bd2 Nxd2 18.Nxd2 Rf8 19.Rb3 b5 20.axb5 axb5 21.Ra3 Qb4 22.Qxb5 Qf4 23.Nd1 Bh6 24.Nf1 Qc1 25.Raf3 Re5 26.Kf2 Qxc2 27.Nde3 Bxe3+ 28.Nxe3 Qd2 29.Kg2 Rxe3 30.Rxe3 Nxd5 31.Qc4 e6 32.Ref3 Nf4+ 33.Rxf4 Rxf4 34.Qxe6+ Kg7 35.Rf3 Qxb2 36.Qe7+ Kh6 37.Qf8+ Qg7 38.Qxf4+ g5 39.Qxd6+ Kh5 40.Kg3 g4 41.Qxc5+ Kh6 42.Qe3+ Kg6 43.Qg5+ 1-0 [Event "VI World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2010.11.17"] [Round "21.10"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Nakamura,Hi"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2791"] [BlackElo "2741"] [ECO "E17"] 1.Nf3 e6 2.c4 b6 3.g3 Bb7 4.Bg2 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.d4 O-O 7.Re1 c5 8.d5 exd5 9.Nh4 Ne4 10.cxd5 Bxh4 11.Bxe4 Bf6 12.Qc2 h6 13.Bf4 d6 14.Nd2 Qe7 15.Bg2 Nd7 16.a4 Rfe8 17.Nc4 Ne5 18.Bxe5 Bxe5 19.Qb3 Ba6 20.Nxe5 Qxe5 21.e3 c4 22.Qc3 Rac8 23.e4 Qxc3 24.bxc3 Rc5 25.f4 Bb7 26.Rad1 Ra5 27.e5 Rxa4 28.exd6 Rd8 29.Re7 Bc8 30.Rc7 Bf5 31.Re1 Rxd6 32.h3 h5 33.g4 hxg4 34.hxg4 Bxg4 35.Re8+ Kh7 36.Rxf7 Bh5 37.Be4+ Bg6 38.Bxg6+ Kxg6 39.Ree7 Rxd5 40.Rxg7+ Kf5 41.Rg5+ Kf6 42.Rxd5 Kxe7 43.Rd4 b5 44.Kf2 Ra3 45.Re4+ Kf6 46.Re3 a5 47.Re5 Rb3 48.Ke2 a4 49.Kd2 a3 50.Kc2 a2 51.Re1 Rb1 52.Rxb1 0-1 [Event "VI World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2010.11.17"] [Round "22.1"] [White "Carlsen,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2802"] [BlackElo "2791"] [ECO "B07"] 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Be3 a6 5.a4 Bg7 6.h3 O-O 7.Nf3 Nc6 8.Be2 e5 9.d5 Ne7 10.a5 Ne8 11.h4 f5 12.h5 Nf6 13.hxg6 Nxg6 14.Ng5 Qe7 15.Qd3 fxe4 16.Ncxe4 Nxe4 17.Nxe4 Nf4 18.Bxf4 exf4 19.g4 fxg3 20.Nxg3 Bxb2 21.Ra4 Be5 22.Kd1 Rf7 23.Rah4 Bd7 24.Bg4 Bxg3 25.Qxg3 Rg7 26.Rxh7 Rxh7 27.Be6+ Kh8 28.Rxh7+ Kxh7 29.Qh3+ Kg6 30.Qf5+ Kg7 31.Qg4+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "VI World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2010.11.17"] [Round "23.10"] [White "Vachier Lagrave,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2703"] [BlackElo "2791"] [ECO "A00"] 1.g3 e5 2.Bg2 d5 3.d3 Nf6 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.O-O Bg4 6.Nbd2 Bc5 7.c4 d4 8.b4 Bxb4 9.Nxe5 Nxe5 10.Qa4+ Nc6 11.Bxc6+ bxc6 12.Qxb4 Nd7 13.Ne4 c5 14.Nxc5 a5 15.Qb5 O-O 16.Nxd7 Bxd7 17.Qd5 Re8 18.Re1 Bg4 19.Qxd8 Raxd8 20.f3 Bxf3 21.Bg5 f6 22.Bxf6 gxf6 23.exf3 Re3 24.Rad1 Rde8 25.Kf2 Kf7 26.g4 R8e7 27.h4 f5 28.Rxe3 Rxe3 29.Kg3 fxg4 30.Kxg4 Kf6 31.Kf4 a4 32.a3 h5 33.Rd2 c6 34.Rd1 Kg6 35.Rg1+ Kf6 36.Rd1 1/2-1/2 [Event "VI World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2010.11.17"] [Round "24.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Caruana,F"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2791"] [BlackElo "2709"] [ECO "A15"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 d5 4.e3 e6 5.b3 Nbd7 6.Bb2 Bd6 7.Qc2 O-O 8.Be2 b6 9.O-O Bb7 10.d4 Rc8 11.Rad1 c5 12.dxc5 Nxc5 13.Qb1 Qe7 14.Ng5 Nfe4 15.Ngxe4 dxe4 16.Rd2 Bb8 17.Rfd1 Qg5 18.g3 Qf5 19.Bf1 Nd3 20.Bg2 Ne5 21.Nb5 Nd3 22.Rxd3 exd3 23.Bxb7 Rcd8 24.Nd4 Qg6 25.Bg2 Rd7 26.Bf1 Rfd8 27.Bxd3 Qh5 28.Nc6 1-0 [Event "VI World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2010.11.17"] [Round "25.9"] [White "Karjakin,Sergey"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2760"] [BlackElo "2791"] [ECO "B09"] 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6 4.f4 Nf6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Bd3 Na6 7.O-O c5 8.d5 Rb8 9.h3 Nc7 10.a4 a6 11.a5 e6 12.dxe6 fxe6 13.e5 Nh5 14.Ng5 c4 15.Bxc4 dxe5 16.Qxd8 Rxd8 17.fxe5 Bxe5 18.Nce4 Bd4+ 19.Kh1 Bd7 20.g4 Bc6 21.gxh5 h6 22.Bd3 hxg5 23.Bxg5 Rd5 24.h4 gxh5 25.Kh2 Bxb2 26.Nf6+ Kh8 27.Nxd5 Nxd5 28.Rab1 Be5+ 29.Kh3 Kg7 30.Rbe1 Bd6 31.c4 Nb4 32.Bf6+ Kh6 33.Be4 Bd7 34.Rg1 e5+ 35.Kh2 Bg4 36.Rgf1 Nc6 37.Rb1 Nd4 38.Rb6 Nc6 39.Bg5+ Kg7 40.Rf6 Bc7 41.Rb1 Rf8 42.Rg6+ Kh8 43.Rxb7 Nd4 44.Rxc7 1-0 [Event "VI World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2010.11.17"] [Round "26.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Svidler,P"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2791"] [BlackElo "2722"] [ECO "A29"] 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 Nd4 5.Bg2 Nxf3+ 6.Bxf3 Bb4 7.O-O O-O 8.d3 c6 9.Bd2 Re8 10.Rc1 a6 11.Bg2 h6 12.e4 Bc5 13.Na4 Ba7 14.c5 d6 15.b4 dxc5 16.Nxc5 Bxc5 17.bxc5 Qxd3 18.Ba5 Qa3 19.Qd2 Be6 20.Rc2 Re7 21.Rb1 Rd7 22.Qc3 Rd3 23.Qxa3 Rxa3 24.Bc7 Nd7 25.Rxb7 Rxa2 26.Rxa2 Bxa2 27.Bd6 Be6 28.f4 Nf6 29.Bxe5 a5 30.f5 Bc4 31.Bxf6 gxf6 32.e5 a4 33.Bxc6 a3 34.Rb1 a2 35.Ra1 Rc8 36.Bd7 Rxc5 37.e6 Kf8 38.exf7 Bxf7 39.Be6 Bxe6 0-1 [Event "VI World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2010.11.17"] [Round "27.8"] [White "Radjabov,T"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2744"] [BlackElo "2791"] [ECO "A41"] 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3 Bg4 5.e3 Nf6 6.Be2 O-O 7.h3 Bf5 8.O-O c5 9.d5 Na6 10.Bd3 Bxd3 11.Qxd3 e6 12.e4 exd5 13.cxd5 Re8 14.Bf4 Nb4 15.Qb1 c4 16.Nd2 Rc8 17.Be3 Nh5 18.g4 Qh4 19.Kg2 Nd3 20.gxh5 Be5 21.hxg6 fxg6 22.Nf3 Qh5 23.Nxe5 Rxe5 24.Qd1 1-0 [Event "VI World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2010.11.17"] [Round "28.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Mamedyarov,S"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2791"] [BlackElo "2763"] [ECO "A16"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.cxd5 Nxd5 4.g3 Nxc3 5.bxc3 g6 6.Bg2 Bg7 7.Rb1 Nc6 8.Nf3 O-O 9.O-O b6 10.Qc2 Qd7 11.d3 e5 12.Rd1 Bb7 13.Nd2 Rad8 14.Ne4 Ba8 15.Ba3 Rfe8 16.Qa4 h6 17.Qb5 Kh7 18.Nd2 f5 19.e3 a6 20.Qa4 a5 21.Qb5 Na7 22.Qxd7 Rxd7 23.Bxa8 Rxa8 24.d4 Rad8 25.Kf1 Nc6 26.Nc4 Rd5 27.Nd2 R5d7 28.Ke2 Re8 29.Kf1 Red8 30.Nf3 e4 31.Nd2 Ne5 32.Ke2 Ng4 33.h3 Nf6 34.c4 Kg8 35.Rb5 Kf7 36.Nb1 Ne8 37.Nc3 c5 38.dxc5 Rxd1 39.Nxd1 Rxd1 40.Kxd1 Bc3 41.Ke2 1-0 [Event "VI World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2010.11.18"] [Round "29"] [White "Eljanov,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2742"] [BlackElo "2791"] [ECO "A41"] 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3 Bg4 5.e3 Nf6 6.Be2 O-O 7.O-O c5 8.h3 Bf5 9.d5 Na6 10.Nd2 Bd7 11.e4 e6 12.Re1 Re8 13.a3 Nc7 14.a4 Na6 15.Nf1 exd5 16.exd5 Ne4 17.Nxe4 Rxe4 18.Ng3 Re8 19.Bf4 Bxb2 20.Rb1 Bc3 21.Rf1 Qf6 22.Qc1 Nb4 23.Bxd6 Bd4 24.Bf4 Bxa4 25.Bg5 Qe5 26.Bf4 Qe7 27.Qd2 a5 28.Bf3 Bd7 29.Rbe1 Qf8 30.Bh6 Bg7 31.Bxg7 Qxg7 32.Ne4 Qd4 33.Qxd4 cxd4 34.Nf6+ Kg7 35.Nxd7 a4 36.d6 a3 37.Nb6 Rad8 38.c5 Nc2 39.Rc1 a2 40.Bxb7 d3 41.Nc4 1-0 [Event "VI World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2010.11.18"] [Round "30"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Grischuk,A"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2791"] [BlackElo "2771"] [ECO "E00"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Be7 5.Bg2 d5 6.Qc2 O-O 7.e3 b6 8.cxd5 exd5 9.Ne2 Ba6 10.Nbc3 c5 11.O-O Nc6 12.Qa4 Bb7 13.dxc5 bxc5 14.Rfd1 Nb4 15.Nb5 a6 16.Nbd4 cxd4 17.Nxd4 a5 18.Bc3 Qe8 19.Qxe8 Rfxe8 20.a3 Nc6 21.Nb5 Rac8 22.Bxf6 gxf6 23.Bxd5 Ba8 24.e4 Red8 25.Kg2 Kf8 26.Rac1 Ne5 27.Nc7 Bxd5 28.Nxd5 Nc4 29.b4 axb4 30.axb4 Na3 31.Ra1 Nb5 32.Ra5 Nc3 33.Nxe7 Nxd1 34.Nxc8 Rxc8 35.Ra2 Rb8 36.Rd2 Nc3 37.Rd4 Na2 38.Rd6 Kg7 39.h4 Rxb4 40.f3 Nc3 41.Kh3 Rb7 42.Rd3 Na4 43.Kg4 Nc5 44.Rd5 Ne6 45.f4 Rb4 46.e5 fxe5 47.Rxe5 0-1 [Event "VI World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2010.11.18"] [Round "30"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Grischuk,A"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2791"] [BlackElo "2771"] [ECO "E00"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Be7 5.Bg2 d5 6.Qc2 O-O 7.e3 b6 8.cxd5 exd5 9.Ne2 Ba6 10.Nbc3 c5 11.O-O Nc6 12.Qa4 Bb7 13.dxc5 bxc5 14.Rfd1 Nb4 15.Nb5 a6 16.Nbd4 cxd4 17.Nxd4 a5 18.Bc3 Qe8 19.Qxe8 Rfxe8 20.a3 Nc6 21.Nb5 Rac8 22.Bxf6 gxf6 23.Bxd5 Ba8 24.e4 Red8 25.Kg2 Kf8 26.Rac1 Ne5 27.Nc7 Bxd5 28.Nxd5 Nc4 29.b4 axb4 30.axb4 Na3 31.Ra1 Nb5 32.Ra5 Nc3 33.Nxe7 Nxd1 34.Nxc8 Rxc8 35.Ra2 Rb8 36.Rd2 Nc3 37.Rd4 Na2 38.Rd6 Kg7 39.h4 Rxb4 40.f3 Nc3 41.Kh3 Rb7 42.Rd3 Na4 43.Kg4 Nc5 44.Rd5 Ne6 45.f4 Rb4 46.e5 fxe5 47.Rxe5 h6 48.Kh5 Rb3 49.f5 Nf8 50.g4 Nd7 0-1 [Event "VI World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2010.11.18"] [Round "31"] [White "Ponomariov,R"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2744"] [BlackElo "2791"] [ECO "A41"] 1.d4 d6 2.Bf4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 Nf6 1/2-1/2 [Event "VI World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2010.11.18"] [Round "32"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Movsesian,S"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2791"] [BlackElo "2721"] [ECO "D15"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 a6 5.a4 e6 6.e3 c5 7.Bd3 Nc6 8.O-O Be7 9.cxd5 exd5 10.dxc5 O-O 11.b3 Bxc5 12.Ne2 Bg4 13.Bb2 Qe7 14.Rc1 Bd6 15.Ng3 Ne4 16.Be2 Rfd8 17.Nd4 Nxg3 18.hxg3 Bxe2 19.Qxe2 Nxd4 20.Bxd4 Qe6 21.Qb2 f6 22.b4 Rac8 23.b5 axb5 24.Qxb5 Qf7 25.Rfd1 Bf8 26.Rxc8 Rxc8 27.Bb6 Rc4 28.a5 d4 29.Bxd4 Rb4 30.Qf5 Qb3 31.Rc1 Rb5 32.Qd7 Rxa5 33.g4 Qd5 34.Qc8 Rb5 35.Qe8 Ra5 36.Rc8 Qf7 37.Rc7 1-0 [Event "VI World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2010.11.18"] [Round "33"] [White "Gelfand,B"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2741"] [BlackElo "2791"] [ECO "A41"] 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 f5 5.O-O Nf6 6.b3 O-O 7.Bb2 c6 8.c4 a5 9.Qc2 Na6 10.Nbd2 Rb8 11.a3 b5 12.Rac1 Bd7 13.Ba1 Kh8 14.Rfe1 Nc7 15.e4 fxe4 16.Nxe4 bxc4 17.bxc4 Bf5 18.Nh4 Bxe4 19.Bxe4 Nxe4 20.Qxe4 d5 21.cxd5 Nxd5 22.Rxc6 Rb3 23.Rc5 Nf6 24.Qc2 Rxa3 25.Bb2 Ra2 26.Qb3 Rxb2 27.Qxb2 Ng4 28.Re4 Nxf2 29.Nxg6+ hxg6 30.Rh4+ Kg8 31.Qa2+ Rf7 32.Qc4 Qd7 33.Rc8+ Bf8 34.Rxf8+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "VI World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2010.11.18"] [Round "34"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Aronian,L"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2791"] [BlackElo "2801"] [ECO "D45"] 1.c4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Nbd7 5.d4 e6 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.b3 O-O 8.Bb2 e5 9.dxe5 Nxe5 10.O-O-O Qe7 11.cxd5 cxd5 12.Nxe5 Bxe5 13.Nxd5 Bxb2+ 14.Kxb2 Nxd5 15.Rxd5 Be6 16.Rd4 Rac8 17.Qd2 Rfd8 18.Bd3 Rxd4 19.exd4 Rd8 20.Be4 Bxb3 21.Bxh7+ Kxh7 22.axb3 Qf6 23.Rd1 g6 24.Qe3 Rd5 25.Rd2 a5 26.Qe4 Rb5 27.Qd3 Qb6 28.Qc4 Kg7 29.d5 Rb4 30.Qc3+ Kh7 31.Qh3+ Kg7 32.Qc3+ Kh7 33.Qh3+ Kg7 34.Qc3+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "VI World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2010.11.18"] [Round "35"] [White "Mamedov,Rau"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2660"] [BlackElo "2791"] [ECO "B07"] 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.g3 Bg7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.Nge2 Na6 7.O-O c5 8.h3 cxd4 9.Nxd4 Bd7 10.Re1 Nc5 11.Nb3 Rc8 12.Nxc5 Rxc5 13.Be3 Rc4 14.Bd4 b5 15.a3 a6 16.Nd5 Rxd4 17.Qxd4 Nxd5 18.Qxd5 Bxb2 19.Rad1 Be6 20.Qd3 Bc4 21.Qe3 Qa5 22.Rb1 Bc3 23.Red1 Rc8 24.h4 Qxa3 25.Bh3 Rc5 26.Bf1 Bxf1 27.Rxf1 Bb2 28.Qe2 Bd4 29.Kg2 Qc3 30.Rfd1 e5 31.Rbc1 a5 32.h5 a4 33.h6 Kf8 34.Qg4 Ke7 35.Qg5+ f6 36.Qg4 a3 37.Ra1 Qxc2 38.Rxa3 Qxf2+ 39.Kh3 Rc2 40.Rh1 Qe2 41.Qxe2 Rxe2 42.Rb1 Bc5 43.Ra8 b4 44.Rh8 f5 45.Rxh7+ Kf6 46.Rb7 Ra2 47.h7 Ra8 48.g4 fxe4 49.Kh4 e3 50.Rf1+ Ke6 51.Re1 d5 52.Kg5 d4 53.Rc7 Kd6 54.Rg7 Rh8 55.Rxg6+ Kd5 56.Rh1 e2 57.Rgh6 d3 58.Kg6 d2 59.Kg7 Rxh7+ 60.Rxh7 e1=Q 0-1 [Event "VI World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2010.11.18"] [Round "36"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Grachev,B"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2791"] [BlackElo "2654"] [ECO "A09"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 c6 3.e3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.b3 b6 6.Bb2 Bb7 7.g3 Nbd7 8.Bg2 Bd6 9.d4 O-O 10.O-O h6 11.Rc1 Qe7 12.Nd2 Rfd8 13.e4 dxe4 14.Ndxe4 Ba3 15.Bxa3 Qxa3 16.Qe2 a5 17.Rfd1 Qe7 18.Nxf6+ Nxf6 19.Na4 Nd7 20.d5 cxd5 21.cxd5 Qf6 22.dxe6 Bxg2 23.Kxg2 fxe6 24.Rxd7 Rxd7 25.Nxb6 Rad8 26.Nxd7 Rxd7 27.Rc8+ Kf7 28.Qh5+ Ke7 29.Re8+ Kd6 30.Qxa5 Qd4 31.Qa6+ 1-0 [Event "VI World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2010.11.18"] [Round "37"] [White "Andreikin,D"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2683"] [BlackElo "2791"] [ECO "C29"] 1.Nc3 Nf6 2.e4 e5 3.f4 d5 4.fxe5 Nxe4 5.Nf3 Bc5 6.d4 Bb4 7.Bd2 c5 8.Nxe4 dxe4 9.Bxb4 cxb4 10.Ng1 O-O 11.Bc4 Nc6 12.c3 bxc3 13.bxc3 Qg5 14.Qe2 Bf5 15.Nh3 Bxh3 16.gxh3 e3 17.O-O-O Rac8 18.Bb3 Na5 19.Kb2 Nxb3 20.axb3 f6 21.e6 Qd5 22.Qxe3 Rfe8 23.Rhe1 Rc6 24.c4 Rcxe6 25.Qxe6+ Qxe6 26.Rxe6 Rxe6 27.d5 Re2+ 28.Kc3 Kf7 29.c5 Ke8 30.Ra1 a6 31.c6 bxc6 32.dxc6 Kd8 33.Rxa6 Kc7 34.b4 Re5 35.Kc4 Re4+ 36.Kc5 Re5+ 37.Kc4 Re4+ 38.Kb5 Re5+ 39.Ka4 Re1 40.Kb3 Rb1+ 41.Kc4 f5 42.b5 f4 43.Ra7+ Kd6 44.Rd7+ Ke6 45.Rd2 f3 46.Rf2 Rc1+ 47.Kb4 Rb1+ 48.Kc5 Rc1+ 49.Kb6 Rc3 50.Kb7 Kd6 51.Rf1 g5 52.b6 h5 53.c7 Kd7 54.Rxf3 1-0 [Event "VI World Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2010.11.18"] [Round "38"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Savchenko,B"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2791"] [BlackElo "2632"] [ECO "A04"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e6 4.e3 d5 5.d4 Nc6 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Bb5 a6 8.Bxc6+ bxc6 9.O-O Be7 10.dxc5 Bxc5 11.b3 O-O 12.Bb2 Bg4 13.Rc1 Bd6 14.Ne2 Rc8 15.Ng3 a5 16.Rc2 Re8 17.h3 Bd7 18.Ne2 Ne4 19.Qd4 f6 20.Rfc1 Re7 21.Nf4 Qe8 22.Qd1 g5 23.Nxd5 cxd5 24.Qxd5+ Kf8 25.Rxc8 Bxc8 26.Bxf6 Rd7 27.Qf5 Rc7 28.Be7+ Kg7 29.Rxc7 Bxf5 30.Bxd6+ Kg8 31.Be5 h6 32.Rg7+ Kf8 33.Rb7 Qc6 34.Rc7 Qb5 35.Bg7+ Ke8 36.Nd4 Qd5 37.f3 Ng3 38.Bf6 Bd7 39.Rc2 Qd6 40.Bh8 Kf7 41.e4 Kg8 0-1 [Event "2nd London Chess Classic"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2010.12.08"] [Round "1"] [White "Short,N"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2680"] [BlackElo "2791"] [ECO "C24"] 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.Qe2 Bc5 4.d3 O-O 5.Bg5 c6 6.Nd2 h6 7.Bh4 Re8 8.Ngf3 Bf8 9.a4 d5 10.Bxf6 gxf6 11.Ba2 f5 12.O-O Na6 13.Rfe1 Bg7 14.c3 Be6 15.exd5 Bxd5 16.Bxd5 cxd5 17.g3 Bf6 18.Qe3 Kh7 19.Nb3 Qd7 20.Nc5 Nxc5 21.Qxc5 a6 22.Re2 Re6 23.Rae1 Rae8 24.c4 b6 25.Qb4 d4 26.Qb3 e4 27.Nd2 e3 28.fxe3 dxe3 29.Nf3 f4 30.d4 Re4 31.Qxb6 Bxd4 32.Qxa6 fxg3 33.Qb5 Qg4 34.Nxd4 gxh2+ 35.Kh1 Rxd4 36.Qb7 Qf5 37.Rxh2 e2 38.Qg2 Rd1 0-1 [Event "2nd London Chess Classic"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2010.12.09"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Nakamura,Hi"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2791"] [BlackElo "2741"] [ECO "A17"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.g3 c5 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O d6 7.d4 Bxc3 8.bxc3 Qe7 9.dxc5 dxc5 10.Ne5 Qc7 11.Bf4 Nh5 12.Qd2 g5 13.Bxg5 Qxe5 14.Rad1 f6 15.Bh6 Ng7 16.Bf4 Qh5 17.Bd6 Re8 18.Qf4 Nd7 19.g4 Qf7 20.Rd3 e5 21.Qh6 Qg6 22.Qxg6 hxg6 23.Be4 Kf7 24.f4 exf4 25.Bd5+ Ne6 26.Bxf4 Nb6 27.Be5 Nxd5 28.cxd5 Nf8 29.Rxf6+ Kg8 30.Bd6 Kg7 31.Rf4 g5 32.Rf2 b6 33.Rdf3 Ng6 34.Rf7+ Kh6 35.h3 Ba6 36.R2f6 Bxe2 37.Be7 Bc4 38.Rd6 Bxd5 39.Bxg5+ Kxg5 40.Rxd5+ Kh4 41.Rf3 Re5 42.Rxe5 Nxe5 43.Rf5 Nd3 44.Kh2 Rh8 45.a4 Rh6 46.Kg2 a5 47.Kf3 Nb2 48.Kf4 Nxa4 49.c4 Nc3 50.Ke3 a4 51.Kd3 Nd1 52.Rf8 Kxh3 53.g5 Rd6+ 54.Ke4 Kg4 0-1 [Event "2nd London Chess Classic"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2010.12.10"] [Round "3"] [White "McShane,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2645"] [BlackElo "2791"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3 Ke8 10.h3 h5 11.Ne2 b6 12.Bf4 c5 13.Rad1 Bb7 14.Ng5 Rh6 15.Ng3 Nh4 16.f3 Be7 17.Rfe1 Rg6 18.N5e4 Bc6 19.Kh2 Nxg2 20.Kxg2 h4 21.c4 hxg3 22.Nc3 Rd8 23.Nd5 Rd7 24.b3 Bd8 25.Re4 Bb7 26.Bxg3 b5 27.Kf2 Rh6 28.h4 Kf8 29.Ke2 Ra6 30.Rd2 bxc4 31.bxc4 c6 32.Nc3 Rxd2+ 33.Kxd2 Bc8 34.Bf2 Be7 35.Re1 Bf5 36.Kc1 Be6 37.Re4 Rb6 38.Na4 Rb4 39.Nb2 g6 40.a3 Rb3 41.Re3 Rb7 42.Rc3 Bf5 43.Na4 Kg7 44.Kd2 Bd8 45.Ke2 Rb1 46.Bxc5 Bxh4 47.Bxa7 Re1+ 48.Kd2 Rh1 49.Ke2 Re1+ 50.Kd2 Rh1 51.Ke2 Rh2+ 52.Kd1 Bg5 53.Nc5 Bf4 54.Nb3 g5 55.Nd4 Bh3 56.Rc2 Rh1+ 57.Ke2 Bd7 58.Bb8 c5 59.e6 Ba4 60.Bxf4 gxf4 61.Nf5+ Kf6 62.exf7 Rh8 63.Rd2 Kxf5 64.Rd5+ Kf6 65.Rxc5 Bc2 66.Rd5 Kxf7 67.Rd4 Rh2+ 68.Ke1 Ke6 69.Rxf4 Ke5 70.Rf7 Kd4 71.Re7 Bd3 72.a4 Ra2 73.a5 Bxc4 74.Re4+ Kd3 75.Re5 Kc3 76.Re7 Bd3 77.Re8 Kd4 78.Re7 Bb5 79.Re4+ Kd3 80.Re6 Bc4 81.Re5 Rb2 82.Re7 Bb5 83.Re6 Ra2 84.Kf1 Bc4 85.Re7 Bd5 86.Rd7 Kc4 87.Ke1 Bxf3 88.Rd2 Ra3 89.a6 Bd5 90.Rc2+ Kd3 91.Rd2+ Ke4 92.Re2+ Kf4 93.Kd2 Be4 94.a7 Ra2+ 95.Ke1 Rxa7 96.Kf2 Rd7 97.Rb2 Rd3 98.Ra2 Rf3+ 99.Ke1 Rh3 100.Rf2+ Bf3 101.Rb2 Rh8 102.Kd2 Rd8+ 103.Kc3 Ke3 104.Rb6 Rc8+ 105.Kb4 Kd4 106.Rd6+ Bd5 107.Rb6 Rc1 108.Rb5 Bc6 109.Rb6 Kd5 110.Ka5 Ra1+ 111.Kb4 Ra8 112.Kc3 Kc5 113.Rb2 Bd5 114.Rf2 Ra3+ 115.Kd2 Kd4 116.Rf4+ Be4 117.Rf2 Bf3 118.Ke1 Re3+ 119.Kd2 Rd3+ 120.Kc2 Kc4 121.Rh2 Be4 122.Re2 Bf5 123.Kc1 Rd8 124.Rd2 Bd3 125.Rf2 Kc3 126.Rc2+ Kd4 127.Rb2 Ke3 128.Rb6 Rd4 129.Kb2 Kd2 130.Ka3 Bc2 131.Rb8 Kc1 132.Ra8 Rc4 133.Ra7 Kd2 134.Rb7 Rh4 135.Rb6 Kc1 136.Ra6 Rc4 137.Ra7 Kd2 138.Rb7 Kc3 139.Rb3+ Bxb3 1/2-1/2 [Event "2nd London Chess Classic"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2010.12.11"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Howell,D"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2791"] [BlackElo "2611"] [ECO "D85"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Be3 c5 8.Rc1 Qa5 9.Qd2 O-O 10.Nf3 Rd8 11.d5 e6 12.Bg5 f6 13.Be3 exd5 14.exd5 Na6 15.Be2 Be6 16.c4 Qxd2+ 17.Nxd2 Bd7 18.Ne4 b6 19.h4 Bf5 20.Nc3 Nb4 21.Kd2 Nc6 22.h5 Kf7 23.g4 Bc8 24.hxg6+ hxg6 25.Ne4 Ba6 26.Rh7 Kg8 27.Rch1 Ne5 28.Kc3 Nf7 29.Bd3 Ne5 30.g5 fxg5 31.Bxg5 Rf8 32.Be2 Nf3+ 33.Nf6+ Rxf6 34.Rxg7+ Kxg7 35.Bxf6+ Kxf6 36.Bxf3 Re8 37.Rh7 Re7 38.Rh8 Ke5 39.Bg4 b5 40.Rd8 Rf7 41.Re8+ Kf4 42.Be6 1-0 [Event "2nd London Chess Classic"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2010.12.12"] [Round "5"] [White "Adams,Mi"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2723"] [BlackElo "2791"] [ECO "C65"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.c3 O-O 6.O-O d6 7.Nbd2 a6 8.Ba4 b5 9.Bb3 Bb6 10.Re1 Ne7 11.Nf1 Ng6 12.Ng3 Re8 13.Ng5 Nh8 14.d4 h6 15.Nf3 Ng6 16.h3 Bb7 17.Bc2 d5 18.Nxe5 Nxe5 19.dxe5 Nxe4 20.Nxe4 dxe4 21.Qh5 g6 22.Qxh6 Rxe5 23.Be3 Qf6 24.Rad1 Rae8 25.Bb3 Bc8 26.Bxb6 Qxb6 27.Qf4 Rf5 28.Qg3 Qf6 29.Rd5 Ree5 30.Rxe5 Rxe5 31.f4 Re8 32.Qe3 Be6 33.Qxe4 Bd7 34.Qb1 Rxe1+ 35.Qxe1 Qxf4 36.Qf2 Qc1+ 37.Kh2 Bf5 38.Qg3 Qxb2 39.Qe5 Qa3 40.Qxc7 Be6 41.Qd8+ Kg7 42.Qd4+ Kg8 43.Qd8+ Kg7 44.Qd4+ Kg8 45.Qd8+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "2nd London Chess Classic"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2010.12.14"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Carlsen,M"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2791"] [BlackElo "2802"] [ECO "D07"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nf3 Bg4 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bf4 Bd6 6.Bg3 Nf6 7.e3 O-O 8.a3 Ne7 9.Qb3 b6 10.Ne5 c5 11.Nxg4 Nxg4 12.Rd1 Bxg3 13.hxg3 Nf6 14.cxd5 exd5 15.Be2 Qd6 16.Qc2 h6 17.O-O c4 18.b3 Qxa3 19.bxc4 dxc4 20.Bf3 Rab8 21.Ra1 Qd6 22.Nb5 Qd7 23.Qxc4 a5 24.e4 Rfc8 25.Qe2 Rc6 26.Rab1 Rd8 27.Rfd1 Rdc8 28.d5 Rc2 29.Qe3 R2c5 30.Nd4 Re8 31.Qd3 Qd6 32.Qa6 Rb8 33.Nb3 Rc2 34.Nd4 Rc5 35.Nb3 Rc2 36.Qd3 Rcc8 37.Nd2 Ng6 38.Be2 Qc5 39.Rb5 Qc3 40.f4 a4 41.e5 Nd7 42.Qxc3 Rxc3 43.Ne4 Rc7 44.Ra1 Ra7 45.d6 Ngf8 46.Nc3 Nc5 47.Nd5 Ra5 48.Rxb6 Rxb6 49.Nxb6 Nfe6 50.Bc4 Kf8 51.f5 Nd8 52.Rf1 Ncb7 53.Re1 a3 54.e6 fxe6 55.fxe6 Nxd6 56.e7+ Ke8 57.exd8=R+ Kxd8 58.Rd1 Kc7 59.Ba2 Rg5 60.Nd5+ Kc6 61.Nc3 Rc5 62.Rxd6+ Kxd6 63.Ne4+ Kc6 64.Nxc5 Kxc5 65.Kf2 Kd4 66.Kf3 Kd3 67.g4 Kd2 68.Be6 Kd3 69.Kg3 Ke3 70.Kh4 Kf2 71.Bd5 g6 72.Kh3 g5 73.Kh2 Kf1 74.Be6 Kf2 75.Bc4 Ke3 76.Kg3 Kd4 77.Be6 Ke3 78.Kh2 Kf2 79.Bc4 Ke3 80.Kg1 Kf4 81.Be6 Ke5 82.Bb3 Kf4 83.Be6 Ke5 84.Bb3 Kf4 85.Be6 Ke5 86.Bb3 1/2-1/2 [Event "2nd London Chess Classic"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2010.12.15"] [Round "7"] [White "Anand,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2804"] [BlackElo "2791"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3 Ke8 10.h3 h5 11.Bg5 Be6 12.Rfd1 Be7 13.g3 f6 14.exf6 gxf6 15.Bf4 Rc8 16.Kh2 Kf7 17.Rd2 Rcd8 18.Rxd8 Bxd8 19.Rd1 Re8 20.Nd4 Nxd4 21.Rxd4 Bf5 22.Rd2 Be7 23.Nd1 Rd8 24.Rxd8 Bxd8 25.Ne3 Be4 26.g4 hxg4 27.hxg4 Be7 28.Bxc7 Bc5 29.c3 Bxe3 30.fxe3 Ke6 31.Kg3 a6 32.Kf4 Bc2 33.e4 Bd1 34.a3 Be2 35.Bb6 Bd1 36.Bd4 Be2 37.Be3 Bd1 38.Bd4 Be2 39.Be3 Bd1 1/2-1/2 [Event "73rd Tata Steel GMA"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2011.01.15"] [Round "1"] [White "Nepomniachtchi,I"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2733"] [BlackElo "2784"] [ECO "C45"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nxc6 bxc6 6.e5 Qe7 7.Qe2 Nd5 8.c4 Nb6 9.Nc3 Bb7 10.Bf4 g6 11.h4 Bg7 12.O-O-O O-O 13.h5 Rae8 14.Re1 Ba6 15.Qe4 Qc5 16.Bg3 Bxc4 17.hxg6 fxg6 18.Na4 Nxa4 19.Qxc4+ Kh8 20.Rh4 d5 21.Qc2 Qxc2+ 22.Kxc2 Nc5 23.f3 g5 24.Rg4 Rf5 25.Bd3 Nxd3 26.Kxd3 h5 27.Rh1 h4 28.f4 Kg8 29.Bh2 c5 30.b3 Kf7 31.Rxg5 Rxg5 32.fxg5 Kg6 33.Bf4 Rh8 34.e6 Re8 35.Re1 Kf5 36.Bxc7 Rxe6 1/2-1/2 [Event "73rd Tata Steel GMA"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2011.01.16"] [Round "2"] [White "Anand,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2810"] [BlackElo "2784"] [ECO "E32"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 d5 7.Nf3 dxc4 8.Qxc4 b6 9.Bg5 Bb7 10.Rc1 c5 11.dxc5 h6 12.Bf4 Bd5 13.Qc2 Nbd7 14.Bd6 Nxc5 15.Bxf8 Qxf8 16.e3 Nb3 17.Bc4 Nxc1 18.Bxd5 Nxd5 19.Qxc1 Rc8 20.Qb1 Qc5 21.O-O Qc2 22.Qxc2 Rxc2 23.Rb1 1/2-1/2 [Event "73rd Tata Steel GMA"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2011.01.17"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Wang Hao"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2784"] [BlackElo "2731"] [ECO "E25"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.f3 d5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 c5 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.dxc5 Qa5 9.e4 Ne7 10.Be3 O-O 11.Qb3 Qc7 12.Bb5 Nec6 13.Ne2 Na5 14.Qa4 a6 15.Bd3 Nd7 16.Bc2 Nxc5 17.Qb4 Nd7 18.O-O Nc6 19.Qb2 Nce5 20.Bf2 b5 21.Rfd1 Bb7 22.Qb4 Rfc8 23.Qe7 Nc5 24.Qxc7 Rxc7 25.Bg3 f6 26.a4 bxa4 27.Bxa4 Kf7 28.Bc2 Rac8 29.Rdb1 Rd7 30.Bf2 g5 31.Bd4 Ncd3 32.Rb6 Rcc7 33.h4 h6 34.hxg5 hxg5 35.Rd1 Nf4 36.Nxf4 gxf4 37.Bb3 Rc6 38.Ra1 Rxb6 39.Bxb6 Rd2 40.Rb1 Bc6 41.c4 Nd3 42.Ba5 Rb2 43.Rxb2 Nxb2 44.c5 Nd3 45.Bc4 Nxc5 46.Bb4 Nd7 1/2-1/2 [Event "73rd Tata Steel GMA"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2011.01.18"] [Round "4"] [White "Grischuk,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2773"] [BlackElo "2784"] [ECO "A09"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 c6 3.e3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Nbd7 5.Qc2 e6 6.b3 Bd6 7.Bb2 O-O 8.Be2 Re8 9.O-O e5 10.cxd5 Nxd5 11.Ne4 Bc7 12.Ng3 Nf8 13.a3 a5 14.d4 Ng6 15.Bd3 exd4 16.Nxd4 Bg4 17.Bf5 Nf6 18.f3 Bh5 19.Rae1 Nf8 20.Nxh5 Nxh5 21.f4 Bb6 22.Bg4 Nf6 23.Bf3 Nd5 24.Bxd5 Qxd5 25.Nf5 f6 26.Rd1 Qe4 27.Qxe4 Rxe4 28.Rf3 g6 29.Nh6+ Kg7 30.Ng4 Kf7 31.Nh6+ Kg7 32.Ng4 Kf7 33.Nh6+ Ke7 34.Ng8+ Kf7 1/2-1/2 [Event "73rd Tata Steel GMA"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2011.01.20"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Aronian,L"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2784"] [BlackElo "2805"] [ECO "D10"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 cxd5 5.Bf4 Nc6 6.e3 Bf5 7.Rc1 e6 8.Qb3 Qb6 9.Qxb6 axb6 10.Bb5 Be7 11.f3 O-O 12.a3 Rfc8 13.Nge2 Na5 14.Na4 Rxc1+ 15.Nxc1 Nc4 16.Bxc4 dxc4 17.Nxb6 Ra6 18.Nxc4 Nd5 19.Ne5 Rb6 20.Ned3 Bxd3 21.Nxd3 Bxa3 22.Bg3 Bxb2 23.Ke2 Rc6 24.Bf2 Rc2+ 25.Kd1 Rxf2 26.Nxf2 1/2-1/2 [Event "73rd Tata Steel GMA"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2011.01.21"] [Round "6"] [White "Shirov,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2722"] [BlackElo "2784"] [ECO "C45"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nxc6 bxc6 6.e5 Qe7 7.Qe2 Nd5 8.c4 Nb6 9.Nc3 Bb7 10.Bd2 g6 11.Ne4 O-O-O 12.a4 Ba6 13.Qe3 Qxe5 14.Bc3 Bb4 15.Bxb4 Rhe8 16.f3 d5 17.a5 Nxc4 18.Qxa7 Qxb2 19.Qxa6+ Kd7 20.Rd1 Qxb4+ 21.Kf2 Rxe4 22.fxe4 Qc5+ 23.Ke1 Qb4+ 24.Kf2 Qc5+ 25.Ke1 Nb2 26.exd5 Qc3+ 27.Rd2 Qc1+ 28.Ke2 Re8+ 29.Kf3 Qxd2 30.Qxc6+ Kd8 31.Qf6+ Re7 32.Kg4 Nd1 33.Qh8+ Kd7 34.Bb5+ c6 35.Bxc6+ Kc7 36.d6+ Qxd6 37.Rxd1 Qxd1+ 38.Bf3 h5+ 39.Kg3 Qe1+ 40.Kh3 Qe6+ 41.Kh4 g5+ 42.Kxg5 Qg6+ 43.Kf4 f6 0-1 [Event "73rd Tata Steel GMA"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2011.01.22"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Giri,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2784"] [BlackElo "2686"] [ECO "D85"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Qa4+ Qd7 8.Qb3 O-O 9.Be3 c5 10.d5 e6 11.Bc4 exd5 12.Bxd5 Qc7 13.Ne2 Nd7 14.Bf4 Ne5 15.O-O c4 16.Qb4 Re8 17.Bg3 Rb8 18.Qxc4 Qxc4 19.Bxc4 Bd7 20.Rfd1 Nxc4 21.Bxb8 Ba4 22.Bxa7 Bxd1 23.Rxd1 Rxe4 24.Rd8+ Bf8 25.Bc5 Rxe2 26.g4 Rxa2 27.g5 Ne5 28.Bxf8 f6 29.Be7+ Kf7 30.Bxf6 Ra5 31.Kg2 Ng4 32.Rd7+ Ke6 33.Re7+ Kf5 34.Bd4 Kxg5 35.Rxh7 Ne5 36.Rxb7 Nc4 37.Rc7 Nd6 38.Be3+ Kf5 39.Kf3 Ra4 40.Bd4 Ke6 41.Rg7 Kf5 42.Ra7 Rxa7 43.Bxa7 Nc4 44.Bb8 Nb2 45.Bg3 Nc4 46.h3 g5 47.Ke2 Ke4 48.f3+ Kd5 49.Bc7 Ke6 50.Kd3 Kd5 51.f4 gxf4 52.Bxf4 Nb2+ 53.Kc2 Nc4 54.h4 Ke4 55.Bc1 Ne5 56.h5 Nd7 57.h6 Nf6 58.c4 Nh7 59.Kb3 1-0 [Event "73rd Tata Steel GMA"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2011.01.23"] [Round "8"] [White "Ponomariov,R"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2744"] [BlackElo "2784"] [ECO "D38"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Qa4+ Nc6 6.e3 O-O 7.Bd2 dxc4 8.Bxc4 Bd6 9.Nb5 Bd7 10.Qb3 Ne4 11.Nxd6 cxd6 12.Bd3 Nxd2 13.Nxd2 Qa5 14.a3 Rab8 15.Qb5 Qxb5 16.Bxb5 Rfc8 17.Ne4 d5 18.Nc5 Be8 19.Bxc6 Rxc6 1/2-1/2 [Event "73rd Tata Steel GMA"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2011.01.25"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "L'Ami,E"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2784"] [BlackElo "2628"] [ECO "A15"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.d3 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Qc2 O-O 8.g3 c5 9.Bg2 Nc6 10.h4 Nb4 11.Qd2 Nd5 12.Bb2 Qa5 13.h5 Nb6 14.hxg6 hxg6 15.a4 Bd7 16.Kf1 Nxa4 17.Qg5 Qb6 18.Qh4 Rfe8 19.Bc1 e5 20.Qh7+ Kf8 21.Bh6 Bxh6 22.Qxh6+ Ke7 23.Nxe5 1-0 [Event "73rd Tata Steel GMA"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2011.01.26"] [Round "10"] [White "Smeets,J"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2662"] [BlackElo "2784"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.Re1 Nd6 6.Nxe5 Be7 7.Bf1 Nxe5 8.Rxe5 O-O 9.d4 Bf6 10.Re1 Re8 11.c3 Rxe1 12.Qxe1 Nf5 13.Bf4 c6 14.Nd2 d5 15.Nf3 Nd6 16.Bd3 Bf5 17.Bxf5 Nxf5 18.Qe2 Qe7 19.Qd3 Nh4 20.Nxh4 Bxh4 21.g3 Bf6 1/2-1/2 [Event "73rd Tata Steel GMA"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2011.01.28"] [Round "11"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Carlsen,M"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2784"] [BlackElo "2814"] [ECO "E00"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Bxd2+ 5.Qxd2 d5 6.Bg2 Nbd7 7.Nf3 c6 8.O-O b6 9.Rc1 O-O 10.cxd5 cxd5 11.Na3 Bb7 12.Nb5 a6 13.Nd6 Qb8 14.Qb4 a5 15.Qa3 Ba6 16.Ne5 b5 17.Qxa5 Qxd6 18.Rc6 Qb8 19.Rxa6 Rxa6 20.Qxa6 Nxe5 21.dxe5 Qxe5 22.Qxb5 Rb8 23.Qd3 Rxb2 24.Qe3 Qxe3 25.fxe3 Rxe2 26.a4 Rc2 27.a5 Rc7 28.a6 Ra7 29.Bf1 Kf8 30.Rb1 Ke7 31.Rb7+ Rxb7 32.axb7 Nd7 33.Kf2 Kd6 34.Bb5 Nb8 35.Be8 Ke7 36.Bb5 f6 37.Kf3 Kd6 38.Be8 Kc7 39.Bf7 Kxb7 40.Bxe6 Kc6 41.Bg8 h6 42.Kg4 Nd7 43.Kf5 Ne5 44.h3 Kc5 45.g4 Kd6 46.Bh7 Ke7 47.Bg8 g6+ 48.Kf4 Nf7 49.Bh7 g5+ 50.Kg3 Nd6 51.Bg8 Ne4+ 52.Kg2 Kd6 53.Kf3 Kc5 54.Bh7 Nc3 55.Bd3 Kb4 56.Ba6 Kb3 57.Bb7 Kc2 58.Ba6 Kd1 59.Bb7 Kd2 60.Bc6 Ke1 61.Bb7 Kf1 62.Ba8 Kg1 63.Kg3 Ne4+ 64.Kf3 Nd2+ 65.Kg3 Nf1+ 66.Kf3 Nd2+ 67.Kg3 Nc4 68.Bxd5 Nxe3 69.Bb7 Nf1+ 70.Kf3 Kh2 71.Kf2 Nd2 72.Bg2 Nc4 73.Bf1 Ne5 74.Ke3 Kg1 75.Be2 Kg2 76.Ke4 Kxh3 77.Kf5 Kh4 78.Bd1 Nc4 79.Ke4 Nd6+ 80.Kd5 f5 0-1 [Event "73rd Tata Steel GMA"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2011.01.29"] [Round "12"] [White "Nakamura,Hi"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2751"] [BlackElo "2784"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.Re1 Nd6 6.Nxe5 Be7 7.Bf1 Nxe5 8.Rxe5 O-O 9.d4 Bf6 10.Re1 Re8 11.c3 Rxe1 12.Qxe1 Nf5 13.Bd3 d5 14.Bf4 c6 15.Nd2 Nh4 16.Qe2 Bf5 17.Bxf5 Nxf5 18.Nf3 Qe7 19.Re1 Qxe2 20.Rxe2 1/2-1/2 [Event "73rd Tata Steel GMA"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2011.01.30"] [Round "13"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Vachier Lagrave,M"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2784"] [BlackElo "2715"] [ECO "D85"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Be3 c5 8.Rc1 O-O 9.Nf3 Bg4 10.Be2 Qa5 11.O-O Qxa2 12.Bg5 Qe6 13.Re1 Qd7 14.d5 e5 15.Qb3 Bxf3 16.Bxf3 Na6 17.Be2 c4 18.Qxc4 Qd6 19.Bg4 f5 20.exf5 gxf5 21.Bh5 Nc5 22.Rcd1 Rac8 23.Qh4 1/2-1/2 [Event "20th Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2011.03.12"] [Round "1"] [White "Grischuk,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2747"] [BlackElo "2785"] [ECO "D38"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Bg5 Nbd7 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Qc2 O-O 8.e3 c5 9.Bd3 Qa5 10.O-O c4 11.Be2 Re8 12.Nd2 h6 13.Bh4 Bxc3 14.bxc3 Ne4 15.Nxe4 Rxe4 16.Bg3 Nb6 17.Bf3 Re6 18.a4 Bd7 19.Rfb1 Bc6 20.Bc7 Qa6 21.a5 Nd7 22.Bg4 Ree8 23.Bf5 Nf8 24.Qd2 Ne6 25.Bg3 Rad8 26.f3 Bd7 27.Bc2 Ng5 28.Bc7 Rc8 29.Bf4 Ne6 30.Bg3 Ng5 31.Bh4 Rc7 32.Bg3 Rcc8 33.Kh1 Re7 34.Be5 Rce8 35.Qf2 f6 36.Bf4 Ne6 37.Bg3 Nf8 38.e4 Bf5 39.exf5 Re2 40.Ba4 Rxf2 41.Bxe8 Rd2 42.h4 g6 43.fxg6 Re2 44.Bf7+ Kg7 45.h5 Qc6 46.Re1 Rxe1+ 47.Rxe1 Qd7 48.Kg1 b5 49.axb6 axb6 50.Re8 b5 51.Rb8 Qe7 52.Bxd5 1-0 [Event "20th Amber Rapid"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2011.03.12"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Grischuk,A"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2785"] [BlackElo "2747"] [ECO "E71"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.h3 O-O 6.Bg5 c5 7.d5 e6 8.Bd3 exd5 9.cxd5 Re8 10.Nf3 c4 11.Bc2 b5 12.a3 Nbd7 13.O-O a6 14.Qd2 Bb7 15.Rfe1 Rc8 16.Rad1 Qc7 17.Nd4 Nc5 18.Nc6 Bxc6 19.dxc6 Re6 20.Bh6 Bxh6 21.Qxh6 Qxc6 22.Ne2 Re5 23.Nd4 Qe8 24.Nf3 Re7 25.Rxd6 Nfxe4 26.Bxe4 Rxe4 27.Red1 Qf8 28.Qxf8+ Kxf8 29.Ng5 Re2 30.Rf6 Rc7 31.Rf3 Kg7 32.Rd5 Nd3 33.h4 h6 0-1 [Event "20th Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2011.03.13"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Anand,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2785"] [BlackElo "2817"] [ECO "A35"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.e3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Bb5 e6 7.Ne5 Bd7 8.Bxc6 Bxc6 9.Nxc6 bxc6 10.b3 Nxc3 11.dxc3 Qxd1+ 12.Kxd1 O-O-O+ 13.Kc2 Be7 14.e4 h5 15.Be3 g6 16.Rad1 Kb7 17.Rd3 c4 18.bxc4 c5 19.e5 Kc6 20.Rxd8 Rxd8 21.h4 Rd7 22.f3 Rd8 23.g3 Rb8 24.Bh6 Rh8 25.Be3 Rb8 26.Rd1 Kc7 27.Bf2 Kc6 28.Bg1 Kc7 29.Be3 Rd8 30.Rb1 a6 31.Bf2 Kc6 32.a4 Kc7 33.g4 Rh8 34.Kd3 Rb8 35.Rg1 Rh8 36.Ke4 Kc6 37.Rh1 Bd8 38.Rd1 Bc7 39.Rb1 Ba5 40.Rd1 Rd8 41.Rxd8 1/2-1/2 [Event "20th Amber Rapid"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2011.03.13"] [Round "2"] [White "Anand,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2817"] [BlackElo "2785"] [ECO "D02"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.c4 e6 4.e3 c5 5.Nc3 dxc4 6.Bxc4 a6 7.a4 Nc6 8.O-O Be7 9.dxc5 Qxd1 10.Rxd1 Bxc5 11.Bd2 Bd7 12.Bd3 O-O 13.Ne4 Be7 14.Rac1 Rfd8 15.Nc5 Be8 16.Be2 Rd5 17.Nb3 Rad8 18.Be1 Rxd1 19.Rxd1 Rxd1 20.Bxd1 Nb4 21.Na5 Nd3 22.Bc3 Ne4 23.Nxb7 Ndxf2 24.Be2 Bxa4 25.Bd4 Bb5 26.Bxb5 axb5 27.Kf1 Nd3 28.Ke2 Nb4 29.Bb6 Bf6 30.Bd4 Be7 31.Bb6 Nd5 32.Ba5 Bf6 33.b3 Bb2 34.Nd2 Nxd2 35.Bxd2 Be5 36.h3 f5 37.Nd8 1/2-1/2 [Event "20th Amber Rapid"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2011.03.14"] [Round "3"] [White "Topalov,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2775"] [BlackElo "2785"] [ECO "D38"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 Nbd7 7.Qc2 c5 8.g3 h6 9.Bxf6 Nxf6 10.Bg2 O-O 11.O-O Qe7 12.dxc5 Bxc5 13.Rad1 Rd8 14.Nd4 Bg4 15.h3 Be6 16.Qb3 Rac8 17.e3 Bb6 18.a3 Ba5 19.Nce2 Bb6 20.Nf4 Rd6 21.Qd3 Rcd8 22.Rfe1 Bd7 23.Nf5 Bxf5 24.Qxf5 g6 25.Qc2 Qe5 26.Rd3 d4 27.e4 g5 28.Ne2 Nxe4 29.Nc1 Qc5 30.Qd1 Nf6 31.Bxb7 Qb5 32.Re2 Re8 33.Rxe8+ Qxe8 34.Rd2 d3 35.Nxd3 Kg7 36.Bg2 Ne4 37.Bxe4 Qxe4 38.Ne1 Qf5 39.Qf3 Rf6 40.Qxf5 Rxf5 41.Kg2 h5 42.Nf3 Kg6 43.b4 Rb5 44.Rd6+ Kg7 45.Nd4 Re5 46.a4 Re4 47.Nf5+ Kh7 48.a5 Bc7 49.Rd7 Be5 50.b5 Rb4 51.Rb7 Rb2 52.a6 g4 53.hxg4 hxg4 54.Rxa7 Rxb5 55.Rb7 Ra5 56.a7 Ra2 57.Rd7 Bf6 58.Ne3 Kg6 59.Nd5 Bd4 60.Nf4+ 1-0 [Event "20th Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2011.03.14"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Topalov,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2785"] [BlackElo "2775"] [ECO "A09"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 d4 3.g3 Nc6 4.Bg2 e5 5.O-O Nf6 6.d3 Be7 7.b4 Nxb4 8.Nxe5 O-O 9.Nd2 Bd6 10.a3 Na6 11.f4 c6 12.Rb1 Qe7 13.Ndf3 Ng4 14.Nxd4 Nxe5 15.fxe5 Bxe5 16.e3 g6 17.Nb3 Bg7 18.d4 Rb8 19.e4 b6 20.Bf4 Rb7 21.e5 Qe8 22.Nd2 Bf5 23.Qa4 Nb8 24.Rbe1 Qd7 25.d5 cxd5 26.Qxd7 Nxd7 27.Bxd5 Rbb8 28.e6 fxe6 29.Bxe6+ Bxe6 30.Bxb8 Bf5 31.Bd6 Rc8 32.Nf3 Bd3 33.Rf2 Bxc4 34.Rc2 b5 35.Re7 Nc5 36.Rxa7 Ne4 37.Be5 Bf8 38.Bd4 Rd8 39.Rc7 g5 40.g4 1-0 [Event "20th Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2011.03.15"] [Round "4"] [White "Karjakin,Sergey"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2776"] [BlackElo "2785"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3 Bd7 10.h3 h6 11.b3 c5 12.Nd5 c6 13.Nf4 g5 14.Bb2 Rg8 15.e6 Bxe6 16.Rad1+ Kc7 17.Nxe6+ fxe6 18.g4 Bg7 19.Bxg7 Nxg7 20.Ne5 Rad8 21.Rxd8 Rxd8 22.f4 gxf4 23.Rxf4 Rd1+ 24.Kg2 Ne8 25.Rf7+ Kb6 26.Re7 Nf6 27.Rxe6 Nd5 28.Rxh6 Ne3+ 29.Kg3 Nxc2 30.h4 Nd4 31.h5 Ka5 32.Rh7 b5 33.h6 Rh1 34.Kg2 Rh4 35.Kg3 Rh1 36.g5 Kb4 37.Nd3+ Kc3 38.Nxc5 a5 39.Rf7 Kb4 40.Nd3+ Kc3 41.Nf2 Rh5 42.Nh3 Ne6 43.Rf3+ Kb2 44.Kg4 1-0 [Event "20th Amber Rapid"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2011.03.15"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Karjakin,Sergey"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2785"] [BlackElo "2776"] [ECO "A29"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Bg2 Nb6 7.O-O Be7 8.a3 O-O 9.b4 Be6 10.d3 a5 11.b5 Nd4 12.Bb2 f6 13.Nxd4 exd4 14.Nb1 Bd5 15.Nd2 Bxg2 16.Kxg2 Qd5+ 17.Nf3 Qxb5 18.Bxd4 a4 19.Qb1 Qd5 20.Bxb6 cxb6 21.Qxb6 Rfc8 22.Rfb1 Rc3 23.Qxb7 Qxb7 24.Rxb7 Bxa3 25.Nd4 Bf8 26.Ra2 Ra6 27.f4 Bc5 28.Nb5 Rc1 29.Nc7 Rg1+ 30.Kh3 Rc6 31.f5 a3 32.Ne6 Bd6 33.Rxg7+ Kh8 34.Rd7 Kg8 35.Rg7+ Kh8 36.Ra7 Rc8 37.Rc2 Rg8 38.Nf4 Rb1 39.Rc4 Rgb8 40.Nh5 Bf8 41.Nxf6 R1b7 42.Rca4 Bc5 43.R7a6 Kg7 44.Ne4 Bb4 45.Nd6 Rb6 46.Rxb6 Rxb6 47.Nc4 Rb5 48.e4 Bf8 49.e5 Rd5 50.Ra7+ Kh6 51.f6 Kg6 52.Ra8 Bb4 53.Rg8+ Kf7 54.Rg7+ Ke6 55.Ra7 Rxd3 56.Ra6+ Kf7 57.Ra4 Bc5 58.Kg4 Kg6 59.Nxa3 1/2-1/2 [Event "20th Amber Rapid"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2011.03.17"] [Round "5"] [White "Gelfand,B"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2733"] [BlackElo "2785"] [ECO "E46"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Ne2 d5 6.a3 Bd6 7.c5 Be7 8.b4 b6 9.Nf4 c6 10.Bb2 Nbd7 11.Be2 Qc7 12.O-O bxc5 13.bxc5 e5 14.dxe5 Nxe5 15.Qd4 Ned7 16.Na4 Re8 17.Rac1 Bf8 18.f3 Rb8 19.Bc3 Rb3 20.Ra1 Qb8 21.Rfc1 Ne4 22.Bb4 Ng5 23.Rc3 Rxc3 24.Bxc3 f6 25.Kf2 Ne5 26.Qb4 Qc7 27.Qa5 Qe7 28.Bd4 Bf5 29.Nc3 Rb8 30.g4 Bc2 31.Rc1 Bg6 32.Nxg6 Nxg6 33.Rb1 Rxb1 34.Nxb1 Ne6 35.Nd2 f5 36.Nb3 Qh4+ 37.Kg1 fxg4 38.fxg4 Qh3 39.Qd2 Nh4 40.Bd1 Nf3+ 41.Bxf3 Qxf3 42.Be5 Ng5 43.h4 Nh3+ 44.Kh2 Nf2 0-1 [Event "20th Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2011.03.17"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Gelfand,B"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2785"] [BlackElo "2733"] [ECO "D10"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 cxd5 5.Bf4 Nc6 6.e3 Bf5 7.Rc1 a6 8.Nf3 e6 9.Qb3 Bd6 10.Qxb7 Na5 11.Qxa8 Qxa8 12.Bxd6 Kd7 13.Bc5 Rb8 14.Ne5+ Ke8 15.b4 Nb7 16.Na4 Nxc5 17.bxc5 Qb7 18.Nb6 Qc7 19.Kd1 Ne4 20.Nd3 Rxb6 21.cxb6 Qxb6 22.f3 Nd6 23.Nc5 Qb2 24.g4 Bb1 25.Bxa6 Bxa2 26.Rc2 Qb1+ 27.Rc1 Bb3+ 28.Kd2 Qb2+ 29.Kd3 Bc4+ 30.Bxc4 dxc4+ 31.Rxc4 Nxc4 32.Kxc4 Qe2+ 33.Kc3 Qxe3+ 34.Nd3 Qxf3 35.Ra1 f6 36.g5 e5 37.Kc4 Qe4 0-1 [Event "20th Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2011.03.18"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Giri,A"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2785"] [BlackElo "2690"] [ECO "A13"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.b3 Be7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.Bb2 c5 7.O-O Nc6 8.e3 b6 9.Nc3 Ba6 10.Qe2 Qd7 11.Rfd1 Rac8 12.d4 cxd4 13.exd4 Rfd8 14.Ne5 Qe8 15.Qf3 Bb7 16.Qf4 dxc4 17.Nxc4 Na5 18.Bxb7 Nxb7 19.d5 exd5 20.Ne3 Bd6 21.Qf3 Be5 22.Nexd5 Nxd5 23.Rxd5 Qc6 24.Rad1 Re8 25.Nb5 Bxb2 26.Nxa7 Qf6 27.Qxf6 Bxf6 28.Nxc8 Rxc8 29.Rb5 Rc6 30.b4 Kf8 31.Rbd5 Ke8 32.a4 Be7 33.a5 bxa5 34.bxa5 Nd6 35.Rb1 Kd7 36.Rb8 Ra6 37.h4 Bd8 38.Rbb5 f6 39.Rb8 Bxa5 40.Rg8 Ke6 41.Rd1 Kf7 42.Rh8 h6 43.Ra1 Ne8 44.h5 Ra7 45.Kg2 Bb6 46.Rxa7+ Bxa7 47.g4 Bb8 48.f3 Bd6 49.Kh3 Bf8 50.f4 Nc7 51.Kg3 Nd5 52.Kf3 Ne7 53.g5 fxg5 54.fxg5 hxg5 55.Kg4 Ng8 56.Kxg5 Be7+ 57.Kf5 Bf6 58.Rxg8 Kxg8 59.Kg6 1/2-1/2 [Event "20th Amber Rapid"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2011.03.18"] [Round "6"] [White "Giri,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2690"] [BlackElo "2785"] [ECO "D38"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 Nbd7 7.e3 c5 8.dxc5 Qa5 9.Rc1 Bxc3+ 10.bxc3 O-O 11.Nd4 Ne4 12.Bf4 Re8 13.f3 Nexc5 14.Be2 Ne5 15.Nb3 Nxb3 16.axb3 Ng6 17.Bg3 Rxe3 18.O-O Bf5 19.Bf2 Re7 20.Qd2 Qc7 21.Rfe1 Qf4 22.Qxf4 Nxf4 23.Bf1 Re6 24.Red1 a6 25.b4 h6 26.Bg3 Ne2+ 27.Bxe2 Rxe2 28.Rxd5 Be6 29.Rd4 a5 30.bxa5 Rxa5 31.Re4 Rxe4 32.fxe4 Bd7 33.Rc2 Bc6 34.e5 Rc5 35.c4 Be4 36.Rc3 Ra5 37.Re3 Bf5 38.Be1 Ra2 39.c5 Be6 40.Rd3 Kh7 41.h3 Ra1 42.Kf2 Rb1 43.Bc3 Rc1 44.Kg3 g5 45.h4 Kg6 46.hxg5 hxg5 47.Rf3 Bd5 48.Rf6+ Kh5 49.Bd2 Rc2 50.Rf2 Be6 51.Be3 Rc3 52.Kf3 Bd5+ 53.Ke2 Kg4 54.Kd2 Ra3 55.Rf1 Ra2+ 56.Kd3 Rxg2 57.Rg1 Rxg1 58.Bxg1 Kf3 59.Kd2 g4 60.Bd4 g3 61.Ke1 Bc4 62.e6 Bxe6 63.Bf6 Bc4 64.Kd2 Kf2 65.Bh4 f5 66.Kc3 f4 67.Kxc4 Ke2 0-1 [Event "20th Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2011.03.19"] [Round "7"] [White "Carlsen,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2815"] [BlackElo "2785"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Bd6 7.O-O O-O 8.c4 c6 9.Qc2 Na6 10.a3 Bg4 11.Ne5 Bf5 12.Nc3 Bxe5 13.dxe5 Nac5 14.cxd5 Nxd3 15.Qxd3 Nxc3 16.Qxf5 Nxd5 17.Bd2 Qb6 18.Qc2 Rae8 19.Rae1 Re6 20.Re4 f6 21.exf6 Rexf6 22.Bc1 h6 23.Qe2 Kh8 24.h3 Qb3 25.f3 Rg6 26.Kh1 Rd6 27.Re1 Nf6 28.Re3 Qd5 29.Re5 Qd4 30.Re7 Rd7 31.Be3 Qa4 32.Rxd7 Nxd7 33.Qd2 Nf6 34.Bc5 Rf7 35.Qd3 b6 36.Be7 Ng8 37.Bb4 c5 38.Bc3 Qc6 39.Qc4 Qd7 40.Re6 b5 41.Qg4 Re7 42.Rg6 Qxg4 43.Rxg4 Kh7 44.Re4 Rb7 45.Re5 b4 46.axb4 cxb4 47.Bd4 Ne7 48.Re6 a5 49.Ra6 Rd7 50.Bc5 Ng6 51.Rxa5 Rd1+ 52.Kh2 Rd2 53.Ra7 Nh4 54.Kg3 Nf5+ 55.Kf4 Rxg2 56.Rb7 Nh4 57.Bd4 Ng6+ 58.Ke3 Nh4 59.Ke4 Re2+ 60.Kd3 Rg2 61.Ke4 Re2+ 62.Kd5 Nf5 63.Be5 Kg6 64.f4 Rd2+ 65.Ke6 Rd8 66.Rxb4 Re8+ 67.Kd7 Re7+ 68.Kc6 Kh5 69.Rb7 Re8 70.b4 g5 71.Rf7 Ne3 72.b5 Nc4 73.Bc7 Kg6 74.Rd7 Re3 75.Kc5 Rc3 76.Kb4 Rc1 77.fxg5 hxg5 78.Rd4 Ne3 79.Rd6+ Kf5 80.b6 Rb1+ 81.Kc5 g4 82.hxg4+ Nxg4 83.Rd5+ Ke6 84.Rd6+ Kf5 85.Rd4 Nf6 86.Kc6 Rc1+ 87.Kb7 Ke6 88.Rd6+ Ke7 89.Kc8 Ne8 90.Rd7+ Ke6 91.b7 1-0 [Event "20th Amber Rapid"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2011.03.19"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Carlsen,M"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2785"] [BlackElo "2815"] [ECO "A15"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.g3 c5 4.Bg2 Bb7 5.O-O e6 6.Nc3 a6 7.b3 Be7 8.Bb2 O-O 9.e3 d6 10.d4 Ne4 11.d5 Nxc3 12.Bxc3 exd5 13.Ne1 Bf6 14.Bxf6 Qxf6 15.Rc1 Qf5 16.Nd3 Nd7 17.Nf4 Nf6 18.Re1 Rfe8 19.h3 Re5 20.g4 Qd7 21.Nxd5 Bxd5 22.cxd5 Qe7 23.Qd3 g5 24.Kf1 Nd7 25.a4 Rf8 26.Qxa6 f5 27.Qb7 fxg4 28.hxg4 Rxe3 29.Qa6 Qf6 30.Re2 Ne5 31.Rce1 0-1 [Event "20th Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2011.03.20"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Gashimov,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2785"] [BlackElo "2746"] [ECO "A04"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nc6 3.e3 Nf6 4.Nc3 g6 5.d4 cxd4 6.exd4 d5 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Qb3 e6 9.Bb5 Bg7 10.O-O O-O 11.Rd1 h6 12.Bxc6 bxc6 13.Ne4 Qb6 14.Nc5 e5 15.Qc4 exd4 16.Nxd4 Re8 17.h3 Rb8 18.a3 Qc7 19.b4 Rd8 20.Bb2 a5 21.Nd3 Rd6 22.Rac1 Nb6 23.Qc5 Na4 24.Nb5 Nxc5 25.Nxc7 Rxd3 26.Bxg7 Rxd1+ 27.Rxd1 Kxg7 28.bxc5 Kf8 29.Rd8+ Ke7 30.Rh8 Rb1+ 31.Kh2 Bd7 32.Na8 Rb5 33.Nb6 Rxc5 34.Nxd7 Kxd7 35.Rxh6 Rc3 36.h4 Rxa3 37.g4 a4 38.h5 gxh5 39.Rxh5 Ra1 40.Rf5 Ke7 41.Rc5 Kd6 42.Rf5 Ke6 43.Rc5 Kd6 44.Rf5 a3 45.Rxf7 Ke6 46.Rc7 Rc1 47.Ra7 Rc3 48.f4 Rf3 49.Ra4 c5 50.Kg2 Rb3 51.Ra6+ Kd5 52.g5 Ke4 53.g6 a2 54.Rxa2 Rb6 1/2-1/2 [Event "20th Amber Rapid"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2011.03.20"] [Round "8"] [White "Gashimov,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2746"] [BlackElo "2785"] [ECO "C65"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.Qe2 Bc5 5.c3 O-O 6.d3 Re8 7.Ba4 d5 8.h3 h6 9.g4 Nh7 10.Nbd2 Bd7 11.Bb3 Be6 12.exd5 Bxd5 13.Ne4 Bf8 14.g5 Bxb3 15.axb3 Qd5 16.Rg1 h5 17.g6 fxg6 18.Rxg6 Re6 19.Rg3 Be7 20.Nfg5 Bxg5 21.Bxg5 g6 22.c4 Qd7 23.Nc5 Qe8 24.Nxe6 Qxe6 25.Be3 Kh8 26.O-O-O a5 27.Rdg1 Qf5 28.Rf3 Qd7 29.Bd2 a4 30.Bc3 Qd6 31.Qe4 a3 32.bxa3 Nd4 33.Bxd4 exd4 34.Kc2 Rxa3 35.Rxg6 Ra2+ 36.Kb1 Ra1+ 37.Kxa1 Qa3+ 38.Kb1 Qxb3+ 39.Kc1 1-0 [Event "20th Amber Rapid"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2011.03.22"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Aronian,L"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2785"] [BlackElo "2808"] [ECO "D85"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Be3 c5 8.Qd2 cxd4 9.cxd4 Nc6 10.Rd1 Bg4 11.Be2 Bxe2 12.Nxe2 Na5 13.Rc1 O-O 14.O-O b5 15.Qb4 a6 16.a4 Nc4 17.axb5 Nxe3 18.fxe3 axb5 19.Qxb5 Ra3 20.Rf3 Bh6 21.Rc3 Ra1+ 22.Rf1 Rxf1+ 23.Kxf1 e6 24.g3 Qa8 25.d5 Rb8 26.Ra3 Qxa3 27.Qxb8+ Bf8 28.dxe6 fxe6 29.Kf2 Qa1 30.Qb3 Qf6+ 31.Nf4 Kf7 32.Ke2 Qe5 33.Kf3 g5 34.Qb7+ Be7 35.Nd3 Qa1 36.Nf2 Qf1 37.Qb2 g4+ 38.Kxg4 Qg2 39.Qc2 h5+ 40.Kxh5 Qxh2+ 41.Kg4 Bd6 42.Kf3 Bxg3 1/2-1/2 [Event "20th Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2011.03.22"] [Round "9"] [White "Aronian,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2808"] [BlackElo "2785"] [ECO "D31"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Be7 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bf4 Nf6 6.e3 Bf5 7.Qb3 Nc6 8.g4 Nxg4 9.Qxd5 Qc8 10.Qg2 O-O 11.e4 Bxe4 12.Nxe4 Bb4+ 13.Nc3 Qf5 14.Be2 Rfe8 15.Kf1 Nf6 16.Bh6 g6 17.Qg5 Nxd4 18.Rd1 Bxc3 19.bxc3 Ne4 20.Qxf5 Nxf5 21.Bd2 Rad8 22.Be1 Rxd1 23.Bxd1 Re5 24.Nf3 Rc5 25.Bb3 Nxc3 26.Ne5 Ne4 27.Nxf7 Kg7 28.f3 Nf6 29.Bf2 Rc3 30.Ng5 Nh5 31.Ke2 Nf4+ 32.Kd2 Rd3+ 33.Kc2 Kh6 34.Nf7+ Kh5 35.Rg1 h6 36.Ne5 Ne3+ 37.Kb1 Rc3 38.Nxg6 Nh3 39.Nf4+ 1-0 [Event "20th Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2011.03.23"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Ivanchuk,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2785"] [BlackElo "2779"] [ECO "A13"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.d4 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 Be7 6.Bg2 c6 7.Qc2 O-O 8.O-O b6 9.Rd1 Nbd7 10.Bf4 Bb7 11.Ne5 Rc8 12.Nc3 Nh5 13.Bc1 f5 14.Qa4 Nxe5 15.dxe5 Qc7 16.cxd5 cxd5 17.Qxa7 Bc5 18.Bf3 f4 19.g4 Ng3 20.b4 Ra8 21.Nxd5 Nxe2+ 22.Kf1 Rxa7 23.Nxc7 Bxf3 24.Nxe6 Nc3 25.bxc5 Nxd1 26.cxb6 Ra4 27.Nxf8 Kxf8 28.Rb1 Rxa2 29.b7 Rxf2+ 30.Ke1 Re2+ 31.Kf1 Rf2+ 32.Ke1 1/2-1/2 [Event "20th Amber Rapid"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2011.03.23"] [Round "10"] [White "Ivanchuk,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2779"] [BlackElo "2785"] [ECO "E32"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 d5 7.Bg5 dxc4 8.Qxc4 b6 9.Rd1 Ba6 10.Qc2 h6 11.Bh4 Nbd7 12.e4 Bxf1 13.Kxf1 Qc8 14.Ne2 Qb7 15.f3 c5 16.Kf2 Rac8 17.Qd2 cxd4 18.Nxd4 Nxe4+ 19.fxe4 Nc5 20.Qe3 Nxe4+ 21.Kg1 Qd5 22.h3 g5 23.Be1 f5 24.h4 g4 25.Qxh6 Rf6 26.Qe3 Rd8 27.Kh2 f4 28.Qe2 g3+ 29.Kg1 e5 30.Qg4+ Kf7 31.Qh5+ Kg8 32.Qg4+ Kf7 33.Qh5+ Kg8 34.Qg4+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "20th Amber Rapid"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2011.03.24"] [Round "11"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Nakamura,Hi"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2785"] [BlackElo "2774"] [ECO "E97"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.d4 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.Nd2 a5 10.a3 Kh8 11.Rb1 Nd7 12.b4 f5 13.f3 f4 14.Nb5 b6 15.Qc2 a4 16.Rd1 g5 17.g4 h5 18.h3 Rf6 19.Bb2 Rh6 20.Kg2 Ng6 21.Rh1 Bf8 22.Kf2 Nf6 23.c5 dxc5 24.Nc4 Bd6 25.Bc3 Kg7 26.Qb2 cxb4 27.axb4 Qe7 28.Rbg1 Bd7 29.Nbxd6 cxd6 30.h4 hxg4 31.hxg5 Nxe4+ 32.fxe4 Rxh1 33.Rxh1 f3 34.Nxb6 g3+ 35.Kxf3 Rf8+ 36.Ke3 Qxg5+ 37.Kd3 Bb5+ 38.Kc2 Rf2 39.Bd2 Rxe2 40.Qc3 g2 41.Rg1 a3 42.Kc1 Rxd2 43.Qxd2 a2 44.Kc2 Qxd2+ 45.Kxd2 Bf1 0-1 [Event "20th Amber Blindfold"] [Site "Monaco MNC"] [Date "2011.03.24"] [Round "11"] [White "Nakamura,Hi"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2774"] [BlackElo "2785"] [ECO "D01"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bg5 c6 4.e3 Bf5 5.Bxf6 gxf6 6.Bd3 Bg6 7.h4 e6 8.Nge2 Nd7 9.g4 Qb6 10.h5 Bxd3 11.Qxd3 c5 12.Qb5 Rc8 13.Qxb6 Nxb6 14.O-O-O Rg8 15.Rdg1 Nc4 16.Nd1 cxd4 17.exd4 b5 18.f4 Bb4 19.Rh3 Ke7 20.Rd3 Rc6 21.Rg2 a5 22.g5 f5 23.Ng1 Bd6 24.Rf2 Rgc8 25.Rg3 b4 26.Ne3 Nxe3 27.Rxe3 Bxf4 28.Rxf4 Rxc2+ 29.Kd1 Rc1+ 30.Kd2 R8c2+ 31.Kd3 Rxb2 32.Re2 Rc3+ 0-1 [Event "WCh Candidates"] [Site "Kazan RUS"] [Date "2011.05.05"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Radjabov,T"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2744"] [BlackElo "2785"] [ECO "D56"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 O-O 7.e3 Ne4 8.Bxe7 Qxe7 9.Rc1 c6 10.Be2 Nd7 11.O-O Nxc3 12.Rxc3 dxc4 13.Rxc4 e5 14.Qc2 exd4 15.Nxd4 Nb6 16.Rc5 Rd8 17.Bf3 Be6 18.Rc1 Bd5 19.a3 Nd7 20.Rc3 Nf6 21.Bxd5 Rxd5 22.Rc4 Re8 23.h3 Ne4 24.b4 a5 25.Rb1 1/2-1/2 [Event "WCh Candidates"] [Site "Kazan RUS"] [Date "2011.05.06"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Radjabov,T"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2785"] [BlackElo "2744"] [ECO "E06"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Be7 4.g3 Nf6 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O dxc4 7.Qa4 a6 8.Qxc4 b5 9.Qc2 Bb7 10.Bd2 Be4 11.Qc1 Bb7 12.Qc2 Be4 13.Qc1 Bb7 14.Bf4 Nd5 15.Rd1 Nxf4 16.Qxf4 Bd6 17.Qh4 Qxh4 18.Nxh4 Bxg2 19.Kxg2 Nd7 20.Nc3 Rfd8 21.Rac1 Be7 22.Nf3 c5 23.a4 bxa4 24.Nxa4 cxd4 25.Rxd4 Bf6 26.Rd6 Ne5 27.Rxd8+ Rxd8 28.Nxe5 Bxe5 29.f4 Bf6 30.Rc6 Rb8 31.Rxa6 g6 32.Nc5 Rxb2 33.Kf3 Bd4 34.Nd3 Rb8 35.Rd6 Bf6 36.g4 Rd8 37.Rc6 Be7 38.g5 h6 39.h4 hxg5 40.hxg5 Rd7 41.Ne5 Rb7 42.Rc8+ Kg7 43.Re8 Rc7 44.Ng4 Rb7 45.e3 Rc7 46.Ke4 Rd7 47.Nh6 Bf8 48.Rc8 Rb7 49.Kf3 Ra7 50.e4 Ra3+ 51.Kg4 Ra7 52.Kh4 Bb4 53.Kg4 Bf8 54.Rb8 Rd7 55.Kf3 Ra7 56.e5 Ra3+ 57.Kg2 Ra2+ 58.Kg3 Ra3+ 59.Kg4 Ra7 60.Rc8 Rb7 61.Ra8 Rc7 1/2-1/2 [Event "WCh Candidates"] [Site "Kazan RUS"] [Date "2011.05.07"] [Round "1.3"] [White "Radjabov,T"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2744"] [BlackElo "2785"] [ECO "D56"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 O-O 7.e3 Ne4 8.Bxe7 Qxe7 9.Rc1 c6 10.Bd3 Nxc3 11.Rxc3 dxc4 12.Bxc4 Nd7 13.Qc2 b6 14.Bd3 Nf6 15.Rxc6 Nd5 16.Qb3 Nb4 17.Rc1 Nxd3+ 18.Qxd3 Bb7 19.O-O Bxf3 20.gxf3 Qg5+ 21.Kh1 Qd5 22.Qe4 Qxa2 23.Rg1 Rfc8 24.Qb7 Rf8 25.Rc7 Qxb2 26.Rxf7 Rxf7 27.Qxa8+ Kh7 28.Qe8 Rc7 29.Qxe6 Qxf2 30.Qe4+ Kg8 31.Qe8+ Kh7 32.Qe4+ Kg8 33.Qe8+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "WCh Candidates"] [Site "Kazan RUS"] [Date "2011.05.08"] [Round "1.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Radjabov,T"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2785"] [BlackElo "2744"] [ECO "D37"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Be7 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 Nbd7 7.a3 c5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.Nxd5 exd5 10.dxc5 Nxc5 11.Be5 Bf6 12.Be2 Bxe5 13.Nxe5 Be6 14.Nf3 Qb6 15.Qd4 Rfc8 16.O-O Nb3 17.Qxb6 axb6 18.Rab1 Bf5 19.Rbd1 Rc2 20.Rxd5 Rxb2 21.Re1 Be6 22.Rb5 Rxa3 23.Rxb6 Raa2 24.Rxb7 g5 25.Bf1 h6 26.Nd4 Nxd4 27.Rxb2 Rxb2 28.exd4 1/2-1/2 [Event "WCh Candidates"] [Site "Kazan RUS"] [Date "2011.05.09"] [Round "1.7"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Radjabov,T"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2785"] [BlackElo "2744"] [ECO "D31"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Be7 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 O-O 7.Rc1 Ne4 8.Bxe7 Qxe7 9.g3 Nxc3 10.Rxc3 c6 11.Bg2 Nd7 12.O-O dxc4 13.Rxc4 e5 14.Rc3 exd4 15.Nxd4 Nb6 16.Qc2 Rd8 17.e3 Be6 18.a3 Bd5 19.b4 Bxg2 20.Kxg2 Nd5 21.Rc5 a6 22.Rc1 g6 23.Nf3 Re8 24.Rc4 Rad8 25.Rd4 Nc7 1/2-1/2 [Event "WCh Candidates"] [Site "Kazan RUS"] [Date "2011.05.09"] [Round "1.11"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Radjabov,T"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2785"] [BlackElo "2744"] [ECO "E94"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.d4 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O exd4 8.Nxd4 Re8 9.f3 Nc6 10.Be3 Nh5 11.Qd2 Nxd4 12.Bxd4 Nf4 13.Be3 Nxe2+ 14.Nxe2 f5 15.Bg5 Qd7 16.Ng3 Qf7 17.Rac1 Bd7 18.b3 a5 19.a4 Be5 20.Bf4 Bg7 21.Kh1 b6 22.Be3 Re6 23.Ne2 Ree8 24.Nc3 Bc6 25.exf5 Qxf5 26.Bd4 Bxd4 27.Qxd4 Re5 28.Nd5 Bxd5 29.cxd5 Qf7 30.Qc4 Re7 31.h3 Rae8 32.Rc2 h5 33.Kh2 Kh7 34.Rfc1 Rd7 35.f4 Rde7 36.Qd4 Kg8 37.Qf2 Rf8 38.Rc4 Qg7 39.Re1 Rfe8 40.Rxe7 Rxe7 41.Qg3 Qf6 42.h4 Kg7 43.Qg5 Kf7 44.Rc2 Qf5 45.Rc3 Qf6 46.Qxf6+ Kxf6 47.Kg3 Kf5 48.Kf3 Re4 49.Rc4 Re7 50.g3 Kf6 51.Re4 Rf7 52.Re6+ Kf5 53.Re8 Kf6 54.Ke4 Kg7 55.Re6 Kh7 56.Kf3 Kg7 57.g4 hxg4+ 58.Kxg4 Kh7 59.h5 gxh5+ 60.Kg5 Kg8 61.f5 Rh7 62.f6 h4 63.Kg6 1-0 [Event "WCh Candidates"] [Site "Kazan RUS"] [Date "2011.05.09"] [Round "1.5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Radjabov,T"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2785"] [BlackElo "2744"] [ECO "D55"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Be7 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Bxf6 7.Rc1 O-O 8.e3 c6 9.Bd3 Nd7 10.O-O dxc4 11.Bxc4 e5 12.d5 Nb6 13.b3 Bf5 14.dxc6 bxc6 15.e4 Bg4 16.Be2 Bxf3 17.Bxf3 Be7 18.Qc2 Bb4 19.Bg4 Ba3 20.Rcd1 Qe7 21.Nb1 Bc5 22.Nd2 Bb4 23.Nf3 Qf6 24.Rd3 Rfd8 25.Rfd1 Rxd3 26.Qxd3 g6 27.h4 h5 28.Bh3 Re8 29.g3 Qe7 30.Kg2 Qc5 31.Ng5 Kg7 32.Qe2 Qe7 33.Qc2 Qc7 34.Qc1 Be7 35.a4 Rd8 36.Rxd8 Bxd8 37.Nf3 f6 38.g4 hxg4 39.Bxg4 Nd7 40.h5 Nf8 41.Qc4 gxh5 42.Bxh5 Qd7 43.Kg3 Bb6 44.Nh4 Kh8 45.Qf7 Qxf7 46.Bxf7 Kg7 47.Bc4 Bc5 48.f3 Ng6 49.Nf5+ Kf8 50.Kg4 Ne7 51.Ng3 Kg7 52.Be6 Bb4 53.Nh5+ Kg6 54.f4 exf4 55.Nxf4+ Kg7 56.Bc4 Bd6 57.Ne6+ Kg6 58.a5 Bb4 59.a6 Bd6 60.Nd4 Be5 61.Nf3 Bd6 62.Be6 Kh6 63.Bd7 Kg7 64.Nd4 Be5 65.Ne6+ Kh6 66.Nd8 Bc7 67.Ne6 Bd6 68.Nd4 Be5 69.Nf3 Bd6 70.Nd2 Kg7 71.Nc4 Bc5 72.Kf4 Bb4 73.Ke3 Bc5+ 74.Kd3 Ng6 75.Bxc6 Ne5+ 76.Nxe5 fxe5 77.Kc4 1/2-1/2 [Event "WCh Candidates"] [Site "Kazan RUS"] [Date "2011.05.09"] [Round "1.6"] [White "Radjabov,T"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2744"] [BlackElo "2785"] [ECO "D37"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 Nbd7 7.c5 Nh5 8.Bd3 Nxf4 9.exf4 b6 10.b4 a5 11.a3 c6 12.O-O Qc7 13.g3 Ba6 14.Bxa6 Rxa6 15.Qe2 Rfa8 16.Rab1 axb4 17.axb4 Bf6 18.Rfc1 Ra3 19.Qe1 bxc5 20.bxc5 Qa5 21.Ne5 Nxe5 22.fxe5 Bg5 23.Rc2 Bd8 24.Kg2 h6 25.h4 Qa6 26.Qd1 Ra1 27.Rcb2 Rxb1 28.Qxb1 Qc4 29.Ne2 Be7 30.Kf1 Bf8 31.Rb4 Ra1 32.Qxa1 Qxb4 33.Qa6 Qb1+ 34.Kg2 Qe4+ 35.Kf1 Qh1+ 36.Ng1 Qe4 37.Ne2 Qh1+ 38.Ng1 Qe4 39.Ne2 1/2-1/2 [Event "WCh Candidates"] [Site "Kazan RUS"] [Date "2011.05.09"] [Round "1.12"] [White "Radjabov,T"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2744"] [BlackElo "2785"] [ECO "C65"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.c3 O-O 6.O-O d6 7.Nbd2 Bb6 8.Ba4 Ne7 9.Bc2 c6 10.h3 Ng6 11.d4 Re8 12.Re1 h6 13.Nf1 d5 14.Nxe5 Nxe5 15.dxe5 Rxe5 16.Bf4 Re8 17.e5 Nh7 18.Qd3 Nf8 19.Rad1 Qh4 20.Bg3 Qg5 21.Kh2 Qg6 22.Qd2 Bf5 23.Bxf5 Qxf5 24.Ne3 Bxe3 25.Rxe3 Rad8 26.Qd4 b6 27.Rf3 Qe6 28.Rfd3 Rd7 29.f4 Qf5 30.Qa4 Rc8 31.c4 Ne6 32.b4 Rcd8 33.Qxc6 Nxf4 34.Rd4 Ne2 35.Rxd5 Rxd5 36.cxd5 Nxg3 37.Kxg3 Rc8 38.Qb5 Qxe5+ 39.Kf2 Rc2+ 40.Kg1 Qe3+ 41.Kh2 Qe5+ 42.Kh1 Qd6 43.Qe8+ Qf8 44.Qe4 Rc7 45.d6 Rd7 46.Qc6 Qe8 47.b5 g6 48.a4 Qe6 49.Qc8+ Kg7 50.Qc3+ Qf6 51.Qc6 Qe6 52.Kg1 h5 53.Qc3+ Qf6 54.Qc6 Qe6 55.Qc3+ Qf6 56.Qg3 h4 57.Qa3 Qe5 58.Qb4 g5 59.Qg4 Qe3+ 60.Kh1 Rxd6 61.Rxd6 Qe1+ 62.Kh2 Qe5+ 63.g3 Qxd6 64.Qxg5+ Kf8 65.Qxh4 Qd2+ 0-1 [Event "WCh Candidates"] [Site "Kazan RUS"] [Date "2011.05.09"] [Round "1.9"] [White "Radjabov,T"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2744"] [BlackElo "2785"] [ECO "C65"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.c3 O-O 6.O-O d6 7.Nbd2 a6 8.Ba4 Ba7 9.h3 Ne7 10.Re1 Ng6 11.Nf1 c6 12.Ng3 d5 13.exd5 Nxd5 14.Bb3 Re8 15.Bg5 f6 16.Be3 Bxe3 17.fxe3 Be6 18.Qd2 Qc7 19.Rad1 Rad8 20.Qf2 Qf7 21.Rf1 Qf8 22.Nd2 Kh8 23.Nde4 Nge7 24.Qe2 Bg8 25.Rf2 f5 26.Rdf1 f4 27.exf4 Nxf4 28.Qg4 Bxb3 29.axb3 Neg6 30.d4 Qg8 31.Rf3 Ne6 32.Nf5 exd4 33.Qg3 Rf8 34.Ned6 dxc3 35.bxc3 Rd7 36.h4 Rf6 37.h5 Ne7 38.Nh6 gxh6 39.Qe5 Nd5 40.Rxf6 Nxf6 41.Qxf6+ Rg7 42.Nf5 Qf8 43.Nxg7 Qc5+ 44.Kh1 Nxg7 45.Qf8+ 1-0 [Event "WCh Candidates"] [Site "Kazan RUS"] [Date "2011.05.09"] [Round "1.10"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Radjabov,T"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2785"] [BlackElo "2744"] [ECO "A13"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 e6 3.b3 Nf6 4.Bb2 Be7 5.g3 O-O 6.Bg2 b6 7.O-O Bb7 8.e3 c5 9.Nc3 Nc6 10.cxd5 Nxd5 11.Nxd5 Qxd5 12.d4 Qd8 13.Ne5 Nxe5 14.Bxb7 Rb8 15.Bg2 cxd4 16.exd4 Nd7 17.d5 exd5 18.Qxd5 Bf6 19.Rad1 Bxb2 20.Qxd7 a5 21.Rfe1 Qxd7 22.Rxd7 Ba3 23.Bd5 Bc5 24.Re4 Rfd8 25.Bxf7+ Kf8 26.Be6 Rxd7 27.Bxd7 Rd8 28.Bb5 Rd2 29.Rf4+ Ke7 30.a4 Rd4 31.Rf3 Rd6 32.Rf4 Rf6 33.Re4+ Re6 34.Rg4 g6 35.Kg2 h5 36.Rc4 Kf6 37.Rf4+ Kg7 38.Rc4 Kf6 39.h4 Re5 40.Rc3 Rd5 41.Rc2 Re5 42.Rd2 Kg7 43.Bc4 Kf6 44.Rd8 Kg7 45.Bd3 Re6 46.Bc4 Rd6 47.Rg8+ Kh7 48.Re8 Rd2 49.Be2 Kg7 50.Re6 Rb2 51.f4 Rxb3 52.Bb5 Re3 53.Rc6 Kh7 54.Rc7+ Re7 55.Rc8 Kg7 56.Bd3 Rd7 57.Be4 Rd2+ 58.Kh3 Rd7 59.Rc6 Rd6 60.Rc7+ Kf6 61.Bc2 Rd4 62.Bb3 Be7 63.Bc4 Rd6 64.Kg2 Rd2+ 65.Kf3 Rd6 66.Ke4 Rd8 67.Bd5 Rd6 68.Rb7 Rd8 69.Rxb6+ Rd6 70.Rb5 Bd8 71.Rb7 Be7 72.Ra7 Rb6 73.Rxa5 Rb4+ 74.Kf3 Rd4 75.Ra6+ Kg7 76.Be4 Rd6 77.Rxd6 Bxd6 78.a5 Bc5 79.a6 Kf6 80.Ke2 1-0 [Event "WCh Candidates"] [Site "Kazan RUS"] [Date "2011.05.09"] [Round "1.8"] [White "Radjabov,T"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2744"] [BlackElo "2785"] [ECO "D37"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 Nbd7 7.c5 Nh5 8.Bd3 Nxf4 9.exf4 b6 10.b4 a5 11.a3 c6 12.O-O Qc7 13.g3 Ba6 14.Kg2 Bf6 15.Bxa6 Rxa6 16.Qc2 Rfa8 17.Rab1 axb4 18.axb4 Ra3 19.Rb3 Rxb3 20.Qxb3 Qb7 21.Rb1 h6 22.h4 h5 23.Ne5 1/2-1/2 [Event "WCh Candidates"] [Site "Kazan RUS"] [Date "2011.05.12"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Grischuk,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2747"] [BlackElo "2785"] [ECO "D37"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 Nbd7 7.Qc2 c5 8.Rd1 Qa5 9.Nd2 cxd4 10.exd4 dxc4 11.Nxc4 Qd8 12.Bd3 Nb6 13.O-O Bd7 14.Nxb6 Qxb6 15.d5 Kh8 16.dxe6 1/2-1/2 [Event "WCh Candidates"] [Site "Kazan RUS"] [Date "2011.05.13"] [Round "2.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Grischuk,A"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2785"] [BlackElo "2747"] [ECO "A04"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 e5 4.e3 Nf6 5.d4 cxd4 6.exd4 e4 7.Ne5 Bd6 8.c5 Bb8 9.Nc4 d5 10.cxd6 O-O 11.Bf4 Na5 12.Ne3 Bxd6 13.Bxd6 Qxd6 14.d5 Qe5 15.Be2 Rd8 16.Qd2 Nc6 17.Rd1 Ne7 18.Qd4 Qxd4 19.Rxd4 Nf5 20.Nxf5 Bxf5 21.Kd2 Ne8 22.g4 Bg6 23.Rc1 Rac8 24.Nxe4 Rxc1 25.Kxc1 Bxe4 26.Rxe4 Kf8 27.Ra4 a6 28.Rb4 Nd6 29.Kd2 h6 30.Bd3 Ke7 31.Ke3 Kd7 32.f3 Re8+ 33.Be4 g6 34.Kd4 Rc8 35.h4 Rc1 36.Ke5 Ke7 37.g5 hxg5 38.hxg5 Rg1 39.Kf4 f6 40.Bxg6 Rxg5 41.Be4 Rg2 42.a4 a5 43.Rb3 Kd8 44.Ke3 Rh2 45.Kf4 Rg2 46.Bb1 Rd2 47.Bd3 Rg2 48.Ke3 Rh2 49.Kd4 Rh4+ 50.Kc5 Kc7 51.Rb6 Rxa4 52.b3 Rb4 53.Rxb4 axb4 54.Kxb4 b6 55.Kc3 Kd8 56.Kd4 Ke7 1/2-1/2 [Event "WCh Candidates"] [Site "Kazan RUS"] [Date "2011.05.14"] [Round "2.3"] [White "Grischuk,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2747"] [BlackElo "2785"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.O-O Be7 8.Nc3 Nxc3 9.bxc3 Bg4 10.Re1 O-O 11.Bf4 Bd6 12.Bxd6 Bxf3 13.Qxf3 Qxd6 14.Re3 Rae8 15.Rae1 Re7 16.Rxe7 Nxe7 17.h4 Rd8 18.c4 b6 19.c3 h6 20.cxd5 Nxd5 21.Bc4 c6 22.Re5 Nf6 23.Qf4 Qd7 24.g3 Kf8 25.Bb3 1/2-1/2 [Event "WCh Candidates"] [Site "Kazan RUS"] [Date "2011.05.15"] [Round "2.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Grischuk,A"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2785"] [BlackElo "2747"] [ECO "A04"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 e5 4.e3 Nf6 5.Be2 d5 6.d4 exd4 7.exd4 Be6 8.Be3 dxc4 9.O-O cxd4 10.Nxd4 Nxd4 11.Bxd4 Qa5 12.Bxf6 gxf6 13.Re1 Rd8 14.Qc2 Be7 15.Qe4 Qc5 16.Qxb7 O-O 17.Ne4 Qb4 18.Qxa7 Rd7 19.Qe3 Qxb2 20.Rac1 Qd4 21.Qf3 Rc8 22.Ng3 Rdc7 23.Nh5 Kh8 24.Rcd1 Qb2 25.Qg3 Bf8 26.Bg4 c3 27.Bxe6 fxe6 28.Nxf6 Bg7 29.Nh5 Qb7 30.Qh4 Rg8 31.Rd8 Rc8 32.Rxg8+ Rxg8 33.Nxg7 Qxg7 34.Qe4 c2 35.Rc1 Rc8 36.Qxe6 Rd8 37.Qb3 Rd2 38.Qb8+ Qg8 39.Qb2+ Qg7 40.Qb8+ Qg8 41.Qe5+ Qg7 42.Qe8+ Qg8 43.Qe5+ Qg7 44.Qe8+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "WCh Candidates"] [Site "Kazan RUS"] [Date "2011.05.16"] [Round "2.9"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Grischuk,A"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2785"] [BlackElo "2747"] [ECO "A04"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.e4 g6 7.Be2 Bg7 8.Be3 O-O 9.O-O Bd7 10.Qd2 Nxd4 11.Bxd4 Bc6 12.Bd3 a5 13.Rfe1 a4 14.Nd5 Nd7 15.Bxg7 Kxg7 16.Re3 e5 17.Rh3 h5 18.Ne3 Rh8 19.Rg3 Nc5 20.Rd1 h4 21.Rh3 Bxe4 22.Bf1 Bc6 23.Nd5 Bxd5 24.Qxd5 Ra6 25.Re3 Qf6 26.b4 axb3 27.axb3 Rb6 28.h3 Rxb3 29.Rxb3 Nxb3 30.Qxd6 Qxd6 31.Rxd6 Rc8 32.Rd5 Kf6 33.Rd6+ Ke7 34.Rb6 Nc5 35.g3 hxg3 36.fxg3 Rc6 37.Rb5 f5 38.Kf2 b6 39.Ke3 Rd6 40.h4 Kf6 41.Be2 g5 42.hxg5+ Kxg5 43.Kf3 Rh6 44.Rb1 Ne6 45.Kg2 Nd4 46.Bd1 Rc6 47.Rb5 Nxb5 0-1 [Event "WCh Candidates"] [Site "Kazan RUS"] [Date "2011.05.16"] [Round "2.8"] [White "Grischuk,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2747"] [BlackElo "2785"] [ECO "D37"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 Nbd7 7.c5 Nh5 8.Bd3 1/2-1/2 [Event "WCh Candidates"] [Site "Kazan RUS"] [Date "2011.05.16"] [Round "2.6"] [White "Grischuk,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2747"] [BlackElo "2785"] [ECO "D37"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 Nbd7 7.c5 Nh5 8.b4 Nxf4 9.exf4 c6 10.Bd3 b6 11.O-O a5 12.a3 Qc7 13.g3 Ba6 14.Bxa6 1/2-1/2 [Event "WCh Candidates"] [Site "Kazan RUS"] [Date "2011.05.16"] [Round "2.5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Grischuk,A"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2785"] [BlackElo "2747"] [ECO "A04"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.g3 e5 6.Nb5 Bb4+ 7.N1c3 d6 8.Bg2 a6 9.Na3 Bxc3+ 10.bxc3 O-O 11.O-O h6 12.Nc2 Qc7 13.Ne3 Be6 14.Ba3 Rfd8 15.Bb4 Rac8 16.Rb1 e4 17.Qa4 a5 18.Ba3 Ne5 19.c5 dxc5 20.c4 Neg4 21.Nxg4 Bxg4 22.Qc2 Qd7 23.Bb2 Qd2 24.Qxd2 Rxd2 25.Bxf6 gxf6 26.Bxe4 Bxe2 27.Rfc1 Rcd8 28.Bxb7 Rxa2 29.Bd5 Rd7 30.Rb5 Rc7 31.Rcb1 a4 32.Ra5 Kg7 33.Kg2 Bd3 34.Rb8 f5 35.Rba8 Bc2 36.Kf3 Be4+ 37.Bxe4 fxe4+ 38.Ke3 Rc2 39.Rxa4 Re7 40.Rd8 1/2-1/2 [Event "WCh Candidates"] [Site "Kazan RUS"] [Date "2011.05.16"] [Round "2.10"] [White "Grischuk,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2747"] [BlackElo "2785"] [ECO "B06"] 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 a6 4.Be3 b5 5.h4 h5 6.Nh3 Bb7 7.Ng5 d6 8.Bd3 Nd7 9.a4 c6 10.Ne2 e5 11.axb5 cxb5 12.c4 Ngf6 13.cxb5 axb5 14.Rxa8 Qxa8 15.dxe5 dxe5 16.O-O Bc6 17.Qb3 O-O 18.f3 Qb7 19.Rc1 Nb8 20.Nc3 Nh7 21.Bxb5 Nxg5 22.hxg5 Rd8 23.Bc4 Qc7 24.Nd5 Qd7 25.Rd1 Qe8 26.Nf6+ Bxf6 27.gxf6 Nd7 28.Rd6 Rc8 29.Qd3 Nf8 30.b3 Bd7 31.Bh6 Be6 32.Bxf8 Bxc4 33.bxc4 Qxf8 34.c5 Kh7 35.c6 Qh6 36.Qd2 Qxd2 37.Rxd2 Rxc6 38.Rd7 Rxf6 39.Re7 Kh6 40.Rxe5 g5 41.Kh2 Kg6 42.Ra5 Rd6 43.Kg3 Rc6 44.Rb5 f6 45.Ra5 Rc1 46.Kh2 Re1 47.Rb5 g4 48.Kg3 gxf3 49.gxf3 Re3 50.Rf5 1/2-1/2 [Event "WCh Candidates"] [Site "Kazan RUS"] [Date "2011.05.16"] [Round "2.7"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Grischuk,A"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2785"] [BlackElo "2747"] [ECO "A04"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 e5 4.e3 Nf6 5.d4 e4 6.Ne5 g6 7.Rb1 h5 8.Be2 Qe7 9.b3 cxd4 10.exd4 d6 11.Nxc6 bxc6 12.Bg5 Bf5 13.O-O Bh6 14.Bxh6 Rxh6 15.Qc1 Rh8 16.Qf4 Kf8 17.b4 Kg7 18.Rb3 h4 19.h3 Rae8 20.b5 c5 21.Qe3 Rd8 22.a4 d5 23.cxd5 Nxd5 24.Nxd5 Rxd5 25.dxc5 Qxc5 26.a5 Qxe3 27.fxe3 Rb8 28.Rc1 a6 29.Rcb1 Be6 30.Rb4 axb5 31.Rxb5 Rbxb5 32.Bxb5 Rd2 33.Ra1 Bd5 34.a6 Rb2 35.Bf1 Kf6 36.Ra5 Rd2 37.Rc5 Ke6 38.Ra5 Kd6 39.Bc4 Rd1+ 40.Kh2 Ba8 41.Bxf7 Rd3 42.a7 Kc7 43.Rb5 Bb7 44.Ra5 Ba8 45.Re5 Kb6 46.Re7 g5 47.Bg6 Rxe3 48.Kg1 Ra3 49.Bxe4 Bxe4 50.Rxe4 Kxa7 51.Kf2 Kb6 52.Re5 g4 53.hxg4 Rg3 54.Re4 Kc5 55.g5 Rxg5 56.Rxh4 Kd5 57.Rf4 Ke5 58.Rf8 Ke6 59.Rf3 Ke5 60.Rf7 Ke6 61.Rf8 Ke5 62.Kg1 Rf5 63.Rxf5+ Kxf5 64.Kf1 Kf4 65.Kf2 Kg4 1/2-1/2 [Event "39th GM"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2011.07.21"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Ponomariov,R"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2781"] [BlackElo "2764"] [ECO "E94"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2 O-O 6.Nf3 e5 7.O-O exd4 8.Nxd4 Re8 9.f3 c6 10.Kh1 Nbd7 11.Be3 a6 12.Nc2 Ne5 13.f4 Neg4 14.Bg1 h5 15.Bf3 Be6 16.b3 Qa5 17.Qe1 b5 18.c5 b4 19.Na4 Bc4 20.Qxb4 Qxb4 21.Nxb4 Bxf1 22.Rxf1 Nxe4 23.Nb6 Ra7 24.cxd6 Nxd6 25.Bxc6 Re2 26.N6d5 Nc8 27.h3 Nh6 28.Rc1 Nf5 29.Bb5 Ng3+ 30.Kh2 Nf1+ 31.Rxf1 axb5 32.Bxa7 Nxa7 33.Kg3 Nc8 34.Rd1 Bf8 35.Kf3 Rb2 36.g4 Kg7 37.gxh5 Nd6 38.hxg6 fxg6 39.Nc7 Kf7 40.Nd3 Rxa2 41.Ne5+ Kf6 42.Nd7+ 1-0 [Event "39th GM"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2011.07.22"] [Round "2"] [White "Meier,Geo"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2656"] [BlackElo "2781"] [ECO "E15"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 O-O 8.Nc3 d5 9.cxd5 exd5 10.O-O Re8 11.Rc1 Bb7 12.Ne5 Na6 13.Bf4 h6 14.Nb5 Bf8 15.Bh3 c5 16.a3 Ne4 17.Rc2 g6 18.Qc1 g5 19.Be3 Bg7 20.Nf3 Qe7 21.Rd1 Rad8 22.Nxa7 Nd6 23.a4 Nb4 24.dxc5 bxc5 25.Rxc5 Na2 26.Qc2 Nb4 27.Qc1 Nc4 28.bxc4 d4 29.Bxg5 Qxc5 30.Bxd8 d3 31.Ne1 Rxe2 32.Qf4 Rxf2 0-1 [Event "39th GM"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2011.07.23"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Le Quang Liem"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2781"] [BlackElo "2715"] [ECO "D19"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.e3 e6 7.Bxc4 Bb4 8.O-O Nbd7 9.Nh4 Bg6 10.Nxg6 hxg6 11.h3 Qa5 12.Na2 Bd6 13.b4 Qg5 14.f4 Qh4 15.Qf3 g5 16.fxg5 Qxg5 17.b5 O-O 18.Nc3 Qh4 19.Bd3 Rac8 20.Bd2 c5 21.Ne4 Be7 22.Nxf6+ Nxf6 23.Rac1 b6 24.a5 Rcd8 25.Be1 Qh6 26.Bf2 Nd5 27.axb6 axb6 28.Be4 cxd4 29.exd4 Bh4 30.Rc6 Nf6 31.Bd3 Bxf2+ 32.Qxf2 Rb8 33.Qg3 Rfd8 34.Kh1 Nd5 35.Be4 Nf6 36.Bb1 Nd5 37.Be4 Nf6 38.Bb1 Nd5 39.Ba2 Qe3 40.Qh4 Nf6 41.Bxe6 fxe6 42.Rxf6 Rxd4 43.Qh5 gxf6 44.Qg6+ Kf8 45.Qxf6+ Kg8 46.Qg6+ Kf8 47.Qf6+ Kg8 48.Qg6+ Kf8 1/2-1/2 [Event "39th GM"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2011.07.24"] [Round "4"] [White "Nakamura,Hi"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2781"] [ECO "E21"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nf3 c5 5.g3 cxd4 6.Nxd4 O-O 7.Bg2 d5 8.Qb3 Bxc3+ 9.bxc3 Nc6 10.cxd5 Na5 11.Qc2 Nxd5 12.O-O Qc7 13.Re1 Bd7 14.e4 Nb6 15.e5 Ba4 16.Qd3 Qc4 17.Qf3 Nc6 18.Re4 Nxd4 19.Rxd4 Bc6 20.Rxc4 Bxf3 21.Rc7 Bxg2 22.Kxg2 Rab8 23.Rb1 Rfc8 24.Rxc8+ Rxc8 25.Rb3 h5 26.Be3 Nd5 27.Bd4 b6 28.f4 Rc4 29.Kf1 Ra4 30.Rb2 Kh7 31.Kf2 Kg6 32.Rc2 Ra3 33.h3 b5 34.Rb2 a6 35.Rc2 Kf5 36.Kf3 b4 37.g4+ hxg4+ 38.hxg4+ Kg6 39.Ke4 bxc3 40.Rh2 Ra4 41.Rf2 a5 42.Kd3 c2 43.f5+ Kg5 44.Bb2 Nb4+ 45.Kc3 Rxa2 46.Rf1 Kxg4 47.fxe6 fxe6 0-1 [Event "39th GM"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2011.07.25"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Giri,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2781"] [BlackElo "2701"] [ECO "D85"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Be3 c5 8.Qd2 Qa5 9.Rc1 cxd4 10.cxd4 Qxd2+ 11.Bxd2 O-O 12.Nf3 e6 13.h4 Nc6 14.e5 Bd7 15.Rb1 b6 16.h5 Ne7 17.hxg6 fxg6 18.Bc4 Rac8 19.Bb3 Nd5 20.Ng5 h6 21.Ne4 g5 22.Nd6 Rc7 23.Ke2 Rd8 24.Rh3 Bc6 25.Rbh1 Rf8 26.Rc1 Bd7 27.Rxc7 Nxc7 28.Rc3 Na6 29.g3 Rd8 30.f4 Bf8 31.f5 Bxd6 32.exd6 Bb5+ 33.Ke3 Rxd6 34.fxe6 Kf8 35.Rc8+ Ke7 36.d5 Rd8 37.Rxd8 Kxd8 38.d6 Nc5 39.Bd5 Bd7 40.exd7 Kxd7 41.Kd4 Kxd6 42.Bb4 a5 43.Bxc5+ bxc5+ 1-0 [Event "39th GM"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2011.07.27"] [Round "6"] [White "Ponomariov,R"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2764"] [BlackElo "2781"] [ECO "C65"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.O-O Nd4 6.Nxd4 Bxd4 7.Nd2 c6 8.Ba4 d6 9.c3 Bb6 10.Nc4 Bc7 11.Bb3 O-O 12.Bg5 h6 13.Bh4 g5 14.Bg3 Bg4 15.f3 Be6 16.Re1 Nh5 17.Bf2 Nf4 18.d4 exd4 19.cxd4 d5 20.exd5 Bxd5 21.Qc2 g4 22.Nd2 Qg5 23.Ne4 Qg6 24.Bxd5 Nxd5 25.Qb3 Rae8 26.Ng3 h5 27.fxg4 hxg4 28.Rxe8 Rxe8 29.Qxb7 Rb8 30.Qxa7 Rxb2 31.Rf1 Qc2 32.Qc5 Rxa2 33.Qxc2 Rxc2 34.Nf5 Kh7 35.g3 Bb6 36.Re1 Bd8 37.Ne3 Nxe3 38.Rxe3 Kg6 39.Re4 Bg5 40.Kf1 f6 41.d5 cxd5 42.Rxg4 Kf5 43.Rd4 Ke5 44.Rd1 Ke4 45.Rd4+ Kf3 46.Rd3+ Ke4 47.Rd4+ Ke5 48.Rd1 Ke4 49.Rd4+ Kf3 50.Rd3+ Ke4 1/2-1/2 [Event "39th GM"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2011.07.28"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Meier,Geo"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2781"] [BlackElo "2656"] [ECO "A15"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 a6 4.Nc3 d5 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg2 Be7 7.O-O O-O 8.d4 c6 9.Ne5 a5 10.Bf4 Bf5 11.Qb3 Ra7 12.Rfd1 Nbd7 13.Rac1 h6 14.a3 Qb6 15.Qxb6 Nxb6 16.f3 Re8 17.e4 Bh7 18.Be3 Raa8 19.Bf2 Rad8 20.Re1 Bf8 21.h3 dxe4 22.fxe4 Nfd7 23.Nd3 Nc4 24.Re2 Nb8 25.Na4 Nd6 26.Ndc5 Re7 27.Nb6 Nc8 28.Nc4 b6 29.Nb3 a4 30.Nbd2 Rb7 31.e5 Na7 32.d5 Bc5 33.Bxc5 bxc5 34.e6 Kf8 35.Na5 Rc7 36.Rxc5 fxe6 37.dxc6 Ke7 38.Ndc4 Rd1+ 39.Kh2 Bd3 40.Re3 Bxc4 41.Rxc4 Rd2 42.Rce4 Nbxc6 43.Rxe6+ Kf7 44.Nc4 Rc2 45.Nd6+ Kg8 46.h4 g5 47.Nf5 gxh4 48.Kh3 Rc5 49.Rg6+ 1-0 [Event "39th GM"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2011.07.29"] [Round "8"] [White "Le Quang Liem"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2715"] [BlackElo "2781"] [ECO "E10"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.e3 Be7 5.b3 O-O 6.Bb2 c5 7.Bd3 cxd4 8.exd4 Nc6 9.O-O b6 10.Nbd2 Bb7 11.Rc1 Rc8 12.Qe2 Re8 13.Rfd1 Bf8 14.Nf1 g6 15.Ne3 Bg7 16.c5 Nd7 17.Bb5 a6 18.Bxc6 Bxc6 19.b4 Ba4 20.Re1 Nb8 21.Ne5 bxc5 22.dxc5 f6 23.Nf3 Nc6 24.Qd3 Rb8 25.Qa3 Bb5 26.Qb3 a5 27.a4 Bc4 28.Nxc4 Rxb4 29.Qa2 dxc4 30.Bc3 Rb3 31.Nd2 Nb4 32.Bxb4 Rxb4 33.Nxc4 Qd5 34.Red1 Qc6 35.Nxa5 Qxa4 36.Qxa4 Rxa4 37.Nb7 Bh6 38.Rc2 Bf4 39.g3 Bc7 40.Rd7 Rc8 41.Rcd2 e5 42.Re7 Rd4 43.Ra2 e4 44.Ra7 Bb8 45.Ra8 Rf8 46.Na5 Ra4 47.Kg2 f5 48.c6 Bd6 49.Rxf8+ Kxf8 50.c7 Bxc7 51.Rxc7 Rxa5 52.Rxh7 Ra2 53.Kg1 Ra1+ 54.Kg2 Ra2 55.Kg1 Ra1+ 56.Kg2 Ra2 1/2-1/2 [Event "39th GM"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2011.07.30"] [Round "9"] [White "Giri,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2701"] [BlackElo "2781"] [ECO "E10"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 Be7 6.Bg2 O-O 7.O-O Nbd7 8.Qc2 c6 9.Rd1 b6 10.Bf4 Bb7 11.Ne5 Nxe5 12.dxe5 Nd7 13.cxd5 cxd5 14.e4 dxe4 15.Bxe4 Bxe4 16.Qxe4 Nc5 17.Qf3 Qe8 18.Nc3 Na4 19.Nxa4 Qxa4 20.b3 Qa3 21.Rd7 Bc5 22.Qe2 a5 23.Rad1 a4 24.Bc1 Qb4 25.Bd2 Qa3 26.Bc1 Qb4 27.Bd2 Qa3 28.Bc1 1/2-1/2 [Event "39th GM"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2011.07.31"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Nakamura,Hi"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2781"] [BlackElo "2770"] [ECO "E97"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.b4 Nh5 10.c5 Nf4 11.a4 f5 12.Bc4 fxe4 13.Nxe4 h6 14.Re1 Bg4 15.Ra3 g5 16.h3 Bh5 17.Bxf4 Rxf4 18.g3 Rf8 19.a5 Kh8 20.Kg2 Rb8 21.Qd2 b6 22.axb6 axb6 23.Nfxg5 hxg5 24.Qxg5 Bg6 25.cxd6 cxd6 26.Ra7 Rc8 27.Rxe7 Rxc4 28.f3 Rc2+ 29.Kg1 Rc8 30.Ra1 Rf7 31.Qxg6 Qxe7 32.Ng5 Kg8 33.Qh7+ Kf8 34.Ne6+ Ke8 35.Qh5 Bf6 36.g4 Qb7 37.Rd1 Qa6 38.Qg6 Ke7 39.g5 Bh8 40.Re1 Qa3 41.Nd4 Qxb4 42.Nf5+ Kf8 43.Rd1 Rc2 44.Nd4 exd4 45.Qxc2 Qc3 46.Qe4 Qe3+ 47.Qxe3 dxe3 48.Kg2 Bc3 49.Kf1 Rxf3+ 50.Ke2 Rxh3 0-1 [Event "64th ch-RUS"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2011.08.08"] [Round "1"] [White "Svidler,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2739"] [BlackElo "2781"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 c6 4.d3 Bg4 5.Nbd2 Nbd7 6.h3 Bh5 7.g4 Bg6 8.Nh4 e6 9.e3 Bd6 10.Qe2 Qc7 11.O-O O-O-O 12.Rb1 Qa5 13.a3 Bb8 14.f4 e5 15.f5 e4 16.dxe4 Qc7 17.Rf4 Rde8 18.fxg6 hxg6 19.Nhf3 Qb6 20.e5 Nxe5 21.Nxe5 Bxe5 22.Rf3 Nh7 23.c4 Ng5 24.cxd5 cxd5 25.Nf1 Kb8 26.b4 d4 27.Bd2 Re7 28.Rc1 dxe3 29.Bxe3 Bd4 30.Rg3 Bxe3+ 31.Nxe3 Rhe8 32.Rc3 a6 33.Qf2 f6 34.Nc2 Qxf2+ 35.Kxf2 Re2+ 36.Kf1 Rd2 37.Rgd3 Ree2 38.Rxd2 Rxd2 39.Ne3 Ne6 40.Nc4 Rd1+ 41.Kf2 Nf4 42.Bf3 Ra1 43.h4 g5 44.h5 1-0 [Event "64th ch-RUS"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2011.08.09"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Timofeev,Arty"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2781"] [BlackElo "2665"] [ECO "A35"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.g3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Bg2 Nc7 7.O-O e5 8.a3 Be7 9.b4 O-O 10.bxc5 Bxc5 11.Bb2 Re8 12.Rc1 Bf8 13.Ne4 Rb8 14.d3 Nb5 15.Nfg5 Nc7 16.Qb3 Be6 17.Nxe6 Nxe6 18.e3 Qa5 19.Rc4 Red8 20.Rfc1 Qb6 21.Qc2 Na5 22.Rc3 Rd7 23.Nd2 Rbd8 24.Nf3 Rd5 25.Ba1 Qa6 26.Rb1 Nc6 27.Bf1 Bxa3 28.d4 Qa5 29.Rxb7 Bc5 30.Rxc5 Rxc5 31.dxc5 Qxa1 32.Qf5 Rf8 33.Rxf7 Rxf7 34.Qxe6 e4 35.Qxe4 1-0 [Event "64th ch-RUS"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2011.08.10"] [Round "3"] [White "Karjakin,Sergey"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2788"] [BlackElo "2781"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3 Bd7 10.h3 b6 11.a4 a5 12.g4 Ne7 13.Ng5 Be8 14.f4 h6 15.Nf3 g6 16.b3 Kc8 17.Bb2 Bg7 18.Ne4 c5 19.Ng3 Rg8 20.Kh2 Bd7 21.c4 Kb7 22.Rad1 Rad8 23.Rd3 Bc8 24.Rfd1 Rxd3 25.Rxd3 Re8 26.Ne4 Nc6 27.Kg3 Kb8 28.Bc3 Rd8 29.Rxd8 Nxd8 30.e6 Nxe6 31.Bxg7 Nxg7 32.Ne5 f5 33.Nf6 g5 34.Nc6+ Kb7 35.Nd8+ Kb8 36.Nc6+ Kb7 37.Nd8+ Kb8 38.fxg5 hxg5 39.Nh7 c6 40.Nxg5 Kc7 41.Ndf7 b5 42.Kf4 fxg4 43.hxg4 Ne6+ 44.Nxe6+ Bxe6 45.Ne5 Kd6 46.g5 bxa4 47.bxa4 Ke7 48.Nxc6+ Kd6 49.Nxa5 Kc7 50.Ke5 Bg8 51.Nb3 Bxc4 52.Nxc5 Kb6 53.Ne4 Bb3 54.Nc3 Bc2 55.Kf6 Kc5 56.g6 Kb4 57.g7 Bb3 58.Ne4 Bg8 59.Ke7 1-0 [Event "64th ch-RUS"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2011.08.11"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi,I"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2781"] [BlackElo "2711"] [ECO "A30"] 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.e3 e5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.d4 e4 6.Ne5 g6 7.Be2 Bg7 8.O-O O-O 9.b3 cxd4 10.exd4 Re8 11.Bf4 d6 12.Nxc6 bxc6 13.Rc1 d5 14.Qd2 Ba6 15.Rfd1 Rc8 16.h3 dxc4 17.bxc4 Nd7 18.Na4 Bf8 19.Bf1 h5 20.Qc3 Qf6 21.Be3 c5 22.Qa5 cxd4 23.Bxd4 Qc6 24.Nc3 Bh6 25.Nd5 Bxc1 26.Rxc1 Bb7 27.Qb4 a5 28.Ne7+ Kf8 29.Nxg6+ Kg8 30.Ne7+ Kf8 31.Ng6+ Kg8 32.Ne7+ Kf8 33.Nxc6+ axb4 34.Nxb4 Nc5 35.Rb1 Red8 36.Nc2 Ba8 37.Rb5 Nd3 38.Rxh5 Ke8 39.Bb6 Rd6 40.c5 Rd5 41.Rh6 Rg5 42.Nd4 Rg6 43.Rh5 Ke7 44.a4 Nf4 45.Re5+ Kf8 46.g3 Nd3 47.Rh5 Kg8 48.a5 Re8 49.a6 Re5 50.Rxe5 Nxe5 51.Bb5 e3 52.a7 Kf8 53.Bc7 1-0 [Event "64th ch-RUS"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2011.08.13"] [Round "5"] [White "Grischuk,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2746"] [BlackElo "2781"] [ECO "D37"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.d4 dxc4 5.e4 Bb4 6.Bg5 c5 7.Bxc4 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bxc3+ 9.bxc3 Qa5 10.Bb5+ Nbd7 11.Bxf6 Qxc3+ 12.Kf1 gxf6 13.h4 a6 14.Rh3 Qb4 15.Be2 Ne5 16.Rc1 Qd6 17.Rc2 Bd7 18.Rd2 Qc7 19.Rc2 Qd6 20.Rd2 Qc7 21.Rc2 1/2-1/2 [Event "64th ch-RUS"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2011.08.14"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Morozevich,A"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2781"] [BlackElo "2694"] [ECO "D30"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 a6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Nc3 c6 6.Bf4 Bd6 7.Bxd6 Qxd6 8.e3 Ne7 9.Bd3 Bf5 10.Bxf5 Nxf5 11.Qc2 Ne7 12.Qb3 Ra7 13.e4 O-O 14.e5 Qd8 15.Qc2 f6 16.O-O fxe5 17.Nxe5 Nf5 18.Qd3 Nd7 19.Rae1 Ra8 20.Na4 Nxe5 21.Rxe5 g6 22.Nc5 Rf7 23.Rfe1 Ng7 24.g3 Qf8 25.R1e2 Re8 26.Rxe8 Nxe8 27.Re5 Ng7 28.Qe2 Qd6 29.Kg2 Qf6 30.h4 h6 31.Nd3 Nf5 32.Re6 Qg7 33.Qg4 Kh7 34.h5 gxh5 35.Qxh5 Rf6 36.Rxf6 Qxf6 37.Nf4 Nxd4 38.Qe8 a5 39.b3 b5 40.Qd7+ Qg7 41.Qe8 Qf6 42.Qd7+ Qg7 43.Qd6 Qf7 44.g4 c5 45.Kg3 h5 46.Nxh5 Qf3+ 47.Kh4 Qxf2+ 48.Kg5 Qe3+ 49.Nf4 Ne2 50.Qd7+ Kh8 51.Qc8+ Kg7 52.Qc7+ Kh8 53.Qd8+ Kg7 54.Qc7+ Kh8 55.Qd8+ Kg7 56.Qc7+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "64th ch-RUS"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2011.08.15"] [Round "7"] [White "Galkin,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2598"] [BlackElo "2781"] [ECO "B00"] 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.f3 c5 4.Ne2 e6 5.Be3 d5 6.dxc5 Nbd7 7.Nbc3 dxe4 8.b4 b6 9.c6 Bxb4 10.cxd7+ Bxd7 11.a3 Ba5 12.Qd4 Qe7 13.fxe4 e5 14.Qd3 O-O 15.Bg5 Rac8 16.Bxf6 Qxf6 17.O-O-O Be6 18.Nd5 Bxd5 19.exd5 e4 20.Qd4 Qd6 21.h4 Qxa3+ 22.Qb2 Qc5 23.Rh3 e3 24.Rg3 Bd2+ 25.Kb1 g6 26.h5 Rfe8 27.hxg6 hxg6 28.Rh3 Re5 29.Nc1 Bc3 30.Qb3 Re4 31.Na2 Qa5 32.Ba6 Rb4 33.Bxc8 Rxb3+ 34.cxb3 e2 35.Nxc3 Qxc3 0-1 [Event "Botvinnik Memorial"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2011.09.02"] [Round "1"] [White "Anand,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2817"] [BlackElo "2791"] [ECO "C65"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.O-O Nd4 6.Nxd4 Bxd4 7.c3 Bb6 8.Nd2 c6 9.Ba4 O-O 10.Nc4 Bc7 11.Ne3 d5 12.Qf3 d4 13.cxd4 Qxd4 14.Bc2 Be6 15.Rd1 Bb6 16.h3 Rad8 17.Bb3 Bxb3 18.axb3 Qb4 19.Nc4 Nd7 20.Bd2 Qxb3 21.Bc3 Bc5 22.Nxe5 Nxe5 23.Bxe5 Bd4 24.Bxd4 Rxd4 25.Rxa7 Qxb2 26.Raa1 Rb4 27.d4 Rxd4 28.Rdb1 Qc2 29.Rxb7 Qxe4 30.Qxe4 Rxe4 31.Rc1 Re6 32.Rc7 g6 33.R7xc6 Rxc6 34.Rxc6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Botvinnik Memorial"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2011.09.02"] [Round "2"] [White "Carlsen,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2823"] [BlackElo "2791"] [ECO "E32"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 d5 7.e3 b6 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.Qc2 Ba6 10.Bxa6 Nxa6 11.e4 Ne7 12.Bg5 h6 13.Bxe7 Qxe7 14.Qc6 e5 15.Qb5 exd4 16.Qxa6 Qxe4+ 17.Kf1 Rfe8 18.Rd1 b5 19.Qxb5 Rab8 20.Qd3 Rxb2 21.Qxe4 Rxe4 22.g3 c5 23.Kg2 c4 24.Nf3 d3 25.Rd2 Rb3 26.a4 g5 27.Rc1 a5 28.Rdd1 Rb2 29.Rd2 Rxd2 30.Nxd2 Re2 31.Nb1 Rc2 32.Rd1 c3 33.Kf3 d2 34.Ke4 Rc1 35.Nxc3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Botvinnik Memorial"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2011.09.02"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Aronian,L"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2791"] [BlackElo "2807"] [ECO "B70"] 1.Nf3 g6 2.e4 c5 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Be2 Bg7 7.O-O O-O 8.Re1 Nc6 9.Nb3 Be6 10.Bg5 d5 11.exd5 Nxd5 12.Nxd5 Qxd5 13.Qxd5 Bxd5 14.c3 h6 15.Be3 b6 16.Rad1 Rad8 17.Bb5 Nb8 18.Bf4 e5 19.Bxe5 Bxe5 20.Rxe5 Bxb3 21.Rxd8 Rxd8 22.axb3 Rd1+ 23.Bf1 Kf8 24.b4 Nc6 25.Re2 a5 26.b5 Nd8 27.g3 Nb7 28.Kg2 Nc5 29.b4 axb4 30.cxb4 Nd7 31.Re4 Rd2 32.Kf3 h5 33.h3 Rb2 34.Bd3 Nf6 35.Rd4 Ke7 36.Ke3 Ke6 37.Bc4+ Ke7 38.Rf4 Rxb4 39.Kd4 Rb2 40.Ke5 Rb1 41.Rf3 Rd1 42.Rd3 Re1+ 43.Re3 Rxe3+ 44.fxe3 Nd7+ 45.Kd5 f6 46.h4 Ne5 47.Bb3 Kd7 48.Bc2 Ke7 49.Bb1 Kd7 50.Bc2 Ke7 51.Bb1 Kd7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Botvinnik Memorial"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2011.09.03"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Anand,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2791"] [BlackElo "2817"] [ECO "D43"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.e3 Nd7 8.Bd3 dxc4 9.Bxc4 Bd6 10.O-O Qe7 11.e4 e5 12.d5 Nb6 13.Bb3 O-O 14.dxc6 bxc6 15.Nh4 Qf6 16.Nf5 Bc5 17.Qf3 Bd4 18.Nxd4 exd4 19.Qxf6 gxf6 20.Na4 Nxa4 21.Bxa4 Be6 22.Rfc1 Rfd8 23.f3 d3 24.Rc3 f5 25.Rd1 fxe4 26.fxe4 Bxa2 27.Bxc6 Rab8 28.Rdxd3 Rxd3 29.Rxd3 Rxb2 30.Rd8+ Kg7 31.Ra8 Rb1+ 32.Kf2 Rb2+ 33.Kf3 Rb3+ 34.Kf4 Rb2 35.g3 Rxh2 36.Rxa7 Kf6 37.e5+ Kg7 38.Bd7 Kf8 39.Ra8+ Kg7 40.Ra7 Kf8 41.Ra8+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Botvinnik Memorial"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2011.09.03"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Carlsen,M"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2791"] [BlackElo "2823"] [ECO "A04"] 1.Nf3 b5 2.e4 Bb7 3.Bxb5 Bxe4 4.O-O Nf6 5.d4 e6 6.c4 Be7 7.Nc3 Bb7 8.d5 O-O 9.Bf4 Na6 10.Re1 Qc8 11.Nd4 Bb4 12.Bg5 Ne8 13.Re3 c6 14.Bxa6 Bxa6 15.Qh5 f6 16.Rh3 fxg5 17.Qxh7+ Kf7 18.Qh5+ Kg8 19.Qh7+ Kf7 20.Ne4 Bxc4 21.Qh5+ Ke7 22.Qxg5+ Kf7 23.Qh5+ Ke7 24.Qg5+ Kf7 25.dxe6+ dxe6 26.Nf3 Kg8 27.Qh4 Rxf3 28.Qh7+ 1-0 [Event "Botvinnik Memorial"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2011.09.03"] [Round "6"] [White "Aronian,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2807"] [BlackElo "2791"] [ECO "A18"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.e4 d5 4.e5 d4 5.exf6 dxc3 6.bxc3 Qxf6 7.Nf3 e5 8.d4 exd4 9.Bg5 Qe6+ 10.Be2 Be7 11.cxd4 Bxg5 12.Nxg5 Qf6 13.Qd2 O-O 14.O-O Nc6 15.d5 Nd4 16.Ne4 Nxe2+ 17.Qxe2 Qg6 18.Rfe1 Bf5 19.Ng3 Bd3 20.Qe5 Bxc4 21.Nf5 Kh8 22.Ne3 Bd3 23.Qxc7 Be4 24.Qf4 Rfe8 25.f3 Bd3 26.Rad1 h5 27.Rd2 Bb5 28.Red1 Rad8 29.d6 Bc6 30.d7 Re6 31.Nc4 Qf6 32.Qxf6 gxf6 33.Na5 Kg7 34.Rd4 f5 35.Kf2 b6 36.Nxc6 Rxc6 37.Kg3 Rc2 38.Kf4 Kg6 39.Ke5 Re2+ 40.Kd6 Kf6 41.Rd5 Rxg2 42.Kc7 Rgg8 43.f4 Rgf8 44.Rg1 Ke7 45.Rd6 1-0 [Event "15th Unive Crown"] [Site "Hoogeveen NED"] [Date "2011.10.16"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Giri,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2791"] [BlackElo "2722"] [ECO "E97"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.d4 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.b4 Nh5 10.g3 f5 11.Ng5 Nf6 12.Bf3 c6 13.Ba3 cxd5 14.exd5 e4 15.Be2 Ne8 16.Rc1 h6 17.Ne6 Bxe6 18.dxe6 Nc7 19.b5 Be5 20.Qb3 Kg7 21.Rfd1 Nxe6 22.c5 Nd4 23.Rxd4 Bxd4 24.cxd6 Ng8 25.Nd5 Kh8 26.Rc7 Be5 27.Bb2 Qxd6 28.Rxb7 g5 29.b6 a5 30.Bh5 Rab8 31.Ra7 Bxb2 32.Qxb2+ Nf6 33.Bf7 Kg7 34.Rd7 Qc6 35.Be6+ 1-0 [Event "15th Unive Crown"] [Site "Hoogeveen NED"] [Date "2011.10.17"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Polgar,Ju"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2791"] [BlackElo "2701"] [ECO "E14"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.e3 Bb7 5.Nc3 Bb4 6.Bd3 c5 7.O-O O-O 8.Na4 cxd4 9.exd4 Re8 10.a3 Bf8 11.Re1 d6 12.Nc3 Nbd7 13.b4 Rc8 14.Bb2 Qc7 15.d5 e5 16.Nd2 g6 17.Bf1 Qd8 18.Qa4 a6 19.Nce4 Nxe4 20.Nxe4 Rc7 21.f4 b5 22.cxb5 Bxd5 23.bxa6 Qb8 24.Kh1 exf4 25.b5 h6 26.Rad1 Ba8 27.Qd4 Re5 28.Nxd6 Rcc5 29.Rxe5 Rxe5 30.Nc4 Bc5 31.Qxd7 Re8 1-0 [Event "15th Unive Crown"] [Site "Hoogeveen NED"] [Date "2011.10.18"] [Round "3"] [White "Vachier Lagrave,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2715"] [BlackElo "2791"] [ECO "D37"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.a3 dxc4 7.e3 Nd5 8.Bxc4 Nxf4 9.exf4 Bf6 10.Qd3 c5 11.O-O-O cxd4 12.Ne4 Nd7 13.Kb1 b5 14.Bxb5 Bb7 15.Bxd7 Bxe4 16.Qxe4 Qxd7 17.Ne5 Bxe5 18.fxe5 Rfd8 19.Rd3 Qa4 20.Rc1 Rd5 21.Rc7 Rad8 22.Ka2 h6 23.Qf3 Qe8 24.Qe4 a5 25.g4 Rb8 26.Rxd4 Qb5 27.Rc2 Rxe5 28.Qd3 1/2-1/2 [Event "15th Unive Crown"] [Site "Hoogeveen NED"] [Date "2011.10.20"] [Round "4"] [White "Giri,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2722"] [BlackElo "2791"] [ECO "A20"] 1.c4 e5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Nc3 Nb6 6.d3 Be7 7.Be3 O-O 8.Rc1 Re8 9.Qc2 Bf8 10.a3 h6 11.Nf3 Nc6 12.O-O Bg4 13.Ne4 Qd7 14.Rfe1 Rad8 15.Nc5 Bxc5 16.Bxc5 Nd5 17.b4 b6 18.Be3 Re6 19.Qc4 Rd6 20.Bd2 Bxf3 21.exf3 Rf6 22.f4 exf4 23.Bxd5 fxg3 24.hxg3 Qxd5 25.Re8+ Kh7 26.Rxd8 Qxc4 27.Rxc4 Nxd8 28.Rxc7 Rd6 29.Rxa7 Rxd3 30.Be3 b5 31.Ra5 Nc6 32.Rxb5 Rxa3 33.Rb7 Rb3 34.b5 Na5 35.Rb8 Nc4 36.Bd4 Rd3 37.Rd8 h5 38.Kg2 Rb3 39.Rd5 Kg6 40.Rc5 Nd2 41.b6 Ne4 42.Rc7 Ng5 43.Rc2 Rb4 44.Bc5 Rb5 45.Be3 Ne6 46.Rc7 Kf6 47.Kf3 g5 48.Rd7 Nf8 49.Rd8 Ne6 50.Rd7 Nf8 51.Rd6+ Ne6 52.Ke4 h4 53.gxh4 gxh4 54.Rd1 Ke7 55.f4 f5+ 56.Kf3 Rb3 57.Rd5 h3 58.Rd2 Nc5 59.Rh2 Nd7 60.Rxh3 Nxb6 61.Rh7+ Kd6 62.Rh6+ Kc7 63.Rh7+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "15th Unive Crown"] [Site "Hoogeveen NED"] [Date "2011.10.21"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Vachier Lagrave,M"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2791"] [BlackElo "2715"] [ECO "A15"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Qa4+ Bd7 5.Qb3 dxc4 6.Qxc4 a6 7.d4 b5 8.Qd3 Bg7 9.g3 b4 10.Ne4 Nxe4 11.Qxe4 Bc6 12.Qf4 O-O 13.Bg2 Qd6 14.O-O Nd7 15.Qh4 e5 16.d5 Qxd5 17.Be3 Qb5 18.Rac1 Bd5 19.Rxc7 Rac8 20.Ng5 h6 21.Rxc8 Rxc8 22.Ne4 g5 23.Qh3 Be6 24.Qh5 Rc4 25.Rd1 b3 26.a3 Rd4 27.Bxd4 exd4 28.h4 Ne5 29.hxg5 Bg4 30.Qh4 Qxe2 31.Rxd4 Nf3+ 32.Bxf3 Bxf3 33.Rd8+ Kh7 34.Nd2 Bc6 35.gxh6 Bxb2 36.Qg5 Qd1+ 37.Nf1 Qf3 38.Qg8+ Kxh6 39.Rd6+ Bf6 40.Qh8+ Kg5 41.Qg8+ Kh6 42.Rxc6 Qxc6 43.Ne3 Qf3 44.Ng4+ Kh5 45.Nh2 Qd1+ 46.Kg2 Qd5+ 47.Kh3 Qe6+ 48.Ng4 Bg5 49.f3 Qf5 50.Qh8+ Kg6 51.Qg8+ Kh5 52.Qg7 Be3 53.Qc3 Qe6 54.Qg7 Bh6 55.Qh8 f5 56.Nxh6 Qxh6 57.Qg8 Qd6 58.Qxb3 Kg6 59.Qg8+ Kf6 60.Qh8+ Kg6 61.Qg8+ Kf6 62.f4 Qd3 63.Qf8+ Kg6 64.Kh4 Qd5 65.Qe8+ Kf6 66.Qh8+ Kg6 67.Qh5+ Kg7 68.g4 Qh1+ 69.Kg5 Qc6 70.gxf5 Qg2+ 71.Qg4 Qb2 72.Qf3 Qf6+ 73.Kg4 Qb6 74.Qc3+ Kf7 75.Qe1 Qd4 76.Qe6+ Kf8 77.Qc8+ Kf7 78.Qe6+ Kf8 79.f6 Qg1+ 80.Kf5 Qc5+ 81.Qe5 Qc2+ 82.Kg5 Qg2+ 83.Kh6 Qh2+ 84.Kg6 Qc2+ 85.Qf5 Qc3 86.Qd5 Qc2+ 87.f5 1-0 [Event "15th Unive Crown"] [Site "Hoogeveen NED"] [Date "2011.10.22"] [Round "6"] [White "Polgar,Ju"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2701"] [BlackElo "2791"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.Re1 Nd6 6.Nxe5 Be7 7.Bf1 Nxe5 8.Rxe5 O-O 9.d4 Bf6 10.Re1 Re8 11.Rxe8+ Nxe8 12.d5 d6 13.Nd2 Bf5 14.Nc4 Bg5 15.Be3 Bxe3 16.Nxe3 Bd7 17.Qd4 a5 18.c3 Nf6 19.Re1 Qb8 20.Bd3 Qa7 21.Qxa7 Rxa7 22.f3 Kf8 1/2-1/2 [Event "6th Tal Memorial"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2011.11.16"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi,I"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2800"] [BlackElo "2730"] [ECO "A37"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 e5 4.g3 g6 5.Bg2 Bg7 6.a3 d6 7.O-O Nge7 8.b4 e4 9.Ne1 f5 10.Bb2 O-O 11.d3 Be6 12.dxe4 fxe4 13.Bxe4 Bxc4 14.Nc2 d5 15.Bg2 d4 16.Ne4 Bxe2 17.Qxe2 d3 18.Qg4 Bxb2 19.Rad1 Qc8 20.Qxc8 Raxc8 21.Rxd3 cxb4 22.axb4 Rcd8 23.Rxd8 Rxd8 24.Rb1 Bg7 25.h4 b5 26.Bf1 a6 27.Nc5 Rd2 28.Ne3 Bd4 29.Ne4 Rb2 30.Rxb2 Bxb2 31.Nc2 Nd5 32.Nc5 Ndxb4 33.Nxb4 Nxb4 34.Nd3 Nxd3 35.Bxd3 Kf7 36.f4 Ke6 37.Kf2 Kd5 38.Ke2 Kc5 39.Kd2 a5 40.f5 a4 41.Bc2 a3 42.Bb1 gxf5 43.Kc2 Kb4 44.Ba2 Be5 45.Be6 a2 46.Bxa2 Bxg3 47.h5 h6 48.Kd3 Ka3 49.Bd5 b4 50.Kc2 Be5 51.Bb3 f4 52.Bd5 Bf6 53.Kb1 b3 0-1 [Event "6th Tal Memorial"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2011.11.17"] [Round "2"] [White "Aronian,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2802"] [BlackElo "2800"] [ECO "D41"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 c5 5.cxd5 cxd4 6.Qxd4 exd5 7.e3 Nc6 8.Qd3 Bc5 9.Be2 d4 10.exd4 Nxd4 11.O-O O-O 12.Nxd4 Qxd4 13.Qg3 Ne4 14.Nxe4 Qxe4 15.Bf3 Qb4 16.Bf4 Be6 17.a3 Qb3 18.Rac1 Bd4 19.Rc7 Qxb2 20.Rxb7 Qxa3 21.Bd6 Qa5 22.Bb4 Qf5 23.Bxf8 Rxf8 24.Rd1 Bb6 25.Rb8 g6 26.Rxf8+ Kxf8 27.Qd6+ Kg8 28.Qd2 h5 29.Qc3 Kh7 30.h3 Qf4 31.Re1 Bxh3 32.Re4 Qd6 33.Qe5 Qxe5 34.Rxe5 Be6 35.Bd5 Bd4 36.Bxe6 Bxe5 37.Bxf7 h4 38.Kf1 Kg7 39.Be8 g5 40.Ke2 Kf6 41.Ke3 g4 42.Bd7 Kg5 43.Ke2 Kf4 44.Kf1 a5 45.Ke2 Bd4 46.Kf1 Bc5 47.Ke2 Bd4 48.Kf1 Bc5 49.Ke2 Bd4 1/2-1/2 [Event "6th Tal Memorial"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2011.11.18"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Carlsen,M"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2800"] [BlackElo "2826"] [ECO "A20"] 1.c4 e5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 h6 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.e4 Nc6 6.Nge2 Bc5 7.d3 d6 8.h3 Nh7 9.a3 a6 10.O-O Ng5 11.Kh2 Ne6 12.f4 Bd7 13.b4 Ba7 14.Nd5 Ned4 15.Nec3 Be6 16.f5 Bd7 17.Rb1 Nb8 18.c5 dxc5 19.bxc5 Bc8 20.Qh5 Nd7 21.Na4 c6 22.Ndb6 Nxc5 23.f6 g5 24.Bxg5 Nxa4 25.Nxa8 b5 26.Be3 Bb8 27.g4 Rg8 28.Qxh6 Be6 29.Rbc1 Kd7 30.Bxd4 exd4+ 31.e5 Nc3 32.Rxc3 Bxe5+ 33.Kh1 dxc3 34.Qe3 Qb8 35.Qc5 Qd6 36.Qa7+ Kd8 37.Qxa6 Bd4 38.Qa5+ Kc8 39.Qa6+ Kd8 40.Qa5+ Kc8 41.Qa6+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "6th Tal Memorial"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2011.11.19"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Ivanchuk,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2800"] [BlackElo "2775"] [ECO "D15"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 a6 5.e3 b5 6.b3 Bg4 7.Qc2 e6 8.Ne5 Bf5 9.Bd3 Bxd3 10.Nxd3 dxc4 11.bxc4 bxc4 12.Ne5 Nbd7 13.O-O Nxe5 14.dxe5 Nd5 15.Rd1 Qa5 16.Ne4 c3 17.Rb1 Rd8 18.Rd4 Qc7 19.Qa4 a5 20.g3 Bb4 21.Nd6+ Kf8 22.e4 Nb6 23.Qc2 Nd7 24.Nc4 h6 25.a3 Bc5 26.Rd3 Kg8 27.Qxc3 Kh7 28.Bf4 Rb8 29.Rbd1 Rhd8 30.Qd2 Nb6 31.Rxd8 Nxc4 32.Qd7 Qxd8 33.Qxd8 Rxd8 34.Rxd8 Bxa3 35.Rd4 Nb6 36.Be3 c5 37.Rd1 Nc4 38.Bxc5 Bxc5 39.Rc1 Bxf2+ 40.Kxf2 Nxe5 41.Ke2 Kg6 42.Rc5 Kf6 43.Rxa5 g5 44.h3 h5 45.Rc5 Ng6 46.Kf3 Ne5+ 47.Ke3 Ng6 48.Ra5 h4 49.Kf2 hxg3+ 50.Kxg3 Ne5 51.Rb5 Nd3 52.Rb8 Kg7 53.Kg4 Nf2+ 54.Kxg5 Nxh3+ 55.Kg4 Nf2+ 56.Kf4 Nd3+ 57.Ke3 1/2-1/2 [Event "6th Tal Memorial"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2011.11.20"] [Round "5"] [White "Anand,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2811"] [BlackElo "2800"] [ECO "D37"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.Rc1 c5 7.dxc5 Qa5 8.e3 Rd8 9.Bd6 dxc4 10.Bxc4 Ne4 11.O-O Nxd6 12.cxd6 Bxd6 13.Qb3 Nc6 14.Rfd1 Be7 15.Be2 h6 16.Nd2 Qb4 17.Qc2 Bd7 18.Nc4 Bf8 19.a3 Qe7 20.Nd6 Be8 21.Nxe8 Rxd1+ 22.Rxd1 Rxe8 23.Qb3 Rd8 24.Rxd8 Nxd8 25.Bf3 g6 26.Qa4 a6 27.g3 Bg7 28.Qc4 Qd7 29.Kg2 Be5 30.b4 Qc7 31.Qxc7 Bxc7 32.b5 axb5 33.Nxb5 Bb6 34.Nd6 Bc5 35.Nxb7 Nxb7 36.Bxb7 Bxa3 1/2-1/2 [Event "6th Tal Memorial"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2011.11.22"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Nakamura,Hi"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2800"] [BlackElo "2758"] [ECO "A15"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Qb3 Nb6 6.d4 Bg7 7.Bf4 Be6 8.Qa3 Nc6 9.e3 O-O 10.Be2 a5 11.O-O Nb4 12.Rfc1 c6 13.Be5 Bh6 14.Ne4 Nd7 15.Nc5 Nxc5 16.Rxc5 Nd5 17.Bc4 Qb6 18.e4 Nf6 19.Bxe6 fxe6 20.Rc2 Qb4 21.Qd3 Rac8 22.Ne1 Nd7 23.Bg3 c5 24.d5 Nf6 25.d6 Qxe4 26.dxe7 Rfe8 27.Qb5 Qb4 28.Qf1 Rxe7 29.Nd3 Qb6 30.Ne5 Nd5 31.Qe2 Nb4 32.Rc4 Bg7 33.Bh4 Ree8 34.Rd1 Nc6 35.Nd7 Qxb2 36.Qxb2 Bxb2 37.Rxc5 Rc7 38.Bg3 Rcc8 39.Rb5 Bg7 40.Rxb7 Nb4 41.a4 Nd5 42.Nb6 1/2-1/2 [Event "6th Tal Memorial"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2011.11.23"] [Round "7"] [White "Gelfand,B"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2744"] [BlackElo "2800"] [ECO "D37"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 Nbd7 7.Be2 dxc4 8.O-O c5 9.dxc5 Nxc5 10.Bxc4 Qxd1 11.Rfxd1 b6 12.Nd4 Bb7 13.Rac1 a6 14.b4 Nce4 15.Nxe4 Bxe4 16.a3 Rfc8 17.f3 Bb7 18.e4 a5 19.Nxe6 axb4 20.axb4 b5 21.Nc7 bxc4 22.Nxa8 Bxa8 23.Bd6 Kf8 24.Bxe7+ Kxe7 25.Rd4 c3 26.Rd3 c2 27.Rd2 Nxe4 28.Rdxc2 Rxc2 29.Rxc2 Nd6 30.Kf2 Kd7 31.Ke3 Nb5 32.Rc5 Bc6 33.Kd3 f6 34.Rh5 h6 35.Kc4 Nc7 36.Ra5 Kd6 37.Kd4 g5 38.Ra1 f5 39.h4 f4 40.hxg5 hxg5 41.Rh1 g4 42.fxg4 Bxg2 43.Rh6+ Ne6+ 44.Kd3 Bf3 45.Rf6 Bxg4 46.Ke4 f3 47.Ke3 Ke5 48.Rxf3 Bxf3 1/2-1/2 [Event "6th Tal Memorial"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2011.11.24"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Karjakin,Sergey"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2800"] [BlackElo "2763"] [ECO "E06"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.a4 Bd7 9.Rd1 Bc6 10.Nc3 Bxf3 11.Bxf3 Nc6 12.Bxc6 bxc6 13.Bg5 Rb8 14.Rac1 h6 15.Bxf6 Bxf6 16.e3 Qe7 17.Ne4 Rb4 18.Qe2 Rxa4 19.Rxc4 Rxc4 20.Qxc4 e5 21.Qxa6 exd4 22.Nxf6+ Qxf6 23.Rxd4 Rb8 24.b4 Qe7 25.Qc4 Rb6 26.Qd3 Rb8 27.Qc4 Rb6 28.Kg2 Rb5 29.e4 g5 30.f3 Kg7 31.Qc3 Qf6 32.Kf2 Qe5 33.Qd2 Qf6 34.Rc4 Rb8 35.Ke3 Qe7 36.Qc3+ Kh7 37.Rc5 Rb6 38.Rf5 Kg8 39.Re5 Qf8 40.Rc5 Qb8 41.Qf6 Qf8 42.Qc3 Qb8 43.Qf6 Qf8 44.Qc3 1/2-1/2 [Event "6th Tal Memorial"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2011.11.25"] [Round "9"] [White "Svidler,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2755"] [BlackElo "2800"] [ECO "A13"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 e6 3.g3 dxc4 4.Qa4+ Nd7 5.Bg2 a6 6.Qxc4 b5 7.Qb3 Bb7 8.O-O Ngf6 9.Nc3 Be7 10.d3 O-O 11.a4 b4 12.Nb1 Nc5 13.Qc2 e5 14.Be3 e4 15.Bxc5 Bxc5 16.dxe4 Nxe4 17.Nfd2 Bxf2+ 18.Rxf2 Nxf2 19.Bxb7 Ng4 20.Nf3 Rb8 21.Bxa6 Qf6 22.Bd3 Qb6+ 23.Kh1 Nf2+ 24.Kg2 Nxd3 25.exd3 Rfe8 26.a5 Qf6 27.Qf2 Rbd8 28.Ra4 c5 29.a6 Rxd3 30.a7 Qc6 31.Ra5 Qa8 32.Nd2 Rde3 33.Nc4 R3e6 34.Kg1 f6 35.Ncd2 c4 36.Nxc4 Qe4 37.Nd4 R6e7 38.Nd6 Qb1+ 39.Kg2 Ra8 40.Qf3 Raxa7 41.Qa8+ 1-0 [Event "3rd London Chess Classic"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2011.12.03"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Nakamura,Hi"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2800"] [BlackElo "2758"] [ECO "E04"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.d4 dxc4 5.Bg2 Nc6 6.Qa4 Bb4+ 7.Bd2 Nd5 8.Bxb4 Nxb4 9.O-O Rb8 10.Na3 O-O 11.Qb5 b6 12.Qxc4 Ba6 13.Nb5 Qd5 14.Qxd5 Nxd5 15.a4 Na5 16.Ne5 Rbd8 17.Nxa7 Nb4 18.Rac1 Rxd4 19.Nb5 Bxb5 20.axb5 f6 21.e3 Rdd8 22.Nf3 Rf7 23.Bh3 Re7 24.Rc3 Kf7 25.Ra1 Rd3 26.Bf1 Rxc3 27.bxc3 Nd5 28.c4 Nc3 29.c5 Rd7 30.Nd4 Ne4 31.cxb6 cxb6 32.Rc1 Nc5 33.f4 Ke7 34.Nc6+ Nxc6 35.bxc6 Ra7 36.Rd1 Rc7 37.Bg2 e5 38.fxe5 fxe5 39.Rb1 e4 40.Rxb6 Kd6 41.Rb4 Kd5 42.Rd4+ Ke5 43.Rc4 Kd5 44.Rd4+ Ke5 45.Rc4 Kd5 1/2-1/2 [Event "3rd London Chess Classic"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2011.12.04"] [Round "2"] [White "Short,N"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2698"] [BlackElo "2800"] [ECO "C48"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.Nc3 Nd4 5.Nxd4 exd4 6.e5 dxc3 7.exf6 Qxf6 8.dxc3 Bc5 9.Qe2+ Qe6 10.O-O O-O 11.Qf3 d6 12.Bg5 Qf5 13.Be7 Qxf3 14.gxf3 a6 15.Ba4 b5 16.b4 Re8 17.Rfe1 Bb6 18.Bb3 Bb7 19.Kg2 d5 20.Re5 c6 21.Rae1 Bc7 22.R5e2 Bc8 23.a4 Bd7 24.Bh4 Rxe2 25.Rxe2 Re8 26.Rxe8+ Bxe8 27.Bg3 Bd8 28.Be5 f6 29.Bb8 Bg6 30.axb5 axb5 31.Kf1 Kf7 32.Ke2 Ke6 33.Ke3 Bb6+ 34.Ke2 Bh5 35.Ba2 g5 36.Bb3 f5 37.Ba2 f4 38.Bb3 Kf5 39.Bd6 g4 40.Kf1 g3 41.fxg3 fxg3 42.Bxg3 Bxf3 43.Ba2 Be3 0-1 [Event "3rd London Chess Classic"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2011.12.06"] [Round "4"] [White "Carlsen,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2826"] [BlackElo "2800"] [ECO "E21"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nf3 c5 5.g3 cxd4 6.Nxd4 O-O 7.Bg2 d5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.Qb3 Qb6 10.Bxd5 exd5 11.Be3 Bxc3+ 12.Qxc3 Qa6 13.Qd3 Qxd3 14.exd3 Bd7 15.Kd2 Nc6 16.Nxc6 Bxc6 17.Bd4 Rfe8 18.g4 Re6 19.Rae1 Bd7 20.Rxe6 Bxe6 21.g5 a6 22.h4 Re8 23.h5 Bg4 24.h6 gxh6 25.gxh6 Re6 26.Be3 Kf8 27.Kc3 Rg6 28.Kd4 Bd7 29.Re1 Bc6 30.Kc5 Ke8 31.f4 Bd7 32.Bd4+ Re6 33.Rxe6+ Bxe6 34.Kb6 Bf5 35.Kxb7 Bxd3 36.Kc6 Ke7 37.Kxd5 Bb1 38.a3 Ba2+ 39.Ke4 Bb3 40.Kf5 Be6+ 41.Ke5 f6+ 42.Ke4 Bb3 43.Bc5+ Ke6 44.Kd4 a5 45.a4 Bxa4 46.Bb6 Kf5 47.Bxa5 Kxf4 48.Bd2+ Kg4 49.b4 f5 50.Ke5 Bb5 51.Bf4 Bd3 52.Be3 Bb5 53.Bf4 Bd3 54.Be3 Bb5 55.Bf4 1/2-1/2 [Event "3rd London Chess Classic"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2011.12.08"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Adams,Mi"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2800"] [BlackElo "2734"] [ECO "E00"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Bxd2+ 5.Qxd2 d5 6.Bg2 O-O 7.Nf3 Nbd7 8.O-O dxc4 9.Na3 e5 10.Nxc4 e4 11.Nfe5 Nb6 12.Ne3 a5 13.Rac1 c6 14.b3 Re8 15.Rfd1 Be6 16.Rc5 a4 17.b4 a3 18.Ra5 Qd6 19.Rc1 Nbd5 20.Nxd5 Bxd5 21.Nc4 Qe7 22.e3 h5 23.Rxa8 Rxa8 24.Nb6 Rd8 25.Nxd5 Nxd5 26.Rc5 h4 27.Bf1 g6 28.b5 cxb5 29.Rxb5 Qc7 30.Qa5 b6 31.Qxa3 Rd6 32.Qb3 Nf6 33.Rb4 Kg7 34.Rc4 Rc6 35.Rxc6 Qxc6 36.gxh4 Ng4 37.h3 Nh6 38.Qb5 Qf6 39.Qe5 Nf5 40.Bg2 Nd6 41.a4 Qxe5 42.dxe5 Nc4 43.Bxe4 Nxe5 44.Kg2 Kh6 45.Kg3 f6 46.Bc2 Nc4 47.Bd3 Nd6 48.Kg4 Nf7 49.Be2 Nd6 50.Kf4 Nb7 51.h5 gxh5 52.Kf5 Nc5 53.Kxf6 Ne4+ 54.Kf5 Nxf2 55.h4 1-0 [Event "3rd London Chess Classic"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2011.12.09"] [Round "6"] [White "Anand,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2811"] [BlackElo "2800"] [ECO "D37"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 Nbd7 7.Be2 dxc4 8.O-O c5 9.dxc5 Nxc5 10.Bxc4 Qxd1 11.Rfxd1 b6 12.Nd4 Bb7 13.f3 Rfc8 14.Rac1 a6 15.a3 Nh5 16.Be5 Nf6 17.Bg3 Kf8 18.e4 Ke8 19.Bf1 g6 20.Bf2 e5 21.Nc2 Nb3 22.Rb1 b5 23.Ne3 Rd8 24.a4 Nd2 25.axb5 Nxb1 26.Rxb1 Bc5 27.Nc4 Bxf2+ 28.Kxf2 axb5 29.Nxb5 Kf8 30.Nxe5 Bxe4 31.fxe4 Nxe4+ 32.Kg1 Nd2 33.Rc1 Ra2 34.Na3 Rxb2 35.Nac4 Nxc4 36.Nxc4 Rc8 37.Ra1 Rc2 38.Ne5 Rc1 39.Rxc1 Rxc1 1/2-1/2 [Event "3rd London Chess Classic"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2011.12.10"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Howell,D"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2800"] [BlackElo "2633"] [ECO "D27"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 dxc4 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O a6 7.Nc3 Nc6 8.a3 b5 9.Ba2 Bb7 10.Qe2 Qc7 11.Rd1 Rd8 12.d5 exd5 13.Nxd5 Nxd5 14.Bxd5 Be7 15.e4 O-O 16.g3 Na5 17.Bf4 Qc8 18.a4 b4 19.Rac1 Bc6 20.Bg5 Bxg5 21.Rxc5 Bf6 22.Rxa5 Bxd5 23.Raxd5 Rxd5 24.Rxd5 Qc1+ 25.Kg2 Bxb2 26.Qxa6 Qc2 27.Rd2 Qb3 28.a5 Bc3 29.Rd5 Qc2 30.Qb7 b3 31.a6 b2 32.Rb5 Qa4 33.a7 h6 34.e5 Kh7 35.Rb3 Qa2 36.h4 Kg8 37.h5 Qa5 38.Qb8 Qa2 39.Rxc3 b1=Q 40.Rc8 1-0 [Event "3rd London Chess Classic"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2011.12.11"] [Round "8"] [White "McShane,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2671"] [BlackElo "2800"] [ECO "C65"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.Bxc6 dxc6 6.b3 Bg4 7.Nbd2 Nd7 8.Bb2 f6 9.Nf1 Nf8 10.h3 Bxf3 11.Qxf3 Ne6 12.Ne3 Qd7 13.h4 a5 14.a4 O-O 15.h5 Bxe3 16.Qxe3 c5 17.Qh3 Qc6 18.O-O Nf4 19.Qh2 Qe8 20.h6 g5 21.g3 Ne6 22.f4 gxf4 23.gxf4 Nxf4 24.Rxf4 exf4 25.Kf2 Rf7 26.Qh5 Qe6 27.Qxc5 Kh8 28.Qc4 Re8 29.Rh1 Qd7 30.Qb5 Re6 31.Qxd7 Rxd7 32.Rg1 Rc6 33.Kf3 Rd8 34.Rg5 Rf8 35.Rg2 Rg8 36.Rh2 Rg1 37.d4 Rf1+ 38.Kg4 f3 39.d5 Rd6 40.c4 Kg8 41.c5 f5+ 42.Kxf5 Rg6 43.Bd4 Rd1 44.Be3 Rg2 45.Rh3 f2 46.Bxf2 Rxf2+ 47.Ke6 Rf7 48.d6 c6 49.Ke5 Kf8 50.Rh2 Rg1 51.b4 axb4 52.Rb2 Rg5+ 53.Ke6 Rg6+ 54.Ke5 Rxh6 55.a5 Rh5+ 56.Ke6 Rh6+ 57.Ke5 Rh5+ 58.Ke6 Ke8 59.a6 Rh6+ 60.Ke5 bxa6 61.Rxb4 Ra7 62.Rb8+ Kf7 63.Rc8 Re6+ 64.Kf5 a5 65.Rh8 Rf6+ 66.Ke5 Kg7 67.Rc8 a4 68.Rxc6 a3 69.d7 a2 0-1 [Event "3rd London Chess Classic"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2011.12.12"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Aronian,L"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2800"] [BlackElo "2802"] [ECO "D37"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 Nbd7 7.a3 c5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.Nxd5 exd5 10.dxc5 Nxc5 11.Be2 Bf6 12.Be5 Bxe5 13.Nxe5 Re8 14.Nf3 Qb6 15.Rc1 Ne6 16.Qd2 Rd8 17.Nd4 Bd7 18.Nxe6 Bxe6 19.Qd4 Qxd4 20.exd4 Kf8 21.Kd2 Rdc8 22.Rc5 Ke7 23.Rhc1 b6 24.Rxc8 Rxc8 25.Rxc8 Bxc8 26.Bd3 h6 27.Ke3 g5 28.g3 f6 29.Bc2 Bd7 30.Bd3 Bc8 31.Bc2 Bd7 32.Bd3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Zurich Chess Challenge"] [Site "Zuerich SUI"] [Date "2012.04.21"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Aronian,L"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2801"] [BlackElo "2820"] [ECO "D43"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.e3 Nd7 8.Bd3 dxc4 9.Bxc4 g6 10.O-O Bg7 11.Re1 O-O 12.e4 e5 13.d5 Rd8 14.Re3 b5 15.dxc6 bxc4 16.Nd5 Qe6 17.cxd7 Rxd7 18.Qa4 Bb7 19.Qxc4 Bxd5 20.exd5 Qxd5 21.Qxd5 Rxd5 22.Rae1 Re8 23.g4 Kh7 24.g5 hxg5 25.Nxg5+ Kg8 26.f4 Rb8 27.fxe5 Rxb2 28.Nf3 Rxa2 29.e6 fxe6 30.Rxe6 Rf5 31.Nh4 Rf4 32.R6e4 Rf6 33.Rg4 Kf7 34.Rc1 Bh6 35.Rc7+ Ke8 36.Re4+ Kd8 37.Rh7 Bf8 38.Rd4+ Kc8 39.Rc4+ Kb8 40.Rd7 g5 41.Ng6 Bd6 0-1 [Event "Zurich Chess Challenge"] [Site "Zuerich SUI"] [Date "2012.04.22"] [Round "2"] [White "Aronian,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2820"] [BlackElo "2801"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3 Be6 10.Rd1+ Ke8 11.Ng5 Bc8 12.h3 Be7 13.Bf4 Nh4 14.e6 f6 15.Nf7 Rg8 16.Bxc7 Bxe6 17.Nd6+ Bxd6 18.Bxd6 Kf7 19.f3 Nf5 20.Bc5 b6 21.Bf2 Rgd8 22.a4 Ne7 23.a5 c5 24.Nb5 Nc6 25.Rxd8 Rxd8 26.axb6 axb6 27.Ra6 Rd1+ 28.Kh2 Rd2 29.Rxb6 Rxc2 30.Nd6+ Ke7 31.Ne4 Nd4 32.Rb7+ Kf8 33.Rc7 Rxb2 34.Rxc5 Nf5 35.Ng3 Rxf2 36.Nxf5 Bxf5 37.Rxf5 Ra2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Zurich Chess Challenge"] [Site "Zuerich SUI"] [Date "2012.04.24"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Aronian,L"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2801"] [BlackElo "2820"] [ECO "C47"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 5.Nxd4 Bc5 6.Be3 Bb6 7.Qd2 O-O 8.O-O-O Re8 9.f3 d5 10.exd5 Nxd5 11.Bg5 Nxc3 12.Bxd8 Nxd1 13.Bxc7 Bxc7 14.Nxc6 Ne3 15.Bb5 bxc6 16.Bxc6 Nc4 17.Qd4 Be6 18.Bxa8 Bb6 19.Qd3 Rxa8 20.Re1 Rd8 21.Qe4 g5 22.c3 Bc5 23.Re2 h6 24.g3 a5 25.f4 a4 26.f5 Bd5 27.Qd3 Bb6 28.b3 axb3 29.axb3 Na5 30.Re8+ Rxe8 31.Qxd5 Rd8 32.Qb5 Rd6 33.Kc2 Kg7 34.b4 Nb7 35.c4 Rf6 36.g4 Nd8 37.c5 Bc7 38.Qd7 Nc6 39.b5 Na7 40.Qxc7 Nxb5 41.Qe5 Na7 42.Kd3 1-0 [Event "Zurich Chess Challenge Rapid"] [Site "Zuerich SUI"] [Date "2012.04.25"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Aronian,L"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2801"] [BlackElo "2820"] [ECO "C77"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.d3 b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.c3 d6 8.Bg5 h6 9.Bh4 Bb6 10.Nbd2 Rb8 11.Qe2 a5 12.a4 b4 13.O-O g5 14.Bg3 O-O 15.Nc4 Ba7 16.Nfd2 h5 17.h3 h4 18.Bh2 Kg7 19.Kh1 Rh8 20.d4 bxc3 21.bxc3 exd4 22.e5 dxc3 23.exf6+ Qxf6 24.f4 cxd2 25.fxg5 Qe6 26.Qd1 Rxb3 27.Qxb3 Ba6 28.Qf3 Bxc4 29.Qxc6 Bd4 30.Bg1 Bxa1 31.Rxa1 Re8 32.g6 Qf6 33.Qxc4 Re1 34.Kh2 Rxa1 35.Bd4 Rh1+ 0-1 [Event "Zurich Chess Challenge"] [Site "Zuerich SUI"] [Date "2012.04.25"] [Round "4"] [White "Aronian,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2820"] [BlackElo "2801"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.h3 Ke8 10.Nc3 h5 11.Bg5 Be6 12.b3 Be7 13.Rad1 h4 14.Rfe1 Rd8 15.Rxd8+ Kxd8 16.Ne4 b6 17.Bf4 Kc8 18.Neg5 Bxg5 19.Bxg5 Bd5 20.Nh2 c5 21.Rd1 Bc6 22.c3 a5 23.Ng4 Bd7 24.f3 a4 25.Kf2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Zurich Chess Challenge"] [Site "Zuerich SUI"] [Date "2012.04.27"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Aronian,L"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2801"] [BlackElo "2820"] [ECO "D43"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.e3 Nd7 8.Be2 Qd8 9.O-O Be7 10.Qc2 O-O 11.a3 b6 12.Rfd1 Bb7 13.Rac1 Qb8 14.cxd5 cxd5 15.Qa4 Nf6 16.Ba6 Bxa6 17.Qxa6 Qc8 18.Qxc8 Rfxc8 19.Ne5 Bd6 20.Nd3 Ne8 21.Kf1 Kf8 22.Ke2 Ke7 23.h3 Rc4 24.b3 Rcc8 25.a4 Ba3 26.Rc2 Rc7 27.Ra1 Bd6 28.Kd2 a5 29.Rcc1 Rac8 30.f3 f5 31.g4 g6 32.Ne2 Rxc1 33.Nexc1 Nf6 34.Ne2 Nh7 35.Ne5 Ng5 36.Nf4 Bb4+ 37.Kd1 Rc3 38.Rc1 Rxe3 39.Rc7+ Kd8 40.Rg7 Kc8 41.Rg8+ Kb7 42.Rg7+ Kc8 43.Rg8+ Kb7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Zurich Chess Challenge"] [Site "Zuerich SUI"] [Date "2012.04.28"] [Round "6"] [White "Aronian,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2820"] [BlackElo "2801"] [ECO "C65"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.Nbd2 d6 6.c3 O-O 7.O-O Ne7 8.h3 Ng6 9.Re1 c6 10.Ba4 Re8 11.d4 Bb6 12.Bc2 h6 13.a4 Be6 14.Nf1 exd4 15.Nxd4 Bd7 16.f4 d5 17.e5 Ne4 18.Bxe4 dxe4 19.a5 Bxa5 20.Ng3 Bb6 21.Kh2 c5 22.Ndf5 Bxf5 23.Nxf5 Qxd1 24.Rxd1 Rad8 25.Be3 Rd3 26.Re1 f6 27.exf6 gxf6 28.Nxh6+ Kf8 29.Ra4 Rd5 30.c4 Rd3 31.b4 Rxe3 32.Rxe3 cxb4 33.Rg3 e3 34.Rxg6 e2 35.Ra1 Bf2 36.Rg8+ Ke7 37.Rg7+ Kd6 38.Rxb7 e1=Q 39.Rxe1 Bxe1 40.Nf5+ Kc5 41.Rb5+ Kc6 42.Nd4+ Kc7 43.Rc5+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "7th Tal Mem Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2012.06.07"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Grischuk,A"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2801"] [BlackElo "2761"] [ECO "A15"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 O-O 5.O-O c5 6.Nc3 d5 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Nxd5 Qxd5 9.d3 Nc6 10.Be3 Bxb2 11.Rb1 Bg7 12.Qa4 Qd7 13.Bxc5 b6 14.Be3 Nd4 15.Qd1 Bb7 16.Nxd4 Bxg2 17.Kxg2 Bxd4 18.Bxd4 Qxd4 19.Qb3 Rac8 20.Rfc1 Rc5 21.e3 Qd6 22.d4 Ra5 23.Rc2 e5 24.Rd1 Rd8 25.Rcd2 Qd5+ 26.Qxd5 1/2-1/2 [Event "7th Tal Mem Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2012.06.07"] [Round "2"] [White "Tomashevsky,E"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2738"] [BlackElo "2801"] [ECO "A29"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 1-0 [Event "7th Tal Mem Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2012.06.07"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Carlsen,M"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2801"] [BlackElo "2835"] [ECO "A04"] 1.Nf3 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.d4 d6 4.Bc4 a6 5.O-O b5 6.Bb3 Bb7 7.Re1 e6 8.a4 Nd7 9.Bg5 Ne7 10.axb5 axb5 11.Rxa8 Qxa8 12.d5 Nc5 13.Nd4 h6 14.Bxe7 Kxe7 15.Nxb5 Qa5 16.N1c3 Rb8 17.dxe6 fxe6 18.Nd4 Nxb3 19.Nxb3 Qb4 20.Qg4 Bxc3 21.bxc3 Qxc3 22.Re3 Qxc2 23.h3 Rf8 24.Qxe6+ Kxe6 25.Nd4+ Ke5 26.Nxc2 c5 27.Ne1 Ra8 28.Nd3+ Kd4 29.e5 c4 30.Nf4 dxe5 31.Ne2+ Kd5 32.Nc3+ Ke6 33.f4 e4 34.Kf2 Bc6 35.Nxe4 Ra2+ 36.Kg3 Kd5 37.Nf6+ Kd4 38.Re6 Rxg2+ 39.Kh4 Bf3 40.Ng4 c3 41.Rd6+ Kc5 42.Rd8 Rxg4+ 43.hxg4 c2 0-1 [Event "7th Tal Mem Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2012.06.07"] [Round "4"] [White "Aronian,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2825"] [BlackElo "2801"] [ECO "C53"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.b4 Bb6 6.d3 d6 7.a4 a5 8.b5 Ne7 9.Nbd2 O-O 10.O-O Ng6 11.Ba2 h6 12.Nc4 Ba7 1-0 [Event "7th Tal Mem Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2012.06.07"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "McShane,L"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2801"] [BlackElo "2706"] [ECO "A04"] 1.Nf3 b6 2.e4 Bb7 3.Nc3 e6 4.d4 g6 5.Bg5 Be7 6.Be3 d6 7.Bd3 Nd7 8.Qd2 a6 9.O-O-O b5 10.Kb1 Nb6 11.h4 Nf6 12.e5 Nfd5 13.Ne4 h5 14.Bg5 Qd7 15.Bxe7 Qxe7 16.exd6 cxd6 17.Rhe1 Kf8 18.Nfg5 Re8 19.Ng3 Kg7 20.Be4 Qf6 21.Qc1 b4 22.Rd3 Qd8 23.Rf3 f5 24.Bxf5 exf5 25.Ne6+ Rxe6 26.Rxe6 Bc8 27.Nxf5+ gxf5 28.Rg3+ 0-1 [Event "7th Tal Mem Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2012.06.07"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Radjabov,T"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2801"] [BlackElo "2784"] [ECO "A04"] 1.Nf3 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.d4 d6 4.Bc4 e6 5.O-O Ne7 6.Re1 Nd7 7.c3 b6 8.Nbd2 Bb7 9.Nf1 Nf6 10.Ng3 h6 11.Bb5+ Nd7 12.Be3 a6 13.Bd3 Nf6 14.h3 Qd7 15.Qd2 d5 16.Ne5 Qd8 17.f3 Nd7 18.Ng4 h5 19.Nf2 c5 20.Rad1 cxd4 21.cxd4 dxe4 22.fxe4 O-O 23.e5 Nf5 24.Bg5 Qe8 25.Nxf5 exf5 26.Bc4 Kh7 27.Bb3 Qb8 28.Nd3 a5 29.Nf4 a4 30.Bc2 Be4 31.Rxe4 fxe4 1-0 [Event "7th Tal Mem Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2012.06.07"] [Round "7"] [White "Nakamura,Hi"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2775"] [BlackElo "2801"] [ECO "A45"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 e6 3.Nd2 Be7 4.e4 h6 5.Bxf6 Bxf6 6.c3 d6 7.f4 e5 8.Ngf3 Nc6 9.Bb5 O-O 10.Bxc6 bxc6 11.dxe5 dxe5 12.fxe5 Bh4+ 13.g3 Bg5 14.Nb3 Qe7 15.Qd4 Bg4 16.Nxg5 Qxg5 17.O-O Rfe8 18.Rf4 Bh3 19.Na5 Rad8 20.Qf2 Re6 21.Nb3 Qxe5 22.Nd4 Red6 23.Re1 Be6 24.b4 Bc4 25.Rf5 Qe8 26.a3 a6 27.Rc5 Rf6 28.Rf5 Rxf5 29.exf5 Qd7 30.Qe3 Qd5 31.Qe5 Rd6 32.Qxd5 cxd5 33.Re8+ Kh7 34.Re7 Rf6 35.Rxc7 Bd3 36.g4 g6 37.Rc6 Rxc6 38.Nxc6 gxf5 39.gxf5 Bxf5 40.a4 Bc2 41.a5 Ba4 42.Nd4 Bd7 43.Kf2 Kg6 44.Kg3 f6 45.Kf4 Kf7 46.h4 h5 47.b5 Bc8 48.b6 Ke7 49.Nf5+ Kd7 50.Ng7 Kc6 51.Nxh5 Kb5 52.Nxf6 Kxa5 53.h5 1-0 [Event "7th Tal Mem Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2012.06.07"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Caruana,F"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2801"] [BlackElo "2770"] [ECO "A15"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 Nc6 3.d4 e6 4.a3 d6 5.Nc3 g6 6.e4 Bg7 7.Bg5 h6 8.Be3 O-O 9.h3 e5 10.d5 Nd4 11.Bd3 Nh5 12.Bxd4 exd4 13.Ne2 c5 14.dxc6 bxc6 15.c5 dxc5 16.Rc1 Qe7 17.O-O Rb8 18.Qc2 Rd8 19.Rfd1 g5 20.Qxc5 Qxc5 21.Rxc5 Rxb2 22.e5 Nf4 23.Nxf4 gxf4 24.Bc4 Bb7 25.Ra5 Bf8 26.e6 fxe6 27.Rxd4 Rxd4 28.Nxd4 Bd6 29.Nxe6 Rb1+ 30.Kh2 f3+ 31.g3 Kh8 32.Rh5 Kh7 33.Bd3+ 1-0 [Event "7th Tal Mem Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2012.06.07"] [Round "9"] [White "Morozevich,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2769"] [BlackElo "2801"] [ECO "A05"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 b6 3.Bg2 Bb7 4.O-O c5 5.d3 g6 6.e4 Bg7 7.Nh4 Qc8 8.f4 O-O 9.Nc3 Nc6 1-0 [Event "7th Mikhail Tal Memorial"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2012.06.08"] [Round "1"] [White "Carlsen,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2835"] [BlackElo "2801"] [ECO "E32"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 d5 7.e3 b6 8.cxd5 exd5 9.Bd3 Ba6 10.Bxa6 Nxa6 11.Qd3 Qc8 12.Ne2 c5 13.b3 cxd4 14.Qxd4 Nc5 15.Qd1 Qa6 16.Nf4 d4 17.b4 dxe3 18.bxc5 Qa5+ 19.Kf1 Rad8 20.Qc2 Qb5+ 21.Ke1 Qa5+ 22.Kf1 Qb5+ 23.Ke1 Qa5+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "7th Mikhail Tal Memorial"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2012.06.09"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Grischuk,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2801"] [BlackElo "2761"] [ECO "E97"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.d4 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.b4 Nh5 10.g3 f5 11.Ng5 Nf6 12.Bf3 c6 13.Bg2 h6 14.Ne6 Bxe6 15.dxe6 Nxe4 16.Nxe4 fxe4 17.b5 Rf6 18.Bxe4 Rxe6 19.Qa4 d5 20.Rd1 Kh7 21.cxd5 cxd5 22.Qb3 Rb6 23.a4 a6 24.Ba3 axb5 25.Bxe7 Qxe7 26.Rxd5 b4 27.a5 Qf7 28.h4 h5 29.Qd1 1-0 [Event "7th Mikhail Tal Memorial"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2012.06.10"] [Round "3"] [White "Radjabov,T"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2784"] [BlackElo "2801"] [ECO "C65"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.O-O d6 6.c3 O-O 7.h3 Ne7 8.Nbd2 a6 9.Ba4 Ng6 10.d4 Ba7 11.Re1 b5 12.Bc2 c5 13.d5 c4 14.Nf1 Nh5 15.Bg5 f6 16.Be3 Nhf4 17.Ng3 Ne7 18.a4 Qc7 19.axb5 axb5 20.Ra3 Bxe3 21.Rxa8 Bb6 22.Qd2 Qc5 23.Qe3 Qc7 24.Qd2 Qc5 25.Qe3 Qc7 1/2-1/2 [Event "7th Mikhail Tal Memorial"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2012.06.12"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Aronian,L"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2801"] [BlackElo "2825"] [ECO "C47"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 5.Nxd4 Bb4 6.Nxc6 bxc6 7.Bd3 O-O 8.O-O d5 9.exd5 cxd5 10.h3 Re8 11.Qf3 c6 12.Bf4 Bd7 13.a3 Bxc3 14.bxc3 Ne4 15.Rfe1 Qf6 16.Bxe4 dxe4 17.Qe3 Be6 18.Rad1 Qf5 19.Rd4 f6 20.Rb1 Bd5 21.c4 Bf7 22.Rb7 Rad8 23.Bd6 Rd7 24.Rxd7 Qxd7 25.Bc5 Qb7 26.Rxe4 Rxe4 27.Qxe4 Qb1+ 28.Kh2 Qb8+ 29.g3 Qa8 30.Bd6 Qe8 31.Qxe8+ Bxe8 32.Kg2 Bg6 33.Kf3 Bxc2 34.Ke3 Kf7 35.Kd4 Ke6 36.Kc5 Bd3 37.Bb8 a6 38.h4 h5 39.Kxc6 Bxc4 40.Kc5 Bb5 1/2-1/2 [Event "7th Mikhail Tal Memorial"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2012.06.13"] [Round "5"] [White "Nakamura,Hi"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2775"] [BlackElo "2801"] [ECO "A33"] 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Ndb5 d5 7.Bf4 e5 8.cxd5 exf4 9.dxc6 bxc6 10.Qxd8+ Kxd8 11.Rd1+ Bd7 12.Nd6 Kc7 13.Nxf7 Rg8 14.Ne5 Rb8 15.Nxd7 Nxd7 16.g3 Rxb2 17.Bh3 Nf6 18.O-O Bb4 19.Rc1 Rd8 20.Bg2 Rdd2 21.gxf4 Rbc2 22.Ne4 Rxe2 23.Nxf6 gxf6 24.Rxc2 Rxc2 25.Be4 Rxa2 26.Rc1 c5 27.Bxh7 Rd2 28.h4 a5 29.h5 Rd8 30.Kg2 a4 31.h6 Rh8 32.Bc2 Rxh6 33.Bxa4 Rh8 34.Bb3 Rd8 35.Rd1 Bd2 36.Ba2 Bxf4 37.Rxd8 Kxd8 38.Kf3 Be5 39.Ke4 Kd7 40.f4 Bxf4 1/2-1/2 [Event "7th Mikhail Tal Memorial"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2012.06.14"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Tomashevsky,E"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2801"] [BlackElo "2738"] [ECO "D45"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 a6 5.e3 e6 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 c5 8.O-O b5 9.Be2 Bb7 10.dxc5 Qxd1 11.Rxd1 Bxc5 12.Nd2 O-O 13.Nb3 Bb4 14.Bd2 Nbd7 15.a3 Nc5 16.Nc1 Bxc3 17.Bxc3 Rfc8 18.Bd4 Bd5 19.f3 Bc4 20.Kf2 Bxe2 21.Kxe2 Nd5 22.Rd2 f6 23.Bxc5 Rxc5 24.Nd3 Rc7 25.a4 bxa4 26.Rxa4 Kf7 27.Ra5 Raa7 28.Nc5 Nb4 29.Rd6 Rc8 30.f4 Rac7 31.Nxe6 Rc2+ 32.Kf3 Rxb2 33.Nd4 Rc7 34.Rb6 Nd3 35.Rxb2 Nxb2 36.Rxa6 Nc4 37.g4 Nd2+ 38.Ke2 Ne4 39.h4 Rb7 40.g5 Kg6 41.Kf3 Re7 42.h5+ Kxh5 43.Nf5 Nd2+ 44.Ke2 Rd7 45.gxf6 gxf6 46.Rxf6 Kg4 47.Nh6+ Kg3 48.Rf8 Ne4 49.Rg8+ Kh3 50.Ng4 Kh4 51.Ne5 Ra7 52.Nf3+ Kh5 53.Kd3 Nf2+ 54.Kd4 Ra4+ 55.Kd5 Ra5+ 56.Ke6 Ng4 57.e4 Ra6+ 58.Ke7 Ra7+ 59.Kd6 Ra6+ 60.Kc7 h6 61.e5 Nf6 62.Rd8 Kg4 63.Nd4 Ra7+ 64.Kd6 Ne4+ 65.Kd5 Nc3+ 66.Kc4 Kxf4 67.e6 Rc7+ 68.Kd3 Ke5 69.Rd7 Nd5 70.e7 Rc3+ 71.Kd2 Rc8 72.Nc6+ Ke6 73.Rxd5 Rxc6 74.e8=Q+ Kxd5 75.Kd3 Re6 76.Qb5+ Kd6 77.Kd4 Ke7 78.Qf5 Rf6 79.Qh7+ Kf8 80.Ke5 Ra6 81.Qb7 Rg6 82.Qh7 Ra6 83.Qd3 1-0 [Event "7th Mikhail Tal Memorial"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2012.06.16"] [Round "7"] [White "McShane,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2706"] [BlackElo "2801"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.Re1 Nd6 6.Nxe5 Be7 7.Bf1 Nxe5 8.Rxe5 O-O 9.d4 Bf6 10.Re1 Re8 11.Bf4 Rxe1 12.Qxe1 Ne8 13.Nc3 Bxd4 14.Nd5 d6 15.Bg5 Bf6 16.Nxf6+ Nxf6 17.Bxf6 gxf6 18.Qe4 f5 19.Qe3 Be6 20.Qg3+ Kf8 21.Qc3 Ke7 22.Re1 Kd7 23.Bc4 Qh8 24.Bxe6+ fxe6 25.Qb3 Re8 26.Qxb7 Rb8 27.Qxa7 Qxb2 28.Qa4+ Qb5 29.Qh4 Qa5 30.Qxh7+ Kc6 31.Rc1 Qxa2 32.Qh5 Qb2 33.Qd1 Kd7 34.g3 e5 35.c4 Ke7 36.Qe1 Rb3 37.c5 d5 38.Rd1 c6 39.Qa5 Kd7 40.Qa4 Rb5 41.Qh4 Rxc5 42.Qh7+ Kd6 43.Qg6+ Kc7 44.Qxf5 e4 45.h4 Rc3 46.Qe5+ Kb7 47.h5 Rb3 48.Qe7+ Kb6 49.Qd8+ Kb7 50.Qd7+ Kb6 51.Qd8+ Kb7 52.Qe7+ Kb6 53.Qe8 Kb7 54.h6 Rf3 55.Qe7+ Ka6 56.Qc5 Kb7 57.Qe7+ Ka6 58.Qc5 Kb7 59.Rc1 Rf6 60.h7 Rh6 61.Kg2 Qb3 62.Qe7+ Kb6 63.Qd8+ Kb7 64.Qd7+ Kb6 65.Rxc6+ Rxc6 66.Qd8+ Ka7 67.Qd7+ Kb6 68.Qd8+ Ka7 69.h8=Q Qf3+ 70.Kh3 Rh6+ 71.Qxh6 Qh1+ 72.Kg4 Qxh6 73.Qxd5 Qf6 74.Qf5 Qd4 75.Qf4 Kb7 76.Kf5 Qd5+ 77.Qe5 Qf7+ 78.Qf6 Qd5+ 79.Kf4 Qd2+ 80.Kxe4 Qe2+ 81.Kd5 Qa2+ 82.Kd6 Qa3+ 83.Ke6 Qa2+ 84.Ke7 Qe2+ 85.Kf7 Qh5+ 86.Kg7 Qg4+ 87.Qg6 Qd4+ 88.Qf6 Qg4+ 89.Kh6 Qe2 90.Kg5 Kc7 91.f4 Qf3 92.Qe5+ Kd7 93.f5 Qf1 94.f6 1-0 [Event "7th Mikhail Tal Memorial"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2012.06.17"] [Round "8"] [White "Caruana,F"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2801"] [ECO "C45"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nxc6 bxc6 6.e5 Qe7 7.Qe2 Nd5 8.c4 Ba6 9.Nd2 g6 10.Nf3 Bg7 11.Bg5 f6 12.exf6 Qxe2+ 13.Bxe2 Nxf6 14.O-O-O O-O-O 15.Be3 Rde8 16.Bd3 d6 17.c5 Bxd3 18.Rxd3 Nd5 19.cxd6 cxd6 20.Bxa7 Kc7 21.Be3 Ra8 22.a3 Ra4 23.Re1 Rf8 24.Ng5 Re8 25.Bb6+ Kd7 26.Rxe8 Kxe8 27.Be3 Kd7 28.Rb3 Kc8 29.Bd2 h5 30.Nf7 Kc7 31.Rg3 Ne7 32.b4 Kd7 33.Rd3 d5 34.Kc2 Nf5 35.Bc3 d4 36.Kb3 Ra8 37.Ng5 Kd6 38.f3 Kd5 39.Ne4 Ne3 40.Rxe3 1-0 [Event "7th Mikhail Tal Memorial"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2012.06.18"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Morozevich,A"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2801"] [BlackElo "2769"] [ECO "D44"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 dxc4 6.e4 b5 7.e5 h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.Nxg5 hxg5 10.Bxg5 Be7 11.exf6 Bxf6 12.Bxf6 Qxf6 13.a4 Rh4 14.axb5 Rxd4 15.Qf3 Qxf3 16.gxf3 Bb7 17.Rg1 Nd7 18.Rg8+ Nf8 19.Be2 cxb5 20.Nxb5 Rd7 21.h4 f5 22.h5 Kf7 23.Rg3 Bd5 24.O-O-O Rad8 25.Nc3 Bc6 26.Rh1 Kf6 27.Bxc4 Rh7 28.Kc2 Be8 29.Rgh3 Bf7 30.Rh4 Rc8 31.b3 Nd7 32.Be2 Ne5 33.f4 Nc6 34.Rd1 Rch8 35.Rd7 Be8 36.Rxh7 Rxh7 37.Kd2 Rd7+ 38.Ke1 Nd4 39.Bd1 Kg7 40.Rh3 Rb7 41.Na4 Bc6 42.Nc5 Rb5 43.Nd3 Be8 44.Ne5 Rb4 45.Kd2 Nc6 46.Nc4 Ne7 47.Nd6 Rb8 48.h6+ Kh7 49.Re3 Bd7 50.Nf7 Nd5 51.Rg3 Rg8 52.Rxg8 Kxg8 53.Ng5 Nxf4 54.b4 Bc6 55.Ke3 e5 56.Bb3+ Bd5 57.Bc2 Ba2 58.b5 Nd5+ 59.Kd2 e4 60.Bd1 Bc4 61.Bh5 Nf6 62.Bg6 f4 63.Bxe4 Nxe4+ 64.Nxe4 Bxb5 65.Ng5 a5 66.Kc3 Be2 67.Kd4 a4 68.Kc3 Bd1 69.Kb4 Kh8 70.Ne6 Kh7 71.Nxf4 Kxh6 72.Nd3 1/2-1/2 [Event "40th GM"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2012.07.13"] [Round "1"] [White "Karjakin,Sergey"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2779"] [BlackElo "2799"] [ECO "C45"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nxc6 bxc6 6.e5 Qe7 7.Qe2 Nd5 8.c4 Nb6 9.Nc3 Ba6 10.b3 O-O-O 11.Bb2 Re8 12.f4 f6 13.O-O-O fxe5 14.fxe5 Qxe5 15.Qxe5 Rxe5 16.Bd3 Re8 17.Rhf1 d5 18.cxd5 Bxd3 19.Rxd3 Nxd5 20.Nxd5 cxd5 21.Rxd5 Bd6 22.Bxg7 Rhg8 23.Rf7 Re2 24.Rd2 Rxg7 25.Rxg7 Bf4 26.Rd7 Rxg2 27.Kc2 Bxd2 28.Rxd2 Rg4 29.Rd3 Rg2+ 30.Rd2 Rg4 31.Rd3 Rg2+ 32.Rd2 Rg4 1/2-1/2 [Event "40th GM"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2012.07.14"] [Round "2"] [White "Gustafsson,J"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2629"] [BlackElo "2799"] [ECO "E92"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.Be3 c6 8.O-O exd4 9.Nxd4 Re8 10.f3 d5 11.cxd5 Nxd5 12.Nxd5 cxd5 13.Rc1 a5 14.Qb3 a4 15.Qxd5 Qxd5 16.exd5 a3 17.b3 Nc6 18.Nc2 Rxe3 19.Nxe3 Nb4 20.Rc4 Nxa2 21.Ra4 Rxa4 22.bxa4 Bd4 23.Kf2 Nb4 24.Rc1 a2 25.Rxc8+ Kg7 26.Rc1 Nxd5 27.Rd1 Nxe3 0-1 [Event "40th GM"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2012.07.15"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Bartel,Mat"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2799"] [BlackElo "2674"] [ECO "A25"] 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 f5 4.Bg2 Nf6 5.e3 d5 6.Nxd5 Nxd5 7.cxd5 Nb4 8.d3 Nxd5 9.Nf3 Bb4+ 10.Bd2 Bxd2+ 11.Qxd2 Qd6 12.O-O O-O 13.e4 Ne7 14.d4 fxe4 15.Nxe5 Bf5 16.Qc3 Rad8 17.Rac1 Nd5 18.Qb3 Qb6 19.Qxb6 axb6 20.Rfe1 c6 21.Bxe4 Bxe4 22.Rxe4 Nf6 23.Rf4 Rfe8 24.Kf1 Nd5 25.Rf3 Nb4 26.Rc4 Na6 27.Re3 b5 28.Rc1 Nb4 29.a3 Nd5 30.Re2 Nb6 31.b3 Rf8 32.Nd3 Rxd4 33.Nc5 Rb8 34.Re7 Nd5 35.Rxb7 Rxb7 36.Nxb7 Ne7 37.Ke2 Rd7 38.Nc5 Ra7 39.Ra1 Nd5 40.Kd3 Nb6 41.Kd4 Kf7 42.f4 Ra8 43.Nb7 Nd7 44.a4 bxa4 45.bxa4 Kf6 46.a5 Kf5 47.h3 h5 48.Nd6+ Ke6 49.Ne4 Kf5 50.a6 1-0 [Event "40th GM"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2012.07.16"] [Round "4"] [White "Naiditsch,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2700"] [BlackElo "2799"] [ECO "C43"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 Nxe4 4.Bd3 d5 5.Nxe5 Nd7 6.Nxd7 Bxd7 7.O-O Bd6 8.Nc3 Qh4 9.g3 Nxc3 10.bxc3 Qg4 11.Re1+ Kf8 12.Be2 Qg6 13.c4 dxc4 14.Bxc4 h5 15.Qf3 h4 16.Qxb7 Re8 17.Rxe8+ Bxe8 18.Bd3 Qh5 19.Qe4 hxg3 20.hxg3 Qd1+ 21.Bf1 Qh5 22.Bd3 Qd1+ 23.Bf1 Qh5 24.Bd3 1/2-1/2 [Event "40th GM"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2012.07.17"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Ponomariov,R"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2799"] [BlackElo "2726"] [ECO "D27"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O a6 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.Qe2 Nc6 9.e4 b5 10.Bb3 Bb7 11.Nc3 Nd4 12.Nxd4 Bxd4 13.e5 Nd5 14.Nxd5 Bxd5 15.Rd1 Bxb3 16.axb3 Qb6 17.Bd2 O-O 18.Ba5 Qa7 19.Rd2 f6 20.exf6 Rxf6 21.Rxd4 Qxd4 22.Bc3 Qf4 23.Bxf6 Qxf6 24.Rc1 Qf5 25.h3 Qd5 26.Qe3 h6 27.b4 Rf8 28.f3 Rd8 29.Kh1 Kh8 30.Re1 Qd4 31.Qc3 Qxc3 32.bxc3 Rd3 33.Rxe6 Rxc3 34.Rxa6 Rc4 35.Rb6 Rxb4 36.f4 Rxf4 37.Rxb5 1/2-1/2 [Event "40th GM"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2012.07.19"] [Round "6"] [White "Fridman,D"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2655"] [BlackElo "2799"] [ECO "D93"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 c5 7.dxc5 Ne4 8.Rc1 Nd7 9.cxd5 Qa5 10.Nd4 Nxc3 11.bxc3 Qxa2 12.Qb3 Qxb3 13.Nxb3 a5 14.c6 Nf6 15.d6 bxc6 16.dxe7 Re8 17.Nd4 Bd7 18.Bd6 Ne4 19.Ba3 c5 20.Bd3 Rxe7 21.Bxe4 Rxe4 22.Bxc5 Rc8 23.Ba3 f5 24.g3 g5 25.Kd2 Rce8 26.Rhe1 f4 27.exf4 Rxe1 28.Rxe1 Rxe1 29.Kxe1 gxf4 30.Kd2 Kf7 31.Kd3 fxg3 32.hxg3 h5 33.f4 Bf6 34.Kc4 h4 35.gxh4 Bxh4 36.Nf3 Bf6 37.Ne5+ Bxe5 38.fxe5 Ke6 39.Bd6 1/2-1/2 [Event "40th GM"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2012.07.20"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Leko,P"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2799"] [BlackElo "2730"] [ECO "E01"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 Be7 6.Nf3 c6 7.O-O Nbd7 8.Qb3 O-O 9.Rc1 Nb6 10.Ba5 dxc4 11.Qd1 Qd5 12.Bc3 Qb5 13.a4 Qa6 14.Nbd2 Nbd5 15.Ne5 c5 16.Ndxc4 Nxc3 17.bxc3 Nd7 18.Qb3 Rb8 19.Qb5 Qxb5 20.axb5 cxd4 21.cxd4 Nxe5 22.Nxe5 f6 23.Nc4 Bd7 24.b6 axb6 25.Nxb6 Be8 26.Rab1 Bg6 27.Ra1 Rfd8 28.e3 Bd3 29.Bh3 f5 30.Bf1 Bxf1 31.Kxf1 Rd6 32.Rcb1 Bd8 33.Nc4 Rd7 34.Ne5 Rc7 35.Ra6 b6 36.Kg2 Bf6 37.Nd3 Rcb7 38.Rb5 Bd8 39.Re5 Re7 40.Nf4 Kf7 41.Nd3 Rc8 42.Rb5 Kf6 43.h4 g6 44.Kf3 h5 45.Ra2 Rb7 46.Ne5 Kg7 47.Ke2 Kf6 48.Kd3 Rbc7 49.Kd2 Rb7 50.Kd3 Rbc7 51.Rb3 Rb7 52.Nc4 Bc7 53.Rb5 Rcb8 54.Rab2 Ra7 55.Rc2 Ke7 56.e4 fxe4+ 57.Kxe4 Rd8 58.Ne3 Rd7 59.Rc6 Ra4 60.Nc4 Kf7 61.Rb3 Ra2 62.f4 Ra4 63.Ke3 Ra1 64.Nd2 Ke7 65.Nf3 Ra7 66.Rb5 Ra5 67.Rxa5 bxa5 68.Ke4 Bd6 69.Ra6 Rb7 70.Rxa5 Bb8 71.Ra6 Rb3 72.Ng5 Rxg3 73.Rxe6+ Kd7 74.Rxg6 Rg4 75.Rg7+ Kc8 76.Ne6 Rxh4 77.Rh7 Bd6 78.Kd5 Bxf4 79.Kc6 Kb8 80.Kb6 Kc8 81.Kc6 Kb8 82.Rb7+ Ka8 83.Rb5 Rg4 84.Ra5+ Kb8 85.Rxh5 Bg3 86.Rh8+ Ka7 87.Rh7+ Kb8 88.Rb7+ Kc8 89.Rf7 Kb8 90.d5 Rc4+ 91.Nc5 Rc2 92.Rb7+ Ka8 93.Rb5 Bh2 94.Rb1 Ka7 95.Rb7+ Ka8 96.Rg7 Kb8 97.Rg8+ Ka7 98.Rg7+ Kb8 99.Rg6 Ka7 100.d6 Bxd6 101.Rxd6 Rc1 102.Rd2 Kb8 103.Ra2 Rc3 104.Rb2+ Kc8 105.Re2 Kd8 106.Kd6 Rc1 107.Nb7+ Kc8 108.Re7 Rd1+ 109.Kc6 Rc1+ 110.Nc5 Kd8 111.Re2 Rc3 112.Kd6 Rc1 113.Ne6+ Kc8 114.Rd2 Rc3 115.Nc5 Rc1 116.Re2 Kd8 117.Re3 Rc2 118.Ne6+ Kc8 119.Rd3 Rc1 120.Rd5 Rc2 121.Rd1 Rc3 122.Nf4 Rb3 123.Rc1+ Kb7 124.Nd5 Rb2 125.Rc7+ Kb8 126.Rh7 Rb1 127.Nc3 Rb6+ 128.Kc5 Rb3 129.Ne4 Rb7 130.Rh8+ Kc7 131.Nd6 Rb1 132.Rh7+ Kd8 133.Nb7+ Ke8 134.Kc6 1/2-1/2 [Event "40th GM"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2012.07.21"] [Round "8"] [White "Caruana,F"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2775"] [BlackElo "2799"] [ECO "C65"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.O-O d6 6.c3 O-O 7.Nbd2 Ne7 8.d4 exd4 9.cxd4 Bb6 10.b3 d5 11.e5 Ne4 12.Bd3 Bf5 13.Qe2 Nc6 14.Bb2 Nxd2 15.Qxd2 Be4 16.Be2 f6 17.b4 fxe5 18.dxe5 Kh8 19.b5 Ne7 20.Ng5 Ng6 21.g3 Qe7 22.e6 Rf5 23.Nxe4 dxe4 24.Qd7 Raf8 25.Qxe7 Nxe7 26.Ba3 Re8 27.Rad1 h5 28.Rd7 Nd5 29.Rf7 Nf6 30.Bc4 Bc5 31.Bb2 Re7 32.Bd4 Bd6 33.Re1 b6 34.Rf8+ Kh7 35.Rxe4 Rxf2 36.Kxf2 Nxe4+ 37.Kg2 Nc5 38.Ra8 Nxe6 39.Bd3+ Kh6 40.h4 g6 41.Rh8+ Rh7 42.Rg8 Rg7 43.Bxg7+ Kh7 44.Re8 Nxg7 45.Re3 Kh6 46.a4 Kh7 47.Kh3 Kh6 48.Bc2 Kh7 49.g4 hxg4+ 50.Kxg4 Kh6 51.Re2 Bb4 52.Re5 Nh5 53.Re6 1-0 [Event "40th GM"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2012.07.22"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Meier,Geo"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2799"] [BlackElo "2644"] [ECO "A16"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 c5 3.Nf3 e6 4.e3 Nc6 5.d4 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.Bc4 cxd4 8.exd4 Be7 9.O-O O-O 10.Re1 Bf6 11.Bb3 Nde7 12.Bf4 Bxd4 13.Nxd4 Nxd4 14.Bc4 Nec6 15.Rc1 Qf6 16.Bc7 e5 17.Nd5 Qg5 18.f4 exf4 19.Bxf4 Qh4 20.Bg3 Qd8 21.Nc7 Rb8 22.Nb5 Ra8 23.Bd6 Re8 24.Bxf7+ Kxf7 25.Qh5+ g6 26.Qxh7+ Kf6 27.Nxd4 Nxd4 28.Qh4+ Kf7 29.Rc7+ Bd7 30.Qh7+ Kf6 31.Rf1+ Ke6 32.Qxg6+ Kd5 33.Rc5+ 1-0 [Event "40th Olympiad Open"] [Site "Istanbul TUR"] [Date "2012.08.29"] [Round "2.8"] [White "Papaioannou,I"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2606"] [BlackElo "2797"] [ECO "E00"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 c5 4.Nf3 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Qc7 6.Nc3 a6 7.Bg2 Qxc4 8.Be3 Qc7 9.Rc1 Nc6 10.O-O Be7 11.Na4 O-O 12.Nb6 Rb8 13.Qa4 Re8 14.Rc3 Bf8 15.Rd1 h6 16.a3 Qxb6 17.Nxc6 Qxb2 18.Rc2 bxc6 19.Rxb2 Rxb2 20.Bd4 Rb5 21.e4 e5 22.Ba7 Bb7 23.Bf1 Rb2 24.Qa5 Rb3 25.Bc5 Bxc5 26.Qxc5 d5 27.Qc2 Rb6 28.Qc5 Rb3 29.Qc2 Rb6 30.Qc5 1/2-1/2 [Event "40th Olympiad Open"] [Site "Istanbul TUR"] [Date "2012.08.30"] [Round "3.13"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Shirov,A"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2797"] [BlackElo "2706"] [ECO "D43"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.e3 Nd7 8.Be2 Bd6 9.O-O Qe7 10.e4 dxe4 11.Nxe4 Bc7 12.c5 O-O 13.Re1 Ba5 14.Rf1 Bc7 15.Qc2 e5 16.Bc4 Nf6 17.Nxf6+ Qxf6 18.Nxe5 Bxe5 19.dxe5 Qxe5 20.Rfe1 Qg5 21.Re3 Bf5 22.Qc3 Bg6 23.Rae1 Rad8 24.Re5 Qd2 25.Re7 b5 26.cxb6 Qxc3 27.bxc3 axb6 28.Rc7 b5 29.Bb3 Rc8 30.Rb7 Rfe8 31.Rxe8+ Rxe8 32.f4 Kh7 33.Kf2 f6 34.Rc7 Be4 35.g4 Bd5 36.h4 Ra8 37.Ke3 Bxb3 38.axb3 Ra3 39.Rxc6 Rxb3 40.Ke4 b4 41.c4 h5 42.g5 fxg5 43.hxg5 Ra3 44.Rb6 b3 45.f5 h4 46.Rb8 Ra4 47.Kd4 Ra5 48.c5 Ra4+ 49.Kd5 Rf4 50.Ke6 Re4+ 51.Kd5 Rf4 52.f6 gxf6 53.c6 Rf5+ 54.Kd6 Rf1 55.c7 Rc1 56.gxf6 Kg6 57.Rxb3 Kxf6 58.Rb8 Rd1+ 59.Kc6 Rc1+ 60.Kd7 Kf5 61.c8=Q Rxc8 62.Rxc8 h3 63.Kd6 Kf4 64.Rc3 Kg4 65.Ke5 h2 66.Rc1 Kf3 67.Kf5 Kg2 68.Ke4 h1=Q 69.Kd5 1/2-1/2 [Event "40th Olympiad Open"] [Site "Istanbul TUR"] [Date "2012.08.31"] [Round "4.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Wang Hao"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2797"] [BlackElo "2726"] [ECO "E10"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 Be7 6.Bg2 O-O 7.O-O c6 8.Bf4 b6 9.Nc3 Ba6 10.cxd5 cxd5 11.Rc1 Bb7 12.Ne5 Nbd7 13.Nd3 Ne8 14.e4 dxe4 15.Nxe4 Bd5 16.Nc3 Bxg2 17.Kxg2 Ndf6 18.Qf3 Nc7 19.Bxc7 Qxc7 20.d5 exd5 21.Nxd5 Qd6 22.N3f4 Nxd5 23.Nxd5 Rac8 24.Rcd1 Rfe8 25.Rfe1 Bf8 26.Ne7+ Qxe7 27.Rxe7 Rxe7 28.Qg4 Rce8 29.Rd7 a5 30.h4 g6 31.h5 Rxd7 32.Qxd7 Re6 33.Qd5 Kg7 34.f4 gxh5 35.Qg5+ Rg6 36.Qxh5 h6 37.Qe5+ Kg8 38.Kf3 Re6 39.Qd5 Rd6 40.Qb5 Re6 41.f5 Rd6 42.Ke4 Bg7 43.Qe8+ Bf8 44.Qb8 Rc6 45.Qb7 Rc4+ 46.Kf3 Rb4 47.b3 a4 48.Qd5 axb3 49.axb3 Bc5 50.Kg2 Rd4 51.Qe5 Rd3 52.Qf4 Bf8 53.Qg4+ Kh7 54.Qc4 Rd2+ 55.Kf3 Kg8 56.Qb5 Bc5 57.b4 Rb2 58.Qe8+ Bf8 59.b5 Rb3+ 60.Ke4 Kg7 61.Kd5 Bc5 62.Qe5+ Kg8 63.Kc6 Re3 64.Qf4 Kg7 65.g4 Re1 66.f6+ Kh7 67.Qf5+ Kh8 68.Qc8+ Kh7 69.Qf5+ Kh8 70.g5 Re6+ 71.Kd7 hxg5 72.Qxg5 Bf8 73.Qh4+ Kg8 74.Kc7 Bd6+ 75.Kd7 Bf8 76.Kc8 Re8+ 77.Kc7 Re6 78.Qd4 Kh7 79.Qd3+ Kh6 80.Qd8 Bc5 81.Qh8+ Kg6 82.Qg7+ Kf5 83.Qxf7 Rxf6 84.Qd5+ Kg6 85.Qe5 Rf7+ 86.Kc8 Rf8+ 87.Kb7 Rf7+ 88.Kc8 Rf8+ 89.Kb7 Rf7+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "40th Olympiad Open"] [Site "Istanbul TUR"] [Date "2012.09.01"] [Round "5.02"] [White "Leko,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2737"] [BlackElo "2797"] [ECO "E10"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 Be7 6.Bg2 O-O 7.O-O Nbd7 8.Qc2 c6 9.Rd1 b6 10.Bf4 Bb7 11.Ne5 Rc8 12.Nc3 Nh5 13.Bc1 Nhf6 14.e4 dxc4 15.Nxc4 b5 16.Ne3 Qb6 17.b3 Rfe8 18.Bb2 Bf8 19.Qe2 Ba6 20.Qd2 Rcd8 21.Rac1 c5 22.d5 Qa5 23.Qc2 c4 24.bxc4 bxc4 25.Ne2 exd5 26.exd5 Bb5 27.Nc3 Ba6 28.Ne2 Bb5 29.Qb1 Rb8 30.Qa1 Ng4 31.Nxg4 1/2-1/2 [Event "40th Olympiad Open"] [Site "Istanbul TUR"] [Date "2012.09.03"] [Round "6.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Aronian,L"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2797"] [BlackElo "2816"] [ECO "D10"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 cxd5 5.Bf4 Nc6 6.e3 a6 7.Bd3 g6 8.h3 Bf5 9.Nf3 Bxd3 10.Qxd3 Bg7 11.O-O O-O 12.Rfc1 e6 13.Na4 Ne4 14.Nc5 Nxc5 15.Rxc5 Qd7 16.Rac1 Rfc8 17.a3 Bf8 18.R5c2 f6 19.Nd2 Bd6 20.Bxd6 Qxd6 21.Nb3 Rc7 22.Na5 Rac8 23.Nxb7 Rxb7 24.Qxa6 Rbc7 25.b4 Qd7 26.Qb6 Qe8 27.b5 Nxd4 28.Rxc7 Ne2+ 29.Kh1 Nxc1 30.Rxc8 Qxc8 31.Qc6 Qd8 32.b6 Kf7 33.Qc7+ Ke8 34.Qa7 d4 35.b7 1-0 [Event "40th Olympiad Open"] [Site "Istanbul TUR"] [Date "2012.09.04"] [Round "7.1"] [White "Radjabov,T"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2788"] [BlackElo "2797"] [ECO "A05"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 b6 3.Bg2 Bb7 4.c4 g6 5.Nc3 Bg7 6.O-O O-O 7.d4 Ne4 8.Nxe4 Bxe4 9.Be3 c5 10.Qd2 d6 11.Bh6 Nd7 12.Rfd1 Nf6 13.Rac1 Qc7 14.b3 cxd4 15.Nxd4 Bxg2 16.Kxg2 Qb7+ 17.f3 Rfc8 18.e4 a6 19.a4 Rc5 20.Bxg7 Kxg7 21.Rc2 Nd7 22.Rdc1 Kg8 23.h4 Rac8 24.b4 Re5 25.Rb1 Qa8 26.b5 Rec5 27.Nc6 R8xc6 28.bxc6 Qxc6 29.Qb4 h5 30.Qb3 Kg7 31.Kf2 f6 32.Kg2 Ne5 33.Rbc1 Kh7 34.Rc3 Kh8 35.R3c2 Kg7 36.Rc3 Ra5 37.Ra1 Rc5 1/2-1/2 [Event "40th Olympiad Open"] [Site "Istanbul TUR"] [Date "2012.09.05"] [Round "8.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Ivanchuk,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2797"] [BlackElo "2769"] [ECO "A04"] 1.Nf3 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 g6 4.Nc3 Bf5 5.e3 Bg7 6.Bd3 Bxd3 7.Qxd3 Nbd7 8.b3 O-O 9.Bb2 e5 10.dxe5 dxe5 11.Rd1 Qe7 12.O-O Rfd8 13.Qc2 c6 14.Rd2 h6 15.Rfd1 e4 16.Nd4 h5 17.h3 h4 18.Nde2 Nf8 19.Nf4 Rxd2 20.Qxd2 N6d7 21.Qd6 Qxd6 22.Rxd6 Nc5 23.Na4 Nxa4 24.Bxg7 Kxg7 25.bxa4 Re8 26.a5 a6 27.Rd2 Re5 28.Rb2 Rxa5 29.Rxb7 Rxa2 30.Rc7 Ra1+ 31.Kh2 Rf1 32.Rxc6 Rxf2 33.Rxa6 Rc2 34.Rd6 Rxc4 35.Kg1 Nh7 36.Rd7 Rc6 37.Re7 Nf6 38.Re5 Ra6 39.Ne2 Ra1+ 40.Kf2 Ra2 41.Kf1 Rd2 42.Nf4 Kh6 43.Ke1 Rd7 44.Kf2 g5 45.Ne2 Rd2 46.Ke1 Ra2 47.Kf1 Ra3 48.Kf2 Ra2 49.Kf1 Rc2 50.g3 hxg3 51.Nxg3 Rh2 52.Nxe4 Nxe4 53.Rxe4 Rxh3 54.Kg2 Rh4 55.Re8 Kg6 56.Kg3 f5 57.Rg8+ Kf6 58.Rf8+ Ke6 59.Rg8 Rg4+ 60.Kf3 Kf7 61.Ra8 Re4 62.Ra6 Re6 63.Ra4 Kg6 64.Ra8 Kf6 65.Ra4 Rb6 66.Ra8 Rb5 67.Rf8+ Kg7 68.Re8 Rb3 69.Ra8 Kg6 70.Rg8+ Kf6 71.Rf8+ Ke6 72.Rg8 g4+ 73.Kf4 Rb4+ 74.Kg3 Re4 75.Re8+ Kd5 76.Rd8+ Kc5 77.Kf2 Re5 1/2-1/2 [Event "40th Olympiad Open"] [Site "Istanbul TUR"] [Date "2012.09.06"] [Round "9.1"] [White "Nakamura,Hi"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2778"] [BlackElo "2797"] [ECO "A05"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.c4 c6 5.d4 d5 6.cxd5 cxd5 7.Nc3 Ne4 8.Qb3 Nxc3 9.bxc3 O-O 10.Nd2 e6 11.e4 Nc6 12.O-O Na5 13.Qd1 Qc7 14.Qf3 b6 15.Ba3 Rd8 16.e5 Ba6 17.Rfe1 Rac8 18.Bb4 Bh6 19.Qd1 Nc6 20.Ba3 Na5 21.Bb4 Nc6 22.Ba3 Na5 23.Nb1 b5 24.h4 Nc6 25.Bc5 Qb8 26.Qe2 Na5 27.Nd2 Rxc5 28.dxc5 Qc8 29.Nf3 Qxc5 30.Nh2 Bg7 31.h5 g5 32.h6 Bxh6 33.Qh5 Bg7 34.Qxg5 Nc6 35.Ng4 Qe7 36.Qxe7 Nxe7 37.a4 d4 38.axb5 Bxb5 39.Rxa7 d3 40.Rxe7 d2 41.Rd1 Be2 42.Ne3 Bxe5 43.c4 h5 44.Ra7 h4 45.Ra2 Bxd1 46.Nxd1 hxg3 47.fxg3 Bxg3 48.c5 f5 49.Ra7 e5 50.c6 e4 51.Bh3 Rc8 52.Ra6 Rf8 53.Ra5 f4 54.Kf1 e3 55.Ke2 Rf6 56.Ra8+ Kg7 57.Ra7+ Rf7 58.Rb7 Kf6 59.Kf3 Re7 60.Rxe7 Kxe7 61.c7 e2 62.c8=N+ Kf6 63.Kxe2 Ke5 64.Nb6 Kd4 65.Bg2 Be1 66.Nd5 Ke5 67.Nb4 Bh4 68.Nd3+ Kf5 69.Kxd2 Kg4 70.Ke2 Bf6 71.N1f2+ Kg3 72.Bf3 Bd8 73.Ne4+ Kh4 74.Ne5 Bc7 75.Ng6+ Kh3 76.Ne7 Bd8 77.Nf5 Bb6 78.Kf1 Kh2 79.Bg4 f3 80.Nh4 1-0 [Event "40th Olympiad Open"] [Site "Istanbul TUR"] [Date "2012.09.09"] [Round "11.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Naiditsch,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2797"] [BlackElo "2712"] [ECO "E21"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nf3 b6 5.Qb3 c5 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bh4 g5 8.Bg3 Ne4 9.e3 Nc6 10.Bd3 Bxc3+ 11.bxc3 Nxg3 12.fxg3 Qe7 13.O-O Bb7 14.Rae1 O-O-O 15.Be4 f6 16.Bxc6 dxc6 17.a4 cxd4 18.exd4 c5 19.a5 Qd6 20.axb6 axb6 21.Rf2 Rhe8 22.Rd2 e5 23.d5 e4 24.Rde2 f5 25.g4 fxg4 26.Nd2 e3 27.Rxe3 Rxe3 28.Rxe3 Kc7 29.Re6 Qxe6 30.dxe6 Rxd2 31.Qb1 Rxg2+ 32.Kf1 Rxh2 33.Qh7+ Kb8 34.e7 Bc6 35.Qg8+ Kb7 36.Qf7 Rh1+ 37.Ke2 Rh2+ 38.Ke1 Rh1+ 39.Kd2 Rh2+ 40.Kc1 Ka6 41.e8=Q Bxe8 42.Qxe8 1-0 [Event "4th London Chess Classic"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2012.12.01"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Polgar,Ju"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2795"] [BlackElo "2705"] [ECO "A34"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 c5 3.g3 Nc6 4.Bg2 d6 5.e3 e5 6.Nge2 Be6 7.Nd5 Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.Nec3 Nb4 10.Nxe7+ Qxe7 11.d3 d5 12.a3 dxc4 13.axb4 cxb4 14.Ne4 Nxe4 15.Bxe4 f5 16.Bg2 Rfd8 17.d4 a5 18.Qe2 e4 19.f3 Bd5 20.fxe4 fxe4 21.Rf5 Qd7 22.Re5 Re8 23.Bh3 Qc6 24.Rxe8+ Qxe8 25.Bd2 Qe7 26.Qh5 Qd8 27.Rf1 g6 28.Qe5 Ra6 29.Bd7 Bf7 30.Rxf7 Kxf7 31.Bb5 Rf6 32.Bxc4+ Kg7 33.Qxe4 Qc7 34.Qd5 Rf8 35.e4 b5 36.Qxb5 Qd6 37.Qb7+ Kh8 38.Qa7 g5 39.Bxg5 Qc6 40.Qe7 1-0 [Event "4th London Chess Classic"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2012.12.02"] [Round "2.2"] [White "Nakamura,Hi"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2760"] [BlackElo "2795"] [ECO "C45"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nxc6 bxc6 6.Qe2 d6 7.g3 Be7 8.Bg2 O-O 9.O-O Re8 10.c4 Nd7 11.Be3 Bf6 12.Qc2 Ne5 13.Nd2 Ng4 14.Rae1 Rb8 15.b3 Nxe3 16.Rxe3 c5 17.h3 a5 18.Kh2 a4 19.f4 Bd4 20.Re2 g6 21.Nf3 axb3 22.axb3 Bg7 23.Rd1 Rb6 24.e5 Bb7 25.Rdd2 Qa8 26.exd6 Rxe2 27.Rxe2 Rxd6 28.Ne5 Bxg2 29.Rxg2 Bxe5 30.fxe5 Re6 31.Re2 Qf3 32.Qd2 Qxb3 33.Qd8+ Kg7 34.Qxc7 Qf3 35.Rg2 Qe3 36.Qa7 h5 37.h4 Rxe5 38.Qa1 Kh7 39.Qb2 Rf5 40.Re2 Qf3 41.Qc2 Qf1 42.Qd2 Rf6 43.Qc2 Rf3 44.Qb2 Rf5 45.Qc2 Rf6 46.Rd2 Kg7 47.Qc3 Kh7 48.Qc2 Qa1 49.Rf2 Kg7 50.Rxf6 Qxf6 51.Qe2 Qd4 52.Kg2 Kf8 53.Kh2 Qg4 54.Qd3 Ke7 55.Qe3+ Kd6 56.Qd3+ Qd4 57.Qe2 Qe5 58.Qd3+ Ke6 59.Kg2 g5 60.hxg5 Qxg5 61.Qe4+ Qe5 62.Qc6+ Ke7 63.Qb7+ Kf8 64.Qa8+ Kg7 65.Qf3 Kg6 66.Qd3+ Qf5 67.Qd6+ f6 68.Qe7 Qc2+ 69.Kh3 Qxc4 70.Qe8+ Qf7 71.Qe4+ Kg7 72.Qf5 c4 73.Kg2 Qb7+ 74.Kh2 Qb2+ 75.Kh3 Qe5 76.Qc8 c3 77.Qc4 Qe1 78.Qc7+ Kg6 79.Qc6 Qf1+ 80.Kh4 Qe2 81.Kh3 c2 82.g4 Qe3+ 83.Kh4 Qg5+ 84.Kg3 Qxg4+ 85.Kf2 Qf4+ 86.Kg2 c1=Q 87.Qe8+ Kg5 0-1 [Event "4th London Chess Classic"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2012.12.03"] [Round "3.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Carlsen,M"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2795"] [BlackElo "2848"] [ECO "A37"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 e5 4.g3 g6 5.Bg2 Bg7 6.O-O Nge7 7.a3 a5 8.Ne1 d6 9.Nc2 O-O 10.d3 Rb8 11.Rb1 Be6 12.b4 axb4 13.axb4 cxb4 14.Nxb4 Nxb4 15.Rxb4 d5 16.cxd5 Nxd5 17.Nxd5 Bxd5 18.Rb5 Bxg2 19.Kxg2 Qd7 20.Qb3 Rfc8 21.Bb2 Qd6 22.Rb1 Rc5 23.Rb6 Rc6 24.Rxb7 Rxb7 25.Qxb7 Rb6 26.Qc8+ Qf8 27.Qd7 h5 28.e4 Qd6 29.Qe8+ Qf8 30.Qd7 Qd6 31.Qxd6 Rxd6 32.Rd1 f5 33.f3 fxe4 34.fxe4 Rb6 35.Bc3 Rb3 36.Ba1 Kf7 37.Kf3 Ke6 38.h3 Bh6 39.Ke2 Bg5 40.Rg1 Bh6 41.h4 Kd6 42.Rd1 Ke6 43.Rf1 Rb4 44.Rd1 Rb3 45.Rg1 Kf6 46.Rh1 Ke6 47.Rd1 Kf6 48.d4 Re3+ 49.Kf2 Rxe4 50.dxe5+ Kf5 51.Rd7 Kg4 52.Rd6 Be3+ 53.Ke2 Bf4+ 54.Kd3 Re3+ 55.Kc4 Bxe5 56.Rxg6+ Kf3 57.Bxe5 Rxe5 58.Rg5 Re4+ 59.Kd5 Rg4 60.Ke5 Kxg3 61.Rxh5 Rxh4 62.Rxh4 Kxh4 1/2-1/2 [Event "4th London Chess Classic"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2012.12.04"] [Round "4.2"] [White "Anand,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2775"] [BlackElo "2795"] [ECO "C65"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.Bxc6 dxc6 6.Nbd2 O-O 7.Nc4 Nd7 8.O-O Re8 9.Bd2 Bf8 10.b4 f6 11.a4 Nb6 12.Ne3 Be6 13.Qb1 Qd7 14.Rd1 Bf7 15.h3 Rad8 16.Be1 Bh5 17.g4 Bf7 18.c4 c5 19.b5 Nc8 20.Qc2 Re6 21.Kf1 Ne7 22.Nh4 Rd6 23.Ke2 Re6 24.f3 b6 25.Bf2 g6 26.Nhg2 Rd6 27.Bg3 Bg7 28.Bh4 a6 29.Bf2 a5 30.Bh4 Qe8 31.Nd5 Bxd5 32.cxd5 Bh6 33.Bf2 R6d7 34.h4 Nc8 35.Rh1 Nd6 36.h5 g5 37.Ne3 Bf8 38.Nc4 Nxc4 39.dxc4 h6 40.Be3 Bd6 1/2-1/2 [Event "4th London Chess Classic"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2012.12.06"] [Round "5.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "McShane,L"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2795"] [BlackElo "2713"] [ECO "D15"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 a6 5.g3 dxc4 6.a4 e6 7.Bg2 c5 8.O-O cxd4 9.Nxd4 Nbd7 10.Nc2 Qc7 11.Bf4 e5 12.Bd2 Nc5 13.Bg5 Be6 14.Bxf6 gxf6 15.Nd5 Qd8 16.Nce3 Nb3 17.a5 Rc8 18.Ra4 Nd4 19.Nb6 Rc7 20.Rxc4 Bxc4 21.Nexc4 Nb5 22.Qb1 Qd4 23.Rd1 Qc5 24.e3 Be7 25.Qf5 Kf8 26.Bd5 Kg7 27.Qg4+ Kh6 28.e4 Nd4 29.Ne3 f5 30.Qh3+ Kg7 31.Rxd4 exd4 32.Nxf5+ Kf8 33.Qh6+ Ke8 34.Bxf7+ Kd8 35.Qg7 Rf8 36.Nxd4 Rc6 37.Nxc6+ bxc6 38.Qg4 Kc7 39.Qd7+ Kb8 40.Qd2 Kc7 41.Qd7+ Kb8 42.Kg2 Bd6 43.b4 Qd4 44.Qxc6 Ka7 45.Kh3 Qd1 46.Nc8+ Rxc8 47.Qxc8 Qf1+ 48.Kg4 h5+ 49.Kxh5 1-0 [Event "4th London Chess Classic"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2012.12.07"] [Round "6.1"] [White "Aronian,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2815"] [BlackElo "2795"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3 Ke8 10.h3 h5 11.Bg5 Be6 12.b3 Be7 13.Rad1 h4 14.Ne4 b6 15.c4 a5 16.Rd2 Rd8 17.Rfd1 Rxd2 18.Bxd2 c5 19.Bf4 a4 20.Nc3 axb3 21.axb3 Bd8 22.Kf1 Rg8 23.Ne4 Bc8 24.Ra1 Bb7 25.Neg5 f6 26.exf6 gxf6 27.Ne4 Kd7 28.Rd1+ Kc8 29.Re1 Rg7 30.Nfd2 Nd4 31.f3 Bc6 32.Nf2 Bd7 33.Ng4 Bf5 34.Kf2 Kd7 35.Ne3 Bh7 36.Nd5 Bc2 37.Ne3 Bd3 38.Nd5 Nxb3 39.Nxb3 Bxc4 40.Nxc5+ bxc5 41.Rd1 Kc8 42.Nc3 Rd7 43.Rc1 Bd3 44.Na4 c4 45.Nb2 Rd5 46.Nxc4 Rc5 47.Nb2 Rxc1 48.Bxc1 Bb5 49.g3 hxg3+ 50.Kxg3 Kd7 51.Nd1 Ke6 52.Nc3 Be8 53.Be3 Be7 54.h4 c5 55.Kf2 c4 56.Ke2 Bg6 57.Bd4 f5 58.f4 Bxh4 59.Ke3 Bf7 60.Bg7 Kd6 61.Bf8+ Kc6 62.Ne2 Be1 63.Nd4+ Kd5 64.Nxf5 c3 65.Kd3 Bg6 66.Ke2 Bxf5 67.Kxe1 1/2-1/2 [Event "4th London Chess Classic"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2012.12.09"] [Round "8.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Jones,G"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2795"] [BlackElo "2644"] [ECO "A04"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.b3 d5 3.e3 Nf6 4.Bb2 e6 5.g3 Nc6 6.Bg2 Be7 7.O-O O-O 8.c4 b6 9.Nc3 Bb7 10.cxd5 exd5 11.d4 Ne4 12.dxc5 Nxc3 13.Bxc3 bxc5 14.Qe2 Re8 15.Rfd1 Bf8 16.Qb5 Qb6 17.Qxb6 axb6 18.Rxd5 Nd4 19.Nxd4 Bxd5 20.Bxd5 cxd4 21.Bxd4 Ra5 22.e4 Bc5 23.Bc3 Ra3 24.Bb2 Ra7 25.a4 Rc7 26.Ra2 h6 27.Kg2 Kh7 28.f4 f6 29.Kf3 Rd7 30.a5 bxa5 31.Rxa5 Rc8 32.Rb5 Rd6 33.Rb7 Rb6 34.Rf7 Rf8 35.Rc7 Bd6 36.Rd7 Ra6 37.Bd4 Bb8 38.Bc5 Re8 39.Kg4 Ra2 40.h4 Rc8 41.b4 Ra3 42.h5 Rc3 43.Bd4 R3c7 44.Rxc7 Bxc7 45.Kf5 Bd6 46.b5 Rc1 47.b6 Bb8 48.Ke6 Rh1 49.Bc5 1-0 [Event "4th London Chess Classic"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2012.12.10"] [Round "9.1"] [White "Adams,Mi"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2795"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.Re1 Nd6 6.Nxe5 Be7 7.Bf1 Nxe5 8.Rxe5 O-O 9.Nc3 Bf6 10.Re1 Re8 11.Nd5 Rxe1 12.Qxe1 b6 13.g3 Bb7 14.Bg2 c6 15.Ne3 Qe7 16.d3 Nf5 17.c3 d5 18.Bd2 Nxe3 19.Qxe3 Qxe3 20.Bxe3 Ba6 21.d4 Re8 22.a4 h6 23.h4 Bc8 24.b4 Bf5 25.a5 b5 26.Re1 g5 27.hxg5 hxg5 28.f3 Bd8 29.Kf2 Bc7 30.Bd2 Rxe1 31.Bxe1 f6 32.Bd2 Kg7 33.Bf1 a6 34.Be2 Kf7 35.Be3 Kg7 36.Bd2 Kf7 37.Be3 Kg7 38.Bd2 Kf7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Zuerich Chess Challenge Blitz"] [Site "Zuerich SUI"] [Date "2013.02.22"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Gelfand,B"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2810"] [BlackElo "2740"] [ECO "A20"] 1.c4 e5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Nc3 Nb6 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.O-O Be7 8.a3 Be6 9.d3 O-O 10.Be3 Nd5 11.Nxd5 Bxd5 12.Qa4 Bd6 13.Rac1 Kh8 14.Rfe1 a6 15.Ng5 Bxg2 16.Kxg2 Qe7 17.Qh4 h6 18.Nf3 Qxh4 19.Nxh4 Ne7 20.Bc5 Rac8 21.b4 b6 22.Be3 f5 23.Bd2 Kh7 24.f4 exf4 25.gxf4 Nd5 26.Kf3 Be7 27.Ng2 g5 28.Rc6 g4+ 29.Kg3 Nf6 30.Bc3 Nh5+ 31.Kf2 Bd6 32.e3 Rce8 33.Bd4 Re6 34.Rec1 Rf7 35.Nh4 Re8 36.R1c2 Rg8 37.Be5 Bxe5 38.fxe5 f4 39.Rxc7 g3+ 40.hxg3 fxe3+ 41.Kxe3 Rxg3+ 42.Ke4 Rg4+ 43.Kd5 Nf4+ 44.Kd6 Rxc7 45.Rxc7+ Kg8 46.Nf5 Rg6+ 47.Kd7 Kh8 48.Rc8+ Kh7 49.Rf8 Nxd3 50.e6 Ne5+ 51.Kd6 Nc4+ 52.Kd5 Nxa3 53.Rf7+ 1-0 [Event "Zuerich Chess Challenge Blitz"] [Site "Zuerich SUI"] [Date "2013.02.22"] [Round "2.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Anand,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2810"] [BlackElo "2780"] [ECO "A20"] 1.c4 e5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Nc3 Nb6 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.O-O Be7 8.d3 O-O 9.a3 Be6 10.Be3 Nd5 11.Nxd5 Bxd5 12.Qa4 Bd6 13.Rac1 a6 14.Nd2 Bxg2 15.Kxg2 Qd7 16.Ne4 Kh8 17.Nc5 Bxc5 18.Rxc5 f5 19.f3 Rae8 20.Qc4 Re6 21.Rc1 h6 22.Qb3 Qc8 23.Qd5 Rd6 24.Qc4 Qe8 25.b4 f4 26.Bf2 Rd7 27.Qe4 Qf7 28.b5 axb5 29.Rxb5 Nd4 30.Rxe5 Nb3 31.Rc2 b6 32.Qc4 Qxc4 33.Rxc4 fxg3 34.hxg3 Na5 35.Rc3 Nb7 36.Re6 Nd6 37.g4 Ra8 38.Re5 Nf7 39.Rf5 Kg8 40.d4 Ra4 41.e4 Nd8 42.d5 Nf7 43.Bg3 Ra7 44.Bf4 Nd8 45.Kg3 Nf7 46.e5 Rxd5 47.e6 Rxf5 48.gxf5 Nd6 49.Bxd6 cxd6 50.Rc8+ Kh7 51.Rd8 b5 52.f6 1-0 [Event "Zuerich Chess Challenge Blitz"] [Site "Zuerich SUI"] [Date "2013.02.22"] [Round "3.2"] [White "Caruana,F"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2757"] [BlackElo "2810"] [ECO "B06"] 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c6 4.Be3 d6 5.Qd2 Nd7 6.h4 Ngf6 7.f3 b5 8.g4 Nb6 9.h5 Rg8 10.Nh3 b4 11.Nd1 a5 12.a3 bxa3 13.Rxa3 Ba6 14.Bxa6 Rxa6 15.Qe2 Ra8 16.c4 Nfd7 17.Nc3 e6 18.Kf2 gxh5 19.g5 Qe7 20.Nf4 h6 21.Nxh5 hxg5 22.Nxg7+ Rxg7 23.Rh8+ Nf8 24.Rb3 Nd7 25.Rb7 g4 26.fxg4 Rh7 27.Rxh7 Nxh7 28.Qf3 Qh4+ 29.Qg3 Qxg3+ 30.Kxg3 a4 31.Bc1 Nhf8 32.Rb4 c5 33.dxc5 Nxc5 34.Nb5 Kd7 35.Be3 Nd3 36.Bd2 Nxb4 37.Bxb4 Ra6 38.e5 Ng6 39.Bxd6 Rc6 40.c5 Ne7 41.Kf4 Ra6 42.Kg5 Nd5 43.Nd4 Ra8 44.c6+ Ke8 45.Kh6 Ne3 46.Kg5 Nc4 47.Nb5 Rc8 48.c7 Nxb2 49.Na7 Kd7 50.Nxc8 Kxc8 51.Kf6 Nc4 52.Kxf7 a3 53.Bxa3 Nxe5+ 54.Kxe6 Nxg4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Zuerich Chess Challenge Blitz"] [Site "Zuerich SUI"] [Date "2013.02.22"] [Round "4.1"] [White "Gelfand,B"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2740"] [BlackElo "2810"] [ECO "A45"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 g6 3.Bxf6 exf6 4.e3 f5 5.g3 d5 6.Bg2 c6 7.Ne2 Bd6 8.Nd2 Be6 9.Qc1 Nd7 10.c4 dxc4 11.Nxc4 Bb4+ 12.Nd2 Nf6 13.O-O O-O 14.Nf4 Bd5 15.Nc4 Bxg2 16.Kxg2 Re8 17.Qc2 Bd6 18.Nd3 Bc7 19.Nd2 Qd5+ 20.Kg1 Ne4 21.Nxe4 fxe4 22.Nc5 b6 23.Na4 Rac8 24.Rfc1 Bd6 25.Nc3 Qf5 26.f4 c5 27.Nb5 Bb8 28.Qa4 Red8 29.dxc5 Rxc5 30.Nd4 Qg4 31.Qd1 Qd7 32.Qe2 Bd6 33.Nb3 Rd5 34.Qc4 Be7 35.Kg2 Bf6 36.Rc2 Qe6 37.Rf2 h5 38.h3 Rd3 39.Qxe6 fxe6 40.Re1 a5 41.Ree2 a4 42.Nd2 Bxb2 43.Nc4 Bc1 44.Rf1 Rd1 45.Nxb6 a3 46.Rxd1 Rxd1 47.Na4 e5 48.Nc3 Rd3 49.Nxe4 exf4 50.exf4 Bb2 51.Rd2 Re3 52.Nc5 Kf7 53.Nb3 Rxb3 54.axb3 a2 55.Rd1 a1=Q 56.Rxa1 Bxa1 57.Kf3 Bc3 58.Ke4 Ke6 59.g4 hxg4 60.hxg4 Kd6 61.Kd3 Ba5 62.Ke4 Bb4 63.Kd4 Bd2 64.Ke4 Bc3 65.Kd3 Bb4 66.Ke4 Bd2 67.f5 g5 68.Kd4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Zuerich Chess Challenge Blitz"] [Site "Zuerich SUI"] [Date "2013.02.22"] [Round "5.2"] [White "Anand,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2780"] [BlackElo "2810"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Nc3 Nf6 6.d4 Be7 7.Bd3 O-O 8.h3 Re8 9.O-O Nbd7 10.Re1 Nf8 11.Bg5 Be6 12.Qd2 Ng6 13.d5 Bd7 14.Bf1 h6 15.Be3 c5 16.dxc6 bxc6 17.Bd4 Be6 18.Bd3 Nf8 19.Ne4 Nxe4 20.Bxe4 d5 21.Bd3 c5 22.Be5 Qb6 23.c3 a5 24.b3 Red8 25.Rab1 Nd7 26.Bf4 Bf8 27.Ne5 Nf6 28.Qe2 Rac8 29.Qf3 Qa7 30.Bxh6 c4 31.Bf1 cxb3 32.axb3 d4 33.c4 Qa8 34.Qxa8 Rxa8 35.Bg5 Bb4 36.Red1 Rac8 37.Nf3 Bc3 38.Bd3 Rc5 39.Bd2 Rb8 40.Bxc3 dxc3 41.Rdc1 a4 42.Rxc3 Nd5 43.Rcc1 Nf4 44.Bf1 axb3 45.Rxb3 0-1 [Event "Zuerich Chess Challenge Blitz"] [Site "Zuerich SUI"] [Date "2013.02.22"] [Round "6.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Caruana,F"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2810"] [BlackElo "2757"] [ECO "A22"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.e3 Bb4 4.Nge2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3 6.Nxc3 c6 7.d4 e4 8.d5 d6 9.dxc6 Nxc6 10.Be2 Be6 11.O-O Rc8 12.b3 Qe7 13.Ra2 Rfd8 14.Rd2 h5 15.Bb2 h4 16.Nb5 Ne8 17.Bg4 f5 18.Bh5 a6 19.Bxe8 axb5 20.Bxc6 bxc6 21.cxb5 cxb5 22.Qh5 Rc5 23.Bd4 Rd5 24.f4 exf3 25.Qxf3 Qf7 26.Qf4 Qh5 27.h3 Rc8 28.Kh2 Bd7 29.g3 g5 30.Qf2 hxg3+ 31.Qxg3 Kh7 32.Rdf2 Be6 33.Rg1 f4 34.Qg2 Rxd4 35.exd4 Rc3 36.Qe4+ Qg6 37.Qb7+ Kh6 38.Rf3 Rc2+ 39.Kh1 Qf5 40.Qa8 Bd5 41.Qh8+ Kg6 42.Qe8+ Kg7 43.Qe7+ Kh6 44.Qxd6+ Kh5 0-1 [Event "Zuerich Chess Challenge"] [Site "Zuerich SUI"] [Date "2013.02.23"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Gelfand,B"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2810"] [BlackElo "2740"] [ECO "A04"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.b3 d6 3.e3 e5 4.Bb5+ Nd7 5.O-O a6 6.Be2 Ngf6 7.c4 d5 8.d4 exd4 9.exd4 Be7 10.Nc3 cxd4 11.Qxd4 dxc4 12.Bxc4 O-O 13.Rd1 b5 14.Bd5 Nxd5 15.Nxd5 Bf6 16.Nxf6+ Qxf6 17.Ba3 Qxd4 18.Nxd4 Re8 19.Nf5 Nf6 20.Nd6 Rd8 21.Bb4 Be6 22.Ba5 Rd7 23.f3 h6 24.Kf2 Kh7 25.Rac1 Ne8 26.Ne4 Rxd1 27.Rxd1 Rc8 28.Ke3 Nf6 29.Nc3 Rc6 30.Rd2 g5 31.g4 Kg6 32.Rd8 Bd7 33.Ra8 Re6+ 34.Kf2 Rc6 35.h3 Be6 36.Rd8 Bd7 37.Kg3 h5 38.Ra8 Be6 39.Kf2 Kg7 40.Rd8 hxg4 41.hxg4 Bd7 42.Ra8 Be6 43.Kg3 Nd5 44.Ne4 f6 45.Bd2 Bc8 46.Kf2 b4 47.Rb8 Nc3 48.Rxb4 Nxe4+ 49.Rxe4 Rc2 50.Ke3 Rxa2 51.Bc3 Kf7 52.Rc4 Be6 53.Rc7+ Kg6 54.Rc6 Kf7 55.b4 Rc2 56.Rc7+ Kg6 57.Rc6 Kf7 58.Rc7+ Kg6 59.Rc6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Zuerich Chess Challenge"] [Site "Zuerich SUI"] [Date "2013.02.24"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Anand,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2810"] [BlackElo "2780"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 c5 4.O-O Nc6 5.d4 e6 6.c4 dxc4 7.dxc5 Qxd1 8.Rxd1 Bxc5 9.Nbd2 c3 10.bxc3 O-O 11.Nb3 Be7 12.c4 Bd7 13.Bb2 Rfd8 14.Nfd4 Rac8 15.c5 Nxd4 16.Bxd4 Bc6 17.Rab1 Bxg2 18.Kxg2 h6 19.e3 Nd7 20.Na5 Nxc5 21.Nxb7 Nxb7 22.Rxb7 Bf6 23.Rdb1 Bxd4 24.exd4 a5 25.Ra7 Rd5 26.Rbb7 Rf5 27.Rc7 Rd8 28.Rc5 Rxd4 29.Rxf5 exf5 30.Rxa5 f4 31.a4 g5 32.Ra8+ Kg7 33.a5 fxg3 34.hxg3 Ra4 35.a6 h5 36.Kf3 Ra3+ 37.Kg2 h4 38.gxh4 gxh4 39.a7 Kf6 40.Rh8 h3+ 41.Rxh3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Zuerich Chess Challenge"] [Site "Zuerich SUI"] [Date "2013.02.25"] [Round "3.2"] [White "Caruana,F"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2757"] [BlackElo "2810"] [ECO "A62"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 c5 4.d5 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.Nc3 g6 7.Bg2 Bg7 8.Nf3 O-O 9.O-O Re8 10.Bf4 a6 11.a4 h6 12.Re1 Bf5 13.Qc1 g5 14.Bd2 Nbd7 15.h4 g4 16.Nh2 Kh7 17.Nf1 Ne5 18.Bf4 Bg6 19.Ne3 h5 20.a5 Qc7 21.Ra4 Kg8 22.Qd2 Nfd7 23.Ra2 b5 24.axb6 Qxb6 25.Be4 Bxe4 26.Nxe4 Ng6 27.Nxd6 Nxf4 28.Nec4 Nh3+ 29.Kf1 Qb8 30.Nxe8 Qxe8 31.Qc2 Ne5 32.Nd6 Qd7 33.Nf5 Bf8 34.Ne3 c4 35.Qf5 Qxf5 36.Nxf5 Bb4 37.Rd1 a5 38.Raa1 f6 39.Rac1 Bc5 40.Nd4 Kf7 41.Kg2 Rb8 42.Rc2 Rb4 43.d6 Rb6 44.Nf5 Bxf2 45.d7 Nxd7 46.Rxd7+ Ke6 47.Rh7 Kxf5 48.Rxh5+ Kg6 49.Rxa5 Rb4 50.Ra6 Bd4 51.Rc6 Bxb2 52.R6xc4 Rxc4 53.Rxc4 Kh5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Zuerich Chess Challenge"] [Site "Zuerich SUI"] [Date "2013.02.27"] [Round "4.2"] [White "Gelfand,B"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2740"] [BlackElo "2810"] [ECO "E06"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 Be7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.Qxc4 b5 9.Qc2 Bb7 10.Bd2 Be4 11.Qc1 Qc8 12.b4 Nbd7 13.Nc3 Bc6 14.a3 Qb7 15.Qc2 h6 16.Rac1 Rac8 17.Rfe1 Nb6 18.e4 Nc4 19.d5 Bd7 20.dxe6 fxe6 21.e5 Ng4 22.Re4 Nxf2 23.Kxf2 Nxd2 24.Qxd2 c5 25.Kg1 cxb4 26.axb4 Bc6 27.Rce1 a5 28.Nd4 Qa7 29.Nxb5 Bxb5 30.Kh1 Bc4 31.bxa5 Rfd8 32.Qb2 Qxa5 33.Nf3 Bd5 34.R4e2 Bb4 35.Rg1 Bc3 36.Qb1 Bc4 37.Re3 Bb4 38.Re4 Bf8 39.Rf4 Bd3 40.Qb3 Qd5 41.Qxd5 Rxd5 42.Nd4 Rxe5 43.Nxe6 Be7 44.Rd4 Bf5 45.Nf4 Bc5 46.Rd5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Zuerich Chess Challenge"] [Site "Zuerich SUI"] [Date "2013.02.28"] [Round "5.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Caruana,F"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2810"] [BlackElo "2757"] [ECO "A04"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Nc6 5.O-O d4 6.e3 e5 7.exd4 cxd4 8.d3 Be7 9.Bg5 O-O 10.Nbd2 h6 11.Bxf6 Bxf6 12.a3 a5 13.Ne1 Bf5 14.Rb1 Be7 15.Qe2 Re8 16.Bd5 Bf8 17.Ng2 Qd7 18.Qf3 Be6 19.Rfe1 Rad8 20.Bxe6 Rxe6 21.Ne4 Be7 22.Qh5 Rf8 23.g4 Kh7 24.g5 Rg6 25.f4 exf4 26.Nxf4 Rxg5+ 27.Nxg5+ Bxg5 28.Ng2 f5 29.Qf3 Bf6 30.Rf1 g6 31.Qd5 Qc7 32.Nf4 Re8 33.Kh1 Re5 34.Qg2 Ne7 35.b4 a4 36.b5 Bg5 37.Ne2 Qd7 38.Rb4 Re3 39.c5 Rxd3 40.c6 bxc6 41.b6 Qb7 42.Nxd4 Nd5 43.Rxa4 Qxb6 44.Ne6 Qe3 45.Re4 Qxe4 46.Qxe4 fxe4 47.Rf7+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Zuerich Chess Challenge"] [Site "Zuerich SUI"] [Date "2013.03.01"] [Round "6.1"] [White "Anand,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2780"] [BlackElo "2810"] [ECO "C65"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.Bxc6 dxc6 6.Nbd2 O-O 7.O-O Re8 8.Nc4 Nd7 9.Kh1 a5 10.a4 b6 11.Be3 Bb4 12.Nfd2 b5 13.axb5 cxb5 14.c3 bxc4 15.cxb4 cxd3 16.bxa5 Ba6 17.Qb3 Nf6 18.h3 Nh5 19.Rfc1 Nf4 20.Rc6 Ne2 21.Qd5 Qb8 22.Rxa6 Rxa6 23.Qxd3 Qxb2 24.Rb1 Rd6 25.Qxe2 Qa2 26.Qb5 c6 27.Qb2 1-0 [Event "FIDE Candidates"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2013.03.15"] [Round "1.4"] [White "Svidler,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2747"] [BlackElo "2810"] [ECO "D35"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 c5 7.a3 cxd4 8.cxd4 e5 9.Nf3 exd4 10.Qxd4 Qxd4 11.Nxd4 Be7 12.Be3 O-O 13.Bc4 Nd7 14.Ke2 Nb6 15.Bb3 Bd7 16.Nf5 Bf6 17.Rab1 Rfd8 18.Rhc1 Bb5+ 19.Kf3 Bd3 20.Bc2 Ba6 21.Bb3 Bd3 22.Bc2 Ba6 23.Bb3 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE Candidates"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2013.03.16"] [Round "2.2"] [White "Carlsen,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2872"] [BlackElo "2810"] [ECO "A33"] 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Bf4 d5 7.e3 Bb4 8.Be2 dxc4 9.Nxc6 Qxd1+ 10.Rxd1 bxc6 11.Bxc4 Nd5 12.O-O Nxf4 13.exf4 Bxc3 14.bxc3 Ke7 15.Rb1 Bd7 16.Rb7 Rhb8 17.Rfb1 Rxb7 18.Rxb7 a5 19.Bd3 h6 20.h4 Kd8 21.Kf1 Kc8 22.Rb1 Rb8 23.Rxb8+ Kxb8 24.Ke2 Kc7 25.Ke3 Kd6 26.Kd4 c5+ 27.Ke3 Bc6 28.g3 f6 29.a3 e5 30.fxe5+ Kxe5 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE Candidates"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2013.03.17"] [Round "3.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Grischuk,A"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2810"] [BlackElo "2764"] [ECO "D71"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Nf3 Nb6 7.Nc3 Nc6 8.e3 O-O 9.O-O Re8 10.h3 e5 11.d5 Na5 12.Qc2 c6 13.b4 Nac4 14.dxc6 bxc6 15.Rd1 Qe7 16.Nd2 Bf5 17.Nce4 Rad8 18.a3 h5 19.Nxc4 Rxd1+ 20.Qxd1 Nxc4 21.Ra2 Rd8 22.Qf1 Nd6 23.Nc5 Nb5 24.Bxc6 Nc3 25.Rd2 Rxd2 26.Bxd2 Qd6 27.Bxc3 Qxc6 28.Qg2 Qd6 29.e4 Qd1+ 30.Kh2 Bc8 31.f3 Qc1 32.Qd2 Qf1 33.Qg2 Qc1 34.Qd2 Qf1 35.Qg2 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE Candidates"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2013.03.19"] [Round "4.1"] [White "Radjabov,T"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2793"] [BlackElo "2810"] [ECO "E54"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 6.Nf3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 c5 8.O-O cxd4 9.exd4 b6 10.Qe2 Bb7 11.Bg5 Bxc3 12.bxc3 Nbd7 13.Rac1 Qc7 14.Bd3 Ng4 15.Be4 Bxe4 16.Qxe4 Ngf6 17.Qe2 Rac8 18.c4 h6 19.Bh4 Qb7 20.Rfe1 Rfe8 21.a4 Qa6 22.Qa2 Rc6 23.Qb3 Rec8 24.Bxf6 Nxf6 25.Ne5 Rd6 26.Red1 Rcd8 27.Qb4 Qc8 28.Nf3 Ne4 29.h4 Nf6 30.a5 Ng4 31.axb6 axb6 32.Re1 Rc6 33.Qb5 Qc7 34.Re4 Rd5 35.Qb3 h5 36.Ree1 Rf5 37.Qd3 g6 38.Rc2 Qd6 39.Rd1 Rc8 40.Qe2 Rd8 41.Rcd2 Qc6 42.Rc2 Qc7 43.Rcd2 Rc8 44.Rc2 Ra5 45.Rdc1 Qd6 46.Qe4 Rf5 47.g3 Nf6 48.Qe3 Ng4 49.Qe4 Nf6 50.Qe3 Ng4 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE Candidates"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2013.03.20"] [Round "5.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Aronian,L"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2810"] [BlackElo "2809"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Bg4 3.Bg2 e6 4.c4 c6 5.O-O Nf6 6.cxd5 Bxf3 7.Bxf3 cxd5 8.Nc3 Nc6 9.d4 Be7 10.e3 O-O 11.Bd2 Qb8 12.Rc1 Rc8 13.Bg2 b5 14.e4 b4 15.Bf4 Qb6 16.Na4 Qa5 17.e5 Nd7 18.Be3 Nb6 19.Nxb6 axb6 20.f4 Qxa2 21.f5 exf5 22.b3 Qa5 23.Qf3 Nd8 24.Qxd5 Rxc1 25.Rxc1 Qxd5 26.Bxd5 Ra5 27.Bf3 Ra3 28.Rc8 Rxb3 29.Kf2 Rc3 30.Rb8 b3 31.Rxb6 g5 32.Rb8 Rc4 33.d5 Rb4 34.Rxb4 Bxb4 35.Bd1 b2 36.Bc2 Nb7 37.Bxg5 Nc5 38.Bxf5 Na4 39.d6 Nc3 40.d7 Ba5 41.Ke3 f6 42.Bxf6 Nd5+ 43.Kd4 Nxf6 44.exf6 Kf7 45.Bxh7 Kxf6 46.Kd5 Ke7 47.Kc6 Kd8 48.g4 Be1 49.h3 Bh4 50.Kd6 Be7+ 51.Ke6 Bh4 52.Bb1 Kc7 53.Be4 Kd8 54.Bc2 Kc7 55.Bb1 Kd8 56.Be4 Kc7 57.Bd3 Kd8 58.Kd6 Be7+ 59.Ke6 Bh4 60.Bf5 Kc7 61.Kf7 b1=Q 62.Bxb1 Kxd7 63.Ba2 Kd6 64.Kg6 Ke5 65.Kh5 Be7 66.g5 Kf4 67.h4 Kg3 68.Bc4 Bf8 69.Be2 Bg7 70.Bc4 Bf8 71.g6 Kf4 72.Ba2 Bg7 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE Candidates"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2013.03.21"] [Round "6.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Ivanchuk,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2810"] [BlackElo "2757"] [ECO "E10"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 Bd6 6.Bg2 Nbd7 7.O-O O-O 8.Qc2 c6 9.Nc3 dxc4 10.Rfd1 Qc7 11.Ng5 Be7 12.a4 e5 13.a5 exd4 14.Bf4 Bd6 15.Rxd4 Bxf4 16.Rxf4 h6 17.Nf3 b5 18.axb6 Nxb6 19.Rxf6 gxf6 20.Nd4 Bd7 21.Qd2 Kg7 22.Bxc6 Bxc6 23.Nf5+ Kg6 24.Ra5 Rh8 25.Qd4 Rag8 26.Rc5 Qd7 27.Qf4 h5 28.Nh4+ Kg7 29.Nf5+ Kg6 30.Nh4+ Kg7 31.Nf5+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE Candidates"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2013.03.23"] [Round "7.1"] [White "Gelfand,B"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2740"] [BlackElo "2810"] [ECO "E54"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 6.Nf3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 c5 8.O-O cxd4 9.exd4 b6 10.Qe2 Bb7 11.Bg5 Nbd7 12.Rac1 Qb8 13.Rfd1 Rc8 14.Bd3 Bd6 15.g3 a6 16.Bxf6 Nxf6 17.Ne4 Rxc1 18.Rxc1 Ne8 19.Ned2 Qd8 20.Be4 Rc8 21.Qf1 Rxc1 22.Qxc1 Qc8 23.Qc3 Nf6 24.Bxb7 Qxb7 25.Ne5 Nd5 26.Qc6 Qxc6 27.Nxc6 Kf8 28.Nc4 Bc7 29.Ne3 Nxe3 30.fxe3 Bd6 31.Ne5 Bxe5 32.dxe5 Ke7 33.Kf2 Kd7 34.e4 Kc6 35.Ke3 Kc5 36.Kd3 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE Candidates"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2013.03.24"] [Round "8.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Svidler,P"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2810"] [BlackElo "2747"] [ECO "D85"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Nf3 c5 8.Be3 Qa5 9.Qd2 Nc6 10.Rc1 cxd4 11.cxd4 Qxd2+ 12.Kxd2 O-O 13.d5 Rd8 14.Kc2 Ne5 15.Nxe5 Bxe5 16.Bc4 Bd7 17.f4 Bd6 18.Kb3 f6 19.a4 Rdc8 20.h4 Rab8 21.Bb5 Bxb5 22.axb5 a6 23.b6 Kf7 24.h5 Rxc1 25.hxg6+ Kxg6 26.Bxc1 Rg8 27.g4 h6 28.Rh5 Kf7 29.e5 Bc5 30.e6+ Kf8 31.Rh4 Kg7 32.f5 Rd8 33.Bxh6+ Kg8 34.Kc4 Bxb6 35.g5 Bf2 36.Rg4 Kh7 37.gxf6 exf6 38.e7 Rc8+ 39.Kb3 Bc5 40.Rc4 1-0 [Event "FIDE Candidates"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2013.03.25"] [Round "9.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Carlsen,M"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2810"] [BlackElo "2872"] [ECO "E06"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O dxc4 7.Ne5 Nc6 8.Bxc6 bxc6 9.Nxc6 Qe8 10.Nxe7+ Qxe7 11.Qc2 e5 12.Rd1 Rb8 13.Nc3 h6 14.dxe5 Qxe5 15.Bf4 Qe7 16.Rd4 Be6 17.Rad1 Rb6 18.Qd2 Kh7 19.f3 Rfb8 20.Qe3 Rxb2 21.Rxc4 R2b7 22.Ra4 Re8 23.Rxa7 Rxa7 24.Qxa7 Qb4 25.Be5 Nd5 26.Nxd5 Bxd5 27.Qxc7 Qc4 28.a3 f6 29.Qxc4 Bxc4 30.Bc3 Rxe2 31.Rd4 Bb5 32.Bb4 Re3 33.Kf2 Re2+ 34.Kg1 Re3 35.f4 Re2 36.Rd6 Rc2 37.g4 Bc6 38.Bd2 Bf3 39.h3 Ra2 40.Bb4 Rg2+ 41.Kf1 Rh2 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE Candidates"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2013.03.27"] [Round "10.1"] [White "Grischuk,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2764"] [BlackElo "2810"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3 Bd7 10.h3 h6 11.Rd1 Kc8 12.a4 a5 13.b3 b6 14.Bb2 Ne7 15.Rd2 c5 16.Ne2 Ng6 17.Rad1 Be6 18.c4 Be7 19.Nc3 Kb7 20.Nd5 Rad8 21.Nxe7 Rxd2 22.Nxd2 Nxe7 23.Nf1 Kc8 24.f3 g5 25.Ng3 Rd8 26.Rxd8+ Kxd8 27.Kf2 Bf5 28.Nxf5 Nxf5 29.g4 Nd4 30.Bxd4 cxd4 31.Ke2 Kd7 32.Kd3 c5 33.Ke4 Ke6 34.f4 gxf4 35.Kxf4 d3 36.Ke3 Kxe5 37.Kxd3 Kf4 38.Ke2 Kg3 39.Ke3 Kxh3 40.Kf4 Kh4 41.Kf5 Kg3 0-1 [Event "FIDE Candidates"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2013.03.28"] [Round "11.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Radjabov,T"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2810"] [BlackElo "2793"] [ECO "E60"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 c5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Bg2 cxd4 6.Nxd4 O-O 7.Nc3 Qc7 8.b3 d5 9.Ndb5 Qa5 10.Bd2 dxc4 11.bxc4 Qd8 12.O-O a6 13.Na3 Bf5 14.Nc2 Nc6 15.Ne3 Qd7 16.Nxf5 Qxf5 17.Rb1 Rad8 18.Qc1 Qe6 19.Re1 Qxc4 20.Rxb7 Ne5 21.Bf4 Qe6 22.h3 Nc4 23.e4 Ne5 24.Bxe5 Qxe5 25.Nd5 Rfe8 26.Nb4 Rd7 27.Nc6 Qe6 28.Rb6 Qxa2 29.e5 Nd5 30.Rb2 Qa4 31.Bxd5 Rxd5 32.Rb4 Qa2 33.Nxe7+ Kh8 34.Nxd5 Qxd5 35.Qc4 Qxc4 36.Rxc4 Bxe5 37.Kf1 1-0 [Event "FIDE Candidates"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2013.03.29"] [Round "12.2"] [White "Aronian,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2809"] [BlackElo "2810"] [ECO "D42"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 c5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e3 Nc6 7.Bd3 Be7 8.a3 O-O 9.Qc2 cxd4 10.exd4 f5 11.O-O Bf6 12.Nxd5 Qxd5 13.Be3 b5 14.Qe2 Bb7 15.Rac1 a6 16.Rfd1 f4 17.Rc5 Qd6 18.Qc2 fxe3 19.Bxh7+ Kh8 20.fxe3 Ne7 21.e4 Rac8 22.e5 Bxe5 23.Nxe5 Rxc5 24.Ng6+ Nxg6 25.dxc5 Be4 26.Rxd6 Bxc2 27.Bxg6 Bxg6 28.Rxe6 Bd3 29.h4 a5 30.c6 Rf1+ 31.Kh2 Rc1 32.Re3 Bb1 33.Rc3 Rxc3 34.bxc3 Kg8 35.c7 Bf5 36.Kg3 Kf7 37.Kf4 Bc8 38.Kg5 Bd7 39.h5 Be6 40.g3 a4 41.g4 Kf8 42.Kf4 Ke7 43.g5 Kd7 44.Ke5 Bg8 45.c8=Q+ Kxc8 46.Kd6 Kd8 47.Kc6 Ke7 48.Kxb5 Ke6 49.Kxa4 Kf5 50.g6 Kg5 51.Kb5 Kxh5 52.a4 Kxg6 53.a5 Kf6 54.a6 Bd5 55.c4 Ba8 56.Kb6 Ke5 57.Kc7 g5 58.Kb8 Be4 59.Kc7 g4 60.a7 g3 61.c5 Ba8 62.Kb8 Bc6 0-1 [Event "FIDE Candidates"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2013.03.31"] [Round "13.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Gelfand,B"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2810"] [BlackElo "2740"] [ECO "E60"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 c6 4.Bg2 d5 5.e3 dxc4 6.Ne2 Bg7 7.O-O O-O 8.Na3 Nbd7 9.Nxc4 Nb6 10.Na5 Qc7 11.b4 e5 12.dxe5 Qxe5 13.Nd4 Ne4 14.Qc2 Re8 15.Ba3 Qe7 16.Rad1 h5 17.Rd3 Nd5 18.Rfd1 Bg4 19.Rc1 Bxd4 20.Rxd4 Ng5 21.Qd3 Nf3+ 22.Bxf3 Bxf3 23.b5 Qe6 24.Nxb7 cxb5 25.Nd6 Qh3 26.Qf1 Qxf1+ 27.Kxf1 Re6 28.Nxb5 Rb8 29.Nd6 Nf6 30.Rf4 Bd5 31.Rc2 Ne4 32.Nxf7 Ra6 33.Bc1 Re8 34.Rc7 Rxa2 35.Nh6+ Kh8 36.Nf7+ Kg8 37.f3 Bxf7 38.Rfxf7 Rd8 39.Rg7+ Kf8 40.Rgf7+ Kg8 41.Ke1 Nc5 42.Rg7+ Kf8 43.Rgf7+ Kg8 44.Rg7+ Kf8 45.Rh7 Nd3+ 46.Kf1 Kg8 47.Rcg7+ Kf8 48.Rf7+ Kg8 49.Rfg7+ Kf8 50.Rb7 Kg8 51.Rhg7+ Kf8 52.Rgc7 Nxc1 53.Rxc1 Rxh2 54.Kg1 Re2 55.e4 a5 56.Ra7 a4 57.Rb1 a3 58.Rxa3 Rdd2 59.Ra7 Rg2+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE Candidates"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2013.04.01"] [Round "14.3"] [White "Ivanchuk,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2757"] [BlackElo "2810"] [ECO "B08"] 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Be2 O-O 6.O-O a6 7.h3 Nc6 8.Bg5 b5 9.a3 h6 10.Be3 e5 11.dxe5 dxe5 12.Qc1 Kh7 13.Bc5 Re8 14.Rd1 Bd7 15.b4 Qc8 16.Qe3 Nd8 17.a4 bxa4 18.Nxa4 Ne6 19.Bc4 Nh5 20.Nc3 Nhf4 21.Nd5 Bb5 22.Bb3 Bc6 23.Ra5 Qb7 24.g3 Nxh3+ 25.Kg2 Nhg5 26.Rh1 Kg8 27.Nxg5 Nxg5 28.f3 Bxd5 29.Bxd5 c6 30.Bc4 Qc8 31.Qb3 h5 32.Be3 Ne6 33.Rha1 h4 34.gxh4 Qd8 35.Rxa6 Rc8 36.Rh1 Rc7 37.Bxe6 Rxe6 38.b5 Rb7 39.b6 c5 40.Rb1 Bf8 41.Qd5 Qb8 42.Rba1 Rd6 43.Ra8 Rxd5 44.Rxb8 Rxb8 45.exd5 Bd6 46.Ra6 Rb7 47.Kf1 1-0 [Event "Alekhine Mem"] [Site "Paris/St Petersburg FRA/RUS"] [Date "2013.04.21"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Vitiugov,N"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2801"] [BlackElo "2712"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c6 3.Bg2 Bg4 4.O-O Nd7 5.d3 Ngf6 6.Qe1 e5 7.e4 dxe4 8.dxe4 Bd6 9.Nbd2 O-O 10.h3 Bh5 11.Nc4 Bc7 12.a4 Re8 13.Nh4 Nc5 14.Nf5 Ne6 15.Be3 Nf4 16.f3 Nxg2 17.Kxg2 Bg6 18.Rd1 Nd5 19.Nh4 Nxe3+ 20.Qxe3 Qe7 21.Qb3 Rab8 22.Rf2 Red8 23.Rxd8+ Bxd8 24.Rd2 Bc7 25.Rd3 Qe6 26.Qb4 b6 27.b3 a6 28.Qd2 b5 29.Rd7 bxc4 30.Rxc7 cxb3 31.Rb7 Qc8 32.Rxb3 Rxb3 33.cxb3 f6 34.Qd6 Kf7 35.g4 Ke8 36.Kg3 Qb7 37.b4 Qc8 38.a5 Kf7 39.Ng2 h5 40.Ne3 hxg4 41.hxg4 Qe6 42.Qd3 Qc8 43.Qc4+ Kf8 44.Qc5+ Kg8 45.b5 axb5 46.Qb6 Qf8 47.a6 Qb4 48.a7 Qe1+ 49.Kg2 Qd2+ 50.Kg1 1-0 [Event "Alekhine Mem"] [Site "Paris/St Petersburg FRA/RUS"] [Date "2013.04.22"] [Round "2"] [White "Aronian,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2809"] [BlackElo "2801"] [ECO "D41"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 c5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 cxd4 8.cxd4 Bb4+ 9.Bd2 Bxd2+ 10.Qxd2 O-O 11.Rc1 b6 12.Bd3 Bb7 13.O-O Nd7 14.Qe3 Rc8 15.e5 Bxf3 16.Qxf3 Qh4 17.Qe3 Rfd8 18.f4 Nf8 19.Rxc8 Rxc8 20.f5 exf5 21.Bxf5 Rd8 22.Rd1 Ng6 23.Bxg6 hxg6 24.d5 Qc4 25.d6 Qe6 26.Qg3 b5 27.h3 a6 28.Qe3 Rd7 29.Qc5 Kh7 30.Qd5 Qe8 31.Rc1 Qd8 32.Rc6 Qg5 33.Qd4 Rd8 34.Rc5 Qg3 35.Qf2 Qxf2+ 36.Kxf2 f6 37.Rc6 fxe5 38.Ke3 Kg8 39.Ke4 Kf7 40.Kd5 a5 41.Rc5 b4 42.Rxa5 Kf6 43.Ra7 Rb8 44.Kc6 b3 45.axb3 Rxb3 46.Ra8 Rc3+ 47.Kd7 e4 48.Rf8+ Kg5 49.Ke7 e3 50.d7 e2 51.d8=Q e1=Q+ 52.Kd6+ Qe7+ 1-0 [Event "Alekhine Mem"] [Site "Paris/St Petersburg FRA/RUS"] [Date "2013.04.23"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Vachier Lagrave,M"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2801"] [BlackElo "2722"] [ECO "A05"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.c4 O-O 5.O-O Nc6 6.Nc3 e5 7.d3 d6 8.b3 Nd4 9.Nd2 c6 10.e3 Ne6 11.Ba3 a5 12.Rc1 Nc5 13.Nf3 Re8 14.h3 Nxd3 15.Qxd3 e4 16.Qe2 exf3 17.Qxf3 a4 18.Nxa4 Ne4 19.Qd1 b5 20.cxb5 cxb5 21.Qd5 Ra7 22.Bxe4 bxa4 23.Qxd6 axb3 24.axb3 Bxh3 25.Qxd8 Rxd8 26.Bc5 Rc7 27.Bg2 Bxg2 28.Kxg2 Rdc8 29.Ba3 f5 30.Rxc7 Rxc7 31.Rb1 Kf7 32.Bb2 Bxb2 33.Rxb2 Rb7 34.b4 Rb5 35.f4 g5 36.Kf3 g4+ 37.Ke2 Ke6 38.Kd3 Kd5 39.Rb1 h5 40.Rb2 Rb6 41.Rb1 Rb5 42.Rb2 Rb6 43.e4+ fxe4+ 44.Ke3 h4 45.gxh4 g3 46.h5 Ke6 47.h6 Kf5 48.b5 Rxh6 49.b6 g2 50.Rb5+ Kg4 51.Kf2 Kh3 52.Kg1 Rd6 53.Rb1 e3 54.b7 e2 55.Rb3+ Kg4 56.Re3 Rb6 57.Kxg2 Rxb7 58.Rxe2 Kxf4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Alekhine Mem"] [Site "Paris/St Petersburg FRA/RUS"] [Date "2013.04.24"] [Round "4"] [White "Ding Liren"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2707"] [BlackElo "2801"] [ECO "D41"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 c5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 cxd4 8.cxd4 Bb4+ 9.Bd2 Bxd2+ 10.Qxd2 O-O 11.Bc4 Nd7 12.O-O b6 13.a4 Bb7 14.Bd3 Rc8 15.a5 Qc7 16.Rfb1 h6 17.h3 Rfd8 18.Ra3 Qd6 19.Rab3 Rc7 20.axb6 Nxb6 21.Ra1 f5 22.Qe2 fxe4 23.Bxe4 Bxe4 24.Qxe4 Qd5 25.Qxd5 Nxd5 26.Rba3 Nc3 27.Rxa7 Ne2+ 28.Kh2 Rxa7 29.Rxa7 Nxd4 30.Nxd4 Rxd4 31.Ra6 Kf7 32.Ra7+ Kg8 33.Ra6 Kf7 34.Ra7+ Kg8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Alekhine Mem"] [Site "Paris/St Petersburg FRA/RUS"] [Date "2013.04.25"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Fressinet,L"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2801"] [BlackElo "2706"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nc6 3.d4 Bg4 4.Nbd2 Qd7 5.h3 Bf5 6.c3 e5 7.dxe5 O-O-O 8.e3 Nge7 9.g4 Bg6 10.b4 h5 11.b5 hxg4 12.bxc6 Nxc6 13.e6 Qxe6 14.Nd4 Nxd4 15.cxd4 Be7 16.Bg2 gxh3 17.Bf3 Bf5 18.Qa4 Kb8 19.Ba3 Bh4 20.Nf1 g5 21.Rh2 g4 22.Be2 Be4 23.Rc1 Bg2 24.Qa5 Rc8 25.Rc3 Bxf2+ 26.Kxf2 Bxf1 27.Kxf1 g3 28.Bf3 gxh2 29.Ke2 Rhg8 30.Bc5 a6 31.Bh1 Rg2+ 32.Bxg2 0-1 [Event "Alekhine Mem"] [Site "Paris/St Petersburg FRA/RUS"] [Date "2013.04.28"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Anand,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2801"] [BlackElo "2783"] [ECO "D43"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 c6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.e3 g6 8.Be2 Bg7 9.e4 O-O 10.e5 Qd8 11.O-O c5 12.dxc5 dxc4 13.Bxc4 Nd7 14.Ne4 Nxe5 15.Nxe5 Bxe5 16.Qe2 Qc7 17.g3 b6 18.Rac1 bxc5 19.Bd3 Qb6 20.Nxc5 Bd4 21.b4 Qxb4 22.Be4 Rb8 23.Rb1 Qxb1 24.Rxb1 Rxb1+ 25.Bxb1 Bxc5 26.Qe5 Bb6 27.Be4 Bd7 28.h4 Rc8 29.h5 gxh5 30.Qf6 Bc6 31.Bd3 Rd8 32.Bc2 Rd2 33.Bh7+ Kxh7 34.Qxf7+ Kh8 35.Qf8+ Kh7 36.Qf7+ Kh8 37.Qf6+ Kh7 38.Qe7+ Kh8 39.Qf6+ Kh7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Alekhine Mem"] [Site "Paris/St Petersburg FRA/RUS"] [Date "2013.04.29"] [Round "7"] [White "Svidler,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2747"] [BlackElo "2801"] [ECO "E29"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.a3 Bxc3+ 5.bxc3 c5 6.e3 O-O 7.Bd3 Nc6 8.Ne2 b6 9.e4 Ne8 10.Be3 Ba6 11.Ng3 Na5 12.Qe2 Rc8 13.d5 f5 14.exf5 exd5 15.cxd5 Bxd3 16.Qxd3 Qh4 17.O-O Qc4 18.Rad1 Qxd3 19.Rxd3 Nd6 20.Bf4 Nxf5 21.Ne4 Nc4 22.f3 Nb2 23.Rd2 Nc4 24.Rd3 Rce8 25.a4 h6 26.h3 Nb2 27.Rd2 Nxa4 28.c4 a6 29.Rb1 Kh7 30.Ra2 Rxe4 31.fxe4 Nc3 32.Rxb6 Nxa2 33.exf5 Rxf5 34.Bd2 Rf6 35.Rb7 d6 36.Ra7 Nb4 37.Bc3 Rg6 38.Bxb4 cxb4 39.Rxa6 Rf6 40.Rb6 Rf4 41.Rxb4 Kg6 42.Rb6 Rxc4 43.Rxd6+ Kf5 44.Rd7 g5 45.Rh7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Alekhine Mem"] [Site "Paris/St Petersburg FRA/RUS"] [Date "2013.04.30"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Gelfand,B"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2801"] [BlackElo "2739"] [ECO "A33"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.g3 Qb6 7.Ndb5 Ne5 8.Bg2 a6 9.Na4 Qa5+ 10.Nbc3 Nxc4 11.b3 Nb6 12.Nxb6 Qxb6 13.O-O Be7 14.Na4 Qd8 15.Be3 d5 16.Bb6 Qd6 17.Rc1 Bd7 18.Bc7 Qa3 19.Nb6 O-O 20.Nxa8 Rxa8 21.Rc2 Bc6 22.Qc1 Qxc1 23.Rfxc1 Ba3 24.Rb1 a5 25.Be5 Kf8 26.e3 Ke7 27.Bd4 g6 28.Bc5+ Bxc5 29.Rxc5 Nd7 30.Rc2 f5 31.f3 Nf6 32.h4 Kd6 33.Kf2 e5 34.Rd1 e4 35.Rd4 exf3 36.Bxf3 Ke5 37.Ke1 h6 38.g4 g5 39.gxf5 Kxf5 40.a3 Ke5 41.hxg5 hxg5 42.Kf2 Rf8 43.Kg3 Re8 44.Rc3 Bd7 45.Bg2 g4 46.Rcd3 Be6 47.b4 axb4 48.Rxb4 Re7 49.Rdb3 Bc8 50.Rc3 Bf5 51.a4 Nh5+ 52.Kf2 g3+ 53.Kg1 Nf6 54.a5 Be4 55.Rc8 Rh7 56.Rb6 Bxg2 57.Kxg2 Ne4 58.Kg1 Nd6 59.Rd8 Ne4 60.Rb8 Nd6 61.Kg2 Rh2+ 62.Kxg3 Ra2 63.Kf3 Rxa5 64.Rd8 Ne4 65.Re8+ Kf5 66.Rf8+ Ke5 67.Rh8 Kf5 68.Rxb7 Ng5+ 69.Kg3 Ne4+ 70.Kh4 Ra4 71.Rf8+ Ke5 72.Rb6 Ra3 73.Kg4 Rxe3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Alekhine Mem"] [Site "Paris/St Petersburg FRA/RUS"] [Date "2013.05.01"] [Round "9"] [White "Adams,Mi"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2727"] [BlackElo "2801"] [ECO "C65"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.Nbd2 d6 6.O-O O-O 7.Bxc6 bxc6 8.h3 h6 9.Re1 Re8 10.Nf1 d5 11.exd5 Qxd5 12.Be3 Bf8 13.Bd2 e4 14.dxe4 Nxe4 15.Ng3 Bb7 16.Bf4 Nd6 17.b3 c5 18.Qxd5 Bxd5 19.c4 Bxf3 20.gxf3 a5 21.Rxe8 Nxe8 22.a4 Rb8 23.Re1 Nd6 24.Re3 g5 25.Be5 Kh7 26.Rd3 Kg6 27.Ne4 Ne8 28.Kg2 f6 29.Bb2 f5 30.Ng3 Bd6 31.Kf1 h5 32.Kg2 h4 33.Nf1 Nf6 34.Bxf6 Kxf6 35.Ne3 Ke6 36.Nd5 f4 37.Kf1 Be5 38.Ke2 c6 39.Nc3 Rxb3 40.Ne4 Rb4 41.Nxc5+ Kf5 42.Rd8 Rxc4 43.Rf8+ Kg6 44.Ne4 Rxa4 45.Rg8+ Bg7 46.Rc8 Rc4 47.Kd3 Rc1 48.Kd2 Rc4 49.Kd3 Rc1 50.Kd2 Bb2 51.Ra8 Ra1 52.Ra6 a4 53.Rxc6+ Kh5 54.Nd6 Bf6 55.Nf5 Kg6 56.Nd6 Be5 57.Nc4+ Bf6 58.Nd6 Ra2+ 59.Kc1 Be5 60.Nc4+ Bf6 61.Nd6 Bh8 62.Ra6 a3 63.Kd1 Bb2 64.Kc2 Bf6+ 65.Kd1 Rxf2 66.Rxa3 Rh2 67.Ra6 Rxh3 68.Ne4 Rxf3 69.Rxf6+ Kh5 70.Rf5 Rd3+ 71.Kc2 Rg3 72.Rf8 h3 73.Rh8+ Kg4 74.Nf2+ Kf3 75.Nxh3 Kg2 0-1 [Event "8th Tal Mem Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2013.06.12"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Mamedyarov,S"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2803"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A15"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.g3 c6 3.Bg2 d5 4.Nf3 g6 5.b3 Bg7 6.Bb2 O-O 7.d3 a5 8.O-O Na6 9.a3 Bg4 10.Nbd2 Rc8 11.Qc2 b5 12.h3 Be6 13.cxb5 cxb5 14.Qb1 Qd7 15.b4 Bxh3 16.bxa5 Bxg2 17.Kxg2 Rfe8 18.Be5 Nh5 19.Bxg7 Kxg7 20.Qb2+ f6 21.Rab1 Rb8 22.Nd4 e5 23.Nxb5 Nf4+ 24.gxf4 Qg4+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "8th Tal Mem Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2013.06.12"] [Round "2"] [White "Carlsen,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2864"] [BlackElo "2803"] [ECO "C65"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 d6 5.O-O g6 6.c3 Bg7 7.Re1 O-O 8.Bg5 h6 9.Bh4 Qe8 10.Nbd2 Nh5 11.d4 Bd7 12.dxe5 Nxe5 13.Bxd7 Qxd7 14.Nxe5 Bxe5 15.Nf3 Rae8 16.Nxe5 Rxe5 17.f3 Rfe8 18.Qd2 g5 19.Bf2 Nf4 20.Bg3 d5 21.Rad1 Qc6 22.Bxf4 gxf4 23.Qxf4 dxe4 24.Re3 Qb6 25.Kh1 Qxb2 26.fxe4 Rg5 27.Rg3 Qb5 28.h4 Rxg3 29.Qxg3+ Kf8 30.Qf4 Qc6 31.Rd5 Qxc3 32.Qxh6+ Qg7 33.Qf4 f6 34.e5 Qf7 35.Qh6+ Qg7 36.Qxf6+ Qxf6 37.exf6 Re6 38.Rd7 Rxf6 39.Rxc7 Rf4 40.g3 Ra4 41.Rxb7 Rxa2 42.Kg1 a5 43.Ra7 Kg8 44.h5 Kh8 45.Kf1 Kg8 46.h6 Ra4 47.Kg2 Rg4 48.Rxa5 Rg6 49.Rh5 Kh7 50.Kh3 Rf6 51.Kh4 Rg6 52.g4 Ra6 53.g5 Ra4+ 54.Kg3 Ra8 55.Rh4 Kg6 56.Rg4 Ra3+ 57.Kh4 Ra6 58.Re4 Rb6 59.Kg4 Ra6 60.Kf4 Rb6 61.Re7 Rb4+ 62.Ke5 Rb5+ 63.Ke4 1/2-1/2 [Event "8th Tal Mem Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2013.06.12"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Andreikin,D"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2803"] [BlackElo "2713"] [ECO "A04"] 1.Nf3 b6 2.e4 Bb7 3.Nc3 e6 4.d4 Bb4 5.Bd3 Nf6 6.Nd2 d5 7.e5 Nfd7 8.O-O c5 9.Qg4 g6 10.Nb5 cxd4 11.Nf3 Nc6 12.Qf4 Bc5 13.Re1 Ba6 14.a3 Bxb5 15.Bxb5 Qc7 16.b4 Be7 17.Bb2 O-O 18.Nxd4 Nxd4 19.Bxd4 a6 20.Bd3 f5 21.c3 Nb8 22.h4 Nc6 23.c4 Rad8 24.Bb2 Qb7 25.cxd5 exd5 26.e6 Bf6 27.Bxf6 Rxf6 28.Rac1 Re8 29.Bxa6 Qb8 30.Qxb8 Nxb8 31.Bb5 Re7 32.Rc8+ Rf8 33.Rec1 Rb7 34.e7 1-0 [Event "8th Tal Mem Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2013.06.12"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Anand,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2803"] [BlackElo "2786"] [ECO "A08"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c5 3.Bg2 Nc6 4.O-O Nf6 5.c4 d4 6.e3 e5 7.exd4 exd4 8.d3 Be7 9.Bf4 O-O 10.Ne5 Nxe5 11.Bxe5 Ng4 12.Bf4 Bd6 13.h3 Bxf4 14.hxg4 Bd6 15.Nd2 Rb8 16.Bd5 Re8 17.Qf3 Be6 18.Rfe1 Qd7 19.Bxe6 Rxe6 20.Re4 Bf8 21.Rae1 Rf6 22.Qd1 h6 23.a3 a6 24.Nf3 b5 25.Ne5 Qc7 26.f4 Bd6 27.cxb5 axb5 28.Nf3 Qd7 29.g5 hxg5 30.Nxg5 Rh6 31.Qe2 Rf8 32.Kg2 Qc6 33.Qf3 Bc7 34.Re8 Bd8 35.Qxc6 Rxc6 36.Nf3 Bf6 37.g4 g6 38.g5 Bg7 39.R1e4 c4 40.Rxf8+ Kxf8 41.Nxd4 cxd3 42.Nf3 Rc2+ 43.Kf1 Rxb2 1/2-1/2 [Event "8th Tal Mem Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2013.06.12"] [Round "5"] [White "Nakamura,Hi"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2784"] [BlackElo "2803"] [ECO "D01"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bg5 c6 4.Bxf6 gxf6 5.e3 Bf5 6.Bd3 Bg6 7.f4 e6 8.f5 exf5 9.Nh3 Qe7 10.Qf3 Bh6 11.Nf4 Nd7 12.h4 Bxf4 13.Qxf4 h5 14.O-O-O O-O-O 15.Rde1 Nb6 16.Bxf5+ Bxf5 17.Qxf5+ Qe6 18.Rhf1 Rh6 19.e4 dxe4 20.Rxe4 Qxf5 21.Rxf5 Nc4 22.Rf2 f5 23.Re1 Rxd4 24.Rxf5 Nd6 25.Ra5 Rxh4 26.Rxa7 Kb8 27.Ra5 Rg4 28.Re2 h4 29.b3 Re6 30.Rd2 f5 31.Nd1 Kc7 32.Ra8 Ne4 33.Rdd8 Nd6 34.Rh8 Rxg2 35.Rh7+ Kb6 36.Nc3 Kc5 37.Rxh4 Ne4 38.Na4+ Kd4 39.Rf8 Re5 40.Nb6 Kc3 41.Na4+ Kd4 42.Nb6 Rc5 43.Nc4 b5 44.Rd8+ Rd5 45.Nd6 Kc3 46.Nxe4+ fxe4 47.Rh3+ Kd4 48.Re8 Rc5 49.Rd8+ Rd5 50.Re8 Rc5 51.Rd8+ Rd5 1/2-1/2 [Event "8th Tal Mem Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2013.06.12"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Caruana,F"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2803"] [BlackElo "2774"] [ECO "A04"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.b3 d6 3.e3 e5 4.Bb2 f5 5.Bb5+ Bd7 6.Bxd7+ Qxd7 7.O-O Nf6 8.c4 Be7 9.d4 cxd4 10.exd4 e4 11.Ng5 d5 12.Nc3 O-O 13.Nh3 Nc6 14.Nf4 dxc4 15.d5 Ne5 16.Ne6 Rfc8 17.Nxe4 fxe4 18.Bxe5 Qxd5 19.Qxd5 Nxd5 20.Rad1 Rc6 21.Nxg7 Nb6 22.Nf5 Bc5 23.Bd4 Bb4 24.Bxb6 axb6 25.Rd4 Rxa2 26.bxc4 Re6 27.Ng3 e3 28.Rd8+ Kf7 29.fxe3+ Ke7 30.Rb8 Bc5 31.Rxb7+ Kd6 32.Nf5+ Kc6 33.Rxh7 Rc2 34.Rh4 Rg6 35.g3 Kb7 36.Rf2 Rc3 37.Re4 Rc6 38.h4 Bb4 39.Rff4 Rc2 40.h5 Rc7 41.h6 Be1 42.Rh4 Rd7 43.Rd4 Rh7 44.Rdg4 Bc3 45.Rg7+ 1-0 [Event "8th Tal Mem Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2013.06.12"] [Round "7"] [White "Karjakin,Sergey"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2782"] [BlackElo "2803"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.d4 Nf6 5.O-O c6 6.b3 O-O 7.Bb2 Bf5 8.c4 Ne4 9.Nbd2 Qa5 10.a3 Nd7 11.Rc1 Rfc8 12.Nxe4 Bxe4 13.Bh3 Bxf3 14.Bxd7 Rd8 15.b4 Qc7 16.Bh3 Be4 17.c5 a5 18.f3 Bf5 19.Bxf5 gxf5 20.e3 Qd7 21.Bc3 axb4 22.Bxb4 e5 23.dxe5 Bxe5 24.Qd3 Qe6 25.Rc2 Rd7 26.Rb1 Bg7 27.Re2 Qg6 28.Kg2 Re7 29.Rb3 Rae8 30.Bc3 Bf6 31.Be1 Bg5 32.Bf2 f4 33.Qxg6+ hxg6 34.h4 fxe3 35.hxg5 exf2 36.Rxf2 Ra8 37.f4 Ra4 38.Rc2 Kg7 39.Kf3 d4 40.Rd3 Rd7 41.Ke4 Rd5 42.g4 Ra5 43.Rb2 Rd7 44.Rc2 Re7+ 45.Kf3 Ra4 46.f5 Re3+ 47.Rxe3 dxe3 48.f6+ Kf8 49.Rh2 Ke8 50.Rh8+ Kd7 51.Rf8 Re4 52.Rxf7+ Ke8 53.Kxe4 1-0 [Event "8th Tal Mem Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2013.06.12"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Morozevich,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2803"] [BlackElo "2760"] [ECO "A10"] 1.c4 b6 2.Nc3 Bb7 3.e4 e5 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.g3 Bc5 6.Bg2 d6 7.a3 a5 8.d3 Nge7 9.O-O O-O 10.Nh4 Nd4 11.Be3 Ne6 12.Qg4 g6 13.Bh6 Re8 14.Kh1 Bd4 15.Ne2 Bxb2 16.Ra2 Bd4 17.f4 Nc5 18.f5 Nxd3 19.Qf3 Nf2+ 20.Rxf2 Bxf2 21.Qxf2 Nc6 22.Nf3 gxf5 23.Nc3 fxe4 24.Ng5 f6 25.Ncxe4 fxg5 26.Nf6+ Kh8 27.Nxe8 Qe7 28.Qf6+ Qxf6 29.Nxf6 a4 30.Rf2 Na5 31.Bxb7 Nxb7 32.Nd5 Nc5 33.Rf7 Ne6 34.Re7 c6 35.Nxb6 Rb8 36.Rxe6 Kg8 37.Nxa4 Rd8 38.Bxg5 Rd7 39.Re7 1-0 [Event "8th Tal Mem Blitz"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2013.06.12"] [Round "9"] [White "Gelfand,B"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2755"] [BlackElo "2803"] [ECO "D53"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 h6 6.Bh4 O-O 7.Rc1 b6 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.Nxd5 exd5 10.Bxe7 Qxe7 11.Ne2 Bb7 12.g3 Qe4 13.Rg1 Qe7 14.Bg2 Rd8 15.Nf4 Na6 16.Bf1 c5 17.Be2 cxd4 18.exd4 Rac8 19.Kf1 Rxc1 20.Qxc1 Rc8 21.Qe3 Qxe3 22.fxe3 Rc2 23.Nd3 Bc8 24.Ke1 Bf5 25.Rf1 Be4 26.Kd1 Nb4 27.Nxb4 Rxb2 28.a3 a5 29.Nc6 Rb3 30.a4 f5 31.Bb5 Rb2 32.h4 Kf7 33.Ne5+ Ke6 34.Nd7 Rg2 35.Nxb6 Rxg3 36.Kd2 Rg2+ 37.Kc3 Rg3 38.Kd2 Rg2+ 39.Be2 g5 40.hxg5 hxg5 41.Ke1 g4 42.Rf2 Rg1+ 43.Rf1 Rg2 44.Rf2 Rg1+ 45.Rf1 1/2-1/2 [Event "8th Tal Memorial"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2013.06.13"] [Round "1.4"] [White "Carlsen,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2864"] [BlackElo "2803"] [ECO "A45"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 d5 3.e3 c5 4.Bxf6 gxf6 5.dxc5 e6 6.Nf3 Nd7 7.c4 dxc4 8.c6 Nb6 9.Nbd2 c3 10.bxc3 bxc6 11.Qc2 Bg7 12.Bd3 f5 13.e4 Qf6 14.Rc1 O-O 15.O-O c5 16.Rfe1 Rd8 17.a4 c4 18.Bf1 fxe4 19.Nxe4 Qf5 20.Nd4 Bxd4 21.cxd4 Bb7 22.Nc5 Qxc2 23.Rxc2 Bc6 24.a5 Rxd4 25.axb6 axb6 26.Nxe6 fxe6 27.Bxc4 Bd7 28.h3 Kf7 29.Bb3 Ke7 30.Rce2 Rd6 31.Re4 Ra3 32.R1e3 h5 33.Rh4 Be8 34.Kh2 Bg6 35.Rb4 Kf6 36.Kg3 e5 37.Kh4 Rd4+ 38.Rxd4 exd4 39.Re6+ Kg7 40.Rxb6 d3 41.Bd1 Ra2 42.Kg3 h4+ 43.Kxh4 Rxf2 44.Kg3 Rf6 45.Rxf6 Kxf6 46.Kf4 d2 47.Ke3 Ke5 48.g3 Bf5 49.h4 Be6 50.Kxd2 Ke4 51.Ke2 Bg4+ 52.Ke1 Be6 53.Kf2 Ke5 54.Ke3 Bd7 55.Bc2 Bg4 56.Bg6 Bd7 57.h5 Kf6 58.Kf4 Be6 59.Be4 Kg7 60.Kg5 Bd7 61.h6+ Kh8 62.Kf4 Be6 63.Bf5 Bf7 64.g4 Bh5 65.g5 Kg8 66.Be6+ Kh7 67.Kf5 Bg6+ 68.Kf6 Kh8 69.Bd7 Bh5 70.Bc6 Kh7 71.Bd5 Bg6 72.Bg8+ 1-0 [Event "8th Tal Memorial"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2013.06.14"] [Round "2.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Nakamura,Hi"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2803"] [BlackElo "2784"] [ECO "E67"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 O-O 5.d4 d6 6.Nf3 Nbd7 7.O-O e5 8.b3 Re8 9.e4 c6 10.Be3 exd4 11.Nxd4 Nc5 12.f3 Qe7 13.Re1 a5 14.Qc2 Be6 15.Rad1 a4 16.b4 Ncd7 17.Nxe6 Qxe6 18.Nxa4 Ne5 19.c5 Qc4 20.Qb3 dxc5 21.Nb6 Qxb3 22.axb3 Rad8 23.bxc5 Nfd7 24.Na4 Nf8 25.Rd6 Ne6 26.Red1 Ra8 27.h3 Nc4 28.bxc4 Rxa4 29.Rd7 Rb4 30.f4 Bf8 31.Kh2 Bxc5 32.Bc1 Ra8 33.f5 Nf8 34.R7d3 Rxc4 35.Bh6 Be7 36.R1d2 b5 37.Rf3 b4 38.e5 gxf5 39.Rxf5 Ng6 40.Rdf2 Bf8 41.Bg5 b3 42.Rxf7 Rb8 43.Bf1 Rc3 44.e6 b2 45.Bf6 b1=Q 46.Bxc3 Qb3 47.R7f3 Bc5 48.Rb2 Qxb2+ 49.Bxb2 Rxb2+ 50.Bg2 Be7 51.h4 Re2 52.Rc3 c5 53.Kh3 Kg7 54.Bd5 Ne5 55.g4 Ng6 56.Rf3 Bd6 57.Rf7+ Kh8 58.g5 Rh2+ 59.Kg4 0-1 [Event "8th Tal Memorial"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2013.06.15"] [Round "3.5"] [White "Mamedyarov,S"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2803"] [ECO "E32"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 d5 7.Nf3 dxc4 8.Qxc4 b6 9.Bg5 Ba6 10.Qa4 Qd7 11.Qc2 c5 12.dxc5 Rc8 13.Bxf6 gxf6 14.Qe4 Qb5 15.b4 bxc5 16.e3 Qb7 17.Qg4+ Kf8 18.b5 Bxb5 19.Rb1 a6 20.a4 f5 21.Qh4 Qe4 22.Qh6+ Ke7 23.Qg5+ Kf8 24.Qh6+ Ke7 25.Qg5+ Kf8 26.Qh6+ Ke7 1/2-1/2 [Event "8th Tal Memorial"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2013.06.17"] [Round "4.1"] [White "Morozevich,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2760"] [BlackElo "2803"] [ECO "C47"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 5.Nxd4 Bb4 6.Nxc6 bxc6 7.Bd3 O-O 8.O-O d5 9.exd5 cxd5 10.Bg5 c6 11.Qf3 Bd6 12.h3 Rb8 13.b3 Be5 14.Bf4 Bxc3 15.Bxb8 Bxa1 16.Rxa1 Bg4 17.hxg4 Qxb8 18.Qf5 Re8 19.g3 h6 20.c4 d4 21.c5 Re5 22.Qf4 Qe8 23.Qxd4 Rd5 24.Qc3 Nxg4 25.Re1 Qd7 26.Be4 Re5 27.f3 Qe7 28.b4 f5 29.fxg4 fxe4 30.Qc4+ Kh8 31.Qd4 e3 32.Qd6 Qe8 33.a3 Re4 34.Qd3 Qe6 35.Kg2 Kg8 36.Qd8+ Kh7 37.Qd3 Kg8 38.Qd8+ Kh7 39.Qd3 1/2-1/2 [Event "8th Tal Memorial"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2013.06.18"] [Round "5.5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Karjakin,Sergey"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2803"] [BlackElo "2782"] [ECO "A29"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Bg2 Nb6 7.O-O Be7 8.a3 O-O 9.d3 Be6 10.Be3 Nd5 11.Nxd5 Bxd5 12.Qa4 a6 13.Rac1 f6 14.Nd2 Bxg2 15.Kxg2 Qd5+ 16.f3 Rfc8 17.Qc4 Qxc4 18.Rxc4 Nd8 19.f4 exf4 20.gxf4 f5 21.Kf3 Ne6 22.b4 a5 23.bxa5 Rxa5 24.a4 Rca8 25.Rb1 Rxa4 26.Rxb7 Bf6 27.Rb8+ Rxb8 28.Rxa4 Rb5 29.Ra6 Kf7 30.Nc4 h6 31.Ra7 Ke8 32.h3 Kd7 33.Bf2 g5 34.fxg5 hxg5 35.Ra6 Rd5 36.Bg3 Bg7 37.Kg2 Rb5 38.Ra5 Rxa5 39.Nxa5 c5 40.e3 Nd8 1/2-1/2 [Event "8th Tal Memorial"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2013.06.19"] [Round "6.2"] [White "Caruana,F"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2774"] [BlackElo "2803"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.h3 Bd7 10.Rd1 Kc8 11.g4 Ne7 12.Ng5 Be8 13.f4 h5 14.f5 hxg4 15.hxg4 Rh4 16.Kf2 Rxg4 17.Rh1 Nxf5 18.Rh8 Bc5+ 19.Kf3 Rg1 20.Rxe8+ Kd7 21.Rxa8 Nd4+ 22.Ke4 Rxc1 23.b4 Bb6 24.c4 c5 25.a3 Re1+ 26.Kd3 Rd1+ 27.Kc3 Rc1+ 28.Kd3 Rd1+ 29.Kc3 Rc1+ 30.Kd3 1/2-1/2 [Event "8th Tal Memorial"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2013.06.21"] [Round "7.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Andreikin,D"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2803"] [BlackElo "2713"] [ECO "E00"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Bxd2+ 5.Qxd2 d5 6.Bg2 O-O 7.Nf3 c6 8.O-O Nbd7 9.Rc1 Qe7 10.Qe3 dxc4 11.Rxc4 Nd5 12.Qa3 Re8 13.Qxe7 Rxe7 14.e4 N5b6 15.Rc2 e5 16.Nbd2 a5 17.a3 g6 18.Rac1 exd4 19.Nxd4 Ne5 20.f4 Rd7 21.Ne2 Ng4 22.Nf1 Rd8 23.h3 Nf6 24.Rd2 Be6 25.Kf2 Na4 26.Rcc2 Nd7 27.Ke3 Bb3 28.Rc1 Ndb6 29.Rd4 c5 30.Rxd8+ Rxd8 31.e5 Nc4+ 32.Kf3 Naxb2 33.Nc3 Nxa3 34.Ne3 b5 35.Ne4 Nd3 36.Rh1 Nc2 37.Nxc2 Bxc2 38.h4 b4 39.h5 gxh5 40.Nf6+ Kf8 41.Ke3 b3 42.Nd5 0-1 [Event "8th Tal Memorial"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2013.06.22"] [Round "8.3"] [White "Anand,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2786"] [BlackElo "2803"] [ECO "E32"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.e4 d5 6.e5 Ne4 7.Bd3 c5 8.Nf3 cxd4 9.Nxd4 Nd7 10.Bf4 Qb6 11.Nb3 Qc7 12.O-O Nxe5 13.Bxe4 dxe4 14.Qxe4 Bxc3 15.bxc3 f6 16.Rfe1 Qxc4 17.Bxe5 Qxe4 18.Rxe4 fxe5 19.Rxe5 b6 20.Nd4 Bd7 21.Rae1 Rac8 22.R1e3 Rc4 23.Nxe6 Bxe6 24.Rxe6 Rfc8 25.Re7 Rxc3 26.h4 Rxe3 27.fxe3 a5 28.Rb7 Rc2 29.Rxb6 Rxa2 30.Ra6 Re2 1/2-1/2 [Event "8th Tal Memorial"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2013.06.23"] [Round "9.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Gelfand,B"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2803"] [BlackElo "2755"] [ECO "A36"] 1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 Nc6 5.e3 e6 6.Nge2 Nge7 7.O-O O-O 8.d4 cxd4 9.Nxd4 d5 10.cxd5 Nxd4 11.exd4 Nxd5 12.Re1 Qb6 13.Bxd5 exd5 14.Nxd5 Qxd4 15.Qxd4 Bxd4 16.Nc7 Rb8 17.Nb5 Bb6 18.Bh6 Rd8 19.Bf4 Ra8 20.Nc7 Bxc7 21.Bxc7 Rf8 22.Bd6 Rd8 23.Bc7 Rf8 24.Bd6 Rd8 25.Bc7 Rf8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Geneva Masters GpA 2013"] [Site "Geneva SUI"] [Date "2013.06.26"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Mamedyarov,S"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2803"] [ECO "E32"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 d5 7.Nf3 dxc4 8.Qxc4 b6 9.Bg5 Ba6 10.Qa4 Qd7 11.Qc2 c5 12.dxc5 Rc8 13.Rd1 Qe7 14.e4 Bxf1 15.Rxf1 h6 16.Bh4 Rxc5 17.Qe2 e5 18.Bxf6 Qxf6 19.Qd3 Qc6 20.Ng1 Rc1 21.Ne2 Rxd1+ 22.Kxd1 Na6 23.Qxa6 Rd8+ 24.Ke1 Qc2 25.f3 Rd1+ 26.Kf2 Qc5+ 27.Nd4 Rxd4 28.Kg3 Rd2 29.b4 Qc6 30.Rg1 Qg6+ 31.Kh3 Qe6+ 32.Kg3 Qg6+ 33.Kh3 Qh5+ 34.Kg3 Qg5+ 35.Kh3 Qe7 36.Kg3 Kh7 37.h3 Ra2 38.Qd3 a5 39.Qb3 Rd2 40.Qc3 Ra2 41.Qb3 Rd2 42.Qc3 Qg5+ 43.Kh2 axb4 44.Qxb4 Qe3 45.Kh1 f6 46.Qe7 Qb3 47.Qf8 Rc2 48.Qd6 Ra2 49.Qd7 Qxa3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Geneva Masters GpA 2013"] [Site "Geneva SUI"] [Date "2013.06.26"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Mamedyarov,S"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2803"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "E67"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 O-O 5.O-O d6 6.Nc3 e5 7.d4 Nbd7 8.b3 Re8 9.e4 exd4 10.Nxd4 a6 11.Be3 Rb8 12.Qd2 c5 13.Nde2 b5 14.Qxd6 Ng4 15.Bf4 bxc4 16.Rad1 Qa5 17.Nd5 cxb3 18.axb3 Nge5 19.Ne7+ Kh8 20.Nxc8 Rbxc8 21.Nc1 Rc6 22.Qd2 Qxd2 23.Rxd2 c4 24.bxc4 Nb6 25.Rfd1 Nexc4 26.Ra2 a5 27.Nd3 h6 28.h4 Rd8 29.Bf1 a4 30.Rb1 Rcc8 31.Rb5 a3 32.Bc1 Na4 33.Rb7 Kg8 34.Bxa3 Nc3 35.Ra1 Ne2+ 36.Bxe2 Bxa1 37.Be7 Re8 38.Nf4 Na5 39.Rd7 Rc1+ 40.Kg2 Nc6 41.Bd6 Kg7 42.Bg4 Nd4 43.e5 Nb5 44.Be6 Nxd6 45.exd6 Rf8 46.Bd5 Kf6 47.Bb3 Rc6 48.Nd5+ Ke5 49.Ra7 Bd4 50.Re7+ Kxd6 51.Rb7 g5 52.hxg5 hxg5 53.g4 Rc1 54.Ne7 Ke5 55.Nf5 Bc5 56.Kg3 Rd8 57.Bxf7 Rd3+ 58.Ne3 Bxe3 59.fxe3 Rxe3+ 60.Kf2 Kf4 61.Bg6 Rf3+ 62.Ke2 Rcc3 63.Rb4+ Kg3 64.Bf5 Rf2+ 65.Kd1 Ra3 66.Ke1 Ra1+ 67.Bb1 Kg2 0-1 [Event "Geneva Masters GpA 2013"] [Site "Geneva SUI"] [Date "2013.06.27"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Polgar,Ju"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2696"] [BlackElo "2803"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3 Bd7 10.Ne2 Be7 11.h3 h5 12.Rd1 Ke8 13.Bg5 c5 14.Nf4 Bc6 15.Nd5 Bxg5 16.Nxg5 Rd8 17.Nf4 Rd4 18.Rxd4 cxd4 19.Rd1 h4 20.c3 dxc3 21.bxc3 Rg8 22.e6 f6 23.Nf7 Nd6 24.Nxd6+ cxd6 25.Ng6 Be4 26.Nxh4 g5 27.Rd4 d5 28.Nf3 Bxf3 29.gxf3 Ke7 30.Rxd5 Kxe6 31.Rd3 Rc8 32.f4 gxf4 33.Kg2 Kf5 34.Rd7 Rxc3 35.Rxb7 Ra3 36.Rb5+ Kg6 37.Rb4 Kg5 38.Rb2 a5 39.Rc2 f5 40.Rd2 a4 41.Rc2 Rd3 42.Rc4 a3 43.Ra4 Rc3 44.Kh2 Rc2 45.Kg2 Rxa2 46.Kf3 Ra1 47.h4+ Kxh4 48.Kxf4 Kh3 49.Kxf5 Kg2 50.f4 Kf3 51.Kf6 Ke3 52.f5 a2 53.Ke6 Kd3 54.f6 Re1+ 55.Kd7 a1=Q 56.Rxa1 Rxa1 57.f7 Rf1 58.Ke7 Kc4 59.f8=Q Rxf8 60.Kxf8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Geneva Masters GpA 2013"] [Site "Geneva SUI"] [Date "2013.06.27"] [Round "2.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Polgar,Ju"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2803"] [BlackElo "2696"] [ECO "A35"] 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.e3 e6 5.d4 d5 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Bb5 Bd6 8.dxc5 Bxc5 9.O-O O-O 10.b3 Bd6 11.Bb2 Bg4 12.Be2 a6 13.Nd4 Bd7 14.Bf3 Be6 15.Nxc6 bxc6 16.Rc1 Rc8 17.Na4 c5 18.Qe2 c4 19.g3 Qa5 20.Bc3 Qb5 21.Bxf6 gxf6 22.Nc3 Qa5 23.bxc4 dxc4 24.Rfd1 Ba3 25.Rc2 Rfd8 26.Bd5 Bb4 27.Bxe6 fxe6 28.Ne4 f5 29.Nf6+ Kf7 30.Nd7 Kg6 31.Rxc4 Qb5 32.a4 Qxa4 33.Rcd4 Qa5 34.Ne5+ Kf6 35.Qh5 Rxd4 36.exd4 Qc7 37.Qh6+ Ke7 38.Qh4+ Kd6 39.d5 Kxe5 40.Qxb4 Kf6 41.Qh4+ Kg6 42.dxe6 Qc2 43.Qd4 Qe2 44.Qd7 Rc7 45.Qe8+ Kf6 46.Qf8+ Kg6 47.Qd6 Rc2 48.e7+ Kf7 49.Qd5+ Kg6 50.Qg8+ Kf6 51.Qf8+ Kg5 52.Qg7+ Kh5 53.Qxh7+ Kg5 54.Qg8+ Kf6 55.Rd6+ Kxe7 56.Qd8+ Kf7 57.Rf6+ 1-0 [Event "Geneva Masters GpA 2013"] [Site "Geneva SUI"] [Date "2013.06.28"] [Round "3.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Pelletier,Y"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2803"] [BlackElo "2574"] [ECO "E14"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.e3 b6 4.d4 Bb7 5.Bd3 d5 6.cxd5 exd5 7.b3 Bd6 8.Ba3 O-O 9.O-O Re8 10.Bxd6 Qxd6 11.Nc3 a6 12.Rc1 Nbd7 13.Bf5 Nf8 14.Qc2 g6 15.Bh3 Re7 16.Rfd1 Bc8 17.Bxc8 Rxc8 18.Qd3 Ra8 19.Rc2 Ne6 20.h3 c6 21.Na4 Rb7 22.Rdc1 Nd8 23.Ne5 c5 24.Nf3 c4 25.bxc4 dxc4 26.Qxc4 b5 27.Qc5 Qe6 28.Ng5 Qe8 29.Nb6 Nd7 30.Nxd7 Qxd7 31.Ne4 Qe6 32.Qd5 Qxd5 33.Nf6+ Kg7 34.Nxd5 Ne6 35.Nc7 Nxc7 36.Rxc7 Raa7 37.Rxb7 Rxb7 38.Kf1 a5 39.Ke2 b4 40.Kd3 Kf6 41.Rc6+ Ke7 42.Kc2 Rb5 43.Rc5 Rxc5+ 44.dxc5 Ke6 45.Kb3 Kd5 46.Ka4 Kxc5 47.Kxa5 Kc4 48.Ka4 g5 49.g4 h6 50.f4 f6 51.f5 Kd5 1-0 [Event "Geneva Masters GpA 2013"] [Site "Geneva SUI"] [Date "2013.06.28"] [Round "3.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Pelletier,Y"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2803"] [BlackElo "2574"] [ECO "A15"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.e3 a6 5.b3 c5 6.cxd5 exd5 7.d4 Nc6 8.Bb2 Bd6 9.Be2 O-O 10.dxc5 Bxc5 11.O-O Re8 12.Qc2 Nb4 13.Qd2 Ne4 14.Nxe4 dxe4 15.Qc3 Bf8 16.Rfd1 Qb6 17.Ne5 Be6 18.Nc4 Qc7 19.a3 Nd5 20.Qd4 b5 21.Nd2 f5 22.Bh5 Red8 23.Rac1 Qe7 24.Qe5 Nf6 25.Be2 Rd5 26.Qg3 Rad8 27.Nf1 Rxd1 28.Bxd1 Nd5 29.Be2 Qd6 30.a4 bxa4 31.bxa4 Qxg3 32.hxg3 Nb4 33.Bd4 Nd3 34.Rc6 Rd6 35.Rc3 Bd7 36.Bd1 Rc6 37.Bb3+ Kh8 38.Rxc6 Bxc6 39.Be6 Bb4 40.Bxf5 Be1 41.f4 a5 42.g4 Bxa4 43.Bxe4 Nc1 44.Be5 Ne2+ 45.Kh2 Bb5 46.Bf3 Nxf4 47.exf4 Bxf1 48.Bd5 a4 49.g5 Bd3 50.g4 Bc2 51.Kg2 Bb3 52.Bxb3 axb3 53.Kf3 Bd2 54.Ke4 Bc1 55.Kd3 Kg8 56.Kc3 b2 57.Kc2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Geneva Masters GpA 2013"] [Site "Geneva SUI"] [Date "2013.06.28"] [Round "3.3"] [White "Pelletier,Y"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2574"] [BlackElo "2803"] [ECO "A15"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d4 O-O 6.O-O cxd4 7.Nxd4 d5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.Nc3 Nxc3 10.bxc3 Qc7 11.Rb1 Nc6 12.Nxc6 bxc6 13.Bf4 e5 14.Be3 Bf5 15.Rb4 e4 16.Qc2 a5 17.Ra4 Rfe8 18.Bxe4 Be6 19.Bd4 Rab8 20.Bxg7 Kxg7 21.c4 Qe5 22.Bxc6 Rec8 23.Qe4 Qxe4 24.Bxe4 Rxc4 25.Rxc4 Bxc4 26.a3 Rb3 27.Rc1 Bxe2 28.Bd5 Rb5 29.Bc6 Rb2 30.Rc5 Rb1+ 31.Kg2 Bf1+ 32.Kf3 Rb3+ 33.Kf4 Rxa3 34.Bd5 Ra4+ 35.Ke3 Ra3+ 36.Kf4 Ra4+ 37.Ke3 Ra3+ 38.Kf4 Ra4+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Geneva Masters GpA 2013"] [Site "Geneva SUI"] [Date "2013.06.28"] [Round "3.2"] [White "Pelletier,Y"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2574"] [BlackElo "2803"] [ECO "A34"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.g3 g6 6.Bg2 Bg7 7.O-O Nc6 8.d3 O-O 9.Bd2 Nc7 10.a3 Bd7 11.Rb1 a5 12.Qc1 b6 13.Bh6 Rc8 14.Bxg7 Kxg7 15.b3 f6 16.Qb2 e5 17.Rfd1 Nd4 18.e3 Nxf3+ 19.Bxf3 Ne6 20.Bg2 Bc6 21.b4 Bxg2 22.Kxg2 cxb4 23.axb4 Rf7 24.bxa5 bxa5 25.Ne4 Qd5 26.Qb3 Rd8 27.Qxd5 Rxd5 28.Rb6 Nc5 29.Nxc5 Rxc5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Geneva Masters KO 2013"] [Site "Geneve SUI"] [Date "2013.06.29"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Nakamura,Hi"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2803"] [BlackElo "2784"] [ECO "A13"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 b6 3.g3 Bb7 4.Bg2 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.b3 O-O 7.Nc3 d5 8.Ne5 c5 9.Bb2 Nbd7 10.d4 cxd4 11.Qxd4 Bc5 12.Qf4 Nh5 13.Qf3 Nhf6 14.Nxd7 Qxd7 15.Rad1 Bc6 16.cxd5 exd5 17.e3 Rac8 18.Qf4 Qe6 19.Qh4 Ne4 20.Nxd5 f5 21.Bxe4 fxe4 22.Qg5 Rf7 23.Nf4 Qe7 24.Qxe7 Rxe7 25.Rd2 Rd7 26.Rc2 Re8 27.Rfc1 Bb5 28.Kg2 Kf7 29.a4 Ba6 30.h4 Red8 31.g4 Bd6 32.Nh5 Bd3 33.Rc8 Rxc8 34.Rxc8 Be2 35.Ng3 Bf3+ 36.Kh3 Bc5 37.Bd4 Bxd4 38.exd4 g6 39.Nf1 Bd1 40.Rc3 Rxd4 41.Ne3 h5 42.g5 Bg4+ 43.Kg3 Be6 44.Kf4 Rd2 45.Ke5 Rd7 46.b4 Re7 47.Kf4 Ke8 48.a5 bxa5 49.bxa5 Rb7 50.Ke5 Ke7 51.Rc5 a6 52.Kxe4 Kd6 53.Kd4 Rf7 54.Nc4+ Bxc4 55.Rxc4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Geneva Masters KO 2013"] [Site "Geneve SUI"] [Date "2013.06.29"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Nakamura,Hi"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2784"] [BlackElo "2803"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.Re1 Nd6 6.Nxe5 Be7 7.Bf1 Nxe5 8.Rxe5 O-O 9.d4 Bf6 10.Re1 Re8 11.Rxe8+ Nxe8 12.c3 d5 13.Bd3 c6 14.Bf4 g6 15.Nd2 Ng7 16.Qc2 Bf5 17.Re1 Qd7 18.Bxf5 Qxf5 19.Qxf5 Nxf5 20.Nf3 Ng7 21.Bg5 Bxg5 22.Nxg5 f6 23.Nf3 Kf7 24.g3 a5 25.Kf1 Nf5 26.Ke2 a4 27.Kd3 Nd6 28.Nd2 b5 29.Re2 g5 30.Nf1 h5 31.Ne3 Rh8 32.Nc2 Nc8 33.Nb4 Ne7 34.f3 h4 35.g4 Ng6 36.Kd2 Nf4 37.Re1 Rc8 38.Nd3 Ne6 39.Ke3 Re8 40.Kf2 Nf4 41.Nxf4 Rxe1 42.Kxe1 gxf4 43.b4 h3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Geneva Masters KO 2013"] [Site "Geneve SUI"] [Date "2013.06.29"] [Round "1.3"] [White "Nakamura,Hi"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2784"] [BlackElo "2803"] [ECO "D01"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bg5 c6 4.Bxf6 exf6 5.e3 f5 6.Bd3 g6 7.Nf3 Nd7 8.O-O Bd6 9.Ne2 O-O 10.c4 dxc4 11.Bxc4 Qe7 12.Nc3 Nf6 13.Nd2 Rd8 14.Re1 Bc7 15.Qb3 b5 16.Be2 Be6 17.Qc2 Rac8 18.Nb3 Bd6 19.Bf3 h5 20.Rad1 a6 21.e4 fxe4 22.Nxe4 Nxe4 23.Bxe4 Qf6 24.Nc5 Bxc5 25.dxc5 Rxd1 26.Rxd1 Bxa2 27.b3 Qe6 28.Qxa2 Qxe4 29.Qxa6 Re8 30.h3 Qc2 31.Qa1 Qxc5 32.Qf6 Qc2 33.Rd7 Qxb3 34.Qxc6 Qb1+ 35.Kh2 Qf5 36.Rd1 Qe5+ 37.g3 b4 38.Rd7 Qf5 39.Rd2 Rb8 40.Qc7 Qc8 41.Qe5 b3 42.Rb2 Qb7 43.h4 Qb5 44.Qc3 Qb6 45.Qe5 Rc8 46.Qe4 Qf6 47.Rxb3 Qxf2+ 48.Qg2 Qd4 49.Qe2 Qd6 50.Rd3 Qc7 51.Re3 Qb8 52.Re4 Qa8 53.Re3 Rb8 54.Re7 Qc6 55.Re3 Qa4 56.Re4 Qc6 57.Re3 Kg7 58.Rf3 Qe6 59.Qxe6 fxe6 60.Kg2 Rb2+ 61.Kf1 Rc2 62.Ke1 Rc5 63.Ke2 Rf5 64.Ra3 Kf6 65.Ra8 Ke5 66.Ke3 g5 67.hxg5 Rxg5 68.Kf3 Rf5+ 69.Ke3 Kf6 70.Rh8 Kg7 71.Re8 Kf7 72.Rh8 Kf6 73.Rf8+ Ke5 74.Rg8 Kf6 75.g4 Re5+ 76.Kf4 hxg4 77.Rxg4 Re1 78.Kf3 e5 79.Ra4 Kf5 80.Rb4 e4+ 81.Kf2 Ra1 82.Rb8 Ra2+ 83.Ke3 Ra3+ 84.Ke2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Geneva Masters KO 2013"] [Site "Geneve SUI"] [Date "2013.06.29"] [Round "1.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Nakamura,Hi"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2803"] [BlackElo "2784"] [ECO "A10"] 1.c4 b6 2.Nf3 Bb7 3.Nc3 e6 4.e4 g6 5.d4 Bg7 6.Be2 Ne7 7.O-O d6 8.Be3 Nd7 9.Qd2 h6 10.d5 e5 11.b4 f5 12.c5 bxc5 13.bxc5 dxc5 14.Rab1 Rb8 15.Bb5 O-O 16.d6 cxd6 17.Qxd6 Nb6 18.Bxc5 Bf6 19.Nxe5 Qxd6 20.Bxd6 Kg7 21.exf5 Rbc8 22.Bxe7 Bxe7 23.Nxg6 Rxc3 24.Nxe7 Kf6 25.Rfe1 Rd8 26.a4 Ra3 27.Re6+ Kf7 28.Rbe1 Nxa4 29.Rxh6 Be4 30.Bc4+ Kxe7 31.Rxe4+ Kd7 32.Rd4+ Kc7 33.Rh7+ 1-0 [Event "Geneva Masters KO 2013"] [Site "Geneve SUI"] [Date "2013.06.30"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Mamedyarov,S"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2803"] [ECO "C46"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.g3 d5 5.exd5 Nxd5 6.Bg2 Nxc3 7.bxc3 Bc5 8.O-O O-O 9.Re1 Bb6 10.d3 Re8 11.a4 Bg4 12.h3 Bh5 13.g4 Bg6 14.Nd2 Qh4 15.Qe2 f5 16.Nf3 Qf6 17.gxf5 Bxf5 18.Ng5 e4 19.d4 Kh8 20.Nxe4 Qg6 21.Qf3 Rf8 22.Qg3 Qxg3 23.Nxg3 Ba5 24.Bxc6 Bxc3 25.Bxb7 Rab8 26.Ba3 Rf6 27.Nxf5 Bxa1 28.Rxa1 Rxb7 29.Ne3 h6 30.d5 Rf4 31.Bc5 a6 32.Kg2 Kh7 33.Ra3 Rb1 34.d6 cxd6 35.Bxd6 Rd4 36.Bc5 Rd7 37.a5 Rb5 38.Bb6 Rg5+ 39.Kf1 Rh5 40.Rd3 Rxd3 41.cxd3 Rxh3 42.d4 Kg6 43.Nc4 Rc3 44.Nd6 h5 45.Ne4 Rc4 46.Nd6 Rc6 47.Nb7 Kf5 48.Kg2 h4 49.Nc5 g5 50.Nxa6 Rc2 51.Nb4 Rb2 52.Nd5 g4 53.Ne3+ Kg5 54.d5 g3 55.Nc4 Re2 56.d6 Kg4 57.Ne3+ Kf4 58.d7 h3+ 59.Kxh3 Rxf2 60.Ng2+ 1-0 [Event "Geneva Masters KO 2013"] [Site "Geneve SUI"] [Date "2013.06.30"] [Round "2.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Mamedyarov,S"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2803"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A05"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.c4 O-O 5.Nc3 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.O-O c5 8.d3 Nxc3 9.bxc3 Nc6 10.Rb1 Bxc3 11.Qa4 Qa5 12.Qc4 Bf6 13.Bd2 Be6 14.Qxe6 fxe6 15.Bxa5 Nxa5 16.Nd2 Rab8 17.Bh3 Kf7 18.Ne4 b6 19.Kg2 Nc6 20.Rbc1 Rbd8 21.f4 Nd4 22.Rfe1 h6 23.Nf2 e5 24.fxe5 Bxe5 25.Rc4 Kg7 26.e3 Nf3 27.Rd1 h5 28.Rc2 Ng5 29.a4 Bd6 30.Rb1 Rf6 31.a5 Rdf8 32.axb6 axb6 33.Bd7 Rd8 34.Bb5 Rff8 35.Bc4 h4 36.Rxb6 Rh8 37.Ra2 h3+ 38.Kf1 Nf3 39.Ne4 Rdf8 40.Ke2 Nxh2 41.Ra7 Kh6 42.Be6 Nf3 43.Rb1 Ng5 44.Bxh3 Nxe4 45.dxe4 Kg5 46.Be6 Rh2+ 47.Kd3 Rf3 48.e5 Bxe5 49.Ke4 Rxg3 50.Rxe7 Bf6 51.Rc7 Rh4+ 52.Kd3 Rd4+ 53.Ke2 Re4 54.Rxc5+ Re5 55.Rxe5+ Bxe5 56.Rb6 Rg2+ 57.Kf3 Rd2 58.Rb5 Kf6 59.Bd5 Rb2 60.Bb3 Bh2 61.Kg4 Rg2+ 62.Kf3 Rb2 63.Ke4 Bg1 64.Kd3 Rb1 65.e4 Bh2 66.Rb6+ Kg7 67.Kc2 Re1 68.Bd5 Bf4 69.Kd3 g5 70.Be6 Rd1+ 71.Ke2 Rd6 72.Rb7+ Kf6 73.Bd5 Ke5 74.Rb5 Rh6 75.Bb7+ Kd4 76.Rd5+ Kc4 77.Kf3 Rd6 78.Ra5 Rb6 79.Bc8 Rc6 80.Bf5 Rc5 81.Ra4+ Kb5 82.Bd7+ Kb6 83.Kg4 Ra5 84.Rb4+ Kc5 85.Rb1 Kd6 86.Rd1+ Ke5 87.Bf5 Kf6 88.Rd8 Ke5 89.Kh5 Kf6 90.Rf8+ Ke5 91.Re8+ Kd4 92.Rd8+ Ke5 93.Rc8 Kd4 94.Rc6 Rc5 95.Ra6 Rb5 96.Kg6 g4 97.Ra4+ Kc3 98.Bxg4 Rb4 99.Ra3+ Kb2 100.Rf3 Rxe4 101.Kf5 Rb4 102.Rxf4 Rxf4+ 103.Kxf4 1/2-1/2 [Event "41st GM"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2013.07.26"] [Round "1.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Wang Hao"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2784"] [BlackElo "2752"] [ECO "D16"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 e6 6.e3 c5 7.Bxc4 cxd4 8.exd4 Nc6 9.O-O Be7 10.Qe2 O-O 11.Rd1 Nb4 12.Bg5 Bd7 13.d5 exd5 14.Nxd5 Nbxd5 15.Bxd5 Nxd5 16.Rxd5 Bxg5 17.Nxg5 h6 18.Qd2 hxg5 19.Rxd7 Qf6 20.Rd1 Rfe8 21.Rxb7 Rad8 22.Rd7 Rxd7 23.Qxd7 Rb8 24.Qxa7 Rxb2 25.h3 Ra2 26.Qb8+ 1-0 [Event "41st GM"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2013.07.27"] [Round "2.2"] [White "Naiditsch,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2784"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.Re1 Nd6 6.Nxe5 Be7 7.Bf1 Nxe5 8.Rxe5 O-O 9.Nc3 Ne8 10.Nd5 Bd6 11.Re1 c6 12.Ne3 Bc7 13.Nf5 d5 14.Ne7+ Kh8 15.Nxc8 Rxc8 16.d3 Nf6 17.c3 Qd7 18.g3 Rce8 19.Bd2 Qf5 20.Kg2 Ng4 21.f3 Ne5 22.Bf4 g5 23.Bxe5+ Rxe5 24.Rxe5 Qxe5 25.d4 Qe3 26.Qc2 f5 27.Bd3 g4 28.Rf1 f4 29.Qe2 Re8 30.Rf2 fxg3 31.hxg3 Kg7 32.Qxe3 Rxe3 33.Bf5 h5 34.Bc8 b6 35.Bb7 Re6 36.Bc8 Re3 37.Bb7 Re6 38.Bc8 Re3 39.Bb7 1/2-1/2 [Event "41st GM"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2013.07.28"] [Round "3.5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Khenkin,I"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2784"] [BlackElo "2605"] [ECO "D16"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 e6 6.e3 c5 7.Bxc4 Nc6 8.O-O cxd4 9.Nxd4 Bd7 10.e4 Bb4 11.Bf4 O-O 12.e5 Nxd4 13.Qxd4 Bc6 14.Qxd8 Rfxd8 15.exf6 Rd4 16.Be5 Rxc4 17.fxg7 Be7 18.Rfd1 f6 19.Bd6 Re8 20.Nb5 Bxb5 21.axb5 Bxd6 22.Rxd6 Re7 23.g3 Rb4 24.Rxa7 Rxb5 25.Ra4 f5 26.Rd2 Kxg7 27.Rc4 e5 28.b4 e4 29.Rd6 f4 30.gxf4 Rf5 31.Rcd4 Rxf4 32.Rd7 Rff7 33.Rxe7 Rxe7 34.Kf1 e3 35.f3 e2+ 36.Ke1 Re3 37.Rd7+ Kg6 38.Rxb7 Rxf3 39.Rb6+ Kg5 40.Rb5+ Kg4 41.Rb7 Rh3 42.Rg7+ Kf5 43.b5 Rxh2 44.b6 Rh1+ 45.Kxe2 Rb1 46.Rb7 Ke5 47.Rxh7 Rxb6 1/2-1/2 [Event "41st GM"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2013.07.29"] [Round "4.5"] [White "Meier,Geo"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2610"] [BlackElo "2784"] [ECO "E06"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.g3 Be7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.Qxc4 b5 9.Qc2 Bb7 10.Bd2 Ra7 11.Rc1 Be4 12.Qd1 Bxf3 13.Bxf3 Qxd4 14.a4 c6 15.Qb3 Rd7 16.Bf4 Nd5 17.Bxb8 Rxb8 18.Rxc6 Nb4 19.Rc1 Bc5 20.Rf1 bxa4 21.Qxa4 Rc7 22.Nc3 Qe5 23.Rfd1 h5 24.Kg2 h4 25.Ne4 Bf8 26.Rac1 Rxc1 27.Rxc1 Qxb2 28.Rc7 Qe5 29.Qd7 Qf5 30.g4 Qf4 31.g5 Nd5 32.Nf6+ Qxf6 33.Qxd5 Qg6 34.Qe5 Rb5 35.Qf4 Rf5 36.Qe4 Qxg5+ 37.Kh3 Rf4 38.Qd3 g6 0-1 [Event "41st GM"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2013.07.30"] [Round "5.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Leko,P"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2784"] [BlackElo "2737"] [ECO "A37"] 1.c4 c5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.Nc3 Nc6 5.Nf3 d6 6.O-O e6 7.b3 Nge7 8.Bb2 O-O 9.e3 e5 10.d3 h6 11.a3 Be6 12.Nd2 d5 13.cxd5 Nxd5 14.Rc1 Nde7 15.Nc4 Rb8 16.Qe2 b6 17.f4 exf4 18.gxf4 f5 19.Rfd1 b5 20.Nd2 Qd7 21.Qf2 a6 22.Nde4 Qa7 23.Nxc5 Qxc5 24.d4 Nxd4 25.exd4 Qd6 26.d5 Bf7 27.Na2 Bxb2 28.Qxb2 Rfd8 29.Qd4 Rbc8 30.Rxc8 Rxc8 31.Nb4 Rd8 32.Qa7 Rd7 33.Qxa6 Qxa6 34.Nxa6 Nxd5 35.Nc5 Rd8 36.Rd4 Kf8 37.Nd3 Ke8 38.Ne5 Be6 39.Nxg6 Rd7 40.Kf2 Rg7 41.Bxd5 Rxg6 42.Bxe6 Rxe6 43.Rd5 Ra6 44.Rxf5 Rxa3 45.Rxb5 Kd7 46.Kf3 Kc6 47.Rb8 1-0 [Event "41st GM"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2013.08.01"] [Round "6.5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Fridman,D"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2784"] [BlackElo "2629"] [ECO "A13"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.b3 Nf6 4.g3 Be7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O c5 7.Bb2 Nc6 8.e3 b6 9.Nc3 dxc4 10.bxc4 Qd3 11.Ne1 Qd7 12.Qe2 Bb7 13.f4 Rfd8 14.Rd1 Nb4 15.d3 Bxg2 16.Nxg2 a6 17.a3 Nc6 18.g4 Ne8 19.f5 Nd6 20.f6 Bxf6 21.Rxf6 gxf6 22.Nf4 Ne5 23.Nh5 Qe7 24.Rf1 Nd7 25.Qg2 h6 26.h4 Kf8 27.Qg3 Ke8 28.Qf4 Qf8 29.Nd5 exd5 30.Bxf6 Ne5 31.Qxe5+ Kd7 32.Bg7 Re8 33.Nf6+ Kc7 34.Qa1 1-0 [Event "41st GM"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2013.08.02"] [Round "7.5"] [White "Andreikin,D"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2727"] [BlackElo "2784"] [ECO "D30"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Bg5 h6 5.Bxf6 Qxf6 6.Nbd2 g6 7.Qb3 dxc4 8.Qxc4 Qe7 9.Rc1 c6 10.e4 Bg7 11.e5 O-O 12.Bd3 b6 13.O-O Rd8 14.Qb3 Bb7 15.Be4 Rd7 16.Rfd1 c5 17.dxc5 bxc5 18.Qa4 Rd8 19.Nb3 Na6 20.Rd6 Bxe4 21.Qxe4 Rxd6 22.exd6 Qf8 23.Qb7 Nb4 24.d7 Nd3 25.Rd1 c4 26.Na5 Rd8 27.Nc6 Qc5 28.Nxd8 Qxf2+ 29.Kh1 Bd4 30.h3 Qe3 31.Nxf7 Bb6 32.N7e5 Nf2+ 33.Kh2 Nxd1 1-0 [Event "41st GM"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2013.08.03"] [Round "8.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Caruana,F"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2784"] [BlackElo "2796"] [ECO "D85"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Be3 c5 8.Rc1 Qa5 9.Qd2 cxd4 10.cxd4 Qxd2+ 11.Bxd2 O-O 12.Nf3 e6 13.Bc4 Nc6 14.d5 exd5 15.Bxd5 h6 16.O-O Re8 17.Rb1 Re7 18.Rfc1 Be6 19.Bxe6 fxe6 20.Kf1 Rd8 21.Be3 Rd3 22.Ne1 Rd8 23.h4 Rf7 24.Nf3 Rd3 25.Bc5 Rfd7 26.Ke2 Rc3 27.Rxc3 Bxc3 28.g4 Bf6 29.Be3 Kg7 30.g5 hxg5 31.hxg5 Be7 32.Bd2 Bd8 33.Bc3+ Kg8 34.Bf6 Bb6 35.Nh2 Rh7 36.Ng4 Kf8 37.Kf3 Ke8 38.Kg2 Rh4 39.Kg3 Rh7 40.f4 Rd7 41.Rh1 Rd3+ 42.Kg2 Rd2+ 43.Kf3 Rd3+ 44.Kg2 Rd2+ 45.Kf3 Rd3+ 46.Ke2 Rg3 47.Rh4 Kd7 48.Bg7 Nd4+ 49.Kf1 Kc6 50.Ne5+ Kb5 51.Rh2 Re3 52.Rb2+ Ka4 53.Bf8 Ba5 54.Nxg6 Rxe4 55.Bd6 Nf5 56.Be5 Ne3+ 57.Ke2 Nf5+ 58.Kf2 Bb6+ 59.Rxb6 axb6 60.Nf8 Ka3 61.Nxe6 Kxa2 62.g6 Rc4 63.Nd4 Nh6 64.g7 Rc5 65.Ne6 Rc8 66.Nf8 b5 67.f5 Rc2+ 68.Kf3 Rc1 69.f6 Rf1+ 70.Ke4 Ng8 71.Kd5 b4 72.Nh7 b3 73.Ke6 Nxf6 74.Bxf6 Rg1 75.Bg5 Rxg5 76.Nxg5 1-0 [Event "41st GM"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2013.08.04"] [Round "9.4"] [White "Adams,Mi"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2740"] [BlackElo "2784"] [ECO "B27"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.c3 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.d4 cxd4 6.cxd4 Bg7 7.Qb3 Nb6 8.a4 d6 9.a5 Be6 10.Qb5+ Bd7 11.Qb3 Be6 12.Qb5+ Bd7 13.Qb3 Be6 14.Qb5+ Bd7 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE World Cup 2013"] [Site "Tromso NOR"] [Date "2013.08.11"] [Round "1.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Bwalya,Gillan"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2784"] [BlackElo ""] [ECO "A04"] 1.Nf3 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 e6 4.O-O Be7 5.b3 O-O 6.Bb2 d6 7.d4 d5 8.Nbd2 c6 9.Ne5 Nbd7 10.Nd3 Ne4 11.f3 Nxd2 12.Qxd2 Nf6 13.c4 Qe8 14.a4 Bd7 15.a5 Rd8 16.Rfe1 Qh5 17.Ne5 a6 18.Ba3 Bxa3 19.Rxa3 Bc8 20.b4 dxc4 21.Nxc4 Qe8 22.Rd3 Qe7 23.e4 fxe4 24.fxe4 Bd7 25.d5 Rde8 26.d6 Qd8 27.Ne5 Qc8 28.Bh3 Kh8 29.Qe3 Rd8 30.Red1 Qb8 31.Rf1 1-0 [Event "FIDE World Cup 2013"] [Site "Tromso NOR"] [Date "2013.08.12"] [Round "2.3"] [White "Bwalya,Gillan"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo ""] [BlackElo "2784"] [ECO "E12"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Bb7 5.Nc3 d5 6.Bg5 Be7 7.Bxf6 Bxf6 8.cxd5 exd5 9.e3 O-O 10.Bd3 c5 11.O-O Re8 12.Rc1 Na6 13.Qc2 g6 14.Rfd1 c4 15.Bf1 Nc7 16.Re1 b5 17.g3 a5 18.Bg2 b4 19.Ne2 Nb5 20.Nd2 Qb6 21.a4 Nc7 22.h4 Rad8 23.h5 Ne6 24.Nf3 Bc8 25.hxg6 hxg6 26.Qd2 Bg7 27.Red1 Qd6 28.Ra1 Nc7 29.Nh2 Na8 30.Nf4 Nb6 31.b3 Bf5 32.Qb2 Rc8 33.Rdc1 g5 34.Nh5 Qg6 35.Nxg7 Kxg7 36.bxc4 dxc4 37.d5+ c3 38.Qb3 Be4 39.Bxe4 Qxe4 40.d6 Rh8 0-1 [Event "FIDE World Cup 2013"] [Site "Tromso NOR"] [Date "2013.08.14"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Kobalia,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2651"] [BlackElo "2784"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.Re1 Nd6 6.Nxe5 Be7 7.Bf1 Nf5 8.Nf3 d5 9.d4 O-O 10.g3 Re8 11.c3 Bd6 12.Rxe8+ Qxe8 13.Nbd2 f6 14.Bg2 Qf7 15.Nf1 Bd7 16.Bd2 b6 17.Qc2 Re8 18.Re1 Rxe1 19.Nxe1 Nce7 20.Bf3 a5 21.Ng2 g5 22.Nfe3 c6 23.Qd1 Ng7 24.Be2 h5 25.a4 Qg6 26.h4 Nef5 27.hxg5 fxg5 28.Nxf5 Bxf5 29.Ne3 Be4 30.c4 h4 31.f3 Bd3 32.cxd5 hxg3 33.dxc6 Ne6 34.Bxd3 Qxd3 35.Bc1 Qxd1+ 36.Nxd1 Nxd4 37.Kg2 Nxc6 38.Bxg5 Nd4 39.Be3 Nc2 40.Bxb6 Ne1+ 41.Kh3 g2 42.Nc3 Bc7 43.Bf2 Be5 44.f4 Bg7 45.Bb6 Nd3 46.Kxg2 Nxf4+ 47.Kf3 Nd3 48.Nd1 Nxb2 49.Nxb2 Bxb2 50.Ke4 Kf7 51.Kd5 Bc3 52.Kc4 Ke6 53.Bxa5 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE World Cup 2013"] [Site "Tromso NOR"] [Date "2013.08.15"] [Round "2.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Kobalia,M"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2784"] [BlackElo "2651"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Bg4 3.Bg2 Nd7 4.O-O c6 5.d3 e5 6.e4 dxe4 7.dxe4 Ngf6 8.Nbd2 Qc7 9.h3 Bh5 10.Qe1 Bc5 11.Nc4 O-O 12.b4 Be7 13.Bb2 Bxf3 14.Bxf3 b5 15.Ne3 a5 16.a3 Nb6 17.bxa5 Na4 18.Bc1 Qxa5 19.Bd2 Qc7 20.c4 Nc5 21.cxb5 Nb3 22.Rb1 Nd4 23.Bg2 Nxb5 24.Nf5 Bxa3 25.Qe3 Ne8 26.Ra1 g6 27.Nh6+ Kg7 28.Ng4 h5 29.Qh6+ Kg8 30.Ne3 Ng7 31.Kh1 Rfd8 32.Nc4 Ne6 33.Nxa3 Rxa3 34.Rxa3 Nxa3 35.Bc1 Nc4 36.f4 exf4 37.gxf4 Nf8 38.f5 Qe5 39.Bg5 f6 40.Bf4 Qe8 41.Rg1 Rd7 42.fxg6 Rg7 43.Qxh5 Rxg6 44.Rb1 Ne5 45.Bh2 Nfd7 46.Rb7 Nf8 47.Qd1 Rg7 48.Rb3 Qd7 49.Qf1 Qd6 50.Rf3 Nfd7 51.h4 Qd4 52.Ra3 Rg4 53.Bg3 Kg7 54.Bf2 Qb2 55.Re3 Rf4 56.Re2 Qc3 57.Qd1 Rg4 58.Re3 Qc4 59.Bh3 Rxe4 60.Rg3+ Kf8 61.h5 Qd5 62.Qxd5 cxd5 63.Rg2 f5 64.Bxf5 Rf4 65.Be6 d4 66.Bg3 Rf1+ 67.Rg1 Rf6 68.Bb3 Rf5 69.Bd1 Nf6 70.Re1 Neg4 71.Bxg4 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE World Cup 2013"] [Site "Tromso NOR"] [Date "2013.08.16"] [Round "2.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Kobalia,M"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2784"] [BlackElo "2651"] [ECO "B20"] 1.e4 c5 2.b3 Nc6 3.Bb2 e5 4.Bc4 d6 5.d3 Nf6 6.Ne2 Be7 7.Nbc3 Nd4 8.O-O O-O 9.f4 a6 10.a4 b6 11.Nd5 Rb8 12.fxe5 dxe5 13.Ng3 Nxd5 14.Bxd5 Bh4 15.Qh5 Bf6 16.c4 g6 17.Qd1 Bg7 18.Ra2 Qe7 19.Bc3 Be6 20.Raf2 b5 21.axb5 axb5 22.Kh1 h5 23.Bxd4 exd4 24.Nf5 gxf5 25.exf5 bxc4 26.f6 Qd6 27.fxg7 Kxg7 28.bxc4 Bxd5 29.Qxh5 f5 30.cxd5 Qg6 31.Qh4 Rbe8 32.Rf3 Re3 33.Rxe3 dxe3 34.Qe7+ Rf7 35.Qxe3 f4 36.Qe5+ Qf6 37.Qxf6+ Rxf6 38.g3 f3 39.Kg1 Rf5 40.d6 Kf6 41.Kf2 Ke5 42.Re1+ Kxd6 43.Re3 1-0 [Event "FIDE World Cup 2013"] [Site "Tromso NOR"] [Date "2013.08.16"] [Round "2.3"] [White "Kobalia,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2651"] [BlackElo "2784"] [ECO "C47"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 5.Nxd4 Bb4 6.Nxc6 bxc6 7.Bd3 d5 8.exd5 Qe7+ 9.Qe2 Qxe2+ 10.Kxe2 cxd5 11.Rd1 O-O 12.Kf1 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE World Cup 2013"] [Site "Tromso NOR"] [Date "2013.08.17"] [Round "3.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Areshchenko,A"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2784"] [BlackElo "2709"] [ECO "A37"] 1.c4 g6 2.Nc3 c5 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 Nc6 5.Nf3 e6 6.d4 cxd4 7.Nb5 d5 8.cxd5 exd5 9.O-O Nge7 10.Bf4 O-O 11.Nc7 Rb8 12.Nb5 Ra8 13.Qd2 Bg4 14.Nbxd4 Qb6 15.Be3 Nxd4 16.Bxd4 Bxd4 17.Nxd4 Nc6 18.Nb3 Rad8 19.Rac1 Rfe8 20.Rfe1 Nb4 21.h3 Be6 22.Qd4 Nxa2 23.Qxb6 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE World Cup 2013"] [Site "Tromso NOR"] [Date "2013.08.18"] [Round "3.2"] [White "Areshchenko,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2709"] [BlackElo "2784"] [ECO "C65"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.c3 O-O 6.O-O d6 7.h3 Ne7 8.d4 Bb6 9.Nbd2 exd4 10.cxd4 d5 11.e5 Ne4 12.Bd3 Bf5 13.Qe2 Nc6 14.Nxe4 dxe4 15.Bxe4 Nxd4 16.Nxd4 Bxe4 17.Qxe4 Qxd4 18.Qxb7 Qxe5 19.Rb1 Rad8 20.Qf3 Rfe8 21.Bf4 Qb5 22.Be3 Rd3 23.Kh1 Bxe3 24.fxe3 f6 25.Rfe1 Qb6 26.Rbc1 Rdxe3 27.Qd5+ Kf8 28.Rxe3 Rxe3 29.a4 Re5 30.Qd3 h6 31.Rd1 a5 32.Qc4 c5 33.Qd3 Kf7 34.Qd7+ Kg6 35.Qd3+ Kf7 36.Qd7+ Re7 37.Qd5+ Re6 38.Qd7+ Kg8 39.Qd8+ Kh7 40.Qd3+ Kg8 41.Qd8+ Qxd8 42.Rxd8+ Kf7 43.Ra8 Rb6 44.Rxa5 c4 45.Rc5 Rxb2 46.Rxc4 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE World Cup 2013"] [Site "Tromso NOR"] [Date "2013.08.19"] [Round "3.4"] [White "Areshchenko,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2709"] [BlackElo "2784"] [ECO "C44"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.g3 Nf6 4.d3 d5 5.exd5 Nxd5 6.Bg2 Bc5 7.O-O O-O 8.Nc3 Nf6 9.h3 h6 10.Re1 Re8 11.Be3 Bf8 12.Nd2 Be6 13.Nde4 Nxe4 14.Nxe4 f5 15.Nc3 Qd7 16.Kh2 Rad8 17.a3 b6 18.Qd2 Ne7 19.Re2 Bf7 20.Qe1 Bh5 21.f3 Nc6 22.g4 Bf7 23.gxf5 Qxf5 24.Ne4 Nd4 25.Rd2 c5 26.Qf2 Kh8 27.Rg1 Bd5 28.Qg3 Ne6 29.h4 Nf4 30.Bf1 c4 31.dxc4 Bxe4 32.fxe4 Rxd2+ 33.Bxd2 Qxe4 34.Bd3 Nxd3 35.cxd3 Qc6 36.Bc3 Kg8 37.Qg4 Qf6 38.Kh3 Bc5 39.Rg3 Rf8 40.Rg2 Rd8 41.Qe4 Qf1 42.Kh2 Rxd3 43.Qg4 Qf6 44.Re2 Bd4 45.Bd2 Rf3 46.Rg2 e4 0-1 [Event "FIDE World Cup 2013"] [Site "Tromso NOR"] [Date "2013.08.19"] [Round "3.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Areshchenko,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2784"] [BlackElo "2709"] [ECO "D85"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Be3 c5 8.Rc1 Qa5 9.Qd2 cxd4 10.cxd4 Qxd2+ 11.Bxd2 O-O 12.Nf3 e6 13.Bb5 Nc6 14.Be3 Rd8 15.Bxc6 bxc6 16.Ne5 Bb7 17.f3 Bxe5 18.dxe5 Rd3 19.Kf2 Rad8 20.Bg5 R8d7 21.h4 h5 22.Kg3 Kh7 23.Rc2 c5 24.Rxc5 Bxe4 25.Rc8 Bb7 26.Rf8 f5 27.exf6 e5 28.Re8 e4 29.Rb1 exf3 30.Rxb7 fxg2+ 31.Kxg2 1-0 [Event "FIDE World Cup 2013"] [Site "Tromso NOR"] [Date "2013.08.20"] [Round "4.1"] [White "Ivanchuk,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2731"] [BlackElo "2784"] [ECO "D37"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 Nbd7 7.c5 Nh5 8.Bd3 Nxf4 9.exf4 b6 10.b4 a5 11.a3 c6 12.O-O Qc7 13.g3 Ba6 14.Bxa6 Rxa6 15.Qe2 Rfa8 16.b5 cxb5 17.Nxd5 exd5 18.Qxe7 Rc8 19.Rab1 bxc5 20.Rxb5 Re6 21.Qg5 h6 22.Qxd5 Rd6 23.Qa2 Qc6 24.Qe2 cxd4 25.Rfb1 a4 26.Ne1 Nc5 27.Nd3 Nxd3 28.Qxd3 Qc3 29.Rd1 Re6 30.Re5 Rxe5 31.fxe5 Qb3 32.Qxd4 Qxa3 33.Kg2 Qb3 34.Qd7 Ra8 35.Rd3 Qe6 36.Qb7 Qc8 37.Qf3 Ra5 38.Ra3 Qe8 39.Qe4 g6 40.f4 h5 41.h4 Kg7 42.Qb4 Qc6+ 43.Kf2 Rb5 44.Qd4 Qc2+ 45.Kf3 Rb2 0-1 [Event "FIDE World Cup 2013"] [Site "Tromso NOR"] [Date "2013.08.21"] [Round "4.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Ivanchuk,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2784"] [BlackElo "2731"] [ECO "A04"] 1.Nf3 b6 2.e4 Bb7 3.Nc3 e6 4.d4 Bb4 5.Bd3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 d6 7.O-O Nd7 8.Bg5 Ne7 9.Nd2 h6 10.Qh5 O-O 11.Bh4 Qe8 12.f4 f6 13.Qxe8 Raxe8 14.a4 a5 15.Bc4 d5 16.Bb5 Bc6 17.Bxc6 Nxc6 18.f5 exf5 19.exd5 Ne7 20.c4 f4 21.Bf2 Nf5 22.Rfe1 Kf7 23.Rab1 g5 24.g3 Ne3 25.gxf4 gxf4 26.Bxe3 fxe3 27.Nf1 Rg8+ 28.Kh1 Rg4 29.c3 Rf4 30.Nxe3 f5 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE World Cup 2013"] [Site "Tromso NOR"] [Date "2013.08.23"] [Round "5.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Korobov,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2784"] [BlackElo "2720"] [ECO "D16"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 e6 6.e3 c5 7.Bxc4 Nc6 8.O-O cxd4 9.exd4 Be7 10.Qe2 O-O 11.Rd1 Nd5 12.Bd2 Ncb4 13.a5 Bd7 14.Nxd5 Nxd5 15.Ne5 Be8 16.Qf3 f6 17.Nd3 Bf7 18.Qg4 Kh8 19.Nc5 Bxc5 20.dxc5 Qc7 21.a6 bxa6 22.b4 Rfd8 23.Rxa6 h5 24.Qf3 Rab8 25.Be1 Nxb4 26.Rxd8+ Qxd8 27.Rxa7 Kg8 28.c6 Nd5 29.Rb7 Rc8 30.Bb5 Qd6 31.Qe4 Qc5 32.h3 g6 33.Bd2 Rxc6 34.Bxc6 Qxc6 35.Qb1 g5 36.h4 gxh4 37.Bh6 Nc7 38.Ra7 Nb5 39.Qb4 Nd6 40.Qb8+ Ne8 41.Re7 e5 42.Kh2 h3 43.gxh3 Kh7 44.Be3 Kg8 45.Qb1 Qd6 46.Qg1+ Kf8 47.Ra7 Nc7 48.Qc1 Ne6 49.Qc8+ Kg7 50.Qe8 Nc7 51.Qb8 1-0 [Event "FIDE World Cup 2013"] [Site "Tromso NOR"] [Date "2013.08.24"] [Round "5.2"] [White "Korobov,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2720"] [BlackElo "2784"] [ECO "E30"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Bg5 c5 5.d5 d6 6.e3 exd5 7.cxd5 Nbd7 8.Bb5 h6 9.Bh4 Bxc3+ 10.bxc3 Qa5 11.Bxd7+ Nxd7 12.Ne2 O-O 13.Be7 Re8 14.Bxd6 Qa6 15.Bf4 Nf6 16.O-O Bf5 17.Re1 Rad8 18.d6 Qc6 19.Ng3 Bh7 20.h4 Nd5 21.Qf3 Nxc3 22.Qxc6 bxc6 23.Ne2 Nxe2+ 24.Rxe2 c4 25.Rc1 Bd3 26.Rb2 g5 27.hxg5 hxg5 28.Bxg5 Rxd6 29.Rb7 Rd5 30.Bf6 Ra5 31.Ra1 a6 32.g4 Be2 33.g5 Rd5 34.Kg2 Rf5 35.f4 Bd3 36.Kf2 Be4 37.Rd1 Rd5 38.Rxd5 cxd5 39.Ra7 Bd3 40.Bc3 Re6 41.Kf3 Kf8 42.a4 Ke8 43.a5 Rc6 44.Kf2 Bf5 45.Ke1 d4 46.exd4 Re6+ 47.Kd2 Bd3 48.d5 Rd6 49.Kc1 Bg6 50.Bb4 Rxd5 51.Rxa6 Kd7 52.Rf6 Rb5 53.Bc3 Rf5 54.Rb6 Rxf4 55.a6 Rf2 56.a7 Be4 57.Kd1 Ra2 58.Rf6 Ke8 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE World Cup 2013"] [Site "Tromso NOR"] [Date "2013.08.26"] [Round "6.1"] [White "Vachier Lagrave,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2719"] [BlackElo "2784"] [ECO "E21"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nf3 c5 5.g3 cxd4 6.Nxd4 O-O 7.Bg2 d5 8.Qb3 Bxc3+ 9.bxc3 dxc4 10.Qa3 e5 11.Nb5 Nc6 12.Be3 Bg4 13.Rd1 Qa5 14.Qxa5 Nxa5 15.Nxa7 Nc6 16.Bxc6 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE World Cup 2013"] [Site "Tromso NOR"] [Date "2013.08.27"] [Round "6.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Vachier Lagrave,M"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2784"] [BlackElo "2719"] [ECO "D17"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 Nbd7 7.Nxc4 Nb6 8.Ne5 a5 9.e3 Nbd7 10.Nc4 Qb8 11.Bd3 Bxd3 12.Qxd3 e5 13.O-O Bb4 14.Qf5 exd4 15.exd4 O-O 16.Rd1 Qe8 17.Bf4 Qe6 18.Qxe6 fxe6 19.Bd6 Rfd8 20.f3 Bxc3 21.bxc3 Nd5 22.Rdc1 b5 23.axb5 cxb5 24.Nxa5 Rdc8 25.Bb4 Rc7 26.Rab1 Rac8 27.h4 e5 28.Rd1 exd4 29.Rxd4 N7f6 30.Kh2 h6 31.Rb2 Nxc3 32.Bxc3 Rxc3 33.Rxb5 Rc2 34.Nb3 Kh7 35.Rdb4 R8c3 36.Kh3 Ra2 37.Nd4 Rc1 38.Ne6 Re1 39.Nf4 Ra7 40.h5 Rae7 41.g4 R1e5 42.Ng6 Rxb5 43.Rxb5 Re8 44.Rb7 Rd8 45.Kg3 Kg8 46.Kh4 Kh7 47.Ra7 Kg8 48.f4 Kh7 49.Rb7 Ne4 50.Rb4 Re8 51.g5 Nd6 52.Rb6 Nf7 53.Rb5 Re1 54.Nf8+ Kg8 55.Rb8 hxg5+ 56.fxg5 Rh1+ 57.Kg3 Rg1+ 58.Kf4 Rf1+ 59.Ke3 g6 60.hxg6 Kg7 61.gxf7 Kxf7 62.Ke4 Re1+ 63.Kf3 Rf1+ 64.Kg3 Rg1+ 65.Kf4 Rf1+ 66.Ke3 Re1+ 67.Kf3 Rf1+ 68.Kg2 Rf5 69.Nh7 Kg6 70.Rb7 Rf4 71.Kg3 Ra4 72.Re7 Rg4+ 73.Kf3 Ra4 74.Rb7 Rh4 75.Nf6 Kxg5 76.Ne4+ Kf5 77.Re7 Rh8 78.Ke3 Rd8 79.Rf7+ Ke6 80.Rh7 Rd1 81.Nc5+ Kf5 82.Rf7+ Ke5 83.Nd3+ Ke6 84.Ra7 Rh1 85.Ke4 Rh4+ 86.Nf4+ Kd6 87.Ra6+ Kc5 88.Rg6 Kc4 89.Rc6+ Kb5 90.Rc1 Rh8 91.Ke5 Rh4 92.Rc8 Rh1 93.Ne6 Rh5+ 94.Kd6 Rh6 95.Rc1 Kb4 96.Kd5 Rh5+ 97.Ke4 Rh4+ 98.Nf4 Kb5 99.Ke5 Rh8 100.Rc2 Rh4 101.Rf2 Kc4 102.Ke4 Rh8 103.Rc2+ Kb5 104.Ng6 Rh1 105.Ne5 Re1+ 106.Kd4 Rd1+ 107.Nd3 Kb6 108.Rc3 Rb1 109.Kd5 Rb5+ 110.Nc5 Rb1 111.Nd7+ Kb5 112.Rd3 Rb4 113.Ne5 Rb1 114.Nc4 Kb4 115.Nd2 Rb2 116.Kc6 Rc2+ 117.Kb6 Rb2 118.Kc6 Rc2+ 119.Kb7 Rc3 120.Rd8 Rc5 121.Ne4 Rc4 122.Re8 Rc2 123.Kb6 Re2 124.Kc6 Re1 125.Nd6 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE World Cup 2013"] [Site "Tromso NOR"] [Date "2013.08.28"] [Round "6.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Vachier Lagrave,M"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2784"] [BlackElo "2719"] [ECO "A04"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 b6 3.g3 Bb7 4.Bg2 g6 5.O-O Bg7 6.Nc3 Nf6 7.b3 O-O 8.Bb2 e6 9.d4 Qe7 10.e3 d6 11.Qe2 Rd8 12.Rfd1 Nbd7 13.d5 exd5 14.Ne1 Rab8 15.Nxd5 Nxd5 16.Bxd5 Bxd5 17.Rxd5 Bxb2 18.Qxb2 Nf6 19.Rd3 d5 20.cxd5 Nxd5 21.Rad1 Nb4 22.R3d2 Nc6 23.Nf3 b5 24.Qc3 Rxd2 25.Rxd2 Rd8 26.Rxd8+ Nxd8 27.Qd3 a6 28.Qd5 Qc7 29.Ne5 Ne6 30.Kg2 Kg7 31.f4 a5 32.Kf3 a4 33.bxa4 bxa4 34.Qd7 a3 35.Ke2 Kf6 36.Ng4+ Kg7 37.Ne5 Kf6 38.Ng4+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE World Cup 2013"] [Site "Tromso NOR"] [Date "2013.08.28"] [Round "6.3"] [White "Vachier Lagrave,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2719"] [BlackElo "2784"] [ECO "C45"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bb4+ 5.c3 Bc5 6.Be3 Bb6 7.Bd3 Nf6 8.O-O O-O 9.Nxc6 bxc6 10.e5 Nd5 11.Bd2 d6 12.c4 Ne7 13.Qc2 Ng6 14.exd6 cxd6 15.Nc3 Qh4 16.Rae1 Ne5 17.Re4 Qh5 18.Be2 Qg6 19.Qd1 Bh3 20.Bf3 Bf5 21.Rh4 Bc2 22.Qxc2 Nxf3+ 0-1 [Event "FIDE World Cup 2013"] [Site "Tromso NOR"] [Date "2013.08.30"] [Round "7.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Andreikin,D"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2784"] [BlackElo "2716"] [ECO "D58"] 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Bg5 Be7 5.Nc3 h6 6.Bh4 O-O 7.e3 b6 8.Bd3 dxc4 9.Bxc4 Bb7 10.O-O Nbd7 11.Qe2 a6 12.Rfd1 Nd5 13.Bg3 Nxc3 14.bxc3 Bd6 15.e4 Bxg3 16.hxg3 b5 17.Bd3 Nb6 18.Qe3 Na4 19.Bc2 Nb2 20.Rdb1 Nc4 21.Qc1 c5 22.a4 cxd4 23.cxd4 Rc8 24.axb5 axb5 25.Qe1 Bc6 26.Rb4 Ra8 27.Rd1 Ra3 28.d5 exd5 29.exd5 Re8 30.dxc6 Rxe1+ 31.Nxe1 Qc7 32.Rxb5 g6 33.Rc5 Ne5 34.Be4 Ng4 35.Nd3 Kg7 36.Bf3 Nf6 37.Nb4 h5 38.Rdc1 Ra7 39.Nd5 Nxd5 40.Bxd5 Qd8 41.c7 Rxc7 42.Rxc7 Qxd5 43.Re1 Kh6 44.Ree7 f6 45.Red7 Qa5 46.f4 g5 47.Kh2 Kg6 48.fxg5 Kxg5 49.Rh7 f5 50.Rcg7+ Kf6 51.Ra7 Qb4 52.Ra6+ Ke5 53.Rxh5 Qb1 54.Ra5+ Kf6 55.Raxf5+ Kg6 56.Rfg5+ Kf6 57.Rb5 Qc2 58.Rh6+ Kg7 59.Rbb6 Qc5 60.Rbg6+ Kf8 61.Rh7 Qf5 62.Rgg7 Qe6 63.Re7 1-0 [Event "FIDE World Cup 2013"] [Site "Tromso NOR"] [Date "2013.08.31"] [Round "7.2"] [White "Andreikin,D"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2716"] [BlackElo "2784"] [ECO "D37"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.a3 b6 7.e3 c5 8.Qc2 cxd4 9.Nxd4 Bb7 10.Rd1 Nbd7 11.cxd5 e5 12.Nc6 Bxc6 13.dxc6 exf4 14.exf4 Bxa3 15.bxa3 Qe8+ 16.Be2 Nc5 17.O-O Qxc6 18.Bf3 Nce4 19.Rc1 Qxc3 20.Qxc3 Nxc3 21.Rxc3 Rac8 22.Rfc1 Rxc3 23.Rxc3 Re8 24.g4 Kf8 25.g5 Ng8 26.Kg2 g6 27.h4 Ne7 28.Rc7 Nf5 29.h5 Re7 30.Rc8+ Re8 31.Rc7 Re7 32.Rc8+ Re8 33.Rc7 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE World Cup 2013"] [Site "Tromso NOR"] [Date "2013.09.01"] [Round "7.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Andreikin,D"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2784"] [BlackElo "2716"] [ECO "D45"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 a6 5.e3 e6 6.b3 c5 7.Bb2 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bb4 9.Nc2 Ba5 10.Be2 O-O 11.O-O dxc4 12.Qxd8 Rxd8 13.Bxc4 Nc6 14.Rfd1 Bd7 15.Na4 b5 16.Nc5 bxc4 17.Bxf6 gxf6 18.Nxd7 Bc3 19.Rab1 Ra7 20.Nc5 Rxd1+ 21.Rxd1 Nb4 22.Nxb4 Bxb4 23.Rd8+ Kg7 24.Rc8 Bxc5 25.Rxc5 cxb3 26.axb3 Rb7 27.Rc3 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE World Cup 2013"] [Site "Tromso NOR"] [Date "2013.09.02"] [Round "7.4"] [White "Andreikin,D"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2716"] [BlackElo "2784"] [ECO "A36"] 1.c4 c5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.Nc3 Nc6 5.a3 b6 6.d3 Bb7 7.Bd2 Nf6 8.Nh3 O-O 9.O-O e6 10.b4 d6 11.b5 Na5 12.e4 d5 13.cxd5 exd5 14.e5 Ne8 15.f4 Nc7 16.Rb1 f6 17.exf6 Qxf6 18.Ne2 Rae8 19.g4 d4 20.Ng3 Bxg2 21.Kxg2 Nd5 22.f5 Qe5 23.Nf4 c4 24.Qf3 Ne3+ 25.Bxe3 dxe3 26.d4 Qd6 27.Ne4 Qxd4 28.Ng5 e2 29.Nxe2 Qd2 30.Ne4 Qc2 31.Ng3 Nb3 32.Rbd1 Kh8 33.Qf2 gxf5 34.gxf5 1/2-1/2 [Event "66th ch-RUS 2013"] [Site "Nizhny Novgorod RUS"] [Date "2013.10.05"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Shomoev,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2796"] [BlackElo "2579"] [ECO "A05"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 b6 3.Bg2 Bb7 4.O-O e6 5.d3 d5 6.Nbd2 g6 7.c4 Bg7 8.b4 Ne4 9.cxd5 exd5 10.Nb3 Bxa1 11.Nxa1 Nd6 12.Bg5 f6 13.Bf4 a5 14.bxa5 Rxa5 15.Qc2 c5 16.Nb3 Ra7 17.Nxc5 bxc5 18.Qxc5 Ra6 19.Rb1 Nd7 20.Qe3+ Kf7 21.Bxd6 Ba8 22.Qf4 Re8 23.Nd4 Rxa2 24.Bh3 Raxe2 25.Nxe2 Rxe2 26.Qh6 1-0 [Event "66th ch-RUS 2013"] [Site "Nizhny Novgorod RUS"] [Date "2013.10.06"] [Round "2.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Svidler,P"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2796"] [BlackElo "2740"] [ECO "D85"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Be3 c5 8.Rc1 Qa5 9.Qd2 cxd4 10.cxd4 Qxd2+ 11.Kxd2 O-O 12.Bc4 Nc6 13.Ne2 Rd8 14.Rhd1 Bxd4 15.Nxd4 Nxd4 16.Ke1 Nc6 17.Rxd8+ Nxd8 18.Bd5 Nc6 19.Bxc6 bxc6 20.Rxc6 Bb7 21.Rc4 a6 22.f3 Rc8 23.Rb4 Bc6 24.Bd2 Kf8 25.Rb6 Bb5 26.a3 Ke8 27.Rb7 Rd8 28.Ba5 Rd6 29.Rb8+ Kd7 30.Kf2 h5 31.Rb7+ Ke8 32.Rb8+ Kd7 33.Rb7+ Ke8 34.Bb4 Rd7 35.Rb8+ Rd8 36.Rb6 Rd7 37.h4 Rc7 38.g4 hxg4 39.fxg4 f6 40.e5 Rc6 41.Rb7 Re6 42.exf6 Rxf6+ 43.Kg3 Rf3+ 44.Kxf3 Bc6+ 45.Kf4 Bxb7 46.h5 gxh5 47.gxh5 Kf7 48.h6 Kg6 49.Bxe7 Kxh6 1/2-1/2 [Event "66th ch-RUS 2013"] [Site "Nizhny Novgorod RUS"] [Date "2013.10.07"] [Round "3.3"] [White "Andreikin,D"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2706"] [BlackElo "2796"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.dxe5 Nxb5 7.a4 Nbd4 8.Nxd4 Nxd4 9.Qxd4 d5 10.exd6 Qxd6 11.Qe3+ Be6 12.Nc3 a6 13.Rd1 Qc6 14.Rd3 Rc8 15.Ne2 Bc5 16.Qg3 f6 17.Be3 Bd6 18.Bf4 Bxf4 19.Nxf4 O-O 20.Rc3 Qd6 21.Nxe6 Qxe6 22.Rxc7 Rxc7 23.Qxc7 Rc8 24.Qxb7 Rxc2 25.h3 Qe2 26.Qb8+ Kf7 27.Qa7+ Kg8 28.b4 h6 29.Qb8+ Kh7 30.Qf4 Qe6 31.Qd4 Qe2 32.Qf4 Qe6 33.Rb1 Qa2 34.Qf5+ Kg8 35.Rd1 Qxa4 36.Rd8+ Kf7 37.Qd5+ Kg6 38.Qd3+ Kf7 39.Rd7+ Ke8 40.Rd8+ Kf7 41.Rd7+ Ke8 42.Rxg7 Qa1+ 43.Kh2 Qe5+ 44.Qg3 Qxg3+ 45.Kxg3 Rb2 46.Rb7 Kf8 47.Rh7 Rb3+ 48.f3 Rxb4 49.Rxh6 Kg7 50.Rh5 Ra4 51.h4 Kg6 52.Rc5 a5 53.h5+ Kg7 54.f4 Ra2 55.Kf3 a4 56.Ra5 a3 57.g4 Kh6 58.Ra6 Kg7 59.Ra7+ Kg8 60.Ke4 Rg2 61.Kf5 a2 62.h6 Kh8 63.g5 fxg5 64.fxg5 Rb2 65.Kg6 Rb6+ 66.Kh5 Rb5 67.Rxa2 Kh7 68.Ra7+ Kg8 69.Rg7+ Kh8 70.Rf7 Kg8 71.Rf6 Kh7 72.Re6 Ra5 73.Re7+ Kg8 74.Kg6 Ra6+ 75.Kf5 Ra1 76.g6 Rf1+ 77.Ke5 Re1+ 78.Kd6 Rd1+ 79.Kc5 Rc1+ 80.Kb4 Rc8 81.Kb5 Ra8 82.Kb6 Rb8+ 83.Ka7 Rd8 84.Rb7 1-0 [Event "66th ch-RUS 2013"] [Site "Nizhny Novgorod RUS"] [Date "2013.10.08"] [Round "4.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Goganov,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2796"] [BlackElo "2575"] [ECO "A05"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 c5 3.Bg2 g6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Bg7 6.e4 O-O 7.Nc3 Nc6 8.Nde2 e6 9.O-O d5 10.exd5 Nxd5 11.Nxd5 exd5 12.Qxd5 Qxd5 13.Bxd5 Nb4 14.Bb3 Bh3 15.Re1 Bf5 16.c3 Nd3 17.Rd1 Rfe8 18.Nf4 Nxc1 19.Raxc1 Bh6 20.Rd4 Rad8 21.Rxd8 Rxd8 22.Rd1 Rxd1+ 23.Bxd1 Be4 24.f3 Bc6 25.Kf2 Kf8 26.Bc2 f5 27.h4 Ke7 28.Bb3 Kf6 29.Bg8 Kg7 30.Bc4 Kf6 31.a3 b6 32.Ba6 Bf8 33.b4 h6 34.Ne2 g5 35.Bc8 Bd5 36.f4 gxh4 37.gxh4 Be4 38.Ng3 Bc2 39.Ba6 Bd6 40.Ke3 Ba4 41.Bc8 Bc2 42.Bd7 Kg6 43.Ne2 Bb1 44.Nd4 a5 45.Be8+ Kf6 46.h5 axb4 47.axb4 Be4 48.Bc6 Bb1 49.Ba4 Ba2 50.Bb3 Bb1 51.Bc2 Bxc2 52.Nxc2 Ke6 53.Nd4+ Kf6 54.Nb5 Bb8 55.c4 Ke6 56.Nd4+ Kf6 57.c5 bxc5 58.bxc5 Ba7 59.c6 Bb6 60.Kf3 Ba5 61.Nb5 Ke6 62.Ke3 Bb6+ 63.Kd3 Ke7 64.Nd4 Kf6 65.Kc4 Bc7 66.Ne2 Ke6 67.Kc5 Ke7 68.Kb5 Kd8 69.Nd4 Bd6 70.Kb6 Kc8 71.Ne6 Kb8 72.Kb5 1-0 [Event "66th ch-RUS 2013"] [Site "Nizhny Novgorod RUS"] [Date "2013.10.09"] [Round "5.2"] [White "Motylev,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2676"] [BlackElo "2796"] [ECO "C65"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.Nc3 O-O 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.Bg5 Qd6 8.Qd2 a5 9.h3 Re8 10.Nh4 a4 11.a3 b5 12.O-O Nh5 13.Ne2 Bb6 14.g4 h6 15.Be3 Nf4 16.Nxf4 exf4 17.Bxf4 Qf6 18.Nf5 Qxb2 19.Kh2 h5 20.Rab1 Qxa3 21.Rg1 Bxf5 22.gxf5 Bd4 23.Bh6 Qd6+ 24.Kh1 Kf8 25.Bf4 Qc5 26.Be3 a3 27.Bxd4 Qxd4 28.c3 Qf6 29.f3 Red8 30.d4 c5 31.d5 c6 32.Qe3 cxd5 33.Qxc5+ Kg8 34.Qe3 a2 35.Ra1 dxe4 36.fxe4 Ra3 37.Rg3 h4 38.Rf3 b4 39.Qc5 Rxc3 40.Rxc3 Qxc3 0-1 [Event "66th ch-RUS 2013"] [Site "Nizhny Novgorod RUS"] [Date "2013.10.11"] [Round "6.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Inarkiev,E"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2796"] [BlackElo "2695"] [ECO "B20"] 1.e4 c5 2.b3 Nc6 3.Bb2 d5 4.exd5 Qxd5 5.Nc3 Qe5+ 6.Qe2 Qxe2+ 7.Ngxe2 Bf5 8.O-O-O O-O-O 9.g3 e5 10.f4 exf4 11.Nxf4 Nf6 12.Bc4 Nd4 13.d3 Bd6 14.Rdf1 Bd7 15.Nce2 Bxf4+ 16.Nxf4 Bc6 17.Rhg1 Rd7 18.Bxd4 cxd4 19.b4 b5 20.Bb3 Ng4 21.Nh5 Nxh2 22.Rf2 Ng4 23.Rf4 f5 24.Be6 g6 25.Ng7 Ne5 26.Re1 Nf3 27.Re2 Rd8 28.Bxd7+ Rxd7 29.Ne6 Rd6 30.Nf8 h5 31.Re6 Rxe6 32.Nxe6 Bd7 33.Nf8 Ng1 34.Kd1 Be8 35.Rxd4 Nf3 36.Rd6 g5 37.Ne6 Bd7 38.Nc5 Be8 39.Re6 Kd8 40.Nb7+ Kd7 41.Re3 g4 42.Nc5+ Kd8 43.Ne6+ Kd7 44.Nf4 Bf7 45.d4 h4 46.Rxf3 gxf3 47.gxh4 Bxa2 48.Ke1 Ke7 49.d5 Kd6 50.h5 Ke5 51.h6 Kxf4 52.Kf2 1-0 [Event "66th ch-RUS 2013"] [Site "Nizhny Novgorod RUS"] [Date "2013.10.12"] [Round "7.2"] [White "Vitiugov,N"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2729"] [BlackElo "2796"] [ECO "A34"] 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.g3 g6 6.Bg2 Bg7 7.Ng5 e6 8.Nge4 Na6 9.d3 O-O 10.O-O b6 11.Bg5 f6 12.Nxd5 exd5 13.Nc3 Be6 14.Bf4 Qd7 15.d4 Rad8 16.Rc1 cxd4 17.Qxd4 g5 18.Bd2 Nc5 19.Qb4 d4 20.Ne4 d3 21.e3 Nxe4 22.Bxe4 Bxa2 23.b3 Qe6 24.Rc4 f5 25.Bg2 f4 26.exf4 gxf4 27.Re1 Qd6 28.Qa4 fxg3 29.hxg3 b5 30.Qxb5 Qb6 31.Qxb6 axb6 32.Rb4 Bd4 33.Re4 Bxf2+ 34.Kh2 Rf6 35.Bg5 d2 36.Bxf6 d1=Q 37.Rg4+ Kf7 38.Bxd8 Bg1+ 39.Kh3 Qxd8 40.Rbf4+ Ke7 41.Re4+ Kf6 42.Ref4+ Ke7 43.Re4+ Kd6 44.Rd4+ Bxd4 45.Rxd4+ Ke7 46.Rxd8 Kxd8 47.Be4 Bxb3 48.Bxh7 b5 49.Kg4 Ke7 1/2-1/2 [Event "66th ch-RUS 2013"] [Site "Nizhny Novgorod RUS"] [Date "2013.10.13"] [Round "8.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Karjakin,Sergey"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2796"] [BlackElo "2762"] [ECO "E06"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Nc3 Nbd7 7.b3 c6 8.O-O b6 9.Bb2 Ba6 10.Nd2 Rc8 11.e4 dxe4 12.Re1 c5 13.Ndxe4 cxd4 14.Qxd4 Nc5 15.Qe3 Qc7 16.Nxc5 Bxc5 17.Qf3 Rfd8 18.Ne2 Qe7 19.Rad1 Rxd1 20.Rxd1 Rd8 21.Rxd8+ Qxd8 22.Nd4 h5 23.Qa8 Bc8 24.Bf3 Kh7 25.Ne2 Ng4 26.Bd4 Bxd4 27.Qe4+ f5 28.Qxd4 Qe7 29.Nf4 e5 30.Nd5 Qd6 31.Qd2 g6 32.b4 Kg7 33.Qc1 Nf6 34.c5 bxc5 35.bxc5 Qc6 36.Qc3 e4 37.Nb4 Qe6 38.Be2 a5 39.Nc2 Qxa2 40.c6 Qb1+ 41.Kg2 h4 42.Qc5 f4 43.Qe7+ Kh6 44.Qf8+ Kh7 45.Qf7+ Kh6 46.Qf8+ Kh7 47.Qf7+ Kh6 48.Qf8+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "66th ch-RUS 2013"] [Site "Nizhny Novgorod RUS"] [Date "2013.10.14"] [Round "9.3"] [White "Nepomniachtchi,I"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2702"] [BlackElo "2796"] [ECO "A35"] 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.g3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Bg2 g6 7.h4 Bg7 8.h5 Bf5 9.Qb3 Ndb4 10.Kf1 Be6 11.Qa4 Qa5 12.Qxa5 Nxa5 13.Ng5 Bd7 14.h6 Bd4 15.Rb1 f6 16.Nge4 f5 17.Nxc5 Bxc5 18.a3 Nd3 19.exd3 Nb3 20.Rh4 Bc6 21.Rc4 Bxg2+ 22.Kxg2 Kf7 23.Ne2 Rhd8 24.Rc3 Nd4 25.Rxc5 Nxe2 26.Re5 Nd4 27.b4 Nc6 28.Re3 Rd5 29.Bb2 Rad8 30.Bc3 a6 31.a4 Na7 32.Rbe1 R8d7 33.Re5 Nc6 34.Rxd5 Rxd5 35.Rb1 g5 36.Re1 e6 37.Re3 Ne7 38.Be5 Nc6 39.Bc3 e5 40.Re1 g4 41.Rb1 Kg6 42.b5 axb5 43.axb5 Nd8 44.f3 gxf3+ 45.Kxf3 Rxd3+ 46.Ke2 e4 47.Be5 Ne6 48.Bf4 Rf3 49.b6 Nd4+ 50.Ke1 Nc2+ 51.Ke2 Nd4+ 52.Ke1 Rb3 53.Rc1 Rxb6 54.Rc8 Ne6 55.Be3 Rd6 56.Rg8+ Kf6 57.Rb8 Rd7 58.Kf2 Ke5 59.Ra8 Kf6 60.Rb8 Rf7 61.Ra8 Kg6 62.Rg8+ Kh5 63.Re8 Nf8 64.Kg2 Kg4 65.Rb8 Ng6 66.Rg8 Rd7 67.Kf2 Kh3 68.Bg5 Ne5 69.Rg7 b5 70.Ke2 b4 71.Bf4 Nf7 72.Rxh7 b3 73.Kd1 e3 74.Bxe3 Rc7 75.Bd4 Kg2 76.Bc3 Kf2 77.Kc1 Ra7 1-0 [Event "World Teams 2013"] [Site "Antalya TUR"] [Date "2013.11.26"] [Round "1.5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Aronian,L"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2793"] [BlackElo "2801"] [ECO "D44"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 c6 5.Bg5 dxc4 6.e4 b5 7.e5 h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.Nxg5 hxg5 10.Bxg5 Be7 11.exf6 Bxf6 12.Bxf6 Qxf6 13.g3 Bb7 14.Bg2 Na6 15.Ne4 Qe7 16.O-O O-O-O 17.h4 c5 18.a4 Rxd4 19.Qe2 b4 20.Rfd1 Bd5 21.Rac1 Rxd1+ 22.Rxd1 Rd8 23.Rc1 Qb7 24.Rxc4 Qc6 25.h5 f5 26.Nxc5 Bxc4 27.Qxc4 Qxc5 28.Qxe6+ Kc7 29.Qxa6 Rd1+ 30.Kh2 f4 31.Qb7+ Kd8 32.Qa8+ Ke7 33.Qe4+ Kd8 34.Qa8+ Ke7 35.Qe4+ Kd8 36.Qxf4 Qxh5+ 37.Bh3 Qc5 38.a5 Rd5 39.Qf6+ Ke8 40.Qe6+ Kf8 41.Qf6+ Ke8 42.Bg4 Qd4 43.Qe6+ Kf8 44.Qh6+ Ke7 45.Qe6+ Kf8 46.Kg2 Rd6 47.Qc8+ Kg7 48.Qc7+ Kf8 49.Qc8+ Kg7 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Teams 2013"] [Site "Antalya TUR"] [Date "2013.11.27"] [Round "2.2"] [White "Nakamura,Hi"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2786"] [BlackElo "2793"] [ECO "E32"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 d5 7.Nf3 dxc4 8.Qxc4 b6 9.Bg5 Ba6 10.Qc3 h6 11.Bxf6 Qxf6 12.g3 Bb7 13.Bg2 Na6 14.O-O c5 15.Rac1 Rac8 16.Ne5 cxd4 17.Qxd4 Bxg2 18.Kxg2 Nc5 19.b4 Nb3 20.Rxc8 Rxc8 21.Qd7 Rf8 22.f4 Qf5 23.Rf3 Qc2 24.Qd3 Qxd3 25.Rxd3 Nc1 26.Rd2 Rc8 27.h4 h5 28.b5 Rc7 29.Nc6 Kh7 30.Rb2 a5 31.Kf2 Rd7 32.Ne5 Rc7 33.Rd2 f6 34.Nd7 Nb3 35.Nf8+ Kg8 36.Rd7 Rxd7 37.Nxd7 Nd4 38.a4 Nxb5 39.axb5 a4 40.Nc5 a3 41.Nb3 a2 42.Ke3 Kf7 43.Kd4 Ke7 44.e4 e5+ 45.fxe5 Ke6 46.Na1 fxe5+ 47.Kc3 g5 48.Kb2 gxh4 49.gxh4 Kd6 50.Nb3 1-0 [Event "World Teams 2013"] [Site "Antalya TUR"] [Date "2013.11.28"] [Round "3.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Li Chao2"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2793"] [BlackElo "2679"] [ECO "A05"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.b3 Bg7 4.Bb2 O-O 5.Bg2 d5 6.c4 c6 7.d3 a5 8.Nbd2 Na6 9.a3 Bg4 10.O-O Bxf3 11.Nxf3 e6 12.Qc2 Qe7 13.Bc3 Nd7 14.Bxg7 Kxg7 15.Qc3+ Qf6 16.Qxa5 Nac5 17.Qb4 Ra6 18.d4 Rb6 19.Qc3 Nxb3 20.Rab1 dxc4 21.Qxc4 Na5 22.Qc3 Rxb1 23.Rxb1 b6 24.Nd2 e5 25.d5 cxd5 26.Bxd5 Qd6 27.Rb5 Nc5 28.Bf3 Rd8 29.Nf1 Qd4 30.Qxd4 Rxd4 31.Rxb6 e4 32.Bg2 Rd1 33.h4 Ra1 34.Rb5 Nab3 35.g4 f5 36.gxf5 gxf5 37.e3 Kf6 38.Bh3 Ke5 39.Kg2 f4 40.exf4+ Kxf4 41.Ne3 Rxa3 42.Bg4 Ra5 43.Rb8 Ra7 44.Rf8+ Ke5 45.Rf5+ Kd4 46.Rd5+ Kc3 47.Nd1+ Kb4 48.Kg3 Nc1 49.Rd4+ Kb3 50.Ne3 Rg7 51.Rd5 N1d3 52.Rg5 Ra7 53.h5 Kc3 54.h6 Ra6 55.Rh5 Rg6 56.Nd5+ Kd4 57.Ne7 Rf6 58.Nf5+ Kc3 59.Ne3 Rg6 60.Nd5+ Kd4 61.Ne7 Rf6 62.Bf5 Ne5 63.Bxh7 Rf3+ 64.Kg2 Ncd3 65.Rf5 Nf4+ 66.Rxf4 Rxf4 67.Nf5+ Kd3 68.Ng3 Nf7 69.Bxe4+ Rxe4 70.Nxe4 Kd4 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Teams 2013"] [Site "Antalya TUR"] [Date "2013.11.29"] [Round "4.3"] [White "Mamedov,Rau"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2647"] [BlackElo "2793"] [ECO "C26"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 d5 4.exd5 Nxd5 5.Bg2 Nf6 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.O-O Bc5 8.d3 O-O 9.Be3 Bb6 10.Re1 Re8 11.h3 h6 12.g4 Ba5 13.Bd2 Bd7 14.a3 Rb8 15.b4 Bb6 16.Na4 Nd4 17.Nxb6 Nxf3+ 18.Qxf3 cxb6 19.Qg3 Rc8 20.Rac1 Bc6 21.Rxe5 Rxe5 22.Qxe5 Bxg2 23.Kxg2 Qd7 24.Qf5 Qxf5 25.gxf5 b5 26.Rg1 Rd8 27.Kf3 Kf8 28.Be3 b6 29.Ke2 Rd5 30.c4 Rxf5 31.Rc1 Ke7 32.a4 bxa4 33.Ra1 b5 34.Bxa7 Kd7 35.cxb5 Rxb5 36.Rxa4 Nd5 37.Bd4 g5 38.Ra7+ Ke8 39.Ra8+ Kd7 40.Ra7+ Ke8 41.Ra8+ Kd7 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Teams 2013"] [Site "Antalya TUR"] [Date "2013.12.02"] [Round "6.4"] [White "Ipatov,Alexander"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2630"] [BlackElo "2793"] [ECO "A46"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bg5 h6 4.Bh4 d6 5.e3 g5 6.Bg3 Nh5 7.Bd3 Bg7 8.Nbd2 Qe7 9.c3 Nd7 10.Qc2 a6 11.O-O-O b5 12.Nb3 Rb8 13.Kb1 O-O 14.Nfd2 f5 15.f3 Nxg3 16.hxg3 c5 17.Na5 Rb6 18.f4 d5 19.b4 c4 20.Be2 Nf6 21.Rdf1 Bd7 22.Qd1 g4 23.Kb2 Rf7 24.Qc1 Bf8 25.Kc2 Rh7 26.Rh2 Be8 27.Rfh1 Nd7 28.Qb2 h5 29.Kc1 e5 30.dxe5 Nxe5 31.fxe5 Qxe5 32.Nf1 Bg7 33.a3 Qxc3+ 34.Qxc3 Bxc3 35.Bd1 Re6 36.Bc2 Bg6 37.Nd2 Rxe3 38.Rd1 Bf6 39.Rhh1 d4 40.Rde1 Rhe7 41.Rxe3 Rxe3 0-1 [Event "World Teams 2013"] [Site "Antalya TUR"] [Date "2013.12.03"] [Round "7.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Giri,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2793"] [BlackElo "2732"] [ECO "D17"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 Nbd7 7.Nxc4 Qc7 8.g3 e5 9.dxe5 Nxe5 10.Bf4 Nfd7 11.Bg2 g5 12.Nxe5 gxf4 13.Nxd7 O-O-O 14.Qd4 Qxd7 15.Qxf4 Bd6 16.Qc1 Kb8 17.O-O h5 18.h4 Rhg8 19.a5 a6 20.Ra4 Bc7 21.Ne4 Bxe4 22.Rxe4 Bxa5 23.Qc5 Bc7 24.e3 f5 25.Rd4 Qe6 26.Rfd1 Rxd4 27.Qxd4 Be5 28.Qb4 Bxg3 29.fxg3 Qxe3+ 30.Kf1 Qxg3 31.Rd2 Qg4 32.Qd4 f4 33.Bxc6 f3 34.Bd7 Qg3 35.Qd6+ Qxd6 36.Rxd6 Kc7 37.Rd5 Rg2 38.b3 Rh2 39.Rd4 b5 40.Be8 Kb6 41.Bxh5 1-0 [Event "World Teams 2013"] [Site "Antalya TUR"] [Date "2013.12.04"] [Round "8.5"] [White "Ivanchuk,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2731"] [BlackElo "2793"] [ECO "C53"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.e5 d5 7.Bb5 Ne4 8.cxd4 Bb6 9.Nc3 O-O 10.Be3 Bg4 11.h3 Bh5 12.Qc2 Bg6 13.Qb3 Ne7 14.Nh4 c5 15.Nxg6 hxg6 16.dxc5 Nxc5 17.Bxc5 Bxc5 18.O-O Bd4 19.Rad1 Bxe5 20.Nxd5 Nxd5 21.Rxd5 Qf6 22.Rfd1 Rac8 23.Qe3 Bxb2 24.Qxa7 b6 25.Qa4 Rfd8 26.Bc4 Rxd5 27.Bxd5 Be5 28.g3 Qf5 29.Qb5 Bc7 30.Kg2 Bxg3 31.Qxb6 Bh4 32.Qd4 Bxf2 33.Bxf7+ Qxf7 34.Qxf2 Qxf2+ 35.Kxf2 Rc2+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Teams 2013"] [Site "Antalya TUR"] [Date "2013.12.05"] [Round "9.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Ezat,M"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2793"] [BlackElo "2454"] [ECO "A14"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 e6 4.O-O Be7 5.c4 O-O 6.b3 c5 7.Bb2 Nc6 8.e3 b6 9.Nc3 Bb7 10.cxd5 Nxd5 11.Nxd5 Qxd5 12.d4 Rad8 13.Ne5 Qxg2+ 14.Kxg2 Nxe5+ 15.f3 cxd4 16.exd4 Nc6 17.Rc1 Rd7 18.a3 Rfd8 19.Qe2 Bf6 20.b4 e5 21.d5 Rxd5 22.Rfd1 Nd4 23.Bxd4 exd4 24.Rc7 Bc8 25.Rxa7 d3 26.Qe4 Be6 27.a4 d2 28.Qe2 Rd4 29.Qe3 h6 30.a5 bxa5 31.bxa5 Rd3 32.Qe2 Bb3 33.Ra8 Bxd1 34.Qxd3 Rxa8 35.Qxd2 Rd8 36.Qe3 Ba4 37.a6 Bc6 38.a7 Ba8 39.Qf4 Bg5 40.Qb8 g6 41.Qe5 Rf8 42.h4 Bd8 43.h5 gxh5 44.Qxh5 Bg5 45.Kh3 Kg7 46.f4 Bf6 47.Qg4+ Kh8 48.Qf5 Kg7 49.g4 Rd8 50.Kg3 Re8 51.Qc5 Rd8 52.Qb5 Rc8 53.g5 hxg5 54.fxg5 Ba1 55.g6 Bf6 56.gxf7 Rc3+ 57.Kg4 Kxf7 58.Qd7+ Kf8 59.Kh5 Rc6 60.Qd2 Ke7 61.Qb4+ Kd7 62.Qb5 Be7 63.Qd5+ Bd6 64.Qg8 Rc8 65.Qf7+ Kc6 66.Qc4+ Kb7 67.Qb5+ Kc7 68.Qa5+ Kc6 69.Qa6+ Kd7 70.Kg5 Bc6 71.Qb6 Rf8 72.Kg6 Ra8 73.Kf6 Rf8+ 74.Kg7 Rc8 75.Kf6 Re8 76.Kf7 Bd5+ 77.Kg6 Re6+ 78.Kf5 Re5+ 79.Kf6 Re6+ 80.Kf5 Be4+ 81.Kg4 Rg6+ 82.Kh5 Rg8 83.Qb5+ Ke6 84.Qe2 Kf5 85.Qf2+ Ke6 86.Qe3 Kf5 87.Qh3+ Kf6 88.Qh4+ Kf5 89.Qh3+ Kf6 90.Qh4+ Ke5 1/2-1/2 [Event "5th Classic GpB 2013"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2013.12.11"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Svidler,P"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2793"] [BlackElo "2758"] [ECO "A04"] 1.Nf3 g6 2.e4 Nf6 3.e5 Nh5 4.d4 d6 5.Be2 Nc6 6.O-O Bg7 7.exd6 exd6 8.Bg5 Nf6 9.c4 h6 10.Be3 d5 11.Nc3 Be6 12.Ne5 O-O 13.Nxc6 bxc6 14.b3 dxc4 15.bxc4 Ne8 16.Rc1 Nd6 17.d5 cxd5 18.Nxd5 Re8 19.Nxc7 Qxc7 20.Bf4 Red8 21.c5 Ne8 22.Bxc7 Rxd1 23.Rfxd1 Nxc7 24.Bc4 Bf5 25.Bb3 a5 26.Rc4 Bf8 27.c6 Be7 28.g4 Be6 29.Re4 Rc8 30.Rd7 Kf8 31.Bxe6 Nxe6 32.Rc4 Bc5 33.Kf1 g5 34.Ra4 Rxc6 35.Rxa5 Rb6 36.Rd2 Nf4 37.Rd1 Bd4 38.Rf5 Bf6 39.a4 Kg7 40.h4 Rb2 41.hxg5 hxg5 42.Kg1 Ra2 43.a5 Ne6 44.Rd6 Ra4 45.f3 Bd4+ 46.Kf1 Nf4 47.Rxg5+ Kf8 48.Ke1 Be3 49.Re5 Ra1+ 50.Rd1 Ra2 51.Rd8+ Kg7 52.Kd1 Ra3 53.Kc2 Ne6 54.Rd7 Kg6 55.Kb2 1-0 [Event "5th Classic GpB 2013"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2013.12.11"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Rowson,J"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2793"] [BlackElo "2569"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Bg4 3.Bg2 Nd7 4.O-O Ngf6 5.d3 c6 6.h3 Bh5 7.Qe1 e5 8.e4 dxe4 9.dxe4 Be7 10.Nbd2 O-O 11.Nc4 Qc7 12.Nh4 Rfe8 13.a4 b6 14.Bd2 a6 15.Kh1 Bf8 16.b3 b5 17.Ne3 Nc5 18.Nef5 bxa4 19.bxa4 Rab8 20.Ba5 Qc8 21.g4 Bg6 22.Bc3 Nfd7 23.Qd2 Nb6 24.f4 Ncxa4 25.Bxe5 Nc4 26.Qd4 Nxe5 27.Qxa4 Nd7 28.e5 Rb6 29.Rad1 Nc5 30.Qc4 Bxf5 31.Nxf5 Qe6 32.Qd4 Reb8 33.Nd6 Bxd6 34.exd6 Nd7 35.Rfe1 Qf6 36.Qe3 Qd8 37.g5 g6 38.Qe7 Nf8 39.c4 Ne6 40.Rxe6 fxe6 41.Qxe6+ Kf8 42.Qe5 Kg8 43.Bxc6 Rxc6 44.Qd5+ Kf8 45.Qxc6 Qc8 46.Qxc8+ Rxc8 47.c5 1-0 [Event "5th Classic GpB 2013"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2013.12.12"] [Round "3.1"] [White "Sadler,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2646"] [BlackElo "2793"] [ECO "E54"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 6.Nf3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 c5 8.O-O cxd4 9.exd4 b6 10.Qe2 Bb7 11.Bf4 Nc6 12.Rfd1 Ne7 13.Rac1 Rc8 14.Ne5 Bxc3 15.bxc3 Nfd5 16.Bd2 Ng6 17.Nxg6 hxg6 18.Bb3 Qh4 19.c4 Nf4 20.Bxf4 Qxf4 21.Qe3 Qxe3 22.fxe3 Rfd8 23.a4 Kf8 24.a5 g5 25.axb6 axb6 26.Ra1 Ke7 27.Ra7 Rd7 28.Rda1 f5 29.Kf2 g4 30.h3 gxh3 31.gxh3 g5 32.Ba4 Rdc7 33.Rb1 Be4 34.Rxc7+ Rxc7 35.Rxb6 Rxc4 36.Bb3 Rc3 37.Rxe6+ Kd7 38.Rb6 f4 39.exf4 gxf4 40.Be6+ Kc7 41.Rb2 Rg3 42.Re2 Rf3+ 43.Ke1 Bd3 44.Rf2 Re3+ 45.Kd2 Rxe6 46.Kxd3 Re3+ 47.Kc4 f3 48.d5 Kd6 49.Kd4 1/2-1/2 [Event "5th Classic GpB 2013"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2013.12.12"] [Round "4.1"] [White "Svidler,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2758"] [BlackElo "2793"] [ECO "A00"] 1.g3 d5 2.Bg2 e5 3.d3 Nf6 4.Nf3 Bd6 5.O-O O-O 6.c4 dxc4 7.dxc4 h6 8.Nc3 Nc6 9.Qc2 Nd4 10.Nxd4 exd4 11.Nb5 Bc5 12.Rd1 Bg4 13.b4 Bxb4 14.Nxd4 Qc8 15.Rb1 c5 16.a3 Re8 17.f3 cxd4 18.Rxb4 Bf5 19.Qb2 a5 20.Rxb7 Qxc4 21.Bf1 d3 22.e4 Nxe4 23.fxe4 Bxe4 24.Rd7 Qa4 25.R7xd3 Bxd3 26.Rxd3 Rac8 27.Bd2 Qc6 28.Qd4 Re4 29.Qd5 Qb6+ 30.Kg2 Rce8 31.Rf3 R4e6 32.Bxa5 Qb2+ 33.Kg1 Qb8 34.Bb4 Qa7+ 35.Kg2 Re5 36.Qc6 R5e6 37.Qb5 Re5 38.Qa6 Qd7 39.Bc4 Rf5 40.Qd6 Qc8 41.Rxf5 Qxf5 42.Qd3 Qf6 43.Bc3 Qc6+ 44.Bd5 Qb6 45.Qf5 Re2+ 46.Kh3 Qc7 47.Qg4 Rxh2+ 48.Kxh2 Qxc3 49.Qd7 1-0 [Event "5th Classic GpB 2013"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2013.12.13"] [Round "5.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Sadler,M"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2793"] [BlackElo "2646"] [ECO "A13"] 1.Nf3 e6 2.c4 d5 3.d4 c5 4.e3 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.cxd5 exd5 7.g3 Nc6 8.Bg2 Be7 9.dxc5 Bxc5 10.O-O O-O 11.b3 Be6 12.Bb2 Qe7 13.Rc1 Rac8 14.Qd3 Rfd8 15.Ne2 Ba3 16.Qb1 Ne4 17.Qa1 Bg4 18.Ned4 Bxf3 19.Nxf3 Bxb2 20.Qxb2 Nb4 21.Rxc8 Rxc8 22.Nd4 g6 23.Qe2 h5 24.a3 Nc6 25.Nxc6 Rxc6 26.Qd3 Nc3 27.b4 a5 28.bxa5 Qc5 29.Ra1 Ra6 30.Bf3 Rxa5 31.Kg2 b5 32.h3 Ra4 33.g4 h4 34.Qd2 Qc4 35.Qb2 Qc5 36.Qb3 Ra6 37.Qb2 Ra4 38.Qb3 Ra6 39.Qb2 Ra4 1/2-1/2 [Event "5th Classic GpB 2013"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2013.12.13"] [Round "6.2"] [White "Rowson,J"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2569"] [BlackElo "2793"] [ECO "B01"] 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nf3 Bg4 4.Be2 Nc6 5.h3 Bxf3 6.Bxf3 Qe6+ 7.Kf1 O-O-O 8.d3 g6 9.Nc3 Nd4 10.Be3 Bg7 11.g3 Nxf3 12.Qxf3 Nf6 13.Re1 Qf5 14.Kg2 Qxf3+ 15.Kxf3 Nd5 16.Nxd5 Rxd5 17.b3 e6 18.a4 Rhd8 19.Rb1 a5 20.Rhe1 b6 21.Re2 Kb7 22.Rbe1 R8d6 23.Rd1 Bc3 24.Bf4 Rc6 25.Re4 e5 26.Be3 f5 27.Rc4 Rdd6 28.Ke2 h5 29.g4 hxg4 30.hxg4 Rxc4 31.bxc4 Kc6 32.Rb1 Bb4 33.gxf5 gxf5 34.Rb3 f4 35.Bd2 f3+ 36.Ke1 Bc5 37.Be3 Bb4+ 38.Bd2 Bc5 39.Be3 Bb4+ 40.Bd2 Bc5 1/2-1/2 [Event "5th Classic KO 2013"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2013.12.14"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Anand,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2793"] [BlackElo "2773"] [ECO "D43"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 c6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.g3 dxc4 8.Bg2 Nd7 9.O-O Be7 10.Ne4 Qf5 11.Ned2 e5 12.e4 Qe6 13.Rc1 exd4 14.Nxd4 Qf6 15.Nxc4 O-O 16.Nf5 Nb6 17.Nxe7+ Qxe7 18.Qd6 Qd8 19.Rfd1 Bg4 20.Qxd8 Rfxd8 21.Rxd8+ Rxd8 22.Na5 Bc8 23.b3 Kf8 24.f4 Rd2 25.a4 f6 26.Re1 Rc2 27.e5 Rc5 28.b4 Rc3 29.exf6 gxf6 30.b5 Nc4 31.Nxc4 Rxc4 32.bxc6 bxc6 33.a5 Rc5 34.Bf3 Bd7 35.Ra1 Rc3 36.Kf2 Rc2+ 37.Ke3 Rc3+ 38.Kf2 Rc2+ 39.Ke3 Rc3+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "5th Classic KO 2013"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2013.12.14"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Anand,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2773"] [BlackElo "2793"] [ECO "D40"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 e6 3.d4 Nf6 4.Nc3 c5 5.e3 Nc6 6.a3 a6 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.b4 Bd6 9.Bb2 O-O 10.Qc2 Qe7 11.Rd1 Rd8 12.Be2 dxc4 13.Bxc4 b5 14.Bd3 Bb7 15.Ne4 Nxe4 16.Bxe4 Rac8 17.Qb1 f5 18.Bd3 a5 19.bxa5 Nxa5 20.O-O Nc4 21.Be2 Be4 22.Qa1 Nxb2 23.Qxb2 b4 24.axb4 Rc2 25.Qb3 Rxe2 26.Nd4 Bd5 27.Qd3 Qh4 0-1 [Event "5th Classic KO 2013"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2013.12.15"] [Round "2.2"] [White "Nakamura,Hi"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2786"] [BlackElo "2793"] [ECO "D35"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 c5 7.a3 g6 8.Nf3 Bg7 9.h4 Nc6 10.Be3 Qa5 11.Qd2 cxd4 12.cxd4 Qxd2+ 13.Kxd2 O-O 14.Bb5 Bd7 15.Rhd1 Rfd8 16.Ke1 Nb4 17.Bxd7 Nc2+ 18.Kd2 Nxa1 19.Ba4 b5 20.Bxb5 Nb3+ 21.Ke2 Rac8 22.d5 exd5 23.exd5 Nc5 24.Rc1 Ne4 25.Rxc8 Rxc8 26.Bc6 Rb8 27.Bxa7 Rb2+ 28.Kf1 Ra2 29.a4 Ra1+ 30.Ke2 Nc3+ 31.Kd3 Nxa4 32.Bxa4 Ra3+ 33.Ke2 Rxa4 34.Bb6 Kf8 35.g3 Ke8 36.Be3 Ra5 37.d6 Rd5 38.Bf4 f6 39.Nd2 Kd7 40.Ne4 Ke6 41.Bd2 h6 42.d7 Kf7 43.Nc5 Bf8 44.Ba5 Be7 45.Bb6 Rd6 46.Ba5 Rd5 47.Bb6 h5 48.Kf3 f5 49.Kg2 Rd2 50.Ba5 Rd5 51.Bb6 f4 52.Kf3 fxg3 53.fxg3 Rd6 54.Ba5 Rd4 55.Bb6 Rd1 56.Ba5 Rd5 57.Bb6 Rd1 58.Ba5 g5 59.hxg5 Kg6 60.Bb6 Bxg5 61.Ne6 Rd3+ 62.Ke4 Rd6 63.Nxg5 Rxd7 64.Nf3 Re7+ 65.Ne5+ Kf6 66.Bd8 1-0 [Event "5th Classic KO 2013"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2013.12.15"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Nakamura,Hi"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2793"] [BlackElo "2786"] [ECO "A15"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.b3 Bg7 4.Bb2 O-O 5.g3 d6 6.Bg2 e5 7.O-O Nh5 8.Nc3 f5 9.d3 Nc6 10.e3 h6 11.a3 a5 12.Nd2 Nf6 13.Nd5 Be6 14.f4 Kh7 15.Qc2 Qd7 16.Rae1 Rae8 17.Bc3 Bxd5 18.cxd5 Ne7 19.e4 exf4 20.gxf4 fxe4 21.dxe4 Nh5 22.Bxg7 Kxg7 23.e5 Nxf4 24.e6 Qb5 25.Qxc7 Nxg2 26.Rxf8 Kxf8 27.Kxg2 Qxd5+ 28.Ne4 Qxe6 29.Qxd6 Qxd6 30.Nxd6 Rd8 31.Rf1+ Kg8 32.Nxb7 Rd5 33.Rb1 Nc6 34.Rb2 h5 35.b4 axb4 36.axb4 Rb5 37.Nd6 Rxb4 38.Rxb4 Nxb4 39.Ne4 Kf7 40.Kf3 Nd5 41.Kg3 Kg7 42.Kh4 Kh6 43.Ng5 Ne7 44.Nf7+ Kg7 45.Nd6 Nd5 46.Kg5 Nc7 47.Kf4 Nd5+ 48.Kg5 Nf6 49.h4 Nh7+ 50.Kf4 Nf8 51.Ke5 Nd7+ 52.Ke6 Nc5+ 53.Ke5 Nd7+ 54.Ke6 Nc5+ 55.Ke5 Nd3+ 56.Ke4 Nb4 57.Kf4 Nd3+ 58.Kg5 Ne5 59.Ne8+ Kf7 60.Nd6+ Ke7 61.Nc4 Nxc4 62.Kxg6 Ne5+ 63.Kxh5 Kf6 64.Kh6 Ng4+ 65.Kh5 Kf5 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE Candidates 2014"] [Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"] [Date "2014.03.13"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Andreikin,D"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2709"] [BlackElo "2787"] [ECO "E32"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 d5 7.Nf3 dxc4 8.Qxc4 b6 9.Bg5 Ba6 10.Qa4 Qd7 11.Qc2 c5 12.dxc5 Rc8 13.Bxf6 gxf6 14.Qe4 Qb5 15.b4 bxc5 16.e3 Qb7 17.Qg4+ Kf8 18.b5 Bxb5 19.Rb1 a6 20.a4 f5 21.Qf4 Qe4 22.Qxe4 fxe4 23.axb5 exf3 24.b6 Rd8 25.gxf3 Nc6 26.f4 Nb4 27.Bg2 Rab8 28.b7 Nd5 29.O-O Rd7 30.Rfc1 Rdxb7 31.Rxb7 Rxb7 32.Bxd5 exd5 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE Candidates 2014"] [Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"] [Date "2014.03.14"] [Round "2.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Karjakin,Sergey"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2787"] [BlackElo "2766"] [ECO "D20"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.Bxc4 Nb6 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.Be3 Nb4 8.Be4 f5 9.a3 fxe4 10.axb4 e6 11.Nc3 Bxb4 12.Qh5+ g6 13.Qg4 Bxc3+ 14.bxc3 Qd5 15.Ne2 Bd7 16.O-O Qc4 17.Ng3 Bc6 18.Ra5 O-O-O 19.Rc5 Qb3 20.c4 Kb8 21.Qxe6 Rde8 22.Qh3 Nxc4 23.Rxc6 bxc6 24.Nxe4 Nb6 25.Nc5 Qd5 26.Rc1 Ka8 27.Na6 Kb7 28.Nb4 Qf7 29.Qg4 Nd5 30.Nxc6 Re6 31.Na5+ Ka8 32.Qe4 Rb6 33.g4 h5 34.Rc5 Rd8 35.Nc6 Rxc6 36.Rxc6 hxg4 37.Rf6 Qh7 38.Bg5 Qg8 39.Rxg6 1-0 [Event "FIDE Candidates 2014"] [Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"] [Date "2014.03.15"] [Round "3.3"] [White "Svidler,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2758"] [BlackElo "2787"] [ECO "A35"] 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.g3 g6 5.d4 cxd4 6.Nxd4 Bg7 7.Bg2 O-O 8.O-O Nxd4 9.Qxd4 d6 10.Qd3 Be6 11.Bd2 Qc8 12.b3 Bh3 13.Rac1 Bxg2 14.Kxg2 Qc6+ 15.f3 e6 16.Rfd1 Rad8 17.Bf4 Rd7 18.Qe3 b6 19.Rd3 Rc8 20.Qd2 Ne8 21.e4 a6 22.e5 h6 23.h4 Rcd8 24.Rd1 b5 25.c5 Qxc5 26.Ne4 Qb6 27.Nxd6 Bf8 28.h5 Nxd6 29.exd6 g5 30.Be5 Rc8 31.Rc1 Rxc1 32.Qxc1 Qb7 33.g4 b4 34.Qc4 Bg7 35.Bg3 Qb5 36.Be1 Qe5 37.Bg3 Qe2+ 38.Bf2 Bf8 39.Qxa6 e5 40.Qc4 Qxa2 41.Qc6 e4 42.fxe4 Qe2 43.Rf3 Rxd6 44.Qe8 f6 45.e5 f5 46.gxf5 Rf6 47.Kg3 Qe4 48.Bc5 Qe1+ 49.Bf2 Qe4 50.Bc5 Qe1+ 51.Bf2 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE Candidates 2014"] [Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"] [Date "2014.03.17"] [Round "4.2"] [White "Anand,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2787"] [ECO "D37"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.e4 Bb4 6.Bg5 c5 7.Bxc4 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bxc3+ 9.bxc3 Qa5 10.Bb5+ Nbd7 11.Bxf6 Qxc3+ 12.Kf1 gxf6 13.h4 a6 14.Rh3 Qb4 15.Be2 Ne5 16.h5 Qd6 17.Qd2 Nc6 18.Rd3 Qh2 19.f4 Rg8 20.Bf3 Bd7 21.Ne2 Qh1+ 22.Ng1 Nd4 23.Rxd4 Bb5+ 24.Kf2 Qh4+ 25.Ke3 e5 26.fxe5 Qg5+ 27.Kf2 Qg3+ 28.Ke3 Qg5+ 29.Kf2 Qg3+ 30.Ke3 Qg5+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE Candidates 2014"] [Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"] [Date "2014.03.18"] [Round "5.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Aronian,L"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2787"] [BlackElo "2830"] [ECO "E10"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.e3 b6 5.Nc3 Bb7 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Bb5+ c6 8.Bd3 Be7 9.O-O O-O 10.b3 Nbd7 11.Bb2 Re8 12.Ne5 Bd6 13.f4 c5 14.Qf3 cxd4 15.exd4 Bb4 16.Ne2 Ne4 17.a3 Bf8 18.Rad1 a6 19.a4 Rc8 20.Qh5 g6 21.Qh3 Ndf6 22.f5 g5 23.Ng3 b5 24.axb5 Qb6 25.Kh1 axb5 26.Bxe4 dxe4 27.d5 e3 28.Ng4 Nxg4 29.Qxg4 h6 30.Ne4 Rc2 31.Nf6+ Qxf6 32.Bxf6 e2 33.Bxg5 Bxd5 34.Bxh6+ Kh7 35.Bxf8 exf1=Q+ 36.Rxf1 Rxg2 37.Qxg2 Bxg2+ 38.Kxg2 Rxf8 39.Kf3 Kg7 40.Ke4 Rh8 41.Kd4 Rc8 42.Rf4 Kf6 43.h4 Re8 44.Kc5 Re5+ 45.Kd6 Re3 46.Rb4 Kxf5 47.Rxb5+ Kg4 48.h5 f5 49.h6 Rh3 50.Ke5 Rxh6 51.Rb4+ Kf3 52.Kxf5 Ke3 53.Ke5 Kd3 54.Rb8 Kc3 55.b4 Kc4 56.Rb7 Rh5+ 57.Kd6 Rh6+ 58.Kd7 Rh7+ 59.Kc6 Rxb7 60.Kxb7 Kxb4 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE Candidates 2014"] [Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"] [Date "2014.03.19"] [Round "6.1"] [White "Topalov,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2785"] [BlackElo "2787"] [ECO "D37"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 Nbd7 7.c5 Nh5 8.Be5 c6 9.Bd3 g6 10.h4 f5 11.Bh2 b6 12.b4 f4 13.O-O a5 14.b5 bxc5 15.bxc6 Nb8 16.Bb5 Ba6 17.a4 Qc8 18.dxc5 Nxc6 19.Nxd5 exd5 20.Qxd5+ Kh8 21.Qxc6 Qxc6 22.Bxc6 Rac8 23.Bb5 Bxb5 24.axb5 Bxc5 25.Rxa5 fxe3 26.fxe3 Bxe3+ 27.Kh1 Rc2 28.Rb1 Rfc8 29.Raa1 Bb6 30.Be5+ Kg8 31.Ra6 Be3 32.b6 Rc1+ 33.Rxc1 Rxc1+ 34.Kh2 Rb1 35.g4 Bf4+ 36.Kg2 Bxe5 37.Nxe5 Nf4+ 38.Kf3 Ne6 39.b7 Rb3+ 40.Kf2 Rb2+ 41.Ke3 1-0 [Event "FIDE Candidates 2014"] [Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"] [Date "2014.03.21"] [Round "7.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Mamedyarov,S"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2787"] [BlackElo "2757"] [ECO "D38"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 Nbd7 7.Qc2 c5 8.e3 Qa5 9.Bd3 c4 10.Bf5 O-O 11.O-O Re8 12.Nd2 g6 13.Bxd7 Nxd7 14.h4 b5 15.a4 Bxc3 16.bxc3 b4 17.cxb4 Qxb4 18.Nb1 Qd6 19.Nc3 Qc6 20.Rfb1 Ba6 21.Qd1 f6 22.Bf4 Rad8 23.Qf3 Nf8 24.Bh6 Kf7 25.Rb2 Ne6 26.Rab1 Ng7 27.g4 Kg8 28.Qf4 Kf7 29.e4 Ne6 30.exd5 Nxf4 31.dxc6 g5 32.hxg5 fxg5 33.c7 Rd6 34.Bxg5 Nh3+ 35.Kg2 Nxg5 36.d5 Bc8 37.Rb8 Rf6 38.Ra8 Rf4 39.f3 Rxf3 40.d6 Bxg4 41.Rxe8 Kxe8 42.Rb8+ Kf7 43.Rd8 Bh3+ 44.Kh2 Rxc3 45.d7 Rc2+ 46.Kg3 Rg2+ 47.Kh4 Be6 48.Rf8+ Kxf8 49.c8=Q+ Kg7 50.Qb7 Nf3+ 51.Qxf3 Rh2+ 52.Kg5 h6+ 53.Kf4 Rh4+ 54.Ke5 1-0 [Event "FIDE Candidates 2014"] [Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"] [Date "2014.03.22"] [Round "8.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Andreikin,D"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2787"] [BlackElo "2709"] [ECO "D15"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 a6 5.g3 b5 6.b3 Bf5 7.Bg2 Ne4 8.Nxe4 Bxe4 9.O-O Nd7 10.Ba3 g6 11.cxd5 cxd5 12.Qd2 Bg7 13.Rac1 O-O 14.Bh3 Bxf3 15.exf3 Re8 16.Rc6 e6 17.Rfc1 Qf6 18.Rc7 Nf8 19.Bc5 Qxf3 20.Rc3 Qh5 21.g4 Qh4 22.Qf4 f6 23.Be7 Qg5 24.Qg3 Qd2 25.g5 Qxg5 26.Qxg5 fxg5 27.Bxg5 Bxd4 28.R3c6 a5 29.Bh6 b4 30.Kg2 a4 31.bxa4 Rxa4 32.Bxf8 Rxf8 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE Candidates 2014"] [Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"] [Date "2014.03.23"] [Round "9.2"] [White "Karjakin,Sergey"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2766"] [BlackElo "2787"] [ECO "D02"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Bf4 c6 4.e3 Bg4 5.c4 Nbd7 6.Nc3 e6 7.Qb3 dxc4 8.Qxb7 Bxf3 9.gxf3 Nd5 10.Bg3 N5b6 11.Qxc6 Bb4 12.Qb5 Qe7 13.a3 Bxc3+ 14.bxc3 O-O 15.Bxc4 Nxc4 16.Qxc4 Rac8 17.Qd3 Nb6 18.O-O Rc4 19.Rfb1 Rfc8 20.Rb3 h5 21.e4 Qg5 22.h4 Qa5 23.Rc1 Qa4 24.Qb1 Nd7 25.Kg2 Nf8 26.Qb2 Qe8 27.Rb7 a6 28.Qb6 Ng6 29.Qxa6 Qd8 30.Qb5 e5 31.Rh1 Rxc3 32.dxe5 Nf8 33.Qd5 Qe8 34.Ra1 Ne6 35.Qd7 Qf8 36.Qe7 Qxe7 37.Rxe7 Nd4 38.a4 Nxf3 39.e6 fxe6 40.Rxe6 Nd4 41.Re5 Ne2 42.Rxh5 Nxg3 43.fxg3 Re3 44.a5 Rxe4 45.a6 Re7 46.Rb5 Kh7 47.Kh3 Ra8 48.Rb6 Raa7 49.Ra5 Re3 50.h5 Rd3 51.Kh4 Rd4+ 52.g4 Re4 53.Kg5 Rf7 54.Rg6 Ra7 55.Kh4 Rb4 56.Rc6 Re4 57.Rb6 Re1 58.Ra4 Re3 59.g5 Ree7 60.Rb8 g6 61.Rb6 gxh5 62.Rab4 Re1 63.Rb7+ Kg6 64.R4b6+ 1-0 [Event "FIDE Candidates 2014"] [Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"] [Date "2014.03.25"] [Round "10.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Svidler,P"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2787"] [BlackElo "2758"] [ECO "A80"] 1.d4 f5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 b6 4.d5 Bb7 5.Bc4 c6 6.Nc3 cxd5 7.Nxd5 e6 8.Nxf6+ Qxf6 9.O-O Bc5 10.Bd2 Nc6 11.Bc3 Qe7 12.a3 a5 13.Qe2 O-O 14.Rad1 d5 15.Bb5 Na7 16.a4 Bd6 17.Ba6 Nc6 18.Bxb7 Qxb7 19.b3 Qa6 20.Qd2 Rac8 21.Ng5 Rce8 22.Bb2 h6 23.Nf3 Bb4 24.c3 Be7 25.c4 dxc4 26.Rc1 b5 27.axb5 Qxb5 28.Rxc4 Nb4 29.Ne5 Nd5 30.Qc2 Bd6 31.Nc6 Nb6 32.Rd4 Bxh2+ 33.Kxh2 Qxf1 34.Qc3 Rf6 35.Ne5 Qxf2 36.Rf4 Qe2 37.Qd4 Nd5 38.Rf3 Rc8 39.Rg3 f4 0-1 [Event "FIDE Candidates 2014"] [Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"] [Date "2014.03.26"] [Round "11.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Anand,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2787"] [BlackElo "2770"] [ECO "E06"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 Be7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O dxc4 7.Ne5 Nc6 8.Bxc6 bxc6 9.Nxc6 Qe8 10.Nxe7+ Qxe7 11.Na3 c5 12.dxc5 Qxc5 13.Be3 Qh5 14.f3 c3 15.bxc3 Qa5 16.Qc1 Ba6 17.c4 Rac8 18.Bxa7 Bxc4 19.Nxc4 Qxa7+ 20.Qe3 Qa6 21.Ne5 Rc2 22.Nd3 Nd5 23.Qf2 Rxa2 24.Rxa2 Qxa2 25.e4 Qa3 26.exd5 Qxd3 27.dxe6 fxe6 28.Qe1 Qd5 29.Qe3 h6 30.Re1 Rxf3 31.Qxe6+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE Candidates 2014"] [Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"] [Date "2014.03.27"] [Round "12.3"] [White "Aronian,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2830"] [BlackElo "2787"] [ECO "D36"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.Qc2 Be7 7.e3 Nbd7 8.h3 Nh5 9.Bxe7 Qxe7 10.Nf3 Nb6 11.O-O-O Nf6 12.Bd3 Be6 13.Kb1 O-O-O 14.Ka1 Kb8 15.Rc1 Ne8 16.Na4 Nd6 17.Nc5 g6 18.h4 Bc8 19.h5 g5 20.Bxh7 g4 21.Nh4 Qf6 22.g3 Nbc4 23.Bd3 Rxh5 24.Rhe1 Re8 25.Re2 Reh8 26.Qb3 Qd8 27.e4 b6 28.Na4 Ba6 29.Nc5 Bc8 30.Na4 Ba6 31.Nc5 Bc8 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE Candidates 2014"] [Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"] [Date "2014.03.29"] [Round "13.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Topalov,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2787"] [BlackElo "2785"] [ECO "D43"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 c6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.e3 g6 8.Bd3 Bg7 9.O-O O-O 10.Ne5 c5 11.cxd5 cxd4 12.exd4 exd5 13.Re1 Be6 14.Bb5 Rd8 15.Rc1 a6 16.Ba4 Rd6 17.Qb3 b6 18.Ne2 b5 19.Qa3 Bf8 20.Bc2 Nc6 21.Qg3 Rc8 22.h4 Ne7 23.h5 g5 24.f4 Qg7 25.Rf1 f6 26.Ng4 Rdc6 27.Ne3 f5 28.fxg5 Qxg5 29.Qxg5+ hxg5 30.Bxf5 Nxf5 31.Rxc6 Rxc6 32.Nxf5 Rc2 33.Neg3 Rxb2 34.Re1 Bd7 35.Ne7+ Kf7 36.Nxd5 Bc6 37.Rf1+ Ke6 38.Ne3 Bg7 39.Ngf5 Bh8 40.h6 Be4 41.d5+ Kd7 42.Ng3 Bd3 43.Rf7+ Ke8 44.Rf3 Rxa2 45.Nef5 Rd2 46.Ng7+ Ke7 47.d6+ Kxd6 48.Rf8 b4 49.Rxh8 b3 50.N7f5+ Bxf5 51.Nxf5+ Kc7 52.h7 b2 53.Rc8+ Kxc8 54.h8=Q+ Kd7 55.Qh7+ 1-0 [Event "FIDE Candidates 2014"] [Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"] [Date "2014.03.30"] [Round "14.1"] [White "Mamedyarov,S"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2757"] [BlackElo "2787"] [ECO "E32"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 d5 7.Nf3 dxc4 8.Qxc4 b6 9.Bg5 Ba6 10.Qa4 Qd7 11.Qxd7 Nbxd7 12.Bxf6 Nxf6 13.e3 Bb7 14.Rc1 Rac8 15.Ne5 Rfd8 16.f3 c5 17.dxc5 Nd7 18.Nxd7 Rxd7 19.e4 Kf8 20.b4 bxc5 21.Bb5 Rdc7 22.Kd2 cxb4 23.axb4 Rxc1 24.Rxc1 Rxc1 25.Kxc1 e5 26.Kd2 Ke7 27.Kd3 Kd6 28.Bc4 f6 29.g4 g5 30.Kc3 Bc8 1/2-1/2 [Event "2nd Norway Blitz 2014"] [Site "Flor & Fjaere NOR"] [Date "2014.06.02"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Agdestein,S"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2628"] [BlackElo "2783"] [ECO "B07"] 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.g3 Bg7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.Nge2 Na6 7.O-O c5 8.a4 cxd4 9.Nxd4 Bd7 10.Nd5 Nc5 11.Nxf6+ Bxf6 12.c3 a6 13.Bh6 Re8 14.b3 Rc8 15.Qd2 e5 16.Nc2 Nxb3 17.Qxd6 Nxa1 18.Rxa1 Be6 19.Qb4 Qd3 20.Ne3 Qxc3 21.Qb1 Bg7 22.Bxg7 Kxg7 23.h4 b5 24.axb5 axb5 25.Nd5 Qd4 26.Ra5 Qd2 27.Qxb5 Rc1+ 28.Bf1 Bh3 29.Ne3 Bxf1 30.Nxf1 Qe1 31.Ra4 0-1 [Event "2nd Norway Blitz 2014"] [Site "Flor & Fjaere NOR"] [Date "2014.06.02"] [Round "2.5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Svidler,P"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2783"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A15"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.b3 g6 4.Bb2 Bg7 5.g3 O-O 6.Bg2 Nc6 7.O-O b6 8.d4 cxd4 9.Nxd4 Bb7 10.Nc3 Qc8 11.Nc2 d6 12.e4 Rd8 13.Qe2 e6 14.Rfd1 a6 15.Rac1 Qc7 16.Ne3 Ne5 17.h3 Ned7 18.Ng4 Nxg4 19.hxg4 h6 20.Rd2 Rac8 21.Rcd1 b5 22.cxb5 Bxc3 23.Bxc3 Qxc3 24.Rxd6 Rc7 25.b6 Rc6 26.Rxd7 Rxd7 27.Rxd7 Rxb6 28.Qd1 Kg7 29.Qd4+ Qxd4 30.Rxd4 e5 31.Rd7 Bc8 32.Rd5 Kf6 33.Bf3 Be6 34.Ra5 Rd6 35.Kg2 Bc8 36.Be2 Bb7 37.f3 Ke6 38.Bc4+ Kf6 39.Kf2 1-0 [Event "2nd Norway Blitz 2014"] [Site "Flor & Fjaere NOR"] [Date "2014.06.02"] [Round "3.5"] [White "Topalov,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2783"] [ECO "B01"] 1.e4 d5 2.Nc3 dxe4 3.Nxe4 Nf6 4.Nxf6+ exf6 5.d4 Bd6 6.Bd3 O-O 7.Ne2 Nc6 8.c3 f5 9.Qc2 Qf6 10.Bd2 h6 11.O-O-O a5 12.Ng3 Ne7 13.f3 a4 14.Kb1 c5 15.dxc5 Bxc5 16.Rhe1 Rd8 17.Bf4 Be6 18.Be5 Qg6 19.Ne2 Nd5 20.Nd4 Bxd4 21.Bxd4 Nb4 22.cxb4 Rxd4 23.g4 Rad8 24.gxf5 Bxf5 25.Bxf5 Rxd1+ 26.Rxd1 Rxd1+ 27.Qxd1 Qxf5+ 28.Ka1 Qe5 29.a3 b5 30.h4 g5 31.h5 Kg7 32.Qd3 Kf6 33.Qh7 Qe1+ 34.Ka2 Qe6+ 35.Ka1 Ke7 36.Qd3 Qe1+ 37.Ka2 Qe6+ 38.Ka1 f5 39.Qxb5 g4 40.fxg4 fxg4 41.Qb7+ Kf6 42.b5 Qe1+ 43.Ka2 Qe6+ 44.Ka1 Qe1+ 45.Ka2 Qe6+ 46.Ka1 Ke5 1/2-1/2 [Event "2nd Norway Blitz 2014"] [Site "Flor & Fjaere NOR"] [Date "2014.06.02"] [Round "4.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Caruana,F"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2783"] [BlackElo "2791"] [ECO "A10"] 1.c4 g6 2.g3 Bg7 3.Bg2 Nf6 4.Nc3 O-O 5.d3 c6 6.e4 d5 7.cxd5 cxd5 8.exd5 Na6 9.Nge2 Nc7 10.Nf4 Rb8 11.O-O b5 12.Be3 a5 13.Ba7 Rb7 14.Bc5 b4 15.Na4 Ncxd5 16.Nxd5 Nxd5 17.Re1 Re8 18.Rc1 e6 19.d4 Rd7 20.Bxd5 Rxd5 21.Nb6 Bb7 22.Nxd5 Qxd5 23.f3 Qxa2 24.Ra1 Qxb2 25.Rxa5 b3 26.Qd3 Rd8 27.Rb1 Bxd4+ 28.Bxd4 Rxd4 29.Qxb3 Qxb3 30.Rxb3 Bd5 31.Re3 Rd2 32.Ra1 Kg7 33.Rf1 g5 34.g4 Kg6 35.Rf2 Rd1+ 36.Kg2 h5 37.h3 hxg4 38.hxg4 f5 39.gxf5+ Kxf5 1/2-1/2 [Event "2nd Norway Blitz 2014"] [Site "Flor & Fjaere NOR"] [Date "2014.06.02"] [Round "5.2"] [White "Giri,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2752"] [BlackElo "2783"] [ECO "B01"] 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nf3 c6 4.d4 Nf6 5.Be2 Bg4 6.h3 Bxf3 7.Bxf3 Qa5+ 8.c3 e6 9.Bf4 Qa6 10.Qb3 Nbd7 11.Nd2 Nd5 12.Bg3 Be7 13.Nc4 O-O 14.O-O b5 15.Nd2 N7b6 16.Rfe1 Qa4 17.Ne4 a5 18.Nc5 Qxb3 19.axb3 a4 20.bxa4 bxa4 21.Rec1 Ra7 22.Ra2 Rfa8 23.Rca1 Bxc5 24.dxc5 Nd7 25.Bd6 Ra5 26.b4 R5a7 27.Ra3 N7f6 28.Kf1 h5 29.Ke1 g6 30.Kd2 Kh7 31.Kd3 g5 32.g3 g4 33.hxg4 Nxg4 34.R1a2 Kg6 35.Bd1 f5 36.Ke2 e5 37.Ke1 e4 38.Rxa4 Rxa4 39.Rxa4 Re8 40.Ra6 e3 41.fxe3 Ndxe3 42.Rxc6 Re6 43.b5 Nc4+ 44.Be2 Na5 45.Ra6 Nb3 46.Bf8 Kf7 47.Rxe6 Kxe6 48.Bc4+ 1-0 [Event "2nd Norway Blitz 2014"] [Site "Flor & Fjaere NOR"] [Date "2014.06.02"] [Round "6.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Karjakin,Sergey"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2783"] [BlackElo "2771"] [ECO "D27"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 dxc4 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 a6 6.O-O c5 7.Nc3 b5 8.Be2 Nbd7 9.d5 exd5 10.Nxd5 Bb7 11.Nxf6+ Qxf6 12.a4 b4 13.e4 h6 14.Bc4 Bd6 15.Bd5 O-O-O 16.Bxb7+ Kxb7 17.Qd5+ Kc7 18.Be3 Rhe8 19.Rac1 Qe6 20.Qxe6 Rxe6 21.Nd2 Bf8 22.f4 Rc6 23.b3 Nf6 24.Rf3 Rd3 25.f5 Bd6 26.h3 Rc3 27.Rcf1 Nd7 28.f6 g5 29.Nc4 Rxc4 30.bxc4 Ne5 31.Rf5 Nxc4 32.Bxg5 hxg5 33.Rxg5 b3 34.Rg7 Ne5 35.h4 c4 36.h5 c3 37.h6 c2 38.h7 c1=Q 39.h8=Q Bc5+ 0-1 [Event "2nd Norway Blitz 2014"] [Site "Flor & Fjaere NOR"] [Date "2014.06.02"] [Round "7.2"] [White "Grischuk,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2792"] [BlackElo "2783"] [ECO "D36"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.Qc2 Be7 7.e3 Nbd7 8.h3 Nh5 9.Bxe7 Qxe7 10.g4 Nhf6 11.Bd3 Nb6 12.O-O-O Be6 13.Nge2 O-O-O 14.Kb1 Kb8 15.Ng3 g6 16.f3 Bc8 17.Rhe1 Ne8 18.Qf2 Qd6 19.Nge2 h5 20.e4 hxg4 21.hxg4 dxe4 22.fxe4 Bxg4 23.Qxf7 Rf8 24.Qb3 g5 25.Qc2 Bf3 26.e5 Qe7 27.Be4 g4 28.Bxf3 gxf3 29.Ng3 Qh4 30.Nge4 Rxd4 31.Rf1 Rxd1+ 32.Qxd1 Qf4 33.Qd8+ Nc8 34.Nc5 Qf5+ 35.Ka1 Rf7 36.e6 Rc7 37.Nd7+ Ka8 38.Qxe8 Qh3 39.Rb1 f2 40.Qd8 f1=Q 41.Qxc7 1-0 [Event "2nd Norway Blitz 2014"] [Site "Flor & Fjaere NOR"] [Date "2014.06.02"] [Round "8.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Carlsen,M"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2783"] [BlackElo "2881"] [ECO "E32"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 d6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.g3 d5 7.Bg2 dxc4 8.O-O O-O 9.Rd1 Qe7 10.Bg5 h6 11.Bxf6 Nxf6 12.Ne5 c5 13.a3 Ba5 14.Nxc4 Bc7 15.Nb5 cxd4 16.Nxd4 e5 17.Nf5 Bxf5 18.Qxf5 e4 19.Qb5 Rab8 20.Rac1 Rfd8 21.Rxd8+ Qxd8 22.e3 a6 23.Qb3 b5 24.Rd1 Qe7 25.Nd2 Rd8 26.Nb1 Be5 27.Rxd8+ Qxd8 28.Qc2 g6 29.Nd2 Qd3 30.Qxd3 exd3 31.b3 Bb2 32.Nb1 Nd7 33.Kf1 a5 34.Bc6 Nc5 35.Bxb5 Nxb3 36.Bxd3 Kg7 37.Bc4 Nc5 38.Ke2 f5 39.f3 Kf6 40.Bb5 Be5 41.a4 h5 42.Nd2 Bc7 43.Nc4 Ke6 44.Be8 Kf6 45.Bc6 Ke6 46.f4 Kf6 47.Kf3 Ke6 48.h3 Kf6 49.g4 hxg4+ 50.hxg4 g5 51.gxf5 gxf4 52.e4 Nd3 1/2-1/2 [Event "2nd Norway Blitz 2014"] [Site "Flor & Fjaere NOR"] [Date "2014.06.02"] [Round "9.1"] [White "Aronian,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2815"] [BlackElo "2783"] [ECO "D37"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Nbd7 5.Bf4 c6 6.e3 Nh5 7.Bg5 Be7 8.Bxe7 Qxe7 9.Be2 Nhf6 10.O-O O-O 11.Rc1 Rd8 12.Qb3 b6 13.Rfd1 Bb7 14.cxd5 exd5 15.a3 Nf8 16.Qb4 c5 17.dxc5 bxc5 18.Qa5 Ne6 19.Na4 Rac8 20.Ba6 Bxa6 21.Qxa6 h6 22.h3 Qe8 23.b3 Ne4 24.Nc3 Nf6 25.Na4 Rc6 26.Qa5 Rdc8 27.Nc3 d4 28.Nb5 dxe3 29.fxe3 Ng5 30.Nxg5 Qxe3+ 31.Kh1 hxg5 32.Nxa7 Ra8 33.Re1 Qg3 34.Qb5 Rc7 35.Nc6 g4 36.Ne7+ Kh8 37.Nf5 Qf4 38.Rf1 Qg5 39.h4 Qh5 40.Rxc5 Rd7 41.Qc4 Qh7 42.Rc8+ Rd8 43.Rxa8 Rxa8 44.Qxf7 Ne4 45.Kg1 g6 46.Qxh7+ Kxh7 47.Ne3 Rxa3 48.Rf4 Ra1+ 49.Kh2 Nd2 50.b4 Ra3 51.Nxg4 Rb3 52.Nf6+ Kg7 53.Ne8+ Kg8 54.Nd6 Rd3 55.Rf6 Kh7 56.b5 Nb3 57.Ne4 Rd4 58.Ng5+ Kh6 59.g3 Nc5 60.Rf7 Rd7 61.Rxd7 Nxd7 62.Ne6 Nb6 63.g4 Kh7 64.Kg3 Kg8 65.Kf4 Kf7 66.Nd4 Kf6 67.g5+ Ke7 68.Nc6+ Kd6 69.h5 gxh5 70.g6 Nd5+ 71.Kg5 Ke6 72.Kxh5 Nf6+ 73.Kg5 Ne8 74.b6 Nd6 75.Nd8+ Kd7 76.g7 1-0 [Event "2nd Norway Chess 2014"] [Site "Stavanger NOR"] [Date "2014.06.03"] [Round "1.4"] [White "Svidler,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2783"] [ECO "A29"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Bg2 Nb6 7.O-O Be7 8.a3 O-O 9.b4 Be6 10.Rb1 f6 11.d3 a5 12.b5 Nd4 13.Nd2 Qc8 14.e3 Nf5 15.Qc2 Rd8 16.Bb2 a4 17.Rfc1 Nd6 18.Nde4 Nf7 19.Ne2 Bf8 20.h4 Rb8 21.N2c3 Bb3 22.Qe2 Qd7 23.Nd2 Be6 24.Nc4 Qxd3 25.Qxd3 Rxd3 26.Nxb6 cxb6 27.Nxa4 Rb3 28.Bf1 Nd6 29.Rc3 Rxc3 30.Bxc3 Nc4 31.Bb4 Nxa3 32.Bxa3 Bxa3 33.Nxb6 Kf7 34.Rd1 Ke7 35.Nd5+ Bxd5 36.Rxd5 Rd8 37.Rxd8 Kxd8 38.Bd3 h6 39.h5 Ke7 40.Kg2 Ke6 1/2-1/2 [Event "2nd Norway Chess 2014"] [Site "Stavanger NOR"] [Date "2014.06.04"] [Round "2.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Carlsen,M"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2783"] [BlackElo "2881"] [ECO "E00"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Bxd2+ 5.Qxd2 d5 6.Bg2 c6 7.Nf3 Nbd7 8.O-O O-O 9.Rc1 b6 10.cxd5 cxd5 11.Na3 Ne4 12.Qe3 Ba6 13.Ne5 Nd6 14.Nc2 Nxe5 15.dxe5 Nc4 16.Qd4 Qe7 17.b3 Na5 18.e4 dxe4 19.Bxe4 Rac8 20.Ne3 Bb7 21.Rxc8 Rxc8 22.Rd1 Bxe4 23.Qxe4 h6 24.b4 Nc6 25.a3 b5 26.Kg2 a5 27.Rc1 Qd7 28.bxa5 Nxa5 29.Rxc8+ Qxc8 30.a4 bxa4 31.Qxa4 Qb7+ 32.Kh3 Nb3 33.Nc4 Nd4 34.Nd6 Qd5 35.f4 Ne2 36.Ne4 Qd3 37.Kg2 Nd4 38.Qa8+ Kh7 39.Nf2 Qd2 40.Qe4+ g6 41.Qd3 Qb2 42.Kf1 Kg7 43.Ng4 h5 44.Ne3 Nf3 45.Nf5+ exf5 46.Qxf3 Qxh2 47.e6 fxe6 48.Qc3+ Kh7 49.Qc7+ Kh6 50.Qe7 Qb2 51.Qg5+ Kh7 52.Qe7+ Qg7 53.Qxe6 Kh6 54.Qe8 Qa1+ 55.Kg2 Qb2+ 56.Kh3 Qf6 57.Qc8 h4 58.g4 fxg4+ 59.Qxg4 g5 60.fxg5+ Qxg5 1/2-1/2 [Event "2nd Norway Chess 2014"] [Site "Stavanger NOR"] [Date "2014.06.05"] [Round "3.3"] [White "Giri,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2752"] [BlackElo "2783"] [ECO "E06"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 Be7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.a4 Bd7 9.Qxc4 Bc6 10.Bf4 Bd6 11.Qc1 a5 12.Bd2 Nbd7 13.Rd1 Qe8 14.Bc3 Ne4 15.Nfd2 f5 16.Nxe4 fxe4 17.Be1 Qh5 18.Nc3 Nf6 19.h3 Rf7 20.e3 Raf8 21.Qc2 Qf5 22.Nb5 h5 23.Bxa5 Nh7 24.Nxd6 cxd6 25.Bb4 Qd5 26.Rf1 Ng5 27.b3 Rd8 28.Rac1 Nf3+ 29.Kh1 Qf5 30.Qe2 Kh7 31.Rc2 Bd5 32.Rc3 Kg6 33.Qc2 Kh7 34.Ba3 e5 35.dxe5 dxe5 36.b4 Be6 37.Bc1 Qg6 38.Rd1 Rxd1+ 39.Qxd1 Rd7 40.Qf1 Bf5 41.Rc2 Qe6 42.Qe2 g6 43.Rc4 Bxh3 0-1 [Event "2nd Norway Chess 2014"] [Site "Stavanger NOR"] [Date "2014.06.07"] [Round "4.3"] [White "Agdestein,S"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2628"] [BlackElo "2783"] [ECO "E54"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 6.Nf3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 c5 8.O-O cxd4 9.exd4 b6 10.Qe2 Bb7 11.Rd1 h6 12.Bb3 Nc6 13.d5 exd5 14.Nxd5 Nxd5 15.Bxd5 Qf6 16.Be3 Rfd8 17.a3 Bf8 18.Rd2 Rd6 19.Rad1 Rad8 20.h3 Rxd5 21.Rxd5 Rxd5 22.Rxd5 Ne5 23.Rxe5 Bxf3 24.Qxf3 Qxe5 25.Qe2 g6 26.Qd2 Bg7 27.Qd8+ Kh7 28.Qd7 a5 29.Bxb6 Qxb2 30.Bc7 Qxa3 31.Qxf7 Qc5 32.Kh2 a4 33.f4 Qf8 34.Qd7 a3 35.Be5 Kh8 36.Qa4 h5 37.Qa7 Bxe5 38.fxe5 Qf4+ 39.Kh1 Qb4 40.e6 Qe1+ 41.Kh2 Qe5+ 42.Kh1 Qa1+ 43.Kh2 Qe5+ 44.Kh1 Qa1+ 45.Kh2 Qe5+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "2nd Norway Chess 2014"] [Site "Stavanger NOR"] [Date "2014.06.08"] [Round "5.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Caruana,F"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2783"] [BlackElo "2791"] [ECO "E60"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.g3 O-O 5.Bg2 c5 6.Nc3 cxd4 7.Nxd4 Qc7 8.Qd3 Nc6 9.O-O d6 10.b3 Nxd4 11.Qxd4 Ne4 12.Nd5 Bxd4 13.Nxc7 Bxa1 14.Be3 Bf6 15.Nxa8 Nc3 16.Bxa7 Nxa2 17.Nc7 Nb4 18.Rd1 Kg7 19.f4 h5 20.Kf2 h4 21.c5 hxg3+ 22.hxg3 dxc5 23.Bxc5 Na6 24.Nxa6 bxa6 25.e4 Bg4 26.Rd5 Bb2 27.Bxe7 Re8 28.Bd8 Be6 29.Rd3 Bf6 30.Bxf6+ Kxf6 31.Bf3 Rb8 32.Bd1 Rb4 33.Ke3 Ke7 34.g4 f6 35.g5 fxg5 36.fxg5 a5 37.Kf4 Rb5 38.Rc3 Kd6 39.Bc2 Rb4 40.Rg3 Ke7 41.Rd3 Rb5 42.Rc3 Kd7 43.Bd1 Kd6 44.Rd3+ Ke7 45.Rd2 Bxb3 46.Bxb3 Rxb3 47.Rd5 a4 48.Ra5 a3 49.Ke5 Kf7 50.Ra7+ Ke8 51.Kf6 Rb6+ 52.Kg7 1-0 [Event "2nd Norway Chess 2014"] [Site "Stavanger NOR"] [Date "2014.06.09"] [Round "6.4"] [White "Topalov,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2783"] [ECO "E21"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nf3 O-O 5.Bg5 c5 6.Rc1 h6 7.Bh4 cxd4 8.Nxd4 d5 9.Bxf6 Qxf6 10.cxd5 Rd8 11.e3 Rxd5 12.Qb3 Rxd4 13.exd4 Nc6 14.Bb5 Qf4 15.O-O Nxd4 16.Qd1 Bxc3 17.Rxc3 e5 18.Bc4 Bd7 19.Qc1 Qf6 20.Qe3 Bc6 21.Bd3 Re8 22.Be4 Bb5 23.Re1 Qa6 24.Rc7 Qxa2 25.Rxb7 a6 26.b3 Rd8 27.Bd5 Ne2+ 28.Kh1 Nf4 29.Bxf7+ Kh8 30.Qb6 Qd2 31.Rg1 Kh7 32.h3 Rd6 33.Qc7 Bd7 34.Qb8 h5 35.Qg8+ Kh6 36.Qh8+ Kg5 37.Qxg7+ Kf5 38.Bxh5 Nxh5 39.Qg4+ Kf6 40.Qxh5 Qxf2 41.Qh6+ Ke7 42.Qg7+ Ke6 43.Qg4+ Ke7 44.Rd1 1-0 [Event "2nd Norway Chess 2014"] [Site "Stavanger NOR"] [Date "2014.06.10"] [Round "7.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Aronian,L"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2783"] [BlackElo "2815"] [ECO "D38"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Qa4+ Nc6 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bxf6 Qxf6 9.e3 O-O 10.Be2 Rd8 11.O-O Bf8 12.Rfc1 Ne7 13.b4 a6 14.Qb3 c6 15.Na4 Bg4 16.Nc5 Ra7 17.a4 Nc8 18.Ra2 Bxf3 19.Bxf3 Nb6 20.Be2 g6 21.g3 h5 22.h4 Nd7 23.Nxd7 Rxd7 24.b5 axb5 25.axb5 Rxa2 26.Qxa2 Rc7 27.Qa8 Qd6 28.Qb8 Qd7 29.Bf1 Kg7 30.Bh3 f5 31.Ra1 Rc8 32.Qe5+ Kf7 33.bxc6 bxc6 34.Qf4 Bd6 35.Qh6 Bf8 36.Qf4 Bd6 37.Qf3 Kg7 38.Qe2 Rc7 39.Qa2 Be7 40.Qb3 Rb7 41.Qc3 Bb4 42.Qc2 Be7 43.Ra6 Rc7 44.Bg2 Qd6 45.Bf3 Qd7 46.Kg2 Bf6 47.Qc5 Be7 48.Qb6 Bd8 49.Bd1 Rc8 50.Qb2 Rc7 51.Ba4 f4 52.exf4 Bxh4 53.Qb8 Qd8 54.Qb6 Qe7 55.Kh2 Bxg3+ 56.Kxg3 h4+ 57.Kh2 Qd6 58.Bd1 Rf7 59.Ra7 Qxf4+ 60.Kh3 Qxf2 61.Rxf7+ Qxf7 62.Qxc6 Qf1+ 63.Kxh4 1/2-1/2 [Event "2nd Norway Chess 2014"] [Site "Stavanger NOR"] [Date "2014.06.12"] [Round "8.5"] [White "Karjakin,Sergey"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2771"] [BlackElo "2783"] [ECO "D35"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3 h6 7.Bh4 Be7 8.Bd3 O-O 9.Qc2 Nh5 10.Bxe7 Qxe7 11.Nf3 Nf4 12.Bf1 Nd7 13.O-O-O Ng6 14.h4 Qf6 15.Bd3 Nb6 16.h5 Ne7 17.Rh4 Bf5 18.Bxf5 Qxf5 19.Qxf5 Nxf5 20.Rf4 Nd6 21.Ne5 Rae8 22.Rh1 Re7 23.Kc2 Rfe8 24.b3 a5 25.a4 Na8 26.Nd3 Nc7 27.Rg4 Na6 28.Rf4 Ne4 29.Kb2 Kh7 30.Nxe4 dxe4 31.Ne5 Nb4 32.Rf5 c5 33.Rd1 cxd4 34.exd4 Rd8 35.Nc4 Nd3+ 36.Kc3 g6 37.Rxa5 Nxf2 38.Re1 gxh5 39.d5 e3 40.Kc2 Ng4 41.d6 Re6 42.Ra7 Rf6 43.Re2 b6 44.Rb7 Rdxd6 45.Nxd6 Rxd6 46.Rxf7+ Kg6 47.Rf1 Kg5 48.b4 h4 49.Kc3 Nf2 50.Rxe3 Nd1+ 51.Rxd1 Rxd1 52.Re5+ Kg4 53.Re6 Rc1+ 54.Kb3 Kh5 55.Rxb6 Rg1 56.a5 Rxg2 57.a6 Rg3+ 58.Kc4 Rg4+ 59.Kd3 Rg8 60.Rb5+ Kg4 61.Ra5 h3 62.Ra2 Ra8 63.b5 h5 64.Ke3 Kg3 65.a7 h2 66.Rxh2 Kxh2 67.b6 Kh3 68.b7 Rxa7 69.b8=Q Rg7 70.Qe5 Rg3+ 71.Kf2 h4 72.Qe4 1-0 [Event "2nd Norway Chess 2014"] [Site "Stavanger NOR"] [Date "2014.06.13"] [Round "9.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Grischuk,A"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2783"] [BlackElo "2792"] [ECO "D85"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Nf3 c5 8.Be3 Qa5 9.Qd2 O-O 10.Rc1 Bg4 11.d5 Nd7 12.c4 Qa3 13.Be2 Bxf3 14.Bxf3 Bd4 15.Bxd4 cxd4 16.O-O Ne5 17.Qxd4 Nxf3+ 18.gxf3 Qxf3 19.Rc3 Qe2 20.f4 Qxa2 21.f5 b6 22.e5 Qb2 23.Kh1 Qe2 24.Rf2 Qe1+ 25.Kg2 Rac8 26.Rf1 Qe2+ 27.Rf2 Qe1 28.Rg3 Qb4 29.d6 Rxc4 30.Qd3 Rg4 31.d7 Rd4 32.Qf3 e6 33.f6 Rxd7 34.Qe3 Rfd8 35.Qh6 Qf8 36.Qg5 h6 37.Qe3 Kh7 38.Rh3 h5 39.Rg3 Qh6 40.Rg5 Rd3 0-1 [Event "42nd GM 2014"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2014.07.12"] [Round "1.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Meier,Geo"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2632"] [ECO "A30"] 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 Nc6 4.Bg2 d5 5.O-O d4 6.a3 e5 7.d3 a5 8.e4 Be7 9.Ne1 h5 10.f4 h4 11.f5 hxg3 12.hxg3 g6 13.Nd2 gxf5 14.exf5 Rg8 15.Qf3 Bd7 16.Rf2 Qb6 17.Re2 O-O-O 18.Ne4 Qb3 19.Nf2 a4 20.Bh6 Bf8 21.Bxf8 Rdxf8 22.g4 Rg7 23.Ne4 Nxe4 24.Qxe4 Rfg8 25.Bf3 f6 26.Rg2 Nd8 27.Qe2 Bc6 28.Bxc6 bxc6 29.Qe4 Kc7 30.Nf3 Nf7 31.Rf1 Nd6 32.Qe2 Rxg4 33.Rf2 Nxf5 34.Nd2 Rxg2+ 35.Rxg2 Rxg2+ 36.Kxg2 Qxb2 37.Kf3 Nd6 38.Qh2 Qxa3 39.Ke2 Qb2 40.Qh7+ Kb6 41.Qe7 Nb7 0-1 [Event "42nd GM 2014"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2014.07.13"] [Round "2.3"] [White "Adams,Mi"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2743"] [BlackElo "2777"] [ECO "A45"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 d5 3.e3 c5 4.Bxf6 gxf6 5.dxc5 e6 6.Nf3 Bxc5 7.Be2 Nc6 8.O-O e5 9.c4 d4 10.exd4 Nxd4 11.Nxd4 Bxd4 12.Qc2 f5 13.Nd2 Qe7 14.Rad1 O-O 15.b4 Qxb4 16.Nf3 Rd8 17.Nxe5 Be6 18.Qc1 f6 19.Nf3 Bb6 20.Qh6 Qf8 21.Qh4 Rxd1 22.Bxd1 Kh8 23.Re1 Bg8 24.Bc2 Rc8 25.Bd3 Rc6 26.h3 Qd6 27.Bxf5 Rxc4 28.g4 Kg7 29.Kg2 h6 30.Qg3 Qxg3+ 31.Kxg3 Rc3 32.Be6 Rc2 33.Re4 Bxf2+ 34.Kf4 Bxe6 35.Rxe6 Rxa2 36.Rd6 Kf7 37.Kf5 Ra5+ 38.Ke4 Rb5 39.Rd2 Rb4+ 40.Kf5 Rb5+ 41.Ke4 Bg3 42.Nd4 Rb4 43.Kd5 a5 44.Nf5 Bf4 45.Ra2 Rb5+ 46.Kc4 Rb4+ 47.Kd5 a4 48.Kc5 Re4 49.Kb5 Ke6 50.Rxa4 Rxa4 51.Kxa4 Kd5 52.Kb5 Ke4 53.Kb6 Kf3 54.Kxb7 Kg2 55.Kc6 Kxh3 56.Kd5 Kxg4 57.Ke6 h5 58.Kxf6 Bc1 59.Ke5 Bd2 60.Ke4 Bg5 61.Ke5 Kf3 62.Nd4+ Kg2 63.Nf5 Kf3 64.Nd4+ Kg4 65.Nf5 Bd2 66.Ke4 Bf4 67.Nh4 Kxh4 68.Kxf4 Kh3 1/2-1/2 [Event "42nd GM 2014"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2014.07.15"] [Round "3.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Baramidze,D"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2616"] [ECO "E07"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.g3 O-O 6.Bg2 Nbd7 7.Qd3 c6 8.O-O b6 9.b3 a5 10.e4 Ba6 11.e5 Ne8 12.h4 h6 13.Rd1 b5 14.cxb5 cxb5 15.Ne2 b4 16.Qe3 Bxe2 17.Qxe2 a4 18.Be3 Qa5 19.Rac1 Nc7 20.Nh2 Rfc8 21.Qg4 Kf8 22.f4 Qb6 23.Nf3 Nb5 24.Rxc8+ Rxc8 25.f5 axb3 26.axb3 Rc3 27.f6 Rxe3 28.Qxg7+ Ke8 29.fxe7 Rxf3 30.Bxf3 Nxd4 31.Kg2 Nf5 32.Qh8+ Kxe7 33.Rc1 Qd8 34.Rc8 Qxh8 35.Rxh8 Nxe5 36.Bh5 Kf6 37.Rb8 Nc6 38.Rb7 Nfe7 39.Kf2 e5 40.g4 Ke6 41.g5 hxg5 42.hxg5 e4 43.Ke3 Kf5 44.Bxf7 Kxg5 45.Bxd5 Nxd5+ 46.Kxe4 Nde7 47.Rb6 Kf6 48.Kd3 Ke6 49.Kc4 Kd6 50.Kb5 Kd5 51.Ka4 Kd4 52.Rxb4+ Nxb4 53.Kxb4 1/2-1/2 [Event "42nd GM 2014"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2014.07.16"] [Round "4.4"] [White "Naiditsch,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2705"] [BlackElo "2777"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.h3 Ke8 10.Nc3 h5 11.Bf4 Be7 12.Rad1 Bd7 13.g3 Rd8 14.Bg5 Nh6 15.Kg2 Bf5 16.Rxd8+ Bxd8 17.Bxd8 Kxd8 18.Rd1+ Ke7 19.Rd2 a5 20.Nd4 Bc8 21.f3 Rd8 22.g4 c5 23.Nb3 Rxd2+ 24.Nxd2 Ke6 25.Nc4 hxg4 26.hxg4 Bd7 27.a4 b6 28.Kg3 g5 29.b3 Bc6 30.f4 gxf4+ 31.Kxf4 Ng8 32.Ne4 Bxe4 33.Kxe4 Ne7 34.Nd2 Nd5 35.Nf3 Nc3+ 36.Kd3 Nd1 37.Ke2 Nc3+ 38.Kd3 Nd1 39.Ke2 Nc3+ 40.Kd2 Nd5 41.c3 Nf4 42.Ke3 Nh3 43.c4 c6 44.Ke2 Nf4+ 45.Ke3 Nh3 46.Ke2 Nf4+ 47.Ke3 Nh3 1/2-1/2 [Event "42nd GM 2014"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2014.07.18"] [Round "5.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Caruana,F"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2789"] [ECO "E60"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 c6 4.Bg2 d5 5.cxd5 cxd5 6.Nf3 Bg7 7.Ne5 O-O 8.Nc3 b6 9.Bg5 Bb7 10.Rc1 Ne4 11.Bf4 Nxc3 12.Rxc3 f6 13.Nc4 Rf7 14.O-O Nc6 15.Na3 e6 16.Qa4 Rc8 17.Rfc1 a6 18.Qd1 g5 19.Bd2 f5 20.Nc2 Rfc7 21.Bf1 Nb8 22.Rxc7 Rxc7 23.Nb4 h6 24.Rxc7 Qxc7 25.e3 a5 26.Nd3 Nd7 27.b4 axb4 28.Nxb4 Nf6 29.Qa4 Bf8 30.Nd3 Bc6 31.Qa6 Ne4 32.Bb4 Bxb4 33.Nxb4 Nd6 34.Qa3 Be8 35.Nd3 Bb5 36.Ne5 Bxf1 37.Kxf1 Nc4 38.Qa8+ Kg7 39.Nd3 Nd2+ 40.Kg2 Qc4 41.Qa7+ Kg8 42.Qa8+ Kg7 43.Qa3 b5 44.Qe7+ Kh8 45.Qf8+ Kh7 46.Qf7+ Kh8 47.Qf8+ Kh7 48.Qf7+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "42nd GM 2014"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2014.07.19"] [Round "6.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Leko,P"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2737"] [ECO "E14"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.e3 Bb7 5.Bd3 d5 6.b3 Be7 7.O-O O-O 8.Bb2 c5 9.cxd5 Nxd5 10.Nbd2 Nd7 11.Qe2 Rc8 12.Rfd1 cxd4 13.Nxd4 Qc7 14.Nc4 a6 15.Rac1 b5 16.Nd2 Qb8 17.Ne4 Rxc1 18.Rxc1 Rc8 19.Rd1 N7f6 20.Nxf6+ Bxf6 21.Qd2 Be7 22.Be4 Nf6 23.Bxb7 Qxb7 24.Rc1 h6 25.Rxc8+ Qxc8 26.Qc2 Qxc2 27.Nxc2 Nd5 28.Kf1 f6 29.e4 Nb4 30.Nxb4 Bxb4 31.Ke2 Kf7 32.g4 e5 33.h4 g5 34.h5 Ke6 35.Kd3 Kd6 36.f3 Kc6 37.a3 Bd6 38.b4 Be7 39.Kc2 Bd6 40.Kd3 Be7 41.Kc2 Bd6 1/2-1/2 [Event "42nd GM 2014"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2014.07.20"] [Round "7.2"] [White "Ponomariov,R"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2723"] [BlackElo "2777"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.Re1 Nd6 6.Nxe5 Be7 7.Bf1 Nf5 8.Nf3 d5 9.d4 O-O 10.Nc3 Bb4 11.Bf4 Nce7 12.a3 Bd6 13.Qd2 c6 14.g3 f6 15.h4 Bxf4 16.Qxf4 Ng6 17.Qd2 Nd6 18.Bg2 Bf5 19.b3 Qd7 20.Re3 Be4 21.Rae1 Rae8 22.R3e2 Ne7 23.Nxe4 dxe4 24.Nh2 f5 25.c4 Rd8 26.f3 Qc7 27.Qc3 Rd7 28.fxe4 Nxe4 29.Bxe4 fxe4 30.Rxe4 Nf5 31.Kg2 Qd6 32.c5 Qg6 33.Rg4 Qh6 34.Nf3 Ne7 35.Ng5 Qg6 36.Qe3 Nd5 37.Qe4 Qh6 38.Qe2 Qf6 39.Re4 h6 40.Ne6 Rff7 41.Nf4 Nc7 42.Qe3 Qf5 43.a4 Rf8 44.Qe2 Rfd8 45.Qc4+ Kh7 46.Re5 Qf6 47.Qd3+ Kg8 48.R1e4 Rf8 49.Qe2 Rfd8 50.Re7 Rxe7 51.Rxe7 Nd5 52.Re8+ Kf7 53.Nxd5 Rxd5 54.Rb8 Qxd4 55.Qe8+ Kf6 56.Rxb7 Qxc5 1-0 [Event "41st Olympiad Open 2014"] [Site "Tromso NOR"] [Date "2014.08.03"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Al Modiahki,M"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2760"] [BlackElo "2549"] [ECO "E94"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.d4 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Qe8 8.dxe5 dxe5 9.b4 Qe7 10.b5 a6 11.a4 axb5 12.cxb5 Rd8 13.Qc2 Nbd7 14.Ba3 Qe8 15.Rfd1 Bf8 16.Bxf8 Nxf8 17.Rxd8 Qxd8 18.Nxe5 Qd4 19.Nf3 Qc5 20.Qb2 Ng4 21.Nd1 Nd7 22.Rc1 Qb6 23.Nd2 Nc5 24.Nc4 Qf6 25.Bxg4 1-0 [Event "41st Olympiad Open 2014"] [Site "Tromso NOR"] [Date "2014.08.04"] [Round "3.10"] [White "Nedev,Tr"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2484"] [BlackElo "2760"] [ECO "C45"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nxc6 bxc6 6.e5 Qe7 7.Qe2 Nd5 8.c4 Ba6 9.b3 g6 10.f4 d6 11.Qf2 Nf6 12.Be2 dxe5 13.O-O Ne4 14.Qf3 f5 15.Nc3 exf4 16.Nxe4 fxe4 17.Qxf4 Bg7 18.Ba3 Bd4+ 19.Kh1 c5 20.Rae1 Rf8 21.Qg4 Bc8 22.Rxf8+ Kxf8 23.Qf4+ Kg8 24.Rd1 g5 25.Qg3 Qg7 26.b4 Be6 27.bxc5 Rb8 28.h3 Qe5 29.Qxe5 Bxe5 30.c6 Rb6 31.c5 Rb8 32.Bc1 Bxa2 33.Bxg5 a5 34.Be7 Bb3 35.Rf1 a4 0-1 [Event "41st Olympiad Open 2014"] [Site "Tromso NOR"] [Date "2014.08.05"] [Round "4.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Wang Yue"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2760"] [BlackElo "2718"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6 4.c4 c6 5.b3 Bg7 6.Bb2 O-O 7.d3 Bg4 8.Nbd2 Bxf3 9.Nxf3 Nfd7 10.d4 a5 11.O-O e6 12.Qc2 a4 13.e4 dxe4 14.Qxe4 Na6 15.Ba3 Re8 16.b4 Qb6 17.Rab1 Nc7 18.Ne5 Rad8 19.Nxf7 Nf6 20.Qf4 Rxd4 21.c5 Rxf4 22.cxb6 Nb5 23.Nd6 Nxd6 24.gxf4 Nb5 25.Bb2 Nd7 26.Rfe1 Nxb6 27.Bh3 Bxb2 28.Rxe6 Rxe6 29.Bxe6+ Kg7 30.Rxb2 Kf6 31.Bg4 Nd5 32.Bf3 a3 33.Rd2 Nxb4 34.Bd1 c5 35.Rd7 b6 36.Rb7 Nd4 37.Rxb6+ Kf5 38.Rb7 Nxa2 39.Bb3 Nb4 40.Bc4 Nf3+ 41.Kg2 Nd2 42.Bg8 Nd3 43.Ra7 Nxf4+ 44.Kh1 h5 45.Rxa3 Ke4 46.Rc3 c4 47.Rxc4+ Nxc4 48.Bxc4 h4 49.Kg1 g5 50.Ba6 1/2-1/2 [Event "41st Olympiad Open 2014"] [Site "Tromso NOR"] [Date "2014.08.06"] [Round "5.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Topalov,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2760"] [BlackElo "2772"] [ECO "D37"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.g3 O-O 6.Bg2 Nbd7 7.Qd3 Nb6 8.c5 Nbd7 9.O-O c6 10.b4 b6 11.Bf4 a5 12.a3 Ba6 13.Qc2 Nh5 14.Bd2 Nhf6 15.Bf4 Nh5 16.Bd2 Nhf6 17.Rfe1 Bc4 18.Bf4 Nh5 19.Be3 Nhf6 20.Bf4 Nh5 21.Be3 Nhf6 22.h3 h6 23.Nd2 Ba6 24.f4 bxc5 25.bxc5 Nxc5 26.dxc5 d4 27.Bf2 dxc3 28.Qxc3 Nd5 29.Qc2 Bf6 30.e4 Bxa1 31.exd5 Qf6 32.d6 Qc3 33.Qd1 Bb2 34.Bxc6 Rad8 35.Nb1 Qf6 36.Qd2 Rb8 37.Be4 e5 38.Nc3 Qe6 39.Nd5 Qxh3 40.Bg2 Qh5 41.d7 exf4 42.Qxf4 Bxa3 43.Qxb8 Rxb8 44.Re8+ Kh7 45.Rxb8 Qd1+ 46.Kh2 Qh5+ 47.Bh3 Qf3 48.d8=Q Qxf2+ 49.Bg2 1-0 [Event "41st Olympiad Open 2014"] [Site "Tromso NOR"] [Date "2014.08.08"] [Round "6.5"] [White "Kasimdzhanov,R"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2700"] [BlackElo "2760"] [ECO "D37"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Nbd7 5.Bf4 dxc4 6.e3 Bd6 7.Bxd6 cxd6 8.Bxc4 a6 9.a4 d5 10.Bd3 b6 11.O-O O-O 12.Qb3 Qe7 13.Rac1 Bb7 14.Rc2 Rfc8 15.Rfc1 Qd6 16.Ne5 Nxe5 17.dxe5 Qxe5 18.Qxb6 Rcb8 19.Ne2 Nd7 20.Qd4 Qd6 21.f4 e5 22.fxe5 Nxe5 23.Qf4 Qe7 24.Rc7 Qe8 25.Bf5 Nc4 26.Bd7 Qf8 27.b3 Nb6 28.Bf5 d4 29.Rxf7 Kxf7 30.Bxh7+ 1-0 [Event "41st Olympiad Open 2014"] [Site "Tromso NOR"] [Date "2014.08.10"] [Round "8.10"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Vallejo Pons,F"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2760"] [BlackElo "2698"] [ECO "D37"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.e4 Bb4 6.Bg5 c5 7.Bxc4 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Qa5 9.Bd2 Qc5 10.Bb5+ Bd7 11.Nb3 Qc7 12.Rc1 Nc6 13.O-O O-O 14.Qe2 Rfd8 15.Bg5 Be7 16.Be3 a6 17.Bd3 Be8 18.f4 Ng4 19.Qxg4 Rxd3 20.Bf2 Qd8 21.e5 Nb4 22.Nc5 Rd2 23.N3e4 Rxb2 24.Rfd1 Nd5 25.Nf6+ Bxf6 26.exf6 g6 27.Bd4 Rxa2 28.Qh4 Bc6 29.Ne4 Re2 30.Ng3 Nxf4 31.Qxf4 Qd5 32.Ne4 Qxe4 33.Qxe4 Rxe4 34.Bb6 g5 35.Rd2 h6 36.Bd8 a5 37.Be7 a4 38.Rc3 Kh7 39.h3 Kg6 40.Kh2 Rf4 0-1 [Event "41st Olympiad Open 2014"] [Site "Tromso NOR"] [Date "2014.08.12"] [Round "10.7"] [White "Ivanisevic,I"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2613"] [BlackElo "2760"] [ECO "D35"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Nf3 c6 6.h3 Bd6 7.Qc2 O-O 8.Bg5 h6 9.Bh4 g5 10.Bg3 Bxg3 11.fxg3 Nh5 12.Kf2 Qd6 13.e4 Nxg3 14.Rg1 Qf4 15.Bd3 dxe4 16.Nxe4 Nxe4+ 17.Bxe4 Nd7 18.g3 Qd6 19.Rae1 Nf6 20.Bf5 Bxf5 21.Qxf5 Rae8 22.Rgf1 Nh5 23.Re5 Ng7 24.Qc2 Rxe5 25.dxe5 Qe6 26.Kg2 Rd8 27.b3 Rd5 28.Qf2 c5 29.Re1 Qf5 30.Nh2 h5 31.Nf1 Qxf2+ 32.Kxf2 Ne6 33.Ne3 Rxe5 34.Rd1 Nd4 35.b4 b6 36.bxc5 bxc5 37.Rd3 Re6 38.Rc3 Rf6+ 39.Kg2 Rf3 40.h4 Rxg3+ 41.Kxg3 Ne2+ 42.Kf3 Nxc3 43.hxg5 Nxa2 44.Nc4 Nb4 45.Kg3 Nd5 46.Kh4 Nf4 0-1 [Event "41st Olympiad Open 2014"] [Site "Tromso NOR"] [Date "2014.08.14"] [Round "11.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Vachier Lagrave,M"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2760"] [BlackElo "2768"] [ECO "A41"] 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 g6 4.Nc3 Bf5 5.Ng5 Bg7 6.e4 Bd7 7.f4 e5 8.fxe5 dxe5 9.dxe5 Ng4 10.e6 Bxe6 11.Qxd8+ Kxd8 12.Be2 Ne5 13.Bf4 h6 14.O-O-O+ Ke7 15.Nf3 Nxc4 16.Nd4 Ne5 17.Nd5+ Bxd5 18.exd5 Rd8 19.Rhe1 Kf8 20.Nb5 Na6 21.Bf1 Re8 22.d6 cxd6 23.Nxd6 Re7 24.Nxb7 Rxb7 25.Bxe5 Bxe5 26.Rxe5 Rc8+ 27.Kb1 Nc5 28.Rc1 Rbc7 29.Re3 f5 30.Rec3 Ke7 31.b4 Ne6 32.Kb2 h5 33.h4 Rxc3 34.Rxc3 Rxc3 35.Kxc3 g5 36.hxg5 Nxg5 37.a4 Kd6 38.Kc4 f4 39.Kb5 Kc7 40.Ka6 Kb8 41.b5 f3 42.gxf3 Nxf3 43.Be2 Nd4 44.Bxh5 Nb3 45.Be2 Nc5+ 46.Ka5 Kc7 47.Kb4 Na6+ 48.Ka5 Nc5 49.Bf3 Kd6 50.Bh1 Kc7 51.Bg2 Nd3 52.Bf1 Nc5 53.Kb4 Na6+ 54.Kc4 Kb6 55.Bg2 Nc7 56.Kb4 a5+ 57.bxa6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Petrosian Memorial 2014"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2014.11.04"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Ding Liren"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2730"] [BlackElo "2760"] [ECO "D35"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3 Bf5 7.Qf3 Bg6 8.Bxf6 Qxf6 9.Qxf6 gxf6 10.Nf3 Nd7 11.Nh4 Be7 12.g3 Nb6 13.O-O-O Nc8 14.Bd3 Nd6 15.Kc2 Kd7 16.f3 Bxd3+ 17.Kxd3 f5 18.Ng2 h5 19.h4 Rag8 20.Rh3 Ne8 21.Ke2 Bd6 22.Kf2 Nf6 23.Ne2 a5 24.b3 Re8 25.Rhh1 Re7 26.Nef4 Rg8 27.Rd2 Ree8 28.Rc2 Kc7 29.a4 Kd7 30.Rh3 Rg7 31.Nd3 Kc7 32.Ngf4 Reg8 33.Rc1 Kb8 34.Rg1 Kc7 35.Rh2 Rb8 36.Rc1 Rbg8 37.Rg2 Kb8 38.Rcg1 Kc7 39.Rb1 Re8 40.Rgg1 Reg8 41.Rbc1 1/2-1/2 [Event "Petrosian Memorial 2014"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2014.11.05"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Inarkiev,E"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2760"] [BlackElo "2688"] [ECO "D37"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Qc2 O-O 6.Bg5 c5 7.dxc5 dxc4 8.e4 Nfd7 9.Bf4 b5 10.cxb6 Nxb6 11.Rd1 Qe8 12.Be2 Na6 13.Ne5 Nb4 14.Qc1 Ba6 15.a3 Nc6 16.b4 Bf6 17.Nf3 Bxc3+ 18.Qxc3 Qc8 19.O-O Bb5 20.Bd6 Rd8 21.e5 h6 22.Nd4 a6 23.Bf3 Nxd4 24.Rxd4 Bc6 25.Be2 Bb5 26.Rg4 Kh8 27.Qg3 Rg8 28.Rh4 Qd8 29.Qf4 Re8 30.Rxh6+ gxh6 31.Qxh6+ Kg8 32.f4 Bc6 33.Bf3 Qc8 34.f5 exf5 35.Qg5+ Kh8 36.Bxc6 Re6 37.Rxf5 Ra7 38.Qh4+ Kg7 39.Rh5 Qg8 40.Be4 1-0 [Event "Petrosian Memorial 2014"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2014.11.06"] [Round "3.1"] [White "Leko,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2731"] [BlackElo "2760"] [ECO "D37"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 Nbd7 7.c5 Nh5 8.Bd3 Nxf4 9.exf4 b6 10.b4 a5 11.a3 c6 12.O-O Qc7 13.g3 Ba6 14.Bxa6 Rxa6 15.Qe2 Rfa8 16.b5 cxb5 17.c6 Qxc6 18.Nxb5 Rc8 19.Rac1 Qxc1 20.Rxc1 Rxc1+ 21.Kg2 Ra8 22.f5 Rc6 23.fxe6 fxe6 24.Ne1 a4 25.Nd3 Ra5 26.Nf4 Nf8 27.h4 Bf6 28.Kh3 g6 29.Kg2 Bg7 30.g4 h6 31.g5 h5 32.f3 Kh7 33.Kg3 Kg8 34.Kg2 Kh7 35.Kg3 Kh8 36.Kh3 Kg8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Petrosian Memorial 2014"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2014.11.08"] [Round "4.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Gelfand,B"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2760"] [BlackElo "2759"] [ECO "D91"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Bg5 Ne4 6.Bf4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 c5 8.cxd5 cxd4 9.cxd4 Qxd5 10.e3 O-O 11.Be2 Nc6 12.O-O Bf5 13.Qa4 Qa5 14.Qxa5 Nxa5 15.Rfc1 Rac8 16.Ne1 Nc6 17.g4 Be4 18.Bf3 f5 19.Bxe4 fxe4 20.Rab1 b6 21.Rc2 e5 22.dxe5 Nxe5 23.Bxe5 Bxe5 24.Kg2 Kf7 25.Rd1 Rxc2 26.Nxc2 Rc8 27.Nd4 a6 28.f4 exf3+ 29.Kxf3 b5 30.h4 Bxd4 31.Rxd4 Ke6 32.Re4+ Kd6 33.Rd4+ Ke6 34.Re4+ Kd6 35.Rd4+ Ke6 36.Ke4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Petrosian Memorial 2014"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2014.11.09"] [Round "5.1"] [White "Aronian,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2797"] [BlackElo "2760"] [ECO "D37"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 Nbd7 7.c5 Nh5 8.Bd3 Nxf4 9.exf4 b6 10.b4 a5 11.a3 c6 12.O-O Ba6 13.Na4 Bf6 14.Ne5 Bxe5 15.fxe5 Bxd3 16.Qxd3 axb4 17.axb4 bxc5 18.Nxc5 Nxc5 19.bxc5 Rxa1 20.Rxa1 f6 21.Qe3 fxe5 22.Qxe5 Qf6 23.Qe3 Re8 24.Re1 Rb8 25.g3 Kf7 26.Qa3 Kg8 27.Re5 h6 28.Qe3 Rb1+ 29.Kg2 Rb2 30.h4 Kf7 31.h5 Kg8 32.Kg1 Rb1+ 33.Kh2 Rb2 34.Kg2 Ra2 35.Qe1 Rb2 36.Kg1 Kh7 37.Rxe6 Qf5 38.Qe3 Rxf2 39.Rxh6+ gxh6 40.Qxf2 Qxh5 41.Qe1 1/2-1/2 [Event "Petrosian Memorial 2014"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2014.11.10"] [Round "6.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Morozevich,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2760"] [BlackElo "2724"] [ECO "E11"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Nbd2 O-O 5.e3 b6 6.Bd3 c5 7.a3 Bxd2+ 8.Bxd2 Bb7 9.dxc5 bxc5 10.Bc3 d6 11.Qc2 Nbd7 12.O-O-O Qe7 13.Ng5 h6 14.h4 Ne5 15.Bh7+ Kh8 16.f4 Neg4 17.Rh3 h5 18.Rg3 Rae8 19.Bd3 e5 20.Be2 Nf2 21.Rf1 N2e4 22.fxe5 dxe5 23.Rxf6 Nxf6 24.Bxh5 Kg8 25.Be2 Qd6 26.Rh3 Bxg2 27.Rg3 Bb7 28.h5 Re7 29.Rg1 e4 30.h6 Qh2 31.Nh3 Qxh3 32.Rxg7+ Kh8 33.Bxf6 Qxh6 34.Rg6+ 1-0 [Event "Petrosian Memorial 2014"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2014.11.11"] [Round "7.1"] [White "Grischuk,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2795"] [BlackElo "2760"] [ECO "E04"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 dxc4 5.Bg2 c6 6.Ne5 Bb4+ 7.Bd2 Qxd4 8.Bxb4 Qxe5 9.Na3 b5 10.Bc3 Qc5 11.Bd4 Qb4+ 12.Bc3 Qc5 13.Bd4 Qb4+ 14.Bc3 Qc5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tal Memorial Blitz 2014"] [Site "Sochi RUS"] [Date "2014.11.13"] [Round "1.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Karjakin,Sergey"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2760"] [BlackElo "2770"] [ECO "D20"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.Bxc4 Nb6 6.Bb3 Nc6 7.Ne2 Bf5 8.Nbc3 e6 9.O-O Qd7 10.Be3 O-O-O 11.Bc2 Bxc2 12.Qxc2 Kb8 13.a3 f6 14.Rfd1 Ne7 15.Nf4 Nbd5 16.Rac1 c6 17.exf6 gxf6 18.Ne4 Nxe3 19.fxe3 Nd5 20.Qf2 f5 21.Nxd5 exd5 22.Ng3 Bd6 23.Nxf5 Rdf8 24.Rf1 Bc7 25.Rce1 Rf6 26.Qc2 Rhf8 27.Ng3 Bxg3 28.hxg3 Qg7 29.Rxf6 Rxf6 30.Rf1 Rxf1+ 31.Kxf1 Qxg3 32.Qxh7 Qxe3 33.Qh2+ Kc8 34.Qh3+ Qxh3 35.gxh3 Kd7 36.Kf2 Ke6 37.Kf3 Kf5 38.h4 a5 39.b4 a4 40.Kg3 Ke4 41.Kg4 Kxd4 42.h5 Ke3 43.h6 d4 44.h7 d3 45.h8=Q d2 46.Qh1 Kd3 47.Qd1 1-0 [Event "Tal Memorial Blitz 2014"] [Site "Sochi RUS"] [Date "2014.11.13"] [Round "2.5"] [White "Leko,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2731"] [BlackElo "2760"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.Re1 Nd6 6.Nxe5 Be7 7.Bf1 Nf5 8.c3 Nxe5 9.Rxe5 d6 10.Re1 O-O 11.d4 d5 12.Bf4 Bd6 13.Be5 f6 14.Bxd6 Nxd6 15.Bd3 c6 16.Qf3 g6 17.Nd2 Bf5 18.Bxf5 Nxf5 19.Nb3 b6 20.Re2 Qd7 21.Rae1 Rae8 22.Nc1 Rxe2 23.Rxe2 Re8 24.Nd3 Rxe2 25.Qxe2 Kf7 26.f3 Qe6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tal Memorial Blitz 2014"] [Site "Sochi RUS"] [Date "2014.11.13"] [Round "3.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Inarkiev,E"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2760"] [BlackElo "2688"] [ECO "D18"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.e3 e6 7.a5 Nbd7 8.Bxc4 Bd6 9.O-O O-O 10.h3 Qc7 11.Nh4 Be4 12.Nxe4 Nxe4 13.Qc2 Nef6 14.e4 Be7 15.e5 Nd5 16.Bxd5 Bxh4 17.Be4 g6 18.a6 Rfc8 19.axb7 Qxb7 20.Bd2 Nb6 21.Rfc1 Nd5 22.Ra5 Rab8 23.Rc5 Qxb2 24.Bxd5 exd5 25.Qxb2 Rxb2 26.Be3 Bd8 27.Rxd5 Bb6 28.Rd6 Rb4 29.d5 Bxe3 30.fxe3 c5 31.e6 Re4 32.exf7+ Kxf7 33.Rf1+ Ke7 34.Ra6 Rxe3 35.Rb1 Rd8 36.Rxa7+ Rd7 37.d6+ Ke6 38.Ra5 c4 39.Rc5 c3 40.Rc1 Rxd6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tal Memorial Blitz 2014"] [Site "Sochi RUS"] [Date "2014.11.13"] [Round "4.2"] [White "Nepomniachtchi,I"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2714"] [BlackElo "2760"] [ECO "C45"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bb4+ 5.c3 Bc5 6.Be3 Bb6 7.Nf5 Bxe3 8.Nxe3 d6 9.c4 Nge7 10.Nc3 O-O 11.Be2 f5 12.exf5 Nxf5 13.Nxf5 Bxf5 14.O-O Qd7 15.Bf3 Kh8 16.b3 Rae8 17.Re1 Rxe1+ 18.Qxe1 Ne5 19.Bd5 Nd3 20.Qe3 b6 21.Rf1 Re8 22.Qd4 Nb4 23.Bf3 Bd3 24.Rd1 Bc2 25.Rf1 Bd3 26.Rd1 Bc2 27.Rf1 Bd3 28.Rc1 Bg6 29.h3 a5 30.Rd1 Bc2 31.Rd2 Bf5 32.Kh2 h6 33.Qf4 Nd3 34.Qg3 Ne5 35.Bd5 c6 36.Bf3 Nxf3+ 37.Qxf3 Bg6 38.Qf4 Re6 39.Ne2 Rf6 40.Qe3 Qc7 41.Qg3 Qe7 42.Nf4 Bf7 43.Re2 Qd7 44.Qe3 b5 45.cxb5 cxb5 46.Qd4 Qf5 47.Nd3 b4 48.Rd2 Bg6 49.Nb2 Qc5 50.f3 Bf7 51.Na4 Qc7 52.Kg1 d5 53.Qc5 Rc6 54.Qd4 Rc1+ 55.Rd1 Rxd1+ 56.Qxd1 Qf4 57.Kh1 Qe3 58.Qc2 d4 59.Qf5 Be6 60.Qf8+ Bg8 61.Qc5 Qe1+ 62.Kh2 d3 63.Qd4 d2 64.Nb2 Qc1 65.Qd8 Qxb2 0-1 [Event "Tal Memorial Blitz 2014"] [Site "Sochi RUS"] [Date "2014.11.13"] [Round "5.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Mamedyarov,S"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2760"] [BlackElo "2757"] [ECO "D43"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 Nbd7 6.cxd5 cxd5 7.e3 Be7 8.Bd3 b6 9.O-O Bb7 10.Qe2 O-O 11.Rfc1 h6 12.Bf4 Nh5 13.Be5 a6 14.h3 Nxe5 15.dxe5 g6 16.Nd4 Ng7 17.Qg4 Rc8 18.Nce2 Rxc1+ 19.Rxc1 Qb8 20.f4 Rc8 21.Rf1 Rc7 22.Bxg6 fxg6 23.Qxg6 Qe8 24.Qxh6 Bf8 25.Qg5 Bc8 26.Ng3 Kh7 27.Qh4+ Kg8 28.Qg4 Kh7 29.Kh2 Qg6 30.Qh4+ Kg8 31.Qd8 Qf7 32.Qg5 Be7 33.Qg4 Kh7 34.f5 exf5 35.Ngxf5 Nxf5 36.Nxf5 Qg6 37.Qxg6+ Kxg6 38.Nd4 Bg5 39.Rf3 Re7 40.Rf8 Bd7 41.Rg8+ Rg7 42.Rb8 Bxe3 43.Nf3 Kh7 44.g4 Bc6 45.Kg3 Rf7 46.e6 Re7 47.Rc8 Bb7 48.Rd8 Bc6 49.Rd6 Be8 50.h4 Bc5 51.Ng5+ Kg6 52.Rxd5 Be3 53.Kf3 Bc6 54.h5+ Kh6 55.Nf7+ Kg7 56.h6+ Kh7 57.Ke4 Rxe6+ 58.Ne5 Bxh6 0-1 [Event "Tal Memorial Blitz 2014"] [Site "Sochi RUS"] [Date "2014.11.13"] [Round "6.4"] [White "Morozevich,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2724"] [BlackElo "2760"] [ECO "A13"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.b3 Nf6 4.g3 d4 5.Bg2 Nc6 6.O-O e5 7.d3 a5 8.Na3 Bc5 9.Nb5 O-O 10.Bg5 Re8 11.Bxf6 gxf6 12.Qc1 Ne7 13.Na3 Ng6 14.Nc2 f5 15.Nd2 Ra6 16.a3 Rae6 17.b4 Bf8 18.Qb2 Bg7 19.bxa5 e4 20.Nb3 exd3 21.exd3 f4 22.Rad1 Qf6 23.Nc5 Re2 24.Ne4 R8xe4 25.Bxe4 f3 26.Qc1 Ne5 27.Nxd4 Bh3 28.Qf4 Qxf4 29.gxf4 Ng6 30.Bxf3 Ra2 31.Ne2 Nh4 32.Bh5 Bxf1 33.Kxf1 Rxa3 34.Rb1 Rxa5 35.Ng3 b6 36.Re1 Kf8 37.Bg4 Ng6 38.Re4 Ra1+ 39.Kg2 Ne7 40.f5 Ra5 41.d4 Nc6 42.d5 Ne5 43.Be2 Nd7 44.Rh4 h6 45.Nh5 Ra2 46.Bf3 Be5 47.Ng3 Bd6 48.Rxh6 Ne5 49.f6 Ke8 50.Nf5 Bc5 51.Be4 Re2 52.Ng7+ Kd7 53.Bf5+ 1-0 [Event "Tal Memorial Blitz 2014"] [Site "Sochi RUS"] [Date "2014.11.13"] [Round "7.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Kosteniuk,A"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2760"] [BlackElo "2541"] [ECO "A05"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 b6 3.Bg2 Bb7 4.O-O e6 5.c4 Be7 6.b3 O-O 7.Bb2 d5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.d4 Nf6 10.Nc3 c5 11.dxc5 Bxc5 12.Qxd8 Rxd8 13.Ne5 Bxg2 14.Kxg2 Nbd7 15.Nd3 Be7 16.Rfd1 Rac8 17.Rac1 a6 18.f4 b5 19.Kf3 Nb6 20.g4 Nfd5 21.Ne4 a5 22.Bd4 Ba3 23.Rxc8 Rxc8 24.Bxb6 Nxb6 25.f5 Nd5 26.Rd2 h5 27.fxe6 hxg4+ 28.Kxg4 fxe6 29.Ng5 Rf8 30.Nxe6 Ne3+ 31.Kh3 Rf6 32.Ndf4 Rh6+ 0-1 [Event "Tal Memorial Blitz 2014"] [Site "Sochi RUS"] [Date "2014.11.13"] [Round "8.5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Svidler,P"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2760"] [BlackElo "2743"] [ECO "A04"] 1.Nf3 g6 2.g3 Bg7 3.Bg2 c5 4.O-O Nc6 5.Nc3 d5 6.a3 e5 7.e4 d4 8.Nd5 Nge7 9.c4 dxc3 10.dxc3 h6 11.b4 O-O 12.Be3 cxb4 13.axb4 Nxd5 14.exd5 Ne7 15.c4 Nf5 16.Ra3 Bd7 17.c5 Bb5 18.Re1 e4 19.Nd2 Qxd5 20.Nxe4 Qxd1 21.Rxd1 Bc6 22.Nd6 Bxg2 23.Kxg2 Rfd8 24.Rad3 Nxd6 25.Rxd6 Rxd6 26.Rxd6 a5 27.bxa5 Bf8 28.Rd7 Rxa5 29.Rd8 g5 30.Rc8 f6 31.Kf3 Kf7 32.Ke4 Be7 33.f4 Ke6 34.f5+ Kd7 35.Rh8 Bxc5 36.Rh7+ Kd6 37.Rxh6 Ra4+ 38.Kf3 Ra3 39.Rxf6+ Ke5 40.Rf7 Rxe3+ 41.Kg4 b5 42.Kxg5 b4 43.Rb7 Rf3 44.g4 Kd5 45.Kg6 Kc6 46.Rb8 Bd6 47.Rc8+ Kd5 48.f6 b3 49.Rc1 Ke6 50.g5 b2 51.Re1+ Be5 52.h4 Rb3 53.f7 Rf3 54.h5 Rxf7 55.h6 Rf2 56.Kh7 Re2 57.Rb1 Rc2 58.g6 Rc1 59.g7 Rc7 60.Kg6 Rc8 61.h7 Bxg7 62.Kxg7 Rc7+ 63.Kh6 Kd5 1-0 [Event "Tal Memorial Blitz 2014"] [Site "Sochi RUS"] [Date "2014.11.13"] [Round "9.5"] [White "Tomashevsky,E"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2714"] [BlackElo "2760"] [ECO "B07"] 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Be2 Bg7 5.h4 c5 6.d5 a6 7.a4 h5 8.Nf3 Bg4 9.Ng5 Bxe2 10.Qxe2 Nbd7 11.Nd1 O-O 12.O-O Ne5 13.f3 Qd7 14.Bf4 Ne8 15.Ne3 Nc7 16.Bg3 b5 17.axb5 axb5 18.c3 c4 19.Bxe5 dxe5 20.g4 f6 21.Ne6 Nxe6 22.dxe6 Qxe6 23.gxh5 gxh5 24.Nf5 Rxa1 25.Rxa1 Kh7 26.Kh1 Qf7 27.Ra7 Re8 28.Nd6 Qe6 29.Nxe8 Qh3+ 30.Kg1 Bh6 31.Nxf6+ Kg6 32.Qg2+ Qxg2+ 33.Kxg2 exf6 34.Rb7 1-0 [Event "Tal Memorial Blitz 2014"] [Site "Sochi RUS"] [Date "2014.11.13"] [Round "10.5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Grischuk,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2760"] [BlackElo "2795"] [ECO "A56"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 g6 4.Nc3 Bg7 5.e4 O-O 6.Nf3 e6 7.e5 Ng4 8.Ng5 Nxe5 9.f4 exd5 10.fxe5 d4 11.Nd5 Nc6 12.Nf3 Nxe5 13.Nxe5 Qh4+ 14.g3 Qe4+ 15.Qe2 Qxh1 16.Nf3 d6 17.Kf2 Bg4 18.Bg2 Bxf3 19.Qxf3 Qxh2 20.Bf4 Qh5 21.Qxh5 gxh5 22.Bxd6 Rfe8 23.Ne7+ Kh8 24.Bxc5 d3 25.Rd1 Rad8 26.Bd5 Rd7 27.Nf5 Re2+ 28.Kf3 Rxb2 29.Nxg7 Rxa2 30.Nxh5 f6 31.Bd4 h6 32.Nxf6 Rd8 33.Rxd3 Kg7 34.Ne4+ Kg6 35.Nc3 1-0 [Event "Tal Memorial Blitz 2014"] [Site "Sochi RUS"] [Date "2014.11.13"] [Round "11.5"] [White "Gelfand,B"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2759"] [BlackElo "2760"] [ECO "A41"] 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.f3 c5 4.d5 e6 5.c4 exd5 6.cxd5 Be7 7.Nc3 O-O 8.Nge2 Nh5 9.g4 Bh4+ 10.Kd2 Nf6 11.Ng3 Na6 12.Kc2 b5 13.Bxb5 Rb8 14.Bxa6 Bxa6 15.Nf5 Nd7 16.g5 Bf2 17.Qd2 Bd4 18.Nxd4 cxd4 19.Qxd4 Qa5 20.Bf4 Rb4 21.Qe3 Nc5 22.Rhd1 Qb6 23.b3 Rc8 24.Rac1 Bc4 25.Kd2 Bxb3 26.axb3 Nxb3+ 27.Ke1 Qxe3+ 28.Bxe3 Nxc1 29.Rxc1 a5 30.Bd2 a4 31.Ra1 Ra8 32.Ra3 f6 33.gxf6 gxf6 34.Kd1 Kf7 35.Kc2 Rc8 36.Kd3 Ra8 37.Be3 Rb3 38.Rxb3 axb3 39.Bc1 Ra1 40.Kd2 Ra8 41.Bb2 Rg8 42.Nb5 Rg2+ 43.Kc3 Rf2 44.Nxd6+ Kg6 45.Kxb3 Rxf3+ 46.Kc4 Rh3 47.Nf5 Rxh2 48.Bd4 h5 49.d6 Kf7 50.Kd5 Ra2 51.d7 Ra8 52.Bb6 h4 53.d8=Q 1-0 [Event "Tal Memorial Blitz 2014"] [Site "Sochi RUS"] [Date "2014.11.14"] [Round "12.5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Gelfand,B"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2760"] [BlackElo "2759"] [ECO "A05"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.b3 c5 4.Bb2 Bg7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.c4 Nc6 7.O-O d6 8.d4 cxd4 9.Nxd4 Bd7 10.Nc3 Qa5 11.e3 a6 12.Qd2 Rab8 13.Rad1 Rfc8 14.a3 Qb6 15.Na4 Qd8 16.Nc3 Na5 17.Nd5 e5 18.Nxf6+ Bxf6 19.Nf3 Be6 20.Qb4 Nc6 21.Qc3 b5 22.Nd2 bxc4 23.Nxc4 d5 24.Qc2 Bg7 25.f4 Na5 26.Bxd5 Bxd5 27.fxe5 Nxc4 28.bxc4 Qb6 29.Bd4 Qc7 30.c5 Bb3 0-1 [Event "Tal Memorial Blitz 2014"] [Site "Sochi RUS"] [Date "2014.11.14"] [Round "13.4"] [White "Karjakin,Sergey"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2760"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 c6 4.O-O Bg4 5.h3 Bxf3 6.Bxf3 e5 7.d3 Nbd7 8.e4 dxe4 9.dxe4 Nc5 10.Nd2 Be7 11.Qe2 O-O 12.Rd1 Qc8 13.h4 Rd8 14.Re1 Ne6 15.Nb3 a5 16.a4 b5 17.c3 Qb7 18.Qc2 bxa4 19.Rxa4 Qb5 20.Ra2 a4 21.Nd2 Nc5 22.Be2 Qb7 23.Bc4 Ne8 24.Nf3 Nd6 25.Nxe5 Bf6 26.Nd3 Ncxe4 27.Rxa4 Qd7 28.Rxa8 Rxa8 29.Bb3 Re8 30.Bf4 h6 31.Ba4 g5 32.hxg5 hxg5 33.Be3 Nf5 34.Nb4 Nexg3 35.Bxc6 Nxe3 36.Bxd7 1-0 [Event "Tal Memorial Blitz 2014"] [Site "Sochi RUS"] [Date "2014.11.14"] [Round "14.5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Leko,P"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2760"] [BlackElo "2731"] [ECO "A04"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.O-O Nc6 5.Nc3 e6 6.a3 Nge7 7.Rb1 a5 8.d3 O-O 9.e4 d6 10.a4 e5 11.Nd2 f5 12.Nc4 f4 13.Nb5 Rf6 14.c3 Na7 15.Nxa7 Rxa7 16.d4 cxd4 17.cxd4 Qc7 18.b3 Be6 19.Ba3 Bxc4 20.bxc4 Nc6 21.c5 Nxd4 22.cxd6 Rxd6 23.Bxd6 Qxd6 24.Qd3 h5 25.gxf4 exf4 26.e5 Bxe5 27.Be4 b6 28.Kh1 g5 29.Rfd1 g4 30.Rb5 Nxb5 31.Qb3+ Kg7 32.Rxd6 Nxd6 33.Qe6 Nxe4 34.Qxe5+ Nf6 35.Qg5+ Kf7 36.Qxf4 Re7 37.Kg2 Re4 38.Qc7+ Kg6 39.Qc2 Kg5 40.h3 Rb4 41.Qd2+ Kg6 42.Qc2+ Kg5 43.Qd2+ Kg6 44.Qc2+ Kg5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tal Memorial Blitz 2014"] [Site "Sochi RUS"] [Date "2014.11.14"] [Round "15.3"] [White "Inarkiev,E"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2688"] [BlackElo "2760"] [ECO "C65"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.c3 O-O 6.O-O d6 7.Nbd2 Ne7 8.Re1 Ng6 9.d4 Bb6 10.Bf1 c6 11.Nc4 Bc7 12.dxe5 dxe5 13.Qxd8 Rxd8 14.Bg5 Be6 15.a4 Rd7 16.Bxf6 gxf6 17.g3 Rad8 18.a5 Kf8 19.Ne3 Ne7 20.h4 Nc8 21.Kh2 Nd6 22.Nd2 b6 23.Nec4 Nxc4 24.Nxc4 b5 25.Ne3 Rd2 26.Re2 Rxe2 27.Bxe2 Rd2 28.Bg4 Rxf2+ 29.Kh3 h5 30.Bf5 Re2 31.Ng2 Rxe4 32.Bxe6 fxe6 33.b4 f5 34.Rd1 Ke7 35.Ne1 Re3 36.Kg2 e4 37.Nc2 Rxg3+ 38.Kf2 Rxc3 39.Nd4 Be5 0-1 [Event "Tal Memorial Blitz 2014"] [Site "Sochi RUS"] [Date "2014.11.14"] [Round "16.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi,I"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2760"] [BlackElo "2714"] [ECO "D91"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Bg5 dxc4 6.e4 c5 7.d5 b5 8.d6 Bb7 9.e5 Ne4 10.Nxe4 Bxe4 11.Qe2 Bf5 12.g4 Be6 13.Qe4 Nd7 14.O-O-O Rb8 15.dxe7 Qa5 16.Bf6 Bxf6 17.exf6 c3 18.Qc2 Qxa2 19.Qxc3 b4 20.Qe3 Qa1+ 21.Kd2 Qxb2+ 22.Ke1 Qxf6 23.Nd2 Qxe7 24.Ne4 O-O 25.g5 Rfe8 26.Nd6 b3 27.Nxe8 Qxe8 28.Be2 b2 0-1 [Event "Tal Memorial Blitz 2014"] [Site "Sochi RUS"] [Date "2014.11.14"] [Round "17.3"] [White "Mamedyarov,S"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2757"] [BlackElo "2760"] [ECO "C26"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 d5 4.exd5 Nxd5 5.Bg2 Nf6 6.d3 Nc6 7.Nf3 Bc5 8.O-O O-O 9.a3 Re8 10.Re1 h6 11.h3 a6 12.b4 Ba7 13.Be3 Bxe3 14.Rxe3 Bf5 15.Nh4 Bh7 16.Bxc6 bxc6 17.Nf3 a5 18.Nxe5 axb4 19.axb4 Rxa1 20.Qxa1 Qd6 21.Qa2 Bg6 22.Qa5 Rb8 23.Nxg6 fxg6 24.Ne4 Nxe4 25.Rxe4 Kh7 26.h4 Rb5 27.Qa8 g5 28.h5 g4 29.Qe8 Rg5 30.Qf7 Qd5 31.Qxd5 cxd5 32.Re7 c6 33.Rc7 Rxh5 34.Rxc6 d4 35.Rd6 1-0 [Event "Tal Memorial Blitz 2014"] [Site "Sochi RUS"] [Date "2014.11.14"] [Round "18.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Morozevich,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2760"] [BlackElo "2724"] [ECO "E11"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Nbd2 O-O 5.e3 b6 6.Bd3 Bb7 7.O-O d5 8.a3 Bd6 9.b4 dxc4 10.Nxc4 Nbd7 11.Bb2 Ne4 12.Qe2 f5 13.Nfe5 Bxe5 14.dxe5 Qe7 15.Rac1 Rfd8 16.f3 Ng5 17.Rfd1 Nf8 18.h4 Nf7 19.Qf2 Rd7 20.Be2 Rad8 21.Rxd7 Rxd7 22.h5 g5 23.hxg6 hxg6 24.Bd4 g5 25.Qg3 Ng6 26.f4 g4 27.Nd2 Kg7 28.Kf2 Rd8 29.Rh1 a5 30.Bc3 axb4 31.axb4 c5 32.b5 Qd7 33.Nc4 Qxb5 34.Nd6 Qb3 35.e4 Bxe4 36.Nxe4 fxe4 37.f5 Rd3 38.Bxd3 Qxc3 39.fxg6 Nxe5 40.Be2 Qd4+ 41.Kf1 Qa1+ 42.Qe1 Qd4 43.Rh7+ Kxg6 44.Qh4 Qa1+ 45.Kf2 e3+ 46.Kg3 Qe1+ 47.Kf4 Qf2+ 48.Qxf2 exf2 49.Rh1 Nc6 50.Ke3 g3 51.Rh3 Nd4 52.Rxg3+ Kf5 53.Kxf2 b5 54.Re3 e5 55.Bd3+ Ke6 56.g4 c4 57.Be4 b4 58.g5 b3 59.g6 c3 60.g7 Kf7 61.Rg3 1-0 [Event "Tal Memorial Blitz 2014"] [Site "Sochi RUS"] [Date "2014.11.14"] [Round "19.1"] [White "Kosteniuk,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2541"] [BlackElo "2760"] [ECO "C54"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4 Bb4+ 7.Bd2 Nxe4 8.Bxb4 Nxb4 9.Bxf7+ Kxf7 10.Qb3+ Kf8 11.Qxb4+ Qe7 12.Qxe7+ Kxe7 13.O-O Kd8 14.Re1 Nf6 15.Ng5 Rf8 16.Nc3 h6 17.Nge4 Ne8 18.Re3 d6 19.Rc1 Bd7 20.d5 a5 21.Ne2 a4 22.Nd4 Ra5 23.Nc3 Nf6 24.Ne6+ Bxe6 25.dxe6 Re8 26.f4 c6 27.Rce1 Ke7 28.h3 Rf8 29.Rd1 Ne8 30.Rd4 Nc7 31.g4 g6 32.Rb4 b5 33.Re2 c5 34.Rbe4 b4 35.Nd1 d5 36.Re5 Rxf4 37.Ne3 c4 38.h4 a3 39.bxa3 Rxa3 40.h5 d4 41.Nd5+ Nxd5 42.Rxd5 Rxg4+ 43.Kf2 Re3 44.Rxe3 dxe3+ 45.Kxe3 Kxe6 46.Rb5 c3 47.hxg6 Kf6 48.Rb6+ Kg7 49.Kd3 h5 50.Kc2 h4 51.a3 h3 52.Rb7+ Kxg6 53.Rb8 Rh4 54.Rg8+ Kf7 0-1 [Event "Tal Memorial Blitz 2014"] [Site "Sochi RUS"] [Date "2014.11.14"] [Round "20.5"] [White "Svidler,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2743"] [BlackElo "2760"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 c6 4.O-O Bg4 5.c4 e6 6.d3 dxc4 7.dxc4 Qxd1 8.Rxd1 Nbd7 9.Nc3 Bb4 10.Bd2 O-O-O 11.h3 Bxf3 12.exf3 Ne5 13.a3 Ba5 14.b4 Nxc4 15.Be1 Bc7 16.f4 Rxd1 17.Nxd1 Rd8 18.a4 a6 19.Bf1 Nd2 20.Be2 Nb3 21.Rb1 Nd4 22.Kf1 Nxe2 23.Kxe2 Nd5 24.Nb2 e5 25.f5 e4 26.Nc4 b5 27.axb5 axb5 28.Ne3 Bb6 29.Nc2 Kb7 30.Ra1 Ne7 31.g4 Rd3 32.Ra3 Nd5 33.Bd2 Rxa3 34.Nxa3 Kc7 35.Nc2 Kd6 36.Bc1 Nc3+ 37.Kd2 Nd5 38.Ke2 f6 39.f3 e3 40.Kd3 0-1 [Event "Tal Memorial Blitz 2014"] [Site "Sochi RUS"] [Date "2014.11.14"] [Round "21.5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Tomashevsky,E"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2760"] [BlackElo "2714"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c6 3.Bg2 Bf5 4.d3 Nf6 5.Nh4 Bg4 6.h3 Bh5 7.g4 Bg6 8.e3 e6 9.Qe2 Bb4+ 10.Nd2 Nbd7 11.O-O Ng8 12.Nxg6 hxg6 13.f4 Ne7 14.Nf3 Ba5 15.a3 Bc7 16.e4 dxe4 17.dxe4 e5 18.f5 O-O 19.Bg5 gxf5 20.exf5 Qe8 21.Rad1 Nd5 22.Rfe1 f6 23.c4 N5b6 24.Be3 e4 25.Nd2 Ne5 26.Nxe4 Nexc4 27.Bf2 Rf7 28.Nxf6+ gxf6 29.Qxe8+ Rxe8 30.Rxe8+ Kg7 31.Bd4 Be5 32.Bxe5 Nxe5 33.Rdd8 Kh6 34.Rh8+ Kg5 35.Rd4 1-0 [Event "Tal Memorial Blitz 2014"] [Site "Sochi RUS"] [Date "2014.11.14"] [Round "22.5"] [White "Grischuk,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2795"] [BlackElo "2760"] [ECO "A45"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 c5 3.d5 d6 4.Nc3 g6 5.e4 Bg7 6.Nf3 O-O 7.Bd3 Bg4 8.h3 Bxf3 9.Qxf3 Na6 10.Qd1 Nc7 11.O-O b5 12.a3 Rb8 13.Re1 a5 14.Qd2 Nd7 15.Bh6 b4 16.Bxg7 Kxg7 17.axb4 cxb4 18.Ne2 Nb5 19.Bxb5 Rxb5 20.Nd4 Rc5 21.Nb3 Rb5 22.c4 bxc3 23.Qxc3+ Nf6 24.Nxa5 Qb6 25.Nc4 Qb7 26.Re3 Rc8 27.b3 Kg8 28.Ra5 Rxa5 29.Qxa5 Nd7 30.Qe1 Nc5 31.Na5 Qc7 32.Nc6 Ra8 33.b4 Nb7 34.Rc3 Qd7 35.Qe3 f6 36.Qb6 Kg7 37.Nd4 Rc8 38.Rc6 Nd8 39.b5 Nxc6 40.dxc6 Qe8 41.Qa5 Ra8 42.Qc3 e5 43.Nc2 Qb8 44.Qc4 Qb6 45.Ne3 Rb8 46.c7 Rc8 47.Nd5 Qa5 48.g3 f5 49.b6 Qe1+ 50.Kg2 Qb1 51.Ne7 fxe4 52.Nxc8 e3 53.Nxd6 exf2 54.Qf7+ Kh6 55.Qxf2 1-0 [Event "Qatar Masters Open 2014"] [Site "Doha QAT"] [Date "2014.11.26"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Halkias,S"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2519"] [BlackElo "2760"] [ECO "C51"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Be7 6.d4 Na5 7.Bd3 d6 8.dxe5 dxe5 9.Nxe5 Nf6 10.O-O O-O 11.Qc2 Nd7 12.Nxd7 Qxd7 13.e5 g6 14.Nd2 b6 15.Nf3 Bb7 16.Be4 Bxe4 17.Qxe4 Qc6 18.Qg4 Rad8 19.Bg5 Qc5 20.Qh4 Nc6 21.Rae1 h5 22.Re4 Rd3 23.Rc4 Qd5 24.Bxe7 Nxe7 25.Rxc7 Nf5 26.Qc4 Qxc4 27.Rxc4 Re8 28.Re1 Rd5 29.h3 Kf8 30.g4 hxg4 31.hxg4 Ng7 32.Rc7 Re7 33.Rc8+ Re8 34.Rc7 Re7 35.Rc8+ Re8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Qatar Masters Open 2014"] [Site "Doha QAT"] [Date "2014.11.27"] [Round "2.31"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Shyam,SM"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2760"] [BlackElo "2484"] [ECO "A13"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 e6 3.b3 Be7 4.Bb2 Bf6 5.Nc3 dxc4 6.bxc4 c5 7.g4 h6 8.h4 Bd7 9.e3 Bc6 10.Bg2 Nd7 11.Ke2 Kf8 12.g5 Bxc3 13.Bxc3 e5 14.d4 exd4 15.exd4 Bxf3+ 16.Bxf3 hxg5 17.Bxb7 Qe7+ 18.Kf1 Rd8 19.hxg5 Rxh1+ 20.Bxh1 Qxg5 21.Qf3 Ngf6 22.Re1 Qh4 23.Bg2 cxd4 24.Bb4+ Kg8 25.Be7 Re8 26.Qf5 Qh7 27.Qxh7+ Kxh7 28.c5 d3 29.Bd6 d2 30.Rd1 Ne4 31.c6 Nb6 32.Bf4 Nc4 33.Bxe4+ Rxe4 34.c7 Re8 35.Bxd2 Nxd2+ 36.Rxd2 Rc8 37.Rd7 Kg6 38.f4 Kf6 39.f5 Kxf5 40.Rxf7+ Ke6 41.Rxg7 Kd6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Qatar Masters Open 2014"] [Site "Doha QAT"] [Date "2014.11.28"] [Round "3.28"] [White "Debashis,D"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2485"] [BlackElo "2760"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.Re1 Nd6 6.Nxe5 Be7 7.Bf1 Nf5 8.Nf3 d5 9.d4 O-O 10.Nc3 Bb4 11.Bf4 Nce7 12.a3 Ba5 13.b4 Bb6 14.Na4 Ng6 15.Bc1 Nd6 16.Ne5 c6 17.Nxb6 axb6 18.Rb1 Re8 19.Rb3 Nf8 20.Rbe3 f6 21.Ng4 Be6 22.h3 b5 23.Bd3 Bf7 24.Rxe8 Bxe8 25.Ne3 Bg6 26.Bf1 Qd7 27.h4 h6 28.g3 Be4 29.Kh2 Qf7 30.Bh3 Re8 31.Kg1 Re7 32.c3 Qe8 33.f3 Bh7 34.Kf2 Ne6 35.Bf1 g5 36.Ng4 Kg7 37.hxg5 hxg5 38.Bg2 Nf5 39.Ne3 Nd6 40.Ng4 Bg6 41.Re2 Nf5 42.Qe1 Kf7 43.Bh3 Qh8 44.Kg2 Re8 45.Bd2 Qh7 46.Nf2 Nfg7 47.Kg1 Bf5 48.g4 Bc2 49.Bg2 Bb3 50.Nh3 Bc4 51.Re3 Qc2 52.Bc1 b6 53.Qd2 Qxd2 54.Bxd2 Ra8 55.Bc1 Ne8 56.Re1 Nd6 57.Nf2 Nc8 58.Kh2 Ne7 59.Kg3 Ng6 60.Nh3 c5 61.dxc5 bxc5 62.bxc5 Nxc5 63.Be3 Nd3 64.Ra1 Re8 65.Bd4 Ne1 66.Bf2 Nxg2 67.Kxg2 Re2 68.a4 bxa4 69.Rxa4 Rc2 70.Ra3 Ne5 71.Kg3 Bf1 72.f4 Nd3 73.Ra7+ Kg6 74.f5+ Kh6 75.Rf7 Ne5 76.Rxf6+ Kg7 77.Re6 Rxc3+ 78.Kh2 Nf3+ 79.Kg3 d4 80.Rg6+ Kf7 81.Rh6 Nh4+ 0-1 [Event "Qatar Masters Open 2014"] [Site "Doha QAT"] [Date "2014.11.29"] [Round "4.13"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Mista,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2760"] [BlackElo "2616"] [ECO "A14"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 e6 4.O-O Be7 5.c4 O-O 6.b3 c5 7.Bb2 b6 8.Nc3 Bb7 9.e3 dxc4 10.bxc4 Nc6 11.Qe2 Qc7 12.Nb5 Qd7 13.Rfd1 a6 14.Nc3 Qc7 15.Rac1 Rfd8 16.Ba1 Rab8 17.Na4 Ba8 18.d4 Qa7 19.Ng5 h6 20.Ne4 Nxe4 21.Bxe4 Na5 22.d5 b5 23.cxb5 axb5 24.Qg4 Bf8 25.Nxc5 f5 26.Qg6 fxe4 27.Nxe4 Ba3 28.Nf6+ Kf8 29.dxe6 Qb7 30.e4 gxf6 31.Qxf6+ Ke8 32.Qg6+ Kf8 33.Qxh6+ Ke8 34.Qh5+ 1-0 [Event "Qatar Masters Open 2014"] [Site "Doha QAT"] [Date "2014.11.30"] [Round "5.4"] [White "Vovk,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2640"] [BlackElo "2760"] [ECO "A03"] 1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 Bg4 3.e3 Nd7 4.Be2 Ngf6 5.Ne5 Bxe2 6.Qxe2 g6 7.Nc3 Bg7 8.Qb5 Rb8 9.Nxd7 Qxd7 10.Qxd7+ Kxd7 11.d3 b5 12.a3 c5 13.e4 dxe4 14.dxe4 Kc6 15.Bd2 b4 16.axb4 cxb4 17.Nd5 Nxd5 18.exd5+ Kxd5 19.Rxa7 Bxb2 20.Ke2 Rhc8 21.Kd3 Bf6 22.Rb1 Rd8 23.Ke2 Ke6 24.Ra6+ Kf5 25.Kf3 g5 26.g4+ Kg6 27.Rxb4 Rbc8 28.Be3 gxf4 29.Rxf4 e6 30.Ra5 Rc3 31.Rc5 Rxc5 32.Bxc5 Rc8 33.Bf2 Rc3+ 34.Kg2 Rxc2 35.Kg1 Be5 36.Rf3 f6 37.h3 h5 38.gxh5+ Kxh5 39.Rd3 Bf4 40.Kg2 e5 41.Ra3 f5 42.Kf1 e4 43.Ra5 Kg5 44.Ra3 Bc7 45.Rb3 Bd6 46.Rb5 Kf4 47.Rb3 Bc5 0-1 [Event "Qatar Masters Open 2014"] [Site "Doha QAT"] [Date "2014.12.01"] [Round "6.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Sjugirov,S"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2760"] [BlackElo "2673"] [ECO "A05"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 c6 4.d3 Bg4 5.O-O Nbd7 6.Qe1 e5 7.e4 Bd6 8.h3 Bh5 9.Nh4 O-O 10.g4 Bg6 11.g5 Nh5 12.exd5 cxd5 13.Nxg6 hxg6 14.Bxd5 Nf4 15.Bxf4 exf4 16.h4 Qc8 17.Qe4 Qxc2 18.Nc3 Qxb2 19.Qxg6 Bc5 20.Ne4 Qe5 21.Bb3 Bxf2+ 22.Nxf2 f3 23.Ne4 Qd4+ 24.Kh1 Qb2 25.Nf6+ 1-0 [Event "Qatar Masters Open 2014"] [Site "Doha QAT"] [Date "2014.12.02"] [Round "7.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Giri,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2760"] [BlackElo "2776"] [ECO "D43"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.g3 dxc4 6.Bg2 b5 7.Ne5 a6 8.O-O Bb7 9.b3 cxb3 10.axb3 Be7 11.Bb2 O-O 12.Qc2 Nfd7 13.Nd3 Qb6 14.Ne4 a5 15.Ndc5 Bc8 16.Qc3 b4 17.Qe3 Na6 18.Rfc1 Nc7 19.Nxd7 Bxd7 20.Nc5 Be8 21.Ra2 Qb5 22.Qd3 Qxd3 23.Nxd3 Nd5 24.Ne5 Ra6 25.Bf1 Nc3 26.Bxc3 bxc3 27.Rxc3 c5 28.dxc5 Bf6 29.f4 Bb5 30.Bg2 Ra7 31.c6 Be7 32.Be4 f6 33.Nf3 Rd8 34.e3 e5 35.fxe5 fxe5 36.Rc1 a4 37.bxa4 1-0 [Event "Qatar Masters Open 2014"] [Site "Doha QAT"] [Date "2014.12.03"] [Round "8.2"] [White "Salem,AR"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2586"] [BlackElo "2760"] [ECO "D37"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Nbd7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 Be7 7.e3 O-O 8.Rc1 c5 9.cxd5 Nxd5 10.Bxe7 Nxe7 11.Be2 b6 12.O-O Bb7 13.dxc5 Nxc5 14.Nd4 Nf5 15.Nxf5 exf5 16.Bf3 Qxd1 17.Rfxd1 Bxf3 18.gxf3 Rfd8 19.Kf1 g6 20.Ke2 Kg7 21.Nb5 Kf6 22.Rxd8 Rxd8 23.b4 Ne6 24.Rc6 Ke7 25.a3 Rd7 26.Rc8 a6 27.Nc3 b5 28.Ra8 Rd6 29.Rh8 g5 30.Ra8 Kf6 31.Ra7 Kg6 32.Na2 Nd8 33.Ke1 Kh5 34.Nc1 Kh4 35.Nb3 Kh3 36.Nd4 f4 37.Ra8 Kxh2 38.Nf5 Rf6 39.e4 Nc6 40.Rxa6 Rg6 41.Kf1 Ne5 42.Ra5 Nxf3 43.Rxb5 g4 44.Rd5 h5 45.Ng3 h4 46.Ne2 g3 47.fxg3 fxg3 48.b5 Rf6 49.Rf5 Rxf5 50.exf5 g2+ 51.Kf2 Nd4 52.Ng1 Nxb5 53.a4 Nc3 54.Nf3+ Kh1 55.a5 h3 0-1 [Event "Qatar Masters Open 2014"] [Site "Doha QAT"] [Date "2014.12.04"] [Round "9.1"] [White "Yu Yangyi"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2705"] [BlackElo "2760"] [ECO "C65"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.Bxc6 dxc6 6.Nbd2 Be6 7.O-O Nd7 8.Nb3 Bb6 9.Ng5 Bxb3 10.axb3 f6 11.Nf3 Nf8 12.Nd2 Ne6 13.Qh5+ g6 14.Qd1 Bc5 15.Nc4 b5 16.Na5 Qd7 17.Be3 Bb6 18.b4 O-O 19.Qd2 f5 20.exf5 gxf5 21.Qc3 f4 22.Bxb6 cxb6 23.Nxc6 Qd6 24.Rxa7 Rxa7 25.Nxa7 f3 26.Qc6 Qe7 27.Nxb5 Kh8 28.g3 Qf7 29.Ra1 Ng5 30.Ra8 Qe7 31.h4 Nh3+ 32.Kf1 e4 33.Qxe4 1-0 [Event "6th LCC Super Rapidplay Open 2014"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2014.12.06"] [Round "1.5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Wei,Naomi"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2769"] [BlackElo "1762"] [ECO "A14"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 e6 3.Bg2 d5 4.O-O Be7 5.c4 O-O 6.b3 c6 7.Bb2 Nbd7 8.d4 b6 9.Nc3 Bb7 10.Qc2 Rc8 11.Rad1 Qc7 12.e4 dxe4 13.Nxe4 Nxe4 14.Qxe4 Nf6 15.Qe5 Rfd8 16.Qxc7 Rxc7 17.Ne5 b5 18.Bc3 b4 19.Bb2 a5 20.Bc1 Nd7 21.Nd3 Rcc8 22.Rfe1 Kf8 23.Bf4 g5 24.Be3 f6 25.f4 g4 26.f5 exf5 27.Rf1 Kg7 28.Rxf5 Nf8 29.Nf4 Ra8 30.Rf1 a4 31.Nh5+ Kg8 32.Nxf6+ Bxf6 33.Rxf6 Ng6 34.Rf7 Ba6 35.d5 Ne5 36.R7f5 Nf3+ 37.Bxf3 gxf3 38.Rg5+ Kf7 39.Rxf3+ Ke7 40.Rg7+ Kd6 41.Rf6+ Ke5 42.Re6+ Kf5 43.g4+ 1-0 [Event "6th LCC Super Rapidplay Open 2014"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2014.12.06"] [Round "2.5"] [White "Vujatovic,R"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2222"] [BlackElo "2769"] [ECO "E15"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 g6 6.O-O Bg7 7.Nc3 Ne4 8.Nxe4 Bxe4 9.Bg5 Qc8 10.Qd2 O-O 11.Rac1 d6 12.Bh6 Nd7 13.h4 Nf6 14.Bxg7 Kxg7 15.Rfd1 Qb7 16.Ne1 Bxg2 17.Nxg2 Rad8 18.Nf4 c5 19.d5 e5 20.Nh3 Qd7 21.Kg2 Ne4 22.Qe3 f5 23.h5 h6 24.hxg6 Qe8 25.Qa3 Qxg6 26.Qxa7+ Rf7 27.Qxb6 Rg8 28.Rd3 f4 29.Rg1 Kh8 30.Kh2 fxg3+ 31.Rdxg3 Rxf2+ 32.Nxf2 Nxg3 33.Rxg3 Qxg3+ 34.Kh1 Qg1+ 0-1 [Event "6th LCC Super Rapidplay Open 2014"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2014.12.06"] [Round "3.5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Milliet,S"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2769"] [BlackElo "2387"] [ECO "A04"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.g3 Nc6 3.Bg2 g6 4.O-O Bg7 5.d3 d5 6.Nc3 e6 7.Bg5 Nge7 8.Qc1 h6 9.Bd2 g5 10.a3 b6 11.Rb1 Bb7 12.b4 cxb4 13.axb4 Rc8 14.b5 Na5 15.Na4 Qc7 16.Qa3 O-O 17.Rfc1 Nf5 18.e3 Rfd8 19.Bb4 d4 20.e4 Nd6 21.c4 dxc3 22.Bxc3 Bxc3 23.Nxc3 Qe7 24.Qb2 Ne8 25.d4 Nd6 26.Qe2 Ndc4 27.h3 Rc7 28.Na2 Rdc8 29.Nh2 Na3 30.Rxc7 Rxc7 31.Rd1 Rc2 32.Qh5 Rxa2 33.Ng4 Kf8 34.Qxh6+ Ke8 35.Nf6+ Kd8 36.d5 exd5 37.exd5 Qe2 38.Qf8+ 1-0 [Event "6th LCC Super Rapidplay Open 2014"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2014.12.06"] [Round "4.5"] [White "Bates,Ri"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2349"] [BlackElo "2769"] [ECO "E06"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.c4 e6 4.g3 Be7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.Bg5 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Ng5 fxg5 11.Bxa8 c6 12.a4 Qxd4 13.axb5 cxb5 14.Rd1 Qb6 15.Nc3 Nd7 16.Be4 f5 17.Bg2 Nc5 18.e4 f4 19.e5 Nb3 20.Rab1 fxg3 21.Ne4 gxf2+ 22.Kh1 Bb7 23.Rd7 Bxe4 24.Qxe4 Nc5 25.Qd4 f1=Q+ 0-1 [Event "6th LCC Super Rapidplay Open 2014"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2014.12.06"] [Round "5.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Ghasi,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2769"] [BlackElo "2471"] [ECO "A04"] 1.Nf3 d6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.O-O Nf6 5.b3 O-O 6.Bb2 e5 7.c4 Nbd7 8.d3 Nh5 9.Nc3 f5 10.e3 h6 11.Nd2 c6 12.b4 Ndf6 13.b5 d5 14.bxc6 bxc6 15.Qa4 Bd7 16.Qa6 e4 17.Nb3 Qb6 18.Qxb6 axb6 19.cxd5 cxd5 20.Rfd1 Rfc8 21.Nxd5 Nxd5 22.Bxg7 Nxe3 23.fxe3 Nxg7 24.dxe4 Be6 25.exf5 Bxb3 26.axb3 Rxa1 27.Bd5+ Kf8 28.Rxa1 Nxf5 29.Kf2 Rc2+ 30.Kf3 Rc3 31.Re1 Ke7 32.Kf4 Kf6 33.e4 g5+ 34.Kg4 Ne3+ 35.Kh5 Ke5 36.Re2 g4 37.Kxh6 Kd4 38.Kg5 Rc8 39.Be6 Re8 40.Bf5 Kd3 41.Ra2 Kd4 42.Kf4 Nf1 43.Rf2 1-0 [Event "6th LCC Super Rapidplay Open 2014"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2014.12.06"] [Round "6.3"] [White "Giri,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2768"] [BlackElo "2769"] [ECO "C46"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.h3 Bb4 5.Bd3 O-O 6.O-O d6 7.a3 Bxc3 8.dxc3 Ne7 9.a4 h6 10.a5 Ng6 11.c4 Be6 12.Be3 Nd7 13.b4 Nf4 14.Re1 Qf6 15.Bf1 g5 16.Kh2 Kh8 17.g3 Nxh3 18.Bxh3 g4 19.Bg2 gxf3 20.Bxf3 Bxc4 21.Kg2 Kg7 22.Rh1 Rh8 23.Rh4 Nf8 24.Qd2 Ne6 25.Qc3 Bb5 26.Rah1 Kf8 27.Bg4 Bc6 28.Bxe6 Qxe6 29.b5 Bxb5 30.Rxh6 Rxh6 31.Rxh6 Qg4 32.f3 Qg7 33.Qxc7 a6 34.Qxd6+ Kg8 35.Rh5 1-0 [Event "6th LCC Super Rapidplay Open 2014"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2014.12.07"] [Round "7.5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Fodor,T jr"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2769"] [BlackElo "2499"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c6 3.Bg2 Bg4 4.d3 Nd7 5.O-O e6 6.h3 Bh5 7.e4 Be7 8.Qe1 dxe4 9.dxe4 e5 10.Nbd2 Ngf6 11.Nh4 O-O 12.Nc4 b5 13.Na5 Rc8 14.Nf5 Re8 15.Bg5 Bf8 16.Nb3 Qc7 17.a4 a6 18.Kh1 Rb8 19.axb5 axb5 20.g4 Bg6 21.Rd1 c5 22.Nc1 Re6 23.Ne2 b4 24.f4 Rbe8 25.Nxg7 Bxg7 26.f5 Ra6 27.Qh4 Qc6 28.Bc1 Nf8 29.Qf2 c4 30.fxg6 fxg6 31.Ng3 Qe6 32.g5 N6d7 33.Kh2 Qe7 34.h4 Ne6 35.Qe2 Rc6 36.Nf5 Qd8 37.Qg4 Rf8 38.Nd6 Qe7 39.Nf5 Qe8 40.Be3 Ndc5 41.Rd5 c3 42.bxc3 bxc3 43.Nxg7 Kxg7 44.Qg3 Nd7 45.Rfd1 Rf7 46.Bh3 Nef8 47.h5 gxh5 48.Bf5 Re7 49.Qh3 Nb6 50.Rd8 Qf7 51.Rf1 Nc4 52.Bc8 Qg8 53.Rdxf8 Qxf8 54.Rxf8 Kxf8 55.Bd7 Rc7 56.Bf5 Nxe3 57.Qxe3 Rc6 58.Qd3 Kg7 59.Qd8 Rcc7 60.Qd6 1-0 [Event "6th LCC Super Rapidplay Open 2014"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2014.12.07"] [Round "8.4"] [White "Hawkins,Jo"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2552"] [BlackElo "2769"] [ECO "E53"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 6.Nf3 c5 7.O-O cxd4 8.exd4 dxc4 9.Bxc4 b6 10.Bg5 Bb7 11.Ne5 Nbd7 12.Qe2 Bxc3 13.bxc3 Rc8 14.Rac1 Nxe5 15.dxe5 Rc5 16.f4 Rxc4 17.exf6 g6 18.Rfd1 Qc7 19.Rd3 Qc5+ 20.Kh1 h5 21.Qd2 Qf5 22.Rd7 Bd5 23.Kg1 Ra4 24.c4 Bc6 25.Re7 Ra3 26.Qf2 Rd8 27.Rc7 Qe4 28.h3 Rad3 29.Re1 Qxc4 30.f5 exf5 31.Rxa7 h4 32.Rc7 Qd5 33.Bf4 Ba8 34.Rce7 Rxh3 35.a4 Bc6 36.R7e5 Qb3 37.gxh3 Qxh3 38.Qh2 Qg4+ 39.Kf1 Rd4 40.Be3 Rxa4 41.Bxb6 h3 42.R5e2 Rf4+ 43.Bf2 Bb5 0-1 [Event "6th LCC Super Rapidplay Open 2014"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2014.12.07"] [Round "9.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Sadler,M"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2769"] [BlackElo "2658"] [ECO "D30"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.g3 Nc6 6.Bg2 Nf6 7.O-O Be7 8.dxc5 Bxc5 9.a3 Ne4 10.b4 Be7 11.Bb2 Bf6 12.Bxf6 Qxf6 13.Qxd5 Be6 14.Qxe4 Qxa1 15.b5 Nd8 16.Qb4 Qf6 17.Nd4 Qe7 18.Nd2 Qxb4 19.axb4 Rc8 20.Ra1 b6 21.Rxa7 Rc1+ 22.Nf1 O-O 23.Ra6 Rb1 24.Rxb6 Rxb4 25.Rd6 Bc4 26.b6 Ne6 27.Nd2 Rd8 28.Nf5 Rxd6 29.Nxd6 Bxe2 30.b7 Nc5 31.Bd5 Ba6 32.Bxf7+ Kf8 33.Bd5 Nxb7 34.Bxb7 Bxb7 35.Nxb7 Rxb7 36.Kg2 Kf7 37.h4 Ra7 38.Ne4 h6 39.Kf3 Ke6 40.Kf4 Rf7+ 41.Ke3 Ke5 42.g4 Ra7 43.f4+ Kd5 44.Ng3 Ra3+ 45.Kf2 Ra2+ 46.Kf3 Ra3+ 47.Kf2 Rb3 48.h5 Ra3 49.g5 Ke6 50.gxh6 gxh6 51.Kg2 Kf6 52.Kh3 Ra5 1/2-1/2 [Event "6th LCC Super Rapidplay Open 2014"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2014.12.07"] [Round "10.3"] [White "Naroditsky,D"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2620"] [BlackElo "2769"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.Qe2 Ng5 6.Nxg5 Qxg5 7.d4 Qe7 8.dxe5 a6 9.Bxc6 dxc6 10.Nd2 Qe6 11.f4 f5 12.Nf3 Be7 13.Ng5 Bxg5 14.Qh5+ Qg6 15.Qxg6+ hxg6 16.fxg5 Be6 17.Bf4 c5 18.a3 a5 19.Rad1 Ke7 20.Rf2 a4 21.g3 Rh3 22.Kg2 Rah8 23.Kg1 b6 24.Rfd2 c6 25.Re2 Bc4 26.Red2 Bd5 27.c4 Be6 28.Rc1 Kf7 29.Rcc2 Rc8 30.Be3 Rhh8 31.Rd6 Rhe8 32.Kf2 Kg8 33.h4 Kf7 34.Rc3 Re7 35.Ke2 b5 36.cxb5 cxb5 37.Rxc5 Bc4+ 38.Kd2 Rxc5 39.Bxc5 Rxe5 40.Be3 Rd5+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "6th London CC Elite Blitz 2014"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2014.12.08"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Adams,Mi"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2769"] [BlackElo "2745"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Bg4 3.Bg2 Nd7 4.O-O c6 5.d3 e6 6.h3 Bh5 7.e4 Bd6 8.exd5 cxd5 9.c4 Ne7 10.Nc3 O-O 11.cxd5 exd5 12.Re1 Rc8 13.d4 h6 14.Qb3 Nb6 15.Ne5 Nc6 16.g4 Bxe5 17.dxe5 Bg6 18.Be3 d4 19.Rad1 d3 20.Nb5 Na5 21.Qb4 Nd5 22.Qd4 Nxe3 23.fxe3 Rc2 24.Nd6 Qh4 25.Qf4 Rxb2 26.Rf1 Qg5 27.h4 Qxh4 28.e6 Nc6 29.Nxf7 Qe7 30.Bxc6 bxc6 31.Qd6 Re8 32.Qd4 Re2 33.Nxh6+ gxh6 34.Rf6 Qg7 35.Rdf1 d2 36.Qd7 Re7 37.Qd8+ Kh7 0-1 [Event "6th London CC Elite Blitz 2014"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2014.12.08"] [Round "2.2"] [White "Adams,Mi"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2745"] [BlackElo "2769"] [ECO "C53"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.Nbd2 a6 7.Nf1 Be6 8.Bb3 Bxb3 9.axb3 d5 10.Qe2 dxe4 11.dxe4 Ng4 12.Ne3 Nxe3 13.Bxe3 Bxe3 14.Qxe3 O-O 15.O-O Qe7 16.Rfd1 Rfd8 17.Rd5 f6 18.b4 Qe8 19.Qc5 Ne7 20.Rxd8 Qxd8 21.g3 c6 22.Qc4+ Kf8 23.Qe2 Qc7 24.Rd1 Rd8 25.Kg2 Rxd1 26.Qxd1 Ke8 27.Ne1 g6 28.Nd3 Qd7 29.Qe2 b6 30.Ne1 Qc8 31.Qc4 Kf8 32.Nc2 Kg7 33.Ne3 h5 34.h4 Kf8 35.Qd3 b5 36.Nf1 Kf7 37.Nd2 c5 38.c4 cxb4 39.cxb5 axb5 40.Qxb5 Nc6 41.Nc4 Kg7 42.Nd6 Qd7 43.Qd5 Kh7 44.Qc5 b3 45.Nc4 Nd4 46.Ne3 Kg7 47.Nd5 Kf7 48.Qb6 Ne6 49.Qxb3 Qc6 50.Qa3 Qb7 51.b4 f5 52.Qd3 Nd4 53.Kh2 Qc6 54.Nc3 Kg7 55.b5 Qc5 56.exf5 gxf5 57.Qe3 Kf7 58.Ne2 Qxb5 59.Nxd4 exd4 60.Qxd4 Qe2 61.Kg1 Qe1+ 62.Kg2 Qe6 63.Qh8 Qe4+ 64.Kh2 Qf3 65.Qd4 Kg6 66.Kg1 Qc6 67.Kf1 Qb5+ 68.Ke1 Qc6 69.Ke2 Qb5+ 70.Ke3 Qb3+ 71.Qd3 Qb6+ 72.Qd4 Qb3+ 73.Kf4 Qb8+ 74.Ke3 Qb3+ 75.Kd2 Qa2+ 76.Kd3 Qb3+ 77.Qc3 Qd5+ 78.Ke2 Qe4+ 79.Qe3 Qc2+ 80.Kf1 Qd1+ 81.Kg2 Kf7 82.Qf3 Qc2 83.Qxh5+ Kg7 84.Qg5+ Kf7 85.Qf4 Qc6+ 86.Kh2 Qe6 87.g4 1-0 [Event "6th London CC Elite Blitz 2014"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2014.12.08"] [Round "3.3"] [White "Giri,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2768"] [BlackElo "2769"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.d4 c6 5.O-O Nf6 6.b3 O-O 7.c4 Bf5 8.Bb2 Nbd7 9.Nbd2 Ne4 10.Nh4 Nxd2 11.Qxd2 Be6 12.e4 dxe4 13.Bxe4 Bh3 14.Rfe1 e6 15.Nf3 Nf6 16.Bc2 Bf5 17.Ne5 Bxc2 18.Qxc2 Qa5 19.a4 Rad8 20.b4 Qc7 21.b5 Nd7 22.Nf3 Rc8 23.Rac1 Rfd8 24.d5 e5 25.dxc6 bxc6 26.bxc6 Qxc6 27.Nxe5 Bxe5 28.Bxe5 Nxe5 29.Rxe5 Rd4 30.a5 Rxc4 31.Qxc4 Qxc4 32.Rxc4 Rxc4 33.Re7 a6 34.Ra7 Rc6 35.g4 Kg7 36.Kg2 Kf6 37.Kg3 h6 38.h4 Ke6 39.f3 g5 40.hxg5 hxg5 41.f4 f6 42.fxg5 fxg5 43.Rg7 Kf6 44.Rb7 Ke5 45.Rf7 Rc3+ 46.Kf2 Rc5 47.Rf5+ Kd4 48.Rxc5 Kxc5 49.Ke3 Kb5 50.Ke4 Kxa5 51.Kf5 Kb5 52.Kxg5 a5 53.Kh6 a4 54.g5 a3 55.g6 a2 56.g7 a1=Q 57.g8=Q Qh1+ 58.Kg6 Qg2+ 59.Kf7 Qd5+ 60.Kg7 Qxg8+ 61.Kxg8 1/2-1/2 [Event "6th London CC Elite Blitz 2014"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2014.12.08"] [Round "4.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Giri,A"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2769"] [BlackElo "2768"] [ECO "A05"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.b3 Bg7 4.Bb2 c5 5.c4 b6 6.Bg2 Bb7 7.O-O O-O 8.e3 d6 9.Nc3 Ne4 10.d4 Nxc3 11.Bxc3 Be4 12.Rc1 cxd4 13.Nxd4 Bxg2 14.Kxg2 a6 15.Qf3 Ra7 16.Rfd1 Qc8 17.a4 Rc7 18.Ne2 Nd7 19.Bxg7 Kxg7 20.Nc3 Nf6 21.Rd4 Rc5 22.Rcd1 Rf5 23.Qe2 h5 24.h3 Rc5 25.f4 Re8 26.Qf3 b5 27.axb5 axb5 28.Nxb5 d5 29.Nc3 dxc4 30.b4 Rc7 31.b5 e5 32.Rd6 exf4 33.Qxf4 Qb7+ 34.Kf2 Ne4+ 35.Nxe4 Qxe4 36.Qxe4 Rxe4 37.b6 Rb7 38.Ke2 Rbe7 39.Rb1 Rxe3+ 40.Kd2 Rxg3 41.b7 c3+ 42.Kc1 Rg2 43.Rd1 Ree2 44.Re1 Rxe1+ 0-1 [Event "6th London CC Elite Blitz 2014"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2014.12.08"] [Round "5.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Anand,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2769"] [BlackElo "2793"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 c6 4.d3 Bg4 5.O-O Nbd7 6.Qe1 e6 7.h3 Bxf3 8.Bxf3 h5 9.Bg2 Qc7 10.e4 dxe4 11.dxe4 Bd6 12.f4 e5 13.Nd2 h4 14.Nc4 Bc5+ 15.Be3 Bxe3+ 16.Qxe3 hxg3 17.fxe5 Nxe5 18.Qxg3 Nfd7 19.Rad1 O-O-O 20.Nd6+ Kb8 21.Nxf7 Nxf7 22.Qxc7+ Kxc7 23.Rxf7 Kc8 24.Rxg7 Ne5 25.Rxd8+ Rxd8 26.h4 Rh8 27.Rg5 Nf7 28.Rf5 Nd6 29.Rf4 Nc4 30.b3 Ne3 31.Kf2 Nxc2 32.e5 Kd7 33.Bh3+ Ke8 34.Bc8 b6 35.Bf5 Na3 36.h5 Ke7 37.Bg6 Ke6 38.Rf6+ Kxe5 39.Rxc6 Nb5 40.Kg3 Nd6 41.Kg4 Kd5 1-0 [Event "6th London CC Elite Blitz 2014"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2014.12.08"] [Round "6.1"] [White "Anand,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2793"] [BlackElo "2769"] [ECO "A09"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 d4 3.e3 Nc6 4.exd4 Nxd4 5.Nxd4 Qxd4 6.Nc3 c6 7.d3 Nh6 8.Be2 g6 9.h3 Bg7 10.g4 f5 11.Be3 Qd6 12.Qd2 Nf7 13.O-O-O O-O 14.f4 b5 15.d4 bxc4 16.Bxc4 Be6 17.Qe2 Rab8 18.Rhe1 Bxc4 19.Qxc4 Rb4 20.Qa6 fxg4 21.hxg4 Nh6 22.Qe2 Qe6 23.Rg1 c5 24.d5 Qb6 25.Qc2 Rb8 26.Rd2 Qa5 27.Nd1 Qxa2 28.Rd3 Rxb2 0-1 [Event "6th London CC Elite Blitz 2014"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2014.12.08"] [Round "7.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Caruana,F"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2769"] [BlackElo "2829"] [ECO "A04"] 1.Nf3 d6 2.d4 g6 3.e4 Bg7 4.Bc4 e6 5.O-O a6 6.Re1 Nf6 7.e5 dxe5 8.Nxe5 O-O 9.Bg5 h6 10.Bh4 c5 11.Qf3 cxd4 12.Nd2 Nbd7 13.Nxf7 Rxf7 14.Bxe6 Nf8 15.Bxf7+ Kxf7 16.Ne4 g5 17.Bg3 Bg4 18.Nd6+ Kg8 19.Qxb7 N8d7 20.Qb3+ Kh7 21.Qd3+ Kg8 22.Qxd4 Bh5 23.Nf5 Bf8 24.Bd6 Bg6 25.Ne7+ Kh7 26.Nxg6 Kxg6 27.Re6 Bxd6 28.Rxd6 Qe7 29.h3 Ne5 30.Rd1 Rc8 31.Qe4+ Kg7 32.Qf5 Rc6 33.Rxc6 Nxc6 34.c3 Ne5 35.Kh1 Ng6 36.Qd3 Qb7 37.b4 Nf4 38.Qf3 Qc7 39.a4 h5 40.b5 axb5 41.axb5 Qc5 42.Rb1 N6d5 43.b6 Nxc3 44.b7 Nxb1 45.b8=Q Nd2 46.Qfb7+ Kf6 47.Qh8+ 1-0 [Event "6th London CC Elite Blitz 2014"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2014.12.08"] [Round "8.3"] [White "Caruana,F"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2829"] [BlackElo "2769"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nc6 3.d4 Bf5 4.Bg2 Nb4 5.Na3 e6 6.O-O Nf6 7.Bf4 c6 8.c3 Na6 9.Nc2 Be7 10.Ne5 h6 11.Ne1 O-O 12.N1d3 Rc8 13.b4 Nb8 14.a4 a5 15.Qb3 axb4 16.cxb4 Ne4 17.Nc5 Nd6 18.Rfc1 Bg5 19.Bxg5 hxg5 20.a5 f6 21.Nf3 Qe7 22.Nd2 Na6 23.Nxa6 bxa6 24.Rc5 Nb7 25.Rc3 Bg6 26.Rac1 Nd8 27.e4 Rb8 28.Rc5 Nb7 29.Bh3 Bf7 30.Qe3 Nxc5 31.Rxc5 Rxb4 32.Rxc6 dxe4 33.Nxe4 Rb1+ 34.Kg2 g4 35.Bxg4 f5 36.Bxf5 exf5 37.Nf6+ Qxf6 38.Rxf6 Bd5+ 39.f3 Rb2+ 40.Kg1 Rxf6 41.Qe8+ Rf8 42.Qd7 Rb5 43.Kf2 f4 44.gxf4 Rxf4 45.Qc8+ Rf8 46.Qxa6 Rxf3+ 47.Ke2 Rb2+ 48.Ke1 Rc3 0-1 [Event "6th London CC Elite Blitz 2014"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2014.12.08"] [Round "9.2"] [White "Nakamura,Hi"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2775"] [BlackElo "2769"] [ECO "A01"] 1.b3 g6 2.Bb2 Nf6 3.e4 Bg7 4.g3 O-O 5.Bg2 c5 6.Ne2 d6 7.d4 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bg4 9.Qd2 Qc8 10.h3 Bd7 11.c4 Nc6 12.Ne2 a6 13.Nbc3 b5 14.cxb5 axb5 15.Nxb5 Ne5 16.Nbc3 Qa6 17.Rd1 Rfb8 18.f4 Nc6 19.O-O Ra7 20.Kh2 Be8 21.Rf3 Nd7 22.Bf1 Nc5 23.Re3 Qa5 24.Bg2 Nb4 25.a3 Nxb3 26.axb4 Nxd2 27.bxa5 Rxb2 28.e5 dxe5 29.Rd3 exf4 30.R1xd2 fxg3+ 31.Kxg3 Be5+ 32.Kf2 Rxd2 33.Rxd2 Bc7 34.Nd5 Bxa5 35.Rb2 Kg7 36.Ne3 Bd7 37.Nc4 Bc7 38.Nc3 Be6 39.Nb5 Ra4 40.Nxc7 Bxc4 41.Nd5 Bxd5 42.Bxd5 e6 43.Bf3 h5 44.Rb7 Rf4 45.Kg3 Rf5 46.Be2 Kh6 47.Bd3 Rf6 48.h4 g5 49.hxg5+ Kxg5 50.Rb5+ Kh6 51.Ra5 h4+ 52.Kg4 Kg7 53.Kxh4 Rf4+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "6th London CC Elite Blitz 2014"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2014.12.08"] [Round "10.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Nakamura,Hi"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2769"] [BlackElo "2775"] [ECO "A41"] 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 f5 3.e3 Nf6 4.Be2 g6 5.b4 Bg7 6.Bb2 e5 7.dxe5 Ng4 8.O-O Nc6 9.c4 Ngxe5 10.Qb3 a5 11.Nxe5 Bxe5 12.b5 a4 13.Qa3 Qf6 14.Nc3 Qg7 15.bxc6 bxc6 16.Bf3 Ra6 17.Nxa4 Be6 18.Qb3 O-O 19.Bxe5 Qxe5 20.Nb2 Rfa8 21.Nd3 Qg7 22.a4 Qf7 23.Rfc1 g5 24.g3 Qf6 25.Qc2 Bd7 26.Qb2 Qxb2 27.Nxb2 Rb6 28.Nd3 Rb3 29.Rd1 Ra5 30.c5 Be8 31.cxd6 cxd6 32.Nc1 Rc3 33.Rxd6 g4 34.Bd1 Kf8 35.Nb3 Ra7 36.Nd4 Ra5 37.Nb3 Ra7 38.a5 c5 39.a6 Ke7 40.Rd5 c4 41.Nd4 Rd3 42.Bc2 Rc3 43.Bxf5 h5 44.Re5+ Kf8 45.Rxe8+ 1-0 [Event "6th LCC Pro-Biz Cup 2014"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2014.12.09"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Jones,Gawain C B:Woodward,Clive"] [Black "Kramnik,Vladimir:Picot,Russell"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo ""] [BlackElo ""] [ECO "C00"] 1.e4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.exd5 exd5 5.Bd3 c5 6.O-O Be7 7.b3 O-O 8.Bb2 Nc6 9.Ba3 Bg4 10.Be2 d4 11.Na4 b6 12.Re1 Bd6 13.c3 dxc3 14.dxc3 Qc7 15.b4 cxb4 16.cxb4 Rad8 17.Qb3 Bxf3 18.Bxf3 Nd4 19.Qd3 Nc2 20.Qb3 Bxh2+ 21.Kh1 Nxa1 22.Rxa1 Qf4 23.g3 Bxg3 24.fxg3 Qh6+ 25.Kg2 Rd2+ 26.Kf1 Ng4 27.Ke1 Re8+ 28.Kf1 Qh3+ 29.Bg2 Qxg2+ 0-1 [Event "6th LCC Pro-Biz Cup 2014"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2014.12.09"] [Round "2.2"] [White "Nakamura,Hikaru:Hodgson,Jeremy"] [Black "Kramnik,Vladimir:Picot,Russell"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo ""] [BlackElo ""] [ECO "A15"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 O-O 5.e5 Ne8 6.d4 c5 7.d5 d6 8.Bf4 Nd7 9.exd6 exd6 10.Qd2 Ne5 11.Be2 a6 12.a4 f5 13.O-O Nf7 14.Ng5 Nxg5 15.Bxg5 Bf6 16.Bh6 Bg7 17.Bg5 Bf6 18.Bh6 Bg7 19.Rfe1 Bd7 20.Bd3 Rf7 21.Re2 Re7 22.Rae1 Rxe2 23.Rxe2 Bxh6 24.Qxh6 Qf6 25.Qf4 Kg7 26.Qe3 Rd8 27.a5 h6 28.Bc2 Qf8 29.Ba4 Nf6 30.Bxd7 Rxd7 31.Qe6 Qd8 32.f3 Ng8 33.Qe3 Re7 34.Qd2 Qxa5 35.Rxe7+ Nxe7 36.Qe1 Ng8 37.h3 Qc7 38.Ne2 Qe7 39.Qd2 g5 40.b4 Nf6 41.bxc5 dxc5 42.Qb2 Kg6 43.Qd2 Ne8 44.Kf2 Nd6 45.Qd3 Qe5 46.Qa3 Qe7 47.Kf1 Nxc4 48.Qd3 b5 49.g4 Qe5 50.Ng3 Qa1+ 51.Ke2 Qe5+ 52.Kf1 Nd6 53.Kg2 c4 54.Qa3 f4 55.Nh1 Qxd5 56.Nf2 Qc6 57.Qc3 Qe8 58.h4 gxh4 59.Qd4 Qe6 60.Qxf4 c3 61.Qd4 Qf6 62.Qc5 Kg7 63.Qc7+ Nf7 64.Nd3 h3+ 65.Kg3 Qd6+ 0-1 [Event "6th LCC Pro-Biz Cup 2014"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2014.12.09"] [Round "3.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Giri,A"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2769"] [BlackElo "2768"] [ECO "A04"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.g3 Nc6 3.Bg2 g6 4.O-O Bg7 5.d3 e6 6.Bg5 Nge7 7.Qc1 h6 8.Bd2 d5 9.Nc3 g5 10.a3 Ng6 11.b4 cxb4 12.axb4 Nxb4 13.Nb5 Nc6 14.Qa3 Qe7 15.Qxe7+ Kxe7 16.Ra2 g4 17.Ne1 Bd7 18.c4 dxc4 19.dxc4 a6 20.Nc3 Rac8 21.Ne4 Bd4 22.Nc2 Ba7 23.Rb1 Rc7 24.Bc3 Nge5 25.c5 f5 26.Nd4 Rf8 27.Nxc6+ Nxc6 28.Nd6 Bxc5 29.Nxb7 Bd4 30.Bxc6 Bxc3 31.Bxd7 Rxd7 32.Nc5 Rc7 33.Nxa6 Ra7 34.Ra4 Rd8 35.e3 Rd6 36.Nc5 Rxa4 37.Nxa4 Be5 38.Nc5 Rc6 39.Nd3 Bd6 40.Rb3 Kf6 41.Kg2 h5 1/2-1/2 [Event "6th LCC Pro-Biz Cup 2014"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2014.12.09"] [Round "3.4"] [White "Giri,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2768"] [BlackElo "2769"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.Re1 Nd6 6.Nxe5 Be7 7.Bf1 Nf5 8.c3 Nxe5 9.Rxe5 d6 10.Re1 O-O 11.d4 d5 12.Bf4 c6 13.Nd2 Bd6 14.Bxd6 Nxd6 15.Bd3 Bf5 16.Bxf5 Nxf5 17.Qf3 g6 18.g3 Qd7 19.Re2 Rae8 20.Rae1 Nd6 21.Qf4 Kg7 22.Kg2 f6 23.h4 h6 24.Rxe8 Rxe8 25.Rxe8 Nxe8 26.Nb3 1/2-1/2 [Event "6th LCC Pro-Biz Cup 2014"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2014.12.09"] [Round "3.1"] [White "Kramnik,Vladimir:Picot,Russell"] [Black "Giri,Anish:Vujatovic,Rajko"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo ""] [BlackElo ""] [ECO "D34"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.g3 Nf6 7.Bg2 Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.Bg5 c4 10.Ne5 Be6 11.Rc1 h6 12.Bxf6 Bxf6 13.f4 Ne7 14.e4 Bxe5 15.fxe5 Qd7 16.Qd2 Rac8 17.Rcd1 b5 18.a3 Rcd8 19.exd5 Bxd5 20.Be4 a6 21.Rf6 Bxe4 22.Nxe4 Qxd4+ 23.Qxd4 Rxd4 24.Rxd4 gxf6 25.Nxf6+ Kg7 26.Rd6 Ng6 27.Nh5+ Kh7 28.e6 fxe6 29.Rxa6 Rd8 30.Ra7+ Kh8 31.Nf6 Nf8 32.Rf7 Rd1+ 33.Kf2 Rd2+ 34.Ke3 Rxb2 35.Rxf8+ Kg7 36.Nd7 Rxh2 37.Rf2 Rh1 38.Ne5 Re1+ 39.Kd4 Rd1+ 40.Kc3 Rd5 41.Re2 Kf6 42.Ng4+ Kg5 43.Nf2 Kf5 44.Kb4 h5 45.Re4 e5 46.Re3 Rd2 47.Rf3+ Ke6 48.Ne4 Re2 49.Nc3 Rb2+ 50.Kc5 Rb3 51.Re3 Kf5 52.Kd5 Kg4 53.Kxe5 h4 54.gxh4 Rxa3 55.Re4+ Kh5 56.Nd5 c3 57.Ne3 c2 58.Nxc2 Rh3 59.Rb4 Rxh4 60.Nd4 Kg6 61.Rb2 Rh5+ 62.Ke6 Rh4 63.Rg2+ Kh5 64.Nf3 Rf4 65.Ne5 Rf1 66.Rb2 Kg5 67.Rxb5 Rf6+ 68.Kd5 Rf1 69.Rb8 Rd1+ 70.Ke6 Re1 71.Rg8+ Kh5 72.Rg2 Rf1 73.Kd5 Rd1+ 74.Ke4 Ra1 75.Kf4 Kh6 76.Rf2 Kg7 77.Kf5 Ra6 78.Rg2+ Kf8 79.Rh2 Ke7 80.Rh7+ Kd8 81.Rg7 Kc8 82.Ke4 Rd6 83.Nc4 Rd1 84.Ke5 Kb8 85.Nd6 Rc1 86.Kd5 Rd1+ 87.Kc5 Rc1+ 88.Nc4 Kc8 89.Rf7 Rc2 90.Kd5 Rc1 91.Rh7 Kb8 92.Rg7 Kc8 93.Nd6+ Kb8 94.Nb5 Kc8 95.Kd6 Rd1+ 96.Kc6 Rc1+ 97.Kb6 Kd8 98.Nc7 Rc2 99.Ne6+ Ke8 100.Kb7 Rc1 101.Nc7+ Kf8 102.Ne6+ Ke8 103.Nc7+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "6th London Classic 2014"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2014.12.10"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Anand,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2769"] [BlackElo "2793"] [ECO "D44"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 c6 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bg5 dxc4 6.e4 b5 7.e5 h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.Nxg5 hxg5 10.Bxg5 Nbd7 11.g3 Bb7 12.Bg2 Qb6 13.exf6 O-O-O 14.O-O c5 15.d5 b4 16.Na4 Qb5 17.a3 Nb8 18.axb4 cxb4 19.Qg4 Bxd5 20.Rfc1 Nc6 21.Bxd5 Rxd5 22.Rxc4 Rxg5 23.Qd4 Kb8 24.Rxc6 Rxg3+ 25.fxg3 Qxc6 26.Rd1 Qc7 27.b3 Kc8 28.Qe4 Kb8 29.Qd4 Kc8 30.Qd3 Bc5+ 31.Nxc5 Qxc5+ 32.Kf1 Qc3 33.Qxc3+ bxc3 34.h4 e5 35.Ke2 c2 36.Rc1 Kd7 37.Rxc2 Ke6 38.Rc6+ Kf5 39.Kf3 e4+ 40.Ke3 Rb8 41.Rc5+ Kxf6 42.Kxe4 Rxb3 43.Ra5 Rxg3 44.Kf4 Rg1 45.Rxa7 Kg7 1/2-1/2 [Event "6th London Classic 2014"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2014.12.11"] [Round "2.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Nakamura,Hi"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2769"] [BlackElo "2775"] [ECO "E92"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2 O-O 6.Nf3 e5 7.d5 a5 8.Bg5 h6 9.Be3 Ng4 10.Bd2 f5 11.h3 Nf6 12.exf5 gxf5 13.Qc1 f4 14.g3 e4 15.Nh4 e3 16.fxe3 fxg3 17.Ng6 Rf7 18.Qc2 Nfd7 19.O-O-O Ne5 20.Rhf1 Rxf1 21.Rxf1 Bxh3 22.Rg1 Qf6 23.Rxg3 Nxg6 24.Rxg6 Qf7 25.Rg3 Bf5 26.e4 Bg6 27.Bg4 Qf1+ 28.Nd1 Be5 29.Bh3 Qf6 30.Rg1 Kh7 31.Bf5 Bxf5 32.exf5 Nd7 33.Rg6 Qf7 34.Rxh6+ Kg8 35.Rg6+ Kf8 36.Nf2 b5 37.Ng4 bxc4 38.Qxc4 Qxf5 39.Rg8+ Ke7 40.Bg5+ Bf6 41.Qe2+ 1-0 [Event "6th London Classic 2014"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2014.12.12"] [Round "3.1"] [White "Adams,Mi"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2745"] [BlackElo "2769"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.h3 Ke8 10.Nc3 h5 11.Bf4 Be7 12.Rad1 Be6 13.Ng5 Rh6 14.g3 Bc4 15.Rfe1 Rg6 16.Nce4 Rd8 17.Rxd8+ Bxd8 18.b3 Bd5 19.c4 Bxg5 20.Nxg5 Be6 21.Kg2 c5 22.Nxe6 Rxe6 23.Rd1 Nd4 24.g4 hxg4 25.hxg4 Ra6 26.Rd2 Ra3 27.Be3 a5 28.Bxd4 cxd4 29.Kf3 a4 30.Rb2 axb3 31.axb3 Ra1 32.Ke4 Rd1 33.b4 Ke7 34.Rb3 b6 35.b5 Rg1 36.Rg3 Rf1 37.f4 g5 38.f5 Rf4+ 39.Kd5 Kd7 40.c5 bxc5 41.Kxc5 Re4 42.Kd5 Re3 43.Rg2 d3 44.Rd2 Rg3 45.Rd1 Rxg4 46.Rxd3 Rf4 47.f6 Rf1 48.e6+ Ke8 49.exf7+ Kxf7 50.Rc3 Rf5+ 51.Kc6 g4 52.Rg3 Rg5 53.Kxc7 Rxb5 54.Rxg4 1/2-1/2 [Event "6th London Classic 2014"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2014.12.13"] [Round "4.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Caruana,F"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2769"] [BlackElo "2829"] [ECO "D91"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Bg5 Ne4 6.Bf4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 c5 8.cxd5 Qxd5 9.e3 cxd4 10.cxd4 O-O 11.Be2 Qa5+ 12.Qd2 Qxd2+ 13.Kxd2 Nc6 14.Rhc1 Rd8 15.Rc5 Bf5 16.Rac1 Be4 17.Bd3 Bd5 18.Bc4 Bxf3 19.gxf3 Nxd4 20.exd4 Rxd4+ 21.Ke3 Rxf4 22.Kxf4 Bh6+ 23.Rg5 Kf8 24.Kg4 f6 25.f4 fxg5 26.fxg5 Bg7 27.Be6 Be5 28.h4 Kg7 29.h5 gxh5+ 30.Kxh5 Rf8 31.Rc8 Rxc8 32.Bxc8 b5 33.Ba6 b4 34.Kg4 h6 35.gxh6+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "6th London Classic 2014"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2014.12.14"] [Round "5.1"] [White "Giri,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2768"] [BlackElo "2769"] [ECO "E06"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 Be7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.Qxc4 b5 9.Qc2 Bb7 10.Bd2 Be4 11.Qc1 c6 12.a4 Nbd7 13.Nc3 Bg6 14.Ne5 Nxe5 15.dxe5 Nd5 16.axb5 axb5 17.Nxd5 cxd5 18.Rxa8 Qxa8 19.Qc7 Re8 20.Rc1 b4 21.Bf3 h6 22.Kg2 b3 23.Qd7 Bc2 24.Ra1 Qc8 25.Qa4 Qb8 26.e4 d4 27.Qxd4 Rd8 28.Qc3 Qb7 29.Be1 Rc8 30.Ra7 Qxa7 31.Qxc8+ Kh7 32.Qc4 Bc5 33.Be2 Bd4 34.Bd3 Qa1 35.Qxd4 Qxe1 36.Bc4 Bxe4+ 37.f3 Bc2 38.Bd3+ g6 39.Bc4 g5 40.g4 h5 41.gxh5 Kh6 42.Qd8 Qxe5 43.Qf8+ Qg7 44.Qxg7+ Kxg7 45.h4 Kh6 46.hxg5+ Kxh5 47.Kf2 Kxg5 48.Ke3 Kf5 49.f4 Kg4 50.Bb5 Kf5 51.Bc4 Kg6 52.Kf2 Kf6 53.Kf3 Kg6 54.Kf2 Bd1 55.Ke3 Kf5 56.Bb5 Kg4 57.Be8 f6 58.Bd7 Kf5 59.Bb5 Bc2 60.Bd7 Bb1 61.Ba4 Bc2 62.Bd7 Bb1 63.Ba4 Bc2 1/2-1/2 [Event "4th Zurich CC Blitz"] [Site "Zurich SUI"] [Date "2015.02.13"] [Round "1.3"] [White "Aronian,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2783"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.Re1 Nd6 6.Bf1 Be7 7.Nxe5 Nf5 8.Nf3 d5 9.d4 O-O 10.c3 Re8 11.Bd3 Bd6 12.Rxe8+ Qxe8 13.Nbd2 b6 14.Nf1 f6 15.Qc2 g6 16.Ng3 Nce7 17.Ne2 Qf7 18.h3 Bd7 19.c4 dxc4 20.Bxc4 Be6 21.Bxe6 Qxe6 22.Bf4 Nd5 23.Bxd6 Qxd6 24.Nc3 Nxc3 25.bxc3 Qd7 26.Re1 Re8 27.Rxe8+ Qxe8 28.Qb3+ Kg7 29.Qc4 c6 30.Qa6 Qd7 31.a4 Nd6 32.Nd2 Qe7 33.Kf1 h5 34.Qd3 Qe6 35.Qa6 Qd7 36.Qe2 b5 37.a5 Kf7 38.Nb3 Qe6 39.Nc5 Qxe2+ 40.Kxe2 Nc4 41.a6 Ke7 42.g4 hxg4 43.hxg4 f5 44.g5 Nb6 45.Nd3 Nd5 46.Kd2 Kd6 47.Ne5 Ne7 48.f4 c5 49.Kd3 c4+ 50.Kd2 Kc7 51.Kc2 Kb6 52.Kd2 Kxa6 53.d5 Nxd5 54.Nxg6 Kb6 55.Nh4 Nxf4 56.g6 Nxg6 57.Nxg6 Kc5 58.Nh4 f4 59.Nf3 a5 60.Nd4 b4 61.Ne6+ Kb5 62.Nxf4 1/2-1/2 [Event "4th Zurich CC Blitz"] [Site "Zurich SUI"] [Date "2015.02.13"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Anand,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2797"] [BlackElo "2783"] [ECO "A09"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 d4 3.g3 Nc6 4.Bg2 e5 5.d3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 a5 7.O-O Nge7 8.Bxb4 axb4 9.Nbd2 O-O 10.a3 bxa3 11.Qb3 Bg4 12.Rxa3 Rb8 13.h3 Bh5 14.c5 Kh8 15.g4 Bg6 16.Nh4 f6 17.Nxg6+ Nxg6 18.Ne4 Nh4 19.Ng3 Nxg2 20.Kxg2 Ne7 21.h4 Qd7 22.f3 Nd5 23.Rfa1 Ne3+ 24.Kf2 Qe7 25.Ra7 f5 26.g5 e4 27.Rxb7 Rxb7 28.Qxb7 exd3 29.exd3 Nc2 30.Ra8 Re8 31.Qc8 1-0 [Event "4th Zurich CC Blitz"] [Site "Zurich SUI"] [Date "2015.02.13"] [Round "3.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Nakamura,Hi"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2783"] [BlackElo "2776"] [ECO "D02"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.c4 e6 4.e3 c5 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bb5+ Nc6 7.O-O a6 8.Bxc6+ bxc6 9.Qc2 Qb6 10.Nc3 cxd4 11.Na4 Qc7 12.exd4 Bd6 13.Re1+ Ne4 14.Nc5 f5 15.Nd3 O-O 16.Nfe5 c5 17.f3 cxd4 18.Qxc7 Bxc7 19.Nc6 Bb7 20.Ne7+ Kh8 21.Bf4 Bb6 22.Rac1 Rf7 23.Nc6 a5 24.Be5 Ba6 25.Rcd1 Rc8 26.Bxd4 Bxd3 27.Rxd3 Rxc6 28.Bxb6 Rxb6 29.fxe4 fxe4 30.Rxd5 h6 31.Re2 Rbf6 32.Rd1 e3 33.Rxe3 Rf2 34.Rb3 Rc2 35.h3 Kh7 36.a4 Rc4 37.Ra3 Rf5 38.Rd2 Rb4 39.Kh2 Rg5 40.b3 Re5 41.Rd3 Re2 42.Ra1 Rb2 43.Re1 R2xb3 44.Rxb3 Rxb3 45.Re5 g5 46.Rxa5 Ra3 47.Ra6 h5 48.Kg1 Ra2 49.Kf1 h4 50.a5 Kg7 51.Ra7+ Kg6 52.Ra8 Kg7 53.a6 Kh7 1/2-1/2 [Event "4th Zurich CC Blitz"] [Site "Zurich SUI"] [Date "2015.02.13"] [Round "4.2"] [White "Karjakin,Sergey"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2760"] [BlackElo "2783"] [ECO "C47"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 5.Nxd4 Bb4 6.Nxc6 bxc6 7.Bd3 O-O 8.O-O d5 9.exd5 cxd5 10.h3 c6 11.Qf3 Re8 12.Bg5 Rb8 13.Rad1 Be6 14.Ne2 Be7 15.Nd4 Bd7 16.b3 Ne4 17.Bf4 Rb4 18.Bxe4 dxe4 19.Qg3 Qc8 20.c4 c5 21.Nc2 Rb6 22.Bd6 Bf6 23.Ne3 Be6 24.Rd2 Bd4 25.Rxd4 cxd4 26.Be5 f6 27.Bxd4 Ra6 28.Bxf6 Qb7 29.Be5 Rxa2 30.Rd1 Rf8 31.c5 Qf7 32.Rf1 Bxb3 33.Ng4 Ra6 34.Bd6 Qe6 35.Bxf8 Kxf8 36.Qb8+ Kf7 37.Ne5+ Kf6 38.f4 1-0 [Event "4th Zurich CC Blitz"] [Site "Zurich SUI"] [Date "2015.02.13"] [Round "5.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Caruana,F"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2783"] [BlackElo "2811"] [ECO "A88"] 1.Nf3 g6 2.g3 Bg7 3.Bg2 f5 4.d4 Nf6 5.O-O O-O 6.c4 d6 7.Nc3 c6 8.Rb1 Na6 9.b4 Ne4 10.Nxe4 fxe4 11.Nd2 d5 12.b5 Nc7 13.e3 Bf5 14.bxc6 bxc6 15.Qa4 Rf6 16.Ba3 Bd7 17.Qa5 Bf8 18.cxd5 cxd5 19.Rb7 Rc6 20.Rc1 e6 21.Nb3 Bxa3 22.Qxa3 Nb5 23.Rxc6 Bxc6 24.Rxb5 Bxb5 25.Nc5 Qd6 26.Bh3 Bd7 27.Qa5 Bc8 28.Qb5 Kf7 29.Bxe6+ Ke7 30.Bxc8 Rxc8 31.Qb7+ Rc7 32.Qb3 Rc6 33.Qa4 Qc7 34.Kg2 Qb6 35.h4 Rc7 36.Qd1 Qf6 37.Qb3 Qc6 38.Qb8 Rc8 39.Qxa7+ Qc7 40.Qa4 Qc6 41.Qa7+ Qc7 42.Qa6 Qc6 43.Qe2 Ra8 44.h5 Kf7 45.a4 Qf6 46.Qg4 Kg8 47.hxg6 hxg6 48.Nd7 Qf5 49.Qxf5 gxf5 50.Nb6 Ra5 51.g4 Kf7 52.gxf5 Kf6 53.Nd7+ Kxf5 54.Nc5 Kg4 55.Kf1 Kf3 56.Ke1 Ra8 57.Kf1 Rb8 58.Ke1 Rb1+ 59.Kd2 Kxf2 60.a5 Ra1 61.a6 Ra2+ 62.Kc3 Kxe3 63.Kb3 Ra1 64.Kb2 Ra5 65.Kc3 Kf2 66.Kb4 Ra1 67.Kb5 e3 68.Nd3+ Ke2 69.Nf4+ Kf3 70.Nd3 e2 71.Kb6 Ke3 72.Nb4 Rb1 73.Kc5 Rxb4 0-1 [Event "4th Zurich CC Classical"] [Site "Zurich SUI"] [Date "2015.02.14"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Anand,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2797"] [BlackElo "2783"] [ECO "D36"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.Qc2 Be7 7.e3 Nbd7 8.Nf3 Nh5 9.Bxe7 Qxe7 10.O-O-O Nb6 11.Ne5 Nf6 12.Bd3 Ng4 13.Nf3 Be6 14.Kb1 O-O-O 15.h3 Nf6 16.Nd2 Kb8 17.Nb3 Ne8 18.Nc5 Nd6 19.f3 f5 20.g4 Bc8 21.Rde1 Rhf8 22.Qh2 Qc7 23.Rhf1 Rde8 24.b3 g6 25.Bc2 Re7 26.Rf2 Rfe8 27.Rfe2 Nd7 28.Nd3 Nf7 29.Qxc7+ Kxc7 30.gxf5 gxf5 31.Nf4 Nf6 32.h4 Nh8 33.Kc1 Ng6 34.Ng2 Nh5 35.Rg1 a5 36.Kd2 Rg7 37.Ne1 h6 38.Reg2 Reg8 39.Ne2 Kd6 40.a3 b6 41.b4 axb4 42.axb4 Ne7 43.Rxg7 Rxg7 44.Rxg7 Nxg7 45.Nf4 c5 46.bxc5+ bxc5 47.dxc5+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "4th Zurich CC Classical"] [Site "Zurich SUI"] [Date "2015.02.15"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Nakamura,Hi"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2783"] [BlackElo "2776"] [ECO "A14"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 e6 4.O-O Be7 5.c4 O-O 6.b3 c5 7.Bb2 Nc6 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.d4 cxd4 10.Nxd4 Nxd4 11.Qxd4 Bf6 12.Qd2 Bd7 13.Bxd5 exd5 14.Rd1 Rc8 15.Nc3 Bc6 16.Nxd5 Bxb2 17.Qxb2 Bxd5 18.e4 Bxe4 19.Rxd8 Rfxd8 20.b4 a6 21.a4 Rc4 22.Re1 h6 23.Qe5 Bc6 24.b5 Re8 25.Qxe8+ Bxe8 26.Rxe8+ Kh7 27.Re7 f6 28.a5 Ra4 29.Rxb7 Rxa5 30.b6 Rb5 31.Kf1 a5 32.Kg2 a4 33.h4 h5 34.Rb8 Kg6 35.b7 a3 36.Ra8 a2 37.Kh3 Rxb7 38.Rxa2 Rb3 39.Kg2 Rb5 40.Re2 Ra5 1/2-1/2 [Event "4th Zurich CC Classical"] [Site "Zurich SUI"] [Date "2015.02.16"] [Round "3.1"] [White "Aronian,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2783"] [ECO "A14"] 1.c4 e6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 Nf6 4.Nf3 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.d4 dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.a4 Bd7 9.Qxc4 Bc6 10.Bg5 a5 11.Nc3 Na6 12.Bxf6 Bxf6 13.e4 Nb4 14.Rfd1 g6 15.h4 Bg7 16.Rd2 Rc8 17.Rad1 Qe7 18.d5 Bd7 19.Bh3 exd5 20.Nxd5 Nxd5 21.Bxd7 Nb6 22.Qc2 Rcd8 23.Qxc7 Nxa4 24.e5 Nc5 25.Rd5 b6 26.Qc6 Rxd7 27.Rxd7 Nxd7 28.Rxd7 Qe8 29.Qd5 h6 30.Rb7 Qd8 31.Qb5 g5 32.hxg5 hxg5 33.Rxb6 g4 34.Nh4 Qd1+ 35.Kg2 Qd4 36.Qc6 Qxe5 37.Qc4 Qd4 38.Qxd4 Bxd4 39.Rb5 Ra8 40.Nf5 Bg7 41.Ne3 a4 42.Nxg4 Rd8 43.Ra5 Rd4 44.Ne3 Rd2 45.Nf1 Rd4 46.Rb5 Bf8 47.Ne3 Rb4 48.Rg5+ Kh7 49.Rh5+ Kg8 50.Ra5 Rxb2 51.Rxa4 Bc5 52.Nd1 Rd2 53.Ra1 Kg7 54.Kf1 Kg6 55.Rb1 f5 56.Ke1 Rc2 57.Rb8 Kf6 58.Rh8 Bb4+ 59.Kf1 Rd2 60.Ne3 Bc5 61.Rh6+ Kg5 1/2-1/2 [Event "4th Zurich CC Classical"] [Site "Zurich SUI"] [Date "2015.02.17"] [Round "4.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Karjakin,Sergey"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2783"] [BlackElo "2760"] [ECO "A05"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 c5 3.Bg2 Nc6 4.O-O e5 5.e4 Be7 6.Nc3 d6 7.d3 O-O 8.h3 Bd7 9.Nd2 Nd4 10.a4 Nc6 11.Nc4 Nb4 12.f4 exf4 13.Bxf4 Be6 14.Ne3 d5 15.Nf5 Bxf5 16.exf5 Bd6 17.Ne2 h6 18.c3 Nc6 19.g4 Re8 20.Qd2 Bxf4 21.Nxf4 d4 22.Qf2 Qd6 23.Rae1 Rad8 24.c4 b6 25.Bxc6 Qxc6 26.b3 a6 27.Qg3 Rxe1 28.Rxe1 Re8 29.Rxe8+ Qxe8 30.Kf2 b5 31.axb5 axb5 32.Qf3 bxc4 33.bxc4 Qe5 34.Qg3 Qb8 35.Ne2 Qb1 36.Qf3 Kh7 37.h4 h5 38.gxh5 Qc2 39.Ke1 Qb1+ 40.Kf2 Qb2 41.Kg3 Kh6 42.Qf4+ Kh7 43.Qf3 Kh6 1/2-1/2 [Event "4th Zurich CC Classical"] [Site "Zurich SUI"] [Date "2015.02.18"] [Round "5.1"] [White "Caruana,F"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2811"] [BlackElo "2783"] [ECO "C53"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.Nbd2 a6 7.Bb3 Be6 8.Bxe6 fxe6 9.O-O O-O 10.b4 Ba7 11.a4 Nh5 12.Nb3 Qe8 13.Qe2 Nf4 14.Bxf4 Rxf4 15.b5 Ne7 16.d4 exd4 17.Nbxd4 Ng6 18.bxa6 bxa6 19.Qc4 Rxe4 20.Qxc7 Qc8 21.Qxd6 Bc5 22.Qc6 Qxc6 23.Nxc6 Rc4 24.Ncd4 Nf4 25.g3 Bxd4 26.Nxd4 e5 27.gxf4 exd4 28.cxd4 Rxd4 1/2-1/2 [Event "4th Zurich CC Rapid"] [Site "Zurich SUI"] [Date "2015.02.19"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Anand,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2783"] [BlackElo "2797"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.O-O e5 5.d3 Ne7 6.e4 O-O 7.Nbd2 Nbc6 8.c3 a5 9.Re1 h6 10.exd5 Nxd5 11.Nc4 Re8 12.a4 Bf5 13.Nh4 Be6 14.Nf3 Bf5 15.h3 Nb6 16.Nxb6 cxb6 17.Be3 Bxd3 18.Bxb6 Qxb6 19.Qxd3 Qxb2 20.Rab1 e4 21.Rxe4 Qxc3 22.Rxe8+ Rxe8 23.Qxc3 Bxc3 24.Rxb7 Ne5 25.Nxe5 Rxe5 26.Bf1 1/2-1/2 [Event "4th Zurich CC Rapid"] [Site "Zurich SUI"] [Date "2015.02.19"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Nakamura,Hi"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2776"] [BlackElo "2783"] [ECO "A13"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 dxc4 4.Bg2 Nd7 5.Qa4 a6 6.Qxc4 b5 7.Qc2 Bb7 8.O-O Ngf6 9.d3 c5 10.a4 Be7 11.Nc3 Qb6 12.Qb3 b4 13.a5 Qd8 14.Nb1 Bd5 15.Qc2 O-O 16.Nbd2 Nb8 17.Rd1 Ra7 18.e4 Ba8 19.Nb3 Rc7 20.Be3 Nbd7 21.Qe2 Bc6 22.Nfd2 Bb5 23.Nc4 Rc8 24.e5 Nd5 25.Bd2 Nb8 26.h4 Nc6 27.Qg4 Kh8 28.Bg5 Rc7 29.Be4 h6 30.Bd2 f5 31.exf6 Nxf6 32.Qxe6 Nxe4 33.Qxe4 Bf6 34.Be3 Re7 35.Qg4 Bxb2 36.Rab1 Bd4 37.Nxd4 cxd4 38.Bf4 Bxc4 39.dxc4 Qe8 40.Qh3 Re2 41.Qg2 Qg6 42.Qf3 Re4 43.Qg2 Qe6 44.Bd6 Re8 45.Bxb4 Nxb4 46.Kh2 Qd6 47.Qf3 d3 48.Kg2 Re2 49.Qh5 Rf8 0-1 [Event "4th Zurich CC Rapid"] [Site "Zurich SUI"] [Date "2015.02.19"] [Round "3.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Aronian,L"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2783"] [BlackElo "2777"] [ECO "D38"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.Qa4+ Nc6 8.e3 O-O 9.Rc1 Qg6 10.Qc2 Qxc2 11.Rxc2 Rd8 12.a3 Bf8 13.Nb5 Rd7 14.Bd3 a6 15.Nc3 Ne7 16.Ke2 Rd8 17.b4 Bd7 18.Rb1 Be8 19.cxd5 exd5 20.a4 Nc6 21.Na2 Bd6 22.b5 axb5 23.Bxb5 Bd7 24.Ne1 Bf5 25.Bd3 Bg4+ 26.Kf1 Bc8 27.Bb5 Nb8 28.Nc3 c6 29.Bd3 g6 30.h3 h5 31.f4 Nd7 32.Nf3 Nf6 33.Ne5 Bc7 34.Rcb2 Ra7 35.Kf2 Kg7 36.Rb3 Re8 37.R3b2 Re7 38.Kf3 Ba5 39.Ne2 Bd8 40.Nc3 h4 41.Kf2 Nh5 42.Bc2 Ng3 43.Ne2 Nf5 44.Rb3 Nd6 45.Nc3 Re8 46.Bd3 g5 47.fxg5 Bxg5 48.Re1 f5 49.g3 Ne4+ 50.Bxe4 fxe4 51.Rg1 Bf6 52.gxh4+ Kh7 53.Ng6 Bxh3 54.h5 Rg8 55.Ne2 Bf5 56.Nef4 Bc8 57.Rb4 Kh6 58.Rg2 Bf5 59.Ne5 Rxg2+ 60.Kxg2 Kg7 61.Kg3 Bc8 62.h6+ Kh7 63.Nf7 Be7 64.Rb2 Rxa4 65.Kh2 Ra6 66.Rg2 Bf8 67.Rg6 c5 68.Ng5+ Kh8 69.h7 1-0 [Event "4th Zurich CC Rapid"] [Site "Zurich SUI"] [Date "2015.02.19"] [Round "4.1"] [White "Karjakin,Sergey"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2760"] [BlackElo "2783"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 c6 4.c4 dxc4 5.O-O Nbd7 6.Na3 Nb6 7.Ne5 Be6 8.Qc2 g6 9.Naxc4 Nxc4 10.Nxc4 Bg7 11.Rd1 O-O 12.d4 Qc8 13.e4 Rd8 14.Bf4 Ne8 15.Ne5 Bh3 16.Qb3 Nd6 17.Rac1 Bxg2 18.Kxg2 Qe6 19.Qxe6 fxe6 20.Kf3 a5 21.a4 Ra6 22.b3 Nf7 23.Nxf7 Kxf7 24.e5 Rd5 25.Ke4 b5 26.Rd3 Rb6 27.Bd2 bxa4 28.bxa4 Rb2 29.f4 Ra2 30.Rc4 g5 31.h3 gxf4 32.Bxf4 h5 33.h4 Ra1 34.Rb3 Re1+ 35.Kf3 Rd1 36.Be3 Rf1+ 37.Ke2 Ra1 38.Bf4 Kg6 39.Bg5 Ra2+ 40.Kf3 Kf5 41.Bxe7 Bh6 42.Bd6 Rd2 43.Bc5 Rd7 44.Rb8 Rf7 45.Rg8 Rd3+ 46.Kg2 Rd2+ 47.Kh3 Ke4 48.Rc1 Be3 49.Rh8 Rf3 50.Rxh5 Bf4 51.Re1+ Kd5 52.Kg4 Bxg3 53.Kxf3 Bxe1 54.Rh8 Rf2+ 55.Kg4 Ke4 56.Kg5 Bc3 57.Rd8 Be1 58.Rd6 Rg2+ 59.Kf6 Bxh4+ 60.Kxe6 Ra2 61.Kd7 Rxa4 62.e6 Rc4 63.e7 Bxe7 64.Re6+ Kd3 65.Rxe7 a4 66.Kxc6 a3 67.Ra7 Rc3 68.d5 1-0 [Event "4th Zurich CC Rapid"] [Site "Zurich SUI"] [Date "2015.02.19"] [Round "5.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Caruana,F"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2783"] [BlackElo "2811"] [ECO "A05"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.b3 Bg7 4.Bb2 c5 5.Bg2 O-O 6.c4 d6 7.d4 Ne4 8.O-O Nc6 9.h3 Bf5 10.e3 Nf6 11.Nc3 cxd4 12.Nxd4 Bd7 13.Qe2 a6 14.Rfd1 Rc8 15.Rac1 Qa5 16.a3 Rfe8 17.b4 Qc7 18.Nb3 Qb8 19.c5 Be6 20.Nd4 Nxd4 21.exd4 Bb3 22.Re1 e5 23.dxe5 Rxe5 24.Ne4 Rxe4 25.Bxe4 Be6 26.Bg2 dxc5 27.Be5 Qa7 28.bxc5 Rxc5 29.Bd4 Nd7 30.Bxc5 Nxc5 31.Red1 h5 32.Bd5 b5 33.Qe3 1-0 [Event "Vugar Gashimov Mem 2015"] [Site "Shamkir AZE"] [Date "2015.04.17"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Adams,Mi"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2783"] [BlackElo "2745"] [ECO "A14"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 e6 4.O-O Be7 5.c4 O-O 6.d4 dxc4 7.Ne5 Nc6 8.Bxc6 bxc6 9.Nxc6 Qe8 10.Nxe7+ Qxe7 11.Na3 c5 12.dxc5 Qxc5 13.Be3 Qc6 14.Rc1 Bb7 15.f3 Ba6 16.Nxc4 Bxc4 17.Qd4 Rfc8 18.b3 Qa6 19.bxc4 Qxa2 20.Kf2 a5 21.Bg5 e5 22.Qd6 Rd8 23.Qb6 Rab8 24.Rfd1 Re8 25.Qe3 a4 26.Bxf6 gxf6 27.Qe4 a3 28.Rd7 Rbd8 29.Ra7 Qb2 30.Rb1 f5 31.Rxb2 fxe4 32.Rxa3 Rd4 33.Rc2 Rc8 34.c5 exf3 35.Rxf3 Rc6 36.Rd3 Rxd3 37.exd3 f5 38.d4 exd4 39.Ke2 1-0 [Event "Vugar Gashimov Mem 2015"] [Site "Shamkir AZE"] [Date "2015.04.18"] [Round "2.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "So,W"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2783"] [BlackElo "2788"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.d4 Nf6 5.O-O O-O 6.Nbd2 Ne4 7.Nxe4 dxe4 8.Ng5 Qxd4 9.Qxd4 Bxd4 10.Rd1 Nc6 11.Bxe4 Bg7 12.c3 Ne5 13.f4 Nc4 14.Bd5 Nd6 15.Be3 h6 16.Nf3 e6 17.Bb3 b6 18.a4 Bb7 19.Ne5 Rfd8 20.a5 h5 21.Bc2 Bf6 22.b3 c5 23.axb6 axb6 24.Rxa8 Bxa8 25.b4 Nb5 26.Nd7 Bxc3 27.Nxb6 Bd4 28.Bxd4 cxd4 29.Nxa8 Rxa8 30.Bd3 Nc3 31.Rd2 Kf8 32.b5 Ke7 33.Rb2 Kd7 34.b6 Rb8 35.Rb4 Nd5 36.Rxd4 Ke7 37.Be4 Nxb6 38.Rb4 Nd7 39.Rxb8 Nxb8 40.Kf2 Nd7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Vugar Gashimov Mem 2015"] [Site "Shamkir AZE"] [Date "2015.04.19"] [Round "3.2"] [White "Mamedov,Rau"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2658"] [BlackElo "2783"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.Re1 Nd6 6.Nxe5 Be7 7.Bf1 Nf5 8.c3 Nxe5 9.Rxe5 d6 10.Re1 O-O 11.d4 d5 12.Nd2 Bd6 13.Nf3 c6 14.Bd3 Nh4 15.g3 Nxf3+ 16.Qxf3 Bd7 17.Bd2 Qb6 18.Rab1 Rae8 19.b4 Qd8 20.Qh5 g6 21.Qf3 h5 22.Rxe8 Rxe8 23.Re1 Rxe1+ 24.Bxe1 a5 25.a3 axb4 26.axb4 Bg4 27.Qe3 Qa8 28.Kg2 Qc8 29.Kg1 Bh3 30.Bd2 Qa8 31.f3 b6 32.Kf2 Bf8 33.Qg5 Qe8 34.Bf4 Qe7 35.Qxe7 Bxe7 36.b5 Bd7 37.bxc6 Bxc6 38.Bc7 b5 39.Ba5 h4 40.f4 Bd7 41.Kf3 hxg3 42.hxg3 Bd6 43.g4 f5 44.gxf5 gxf5 45.Bb4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Vugar Gashimov Mem 2015"] [Site "Shamkir AZE"] [Date "2015.04.20"] [Round "4.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Anand,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2783"] [BlackElo "2791"] [ECO "D43"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.g3 dxc4 6.Bg2 Nbd7 7.O-O b5 8.e4 Bb7 9.e5 Nd5 10.Ng5 h6 11.Nxe6 fxe6 12.Qh5+ Ke7 13.Ne4 Qe8 14.Bg5+ N5f6 15.exf6+ gxf6 16.Bxf6+ Nxf6 17.Nxf6 Qxh5 18.Nxh5 Kf7 19.a4 a6 20.axb5 axb5 21.Rxa8 Bxa8 22.Ra1 Be7 23.Nf4 Bb7 24.Ra7 Rb8 25.Be4 Kf6 26.Ng6 c5 27.Rxb7 Rxb7 28.Bxb7 Kxg6 29.dxc5 Bxc5 30.Ba6 Bd4 31.Bxb5 Bxb2 32.Bxc4 e5 33.f3 Kf6 34.Kg2 Bc1 35.Bd3 Bb2 36.Bc4 Bc1 37.Bd3 Bb2 38.Bc4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Vugar Gashimov Mem 2015"] [Site "Shamkir AZE"] [Date "2015.04.21"] [Round "5.4"] [White "Mamedyarov,S"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2756"] [BlackElo "2783"] [ECO "D41"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 cxd4 8.cxd4 Bb4+ 9.Bd2 Bxd2+ 10.Qxd2 O-O 11.Rc1 b6 12.Bd3 Bb7 13.O-O h6 14.Qe3 Nc6 15.Rfd1 Rc8 16.h4 Ne7 17.h5 Qd6 18.d5 Rxc1 19.Rxc1 Rc8 20.Re1 Rc3 21.Qd2 Rc5 22.Bb1 Kf8 23.Qd3 Rc8 24.a3 e5 25.Qb3 Rc5 26.Qb2 f6 27.Ba2 Bc8 28.Nd2 Bg4 29.Nc4 Qd7 30.d6 Nc6 31.Nxb6 axb6 32.Qb3 Be6 33.Qxe6 Qxe6 34.Bxe6 Nd4 35.Bg4 Rc6 36.d7 Ke7 37.Rb1 Rd6 38.Kh2 b5 39.a4 bxa4 40.Rb8 f5 41.exf5 Nc6 42.Ra8 a3 43.Rxa3 Nb8 44.f6+ gxf6 45.Ra7 Nxd7 46.Bf5 Ke8 47.g3 Rd2 48.Kg2 Nc5 49.Bg6+ Kd8 50.Ra5 Ne6 51.Ra8+ Ke7 52.Re8+ Kd6 53.Rh8 Nc5 54.Rd8+ Nd7 55.Kf3 Ke7 56.Re8+ Kd6 57.Bf5 e4+ 58.Ke3 Rd3+ 59.Kxe4 Nc5+ 60.Kf4 Rd4+ 61.Kf3 Rb4 62.Rh8 Ke5 63.Bg6 Ne6 64.Rxh6 f5 65.Rh8 Kf6 66.Ra8 Rb3+ 67.Kg2 f4 68.g4 Kg5 69.Bf7 Kh4 70.Bxe6 f3+ 71.Kh2 Rb2 72.Ra3 Rxf2+ 73.Kg1 Re2 74.Bd5 f2+ 75.Kf1 Rd2 76.Bf3 1-0 [Event "Vugar Gashimov Mem 2015"] [Site "Shamkir AZE"] [Date "2015.04.23"] [Round "6.5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Caruana,F"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2783"] [BlackElo "2802"] [ECO "A48"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bg5 Bg7 4.c3 O-O 5.Nbd2 d5 6.e3 Nbd7 7.Be2 c5 8.O-O b6 9.a4 a6 10.b4 Bb7 11.a5 cxb4 12.cxb4 b5 13.Rc1 Ne8 14.Nb3 Nd6 15.Ne1 Nc4 16.Nd3 Ra7 17.Bh4 Ba8 18.Bf3 Nf6 19.Qe2 Ne8 20.g4 Ned6 21.Bg2 Qc8 22.Nbc5 Re8 23.Bg3 Qd8 24.Rcd1 e6 25.f3 Qe7 26.Kh1 Bh6 27.Nf4 Nb7 28.Ncd3 Nd8 29.e4 Nc6 30.exd5 Nxb4 31.dxe6 Nxd3 32.Rxd3 fxe6 33.Qe1 Qd8 34.h4 Rf7 35.g5 Bg7 36.Bh3 Rxf4 37.Bxf4 e5 38.Bg3 e4 39.Rd1 Bd5 40.Be5 exf3 41.Qf2 Qxa5 42.Bg4 Rf8 43.Rd3 Qb4 44.Bg3 h5 45.gxh6 Bxh6 46.Kh2 Nd2 47.Ra1 Ne4 48.Qc2 Nxg3 49.Rxa6 Be4 50.Bxf3 Qe1 51.Qb3+ Kh8 52.Bxe4 Rf2+ 53.Kh3 Qf1+ 54.Kg4 Rf4+ 0-1 [Event "Vugar Gashimov Mem 2015"] [Site "Shamkir AZE"] [Date "2015.04.24"] [Round "7.3"] [White "Carlsen,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2863"] [BlackElo "2783"] [ECO "C65"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.c3 O-O 6.O-O d6 7.h3 Ne7 8.d4 Bb6 9.Bd3 d5 10.Nbd2 dxe4 11.Nxe4 Nxe4 12.Bxe4 exd4 13.Qc2 h6 14.a4 c6 15.Rd1 Nd5 16.Nxd4 Re8 17.a5 Bxa5 18.Nf3 b5 19.Nd4 Bc7 20.Nxc6 Qd6 21.g3 Bb7 22.Bf4 Qxc6 23.Bxd5 Re1+ 24.Kh2 Qxd5 25.Rxd5 Rxa1 26.Rd1 Rxd1 27.Qxd1 Rd8 28.Qe2 Bb6 29.Be3 Bxe3 30.Qxe3 Rd1 31.g4 Bc6 32.Qc5 Bd7 33.Qxa7 Rd2 34.Kg3 Rd3+ 35.Kf4 Kh7 36.Qb7 Rd2 37.Ke3 Rd6 38.f4 g6 39.Qb8 Rd5 40.Ke4 Be6 41.Qb7 Rc5 42.Kd4 Rc4+ 43.Ke5 b4 44.cxb4 Rc2 45.Kf6 Rxb2 46.Qb8 Rf2 47.f5 gxf5 48.Qg3 Rf1 49.g5 1-0 [Event "Vugar Gashimov Mem 2015"] [Site "Shamkir AZE"] [Date "2015.04.25"] [Round "8.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Vachier Lagrave,M"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2783"] [BlackElo "2765"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 c6 4.O-O Bg4 5.d3 Nbd7 6.h3 Bh5 7.Qe1 e5 8.e4 dxe4 9.dxe4 Bc5 10.a4 O-O 11.Nh4 Re8 12.Na3 Nf8 13.b4 Be7 14.Nf5 Ne6 15.Nxe7+ Qxe7 16.Be3 Bg6 17.f3 Nd7 18.Nc4 f5 19.Rd1 f4 20.Rxd7 Qxd7 21.Nxe5 Qc7 22.gxf4 Nxf4 23.Bxf4 Rxe5 24.Qe3 Rd8 25.Qxa7 Qe7 26.Bxe5 Qxe5 27.Qe3 Qb2 28.Qc5 h6 29.b5 cxb5 30.Qb6 Rd2 31.Qxg6 bxa4 32.h4 Qd4+ 33.Kh1 Qd8 34.Bh3 Qxh4 35.Qe6+ Kh8 36.Rg1 g5 37.Qc8+ Kg7 38.Rb1 1-0 [Event "Vugar Gashimov Mem 2015"] [Site "Shamkir AZE"] [Date "2015.04.26"] [Round "9.4"] [White "Giri,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2790"] [BlackElo "2783"] [ECO "E06"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 Be7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.Qc2 c5 7.O-O cxd4 8.Nxd4 Nc6 9.Nxc6 bxc6 10.Rd1 Ba6 11.b3 Qb6 12.Be3 Bc5 13.Bxc5 Qxc5 14.Nd2 Rfd8 15.e3 Rac8 16.Rac1 Qa5 17.Nf3 c5 18.cxd5 Nxd5 19.Ne5 h6 20.Bf3 Qc7 21.Qb2 Bb7 22.Rd2 Nf6 23.Bxb7 Rxd2 24.Qxd2 Qxb7 25.Qe2 a5 26.Nc4 Ra8 27.Nb2 Nd7 28.f4 e5 29.Nc4 a4 30.bxa4 Rxa4 31.fxe5 Qa6 32.Qd3 Qe6 33.Qb3 Ra8 34.Qb2 Ra4 35.Qc2 Ra8 36.Qb2 Qd5 37.a3 Re8 38.Qd2 Qc6 39.Qd6 Nxe5 40.Qxc6 Nxc6 41.Kf2 Kf8 42.Ke2 Ra8 43.Ra1 Ke7 44.a4 Na5 45.Nb6 Ra6 46.Nd5+ Kd6 47.Rd1 Kc6 48.Ne7+ Kc7 49.Rf1 f6 50.Nf5 Nb3 51.Nxg7 c4 52.Ne8+ Kd8 53.Nxf6 Rxa4 54.Rd1+ Kc8 55.Ne4 Ra2+ 56.Kf3 Rxh2 57.Nd6+ Kd7 58.Nxc4+ Ke7 59.e4 Nc5 60.Ne3 Ne6 61.Nd5+ Kf7 62.Ra1 Ng5+ 63.Kf4 Rf2+ 64.Ke5 Nf3+ 65.Kd6 Ng5 66.e5 Ne4+ 67.Kd7 Nc5+ 68.Kc6 Rc2 69.Ra7+ Kg6 70.Ne7+ Kg5 71.Kd5 Nd3 72.Ng8 Nb4+ 73.Ke6 Rc6+ 74.Kd7 Rc3 75.e6 Rd3+ 76.Ke8 Kg6 77.Ra4 Nd5 78.Rg4+ Kf5 79.Nxh6+ Kxe6 80.Re4+ Kf6 1/2-1/2 [Event "TCh-RUS Men 2015"] [Site "Sochi RUS"] [Date "2015.05.01"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Shirov,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2691"] [BlackElo "2783"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.Re1 Nd6 6.Nxe5 Be7 7.Bf1 Nf5 8.Nf3 d5 9.d4 O-O 10.c3 Re8 11.Bd3 Bd6 12.Rxe8+ Qxe8 13.Qc2 g6 14.Nbd2 b6 15.Nf1 Bd7 16.Bg5 Qf8 17.Re1 f6 18.Bd2 Re8 19.Ne3 Nce7 20.c4 dxc4 21.Nxc4 Nd5 22.Be4 Qf7 23.Nxd6 Nxd6 24.Bxd5 Qxd5 25.Qxc7 Nb5 26.Rxe8+ Bxe8 27.Qe7 Qf7 28.Qd8 Nc7 29.Bh6 Nd5 30.Qd6 Ne7 31.g4 Nc8 32.Qd8 Qe6 33.h3 Nd6 34.d5 Nf7 35.dxe6 Nxd8 36.Nd4 a6 37.f4 Nc6 38.Ne2 Ne7 39.Ng3 Bc6 40.f5 gxf5 41.gxf5 Bb5 42.Ne4 Nxf5 43.Nxf6+ Kh8 44.Bf8 a5 45.Kf2 Bc6 46.e7 Nd6 47.Kg3 Ne8 48.Ng4 h5 49.Ne5 Bd5 50.a3 Kg8 51.Kf4 Bb3 52.Kg5 Bd1 53.Nc4 Kf7 54.Nxb6 Nd6 55.Nd5 Ne4+ 56.Kh4 a4 57.Nc3 Nxc3 58.bxc3 Be2 59.Kg5 Ke8 60.h4 Kd7 61.Kf6 Bc4 62.Bh6 Ke8 63.Bf4 Bf7 64.Bg5 Bb3 65.Ke5 Kd7 66.Kd4 Bf7 67.Kc5 Kc7 68.c4 Be8 69.Kd5 Kd7 70.c5 Bg6 71.c6+ Kc7 72.Bf4+ Kc8 73.Ke6 Bf7+ 74.Kf6 Be8 75.c7 Kd7 76.Kg7 1-0 [Event "TCh-RUS Men 2015"] [Site "Sochi RUS"] [Date "2015.05.02"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Svidler,P"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2783"] [BlackElo "2729"] [ECO "A05"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 g6 4.b3 Bg7 5.Bb2 c5 6.c4 d4 7.b4 Nfd7 8.O-O Nc6 9.bxc5 O-O 10.d3 Nxc5 11.Nbd2 Rb8 12.Ba3 Qa5 13.Qc1 Na4 14.Nb3 Qc7 15.Qc2 Bd7 16.Rae1 Rfd8 17.e3 dxe3 18.fxe3 h6 19.d4 Bf5 20.e4 Bg4 21.e5 Nb6 22.Nh4 Nxd4 23.Qf2 Qxc4 24.Re4 Be6 25.Nxd4 Bd5 26.Ne6 Bxe6 27.Rxc4 Nxc4 28.Bxe7 Rd2 29.Qxa7 Bxe5 30.Nf3 Bc7 1-0 [Event "TCh-RUS Men 2015"] [Site "Sochi RUS"] [Date "2015.05.04"] [Round "4.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi,I"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2783"] [BlackElo "2714"] [ECO "A48"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bg5 Bg7 4.Nbd2 O-O 5.e3 d6 6.c3 Nbd7 7.Bd3 e5 8.O-O h6 9.Bh4 Qe8 10.e4 b6 11.Re1 Bb7 12.a4 a5 13.Bb5 Qc8 14.dxe5 Nxe5 15.Nxe5 dxe5 16.f3 Rd8 17.Qc2 Qe6 18.Bf2 Nh5 19.b4 Bf8 20.Reb1 Nf4 21.Bf1 Ba6 22.b5 Bb7 23.c4 Bb4 24.Rxb4 axb4 25.c5 Qf6 26.Nc4 bxc5 27.Bxc5 Ne6 28.Bxb4 Nd4 29.Qc3 Bc8 30.Ba5 Qe7 31.Kh1 Bb7 32.Bb4 Qe6 33.Na5 Qb6 34.Nc4 Qe6 35.Na5 Qb6 36.Rc1 Rd7 37.h3 Kh7 38.Nc4 Qe6 39.a5 Rb8 40.Ne3 h5 41.a6 Ba8 42.Qc5 Qb3 43.Bc3 Qe6 44.Bc4 Qf6 45.Bxd4 exd4 46.Nd5 Qh8 47.Rd1 d3 48.Rxd3 Qa1+ 49.Qg1 Qxg1+ 50.Kxg1 Kg7 51.Ra3 f5 52.a7 Rb7 53.Ra6 fxe4 54.fxe4 Rf7 55.e5 c6 56.Nb6 Rfe7 57.bxc6 Rxa7 58.Nxa8 1-0 [Event "TCh-RUS Men 2015"] [Site "Sochi RUS"] [Date "2015.05.05"] [Round "5.1"] [White "Wojtaszek,R"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2737"] [BlackElo "2783"] [ECO "D37"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Nbd7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 Be7 7.e3 O-O 8.Rc1 c5 9.dxc5 Nxc5 10.cxd5 g5 11.Bg3 Nxd5 12.Nxd5 Qxd5 13.Qxd5 exd5 14.Be5 Bf5 15.Be2 Rac8 16.O-O Bd3 17.Rce1 Be4 18.Rd1 a6 19.Bd4 Ne6 20.Bc3 b5 21.Rc1 b4 22.Be5 f6 23.Bg3 a5 24.Bb5 Kf7 25.Nd4 Nc5 26.f3 Bg6 27.Rfd1 h5 28.Nc6 h4 29.Bf2 Ne6 30.Rxd5 Rc7 31.e4 Ra8 32.Rc4 Kg8 33.Bb6 Rb7 34.Bxa5 Bf8 35.Nd8 Rxb5 36.Rxb5 Nxd8 37.Bxb4 Bf7 38.Rc1 Ne6 39.Rd1 Bxb4 40.Rxb4 Rxa2 41.Rd7 Nc5 42.Rd6 Kg7 43.Rb5 Ne6 44.Rb7 Kg6 45.g3 Ra1+ 46.Kg2 Rc1 47.Rd2 Nc5 48.Re7 hxg3 49.hxg3 Rc4 50.e5 g4 51.exf6 gxf3+ 52.Kxf3 Kxf6 53.Re3 Bh5+ 54.Kg2 Ne4 55.b3 1/2-1/2 [Event "TCh-RUS Men 2015"] [Site "Sochi RUS"] [Date "2015.05.06"] [Round "6.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Kamsky,G"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2783"] [BlackElo "2683"] [ECO "A04"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 g6 4.e3 Bg7 5.d4 d6 6.Be2 f5 7.O-O Nf6 8.d5 Nb4 9.a3 Na6 10.Rb1 O-O 11.b4 Kh8 12.Qb3 b6 13.Bb2 Nc7 14.Rfd1 Bd7 15.Ba1 a5 16.bxc5 bxc5 17.Qc2 Rb8 18.Rxb8 Qxb8 19.e4 fxe4 20.Nxe4 Nce8 21.Ng3 Ng4 22.Bc3 Qc7 23.h3 Nh6 24.Ng5 Nf7 25.Nxf7+ Rxf7 26.Rb1 Kg8 27.Bg4 Bxc3 28.Bxd7 Qxd7 29.Qxc3 e6 30.dxe6 Qxe6 31.Re1 Qd7 32.Qxa5 Nf6 33.a4 Rf8 34.Ra1 Qf7 35.Qc3 h5 36.Qd3 h4 37.Nf1 d5 38.cxd5 Nxd5 39.Qc2 c4 40.Qxc4 Qxf2+ 41.Kh1 Rf5 42.Nh2 Kg7 43.Ng4 Qd2 44.Rb1 Rf7 45.Ne5 Rc7 46.Qe4 Nf4 47.a5 g5 48.a6 Rc1+ 49.Rxc1 Qxc1+ 50.Kh2 Qa3 51.Nf3 Qxa6 52.Qe7+ Kg8 53.Qxg5+ 1-0 [Event "43rd GM 2015"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2015.06.27"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Naiditsch,A"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2783"] [BlackElo "2722"] [ECO "D41"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 c5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 cxd4 8.cxd4 Bb4+ 9.Bd2 Bxd2+ 10.Qxd2 O-O 11.Bc4 Nd7 12.O-O b6 13.a4 Bb7 14.Bd3 a5 15.Rfc1 e5 16.d5 Nc5 17.Qe3 f5 18.Bc4 Qd6 19.exf5 Rxf5 20.Ng5 Rf4 21.Rab1 Qg6 22.Ba2 Qxg5 23.Rxb6 Raf8 24.f3 Nd3 25.Rd1 Nb4 26.Rxb7 Nxa2 27.d6 Nb4 28.Rb5 Nc6 29.d7 h6 30.Rbd5 Rd8 31.Qc3 Nd4 32.Kh1 Rh4 33.Qc7 Kh7 34.h3 Nxf3 35.Qc2+ Kh8 36.Qf2 Nd4 37.Re1 Rf4 38.Qb2 Qf6 39.Qb1 Nf5 40.Kh2 Rb4 41.Qc1 Ne7 42.Rxa5 Rxd7 43.Raxe5 Ng6 44.Re6 Qf4+ 45.Qxf4 Nxf4 46.R6e4 Rxe4 47.Rxe4 Nd3 48.Re8+ Kh7 49.Ra8 Rd4 50.g4 Nc5 51.a5 Ra4 52.Kg3 Ra3+ 53.Kg2 Ne4 54.a6 Nd6 55.h4 Nb5 56.g5 hxg5 57.hxg5 Nc7 0-1 [Event "43rd GM 2015"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2015.06.28"] [Round "2.2"] [White "Hou Yifan"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2676"] [BlackElo "2783"] [ECO "C65"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.Qe2 Bc5 5.c3 O-O 6.d3 h6 7.Nbd2 d6 8.O-O Ne7 9.d4 a6 10.dxc5 axb5 11.cxd6 Qxd6 12.Qxb5 Ng6 13.Re1 b6 14.Nc4 Qe6 15.Ne3 Nxe4 16.Qd5 Nc5 17.b4 Bb7 18.Qxe6 Nxe6 19.Nf5 Rfd8 20.a4 Rd3 21.Be3 Rxc3 22.a5 Rb3 23.axb6 cxb6 24.Rxa8+ Bxa8 25.Bxb6 Bxf3 26.gxf3 Ng5 27.Kh1 Nxf3 28.Re4 Nf4 0-1 [Event "43rd GM 2015"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2015.06.30"] [Round "3.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi,I"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2783"] [BlackElo "2720"] [ECO "A05"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 c5 3.Bg2 g6 4.c4 Bg7 5.d4 cxd4 6.Nxd4 d5 7.Nc3 dxc4 8.Qa4+ Nbd7 9.O-O O-O 10.Rd1 Nb6 11.Qa3 Qd6 12.Qxd6 exd6 13.a4 a6 14.Bf4 Ne8 15.Rac1 a5 16.Ndb5 Bd7 17.Bxd6 Nxd6 18.Rxd6 Bc6 19.Bxc6 bxc6 20.Rxc6 Rab8 21.Rc5 Rfd8 22.Na7 Rd2 23.Rb5 Nd7 24.Rxb8+ Nxb8 25.Ncb5 Nd7 26.Rxc4 Bxb2 27.Kf1 Nb6 28.Re4 f5 29.Re8+ Kf7 30.Rb8 Nxa4 31.Nc6 Nc3 32.Nxa5 Rd1+ 33.Kg2 Nxe2 34.Nc4 Ba1 35.Nbd6+ Kg7 36.Rb7+ Kg8 37.Re7 Nc3 38.h4 Nd5 39.Rd7 h5 40.Ra7 Bd4 41.Ra8+ Kg7 42.Rd8 Ba1 43.Nb6 Nc3 44.Nbc8 Kf6 45.Rd7 Nd5 46.Nb6 Be5 47.Nb7 Nc3 48.Nd8 g5 49.Rxd1 Nxd1 50.Nd7+ Ke7 51.Nxe5 Kxd8 52.hxg5 Ke7 53.f4 Nc3 54.Kh3 Ne4 55.Kh4 1-0 [Event "43rd GM 2015"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2015.07.01"] [Round "4.2"] [White "Meier,Geo"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2654"] [BlackElo "2783"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.Re1 Nd6 6.Nxe5 Be7 7.Bf1 Nf5 8.Nf3 d5 9.d4 O-O 10.c3 Bd6 11.Bd3 Nce7 12.Nbd2 c6 13.Nf1 g6 14.h3 Kh8 15.Bd2 f6 16.Qc2 Bd7 17.b3 Rc8 18.Re2 b6 19.g4 Ng7 20.Rae1 c5 21.dxc5 bxc5 22.Qc1 Bc6 23.Bf4 Ng8 24.Bg3 d4 25.N1h2 Bxg3 26.fxg3 g5 27.Be4 Bxe4 28.Rxe4 Qd6 29.Kg2 f5 30.Re5 h6 31.Qd2 Rcd8 32.Qd3 f4 33.Nf1 Qc6 34.cxd4 cxd4 35.R1e4 fxg3 36.Nxg3 Nf6 37.Rxd4 Ne6 38.Rxe6 Rxd4 39.Qxd4 Qxe6 40.Qxa7 Rc8 41.Nf5 Qe2+ 42.Qf2 Qd3 43.Qd4 Rc2+ 44.Kg1 Rc1+ 45.Kg2 Qc2+ 46.Kg3 Qc7+ 47.Kg2 Rc2+ 48.Kg1 Rc6 49.Kf2 Kh7 50.Ke2 Rc2+ 51.Ke3 Rxa2 52.Qc4 Qb7 53.Qe6 Nd5+ 54.Kd4 Qb4+ 0-1 [Event "43rd GM 2015"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2015.07.03"] [Round "5.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Caruana,F"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2783"] [BlackElo "2805"] [ECO "D78"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.d4 Nf6 5.O-O O-O 6.c4 c6 7.Nbd2 a5 8.b3 a4 9.Ba3 axb3 10.axb3 Bf5 11.Nh4 Be6 12.Re1 Ne4 13.Bxe4 dxe4 14.Nxe4 Qxd4 15.Qc2 Bf5 16.Nxf5 gxf5 17.Ng5 Qg4 18.f4 Bxa1 19.Rxa1 h6 20.Nf3 Nd7 21.Rd1 Rxa3 22.Rxd7 Qh3 23.Qc3 e6 24.Rxb7 Rfa8 25.Kf2 Ra1 26.Ke3 Rf1 27.Qf6 Rf8 28.Rd7 Rb1 29.Rb7 c5 30.Rb5 Rf1 31.Nd2 Rc1 32.Qb2 Rd1 33.Qc2 Rh1 34.Nf3 Qg2 35.Qc3 Rf1 36.Qf6 Rf2 37.Kd3 Rxe2 38.Ng5 Rd2+ 0-1 [Event "43rd GM 2015"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2015.07.04"] [Round "6.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Nisipeanu,LD"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2783"] [BlackElo "2654"] [ECO "A13"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.e3 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.b3 c5 5.Bb2 Nc6 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Bb5 Bd6 8.d4 cxd4 9.Nxd4 O-O 10.O-O Qc7 11.h3 Bh2+ 12.Kh1 Be5 13.Qc2 Bd7 14.Nf3 Bxb2 15.Qxb2 Rac8 16.Rc1 Qd6 17.Nc3 Ne5 18.Be2 Nxf3 19.Bxf3 Qe5 20.Qd2 Be6 21.Nb5 Bd7 22.Qd4 Qxd4 23.Nxd4 a5 24.g4 h6 25.Kg2 Rxc1 26.Rxc1 Rc8 27.Rb1 Ra8 28.Ne2 g5 29.Nc3 Be6 30.Rd1 Rd8 31.e4 d4 32.Kg3 Rc8 33.Nb5 Nd7 34.Nxd4 Ne5 35.Be2 Rc3+ 36.f3 Kg7 37.Rd2 Kf6 38.Nf5 Bxf5 39.exf5 Ke7 40.Rd5 Nc6 41.Bb5 b6 42.h4 f6 43.Bxc6 Rxc6 44.hxg5 hxg5 45.a4 Rc3 46.Rb5 Rc6 47.f4 Rc3+ 48.Kf2 gxf4 49.Rxb6 Kf7 50.b4 Rc2+ 51.Kf3 Rc3+ 52.Kf2 Rc2+ 53.Ke1 Rc1+ 54.Kd2 f3 55.Ke3 Rc3+ 56.Kf2 axb4 57.Rxb4 Kg7 58.Kg3 Ra3 59.Rb7+ Kh6 60.Ra7 f2+ 61.Kxf2 Kg5 62.Ke2 Kxg4 63.Ra5 Kf4 64.Kd2 Ke4 65.Kc2 Kd4 66.Ra6 Rc3+ 67.Kb2 Rc4 68.Ra5 Rb4+ 69.Ka3 Kc4 70.Ra6 Rb3+ 71.Ka2 Rb4 72.Ra8 Kc5 73.Ka3 Rf4 74.Rb8 Rf1 75.Rb5+ Kc4 76.Kb2 Rf2+ 77.Kb1 Kc3 78.a5 Kc4 79.Rb7 Rxf5 80.a6 Ra5 81.a7 Kc5 82.Rf7 Kb6 83.Kc2 1/2-1/2 [Event "43rd GM 2015"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2015.07.05"] [Round "7.2"] [White "So,W"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2778"] [BlackElo "2783"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.h3 Ne7 10.Nc3 Bd7 11.Ng5 Ke8 12.e6 Bxe6 13.Nxe6 fxe6 14.Re1 Kf7 15.Ne4 h6 16.Rd1 e5 17.Rd7 Rc8 18.Bd2 b6 19.Re1 Ke6 20.Rd3 c5 21.f4 Nc6 22.Rg3 Re8 23.fxe5 g5 24.h4 Bg7 25.hxg5 Bxe5 26.Rf3 hxg5 27.Bxg5 Bd4+ 28.Nf2+ Kd5 29.Rd1 Rhg8 30.Bf4 Re2 31.c3 Rxb2 32.cxd4 Nxd4 33.Be3 Rxa2 34.Rf4 Ra4 35.Ne4 Kc6 36.Nc3 Ra3 37.Bxd4 cxd4 38.Ne2 d3 39.Rf3 Ra2 40.Nf4 d2 41.Kf2 b5 42.Rc3+ Kb7 43.Nd5 Rg7 44.Rb3 a6 45.Nb4 Ra4 46.Rxd2 c5 47.Nd5 Rd7 48.Rf3 Re4 49.Rf6 Ka7 50.Rd3 c4 51.Rh3 Rd4 52.Nb4 R4d6 53.Rhh6 Rxf6+ 54.Rxf6 Rd2+ 55.Kf3 a5 56.Ra6+ Kb7 57.Rxa5 Kb6 58.Ra2 Rd7 59.Ra8 Kc5 60.Nc2 Rc7 61.Rf8 c3 62.Rf5+ Kb6 63.g4 Ka5 64.g5 Ka4 65.Ke3 Rd7 66.g6 b4 67.Rf4 Kb3 68.Nxb4 Re7+ 69.Re4 Rg7 70.Rg4 Re7+ 71.Kf3 Rg7 72.Nc6 Rg8 73.g7 c2 74.Nd4+ Kc4 75.Nxc2+ Kd5 76.Rg6 1-0 [Event "FIDE World Cup 2015"] [Site "Baku AZE"] [Date "2015.09.11"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Cori T.,D"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2419"] [BlackElo "2777"] [ECO "D37"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 Nbd7 5.e3 a6 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Bd3 Bd6 8.g4 h6 9.Rg1 b5 10.Qc2 Bb7 11.Bd2 Qe7 12.Bf5 g6 13.Bxd7+ Nxd7 14.O-O-O c5 15.dxc5 Nxc5 16.Be1 Rc8 17.Kb1 d4 18.exd4 Bxf3 19.dxc5 Bxd1 20.Qxd1 Rxc5 21.Qf3 O-O 22.Ne4 Rc4 23.Nf6+ Kg7 24.Bd2 Be5 25.g5 hxg5 26.Nh5+ Kg8 27.Bxg5 Qb4 28.Nf6+ Bxf6 29.Qxf6 Rg4 30.Rd1 Qe4+ 31.Ka1 Qd5 0-1 [Event "FIDE World Cup 2015"] [Site "Baku AZE"] [Date "2015.09.12"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Cori T.,D"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2419"] [ECO "E91"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.d4 O-O 6.Be2 c5 7.O-O cxd4 8.Nxd4 Nc6 9.Nc2 Nd7 10.Bd2 a5 11.Re1 Nc5 12.Bf1 Bd7 13.Bg5 h6 14.Be3 Kh7 15.f3 f5 16.exf5 Bxf5 17.Qd2 Ne5 18.Nd4 Bd7 19.Kh1 Rc8 20.Rad1 a4 21.Nd5 Rf7 22.Bf2 e6 23.Nc3 Bc6 24.Nxc6 Rxc6 25.Qc2 Qf8 26.Bg3 Rf5 27.Nb5 Nf7 28.b4 axb3 29.axb3 Be5 30.b4 Na6 31.Qb3 Rh5 32.f4 Bf6 33.Rxe6 Kg7 34.Rxf6 Kxf6 35.Qc3+ Ke7 36.Nd4 Rc8 37.Re1+ Kd7 38.c5 Nc7 39.c6+ bxc6 40.Qxc6+ Kd8 41.Qb6 Kd7 42.Be2 Nd8 43.Bxh5 gxh5 44.Bh4 1-0 [Event "FIDE World Cup 2015"] [Site "Baku AZE"] [Date "2015.09.14"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Bruzon Batista,L"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2659"] [ECO "A14"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 e6 4.O-O Be7 5.c4 O-O 6.d4 dxc4 7.Ne5 Nc6 8.Nxc6 bxc6 9.Na3 Bxa3 10.bxa3 a5 11.Bxc6 Rb8 12.Qc2 Ba6 13.Rd1 Nd5 14.e4 Ne7 15.Ba4 f5 16.d5 exd5 17.exd5 Rf7 18.Be3 f4 19.Bxf4 Ng6 20.Be3 Ne5 21.Qe4 Qe7 22.Bf4 Qxa3 23.Bxe5 Qxa4 24.Bc3 Bc8 25.g4 Qd7 26.h3 h5 27.Rd4 hxg4 28.hxg4 Bb7 29.Qe6 Re8 30.Re1 Rf8 31.f4 Qd8 32.f5 Qg5 33.Bd2 Qh4 34.Kg2 Rd8 35.Rh1 Bxd5+ 36.Rxd5 Qxg4+ 37.Kf2 Rxd5 38.Qxd5 c6 39.Qe6 Qd4+ 40.Be3 Qd5 41.Qxd5 cxd5 42.Bd4 Rxf5+ 43.Ke3 Kf7 44.Rh7 Rg5 45.Kf3 Kg8 46.Rh1 Kf7 47.a3 Ke6 48.Rb1 Rh5 49.Kg4 Rh2 50.Rb6+ Kd7 51.Kf5 Rh5+ 52.Kg4 Rh2 53.Be5 Ra2 54.Rd6+ Ke7 55.Ra6 c3 56.Bxc3 Rxa3 57.Bxg7 Kd7 58.Kf5 Kc7 59.Bd4 Kb7 60.Rb6+ Kc7 61.Ke5 Rh3 62.Kxd5 Rh5+ 63.Kc4 Kd7 64.Ra6 Rf5 65.Bc5 Rf4+ 66.Kd5 Rf5+ 67.Kd4 a4 68.Kc4 Rf4+ 69.Bd4 a3 70.Kd5 Rf5+ 71.Be5 Rf7 72.Ra8 a2 73.Ra7+ Ke8 74.Ra8+ Kd7 75.Rxa2 Ke7 76.Ra6 Kd7 77.Bf6 Ke8 78.Ra8+ Kd7 79.Ke5 Kc6 80.Ke6 Rb7 81.Be5 Kb5 82.Kd5 Rd7+ 83.Bd6 Rb7 84.Ra1 Kb6 85.Rc1 Kb5 86.Bc7 Ka6 87.Kd6 Rb5 88.Kc6 Rb6+ 89.Kd7 Rb5 90.Kc8 Rd5 91.Rb1 Rc5 92.Rb2 Rc4 93.Kd7 Rc5 94.Bd6 Rb5 95.Ra2+ Kb7 96.Ra4 Kb6 97.Ra1 Kb7 98.Rd1 Kb6 99.Rh1 Kb7 100.Rh6 Rd5 101.Rh8 Rb5 102.Rc8 Kb6 103.Bc7+ Kb7 104.Rg8 Rd5+ 105.Bd6 Rb5 106.Rg6 Rd5 107.Ke6 Rb5 108.Rg1 Kb6 109.Rc1 Kb7 110.Bc5 Kc6 111.Bd4+ Kb7 112.Kd6 Ka6 113.Bc5 Kb7 114.Ra1 Rb3 115.Ra7+ Kb8 116.Kc6 Rh3 117.Ra1 1-0 [Event "FIDE World Cup 2015"] [Site "Baku AZE"] [Date "2015.09.15"] [Round "2.2"] [White "Bruzon Batista,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2659"] [BlackElo "2777"] [ECO "C65"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.c3 O-O 6.O-O d6 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.Bg3 Nh5 10.Nbd2 Qf6 11.Kh1 Ne7 12.d4 exd4 13.Nxd4 Nf4 14.N4b3 Neg6 15.f3 a6 16.Nxc5 axb5 17.Ncb3 c5 18.Nc1 b6 19.Ne2 b4 20.Bxf4 gxf4 21.cxb4 Ba6 22.Nc3 Bxf1 23.Qxf1 cxb4 24.Nd5 Qxb2 25.Nc4 Qg7 26.Ncxb6 b3 27.a4 b2 28.Rb1 Qd4 29.Qg1 Qxg1+ 30.Kxg1 Ra5 31.Rxb2 Rb8 32.Rc2 Ne5 33.h3 Ra6 34.Nc8 Rxa4 35.Nxd6 Ra1+ 36.Kh2 Rab1 37.Nc4 Nd3 38.Rd2 R8b3 39.Ra2 Rc1 40.Ra8+ Kh7 41.Nf6+ Kg6 42.Ng4 Kh7 43.Nf6+ Kg6 44.Ng4 Kh7 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE World Cup 2015"] [Site "Baku AZE"] [Date "2015.09.17"] [Round "3.1"] [White "Andreikin,D"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2720"] [BlackElo "2777"] [ECO "D36"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.Qc2 h6 7.Bh4 Be7 8.e3 O-O 9.Bd3 c5 10.Nge2 Nc6 11.O-O g5 12.Bg3 c4 13.Bf5 Nb4 14.Qb1 Bxf5 15.Qxf5 Qc8 16.Qb1 Qc6 17.Nc1 Qe6 18.a3 Nc6 19.b3 cxb3 20.Nxb3 b6 21.Qd3 Ne4 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE World Cup 2015"] [Site "Baku AZE"] [Date "2015.09.18"] [Round "3.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Andreikin,D"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2720"] [ECO "D73"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.d4 Nf6 5.c4 c6 6.Qb3 O-O 7.Nc3 Qb6 8.O-O Be6 9.Na4 Qxb3 10.axb3 Nbd7 11.Nc3 h6 12.Ne5 Nb6 13.c5 Nbd7 14.f4 a6 15.b4 Bf5 16.h3 h5 17.Be3 Rab8 18.Rfd1 Ne8 19.Bf2 Ndf6 20.b5 axb5 21.Ra7 Bh6 22.Na2 Ng7 23.Nb4 Rfc8 24.Rda1 g5 25.e3 Be6 26.Nbxc6 Rxc6 27.Nxc6 bxc6 28.Rxe7 Nd7 29.Ra7 Rd8 30.Be1 gxf4 31.gxf4 Nf5 32.Ba5 Rc8 33.Rexd7 Bxd7 34.Rxd7 Nxe3 35.Bf3 Nf5 36.Bxh5 Bxf4 37.Bxf7+ Kh8 38.Bd8 Be3+ 39.Kg2 Bxd4 40.b4 Ne3+ 41.Kf3 Nc2 42.Kg4 Nxb4 43.Kf5 Nd3 44.Be7 Ra8 45.Be6 Ra1 46.Bxd5 Rf1+ 47.Ke4 Bxc5 48.Kxd3 Bxe7 49.Bxc6 Rd1+ 50.Kc2 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE World Cup 2015"] [Site "Baku AZE"] [Date "2015.09.19"] [Round "3.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Andreikin,D"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2720"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 g6 3.c4 d4 4.b4 Bg7 5.d3 e5 6.Nbd2 Ne7 7.Bg2 O-O 8.O-O h6 9.a4 a5 10.b5 c5 11.bxc6 Nexc6 12.Ba3 Nb4 13.Ne1 N8a6 14.Nc2 Re8 15.Bxb4 axb4 16.Nb3 Ra7 17.Qd2 Qe7 18.a5 Bf5 19.e3 dxe3 20.Nxe3 Be6 21.Nd5 Qg5 22.Qe3 Qxe3 23.fxe3 e4 24.Rad1 exd3 25.Rxd3 Kh8 26.Rfd1 Be5 27.Nb6 Bc7 28.Bd5 Kg7 29.Bxe6 Rxe6 30.Nd4 Rd6 31.Nc8 Ra8 32.Nxd6 Bxd6 33.Ne6+ fxe6 34.Rxd6 Nc5 35.Rb6 Rxa5 36.Rxb4 Ra2 37.Rb5 Ne4 38.Rxb7+ Kf6 39.Rf1+ Ke5 40.Rb5+ Kd6 41.Rb6+ Ke5 42.Rb5+ Kd6 43.Rd1+ Ke7 44.Rb7+ Kf6 45.Rb8 Kg5 46.Rf8 Re2 47.Rc1 Nc5 48.Ra1 e5 49.Re8 Nd3 50.c5 Kg4 51.Rd1 e4 52.Rxe4+ Kf3 53.Rf4+ Nxf4 54.Rf1+ Kxe3 55.Rxf4 Rc2 56.Rf6 g5 57.Rxh6 g4 58.Re6+ Kf3 59.Rf6+ Ke3 60.Re6+ Kf3 61.Rf6+ Ke3 62.h3 gxh3 63.Kh1 Rxc5 64.Kh2 Rh5 65.g4 Rh4 66.g5 Rg4 67.g6 Ke4 68.Kxh3 Rg1 69.Kh4 Ke5 70.Ra6 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE World Cup 2015"] [Site "Baku AZE"] [Date "2015.09.19"] [Round "3.4"] [White "Andreikin,D"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2720"] [BlackElo "2777"] [ECO "C45"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nxc6 bxc6 6.Qe2 Qe7 7.Nc3 Qe6 8.a3 a5 9.Bf4 Bc5 10.O-O-O O-O 11.Bxc7 Re8 12.e5 Ng4 13.Ne4 Ba7 14.Kb1 d5 15.exd6 Qxe4 16.Qxe4 Rxe4 17.f3 Nf2 18.fxe4 Nxd1 19.Ba6 Bxa6 20.Rxd1 Bc5 21.a4 Be2 22.Rd2 Bf1 23.g3 f6 24.d7 Be7 25.d8=Q+ Bxd8 26.Rxd8+ Rxd8 27.Bxd8 Kf7 28.Bxa5 Ke6 29.Bb6 Ke5 30.b3 Kxe4 31.c4 Kd3 32.a5 Bh3 33.a6 Bc8 34.a7 Bb7 35.Kb2 f5 36.Ka3 g5 37.Kb4 f4 38.gxf4 gxf4 39.Bg1 Ba8 40.Kc5 Kc3 41.b4 f3 42.b5 cxb5 43.cxb5 Kb3 44.b6 Ka4 45.Kd6 Kb5 46.Kc7 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2015"] [Site "Berlin GER"] [Date "2015.10.10"] [Round "1.7"] [White "Guliyev,N"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2579"] [BlackElo "2777"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.Re1 Nd6 6.Nxe5 Be7 7.Bf1 Nf5 8.Nf3 d5 9.d4 O-O 10.c3 Bd6 11.Nbd2 Re8 12.Rxe8+ Qxe8 13.Bd3 f6 14.Nf1 b6 15.Ng3 Nce7 16.Bd2 Qf7 17.Qc2 g6 18.Re1 Bd7 19.Qc1 Re8 20.Bf4 g5 21.Bxd6 Nxd6 22.h4 h6 23.hxg5 hxg5 24.Nh2 Nef5 25.Nxf5 Bxf5 26.Bxf5 Nxf5 27.Ng4 Kg7 28.Qd1 Re6 29.g3 Qe7 30.Rxe6 Qxe6 31.Qf3 Kg6 32.Qd3 Qe4 33.Qxe4 dxe4 34.Kg2 Nd6 35.Ne3 f5 36.Nd5 c5 37.dxc5 bxc5 38.b4 cxb4 39.cxb4 Kf7 40.f4 gxf4 41.gxf4 Nb5 42.Kf2 Ke6 43.Ne3 Nc3 44.a3 Nd5 45.Ng2 Kd6 46.Nh4 Ne7 47.Ke2 Kd5 48.Ke3 Kc4 49.Nxf5 Nxf5+ 50.Kxe4 Ne7 51.f5 Ng8 52.Ke5 Kb3 53.Kd6 Kxa3 54.b5 Kb4 55.Kc6 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2015"] [Site "Berlin GER"] [Date "2015.10.10"] [Round "2.34"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Ghaem Maghami,E"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2596"] [ECO "A05"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 b5 3.Bg2 Bb7 4.O-O c5 5.d3 g6 6.e4 d6 7.d4 cxd4 8.Nxd4 a6 9.Re1 e5 10.Nb3 Bg7 11.a4 b4 12.a5 O-O 13.Ra4 Bc6 14.Rxb4 Bb5 15.c4 Nc6 16.cxb5 Nxb4 17.b6 Nc6 18.Nc3 Rc8 19.Bf1 Nb4 20.Bg5 Qd7 21.Nd2 Rc5 22.Be3 Rxa5 23.Nb3 Ra4 24.Nd2 Ra5 25.Nc4 Rc5 26.Bxc5 dxc5 27.Qxd7 Nxd7 28.Rd1 Nb8 29.Na4 Bf6 30.Nxc5 Rd8 31.Rxd8+ Bxd8 32.Bh3 f6 33.f4 exf4 34.gxf4 Kf7 35.Nd6+ Ke7 36.Nc8+ Ke8 37.Kf2 Be7 38.Na4 Kd8 39.Ke3 Bf8 40.Be6 Nd7 41.b7 Nb8 42.Ncb6 Kc7 43.Bc8 Bd6 44.Nc4 Nc2+ 45.Kd2 Nd4 46.Kd3 Ndc6 47.Nab6 Nb4+ 48.Kc3 Bc5 49.Na4 Bf8 50.e5 fxe5 51.fxe5 Nd5+ 52.Kd4 Ne7 53.Nab6 Kc6 54.Ke4 Bh6 55.e6 Bg7 56.Nd7 Kc7 57.Nxb8 Kxb8 58.Nb6 Kc7 59.Nd7 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2015"] [Site "Berlin GER"] [Date "2015.10.10"] [Round "3.13"] [White "Malakhov,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2694"] [BlackElo "2777"] [ECO "C65"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.Bxc6 dxc6 6.Nbd2 Be6 7.Nb3 Bb6 8.O-O Nd7 9.h3 f6 10.d4 O-O 11.dxe5 Nxe5 12.Nxe5 Qxd1 13.Rxd1 fxe5 14.Be3 Bxe3 15.fxe3 b6 16.Nc1 Rfe8 17.Nd3 c5 18.a3 a5 19.Rd2 Bc8 20.Nf2 Bb7 21.Rad1 Bc6 22.Rd3 Kf7 23.c4 a4 24.R1d2 Ke6 25.Nd1 Bxe4 26.Rd7 Re7 27.Rxe7+ Kxe7 28.Nc3 Bc6 29.e4 Rf8 30.g3 Rf6 31.Kg2 Rd6 32.Rxd6 cxd6 33.h4 Kf6 34.Kf3 h5 35.Ke3 g5 36.Kd3 gxh4 37.gxh4 Ke7 38.Kc2 Kd8 39.b3 axb3+ 40.Kxb3 Kc7 41.a4 Bd7 42.Nb5+ Kc6 43.Na7+ Kb7 44.Nb5 Ka6 45.Nxd6 Bc6 46.Kc3 Ka5 47.Kd3 Kxa4 48.Nf7 Kb3 49.Nxe5 Be8 50.Nf3 Kb4 51.Ne5 Kb3 52.Nf3 Bf7 53.Nd2+ Kb4 54.e5 Be6 55.Kc2 Bg4 56.Kd3 Bf5+ 57.Ne4 b5 58.cxb5 Kxb5 59.Ke3 Bxe4 60.Kxe4 Kc6 61.Kf5 Kd7 62.e6+ Ke7 63.Ke5 c4 64.Kd4 Kxe6 65.Kxc4 Kf5 66.Kd4 Kg4 67.Ke3 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2015"] [Site "Berlin GER"] [Date "2015.10.10"] [Round "4.15"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Ganguly,S"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2652"] [ECO "D05"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.e3 d5 4.Bd3 Bd6 5.Nbd2 c5 6.dxc5 Bxc5 7.a3 a5 8.b3 O-O 9.Bb2 Nc6 10.O-O b6 11.c4 Bb7 12.cxd5 exd5 13.Qc2 h6 14.Rad1 Qe7 15.Qc1 Ne4 16.Rfe1 f5 17.Qa1 Rad8 18.Nf1 f4 19.Bxe4 dxe4 20.exf4 Rxf4 21.Rxd8+ Qxd8 22.Qc1 Bxf2+ 23.Kxf2 Qh4+ 24.g3 Rxf3+ 25.Kg1 Qh5 26.Qc4+ Qf7 27.Qxf7+ Kxf7 28.Nd2 Rd3 29.Nxe4 Ne7 30.Nc3 Nf5 31.Rd1 Rxd1+ 32.Nxd1 h5 33.Kf2 g6 34.Be5 Bd5 35.b4 axb4 36.axb4 Ke6 37.Bc7 b5 38.Nc3 Bc6 39.h3 Be8 40.Kf3 g5 41.g4 Bc6+ 42.Kf2 hxg4 43.hxg4 Ne7 44.Ne2 Bd7 45.Bd8 Nc6 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2015"] [Site "Berlin GER"] [Date "2015.10.10"] [Round "5.18"] [White "Ivanisevic,I"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2653"] [BlackElo "2777"] [ECO "D35"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3 Bf5 7.Qf3 Bg6 8.Bxf6 Qxf6 9.Qxf6 gxf6 10.Nf3 Nd7 11.Nh4 Be7 12.g3 Nb6 13.Kd2 Nc8 14.Bd3 Nd6 15.b3 O-O-O 16.f3 Rhe8 17.Rac1 Kb8 18.Ne2 Nc8 19.Nf4 Bb4+ 20.Ke2 Nd6 21.g4 Re7 22.a4 Rde8 23.Nhg2 Nc8 24.Rc2 Bd6 25.Nh5 Bxh5 26.gxh5 h6 27.Kf2 Bb4 28.Re2 Nd6 29.Rc1 f5 30.f4 Ne4+ 31.Bxe4 fxe4 32.Nh4 Re6 33.Rec2 Rf6 34.Rg1 b6 35.Ke2 c5 36.Rd1 Rd8 37.a5 Kb7 38.axb6 axb6 39.Ra2 Bc3 40.dxc5 bxc5 41.Rc2 Bb4 42.Ra2 d4 43.Rda1 d3+ 44.Kf2 Rdd6 45.Ra7+ Kc6 46.Re7 Rde6 47.Rea7 Kb5 48.Rb7+ Rb6 49.Rba7 Bc3 50.Rb1 Ra6 51.Rb7+ Kc6 52.Re7 Ra2+ 53.Kg3 d2 0-1 [Event "World Rapid 2015"] [Site "Berlin GER"] [Date "2015.10.11"] [Round "6.10"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Meier,Geo"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2654"] [ECO "D02"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.Bf4 c5 4.e3 Nc6 5.Nbd2 Bg4 6.c3 Qb6 7.dxc5 Qxc5 8.Qb3 Qb6 9.Qxb6 axb6 10.Bb5 Bxf3 11.Nxf3 Nd7 12.Ke2 e6 13.Rhd1 Be7 14.c4 dxc4 15.Nd4 Bf6 16.Nxc6 bxc6 17.Bxc6 O-O-O 18.Bb5 Nc5 19.Bxc4 Kb7 20.Rxd8 Rxd8 21.Rb1 Ne4 22.Bd3 Nxf2 23.Bxh7 Ng4 24.Be4+ Ka6 25.h3 Ne5 26.Rc1 g5 27.Bg3 Bh8 28.Rc7 b5 29.b4 f5 30.Re7 fxe4 31.Rxe6+ Nc6 32.Rxc6+ Kb7 33.Rc5 Ka6 34.Be5 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2015"] [Site "Berlin GER"] [Date "2015.10.11"] [Round "7.3"] [White "Kryvoruchko,Y"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2777"] [ECO "C53"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.O-O a6 7.Nbd2 O-O 8.Bb3 Be6 9.Re1 h6 10.Nf1 Bxb3 11.axb3 d5 12.Qe2 Ng4 13.d4 exd4 14.Nxd4 Qh4 15.h3 Nf6 16.Nxc6 bxc6 17.e5 Rfe8 18.Ra4 Ne4 19.Be3 Bxe3 20.Qxe3 Qe7 21.Nd2 Nxd2 22.Qxd2 a5 23.f4 Qe6 24.Qd4 Qf5 25.Qd1 f6 26.g4 Qd7 27.exf6 Rxe1+ 28.Qxe1 gxf6 29.Qf2 Qe7 30.b4 Qe4 31.Rxa5 Re8 32.Ra1 Qd3 33.Re1 Re4 34.Kg2 Kf7 35.f5 h5 36.gxh5 Rxe1 37.Qxe1 Qxf5 38.Qe2 Qe4+ 39.Kf2 f5 40.h6 Kg6 41.h7 Kxh7 42.Qh5+ Kg7 43.Qg5+ Kf7 44.Qh6 f4 45.Qxc6 Qe3+ 46.Kf1 Qxh3+ 47.Kf2 Qe3+ 48.Kf1 Qe5 49.Kf2 Ke7 50.b5 d4 51.cxd4 Qxd4+ 52.Kf3 Qe3+ 53.Kg4 Qe6+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2015"] [Site "Berlin GER"] [Date "2015.10.11"] [Round "8.6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Dubov,Daniil"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2661"] [ECO "D00"] 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 Nf6 3.e3 c6 4.c4 e6 5.Nc3 Bd6 6.Bxd6 Qxd6 7.Nf3 O-O 8.Qc2 Nbd7 9.Rd1 b6 10.Be2 Bb7 11.O-O Qe7 12.e4 dxe4 13.Nxe4 c5 14.Nc3 cxd4 15.Nxd4 Rfd8 16.Rd2 Nc5 17.Bf3 Bxf3 18.Nxf3 Rxd2 19.Qxd2 Rd8 20.Qe2 Nd3 21.Rd1 Nf4 22.Qf1 h6 23.g3 Ng6 24.Qe2 Rxd1+ 25.Qxd1 Qb4 26.Qe2 Ne7 27.a3 Qc5 28.b4 Qc8 29.Qd3 Nc6 30.Nb5 e5 31.Nd2 a5 32.c5 axb4 33.cxb6 Qa6 34.Qc4 Qxb6 35.axb4 Nd8 36.Nc3 Ne6 37.b5 Nd4 38.Qc8+ Kh7 39.Nc4 Qa7 40.Kg2 e4 41.b6 Qa1 42.b7 Nf3 43.Nxe4 Qg1+ 44.Kxf3 Qh1+ 45.Ke2 Qxe4+ 46.Ne3 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2015"] [Site "Berlin GER"] [Date "2015.10.11"] [Round "9.2"] [White "Kovalenko,I"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2700"] [BlackElo "2777"] [ECO "D41"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 c5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 cxd4 8.cxd4 Bb4+ 9.Bd2 Bxd2+ 10.Qxd2 O-O 11.Bc4 Nd7 12.O-O b6 13.Rfe1 Bb7 14.Rad1 Rc8 15.Bb3 h6 16.Qf4 Qc7 17.Qh4 Rfd8 18.h3 b5 19.d5 exd5 20.e5 Re8 21.Qh5 a5 22.Rd4 a4 23.Bd1 Re6 24.Rf4 Nc5 25.Be2 Ne4 26.Bxb5 a3 27.Ba4 Rf8 28.Bb3 Qc5 29.Nh4 Qc3 30.Rexe4 dxe4 31.Rxf7 Rxf7 32.Bxe6 Qc1+ 33.Kh2 Qf4+ 34.Kh1 Bc8 35.Bb3 Qxf2 36.Ng6 Kh7 37.Nh4 Qf1+ 38.Kh2 Qf4+ 39.Kh1 Rf8 40.Qg6+ Kh8 41.Qd6 Qf1+ 42.Kh2 Qf4+ 43.Kh1 Qf1+ 44.Kh2 Qf4+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2015"] [Site "Berlin GER"] [Date "2015.10.11"] [Round "10.5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Riazantsev,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2646"] [ECO "A46"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.e3 b6 4.Bd3 Bb7 5.O-O d5 6.Nbd2 Be7 7.Qe2 O-O 8.b3 Nbd7 9.Bb2 c5 10.c4 cxd4 11.Nxd4 Nc5 12.Bc2 dxc4 13.Nxc4 Qd5 14.f3 Ba6 15.e4 Qb7 16.b4 e5 17.Nf5 Ne6 18.Bxe5 Bxb4 19.Kh1 Nd7 20.Bb2 Qc7 21.Bb3 Ndc5 22.Rfc1 Rfd8 23.Rc2 Bb5 24.Be5 Bxc4 25.Bxc7 Bxe2 26.Bxd8 Nxb3 27.axb3 Bd3 28.Rca2 Rxd8 29.Rxa7 h5 30.h4 Bb5 31.Ra8 Rxa8 32.Rxa8+ Kh7 33.Rb8 Bc5 34.b4 Bf2 35.g3 Bf1 36.Rb7 Kg6 37.Rd7 b5 38.Rd2 Ba7 39.Kh2 Bc4 40.Kg2 Bb8 41.f4 Ba7 42.Nd6 Kh7 43.Nxc4 bxc4 44.Rc2 g6 45.Rxc4 Kg7 46.e5 Kf8 47.Kf3 Ke7 48.Ke4 Kd7 49.f5 gxf5+ 50.Kxf5 Bf2 51.g4 hxg4 52.Rxg4 Ke7 53.h5 Be3 54.Ke4 Bd2 55.b5 Nc5+ 56.Kd5 Nd7 57.Re4 f5 58.Re2 Bh6 59.e6 Nf6+ 60.Kc6 Ne4 61.b6 Kxe6 62.Rg2 Kf7 63.b7 Bf4 64.h6 Ng3 65.Rd2 Ne4 66.Rd7+ Kg8 67.Rc7 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2015"] [Site "Berlin GER"] [Date "2015.10.12"] [Round "11.3"] [White "Nepomniachtchi,I"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2705"] [BlackElo "2777"] [ECO "C45"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nxc6 bxc6 6.Qe2 Bc5 7.g3 O-O 8.Bg2 d5 9.Nc3 a5 10.Bg5 h6 11.Bxf6 Qxf6 12.Qf3 Qxf3 13.Bxf3 dxe4 14.Nxe4 Bb6 15.O-O Bf5 16.Rad1 Rad8 17.Kg2 Rfe8 18.Rfe1 Kf8 19.Rxd8 Rxd8 20.Re2 Be6 21.b3 a4 22.Nc3 axb3 23.cxb3 c5 24.Na4 c4 25.bxc4 Bxc4 26.Rc2 Rd4 27.Nxb6 cxb6 28.Be2 Bd5+ 29.Bf3 Be6 30.Rb2 Rd6 31.a4 g5 32.Rb4 f5 33.h4 Kg7 34.hxg5 hxg5 35.g4 fxg4 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2015"] [Site "Berlin GER"] [Date "2015.10.12"] [Round "12.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Zhigalko,S"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2656"] [ECO "A45"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 e6 3.e3 d5 4.Nd2 c5 5.Ngf3 Nc6 6.c3 Bd6 7.Bg3 O-O 8.Bd3 b6 9.e4 Be7 10.e5 Nh5 11.a3 a5 12.Qe2 c4 13.Bc2 b5 14.Ng5 Bxg5 15.Qxh5 g6 16.Qe2 f5 17.exf6 Qxf6 18.h4 Bf4 19.Bxf4 Qxf4 20.g3 Qf6 21.f4 Ra7 22.Nf3 h6 23.Ne5 Nxe5 24.dxe5 Qg7 25.Qg4 Rd8 26.O-O-O b4 27.Qxg6 Qxg6 28.Bxg6 Rg7 29.h5 Bd7 30.f5 Ba4 31.Rdf1 bxa3 32.bxa3 exf5 33.Rxf5 Be8 34.Rf6 Bxg6 35.hxg6 Re8 36.Rd6 Rge7 37.Rxd5 Rxe5 38.Rxe5 Rxe5 39.Rxh6 Re3 40.Kd2 Rd3+ 41.Kc2 Rxg3 42.Rh4 Rg2+ 43.Kc1 Rg1+ 44.Kd2 Ra1 45.Rxc4 Rxa3 46.Kc2 a4 47.Rb4 Ra2+ 48.Kb1 Rg2 49.Rxa4 Rxg6 50.Rf4 Rg2 51.c4 Kg7 52.c5 Rg5 53.Rc4 Kf6 54.Kc2 Ke6 55.c6 Rg8 56.Kc3 Kd6 57.Kb4 Rb8+ 58.Ka5 Kc7 59.Rc2 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2015"] [Site "Berlin GER"] [Date "2015.10.12"] [Round "13.2"] [White "Ivanchuk,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2726"] [BlackElo "2777"] [ECO "D37"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 Nbd7 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.Bxe7 Qxe7 8.Rc1 Nxc3 9.Rxc3 c6 10.g3 O-O 11.Bg2 e5 12.O-O e4 13.Nd2 f5 14.Qb3+ Kh8 15.Qa3 Qd8 16.Nc4 Nf6 17.Nb6 Rb8 18.Qxa7 Be6 19.e3 g5 20.Rfc1 f4 21.b4 Nd5 22.Nxd5 Bxd5 23.b5 Ra8 24.Qc5 Rxa2 25.bxc6 fxe3 26.fxe3 bxc6 27.R3c2 Ra5 28.Qc3 Qa8 29.Rf1 Rxf1+ 30.Bxf1 Ra3 31.Qe1 Kg7 32.Qb4 Qf8 33.Qxf8+ Kxf8 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid 2015"] [Site "Berlin GER"] [Date "2015.10.12"] [Round "15.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Bocharov,D"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2560"] [ECO "A46"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bf4 c5 4.e3 Be7 5.dxc5 Bxc5 6.c4 O-O 7.Nc3 Nc6 8.a3 b6 9.Be2 Bb7 10.O-O Be7 11.h3 Rc8 12.Rc1 d6 13.b4 Qd7 14.Qb3 Rfd8 15.Rfd1 Qe8 16.Nb5 Qf8 17.Nfd4 a6 18.Nc3 Nb8 19.Bf3 Bxf3 20.Nxf3 Rd7 21.e4 Qe8 22.Na4 Qd8 23.Be3 b5 24.Nb6 bxc4 25.Qb1 d5 26.exd5 Nxd5 27.Nxc8 Qxc8 28.Bd4 Bf6 29.Bxf6 gxf6 30.Rd4 c3 31.Qe4 Nc6 32.Rd3 Nce7 33.Nd4 f5 34.Qe1 Qc4 35.Rg3+ Ng6 36.Nxf5 c2 37.Ne3 Nxe3 38.Rxe3 Nf4 39.Re4 Qb3 40.Re3 Rd3 41.Kh2 Rxe3 42.Qxe3 Nd3 43.Qg5+ Kf8 44.Qd8+ Kg7 45.Qg5+ Kf8 46.Rf1 Qc3 47.Qd8+ Kg7 48.Qg5+ Kf8 49.Qd8+ Kg7 50.Qg5+ Kf8 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Blitz 2015"] [Site "Berlin GER"] [Date "2015.10.13"] [Round "1.14"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Rasmussen,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2498"] [ECO "D02"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bf4 c5 4.e3 Nc6 5.Nbd2 e6 6.c3 Bd6 7.Bg3 O-O 8.Bd3 Qe7 9.Ne5 Bxe5 10.dxe5 Nd7 11.f4 f6 12.Bh4 Qf7 13.exf6 Nxf6 14.O-O e5 15.Bxf6 gxf6 16.e4 Kh8 17.exd5 Qxd5 18.Be4 Qd6 19.Nc4 Qe7 20.Qh5 exf4 21.Rxf4 Ne5 22.Nxe5 1-0 [Event "World Blitz 2015"] [Site "Berlin GER"] [Date "2015.10.13"] [Round "2.13"] [White "Bachmann,Ax"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2593"] [BlackElo "2777"] [ECO "A13"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.g3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 Bd6 6.Nc3 O-O 7.Bg5 c6 8.Bg2 h6 9.Bxf6 Qxf6 10.O-O Bc7 11.Qb3 Nd7 12.e4 dxc4 13.Qxc4 e5 14.Nd5 Qe6 15.Ne3 Qxc4 16.Nxc4 exd4 17.Nxd4 Rd8 18.Rfd1 Nb6 19.Ne3 Na4 20.Rab1 Bb6 21.Nec2 Bg4 22.Rd2 Rd7 23.h3 Be6 24.a3 Rad8 25.Nxe6 Rxd2 26.Nxd8 Bxf2+ 27.Kh2 Rxd8 28.b4 Rd3 29.g4 Bg3+ 30.Kg1 Rd2 31.Ne1 Nc3 32.Ra1 Re2 33.Nd3 Re3 34.Nc5 b6 35.Na6 0-1 [Event "World Blitz 2015"] [Site "Berlin GER"] [Date "2015.10.13"] [Round "3.5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Anton Guijarro,D"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2634"] [ECO "A47"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 b6 3.Bg5 e6 4.e4 h6 5.Bxf6 Qxf6 6.c3 Bb7 7.Nbd2 d6 8.Bb5+ c6 9.Bd3 Nd7 10.O-O Qd8 11.Qe2 a6 12.Rad1 Be7 13.e5 d5 14.Ne1 c5 15.f4 g6 16.c4 cxd4 17.cxd5 Bxd5 18.Ne4 Nc5 19.b3 O-O 20.Nf3 Rc8 21.Kh1 Nxe4 22.Bxe4 Bxe4 23.Qxe4 Qc7 24.Nxd4 Kg7 25.Rd3 Bc5 26.Nf3 Rfd8 27.Rfd1 a5 28.h4 Rxd3 29.Qxd3 Be7 30.Qd7 Qc5 31.Qb7 Rd8 32.Rxd8 Bxd8 33.Kh2 Qe3 34.g3 Qf2+ 35.Kh3 b5 36.h5 gxh5 37.f5 Qf1+ 38.Kh2 Qe2+ 39.Kh3 Qf1+ 40.Kh2 Qf2+ 41.Kh3 Qf1+ 42.Kh2 Qf2+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Blitz 2015"] [Site "Berlin GER"] [Date "2015.10.13"] [Round "4.7"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Dubov,Daniil"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2661"] [ECO "A05"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.b3 Bg7 4.Bb2 O-O 5.Bg2 c5 6.c4 Nc6 7.O-O d5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.Bxg7 Kxg7 10.d4 cxd4 11.Nxd4 Qb6 12.Nxc6 bxc6 13.Qc1 Qd4 14.Qxc6 Be6 15.Na3 Rac8 16.Qa6 Nc3 17.Kh1 Ne4 18.Kg1 Nc3 19.Nc2 Qd2 20.Ne3 Nxe2+ 21.Kh1 Nc1 22.Nc4 Bxc4 23.bxc4 Nd3 24.Qxa7 Rxc4 25.Rad1 Qe2 26.Qe3 Qxe3 27.fxe3 Nb4 28.Rd2 Rfc8 29.a4 R8c7 30.a5 R4c5 31.Rd4 Nc2 32.Rdf4 Rxa5 33.Rxf7+ Kh6 34.Bf3 Nxe3 35.Re1 Nf5 36.Bg2 Ra2 37.g4 Rcc2 38.Rg1 Nh4 39.g5+ Kxg5 40.Be4+ Kh6 41.Bxc2 Rxc2 42.Rxe7 Nf3 0-1 [Event "World Blitz 2015"] [Site "Berlin GER"] [Date "2015.10.13"] [Round "5.25"] [White "Volokitin,And"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2639"] [BlackElo "2777"] [ECO "C53"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.Nbd2 a6 7.Bb3 O-O 8.O-O Be6 9.Re1 h6 10.Nf1 Bxb3 11.Qxb3 Re8 12.Be3 Bxe3 13.Nxe3 Qd7 14.Rad1 b5 15.h3 Ne7 16.Nh2 c5 17.Nhg4 Nxg4 18.hxg4 Qe6 19.Qxe6 fxe6 20.a4 d5 21.Ra1 d4 22.Nf1 Nc6 23.Nd2 dxc3 24.bxc3 Red8 25.Nb3 b4 26.Nxc5 bxc3 27.Rac1 Nd4 28.Rxc3 Rdc8 29.Kh2 Rc6 30.Rc4 Rb8 31.Nd7 Rb2 32.Kg3 Rxc4 33.dxc4 Nc6 34.Rd1 Rb4 35.c5 Rd4 36.Rxd4 exd4 37.f4 Kf7 38.Kf3 Ke7 39.Nb6 Na5 40.e5 d3 41.Ke3 d2 42.Kxd2 Nb3+ 43.Kc3 Nxc5 44.Kd4 Nb7 45.Nc4 Kd7 46.f5 Kc6 47.f6 gxf6 48.exf6 Kd7 49.Ke5 Nc5 50.Nb6+ Ke8 51.Kd6 Ne4+ 52.Kxe6 Nc5+ 53.Kf5 Kf7 54.a5 Nb3 55.Nc4 Nd4+ 56.Ke5 Nc6+ 57.Kd6 Nb4 58.Ke5 Nc6+ 59.Kf5 Nd4+ 60.Ke4 Nc6 61.Ne5+ 1-0 [Event "World Blitz 2015"] [Site "Berlin GER"] [Date "2015.10.13"] [Round "6.43"] [White "Lagarde,Max"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2550"] [BlackElo "2777"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.Re1 Nd6 6.Nxe5 Be7 7.Bf1 Nf5 8.c3 Nxe5 9.Rxe5 d6 10.Re1 O-O 11.d4 c6 12.Nd2 d5 13.Nf3 Bd6 14.Qc2 g6 15.Bg5 f6 16.Bd2 Bd7 17.h3 Qc7 18.Bd3 Rae8 19.Rxe8 Rxe8 20.Re1 Qd8 21.Qc1 b6 22.Bf4 Rxe1+ 23.Nxe1 Bf8 24.Nf3 c5 25.Qe1 c4 26.Bf1 b5 27.g4 Ng7 28.Bg2 Ne6 29.Bg3 Bc8 30.Nd2 Kf7 31.Nf1 a5 32.Ne3 Bb7 33.f4 Qd7 34.Qf2 b4 35.f5 Ng5 36.h4 Ne4 37.Bxe4 dxe4 38.fxg6+ hxg6 39.Be5 Qe6 40.g5 b3 41.axb3 cxb3 42.Bxf6 Kg8 43.c4 a4 44.d5 Qh3 45.Qf4 Bc5 46.Qb8+ Bc8 0-1 [Event "World Blitz 2015"] [Site "Berlin GER"] [Date "2015.10.13"] [Round "7.26"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Belov,Vl"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2614"] [ECO "D02"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bf4 e6 4.e3 Bd6 5.Nbd2 c5 6.dxc5 Bxc5 7.Bd3 Nc6 8.O-O O-O 9.c4 Be7 10.Rc1 h6 11.h3 Nb4 12.Bb1 dxc4 13.Nxc4 Bd7 14.Nd4 Nbd5 15.Bg3 Rc8 16.Qe2 Bc5 17.Nb3 Bb5 18.Rfd1 Qe7 19.Nxc5 Qxc5 20.b3 Qb4 21.e4 Bxc4 22.bxc4 Nc3 23.Qe1 Rxc4 24.Bd6 Qb2 25.Rc2 Qa1 26.Bxf8 Kxf8 27.Rdc1 Nfxe4 28.f3 Ng3 29.Kh2 Nge2 30.Rxe2 Nxe2 31.Rxc4 Qe5+ 32.f4 Qe3 33.Re4 1-0 [Event "World Blitz 2015"] [Site "Berlin GER"] [Date "2015.10.13"] [Round "8.18"] [White "Riazantsev,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2646"] [BlackElo "2777"] [ECO "D41"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 c5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e3 cxd4 7.exd4 Nxc3 8.bxc3 Qc7 9.Qc2 Nd7 10.Bd3 b6 11.O-O Bb7 12.Ng5 Bd6 13.h3 Bh2+ 14.Kh1 Bf4 15.Re1 Bxg5 16.Bxg5 h6 17.Bd2 Nf6 18.c4 O-O 19.a4 Rfd8 20.Be3 Rac8 21.Rac1 Qc6 22.Bf1 Nd5 23.Bd2 Ne7 24.Be3 Nf5 25.d5 Rxd5 26.cxd5 Qxc2 27.Rxc2 Rxc2 28.dxe6 fxe6 29.Bd3 Nxe3 30.Rxe3 Rxf2 31.Rxe6 Rxg2 32.Re7 Bc6 33.Bc4+ Kf8 34.Rc7 Be4 35.Rf7+ Ke8 36.Rf4 Rg4+ 0-1 [Event "World Blitz 2015"] [Site "Berlin GER"] [Date "2015.10.13"] [Round "9.11"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Cheparinov,I"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2681"] [ECO "D02"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Bf4 c5 4.e3 Nc6 5.Nbd2 Qb6 6.dxc5 Qxc5 7.a3 Bf5 8.c4 e6 9.b4 Qb6 10.c5 Qd8 11.Bb5 a6 12.Bxc6+ bxc6 13.Qa4 Qc8 14.Ne5 Nd7 15.Qxc6 f6 16.Qxc8+ Rxc8 17.Nxd7 Kxd7 18.Ke2 e5 19.Bg3 Be7 20.Nb3 Bc2 21.Na5 Ba4 22.Rhc1 g5 23.Rc3 h5 24.f3 Ke6 25.Rac1 Rc7 26.Ke1 f5 27.Bf2 Rg8 28.c6 g4 29.f4 e4 30.Nb7 Rgc8 31.Nc5+ Bxc5 32.Rxc5 Rxc6 33.Bh4 Rxc5 34.bxc5 Bb5 35.Kd2 Bc4 36.Rb1 Bb5 37.Rc1 Bc4 38.Rb1 Bb5 39.Rc1 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Blitz 2015"] [Site "Berlin GER"] [Date "2015.10.13"] [Round "10.13"] [White "Zhigalko,S"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2656"] [BlackElo "2777"] [ECO "C50"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.O-O d6 5.c3 Nf6 6.d3 a6 7.Bb3 h6 8.Nbd2 O-O 9.Re1 Be6 10.Nf1 Bxb3 11.Qxb3 Qd7 12.Be3 Bxe3 13.Nxe3 Rfe8 14.Rad1 b5 15.h3 Ne7 16.Nh4 c5 17.Qc2 d5 18.Qe2 Rad8 19.Qf3 dxe4 20.dxe4 Qc6 21.Nhf5 Nxf5 22.Nxf5 Rxd1 23.Qxd1 h5 24.Qf3 g6 25.Ne3 Rd8 26.c4 Rd4 27.Nd5 Kg7 28.cxb5 axb5 29.Nxf6 Qxf6 30.Qc3 Qd6 31.b3 b4 32.Qc1 Rd2 33.a4 bxa3 34.Qxa3 Qd4 35.Rf1 Rd3 36.Qa4 Qc3 37.Qc6 Rd4 38.f3 Rd2 39.Kh1 Qc2 40.Rg1 Qc3 41.Qc7 Rb2 42.Rd1 Rxb3 43.Kh2 Qb2 44.Rd7 Rxf3 45.Rd8 Rf2 0-1 [Event "World Blitz 2015"] [Site "Berlin GER"] [Date "2015.10.13"] [Round "11.6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Duda,J"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2658"] [ECO "A46"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bf4 b6 4.e3 Bb7 5.Nbd2 Be7 6.h3 O-O 7.Bd3 c5 8.O-O cxd4 9.exd4 d6 10.c3 Nbd7 11.Re1 a6 12.a4 Re8 13.Bh2 Nf8 14.Nc4 Ng6 15.a5 b5 16.Nb6 Ra7 17.b3 Nd5 18.Nxd5 Bxd5 19.c4 bxc4 20.bxc4 Ba8 21.d5 Bf6 22.Ra3 exd5 23.Rxe8+ Qxe8 24.cxd5 Bxd5 25.Bxg6 Bxf3 26.Bxh7+ Kxh7 27.Rxf3 Re7 28.Qd3+ Kg8 29.Bf4 Qb5 30.Qxb5 axb5 31.Rb3 Ra7 32.Bd2 Bd4 33.Rxb5 Bc5 34.g4 f6 35.Kg2 Kf7 36.f4 Ke6 37.Kf3 Kd5 38.h4 Kc4 39.Rb1 Kd3 40.Be1 Re7 41.Rd1+ Kc4 42.Bd2 Rb7 43.g5 f5 44.h5 Rb3+ 45.Kg2 Rb2 46.h6 gxh6 47.gxh6 Kd3 48.h7 Bd4 49.a6 Ra2 50.Kf3 Kc4 51.Be3 Bh8 52.Rxd6 Kb5 53.Rd8 1-0 [Event "World Blitz 2015"] [Site "Berlin GER"] [Date "2015.10.14"] [Round "12.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Carlsen,M"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2850"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 g6 3.c4 c6 4.Qa4 Nd7 5.cxd5 cxd5 6.Bg2 Bg7 7.Nc3 Nf6 8.O-O O-O 9.d4 b6 10.Bf4 Bb7 11.Rfc1 a6 12.Ne5 e6 13.Qb3 Rc8 14.e3 Qe7 15.Bg5 Qd6 16.Bxf6 Nxf6 17.Na4 Rxc1+ 18.Rxc1 b5 19.Nc5 Rc8 20.Rc3 Qb6 21.a4 Bf8 22.Ned3 Bc6 23.Bf1 Rb8 24.Ne5 bxa4 25.Qxb6 Rxb6 26.Nxe6 Be8 27.Nxf8 Rxb2 28.Nxh7 Kxh7 29.Bxa6 Rxf2 30.Kxf2 Ne4+ 31.Ke2 Nxc3+ 32.Kd3 Ne4 33.Bb7 Nf6 34.Kc3 Kg7 35.Kb4 Kf8 36.g4 g5 37.h3 Kg7 38.Bc6 Bxc6 39.Nxc6 Ne4 40.Ne7 Nf2 41.Nxd5 Nxh3 42.Nb6 Nf2 43.d5 Nxg4 44.d6 Kf6 45.Nxa4 Nxe3 46.Kc5 Nf5 47.d7 Ke7 48.Kc6 Kd8 49.Nc5 Nd4+ 50.Kd6 Nb5+ 51.Ke5 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Blitz 2015"] [Site "Berlin GER"] [Date "2015.10.14"] [Round "13.4"] [White "Ghaem Maghami,E"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2596"] [BlackElo "2777"] [ECO "D41"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 c5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e3 cxd4 7.exd4 Nxc3 8.bxc3 Qc7 9.Bb5+ Nd7 10.O-O Bd6 11.d5 O-O 12.dxe6 fxe6 13.h3 Nf6 14.Re1 e5 15.Ba3 Bxa3 16.Qb3+ Kh8 17.Qxa3 Bd7 18.Rxe5 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Blitz 2015"] [Site "Berlin GER"] [Date "2015.10.14"] [Round "14.5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Wojtaszek,R"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2734"] [ECO "D02"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Bf4 c5 4.e3 cxd4 5.exd4 Nc6 6.Nbd2 Bg4 7.c3 e6 8.Qb3 Qb6 9.Qxb6 axb6 10.Bb5 Nd7 11.a4 Be7 12.h3 Bh5 13.O-O O-O 14.Rfe1 Rfc8 15.Re3 h6 16.Rae1 Bg6 17.Rc1 Bd8 18.Ree1 Bc7 19.Bxc7 Rxc7 20.Nf1 Be4 21.N3d2 Nf6 22.Ne3 Na7 23.Bf1 Bg6 24.c4 Rac8 25.Rc3 dxc4 26.Ndxc4 b5 27.Nd6 Rxc3 28.bxc3 Rxc3 29.axb5 b6 30.Nec4 Rb3 31.Nxb6 Rb4 32.Ra1 Rxd4 33.Nbc4 Nxb5 34.Nxb5 Rd8 35.Ne5 Be4 36.Ra7 Rd1 37.Nc3 Re1 38.f3 Bf5 39.Ra5 Rc1 40.Ne2 Rb1 41.Nd4 Bg6 42.Nxg6 fxg6 43.Nxe6 Nh5 44.Kf2 Rb2+ 45.Ke3 Ng3 46.Bc4 Nf5+ 47.Kd3 Kf7 48.Nd4+ Kf6 49.Nxf5 gxf5 50.g4 fxg4 51.hxg4 1-0 [Event "World Blitz 2015"] [Site "Berlin GER"] [Date "2015.10.14"] [Round "15.2"] [White "Vachier Lagrave,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2758"] [BlackElo "2777"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c6 3.Bg2 Bg4 4.O-O e6 5.h3 Bh5 6.d4 Nf6 7.c4 Nbd7 8.cxd5 exd5 9.Qb3 Qb6 10.Qe3+ Be7 11.Nh4 Bg6 12.Nc3 Kf8 13.Nxg6+ hxg6 14.Qd3 Re8 15.Rb1 Kg8 16.b4 a6 17.Re1 Nf8 18.e4 dxe4 19.Nxe4 Nxe4 20.Rxe4 Qd8 21.Qe2 Rh5 22.Bf3 Rd5 23.Bb2 Rd6 24.Re1 Ne6 25.h4 Bf8 26.Qc4 Re7 27.Kg2 Nc7 28.Bc1 Rxe4 29.Rxe4 Re6 30.Rxe6 Nxe6 31.d5 cxd5 32.Bxd5 Qd7 33.a3 b5 34.Qc6 Qxc6 35.Bxc6 Bd6 36.Bb7 Nc7 37.Be3 Kf8 38.Bb6 Ke7 39.Kf3 Kd7 40.Ke4 f5+ 41.Kd3 Be5 42.Kc2 Bf6 43.f4 Ne6 44.Bxa6 Kc6 45.Be3 Nd4+ 46.Kd3 Ne6 47.Bc8 Nc7 48.h5 gxh5 49.Bxf5 h4 50.Be4+ Kd7 51.g4 h3 52.g5 Bb2 53.Bf5+ Ke7 54.Bxh3 Bxa3 55.Bc5+ Kf7 56.Kc3 Nd5+ 57.Kb3 Bc1 58.f5 Bxg5 59.Bf1 Nc7 60.Bd6 Bd8 61.Be5 g6 62.fxg6+ Kxg6 63.Bxc7 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Blitz 2015"] [Site "Berlin GER"] [Date "2015.10.14"] [Round "16.5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Radjabov,T"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2738"] [ECO "A05"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.b3 Bg7 4.Bb2 c5 5.c4 O-O 6.Bg2 Nc6 7.O-O d6 8.d4 Nd7 9.Qd2 e5 10.dxe5 dxe5 11.Rd1 h6 12.Nc3 f5 13.Nb5 Kh7 14.Qd6 a6 15.Nc7 Rf6 16.Ne6 Qg8 17.Nfg5+ hxg5 18.Nxg5+ Kh8 19.Qc7 Qd8 20.Bxe5 Qxc7 21.Bxc7 Rf8 22.Rac1 Nd4 23.Kf1 Be5 24.Bxe5+ Nxe5 25.e3 Ne6 26.Nxe6 Bxe6 27.Rd6 Bc8 28.Rcd1 Kg7 29.R6d5 Nc6 30.Rxc5 Rf6 31.b4 Nxb4 32.Rc7+ Rf7 33.Rxf7+ Kxf7 34.Rd8 Rb8 35.h4 Nc6 36.Bd5+ Be6 37.Rd7+ Kf6 38.Rd6 Nd8 39.Rb6 Rc8 40.Ke2 Rc7 41.Kd3 Nc6 42.f4 a5 43.a3 Rd7 44.e4 fxe4+ 45.Kxe4 Re7 46.Kf3 Nd4+ 47.Kf2 Rc7 48.Rxb7 Rxb7 49.Bxb7 Bxc4 50.g4 a4 51.Ke3 Nc2+ 52.Kd2 Bb3 53.Be4 Nxa3 54.g5+ Kg7 55.f5 gxf5 56.Bxf5 Bf7 57.Kc3 Nb5+ 58.Kb4 a3 59.Bb1 Bg6 60.Ba2 Bf7 61.Kxb5 Bxa2 62.Ka4 Bf7 63.Kxa3 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Blitz 2015"] [Site "Berlin GER"] [Date "2015.10.14"] [Round "17.3"] [White "Karjakin,Sergey"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2762"] [BlackElo "2777"] [ECO "D73"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.d4 Nf6 5.c4 c6 6.cxd5 cxd5 7.Nc3 O-O 8.Ne5 Bf5 9.O-O Ne4 10.Be3 Nxc3 11.bxc3 Nc6 12.Nd3 Rc8 13.Nf4 e6 14.Rc1 Na5 15.f3 Nc4 16.Bf2 g5 17.Nh5 Bh8 18.e4 Bg6 19.g4 Qa5 20.Qe2 h6 21.h4 Qd8 22.hxg5 Bxh5 23.gxh5 Qxg5 24.f4 Qxf4 25.exd5 e5 26.Rcd1 Rfe8 27.Rde1 Bg7 28.Qd3 Qd2 29.Qg3 Qg5 30.Qh3 exd4 31.Rxe8+ Rxe8 32.Qd7 Rd8 33.Qc7 Nd2 34.Rd1 dxc3 35.d6 Be5 36.Qxb7 c2 37.Re1 c1=Q 38.Rxc1 Nf3+ 39.Qxf3 Qxc1+ 40.Bf1 Rxd6 41.Be3 Qxe3+ 0-1 [Event "World Blitz 2015"] [Site "Berlin GER"] [Date "2015.10.14"] [Round "18.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Aronian,L"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2784"] [ECO "A46"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.e3 c5 4.Bd3 Nc6 5.O-O d5 6.c3 Bd6 7.Nbd2 O-O 8.Qe2 e5 9.dxc5 Bxc5 10.e4 h6 11.exd5 Nxd5 12.Ne4 Bb6 13.Ng3 Re8 14.Re1 Bg4 15.h3 Be6 16.Bc2 Qc7 17.Qe4 Nf6 18.Qh4 Nh7 19.Bxh6 gxh6 20.Qxh6 f5 21.Nxf5 Bxf5 22.Bxf5 Qg7 23.Qh4 Rf8 24.Qe4 Ng5 25.Qc4+ Qf7 26.Qxf7+ Rxf7 27.Nxg5 Rxf5 28.Ne4 Rd8 29.Rad1 Rxd1 30.Rxd1 Rf4 31.Re1 Ne7 32.g3 Rf8 33.Kg2 Nd5 34.Re2 Nf6 35.Nd6 e4 36.b4 Rd8 37.Nxe4 Nxe4 38.Rxe4 Rd2 39.Rf4 Rxa2 40.c4 a5 41.c5 Bc7 42.Rg4+ Kf7 43.bxa5 Rxa5 44.Rb4 Rxc5 45.Rxb7 Kg6 46.Rb2 Be5 47.Re2 Rb5 48.h4 Bd4 49.g4 Bf6 50.h5+ Kg5 51.Kg3 Rb3+ 52.f3 Kh6 53.Re8 Kg7 54.Re4 Bg5 55.Re5 Bf6 56.Rf5 Rb4 57.g5 Be7 58.f4 Rd4 59.Kg4 Bd6 60.Rf6 Be7 61.h6+ Kg8 62.h7+ Kh8 63.Rf7 Ba3 64.g6 Rd6 65.Rf8+ 1-0 [Event "World Blitz 2015"] [Site "Berlin GER"] [Date "2015.10.14"] [Round "19.3"] [White "Grischuk,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2774"] [BlackElo "2777"] [ECO "A13"] 1.c4 e6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 Nf6 4.Nf3 Be7 5.b3 O-O 6.O-O b6 7.Bb2 Bb7 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.d4 Nd7 10.Re1 N5f6 11.Nc3 Bb4 12.Qc2 Bxc3 13.Qxc3 Be4 14.Red1 Qc8 15.Bf1 Nd5 16.Qe1 Bxf3 17.exf3 Qb7 18.Rac1 c6 19.f4 a5 20.a3 N7f6 21.Rc2 Rfd8 22.Rdc1 Rd6 23.Qe2 Ne7 24.Bg2 Nfd5 25.h4 Rad8 26.h5 Nf5 27.Rc4 h6 28.a4 Nb4 29.Qe4 Qd7 30.Bf3 Nxd4 31.Bxd4 Rxd4 32.Rxd4 Qxd4 33.Qxd4 Rxd4 34.Bxc6 Nxc6 35.Rxc6 Rb4 36.Rc8+ Kh7 37.Rc7 f5 38.Rc3 Kg8 39.Kf1 Kf7 40.Ke2 b5 41.axb5 Rxb5 42.Rc7+ Kf6 43.Ra7 g5 44.hxg6 Kxg6 45.Ra6 Kf6 46.Kf1 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Blitz 2015"] [Site "Berlin GER"] [Date "2015.10.14"] [Round "20.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Vovk,Y"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2617"] [ECO "A49"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 O-O 5.O-O d6 6.b3 e5 7.dxe5 dxe5 8.Ba3 Qxd1 9.Rxd1 Re8 10.Nc3 a6 11.e4 Nc6 12.Nd5 Nxd5 13.exd5 e4 14.dxc6 Bxa1 15.Ng5 Bg7 16.Bxe4 bxc6 17.Bxc6 Bg4 18.f3 Bf5 19.Bxa8 Rxa8 20.Ne4 a5 21.Be7 a4 22.bxa4 Be6 23.a5 Bxa2 24.Rd8+ Rxd8 25.Bxd8 Bd4+ 26.Kg2 Bb1 27.Bxc7 Bxc2 28.Bb6 Be5 29.a6 Bb8 30.Nf6+ Kg7 31.Nd7 1-0 [Event "World Blitz 2015"] [Site "Berlin GER"] [Date "2015.10.14"] [Round "21.2"] [White "Ivanchuk,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2726"] [BlackElo "2777"] [ECO "D55"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 O-O 7.e3 Nbd7 8.Rc1 c5 9.dxc5 dxc4 10.Bxc4 Nxc5 11.O-O a6 12.Be2 b5 13.Ne5 Bb7 14.Bf3 Qxd1 15.Rfxd1 Bxf3 16.gxf3 Rfc8 17.b4 Nb7 18.a3 g5 19.Bg3 Bf8 20.Ne2 Rxc1 21.Rxc1 a5 22.Nxf7 axb4 23.axb4 Nd5 24.Ne5 Bxb4 25.e4 Nf6 26.Rb1 Ra4 27.Nd3 Bf8 28.Rxb5 Nd8 29.Be5 Nd7 30.Bc3 Ra3 31.Kg2 Nf7 32.Rb1 Bg7 33.Bxg7 Kxg7 34.Rd1 Nde5 35.Nc5 Rxf3 36.Nxe6+ Kf6 37.Nc7 Rd3 38.Nd5+ Kg7 39.Rxd3 Nxd3 40.Nd4 Nd6 41.f3 Kg6 42.Kg3 h5 43.h3 h4+ 44.Kg2 Nc4 45.Ne2 Kg7 46.Nd4 Kg6 47.Kf1 Nce5 48.Ke2 Nc5 49.Ke3 Nc4+ 50.Ke2 Ne5 51.Nf5 Ne6 52.Ke3 Nc4+ 53.Ke2 Ne5 54.Nfe7+ Kf7 55.Nf5 Kg6 56.Kf2 Nd3+ 57.Kg1 Ne1 58.Kf2 Nd3+ 59.Kg1 Ne1 60.f4 gxf4 61.Nxh4+ Kg5 62.Nf5 Nc5 63.Nd6 f3 64.e5 f2+ 65.Kxf2 Ned3+ 66.Ke3 Nxe5 67.Kd4 Ned7 68.Ne4+ Nxe4 69.Kxe4 Nf6+ 70.Nxf6 Kxf6 71.h4 1/2-1/2 [Event "31st ECC Open 2015"] [Site "Skopje MKD"] [Date "2015.10.20"] [Round "3.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi,I"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2705"] [ECO "A49"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 d5 5.O-O O-O 6.c3 b6 7.c4 c6 8.Ne5 Bb7 9.Nc3 Nbd7 10.Qa4 Nxe5 11.dxe5 Ne4 12.Nxe4 dxe4 13.Bf4 e3 14.Bxe3 Bxe5 15.Rad1 Qc7 16.c5 Bxb2 17.Qb3 Bf6 18.cxb6 axb6 19.Bxb6 Qc8 20.Rc1 Qg4 21.Rc2 Ra6 22.Bf3 Qa4 23.Qxa4 Rxa4 24.Rd1 Ba8 25.Bc5 Rb8 26.a3 e5 27.e3 e4 28.Be2 Rb7 29.Rc4 Rxc4 30.Bxc4 Kg7 31.a4 Be7 32.Bxe7 Rxe7 33.a5 f5 34.Rd8 Ra7 35.a6 Kf6 36.Re8 c5 37.Kf1 Kg7 38.Ke2 Bc6 39.Rc8 Bd7 40.Rg8+ Kh6 41.Rb8 Bc6 42.Rb6 Ba8 43.Bb5 Rc7 44.Kd2 Rc8 45.Kc3 Kg5 46.h3 h5 47.Kc4 h4 48.Re6 hxg3 49.fxg3 1-0 [Event "31st ECC Open 2015"] [Site "Skopje MKD"] [Date "2015.10.21"] [Round "4.2"] [White "Svidler,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2727"] [BlackElo "2777"] [ECO "D37"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.Nf3 Be7 5.g3 O-O 6.Bg2 dxc4 7.Ne5 Qd6 8.Nxc4 Qa6 9.Qb3 Nc6 10.e3 Rb8 11.Qb5 Qxb5 12.Nxb5 Nb4 13.O-O Bd7 14.Nc3 Rfc8 15.a3 Nbd5 16.Bd2 c5 17.dxc5 Rxc5 18.Ne5 Be8 19.Nxd5 Nxd5 20.Rfc1 Rxc1+ 21.Rxc1 Bf6 22.Nc4 Rd8 23.b4 b5 24.Na5 Nb6 25.Bc3 Rc8 26.Bc6 Bxc6 27.Bxf6 Bd5 28.Rxc8+ Nxc8 29.Bd4 f6 30.Bc5 Kf7 31.Kf1 e5 32.Ke2 Ke6 33.f3 f5 34.h4 g6 35.Kf2 Nb6 36.g4 fxg4 37.fxg4 h5 38.Kg3 Na4 39.Bxa7 Nc3 40.Bb8 Ne4+ 41.Kh3 Nf2+ 42.Kg3 Nxg4 43.e4 Bxe4 44.Nb3 Kd5 45.Nd2 Ne3 0-1 [Event "31st ECC Open 2015"] [Site "Skopje MKD"] [Date "2015.10.22"] [Round "5.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Topalov,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2813"] [ECO "A46"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.e3 c5 4.Bd3 b6 5.O-O Bb7 6.c4 cxd4 7.exd4 Be7 8.Nc3 d5 9.cxd5 Nxd5 10.Ne5 O-O 11.Qg4 f5 12.Qe2 Bf6 13.Bc4 Re8 14.Rd1 Nd7 15.Bb5 Bxe5 16.dxe5 Qe7 17.Nxd5 Bxd5 18.Qh5 g6 19.Qh6 Rec8 20.Bg5 Qf7 21.Bxd7 Qxd7 22.Bf6 Qf7 23.b3 Qf8 24.Qf4 Rc2 25.h4 Rac8 26.h5 Qe8 27.Rd3 R2c3 28.Rad1 gxh5 29.Rxd5 exd5 30.e6 R3c7 31.Rxd5 Qxe6 32.Qg5+ Kf8 33.Rxf5 Rf7 34.Qh6+ Ke8 35.Re5 Rc6 36.Qxh5 1-0 [Event "31st ECC Open 2015"] [Site "Skopje MKD"] [Date "2015.10.23"] [Round "6.1"] [White "Ivanchuk,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2726"] [BlackElo "2777"] [ECO "C53"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.Bb3 a6 7.Nbd2 Be6 8.O-O O-O 9.Re1 h6 10.Nf1 Bxb3 11.Qxb3 Re8 12.Be3 Bxe3 13.Nxe3 Qd7 14.h3 Ne7 15.Nh2 c6 16.Rad1 d5 17.Nhg4 Nxg4 18.hxg4 Rad8 19.d4 exd4 20.Rxd4 Qc8 21.Red1 b5 22.Qc2 dxe4 23.Qxe4 Nd5 24.Qd3 Qe6 25.Qf5 Qxf5 26.gxf5 Re5 27.g4 Kh7 28.R1d2 h5 29.gxh5 Rd6 30.b3 a5 31.Nxd5 Rdxd5 32.c4 bxc4 33.bxc4 Rxd4 34.Rxd4 Rxf5 35.Rd7 f6 36.Ra7 Rxh5 37.Kg2 Kg6 38.f4 Rc5 39.Kf3 Kf5 40.Ke3 Rxc4 41.Rxa5+ c5 42.a4 Re4+ 43.Kd3 Kxf4 0-1 [Event "31st ECC Open 2015"] [Site "Skopje MKD"] [Date "2015.10.24"] [Round "7.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Leko,P"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2707"] [ECO "A46"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bf4 b6 4.e3 Bb7 5.Nbd2 Be7 6.h3 O-O 7.Bd3 c5 8.O-O cxd4 9.exd4 Ba6 10.Nc4 Qc8 11.Ne3 Bxd3 12.Qxd3 Nc6 13.c3 d5 14.Rae1 Qb7 15.Ne5 Rac8 16.a3 Rfe8 17.N3g4 Ne4 18.f3 Nf6 19.Nxc6 Qxc6 20.Ne5 Qb7 21.Bg5 Nd7 22.Bxe7 Rxe7 23.f4 Rce8 24.Nxd7 Qxd7 25.Re3 Qd6 26.Qe2 f6 27.Qf3 b5 28.h4 a5 29.b4 a4 30.h5 Kf7 31.Rfe1 Kg8 32.Qg4 Qd7 33.Kh1 Kf7 34.Qh4 Qd6 35.Rf3 Rf8 36.Rfe3 Rfe8 37.R1e2 Rf8 38.Qg4 Rfe8 39.Qf3 Kg8 40.Re1 Kf7 41.g4 Kg8 42.Kg2 Kf8 43.Qg3 Kg8 44.Qf3 Kf8 45.R1e2 Kg8 46.Qg3 Kf8 47.g5 f5 48.g6 h6 49.Re5 Qc6 50.Qd3 Qd7 51.R2e3 Qc6 52.Qe2 Qd7 53.Kf2 Qc6 54.Qd3 Qd7 55.Kg2 Qc6 56.Qe2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Qatar Masters Open 2015"] [Site "Doha QAT"] [Date "2015.12.20"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Khotenashvili,B"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2496"] [BlackElo "2796"] [ECO "E10"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 Bd6 6.Nc3 O-O 7.Bg2 c6 8.O-O dxc4 9.e4 Be7 10.Qe2 b5 11.Rfd1 Bb7 12.Bg5 Nbd7 13.h4 h6 14.Bf4 Re8 15.Bh3 b4 16.Na4 Qa5 17.b3 c5 18.Ne5 cxb3 19.axb3 cxd4 20.Nb2 d3 21.Nbxd3 Qb6 22.Nc4 Qb5 23.Bg2 a5 24.Bd6 e5 25.Qe3 Bd8 26.Ndb2 Nb6 27.Qc5 Qxc5 28.Bxc5 Nxc4 29.Nxc4 Bxe4 30.Bxe4 Nxe4 31.Bxb4 Bxh4 32.Rxa5 Bf6 33.Re1 Rab8 34.Ra4 Ng5 35.Kg2 e4 36.Nd6 Re6 37.Nc4 Nf3 38.Rb1 Bd4 39.Bd6 Rb5 40.Ra8+ Kh7 41.Ra2 g5 42.g4 f5 43.gxf5 Nh4+ 44.Kg1 Nxf5 45.Bh2 e3 46.fxe3 Nxe3 47.Rd2 Bc5 48.Rd7+ Kg6 49.Ne5+ Kh5 50.Nd3 Bb6 51.Kh1 Ng4 52.b4 Re2 53.Bg1 Bxg1 54.Kxg1 Kh4 55.Nc5 Ne5 56.Rd6 Kg3 57.Rxh6 Nf3+ 58.Kh1 Rxb4 59.Rf1 Rh4+ 0-1 [Event "Qatar Masters Open 2015"] [Site "Doha QAT"] [Date "2015.12.21"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Piorun,K"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2796"] [BlackElo "2637"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.d4 Nf6 5.O-O O-O 6.c3 Nbd7 7.a4 a5 8.Re1 Re8 9.Na3 e5 10.dxe5 Nxe5 11.Nxe5 Rxe5 12.Bf4 Re7 13.e4 Bg4 14.Qb3 c6 15.exd5 Nxd5 16.Bxd5 Qxd5 17.Qxd5 Rxe1+ 18.Rxe1 cxd5 19.Nb5 Bd7 20.Nc7 Rd8 21.Bg5 f6 22.Be3 Bxa4 23.Ra1 b5 24.Ne6 Ra8 25.Ra3 Kf7 26.Nxg7 Bc2 27.Bh6 g5 28.Ra1 Kg6 29.Ne6 Kxh6 30.Nd4 Bg6 31.Nxb5 Rb8 32.Rxa5 Bd3 33.Nd6 Rxb2 34.Rxd5 Be2 35.Nf5+ Kg6 36.Nd4 Ba6 37.Rd8 Rb1+ 38.Kg2 Bb7+ 39.f3 h5 40.h3 Rb2+ 41.Kg1 Rd2 42.Rg8+ Kf7 43.Rb8 Bd5 44.Rb5 Ba2 45.h4 gxh4 46.gxh4 Kg6 47.Rc5 Bf7 48.f4 Ra2 49.f5+ Kg7 50.Rc7 Kf8 51.Rc8+ Ke7 52.Rc7+ Kf8 53.c4 Rd2 54.Rc8+ Be8 55.Rd8 Rd1+ 56.Kf2 Rc1 57.Rc8 Ke7 58.Ke3 Bd7 59.Rc5 Rh1 60.Ra5 Rh3+ 61.Ke4 Rxh4+ 62.Kd5 Rh1 63.Nc6+ Kf7 64.Ra7 Rd1+ 65.Nd4 Ke8 66.Ra8+ Ke7 67.c5 Bxf5 68.Ra7+ Ke8 69.Ra8+ Kf7 70.c6 h4 71.c7 h3 72.Rh8 Kg7 73.Rh4 Bc8 74.Kc5 Rc1+ 75.Kd6 Rd1 76.Kc5 Bd7 77.Kd6 Bc8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Qatar Masters Open 2015"] [Site "Doha QAT"] [Date "2015.12.22"] [Round "3.6"] [White "Vocaturo,D"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2597"] [BlackElo "2796"] [ECO "C53"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.Bb3 a6 7.O-O h6 8.Nbd2 O-O 9.Re1 Be6 10.Bxe6 fxe6 11.b4 Ba7 12.Nf1 Qe8 13.a4 Ne7 14.Be3 Bxe3 15.Nxe3 Ng6 16.Ra2 Rd8 17.Rd2 Qf7 18.Kh1 b5 19.Qc2 Nf4 20.axb5 axb5 21.Ng1 d5 22.f3 Qd7 23.Nf1 d4 24.g3 Ng6 25.Rc1 Ra8 26.cxd4 Qxd4 27.Qc5 Qxc5 28.Rxc5 Rfb8 29.Rxc7 Ra4 30.Rb2 Ra3 31.Nd2 Rxd3 32.Nb3 Nf8 33.Nc5 Rd1 34.Re7 Re8 35.Rb7 Ra8 36.Kg2 g5 37.Rxb5 Rad8 38.Nb3 g4 39.Rxe5 Ng6 40.Rxe6 Kf7 41.Nc5 h5 42.e5 Nd5 43.Kf2 Ra8 44.Ra6 Rxa6 45.Nxa6 Nxe5 46.Nc5 Nc4 47.Re2 Nce3 48.Re1 Rd2+ 49.Re2 Rd1 50.Re1 Rd2+ 51.Re2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Qatar Masters Open 2015"] [Site "Doha QAT"] [Date "2015.12.23"] [Round "4.9"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Naroditsky,D"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2796"] [BlackElo "2628"] [ECO "D77"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.d4 Nf6 5.O-O O-O 6.c4 dxc4 7.Na3 c3 8.bxc3 c5 9.Ne5 Nc6 10.Nac4 Nd5 11.Nxc6 bxc6 12.Bd2 Ba6 13.Ne5 Qd6 14.Re1 cxd4 15.cxd4 Bxe5 16.dxe5 Qxe5 17.Rc1 Rfd8 18.Qc2 Rac8 19.Qc5 Qd6 20.Qa5 c5 21.Bh3 e6 22.Bg5 Re8 23.Rcd1 Qe5 24.Bd2 Qh5 25.Bf1 Bb7 26.Qxa7 Rc7 27.Qa4 Ra8 28.Qc4 Nb6 29.Qc1 c4 30.Bg5 Qg4 31.Bd8 Rc6 32.h3 Qh5 33.Bg5 Rc5 34.Bf6 Qf5 35.Bd4 Rb5 36.e4 Qf3 37.Bg2 Qa3 38.Qxa3 Rxa3 39.Rb1 Rxb1 40.Rxb1 c3 41.Bxb6 1-0 [Event "Qatar Masters Open 2015"] [Site "Doha QAT"] [Date "2015.12.24"] [Round "5.3"] [White "Matlakov,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2684"] [BlackElo "2796"] [ECO "D55"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 O-O 7.e3 Nbd7 8.Rc1 c5 9.dxc5 dxc4 10.Bxc4 Nxc5 11.O-O a6 12.Nd4 Nfe4 13.Bxe7 Qxe7 14.Qc2 Nxc3 15.Qxc3 Na4 16.Qc2 Bd7 17.b3 Nb6 18.Be2 Rac8 19.Qe4 Nd5 20.Bd3 f5 21.Qe5 Nc3 22.Nc6 Rxc6 23.Rxc3 Rxc3 24.Qxc3 Rc8 25.Qd2 Rd8 26.Qe2 Bc6 27.a4 Qg5 28.f3 Rd6 29.Rd1 Kf7 30.Bc2 Rxd1+ 31.Bxd1 f4 32.exf4 Qxf4 33.Qd3 Qe5 34.h3 Ke7 35.Bc2 Qc5+ 36.Kh1 a5 37.Qd2 Qe5 38.Bd3 Qa1+ 39.Kh2 Qd4 40.Qc2 Kd6 41.Bc4 Be8 42.Kh1 h5 43.Qc1 Bd7 44.Qa3+ Kc7 45.Qc1 Kd6 46.Qa3+ Kc7 47.Qc1 Kb6 48.Qc2 h4 49.Bd3 Bc6 50.Be4 Bd5 51.Kh2 Qe3 52.Bxd5 Qe5+ 53.Kh1 exd5 54.Qc8 Qe1+ 55.Kh2 Qe5+ 56.Kh1 Qd6 57.Qe8 Kc5 58.Qb5+ Kd4 59.Qxa5 Kd3 60.Qb5+ Kc3 61.Qa5+ Kc2 62.Qe1 d4 63.Qe2+ Kxb3 64.Qd1+ Kb4 65.Qb1+ Kxa4 66.Qxb7 d3 67.Qb2 d2 68.Qa2+ Kb5 69.Qb2+ Qb4 70.Qc2 Qd4 71.Qb3+ Kc5 72.Qc2+ Kb4 73.Qd1 Qb2 0-1 [Event "Qatar Masters Open 2015"] [Site "Doha QAT"] [Date "2015.12.26"] [Round "6.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Mamedyarov,S"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2796"] [BlackElo "2748"] [ECO "D91"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3 d5 5.Bg5 Ne4 6.Bf4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 c5 8.cxd5 Qxd5 9.e3 O-O 10.Be2 cxd4 11.cxd4 Qa5+ 12.Qd2 Qxd2+ 13.Kxd2 Nc6 14.Bb5 Bd7 15.Rab1 Rfd8 16.Ke2 Bf5 17.Rb3 Be6 18.Rb2 Rac8 19.Rc1 Bd5 20.Rbc2 Be4 21.Rc5 Rd5 22.Kf1 Rcd8 23.a4 a6 24.Be2 Rxc5 25.Rxc5 e6 26.Nd2 Bd5 27.Bc7 Rc8 28.Bb6 Bf8 29.Rc2 Ne7 30.Rxc8 Nxc8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Qatar Masters Open 2015"] [Site "Doha QAT"] [Date "2015.12.27"] [Round "7.2"] [White "Yu Yangyi"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2736"] [BlackElo "2796"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.Re1 Nd6 6.Nxe5 Be7 7.Bf1 Nxe5 8.Rxe5 O-O 9.Nc3 Ne8 10.Nd5 Bd6 11.Re1 c6 12.Ne3 Bc7 13.Nf5 d5 14.Ne7+ Kh8 15.Nxc8 Rxc8 16.d3 f5 17.Qf3 Nf6 18.Bf4 Bxf4 19.Qxf4 Qc7 20.Qxc7 Rxc7 21.d4 g6 22.Re6 Kg7 23.Rae1 Kf7 24.f3 Rd8 25.Bd3 b6 26.c3 a5 27.h3 f4 28.R6e5 Re8 29.Kf2 Rxe5 30.Rxe5 c5 31.dxc5 bxc5 32.g3 a4 33.Bb5 Rb7 34.c4 fxg3+ 35.Kxg3 d4 36.Kf2 Nh5 37.Rxc5 Nf4 38.Kg3 Ne2+ 39.Kf2 Nf4 40.Kg3 Ne2+ 41.Kf2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Qatar Masters Open 2015"] [Site "Doha QAT"] [Date "2015.12.28"] [Round "8.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Sjugirov,S"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2796"] [BlackElo "2646"] [ECO "D02"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.Bf4 c5 4.e3 Nc6 5.Nbd2 cxd4 6.exd4 Bf5 7.c3 e6 8.Qb3 Qc8 9.Nh4 Bg6 10.Nxg6 hxg6 11.Bd3 Nh5 12.Be3 Bd6 13.O-O-O a6 14.Kb1 b5 15.Qc2 Na5 16.Nf3 Nc4 17.Bc1 Qc7 18.Ng5 Nf4 19.Bf1 O-O-O 20.a4 Qb7 21.axb5 axb5 22.b3 Na5 23.Qa2 Nc6 24.g3 Nh5 25.Bd3 Kb8 26.Qe2 Na7 27.Bd2 Rc8 28.Kb2 Rc6 29.Ra1 Rf8 30.Ra2 Ra6 31.Rxa6 Qxa6 32.Ra1 Qb7 33.b4 Nf6 34.Ra5 Bc7 35.Bf4 Bxf4 36.gxf4 Qc7 37.Bxb5 Qxf4 38.Nf3 Ne4 39.Ne5 Rh8 40.Nc6+ Nxc6 41.Bxc6 Nxc3 42.Kxc3 Rh3+ 43.Kc2 Qxd4 44.Qb5+ Kc7 45.Qb7+ Kd6 46.Qb8+ Ke7 47.Qa7+ Qxa7 48.Rxa7+ Kd6 49.Ba4 Rh4 50.Kb3 Rh3+ 51.Kb2 Rh4 52.Rd7+ Ke5 53.Ka3 Kd4 54.Rxf7 Rxh2 55.b5 Kc5 56.Rc7+ 1-0 [Event "Qatar Masters Open 2015"] [Site "Doha QAT"] [Date "2015.12.29"] [Round "9.1"] [White "Carlsen,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2834"] [BlackElo "2796"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.Re1 Nd6 6.Nxe5 Be7 7.Bf1 Nxe5 8.Rxe5 O-O 9.d4 Bf6 10.Re1 Re8 11.c3 Rxe1 12.Qxe1 Ne8 13.Bf4 d5 14.Bd3 g6 15.Nd2 Ng7 16.Nf3 Bf5 17.Bxf5 Nxf5 18.Qe2 c6 19.Re1 Ng7 20.Be5 Bxe5 21.Nxe5 Qd6 22.Qf3 f6 23.Nd3 Re8 24.Rxe8+ Nxe8 25.Qe3 Ng7 26.h3 Kf7 27.Qh6 Kg8 28.Qe3 Kf7 29.Qh6 Kg8 30.Qe3 Kf7 1/2-1/2 [Event "5th Zurich Opening Blitz"] [Site "Zurich SUI"] [Date "2016.02.12"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Giri,A"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2801"] [BlackElo "2798"] [ECO "A48"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bg5 Bg7 4.Nbd2 c5 5.e3 b6 6.c3 Bb7 7.Bd3 O-O 8.O-O h6 9.Bxf6 Bxf6 10.dxc5 bxc5 11.Ne4 Qb6 12.Nxf6+ Qxf6 13.e4 d6 14.Qe2 Nd7 15.Rfe1 Rab8 16.Qe3 Kg7 17.e5 dxe5 18.Nxe5 Nxe5 19.Qxe5 Rfd8 20.Bf1 Bd5 21.b3 c4 22.Qxe7 cxb3 23.axb3 Rxb3 24.Qxf6+ Kxf6 25.c4 Be6 26.Rxa7 Rc8 27.Rc1 Rc5 28.Ra2 g5 29.h3 h5 30.Rac2 Rb6 31.Rc3 Rd6 32.g3 Rd4 33.Rd3 Rxd3 34.Bxd3 Bxh3 35.Be2 Be6 1/2-1/2 [Event "5th Zurich Opening Blitz"] [Site "Zurich SUI"] [Date "2016.02.12"] [Round "2.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Nakamura,Hi"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2801"] [BlackElo "2787"] [ECO "D03"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bg5 c6 4.e3 Qb6 5.Bd3 Ne4 6.Nbd2 Nxg5 7.Nxg5 e6 8.Qh5 g6 9.Qf3 Qc7 10.h4 Qe7 11.O-O-O Bg7 12.c3 e5 13.e4 h6 14.Nxf7 Qxf7 15.Qg3 exd4 16.exd5 O-O 17.Bxg6 Qxf2 18.Qxf2 Rxf2 19.Ne4 Rxg2 20.Rdg1 Rxg1+ 21.Rxg1 cxd5 22.Nd6 Nc6 23.Bf5 Bxf5 24.Nxf5 Kh8 25.Rg6 Bf8 26.cxd4 Re8 27.Kd2 Re4 28.Kd3 Rxd4+ 29.Ke3 Re4+ 30.Kd2 Rf4 31.Rf6 Bg7 32.Rf7 Bxb2 33.h5 Bg7 34.Ke3 Re4+ 35.Kd2 Rf4 36.Ke3 Rf1 37.Kd2 Ne5 0-1 [Event "5th Zurich Opening Blitz"] [Site "Zurich SUI"] [Date "2016.02.12"] [Round "3.2"] [White "Shirov,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2684"] [BlackElo "2801"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.Re1 Nd6 6.Nxe5 Be7 7.Bf1 Nxe5 8.Rxe5 O-O 9.Nc3 Ne8 10.Nd5 Bd6 11.Re2 Nf6 12.Nxf6+ Qxf6 13.d4 b6 14.Qd3 Bb7 15.Bd2 Rae8 16.Rae1 Re6 17.c3 Rfe8 18.Rxe6 Rxe6 19.Rxe6 Qxe6 20.b3 a5 21.Qe3 Qxe3 22.Bxe3 Be4 23.Bc4 c6 24.f3 Bb1 25.a4 Ba2 26.d5 b5 27.axb5 cxb5 28.Bxb5 Bxb3 29.c4 a4 30.Bd4 a3 31.c5 Bf4 32.c6 Bxd5 33.cxd7 Bc7 34.Kf2 a2 35.Ke2 f6 36.Kd3 Kf8 37.Kc2 Ke7 38.h3 Kd8 39.Kb2 Be5 40.Bxe5 fxe5 41.h4 h6 42.Ba4 Be6 43.Bb5 Bxd7 44.Bc4 Bc6 45.Bxa2 Ke7 46.Kc3 1/2-1/2 [Event "5th Zurich Opening Blitz"] [Site "Zurich SUI"] [Date "2016.02.12"] [Round "4.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Anand,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2801"] [BlackElo "2784"] [ECO "D03"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Bg5 Ne4 4.Bh4 Bf5 5.e3 c6 6.Nbd2 Nd7 7.Bd3 Qb6 8.O-O e6 9.Bxe4 dxe4 10.Nc4 Qa6 11.Nfd2 b5 12.Ne5 Nxe5 13.dxe5 Be7 14.Bxe7 Kxe7 15.Nb3 Rhd8 16.Qe1 Qb6 17.Qb4+ Ke8 18.Rfd1 a5 19.Qc3 Rd5 20.Rxd5 cxd5 21.a3 Kf8 22.h3 Kg8 23.Nc5 h5 24.Qd4 Rc8 25.b4 a4 26.c3 Qc7 27.Rf1 Bg6 28.f3 exf3 29.Rxf3 Qe7 30.Kh2 Rc7 31.Qf4 Rc8 32.Rg3 Rc7 33.Qg5 Qe8 34.Rf3 Qc8 35.g4 hxg4 36.hxg4 Rxc5 37.bxc5 Qxc5 38.Qd8+ Qf8 39.Qxf8+ Kxf8 40.Kg3 Be4 41.Rf2 g5 42.Rh2 Bd3 43.Rh5 Bg6 44.Rxg5 Kg7 45.Kh4 f6 46.Rxg6+ Kxg6 47.exf6 e5 48.g5 d4 49.exd4 exd4 50.cxd4 b4 51.d5 bxa3 52.d6 a2 53.d7 a1=Q 54.d8=Q 1/2-1/2 [Event "5th Zurich Opening Blitz"] [Site "Zurich SUI"] [Date "2016.02.12"] [Round "5.3"] [White "Aronian,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2792"] [BlackElo "2801"] [ECO "A14"] 1.c4 e6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 Nf6 4.Nf3 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.b3 c5 7.Bb2 Nc6 8.cxd5 exd5 9.d4 cxd4 10.Nxd4 Qb6 11.Nxc6 bxc6 12.Nc3 Be6 13.Na4 Qb5 14.Rc1 Rac8 15.Bd4 c5 16.Nc3 Qa5 17.Bxf6 Bxf6 18.Nxd5 Qxa2 19.Nxf6+ gxf6 20.Bd5 Bxd5 21.Qxd5 Qxe2 22.Rfe1 Qb2 23.Rc4 Rfd8 24.Rg4+ Kf8 25.Qh5 Qd2 26.Rge4 Kg7 27.Re7 Rf8 28.R1e4 Rcd8 29.Qxc5 Qd1+ 30.Kg2 Qxb3 31.Rd7 Qb6 32.Rg4+ Kh8 33.Rxd8 Qxc5 0-1 [Event "5th Zurich CC 2016"] [Site "Zurich SUI"] [Date "2016.02.13"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Shirov,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2684"] [BlackElo "2801"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3 Ne7 10.h3 Bd7 11.Be3 Ng6 12.Rad1 Ke8 13.a3 Be7 14.Rfe1 Rd8 15.Ne4 b6 16.Bc1 Kf8 17.Neg5 Be8 18.Nd4 Rd5 19.Nf5 Rxe5 20.Rxe5 Nxe5 21.Nxe7 Kxe7 22.Re1 f6 23.Nf3 Bg6 24.Nxe5 fxe5 25.Rxe5+ Kf7 26.Bg5 Re8 27.Rxe8 Kxe8 28.c3 Kd7 29.Bf4 Bc2 30.g4 a5 31.Kg2 a4 32.Kg3 b5 33.Be5 g6 34.Kf4 Ke6 35.Bxc7 h6 36.Ke3 Kd5 37.Bf4 h5 38.gxh5 1/2-1/2 [Event "5th Zurich CC 2016"] [Site "Zurich SUI"] [Date "2016.02.13"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Aronian,L"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2801"] [BlackElo "2792"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 e6 4.O-O Be7 5.d3 O-O 6.Nbd2 Nc6 7.d4 Ne4 8.c3 f5 9.Ne1 e5 10.dxe5 Nxe5 11.Nd3 Ng6 12.c4 Be6 13.cxd5 Nxd2 14.dxe6 Nxf1 15.Kxf1 c6 16.Qb3 Qb6 17.Qc4 Kh8 18.Be3 Qc7 19.f4 Rad8 20.Rc1 Bf6 21.Qb4 Rfe8 22.Bxa7 Ra8 23.Bb6 Qc8 24.Bd5 Nf8 25.Bb3 Nxe6 26.a4 Nf8 27.Nc5 Nd7 28.Nxd7 Qxd7 29.Rd1 Qe7 30.Qxe7 Rxe7 31.Bc2 g6 32.b4 Rae8 33.Bd8 Rf7 34.Bb6 Rfe7 35.Bd8 Rf7 36.Bb3 Rxd8 37.Rxd8+ Bxd8 38.Bxf7 Be7 39.b5 cxb5 40.axb5 Kg7 41.Bd5 b6 42.Kg2 g5 43.Kf3 gxf4 44.Kxf4 Kf6 45.Bc4 Bd6+ 46.Kf3 h6 47.Bd3 Ke5 48.h3 Kf6 49.Bc2 Bc7 1/2-1/2 [Event "5th Zurich CC 2016"] [Site "Zurich SUI"] [Date "2016.02.14"] [Round "3.1"] [White "Nakamura,Hi"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2787"] [BlackElo "2801"] [ECO "C65"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.Bxc6 dxc6 6.Nbd2 Be6 7.O-O Nd7 8.Nb3 Bb6 9.Ng5 Bxb3 10.axb3 f6 11.Nf3 Nc5 12.Nd2 O-O 13.Nc4 Ne6 14.Kh1 Qd7 15.Qg4 Rad8 16.Be3 Bd4 17.Bxd4 Nxd4 18.Qxd7 Rxd7 19.Rxa7 Nxc2 20.Rxb7 Rxd3 21.h4 Nd4 22.b4 Ne6 23.Rc1 Ra8 24.b5 cxb5 25.Rxb5 Rad8 26.f3 h5 27.Kh2 Nf4 28.Rc5 R8d7 29.Na3 Rd2 30.R1c2 Nxg2 31.Rxc7 Ne3+ 32.Rxd2 Rxd2+ 33.Kh3 Rf2 34.Kg3 Rxb2 35.Rc1 f5 36.Nc4 f4+ 37.Kh3 Rf2 38.Nxe5 Nf1 39.Rxf1 Rxf1 40.Kg2 Ra1 41.Ng6 Ra2+ 42.Kg1 Ra1+ 43.Kg2 Ra2+ 44.Kg1 Kf7 45.Nxf4 g6 46.Ng2 Kf6 47.Kh2 Ke5 48.Kg3 Ra1 49.Nf4 Kd4 50.Kg2 Ra2+ 51.Kg3 Ra1 52.Kg2 Ra8 53.Kf2 Ra6 54.Ne2+ Ke5 55.Kg3 Rf6 56.Kf2 Rf8 57.Kg3 Rf7 58.Kf2 Ra7 59.Kg3 Ra8 60.Nf4 Rg8 61.Ne2 g5 62.hxg5 Rxg5+ 63.Kh4 Rg2 64.Ng3 Rh2+ 65.Kg5 h4 66.f4+ Ke6 67.Nf5 h3 68.Kg4 Rh1 69.Ng3 Rh2 70.e5 Rf2 71.Ne4 Rg2+ 72.Kxh3 1/2-1/2 [Event "5th Zurich CC 2016"] [Site "Zurich SUI"] [Date "2016.02.14"] [Round "4.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Giri,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2801"] [BlackElo "2798"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.d4 c6 5.O-O Nf6 6.b3 O-O 7.Bb2 Bf5 8.c4 a5 9.Nc3 Ne4 10.cxd5 Nxc3 11.Bxc3 cxd5 12.Ne5 Nc6 13.Qd2 a4 14.Nxc6 bxc6 15.b4 Bc8 16.e4 Ba6 17.Rfe1 dxe4 18.Bxe4 Bb5 19.Rac1 e6 20.a3 Qd6 21.Bb2 Rfd8 22.Red1 Rac8 23.Rc5 Qb8 24.Rdc1 Qb7 25.Qg5 h6 26.Qf4 Qd7 27.Bf3 g5 28.Qe3 Rc7 29.Qc3 Rdc8 30.Be4 Qd6 31.Bb1 Kf8 32.Qc2 Ke7 33.Re1 Kf8 34.d5 e5 35.Rc1 Bf6 36.Qf5 Bg7 37.dxc6 Bxc6 38.Qc2 Qe6 39.Qf5 Qd6 40.Ba2 Be8 41.Qxc8 Rxc8 42.Rxc8 Qd2 43.R1c7 Qxb2 44.Rxf7+ Kg8 45.Rxe8+ Kh7 46.Bd5 1-0 [Event "5th Zurich CC Blitz"] [Site "Zurich SUI"] [Date "2016.02.15"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Shirov,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2801"] [BlackElo "2684"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Bg4 3.Bg2 Nd7 4.O-O Ngf6 5.h3 Bxf3 6.Bxf3 e5 7.c4 c6 8.cxd5 cxd5 9.d3 Be7 10.Nc3 d4 11.Nb5 a6 12.Na3 Rb8 13.Bd2 b5 14.Rc1 O-O 15.Rc6 e4 16.dxe4 Ne5 17.Rc1 d3 18.Bg2 dxe2 19.Qxe2 Qd3 20.Qxd3 Nxd3 21.Rc7 Bd6 22.Rc6 Be5 23.Rxa6 Bxb2 24.Ra5 b4 25.Nc4 Bc3 26.e5 Nd7 27.Rd5 N7c5 28.Be3 Rfd8 29.Nd6 Bxe5 30.Bxc5 Nxc5 31.Rxe5 1-0 [Event "5th Zurich CC Blitz"] [Site "Zurich SUI"] [Date "2016.02.15"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Aronian,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2792"] [BlackElo "2801"] [ECO "A14"] 1.c4 e6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 Nf6 4.Nf3 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.b3 b6 7.Bb2 Bb7 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.d4 c5 10.dxc5 Bxc5 11.Nbd2 Nd7 12.a3 N5f6 13.b4 Be7 14.Rc1 Rc8 15.Qa4 Rxc1 16.Rxc1 Qa8 17.Rc7 Bd6 18.Rxd7 Bc6 19.b5 Bxd7 20.Bxf6 gxf6 21.Qg4+ Kh8 22.Qd4 Qd5 23.Qxf6+ Kg8 24.e4 Qc5 25.e5 Be7 26.Qh6 Qc1+ 27.Bf1 f6 28.exf6 Bxf6 29.Kg2 Bg7 30.Qe3 Qc5 31.Qe4 Qd5 32.Qe3 Bxb5 33.Bxb5 Qxb5 34.Qxe6+ Kh8 35.Ne4 Qf5 36.Qxf5 Rxf5 37.h4 Ra5 38.Nfg5 Rxa3 39.Nd6 Rd3 40.h5 h6 41.Nge4 a5 42.f4 a4 43.f5 a3 0-1 [Event "5th Zurich CC Blitz"] [Site "Zurich SUI"] [Date "2016.02.15"] [Round "3.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Nakamura,Hi"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2801"] [BlackElo "2787"] [ECO "D02"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bf4 e6 4.e3 Bd6 5.c3 c5 6.Bg3 Nc6 7.Nbd2 O-O 8.Bb5 Ne7 9.dxc5 Bxc5 10.Bd3 b6 11.O-O Bb7 12.Qc2 Ng6 13.Rad1 Nh5 14.c4 Nxg3 15.hxg3 Rc8 16.Qb1 dxc4 17.Nxc4 Qf6 18.Be4 Ba6 19.Rc1 Be7 20.Bd3 Rfd8 21.Nd4 Bc5 22.Nb3 Bf8 23.Nd4 Bc5 24.Nb3 Bf8 25.Nd4 1/2-1/2 [Event "5th Zurich CC Blitz"] [Site "Zurich SUI"] [Date "2016.02.15"] [Round "4.1"] [White "Giri,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2798"] [BlackElo "2801"] [ECO "E06"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 Be7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.a4 c5 9.dxc5 Bxc5 10.Qxc4 b6 11.Nc3 Bb7 12.Bg5 Nbd7 13.Rad1 Qc8 14.Qb3 h6 15.Bxf6 Nxf6 16.Ne5 Bxg2 17.Kxg2 Qb7+ 18.Kg1 Rfd8 19.e3 Qc7 20.Nd3 Bf8 21.Nf4 g5 22.Nfe2 Bg7 23.Rxd8+ Rxd8 24.Rd1 Nd7 25.Qb4 Ne5 26.Qe4 Rxd1+ 27.Nxd1 Qc8 28.g4 b5 29.axb5 axb5 30.Ndc3 Qc4 31.h3 b4 32.Qxc4 Nxc4 33.Na2 b3 34.Nac1 Nd2 35.Nd3 e5 36.Nec1 Bf8 37.Nxe5 Bg7 38.Ned3 Kh7 39.Kg2 Kg6 40.Nc5 Bxb2 41.N1xb3 Nc4 42.Nd3 Bg7 43.Nbc5 h5 44.Ne4 hxg4 45.hxg4 f5 46.gxf5+ Kxf5 47.Ng3+ Kg6 48.Kh3 Nd6 49.Ne1 Nf7 50.Nf3 Nh6 51.Kg2 g4 52.Nd2 Be5 53.Ne2 Nf5 54.Nc4 Bc7 55.Nb2 Nh4+ 56.Kf1 Kf5 57.Nd3 Ke4 58.Ne1 Be5 59.Ng1 g3 60.Nh3 gxf2 61.Kxf2 Bf6 62.Ke2 Kd5 63.Nf2 Ke6 64.Ned3 Nf5 65.e4 Ng3+ 66.Kf3 Nxe4 67.Nxe4 Be5 1/2-1/2 [Event "5th Zurich CC Blitz"] [Site "Zurich SUI"] [Date "2016.02.15"] [Round "5.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Anand,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2801"] [BlackElo "2784"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c6 3.Bg2 Bg4 4.O-O Nd7 5.d3 Ngf6 6.Qe1 e5 7.h3 Bxf3 8.Bxf3 e4 9.Bg2 Bc5 10.Nc3 Qe7 11.dxe4 dxe4 12.Bg5 h6 13.Bxf6 Nxf6 14.e3 O-O 15.Qe2 Rad8 16.Rad1 b5 17.a4 a6 18.axb5 axb5 19.Rxd8 Rxd8 20.Rd1 Re8 21.Nb1 Qe6 22.b3 g6 23.Nd2 Qe5 24.Nf1 h5 25.Qd2 Qb2 26.Qe2 Bf8 27.Rd4 Bc5 28.Rd1 Bb4 29.Rd4 Bc5 30.Rd1 Bf8 31.Rd4 Bc5 1/2-1/2 [Event "5th Zurich CC 2016"] [Site "Zurich SUI"] [Date "2016.02.15"] [Round "5.1"] [White "Anand,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2784"] [BlackElo "2801"] [ECO "C65"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.O-O Nd4 6.Nxd4 Bxd4 7.c3 Bb6 8.Na3 O-O 9.Bg5 d5 10.exd5 Qxd5 11.Bxf6 gxf6 12.Bc4 Qd7 13.Nc2 Qg4 14.d4 Qxd1 15.Raxd1 Bg4 16.Rd2 exd4 17.Nxd4 Rfd8 18.Re1 Rd7 19.h3 Bh5 20.Be2 Bxe2 21.Rexe2 Bxd4 22.Rxd4 Rxd4 23.cxd4 Rd8 24.Re7 Rxd4 25.Rxc7 Rb4 26.b3 a5 27.g3 b5 28.Kg2 a4 29.bxa4 Rxa4 30.Rc2 Ra3 31.Rb2 Kg7 32.Rxb5 1/2-1/2 [Event "4th Norway Blitz 2016"] [Site "Stavanger NOR"] [Date "2016.04.18"] [Round "1.3"] [White "Topalov,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2754"] [BlackElo "2801"] [ECO "D35"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.g3 c5 6.Bg2 Nxc3 7.bxc3 cxd4 8.Qxd4 Nc6 9.Bxc6+ bxc6 10.Qxd8+ Kxd8 11.Nf3 f6 12.Nd4 Kc7 13.Nb3 e5 14.f4 Bd6 15.Be3 Re8 16.Kf2 Ba6 17.Rhe1 Bc4 18.Rab1 exf4 19.Bxf4 Bxf4 20.gxf4 Rab8 0-1 [Event "4th Norway Blitz 2016"] [Site "Stavanger NOR"] [Date "2016.04.18"] [Round "2.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Aronian,L"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2801"] [BlackElo "2784"] [ECO "D03"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Bg5 c5 4.e3 Nc6 5.dxc5 e6 6.Bd3 Bxc5 7.Nbd2 Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.c4 h6 10.Bh4 b6 11.Rc1 Bb7 12.a3 dxc4 13.Nxc4 b5 14.Nce5 Nxe5 15.Nxe5 Qd5 16.Qf3 Qxf3 17.Nxf3 Bxf3 18.gxf3 a6 19.Rc7 Bd6 20.Rc6 Be5 21.b3 Rfd8 22.Rd1 g5 23.Bg3 Bxg3 24.hxg3 Kg7 25.Kf1 Nd5 26.Ke2 b4 27.axb4 Nxb4 28.Rc4 Nxd3 29.Rxd3 Rxd3 30.Kxd3 Rb8 31.b4 Rb5 32.f4 a5 33.Ke4 1/2-1/2 [Event "4th Norway Blitz 2016"] [Site "Stavanger NOR"] [Date "2016.04.18"] [Round "3.4"] [White "Giri,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2790"] [BlackElo "2801"] [ECO "C65"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.Bxc6 dxc6 6.Nbd2 Be6 7.O-O Nd7 8.Nb3 Bb6 9.Ng5 Bxb3 10.axb3 f6 11.Nf3 Nc5 12.Nd2 O-O 13.Nc4 Ne6 14.g3 Qd7 15.Be3 Bxe3 16.Nxe3 a5 17.Kh1 b6 18.f4 exf4 19.gxf4 Rad8 20.f5 Nc5 21.Qf3 Qd4 22.Rab1 Rfe8 23.Rg1 Rd7 24.Rg3 Ree7 25.Rbg1 Kf8 26.Qh5 Nxe4 27.dxe4 Qxe4+ 28.Ng2 h6 29.c4 Re5 30.Re3 Qxf5 31.Rxe5 Qxe5 32.Qg4 f5 33.Rf1 Rf7 34.Qd1 Kg8 35.Qd2 Kh7 36.Re1 Qf6 37.Nf4 Qh4 38.Ne6 Qg4 39.Qd3 b5 40.Rf1 a4 41.cxb5 cxb5 42.Nd4 Rd7 43.Qxf5+ Qxf5 44.Nxf5 axb3 45.Rf3 Rd1+ 46.Kg2 Rd2+ 47.Rf2 Rd5 48.Ng3 c5 49.Ne4 c4 50.Rd2 Re5 51.Nd6 Rc5 52.Rd4 c3 53.bxc3 Rxc3 54.Rb4 Rc2+ 55.Kg3 Rc3+ 56.Kg2 Rc2+ 57.Kg3 Rc3+ 58.Kg2 1/2-1/2 [Event "4th Norway Blitz 2016"] [Site "Stavanger NOR"] [Date "2016.04.18"] [Round "4.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Eljanov,P"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2801"] [BlackElo "2765"] [ECO "A46"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.e3 b6 4.Bd3 Bb7 5.O-O c5 6.c4 Be7 7.Nc3 cxd4 8.exd4 d6 9.d5 e5 10.Re1 O-O 11.Rb1 Nbd7 12.b4 Ne8 13.Bc2 Rc8 14.Qe2 Ba6 15.Nd2 Bg5 16.Bb3 f5 17.Nf3 Bxc1 18.Rbxc1 Kh8 19.a4 Qe7 20.Nd4 Bb7 21.Ncb5 Ra8 22.Ne6 Rf6 23.f4 Rg6 24.fxe5 dxe5 25.c5 bxc5 26.bxc5 Ba6 27.Qf2 1-0 [Event "4th Norway Blitz 2016"] [Site "Stavanger NOR"] [Date "2016.04.18"] [Round "5.2"] [White "Harikrishna,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2763"] [BlackElo "2801"] [ECO "A13"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 e6 3.e3 Nf6 4.b3 Be7 5.Bb2 O-O 6.Be2 dxc4 7.bxc4 c5 8.O-O Nc6 9.Nc3 b6 10.Qc2 Bb7 11.Rad1 Rc8 12.Qb1 h6 13.Nb5 a6 14.Nc3 Qc7 15.Na4 Nd7 16.Qa1 Bf6 17.Rb1 e5 18.d3 Nb4 19.a3 Nxd3 20.Bxd3 e4 21.Bxf6 Nxf6 22.Qe5 exd3 23.Nxb6 Qxe5 24.Nxe5 Rcd8 25.Rfd1 Rfe8 26.Na4 Be4 27.Nf3 Nd7 28.Nd2 Bc6 29.Nc3 Ne5 30.Rb6 Rb8 31.Rdb1 Rxb6 32.Rxb6 Bd7 33.f3 Be6 34.Rxa6 Nxc4 35.Nxc4 Bxc4 36.Rc6 Rxe3 37.Rxc5 d2 38.Rxc4 Rxc3 39.Rd4 Rc1+ 0-1 [Event "4th Norway Blitz 2016"] [Site "Stavanger NOR"] [Date "2016.04.18"] [Round "6.2"] [White "Carlsen,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2851"] [BlackElo "2801"] [ECO "D35"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 c5 7.Nf3 cxd4 8.cxd4 Bb4+ 9.Bd2 Bxd2+ 10.Qxd2 O-O 11.Bc4 Nd7 12.O-O b6 13.a4 Bb7 14.Bd3 Rb8 15.Rfe1 h6 16.a5 b5 17.Rac1 a6 18.Qb4 Rc8 19.Nd2 Rxc1 20.Rxc1 Ne5 21.Bxb5 axb5 22.dxe5 Qd3 23.h3 Rd8 24.Rc7 Ba8 25.Qe7 Rf8 26.Qd6 Qe2 27.f3 Qe3+ 28.Kh2 Qf4+ 29.Kh1 b4 30.a6 h5 31.a7 h4 32.Qxb4 Qxe5 33.Qc5 Qxc5 34.Rxc5 Rd8 35.Nc4 Kh7 1-0 [Event "4th Norway Blitz 2016"] [Site "Stavanger NOR"] [Date "2016.04.18"] [Round "7.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Li Chao2"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2801"] [BlackElo "2755"] [ECO "A48"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bg5 Bg7 4.e3 O-O 5.Nbd2 d6 6.Bc4 Nbd7 7.O-O b6 8.a4 a5 9.e4 e5 10.c3 Bb7 11.Re1 Qe7 12.d5 c6 13.dxc6 Bxc6 14.Bb5 Rfc8 15.Qe2 h6 16.Bxf6 Nxf6 17.Nc4 Bxb5 18.axb5 Rab8 19.Red1 Rd8 20.Ne3 d5 21.exd5 Nh5 22.g3 f5 23.Nc4 f4 24.Nfxe5 fxg3 25.hxg3 Qc5 26.Qg4 Nf6 27.Qxg6 Rf8 28.Ne3 Rbe8 29.Nf5 1-0 [Event "4th Norway Blitz 2016"] [Site "Stavanger NOR"] [Date "2016.04.18"] [Round "8.5"] [White "Vachier Lagrave,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2788"] [BlackElo "2801"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.Re1 Nd6 6.Nxe5 Be7 7.Bf1 Nxe5 8.Rxe5 O-O 9.Nc3 Ne8 10.Nd5 Bd6 11.Re1 c6 12.Ne3 Bc7 13.Nf5 d5 14.Ne7+ Kh8 15.Nxc8 Rxc8 16.d3 f5 17.g3 Nf6 18.Qf3 Qd7 19.Be3 d4 20.Bf4 Nd5 21.Be5 f4 22.g4 Nb4 23.Bxc7 Qxc7 24.Re2 Qb6 25.Rae1 Nd5 26.g5 Rcd8 27.Bh3 Qa5 28.a3 Nc7 29.Re5 Rd5 30.Qe4 f3 31.Bg4 Qd2 32.h4 Rdd8 33.Bxf3 Rf4 34.Qe2 Qxe2 35.Bxe2 Rxh4 36.Kg2 Rf4 37.Kg3 Rdf8 38.Bg4 Rxf2 39.R1e2 R2f7 40.Re7 Kg8 41.a4 g6 42.a5 Kg7 43.b4 Rxe7 44.Rxe7+ Rf7 45.Re4 Nb5 46.Be6 Re7 47.Kf4 Nc3 48.Re5 h6 49.gxh6+ Kxh6 50.Bc4 g5+ 51.Rxg5 Re2 52.Rg8 Rxc2 53.Rb8 b6 54.axb6 axb6 55.Rxb6 Rb2 56.Ke5 Kg5 57.Kxd4 Na4 58.Rxc6 Rxb4 59.Ra6 Kf5 60.Ra5+ Kf6 61.Ra6+ Ke7 62.Kd5 Nb2 63.Kc5 Rb8 64.Re6+ Kd7 65.Rh6 Rc8+ 66.Kd5 Nxc4 67.dxc4 Rg8 68.Kc5 Kc7 69.Rh7+ Kb8 70.Kb5 1/2-1/2 [Event "4th Norway Blitz 2016"] [Site "Stavanger NOR"] [Date "2016.04.18"] [Round "9.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Grandelius,N"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2801"] [BlackElo "2649"] [ECO "A48"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bg5 Bg7 4.e3 O-O 5.Nbd2 d6 6.c3 b6 7.Bd3 c5 8.O-O Nc6 9.Qe2 Bb7 10.Rfd1 Qc7 11.Rac1 Rad8 12.b4 cxb4 13.cxb4 Qb8 14.a3 Rc8 15.h3 Qa8 16.e4 e6 17.Qe3 Rfe8 18.Bh6 Bh8 19.Nc4 Rcd8 20.e5 Nd5 21.Qe1 dxe5 22.dxe5 Rd7 23.Be4 Red8 24.Bg5 Rf8 25.b5 Na5 26.Nxa5 bxa5 27.Qxa5 Rb8 28.a4 Bg7 29.Nd4 Bxe5 30.Nc6 Bxc6 31.bxc6 Bc7 32.Qc5 Rd6 33.Bxd5 exd5 34.Rxd5 Rxd5 35.Qxd5 Re8 36.Qd7 Qb8 37.g3 Re6 38.Kg2 Rd6 39.Qg4 Qe8 40.Be3 Rxc6 41.Rd1 Re6 42.Qc4 Bb6 43.Bxb6 axb6 44.Qd4 Qe7 45.Qd8+ Qxd8 46.Rxd8+ Kg7 1/2-1/2 [Event "4th Norway Chess 2016"] [Site "Stavanger NOR"] [Date "2016.04.19"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Grandelius,N"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2801"] [BlackElo "2649"] [ECO "A45"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 d5 3.e3 e6 4.c3 c5 5.Nd2 Nc6 6.Bd3 Bd6 7.Bxd6 Qxd6 8.f4 cxd4 9.cxd4 O-O 10.a3 Ne7 11.Ngf3 Qb6 12.Qb3 Qxb3 13.Nxb3 b6 14.Rc1 Bd7 15.Ke2 Nc8 16.Ne5 Ba4 17.Nd2 Nd6 18.b3 Bb5 19.Bxb5 Nxb5 20.a4 Nd6 21.Rc6 Rfd8 22.Ra1 Nfe8 23.a5 f6 24.axb6 axb6 25.Rxa8 Rxa8 26.Nd7 b5 27.Nc5 Kf7 28.e4 dxe4 29.Ndxe4 Nxe4 30.Nxe4 Ra2+ 31.Kf3 Rb2 32.Nc5 g5 33.Rb6 gxf4 34.Rb7+ Kg6 35.Nxe6 Kf5 36.Nc5 Rc2 37.Ne4 Nc7 38.Rb6 Nd5 39.Rd6 1-0 [Event "4th Norway Chess 2016"] [Site "Stavanger NOR"] [Date "2016.04.20"] [Round "2.2"] [White "Li Chao2"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2755"] [BlackElo "2801"] [ECO "C26"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 Bc5 4.Bg2 c6 5.Nge2 d5 6.exd5 cxd5 7.d4 exd4 8.Nxd4 O-O 9.O-O Bg4 10.Qd3 Bxd4 11.Qxd4 Nc6 12.Qc5 d4 13.h3 Bxh3 14.Bxh3 dxc3 15.bxc3 Re8 16.Qb5 Qa5 17.a4 Qxc3 18.Bb2 Qxc2 19.Rac1 Qe2 20.Bg2 Qe7 21.Bxf6 Qxf6 22.Qxb7 Nd4 23.Rfe1 h5 24.Qxa8 Rxa8 25.Bxa8 h4 26.Rc8+ Kh7 27.Be4+ g6 28.gxh4 Qe6 29.Re8 Qg4+ 30.Kf1 Qxh4 31.Re7 Qh3+ 32.Kg1 Qg4+ 33.Kf1 Qh3+ 34.Kg1 Kg7 35.Bd5 Qg4+ 36.Kf1 Qh3+ 37.Kg1 Nf3+ 38.Bxf3 Qxf3 39.Rxa7 Qg4+ 40.Kf1 Qh3+ 41.Kg1 Qg4+ 42.Kf1 Qh3+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "4th Norway Chess 2016"] [Site "Stavanger NOR"] [Date "2016.04.21"] [Round "3.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Giri,A"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2801"] [BlackElo "2790"] [ECO "D78"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.d4 Nf6 5.O-O O-O 6.c4 c6 7.b3 dxc4 8.bxc4 c5 9.Bb2 cxd4 10.Nxd4 Nc6 11.Nxc6 bxc6 12.Nd2 Qc7 13.Qa4 Rb8 14.Nb3 c5 15.Ba3 Bd7 16.Qa5 Qxa5 17.Nxa5 Rfc8 18.Nb3 Bg4 19.Bxc5 Rc7 20.Bd4 Nd7 21.e3 e5 22.Bb2 Rxc4 23.Rfc1 Be6 24.Rxc4 Bxc4 25.Na5 Bd3 26.Nb3 Bc4 27.Rd1 Nb6 28.Na5 Bxa2 29.Nc6 Re8 30.Ra1 Bd5 31.Bxd5 Nxd5 32.Rxa7 e4 33.Rd7 Bxb2 34.Rxd5 h5 35.h3 Kg7 36.g4 hxg4 37.hxg4 Rc8 38.Na7 Rc1+ 39.Kg2 Kf6 40.Rb5 Be5 41.Rb4 Rc7 42.Rb6+ Kg5 43.Nc6 Rxc6 44.Rxc6 Kxg4 45.Rc4 Kf5 46.f3 exf3+ 47.Kxf3 g5 48.e4+ Ke6 49.Rc6+ Bd6 50.Ra6 f6 51.Rb6 Kd7 52.Kg4 Ke6 53.Rb5 Bc7 54.Kh5 Bd6 55.Rf5 Be5 56.Kg4 Bf4 57.Rxf4 gxf4 58.Kxf4 Ke7 59.e5 fxe5+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "4th Norway Chess 2016"] [Site "Stavanger NOR"] [Date "2016.04.22"] [Round "4.4"] [White "Vachier Lagrave,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2788"] [BlackElo "2801"] [ECO "C65"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.c3 O-O 6.O-O d6 7.h3 Ne7 8.d4 Bb6 9.Bd3 Ng6 10.Re1 Re8 11.Qc2 c6 12.Na3 Bc7 13.dxe5 Nxe5 14.Nxe5 dxe5 15.Be2 h6 16.Nc4 Nh7 17.Rd1 Qf6 18.Ne3 Qg6 19.Bg4 Bxg4 20.Nxg4 Bb6 21.a4 h5 22.Nh2 Nf6 23.a5 Bc5 24.b4 Bf8 25.Re1 a6 26.Nf3 Nd5 27.Qb3 Nf4 28.Bxf4 exf4 29.Rad1 Rad8 30.e5 Rxd1 31.Rxd1 Qf5 32.Re1 g5 33.Nd4 Qg6 34.e6 Kh8 35.Qd1 fxe6 36.Nf3 g4 37.Ne5 Qf5 38.hxg4 hxg4 39.Nxg4 Bg7 40.Qd7 Rf8 41.f3 c5 42.Qxe6 Qxe6 43.Rxe6 Bxc3 44.bxc5 Bxa5 45.Re7 Bb4 46.Rc7 Rf5 47.Rxb7 Bxc5+ 48.Kf1 a5 49.Rb5 a4 50.Nf2 Rh5 51.Ra5 a3 52.Nd3 Rh1+ 53.Ke2 Bd6 54.Ra6 Rh6 55.Kd1 Kg7 56.Kc2 Rg6 57.Kb3 Kf7 58.Nxf4 Bxf4 59.Rxg6 Kxg6 60.Kxa3 1/2-1/2 [Event "4th Norway Chess 2016"] [Site "Stavanger NOR"] [Date "2016.04.24"] [Round "5.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Eljanov,P"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2801"] [BlackElo "2765"] [ECO "C53"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.O-O a6 7.Re1 h6 8.Nbd2 O-O 9.Nf1 Ba7 10.Bb3 Re8 11.Ng3 Be6 12.Bxe6 Rxe6 13.d4 Re8 14.h3 d5 15.Nxe5 Nxe5 16.dxe5 Nxe4 17.Nxe4 dxe4 18.Qg4 Rxe5 19.Bxh6 g5 20.Kh1 Qf6 21.f4 Qxf4 22.Qxf4 gxf4 23.Bxf4 Re7 24.g4 Kg7 25.Rad1 f5 26.Rd5 fxg4 27.hxg4 Rf8 28.Re5 Rxe5 29.Bxe5+ Kg6 30.Rxe4 Rf1+ 31.Kg2 Rf2+ 32.Kg3 Rxb2 33.Rf4 Re2 34.Rf6+ Kg5 35.Rf5+ Kg6 36.a4 c6 37.a5 b5 38.axb6 Bxb6 39.Rf6+ Kg7 40.Rxc6+ Rxe5 41.Rxb6 Re3+ 42.Kf4 Rxc3 43.Rxa6 1/2-1/2 [Event "4th Norway Chess 2016"] [Site "Stavanger NOR"] [Date "2016.04.25"] [Round "6.5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Aronian,L"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2801"] [BlackElo "2784"] [ECO "C53"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 a6 6.O-O d6 7.a4 Ba7 8.Re1 Ne7 9.d4 O-O 10.h3 Ng6 11.Bd3 Re8 12.Qc2 Bd7 13.Be3 d5 14.Nbd2 exd4 15.cxd4 dxe4 16.Nxe4 Bc6 17.Bg5 Bxe4 18.Bxe4 c6 19.Qb3 Qb6 20.Qxb6 Bxb6 21.Bxf6 gxf6 22.a5 Ba7 23.d5 Rab8 24.Rad1 Bc5 25.Bxg6 Rxe1+ 26.Rxe1 hxg6 27.Rc1 Bb4 28.dxc6 Bxa5 29.Ra1 Bc7 30.cxb7 Rxb7 31.Rxa6 Rxb2 32.Ne1 Bb6 33.Nd3 Rb1+ 34.Kh2 Rb3 35.Nc1 Rb2 36.Nd3 Rb3 37.Nc1 Rb2 1/2-1/2 [Event "4th Norway Chess 2016"] [Site "Stavanger NOR"] [Date "2016.04.27"] [Round "7.3"] [White "Carlsen,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2851"] [BlackElo "2801"] [ECO "D35"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3 Bf5 7.Qf3 Bg6 8.Bxf6 Qxf6 9.Qxf6 gxf6 10.Nf3 Nd7 11.Nh4 Be7 12.Ne2 Nb6 13.Ng3 Bb4+ 14.Kd1 Na4 15.Ngf5 Kd7 16.Rb1 Ke6 17.Bd3 Rhc8 18.Ke2 Bf8 19.g4 c5 20.Ng2 cxd4 21.exd4 Bd6 22.h4 h5 23.Ng7+ Ke7 24.gxh5 Bxd3+ 25.Kxd3 Kd7 26.Ne3 Nb6 27.Ng4 Rh8 28.Rhe1 Be7 29.Nf5 Bd8 30.h6 Rc8 31.b3 Rc6 32.Nge3 Bc7 33.Rbc1 Rxc1 34.Rxc1 Bf4 35.Rc5 Ke6 36.Ng7+ Kd6 37.Ng4 Nd7 38.Rc2 f5 39.Nxf5+ Ke6 40.Ng7+ Kd6 41.Re2 Kc6 42.Re8 Rxe8 43.Nxe8 Nf8 44.Ne5+ Bxe5 45.dxe5 Kd7 46.Nf6+ Ke6 47.h5 Kxe5 48.Nd7+ Nxd7 49.h7 Nc5+ 50.Ke2 1-0 [Event "4th Norway Chess 2016"] [Site "Stavanger NOR"] [Date "2016.04.28"] [Round "8.5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Harikrishna,P"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2801"] [BlackElo "2763"] [ECO "A04"] 1.Nf3 e6 2.g3 b5 3.e3 a6 4.Bg2 Bb7 5.O-O Nf6 6.b3 c5 7.c4 Be7 8.Nc3 O-O 9.d4 d5 10.cxd5 Nxd5 11.Nxd5 Bxd5 12.dxc5 Bxc5 13.Qe2 Nd7 14.Rd1 Qe7 15.Bb2 Rac8 16.Rac1 Bb7 17.Ng5 Bxg2 18.Kxg2 f5 19.e4 h6 20.Nf3 Nf6 21.exf5 exf5 22.Qxe7 Bxe7 23.Nd4 Rxc1 24.Rxc1 Nd5 25.Ne6 Rf7 26.Rc8+ Kh7 27.Ra8 f4 28.Rxa6 fxg3 29.hxg3 Bf6 30.Bc1 Re7 31.Rd6 Nc3 32.a3 Kg8 33.Bb2 Ra7 34.Rc6 Nd5 35.Bxf6 Nxf6 36.Rc7 Rxa3 37.Rxg7+ Kh8 38.Rg6 Ne4 39.Rxh6+ Kg8 40.Rh4 Nd2 41.b4 Nc4 42.Nc7 Ra2 43.Re4 Nd6 44.Rd4 Nf5 45.Rd8+ Kf7 46.Nxb5 Rb2 47.Rd3 1-0 [Event "4th Norway Chess 2016"] [Site "Stavanger NOR"] [Date "2016.04.29"] [Round "9.3"] [White "Topalov,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2754"] [BlackElo "2801"] [ECO "C65"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.c3 O-O 6.O-O d6 7.h3 Ne7 8.d4 Bb6 9.Re1 Ng6 10.Nbd2 c6 11.Bf1 exd4 12.cxd4 d5 13.e5 Nh5 14.b4 f6 15.a4 Nhf4 16.a5 Bc7 17.Nb3 a6 18.Nc5 Ne6 19.Nxe6 Bxe6 20.Bd3 Qd7 21.exf6 gxf6 22.Bxg6 hxg6 23.Ra3 Rfe8 24.Rae3 Bd6 25.Bd2 Bf7 26.Nh2 Kg7 27.Qf3 Rxe3 28.Rxe3 g5 29.Ng4 Be7 30.h4 gxh4 31.Re1 Re8 32.Bh6+ Kg6 33.Re5 Bd8 34.Qd3+ f5 35.Bf4 Kg7 36.Rxe8 Bxe8 37.Ne5 Qe6 38.Qd2 Qe7 39.Bh6+ Kh7 40.Nf3 Qe4 41.Ng5+ Bxg5 42.Bxg5 h3 43.gxh3 Bh5 44.Kh2 Be2 45.Qf4 Qxf4+ 46.Bxf4 Kg6 47.Kg3 Bf1 48.h4 Kh5 49.Bg5 Be2 50.Kf4 Bd3 51.Ke5 Kg4 52.Kd6 f4 53.Kc7 f3 54.Kxb7 Bb5 55.Kc7 Kh5 56.Kd6 Kg4 57.Kc5 Kh5 58.Kd6 Kg4 59.Kc5 Kh5 60.Kd6 1/2-1/2 [Event "TCh-RUS Men 2016"] [Site "Sochi RUS"] [Date "2016.05.03"] [Round "3.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Sjugirov,S"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2801"] [BlackElo "2674"] [ECO "A04"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.e3 Nf6 3.d4 g6 4.d5 Bg7 5.Nc3 O-O 6.Bc4 d6 7.O-O Re8 8.e4 e6 9.Re1 exd5 10.Nxd5 Nc6 11.Bg5 Be6 12.c3 Bxd5 13.Bxd5 Qc7 14.Bxf6 Bxf6 15.Nd2 Rad8 16.Qb3 a6 17.a4 Rb8 18.Nc4 Ne5 19.a5 Nxc4 20.Qxc4 b5 21.axb6 Rxb6 22.Re2 Reb8 23.Ra2 Rb5 24.g3 Kg7 25.Rxa6 Rxb2 26.Rxb2 Rxb2 27.Qa4 Qd8 28.Ra7 Be7 29.Rd7 Qe8 30.Qa7 Kf8 31.Kg2 h6 32.Bc6 Bg5 33.Rc7 Qe6 34.Bd5 1-0 [Event "TCh-RUS Men 2016"] [Site "Sochi RUS"] [Date "2016.05.04"] [Round "4.2"] [White "Svidler,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2762"] [BlackElo "2801"] [ECO "D35"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Nf3 c5 6.g3 Nxc3 7.bxc3 cxd4 8.cxd4 Bb4+ 9.Bd2 Bxd2+ 10.Qxd2 b6 11.Bg2 Bb7 12.O-O O-O 13.a4 Nc6 14.Ne5 Rc8 15.a5 b5 16.Qb2 a6 17.Nd3 Ba8 18.Bxc6 Rxc6 19.Nb4 Rc4 20.Nxa6 Qd5 21.f3 Rxd4 22.Nc7 Qc5 23.Kh1 Bc6 24.Rfc1 Rc4 25.Na6 Qf2 26.Qe5 Bd5 27.Nc7 f6 28.Qd6 Rxc7 29.Qxc7 Qxe2 30.Ra3 0-1 [Event "TCh-RUS Men 2016"] [Site "Sochi RUS"] [Date "2016.05.07"] [Round "7.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Karjakin,Sergey"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2801"] [BlackElo "2779"] [ECO "A05"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 c5 3.Bg2 Nc6 4.O-O e5 5.c4 d5 6.Qa4 Bd6 7.d4 cxd4 8.cxd5 Qa5 9.Qxa5 Nxa5 10.Na3 Bd7 11.b4 Bxb4 12.Nxe5 Bc3 13.Rb1 Bf5 14.Nb5 Bxb1 15.Nc7+ Kd8 16.Nxa8 Bg6 17.Bf4 Nd7 18.Nxd7 Kxd7 19.Bh3+ Ke7 20.d6+ Kf6 21.Nc7 Bf5 22.Nd5+ Ke6 23.Nc7+ Kf6 24.Bg2 Be6 25.h4 h6 26.Rb1 g5 27.hxg5+ hxg5 28.Nxe6 fxe6 29.Bc1 Rd8 30.Rb5 e5 31.f4 gxf4 32.gxf4 e4 33.Bxe4 Nc4 34.Bd3 Nxd6 35.Rg5 b5 36.Rg6+ Kf7 37.Kf2 Bb4 38.f5 Nc4 39.Bg5 Rd5 40.Rf6+ Kg8 41.Re6 Nd6 42.Rg6+ Kf7 43.Kf3 a5 44.Kg4 a4 45.Rh6 Nc4 46.Kh5 Bf8 47.Rh7+ Kg8 48.Rb7 Nd6 49.Rd7 b4 50.Bc4 Nxc4 51.Rxd5 b3 52.axb3 axb3 53.Rb5 b2 54.Rb7 Ba3 55.Kg6 Ne5+ 56.Kh5 Nc4 57.Bf4 Na5 58.Rb6 Nc6 59.Rb3 Kf7 60.Bg5 Nb4 61.f6 Nd5 62.Rb7+ Ke6 63.f7 Bb4 64.f8=Q Bxf8 65.Rxb2 Nc3 66.Kg4 Kd5 67.Kf3 Bc5 68.Rb8 Kc4 69.Rc8 Kd5 70.Bf4 Nb5 71.Bh6 Nc3 72.Bg7 Nb5 73.Rb8 Kc4 74.Rc8 Kd5 75.Bh6 Nc3 76.Bd2 Nb5 77.Kg2 Nc3 78.Kf1 Ne4 79.Ke1 Kc4 80.Re8 Nd6 81.Re5 Nb5 82.Kd1 Bd6 83.Rh5 Bc5 84.Rh8 Nd6 85.Kc2 Ne4 86.Be1 Nd6 87.Ra8 Ne4 88.Ra4+ Kd5 89.Kd3 Bb6 90.Bb4 Nf2+ 91.Kc2 Ne4 92.Bf8 Nc3 93.Ra6 Bc7 94.Kd3 Ne4 95.Ra7 Nf2+ 96.Kc2 Bb6 97.Rf7 Ng4 98.Rf4 Ne5 99.Bg7 Nc6 100.Kb3 Bc7 101.Rf5+ Be5 102.Rh5 Ke4 103.Bh6 Bf6 104.Bd2 Ne5 105.Rh6 Bg7 106.Rh4+ Kd5 107.Bf4 Nc6 108.Rh5+ Ke4 109.Rc5 Kxf4 110.Rxc6 Ke3 111.Rg6 Bh8 112.Re6+ Kd2 113.Kc4 Bg7 114.Rg6 Bh8 115.Rg2 Ke3 116.Rg8 Bf6 117.Rf8 Bg7 118.Rf7 Bh8 119.Re7+ Kd2 120.Re8 Bg7 121.Re7 Bh8 122.Re4 Bg7 123.Re6 Bh8 124.Rh6 Bg7 125.Rh2 Ke3 126.Rg2 Bh8 127.Rg8 Bf6 128.Rf8 Bg7 129.Rf7 Bh8 130.Re7+ Kd2 131.Kd5 d3 132.e4 Ke2 133.Rh7 d2 134.Rh2+ Ke3 135.Rh1 Ke2 136.e5 Bxe5 137.Kxe5 d1=Q 138.Rxd1 Kxd1 1/2-1/2 [Event "TCh-RUS Men 2016"] [Site "Sochi RUS"] [Date "2016.05.08"] [Round "8.1"] [White "Sjugirov,S"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2674"] [BlackElo "2801"] [ECO "C65"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 d6 5.O-O Bd7 6.Re1 g6 7.d4 Bg7 8.d5 Ne7 9.c4 O-O 10.Nc3 Bg4 11.h3 Bxf3 12.Qxf3 Kh8 13.Ba4 Nfg8 14.Bc2 f5 15.exf5 gxf5 16.g4 fxg4 17.Qxg4 Qe8 18.Be3 Bh6 19.Kh1 Nf6 20.Qh4 Bxe3 21.fxe3 Qh5 22.Qxh5 Nxh5 23.Ne4 Nf5 24.Kh2 a6 25.Rac1 b6 26.a3 h6 27.Bd3 a5 28.Rc2 Nh4 29.Be2 Rf3 30.Rf1 Rxf1 31.Bxf1 Rf8 32.Rf2 Rxf2+ 33.Nxf2 Nf3+ 34.Kg2 Ne1+ 35.Kh2 Kg7 36.Be2 Nf6 37.Bd1 e4 38.Kg3 Kg6 39.b4 Kf5 40.bxa5 bxa5 41.Ba4 Nd3 42.Nd1 Nc5 43.Bb5 Nfd7 44.Kh4 Kg6 45.Bxd7 Nxd7 46.Nc3 Ne5 47.c5 Kf5 48.cxd6 cxd6 49.Kh5 Nc4 50.Kxh6 Nxa3 51.Kg7 Nc4 52.h4 Nxe3 53.h5 Ng4 54.Nb5 Ke5 55.Kg6 e3 56.Nc3 a4 57.Kg5 Nf6 58.h6 a3 59.Kg6 e2 0-1 [Event "TCh-RUS Men 2016"] [Site "Sochi RUS"] [Date "2016.05.09"] [Round "9.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Svidler,P"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2801"] [BlackElo "2762"] [ECO "C53"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.O-O a6 7.a4 h6 8.Re1 O-O 9.Nbd2 Re8 10.Nf1 Ba7 11.Be3 Be6 12.Bxe6 Rxe6 13.Bxa7 Rxa7 14.Ng3 d5 15.d4 dxe4 16.dxe5 Qxd1 17.Raxd1 exf3 18.exf6 Rxf6 19.Re8+ Kh7 20.Rd7 b5 21.Ne4 Rf5 22.a5 b4 23.cxb4 fxg2 24.Kxg2 Nxb4 25.Rf8 Nc6 26.h4 Ne5 27.Re7 Ng6 28.Rexf7 Nxh4+ 29.Kh3 Kg6 30.Rxf5 Nxf5 31.Nc5 h5 32.b4 Ne7 33.f4 c6 34.Kg2 Nd5 35.Kf3 Rf7 36.Rxf7 Kxf7 37.Nxa6 Kf6 38.Ke4 h4 39.Kf3 g5 40.Nc5 Nxf4 41.a6 Nd5 42.a7 Nc7 43.Na6 Na8 44.Nb8 Ke6 45.Nxc6 Kd6 46.Nd4 Kc7 47.Kg4 Kb6 48.Nf3 Kxa7 49.Nxg5 Kb6 50.Kxh4 Kb5 51.Kh5 Kxb4 1/2-1/2 [Event "GCT Rapid Paris 2016"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2016.06.09"] [Round "1.3"] [White "Nakamura,Hi"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2787"] [BlackElo "2812"] [ECO "D35"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 c5 7.Nf3 cxd4 8.cxd4 Bb4+ 9.Bd2 Bxd2+ 10.Qxd2 O-O 11.Rc1 b6 12.Bd3 Bb7 13.O-O Nd7 14.Qf4 h6 15.e5 Rc8 16.Nd2 Rxc1 17.Rxc1 f6 18.Qg4 Nxe5 19.Qxe6+ Rf7 20.Bf5 g6 21.Nc4 Nxc4 22.Bxg6 Nd6 23.d5 Kf8 24.Bxf7 Nxf7 25.Rd1 Qd6 26.h4 b5 27.Qe3 a6 28.Qa7 Qc7 29.Re1 Qd7 30.Rd1 Kg7 31.Qb8 Nd6 32.Rc1 Nc4 33.Rd1 Nd6 34.Rc1 Nc4 35.Rd1 Nd6 36.Rd3 Kf7 37.Rd1 1/2-1/2 [Event "GCT Rapid Paris 2016"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2016.06.09"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "So,W"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2812"] [BlackElo "2770"] [ECO "D78"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.d4 Nf6 5.O-O O-O 6.c4 c6 7.Ne5 Ne4 8.Nc3 Nxc3 9.bxc3 dxc4 10.Nxc4 Be6 11.Qd3 Nd7 12.Rd1 Nb6 13.Na5 Qd7 14.c4 Rad8 15.Be3 Qc7 16.Qc2 Rd7 17.Rab1 Bf5 18.Be4 Bxe4 19.Qxe4 Rfd8 20.Rd3 Qc8 21.Rc1 Re8 22.d5 c5 23.Rb1 Na4 24.Bd2 Nb6 25.Rb5 e6 26.d6 Qb8 27.Rxc5 Rxd6 28.Qxb7 Rxd3 29.Qxb8 Rxb8 30.exd3 Rd8 31.Rc7 Rxd3 32.Be3 Bd4 33.Bh6 Bg7 34.Bf4 Bd4 35.Nb3 Bf6 36.Bh6 Rd7 37.Rc6 Bd8 38.c5 Nd5 39.Rc8 Ne7 40.Ra8 Nc6 41.Bg5 Kg7 42.Bxd8 Rxd8 43.Rxd8 Nxd8 44.Nd4 Nb7 45.Nb5 Nxc5 46.Nxa7 Kf6 47.Nc6 e5 48.Kf1 Ke6 49.Nb4 e4 50.Ke2 f5 51.Ke3 Ke5 52.h4 h6 53.Nc6+ Kd6 54.Nd4 Ke5 55.Nc6+ Kd6 56.Nd4 Ke5 1/2-1/2 [Event "GCT Rapid Paris 2016"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2016.06.09"] [Round "3.5"] [White "Topalov,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2761"] [BlackElo "2812"] [ECO "C65"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.c3 O-O 6.O-O d6 7.h3 Ne7 8.d4 Bb6 9.Re1 Ng6 10.Nbd2 c6 11.Bd3 Re8 12.Bc2 Bc7 13.a4 a5 14.Nf1 d5 15.exd5 e4 16.d6 Qxd6 17.N3h2 h5 18.f3 Bf5 19.fxe4 Bxe4 20.Bxe4 Nxe4 21.Qxh5 Nf6 22.Rxe8+ Rxe8 23.Qf3 Re1 24.Kf2 Nh4 25.Qd3 Qe6 26.Ng4 Nxg4+ 27.hxg4 Nxg2 28.Kxg2 Qxg4+ 29.Kf2 Qh4+ 30.Kg2 Rxc1 31.Rxc1 Qg5+ 0-1 [Event "GCT Rapid Paris 2016"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2016.06.09"] [Round "4.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Vachier Lagrave,M"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2812"] [BlackElo "2789"] [ECO "A04"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.e3 Nf6 3.d4 d5 4.c3 e6 5.Nbd2 Nc6 6.Bd3 Be7 7.O-O O-O 8.Ne5 Nd7 9.f4 f5 10.g4 Nf6 11.gxf5 exf5 12.Ndf3 Ne4 13.Qe2 Rf6 14.Kh1 Rh6 15.Rg1 Nxe5 16.Nxe5 c4 17.Bc2 Bh4 18.Rg2 Qe8 19.Bd2 Qh5 20.Qxh5 Rxh5 21.Be1 Bf6 22.b3 Be6 23.bxc4 dxc4 24.Bxe4 fxe4 25.Rb2 Rh3 26.Bg3 h5 27.Rxb7 h4 28.Bf2 Bxe5 29.dxe5 Rd8 30.Rg1 Kf8 31.Rgxg7 Rf3 32.Bg1 h3 33.Rg6 Rd7 34.Rb8+ Kf7 35.Rbg8 Bf5 36.R6g7+ Ke6 37.Re8+ Kd5 38.Rg5 Be6 39.Rf8 Rf7 40.Rb8 Rf1 41.Rg6 Re7 42.Rb5+ Kc6 43.Rb2 Re8 44.Rd2 Kc5 45.Rd6 Bf5 46.Rg7 Re7 47.Rg5 Be6 48.a4 Rc1 49.Rg6 Bd7 50.f5 Bxf5 51.Rg5 Be6 52.Rg6 Bd7 53.Ra6 Rxc3 54.e6 Bc8 55.Rg5+ Kb4 56.Rc6 Bxe6 57.a5 Bd7 58.Rd6 Rd3 59.Rf6 c3 60.Rf2 Ba4 61.Rg8 Bd1 62.Rb8+ Ka3 0-1 [Event "GCT Rapid Paris 2016"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2016.06.09"] [Round "5.4"] [White "Giri,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2782"] [BlackElo "2812"] [ECO "A14"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 e6 4.O-O Be7 5.c4 O-O 6.b3 c5 7.Bb2 Nc6 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.d4 cxd4 10.Nxd4 Bd7 11.Na3 Bf6 12.Nc4 Nxd4 13.Bxd4 Bb5 14.Rc1 Rc8 15.a4 Ba6 16.Bxf6 Qxf6 17.Bxd5 Rcd8 18.e4 exd5 19.exd5 Qg5 20.d6 b5 21.axb5 Qxb5 22.Re1 Qc6 23.Na5 Qxd6 24.Qxd6 Rxd6 25.Rc6 Rxc6 26.Nxc6 g6 27.b4 Bb7 28.Nxa7 Rd8 29.b5 Rd2 30.Nc6 Bxc6 31.bxc6 Rc2 32.Re8+ Kg7 33.Rc8 h5 34.Kg2 Kf6 35.Kf3 Ke7 36.Rc7+ Ke6 37.h4 Rc4 38.Ke3 Rc2 39.f4 Rc3+ 40.Kd4 Rc1 41.Rc8 Kd6 42.f5 gxf5 43.c7 Ke7 44.Rh8 1/2-1/2 [Event "GCT Rapid Paris 2016"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2016.06.10"] [Round "6.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Aronian,L"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2812"] [BlackElo "2792"] [ECO "C53"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 O-O 6.O-O d5 7.exd5 Nxd5 8.a4 a5 9.Nbd2 Nb6 10.Bb5 Bg4 11.h3 Bh5 12.Ne4 Bd6 13.Re1 Na7 14.d4 Nxb5 15.axb5 exd4 16.Nxd6 Bxf3 17.Qxf3 Qxd6 18.Bf4 Qf6 19.Bxc7 Qxf3 20.gxf3 Nd5 21.Bxa5 dxc3 22.bxc3 Rfc8 23.Red1 Nf4 24.Kh2 h6 25.Bb4 Rxa1 26.Rxa1 Nd5 27.Rd1 Nxb4 28.cxb4 g5 29.Rd4 Kg7 30.f4 Rc3 31.Kg2 Kg6 32.fxg5 hxg5 33.h4 gxh4 34.Rxh4 Rd3 35.Rc4 Rd5 36.Rc5 Rd4 37.Rc7 Rxb4 38.Rxb7 Rb3 39.Rb8 Kf5 40.Rb6 Kf4 41.Rb8 f5 42.b6 Rb2 43.Rb7 Rb1 1/2-1/2 [Event "GCT Rapid Paris 2016"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2016.06.10"] [Round "7.5"] [White "Fressinet,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2687"] [BlackElo "2812"] [ECO "C65"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.c3 O-O 6.O-O d6 7.h3 Ne7 8.d4 Bb6 9.Bd3 Ng6 10.Re1 c5 11.dxe5 dxe5 12.Na3 Qe7 13.Qc2 Nh5 14.Bg5 f6 15.Be3 Nhf4 16.Bf1 Kh8 17.Rad1 Be6 18.Kh2 f5 19.Bxf4 Nxf4 20.Nc4 Bc7 21.Ne3 fxe4 22.Qxe4 Nxh3 23.gxh3 Rxf3 24.Re2 Raf8 25.Bg2 Rxf2 26.Rxf2 Rxf2 27.Qxb7 e4+ 28.Kh1 Bg8 29.Ng4 Re2 30.Qc8 h5 31.Bf1 hxg4 32.Bxe2 Qe5 33.Kg2 Qh2+ 34.Kf1 e3 0-1 [Event "GCT Rapid Paris 2016"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2016.06.10"] [Round "8.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Caruana,F"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2812"] [BlackElo "2804"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.d4 c6 5.O-O Nf6 6.b3 O-O 7.Bb2 e6 8.c4 b6 9.Nbd2 Bb7 10.Qc2 Nbd7 11.e4 dxe4 12.Nxe4 Qc7 13.Nxf6+ Nxf6 14.Ne5 Rad8 15.Rad1 Nd7 16.Nxd7 Rxd7 17.Rd2 Rfd8 18.Rfd1 Qd6 19.Bc3 Qa3 20.b4 b5 21.Qb3 Qa6 22.c5 Ba8 23.h4 h5 24.Be4 Qc8 25.Bb2 Re7 26.Qe3 Qd7 27.Bc3 Qe8 28.Qf3 Bb7 29.Kh2 Rc7 30.Qf4 Re7 31.Bf3 Bc8 32.Rd3 Kh7 33.Qe4 Rd5 34.Qe2 Rd8 35.Bb2 Rc7 36.Bc1 Bd7 37.Bf4 Rb7 38.Be5 Qh8 39.Be4 Kg8 40.Qf3 Rc8 41.Qf4 Be8 42.Ra3 Rd8 43.Bf3 Kh7 44.Ra6 Rc8 45.Rd3 Rd8 46.Rda3 Bxe5 47.dxe5 Rbd7 48.Rxa7 Rd2 49.Bxc6 R8d4 50.Qe3 Bxc6 51.Rxf7+ Kg8 52.Rc7 Qh6 53.Rc8+ Kg7 54.Ra7+ Bd7 55.Rg8+ Kxg8 56.Qxh6 Rxf2+ 57.Kh3 Rf8 58.Qxg6+ 1-0 [Event "GCT Rapid Paris 2016"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2016.06.10"] [Round "9.2"] [White "Carlsen,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2855"] [BlackElo "2812"] [ECO "D35"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 c5 7.Nf3 cxd4 8.cxd4 Bb4+ 9.Bd2 Bxd2+ 10.Qxd2 O-O 11.Bc4 Nd7 12.O-O b6 13.a4 Bb7 14.Bd3 e5 15.Qe3 exd4 16.Nxd4 Nc5 17.Bc2 Re8 18.f3 Qf6 19.a5 Rad8 20.Rfd1 Ba6 21.axb6 axb6 22.Ba4 Nxa4 23.Rxa4 b5 24.Rb4 Rd7 25.Rc1 Red8 26.e5 Qb6 27.Rc6 Qa7 28.Nf5 Qxe3+ 29.Nxe3 Ra8 30.Kf2 g6 31.h4 h5 32.e6 fxe6 33.Rxe6 Kh7 34.Rf4 Bc8 35.Rb6 Ra2+ 36.Kg3 Re2 37.Re4 Bb7 38.Nd5 Rxe4 39.Nf6+ Kg7 40.Nxd7 Re7 41.Nb8 Rc7 42.Rxb5 Kf6 43.Rb2 Kf5 44.Rb6 Re7 45.Rb5+ Kf6 46.Kf4 Rc7 47.Rb6+ Kg7 48.Rd6 Rc4+ 49.Kg3 Rc7 50.Rd7+ Rxd7 51.Nxd7 Ba6 52.Nc5 Bf1 53.Ne4 Kf7 54.Nd2 Bd3 55.Kf4 Ke6 56.Kg5 Kf7 57.Nb3 Bf1 58.g3 Kg7 59.Nd4 Bc4 60.f4 Bd3 61.f5 gxf5 62.Nxf5+ Kh7 63.Ne3 1-0 [Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2016"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2016.06.11"] [Round "1.5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Giri,A"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2812"] [BlackElo "2782"] [ECO "A05"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 c5 3.Bg2 Nc6 4.O-O e5 5.e4 d6 6.d3 g6 7.a3 Bg7 8.Nc3 O-O 9.Rb1 a6 10.b4 b5 11.Be3 cxb4 12.axb4 h6 13.h3 Be6 14.d4 Bc4 15.Re1 Rc8 16.Qd2 Kh7 17.g4 d5 18.Nxe5 Nxe5 19.dxe5 Nxe4 20.Nxe4 dxe4 21.Bxe4 Qxd2 22.Bxd2 Bxe5 23.Bxg6+ fxg6 24.Rxe5 Rf7 25.Be3 Rd8 26.Ra1 Rd6 27.c3 g5 28.Bd4 Kg6 29.Re8 Rf3 30.Kh2 h5 31.Ra8 hxg4 32.hxg4 Rf4 33.Rg8+ Bxg8 34.Be5 Rxf2+ 35.Kg3 Rdd2 0-1 [Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2016"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2016.06.11"] [Round "2.2"] [White "Topalov,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2761"] [BlackElo "2812"] [ECO "C24"] 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d3 Bc5 4.Nf3 d6 5.c3 Nc6 6.O-O a6 7.a4 h6 8.Re1 O-O 9.Nbd2 Be6 10.b4 Ba7 11.h3 Bxc4 12.Nxc4 Re8 13.Be3 d5 14.exd5 Qxd5 15.Bxa7 Rxa7 16.Ne3 Qd7 17.Qc2 Raa8 18.Nc4 Qd5 19.Ne3 Qd7 20.Nc4 Qf5 21.b5 axb5 22.axb5 Rxa1 23.Rxa1 e4 24.bxc6 exf3 25.Ne3 Qc8 26.cxb7 Qxb7 27.g3 Qc6 28.Kh2 Nd5 29.Nxd5 Qxd5 30.Qa4 c6 31.Qd4 Qf5 32.g4 Qe6 33.Kg3 Qe2 34.Qd7 Qe5+ 35.Kxf3 Re6 36.Qd4 Rf6+ 37.Kg2 Qxd4 38.cxd4 Rf4 39.Ra4 g5 40.Rc4 Rf6 41.f3 Kf8 42.Rc5 Rd6 43.Rc4 Ke7 44.Kg3 Ke6 45.h4 Kd5 46.Ra4 Rf6 47.hxg5 hxg5 48.Kf2 Re6 49.Rc4 f6 50.Ra4 Re7 51.Rc4 Re6 52.Ra4 Re7 53.Rc4 Re6 54.Ra4 1/2-1/2 [Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2016"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2016.06.11"] [Round "3.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Fressinet,L"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2812"] [BlackElo "2687"] [ECO "B32"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Qb6 5.Nb3 Nf6 6.Nc3 e6 7.Qe2 Qc7 8.f4 Bb4 9.Bd2 Bxc3 10.bxc3 d6 11.g4 b6 12.Bg2 Bb7 13.g5 Nd7 14.h4 Na5 15.Nxa5 bxa5 16.Rb1 Nc5 17.h5 O-O 18.g6 h6 19.gxf7+ Qxf7 20.O-O Rae8 21.c4 Ba6 22.Bxa5 Rc8 23.Bb4 Rfd8 24.Rf2 Nd7 25.Bxd6 Bxc4 26.Qf3 Nf6 27.Be5 Bxa2 28.Ra1 Bc4 29.f5 Qxh5 30.Qxh5 Nxh5 31.Rxa7 Rf8 32.Bh3 Rce8 33.Rc7 Rc8 34.Rxc8 Rxc8 35.fxe6 Re8 36.Bg4 g6 37.Bxh5 gxh5 38.Rg2+ 1-0 [Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2016"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2016.06.11"] [Round "4.3"] [White "Nakamura,Hi"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2787"] [BlackElo "2812"] [ECO "D35"] 1.c4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3 Bd6 7.Bd3 O-O 8.Qc2 h6 9.Bh4 Re8 10.Nf3 Be6 11.Ne5 c5 12.O-O cxd4 13.exd4 Nc6 14.Nxc6 bxc6 15.Bg3 Nh5 16.Na4 Nxg3 17.hxg3 Rc8 18.Rfe1 Qf6 19.Rad1 Bg4 20.Rxe8+ Rxe8 21.Qxc6 Rc8 22.Qa6 Bxg3 23.fxg3 Qxa6 24.Bxa6 Bxd1 25.Bxc8 Bxa4 26.Bb7 Kf8 27.Bxd5 Ke7 28.Kf2 f5 29.Ke3 g5 30.Bb7 Kd6 31.b3 Bd7 32.Bf3 Be6 33.Kd3 Bf7 34.Kc3 h5 35.a4 g4 36.Bb7 Kc7 37.Ba8 Kb8 38.Bc6 Kc7 39.Bb5 Bd5 40.Bf1 Kd6 41.b4 f4 42.gxf4 h4 43.f5 Ke7 44.Kd3 Kf6 45.Ke3 Kxf5 46.b5 g3 47.a5 Kg5 48.Be2 Bxg2 49.Bf3 Bf1 50.b6 axb6 51.axb6 Ba6 52.b7 Bxb7 53.Bxb7 h3 54.Kf3 g2 55.Kf2 Kf4 56.Ba8 Kf5 57.Bc6 Kf4 58.Bb7 Kf5 59.Bc8+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2016"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2016.06.11"] [Round "5.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Carlsen,M"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2812"] [BlackElo "2855"] [ECO "C55"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.Re1 d6 7.a4 Na5 8.Ba2 c5 9.Nbd2 Nc6 10.c3 Be6 11.Bxe6 fxe6 12.b4 cxb4 13.cxb4 Nxb4 14.Qb3 d5 15.Nxe5 Rc8 16.Rb1 Nc2 17.Rf1 Nd4 18.Qd1 Qc7 19.Ndf3 dxe4 20.dxe4 Nxf3+ 21.Nxf3 Nxe4 22.Qe2 Qc4 23.Qxc4 Rxc4 24.Rxb7 Bc5 25.Bb2 Nf6 26.Ng5 Re8 27.a5 h6 28.Nf7 Re7 29.Rxe7 Bxe7 30.Ne5 Rc2 31.Bd4 Bc5 32.Nc6 a6 33.Ra1 Bd6 34.Bxf6 Rxc6 35.Bd4 Bc7 36.g3 Kf7 37.Kg2 h5 38.Kf3 e5 39.Be3 Ke6 40.Ra4 Kd5 41.g4 g6 42.gxh5 gxh5 43.Rh4 Rf6+ 44.Ke2 Rf5 45.Bb6 Bd6 46.f3 Be7 47.Ra4 Rg5 48.Kf1 Rg6 49.Ra2 Rc6 50.Rd2+ Ke6 51.Kg2 Rc3 52.Re2 Kf5 53.Re4 Rc2+ 54.Kh3 Bg5 55.Be3 Rc3 0-1 [Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2016"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2016.06.11"] [Round "6.4"] [White "Caruana,F"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2804"] [BlackElo "2812"] [ECO "C65"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 d6 5.O-O Bd7 6.Re1 g6 7.c3 Bg7 8.Nbd2 O-O 9.Ba4 Nh5 10.Nf1 Kh8 11.h3 f5 12.exf5 gxf5 13.d4 e4 14.Ng5 Nf6 15.d5 Ne5 16.Bxd7 Qxd7 17.Ne6 Nd3 18.Re3 Nxd5 19.Rxd3 exd3 20.Nxf8 Rxf8 21.Qxd3 c6 22.Bd2 Re8 23.Ng3 Rf8 24.Nh5 Be5 25.f4 Bg7 26.Re1 Nf6 27.Ng3 Ng8 28.Be3 Qe6 29.Bf2 Qg6 30.Bxa7 c5 31.Bb6 Bh6 32.Qf3 Nf6 33.Re6 Qf7 34.Rxd6 Qxa2 35.Bxc5 Qxb2 36.Bd4 Bg7 37.Kh2 Qb1 38.Rb6 Qc2 39.Rxb7 Ne8 40.Rxg7 Nxg7 41.Nh5 Rg8 42.Nxg7 1-0 [Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2016"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2016.06.11"] [Round "7.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Vachier Lagrave,M"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2812"] [BlackElo "2789"] [ECO "A48"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bg5 Bg7 4.c3 O-O 5.Nbd2 d6 6.e4 c5 7.d5 h6 8.Bh4 e6 9.dxe6 Bxe6 10.Be2 Nc6 11.O-O Qc7 12.Re1 Rad8 13.Qc2 d5 14.Bb5 g5 15.Bg3 Qb6 16.exd5 Bxd5 17.a4 Na5 18.b4 cxb4 19.cxb4 Nc6 20.Nc4 Nxb4 21.Qf5 Qc5 22.Ne3 Qc8 23.Qxc8 Rxc8 24.Bd6 Nc2 25.Nxc2 Rxc2 26.Nd4 Rd2 27.Bxf8 Bxf8 28.Rad1 Rxd1 29.Rxd1 a6 30.Bd3 Bc5 31.Nf5 h5 32.Rc1 Nd7 33.a5 Kf8 34.g3 Bc6 35.Be2 Be4 36.Ne3 g4 37.h3 h4 38.Bxg4 Bxe3 39.fxe3 f5 40.Bxf5 1-0 [Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2016"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2016.06.11"] [Round "8.5"] [White "Aronian,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2792"] [BlackElo "2812"] [ECO "A14"] 1.c4 e6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 Nf6 4.Nf3 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.d4 dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.a4 Bd7 9.Qxc4 Bc6 10.Bg5 Nbd7 11.Nc3 h6 12.Bd2 a5 13.Rfd1 Bb4 14.Qd3 Qe7 15.Be1 Rfd8 16.Qc2 Nb6 17.b3 Rac8 18.Rac1 Ba3 19.Ra1 Bb4 20.Rac1 Be8 21.Qb1 c5 22.dxc5 Rxc5 23.Rxd8 Qxd8 24.Na2 Rxc1 25.Qxc1 Bxe1 26.Nxe1 Nbd5 27.Nd3 b5 28.axb5 Bxb5 29.Qc2 Qb6 30.Nac1 Qd4 31.Bf3 g5 32.h3 Kg7 33.Qc5 Qxc5 34.Nxc5 Nc3 35.Kf1 a4 1/2-1/2 [Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2016"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2016.06.11"] [Round "9.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "So,W"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2812"] [BlackElo "2770"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 g6 3.c4 dxc4 4.Qa4+ Nc6 5.Bg2 Bg7 6.O-O e5 7.Nxe5 Bxe5 8.Bxc6+ bxc6 9.Qxc6+ Bd7 10.Qe4 f6 11.f4 Bf5 12.Qc6+ Bd7 13.Qe4 Bf5 14.Qe3 Qd4 15.fxe5 Qxe3+ 16.dxe3 fxe5 17.e4 Bxe4 18.Nc3 Bc6 19.Bg5 Rb8 20.Rad1 h6 21.Bf6 Rh7 22.Bxe5 Rxb2 23.Rf4 Re7 24.Bh8 Rc2 25.Rdf1 Kd7 26.Rxc4 Bb7 27.Rf8 Re8 28.Rxc7+ Kxc7 29.Rxe8 1-0 [Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2016"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2016.06.12"] [Round "10.5"] [White "Giri,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2782"] [BlackElo "2812"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 c6 4.O-O Bg4 5.h3 Bxf3 6.Bxf3 Nbd7 7.d3 e5 8.e4 dxe4 9.dxe4 Bc5 10.Bg2 Qe7 11.a4 O-O 12.Qe2 a5 13.Nd2 Rfd8 14.Nb3 Bb6 15.Bd2 Nc5 16.Nxc5 Bxc5 17.Rfd1 h6 18.Be1 Nd7 19.h4 Bb6 20.Qc4 Nc5 21.b3 Ne6 22.c3 Rxd1 23.Rxd1 Rd8 24.Qe2 Qa3 25.Rxd8+ Bxd8 26.Qd1 Bb6 27.Bh3 Nc5 28.Bc8 Qb2 29.Kf1 Nxe4 30.Bf5 Nxf2 31.Qd7 g6 32.Be6 fxe6 33.Qe8+ Kg7 34.Qe7+ Kg8 35.Qe8+ Kg7 36.Qe7+ Kg8 1/2-1/2 [Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2016"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2016.06.12"] [Round "11.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Topalov,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2812"] [BlackElo "2761"] [ECO "D02"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Bf4 c5 4.e3 cxd4 5.exd4 Nc6 6.c3 Bf5 7.Nbd2 e6 8.Nh4 Be4 9.Nxe4 Nxe4 10.Nf3 Bd6 11.Bxd6 Qxd6 12.Bd3 O-O 13.O-O a6 14.Qe2 f5 15.Rfe1 Rae8 16.a4 Re7 17.Rac1 Rd8 18.b4 Rc7 19.b5 axb5 20.Bxb5 Ne7 21.c4 dxc4 22.Rxc4 Nd5 23.Qb2 h6 24.g3 Rdc8 25.Ne5 Ndc3 26.Rxc7 Rxc7 27.Bc4 Kh7 28.Bf1 Qxd4 29.Nd3 Qxa4 30.Qb6 Qc6 31.Qd4 Qd5 32.Qe3 Qd6 33.Bg2 Rd7 34.Bf1 b5 35.Nf4 Nd1 36.Qb3 Qb6 37.Re2 Ndxf2 38.Kg2 Rd6 39.h3 b4 40.Qf3 b3 41.Qh5 Qc6 42.Kg1 Nd3 43.Qg6+ Kh8 44.Nh5 Qd7 45.Re3 Ne5 46.Qxg7+ Qxg7 47.Nxg7 Kxg7 48.Rxb3 Rd1 49.Kg2 Rd2+ 50.Kg1 Kf6 51.Bg2 Rd1+ 52.Kh2 Rd3 53.Rb8 Nxg3 54.Rh8 Kg7 55.Re8 Kf6 56.Rh8 Nf7 57.Rg8 Ne4 58.h4 Nf2 59.Bf1 Rd2 60.Kg1 Ng4 61.h5 Nge5 62.Bg2 Ng5 63.Rh8 Ng4 0-1 [Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2016"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2016.06.12"] [Round "12.4"] [White "Fressinet,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2687"] [BlackElo "2812"] [ECO "C65"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 d6 5.O-O Bd7 6.Re1 g6 7.c3 Bg7 8.Bg5 h6 9.Bh4 O-O 10.Nbd2 Qe8 11.Nf1 Ne7 12.Bc4 Kh8 13.Ne3 Ng4 14.d4 Nxe3 15.Rxe3 f6 16.Re1 Rd8 17.a4 Bc6 18.Qb3 Rb8 19.Be6 a5 20.Nd2 f5 21.d5 g5 22.Bxg5 hxg5 23.dxc6 bxc6 24.Qd1 Qg6 25.Bb3 d5 26.exf5 Nxf5 27.Rb1 e4 28.Nf1 g4 29.Bc2 Rbd8 30.Qe2 c5 31.Bd1 c4 32.Qxg4 Qf7 33.Qh3+ Nh6 34.f3 Rde8 35.Ng3 Re5 36.Bc2 Rg5 37.Rf1 e3 38.f4 Rg4 39.Nf5 e2 40.Nxh6 exf1=Q+ 41.Rxf1 Bxh6 42.Qxg4 Qf6 43.Qd7 Rf7 44.Qxd5 Bxf4 45.Kh1 Qh6 46.g3 Bxg3 47.Qd4+ Kg8 48.Qg4+ Qg7 49.Qxg7+ 1-0 [Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2016"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2016.06.12"] [Round "13.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Nakamura,Hi"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2812"] [BlackElo "2787"] [ECO "A14"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 e6 4.O-O Be7 5.c4 O-O 6.d4 dxc4 7.Ne5 Nc6 8.Bxc6 bxc6 9.Nxc6 Qe8 10.Nxe7+ Qxe7 11.Qa4 e5 12.dxe5 Qxe5 13.Qxc4 Be6 14.Qd3 Rad8 15.Qe3 Qh5 16.f3 Bc4 17.Nc3 Rfe8 18.g4 Qg6 19.Qf2 Nd5 20.Nxd5 Rxd5 21.Re1 h5 22.g5 f6 23.h4 Rde5 24.e4 f5 25.Bf4 R5e7 26.Rac1 Bxa2 27.Qxa7 Bf7 28.Rxc7 Rxc7 29.Qxc7 fxe4 30.Rxe4 Rxe4 31.fxe4 Qxe4 32.Qe5 Qf3 33.Bg3 Bd5 34.Qe8+ Kh7 35.g6+ Kh6 36.Qh8+ Kxg6 37.Qe8+ Kh7 0-1 [Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2016"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2016.06.12"] [Round "14.3"] [White "Carlsen,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2855"] [BlackElo "2812"] [ECO "C65"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.Bxc6 dxc6 6.h3 Nd7 7.Be3 O-O 8.Qd2 Re8 9.Nc3 a5 10.Bxc5 Nxc5 11.O-O-O f6 12.Qe3 Qe7 13.d4 exd4 14.Nxd4 Bd7 15.Rhe1 b5 16.f3 b4 17.Nb1 Kh8 18.Nd2 Na4 19.Nc4 c5 20.Nf5 Qe6 21.b3 Bb5 22.bxa4 Bxc4 23.Qxc5 Qf7 24.Qc6 Be6 25.Kb2 h6 26.g4 Rad8 27.Rxd8 Rxd8 28.Qc5 Qd7 29.Qe7 Qxe7 30.Nxe7 c5 31.Nc6 c4 32.Nxd8 1-0 [Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2016"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2016.06.12"] [Round "15.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Caruana,F"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2812"] [BlackElo "2804"] [ECO "A05"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 b5 3.e3 a6 4.b3 Bb7 5.c4 b4 6.Bg2 e6 7.O-O Be7 8.d4 O-O 9.Bb2 d6 10.Nbd2 Nbd7 11.Qe2 c5 12.Rfd1 Qc7 13.Ne1 a5 14.a4 bxa3 15.Rxa3 d5 16.Ra2 cxd4 17.Bxd4 e5 18.Ba1 e4 19.cxd5 Bxd5 20.Nc2 a4 21.Nd4 a3 22.Nf5 Ne5 23.Nxe7+ Qxe7 24.Nc4 Nxc4 25.bxc4 Bc6 26.Bd4 Rfb8 27.Rda1 Rb3 28.h3 h5 29.Kh2 h4 30.Qc2 hxg3+ 31.fxg3 Qb4 32.Bc5 Qb8 33.Rxa3 Raxa3 34.Rxa3 Rb2 35.Qd1 Rf2 36.Rb3 Qe5 37.Qd6 Qf5 38.Qd1 Qf3 39.Qg1 Bd7 40.Rb8+ Kh7 41.Bd6 Bxh3 42.Qxf2 Ng4+ 43.Kxh3 Nxf2+ 44.Kh2 Ng4+ 45.Kh3 Qf5 46.Rb5 Qe6 47.Kh4 Nxe3 48.Rh5+ Kg8 49.Bf4 Nxg2+ 0-1 [Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2016"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2016.06.12"] [Round "16.2"] [White "Vachier Lagrave,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2789"] [BlackElo "2812"] [ECO "D73"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.d4 Nf6 5.c4 c6 6.b3 O-O 7.O-O Bf5 8.Bb2 Nbd7 9.e3 dxc4 10.bxc4 e5 11.Nc3 Re8 12.h3 exd4 13.Nxd4 Ne5 14.Nxf5 Qxd1 15.Nxd1 gxf5 16.Bxe5 Rxe5 17.Rb1 Re7 18.Nc3 Rd8 19.Rfd1 Rxd1+ 20.Rxd1 Kf8 21.h4 Ke8 22.Ne2 Ne4 23.Bh3 Re5 24.Nd4 Nc3 25.Rd3 Nxa2 26.Ra3 Nb4 27.Rxa7 Rc5 28.Nxf5 Be5 29.f4 Bc7 30.Rxb7 Na6 31.Ra7 Ra5 32.c5 Kd8 33.Nd6 f6 34.Nb7+ 1-0 [Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2016"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2016.06.12"] [Round "17.5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Aronian,L"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2812"] [BlackElo "2792"] [ECO "A14"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 e6 4.O-O Be7 5.c4 O-O 6.d4 dxc4 7.Ne5 Nc6 8.Bxc6 bxc6 9.Nxc6 Qe8 10.Nxe7+ Qxe7 11.Qa4 e5 12.dxe5 Qxe5 13.Qxc4 Be6 14.Qd3 Rad8 15.Qe3 Qa5 16.Qa3 Qh5 17.f3 Rfe8 18.Nc3 Bc4 19.Rf2 h6 20.Bf4 Nd5 21.Nxd5 Qxd5 22.Re1 Bxa2 23.Qxa7 c6 24.e4 Qe6 25.Kg2 Bc4 26.Qc5 Bb5 27.h4 Rd3 28.g4 Red8 29.h5 Rd1 30.Rxd1 Rxd1 31.g5 hxg5 32.Qxg5 Bc4 33.Kh2 f6 34.Qg6 Qf7 35.Rc2 Bb5 36.Rg2 Qxg6 37.hxg6 c5 38.Rc2 Be8 39.Rxc5 Bxg6 40.b4 Rb1 41.Bd2 Rb2 42.Rd5 Bf7 43.Rd8+ Kh7 44.Kg3 Rb3 45.Kg4 Be6+ 46.Kf4 g5+ 47.Kg3 g4 48.Rd6 Rxf3+ 49.Kg2 Bc4 50.Rd4 Bf1+ 51.Kg1 g3 52.e5 fxe5 53.Rh4+ Kg6 54.Be1 Kg5 55.Rh7 Bd3 56.Rg7+ Kf4 57.Kg2 Bf1+ 58.Kg1 Bc4 59.Kg2 Bd5 60.Bd2+ Kf5 61.Rf7+ Kg4 62.Rxf3 Bxf3+ 63.Kg1 Be2 64.Kg2 Bf3+ 65.Kg1 Bc6 66.Be3 Kf3 67.Bc5 Bb5 68.Bd6 e4 69.Bc5 e3 70.Bd4 Bc6 71.Be5 Bb5 72.Bd4 Ke4 73.Bc3 Kf3 74.Be5 Bc4 75.Bd4 Bb5 76.Be5 g2 1/2-1/2 [Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2016"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2016.06.12"] [Round "18.1"] [White "So,W"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2812"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.Re1 Nd6 6.Nxe5 Be7 7.Bf1 Nf5 8.c3 Nxe5 9.Rxe5 d6 10.Re1 O-O 11.d4 d5 12.Bf4 c6 13.Bd3 Bd6 14.Qf3 Bxf4 15.Qxf4 Qd6 16.Qf3 g6 17.Nd2 Bd7 18.Re2 Ng7 19.Rae1 Rae8 20.Rxe8 Rxe8 21.Rxe8+ Nxe8 22.Qe3 f6 23.Nf3 Ng7 24.Kf1 g5 25.h3 h6 26.Ng1 Kf7 27.Ne2 h5 28.Kg1 h4 29.Bc2 Bf5 30.Bxf5 Nxf5 31.Qd3 Qe6 32.Kf1 Qe4 33.Nc1 Nd6 34.f3 Qxd3+ 35.Nxd3 Ke6 36.Ke2 Kf5 37.b3 a5 38.Nc5 Kf4 39.Kf2 b6 40.Nd3+ Kf5 41.a4 b5 42.Nc5 bxa4 43.Nxa4 Kf4 44.Nc5 Nb5 45.Na4 f5 46.Nc5 g4 47.Ne6+ 1-0 [Event "GCT Rapid YourNextMove"] [Site "Leuven BEL"] [Date "2016.06.17"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Nakamura,Hi"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2812"] [BlackElo "2787"] [ECO "A14"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 e6 4.O-O Be7 5.c4 O-O 6.b3 c5 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Bb2 Nc6 9.d4 cxd4 10.Nxd4 Bd7 11.Na3 Bf6 12.Nc4 Nxd4 13.Bxd4 Bb5 14.Rc1 Rc8 15.a4 Ba6 16.e3 b6 17.Bxd5 Qxd5 18.Bxf6 Qxd1 19.Rfxd1 gxf6 20.Rd7 Bxc4 21.bxc4 a6 22.Ra7 b5 23.axb5 axb5 24.c5 Ra8 25.Rb7 Rfb8 26.c6 b4 27.Rc4 b3 28.Kg2 Kg7 29.Rg4+ Kf8 30.Ra4 Kg7 31.Rxa8 Rxa8 32.Rxb3 Rc8 33.Rc3 f5 34.c7 Kf6 35.Kh3 Kg5 36.Rc5 Kg6 37.g4 e5 38.f4 f6 39.Rc6 exf4 40.exf4 fxg4+ 41.Kxg4 h5+ 42.Kf3 Kf5 43.h4 1-0 [Event "GCT Rapid YourNextMove"] [Site "Leuven BEL"] [Date "2016.06.17"] [Round "2.2"] [White "So,W"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2812"] [ECO "D53"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Nf3 h6 7.Bh4 O-O 8.Qc2 c5 9.Rd1 Qa5 10.cxd5 Nxd5 11.Bxe7 Nxe7 12.Be2 Nf6 13.O-O cxd4 14.Rxd4 Nc6 15.Rd2 Bd7 16.Rfd1 Rfd8 17.Qb3 Rab8 18.a3 a6 19.Bd3 Be8 20.Bb1 Rxd2 21.Nxd2 Ne5 22.Nc4 Nxc4 23.Qxc4 Bc6 24.Qd4 Rc8 25.h3 Qh5 26.Rd2 Qg5 27.f3 e5 28.Qd3 e4 29.fxe4 Re8 30.Qd4 Nd7 31.Rf2 Ne5 32.Ba2 Rd8 33.Nd5 Bxd5 34.exd5 Rd6 35.Bb1 g6 36.Be4 Qe7 37.Bf3 Rd8 38.Bg4 Qc7 39.Rf1 h5 40.Be2 Qd6 41.e4 Rc8 42.Bd3 Kg7 43.Qe3 b5 44.Kh1 Rc7 45.Qf4 f6 46.Qd2 Qc5 47.Bb1 g5 48.Qe2 h4 49.Bd3 1/2-1/2 [Event "GCT Rapid YourNextMove"] [Site "Leuven BEL"] [Date "2016.06.17"] [Round "3.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Topalov,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2812"] [BlackElo "2761"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.d4 Nh6 5.O-O Nf5 6.c3 Nd7 7.Nbd2 Nd6 8.Re1 Nf6 9.Ne5 O-O 10.f3 Nd7 11.Nxd7 Bxd7 12.e4 dxe4 13.Nxe4 b6 14.Nf2 c5 15.Bg5 Re8 16.dxc5 bxc5 17.Bxe7 Rxe7 18.Qxd6 Bf8 19.Qd2 Be6 20.Qf4 Qb6 21.Re2 Bf5 22.Rxe7 Bxe7 23.Re1 Bd6 24.Qc4 Qxb2 25.f4 Rf8 26.Bd5 Kg7 27.a4 h5 28.Be4 Be6 29.Qd3 Rd8 30.Bxg6 c4 31.Qc2 Ba3 32.Re2 Qxc2 33.Bxc2 Bb2 34.Bf5 Bxf5 35.Rxb2 Re8 36.Rb4 Re1+ 37.Kg2 Be6 38.Rb5 Kg6 39.Rg5+ Kh6 40.Rc5 Ra1 41.a5 Kg6 42.h3 Ra3 43.Ne4 f6 44.Kf2 Bxh3 45.Rc6 Rxa5 46.Rxf6+ Kg7 47.Rc6 Ra2+ 48.Ke3 Rg2 49.Rc7+ Kg6 50.Rxa7 Bf5 51.Ra6+ Kg7 52.Nd6 Bd3 53.f5 Rxg3+ 54.Kf4 Rg1 55.Ra7+ Kh6 56.Nf7+ Kg7 57.Ng5+ Kg8 58.f6 Rg4+ 59.Ke5 Rxg5+ 60.Ke6 Be4 61.Rc7 Bd5+ 62.Ke7 Rf5 63.Rd7 Kh7 64.Rd6 h4 65.Kf8 h3 66.Rd7+ Kg6 67.Rg7+ Kxf6 68.Rf7+ 0-1 [Event "GCT Rapid YourNextMove"] [Site "Leuven BEL"] [Date "2016.06.17"] [Round "4.5"] [White "Vachier Lagrave,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2789"] [BlackElo "2812"] [ECO "C65"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.c3 O-O 6.O-O d6 7.Nbd2 Ne7 8.d4 exd4 9.cxd4 Bb6 10.Re1 Bg4 11.Qb3 Bh5 12.a4 Ba5 13.Bf1 Rb8 14.e5 Nfd5 15.Rd1 dxe5 16.dxe5 c6 17.Nc4 Bc7 18.h3 b5 19.axb5 Rxb5 20.Qa3 a5 21.g4 Bg6 22.Nd4 Rb8 23.Bg5 Qd7 24.Bxe7 Nxe7 25.Nxc6 Qxc6 26.Qxe7 Rfe8 27.Qd7 Be4 28.Rac1 Qxd7 29.Rxd7 Bxe5 30.Nxe5 Rxe5 31.Rcc7 Bd5 32.f4 1-0 [Event "GCT Rapid YourNextMove"] [Site "Leuven BEL"] [Date "2016.06.17"] [Round "5.5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Giri,A"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2812"] [BlackElo "2782"] [ECO "D77"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.d4 Nf6 5.O-O O-O 6.c4 dxc4 7.Na3 c5 8.dxc5 c3 9.Nd4 Nfd7 10.bxc3 Nxc5 11.Bg5 Nba6 12.Rb1 Re8 13.Nc4 h6 14.Be3 Bg4 15.Qc1 e5 16.h3 exd4 17.cxd4 Bxe2 18.dxc5 Bxf1 19.Qxf1 Rxe3 20.Nxe3 Nxc5 21.Bxb7 Nxb7 22.Rxb7 Rc8 23.Qb5 Rc1+ 24.Kg2 Rc7 25.Qa5 Rc8 26.Rxa7 Bd4 27.Qxd8+ Rxd8 28.Ra3 Bc5 29.Rc3 Bxe3 30.Rxe3 Rd2 31.a3 h5 32.h4 Kg7 33.Kf3 Ra2 34.Rd3 f6 35.Rd7+ Kh6 36.Ra7 g5 37.Ra6 gxh4 38.gxh4 Kg6 39.Ra8 Rc2 40.Ra4 Kf5 41.Rf4+ Ke5 42.Re4+ Kf5 43.a4 Ra2 44.Rf4+ Ke5 45.Kg3 Ra3+ 46.f3 Ra1 47.Rb4 Rg1+ 48.Kf2 Ra1 49.Rb5+ Kf4 50.Rb4+ Ke5 51.Kg2 f5 52.Kf2 f4 53.Re4+ Kf5 54.Rc4 Ra2+ 55.Kg1 Ra1+ 56.Kf2 Ra2+ 57.Ke1 Ke5 58.Kd1 Ra3 59.Ke2 Re3+ 60.Kf2 Ra3 61.Re4+ Kf5 62.Rb4 Ke5 63.Kg2 Ra2+ 64.Kh3 Ra1 65.Rb5+ Kd4 66.Rxh5 Ke3 67.Kg4 Rg1+ 68.Kf5 Ra1 69.Rh8 Kxf3 70.Rb8 Rxa4 71.Rb3+ Kg2 72.h5 f3 73.h6 1/2-1/2 [Event "GCT Rapid YourNextMove"] [Site "Leuven BEL"] [Date "2016.06.18"] [Round "6.5"] [White "Aronian,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2792"] [BlackElo "2812"] [ECO "A14"] 1.c4 e6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 Nf6 4.Nf3 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.d4 dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.a4 Bd7 9.Qxc4 Bc6 10.Bg5 Nbd7 11.Nbd2 a5 12.Rfd1 h6 13.Bxf6 Nxf6 14.Ne5 Bxg2 15.Kxg2 Qd5+ 16.f3 c5 17.e4 Qxd4 18.Qxd4 cxd4 19.Nb3 Rfd8 20.Rxd4 Rxd4 21.Nxd4 Rd8 22.Nb3 g5 23.Kf1 h5 24.h3 g4 25.hxg4 hxg4 26.Nxg4 Nxg4 27.fxg4 b6 28.Ke2 Bf6 29.Rb1 Kg7 30.Nd2 Rd4 31.b3 Be7 32.Rf1 Bb4 33.Nc4 Rxe4+ 34.Kd3 Re1 35.Rxe1 Bxe1 36.Nxb6 1/2-1/2 [Event "GCT Rapid YourNextMove"] [Site "Leuven BEL"] [Date "2016.06.18"] [Round "7.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Anand,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2812"] [BlackElo "2770"] [ECO "A14"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 e6 4.O-O Be7 5.c4 O-O 6.b3 c5 7.Bb2 Nc6 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.Nc3 Nxc3 10.Bxc3 Bd7 11.Qb1 Rc8 12.Rd1 Bf6 13.d4 Qe7 14.Qb2 cxd4 15.Nxd4 b6 16.Nxc6 Bxc6 17.Bxf6 Qxf6 18.Qxf6 gxf6 19.Rac1 Bxg2 20.Kxg2 Rxc1 21.Rxc1 Rd8 22.Rc7 Rd2 23.Rxa7 Rxe2 24.Kf3 Rb2 25.g4 Kg7 26.h4 e5 27.Ra6 Kg6 28.Rxb6 Rxa2 29.g5 Kh5 30.Rxf6 Kxh4 31.Rxf7 Kxg5 32.Rxh7 Rb2 33.Rb7 Kf5 34.Ke3 Rc2 35.Kd3 Ra2 36.Rc7 Rb2 37.Kc3 Ra2 38.Rd7 Kf4 39.Rd2 Ra8 40.b4 Rc8+ 41.Kb3 Rb8 42.Rd6 Ke4 43.Rd2 Kf3 44.Rb2 e4 45.Ra2 Rh8 46.b5 Rh2 47.b6 Rh6 48.Ra6 Rh1 49.Kc2 Rh6 50.Ra3+ Kxf2 51.b7 1-0 [Event "GCT Rapid YourNextMove"] [Site "Leuven BEL"] [Date "2016.06.18"] [Round "8.4"] [White "Caruana,F"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2804"] [BlackElo "2812"] [ECO "C65"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.c3 O-O 6.O-O d6 7.Nbd2 Ne7 8.d4 exd4 9.cxd4 Bb6 10.Re1 Bg4 11.h3 Bh5 12.a4 a6 13.Bf1 Nc6 14.a5 Ba7 15.Ra4 h6 16.Qc2 Re8 17.Bd3 Bg6 18.b3 Qd7 19.Bb2 Nh5 20.d5 Ne5 21.Nxe5 dxe5 22.Nf3 Nf4 23.Nxe5 Qd6 24.Ng4 Nxd5 25.Rd1 Nf4 26.Qc3 Ne6 27.Bc2 Qc5 28.Rc4 Qg5 29.Rd5 Qh4 30.Kh2 c6 31.g3 Qe7 32.Nxh6+ Kh7 33.Nf5 cxd5 34.exd5 Qf6 35.Rh4+ Kg8 36.Nh6+ Kf8 37.Ba3+ Nc5 38.Bxc5+ Bxc5 39.Qxc5+ Qe7 40.Nf5 1-0 [Event "GCT Rapid YourNextMove"] [Site "Leuven BEL"] [Date "2016.06.18"] [Round "9.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Carlsen,M"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2812"] [BlackElo "2855"] [ECO "A04"] 1.Nf3 e6 2.g3 b5 3.e4 Bb7 4.Qe2 c5 5.Bg2 a6 6.O-O Nf6 7.e5 Nd5 8.b3 Nc6 9.Bb2 Be7 10.Nc3 Nxc3 11.dxc3 O-O 12.Rad1 Qc7 13.c4 Rad8 14.h4 f6 15.exf6 Bxf6 16.Bxf6 gxf6 17.cxb5 axb5 18.Qxb5 Nb4 19.Qe2 Nxa2 20.Qc4 Kh8 21.Ra1 Ra8 22.Rfe1 d5 23.Qg4 e5 24.h5 Bc8 25.Qh4 Bb7 26.Nh2 Nb4 27.Rxa8 Bxa8 28.c4 Nc2 29.Rd1 Nd4 30.cxd5 Qf7 31.Qe4 Rd8 32.h6 Bxd5 33.Qg4 Bxb3 34.Ra1 Be6 35.Qe4 Qg6 36.Ra8 Rg8 37.Rxg8+ Bxg8 38.Qxg6 hxg6 39.Ng4 c4 40.Nxf6 c3 41.Be4 c2 42.Bxc2 Nxc2 43.Nd7 e4 44.Nf6 e3 45.fxe3 Nxe3 46.g4 Nd5 47.Nxd5 Bxd5 48.g5 Kg8 49.Kf2 Kf8 50.Ke3 Bg8 51.Kd4 Ke8 52.Ke4 Kd7 53.Kd3 Ke6 54.Ke4 Bh7 0-1 [Event "GCT Blitz YourNextMove"] [Site "Leuven BEL"] [Date "2016.06.19"] [Round "1.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "So,W"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2812"] [BlackElo "2770"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Bg4 3.Bg2 e6 4.O-O Nf6 5.h3 Bxf3 6.Bxf3 Nbd7 7.d3 Bc5 8.Nd2 O-O 9.Bg2 a5 10.c4 c6 11.e3 a4 12.d4 Bd6 13.Qc2 Re8 14.Rd1 Qc7 15.Rb1 b5 16.cxb5 cxb5 17.Qxc7 Bxc7 18.e4 dxe4 19.Nxe4 Rab8 20.Nc3 Rec8 21.Bf1 b4 22.Nxa4 Nd5 23.Bd2 Ra8 24.Nc5 Nxc5 25.dxc5 Be5 26.Bg2 Rcb8 27.Bf4 Bxf4 28.gxf4 Rd8 29.Bxd5 exd5 30.Rd4 Kf8 31.Rxb4 Rxa2 32.Rd4 Rb8 33.b4 Re8 34.c6 Ree2 35.Rxd5 Rec2 36.Rc5 Rxc5 37.bxc5 Ke7 38.Rb8 1-0 [Event "GCT Blitz YourNextMove"] [Site "Leuven BEL"] [Date "2016.06.19"] [Round "2.3"] [White "Nakamura,Hi"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2787"] [BlackElo "2812"] [ECO "D00"] 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 c5 3.e3 Nc6 4.c3 Nf6 5.Bd3 Bg4 6.Nf3 e6 7.Nbd2 Bd6 8.h3 Bxf3 9.Qxf3 Bxf4 10.Qxf4 Qe7 11.Nf3 O-O 12.O-O h6 13.Rfe1 a6 14.e4 dxe4 15.Bxe4 Nxe4 16.Rxe4 cxd4 17.Nxd4 Nxd4 18.Rxd4 e5 19.Qe4 f5 20.Qd5+ Kh7 21.Re1 Rae8 22.Qd7 Rf6 23.Rd5 e4 24.Qxe7 Rxe7 25.c4 f4 26.c5 Rfe6 27.b4 g5 28.a4 Kg6 29.Kf1 h5 30.b5 axb5 31.axb5 g4 32.Rc1 e3 33.c6 bxc6 34.bxc6 Rc7 35.hxg4 hxg4 36.fxe3 fxe3 37.Rdc5 e2+ 38.Ke1 Kf6 39.R1c2 Kg6 40.g3 Kf6 41.R5c4 Kf5 42.Rf4+ Kg5 43.Rc5+ Kh6 44.Rxg4 Rcxc6 45.Rxc6 1/2-1/2 [Event "GCT Blitz YourNextMove"] [Site "Leuven BEL"] [Date "2016.06.19"] [Round "3.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Aronian,L"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2812"] [BlackElo "2792"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 e6 4.O-O Be7 5.d3 O-O 6.Bf4 Nc6 7.d4 b6 8.c4 Bb7 9.Nc3 Na5 10.cxd5 Nxd5 11.Nxd5 Bxd5 12.Qc2 Rc8 13.e4 Bb7 14.Rad1 Qd7 15.Ne5 Qb5 16.Rfe1 Rfd8 17.Bh3 Bb4 18.Re3 Bd6 19.d5 Bxe5 20.Bxe5 Nc4 21.Rb3 Qa4 22.Rd4 Ba6 23.dxe6 Rxd4 24.Bxd4 Rd8 25.exf7+ Kf8 26.Qc3 Ne5 27.Bc5+ bxc5 28.Qxc5+ Rd6 29.Qxe5 Rd1+ 30.Bf1 Bxf1 31.Qc5+ Kxf7 32.Rf3+ Ke6 33.Qf5+ Kd6 34.Qf8+ Kc6 35.Qe8+ Kb7 36.Qxa4 1-0 [Event "GCT Blitz YourNextMove"] [Site "Leuven BEL"] [Date "2016.06.19"] [Round "4.4"] [White "Topalov,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2761"] [BlackElo "2812"] [ECO "A13"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.b3 Nf6 4.Bb2 c5 5.e3 Nc6 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Be2 d4 8.Bb5 Bd6 9.exd4 O-O 10.Bxc6 bxc6 11.O-O cxd4 12.Bxd4 Bg4 13.h3 Bh5 14.Nc3 Re8 15.d3 Bc7 16.Bxf6 Qxf6 17.Ne4 Qf4 18.Qc1 Rad8 19.Qxf4 Bxf4 20.Rad1 f5 21.Ng3 Bxf3 22.gxf3 g6 23.Kg2 Kf7 24.d4 Bg5 25.Rd3 h5 26.Rfd1 h4 27.Nf1 Re2 28.Nd2 Rd5 29.Kf1 Rxd2 30.R1xd2 Bxd2 31.Rxd2 c5 32.Ke2 cxd4 33.Kd3 g5 34.b4 Kf6 35.Re2 Rd7 36.a4 g4 37.fxg4 fxg4 38.Re4 Rg7 39.Kxd4 g3 40.fxg3 hxg3 41.Re1 Kg5 42.b5 Kh4 43.a5 g2 44.Rg1 Kxh3 45.b6 a6 46.Kc5 Rg5+ 47.Kc6 Rxa5 48.Kb7 Ra2 49.Ka7 Kh2 50.Rxg2+ Kxg2 51.b7 Rb2 52.Kxa6 1/2-1/2 [Event "GCT Blitz YourNextMove"] [Site "Leuven BEL"] [Date "2016.06.19"] [Round "5.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Carlsen,M"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2812"] [BlackElo "2855"] [ECO "A04"] 1.Nf3 e6 2.g3 f5 3.Bg2 Nf6 4.O-O d5 5.d3 Bd6 6.c4 dxc4 7.dxc4 O-O 8.Nc3 Nc6 9.e4 e5 10.Bg5 Kh8 11.exf5 Bxf5 12.Nh4 Be6 13.Nd5 Qd7 14.Nxf6 gxf6 15.Bh6 Rg8 16.Rc1 Rad8 17.Be3 Qf7 18.Qa4 Rg4 19.Nf3 Rxc4 20.Rxc4 Bxc4 21.Rc1 Bxa2 22.Qb5 Nb4 23.Nh4 Bd5 24.Rd1 c6 25.Qe2 Bxg2 26.Kxg2 Nd5 27.Nf5 Bf8 28.Kg1 a6 29.Qf3 Re8 30.Qe4 Qg6 31.Kh1 Rd8 32.g4 Rd7 33.Rd3 Qf7 34.Bd2 Nc7 35.Kg1 Rxd3 36.Qxd3 Qd5 37.Qe2 Ne6 38.Be3 Qe4 39.f3 Nf4 40.fxe4 Nxe2+ 41.Kf2 Nf4 42.Bxf4 exf4 43.Kf3 Kg8 44.Kxf4 Kf7 45.e5 a5 46.b3 b5 47.exf6 Kxf6 48.Nd4 a4 49.g5+ Kg6 50.Nxc6 axb3 51.Ne5+ Kh5 52.Nf3 Bb4 53.Kf5 b2 0-1 [Event "GCT Blitz YourNextMove"] [Site "Leuven BEL"] [Date "2016.06.19"] [Round "6.5"] [White "Vachier Lagrave,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2789"] [BlackElo "2812"] [ECO "C65"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.c3 O-O 6.O-O d6 7.Nbd2 Ne7 8.d4 exd4 9.cxd4 Bb6 10.Re1 Bg4 11.Qb3 h6 12.h3 Bh5 13.Bf1 Nc6 14.d5 Ne7 15.Nc4 Bc5 16.Bf4 Re8 17.Bg3 c6 18.dxc6 Nxc6 19.e5 dxe5 20.Ncxe5 Qb6 21.Qxb6 axb6 22.Bb5 Nxe5 23.Bxe5 Red8 24.g4 Bg6 25.Bxf6 gxf6 26.a3 h5 27.Kg2 hxg4 28.hxg4 Kg7 29.Rad1 f5 30.g5 f4 31.Rxd8 Rxd8 32.b4 Bd6 33.Nh4 Bh7 34.Bc4 Rc8 35.Bd5 Rc3 36.Re8 Rxa3 37.Rd8 Be7 38.Rd7 Kf8 39.Rxb7 Rd3 40.Bc6 Rd6 41.b5 Bxg5 42.Nf3 Bf6 43.Rxb6 Kg7 44.Rb7 Rd1 45.b6 Rb1 46.Rb8 Bf5 47.b7 Rb6 48.Ra8 1-0 [Event "GCT Blitz YourNextMove"] [Site "Leuven BEL"] [Date "2016.06.19"] [Round "7.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Anand,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2812"] [BlackElo "2770"] [ECO "A04"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.g3 Nc6 3.Bg2 g6 4.c3 Bg7 5.d4 cxd4 6.cxd4 d5 7.O-O e6 8.Nc3 Nge7 9.b3 O-O 10.e3 b6 11.Ba3 Ba6 12.Re1 Qd7 13.e4 Rfe8 14.Rc1 Rac8 15.e5 Bh6 16.Rc2 Nb8 17.h4 Rc7 18.Nh2 Rec8 19.Ng4 Bg7 20.Qd2 Qd8 21.Bd6 Rc6 22.Rec1 Nf5 23.Bxb8 Rxb8 24.Nf6+ Kh8 25.Bh3 Bh6 26.f4 Nxg3 27.Qf2 Rxc3 28.Rxc3 Ne2+ 29.Kh1 Nxc3 30.Rxc3 Rc8 31.Rxc8 Qxc8 32.Qd2 Bg7 33.Ng4 Qd8 34.Qf2 h5 35.Ne3 Bd3 36.Kh2 Be4 37.Bg2 f5 38.Kg3 Qc7 39.Qd2 Bh6 40.Bxe4 fxe4 41.Qc2 Qxc2 42.Nxc2 Bf8 43.a4 Be7 44.b4 b5 45.axb5 Kg8 46.b6 axb6 47.b5 Kf7 48.Kh3 1/2-1/2 [Event "GCT Blitz YourNextMove"] [Site "Leuven BEL"] [Date "2016.06.19"] [Round "8.5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Caruana,F"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2812"] [BlackElo "2804"] [ECO "A04"] 1.Nf3 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 g6 4.Nc3 Bf5 5.Bg5 Bg7 6.e3 O-O 7.Bd3 Bxd3 8.Qxd3 Nbd7 9.O-O h6 10.Bh4 g5 11.Bg3 Nh5 12.Rad1 e6 13.d5 Qe7 14.Nd4 a6 15.Qe2 Nxg3 16.hxg3 Rae8 17.Qc2 Qf6 18.b4 h5 19.c5 dxc5 20.dxe6 fxe6 21.Ne4 Qg6 22.bxc5 Ne5 23.Qb1 h4 24.Qxb7 Rb8 25.Qxc7 Qxe4 26.Nxe6 Qg6 27.Nxf8 Rxf8 28.Qd6 Qh5 29.gxh4 gxh4 30.Qd5+ Kh8 31.f4 Rg8 32.fxe5 Bxe5 33.Qf3 Qg5 34.Rd5 Rg6 35.Rxe5 Qxe5 36.Qf8+ 1-0 [Event "GCT Blitz YourNextMove"] [Site "Leuven BEL"] [Date "2016.06.19"] [Round "9.2"] [White "Giri,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2782"] [BlackElo "2812"] [ECO "C50"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.O-O Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.c3 a6 7.a4 h6 8.Nbd2 O-O 9.Re1 Be6 10.b4 Ba7 11.Bxe6 fxe6 12.Nf1 Nh5 13.Be3 Bxe3 14.fxe3 Qe8 15.Ra2 Nf6 16.h3 a5 17.b5 Nb8 18.g4 Nbd7 19.Rg2 Nc5 20.h4 Nfd7 21.g5 Nxd3 22.Qxd3 Rxf3 23.gxh6 Rf7 24.Qe2 Nf6 25.Nd2 Kh8 26.hxg7+ Rxg7 27.Rxg7 Kxg7 28.Kh2 Qh5 29.Qxh5 Nxh5 30.b6 Nf6 31.Rg1+ Kh7 32.Rf1 Kg6 33.Rg1+ Kh6 34.Rf1 Kg6 35.Rg1+ Kh6 1/2-1/2 [Event "GCT Blitz YourNextMove"] [Site "Leuven BEL"] [Date "2016.06.20"] [Round "10.4"] [White "So,W"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2812"] [ECO "A14"] 1.c4 e6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 Nf6 4.Nf3 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.d4 dxc4 7.Ne5 Nc6 8.Bxc6 bxc6 9.Nxc6 Qe8 10.Nxe7+ Qxe7 11.Qc2 c5 12.Qxc4 cxd4 13.Qxd4 e5 14.Qh4 Qb7 15.Nc3 Be6 16.Bg5 Ng4 17.h3 Qxb2 18.Rfc1 h6 19.hxg4 hxg5 20.Qxg5 f6 21.Qe3 Bxg4 22.Rab1 Qa3 23.Rb3 Qa5 24.Qe4 Be6 25.Rb5 Qa3 26.Qb1 Rac8 27.Qb2 Qxb2 28.Rxb2 Rc5 29.Rb5 Rc6 30.Ra5 Rfc8 31.Ra3 e4 32.Kf1 e3 33.fxe3 Rc4 34.Ke1 R8c7 35.Kd2 Rd7+ 36.Ke1 Rdc7 37.Kd2 Kf7 38.Rb1 Rg4 39.Nb5 Rd7+ 40.Nd4 Rxg3 41.Rb5 Rxd4+ 0-1 [Event "GCT Blitz YourNextMove"] [Site "Leuven BEL"] [Date "2016.06.20"] [Round "11.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Nakamura,Hi"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2812"] [BlackElo "2787"] [ECO "A14"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 e6 4.O-O Be7 5.c4 O-O 6.b3 c5 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Bb2 Nc6 9.Nc3 Bf6 10.Qc2 b6 11.Nxd5 exd5 12.d4 Ba6 13.dxc5 bxc5 14.Rfe1 Rc8 15.Bxf6 Qxf6 16.Rac1 c4 17.Qd2 Rfd8 18.e3 Qd6 19.Red1 Qa3 20.Qc3 Nb4 21.bxc4 Qxc3 22.Rxc3 Nxa2 23.Ra3 Bxc4 24.Ne5 Nb4 25.Rxa7 f6 26.Nxc4 dxc4 27.Rxd8+ Rxd8 28.Rc7 Rd1+ 29.Bf1 Nd3 30.Rxc4 Ne5 31.Rc8+ Kf7 32.Rc7+ Kf8 33.Kg2 Rd2 34.h3 h5 35.Ra7 Kg8 36.Ra4 g5 37.Rd4 Rb2 38.Bc4+ Nxc4 39.Rxc4 Kf7 40.Kf3 Kg6 41.Rc3 Ra2 42.e4 Ra1 43.Rc6 Kf7 44.Kg2 Ra4 45.Rc7+ Kg6 46.Re7 Ra2 47.h4 g4 48.Re8 Rb2 49.Kf1 Rb1+ 50.Ke2 Rb2+ 51.Kf1 Rb1+ 52.Kg2 Rb2 53.Re7 Ra2 54.e5 fxe5 55.Rxe5 Rb2 56.Rg5+ Kh6 57.Kf1 Ra2 58.Ke1 Rb2 59.Re5 Kg6 60.Re2 Rb1+ 61.Kd2 Rb2+ 62.Ke3 Rb3+ 63.Ke4 Rf3 64.Rd2 Rf6 65.Rc2 Re6+ 66.Kd5 Re1 67.Rc4 Re2 68.Rf4 Kg7 69.Kd4 Kg6 70.Kd3 Ra2 71.Ke3 Ra3+ 72.Kd4 Ra2 73.Ke4 1/2-1/2 [Event "GCT Blitz YourNextMove"] [Site "Leuven BEL"] [Date "2016.06.20"] [Round "12.3"] [White "Aronian,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2792"] [BlackElo "2812"] [ECO "D41"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.Nf3 c5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 cxd4 8.cxd4 Bb4+ 9.Bd2 Bxd2+ 10.Qxd2 O-O 11.Rc1 b6 12.Bd3 Bb7 13.O-O Nd7 14.Qe3 Nf6 15.Ne5 Qe7 16.f3 Rfd8 17.Bb5 Rac8 18.Bc6 Ne8 19.Ba4 Nd6 20.Qa3 Nf5 21.Qxe7 Nxe7 22.Bd7 Rb8 23.Rc7 Ng6 24.Nxf7 Kxf7 25.Bc8+ Ne7 26.Bxb7 Rxd4 27.f4 Rbd8 28.e5 R8d7 29.Rxd7 Rxd7 30.Bf3 Rd2 31.Rf2 Rd4 32.g3 b5 33.Rc2 a5 34.Kf1 Nd5 35.Bxd5 Rxd5 36.Rc7+ Kg6 37.Ke2 b4 38.Re7 Kf5 39.Rxg7 Ke4 40.Re7 a4 41.Rb7 Rd4 42.Rb6 h5 43.Rxe6 Rc4 44.Kd2 b3 45.axb3 axb3 46.Rb6 Rc2+ 47.Kd1 Rxh2 48.Rxb3 h4 49.e6 hxg3 50.Rxg3 Kxf4 51.e7 Rh8 52.Rg7 Re8 1/2-1/2 [Event "GCT Blitz YourNextMove"] [Site "Leuven BEL"] [Date "2016.06.20"] [Round "13.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Topalov,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2812"] [BlackElo "2761"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 g6 3.c4 c6 4.Qa4 d4 5.Bg2 Bg7 6.d3 Nh6 7.b4 O-O 8.O-O Nf5 9.Nbd2 Nd7 10.Rb1 Re8 11.Ne4 Nd6 12.Nxd6 exd6 13.Qc2 Qc7 14.Re1 Nf8 15.Bb2 Ne6 16.e3 dxe3 17.Rxe3 Bd7 18.Rbe1 a5 19.a3 axb4 20.Bxg7 Nxg7 21.axb4 Rxe3 22.fxe3 Qb6 23.Qb2 Ra4 24.b5 d5 25.Qf6 Be8 26.cxd5 Qxb5 27.dxc6 Qxc6 28.Qxc6 Bxc6 29.Rb1 Ra2 30.e4 Ne6 31.Bh3 Nc5 32.Ne5 Rd2 33.Bf1 Ne6 34.Nf3 Ra2 35.Rc1 f6 36.Bh3 Kf7 37.Bxe6+ Kxe6 38.Nd4+ Kd6 39.Rf1 Ke5 40.Nf3+ Ke6 41.Nd4+ Ke5 42.Nf3+ Kd6 43.Nd4 Ba4 44.Rb1 Kc5 45.Ne6+ Kd6 46.Nf8 b5 47.Nxh7 Ke5 48.d4+ Kxe4 49.Nxf6+ Kxd4 50.h4 Ke3 51.Nd5+ Kf3 52.Nc3 Rc2 53.Nxb5 Kxg3 54.Kf1 Rh2 55.Rb4 Bd1 56.Ke1 Bg4 57.Nc3 Kxh4 58.Ne4 g5 59.Nf2 Rg2 60.Nxg4 Rxg4 61.Rb3 Rg3 62.Rb8 Kh3 63.Kf1 Kh2 64.Rh8+ Rh3 65.Rg8 Rf3+ 66.Ke2 Rg3 67.Kf2 g4 68.Rg7 Rg2+ 69.Kf1 Rg1+ 70.Kf2 g3+ 71.Kf3 Rf1+ 72.Ke2 Rf6 73.Rh7+ Kg1 74.Rg7 g2 75.Rg8 Rf5 76.Rg7 Kh2 77.Rh7+ Kg3 78.Rg7+ Kh2 79.Rh7+ Kg1 80.Rh8 Rf4 81.Rh7 Re4+ 82.Kf3 Re8 83.Rg7 Kf1 0-1 [Event "GCT Blitz YourNextMove"] [Site "Leuven BEL"] [Date "2016.06.20"] [Round "14.2"] [White "Carlsen,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2855"] [BlackElo "2812"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.Re1 Nd6 6.Nxe5 Be7 7.Bf1 Nxe5 8.Rxe5 O-O 9.d4 Bf6 10.Re1 Re8 11.c3 Rxe1 12.Qxe1 Ne8 13.Bf4 d5 14.Bd3 g6 15.Nd2 Ng7 16.Nf1 Bf5 17.Bxf5 Nxf5 18.Ne3 Nxe3 19.Qxe3 Qd7 20.Re1 c6 21.Bh6 Bg7 22.Bxg7 Kxg7 23.Qe7 Rd8 24.h4 h5 25.Re3 b6 26.Qe5+ Kg8 27.Kh2 a5 28.f3 a4 29.Kg3 b5 30.Kf4 Qd6 31.Qxd6 Rxd6 32.Re8+ Kg7 33.Ke5 Rd7 34.a3 g5 35.hxg5 h4 36.f4 Kg6 37.Rg8+ Kh7 38.Rc8 Kg7 39.Rxc6 Re7+ 40.Kxd5 Re2 41.Rh6 Rxb2 42.Rxh4 Rb3 43.Kc5 Rxc3+ 44.Kxb5 Rxa3 45.f5 Ra1 46.Kb4 a3 47.g4 Rd1 48.Kxa3 Rxd4 49.Kb3 Rf4 50.Kc3 Ra4 51.Kd3 Ra3+ 52.Kc4 Ra4+ 53.Kb5 Rf4 54.Kc6 Ra4 55.Kd6 Ra6+ 56.Kc7 Ra7+ 57.Kb6 Ra4 58.Kb5 Rf4 59.Kc5 Ra4 60.Kc6 Rb4 61.Kd5 Ra4 62.Ke5 Ra5+ 63.Kd6 Ra6+ 64.Kc5 Ra4 65.Kc6 Rb4 66.Kd5 Ra4 1/2-1/2 [Event "GCT Blitz YourNextMove"] [Site "Leuven BEL"] [Date "2016.06.20"] [Round "15.5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Vachier Lagrave,M"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2812"] [BlackElo "2789"] [ECO "A48"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bg5 Bg7 4.Nbd2 O-O 5.e3 c5 6.c3 d6 7.Bc4 Nc6 8.O-O Bf5 9.Qe2 d5 10.Bb5 Qb6 11.dxc5 Qxc5 12.Rac1 Ne4 13.Nxe4 dxe4 14.Bxc6 exf3 15.Bxf3 Be6 16.Bh4 Bc4 17.Qc2 Bxf1 18.Rxf1 Rad8 19.Bxb7 Rd7 20.Bf3 Rfd8 21.Qb3 Rd2 22.Qb7 Bf6 23.Bg3 Kg7 24.a4 R8d7 25.Qb3 h5 26.h4 e6 27.Qb5 Qxb5 28.axb5 Rxb2 29.c4 Rc2 30.Bc6 Rd8 31.e4 Rxc4 32.e5 Be7 33.Ra1 Bc5 34.Kh2 Rd2 35.f3 Bd4 36.Re1 Bb6 37.Kh3 a5 38.Be4 a4 39.Bf4 Rd7 40.Ra1 Ra7 41.Ra3 Rb4 42.Bg5 Rxb5 43.Bf6+ Kh7 44.Bc6 Rc5 45.Be8 Rc8 46.Bb5 Bd8 47.g4 Bxf6 48.exf6 Ra5 49.Bd7 Rc4 50.g5 Ra7 51.Be8 Rb4 52.Kg3 e5 53.Bc6 Kg8 54.Bd5 Kf8 55.Bc6 Rd4 56.Bb5 Ra5 57.Bc6 Rc4 58.Bd7 Rc7 59.Rxa4 Rxa4 60.Bxa4 Rc3 61.Bb5 e4 62.Kf4 Rxf3+ 63.Kxe4 Rh3 64.Bd7 Rxh4+ 65.Kf3 Rd4 66.Bc6 Rg4 0-1 [Event "GCT Blitz YourNextMove"] [Site "Leuven BEL"] [Date "2016.06.20"] [Round "16.1"] [White "Anand,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2812"] [ECO "C50"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.O-O Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.c3 a6 7.a4 h6 8.Re1 O-O 9.Nbd2 Be6 10.Bxe6 fxe6 11.Nf1 Nh5 12.Be3 Bxe3 13.fxe3 Qe8 14.b4 Nf6 15.Ng3 a5 16.b5 Ne7 17.c4 Ng6 18.Rf1 b6 19.Nd2 Rd8 20.Qe2 Rd7 21.Nh5 Rdf7 22.Nxf6+ Rxf6 23.Rxf6 Rxf6 24.Rf1 Qf7 25.Rxf6 Qxf6 26.Qg4 Nf8 27.Qh5 Qe7 28.h3 Nd7 29.Nb3 Nf6 30.Qd1 d5 31.exd5 exd5 32.c5 Nd7 33.cxb6 cxb6 34.d4 Qg5 35.Qf3 Kh7 36.e4 Nf6 37.dxe5 Qxe5 38.exd5 Nxd5 39.Qd3+ Kh8 40.Nd2 Nc3 41.Qd8+ Kh7 42.Qd3+ Kh8 43.Qd8+ Kh7 44.Qd3+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "GCT Blitz YourNextMove"] [Site "Leuven BEL"] [Date "2016.06.20"] [Round "17.5"] [White "Caruana,F"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2804"] [BlackElo "2812"] [ECO "C65"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.Bxc6 dxc6 6.Nbd2 Be6 7.Qe2 Nd7 8.Nb3 Bb6 9.Ng5 Bxb3 10.axb3 f6 11.Nf3 Nc5 12.O-O Ne6 13.Nd2 O-O 14.Nc4 Qd7 15.Kh1 Rae8 16.Be3 c5 17.Qg4 Kh8 18.g3 Qc6 19.f3 a6 20.h4 Ba7 21.Bd2 Nd4 22.Ne3 Rd8 23.Bc3 Nb5 24.Rae1 Qe8 25.h5 c6 26.f4 exf4 27.gxf4 Nxc3 28.bxc3 Bb8 29.Nf5 Rd7 30.Nh4 Rff7 31.Rg1 Kg8 32.Re2 Bd6 33.Reg2 Bf8 34.h6 Kh8 35.Qh5 Qe6 36.Ng6+ Kg8 37.f5 Qd6 38.Nxf8 Qxf8 39.d4 cxd4 40.cxd4 a5 41.hxg7 Rxg7 42.e5 fxe5 43.f6 Rxg2 44.Rxg2+ Kh8 45.Qxe5 Qh6+ 46.Kg1 Qc1+ 47.Kh2 Qh6+ 48.Kg3 Rf7 49.Rf2 Qg6+ 50.Kh2 Qh6+ 51.Kg2 Qg6+ 52.Kf1 h5 53.Rf5 h4 54.Rh5+ 1-0 [Event "GCT Blitz YourNextMove"] [Site "Leuven BEL"] [Date "2016.06.20"] [Round "18.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Giri,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2812"] [BlackElo "2782"] [ECO "D03"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bg5 Ne4 4.Bh4 c5 5.e3 Nc6 6.Nbd2 g6 7.c4 Nxd2 8.Qxd2 cxd4 9.Nxd4 Bg7 10.Nxc6 bxc6 11.cxd5 Qxd5 12.Qxd5 cxd5 13.O-O-O Bf5 14.Bb5+ Kf8 15.Bd3 e6 16.Kb1 Be5 17.f4 Bd6 18.Bf6 Rg8 19.h3 Ke8 20.e4 Bxe4 21.Bxe4 Bxf4 22.Bxd5 exd5 23.Rxd5 Bc7 24.Re1+ Kf8 25.Rd7 1-0 [Event "44th GM 2016"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2016.07.09"] [Round "1.4"] [White "Dominguez Perez,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2713"] [BlackElo "2812"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.Re1 Nd6 6.Nxe5 Be7 7.Bf1 Nxe5 8.Rxe5 O-O 9.d4 Bf6 10.Re1 Re8 11.c3 Rxe1 12.Qxe1 Ne8 13.Bf4 d5 14.Bd3 g6 15.Nd2 Ng7 16.Nf3 Bf5 17.Bxf5 Nxf5 18.Qe2 c6 19.Re1 Ng7 20.Ne5 Bxe5 21.Qxe5 f6 22.Qe7 Qxe7 23.Rxe7 Re8 24.Rxe8+ Nxe8 25.g4 Kf7 26.Kg2 Ng7 27.h3 Ne6 28.Bd6 Ke8 29.Kg3 Kd7 30.Bb8 a5 31.f4 a4 32.Kf3 b6 33.Ke3 c5 34.dxc5 bxc5 35.b3 d4+ 36.Kd3 dxc3 37.Kxc3 Nd4 38.f5 gxf5 39.bxa4 Kc6 40.gxf5 Nxf5 41.a5 Kb5 42.a4+ Kxa5 43.Bc7+ Kxa4 44.Kc4 Ng7 45.Bd6 Ne6 46.Bxc5 Nf4 47.h4 h5 48.Bd6 Ng6 49.Kd5 f5 50.Ke6 f4 51.Kf5 f3 52.Bg3 f2 53.Bxf2 Nxh4+ 54.Bxh4 1/2-1/2 [Event "44th GM 2016"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2016.07.10"] [Round "2.4"] [White "Vachier Lagrave,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2798"] [BlackElo "2812"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.h3 Ke8 10.Nc3 h5 11.Ne2 b6 12.Bg5 c5 13.Rad1 Bb7 14.Nc3 Be7 15.Nd5 Bxd5 16.Rxd5 Rd8 17.Rxd8+ Bxd8 18.Rd1 Bxg5 19.Nxg5 Ke7 20.c3 Nh4 21.g3 Ng6 22.f4 h4 23.Kf2 hxg3+ 24.Kxg3 Nh4 25.Kg4 Ng2 26.Kf3 Nh4+ 27.Kg4 Ng2 28.Rg1 Ne3+ 29.Kf3 Nf5 30.Ke4 Nh4 31.f5 f6 32.exf6+ Kxf6 33.Kf4 g6 34.Ne4+ Kf7 35.fxg6+ Nxg6+ 36.Kf5 Nh4+ 37.Kf4 a5 38.Rg3 a4 39.Kg5 Ke6 40.Nf6 Nf5 41.Rf3 Nd6 42.Kg6 Nc4 43.Kg7 Rh4 44.b3 axb3 45.axb3 Nd2 46.Re3+ Kf5 47.Nd5 c4 48.Ne7+ Kf4 49.Nd5+ Kf5 50.Ne7+ Kf4 51.Nd5+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "44th GM 2016"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2016.07.12"] [Round "3.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Buhmann,R"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2812"] [BlackElo "2653"] [ECO "C11"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Be7 7.Be3 b6 8.Qd2 O-O 9.h4 Nc6 10.Bb5 Qc7 11.O-O-O a6 12.Bd3 f5 13.g4 c4 14.gxf5 cxd3 15.fxe6 Ndb8 16.Nxd5 Qd8 17.Nxe7+ Nxe7 18.Ng5 h6 19.Qxd3 hxg5 20.hxg5 Bxe6 21.Qh7+ Kf7 22.d5 Bf5 23.e6+ Ke8 24.Qxg7 Qc7 25.Rh2 Nxd5 26.Qxf8+ Kxf8 27.Rxd5 Bh7 28.b3 Ke8 29.g6 Bxg6 30.Rh8+ Ke7 31.f5 Bxf5 32.Rxf5 Qc3 33.Bg5+ Kxe6 34.Rf6+ Qxf6 35.Bxf6 Kxf6 36.Rh6+ Ke5 37.Rxb6 Kd5 38.Kb2 Nc6 39.a3 Kc5 40.Rb7 Rg8 41.Rh7 Rg2 42.Rh5+ Kd6 43.Kc3 Rg3+ 44.Kb2 Rg2 45.Kc3 Rg3+ 46.Kb2 Rg2 1/2-1/2 [Event "44th GM 2016"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2016.07.13"] [Round "4.4"] [White "Ponomariov,R"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2706"] [BlackElo "2812"] [ECO "D41"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 c5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 cxd4 8.cxd4 Bb4+ 9.Bd2 Bxd2+ 10.Qxd2 O-O 11.Bc4 Nd7 12.O-O b6 13.a4 Bb7 14.Rfe1 Rb8 15.Bb5 Nf6 16.Bd3 h6 17.Rab1 Ba8 18.h3 Qe7 19.Rb3 Rfd8 20.Qb2 Rbc8 21.a5 bxa5 22.Ra3 Rb8 23.Qa2 Qb4 24.Rb1 Qf8 25.Re1 Qb4 26.Rb1 Qf8 27.Re1 1/2-1/2 [Event "44th GM 2016"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2016.07.15"] [Round "5.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Caruana,F"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2812"] [BlackElo "2810"] [ECO "B48"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Qf3 Bd6 8.O-O-O Be5 9.g3 Nf6 10.Qe2 O-O 11.f4 Bxd4 12.Bxd4 Nxd4 13.Rxd4 d6 14.Qd2 b5 15.a3 Bb7 16.Bg2 Rfd8 17.Rd1 Ne8 18.Bh3 Rab8 19.Rd3 Bc6 20.e5 Qb7 21.f5 b4 22.axb4 Qxb4 23.b3 exf5 24.Kb2 g6 25.Bg2 Bxg2 26.Qxg2 Rdc8 27.Nd5 Qe4 28.Qxe4 fxe4 29.Re3 Kg7 30.Rxe4 dxe5 31.Rxe5 Nd6 32.Ne3 Rc6 33.Re7 Nf5 34.Nxf5+ gxf5 35.Rd4 Rh6 36.Rf4 Rxh2 37.Rxf5 Rf8 38.Ra7 Rg2 39.Rf3 h5 40.b4 Rc8 41.Rfxf7+ Kh6 42.Rxa6+ Kg5 43.Ra5+ Kg6 44.Rf3 Rcxc2+ 45.Kb3 Rb2+ 46.Ka4 Ra2+ 47.Kb5 Rae2 48.Ra6+ Kg5 49.Rc6 Kg4 50.Rfc3 Re5+ 51.Kb6 Rb2 52.R6c4+ Kf5 53.Rf4+ Kg5 54.Rd4 Kf5 55.Kc6 Re6+ 56.Kd7 Rb6 57.Rc5+ Kg6 58.Rc6+ Rxc6 59.Kxc6 Rb3 60.b5 Rc3+ 61.Kd6 Rxg3 62.b6 Rb3 63.Kc6 Kg5 64.Rd5+ Kg4 65.Rb5 Rc3+ 66.Kd7 Rd3+ 67.Ke7 Re3+ 68.Kf7 Rf3+ 69.Kg6 h4 70.b7 Rf8 71.Rg5+ Kh3 72.Rb5 Kg2 73.Rg5+ Kh3 74.Rb5 Kg2 75.Kh5 h3 76.Rb2+ Kg1 77.Rb1+ Kg2 78.Rb2+ Kg1 79.Kg4 h2 80.Rb1+ Kg2 81.Rb2+ Kg1 82.b8=Q Rxb8 83.Rxb8 h1=Q 84.Rb1+ Kg2 85.Rxh1 Kxh1 1/2-1/2 [Event "44th GM 2016"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2016.07.16"] [Round "6.4"] [White "Nisipeanu,LD"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2674"] [BlackElo "2812"] [ECO "E10"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.e3 Be7 5.b3 O-O 6.Bb2 c5 7.Bd3 cxd4 8.exd4 Nc6 9.O-O b6 10.Nbd2 Bb7 11.Rc1 Rc8 12.Re1 Re8 13.a3 Bf8 14.c5 a5 15.Bc3 bxc5 16.dxc5 d4 17.Bb2 e5 18.Ng5 Rc7 19.Bc4 h6 20.Nge4 Bc8 21.Nxf6+ Qxf6 22.b4 axb4 23.axb4 Nxb4 24.Bxd4 Bb7 25.Qg4 Kh8 26.Ne4 Qf4 27.Qxf4 exf4 28.Nd2 Rxe1+ 29.Rxe1 Rd7 30.Nb3 Nc2 31.Re8 Kg8 32.Bb5 Rxd4 33.Nxd4 Nxd4 34.Rb8 Be4 35.Bd7 g5 36.Rc8 f3 37.g3 Bb7 38.Rb8 Bd5 39.Rd8 Kg7 40.Bb5 Nxb5 41.Rxd5 Nc3 42.Rd3 Ne2+ 43.Kf1 Bxc5 44.Rxf3 Nd4 45.Rc3 Bd6 46.Kg2 h5 47.Rc4 Nf5 48.Ra4 f6 49.Ra5 Kg6 50.Ra6 Be5 51.Ra5 Nd4 52.Ra4 Kf5 53.Ra8 g4 54.h3 Nf3 55.hxg4+ hxg4 56.Rg8 Bd4 57.Rd8 Ke4 58.Re8+ Be5 59.Rg8 Ng5 60.Ra8 Kf5 61.Ra4 Ne4 62.Ra5 Nd2 63.Ra4 Nf3 64.Ra8 Bd4 65.Rd8 Ke4 66.Re8+ Ne5 67.Re6 Kf5 68.Rd6 Ba7 69.Rd8 Bb6 70.Rb8 Bd4 71.Rd8 Ke4 72.Re8 Bc5 73.Rg8 Kd3 74.Rc8 Bd4 75.Rd8 Nf3 76.Rg8 Ng5 77.Rd8 Ke4 78.Re8+ Kf5 79.Rd8 Ne6 80.Ra8 Bb6 81.Rb8 Bc5 82.Rc8 Bd4 83.Ra8 Be5 84.Rc8 Bd6 85.Rc6 Ke5 86.Rc4 Nd4 87.Rc8 Ke4 88.Rg8 f5 89.Re8+ Be5 90.Re7 Nc2 91.Re8 Ne1+ 92.Kf1 Nd3 93.Kg2 Nb4 94.Re7 Nd5 95.Re8 Nf6 96.Ra8 Bd4 97.Rd8 Ke5 98.f3 Bb6 99.Rb8 Nd5 100.fxg4 fxg4 101.Rg8 Kf5 102.Re8 Bd4 103.Rf8+ Ke4 104.Rg8 Ne3+ 105.Kf2 Kd3 106.Rg6 Nc4+ 107.Kg2 Ne5 108.Rg5 Ke4 109.Rg8 Bc5 110.Rg7 Kf5 111.Rg8 Nd7 112.Rc8 Be3 113.Re8 Bb6 114.Rc8 Nf6 115.Rb8 Bd4 116.Rb7 Be5 117.Rb5 Ke4 118.Rb4+ Kd3 119.Rb3+ Ke4 120.Rb4+ Bd4 121.Rb8 Kd3 122.Rd8 Ke3 123.Ra8 Bc3 124.Rc8 Kd3 125.Rc7 Bd4 126.Rg7 Be5 127.Rg6 Ke4 128.Rg5 Bd6 129.Kf2 Bc7 130.Kg2 Be5 131.Kf2 Kd5 132.Kg2 Ke6 133.Kh2 Bc3 134.Kg2 Bd2 135.Rg7 Kf5 136.Rf7 Bb4 137.Rb7 Bd6 138.Rb5+ Kg6 139.Ra5 Ne4 140.Ra4 Kf5 141.Ra5+ Ke6 142.Ra4 Kd5 143.Ra8 Ke5 144.Ra5+ Kd4 145.Ra8 Ke3 146.Rg8 1/2-1/2 [Event "44th GM 2016"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2016.07.17"] [Round "7.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Najer,E"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2812"] [BlackElo "2687"] [ECO "A20"] 1.c4 e5 2.d3 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.g3 d6 5.Bg2 Nf6 6.e4 c6 7.Nge2 a6 8.O-O b5 9.f4 Qb6+ 10.Kh1 Ng4 11.Qe1 Nd7 12.h3 h5 13.b4 Ne3 14.Bxe3 Qxe3 15.d4 Qd3 16.fxe5 dxe5 17.cxb5 axb5 18.d5 Bb7 19.Rd1 Qc4 20.dxc6 Bxc6 21.Nd5 Bxd5 22.Rxd5 Nb6 23.Rc5 Qe6 24.Nc3 O-O 25.Rxb5 Rfc8 26.a4 Nxa4 27.Nd5 Rab8 28.Ra5 Nb6 29.Ra7 Rf8 30.Ra6 Rfd8 31.Qf2 Rd6 32.b5 Rb7 33.Qc2 Kh7 34.Qc5 Kg8 35.Kh2 Kh7 36.h4 Kg8 37.Bh3 Rxd5 38.exd5 Qxd5 39.Qc6 Qd2+ 40.Bg2 1-0 [Event "42nd Olympiad 2016"] [Site "Baku AZE"] [Date "2016.09.03"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Atabayev,Y"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2453"] [BlackElo "2808"] [ECO "C65"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.d3 Bd6 6.h3 Be6 7.Nc3 Qe7 8.Qe2 O-O-O 9.Bd2 h6 10.O-O-O Kb8 11.Kb1 Rhe8 12.g4 Bc8 13.Rdg1 Nd7 14.Nd1 Nc5 15.Ne3 Ne6 16.Nf5 Qf8 17.Qe1 f6 18.h4 Bc5 19.h5 Qf7 20.Rg3 b5 21.Ng1 Bb6 22.Ne2 c5 23.Rf1 Bb7 24.Nc1 Rd7 25.Nh4 Red8 26.Be3 c4 27.Bxb6 axb6 28.Ng6 Nc5 29.Qe2 cxd3 30.cxd3 Rd4 31.f4 exf4 32.Nxf4 b4 33.Re3 Qd7 34.Qf3 Qa4 35.Nfe2 Rxd3 36.Nxd3 Rxd3 37.Ng3 Ba6 38.b3 Qa3 39.Rd1 Na4 0-1 [Event "42nd Olympiad 2016"] [Site "Baku AZE"] [Date "2016.09.05"] [Round "4.1"] [White "Eljanov,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2739"] [BlackElo "2808"] [ECO "D37"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 Nbd7 7.c5 Nh5 8.Bd3 Nxf4 9.exf4 b6 10.b4 a5 11.a3 c6 12.O-O Ba6 13.Re1 Bf6 14.Ne5 Bxe5 15.fxe5 Bxd3 16.Qxd3 Ra7 17.Ne2 Qa8 18.Qc3 Rb8 19.h4 h6 20.Nf4 axb4 21.axb4 bxc5 22.bxc5 Rxa1 23.Rxa1 Qb7 24.g3 Nf8 25.Kg2 Ra8 26.Rxa8 Qxa8 27.Qb2 Nd7 28.f3 Qa6 29.Kf2 Kf8 30.h5 Kg8 31.g4 Qa4 32.Ne2 Qa6 33.Qb1 Qa8 34.Qb3 Qa7 35.Qb4 Qa6 36.Ke3 Qa8 37.Qb2 Qa7 38.Qb4 Qa8 39.Nf4 Qa1 40.Kf2 Qa8 41.Nd3 Qa6 42.Ke3 Kf8 43.Qb2 Kg8 44.f4 Qa8 45.g5 hxg5 46.fxg5 Nf8 47.Ne1 Nd7 48.Nf3 Qa7 49.Kf4 Qa8 50.Qb1 Qa7 51.Kg3 Qa8 52.Kg4 Qa6 53.Kg3 Qa8 54.Qb3 Qa7 55.Kg4 Qa8 56.Qb1 Qa6 57.Kg3 Qa8 58.Kg4 1/2-1/2 [Event "42nd Olympiad 2016"] [Site "Baku AZE"] [Date "2016.09.06"] [Round "5.8"] [White "Adly,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2603"] [BlackElo "2808"] [ECO "D37"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 Nbd7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 Be7 7.e3 O-O 8.Bd3 c5 9.O-O b6 10.Qe2 Bb7 11.Rad1 Ne4 12.Bg3 Nxg3 13.hxg3 cxd4 14.Nxd4 Nf6 15.cxd5 Nxd5 16.Ndb5 Nxc3 17.Nxc3 Qc7 18.Be4 a6 19.Rd2 Rad8 20.Rfd1 Bc8 21.Rxd8 Rxd8 22.Rxd8+ Bxd8 23.Qc2 Kf8 24.Kf1 h5 25.Bd3 g6 26.Ne4 Qxc2 27.Bxc2 Ke7 28.Nd2 Bc7 29.Ke2 b5 30.a4 bxa4 31.Bxa4 Bb7 32.Nf3 a5 33.Bb5 f5 34.Kd2 Bd6 35.Kd1 Bd5 36.Nh4 g5 37.Nf3 g4 38.Ne1 Bb4 39.Ke2 Kf6 40.f4 Ke7 41.Nd3 Bxg2 42.Nxb4 axb4 43.Kd2 Bb7 44.Ba4 Kd6 45.Bb3 Bd5 46.Ba4 Bc4 47.Bc2 Kd5 48.Bb1 Bb5 49.Bc2 Bd7 50.Kd3 Bb5+ 51.Kd2 Ba6 52.Bb1 b3 53.Ke1 Bc8 54.Bd3 Bb7 55.Bf1 Kc5 56.Bd3 Bc6 57.Bf1 Bb5 58.Bg2 Kd6 59.Bb7 Bd3 60.Kd2 Bc4 61.Ke1 e5 62.Kd2 Kc7 63.Bg2 e4 64.Ke1 Kd6 65.Bf1 Bd3 66.Be2 Ke6 67.Bd1 Bc4 68.Be2 Bd3 69.Bd1 Bc4 70.Be2 Kd5 71.Bxc4+ Kxc4 72.Ke2 Kd5 73.Kf1 Kc5 74.Ke1 Kd5 75.Kf1 Kd6 76.Kf2 Ke6 77.Kf1 h4 78.gxh4 Kd5 79.Kf2 Ke6 80.Kg2 Kf7 81.Kf2 Kg6 82.Kg2 Kh6 83.Kh2 Kh5 84.Kg3 Kg6 85.Kg2 Kh6 1/2-1/2 [Event "42nd Olympiad 2016"] [Site "Baku AZE"] [Date "2016.09.08"] [Round "6.6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Meier,Geo"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2808"] [BlackElo "2654"] [ECO "C11"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3 a6 8.Qd2 Be7 9.a3 O-O 10.dxc5 Nxc5 11.Qf2 b6 12.b4 Nd7 13.Bd3 f6 14.Qg3 d4 15.O-O-O dxe3 16.Bxh7+ Kxh7 17.Qh3+ Kg8 18.Qxe6+ Kh8 19.Qxc6 Ra7 20.Nh4 Qe8 21.Nd5 Kh7 22.Nxe7 Qxe7 23.Nf5 Nxe5 24.Nxe7 Nxc6 25.Nxc6 Rc7 26.Nd4 Re8 27.Rd3 Bb7 28.Re1 Bxg2 29.Rdxe3 Rxe3 30.Rxe3 Bd5 31.Nf5 g5 32.fxg5 fxg5 33.Re5 Bf7 34.Kb2 b5 35.Nd4 Kg6 36.Nf3 g4 37.Rg5+ Kf6 38.Rxg4 1-0 [Event "42nd Olympiad 2016"] [Site "Baku AZE"] [Date "2016.09.10"] [Round "8.1"] [White "Nakamura,Hi"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2789"] [BlackElo "2808"] [ECO "D55"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 O-O 7.e3 Nbd7 8.Qc2 c5 9.cxd5 Nxd5 10.Bxe7 Qxe7 11.Nxd5 exd5 12.dxc5 Nxc5 13.Be2 Bg4 14.O-O Rac8 15.Nd4 Ne6 16.Qd2 Qg5 17.Bxg4 Qxg4 18.Ne2 Rfd8 19.Rac1 Rxc1 20.Rxc1 d4 21.Nxd4 Nxd4 22.exd4 Qxd4 23.Qc2 h5 24.h3 g6 25.b3 b5 26.Qe2 a6 27.Qe7 Kg7 28.Rc7 Qd1+ 29.Kh2 Qd6+ 30.Qxd6 Rxd6 31.Ra7 h4 32.a4 Kf6 33.Rb7 bxa4 34.bxa4 Ke6 35.g3 hxg3+ 36.Kxg3 f6 37.h4 Ke5 38.Ra7 Rc6 39.f3 Kf5 40.Ra8 Ke5 41.Re8+ Kf5 42.Ra8 Ke5 1/2-1/2 [Event "42nd Olympiad 2016"] [Site "Baku AZE"] [Date "2016.09.11"] [Round "9.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Radjabov,T"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2808"] [BlackElo "2722"] [ECO "C50"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.O-O Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.c3 a6 7.Re1 Ba7 8.a4 O-O 9.h3 Ne7 10.Nbd2 Ng6 11.d4 h6 12.Bf1 Re8 13.a5 Bd7 14.b4 Bc6 15.d5 Bd7 16.c4 Nf4 17.c5 g5 18.Nc4 Qe7 19.Be3 Bb5 20.Rc1 Nxe4 21.cxd6 Nxd6 22.Bxf4 gxf4 23.Ncxe5 Bxf1 24.Kxf1 Nb5 25.Qd2 Qf6 26.Re4 Qg7 27.Rxf4 Rxe5 28.Rg4 Rh5 29.Rxg7+ Kxg7 30.g4 Rxh3 31.Kg2 Rxf3 32.Kxf3 Rd8 33.g5 Rd6 34.gxh6+ 1-0 [Event "42nd Olympiad 2016"] [Site "Baku AZE"] [Date "2016.09.12"] [Round "10.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Adhiban,Baskaran"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2808"] [BlackElo "2671"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 Bf5 4.O-O c6 5.d3 e6 6.Nh4 Bg4 7.h3 Bh5 8.Qe1 Be7 9.f4 Nfd7 10.Nf3 f5 11.e4 Bxf3 12.Bxf3 O-O 13.Nc3 fxe4 14.dxe4 d4 15.Nd1 e5 16.Nf2 c5 17.Qe2 Nc6 18.Bg4 Kh8 19.Be6 exf4 20.gxf4 g5 21.Ng4 gxf4 22.Bxf4 Qe8 23.e5 Bh4 24.Bc4 Qg6 25.Kh1 Bg5 26.Bh2 Nb6 27.Bd3 Qe6 28.Qe4 Qd5 29.e6 Rae8 30.Rxf8+ Rxf8 31.Ne5 Qxe4+ 32.Bxe4 Nd8 33.a4 Nxe6 34.a5 Nc8 35.Nd7 Re8 36.Be5+ Ng7 37.Rg1 Bh6 38.Bxb7 Ne7 39.Nf6 Rf8 40.Be4 Ng8 41.Nxh7 Re8 42.Ng5 Re7 43.Bd3 Bxg5 44.Rxg5 Nh6 45.Bxg7+ Rxg7 46.Rh5 1-0 [Event "42nd Olympiad 2016"] [Site "Baku AZE"] [Date "2016.09.13"] [Round "11.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Vocaturo,D"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2808"] [BlackElo "2583"] [ECO "A49"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 O-O 5.O-O d6 6.b3 e5 7.dxe5 dxe5 8.Ba3 Qxd1 9.Rxd1 Re8 10.c4 e4 11.Nd4 c6 12.Nc3 Na6 13.e3 Bg4 14.Rd2 Rad8 15.h3 Bc8 16.Rad1 h5 17.Be7 Rxd4 18.Rxd4 Rxe7 19.Rd8+ Ne8 20.Nxe4 Be6 21.Ra8 Be5 22.Rdd8 Kf8 23.Rxa7 Bc7 24.Rda8 Bb6 25.Rxa6 bxa6 26.Nf6 Bd7 27.b4 c5 28.Nd5 Bc6 29.Rxa6 Bxd5 30.Bxd5 Bd8 31.b5 Rd7 32.b6 Ke7 33.b7 Bc7 34.Ra8 Nf6 35.Rc8 Bd6 36.Bc6 Rd8 37.a4 Nd7 38.a5 Bb8 39.a6 Ne5 40.Rxb8 Rxb8 41.Bd5 1-0 [Event "Tal Memorial Blitz 2016"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2016.09.25"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Tomashevsky,E"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2808"] [BlackElo "2731"] [ECO "D03"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Bg5 g6 4.e3 Bg7 5.Nbd2 O-O 6.Be2 c5 7.c3 b6 8.O-O Nc6 9.h3 Bb7 10.Qb1 a5 11.Rd1 e6 12.a4 Qc8 13.Bb5 Na7 14.Bf1 Nc6 15.Qa2 Ba6 16.Bxa6 Qxa6 17.Rac1 cxd4 18.exd4 b5 19.Bxf6 Bxf6 20.Nb3 Be7 21.Re1 bxa4 22.Qxa4 Rfb8 23.Rc2 Qb5 24.Qxb5 Rxb5 25.Nc1 a4 26.Nd3 Rba5 27.g3 R5a7 28.Kg2 Bd6 29.h4 Na5 30.h5 a3 31.bxa3 Nc4 32.Rh1 Rxa3 33.hxg6 hxg6 34.Rb1 Ra2 35.Rxa2 Rxa2 36.Rb3 Ra3 37.Rxa3 Nxa3 38.Nd2 Nb5 39.Nb1 Bc7 40.Nc1 Ba5 41.Ne2 Kg7 42.Kf3 Nd6 43.Nd2 Nb5 44.Nb1 Nd6 45.Nd2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tal Memorial Blitz 2016"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2016.09.25"] [Round "2.5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Aronian,L"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2808"] [BlackElo "2795"] [ECO "A46"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.e3 c5 4.Bd3 d5 5.O-O Nbd7 6.b3 g6 7.Bb2 Bg7 8.c4 O-O 9.cxd5 Nxd5 10.Qe2 b6 11.Rd1 Bb7 12.Nbd2 cxd4 13.Nxd4 Nc5 14.Bc4 Qe7 15.Rac1 Rfd8 16.Ba3 Qg5 17.N2f3 Qh5 18.Bxc5 bxc5 19.Nb5 Be5 20.Nxe5 Qxe5 21.Bxd5 Rxd5 22.Nc3 Rxd1+ 23.Qxd1 Qg5 24.Qf1 Rc8 25.Na4 c4 26.Rxc4 Rxc4 27.bxc4 Qa5 28.Qd1 Bc6 29.Nb2 Qxa2 30.Qd8+ Kg7 31.Qd4+ Kg8 32.Qd8+ Kg7 33.Qd4+ Kg8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tal Memorial Blitz 2016"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2016.09.25"] [Round "3.2"] [White "Anand,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2776"] [BlackElo "2808"] [ECO "C50"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.O-O Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.c3 h6 7.a4 a6 8.Na3 O-O 9.Nc2 Re8 10.Be3 Bxe3 11.Nxe3 Be6 12.Bxe6 Rxe6 13.b4 Ne7 14.c4 c6 15.Re1 Ng6 16.g3 Qd7 17.Rb1 Rd8 18.Nf5 Ree8 19.b5 axb5 20.axb5 d5 21.bxc6 bxc6 22.Qc2 dxe4 23.dxe4 Qd3 24.Qxd3 Rxd3 25.Kg2 Rc3 26.Rb6 Re6 27.Rb8+ Kh7 28.Rb7 Nh8 29.Re7 Rxe7 30.Nxe7 Rxc4 31.Nxe5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tal Memorial Blitz 2016"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2016.09.25"] [Round "4.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Mamedyarov,S"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2808"] [BlackElo "2761"] [ECO "D03"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bg5 g6 4.c3 Bg7 5.Nbd2 O-O 6.e3 Nbd7 7.Be2 Re8 8.O-O e5 9.a4 a5 10.h3 c6 11.Rc1 Qe7 12.Qb3 Qe6 13.dxe5 Nxe5 14.Nxe5 Qxe5 15.Nf3 Qe7 16.c4 Be6 17.Nd4 dxc4 18.Bxc4 Bxc4 19.Rxc4 h6 20.Bxf6 Bxf6 21.Qc2 Rad8 22.Nb3 Rd5 23.e4 Re5 24.Re1 g5 25.Re3 Kh8 26.g3 Bg7 27.Nd4 Rxe4 28.Nxc6 Rxc4 29.Qxc4 Qd7 30.Rxe8+ Qxe8 31.Na7 Bxb2 32.Nb5 Qe1+ 33.Kg2 Qe6 34.Qxe6 fxe6 35.Kf3 Kg7 36.Ke4 Kf6 37.Nd6 b6 38.Nc4 Bc3 39.Nxb6 Be1 40.Ke3 Ke5 41.f4+ gxf4+ 42.gxf4+ Kd6 43.Ke4 Kc5 44.Nd7+ Kb4 45.Ke5 Bd2 46.Nf8 Kxa4 47.Nxe6 Kb4 48.f5 a4 49.f6 Bc3+ 50.Kf5 Kc4 51.f7 Bb4 52.Nf4 a3 53.Ng6 a2 54.Ne5+ Kc3 55.Nc6 a1=Q 56.Nxb4 Qf1+ 57.Kg6 Kxb4 58.Kg7 Qg2+ 59.Kxh6 Qf3 60.Kg7 Qg3+ 61.Kf6 Qf4+ 62.Kg7 Qg5+ 63.Kh7 Qf6 64.Kg8 Qg6+ 65.Kf8 Kc5 66.h4 Kd6 67.h5 Qh6+ 68.Kg8 Ke7 0-1 [Event "Tal Memorial Blitz 2016"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2016.09.25"] [Round "5.3"] [White "Giri,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2755"] [BlackElo "2808"] [ECO "C65"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.Bxc6 dxc6 6.Nbd2 Be6 7.O-O Bd6 8.b3 Nd7 9.Nc4 O-O 10.Ne3 Re8 11.Bb2 f6 12.d4 exd4 13.Nxd4 Bf7 14.f3 Bf8 15.Qe2 a5 16.a4 Ne5 17.Rad1 Qc8 18.Ndf5 Qe6 19.Nd4 Qc8 20.Nef5 c5 21.Nb5 c4 22.Bxe5 Rxe5 23.bxc4 Qxf5 24.Nxc7 Rxe4 25.Qxe4 Qc5+ 26.Rf2 Qxc7 27.Rfd2 Re8 28.Qd3 Bxc4 29.Qd7 Qxd7 30.Rxd7 b5 31.axb5 Bxb5 32.R7d5 Be2 33.Ra1 Bb4 34.h3 Bc4 35.Rdd1 h6 36.Kh2 Re3 37.Rdc1 Rc3 38.Kg3 Kh7 39.Kf4 Bc5 40.Kg3 Ba3 41.Rd1 Bb4 42.Rdc1 Kg6 43.Kf4 h5 44.Ke4 Be6 45.Kd4 h4 46.Rab1 Bf5 47.Rb2 Kg5 48.Rb3 Rxc2 49.Rxc2 Bxc2 50.Rb2 Bf5 51.Ke3 Bc5+ 52.Ke2 Kf4 53.Rb7 g5 54.Rc7 Bb4 55.Rc6 Ke5 56.Rb6 Be6 57.Kd3 Bd5 58.Rb8 Bc6 59.Ke3 Bc5+ 60.Kd3 a4 61.Rc8 Bb5+ 62.Kc2 Bd6 63.Ra8 Bf1 64.Rxa4 Bxg2 65.f4+ gxf4 66.Kd3 Bf1+ 67.Kd2 Bxh3 68.Ke2 Bg4+ 69.Kf1 h3 70.Kg1 Be6 71.Kh2 Bc5 72.Ra5 Kd4 73.Ra6 Kd5 74.Ra8 f3 75.Kg3 f2 76.Rd8+ Ke4 77.Rd1 Bc4 0-1 [Event "Tal Memorial Blitz 2016"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2016.09.25"] [Round "6.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Li Chao2"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2808"] [BlackElo "2746"] [ECO "D03"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Bg5 g6 4.e3 Bg7 5.c3 O-O 6.Nbd2 b6 7.Bd3 c5 8.O-O Bb7 9.h3 Nbd7 10.a4 Re8 11.a5 c4 12.Bc2 b5 13.a6 Bc6 14.Re1 Qb6 15.Bxf6 Nxf6 16.Ne5 Nd7 17.f4 Rad8 18.Nxc6 Qxc6 19.e4 dxe4 20.Bxe4 Qc7 21.Qf3 Nb8 22.f5 Bh6 23.Nf1 Rd6 24.Qg3 Qd7 25.Nh2 Bg7 26.Rf1 Rxa6 27.Rxa6 Nxa6 28.fxg6 hxg6 29.Bxg6 fxg6 30.Qxg6 Rf8 31.Rxf8+ Kxf8 32.Qxa6 e5 33.dxe5 Bxe5 34.Qh6+ Bg7 35.Qf4+ Kg8 36.Ng4 a5 37.h4 Qe6 38.Kh2 b4 39.h5 bxc3 40.bxc3 Bxc3 41.Nh6+ Kh7 42.Nf7 Kg8 43.Nh6+ Kh7 44.Ng4 Bh8 45.h6 c3 46.Qc7+ Kg6 47.Kh3 Kh5 48.Qxa5+ Kg6 49.Qc7 Kh5 50.Qc5+ Kg6 51.Qc7 Kh5 52.Qc5+ Kg6 53.g3 Qe4 54.Qd6+ Kh5 55.Qc5+ Kg6 56.Qd6+ Kh5 57.Qc5+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tal Memorial Blitz 2016"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2016.09.25"] [Round "7.4"] [White "Svidler,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2745"] [BlackElo "2808"] [ECO "D78"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.d4 Nf6 5.O-O O-O 6.c4 c6 7.Qb3 Qb6 8.Nc3 Bf5 9.h3 Rd8 10.Bf4 dxc4 11.Qxc4 Nbd7 12.Ng5 e6 13.e4 h6 14.Nxf7 Kxf7 15.exf5 gxf5 16.Rfe1 Nf8 17.Rad1 Rd7 18.Na4 Qd8 19.Nc5 Re7 20.Qb3 b6 21.Nd3 Nd5 22.Bxh6 Ng6 23.Bxg7 Kxg7 24.h4 Qd6 25.h5 Nf8 26.Ne5 Rc8 27.Rc1 Rec7 28.g4 fxg4 29.Qg3 Nf6 30.h6+ Kg8 31.Nxg4 Qxg3 32.Nxf6+ Kf7 33.fxg3 Kxf6 34.Re5 Kg6 35.Be4+ Kxh6 36.Kg2 Kg7 37.Rf1 c5 38.Rg5+ Kh6 39.Rg4 Kh5 40.Bf3 1-0 [Event "Tal Memorial Blitz 2016"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2016.09.25"] [Round "8.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Gelfand,B"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2808"] [BlackElo "2743"] [ECO "D03"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Bg5 Ne4 4.Bh4 c5 5.e3 Nc6 6.Nbd2 cxd4 7.Nxd4 g5 8.Bg3 Nxg3 9.hxg3 Bg7 10.c3 e5 11.N4b3 Qe7 12.Qh5 Be6 13.Bb5 O-O-O 14.Bxc6 bxc6 15.O-O g4 16.Rac1 Kb8 17.Na5 Rc8 18.b4 f5 19.Ndb3 Qf7 20.Qxf7 Bxf7 21.Nc5 h5 22.c4 h4 23.cxd5 Bxd5 24.Rfd1 h3 25.gxh3 Rxh3 26.Rxd5 Rch8 27.Nxc6+ Ka8 28.Kf1 Rh1+ 29.Ke2 Rxc1 30.Rd7 Rc2+ 31.Kd3 Rxa2 32.Rxg7 Rc8 33.b5 1-0 [Event "Tal Memorial Blitz 2016"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2016.09.25"] [Round "9.5"] [White "Nepomniachtchi,I"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2740"] [BlackElo "2808"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.Re1 Nd6 6.Nxe5 Be7 7.Bf1 Nxe5 8.Rxe5 O-O 9.d4 Bf6 10.Re1 Re8 11.c3 Rxe1 12.Qxe1 Ne8 13.Bf4 d5 14.Bd3 c6 15.Nd2 g6 16.Qe3 Ng7 17.Re1 1/2-1/2 [Event "10th Tal Mem 2016"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2016.09.26"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Svidler,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2745"] [BlackElo "2808"] [ECO "A30"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 c5 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 b6 5.Bg2 Bb7 6.O-O Be7 7.d4 cxd4 8.Qxd4 O-O 9.Rd1 d6 10.Bg5 Nc6 11.Qd2 Qb8 12.Rac1 Rd8 13.b3 h6 14.Bf4 Ne5 15.Nd4 Bxg2 16.Kxg2 Qb7+ 17.f3 g5 18.Be3 d5 19.Bxg5 hxg5 20.Qxg5+ Ng6 21.Nxe6 Rd6 22.Nf4 Ne4 23.Qg4 Nxc3 24.Rxc3 d4 25.Rcd3 Rad8 26.Nd5 Bf8 27.Rxd4 Bg7 28.R4d2 b5 29.Qe4 Qb8 30.c5 Re8 31.Qg4 Rde6 32.e4 Qc8 33.Rc2 Ne5 34.Qf5 Qb7 35.f4 Nc6 36.e5 Nb4 37.Rcd2 f6 38.Qe4 Nxd5 39.Rxd5 fxe5 40.f5 Ra6 41.R1d2 Kh8 42.h4 Rh6 43.Kf3 Rh5 44.Qg4 Rxf5+ 45.Qxf5 Rf8 46.Qxf8+ Bxf8 47.b4 Qf7+ 48.Kg2 e4 49.Re5 Qf3+ 50.Kh2 Qc3 51.Rdd5 e3 52.Re8 Kg7 53.Kh3 Qe1 54.Rde5 Qxb4 55.Rg5+ Kf7 56.Rxe3 Bxc5 57.Rf3+ Ke6 58.Rg6+ Ke7 59.Rg7+ Ke6 60.Rg6+ Kd7 61.Rg7+ Be7 62.Re3 a5 63.h5 Kd8 64.Rg8+ Kd7 65.Rg7 Kd8 66.Rg8+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "10th Tal Mem 2016"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2016.09.27"] [Round "2.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Li Chao2"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2808"] [BlackElo "2746"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.O-O Be7 8.Nbd2 Bf5 9.Re1 Nxd2 10.Qxd2 Bxd3 11.Qxd3 O-O 12.c3 h6 13.Re2 Bd6 14.Qf5 Ne7 15.Qh5 Ng6 16.Bd2 Bf4 17.g3 Bxd2 18.Nxd2 Qg5 19.Qxg5 hxg5 20.Rae1 f6 21.Nf1 Rad8 22.Ne3 Rfe8 23.Nf5 Rxe2 24.Rxe2 Kf7 25.Kg2 Rd7 26.Kf3 Nf8 27.h4 g6 28.Nh6+ Kg7 29.Ng4 gxh4 30.gxh4 Kf7 31.Nh6+ Kg7 32.Ng4 Kf7 33.Re1 Rd6 34.Ne3 Ne6 35.Rh1 Ng7 36.a4 a6 37.b4 Rd8 38.b5 a5 39.Ng2 Nh5 40.Rb1 b6 41.Rc1 Ng7 42.Rh1 Nh5 43.Re1 Rd7 44.Kg4 Rd8 45.Kf3 Rd7 46.Ne3 Ng7 47.Ng4 Nf5 48.Rh1 Rd8 49.h5 g5 50.Ke2 Rh8 51.Kd3 Nh4 52.f4 Ng2 53.fxg5 Nf4+ 54.Ke3 Rxh5 55.Rxh5 Nxh5 56.gxf6 Nxf6 57.Nf2 Ke6 58.Kf4 Ne8 59.Ng4 Nd6 60.Ne3 Ne4 1/2-1/2 [Event "10th Tal Mem 2016"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2016.09.29"] [Round "3.2"] [White "Nepomniachtchi,I"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2740"] [BlackElo "2808"] [ECO "A30"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 c5 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 b6 5.Bg2 Bb7 6.O-O Be7 7.d4 cxd4 8.Qxd4 O-O 9.Rd1 d6 10.Bg5 Nc6 11.Qf4 Qb8 12.Bxf6 Bxf6 13.Rxd6 Na5 14.Rad1 Qc7 15.Rd7 Qxf4 16.gxf4 Bc6 17.Ng5 Bxd7 18.Bxa8 Bxc3 19.Rxd7 Bxb2 20.Be4 h6 21.Nf3 Nxc4 22.Rxa7 Rc8 23.Kg2 Bf6 24.Bd3 g5 25.f5 g4 26.Ne1 e5 27.Nc2 h5 28.Nb4 Kg7 29.Nd5 Bh4 30.h3 Rc5 31.hxg4 hxg4 32.Nc7 Kh6 33.Ne8 Nb2 34.Be4 Nd1 35.Nd6 Kg5 36.Rxf7 Bxf2 37.Rg7+ Kf4 38.e3+ Kxe3 39.Rxg4 Kd2 40.Bf3 Ne3+ 41.Kxf2 Nxg4+ 42.Bxg4 Rd5 43.Ne4+ Kd3 44.f6 Ra5 45.Be2+ Kd4 46.f7 Ra8 47.Ng5 1-0 [Event "10th Tal Mem 2016"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2016.09.30"] [Round "4.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Anand,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2808"] [BlackElo "2776"] [ECO "C50"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.O-O Nf6 5.d3 O-O 6.h3 d6 7.c3 a6 8.Re1 Ba7 9.Bb3 h6 10.Nbd2 Re8 11.Nf1 Be6 12.Bc2 d5 13.exd5 Bxd5 14.Ng3 Bc5 15.b4 Bf8 16.a4 g6 17.Bb2 b5 18.Ne4 Rb8 19.Bc1 Nd7 20.Bb3 Bxb3 21.Qxb3 Re6 22.axb5 axb5 23.Be3 Nf6 24.Rad1 Nxe4 25.dxe4 Qe8 26.Rd5 Nd8 27.Ra1 Nb7 28.Ra7 c6 29.Rd1 Nd6 30.Nd2 Ra8 31.Rda1 Rxa7 32.Rxa7 Re7 33.Ra6 Rc7 34.Qa2 Kg7 35.Bb6 Rb7 36.Bc5 Be7 37.Ra8 Rb8 38.Ra7 Rd8 39.Bb6 Rc8 40.Bc7 Qd7 41.Bb6 Qe8 42.g3 Bg5 43.Bc7 Bxd2 44.Bxd6 Bxc3 45.Re7 Qg8 46.Qe6 Qf8 47.Kg2 Rd8 48.Bc5 Bd4 49.Qxc6 Kg8 50.Qxb5 Rb8 51.Rxf7 1-0 [Event "10th Tal Mem 2016"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2016.10.01"] [Round "5.2"] [White "Aronian,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2795"] [BlackElo "2808"] [ECO "A30"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 c5 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 b6 5.Bg2 Bb7 6.O-O Be7 7.Re1 d5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.d4 cxd4 10.Qa4+ Qd7 11.Qxd7+ Nxd7 12.Nxd4 N7f6 13.Ncb5 O-O 14.e4 Nb4 15.a3 Nd3 16.Rd1 Nc5 17.f3 Rfc8 18.Be3 a6 19.Nc3 g6 20.Bh3 Rc7 21.Rab1 b5 22.Bf4 Rcc8 23.Kf1 Bf8 24.Rbc1 Rd8 25.Nce2 Ne8 26.Bg5 Rd7 27.Rd2 h6 28.Be3 Rdd8 29.Rcd1 e5 30.Nc2 Rxd2 31.Rxd2 Nf6 32.Nc1 g5 33.Bxc5 Bxc5 34.Nb3 Bf8 35.Na5 Bc8 36.Bxc8 Rxc8 37.g4 h5 38.h3 hxg4 39.hxg4 Bc5 40.Nb7 Bb6 41.Ke2 Ne8 42.Nb4 Bd4 43.Na5 Ng7 44.Nbc6 Kf8 45.Nxd4 exd4 46.Nb3 Ne6 47.Nxd4 Nxd4+ 48.Rxd4 Ke7 49.Kd2 Ke6 50.a4 bxa4 51.Rxa4 Rc6 52.b3 f6 53.Ra5 Rb6 54.Kc3 Rc6+ 55.Kb4 Rb6+ 56.Kc4 Rc6+ 57.Rc5 Rd6 58.Ra5 Rc6+ 59.Kb4 Rd6 60.Rd5 Rb6+ 61.Kc3 Rc6+ 62.Kb2 Rc8 63.Ra5 Rc6 64.b4 Rd6 65.Kc3 Rc6+ 66.Kb3 Rd6 67.Kc4 Rc6+ 68.Rc5 Rd6 69.Kc3 Rb6 70.Kb3 Rd6 71.Ka4 Rd3 72.Rc6+ Ke5 73.Rxa6 Rxf3 74.b5 Rf1 75.Rc6 Kxe4 76.b6 f5 77.Rc3 Ra1+ 78.Kb4 Ra6 79.Kb5 Rxb6+ 80.Kxb6 fxg4 81.Kc5 Kf4 82.Rc4+ Kf3 83.Rc3+ Kf4 1/2-1/2 [Event "10th Tal Mem 2016"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2016.10.02"] [Round "6.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Gelfand,B"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2808"] [BlackElo "2743"] [ECO "B96"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Nbd7 8.Qe2 Qc7 9.O-O-O b5 10.a3 Bb7 11.g4 Rc8 12.Bxf6 gxf6 13.h4 Qb6 14.Rh3 h5 15.f5 e5 16.Nb3 hxg4 17.Qxg4 b4 18.axb4 Qxb4 19.Kb1 Nb6 20.Qe2 Bh6 21.Qf2 Rc6 22.Na2 Qa4 23.Rc3 Ke7 24.Rxc6 Qxc6 25.Na5 Qc7 26.Nxb7 Qxb7 27.Nb4 Rb8 28.Qxb6 Qxb6 29.Nd5+ Kf8 30.Nxb6 Rxb6 31.c3 Be3 32.Kc2 Kg7 33.b4 Kh6 34.Bc4 Bf2 35.Rh1 Rc6 36.Kb3 Rb6 37.Kc2 Rc6 38.Kd3 Rc7 39.Bxa6 Kh5 40.Bc4 Ra7 41.Bd5 Kh6 42.h5 Bb6 43.Kc4 Be3 44.Kb3 Bb6 45.Rh2 Be3 46.Re2 Bb6 47.Ra2 Rxa2 48.Kxa2 Kxh5 49.Kb3 Bf2 50.Ka4 Kh6 51.Kb5 Kg7 52.Kc6 Kf8 53.b5 Ke7 54.Kc7 1-0 [Event "10th Tal Mem 2016"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2016.10.04"] [Round "7.2"] [White "Giri,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2755"] [BlackElo "2808"] [ECO "D55"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 O-O 7.e3 Nbd7 8.Qc2 c5 9.dxc5 Nxc5 10.cxd5 Nxd5 11.Bxe7 Qxe7 12.Nxd5 exd5 13.Be2 Bg4 14.O-O Rac8 15.Rad1 Rfd8 16.Nd4 Ne6 17.Qd3 Nxd4 18.Bxg4 Ne6 19.Qb3 Rc4 20.Bf3 Rb4 21.Qa3 d4 22.Rd3 a5 23.Qxa5 Rxb2 24.Qe5 Qb4 25.exd4 Rxd4 26.a3 Qc4 27.Rdd1 Rxd1 28.Rxd1 Qb3 29.Qb8+ Kh7 30.Qd6 Qc2 31.Qd3+ Qxd3 32.Rxd3 Nc5 33.Rd1 g5 34.h4 b6 35.hxg5 hxg5 36.Rd6 Kg7 37.g3 f5 38.g4 f4 39.Bc6 Rb1+ 40.Kg2 Rb3 41.Rd5 Kh6 42.Rd6+ Kg7 43.Rd5 Kh6 1/2-1/2 [Event "10th Tal Mem 2016"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2016.10.05"] [Round "8.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Tomashevsky,E"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2808"] [BlackElo "2731"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 c6 4.O-O Bg4 5.d3 Nbd7 6.h3 Bxf3 7.Bxf3 e5 8.e4 dxe4 9.dxe4 Bc5 10.Nd2 Qe7 11.a4 a5 12.Qe2 O-O 13.Nc4 Qe6 14.Kg2 Nb6 15.Ne3 Rfd8 16.b3 Nc8 17.Bb2 Bd4 18.Rad1 Nd6 19.Bxd4 exd4 20.Rxd4 Ndxe4 21.Rxd8+ Rxd8 22.Nc4 b5 23.axb5 cxb5 24.Nxa5 Rd2 25.Qxb5 h6 26.Nc4 Rxc2 27.Qb8+ Kh7 28.Qe5 Qxe5 29.Nxe5 Rb2 30.Bd1 Nd5 31.Nc4 Ra2 32.Bf3 Ndc3 33.h4 g5 34.h5 Kg7 35.b4 Ra4 36.Bxe4 Nxe4 37.Rb1 Nc3 38.Rc1 Ne2 39.Rc2 Nd4 40.Rd2 Nc6 41.Ne3 Rxb4 42.Nf5+ Kh7 43.Rd6 Ne5 44.Rxh6+ Kg8 45.Ra6 Ng4 46.Ra8+ Kh7 47.Ra7 Nh6 48.Nd6 Kg7 49.Kf3 g4+ 50.Kg2 Rb6 51.Ne8+ Kh7 52.Ra5 Re6 53.Nc7 Rf6 54.Kf1 Rf5 55.Rd5 Rf6 56.Rd7 Rf5 57.Nd5 Kg7 58.Nf4 Re5 59.Rd5 Re4 60.Ng2 Kf6 61.Ne3 Ra4 62.Ke2 Ra3 63.Rc5 Rb3 64.Nd5+ Kg7 65.Nc3 Rb6 66.Rg5+ Kf8 67.Re5 Kg7 68.Ke3 Rb3 69.Rc5 Rb2 70.Rg5+ Kf8 71.Rb5 Rc2 72.Ne4 Kg7 73.Rg5+ Kf8 74.Nf6 Rc3+ 75.Ke4 Rc4+ 76.Kd3 Ra4 77.Nh7+ Ke7 78.Re5+ Kd6 79.Rb5 Kc6 80.Rb8 Ra2 81.Ke3 Ra5 82.Nf6 Rf5 83.Ne4 Rxh5 84.Rd8 Kc7 85.Re8 Rf5 86.Rh8 Rf3+ 87.Kd4 Nf5+ 88.Ke5 Ne7 89.Rh7 Ng6+ 90.Kd4 Kd8 91.Ng5 Rxf2 92.Nxf7+ Ke8 93.Ng5 Rf5 94.Ne6 Rf7 95.Rh6 Ne7 96.Rh8+ Kd7 97.Nc5+ Kc7 98.Ra8 Nc6+ 99.Kc4 Rf1 100.Ne4 Rd1 101.Re8 Re1 102.Kd5 Rd1+ 103.Ke6 Rd8 104.Rxd8 Kxd8 105.Nc3 Nd4+ 106.Ke5 Nf3+ 107.Kf4 Nh2 108.Nd5 1/2-1/2 [Event "10th Tal Mem 2016"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2016.10.06"] [Round "9.2"] [White "Mamedyarov,S"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2761"] [BlackElo "2808"] [ECO "D37"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 Nbd7 7.a3 c5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.Nxd5 exd5 10.dxc5 Nxc5 11.Be5 Bf5 12.Be2 Bf6 13.O-O Bxe5 14.Nxe5 Qf6 15.b4 Qxe5 16.bxc5 Rac8 17.Rc1 Rfd8 18.Qd4 f6 19.g4 Bg6 20.Rc3 Rc7 21.Rfc1 Re7 22.Rd1 Qg5 23.Qb4 Re4 24.Rd4 Rde8 25.Rcd3 Kh8 26.Rd2 h5 27.Qxb7 hxg4 28.Rxd5 f5 29.Bf1 Rxe3 30.c6 Rc3 31.c7 Qf4 32.Rd7 Rg8 33.R2d4 Qc1 34.Qb8 Kh7 35.Rd8 Bf7 36.Rxg8 Bxg8 37.Rd8 Be6 38.Rh8+ Kg6 39.Qe8+ Kf6 40.Qf8+ Kg6 41.Qd6 Rc6 42.c8=Q 1-0 [Event "32nd ECC Open 2016"] [Site "Novi Sad SRB"] [Date "2016.11.08"] [Round "3.2"] [White "Inarkiev,E"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2714"] [BlackElo "2810"] [ECO "C65"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.Bxc6 dxc6 6.Be3 Bd6 7.h3 Nd7 8.Nbd2 O-O 9.O-O Re8 10.c3 c5 11.Qc2 Nf8 12.Nc4 Ng6 13.Rad1 Bf8 14.d4 exd4 15.cxd4 Qe7 16.dxc5 Qxe4 17.Qxe4 Rxe4 18.b3 Re8 19.Rd2 b6 20.Rc1 Ba6 21.a4 bxc5 22.Rd7 Bxc4 23.Rxc4 Bd6 24.Bxc5 Nf8 25.Bxd6 Nxd7 26.Rxc7 Nb6 27.a5 Nd5 28.Rb7 Red8 29.Bg3 a6 30.Ng5 Nc3 31.Be5 Ne2+ 32.Kh2 f6 33.Ne6 fxe5 34.Nxd8 Rxd8 35.Rb6 Ra8 36.g3 Rf8 37.Kg2 Rf6 38.Rb8+ Kf7 39.Rb7+ Kg6 40.Re7 Nc1 41.Rxe5 Rxf2+ 42.Kxf2 Nd3+ 43.Ke3 Nxe5 44.Kd4 Nc6+ 45.Kc5 Nxa5 46.b4 Nb7+ 47.Kb6 a5 0-1 [Event "32nd ECC Open 2016"] [Site "Novi Sad SRB"] [Date "2016.11.09"] [Round "4.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Mamedov,Rau"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2810"] [BlackElo "2684"] [ECO "B70"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Nf6 4.Nc3 cxd4 5.Nxd4 g6 6.Be2 Bg7 7.O-O O-O 8.Re1 Nc6 9.Nb3 a6 10.Bf1 b5 11.a4 b4 12.Nd5 Nd7 13.a5 Rb8 14.Ra2 e6 15.Ne3 Nf6 16.Nc4 d5 17.exd5 Nxd5 18.Ne3 Nce7 19.Nxd5 Nxd5 20.Re4 Qc7 21.Bg5 Qa7 22.Qc1 Bd7 23.Bh6 Rfc8 24.Bxg7 Kxg7 25.Rc4 Rxc4 26.Bxc4 Bb5 27.Bxd5 exd5 28.Ra1 Bc4 29.Qf4 Bxb3 30.cxb3 d4 31.Qe5+ Kg8 32.Rc1 Rd8 33.Rc7 Qb8 34.Qe7 Rf8 35.Rd7 Qc8 36.g3 Qc1+ 37.Kg2 Qc6+ 38.Kh3 Qe6+ 39.Qxe6 fxe6 40.Rxd4 Rxf2 41.Rxb4 Kg7 42.Rb6 Rxb2 43.Rxa6 Rxb3 44.Rxe6 Ra3 45.a6 h5 46.Kg2 Ra2+ 47.Kf3 Kf7 48.Rb6 Rxh2 49.Ke4 Rg2 50.Ke5 Kg7 51.Rb7+ Kh6 52.a7 Ra2 53.Kd6 Kg5 54.Rg7 Kf6 55.Rc7 Kf5 56.Kc5 Kg4 57.Kb5 Kh3 58.Rg7 g5 59.Kb6 g4 60.Rg5 Rxa7 61.Rxh5+ Kxg3 62.Kxa7 Kf4 63.Kb7 g3 64.Rh4+ Kf3 65.Rh3 Kf2 66.Rxg3 Kxg3 1/2-1/2 [Event "32nd ECC Open 2016"] [Site "Novi Sad SRB"] [Date "2016.11.10"] [Round "5.2"] [White "Ivanchuk,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2733"] [BlackElo "2810"] [ECO "D37"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 d5 4.d4 Be7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 O-O 7.Rc1 Nbd7 8.e3 c5 9.cxd5 Nxd5 10.Bxe7 Nxe7 11.Be2 b6 12.dxc5 Nxc5 13.b4 Qxd1+ 14.Rxd1 Nd7 15.Nd4 a5 16.b5 Nc5 17.f3 Bb7 18.e4 Rac8 19.Kf2 e5 20.Nf5 Nxe4+ 21.Nxe4 Nxf5 22.Nd6 Nxd6 23.Rxd6 Rc2 24.Rhd1 e4 25.R1d2 Rxd2 26.Rxd2 exf3 27.gxf3 Ba8 28.Rd6 Rb8 29.Bc4 Kf8 30.Rd7 Rc8 31.Rxf7+ Ke8 32.Be6 Rc3 33.h4 g5 34.hxg5 hxg5 35.a4 Ra3 36.Kg3 Re3 37.Ba2 Ra3 38.Be6 Re3 39.Bc4 Rc3 40.Be6 Re3 41.Bc4 Rc3 42.Be6 1/2-1/2 [Event "32nd ECC Open 2016"] [Site "Novi Sad SRB"] [Date "2016.11.11"] [Round "6.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Ding Liren"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2810"] [BlackElo "2764"] [ECO "D78"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.d4 Nf6 5.O-O O-O 6.c4 c6 7.Ne5 Nbd7 8.Nc3 Nxe5 9.dxe5 Ne4 10.cxd5 Nxc3 11.bxc3 cxd5 12.f4 Be6 13.Be3 f6 14.Qb3 fxe5 15.Rad1 Qc7 16.Bxd5 Bxd5 17.Rxd5 Kh8 18.fxe5 Rxf1+ 19.Kxf1 e6 20.Rd3 Qc6 21.Kg1 Bxe5 22.Qb4 Kg8 23.Bxa7 Bg7 24.Be3 h5 25.a3 Kh7 26.Qe7 Qe4 27.Qg5 Rf8 28.Rd7 Kg8 29.h3 Qb1+ 30.Bc1 Qc2 31.Rxg7+ Kxg7 32.Qe7+ Kg8 33.Qxe6+ Rf7 34.Qe8+ Rf8 35.Qe6+ Rf7 36.Qe8+ Rf8 37.Qe6+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "32nd ECC Open 2016"] [Site "Novi Sad SRB"] [Date "2016.11.12"] [Round "7.2"] [White "Svidler,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2742"] [BlackElo "2810"] [ECO "D78"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.d4 Nf6 5.O-O O-O 6.c4 c6 7.Qb3 Qb6 8.Nc3 Bf5 9.h3 Na6 10.Qxb6 axb6 11.cxd5 Nxd5 12.Nxd5 cxd5 13.Bd2 Be4 14.e3 Rfc8 15.Rfc1 Nc5 16.Ne1 Bxg2 17.Kxg2 e6 18.Rc2 Ne4 19.Rac1 Rxc2 20.Rxc2 Bf8 21.a3 Ra4 22.Bc1 b5 23.f3 Nd6 24.b3 Ra8 25.Rc7 b4 26.axb4 Ra1 27.Nd3 Rb1 28.Kf2 Rxb3 29.Ke2 Rb1 30.Kd1 Ra1 31.Kc2 b5 32.Kb2 Ra8 33.g4 g5 34.Kb3 h6 35.Nc5 Ra1 36.Kb2 Ra8 37.Kb3 Nc4 38.Rb7 Ra1 39.Nd3 Nd6 40.Rb8 Kg7 41.Kb2 Ra7 42.Nc5 Nc4+ 43.Kb1 Na3+ 44.Bxa3 Rxa3 45.Rxb5 Rxe3 46.Rb7 Kg6 47.Kc2 Bg7 48.Nb3 Rxf3 49.b5 e5 50.Rb6+ Kh7 51.Rd6 Rf2+ 52.Kc1 e4 53.Rxd5 e3 54.Kd1 Rb2 55.Na5 f5 56.Rxf5 e2+ 57.Ke1 Bxd4 58.Rf3 Rc2 59.b6 Bxb6 60.Nb3 Bc7 61.Rd3 Be5 62.Nd2 Bf4 63.Kxe2 Ra2 64.Ke1 Ra1+ 65.Ke2 Ra2 66.Ke1 Bxd2+ 67.Rxd2 Ra3 68.Rd7+ Kg8 69.Kf2 Rxh3 70.Kg2 Re3 71.Ra7 Kf8 72.Ra6 Kg7 73.Rb6 Re4 74.Kg3 Rf4 75.Ra6 Rf6 76.Ra5 Kg6 77.Rb5 Ra6 78.Rc5 Kf6 79.Rb5 Ke6 80.Rc5 Ra3+ 81.Kg2 Rd3 82.Ra5 Rd5 83.Ra6+ Ke5 84.Rxh6 Kf4 85.Rh3 Rd2+ 86.Kg1 Kxg4 87.Ra3 Rc2 1/2-1/2 [Event "10th Kings Rapid Match"] [Site "Medias ROU"] [Date "2016.11.28"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Hou Yifan"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2810"] [BlackElo "2635"] [ECO "A45"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 e6 3.e3 c5 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.Nbd2 d5 6.c3 Bd6 7.Bg3 O-O 8.Bd3 b6 9.Qe2 Bb7 10.Rd1 Ne7 11.O-O Qc7 12.Bxd6 Qxd6 13.Ne5 Rad8 14.Qf3 Ng6 15.Bxg6 hxg6 16.Qh3 Ba6 17.Rfe1 Nh7 18.f4 Bb5 19.Ndf3 Qe7 20.Qg3 Be8 21.Rf1 Qf6 22.Ng5 Qe7 23.Rf3 f6 24.Nxh7 fxe5 25.Ng5 Rf5 26.Qh4 Bf7 27.g4 Qxg5 28.Qxg5 Rxg5 29.fxg5 cxd4 30.cxd4 Rc8 31.Rdf1 Rc7 32.h4 exd4 33.exd4 e5 34.dxe5 Be6 35.Rf8+ Kh7 36.Re8 Bf7 37.Rd8 1-0 [Event "10th Kings Rapid Match"] [Site "Medias ROU"] [Date "2016.11.28"] [Round "2"] [White "Hou Yifan"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2635"] [BlackElo "2810"] [ECO "C07"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.exd5 Qxd5 5.dxc5 Nf6 6.Ngf3 Qxc5 7.Bd3 Nbd7 8.Qe2 Qc7 9.Nb3 Be7 10.O-O O-O 11.a4 b6 12.Re1 Bb7 13.a5 bxa5 14.Nfd4 Nc5 15.Nxa5 Nxd3 16.Qxd3 Bb4 17.Bd2 Be4 18.Qe2 Bd6 19.Nb5 Bxh2+ 20.Kh1 Qb8 21.Bg5 Be5 22.Ra4 a6 23.Na3 Bxb2 24.Bxf6 Bxg2+ 25.Kxg2 Bxf6 26.Qe4 Qc7 27.Nc6 Rfc8 28.Rc4 Qd6 29.Re3 Qd5 30.Qxd5 exd5 31.Ne7+ Bxe7 32.Rxc8+ Rxc8 33.Rxe7 g6 34.Re3 Kg7 35.Rd3 Rc5 36.c3 a5 37.Kf3 h5 38.Ke3 h4 39.Kf4 f6 40.Kg4 g5 41.f4 Kg6 42.fxg5 fxg5 43.Re3 a4 44.Rd3 Kf6 45.Rf3+ Kg6 46.Rd3 Kh6 47.Re3 Rc6 48.Rd3 Rf6 49.Rd4 Rf1 50.Nc2 Rg1+ 51.Kh3 Rg3+ 52.Kh2 Rxc3 53.Rd2 a3 54.Nd4 Kg6 55.Ra2 g4 56.Nb5 Rc5 57.Nxa3 Ra5 58.Ra1 d4 59.Rg1 g3+ 60.Kh3 Rxa3 61.Kxh4 Kf5 62.Kh3 Ke4 63.Re1+ Re3 0-1 [Event "10th Kings Rapid Match"] [Site "Medias ROU"] [Date "2016.11.28"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Hou Yifan"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2810"] [BlackElo "2635"] [ECO "A45"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 d6 5.e4 a6 6.dxe6 Bxe6 7.e5 dxe5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Bxe5 Nbd7 10.O-O-O Kc8 11.Bg3 Be7 12.Be2 Rd8 13.Nh3 Bxh3 14.gxh3 b5 15.Rhe1 Bf8 16.a4 c4 17.Bf3 Ra7 18.axb5 axb5 19.Kb1 Ra5 20.Bc6 Bb4 21.Nxb5 Bxe1 22.Nd6+ Kc7 23.Nxf7+ Kxc6 24.Nxd8+ Kb5 25.Rxe1 Nc5 26.Re5 Nd7 27.Rg5 g6 28.Nb7 Ra6 29.Nd6+ Kb4 30.f3 Rc6 31.Be1+ Ka4 32.b3+ Nxb3 33.cxb3+ Kxb3 34.Rb5+ Ka3 35.Kc2 1-0 [Event "10th Kings Rapid Match"] [Site "Medias ROU"] [Date "2016.11.28"] [Round "4"] [White "Hou Yifan"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2635"] [BlackElo "2810"] [ECO "C15"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qd3 Ne7 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 O-O 7.Nf3 b6 8.Qe3 Ba6 9.Bd3 c5 10.dxc5 Bxd3 11.cxd3 Qc7 12.Rb1 bxc5 13.O-O Nd7 14.Qg5 dxe4 15.dxe4 Ng6 16.h4 Nf6 17.Re1 h6 18.Qd2 Rad8 19.Qe2 Ng4 20.h5 Nf4 21.Bxf4 Qxf4 22.g3 Qf6 23.e5 Qf5 24.Nh4 Qg5 25.Rb2 Rd5 26.Nf3 Qxh5 27.Kg2 Rfd8 28.Rh1 Qg6 29.Nh4 Qg5 30.f4 Qh5 31.Nf3 Qf5 32.Nh4 1/2-1/2 [Event "10th Kings Rapid Match"] [Site "Medias ROU"] [Date "2016.11.29"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Hou Yifan"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2810"] [BlackElo "2635"] [ECO "D05"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e3 e6 4.Bd3 b6 5.O-O Bb7 6.Nbd2 Bd6 7.Qe2 c5 8.dxc5 Bxc5 9.e4 Nc6 10.c3 dxe4 11.Nxe4 Be7 12.Bf4 Nd5 13.Bg3 O-O 14.Rad1 Qc8 15.Nd6 Bxd6 16.Bxd6 Rd8 17.Bg3 h6 18.Bb1 Nf6 19.Rxd8+ Qxd8 20.Rd1 Qe8 21.Nd4 Nxd4 22.Rxd4 Rd8 23.Qd1 Rd5 24.c4 Rxd4 25.Qxd4 Nd7 26.Qd6 Qc8 27.Qc7 Qxc7 28.Bxc7 Kf8 29.b4 Ke7 30.f3 Ba6 31.Bd3 Kf6 32.Kf2 e5 33.a4 Ke6 34.Ke3 f5 35.a5 Bb7 36.Bc2 bxa5 37.Bxa5 a6 38.Bc7 Bc6 39.g4 g6 40.gxf5+ gxf5 41.f4 e4 42.h3 Nf6 43.Bd8 Ne8 44.Kd4 Ng7 45.Bb3 Nh5 46.Bc7 Nf6 47.Be5 Bb7 48.Ba4 Nd7 49.Bg7 h5 50.Bh6 Nf6 51.Bg5 Nh7 52.Bd8 Nf6 53.Bd1 h4 54.Be2 e3 55.Kxe3 Bg2 56.Bxf6 Kxf6 57.c5 Bxh3 58.Bxa6 Ke7 59.Bd3 Ke6 60.b5 Kd5 61.b6 Kc6 62.Be2 Kb7 63.Bf3+ Kc8 64.Kf2 Kd7 65.c6+ 1-0 [Event "10th Kings Rapid Match"] [Site "Medias ROU"] [Date "2016.11.29"] [Round "6"] [White "Hou Yifan"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2635"] [BlackElo "2810"] [ECO "C16"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 Ne7 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 b6 7.Qg4 Ng6 8.h4 h5 9.Qg3 Ba6 10.Bxa6 Nxa6 11.Ne2 Qd7 12.a4 c5 13.O-O Rc8 14.Qd3 Nb8 15.Bg5 Nc6 16.Ng3 Nge7 17.Rfd1 cxd4 18.cxd4 Nf5 19.Nxf5 exf5 20.Qg3 g6 21.Rab1 O-O 22.Rb5 Nd8 23.Qf3 Ne6 24.Bf6 Rxc2 25.Qxd5 Qc8 26.Qb3 Rc1 27.Kh2 Rc3 28.Qb4 Rc4 29.Qd2 Kh7 30.d5 Nc5 31.d6 Qd7 32.Qd5 Rxa4 33.Rxc5 bxc5 34.Be7 Kg8 35.Bxf8 Rxh4+ 36.Kg1 Kxf8 37.Qxc5 Kg7 38.Qc3 Kh7 39.e6 fxe6 40.Qf6 Qa4 41.Rc1 Rc4 42.Qe7+ Kh6 43.Rxc4 Qxc4 44.Qc7 Qf4 45.Qc5 Qa4 46.Qe3+ Kg7 47.Qxe6 Qd1+ 48.Kh2 Qd4 49.Qe7+ Kg8 50.Qd8+ Kf7 51.Qd7+ Kg8 52.Qc8+ Kf7 53.Qd7+ Kg8 54.Qe6+ Kg7 55.Qe7+ Kg8 56.Qc7 Qxf2 57.Qc4+ Kf8 58.Qc8+ Kg7 59.Qc3+ Kf7 60.Qc7+ Ke6 61.Qe7+ Kd5 62.d7 Qf4+ 63.g3 Qf2+ 64.Kh3 Qf1+ 65.Kh4 g5+ 66.Kxg5 Qc1+ 67.Kg6 Qc6+ 68.Kf7 1-0 [Event "10th Kings Rapid Match"] [Site "Medias ROU"] [Date "2016.11.29"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Hou Yifan"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2810"] [BlackElo "2635"] [ECO "A46"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.e3 b6 4.Bd3 Bb7 5.O-O c5 6.c4 g6 7.d5 exd5 8.cxd5 Bg7 9.e4 d6 10.Nc3 O-O 11.h3 Ba6 12.Bf4 Bxd3 13.Qxd3 a6 14.Rad1 Ne8 15.e5 Ra7 16.Rfe1 b5 17.Ne4 dxe5 18.Nxe5 Bxe5 19.Bxe5 Nd7 20.Bf4 Ng7 21.Bd6 Re8 22.Bxc5 Nxc5 23.Nxc5 Rxe1+ 24.Rxe1 Nf5 25.Ne4 Rc7 26.d6 Rc4 27.d7 Kg7 28.Nd6 Nxd6 29.Qxd6 Rc7 30.Rd1 Rb7 31.Qe5+ Kh6 32.Qe8 Rb8 33.Qxf7 1-0 [Event "10th Kings Rapid Match"] [Site "Medias ROU"] [Date "2016.11.29"] [Round "8"] [White "Hou Yifan"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2635"] [BlackElo "2810"] [ECO "C16"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 Ne7 5.Bd2 b6 6.f4 O-O 7.Nf3 c5 8.Nb5 Bxd2+ 9.Qxd2 Ba6 10.c3 Nbc6 11.Be2 Na5 12.O-O Qd7 13.Nd6 Bxe2 14.Qxe2 Nc8 15.Nxc8 Raxc8 16.Rad1 Qe7 17.Rd3 h6 18.Kh1 Nc6 19.a3 Rc7 20.h3 Rfc8 21.Qf2 cxd4 22.cxd4 Na5 23.f5 Rc2 24.Qg3 exf5 25.Nh4 Rc1 26.Rf3 Qg5 27.Qxg5 hxg5 28.Nxf5 Rxf1+ 29.Rxf1 Rc7 30.Kh2 Nb3 31.Rf3 Nd2 32.Rd3 Rc2 33.b4 Nc4 34.Ne7+ Kf8 35.Nxd5 Rd2 36.Rxd2 Nxd2 37.Ne3 b5 38.Kg3 Nb1 39.Nc2 Ke7 40.Kg4 Ke6 41.Kxg5 Kd5 42.h4 Nc3 43.h5 Ne2 44.Ne3+ Kxd4 45.Nf5+ Kxe5 46.Nxg7 f6+ 47.Kg6 Nf4+ 48.Kf7 Kd5 1-0 [Event "10th Kings Blitz Match"] [Site "Medias ROU"] [Date "2016.11.30"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Hou Yifan"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2809"] [BlackElo "2651"] [ECO "A04"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.e3 g6 3.d4 cxd4 4.exd4 d5 5.Bd3 Bg7 6.c3 Nc6 7.O-O Nf6 8.Re1 O-O 9.Bg5 Bf5 10.Bxf5 gxf5 11.Bxf6 Bxf6 12.Nbd2 e6 13.Nb3 Kh8 14.Nc5 Qc7 15.Qd2 Rg8 16.Nd3 Rg4 17.g3 Rag8 18.Kh1 Re4 19.Nc5 Rxe1+ 20.Rxe1 Ne7 21.Nd3 Nc6 22.Nf4 Qd8 23.b4 a6 24.a4 Ne7 25.Nh5 Nc8 26.Nxf6 Qxf6 27.Qf4 Ne7 28.Qc7 f4 29.Qxf4 Qxf4 30.gxf4 Rc8 31.Ne5 Kg7 32.Rg1+ Ng6 33.Rg3 Kf6 34.a5 Rc7 35.Rh3 Kg7 36.Rf3 Kf6 37.Rh3 Nxf4 38.Rxh7 Ne2 39.h4 Nxc3 40.h5 Ne4 41.h6 Nxf2+ 42.Kg2 Ne4 43.Rg7 Rc2+ 44.Kf3 Rf2+ 45.Ke3 Rh2 46.Ng4+ 1-0 [Event "10th Kings Blitz Match"] [Site "Medias ROU"] [Date "2016.11.30"] [Round "2"] [White "Hou Yifan"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2651"] [BlackElo "2809"] [ECO "C65"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.c3 O-O 6.O-O d6 7.h3 a5 8.Ba4 Ne7 9.Re1 Ng6 10.d4 Ba7 11.Nbd2 Bd7 12.Bc2 Re8 13.Nf1 b5 14.Ng3 c5 15.d5 c4 16.Nh2 Rb8 17.Nhf1 Bc5 18.Ne3 Nf4 19.a4 b4 20.Nxc4 bxc3 21.bxc3 Qc8 22.Ne3 g6 23.Bd3 h5 24.Ne2 Bxh3 25.gxh3 Qxh3 26.Nxf4 exf4 27.Bf1 Qh4 28.Qf3 fxe3 29.Bxe3 Nxe4 30.Bxc5 Nxc5 31.Bb5 Re7 32.Rxe7 Qxe7 33.Kf1 Qe4 34.Qxe4 Nxe4 35.c4 f5 36.Kg2 Kf7 37.f3 Nc5 38.f4 Rb7 39.Kf3 Kf6 40.Rh1 Re7 41.Rb1 Re4 42.Rb2 Rxf4+ 0-1 [Event "10th Kings Blitz Match"] [Site "Medias ROU"] [Date "2016.11.30"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Hou Yifan"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2809"] [BlackElo "2651"] [ECO "D02"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.c4 e6 4.e3 b6 5.Nc3 Bb7 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.Bb5+ c6 8.Bd3 g6 9.O-O Bg7 10.e4 Ne7 11.Bg5 O-O 12.Qc1 Nd7 13.Rd1 Rc8 14.e5 c5 15.Be4 Bxe4 16.Nxe4 f6 17.exf6 Nxf6 18.dxc5 Ned5 19.c6 Qc7 20.Bxf6 Bxf6 21.Nxf6+ Rxf6 22.Nd4 Nf4 23.Qe3 e5 24.Ne2 Qxc6 25.Nxf4 exf4 26.Qd2 Rf7 27.Rac1 Qb7 28.Rxc8+ Qxc8 29.f3 Qc5+ 30.Kh1 Kg7 31.h3 h5 32.Re1 Qf5 33.Re4 Qf6 34.a4 a5 35.Kh2 Kh7 36.b4 axb4 37.Qxb4 Qg5 38.Qxb6 Qg3+ 39.Kg1 Rd7 40.Qb1 Rd2 41.Qf1 Qg5 42.Kh1 Qd5 43.Kh2 Qg5 44.Re2 Rd4 45.Qa1 Qd5 46.a5 Qd7 47.Re7+ Qxe7 48.Qxd4 Qg5 49.Qd2 Qf5 50.a6 Qc8 51.Qa5 Qa8 52.a7 0-1 [Event "10th Kings Blitz Match"] [Site "Medias ROU"] [Date "2016.11.30"] [Round "4"] [White "Hou Yifan"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2651"] [BlackElo "2809"] [ECO "A01"] 1.b3 g6 2.Bb2 Nf6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 O-O 5.c4 c5 6.Nc3 Nc6 7.Nf3 d5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.Qc1 Nxc3 10.Bxc3 e5 11.d3 Bd7 12.Nd2 Rc8 13.Ne4 Qe7 14.h4 Nd4 15.f3 b5 16.Bd2 c4 17.dxc4 bxc4 18.bxc4 Qe6 19.Bh3 f5 20.c5 Qa6 21.Rh2 Qa4 22.Rb1 Nc2+ 23.Kf1 Rxc5 24.Qb2 Nd4 25.Kg1 Rb5 26.Qc1 Rxb1 27.Qxb1 Qc4 28.Qe1 fxe4 29.Be3 Nc2 30.Qd2 Qxa2 31.Bf2 e3 32.Bxe3 Qa1+ 33.Qc1 Qxc1+ 34.Bxc1 Nd4 35.Bb2 Rb8 36.Bxd4 exd4 37.Be6+ Kf8 1/2-1/2 [Event "10th Kings Blitz Match"] [Site "Medias ROU"] [Date "2016.11.30"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Hou Yifan"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2809"] [BlackElo "2651"] [ECO "A43"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.Nxd5 Nxd5 6.Qxd5 Nc6 7.Ng5 Qe7 8.c3 d6 9.Bf4 Be6 10.Qd2 d5 11.e3 h6 12.Nxe6 Qxe6 13.O-O-O O-O-O 14.Bd3 Bd6 15.Rhe1 Bxf4 16.exf4 Qf6 17.g3 Kb8 18.Qe2 g5 19.Bc2 gxf4 20.Qf3 d4 21.Qxf4+ Qxf4+ 22.gxf4 dxc3 23.Rxd8+ Rxd8 24.bxc3 Rg8 25.Be4 Kc7 26.Bf3 a5 27.a4 b6 28.Kc2 Rg6 29.Bd5 Rf6 30.Re4 Kd6 31.Bxc6 Kxc6 32.c4 Kd6 33.Kd3 Rg6 34.Re3 Rf6 35.Ke4 Kc6 36.f5 Rd6 37.Rh3 Kd7 38.Ke3 Ke7 39.Rh4 Rf6 40.Re4+ Kf8 41.Kf4 Rd6 42.Ke5 Rd2 43.Rh4 Kg7 44.f6+ Kh7 45.Rg4 Rd7 46.Rg7+ Kh8 47.f3 Ra7 48.Kd6 b5 49.cxb5 c4 50.b6 Rb7 51.Kc6 Rb8 52.b7 c3 53.Kc7 1-0 [Event "10th Kings Blitz Match"] [Site "Medias ROU"] [Date "2016.11.30"] [Round "6"] [White "Hou Yifan"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2651"] [BlackElo "2809"] [ECO "A13"] 1.c4 e6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 Nf6 4.Nf3 dxc4 5.Qa4+ Nbd7 6.Qxc4 c5 7.Qb3 Bd6 8.O-O O-O 9.Nc3 a6 10.a4 Rb8 11.a5 Bc7 12.Qa3 c4 13.b3 cxb3 14.d4 b5 15.axb6 Rxb6 16.Rb1 Bd6 17.Qa4 Rb4 18.Qa1 Rb8 19.Nd2 e5 20.Nxb3 exd4 21.Nxd4 Rxb1 22.Qxb1 Qc7 23.Bd2 Ne5 24.Rc1 Qa7 25.Nf5 Bc5 26.Be1 Neg4 27.e3 Bxf5 28.Qxf5 Bxe3 29.Ra1 Bd4 30.Nb5 Bxf2+ 31.Bxf2 Qxf2+ 32.Qxf2 Nxf2 33.Rxa6 N2g4 34.h3 Ne3 35.Nd4 Nxg2 36.Kxg2 h5 37.Nf3 Rd8 38.Ng5 Kf8 39.Ra7 Rd7 40.Ra5 g6 41.Kf3 Kg7 42.Ra3 Rd5 43.h4 Rf5+ 44.Kg2 Ng4 45.Rf3 Rxf3 46.Kxf3 f6 47.Ne6+ Kf7 48.Nf4 Nh6 49.Ke4 Nf5 50.Kf3 Nd4+ 51.Ke4 Ne6 52.Ne2 Ke7 53.Kf3 Kd6 54.Nc3 Ke5 55.Nd1 Nd4+ 56.Ke3 Nf5+ 57.Kf3 Kd4 58.Nf2 Nh6 59.Kf4 Nf7 60.Ne4 f5 61.Ng5 Nd8 62.Nf3+ Kd5 63.Kg5 Ke4 64.Nd2+ Ke3 65.Nc4+ Kf3 66.Ne5+ Kxg3 67.Nxg6 1/2-1/2 [Event "10th Kings Blitz Match"] [Site "Medias ROU"] [Date "2016.11.30"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Hou Yifan"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2809"] [BlackElo "2651"] [ECO "A47"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 b6 3.Bg5 e6 4.e4 h6 5.Bxf6 Qxf6 6.c3 Bb7 7.Nbd2 d6 8.Bb5+ c6 9.Bd3 Nd7 10.O-O e5 11.a4 a6 12.Nc4 g5 13.Re1 g4 14.Nfd2 h5 15.Qb3 Qd8 16.Ne3 Bh6 17.Ndc4 Qc7 18.Nf5 Bf8 19.Nce3 Nf6 20.Bc4 Bc8 21.Rad1 b5 22.dxe5 bxc4 23.Nxc4 dxe5 24.Ncd6+ Bxd6 25.Nxd6+ Kf8 26.c4 Kg7 27.Qe3 Qe7 28.Qc5 Kg6 29.Qxc6 Bd7 30.Qc7 Rad8 31.Nf5 Qb4 32.Qxe5 Rhe8 33.Nh4+ Kg7 34.Qg5+ Kf8 35.Qxf6 Bxa4 36.Ng6+ 1-0 [Event "10th Kings Blitz Match"] [Site "Medias ROU"] [Date "2016.11.30"] [Round "8"] [White "Hou Yifan"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2651"] [BlackElo "2809"] [ECO "A13"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 d5 4.b3 Be7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O b6 7.Bb2 Bb7 8.d3 c5 9.e3 Nc6 10.Qe2 Qc7 11.Nc3 Rad8 12.Rad1 Qb8 13.Nb1 e5 14.cxd5 Nxd5 15.Nbd2 Rfe8 16.a3 h6 17.Rfe1 b5 18.Ne4 Nf6 19.Nxf6+ Bxf6 20.Qc2 Qd6 21.Nd2 Na5 22.Ne4 Bxe4 23.Bxe4 Rc8 24.Bc3 Nc6 25.Ba1 Be7 26.Rc1 Qe6 27.d4 Na5 28.Bh7+ Kh8 29.Bf5 Qxb3 30.Bxc8 Rxc8 31.Qf5 Qe6 32.Qxe6 fxe6 33.dxc5 Nc4 34.Bc3 Bxc5 35.Bb4 Bb6 36.Red1 a5 37.Bd6 Rd8 38.Be7 Rd5 39.Kg2 e4 40.Rb1 b4 41.axb4 a4 42.b5 a3 1-0 [Event "10th Kings Blitz Match"] [Site "Medias ROU"] [Date "2016.11.30"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Hou Yifan"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2809"] [BlackElo "2651"] [ECO "D04"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e3 g6 4.Be2 Bg7 5.O-O O-O 6.Nbd2 c5 7.dxc5 Nbd7 8.Nb3 Qc7 9.Qd4 e5 10.Qh4 Ne4 11.c4 Bf6 12.Qh6 dxc4 13.Bxc4 Ndxc5 14.Nxc5 Qxc5 15.b3 Bg7 16.Qh4 Nd6 17.Ng5 h6 18.Ne4 Nxe4 19.Qxe4 Rb8 20.a4 Bf5 21.Qh4 g5 22.Qh5 Qc6 23.Ba3 Bg6 24.Qe2 Rfd8 25.Rad1 a6 26.h3 Kh7 27.a5 f5 28.Rxd8 Rxd8 29.Rd1 Qc7 30.Bb4 e4 31.Rd2 f4 32.Qd1 Rxd2 33.Qxd2 Bf7 34.Qc2 Qc6 35.exf4 gxf4 36.f3 Bg6 37.fxe4 Bd4+ 38.Kh1 Bxe4 39.Qd2 Be3 40.Qd8 Bxg2+ 41.Kh2 Qg6 42.Qe7+ Kh8 43.Bc3+ 1-0 [Event "10th Kings Blitz Match"] [Site "Medias ROU"] [Date "2016.11.30"] [Round "10"] [White "Hou Yifan"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2651"] [BlackElo "2809"] [ECO "C26"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 Bc5 4.Bg2 O-O 5.Nge2 Re8 6.O-O a5 7.h3 d6 8.Kh2 Nbd7 9.f4 c6 10.a3 b5 11.f5 Ba6 12.d3 b4 13.Na4 d5 14.Nxc5 Nxc5 15.Be3 Nxd3 16.cxd3 dxe4 17.axb4 Nd5 18.Bc5 Bxd3 19.Nc3 Bxf1 20.Qxf1 Nxc3 21.bxc3 Qd2 22.bxa5 Qxc3 23.Bb6 e3 24.Re1 e4 25.Rxe3 Qb4 26.Qf4 Qb2 27.Rxe4 Rxe4 28.Qxe4 Rc8 29.Bd4 Qb4 30.Qe5 Qf8 31.Bc5 Qd8 1-0 [Event "10th Kings Blitz Match"] [Site "Medias ROU"] [Date "2016.11.30"] [Round "11.2"] [White "Deac,Bogdan-Daniel"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2572"] [BlackElo "2809"] [ECO "D41"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 c5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 cxd4 8.cxd4 Bb4+ 9.Bd2 Bxd2+ 10.Qxd2 O-O 11.Bc4 Nd7 12.O-O b6 13.Rfe1 Bb7 14.a4 Rc8 15.Bd3 h6 16.a5 Qc7 17.axb6 axb6 18.Ra3 Rfd8 19.Qb2 Qd6 20.Rb3 Rc7 21.Ne5 Nf6 22.Nf3 Qf4 23.Qe2 Rc1 24.Qe3 Rxe1+ 25.Nxe1 Qxe3 26.fxe3 Bxe4 27.Bxe4 Nxe4 28.Rxb6 Ra8 29.Rb2 Ra1 30.Kf1 g5 31.Rc2 Kg7 32.Ke2 f5 33.h3 Kf6 34.Nd3 h5 35.Nc1 h4 36.Rc6 Ra3 37.Rc2 Nc3+ 38.Kd2 Nd5 39.Nd3 g4 40.hxg4 Rxd3+ 41.Kxd3 Nb4+ 42.Kd2 Nxc2 0-1 [Event "10th Kings Blitz Match"] [Site "Medias ROU"] [Date "2016.11.30"] [Round "12.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Deac,Bogdan-Daniel"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2809"] [BlackElo "2572"] [ECO "A06"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.e3 c5 3.b3 Nc6 4.Bb5 Bd7 5.Bb2 a6 6.Bxc6 Bxc6 7.Ne5 Qc7 8.O-O e6 9.d3 Nf6 10.Nd2 Bd6 11.f4 b5 12.Nxc6 Qxc6 13.Qf3 Be7 14.Qh3 O-O 15.Nf3 Nd7 16.Rae1 Bf6 17.Bxf6 Nxf6 18.Ne5 Qc7 19.Qh4 Rac8 20.Rf3 Nd7 21.Rh3 h6 22.Ng4 f6 23.Qh5 Rf7 24.Qg6 Kf8 25.Rf3 f5 26.Nxh6 gxh6 27.Qxh6+ Ke7 28.e4 fxe4 29.dxe4 d4 30.Qg5+ Kd6 31.e5+ Kc6 32.Qg6 Nf8 33.Qe4+ Kb6 34.b4 Rd8 35.f5 cxb4 36.f6 Rd5 37.Qg4 Qxc2 38.Qh5 Rdd7 39.Rf2 Qc3 40.g4 0-1 [Event "8th London Classic 2016"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2016.12.09"] [Round "1.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Topalov,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2809"] [BlackElo "2760"] [ECO "D77"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.d4 Nf6 5.O-O O-O 6.c4 c5 7.dxc5 dxc4 8.Na3 c3 9.Nb5 cxb2 10.Bxb2 Bd7 11.Qb3 Bc6 12.Rfd1 Qc8 13.Rac1 Nbd7 14.Nbd4 Bd5 15.Qa3 Re8 16.c6 Nb6 17.c7 Nc4 18.Qb4 Nxb2 19.Qxb2 b6 20.Qa3 e6 21.Nb5 Bf8 22.Qb2 Bg7 23.Qd2 Qd7 24.a4 Ne4 25.Qf4 a6 26.Qxe4 axb5 27.Qd3 f5 28.Ng5 1-0 [Event "8th London Classic 2016"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2016.12.10"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Aronian,L"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2809"] [BlackElo "2785"] [ECO "A14"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 e6 4.O-O Be7 5.c4 O-O 6.b3 b6 7.Nc3 Bb7 8.d4 Nbd7 9.Bb2 Rc8 10.cxd5 Nxd5 11.Nxd5 Bxd5 12.Qd3 c5 13.e4 Bb7 14.Rad1 cxd4 15.Nxd4 Nf6 16.Qe2 Qe8 17.a3 a5 18.Rfe1 Bc5 19.Nb5 Qe7 20.e5 Bxg2 21.exf6 Qb7 22.Nd6 Bxd6 23.Rxd6 Bh1 24.f3 Qxf3 25.Qd2 Qg2+ 26.Qxg2 Bxg2 27.fxg7 Rfe8 28.Re2 Bf3 29.Rf2 Be4 30.Re2 Bf3 31.Rf2 Be4 32.Re2 1/2-1/2 [Event "8th London Classic 2016"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2016.12.11"] [Round "3.2"] [White "Caruana,F"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2823"] [BlackElo "2809"] [ECO "C53"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 O-O 6.a4 d5 7.exd5 Nxd5 8.a5 a6 9.O-O b5 10.axb6 Nxb6 11.Bb3 Bf5 12.Bc2 Qd7 13.Qe2 Rfd8 14.Nxe5 Qe6 15.d4 Bxc2 16.Qxc2 Bxd4 17.Nf3 Be5 18.Bg5 f6 19.Be3 Nc4 20.Re1 Rab8 21.Bc1 a5 22.Ra4 Qd5 23.Nbd2 Nb6 24.Rae4 a4 25.Rh4 Qd3 26.Qxd3 Rxd3 27.Nc4 Nxc4 28.Rxc4 a3 29.Rxc6 axb2 30.Bxb2 Rxb2 31.Nxe5 fxe5 32.Rxc7 Rdd2 33.Rc8+ Kf7 34.Rc7+ Kf6 35.Rf1 h6 36.h4 e4 37.h5 Rb5 38.Ra1 Rd6 39.Kf1 Rxh5 40.Raa7 Rh1+ 41.Ke2 g5 42.Rf7+ Kg6 43.g4 Rdd1 44.Rg7+ Kf6 45.Rgf7+ Kg6 46.Rg7+ Kf6 1/2-1/2 [Event "8th London Classic 2016"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2016.12.12"] [Round "4.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Vachier Lagrave,M"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2809"] [BlackElo "2804"] [ECO "A49"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 d5 5.O-O O-O 6.Nbd2 Nc6 7.b3 e5 8.dxe5 Ng4 9.c4 d4 10.Ne4 Ngxe5 11.Nxe5 Nxe5 12.Bg5 f6 13.Bc1 f5 14.Nc5 c6 15.Bb2 Qd6 16.e3 Nxc4 17.Bxd4 Bxd4 18.Qxd4 Qxd4 19.exd4 Nd6 20.Rfd1 Nb5 21.d5 Nc3 22.dxc6 Nxd1 23.Bd5+ Kh8 24.cxb7 Bxb7 25.Bxb7 Rad8 26.Ne6 Rfe8 27.Nxd8 Rxd8 28.Kf1 Nc3 29.a3 Rb8 30.Rc1 Nb5 31.Rc8+ Rxc8 32.Bxc8 Nxa3 33.Ke2 Nb5 34.Kd3 Kg7 35.Bd7 Nd6 36.f3 Kf6 37.Kd4 Nf7 38.Bb5 Ne5 39.Be2 g5 40.Kd5 h5 41.b4 Ng6 42.b5 f4 43.g4 hxg4 44.fxg4 Ne5 45.h3 f3 46.Bf1 f2 47.Ke4 Ng6 48.Ke3 Ke5 49.Bg2 Nf8 50.Kxf2 Kf4 51.Ke2 Kg3 52.Bf1 Ne6 53.Ke3 Nf4 54.Ke4 Nxh3 55.Kf5 Nf2 56.Kxg5 Nxg4 57.Be2 Ne3 58.Kf6 Nd5+ 59.Ke5 Nc3 60.Bc4 Nxb5 61.Bxb5 1/2-1/2 [Event "8th London Classic 2016"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2016.12.13"] [Round "5.3"] [White "Nakamura,Hi"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2779"] [BlackElo "2809"] [ECO "D37"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 Nbd7 7.c5 Nh5 8.Bd3 Nxf4 9.exf4 b6 10.b4 a5 11.a3 c6 12.O-O Ba6 13.Re1 Bf6 14.Ne5 Bxe5 15.fxe5 Bxd3 16.Qxd3 Ra7 17.g3 Qa8 18.Rab1 axb4 19.axb4 Ra3 20.Qc2 Rb8 21.h4 h6 22.Kg2 Qa6 23.Rec1 bxc5 24.bxc5 Rxb1 25.Qxb1 Qc4 26.Qb2 Rb3 27.Qd2 Qb4 28.Rc2 f6 29.f4 fxe5 30.fxe5 Nf8 31.Ne2 Qb7 32.Nf4 Qf7 33.Rb2 Rxb2 34.Qxb2 g5 35.hxg5 hxg5 36.Nd3 Ng6 37.Nf2 Ne7 38.Qd2 Qg6 39.g4 Kg7 40.Nh3 Kh6 41.Kg3 Nc8 42.Qf2 Kg7 43.Qe3 Kh6 44.Qf3 Kg7 45.Qa3 Qe4 46.Nxg5 Qe1+ 47.Kf4 Qf2+ 48.Nf3 Ne7 49.Qa7 Kf8 50.Qb8+ Kf7 51.Qb7 Kf8 52.Qd7 Ng6+ 53.Kg5 Qxf3 54.Qxe6 Nh8 55.Qf5+ Nf7+ 56.Kf6 Qxf5+ 57.gxf5 Nd8 58.e6 Nf7 59.Kg6 Nd8 60.Kf6 Nf7 61.exf7 1/2-1/2 [Event "8th London Classic 2016"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2016.12.15"] [Round "6.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Adams,Mi"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2809"] [BlackElo "2748"] [ECO "D05"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e3 e6 4.Bd3 b6 5.O-O Bb7 6.Nbd2 Bd6 7.Qe2 Ne4 8.b3 O-O 9.Bb2 Nd7 10.c4 a5 11.Rfd1 Qe7 12.Rac1 a4 13.Nf1 axb3 14.axb3 Ra2 15.Bb1 Rxb2 16.Qxb2 Ba3 17.Qc2 c5 18.cxd5 Bxd5 19.N3d2 Ndf6 20.f3 Nxd2 21.Nxd2 g6 22.e4 Bb7 23.Nc4 Bxc1 24.Qxc1 Rd8 25.dxc5 Qxc5+ 26.Kh1 Rxd1+ 27.Qxd1 Kg7 28.Qd2 Ba6 29.Ne3 Bb5 30.Nc2 h5 31.h4 Nd7 32.b4 Qe7 33.g3 Qf6 34.Nd4 e5 35.Nxb5 Qxf3+ 36.Qg2 Qd1+ 37.Qg1 Qf3+ 38.Qg2 Qd1+ 39.Qg1 Qf3+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "8th London Classic 2016"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2016.12.16"] [Round "7.1"] [White "So,W"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2794"] [BlackElo "2809"] [ECO "D37"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 Nbd7 7.a3 c5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.Nxd5 exd5 10.dxc5 Nxc5 11.Be2 Qb6 12.b4 Ne6 13.Be5 a5 14.O-O axb4 15.axb4 Rxa1 16.Bxa1 Rd8 17.b5 Bc5 18.Qd2 d4 19.exd4 Nxd4 20.Bxd4 Bxd4 21.Nxd4 Rxd4 22.Qe3 Be6 23.Ra1 h6 24.Ra8+ Kh7 25.Bd3+ g6 26.Ra4 Rd6 27.Qxb6 Rxb6 28.Rd4 Kg7 29.f4 Kf6 30.Kf2 Bf5 31.Bc4 Ke7 32.Ke3 f6 33.h4 Rd6 34.Rxd6 Kxd6 35.Kd4 b6 36.g3 g5 1/2-1/2 [Event "8th London Classic 2016"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2016.12.17"] [Round "8.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Giri,A"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2809"] [BlackElo "2771"] [ECO "B91"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.g3 e5 7.Nde2 Be6 8.Bg2 h5 9.Bg5 Nbd7 10.Qd2 Be7 11.a4 Rc8 12.O-O Nf8 13.Bxf6 Bxf6 14.Rfd1 Be7 15.Nd5 h4 16.Nec3 Nh7 17.Ra3 Rc6 18.Rb3 Qb8 19.Na2 Bxd5 20.Qxd5 Qc8 21.Nb4 Nf6 22.Qd2 Rc5 23.Rc1 hxg3 24.hxg3 g6 25.Rd3 Kf8 26.c3 Kg7 27.Rd1 Qd7 28.b3 Qg4 29.c4 Nxe4 30.f3 Nxd2 31.fxg4 Nxc4 32.bxc4 Rxc4 33.Nd5 Bd8 34.Ra1 Rxg4 35.a5 e4 36.Rb3 Rh5 37.Ne3 Rgg5 38.Kf2 Rxa5 39.Rxa5 Rxa5 40.Bxe4 b5 41.Rd3 Be7 42.Kf3 Ra1 43.Nd5 Bd8 44.Nf4 Be7 45.Rc3 d5 46.Bxd5 Ra3 1/2-1/2 [Event "8th London Classic 2016"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2016.12.18"] [Round "9.2"] [White "Anand,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2779"] [BlackElo "2809"] [ECO "D37"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 b6 7.Bd3 c5 8.dxc5 bxc5 9.O-O Nc6 10.cxd5 exd5 11.Rc1 h6 12.h3 Be6 13.Bb5 Qb6 14.Qa4 Rfc8 15.Ne5 Nxe5 16.Bxe5 a6 17.Be2 Rd8 18.Bf3 Nd7 19.Bg3 Nf6 20.Rfd1 Rac8 21.Be5 Nd7 22.Bg3 Nf6 23.Be5 Nd7 24.Bg3 Nf6 1/2-1/2 [Event "6th Zurich Opening Blitz"] [Site "Zurich SUI"] [Date "2017.04.12"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Nakamura,Hi"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2793"] [BlackElo "2811"] [ECO "D37"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 Nbd7 5.Bf4 Bb4 6.e3 c5 7.dxc5 Nxc5 8.Qc2 O-O 9.Be2 Nce4 10.O-O Bxc3 11.bxc3 dxc4 12.Bxc4 b6 13.Rad1 Qe7 14.Nd2 Bb7 15.Nxe4 Bxe4 16.Qe2 Rfd8 17.f3 Bd5 18.Ba6 Qc5 19.Kh1 h6 20.e4 Bc6 21.Be3 Qa5 22.Bc4 Ba4 23.Rc1 Rac8 24.Bb3 Nd7 25.f4 Nc5 26.Bxa4 Qxa4 27.Bd4 e5 28.Bxe5 Qxe4 29.Qg4 Qg6 30.Qxg6 fxg6 31.Bd4 Ne6 32.Be5 Rd2 33.a4 Rc4 34.Ra1 Re4 35.a5 g5 36.axb6 axb6 37.f5 Rxe5 38.fxe6 Rxe6 39.Rab1 Rc2 40.Rfc1 Rce2 41.h3 Kh7 42.c4 Rc6 43.Rb4 Rf6 44.Rb5 g4 45.hxg4 Rf4 46.Kh2 Rxg4 47.Rg1 Re6 48.Rc1 Reg6 49.Rc2 Rh4+ 50.Kg1 Rd6 51.c5 Rd1+ 52.Kf2 bxc5 53.Rbxc5 Rf4+ 54.Kg3 Rdd4 55.R5c3 Rh4 56.Kf2 Rdg4 57.Rg3 Rf4+ 58.Kg1 Rf7 59.Rf2 Re7 60.Rh3 Ra4 61.Kh2 Ra6 62.Rg3 g5 63.Rb3 Kg6 64.Rfb2 Ree6 65.g4 h5 66.gxh5+ Kxh5 67.Rh3+ Kg6 68.Rh8 Ra4 69.Rg2 Re5 70.Rg8+ Kf6 71.Rf2+ Rf4 1/2-1/2 [Event "6th Zurich Opening Blitz"] [Site "Zurich SUI"] [Date "2017.04.12"] [Round "2.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Oparin,G"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2811"] [BlackElo "2604"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c6 3.Bg2 Bg4 4.d3 Nd7 5.O-O e5 6.h3 Bh5 7.c4 dxc4 8.dxc4 Ngf6 9.Nh4 Bc5 10.Nc3 O-O 11.Qc2 Re8 12.a3 a5 13.e3 Qc7 14.Rb1 Bf8 15.b4 axb4 16.axb4 Nb6 17.g4 Bg6 18.Nxg6 hxg6 19.g5 Nh7 20.Ne4 Be7 21.h4 Qd7 22.b5 Rac8 23.bxc6 Rxc6 24.c5 Qc8 25.Qb3 Nd7 26.Qxb7 Nxc5 27.Qxc6 Qxc6 28.Nf6+ Qxf6 29.gxf6 Nxf6 30.Rb5 Nd3 31.Bd2 Ng4 32.Bc6 Rf8 33.f3 Nh6 34.Rd5 Nb4 35.Bxb4 Bxb4 36.Rxe5 Nf5 37.h5 Nxe3 38.hxg6 Nxf1 39.Bd5 Ng3 40.Kg2 Bd6 41.Rg5 Kh8 42.gxf7 Kh7 43.Rg4 g6 44.Rxg3 Bxg3 45.Kxg3 Kg7 46.f4 Rxf7 1/2-1/2 [Event "6th Zurich Opening Blitz"] [Site "Zurich SUI"] [Date "2017.04.12"] [Round "3.3"] [White "Nepomniachtchi,I"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2751"] [BlackElo "2811"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 e6 4.O-O Be7 5.d3 O-O 6.Nbd2 a5 7.e4 a4 8.Re1 a3 9.b3 c5 10.e5 Nfd7 11.Nf1 Nc6 12.h4 b5 13.h5 f5 14.exf6 Bxf6 15.Rb1 Nb4 16.d4 Nxa2 17.Bd2 cxd4 18.h6 Nc5 19.hxg7 Bxg7 20.Nxd4 Bxd4 21.Qg4+ Bg7 22.Ra1 Qf6 23.Rxa2 Qxf2+ 24.Kh1 Ne4 25.c4 Nxd2 26.Rd1 Ne4 0-1 [Event "6th Zurich Opening Blitz"] [Site "Zurich SUI"] [Date "2017.04.12"] [Round "4.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Svidler,P"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2811"] [BlackElo "2747"] [ECO "B08"] 1.Nf3 d6 2.d4 g6 3.e4 Nf6 4.Nc3 Bg7 5.Be2 O-O 6.O-O Nbd7 7.Be3 e5 8.dxe5 dxe5 9.Bc4 Qe7 10.Qd2 Nb6 11.Bb3 Bg4 12.Ne1 c5 13.f3 Bd7 14.a4 Bc6 15.a5 Nbd7 16.Nd3 b5 17.axb6 axb6 18.Bc4 Rfd8 19.Rxa8 Rxa8 20.Rd1 Nf8 21.Nf2 Ne6 22.Qd6 Qxd6 23.Rxd6 Nd8 24.Bg5 1-0 [Event "6th Zurich Opening Blitz"] [Site "Zurich SUI"] [Date "2017.04.12"] [Round "5.4"] [White "Anand,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2786"] [BlackElo "2811"] [ECO "C65"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 d6 5.O-O Bd7 6.c4 g6 7.Nc3 Bg7 8.Nd5 a6 9.Ba4 Nxd5 10.cxd5 Ne7 11.Bg5 b5 12.Bb3 h6 13.Bxe7 Qxe7 14.a4 O-O 15.axb5 axb5 16.Qc2 Rxa1 17.Rxa1 Rc8 18.Ra7 Qd8 19.h3 h5 20.Qc3 g5 21.Nh2 f5 22.exf5 e4 23.Qd2 Bxf5 24.dxe4 Bxe4 25.Bc2 Bxc2 26.Qxc2 Qe7 27.Nf1 Qf7 28.Ne3 g4 29.hxg4 hxg4 30.g3 b4 31.b3 Bc3 32.Qe4 Rf8 33.Qxg4+ Bg7 34.Ra2 Qf6 35.Rc2 Rf7 36.Kg2 Kh7 37.Qxb4 Qg6 38.Rc4 Bh6 39.Rh4 Qf6 40.Ng4 Qf3+ 41.Kh2 Kg7 42.Qd4+ 1-0 [Event "6th Zurich Opening Blitz"] [Site "Zurich SUI"] [Date "2017.04.12"] [Round "6.1"] [White "Gelfand,B"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2724"] [BlackElo "2811"] [ECO "E10"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 Bd6 6.Nc3 O-O 7.Bg5 c6 8.e4 dxe4 9.Nxe4 Bb4+ 10.Nc3 h6 11.Bf4 c5 12.Bg2 Nc6 13.dxc5 e5 14.Nxe5 Qxd1+ 15.Kxd1 Rd8+ 16.Kc1 Nxe5 17.Bxe5 Ng4 18.Bc7 Re8 19.Ne4 Rxe4 20.Bxe4 Nxf2 21.Bd5 Bxc5 22.Kc2 Bf5+ 23.Kb3 Rc8 24.Bf4 Nxh1 25.Rxh1 b6 26.Re1 Kf8 27.a3 1/2-1/2 [Event "6th Zurich Opening Blitz"] [Site "Zurich SUI"] [Date "2017.04.12"] [Round "7.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Pelletier,Y"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2811"] [BlackElo "2541"] [ECO "D03"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Bg5 e6 4.e3 c5 5.Nbd2 Nbd7 6.c3 Bd6 7.Bd3 O-O 8.O-O Qc7 9.e4 dxe4 10.Nxe4 Nxe4 11.Bxe4 h6 12.Be3 Nf6 13.Bc2 Bd7 14.dxc5 Bxc5 15.Bxc5 Qxc5 16.Qd4 Qxd4 17.Nxd4 e5 18.Nf3 Rfe8 19.Rfe1 e4 20.Nd4 Re7 21.Re3 Rae8 22.Rae1 Kf8 23.h3 g6 24.Kh2 h5 25.g3 a6 26.Kg2 Be6 27.Nxe6+ Rxe6 28.R1e2 Rb6 29.Bb3 Rd6 30.f3 exf3+ 31.Kxf3 Rxe3+ 32.Kxe3 Nd7 33.Rd2 Rxd2 34.Kxd2 a5 35.Ke3 Ke7 36.h4 f6 37.Bc2 Ne5 38.Kd4 Kd6 39.b4 b6 40.a3 g5 41.Ke4 gxh4 42.gxh4 Nc4 43.a4 Ne5 44.Kf5 Ke7 45.bxa5 bxa5 46.Bd1 Nc4 47.Bxh5 Nb2 48.Bg6 Nxa4 49.h5 Kf8 50.h6 Nxc3 51.Kxf6 Kg8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Zurich Korchnoi CC 2017"] [Site "Zurich SUI"] [Date "2017.04.13"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Anand,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2811"] [BlackElo "2786"] [ECO "A30"] 1.c4 c5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.e3 e6 6.d4 cxd4 7.exd4 O-O 8.Nf3 d5 9.b3 Ne4 10.Bb2 Nxc3 11.Bxc3 b6 12.cxd5 exd5 13.O-O Nc6 14.Ne5 Nxe5 15.dxe5 Be6 16.Re1 Qd7 17.Qd2 Rac8 18.Bd4 Rc7 19.a4 Rfc8 20.Bf1 Bf8 21.Ba6 Rd8 22.h4 Bc5 23.b4 Bxd4 24.Qxd4 Qe7 25.Bd3 Kg7 26.a5 Rdc8 27.axb6 axb6 28.Bf1 b5 29.Bd3 Rc4 30.Bxc4 Qxb4 31.Rab1 Qxc4 32.Qd2 h5 33.Rbc1 Qb3 34.Rxc8 Bxc8 35.Qf4 Bf5 36.e6 Bxe6 37.Qe5+ Kh7 38.Ra1 1-0 [Event "Zurich Korchnoi CC 2017"] [Site "Zurich SUI"] [Date "2017.04.14"] [Round "2.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi,I"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2811"] [BlackElo "2751"] [ECO "A48"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bg5 Bg7 4.e3 O-O 5.Nbd2 d6 6.c3 c5 7.Bd3 b6 8.O-O Bb7 9.Re1 Nc6 10.h3 Rc8 11.Qe2 Rc7 12.a3 Qc8 13.e4 cxd4 14.cxd4 Nd7 15.e5 dxe5 16.d5 Nd4 17.Nxd4 exd4 18.Bxe7 Re8 19.d6 Rc5 20.f4 Nf6 21.Nb3 Rc6 22.Rac1 Nd5 23.Bb5 Nxf4 24.Qg4 Rxc1 25.Nxc1 d3 26.Nxd3 Nxd3 27.Qxc8 Bxc8 28.Rd1 Nxb2 29.Rc1 Bd4+ 30.Kf1 Nd3 31.Bxd3 Be6 32.Bb5 Rb8 33.d7 a6 34.Rd1 Bxd7 35.Bxd7 Be5 36.Rd5 Bb2 37.Bd6 Ra8 38.Rd2 Ba1 39.Bc7 b5 40.Ba5 Bf6 41.Re2 Kg7 42.Kf2 Bd4+ 43.Kf3 Bc5 44.Bc3+ Kf8 45.Bb4 Bxb4 46.axb4 Rd8 47.Bc6 Rd4 48.Re8+ Kg7 49.Re7 Rxb4 50.Bd5 Kf6 51.Rxf7+ Ke5 52.Bb7 a5 53.Rxh7 a4 54.Bc6 a3 55.Bxb5 Rxb5 56.Ra7 Rb3+ 57.Kg4 Kd4 58.Kg5 Kc3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Zurich Korchnoi CC 2017"] [Site "Zurich SUI"] [Date "2017.04.14"] [Round "3.2"] [White "Gelfand,B"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2724"] [BlackElo "2811"] [ECO "D35"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 c5 7.Nf3 cxd4 8.cxd4 Bb4+ 9.Bd2 Bxd2+ 10.Qxd2 O-O 11.Rc1 b6 12.Bd3 Bb7 13.O-O Nd7 14.Qf4 h6 15.h4 Rc8 16.Rxc8 Qxc8 17.Rc1 Qb8 18.Qxb8 Rxb8 19.Rc7 Nf6 20.Ne5 Bxe4 21.Bxe4 Nxe4 22.Rxf7 a5 23.Rc7 b5 24.f3 Nd6 25.Ra7 a4 26.h5 Nf5 27.Nc6 Rc8 28.Ra6 Kh7 29.Kf2 b4 30.g4 b3 31.axb3 axb3 32.gxf5 b2 33.Rb6 Rxc6 34.Rxb2 exf5 35.Ke3 Rc3+ 36.Kf4 g5+ 37.Kxf5 Rxf3+ 38.Ke4 Rf1 39.Rb7+ Kg8 40.d5 g4 41.Rb6 Kf7 42.Rxh6 g3 43.Rg6 Rh1 44.Rxg3 Rxh5 45.Kd4 Ke7 46.Kc5 Rh6 47.Rg7+ Kd8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Zurich Korchnoi CC 2017"] [Site "Zurich SUI"] [Date "2017.04.15"] [Round "4.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Nakamura,Hi"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2811"] [BlackElo "2793"] [ECO "D05"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e3 e6 4.Nbd2 c5 5.b3 cxd4 6.exd4 Nc6 7.Bb2 g6 8.Bb5 Bg7 9.O-O O-O 10.Re1 Qb6 11.a4 Bd7 12.c4 a6 13.Bxc6 Bxc6 14.c5 Qc7 15.b4 Ne4 16.Ne5 Nxd2 17.Qxd2 b5 18.cxb6 Qxb6 19.Rec1 Rfc8 20.Rc5 Be8 21.Nd3 Rcb8 22.Bc3 Qd8 23.Ra5 Bf8 24.Nc5 Rb6 25.g3 Bd6 26.h4 Bc7 27.b5 axb5 28.Rxa8 Qxa8 29.axb5 Qc8 30.Ba5 Rxb5 31.Bxc7 Qxc7 32.Qg5 Rb8 33.h5 Qd8 34.Qe5 gxh5 35.Ra7 Rb6 36.Qxh5 Kg7 37.Qg4+ Kf8 38.Qf4 Kg7 39.Qg4+ Kf8 40.Kg2 h6 41.Qf3 Kg7 42.Qa3 Qf6 43.Ra8 Bb5 44.Qa5 Bc6 45.Qxb6 Bxa8 46.Qc7 h5 47.f3 Qf5 48.Nd7 Bb7 49.Qc5 Ba6 50.Kf2 Kh7 51.Ne5 Kg7 52.Nd7 Bc4 53.Qf8+ Kh7 54.Ne5 Qc2+ 55.Kg1 Qd1+ 56.Kh2 Qd2+ 57.Kh3 Bf1+ 58.Kh4 Qh2+ 59.Kg5 Qxg3+ 60.Ng4 hxg4 61.Qxf7+ Kh8 62.Qf8+ Kh7 63.Qf7+ Kh8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Zurich Korchnoi CC 2017"] [Site "Zurich SUI"] [Date "2017.04.15"] [Round "5.3"] [White "Pelletier,Y"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2541"] [BlackElo "2811"] [ECO "E06"] 1.c4 e6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 Nf6 4.Nf3 Be7 5.d4 O-O 6.O-O dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.a4 Bd7 9.Qxc4 Bc6 10.Bg5 Nbd7 11.Nc3 h6 12.Bxf6 Nxf6 13.Rfe1 Bd5 14.Nxd5 exd5 15.Qb3 Rb8 16.Ne5 c6 17.Rac1 a5 18.e3 Bd6 19.e4 Bb4 20.Re2 dxe4 21.Bxe4 Qxd4 22.Rd1 Qc5 23.Nd7 Nxd7 24.Rxd7 Qh5 25.Re3 Kh8 26.Kg2 f5 27.Bb1 Rbd8 28.Rxd8 Rxd8 29.Re5 Rf8 30.Qe6 Qf7 31.Qxf7 Rxf7 32.Bxf5 g5 33.g4 Re7 34.Rxe7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Zurich Korchnoi CC 2017"] [Site "Zurich SUI"] [Date "2017.04.16"] [Round "6.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Oparin,G"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2811"] [BlackElo "2604"] [ECO "D05"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.d4 e6 3.e3 d5 4.Bd3 b6 5.O-O Bb7 6.b3 Bd6 7.Bb2 O-O 8.Nbd2 c5 9.dxc5 Bxc5 10.Qe2 Nbd7 11.c4 dxc4 12.Nxc4 Qe7 13.Rad1 Rfd8 14.Nd4 Ne4 15.Kh1 Qh4 16.Bxe4 Qxe4 17.f3 Qh4 18.Nb5 Nf6 19.Be5 Nd5 20.e4 Nf4 21.Qc2 Qg5 22.Bc7 Rdc8 23.Bxf4 Qxf4 24.Qe2 Bc6 25.a4 h5 26.Nd4 Be8 27.Nb5 Bc6 28.Rd3 a6 29.Nbd6 Rd8 30.Rfd1 h4 31.Qd2 Qxd2 32.R3xd2 f6 33.Rd3 Ra7 34.e5 Rad7 35.b4 Bxb4 36.Nxb6 Ra7 37.exf6 gxf6 38.h3 a5 39.Rd4 Ra6 40.Ndc8 Rxd4 41.Rxd4 e5 42.Rxh4 e4 43.fxe4 Bc5 44.e5 Rxb6 45.Nxb6 Bxb6 46.exf6 Be3 47.Rc4 Bd5 48.Rc7 Bf7 49.h4 Bd4 50.Rc6 Bb3 51.Rd6 Be5 52.Ra6 Bc3 53.h5 Kf7 54.h6 Kg6 55.f7+ Kxf7 56.g4 Bxa4 57.g5 Bc2 58.Kh2 Bd3 59.Ra7+ Kg6 60.h7 Kxg5 61.Rxa5+ Kh6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Zurich Korchnoi CC 2017"] [Site "Zurich SUI"] [Date "2017.04.16"] [Round "7.4"] [White "Svidler,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2747"] [BlackElo "2811"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.Re1 Nd6 6.Nxe5 Be7 7.Bf1 Nxe5 8.Rxe5 O-O 9.Nc3 Ne8 10.d4 Bf6 11.Re1 d5 12.Bd3 c6 13.Ne2 g6 14.c3 Ng7 15.Ng3 h5 16.h3 h4 17.Nf1 Bf5 18.Ne3 Bxd3 19.Qxd3 Re8 20.Bd2 Qd6 21.Ng4 Nf5 22.Qf3 Bg7 23.Bf4 Qf8 24.Bg5 f6 25.Bf4 Rxe1+ 26.Rxe1 Re8 27.Qd1 Rxe1+ 28.Qxe1 Kf7 29.Kf1 Qe7 30.Qxe7+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Zurich Korchnoi CC Blitz"] [Site "Zurich SUI"] [Date "2017.04.17"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Anand,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2786"] [BlackElo "2811"] [ECO "C53"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.a4 a6 7.O-O h6 8.Na3 O-O 9.Nc2 Re8 10.Re1 Ba7 11.Be3 Bb8 12.Qd2 Ng4 13.b4 Ne7 14.d4 Ng6 15.dxe5 Nxe3 16.Nxe3 Nxe5 17.Nxe5 Rxe5 18.Qa2 Be6 19.Bxe6 Rxe6 20.Nf5 Ba7 21.Nd4 Re5 22.Nf3 Re6 23.Nd4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Zurich Korchnoi CC Blitz"] [Site "Zurich SUI"] [Date "2017.04.17"] [Round "2.4"] [White "Nepomniachtchi,I"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2751"] [BlackElo "2811"] [ECO "D36"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.Qc2 h6 7.Bh4 Be7 8.e3 O-O 9.Bd3 Re8 10.Nge2 Nh5 11.Bxe7 Qxe7 12.O-O Nd7 13.Rae1 Nf8 14.Nc1 Nf6 15.Nb3 Ne6 16.f3 a5 17.Na4 Qd8 18.Nbc5 Nf8 19.Qb3 b5 20.Nc3 Ne6 21.Nxe6 Bxe6 22.Qc2 Qb6 23.Qf2 a4 24.Rc1 b4 25.Ne2 Ra5 26.h3 c5 27.dxc5 Rxc5 28.e4 Nd7 29.Rxc5 Qxc5 30.Rc1 Qxf2+ 31.Kxf2 Ne5 32.Bb5 Rb8 33.Rc5 Bd7 34.Ba6 Rb6 35.Rxd5 f6 36.Ra5 g5 37.g3 Kf8 38.Nd4 Rd6 39.f4 gxf4 40.gxf4 Rxd4 41.fxe5 Rxe4 42.exf6 Rf4+ 43.Ke3 Rxf6 44.Bb5 Bxh3 45.Rxa4 Be6 46.b3 h5 47.Rxb4 Ke7 48.Be2 Rf5 49.Rh4 Ra5 50.Re4 Kf6 51.b4 Ra3+ 52.Kd4 Bf5 53.Rh4 Rxa2 54.Bxh5 Rd2+ 55.Kc3 Rd3+ 56.Kc4 Kg5 57.Rh2 Rd8 58.Bf3 Kf4 59.Bc6 Rd1 60.b5 Bd3+ 61.Kc5 Rc1+ 62.Kd4 Bxb5 63.Bxb5 Kg5 64.Rf2 Re1 65.Be2 Ra1 66.Bf3 Kf4 67.Be4+ Kg3 68.Rf8 Ra4+ 69.Ke3 Ra3+ 70.Bd3 Kg4 71.Rg8+ Kh5 72.Ke4 Ra4+ 73.Kf5 Kh4 74.Be4 Kh3 75.Kf4 Kh2 76.Rg2+ Kh3 77.Rg1 Ra2 78.Rg8 Kh2 79.Rh8+ 1-0 [Event "Zurich Korchnoi CC Blitz"] [Site "Zurich SUI"] [Date "2017.04.17"] [Round "3.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Gelfand,B"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2811"] [BlackElo "2724"] [ECO "D04"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.e3 Nf6 3.d4 c5 4.Nbd2 Nc6 5.dxc5 e6 6.a3 a5 7.b3 Bxc5 8.Bb2 O-O 9.Bb5 Qe7 10.O-O Bd6 11.Re1 e5 12.e4 Nxe4 13.Nxe4 dxe4 14.Rxe4 Bf5 15.Re1 Rfd8 16.Qe2 f6 17.Nh4 Be6 18.Bd3 Bc5 19.Kh1 Nd4 20.Qe4 g6 21.f4 Bd5 22.Bc4 Bxc4 23.bxc4 f5 24.Qxe5 Qxe5 25.Rxe5 Nxc2 26.Rxc5 Nxa1 27.h3 Rac8 28.Rb5 Rd7 29.Nf3 Nc2 30.Ne5 Re7 31.c5 Ne3 32.Rxa5 Nd5 33.g3 Nf6 34.Kg2 Ne4 35.Bd4 Rec7 36.h4 Nxc5 37.Rb5 Ne4 38.h5 gxh5 39.Nf3 Rc1 40.Ng1 R8c2+ 41.Kh3 Nf2+ 42.Kh4 Rxg1 43.Rxb7 Rh1+ 44.Kg5 Ne4+ 45.Kh6 Rc6+ 0-1 [Event "Zurich Korchnoi CC Blitz"] [Site "Zurich SUI"] [Date "2017.04.17"] [Round "4.3"] [White "Nakamura,Hi"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2793"] [BlackElo "2811"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c6 3.Bg2 Bg4 4.O-O Nf6 5.h3 Bh5 6.d3 Nbd7 7.Qe1 e5 8.e4 Be7 9.Nh4 O-O 10.Nd2 Re8 11.Nb3 a5 12.a4 Nc5 13.Nxc5 Bxc5 14.Bg5 h6 15.Bd2 Nh7 16.Kh2 Nf8 17.Be3 Ne6 18.Bxc5 Nxc5 19.Qc3 b6 20.exd5 cxd5 21.d4 Ne4 22.Qd3 exd4 23.Qxd4 Rc8 24.Nf5 Qg5 25.g4 Rxc2 26.f4 Qg6 27.Nh4 Qf6 28.Qxf6 Nxf6 29.gxh5 Nxh5 30.Kg1 Ng3 31.Rf3 Ne2+ 32.Kh1 g6 33.Bf1 Rxb2 34.Rd1 d4 35.Ng2 Re4 36.Re1 Kg7 37.Rxe2 Rexe2 38.Bxe2 Rxe2 39.Rd3 b5 40.axb5 Rb2 41.Rxd4 Rxb5 42.Kh2 g5 43.Rd6 f6 44.Kg3 Kg6 45.Ne3 gxf4+ 46.Kxf4 Rb4+ 47.Kf3 a4 48.Ra6 Rd4 49.Ng2 Kg5 50.Ra5+ f5 51.Ne3 Rd3 52.Rxa4 Rd6 53.Ra5 Rf6 54.Ng2 Rb6 55.h4+ Kg6 56.Nf4+ Kh7 57.Rxf5 Rb7 58.h5 Ra7 59.Rb5 Rd7 60.Ke4 Rf7 61.Re5 Ra7 62.Nd5 Ra1 63.Re7+ Kh8 64.Kf5 Rg1 65.Nf4 Kg8 66.Ra7 Rf1 67.Ra6 Kg7 68.Rg6+ Kh7 69.Rg4 Ra1 70.Nd5 Kh8 71.Kg6 Ra5 72.Rc4 Ra6+ 73.Nf6 Rc6 74.Rd4 Rd6 75.Rd5 Rd7 76.Nxd7 1-0 [Event "Zurich Korchnoi CC Blitz"] [Site "Zurich SUI"] [Date "2017.04.17"] [Round "5.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Pelletier,Y"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2811"] [BlackElo "2541"] [ECO "D05"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.d4 d5 3.e3 e6 4.Bd3 Bd6 5.Nbd2 b6 6.e4 dxe4 7.Nxe4 Nxe4 8.Bxe4 c6 9.Bg5 Qc7 10.Qd2 Bb7 11.O-O Nd7 12.Rfe1 h6 13.Bh4 Nf6 14.Bxf6 gxf6 15.c4 O-O-O 16.b4 f5 17.Bd3 c5 18.bxc5 Bf4 19.Qe2 Bxf3 20.Qxf3 Rxd4 21.cxb6 axb6 22.c5 Rhd8 23.Ba6+ Kd7 24.cxb6 Qxb6 25.Bf1 Ke7 26.a4 Bd2 27.Reb1 Qc5 28.g3 Ba5 29.Rb5 Qc3 30.Qxc3 Bxc3 31.Ra3 Be1 32.Be2 R4d5 33.Kf1 Rxb5 34.axb5 Bb4 35.Ra4 Bc5 36.Rh4 Ra8 37.Rc4 Kd6 38.Rc2 Ra1+ 39.Kg2 Ra4 40.Rd2+ Rd4 41.Ra2 Rb4 42.Ra6+ Kd5 43.Rc6 Rb2 44.Kf1 Rb1+ 45.Kg2 Rb2 46.Kf1 Rb1+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Zurich Korchnoi CC Blitz"] [Site "Zurich SUI"] [Date "2017.04.17"] [Round "6.2"] [White "Oparin,G"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2604"] [BlackElo "2811"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.c4 dxc4 5.Na3 e5 6.Qc2 Ne7 7.Nxc4 Nbc6 8.O-O O-O 9.d3 Bg4 10.Qb3 Rb8 11.Qa3 Re8 12.Ne3 Bxf3 13.Bxf3 Nd4 14.Qxa7 Nxf3+ 15.exf3 Qxd3 16.Qc5 Nc6 17.Kg2 e4 18.f4 Qe2 19.Nc2 Rbd8 20.Be3 h5 21.h4 Ne7 22.Rae1 Qf3+ 23.Kh2 Nf5 24.Qb5 Re6 25.Qe2 Bxb2 26.Qxf3 exf3 27.Rb1 Bf6 28.Rxb7 Rc6 29.Nb4 Rc4 30.Ba7 Nh6 31.Na6 Ng4+ 32.Kg1 Ra4 33.Nxc7 Rxa2 34.Bc5 Bd4 35.Bxd4 Rxd4 36.Nb5 Rd3 37.Ra7 Rb2 38.Ra3 Rdd2 0-1 [Event "Zurich Korchnoi CC Blitz"] [Site "Zurich SUI"] [Date "2017.04.17"] [Round "7.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Svidler,P"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2811"] [BlackElo "2747"] [ECO "D05"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.e3 Nf6 3.d4 d5 4.Nbd2 e6 5.b3 cxd4 6.exd4 Bd6 7.Bd3 b6 8.Qe2 Nc6 9.a3 Bb7 10.Bb2 Rc8 11.Ne5 Nd7 12.f4 Qh4+ 13.g3 Qe7 14.O-O O-O 15.Nxd7 Qxd7 16.f5 exf5 17.Bxf5 Qe8 18.Qd3 Rc7 19.Bxh7+ Kh8 20.Bf5 g6 21.Bh3 Re7 22.Nf3 Bc8 23.Bxc8 Qxc8 24.Rae1 Rxe1 25.Rxe1 Ne7 26.c4 Kg8 27.Kg2 Nf5 28.cxd5 Re8 29.Rxe8+ Qxe8 30.Bc1 Ne7 31.Qe4 Qb5 32.Bf4 Bxa3 33.d6 Nf5 34.Qa8+ Kg7 35.Be5+ f6 36.Qxa7+ Kh6 37.Bf4+ g5 38.Qf7 1-0 [Event "Vugar Gashimov Mem 2017"] [Site "Shamkir AZE"] [Date "2017.04.21"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Wojtaszek,R"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2745"] [BlackElo "2811"] [ECO "D41"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 c5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 cxd4 8.cxd4 Bb4+ 9.Bd2 Bxd2+ 10.Qxd2 O-O 11.Bc4 Nd7 12.O-O b6 13.a4 Bb7 14.Bd3 Nf6 15.Rfe1 h6 16.a5 bxa5 17.Rxa5 Qc7 18.Rc1 Qd8 19.Re1 Qc7 20.Qb4 Rfb8 21.Rc5 Qf4 22.Qd2 Qxd2 23.Nxd2 Rd8 24.Nb3 a5 25.Rxa5 Rxa5 26.Nxa5 Rxd4 27.Nxb7 Rxd3 28.f3 Nh5 29.Nc5 Rc3 30.Na4 Rc2 31.g3 Nf6 32.Re3 Nd7 33.Rc3 Re2 34.Nc5 Ne5 35.h4 g5 36.hxg5 hxg5 37.Kf1 Ra2 38.f4 Ng4 39.fxg5 Kg7 40.Rd3 Kg6 41.Nb3 Ne5 42.Rc3 Kxg5 43.Rc5 Kf6 44.Nd4 Ra4 45.Nc6 Ng4 46.e5+ Kf5 47.Nd8 Kg6 48.Nc6 Ra2 49.Rc3 Kg5 50.Ke1 Ra8 51.Ke2 Ra6 52.Kd2 Rb6 53.Rc4 Rb2+ 54.Ke1 Ne3 55.Rc3 Rb1+ 56.Ke2 Ng4 57.Rf3 Rb2+ 58.Ke1 Rb7 59.Rc3 Rb5 60.Ke2 Rd5 61.Rc4 Nh6 62.Ra4 Rc5 63.Ra6 Kg4 64.Kf2 Rc2+ 65.Ke1 Rc5 66.Kf2 Kh3 67.Kf3 Rc3+ 68.Kf4 Rxg3 69.Nd8 Rg4+ 70.Kf3 Rg3+ 71.Kf4 Rg6 72.Ra7 Rg4+ 73.Kf3 Rg8 74.Rd7 Kh4 75.Ke2 Rf8 76.Rd6 Re8 77.Rd7 Rf8 78.Rd6 Nf5 79.Rd7 Kg4 80.Nxf7 Kf4 81.Ra7 Nd4+ 82.Kd3 Nc6 83.Rc7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Vugar Gashimov Mem 2017"] [Site "Shamkir AZE"] [Date "2017.04.22"] [Round "2.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Radjabov,T"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2811"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "A48"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bg5 Bg7 4.c3 O-O 5.Nbd2 d5 6.e3 Nbd7 7.Be2 Re8 8.O-O e5 9.Bh4 c6 10.Bg3 e4 11.Ne5 Nxe5 12.Bxe5 Bf8 13.Bg3 Bd6 14.Bh4 h6 15.c4 Be6 16.Rc1 Kg7 17.cxd5 cxd5 18.Nb1 Qb8 19.Kh1 Nd7 20.Bb5 Bxh2 21.g3 g5 22.Bxd7 Bxd7 23.Kxh2 gxh4 24.Nc3 Qd6 25.Qh5 hxg3+ 26.fxg3 f5 27.Ne2 Rac8 28.Nf4 b6 29.Rg1 Rf8 30.Kh1 Rc6 31.Qh4 Rxc1 32.Rxc1 Rc8 33.Rf1 Rf8 34.Rf2 Rf7 35.Rc2 Rf8 36.Qh5 Rf7 37.a3 Re7 38.b4 Rf7 39.Qh4 Rf8 40.Nh5+ Kg6 41.Nf4+ Kg7 42.Qh5 Rf7 43.Kh2 Re7 44.Qe2 Be8 45.Qa6 Bf7 46.Qc8 Qd7 47.Qb8 Qb7 48.Qxb7 Rxb7 49.a4 Kf6 50.Rc6+ Kg5 51.Kh3 Rd7 52.a5 bxa5 53.bxa5 Rb7 54.a6 Rb3 55.Rc7 Kf6 56.Rxa7 Rxe3 57.Rc7 Ra3 58.a7 Ra2 59.Rb7 e3 60.g4 fxg4+ 61.Kxg4 h5+ 62.Kf3 Ra3 63.Ng2 h4 64.Nxe3 h3 65.Kf4 Be6 66.Nf1 Ra4 67.Kg3 Ra3+ 68.Kf4 Ra4 69.Kf3 Ra3+ 70.Ne3 Kg5 71.Rg7+ Kf6 72.Rc7 Kg5 73.Rg7+ Kf6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Vugar Gashimov Mem 2017"] [Site "Shamkir AZE"] [Date "2017.04.23"] [Round "3.2"] [White "Topalov,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2741"] [BlackElo "2811"] [ECO "D55"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 h6 6.Bh4 O-O 7.Nf3 Nbd7 8.Rc1 c5 9.dxc5 Nxc5 10.cxd5 g5 11.Bg3 Nxd5 12.Nxd5 Qxd5 13.Qxd5 exd5 14.Be2 Bd7 15.O-O Rac8 16.Be5 g4 17.Nd4 h5 18.Nb5 f6 19.Bd4 Ne6 20.Nxa7 Ra8 21.Nb5 Rxa2 22.Bc3 Kf7 23.Rcd1 Bc6 24.f3 Bc5 25.Kh1 Bxe3 26.Nd6+ Kg8 27.fxg4 Nf4 28.Nf5 Nxe2 29.Nxe3 Nxc3 30.bxc3 hxg4 31.Rd4 f5 32.Kg1 Bb5 33.Rb1 Bc6 34.Rf1 Bb5 35.Rb1 Bc6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Vugar Gashimov Mem 2017"] [Site "Shamkir AZE"] [Date "2017.04.24"] [Round "4.5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Harikrishna,P"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2811"] [BlackElo "2755"] [ECO "C84"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.d3 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.a3 O-O 9.Nc3 Nb8 10.Ne2 Nbd7 11.c3 Bb7 12.Ng3 c5 13.Re1 Rc8 14.Nf5 c4 15.dxc4 Bxe4 16.Nxe7+ Qxe7 17.cxb5 axb5 18.Bg5 Nc5 19.Ba2 h6 20.Bh4 g5 21.Bg3 Bh7 22.Qe2 Kg7 23.Rad1 Nfe4 24.Rd5 f5 25.Rxe5 dxe5 26.Bxe5+ Nf6 27.Qxb5 Ne4 28.Bd4 Rfd8 29.h3 Rb8 30.Qe2 Bg8 31.Bb1 Qb7 32.b4 Re8 33.c4 Qc6 34.Qb2 Rbd8 35.c5 Qe6 36.b5 Kf8 37.c6 g4 38.hxg4 fxg4 39.Bxe4 gxf3 40.Bxf6 Rd6 41.Bg7+ Kf7 42.Be5 1-0 [Event "Vugar Gashimov Mem 2017"] [Site "Shamkir AZE"] [Date "2017.04.25"] [Round "5.2"] [White "So,W"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2822"] [BlackElo "2811"] [ECO "A14"] 1.c4 e6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 Nf6 4.Nf3 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.d4 dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.a4 Bd7 9.Qxc4 Bc6 10.Bf4 a5 11.Nc3 Nbd7 12.Qd3 Bb4 13.Rfe1 Re8 14.Qc2 Bxf3 15.Bxf3 c6 16.Red1 Qe7 17.Na2 Bd6 18.Bxd6 Qxd6 19.Nc1 Nd5 20.e4 Nb4 21.Qc3 e5 22.Nb3 Qe7 23.Bg2 exd4 24.Rxd4 Nf8 25.Rad1 Red8 26.R1d2 Ne6 27.Rxd8+ Rxd8 28.Nxa5 Ra8 29.Nc4 Rxa4 30.Nd6 Ra1+ 31.Bf1 Na6 32.Kg2 Nac7 33.Nf5 Qe8 34.Bc4 Ra8 35.Rd6 Qf8 36.Rd7 Re8 37.Qe5 b5 38.Ba2 g6 39.Ne3 Re7 40.Rxe7 Qxe7 41.Ng4 Qg5 42.Nf6+ Kh8 43.Nd7+ Qxe5 44.Nxe5 Nd4 45.Bxf7 c5 46.f4 c4 47.Kf2 Kg7 48.Ke3 Nb3 49.g4 Nc5 50.h4 Na4 51.b3 cxb3 52.Bxb3 Nc5 53.Bd1 h6 54.Nc6 N7a6 55.Kd4 Ne6+ 56.Ke5 Nec5 57.Bc2 b4 58.Nd4 g5 59.hxg5 hxg5 60.f5 Nd7+ 61.Kd6 Nf6 62.e5 Nxg4 63.Ne6+ Kh6 64.f6 Nb8 65.Ba4 1-0 [Event "Vugar Gashimov Mem 2017"] [Site "Shamkir AZE"] [Date "2017.04.27"] [Round "6.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Mamedyarov,S"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2811"] [BlackElo "2772"] [ECO "C50"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.O-O Nf6 5.d3 a6 6.c3 d6 7.Re1 Ba7 8.a4 h6 9.Be3 Bxe3 10.Rxe3 O-O 11.Nbd2 Re8 12.d4 exd4 13.cxd4 Bg4 14.Qb3 Qd7 15.Bd3 d5 16.e5 Nh5 17.g3 f5 18.Ree1 a5 19.Rac1 Nb4 20.Bf1 f4 21.e6 Bxe6 22.Ne5 Qd6 23.Qf3 Nf6 24.Qxf4 c6 25.f3 Nd7 26.Nb3 Rf8 27.Qe3 Bf5 28.Qd2 Na2 29.Ra1 Nb4 30.Nxd7 Bxd7 31.Qc3 b6 32.Re5 Rae8 33.Rae1 Qg6 34.Nd2 Qc2 35.f4 Rxe5 36.dxe5 Be6 37.Qxc2 Nxc2 38.Rc1 Nb4 39.Nf3 c5 40.h4 Kf7 41.h5 Bg4 42.Nh4 Bxh5 43.Nf5 Bg4 44.Ne3 Bd7 45.Bg2 d4 46.Nc4 Bxa4 47.Nxb6 Bc2 48.Nc4 d3 49.Nd2 a4 50.Kf2 c4 51.Ke3 Rc8 52.Ne4 Kf8 53.Nc3 Rb8 54.Rf1 Na6 55.f5 Rxb2 56.f6 Nc7 57.Bh3 d2 58.Bg4 a3 59.e6 gxf6 60.Rxf6+ Kg8 61.e7 a2 62.Ra6 d1=Q 63.Nxd1 Bxd1 64.Ra8+ Kg7 65.Bxd1 Rb1 66.Rxa2 Rxd1 67.Ra7 Ne8 68.Ra4 Rd3+ 69.Kf4 c3 0-1 [Event "Vugar Gashimov Mem 2017"] [Site "Shamkir AZE"] [Date "2017.04.28"] [Round "7.5"] [White "Karjakin,Sergey"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2783"] [BlackElo "2811"] [ECO "C50"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.O-O Nf6 5.d3 O-O 6.a4 h6 7.c3 a5 8.h3 d6 9.Re1 Ba7 10.Nbd2 Ne7 11.Nf1 Ng6 12.Ng3 c6 13.d4 exd4 14.Nxd4 Re8 15.Bd2 d5 16.exd5 Rxe1+ 17.Bxe1 Nxd5 18.Nb5 Bb6 19.Bxd5 Qxd5 20.Qxd5 cxd5 21.Ne2 Bd7 22.Nbd4 Re8 23.Kf1 Ne5 24.Bd2 Nc4 25.Bc1 g5 26.b3 Nd6 27.Ba3 Ne4 28.Rd1 f5 29.f3 Nf6 30.Ng3 Bxd4 31.Rxd4 f4 32.Ne2 b5 33.axb5 Bxb5 34.c4 Ba6 35.Nc3 a4 36.Kf2 axb3 37.cxd5 Rc8 38.Bb2 Nd7 39.d6 Rc6 40.g3 fxg3+ 41.Kxg3 Kf7 42.f4 Kg6 43.fxg5 hxg5 44.h4 gxh4+ 45.Kxh4 Rc4 46.Rxc4 Bxc4 47.Ne4 Kf5 48.Nd2 Bd5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Vugar Gashimov Mem 2017"] [Site "Shamkir AZE"] [Date "2017.04.29"] [Round "8.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Adams,Mi"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2811"] [BlackElo "2761"] [ECO "C50"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.O-O Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.c3 h6 7.Re1 O-O 8.Nbd2 a6 9.Nf1 Re8 10.a4 Ba7 11.b4 Be6 12.Bxe6 Rxe6 13.Be3 Qd7 14.b5 Ne7 15.bxa6 bxa6 16.Bxa7 Rxa7 17.Qb3 c6 18.Rab1 Ng6 19.g3 a5 20.Ne3 Re8 21.Nc4 Kh7 22.Qc2 Qe6 23.Ne3 d5 24.Kg2 Kg8 25.h4 Rd7 26.c4 Red8 27.cxd5 cxd5 28.Rb5 Ne7 29.Rc5 Rd6 30.Rc1 Ra6 31.Qb2 Ng6 32.Qb7 Ne7 33.Nf5 Rd7 34.Rc7 Rb6 35.Qa7 Ra6 36.Qb8+ Kh7 37.Rc8 Ng6 38.Rh1 Nh5 39.Ng5+ hxg5 40.hxg5 Nf4+ 41.gxf4 1-0 [Event "Vugar Gashimov Mem 2017"] [Site "Shamkir AZE"] [Date "2017.04.30"] [Round "9.4"] [White "Eljanov,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2751"] [BlackElo "2811"] [ECO "E06"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 Be7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.a4 Bd7 9.Qxc4 Bc6 10.Bf4 Nbd7 11.Nc3 Bd6 12.e3 Nb6 13.Qb3 Bxf4 14.gxf4 a5 15.Ne5 Bxg2 16.Kxg2 Nbd5 17.Rg1 Rc8 18.Rac1 Nb4 19.Qc4 g6 20.Rgd1 c6 21.Qe2 Qe7 22.Nc4 Qc7 23.Qf3 Nbd5 24.h4 Rfd8 25.b3 Nxc3 26.Rxc3 Qe7 27.Ne5 Kg7 28.Kh3 c5 29.Rdc1 b6 30.dxc5 Rxc5 31.Rxc5 bxc5 32.Nc6 Qb7 33.Kg2 Rd5 34.Nxa5 Qb4 35.Nc4 Qxb3 36.a5 Qa2 37.Kf1 Rh5 38.Qe2 Qb3 39.Qc2 Qb7 40.Qb2 Qa8 41.Ke2 Rxh4 42.Rb1 Qg2 43.Ne5 c4 44.Qd4 c3 45.a6 c2 46.Rc1 Rh1 47.Rxc2 Qf1+ 48.Kd2 Qd1+ 49.Kc3 Qa1+ 50.Kb3 Qxa6 51.Nc4 Rb1+ 52.Nb2 Ra1 53.Rc5 Ra3+ 54.Kb4 Ra2 55.Qc3 Qb6+ 56.Rb5 Qd6+ 57.Rc5 Ra8 58.Nd3 Rb8+ 59.Ka4 Qa6+ 60.Ra5 Qb7 61.Nc5 Qb1 62.Ka3 Kg8 63.Nb3 Nd5 0-1 [Event "TCh-RUS Men 2017"] [Site "Sochi RUS"] [Date "2017.05.02"] [Round "2.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Shirov,A"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2811"] [BlackElo "2664"] [ECO "C84"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.d3 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.a3 O-O 9.Nc3 Be6 10.Nd5 Nd4 11.Nxd4 exd4 12.Nxf6+ Bxf6 13.Bxe6 fxe6 14.a4 c5 15.Qg4 Qd7 16.b3 c4 17.h4 cxd3 18.cxd3 b4 19.Bd2 a5 20.Rac1 Rac8 21.Rc4 Rxc4 22.dxc4 Qf7 23.h5 d3 24.h6 d5 25.hxg7 Bxg7 26.cxd5 exd5 27.e5 Qg6 28.Qd7 Qe4 29.e6 Qf5 30.Be3 Be5 31.f4 d2 32.Qxd5 Bxf4 33.Rxf4 Qxd5 34.Rg4+ Kh8 35.Bd4+ Qxd4+ 36.Rxd4 Re8 37.Rxd2 Rxe6 38.Kf2 Rc6 39.Ke3 Kg7 40.Ke4 Kf6 41.Rd5 Rc3 42.Rxa5 Rxb3 43.Ra6+ Ke7 44.g4 Rb1 45.Ra7+ Kd6 46.Kd4 Rg1 47.Rg7 b3 48.Kc3 Rg3+ 49.Kb2 Kc5 50.Ka3 Kb6 51.Rg5 Ka6 52.Kb2 h5 53.Rg6+ Ka5 54.gxh5 Rh3 1/2-1/2 [Event "TCh-RUS Men 2017"] [Site "Sochi RUS"] [Date "2017.05.04"] [Round "3.2"] [White "Svidler,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2755"] [BlackElo "2811"] [ECO "D41"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 c5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 cxd4 8.cxd4 Bb4+ 9.Bd2 Bxd2+ 10.Qxd2 O-O 11.Bc4 Nd7 12.O-O b6 13.a4 Bb7 14.Bd3 Nf6 15.Rfe1 h6 16.a5 bxa5 17.Rxa5 Qc7 18.Qb4 Rfb8 19.Qa3 Rc8 20.h3 a6 21.Ne5 Qd8 22.Nf3 Rc7 23.Ra4 a5 24.Ne5 Bc6 25.Rxa5 Bxe4 26.Bxe4 Rxa5 27.Qxa5 Nxe4 28.Kh2 Nc3 29.Rc1 Qxd4 30.Qxc7 Qf4+ 31.g3 Qxf2+ 32.Kh1 Ne2 33.Qxf7+ Qxf7 34.Nxf7 Nxc1 35.Nd8 e5 36.Kg2 Kh7 37.Nc6 Nd3 38.Kf3 Kg6 39.Ke3 e4 40.Kxe4 Nf2+ 41.Kf3 Nxh3 42.Kg2 Ng5 43.Ne7+ Kf6 44.Nd5+ Ke5 45.Nf4 Ne6 46.Nd3+ Kd4 47.Nb4 Ke4 48.Kf2 h5 49.Kg2 g5 50.Kf2 Nd4 51.Kg2 Nf3 52.Na6 Ne1+ 53.Kf2 Nd3+ 54.Kg2 Ke5 55.Nc7 Nc5 56.Ne8 Ne6 57.Kh3 Kf5 58.g4+ hxg4+ 59.Kg3 Kg6 1/2-1/2 [Event "TCh-RUS Men 2017"] [Site "Sochi RUS"] [Date "2017.05.05"] [Round "4.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Malakhov,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2811"] [BlackElo "2712"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.h3 Ke8 10.Nc3 h5 11.Ne2 b6 12.Rd1 Ba6 13.Nf4 Bb7 14.a4 Be7 15.e6 Bd6 16.exf7+ Kxf7 17.Ng5+ Kf6 18.Ne4+ Kf7 19.a5 c5 20.Nxd6+ cxd6 21.c4 Bc6 22.Ra3 g6 23.f3 h4 24.Kf2 bxa5 25.Rxa5 Rhb8 26.Nd3 Rb3 27.Bf4 Kf6 28.Kg1 Rb6 29.Bd2 Bb7 30.b4 cxb4 31.Nxb4 Rc8 32.Nc2 Rxc4 33.Ne3 Rc5 34.Rxa7 Rb2 35.Ra4 Kf7 36.Nxf5 gxf5 37.Rxh4 Rd5 38.Rh7+ Kg6 39.Rh6+ Kf7 40.Kh2 Rd3 41.Kg3 Bd5 42.Rc1 Rdxd2 43.Rc7+ Kg8 44.Rg6+ Kh8 45.Rh6+ Kg8 46.Rg6+ Kf8 47.Rxd6 Rxg2+ 48.Kf4 Bf7 49.Rf6 Rg7 50.Rxf5 Rb4+ 51.Ke3 Rh7 52.Kf2 Rbh4 53.Kg2 Rg7+ 54.Kh2 Kg8 55.Rf6 Rgh7 56.Kg2 Ra4 57.Kg3 Rg7+ 58.Kf2 Ra2+ 59.Ke3 Rh7 60.Rf4 Be6 61.Rxh7 Kxh7 62.Rh4+ Kg6 63.Kf4 Rg2 64.Rh8 Kf6 65.Rh6+ Ke7 66.Ke5 Bd7 67.Rh7+ Kd8 68.h4 Re2+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "TCh-RUS Men 2017"] [Site "Sochi RUS"] [Date "2017.05.10"] [Round "7.4"] [White "Rozum,I"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2606"] [BlackElo "2811"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.d4 c6 5.O-O Nf6 6.Nbd2 O-O 7.Re1 Ne4 8.Nxe4 dxe4 9.Ng5 Qxd4 10.Qxd4 Bxd4 11.Nxe4 Na6 12.c3 Bg7 13.Be3 Nc7 14.Red1 f5 15.Nc5 e5 16.a4 Re8 17.a5 e4 18.Bd4 Bf8 19.f3 b6 20.Nb3 c5 21.Bf2 e3 22.Be1 Be6 23.Nc1 b5 24.f4 Rad8 25.Rxd8 Rxd8 26.Nd3 Bb3 27.a6 c4 28.Ne5 Rd2 29.Kf1 Rxb2 30.g4 Kg7 31.gxf5 gxf5 32.Bc6 Bd6 33.Bh4 Rd2 34.Kg2 Bd1 35.Kf3 Bc5 36.Nd7 Bxe2+ 37.Kg3 Rd6 38.Ne5 Bd1 0-1 [Event "5th Norway Blitz 2017"] [Site "Stavanger NOR"] [Date "2017.06.05"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Vachier Lagrave,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2796"] [BlackElo "2808"] [ECO "A07"] 1.g3 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bg2 e6 4.O-O Be7 5.d3 O-O 6.Nbd2 a5 7.c3 a4 8.Qc2 c5 9.e4 Nc6 10.Rd1 b5 11.Nf1 Qb6 12.Bf4 b4 13.Ne5 Bb7 14.Nxc6 Bxc6 15.Ne3 a3 16.cxb4 Qxb4 17.exd5 axb2 18.dxc6 bxa1=Q 19.Rxa1 Qd4 20.Rb1 Bd6 21.Bxd6 Qxd6 22.Rb5 Rfc8 23.Nc4 Qd4 24.Nb6 Nd5 25.Bxd5 exd5 26.Nxa8 h5 27.c7 Qe5 28.Qxc5 h4 29.Qxd5 Qe8 30.gxh4 1-0 [Event "5th Norway Blitz 2017"] [Site "Stavanger NOR"] [Date "2017.06.05"] [Round "2.3"] [White "Giri,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2771"] [BlackElo "2808"] [ECO "A14"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.b3 b6 7.Bb2 Bb7 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.d4 c5 10.dxc5 Bxc5 11.a3 a5 12.Nbd2 Qe7 13.Ne5 Rd8 14.Nd3 Nc6 15.Nxc5 bxc5 16.e3 Ba6 17.Re1 a4 18.bxa4 Bd3 19.Qb3 Bg6 20.e4 Nc7 21.Nf3 Rab8 22.Qc3 Nd4 23.Nxd4 cxd4 24.Qd2 Na6 25.Rad1 e5 26.f4 f6 27.Ba1 Nc5 28.a5 Nb3 29.Qe2 Qc5 30.Kh1 Nxa1 31.Rxa1 d3 32.Qd2 Ra8 33.fxe5 Qxe5 34.Rac1 Rxa5 35.Rc3 h5 36.Rxd3 Rxd3 37.Qxd3 Kh7 38.Rc1 Qb2 39.Qc3 Qxa3 40.Qxa3 Rxa3 41.Re1 Ra5 42.h4 Re5 43.Kg1 f5 44.Kf2 fxe4 45.Re2 Bf5 46.Ke3 Bg4 47.Rd2 Bf3 1/2-1/2 [Event "5th Norway Blitz 2017"] [Site "Stavanger NOR"] [Date "2017.06.05"] [Round "3.5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Caruana,F"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2808"] [BlackElo "2808"] [ECO "C00"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Bd3 dxe4 4.Bxe4 Nf6 5.Bf3 c5 6.Ne2 Nc6 7.Be3 Nd5 8.Bxd5 Qxd5 9.Nbc3 Qxg2 10.Rg1 Qf3 11.Nb5 Rb8 12.dxc5 Bd7 13.Nc7+ Kd8 14.Nb5 Ne5 15.Qd4 Qd5 16.O-O-O Qxd4 17.Bxd4 Nf3 18.Bxg7 Nxg1 19.Bxh8 Nxe2+ 20.Kb1 Bxc5 21.Bf6+ Kc8 22.Nd6+ Bxd6 23.Rxd6 Nf4 24.Rd4 Ng6 25.h4 h5 26.Rc4+ Bc6 27.Rc5 Kd7 28.Rxh5 e5 29.Rh6 Ke6 30.Bg5 Kf5 31.b3 Be4 32.Rh7 Bd5 33.c4 Be6 34.Be3 b6 35.h5 Nf4 36.h6 Kg6 37.Rg7+ Kxh6 38.Rg1 Rd8 39.Kb2 Kh5 40.a4 Rd7 41.a5 bxa5 42.Ra1 Kg4 43.Rxa5 Kf3 44.Ka3 Nd3 45.Bxa7 e4 46.c5 Rb7 47.Bb6 Nxf2 48.Ra6 Bd5 49.c6 Bxc6 50.Bxf2 Kxf2 51.Rxc6 e3 52.Rf6+ Ke1 53.b4 e2 54.Rf5 Re7 0-1 [Event "5th Norway Blitz 2017"] [Site "Stavanger NOR"] [Date "2017.06.05"] [Round "4.2"] [White "So,W"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2812"] [BlackElo "2808"] [ECO "D00"] 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 c5 3.e3 Nc6 4.Nf3 Bg4 5.Nbd2 e6 6.h3 Bxf3 7.Nxf3 Bd6 8.dxc5 Bxf4 9.exf4 Qa5+ 10.c3 Qxc5 11.Bd3 Nf6 12.O-O O-O-O 13.b4 Qd6 14.b5 Na5 15.Ne5 Qc7 16.Qa4 Rhf8 17.Rfe1 Kb8 18.Qb4 Rc8 19.Rac1 Nc4 20.a4 Nxe5 21.fxe5 Nd7 22.a5 Qc5 23.Qf4 Ka8 24.a6 f5 25.c4 Nb6 26.cxd5 Nxd5 27.Qg3 Qxc1 28.Rxc1 Rxc1+ 29.Kh2 Rc7 30.Be2 h6 31.Bf3 Rd8 32.Qg6 Re7 33.Qh5 Kb8 34.Qh4 Red7 35.axb7 Kxb7 36.Qa4 Kb8 37.Qa6 Nb6 38.Qa2 Nd5 39.Bxd5 Rxd5 40.Qa6 Rxe5 41.b6 axb6 42.Qxb6+ Kc8 43.Qa6+ Kb8 44.Qb6+ Kc8 45.Qc6+ Kb8 46.Qb6+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "5th Norway Blitz 2017"] [Site "Stavanger NOR"] [Date "2017.06.05"] [Round "5.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Nakamura,Hi"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2808"] [BlackElo "2785"] [ECO "B75"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 a6 8.Qd2 b5 9.a4 b4 10.Nd5 Nxd5 11.exd5 Bb7 12.Bc4 Nd7 13.a5 Nf6 14.Ne2 O-O 15.Ra4 Rc8 16.b3 Rc5 17.Rxb4 Rxd5 18.Bxd5 Bxd5 19.Rb6 Qc8 20.O-O Bb7 21.c4 Nd7 22.Rc1 Nxb6 23.axb6 h5 24.b4 h4 25.h3 Qe6 26.Bd4 Rc8 27.Bxg7 Kxg7 28.c5 Qf6 29.Rc3 dxc5 30.bxc5 e5 31.Qe3 a5 32.Ra3 Ra8 33.Nc3 Bc6 34.Ne4 Qe6 35.Nd6 a4 36.Ra1 Qd5 37.Qc3 Qd4+ 38.Qxd4 exd4 39.Kf2 Kf6 40.Re1 a3 41.Ra1 Ke6 42.b7 Bxb7 43.Nxb7 Kd5 44.Ke2 Rb8 45.Nd6 Rb2+ 46.Kd3 a2 47.Ne4 f5 48.Nd2 Kxc5 49.f4 Kd5 50.Nf3 Rxg2 51.Nxh4 Rg3+ 52.Kd2 Ke4 53.Rxa2 Rxh3 54.Ng2 Kf3 55.Kd3 Rg3 56.Ne1+ Kxf4+ 57.Kxd4 Rg1 58.Nd3+ Kg3 59.Ke5 Rd1 60.Ra3 Rf1 61.Nf4+ Rf3 1/2-1/2 [Event "5th Norway Blitz 2017"] [Site "Stavanger NOR"] [Date "2017.06.05"] [Round "6.2"] [White "Anand,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2786"] [BlackElo "2808"] [ECO "C65"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 d6 5.O-O Be7 6.c4 O-O 7.Nc3 Bg4 8.Bxc6 bxc6 9.h3 Bxf3 10.Qxf3 Nd7 11.Be3 Bf6 12.b4 Re8 13.a4 Nf8 14.b5 Qd7 15.Rfb1 Ne6 16.bxc6 Qxc6 17.a5 a6 18.Nd5 Bd8 19.Qd1 Qd7 20.Rb7 Qc8 21.Qa4 Qxb7 22.Qxe8+ Nf8 23.Qa4 Rb8 24.c5 c6 25.Nb6 dxc5 26.Bxc5 Ne6 27.Be3 g6 28.Rb1 Kg7 29.Rb2 c5 30.Nc4 Qc7 31.Rxb8 Qxb8 32.Qc6 Qb1+ 33.Kh2 Qxd3 34.Nxe5 Qb5 35.Qxb5 axb5 36.Nc6 Bc7+ 37.g3 b4 38.a6 b3 39.a7 b2 40.a8=Q b1=Q 41.Ne7 Bd8 42.Bxc5 Qc2 43.Qa1+ f6 44.Be3 0-1 [Event "5th Norway Blitz 2017"] [Site "Stavanger NOR"] [Date "2017.06.05"] [Round "7.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Carlsen,M"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2808"] [BlackElo "2832"] [ECO "B08"] 1.Nf3 g6 2.e4 d6 3.d4 Nf6 4.Nc3 Bg7 5.Be2 O-O 6.O-O a6 7.Re1 Nc6 8.d5 Na7 9.Bg5 h6 10.Be3 b5 11.a3 Bb7 12.Qd2 Kh7 13.Rad1 c6 14.Bxa7 Rxa7 15.dxc6 Bxc6 16.e5 Ne8 17.Qe3 Rb7 18.Nd4 Bd7 19.Bf3 Rc7 20.exd6 exd6 21.Nd5 Rc5 22.c3 Nf6 23.Nxf6+ Qxf6 24.Qe7 Rd8 25.Nb3 Qxe7 26.Rxe7 Re5 27.Rxe5 Bxe5 28.Na5 Rc8 29.g3 Kg7 30.Kg2 Rc7 31.Nb7 Kf8 32.Nxd6 a5 33.Nxb5 Bxb5 34.Rd5 Bxc3 35.bxc3 Bc6 36.Rd3 Bxf3+ 37.Kxf3 Rc4 38.Ke3 Ke7 39.Kd2 Ra4 40.Kc2 Rxa3 41.Kb2 Ra4 42.Kb3 Ra1 43.h4 g5 44.hxg5 hxg5 45.Rd5 f6 46.Rf5 Ke6 47.g4 Rb1+ 48.Ka4 Ra1+ 49.Kb3 Rb1+ 50.Kc2 Rf1 51.f3 a4 52.Kb2 Rf2+ 53.Ka3 Rc2 54.Kb4 a3 55.Ra5 a2 56.Kb3 Rf2 57.Rxa2 Rxf3 58.Re2+ Kd5 59.Rd2+ Ke5 60.Rg2 Ke4 61.Kb4 Rf4 62.c4 Kf3 63.Rg1 Kf2 64.Rc1 Rxg4 65.Kb5 Re4 66.c5 g4 67.c6 Re8 68.Rc5 Rf8 69.c7 g3 70.Rf5+ Ke3 71.Rxf6 Rc8 72.Kc6 Rxc7+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "5th Norway Blitz 2017"] [Site "Stavanger NOR"] [Date "2017.06.05"] [Round "8.5"] [White "Aronian,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2793"] [BlackElo "2808"] [ECO "D41"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 c5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 cxd4 8.cxd4 Bb4+ 9.Bd2 Bxd2+ 10.Qxd2 O-O 11.Rc1 b6 12.Bd3 Bb7 13.O-O Nd7 14.Qe3 Nf6 15.Ne5 Qe7 16.f3 Rfd8 17.Bb5 Rac8 18.a4 h6 19.h3 Ne8 20.Nc6 Bxc6 21.Bxc6 Nd6 22.d5 e5 23.Qa3 Qg5 24.a5 b5 25.Qc5 Rc7 26.a6 f5 27.Rce1 fxe4 28.fxe4 Qd2 29.Qf2 Qxf2+ 30.Kxf2 Rb8 31.Ke3 Rb6 32.Ra1 b4 33.Rfb1 Rf7 34.Ra4 b3 35.Rb2 h5 36.Kd3 Rf4 37.Bd7 Kh7 38.Ke3 h4 39.Bg4 Rf7 40.Be2 Rc7 41.Bd3 Rc8 42.Kd2 Kg6 43.Ra3 Rcb8 44.Kc3 Rc8+ 45.Kd2 Rcb8 46.Kc3 Rc8+ 47.Kd2 Rcb8 1/2-1/2 [Event "5th Norway Blitz 2017"] [Site "Stavanger NOR"] [Date "2017.06.05"] [Round "9.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Karjakin,Sergey"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2808"] [BlackElo "2781"] [ECO "A28"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.a3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Qc2 Nxc3 7.bxc3 Bd6 8.e3 O-O 9.d4 Qe7 10.Be2 b6 11.O-O Bb7 12.Re1 Rfe8 13.Bb2 Na5 14.Bb5 c6 15.Bf1 e4 16.Nd2 c5 17.c4 cxd4 18.exd4 Qh4 19.g3 Qg4 20.Bg2 f5 21.c5 Bf8 22.Nc4 1-0 [Event "5th Norway Chess 2017"] [Site "Stavanger NOR"] [Date "2017.06.06"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Karjakin,Sergey"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2808"] [BlackElo "2781"] [ECO "C50"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.O-O Nf6 5.d3 O-O 6.a4 a6 7.c3 d5 8.exd5 Nxd5 9.Nbd2 Kh8 10.Re1 f6 11.d4 Ba7 12.dxe5 Nxe5 13.Nxe5 fxe5 14.Nf3 c6 15.Bg5 Qb6 16.Bxd5 cxd5 17.Be3 Qxb2 18.Bxa7 Rxa7 19.Qxd5 b6 20.Rab1 Qxc3 21.Rxb6 Raf7 22.Qxe5 Qxe5 23.Rxe5 Bg4 24.Re3 Kg8 25.Ne5 Rxf2 26.h3 Bc8 27.Nc6 Rf1+ 28.Kh2 R1f6 29.a5 h6 30.Ne7+ Kf7 31.Nc6 Kg8 32.Rc3 Kh7 33.Ne7 Bd7 34.Nd5 Rf5 35.Rd6 Bb5 36.Nc7 Bf1 37.Rd7 Rf2 38.Rg3 R8f7 39.Rxf7 Rxf7 40.Rc3 Rf5 41.Rc1 Bd3 42.Rc3 Bf1 43.Rc1 Bd3 44.Rc3 Bf1 1/2-1/2 [Event "5th Norway Chess 2017"] [Site "Stavanger NOR"] [Date "2017.06.07"] [Round "2.3"] [White "Anand,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2786"] [BlackElo "2808"] [ECO "C78"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Bc5 6.Nc3 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.Nd5 Nxe4 9.d3 Nf6 10.Bg5 Be7 11.Nxe7+ Qxe7 12.Re1 h6 13.Bh4 Bb7 14.c3 Rfe8 15.d4 e4 16.Nd2 Na5 17.Bc2 g5 18.Bg3 Nc4 19.Nxc4 bxc4 20.b3 Bd5 21.Be5 d6 22.Bxf6 Qxf6 23.bxc4 Bxc4 24.Rxe4 Rxe4 25.Bxe4 Re8 26.Bd3 Qe6 27.Bxc4 Qxc4 28.Qb3 Qd3 29.h3 Kg7 30.Rd1 Qe2 31.Rf1 Re6 32.Qd5 Qd2 33.Qc4 a5 34.Qxc7 Qxa2 35.c4 Qd2 36.Qb6 a4 37.Qa7 Qb4 38.f4 Re1 39.fxg5 Rxf1+ 40.Kxf1 hxg5 41.Kg1 Qxc4 42.Kh2 Qb4 43.Qe7 Qd2 44.Qa7 Qf4+ 45.Kh1 Qc1+ 46.Kh2 a3 47.Qa5 Qf4+ 48.Kh1 Qc1+ 49.Kh2 Qe3 50.Kh1 f6 51.Qa4 Qc1+ 52.Kh2 Qf4+ 53.Kh1 Qe3 54.Kh2 Kf7 55.Kh1 Kg6 56.Qa8 Kg7 57.Qb7+ Kg6 58.Qa8 Qb3 59.Qe4+ Kg7 60.Qe7+ Qf7 0-1 [Event "5th Norway Chess 2017"] [Site "Stavanger NOR"] [Date "2017.06.08"] [Round "3.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "So,W"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2808"] [BlackElo "2812"] [ECO "C50"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.O-O Nf6 5.d3 O-O 6.h3 d6 7.c3 a6 8.Re1 Ba7 9.Bb3 h6 10.Nbd2 Re8 11.Nf1 Be6 12.Be3 Bxe3 13.Nxe3 Qd7 14.Bxe6 Qxe6 15.c4 Ne7 16.Nd5 Nexd5 17.cxd5 Qd7 18.d4 c6 19.dxc6 Qxc6 20.Rc1 Qb6 21.Re3 exd4 22.Rb3 Qa5 23.Rxb7 Qxa2 24.Rcc7 Rab8 25.Rxf7 Rxb7 26.Rxb7 Rxe4 27.Rb8+ Kf7 28.Rb6 a5 29.Qd3 d5 30.Rb7+ Kg8 31.Rb8+ Re8 32.Rb7 Re4 33.Nxd4 Qc4 34.Qxc4 dxc4 35.Nf5 Re5 36.g4 Ne8 37.Kg2 Rc5 38.Ra7 Nc7 39.f3 Ne6 40.Re7 Re5 41.Re8+ Kh7 42.Kf1 Kg6 43.Nd6 Kf6 44.Ne4+ Kf7 45.Nd6+ Kf6 46.Nxc4 Rc5 47.Ne3 Rb5 48.Nc4 Rc5 49.Ne3 Rb5 50.Nd1 Rb3 51.Kf2 Kf7 52.Ra8 Ng5 53.Rxa5 Rxf3+ 54.Kg2 Rd3 55.Nf2 Rd2 56.Rf5+ Ke6 57.b4 Rb2 58.Rf4 Ke5 59.Rf8 Kd6 60.Rf4 Ne6 61.Re4 Kd5 62.Re3 Rxb4 63.Kg3 Rd4 64.h4 Rc4 65.Nd3 Re4 66.Rxe4 Kxe4 67.Nf2+ Ke3 68.Nd1+ Ke4 69.Nf2+ Ke3 70.Nd1+ Ke4 71.Nf2+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "5th Norway Chess 2017"] [Site "Stavanger NOR"] [Date "2017.06.10"] [Round "4.1"] [White "Caruana,F"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2808"] [BlackElo "2808"] [ECO "C65"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.c3 d5 6.exd5 Qxd5 7.Bc4 Qd6 8.Qe2 O-O 9.Bg5 Be6 10.Nbd2 Bxc4 11.Nxc4 Qe6 12.Bxf6 gxf6 13.Nfd2 b5 14.Ne3 f5 15.a4 f4 16.Qg4+ Qg6 17.Qxg6+ hxg6 18.Nd5 Rad8 19.Nf6+ Kg7 20.Nfe4 Bb6 21.axb5 Ne7 22.Ke2 Nd5 23.g3 f5 24.Ng5 Rfe8 25.Nc4 e4 26.d4 f3+ 27.Kd2 Nf6 28.Ne3 Rd7 29.h4 Kh6 30.Rhd1 Nd5 31.Ra4 Kh5 32.Nh3 Nxe3 33.Kxe3 Kg4 34.Nf4 Rd6 35.Rc4 Re5 36.Rb4 Re8 37.Ra1 Re5 38.Ra6 Re8 39.Raa4 Rh8 40.Ra1 Re8 41.Ra3 Rh8 42.Rba4 a5 43.Ra1 c5 44.bxc6 Rxc6 45.Rxa5 Bxa5 46.Rxa5 g5 47.hxg5 Rh1 48.d5 Rc8 49.g6 Re1+ 50.Kd2 Rf1 51.Ke3 Re1+ 52.Kd2 Rf1 53.Ke3 1/2-1/2 [Event "5th Norway Chess 2017"] [Site "Stavanger NOR"] [Date "2017.06.11"] [Round "5.5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Nakamura,Hi"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2808"] [BlackElo "2785"] [ECO "B50"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Qxd4 a6 6.e5 Nc6 7.Qa4 dxe5 8.Nxe5 Bd7 9.Nxd7 Qxd7 10.Bd2 g6 11.O-O-O Bg7 12.Bg5 Qg4 13.Bxf6 Qxa4 14.Nxa4 Bxf6 15.c3 e6 16.g3 Rc8 17.Bg2 Be7 18.Rd2 h5 19.Rhd1 h4 20.Nb6 Rc7 21.Na8 Rc8 22.Nb6 Rc7 23.f4 hxg3 24.hxg3 Rh5 25.Na8 Rc8 26.Rd7 Rh2 27.Be4 Re2 28.Bxc6 bxc6 29.Nc7+ Kf8 30.Rh1 Bf6 31.Nxa6 Ra8 32.Nb4 c5 33.Nd3 Rxa2 34.Kb1 Ra8 35.Nxc5 Rb8 36.Rb7 Rxb7 37.Nxb7 Rg2 38.Rh3 g5 39.fxg5 Bxg5 40.Nc5 Be7 41.Nd3 Bd6 42.Nf4 Rf2 43.Rh4 Ke7 44.Rg4 Rf1+ 45.Kc2 Rf2+ 46.Kb3 Rd2 47.Rg8 Rf2 48.Rg4 Rd2 49.Rg8 Rf2 1/2-1/2 [Event "5th Norway Chess 2017"] [Site "Stavanger NOR"] [Date "2017.06.12"] [Round "6.3"] [White "Aronian,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2793"] [BlackElo "2808"] [ECO "D41"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 c5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 cxd4 8.cxd4 Bb4+ 9.Bd2 Bxd2+ 10.Qxd2 O-O 11.Bc4 Nd7 12.O-O b6 13.Rac1 Bb7 14.d5 Nc5 15.Rfe1 Qf6 16.Qe3 Rac8 17.e5 Qg6 18.d6 f6 19.Nh4 Qg4 20.g3 fxe5 21.Qxe5 Rcd8 22.f4 Rf6 23.Rc3 Rh6 24.Be2 Qh3 25.Qg5 Qxh4 26.gxh4 Rg6 27.Rd1 Bd5 28.f5 Rxg5+ 29.hxg5 Kf8 30.fxe6 Bxe6 31.Bc4 Bf5 32.Re3 g6 33.Re7 Rd7 34.Rde1 1-0 [Event "5th Norway Chess 2017"] [Site "Stavanger NOR"] [Date "2017.06.14"] [Round "7.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Carlsen,M"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2808"] [BlackElo "2832"] [ECO "C53"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.O-O a6 7.Re1 Ba7 8.a4 O-O 9.h3 Ne7 10.d4 Ng6 11.Nbd2 c6 12.Bd3 Re8 13.Bc2 h6 14.Nf1 exd4 15.cxd4 c5 16.d5 b5 17.axb5 axb5 18.Ng3 Bd7 19.Be3 Bb6 20.Rxa8 Qxa8 21.b4 Qa7 22.Qa1 Qc7 23.Bxh6 cxb4 24.Bxg7 Qxc2 25.Qxf6 Qxf2+ 26.Kh2 Bd8 27.Qxd6 Nh4 28.Nxh4 Bxh4 29.Nh5 Bxh3 30.Rg1 Bg5 31.Bf6 Bg4 32.Bxg5 Bxh5 33.Qh6 Rxe4 34.Qxh5 Qf5 35.Qh6 b3 36.Bf6 Qf4+ 37.Qxf4 Rxf4 38.d6 Rxf6 39.Rd1 Rh6+ 40.Kg1 1-0 [Event "5th Norway Chess 2017"] [Site "Stavanger NOR"] [Date "2017.06.15"] [Round "8.3"] [White "Vachier Lagrave,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2796"] [BlackElo "2808"] [ECO "C65"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.c3 d5 6.exd5 Qxd5 7.Bc4 Qd6 8.b4 Bb6 9.a4 e4 10.dxe4 Qxd1+ 11.Kxd1 Nxe4 12.Kc2 Bf5 13.Nh4 Bd7 14.Re1 f5 15.Nxf5 Bxf5 16.f3 Ne5 17.fxe4 Bg4 18.h3 Nxc4 19.hxg4 O-O 20.Re2 a5 21.Nd2 Ne3+ 22.Kb3 axb4 23.cxb4 Rfd8 24.Bb2 Rd3+ 25.Bc3 Bd4 26.Rc1 Nd1 27.Nb1 Nxc3 28.Nxc3 Be5 29.a5 Rg3 30.Rf2 c6 31.Rf3 Rxg4 32.Na4 Rxg2 33.Nc5 Rb2+ 34.Kc4 Bd6 35.Rd1 Bxc5 36.Kxc5 Re8 37.Rd7 Re5+ 38.Kc4 h5 39.Rxb7 Rxe4+ 40.Kc5 Rc2+ 41.Kd6 Rd4+ 42.Kc7 Ra2 43.Kxc6 h4 44.Rb6 Rg4 45.a6 Kh7 46.Rf5 Ra4 47.Rh5+ Kg6 48.Rxh4 1-0 [Event "5th Norway Chess 2017"] [Site "Stavanger NOR"] [Date "2017.06.16"] [Round "9.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Giri,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2808"] [BlackElo "2771"] [ECO "D05"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.e3 e6 4.Bd3 c5 5.O-O c4 6.Be2 b5 7.b3 Bb7 8.Nc3 b4 9.Na4 c3 10.Ne5 Bd6 11.a3 a5 12.Bb5+ Kf8 13.Nc5 Qb6 14.Nxb7 Qxb7 15.Qe2 g6 16.e4 Nxe4 17.Bh6+ Ke7 18.f3 Nd2 19.Rfe1 Kd8 20.Bf4 1-0 [Event "GCT Rapid YourNextMove"] [Site "Leuven BEL"] [Date "2017.06.28"] [Round "1.2"] [White "So,W"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2812"] [BlackElo "2808"] [ECO "C65"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.c3 d5 6.Nbd2 dxe4 7.dxe4 O-O 8.O-O a5 9.Bxc6 bxc6 10.Nxe5 Re8 11.Nxc6 Qd7 12.Nd4 Bxd4 13.cxd4 Qxd4 14.Nb3 Qxd1 15.Rxd1 Nxe4 16.f3 a4 17.Nd4 Nc5 18.Nb5 Ne6 19.Nc3 Bb7 20.Kf2 c5 21.Be3 f5 22.f4 Bc6 23.Rd6 Rac8 24.Rc1 Kf7 25.Ne2 Bb5 26.Nc3 Bc6 27.Ne2 Bb5 28.Ng1 g5 29.fxg5 a3 30.bxa3 Ra8 31.Rc3 Ra4 32.Rb6 f4 33.Rxb5 Nxg5 34.Rb7+ Kg8 35.Rxc5 fxe3+ 36.Ke1 Rg4 37.g3 Ne4 38.Rc4 Rg6 39.Rbb4 Nd6 40.Rc6 Nf5 41.Rc5 Nd6 42.Nf3 Ne4 43.Re5 Nf6 44.Rxe8+ Nxe8 45.Re4 Nc7 46.Rxe3 Ra6 47.Nd4 Nd5 48.Rf3 Nf6 49.Kd2 Kf7 50.Nb5 Kg6 51.Rf4 h5 52.a4 Ng4 53.h3 Ne5 54.Kc3 Rc6+ 55.Kd4 Nf7 56.Kd5 Rc2 57.a3 Rd2+ 58.Rd4 Rb2 59.Rb4 Rd2+ 60.Nd4 Ng5 61.a5 Nf3 62.a6 1-0 [Event "GCT Rapid YourNextMove"] [Site "Leuven BEL"] [Date "2017.06.28"] [Round "2.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Anand,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2808"] [BlackElo "2786"] [ECO "C50"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.O-O Nf6 5.d3 O-O 6.h3 d6 7.c3 a5 8.Re1 h6 9.Nbd2 Be6 10.a4 Re8 11.Bb5 Bd7 12.Nc4 Nb8 13.Bxd7 Nbxd7 14.Bd2 Nb6 15.b3 c6 16.Rb1 Qc7 17.d4 Nxc4 18.bxc4 exd4 19.cxd4 Bb4 20.Qc2 c5 21.d5 Re7 22.Re3 Rae8 23.Rbe1 Qd8 24.R1e2 Nh5 25.g3 Bxd2 26.Qxd2 Qd7 27.e5 Qxh3 28.exd6 Rxe3 29.Rxe3 Qd7 30.Rxe8+ Qxe8 31.Qxa5 Nf6 32.Qxc5 Qxa4 33.Qc8+ Kh7 34.Qf5+ Kg8 35.Ne5 Qb4 36.d7 Qd6 37.Qf3 b6 38.Kg2 h5 39.Kg1 1-0 [Event "GCT Rapid YourNextMove"] [Site "Leuven BEL"] [Date "2017.06.28"] [Round "3.3"] [White "Vachier Lagrave,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2796"] [BlackElo "2808"] [ECO "C53"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 O-O 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bh4 Be7 8.Nbd2 d6 9.a4 Nh5 10.Bg3 Nxg3 11.hxg3 Nb8 12.Nf1 c6 13.Ne3 Na6 14.g4 Nc7 15.Nf5 d5 16.Bb3 Bf6 17.Qe2 Ne6 18.g3 Re8 19.Kf1 b6 20.Kg2 Bb7 21.Rh2 c5 22.Bc2 Rc8 23.Rah1 c4 24.dxc4 Rxc4 25.Rd1 Nc5 26.Nd2 Rxa4 27.b4 Ra2 28.Bb1 Nxe4 29.Bxa2 Nxc3 30.Qf3 e4 31.Nxe4 dxe4 32.Nxh6+ gxh6 33.Qf5 e3+ 34.f3 Bxf3+ 35.Qxf3 Nxd1 36.Qf5 Kg7 37.Qh5 Bg5 38.Qxf7+ Kh8 39.Qg6 Re7 40.Rxh6+ Bxh6 41.Qf6+ Bg7 42.Qh4+ Bh6 43.Qf6+ Bg7 44.Qh4+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "GCT Rapid YourNextMove"] [Site "Leuven BEL"] [Date "2017.06.29"] [Round "4.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi,I"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2808"] [BlackElo "2732"] [ECO "A48"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bg5 Bg7 4.Nbd2 O-O 5.e3 d6 6.Bd3 Qe8 7.O-O e5 8.c3 h6 9.Bxf6 Bxf6 10.a4 a5 11.Qc2 Bg7 12.Nc4 Nc6 13.Rfe1 f5 14.e4 f4 15.dxe5 dxe5 16.h3 Qe7 17.Be2 Be6 18.Rad1 g5 19.Rd5 Rad8 20.Rb5 b6 21.Ncxe5 Nxe5 22.Nxe5 Bxe5 23.Rxe5 Qd6 24.Rb5 Qd2 25.Qxd2 Rxd2 26.b4 axb4 27.cxb4 Ra8 28.Re5 Kf7 29.Bg4 Bxg4 30.hxg4 Rxa4 31.Rc1 c6 32.g3 Raa2 1/2-1/2 [Event "GCT Rapid YourNextMove"] [Site "Leuven BEL"] [Date "2017.06.29"] [Round "5.2"] [White "Carlsen,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2832"] [BlackElo "2808"] [ECO "A03"] 1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.O-O b5 6.d3 Bb7 7.Qe1 c5 8.c3 O-O 9.a4 b4 10.cxb4 cxb4 11.Kh1 Nc6 12.Be3 Nd7 13.Nbd2 Bf6 14.Rb1 Re8 15.Nb3 a5 16.g4 g6 17.Qf2 Bg7 18.Nbd4 Nxd4 19.Bxd4 Rc8 20.Rbc1 Bxd4 21.Nxd4 Rxc1 22.Rxc1 Qb6 23.Rf1 f6 24.h4 Rf8 25.Kg1 e5 26.Nb3 Qxf2+ 27.Kxf2 exf4 28.Nxa5 Ba8 29.Rc1 Ne5 30.Bf3 d4 31.Nc4 Bxf3 32.Nxe5 Bxe2 33.Nd7 Rf7 34.Nxf6+ Rxf6 35.Kxe2 Re6+ 36.Kf2 Kf7 37.a5 g5 38.hxg5 Kg6 39.Rc5 f3 40.Kxf3 Re3+ 41.Kf4 Rxd3 42.a6 Rd1 43.Ra5 d3 44.Ke3 1-0 [Event "GCT Rapid YourNextMove"] [Site "Leuven BEL"] [Date "2017.06.29"] [Round "6.5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Aronian,L"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2808"] [BlackElo "2793"] [ECO "C50"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.O-O Nf6 5.d3 O-O 6.c3 a6 7.h3 Ba7 8.Re1 d6 9.Bb3 Kh8 10.Be3 Bxe3 11.Rxe3 Nd7 12.d4 Qf6 13.Na3 Nb6 14.Nc2 Na5 15.Nb4 Nxb3 16.axb3 exd4 17.cxd4 Bd7 18.Rc1 Rac8 19.Rec3 c6 20.Qd2 Rfe8 21.Re3 c5 22.Nc2 Qg6 23.Qe1 h6 24.Rd1 Nd5 25.Nh4 Qh7 26.exd5 Qxc2 27.Rc1 Qxb2 28.dxc5 dxc5 29.Nf5 Rxe3 30.Nxe3 b5 31.Qd1 a5 32.Ra1 Ra8 33.Rb1 Qf6 34.Qc1 Qd6 35.Qb2 a4 36.bxa4 Rxa4 37.Rc1 f5 38.Rd1 Ra8 39.Nf1 f4 40.Nh2 b4 41.Nf3 c4 42.Qd4 c3 43.Ne5 Qf6 44.Re1 Re8 45.g3 fxg3 46.f4 Rxe5 47.fxe5 Qf3 48.e6 Bb5 49.e7 c2 50.d6 b3 51.e8=Q+ Bxe8 52.Rxe8+ Kh7 53.Re1 b2 54.Qd2 Qf2+ 55.Qxf2 gxf2+ 56.Kxf2 c1=Q 0-1 [Event "GCT Rapid YourNextMove"] [Site "Leuven BEL"] [Date "2017.06.30"] [Round "7.5"] [White "Jobava,Ba"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2707"] [BlackElo "2808"] [ECO "D53"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 h6 6.Bh4 O-O 7.Rc1 b6 8.Bxf6 Bxf6 9.cxd5 exd5 10.g3 c6 11.Bh3 Bb7 12.Nge2 Re8 13.O-O Na6 14.Nf4 Qd6 15.Qf3 Rad8 16.Rfd1 Nc7 17.Bf5 g6 18.Bb1 Bg7 19.h4 Qf6 20.Kg2 c5 21.Nce2 Qe7 22.b3 Ba8 23.Kg1 c4 24.Kg2 b5 25.Rh1 Rd6 26.g4 b4 27.Ng3 Ne6 28.h5 Nxf4+ 29.exf4 Bxd4 30.hxg6 fxg6 31.Rce1 Qxe1 32.Rxe1 Rxe1 33.f5 Rf6 34.g5 hxg5 35.Qg4 Be5 36.fxg6 Bxg3 37.Qc8+ Rf8 38.Qd7 d4+ 39.f3 Bxf3+ 40.Kxg3 Rg1+ 41.Kh2 Rg2+ 42.Kh1 Rb2+ 43.Kg1 Rxb1+ 44.Kh2 Rh1+ 0-1 [Event "GCT Rapid YourNextMove"] [Site "Leuven BEL"] [Date "2017.06.30"] [Round "8.5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Ivanchuk,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2808"] [BlackElo "2738"] [ECO "B66"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.O-O-O h6 9.Be3 Nxd4 10.Bxd4 b5 11.f3 Qa5 12.Kb1 b4 13.Ne2 e5 14.Bf2 Be6 15.Nc1 Rb8 16.Qe2 Ra8 17.g4 Be7 18.h4 O-O 19.Bh3 Qc7 20.g5 Nh5 21.Bxe6 fxe6 22.Nd3 a5 23.gxh6 g6 24.Rhg1 Kh7 25.Be3 Rf7 26.f4 exf4 27.Qg4 Rg8 28.Nxf4 Nxf4 29.Bxf4 e5 30.Be3 Qc8 31.Qe2 Rgf8 32.b3 Rf3 33.Bg5 Bxg5 34.hxg5 a4 35.Rgf1 Rxf1 36.Rxf1 Qg4 37.Qc4 Rxf1+ 38.Qxf1 Qxg5 39.bxa4 Qe3 40.a5 Qc5 41.a6 Kxh6 42.Qh3+ Kg5 43.Qg3+ Kf6 44.Qh4+ Ke6 45.Qg5 Kd7 46.Qxg6 Kc6 47.Qg7 Kb6 48.Qb7+ Ka5 49.a4 bxa3 50.a7 a2+ 51.Ka1 1-0 [Event "GCT Rapid YourNextMove"] [Site "Leuven BEL"] [Date "2017.06.30"] [Round "9.4"] [White "Giri,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2771"] [BlackElo "2808"] [ECO "A13"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 Bb4 3.Qc2 c5 4.a3 Bxc3 5.Qxc3 Qf6 6.Qxf6 Nxf6 7.b4 b6 8.Nf3 Nc6 9.Rb1 d6 10.e3 e5 11.bxc5 bxc5 12.d3 Bf5 13.e4 Bg4 14.Be2 Bxf3 15.Bxf3 Ke7 16.Be3 Rhb8 17.Kd2 Rb6 18.Rb5 Ne8 19.Rhb1 Rab8 20.Bd1 Nc7 21.Rxb6 axb6 22.f4 exf4 23.Bxf4 Ne6 24.Be3 Ne5 25.a4 Nc6 26.Kc3 f6 27.Bg4 Ned4 28.Bd1 Kd8 29.Rb2 Kc7 30.Rf2 h5 31.g3 Rh8 32.h4 Kb7 33.Rg2 Rh7 34.Rf2 Kc7 35.Rf1 Kb7 36.Rf2 Ka6 37.Rf1 Kb7 38.Rf2 Rh8 39.Rf1 Kc7 40.Rf2 Ra8 41.Rf1 Kd8 42.Rf2 Kd7 43.Rb2 Ra6 44.Rg2 Ke7 45.g4 hxg4 46.Rxg4 Ne6 47.h5 Ra8 48.Rg2 Ne5 49.Rb2 Nd7 50.Rg2 Rh8 51.Ra2 Ne5 52.Rb2 Nd7 53.Ra2 Ra8 54.Rg2 Rh8 1/2-1/2 [Event "GCT Blitz YourNextMove"] [Site "Leuven BEL"] [Date "2017.07.01"] [Round "1.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Giri,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2808"] [BlackElo "2771"] [ECO "D12"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e3 Bf5 4.c4 c6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nh4 Bg6 7.Nxg6 hxg6 8.h3 Nbd7 9.Bd3 Bd6 10.O-O Qe7 11.e4 dxe4 12.Bxe4 O-O 13.Bg5 Qd8 14.Re1 Qc7 15.Qf3 Bb4 16.Bc2 Qa5 17.h4 Rfe8 18.a3 Bf8 19.Rad1 Qb6 20.b4 a5 21.b5 cxb5 22.Nxb5 Rac8 23.Bd3 e5 24.c5 Qc6 25.Qh3 Rcd8 26.d5 Qxc5 27.Rc1 Qb6 28.Nc7 Bc5 29.Nxe8 Bxf2+ 30.Kh1 Rxe8 31.Rb1 Qa7 32.Rf1 e4 33.Bb5 Nh5 34.Qxd7 Ng3+ 35.Kh2 Re5 36.Rfc1 Kh7 37.Rc8 Rxg5 38.Qe8 1-0 [Event "GCT Blitz YourNextMove"] [Site "Leuven BEL"] [Date "2017.07.01"] [Round "2.5"] [White "Carlsen,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2832"] [BlackElo "2808"] [ECO "C65"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.c3 d5 6.Nbd2 dxe4 7.dxe4 O-O 8.O-O a5 9.Qc2 Qe7 10.a4 Nb8 11.Bd3 h6 12.Nc4 Nc6 13.h3 Rd8 14.Re1 Nh5 15.Bf1 Qf6 16.Be3 Bf8 17.Kh2 Be6 18.Rad1 g5 19.Rxd8 Rxd8 20.Nfd2 b6 21.g3 Nf4 22.b3 Ng6 23.Be2 Nd4 24.cxd4 exd4 25.e5 Qf5 26.Qxf5 Bxf5 27.Bxg5 hxg5 28.Bg4 Bxg4 29.hxg4 Bb4 30.Rd1 Bxd2 31.Rxd2 Rd5 32.Kg2 Kg7 33.Kf3 Nxe5+ 34.Ke4 Nxc4 35.bxc4 Rc5 36.Rxd4 Kf6 37.f4 Ke6 38.Kd3 c6 39.Re4+ Kd6 40.Rd4+ Ke6 41.Re4+ Kd6 42.Rd4+ Ke6 1/2-1/2 [Event "GCT Blitz YourNextMove"] [Site "Leuven BEL"] [Date "2017.07.01"] [Round "3.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "So,W"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2808"] [BlackElo "2812"] [ECO "C53"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 a6 6.O-O Ba7 7.Bb3 d6 8.Re1 h6 9.Nbd2 O-O 10.Nf1 Re8 11.Ng3 Be6 12.Bxe6 Rxe6 13.d4 d5 14.Nxe5 Nxe5 15.dxe5 Nxe4 16.Nxe4 dxe4 17.Qh5 g6 18.Qxh6 Rxe5 19.Be3 Bxe3 20.Qxe3 Qf6 21.Rad1 Rd8 22.Rd4 Rxd4 23.Qxd4 Qe7 24.g3 Re6 25.h4 a5 26.Kg2 b6 27.Re3 Rd6 28.Rxe4 Rxd4 29.Rxe7 Rd2 30.b4 Rxa2 31.Rxc7 Rc2 32.bxa5 bxa5 33.g4 a4 34.Kg3 a3 35.f3 Rc1 36.Ra7 Rxc3 1/2-1/2 [Event "GCT Blitz YourNextMove"] [Site "Leuven BEL"] [Date "2017.07.01"] [Round "4.2"] [White "Anand,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2786"] [BlackElo "2808"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.Re1 Nd6 6.Nxe5 Be7 7.Bf1 Nxe5 8.Rxe5 O-O 9.d4 Bf6 10.Re1 Nf5 11.d5 d6 12.Nd2 Re8 13.Ne4 Bd7 14.c3 h6 15.Bd3 Nh4 16.g3 Ng6 17.f4 c6 18.Be3 Be7 19.Bc4 Bf8 20.Bf2 b5 21.dxc6 bxc4 22.cxd7 Qxd7 23.Qd5 Rab8 24.b4 Qg4 25.Qd1 Qf5 26.Qd4 a5 27.a3 Re6 28.Nd2 axb4 29.axb4 d5 30.Nf1 Ne7 31.Ne3 Qe4 32.Qxe4 Rxe4 33.Nc2 g5 34.fxg5 hxg5 35.Rxe4 dxe4 36.Ra5 f5 37.Nd4 Rd8 38.Nxf5 Rd1+ 39.Kg2 Rd2 40.Ne3 Bg7 41.Rxg5 Kf7 42.Nxc4 Rc2 43.Nd6+ Kf8 44.Nxe4 Bh6 45.Re5 Kf7 46.Kf3 Ng6 47.Rf5+ Ke8 48.h4 Bg7 49.Bd4 Ne7 50.Rc5 Bxd4 51.cxd4 Rb2 52.d5 Nf5 53.d6 Nd4+ 54.Ke3 Rxb4 55.Nf6+ Kf7 56.Nd5 Ra4 57.Nb6 Rb4 58.Nc4 Ne6 59.Rf5+ Ke8 60.Ne5 Rb3+ 61.Ke4 Rxg3 62.Rf6 Nc5+ 63.Kd5 Nd7 64.Re6+ Kd8 65.Nc6+ Kc8 66.Re8+ Kb7 67.Ne5 Nf6+ 68.Kd4 Nxe8 69.d7 Nc7 70.d8=N+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "GCT Blitz YourNextMove"] [Site "Leuven BEL"] [Date "2017.07.01"] [Round "5.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Jobava,Ba"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2808"] [BlackElo "2707"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c6 3.Bg2 Bg4 4.O-O e6 5.d3 Bd6 6.h3 Bh5 7.c4 Ne7 8.Nc3 O-O 9.Qb3 Nd7 10.d4 Qb6 11.Rd1 Qxb3 12.axb3 Bxf3 13.Bxf3 f5 14.e3 a6 15.Bd2 Nf6 16.Be1 g5 17.Be2 h5 18.f3 g4 19.hxg4 hxg4 20.fxg4 fxg4 21.Kg2 Nf5 22.Bf2 Kg7 23.Rh1 Rh8 24.Bd3 Rxh1 25.Rxh1 Bb4 26.Ne2 Ne4 27.Nf4 Re8 28.Rh5 Bd6 29.Bxe4 dxe4 30.Nxe6+ Kg6 31.Rg5+ Kh6 32.Rxf5 Rxe6 33.Rf7 Be7 34.d5 cxd5 35.cxd5 Re5 36.d6 Bg5 37.Rxb7 Rd5 38.d7 Kg6 39.Kf1 Kf5 40.Ke2 Ke6 41.Rb4 Kf5 42.Rb7 Ke6 43.Ra7 Rxd7 44.Rxa6+ Rd6 45.Ra4 Rb6 46.Be1 Rxb3 47.Bc3 Kf5 48.Ra5+ Kg6 49.Re5 Rb7 50.Rxe4 Kh5 51.b4 Rc7 52.Kd3 Rd7+ 53.Rd4 Rf7 54.Re4 Rf3 55.Be5 Rf1 56.b5 Rb1 57.Kc4 Bd8 58.Rd4 Bb6 59.Rd5 Rc1+ 60.Kd3 Kg6 61.Bd4 Bxd4 62.Rxd4 Kf5 63.Rb4 Rd1+ 64.Ke2 Rd7 65.b6 Rb7 66.Kd3 1-0 [Event "GCT Blitz YourNextMove"] [Site "Leuven BEL"] [Date "2017.07.01"] [Round "6.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Vachier Lagrave,M"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2808"] [BlackElo "2796"] [ECO "A48"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bg5 Bg7 4.Nbd2 O-O 5.e3 b6 6.Bd3 Bb7 7.O-O c5 8.c3 d5 9.h3 Nc6 10.Qe2 Re8 11.dxc5 bxc5 12.e4 h6 13.Bh4 g5 14.Bg3 e6 15.Rfe1 Qb6 16.Rab1 Rad8 17.Bh2 a5 18.a4 c4 19.Bc2 Ba6 20.Ne5 Nxe4 21.Nxc6 Qxc6 22.Nxe4 dxe4 23.Bxe4 Qxa4 24.Ra1 Qb5 25.Bc7 Rc8 26.Rxa5 Qd7 27.Be5 Bxe5 28.Rxe5 Qc7 29.Qh5 Kg7 30.Bc2 Qb6 31.h4 Qxb2 32.hxg5 Qxc2 33.Qxh6+ Kg8 34.R1e4 Qd1+ 35.Kh2 Qd6 36.g6 Rc7 37.g7 f5 38.Qh8+ Kf7 39.Qxe8+ Kxg7 40.Re3 Rc8 41.Qxe6 Qxe6 42.Rxe6 Bb5 43.R6e5 1-0 [Event "GCT Blitz YourNextMove"] [Site "Leuven BEL"] [Date "2017.07.01"] [Round "7.4"] [White "Ivanchuk,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2738"] [BlackElo "2808"] [ECO "C65"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.Nbd2 Nd4 6.Ba4 b5 7.Nxd4 bxa4 8.N4f3 d6 9.c3 Bd7 10.Nc4 O-O 11.Be3 Bb6 12.h3 Re8 13.O-O h6 14.Re1 Bb5 15.Nfd2 Qd7 16.Qf3 Qe6 17.b3 Bc6 18.Qg3 Rad8 19.Nxb6 axb6 20.c4 axb3 21.axb3 Ra8 22.Nf3 Nh5 23.Qh4 Qg6 24.Qg4 Qxg4 25.hxg4 Nf6 26.Nh2 Nd7 27.Nf1 Rxa1 28.Rxa1 Ra8 29.Rxa8+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "GCT Blitz YourNextMove"] [Site "Leuven BEL"] [Date "2017.07.01"] [Round "8.5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi,I"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2808"] [BlackElo "2732"] [ECO "A48"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bg5 Bg7 4.Nbd2 O-O 5.e3 d6 6.c3 Bf5 7.Be2 Nbd7 8.O-O h6 9.Bh4 Re8 10.Qb3 Qc8 11.Rfe1 e5 12.Bc4 d5 13.Bxd5 Nxd5 14.e4 N7b6 15.exf5 Qxf5 16.dxe5 Bxe5 17.Nxe5 Rxe5 18.Bg3 Nf4 19.Nf3 Ne2+ 20.Rxe2 Rxe2 21.Nd4 Rae8 22.Nxe2 Rxe2 23.Rd1 Nd5 24.Qxb7 Rd2 25.Rf1 Nf4 26.Bxf4 Qxf4 27.g3 Qe5 28.a4 a5 29.b4 Qxc3 30.Qa8+ Kg7 31.Qxa5 Rb2 32.Qc5 Qxb4 33.Qxc7 Qd4 34.a5 Ra2 35.Qb6 1/2-1/2 [Event "GCT Blitz YourNextMove"] [Site "Leuven BEL"] [Date "2017.07.01"] [Round "9.1"] [White "Aronian,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2793"] [BlackElo "2808"] [ECO "A14"] 1.c4 e6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 Nf6 4.Nf3 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.d4 dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.a4 Bd7 9.Qxc4 Bc6 10.Bf4 Nbd7 11.Nc3 Bd6 12.a5 Bxf4 13.gxf4 Nd5 14.e3 Nxc3 15.Qxc3 Bxf3 16.Bxf3 c6 17.Kh1 Qe7 18.Rg1 g6 19.Rg5 Rad8 20.Rag1 Nf6 21.b4 Nd5 22.Qc5 Qf6 23.Be4 Kh8 24.R1g3 Rfe8 25.Re5 Ne7 26.Reg5 h6 27.Rh3 Kg7 28.Rg1 Nf5 29.Qe5 Qxe5 30.fxe5 Nxd4 31.exd4 Rxd4 32.Re3 Red8 33.Rb1 Rc4 34.Rd3 Rxd3 35.Bxd3 Rd4 36.Rb3 Rd5 37.Kg2 Rxe5 38.Kf3 f5 39.Bc2 Kf6 40.Rd3 Rb5 41.Rd4 c5 42.bxc5 Rxc5 43.Ba4 Rxa5 44.Be8 g5 45.Rd7 Ra3+ 46.Kg2 Rb3 47.Rh7 b5 48.Bd7 Rd3 49.Bc8 Rd6 50.Ra7 b4 51.Rxa6 Rxa6 52.Bxa6 b3 53.Kf3 g4+ 54.Ke3 b2 55.Bd3 Kg5 56.f4+ gxf3 57.Kxf3 e5 58.Ke3 e4 59.Bc2 Kg4 60.Kf2 Kf4 61.Ke2 Ke5 62.Kd2 Kd4 63.Bb1 f4 64.Ke2 Ke5 65.Bc2 Kd4 66.Bb1 e3 67.Bh7 Kc3 68.Bb1 Kb3 69.Kf3 Kc4 70.Ke2 Kc3 71.Bh7 Kd4 72.Bb1 Ke5 73.Kf3 Kf6 74.h4 Ke5 75.Bc2 Kd4 76.Bb1 Kc4 77.Ke2 Kc3 78.Bh7 Kb4 79.Bb1 Kb3 80.Kf3 Kc3 1/2-1/2 [Event "GCT Blitz YourNextMove"] [Site "Leuven BEL"] [Date "2017.07.02"] [Round "10.1"] [White "Giri,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2771"] [BlackElo "2808"] [ECO "A14"] 1.c4 e6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 Nf6 4.Nf3 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.d4 dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.a4 Bd7 9.Qxc4 Bc6 10.Bf4 Nbd7 11.Nc3 a5 12.Qd3 h6 13.Qc2 Bb4 14.Rfd1 Rc8 15.Ne5 Bxg2 16.Kxg2 Qe7 17.Nxd7 Nxd7 18.e4 c6 19.Na2 f5 20.Nxb4 axb4 21.Re1 fxe4 22.Qxe4 Rce8 23.a5 Nf6 24.Qe2 Nd5 25.Be5 Rf7 26.Rf1 Ref8 27.a6 bxa6 28.Qxa6 Qd7 29.Rac1 Ne7 30.Qc4 Ng6 31.Qxc6 Nxe5 32.dxe5 Qd2 33.Qxe6 Kh8 34.Qb6 Qxb2 35.e6 Re7 36.Rb1 Qe2 37.Qxb4 Qf3+ 38.Kg1 Rxe6 39.Rb3 Qf7 40.Qc4 Re1 41.Qc2 Qe6 42.Rb1 Re2 43.Qc5 Qf5 44.Qb6 Qc2 45.Rbc1 Rfxf2 46.Qxf2 Rxf2 47.Rxc2 Rxc2 1/2-1/2 [Event "GCT Blitz YourNextMove"] [Site "Leuven BEL"] [Date "2017.07.02"] [Round "11.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Carlsen,M"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2808"] [BlackElo "2832"] [ECO "C55"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Qe7 5.Nc3 Na5 6.O-O c6 7.a4 Nxc4 8.dxc4 d6 9.b3 Qc7 10.Bg5 Be7 11.a5 O-O 12.Qd3 h6 13.Bh4 Be6 14.Rfd1 Rfd8 15.Qe3 b6 16.axb6 axb6 17.h3 g5 18.Nxg5 Rxa1 19.Rxa1 hxg5 20.Qxg5+ Kh7 21.Qe3 Rg8 22.f4 Nh5 23.fxe5 Bxh4 24.Qf3 Rg5 25.exd6 Qxd6 26.Ne2 Ng3 27.Nc3 Qd4+ 28.Kh2 Qe5 29.Kg1 Qxc3 0-1 [Event "GCT Blitz YourNextMove"] [Site "Leuven BEL"] [Date "2017.07.02"] [Round "12.2"] [White "So,W"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2812"] [BlackElo "2808"] [ECO "D55"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 h6 6.Bh4 O-O 7.Nf3 Nbd7 8.Rc1 c5 9.dxc5 Nxc5 10.cxd5 g5 11.Bg3 Nxd5 12.Nxd5 Qxd5 13.Qxd5 exd5 14.Be5 Bf5 15.Be2 Rac8 16.O-O Bd3 17.Bxd3 Nxd3 18.Rcd1 Nxe5 19.Nxe5 Rc2 20.Rxd5 Rxb2 21.Rd7 Bf6 22.Nc4 Rxa2 23.Rxb7 Rd8 24.h3 a5 25.Ra7 a4 26.Rb1 Bg7 27.g4 Bf8 28.Kg2 a3 29.Rb3 Rc2 30.Nxa3 Bxa3 31.Raxa3 Rdd2 32.Rb6 Rxf2+ 33.Kg3 Kg7 34.Raa6 Rg2+ 35.Kf3 Rcf2+ 36.Ke4 Rg3 37.Rxh6 Rff3 38.Rh5 Rxe3+ 39.Kd4 Rd3+ 40.Kc4 Rc3+ 41.Kd4 Rcd3+ 42.Kc4 1/2-1/2 [Event "GCT Blitz YourNextMove"] [Site "Leuven BEL"] [Date "2017.07.02"] [Round "13.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Anand,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2808"] [BlackElo "2786"] [ECO "B10"] 1.e4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.d4 Bg4 5.h3 Bxf3 6.Qxf3 e6 7.Bd3 Nf6 8.O-O Bd6 9.c3 h6 10.Nd2 O-O 11.Qe2 Qc7 12.g3 Nc6 13.f4 a6 14.Nf3 b5 15.a3 Na5 16.Ne5 Nc4 17.a4 Rab8 18.axb5 axb5 19.g4 Nd7 20.Ra6 Bxe5 21.fxe5 Ra8 22.Rxa8 Rxa8 23.g5 hxg5 24.Bh7+ Kxh7 25.Qh5+ Kg8 26.Qxf7+ Kh7 27.Qh5+ Kg8 28.Qf7+ Kh7 29.Qh5+ Kg8 30.Qf7+ Kh7 31.Qh5+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "GCT Blitz YourNextMove"] [Site "Leuven BEL"] [Date "2017.07.02"] [Round "14.4"] [White "Jobava,Ba"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2707"] [BlackElo "2808"] [ECO "C53"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.e5 d5 7.Bb5 Ne4 8.cxd4 Bb6 9.h3 O-O 10.O-O f6 11.Bxc6 bxc6 12.Be3 f5 13.Qc1 f4 14.Bxf4 c5 15.dxc5 Nxc5 16.Be3 Nd3 17.Qd1 Ba6 18.Nc3 d4 19.Bg5 Qe8 20.Nd5 Kh8 21.Nxb6 axb6 22.Nxd4 Qxe5 23.Qg4 Rae8 24.Be3 Nxb2 25.Nf3 Qe4 26.Rfc1 Qxg4 27.hxg4 Nc4 28.Rc3 c5 29.Rb1 Re6 30.g5 Kg8 31.Nd2 Rxe3 32.Rxe3 Nxe3 33.fxe3 b5 34.Ne4 Rc8 35.a3 c4 36.Nc3 Rc5 37.g6 hxg6 38.Kf2 Kf7 39.e4 Ke6 40.Ke3 Rg5 41.Kf3 Kd7 42.g4 Rc5 43.Ke3 Kc6 44.Kd4 Rg5 45.Rg1 Bc8 46.Rb1 Bd7 47.Nd5 Kd6 48.a4 Bc6 49.axb5 Bxd5 50.exd5 Rxg4+ 51.Kc3 Kc5 52.b6 Rg3+ 53.Kd2 c3+ 54.Kc2 Rg2+ 55.Kxc3 Rg3+ 56.Kd2 Rg2+ 57.Ke3 Rg3+ 58.Kf2 1-0 [Event "GCT Blitz YourNextMove"] [Site "Leuven BEL"] [Date "2017.07.02"] [Round "15.3"] [White "Vachier Lagrave,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2796"] [BlackElo "2808"] [ECO "C44"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4 Bc5 5.O-O d6 6.b4 Bb6 7.Bb2 Bg4 8.Nbd2 Nf6 9.h3 Bxf3 10.Nxf3 O-O 11.Nxd4 Bxd4 12.Bxd4 Nxe4 13.Bb2 Qh4 14.b5 Ne5 15.Bd5 Nc5 16.f4 Ned7 17.Qd4 Qf6 18.Qb4 Qf5 19.Bf3 Qxc2 20.Rac1 Qg6 21.f5 Qg5 22.Qd4 Rfe8 23.Rce1 Ne5 24.Be2 Qg3 25.Rd1 f6 26.Bc1 Kh8 27.Kh1 Rad8 28.Bh5 Rf8 29.Bf4 Qh4 30.Be2 g5 31.fxg6 Ne6 32.Qe3 Nxf4 33.Rxf4 Qg5 34.gxh7 Ng6 35.Re4 d5 36.Qxg5 fxg5 37.Rg4 Nf4 38.Bf3 Nxh3 39.Rd2 c6 40.bxc6 bxc6 41.Kh2 Nf4 42.Rxg5 Rd6 43.Rb2 Rh6+ 44.Kg3 Ne6 45.Rg4 Rxh7 46.Rc2 Rc7 47.Rc1 Rg8 48.Kf2 Rxg4 49.Bxg4 Ng5 50.Ke3 Kg7 51.Kd4 Kf6 52.Rf1+ Ke7 53.Rf5 Ne4 54.Ke5 Nd6 55.Rh5 Nf7+ 56.Kd4 Kd6 57.Bf3 c5+ 58.Ke3 Re7+ 59.Kf4 Ne5 60.Rh6+ Re6 61.Rh7 Nxf3 62.Kxf3 c4 63.Rxa7 Kc5 64.Rc7+ Kd4 65.g4 c3 66.g5 Kd3 67.Kf4 c2 68.Kf5 Re7 69.Rc5 d4 70.g6 Kd2 71.Kf6 Ra7 72.g7 Rxg7 73.Kxg7 d3 0-1 [Event "GCT Blitz YourNextMove"] [Site "Leuven BEL"] [Date "2017.07.02"] [Round "16.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Ivanchuk,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2808"] [BlackElo "2738"] [ECO "A05"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.O-O O-O 5.d4 d5 6.Nbd2 c6 7.c3 Re8 8.Re1 Bf5 9.Nh4 Be6 10.e4 dxe4 11.Nxe4 Bd5 12.Nxf6+ Bxf6 13.Nf3 Nd7 14.Bf4 c5 15.dxc5 Nxc5 16.Qe2 Qb6 17.Be3 Qc7 18.Rad1 Red8 19.Bf4 Qb6 20.h4 Na4 21.Qc2 Bc6 22.Rxd8+ Rxd8 23.Re2 Qb5 24.Nd4 Bxd4 25.cxd4 Bxg2 26.Kxg2 Nb6 27.Rxe7 Nd5 28.Re4 Nxf4+ 29.Rxf4 Qd5+ 30.Kh2 Re8 31.Qd2 h5 32.a3 Kg7 33.Qd3 Re1 34.Qf3 Qxf3 35.Rxf3 Rd1 36.Rb3 b6 37.Rb4 Kf6 38.Kg2 Ke6 39.Rc4 Kd6 40.Kf3 Rd2 41.Rb4 Kd5 42.Ke3 Rc2 43.a4 f6 44.a5 bxa5 45.Rb5+ Ke6 46.Rxa5 Rxb2 47.Rxa7 Rc2 48.f3 Rg2 49.Kf4 Rd2 50.Ra6+ Ke7 51.Ke4 Rg2 52.Kd5 Rxg3 53.Ra7+ Kd8 54.Kd6 Kc8 55.d5 Rxf3 56.Ke7 g5 57.d6 Re3+ 58.Kxf6 gxh4 59.Rh7 h3 60.Rxh5 Kd7 61.Kf5 Kxd6 62.Kg4 1/2-1/2 [Event "GCT Blitz YourNextMove"] [Site "Leuven BEL"] [Date "2017.07.02"] [Round "17.4"] [White "Nepomniachtchi,I"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2732"] [BlackElo "2808"] [ECO "C45"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nxc6 bxc6 6.e5 Qe7 7.Qe2 Nd5 8.h4 Qe6 9.g3 d6 10.c4 Nb6 11.exd6 Bxd6 12.Be3 O-O 13.Nd2 Ba6 14.Bh3 Qe5 15.Bxb6 axb6 16.Qxe5 Bxe5 17.O-O-O Bb7 18.a3 c5 19.Rh2 Rad8 20.Bg2 Bc8 21.f4 Bd4 22.Bd5 Rfe8 23.Nf3 Be3+ 24.Kc2 Bf5+ 25.Kb3 Be4 26.Ne5 Bxd5 27.Rxd5 Rxd5 28.cxd5 Bd4 29.Nc6 Re3+ 30.Kc4 Bf6 31.g4 Re4+ 32.Kb5 Rxf4 33.g5 Bd4 34.Ka6 f6 35.Kb7 fxg5 36.hxg5 Rf7 37.Re2 Kf8 38.Nd8 Rd7 39.Ne6+ Kf7 40.Nxc7 Re7 41.Rxe7+ Kxe7 42.Kc6 Be5 43.Kxb6 h5 44.gxh6 gxh6 45.Ne6 c4 46.a4 Bxb2 47.a5 Bc1 48.Kb5 c3 49.Nd4 Be3 50.Nf5+ Kd7 51.Nxe3 h5 52.a6 Kc8 53.d6 1-0 [Event "GCT Blitz YourNextMove"] [Site "Leuven BEL"] [Date "2017.07.02"] [Round "18.5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Aronian,L"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2808"] [BlackElo "2793"] [ECO "A14"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 e6 4.O-O Be7 5.c4 O-O 6.Ne5 c5 7.cxd5 exd5 8.e3 Bf5 9.d4 Qc8 10.Nc3 Rd8 11.b3 cxd4 12.Qxd4 Bc5 13.Qf4 Bd6 14.Nxd5 Qe6 15.Bb2 Nc6 16.Nxc6 Bxf4 17.Nxf4 Qd7 18.Nxd8 Rxd8 19.Bxf6 gxf6 20.Rac1 Kf8 21.Nd5 Qd6 22.e4 Bd7 23.Rfd1 Bg4 24.Rd3 Be6 25.a4 Qe5 26.Re3 Rc8 27.Rxc8+ Bxc8 28.h4 Be6 29.Kh2 h6 30.Nf4 Qb2 31.Nxe6+ fxe6 32.Kg1 Ke7 1/2-1/2 [Event "45th GM 2017"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2017.07.15"] [Round "1.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Fedoseev,Vl3"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2812"] [BlackElo "2726"] [ECO "B13"] 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Bd3 Nc6 5.c3 Qc7 6.Na3 a6 7.Nc2 Nf6 8.h3 e6 9.Nf3 b5 10.O-O Bb7 11.Re1 Bd6 12.Bg5 Ne4 13.a4 bxa4 14.c4 Nxg5 15.Nxg5 dxc4 16.Bxc4 Nd8 17.Ne3 Bf4 18.Qh5 Bxe3 19.Rxe3 Qxc4 20.Rxe6+ Kf8 21.Re5 h6 22.Rae1 g6 23.Qh4 Kg7 24.Nxf7 Nxf7 25.Re6 g5 26.Qh5 Rhe8 27.Qg6+ Kf8 28.f3 Qxd4+ 29.Kh1 Rac8 0-1 [Event "45th GM 2017"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2017.07.16"] [Round "2.3"] [White "Andreikin,D"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2712"] [BlackElo "2812"] [ECO "C26"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 Bc5 4.Bg2 c6 5.f4 d6 6.Nf3 O-O 7.d3 a5 8.Qe2 Nbd7 9.a3 Re8 10.f5 b5 11.Be3 Qb6 12.Nd1 d5 13.Nd2 dxe4 14.Nxe4 Nxe4 15.Bxe4 Nf6 16.O-O Bb7 17.Re1 Nxe4 18.dxe4 Rad8 19.Nf2 Bd4 20.c3 Bxe3 21.Qxe3 Qxe3 22.Rxe3 c5 23.Kf1 f6 24.Ke2 Kf7 25.g4 Rd6 26.Rd3 Rxd3 27.Kxd3 h5 28.h3 Rh8 29.Ke3 Bc6 30.Rd1 Ke7 31.g5 c4 32.h4 Rb8 33.Nh1 Rh8 34.g6 a4 35.Ng3 Bb7 36.Ne2 Rc8 37.Nc1 Bc6 38.Na2 Bb7 39.Nb4 Rc5 40.Kf3 Ba8 41.Nc2 Bb7 42.Ne3 Ba8 43.Nf1 Rc8 44.Ng3 Rh8 45.Rd2 Bb7 46.Rd1 Ba8 47.Rd2 Bb7 48.Rd1 1/2-1/2 [Event "45th GM 2017"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2017.07.18"] [Round "3.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Wojtaszek,R"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2812"] [BlackElo "2736"] [ECO "D05"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e3 e6 4.Bd3 Bd6 5.Nbd2 Nbd7 6.c4 b6 7.e4 dxe4 8.Nxe4 Bb4+ 9.Bd2 Bxd2+ 10.Qxd2 Bb7 11.Qe3 O-O 12.Nxf6+ Nxf6 13.Ne5 Nd7 14.Nxd7 Qxd7 15.O-O-O Rad8 16.f3 Qe7 17.Rhe1 Rd6 18.Bc2 Rfd8 19.d5 Qf6 20.g4 Qh4 21.Bb3 Bc8 22.g5 g6 23.Rd4 Qh3 24.Re4 c6 25.Qf4 cxd5 26.cxd5 Qf5 27.dxe6 Qxf4+ 28.Rxf4 Bxe6 29.Bxe6 fxe6 30.Rf6 Rc8+ 31.Kb1 Rf8 32.Rxf8+ Kxf8 33.Kc2 Rd5 34.f4 Ke7 35.Re3 h6 36.gxh6 Rh5 37.h3 Rxh6 38.Ra3 Kd6 39.Kd2 Rh4 40.Rxa7 Rxf4 41.Rg7 Rh4 42.Rxg6 Rxh3 43.a4 Kd5 44.b4 Ra3 45.a5 bxa5 46.bxa5 Rxa5 1/2-1/2 [Event "45th GM 2017"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2017.07.19"] [Round "4.3"] [White "Nisipeanu,LD"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2683"] [BlackElo "2812"] [ECO "E32"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.e4 d5 6.e5 Ne4 7.Bd3 c5 8.Nf3 cxd4 9.Nxd4 Nd7 10.Bf4 Qh4 11.g3 Qh5 12.O-O g5 13.cxd5 gxf4 14.dxe6 Bxc3 15.bxc3 Nxe5 16.Bxe4 Bxe6 17.Rfb1 Rae8 18.gxf4 Qg4+ 19.Kh1 Qxf4 20.Nxe6 Rxe6 21.Rb4 Kh8 22.Bd5 Qf6 23.f4 Ng4 24.Bxe6 Qxe6 25.Qg2 Rg8 26.Rb2 Nf2+ 27.Rxf2 Rxg2 28.Rxg2 Qc6 29.Re1 h6 30.Re3 b5 31.h3 b4 32.Rg3 bxc3 33.Rg8+ Kh7 34.Rg7+ Kh8 35.Rg8+ Kh7 36.Rg7+ Kh8 1/2-1/2 [Event "45th GM 2017"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2017.07.21"] [Round "5.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Vachier Lagrave,M"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2812"] [BlackElo "2791"] [ECO "A49"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 O-O 5.O-O d5 6.c3 a5 7.Bf4 Bf5 8.Qb3 Qc8 9.Rc1 a4 10.Qa3 Re8 11.c4 Nc6 12.Nbd2 e6 13.b4 axb3 14.Qxb3 Ne4 15.cxd5 exd5 16.e3 h6 17.h4 Ra5 18.Nf1 Be6 19.Rab1 Ra7 20.a4 Qd8 21.N3d2 Nxd2 22.Nxd2 g5 23.hxg5 hxg5 24.Bxc7 Qxc7 25.Bxd5 Bxd5 26.Qxd5 Rxe3 27.fxe3 Qxg3+ 28.Qg2 Qxe3+ 29.Kh1 g4 30.d5 Ne5 31.Rc8+ Kh7 32.Qe4+ Qxe4+ 33.Nxe4 Rxa4 34.Nc3 Rd4 35.Rd1 Nd3 36.Kg1 b5 37.Nxb5 Rxd5 38.Nc3 Bd4+ 39.Kh2 Rh5+ 40.Kg2 Nf4+ 41.Kg3 Be5 42.Ne4 Kg6 43.Rg8+ Kf5 44.Nd6+ Bxd6 45.Rxd6 Rh3+ 46.Kf2 Rf3+ 47.Kg1 g3 48.Rd2 Ra3 49.Rd1 Ra2 50.Rxg3 Ne2+ 51.Kf2 Nc3+ 52.Ke1 Nxd1 53.Kxd1 Kf4 54.Rb3 f5 55.Ke1 Ra1+ 56.Kf2 Ra2+ 57.Kf1 Ra1+ 58.Kf2 1/2-1/2 [Event "45th GM 2017"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2017.07.22"] [Round "6.3"] [White "Wang Yue"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2699"] [BlackElo "2812"] [ECO "D55"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 O-O 7.e3 Nbd7 8.Qc2 c5 9.cxd5 cxd4 10.Nxd4 Nxd5 11.Bxe7 Nxe7 12.Be2 Nf6 13.O-O Bd7 14.Rfd1 Qb6 15.Qb3 Qxb3 16.axb3 a5 17.Bf3 Bc6 18.Nxc6 bxc6 19.Ra3 Rab8 20.Kf1 g5 21.Rc1 Rfd8 22.Ke1 Rb4 23.Bd1 Ng6 24.Rxa5 Rh4 25.h3 g4 26.hxg4 Nxg4 27.Rca1 Rh1+ 28.Ke2 Rg1 29.Ra8 Rxa8 30.Rxa8+ Kg7 31.g3 N6e5 32.Ra4 Rh1 33.Rf4 f5 34.Kd2 h5 35.Be2 Rg1 36.Nd1 Nf6 37.Nc3 Rg2 38.Ke1 Rg1+ 39.Kd2 Nfg4 40.Nd1 Nf6 1/2-1/2 [Event "45th GM 2017"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2017.07.23"] [Round "7.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Bluebaum,M"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2812"] [BlackElo "2642"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Bg4 3.Bg2 e6 4.O-O Nf6 5.d3 Be7 6.h3 Bh5 7.c4 c6 8.Qb3 Qc8 9.g4 Bg6 10.cxd5 cxd5 11.Bf4 Nc6 12.Nc3 O-O 13.Rac1 Qd7 14.Ne5 Nxe5 15.Bxe5 h5 16.g5 Ne8 17.f4 Bc5+ 18.d4 Bb6 19.f5 Bxf5 20.Rxf5 exf5 21.Nxd5 Qe6 22.Kh1 Rd8 23.Qf3 g6 24.e3 Kh7 25.Nf4 Qe7 26.Qg3 Bc7 27.Rxc7 Nxc7 28.Bf6 Qb4 29.Nxh5 gxh5 30.g6+ Kg8 31.Qg5 h4 32.Qh6 Qe1+ 33.Kh2 Qg3+ 34.Kg1 Qe1+ 35.Bf1 1-0 [Event "FIDE World Cup 2017"] [Site "Tbilisi GEO"] [Date "2017.09.03"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Dai,Changren"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2422"] [BlackElo "2803"] [ECO "C95"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.c3 d6 9.h3 Nb8 10.d4 Nbd7 11.Nbd2 c5 12.d5 Qc7 13.Bc2 c4 14.Nf1 a5 15.Ng3 Nc5 16.b3 cxb3 17.axb3 Bd7 18.Be3 Rfc8 19.Qd2 a4 20.bxa4 Nxa4 21.Bxa4 Rxa4 22.Rxa4 bxa4 23.Rc1 Qc4 24.Qc2 h5 25.Nd2 Qa6 26.c4 h4 27.Ne2 Nh5 28.Ra1 Bd8 29.Nc3 Nf4 30.Ra2 Ra8 31.Qb1 Qc8 32.Qd1 Nd3 33.Nb5 Ra6 34.Qa1 Nc5 35.Qb1 Be7 36.Qa1 Bd8 37.Qb1 Be7 38.Qa1 Kh7 39.Bxc5 Qxc5 40.Rxa4 Rxa4 41.Qxa4 Bg5 42.Nb3 Qc8 43.Kh2 Bf4+ 44.g3 Bxh3 45.Nxd6 hxg3+ 46.fxg3 Qg4 47.Nf5 Qh5 48.gxf4 Bxf5+ 49.Kg3 Qg4+ 50.Kf2 Qxf4+ 51.Ke2 Qxe4+ 0-1 [Event "FIDE World Cup 2017"] [Site "Tbilisi GEO"] [Date "2017.09.04"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Dai,Changren"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2803"] [BlackElo "2422"] [ECO "D02"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 Nf6 4.e3 Be7 5.b3 O-O 6.Bb2 c5 7.dxc5 dxc4 8.Bxc4 Qxd1+ 9.Kxd1 Bxc5 10.Ke2 b6 11.Rd1 Bb7 12.Nc3 Nc6 13.Nb5 Rfd8 14.Ne5 Nxe5 15.Bxe5 Nd5 16.Bxd5 exd5 17.Bd4 Ba6 18.a4 Rdc8 19.Kf3 Bxb5 20.axb5 Bxd4 21.Rxd4 Rc5 22.Rb4 h5 23.Ra2 g6 24.Ke2 Kg7 25.Kd3 Kf6 26.h4 Ke5 27.g3 Ke6 28.Ra6 Rc7 29.Rba4 Rac8 30.Rxa7 Rc3+ 31.Ke2 Rxb3 32.Rb7 Rc2+ 33.Kf1 Rxb5 34.Ra6 Rc6 35.Raa7 f6 36.Re7+ Kf5 37.Kg2 Re6 38.Rg7 Rb2 39.Rad7 Rd2 40.Kf3 b5 41.Rb7 Rb2 42.Rbd7 Rd2 43.Rb7 Rb2 44.Rgd7 Ke5 45.Rd8 Rc6 46.Re7+ Re6 47.Red7 Rd2 48.Rb7 Rc6 49.Re7+ Re6 50.Rb7 Rc6 51.Re7+ Re6 52.Rb7 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE World Cup 2017"] [Site "Tbilisi GEO"] [Date "2017.09.06"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Demchenko,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2803"] [BlackElo "2650"] [ECO "A05"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.b3 Bg7 4.Bb2 O-O 5.Bg2 d6 6.d4 Nbd7 7.O-O Re8 8.a4 Rb8 9.c4 e5 10.dxe5 Ng4 11.a5 dxe5 12.h3 Nh6 13.e4 f6 14.b4 Nf8 15.Nc3 Be6 16.Qe2 Qc8 17.Kh2 Nf7 18.Rfd1 c6 19.Bc1 f5 20.Be3 b6 21.axb6 axb6 22.Rac1 Qc7 23.Nd5 cxd5 24.cxd5 Qe7 25.dxe6 Nxe6 26.exf5 gxf5 27.Qb5 f4 28.gxf4 exf4 29.Rd7 Qf6 30.Bd2 Rbc8 31.Rxc8 Rxc8 32.Qxb6 Rc2 33.Qb7 Bf8 34.Qe4 Qg6 35.Qd5 Qf6 36.h4 Bg7 37.Bh3 Nf8 38.Rb7 h6 39.Bg4 Rb2 40.Bh5 Ng6 41.Bxg6 Qxg6 42.Rb8+ Bf8 43.Ne5 Rxd2 44.Rxf8+ 1-0 [Event "FIDE World Cup 2017"] [Site "Tbilisi GEO"] [Date "2017.09.07"] [Round "2.2"] [White "Demchenko,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2650"] [BlackElo "2803"] [ECO "C50"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.d3 Nf6 5.c3 a6 6.a4 d6 7.O-O Ba7 8.Nbd2 O-O 9.h3 Be6 10.Bxe6 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE World Cup 2017"] [Site "Tbilisi GEO"] [Date "2017.09.09"] [Round "3.1"] [White "Ivanchuk,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2727"] [BlackElo "2803"] [ECO "A13"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.cxd5 exd5 4.d4 c6 5.Qc2 Bd6 6.Nf3 Ne7 7.Bg5 f6 8.Bd2 Na6 9.e4 Nb4 10.Qb3 a5 11.a3 a4 12.Qd1 dxe4 13.Nxe4 Nbd5 14.Bc4 Be6 15.O-O O-O 16.Re1 Bf7 17.Nh4 Kh8 18.Qg4 Bc7 19.Nc5 g5 20.Nf3 h5 21.Qe4 Bg6 22.Qe2 Re8 23.Qf1 Nf5 24.Bd3 b6 25.Ne6 Qd7 26.Nxc7 Qxc7 27.Rxe8+ Rxe8 28.Re1 Qf7 29.Rxe8+ Qxe8 30.Qe1 Qxe1+ 31.Nxe1 Kg7 32.Bxf5 Bxf5 33.g3 Kg6 34.f3 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE World Cup 2017"] [Site "Tbilisi GEO"] [Date "2017.09.10"] [Round "3.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Ivanchuk,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2803"] [BlackElo "2727"] [ECO "B13"] 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Bd3 Nc6 5.c3 Nf6 6.Bf4 Bg4 7.Qb3 Qc8 8.Nd2 e6 9.Ngf3 Be7 10.O-O Bh5 11.Rae1 Bg6 12.Bxg6 hxg6 13.h4 a6 14.c4 a5 15.a3 a4 16.Qd3 O-O 17.c5 b6 18.cxb6 Qb7 19.Bc7 Nd7 20.Rc1 Rfc8 21.b4 axb3 22.Qxb3 Bxa3 23.Rc3 Be7 24.Rfc1 Nb4 25.Ne5 Nxe5 26.Bxe5 Rxc3 27.Qxc3 Qxb6 28.Nf3 Qd8 29.Qb3 Rc8 30.Ra1 Rc4 31.g3 Qc8 32.Kg2 Nc6 33.Qb5 Bf8 34.Ra4 Rxa4 35.Qxa4 Nb4 36.Qb5 Qc2 37.Qf1 Qe4 38.Qe1 f6 39.Bc7 Nc2 40.Qxe4 dxe4 41.Nd2 f5 42.Nb3 Ne1+ 43.Kf1 Nf3 44.Ke2 Kf7 45.Bb6 Bb4 46.Ke3 Ke8 47.Bc5 Bc3 48.Ba3 Kf7 49.Bd6 Kf6 50.Bc7 Ke7 51.Bb8 Bb2 52.Bf4 Kd8 53.Bd6 Kd7 54.Bf8 Kc6 55.Bxg7 Kd5 56.Bf6 Bc3 57.Ke2 Kc4 58.Nc5 e5 59.Nd7 exd4 60.Bd8 d3+ 61.Kd1 Bd4 62.Bb6 Bxb6 63.Nxb6+ Kd4 64.Nc8 Ne5 65.Ne7 Ng4 66.Ke1 Kc3 67.Nd5+ Kb3 68.Kd2 Nxf2 69.h5 gxh5 70.Ne3 h4 71.Nxf5 h3 0-1 [Event "chess.com IoM Masters"] [Site "Douglas ENG"] [Date "2017.09.23"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Caruana,F"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2799"] [BlackElo "2803"] [ECO "D36"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.Qc2 h6 7.Bh4 Be7 8.e3 O-O 9.Bd3 Re8 10.Nge2 Nh5 11.Bxe7 Qxe7 12.h3 a5 13.a3 Nd7 14.Na4 Qh4 15.g3 Qd8 16.g4 Nhf6 17.Ng3 Nf8 18.O-O-O b6 19.Kb1 Bd7 20.Nf5 c5 21.dxc5 Bxa4 22.Qxa4 bxc5 23.Bb5 Re6 24.Qc2 Rb6 25.a4 Ne6 26.h4 Nc7 27.Qxc5 Nxb5 28.axb5 Qb8 29.g5 Rxb5 30.Qc2 Ne4 31.Ne7+ Kh8 32.Rxd5 Rxd5 33.Nxd5 Qe5 34.Rd1 Rd8 35.Rd4 Rxd5 36.Rxe4 Rd1+ 37.Ka2 Qd5+ 38.Qc4 hxg5 39.hxg5 Kh7 40.Qxd5 Rxd5 41.f4 Kg6 42.Rd4 Rb5 43.Ka3 Kf5 44.b3 f6 45.Ka4 Rb7 46.Rc4 Ra7 47.Rc5+ Ke4 48.Rxa5 Re7 49.gxf6 gxf6 50.Ra6 Kf5 51.Rd6 Ra7+ 52.Kb5 Rb7+ 53.Kc4 Rc7+ 54.Kd4 Rb7 55.e4+ Kxf4 56.Rxf6+ Kg5 57.Rf5+ Kg4 58.Kc4 Re7 59.Rd5 Kf4 60.e5 Kf5 61.b4 Ke6 62.b5 Ra7 63.b6 Rb7 64.Rb5 Kd7 65.Kd5 Kc8 66.e6 Kd8 67.Kc6 1-0 [Event "chess.com IoM Masters"] [Site "Douglas ENG"] [Date "2017.09.24"] [Round "2.29"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Balint,Vi"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2803"] [BlackElo "2281"] [ECO "A80"] 1.d4 f5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 e6 4.Bd3 b6 5.O-O Bb7 6.c4 Be7 7.Nc3 O-O 8.b3 Qe8 9.Bb2 Qh5 10.d5 Na6 11.Nd4 Nc5 12.Qxh5 Nxh5 13.Be2 Nf6 14.dxe6 dxe6 15.b4 Nce4 16.Nxe6 Rfc8 17.Nxe4 Bxe4 18.Rfd1 Bxb4 19.c5 Kf7 20.Bc4 Ke7 21.f3 b5 22.Bb3 Bc2 23.Nxg7 Bxd1 24.Nxf5+ Ke8 25.Rxd1 Nd7 26.Ng7+ Ke7 27.Rd4 Bxc5 28.Re4+ 1-0 [Event "chess.com IoM Masters"] [Site "Douglas ENG"] [Date "2017.09.25"] [Round "3.28"] [White "Tarjan,J"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2412"] [BlackElo "2803"] [ECO "A12"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.g3 c6 3.Nf3 d5 4.b3 Bg4 5.Bg2 e6 6.O-O Nbd7 7.Bb2 Bd6 8.d3 O-O 9.Nbd2 Re8 10.h3 Bh5 11.Re1 a5 12.a3 e5 13.cxd5 cxd5 14.Nh4 Nc5 15.Qc2 Ne6 16.Rac1 Nd4 17.Qd1 Nb5 18.Nb1 Qd7 19.Kh2 Ra6 20.Nf3 e4 21.dxe4 Nxe4 22.Rf1 Bb8 23.Nc3 Nbxc3 24.Bxc3 Rae6 25.Be1 h6 26.Rc2 Ba7 27.Qc1 Bb6 28.e3 Qb5 29.Nd4 Bxd4 30.exd4 Bf3 31.Bxf3 Nxg3 32.fxg3 Qxf1 33.Bf2 Qd3 34.Rc3 Qf5 35.Kg2 Rf6 36.Qc2 Qd7 37.g4 Rc6 38.Rc5 Rd8 39.Qf5 Rxc5 40.Qxd7 Rxd7 41.dxc5 d4 42.Kf1 d3 43.Ke1 d2+ 44.Kd1 Kf8 45.Bg3 Ke7 46.Bd6+ Ke6 47.Kxd2 b6 48.Ke3 bxc5 49.Bxc5 Rd8 50.b4 axb4 51.axb4 f5 52.b5 fxg4 53.hxg4 g6 54.b6 h5 55.g5 Kd7 56.b7 1-0 [Event "chess.com IoM Masters"] [Site "Douglas ENG"] [Date "2017.09.26"] [Round "4.50"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Enkhtuul,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2803"] [BlackElo "2327"] [ECO "E91"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.d4 O-O 6.Be2 c5 7.O-O cxd4 8.Nxd4 Nc6 9.Be3 Bd7 10.Qd2 Nxd4 11.Bxd4 Bc6 12.f3 a5 13.b3 Nd7 14.Bf2 Nc5 15.Rab1 f5 16.exf5 Rxf5 17.Be3 Qf8 18.Nb5 a4 19.b4 Ne6 20.Bd3 Rf7 21.Be4 Bxb5 22.cxb5 Nd8 23.Rbd1 Qe8 24.b6 Bf8 25.Rfe1 e6 26.Bf2 Qb5 27.Bd3 Qh5 28.Re4 Bh6 29.Qe2 d5 30.Re5 g5 31.h4 Rg7 32.Bf5 Qf7 33.Rxe6 Nc6 34.Rxc6 Qxf5 35.Rxh6 gxh4 36.Qe6+ Qxe6 37.Rxe6 h3 38.g3 Rf8 39.Rxd5 Rxf3 40.Re8+ Kf7 41.Re2 1-0 [Event "chess.com IoM Masters"] [Site "Douglas ENG"] [Date "2017.09.27"] [Round "5.32"] [White "Trent,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2427"] [BlackElo "2803"] [ECO "C54"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4 Bb4+ 7.Nbd2 d5 8.exd5 Nxd5 9.O-O O-O 10.a3 Bxd2 11.Bxd2 Bg4 12.h3 Bh5 13.g4 Bg6 14.Re1 Qd6 15.Qb3 Rad8 16.Rac1 h5 17.Bxd5 Qxd5 18.Qxb7 Qxf3 19.Rc3 Qd5 20.Qxc6 hxg4 21.Qxd5 Rxd5 22.Rxc7 gxh3 23.Be3 Re8 24.Rec1 Re4 25.Kh2 Rg4 26.Rc8+ Kh7 27.R8c5 Be4 28.Rxd5 Bxd5 29.Kxh3 f5 30.Rc5 Bg2+ 31.Kh2 Kg6 32.Rc1 Bd5 33.Rg1 Kh5 34.Rxg4 Kxg4 35.Bd2 f4 36.Bb4 Kf3 37.Kg1 g5 38.Be7 g4 39.b4 Ke2 40.Bh4 Bc6 41.d5 Bxd5 42.Be7 Bc6 43.Bc5 a6 44.Bd6 Kf3 45.Bc7 Bb5 46.Bb8 Bc6 1/2-1/2 [Event "chess.com IoM Masters"] [Site "Douglas ENG"] [Date "2017.09.28"] [Round "6.31"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Kavutskiy,K"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2803"] [BlackElo "2390"] [ECO "A05"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.b3 Bg7 4.Bb2 d6 5.d4 O-O 6.Bg2 c5 7.c4 Ne4 8.O-O Nc6 9.e3 e5 10.Ne1 f5 11.d5 Nb8 12.Bxe4 fxe4 13.Nc3 Bf5 14.g4 Qg5 15.h4 Qxg4+ 16.Qxg4 Bxg4 17.Nxe4 Be2 18.Nxd6 Bxf1 19.Kxf1 b6 20.Ke2 Nd7 21.Nd3 Rad8 22.Ne4 Rde8 23.Rg1 Nf6 24.Ng5 Nxd5 25.cxd5 e4 26.Nxc5 bxc5 27.Bxg7 Kxg7 28.Ne6+ Rxe6 29.dxe6 Kf6 30.Rg4 Ke5 31.Rf4 Re8 32.Rf7 h5 33.Rxa7 Kxe6 34.Ra6+ Kf5 35.Rc6 Kg4 36.Rxc5 Kxh4 37.a4 Kg4 38.a5 h4 39.Rc6 g5 40.a6 h3 41.Kf1 Rd8 42.Kg1 Rd2 43.Rf6 Ra2 44.b4 Ra4 45.b5 Ra5 46.Rf8 1-0 [Event "chess.com IoM Masters"] [Site "Douglas ENG"] [Date "2017.09.29"] [Round "7.21"] [White "Harika,D"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2528"] [BlackElo "2803"] [ECO "A58"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6 g6 6.Nc3 Bg7 7.g3 d6 8.Bg2 O-O 9.Nf3 Nbd7 10.O-O Nb6 11.e4 Bxa6 12.Re1 Nc4 13.Bf1 Nd7 14.Nd2 Nde5 15.Nxc4 Nxc4 16.Bd3 Qb6 17.Rb1 Rfb8 18.Na4 Qb4 19.Kg2 Ne5 20.Bd2 Qd4 21.Bc2 Nd3 22.Re3 Bh6 23.Rf3 Bxd2 24.Qxd2 Ne5 25.Qxd4 cxd4 26.Rb3 Bb5 27.a3 Be2 28.Rxb8+ Rxb8 29.b4 Bf3+ 30.Kf1 Rc8 31.Bd1 Bxe4 32.Ra1 Nc4 33.Ke1 Bxd5 34.Be2 Be4 35.f3 Ne3 36.fxe4 Nc2+ 37.Kd2 Nxa1 38.Bd1 f5 39.exf5 gxf5 40.Nb6 Rb8 41.Nc4 Kf7 42.g4 Kf6 43.gxf5 Kxf5 44.Bf3 Kf4 45.Bd5 e5 46.Kd3 Rc8 47.a4 e4+ 48.Bxe4 Rxc4 49.Kxc4 Kxe4 50.a5 Nc2 51.b5 Na3+ 52.Kb4 Nxb5 53.Kxb5 d3 0-1 [Event "chess.com IoM Masters"] [Site "Douglas ENG"] [Date "2017.09.30"] [Round "8.12"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Sethuraman,S"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2803"] [BlackElo "2617"] [ECO "D05"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e3 e6 4.Bd3 c5 5.b3 Be7 6.Bb2 O-O 7.Nbd2 b6 8.Ne5 Ba6 9.dxc5 Bxc5 10.O-O Bxd3 11.Nxd3 Be7 12.c4 Na6 13.Qe2 Nc5 14.Nxc5 Bxc5 15.Rad1 Qe7 16.Bxf6 Qxf6 17.cxd5 exd5 18.Nf3 Rfd8 19.Qd3 a5 20.Rd2 h6 21.a4 Rac8 22.Rc2 Qe6 23.Rfc1 g6 24.h3 Re8 25.Rd1 Red8 26.Rc3 Qf6 27.Rc2 Qe6 28.Qb5 Kg7 29.Rcd2 Rd6 30.Nd4 Qf6 31.Qe2 Rcd8 32.Rd3 R6d7 33.g3 Kg8 34.h4 h5 35.Kg2 Kg7 36.Nb5 Qf5 37.Qf3 Qxf3+ 38.Kxf3 Kf6 39.Ke2 Ke6 40.Rc1 Ke7 41.Kf3 Ke6 42.b4 Bxb4 43.Rc6+ Ke7 44.Rxb6 Rc8 45.Nd4 Rd6 46.Rb7+ Kf8 47.Kg2 Rc1 48.Nf3 Kg7 49.Rd4 Rf6 50.Rxd5 Rc2 51.Rd1 Ra2 52.Rb8 Re6 53.Rd7 Rf6 54.Rdd8 Re6 55.Rg8+ Kf6 56.Nd4 Rd6 57.Nf3 Rxa4 58.Rb7 Re6 59.Ng5 Re7 60.Rb6+ Ke5 61.Rd8 Bc5 62.Rc6 Ba7 63.f4+ Kf5 64.Kh3 1-0 [Event "chess.com IoM Masters"] [Site "Douglas ENG"] [Date "2017.10.01"] [Round "9.5"] [White "Jones,G"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2668"] [BlackElo "2803"] [ECO "C45"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nxc6 bxc6 6.e5 Qe7 7.Qe2 Nd5 8.c4 Ba6 9.Nd2 g6 10.Nf3 Qb4+ 11.Kd1 Ne7 12.Qc2 c5 13.Bd3 Bg7 14.Re1 O-O 15.Qb3 Nc6 16.Bd2 Qb6 17.Qxb6 axb6 18.Kc2 Rad8 19.a3 d6 20.exd6 Rxd6 21.Bc3 Na5 22.Bxg7 Kxg7 23.Nd2 Rfd8 24.Re3 Bc8 25.Kc3 Bf5 26.Bxf5 Rxd2 27.Be4 R8d4 28.b3 Rxf2 29.Rf3 Re2 30.Bd5 c6 31.Bxf7 Nb7 32.b4 Nd6 0-1 [Event "33rd ECC Open 2017"] [Site "Antalya TUR"] [Date "2017.10.10"] [Round "3.1"] [White "Wojtaszek,R"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2737"] [BlackElo "2794"] [ECO "D41"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 c5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 cxd4 8.cxd4 Bb4+ 9.Bd2 Bxd2+ 10.Qxd2 O-O 11.Bd3 Nc6 12.Bc2 b6 13.O-O Bb7 14.d5 Na5 15.dxe6 fxe6 16.Qe2 Rc8 17.Rad1 Qc7 18.Nd4 Qe5 19.Rfe1 Rc4 20.Nf3 Qc5 21.Bb1 h6 22.Rd7 Bc8 23.Rd2 Nc6 24.Red1 Rc1 25.Rxc1 Qxc1+ 26.Rd1 Qc3 27.e5 Rd8 28.h4 Rxd1+ 29.Qxd1 Kf7 30.Qa4 Qc1+ 31.Kh2 Ne7 32.Qe4 Bd7 33.Nd4 Qd2 34.Qf3+ Kg8 35.Qa8+ Kf7 36.Qf3+ Kg8 37.Qa8+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "33rd ECC Open 2017"] [Site "Antalya TUR"] [Date "2017.10.12"] [Round "5.1"] [White "Naiditsch,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2702"] [BlackElo "2794"] [ECO "C53"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.e5 d5 7.Bb5 Ne4 8.cxd4 Bb6 9.Nc3 O-O 10.Be3 Bg4 11.h3 Bh5 12.Qc2 Bg6 13.Qb3 Ne7 14.O-O c6 15.Bd3 Ng3 16.Rfd1 Bxd3 17.Rxd3 Ngf5 18.Bd2 Ng6 19.Na4 f6 20.exf6 Qxf6 21.Nxb6 axb6 22.Qxb6 Ngh4 23.Bb4 Nxg2 24.Kxg2 Qg6+ 25.Kh2 Nh4 26.Rg1 Qxd3 27.Nxh4 Rxf2+ 28.Rg2 Rf7 29.Bd6 Re8 30.Be5 h6 31.Ng6 Qb1 32.Nf4 Qf1 33.Ng6 Qe1 34.Bf4 Kh7 35.Ne5 Rxf4 36.Qc7 Rg8 37.Nd3 Qe4 38.Nxf4 Qxd4 39.Nh5 c5 40.Qe7 c4 41.Qxb7 Qe5+ 42.Ng3 Rb8 43.Qf7 Rxb2 44.Qf5+ Qxf5 45.Nxf5 c3 46.Nd4 g5 47.Rc2 Rb4 48.Nb3 d4 49.Kg3 Kg6 50.Kf3 Kf5 51.Nc5 Rc4 52.Nd3 h5 53.Rf2 Rc8 54.Ke2+ Ke4 55.Rf7 Re8 56.Rd7 g4 57.hxg4 hxg4 58.a4 g3 59.a5 Rg8 60.Re7+ Kd5 61.Nf4+ Kd6 62.Re6+ Kd7 63.Re4 g2 64.Rxd4+ Kc6 65.Nxg2 Rxg2+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "33rd ECC Open 2017"] [Site "Antalya TUR"] [Date "2017.10.13"] [Round "6.1"] [White "Ding Liren"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2794"] [ECO "D35"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 c5 7.Rb1 Be7 8.Nf3 O-O 9.Bc4 a6 10.a4 Qc7 11.Bd3 cxd4 12.cxd4 Nc6 13.O-O Nb4 14.Ba3 Nxd3 15.Qxd3 Bxa3 16.Qxa3 Bd7 17.Ne5 Rfc8 18.Rfc1 Qd8 19.Nxd7 Qxd7 20.Qb4 a5 21.Qb6 Qxa4 22.Rxc8+ Rxc8 23.Qxb7 Qc2 24.g3 h5 25.d5 exd5 26.exd5 Rd8 27.Re1 Qd3 28.Re5 Qf3 29.Qb5 h4 30.Re8+ Rxe8 31.Qxe8+ Kh7 32.Qd7 f5 33.gxh4 Qg4+ 34.Kf1 Qd1+ 35.Kg2 Qg4+ 36.Kf1 a4 37.Qe6 Qd1+ 38.Kg2 Qg4+ 39.Kf1 Qg6 40.Qc6 a3 41.Qa8 Qd6 42.h5 f4 43.Kg2 Qb4 44.Qe8 f3+ 45.Kh3 Qb1 46.d6 Qf5+ 47.Kg3 Qg5+ 48.Kxf3 Qf6+ 49.Kg2 Qxd6 50.Qa8 Qd3 51.h3 Qb3 52.Qe4+ Kh8 53.Qa8+ Kh7 54.Qe4+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "33rd ECC Open 2017"] [Site "Antalya TUR"] [Date "2017.10.14"] [Round "7.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Inarkiev,E"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2794"] [BlackElo "2693"] [ECO "A20"] 1.c4 e5 2.d3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Nbd2 Qe7 5.a3 Bd6 6.d4 exd4 7.Nxd4 Bc5 8.N2f3 d5 9.cxd5 O-O 10.Bg5 h6 11.Bxf6 Qxf6 12.e3 c6 13.Rc1 Bb6 14.Bc4 Bg4 15.O-O Rd8 16.dxc6 Nxc6 17.Qb3 Rd7 18.h3 Bxf3 19.Nxf3 Rad8 20.Bb5 Rd6 21.Bxc6 Rxc6 22.Rxc6 Qxc6 23.Rd1 Rc8 24.Ne5 Qe8 25.Nd7 Rc6 26.Nxb6 Rxb6 27.Qc3 Qe4 28.Rd4 Qb1+ 29.Kh2 Rc6 30.Qb4 Rf6 31.f4 b6 32.Qd2 Rc6 33.Rd8+ Kh7 34.Qd5 Re6 35.f5 Re7 36.f6 gxf6 37.Qa8 Qe4 38.Rh8+ Kg6 39.Qg8+ Kf5 40.Qh7+ Ke5 41.Qxh6 Ke6 42.Rd8 Qe5+ 43.Qf4 Qxf4+ 44.exf4 Kf5 45.Rd4 Re2 46.Rb4 Kg6 47.Rb3 Rf2 48.Kg3 Rf1 49.Rd3 f5 50.Rd6+ f6 51.Rd2 Kh5 52.Rd5 Kg6 53.Rb5 Rd1 54.Kf2 Rd3 55.g3 Rd2+ 56.Ke3 Rh2 57.h4 Rg2 58.Kf3 Rd2 59.Rb3 Kh5 60.Ke3 Rd1 61.Rd3 Rb1 62.b3 Ra1 63.a4 Re1+ 64.Kd4 Re4+ 65.Kd5 Kg4 66.Kc6 Rb4 67.Kb7 a5 68.Ka6 Kh5 69.Rd6 Rxb3 70.Rxf6 Rxg3 71.Rxf5+ Kxh4 72.Kxb6 Rg8 73.Kxa5 Ra8+ 74.Kb5 Rb8+ 75.Kc6 Kg4 76.Rb5 Ra8 77.a5 Kxf4 78.Kb7 Rh8 79.a6 Rh7+ 80.Kb6 Rh6+ 81.Ka5 Rh7 82.Rc5 Ke4 83.Kb6 Kd4 84.Rc7 Rh1 85.a7 Rb1+ 86.Kc6 Ra1 87.Kb7 Rb1+ 88.Kc8 1-0 [Event "80th Tata Steel GpA"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2018.01.13"] [Round "1.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Wei Yi"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2787"] [BlackElo "2743"] [ECO "D77"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.d4 Nf6 5.O-O O-O 6.c4 dxc4 7.Na3 c5 8.dxc5 c3 9.Nb5 Na6 10.Nxc3 Nxc5 11.Be3 Nfe4 12.Nxe4 Nxe4 13.Bd4 Bxd4 14.Qxd4 Qxd4 15.Nxd4 Nd6 16.Rac1 Rd8 17.f4 Kf8 18.Kf2 Bg4 19.h3 Bd7 20.e4 Rac8 21.Rxc8 Rxc8 22.Rd1 Ke8 23.e5 Nf5 24.Nb3 Bc6 25.Rc1 Kd7 26.Nc5+ Ke8 27.Nd3 Kd7 28.g4 Nd4 29.Rc4 Ne6 30.f5 gxf5 31.gxf5 Ng7 32.Bxc6+ bxc6 33.Nc5+ Kc7 34.Rh4 h5 35.f6 exf6 36.exf6 Ne8 37.Rxh5 Nxf6 38.Rf5 Nd5 39.Rxf7+ Kd6 40.Ne4+ Ke5 41.Nd2 a5 42.Nc4+ Ke6 43.Rh7 Rb8 44.Ke2 Kf5 45.Rh6 Nf6 46.h4 a4 47.Kd3 c5 48.Ne3+ Ke5 49.h5 Rd8+ 50.Kc4 Ne4 51.Kb5 Kd4 52.Nc4 a3 53.Nxa3 Nd6+ 54.Kc6 Nf7 55.Nb5+ 1-0 [Event "80th Tata Steel GpA"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2018.01.14"] [Round "2.2"] [White "Giri,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2752"] [BlackElo "2787"] [ECO "A13"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 Bb4 3.Qb3 Ba5 4.Nf3 c5 5.d4 Nf6 6.dxc5 Na6 7.Be3 Ne4 8.g3 Naxc5 9.Qc2 Bxc3+ 10.bxc3 b6 11.Bg2 Bb7 12.O-O O-O 13.Rfd1 Qe7 14.a4 d6 15.a5 f5 16.axb6 axb6 17.Nd4 Nf6 18.Bxb7 Nxb7 19.Rxa8 Rxa8 20.Nb5 Rc8 21.Qa2 d5 22.Bg5 Rxc4 23.Qa8+ Kf7 24.Ra1 Na5 25.Qb8 Rc6 26.Nd4 Rxc3 27.Qxb6 Nc4 28.Qb8 Nd7 29.Bxe7 Nxb8 30.Bb4 e5 31.Ra7+ Kg8 32.Bxc3 exd4 33.Bxd4 Nc6 34.Rxg7+ Kf8 35.Bf6 1-0 [Event "80th Tata Steel GpA"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2018.01.15"] [Round "3.7"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Hou Yifan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2787"] [BlackElo "2680"] [ECO "A18"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.e4 d5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.e5 Ne4 6.Nf3 Bf5 7.d3 Nxc3 8.bxc3 Be7 9.d4 O-O 10.Bd3 Qd7 11.O-O Nc6 12.Re1 b6 13.Bb5 Qe6 14.Ng5 Bxg5 15.Bxg5 Qg6 16.h4 a6 17.Be2 h6 18.Bf4 Qe6 19.h5 Be4 20.Bg4 Bf5 21.Bf3 Rad8 22.Qe2 Na5 23.g4 Be4 24.Bxe4 dxe4 25.Bg3 c5 26.dxc5 Nc4 27.Qxe4 Nd2 28.Qf4 bxc5 29.Re3 Nc4 30.Re4 Nd2 31.Re3 Nc4 32.Re4 Nd2 1/2-1/2 [Event "80th Tata Steel GpA"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2018.01.16"] [Round "4.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Svidler,P"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2787"] [BlackElo "2768"] [ECO "D78"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 g6 4.O-O Bg7 5.d4 O-O 6.c4 c6 7.Ne5 Be6 8.cxd5 Bxd5 9.Nc3 Bxg2 10.Kxg2 Nbd7 11.Qb3 Qb6 12.Rd1 Qxb3 13.axb3 Rfc8 14.f4 c5 15.Be3 cxd4 16.Rxd4 Nxe5 17.fxe5 Ne8 18.Rd7 Rc7 19.Rxa7 Rb8 20.Rd5 b6 21.Nb5 Rxa7 22.Nxa7 Kf8 23.Rd7 Ra8 24.Bd4 1-0 [Event "80th Tata Steel GpA"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2018.01.17"] [Round "5.1"] [White "Carlsen,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2834"] [BlackElo "2787"] [ECO "C50"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.O-O Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.c3 a6 7.a4 O-O 8.h3 h6 9.Re1 Re8 10.Nbd2 Be6 11.Bxe6 Rxe6 12.b4 Ba7 13.Qc2 Qd7 14.Nf1 d5 15.Ng3 Rd8 16.exd5 Qxd5 17.Be3 Qxd3 18.Qxd3 Rxd3 19.Bxa7 Nxa7 20.Nxe5 Rd5 21.Ng4 Nxg4 22.Rxe6 fxe6 23.hxg4 a5 24.f3 Nc6 25.Rb1 b6 26.Ne4 axb4 27.cxb4 Rd4 28.b5 Ne5 29.Rc1 Nxg4 30.fxg4 Rxe4 31.Rxc7 Rxa4 32.Rc6 Kf7 33.g5 hxg5 34.Rxb6 Rb4 35.Rb8 Kf6 36.b6 Ke5 37.Kh2 Rb3 38.g4 Kf4 39.b7 Kxg4 40.Re8 Rxb7 41.Rxe6 Rb2+ 42.Kg1 Kf3 43.Ra6 Rg2+ 44.Kh1 Re2 45.Kg1 g4 46.Ra1 Re8 47.Rb1 g3 48.Rb3+ Re3 49.Rb1 Re8 50.Rb3+ Kg4 51.Rb5 Re1+ 52.Kg2 Re2+ 53.Kg1 g5 54.Rb8 Re1+ 55.Kg2 Re2+ 56.Kg1 Ra2 57.Rc8 Ra1+ 58.Kg2 Ra2+ 59.Kg1 g2 60.Rc4+ Kh3 61.Rc3+ Kh4 62.Rc4+ g4 63.Rc3 Kh5 1/2-1/2 [Event "80th Tata Steel GpA"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2018.01.19"] [Round "6.6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Jones,G"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2787"] [BlackElo "2640"] [ECO "A49"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 O-O 5.O-O d6 6.Re1 c6 7.e4 Qc7 8.e5 dxe5 9.dxe5 Nd5 10.Qe2 b5 11.Nbd2 a5 12.c4 Nb4 13.Nd4 Rd8 14.a3 Rxd4 15.axb4 bxc4 16.Nxc4 Bg4 17.Qf1 Bf5 18.Be3 Bd3 19.Bxd4 Bxf1 20.Bxf1 c5 21.Bxc5 Nd7 22.Bd4 a4 23.b5 Rb8 24.Rec1 h5 25.b6 Qc6 26.Na5 Qe6 27.Bc4 Qg4 28.Nc6 Rxb6 29.Bxb6 Nxb6 30.Nxe7+ Kf8 31.Nd5 Bxe5 32.Nxb6 Bxb2 33.h3 Qxh3 34.Bf1 Qe6 35.Nxa4 Bxa1 36.Rxa1 h4 37.Nc5 Qd5 38.Rc1 hxg3 39.Nd3 gxf2+ 40.Kxf2 Qd4+ 41.Ke2 Qg4+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "80th Tata Steel GpA"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2018.01.20"] [Round "7.6"] [White "Anand,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2767"] [BlackElo "2787"] [ECO "C50"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.d3 Nf6 5.a4 d6 6.c3 a6 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bh4 Ba7 9.Nbd2 Qe7 10.h3 g5 11.Bg3 Nh5 12.Qe2 Qf6 13.Bh2 Nf4 14.Bxf4 gxf4 15.g4 Ne7 16.b4 Ng6 17.Kd1 h5 18.g5 Qe7 19.b5 Kf8 20.bxa6 bxa6 21.d4 Kg7 22.d5 Bd7 23.Kc2 Rhb8 24.Bxa6 Bxf2 25.Bb5 Be3 26.h4 Ra5 27.c4 Rba8 28.Kb3 Nf8 29.Rhc1 Bg4 30.Kc2 Bxd2 31.Kxd2 Nd7 32.Ra3 Nc5 33.Bc6 Rb8 34.Ke1 Qd8 35.Qc2 Bxf3 36.Rxf3 Qc8 0-1 [Event "80th Tata Steel GpA"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2018.01.21"] [Round "8.5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "So,W"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2787"] [BlackElo "2792"] [ECO "A14"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 e6 4.O-O Be7 5.c4 O-O 6.d4 dxc4 7.Qa4 a6 8.Qxc4 b5 9.Qc2 Bb7 10.Bd2 Be4 11.Qc1 c6 12.Rd1 Nbd7 13.Nc3 Bg6 14.Bg5 Rc8 15.a3 a5 16.h4 h6 17.Bxf6 Bxf6 18.Qe3 Qb6 19.Ne4 Be7 20.Rac1 Rfd8 21.Nc5 Nxc5 22.Ne5 Nd7 23.Nxg6 Bf6 24.g4 c5 25.dxc5 Rxc5 26.Rxc5 Qxc5 27.Rxd7 Qxe3 28.Rxd8+ Bxd8 1/2-1/2 [Event "80th Tata Steel GpA"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2018.01.23"] [Round "9.5"] [White "Mamedyarov,S"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2804"] [BlackElo "2787"] [ECO "C53"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 O-O 6.O-O d5 7.exd5 Nxd5 8.a4 Bf5 9.Re1 Nb6 10.Bb5 Ne7 11.a5 c6 12.axb6 cxb5 13.Be3 axb6 14.Rxa8 Qxa8 15.Bxc5 bxc5 16.Rxe5 Qd8 17.d4 cxd4 18.Nxd4 Bxb1 19.Qxb1 b4 20.Rb5 bxc3 21.bxc3 Nd5 22.Qd3 Nf4 23.Qf3 Ne6 24.Rxb7 Nxd4 25.cxd4 Qxd4 26.g3 g6 27.h4 h5 1/2-1/2 [Event "80th Tata Steel GpA"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2018.01.24"] [Round "10.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Matlakov,M"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2787"] [BlackElo "2718"] [ECO "C53"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 O-O 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bh4 Be7 8.Nbd2 d6 9.Bb3 Nh5 10.Bxe7 Qxe7 11.Nc4 Qf6 12.Ne3 Nf4 13.Bc2 Ne7 14.g3 Nh3 15.Qe2 c5 16.O-O-O Be6 17.d4 cxd4 18.cxd4 Rac8 19.Kb1 Rc7 20.Rd2 Rfc8 21.dxe5 dxe5 22.Rhd1 g6 23.Rd6 Rc6 24.Bb3 Rf8 25.R1d3 Rfc8 26.Rd1 Rf8 27.a3 h5 28.Bxe6 fxe6 29.Rd7 Nc8 30.Nc4 Nxf2 31.Ncxe5 Nxd1 32.Qxd1 Rc5 33.Qd4 Nb6 34.Rxb7 Rb5 35.Rxa7 Rd8 36.Qc3 Rc8 37.Rc7 Rd8 38.Qc6 Rb3 39.Rf7 1-0 [Event "80th Tata Steel GpA"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2018.01.26"] [Round "11.3"] [White "Karjakin,Sergey"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2787"] [ECO "A14"] 1.c4 e6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 Nf6 4.Nf3 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.b3 c5 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Nc3 Nc6 9.Bb2 Nxc3 10.dxc3 Qc7 11.Qc2 b6 12.Bc1 Bb7 13.Bf4 Qc8 14.Rad1 Rd8 15.h4 h6 16.Rxd8+ Nxd8 17.Rd1 f5 18.Qd2 Nf7 19.Qd7 Bf6 20.Ne5 Nxe5 21.Bxe5 Bxe5 22.Bxb7 Qxd7 23.Rxd7 Re8 24.Bc6 a5 25.Bb5 Kf8 26.f4 Bf6 27.Rd6 Re7 28.h5 Bxc3 29.Rxb6 c4 30.Rb8+ Kf7 31.Bxc4 Rd7 32.Kg2 Ke7 33.Kf3 Rd1 34.Rb7+ Rd7 35.Rb5 Rd1 36.a3 Rf1+ 37.Kg2 Rd1 38.e3 Rd6 39.Kf3 Rc6 40.g4 fxg4+ 41.Kxg4 a4 42.Rb7+ Kd8 43.e4 Bb2 44.Bb5 Rc7 45.Rxc7 Kxc7 46.bxa4 Bc3 47.e5 Kd8 48.Kf3 Bd2 49.Ke4 Ke7 50.f5 exf5+ 51.Kxf5 Bc1 52.a5 Bxa3 53.a6 Bc5 54.Ke4 Ke6 55.Bc4+ Kd7 56.Kd5 Bf2 57.e6+ Kc7 58.Bb5 Bh4 59.a7 1-0 [Event "80th Tata Steel GpA"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2018.01.27"] [Round "12.5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Caruana,F"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2787"] [BlackElo "2811"] [ECO "B13"] 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Ne5 Nc6 6.Bb5 Bd7 7.Nxd7 Qxd7 8.c3 e6 9.O-O Bd6 10.Nd2 O-O 11.Re1 a6 12.Bd3 e5 13.dxe5 Nxe5 14.Nf3 Nfg4 15.Nxe5 Nxe5 16.Bc2 Rfe8 17.Bf4 Bc7 18.g3 Rad8 19.Bxh7+ Kxh7 20.Bxe5 Bxe5 21.Qh5+ Kg8 22.Rxe5 Rxe5 23.Qxe5 Re8 24.Qd4 Qb5 25.b3 Re2 26.h4 b6 27.Rd1 Rxa2 28.Re1 Qc6 29.Re5 Qf6 30.Qe3 Ra1+ 31.Kg2 Ra5 32.h5 d4 33.cxd4 Rxe5 34.Qxe5 Qd8 35.d5 a5 36.d6 Qd7 37.Qe7 Qc6+ 38.Kg1 Qc1+ 39.Kh2 Qc5 40.Qe8+ Kh7 41.Qe4+ g6 42.hxg6+ Kg7 43.Qd3 Qxf2+ 44.Kh1 Qf6 45.d7 Qd8 46.Qc3+ Kxg6 47.Qc6+ Kh5 48.Qf3+ Kh6 49.Qxf7 Qh8 50.Kg2 Qa8+ 51.Kh2 Qh8 52.Qe8 1-0 [Event "80th Tata Steel GpA"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2018.01.28"] [Round "13.4"] [White "Adhiban,Baskaran"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2655"] [BlackElo "2787"] [ECO "C26"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 Bc5 4.Bg2 c6 5.Nge2 d5 6.exd5 cxd5 7.d4 exd4 8.Nxd4 O-O 9.O-O Bg4 10.Nde2 Qc8 11.Bg5 d4 12.Na4 Be7 13.Qd3 h6 14.Bxf6 Bxf6 15.Nf4 Nc6 16.Nd5 Be5 17.Qb5 Bd6 18.Nc5 Bxc5 19.Qxc5 Re8 20.b4 Kh8 21.Rfe1 Qf5 22.Nc7 Rxe1+ 23.Rxe1 Rd8 24.Ne8 Qxc5 25.bxc5 Be6 26.Nd6 Rd7 27.a3 Rc7 28.Nb5 Rc8 29.Nd6 Rc7 30.f4 g6 31.Nb5 Rd7 32.Nd6 Na5 33.Rb1 Rc7 34.Rb5 b6 35.Rxa5 bxa5 36.c6 a6 37.Kf2 Re7 38.a4 Kg8 39.Ne4 Kf8 40.Nd6 Bg4 41.Be4 h5 42.h4 f6 43.Bxg6 Re2+ 44.Kf1 Re6 45.Nb7 Rxc6 46.Nxa5 Rc3 47.Nb3 Rc4 48.Bd3 Rxa4 49.Kf2 a5 50.Ke1 Be6 51.Nc5 Ra1+ 52.Kf2 Bf7 53.Kf3 a4 54.Ke4 a3 55.Kxd4 Rd1 0-1 [Event "11th Tal Mem Rapid 2018"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2018.03.02"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Mamedyarov,S"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2809"] [BlackElo "2800"] [ECO "A45"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 d5 3.Bxf6 exf6 4.e3 c6 5.Bd3 Bd6 6.Nd2 O-O 7.Qf3 a5 8.Ne2 Na6 9.c3 Nc7 10.h4 Re8 11.g4 Ne6 12.O-O-O b5 13.Rdg1 g6 14.h5 Ng5 15.Qg2 b4 16.c4 Ba6 17.Kb1 Ra7 18.Nc1 dxc4 19.Bxc4 Bxc4 20.Nxc4 Bf8 21.Rd1 a4 22.Ne2 a3 23.b3 Qd5 24.Qxd5 cxd5 25.Nd2 Bd6 26.Rc1 Rc7 27.Rxc7 Bxc7 28.Kc2 Kg7 29.Kd3 f5 30.gxf5 gxf5 31.Rc1 Bd6 32.f4 Ne4 33.Nxe4 fxe4+ 34.Kd2 Kf6 35.Rg1 h6 36.Rg2 Rc8 37.Rg1 Be7 38.Rg2 Bd6 39.Ng1 Rc3 40.Rg8 Rd3+ 41.Ke2 Rc3 42.Kd2 Rd3+ 43.Ke2 Rc3 1/2-1/2 [Event "11th Tal Mem Rapid 2018"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2018.03.02"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Grischuk,A"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2800"] [BlackElo "2767"] [ECO "A48"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.d4 g6 3.Bf4 Bg7 4.c3 O-O 5.e3 d6 6.h3 c5 7.dxc5 dxc5 8.Qxd8 Rxd8 9.Bc7 Rd7 10.Bh2 Rd8 11.Nbd2 Nc6 12.Bc4 b6 13.O-O-O Bb7 14.Rhe1 Nd7 15.Kc2 a6 16.Ng5 Nce5 17.Bf1 b5 18.Nb3 Rac8 19.Na5 Ba8 20.f4 h6 21.fxe5 hxg5 22.e6 fxe6 23.c4 b4 24.Nb3 Be4+ 25.Kc1 a5 26.Nxa5 Ne5 27.Rxd8+ Rxd8 28.Nb3 Rc8 29.Rd1 Bf6 30.Be2 Bxg2 31.Bxe5 Bxe5 32.Bg4 Kg7 33.Rg1 Ba8 34.Bxe6 Rc7 35.Nd2 Bc6 36.Bd5 Bd7 37.Rxg5 Bf6 38.Rg3 Ra7 39.Ne4 Rxa2 40.Nxc5 Bc8 41.Be4 g5 42.Nd3 b3 43.c5 Ra4 44.Bd5 Ba6 45.c6 Bxd3 46.e4 Bxe4 47.c7 Bxd5 48.c8=Q Rc4+ 49.Qxc4 Bxc4 50.h4 Kg6 51.Kd2 Bxb2 52.Rxg5+ Kh6 53.Rc5 Bf7 54.Rb5 Bf6 55.h5 b2 0-1 [Event "11th Tal Mem Rapid 2018"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2018.03.02"] [Round "3.1"] [White "Svidler,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2760"] [BlackElo "2800"] [ECO "A08"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 e6 4.O-O Be7 5.d3 O-O 6.Nbd2 c5 7.e4 Nc6 8.Re1 Qc7 9.e5 Nd7 10.Qe2 b5 11.Nf1 Bb7 12.Bf4 Rfc8 13.Ne3 Qd8 14.h4 h6 15.c3 b4 16.c4 Nb6 17.Rad1 Rc7 18.Ng4 Qf8 19.Qe3 Nd4 20.Nxd4 cxd4 21.Qe2 Rd8 22.b3 a5 23.Nh2 Kh8 24.Qh5 Qg8 25.Ng4 Bf8 26.c5 Nd7 27.Nh2 Nxc5 28.Qe2 Ba6 29.Nf3 Qh7 30.Bf1 Ne4 31.Rc1 Rc3 32.Nxd4 Bc5 33.Qe3 Rxc1 34.Qxc1 Nc3 35.Be3 Bxd3 36.Nxe6 fxe6 37.Bxc5 Bxf1 38.Kxf1 d4 39.Bd6 Qf5 40.Kg2 Rc8 41.Qd2 d3 42.Re3 Ne4 43.Qxd3 Qxf2+ 44.Kh3 Rc3 0-1 [Event "11th Tal Mem Rapid 2018"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2018.03.03"] [Round "4.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Gelfand,B"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2800"] [BlackElo "2695"] [ECO "A04"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.b3 d6 3.c4 g6 4.Bb2 e5 5.g3 Nc6 6.Bg2 Bg7 7.O-O Nge7 8.Nc3 O-O 9.d3 h6 10.Nd2 Be6 11.a3 Qd7 12.b4 cxb4 13.axb4 Nxb4 14.Ba3 a5 15.Rb1 e4 16.Na4 Ra6 17.Nxe4 b5 18.cxb5 Qxb5 19.Bb2 Ned5 20.Bxg7 Kxg7 21.Rc1 Bd7 22.Nac3 Nxc3 23.Rxc3 Qe5 24.d4 Qe7 25.Qa1 Bf5 26.f3 Qa7 27.e3 Nd5 28.Ra3 Rc8 29.g4 Bxe4 30.fxe4 Nb4 31.d5+ Kg8 32.Rc3 Re8 33.Qa4 Qe7 34.Rc7 Qxc7 35.Qxe8+ Kg7 36.e5 dxe5 37.Be4 Ra7 38.Bxg6 fxg6 39.Qf8+ Kh7 40.d6 Qg7 41.Qe8 Qd7 42.Qxe5 Qxg4+ 43.Kh1 Qc4 44.Rf8 Rg7 45.e4 Nd3 46.Qe8 Qc1+ 47.Kg2 Qd2+ 48.Kg1 Qe3+ 49.Kf1 Qe1+ 50.Kg2 Qe2+ 51.Kg1 Qd1+ 52.Kg2 Qd2+ 53.Kg1 Qc1+ 54.Kg2 Qd2+ 55.Kg1 Qc1+ 56.Kg2 Qd2+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "11th Tal Mem Rapid 2018"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2018.03.03"] [Round "5.1"] [White "Anand,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2776"] [BlackElo "2800"] [ECO "C53"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 O-O 6.Nbd2 d5 7.exd5 Nxd5 8.Ne4 Bb6 9.O-O Bg4 10.h3 Bh5 11.Ng3 Bg6 12.Re1 Re8 13.d4 Nf6 14.dxe5 Qxd1 15.Rxd1 Nxe5 16.Nxe5 1/2-1/2 [Event "11th Tal Mem Rapid 2018"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2018.03.03"] [Round "6.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Dubov,Daniil"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2800"] [BlackElo "2701"] [ECO "A49"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.d4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 O-O 5.O-O d5 6.c3 c6 7.Nbd2 Nbd7 8.Re1 c5 9.a4 cxd4 10.cxd4 a5 11.Nb1 Nb8 12.Nc3 Nc6 13.Ne5 Bf5 14.Bg5 Nb4 15.Rc1 Ne4 16.Be3 Nxc3 17.bxc3 Nc6 18.Qb3 Bxe5 19.dxe5 Be4 20.Bxe4 dxe4 21.e6 Qc8 22.Bh6 f5 23.Bxf8 Qxf8 24.Qxb7 Ne5 25.Qd5 Ng4 26.h3 Nf6 27.Qe5 Qh6 28.Kg2 1-0 [Event "11th Tal Mem Rapid 2018"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2018.03.04"] [Round "7.1"] [White "Nakamura,Hi"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2787"] [BlackElo "2800"] [ECO "D78"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.d4 Nf6 5.O-O O-O 6.c4 c6 7.Qb3 Qb6 8.Nc3 Bf5 9.Ne5 Be6 10.Qd1 dxc4 11.Na4 Qd8 12.Nc5 Qc8 13.Qc2 Bh3 14.Qxc4 Bxg2 15.Kxg2 Nbd7 16.Ncd3 Nxe5 17.dxe5 Nd5 18.b3 Rd8 19.Bb2 a5 20.Rad1 a4 21.e4 Nb6 22.Qb4 Qc7 23.Bd4 Nd7 24.e6 Bxd4 25.exf7+ Kxf7 26.Qxd4 axb3 27.axb3 Nf8 28.Qh8 Ke8 29.Nc5 Kf7 30.e5 Qc8 31.e6+ Nxe6 32.Qxh7+ Ng7 33.Rde1 Rg8 34.Re6 Qd8 35.Qxg6+ Kf8 36.Re3 1-0 [Event "11th Tal Mem Rapid 2018"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2018.03.04"] [Round "8.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi,I"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2800"] [BlackElo "2751"] [ECO "D02"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Bf5 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3 Nbd7 7.Bd3 Bxd3 8.Qxd3 Be7 9.O-O O-O 10.Rfd1 Rc8 11.Rac1 h6 12.Bxf6 Nxf6 13.c5 Qc7 14.b4 Nd7 15.Ne2 b6 16.Qa6 Nb8 17.Qa4 Nd7 18.Qa6 Nb8 19.Qd3 Nd7 20.Qc3 a5 21.a3 axb4 22.axb4 Ra8 23.Nf4 Ra4 24.Nd3 bxc5 25.bxc5 Rfa8 26.Ra1 Bf6 27.g3 g6 28.Kg2 Kg7 29.Rxa4 Rxa4 30.Ra1 Qa7 31.Rxa4 Qxa4 32.Qb2 Qc4 33.Qa3 Qb5 34.h4 g5 35.hxg5 hxg5 36.Qc3 Nf8 37.Nd2 Ng6 38.Qb3 Qa5 39.Nf3 Qa6 40.Nfe1 e5 41.dxe5 Nxe5 42.Nxe5 Bxe5 43.Qc2 Bf6 44.Qf5 Qc4 45.Nd3 Qe4+ 46.Qxe4 dxe4 47.Nb4 Be7 48.Nxc6 Bxc5 49.g4 Kf6 50.f3 Bxe3 51.fxe4 Ke6 52.Kf3 Bc5 53.Na5 Ke5 54.Nc4+ Kd4 55.Ne3 Ke5 56.Nf5 1/2-1/2 [Event "11th Tal Mem Rapid 2018"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2018.03.04"] [Round "9.1"] [White "Karjakin,Sergey"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2763"] [BlackElo "2800"] [ECO "A01"] 1.b3 d5 2.Bb2 Nf6 3.Nf3 e6 4.e3 Be7 5.c4 O-O 6.Nc3 c5 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Qc2 b6 9.Nxd5 exd5 10.d4 Nc6 11.Be2 Be6 12.O-O Rc8 13.dxc5 bxc5 14.Rac1 Qb6 15.Rfd1 Rfd8 16.Bd3 h6 17.Qe2 Nb4 18.Bb1 a5 19.h3 Qa6 20.Qd2 Qb7 21.Ba1 Bf8 22.Qb2 f6 23.Nh4 d4 24.exd4 cxd4 25.Qe2 Bf7 26.Rxc8 Qxc8 27.Bxd4 Qe6 28.Be3 Rxd1+ 29.Qxd1 Qd5 30.Qe2 Bc5 31.Nf5 Bf8 32.Qg4 g5 33.Nd4 h5 34.Qc8 Qc5 35.Qd8 Qc3 36.Be4 Qa1+ 37.Kh2 Kg7 38.Nf5+ Kg8 39.Bd4 Qc1 40.Nh6+ 1-0 [Event "11th Tal Mem Blitz 2018"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2018.03.05"] [Round "1.3"] [White "Svidler,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2760"] [BlackElo "2800"] [ECO "A14"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 e6 4.O-O Be7 5.c4 O-O 6.Qc2 d4 7.d3 Nc6 8.a3 a5 9.e3 e5 10.exd4 exd4 11.Re1 Re8 12.Bg5 h6 13.Bxf6 Bxf6 14.Rxe8+ Qxe8 15.Nbd2 Bf5 16.Re1 Qd7 17.Ne4 Bxe4 18.Rxe4 Re8 19.Bh3 Qd8 20.Qe2 Rxe4 21.Qxe4 g6 22.Kf1 Kg7 23.Nd2 h5 24.Bg2 Ne5 25.h3 c6 26.Nf3 1/2-1/2 [Event "11th Tal Mem Blitz 2018"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2018.03.05"] [Round "2.5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Karjakin,Sergey"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2800"] [BlackElo "2763"] [ECO "B50"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.c3 Nf6 4.g3 Nbd7 5.d3 g6 6.Bg2 Bg7 7.O-O O-O 8.Re1 e5 9.d4 Qc7 10.a4 b6 11.d5 a6 12.Nbd2 Bh6 13.Nc4 Bxc1 14.Qxc1 Kg7 15.Nh4 h6 16.Ne3 Rh8 17.f4 Rb8 18.c4 b5 19.axb5 axb5 20.Qc3 Re8 21.b3 bxc4 22.Nxc4 Rb4 23.Nf3 Qb8 24.fxe5 Nxe5 25.Nfxe5 Rxb3 26.Qd2 dxe5 27.Rf1 Rf8 28.d6 Qb4 29.Qxb4 cxb4 30.Nxe5 Be6 31.Nc6 Rb2 32.Nd4 Rd2 33.Nxe6+ fxe6 34.Ra7+ Kg8 35.Bh3 Rxd6 36.e5 Rb6 37.exf6 b3 38.Rg7+ Kh8 39.Rxg6 b2 40.Rxh6+ Kg8 41.Rb1 Rfb8 42.Rxb2 1-0 [Event "11th Tal Mem Blitz 2018"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2018.03.05"] [Round "3.4"] [White "Nepomniachtchi,I"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2751"] [BlackElo "2800"] [ECO "C53"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 O-O 6.O-O d6 7.a4 a6 8.h3 h6 9.Nbd2 Be6 10.b4 Ba7 11.Bxe6 fxe6 12.b5 axb5 13.axb5 Bxf2+ 14.Rxf2 Rxa1 15.bxc6 bxc6 16.Nf1 c5 17.c4 Nd7 18.Kh2 Nb8 19.Qc2 Nc6 20.Bb2 Ra2 21.Qb1 Qa8 22.Ng3 Nb4 23.Rd2 Qa4 24.Nh5 Rf7 25.Re2 Qb3 26.Ne1 Rf1 27.Nxg7 Kxg7 28.Bxe5+ dxe5 29.Qxb3 Rxe2 30.Qc3 Nc6 31.Qa3 Rexe1 32.Qxc5 Nd8 33.Qxe5+ Kh7 34.Qxc7+ Nf7 35.c5 h5 36.Qe7 Rc1 37.d4 e5 38.d5 Kg6 39.d6 Ng5 40.Qe8+ Kh6 41.Qh8+ Kg6 42.Qg8+ Kh6 43.d7 Nf3+ 44.Kg3 h4+ 45.Kg4 Nh2+ 46.Kxh4 Rf4+ 47.g4 Nf3+ 48.Kg3 Rg1+ 49.Kf2 Rd1 50.Qh8+ Kg6 51.Qg8+ Kh6 52.Qh8+ Kg6 53.Qg8+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "11th Tal Mem Blitz 2018"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2018.03.05"] [Round "4.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Fedoseev,Vl3"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2800"] [BlackElo "2724"] [ECO "A14"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 e6 4.O-O Be7 5.c4 O-O 6.b3 c5 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Bb2 Nc6 9.Nc3 Nc7 10.Na4 b5 11.Nxc5 Bxc5 12.Rc1 Qd6 13.Qc2 Na6 14.d4 Ba3 15.Ng5 g6 16.Ne4 Qe7 17.Bxa3 Qxa3 18.Qxc6 Rb8 19.Qd6 Qxd6 20.Nxd6 Nb4 21.a3 Nd5 22.e4 1-0 [Event "11th Tal Mem Blitz 2018"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2018.03.05"] [Round "5.5"] [White "Mamedyarov,S"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2809"] [BlackElo "2800"] [ECO "D35"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3 Bd6 7.Bd3 O-O 8.Nge2 Re8 9.Qc2 h6 10.Bh4 Nbd7 11.g4 Nf8 12.h3 b5 13.Rg1 Ne6 14.f4 Bxf4 15.Bh7+ Kh8 16.exf4 Nxd4 17.Qd3 Nxe2 18.Nxe2 Qa5+ 19.Qd2 Qxd2+ 20.Kxd2 Nxh7 21.Rac1 Bd7 22.Nd4 Re4 23.Nxc6 Bxc6 24.Rxc6 Rxf4 25.Rc5 Rf3 26.Rc3 Rxc3 27.bxc3 Ng5 28.Bxg5 hxg5 29.Rf1 f6 30.Rf5 Rd8 31.Kd3 Kg8 32.Kd4 Kf7 33.Kc5 Rc8+ 34.Kb4 Rc4+ 35.Kxb5 Rxc3 36.a4 Ke6 37.Ka6 Rxh3 38.a5 Ra3 39.Rf1 d4 40.Re1+ Kd6 41.Re8 d3 42.Rg8 Ke5 43.Rxg7 d2 44.Rd7 Ra2 45.Kb5 0-1 [Event "11th Tal Mem Blitz 2018"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2018.03.05"] [Round "6.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Dubov,Daniil"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2800"] [BlackElo "2701"] [ECO "B12"] 1.d4 c6 2.e4 d6 3.c4 Nd7 4.Nc3 h6 5.g3 e5 6.Nge2 g6 7.Bg2 Bg7 8.O-O h5 9.d5 c5 10.h4 a6 11.a4 Bh6 12.a5 g5 13.hxg5 Bxg5 14.f4 Bh6 15.Bh3 Ngf6 16.Kg2 h4 17.Rh1 Rg8 18.Bxd7+ Nxd7 19.f5 Bg5 20.Kf3 hxg3 21.Kg2 Bxc1 22.Qxc1 Nf6 23.Qh6 Bd7 24.Rh3 Qe7 25.Rxg3 O-O-O 26.Rh1 Ng4 27.Qh4 Ne3+ 28.Kf3 Qxh4 29.Rxh4 Nxc4 30.Rh7 Rgf8 31.Rgg7 Be8 32.Ng3 Nxa5 33.Nh5 b5 34.Nf6 b4 35.Nd1 Nb3 36.Ne3 Nd4+ 37.Kf2 Bb5 38.Rxf7 Rxf7 39.Rxf7 a5 40.Ra7 a4 41.Nh7 Rd7 42.Rxd7 Kxd7 43.f6 Ke8 44.Ng5 a3 45.bxa3 bxa3 46.f7+ Kf8 47.Ng4 Be8 0-1 [Event "11th Tal Mem Blitz 2018"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2018.03.05"] [Round "7.6"] [White "Gelfand,B"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2695"] [BlackElo "2800"] [ECO "E18"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7 6.O-O O-O 7.Nc3 Ne4 8.Bd2 d6 9.d5 Nxd2 10.Nxd2 e5 11.b4 a5 12.a3 Nd7 13.Nb3 f5 14.c5 bxc5 15.bxc5 a4 16.c6 axb3 17.cxb7 Rb8 18.Qxb3 Nc5 19.Qc2 Rxb7 20.Rfb1 Rxb1+ 21.Rxb1 Qa8 22.a4 e4 23.Nb5 Qxa4 24.Qxa4 Nxa4 25.Rc1 Rb8 26.Nxc7 Bf6 27.Rc6 Nc3 28.Bf1 e3 29.fxe3 Be5 30.Ne6 Nxd5 31.Kf2 Nf6 32.Bh3 Ne4+ 33.Kg2 g6 34.g4 fxg4 35.Bxg4 Kf7 36.Rc7+ Kf6 37.Rxh7 Rb3 38.Nf8 Rxe3 39.Nd7+ Kg5 40.Bf3 Nf6 41.h4+ Kf5 42.Nxf6 Kxf6 1/2-1/2 [Event "11th Tal Mem Blitz 2018"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2018.03.05"] [Round "8.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Andreikin,D"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2800"] [BlackElo "2712"] [ECO "B46"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Nxc6 bxc6 7.Bd3 d5 8.O-O Nf6 9.Qf3 Be7 10.Qg3 O-O 11.Bh6 Ne8 12.Bf4 Bh4 13.Qf3 Bg5 14.Na4 Qf6 15.Bxg5 Qxg5 16.Nb6 Rb8 17.Nxc8 Rxc8 18.Bxa6 Rb8 19.b3 Nd6 20.Bd3 f5 21.exd5 cxd5 22.a4 Ne4 23.Rfe1 e5 24.a5 Qf6 25.a6 Nc3 26.a7 Ra8 27.Ra6 Qe7 28.Bxf5 Qc7 29.Be6+ Kh8 30.Qxf8+ Rxf8 31.a8=Q Qc5 32.Qxf8+ Qxf8 33.Rc6 1-0 [Event "11th Tal Mem Blitz 2018"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2018.03.05"] [Round "9.7"] [White "Grischuk,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2767"] [BlackElo "2800"] [ECO "A06"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.e3 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 Be7 5.b3 O-O 6.Bb2 dxc4 7.bxc4 c5 8.Rg1 Nc6 9.g4 a6 10.g5 Ne8 11.h4 Nd6 12.h5 f5 13.Be2 Rb8 14.a4 Bd7 15.d4 cxd4 16.exd4 Ne4 17.Nxe4 fxe4 18.Nd2 Qa5 19.Qb3 Rxf2 20.Qe3 Rf5 21.O-O-O Qxa4 22.Nxe4 Nb4 23.Rd2 Rc8 24.Nc5 Rcxc5 25.dxc5 Bxc5 26.Qg3 Bxg1 27.Qxg1 Qc6 28.Qd4 Rf7 29.g6 hxg6 30.hxg6 Re7 31.Qh4 Na2+ 32.Kb1 Nc3+ 33.Bxc3 Qb6+ 34.Kc1 Qg1+ 35.Bd1 1-0 [Event "11th Tal Mem Blitz 2018"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2018.03.05"] [Round "10.1"] [White "Nakamura,Hi"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2787"] [BlackElo "2800"] [ECO "A01"] 1.b3 d5 2.Bb2 Nf6 3.Nf3 Bg4 4.g3 Nbd7 5.Bg2 e6 6.O-O Bd6 7.d3 O-O 8.Nbd2 Qe7 9.a3 c6 10.h3 Bh5 11.e4 dxe4 12.dxe4 Be5 13.c3 Rad8 14.Qc2 Bc7 15.a4 Rfe8 16.Rfe1 e5 17.a5 h6 18.Nh4 Qe6 19.b4 Nf8 20.c4 Qd7 21.Nb3 Ne6 22.g4 Nxg4 23.hxg4 Bxg4 24.f3 Qe7 25.Qf2 Qxb4 26.Re3 Bh5 27.Ba3 Qxc4 28.Bf1 Qa4 29.Bf8 Qxa1 30.Nxa1 Bxa5 31.Ba3 Bb6 32.Qe1 Nf4 33.Bc1 Re6 34.Kh2 Red6 35.Be2 g6 36.Nc2 Nxe2 37.Qxe2 Rd1 38.Ng2 Rxc1 39.Rd3 Rxd3 40.Qxd3 Bxf3 41.Qxf3 Rxc2 42.Qf6 Bd4 43.Kh3 Rf2 44.Qd8+ Kg7 45.Nh4 b5 46.Kg3 b4 47.Nf3 Bb6 48.Qe7 b3 49.Qxe5+ Kh7 50.Qe7 Kg7 51.Qe5+ Kg8 52.Qe8+ Kg7 53.Qxc6 b2 54.Qc3+ Kh7 55.Qb3 Kg8 56.e5 Re2 57.e6 Bc7+ 58.Kh3 Rxe6 59.Qxb2 Bb6 60.Qc2 a5 61.Qc4 Kg7 62.Kg2 Kg8 63.Qc3 Re2+ 64.Kf1 Re6 65.Qc4 Kg7 66.Qc3+ Kg8 67.Ne5 a4 68.Nd7 Rd6 69.Nf6+ Kf8 70.Qb4 1-0 [Event "11th Tal Mem Blitz 2018"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2018.03.05"] [Round "11.7"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Artemiev,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2800"] [BlackElo "2697"] [ECO "A49"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 b6 4.Bg2 Bb7 5.c4 Bg7 6.O-O O-O 7.Qd3 c5 8.d5 b5 9.cxb5 Bxd5 10.Nc3 Bb7 11.e4 a6 12.Re1 d6 13.e5 dxe5 14.Qxd8 Rxd8 15.Nxe5 Bxg2 16.Kxg2 axb5 17.Nxb5 Nd5 18.a4 Nb4 19.Bf4 g5 20.Rad1 Rxd1 21.Rxd1 N8a6 22.Bxg5 Bxe5 23.Bxe7 Bxb2 24.Rb1 Nd3 25.Nd6 Nab4 26.Ne4 Re8 27.Rxb2 Rxe7 28.Re2 Kg7 29.Re3 Nc2 30.Rxd3 Ne1+ 0-1 [Event "11th Tal Mem Blitz 2018"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2018.03.05"] [Round "12.2"] [White "Morozevich,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2665"] [BlackElo "2800"] [ECO "C45"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Bb4 6.Nxc6 bxc6 7.Bd3 O-O 8.O-O d5 9.exd5 cxd5 10.h3 c6 11.Qf3 Re8 12.Bg5 Bd6 13.Rfe1 Rxe1+ 14.Rxe1 Bd7 15.Bf4 Qb8 16.Bxd6 Qxd6 17.b3 c5 18.Nb5 Bxb5 19.Bxb5 Rd8 20.Qc3 g6 21.Qa5 Qb6 22.Qxb6 axb6 23.Re7 Ne4 24.Rb7 Rd6 25.Bd3 Nc3 26.a4 Kg7 27.h4 h6 28.f3 Re6 29.f4 Rc6 30.Bb5 Re6 31.Kf2 h5 32.Bd3 Kf6 33.Kf3 Na2 34.a5 bxa5 35.Rb5 Rc6 36.Rxa5 Nb4 37.Ke3 Nxd3 38.cxd3 Kf5 39.Kf3 Ke6 40.Rb5 f6 41.b4 cxb4 42.Rxb4 Rc3 43.Ke3 Rc2 44.Rb6+ Kf5 45.g3 Rg2 46.Kf3 Rd2 47.Ke3 Rg2 48.Kf3 1/2-1/2 [Event "11th Tal Mem Blitz 2018"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2018.03.05"] [Round "13.6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Anand,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2800"] [BlackElo "2776"] [ECO "C50"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.d3 Nf6 5.O-O O-O 6.c3 d5 7.exd5 Nxd5 8.Re1 Be6 9.Nbd2 Bd6 10.Ne4 h6 11.b4 a6 12.a4 Re8 13.Qb3 Nf6 14.Bxe6 Rxe6 15.Be3 Ne7 16.Rad1 Ng6 17.h3 Qd7 18.Nc5 Bxc5 19.bxc5 b5 20.cxb6 cxb6 21.d4 exd4 22.Bxd4 Rxe1+ 23.Nxe1 Qc6 24.Qxb6 Qxa4 25.Rb1 1-0 [Event "FIDE Candidates 2018"] [Site "Berlin GER"] [Date "2018.03.10"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Grischuk,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2800"] [BlackElo "2767"] [ECO "A48"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.b3 c5 4.dxc5 Qa5+ 5.Nbd2 Qxc5 6.Bb2 Bg7 7.e3 O-O 8.c4 b6 9.Be2 Bb7 10.O-O Qc7 11.Rc1 d6 12.Nb1 Nbd7 13.Nc3 Rac8 14.Rc2 Qb8 15.Qa1 a6 16.Rd2 Rfe8 17.Rfd1 Ba8 18.Ng5 Rc5 19.Nh3 b5 20.Nf4 bxc4 21.Bxc4 Rg5 22.Ncd5 Ne5 23.Be2 Ne4 24.Rd4 Nc5 25.h4 Rf5 26.e4 Rxf4 27.Nxf4 Nxe4 28.Nd5 Nc5 29.Rb4 Qa7 30.Ne3 a5 31.Rb5 Ne6 32.Rxe5 dxe5 33.Bxe5 Qc5 34.Bxg7 Nxg7 35.Qd4 Qxd4 36.Rxd4 Bc6 37.Rd2 Rb8 38.Rc2 Be8 39.Rc7 Kf8 40.Ra7 a4 41.bxa4 Rb1+ 42.Kh2 Rb4 43.a5 Rxh4+ 44.Kg1 Ra4 45.Bc4 Bc6 46.Rc7 Be8 47.a6 Nh5 48.Nd5 1-0 [Event "FIDE Candidates 2018"] [Site "Berlin GER"] [Date "2018.03.11"] [Round "2.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Karjakin,Sergey"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2800"] [BlackElo "2763"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.h3 Ke8 10.Nc3 h5 11.Bf4 Be7 12.Rad1 Be6 13.Ng5 Rh6 14.Rfe1 Bb4 15.a3 Bxc3 16.bxc3 Ne7 17.Nf3 Rh8 18.Bg5 c5 19.Nd2 Kf8 20.Nf1 Nf5 21.g3 Ne7 22.Kg2 Nd5 23.c4 Nb6 24.Ne3 Nxc4 25.Nxc4 Bxc4 26.g4 hxg4 27.hxg4 Bb5 28.Kg3 Re8 29.f4 b6 30.f5 Ba4 31.Rc1 Kg8 32.c4 Bc6 33.Rcd1 Ba4 34.Rc1 Bc6 35.Bh4 Ba4 36.Rc3 Bc6 37.Rce3 Rh6 38.Bg5 Rh7 39.R3e2 Ba4 40.Re3 Rh8 41.Bh4 Rh6 42.e6 fxe6 43.g5 Rh8 44.Rxe6 Rf8 45.R6e5 Bc2 46.f6 gxf6 47.gxf6 Rh7 48.Rg5+ Kh8 49.Re7 Rg8 50.Rxh7+ Kxh7 51.Rxg8 Kxg8 52.Kf2 Bb3 53.Bg3 Bxc4 54.Bxc7 Bd5 55.Bb8 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE Candidates 2018"] [Site "Berlin GER"] [Date "2018.03.12"] [Round "3.4"] [White "Aronian,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2794"] [BlackElo "2800"] [ECO "C65"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.Bxc6 dxc6 6.O-O Qe7 7.h3 Rg8 8.Kh1 Nh5 9.c3 g5 10.Nxe5 g4 11.d4 Bd6 12.g3 Bxe5 13.dxe5 Qxe5 14.Qd4 Qe7 15.h4 c5 16.Qc4 Be6 17.Qb5+ c6 18.Qa4 f5 19.Bg5 Rxg5 20.hxg5 f4 21.Qd1 Rd8 22.Qc1 fxg3 23.Na3 Rd3 24.Rd1 Bd5 25.f3 gxf3 26.exd5 Qe2 27.Re1 g2+ 0-1 [Event "FIDE Candidates 2018"] [Site "Berlin GER"] [Date "2018.03.14"] [Round "4.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Caruana,F"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2800"] [BlackElo "2784"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Qe2 Qe7 6.Nc3 Nxc3 7.dxc3 Qxe2+ 8.Bxe2 Nc6 9.Be3 Be7 10.O-O-O O-O 11.Rhe1 Bf6 12.Nd2 Re8 13.Bf3 Ne5 14.Bf4 Kf8 15.Bd5 c6 16.Bb3 Bf5 17.h3 g5 18.Bh2 Kg7 19.c4 g4 20.Ne4 Bxe4 21.Rxe4 Bg5+ 22.Kb1 gxh3 23.c5 f5 24.Rb4 hxg2 25.Rxb7+ Kh8 26.cxd6 Nf3 27.Ba4 Nxh2 28.Bxc6 Rad8 29.d7 Re2 30.Bxg2 Rxf2 31.Bc6 Ng4 32.Rxa7 Ne3 33.Rg1 h6 34.Rc7 Kg7 35.a4 Kf7 36.Bb5 Ke7 37.a5 Rf4 38.c3 Kd6 39.Rb7 Rg4 40.Re1 f4 41.a6 h5 42.a7 Ra8 43.b4 h4 44.c4 h3 45.c5+ Ke5 46.Rb8 Rxa7 47.Rg8 Bf6 48.d8=Q Bxd8 49.Rxg4 Bf6 50.Rg6 Rb7 51.Be2 Rxb4+ 52.Ka2 Nc2 53.Rc1 Nd4 54.Bd3 Ra4+ 55.Kb1 Nb3 56.Re1+ Kd5 57.Kc2 Nd4+ 58.Kb1 Nf3 59.Rd1 Ra1+ 60.Kc2 Rxd1 61.Ba6 Rd2+ 62.Kc1 Bb2+ 63.Kb1 Kxc5 64.Bb7 Ne5 65.Rf6 f3 66.Rf5 f2 0-1 [Event "FIDE Candidates 2018"] [Site "Berlin GER"] [Date "2018.03.15"] [Round "5.3"] [White "So,W"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2799"] [BlackElo "2800"] [ECO "D41"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.Nc3 c5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 cxd4 8.cxd4 Bb4+ 9.Bd2 Bxd2+ 10.Qxd2 O-O 11.Bc4 Nd7 12.O-O b6 13.Rad1 Bb7 14.Rfe1 Rc8 15.Bb3 Re8 16.h3 Nf6 17.Qf4 Nh5 18.Qe5 Nf6 19.Qf4 Nh5 20.Qh2 h6 21.d5 exd5 22.exd5 Rxe1+ 23.Nxe1 Qf6 24.Nd3 Ba6 25.Qe5 Bxd3 26.Qxh5 Bc2 27.Rc1 Bf5 28.Rxc8+ Bxc8 29.d6 g5 30.Qd1 Bd7 31.Qd5 Kg7 32.Qb7 Qa1+ 33.Kh2 Qe5+ 34.Kg1 Qxd6 35.Qxa7 h5 36.Qb7 h4 37.Qf3 Qe7 38.Qc3+ f6 39.Qc4 Qe8 40.Qb4 b5 41.a3 Qe5 42.Bd1 Bc6 43.Bf3 Be8 44.Kf1 Bf7 45.Be2 Be8 46.Bf3 f5 47.Kg1 Bf7 48.Qd2 Kg6 49.Qc1 Be6 50.Qc6 Kf6 51.Qe8 Qa1+ 52.Kh2 Qxa3 53.Qd8+ Qe7 54.Qh8+ Qg7 55.Qd8+ Kg6 56.Qe8+ Qf7 57.Qxb5 Qc7+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE Candidates 2018"] [Site "Berlin GER"] [Date "2018.03.16"] [Round "6.3"] [White "Mamedyarov,S"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2809"] [BlackElo "2800"] [ECO "D35"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 c5 7.Rb1 Be7 8.Bb5+ Bd7 9.Bd3 cxd4 10.cxd4 Nc6 11.Be2 Rc8 12.Nf3 Qa5+ 13.Bd2 Bb4 14.Rb2 Bxd2+ 15.Qxd2 Qxd2+ 16.Kxd2 Na5 17.Rbb1 Ke7 18.Rhc1 f6 19.h4 Rhd8 20.Bd3 a6 21.Ke3 b5 22.g4 Be8 23.Ng1 Nc6 24.Ne2 Rd6 25.Rd1 Rcd8 26.Bc2 Na5 27.Bd3 Nc6 28.Bc2 h5 29.g5 fxg5 30.e5 R6d7 31.hxg5 h4 32.g6 Na5 33.Rbc1 Rc7 34.Bd3 Rdc8 35.Rxc7+ Rxc7 36.Rh1 Nc4+ 37.Kf4 Nb2 38.Be4 b4 39.Rxh4 Nd1 40.f3 Nc3 41.Nxc3 bxc3 42.Rh2 Rc8 43.Ke3 Bb5 44.f4 Bc4 45.Rh7 Rg8 46.a3 a5 47.Bc2 Kd7 48.d5 Bxd5 49.Kd4 Ba2 50.Kxc3 Kc6 51.Rh2 Kc5 52.Rd2 Rh8 53.Rd7 Rh3+ 54.Kb2 Bd5 55.Rxg7 Kd4 56.Rh7 Rg3 57.Rh5 Rg2 58.Rg5 Rf2 59.g7 Be4 60.g8=Q Rxc2+ 61.Kb3 Rc3+ 62.Ka4 Rc5 63.Rg2 Bf3 64.Qd8+ 1-0 [Event "FIDE Candidates 2018"] [Site "Berlin GER"] [Date "2018.03.18"] [Round "7.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Ding Liren"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2800"] [BlackElo "2769"] [ECO "A28"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.d3 g6 5.g3 Bg7 6.Bg2 O-O 7.O-O d6 8.b3 Nd4 9.Nd2 c6 10.e3 Ne6 11.Bb2 Nc5 12.Qc2 a5 13.Rae1 Re8 14.h3 Bf5 15.e4 Bd7 16.Ne2 b5 17.d4 exd4 18.Nxd4 Rc8 19.N4f3 d5 20.exd5 Rxe1 21.Rxe1 cxd5 22.cxb5 Bf5 23.Qd1 Nd3 24.Bd4 Rc1 25.Qxc1 Nxc1 26.Rxc1 Ne4 27.Nf1 Bxd4 28.Nxd4 Qb6 29.Bxe4 dxe4 30.Nxf5 gxf5 31.a4 Qe6 32.Ne3 Qxb3 33.Rc4 h5 34.h4 Kh7 35.Kg2 f6 36.Rd4 Kg6 37.Rc4 Kf7 38.Kh2 Kg6 39.Kg1 Qb1+ 40.Kg2 Qb3 41.Rd4 Kf7 42.Rd5 Qxa4 43.Rxf5 Kg6 44.b6 Qb3 45.Rxa5 Qxb6 46.Rd5 Qb2 47.Rf5 Qa2 48.Rc5 Qe2 49.Rc4 Qa2 50.Rb4 Qa5 51.Rb8 Qa2 52.Rd8 Qa5 53.Rd5 Qa2 54.Rf5 Qe6 55.Rd5 Qa6 56.g4 hxg4 57.h5+ Kf7 58.Rd7+ Ke6 59.Rg7 Qe2 60.h6 Qf3+ 61.Kg1 g3 62.Rxg3 Qh5 63.Rg7 f5 64.h7 f4 65.Ng4 Qh3 66.Rg6+ Kf5 67.Rg7 Ke6 68.Rg6+ Kf5 69.Nh6+ Kxg6 70.h8=Q Qxh6 71.Qe8+ Kf5 72.Qb5+ Kg4 73.Qe2+ Kf5 74.Qb5+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE Candidates 2018"] [Site "Berlin GER"] [Date "2018.03.19"] [Round "8.2"] [White "Grischuk,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2767"] [BlackElo "2800"] [ECO "D40"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.Nf3 c5 5.e3 dxc4 6.Bxc4 a6 7.Bb3 b5 8.e4 cxd4 9.Nxd4 Bb7 10.e5 Ne4 11.O-O Nxc3 12.bxc3 Nc6 13.a4 Bc5 14.axb5 axb5 15.Rxa8 Bxa8 16.Nxb5 O-O 17.Qxd8 Rxd8 18.Bf4 h6 19.h4 Ne7 20.Rd1 Rb8 21.Bc4 Bc6 22.Nd4 Be4 23.h5 Nd5 24.Bxd5 Bxd5 25.Be3 Rc8 26.Re1 Bc4 27.Nf3 Ba3 28.Bd4 Bd3 29.Nd2 Bb2 30.Nf1 Rc4 31.Re3 Bf5 32.Ng3 Bh7 33.Kh2 Bc1 34.Re2 Bf4 35.Kh3 Ra4 36.Kg4 Bc1 37.Kf3 Bd3 38.Re1 Bb2 39.Ke3 Bc2 40.Kd2 Bb3 41.Rb1 Ra2 42.Kd3 Ba4 43.Ne4 Ba3 44.Ke3 Bc2 45.Re1 Bb3 46.g4 Bd5 47.Kd3 Be7 48.Rb1 Ra8 49.f4 Bh4 50.Rh1 Bd8 51.Rb1 Bc7 52.Ke3 Kh7 53.Nd6 Kg8 54.Rb5 Bc6 55.Rb4 Bd8 56.Bb6 Bh4 57.Bd4 Bg2 58.Rb2 Bc6 59.Rb6 Bg2 60.Rb2 Bc6 61.Rb3 Bg3 62.c4 Bh2 63.f5 exf5 64.Nxf5 Kh7 65.Bb2 Re8 66.Nd6 Re7 67.Rb8 f6 68.Rc8 Bh1 69.Nf5 Rb7 70.exf6 Rb3+ 71.Bc3 gxf6 72.Kd2 Bf4+ 73.Kc2 Rb8 74.Rxb8 Bxb8 75.Ne7 Be4+ 76.Kd2 Bf4+ 77.Ke2 Kg7 78.Nf5+ Kf7 79.Bd2 Be5 80.Bxh6 Ke6 81.Be3 Bxf5 82.gxf5+ Kxf5 83.h6 Kg6 84.c5 f5 85.Kf3 Kf7 86.Bf4 Bd4 87.c6 Ke7 88.c7 Kd7 89.h7 Kc8 90.Ke2 Kd7 91.Kd3 1-0 [Event "FIDE Candidates 2018"] [Site "Berlin GER"] [Date "2018.03.20"] [Round "9.4"] [White "Karjakin,Sergey"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2763"] [BlackElo "2800"] [ECO "D35"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 c5 7.Rb1 Be7 8.Nf3 O-O 9.h4 cxd4 10.cxd4 Nc6 11.h5 f5 12.exf5 Qa5+ 13.Bd2 Qxf5 14.Bc3 h6 15.Bd3 Qg4 16.Kf1 e5 17.d5 e4 18.dxc6 exf3 19.gxf3 Rxf3 20.Be2 Rxf2+ 21.Kxf2 Bc5+ 22.Kf1 Qf4+ 23.Bf3 bxc6 24.Be1 Be6 25.Bh4 Rf8 26.Kg2 Kh8 27.Rc1 Rf5 28.Rc3 Rd5 29.Bxd5 Bxd5+ 30.Rf3 Qg4+ 31.Bg3 Bd6 32.Rh3 Be7 33.Qe2 Be4 34.Qf2 a5 35.a4 c5 36.Rh1 Bf6 37.Re1 Bc6 38.Re3 c4 39.Qe2 Qxh5 40.Qxc4 Bd7 41.Rd3 1-0 [Event "FIDE Candidates 2018"] [Site "Berlin GER"] [Date "2018.03.22"] [Round "10.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Aronian,L"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2800"] [BlackElo "2794"] [ECO "C50"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.d3 a6 6.Nd5 Nxd5 7.Bxd5 d6 8.Be3 Bxe3 9.fxe3 O-O 10.O-O Nb8 11.b4 Nd7 12.Qd2 c6 13.Bb3 a5 14.a3 Nf6 15.h3 h6 16.Rab1 b5 17.Qc3 Bd7 18.Rf2 Qb6 19.Re1 Rfe8 20.Nh4 c5 21.Ref1 cxb4 22.Qe1 d5 23.axb4 dxe4 24.bxa5 Rxa5 25.Ng6 Be6 26.Nxe5 exd3 27.Rxf6 gxf6 28.Rxf6 d2 29.Qg3+ Kf8 30.Rf1 Ra7 31.Ng6+ Kg7 32.Nf4+ Kh8 33.Nh5 f6 34.Nxf6 Rf8 35.Qf4 Rh7 36.Qe5 Qc7 37.Ne8+ 1-0 [Event "FIDE Candidates 2018"] [Site "Berlin GER"] [Date "2018.03.23"] [Round "11.1"] [White "Caruana,F"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2784"] [BlackElo "2800"] [ECO "D31"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 c6 4.e4 dxe4 5.Nxe4 c5 6.Nxc5 Nc6 7.Nf3 Nxd4 8.Qxd4 Qxd4 9.Nxd4 Bxc5 10.Nb5 Ke7 11.Bd2 Bd7 12.b4 Bxb5 13.cxb5 Bd6 14.g3 Rc8 15.Bg2 b6 16.Ke2 Nh6 17.Rac1 Nf5 18.Bc3 f6 19.f4 h5 20.Bc6 Rcd8 21.a4 h4 22.Kf3 hxg3 23.hxg3 Rxh1 24.Rxh1 Bb8 25.Be4 Kf7 26.Rc1 Ne7 27.Be1 f5 28.Bb1 Rd4 29.Bc3 Rc4 30.Ba2 Rc8 31.Bb2 Rd8 32.Bc4 Rc8 33.Bb3 Rxc1 34.Bxc1 Bd6 35.Bd2 Nd5 36.Bxd5 exd5 37.Bc3 Be7 38.a5 Bf6 39.Bxf6 Kxf6 40.Ke3 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE Candidates 2018"] [Site "Berlin GER"] [Date "2018.03.24"] [Round "12.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "So,W"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2800"] [BlackElo "2799"] [ECO "D31"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Be7 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bf4 c6 6.e3 Bf5 7.g4 Be6 8.Qb3 Qb6 9.f3 g5 10.Be5 f6 11.Bg3 Qxb3 12.axb3 h5 13.gxh5 Rxh5 14.Bd3 Kf7 15.h4 f5 16.Nh3 f4 17.exf4 Bxh3 18.fxg5 Bd7 19.Kf2 Na6 20.Bxa6 bxa6 21.Ne2 Bd8 22.Be5 Ne7 23.Nf4 Rh7 24.h5 Kg8 25.Rag1 Nf5 26.h6 Be8 27.g6 Rxh6 28.Rxh6 Nxh6 29.Rh1 Bg5 30.Ne6 Bxg6 31.Nxg5 Nf7 32.Ne6 Nxe5 33.dxe5 Re8 34.Nf4 Bc2 35.Rg1+ Kf7 36.e6+ Kf6 37.Nh5+ Ke5 38.f4+ Kd6 39.Ng7 Rf8 40.Ke3 d4+ 41.Kf3 Ke7 42.b4 Kf6 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE Candidates 2018"] [Site "Berlin GER"] [Date "2018.03.26"] [Round "13.2"] [White "Ding Liren"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2769"] [BlackElo "2800"] [ECO "A13"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 c5 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 b6 5.e4 Bb7 6.d3 d6 7.Bg2 g6 8.O-O Bg7 9.Re1 O-O 10.d4 cxd4 11.Nxd4 a6 12.b3 Nbd7 13.Ba3 Nc5 14.b4 Ncd7 15.b5 Ne8 16.Rc1 Ne5 17.Qe2 axb5 18.Ndxb5 g5 19.h3 f5 20.exf5 Bxg2 21.Kxg2 Rxa3 22.Nxa3 Qa8+ 23.Qe4 Qxa3 24.fxe6 Nf6 25.Qe2 Qa8+ 26.f3 h5 27.e7 Re8 28.Ne4 g4 29.hxg4 hxg4 30.fxg4 Nfxg4 31.Qd1 Bh6 32.Rc3 Rxe7 33.Qd5+ Qxd5 34.cxd5 Ra7 35.Re2 Nf7 36.Kh3 Nge5 37.Nxd6 Nxd6 38.Rxe5 Bg7 39.Rg5 Ne4 40.Rc8+ Kh7 41.Rh5+ Kg6 42.Rh4 Ng5+ 43.Kg2 Rxa2+ 44.Kf1 Ra1+ 45.Ke2 Ra2+ 46.Kf1 Ra1+ 47.Ke2 Ra2+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE Candidates 2018"] [Site "Berlin GER"] [Date "2018.03.27"] [Round "14.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Mamedyarov,S"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2800"] [BlackElo "2809"] [ECO "E06"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 d5 4.g3 Be7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O dxc4 7.Ne5 Qd6 8.Na3 Rd8 9.Naxc4 Qa6 10.Qc2 Rxd4 11.Bg5 Nbd7 12.Rfd1 Rxd1+ 13.Rxd1 Nxe5 14.Nxe5 Qa5 15.Bf4 Nd5 16.Be4 g6 17.Bh6 Qc5 18.Qd2 Qb4 19.Qc2 Qc5 20.Qd3 Qd6 21.Nc4 Qc5 22.Qf3 c6 23.Bd3 Nf6 24.e4 e5 25.Be3 Qb4 26.Nxe5 Qxb2 27.Bf4 Be6 28.Rb1 Qxa2 29.Rxb7 Bc5 30.Kg2 Re8 31.h3 Bxf2 32.Qxf2 Bxh3+ 33.Kg1 Qxf2+ 34.Kxf2 Rxe5 35.Bxe5 Ng4+ 36.Kg1 Nxe5 37.Be2 Kg7 38.Rxa7 Kf6 39.Ra5 Bd7 40.Kf2 Ke6 41.Ke3 Kd6 42.Ra1 h5 43.Rd1+ Ke7 44.Kd4 f6 45.Kc5 Bh3 46.Ra1 Bg2 47.Ra4 Ke6 48.Rd4 Nf3 49.Rd8 Ng5 50.Bc4+ Ke7 51.Rg8 Nxe4+ 52.Kxc6 Nd6+ 53.Kc5 Nxc4 54.Kxc4 Kf7 1/2-1/2 [Event "GCT Rapid Paris 2018"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2018.06.20"] [Round "1.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Nakamura,Hi"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2792"] [BlackElo "2769"] [ECO "A14"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 e6 4.O-O Be7 5.c4 O-O 6.b3 c5 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Nc3 Nc6 9.Nxd5 exd5 10.d4 b6 11.Ba3 Ba6 12.dxc5 bxc5 13.Rc1 Qa5 14.Qxd5 Qxa3 15.Qxc6 Bxe2 16.Rfe1 Rac8 17.Qa4 Qxa4 18.bxa4 Bxf3 19.Rxe7 Bxg2 20.Kxg2 a6 21.Rc4 Rc6 22.a5 Rb8 23.Ra7 h5 24.h4 Rb4 25.Rxb4 cxb4 26.Rb7 Rc2 27.Rb6 Rxa2 28.Rxa6 b3 29.Rb6 g6 30.Rxb3 Rxa5 1/2-1/2 [Event "GCT Rapid Paris 2018"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2018.06.20"] [Round "2.3"] [White "Anand,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2759"] [BlackElo "2792"] [ECO "C65"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.Bxc6 dxc6 6.h3 Be6 7.Nc3 Nd7 8.Ng5 Nf8 9.O-O Qe7 10.Na4 Bd6 11.Nf3 Ng6 12.Nc3 O-O-O 13.Be3 Nf4 14.Bxf4 exf4 15.e5 Bb4 16.Ne4 f5 17.exf6 gxf6 18.c3 f5 19.Neg5 Bd5 20.Re1 Qf6 21.Qa4 Bd6 22.c4 Bxf3 23.Nxf3 Rhg8 24.Kh1 Qxb2 25.Qxa7 b6 26.Rf1 Kd7 27.Qa4 Ra8 28.Qb3 Qg7 29.Rg1 Ra3 30.Qb1 Qf7 31.Qc2 Qh5 32.Rae1 Kc8 33.Rb1 Bc5 34.Rb3 Ra5 35.d4 Bd6 36.c5 bxc5 37.Qc4 Re8 38.Rgb1 Kd7 39.Ne5+ Bxe5 40.dxe5 Qg6 41.Qxf4 Qe6 42.Qd2+ 1-0 [Event "GCT Rapid Paris 2018"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2018.06.20"] [Round "3.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Mamedyarov,S"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2792"] [BlackElo "2808"] [ECO "A14"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 e6 4.O-O Be7 5.c4 O-O 6.b3 c5 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Bb2 Nc6 9.d4 cxd4 10.Nxd4 Nxd4 11.Qxd4 Bf6 12.Qd2 Nf4 13.gxf4 Qxd2 14.Nxd2 Bxb2 15.Rab1 Bf6 16.Rbc1 Rd8 17.Ne4 Be7 18.Rc7 Kf8 19.Rfc1 Rb8 20.e3 h6 21.Bf3 a5 22.Kg2 g5 23.fxg5 hxg5 24.h3 f5 25.Nc5 b6 26.Na4 Bd6 27.Rh7 Kg8 28.Ra7 Be5 29.Rc6 Rd6 30.Rxd6 Bxd6 31.Nc3 b5 32.Rxa5 b4 33.Nb5 Bc5 34.Nd4 Bxd4 35.exd4 Kf7 36.Ra7+ Kf6 37.Rc7 Ba6 38.d5 Bb7 39.d6 Bxf3+ 40.Kxf3 Rd8 41.Rb7 Rxd6 42.Rxb4 e5 43.a4 e4+ 44.Ke2 Ke5 45.a5 f4 46.Ra4 f3+ 47.Ke1 Rc6 48.a6 Rc1+ 49.Kd2 Rf1 1-0 [Event "GCT Rapid Paris 2018"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2018.06.21"] [Round "4.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "So,W"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2792"] [BlackElo "2778"] [ECO "A36"] 1.c4 g6 2.Nc3 c5 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 Nc6 5.e3 e6 6.b3 Nge7 7.Ba3 b6 8.Nge2 d5 9.cxd5 exd5 10.d4 cxd4 11.Nxd4 Nxd4 12.exd4 Ba6 13.Bf1 Bxf1 14.Kxf1 O-O 15.Rc1 Rc8 16.Kg2 Re8 17.Re1 Nf5 18.Qf3 Rxe1 19.Rxe1 Nxd4 20.Qxd5 Nc2 21.Rd1 Qe8 22.Nb5 Qe2 23.Bc1 Bf8 24.Nxa7 Rc5 25.Qf3 Ne1+ 26.Rxe1 Qxe1 27.Be3 Rf5 28.Qa8 Qa5 29.a4 Re5 30.Nc6 0-1 [Event "GCT Rapid Paris 2018"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2018.06.21"] [Round "5.4"] [White "Aronian,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2764"] [BlackElo "2792"] [ECO "C50"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.d3 Nf6 5.O-O d6 6.c3 a6 7.Nbd2 O-O 8.Bb3 Ba7 9.h3 Be6 10.Bc2 d5 11.Ng5 Qe8 12.Ndf3 Rd8 13.Nxe6 fxe6 14.Qe2 Nh5 15.Kh2 Nf4 16.Bxf4 Rxf4 17.Rae1 Qf7 18.Ba4 b5 19.Bb3 h6 20.a4 Kh8 21.axb5 axb5 22.Bc2 Rf8 23.d4 exd4 24.exd5 exd5 25.Qd3 g6 26.Re2 dxc3 27.bxc3 Bc5 28.Rfe1 Bd6 29.Kg1 Rxf3 30.gxf3 Qf4 31.Kf1 Qxf3 32.Qxg6 Qh1+ 33.Qg1 Qxh3+ 34.Qg2 Qxc3 35.Re6 Qd2 36.Rd1 Qf4 37.Rd3 Bc5 38.Rxc6 Qxf2+ 39.Qxf2 Rxf2+ 40.Ke1 Rxc2 41.Kd1 Rc4 42.Rxc7 Rd4 1/2-1/2 [Event "GCT Rapid Paris 2018"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2018.06.21"] [Round "6.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Karjakin,Sergey"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2792"] [BlackElo "2782"] [ECO "A28"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.d3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e3 Be7 7.Be2 O-O 8.O-O Be6 9.a3 a5 10.Bd2 Kh8 11.Rc1 Nxc3 12.Rxc3 f6 13.Qa4 Nb4 14.e4 c5 15.Be3 b6 16.Nd2 Bd7 17.Qd1 Nc6 18.a4 Be6 19.Bg4 Bg8 20.Nc4 Bd6 21.g3 Bc7 22.Na3 Qe7 23.Nb5 Rad8 24.h4 Bb8 25.h5 Qe8 26.Kg2 Ne7 27.Qe2 f5 28.exf5 Nxf5 29.Bg5 Nd4 30.Qd1 Nxb5 31.axb5 Rd4 32.Be3 Bd5+ 33.Kg1 Rb4 34.h6 gxh6 35.Bxh6 Qg6 36.Bxf8 Rxg4 37.Qe1 Rh4 38.f3 Rh3 39.Kg2 Qh5 40.Qe3 Rh2+ 41.Kg1 Qh3 42.Bg7+ Kg8 0-1 [Event "GCT Rapid Paris 2018"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2018.06.22"] [Round "7.4"] [White "Caruana,F"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2816"] [BlackElo "2792"] [ECO "C65"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.Nbd2 Nd4 6.Nxd4 Bxd4 7.c3 Bb6 8.d4 c6 9.dxe5 cxb5 10.exf6 Qxf6 11.O-O O-O 12.a4 bxa4 13.Nc4 Bc7 14.Ne3 b5 15.Nd5 Qd8 16.Qg4 Be5 17.f4 Bb8 18.Be3 Bb7 19.Rad1 a5 20.Nb6 h5 21.Qe2 Qe7 22.e5 d6 23.Nxa8 Bxa8 24.Qxb5 dxe5 25.f5 Qh4 26.Qe2 Bc6 27.Qf2 Qc4 28.f6 g6 29.Qg3 Bc7 30.h3 Rb8 31.Rd2 Qe6 32.Qg5 Qe8 33.Re1 Qf8 34.Bf2 Kh7 35.Kh2 e4+ 36.Bg3 Rb5 37.Qh4 Qb8 38.Bxc7 Qxc7+ 39.Qg3 Qb7 40.Qd6 Rf5 41.Qf8 Qc7+ 42.Kh1 Rxf6 43.Rd8 g5 44.Qh8+ Kg6 45.Rg8+ Kf5 46.Rf1+ 1-0 [Event "GCT Rapid Paris 2018"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2018.06.22"] [Round "8.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Vachier Lagrave,M"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2792"] [BlackElo "2789"] [ECO "A48"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.e3 Bg7 4.Be2 O-O 5.O-O d6 6.b3 e5 7.dxe5 Ng4 8.Bb2 Nc6 9.Nc3 Ngxe5 10.Qd2 Re8 11.Rad1 Nxf3+ 12.Bxf3 Ne5 13.Be2 Be6 14.Nb5 a6 15.Nd4 Bd7 16.c4 b5 17.Ba1 bxc4 18.bxc4 Rb8 19.c5 dxc5 20.Nb3 Bb5 21.Nxc5 Qxd2 22.Rxd2 Red8 23.Rc2 Rb6 24.Bxe5 Bxe5 25.g3 Rc6 26.Rfc1 Bxe2 27.Rxe2 Bd6 28.Rd2 Be7 29.Rxd8+ Bxd8 30.Kf1 f5 31.Ke2 Kf7 32.Kd3 Rd6+ 33.Ke2 Rc6 34.f3 Be7 35.Nb3 Rxc1 36.Nxc1 Ke6 37.Kd3 Kd5 38.Nb3 Bb4 39.e4+ fxe4+ 40.fxe4+ Ke5 41.Nd4 Bc5 42.Nf3+ Kd6 43.Ng5 Bg1 44.Nf3 Bb6 45.Kc4 h5 46.Kb4 Ke6 47.a4 Bf2 48.Kc4 Bb6 49.h3 Bf2 50.g4 hxg4 51.hxg4 Kd6 52.Kb4 Ke6 53.Kc3 Bc5 54.Kd3 Bf2 55.Ke2 Bc5 56.Kd3 Bf2 57.Kc4 Kd6 58.Kb4 Ke6 59.Kc4 1/2-1/2 [Event "GCT Rapid Paris 2018"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2018.06.22"] [Round "9.4"] [White "Grischuk,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2766"] [BlackElo "2792"] [ECO "C65"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.c3 O-O 6.O-O d6 7.Nbd2 a5 8.h3 Bd7 9.Re1 a4 10.Nf1 Ne7 11.Bxd7 Nxd7 12.d4 Bb6 13.Ng3 Re8 14.Bg5 Nf8 15.Be3 exd4 16.Bxd4 Bxd4 17.Nxd4 Neg6 18.Qc2 Ne6 19.Rad1 Nef4 20.Nf3 Qf6 21.Re3 Qe6 22.c4 Nxg2 23.Kxg2 Nf4+ 24.Kg1 Qxh3 25.Ne1 Qg4 26.Ng2 g5 27.Rd2 f5 28.Qd1 Qxd1+ 29.Rxd1 Nxg2 30.Kxg2 f4 31.Re2 fxg3 32.Kxg3 Re5 33.Rd5 Rae8 34.f3 Kg7 35.b3 axb3 36.axb3 h5 37.Ra2 Kf6 38.b4 Rxd5 39.cxd5 Ke5 40.b5 b6 41.Ra7 Rc8 42.Ra4 Rf8 43.Ra7 Rc8 44.Ra4 Rh8 45.Rc4 Rh7 46.Ra4 h4+ 47.Kg4 h3 48.Ra1 Rh4+ 49.Kg3 h2 50.Rh1 Rh8 51.Kg4 Kd4 52.Kxg5 Ke3 53.f4 Kxe4 54.f5 Kf3 55.f6 Kg2 56.Rc1 h1=Q 57.Rxh1 Rxh1 58.Kf5 Kf3 59.f7 Rh8 0-1 [Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2018"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2018.06.23"] [Round "1.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Aronian,L"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2792"] [BlackElo "2764"] [ECO "A11"] 1.c4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e3 Nf6 4.b4 Bg4 5.cxd5 cxd5 6.Qa4+ Bd7 7.Qb3 e6 8.Bb2 Nc6 9.a3 a5 10.b5 a4 11.Qd1 Na5 12.Nc3 Nb3 13.Rb1 Nc5 14.Be2 Bd6 15.O-O O-O 16.d4 Nce4 17.Nxa4 Qa5 18.Nc5 Nxc5 19.dxc5 Bxc5 20.Bd3 Bxa3 21.Ra1 Qb4 22.Bxf6 gxf6 23.Nd4 f5 24.Qh5 Qe7 25.g4 Qf6 26.Kh1 Kh8 27.gxf5 e5 28.Nc2 Bc5 29.Rad1 Ra2 30.f3 Rb2 31.Rg1 Bxb5 32.Bxb5 Rxc2 33.Rde1 Rc3 34.Rg3 Bxe3 35.Rh3 h6 36.Ra1 Bf4 37.Bf1 Rg8 38.Rd1 d4 39.Bd3 Qg5 40.Qxg5 Bxg5 41.Rg3 Bf4 42.Rxg8+ Kxg8 43.Be4 b5 44.Rb1 Rc5 45.Kg2 Kg7 46.h4 Kf6 47.Ra1 0-1 [Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2018"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2018.06.23"] [Round "2.4"] [White "Mamedyarov,S"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2808"] [BlackElo "2792"] [ECO "D53"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 h6 7.Bh4 c5 8.dxc5 O-O 9.Rd1 Nxc5 10.Nf3 Bd7 11.Ne5 Rc8 12.Be2 Nfe4 13.Bxe7 Qxe7 14.Nxe4 dxe4 15.Nxd7 Nxd7 16.Qxe4 Qb4+ 17.Kf1 Rfd8 18.b3 Nf6 19.Qc2 Rxd1+ 20.Qxd1 Qa5 21.Bf3 Rd8 22.Qb1 Rd2 23.g3 g5 24.h3 Rxa2 25.Kg2 Qd2 26.Rf1 b6 27.Qc1 a5 28.c5 bxc5 29.Qxc5 Kg7 30.Qc1 Nd7 31.Qxd2 Rxd2 32.Rd1 Rxd1 33.Bxd1 Nc5 34.Bc2 e5 35.f4 exf4 36.exf4 gxf4 37.gxf4 Ne6 38.Kg3 Kf6 39.Kg4 Nd4 40.Bd1 Kg6 41.Kh4 Nf5+ 0-1 [Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2018"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2018.06.23"] [Round "3.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Karjakin,Sergey"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2792"] [BlackElo "2782"] [ECO "D02"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.c4 e6 4.e3 Be7 5.Nc3 O-O 6.h3 b6 7.Bd3 Bb7 8.O-O dxc4 9.Bxc4 Nbd7 10.Qe2 c5 11.Rd1 Qc7 12.e4 cxd4 13.Nxd4 a6 14.Bg5 b5 15.Nxe6 Qxc4 16.Qxc4 bxc4 17.Nxf8 Kxf8 18.Rd4 Ne5 19.Rad1 Rc8 20.Na4 Rc6 21.b3 cxb3 22.axb3 Rc2 23.f3 Ke8 24.R4d2 Rxd2 25.Bxd2 Bc6 26.Ra1 Nfd7 27.Be3 Nd3 28.Nc3 Bb7 29.Rd1 Nb4 30.Na4 f6 31.Nb2 Ne5 32.Bd4 Nbc6 33.Bc3 Bc8 34.f4 Nd7 35.Nc4 Nc5 36.Nd6+ Bxd6 37.Rxd6 Bb7 38.b4 Na4 39.Ba1 Ke7 40.e5 fxe5 41.fxe5 Nb6 42.Rd3 Nxb4 43.Rg3 g6 44.Rg4 N6d5 45.Rh4 h5 46.g4 Nf4 47.gxh5 g5 48.Rg4 Bc8 49.Rxf4 gxf4 50.h6 Bf5 51.Kf2 Be4 52.Bc3 Nd3+ 53.Ke2 Ke6 54.h4 Nxe5 55.h5 Ng4 56.Bg7 Kf7 57.Kf1 f3 58.Bd4 Nxh6 0-1 [Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2018"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2018.06.23"] [Round "4.4"] [White "Grischuk,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2766"] [BlackElo "2792"] [ECO "C65"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 d6 5.O-O a6 6.Bxc6+ bxc6 7.d4 exd4 8.Nxd4 c5 9.Nc6 Qd7 10.Na5 Qa4 11.Bd2 Nxe4 12.Nc3 Nxc3 13.Bxc3 Be6 14.Qf3 d5 15.Rfe1 O-O-O 16.b3 Qb5 17.Bd2 Qb6 18.c4 Kb8 19.a3 g5 20.b4 g4 21.Qf6 Bd6 22.bxc5 Qxc5 23.Rab1+ Kc8 24.Nb7 Be7 25.Qb2 Qxa3 26.Qc2 dxc4 27.Nxd8 Rxd8 28.Be3 c3 29.Qe4 Rd5 30.g3 h5 31.Rec1 h4 32.Ra1 Qd6 33.gxh4 Bf5 34.Qc4 c2 35.Qe2 Bd3 36.Qxg4+ Bf5 37.Qf3 Qg6+ 38.Qg3 Bxh4 39.Qxg6 fxg6 40.Kg2 Kb7 41.Ra2 Bf6 42.Kf3 a5 43.Ke2 Bd3+ 44.Kf3 Rf5+ 45.Kg2 Be4+ 46.Kf1 Rb5 47.Ke2 Rb3 48.Kd2 Bc3+ 49.Ke2 Bb2 50.Rg1 Bd3+ 51.Kd2 c1=Q+ 52.Rxc1 Bxc1+ 53.Kxc1 Ka6 54.Rb2 Rxb2 55.Kxb2 Kb5 56.Kc3 Bf5 57.Bg5 c5 58.Be7 a4 59.Kb2 Kb4 60.Bf6 a3+ 61.Ka1 Kb3 62.Bg5 c4 63.Bc1 c3 64.h4 Be4 65.f4 Bf5 66.Be3 Kc2 67.Ka2 Kd1 68.Kxa3 Be6 69.f5 gxf5 70.h5 Bg8 71.h6 Ke2 72.Bg5 Kf3 73.h7 Bxh7 74.Kb3 Kg4 75.Bc1 1/2-1/2 [Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2018"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2018.06.23"] [Round "5.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Nakamura,Hi"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2792"] [BlackElo "2769"] [ECO "A14"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 e6 4.O-O Be7 5.c4 O-O 6.Re1 c5 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.d4 cxd4 9.Nxd4 Nc6 10.Nxc6 bxc6 11.Qc2 Qb6 12.Bd2 c5 13.Na3 Bb7 14.Nc4 Qa6 15.Na5 Bc8 16.Rac1 Bd7 17.a3 Bb5 18.e4 Nb6 19.b3 Bd3 20.Qc3 Rac8 21.Bf4 Rfd8 22.Red1 c4 23.bxc4 Na4 24.Qe1 Nb2 25.e5 Rc7 26.Qc3 Nxd1 27.Rxd1 Bxc4 28.Rxd8+ Bxd8 29.Qd4 Bd5 30.Bxd5 exd5 31.Qxd5 Qc8 32.Nb3 Be7 33.Nd4 Qd7 34.Qxd7 Rxd7 35.Nc6 Bxa3 36.Be3 a6 37.Kg2 Rc7 38.Nd4 Bc5 39.e6 Bxd4 0-1 [Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2018"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2018.06.23"] [Round "6.5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "So,W"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2792"] [BlackElo "2778"] [ECO "C53"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 O-O 6.O-O d6 7.Re1 a5 8.h3 h6 9.Bb3 Be6 10.Nbd2 Bxb3 11.axb3 Re8 12.Nf1 d5 13.Qe2 Qd7 14.Nh4 Rad8 15.Qf3 dxe4 16.dxe4 Qd3 17.Be3 Qxe4 18.Bxc5 Qxh4 19.Ng3 Qg5 20.Be3 Qg6 21.Rad1 e4 22.Qf5 Qxf5 23.Nxf5 Nd5 24.Bc1 Kh7 25.Kh2 g5 26.f3 exf3 27.Rxe8 Rxe8 28.Rxd5 Re1 29.Be3 Ne7 30.Bf2 Re2 31.Nxe7 Rxf2 32.Rf5 Rxg2+ 33.Kh1 Rxb2 34.Rxf7+ Kh8 35.Kg1 Rxb3 36.Kf2 a4 37.Nd5 Kg8 38.Rxc7 a3 39.Kxf3 a2 40.Rc8+ Kf7 41.Ra8 Ke6 42.Ke4 Rb2 43.Nb4 Rh2 44.Rxa2 Rxh3 45.Re2 Kd6 46.Nd3 h5 47.Rb2 Kc7 48.Rb5 g4 49.Nf4 Kc6 50.c4 Rh4 51.Ng6 Rh1 52.Ne5+ Kc7 53.Kf4 Rf1+ 54.Kg5 g3 55.Rb2 Rf2 56.Rb1 g2 57.Rg1 Rc2 58.Kxh5 1/2-1/2 [Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2018"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2018.06.23"] [Round "7.2"] [White "Caruana,F"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2816"] [BlackElo "2792"] [ECO "C46"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.a3 d5 5.Bb5 Nxe4 6.Qe2 Qd6 7.Nxe4 dxe4 8.Qxe4 Bd7 9.d3 O-O-O 10.O-O Re8 11.Qe2 Qg6 12.Be3 Bd6 13.Nd2 a6 14.Ba4 f5 15.f3 h5 16.Kh1 h4 17.h3 Nd4 18.Bxd7+ Kxd7 19.Qd1 Ne6 20.Nc4 Qf6 21.c3 Kc8 22.b4 Rd8 23.Qb3 Be7 24.b5 Nc5 25.Bxc5 Bxc5 26.bxa6 Qxa6 27.Nxe5 Rhe8 28.d4 Bd6 29.f4 Re7 30.a4 Rde8 31.Qb5 g5 32.Ng6 Qxb5 33.Nxe7+ Rxe7 34.axb5 Bxf4 35.Rae1 Rf7 36.Re6 Kd7 37.d5 b6 38.c4 Rf8 39.Ra1 Bd6 40.Kg1 g4 41.Rf1 g3 42.Rf3 f4 43.Rh6 Ra8 44.Rf1 Ra2 45.Rf6 Be5 46.Rf5 Kd6 47.Re1 Bd4+ 48.Kh1 Be3 49.Rf6+ Kc5 50.Rc6+ Kd4 51.Rd1+ Kc3 52.Rf6 Kxc4 53.d6 cxd6 54.Rf5 d5 55.Rb1 d4 0-1 [Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2018"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2018.06.23"] [Round "8.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Anand,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2792"] [BlackElo "2759"] [ECO "B13"] 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Nf3 Bg4 5.h3 Bxf3 6.Qxf3 Nc6 7.c3 Nf6 8.Bd3 g6 9.O-O Bg7 10.Bg5 Qb6 11.b4 O-O 12.Nd2 Rad8 13.Rfe1 Rfe8 14.Nb3 Qc7 15.Rac1 h6 16.Bf4 Qc8 17.b5 Nb8 18.c4 Nbd7 19.c5 Nf8 20.a4 Ne6 21.a5 Nxf4 22.Qxf4 Nh5 23.Qf3 e5 24.dxe5 Rxe5 25.Rxe5 Bxe5 26.b6 Nf4 27.Bf1 Ne6 28.bxa7 Qa8 29.Re1 Bg7 30.Qg4 h5 31.Qb4 Qxa7 32.Qb6 Qxb6 33.cxb6 Bc3 34.Rd1 d4 35.Bc4 Rc8 36.Bxe6 fxe6 37.Nxd4 Bxa5 38.Rb1 e5 1/2-1/2 [Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2018"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2018.06.23"] [Round "9.3"] [White "Vachier Lagrave,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2789"] [BlackElo "2792"] [ECO "C53"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 a6 6.a4 d6 7.O-O O-O 8.Re1 h6 9.h3 Re8 10.Nbd2 Be6 11.b4 Bxc4 12.Nxc4 Ba7 13.Qc2 d5 14.Ne3 Bxe3 15.Bxe3 Qd7 16.b5 axb5 17.axb5 Rxa1 18.Rxa1 Ne7 19.Nxe5 Qxb5 20.c4 dxc4 21.Nxc4 Ng6 22.Rb1 Qa6 23.Bd4 Nh5 24.Be3 Ngf4 25.Kh2 Qc6 26.g4 b5 27.Na3 Qd6 28.Nxb5 Qe5 29.gxh5 Nxd3+ 30.Kg1 Qxe4 31.Rb3 Rd8 32.Nd4 c5 33.Qxd3 Qd5 34.Rb5 Qxh5 35.Qc2 Qxh3 36.Qf5 Qh4 37.Rxc5 g6 38.Qf3 Rb8 39.Kg2 Qe7 40.Qd5 Re8 41.Rc6 Kh7 42.Nf3 Rd8 43.Qe5 Qd7 44.Rc4 Kg8 1-0 [Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2018"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2018.06.24"] [Round "10.5"] [White "Aronian,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2764"] [BlackElo "2792"] [ECO "C11"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 dxe4 5.Nxe4 Nbd7 6.Nf3 h6 7.Nxf6+ Nxf6 8.Be3 Bd6 9.Bd3 b6 10.Qe2 Bb7 11.O-O-O Nd5 12.c4 Nxe3 13.fxe3 Qe7 14.e4 e5 15.c5 bxc5 16.dxe5 Bxe5 17.Bb5+ c6 18.Nxe5 Qxe5 19.Bc4 Bc8 20.Rhf1 Be6 21.Bxe6 Qxe6 22.Kb1 O-O 23.Rf5 Rab8 24.Rxc5 Rb4 25.Qc2 Rfb8 26.b3 Rxe4 27.Rxc6 Qe8 28.Rc1 Rd4 29.Rc8 Rd8 30.Rxb8 Rxb8 31.Qc5 Qe4+ 32.Rc2 a6 33.Kb2 Rd8 34.g3 g6 35.Qc3 Qe6 36.Qc6 Qe5+ 37.Qc3 Rd4 38.a4 h5 39.Ka2 Qd5 40.Ka3 Rd3 41.Qc4 Qd6+ 42.Ka2 Kg7 43.Qc6 Qxc6 44.Rxc6 Rd2+ 45.Ka3 Rxh2 46.Rxa6 h4 47.gxh4 Rxh4 48.a5 g5 49.Rb6 g4 50.Rb4 f5 51.a6 Rh8 52.Rf4 Kf6 53.b4 Kg5 54.Rf1 g3 55.b5 Ra8 56.Kb4 f4 57.Ka5 g2 58.Rg1 f3 59.b6 Kf4 60.b7 Rh8 61.a7 Ke3 62.b8=Q Rh5+ 63.Ka4 Rh4+ 64.Ka3 f2 65.Qg3+ Ke2 66.Rxg2 1-0 [Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2018"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2018.06.24"] [Round "11.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Mamedyarov,S"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2792"] [BlackElo "2808"] [ECO "C70"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 b5 5.Bb3 g6 6.d4 exd4 7.Nxd4 Na5 8.O-O Bg7 9.Re1 Ne7 10.e5 O-O 11.Bg5 c5 12.Bd5 Rb8 13.Nb3 Nxb3 14.axb3 h6 15.Bh4 Rb6 16.Nc3 g5 17.Bg3 Nf5 18.Ne4 Nxg3 19.hxg3 Bxe5 20.c3 d6 21.Qh5 Bg7 22.Rad1 b4 23.f4 gxf4 24.gxf4 bxc3 25.bxc3 Qd7 26.Rd3 Qf5 27.Qf3 Be6 28.Ng3 Qg4 29.Qe4 Re8 30.Nf5 Rbb8 31.Rg3 Qxf5 0-1 [Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2018"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2018.06.24"] [Round "12.3"] [White "Karjakin,Sergey"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2782"] [BlackElo "2792"] [ECO "C65"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 d6 5.O-O a6 6.Bxc6+ bxc6 7.Re1 Bg4 8.Nbd2 Be7 9.h3 Bh5 10.Nf1 Nd7 11.Ng3 Bg6 12.d4 O-O 13.dxe5 dxe5 14.Be3 Bd6 15.Qe2 a5 16.Rad1 Qb8 17.b3 a4 18.Nh4 axb3 19.cxb3 Nc5 20.Nxg6 hxg6 21.Rc1 Na6 22.h4 Qb5 23.Rc4 Nb8 24.h5 Nd7 25.hxg6 fxg6 26.Qg4 Rf7 27.Re2 Nf8 28.Nf1 c5 29.Nh2 Qe8 30.Nf3 Ne6 31.Qxg6 Rf6 32.Qxe8+ Rxe8 33.Ne1 Kf7 34.Nd3 Rh8 35.f3 g5 36.Nxc5 Bxc5 37.Bxc5 Rfh6 38.Be3 Rh1+ 39.Kf2 c5 40.a4 Rb1 41.Bxc5 Rhh1 42.Be3 Rhf1+ 43.Kg3 Rxb3 44.a5 Ra3 45.Bb6 Nf4 46.Rc7+ Kg6 47.Rec2 Nh5+ 48.Kh2 g4 49.fxg4 Nf6 50.g3 Nxg4+ 51.Kg2 Rff3 52.R2c6+ Nf6 53.Bf2 Kg5 54.Rg7+ Kh6 55.Rf7 Kg6 56.Rb7 Kg5 57.Rb5 Ng4 58.Be1 Rfd3 59.Rb2 Ne3+ 60.Kh3 Ng4 61.a6 Kh5 62.Rb8 Re3 63.Rh8+ Kg5 64.Bd2 Nf2+ 65.Kg2 Nxe4 66.Bxe3+ Rxe3 67.a7 Rxg3+ 68.Kf1 Ra3 69.a8=Q 1-0 [Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2018"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2018.06.24"] [Round "13.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Grischuk,A"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2792"] [BlackElo "2766"] [ECO "A49"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 O-O 5.O-O d6 6.Re1 Nbd7 7.e4 e5 8.Nc3 Re8 9.h3 c6 10.a4 b6 11.Bg5 Bb7 12.Qd2 Qc7 13.Rad1 a6 14.dxe5 dxe5 15.Qd6 Qxd6 16.Rxd6 h6 17.Bxf6 Nxf6 18.Nd2 Rad8 19.Nc4 Rxd6 20.Nxd6 Re7 21.Rd1 Bf8 22.Nxb7 Rxb7 23.Rd8 Rc7 24.Bf1 a5 25.Bd3 Kg7 26.Kg2 Be7 27.Ra8 Nd7 28.Bc4 Nc5 29.b3 Nb7 30.Ra7 Bd6 31.Ba6 Nc5 32.Rxc7 Bxc7 33.Bc8 Kf6 34.h4 h5 35.Kf3 Ke7 36.Nd1 Kd8 37.Bh3 Bd6 38.Nb2 b5 39.Ke3 bxa4 40.bxa4 Bc7 41.Bf1 Bb6 42.Kf3 Ke7 43.Bc4 f5 44.exf5 gxf5 45.Be2 Kf6 46.Kg2 Kg6 47.Bf3 e4 48.Be2 Ne6 49.c3 f4 50.f3 fxg3 51.Kxg3 Bc7+ 52.Kf2 Bb6+ 53.Kf1 Nc5 54.fxe4 Bd8 55.e5 Bxh4 56.Bf3 Bg3 57.Nc4 Nxa4 58.Bxc6 Nxc3 59.e6 Kf6 60.Nxa5 Kxe6 61.Kg2 Bc7 62.Nc4 Kf6 63.Ne3 Ke5 64.Be8 Ke4 65.Nf1 h4 66.Kh3 Bd8 67.Bg6+ Kf4 68.Bd3 Nd5 69.Bc4 Nc3 70.Kg2 Ne4 71.Be6 Ng5 72.Bd7 Ba5 73.Nh2 Be1 74.Nf1 Bc3 75.Bc8 Ke4 76.Bb7+ Kf5 77.Ne3+ Ke5 78.Bc8 Ke4 79.Nd1 Bd4 80.Nf2+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2018"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2018.06.24"] [Round "14.1"] [White "Nakamura,Hi"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2769"] [BlackElo "2792"] [ECO "A05"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.b3 d5 3.Bb2 e6 4.g3 Be7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O c5 7.d4 Nc6 8.e3 b6 9.c4 Ba6 10.Ne5 Rc8 11.Nd2 cxd4 12.Nxc6 Rxc6 13.Bxd4 Rc7 14.Qe2 Bb4 15.Rfd1 Qe7 16.a3 Bxd2 17.Qxd2 dxc4 18.Be5 Rd7 19.Bxf6 1-0 [Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2018"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2018.06.24"] [Round "15.2"] [White "So,W"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2778"] [BlackElo "2792"] [ECO "A14"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 e6 4.O-O Be7 5.c4 O-O 6.b3 c5 7.Bb2 b6 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.d4 Bb7 10.dxc5 Bxc5 11.Nc3 Nd7 12.Nxd5 Bxd5 13.Qd3 Qe7 14.Rad1 Rfd8 15.Qc3 Nf6 16.Qe5 Rac8 17.Nh4 Bxg2 18.Rxd8+ Qxd8 19.Kxg2 Bf8 20.Nf3 Rc2 21.Rb1 Qd5 22.Qxd5 Nxd5 23.Kf1 Nb4 24.Nd4 Rc8 25.a3 Nd5 26.Rc1 Rxc1+ 27.Bxc1 a6 28.e4 Nc3 29.f3 Bc5 30.Nc6 b5 31.Ke1 f5 32.b4 Bd6 33.Bb2 Na4 34.Bd4 fxe4 35.fxe4 Kf7 36.Kd2 g6 37.Ke3 Ke8 38.Na5 e5 39.Ba7 Kd7 40.Kd2 Bc7 41.Nb3 Nb2 42.Bf2 Nc4+ 43.Kc3 Kc6 44.Nd2 Nxd2 45.Kxd2 1/2-1/2 [Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2018"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2018.06.24"] [Round "16.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Caruana,F"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2792"] [BlackElo "2816"] [ECO "D04"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e3 c5 4.c3 cxd4 5.exd4 Nc6 6.Ne5 a6 7.Bd3 g6 8.O-O Bg7 9.Re1 O-O 10.Nd2 Nxe5 11.dxe5 Nd7 12.Nf3 Nc5 13.Nd4 Bg4 14.f3 Bd7 15.Bg5 Re8 16.Bh4 b5 17.Kh1 Rc8 18.Bf1 Qb6 19.Qd2 a5 20.a3 Qb7 21.Rad1 Ne6 22.Nxe6 Bxe6 23.Bf2 Rb8 24.b4 Ra8 25.Bc5 axb4 26.Bxb4 Rab8 27.Qd4 Red8 28.Qh4 Rd7 29.Rd4 Qc7 30.Qg3 Bf5 31.Re3 Bc2 32.Qe1 e6 33.h4 Bf8 34.Qf2 Bb3 35.h5 Bc5 36.Bxc5 Qxc5 37.Qh4 Qxa3 38.hxg6 fxg6 39.Kh2 Qc1 40.Re1 Qxc3 41.Rd3 Qc2 42.Qf6 Re8 43.Ra1 Bc4 44.Ra6 Rf7 45.Rxe6 Rxf6 46.Rxe8+ Rf8 0-1 [Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2018"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2018.06.24"] [Round "17.4"] [White "Anand,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2759"] [BlackElo "2792"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.Re1 Nd6 6.Nxe5 Be7 7.Bf1 Nxe5 8.Rxe5 O-O 9.Nc3 Ne8 10.Nd5 Bd6 11.Re1 c6 12.Ne3 Bc7 13.Nf5 d5 14.Ne7+ Kh8 15.Nxc8 Rxc8 16.d3 f5 17.Bd2 Nf6 18.g3 Qd7 19.Qf3 Ng4 20.Bh3 h5 21.Bf4 Bb6 22.Bxg4 fxg4 23.Qe2 Rce8 24.Qd2 Bd4 25.c3 Bf6 26.Bg5 Be5 27.Re2 Bd6 28.Rxe8 Rxe8 29.Re1 Rxe1+ 30.Qxe1 Kh7 31.Qe3 Qf5 32.Be7 Bxe7 33.Qxe7 Qxd3 34.Qxb7 Qd1+ 35.Kg2 Qf3+ 36.Kg1 Qd1+ 37.Kg2 Qf3+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2018"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2018.06.24"] [Round "18.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Vachier Lagrave,M"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2792"] [BlackElo "2789"] [ECO "A28"] 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.d3 Bb4 5.Bd2 O-O 6.e3 Re8 7.Be2 d5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.O-O Nb6 10.a3 Bf8 11.b4 Bf5 12.Qc2 Qd7 13.Rfd1 Rad8 14.Ne4 Nd5 15.b5 Nb8 16.a4 c6 17.Qb2 Qc7 18.Rac1 a5 19.Ng3 Bg4 20.b6 Qe7 21.Bxa5 Nd7 22.h3 Bxf3 23.Bxf3 Ra8 24.Be1 Qa3 25.Qxa3 Bxa3 26.Bxd5 Bxc1 27.Bc4 Bxe3 28.fxe3 Nxb6 29.a5 Nxc4 30.dxc4 Red8 31.Rb1 Rd3 32.Kf2 Rd7 33.Ne4 Ra7 34.Nc5 Re7 35.a6 b5 36.cxb5 cxb5 37.Rxb5 Ra8 38.Rb7 Ree8 1-0 [Event "46th GM 2018"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2018.07.14"] [Round "1.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Nisipeanu,LD"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2792"] [BlackElo "2672"] [ECO "D35"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3 Bf5 7.Qf3 Bg6 8.Bxf6 Qxf6 9.Qxf6 gxf6 10.Nf3 Nd7 11.Nh4 Be7 12.Ne2 f5 13.g3 Bxh4 14.gxh4 Nf6 15.f3 Ke7 16.Rg1 Nh5 17.Kf2 Rae8 18.b4 f4 19.Nxf4 Nxf4 20.exf4 Kf6 21.a4 Bf5 22.Ra2 Re7 23.Re2 Rxe2+ 24.Bxe2 a6 25.Ke3 h6 26.Kd2 Ra8 27.a5 Re8 28.h5 Rc8 29.Ke3 Re8+ 30.Kf2 Rc8 31.Ke1 Re8 32.Kd2 Rc8 33.Bd3 Bxd3 34.Kxd3 Re8 35.h4 Rc8 36.Ke3 Re8+ 37.Kf2 Rc8 38.Re1 Ra8 39.Re5 Rb8 40.Re3 Ra8 41.f5 Rc8 42.Re1 Rd8 43.Kg3 Rc8 44.Kf2 Rd8 45.Kg3 Rc8 46.Kf2 Rd8 1/2-1/2 [Event "46th GM 2018"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2018.07.15"] [Round "2.3"] [White "Wojtaszek,R"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2733"] [BlackElo "2792"] [ECO "E21"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nf3 O-O 5.Bg5 c5 6.e3 h6 7.Bh4 cxd4 8.exd4 d5 9.Rc1 Nc6 10.a3 Be7 11.c5 Ne4 12.Bxe7 Qxe7 13.Be2 Rd8 14.O-O e5 15.Nxe5 Nxe5 16.dxe5 Nxc3 17.Rxc3 d4 18.Rc1 Qxe5 19.Bd3 Bf5 20.b4 a5 21.Re1 Qxe1+ 22.Qxe1 Bxd3 23.bxa5 Rac8 24.Qe7 Ba6 25.c6 Re8 26.Qb4 Rxc6 27.Rxc6 bxc6 28.h4 d3 29.Kh2 Kh7 30.Qd6 Re6 31.Qd7 Rf6 32.Qd4 h5 33.a4 Re6 34.Kg3 Rg6+ 35.Kf3 Re6 36.Kg3 g6 37.Qa7 Kg7 38.Qd4+ Kg8 39.Qd8+ Kh7 40.Qd4 Re2 41.Qd7 Bc4 42.Qxc6 Rc2 43.Qe4 Rc3 44.Qd4 Rc2 45.Qe4 Rc3 46.Qd4 Rc2 47.Qe4 1/2-1/2 [Event "46th GM 2018"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2018.07.17"] [Round "3.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Meier,Geo"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2792"] [BlackElo "2628"] [ECO "C10"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Nxf6+ Nxf6 7.c3 c5 8.Be3 Qc7 9.Bb5+ Bd7 10.Bxd7+ Nxd7 11.d5 exd5 12.Qxd5 Nf6 13.Qc4 Bd6 14.Bg5 Qe7+ 15.Kf1 O-O 16.Re1 Qd8 17.g3 h6 18.Bxf6 Qxf6 19.Kg2 Rfd8 20.Re4 Qf5 21.Rd1 Qc8 22.Rd5 Qc7 23.g4 Bf8 24.Rde5 g6 25.h4 Bd6 26.Rd5 Bf8 27.Rxd8 Rxd8 28.h5 gxh5 29.gxh5 Qc6 30.Rg4+ Bg7 31.Rg3 Rd5 32.Qh4 b5 33.b3 Qe6 34.c4 bxc4 35.bxc4 Rd3 36.Rg4 Rc3 37.Qg3 Qf6 38.Qb8+ Kh7 39.Qb1+ Kh8 40.Qb8+ Kh7 41.Rf4 Qe6 42.Qb1+ Kg8 43.Re4 Qc8 44.a4 Bd4 45.Rf4 Be5 46.Rf5 Bg7 47.Rf4 Be5 48.Rf5 Bg7 49.Rf4 1/2-1/2 [Event "46th GM 2018"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2018.07.18"] [Round "4.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Duda,J"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2792"] [BlackElo "2737"] [ECO "A29"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 Bb4 5.Bg2 d6 6.O-O O-O 7.d3 Bxc3 8.bxc3 e4 9.Nd4 exd3 10.exd3 Nxd4 11.cxd4 d5 12.Bg5 c6 13.cxd5 cxd5 14.Qb3 b6 15.Rae1 h6 16.Bxf6 Qxf6 17.Re5 Be6 18.f4 Rac8 19.Rfe1 Rc7 20.Bxd5 Bxd5 21.Qxd5 Rc2 22.Re8 Rc8 23.Qd7 Rd8 24.Rxd8 Qxd8 25.Re7 Qc8 26.Qxc8 Rxc8 27.Kf2 Kf8 28.Rxa7 Rc2+ 29.Ke3 Rxh2 30.d5 g5 31.f5 f6 32.d6 Ke8 33.Kd4 h5 34.Kd5 b5 35.Ke6 Re2+ 36.Kxf6 h4 37.Re7+ 1-0 [Event "46th GM 2018"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2018.07.20"] [Round "5.3"] [White "Nepomniachtchi,I"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2757"] [BlackElo "2792"] [ECO "C78"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Bc5 6.c3 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.a4 b4 9.d4 Ba7 10.Bg5 Rb8 11.Bd5 Ne7 12.dxe5 Nfxd5 13.exd5 O-O 14.exd6 Qxd6 15.c4 Nf5 16.Nbd2 f6 17.Bh4 Qf4 18.Bg3 Nxg3 19.hxg3 Qxg3 20.c5 Qg6 21.Rc1 Qf7 22.Ne4 Re8 23.Re1 Bf5 24.Ng3 Rxe1+ 25.Qxe1 Bg4 26.Qe4 h5 27.Nf5 Re8 28.Qd3 Bb8 29.N3h4 Be2 30.Qd2 Bg4 31.Ne3 Bd7 32.Qxb4 a5 33.Qxa5 c6 34.d6 Qb3 35.Qc3 Qxa4 36.Nhf5 Qe4 37.Ne7+ Kh8 38.Qb3 Rf8 39.Qc2 Qxc2 40.Nxc2 Kh7 41.Nd4 1-0 [Event "46th GM 2018"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2018.07.21"] [Round "6.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Giri,A"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2792"] [BlackElo "2782"] [ECO "D05"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.e3 Nf6 3.d4 c5 4.Nbd2 e6 5.b3 cxd4 6.exd4 Bb4 7.Bb2 Ne4 8.Bd3 Nc6 9.O-O Bc3 10.Bxc3 Nxc3 11.Qe1 Nb4 12.Nb1 Nxd3 13.Qxc3 Nf4 14.Qe3 Ng6 15.c4 dxc4 16.bxc4 O-O 17.Nc3 Bd7 18.Rfd1 Rc8 19.Nd2 Nh4 20.Qd3 Nf5 21.Rac1 Qc7 22.d5 Rfd8 23.h3 b6 24.Nf3 Qxc4 25.Qxc4 Rxc4 26.dxe6 fxe6 27.Rd3 e5 28.Nxe5 Rd4 29.Rf3 Nh4 30.Re3 Nf5 31.Ree1 Be8 32.Ne4 Ra4 33.Rc7 Rxa2 34.Kh2 h6 35.Ng4 Kf8 36.Rec1 Re2 37.f3 Nh4 38.Ngf2 Bg6 39.Rc8 Re8 40.Kg3 Nf5+ 41.Kh2 Nd4 42.R1c3 a5 43.R8c4 Rd8 44.Rc7 Ne6 45.R7c6 Nf4 46.Rc8 Re8 47.Rxe8+ Kxe8 48.Rc8+ Kd7 49.Rg8 Ne6 50.Kg3 Kc7 51.h4 Rc2 52.Ra8 Kb7 53.Rh8 Rc6 54.h5 Bxe4 55.Nxe4 a4 56.Re8 a3 57.Re7+ Ka6 58.Re8 Ka7 59.Nd2 a2 60.Nb3 Rc3 61.Na1 Rc1 62.Rxe6 Rxa1 63.Re2 b5 64.Kf4 Kb6 0-1 [Event "46th GM 2018"] [Site "Dortmund GER"] [Date "2018.07.22"] [Round "7.3"] [White "Kovalev,Vl"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2655"] [BlackElo "2792"] [ECO "C44"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4 Bc5 5.Ng5 Nh6 6.Nxf7 Nxf7 7.Bxf7+ Kxf7 8.Qh5+ g6 9.Qxc5 d5 10.O-O dxe4 11.c3 Re8 12.cxd4 Nxd4 13.Nc3 b6 14.Qc4+ Be6 15.Qa4 c5 16.Nxe4 Bd5 17.f3 Bxe4 18.fxe4+ Kg7 19.Qc4 Kh8 20.b4 Rxe4 21.Bb2 Qg8 22.Rf7 Rf8 23.Rxf8 Qxf8 24.bxc5 bxc5 25.Rf1 Qe7 26.Qd5 Kg7 27.h3 g5 28.Bc3 a6 29.Kh1 Kh6 30.Rb1 Nb5 31.Bf6 Qxf6 32.Qxe4 Nc3 33.Qf3 Qxf3 34.Rb6+ Kh5 35.gxf3 Nxa2 36.Rc6 Nb4 37.Rxc5 Nd3 38.Ra5 Kh4 39.Kh2 Nf4 40.Rxa6 Kh5 41.Rd6 Ne2 42.Rd2 Nf4 43.Kg3 Ng6 44.Rd7 h6 45.Rf7 Ne5 46.Rf5 Ng6 47.Ra5 Nf4 48.h4 Ne2+ 49.Kf2 Nf4 50.hxg5 hxg5 51.Ke3 Ng2+ 52.Kf2 Nf4 53.Ra8 Kg6 54.Ke3 Ng2+ 55.Ke4 Nh4 56.Ra6+ Kf7 57.Ra2 Kf6 58.Ra1 Ke6 59.Rh1 Ng6 60.Rh6 Kf6 61.Rh7 Nh4 62.Ke3 Ng6 63.Ra7 Nh4 64.Ra6+ Kf5 65.Kf2 Ng6 66.Kg3 Ne5 67.Ra8 Ng6 68.Rg8 Ne5 69.Rf8+ Ke6 70.Kf2 Ng6 71.Rb8 Kf5 72.Rb5+ Kf6 73.Ra5 Ne5 74.Ke2 Ng6 75.Ra6+ Kf5 76.Ke3 Nh4 77.Ra5+ Kf6 78.Ke4 Kg6 79.Ra1 Kf6 80.Rg1 Nf5 81.Rg2 Nh4 82.Rh2 Ng6 83.Rh5 Nf4 84.Rh8 Ng6 85.Rb8 Nh4 86.Rg8 Ng6 87.Kd4 Kf5 88.Ke3 Kf6 89.Ke4 Kf7 90.Rb8 Nh4 91.Rc8 Kf6 92.Rc1 Ke6 93.Ke3 Kf5 94.Rc5+ Kf6 95.Rb5 Ng6 96.Ke4 Nh4 97.Rd5 Kg6 98.f4 gxf4 99.Kxf4 Kf7 100.Kg5 Nf3+ 101.Kf4 Nh4 102.Kg5 Nf3+ 103.Kg4 Ke6 104.Kxf3 Kxd5 1/2-1/2 [Event "43rd Olympiad 2018"] [Site "Batumi GEO"] [Date "2018.09.26"] [Round "3.18"] [White "Beradze,I"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2495"] [BlackElo "2779"] [ECO "D45"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 c6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.b3 O-O 8.Bb2 Qe7 9.Bd3 Re8 10.Ne2 e5 11.dxe5 Nxe5 12.Nxe5 Bxe5 13.Bxe5 Qxe5 14.O-O Ng4 15.Nf4 g5 16.h3 gxf4 17.exf4 Qxf4 18.hxg4 Bxg4 19.Rfe1 h5 20.cxd5 cxd5 21.Qc5 Re5 22.Qc3 Rg5 23.Bf1 d4 24.Qc1 Qf6 25.Re4 d3 26.Qe3 Rd5 27.Rb1 d2 28.Qg3 Qg6 29.Bd3 Bf5 0-1 [Event "43rd Olympiad 2018"] [Site "Batumi GEO"] [Date "2018.09.27"] [Round "4.9"] [White "Tomczak,J"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2614"] [BlackElo "2779"] [ECO "C45"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nxc6 bxc6 6.e5 Qe7 7.Qe2 Nd5 8.h4 Qe6 9.g3 Nb4 10.c4 Ba6 11.Bf4 d5 12.a3 Bxc4 13.Qd1 Bxf1 14.Kxf1 Na6 15.Nc3 Nc5 16.b4 d4 17.bxc5 dxc3 18.Qd4 Rd8 19.Qxc3 Qd5 20.Kg1 Bxc5 21.Rc1 Bb6 22.h5 O-O 23.h6 Rfe8 24.hxg7 Re6 25.Bg5 Qa2 26.Rh2 Rd5 27.Qb4 c5 28.Qh4 h6 29.Bxh6 Qb3 30.Bd2 Kxg7 31.Qh8+ Kg6 32.Qh7+ 1-0 [Event "43rd Olympiad 2018"] [Site "Batumi GEO"] [Date "2018.09.28"] [Round "5.16"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Martinez Alcantara,Jose Eduardo"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2779"] [BlackElo "2565"] [ECO "E11"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 Bb4+ 4.Nbd2 O-O 5.e3 b6 6.Bd3 Bb7 7.O-O d5 8.a3 Be7 9.b4 c5 10.bxc5 bxc5 11.Rb1 Qc8 12.cxd5 Nxd5 13.Qc2 Nf6 14.dxc5 Na6 15.Bb2 Nxc5 16.Bxf6 gxf6 17.Bxh7+ Kg7 18.Rfc1 f5 19.Bxf5 exf5 20.Nd4 Be4 21.Nxe4 fxe4 22.Qe2 Rh8 23.Rb5 a6 24.Qb2 Kg8 25.Rb6 Nd3 26.Rxc8+ Rxc8 27.Qd2 Rc1+ 28.Qxc1 Nxc1 29.Rxa6 Rh5 30.Ra8+ Bf8 31.a4 Nd3 32.g4 Rc5 33.Kg2 Rc4 34.a5 Nf4+ 35.Kg3 Ne6 36.Nxe6 fxe6 37.g5 Kf7 38.h4 Bd6+ 39.Kg4 Rc1 40.a6 Ra1 41.Ra7+ Be7 42.Kh5 Ke8 43.Kh6 Bf8+ 44.Kg6 Be7 45.Ra8+ Bd8 46.h5 Ra5 47.Rxd8+ 1-0 [Event "43rd Olympiad 2018"] [Site "Batumi GEO"] [Date "2018.09.30"] [Round "6.6"] [White "Harikrishna,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2743"] [BlackElo "2779"] [ECO "E21"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nf3 O-O 5.Bg5 c5 6.Rc1 h6 7.Bh4 cxd4 8.Nxd4 d5 9.cxd5 g5 10.Bg3 Qxd5 11.a3 Bxc3+ 12.bxc3 Ne4 13.f3 Nxg3 14.hxg3 Kg7 15.e4 Qe5 16.Kf2 Bd7 17.Qd2 Qc5 18.Qe3 b6 19.e5 Nc6 20.f4 f6 21.Rd1 fxe5 22.Nf5+ Rxf5 23.Rxd7+ Rf7 24.Qxc5 bxc5 25.Rxf7+ Kxf7 26.Rxh6 exf4 27.gxf4 gxf4 28.Kf3 Ke7 29.Ke4 Kd6 30.Bc4 Re8 31.Kxf4 Ne5 32.Be2 Rf8+ 33.Ke3 Rg8 34.Rh7 Rxg2 35.Rxa7 Rg3+ 36.Ke4 Rxc3 37.Bb5 c4 38.Ra6+ Kc5 39.Ba4 Rxa3 40.Kxe5 Kb4 41.Rb6+ Ka5 42.Rb8 Rxa4 43.Kd4 Rb4 44.Rc8 e5+ 45.Kc3 Rb7 1/2-1/2 [Event "43rd Olympiad 2018"] [Site "Batumi GEO"] [Date "2018.10.01"] [Round "7.10"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Roganovic,Milo"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2779"] [BlackElo "2527"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Nd5 Nxd5 8.exd5 Ne7 9.c4 Ng6 10.Qa4 Bd7 11.Qb4 Bf5 12.h4 a6 13.h5 Nf4 14.Nc3 Be7 15.Be3 Nd3+ 16.Bxd3 Bxd3 17.h6 O-O 18.Rd1 a5 19.Qb5 e4 20.hxg7 Re8 21.Rxd3 exd3 22.c5 Bg5 23.Qxd3 h6 24.Ne4 dxc5 25.Kf1 Rxe4 26.Qxe4 Bxe3 27.fxe3 Ra6 28.Rh5 Rg6 29.Kg1 Kxg7 30.Rf5 b5 31.Qe5+ Kg8 32.e4 c4 33.Qf4 Qd7 34.a3 Qa7+ 35.Kh2 b4 36.e5 Qd7 37.e6 fxe6 38.Rf8+ Kg7 39.Ra8 Kh7 40.Qd4 Qd6+ 41.Kh1 e5 42.Qxc4 bxa3 43.bxa3 Qxa3 44.Qc7+ Rg7 45.Qc2+ Rg6 1-0 [Event "43rd Olympiad 2018"] [Site "Batumi GEO"] [Date "2018.10.02"] [Round "8.9"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Aleksandrov,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2779"] [BlackElo "2602"] [ECO "D35"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3 Bf5 7.Qf3 Bg6 8.Bxf6 Qxf6 9.Qxf6 gxf6 10.Nf3 Nd7 11.Nh4 Be7 12.Ne2 f5 13.g3 Bxh4 14.gxh4 Nf6 15.Rg1 Ke7 16.Bh3 Rae8 17.Nf4 Kd6 18.Kd2 Re7 19.a4 a5 20.Ra3 Rhe8 21.Rb3 Kc7 22.Rc1 Kd6 23.Bg2 Nh5 24.Nxd5 cxd5 25.Rb6+ Kd7 26.Bf1 Kd8 27.Bb5 Re4 28.Rxb7 Nf6 29.b4 f4 30.bxa5 fxe3+ 31.fxe3 Rxh4 32.Bxe8 Rxh2+ 33.Kc3 Ne4+ 34.Kb3 Nd2+ 35.Kb4 Nc4 36.Bb5 Rb2+ 37.Kc5 Nxa5 38.Rd7+ Kc8 39.Kxd5+ Kb8 40.Rd8+ Kb7 41.Kd6 Kb6 42.Ra8 1-0 [Event "43rd Olympiad 2018"] [Site "Batumi GEO"] [Date "2018.10.03"] [Round "9.6"] [White "Brunello,S"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2552"] [BlackElo "2779"] [ECO "E19"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7 6.O-O O-O 7.Nc3 Ne4 8.Qc2 Nxc3 9.Qxc3 d6 10.Qc2 f5 11.d5 e5 12.e4 Bc8 13.Qe2 Na6 14.exf5 Bxf5 15.Nd2 Nc5 16.Ne4 a5 17.Nxc5 bxc5 18.Bd2 a4 19.Be4 g6 20.b4 axb3 21.axb3 Rb8 22.Rab1 Bg5 23.Bxf5 gxf5 24.f4 exf4 25.Bxf4 Qf6 26.Bxg5 Qxg5 27.Rf4 Rbe8 28.Qd3 Re5 29.Rbf1 h5 30.Kg2 Kg7 31.R1f2 Kg6 32.R2f3 Ra8 33.Rf2 Rf8 34.h4 Qf6 35.Qc2 Kg7 36.Qd3 Qg6 37.Qc3 Kh7 38.Qd3 Kg8 39.Qf3 Qe8 40.Qd1 Rf6 41.Qc2 Kg7 42.Kh2 Rf7 43.Qb2 Kg6 44.b4 cxb4 45.Qxb4 Re2 46.Qb1 Re1 47.Qc2 Qe5 48.Kg2 Re3 49.Kh2 Re4 50.Qd2 Kg7 51.Qd1 Kg6 52.Qd2 Rf6 53.Qa5 Qe7 54.Qd2 Rf7 55.Qc1 Qe5 1/2-1/2 [Event "43rd Olympiad 2018"] [Site "Batumi GEO"] [Date "2018.10.04"] [Round "10.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Howell,D"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2779"] [BlackElo "2689"] [ECO "A48"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bg5 Bg7 4.c3 O-O 5.Nbd2 d6 6.e3 h6 7.Bh4 c5 8.dxc5 dxc5 9.Qc2 Nc6 10.Bc4 Na5 11.Be2 Be6 12.O-O Qb6 13.e4 Rfd8 14.Rfe1 g5 15.e5 gxh4 16.exf6 Bxf6 17.Ne4 Bd5 18.Bf1 Kg7 19.Qc1 Nc6 20.Qf4 Bxe4 21.Qxe4 Rd6 22.Bc4 Rg8 23.Qf4 Qd8 24.Qg4+ Kf8 25.Qh5 Rg6 26.Bb3 Qd7 27.h3 Bxc3 28.bxc3 Qxh3 29.Ng5 Qxc3 30.Nxf7 Rdf6 31.Rad1 c4 32.Re3 Qb2 33.Re2 Qc3 34.Bc2 Kxf7 35.Rde1 Qd4 36.Bxg6+ Rxg6 37.Re4 Qf6 38.Qd5+ Kg7 39.Re6 Qg5 40.Rxg6+ Qxg6 41.Qxc4 Qf6 42.Qg4+ Qg5 43.Re4 a5 44.a4 Kh7 45.Qxh4 Qd5 46.Qg4 Qf7 47.Qd7 Qg6 48.f3 Qg5 49.Qd3 Kh8 50.Qc3+ e5 51.Rg4 Qd8 52.Qb3 h5 53.Re4 Qe7 54.Qe3 Qf6 55.f4 exf4 56.Rxf4 Qg6 57.Kh2 Kh7 58.Qc5 Qe8 59.Qf5+ Kg8 60.Qg5+ Kh7 61.Rh4 Qg6 62.Rxh5+ Kg7 63.Qxg6+ 1-0 [Event "43rd Olympiad 2018"] [Site "Batumi GEO"] [Date "2018.10.05"] [Round "11.2"] [White "Fressinet,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2649"] [BlackElo "2779"] [ECO "C65"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.c3 O-O 6.O-O d6 7.h3 Ne7 8.d4 Bb6 9.Re1 Ng6 10.Nbd2 exd4 11.cxd4 d5 12.e5 Nh5 13.a4 c6 14.Bf1 f6 15.b4 fxe5 16.a5 Bc7 17.dxe5 Nhf4 18.Ra3 Bf5 19.Bb2 Qd7 20.Rae3 Rae8 21.Kh2 Kh8 22.Nb3 b6 23.Qd2 Ne6 24.axb6 axb6 25.Rc1 Rd8 26.Nbd4 Nxd4 27.Qxd4 Be4 28.Rxe4 dxe4 29.Qxe4 c5 30.bxc5 bxc5 31.Rxc5 Bb6 32.Rc6 Qb7 33.Rc4 Qxe4 34.Rxe4 Bxf2 35.Ba3 Rf5 36.Bd6 h5 37.Bd3 h4 38.Rg4 Bg3+ 39.Kg1 Nxe5 40.Bxe5 Rxd3 41.Bxg3 hxg3 42.Rxg3 Kg8 43.Kh2 1/2-1/2 [Event "chess.com IoM Masters"] [Site "Douglas ENG"] [Date "2018.10.20"] [Round "1.4"] [White "Sundararajan,K"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2445"] [BlackElo "2779"] [ECO "A22"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.e3 Nc6 4.a3 g6 5.d4 d6 6.Nf3 Bg7 7.Be2 O-O 8.O-O e4 9.Nd2 Re8 10.b4 h5 11.b5 Na5 12.Bb2 Bf5 13.Nd5 c5 14.bxc6 Nxc6 15.Qb3 b6 16.Bc3 Rc8 17.a4 h4 18.a5 Nxa5 19.Bxa5 bxa5 20.Nxf6+ Bxf6 21.Qc3 Rc5 22.Qa3 Rc7 23.Qxa5 Bg7 24.Rfc1 Qe7 25.Nb1 Rb8 26.Nc3 Rcb7 27.h3 Bc8 28.Rcb1 f5 29.Rxb7 Rxb7 30.Rb1 Rxb1+ 31.Nxb1 Bf8 32.Nc3 Qb7 33.Qd8 Be6 34.Nd5 Bxd5 35.cxd5 Kg7 36.Qa5 Be7 37.Qb5 Qc8 38.Qc6 Qd8 39.Bb5 a5 40.Qd7 Qf8 41.Qc7 Kh6 42.Qxa5 Bg5 43.Qc3 f4 44.exf4 Qxf4 45.Bd7 Qf7 46.Be6 Qa7 47.g3 hxg3 48.Qxg3 Qxd4 49.h4 Bc1 50.Kg2 Qf6 51.Qg4 Bf4 52.h5 gxh5 53.Qf5 Qg6+ 54.Qxg6+ Kxg6 55.Bd7 Kg5 56.Be8 Be5 57.Bf7 h4 58.Be6 Kf4 59.Bd7 Bd4 60.Bc8 Bc5 61.Be6 Ke5 62.Kf1 Bb6 63.Kg2 Kd4 64.Kf1 Kd3 65.Bf5 Kd4 66.Be6 Kc4 67.Ke2 Kc3 68.Bf5 Kd4 69.Be6 Ke5 70.Kf1 Kf4 71.Kg2 Ba7 72.Bd7 Ke5 73.Be6 Bc5 74.Kf1 h3 75.Bxh3 Kxd5 76.Ke2 Ke5 77.f3 1/2-1/2 [Event "chess.com IoM Masters"] [Site "Douglas ENG"] [Date "2018.10.21"] [Round "2.33"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Kashlinskaya,A"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2779"] [BlackElo "2447"] [ECO "A05"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.b3 Bg7 4.Bb2 c5 5.c4 d6 6.Bg2 e5 7.O-O O-O 8.Nc3 Nc6 9.d3 h6 10.Ne1 Be6 11.Nd5 Qd7 12.Qd2 Nh7 13.f4 f5 14.Nc2 Rae8 15.Rae1 Kh8 16.b4 exf4 17.Bxg7+ Qxg7 18.Nxf4 Bd7 19.b5 Ne5 20.Qa5 Nf6 21.Qc7 g5 22.Nh3 Bc8 23.Qxg7+ Kxg7 24.a4 Neg4 25.Kh1 Ne3 26.Nxe3 Rxe3 27.Ng1 g4 28.Rd1 h5 29.d4 h4 30.gxh4 Rh8 31.dxc5 dxc5 32.Rd3 Re5 33.e3 Be6 34.Rc1 Ne4 35.Bxe4 Rxe4 36.Ne2 Rxc4 37.Rxc4 Bxc4 38.Rd7+ Kf6 39.Nf4 Re8 40.Rd6+ Ke5 41.Rd2 Ke4 42.Rc2 Bb3 43.Rc3 c4 44.Kg2 Ke5 45.h5 Kf6 46.Kf2 Kg5 47.Rc1 Rc8 48.Ne6+ Kxh5 49.Nd4 Bxa4 50.Ra1 c3 51.Rxa4 c2 52.Ne2 c1=Q 53.Nxc1 Rxc1 54.Rxa7 Rc7 55.b6 Re7 56.Ra5 Kg6 57.Ra3 Re6 58.Rb3 Kg5 59.Kg3 Rh6 60.Kg2 Rh3 61.Rd3 Kf6 62.Rd7 Rxe3 63.Rxb7 Rb3 64.Rb8 Ke5 65.h3 gxh3+ 66.Kh2 Kf4 67.b7 Kf3 1/2-1/2 [Event "chess.com IoM Masters"] [Site "Douglas ENG"] [Date "2018.10.22"] [Round "3.28"] [White "Fenil,S"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2411"] [BlackElo "2779"] [ECO "A48"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Nbd2 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Bd3 O-O 6.O-O Nc6 7.Re1 e5 8.c3 h6 9.dxe5 Nxe5 10.Nxe5 dxe5 11.Nf3 Qe7 12.Bc4 b6 13.a4 Bb7 14.Qc2 Rfd8 15.h3 a6 16.b4 Kh7 17.Ba3 Qe8 18.b5 axb5 19.axb5 Rd7 20.Nd2 Qd8 21.Nf1 Bf8 22.Bxf8 Rxa1 23.Rxa1 Qxf8 24.Ng3 h5 25.Ra7 h4 26.Rxb7 hxg3 27.Ra7 Qc5 0-1 [Event "chess.com IoM Masters"] [Site "Douglas ENG"] [Date "2018.10.23"] [Round "4.15"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Dragnev,Valentin"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2779"] [BlackElo "2508"] [ECO "A05"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 c5 4.O-O Nc6 5.d3 e5 6.e4 dxe4 7.dxe4 Qxd1 8.Rxd1 Bg4 9.Na3 Nd4 10.Rd3 Bd6 11.Nc4 Bc7 12.Ncxe5 Ne2+ 13.Kf1 Nxc1 14.Rxc1 Be6 15.b3 O-O 16.Re3 Rfd8 17.Nd3 c4 18.Nf4 Bd7 19.e5 Ng4 20.Re2 cxb3 21.axb3 Bc6 22.h3 Bxf3 23.Bxf3 Nxe5 24.Bxb7 Rab8 25.Bg2 Rb5 26.Rce1 Ba5 27.Bd5 Bxe1 28.Rxe5 Bc3 29.Bxf7+ Kxf7 30.Rxb5 Rd1+ 31.Kg2 Rd2 32.Nd3 Rxc2 33.Rc5 Ke6 34.Rc6+ Kd7 35.Rc4 Kd6 36.Nc5 1-0 [Event "chess.com IoM Masters"] [Site "Douglas ENG"] [Date "2018.10.25"] [Round "6.8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "L'Ami,E"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2779"] [BlackElo "2639"] [ECO "D37"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 Nbd7 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Qc2 c6 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.Bg3 Nh5 10.O-O-O Nxg3 11.hxg3 g4 12.Nh4 Nb6 13.e4 Be6 14.e5 Nc4 15.Bxc4 dxc4 16.Nf5 Qa5 17.Kb1 O-O-O 18.Ne3 Bb4 19.Ne2 b5 20.Nf4 c3 21.Nxe6 fxe6 22.Rd3 cxb2 23.Qxc6+ Kb8 24.Qxe6 Rc8 25.Qb3 Rc7 26.Qxb2 Bc3 27.Qb3 Rhc8 28.Rhd1 b4 29.e6 Rb7 30.d5 Bf6 31.Nxg4 Bg7 32.d6 Rc3 33.d7 Rxb3+ 34.Rxb3 Qd8 35.e7 1-0 [Event "chess.com IoM Masters"] [Site "Douglas ENG"] [Date "2018.10.26"] [Round "7.4"] [White "Artemiev,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2706"] [BlackElo "2779"] [ECO "A15"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.b3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7 6.Bb2 O-O 7.O-O c5 8.Nc3 d5 9.e3 Qc8 10.Rc1 Rd8 11.cxd5 Nxd5 12.Nxd5 Bxd5 13.d4 a5 14.dxc5 bxc5 15.Nh4 Bxg2 16.Qg4 Bf8 17.Nxg2 Rd2 18.Bd4 Nd7 19.a4 Qb7 20.Bc3 Rd6 21.Rfd1 Rxd1+ 22.Rxd1 Nb6 23.Nf4 Qe4 24.h3 c4 25.bxc4 Nxa4 26.Ba1 Nc5 27.Rd4 Qb1+ 28.Rd1 Qe4 29.Rd4 Qc2 30.Nh5 Qg6 31.Qf3 Rb8 32.Bc3 f5 33.Bxa5 Qf7 34.Rd1 Ne4 35.Nf4 h6 36.Qe2 Kh7 37.Qh5 Qxh5 38.Nxh5 Rb2 39.Be1 e5 40.g4 fxg4 41.hxg4 Rc2 42.Rd8 Bc5 43.Kf1 Rxc4 44.Rc8 Rc1 45.Rc7 Kh8 46.Ke2 Bxe3 47.Rxg7 Bg5 48.Rg6 Kh7 49.Rg7+ Kh8 50.Ra7 Bh4 51.Rf7 Nd6 52.Rf8+ Kh7 53.Bb4 Rc6 54.f3 Bg5 55.Ra8 Nb5 56.Kd3 Rc7 57.Ba5 Rf7 58.Ke4 Nd4 59.Kxe5 Nxf3+ 60.Ke6 Re7+ 61.Kd6 Ne5 62.Bc3 Nf7+ 63.Kd5 Rd7+ 64.Ke4 Re7+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "chess.com IoM Masters"] [Site "Douglas ENG"] [Date "2018.10.27"] [Round "8.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Xiong,Jeffery"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2779"] [BlackElo "2656"] [ECO "B50"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Nc6 5.O-O Bg4 6.h3 Bxf3 7.Qxf3 g6 8.Nc3 Bg7 9.Qd1 O-O 10.a3 a6 11.Ba2 b5 12.Bg5 e6 13.Qd2 Qa5 14.f4 b4 15.axb4 cxb4 16.Ne2 b3 17.Qxa5 Nxa5 18.cxb3 h6 19.Bh4 Rab8 20.b4 Nc6 21.Be1 Nxb4 22.Bb1 Nd7 23.Bc3 Rb6 24.f5 exf5 25.exf5 g5 26.f6 Bh8 27.Bd4 Rc6 28.Ng3 Nd5 29.Ra5 Nf4 30.Nf5 Re8 31.Kh1 Bxf6 32.Nxh6+ Kg7 33.Nf5+ Kf8 34.b4 d5 35.Bf2 Rb8 36.g3 Nxh3 37.Be3 d4 38.Nxd4 Bxd4 39.Bxd4 Rxb4 40.Rd5 Ke7 41.Ba2 Rc2 42.Bc4 f6 43.Re1+ Kd8 44.Bxf6+ Kc8 45.Bd4 Nf2+ 46.Bxf2 Rxf2 47.Bxa6+ Kc7 48.Rc1+ Kb6 49.Rd6+ Ka7 50.Ra1 Ne5 51.Rh6 Kb8 52.Rh8+ Kc7 53.Rc1+ Kd6 54.Rh6+ Kd5 55.Rh2 Rbb2 56.Rxf2 Rxf2 57.Kg1 Rb2 58.Rf1 Kd4 59.Rf2 Rxf2 60.Kxf2 Ng4+ 61.Ke2 Ne5 62.Kf2 Ng4+ 63.Kf3 Ne5+ 64.Ke2 Ng4 65.Bb7 Ne5 66.Be4 Ng4 67.Bf5 1/2-1/2 [Event "chess.com IoM Masters"] [Site "Douglas ENG"] [Date "2018.10.28"] [Round "9.6"] [White "Shirov,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2636"] [BlackElo "2779"] [ECO "C65"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.c3 O-O 6.Bg5 Be7 7.O-O d6 8.h3 h6 9.Be3 a6 10.Bxc6 bxc6 11.Nbd2 Re8 12.d4 exd4 13.cxd4 Bf8 14.Qc2 Nxe4 15.Nxe4 Bf5 16.Nfd2 d5 17.Qxc6 dxe4 18.Rfc1 Ra7 19.d5 Bd7 20.Qc4 Rb7 21.Qxa6 Rxb2 22.Qa7 Bb5 23.Qxc7 Qxd5 24.Nc4 Rb4 25.Nb6 Qe6 26.a4 Bd6 27.Qb7 Be2 28.Qd7 Qe5 29.Qxe8+ Qxe8 30.Rc8 Qxc8 31.Nxc8 Bf8 32.a5 Ba6 33.Nb6 Rb5 34.Rd1 Bb4 35.Rd8+ Kh7 36.Rd7 Bxa5 37.Ra7 Bxb6 38.Rxa6 Rb1+ 39.Kh2 Bxe3 40.fxe3 Rb3 41.Ra7 Kg6 42.Kg3 Rxe3+ 43.Kf4 Re2 44.g4 h5 45.Ra5 hxg4 46.hxg4 f6 47.Ra1 Rf2+ 48.Ke3 Rb2 49.Ra7 Rg2 50.Kf4 Rg1 51.Rb7 e3 52.Rb2 Re1 53.Kf3 Kh6 54.Rh2+ Kg5 55.Rh5+ Kg6 56.Ra5 e2 57.Ra4 Rg1 58.Kxe2 Kg5 59.Kf3 Kh4 0-1 [Event "81st Tata Steel GpA"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2019.01.12"] [Round "1.7"] [White "Radjabov,T"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2757"] [BlackElo "2777"] [ECO "C50"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.O-O Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.c3 a6 7.a4 O-O 8.Re1 Ba7 9.h3 h6 10.Nbd2 Re8 11.b4 Be6 12.Bxe6 Rxe6 13.Bb2 Ne7 14.c4 Ng6 15.Nf1 b5 16.axb5 axb5 17.Ng3 bxc4 18.dxc4 Re8 19.Qc2 Qb8 20.Reb1 Qb7 21.c5 dxc5 22.bxc5 Qc6 23.Rc1 Nd7 24.Ra5 Reb8 25.Ba3 Nf4 26.Nf5 Re8 27.g3 Ne6 28.Kg2 Nf6 29.Re1 Nd7 30.Rc1 Kh7 31.Qc4 Bxc5 32.Rxc5 Ndxc5 33.Bxc5 Ra4 34.Qd5 Qa8 35.Qd7 Kg8 36.Nxe5 Ng5 37.Nc6 Raxe4 38.Nfe7+ Kh7 39.Ra1 Ra4 40.Rxa4 Qxa4 41.Qxe8 Qe4+ 42.Kf1 Qb1+ 43.Kg2 1/2-1/2 [Event "81st Tata Steel GpA"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2019.01.13"] [Round "2.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Giri,A"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2783"] [ECO "A28"] 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.d3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 Bc5 8.Be2 O-O 9.O-O Bb6 10.a4 Re8 11.Qc2 Qf6 12.Kh1 h6 13.Ng1 Qd6 14.f4 Bxg1 15.Rxg1 exf4 16.d4 Ne7 17.Ba3 Qd8 18.Raf1 Ng6 19.e5 b6 20.Bf3 Ba6 21.Rf2 c5 22.g3 fxg3 23.Rxg3 cxd4 24.cxd4 Rc8 25.Qf5 Bc4 26.Bd6 Be6 27.Qb1 Nf4 28.d5 Nxd5 29.Qg1 Kh8 30.Rd2 Nf4 31.Rd4 Ng6 32.Be4 Rc4 33.Rxc4 Bxc4 34.Qd4 Be6 35.Bc6 Ne7 36.Be4 Nf5 37.Bxf5 Bxf5 38.Kg1 Be6 39.h4 Qd7 40.Qe4 Rc8 41.h5 Rc1+ 42.Kh2 Qd8 0-1 [Event "81st Tata Steel GpA"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2019.01.14"] [Round "3.4"] [White "Nepomniachtchi,I"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2763"] [BlackElo "2777"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.Re1 Nd6 6.Nxe5 Be7 7.Bf1 Nxe5 8.Rxe5 O-O 9.d4 Bf6 10.Re1 Re8 11.c3 Rxe1 12.Qxe1 Ne8 13.d5 b6 14.Bf4 Bb7 15.Qd2 h6 16.c4 c6 17.Nc3 cxd5 18.cxd5 d6 19.Re1 Nc7 20.Bc4 Bxc3 21.bxc3 Qf6 22.h3 Rc8 23.Re4 b5 24.Bb3 a5 25.a3 Qf5 26.Rd4 Qb1+ 27.Bd1 b4 28.cxb4 Nb5 29.Qd3 Qa1 30.Re4 Bxd5 31.Re1 Bc4 32.Qf5 Rf8 33.Kh2 g6 34.Qe4 d5 35.Qe7 axb4 36.Be5 1-0 [Event "81st Tata Steel GpA"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2019.01.15"] [Round "4.1"] [White "Carlsen,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2835"] [BlackElo "2777"] [ECO "C65"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.c3 d5 6.Nbd2 dxe4 7.dxe4 O-O 8.O-O Qe7 9.b4 Bd6 10.a3 a5 11.Rb1 axb4 12.axb4 Be6 13.Re1 Rfd8 14.Qc2 h6 15.Bf1 Ra2 16.Bb2 Qe8 17.Nc4 b5 18.Ne3 Ne7 19.Ra1 Rda8 20.Rxa2 Rxa2 21.Ra1 Rxa1 22.Bxa1 Qa8 23.Bb2 Qxe4 24.Qxe4 Nxe4 25.Bxb5 f5 26.Bd3 Nf6 27.Bf1 g5 28.Nc4 Bxc4 29.Bxc4+ Kg7 30.Nd2 e4 31.Bb3 c6 32.h3 h5 33.Kf1 Kg6 34.Nc4 Bc7 35.Na5 Nd7 36.Ba4 Nb6 37.Bxc6 Nxc6 38.Nxc6 Nc4 39.Bc1 f4 40.f3 exf3 41.gxf3 g4 42.Kg2 Kg5 43.b5 g3 44.Nb4 Ne3+ 45.Bxe3 fxe3 46.Nd3 e2 47.f4+ Bxf4 48.b6 Kf5 49.Kf3 g2 50.Kxg2 Ke4 51.Ne1 Ke3 52.b7 h4 53.c4 Bg3 54.c5 Kd2 55.Nf3+ Kd1 56.c6 Kc1 1/2-1/2 [Event "81st Tata Steel GpA"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2019.01.16"] [Round "5.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Mamedyarov,S"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2817"] [ECO "C80"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Nxe4 6.d4 b5 7.Bb3 d5 8.dxe5 Be6 9.Nbd2 Nc5 10.c3 d4 11.Bxe6 Nxe6 12.cxd4 Ncxd4 13.a4 Bc5 14.Ne4 Bb6 15.Nfg5 Qd5 16.Nxe6 Qxe6 17.axb5 a5 18.b4 a4 19.Be3 Qxe5 20.Nc3 Ne6 21.Bxb6 Qxc3 22.Bc5 Nxc5 23.bxc5 O-O 24.Rxa4 Qxc5 25.Rxa8 Rxa8 26.Qc1 Qxb5 27.Qxc7 Qb8 28.Qxb8+ Rxb8 29.h3 h6 30.f3 f6 31.Kh1 1/2-1/2 [Event "81st Tata Steel GpA"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2019.01.18"] [Round "6.7"] [White "Rapport,R"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2731"] [BlackElo "2777"] [ECO "C24"] 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d3 Bc5 4.Nc3 c6 5.Nf3 d6 6.h3 O-O 7.O-O Re8 8.Ne2 Nbd7 9.Ng3 Nf8 10.c3 Bb6 11.Bb3 Be6 12.a4 d5 13.Bg5 h6 14.Bxf6 Qxf6 15.d4 Ng6 16.a5 Bc7 17.dxe5 Nxe5 18.Nd4 Rad8 19.f4 Qg6 20.Ngf5 Nd7 21.a6 Nc5 22.axb7 Nxe4 23.Qg4 Bxf5 24.Nxf5 Qxg4 25.hxg4 Nd2 26.Ba4 Bb6+ 27.Kh2 Nxf1+ 28.Rxf1 Re6 29.Bxc6 g6 30.Nxh6+ Kg7 31.Bxd5 Ree8 32.Bxf7 Re2 33.Bc4 Rxb2 34.Nf7 Rb8 35.Ng5 Bf2 36.Bd5 a5 37.Ra1 Rh8+ 38.Nh3 g5 39.fxg5 Bb6 40.Re1 Bc7+ 41.Kg1 Bd6 42.Ra1 Bg3 43.g6 a4 44.Kf1 Re8 45.Ng5 Re5 46.Ne4 Rxd5 47.Nxg3 Rdd2 48.Nf5+ Kf6 49.g7 Kf7 50.Re1 Rxb7 51.g5 Rd8 52.Ra1 Ra7 53.Ra3 Kg6 54.g4 Kxg5 55.c4 Rb8 56.Ke2 Ra6 57.Kd2 Rg8 58.Kc3 Kxg4 59.Nd4 Rxg7 60.Kb4 Rga7 61.Nb5 Ra8 62.Nc3 Rb8+ 63.Nb5 Rc8 64.Rxa4 Rxa4+ 65.Kxa4 Rxc4+ 66.Kb3 Rc8 67.Kb4 Kf4 68.Nd6 Rc6 69.Nb5 Ke4 70.Nc3+ Kd4 71.Nb5+ Kd3 72.Kb3 Rc4 73.Na3 Rc1 74.Kb4 Rh1 75.Nb5 Rh5 76.Nd6 Kd4 77.Nb5+ Kd5 78.Nc3+ Kc6 79.Kc4 Rh4+ 80.Kd3 Kc5 81.Ne4+ Kd5 82.Nc3+ Ke5 83.Nb5 Rg4 84.Nc3 Rb4 85.Ne2 Kd6 86.Nc3 Rh4 87.Ne4+ Ke5 88.Nc3 Rd4+ 89.Ke3 Rd8 90.Ne2 Rh8 91.Kd3 Rh3+ 92.Kc4 Rh2 93.Kd3 Rxe2 94.Kxe2 1/2-1/2 [Event "81st Tata Steel GpA"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2019.01.19"] [Round "7.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Anand,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2773"] [ECO "C50"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.d3 a6 6.Nd5 h6 7.c3 d6 8.h3 Ba7 9.a4 Be6 10.a5 Bxd5 11.exd5 Ne7 12.d4 exd4 13.Nxd4 O-O 14.g4 Nexd5 15.Kf1 Qd7 16.h4 Bxd4 17.Qxd4 Ne7 18.Be2 Qc6 19.Rh3 Qd5 20.Qxd5 Nfxd5 21.Bf3 c6 22.Ra4 b5 23.axb6 Nxb6 24.Re4 Rfe8 25.g5 hxg5 26.Bxg5 f6 27.Bc1 d5 28.Rg4 Nc4 29.Be2 Ne5 30.Rf4 Kf7 31.h5 Rh8 32.Ra4 a5 33.b3 Rab8 34.Bd1 Rb5 35.Bc2 c5 36.Rah4 c4 37.bxc4 Nxc4 38.Kg2 Rc5 39.Rg3 Rcc8 40.Rhg4 Rcg8 41.Rh3 Ra8 42.Rhg3 Rxh5 43.Rxg7+ Ke6 44.Ba4 Rah8 45.Bf4 Rh2+ 46.Kf1 Rh1+ 47.Ke2 Ra1 48.Bb5 Ra2+ 49.Kf1 Rh1+ 50.Kg2 Raa1 51.Bxc4 Nf5 52.Bxd5+ Kxd5 53.Kf3 Nxg3 54.fxg3 a4 55.Kg4 a3 56.Ra7 a2 57.Kf5 Rh2 0-1 [Event "81st Tata Steel GpA"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2019.01.20"] [Round "8.7"] [White "Duda,J"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2738"] [BlackElo "2777"] [ECO "C50"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.d3 Nf6 5.O-O d6 6.c3 a6 7.a4 O-O 8.Bg5 h6 9.Bh4 g5 10.Bg3 Ba7 11.Nbd2 Nh7 12.h3 h5 13.d4 h4 14.Bh2 g4 15.hxg4 Bxg4 16.dxe5 dxe5 17.b4 h3 18.b5 Ne7 19.gxh3 Bxh3 20.Nxe5 Kg7 21.Nxf7 Rxf7 22.Bxf7 Bxf1 23.Bb3 Bh3 24.Be5+ Nf6 25.Bxf6+ Kxf6 26.Qf3+ Bf5 27.Rd1 Qc8 28.exf5 Qxf5 29.Ne4+ Kg7 30.Qxf5 Nxf5 31.Rd7+ Kh6 32.bxa6 bxa6 33.Rxc7 Bb8 34.Rf7 Nh4 35.Rf6+ Kg7 36.Kf1 Ra7 37.Rb6 Be5 38.Bd5 Ng6 39.c4 Bd4 40.c5 Nf4 41.Bb7 Nd3 42.Bxa6 Bxc5 43.Re6 Nf4 44.Nxc5 Rc7 45.Re4 1-0 [Event "81st Tata Steel GpA"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2019.01.22"] [Round "9.6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Ding Liren"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2813"] [ECO "D02"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c3 c5 4.e3 e6 5.Nbd2 Nbd7 6.Bd3 b6 7.Qe2 Bb7 8.O-O Be7 9.b3 O-O 10.Bb2 Rc8 11.Rac1 Bd6 12.c4 cxd4 13.exd4 Qe7 14.Ne5 Ba3 15.Bxa3 Qxa3 16.f4 g6 17.Ndf3 dxc4 18.bxc4 Qd6 19.Qe3 Bxf3 20.Nxf3 Rfd8 21.Rcd1 Nb8 22.Kh1 Nc6 23.Be2 Kg7 24.Qc1 h5 25.Qa1 Ne7 26.Ne5 Nf5 27.Rd3 Kg8 28.Bf3 Nd7 29.c5 Qc7 30.Nc6 Re8 31.Ra3 a5 32.cxb6 Qxb6 33.Rc1 Nf6 34.Rac3 Nd5 35.Rc5 Nxf4 36.Qc3 a4 37.Qd2 Nd5 38.h3 Kg7 39.Qf2 h4 40.Kg1 Rc7 41.Qe1 Rec8 42.Bxd5 exd5 43.Qb4 Qa6 44.Ne7 Rxc5 1/2-1/2 [Event "81st Tata Steel GpA"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2019.01.23"] [Round "10.7"] [White "Vidit,S"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2695"] [BlackElo "2777"] [ECO "E25"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.f3 d5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 c5 7.cxd5 exd5 8.e3 c4 9.Ne2 Nc6 10.g4 Na5 11.Bg2 Nb3 12.Rb1 O-O 13.O-O b5 14.e4 dxe4 15.fxe4 Nxc1 16.Qxc1 Bxg4 17.Nf4 Rb8 18.h3 Bd7 19.e5 Ne8 20.Qe3 Rb6 21.d5 Nc7 22.d6 Ne6 23.Nd5 Ra6 24.Rf5 Qh4 25.Rbf1 Rxa3 26.Ne7+ Kh8 27.Rxf7 Rxf7 28.Rxf7 Qh5 29.Qf4 1-0 [Event "81st Tata Steel GpA"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2019.01.25"] [Round "11.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Van Foreest,Jorden"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2612"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 c5 4.O-O Nc6 5.d3 e5 6.Qe1 Be7 7.e4 d4 8.a4 O-O 9.Na3 Ne8 10.Nc4 Qc7 11.b3 b6 12.Bd2 Be6 13.Qe2 f6 14.Nh4 Nd6 15.f4 Rae8 16.f5 Bd7 17.Ng6 Rf7 18.Qh5 Bd8 19.g4 Ne7 20.Rf3 Nxg6 21.fxg6 hxg6 22.Qxg6 Nxc4 23.bxc4 Qc8 24.Rg3 Be6 25.Rf1 Qd7 26.Bf3 Qxa4 27.Bd1 Qd7 28.Rh3 Kf8 29.Rh7 Ke7 30.Rxg7 Rxg7 31.Qxg7+ Kd6 32.Qxd7+ Bxd7 33.Kg2 a5 34.h4 a4 35.Bc1 Be7 36.Kg3 Ra8 37.Ba3 Rg8 38.Be2 Bd8 39.h5 Be8 40.Kh3 Rh8 41.Bc1 Be7 42.Bd2 Bd7 43.Kg3 Ra8 44.Rb1 b5 45.cxb5 a3 46.b6 a2 47.Ra1 Kc6 48.g5 fxg5 49.Bg4 Be8 50.Be6 Kxb6 51.Kg4 c4 52.h6 cxd3 53.cxd3 Bb5 54.Rxa2 Rxa2 55.Bxa2 Bxd3 56.Kf5 Bf8 57.h7 Bg7 58.Bxg5 Bc2 59.Bd5 d3 60.Kg6 Bh8 61.Kf7 Kc5 62.Kg8 Bf6 63.Bxf6 d2 64.h8=Q d1=Q 65.Kf7 Bd3 66.Qh2 1-0 [Event "81st Tata Steel GpA"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2019.01.26"] [Round "12.2"] [White "Fedoseev,Vl3"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2724"] [BlackElo "2777"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.Re1 Nd6 6.Nxe5 Be7 7.Bf1 Nxe5 8.Rxe5 O-O 9.d4 Bf6 10.Re2 Nc4 11.b3 Nb6 12.c3 d5 13.Re1 Re8 14.Rxe8+ Qxe8 15.a4 Be6 16.Na3 Nc8 17.Bf4 Qd7 18.Bd3 c6 19.Nc2 Ne7 20.Qd2 Bf5 21.Nb4 Ng6 22.Bg3 Re8 23.a5 h5 24.h3 h4 25.Bh2 Bxd3 26.Nxd3 Qf5 27.a6 b6 28.Bd6 Bg5 29.Qd1 Qe4 30.Ra2 Qe6 31.Bc7 c5 32.Qg4 Qe7 33.dxc5 bxc5 34.Ba5 Ne5 35.Nxe5 Qxe5 36.Ra1 Re6 37.Rd1 Bd2 38.Qxh4 Rxa6 39.g3 f6 40.Bc7 Qxc7 41.Rxd2 Ra1+ 42.Kg2 Qe5 43.Qf4 Qe1 44.Kf3 Qh1+ 45.Kg4 Re1 46.Qd6 Qe4+ 47.Qf4 Qh1 48.f3 Re5 49.h4 a5 50.Rd3 Kf7 51.Qd2 Kg6 52.Re3 Rg5+ 53.Kf4 Rf5+ 54.Kg4 Rg5+ 55.Kf4 Qh3 56.g4 Qxh4 57.Qc2+ Kf7 58.Re2 g6 59.Qd1 Re5 60.Rxe5 Qh2+ 61.Ke3 Qxe5+ 62.Kd3 d4 63.Qd2 dxc3 64.Qxc3 Qxc3+ 65.Kxc3 Ke6 66.Kc4 Kd6 67.f4 Kc6 68.f5 gxf5 69.gxf5 Kd6 0-1 [Event "81st Tata Steel GpA"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] [Date "2019.01.27"] [Round "13.7"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Shankland,S"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2725"] [ECO "A11"] 1.c4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 g6 4.Qa4 d4 5.Bg2 Bg7 6.d3 Nd7 7.O-O Nh6 8.Nbd2 O-O 9.b4 e5 10.c5 a6 11.Nc4 f6 12.Qb3 Nf7 13.e3 dxe3 14.Bxe3 Kh8 15.Rae1 Re8 16.Na5 Re7 17.d4 e4 18.Nd2 f5 19.d5 cxd5 20.Qxd5 Qe8 21.c6 Nf6 22.Qc5 bxc6 23.Ndc4 Be6 24.Rc1 Bd5 25.Bd4 Rb8 26.a4 Re6 27.Nb6 Bf8 28.Qc3 Kg8 29.Nac4 Nd7 30.a5 Nd6 31.Nxd6 Bxd6 32.Rfd1 Nxb6 33.axb6 Be5 34.Bxe5 Rxe5 35.Qe3 Qf7 36.Ra1 Qb7 37.Qd4 Re7 38.b5 cxb5 39.Qxd5+ Qxd5 40.Rxd5 Rxb6 41.Rd8+ Kf7 42.Ra8 Ree6 43.Ra7+ Kf6 44.Rxh7 b4 45.Rc7 b3 46.Bf1 Rec6 47.Rxc6+ Rxc6 48.Rb1 Rb6 49.Bc4 b2 50.Ba2 a5 51.Kf1 a4 52.Ke2 a3 53.Kd2 Rc6 54.h4 Ke5 55.Re1 Kd4 56.Bb1 Rc3 57.Rh1 Rd3+ 58.Kc2 Rc3+ 59.Kd2 Rf3 60.Ke2 Rd3 61.h5 gxh5 62.Ke1 Rc3 63.Kd2 f4 64.Ba2 e3+ 65.fxe3+ fxe3+ 66.Ke2 Rc2+ 0-1 [Event "Armageddon: Chess for TV"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2019.06.11"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Wei Yi"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2741"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A13"] 1.c4 e6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 Nf6 4.Nf3 dxc4 5.O-O a6 6.Qc2 c5 7.Ne5 Ra7 8.a4 b6 9.Na3 Bb7 10.Naxc4 Bxg2 11.Kxg2 Be7 12.b3 O-O 13.Bb2 Nd5 0-1 [Event "Armageddon: Chess for TV"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2019.06.11"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Wei Yi"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2741"] [ECO "D02"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 c6 3.e3 e6 4.c4 Bd6 5.Bd3 f5 6.O-O Nf6 7.b3 O-O 8.Ba3 b6 9.Bxd6 Qxd6 10.Nc3 Ne4 11.Qc2 Nd7 12.cxd5 exd5 13.Ne2 Bb7 14.Rac1 Rac8 15.Qb2 Rce8 16.b4 b5 17.a4 bxa4 18.Qa2 Nb6 19.Rc5 Qh6 20.Bxe4 fxe4 21.Ne5 Ba6 22.Rxc6 Re6 23.Rc5 Kh8 24.b5 Bb7 25.Rc7 1-0 [Event "Armageddon: Chess for TV"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2019.06.13"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Radjabov,T"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2759"] [ECO "A05"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.O-O O-O 5.d4 d5 6.c3 c6 7.Nbd2 Bf5 8.Nh4 Bg4 9.h3 Bc8 10.Kh2 Re8 11.e4 dxe4 12.Nxe4 Nxe4 13.Bxe4 Nd7 14.Bg2 e5 15.dxe5 Nxe5 16.Qxd8 Rxd8 17.Bg5 Re8 18.Rad1 Be6 19.b3 h6 20.Bd2 Rad8 21.c4 Nd3 22.Nf3 b6 23.Be3 c5 24.Rd2 Nb4 25.Rfd1 Rxd2 26.Rxd2 Bf5 27.Nh4 Bb1 28.Rd7 Bxa2 29.Rxa7 Bxb3 30.Rb7 Re6 31.Bf1 Ba4 32.Rb8+ Kh7 33.Rb7 Be8 34.Ng2 Nc2 35.Bd3 Nxe3 36.Nxe3 Bd4 37.Nd5 Kg7 38.Nc7 Re7 39.Nxe8+ Rxe8 40.Kg2 Ra8 41.Re7 Ra3 42.Be2 Ra2 43.Kf3 Rc2 44.Rb7 Rb2 45.h4 h5 46.Re7 Kf6 47.Rd7 Ke6 48.Rb7 f6 49.Rg7 Rb3+ 50.Kg2 Kf5 51.Re7 g5 52.hxg5 Kxg5 53.Rh7 Rb2 54.Kf3 f5 55.Rf7 Ra2 56.Rf8 Rb2 57.Rf7 Kg6 58.Rf8 Rd2 59.Rb8 Rb2 60.Rg8+ Kf7 61.Rb8 f4 62.Rd8 fxg3 63.fxg3 Rb3+ 64.Kg2 Rb2 65.Kf3 Ke7 66.Rd5 Rb3+ 67.Kg2 Rb2 68.Kf3 Rb3+ 69.Kg2 Rb2 70.Kf3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Armageddon: Chess for TV"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2019.06.13"] [Round "2.3"] [White "Radjabov,T"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2759"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C24"] 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d3 Bc5 4.Nf3 d6 5.O-O O-O 6.c3 Nc6 7.a4 a6 8.b4 Ba7 9.Be3 Bxe3 10.fxe3 Ne7 11.Nbd2 Ng6 12.Bb3 a5 13.b5 c6 14.c4 d5 15.cxd5 cxd5 16.Qe2 Be6 17.Ng5 Bg4 18.Qf2 h6 19.Ngf3 Be6 20.exd5 Bxd5 21.Bxd5 Qxd5 22.d4 Rad8 23.Rac1 exd4 24.Nxd4 Ng4 25.Qf3 Nxe3 26.Qxe3 Qxd4 27.Nc4 Qxe3+ 28.Nxe3 Ne5 29.Rc7 Rd7 30.Rxd7 Nxd7 31.Rc1 Nb6 32.Rc7 Rb8 33.Nf5 Nxa4 34.Nd6 b6 35.Nxf7 Nc5 36.Ne5 Re8 37.Nc4 Re1+ 38.Kf2 Rb1 39.Nxb6 Rxb5 40.Nc4 Ne4+ 41.Kf3 Rc5 42.Rxc5 Nxc5 43.Nxa5 Kf7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Armageddon: Chess for TV"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2019.06.13"] [Round "2.2"] [White "Radjabov,T"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2759"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D30"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Bg5 dxc4 5.Qa4+ Nbd7 6.Bxf6 gxf6 7.Nc3 a6 8.e3 b5 9.Nxb5 axb5 10.Qxa8 Bb4+ 11.Kd1 Nb6 12.Qe4 O-O 13.h4 Nd5 14.Rh3 f5 15.Qc2 Bd6 16.Be2 Kh8 17.Ke1 Bb7 18.Kf1 Rg8 19.a4 c6 20.b3 c3 21.axb5 cxb5 22.Bxb5 Qf8 23.Ra7 Qb8 24.Ra4 Nb4 25.Qe2 c2 26.Ra1 Be4 27.Ng5 Qc7 28.Bc4 Bd5 29.Rc1 f6 30.Nf3 Rc8 31.Ne1 Bxc4 32.bxc4 Qxc4 33.Qxc4 Rxc4 34.Ke2 Bc7 35.h5 Kg7 36.Rh1 e5 37.Nxc2 Na2 38.dxe5 Nxc1+ 39.Rxc1 fxe5 40.Kd1 Kh6 41.Ne1 Rxc1+ 42.Kxc1 e4 43.Kd2 Ba5+ 44.Ke2 Kxh5 45.Nc2 Kg5 46.Nd4 Bb6 47.Ne6+ Kf6 48.Nf4 Ba5 49.g3 Ke5 50.Kf1 Bb4 51.Kg2 Be1 52.Ne2 Kf6 53.Nd4 Kg6 54.Ne6 Kf6 55.Nf4 Kg5 56.Kf1 Ba5 57.Ke2 Kg4 58.Nd5 Bd8 59.Nf4 Bg5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Armageddon: Chess for TV"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2019.06.15"] [Round "3.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi,I"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2775"] [ECO "A49"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 d5 5.O-O O-O 6.a4 a5 7.b3 c6 8.Nbd2 Bf5 9.Ba3 Re8 10.e3 Qc8 11.c4 Bh3 12.cxd5 Bxg2 13.Kxg2 Nxd5 14.Rc1 Nd7 15.e4 Nb4 16.Qe2 Qb8 17.Nc4 Qa7 18.Rfd1 Rad8 19.Qe1 c5 20.d5 Nb6 21.Nxb6 Qxb6 22.Qe3 Rc8 23.e5 Red8 24.Bxb4 axb4 25.Rc4 Qc7 26.Qf4 b6 27.Ng5 Rf8 28.Re1 Qb7 29.Qe4 Rcd8 30.a5 bxa5 31.Rxc5 Rc8 32.Rxa5 h6 33.Nf3 Rfd8 34.e6 f5 35.Qd3 Rc3 36.Qb5 Qxb5 37.Rxb5 Rxb3 38.Ne5 Bxe5 39.Rxe5 Kg7 40.Re2 Kf6 41.Rc2 Rc3 42.Rxc3 bxc3 43.Rc5 c2 44.Rxc2 Rxd5 45.h4 Kxe6 46.Rc8 Kf6 47.Rf8+ Kg7 48.Re8 Rd7 49.Ra8 g5 50.hxg5 hxg5 51.Ra5 Kf6 52.Ra6+ e6 53.Rb6 Rd3 54.Ra6 f4 55.gxf4 gxf4 56.f3 Rd2+ 57.Kf1 Rb2 58.Rb6 0-1 [Event "Armageddon: Chess for TV"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2019.06.15"] [Round "3.2"] [White "Nepomniachtchi,I"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2775"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B06"] 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6 4.Be3 a6 5.h3 b5 6.f4 Bb7 7.Bd3 c5 8.dxc5 dxc5 9.Bxc5 Qc7 10.Be3 Bxc3+ 11.bxc3 Nf6 12.Bd4 Nc6 13.Bxf6 exf6 14.Qd2 O-O 15.Nf3 Na5 16.O-O Nc4 17.Bxc4 Qxc4 18.e5 Rac8 19.exf6 Qxc3 20.Qxc3 Rxc3 21.Ne5 Rxc2 22.Rf2 Rxf2 23.Kxf2 Bd5 24.a3 Rc8 25.Rd1 Be6 26.Rd6 Ra8 27.Rb6 Kf8 28.g4 Ke8 29.Rb7 Rc8 30.Re7+ Kf8 31.Ra7 Ke8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Armageddon: Chess for TV"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2019.06.16"] [Round "4.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Karjakin,Sergey"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2748"] [ECO "C53"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.O-O a6 7.Bb3 O-O 8.Re1 Ba7 9.h3 Re8 10.Nbd2 Be6 11.Nf1 h6 12.Be3 Bxe3 13.Nxe3 Bxb3 14.Qxb3 Qd7 15.Rad1 Ne7 16.d4 exd4 17.Nxd4 Ng6 18.f3 Rab8 19.Ndf5 Qb5 20.c4 Qe5 21.Qc2 Nf4 22.Qf2 h5 23.Kh1 g6 24.Nd4 c6 25.h4 Rbd8 26.g3 Ne6 27.Nxe6 Qxe6 28.Kg2 Nd7 29.b3 Ne5 30.Rd4 Qf6 31.Red1 Re6 32.f4 Ng4 33.Nxg4 hxg4 34.e5 Qe7 35.Qd2 f6 36.Qd3 Kg7 37.Rxd6 Rexd6 38.exd6 Qe6 39.d7 Kf7 40.Kf2 f5 41.Qd4 Qe7 42.c5 Qe6 43.Rd2 Kg8 44.b4 Kf7 45.a4 Qe7 46.Qc4+ Kg7 47.Qd4+ Kh6 48.Qe5 Qf7 49.Qd6 Qb3 50.Qd3 Qxb4 51.Qd4 Qb3 52.Rd3 Qa2+ 53.Rd2 Qb3 54.Rd3 Qa2+ 55.Kg1 Qb1+ 56.Kg2 Qa2+ 57.Rd2 Qb3 58.Qf6 Qe3 59.Qxd8 Qxd2+ 60.Kg1 1/2-1/2 [Event "Armageddon: Chess for TV"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2019.06.16"] [Round "4.2"] [White "Karjakin,Sergey"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2748"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C47"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 5.Nxd4 Bb4 6.Nxc6 bxc6 7.Bd3 O-O 8.O-O d5 9.exd5 cxd5 10.Bg5 c6 11.Qf3 Rb8 12.Rad1 Bg4 13.Qxg4 Nxg4 14.Bxd8 Rfxd8 15.Na4 Bd6 16.h3 Ne5 17.Rfe1 g6 18.Bf1 Re8 19.b3 Bb4 20.c3 Ba5 21.b4 Bc7 22.Nc5 Bd6 23.Nb3 Bc7 24.a4 g5 25.a5 h6 26.Nd4 Bd6 27.Re3 c5 28.Nf5 Bf8 29.Rxd5 f6 30.b5 Red8 31.Rxd8 Rxd8 32.Re1 c4 33.b6 axb6 34.axb6 Bc5 35.b7 Nd3 36.Bxd3 cxd3 37.Rd1 Ba7 38.Ne7+ Kf7 39.Nc6 Rd7 40.Nxa7 Rxb7 41.Nc6 Rc7 42.Nb4 1-0 [Event "Levitov Chess Week Blitz"] [Site "Amsterdam NED"] [Date "2019.08.03"] [Round "1.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi,I"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2774"] [ECO "A48"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.e3 Bg7 4.Be2 O-O 5.O-O d5 6.b3 c5 7.Bb2 cxd4 8.Nxd4 b6 9.Nd2 Bb7 10.c4 Nbd7 11.Rc1 Rc8 12.N2f3 a6 13.cxd5 Nxd5 14.Rxc8 Qxc8 15.Qa1 Qa8 16.Rd1 Rc8 17.Bf1 Nc5 18.Qb1 e6 19.h3 Nb4 20.Nd2 Ne4 21.a3 Nxd2 22.Rxd2 Nd5 23.Qa1 Qb8 24.b4 a5 25.bxa5 bxa5 26.Rd1 Ba8 27.Rb1 Bh6 28.Nf3 Qc7 29.Rc1 Qd8 30.Bd4 Bf8 31.a4 Nb4 32.Ne5 h5 33.Nc4 Qd5 34.Nb6 Rxc1 35.Qxc1 Qc6 36.Qxc6 Bxc6 37.Nc4 Bxa4 38.Nxa5 Nc6 39.Nxc6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Levitov Chess Week Blitz"] [Site "Amsterdam NED"] [Date "2019.08.03"] [Round "2.2"] [White "Bareev,E"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2643"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A20"] 1.c4 e5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 Bc5 4.e3 O-O 5.Nc3 Re8 6.Nge2 d6 7.O-O Nc6 8.d3 a6 9.h3 h6 10.Kh2 Ba7 11.Rb1 Ne7 12.b4 Ng6 13.b5 axb5 14.Nxb5 Bb8 15.Nbc3 c6 16.e4 Ba7 17.Qa4 Bd7 18.Qb3 Rb8 19.Be3 Bxe3 20.fxe3 b5 21.cxb5 cxb5 22.Qb4 Bc6 23.Nd5 Bxd5 24.exd5 Qb6 25.e4 Nd7 26.Nc3 Nc5 27.Qxb5 Qa7 28.Qc4 Rbc8 29.Nb5 Qe7 30.Qb4 h5 31.h4 Ra8 32.a3 Nf8 33.Rfc1 Nfd7 34.Qd2 Nf6 35.Bh3 Reb8 36.Rb4 Qd8 37.Rcb1 g6 38.Qe3 Kg7 39.d4 Rxb5 40.Rxb5 exd4 41.Qxd4 Nxe4 42.R5b3 Kg8 43.Rf1 Rc8 44.Bxc8 Qxc8 45.Rxf6 Qc2+ 46.Rf2 1-0 [Event "Levitov Chess Week Blitz"] [Site "Amsterdam NED"] [Date "2019.08.03"] [Round "3.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Svidler,P"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2729"] [ECO "A48"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bg5 Bg7 4.c3 O-O 5.Nbd2 d5 6.e3 Nbd7 7.Be2 Re8 8.O-O e5 9.Rc1 c6 10.h3 e4 11.Nh2 Nf8 12.c4 Qa5 13.a3 dxc4 14.Bxf6 Bxf6 15.Bxc4 Bf5 16.g4 Bd7 17.f3 Bg5 18.Rc3 exf3 19.Qxf3 Kh8 20.Ne4 Rxe4 21.Qxe4 Re8 22.Qf3 f5 23.gxf5 Bxf5 24.Ng4 Nd7 25.Qg3 Qd8 26.Be2 Bxg4 27.Bxg4 Nf6 28.Rd3 Ne4 29.Qf3 h5 30.Bxh5 gxh5 31.Qxh5+ Kg8 32.Qg6+ Kh8 33.Rf7 1-0 [Event "Levitov Chess Week Blitz"] [Site "Amsterdam NED"] [Date "2019.08.03"] [Round "4.3"] [White "Gelfand,B"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2686"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A13"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 b6 3.d4 Bb4 4.e4 Bb7 5.f3 f5 6.exf5 Nh6 7.Bf4 Nxf5 8.Ne2 O-O 9.Qd3 Nc6 10.d5 Nce7 11.dxe6 dxe6 12.O-O-O Ng6 13.Qxd8 Raxd8 14.Rxd8 Rxd8 15.Bxc7 Rc8 16.Bg3 e5 17.Bf2 Ba6 18.a3 Bf8 19.Ng3 Nd4 20.Nge4 Nf4 21.Kb1 Bxc4 22.Bxc4+ Rxc4 23.g3 Nd3 24.Bxd4 exd4 25.Nd5 Ne5 26.Nd2 Rc5 27.Nf4 d3 28.Rd1 Rc6 29.h4 b5 30.Ne4 Rc4 31.Nd2 Ra4 32.Nb3 b4 33.Nxd3 Nxd3 34.Rxd3 bxa3 35.Rd8 Rb4 36.Ka2 axb2 37.Kxb2 Rb7 38.Kc2 Kf7 39.Nd4 Be7 40.Ra8 Bc5 41.Nc6 Rc7 42.Ne5+ Ke6 43.f4 Bd4+ 44.Kd3 Bxe5 45.fxe5 Kxe5 46.Ke3 Kf5 47.Kf3 Rc3+ 48.Kf2 Ra3 49.Rg8 g6 50.Rc8 Kg4 51.Rc4+ Kh3 52.Rc7 h5 53.Rg7 Rxg3 54.Rxa7 Kxh4 0-1 [Event "Levitov Chess Week Blitz"] [Site "Amsterdam NED"] [Date "2019.08.03"] [Round "5.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Anand,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2756"] [ECO "A20"] 1.c4 e5 2.d3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.a3 g6 5.b4 d6 6.Bb2 Bg7 7.e3 O-O 8.Be2 Ne7 9.O-O Re8 10.Nc3 Nf5 11.Ne4 Nxe4 12.dxe4 Ne7 13.Qc2 Nc6 14.Rfd1 Qe7 15.Nd2 Nd8 16.Nb3 Ne6 17.Rd2 b6 18.a4 Bb7 19.a5 Rab8 20.Rad1 h5 21.c5 dxc5 22.bxc5 bxa5 23.Rd7 Qh4 24.c6 Bxc6 25.Qxc6 Rxb3 26.g3 Qf6 27.Bxe5 Qxe5 28.R7d5 Reb8 29.Rxe5 Bxe5 30.Bc4 R3b6 31.Qa4 Rb4 32.Qa2 Re8 33.Qxa5 Rxc4 34.Qxe5 Ng7 35.Qa5 Rcxe4 36.Qxc7 R4e7 37.Rd7 Rxd7 38.Qxd7 Re6 39.Qxa7 f5 40.Kg2 g5 41.Qd7 g4 42.Kf1 Kh7 43.Ke2 Kg6 44.Kf1 Re4 45.Kg2 Re6 46.h4 Re4 47.Kf1 Re6 48.Qd8 Re4 49.Qg5+ Kf7 50.Ke2 Re8 51.Kd3 Re6 52.Qf4 Re4 53.Qg5 Re6 54.Kc4 Re8 55.Kd5 Re6 56.Qxg7+ Kxg7 57.Kxe6 1-0 [Event "Levitov Chess Week Blitz"] [Site "Amsterdam NED"] [Date "2019.08.03"] [Round "6.4"] [White "Grischuk,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2759"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A06"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d3 g6 3.Nbd2 Bg7 4.e4 e5 5.exd5 Ne7 6.c4 c6 7.dxc6 Nbxc6 8.Be2 O-O 9.O-O Nf5 10.Re1 Re8 11.Bf1 h6 12.Rb1 a5 13.a3 a4 14.Ne4 Nfd4 15.Nxd4 Nxd4 16.Be3 Nf5 17.Bc5 b6 18.Bb4 Bb7 19.g3 Qd7 20.Bh3 Qc6 21.Bg2 Rad8 22.Nf6+ Qxf6 23.Bxb7 Nd4 24.Qxa4 h5 25.Bc3 Re7 26.Bxd4 Rxd4 27.Bd5 h4 28.Qc6 Qxc6 29.Bxc6 hxg3 30.hxg3 Rxd3 31.Be4 Rb3 32.Bc2 Rf3 33.Kg2 e4 34.Bxe4 Rb3 35.Bd5 Rxe1 36.Rxe1 Kf8 37.c5 Rxb2 38.c6 Rc2 39.Be4 Rc4 40.Rd1 Be5 41.Rd8+ Kg7 42.Bd5 Rc5 43.Rd7 Kh6 44.f4 Bb8 45.g4 Bxf4 46.Kf3 Kg5 47.Ke4 f5+ 48.gxf5 gxf5+ 49.Kd4 Bg3 50.Kd3 Be5 51.a4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Levitov Chess Week Blitz"] [Site "Amsterdam NED"] [Date "2019.08.03"] [Round "7.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Giri,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2779"] [ECO "A45"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 c6 4.Nd2 Bf5 5.b3 e6 6.Bb2 Nbd7 7.e3 a5 8.Ne2 a4 9.O-O Be7 10.c4 O-O 11.Re1 h6 12.bxa4 Nb6 13.Nc3 dxc4 14.e4 Bh7 15.Rb1 c5 16.dxc5 Bxc5 17.Qe2 Nxa4 18.Nxc4 Nxb2 19.Rxb2 e5 20.Rxb7 Qc8 21.Rb5 Bd4 22.Nd5 Nxd5 23.exd5 Qa6 24.Ra5 Qf6 25.Rxa8 Rxa8 26.Nxe5 Bc3 27.Nd7 Qd8 28.Rc1 Bd4 29.d6 Rc8 30.Rxc8 Qxc8 31.Qd2 Qc4 32.Ne5 Bxe5 33.d7 1-0 [Event "Levitov Chess Week Rapid"] [Site "Amsterdam NED"] [Date "2019.08.04"] [Round "1.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Bareev,E"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2643"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 Bf5 4.d3 e6 5.O-O Be7 6.c4 Nbd7 7.Nh4 Bg6 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.Nxg6 hxg6 10.e4 N5b6 11.d4 O-O 12.Nc3 c6 13.e5 Nd5 14.h4 Qa5 15.Qf3 Rfd8 16.Rd1 Nxc3 17.bxc3 Nb6 18.Rd3 Rd7 19.h5 gxh5 20.Qxh5 g6 21.Qg4 Kg7 22.Be4 Rh8 23.Rf3 Bd8 24.Kg2 Nd5 25.c4 Ne7 26.Bg5 Ng8 27.d5 Bxg5 28.Qxg5 cxd5 29.cxd5 Qd8 30.Rxf7+ Kxf7 31.dxe6+ Kxe6 32.Qxg6+ Kxe5 33.Qf5+ Kd6 34.Rd1+ Ke7 35.Qe5+ Kf8 36.Rxd7 Qxd7 37.Qxh8 Qe6 38.Bxb7 Qxa2 39.Qe5 Ne7 40.Qf6+ Ke8 41.Qa6 Qxa6 42.Bxa6 Nd5 43.Kf3 Nb4 44.Bb5+ Ke7 45.Ke4 a5 46.f4 Kd6 47.g4 Nd5 48.Bc4 Nb6 49.Ba2 a4 50.g5 a3 51.g6 1-0 [Event "Levitov Chess Week Rapid"] [Site "Amsterdam NED"] [Date "2019.08.04"] [Round "2.4"] [White "Giri,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2779"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "E17"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7 6.O-O O-O 7.Re1 Qc8 8.Nc3 Ne4 9.Bd2 d6 10.d5 Nxd2 11.Qxd2 e5 12.e4 a5 13.h4 Na6 14.Kh2 Nc5 15.Bh3 Qd8 16.b3 Bc8 17.Qe2 g6 18.Bxc8 Rxc8 19.h5 Qd7 20.Kg2 Qg4 21.Rh1 gxh5 22.Nd2 Qxe2 23.Nxe2 Bg5 24.f4 exf4 25.gxf4 Bf6 26.Rag1 h4 27.Kf3+ Kh8 28.Kg4 Rg8+ 29.Kf5 Be7 30.e5 Rg6 31.Nf3 Rcg8 32.Rxg6 fxg6+ 33.Kg4 Nd3 34.Rf1 Rf8 35.exd6 h5+ 36.Kh3 Bxd6 37.Nxh4 Kh7 38.f5 g5 39.Ng6 Re8 40.Nd4 Re3+ 41.Kg2 Rg3+ 42.Kh1 Rh3+ 43.Kg2 Rh2+ 44.Kf3 g4+ 45.Ke3 Ne5 46.Nxe5 Bxe5 47.Ne6 Bf6 48.Nxc7 h4 49.d6 Bg5+ 50.Ke4 Re2+ 51.Kd5 g3 52.Ne6 Bf6 53.Rg1 Rf2 54.Ke4 Rd2 55.Nf4 Rd4+ 56.Kf3 Rxd6 57.Nd5 Kg7 58.Kg2 Kh6 59.Re1 Kg5 60.Re6 Rxe6 61.fxe6 Kf5 62.e7 Bxe7 63.Nxe7+ Kg4 64.Nc6 h3+ 65.Kg1 Kf3 66.Nd4+ Ke3 67.Ne6 Kf3 68.Ng5+ Kg4 69.Ne6 Kf5 70.Nd4+ Ke4 71.Ne6 Kf5 72.Nd4+ Kf4 73.a3 Ke4 74.Ne6 Kd3 75.c5 bxc5 76.Nxc5+ Kc3 77.b4 axb4 78.axb4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Levitov Chess Week Rapid"] [Site "Amsterdam NED"] [Date "2019.08.05"] [Round "3.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi,I"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2774"] [ECO "D02"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Bf5 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 Nc6 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bf4 Bd6 7.Bg3 Nf6 8.e3 Ne7 9.Bh4 Ne4 10.Bd3 c6 11.Qc2 Qa5 12.Bxe7 Bxe7 13.O-O Nxc3 14.Bxf5 Nb5 15.Ne5 Qc7 16.Bxh7 Bf6 17.f4 O-O-O 18.Bd3 Nd6 19.Rac1 Kb8 20.b4 Qe7 21.a4 Rc8 22.Qb3 Bxe5 23.dxe5 f6 24.Qc3 Nf7 25.Bf5 Rc7 26.exf6 gxf6 27.Rf3 Nd6 28.Bd3 Rd8 29.Qd4 Ne4 30.Rh3 a5 31.bxa5 c5 32.Qb2 c4 33.Bxe4 dxe4 34.Rh5 c3 35.Rxc3 Rd1+ 36.Kf2 Qd8 37.Kg3 Rd2 38.Qb3 Rg7+ 39.Kh3 Rgxg2 40.Qf7 f5 0-1 [Event "Levitov Chess Week Rapid"] [Site "Amsterdam NED"] [Date "2019.08.05"] [Round "4.3"] [White "Anand,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2756"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C50"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.O-O Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.c3 a6 7.a4 Ba7 8.Re1 O-O 9.h3 h6 10.Nbd2 Be6 11.Bxe6 fxe6 12.b4 Nh5 13.Ra2 Nf4 14.Nc4 b5 15.Bxf4 bxc4 16.Be3 Bxe3 17.Rxe3 cxd3 18.Qxd3 Ne7 19.c4 Qb8 20.Qd2 Qb7 21.Ne1 Rad8 22.b5 Ng6 23.Nd3 axb5 24.cxb5 Ra8 25.Nb4 Nf4 26.Nc6 Kh7 27.Kh2 Rf6 28.g3 Ng6 29.Rb3 Nf8 30.a5 Nd7 31.a6 Qc8 32.Qe2 Qe8 33.Rf3 Qf7 34.Rxf6 gxf6 35.Rc2 Nb6 36.Na5 f5 37.Rc6 Rf8 38.Qc2 Na8 39.exf5 exf5 40.b6 cxb6 41.Nc4 Kg7 42.Rxd6 f4 43.g4 f3 44.Qe4 1-0 [Event "Levitov Chess Week Rapid"] [Site "Amsterdam NED"] [Date "2019.08.05"] [Round "5.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Gelfand,B"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2686"] [ECO "A36"] 1.c4 c5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.Nc3 Nc6 5.h4 Nf6 6.a3 O-O 7.d3 b6 8.Rb1 Bb7 9.b4 d6 10.Nh3 Qd7 11.Nf4 Ne5 12.Kf1 e6 13.h5 Rad8 14.bxc5 dxc5 15.hxg6 hxg6 16.Qe1 Nc6 17.f3 Nd4 18.g4 e5 19.Nh3 Nxf3 20.exf3 Qxd3+ 21.Kg1 e4 22.Nf2 Qxc4 23.Ncxe4 Nxe4 24.fxe4 Qa2 25.Be3 Qxa3 26.g5 Bc8 27.Bh3 Bd4 28.Bxd4 Qg3+ 29.Kf1 Ba6+ 0-1 [Event "Levitov Chess Week Rapid"] [Site "Amsterdam NED"] [Date "2019.08.06"] [Round "6.1"] [White "Svidler,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2729"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A13"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.b3 b6 4.Bb2 Bb7 5.e3 Be7 6.d4 O-O 7.Bd3 c5 8.O-O cxd4 9.exd4 d5 10.Nc3 dxc4 11.bxc4 Nc6 12.Rc1 Rc8 13.Qe2 Nb4 14.Bb1 Bxf3 15.gxf3 Nh5 16.a3 Bd6 17.f4 Qh4 18.f3 Nxf4 19.Qd2 Nbd3 0-1 [Event "Levitov Chess Week Rapid"] [Site "Amsterdam NED"] [Date "2019.08.06"] [Round "7.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Grischuk,A"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2759"] [ECO "A28"] 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.d3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nf6 7.Be2 Bc5 8.Be3 Bb6 9.h3 Nh5 10.Qd2 Bxe3 11.fxe3 Ng3 12.Rg1 O-O 13.Bd1 Be6 14.Ba4 Nb4 15.Kf2 Nh5 16.g4 Nxd3+ 17.Ke2 Nhf4+ 18.exf4 Nxf4+ 19.Ke1 Qe7 20.Qe3 Rad8 21.Rd1 Nxh3 22.Rg3 Nf4 23.a3 c6 24.Bc2 b5 25.Kf2 f6 26.Ne2 g5 27.Qc3 a5 28.b4 axb4 29.axb4 Rxd1 30.Bxd1 c5 31.Nxf4 cxb4 32.Qb2 Qc5+ 33.Kg2 exf4 34.Nd4 Qe5 35.Qxb4 Bc4 36.Nc6 Qxe4+ 37.Bf3 Qc2+ 38.Kh3 fxg3 39.Ne7+ Kf7 40.Kxg3 Qb3 41.Qe1 Re8 42.Qh1 Kxe7 0-1 [Event "World Blitz 2019"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2019.12.29"] [Round "1.16"] [White "Huzman,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2567"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D02"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.e3 Be7 5.b3 O-O 6.Bb2 c5 7.dxc5 dxc4 8.Bxc4 Qxd1+ 9.Kxd1 Ne4 10.Ke2 Nxc5 11.Nbd2 a6 12.Rac1 b5 13.Bd3 Nxd3 14.Kxd3 a5 15.Ke2 Na6 16.Nd4 Bd7 17.Nc6 Bxc6 18.Rxc6 Nb4 19.Rc7 Nd5 20.Rc6 a4 21.Bd4 Rfb8 22.g3 Nb4 23.Rc7 Bf8 24.Ra1 f6 25.f4 Ra6 26.e4 Bd6 27.Rd7 Nc2 28.Ba7 Rxa7 29.Rxa7 Nxa1 30.bxa4 bxa4 31.Rxa4 Nc2 32.Nc4 Bc5 33.Ra6 Nd4+ 34.Kd3 Rd8 35.Kc3 Nb5+ 36.Kc2 Rc8 37.Kd3 Rd8+ 38.Kc2 Nd6 39.Nd2 Bb4 40.Nf3 Nxe4 41.Rxe6 Rc8+ 42.Kb2 Bc3+ 43.Kb1 Nd2+ 0-1 [Event "World Blitz 2019"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2019.12.29"] [Round "2.10"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Donchenko,Alexa"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2644"] [ECO "A20"] 1.c4 e5 2.d3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.a3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e3 Be6 7.Qc2 Be7 8.b4 a6 9.Bb2 f6 10.Be2 O-O 11.Nbd2 Qe8 12.O-O Qg6 13.Rfe1 Rad8 14.Rac1 Kh8 15.Ne4 Bc8 16.Ng3 Qh6 17.Qb1 Bd6 18.Rc4 f5 19.Bf1 f4 20.exf4 Nxf4 21.Nxe5 Nxe5 22.Bxe5 Bxe5 23.Rxe5 Qf6 24.Qe1 Nxd3 25.Bxd3 Rxd3 26.Rxc7 Qd8 27.Rc1 Rxa3 28.h3 Rd3 29.Ne4 Rd4 30.Ng5 Qf6 31.Rxc8 1-0 [Event "World Blitz 2019"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2019.12.29"] [Round "3.6"] [White "Chigaev,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2631"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C50"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.O-O Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.a4 a6 7.c3 h6 8.a5 O-O 9.Be3 Bxe3 10.fxe3 Ne7 11.Nbd2 Ng6 12.Qe1 Be6 13.Bxe6 fxe6 14.Qg3 Qe8 15.b4 Rd8 16.c4 Nh5 17.Qh3 Nf6 18.Qg3 Nh7 19.h3 Rf6 20.Nh2 Ngf8 21.Rxf6 Nxf6 22.Rf1 Qg6 23.Qh4 Rd7 24.Ndf3 Rf7 25.Qe1 Qh5 26.Qg3 Qg6 27.Qh4 Rd7 28.Rc1 Qe8 29.Ng4 Nxg4 30.Qxg4 Nh7 31.c5 Nf6 32.Qg3 Kh7 33.c6 bxc6 34.Rxc6 Qa8 35.Rc4 Qe8 36.Qh4 Kg8 37.Qg3 d5 38.exd5 exd5 39.Rc1 e4 40.Ne5 Nh5 41.Qg4 Qxe5 42.Qxd7 exd3 43.Qxc7 Qxc7 0-1 [Event "World Blitz 2019"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2019.12.29"] [Round "4.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Dreev,A"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2677"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c6 3.Bg2 Bg4 4.O-O e6 5.d3 Bd6 6.h3 Bh5 7.e4 Ne7 8.Qe1 O-O 9.Nc3 Nd7 10.Kh1 Re8 11.g4 Bg6 12.Nh4 dxe4 13.dxe4 e5 14.Be3 Bc5 15.Rd1 Bxe3 16.Qxe3 Qc7 17.Nf5 Nf8 18.f4 exf4 19.Qxf4 Qxf4 20.Rxf4 Nc8 21.Rf2 Nb6 22.b3 Ne6 23.Rfd2 h5 24.Kh2 a5 25.a4 hxg4 26.hxg4 Rad8 27.Kg3 Rxd2 28.Rxd2 Kf8 29.Ne2 Rd8 30.Rxd8+ Nxd8 31.Nf4 Bh7 32.Kf2 Nd7 33.Ke3 Ne6 34.Nxe6+ fxe6 35.Nd6 b6 36.g5 Ke7 37.Nc4 Bg6 38.Bh3 Bh5 39.Kd4 Bd1 40.Kc3 Bf3 41.Nd2 Be2 42.Kd4 Kd6 43.Ke3 Bd1 44.Nc4+ Ke7 45.Kd2 Bf3 46.Ke3 Bd1 47.Kd2 Bf3 48.Ke3 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Blitz 2019"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2019.12.29"] [Round "5.3"] [White "Karjakin,Sergey"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2754"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A01"] 1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.e3 g6 4.c4 Bg7 5.Nf3 Nge7 6.b4 d6 7.b5 Nb8 8.d4 O-O 9.Be2 e4 10.Nfd2 f5 11.Nc3 Nd7 12.a4 Nf6 13.Qc2 Be6 14.h4 Bf7 15.g3 c6 16.Ba3 Rc8 17.bxc6 bxc6 18.Rb1 h5 19.Kf1 Qd7 20.Kg2 Ng4 21.Rb2 c5 22.dxc5 dxc5 23.Rhb1 f4 24.exf4 Nxf2 25.Ndxe4 Qh3+ 26.Kxf2 Nf5 27.Bf1 Qh2+ 28.Ke1 Qg1 29.Qf2 Qh1 30.Qg2 Qxg2 31.Bxg2 Ne3 32.Bf1 Bxc4 33.Bxc4+ Nxc4 34.Ra2 Rfe8 35.Kf2 Nxa3 36.Rxa3 Rcd8 37.Kf1 Rd3 38.Nxc5 Rxg3 39.Nb5 Rg4 40.Rf3 Rxh4 41.Rbb3 Rh1+ 42.Kg2 Ree1 43.Rfe3 Reg1+ 44.Kf3 h4 45.Nd6 Rg3+ 46.Ke4 Rg4 47.Ne6 Rd1 48.Rb7 Rxd6 49.Rxg7+ Kh8 50.Re7 Rg1 51.Ke5 Ra6 52.Kf6 Rf1 53.Kg5 Rg1+ 54.Kh6 Kg8 55.Ng5 Rf6 56.Rg7+ Kf8 57.Nh7+ 1-0 [Event "World Blitz 2019"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2019.12.29"] [Round "6.13"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Alonso Rosell,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2548"] [ECO "A36"] 1.c4 c5 2.g3 Nc6 3.Bg2 g6 4.Nc3 Bg7 5.e3 e5 6.Nge2 Nge7 7.d3 d6 8.a3 Rb8 9.b4 Be6 10.Rb1 h5 11.Ne4 b6 12.N2c3 O-O 13.O-O f6 14.Nd5 cxb4 15.axb4 b5 16.Nec3 a6 17.Ra1 bxc4 18.dxc4 Nxb4 19.Nxb4 Rxb4 20.Rxa6 Rxc4 21.Rxd6 Qc8 22.Nb5 Bf7 23.Ba3 Nf5 24.Rd7 Re8 25.Rxf7 Kxf7 26.Bd5+ Re6 27.Qb3 Rc6 28.Na7 Rb6 29.Qxb6 1-0 [Event "World Blitz 2019"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2019.12.29"] [Round "7.9"] [White "Sargissian,G"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2689"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "E04"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 dxc4 5.Bg2 Nbd7 6.a4 Bb4+ 7.Bd2 a5 8.O-O O-O 9.Qc2 b6 10.Ng5 Ba6 11.Bxa8 Qxa8 12.Nc3 h6 13.Nf3 Bb7 14.Ne1 c5 15.Nb5 Be4 16.Qc1 Bxd2 17.Qxd2 Rd8 18.f3 Bc6 19.Rd1 Nf8 20.Qc3 Nd5 21.Qc1 Bxb5 22.axb5 cxd4 23.Rxd4 c3 24.bxc3 Rc8 25.c4 e5 26.Rd1 Nf6 27.Qe3 Qb8 28.Nd3 N8d7 29.Rc1 Re8 30.Rfd1 e4 31.Nf4 exf3 32.Qxf3 Ne5 33.Qf2 Neg4 34.Qd4 Qb7 35.c5 bxc5 36.Qxc5 Qe4 37.Qd4 Qe7 38.b6 a4 39.Qc5 Qb7 40.Qc6 Qe7 41.Qc5 Qe4 42.Qd4 Qe7 43.Rb1 a3 44.b7 a2 45.b8=Q Rxb8 46.Rxb8+ Kh7 47.Ra8 Ne3 48.Rc1 Nfg4 49.Rxa2 g5 50.Qd3+ f5 51.Rac2 Nxc2 52.Qxf5+ Kg7 53.Ne6+ Kh8 54.Rxc2 Qa7+ 55.Qc5 Qa1+ 56.Kg2 Qf6 57.Qd4 Qxd4 58.Nxd4 1-0 [Event "World Blitz 2019"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2019.12.29"] [Round "8.18"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Ivanisevic,I"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2593"] [ECO "A46"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.e3 c5 4.Bd3 d6 5.O-O Nbd7 6.b3 g6 7.Bb2 Bg7 8.c4 O-O 9.Qe2 b6 10.Rd1 Bb7 11.Nc3 a6 12.h3 Qe7 13.a4 d5 14.a5 bxa5 15.Rxa5 Rfc8 16.Rda1 Qd8 17.cxd5 exd5 18.Bxa6 Bxa6 19.Rxa6 Rab8 20.Nb5 Ne4 21.Na7 cxd4 22.Nxd4 Ndc5 23.Nxc8 Nxa6 24.Nc6 Qc7 25.N8e7+ Kf8 26.Bxg7+ 1-0 [Event "World Blitz 2019"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2019.12.29"] [Round "9.10"] [White "Savchenko,B"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2577"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C53"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 a6 6.Bb3 d6 7.Nbd2 O-O 8.h3 Be6 9.Nf1 Bxb3 10.axb3 d5 11.Qc2 Qd7 12.b4 dxe4 13.dxe4 Bxb4 14.cxb4 Nxb4 15.Qc4 Nd3+ 16.Ke2 Rfd8 17.Ng3 b5 18.Qc3 Nf4+ 19.Bxf4 exf4 20.Nf5 b4 21.Qc4 Re8 22.N5d4 c5 23.Qxc5 Nxe4 24.Qc6 Ng3+ 25.Kd3 Qxc6 26.Nxc6 Nxh1 27.Rxh1 a5 28.Nfd4 a4 29.Nxb4 a3 30.b3 Reb8 31.Nbc2 Rb6 32.Ra1 a2 33.Kc3 Rg6 34.Rg1 f3 35.g4 Rh6 36.Rh1 Rd6 37.Kb2 h5 38.gxh5 Rh6 39.Nxf3 Rxh5 40.Nfd4 Rh4 41.b4 Rf4 42.f3 f6 43.b5 Kf7 44.Ra1 Rb8 45.Rxa2 g5 46.Ra7+ Kg6 47.Kc3 Rh4 48.Kc4 Rxh3 49.Nc6 Rc8 50.Nd4 Rh1 51.b6 Rc1+ 52.Kd5 Re8 53.b7 Rb1 54.Ra8 Re3 55.b8=Q Rxb8 56.Rxb8 Ra3 57.Ne7+ Kf7 58.Nef5 Ra5+ 59.Rb5 Ra7 60.Ke4 Kg6 61.Ke3 Ra3+ 62.Kf2 Rd3 63.Rb7 Rd1 64.Rg7+ Kh5 65.Ng3+ 1-0 [Event "World Blitz 2019"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2019.12.29"] [Round "10.19"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Sakaev,K"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2596"] [ECO "A11"] 1.c4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 Bf5 5.cxd5 cxd5 6.Qb3 Qb6 7.Nc3 e6 8.Qxb6 axb6 9.Nb5 Ra5 10.Nfd4 Nc6 11.d3 Bb4+ 12.Bd2 Bxd2+ 13.Kxd2 Kd7 14.a4 Bg6 15.f4 Rc8 16.Nf3 Ne8 17.Rhc1 Nd6 18.b4 Raa8 19.Nxd6 Kxd6 20.Rcb1 f6 21.Bh3 Ra7 22.b5 Nd8 23.Nd4 Bf7 24.Rb2 g6 25.Rba2 Rc7 26.a5 Rxa5 27.Rxa5 bxa5 28.Rxa5 Rc8 29.Ra7 Be8 30.b6 Bd7 31.Nb3 Kc6 32.Ra2 Kxb6 33.Rb2 Kc6 34.e4 dxe4 35.dxe4 Kd6 36.Na5 Rc7 37.Rb6+ Ke7 38.Bf1 Bc6 39.Bd3 Rd7 40.Ke3 Rc7 41.Nc4 Bd7 42.e5 fxe5 43.Nxe5 Nf7 44.Nc4 Bc6 45.Nd2 Nd6 46.g4 Bd5 47.Rb1 Rc3 48.Kd4 Ra3 49.h4 Ra4+ 50.Ke3 Ra3 51.Kd4 Ra4+ 52.Ke3 Ra3 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Blitz 2019"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2019.12.29"] [Round "11.20"] [White "Kobalia,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2609"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C50"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.O-O Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.a4 O-O 7.h3 Be6 8.Re1 Bxc4 9.dxc4 Qd7 10.Bg5 Ne8 11.Nc3 Bb4 12.Qd3 Kh8 13.Re2 Bxc3 14.Qxc3 f5 15.exf5 Qxf5 16.Qd3 Qxd3 17.cxd3 Rxf3 18.gxf3 Nd4 19.Re3 h6 20.Bh4 g5 21.Bg3 Ng7 22.Kg2 Rf8 23.Re4 Nge6 24.c5 Nxc5 25.Rxe5 dxe5 26.Bxe5+ Kg8 27.b4 Nxf3 28.Bxc7 Nxd3 29.Ra3 Nh4+ 30.Kg1 Nxf2 31.Re3 Nf5 32.Rc3 Ne4 33.Rc4 Rc8 34.b5 Ned6 35.Rc5 Kf7 36.a5 Ke6 37.b6 axb6 38.axb6 Ra8 39.Rc3 Ra2 40.Rd3 Ra4 41.Kg2 Ne4 42.Rd8 Nh4+ 43.Kf1 Ra2 44.Re8+ 0-1 [Event "World Blitz 2019"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2019.12.29"] [Round "12.15"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Iturrizaga,E"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2597"] [ECO "A36"] 1.c4 c5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.Nc3 Nc6 5.e3 e6 6.b3 Nge7 7.Ba3 d6 8.Nge2 b6 9.d4 Bb7 10.O-O O-O 11.Qd2 Qb8 12.Rad1 Rd8 13.d5 exd5 14.cxd5 Na5 15.Bb2 Qc7 16.Ne4 Nf5 17.Bxg7 Nxg7 18.Nf6+ Kh8 19.e4 Ba6 20.Qh6 1-0 [Event "World Blitz 2019"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2019.12.30"] [Round "13.10"] [White "Petrosyan,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2613"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D35"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3 Bd6 7.Bd3 O-O 8.Qc2 h6 9.Bh4 Re8 10.Nge2 Nbd7 11.h3 Nf8 12.O-O-O a5 13.g4 b5 14.g5 Nh5 15.Rdg1 b4 16.Na4 Ba6 17.Bxa6 Rxa6 18.Ng3 Bxg3 19.Bxg3 hxg5 20.Qe2 Nxg3 21.Rxg3 Ra7 22.Rhg1 Ne6 23.Qf3 Qf6 24.Qxf6 gxf6 25.h4 Kf8 26.Kd2 Ke7 27.Nc5 gxh4 28.Rg4 Nxc5 29.dxc5 Rh8 30.Rh1 Rb7 31.Rhxh4 Rxh4 32.Rxh4 Rb5 33.Rh8 Rxc5 34.Ra8 f5 35.b3 f4 36.exf4 Ke6 37.Kd3 Kf5 38.Kd4 Rc1 39.Rxa5 Kxf4 40.Ra7 f5 41.Rf7 Rc2 42.Rf6 Rxa2 43.Kd3 Rxf2 44.Rxc6 Rb2 45.Kd4 Rd2+ 0-1 [Event "World Blitz 2019"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2019.12.30"] [Round "14.8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Socko,B"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2618"] [ECO "A20"] 1.c4 e5 2.d3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.a3 g6 5.b4 d6 6.Bb2 Bg7 7.g3 O-O 8.Bg2 a6 9.O-O Be6 10.Nc3 Qc8 11.Ng5 Bd7 12.Rc1 h6 13.Nge4 Nxe4 14.dxe4 Bh3 15.Nd5 Bxg2 16.Kxg2 Kh7 17.b5 Nd4 18.b6 c6 19.Nc7 Rb8 20.f4 c5 21.f5 gxf5 22.exf5 Qd7 23.f6 Bh8 24.Qd3+ Kg8 25.Nd5 Rfe8 26.Bxd4 exd4 27.Rf4 Re5 28.Rcf1 Rbe8 29.R1f2 R8e6 30.Qf3 Rg5 31.h4 Rg6 32.Ne7+ Rxe7 33.fxe7 Qxe7 34.Rxf7 Qe5 35.Rxb7 Bg7 36.Rb8+ Kh7 37.b7 d5 38.Rc8 Rb6 39.b8=Q Rxb8 40.Qd3+ 1-0 [Event "World Blitz 2019"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2019.12.30"] [Round "15.3"] [White "Nepomniachtchi,I"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2767"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C48"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.Nc3 Nd4 5.Bc4 c6 6.Nxe5 d5 7.exd5 Bd6 8.Nf3 Qe7+ 9.Be2 Nxf3+ 10.gxf3 Nxd5 11.Nxd5 cxd5 12.d4 Bf5 13.Be3 O-O 14.c3 Rac8 15.Qb3 Rfd8 16.h4 Qe6 17.h5 Rc6 18.Qd1 b5 19.a3 a6 20.Bd3 Re8 21.Qc2 Bxd3 22.Qxd3 Qf6 23.Rh3 Bf4 24.Kd2 Rce6 25.Re1 h6 26.Kc2 Qe7 27.Kd2 Qg5 28.Re2 Qg2 29.Rh4 Bxe3+ 30.fxe3 Qxf3 31.Rhh2 Re4 32.b3 f5 33.a4 f4 34.Kc2 Rxe3 35.Rxe3 Rxe3 36.Qd2 Qe4+ 37.Kb2 f3 38.Ka3 Re2 39.Rxe2 fxe2 40.Qe1 Qf3 41.Qh4 Qf1 0-1 [Event "World Blitz 2019"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2019.12.30"] [Round "16.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Nakamura,Hi"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2736"] [ECO "A28"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.d3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 Bc5 8.Be2 Qe7 9.O-O O-O 10.Qc2 Bg4 11.h3 Bh5 12.Kh1 Rfd8 13.Ne1 Bxe2 14.Qxe2 b5 15.Be3 b4 16.cxb4 Nxb4 17.Rc1 Bxe3 18.fxe3 Rd6 19.Rc4 Rc6 20.d4 exd4 21.exd4 Re6 22.Qd2 Rb8 23.a3 Na6 24.Nf3 Rxe4 25.Ne5 Qxa3 26.Qc2 Qe3 27.Ra4 Rxd4 28.Rxd4 Qxd4 29.Nc6 Qb2 30.Qc4 Qb3 31.Qxa6 Re8 32.Ne7+ Kf8 33.Nf5 Qe6 34.Qxa7 Qe5 35.Qf2 f6 36.Qc2 g6 37.Nh4 Re7 38.Nf3 Qe4 39.Qc5 Qe3 40.Qc4 Qe2 41.Qc1 Qe3 42.Qa1 Kg7 43.Re1 Qc5 44.Rxe7+ Qxe7 45.Qc3 c5 46.Qc4 Qd6 47.Qe2 h5 48.Nd2 h4 49.Nc4 Qd4 50.Qe7+ Kh6 51.Qe2 Kg5 52.Nd2 Kh6 53.Nf3 Qf4 54.Qc2 c4 55.Nd2 Qf2 56.Qc3 Qe1+ 57.Kh2 Kg7 58.Qd4 Qg3+ 59.Kg1 Qe1+ 60.Kh2 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Blitz 2019"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2019.12.30"] [Round "17.3"] [White "Matlakov,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2699"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D37"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.Nf3 Nbd7 5.Bf4 Bb4 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.Bd2 N5f6 8.Rc1 O-O 9.g3 b6 10.Bg2 Bb7 11.O-O c5 12.a3 Bxc3 13.Bxc3 Qe7 14.dxc5 Nxc5 15.Bb4 Rac8 16.Qc2 a5 17.Bxc5 Rxc5 18.Qb3 Rfc8 19.Rxc5 Qxc5 20.Rd1 Bd5 21.Qd3 Qc2 22.Ne1 Qxb2 23.e4 Bc6 24.Qa6 Rf8 25.Qc4 Ba8 26.a4 Qb4 27.Qxb4 axb4 28.Rd4 b3 29.Rb4 g5 30.Rxb3 Bxe4 31.Rxb6 Ra8 32.Rb5 h6 33.a5 Bxg2 34.Kxg2 Nd5 35.Nf3 Nc3 36.Rc5 Ne4 37.Re5 Nd6 38.h4 gxh4 39.Nxh4 Nc4 40.Re4 Nxa5 41.Ra4 Ra7 42.Nf3 Nc6 43.Rg4+ Kh7 44.Rc4 Ne7 45.Ne5 Nf5 46.Rb4 Rc7 47.Rc4 Rxc4 48.Nxc4 Kg7 49.Kf3 Ne7 50.Kg4 f6 51.Nd6 Kg6 52.Kf4 Nd5+ 53.Kf3 f5 54.g4 fxg4+ 55.Kxg4 e5 56.Nc4 Nf6+ 57.Kg3 Kf5 58.f3 Ke6 59.Ne3 Nd5 60.Ng4 h5 61.Nf2 Kf5 62.Ne4 Nf6 63.Nd6+ Ke6 64.Nc4 Kd5 65.Ne3+ Kd4 66.Nf5+ Kd3 67.Kh4 Ke2 68.Kg5 Nd5 69.Nh4 Nf4 70.Kf5 Kf2 71.Kxe5 Kg3 72.Kf5 Nh3 73.Ng6 Kxf3 74.Ne5+ Kg3 75.Ke4 Ng5+ 76.Ke3 h4 77.Nd3 h3 78.Nf2 h2 79.Nh1+ Kg2 80.Ke2 Ne4 81.Ke1 Ng3 82.Nf2 Kf3 0-1 [Event "World Blitz 2019"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2019.12.30"] [Round "18.1"] [White "Carlsen,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2872"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D02"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Bf4 c5 4.e3 Nc6 5.Nbd2 cxd4 6.exd4 Qb6 7.Nb3 Bf5 8.Be2 e6 9.O-O Be7 10.a4 a6 11.a5 Qd8 12.Ne5 Rc8 13.c3 O-O 14.Re1 Ne4 15.Bd3 Nxe5 16.Bxe5 Bg6 17.Bf4 Nd6 18.Bxg6 hxg6 19.Bxd6 Bxd6 20.g3 b5 21.axb6 Qxb6 22.Re2 Rb8 23.Nc1 a5 24.Nd3 Qb5 25.h4 Rfc8 26.Rd2 Ra8 27.h5 gxh5 28.Qxh5 g6 29.Qh6 a4 30.Kg2 Bf8 31.Qf4 Bg7 32.Ne5 Qe8 33.Rd3 f6 34.Ng4 Qf8 35.Rf3 a3 36.bxa3 f5 37.Qg5 Kf7 38.Rh1 Rxa3 39.Rh7 Rcxc3 40.Nh6+ Ke8 41.Qxg6+ Kd8 1-0 [Event "World Blitz 2019"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2019.12.30"] [Round "19.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Yu Yangyi"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2738"] [ECO "A05"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.b4 e6 4.a3 b6 5.Bg2 Bb7 6.Bb2 Bg7 7.c4 O-O 8.O-O d6 9.d4 Nbd7 10.Nc3 Qe7 11.d5 e5 12.Nd2 h5 13.Nb3 Ng4 14.h3 Nh6 15.a4 h4 16.e4 a5 17.bxa5 bxa5 18.Nb5 Rfc8 19.Qd2 Nc5 20.Nxa5 Ba6 21.Nc6 Qe8 22.Qg5 f6 23.Qe3 Nf7 24.a5 Bh6 25.f4 Kg7 26.Qf3 exf4 27.gxf4 Rab8 28.Nxb8 Rxb8 29.Nxc7 Qc8 30.Nb5 Bxb5 31.cxb5 Rxb5 32.Qc3 Qd8 33.a6 Rb8 34.a7 Ra8 35.Kh1 g5 36.e5 fxe5 37.fxe5 Nxe5 38.Qf3 Qe7 39.Bxe5+ Qxe5 40.Qf7+ Kh8 41.Rab1 1-0 [Event "World Blitz 2019"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2019.12.30"] [Round "20.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Firouzja,Alireza"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2723"] [ECO "A15"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.b3 d6 4.Bb2 e5 5.g3 Bg7 6.Bg2 O-O 7.O-O c5 8.d3 Nc6 9.Nc3 h6 10.a3 Be6 11.b4 cxb4 12.axb4 Nxb4 13.Ba3 a5 14.Rb1 d5 15.Bxb4 axb4 16.Rxb4 dxc4 17.dxc4 Qa5 18.Qb3 Nd7 19.Rb5 Qa3 20.Qxa3 Rxa3 21.Nd5 Ra2 22.e3 Rc2 23.Rxb7 Rxc4 24.Nd2 Rc2 25.Ne4 Bxd5 26.Rxd7 Be6 27.Rd6 Rb8 28.h4 Bf8 29.Rxe6 fxe6 30.Rd1 Rc7 31.Ra1 Kf7 32.Ra5 Rd8 33.Bh3 Bg7 34.Ra6 Re7 35.Nd6+ Kf8 36.Kg2 Rb8 37.Ne4 Kg8 38.Bxe6+ Kh7 39.Bd5 Rd7 40.Be6 Rc7 41.Nd6 Rf8 42.Ne4 Rb8 43.g4 Rb4 44.h5 gxh5 45.Bf5+ Kg8 46.gxh5 Kf7 47.Bg6+ Ke7 48.Ng3 Kd7 49.Nf5 Kc8 50.Ra8+ Kb7 51.Rg8 Bf6 52.Nxh6 Rh4 53.Nf5 Rg4+ 54.Kf3 Rg5 55.Nd6+ Kc6 56.Ne4 1-0 [Event "World Blitz 2019"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2019.12.30"] [Round "21.3"] [White "Vachier Lagrave,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2780"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C53"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.O-O a6 7.a4 h6 8.Re1 O-O 9.h3 Ba7 10.Nbd2 Be6 11.Bxe6 fxe6 12.b4 Nh5 13.Nf1 Qf6 14.Ra2 Nf4 15.Bxf4 Qxf4 16.Ne3 Ne7 17.Nh2 Qf7 18.g3 Rad8 19.Kg2 d5 20.Neg4 Ng6 21.Nf3 c5 22.bxc5 Qc7 23.d4 dxe4 24.Nfxe5 Nxe5 25.Nxe5 Bxc5 26.Rxe4 Bd6 27.Qg4 Bxe5 28.Qxe6+ Kh8 29.Qxe5 Qxc3 30.Rae2 Qf3+ 31.Kh2 Rc8 32.Rg4 Rf7 33.Qe4 Qxe4 34.Rgxe4 Rc4 35.a5 Ra4 36.Re5 Rxd4 37.Rb2 Rfd7 38.Kg2 R4d5 39.Rxb7 Rxe5 40.Rxd7 Rxa5 41.Ra7 Ra3 42.g4 a5 43.f3 a4 44.Kg3 g5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Play for Russia Prelim"] [Site "lichess.org INT"] [Date "2020.05.12"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Riazantsev,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2638"] [ECO "D02"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c3 c6 4.Bf4 g6 5.e3 Bg7 6.h3 O-O 7.Nbd2 Bf5 8.Be2 Nbd7 9.g4 Be4 10.g5 Bxf3 11.Bxf3 Ne8 12.h4 e5 13.Bg3 Nd6 14.Bg4 Re8 15.Qf3 Nb6 16.O-O-O Nbc4 17.Nxc4 Nxc4 18.Qe2 a5 19.Qc2 a4 20.Be2 b5 21.dxe5 Bxe5 22.Bxe5 Rxe5 23.a3 Qe7 24.Kb1 Re8 25.Bd3 Nd6 26.Rh3 c5 27.Rdh1 b4 28.cxb4 cxb4 29.Qxa4 bxa3 30.Qxa3 Rb8 31.h5 Nc4 32.Qxe7 Rxe7 33.Bxc4 dxc4 34.hxg6 fxg6 35.Kc2 Reb7 36.Kc3 Rc8 37.Rh4 Rb3+ 38.Kc2 Rb5 39.Rg4 Rcb8 40.Rb1 Rf8 41.Rxc4 Rxf2+ 42.Kc3 Rxg5 43.b4 Rf3 44.Re4 Rb5 45.Kc4 Rb6 46.b5 Rf5 47.Re7 h5 48.Rc7 h4 49.Rc6 Rxc6+ 50.bxc6 Kg7 51.c7 Rf2 52.Kd3 Rf8 53.Rb8 1-0 [Event "Play for Russia Prelim"] [Site "lichess.org INT"] [Date "2020.05.12"] [Round "2.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi,I"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2784"] [ECO "A36"] 1.c4 c5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.Nc3 Nc6 5.e3 e6 6.b3 Nge7 7.Ba3 b6 8.Nge2 O-O 9.O-O Bb7 10.d4 d6 11.Qd2 Na5 12.d5 exd5 13.cxd5 Ba6 14.Bb2 Bxe2 15.Nxe2 Nf5 16.e4 Bxb2 17.Qxb2 Ng7 18.Rad1 Qe7 19.Rfe1 Rfe8 20.f4 Rad8 21.Nc3 Qf6 22.e5 dxe5 23.Ne4 Qf5 24.fxe5 Rxe5 25.Rf1 Qxe4 26.Bxe4 Rxe4 27.Qf6 Rd7 28.Rde1 Ne8 29.Qf3 Rxe1 30.Rxe1 Nd6 31.Qf6 Nab7 32.h4 h5 33.g4 hxg4 34.h5 Kh7 35.Kg2 Nf5 36.hxg6+ fxg6 37.Rh1+ Kg8 38.Rh8+ 1-0 [Event "Play for Russia Prelim"] [Site "lichess.org INT"] [Date "2020.05.12"] [Round "3.2"] [White "Karjakin,Sergey"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2752"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D00"] 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 c5 3.e3 Nc6 4.c3 Nf6 5.Nf3 Qb6 6.Qb3 c4 7.Qc2 Bf5 8.Qc1 e6 9.Nbd2 Qa5 10.Be2 Be7 11.h3 h6 12.O-O O-O 13.Bd1 b5 14.Bc2 Bxc2 15.Qxc2 b4 16.Rfe1 Rfc8 17.e4 bxc3 18.bxc3 dxe4 19.Nxe4 Nd5 20.Bg3 f5 21.Ned2 Qxc3 22.Qxc3 Nxc3 23.Rxe6 Bf6 24.Rc1 Nxd4 25.Nxd4 Bxd4 26.Rc2 Re8 27.Rxe8+ Rxe8 28.Kf1 Rc8 29.Nf3 Bf6 30.Be5 Nd5 31.Bxf6 Nxf6 32.Nd4 g6 33.Nb5 Rc5 34.Nxa7 Nd5 35.a4 Nb4 36.Rc3 Nd5 37.Rc2 Ra5 38.Nc6 Rxa4 39.Ne5 c3 40.Nxg6 Re4 41.g3 Kf7 42.Nh4 Kf6 43.Nf3 Rc4 44.Ke2 Nb4 45.Rc1 Ke6 46.Ne1 Kd5 47.Ng2 Rc5 48.Ne3+ Ke6 49.Rb1 Nc6 50.Kd3 Ne5+ 51.Kc2 Nc6 52.Rb7 Nd4+ 53.Kd3 c2 54.Rb6+ Kf7 55.Nxc2 Nxc2 56.Rxh6 Nb4+ 57.Kd4 Rc2 58.f4 Nc6+ 59.Kd3 Nb4+ 60.Kd4 Nc6+ 61.Kd3 Nb4+ 62.Kd4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Play for Russia Prelim"] [Site "lichess.org INT"] [Date "2020.05.12"] [Round "4.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Grischuk,A"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2777"] [ECO "A10"] 1.c4 g6 2.Nc3 Bg7 3.g3 e5 4.Bg2 d6 5.d3 f5 6.e3 Nf6 7.Nge2 a5 8.b3 O-O 9.Bb2 c6 10.Qd2 Na6 11.f4 Bd7 12.O-O Re8 13.e4 Nc5 14.Rae1 Qb6 15.Kh1 a4 16.fxe5 dxe5 17.exf5 Bxf5 18.d4 Nce4 19.Nxe4 Nxe4 20.Qd1 a3 21.Ba1 exd4 22.Bxd4 Bxd4 23.Qxd4 Qxd4 24.Nxd4 Nc3 25.Nxf5 gxf5 26.Rxe8+ Rxe8 27.Bf3 Rd8 28.Rf2 Kg7 29.Kg2 Kg6 30.Rc2 Rd3 31.b4 Kf6 32.b5 cxb5 33.cxb5 b6 34.Bc6 Ke5 35.Kh3 f4 36.Kg4 h5+ 37.Kh4 fxg3 38.hxg3 Kd4 39.Rf2 Re3 40.Bd7 Re5 41.Rf6 Nxa2 42.Rxb6 Nb4 43.Rd6+ Rd5 44.Rxd5+ Nxd5 45.b6 Nxb6 46.Be6 Nd5 0-1 [Event "Play for Russia Prelim"] [Site "lichess.org INT"] [Date "2020.05.12"] [Round "5.3"] [White "Svidler,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2723"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.O-O e5 5.d3 Ne7 6.e4 O-O 7.exd5 Nxd5 8.Re1 Nc6 9.Nc3 Nxc3 10.bxc3 Be6 11.a4 Qd7 12.Be3 Rad8 13.Ng5 Bg4 14.Qb1 b6 15.h3 Bf5 16.g4 Be6 17.Nxe6 Qxe6 18.Qb3 Qd6 19.Rad1 Na5 20.Qb5 c6 21.Qa6 Rd7 22.c4 c5 23.Qb5 Rc7 24.Bd5 Nc6 25.c3 Ne7 26.Bg2 f5 27.d4 exd4 28.cxd4 Bxd4 29.Bxd4 cxd4 30.Qe5 Qxe5 31.Rxe5 fxg4 32.hxg4 Rf4 33.g5 Kf8 34.a5 Rf5 35.axb6 axb6 36.Rxf5+ Nxf5 37.Bf1 Ke7 38.Bd3 Nd6 39.Kg2 Rc5 40.f4 Nxc4 41.Rh1 Ne3+ 42.Kf3 Nf5 43.Rxh7+ Ke6 44.Rb7 Rc6 45.Bb5 Rc3+ 46.Kf2 Nd6 47.Rxb6 Kd5 48.Be2 Ne4+ 49.Kg2 d3 50.Bxd3 Rxd3 51.Rxg6 Kd4 52.Re6 Ke3 53.g6 Kxf4 54.g7 Rg3+ 55.Kf1 Rxg7 56.Re8 Kf3 57.Rf8+ Ke3 58.Re8 Rg6 59.Re7 Rg5 60.Re8 Rg7 61.Re6 Kf3 62.Re8 Rf7 63.Ke1 Rb7 64.Rf8+ Ke3 65.Kf1 Rb2 66.Kg1 Rc2 67.Re8 Kf3 68.Rf8+ Ke3 69.Re8 Rc6 70.Kg2 Rg6+ 71.Kf1 Kf3 72.Rf8+ Nf6 73.Ke1 Ke3 74.Kd1 Kd3 75.Rd8+ Ke3 76.Kc2 Ne4 77.Re8 Rc6+ 78.Kb3 Rc7 79.Kb4 Kd3 80.Rd8+ Ke3 81.Re8 Kd3 82.Rd8+ Ke3 83.Re8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Play for Russia Prelim"] [Site "lichess.org INT"] [Date "2020.05.12"] [Round "6.4"] [White "Inarkiev,E"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2661"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D02"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.Bf4 c5 4.e3 Nc6 5.Nbd2 cxd4 6.exd4 Qb6 7.Nb3 Bf5 8.Bd3 Bxd3 9.Qxd3 e6 10.O-O Be7 11.a4 a6 12.Ne5 Rc8 13.a5 Qb5 14.Qxb5 axb5 15.Nd3 Nd7 16.a6 bxa6 17.Rxa6 f6 18.Re1 Kf7 19.h4 b4 20.Re2 Rhe8 21.g3 Bf8 22.Bd2 Ncb8 23.Ra7 Rxc2 24.Kf1 Rec8 25.Nbc5 Bxc5 26.Nxc5 R2xc5 27.dxc5 Ke7 28.Bxb4 Nc6 29.Rb7 e5 30.Ba3 Ke6 31.b4 d4 32.b5 Na5 33.Ra7 Nc4 34.c6 Ndb6 35.Bc5 Nd5 36.Rc2 Nc3 0-1 [Event "Play for Russia Prelim"] [Site "lichess.org INT"] [Date "2020.05.12"] [Round "7.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Tomashevsky,E"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2706"] [ECO "D35"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 Be7 6.e3 c6 7.Bd3 Nbd7 8.Nge2 Nf8 9.Qc2 Ne6 10.Bh4 g6 11.f3 O-O 12.O-O b6 13.Rad1 Bb7 14.Kh1 Rc8 15.Bf2 c5 16.Qd2 Qd7 17.a3 Rfd8 18.Bb1 Qe8 19.Rfe1 Qf8 20.Ng3 Qh6 21.dxc5 bxc5 22.Nce2 Bf8 23.Qa5 Rd7 24.e4 Bd6 25.exd5 Nxd5 26.Be4 Rcd8 27.Qb5 Bb8 28.Qb3 Ng5 29.Nc3 Nxe4 30.Ncxe4 Nf4 31.Rxd7 Rxd7 32.Nf6+ 1-0 [Event "Play for Russia Prelim"] [Site "lichess.org INT"] [Date "2020.05.13"] [Round "8.1"] [White "Riazantsev,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2638"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D30"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 h6 6.Bxf6 Bxf6 7.Qc2 Nd7 8.h4 dxc4 9.Bxc4 c5 10.dxc5 Nxc5 11.Nc3 Bd7 12.O-O Rc8 13.Rad1 O-O 14.h5 Qc7 15.Nd4 Na4 16.Be2 Nxc3 17.bxc3 Qxc3 18.Qe4 Bxd4 19.Rxd4 Bc6 20.Qe5 Bd5 21.a4 Qc7 22.Qxc7 Rxc7 23.e4 Bc6 24.Rb1 e5 25.Rdb4 Rd8 26.Bb5 a5 27.Rc4 Rd4 28.Rc5 Bxe4 29.Rxc7 Bxb1 30.Rxb7 Bc2 31.Re7 e4 32.Re8+ Kh7 33.Rf8 Bb3 34.Kh2 g5 35.hxg6+ Kxg6 36.Rg8+ Kf6 37.Rh8 Bxa4 38.Bxa4 Kg7 39.Ra8 Rxa4 40.Kg3 Ra2 41.Ra6 a4 42.Kf4 Rxf2+ 43.Kxe4 Rxg2 0-1 [Event "Play for Russia Prelim"] [Site "lichess.org INT"] [Date "2020.05.13"] [Round "9.4"] [White "Nepomniachtchi,I"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2784"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C11"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3 Be7 8.Qd2 a6 9.Be2 O-O 10.O-O b5 11.Nd1 b4 12.c4 dxc4 13.d5 exd5 14.Qxd5 Bb7 15.Qxc4 Nb6 16.Qc2 Nd5 17.Bd3 Nxe3 18.Nxe3 Nd4 19.Nxd4 Qxd4 20.Rae1 g6 21.Kh1 Rad8 22.Bc4 Bh4 23.Re2 Be4 24.Qb3 Bb7 25.f5 Kh8 26.Bxf7 Qxe5 27.Bc4 Qd6 28.Qc2 Bg5 29.Rd1 Qf6 30.h3 Bxe3 31.Rxd8 Rxd8 32.Rxe3 gxf5 33.Qe2 Be4 34.Qf2 Rd1+ 35.Kh2 Qd6+ 36.Rg3 h6 37.Be2 Rd2 38.Kh1 Rxe2 0-1 [Event "Play for Russia Prelim"] [Site "lichess.org INT"] [Date "2020.05.13"] [Round "10.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Karjakin,Sergey"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2752"] [ECO "A28"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.d3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nf6 7.Be2 Bc5 8.Be3 Bb6 9.h3 O-O 10.O-O Re8 11.Rc1 h6 12.a3 Be6 13.Na4 Qd6 14.Nc5 Bc8 15.b4 a6 16.Qc2 Nh5 17.Rfd1 Qf6 18.d4 exd4 19.Nxd4 Nxd4 20.Bxd4 Qg5 21.Bxh5 Qxh5 22.f3 a5 23.Qf2 axb4 24.axb4 Qg6 25.Kh1 c6 26.g4 Ra3 27.Ra1 Rxa1 28.Bxa1 f6 29.Kg2 Bc7 30.Bc3 h5 31.Qh4 b6 32.Nd3 Qf7 33.Qxh5 Qxh5 34.gxh5 Kh7 35.Nf2 Kh6 36.Ng4+ Kh7 37.Bxf6 Be6 38.Bc3 c5 39.bxc5 bxc5 40.h6 Bxg4 41.hxg4 Kxh6 42.Bxg7+ Kg6 43.Bc3 Rb8 44.e5 Rb3 45.Rc1 c4 46.f4 Bb6 47.e6 Be3 48.f5+ Kg5 49.Rc2 Kxg4 50.f6 Bg5 51.e7 Rb8 52.Re2 Re8 53.f7 Rxe7 54.f8=Q Rxe2+ 55.Kf1 Rc2 56.Qc8+ Kh4 57.Qxc4+ Kh5 58.Qd3 Rc1+ 59.Ke2 Kh6 60.Qh3+ Kg6 61.Kd3 Rd1+ 62.Ke4 Rd6 63.Qf5+ Kh5 64.Be5 Ra6 65.Qh7+ Kg4 66.Qf5+ Kh5 67.Bd4 Ra2 68.Be3 Ra4+ 69.Kf3 1-0 [Event "Play for Russia Prelim"] [Site "lichess.org INT"] [Date "2020.05.13"] [Round "11.3"] [White "Grischuk,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A06"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d3 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.O-O O-O 6.Nc3 Nc6 7.e4 dxe4 8.dxe4 Bg4 9.h3 Qxd1 10.Rxd1 Bxf3 11.Bxf3 Rfd8 12.Be3 Nd7 13.Nd5 Rac8 14.c3 e6 15.Nf4 Nb6 16.Rxd8+ Rxd8 17.Rd1 Rxd1+ 18.Bxd1 Nc4 19.Bc1 Bh6 20.Be2 Nd6 21.f3 e5 22.Nd3 Bxc1 23.Nxc1 f5 24.exf5 gxf5 25.Kf2 Kf7 26.Nb3 b6 27.Nd2 Ne7 28.f4 exf4 29.gxf4 Nd5 30.Kf3 Ke6 31.Bd1 Kf6 32.Bb3 Ne7 33.Nf1 Ne4 34.Bc2 Nc5 35.Ne3 c6 36.Nc4 Nb7 37.Ne5 c5 38.Nd7+ Kg7 39.a3 Nd6 40.Ne5 Ng6 41.Nc6 a5 42.Bd3 Kf6 43.b4 cxb4 44.cxb4 axb4 45.Nxb4 Ne7 46.Ke3 Ke6 47.Kd4 Nb7 48.Nd5 Nc6+ 49.Kc4 Nd6+ 0-1 [Event "Play for Russia Prelim"] [Site "lichess.org INT"] [Date "2020.05.13"] [Round "12.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Svidler,P"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2723"] [ECO "A36"] 1.c4 g6 2.Nc3 c5 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 Nc6 5.e3 e6 6.b3 Nge7 7.Ba3 Qa5 8.Bb2 O-O 9.Nf3 d5 10.O-O Rd8 11.a3 Qc7 12.cxd5 exd5 13.d4 cxd4 14.Nb5 Qb6 15.Nbxd4 Bg4 16.Qd2 Bxf3 17.Nxf3 d4 18.exd4 Nxd4 19.Nxd4 Bxd4 20.Bxd4 Rxd4 21.Qe2 Nf5 22.b4 Rad8 23.Qf3 R8d7 24.Rae1 Rd3 25.Qf4 Qd4 26.Re8+ Kg7 27.Qb8 Nh6 28.Re4 Qb6 29.Bh3 Rd8 30.Qe5+ Qf6 31.Qc7 Qb6 32.Qxb6 axb6 33.Ra1 Ng8 34.Bf1 Rc3 35.a4 Nf6 36.Re7 Rd7 37.Rxd7 Nxd7 38.Bg2 Rc7 39.Rd1 Ne5 40.h3 Rc4 41.Rb1 Nc6 42.Bxc6 bxc6 43.a5 bxa5 44.bxa5 Ra4 45.Rc1 Rxa5 46.Rxc6 h5 47.h4 Ra4 48.Kg2 Ra5 49.Kg1 Ra4 50.Kg2 Ra5 51.Kg1 1/2-1/2 [Event "Play for Russia Prelim"] [Site "lichess.org INT"] [Date "2020.05.13"] [Round "13.2"] [White "Tomashevsky,E"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2706"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A06"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.e3 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.b3 Bd6 5.Bb2 O-O 6.Nc3 b6 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Nxd5 exd5 9.Be2 a5 10.O-O Ba6 11.Nd4 Bxe2 12.Qxe2 Be5 13.Bc3 Re8 14.Qg4 Bxd4 15.Qxd4 f6 16.Qg4 c5 17.d4 Nc6 18.dxc5 bxc5 19.Rfd1 Qd6 20.Rac1 a4 21.h3 axb3 22.axb3 Rab8 23.Qa4 Red8 24.Be1 Ne5 25.Qa3 Rbc8 26.Rc2 Qb6 27.Ba5 Qa7 28.Qa1 Rd7 29.Bc3 Qb8 30.Rcd2 Rcd8 31.Qa5 Qxb3 32.Bxe5 fxe5 33.Qxc5 d4 34.Qxe5 d3 35.Qb2 Qc4 36.Qa2 Qxa2 37.Rxa2 Kf7 38.Kf1 Ke6 39.Ke1 Rc7 40.Ra3 Rcd7 41.Kd2 g5 42.Rb1 h5 43.Rbb3 Rf7 44.f3 g4 45.hxg4 hxg4 46.Rb6+ Kd5 47.Rxd3+ Kc5 48.Rxd8 Kxb6 49.f4 Kc5 50.Ke2 Rg7 51.Kf2 1-0 [Event "Play for Russia Prelim"] [Site "lichess.org INT"] [Date "2020.05.13"] [Round "14.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Inarkiev,E"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2661"] [ECO "A20"] 1.c4 e5 2.d3 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.g3 Ne7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.h4 h6 7.h5 g5 8.f4 gxf4 9.gxf4 Nbc6 10.fxe5 Nxe5 11.Bf4 d5 12.cxd5 c6 13.Qd2 Ng4 14.Bf3 Kh7 15.d6 Nd5 16.Bxd5 cxd5 17.Nxd5 Be6 18.Nc7 Rc8 19.Nf3 Qf6 20.d4 Bf5 21.Be5 Qd8 22.Qf4 Bd7 23.Bxg7 Kxg7 24.Rg1 Kh7 25.Rxg4 Bxg4 26.Qxg4 Qxd6 27.Qf5+ Kg7 28.Nd5 Rfd8 29.Nf4 Qf6 30.Qxf6+ Kxf6 31.Kd2 Rg8 32.Rf1 Rcd8 33.e4 Ke7 34.Nd5+ Kf8 35.Ne5 Rg2+ 36.Kc3 Rc8+ 37.Kb3 Rg3+ 38.Kb4 Rg7 39.Rf6 Rh7 40.a4 Rc2 41.b3 Ke8 42.Rd6 Re2 43.Rd7 Rg7 44.Nf6+ Kf8 45.Kc5 Rf2 46.Neg4 Rg5+ 47.Kd6 Kg7 48.Nxf2 1-0 [Event "Play for Russia Final"] [Site "lichess.org INT"] [Date "2020.05.14"] [Round "1.3"] [White "Grischuk,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D35"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 Be7 6.e3 h6 7.Bh4 O-O 8.Bd3 Re8 9.Nge2 b6 10.O-O Bb7 11.Qc2 Nbd7 12.Rad1 c6 13.a3 Nf8 14.b4 Ne6 15.Qb2 Rc8 16.a4 Rc7 17.a5 Rd7 18.Ra1 Bd6 19.Bg3 Ng5 20.Rfc1 Nh5 21.Bxd6 Rxd6 22.axb6 axb6 23.Ra7 Qb8 24.Rca1 Nf6 25.h3 Rdd8 26.Qd2 Bc8 27.Nf4 Ne6 28.Nce2 Nxf4 29.Nxf4 Qd6 30.Qc3 Ne4 31.Bxe4 Rxe4 32.Rc1 Bd7 33.b5 Rc8 34.Qb3 g5 35.Nh5 Re6 36.Ng3 Rf6 37.bxc6 Rxc6 38.Rxc6 Qxc6 39.Qa3 Qd6 40.Nh5 1-0 [Event "Play for Russia Final"] [Site "lichess.org INT"] [Date "2020.05.14"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Grischuk,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.O-O e5 5.d3 Nc6 6.c3 Nge7 7.e4 O-O 8.b4 dxe4 9.dxe4 Qxd1 10.Rxd1 Be6 11.Bb2 Rfd8 12.Nbd2 f6 13.Bf1 Nc8 14.a3 Nb6 15.Rab1 a5 16.Rdc1 Bh6 17.Rc2 Rd7 18.Bc1 Rad8 19.Kg2 Kg7 20.Be2 axb4 21.axb4 Ra8 22.Nb3 Bxb3 23.Bxh6+ Kxh6 24.Rxb3 Nd8 25.Rbb2 Ne6 26.Ra2 Rdd8 27.Nd2 c5 28.Bg4 Nc7 29.bxc5 Na4 30.Nb3 Nb5 31.Rd2 Nbxc3 32.f3 Nxa2 33.Rxa2 Nc3 34.Rc2 Nd1 35.Rc1 Ra3 36.Be6 Ra2+ 37.Kg1 Re2 38.Bd5 Re1+ 39.Kg2 Ne3+ 40.Kf2 Rxc1 41.Kxe3 Rxd5 42.exd5 Rc3+ 43.Kd2 Rxb3 44.d6 Ra3 0-1 [Event "Play for Russia Final"] [Site "lichess.org INT"] [Date "2020.05.14"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Grischuk,A"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2777"] [ECO "A04"] 1.Nf3 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.g3 Nbd7 4.Bg2 e5 5.c4 c6 6.O-O e4 7.Nfd2 d5 8.Nc3 Be7 9.cxd5 cxd5 10.f3 exf3 11.Nxf3 O-O 12.Ne5 Nb6 13.a4 a5 14.Qb3 Be6 15.Bf4 Rc8 16.Rac1 h6 17.Qb5 g5 18.Be3 Nc4 19.Nxc4 Rxc4 20.Qxb7 Rb4 21.Qa7 Rxb2 22.Rb1 Rxb1 23.Rxb1 Bb4 24.Bd2 Re8 25.Rf1 Kg7 26.Qa6 Bg4 27.e3 Re6 28.Qd3 Bh5 29.Nb5 Bg6 30.Qe2 Qe7 31.Re1 Ne4 32.Bxb4 Qxb4 33.Nc7 Rc6 34.Nxd5 Qxa4 35.Rf1 Rc2 36.Qf3 g4 37.Qf4 Rxg2+ 38.Kxg2 Qa2+ 39.Kg1 Qxd5 40.Qe5+ Qxe5 41.dxe5 Nc3 42.Kf2 Bd3 43.Ra1 a4 44.Ke1 Bb5 45.Kd2 Ne4+ 46.Kc2 Ng5 47.Rb1 Bd7 48.Rb7 Be6 49.Kb2 Nf3 50.Ka3 Nxh2 51.Rb1 Bb3 52.Rc1 Nf3 53.e6 fxe6 54.Kb4 Kg6 55.Rc3 h5 56.Kc5 Kf6 57.Rc1 Ke5 58.Rh1 h4 59.gxh4 g3 60.h5 g2 61.Rc1 g1=Q 0-1 [Event "Legends of Chess Prelim"] [Site "chess24.com INT"] [Date "2020.07.21"] [Round "1.5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi,I"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2784"] [ECO "A04"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nf6 3.b3 g6 4.Bb2 Bg7 5.g3 O-O 6.Bg2 d5 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Bxg7 Kxg7 9.O-O Nc6 10.d4 cxd4 11.Nxd4 Nxd4 12.Qxd4+ Nf6 13.Qe3 Qb6 14.Qxb6 axb6 15.Nc3 Be6 16.Bxb7 Ra7 17.Bf3 Rc8 18.Nb5 Ra5 19.Nd4 Bd5 20.a4 e5 21.b4 Raa8 22.Nb5 e4 23.Bg2 Rc4 24.Rfb1 Bc6 25.Na3 Rc3 26.a5 bxa5 27.b5 Bd5 28.b6 a4 29.Nb5 Rb3 30.Nc7 Rb8 31.Rd1 Bc6 32.g4 h6 33.h4 Nxg4 34.Rd6 R8xb6 35.Bf1 a3 36.h5 gxh5 37.e3 Ne5 38.Kh2 Rb2 39.Kg3 h4+ 40.Kf4 Ng6+ 41.Kg4 Rxf2 0-1 [Event "Legends of Chess Prelim"] [Site "chess24.com INT"] [Date "2020.07.21"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Nepomniachtchi,I"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2784"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D37"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Nbd7 5.Qc2 dxc4 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bh4 Bb4 8.e3 b5 9.a4 c6 10.Be2 Bb7 11.O-O Qb6 12.Ne5 Nxe5 13.dxe5 Nd7 14.Ne4 Nxe5 15.a5 Qc7 16.a6 Bc8 17.Bg3 O-O 18.b3 f5 19.Qb2 fxe4 20.Bxe5 c3 21.Bxc3 Bd6 22.h3 b4 23.Bd2 Bh2+ 24.Kh1 Be5 25.Qc2 Bxa1 26.Rxa1 Qe5 27.Rf1 c5 28.Bc1 Qd6 29.Qc4 Bd7 30.Rd1 Qc6 31.Kg1 Rad8 32.Bb2 Bc8 33.Ra1 Rd2 34.Bc1 Rd5 35.Ra2 Qd6 36.Rc2 Bxa6 0-1 [Event "Legends of Chess Prelim"] [Site "chess24.com INT"] [Date "2020.07.21"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi,I"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2784"] [ECO "A04"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.g3 Nc6 3.Bg2 g6 4.c3 Bg7 5.d4 cxd4 6.cxd4 d5 7.Nc3 Nf6 8.Ne5 O-O 9.O-O Nd7 10.Nxd5 Ndxe5 11.dxe5 Nxe5 12.Bg5 Nc6 13.Rc1 Be6 14.b3 h6 15.Nxe7+ Nxe7 16.Qxd8 Rfxd8 17.Bxe7 Rd2 18.Bxb7 Rb8 19.Bf3 Rxa2 20.b4 Bf8 21.Bc5 Rd8 22.Kg2 h5 23.Ra1 Rdd2 24.Rxa2 Rxa2 25.Rc1 a5 26.bxa5 Rxa5 27.Bb6 Rb5 28.Be3 Bg7 29.Rd1 Bf6 30.h3 Kg7 31.Rd6 Be5 32.Ra6 Rb2 33.Ra5 Bc3 34.Rc5 Bf6 35.g4 hxg4 36.hxg4 Rb4 37.g5 Bd4 38.Bxd4+ Rxd4 39.e3 Rc4 40.Re5 Rc1 41.Be4 Re1 42.Rc5 Kf8 43.Rc7 Rd1 44.Bf3 Ra1 45.Rc5 Ke7 46.Kg3 Kd6 47.Rb5 Bc4 48.Rb6+ Ke7 49.Rb4 Be6 50.Bg2 Ra5 51.f4 Ra3 52.Re4 Kf8 53.Re5 Rb3 54.Bf3 Kg7 55.Bc6 Rc3 56.Bb5 Ra3 57.Kf3 Rb3 58.Rc5 Rb4 59.Bd3 Rb3 60.Bc2 Rb4 61.Ra5 Rb2 62.Be4 Rb4 63.Re5 Rb2 64.Bd3 Rb3 65.Bb5 Rb4 66.Rc5 Kf8 67.Bc6 Rc4 68.Rxc4 Bxc4 69.Ke4 Ke7 70.Ke5 Bd3 71.Be4 Be2 72.Bd5 Bd3 73.Kd4 Be2 74.e4 Bd1 75.e5 Ba4 76.Bc4 Bd1 77.Bd3 Bg4 78.Be4 Bh3 79.Ke3 Bc8 80.Kf3 Bd7 81.Kg3 Bc8 82.Bf3 Bf5 83.Bg4 Bb1 84.Bh3 Bc2 85.Kf2 Bb1 86.Ke3 Bc2 87.Kd4 Bb1 88.Bg4 Bc2 89.Bf3 Ba4 90.f5 gxf5 91.Ke3 Kf8 92.Kf4 Bc2 93.Bc6 Kg7 94.Bd7 Kg6 95.Be8 Kg7 96.Bd7 Kg6 97.Be8 Kg7 98.Bd7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Legends of Chess Prelim"] [Site "chess24.com INT"] [Date "2020.07.21"] [Round "1.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi,I"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2784"] [ECO "A04"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.b3 d6 3.c4 g6 4.Bb2 e5 5.g3 Bg7 6.Bg2 Ne7 7.O-O O-O 8.Nc3 Nbc6 9.d3 h6 10.Nd2 f5 11.a3 a5 12.e3 g5 13.Nd5 Nxd5 14.cxd5 Ne7 15.f4 exf4 16.Bxg7 Kxg7 17.gxf4 Ng6 18.Kh1 b6 19.b4 Ra7 20.bxa5 bxa5 21.d4 Ba6 22.Rg1 c4 23.fxg5 hxg5 24.Bf1 c3 25.Bxa6 Rxa6 26.Nf1 Rb6 27.Ng3 Qa8 28.e4 fxe4 29.Nf1 Rf3 30.Rxg5 Rb2 31.Ne3 Qf8 32.Qa4 Rxh2+ 33.Kg1 Rg3+ 34.Kxh2 Qf2+ 35.Kh1 Rh3+ 0-1 [Event "Legends of Chess Prelim"] [Site "chess24.com INT"] [Date "2020.07.21"] [Round "1.4"] [White "Nepomniachtchi,I"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2784"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D37"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Nbd7 5.Qc2 dxc4 6.e4 c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.Bxc4 Qc7 9.O-O O-O 10.Qe2 Ne5 11.Bf4 Bd6 12.Bxe5 Bxe5 13.Nxe5 Qxe5 14.f4 Qc5+ 15.Kh1 e5 16.f5 b5 17.Bxb5 Bb7 18.Rac1 Rac8 19.h3 Rfd8 20.Ba6 Qb6 21.Bxb7 Qxb7 22.Kh2 h6 23.Rcd1 Rd4 24.Rf3 Rxd1 25.Qxd1 Nxe4 26.Nxe4 Qxe4 27.Qd7 Qc6 28.Qxa7 e4 29.Rf4 Qd6 30.Qe3 Rc4 31.Kg1 Qe5 32.Rf2 Kh7 33.Re2 f6 34.b3 Rd4 35.Re1 Qd5 36.Kh2 Qe5+ 37.Kg1 Qd5 38.a3 Rd3 39.Qxe4 Qxb3 40.a4 Qc3 41.Kh1 Rd8 42.Rb1 Rd3 43.Qg4 Rg3 44.Qf4 Re3 45.Kh2 Qd3 46.Rb7 Qc3 47.Rb5 Re1 48.a5 Ra1 49.Rb7 Rxa5 50.Rc7 Rc5 51.Rxc5 Qxc5 52.g4 Qc3 53.Qe4 Qd2+ 54.Kg3 h5 55.Qe8 hxg4 56.Qg6+ Kg8 57.Qe8+ Kh7 58.Qg6+ Kg8 59.Qe8+ Kh7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Legends of Chess Prelim"] [Site "chess24.com INT"] [Date "2020.07.22"] [Round "2.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Giri,A"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2764"] [ECO "D02"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.c4 e6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Qc2 c6 6.Nc3 Be7 7.h3 O-O 8.Bf4 g6 9.e3 Bf5 10.Qb3 Qb6 11.Nd2 Nbd7 12.g4 Be6 13.Bd3 Qxb3 14.Nxb3 a5 15.Nd2 a4 16.a3 b5 17.f3 Nb6 18.Ke2 Ra7 19.Bc2 Rfa8 20.Rhc1 b4 21.axb4 Bxb4 22.Bd3 Nc4 23.Bxc4 dxc4 24.e4 a3 25.bxa3 Rxa3 26.Rxa3 Rxa3 27.Ndb1 Rb3 28.Bh6 Ne8 29.Rc2 f5 30.Bd2 fxe4 31.fxe4 h5 32.Ra2 hxg4 33.hxg4 Bxg4+ 34.Ke3 Bf8 35.Kf4 Be6 36.Kg5 Kf7 37.Kh4 Nd6 38.Ra7+ Rb7 39.Ra6 Nb5 40.d5 cxd5 41.exd5 Bf5 42.Nxb5 Be7+ 43.Bg5 Bxg5+ 44.Kxg5 Rxb5 45.Ra7+ Ke8 46.Nc3 Rb3 47.Ne2 Rb2 48.Nf4 c3 49.Rc7 c2 50.Nxg6 Kd8 51.d6 Bxg6 52.Kxg6 Rb6 53.Rxc2 Rxd6+ 54.Kf5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Legends of Chess Prelim"] [Site "chess24.com INT"] [Date "2020.07.22"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Giri,A"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2764"] [ECO "A28"] 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.a3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Qc2 Nxc3 7.bxc3 Bd6 8.g3 O-O 9.Bg2 f5 10.d3 Kh8 11.O-O Rb8 12.Bb2 Qe8 13.Nd2 b6 14.e3 Bb7 15.Rae1 Na5 16.Bxb7 Rxb7 17.f4 exf4 18.exf4 Qh5 19.Nf3 Rbb8 20.c4 Rfe8 21.Qc3 Bf8 22.Kg2 c5 23.Ne5 Rbd8 24.h3 Kg8 25.Qc2 Qh6 26.Qa4 Rc8 27.Qd7 Qe6 28.Qxa7 Red8 29.Qa6 Nc6 30.Qxb6 Rb8 31.Qxc6 Rxb2+ 32.Rf2 Qxc6+ 33.Nxc6 Rxf2+ 34.Kxf2 Rxd3 35.Ra1 Rd6 36.Ne5 Ra6 37.a4 Bd6 38.Kf3 Kf8 39.g4 fxg4+ 40.Nxg4 Kf7 41.Ke4 Bc7 42.Ne5+ Ke6 43.f5+ Ke7 44.a5 Kf6 45.Nd7+ Kf7 46.Rb1 Ke7 47.Nxc5 Rxa5 48.Nd3 g6 49.fxg6 hxg6 50.c5 Ke6 51.Rg1 Ra4+ 52.Ke3 Kf5 53.Rf1+ Ke6 54.Rg1 Kf5 55.Rb1 Re4+ 56.Kf3 Rh4 57.Rf1 Ke6 58.Kg2 g5 59.Re1+ Kd7 60.Nf2 Kc6 61.Rc1 Rd4 62.Rc2 Ba5 63.Kf3 Rf4+ 64.Ke3 Rh4 65.Kf3 Bb4 66.Ne4 Rxh3+ 67.Kg2 g4 68.Nf2 Rc3 69.Rxc3 Bxc3 70.Nxg4 Kxc5 71.Nf6 Bxf6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Legends of Chess Prelim"] [Site "chess24.com INT"] [Date "2020.07.22"] [Round "2.2"] [White "Giri,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2764"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D37"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Nbd7 5.Bf4 dxc4 6.e3 b5 7.Nxb5 Bb4+ 8.Nc3 Nd5 9.a3 Nxc3 10.Qd2 Bxa3 11.Qxc3 Bd6 12.Bxd6 cxd6 13.Bxc4 O-O 14.d5 e5 15.O-O a5 16.Nd2 Bb7 17.b3 Qb6 18.Ra2 Rfc8 19.e4 Rc5 20.Rfa1 Qd8 21.b4 axb4 22.Rxa8 Bxa8 23.Qxb4 h6 24.Ra6 Nf6 25.Bf1 Kh7 26.Ra7 Rc8 27.Rxf7 Rb8 28.Qa3 Rb7 29.Rxb7 Bxb7 30.Nc4 Ne8 31.Qa7 Qc7 32.Na5 Bc8 33.Qxc7 Nxc7 34.Nc4 Ne8 35.Nb6 Bg4 36.f3 Bh5 37.Nc8 1-0 [Event "Legends of Chess Prelim"] [Site "chess24.com INT"] [Date "2020.07.22"] [Round "2.4"] [White "Giri,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2764"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A53"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.Nf3 Bf5 4.Nc3 g6 5.d5 Bg7 6.Nd4 Bd7 7.e4 e5 8.dxe6 fxe6 9.Be2 O-O 10.O-O Nc6 11.Be3 b6 12.b3 a6 13.Rc1 Ne5 14.h3 Nf7 15.Qd2 c5 16.Nf3 h6 17.e5 dxe5 18.Qc2 g5 19.Rcd1 Qe7 20.Ne4 Bc6 21.Bd3 Nh5 22.g3 Rad8 23.Qe2 Nf6 24.Nfd2 Nd6 25.Nxd6 Rxd6 26.Bc2 Qb7 27.f3 Rfd8 28.Bf2 e4 29.fxe4 e5 30.Nf3 Nxe4 31.Rxd6 Rxd6 32.Be1 Rf6 33.Qd3 Rd6 34.Qe3 Rd8 35.h4 g4 36.Nxe5 Bxe5 37.Qxh6 Bd4+ 38.Kh2 Bg7 39.Qe6+ Kh8 40.Rf7 Rd6 41.Qf5 Rf6 42.Qh5+ Rh6 43.Rxb7 Rxh5 44.Rb8+ Kh7 45.Rxb6 Ba8 46.Rxa6 Bb7 47.Ra7 Bc6 48.Ra6 Bb7 49.Ra7 Bc6 50.Ra6 Bb7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Legends of Chess Prelim"] [Site "chess24.com INT"] [Date "2020.07.23"] [Round "3.1"] [White "Anand,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C11"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3 Be7 8.Qd2 a6 9.Bd3 b5 10.a3 c4 11.Be2 Nb6 12.O-O Bd7 13.Bd1 g6 14.h3 Qc7 15.Bf2 h6 16.Ne2 a5 17.c3 O-O-O 18.Bh4 Bxh4 19.Nxh4 Kb7 20.Nf3 Ra8 21.Bc2 Qd8 22.g4 Qe7 23.Ng3 b4 24.axb4 axb4 25.Rxa8 Rxa8 26.f5 gxf5 27.gxf5 Ra2 28.Qc1 bxc3 29.bxc3 Qa3 30.Bb1 Qxc1 31.Rxc1 Rb2 32.f6 Na4 33.Bh7 Na5 34.Bg6 Nb3 35.Re1 Be8 36.Nf5 fxg6 37.Nd6+ Kc7 38.Nxe8+ Kd7 39.Nd6 g5 40.Nf5 Ke8 41.Nxh6 Nxc3 42.Nxg5 Nxd4 43.f7+ Ke7 44.Ra1 Nce2+ 45.Kf2 Nf4+ 46.Kg3 Ng6 47.Ra7+ Kd8 48.Ra8+ Kc7 49.Rg8 Ne2+ 50.Kf2 Nef4+ 51.Ke3 c3 52.Nxe6+ Nxe6 53.Rxg6 d4+ 54.Ke4 Re2+ 55.Kf3 Re3+ 56.Kg4 Nf8 57.Rg8 Nd7 58.Nf5 c2 59.Nxe3 c1=Q 60.Nd5+ Kb7 61.e6 Qd1+ 62.Kg5 Qd2+ 63.Kg6 Qg2+ 0-1 [Event "Legends of Chess Prelim"] [Site "chess24.com INT"] [Date "2020.07.23"] [Round "3.3"] [White "Anand,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C50"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.O-O Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.c3 h6 7.Re1 O-O 8.Nbd2 a6 9.a4 Ba7 10.h3 Re8 11.b4 Be6 12.Bxe6 Rxe6 13.Qc2 Qd7 14.Nf1 d5 15.Be3 d4 16.cxd4 Nxd4 17.Bxd4 Bxd4 18.Nxd4 Qxd4 19.Qxc7 Qxd3 20.Rad1 Qb3 21.Qxb7 Ree8 22.a5 Reb8 23.Qc7 Qxb4 24.Ng3 Rb7 25.Qxe5 Rb5 26.Qf4 Nh5 27.Nxh5 Rxh5 28.Re3 Rxa5 29.Rg3 Rg5 30.Rgd3 Qb8 31.Qxb8+ Rxb8 32.Rd8+ Rxd8 33.Rxd8+ Kh7 34.Ra8 Re5 35.Rxa6 Rxe4 36.g3 Re1+ 37.Kg2 Re7 38.h4 h5 39.Rb6 g6 40.Ra6 Rd7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Legends of Chess Prelim"] [Site "chess24.com INT"] [Date "2020.07.23"] [Round "3.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Anand,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A08"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c5 3.Bg2 Nf6 4.O-O g6 5.c4 Bg7 6.Nc3 O-O 7.d3 Nc6 8.Bf4 d4 9.Na4 Nd7 10.a3 e5 11.Bg5 f6 12.Bd2 Rb8 13.b4 Qe7 14.bxc5 f5 15.e3 dxe3 16.Bxe3 f4 17.Bd2 g5 18.Re1 g4 19.Nh4 f3 20.Bf1 Qf7 21.Be3 Nf6 22.Nc3 Rd8 23.Nb5 Bf8 24.Qc1 a6 25.Nd6 Bxd6 26.cxd6 Rxd6 27.d4 Nxd4 28.Bxd4 exd4 29.Qf4 Qc7 30.c5 Rc6 31.Bc4+ Kf8 32.Re5 1-0 [Event "Legends of Chess Prelim"] [Site "chess24.com INT"] [Date "2020.07.24"] [Round "4.4"] [White "Leko,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2663"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D37"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Nbd7 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 c6 7.Qc2 h6 8.Bh4 Be7 9.e3 O-O 10.Bd3 Re8 11.O-O Ne4 12.Bxe4 Bxh4 13.Bh7+ Kh8 14.Nxh4 Qxh4 15.Bd3 Qe7 16.Rab1 a5 17.Na4 Kg8 18.Rfc1 Qd6 19.a3 g6 20.h3 Kg7 21.Qc3 h5 22.Ra1 Qf6 23.b4 axb4 24.axb4 Qg5 25.Kf1 Nf6 26.Qc2 Qh4 27.Nb6 Rxa1 28.Rxa1 Bxh3 29.gxh3 Qxh3+ 30.Ke1 Qh1+ 31.Bf1 h4 32.Ke2 Ng4 33.Re1 h3 34.Qc1 Qh2 35.Kd3 Nxf2+ 36.Kc3 Qc7 37.Na4 h2 38.Bg2 Qg3 39.Bh1 Nxh1 40.Rxh1 Rxe3+ 41.Kc2 Re2+ 0-1 [Event "Legends of Chess Prelim"] [Site "chess24.com INT"] [Date "2020.07.24"] [Round "4.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Leko,P"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2663"] [ECO "A36"] 1.c4 c5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.Nc3 Nc6 5.d3 e6 6.h4 Nf6 7.a3 O-O 8.Rb1 d5 9.cxd5 Nxd5 10.Ne4 b6 11.h5 Bb7 12.hxg6 hxg6 13.Nf3 Qe7 14.Kf1 Rfd8 15.Bh6 Bxh6 16.Rxh6 Kg7 17.Qd2 Rh8 18.Rxh8 Rxh8 19.b4 cxb4 20.axb4 Ncxb4 21.Qb2+ f6 22.g4 a5 23.g5 Rc8 24.gxf6+ Nxf6 25.Neg5 Bxf3 26.Nxf3 Rc2 27.Qa1 Qd6 28.Nd4 Rc5 29.Nf3 Qf4 30.Kg1 g5 31.e3 Qd6 32.d4 Rc2 33.d5 Rc5 34.e4 Qf4 35.Nd4 Kg6 36.Nxe6 Qh4 37.Qd4 Rc2 38.Qxb6 Nd3 39.Rf1 Nf4 40.Nxf4+ Qxf4 41.Qe6 Kg7 42.Qe7+ Kg6 43.Qe6 Kg7 44.Qe7+ Kg6 45.Qf8 a4 46.d6 Rd2 47.e5 Qxe5 48.Qa8 Qf4 49.Qf3 Rxd6 50.Qxf4 gxf4 51.Ra1 Ra6 52.Ra3 Nd7 53.Bf1 Ra5 54.Bd3+ Kf6 55.Bc2 Nb6 56.Kg2 Rc5 57.Ra2 Rc4 58.Kf3 Rb4 59.Kg4 Ke5 60.f3 Rd4 61.Ra3 Nc4 62.Rxa4 Ne3+ 63.Kg5 Nxc2 64.Ra5+ Ke6 65.Ra6+ Ke5 66.Ra5+ Ke6 67.Rf5 Rd1 68.Rf6+ Ke5 69.Rf5+ Kd4 70.Kxf4 Ne3 71.Ra5 Nd5+ 72.Kg3 Nc3 73.Ra8 Rg1+ 74.Kf2 Rg7 75.Rd8+ Nd5 76.Re8 Nf6 77.Re6 Rf7 78.Re1 Ng4+ 79.Ke2 Re7+ 80.Kf1 Ne3+ 81.Kf2 Kd3 82.Ra1 Nc2 83.Rd1+ Kc3 84.Rd8 Nd4 85.Ra8 Rf7 86.Ra3+ Kc4 87.Re3 Kd5 88.Ra3 Nc6 89.Ke3 Ke5 90.Rc3 Ne7 91.f4+ Kd6 92.Ke4 Nd5 93.Rf3 Ke6 94.f5+ Kd6 95.Rf2 Re7+ 96.Kf3 Re3+ 97.Kg4 Ke5 98.Rf3 Nf6+ 99.Kg3 Re2 100.Rf1 Ne4+ 101.Kf3 Rh2 102.Ra1 Rh3+ 103.Kg2 Rg3+ 104.Kf1 Kxf5 105.Ke2 Ke5 106.Ra8 Nd6 107.Rd8 Ra3 108.Kd2 Nf5 109.Rd3 Ra2+ 110.Kc3 Nd6 111.Kb3 Ra8 112.Rd1 Rb8+ 113.Kc3 Ne4+ 114.Kc4 Rc8+ 115.Kb4 Nc3 116.Rh1 Kd4 117.Rh4+ Ne4 118.Kb5 Rc1 119.Kb6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Legends of Chess Prelim"] [Site "chess24.com INT"] [Date "2020.07.24"] [Round "4.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Leko,P"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2663"] [ECO "A30"] 1.c4 c5 2.b3 Nf6 3.Bb2 e6 4.Nf3 Be7 5.g3 O-O 6.Bg2 d5 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Nc3 Nc6 9.Qc2 Ndb4 10.Qd1 b6 11.a3 Nd5 12.Nxd5 Qxd5 13.d4 Bb7 14.dxc5 Qxc5 15.O-O Rfd8 16.Qb1 Qb5 17.b4 Qxe2 18.Re1 Qd3 19.Qc1 Rac8 20.Qf4 Bd6 21.Qh4 Be7 22.Qh3 Nb8 23.Rxe6 Bxf3 24.Rxe7 Bxg2 25.Qg4 Qg6 26.Qxg6 hxg6 27.Kxg2 Rc2 28.Bc1 Nc6 29.Re1 f6 30.Be3 Ne5 31.Rec1 Rdc8 32.Rxc2 Rxc2 33.Rd1 Nc4 34.Rd8+ Kh7 35.Rd3 Ra2 36.Bc1 b5 37.h4 a6 38.Rc3 Kg8 39.g4 Kf7 40.Kg3 Ke6 41.Rd3 Ra1 42.Rc3 Kd5 43.Rd3+ Ke6 44.Rc3 Kd5 45.Rd3+ Ke6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Legends of Chess Prelim"] [Site "chess24.com INT"] [Date "2020.07.24"] [Round "4.2"] [White "Leko,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2663"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D37"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Nbd7 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 c6 7.Qc2 h6 8.Bh4 Be7 9.e3 O-O 10.Bd3 Re8 11.O-O Ne4 12.Bxe4 Bxh4 13.Bh7+ Kh8 14.Nxh4 Qxh4 15.Bd3 Qe7 16.a3 Nb6 17.b4 Be6 18.Ne2 Nc4 19.Bxc4 dxc4 20.Nc3 Rad8 21.Rfe1 Qg5 22.f3 f5 23.Rad1 Qf6 24.Qf2 Qf8 25.e4 a5 26.Qb2 fxe4 27.fxe4 Bg4 28.Rd2 axb4 29.axb4 Qf4 30.Rf2 Qg5 31.Qd2 Qxd2 32.Rxd2 Ra8 33.h3 Bh5 34.e5 Bg6 35.d5 Ra3 36.d6 Rxc3 37.e6 Rd3 38.Rxd3 cxd3 39.e7 Bf5 40.g4 Bd7 41.Kf2 Kg8 42.Ke3 Kf7 43.Kxd3 Kf6 44.Kd4 b6 45.Re2 Ra8 46.Re1 g5 47.Re2 Be8 48.Kc4 Ra4 49.Kb3 Ra7 50.Re3 b5 51.Re1 Kg7 52.Kc3 Rd7 53.Re6 Bf7 54.Kd4 Be8 55.Kc5 Ra7 56.Kb6 Rd7 57.Kc5 Ra7 58.Kb6 Rd7 59.Kc5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Legends of Chess Prelim"] [Site "chess24.com INT"] [Date "2020.07.25"] [Round "5.2"] [White "Ding Liren"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2791"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D37"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Nbd7 5.Qc2 dxc4 6.e4 Nb6 7.Be3 Bb4 8.Be2 Bd7 9.O-O Bxc3 10.bxc3 Ba4 11.Qb1 Bc6 12.Nd2 Na4 13.Qc2 b5 14.Rad1 Qe7 15.Rfe1 O-O 16.f3 h6 17.Qc1 a5 18.Nf1 Rfd8 19.Ng3 Be8 20.d5 Nd7 21.Bf1 Ndc5 22.e5 Rxd5 23.Nf5 exf5 24.Rxd5 Ne6 25.Bf2 Bc6 26.Rd2 f4 27.Rdd1 Qg5 28.Kh1 Qf5 29.h3 Re8 30.Rd2 Qg5 31.Qc2 Qe7 32.Qc1 Rd8 33.Rxd8+ Qxd8 34.Kh2 Qe7 0-1 [Event "Legends of Chess Prelim"] [Site "chess24.com INT"] [Date "2020.07.25"] [Round "5.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Ding Liren"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2791"] [ECO "B90"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Bb3 Nbd7 8.Be3 Nc5 9.f3 b5 10.Qd2 Qc7 11.O-O-O Be7 12.g4 b4 13.Na4 O-O 14.Qxb4 Nxa4 15.Qxa4 Bd7 16.Qc4 Qb7 17.g5 Nh5 18.Ba4 Bxa4 19.Qxa4 Rab8 20.Nc6 Qxb2+ 21.Kd2 Rfe8 22.Nxb8 Qxb8 23.Rb1 Qd8 24.Rhg1 d5 25.Kc1 g6 26.Rb7 Ng7 27.Kb1 Qc8 28.Qxa6 e5 29.Qa7 Bf8 30.Rxf7 d4 31.Bc1 Ne6 32.Qb7 Qc4 33.Rxh7 Nc5 34.Rc7 d3 35.Qd5+ Qxd5 36.exd5 Rb8+ 37.Ka1 e4 38.Be3 Na6 39.Rc4 Nb4 40.cxd3 exd3 41.Bd4 Nc2+ 42.Rxc2 dxc2 43.Rc1 Rb5 44.Rxc2 Rxd5 45.Bf6 Ba3 46.Rc8+ Kf7 47.Kb1 Rd1+ 48.Kc2 Rc1+ 49.Kb3 Rxc8 50.Kxa3 Ke6 51.f4 Ra8+ 52.Kb2 Rb8+ 53.Kc3 Ra8 54.Kb3 Rb8+ 55.Kc3 Ra8 56.Kb2 Rb8+ 57.Ka1 Rb7 58.Be5 Rh7 59.Kb2 Rxh2+ 60.Kb3 Kd5 61.a4 Kc5 62.a5 Kb5 63.Kc3 Ra2 64.Bc7 Ra4 65.Kd3 Kc6 66.Be5 Kd5 67.Bc7 Kc6 68.Be5 Rxa5 69.Ke4 Ra4+ 70.Kf3 Kd5 71.Bc7 Ra3+ 72.Kg4 Ke4 73.Bd6 Rf3 74.Bc7 Rf1 75.Kg3 Rg1+ 76.Kf2 Rc1 77.Be5 Rb1 78.Ke2 Rb3 79.Kf2 Rf3+ 80.Ke2 Rh3 81.Kf2 Rh2+ 82.Kg3 Re2 83.Bc7 Re3+ 84.Kf2 Rf3+ 85.Kg2 Ke3 86.Be5 Ke2 87.Bd6 Rf2+ 88.Kg3 Rf1 89.Kg2 Rf2+ 90.Kg3 Kf1 91.Be5 Rg2+ 92.Kf3 Re2 93.Bd4 Rd2 94.Ke3 Re2+ 95.Kf3 Ra2 96.f5 gxf5 97.Kf4 Ra4 98.Kxf5 Rxd4 99.g6 Rd8 100.g7 Rg8 101.Kg6 Rxg7+ 102.Kxg7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Legends of Chess Prelim"] [Site "chess24.com INT"] [Date "2020.07.25"] [Round "5.4"] [White "Ding Liren"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2791"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D37"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Nbd7 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 c6 7.e3 h6 8.Bh4 Be7 9.Qc2 O-O 10.Bd3 Re8 11.Nd2 Nf8 12.O-O Nh5 13.Bxe7 Qxe7 14.Rae1 Ne6 15.f4 Nf6 16.Nf3 c5 17.Qf2 Bd7 18.Ne5 Bc6 19.Bf5 Rad8 20.g4 Ne4 21.Nxe4 dxe4 22.Nxc6 bxc6 23.Bxe4 Qd6 24.f5 Ng5 25.Bg2 Rb8 26.Qf4 Qe7 27.b3 cxd4 28.f6 Qb4 29.fxg7 dxe3 30.h4 e2 31.Qxb4 Rxb4 32.Rf2 Ne6 33.Rexe2 Rxg4 34.Kh2 Rxh4+ 35.Kg3 Rh5 36.Bxc6 Rc8 37.Bd7 Rc3+ 38.Kg2 Rg5+ 39.Kf1 Nd4 40.Re4 Nf3 41.Bg4 Ne5 42.Bf5 Rc1+ 43.Re1 Rxe1+ 44.Kxe1 Kxg7 45.b4 h5 46.b5 Rg3 47.a4 Nf3+ 48.Kf1 Rg1+ 49.Ke2 Nd4+ 50.Ke3 Nb3 51.Bc2 Na5 52.Rf5 Rg3+ 53.Kd4 h4 54.Rh5 Rg4+ 55.Kd5 Rc4 56.Be4 Rxa4 57.Rxh4 f5 58.Rf4 fxe4 59.Rxe4 Rxe4 60.Kxe4 Kf6 61.Kd5 Ke7 62.Kc5 Kd7 63.b6 a6 0-1 [Event "Legends of Chess Prelim"] [Site "chess24.com INT"] [Date "2020.07.25"] [Round "5.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Ding Liren"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2791"] [ECO "B92"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.Be3 Be6 9.Qd3 O-O 10.O-O Nbd7 11.a4 Rc8 12.a5 Qc7 13.Rfd1 Rfd8 14.Bf3 Nc5 15.Nxc5 dxc5 16.Nd5 Nxd5 17.exd5 f5 18.Qb3 Bf7 19.d6 Bxb3 20.dxc7 Rxd1+ 21.Rxd1 Be6 22.Bxb7 Rxc7 23.Bf3 Kf7 24.g3 g5 25.Bh5+ Kf6 26.f4 gxf4 27.gxf4 e4 28.Kf2 Kg7 29.Be2 c4 30.Bb6 Rc8 31.Ke3 Kf7 32.Bh5+ Kf8 33.Bd4 Rc7 34.c3 Rd7 35.Be2 Kf7 36.h4 Rb7 37.Rg1 Bf6 38.Bb6 Rb8 39.h5 Bd5 40.h6 Ke6 41.Bh5 Kd6 42.Rd1 Kc6 43.Rg1 Be6 44.Bd4 Bxd4+ 45.Kxd4 Rxb2 46.Ke5 Bd7 47.Rh1 Rg2 48.Bf7 Kc5 49.Bd5 Rg3 50.Bf7 e3 51.Re1 Rh3 52.Rxe3 Rxe3+ 0-1 [Event "Legends of Chess Prelim"] [Site "chess24.com INT"] [Date "2020.07.26"] [Round "6.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Gelfand,B"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2676"] [ECO "D04"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e3 c5 4.dxc5 e6 5.b4 a5 6.c3 axb4 7.cxb4 b6 8.Bb5+ Bd7 9.Bxd7+ Nbxd7 10.a4 bxc5 11.b5 Bd6 12.Bb2 O-O 13.O-O Bc7 14.Nbd2 c4 15.Nd4 Ne5 16.Bc3 Nfd7 17.f4 Nd3 18.Nc6 Qe8 19.a5 e5 20.Kh1 exf4 21.exf4 Bxf4 22.Rxf4 Nxf4 23.Qg4 Ne6 24.Re1 d4 25.Nxd4 Nf6 26.Qg3 Qd7 27.Nf5 Qd3 28.Ne7+ Kh8 29.b6 Qxg3 30.hxg3 Nc5 31.Nxc4 Nb7 32.Bxf6 gxf6 33.Ra1 Nc5 34.Rb1 Nb7 35.Rb5 Rfe8 36.Nd5 Re1+ 37.Kh2 Ra1 38.Nc7 R8xa5 39.Nxa5 Rxa5 40.Rxa5 Nxa5 41.Ne8 Nb7 42.Kh3 f5 43.g4 fxg4+ 44.Kxg4 Kg8 45.Nf6+ Kg7 46.Nd5 Nd6 47.Kf4 f6 48.Nc3 Kf7 49.Ne4 Nb7 50.Kf5 Ke7 51.Nxf6 Nd6+ 52.Kg5 Nf7+ 53.Kf4 Kd6 54.Nxh7 Kc6 55.Ng5 Nh6 56.Nf3 Kxb6 57.Kg5 Nf7+ 58.Kf6 Nd6 59.g4 Kc5 60.Nd2 Kd5 61.g5 Ne8+ 62.Kg6 Ke5 63.Nf3+ Kf4 64.Nd4 Nd6 65.Ne6+ Ke5 66.Nc5 Kd5 67.Nd7 Ke6 68.Nf8+ Ke7 69.Kg7 Nf7 70.Ng6+ Ke8 71.Kg8 Nxg5 72.Ne5 Ne6 73.Nd7 Kxd7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Legends of Chess Prelim"] [Site "chess24.com INT"] [Date "2020.07.26"] [Round "6.3"] [White "Gelfand,B"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2676"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "E17"] 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7 6.O-O O-O 7.Re1 Qc8 8.Nc3 Bb4 9.Bd2 d6 10.d5 Nbd7 11.e4 Nc5 12.Qc2 exd5 13.Nxd5 Bxd5 14.cxd5 Bxd2 15.Nxd2 a5 16.Nf3 Re8 17.e5 dxe5 18.Nxe5 Qd8 19.d6 cxd6 20.Bxa8 dxe5 21.Bc6 Re7 22.Rad1 Qc7 23.Bg2 g6 24.Qd2 Kg7 25.Qd8 e4 26.Qxc7 Rxc7 27.f3 Nd3 28.Re2 exf3 29.Bxf3 Nc1 30.Re5 Nxa2 31.Rb5 Nd7 32.Rbd5 Nc5 33.Rd6 Nb4 34.Rxb6 Ncd3 35.Rd2 Rc1+ 36.Kg2 Ne1+ 37.Kf2 Ned3+ 38.Ke3 Re1+ 39.Kd4 Ne5 40.Be2 f6 41.Rb7+ Kh6 42.Kc5 Rh1 43.Bb5 Rc1+ 44.Kb6 a4 45.Ka5 Nbc6+ 46.Kb6 Rb1 47.Kc5 Na5 48.Ra7 Nb3+ 49.Kb4 Nxd2 0-1 [Event "Legends of Chess Prelim"] [Site "chess24.com INT"] [Date "2020.07.26"] [Round "6.5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Gelfand,B"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2676"] [ECO "A30"] 1.c4 c5 2.b3 Nf6 3.Bb2 Nc6 4.Nf3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Nc3 e5 7.e3 Nxc3 8.Bxc3 Bd6 9.Bc4 Qe7 10.h4 h6 11.Qc2 Bd7 12.d3 O-O-O 13.O-O-O g5 14.Kb1 Kb8 15.hxg5 hxg5 16.Nd2 f5 17.g4 f4 18.Rxh8 Rxh8 19.Ne4 Bxg4 20.Rg1 Bf5 21.Nxd6 Qxd6 22.Rxg5 Bc8 23.Kb2 Rh2 24.exf4 Nd4 25.Qd2 exf4 26.Rd5 Qf8 27.b4 b6 28.bxc5 bxc5 29.Bxd4 cxd4 30.Rb5+ Bb7 31.Bd5 Rh7 32.Qb4 Qc8 33.Rxb7+ Rxb7 34.Qxb7+ Qxb7+ 35.Bxb7 Kxb7 36.Kb3 Kb6 37.Kc4 Ka5 38.Kxd4 Kb4 39.Ke4 a5 40.d4 a4 41.d5 Ka3 42.d6 Kxa2 43.d7 a3 44.d8=Q Kb2 45.Qd4+ Kb1 46.Qd3+ Kb2 47.Qd2+ Kb1 48.Qd1+ Kb2 49.Qe2+ Kb1 50.Kxf4 1-0 [Event "Legends of Chess Prelim"] [Site "chess24.com INT"] [Date "2020.07.26"] [Round "6.1"] [White "Gelfand,B"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2676"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D37"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Nbd7 5.Bf4 dxc4 6.e3 b5 7.Nxb5 Bb4+ 8.Nd2 Nd5 9.Bg3 N7b6 10.a3 Ba5 11.Rc1 O-O 12.Nc3 Bb7 13.Nxc4 Nxc4 14.Bxc4 Nxc3 15.bxc3 Bxg2 16.Rg1 Be4 17.Qh5 Bf5 18.Ke2 Bb6 19.Be5 Bg6 20.Qg4 Qe8 21.h4 f5 22.Qf3 f4 23.exf4 Rf5 24.Kf1 Rd8 25.Bd3 Rh5 26.Bxg6 hxg6 27.Bxg7 Qb5+ 28.c4 Qf5 29.Bf6 Rf8 30.Rg5 Rxf6 31.Rxf5 Rhxf5 32.c5 Ba5 33.Rc2 c6 34.Qxc6 Rxf4 35.Qa8+ Rf8 36.Qxa7 Bd8 37.c6 Bf6 38.c7 Bxd4 39.Qa6 Bxf2 40.Qxe6+ Kh7 41.c8=Q 1-0 [Event "Legends of Chess Prelim"] [Site "chess24.com INT"] [Date "2020.07.26"] [Round "6.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Gelfand,B"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2676"] [ECO "A04"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.b3 d5 3.e3 Nf6 4.Bb2 g6 5.Bb5+ Bd7 6.Bxf6 exf6 7.Bxd7+ Qxd7 8.d4 Bg7 9.Nc3 f5 10.Qd2 cxd4 11.Nxd4 Nc6 12.O-O O-O 13.Nde2 Ne7 14.Nf4 Bxc3 15.Qxc3 Rac8 16.Qb2 Qc7 17.Rac1 Qc3 18.Qa3 Qc5 19.Qb2 Qc3 20.Qb1 Rc5 21.Rfd1 Rfc8 22.Rd4 R5c6 23.h4 h5 24.g3 a6 25.a4 Kh7 26.Qa2 Kg8 27.Ne2 Qa5 28.Qb2 Qc7 29.Rd2 Rc5 30.Qf6 Rc6 31.Qg5 Kh7 32.Nd4 Rc5 33.Rcd1 Qd6 34.Kg2 Ng8 35.Qf4 Qxf4 36.exf4 Ne7 37.Re1 R8c7 38.Nf3 Nc6 39.Re8 Nb4 40.c4 dxc4 41.bxc4 Nc6 42.Ne5 Nxe5 43.fxe5 Rc8 44.Re7 R8c7 45.Re8 Rc8 46.Re7 R8c7 47.Re8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Legends of Chess Prelim"] [Site "chess24.com INT"] [Date "2020.07.27"] [Round "7.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Ivanchuk,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2678"] [ECO "B76"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 Nc6 8.Qd2 O-O 9.O-O-O d5 10.exd5 Nxd5 11.Nxc6 bxc6 12.Bd4 e5 13.Bc5 Be6 14.Ne4 Re8 15.h4 h6 16.g4 Qc7 17.g5 h5 18.Qe1 Nf4 19.Bd6 Qb6 20.Bc5 Qc7 21.c4 Bd5 22.Bd6 Qb6 23.Bc5 Qc7 24.Rh2 Bxe4 25.Bd6 Qc8 26.Qxe4 c5 27.b4 Bf8 28.bxc5 Qa6 29.Rb2 Qa3 30.Kb1 Bxd6 31.cxd6 Rab8 32.Rb7 Red8 33.c5 Qxc5 34.d7 Nd5 35.Qxd5 Qxd5 36.Rxd5 Rxb7+ 37.Kc2 Rdxd7 38.Rxe5 Rd4 0-1 [Event "Legends of Chess Prelim"] [Site "chess24.com INT"] [Date "2020.07.27"] [Round "7.1"] [White "Ivanchuk,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2678"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D40"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 c5 5.e3 dxc4 6.Bxc4 a6 7.O-O b5 8.Be2 Bb7 9.dxc5 Bxc5 10.Qxd8+ Kxd8 11.Nd2 Ke7 12.Nb3 Nbd7 13.Nxc5 Nxc5 14.f3 b4 15.Nd1 a5 16.e4 Ba6 17.Be3 Rhc8 18.Bxa6 Rxa6 19.Rc1 Rac6 20.Nf2 Nfd7 21.b3 f6 22.Rfd1 Nb7 23.Nd3 Nd6 24.Nb2 Rc3 25.Kf2 Ne5 26.Ke2 Nb5 27.Na4 Nd4+ 28.Kf1 Rxc1 29.Rxc1 Rxc1+ 30.Bxc1 Kd6 31.Be3 Nec6 32.Bf2 e5 33.Ke1 g5 34.Kd2 h5 35.Kd3 h4 36.Kc4 h3 37.gxh3 Nxf3 38.Kb5 Ncd4+ 39.Kxa5 Nc2 40.Nb6 Kc6 41.Nd5 Nd2 42.Nxf6 Kd6 43.h4 gxh4 44.Bxh4 Ke6 45.Bg5 Nb1 46.Nd5 Nc3 47.Nxc3 bxc3 48.h4 Kf7 49.a4 Nd4 50.Kb4 Ne2 51.a5 c2 52.Bd2 Ng3 53.a6 Nxe4 54.Bc1 Nf6 55.a7 Nd5+ 56.Kc5 Nc7 57.Kc6 1-0 [Event "Legends of Chess Prelim"] [Site "chess24.com INT"] [Date "2020.07.27"] [Round "7.3"] [White "Ivanchuk,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2678"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A32"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nf3 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 Qa5 7.Bxf6 gxf6 8.a3 Nc6 9.e3 h5 10.Be2 h4 11.O-O f5 12.b4 Qe5 13.Rc1 Rg8 14.c5 Bh6 15.Bf3 f4 16.Nxc6 bxc6 17.Qd4 Qxd4 18.exd4 h3 19.Rfe1 Kd8 20.Ne4 Kc7 21.Nd6 f6 22.a4 Rb8 23.b5 axb5 24.axb5 cxb5 25.Ra1 Bf8 26.Ne8+ Kd8 27.Nxf6 Rg6 28.Ng4 Bg7 29.Ne5 Bxe5 30.Rxe5 b4 31.g3 fxg3 32.hxg3 b3 33.Rb1 Rf6 34.Be4 h2+ 35.Kg2 Rh6 36.Kh1 Rb4 37.d5 b2 38.f3 Rc4 39.Bd3 Rc3 40.Bf1 Rxf3 41.Bg2 Rf2 42.Re3 Rxg2 0-1 [Event "Legends of Chess Prelim"] [Site "chess24.com INT"] [Date "2020.07.27"] [Round "7.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Ivanchuk,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2678"] [ECO "C50"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.c3 a6 6.O-O Ba7 7.Re1 d6 8.Bb3 h6 9.Nbd2 O-O 10.Nf1 Re8 11.Ng3 Be6 12.Ba4 b5 13.Bc2 d5 14.exd5 Qxd5 15.Be3 Bb6 16.h3 Qd6 17.a4 b4 18.a5 Bxe3 19.fxe3 bxc3 20.bxc3 e4 21.Nxe4 Nxe4 22.dxe4 Qg3 23.Kh1 Rab8 24.Ba4 Red8 25.Qe2 Nxa5 26.Nd4 Rd6 27.Qf3 Qg5 28.Qf4 Nc4 29.Bb3 Rxd4 30.cxd4 Rxb3 31.d5 Bd7 32.Rac1 Bb5 33.h4 Qe7 34.Rc2 Rb4 35.Rec1 a5 36.Kg1 a4 37.e5 Nxe5 38.Rxc7 Qxc7 39.Rxc7 Rxf4 40.exf4 Nc4 41.Rb7 Be8 42.Kf2 Kf8 43.g4 a3 44.Ra7 Bb5 45.Kf3 Nb6 46.d6 Ba4 47.Rb7 Bc6+ 0-1 [Event "Legends of Chess Prelim"] [Site "chess24.com INT"] [Date "2020.07.28"] [Round "8.2"] [White "Svidler,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2723"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D77"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.d4 Nf6 5.O-O O-O 6.c4 dxc4 7.Na3 c5 8.dxc5 c3 9.Nb5 Na6 10.Nxc3 Nxc5 11.Be3 Nfe4 12.Nxe4 Nxe4 13.Bd4 Bf5 14.Bxg7 Qxd1 15.Rfxd1 Kxg7 16.Nd4 Nd6 17.Nxf5+ gxf5 18.Rac1 Rfc8 19.e3 Kf6 20.Kf1 a5 21.Ke2 a4 22.a3 Rxc1 23.Rxc1 Ra5 24.Rc2 Rb5 25.Kd2 Ne4+ 26.Kc1 Nc5 27.Bf1 Ra5 28.Kd1 Ne4 29.Ke1 Nd6 30.Rc7 Rd5 31.Bc4 Re5 32.Bd3 h6 33.Ke2 Rd5 34.Bc4 Ra5 35.Bd3 Ra8 36.Rc5 Rd8 37.Rd5 Rc8 38.Rd4 b5 39.Rh4 Kg7 40.g4 fxg4 41.Rxg4+ Kf6 42.Rf4+ Kg7 43.Rg4+ Kf6 44.Rf4+ Kg7 45.Rg4+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Legends of Chess Prelim"] [Site "chess24.com INT"] [Date "2020.07.28"] [Round "8.4"] [White "Svidler,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2723"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B15"] 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ exf6 6.c3 Bd6 7.Bd3 O-O 8.Qc2 Re8+ 9.Be3 h6 10.Nf3 Bf4 11.Qe2 c5 12.dxc5 Qc7 13.O-O-O Bxe3+ 14.fxe3 Qxc5 15.Nd4 Nc6 16.Nxc6 bxc6 17.Bc4 Be6 18.Bxe6 Rxe6 19.Rd3 Rae8 20.Re1 Qc4 21.b3 Qc5 22.Kb2 Qe5 23.g3 a5 24.Rd4 c5 25.Ra4 Rd6 26.Rc1 Red8 27.Rc2 Rd3 28.Rxa5 Qe7 29.e4 Qc7 30.Ra8 c4 31.Rxd8+ Qxd8 32.e5 fxe5 33.Qxe5 Rd1 34.Re2 Qd3 35.Qe8+ Kh7 36.Qe4+ f5 37.Qxd3 cxd3 38.Rf2 Re1 39.Rd2 g5 40.c4 Kg6 41.c5 f4 42.gxf4 g4 43.Rxd3 Re2+ 44.Kc3 Rxh2 45.c6 Rh1 46.Kc2 Rh2+ 47.Kc3 Rh1 48.Kc2 Rh2+ 49.Kc3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Legends of Chess Prelim"] [Site "chess24.com INT"] [Date "2020.07.28"] [Round "8.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Svidler,P"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2723"] [ECO "B90"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Bb3 Nbd7 8.Be3 Nc5 9.f3 h5 10.Qd2 b5 11.O-O-O Bd7 12.Kb1 Qc7 13.a3 Qb7 14.Rhe1 Be7 15.Bg5 b4 16.axb4 Qxb4 17.e5 dxe5 18.Rxe5 O-O 19.Nd5 Nxb3 20.Qxb4 Bxb4 21.Nxf6+ gxf6 22.Bxf6 Kh7 23.Nxb3 Bc6 24.Rd4 Rfb8 25.Rf4 Kh6 26.Rg5 Be1 27.h4 Rg8 28.Nd4 Bd5 29.Rxg8 Rxg8 30.Bg5+ Kg6 31.Ne2 Bd2 32.Rf6+ Kg7 33.Rh6 Bxg5 34.hxg5 e5 35.Ng3 Kf8 36.Rxh5 Ke7 37.b3 a5 38.Nf5+ Kd7 39.Ne3 Be6 40.g3 Rb8 41.Rh4 Bxb3 42.Kc1 Be6 43.Ra4 Rb5 44.Kd2 Rc5 45.c4 Ke7 46.Kc3 Bd7 47.Ra1 a4 48.Nd5+ Kd6 49.Nb6 Bc6 50.Nxa4 Ra5 51.Kb4 Ra7 52.Rd1+ Ke7 53.Nb6 Rb7 54.Kc5 Bxf3 55.Rf1 Rc7+ 56.Kb4 Bc6 57.Rf6 Bg2 58.Kc3 Rc6 59.Rxc6 Bxc6 60.c5 Ke6 61.Kd3 Kf5 62.Nc4 e4+ 63.Kd4 Kxg5 64.Ne5 Ba4 65.Nxf7+ Kg4 66.Kxe4 Kxg3 67.Ne5 Be8 68.Kd5 Kf4 69.Nc4 Bf7+ 70.Kd4 Be8 71.Nb6 Bc6 72.Nd5+ Kf3 73.Ke5 Ke2 74.Kd6 Be8 75.Nc7 Ba4 76.Kd5 Kd3 77.Ne6 Kc3 78.Nd4 Kb4 79.Nc6+ Kc3 80.Ne5 Kb4 81.Kd6 Bb5 82.Nf3 Ba4 83.Nd2 Kc3 84.Ne4+ Kb4 85.Nf6 Kc4 86.Nd5 Be8 87.Nb6+ Kb5 88.Nc8 Ka6 89.Kd5 Bd7 90.Nd6 Ka7 91.Ne4 Kb7 92.Kd6 Bc6 93.Nc3 Bh1 94.Na2 Bg2 95.Nb4 Bh1 96.Kd7 Bg2 97.Nc2 Bh1 98.Nd4 Bg2 99.Kd6 Bh1 100.Nb3 Bg2 101.Na5+ Ka6 102.Nc6 Kb7 103.Nd8+ Kc8 104.Ne6 Kb7 105.Ng5 Bh1 106.Nf7 Bg2 107.Nd8+ Kc8 108.Nc6 Kb7 109.Na5+ Ka6 110.Nc4 Kb7 111.Ne3 Bh1 112.Nf5 Bg2 113.c6+ Bxc6 114.Nd4 Ka8 115.Nxc6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Legends of Chess Prelim"] [Site "chess24.com INT"] [Date "2020.07.28"] [Round "8.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Svidler,P"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2723"] [ECO "B84"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e6 7.f4 Be7 8.Be3 Qc7 9.Bf3 Nc6 10.g4 Nxd4 11.Qxd4 e5 12.Qd3 Nxg4 13.Nd5 Bh4+ 14.Ke2 Qc6 15.Rag1 Nxe3 16.Nxe3 g6 17.f5 Bd7 18.Rd1 O-O-O 19.c4 Qb6 20.Rd2 Bc6 21.Qc3 Rhg8 22.b4 gxf5 23.Nxf5 Qf2+ 24.Kd1 Ba4+ 25.Kc1 Bg5 26.Bh5 Bf4 27.Ng3 Kb8 28.Bd1 Bc6 29.Bc2 f5 30.Rd1 fxe4 31.Kb2 Bxd2 32.Rxd2 Qf3 33.b5 Qxc3+ 34.Kxc3 e3 35.Re2 axb5 36.cxb5 Bxb5 37.Rxe3 Rg7 38.Kb4 Bc6 39.Bb3 Rg4+ 40.Ka3 Rh4 41.Re2 Rf8 42.Bc2 e4 43.Kb2 d5 44.Kc3 Kc7 45.Kd4 e3+ 46.Kxe3 Re8+ 0-1 [Event "Legends of Chess Prelim"] [Site "chess24.com INT"] [Date "2020.07.29"] [Round "9.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Carlsen,M"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2863"] [ECO "B87"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bc4 b5 7.Bb3 e6 8.Be3 Be7 9.Qe2 O-O 10.f3 Qc7 11.g4 Nc6 12.Nxc6 Qxc6 13.g5 Nd7 14.h4 Nc5 15.h5 Rb8 16.g6 h6 17.Nd5 exd5 18.Bxd5 Qe8 19.Bxh6 gxh6 20.Rg1 Bh4+ 21.Kd1 Qe5 22.c3 Be6 23.f4 Qxf4 24.gxf7+ Kh7 0-1 [Event "Legends of Chess Prelim"] [Site "chess24.com INT"] [Date "2020.07.29"] [Round "9.1"] [White "Carlsen,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2863"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C50"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.O-O Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.c3 a6 7.a4 h6 8.Re1 O-O 9.Nbd2 Ba7 10.Nf1 Re8 11.Be3 Bxe3 12.Nxe3 Be6 13.Bxe6 Rxe6 14.b4 a5 15.b5 Ne7 16.Qc2 Ng6 17.g3 d5 18.c4 c6 19.cxd5 cxd5 20.Rac1 Re7 21.Qb3 Rd7 22.exd5 Nxd5 23.Nc4 f6 24.d4 exd4 25.Nxd4 Nf8 26.Rcd1 Kh7 27.Nc6 Qc7 28.N6xa5 Ng6 29.h4 Rxa5 30.Nxa5 Qxa5 31.Qd3 Nb6 32.Qb1 Rxd1 33.Rxd1 h5 34.Rd4 Qc3 35.Rd6 Nc4 36.Rd3 Qe5 37.Rd7 b6 38.Qd1 Qf5 39.Qd3 Qh3 40.Qd1 Qf5 41.Qd3 Qe6 42.Qd1 Qf5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Legends of Chess Prelim"] [Site "chess24.com INT"] [Date "2020.07.29"] [Round "9.3"] [White "Carlsen,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2863"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D35"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3 h6 7.Bh4 Be7 8.Bd3 O-O 9.Nge2 Re8 10.O-O Nh5 11.Bxe7 Qxe7 12.Qd2 Nd7 13.Rae1 Nf8 14.Nc1 Nf6 15.f3 Ne6 16.N1e2 b5 17.Ng3 a5 18.Qf2 Ba6 19.Nf5 Qd8 20.Ne2 c5 21.Qg3 c4 22.Bc2 Nh5 23.Qh3 g6 24.Nxh6+ Kg7 25.Nf5+ Kg8 26.Neg3 Nxg3 27.Qxg3 b4 28.Nh6+ Kg7 29.Nxf7 Kxf7 30.Bxg6+ Ke7 31.Bxe8 Kxe8 32.e4 c3 33.Rf2 Kf7 34.bxc3 bxc3 35.f4 dxe4 36.f5 Nf8 37.Rxe4 Rb8 38.h3 Rb1+ 39.Kh2 Qb8 40.Qxb8 Rxb8 41.Re3 Bc4 42.Rxc3 Bd5 43.Rc5 Rd8 44.Rxa5 Rd7 45.g4 Nh7 46.Kg3 Nf6 47.Rc2 Re7 48.Kh4 Be4 49.Rb2 Nd5 50.Kg5 Rd7 51.Ra6 Rc7 52.Re6 Nc3 53.Rf6+ Kg7 54.Rg6+ Kf7 55.Kh6 Rc8 56.Rg7+ Kf8 57.Rb6 Bd5 58.Rh7 Ne4 59.Rh8+ Bg8 60.Rg6 Kf7 61.Rg7+ Kf6 62.Rhxg8 1-0 [Event "Legends of Chess Prelim"] [Site "chess24.com INT"] [Date "2020.07.29"] [Round "9.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Carlsen,M"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2863"] [ECO "B92"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.Bg5 Be6 9.Bxf6 Bxf6 10.Bg4 O-O 11.O-O Be7 12.Bxe6 fxe6 13.Qg4 Rf6 14.Rad1 Nd7 15.Ne2 Qb6 16.Nec1 Qc6 17.Qe2 a5 18.Nd3 b5 19.Nd2 Bd8 20.c3 Bb6 21.g3 Raf8 22.Kg2 R6f7 23.a3 Nf6 24.f4 exf4 25.Nxf4 Re8 26.Nh5 Bd8 27.h4 Nxh5 28.Rxf7 Nf6 29.Rxf6 Bxf6 30.Nf3 b4 31.axb4 axb4 32.cxb4 Rb8 33.Nd4 Qb7 34.Nxe6 Qxb4 35.Kh3 Re8 36.Qg4 Qxb2 37.Rxd6 Qa1 38.Qf3 Qe5 39.Qb3 Kh8 40.Qd5 Qa1 41.e5 Qf1+ 42.Kh2 Qe2+ 43.Kh3 Bxe5 44.Rd8 Qf1+ 45.Kh2 Qf2+ 46.Qg2 Bxg3+ 47.Kh3 Qxg2+ 48.Kxg2 Rxd8 49.Nxd8 Bxh4 50.Ne6 g6 51.Nf4 Kg7 52.Kh3 Be7 53.Kg4 Bd6 54.Nd5 h5+ 55.Kg5 Ba3 56.Nc3 Bc1+ 57.Kh4 Bb2 58.Ne4 Bf6+ 59.Kh3 Kf7 60.Ng3 h4 61.Ne4 Ke6 62.Kg4 Ke5 63.Nf2 Kd4 64.Kf3 Be5 65.Nh3 Bg3 66.Ng5 Ke5 67.Kg4 Bf2 68.Nh7 Ke4 69.Nf8 g5 70.Ne6 Be3 71.Nxg5+ Bxg5 72.Kh3 Kf3 73.Kh2 Bf4+ 74.Kh1 h3 75.Kg1 h2+ 76.Kh1 Kg3 1/2-1/2 [Event "PNWCC Online Blitz JP 20"] [Site "lichess.org INT"] [Date "2020.09.19"] [Round "1"] [White "Leiva,G"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2391"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "E16"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Bb4+ 6.Nbd2 O-O 7.O-O d5 8.Qc2 a5 9.b3 Na6 10.Bb2 h6 11.Rfd1 c5 12.Ne5 cxd4 13.Bxd4 Rc8 14.Qb2 Qe7 15.a3 Bc5 16.cxd5 Bxd5 17.Bxd5 Nxd5 18.Ndf3 Bxd4 19.Qxd4 Nc5 20.Rab1 Rfd8 21.Qg4 Nc3 22.Rxd8+ Qxd8 23.Rb2 Qf6 24.Qd4 Nb5 25.Qd2 Rd8 26.Qc1 Nxa3 27.b4 Nd7 28.Rb3 Nxe5 29.Nxe5 Qxe5 0-1 [Event "PNWCC Online Blitz JP 20"] [Site "lichess.org INT"] [Date "2020.09.19"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Kobo,Ori"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2449"] [ECO "A06"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.e3 c5 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.Bxd7+ Qxd7 5.O-O Nc6 6.d4 Nf6 7.Qe2 e6 8.Rd1 cxd4 9.exd4 Bd6 10.Nc3 O-O 11.Ne5 Bxe5 12.dxe5 Ne8 13.Bf4 Qe7 14.Rd3 f6 15.exf6 Qxf6 16.Bg3 Nd4 17.Rxd4 Qxd4 18.Qxe6+ Kh8 19.Rd1 Qf6 20.Qxd5 Qf7 21.Qxf7 Rxf7 22.f3 Nf6 23.Nb5 a6 24.Nd6 Rd7 25.Re1 Kg8 26.c4 Kf8 27.c5 Ne8 28.Nc4 Re7 29.Rd1 Re2 30.Nb6 Ra7 31.Bb8 Rxb2 32.Bxa7 Rxa2 33.Bb8 Rc2 34.Rd8 Kf7 35.Bd6 Nf6 36.Nd7 Nd5 37.Ne5+ Ke6 38.Re8+ 1-0 [Event "PNWCC Online Blitz JP 20"] [Site "lichess.org INT"] [Date "2020.09.19"] [Round "3"] [White "Dhulipalla,Bala Chandra Prasad"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2441"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A45"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 c5 3.e3 cxd4 4.exd4 g6 5.Nf3 Bg7 6.Be2 O-O 7.O-O d6 8.Re1 b6 9.a4 Bb7 10.Nbd2 Nc6 11.c3 Rc8 12.h3 Re8 13.Bh2 Bh6 14.Bc4 e6 15.Bd3 Ne7 16.Nc4 Rc6 17.Ne3 a6 18.Qe2 Qc8 19.Bg3 Bg7 20.Nc4 Nf5 21.Bf4 Qd8 22.Bh2 Bf8 23.Rad1 h6 24.Qd2 Rc8 25.Qe2 b5 26.axb5 axb5 27.Ne3 b4 28.Bb5 Re7 29.Ng4 Bg7 30.c4 Nxg4 31.hxg4 Bxf3 32.gxf3 Nxd4 33.Rxd4 Bxd4 34.Rd1 Qb6 35.Kg2 e5 36.Bg3 Qb7 37.Kh2 g5 38.b3 Kg7 39.Rd2 Ra8 40.Qd3 Ra3 41.Re2 Bc5 42.Kg2 Qc8 43.Re4 Ra2 44.Re2 Rxe2 45.Qxe2 Qa8 46.Qd3 e4 47.fxe4 Qxe4+ 48.Qxe4 Rxe4 49.Kf3 Re1 50.Kg2 Kf6 0-1 [Event "PNWCC Online Blitz JP 20"] [Site "lichess.org INT"] [Date "2020.09.19"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Vokhidov,Shamsiddin"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2512"] [ECO "A04"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.b3 d6 3.c4 Nc6 4.Bb2 e5 5.g3 g6 6.Bg2 Bg7 7.O-O Nge7 8.d3 O-O 9.Nc3 h6 10.Nd2 Be6 11.a3 Rc8 12.b4 Qd7 13.Nd5 Kh7 14.e3 Bh3 15.Ne4 Nxd5 16.Bxh3 Qxh3 17.cxd5 Ne7 18.Nxd6 Rcd8 19.bxc5 Nxd5 20.Qf3 e4 21.dxe4 Bxb2 22.exd5 Bxa1 23.Rxa1 b6 24.Nb7 Rde8 25.c6 Re5 26.d6 Qc8 27.d7 Qc7 28.Rd1 Rf5 29.Qe4 1-0 [Event "PNWCC Online Blitz JP 20"] [Site "lichess.org INT"] [Date "2020.09.19"] [Round "5"] [White "Demchenko,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2641"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C07"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.Ngf3 Nf6 5.e5 Nfd7 6.c3 Nc6 7.Be2 f6 8.exf6 Qxf6 9.Nf1 cxd4 10.cxd4 Bb4+ 11.Bd2 Bxd2+ 12.Qxd2 O-O 13.Ne3 Qh6 14.Rd1 Nf6 15.Bd3 Nh5 16.Ng4 Qxd2+ 17.Rxd2 Nf4 18.O-O Bd7 19.Nge5 Nxe5 20.Nxe5 Nxd3 21.Nxd7 Rfd8 22.Rxd3 Rxd7 23.Rc1 Kf7 24.Rdc3 Ke7 25.Rc8 Rxc8 26.Rxc8 Kd6 27.f4 Rf7 28.g3 Kd7 29.Rc3 h6 30.h4 h5 31.Kg2 a5 32.Kf3 Rf8 33.Rb3 Kc6 34.a4 Rb8 35.Rc3+ Kd6 36.Rb3 b6 37.Ke3 Rb7 38.Kd2 Kc6 39.Rc3+ Kd7 40.Rb3 Kd6 41.Kd3 Rb8 42.Kd2 Kc6 43.Rc3+ Kd6 44.Rb3 Kc6 45.Rc3+ Kd6 46.Rb3 1/2-1/2 [Event "PNWCC Online Blitz JP 20"] [Site "lichess.org INT"] [Date "2020.09.19"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Chigaev,M"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2588"] [ECO "A05"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.c4 O-O 5.Nc3 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.h4 h5 8.O-O Nc6 9.Nxd5 Qxd5 10.d3 Qb5 11.a4 Qb4 12.a5 a6 13.Ng5 Bg4 14.Bxc6 bxc6 15.Ra4 Qb5 16.f3 Bd7 17.Qc2 c5 18.Rc4 Rab8 19.Kg2 Qxa5 20.Rxc5 Qb6 21.Be3 Qxb2 22.Rc1 c6 23.Ne4 Qxc2 24.R1xc2 Rb5 25.R5c4 a5 26.Nc5 Bc8 27.Bd2 Rd8 28.Ra4 Bf5 29.Rxa5 Rxa5 30.Bxa5 Rb8 31.Bc3 Rb5 32.Bxg7 Kxg7 33.Kf2 Kf6 34.e4 Bc8 35.f4 e5 36.Ke3 Bg4 37.Na4 exf4+ 38.gxf4 Bd7 39.Nc5 Be8 40.Kd4 Rb4+ 41.Kc3 Rb1 42.Ra2 Rh1 43.e5+ Ke7 44.Ra7+ Kf8 45.e6 Re1 46.exf7 Bxf7 47.Kd4 Bd5 48.Ne4 Bxe4 49.dxe4 Rh1 50.Ke5 Rxh4 51.f5 gxf5 52.exf5 Kg8 53.Kf6 c5 54.Rg7+ Kh8 55.Rc7 c4 56.Kg6 Rg4+ 57.Kxh5 Rg1 58.Rc8+ Kg7 59.Rxc4 Kf6 60.Kh4 Kxf5 61.Kh3 Re1 62.Ra4 Re4 63.Rxe4 Kxe4 1/2-1/2 [Event "PNWCC Online Blitz JP 20"] [Site "lichess.org INT"] [Date "2020.09.19"] [Round "7"] [White "Swiercz,D"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2649"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C11"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3 Be7 8.Qd2 a6 9.Be2 b5 10.a3 O-O 11.O-O Rb8 12.Nd1 a5 13.Nf2 b4 14.a4 Qb6 15.c3 bxc3 16.bxc3 Qb2 17.Bb5 Qxd2 18.Nxd2 cxd4 19.cxd4 Nb4 20.Rfc1 Nb6 21.Nd3 Nxd3 22.Bxd3 Bd7 23.Nb3 Bb4 24.Nc5 Rfc8 25.Nxd7 Nxd7 26.Ba6 Rc3 27.Rxc3 Bxc3 28.Rc1 Rb3 29.Bb5 Nb6 30.Kf2 h5 31.Rc2 g6 32.Ke2 Kg7 33.g3 Ra3 34.h3 Nc4 35.Bc1 Rb3 36.Bxc4 dxc4 37.Be3 Kf8 38.g4 hxg4 39.hxg4 Ke8 40.Bd2 Bxd2 41.Kxd2 Rd3+ 42.Ke2 Rxd4 43.Ke3 Rd3+ 44.Ke4 Rg3 45.Rxc4 Rxg4 46.Kf3 Rg1 47.Rc5 Rf1+ 48.Ke3 Kd7 49.Rxa5 Re1+ 50.Kd3 Kc6 51.Ra7 g5 52.fxg5 Rxe5 53.Rxf7 Rxg5 54.Rf8 Ra5 55.Ke4 Kd6 56.Rd8+ Ke7 57.Rd4 Kf6 58.Rb4 Ke7 59.Rd4 Rh5 60.Ke3 Rh3+ 61.Ke4 Ra3 62.Rb4 Kd6 63.Rb6+ Kc5 64.Rxe6 Rxa4+ 65.Kf3 Rd4 66.Re4 Rxe4 67.Kxe4 1/2-1/2 [Event "PNWCC Online Blitz JP 20"] [Site "lichess.org INT"] [Date "2020.09.19"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "He,Anthony"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2337"] [ECO "A05"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.c4 O-O 5.Nc3 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.h4 h5 8.O-O c5 9.Nxd5 Qxd5 10.d3 Nc6 11.Be3 Bd7 12.Ng5 Qe5 13.Rb1 Bg4 14.Re1 Rac8 15.Qa4 a6 16.Qe4 Qd6 17.Qd5 Qc7 18.Qxc5 Nd4 19.Bxd4 Qxc5 20.Bxc5 Rxc5 21.Bxb7 Rc2 22.Bf3 Bxb2 23.a4 f6 24.Bxg4 fxg5 25.Be6+ Kg7 26.Bb3 Rd2 27.Rbd1 Rxd1 28.Rxd1 gxh4 29.gxh4 Bf6 30.Bc4 Bxh4 31.f3 a5 32.Rb1 Bf6 33.Rb7 Rc8 34.e3 g5 35.Kf2 Rc5 36.Ra7 g4 37.fxg4 hxg4 38.Kg3 Rg5 39.d4 Kg6 40.Bd3+ Kf7 41.Bb5 Kg6 42.Rxa5 e5 43.Bd3+ Kg7 44.Ra7+ Kh8 45.Ra8+ Kg7 46.Ra7+ Kh8 47.d5 e4 48.Bxe4 Be5+ 49.Kh4 Bf6 50.Rf7 Rg6+ 51.Kh5 Rg5+ 52.Kh6 g3 53.Rxf6 g2 1-0 [Event "PNWCC Online Blitz JP 20"] [Site "lichess.org INT"] [Date "2020.09.19"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Fedoseev,Vl3"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2678"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 c5 4.O-O e6 5.d3 Be7 6.e4 O-O 7.e5 Ne8 8.Qe2 b5 9.h4 Nc6 10.Bf4 a5 11.a3 Ba6 12.Nbd2 b4 13.Rfe1 bxa3 14.bxa3 Rb8 15.c4 Nc7 16.Nf1 dxc4 17.dxc4 Nd5 18.Bd2 Nb6 19.Qe4 Nd4 20.Bxa5 Bxc4 21.Ne3 Bd3 22.Qg4 Nb3 23.Bxb6 Qxb6 24.Rad1 Rfd8 25.Ng5 Rd4 26.f4 c4 27.Kh2 c3 28.Nf3 Rdd8 29.f5 exf5 30.Nxf5 Bxf5 31.Qxf5 Qg6 32.Rxd8+ Rxd8 33.Qf4 c2 34.e6 fxe6 35.Ne5 Qf6 36.Qe3 c1=Q 37.Rxc1 Nxc1 38.Nc6 Rd1 39.Bf3 Bc5 40.Qe4 Rd2+ 41.Kh1 Qf5 42.Qxf5 exf5 0-1 [Event "PNWCC Online Blitz JP 20"] [Site "lichess.org INT"] [Date "2020.09.19"] [Round "10"] [White "Kovalev,Vl"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2648"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C07"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.Ngf3 Nf6 5.exd5 exd5 6.Bb5+ Bd7 7.Bxd7+ Qxd7 8.O-O cxd4 9.Re1+ Be7 10.Nb3 O-O 11.Ne5 Qc8 12.Nxd4 Re8 13.Qf3 Bc5 14.Nf5 Nc6 15.Nh6+ gxh6 16.Qxf6 Qe6 17.Qxe6 Rxe6 18.Nd3 Rxe1+ 19.Nxe1 Kg7 20.Kf1 Re8 21.Bd2 Bd4 22.Nd3 h5 23.Rd1 h4 24.c3 Bb6 25.h3 Re4 26.f3 Ra4 27.a3 d4 28.Nb4 Ne7 29.Be1 Nf5 30.cxd4 a5 31.Nd5 Bxd4 32.Ke2 Bxb2 33.Rb1 Bxa3 34.Rxb7 Bb4 35.Nxb4 axb4 36.Bxb4 Ra2+ 37.Bd2 Kg6 38.Rb1 Nd4+ 39.Kd3 Nf5 40.Rb6+ Kg7 41.Bc3+ Kf8 42.Bf6 Ke8 43.Ke4 Ng3+ 44.Ke5 Rxg2 45.Rb8+ Kd7 46.Rd8+ Kc7 47.Rf8 Re2+ 48.Kf4 Kd6 49.Bxh4 Nh5+ 50.Kg4 Ng7 51.Rxf7 h5+ 52.Kg5 Rg2+ 53.Kh6 Ne6 54.Kxh5 Ke5 55.Bf6+ Kd5 56.h4 Rg3 57.Bg5 Ke5 58.f4+ Ke4 59.f5 Nf4+ 60.Kh6 Rg4 61.f6 Ne6 62.Re7 Kd5 63.f7 Nf8 64.Re8 Nd7 65.Rd8 1-0 [Event "PNWCC Online Blitz JP 20"] [Site "lichess.org INT"] [Date "2020.09.19"] [Round "11"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Huzman,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2562"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.d4 Nf6 5.c3 O-O 6.a4 Nfd7 7.h4 Nf6 8.a5 Bf5 9.Nbd2 c6 10.b4 Nbd7 11.Qb3 e5 12.e3 Bd3 13.Bb2 Ng4 14.Bh3 h5 15.c4 dxc4 16.Nxc4 Bxc4 17.Qxc4 exd4 18.Nxd4 Nde5 19.Qe2 Re8 20.O-O a6 21.Bg2 Qe7 22.Bc3 Nf6 23.Nb3 Ned7 24.Rac1 Ne4 25.Bxg7 Kxg7 26.Rc4 Ndf6 27.Qb2 Qe5 28.Qxe5 Rxe5 29.Rd1 Rae8 30.Rdd4 R5e6 31.Bxe4 Nxe4 32.Nc5 Nxc5 33.bxc5 R8e7 34.Kg2 Re5 35.Rd3 f5 36.Kf3 Kf7 37.Ke2 Kg7 38.Rd8 Kf7 39.Kd3 Kg7 40.Kc3 Kf7 41.Kb4 Re4 42.Rcd4 Rxd4+ 43.exd4 Re2 44.Kc3 Rxf2 45.Rd7+ Kf6 46.Rxb7 Rf3+ 47.Kc4 Rxg3 48.Rb6 f4 49.d5 f3 50.Rxc6+ Kf7 51.Rc7+ Kf6 52.Kd3 f2+ 53.Ke2 Rf3 54.Kf1 g5 55.Rc8 Kg7 56.d6 g4 57.d7 g3 58.Rg8+ Kxg8 59.d8=Q+ Kh7 60.Qd7+ Kg6 61.Qc6+ Rf6 62.Qe4+ Kg7 63.c6 1-0 [Event "Legends & Students Blitz"] [Site "lichess.org INT"] [Date "2020.11.02"] [Round "?"] [White "Brodsky,David"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2455"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C10"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.g3 b6 6.Bg2 Rb8 7.Ne2 Bb7 8.O-O Ngf6 9.Nxf6+ Nxf6 10.Bxb7 Rxb7 11.a4 Be7 12.a5 c6 13.Nf4 O-O 14.c3 b5 15.Qf3 Nd5 16.Nd3 Bd6 17.Bd2 Re7 18.b3 Rd7 19.Rfe1 h6 20.Kg2 Ne7 21.h4 c5 22.dxc5 Bxg3 23.Re3 Nf5 24.Ne5 Rxd2 0-1 [Event "Legends & Students Blitz"] [Site "lichess.org INT"] [Date "2020.11.02"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Estrada Nieto,J"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2280"] [ECO "D05"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.e3 Nf6 3.d4 c5 4.Nbd2 e6 5.b3 Nc6 6.Bb2 cxd4 7.exd4 Bb4 8.a3 Ba5 9.Bd3 Ne4 10.b4 Nxd2 11.Qxd2 Bb6 12.O-O O-O 13.Rfe1 Bd7 14.a4 a5 15.b5 Ne7 16.Ne5 Nf5 17.Ra3 Be8 18.Bxf5 exf5 19.Rae3 Rc8 20.Ba3 f6 21.Bxf8 Kxf8 22.Nd3 Bf7 23.Nf4 Qc7 24.Ne6+ Bxe6 25.Rxe6 Ba7 26.Qe2 1-0 [Event "Legends & Students Blitz"] [Site "lichess.org INT"] [Date "2020.11.02"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Vazquez,Guillermo"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2527"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 c6 4.d3 Bf5 5.Nh4 Bg4 6.h3 Bh5 7.g4 Bg6 8.Nd2 e6 9.e3 Nfd7 10.Nxg6 hxg6 11.Qe2 a5 12.a3 a4 13.O-O Bd6 14.f4 Qc7 15.Nf3 Nf6 16.Bd2 Nbd7 17.Ng5 Nh7 18.Nxh7 Rxh7 19.c4 O-O-O 20.cxd5 exd5 21.Rac1 Nc5 22.Rxc5 Bxc5 23.d4 Bd6 24.Qd1 Re8 25.Qxa4 Qb6 26.Qc2 Kb8 27.b4 Reh8 28.Rf3 Qa6 29.Bc1 f5 30.Bf1 Qb6 31.gxf5 gxf5 32.Qxf5 Qd8 33.Rg3 Rh5 34.Qg6 Bf8 35.Bd2 R5h6 36.Qg4 g6 37.a4 Bd6 38.a5 Qe7 39.Qg5 Bxb4 40.Bxb4 Qxb4 41.Qe5+ Ka7 42.a6 R8h7 43.axb7 Kxb7 44.f5 Re7 45.Qf4 g5 46.Qxg5 Rh8 47.f6 Rf7 48.Qe5 Rhf8 49.Rg7 Qb6 50.Bd3 Qc7 51.Qxc7+ Kxc7 52.Bh7 Kd6 53.Rxf7 Rxf7 54.Bd3 Rxf6 55.Kg2 Rf8 56.Kg3 c5 57.dxc5+ Kxc5 58.h4 d4 59.exd4+ Kxd4 60.Bg6 Ke5 61.h5 Kf6 62.Kg4 Rh8 63.Kf4 Rxh5 64.Bxh5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Legends & Students Blitz"] [Site "lichess.org INT"] [Date "2020.11.02"] [Round "?"] [White "Krush,I"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2429"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D35"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3 Bd6 7.Bd3 O-O 8.Qc2 h6 9.Bh4 Re8 10.Nf3 Be6 11.O-O Nbd7 12.Rab1 a5 13.Na4 Qb8 14.Bg3 Bxg3 15.hxg3 Ne4 16.a3 Bg4 17.Bxe4 dxe4 18.Nh2 Be6 19.Nc5 Nxc5 20.Qxc5 Bd5 21.Rfc1 h5 22.Nf1 Qd8 23.b4 axb4 24.axb4 b6 25.Qc3 b5 26.Ra1 Rc8 27.Ra7 Re6 28.Qc5 h4 29.Rca1 Rh6 30.Qe7 Qxe7 31.Rxe7 h3 32.Raa7 hxg2 33.Kxg2 Kh7 34.Nd2 Kg6 35.g4 Rch8 36.Nxe4 Rh2+ 37.Kf3 R8h3+ 38.Ke2 Rg2 39.g5 Rg4 40.Kd3 Rh1 41.Nd2 Rxg5 42.e4 Rh3+ 43.f3 Be6 44.Rec7 Rg2 45.Rxc6 Rhh2 46.Rc2 Bc4+ 47.Kc3 f6 48.d5 Re2 49.d6 Re3+ 50.Kd4 Rd3+ 51.Kc5 Rdxd2 52.d7 Rxc2 53.d8=Q Rhd2 54.Qf8 Bd5+ 55.Kxb5 Bc6+ 56.Kb6 Rd7 57.Qe8+ Kg5 58.Rxd7 1-0 [Event "Legends & Students Blitz"] [Site "lichess.org INT"] [Date "2020.11.04"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "He,Anthony"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2337"] [ECO "A48"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.e3 Bg7 4.Be2 O-O 5.O-O b6 6.c4 Bb7 7.Nc3 d5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.Bd2 Nd7 10.Qb3 Nxc3 11.Bxc3 c5 12.Rfd1 cxd4 13.Bxd4 Bxd4 14.Nxd4 Nc5 15.Qa3 Qd5 16.Bf3 Qg5 17.Bxb7 Nxb7 18.Rac1 e6 19.Rc7 Nc5 20.b4 Ne4 21.Qd3 Nf6 22.Nc6 Nd5 23.Rd7 a6 24.e4 Nf4 25.Qf3 e5 26.g3 Rae8 27.h4 Qh5 28.Qxh5 Nxh5 29.R1d6 Kg7 30.Rb7 b5 31.Rb6 Nf6 32.f3 Nh5 33.Kf2 f5 34.exf5 gxf5 35.Rd7+ Rf7 36.Rxf7+ Kxf7 37.Rb7+ Ke6 38.Rxh7 Nf6 39.Ra7 e4 40.Rxa6 Kf7 41.Nd4 e3+ 42.Ke2 Nd5 43.Nxf5 Nc3+ 44.Ke1 Re5 45.Nd6+ Ke7 46.Ne4 Nxe4 47.fxe4 Rxe4 48.Ke2 Rg4 49.Ra3 Rxb4 50.Rxe3+ Kf6 51.Kf3 1-0 [Event "Legends & Students Blitz"] [Site "lichess.org INT"] [Date "2020.11.04"] [Round "?"] [White "Wang Qibiao"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2364"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C10"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Bd3 Nxe4 7.Bxe4 Nf6 8.Bg5 c5 9.O-O cxd4 10.Nxd4 Be7 11.Bf3 O-O 12.Nb3 h6 13.Qxd8 Rxd8 14.Bh4 a5 15.a4 Ra6 16.Rfd1 Rxd1+ 17.Rxd1 Kf8 18.Bg3 Bd7 19.Bxb7 Ra7 20.Bf3 Bxa4 21.Bb8 Ra6 22.Bc7 Bxb3 23.cxb3 Bb4 24.g3 Ne8 25.Be5 Ke7 26.Be2 Rb6 27.Bc4 g5 28.Kg2 f6 29.Bc3 Nd6 30.Bd4 Nxc4 31.bxc4 Rd6 32.c5 Rd5 33.c6 Bd6 34.Rd2 Bc7 35.Bc3 Rxd2 36.Bxd2 Kd6 37.Bc3 f5 38.h4 gxh4 39.gxh4 h5 0-1 [Event "Legends & Students Blitz"] [Site "lichess.org INT"] [Date "2020.11.04"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Gurevich,D"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2399"] [ECO "A14"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 e6 4.O-O Be7 5.c4 O-O 6.b3 d4 7.e3 c5 8.exd4 cxd4 9.d3 Nc6 10.Re1 Nd7 11.Na3 e5 12.Nc2 a5 13.Ba3 Bxa3 14.Nxa3 f6 15.Nd2 g6 16.Nb5 Nc5 17.Ne4 Nxe4 18.Bxe4 Kg7 19.c5 h5 20.Nd6 Qc7 21.Rc1 Bg4 22.Qd2 h4 23.f3 Be6 24.f4 hxg3 25.hxg3 Rh8 26.Qg2 Rh6 27.f5 gxf5 28.Bxf5 Qd7 29.Qf3 Rah8 30.Qg4+ Kf8 31.Bxe6 e4 32.Qxe4 Qg7 33.Nf5 Qg5 34.Nxh6 Rxh6 35.Qg4 1-0 [Event "Legends & Students Blitz"] [Site "lichess.org INT"] [Date "2020.11.04"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Yoo,Christopher Woojin"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2455"] [ECO "A13"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 g6 3.d4 Bg7 4.Nc3 Ne7 5.e3 O-O 6.h4 d5 7.h5 c5 8.hxg6 hxg6 9.cxd5 Nxd5 10.Bd3 Nc6 11.Nxd5 Qxd5 12.a3 cxd4 13.e4 Qa5+ 14.Ke2 e5 15.Qg1 Rd8 16.Ng5 b6 17.Bd2 Qa4 18.Qh2 Ba6 19.Qh7+ Kf8 20.Rh3 Rd6 21.Rc1 Rc8 22.Ke1 Bxd3 23.Rxd3 Rc7 24.Qh3 Qb5 25.Rf3 Ke8 26.Bb4 Rf6 27.Qh7 Rxf3 28.Qg8+ Kd7 29.gxf3 Bh6 30.Qxf7+ Kc8 31.Qxg6 Bxg5 32.Qxg5 Nxb4 33.Rxc7+ Kxc7 34.Qe7+ Kc6 35.axb4 Qd3 36.Qe6+ Kb5 37.Qxe5+ Kxb4 38.Qd6+ Kb5 39.Qa3 Qc2 40.e5 d3 41.Qc3 Qe2+ 0-1 [Event "Legends & Students Blitz"] [Site "lichess.org INT"] [Date "2020.11.04"] [Round "?"] [White "Morgunov,Marc"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2385"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C10"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.c3 Ngf6 6.Bd3 c5 7.Nf3 Nxe4 8.Bxe4 Nf6 9.Bc2 cxd4 10.Nxd4 Bc5 11.O-O O-O 12.Bg5 h6 13.Bh4 Bxd4 14.cxd4 Bd7 15.Qd3 Re8 16.Rfe1 Bc6 17.Re3 Rc8 18.h3 Qd5 19.Rg3 Ne4 20.f3 Ng5 21.Bxg5 hxg5 22.Qh7+ Kf8 23.Qh8+ Ke7 24.Qxg7 Rg8 25.Qe5 Qxe5 26.dxe5 Bxf3 27.Rxf3 Rxc2 28.Raf1 Rg7 29.Rb3 b6 30.Ra3 Rc7 31.Rd1 g4 32.h4 g3 33.Rf3 Rc5 34.Rfd3 Rxe5 35.Rd7+ Kf6 36.Rxa7 Re2 37.b4 Rh7 38.Ra3 Rxh4 39.Rxg3 Rxb4 40.Rd7 Re1+ 41.Kf2 Ree4 42.Rf3+ Rf4 43.a3 Rb2+ 44.Kg3 Rxf3+ 45.gxf3 e5 46.Rd6+ Kf5 47.Rc6 Rb3 48.Kf2 Kg5 49.a4 f5 50.Rc4 Rb2+ 51.Ke3 f4+ 52.Ke4 Re2+ 53.Kd5 Re3 54.Rb4 Kf5 55.Rxb6 Rxf3 56.Rb8 Rd3+ 57.Kc4 Ra3 58.Kd5 Rxa4 59.Rf8+ Kg4 60.Kxe5 f3 61.Rg8+ Kh3 62.Rf8 Kg3 63.Rg8+ Rg4 64.Rf8 f2 65.Rf5 Kg2 0-1 [Event "Legends & Students Blitz"] [Site "lichess.org INT"] [Date "2020.11.04"] [Round "?"] [White "Escalante Ramirez,Brian Sebasti"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2456"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C10"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.g3 b6 6.Bg2 Rb8 7.Ne2 Bb7 8.O-O Ngf6 9.N2c3 Nxe4 10.Nxe4 Be7 11.Qg4 g6 12.Qe2 h5 13.h4 Bxe4 14.Bxe4 Kf8 15.c3 Nf6 16.Bf3 Kg7 17.Bf4 Bd6 18.Be5 Qe7 19.Rad1 Rhd8 20.c4 c5 21.b3 Qc7 22.Rfe1 Bxe5 23.dxe5 Ng8 24.Qe3 Rxd1 25.Rxd1 Rd8 26.Qg5 Rxd1+ 27.Bxd1 Kf8 28.g4 Qd7 29.Be2 hxg4 30.Bxg4 Kg7 31.Kg2 Qd3 32.h5 Nh6 33.Qf6+ Kh7 34.hxg6+ Qxg6 35.Qxg6+ Kxg6 36.Kg3 Kg5 37.f4+ Kg6 38.Kf3 Ng8 39.Ke4 Ne7 40.a3 a5 41.a4 f5+ 42.exf6 Kxf6 43.Kd3 Nc6 44.Ke4 Nd4 45.Bd1 Kf7 46.Ke5 Ke7 47.Bg4 Nc6+ 48.Ke4 Kd6 49.Be2 Kd7 50.Bg4 Ke7 51.f5 exf5+ 52.Bxf5 Nd4 53.Bh3 Kd6 54.Kd3 Nxb3 55.Kc3 Nd4 56.Bg4 Ke5 57.Kd3 Kf4 58.Bd7 Nf3 59.Kc3 Ne5 60.Be6 Ke3 61.Bg8 Nf3 62.Bf7 Ng5 63.Bg8 Ne4+ 64.Kc2 Kd4 65.Be6 Nc3 66.Kb3 Nd1 67.Bg8 Ne3 68.Bf7 Kd3 69.Bg6+ Kd2 70.Bf7 Nf5 71.Bg6 Nd4+ 72.Kb2 Nc6 73.Bf5 Ne5 74.Kb3 Kc1 75.Kc3 Kd1 76.Be4 Ke2 77.Bf5 Ke3 78.Bh7 Nd7 79.Bf5 Nf6 80.Bg6 Ne4+ 81.Kc2 Kd4 82.Bf7 Nd6 0-1 [Event "Yuri Razuvaev Mem 2020"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2020.11.06"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Lautier,J"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2658"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D37"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Nbd7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 Be7 7.e3 O-O 8.Bd3 c5 9.cxd5 Nxd5 10.Bxe7 Nxe7 11.O-O b6 12.Be4 Rb8 13.Rc1 Ba6 14.Re1 cxd4 15.Nxd4 Nc5 16.Bb1 e5 17.Nf5 Nxf5 18.Bxf5 Bd3 19.e4 g6 20.Bg4 h5 21.Bf3 Bc4 22.Nd5 Bxa2 23.Bxh5 Bb3 24.Qf3 Bxd5 25.exd5 Qg5 26.Bg4 e4 27.Qg3 Nd3 28.h4 Qf6 29.Rc6 Qxb2 30.Rxe4 Qb1+ 31.Kh2 Nxf2 32.Qxf2 Qxe4 33.Bf3 Qe5+ 34.Kh3 Rbc8 35.Qd2 Rxc6 36.dxc6 Rc8 37.h5 gxh5 38.Kh4 Kg7 39.Qd7 Qh2+ 40.Kg5 Qg3+ 41.Kf5 Qg6+ 42.Kf4 Qf6+ 43.Kg3 Rd8 44.Qxa7 Rd4 45.Kf2 Rd2+ 46.Kg3 h4+ 47.Kh3 Qe5 48.Kxh4 Qh2+ 49.Kg5 Rd4 50.Qe7 Qh4+ 0-1 [Event "Yuri Razuvaev Mem Final"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2020.11.06"] [Round "1"] [White "Tomashevsky,E"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2706"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C10"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Nxf6+ Nxf6 7.Be3 Bd6 8.Bd3 b6 9.Qe2 Bb7 10.O-O-O O-O 11.Ne5 c5 12.h4 Qc7 13.Bg5 Nd5 14.Rhe1 cxd4 15.Qe4 f5 16.Qxd4 Bc5 17.Qa4 Bxf2 18.Re2 Bg3 19.Nf3 Nf4 20.Re3 Nxg2 21.Rxe6 Bxf3 22.Re7 Bf4+ 23.Kb1 Bxd1 24.Rxc7 Bxc7 25.Qd7 Bf4 26.Be7 Ne3 27.Qd4 Bh6 28.Bxf8 Rxf8 29.a4 Bh5 30.a5 bxa5 31.Qxa7 f4 32.Qxa5 Bg6 33.Qa2+ Kh8 34.Qa3 Rg8 35.Bxg6 hxg6 36.Qb3 f3 37.Qf7 Nf5 38.Qxg6 Rf8 0-1 [Event "Yuri Razuvaev Mem Final"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2020.11.06"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Tomashevsky,E"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2706"] [ECO "A05"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 c6 4.d3 Bf5 5.Nh4 Bg4 6.h3 Bh5 7.g4 Bg6 8.f4 e6 9.e3 Nfd7 10.Nxg6 hxg6 11.Nd2 Qh4+ 12.Ke2 Bd6 13.Nf3 Qe7 14.d4 c5 15.c3 Nc6 16.g5 Nb6 17.h4 O-O-O 18.a4 Bc7 19.a5 Nc4 20.a6 b6 21.Qa4 Qe8 22.Ne5 b5 23.Qd1 f6 24.Nxc6 Qxc6 25.Qd3 e5 26.Qxg6 exf4 27.Qxg7 Rhe8 28.Qxf6 Rd6 29.Qxf4 cxd4 30.cxd4 Rde6 31.Qf5 Nd6 32.Qd3 Kb8 33.Bd2 Nc4 34.Rh3 Bf4 35.Rc1 Qxa6 36.Bxd5 Bxe3 37.Bxe3 Rxe3+ 38.Rxe3 Rxe3+ 39.Qxe3 Nxe3 40.Kxe3 Qd6 41.Bf3 Qh2 42.g6 Qxh4 43.Rg1 Qh6+ 44.Ke2 Qg7 45.Kd3 Kc7 46.Rc1+ Kb6 47.b4 a6 48.Rc6+ Ka7 49.Re6 Qf8 50.Ke4 a5 51.bxa5 b4 52.Rb6 Qe8+ 53.Kd3 b3 54.Rxb3 Qxg6+ 55.Be4 Qg3+ 56.Kc4 Qc7+ 57.Kd3 Qg3+ 58.Kc4 Qc7+ 59.Kd3 Qg3+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Yuri Razuvaev Mem 2020"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2020.11.06"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Kobalia,M"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2614"] [ECO "A11"] 1.c4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 Bg4 4.Ne5 Be6 5.cxd5 Bxd5 6.f3 Nd7 7.Nxd7 Qxd7 8.d4 Be6 9.Nc3 Nf6 10.e4 Bh3 11.Bxh3 Qxh3 12.Qe2 e6 13.Be3 Bb4 14.g4 h5 15.g5 Nd7 16.O-O-O Bxc3 17.bxc3 e5 18.dxe5 Nxe5 19.f4 Nd7 20.f5 O-O-O 21.Bd4 f6 22.Rhg1 Rhe8 23.gxf6 Nxf6 24.e5 Nd5 25.Qd3 Qxd3 26.Rxd3 Nf4 27.Rd2 c5 28.Be3 Nd3+ 29.Kc2 c4 30.e6 Rd5 31.Rf1 Rf8 32.Bd4 Rdxf5 33.Rxf5 Rxf5 34.Re2 Kd8 35.Bxg7 Ke7 36.Bd4 Ra5 37.Kd1 Rb5 38.Re4 Rb2 39.h4 Nf2+ 40.Bxf2 Rxf2 41.Rxc4 Rxa2 42.Rc7+ Kxe6 43.Rxb7 Ra4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Yuri Razuvaev Mem 2020"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2020.11.06"] [Round "3.1"] [White "Nepomniachtchi,I"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2784"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A13"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Be7 5.b3 O-O 6.Bb2 b6 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.h4 Ba6 9.Be2 c5 10.Qb1 Nb4 11.Bxa6 N8xa6 12.Ke2 f5 13.a3 Nc6 14.g4 fxg4 15.Ng5 Rxf2+ 16.Kxf2 Qxd2+ 17.Kg1 Bxg5 18.Rh2 Qxe3+ 19.Kh1 Bf4 20.Ne4 Qf3+ 21.Rg2 Qh3+ 22.Kg1 Be3+ 23.Nf2 g3 24.Qe4 Bxf2+ 25.Kf1 Rc8 26.Rd1 Bd4 27.Bxd4 Nxd4 28.Kg1 Qf5 29.Qxf5 exf5 0-1 [Event "Yuri Razuvaev Mem 2020"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2020.11.06"] [Round "4.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Gelfand,B"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2676"] [ECO "A30"] 1.c4 c5 2.b3 Nf6 3.Bb2 Nc6 4.Nf3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Nc3 e5 7.e3 Nxc3 8.Bxc3 Bd6 9.Qc2 Qe7 10.Bd3 Bd7 11.Be4 g6 12.O-O f5 13.Bd5 O-O-O 14.d4 cxd4 15.exd4 e4 16.Ne5 Kb8 17.Bxc6 Bxc6 18.Nxc6+ bxc6 19.d5 cxd5 20.Bxh8 Rxh8 21.Rad1 Rd8 22.g3 Bc7 23.b4 d4 24.a4 d3 25.Qc4 Qd7 26.a5 Qd5 27.Qc1 Be5 28.Qh6 Bd4 29.b5 Qe5 30.b6 axb6 31.axb6 e3 32.Rxd3 exf2+ 33.Kg2 Qe4+ 34.Rf3 Bxb6 35.Qxh7 Rd3 36.Qg8+ Kb7 37.Qf7+ Kb8 38.Qf8+ Kb7 39.Qg7+ Kb8 40.Qg8+ Kb7 41.Qg7+ Kb8 42.Qg8+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Yuri Razuvaev Mem 2020"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2020.11.06"] [Round "5.1"] [White "Potkin,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2583"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A13"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 Bb4 3.Qb3 Ba5 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.d4 b6 6.Bg5 Bb7 7.e3 h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.Bg3 Ne4 10.Nd2 Nxd2 11.Kxd2 Nc6 12.Rd1 d6 13.Kc1 Ne7 14.f3 Qd7 15.e4 O-O-O 16.Kb1 f5 17.exf5 Nxf5 18.Bf2 Bxc3 19.Qxc3 h5 20.Bd3 Rdf8 21.Rhe1 g4 22.Be4 gxf3 23.Bxb7+ Kxb7 24.Qxf3+ d5 25.cxd5 exd5 26.Re5 Nxd4 27.Qe3 Qh7+ 28.Qd3 Rxf2 29.Qxh7 Rxh7 30.Rxd4 Rxg2 31.Rdxd5 Rxh2 32.a4 c6 33.Rd6 h4 34.Ree6 Rg2 35.Rxc6 h3 36.Rh6 Rgg7 37.Rcg6 Rc7 38.Rc6 Kb8 0-1 [Event "Yuri Razuvaev Mem 2020"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2020.11.06"] [Round "6.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Motylev,A"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2641"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.d4 Nf6 5.O-O O-O 6.c3 a5 7.Bf4 Bf5 8.Nbd2 c6 9.Nh4 Be6 10.e4 Nxe4 11.Nxe4 dxe4 12.Bxe4 Bd5 13.Qe2 e6 14.Nf3 Bxe4 15.Qxe4 a4 16.Qe2 Nd7 17.Rad1 Re8 18.h4 Qa5 19.Rfe1 Rad8 20.c4 h6 21.Qe3 Kh7 22.Kg2 Qf5 23.Bc7 Ra8 24.Ne5 Nxe5 25.dxe5 Qc2 26.Rd7 Qxc4 27.Qf3 Qxa2 28.h5 gxh5 29.Qxf7 Rg8 30.Qxh5 Qc4 31.Bd6 b5 32.Be7 Qc2 33.Bf6 Qf5 34.Qxf5+ exf5 35.Red1 b4 36.e6 Kg6 37.Bxg7 Rxg7 38.e7 Re8 39.Re1 a3 40.bxa3 bxa3 41.Ra7 Kf7 42.Re2 a2 43.Re5 Kf6 44.Rc5 Rgxe7 45.Rxc6+ Re6 46.Rxe6+ Rxe6 47.Rxa2 Kg6 48.Rc2 Rb6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Yuri Razuvaev Mem 2020"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2020.11.06"] [Round "7.1"] [White "Tomashevsky,E"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2706"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A15"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.b3 b6 4.Bb2 Bb7 5.e3 Be7 6.Be2 O-O 7.O-O d5 8.Nc3 c5 9.d4 cxd4 10.Nxd4 dxc4 11.Bxc4 Nc6 12.Nxc6 Bxc6 13.Qe2 Qc8 14.Rac1 a6 15.e4 Qb7 16.Bd3 Rfd8 17.Rfd1 b5 18.f3 Nd7 19.Qe1 Nc5 20.Bf1 a5 21.Ne2 Rxd1 22.Rxd1 b4 23.Nf4 Nd7 24.Nd3 Bb5 25.Ne5 Nxe5 26.Bxe5 f6 27.Bd4 Rd8 28.Be3 Rxd1 29.Qxd1 Kf7 30.Bxb5 Qxb5 31.Kf2 Qe5 32.h3 Bc5 33.Qd7+ Be7 34.Qd4 Qc7 35.Ke2 a4 36.Qd3 axb3 37.axb3 Qg3 38.Kf1 Qc7 39.Ke2 Qg3 40.Kf1 Qc7 41.Ke2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Levitov Kramnik-Dubov m"] [Site "lichess.org INT"] [Date "2020.12.21"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Dubov,Daniil"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2702"] [ECO "C55"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Be7 5.Nc3 d6 6.a3 O-O 7.O-O Na5 8.Ba2 c5 9.Bg5 Nc6 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.Nd5 g6 12.b4 Bg7 13.bxc5 dxc5 14.Rb1 b6 15.c3 Be6 16.Qe2 Ne7 17.Nxe7+ Qxe7 18.a4 Rfd8 19.Rfd1 Rd7 20.a5 bxa5 21.Rb5 Rad8 22.Bxe6 Qxe6 23.c4 a4 24.h3 Qc6 25.Qc2 a6 26.Ra5 f5 27.Re1 Rxd3 28.Qxa4 Qxa4 29.Rxa4 Rd1 30.Rxd1 Rxd1+ 31.Kh2 Rd6 32.g4 Bf6 33.gxf5 gxf5 34.exf5 e4 35.Ng1 Rd2 36.Rxa6 Be5+ 37.Kg2 e3 38.h4 Rxf2+ 39.Kh3 e2 40.Nxe2 Rxe2 41.Kg4 Re4+ 42.Kg5 Rxc4 43.Ra8+ Kf7 44.Ra7+ Ke8 45.f6 Bf4+ 46.Kf5 Bh2 47.Rxh7 Rf4+ 48.Ke6 Re4+ 49.Kf5 Rf4+ 50.Ke6 Re4+ 51.Kf5 Rf4+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Levitov Kramnik-Dubov m"] [Site "lichess.org INT"] [Date "2020.12.21"] [Round "2"] [White "Dubov,Daniil"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2702"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B01"] 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 Bf5 6.Bc4 e6 7.O-O c6 8.Re1 Be7 9.Bd2 Qd8 10.Nh4 Bg4 11.Be2 Qxd4 12.Bg5 Qxd1 13.Raxd1 Bxe2 14.Rxe2 g6 15.Bxf6 Bxf6 16.Nf3 Bxc3 17.bxc3 Nd7 18.Red2 Nc5 19.Rd4 Ke7 20.Ne5 f6 21.Nd3 Nxd3 22.R1xd3 Rhd8 23.Kf1 e5 24.Rb4 b6 25.Rh3 h5 26.g4 Rd1+ 27.Ke2 Rad8 28.gxh5 gxh5 29.Rd3 Ra1 30.Ra4 Rxd3 31.cxd3 a5 32.Kf3 Ke6 33.Kg3 Rd1 34.d4 Rd3+ 35.Kh4 Rxc3 36.dxe5 fxe5 37.Re4 Kf5 38.Re2 b5 0-1 [Event "Levitov Kramnik-Dubov m"] [Site "lichess.org INT"] [Date "2020.12.21"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Dubov,Daniil"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2702"] [ECO "B08"] 1.e4 g6 2.d4 d6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Bg7 5.Be2 O-O 6.O-O a6 7.Re1 Nc6 8.d5 Na7 9.a4 e5 10.Bg5 h6 11.Bh4 Bd7 12.Nd2 Nc8 13.Nc4 Ne7 14.a5 Nh7 15.f3 f5 16.Ra3 g5 17.Bf2 f4 18.Rb3 Rb8 19.Ba7 Ra8 20.Bf2 Qc8 21.Rb4 Nf6 22.Na4 h5 23.Nab6 cxb6 24.Nxd6 Qc7 25.Rxb6 Nc8 26.Nxc8 Qxc8 27.c4 g4 28.b4 Rf7 29.c5 Kh7 30.Bh4 Ng8 31.c6 bxc6 32.dxc6 Be6 33.Qd3 Bf6 34.Bxf6 Nxf6 35.Qd6 gxf3 36.Bxf3 Bg4 37.Rb7 Rxb7 38.cxb7 Qxb7 39.Qxf6 Bxf3 40.Qf5+ Kh6 41.Qf6+ Kh7 42.gxf3 Qxb4 43.Qf7+ Kh6 44.Rc1 Qd4+ 45.Kh1 Rd8 46.Rg1 1-0 [Event "Levitov Kramnik-Dubov m"] [Site "lichess.org INT"] [Date "2020.12.21"] [Round "4"] [White "Dubov,Daniil"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2702"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A47"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 b6 3.Bg5 Bb7 4.Bxf6 gxf6 5.g3 e6 6.Bg2 c5 7.e3 Bg7 8.O-O f5 9.Nc3 d5 10.Ne2 Nd7 11.Nf4 Nf6 12.c4 dxc4 13.Qa4+ Qd7 14.Qxc4 Bxf3 15.Bxf3 Rc8 16.d5 e5 17.Nh5 Nxh5 18.Bxh5 e4 19.d6 O-O 20.Rad1 Rc6 21.Qd5 c4 22.Be2 Rfc8 23.b4 Bf8 24.Qb5 c3 25.Rd5 a6 26.Qxa6 Rxd6 27.Bb5 Qd8 28.Rxd6 Bxd6 29.Ba4 Bxb4 30.Bb3 Rc7 31.Qxb6 Qe7 32.Qb5 Qc5 33.Qe8+ Kg7 34.Rd1 Qe7 35.Qb5 Qc5 36.Qb8 Rc8 37.Qf4 c2 38.Qg5+ Kf8 39.Rc1 Qd6 40.Qxf5 Rc5 41.Qxf7+ 1-0 [Event "Levitov Kramnik-Dubov m"] [Site "lichess.org INT"] [Date "2020.12.21"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Dubov,Daniil"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2702"] [ECO "B08"] 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nf3 d6 4.Be2 Nf6 5.Nc3 O-O 6.O-O a6 7.Re1 Nc6 8.d5 Na7 9.a4 e5 10.Nd2 Bd7 11.a5 Nc8 12.Nc4 Ne8 13.f4 exf4 14.Bxf4 Nf6 15.Qd2 Bb5 16.Bg5 Qe8 17.e5 dxe5 18.Nxe5 Qxe5 19.Bxb5 Qd6 20.Be2 Ne7 21.Bf3 Nf5 22.Kh1 Qd7 23.Bxf6 Bxf6 24.Ne4 Bg7 25.Bg4 Rae8 26.c4 Re5 27.Bxf5 Qxf5 28.Ng3 Qg4 29.Rxe5 Bxe5 30.Qe2 Qxe2 31.Nxe2 Bxb2 32.Rb1 Ba3 33.g3 Re8 34.Nc3 Re3 35.Na4 Re4 36.Rb3 Bf8 37.Nb2 Re1+ 38.Kg2 Rb1 39.Rxb7 Bd6 40.Kf3 Be5 41.c5 Rxb2 42.Rxb2 Bxb2 43.d6 Be5 44.Ke4 Bxd6 45.cxd6 cxd6 46.Kd5 f5 47.Kxd6 Kf7 48.Ke5 Ke7 49.h4 Kf7 50.Kd5 Kf6 51.Kc6 h6 52.Kb6 g5 53.hxg5+ hxg5 54.Kxa6 f4 55.gxf4 gxf4 56.Kb7 f3 57.a6 f2 58.a7 f1=Q 59.a8=Q Qf3+ 60.Kb8 Qxa8+ 61.Kxa8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Levitov Kramnik-Dubov m"] [Site "lichess.org INT"] [Date "2020.12.21"] [Round "6"] [White "Dubov,Daniil"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2702"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "E16"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Bb4+ 6.Nbd2 c5 7.dxc5 bxc5 8.O-O O-O 9.Nb3 d5 10.Ne5 Qc7 11.Bf4 g5 12.Ng4 gxf4 13.Nxf6+ Kg7 14.Nh5+ Kh8 15.cxd5 fxg3 16.hxg3 Qe5 17.Nf4 c4 18.Nd2 Bxd2 19.Qxd2 Rd8 20.Rad1 Na6 21.Qa5 Rd6 22.e4 Rc8 23.Qb5 Ba8 24.Rc1 h5 25.Rxc4 Rb8 26.Qa5 h4 27.Qc3 Qxc3 28.Rxc3 exd5 29.exd5 hxg3 30.Rxg3 Rxb2 31.Re1 Nc7 32.Re5 Rb1+ 33.Kh2 Rh6+ 34.Bh3 Ne6 35.Nxe6 fxe6 36.Rxe6 Rh1+ 37.Kxh1 Bxd5+ 38.Kg1 Bxe6 39.Bxe6 Rxe6 40.Ra3 a6 41.Kg2 Kg7 42.f3 Kf6 43.Kg3 Rc6 44.Kg4 Rd6 45.f4 Rc6 46.Ra5 Kg6 47.a4 Kf6 48.Rf5+ Ke7 49.Kg5 Rc4 50.Ra5 Rc6 51.f5 Kf7 52.Rd5 Rc1 53.Rd7+ Ke8 54.Rd6 Ke7 55.Rxa6 Rg1+ 56.Kf4 Rf1+ 57.Ke5 Re1+ 58.Kd5 Rd1+ 59.Kc5 Rc1+ 60.Kb5 Rb1+ 61.Ka5 Rf1 62.Re6+ Kd7 63.Rf6 Kc7 64.Ka6 Rf4 65.Kb5 Rf1 66.Rf7+ Kd6 67.a5 Rb1+ 68.Ka6 Kc6 69.Rf8 Kc7 70.f6 Rf1 71.f7 Rf5 72.Ra8 Rf6+ 73.Kb5 Rf5+ 74.Kb4 Rf4+ 75.Kc3 Rf3+ 76.Kd2 1-0 [Event "Levitov Kramnik-Dubov m"] [Site "lichess.org INT"] [Date "2020.12.21"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Dubov,Daniil"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2702"] [ECO "B08"] 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nf3 d6 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Be2 O-O 6.O-O a6 7.Re1 Nc6 8.d5 Na7 9.a4 e5 10.dxe6 Bxe6 11.Bf4 Nc6 12.Qd2 Re8 13.Rad1 Bd7 14.Bc4 Be6 15.Be2 Bd7 16.Bg5 Qc8 17.Qf4 Nh5 18.Qd2 Nf6 19.Bc4 Be6 20.Bd5 Bxd5 21.Bxf6 Bxf6 22.Nxd5 Bg7 23.Qf4 Ne5 24.b4 Qd7 25.b5 axb5 26.axb5 Rac8 27.Nd4 Qg4 28.Nf6+ Bxf6 29.Qxf6 Nd7 30.Qf3 Qxf3 31.gxf3 Ra8 32.Ra1 Rxa1 33.Rxa1 d5 34.exd5 Nb6 35.c4 Nxc4 36.Rc1 Nb6 37.Rxc7 Re1+ 38.Kg2 Nxd5 39.Rxb7 Rd1 40.Ne2 Rd2 41.Kf1 Rd1+ 42.Kg2 Rd2 43.Rb8+ Kg7 44.Re8 Nc7 45.Re5 Nxb5 46.Rxb5 Rxe2 47.Rc5 Ra2 48.Rb5 Ra3 49.Rc5 Ra2 50.Rb5 Ra3 51.Rc5 Ra2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Levitov Kramnik-Dubov m"] [Site "lichess.org INT"] [Date "2020.12.21"] [Round "8"] [White "Dubov,Daniil"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2702"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "E60"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 d6 4.Nc3 Bf5 5.h3 Bg7 6.g4 Bd7 7.e4 O-O 8.Be3 Nc6 9.d5 Nb4 10.a3 Na6 11.Bd3 c6 12.Rc1 Rc8 13.b4 cxd5 14.exd5 e6 15.dxe6 Bxe6 16.Nb5 Nc7 17.Nbd4 Bd7 18.O-O d5 19.Bg5 Ne6 20.Nxe6 Bxe6 21.Nd4 Qd7 22.Nxe6 fxe6 23.Qe2 Rce8 24.Rfe1 Qf7 25.Bh4 Kh8 26.Bg3 e5 27.cxd5 e4 28.Bb5 Rd8 29.d6 Qb3 30.Qe3 Qxe3 31.Rxe3 Bh6 32.Be5 Bg5 33.Rc7 a6 34.Ba4 b5 35.Bb3 Rfe8 36.Rxe4 Rxe5 37.Rxe5 Bf4 38.Re6 1-0 [Event "Levitov Kramnik-Dubov m"] [Site "lichess.org INT"] [Date "2020.12.21"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Dubov,Daniil"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2702"] [ECO "B06"] 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nf3 d6 4.Bc4 e6 5.O-O Ne7 6.Re1 O-O 7.c3 Nd7 8.Bb3 a6 9.a4 c5 10.Be3 cxd4 11.cxd4 d5 12.Nc3 dxe4 13.Nxe4 Nf6 14.Nxf6+ Bxf6 15.Bh6 Re8 16.Bg5 Bxg5 17.Nxg5 Nf5 18.Nf3 Bd7 19.d5 exd5 20.Qxd5 Be6 21.Qxd8 Raxd8 22.Bxe6 Rxe6 23.Rxe6 fxe6 24.Kf1 Nd4 25.Rd1 Nc6 26.Rxd8+ Nxd8 27.Ke2 Kf8 28.Kd3 Ke7 29.Kc4 Kd6 30.Ng5 h6 31.Ne4+ Ke5 32.Nc5 Kd6 33.b4 g5 34.a5 g4 35.b5 axb5+ 36.Kxb5 Kc7 37.g3 h5 38.Nd3 Nf7 39.Nf4 Ng5 40.Nxh5 Ne4 41.Nf4 Nxf2 42.Nxe6+ Kd6 43.Nc5 Kc7 44.Kc4 Kc6 45.Kd4 Kb5 46.Nxb7 Nh3 47.Ke4 Ka6 48.Nc5+ Kxa5 49.Nd3 Kb5 50.Kf5 Kc4 51.Kxg4 Ng1 52.Ne5+ Kd5 53.Nf3 Ne2 54.Kf5 Kd6 55.g4 Ke7 56.h4 Kf7 57.g5 Ng3+ 58.Kg4 Ne4 59.Kf4 Nd6 60.h5 Ke6 61.Nd4+ Kf7 62.Nf5 Nc4 63.g6+ Kf6 64.g7 Kf7 65.h6 Kg8 66.Ne7+ 1-0 [Event "Levitov Kramnik-Dubov m"] [Site "lichess.org INT"] [Date "2020.12.21"] [Round "10"] [White "Dubov,Daniil"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2702"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "E16"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 b6 3.c4 Bb7 4.g3 e6 5.Bg2 Bb4+ 6.Nbd2 O-O 7.O-O d5 8.b3 c5 9.Bb2 Nc6 10.Rc1 Qe7 11.cxd5 exd5 12.dxc5 Bxc5 13.Nh4 Rfe8 14.e3 g6 15.Ndf3 Rad8 16.Nd4 Nxd4 17.Bxd4 Ne4 18.Nf3 Ba6 19.Re1 Bb4 20.Ne5 Bxe1 21.Qxe1 Qe6 22.Bxe4 dxe4 23.Rc6 Qh3 24.Rc7 Rxe5 25.Bxe5 Qf5 26.Bd4 h5 27.Rxa7 Bd3 28.h4 g5 29.Qb4 Qh3 30.Qe7 Qf1+ 31.Kh2 Qxf2+ 32.Kh1 Qf3+ 33.Kh2 Qf2+ 34.Kh1 Qf1+ 35.Kh2 Qf2+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Levitov Christmas Final"] [Site "lichess.org INT"] [Date "2020.12.24"] [Round "1.3"] [White "Tsydypov,Z"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2558"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B01"] 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bc4 Bg4 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Bd2 Qh5 8.Bb5 Bxf3 9.gxf3 e6 10.Qe2 Be7 11.O-O-O O-O 12.Bf4 Nd5 13.Nxd5 Qxd5 14.Bc4 Qf5 15.Bxc7 Rac8 16.Bg3 Nb4 17.Bb3 Qa5 18.a3 Nd5 19.Kb1 Rfd8 20.c4 Nb6 21.d5 Bf6 22.dxe6 Qf5+ 23.Bc2 Qxe6 24.Qxe6 fxe6 25.b3 g6 26.Be4 e5 27.Bxb7 Rb8 28.Rxd8+ Rxd8 29.Kc2 Be7 30.a4 Bb4 31.Rd1 Rxd1 32.Kxd1 Nd7 33.Bc6 Nc5 34.Kc2 Kf7 35.Bxe5 Ke6 36.Bd4 a5 37.Bc3 Na6 38.Bb5 Bxc3 39.Kxc3 Nb4 40.c5 Kd5 41.c6 Kd6 42.Kd2 g5 43.Ke3 Nd5+ 44.Ke4 h6 45.Kf5 Nf4 46.Kf6 Nh3 47.Kg6 Nxf2 48.Kxh6 g4 49.f4 Ne4 50.f5 g3 51.hxg3 Nxg3 52.Kg6 Ne4 53.f6 1-0 [Event "Levitov Christmas Final"] [Site "lichess.org INT"] [Date "2020.12.24"] [Round "1.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Tsydypov,Z"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2558"] [ECO "A05"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.b4 Bg7 4.Bb2 b6 5.Bg2 Bb7 6.c4 O-O 7.O-O d5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.Bxg7 Kxg7 10.Qb3 Nd7 11.Nc3 Nxc3 12.Qxc3+ Kg8 13.d4 Nf6 14.Rfd1 Rc8 15.Ne5 Bxg2 16.Kxg2 Qd6 17.a3 Qe6 18.Qc6 Qf5 19.Rac1 Rfd8 20.Qf3 Qxf3+ 21.Kxf3 a6 22.Nc6 Rd7 23.d5 Kf8 24.e4 e6 25.dxe6 fxe6 26.Rxd7 Nxd7 27.Ke3 Ra8 28.Nd4 c5 29.Nxe6+ Kf7 30.Ng5+ Ke7 31.f4 h6 32.Nf3 cxb4 33.axb4 a5 34.Nd4 axb4 35.Nc6+ Kd6 36.e5+ Ke6 37.Nxb4 Ra3+ 38.Kd4 Nc5 39.Kc4 Rf3 40.Rd1 Ne4 41.Rd4 Re3 42.Nd5 Re2 43.Nxb6 Kf5 44.Nd5 h5 45.Ne7+ Ke6 46.Kd3 Rxh2 47.Kxe4 Kxe7 48.Rd6 g5 49.f5 h4 50.f6+ Kf7 51.Rd7+ Kg6 52.Rg7+ Kh6 53.gxh4 Rxh4+ 54.Kf5 Rf4+ 55.Ke6 g4 56.Rg8 Kh5 57.f7 1-0 [Event "Levitov Christmas Final"] [Site "lichess.org INT"] [Date "2020.12.24"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Tsydypov,Z"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2558"] [ECO "A05"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 Bg4 4.c4 e6 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Qb3 Qc8 7.Nc3 c6 8.O-O Bd6 9.d3 O-O 10.e4 dxe4 11.dxe4 Nbd7 12.Qc2 Re8 13.Nh4 Nf8 14.Bg5 Be5 15.f4 Bd4+ 16.Kh1 h6 17.Bxf6 Bxf6 18.Nf3 Ng6 19.e5 Be7 20.Ne4 Bf5 21.Nd4 Kh8 22.Nxf5 Qxf5 23.Qb3 Rab8 24.Nf2 Qe6 25.Qxe6 fxe6 26.Ne4 Red8 27.Rfd1 Kg8 28.Kg1 a5 29.Kf2 Kf7 30.Ke3 Rd5 31.Nc3 Rxd1 32.Rxd1 Rd8 33.Rxd8 Bxd8 34.Ne4 Bc7 35.Kd3 Ke7 36.Nc5 b6 37.Nb3 Kd7 38.Nd4 c5 39.Bc6+ Ke7 40.Nf3 Kd8 41.Kc4 Ne7 42.Be4 Kd7 43.h4 Bd8 44.h5 Bc7 45.Nh4 Bd8 46.Ng2 Nc6 47.Bxc6+ Kxc6 48.a4 Be7 49.Ne1 Bd8 50.Nf3 Be7 51.g4 Bd8 52.f5 exf5 53.gxf5 Be7 54.e6 Kd6 55.b3 Bd8 56.Kb5 Kd5 57.Nd2 Ke5 58.Kc6 Kxf5 59.Kd7 Bf6 60.Nc4 Kg5 61.Nxb6 Kxh5 62.Nc4 g5 63.Nxa5 g4 64.Nc4 g3 65.Ne3 Kg5 66.Ng2 Kg4 67.a5 Kf3 68.a6 Kxg2 69.a7 Kh2 70.a8=Q g2 71.Qb8+ Kh1 72.Qa8 Kh2 73.Qb8+ Kh1 74.Qf4 g1=Q 75.Qxh6+ Kg2 76.Qg6+ Kh1 77.Qxg1+ Kxg1 78.e7 Bxe7 79.Kxe7 Kf2 80.Kd6 Ke3 81.Kxc5 1-0 [Event "Levitov Christmas Final"] [Site "lichess.org INT"] [Date "2020.12.24"] [Round "1.5"] [White "Tsydypov,Z"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2558"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B01"] 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bc4 Bg4 6.Ne2 e6 7.h3 Bxe2 8.Qxe2 Nc6 9.Bb5 O-O-O 10.Bxc6 bxc6 11.O-O Rxd4 12.Be3 Rd7 13.Qc4 c5 14.a3 Nd5 15.b4 Nxe3 16.Qe4 Qb6 17.bxc5 Bxc5 18.Rab1 Nd5 19.Rxb6 cxb6 20.Na4 Bxa3 21.c4 Nc7 22.Ra1 Bb4 23.c5 bxc5 24.Qc6 Kd8 25.Nxc5 Bxc5 26.Qxc5 Rd5 27.Qc6 a6 28.Rb1 Rb5 29.Rc1 Ne8 30.Qxa6 Rd5 31.Qb7 Rd7 32.Qb4 h5 33.Ra1 Rc7 34.Ra8+ Kd7 35.Qd4+ Ke7 36.Qd8+ 1-0 [Event "Levitov Christmas Final"] [Site "lichess.org INT"] [Date "2020.12.24"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Tsydypov,Z"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2558"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B01"] 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Bc4 Bg4 6.Ne2 e6 7.Bd2 c6 8.h3 Bh5 9.Bb3 Qd8 10.a3 Nbd7 11.g4 Bg6 12.Ng3 Bd6 13.Qf3 Qc7 14.h4 h5 15.g5 Nd5 16.Nce4 Bxg3 17.Nxg3 Qb6 18.c4 Ne7 19.Qc3 Qc7 20.O-O-O O-O-O 21.Ne2 Bf5 22.Bf4 Qb6 23.Bd6 Ng6 24.c5 Qa6 25.Ng3 Rhe8 26.Nxf5 exf5 27.Bxf7 Ngf8 28.Bxe8 Rxe8 29.Rhe1 Ne6 30.Qb3 Qb5 31.Rxe6 1-0 [Event "Levitov Christmas Final"] [Site "lichess.org INT"] [Date "2020.12.24"] [Round "1.6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Tsydypov,Z"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2558"] [ECO "A05"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 c5 3.Bg2 Nc6 4.O-O e5 5.e4 g6 6.c3 Bg7 7.d4 cxd4 8.cxd4 exd4 9.Nxd4 O-O 10.Nb5 Ne8 11.N1c3 a6 12.Na3 b5 13.Nc2 Bb7 14.Bf4 Ne5 15.Ne3 d6 16.a4 b4 17.Ncd5 a5 18.Qd2 Ba6 19.Bxe5 dxe5 20.Rfd1 Nc7 21.Nxc7 Qxc7 22.Nd5 Qa7 23.Bf1 Bxf1 24.Rxf1 h5 25.Rac1 Rac8 26.Kg2 Kh7 27.Qd3 Bh6 28.Rcd1 Rc6 29.Qf3 Kg7 30.h4 Qa6 31.b3 Rc2 32.g4 hxg4 33.Qxg4 Qe6 34.Qg3 f5 35.exf5 Rxf5 36.Ne3 Bxe3 37.Qxe3 Rf4 38.Qa7+ Kh6 39.Qe3 Qg4+ 40.Qg3 Rc3 0-1 [Event "Levitov Christmas Final"] [Site "lichess.org INT"] [Date "2020.12.24"] [Round "1.7"] [White "Tsydypov,Z"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2558"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B06"] 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6 4.Be3 a6 5.Qd2 b5 6.f3 Nd7 7.h4 h6 8.O-O-O Nb6 9.Bf2 b4 10.Nce2 a5 11.Kb1 Ba6 12.Nc1 Bxf1 13.Rxf1 Nf6 14.Nge2 Nfd7 15.h5 g5 16.f4 c5 17.fxg5 hxg5 18.e5 cxd4 19.e6 Ne5 20.exf7+ Nxf7 21.Bxd4 Nc4 22.Qd3 Nce5 23.Qb5+ Qd7 24.Qxd7+ Kxd7 25.Rxf7 Nxf7 26.Bxg7 Rh7 27.Bd4 e5 28.Be3 g4 29.Ng3 Ke6 30.Nd3 Rg8 31.Rf1 Ng5 32.Kc1 Rf7 33.Rh1 Nh7 34.h6 Rgf8 35.Kd2 Kd5 36.Rh4 Rg8 37.Ke2 Rc7 38.Kd1 Nf6 39.Bb6 Rh7 40.Bxa5 Ke6 41.Bxb4 d5 42.Rh1 d4 43.Re1 Nd7 44.Bd2 Rf8 45.Ne4 1-0 [Event "Levitov Kramnik-Grischuk"] [Site "lichess.org INT"] [Date "2021.06.17"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Grischuk,A"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2776"] [ECO "B90"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Be3 b5 8.Bb3 Be7 9.a3 O-O 10.f3 Bb7 11.Qe2 Nbd7 12.O-O-O Rc8 13.Qe1 Ne5 14.Kb1 Nc4 15.g4 Qc7 16.Bxc4 Qxc4 17.h4 Nd7 18.Bg5 f6 19.Bc1 Rfe8 20.g5 Bf8 21.gxf6 Nxf6 22.Rg1 Kh8 23.h5 Nxh5 24.Qh4 g6 25.f4 e5 26.f5 exd4 27.fxg6 Rc5 28.Bg5 hxg6 29.Bf6+ Kh7 30.Bxd4 Rxe4 31.Nxe4 Qxc2+ 32.Ka1 Qxe4 33.Qd8 Rc8 34.Qd7+ Qe7 35.Qg4 Qe4 36.Qd7+ Qe7 37.Qg4 Qe4 38.Qd7+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Levitov Kramnik-Grischuk"] [Site "lichess.org INT"] [Date "2021.06.17"] [Round "2"] [White "Grischuk,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2776"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A30"] 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 e6 4.g3 b6 5.Bg2 Bb7 6.O-O Be7 7.Re1 d5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.d4 Nxc3 10.bxc3 O-O 11.e4 cxd4 12.cxd4 Nd7 13.Bf4 Nf6 14.Ne5 Rc8 15.Qd3 Bb4 16.Rec1 Rxc1+ 17.Rxc1 Qa8 18.f3 Rd8 19.Bh3 Bc5 20.Be3 Bd6 21.Nc4 Bf8 22.Ne5 Bd6 23.Nc4 Bf8 24.Qb3 Rc8 25.Ne5 Rxc1+ 26.Bxc1 Qe8 27.Bf4 h6 28.a4 Qe7 29.Nc4 Qd8 30.Be3 Qc7 31.Bf1 g5 32.g4 Nd7 33.Bf2 Bg7 34.Qb4 Nf8 35.Qd6 Qc8 36.Ne5 Bxe5 37.Qxe5 Qd8 38.Bg3 Bc6 39.Bb5 Bxb5 40.axb5 Qd7 41.Qf6 Nh7 42.Qxh6 Qxd4+ 43.Kg2 Qb2+ 44.Bf2 Qxb5 45.h4 Qe5 46.hxg5 Qxg5 47.Qh2 e5 48.Qg1 Nf8 49.Qa1 Qe7 50.Qc3 Ng6 51.Be3 Qd6 52.g5 a5 53.Kg3 a4 54.Qc8+ Kg7 55.Qa6 Qc6 56.Qxb6 Qxb6 57.Bxb6 a3 58.Ba5 Nf4 59.Kf2 Nh3+ 60.Ke3 Nxg5 61.Bc3 f6 62.f4 exf4+ 63.Kxf4 Kg6 64.Ke3 Ne6 65.Kd3 Nc5+ 66.Kc4 Nxe4 67.Bxf6 Nd2+ 68.Kb4 Kxf6 69.Kxa3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Levitov Kramnik-Grischuk"] [Site "lichess.org INT"] [Date "2021.06.17"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Grischuk,A"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2776"] [ECO "B90"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Be3 b5 8.Bb3 Be7 9.a3 O-O 10.f3 Bb7 11.Qe2 Nc6 12.O-O-O Na5 13.Kb1 Rc8 14.Qe1 Nd7 15.h4 Ne5 16.Nxe6 fxe6 17.Bxe6+ Kh8 18.Bxc8 Qxc8 19.Nd5 Bxd5 20.Rxd5 Nac4 21.Bd4 Qc6 22.Qc1 Nb6 23.Bxb6 Qxb6 24.h5 h6 25.f4 Nc4 26.g4 Ne3 27.Rd3 Nxg4 28.Rg3 Nf6 29.Qe1 Qd4 30.Rd3 Qc4 31.Rc3 Qe6 32.Re3 Bd8 33.e5 Nd5 34.Rd3 Nxf4 35.Rxd6 Qf5 36.Rf1 Bg5 37.Rxa6 Re8 38.e6 Kh7 39.Rf3 Qd5 40.Rf1 Nxe6 41.Qd1 Nd4 42.Qd3+ Qe4 43.Qxe4+ Rxe4 44.Rb6 Rh4 45.c3 Nb3 46.Ka2 Nd2 47.Rf7 Rxh5 48.Rxb5 Rh2 49.Rbb7 Kg6 50.Rxg7+ Kf5 51.a4 Ne4 52.Rgc7 Bf6 53.Rb5+ Kf4 54.Rb4 Ke3 55.Rb3 Be5 56.Re7 Kf4 57.Rb4 Kf5 58.Kb3 Nd2+ 59.Ka2 Ne4 60.Kb3 Nd2+ 61.Ka2 Ne4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Levitov Kramnik-Grischuk"] [Site "lichess.org INT"] [Date "2021.06.17"] [Round "4"] [White "Grischuk,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2776"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A30"] 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 e6 4.g3 b6 5.Bg2 Bb7 6.O-O Be7 7.d4 cxd4 8.Qxd4 d6 9.Bg5 a6 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.Qf4 O-O 12.Rfd1 Be7 13.Ne4 Bxe4 14.Qxe4 Ra7 15.Rac1 Rc7 16.b3 Qc8 17.Rb1 Rd8 18.Nd4 Rc5 19.a4 Bf6 20.e3 g6 21.Qf3 Kg7 22.Qe2 Nd7 23.Nc2 d5 24.Na3 dxc4 25.Nxc4 Qc7 26.h3 h5 27.Rd2 a5 28.Rbd1 Ne5 29.Rxd8 Bxd8 30.Nxe5 Rxe5 31.Qd2 Bf6 32.Rc1 Rc5 33.Rxc5 Qxc5 34.h4 Qa3 35.Qd1 Qb2 36.Bc6 Qc3 37.Bb5 Be5 38.Kg2 Qc5 39.Qf3 Qd5 40.Qxd5 exd5 41.f4 Bc3 42.Kf3 f5 43.Bc6 d4 44.exd4 Bxd4 45.Be8 Bc5 46.Kg2 Bd4 47.Kf3 Bc5 48.Kg2 Bd4 49.Kf3 Bc5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Levitov Kramnik-Grischuk"] [Site "lichess.org INT"] [Date "2021.06.17"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Grischuk,A"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2776"] [ECO "B90"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.a4 Bd7 7.a5 Nc6 8.Nxc6 Bxc6 9.Bd3 e6 10.O-O Be7 11.Be3 d5 12.Bb6 Qb8 13.exd5 Nxd5 14.Nxd5 Bxd5 15.c4 Bc6 16.Rb1 O-O 17.b4 Qf4 18.Qe2 Rfc8 19.g3 Qf3 20.Qxf3 Bxf3 21.Rfe1 Bd8 22.Bxd8 Rxd8 23.Re3 Bc6 24.b5 axb5 25.cxb5 Bd5 26.a6 bxa6 27.bxa6 Rd6 28.Bf1 g5 29.Ra3 Ra7 30.f3 Kg7 31.Kf2 Rc6 32.Rb2 Kf6 33.Ra4 Rc3 34.Be2 h6 35.h4 Ke5 36.hxg5 hxg5 37.Rab4 Ra3 38.Rb7 R7xa6 39.Bxa6 Rxf3+ 40.Ke2 Bxb7 41.Rxb7 Rxg3 42.Rxf7 g4 43.Bd3 Rf3 44.Re7 Rf4 45.Rg7 Rb4 46.Ke3 Kf6 47.Rg8 Ke5 48.Rg6 Ra4 49.Rg8 Rb4 50.Be2 Rb3+ 51.Bd3 Rb4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Levitov Kramnik-Grischuk"] [Site "lichess.org INT"] [Date "2021.06.17"] [Round "6"] [White "Grischuk,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2776"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A30"] 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 e6 4.g3 b6 5.Bg2 Bb7 6.O-O Be7 7.d4 cxd4 8.Qxd4 d6 9.Bg5 a6 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.Qf4 O-O 12.Rfd1 Be7 13.Ne4 Bxe4 14.Qxe4 Ra7 15.e3 Rc7 16.b3 Nc6 17.Qd3 Qb8 18.a4 Ne5 19.Qe2 Nxf3+ 20.Bxf3 a5 21.h4 Rc5 22.Rd3 g6 23.h5 f5 24.Kg2 g5 25.g4 Qe8 26.Rf1 Re5 27.gxf5 exf5 28.Bd5+ Kh8 29.Rh1 Bf6 30.h6 g4 31.f4 gxf3+ 32.Qxf3 Bg5 33.Rh3 Rf6 34.Bc6 Qf8 35.Kf1 Bxh6 36.Ke2 Rfe6 37.Qf2 f4 38.e4 Rg6 39.Kd1 Qg7 40.Rh2 Rg3 41.Kc2 Rxd3 42.Kxd3 Qg3+ 43.Kc2 Qxf2+ 44.Rxf2 Bg5 45.Kd3 Kg7 46.Bd7 h5 47.Bf5 Kf6 48.Ke2 Re7 49.Kf3 Rg7 50.Rd2 Ke7 51.Rg2 h4 52.Rg1 Kf6 53.Rd1 Ke7 54.Rg1 Rg8 55.Rg2 Kf6 56.Rd2 Ke7 57.Rg2 Rg7 58.Rg1 1/2-1/2 [Event "Levitov Kramnik-Grischuk"] [Site "lichess.org INT"] [Date "2021.06.17"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Grischuk,A"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2776"] [ECO "B90"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.a4 e5 7.Nf3 Be7 8.Bg5 Be6 9.Bxf6 Bxf6 10.Nd5 Nc6 11.Bc4 Rc8 12.c3 Ne7 13.Ba2 Bxd5 14.Bxd5 Nxd5 15.Qxd5 Qb6 16.O-O Qxb2 17.Rab1 Qxc3 18.Rxb7 O-O 19.Qxd6 Qc4 20.Rb4 Qc5 21.Qxc5 Rxc5 22.Rfb1 h6 23.g3 Rfc8 24.Kg2 Rc4 25.h4 a5 26.Rxc4 Rxc4 27.Rb8+ Kh7 28.Rb5 Rxa4 29.Nxe5 Rxe4 30.Nxf7 Re7 31.Nd6 Ra7 32.Nc4 a4 33.Rb1 a3 34.Nxa3 Rxa3 35.Rd1 g5 36.hxg5 hxg5 37.Rd2 Kg6 38.f3 Rb3 39.Rd5 Kf7 40.Ra5 Rd3 41.Rb5 Kg6 42.Rb6 Rd5 43.Kh3 Kf5 44.Ra6 Rd3 45.Ra5+ Be5 46.Kg2 Rd2+ 47.Kh3 Rd3 48.Kg2 Ke6 49.Rb5 Kf6 50.Rb6+ Bd6 51.Ra6 Ke6 52.Ra4 Kf5 53.Ra5+ Kf6 54.Ra4 Ke6 55.Rc4 Be7 56.Ra4 Bf6 57.Ra6+ Kf5 58.Ra5+ Kg6 59.Ra4 Kh5 60.Ra7 Rb3 61.Rh7+ Kg6 62.Rd7 Bb2 63.Rd6+ Kf5 64.Rd5+ Kf6 65.Ra5 Bd4 66.Rd5 Bb6 67.Rd6+ Ke5 68.Rg6 Kf5 69.Rd6 Bc7 70.Rd5+ Kf6 71.Rc5 Bd6 72.Rd5 Bb8 73.Ra5 Rd3 74.Rb5 Bd6 75.Ra5 g4 76.fxg4 Rxg3+ 77.Kf2 Rxg4 78.Kf3 Rc4 79.Ke3 Ke6 80.Kd3 Rh4 81.Rg5 Be5 82.Rg8 Kd5 83.Rd8+ Bd6 84.Ke3 Rh3+ 85.Ke2 Ke5 86.Re8+ Kf4 87.Kd2 Be5 88.Kc2 Ke4 89.Rc8 Rh2+ 90.Kb3 Rb2+ 91.Ka4 Kd5 92.Ka3 Rb7 93.Rg8 Kc4 94.Rc8+ Bc7 95.Ka2 Kc3 96.Rg8 Ra7+ 97.Kb1 Be5 98.Re8 Bd4 99.Rg8 Kc4 100.Rg3 Bc3 101.Kc2 Ra2+ 102.Kd1 Rd2+ 103.Kc1 Kb3 104.Rg8 Rd7 105.Rg3 Ra7 106.Kd1 Re7 107.Rg1 Re3 108.Rh1 Kc4 109.Kc2 Re2+ 110.Kd1 Rd2+ 111.Kc1 Ra2 112.Rh7 Kb3 113.Kd1 Rd2+ 114.Kc1 Re2 115.Rb7+ Bb4 116.Rd7 Re3 117.Rd8 Re1+ 118.Rd1 Re2 119.Rd8 Ba5 120.Rd7 Bb4 121.Rd8 Re7 122.Rd3+ Bc3 123.Rd8 Ra7 124.Rb8+ Bb4 125.Kd1 Re7 0-1 [Event "Levitov Kramnik-Grischuk"] [Site "lichess.org INT"] [Date "2021.06.17"] [Round "8"] [White "Grischuk,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2776"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A30"] 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 e6 4.e4 Nc6 5.Be2 Qb6 6.O-O Be7 7.a3 O-O 8.Rb1 d6 9.b4 cxb4 10.axb4 Nxb4 11.d4 a5 12.Ba3 Qd8 13.Qb3 d5 14.cxd5 exd5 15.e5 Ne4 16.Rfc1 Bg4 17.Ra1 Rc8 18.h3 Bxf3 19.Bxf3 Bg5 20.Nxd5 Bxc1 21.Bxb4 axb4 22.Bxe4 Ba3 23.Rd1 Re8 24.g3 b5 25.Kg2 Rc4 26.Qf3 Qd7 27.Bd3 Qc6 28.Bxc4 Qxc4 29.Ne3 Qb3 30.Qc6 Rf8 31.d5 Bb2 32.Rb1 Qc3 33.Qxb5 Qxe5 34.Qxb4 Bd4 35.Rb3 Bxe3 36.Rxe3 Qxd5+ 37.Qe4 Qxe4+ 38.Rxe4 g6 39.h4 h5 40.Re3 Kg7 41.Rf3 Kg8 42.Re3 Kg7 43.Rf3 Kg8 44.Re3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Levitov Kramnik-Grischuk"] [Site "lichess.org INT"] [Date "2021.06.17"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Grischuk,A"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2776"] [ECO "B90"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Be3 b5 8.Bb3 Be7 9.a3 O-O 10.f3 Bb7 11.Qe2 Nbd7 12.O-O-O Nc5 13.g4 Qa5 14.g5 Nfd7 15.Qe1 Bd8 16.Kb1 b4 17.axb4 Qxb4 18.h4 Ne5 19.h5 Nxb3 20.Nxb3 a5 21.f4 Nc4 22.g6 Bf6 23.Bd4 e5 24.fxe5 Nxe5 25.gxh7+ Kh8 26.Nd5 Qxe1 27.Rhxe1 Bxd5 28.exd5 Kxh7 29.Nd2 Nd7 30.Ne4 Bxd4 31.Rxd4 Ra6 32.Ng3 Nf6 33.Re7 a4 34.Ka2 Kg8 35.Nf5 Nxh5 36.Rh4 g6 37.Nd4 Nf6 38.c4 Rb8 39.Nc6 Rb3 40.Rf4 Rab6 41.Rf2 Ng4 42.Rfe2 Rf3 43.c5 dxc5 44.d6 Rxc6 45.d7 Rd3 46.Re8+ Kg7 47.d8=Q Rxd8 48.Rxd8 c4 49.Rc2 f5 50.Ka3 Ne3 51.Rcd2 f4 52.Kxa4 Rf6 53.Re8 f3 54.Rxe3 f2 55.Rd1 f1=Q 56.Rxf1 Rxf1 57.Re4 Rf2 58.Ka3 Rc2 59.Ka2 c3 60.Kb3 Rxb2+ 61.Kxc3 Rf2 62.Kd3 Kh6 63.Ke3 Rf5 64.Rh4+ Kg5 65.Rh1 Kf6 66.Rh3 Ke5 67.Rg3 Kf6 68.Rg4 g5 0-1 [Event "Levitov Kramnik-Grischuk"] [Site "lichess.org INT"] [Date "2021.06.17"] [Round "10"] [White "Grischuk,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2776"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "E11"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Nbd2 b6 5.a3 Bxd2+ 6.Qxd2 O-O 7.e3 d5 8.b4 Bb7 9.Bb2 c5 10.dxc5 bxc5 11.Be2 dxc4 12.Qxd8 Rxd8 13.Bxc4 Nbd7 14.O-O Nb6 15.Be2 Ne4 16.Rac1 Na4 17.Ba1 cxb4 18.axb4 Rac8 19.Bc4 Nac3 20.Bxc3 Rxc4 21.Bd4 Rxb4 22.Bxa7 f6 23.Nd4 e5 24.Ne6 Ra8 25.Ra1 Rc8 26.Rfc1 Rxc1+ 27.Rxc1 Nc3 28.Kh1 Rb2 29.f3 Bd5 30.Nc7 Bf7 31.e4 Ne2 32.Rd1 Bb3 33.Rd8+ Kf7 34.h4 Nf4 35.Rd7+ Kg6 36.g3 Ba4 37.Re7 Rb1+ 38.Kh2 Rb2+ 39.Kh1 Ne2 40.g4 Ng3+ 41.Kg1 h5 42.Ne6 Ne2+ 43.Kh1 Ng3+ 44.Kg1 Ne2+ 45.Kh1 hxg4 46.Rxg7+ Kh6 47.Be3+ Nf4 48.fxg4 Bc6 49.g5+ fxg5 50.hxg5+ Kh5 51.Nxf4+ exf4 52.Bxf4 Kg4 53.Be5 Bxe4+ 54.Kg1 Rb5 55.Re7 Kxg5 56.Kf2 Kf5 57.Ke3 Rxe5 58.Rxe5+ Kxe5 1/2-1/2 [Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2021"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2021.06.21"] [Round "1.4"] [White "Vachier Lagrave,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2760"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A37"] 1.c4 c5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.Nc3 d6 6.O-O Bf5 7.b3 Nf6 8.Bb2 O-O 9.d4 cxd4 10.Nxd4 Nxd4 11.Qxd4 Ne4 12.Qe3 Nxc3 13.Bxc3 Bxc3 14.Qxc3 Qc7 15.a4 a5 16.Rad1 Rac8 17.h4 b6 18.h5 gxh5 19.Rd5 e6 20.Rb5 d5 21.Rc1 dxc4 22.bxc4 Qd7 23.Rxb6 Qxa4 24.c5 h4 25.c6 hxg3 26.Qxg3+ Kh8 27.c7 Qd4 28.Rd6 Qb2 29.Qc3+ Qxc3 30.Rxc3 e5 31.Bb7 Rce8 32.f3 Kg7 33.Ra6 Bc8 34.Bxc8 Rxc8 35.Rxa5 f6 36.Rc6 Rf7 37.Rac5 Rd7 38.Kf2 Kf7 39.Kg3 Kg6 40.Kg4 h5+ 41.Kh4 Re7 42.e4 Rd7 43.Kg3 Rh7 44.Rxe5 Rcxc7 45.Ra6 h4+ 46.Kh3 Rcf7 47.Rf5 Rh5 48.Rf4 Rf8 49.Rg4+ Rg5 50.Kxh4 Rxg4+ 51.Kxg4 Re8 52.Kf4 Re7 53.Ke3 Kf7 54.f4 Rb7 55.Kf3 Rb4 56.Ra7+ Kf8 57.Rc7 Ra4 58.Ke3 Rb4 59.Kd3 Ra4 60.Rc4 Ra1 61.Kd4 Rf1 62.f5 Rd1+ 63.Kc5 Ke7 64.Kc6 Rd6+ 65.Kb7 Rd1 66.Rc6 Rd7+ 67.Kb6 Rd1 68.Re6+ Kf7 69.Kc7 Rd4 70.Kc6 Ra4 71.Kc5 Ra5+ 72.Kb4 Ra8 73.Kb5 Ra1 74.Rc6 Re1 75.Rc7+ Kf8 76.Rc4 Ke7 77.Kc6 Re2 78.Kb7 Rb2+ 79.Kc7 Re2 80.Kc6 Re1 81.Ra4 Rc1+ 82.Kd5 Rd1+ 83.Kc5 Rc1+ 84.Kd4 Rd1+ 85.Ke3 Re1+ 86.Kf2 Rb1 87.Ra7+ Ke8 88.Kf3 Re1 89.Kg4 Rh1 90.Rb7 Kf8 91.e5 fxe5 92.Kg5 e4 93.Kg6 Rg1+ 94.Kf6 Kg8 95.Rb8+ Kh7 96.Re8 Re1 97.Kf7 e3 98.f6 1-0 [Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2021"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2021.06.21"] [Round "2.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Svidler,P"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2714"] [ECO "B90"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Be3 Qc7 8.Bb3 Nbd7 9.f3 h5 10.a3 Ne5 11.Qe2 Bd7 12.f4 Neg4 13.O-O-O Nxe3 14.Qxe3 g6 15.Kb1 Bh6 16.Qf3 Rc8 17.f5 gxf5 18.exf5 e5 19.Ne6 Qc6 20.Nd5 Nxd5 21.Bxd5 Qxc2+ 22.Ka1 Rg8 23.Qxh5 Bc6 24.Nd4 1-0 [Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2021"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2021.06.21"] [Round "3.5"] [White "Aronian,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2781"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A46"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bf4 d5 4.e3 Bd6 5.Nbd2 O-O 6.Bd3 b6 7.Ne5 c5 8.c3 Qc7 9.Bg5 Bxe5 10.dxe5 Qxe5 11.Nf3 Qd6 12.Bxf6 gxf6 13.Nh4 Qe5 14.Qg4+ Qg5 15.Qh3 f5 16.Be2 e5 17.f4 exf4 18.O-O fxe3 19.Nxf5 Nc6 20.Rf3 Kh8 21.Raf1 Ne7 22.Qh6 Qxh6 23.Nxh6 Be6 24.Rxe3 Ng8 25.Ng4 d4 26.cxd4 cxd4 27.Rd3 Bc4 28.Rd2 Bxe2 29.Rxe2 Rae8 30.Rd2 f5 31.Nf2 Rd8 32.Rfd1 Rfe8 33.Kf1 Nf6 34.Rxd4 Rxd4 35.Rxd4 Kg7 36.Nd3 Rc8 37.Rf4 Nd5 38.Rd4 Nf6 39.Ra4 a5 40.b4 Rc4 41.Ra3 axb4 42.Ra7+ Kh6 43.Ke2 Re4+ 44.Kd2 Rd4 45.Ke3 Re4+ 46.Kd2 Rd4 47.Ke3 Rc4 48.Kd2 Ne4+ 49.Ke3 Nc5 50.Nf4 Re4+ 51.Kf3 Ne6 52.Nxe6 Rxe6 53.Ra4 Re4 54.Ra6 Re6 55.Ra4 Re4 56.Ra6 Re6 1/2-1/2 [Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2021"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2021.06.21"] [Round "4.1"] [White "Rapport,R"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2763"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A05"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 b5 3.d4 e6 4.Bg5 Bb7 5.Nbd2 Be7 6.e3 a6 7.Nb3 d6 8.Na5 Be4 9.Bd3 Bxd3 10.cxd3 c5 11.Qd2 O-O 12.Rc1 Qb6 13.O-O Nbd7 14.Rc2 Bd8 15.Bxf6 Nxf6 16.Nb3 Qb7 17.Qe2 cxd4 18.Nfxd4 Bb6 19.Rfc1 Nd5 20.Nc6 f5 21.Qf3 Qd7 22.a3 Kh8 23.Nb4 Ne7 24.Nc6 Ng6 25.d4 e5 26.dxe5 dxe5 27.Rd2 Qf7 28.Qd5 Qxd5 29.Rxd5 f4 30.Rc3 fxe3 31.fxe3 Rac8 32.Rd6 Rf6 33.Rxf6 gxf6 34.Kg2 Bxe3 35.Kf3 Bg1 36.h4 Kg7 37.h5 Nf8 38.Kg2 Bb6 39.Nd2 Ne6 40.Ne4 Rc7 41.Nd6 Kf8 42.Nf5 Kf7 1-0 [Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2021"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2021.06.21"] [Round "5.5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Firouzja,Alireza"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2759"] [ECO "B90"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.a4 g6 7.Be2 Bg7 8.O-O O-O 9.Be3 Nc6 10.Qd2 Bd7 11.Rfd1 Rc8 12.f3 Re8 13.Bf1 Ne5 14.b3 Qa5 15.Nce2 Qxd2 16.Bxd2 d5 17.exd5 Nxd5 18.c4 Nf6 19.a5 Nd3 20.Bc3 Nc5 21.b4 Na4 22.c5 Nd5 23.Bd2 Nb2 24.Rdb1 Nc4 25.Ra2 e5 26.Nb3 Bf5 27.Rd1 Nxd2 28.Raxd2 Nxb4 29.Ng3 Be6 30.Rb1 f5 31.Nc1 Bh6 32.Rd6 Be3+ 33.Kh1 Bxc5 34.Rxe6 Rxe6 35.Bc4 Kf7 36.Nce2 Be7 37.Bxe6+ Kxe6 38.h3 Rc2 39.Re1 Kf7 40.Nc1 Bh4 41.Nce2 f4 42.Rb1 Bxg3 0-1 [Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2021"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2021.06.21"] [Round "6.2"] [White "So,W"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C53"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.Bg5 a6 7.Nbd2 Ba7 8.a4 O-O 9.h3 Kh8 10.Bh4 Ne7 11.Bg3 Ng6 12.Bh2 Qe7 13.O-O Be6 14.Bxe6 Qxe6 15.Re1 Nd7 16.d4 f5 17.dxe5 Ndxe5 18.Nd4 Bxd4 19.cxd4 Nd3 20.Re3 fxe4 21.f3 d5 22.fxe4 dxe4 23.Nxe4 Nf2 24.Qe2 Rae8 25.Re1 Nxe4 26.Rxe4 Qxe4 27.Qxe4 Rxe4 28.Rxe4 c6 29.Bd6 Rd8 30.Bc7 Rc8 31.Bd6 Kg8 32.Re3 Kf7 33.Kf2 Rd8 34.Bc5 Re8 35.Rb3 b5 36.Rf3+ Ke6 37.Re3+ Kd7 38.Rf3 Ke6 39.Re3+ Kd7 40.Rf3 1/2-1/2 [Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2021"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2021.06.21"] [Round "7.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi,I"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2792"] [ECO "A13"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.g3 e6 3.Bg2 d5 4.Nf3 dxc4 5.Qa4+ Bd7 6.Qxc4 c5 7.Ne5 Qc8 8.O-O Nc6 9.Nxd7 Qxd7 10.Nc3 Rc8 11.Qa4 Be7 12.d3 O-O 13.Bd2 Rfd8 14.Rfd1 b6 15.Rac1 Nd5 16.Nxd5 exd5 17.e3 Bf8 18.Bc3 d4 19.exd4 Nxd4 20.Qxd7 Rxd7 21.Bh3 Ne2+ 22.Kf1 Nxc1 23.Bxd7 Rd8 24.Rxc1 Rxd7 25.Ke2 f5 26.a4 Kf7 27.Bd2 Ke6 28.Rc4 Kd5 29.Bc3 g6 30.h3 a6 31.Bd2 b5 32.axb5 axb5 33.Rc2 Ra7 34.Be3 Ra4 35.Kd1 Bd6 36.Re2 f4 37.gxf4 Bxf4 38.Kc2 Bd6 39.Bg5 Be5 40.f3 Ra1 41.Bc1 Ra7 42.f4 Bd6 43.Re8 Rf7 44.Rh8 Re7 45.Kd1 Bc7 46.Bd2 Kd4 47.Kc2 b4 48.Rc8 b3+ 49.Kxb3 Kxd3 50.Bc3 c4+ 51.Ka4 Bxf4 52.Rd8+ Ke3 53.Kb5 Re4 54.Bd2+ Kf3 55.Bc3 h5 56.Bd4 g5 57.Kc5 g4 58.hxg4 hxg4 59.Rf8 g3 60.Kd5 g2 61.Rg8 Rxd4+ 62.Kxd4 Bg3 63.Rf8+ Ke2 64.Re8+ 0-1 [Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2021"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2021.06.21"] [Round "8.3"] [White "Caruana,F"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2820"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "E54"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 6.Nf3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 c5 8.O-O b6 9.a3 Bxc3 10.bxc3 Bb7 11.Bb2 Qc7 12.Rc1 Rd8 13.Re1 Nc6 14.Bf1 Ne7 15.h3 Rac8 16.Bd3 Be4 17.Bxe4 Nxe4 18.c4 Ng6 19.Qd3 Nf6 20.Red1 e5 21.Qf5 exd4 22.exd4 Qf4 23.Qxf4 Nxf4 24.Kf1 cxd4 25.Nxd4 h5 26.f3 Kh7 27.Kf2 Rd7 28.h4 Rcd8 29.g3 Ng6 30.c5 bxc5 31.Rxc5 Ne7 32.Re1 Rb8 33.Ba1 Ned5 34.Rd1 Rbb7 35.Nf5 Rbc7 36.Rdc1 Rb7 37.Ra5 Kg6 38.Nd4 Ne7 39.Rg5+ Kh7 40.Re1 Rd5 41.Rge5 Ng6 42.Rxd5 Nxd5 43.Nf5 f6 44.Bd4 Nge7 45.Nd6 Rd7 46.Bc5 Nc6 47.Rd1 Nc3 48.Rc1 Na4 49.Ne4 Ne5 50.Ke2 Nd3 51.Rc4 Naxc5 52.Nxc5 Nxc5 53.Rxc5 Kg6 54.Ra5 Rb7 55.Ke3 Rb3+ 56.Ke4 Rb7 57.Kf4 Rc7 58.Ke3 Rc3+ 59.Ke4 Rc7 60.Kd4 Rb7 61.Ke4 Rc7 62.Ke3 Rb7 63.g4 hxg4 64.fxg4 Rb3+ 65.Kf4 Rb7 66.h5+ Kh6 67.Kf5 Re7 68.Kf4 g6 69.hxg6 Kxg6 70.Ra6 Kf7 71.Kg3 Kg6 72.Kf3 Kg5 73.Ra5+ Kg6 74.Kf4 Rc7 75.Ra6 Rc4+ 76.Kg3 Rc7 77.a4 Rb7 78.Ra5 Rc7 79.Ra6 Rb7 80.Kf4 Rb4+ 81.Kf3 Rb7 82.Kf4 Rb4+ 83.Kf3 1/2-1/2 [Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2021"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2021.06.21"] [Round "9.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Radjabov,T"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2765"] [ECO "C02"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Qb6 6.Be2 Bd7 7.O-O Nh6 8.Bxh6 gxh6 9.Qd2 a6 10.Na3 Rg8 11.Nc2 h5 12.Rab1 a5 13.Rfd1 Be7 14.c4 dxc4 15.dxc5 Qc7 16.Na3 Bxc5 17.Nxc4 Rd8 18.Rbc1 Rg7 19.Qh6 Kf8 20.Ng5 Kg8 21.Bd3 Nxe5 22.Bxh7+ Kf8 23.Ne4 Nxc4 24.b3 Bc6 25.bxc4 Ba3 26.Rb1 Be7 27.Rxd8+ Qxd8 28.Re1 Qd4 0-1 [Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2021"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2021.06.22"] [Round "10.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Vachier Lagrave,M"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2760"] [ECO "B90"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Be3 Be7 8.Bb3 b5 9.a3 O-O 10.f3 Bb7 11.Qe2 Nc6 12.O-O-O Rc8 13.Kb1 Nxd4 14.Bxd4 Qa5 15.Qe1 Qc7 16.h4 Bc6 17.h5 a5 18.e5 dxe5 19.Bxe5 Qb7 20.Ne2 Nd7 21.Bd4 e5 22.Ng3 a4 23.Nf5 Bf6 24.Bxf7+ Rxf7 25.Bc3 Be7 26.Nxe7+ Rxe7 27.h6 g6 28.Rd6 Nb6 29.Qg3 Be8 30.Rhd1 Nc4 31.Rd8 Nxa3+ 32.Kc1 b4 33.Rxc8 Qxc8 34.Qg5 bxc3 35.Qxe7 cxb2+ 36.Kd2 Qd7+ 0-1 [Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2021"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2021.06.22"] [Round "11.2"] [White "Svidler,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2714"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A37"] 1.c4 c5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.Nc3 Nc6 5.Nf3 d6 6.O-O Bf5 7.d3 Qd7 8.Bd2 Nf6 9.Rb1 Bh3 10.a3 Bxg2 11.Kxg2 O-O 12.b4 b6 13.h3 Rac8 14.e4 Ne8 15.b5 Nd8 16.a4 f5 17.Qe2 Bxc3 18.Bxc3 e5 19.exf5 gxf5 20.Nd2 f4 21.Qg4+ Qxg4 22.hxg4 Ne6 23.f3 fxg3 24.Kxg3 Nf4 25.Ne4 Nf6 26.Bd2 d5 27.Nxf6+ Rxf6 28.Bxf4 exf4+ 29.Kh4 Rd8 30.Rbe1 Kf7 31.Re5 dxc4 32.dxc4 Rd2 33.g5 Re6 34.Rfe1 Rxe5 35.Rxe5 Rd4 36.Kh5 Rxc4 37.Kh6 Rc1 38.Rf5+ Ke6 39.Rxf4 c4 40.Kxh7 c3 41.Rc4 c2 42.Kg6 Kd5 43.Rc8 Kd4 44.f4 Kd3 45.f5 Rf1 46.f6 c1=Q 47.Rxc1 Rxc1 48.f7 Rc8 49.Kf6 Ke4 50.g6 1-0 [Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2021"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2021.06.22"] [Round "12.5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Aronian,L"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2781"] [ECO "C53"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.O-O O-O 7.h3 a5 8.Re1 Be6 9.Bb5 Ne7 10.d4 Bb6 11.Nbd2 c6 12.Bd3 Ng6 13.Nf1 exd4 14.Nxd4 Qc7 15.Be3 Rae8 16.f4 Bc8 17.Ng3 Nd7 18.Bc2 Nc5 19.Qh5 d5 20.e5 f6 21.exf6 Rxf6 22.Kh1 Bd7 23.Bd2 Ref8 24.Nf3 Qd6 25.Ne5 Be8 26.Ng4 Re6 27.Nf5 Qd7 28.Rxe6 Nxe6 29.Re1 Bc7 30.Nh4 Bxf4 31.Nxg6 hxg6 32.Bxg6 Bxg6 33.Qxg6 Bg3 34.Rd1 Bf4 35.Bxf4 Nxf4 36.Qg5 Qd8 37.Qxd8 Rxd8 38.Re1 Rd7 39.Re3 d4 40.cxd4 Rxd4 41.Re7 b5 42.Kh2 Rd2 43.Kg3 Nh5+ 44.Kh4 Nf6 45.Nxf6+ gxf6 46.g4 Rxb2 47.Kh5 Kf8 48.Ra7 Rxa2 49.Kg6 Ke8 50.h4 Rg2 51.Kf5 b4 52.h5 b3 53.Rxa5 b2 54.Ra8+ Kd7 55.Rb8 Kc7 56.Rb3 c5 57.h6 c4 58.Rb4 c3 59.Kxf6 Rxg4 60.Rxg4 b1=Q 61.Rc4+ Kd6 62.Rxc3 Qb2 63.h7 Qxc3+ 0-1 [Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2021"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2021.06.22"] [Round "13.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Rapport,R"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2763"] [ECO "B40"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Ndb5 Bb4 7.a3 Bxc3+ 8.Nxc3 d5 9.Bd3 dxe4 10.Nxe4 Nxe4 11.Bxe4 Qxd1+ 12.Kxd1 Bd7 13.Re1 O-O-O 14.Be3 Nd4 15.Bd3 Bc6 16.f3 Nb3 17.Rb1 Bb5 18.Bxa7 Rxd3+ 19.cxd3 Bxd3 20.Re3 Bxb1 21.Rc3+ Kd7 22.Rxb3 Kc6 23.Ke2 Ba2 24.Rc3+ Kd7 25.b3 Rc8 26.Bc5 Rc6 27.Kd2 b6 28.Bf8 Rxc3 29.Kxc3 Bb1 30.Bxg7 Kc6 31.a4 Kd5 32.Bd4 Kc6 33.Bf6 Kd5 34.g4 e5 35.Kd2 e4 36.Bd8 Kc6 37.f4 e3+ 38.Kc3 Be4 39.Bh4 Bf3 40.g5 Bd1 41.f5 Bg4 42.g6 hxg6 43.fxg6 fxg6 44.b4 Bd1 45.a5 bxa5 46.bxa5 Kb5 47.Kd3 1/2-1/2 [Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2021"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2021.06.22"] [Round "14.5"] [White "Firouzja,Alireza"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2759"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C26"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.d3 d6 5.h3 Nc6 6.a3 a6 7.Nge2 O-O 8.Ng3 h6 9.O-O b5 10.Ba2 Be6 11.Kh2 Bxa2 12.Rxa2 d5 13.exd5 Nxd5 14.Nce4 Bd6 15.Bxh6 f5 16.Bg5 Qd7 17.c4 Nf4 18.Nxd6 Qxd6 19.b4 Nd4 20.Kg1 Qg6 21.Bxf4 exf4 22.Qh5 Qxh5 23.Nxh5 f3 24.Nf4 Rae8 25.h4 bxc4 26.dxc4 Re4 27.g3 Rd8 28.Kh2 Kf7 29.Nh3 Ne6 30.Ng1 Rd3 31.c5 g5 32.Nh3 gxh4 33.Rg1 hxg3+ 34.Rxg3 Rh4 35.a4 Nf4 36.b5 Rd8 37.Ra3 Nxh3 38.Rxh3 Rxh3+ 39.Kxh3 axb5 40.axb5 Rd5 41.Rc3 Ke6 42.Kg3 Rd4 43.Rb3 Kd7 44.b6 cxb6 45.cxb6 Kc8 46.Kxf3 Kb7 47.Rb5 f4 48.Kg4 Ra4 49.f3 Rc4 50.Rf5 Kxb6 51.Rxf4 Rc1 52.Rd4 Kc5 53.Rd2 Rg1+ 54.Kf5 Rg8 55.f4 Rf8+ 56.Kg5 Rg8+ 57.Kh6 Rf8 58.Rf2 Kd5 59.Kg7 Rf5 60.Kg6 Rf8 61.f5 Rg8+ 62.Kh7 Ra8 63.f6 Ke6 64.f7 1-0 [Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2021"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2021.06.22"] [Round "15.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "So,W"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2770"] [ECO "C50"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.O-O d6 6.c3 h6 7.Re1 a6 8.a4 Ba7 9.Nbd2 g5 10.b4 Nh7 11.Kh1 O-O 12.b5 Na5 13.d4 g4 14.Ng1 exd4 15.Bb2 Nxc4 16.Nxc4 Be6 17.b6 cxb6 18.Nd2 dxc3 19.Bxc3 b5 20.f4 gxf3 21.Ndxf3 Rc8 22.Qd2 bxa4 23.Rxa4 Ng5 24.Ba1 Kh7 25.Nd4 Bd7 26.Ra3 Re8 27.Rg3 Rg8 28.Qd3 Rg6 29.Ngf3 Nxf3 30.Rxf3 Be8 31.Ref1 Rc7 32.Qd2 Qg5 33.Qf2 Rc1 34.Bb2 Rxf1+ 35.Qxf1 Qe7 36.Nf5 Qxe4 37.Nxd6 Rxd6 38.Rxf7+ Kg6 39.h3 Bxf7 0-1 [Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2021"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2021.06.22"] [Round "16.4"] [White "Nepomniachtchi,I"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2792"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Ba4 e4 7.Ne5 g6 8.Nc3 Bg7 9.Re1 O-O 10.Nxe4 Nxe4 11.Rxe4 Qe7 12.Re1 Nxe5 13.dxe5 Bxe5 14.c3 Qc5 15.Be3 Qe7 16.Bc1 Qc5 17.Be3 Qe7 18.Bc1 1/2-1/2 [Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2021"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2021.06.22"] [Round "17.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Caruana,F"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2820"] [ECO "C55"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 h6 5.O-O Bc5 6.c3 d6 7.Re1 Bb6 8.a4 a5 9.Nbd2 O-O 10.h3 Ne7 11.d4 Nc6 12.dxe5 Nxe5 13.Nxe5 dxe5 14.Bf1 Be6 15.Qc2 Nd7 16.Nc4 Bc5 17.Rd1 Qh4 18.Be3 Bxe3 19.Nxe3 Nc5 20.Bc4 Rae8 21.Bxe6 Rxe6 22.Rd5 Nxe4 23.Re1 Nd6 24.Rxa5 c6 25.Nf5 Nxf5 26.Qxf5 Rf6 27.Qc2 e4 28.Re5 e3 29.R1xe3 Rd6 30.Re8 Rd8 31.Rxf8+ Rxf8 32.Qe4 Qd8 33.g3 g6 34.Kg2 h5 35.b4 Qd7 36.a5 Rd8 37.c4 Kg7 38.Qe7 Kg8 39.Qf6 Qd4 40.Re8+ 1-0 [Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2021"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2021.06.22"] [Round "18.3"] [White "Radjabov,T"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2765"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A30"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nc3 e6 4.g3 b6 5.Bg2 Bb7 6.O-O Be7 7.d4 cxd4 8.Qxd4 O-O 9.b3 d6 10.Ba3 Na6 11.Rad1 Nc5 12.Bb2 a6 13.Rfe1 Rc8 14.e4 Qc7 15.e5 dxe5 16.Qxe5 h6 17.h4 Rfe8 18.Qxc7 Rxc7 19.Ne5 Rec8 20.Re2 Kf8 21.Red2 Bxg2 22.Kxg2 Ke8 23.f3 h5 24.Kh3 g6 25.Ne2 Ncd7 26.Nd3 b5 27.cxb5 axb5 28.Nd4 Rb7 29.Re2 Nd5 30.Ree1 b4 31.Rc1 Rbc7 32.Rxc7 Rxc7 33.Rc1 Rxc1 34.Bxc1 Nc3 35.Bd2 Nxa2 36.Nc6 Nc5 37.Nxc5 Bxc5 38.g4 Nc3 39.Kg2 Nd5 40.Ne5 Bd6 41.Nd3 f5 42.gxh5 gxh5 43.f4 Kd7 44.Kf3 Kc6 45.Be1 Nc3 46.Ke3 Kd5 47.Bd2 Be7 48.Be1 Na2 49.Bd2 Bxh4 50.Bxb4 Bf6 51.Ba5 h4 52.Kf3 Kd4 53.Nf2 Nc1 54.b4 Kc4 55.Nh3 Nb3 56.Ke2 Nd4+ 57.Kf2 Nc6 58.Ng5 Bxg5 59.fxg5 Ne5 60.Bc7 Ng6 61.Bd6 e5 62.Kf3 Kd5 63.Bb8 Kc4 64.Bd6 f4 65.Kg4 Kd5 66.Bb8 Kc4 67.Bd6 Kb5 68.Bc5 e4 69.Bf2 e3 70.Be1 Kc4 71.Kf3 h3 0-1 [Event "Levitov Chess 50k 2022"] [Site "lichess.org INT"] [Date "2022.02.21"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Karjakin,Sergey"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2743"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C50"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.O-O Nf6 5.Re1 d6 6.c3 O-O 7.d4 Bb6 8.h3 h6 9.Bb3 Re8 10.Bc2 exd4 11.cxd4 Nb4 12.Nc3 Nxc2 13.Qxc2 c5 14.dxc5 Bxc5 15.Be3 Bxe3 16.Rxe3 b6 17.Rd1 Bb7 18.Nd4 Rc8 19.Qe2 g6 20.Ndb5 Ba6 21.e5 Nd7 22.Rxd6 Rc5 23.e6 1-0 [Event "Levitov Chess 50k 2022"] [Site "lichess.org INT"] [Date "2022.02.21"] [Round "2.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Fedoseev,Vl3"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2704"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Nab1 Be7 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.a4 b4 12.Nd5 Be6 13.Bc4 O-O 14.O-O Bg5 15.Qd3 Na5 16.Ba2 Qb8 17.Nd2 Nb7 18.Nf3 Nc5 19.Qe2 Bd8 20.Bc4 a5 21.c3 b3 22.Rfd1 Kh8 23.Bb5 Ra7 24.h3 f5 25.exf5 Bxf5 26.Ne3 Be4 27.Nd2 Ba8 28.Ndc4 Bh4 29.f3 e4 30.f4 Nd3 31.Rxd3 exd3 32.Qxd3 Rxf4 33.Nxd6 Bf2+ 34.Kh1 Bxe3 35.Qxe3 Rf8 36.Rd1 Rc7 37.Rd2 Bc6 38.c4 Rd7 39.c5 Qc7 40.Qxb3 Bxb5 41.Qxb5 Re7 42.Rd1 h6 43.Qb6 Rb8 44.Qxc7 Rxc7 45.Rd5 Rxb2 46.Nb5 Rc8 47.Nd6 Rc6 48.Nf7+ Kh7 49.Ne5 Re6 50.c6 Re2 51.c7 Rc2 52.Rxa5 Rxc7 53.Rd5 Rc2 54.a5 Rf6 55.Nf3 Ra2 56.Rc5 Rg6 57.Nh4 Ra6 58.Nf3 Re6 59.Rb5 Ree2 60.Nh4 Rf2 61.Kg1 g5 62.Rb7+ Kg8 63.Rb8+ Kf7 64.Rb7+ Ke8 65.a6 gxh4 66.a7 Rxg2+ 67.Kf1 Rgd2 68.Ke1 Rg2 69.Kf1 Rgc2 70.Rb8+ Kd7 0-1 [Event "Levitov Chess 50k 2022"] [Site "lichess.org INT"] [Date "2022.02.21"] [Round "3.4"] [White "Svidler,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2683"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A30"] 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 b6 4.Bg2 Bb7 5.O-O g6 6.d4 cxd4 7.Qxd4 Bg7 8.Nc3 d6 9.Rd1 Nbd7 10.Be3 O-O 11.Qh4 Rc8 12.Rac1 Re8 13.b3 a6 14.Bh3 Rc7 15.Bd4 h5 16.Ng5 e6 17.Be3 d5 18.Nf3 Qc8 19.Bf4 Rc6 20.Ne5 Nxe5 21.Bxe5 Qd8 22.Bg2 Qe7 23.Qd4 Rc5 24.Na4 Rcc8 25.Nxb6 Rcd8 26.c5 Bc6 27.a4 a5 28.h3 Kh7 29.Qc3 Rg8 30.Qxa5 h4 31.g4 Ne8 32.Bxg7 Nxg7 33.b4 f5 34.b5 fxg4 35.bxc6 gxh3 36.Bxh3 Qg5+ 37.Kh1 Rdf8 38.Qd2 Qe5 39.Qd4 Qh5 40.Qg4 Qh6 41.c7 Rxf2 42.c8=Q Rxc8 43.Nxc8 Nf5 44.Rc3 d4 45.Rf3 Ne3 46.Rxf2 Nxg4 47.Bxg4 Qe3 48.Rg2 Qe4 49.Bf3 Qf5 50.Nd6 1-0 [Event "Levitov Chess 50k 2022"] [Site "lichess.org INT"] [Date "2022.02.21"] [Round "4.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Grischuk,A"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2764"] [ECO "D02"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.c3 c6 4.Bf4 Bf5 5.Qb3 Qb6 6.Nbd2 e6 7.e3 Nh5 8.Be5 Nd7 9.h3 Nhf6 10.Bh2 Ne4 11.Be2 Bd6 12.Bxd6 Nxd6 13.O-O O-O 14.Rfc1 Ne4 15.c4 Nxd2 16.Nxd2 Nf6 17.Qxb6 axb6 18.a4 Ra7 19.g4 Bg6 20.f3 Rfa8 21.b3 h6 22.Kf2 Nd7 23.e4 dxc4 24.Nxc4 b5 25.Nd6 bxa4 26.bxa4 Rxa4 27.Rxa4 Rxa4 28.Nxb7 Rxd4 29.Rxc6 h5 30.Rc8+ Kh7 31.Rd8 hxg4 32.hxg4 e5 33.Na5 Nc5 34.Rxd4 exd4 35.Bc4 f6 36.Nc6 d3 37.Ke3 Be8 38.Ne7 g5 39.Nf5 Bd7 40.Kd4 Bxf5 41.gxf5 d2 42.Be2 Nd7 43.Ke3 Ne5 44.Kxd2 Kg7 45.Kc3 Kf7 46.Kd4 Ke7 47.Kd5 Nf7 48.Kc5 Ne5 49.Kd5 Nf7 50.Kc5 Ne5 51.Kd5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Levitov Chess 50k 2022"] [Site "lichess.org INT"] [Date "2022.02.21"] [Round "5.4"] [White "Dubov,Daniil"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2720"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A46"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bg5 h6 4.Bxf6 Qxf6 5.e4 d6 6.c3 Nd7 7.Na3 g6 8.Nc2 Bg7 9.Ne3 Qe7 10.Bc4 c6 11.O-O O-O 12.Re1 e5 13.Qc2 Nf6 14.dxe5 dxe5 15.a4 Kh7 16.Rad1 a5 17.Rd2 Ng4 18.Nxg4 Bxg4 19.Red1 Rab8 20.Rd6 b5 21.Bb3 Rfc8 22.h3 Bxf3 23.gxf3 Rc7 24.axb5 cxb5 25.Qd3 a4 26.Ba2 b4 27.cxb4 Rxb4 28.Rd7 Qg5+ 29.Kf1 Rbb7 30.Rxc7 Rxc7 31.Qd8 Rb7 32.Qxg5 hxg5 33.Rd2 Bf8 34.Rc2 Kg7 35.Bd5 Ra7 36.Kg2 Bb4 37.Rc4 Bd6 38.Rc6 Be7 39.Rb6 a3 40.bxa3 Bxa3 41.Rb7 Rxb7 42.Bxb7 Kf6 43.Bd5 Bb4 44.Bc4 Ba3 45.Bd5 Bb4 46.Bc4 Ba3 47.Bd5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Levitov Chess 50k 2022"] [Site "lichess.org INT"] [Date "2022.02.21"] [Round "6.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Gelfand,B"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2669"] [ECO "D02"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.c3 c5 4.dxc5 e6 5.Be3 Be7 6.g3 O-O 7.Bg2 a5 8.O-O Na6 9.c4 Nxc5 10.Nc3 dxc4 11.Ne5 Bd7 12.Qd4 Rb8 13.Rfd1 b5 14.Qf4 Qc8 15.g4 b4 16.Bxc5 Bxc5 17.Nxd7 Nxd7 18.Ne4 Be7 19.Rac1 Nb6 20.g5 Nd5 21.Qg3 Rd8 22.h4 a4 23.h5 c3 24.bxc3 b3 25.axb3 axb3 26.g6 fxg6 27.hxg6 h6 28.Bh3 Kh8 29.Qe5 Rb6 30.c4 Nf6 31.c5 b2 32.Rxd8+ Qxd8 33.Rb1 Rb4 34.Nd6 Bxd6 35.Qxd6 Qe8 36.Qd3 e5 37.Bg2 e4 38.Qc3 Rb8 39.Rxb2 Rc8 40.Qg3 Qd8 41.Qd6 Qe8 42.Rc2 Qxg6 43.Qg3 Qe8 44.Qe3 Qa4 45.Qc3 Qc6 46.Qd4 Kg8 47.e3 Kh8 48.Rc1 Qe6 49.Qc4 Qc6 50.Qd4 Qe6 51.Rd1 Qc6 52.Bh3 Re8 53.Qd6 Qa4 54.c6 Qa6 55.c7 Qb5 56.c8=Q Rxc8 57.Bxc8 Qg5+ 58.Kf1 Qb5+ 59.Ke1 Qa5+ 60.Qd2 Qg5 61.Ba6 h5 62.Bf1 h4 63.Qb4 Kh7 64.Rd6 Qe5 65.Rd4 Qe6 66.Bg2 Qa2 67.Bxe4+ Nxe4 68.Rxe4 Qa1+ 69.Ke2 1-0 [Event "Levitov Chess 50k 2022"] [Site "lichess.org INT"] [Date "2022.02.21"] [Round "7.4"] [White "Shimanov,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2581"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C46"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.h3 Bb4 5.Nd5 Bc5 6.c3 O-O 7.d4 exd4 8.cxd4 Nxd5 9.dxc5 Nf6 10.Bg5 h6 11.Bh4 Re8 12.Bd3 d5 13.cxd6 Qxd6 14.O-O Nxe4 15.Bxe4 Qxd1 16.Rfxd1 Rxe4 17.Bg3 Re7 18.Rac1 Be6 19.a3 a5 20.Rc5 a4 21.Bf4 Bb3 22.Rd2 Rae8 23.Kf1 f6 24.g4 g5 25.Bg3 Kf7 26.Rc3 Kg6 27.Rc5 Rf7 28.Kg2 Re4 29.Ng1 Rc4 30.Rxc4 Bxc4 31.f4 Re7 32.Kf2 f5 33.Nf3 fxg4 34.hxg4 gxf4 35.Bxf4 Kg7 36.Kg3 b5 37.Nh4 Be6 38.Re2 Bc8 39.Rxe7+ Nxe7 40.Bxc7 Nd5 41.Be5+ Kf7 42.Ng2 b4 43.axb4 Nxb4 44.Ne3 Kg6 45.Bc3 Nd3 46.Nd5 Be6 47.Nf4+ Nxf4 48.Kxf4 h5 49.gxh5+ Kxh5 50.Ke5 Bb3 51.Kd4 Kg4 52.Ke4 Kh5 53.Kd4 Kg4 54.Ke4 Kh5 55.Kd4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Chess.com RCC Wk19 Swiss"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2022.07.02"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Bharath,Subramaniyam H"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2479"] [ECO "A30"] 1.c4 c5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 e6 4.Nf3 d5 5.cxd5 exd5 6.d4 Nc6 7.O-O Be7 8.Nc3 cxd4 9.Nxd4 O-O 10.Be3 Be6 11.Rc1 Rc8 12.Qa4 Nxd4 13.Bxd4 a6 14.Rfd1 Rc4 15.Qb3 Rb4 16.Qc2 Qa5 17.b3 Rc8 18.Qd2 Rxd4 19.Qxd4 Ba3 20.b4 Qc7 21.Nxd5 Qxc1 22.Ne7+ Kf8 23.Nxc8 Qxc8 24.Qd6+ Kg8 25.Qd8+ Ne8 26.Qxc8 Bxc8 27.Rd8 Kf8 28.Rxc8 Ke7 29.Bxb7 Nd6 30.Rc3 Bxb4 31.Re3+ Kd7 32.Bxa6 1-0 [Event "Chess.com RCC Wk19 Swiss"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2022.07.02"] [Round "2"] [White "Grischuk,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2745"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "E49"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 6.a3 Bxc3+ 7.bxc3 c6 8.Ne2 b6 9.f3 Ba6 10.cxd5 cxd5 11.e4 Bxd3 12.Qxd3 Nc6 13.Bg5 h6 14.Bxf6 Qxf6 15.O-O Rac8 16.e5 Qg6 17.Qxg6 fxg6 18.h4 Na5 19.a4 Nc4 20.Ra2 g5 21.hxg5 hxg5 22.Rf2 Kh7 23.Ra1 Rc7 24.Rff1 Rcf7 25.Kf2 Kg6 26.Kg3 Nd2 27.Rfe1 Rh8 28.Ng1 Rh1 29.Ne2 Rh4 30.Ng1 Rh1 31.Ne2 Rxe1 32.Rxe1 Rf8 33.Rd1 Nc4 34.Rb1 Rh8 35.Rc1 Kf5 36.Rb1 a6 37.Rc1 Rb8 38.Kf2 b5 39.g4+ Kg6 40.axb5 Rxb5 41.Ra1 a5 42.Ra2 Rb1 43.Ng3 Rb2+ 44.Rxb2 Nxb2 45.Ke2 a4 46.Kd2 Kf7 47.Kc2 Nc4 48.Ne2 Ke7 49.Nc1 Ne3+ 50.Kb2 Nc4+ 51.Kc2 a3 52.Kb3 Kd7 53.Nd3 Kc6 54.f4 gxf4 55.Nxf4 Kd7 56.g5 Nd2+ 57.Kxa3 Ne4 58.Kb3 Nxg5 59.Nh5 Ne4 60.Nxg7 Ke7 61.Nh5 Kf7 62.Nf4 Nd2+ 63.Kb4 Ne4 64.c4 dxc4 65.Kxc4 Ng5 66.d5 exd5+ 67.Kxd5 Ke7 68.Ng6+ Kf7 69.Nf4 Ke7 70.Ng6+ Kf7 71.Nf4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Chess.com RCC Wk19 Swiss"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2022.07.02"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Bartel,Mat"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2597"] [ECO "A13"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 Bb4 3.Qb3 Nc6 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.a3 Be7 6.d4 d6 7.d5 Ne5 8.Nxe5 dxe5 9.g3 exd5 10.cxd5 O-O 11.Bg2 a6 12.O-O Bd6 13.Bg5 h6 14.Bxf6 Qxf6 15.Ne4 Qe7 16.Rac1 b5 17.Rc3 Bf5 18.Nxd6 cxd6 19.Rfc1 Rfc8 20.Qb4 Rxc3 21.Rxc3 Rc8 22.e4 Bd7 23.Rxc8+ Bxc8 24.Qc3 Qd7 25.f4 f6 26.Bf3 g5 27.f5 Kf8 28.Kg2 Ke7 29.Be2 Bb7 30.Kh3 Kf7 31.Bh5+ Kg7 32.Be2 Qc8 33.Qa5 h5 34.Qb6 g4+ 35.Kg2 Qd7 36.h3 gxh3+ 37.Kxh3 Bxd5 38.exd5 Qxf5+ 39.Kg2 Qe4+ 40.Bf3 Qc2+ 41.Qf2 Qd3 42.Qe2 Qd4 43.Be4 Kh6 44.Qf3 Qd2+ 45.Kh3 Qg5 46.b4 Qg7 47.Qf5 Qf7 48.Kh4 1-0 [Event "Chess.com RCC Wk19 Swiss"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2022.07.02"] [Round "4"] [White "Sarana,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2668"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A40"] 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Bb4+ 3.Nc3 b6 4.e3 Bxc3+ 5.bxc3 Bb7 6.f3 f5 7.Bd3 Qh4+ 8.g3 Qh5 9.a4 Nf6 10.a5 O-O 11.Ra2 d6 12.Rf2 Nc6 13.h4 Nxa5 14.Nh3 e5 15.d5 Ba6 16.Ng5 e4 17.Be2 Bxc4 18.g4 Bxe2 19.Qxe2 exf3 20.Rxf3 Qxg4 21.Ne6 Ne4 22.Qf1 Ng3 23.Rxg3 Qxg3+ 24.Kd2 Rf7 25.Nf4 Nb3+ 26.Kc2 Nxc1 27.Rh3 Qg4 28.Qf2 Ne2 0-1 [Event "Chess.com RCC Wk19 Swiss"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2022.07.02"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Sevian,Samuel"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2684"] [ECO "A20"] 1.c4 e5 2.d3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.a3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e3 Bd6 7.Qc2 O-O 8.b4 a5 9.b5 Nce7 10.Bb2 Ng6 11.Nbd2 Bd7 12.d4 exd4 13.Nxd4 Re8 14.Nc4 Qg5 15.g3 Bf8 16.h4 Qh6 17.Bg2 c6 18.bxc6 bxc6 19.O-O Qh5 20.Rad1 Rac8 21.Bf3 Bg4 22.Bxg4 Qxg4 23.Qf5 Qxf5 24.Nxf5 Rb8 25.h5 Nge7 26.Nfd6 Red8 27.e4 Nc7 28.Bc3 Nb5 29.Bxa5 Nxd6 30.Nxd6 Rd7 31.Nc4 Rdb7 32.Bb4 Nc8 33.Rd8 Nb6 34.Rxb8 Rxb8 35.Nxb6 Bxb4 36.Nd7 Rb7 37.axb4 Rxd7 38.Rc1 Kf8 39.Rxc6 Rd4 40.b5 Rxe4 41.b6 Rb4 42.Kg2 Rb3 43.g4 h6 44.f4 Ke7 45.Rc7+ Kf6 46.b7 g6 47.Kf2 gxh5 48.gxh5 Kf5 49.Rxf7+ Kg4 50.Ke2 Kxh5 51.Rg7 Kh4 52.f5 h5 53.f6 1-0 [Event "Chess.com RCC Wk19 Swiss"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2022.07.02"] [Round "6"] [White "Andreikin,D"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2729"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "E11"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Bxd2+ 5.Qxd2 O-O 6.g3 d5 7.Bg2 c6 8.O-O Nbd7 9.Rc1 Qe7 10.Na3 a5 11.Rc2 h6 12.Rac1 Re8 13.h3 a4 14.Qe3 e5 15.dxe5 Nxe5 16.Qxe5 Qxe5 17.Nxe5 Rxe5 18.cxd5 Bf5 19.dxc6 bxc6 20.Rxc6 Rb8 21.e3 Be6 22.Nc4 Reb5 23.a3 g5 24.Ra6 Rc5 25.Rxa4 Rxb2 26.Nxb2 Rxc1+ 27.Kh2 Rc2 28.Nd3 Rd2 29.Rd4 Bf5 30.Bf1 Bxd3 31.Bxd3 Rxf2+ 32.Kg1 Ra2 33.a4 Kg7 34.Kf1 h5 35.Ke1 g4 36.h4 Rg2 37.a5 Rxg3 38.Kf2 Rf3+ 39.Ke2 Rh3 40.Ra4 Nd5 41.Kf2 Rf3+ 42.Kg1 Rxe3 43.Bc4 Re4 44.a6 Nb6 45.a7 Re8 46.Rb4 Nxc4 47.Rb8 Re1+ 48.Kf2 Ra1 49.a8=Q Rxa8 50.Rxa8 Nd6 51.Ra5 Ne4+ 52.Ke3 Nf6 53.Kf4 Kg6 54.Ra6 Kg7 55.Kg5 Ne4+ 56.Kf4 Nc5 57.Ra5 Ne6+ 58.Kf5 Nd4+ 59.Kg5 g3 60.Kf4 Ne6+ 61.Kxg3 Kg6 62.Re5 Nd4 63.Rg5+ Kh6 64.Rd5 Ne6 65.Kf3 Kg6 66.Ke4 f6 67.Ra5 Ng7 68.Ra8 Nf5 69.Rg8+ Kf7 70.Rh8 Nxh4 71.Rxh5 Ng6 72.Ra5 Ne7 73.Ra6 Ng6 74.Kd5 Ne7+ 75.Kd6 Nf5+ 76.Kd7 Ng7 77.Ra7 f5 78.Kd6+ Kf6 79.Kd5 Nh5 80.Ra8 Nf4+ 81.Kd4 Ne6+ 82.Kd5 Nf4+ 83.Kd6 Ng6 84.Ra5 f4 85.Kd5 Kf5 86.Kd4+ Kg4 87.Ra8 Nh4 88.Ke4 f3 89.Rg8+ Kh3 90.Ke3 Kh2 91.Kf2 Kh3 92.Rg7 Kh2 93.Rg3 Ng2 94.Rxf3 Nh4 95.Rg3 Nf5 96.Rg5 1-0 [Event "Chess.com RCC Wk19 Swiss"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2022.07.02"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Vokhidov,Shamsiddin"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2552"] [ECO "A28"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.Qc2 Bb4 5.Nd5 Bd6 6.e3 Nxd5 7.cxd5 Nb4 8.Qb3 c6 9.Nxe5 Nxd5 10.d4 Bb4+ 11.Kd1 d6 12.Nxf7 Kxf7 13.e4 Re8 14.Bc4 Qf6 15.exd5 Qxd4+ 16.Qd3 Qg4+ 17.Qf3+ Qxf3+ 18.gxf3 c5 19.Bf4 Bf5 20.a3 Ba5 21.Bxd6 Rad8 22.Bxc5 Be6 23.Kc2 Bxd5 24.Bxd5+ Rxd5 25.Be3 Rc8+ 26.Kb1 Bb6 27.Ka2 Bxe3 28.fxe3 Rd3 29.Rad1 Rxe3 30.Rd7+ Re7 31.Rxe7+ Kxe7 32.Re1+ Kf6 33.Kb3 Rc7 34.Re4 Kf5 35.a4 g5 36.a5 h5 37.h3 Rc5 38.Ka4 b6 39.axb6 axb6 40.Rb4 Ra5+ 41.Kb3 b5 42.Rd4 Ke5 43.Re4+ Kf5 44.Rb4 Ke5 45.Kc3 Kf5 46.b3 Ke5 47.Re4+ Kf5 48.Rd4 Ra1 49.h4 g4 50.fxg4+ hxg4 51.Rd5+ Kf4 52.Rxb5 g3 53.Rg5 Kf3 54.b4 g2 55.Kd4 g1=Q+ 56.Rxg1 Rxg1 57.b5 Rb1 58.Kc5 Ke4 59.b6 Ke5 60.Kc6 Ke6 61.b7 Ke7 62.Kc7 Rc1+ 63.Kb6 Rb1+ 64.Kc7 Rc1+ 65.Kb6 Rb1+ 66.Kc7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Chess.com RCC Wk19 Swiss"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2022.07.02"] [Round "8"] [White "Yoo,Christopher Woojin"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2550"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C00"] 1.e4 e6 2.d3 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.Ngf3 Nc6 5.g3 Bd6 6.Bg2 Nge7 7.O-O O-O 8.Re1 Qc7 9.c3 Bd7 10.Qe2 f6 11.a3 Kh8 12.b4 b6 13.Bb2 Be8 14.d4 cxd4 15.cxd4 Qd8 16.Bh3 Bd7 17.e5 fxe5 18.dxe5 Bc7 19.Ng5 Nf5 20.Qh5 h6 21.Nf7+ Rxf7 22.Qxf7 Be8 23.Qf8+ Kh7 24.Bxf5+ exf5 25.Qxf5+ Bg6 26.Qg4 d4 27.Nf3 Qd5 28.Rad1 Rd8 29.Nh4 Bc2 30.Rd2 Qb3 31.Nf5 g6 32.Nxd4 Qxb2 33.Rxc2 Rxd4 34.Rxb2 Rxg4 35.Rc2 1-0 [Event "Chess.com RCC Wk19 Swiss"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2022.07.02"] [Round "9"] [White "Keymer,Vincent"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2686"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A30"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nc3 e6 4.g3 b6 5.Bg2 Bb7 6.O-O Be7 7.Re1 d6 8.e4 Nc6 9.d4 Nxd4 10.Nxd4 cxd4 11.Qxd4 O-O 12.b3 Qc7 13.Nb5 Qc6 14.Qd3 a6 15.Nd4 Qc7 16.Bb2 Rfe8 17.h3 Rad8 18.Rad1 Qb8 19.Qe2 Qa8 20.f4 Nd7 21.Kh2 Bf8 22.Nf3 b5 23.e5 dxe5 24.Nxe5 Nxe5 25.Bxe5 bxc4 26.bxc4 Bc6 27.h4 Rc8 28.Rc1 Red8 29.Bxc6 Qxc6 30.h5 Qa4 31.Rc2 Rc5 32.Kh3 Qc6 33.Qe4 Rc8 34.Qxc6 R8xc6 35.Kg4 Rxc4 36.Rxc4 Rxc4 37.Rb1 f6 38.Ba1 e5 39.Rb8 Ra4 40.Kf5 exf4 41.gxf4 Kf7 42.Rb7+ Be7 43.Bc3 g6+ 44.hxg6+ hxg6+ 45.Kg4 g5 46.Bd2 Ke6 47.Rb6+ Bd6 48.a3 Kd5 49.Kf5 Bxf4 50.Bb4 Be5 51.Rb7 Kc6 52.Re7 a5 53.Ra7 Kb5 54.Be7 Rf4+ 55.Ke6 g4 56.Bd8 Bc3 57.Rc7 Rc4 58.Ra7 g3 59.Rg7 Be5 60.Kf5 Rf4+ 61.Ke6 Rf3 62.Rb7+ Kc4 63.Bxa5 g2 64.Rg7 Bg3 65.Bb6 Bf2 66.Rxg2 Bxb6 67.Rg6 Bd4 68.Rg7 Rxa3 69.Rc7+ Kd3 70.Rd7 Ra5 71.Rd8 Ke4 72.Rg8 Ra6+ 73.Kd7 f5 74.Re8+ Be5 75.Rg8 f4 76.Rf8 Ke3 77.Rc8 Ke4 78.Re8 Ra7+ 79.Kc6 Ra6+ 80.Kb5 Rd6 81.Rc8 f3 82.Rc4+ Ke3 83.Rb4 Ke2 84.Rb3 Kf2 85.Ra3 Kg2 86.Ra2+ Kg3 87.Kc4 Kf4 88.Rf2 Ke3 89.Rxf3+ 1-0 [Event "CGC KO 2022"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2022.09.14"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Melkumyan,H"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2645"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A11"] 1.c4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 dxc4 5.O-O Nbd7 6.Qc2 Nb6 7.a4 a5 8.Rd1 Nfd5 9.d4 Nb4 10.Qd2 g6 11.e4 Bg4 12.Qe2 Bg7 13.Be3 O-O 14.Na3 e5 15.dxe5 Qc7 16.Bxb6 Qxb6 17.Nxc4 Qc7 18.Rd2 Rad8 19.Rad1 Rxd2 20.Rxd2 b5 21.Ne3 Bxf3 22.Bxf3 Qxe5 23.axb5 cxb5 24.Kg2 h5 25.Rd7 Nc6 26.b3 Nd4 27.Qd1 Re8 28.Rb7 h4 29.Nd5 a4 30.bxa4 bxa4 31.Rb4 Ra8 32.Nb6 Qd6 33.Rxa4 Rxa4 34.Nxa4 Qb4 35.gxh4 Ne6 36.h5 gxh5 37.Qd7 Bd4 38.Qc8+ Kg7 39.Qc2 Qe1 40.Nb2 Nf4+ 41.Kg3 Be5 42.Nc4 Qg1+ 43.Kh4 Bf6+ 0-1 [Event "CGC KO 2022"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2022.09.14"] [Round "1.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Melkumyan,H"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2645"] [ECO "B31"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.O-O Bg7 5.d3 e5 6.a3 Nge7 7.b4 d6 8.bxc5 dxc5 9.Bg5 Qa5 10.Bc4 O-O 11.Qd2 Qd8 12.Nc3 Bg4 13.Nd5 Bxf3 14.gxf3 Qd6 15.Nxe7+ Nxe7 16.Rab1 b6 17.f4 Nc6 18.Bd5 Rae8 19.fxe5 Rxe5 20.Bf4 Nd4 21.Qd1 Bh6 22.Bxe5 Qxe5 23.c3 Ne6 24.Bxe6 fxe6 25.Qg4 Rf4 26.Qh3 Rf6 27.Qxh6 1-0 [Event "CGC KO 2022"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2022.09.14"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Melkumyan,H"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2645"] [ECO "B12"] 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.h4 h5 5.Bd3 Bxd3 6.Qxd3 Qa5+ 7.b4 Qa6 8.Qd1 e6 9.c3 Ne7 10.Ne2 Nd7 11.a4 Nf5 12.Nd2 Be7 13.Nf3 b6 14.g3 c5 15.b5 Qb7 16.O-O a6 17.Bg5 axb5 18.axb5 Rxa1 19.Qxa1 O-O 20.Bxe7 Nxe7 21.Nf4 Ra8 22.Qd1 g6 23.Ng5 Nf8 24.g4 hxg4 25.h5 cxd4 26.cxd4 Qc8 27.Qxg4 Qc2 28.hxg6 Nexg6 29.Nh5 Nd7 30.Nxe6 fxe6 31.Qxe6+ Kh8 32.Qxd7 Rg8 33.Ng3 Nf4 34.Kh2 Qg6 35.Rh1 Qh6+ 36.Kg1 Ne2+ 37.Kg2 Nf4+ 38.Kf1 1-0 [Event "CGC KO 2022"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2022.09.24"] [Round "2.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Nihal,Sarin"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2677"] [ECO "A28"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.d3 h6 5.g3 Bc5 6.Bg2 O-O 7.O-O Re8 8.a3 a5 9.e3 d6 10.h3 Bb6 11.b3 Ne7 12.d4 exd4 13.exd4 c6 14.Re1 d5 15.Ra2 dxc4 16.bxc4 Be6 17.Bf1 Qd7 18.Na4 Ba7 19.Nc5 Bxc5 20.dxc5 Bxh3 21.Qxd7 Bxd7 22.Rb2 Bg4 23.Rxb7 Bxf3 24.Rexe7 Rxe7 25.Rxe7 Rd8 26.Re3 Rd1 27.Bb2 Bg4 28.Kg2 Be6 29.Rd3 Rxd3 30.Bxd3 Nd7 31.Bd4 f5 32.Be2 Kf7 33.Bf3 Nb8 34.Be5 Nd7 35.Bd6 Bxc4 36.Bxc6 Ke6 37.Ba4 Bd5+ 38.Kf1 g5 39.Ke2 Ne5 40.Bc7 Nc6 41.Ke3 h5 42.f4 h4 43.fxg5 h3 44.g4 Ne5 45.gxf5+ Kxf5 46.Bc2+ Ke6 47.g6 h2 48.g7 Kd7 49.Be4 Bxe4 50.g8=Q h1=Q 51.Qg7+ Kc6 52.Qf6+ Kb5 53.Bxe5 Qe1+ 54.Kf4 Qe2 55.Qb6+ Ka4 56.Kg5 Qf3 57.Bf4 Qg2+ 58.Kf6 Qg4 59.Ke5 Qf5+ 60.Kd4 Qxf4 0-1 [Event "CGC KO 2022"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2022.09.24"] [Round "2.2"] [White "Nihal,Sarin"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2677"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B52"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.d4 cxd4 7.Nxd4 Bg7 8.O-O O-O 9.Bxd7 Nbxd7 10.b3 Qa5 11.Bb2 a6 12.Re1 e6 13.Qe2 Rac8 14.Rac1 Rfe8 15.Qd2 h5 16.h3 Ne5 17.Rcd1 Ned7 18.Kh1 Nc5 19.Kg1 Rcd8 20.Ba1 Qc7 21.Nf3 b6 22.Qf4 Qb7 23.b4 e5 24.Qe3 Ne6 25.Nd5 b5 26.Nxf6+ Bxf6 27.cxb5 axb5 28.h4 Bg7 29.Qb3 Bh6 30.Bb2 Qc6 31.g3 Rc8 32.Rd3 Red8 33.Red1 Qxe4 34.Rxd6 Rxd6 35.Rxd6 Rc2 36.Rxe6 Qe2 37.Re8+ Bf8 38.Qe3 Qxe3 39.fxe3 Rxb2 40.Nxe5 Kg7 41.a3 Bd6 42.Kf1 Rb3 43.Kf2 Rxa3 44.Nc6 Ra6 45.Rc8 Ra2+ 46.Kf3 Rc2 47.Na7 Rxc8 48.Nxc8 Bxb4 49.Na7 Kf6 50.Nxb5 Ke5 51.Nd4 Bc5 52.Ne2 Bb6 53.Nf4 Ba7 54.Nh3 Kf6 55.Ng5 Bb8 56.Ne4+ Kg7 57.Nc5 Bd6 58.Nd3 Bc7 59.Nc5 Bd6 60.Nd3 Bc7 1/2-1/2 [Event "CGC KO 2022"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2022.09.24"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Nihal,Sarin"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2677"] [ECO "A29"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 Bb4 5.Bg2 Bxc3 6.bxc3 O-O 7.d3 e4 8.dxe4 Nxe4 9.Qc2 Re8 10.Nd4 Nc5 11.Ba3 Ne6 12.Nxe6 Rxe6 13.O-O d6 14.c5 dxc5 15.Bxc5 b6 16.Rad1 Qe8 17.Be3 Bb7 18.Bd5 Rd6 19.Qe4 Qd7 20.c4 Re8 21.Qb1 Qc8 22.Bf4 Rdd8 23.e4 Ne7 24.Bxb7 Qxb7 25.Rxd8 Rxd8 26.Rd1 Qc8 27.c5 Ng6 28.Rxd8+ Qxd8 29.Be3 h5 30.Qc2 h4 31.cxb6 cxb6 32.f4 Qd7 33.Qe2 hxg3 34.hxg3 Nf8 35.f5 Qd6 36.Bf4 Qd4+ 37.Kg2 Nd7 38.e5 Qd5+ 39.Kh2 Nc5 40.Qg2 Qd3 41.g4 Ne4 42.e6 fxe6 43.fxe6 Kf8 44.Be5 g5 45.Bb8 a6 46.Qh3 Qxh3+ 47.Kxh3 Ke7 48.Kg2 Kxe6 49.Kf3 Kd5 50.Bc7 b5 51.Bd8 Kd4 52.Ke2 Nc3+ 53.Kd2 Ne4+ 54.Ke2 b4 55.Kf3 Kd3 56.Ba5 Nd2+ 57.Kf2 Kc4 58.Ke3 Nf1+ 59.Ke4 Kb5 60.Bd8 Nh2 61.Kf5 Ka4 62.Bxg5 Ka3 63.Be7 Nxg4 64.Kxg4 a5 65.Bd8 a4 66.Be7 Kxa2 67.Bxb4 Kb3 68.Be7 a3 69.Bxa3 1/2-1/2 [Event "CGC KO 2022"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2022.09.24"] [Round "2.4"] [White "Nihal,Sarin"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2677"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A46"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bf4 b6 4.e3 Bb7 5.h3 Be7 6.Nbd2 O-O 7.Bd3 c5 8.O-O cxd4 9.exd4 Re8 10.c3 d6 11.Re1 Nbd7 12.Bh2 a6 13.a4 Nf8 14.Ne4 Nd5 15.Qb3 Ng6 16.Bf1 Rc8 17.Ned2 Ndf4 18.a5 b5 19.c4 Rb8 20.cxb5 axb5 21.a6 Ba8 22.a7 Rb6 23.Bxb5 Bg5 24.Nc4 Nxg2 25.Nxb6 Qxb6 26.Nxg5 Nxe1 27.Rxe1 Nh4 28.d5 Qa5 29.Rd1 Bxd5 30.Qa4 Qxa4 31.Bxa4 Ra8 32.Rc1 h6 33.Rc7 hxg5 34.Bxd6 Nf3+ 35.Kf1 f5 36.Bc5 Kh7 37.Bc6 Bxc6 38.Rxc6 e5 39.b4 e4 40.b5 Rd8 41.Rd6 Rc8 42.Rc6 Rd8 43.Rd6 Rc8 44.Rc6 Rd8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Crocus City Stars Rapid"] [Site "Krasnogorsk RUS"] [Date "2022.09.30"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Sadhwani,Raunak"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2620"] [ECO "A29"] 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 Bb4 5.Bg2 O-O 6.Nd5 e4 7.Nh4 d6 8.O-O g5 9.d4 h6 10.a3 Ba5 11.Ne3 gxh4 12.b4 Bb6 13.c5 h3 14.Bh1 dxc5 15.dxc5 Qxd1 16.Rxd1 Bxc5 17.bxc5 Re8 18.Bb2 Ne5 19.Rac1 Neg4 20.Nxg4 Nxg4 21.Bxe4 Rxe4 22.Rd8+ Kh7 23.Rh8+ Kg6 24.Rg8+ Kh5 25.Rc2 Re6 26.Rd2 Rg6 27.Rf8 Rg5 28.f3 Ne5 29.Rd4 Kg6 30.f4 Nc6 31.fxg5 Nxd4 32.Bxd4 hxg5 33.g4 c6 34.Kf2 b6 35.Rg8+ Kh7 36.Rxg5 bxc5 37.Bxc5 Be6 38.Kg3 Rg8 39.Rxg8 Kxg8 40.Bxa7 Bc4 41.Kxh3 Bxe2 42.Kg3 Bd1 43.Kf4 f6 44.Bd4 Kf7 45.h4 Kg6 46.h5+ Kf7 47.Bc5 Kg7 48.Bb6 Kf7 49.Bd4 Bc2 50.Kg3 Bd1 51.Kh4 Bc2 52.Kh3 Bd1 53.Kg3 Bc2 54.Kf3 Bd1+ 55.Kf4 Bc2 56.h6 Kg6 57.h7 Kxh7 58.Bxf6 Kg6 59.Ke5 Kf7 60.g5 Ke8 61.Kd6 c5 62.Kc7 Kf7 63.Kc6 Ke6 64.Kxc5 Kd7 65.Kb6 Kc8 66.Be5 Kd7 67.Bg3 Kc8 68.Bh2 Kd7 69.Kb7 Be4+ 70.Kb6 Bc2 71.Kb5 Kc8 72.a4 Kb7 73.a5 Ka8 74.a6 Bd3+ 75.Kb6 Bc2 76.a7 Bd3 77.Bb8 Bc2 78.Kc5 Bb1 79.Kd6 Bc2 80.Ke6 Bd3 81.Kf7 Bc2 82.g6 Bxg6+ 83.Kxg6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Crocus City Stars Rapid"] [Site "Krasnogorsk RUS"] [Date "2022.09.30"] [Round "2.5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Inarkiev,E"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2661"] [ECO "D31"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Bb4 4.e3 Nf6 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 O-O 7.cxd5 exd5 8.Bd3 c5 9.Ne2 b6 10.O-O Ba6 11.Bxa6 Nxa6 12.Qd3 Nc7 13.dxc5 bxc5 14.c4 Rb8 15.Rd1 Qe7 16.Bd2 dxc4 17.Qxc4 Ncd5 18.Rac1 Rfc8 19.Ng3 Qe5 20.h3 h5 21.Be1 Rb6 22.Rc2 Rd6 23.Rdc1 Rc7 24.Qe2 Rdc6 25.Rc4 g6 26.Qf3 Qe6 27.Ne4 Nd7 28.Ng5 Ne5 29.Qe4 Qe7 30.R4c2 Nf6 31.Qa4 Nd3 32.Rb1 Nd5 33.h4 Rb6 34.Rxb6 Nxb6 35.Qb5 Nxe1 36.Rc1 Nxg2 37.Kxg2 c4 38.a4 Rc5 39.Qb1 Qd7 40.Qe4 Qd5 41.Kg3 c3 42.Qe8+ Kg7 43.Qe7 Rc6 44.Rd1 Qf5 45.Rd8 Qg4+ 46.Kh2 Qxh4+ 47.Kg2 Qg4+ 48.Kf1 Qc4+ 49.Kg2 Qg4+ 50.Kh2 Qh4+ 51.Kg2 Qg4+ 52.Kh2 Qh4+ 53.Kg2 Qg4+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Crocus City Stars Rapid"] [Site "Krasnogorsk RUS"] [Date "2022.09.30"] [Round "3.2"] [White "Karjakin,Sergey"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2747"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C47"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 5.Nxd4 Bb4 6.Nxc6 bxc6 7.Bd3 d5 8.Bd2 O-O 9.O-O Rb8 10.Re1 dxe4 11.Nxe4 Nxe4 12.Rxe4 Bxd2 13.Qxd2 Bf5 14.Re3 Bxd3 15.Rxd3 Qf6 16.Qc3 Qxc3 17.Rxc3 Rxb2 18.Rxc6 Rd8 19.g3 g6 20.Rxc7 Rd2 21.Rxa7 Rdxc2 22.Rf1 Rxa2 23.Rxa2 Rxa2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Crocus City Stars Rapid"] [Site "Krasnogorsk RUS"] [Date "2022.10.01"] [Round "4.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Vallejo Pons,F"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2711"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Bg4 3.Bg2 c6 4.O-O Nf6 5.d3 e6 6.h3 Bh5 7.Qe1 a5 8.e4 a4 9.a3 Be7 10.Nc3 dxe4 11.dxe4 Bxf3 12.Bxf3 Nbd7 13.Bg2 e5 14.f4 O-O 15.Kh1 Re8 16.g4 exf4 17.Bxf4 Qb6 18.Qg3 Nf8 19.Bc7 Qa6 20.e5 N6d7 21.Ne4 Ne6 22.Bd6 Qb5 23.Qf2 Nxe5 24.c4 Qa5 25.Bxe5 Qxe5 26.Qxf7+ Kh8 27.Rf5 Qxb2 28.Raf1 Bxa3 29.c5 h6 30.Nd6 Ng5 31.Qg6 Bxc5 32.Nxe8 1-0 [Event "Crocus City Stars Rapid"] [Site "Krasnogorsk RUS"] [Date "2022.10.01"] [Round "5.3"] [White "Radjabov,T"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2747"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.Re1 Nd6 6.Nxe5 Be7 7.Bf1 Nxe5 8.Rxe5 O-O 9.d4 Bf6 10.Re1 Nf5 11.c3 d5 12.Bf4 Bg5 13.Bxg5 Qxg5 14.Qd2 Qxd2 15.Nxd2 Be6 16.Bd3 Nd6 17.Re2 Rfe8 18.Rae1 Bd7 19.Rxe8+ Rxe8 20.Rxe8+ Bxe8 21.f3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Crocus City Stars Rapid"] [Site "Krasnogorsk RUS"] [Date "2022.10.01"] [Round "6.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Morozevich,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2659"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nc6 3.d4 Bf5 4.Bg2 Nb4 5.Na3 e6 6.c3 Nc6 7.Nc2 h6 8.O-O Nf6 9.Ne5 Nxe5 10.dxe5 Nd7 11.Nd4 Bh7 12.c4 c6 13.cxd5 cxd5 14.e4 dxe4 15.Be3 Be7 16.Qb3 Nc5 17.Qb5+ Qd7 18.Rac1 a6 19.Qb6 Rc8 20.Nb3 Nd3 21.Rxc8+ Qxc8 22.Nd2 Nxe5 23.Nxe4 Nc4 24.Qd4 O-O 25.Rc1 b5 26.b3 Rd8 27.Qa1 Ba3 28.bxc4 Bxc1 29.Qxc1 Qxc4 30.Qxc4 bxc4 31.Kf1 Rd3 32.Ke2 Ra3 33.Kd2 Rxa2+ 34.Kc3 Ra3+ 35.Kb4 Ra1 36.Nc3 Bd3 37.Bb6 f6 38.h4 Kf7 39.Bc6 g5 40.hxg5 fxg5 41.g4 Ke7 42.Bc5+ Kf7 43.Bb6 Kg6 44.f3 e5 45.Bc7 Kf6 46.Kc5 a5 47.Kd6 Bc2 48.Bd8+ Kg7 49.Kxe5 a4 50.Ke6 Re1+ 51.Ne4 a3 52.Bf6+ Kh7 53.Kf7 a2 54.Bd7 Bxe4 55.fxe4 h5 56.Bf5+ Kh6 57.Bg7+ 1-0 [Event "Crocus City Stars Rapid"] [Site "Krasnogorsk RUS"] [Date "2022.10.02"] [Round "7.4"] [White "Artemiev,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2706"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A01"] 1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.c4 Nge7 4.e3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.a3 Bd6 7.d3 O-O 8.Nf3 Qe7 9.Nbd2 f5 10.b4 Kh8 11.Nc4 b5 12.Nxd6 cxd6 13.Be2 Bb7 14.O-O Nd8 15.Re1 Ne6 16.Bf1 Rac8 17.Rc1 Rxc1 18.Qxc1 Nf6 19.Qd1 a6 20.g3 Qe8 21.Nh4 Ng4 22.f4 exf4 23.exf4 Qc6 24.Bg2 Qb6+ 25.d4 Bxg2 26.Kxg2 d5 27.Nxf5 Nf6 28.Qe2 Re8 29.Qf1 Ne4 30.Ne3 Qb7 31.Ng4 Rc8 32.Rc1 Rc7 33.f5 N6g5 34.Qf4 Rxc1 35.Qxc1 h6 36.Ne5 Kh7 37.Qc6 Qxc6 38.Nxc6 Nf7 39.Nb8 Nfd6 40.Nxa6 Nxf5 41.Kf3 Nd2+ 42.Kf4 Kg6 43.Nc7 Nc4 44.Bc3 Nxa3 45.Nxd5 Nd6 46.Ne3 Kf7 47.Ke5 Ndc4+ 48.Nxc4 bxc4 49.Kd5 g5 50.Kc5 Ke6 51.b5 Kd7 52.d5 g4 53.b6 h5 54.d6 1-0 [Event "Crocus City Stars Rapid"] [Site "Krasnogorsk RUS"] [Date "2022.10.02"] [Round "8.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Lagno,Kateryna"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2547"] [ECO "A20"] 1.c4 e5 2.d3 d6 3.Nc3 f5 4.g3 Nf6 5.Bg2 Be7 6.Nf3 a5 7.O-O O-O 8.b3 Qe8 9.e3 c6 10.c5 Na6 11.cxd6 Bxd6 12.Nd2 Be6 13.a3 Rd8 14.Qc2 Bc7 15.Bb2 Qh5 16.Rfe1 Bc8 17.Ne2 Kh8 18.d4 f4 19.dxe5 Ng4 20.Nxf4 Qxh2+ 21.Kf1 Qh6 22.Nf3 Rde8 23.Rad1 Nxe5 24.Bxe5 Bxe5 25.Nxe5 Rxe5 26.Qc3 Qf6 27.Kg1 Nc7 28.b4 Nb5 29.Qa1 axb4 30.axb4 Qe7 31.Qb2 Bg4 32.Rd2 Nd6 33.Rd4 Bc8 34.Red1 Nb5 35.Rd8 Rf5 36.Qd2 Rf6 37.e4 Nc7 38.Rxf8+ Rxf8 39.Qd6 Qxd6 40.Rxd6 Re8 41.f3 Kg8 42.Kf2 Kf7 43.Rd2 Ke7 44.Bf1 Rd8 45.Rb2 Ne6 46.Nd3 Bd7 47.Ra2 Kd6 48.f4 Be8 49.Ke3 g6 50.Bh3 Bf7 51.Ne5 Bg8 52.Ng4 Kc7 53.Rd2 Rxd2 54.Kxd2 Nf8 55.Nf6 Bf7 56.Ke3 h5 57.Kd4 Kd6 58.e5+ Ke7 59.Kc5 Be6 60.Bg2 Bc8 61.Kb6 h4 62.gxh4 Bf5 63.Kxb7 Ne6 64.Bxc6 1-0 [Event "Crocus City Stars Rapid"] [Site "Krasnogorsk RUS"] [Date "2022.10.02"] [Round "9.5"] [White "Goryachkina,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2579"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "E11"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Bxd2+ 5.Qxd2 O-O 6.Nc3 d5 7.e3 Qe7 8.Bd3 dxc4 9.Bxc4 c5 10.O-O Rd8 11.Qe2 Nc6 12.dxc5 Qxc5 13.Rfd1 Bd7 14.Bd3 h6 15.Ne4 Nxe4 16.Bxe4 Be8 17.a3 Kf8 18.h3 a5 19.Rac1 Qb6 20.Qc2 Ne7 21.Rxd8 Rxd8 22.Qc7 Qxc7 23.Rxc7 b5 24.Kf1 Rd1+ 25.Ke2 Ra1 26.Kd2 Rf1 27.Ke2 Ra1 28.Kd2 Rf1 29.Ke2 Ra1 30.Kd2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Crocus City Stars Blitz"] [Site "Krasnogorsk RUS"] [Date "2022.10.04"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Sadhwani,Raunak"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2611"] [ECO "D77"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.d4 Nf6 5.O-O O-O 6.c4 dxc4 7.Na3 c5 8.dxc5 c3 9.Nb5 Na6 10.Nxc3 Nxc5 11.Be3 Nce4 12.Bd4 Nxc3 13.Bxc3 Qxd1 14.Rfxd1 Ne4 15.Bxg7 Kxg7 16.Rac1 Nd6 17.Rc7 Re8 18.Nd4 Bg4 19.h3 Rac8 20.Rdc1 Rxc7 21.Rxc7 Bc8 22.a4 Kf6 23.Nb5 Nxb5 24.axb5 Rd8 25.f4 Ke6 26.Bxb7 Bxb7 27.Rxb7 Rd2 28.b6 a5 29.Kf2 Rxb2 30.Ra7 Rxb6 31.Rxa5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Crocus City Stars Blitz"] [Site "Krasnogorsk RUS"] [Date "2022.10.04"] [Round "2.5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Inarkiev,E"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2661"] [ECO "D78"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6 4.O-O Bg7 5.d4 O-O 6.c4 c6 7.Ne5 b6 8.Nc3 Bb7 9.Bf4 Nbd7 10.Rc1 a6 11.cxd5 Nxe5 12.Bxe5 cxd5 13.Na4 Rc8 14.Qb3 Rxc1 15.Rxc1 b5 16.Nc5 Bc8 17.e3 e6 18.Qa3 Qb6 19.Bf3 Ne8 20.Nd3 Bxe5 21.Nxe5 Nf6 22.Rc6 Qb8 23.Qe7 Kg7 24.Rc7 Ng8 25.Qc5 Nf6 26.Qd6 Kg8 27.Qc5 Kg7 28.h4 Bb7 29.Qb6 Ba8 30.Qxb8 Rxb8 31.Rxf7+ 1-0 [Event "Crocus City Stars Blitz"] [Site "Krasnogorsk RUS"] [Date "2022.10.04"] [Round "3.2"] [White "Karjakin,Sergey"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2747"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B52"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.O-O Bg7 7.d4 cxd4 8.Nxd4 O-O 9.f3 Nc6 10.Be3 Rc8 11.Rc1 a6 12.Bxc6 bxc6 13.c5 d5 14.e5 Ne8 15.f4 Rb8 16.Na4 Nc7 17.Nb6 f6 18.exf6 Bxf6 19.Qd2 Bg7 20.a4 Be8 21.b4 e6 22.Nf3 Qf6 23.Ne5 Rd8 24.Bd4 Qe7 25.Rce1 Rf5 26.Nf3 Bh6 27.g3 a5 28.bxa5 Na6 29.Qc3 Rf8 30.Ne5 Bg7 31.Rc1 g5 32.Qd3 Nb4 33.Qd2 Na6 34.Qe2 Nc7 35.a6 gxf4 36.gxf4 Qh4 37.Qe3 Nxa6 38.Rc2 Bg6 39.Rg2 Qh5 40.Nxc6 Rde8 41.Bxg7 Kxg7 42.Ne5 Qf5 43.c6 Qe4 44.Qxe4 dxe4 45.Nbd7 Rf5 46.Rb2 e3 47.Rb6 Nc7 48.Rb7 Nd5 49.Nb6+ Kh6 50.c7 e2 51.Re1 Nxb6 52.Rxb6 Rxf4 53.Rb8 Ref8 54.Rxf8 Rxf8 55.Nxg6 Kxg6 56.Rxe2 Rc8 57.Rc2 Kf7 58.a5 Ke7 59.a6 Kd7 60.a7 Rf8 1-0 [Event "Crocus City Stars Blitz"] [Site "Krasnogorsk RUS"] [Date "2022.10.04"] [Round "4.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Vallejo Pons,F"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2716"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c6 3.Bg2 Bg4 4.O-O e6 5.d3 Nf6 6.h3 Bh5 7.Qe1 Nbd7 8.e4 a5 9.Nc3 Be7 10.e5 Ng8 11.Nd4 Bc5 12.Be3 Bxd4 13.Bxd4 c5 14.Be3 d4 15.Nb5 dxe3 16.Qxe3 Ne7 17.Nd6+ Kf8 18.Nxb7 Qc8 19.Nd6 Qb8 20.g4 Bg6 21.f4 f5 22.exf6 Qxd6 23.fxe7+ Kxe7 24.f5 Bf7 25.fxe6 Qxe6 26.Qg5+ Kd6 27.Rae1 Ne5 28.Bxa8 Rxa8 29.Qxe5+ Qxe5 30.Rxe5 Kxe5 31.Rxf7 Rb8 32.b3 Kd4 33.Rxg7 a4 34.Rxh7 Kc3 35.Ra7 axb3 36.cxb3 Kxd3 37.Kg2 1-0 [Event "Crocus City Stars Blitz"] [Site "Krasnogorsk RUS"] [Date "2022.10.04"] [Round "5.3"] [White "Radjabov,T"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2747"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B92"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nf3 Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.Bg5 Be6 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.Nd5 Nd7 12.c3 Rc8 13.Qd2 Rc5 14.Ne3 Be7 15.Rfd1 Nf6 16.Qc2 Qb6 17.Ng5 Bd7 18.Bd3 h6 19.Nf3 Be6 20.Nd2 d5 21.exd5 Nxd5 22.Nf5 Bxf5 23.Bxf5 Nf6 24.Ne4 Nxe4 25.Bxe4 g6 26.Rd7 Rc7 27.Rad1 Kg7 28.g3 Rfc8 29.Rxc7 Rxc7 30.Kg2 f5 31.Bd5 e4 32.Qe2 Rd7 33.h4 Bf6 34.Bb3 Rxd1 35.Qxd1 Qd8 36.Qe2 Qd6 37.Qc4 Qf8 38.Qe6 h5 39.a4 Qe7 40.Qxe7+ Bxe7 41.a5 Bd8 42.Bd5 b6 43.axb6 Bxb6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Crocus City Stars Blitz"] [Site "Krasnogorsk RUS"] [Date "2022.10.04"] [Round "6.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Morozevich,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2659"] [ECO "A08"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c5 3.Bg2 f6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 e5 6.Nb3 Ne7 7.O-O Nbc6 8.Nc3 Be6 9.e4 d4 10.Na4 b6 11.c3 Bc4 12.cxd4 exd4 13.Re1 Bb5 14.Qh5+ 1-0 [Event "Crocus City Stars Blitz"] [Site "Krasnogorsk RUS"] [Date "2022.10.04"] [Round "7.4"] [White "Artemiev,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2701"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.O-O e5 5.d3 Nc6 6.Nc3 Nf6 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bxf6 Bxf6 9.Nd2 Be6 10.e4 dxe4 11.Ncxe4 Be7 12.Nb3 O-O 13.Nec5 Bc8 14.Re1 a5 15.a4 Bd6 16.Qd2 Kg7 17.Qc3 Qe7 18.Re3 Nb4 19.Rae1 c6 20.d4 f6 21.dxe5 fxe5 22.Nd3 Bf5 23.Nxe5 Qf6 24.Nd4 Rae8 25.Nxf5+ gxf5 26.Nc4 Rxe3 27.Rxe3 Bc5 28.Qxf6+ Kxf6 29.Re2 Rd8 30.Bf3 b6 31.c3 Nd5 32.Rd2 Ke7 33.Ne5 Rd6 34.Nxc6+ Rxc6 35.Rxd5 Rf6 36.Kf1 f4 37.g4 Re6 38.h4 Kf6 39.Rf5+ Kg7 40.Rxf4 Rd6 41.Ke2 Rd7 42.Re4 Be7 43.h5 Bg5 44.Rd4 Re7+ 45.Kd1 Rf7 46.Ke2 Bc1 47.b4 Bb2 48.Rc4 Re7+ 49.Kf1 axb4 50.cxb4 Ra7 51.Bd1 Rd7 52.Bc2 Bd4 53.Rc6 Rf7 54.Bf5 Ra7 1-0 [Event "Crocus City Stars Blitz"] [Site "Krasnogorsk RUS"] [Date "2022.10.04"] [Round "8.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Lagno,Kateryna"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2563"] [ECO "A20"] 1.c4 e5 2.d3 d6 3.Nc3 f5 4.g3 Nf6 5.Bg2 Be7 6.e3 a5 7.Nge2 O-O 8.O-O Qe8 9.b3 c6 10.h3 Qh5 11.f4 Na6 12.fxe5 dxe5 13.d4 e4 14.a3 Bd7 15.Nf4 Qf7 16.Bb2 g5 17.Nfe2 Qg6 18.Qe1 Nc7 19.Rd1 b5 20.d5 cxd5 21.Nxd5 Ncxd5 22.cxd5 Bd6 23.Nd4 f4 24.exf4 gxf4 25.gxf4 Bxh3 26.Rd2 Nxd5 27.Qxe4 Qxe4 28.Bxe4 Nxf4 29.Rf3 Rae8 30.Rg3+ Kf7 31.Bxh7 Re1+ 32.Kh2 Rh8 33.Nf3 Bg2 34.Ng5+ Ke7 35.Rdxg2 Nxg2 36.Bxh8 Ne3 37.Ne4 Bf4 38.Bf6+ Ke6 39.Bh4 Ra1 40.Ng5+ Kd6 41.Ne4+ Kc7 42.Nf2 Nf1+ 43.Kg2 Nxg3 44.Bxg3 Bxg3 45.Kxg3 Rxa3 46.Bg8 a4 47.Kf4 axb3 48.Nd3 Kb6 49.Ke4 Ka5 50.Kd4 Ra1 51.Ke4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Crocus City Stars Blitz"] [Site "Krasnogorsk RUS"] [Date "2022.10.04"] [Round "9.5"] [White "Goryachkina,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2584"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D45"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 c6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.b3 O-O 8.Be2 b6 9.O-O Bb7 10.Bb2 Rc8 11.Rad1 c5 12.dxc5 Nxc5 13.Qd2 a6 14.cxd5 exd5 15.Qd4 Ne6 16.Qh4 Be7 17.Qg3 Rxc3 18.Bxc3 Ne4 19.Qe5 Bd6 20.Qh5 Nxc3 21.Rd2 g6 22.Qh6 Nxe2+ 23.Rxe2 Re8 24.Rd2 Bf8 25.Qh3 Bg7 26.Rfd1 Qc7 27.Qg4 h5 28.Qh4 Rc8 29.h3 a5 30.Nd4 Nxd4 31.exd4 Re8 32.Qg5 Kh7 33.Rd3 Bh6 34.Qf6 Re6 35.Qf3 Qe7 36.g3 Ba6 37.Rc3 Be2 0-1 [Event "Crocus City Stars Blitz"] [Site "Krasnogorsk RUS"] [Date "2022.10.05"] [Round "10.1"] [White "Sadhwani,Raunak"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2611"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C50"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.d3 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.O-O d6 7.Be3 O-O 8.Bxc5 dxc5 9.Nd5 Be6 10.Ne3 Re8 11.c3 h6 12.a4 b6 13.Qc2 Qd7 14.Rfe1 Nh7 15.Rad1 Ng5 16.Nd2 Ne7 17.h4 Nh7 18.Nf3 Nc6 19.Bd5 f6 20.d4 exd4 21.Bxc6 Qxc6 22.cxd4 Bf7 23.Nd2 Nf8 24.Rc1 Rad8 25.d5 Qd7 26.a5 Ng6 27.axb6 cxb6 28.Ndc4 Qc7 29.Nf5 b5 30.Nd2 c4 31.b3 c3 32.b4 a5 33.Qxc3 Qxc3 34.Rxc3 Rxd5 35.Nf3 axb4 36.Rc7 Rd3 37.Rb7 b3 38.Rxb5 Ne7 39.N3d4 Nxf5 40.Nxf5 h5 41.f3 Rd2 42.Rb7 Kf8 43.Rc1 b2 44.Rb1 Be6 45.Nxg7 Bc8 46.Rc7 Red8 47.Kh2 Bd7 48.Nxh5 Ke7 49.Rb7 Rh8 50.Nf4 Rxh4+ 51.Kg3 Rh7 52.R7xb2 Rg7+ 53.Kh2 Rh7+ 54.Kg1 Rxb2 55.Rxb2 Kd6 56.Kf2 Ke5 57.Ke3 Rh1 58.Nd3+ Kd6 59.Rb6+ Ke7 60.Nf4 Rh6 61.g4 Kf7 62.g5 1-0 [Event "Crocus City Stars Blitz"] [Site "Krasnogorsk RUS"] [Date "2022.10.05"] [Round "11.5"] [White "Inarkiev,E"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2661"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D02"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bf4 c5 4.e3 Nc6 5.Nbd2 Bg4 6.c3 e6 7.Bb5 Bd6 8.h3 Bxf3 9.Nxf3 O-O 10.O-O Bxf4 11.exf4 Qb6 12.a4 cxd4 13.cxd4 Rfc8 14.Qd2 Ne4 15.Qe3 Ne7 16.Qe2 Nf5 17.a5 Qd6 18.g3 g6 19.Kg2 Nexg3 20.fxg3 Rc2 21.Rf2 Rxe2 22.Rxe2 Qb4 23.Bd3 Nxd4 24.Nxd4 Qxd4 25.Rd1 Qa4 26.Rc2 Qxa5 27.Rdc1 Kg7 28.Be2 Qb4 29.Bf3 h5 30.h4 a5 31.Ra1 a4 32.Ra3 b5 33.Rac3 a3 34.bxa3 Rxa3 35.Rc7 Qb3 36.Rf2 Ra2 37.f5 exf5 38.Rd7 Rxf2+ 39.Kxf2 Qc2+ 40.Kg1 Qc6 41.Rxd5 b4 42.Kg2 b3 43.Rd2 Qc2 0-1 [Event "Crocus City Stars Blitz"] [Site "Krasnogorsk RUS"] [Date "2022.10.05"] [Round "12.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Karjakin,Sergey"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2747"] [ECO "C50"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.d3 Nf6 5.O-O O-O 6.h3 d6 7.c3 a5 8.Re1 h6 9.Nbd2 Be6 10.a4 Bxc4 11.Nxc4 Re8 12.Qb3 Qd7 13.Qb5 Nd8 14.Qxd7 Nxd7 15.g3 Ne6 16.Kg2 h5 17.Rd1 g6 18.d4 exd4 19.cxd4 Bb4 20.Ne3 Nf6 21.e5 dxe5 22.dxe5 Ne4 23.Nd5 c6 24.Nb6 Rad8 25.Be3 N4c5 26.h4 Nd3 27.Nc4 b5 28.axb5 cxb5 29.Nxa5 Nxb2 30.Rxd8 Nxd8 31.Nb3 Ne6 32.Nfd4 Bc3 33.Nxe6 Rxe6 34.Ra8+ Kg7 35.f4 Nc4 36.Bc5 f6 37.Ra7+ Kg8 38.Ra8+ Kg7 39.Ra7+ Kg8 40.Ra8+ Kf7 41.Ra7+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Crocus City Stars Blitz"] [Site "Krasnogorsk RUS"] [Date "2022.10.05"] [Round "13.4"] [White "Vallejo Pons,F"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2716"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C46"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.g3 Bc5 5.Bg2 d6 6.d3 a5 7.O-O h6 8.h3 Be6 9.Kh2 Qd7 10.Nd2 g5 11.Nd5 Bxd5 12.exd5 Ne7 13.c4 Nf5 14.Qf3 Ng8 15.Ne4 Bd4 16.Rb1 Nfe7 17.Qh5 Qf5 18.Qe2 Qg6 19.Bf3 Nf6 20.Be3 Nf5 21.Nxf6+ Qxf6 22.Be4 Ne7 23.Bxd4 exd4 24.f4 O-O 25.Qh5 Qg7 26.fxg5 Qxg5 27.Qg4 Rae8 28.Rf6 Qxg4 29.hxg4 Kg7 30.Rbf1 Ng8 31.R6f4 Re5 32.Kg2 Ne7 33.b3 c5 34.a3 Ng8 35.R1f2 Re7 36.Rf1 Ra8 37.a4 Ra6 38.R1f2 Rb6 39.Rb2 Nf6 40.Kf3 Rb4 41.Rb1 Nd7 42.Kg2 Nb6 43.Rff1 Nd7 44.Rf4 Ne5 45.Rb2 Re8 46.Kf1 Ra8 47.Kg1 0-1 [Event "Crocus City Stars Blitz"] [Site "Krasnogorsk RUS"] [Date "2022.10.05"] [Round "14.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Radjabov,T"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2747"] [ECO "A48"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bg5 d6 4.Nbd2 Bg7 5.e4 Nc6 6.c3 h6 7.Bxf6 Bxf6 8.Bb5 O-O 9.Qe2 Bg7 10.O-O-O a6 11.Bxc6 bxc6 12.h4 Bg4 13.Nf1 c5 14.Ne3 Be6 15.d5 Bd7 16.h5 g5 17.Nf5 Bxf5 18.exf5 Qd7 19.Qe4 Rab8 20.Rhe1 Qb5 21.Qc2 Qa5 22.a4 Bf6 23.Nd2 c4 24.Nxc4 Qc5 25.Re4 Rb7 26.b4 Qa7 27.Na5 Rb6 28.Nc6 Rxc6 29.dxc6 a5 30.b5 Qc5 31.Kb2 Rb8 32.Qd3 Qxc6 33.Rde1 Qc5 34.Rc4 Qxf2+ 35.Re2 Qa7 36.Rc6 Kg7 37.Qc4 Rb7 38.Ka2 Qb8 39.Ra6 Qc8 40.Qc6 Rb8 41.g4 Be5 42.Ra7 Qg8 43.Qxc7 Re8 44.Rxe5 dxe5 45.Qxe5+ f6+ 46.Qe6 Qxe6+ 47.fxe6 f5 48.gxf5 g4 49.Rd7 Kf6 50.c4 Kxf5 51.c5 g3 52.b6 Kxe6 53.Rd2 Rb8 54.Kb3 Kf5 55.Kc4 e5 56.Kb5 e4 57.c6 e3 58.Rg2 Kf4 59.c7 Re8 60.b7 e2 61.b8=Q e1=Q 62.c8=Q+ Re5+ 63.Qxe5+ Qxe5+ 64.Qc5 Qe8+ 65.Qc6 Qe5+ 66.Ka6 Kg4 67.Qg6+ Kh3 68.Qxg3+ 1-0 [Event "Crocus City Stars Blitz"] [Site "Krasnogorsk RUS"] [Date "2022.10.05"] [Round "15.3"] [White "Morozevich,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2659"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A01"] 1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.e3 Nf6 4.Bb5 Bd6 5.Na3 Be7 6.Ne2 O-O 7.O-O d5 8.Bxc6 bxc6 9.Qc1 Nd7 10.d4 e4 11.c4 a5 12.Nb1 Ba6 13.Nd2 Nb6 14.Re1 a4 15.Nc3 Bxc4 16.bxc4 a3 17.c5 axb2 18.Qxb2 Na4 19.Nxa4 Rxa4 20.Qb7 Qd7 21.Reb1 Rfa8 22.a3 h5 23.Qb3 Bf6 24.Nf1 h4 25.h3 g6 26.Ra2 Qf5 27.Qc3 Rc4 28.Qd2 Ra7 29.Rb4 Rxb4 30.Qxb4 Kg7 31.a4 Qc8 32.a5 Qa6 33.Qa4 Rb7 34.Ra1 Rb2 35.Qa3 Qe2 0-1 [Event "Crocus City Stars Blitz"] [Site "Krasnogorsk RUS"] [Date "2022.10.05"] [Round "16.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Artemiev,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2701"] [ECO "A05"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.O-O d5 5.d4 Nbd7 6.a4 a5 7.Nc3 O-O 8.Bf4 c6 9.Qc1 Re8 10.Rd1 Nb6 11.Ne5 Bf5 12.h3 Qc8 13.Kh2 Nfd7 14.Nxd7 Nxd7 15.e4 dxe4 16.Nxe4 Bxe4 17.Bxe4 e5 18.dxe5 Nxe5 19.Re1 Qe6 20.Bg2 Qf5 21.Ra3 Nc4 22.Rb3 g5 23.Be3 Nxe3 24.Rbxe3 Rxe3 25.Qxe3 Qxc2 26.Be4 Qxa4 27.Qxg5 Qd4 28.Re2 h6 29.Qf5 Re8 30.Bd5 Rxe2 31.Qxf7+ Kh7 32.Qf5+ Kh8 33.Qc8+ Kh7 34.Qf5+ Kh8 35.Qc8+ Kh7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Crocus City Stars Blitz"] [Site "Krasnogorsk RUS"] [Date "2022.10.05"] [Round "17.2"] [White "Lagno,Kateryna"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2563"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B90"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e5 7.Nf3 Be7 8.Nd2 b5 9.a4 b4 10.Nd5 Nxd5 11.exd5 O-O 12.Nc4 Nd7 13.a5 Rb8 14.Ra4 f5 15.Be2 e4 16.Bd2 f4 17.Rxb4 Rb5 18.Bc3 Nc5 19.Rxb5 axb5 20.Nb6 f3 21.gxf3 Bf6 22.Rg1 exf3 23.Bxf3 Bf5 24.Rg3 Be4 25.Bg4 Bxc3+ 26.bxc3 Qf6 27.Qd2 Kh8 28.Re3 Qh4 29.h3 h5 30.Nd7 hxg4 31.Nxf8 gxh3 32.Qd4 h2 33.Ng6+ Kg8 34.Nxh4 h1=Q+ 35.Ke2 Qxh4 36.a6 Qh5+ 37.Ke1 Bxd5 38.a7 Kh7 39.Qf4 Qh1+ 40.Ke2 Bc4+ 41.Kd2 Bd5 42.Qf5+ 1-0 [Event "Crocus City Stars Blitz"] [Site "Krasnogorsk RUS"] [Date "2022.10.05"] [Round "18.5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Goryachkina,A"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2584"] [ECO "D02"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c3 g6 4.Bf4 Bg7 5.e3 O-O 6.Nbd2 Nbd7 7.h3 Re8 8.Bh2 c6 9.Bd3 b6 10.O-O Bb7 11.a4 a5 12.Qb1 e6 13.b4 Qe7 14.Rc1 Bf8 15.bxa5 Rxa5 16.c4 Rea8 17.cxd5 exd5 18.Bc2 c5 19.dxc5 Rxc5 20.Nb3 Rcc8 21.Nbd4 Qb4 22.Ra2 Qxb1 23.Rxb1 Ba6 24.Rab2 Bc4 25.Ra1 Ne4 26.Ne5 Nxe5 27.Bxe5 Bc5 28.g4 f6 29.Bf4 Kf7 30.Kg2 Nc3 31.a5 b5 32.Nb3 Be7 33.Nd2 b4 34.Nxc4 dxc4 35.a6 b3 36.Bxb3 cxb3 37.Rxb3 Nd5 38.Bg3 Nb4 39.a7 Rc6 40.Bb8 Ra6 41.Rxa6 Nxa6 42.Rb7 Nc5 43.Rc7 Ke6 44.f4 f5 45.g5 Ne4 46.Kf3 Bd6 47.Rc8 Be7 48.Rh8 Nc5 49.h4 Nd7 50.h5 gxh5 51.Kg3 Bc5 52.Rxh7 Bxa7 53.Rh6+ Kf7 54.Bxa7 Rxa7 55.Rxh5 Nf8 56.Rh8 Ra3 57.Kf3 Rb3 58.Rh1 Kg7 59.Rd1 Rb5 60.Rd6 Ng6 61.Rd7+ Kg8 62.Ke2 Rb3 63.Kd2 Ra3 64.Rd5 Nh4 65.Rd8+ Kg7 66.Rd7+ Kg8 67.Re7 Rb3 68.Kc2 Ra3 69.Kb2 Rd3 70.Kc2 Ra3 71.Kb2 Rd3 72.Kc2 Ra3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Airthings Play-In Match"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.02.03"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Gukesh,D"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2718"] [ECO "A36"] 1.c4 c5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.Nc3 Nc6 5.d3 Nf6 6.a3 O-O 7.Rb1 e6 8.h4 h6 9.h5 g5 10.f4 gxf4 11.Bxc6 dxc6 12.gxf4 Ng4 13.e4 f5 14.e5 Qd4 15.Nce2 Qf2+ 16.Kd2 Ne3 17.Qe1 Nxc4+ 18.Kd1 Qxe1+ 19.Kxe1 Nb6 20.Be3 Rd8 21.Rd1 Bf8 22.Nf3 Nd5 23.Rg1+ Kh7 24.Bf2 Be7 25.Nh4 Bd7 26.Ng6 Rg8 27.Nc3 Rae8 28.Ke2 b6 29.Kf3 Bd8 30.Rg2 Bc8 31.Rdg1 Ba6 32.Ke2 Bc7 33.Bh4 Bd8 34.Bf2 Ne7 35.b4 c4 36.d4 Nxg6 37.hxg6+ Kg7 38.b5 Bxb5 39.d5 exd5 40.Bd4 Re6 41.Kd2 Ba6 42.Ne2 c5 43.Ke3 Rf8 44.Ng3 cxd4+ 45.Kxd4 Bb7 46.Nh5+ Kg8 47.g7 Rfe8 48.Rg6 Be7 49.Nf6+ Rxf6 50.exf6 Bc5+ 51.Kc3 Bxg1 52.Rxh6 Kf7 53.Rh8 Rg8 0-1 [Event "Airthings Play-In Match"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.02.03"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Gukesh,D"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2718"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "E11"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Nbd2 b6 5.g3 Bb7 6.Bg2 O-O 7.O-O Be7 8.b3 c5 9.Bb2 cxd4 10.Bxd4 d6 11.Qc2 Nbd7 12.Rfd1 Qc7 13.Rac1 Rac8 14.Qb1 Qb8 15.h3 h6 16.Ne1 Nc5 17.Bxb7 Qxb7 18.Ng2 Rfd8 19.Ne3 Nce4 20.Ng4 e5 21.Bb2 Ng5 22.Nxf6+ Bxf6 23.Qf5 Be7 24.Kh2 g6 25.Qd3 d5 26.h4 Nh7 27.cxd5 Rxc1 28.Rxc1 Rxd5 29.Qf3 Qd7 30.Nc4 Nf6 31.Ne3 Ra5 32.a4 h5 33.b4 Rxa4 34.Bxe5 Qe6 35.Bb2 Ra2 36.Rc6 Rxb2 37.Rxe6 fxe6 38.Qb7 Kf8 39.Qxa7 Rxb4 40.Kg2 Bc5 41.Qa2 Re4 42.Nc4 Nd5 43.e3 b5 44.Qa8+ Kg7 45.Qb7+ Be7 46.Qxb5 g5 47.hxg5 Bxg5 48.Nd6 Re5 49.Qb2 1-0 [Event "Airthings Masters Play-In"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.02.03"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Nesterov,Arseniy"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2568"] [ECO "A14"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 e6 4.O-O Be7 5.c4 O-O 6.cxd5 exd5 7.b3 c5 8.d4 Nc6 9.Nc3 a6 10.Bb2 Bg4 11.dxc5 Bxc5 12.Rc1 Ba7 13.h3 Be6 14.e3 Rc8 15.Ne2 Ne4 16.Nf4 Qd6 17.Qe2 Rfd8 18.Rfd1 Qe7 19.Kh2 h6 20.Nh5 g6 21.Nf4 g5 22.Nh5 Bf5 23.Nd2 Ne5 24.Rxc8 Rxc8 25.Nxe4 dxe4 26.Bxe5 Qxe5 27.Rd5 Qe6 28.Qb2 f6 29.Qxf6 1-0 [Event "Airthings Masters Play-In"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.02.03"] [Round "2"] [White "Suleymanli,Aydin"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2552"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A13"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 Bb4 3.e4 c5 4.a3 Ba5 5.f4 Nc6 6.Nf3 Nge7 7.g3 d5 8.Bg2 dxc4 9.Qa4 O-O 10.Qxc4 b5 11.Qxb5 Nd4 12.Nxd4 cxd4 13.Ne2 d3 14.Nc3 Bb6 15.b3 a5 16.Bb2 Ba6 17.Qa4 Rc8 18.b4 Bc4 19.bxa5 Ba7 20.Rc1 Ba6 21.Bf3 Ng6 22.Na2 Rxc1+ 23.Nxc1 Nxf4 24.Qc6 Qb8 25.Qxa6 Qxb2 26.Qc4 Be3 27.Nb3 Qb1+ 28.Nc1 Ng6 29.Bd1 Qb2 30.Nb3 Ne5 31.Qc3 Qxc3 32.dxc3 Rc8 33.Rf1 Rxc3 34.Rf4 g5 35.Rf1 Kg7 36.h4 h6 37.hxg5 hxg5 38.Rh1 g4 39.Kf1 Nc4 40.Kg2 Ba7 41.Kh2 Ne3 42.Nd2 Rxa3 43.Bb3 Rxa5 0-1 [Event "Airthings Masters Play-In"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.02.03"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Alekseenko,K"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2686"] [ECO "A20"] 1.c4 e5 2.d3 Nc6 3.Nf3 g6 4.Nc3 Bg7 5.g3 d6 6.Bg2 Nge7 7.O-O O-O 8.Rb1 a5 9.a3 Nd4 10.b4 axb4 11.axb4 Bg4 12.Nd2 Qc8 13.Re1 c6 14.b5 h6 15.bxc6 bxc6 16.Nb3 Qd7 17.Bd2 Kh7 18.Nxd4 exd4 19.Na4 Rab8 20.c5 Nd5 21.Nb6 Qc7 22.Nxd5 cxd5 23.h3 Be6 24.cxd6 Qxd6 25.Qa4 Ra8 26.Bf4 Rxa4 27.Bxd6 Rd8 28.Bc7 Rc8 29.Rec1 h5 30.Bd6 Rc3 31.Bf4 Ra2 32.Kf1 Bh6 33.Bxh6 Kxh6 34.Re1 Ra4 35.Rb2 Kg7 36.Reb1 Kf6 37.f4 g5 38.fxg5+ Kxg5 39.Rb4 Rxb4 40.Rxb4 h4 41.Kf2 hxg3+ 42.Kxg3 Rc2 43.Bf3 Kf6 44.Rxd4 Ke5 45.Ra4 d4 46.Ra5+ Kd6 47.h4 Rc8 48.Kf4 Rg8 49.Ra6+ Ke7 50.h5 Kf6 51.Rd6 Rg1 52.Rxd4 Kg7 53.Rd6 Re1 54.d4 Bc4 55.h6+ Kg8 56.Be4 Kf8 1-0 [Event "Airthings Masters Play-In"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.02.03"] [Round "4"] [White "Salem,AR"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2677"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "E25"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.a3 Bxc3+ 5.bxc3 c5 6.f3 d5 7.cxd5 exd5 8.e3 Qc7 9.Bd3 Nc6 10.Ne2 O-O 11.O-O Re8 12.g4 h6 13.Ra2 Na5 14.Ng3 cxd4 15.cxd4 Nc4 16.Re2 b5 17.Qe1 a5 18.h4 Ra6 19.g5 Bh3 20.gxf6 Bxf1 21.Kxf1 Rxf6 22.Kg2 Rc6 23.f4 Qe7 24.Nf5 Qf6 25.Kh2 Re4 26.Bxe4 dxe4 27.d5 Rc5 28.Ng3 Qxh4+ 29.Kg1 Rxd5 30.Nxe4 Qg4+ 31.Ng3 Qd7 32.Qf2 b4 33.axb4 axb4 34.Rc2 Rd1+ 35.Kh2 Nd6 36.Bb2 Nf5 37.Nxf5 Qxf5 38.Qg2 Qh5+ 39.Qh3 Rh1+ 0-1 [Event "Airthings Masters Play-In"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.02.03"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Caruana,F"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2766"] [ECO "A15"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.g3 Nc6 4.Bg2 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.d4 cxd4 7.Nxd4 Ndb4 8.a3 Qxd4 9.axb4 Qxd1+ 10.Kxd1 e5 11.b5 Nd4 12.Be3 Bc5 13.Nd2 O-O 14.Ne4 Bb6 15.Bxd4 Rd8 16.Kc2 exd4 17.Kd2 Be6 18.Rhc1 Rd5 19.b4 Rxb5 20.Nc5 Rxb4 21.Nxe6 fxe6 22.Bxb7 Rf8 23.Rc8 d3 24.Rxf8+ Kxf8 25.Kxd3 Bxf2 26.Ba6 Ke7 27.Bc4 Bb6 28.Kc3 a5 29.Ra3 Rb1 30.Rb3 Rc1+ 31.Kd3 Rd1+ 32.Kc2 Rd6 33.Rd3 Rc6 34.Kb3 Rc5 35.Rc3 Rh5 36.h4 Bd4 37.Rd3 Bc5 38.Ka4 Bf2 39.Rf3 Bd4 40.Rf4 Be5 41.Rg4 Rf5 42.Bd3 Rf1 43.Kxa5 g6 44.h5 gxh5 45.Rg5 Bc7+ 46.Kb5 Rg1 47.Rxh5 Rxg3 48.Kc6 Bf4 49.Rxh7+ Kf6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Airthings Masters Play-In"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.02.03"] [Round "6"] [White "Nepomniachtchi,I"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2793"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C34"] 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 d6 4.Bc4 h6 5.h4 Nf6 6.Nc3 Be7 7.d4 Nh5 8.Nd5 Bg4 9.Qd3 Nc6 10.Nxf4 Nxf4 11.Bxf4 Bxf3 12.gxf3 Bxh4+ 13.Ke2 Qf6 14.Be3 Bg5 15.Bf2 O-O-O 16.Bb5 Ne7 17.Raf1 d5 18.e5 Qb6 19.Bg3 g6 20.f4 Nf5 21.fxg5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Airthings Masters Play-In"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.02.03"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Gukesh,D"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2718"] [ECO "A37"] 1.c4 c5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.Nc3 Nc6 5.Nf3 e6 6.b3 Nge7 7.Ba3 b6 8.d4 O-O 9.O-O d5 10.cxd5 exd5 11.Rc1 Nxd4 12.Nxd4 Bxd4 13.b4 Ba6 14.bxc5 Bxc5 15.Bb2 Rc8 16.Nxd5 Nxd5 17.Bxd5 Qg5 18.Qb3 Bxe2 19.Rfe1 Qd2 20.Bc3 Qd3 21.Qc2 Qxc2 22.Rxc2 Bd3 23.Rd2 Bf5 24.Bf6 Bb4 25.Ree2 Bxd2 26.Rxd2 Rc2 27.Rd1 Rfc8 28.Kg2 b5 29.Rd4 Be6 30.Bxe6 fxe6 31.Rd7 R2c7 32.Rd6 Kf7 33.Be5 Rb7 34.h4 b4 35.Ra6 Rc5 36.f4 h5 37.Kh3 Rd7 38.Bd6 Rc4 39.Be5 Rc2 40.Bd6 Kg8 0-1 [Event "Airthings Masters Play-In"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.02.03"] [Round "8"] [White "Dubov,Daniil"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2708"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "E11"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 Bb4+ 4.Nbd2 b6 5.g3 Bb7 6.Bg2 O-O 7.O-O Be7 8.b3 c5 9.dxc5 bxc5 10.Bb2 d6 11.Ng5 Bxg2 12.Kxg2 Nc6 13.e3 h6 14.Ngf3 a5 15.Rb1 a4 16.bxa4 Ra6 17.a3 Qa8 18.Qc2 Rxa4 19.Rfd1 Ne5 20.h3 Rd8 21.Re1 Rxc4 22.Nxc4 Nxf3 23.e4 Nxe1+ 24.Rxe1 Nxe4 25.Qxe4 d5 26.Qg4 dxc4+ 27.Kg1 Bf8 28.Qxc4 Qf3 29.Qc2 h5 30.h4 c4 31.Qe2 Qb3 32.Rc1 Rd3 33.Qc2 Qb6 34.Be5 Rd5 35.Bf4 Bxa3 36.Rb1 Rb5 37.Ra1 Bc5 38.Ra8+ Bf8 39.Qxc4 Rb1+ 40.Bc1 Qb7 41.Rc8 Qe7 42.Kg2 Qb7+ 43.Qc6 Qxc6+ 44.Rxc6 f6 45.Be3 e5 46.Rc8 Rb5 47.Rc7 Kh7 48.Rf7 Bb4 49.Rd7 Kg6 50.Rc7 Bd6 51.Rd7 Ba3 52.Ra7 Bb2 53.Rd7 Bc3 54.Kf3 Bb4 55.Kg2 Bf8 56.Kf3 Kf5 57.Rf7 e4+ 58.Kg2 Rb8 59.Ra7 Re8 60.Ra5+ Kg6 61.Rd5 Bb4 62.Rb5 Bd6 63.Rd5 Be5 64.Bd4 Bxd4 65.Rxd4 Kf5 66.Rd5+ Re5 67.Rd7 g6 68.Rb7 Ra5 69.Rb6 Ra2 70.Kg1 g5 71.hxg5 fxg5 72.Rb5+ Kg4 73.Re5 Kh3 74.Kf1 Ra1+ 75.Ke2 Kg4 76.Rxe4+ Kf5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Airthings Masters Play-In"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.02.03"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Guseinov,G"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2661"] [ECO "A16"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 O-O 5.d3 d6 6.Nf3 e5 7.O-O Re8 8.e4 Bg4 9.h3 Bxf3 10.Qxf3 Nc6 11.Be3 Nd7 12.Qd1 Nd4 13.Bxd4 exd4 14.Ne2 a5 15.h4 Nc5 16.Qd2 c6 17.b3 Qd7 18.Kh2 f5 19.Bh3 Qe7 20.f3 d5 21.cxd5 cxd5 22.Nf4 dxe4 23.fxe4 fxe4 24.dxe4 Nxe4 25.Qd3 Nc5 26.Qb5 Qd6 27.Rae1 Rxe1 28.Rxe1 Be5 29.Qc4+ Kh8 30.Kh1 Bxf4 31.gxf4 Rf8 32.Re5 b6 33.Rd5 Qxf4 34.Qxd4+ Qxd4 35.Rxd4 Rf2 36.b4 axb4 37.Rxb4 Rxa2 38.Rxb6 Ra4 39.h5 Rh4 40.hxg6 Rxh3+ 41.Kg2 Rh6 42.Rb8+ Kg7 43.gxh7 Kxh7 44.Rc8 Ne6 45.Kf3 Kg6 46.Ra8 Kf6 47.Ra6 Rh3+ 48.Ke4 Rb3 49.Kd5 Rb5+ 50.Ke4 Re5+ 51.Kd3 Kf5 52.Ra8 Nf4+ 53.Kc4 Ke4 54.Rh8 Re7 55.Kc5 Ke5 56.Kc6 Re6+ 57.Kc5 Rg6 58.Re8+ Ne6+ 59.Kc6 Rg7 60.Rc8 Re7 61.Rh8 Rc7+ 62.Kb6 Rc1 63.Kb5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Airthings Masters Div 2 W"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.02.06"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Salem,AR"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2677"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "E11"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Nbd2 b6 5.a3 Bxd2+ 6.Qxd2 O-O 7.e3 d5 8.Be2 dxc4 9.Bxc4 Bb7 10.Qe2 Nbd7 11.O-O c5 12.dxc5 Nxc5 13.Rd1 Qc7 14.h3 Rfd8 15.Bd2 Na4 16.Rdc1 Bxf3 17.Qxf3 Qe5 18.b3 Ne4 19.Be1 Nb2 20.Rab1 Nd3 21.Bxd3 Rxd3 22.Rc4 f5 23.Rbc1 Rad8 24.Rc7 Qb2 25.Qh5 Rf8 26.R1c2 Qa1 27.Rc1 Qxa3 28.Rxg7+ Kxg7 29.Rc7+ Kf6 30.f4 1-0 [Event "Airthings Masters Div 2 W"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.02.06"] [Round "1.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Salem,AR"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2677"] [ECO "A36"] 1.c4 c5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.Nc3 Nc6 5.d3 d6 6.Qd2 e6 7.b3 Nge7 8.Bb2 O-O 9.h4 h6 10.Nf3 Nf5 11.g4 Nfd4 12.e3 Nxf3+ 13.Bxf3 d5 14.g5 h5 15.O-O-O Bxc3 16.Qxc3 d4 17.exd4 Nxd4 18.Kb1 a5 19.Rhe1 a4 20.b4 a3 21.Ba1 Qb6 22.Kc1 Rd8 23.bxc5 Qxc5 24.Re4 e5 25.Rde1 Ra5 26.Bd1 Nc6 27.R4e3 Bf5 28.Bb3 Rd4 29.Qd2 Ra8 30.f4 Rxf4 31.Bxe5 Nxe5 32.Rxe5 Qd4 33.Rd5 Qa1+ 34.Kc2 Qb2+ 35.Kd1 Bg4+ 0-1 [Event "Airthings Masters Div 2 W"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.02.06"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Salem,AR"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2677"] [ECO "A05"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 c5 3.Bg2 d5 4.O-O e6 5.d4 cxd4 6.Nxd4 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.Nc3 Be7 9.f4 e4 10.f5 Bc8 11.Bg5 Nbd7 12.Kh1 Nb6 13.e3 h6 14.Bh4 O-O 15.Qe2 Bd7 16.Rad1 Qe8 17.g4 Rc8 18.Nd4 Rxc3 19.bxc3 Na4 20.Be1 Bd6 21.c4 Nb2 22.Rb1 Nxc4 23.Rxb7 Qc8 24.Rb3 Ba4 25.Rc3 Re8 26.Rg1 Nd7 27.Bf1 Nde5 28.g5 hxg5 29.Rxg5 Be7 30.Rg3 Bf6 31.Qh5 Qb7 32.Rh3 Kf8 33.Rb3 Bxb3 34.axb3 Nd6 35.Qd1 Kg8 36.Qh5 Kf8 37.Ba5 Rc8 38.c3 Ke7 39.Qd1 Nc6 40.Nxc6+ Qxc6 41.c4 dxc4 42.bxc4 Qc5 43.Be1 Nxf5 44.Qg4 Nd6 45.Rh5 Qxe3 46.Bg3 Rc5 47.Rxc5 Qxc5 48.Bh3 Kf8 49.Bf1 Be5 50.Qh5 f6 51.Qh8+ Kf7 52.Qh5+ Kf8 53.Qh8+ Kf7 54.Qh5+ Ke7 55.Qh7 Bxg3 56.Qxg7+ Nf7 57.Qxg3 a5 58.Qb3 Nd6 59.Qd1 f5 60.Qd2 Ke6 61.Qh6+ Kd7 62.Qg7+ Kc6 63.Qg8 Qb4 64.Qd5+ Kc7 65.c5 Nb7 66.Qf7+ Kc6 67.Qe6+ Kxc5 68.Qxf5+ Kd4 69.Qf6+ Ke3 70.Qg5+ Kd4 71.Qf6+ Kc5 72.Qe5+ Kb6 73.h4 a4 74.h5 a3 75.h6 Qb2 76.Qe6+ Kc5 77.h7 a2 78.Qc4+ Kb6 79.Qe6+ Kc5 80.Qc4+ Kd6 81.Qa6+ Kc5 82.Qc4+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Airthings Masters Div 2 L"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.02.07"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Ghosh,D"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2553"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "E11"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Bxd2+ 5.Qxd2 O-O 6.g3 d5 7.Bg2 c6 8.O-O Nbd7 9.Rc1 Qe7 10.Qe3 Re8 11.Ne5 Nxe5 12.dxe5 Ng4 13.Qf4 h5 14.h3 g5 15.Qd4 c5 16.Qd2 Nxe5 17.cxd5 exd5 18.Nc3 Be6 19.Nxd5 Bxd5 20.Qxd5 b6 21.Rd1 Rad8 22.Qe4 Qf6 23.Qa4 a5 24.Qb3 h4 25.g4 Rd4 26.e3 Rb4 27.Qc3 Rxb2 28.Qe1 c4 29.Be4 Nxg4 30.hxg4 Rxe4 31.Rd4 Qxd4 32.exd4 Rxe1+ 33.Rxe1 Rxa2 0-1 [Event "Airthings Masters Div 2 L"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.02.07"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Ghosh,D"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2553"] [ECO "D02"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.c4 e6 4.e3 b6 5.Nc3 Bb7 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Bb5+ c6 8.Bd3 Be7 9.O-O O-O 10.e4 dxe4 11.Nxe4 Nbd7 12.Ng3 c5 13.Nf5 cxd4 14.Nxe7+ Qxe7 15.Nxd4 Nc5 16.Nf5 Qc7 17.Bg5 Nfe4 18.Bxe4 Bxe4 19.Qd6 Qb7 20.Nxg7 Kxg7 21.Bh6+ Kg8 22.Qf6 Ne6 23.f3 Bg6 24.Bxf8 Rxf8 25.Rad1 Qc7 26.Kh1 Qc2 27.h4 h5 28.Rfe1 Ng7 29.Rd5 Kh7 30.Kh2 Qa4 31.a3 Rc8 32.Re7 Rc4 33.Kg3 Rc6 34.Qf4 Qc2 35.Kh2 Rc4 36.Qf6 Qf2 37.Kh3 Rc1 38.Kh2 Rc4 39.Kh3 Rc1 40.Kh2 Rc2 41.Qg5 Qxf3 42.Rd2 Rxd2 43.Qxd2 Qf6 44.Rxa7 Qxh4+ 45.Kg1 Ne6 46.Qf2 Qg5 47.Rd7 Nf4 48.Kh2 Ne6 49.Rd2 b5 50.Kg1 h4 51.Kh2 Kg7 52.Re2 Nf4 53.Rd2 Kh7 54.Rd4 Nxg2 55.Rb4 Ne3 56.Qxh4+ Qxh4+ 57.Rxh4+ Kg7 58.Rb4 Kf6 59.Rxb5 Ke6 60.a4 Kd6 61.a5 Kc6 62.Rb3 Nd5 63.a6 Nc7 64.a7 Be4 65.Rb8 Kd7 66.b4 Na8 67.b5 Kc7 68.Kg3 f5 69.Kf4 Nb6 70.Rxb6 Kxb6 71.a8=Q Bxa8 72.Kxf5 Kxb5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Airthings Masters Div 2 L"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.02.08"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Nepomniachtchi,I"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2793"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C07"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.Ngf3 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nc6 6.Bb5 Bd7 7.Nxc6 Bxc6 8.Bxc6+ bxc6 9.c4 Nf6 10.Qa4 Qc7 11.exd5 exd5 12.O-O Be7 13.cxd5 Nxd5 14.Nf3 O-O 15.Bd2 Bf6 16.Rab1 Rfe8 17.b3 Re6 18.Rbe1 Rae8 19.Rxe6 Rxe6 20.Rc1 Qd7 21.h3 h5 22.Qc4 g6 23.a4 Nb6 24.Qc2 Nd5 25.a5 Qb7 26.Qc4 a6 27.Nd4 Bxd4 28.Qxd4 Qxb3 29.Bh6 Nf6 30.Qc5 Qb8 31.Qb6 Qc8 32.Qa7 Qe8 33.Be3 Nd5 34.Rb1 Rd6 35.Bc5 Rd8 36.Qxa6 Ra8 37.Qc4 Rxa5 38.Bd4 Ra8 39.Rc1 Nf4 40.Be3 Nd5 41.Bd4 Nf4 42.Be3 Nd5 43.Bd4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Airthings Masters Div 2 L"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.02.08"] [Round "2.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi,I"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2793"] [ECO "D05"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.e3 d5 4.Bd3 b6 5.O-O Bb7 6.Nbd2 Bd6 7.c4 Nbd7 8.b3 O-O 9.Bb2 Ne4 10.Rc1 f5 11.cxd5 exd5 12.Ne5 Bxe5 13.dxe5 c5 14.f3 Ng5 15.Qc2 g6 16.Nc4 Qe7 17.Rcd1 Bc6 18.f4 Ne4 19.Bxe4 fxe4 20.Nd6 Rad8 21.b4 Ba8 22.bxc5 bxc5 23.Nxe4 dxe4 24.Qc4+ Kg7 25.Rxd7 Rxd7 26.e6+ Kh6 27.exd7 Qxd7 28.Qxc5 Rf5 29.Be5 Rf7 30.h3 Qd5 31.Qc8 Bb7 32.Qg4 Rf5 33.Qh4+ Rh5 34.Qe7 1-0 [Event "Airthings Masters Div 2 L"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.02.08"] [Round "3.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Bluebaum,M"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2663"] [ECO "D02"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 Nf6 4.e3 Bd6 5.Nc3 O-O 6.c5 Be7 7.b4 b6 8.Rb1 a5 9.a3 axb4 10.axb4 bxc5 11.bxc5 c6 12.Bd3 Nbd7 13.O-O e5 14.dxe5 Ng4 15.Nd4 Ndxe5 16.Be2 Qd7 17.f4 Nc4 18.Bxg4 Qxg4 19.Nxc6 Bxc5 20.Qxg4 Bxg4 21.Nxd5 Bd7 22.Nd4 Rfd8 23.Nc3 Re8 24.Rb7 Ra7 25.Rxa7 Bxa7 26.Kf2 Rc8 27.Rd1 Nxe3 28.Bxe3 Rxc3 29.Nf5 Rc7 30.Bxa7 Rxa7 31.Rd2 g6 32.Ne3 Be6 33.g3 h5 34.h4 Kg7 35.Rb2 Ra3 36.Rd2 Ra1 37.Rb2 Bd7 38.Rd2 Bc6 39.f5 Be4 40.fxg6 Kxg6 41.Rd6+ Kg7 42.g4 hxg4 43.Nxg4 f5 44.Nf6 Ba8 45.Nh5+ Kh7 46.Nf4 Be4 47.Rd7+ Kh6 48.Rd6+ Kg7 49.h5 Ra3 50.h6+ Kh7 51.Nh5 Rf3+ 52.Ke2 Ra3 53.Nf6+ Kxh6 54.Nxe4+ Kg7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Airthings Masters Div 2 L"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.02.08"] [Round "3.1"] [White "Bluebaum,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2663"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D35"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bf4 Bd6 6.Bxd6 Qxd6 7.e3 O-O 8.Bd3 Re8 9.Nge2 b6 10.Rc1 c5 11.b3 Nc6 12.O-O Ng4 13.Ng3 cxd4 14.Nb5 Qh6 15.h3 Nce5 16.exd4 Nxf2 17.Bxh7+ Qxh7 18.Rxf2 Nd3 19.Nc7 Nxf2 20.Kxf2 Qh4 21.Nxe8 Qf4+ 22.Kg1 Qxg3 23.Qe1 Qf4 24.Nc7 Rb8 25.Qe8+ Kh7 26.Rf1 Qxc7 27.Rxf7 Bf5 28.Rxc7 Rxe8 29.Rxa7 Re2 30.a4 Be4 31.Rb7 Rxg2+ 32.Kf1 Rg6 0-1 [Event "Airthings Masters Div 2 L"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.02.09"] [Round "4.3"] [White "Yakubboev,Nodirbek"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2630"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D10"] 1.c4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.Bf4 Nf6 5.e3 Nc6 6.Bd3 Bg4 7.f3 Bh5 8.Qb3 Qd7 9.Bb5 e6 10.Nd2 Rc8 11.Ne2 Bg6 12.Rc1 Be7 13.Kf2 O-O 14.Rc3 Nh5 15.Rhc1 f6 16.Bxc6 bxc6 17.Qa4 Be8 18.Nb3 g5 19.Bg3 e5 20.Nc5 Bxc5 21.Rxc5 Qe7 22.Qa3 Rc7 23.Qc3 Qe6 24.dxe5 Nxg3 25.Nxg3 fxe5 26.e4 Rcf7 27.h3 g4 28.hxg4 Qxg4 29.Qxe5 Rxf3+ 30.gxf3 Qxf3+ 31.Ke1 Bh5 32.Qg5+ Kh8 33.R5c2 Bg4 34.Qe5+ Kg8 35.Re2 d4 36.Rxc6 d3 37.Rc7 Rf6 38.Qg5+ 1-0 [Event "Airthings Masters Div 2 L"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.02.09"] [Round "4.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Yakubboev,Nodirbek"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2630"] [ECO "A49"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 O-O 5.O-O d6 6.Nc3 Bf5 7.Nh4 Bc8 8.e4 e5 9.dxe5 dxe5 10.Qxd8 Rxd8 11.Bg5 c6 12.f4 h6 13.Bxf6 Bxf6 14.Nf3 exf4 15.gxf4 Na6 16.a3 Bg4 17.Rfd1 Bxc3 18.bxc3 Nc5 19.Rd4 Ne6 20.Ne5 Nxd4 21.cxd4 Be6 22.c3 Kg7 23.Rb1 Rab8 24.Kf2 f6 25.Nd3 b6 26.Ke3 Bc4 27.Nb4 Rbc8 28.e5 Bd5 29.Bh3 Rc7 30.Rg1 fxe5 31.dxe5 Kf7 32.Rd1 a5 33.Nc2 Re8 34.Nd4 g5 35.Nf5 Kg6 36.Nd6 gxf4+ 37.Kd4 Rf8 38.c4 Bg8 39.Rg1+ Kh7 40.e6 f3 41.Ke5 f2 42.Rf1 Re7 43.Ne4 Kg7 44.Rxf2 Rxf2 45.Nxf2 b5 46.cxb5 cxb5 47.Nd3 Kf8 48.Kd6 Ra7 49.Nc5 Kg7 50.e7 Bf7 51.Bd7 b4 52.axb4 axb4 53.e8=Q Bxe8 54.Bxe8 Ra2 55.h4 Rh2 56.h5 Rh3 57.Bg6 b3 58.Kd5 b2 59.Na4 Rxh5+ 60.Ke6 Kxg6 61.Nxb2 Rb5 62.Nc4 Kg5 63.Ne5 Rxe5+ 0-1 [Event "Airthings Masters Div 2 L"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.02.09"] [Round "4.1"] [White "Yakubboev,Nodirbek"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2630"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C50"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.d3 a6 6.h3 d6 7.a4 h6 8.Be3 Bxe3 9.fxe3 Be6 10.Rf1 Bxc4 11.dxc4 Nd7 12.a5 Nc5 13.Kf2 O-O 14.Kg1 g6 15.Nd2 Kg7 16.Nd5 Ne7 17.Qf3 Nxd5 18.cxd5 Qg5 19.b4 Nd7 20.Qe2 Qh4 21.Rf3 Nf6 22.Qc4 Rac8 23.Raf1 Nh7 24.Kh2 Qe7 25.Qd3 h5 26.R3f2 Ng5 27.c4 c6 28.Nf3 Nxf3+ 29.Rxf3 cxd5 30.Qxd5 f6 31.Rd1 Qf7 32.Qxd6 Rxc4 33.Rdf1 Rc6 34.Qd2 Qc4 35.Rd1 Rf7 36.Rf2 Rc8 37.Rff1 Qxe4 38.Rc1 Rcf8 39.Rc5 g5 40.Rfc1 g4 41.R1c4 Qg6 42.Qf2 gxh3 43.gxh3 Kh7 44.Rc7 f5 45.Rxf7+ Rxf7 46.Rc1 Rg7 47.Qf3 h4 48.Kh1 Kh6 49.Rf1 Qg3 50.Qxg3 Rxg3 51.Rxf5 Rxh3+ 52.Kg2 Rxe3 53.Rf7 Rb3 54.Rxb7 Kg5 55.Rb6 Kg4 56.Rg6+ Kf4 57.Rf6+ Ke4 58.Rxa6 Rxb4 59.Kh3 Ke3 60.Re6 Kf4 61.a6 Ra4 62.Rf6+ Kg5 63.Re6 Ra3+ 64.Kg2 Kf5 65.Rh6 Kg4 66.Rg6+ Kf4 67.Rf6+ Kg5 68.Re6 h3+ 69.Kh2 Kf4 70.Rf6+ Kg4 71.Rg6+ Kf4 72.Rf6+ Ke4 73.Rh6 Kd4 74.Rd6+ Kc5 75.Re6 Kd5 76.Rf6 e4 77.Rh6 Kd4 78.Re6 Kd5 79.Rh6 Ke5 80.Rg6 e3 81.Rg3 Kf4 82.Rg6 e2 83.Re6 Kf3 84.Rf6+ Ke3 85.Re6+ Kf2 86.Rf6+ Ke1 87.Re6 Ra2 88.Kxh3 Kf1 89.Rf6+ Kg1 90.Rg6+ Kf2 91.Rf6+ Ke3 92.Re6+ Kf3 93.Rf6+ Ke4 94.Re6+ Kf5 95.Re7 Kf4 96.Rf7+ Ke3 97.Re7+ Kd2 98.Rd7+ Ke3 99.Re7+ Kf4 100.Re6 Rxa6 101.Rxa6 e1=Q 102.Rf6+ Kg5 103.Rf3 Qh1+ 104.Kg3 Qg1+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 21st Feb Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.02.21"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Womacka,M"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2409"] [ECO "A04"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.e3 Nf6 3.d4 e6 4.c4 d5 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bb5+ Nc6 7.O-O cxd4 8.exd4 Be7 9.Ne5 Qb6 10.Bxc6+ bxc6 11.Re1 O-O 12.Nc3 Bb4 13.Bd2 Bxc3 14.Bxc3 Ne4 15.Rc1 Nxc3 16.Rxc3 Qxb2 17.Rc2 Qa3 18.Nxc6 Be6 19.Re3 Qd6 20.Qc1 Rfe8 21.h3 Bf5 22.Rc5 h6 23.Re5 Rxe5 24.dxe5 Qd7 25.Nd4 Rc8 26.Rxc8+ Qxc8 27.Qxc8+ Bxc8 28.f4 Kf8 29.Kf2 Ke8 30.Ke3 Kd7 31.Nf5 g6 32.Nd6 Ba6 33.Nxf7 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 21st Feb Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.02.21"] [Round "2"] [White "Carrasco Miranda,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2285"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D30"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c6 4.g3 f5 5.Bg2 Bd6 6.O-O Nf6 7.Nc3 O-O 8.Qc2 a5 9.a3 Bd7 10.Rb1 Na6 11.Ne5 Be8 12.cxd5 cxd5 13.Bg5 h6 14.Bxf6 gxf6 15.Nd3 Rc8 16.Qd2 Kg7 17.Nf4 Bf7 18.Rfd1 Nc7 19.Qd3 Qe7 20.e3 Ne8 21.Rbc1 Rc6 22.h4 Bxf4 23.exf4 Nd6 24.Re1 Qd7 25.Kh2 Rfc8 26.Ne2 b5 27.b3 b4 28.a4 Ne4 29.Bxe4 dxe4 30.Qb5 Bh5 31.Rxc6 Qxc6 32.Rc1 Qxb5 33.axb5 Rb8 34.Rc7+ Kg6 35.Rc5 Bxe2 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 21st Feb Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.02.21"] [Round "2"] [White "Martinez Ramirez,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2415"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A30"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 b6 4.Bg2 Bb7 5.O-O c5 6.Nc3 Be7 7.Re1 Ne4 8.Qc2 Nxc3 9.dxc3 d6 10.e4 Nd7 11.Bf4 Qc7 12.Rad1 e5 13.Bg5 Bxg5 14.Nxg5 h6 15.Nf3 Nf6 16.Nd2 h5 17.h4 O-O-O 18.Nf1 Kb8 19.Ne3 Rhg8 20.Qc1 Nxe4 21.Nd5 Bxd5 22.Rxd5 Nf6 23.b4 Rge8 24.Qg5 Nxd5 25.Bxd5 g6 26.b5 Qe7 27.Qd2 f5 28.a4 e4 29.a5 bxa5 30.Ra1 Qc7 31.b6 axb6 32.Qb2 Ka7 33.Qb5 e3 34.f4 e2 35.Re1 Re3 36.Kf2 Rde8 37.Bf3 Rxf3+ 38.Kxf3 Qb7+ 39.Kf2 Qe4 40.Qd7+ Ka8 41.Qxd6 Qe3+ 42.Kg2 Qe6 43.Qc7 Rc8 44.Qe5 Qxe5 45.fxe5 Re8 46.Rxe2 Kb7 47.Kf3 Kc6 48.Kf4 Re6 49.Kg5 a4 50.Kh6 b5 51.Kg7 b4 52.Kf7 b3 53.Kxe6 a3 54.Kf7 b2 55.e6 b1=Q 56.e7 Qb7 57.Kf8 Qa8+ 58.e8=Q+ Qxe8+ 59.Kxe8 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 21st Feb Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.02.21"] [Round "3"] [White "Nilsen,Tobias Lang"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2258"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B41"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.c4 Nf6 6.Nc3 Qc7 7.a3 b6 8.Qd3 Bb7 9.Be2 d6 10.f4 Nbd7 11.b4 g6 12.Bb2 e5 13.Nf3 exf4 14.O-O Ne5 15.Nxe5 dxe5 16.Rae1 Bd6 17.Nd5 Bxd5 18.exd5 O-O 19.g3 Nd7 20.gxf4 exf4 21.Bf3 Rae8 22.Bd4 Be5 23.Bg4 f5 24.Bd1 Qd6 25.Bb3 Qf6 26.Bf2 Kg7 27.c5 bxc5 28.bxc5 f3 29.Qxf3 Bd4 30.c6 Ne5 31.Rxe5 Qxe5 32.Kg2 Bxf2 33.Rxf2 Qd4 34.Re2 Re4 35.Bc2 Rg4+ 36.Kh3 Rf4 37.Qe3 Rh4+ 38.Kg2 Qg4+ 39.Kf1 Rh3 40.Qe7+ Rf7 41.Qe5+ Kh6 42.Bd1 Rd3 43.Ke1 Qg1+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 21st Feb Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.02.21"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Manelyuk,Daniil"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2322"] [ECO "A04"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.b3 Nc6 3.Bb2 d6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nf6 6.Nxc6 bxc6 7.g3 e5 8.Bg2 Bb7 9.O-O Be7 10.c4 Nd7 11.Nc3 O-O 12.Qd2 Nc5 13.Rfd1 a5 14.Ne4 Nxe4 15.Bxe4 f5 16.Bg2 Qc7 17.Bc3 f4 18.Qd3 c5 19.Bxb7 Qxb7 20.f3 fxg3 21.hxg3 a4 22.Rab1 axb3 23.axb3 Ra3 24.Qc2 Qa7 25.Ra1 Rb8 26.Kg2 Rxa1 27.Rxa1 Qb7 28.Rh1 g6 29.Rb1 Bf8 30.b4 cxb4 31.Rxb4 Qc7 32.Rxb8 Qxb8 33.Qe4 Qa7 34.Qd5+ Qf7 35.Qc6 h5 36.Bd2 Qa7 37.Qd5+ Qf7 38.Qd3 Qf5 39.e4 Qe6 40.Bg5 Kf7 41.Qb3 Be7 42.Qb7 Ke8 43.Bxe7 Qxe7 44.Qd5 Kd7 45.c5 Kc7 46.cxd6+ Qxd6 47.Qf7+ Kc6 48.Qe8+ Kc5 49.Kh3 Kd4 50.Qa4+ Ke3 51.Qb3+ Qd3 52.Qb6+ Kxf3 53.Qf6+ Kxe4 54.Qxg6+ Kd4 55.Qd6+ Ke4 56.Qg6+ Kd4 57.Qd6+ Ke4 58.Qg6+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Titled Tue 21st Feb Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.02.21"] [Round "4"] [White "Babikov,I"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2239"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A05"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 b6 3.Bg2 Bb7 4.O-O c5 5.d4 cxd4 6.Nxd4 Bxg2 7.Kxg2 Qc8 8.b3 g6 9.Bb2 Bg7 10.Nd2 O-O 11.N2f3 Qb7 12.Kg1 b5 13.Qd3 a6 14.Rfe1 Nc6 15.e4 d6 16.Nxc6 Qxc6 17.e5 dxe5 18.Nxe5 Qc7 19.Rac1 Ng4 20.Nxg4 Bxb2 21.Rb1 Bg7 22.Rbc1 b4 23.Ne3 e6 24.Qc4 Qb7 25.Red1 Rac8 26.Qf4 Rc3 27.Nc4 Rf3 28.Qd6 h5 29.Qd7 Qa8 30.h4 Bc3 31.Qd6 Rf5 32.Qd3 Rd5 33.Qe2 Qc6 34.Rxd5 exd5 35.Ne3 Re8 36.Qd3 d4 37.Nc4 Re4 38.Na5 Qe6 39.Nc4 g5 40.hxg5 h4 41.Kg2 hxg3 42.Rh1 gxf2 43.Kxf2 Rf4+ 44.Kg2 Qg4+ 45.Qg3 Qe2+ 46.Kh3 Rf3 47.Rg1 Rxg3+ 48.Rxg3 Qxc2 49.g6 fxg6 50.Ne5 Kg7 51.Nxg6 Qf5+ 52.Kh4 Qxg6 53.Rxg6+ Kxg6 54.Kg3 d3 55.Kf2 Kf5 56.Ke3 d2 57.Kd3 Kf4 58.Kc4 d1=Q 59.a4 bxa3 60.b4 a2 61.b5 axb5+ 62.Kc5 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 21st Feb Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.02.21"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Golubev,M"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2461"] [ECO "A04"] 1.Nf3 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.O-O O-O 6.Re1 Nbd7 7.e4 e5 8.Nc3 Re8 9.h3 b6 10.d5 a5 11.Bg5 h6 12.Be3 Nc5 13.Nd2 Nfd7 14.a3 a4 15.b4 axb3 16.cxb3 f5 17.exf5 gxf5 18.Qc2 Rf8 19.f4 e4 20.Bf1 Qf6 21.Nb5 Qg6 22.Kh2 Nf6 23.Bc4 Nh5 24.Nf1 Bxa1 25.Rxa1 Rf7 26.b4 Nd3 27.Nd4 Rg7 28.Bxd3 exd3 29.Qg2 Bb7 30.Bd2 Re8 31.Re1 Rxe1 32.Bxe1 Qf7 33.Ne3 Nxf4 34.Qf3 Nxd5 35.Nexf5 Ne7 36.Nxh6+ Kf8 37.Ne6+ Ke8 38.Qxf7+ Rxf7 39.Nxc7+ Kd7 40.Nxf7 Kxc7 41.g4 Nc6 42.Ng5 Nd4 43.Kg3 Kd7 44.h4 Ne6 45.Nxe6 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 21st Feb Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.02.21"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Fernandez Siles,L"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2220"] [ECO "A16"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 O-O 5.d3 d6 6.Nf3 c5 7.O-O Nc6 8.a3 Rb8 9.Bg5 b6 10.Qd2 Bb7 11.b4 Nd4 12.Nxd4 Bxg2 13.Kxg2 cxd4 14.Nb5 Qd7 15.Nxd4 Ng4 16.Be3 f5 17.Rac1 e5 18.Nf3 Rbe8 19.h3 Nxe3+ 20.Qxe3 e4 21.dxe4 Rxe4 22.Qd3 Rfe8 23.e3 Qc6 24.Rc2 g5 25.Qd5+ Qxd5 26.cxd5 g4 27.hxg4 fxg4 28.Ng5 R4e5 29.Ne6 Rxd5 30.Nxg7 Kxg7 31.Rc7+ Kg6 32.Rxa7 Rd2 33.Kg1 h5 34.Rc1 Rf8 35.Rcc7 Rfxf2 36.Rg7+ Kh6 37.Rh7+ Kg6 38.Rag7+ Kf6 39.Rf7+ Kg6 40.Rxf2 Rd1+ 41.Rf1 Rxf1+ 42.Kxf1 Kxh7 43.a4 Kg6 44.a5 bxa5 45.bxa5 Kf5 46.a6 Ke4 47.a7 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 21st Feb Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.02.21"] [Round "6"] [White "Solon,N"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2306"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A05"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 b5 3.Bg2 Bb7 4.Na3 b4 5.Nc4 a5 6.O-O e6 7.b3 Be7 8.Bb2 O-O 9.a4 d5 10.Nce5 c5 11.e3 Nbd7 12.d3 Nb6 13.Qe2 Ne8 14.Nd2 f6 15.Nef3 Nd6 16.Rfe1 e5 17.e4 c4 18.dxc4 dxc4 19.c3 cxb3 20.Nxb3 Ndc4 21.cxb4 Bxb4 22.Red1 Qe8 23.Rac1 Ba6 24.Qc2 Nxa4 25.Ba1 Kh8 26.Bf1 Nab6 27.Nh4 a4 28.Bxc4 Nxc4 29.Nd2 Nxd2 30.Rxd2 Rc8 31.Qd1 Bxd2 32.Qxd2 Rxc1+ 33.Qxc1 Qb5 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 21st Feb Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.02.21"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Padmini,R"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2389"] [ECO "A28"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.d3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e3 Be7 7.Be2 O-O 8.O-O Be6 9.a3 a5 10.Bd2 Nb6 11.Rc1 a4 12.Ne4 Bb3 13.Qe1 f6 14.Bc3 Nd7 15.Bd1 Bf7 16.Bc2 Nb6 17.Qd1 Qd7 18.d4 exd4 19.Nxd4 Na5 20.Qf3 Nd5 21.Nf5 Nxc3 22.Qg4 Ne2+ 23.Kh1 Bg6 24.Nh6+ gxh6 25.Qxd7 Nxc1 26.Qxe7 Ncb3 27.Nxf6+ Rxf6 28.Bxb3+ Nxb3 29.Qxf6 Rf8 30.Qc3 Rf7 31.Rd1 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 21st Feb Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.02.21"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Bryakin,M"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2468"] [ECO "E17"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 b6 3.d4 Bb7 4.c4 e6 5.Bg2 Be7 6.O-O O-O 7.h4 c5 8.d5 exd5 9.Nh2 Bd6 10.Nc3 Nc6 11.Nxd5 Nxd5 12.Bxd5 Qc7 13.Nf3 Rad8 14.Kg2 Be7 15.Bf4 d6 16.a3 Bc8 17.Qc2 Ne5 18.Rad1 h6 19.Rd2 Bg4 20.Rfd1 Bf6 21.Bxe5 Bxf3+ 22.Kxf3 dxe5 23.e3 Kh8 24.Qf5 Qe7 25.h5 Qd7 26.Qxd7 Rxd7 27.Be4 Rxd2 28.Rxd2 Rd8 29.Bd5 Kg8 30.Ke4 Kf8 31.b4 Be7 32.b5 Bf6 33.a4 Rd7 34.a5 bxa5 35.Ra2 Bd8 36.Kxe5 Bc7+ 37.Kf5 Re7 38.Kg4 Rd7 39.f4 Ke7 40.e4 f6 41.Kf5 Rd8 42.Kg6 Kf8 43.Ra3 Rd6 44.Kf5 Ke7 45.e5 fxe5 46.fxe5 Rd8 47.Re3 a4 48.Kg6 Ba5 49.Ra3 Rf8 50.Rxa4 Bb6 51.Ra3 Rf2 52.Kxg7 Re2 53.Kxh6 Rxe5 54.g4 Kf8 55.g5 Bd8 56.Rf3+ Ke8 57.g6 Bg5+ 58.Kg7 Re7+ 59.Rf7 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 21st Feb Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.02.21"] [Round "7"] [White "Sadubayev,Airat"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2308"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "E11"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Bxd2+ 5.Qxd2 O-O 6.Nc3 d5 7.g3 dxc4 8.Ne5 Nc6 9.Nxc6 bxc6 10.Bg2 Rb8 11.Rc1 c5 12.dxc5 Qxd2+ 13.Kxd2 Rxb2+ 14.Rc2 Rb4 15.Rb1 Rd8+ 16.Kc1 a5 17.Rcb2 Rxb2 18.Rxb2 Kf8 19.h3 Ke7 20.Rb5 Nd5 21.Kc2 Nb4+ 22.Kc1 Nd5 23.Kc2 Nxc3 24.Kxc3 Rd1 25.Rxa5 Rc1+ 26.Kd2 Rg1 27.Bf3 e5 28.Ra7 Bxh3 29.Rxc7+ Kf6 30.c6 Bf5 31.Bd5 c3+ 32.Kxc3 Rc1+ 33.Kb4 Be6 34.e4 g5 35.a4 h5 36.a5 h4 37.gxh4 gxh4 38.a6 h3 39.Bxe6 h2 40.Rxf7+ Kxe6 41.Rh7 h1=Q 42.Rxh1 Rxh1 43.Kc5 Ra1 44.Kb6 Kd6 45.a7 Rb1+ 46.Ka6 Kc7 47.Ka5 Ra1+ 48.Kb5 Rxa7 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 21st Feb Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.02.21"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Talibov,Shiroghlan"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2359"] [ECO "A05"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 c5 3.Bg2 Nc6 4.O-O e5 5.d3 d5 6.e4 d4 7.a4 Be7 8.Na3 h6 9.Nh4 O-O 10.Nf5 Bxf5 11.exf5 Qd7 12.g4 Rfe8 13.Nc4 Nd5 14.Qf3 Rad8 15.Re1 Bg5 16.Qxd5 Qxd5 17.Bxd5 Rxd5 18.f4 Bf6 19.g5 hxg5 20.fxg5 Bd8 21.Bd2 Ne7 22.Rf1 g6 23.f6 Nf5 24.Rae1 b6 25.Re4 a6 26.Rfe1 Bc7 27.Bf4 Nd6 28.Rxe5 Rexe5 29.Rxe5 Rxe5 30.Nxe5 Ne8 31.Kf2 Nd6 32.Kf3 Kf8 33.a5 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 21st Feb Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.02.21"] [Round "8"] [White "Kravtsiv,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2598"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C11"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 dxe4 5.Nxe4 Be7 6.Nxf6+ Bxf6 7.Bxf6 Qxf6 8.Nf3 O-O 9.Qd3 c5 10.O-O-O Rd8 11.Qe4 Nc6 12.Bd3 Nxd4 13.Qxh7+ Kf8 14.Nd2 b6 15.Kb1 Bb7 16.Be4 Bxe4 17.Nxe4 Qh6 18.Qxh6 gxh6 19.c3 Nc6 20.Kc2 Ke7 21.Rhe1 f5 22.Nd2 Kf6 23.g3 e5 24.Nc4 e4 25.a4 h5 26.Rf1 Ne5 27.Nxe5 Kxe5 28.Rxd8 Rxd8 29.Rd1 Rh8 30.Rd7 h4 31.Kd2 hxg3 32.hxg3 a6 33.Re7+ Kd5 34.b3 Rh1 35.Rf7 Ke5 36.Re7+ Kd6 37.Rb7 Kc6 38.Rf7 Rb1 39.Rf6+ Kc7 40.Kc2 Rf1 41.Rxf5 e3 42.f4 e2 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 21st Feb Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.02.21"] [Round "9"] [White "Gokerkan,Cem Kaan"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2486"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B22"] 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.Na3 cxd4 7.Nb5 Qd8 8.Bf4 Nd5 9.Bg3 a6 10.Nbxd4 Bd7 11.Bc4 e6 12.O-O Nb6 13.Bd3 Be7 14.Qe2 O-O 15.Rad1 Nd5 16.Nxc6 Bxc6 17.c4 Nf6 18.Bxh7+ Nxh7 19.Rxd8 Rfxd8 20.Ne5 Be8 21.Rd1 Nf8 22.Rxd8 Rxd8 23.h3 f6 24.Nd3 Bf7 25.Bc7 Rc8 26.Bb6 Rxc4 27.b3 Rc6 28.Ba5 Nd7 29.Bb4 Bd8 30.Qd2 Bc7 31.Ba5 b6 32.Bc3 e5 33.Nb4 Rd6 34.Qe2 a5 35.Na6 Bd8 36.b4 Rc6 37.Qd3 Be6 38.b5 Rc8 39.a4 Be7 40.Bd2 Kf7 41.Be3 Rc4 42.Qd1 g6 43.Kh1 f5 44.g3 f4 45.gxf4 exf4 46.Bd4 Bxh3 47.Qf3 Be6 48.Qxf4+ Bf6 49.Nc7 Rxd4 50.Qe3 Rh4+ 51.Kg1 Rg4+ 52.Kh1 Ne5 53.Nxe6 Kxe6 54.f4 Rh4+ 55.Kg2 Kf5 56.fxe5 Bxe5 57.Qxb6 Rxa4 58.Qc6 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 21st Feb Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.02.21"] [Round "9"] [White "Kamsky,G"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2664"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A45"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 c5 3.e3 cxd4 4.exd4 g6 5.c3 Bg7 6.Nf3 O-O 7.Nbd2 d6 8.h3 Nc6 9.Be2 Nh5 10.Bh2 e5 11.O-O exd4 12.Nxd4 Nxd4 13.cxd4 Nf6 14.Nc4 Ne4 15.f3 d5 16.fxe4 dxc4 17.Bxc4 Qxd4+ 18.Qxd4 Bxd4+ 19.Kh1 Be6 20.Bd5 Rad8 21.Rfd1 Bxd5 22.Rxd4 Bc6 23.Rad1 Rxd4 24.Rxd4 Re8 25.Bc7 Kg7 26.e5 Rc8 27.Bd8 f5 28.exf6+ Kf7 29.Be7 Be8 30.Rd2 Rc1+ 31.Kh2 Bc6 32.h4 h6 33.b3 g5 34.hxg5 hxg5 35.Kg3 Re1 36.Kf2 Ra1 37.Kg3 Re1 38.Kf2 Ra1 39.Kg3 Re1 1/2-1/2 [Event "Titled Tue 21st Feb Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.02.21"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Vakhlamov,I"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2413"] [ECO "D34"] 1.c4 c5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 e6 4.Nf3 d5 5.cxd5 exd5 6.d4 Nc6 7.O-O Be7 8.Nc3 O-O 9.b3 Ne4 10.Bb2 Bf6 11.Na4 b5 12.Nxc5 Nxc5 13.Rc1 Nxb3 14.axb3 Ne7 15.Ne5 Qb6 16.e3 Bf5 17.Ng4 Bxg4 18.Qxg4 a5 19.Rc5 a4 20.bxa4 bxa4 21.Ba3 Qb3 22.Ra1 Rfc8 23.Rxc8+ Nxc8 24.Qd7 Nb6 25.Qb7 Rd8 26.Bc5 Nd7 27.Qxb3 axb3 28.Bd6 Nf8 29.Bxf8 Kxf8 30.Rb1 Rb8 31.Rb2 Rb5 32.Bf1 Rb6 33.Be2 Be7 34.Bd1 Rc6 35.Bxb3 Rb6 36.Ra2 Bd6 37.Bxd5 Rb5 38.Ra8+ Ke7 39.Ra7+ Ke8 40.Bc6+ Kd8 41.Bxb5 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 21st Feb Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.02.21"] [Round "11"] [White "Urazayev,Arystanbek"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2460"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "E21"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Nc3 Bxc3+ 5.bxc3 d6 6.Qc2 Qe7 7.e4 e5 8.Bd3 Nc6 9.Rb1 b6 10.O-O O-O 11.h3 h6 12.c5 bxc5 13.dxc5 dxc5 14.Ba3 Rd8 15.Bb5 Bd7 16.Qa4 Nb8 17.Qc4 Qe8 18.Bxc5 Bxb5 19.Rxb5 Nxe4 20.Rxb8 Raxb8 21.Qxe4 f6 22.Bxa7 Ra8 23.Qb7 Qa4 24.Be3 Qc4 25.Qb3 Qxb3 26.axb3 Ra3 27.Nd2 Ra2 28.Nc4 Rc2 29.g4 Rxc3 30.Na5 Rb8 31.Ra1 Kh7 32.Ra4 Kg6 33.Kg2 h5 34.Rc4 Rbxb3 35.Rxc7 Rxc7 36.Nxb3 Rc4 37.gxh5+ Kxh5 38.Nd2 Ra4 39.Nf3 g5 40.Kg3 Kg6 41.h4 g4 42.Nd2 f5 43.Bg5 Kh5 44.Kg2 f4 45.Nb3 Ra2 46.Nc5 g3 47.Ne4 Re2 48.Kf3 Rxe4 49.fxg3 Re3+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 21st Feb Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.02.21"] [Round "11"] [White "Bharath,Subramaniyam H"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2517"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B40"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.g3 d5 4.exd5 exd5 5.d4 Nf6 6.Bg2 Be7 7.O-O O-O 8.dxc5 Bxc5 9.Bg5 Nc6 10.Nc3 Be6 11.Na4 Be7 12.Be3 Qa5 13.c3 Bg4 14.Qb3 Rfe8 15.Nd4 Rac8 16.Nxc6 bxc6 17.Qc2 c5 18.Nxc5 Rxc5 19.b4 Qxb4 20.Bxc5 Qxc5 21.Rfe1 Be6 22.Rab1 h5 23.Qa4 Rc8 24.Re2 Qxc3 25.Qxa7 Bc5 26.Qa6 Ne4 27.Rf1 h4 28.Kh1 Nxf2+ 29.Rexf2 Bxf2 30.Rxf2 hxg3 31.hxg3 Qxg3 32.Rf1 Rc2 33.Qa8+ Kh7 34.Be4+ dxe4 35.Qxe4+ f5 36.Qxc2 Bd5+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 28th Feb Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.02.28"] [Round "1"] [White "Bornholdt,Joa Max"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2294"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D35"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3 Bd6 7.Bd3 O-O 8.Qc2 h6 9.Bh4 Re8 10.Nge2 Nbd7 11.h3 Nb6 12.O-O Be6 13.Rae1 Rc8 14.Qd1 Be7 15.Bb1 Nc4 16.b3 Nd6 17.f3 c5 18.e4 cxd4 19.Na4 dxe4 20.fxe4 Ndxe4 21.Qxd4 Nc5 22.Qxd8 Rexd8 23.Nxc5 Bxc5+ 24.Kh1 Bb4 25.Rd1 Rxd1 26.Rxd1 Nd5 27.Be1 Ne3 28.Rd3 Bxe1 29.Rxe3 Ba5 30.g3 Bb6 31.Rd3 Bxh3 32.Kh2 Bf5 33.Rd1 Bxb1 34.Rxb1 Rc2 35.Re1 Bf2 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 28th Feb Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.02.28"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Haydon,D"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2268"] [ECO "A04"] 1.Nf3 c6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 Bg4 4.d3 Bxf3 5.Bxf3 e6 6.e4 Nf6 7.Qe2 Qc7 8.O-O Nbd7 9.Nd2 Bc5 10.Bg2 h5 11.c3 dxe4 12.d4 Be7 13.Nxe4 Nxe4 14.Qxe4 h4 15.c4 Nf6 16.Qe2 O-O-O 17.Rd1 hxg3 18.hxg3 g6 19.b4 Bxb4 20.Rb1 Be7 21.Bf4 Bd6 22.Bg5 Be7 23.Bxf6 Bxf6 24.d5 Rhe8 25.Qf3 Be5 26.Qa3 c5 27.Qxa7 Rd6 28.dxe6 Rxd1+ 29.Rxd1 Rxe6 30.Bxb7+ Qxb7 31.Rd8+ Kxd8 32.Qxb7 Bd4 33.Qxf7 Rf6 34.Qg8+ Kc7 35.Qh7+ Kb6 36.Qh2 Ka5 37.Kf1 Rxf2+ 38.Qxf2 Bxf2 39.Kxf2 Kb4 40.Ke3 Kxc4 41.Kd2 Kb4 42.g4 g5 43.Kd3 Kb5 44.Kc3 c4 45.a3 Kc5 46.a4 Kd5 47.a5 Kc5 48.a6 Kb6 49.Kxc4 Kxa6 50.Kd5 Kb7 51.Ke5 Kc6 52.Kf5 Kd7 53.Kxg5 Ke6 54.Kg6 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 28th Feb Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.02.28"] [Round "3"] [White "Bilych,Olexiy"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2411"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "E11"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Bxd2+ 5.Qxd2 O-O 6.Nc3 d5 7.e3 Qe7 8.Rc1 Rd8 9.cxd5 exd5 10.Bd3 c6 11.O-O Ne4 12.Qc2 Bf5 13.Nd2 Nxd2 14.Qxd2 Bxd3 15.Qxd3 Na6 16.Na4 Nc7 17.Nc5 Ne8 18.b4 Nd6 19.a4 a6 20.a5 f5 21.Rfe1 Re8 22.Rc2 Qf7 23.Rce2 Re7 24.h4 Rae8 25.g3 Qh5 26.Qb3 f4 27.e4 Kh8 28.e5 Nf5 29.Qd3 Qg4 30.Kh2 Nxh4 31.e6 Nf3+ 32.Kg2 Nxd4 33.Re5 f3+ 34.Kh2 Ne2 35.R1xe2 fxe2 36.Qxe2 Qxb4 37.Nd3 Qxa5 38.Nf4 Qc3 39.Qh5 Kg8 40.Rf5 g6 41.Nxg6 hxg6 42.Qxg6+ Qg7 43.Qh5 Qh7 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 28th Feb Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.02.28"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Perez Ponsa,F"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2532"] [ECO "A16"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 O-O 5.Nf3 d6 6.O-O Nc6 7.d3 e5 8.b3 h6 9.Bb2 Be6 10.e3 Qd7 11.Re1 Bh3 12.d4 Bxg2 13.Kxg2 e4 14.Nd2 Rae8 15.Ba3 Qf5 16.h3 h5 17.Nb5 Qd7 18.f4 exf3+ 19.Qxf3 Nh7 20.Qf4 Nd8 21.Nc3 Ne6 22.Qf2 c5 23.Nf3 Neg5 24.Nxg5 Nxg5 25.Rh1 Ne4 26.Nxe4 Rxe4 27.Rad1 cxd4 28.exd4 Rfe8 29.Rhe1 Bxd4 30.Qf1 Rxe1 31.Rxe1 Rxe1 32.Qxe1 Qc6+ 33.Kh2 Qf3 34.Bc1 Be5 35.h4 a6 36.Bg5 f6 37.Be3 g5 38.hxg5 h4 39.Bf2 fxg5 40.Kg1 h3 41.Qf1 Bxg3 42.Bxg3 Qxg3+ 43.Kh1 g4 44.Qe2 Qf3+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 28th Feb Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.02.28"] [Round "5"] [White "Bashirli,Nail"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2348"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B23"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 e6 3.g3 Nc6 4.Bg2 g6 5.Nge2 Bg7 6.d3 Nge7 7.Be3 Nd4 8.Qd2 d6 9.h4 h6 10.O-O Nec6 11.Rab1 Qe7 12.a3 g5 13.h5 g4 14.Bxd4 cxd4 15.Na2 Qg5 16.Qd1 Qxh5 17.c3 O-O 18.Nb4 Nxb4 19.axb4 dxc3 20.bxc3 Qg5 21.d4 Bd7 22.Qc1 Rac8 23.c4 Qxc1 24.Rfxc1 e5 25.d5 f5 26.c5 Bb5 27.Nc3 Bd3 28.Ra1 dxc5 29.bxc5 Rxc5 30.exf5 Rfc8 31.d6 Rxc3 32.Rxc3 Rxc3 33.Rxa7 e4 34.Ra8+ Kf7 35.d7 Bf6 36.d8=Q Bxd8 37.Rxd8 b5 38.Rb8 Kf6 39.Rb6+ Kxf5 40.Rxh6 b4 41.Rb6 b3 42.Kh2 Ke5 43.Rb8 Kd4 44.Rb7 Kc4 45.Rb8 Rc2 46.Kg1 b2 47.Kh2 Kc3 48.Rb7 Rc1 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 28th Feb Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.02.28"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Mendonca,Leon Luke"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2541"] [ECO "A14"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 e6 4.O-O Be7 5.c4 O-O 6.cxd5 exd5 7.b3 Re8 8.Bb2 c6 9.d3 Bg4 10.h3 Bh5 11.Nbd2 Nbd7 12.a3 a5 13.Re1 Bc5 14.Qc2 Qb6 15.e3 Rad8 16.Bc3 Qa7 17.b4 Bb6 18.Qb2 axb4 19.axb4 Qb8 20.b5 c5 21.d4 c4 22.Nh4 Nf8 23.Bb4 Bg6 24.Nxg6 hxg6 25.Bxf8 Rxf8 26.Nb1 Qc7 27.Nc3 g5 28.Qb4 g6 29.Rec1 Kg7 30.Ra2 Rfe8 31.Rca1 Qd7 32.Qb1 Rh8 33.Qd1 Qf5 34.Na4 Qe6 35.Nc5 Qe7 36.Na4 Qd6 37.Qf3 Rhe8 38.Nc3 Rh8 39.Qe2 Qe6 40.Qf3 Qd6 41.Qd1 Qe6 42.g4 Qd6 43.Rd2 Bc7 44.Kf1 Bb6 45.Rda2 Qh2 46.Qf3 Qd6 47.Ra4 Rhe8 48.Qe2 Qe6 49.Bf3 Qd6 50.Kg1 Bc7 51.Bg2 Qh2+ 52.Kf1 Bb6 53.Qf3 Qd6 54.R1a2 Qe6 55.Qg3 Qd7 56.Kg1 Bc7 57.Qf3 Bb6 58.Qg3 Bc7 59.Qf3 Bb6 60.Qg3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Titled Tue 28th Feb Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.02.28"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Piskov,Y"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2442"] [ECO "A28"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.d3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e3 Be7 7.Be2 O-O 8.O-O Be6 9.Bd2 f5 10.a3 h6 11.b4 a6 12.Nxd5 Qxd5 13.Bc3 Rad8 14.Qb1 e4 15.dxe4 fxe4 16.Nd2 b5 17.Qxe4 Bf6 18.Bxf6 Rxf6 19.Qxd5 Bxd5 20.Rfd1 Ne5 21.f4 Nf7 22.Nf3 c6 23.Ne5 Re6 24.Bg4 Re7 25.Nxf7 Kxf7 26.Kf2 g6 27.Bf3 Rde8 28.Bxd5+ cxd5 29.Rd3 Rc8 30.Rad1 Rc2+ 31.R1d2 Rxd2+ 32.Rxd2 Ke6 33.Rc2 d4 34.e4 g5 35.g3 Kd6 36.Kf3 g4+ 37.Kxg4 Rxe4 38.Kf5 Re7 39.Kf6 Re3 40.f5 Rxa3 41.Kg7 Rf3 42.g4 d3 43.Rd2 Ke5 44.h4 Rf4 45.g5 hxg5 46.h5 g4 47.Rxd3 Ke4 48.Rg3 Kxf5 49.h6 Rf3 50.Rxf3+ gxf3 51.h7 Ke4 52.h8=Q 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 28th Feb Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.02.28"] [Round "8"] [White "Baskakov,Egor"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2215"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C26"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 d5 4.exd5 Nxd5 5.Bg2 Nf6 6.Nge2 Bc5 7.O-O O-O 8.h3 Re8 9.d3 Nc6 10.Kh2 Bf5 11.Be3 Bb6 12.Qd2 h6 13.Rad1 Qd7 14.Bxb6 axb6 15.f4 e4 16.dxe4 Qxd2 17.Rxd2 Nxe4 18.Nxe4 Bxe4 19.Bxe4 Rxe4 20.a3 Rc4 21.Nc3 Nd4 22.Kg2 Re8 23.Rff2 h5 24.f5 Re5 25.g4 hxg4 26.hxg4 f6 27.Rf4 c5 28.Kg3 Kf7 29.Nb5 Rxc2 30.Rfxd4 cxd4 31.Rxc2 Rxb5 32.b4 Rd5 33.Kf4 d3 34.Rd2 Rd4+ 35.Ke3 Rxg4 36.Kxd3 Rf4 37.Rc2 Rxf5 38.Rc7+ Kg6 39.Rxb7 b5 40.a4 bxa4 41.b5 a3 42.Kc4 Rf2 43.Ra7 Rc2+ 44.Kb3 Rb2+ 45.Kc4 a2 46.Kc5 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 28th Feb Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.02.28"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Makridis,Dimitrios"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2387"] [ECO "B29"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.g3 Nc6 5.Bg2 d6 6.exd6 Bg4 7.h3 Bh5 8.O-O e6 9.d4 Bxd6 10.c4 Nb6 11.g4 Bg6 12.d5 exd5 13.cxd5 Ne7 14.Nc3 O-O 15.Re1 Nexd5 16.Nxd5 Nxd5 17.Qxd5 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 28th Feb Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.02.28"] [Round "10"] [White "Chigaev,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2632"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C11"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 dxe4 5.Nxe4 Be7 6.Nxf6+ Bxf6 7.Bxf6 Qxf6 8.Nf3 O-O 9.Qd3 c5 10.O-O-O Rd8 11.Qe3 Nc6 12.Bd3 cxd4 13.Qe4 g6 14.Rhe1 Bd7 15.Kb1 Be8 16.a3 Rd5 17.h4 Rad8 18.g4 b5 19.g5 Qf5 20.Qe2 Qf4 21.Nd2 Ne5 22.Ne4 Nxd3 23.cxd3 Rf5 24.h5 Bc6 25.Nf6+ Rxf6 26.gxf6 Bf3 27.Qd2 Qxf6 28.Rc1 Bxh5 29.Rc7 Bf3 30.Rxa7 h5 31.Ra5 Kg7 32.Rxb5 h4 33.Rg5 Rh8 34.Rgg1 h3 35.Ka2 h2 36.Rh1 Bxh1 37.Rxh1 Qf3 38.Qe1 Rh5 39.Qe4 Qxf2 40.a4 Ra5 41.Ka3 Rg5 42.a5 Rxa5+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 28th Feb Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.02.28"] [Round "11"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Sjugirov,S"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2712"] [ECO "D45"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 c6 4.e3 Nf6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Be2 Bd6 7.O-O O-O 8.b3 b6 9.Bb2 Bb7 10.Rc1 Qe7 11.cxd5 exd5 12.Qc2 Rac8 13.Rfd1 Rfe8 14.Qf5 Nf8 15.g3 Rcd8 16.Qc2 Ng6 17.Bf1 h5 18.Bg2 h4 19.Ne2 Ne4 20.Nf4 hxg3 21.hxg3 Qf6 22.Nxg6 Qxg6 23.Ne5 Bxe5 24.dxe5 c5 25.Qe2 Bc6 26.Bf3 Ng5 27.Bg2 d4 28.exd4 Bxg2 29.Kxg2 Qc6+ 30.f3 Ne6 31.dxc5 bxc5 32.Qe4 Qa6 33.a4 Rb8 34.Rd3 Red8 35.Rcd1 Rxd3 36.Rxd3 c4 37.Rd6 Qc8 38.f4 Rxb3 39.Bc1 Rd3 40.f5 Nc5 41.Qc6 Qxf5 42.Qxc5 Qf3+ 43.Kg1 Qxg3+ 44.Kf1 Rf3+ 45.Ke2 Qg2+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 7th Mar Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.07"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Bernat,David"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "1862"] [ECO "A04"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.b3 g6 3.Bb2 Nf6 4.c4 Bg7 5.g3 O-O 6.Bg2 d5 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Bxg7 Kxg7 9.O-O Nc6 10.d4 cxd4 11.Nxd4 Nxd4 12.Qxd4+ Nf6 13.Qe3 Qb6 14.Qxb6 axb6 15.Nc3 Ra5 16.Rfd1 b5 17.b4 Ra6 18.Nxb5 Rb6 19.Nc3 Rxb4 20.Rab1 Rc4 21.Rb3 b6 22.Nd5 Nxd5 23.Bxd5 Rc2 24.Rxb6 Rd8 25.Rbb1 Rxe2 26.a4 Bf5 27.Bc4 Rxd1+ 28.Rxd1 Rc2 29.Bd5 Bh3 30.Ra1 Rc5 31.Bg2 Bxg2 32.Kxg2 Ra5 33.Kf3 Kf6 34.Ke4 e5 35.Kd3 Kf5 36.Kc4 Ke4 37.Ra3 f5 38.f3+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 7th Mar Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.07"] [Round "1"] [White "Karas,Marek"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2236"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "E11"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Bxd2+ 5.Nbxd2 O-O 6.e3 d6 7.Bd3 Qe7 8.O-O e5 9.Qc2 Nc6 10.a3 Bg4 11.d5 Nb8 12.Bf5 Bxf3 13.Nxf3 g6 14.Bh3 a5 15.b4 axb4 16.axb4 Ra2 17.Rxa2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Titled Tue 7th Mar Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.07"] [Round "2"] [White "Maze,S"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2542"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C48"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.Nc3 Bd6 5.d3 O-O 6.a3 Nd4 7.Nxd4 exd4 8.Ne2 c5 9.O-O a6 10.Bc4 b5 11.Ba2 Bb7 12.Ng3 Bxg3 13.hxg3 Re8 14.Bg5 h6 15.Bxf6 Qxf6 16.f4 c4 17.Qg4 d5 18.e5 Qe6 19.Qh5 f5 20.exf6 Qxf6 21.Rae1 Qf7 22.Qf3 Rac8 23.f5 Rxe1 24.Rxe1 Re8 25.Rxe8+ Qxe8 26.Kf2 Qe5 27.Qf4 Qxf4+ 28.gxf4 Kf7 29.g4 Kf6 30.Kg3 h5 31.gxh5 Kxf5 32.c3 cxd3 33.Bb1 Ke4 34.f5 dxc3 35.bxc3 Bc8 36.f6 gxf6 37.h6 Bf5 38.Kf2 Kf4 39.Ba2 Kg5 40.Bxd5 Kxh6 41.Bb7 a5 42.Bc6 Kg5 43.Ke3 Bg6 44.Bxb5 f5 45.Bc6 f4+ 46.Kd2 Kg4 47.c4 f3 48.Ke3 Kg3 49.Bxf3 d2 50.Bd1 Be8 51.Kxd2 Kf4 52.Kc3 Ke5 53.Bc2 Bc6 54.Bd3 Bd7 55.Be2 Be8 56.Kd3 Kd6 57.Kd4 Bf7 58.c5+ Kc7 59.Bf3 Be6 60.Bd5 Bf5 61.Kc4 Bd7 62.Kd4 Be8 63.Ke5 Bd7 64.Kd4 Be8 65.Kc4 Bd7 66.Kc3 Be8 67.Be4 Bd7 68.Kc4 Be8 69.Bc2 Bd7 70.Kc3 Be8 71.Kd4 Bd7 72.Be4 Be8 73.Bd5 Bd7 74.Kc4 Be8 75.c6 Bxc6 76.Bxc6 Kxc6 77.a4 Kb6 78.Kd5 Kb7 79.Kc5 Ka7 80.Kb5 Kb7 81.Kxa5 Ka7 82.Kb5 Ka8 83.a5 Kb8 84.a6 Ka8 85.Ka5 Kb8 86.Kb6 Ka8 87.a7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Titled Tue 7th Mar Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.07"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Gruzman,Ilya"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2131"] [ECO "A48"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bg5 Bg7 4.Nbd2 d5 5.e3 O-O 6.Bd3 c5 7.c3 b6 8.O-O Bb7 9.a4 a5 10.Qb1 Nbd7 11.Rd1 Qc7 12.Bf4 Qd8 13.h3 Re8 14.Bb5 Ba6 15.dxc5 Bxb5 16.axb5 Nxc5 17.Nd4 e5 18.Nc6 Qd6 19.Nc4 Qe6 20.N4xe5 Nh5 21.Bh2 Ne4 22.Nd4 Qc8 23.Nef3 Nhf6 24.Qc2 Qd7 25.Ne5 Qc8 26.Nec6 Nd7 27.Ne2 Ndf6 28.Nf4 Qf5 29.Nd4 Qd7 30.Qe2 Rad8 31.Nc6 Rc8 32.c4 Nc5 33.Nxd5 Nxd5 34.Rxd5 Qe6 35.Rad1 Na4 36.R1d2 Nc5 37.Be5 Qf5 38.Bxg7 Qb1+ 39.Rd1 Qxd1+ 40.Rxd1 Kxg7 41.Qf3 Re6 42.Qf4 Rf6 43.Qe5 a4 44.Rd6 Ne6 45.g4 a3 46.bxa3 h6 47.h4 g5 48.f4 Ra8 49.hxg5 hxg5 50.fxg5 Kg8 51.Qxf6 Nf4 52.exf4 Re8 53.Rd8 Rf8 54.Ne7+ Kh7 55.Qh6+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 7th Mar Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.07"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Mindlin,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2435"] [ECO "A05"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 b5 3.Bg2 Bb7 4.O-O e6 5.b3 c5 6.c4 a6 7.Nc3 b4 8.Na4 Be7 9.d4 cxd4 10.Qxd4 O-O 11.Rd1 d6 12.Qb6 Qxb6 13.Nxb6 Ra7 14.Be3 Ng4 15.Bd2 Bd8 16.Na4 a5 17.h3 Bxf3 18.exf3 Nf6 19.Be3 Rd7 20.f4 Bc7 21.Rac1 h5 22.Bd4 Rfd8 23.Bf3 h4 24.Nb6 Re7 25.Na8 hxg3 26.fxg3 Na6 27.Nxc7 Nxc7 28.Bb6 a4 29.bxa4 Rb8 30.Rxd6 Nce8 31.Rc6 e5 32.Bc5 Re6 33.Rxe6 fxe6 34.fxe5 Nd7 35.Bd4 b3 36.Rb1 Nc7 37.axb3 Na6 38.Bc6 Ndc5 39.Bb5 Rd8 40.Bf2 Rd2 41.Bxa6 Nxa6 42.b4 Rc2 43.b5 Nc7 44.c5 Nd5 45.b6 Nc3 46.b7 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 7th Mar Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.07"] [Round "3"] [White "Oro,Faustino"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2211"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B41"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.c4 Nf6 6.Nc3 Qc7 7.a3 b6 8.Be3 Bb7 9.f3 Be7 10.Be2 d6 11.Rc1 O-O 12.O-O Nbd7 13.b4 Rfc8 14.Qd2 Qd8 15.Rfd1 Rab8 16.Bf2 Ne5 17.Na4 Ba8 18.Nb3 b5 19.cxb5 Rxc1 20.Rxc1 axb5 21.Nc3 Nc4 22.Qa2 d5 23.exd5 Nxd5 24.Nxb5 Ne5 25.Na5 Bg5 26.Rd1 Qf6 27.Qb3 Nf4 28.Bf1 Nh3+ 29.gxh3 Nxf3+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 7th Mar Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.07"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Costachi,M"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2476"] [ECO "A05"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.b4 Bg7 4.Bb2 O-O 5.Bg2 b6 6.O-O Bb7 7.c4 d6 8.Nc3 c5 9.bxc5 dxc5 10.d3 Nc6 11.Ne5 Qc8 12.Nxc6 Bxc6 13.a4 Bxg2 14.Kxg2 h5 15.f3 h4 16.Qd2 Rd8 17.g4 Qe6 18.Rad1 Rd7 19.Qe1 Nh7 20.Rd2 Bh6 21.Rc2 g5 22.Nd5 Bg7 23.Bxg7 Kxg7 24.e4 Qe5 25.f4 gxf4 26.Nxf4 Nf6 27.Qxh4 Rh8 28.Qg3 Qg5 29.h3 e6 30.Rcf2 Rh6 31.e5 Qxe5 32.g5 Rh8 33.Nh5+ Nxh5 34.Qxe5+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 7th Mar Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.07"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Golubka,P"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2360"] [ECO "A46"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.e3 g6 4.c4 Bg7 5.Nc3 d5 6.Be2 O-O 7.O-O b6 8.b4 dxc4 9.Bxc4 Bb7 10.Bb2 a6 11.Qe2 Nc6 12.a3 Nd5 13.Rac1 Nce7 14.Rfd1 Re8 15.h3 Nxc3 16.Bxc3 Nd5 17.Bb2 c6 18.Ne5 Qd6 19.Bd3 b5 20.Be4 a5 21.bxa5 Rxa5 22.Nd3 Ra7 23.Bf3 Nb6 24.Ne5 Rc8 25.h4 Na4 26.Ba1 Nb6 27.h5 Rxa3 28.e4 Rca8 29.Ng4 Qf4 30.h6 Bxh6 31.d5 Bg7 32.Bxg7 Kxg7 33.dxc6 Bc8 34.Qb2+ f6 35.e5 f5 36.Ne3 b4 37.c7 R8a7 38.Qd2 Nd7 39.Qd6 Rxe3 40.Qe7+ Kh6 41.fxe3 Qxe3+ 42.Kh1 Qxe5 43.Rxd7 Bxd7 44.Qxd7 b3 45.c8=Q Rxd7 46.Qxd7 b2 47.Rb1 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 7th Mar Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.07"] [Round "5"] [White "Rustemov,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2525"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "E11"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Bxd2+ 5.Qxd2 O-O 6.g3 d5 7.Qc2 c6 8.Bg2 b6 9.O-O Bb7 10.Nbd2 Na6 11.Rac1 c5 12.cxd5 exd5 13.Ne5 Re8 14.Ndf3 Ne4 15.Rfd1 Qe7 16.dxc5 bxc5 17.Nd3 d4 18.Nd2 Nxd2 19.Rxd2 Bxg2 20.Kxg2 h5 21.h4 Rac8 22.Qc4 Qe4+ 23.Kg1 Qb7 24.Rdc2 g6 25.a3 Red8 26.Nf4 Kg7 27.Qd3 Rc7 28.b4 cxb4 29.Rxc7 Nxc7 30.axb4 Nb5 31.Rc4 a6 32.Kh2 Qd7 33.Qf3 Rc8 34.Rxc8 Qxc8 35.Nd3 Qe6 36.Kg2 Nc3 37.Nc5 Qe5 38.Nxa6 Nxe2 39.Nc5 Nc3 40.Nd3 Qb5 41.Kg1 Qc4 42.Kg2 Qb5 43.Kg1 Nd5 44.Qe4 Nf6 45.Qxd4 Qa4 46.Nf4 Qc6 47.Qb2 Qb5 48.Ne2 Qc6 49.b5 Qb6 50.Nf4 Kg8 51.Qe5 Ng4 52.Qe8+ Kg7 53.Qe2 Qc5 54.Kg2 Qb6 55.f3 Nf6 56.Qe5 Kg8 57.Ne2 Nd7 58.Qe8+ Nf8 59.Nf4 Kg7 60.Qc6 Qd4 61.Qc2 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 7th Mar Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.07"] [Round "5"] [White "Hamidi,Amir Mohammad"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2200"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D55"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 h6 6.Bh4 O-O 7.Nf3 Nbd7 8.Rc1 c5 9.cxd5 Nxd5 10.Bxe7 Nxe7 11.Be2 b6 12.O-O Bb7 13.a3 a6 14.dxc5 Nxc5 15.b4 Nd7 16.Qb3 Nd5 17.Rfd1 Qe7 18.Nxd5 Bxd5 19.Bc4 Bxf3 20.gxf3 Nf6 21.Be2 b5 22.f4 Rac8 23.Bf3 g5 24.fxg5 hxg5 25.Qb2 e5 26.Rxc8 Rxc8 27.Rc1 Rxc1+ 28.Qxc1 e4 29.Be2 Qe6 30.Qc3 Kh7 31.Qd4 Kg6 32.Kg2 Qb3 33.Qa1 Qc2 34.Kf1 Nd5 35.Qh8 Nf6 36.h4 gxh4 37.Qxh4 Qc1+ 38.Kg2 Qxa3 39.Qg3+ Kf5 40.Qf4+ Kg6 41.Qg3+ Kf5 42.Qf4+ Kg6 43.Qg3+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Titled Tue 7th Mar Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.07"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Fernandez Guillen,E"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2453"] [ECO "D78"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.O-O d5 5.c4 O-O 6.d4 c6 7.Ne5 Nbd7 8.Nc3 dxc4 9.Nxc4 Nb6 10.Ne5 Nfd7 11.Nf3 e5 12.Bg5 Qe8 13.Ne4 exd4 14.Nxd4 Qe5 15.e3 Nf6 16.Bxf6 Bxf6 17.Nxf6+ Qxf6 18.Rc1 Be6 19.a4 Bd5 20.a5 Bxg2 21.Kxg2 Nd5 22.a6 Qe7 23.Qf3 Rac8 24.axb7 Qxb7 25.Rfd1 Ne7 26.Rc2 Rfe8 27.Rdc1 Qb6 28.Nxc6 Nxc6 29.Rxc6 Rxc6 30.Rxc6 Qxc6 31.Qxc6 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 7th Mar Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.07"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Grover,S"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2509"] [ECO "D04"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 g6 4.Be2 Bg7 5.O-O O-O 6.b4 a5 7.b5 c5 8.bxc6 Nxc6 9.c3 a4 10.Ba3 Re8 11.Nbd2 Qa5 12.c4 e5 13.cxd5 Qxd5 14.Nc4 exd4 15.Nb6 Qa5 16.Nxa8 dxe3 17.fxe3 Ng4 18.Bc4 Nxe3 19.Qe1 Qxa8 20.Ng5 Be6 21.Bxe6 fxe6 22.Rf7 Qa7 23.Qf2 Nf5 24.Bc5 Qb8 25.Rb1 b5 26.g4 Ne5 27.gxf5 Nxf7 28.Nxe6 Qe5 29.Nxg7 Qxg7 30.Bd4 Qh6 31.Rf1 Qg5+ 32.Kh1 Qxf5 33.Qxf5 gxf5 34.Rxf5 Re4 35.Bf2 b4 36.Ra5 a3 37.Kg2 Ne5 38.Ra8+ Kf7 39.Ra7+ Kg6 40.Re7 Kf5 41.Rxh7 Nd3 42.Rf7+ Ke6 43.Rf3 b3 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 7th Mar Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.07"] [Round "7"] [White "Skvortsov,Andrei"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2298"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B21"] 1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.Qxd4 Nc6 4.Qd3 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Nf3 Bg7 7.Be2 O-O 8.O-O d6 9.Nd5 Bg4 10.c3 Nd7 11.Bf4 Rc8 12.h3 Bxf3 13.Qxf3 e6 14.Ne3 Nce5 15.Qg3 Nc5 16.f3 Qb6 17.Rab1 Ncd3 18.Kh1 Nxf4 19.Qxf4 h6 20.Nc2 g5 21.Qd2 Ng6 22.g3 Rcd8 23.Ne3 Be5 24.Nc4 Qc6 25.Nxe5 dxe5 26.Qe3 b6 27.Rfd1 Kg7 28.Kg1 Kf6 29.Kf2 h5 30.Rxd8 Rxd8 31.Rd1 Rxd1 32.Bxd1 h4 33.gxh4 gxh4 34.Be2 Nf4 35.Bf1 Qd6 36.Ke1 Qd8 37.Qf2 Ng6 38.Qe3 Kg7 39.a4 f5 40.a5 Kf6 41.axb6 axb6 42.Qd2 Qc7 43.Qe3 Qa7 44.Qd2 Qc7 45.Kf2 Nf4 46.Ke1 Qg7 47.Qd8+ Qe7 48.Qh8+ Kg6 49.Qg8+ Qg7 50.Qd8 Kh5 51.Qxb6 fxe4 52.fxe4 Nxh3 53.Be2+ Kg5 54.Qxe6 Nf4 55.Qg4+ Kf6 56.Qxh4+ Ke6 57.Qg4+ Qxg4 58.Bxg4+ Kd6 59.Kd2 Kc5 60.b4+ Kc4 61.Kc2 Kb5 62.Kb3 Kb6 63.c4 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 7th Mar Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.07"] [Round "7"] [White "Fier,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2606"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C53"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.e5 d5 7.Bb5 Ne4 8.cxd4 Bb6 9.Nc3 O-O 10.Be3 Bg4 11.h3 Bh5 12.Qc2 Bg6 13.Qb3 Na5 14.Qd1 Nxc3 15.bxc3 Nc4 16.Bxc4 dxc4 17.O-O Bd3 18.Re1 Qd5 19.Nd2 Rad8 20.Qg4 Qe6 21.Qg3 Ba5 22.Rac1 b5 23.a3 Qg6 24.Qh4 h6 25.f4 f5 26.Kh2 c6 27.g4 Rd7 28.Rg1 Bd8 29.Qf2 a5 30.Nf3 fxg4 31.hxg4 Rdf7 32.Qg3 h5 33.f5 Qxg4 34.f6 Bc7 35.Qxg4 hxg4 36.Rxg4 Rxf6 37.Nh4 Rf1 38.Rxf1 Rxf1 39.Bh6 Rf7 40.Kh3 Kh7 41.Be3 Bd8 42.Kg3 Be2 43.Re4 g5 44.Ng2 Bf3 45.e6 Bxe4 46.exf7 Kg7 47.Ne1 Kxf7 48.Bd2 Kf6 49.Kf2 Kf5 50.Nf3 Bxf3 51.Kxf3 Be7 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 7th Mar Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.07"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Corrales Jimenez,F"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2489"] [ECO "A04"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.g3 Nc6 3.Bg2 g6 4.c3 Bg7 5.d4 cxd4 6.cxd4 d5 7.Nc3 e6 8.O-O Nge7 9.b3 O-O 10.e3 b6 11.Ba3 Ba6 12.Re1 Qd7 13.Qd2 Rfc8 14.Rad1 Nf5 15.h4 Nd6 16.h5 Rc7 17.Bxd6 Qxd6 18.e4 Nb4 19.h6 Bf8 20.Ne5 Rac8 21.Re3 Bxh6 22.f4 Bf8 23.a3 Na2 24.Qxa2 Rxc3 25.Rxc3 Rxc3 26.Kh2 dxe4 27.Bxe4 Re3 28.Bf3 f6 29.Qf2 Rxb3 30.Ng4 Kg7 31.d5 Bb7 32.Ne3 Qxa3 33.Re1 Rb2 34.Re2 Rxe2 35.Qxe2 exd5 36.Bxd5 Bc5 37.Nf5+ gxf5 38.Bxb7 Qe3 39.Qh5 Qd2+ 40.Kh3 Qd7 41.Ba6 b5 42.Qe2 b4 43.Bc4 a5 44.Bb5 Qe7 45.Qd3 Qe4 46.Qd7+ Kh6 47.Bc6 Qe7 48.Qxf5 Kg7 49.Be4 Kh8 50.Bc2 Kg8 51.Qd5+ Kg7 52.Qd3 Qe6+ 53.Kh2 Kf8 54.Qb5 Qd5 55.Qb8+ Ke7 56.Qc7+ Ke8 57.Qxh7 Kd8 58.Qh8+ Kc7 59.Qxf6 Qd2+ 60.Kh3 Qxc2 61.Qe5+ Kc6 62.Qe6+ Kb5 63.Qe7 Ka4 64.Qd7+ Kb3 65.f5 Qc4 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 7th Mar Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.07"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Simonian,H"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2431"] [ECO "A20"] 1.c4 e5 2.d3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.a3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e3 Bd6 7.Be2 Be6 8.b4 a6 9.Bb2 Qd7 10.Nbd2 O-O 11.Ng5 a5 12.b5 Na7 13.Nxe6 Qxe6 14.a4 c6 15.O-O cxb5 16.axb5 Nxb5 17.Ne4 Be7 18.Qa4 Nd6 19.Qb3 b6 20.Bf3 Nxe4 21.Bxe4 Rfd8 22.Rfd1 Rac8 23.h3 h6 24.Bf3 Nb4 25.Qxe6 fxe6 26.Bxe5 Nxd3 27.Bd4 Nc5 28.Rab1 Rd6 29.Rdc1 Kf7 30.Be5 Rdd8 31.Rxb6 Nd7 32.Rxc8 Rxc8 33.Ra6 Nxe5 34.Be4 Bb4 35.g3 Rc7 36.Kg2 Nc4 37.Bb1 Nd2 38.Ba2 Re7 39.h4 Ne4 40.g4 Nc5 41.Rb6 g5 42.hxg5 hxg5 43.f4 gxf4 44.exf4 Kf8 45.Kf3 Nd3 46.g5 Nc5 47.Kg4 Kg7 48.Rb8 Rd7 49.Kh5 Rd2 50.Bc4 Rh2+ 51.Kg4 Bd2 52.Rc8 Ne4 53.Bxe6 Rf2 54.Rc7+ Kf8 55.Rf7+ Ke8 56.g6 Rg2+ 57.Kf5 Nd6+ 58.Ke5 Nxf7+ 59.Bxf7+ Ke7 60.f5 Bc3+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 7th Mar Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.07"] [Round "10"] [White "Ansh,M Shah"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2171"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "E00"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 Bb4+ 4.Nd2 c5 5.a3 Bxd2+ 6.Qxd2 cxd4 7.Nf3 d5 8.cxd5 e5 9.Nxe5 Qxd5 10.Nf3 Nc6 11.Bg2 O-O 12.O-O Bf5 13.Rd1 Be4 14.Qg5 Qb3 15.Bf4 Qxb2 16.Ne5 Bxg2 17.Kxg2 Qxe2 18.Nxc6 bxc6 19.Be5 Qxf2+ 20.Kxf2 Ne4+ 21.Kg2 Nxg5 22.Rxd4 Rfe8 23.h4 Rxe5 24.hxg5 Rxg5 25.Rad1 g6 26.Ra4 Rd5 27.Rc1 Rd6 28.Ra6 h5 29.Rc5 Rb8 30.Rxa7 Rb2+ 31.Kh3 Rb3 32.Ra8+ Kg7 33.Ra6 Rdd3 34.Kh2 Rxg3 35.Rcxc6 Rgd3 36.Rc7 Rb2+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 7th Mar Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.07"] [Round "11"] [White "Bolourchifard,F"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2292"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B26"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 d6 3.g3 Nc6 4.Bg2 g6 5.d3 Bg7 6.Be3 Rb8 7.Qd2 b5 8.Nge2 b4 9.Nd1 h5 10.h3 Nd4 11.f4 a5 12.O-O a4 13.a3 b3 14.c3 Nc2 15.Rc1 Ba6 16.Bf2 Nf6 17.Ne3 Nxe3 18.Bxe3 Nd7 19.f5 Ne5 20.fxg6 fxg6 21.Nf4 Qd7 22.c4 O-O 23.Nd5 Kh7 24.Bg5 Nc6 25.Kh2 Be5 26.Bh6 Rxf1 27.Rxf1 h4 28.Qg5 Bxg3+ 29.Kh1 Ne5 30.Bf8 Rxf8 31.Rxf8 Kg7 32.Rf1 Bb7 33.Nxe7 Qe6 34.Nf5+ Kg8 35.Nh6+ Kg7 36.Nf5+ Kg8 37.Nxg3 hxg3 38.Qxg3 Qe7 39.Qe3 Kg7 40.Rg1 Bc8 41.Kh2 Qh4 42.Qg3 Ng4+ 0-1 [Event "Chessable Masters Play-In"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.13"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Sasikiran,K"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2604"] [ECO "A29"] 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Bg2 Nb6 7.O-O Be7 8.Rb1 a5 9.d3 O-O 10.Be3 Be6 11.a3 Kh8 12.Nd2 f5 13.Rc1 Rb8 14.Nb5 Nd5 15.Bc5 Re8 16.e4 fxe4 17.Nxe4 Nf6 18.Bxe7 Qxe7 19.Nxf6 gxf6 20.f4 Bf7 21.fxe5 Qxe5 22.Qf3 Re6 23.Bh3 Nd4 24.Nxd4 Qxd4+ 25.Qf2 Qxf2+ 26.Rxf2 Rc6 27.Rxc6 bxc6 28.Rxf6 Bd5 29.Rf2 Kg7 30.Bf5 Re8 31.Kf1 h6 32.Rf4 Rb8 33.Rf2 a4 34.Ke1 c5 35.g4 c6 36.h4 c4 37.dxc4 Bxc4 38.Rf4 Bd5 39.Rb4 Re8+ 40.Kd2 Ra8 41.Bc2 Rf8 42.Rxa4 Rf2+ 43.Kc3 Rh2 44.g5 hxg5 45.hxg5 Rh3+ 46.Kd4 Rh2 47.Ra7+ Kf8 48.Bf5 Rxb2 49.Ke5 Rb6 50.a4 1-0 [Event "Chessable Play-In Match"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.13"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Gukesh,D"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2730"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D45"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Be2 Bd6 7.b3 O-O 8.Bb2 b6 9.O-O Bb7 10.Qc2 Rc8 11.Rad1 c5 12.cxd5 cxd4 13.Rxd4 Nxd5 14.Bc4 Ne5 15.Qd1 Nxc3 16.Bxc3 Nxf3+ 17.gxf3 Qf6 18.Rf4 Qe7 19.Rg4 g6 20.Bd4 Rfd8 21.Qe2 Bc5 22.Ba1 Ba3 23.e4 Bc5 24.Bb2 Bd4 25.Bc1 Rc5 26.Ba3 h5 27.Rg2 Qf6 28.Bxc5 bxc5 0-1 [Event "Chessable Play-In Match"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.13"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Gukesh,D"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2730"] [ECO "D77"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.d4 Nf6 5.O-O O-O 6.c4 c5 7.dxc5 dxc4 8.Na3 c3 9.Nb5 Na6 10.Nxc3 Nxc5 11.Be3 Nce4 12.Bd4 Nd6 13.Rc1 Bf5 14.b3 Qa5 15.Bxf6 Bxf6 16.Nd5 Rfd8 17.Qd2 Qxd2 18.Nxd2 Rac8 19.f4 Be6 20.Nxf6+ exf6 21.Kf2 b6 22.Ne4 Nxe4+ 23.Bxe4 Rd2 24.Rxc8+ Bxc8 25.Rc1 Be6 26.Rc2 Rxc2 27.Bxc2 f5 28.Ke3 Kf8 29.Kd4 Ke7 30.a3 Kd6 31.b4 Bd5 32.h4 h5 33.Bd3 Be6 34.Bb5 Bd5 35.Bd3 Be6 36.e4 fxe4 37.Bxe4 Bf5 38.Bd5 Be6 39.Bf3 Bh3 40.Be2 Be6 41.Ba6 Bh3 42.a4 Be6 43.a5 Bh3 44.axb6 axb6 45.Bc4 Be6 46.Be2 Bc8 47.Bf3 Be6 48.Bb7 Bh3 49.Be4 Bf5 50.Bg2 Bc8 51.Kc4 Ba6+ 52.Kc3 Bc8 53.Kd4 Bg4 54.Bd5 Be6 55.Be4 Bf5 56.Bd5 Be6 57.Be4 Bf5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Chessable Masters Play-In"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.13"] [Round "2"] [White "Alekseenko,K"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2686"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C55"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Be7 5.Nc3 d6 6.a4 O-O 7.O-O h6 8.h3 Re8 9.Re1 Bf8 10.a5 a6 11.Be3 Be6 12.Bxe6 Rxe6 13.Nd5 Re8 14.c4 g6 15.b4 Bg7 16.Qd2 Kh7 17.b5 Nxd5 18.cxd5 Ne7 19.Reb1 f5 20.Qc2 axb5 21.Rxb5 b6 22.Bd2 Qd7 23.Qc4 Ra7 24.Rab1 Nc8 25.Qc2 f4 26.axb6 cxb6 27.R5b4 Rc7 28.Rc4 Rc5 29.Bb4 Rxc4 30.Qxc4 Ne7 31.Qa6 Rb8 32.Qa3 Nc8 33.Rc1 Rb7 34.Rc6 Rc7 35.Qa8 Bf6 36.Nd2 b5 37.Nf3 Be7 38.Ba5 Rxc6 39.dxc6 Qe6 40.Qb7 g5 41.Qd7 Qg8 42.d4 Qf8 43.dxe5 Kg8 44.Qe6+ Kh7 45.Qd7 Kg8 46.Bc3 dxe5 47.Qe6+ Kh7 48.Nxe5 Qe8 49.Ng4 Qg6 50.Qxc8 Qxe4 51.Qh8+ 1-0 [Event "Chessable Masters Play-In"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.13"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Shimanov,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2581"] [ECO "A10"] 1.c4 g6 2.Nc3 Bg7 3.g3 e5 4.Bg2 Ne7 5.d3 d6 6.e3 O-O 7.Nge2 Nbc6 8.O-O Bg4 9.h3 Be6 10.Nd5 Qd7 11.Kh2 f5 12.f4 Kh8 13.Nec3 Ng8 14.Bd2 Nd8 15.e4 c6 16.Ne3 Nf7 17.Qc2 Rae8 18.Rae1 Nf6 19.Ne2 Nh6 20.Bc3 Nh5 21.b4 fxe4 22.dxe4 exf4 23.Nxf4 Bxc3 24.Qxc3+ Ng7 25.c5 dxc5 26.Qxc5 Bxa2 27.Nxg6+ hxg6 28.Rxf8+ Rxf8 29.Qxf8+ Kh7 30.Rd1 Qe6 31.Rd8 Nf7 32.Qg8+ Kh6 33.Ng4+ 1-0 [Event "Chessable Masters Play-In"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.13"] [Round "4"] [White "Pichot,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2638"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C88"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.a4 b4 9.d3 d6 10.a5 Be6 11.Bxe6 fxe6 12.Nbd2 Qe8 13.c3 Nh5 14.Nf1 bxc3 15.bxc3 Rb8 16.d4 Rb5 17.Ng3 Nxg3 18.hxg3 Bf6 19.Be3 exd4 20.cxd4 Nxa5 21.Qc2 c5 22.e5 dxe5 23.dxe5 Be7 24.Bd2 Nc6 25.Qc4 Qc8 26.Rec1 Kh8 27.Rab1 Qb7 28.Rxb5 axb5 29.Qxe6 Rxf3 30.gxf3 Nd4 31.Qf7 Nxf3+ 32.Kf1 Nxd2+ 33.Ke2 h6 34.Qe8+ Kh7 35.Kxd2 b4 36.f4 b3 37.Qa4 Qg2+ 38.Kc3 Qxg3+ 39.Kb2 h5 40.Qe4+ Kh6 41.Ra1 c4 42.Ra8 Qf2+ 43.Kc3 g6 44.Ra6 Qg1 45.f5 Qc1+ 46.Kd4 Qd2+ 47.Kxc4 Qc2+ 48.Qxc2 bxc2 49.Rxg6+ Kh7 50.Rg1 Ba3 51.Kd3 c1=Q 52.Rxc1 Bxc1 53.Ke2 Kg7 54.Kf1 Bb2 55.Kg1 Bxe5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Chessable Masters Play-In"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.13"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Kamsky,G"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2663"] [ECO "E97"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.e4 d6 4.d4 Bg7 5.Be2 e5 6.Nf3 O-O 7.O-O Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.b4 Ne8 10.c5 h6 11.a4 a5 12.Ba3 f5 13.Nd2 axb4 14.Bxb4 Rf7 15.Nc4 fxe4 16.cxd6 cxd6 17.Nxe4 Nf5 18.a5 Bf8 19.Nb6 Rb8 20.Bc3 Bd7 21.Rb1 Bg7 22.Bg4 Nc7 23.Qd3 Be8 24.Rfc1 Na6 25.Nc4 Bf8 26.Rb6 Bd7 27.Nexd6 Qg5 28.Bd2 Qxg4 29.Nxf7 Nh4 30.Qg3 Qh5 31.Nfxe5 Bf5 32.Ne3 1-0 [Event "Chessable Masters Play-In"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.13"] [Round "6"] [White "Tabatabaei,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2675"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D12"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nh4 Be4 7.f3 Bg6 8.Bd2 Nbd7 9.Qb3 dxc4 10.Qxc4 Ne4 11.fxe4 Qxh4+ 12.g3 Qd8 13.Bg2 Be7 14.O-O O-O 15.Rf2 e5 16.Qb3 Qb6 17.Qc2 exd4 18.Na4 Qd8 19.exd4 Nf6 20.Bc3 b5 21.Nc5 b4 22.Bxb4 Qxd4 23.Ba3 Ng4 24.Nb3 Qxf2+ 25.Qxf2 Nxf2 26.Bxe7 Rfe8 27.Kxf2 Rxe7 28.Nc5 Rb8 29.b3 Rd8 30.Ke3 h5 31.Rc1 Rd6 32.a4 a5 33.Rc4 f6 34.Bf3 Bf7 35.Rc2 Re5 36.h4 Rd8 37.Nd3 Re7 38.Rxc6 Bxb3 39.Nc5 Bf7 40.Ra6 Re5 41.Rxa5 Rc8 42.Kd4 Rd8+ 43.Ke3 Rb8 44.Be2 Bg6 45.Bc4+ Kh7 46.Bd5 Rd8 47.Kd4 Bf7 48.Nd3 Re7 49.Nb4 Rc7 50.Rc5 Rb7 51.Nc6 Rdd7 52.Rb5 Rbc7 53.Kc5 f5 54.Bxf7 Rxf7 55.e5 f4 56.gxf4 Rxf4 57.e6 Rxa4 58.Kd6 Rxc6+ 59.Kxc6 Kg6 60.Re5 Ra8 61.Re1 Kf6 62.e7 Kf7 63.Re5 Ke8 64.Rxh5 Kxe7 65.Rg5 Kf6 66.Rg1 Ra5 67.Kd6 Rh5 68.Rf1+ Kg6 69.Rg1+ Kh7 70.Rg4 Kh6 71.Ke6 g5 72.hxg5+ Rxg5 73.Rxg5 Kxg5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Chessable Masters Play-In"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.13"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Anton Guijarro,D"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2685"] [ECO "A21"] 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Bb4 3.Nd5 a5 4.Nf3 d6 5.a3 Bc5 6.e3 c6 7.d4 Ba7 8.Nc3 Nd7 9.dxe5 dxe5 10.b4 Ngf6 11.Bd3 Qe7 12.Qc2 O-O 13.O-O Re8 14.Nd2 Bb8 15.Rb1 h5 16.h3 h4 17.Rd1 g6 18.c5 axb4 19.axb4 Nf8 20.Bb2 N8h7 21.Nde4 Nxe4 22.Nxe4 Ng5 23.Nd6 Bxd6 24.cxd6 Qxd6 25.f4 Nh7 26.Bc4 Qf6 27.Bxe5 Qf5 28.e4 Qh5 29.Bb2 Be6 30.Qc3 f6 31.Rd6 Bxc4 32.Qxc4+ Kf8 33.Bxf6 Qb5 34.Bg7+ Kxg7 35.Rd7+ Kh6 36.Qf7 Rh8 37.Qg7+ Kh5 38.Qxh7+ Rxh7 39.Rxh7+ 1-0 [Event "Chessable Masters Play-In"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.13"] [Round "8"] [White "Keymer,Vincent"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2699"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D12"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nh4 Be4 7.f3 Bg6 8.Bd2 Nbd7 9.cxd5 Nxd5 10.Nxg6 hxg6 11.Qb3 Qb6 12.O-O-O Qxb3 13.axb3 Be7 14.e4 Nc7 15.Be3 O-O-O 16.Bc4 a6 17.d5 Ne5 18.Bb6 Rd7 19.Kb1 g5 20.h3 Bf6 21.Rc1 Nxc4 22.bxc4 Bxc3 23.dxc6 Rd2 24.Rxc3 Rxg2 25.Rd1 bxc6 26.Rcd3 c5 27.Ba5 e5 28.Rd7 Ne6 29.Ra7 Rxh3 30.Rdd7 Rxf3 31.Re7 Kb8 32.Rab7+ Kc8 33.Ra7 Kb8 34.Bc3 Nd4 35.Rab7+ Kc8 36.Rbc7+ Kb8 37.Rxc5 f6 38.Rd5 Kc8 39.Rc5+ Kb8 40.Rd5 Kc8 41.Re8+ Kb7 42.Ba5 Rb3 43.Re7+ 1-0 [Event "Chessable Masters Play-In"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.13"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Smirnov,P"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2545"] [ECO "D45"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 c6 4.e3 Nf6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Be2 Bd6 7.O-O O-O 8.b3 b6 9.Bb2 Bb7 10.Rc1 Rc8 11.Rc2 Qe7 12.Qc1 Rfe8 13.Rd1 a6 14.h3 b5 15.a3 h6 16.a4 b4 17.Nb1 Ne4 18.Nbd2 f5 19.Ne5 Nxe5 20.dxe5 Bb8 21.Nxe4 fxe4 22.Bg4 Rcd8 23.Bd4 Qg5 24.cxd5 exd5 25.Rxc6 Bxc6 26.Qxc6 Bxe5 27.Bb6 Rb8 28.a5 Kh8 29.Rxd5 h5 30.Bd7 Re7 31.Bc8 Qf6 32.Rd8+ Kh7 33.Qxe4+ g6 34.Qd5 Rg7 35.Bxa6 Rxd8 36.Bxd8 Qf5 37.f4 Qb1+ 38.Kh2 Bc3 39.Bd3 Qe1 40.Qxh5+ Kg8 41.Bc4+ Kf8 42.Qh8+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 14th Mar Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.14"] [Round "1"] [White "Deviprasath,Sharvesh"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2296"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A15"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.e3 Nc6 5.d4 d5 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Bb5 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bd7 9.O-O Bd6 10.Be2 O-O 11.Bf3 Be6 12.Nxc6 bxc6 13.b3 Qe7 14.Bb2 Rfd8 15.Ne2 c5 16.Rc1 Rac8 17.Qc2 h5 18.Ng3 g6 19.Qc3 d4 20.exd4 Bxg3 21.d5 Bh4 22.dxe6 Qxe6 23.Rfe1 Qf5 24.g3 Rd3 25.Qe5 Qxf3 26.gxh4 Rd2 27.Qxf6 Qg4+ 28.Kh1 Rxb2 29.Qxb2 Qf3+ 30.Kg1 Qg4+ 31.Kh1 Qf3+ 32.Kg1 Qg4+ 33.Kh1 1/2-1/2 [Event "Titled Tue 14th Mar Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.14"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Hajiyev,K"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2183"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6 4.c4 c6 5.b3 Bg7 6.Bb2 O-O 7.O-O Bg4 8.d3 Nbd7 9.Nbd2 Re8 10.h3 Bxf3 11.Nxf3 e5 12.e3 Qe7 13.cxd5 Nxd5 14.Qe2 Rad8 15.Rfd1 h6 16.a3 Kh7 17.b4 a6 18.Rac1 N7b6 19.Qc2 Nc8 20.Qb3 Na7 21.e4 Nc7 22.a4 Rd7 23.h4 Red8 24.Bh3 Rd6 25.Rc5 f6 26.h5 g5 27.d4 Ne6 28.Bxe6 Qxe6 29.Qxe6 Rxe6 30.Re1 Bf8 31.dxe5 Bxc5 32.bxc5 g4 33.Nh2 Rd2 34.Ba1 fxe5 35.Nxg4 Nc8 36.Bxe5 b6 37.cxb6 Nxb6 38.Nf6+ Kh8 39.Nd7+ Rxe5 40.Nxe5 Nxa4 41.Nxc6 Nc3 42.e5 Re2 43.Rxe2 Nxe2+ 44.Kf1 Nc3 45.f4 Kg7 46.Kg2 Nd5 47.Kf3 Kf7 48.Ke4 Nc3+ 49.Kf5 Ne2 50.e6+ Ke8 51.g4 a5 52.Nxa5 Nd4+ 53.Kf6 Nf3 54.g5 hxg5 55.h6 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 14th Mar Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.14"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Foerster-Yialamas,Lucas"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2205"] [ECO "A04"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.b3 Nc6 3.Bb2 d5 4.e3 Bg4 5.Bb5 e6 6.c4 Nf6 7.h3 Bxf3 8.Qxf3 a6 9.Bxc6+ bxc6 10.Nc3 Bd6 11.O-O O-O 12.d3 Bc7 13.Na4 Rb8 14.Rfd1 Bd6 15.Rac1 Nd7 16.Qe2 Nb6 17.Nxb6 Rxb6 18.d4 Qe7 19.Ba3 Rc8 20.dxc5 Bxc5 21.Bxc5 Qxc5 22.cxd5 Qe7 23.dxe6 Qxe6 24.Rc4 c5 25.Rxc5 Re8 26.Qc4 Rd6 27.Rxd6 Qxd6 28.Rc8 Qd1+ 29.Kh2 Qd6+ 30.g3 Qd7 31.Rxe8+ Qxe8 32.Qxa6 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 14th Mar Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.14"] [Round "4"] [White "Ruiz C,J"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2459"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A01"] 1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.Nf3 e4 4.Nd4 Nxd4 5.Bxd4 c5 6.Bb2 Nf6 7.c4 Be7 8.Nc3 O-O 9.e3 b6 10.d4 exd3 11.Bxd3 Bb7 12.O-O d5 13.cxd5 Nxd5 14.Nxd5 Qxd5 15.Qg4 Qg5 16.Qxg5 Bxg5 17.Rfd1 Rfd8 18.Bc4 Kf8 19.Be5 Rxd1+ 20.Rxd1 Rd8 21.Rxd8+ Bxd8 22.f3 a6 23.a4 g6 24.Bd6+ Ke8 25.Kf2 Kd7 26.Bf8 Ke8 27.Bd6 h5 28.e4 Kd7 29.Bf8 Ke8 30.Bd6 g5 31.Ke3 h4 32.g3 Kd7 33.Bf8 f6 34.f4 gxf4+ 35.gxf4 Bc7 36.Bg7 Ke7 37.e5 fxe5 38.fxe5 h3 39.Kf4 b5 40.axb5 axb5 41.Bf6+ Kf8 42.Bxb5 Kf7 43.Bc4+ Kg6 44.Be7 Bb6 45.Bd6 Bg2 46.e6 Kf6 47.Be5+ Ke7 48.Kf5 Bc6 49.Bf6+ Ke8 50.Bh4 Bc7 51.Kg4 Bxh2 52.Kxh3 Bd6 53.Kg4 Be7 54.Bf2 Be4 55.Kf4 Bc2 56.Ke5 Bd1 57.Be3 Kd8 58.Bd5 Bc2 59.Bd2 Kc7 60.Ba5+ Kc8 61.Bc4 Kb7 62.Bd2 Kc6 63.Bd5+ Kb6 64.Bh6 Kb5 65.Bc4+ Kb4 66.Bd2+ Ka3 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 14th Mar Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.14"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Erigaisi,Arjun"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2701"] [ECO "A42"] 1.c4 d6 2.d4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 Nc6 5.Nge2 e5 6.Be3 Nf6 7.d5 Ne7 8.f3 c5 9.Qd2 Nh5 10.g4 Nf4 11.Nxf4 exf4 12.Bxf4 a6 13.Be2 O-O 14.O-O f5 15.Kh1 Kh8 16.Rae1 fxg4 17.fxg4 Ng8 18.g5 Bh3 19.Rg1 Qe7 20.Rg3 Bd7 21.Rf1 b5 22.b3 b4 23.Nd1 Qxe4+ 24.Kg1 Bd4+ 25.Be3 Be5 26.Nf2 Qh4 27.Kg2 Ne7 28.Bd3 Nf5 29.Bxf5 Bxf5 30.Re1 Rae8 31.Qd1 Kg8 32.Bc1 Bd7 33.Re2 Qh5 34.Re1 Rxf2+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 14th Mar Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.14"] [Round "6"] [White "Tanenbaum,Zachary"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2261"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B42"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3 Nf6 6.O-O Qc7 7.Nc3 b5 8.Be3 Bb7 9.a3 Be7 10.f4 d6 11.Qf3 Nbd7 12.Rae1 h5 13.h3 h4 14.Bf2 g6 15.Qe3 Nh5 16.Nf3 Ng3 17.Bxg3 hxg3 18.Nd4 Qb6 19.Nb3 Rc8 20.Rf3 Bf6 21.Qxb6 Nxb6 22.Rb1 Nc4 23.Bxc4 bxc4 24.Na5 Ba8 25.Rd1 Rc5 26.Rxd6 Rxa5 27.Rxg3 g5 28.Rb6 gxf4 29.Rf3 Bd4+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 14th Mar Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.14"] [Round "7"] [White "Averjanov,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2399"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "E11"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Nbd2 b6 5.g3 Bb7 6.Bg2 c5 7.O-O cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bxg2 9.Kxg2 O-O 10.a3 Be7 11.b3 Qc8 12.Bb2 Qb7+ 13.Kg1 Rd8 14.e3 Na6 15.Qe2 Nc5 16.Rfd1 h6 17.Rac1 Rac8 18.h3 a6 19.Kh2 d6 20.a4 Bf8 21.Ba1 Ncd7 22.Rb1 g6 23.N4f3 Bg7 24.Rbc1 e5 25.Nb1 Nc5 26.Nfd2 Nfe4 27.Nxe4 Nxe4 28.Nc3 Nxc3 29.Bxc3 d5 30.cxd5 Rxd5 31.Rxd5 Qxd5 32.Qxa6 Rb8 33.Qc4 Qf3 34.Kg1 Rd8 35.Be1 e4 36.b4 h5 37.h4 Be5 38.a5 bxa5 39.bxa5 g5 40.hxg5 h4 41.g6 Rf8 42.gxf7+ Rxf7 43.Qc8+ Kh7 44.Qh3 Bxg3 45.fxg3 Qxe3+ 46.Kh2 Qxc1 47.Qxh4+ Qh6 48.Qh3 Rf1 49.Bd2 Rf2+ 50.Kg1 Qxh3 51.Kxf2 Qf5+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 14th Mar Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.14"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Pham,Khoi"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2378"] [ECO "D04"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e3 c6 4.Bd3 Bg4 5.Nbd2 e6 6.b3 Nbd7 7.Bb2 Be7 8.c4 O-O 9.Qc2 Rc8 10.c5 Re8 11.b4 Bf8 12.Ne5 Bh5 13.f4 Bg6 14.Nxg6 hxg6 15.O-O b6 16.Nf3 Be7 17.a3 Nh7 18.g4 Nhf8 19.g5 f5 20.gxf6 Nxf6 21.Ne5 Ne4 22.Bxe4 dxe4 23.Qxe4 Qd5 24.Qg2 Bf6 25.e4 Qd8 26.Rad1 g5 27.fxg5 Bxg5 28.Nf7 Be3+ 29.Kh1 Qh4 30.d5 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 14th Mar Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.14"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Bluebaum,M"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2661"] [ECO "A13"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Bd6 5.d4 O-O 6.b3 b6 7.Bb2 a6 8.cxd5 exd5 9.g3 Bb7 10.Bg2 Re8 11.O-O Nbd7 12.Rc1 Rc8 13.Rc2 Nf8 14.Qc1 Ne6 15.Ba3 h6 16.Rd1 Qe7 17.Bxd6 Qxd6 18.Ne2 c5 19.dxc5 bxc5 20.Qa3 Qb6 21.Ne5 Qc7 22.Nd3 d4 23.exd4 Bxg2 24.Kxg2 Qb7+ 25.f3 Ng5 26.Ng1 Ng4 27.Qc1 Ne3+ 28.Kf2 Nxc2 29.Nxc5 Nb4 30.a3 Rxc5 31.dxc5 Nc6 32.b4 Ne5 33.Qf4 Qc6 34.h4 Qa4 35.Rd2 Nexf3 36.Re2 Rxe2+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 14th Mar Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.14"] [Round "10"] [White "Skvortsov,Andrei"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2298"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B21"] 1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.Qxd4 Nc6 4.Qd3 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Nf3 Bg7 7.Be2 O-O 8.O-O d6 9.Nd5 Bg4 10.c3 Nd7 11.Rd1 Rc8 12.Bg5 h6 13.Bh4 g5 14.Bg3 Nc5 15.Qc2 f5 16.exf5 Bxf5 17.Qd2 Kh8 18.Ne3 Bh7 19.h4 Ne4 20.Qe1 Nxg3 21.fxg3 Qb6 22.Qf2 Ne5 23.hxg5 hxg5 24.g4 Qxb2 25.Nd5 e6 26.Ne3 Rxc3 27.Kh1 Qb6 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 14th Mar Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.14"] [Round "11"] [White "Nakamura,Hi"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2768"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A00"] 1.f3 d5 2.Kf2 e5 3.e3 Nf6 4.d4 Bd6 5.c4 c6 6.cxd5 cxd5 7.Bb5+ Nc6 8.Nc3 O-O 9.Nge2 Re8 10.Re1 exd4 11.exd4 Ng4+ 12.fxg4 Qh4+ 13.g3 Qxh2+ 14.Kf3 h5 15.gxh5 Qxh5+ 16.Kf2 Qh2+ 17.Kf3 Bh3 18.Rg1 f5 19.g4 fxg4+ 20.Rxg4 Bxg4+ 21.Kxg4 Qg2+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 21st Mar Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.21"] [Round "1"] [White "Padmini,R"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2388"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B41"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.c4 Nf6 6.Nc3 Qc7 7.Be2 b6 8.O-O Bb7 9.f3 Bd6 10.g3 Nc6 11.Be3 Bc5 12.Qd2 h5 13.a3 Ne5 14.b4 Be7 15.Rac1 d6 16.Na4 Ned7 17.Rc2 O-O 18.Rfc1 Rfc8 19.Qe1 Qd8 20.Qf2 Rab8 21.h4 Ba8 22.Kh2 Ne5 23.Kg1 Nfd7 24.Nb3 b5 25.cxb5 Rxc2 26.Rxc2 axb5 27.Nc3 Nc4 28.Bxc4 bxc4 29.Nd2 Ne5 30.Qf1 d5 31.exd5 exd5 32.Bd4 Nc6 33.Qf2 Nxd4 34.Qxd4 Bf6 35.Qf4 Qb6+ 36.Kg2 Re8 37.Nf1 d4 38.Ne4 Bxe4 39.fxe4 Qc6 40.Nd2 c3 41.Nf3 d3 42.e5 dxc2 43.exf6 Qxf6 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 21st Mar Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.21"] [Round "1"] [White "Kozin,Y"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2251"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B43"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Bd3 Nf6 7.Nb3 Be7 8.f4 d6 9.Qf3 Nbd7 10.Be3 b5 11.g4 h6 12.O-O-O Bb7 13.h4 b4 14.Ne2 d5 15.Ng3 dxe4 16.Nxe4 Rc8 17.Rh2 a5 18.g5 hxg5 19.fxg5 Nxe4 20.Bxe4 Bxe4 21.Qxe4 Qxh2 22.g6 f5 23.Qd3 O-O 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 21st Mar Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.21"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Srinath,R"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2279"] [ECO "A05"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.b3 Bg7 4.Bb2 O-O 5.Bg2 d6 6.c4 c5 7.O-O Nc6 8.d4 Ne4 9.e3 Bg4 10.h3 Bxf3 11.Bxf3 Ng5 12.Bxc6 bxc6 13.h4 Ne6 14.Qd2 cxd4 15.exd4 d5 16.Rd1 h5 17.Na3 Qd7 18.Rac1 Rfc8 19.Nc2 Rab8 20.Ne3 Nc7 21.Qe2 e6 22.Ba3 Ne8 23.Bc5 Nf6 24.f3 Bh6 25.Rc3 Qc7 26.Kg2 Nd7 27.cxd5 cxd5 28.b4 Nb6 29.f4 Bg7 30.Rdc1 Na4 31.R3c2 Nxc5 32.Rxc5 Qb7 33.Qd2 Rxc5 34.bxc5 Qb2 35.Qxb2 Rxb2+ 36.Rc2 Rb8 37.Rd2 Rb4 38.Nc2 Rc4 39.Kf2 Kf8 40.Ke2 Ke7 41.Kd3 Kd7 42.Rd1 Kc7 43.Rb1 Ra4 44.a3 Rc4 45.Rb4 Rxb4 46.axb4 Kc6 47.Na3 a6 48.Kc3 f6 49.Nc2 e5 50.f5 gxf5 51.Ne3 f4 52.gxf4 exf4 53.Nf5 Bf8 54.Kd3 Kb5 55.Ke2 Kxb4 56.c6 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 21st Mar Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.21"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Tregubov,P"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2556"] [ECO "A08"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c5 3.Bg2 Nc6 4.d4 Nf6 5.O-O cxd4 6.Nxd4 e5 7.Nxc6 bxc6 8.c4 Be6 9.Bg5 Rc8 10.Bxf6 gxf6 11.e3 Be7 12.cxd5 cxd5 13.Nc3 d4 14.exd4 exd4 15.Ne2 d3 16.Nf4 Bf5 17.Re1 O-O 18.Be4 d2 19.Bxf5 dxe1=Q+ 20.Qxe1 Rc5 21.Rd1 Re5 22.Qf1 Qa5 23.Bd3 Rd8 24.a3 Qb6 25.b4 f5 26.Bc4 a5 27.Nd5 Qa7 28.b5 Qc5 29.Qd3 Rd6 30.Nxe7+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 21st Mar Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.21"] [Round "3"] [White "Idani,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2633"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B23"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Qxd4 Nc6 5.Qe3 Nf6 6.Nf3 Bb4 7.a3 Bxc3+ 8.Qxc3 O-O 9.Bd3 d5 10.exd5 exd5 11.O-O Bg4 12.Nd4 Rc8 13.Nxc6 Rxc6 14.Qd4 a6 15.Bg5 Bh5 16.Rfe1 Bg6 17.Rad1 Bxd3 18.Qxd3 h6 19.Bh4 Qb6 20.b4 Rfc8 21.Bxf6 Rxf6 22.Re2 Re6 23.Rde1 Rxe2 24.Rxe2 d4 25.Re4 g6 26.Rxd4 Rxc2 27.Rd8+ Kg7 28.Qxc2 Qxd8 29.Qc3+ Qf6 30.Qc1 Qd4 31.g3 Qd3 32.Kg2 b5 33.Qb2+ Kg8 34.Qc1 g5 35.Qc8+ Kg7 36.Qc1 Qd5+ 37.Kg1 Qb3 38.Qa1+ f6 39.Qc1 Kg6 40.h3 h5 41.Kg2 Qd5+ 42.Kh2 g4 43.Qc2+ Qf5 44.Qe2 Qd7 45.hxg4 hxg4 46.Qe3 Qc6 47.Qd4 Qc4 48.Qd2 Qe4 49.Qc1 Qd3 50.Kg1 Qe4 51.Qa1 Kf5 52.Qc1 Qc4 53.Qd2 Ke6 54.Qe3+ Kf7 55.Qd2 Qe6 56.Qd3 f5 57.Qd2 Kg6 58.Qd3 Qe5 59.Qd2 Qa1+ 60.Kg2 Qe5 61.Qd3 Qe6 62.Qc3 Qe4+ 63.Kg1 Qd5 64.Qe3 Qd1+ 65.Kg2 Qd5+ 66.Kg1 Qd1+ 67.Kg2 Qd5+ 68.Kg1 1/2-1/2 [Event "Titled Tue 21st Mar Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.21"] [Round "3"] [White "Maatman,Nick"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2341"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "E00"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 Bb4+ 4.Nd2 c5 5.Nf3 cxd4 6.Nxd4 Nc6 7.Nc2 Be7 8.Bg2 O-O 9.O-O d5 10.cxd5 Nxd5 11.Ne4 b6 12.Ne3 Bb7 13.Nxd5 exd5 14.Nc3 d4 15.Nd5 Re8 16.Bf4 Rc8 17.Nxe7+ Qxe7 18.Re1 g5 19.Bd2 h6 20.Rc1 Ne5 21.Bxb7 Qxb7 22.Qa4 Rcd8 23.f4 gxf4 24.Bxf4 b5 25.Qa5 d3 26.Rc7 Qe4 27.Qxb5 Nf3+ 28.exf3 Qxe1+ 29.Kg2 Qe2+ 30.Kh3 d2 31.Bxh6 Qxb5 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 21st Mar Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.21"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Urazayev,Arystanbek"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2460"] [ECO "D05"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 e6 4.Bd3 Be7 5.b3 O-O 6.Bb2 b6 7.Nbd2 Bb7 8.Qe2 Ne4 9.O-O Nd7 10.c4 Ndf6 11.Rac1 Nxd2 12.Nxd2 c5 13.dxc5 Bxc5 14.Rfd1 Qe7 15.cxd5 Nxd5 16.Ne4 Ba3 17.Rc4 Bxb2 18.Qxb2 Rfd8 19.Be2 f5 20.Ng3 Nf6 21.Rcd4 Rxd4 22.Qxd4 Bd5 23.f3 Rc8 24.Qe5 Qc5 25.h4 Nd7 26.Qf4 e5 27.Qxf5 Qxe3+ 28.Kh2 Bc6 29.Bc4+ Kh8 30.Rxd7 Qf4 31.Rf7 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 21st Mar Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.21"] [Round "4"] [White "Samunenkov,Ihor"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2488"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "E11"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Bxd2+ 5.Qxd2 O-O 6.Nc3 d5 7.e3 Qe7 8.Rd1 Rd8 9.Qc2 b6 10.cxd5 exd5 11.Be2 c5 12.O-O Bb7 13.Ne5 Nc6 14.f4 Rac8 15.Bf3 cxd4 16.exd4 Na5 17.Rfe1 Ne4 18.Qd3 f5 19.Rc1 Qb4 20.Re2 Nc4 21.Nxc4 Rxc4 22.Rd1 Ba6 23.Qe3 Rcc8 24.Rc2 Bb7 25.Rdc1 Qf8 26.Qd3 h6 27.Ne2 Kh7 28.Rxc8 Rxc8 29.Rxc8 Qxc8 30.Nc3 Qe6 31.Qe3 Qd6 32.a3 Bc6 33.g3 Qf6 34.Kg2 g5 35.Bxe4 fxe4 36.fxg5 hxg5 37.Qf2 Qe6 38.Nd1 Kg7 39.Ne3 Bd7 40.g4 Qd6 41.Nf5+ Bxf5 42.Qxf5 Qd8 43.Qe5+ Qf6 44.Qxf6+ Kxf6 45.Kf2 Ke6 46.Ke3 Kd6 47.Ke2 Kc6 48.Ke3 Kb5 49.Kf2 Kc4 50.h4 gxh4 51.g5 h3 52.g6 e3+ 53.Kxe3 h2 54.g7 h1=Q 55.g8=Q Qe1+ 56.Kf3 Qd1+ 57.Kg2 Qd2+ 58.Kg3 Qxd4 59.Qc8+ Kb3 60.Qd7 Qe3+ 61.Kg2 Qe4+ 62.Kg3 Kxb2 63.Qb5+ Kxa3 64.Qa6+ Kb3 65.Qb5+ Qb4 66.Qxd5+ Qc4 67.Qd1+ Kb4 68.Qb1+ Qb3+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 21st Mar Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.21"] [Round "5"] [White "Zakhartsov,Vl"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2547"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B40"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c3 d5 4.exd5 exd5 5.d4 Nf6 6.Bb5+ Bd7 7.Bxd7+ Nbxd7 8.O-O Be7 9.dxc5 Nxc5 10.Be3 O-O 11.Re1 Re8 12.Nbd2 Nd3 13.Rf1 Nxb2 14.Qb3 Nd3 15.Qxb7 Bc5 16.Bxc5 Nxc5 17.Qb4 Rc8 18.Rfd1 Qc7 19.Qa3 Nd3 20.Nf1 Nf4 21.Nd4 Ne4 22.Ng3 Nxc3 23.Re1 Qc4 24.Ndf5 Nce2+ 25.Kh1 Nxg3+ 26.hxg3 Nd3 27.Ne7+ Rxe7 28.Rxe7 Nxf2+ 29.Kg1 Ng4 30.Qxa7 h5 31.Rae1 Qc3 32.Qb6 Qxg3 33.Re8+ Rxe8 34.Rxe8+ Kh7 35.Qb1+ g6 36.Qf1 Qh2+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 21st Mar Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.21"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Andreikin,D"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2729"] [ECO "A04"] 1.Nf3 b5 2.e4 Bb7 3.Bxb5 Bxe4 4.O-O c6 5.Ba4 Nf6 6.d4 e6 7.c4 Be7 8.Nc3 Bxf3 9.Qxf3 O-O 10.d5 cxd5 11.cxd5 Na6 12.Rd1 Qb6 13.Bg5 Nc5 14.Bc2 Qxb2 15.Rac1 Rac8 16.Qh3 g6 17.Bb1 Nxd5 18.Rc2 Qb7 19.Nxd5 Bxg5 20.Qg4 exd5 21.Qxg5 Ne4 22.Qe3 Rxc2 23.Bxc2 Rc8 24.Bb3 Nc3 25.Re1 Qb6 26.Qf3 Qd4 27.g3 Kg7 28.Re7 Qf6 29.Qxf6+ Kxf6 30.Rxd7 a5 31.Bxd5 Nxd5 32.Rxd5 a4 33.Rd4 a3 34.Rd3 Ra8 35.h4 h5 36.Re3 Kf5 37.Kf1 f6 38.Ke2 g5 39.hxg5 fxg5 40.Kf3 Ra7 41.Kg2 Ra6 42.Kh3 Ra5 43.Rb3 Ra6 44.Rb5+ Kg6 45.f4 gxf4 46.gxf4 Ra4 47.Kg3 Rc4 48.Rb3 Ra4 49.Rb6+ Kf5 50.Rb5+ Kg6 51.Rg5+ Kh6 52.Rb5 Rd4 53.Rb3 Ra4 54.Rb6+ Kg7 55.Rb3 Kf6 56.Rb6+ Kf7 57.Rb3 Ra5 58.Rc3 Kf6 59.Rb3 Kf5 60.Rc3 Ke4 61.Rb3 Kd4 62.Kh4 Ke4 63.Kg3 Rc5 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 21st Mar Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.21"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Narayanan,Sri"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2559"] [ECO "A20"] 1.c4 e5 2.d3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.a3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.e3 O-O 8.Nbd2 Kh8 9.Be2 f5 10.b4 Qf6 11.Bb2 a6 12.g3 Bd7 13.h4 Rae8 14.h5 Qh6 15.Nh4 f4 16.gxf4 exf4 17.e4 f3 18.Bxf3 Nf4 19.O-O-O Be5 20.Ng6+ Nxg6 21.hxg6 Qxg6 22.Bh5 Qd6 23.Bxe8 Bxe8 24.Nc4 Bxb2+ 25.Qxb2 Qf4+ 26.Kb1 Bg6 27.Ne3 Ne5 28.Nd5 Qg5 29.f4 Nxd3 30.fxg5 Nxb2 31.Kxb2 Bxe4 32.Rh2 c6 33.Nf4 Kg8 34.Rf2 b6 35.Rd7 a5 36.Rxg7+ Kxg7 37.Ne6+ Kg6 38.Rxf8 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 21st Mar Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.21"] [Round "6"] [White "Bok,B"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2607"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D35"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3 h6 7.Bh4 Be7 8.Bd3 O-O 9.Nge2 Re8 10.O-O Nbd7 11.a4 a5 12.f3 Nf8 13.Qc2 Ne6 14.Rad1 b6 15.h3 Bb7 16.Bf2 Rc8 17.e4 c5 18.Bb5 Bc6 19.Bxc6 Rxc6 20.exd5 Nxd5 21.dxc5 Bxc5 22.Qb3 Nxc3 23.Nxc3 Qh4 24.Qb5 Bxf2+ 25.Rxf2 Rec8 26.Rfd2 Nc5 27.Nd5 Re6 28.Nxb6 Re1+ 29.Rxe1 Qxe1+ 30.Kh2 Qxd2 31.Nxc8 Qf4+ 32.Kh1 Qc1+ 33.Kh2 Qf4+ 34.Kh1 Qc1+ 35.Kh2 Qf4+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Titled Tue 21st Mar Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.21"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Fedoseev,Vl3"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2674"] [ECO "B18"] 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.h4 h6 7.Be3 Nf6 8.h5 Bh7 9.Bd3 Bxd3 10.Qxd3 Na6 11.O-O-O e6 12.Kb1 Qd5 13.Nf3 Nb4 14.Qb3 Qxb3 15.axb3 Bd6 16.Ne5 Nbd5 17.Bc1 c5 18.Nc4 Bxg3 19.fxg3 cxd4 20.Nd6+ Kf8 21.Rxd4 b6 22.c4 Ne7 23.Nb5 Nf5 24.Rd3 Kg8 25.Rhd1 Kh7 26.b4 Rhc8 27.b3 a5 28.bxa5 bxa5 29.Bb2 Ng4 30.Rd7 f6 31.Nc7 Ra7 32.Nxe6 Rxd7 33.Rxd7 Re8 34.Nd4 Re1+ 35.Ka2 Nxg3 36.c5 Ne5 37.c6 Nxc6 38.Nxc6 Nxh5 39.Nxa5 Re2 40.b4 Rxg2 41.Nc4 Rg4 42.Kb3 Rg3+ 43.Ka4 Rg4 44.Nd6 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 21st Mar Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.21"] [Round "7"] [White "Jones,G"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2618"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A05"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 b5 3.Bg2 Bb7 4.Na3 a6 5.c4 e6 6.cxb5 Bxa3 7.bxa6 Rxa6 8.bxa3 d6 9.O-O Nbd7 10.d3 O-O 11.Bb2 Qa8 12.Rc1 c5 13.e4 Rb8 14.Rc2 Bc6 15.Qa1 h6 16.h4 Ra4 17.Re1 Qa6 18.Bf1 Bb5 19.e5 Ne8 20.exd6 Bxd3 21.Ne5 Nxe5 22.Bxe5 Rd8 23.Bxd3 Qxd3 24.Rxc5 f6 25.Rd1 Qxa3 26.Rc3 Qxa2 27.Qxa2 Rxa2 28.d7 Raa8 29.Bf4 e5 30.dxe8=Q+ Rxe8 31.Be3 Re7 32.Rdc1 h5 33.Rc7 Rxc7 34.Rxc7 Kh7 35.Kg2 Kg6 36.Kf3 Rb8 37.Ke4 Ra8 38.Kd5 Rb8 39.Bc5 Re8 40.Bd6 Ra8 41.f4 exf4 42.gxf4 Re8 43.Rd7 Ra8 44.Ke6 Re8+ 45.Re7 Ra8 46.f5+ Kh7 47.Rd7 Re8+ 48.Kf7 Ra8 49.Bf8 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 21st Mar Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.21"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Skvortsov,Andrei"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2298"] [ECO "B76"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Nf6 4.Nc3 cxd4 5.Nxd4 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 O-O 8.Qd2 d5 9.e5 Ne8 10.f4 f6 11.exf6 Nxf6 12.O-O-O Ng4 13.Bg1 Rxf4 14.Nf3 Bh6 15.Kb1 Rxf3 16.Qxd5+ Qxd5 17.Nxd5 Rxf1 18.Nxe7+ Kf7 19.Rxf1+ Kxe7 20.Bc5+ Kd7 21.Rf7+ Kc6 22.Bd4 Be3 23.Bc3 Nd7 24.Re1 Bc5 25.h3 Ne3 26.Rxh7 a5 27.g4 Nb6 28.Rg7 Nbd5 29.Rxg6+ Kb5 30.Bd2 Nc4 31.a4+ Kxa4 32.b3+ Kb5 33.bxc4+ Kxc4 34.Re4+ Kb5 35.Re5 Kc4 36.Rgg5 Be7 37.Rh5 Nf6 38.Rh8 b6 39.Rxe7 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 21st Mar Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.21"] [Round "8"] [White "Maghsoodloo,Parham"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2726"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "E11"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Bxd2+ 5.Qxd2 O-O 6.Nc3 d5 7.Rc1 Qe7 8.c5 b6 9.b4 a5 10.a3 axb4 11.axb4 bxc5 12.bxc5 Ba6 13.Ne5 Nfd7 14.Nxd7 Nxd7 15.g3 c6 16.Bh3 f5 17.f4 Nf6 18.O-O Bc4 19.Ra1 h5 20.Qe3 Ne4 21.Nxe4 dxe4 22.Rfc1 Rxa1 23.Rxa1 Rd8 24.Rc1 Bb5 25.Qf2 Qa7 26.e3 Qa3 27.Qd2 Ra8 28.Bf1 Bxf1 29.Kxf1 Qb3 30.Qc3 Qb5+ 31.Qc4 Ra1 32.Kf2 Qxc4 33.Rxc4 Ra2+ 34.Kg1 Re2 35.Rc3 h4 36.gxh4 Kh7 37.Ra3 Kg6 38.Ra6 Kh5 39.Rxc6 Kg4 40.Rxe6 Kf3 41.h3 Rxe3 42.d5 Re1+ 43.Kh2 Re2+ 44.Kg1 Rc2 45.c6 e3 46.Re8 e2 47.h5 Rc5 48.h4 Rxd5 49.Kh2 Rc5 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 21st Mar Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.21"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Sjugirov,S"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2712"] [ECO "A14"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 e6 4.O-O Be7 5.c4 O-O 6.d4 dxc4 7.Qa4 a6 8.Qxc4 b5 9.Qc2 Bb7 10.Bf4 Bd6 11.Nbd2 Nbd7 12.Rac1 Rc8 13.Nb3 Be4 14.Qd2 Qe7 15.Ne5 Bxg2 16.Kxg2 Bxe5 17.dxe5 Nd5 18.Bg5 Qe8 19.e4 N5b6 20.Be3 Nc4 21.Qe2 c5 22.f4 Nxe3+ 23.Qxe3 c4 24.Nd4 Nc5 25.Nf3 Qc6 26.Rce1 Nd3 27.Re2 Qc5 28.Qxc5 Rxc5 29.h4 Rfc8 30.h5 h6 31.Rd1 b4 32.Red2 Ra5 33.b3 Nc5 34.bxc4 Nxe4 35.Rd8+ Rxd8 36.Rxd8+ Kh7 37.Rd7 Rxa2+ 38.Kh3 b3 39.Rxf7 Rf2 40.Nh4 Kg8 41.Rb7 Nc5 42.Rb8+ Kf7 43.Ng6 Nd7 44.Rxb3 Ke8 45.Rb7 Kd8 46.Ra7 Ra2 47.f5 Nc5 48.f6 gxf6 49.exf6 Ne4 50.f7 Ng5+ 51.Kg4 Nxf7 52.Rxf7 Re2 53.Ra7 Re4+ 54.Kf3 Rxc4 55.Ne5 Rc5 56.Ke4 Ra5 57.Nc6+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 21st Mar Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.21"] [Round "9"] [White "Harsha,B"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2608"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D12"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nh4 Be4 7.f3 Bg6 8.Qb3 Qb6 9.Nxg6 hxg6 10.Bd2 Nbd7 11.O-O-O Qxb3 12.axb3 O-O-O 13.Be2 c5 14.cxd5 exd5 15.h3 a6 16.Be1 cxd4 17.exd4 Bd6 18.Bf2 Nb8 19.g3 g5 20.Rde1 Nc6 21.Kd2 Bc7 22.Bd3 g6 23.Rc1 Kb8 24.Ne2 Ba5+ 25.Kd1 Nb4 26.Bb1 Rhe8 27.Rf1 Re6 28.Be1 Rde8 29.Rf2 Re3 30.Bd2 Rxb3 31.Bxg5 Nd7 32.Bf4+ Ka7 33.Nc3 Nc6 34.Ba2 Rb4 35.Nxd5 Rxd4+ 36.Kc2 Rxd5 37.Bxd5 Nb4+ 38.Kb1 Nxd5 39.Rd1 N7b6 40.Bc1 Bb4 41.h4 a5 42.g4 Rh8 43.Rh1 Nf6 44.Be3 Ka6 45.Bd4 Nbd5 46.g5 Re8 47.gxf6 Re6 48.h5 gxh5 49.Rxh5 Re1+ 50.Kc2 Nf4 51.Rf5 Ne6 52.Bc3 Bc5 53.Rd2 Rf1 54.Rd7 Rf2+ 55.Kd1 b5 56.Rxf7 b4 57.Re7 Bxe7 58.fxe7 Nc7 59.Be5 Ne8 60.Rf7 a4 61.Rf8 a3 62.Rxe8 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 21st Mar Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.21"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Gholami Orimi,Mahdi"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2420"] [ECO "A21"] 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 f5 3.d4 d6 4.g3 exd4 5.Qxd4 Nc6 6.Qe3+ Qe7 7.Nd5 Qxe3 8.Bxe3 Kd8 9.Nf3 Nge7 10.Ng5 Ne5 11.Rc1 h6 12.f4 hxg5 13.fxe5 dxe5 14.Rd1 Bd7 15.Bxg5 c6 16.Nc3 Kc7 17.h4 Nc8 18.e4 Nd6 19.Bd3 Re8 20.O-O fxe4 21.Nxe4 Nxe4 22.Bxe4 Bc5+ 23.Kg2 Ref8 24.b3 Bg4 25.Rde1 Bb4 26.Rc1 Ba3 27.Rb1 a5 28.Be3 Bb4 29.Bf3 Bf5 30.Rbd1 Bc2 31.Rc1 Bd3 32.Rf2 e4 33.Be2 Rxf2+ 34.Kxf2 Rf8+ 35.Bf4+ Bd6 36.Bxd3 Bxf4 37.gxf4 exd3 38.Ke3 d2 39.Rg1 Rd8 40.Rd1 Rh8 41.Rxd2 Rxh4 42.Rg2 Rh7 43.Ke4 Kd6 44.Kf5 Ke7 45.Re2+ Kf7 46.Rd2 g6+ 47.Ke5 Rh5+ 48.Kd6 Rf5 49.Kc7 b5 50.Kxc6 bxc4 51.bxc4 Rxf4 52.c5 g5 53.Kb6 Rg4 54.c6 a4 55.c7 Rc4 56.Rd5 g4 57.Rc5 Rxc5 58.Kxc5 g3 59.c8=Q g2 60.Qg4 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 21st Mar Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.21"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Ingebretsen,Jens E"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2345"] [ECO "B40"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.a3 d6 7.Be2 Be7 8.Be3 O-O 9.f4 e5 10.Nxc6 bxc6 11.fxe5 dxe5 12.Qxd8 Rxd8 13.Rd1 Bg4 14.h3 Rxd1+ 15.Kxd1 Be6 16.Kc1 Nd7 17.Rd1 Bc5 18.Bxc5 Nxc5 19.b4 Nd7 20.Ba6 Rb8 21.Na4 Kf8 22.Rd6 Rd8 23.Nc5 Ke7 24.Rxc6 Nxc5 25.Rxc5 Rd4 26.Bd3 Kf6 27.Kd2 Rd7 28.Ke3 h5 29.a4 Rd4 30.c3 Rd6 31.a5 a6 32.Rc7 g5 33.Ra7 Bc8 34.Ra8 Bd7 35.Rxa6 Ke7 36.Rxd6 Kxd6 37.c4 Bc8 38.c5+ Kc6 39.Bc4 f6 40.a6 Bd7 41.Bd5+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 21st Mar Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.21"] [Round "11"] [White "Pakleza,Z"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2492"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A46"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bf4 d5 4.e3 Bd6 5.Bg3 O-O 6.Nbd2 c5 7.c3 b6 8.Ne5 Qc7 9.Bd3 Ba6 10.Bxa6 Nxa6 11.O-O b5 12.a3 Nd7 13.Nxd7 Qxd7 14.Qe2 Bxg3 15.hxg3 Rab8 16.Rfd1 Rfc8 17.Nf3 Qb7 18.Ne5 f6 19.Nd3 c4 20.Nf4 Nc7 21.Re1 Re8 22.Qg4 Re7 23.Re2 Qc6 24.Rd1 a5 25.Qf3 Rd8 26.g4 e5 27.Nh5 Qe6 28.Qf5 Qf7 29.Qf3 Rde8 30.dxe5 fxe5 31.Red2 Rf8 32.Qxf7+ Rexf7 33.f3 g6 34.Ng3 b4 35.axb4 axb4 36.e4 bxc3 37.bxc3 d4 38.cxd4 c3 39.Rc2 exd4 40.Rxd4 Nb5 41.Rb4 Rb7 42.Rxc3 Nxc3 43.Rxb7 Rf7 44.Rb3 Na4 45.Kf2 Nc5 46.Rc3 Ne6 47.Ke3 Nf4 48.Rc2 Ne6 49.Ne2 Kg7 50.f4 Ra7 51.g5 Ra3+ 52.Rc3 Ra4 53.g3 Rb4 54.Rd3 Ra4 55.Nd4 Nf8 56.Rc3 Ra7 57.Rc8 Rb7 58.e5 Kf7 59.Ke4 Ra7 60.Nb5 Rd7 61.Nd6+ Kg7 62.Kd5 Ra7 63.Rc6 Ra5+ 64.Rc5 Ra7 65.Ke4 Ra4+ 66.Rc4 Ra3 67.g4 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 21st Mar Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.21"] [Round "11"] [White "Firouzja,Alireza"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2785"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A45"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bf4 c6 4.Qd3 g6 5.f3 b5 6.a3 a5 7.e4 Na6 8.e5 Nh5 9.Be3 Ng7 10.Qd2 Nf5 11.Bf2 h5 12.Bd3 Bh6 13.f4 O-O 14.Nf3 b4 15.Ne2 c5 16.dxc5 Qc7 17.axb4 Nxb4 18.O-O Rb8 19.Ned4 Nxd4 20.Nxd4 Nxd3 21.cxd3 Rb4 22.Be3 Bg7 23.Rac1 f6 24.e6 f5 25.Qf2 Rf6 26.Rfe1 a4 27.Rc2 Rf8 28.h3 Ba6 29.Rd1 Rfb8 30.Rdd2 a3 31.bxa3 Rb1+ 32.Kh2 Ra1 33.Qg3 Kh7 34.Rb2 Rxb2 35.Rxb2 Bxd3 36.c6 Ba6 37.Rd2 Rxa3 38.Nf3 Bf6 39.Bd4 Kg7 40.Bxf6+ exf6 41.Rc2 Re3 42.Kg1 Bd3 43.Rb2 Qxc6 44.Qf2 Rxe6 45.Nd4 Qc1+ 46.Kh2 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 28th Mar Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.28"] [Round "1"] [White "Gutierrez Olivares,D"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2354"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A05"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 b5 3.Bg2 Bb7 4.a4 b4 5.O-O e6 6.d3 d5 7.Nbd2 Be7 8.e4 c5 9.e5 Nfd7 10.Re1 Nc6 11.c4 bxc3 12.bxc3 Qc7 13.d4 O-O 14.h4 Ba6 15.h5 h6 16.Ba3 Rfc8 17.Nf1 cxd4 18.Bxe7 Nxe7 19.cxd4 Qc2 20.Ne3 Qxd1 21.Rexd1 Rc3 22.Bf1 Bxf1 23.Kxf1 Rac8 24.Rab1 R8c7 25.Ke2 Nb6 26.a5 Nc4 27.Rdc1 Nxa5 28.Rxc3 Rxc3 29.Ra1 Nec6 30.Kd2 Rb3 31.Kc2 Rb7 32.Ra4 Nb4+ 33.Kc3 Nac6 34.Ne1 a5 35.N3c2 Rc7 36.Nxb4 Nxb4+ 37.Kb3 Rb7 38.Kc3 Nc6 39.Nd3 Kf8 40.Nc5 Rb1 41.Ra2 Ke7 42.Nb3 Rd1 43.Ra4 Rf1 44.Nxa5 Nxa5 45.Rxa5 Rxf2 46.Ra7+ Ke8 47.Ra8+ Kd7 48.Rg8 Rf3+ 49.Kb4 Rxg3 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 28th Mar Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.28"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Roebers,Eline"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2362"] [ECO "A04"] 1.Nf3 f5 2.d4 Nf6 3.Bg5 e6 4.Nbd2 Be7 5.Bxf6 Bxf6 6.e4 d5 7.exf5 exf5 8.Bd3 O-O 9.O-O b6 10.c3 Ba6 11.Bxa6 Nxa6 12.Re1 c5 13.Qa4 Qc8 14.Ne5 Re8 15.Ndf3 Re6 16.Nd7 Rd6 17.Nxf6+ Rxf6 18.Re5 Nc7 19.Rae1 Qd8 20.dxc5 bxc5 21.Qf4 Qd6 22.g3 Raf8 23.h4 Ne6 24.Qd2 Nc7 25.Kh2 Rg6 26.Ng5 h6 27.Nh3 Re6 28.Rxe6 Nxe6 29.Qe3 Rf6 30.Qe5 Qd7 31.Nf4 Nxf4 32.Qxf4 d4 33.cxd4 cxd4 34.Rd1 d3 35.Qc4+ Re6 36.Rxd3 Qf7 37.Rd8+ Kh7 38.Rd6 Re7 39.Qxf7 Rxf7 40.Ra6 f4 41.g4 g5 42.h5 Rc7 43.Kg2 Kg7 44.Kf3 Kh7 45.Ke4 Re7+ 46.Kf5 f3 47.b4 Re2 48.Rxa7+ Kg8 49.Kg6 Re6+ 50.Kf5 Re2 51.Kf6 Rxf2 52.Kg6 Kf8 53.Rf7+ Ke8 54.a4 Rf1 55.a5 Rb1 56.Rxf3 Rxb4 57.Ra3 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 28th Mar Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.28"] [Round "2"] [White "Malek,Jan"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2389"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A34"] 1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.e3 Nf6 5.d4 cxd4 6.Nxd4 O-O 7.Be2 Nc6 8.O-O d6 9.Nxc6 bxc6 10.Qc2 a5 11.b3 Bf5 12.Bd3 Bxd3 13.Qxd3 Nd7 14.Rb1 Nc5 15.Qc2 f5 16.Rd1 Qe8 17.Ne2 Ne4 18.f3 Nf6 19.Bb2 c5 20.Nf4 Qf7 21.Bc3 Bh6 22.Kf1 g5 23.Nd5 Nxd5 24.Rxd5 Qg6 25.Rbd1 Bg7 26.Bxg7 Kxg7 27.Kg1 h5 28.e4 fxe4 29.Qxe4 Rae8 30.Qe3 Rf5 31.Rxf5 Qxf5 32.Rd5 e5 33.Rxd6 Qb1+ 34.Kf2 Qc2+ 35.Rd2 Qf5 36.Qxc5 g4 37.Qa7+ Kg8 38.Qe3 Qf6 39.Kg1 gxf3 40.gxf3 Kh8 41.Rg2 e4 42.h3 Qa1+ 43.Kh2 Qf6 44.fxe4 h4 45.Rg4 Qb2+ 46.Rg2 Qe5+ 47.Kh1 Qe6 48.Rg4 Qf6 49.Qf4 Qa1+ 50.Rg1 Qe5 51.Qh6+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 28th Mar Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.28"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Kavutskiy,K"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2405"] [ECO "A36"] 1.c4 g6 2.Nc3 Bg7 3.g3 c5 4.Bg2 Nc6 5.d3 d6 6.Qd2 e6 7.Bxc6+ bxc6 8.b3 Ne7 9.Bb2 O-O 10.f4 Nf5 11.Nf3 h5 12.O-O-O a5 13.Na4 Nd4 14.Ng5 Rb8 15.e3 Nf5 16.Bxg7 Kxg7 17.Ne4 Qe7 18.h3 d5 19.Nexc5 Nxg3 20.Rhg1 h4 21.e4 Qf6 22.Kc2 e5 23.f5 g5 24.Qxa5 Ne2 25.Qd2 Nxg1 26.Rxg1 Kh6 27.Nc3 dxc4 28.dxc4 Rd8 29.Qe3 Qe7 30.Ne2 f6 31.a4 Bd7 32.Nc1 Be8 33.N1d3 Bh5 34.a5 Ra8 35.a6 Rdc8 36.Ra1 Rcb8 37.Ne6 Ra7 38.Qc5 Qd7 39.Kc3 Rxb3+ 40.Kxb3 Qxd3+ 41.Kb4 Qd2+ 42.Kb3 Qd3+ 43.Kb2 Qd2+ 44.Kb3 Qd3+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Titled Tue 28th Mar Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.28"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Arias,Juan Cruz"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2320"] [ECO "D35"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3 h6 7.Bh4 Be7 8.Bd3 O-O 9.Nge2 Nbd7 10.O-O Re8 11.f3 b5 12.Kh1 a5 13.Rc1 Nb6 14.Bf2 Nc4 15.Qc2 a4 16.Bg1 Bf8 17.e4 dxe4 18.fxe4 Be6 19.Nf4 Nb6 20.b3 Ba3 21.Nxe6 Rxe6 22.Rcd1 Nbd7 23.d5 cxd5 24.exd5 Re5 25.Bxb5 axb3 26.Qxb3 Bd6 27.Bc6 Ra3 28.Qb2 Rh5 29.Bxd7 Qxd7 30.Rxf6 gxf6 31.Ne4 Kf8 32.Nxf6 Qa4 33.Re1 Rxa2 34.Nd7+ Qxd7 35.Qh8+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 28th Mar Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.28"] [Round "3"] [White "Godzwon,Iwo"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2381"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B41"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.c4 Nf6 6.Nc3 Qc7 7.Be2 Bb4 8.Nc2 Be7 9.O-O O-O 10.Be3 d6 11.Rc1 b6 12.f4 Bb7 13.Bf3 Nbd7 14.Nd4 Rfe8 15.g4 Nc5 16.Qc2 e5 17.Nf5 exf4 18.Bxf4 Bf8 19.Nd5 Bxd5 20.exd5 a5 21.Rce1 g6 22.Nd4 Qd7 23.h3 Rxe1 24.Rxe1 Re8 25.Rxe8 Qxe8 26.Nb5 Qe1+ 27.Kg2 Nfe4 28.Qe2 Qb1 29.Na3 Qxa2 30.Bxe4 Nxe4 31.Qxe4 Qxb2+ 32.Nc2 a4 33.Be3 a3 34.Bd4 Qb3 35.Ba1 a2 36.Ne3 Bg7 37.Qe8+ Bf8 38.Qe4 Qb1 39.Qd4 f6 40.g5 Be7 41.Ng4 Qc2+ 42.Kf3 Kf7 43.gxf6 Bf8 44.Qe4 Qb3+ 45.Ne3 Qb1 46.Qe6+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 28th Mar Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.28"] [Round "4"] [White "Kim,Se"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2295"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "E32"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 d6 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6 7.Nf3 Bb7 8.g3 c5 9.dxc5 bxc5 10.Bg2 O-O 11.O-O a5 12.b3 h6 13.Rd1 Qe7 14.Bb2 Rd8 15.b4 axb4 16.axb4 cxb4 17.Qxb4 Rxa1 18.Bxa1 Be4 19.Bxf6 gxf6 20.Nd4 Bxg2 21.Kxg2 Kg7 22.h4 Qc7 23.Qb5 Rc8 24.Nf3 Nc6 25.Qh5 Ne5 26.Nxe5 dxe5 27.Qg4+ Kh7 28.Qf3 f5 29.e4 f4 30.Rc1 Qe7 31.Qh5 Rc5 32.Qf3 Qf6 33.Qa3 Qe7 34.Qf3 Qc7 35.Qc3 Qc6 36.Qd3 Qc7 37.Qc3 Kg8 38.Qd3 Rc6 39.Qe2 Kh7 40.Qd3 Rd6 41.Qf3 Rc6 42.Qd3 Kg8 43.Qe2 Kg7 44.Qd3 Qa5 45.Qf3 Qd2 46.Rd1 Qa5 47.Qg4+ Kf8 48.Qh5 fxg3 49.Qxh6+ Ke7 50.fxg3 Rd6 51.Qg5+ Kd7 52.Rxd6+ Kxd6 53.Qf6 Qa4 54.Qf1 Qa3 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 28th Mar Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.28"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Di Berardino,D"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2476"] [ECO "E65"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.O-O O-O 5.c4 c5 6.Nc3 d6 7.d4 Nc6 8.dxc5 dxc5 9.Bf4 Nd4 10.Qc1 Ne4 11.Nxd4 Nxc3 12.bxc3 cxd4 13.cxd4 Qxd4 14.Rb1 Bg4 15.Be3 Qe5 16.Rxb7 Bxe2 17.Re1 Qh5 18.h3 Rac8 19.g4 Bxg4 20.hxg4 Qxg4 21.c5 Rfd8 22.Rxe7 Rd5 23.Re4 Qh5 24.c6 Be5 25.Bf4 Bxf4 26.Qxf4 Rg5 27.Re5 Rxe5 28.Qxe5 Qg4 29.Qe4 Qg5 30.Qd5 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 28th Mar Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.28"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Harshavardhan,G B"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2436"] [ECO "A17"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3 6.Qxc3 b6 7.e3 Bb7 8.Be2 d6 9.b4 Nbd7 10.Bb2 a5 11.O-O e5 12.d3 Qe7 13.Nd2 c5 14.bxc5 Nxc5 15.Rab1 Qc7 16.Ba1 Rab8 17.Rfc1 Rfe8 18.Bf1 h6 19.Qc2 Bc6 20.Qd1 Qd8 21.d4 exd4 22.exd4 Ba4 23.Qf3 Nce4 24.Nxe4 Nxe4 25.d5 Qg5 26.Bc3 Nxc3 27.Qxc3 Bd7 28.Qd4 Qe5 29.Qxe5 Rxe5 30.h3 g5 31.Rb3 Bf5 32.f3 Kg7 33.Kf2 Re7 34.g4 Bg6 35.Rcc3 Rc7 36.Re3 h5 37.Be2 h4 38.Rb2 Rcb7 39.f4 gxf4 40.Rf3 b5 41.cxb5 Be4 42.Rxf4 Bxd5 43.Rd4 Be6 44.Rxd6 Kf6 45.Ra6 Ke5 46.b6 Bd5 47.Rxa5 Ke6 48.Rxd5 Kxd5 49.Bf3+ Kc5 50.Bxb7 Rxb7 51.Kf3 Rxb6 52.Rxb6 Kxb6 53.g5 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 28th Mar Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.28"] [Round "5"] [White "Spata,G"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2364"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A04"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.g3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Bg2 Nc6 5.O-O e6 6.Nc3 Nge7 7.e3 O-O 8.d4 d6 9.b3 cxd4 10.Nxd4 Nxd4 11.exd4 Nf5 12.Ne2 Rb8 13.Bb2 b5 14.cxb5 Rxb5 15.Rc1 Bb7 16.Bxb7 Rxb7 17.Qd2 d5 18.Rc6 h5 19.Nf4 Rc7 20.Rxc7 Qxc7 21.Rc1 Qb6 22.Ne2 Bh6 23.f4 Bg7 24.Kg2 a5 25.Ba3 Ra8 26.Bc5 Qd8 27.Ng1 Nd6 28.Bxd6 Qxd6 29.Nf3 Qb4 30.Qxb4 axb4 31.Rc2 f6 32.Kf2 Bf8 33.Ke3 Kf7 34.Kd3 Bd6 35.Re2 Ke7 36.Rc2 Kd7 37.Re2 Rg8 38.h4 Rc8 39.Rc2 Ra8 40.Re2 Bc7 41.Rc2 Bb6 42.Re2 Kd6 43.Rc2 Ra7 44.Re2 Ra8 45.Rc2 Rf8 46.Re2 Rc8 47.Rc2 Ra8 48.Re2 Bd8 49.Rc2 Be7 50.Re2 Rg8 51.Rh2 Rg7 52.Re2 g5 53.hxg5 fxg5 54.fxg5 Bxg5 55.Rg2 Bf4 56.Ne5 Bxe5 57.dxe5+ Kxe5 58.Ke3 d4+ 59.Kf3 Rf7+ 60.Ke2 Ke4 61.Rh2 e5 62.Rh4+ Kd5 63.Rxh5 Ra7 64.g4 Rxa2+ 65.Kf3 Rb2 66.g5 Rxb3+ 67.Kg4 Rb1 68.g6 Rg1+ 69.Kf5 d3 70.Rg5 Rxg5+ 71.Kxg5 d2 72.g7 d1=Q 73.g8=Q+ Ke4 74.Qg6+ Ke3 75.Qb6+ Qd4 76.Qb5 Qf4+ 77.Kg6 Qd4 78.Kf5 e4 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 28th Mar Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.28"] [Round "6"] [White "Boyer,Mahel"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2456"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "E11"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Nbd2 b6 5.a3 Bxd2+ 6.Qxd2 O-O 7.e3 d5 8.b3 c5 9.dxc5 bxc5 10.Bd3 Nc6 11.O-O Rb8 12.Qc2 Ba6 13.Rb1 e5 14.Rd1 d4 15.exd4 Nxd4 16.Nxd4 cxd4 17.Bg5 h6 18.Bh4 Re8 19.Re1 Bb7 20.f3 Rc8 21.b4 Rc7 22.Qd2 Kf8 23.b5 g5 24.Qb4+ Kg7 25.Bg3 Rce7 26.Qc5 Nd7 27.Qd6 Re6 28.Qb4 Qf6 29.c5 Bd5 30.c6 Nf8 31.Qc5 Qd8 32.a4 h5 33.h3 h4 34.Bh2 Ng6 35.Bxg6 Kxg6 36.Rbd1 f6 37.Rc1 d3 38.Red1 Bb3 39.Rd2 e4 40.fxe4 Rxe4 41.Rf1 Re2 42.Qf5+ Kg7 43.Rxd3 Qe7 44.Rd7 Bf7 45.Qxf6+ Qxf6 46.Re7 R8xe7 47.Rxf6 Kxf6 48.Bd6 R7e6 49.Bc5 Rc2 50.Bd4+ Kf5 51.Bxa7 Re1+ 52.Kh2 Ree2 53.Bg1 Rxg2+ 54.Kh1 Bd5 55.c7 Rg3+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 28th Mar Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.28"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Papasimakopoulos,Alexandros"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2356"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 c6 4.O-O Bg4 5.d3 e6 6.h3 Bh5 7.Qe1 Be7 8.e4 dxe4 9.dxe4 Bg6 10.Ne5 Nbd7 11.Nxg6 hxg6 12.Nd2 e5 13.a4 a5 14.Nc4 O-O 15.Bd2 b6 16.Rd1 Qc7 17.b3 Rfe8 18.Kh1 Nh5 19.Bc3 Bc5 20.Bf3 Re7 21.Kg2 Rae8 22.Qe2 Nhf6 23.h4 Bd4 24.Bd2 Ra8 25.Bg5 b5 26.axb5 cxb5 27.Na3 b4 28.Nb5 Qc5 29.Qd3 Rc8 30.Nxd4 exd4 31.Qxd4 Qxd4 32.Rxd4 Rxc2 33.Ra1 Rc5 34.Be3 Rb5 35.Be2 Rb8 36.Rxa5 Rxe4 37.Rxe4 Nxe4 38.Ra7 Nef6 39.Bf4 Rb6 40.Bc4 Kf8 41.g4 Ke8 42.Be3 Rd6 43.f3 Nd5 44.Bg5 f6 45.Bc1 N5b6 46.Bb5 Kd8 47.Bf4 Rd4 48.Bc7+ Kc8 49.Ba6+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 28th Mar Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.28"] [Round "7"] [White "Chigaev,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2632"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A30"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nc3 e6 4.g3 b6 5.Bg2 Bb7 6.O-O Be7 7.d4 cxd4 8.Qxd4 d6 9.Rd1 O-O 10.Bg5 Nbd7 11.Nb5 d5 12.cxd5 Bxd5 13.Nc3 Bc6 14.Rac1 Rc8 15.Ne5 Nxe5 16.Qxe5 Qe8 17.Bxc6 Rxc6 18.Bf4 Rc5 19.Qd4 Qa8 20.Bd6 Bxd6 21.Qxd6 h5 22.f3 Rfc8 23.Kf2 Qb7 24.Qd4 Qc6 25.a3 Rc4 26.Qd6 Qb7 27.Qd2 b5 28.Na2 Nd5 29.Rxc4 bxc4 30.Nc3 Qb6+ 31.Qd4 Qxb2 32.Nxd5 Qxd4+ 33.Rxd4 exd5 34.Rxd5 c3 35.Rd1 c2 36.Rc1 Rc3 37.Ke1 g5 38.Kd2 Rxa3 39.Rxc2 Kg7 40.Rc5 Kg6 41.Rc6+ f6 42.Ke1 Ra2 43.Kf2 a5 44.Ra6 Kf5 45.h4 gxh4 46.gxh4 Ke5 47.Rb6 Kf5 48.Rb5+ Kg6 49.Rc5 a4 50.Ra5 a3 51.Ke3 Ra1 52.Kf4 a2 53.e4 Kg7 54.Kf5 Rf1 55.Ra7+ Kh6 56.Rxa2 Rxf3+ 57.Ke6 Rf4 58.Re2 Kg6 59.Rg2+ Kh6 60.Re2 Kg7 61.Rg2+ Rg4 62.Re2 Rxh4 63.Kf5 Rg4 64.e5 Rg5+ 65.Kf4 Rg4+ 66.Kf5 fxe5 67.Rxe5 Rg1 68.Kf4 Kg6 69.Re6+ Kg7 70.Re5 Kh6 71.Re6+ Kh7 72.Re5 Rh1 73.Kg3 Kg6 74.Kg2 Kf6 75.Ra5 Rb1 76.Rxh5 Rb2+ 77.Kg3 Rb3+ 78.Kg2 Rb2+ 79.Kg3 Rb3+ 80.Kg2 Rb2+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Titled Tue 28th Mar Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.28"] [Round "7"] [White "Raja,Rithvik R"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2472"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D11"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Qc2 g6 5.Bf4 dxc4 6.Qxc4 Bg7 7.Nc3 b5 8.Qb3 O-O 9.e3 Be6 10.Qc2 Nbd7 11.Ng5 Bf5 12.e4 b4 13.Na4 Nxe4 14.Nxe4 Qa5 15.O-O-O Bxe4 16.Qxe4 Qxa4 17.Bc4 e6 18.Kb1 Nf6 19.Qf3 Nd5 20.Bc1 Rad8 21.h4 Nb6 22.Bb3 Qb5 23.g4 a5 24.h5 a4 25.Bc2 Nc4 26.hxg6 fxg6 27.Qh3 Na3+ 28.bxa3 bxa3+ 29.Ka1 Rxf2 30.Qxh7+ Kf8 31.Bxa3+ c5 32.Qh4 Rxd4 33.Qxf2+ Rf4+ 34.Rd4 Rxf2 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 28th Mar Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.28"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Costachi,M"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2476"] [ECO "A16"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 O-O 5.d3 d6 6.e3 e5 7.Nge2 c6 8.e4 Be6 9.O-O d5 10.exd5 cxd5 11.Bg5 dxc4 12.d4 Nbd7 13.Bxb7 Rb8 14.Bg2 Rxb2 15.Qc1 Rb8 16.Rd1 Qb6 17.h3 exd4 18.Nxd4 Nc5 19.Rb1 Qa6 20.Rxb8 Rxb8 21.Bxf6 Bxf6 22.Qf4 Nd7 23.Nxe6 Qxe6 24.Rxd7 Be5 25.Qe3 Bxc3 26.Qxe6 fxe6 27.Bf1 Rc8 28.Be2 e5 29.Bg4 Rc6 30.Bf3 Rc5 31.Rxa7 Bd4 32.Be4 c3 33.Bc2 Rb5 34.Ra8+ Kg7 35.Bb3 Rc5 36.Rg8+ Kf6 37.Bc2 Rb5 38.Bb3 Rc5 39.Bc2 Rb5 40.Bb3 Rc5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Titled Tue 28th Mar Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.28"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Iniyan,P"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2515"] [ECO "A29"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 g6 5.Bg2 Bg7 6.O-O O-O 7.d3 d6 8.Rb1 Re8 9.b4 a6 10.a4 e4 11.dxe4 Nxe4 12.Nxe4 Rxe4 13.Nd2 Re8 14.e3 Bf5 15.Rb3 a5 16.b5 Nb4 17.Bxb7 Bc2 18.Qe2 Bxb3 19.Nxb3 Ra7 20.Bg2 Qc8 21.Bd2 Qf5 22.Bxb4 axb4 23.a5 Qc8 24.Rd1 h5 25.h4 Bc3 26.Bd5 Kg7 27.Kg2 Re7 28.Qf3 Qd8 29.a6 c5 30.Bc6 Qc7 31.Qd5 Re6 32.Bb7 Bf6 33.Qc6 Bd8 34.Qxc7 Bxc7 35.Rd3 Kf8 36.Bd5 Re7 37.e4 Kg7 38.f4 Kf8 39.Kf3 Bb6 40.Bc6 Bc7 41.Nd2 Kg7 42.Nf1 f5 43.Ne3 fxe4+ 44.Bxe4 Rf7 45.Bd5 Re7 46.Bc6 Rxe3+ 47.Rxe3 Kf7 48.Bd5+ Kf8 49.Re6 Bd8 50.Ke2 Be7 51.Kd3 Kg7 52.Kc2 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 28th Mar Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.28"] [Round "9"] [White "Aradhya,Garg"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2305"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D45"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Be2 O-O 8.O-O dxc4 9.a4 c5 10.Bxc4 cxd4 11.exd4 h6 12.Qe2 b6 13.Ne5 Bb7 14.Bf4 Qe7 15.Rfe1 Rac8 16.a5 bxa5 17.Rxa5 Bb8 18.Bg3 Nxe5 19.dxe5 Nd7 20.Bd3 Nc5 21.Bb1 Rfd8 22.Qg4 Qg5 23.Qxg5 hxg5 24.h4 gxh4 25.Bxh4 Rd2 26.Re2 Rxe2 27.Nxe2 a6 28.Bg3 Ba7 29.Ra3 Rd8 30.Nc3 Bb6 31.b4 Nd3 32.Nd5 Nxb4 33.Nxb6 Rd1+ 34.Kh2 Rxb1 35.Rc3 a5 36.Rc7 Bc6 37.Ra7 a4 38.Bf4 Rb3 39.Be3 a3 40.Bc5 Nc2 41.Nc4 Rb5 42.Bxa3 Nxa3 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 28th Mar Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.28"] [Round "9"] [White "Bernadskiy,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2611"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A13"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 dxc4 5.Qa4+ Bd7 6.Qxc4 c5 7.O-O Bc6 8.Rd1 Nbd7 9.b3 Rc8 10.Bb2 b5 11.Qc2 Be7 12.a4 a6 13.axb5 axb5 14.Nc3 O-O 15.Ng5 Bxg2 16.Kxg2 h6 17.Nge4 Qb6 18.Qd3 Qb7 19.Qf3 Nd5 20.Ra5 Ne5 21.Rxb5 Qc6 22.Nxd5 exd5 23.Qh5 dxe4 24.Bxe5 Qxb5 25.Qg4 Bg5 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 28th Mar Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.28"] [Round "10"] [White "So,W"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2761"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D11"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Qb3 e6 5.Nc3 dxc4 6.Qxc4 b5 7.Qd3 Bb7 8.e4 b4 9.Na4 Qa5 10.b3 c5 11.e5 Ba6 12.Qc2 Bxf1 13.Rxf1 Nd5 14.dxc5 Nd7 15.Be3 Rc8 16.O-O-O Bxc5 17.Kb1 O-O 18.Rxd5 exd5 19.Bxc5 Nxc5 20.Rc1 Nxa4 21.Qxc8 Nc3+ 22.Rxc3 bxc3 23.Qf5 Qb5 24.Ng5 g6 25.Qh3 Qf1+ 26.Kc2 Qxf2+ 27.Kxc3 Qe1+ 28.Kc2 Qe2+ 29.Kc1 h5 30.Nf3 Qe3+ 31.Kb2 d4 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 28th Mar Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.28"] [Round "10"] [White "Firouzja,Alireza"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2785"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A45"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bf4 c5 4.e3 cxd4 5.exd4 a6 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Ne5 Bd7 8.g3 e6 9.Bg2 Qb6 10.Ne2 Be7 11.O-O O-O 12.c4 dxc4 13.Nxc4 Qa7 14.Qb3 Nd5 15.Bxd5 exd5 16.Nb6 Bg4 17.f3 Na5 18.Qxd5 Qxb6 19.fxg4 Rad8 20.Qf3 Nc6 21.Be3 Qb5 22.Nc3 Qxb2 23.Nd5 Qb5 24.Nxe7+ Nxe7 25.Rab1 Qd3 26.Rxb7 Nd5 27.Rb3 Qg6 28.Bf2 Rfe8 29.Qf5 Qc6 30.g5 Rd7 31.Qf3 Qa4 32.Re1 Rc8 33.Qf5 g6 34.Qg4 Qc6 35.Rf3 Rcd8 36.h4 Ne7 37.Rfe3 Nf5 38.Re8+ Rxe8 39.Rxe8+ Kg7 40.h5 Qc1+ 41.Kg2 h6 42.hxg6 fxg6 43.gxh6+ Qxh6 44.Qe4 Qg5 45.Qe5+ Qf6 46.Rg8+ Kf7 47.Rf8+ Kxf8 48.Qxf6+ Ke8 49.Qxg6+ Rf7 50.d5 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 28th Mar Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.28"] [Round "11"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Nakamura,Hi"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2768"] [ECO "B32"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 d6 6.N1c3 a6 7.Na3 Be6 8.Nc4 Rb8 9.Nd5 Bxd5 10.exd5 Nce7 11.Be2 Nf6 12.Ne3 g6 13.c4 h5 14.O-O Bh6 15.b4 O-O 16.Qb3 b6 17.Bb2 Nd7 18.Qa3 a5 19.bxa5 Nc5 20.Bc3 bxa5 21.Bxa5 Qd7 22.Bb4 Ra8 23.Qc3 Rfc8 24.a3 Qa7 25.Rae1 Ne4 26.Qd3 f5 27.Bd1 Nc5 28.Qe2 Qb6 29.Bc2 Qa6 30.Kh1 h4 31.Nd1 Nd7 32.Nb2 Bg7 33.Bb3 Nc5 34.Ba2 e4 35.Bb1 Re8 36.f3 Nc8 37.Bxc5 dxc5 38.fxe4 Nd6 39.Qf2 fxe4 40.Nd1 Qxc4 41.Ne3 Qd4 42.Qxh4 Rf8 43.Ng4 Rxf1+ 44.Rxf1 Rf8 45.Rxf8+ Bxf8 46.Qe1 c4 47.h3 c3 48.Bc2 Qd2 49.Qxd2 cxd2 50.a4 Nc4 51.Kg1 Nb2 52.a5 Kg7 53.a6 Bc5+ 54.Kf1 d1=Q+ 55.Bxd1 Nxd1 56.d6 Kf7 57.d7 Ke7 58.Ne5 Ne3+ 59.Ke2 Nxg2 60.a7 Nf4+ 61.Kf1 Bxa7 62.Nc6+ Kxd7 63.Nxa7 Kd6 64.Nb5+ Kc5 65.Nc3 Kd4 66.Nd1 e3 67.Ke1 Ke4 68.Nc3+ Kf3 69.Nb5 Nd3+ 70.Kd1 e2+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 28th Mar Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.03.28"] [Round "11"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Timmermans,M"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2390"] [ECO "C55"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.Re1 d6 7.a4 Kh8 8.a5 a6 9.Nc3 Ng8 10.Nd5 f5 11.h3 Bf6 12.c3 Nce7 13.Nxf6 Nxf6 14.exf5 Bxf5 15.d4 e4 16.Nh2 d5 17.Bf1 Qd7 18.Ra3 Rae8 19.c4 c6 20.Rg3 Bg6 21.Ng4 Nxg4 22.hxg4 Qd6 23.Qb3 Qf6 24.Be3 Rb8 25.c5 Nc8 26.f4 Na7 27.f5 Bf7 28.Rh3 Nb5 29.Bxb5 axb5 30.Rf1 g5 31.Qd1 Kg7 32.Qd2 h6 33.Bf2 Rfe8 34.Re3 Ra8 35.Bg3 Re7 36.Bd6 Ree8 37.Rd1 Kg8 38.b4 Rad8 39.Bc7 Rc8 40.Bh2 Kh7 41.Qf2 h5 42.gxh5 Bxh5 43.Rh3 e3 44.Rxh5+ Kg8 45.Qg3 e2 46.Qxg5+ 1-0 [Event "Chessable Masters Div 2 W"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.04.03"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Yu Yangyi"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2729"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Nc3 Nxc3 6.dxc3 Be7 7.Bf4 Nd7 8.Qd2 O-O 9.O-O-O Nc5 10.h4 Bg4 11.Re1 Re8 12.Nd4 Bf8 13.Rxe8 Qxe8 14.f3 Bd7 15.h5 Ne6 16.Be3 Nxd4 17.cxd4 Qe7 18.Bc4 h6 19.g4 Re8 20.Bf4 b5 21.Bd3 Bc6 22.Rf1 Qh4 23.b3 Bd7 24.Kb1 a6 25.Qa5 c5 26.dxc5 dxc5 27.Qxa6 Re1+ 28.Rxe1 Qxe1+ 29.Bc1 c4 30.Be4 Bxg4 31.Qxb5 cxb3 32.axb3 Bxh5 33.c4 Qd1 34.Qb7 Bg6 35.Bxg6 fxg6 36.Qd5+ Qxd5 37.cxd5 Bd6 38.Kc2 h5 39.Kd3 h4 40.Ke2 h3 41.Kf2 Kf7 42.Bg5 h2 43.Kg2 Bg3 44.b4 Ke8 45.Be3 Kd7 46.Bc5 Bd6 47.Bxd6 Kxd6 48.Kxh2 Kxd5 49.Kg3 Kc4 50.Kg4 Kxb4 51.Kg5 Kc4 52.Kxg6 Kd4 53.f4 Ke4 54.f5 Kf4 55.Kxg7 Kxf5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Chessable Masters Div 2 W"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.04.03"] [Round "1.3"] [White "Yu Yangyi"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2729"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B96"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Nbd7 8.Qe2 Qc7 9.O-O-O b5 10.a3 Be7 11.g4 h6 12.Bh4 Bb7 13.Rg1 Rc8 14.Be1 g5 15.h4 Rg8 16.hxg5 hxg5 17.f5 e5 18.Nb3 Rh8 19.Kb1 Nb6 20.Na5 Ba8 21.Rg3 Nc4 22.Nxc4 Qxc4 23.Qxc4 Rxc4 24.Bxc4 bxc4 25.Nd5 Nxd5 26.exd5 Rh1 27.Re3 Rf1 28.Kc1 Kd7 29.b3 Rf4 30.Rg3 cxb3 31.Rxb3 Kc8 32.Ba5 Rxg4 33.Rdd3 Rc4 34.Rbc3 Rxc3 35.Rxc3+ Kb8 36.Rb3+ Bb7 37.c4 g4 38.Kd1 Ka8 39.Bc7 Ka7 40.Ke2 f6 41.Ke3 g3 42.Ke4 Bc8 43.Rxg3 Kb7 44.Ba5 Bf8 45.Rh3 Bd7 46.Rh7 Kc8 47.Rh8 1-0 [Event "Chessable Masters Div 2 W"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.04.03"] [Round "1.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Yu Yangyi"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2729"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Nc3 Nxc3 6.dxc3 Be7 7.Bf4 Nd7 8.Qd2 O-O 9.O-O-O Nc5 10.h4 Re8 11.Ng5 h6 12.Bc4 Be6 13.Nxe6 Nxe6 14.Kb1 Bf8 15.g4 Nxf4 16.Qxf4 Qf6 17.Qg3 Qe5 18.Qf3 Qf6 19.Qxb7 Rab8 20.Qxa7 Qxc3 21.Bb3 Qc6 22.Rh3 Rb7 23.Qd4 Re2 24.Rc3 Qe8 25.Qd5 Rb5 26.Qf3 Re7 27.a4 Rbe5 28.Qc6 Qb8 29.Ka2 g6 30.f4 Ra5 31.f5 gxf5 32.g5 Bg7 33.Rc4 hxg5 34.hxg5 Kf8 35.Rh4 Qa8 36.Qc4 Rc5 37.Qd3 Re4 38.Rdh1 Rxh4 39.Rxh4 Qg2 40.Rb4 Qxg5 41.Rb8+ Ke7 42.Rg8 Qf6 43.c3 Qe5 44.Qd1 d5 45.Qg1 d4 46.Qxg7 Qxg7 47.Rxg7 dxc3 48.Rxf7+ Kd6 49.bxc3 Ke5 50.Kb2 f4 51.Kc2 Ke4 52.Re7+ Kf3 53.Kd3 Kg3 54.Rg7+ Kf2 55.Rf7 Kf3 56.Kd4 Ra5 57.Bd5+ Kg3 58.Bc6 Ra7 59.c4 Kg4 60.Kc5 Ra5+ 61.Kb4 Ra7 62.a5 Kg3 63.Kb5 Kg4 64.a6 Kg3 65.Bb7 1-0 [Event "Chessable Masters Div 2 W"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.04.03"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Yu Yangyi"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2729"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B96"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Nbd7 8.Qe2 Qc7 9.O-O-O b5 10.a3 Be7 11.g4 Bb7 12.Rg1 h6 13.Bh4 Rc8 14.Be1 g5 15.h4 Rg8 16.hxg5 hxg5 17.f5 e5 18.Nb3 Nb6 19.Kb1 Rh8 20.Rg3 Rh1 21.Bg2 Rh2 22.Rh3 Rxh3 23.Bxh3 Qc4 24.Qe3 Na4 25.Na5 Nxc3+ 26.Bxc3 Qxe4 27.Qxg5 Qf3 28.Rd3 Qh1+ 29.Qc1 Qxc1+ 30.Kxc1 Be4 31.g5 Bxd3 32.gxf6 Be4 33.fxe7 f6 34.Nb3 Kxe7 35.Nd2 Bc6 36.Bf1 Rh8 37.b3 Rh5 38.Bd3 d5 39.Bb4+ Kd7 40.Kb2 Rh2 41.Nf3 Rf2 42.Nh4 e4 43.Be1 exd3 0-1 [Event "Armageddon Asia&Oceania W"] [Site "Berlin GER"] [Date "2023.04.04"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Dubov,Daniil"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2708"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B98"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Be7 8.Qe2 h6 9.Bh4 Nxe4 10.Nxe4 Bxh4+ 11.g3 Be7 12.O-O-O O-O 13.g4 d5 14.Ng3 Nc6 15.Nf3 Qc7 16.Qd2 Bd7 17.Kb1 Rac8 18.g5 hxg5 19.Nxg5 Bxg5 20.fxg5 Ne5 21.Nh5 Nf3 22.Qf2 Qc5 23.Qg2 Nh4 24.Qd2 e5 25.Bd3 e4 26.Nf6+ Kh8 27.Nxd7 Qc6 28.Nxf8 exd3 29.Qxd3 Rxf8 30.Qh3 Qc4 31.b3 Qe4 32.Rhg1 Kg8 33.Rg4 Qe2 34.Rxh4 Qxd1+ 35.Kb2 1-0 [Event "Armageddon Asia&Oceania W"] [Site "Berlin GER"] [Date "2023.04.04"] [Round "1.3"] [White "Dubov,Daniil"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2708"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C54"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4 Bb4+ 7.Nbd2 d5 8.exd5 Nxd5 9.O-O Bxd2 10.Bxd2 O-O 11.Rc1 h6 12.Re1 Be6 13.Bb5 Nde7 14.Bf4 Ng6 15.Bg3 Bd5 16.Ne5 Ncxe5 17.dxe5 c6 18.Bd3 Qg5 19.Bc4 Rad8 20.Qb3 Bxc4 21.Rxc4 Qd2 22.Rce4 Qd5 23.Qa4 b5 24.Qc2 Qe6 25.h4 Rd5 26.h5 Ne7 27.Bh4 Nf5 28.Qc3 Nxh4 29.Rxh4 Rfd8 30.Re3 c5 31.Kh2 Rd4 32.Rhh3 c4 33.Qa5 a6 34.Qc7 R4d7 35.Qc5 Rd5 36.Qc7 R5d7 37.Qa5 Rd5 38.f4 Rc8 39.Qc3 Qf5 40.Ref3 Rcd8 41.Qa5 Rd2 42.Qc7 R2d7 43.Qb6 Rd2 44.a3 Qg4 45.Rfg3 Qxf4 46.e6 Rxg2+ 47.Kxg2 Rd2+ 48.Kh1 Qe4+ 49.Rf3 Rd1+ 50.Kg2 Rd2+ 51.Kg1 Rd1+ 52.Kf2 Rd2+ 53.Kg3 Qe5+ 54.Rf4 Qe1+ 55.Rf2 Qe5+ 56.Kg2 Qe4+ 57.Rf3 Qg4+ 58.Rg3 Qe4+ 59.Rf3 Qg4+ 60.Kf1 Rd1+ 0-1 [Event "Armageddon Asia&Oceania W"] [Site "Berlin GER"] [Date "2023.04.04"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Dubov,Daniil"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2708"] [ECO "C55"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.Re1 d6 7.a3 Be6 8.Nbd2 Bxc4 9.Nxc4 a5 10.c3 Re8 11.Bg5 Nd7 12.Bxe7 Qxe7 13.d4 Nf6 14.Qb3 b6 15.Qc2 Rad8 16.h3 h6 17.Rad1 g6 18.Ne3 Kg7 19.Nd5 Qd7 20.b4 axb4 21.axb4 b5 22.Qb2 Nh7 23.c4 Kg8 24.cxb5 Nxd4 25.Nxd4 exd4 26.Qxd4 Rb8 27.Rc1 Rb7 28.b6 cxb6 29.Nxb6 Qe6 30.Nd5 Reb8 31.b5 Qe5 32.Qxe5 dxe5 33.b6 Kg7 34.Rc6 Nf8 35.Ra1 Ne6 36.Kh2 Nf4 37.Ra7 Nxd5 38.Rxb7 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 4th Apr Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.04.04"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Cattaneo,Marco"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2251"] [ECO "A10"] 1.c4 g6 2.Nc3 Bg7 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 O-O 5.e3 d6 6.Nge2 e5 7.O-O c6 8.e4 Nbd7 9.d3 a5 10.h3 Nc5 11.Be3 Nh5 12.d4 exd4 13.Bxd4 Be6 14.Bxg7 Nxg7 15.Qd4 Qe7 16.b3 Rad8 17.Rad1 Rfe8 18.Rfe1 Bc8 19.Qd2 f5 20.exf5 Nxf5 21.Nd4 Qf7 22.Rxe8+ Qxe8 23.Re1 Qf8 24.Nf3 Qf6 25.g4 Ng7 26.Ng5 Re8 27.Nge4 Nxe4 28.Nxe4 Qd8 29.Qd4 Re6 30.Rd1 Ne8 31.f4 Qe7 32.Kh2 Qg7 33.Qd2 Qe7 34.Ng3 Re3 35.Qd4 Bxg4 36.Rd2 Bc8 37.Ne4 Re1 38.Nxd6 Nxd6 39.Qxd6 Qxd6 40.Rxd6 Kf7 41.Rd8 Re8 42.Rd2 Re7 43.Kg3 Bf5 44.Kf2 Rd7 45.Rxd7+ Bxd7 46.Ke3 b6 47.Kd4 c5+ 48.Ke5 Ke7 49.h4 Bf5 50.Bc6 Bb1 51.Ba4 Bc2 52.Kd5 Bd1 53.Kc6 1-0 [Event "Chessable Masters Div 2 W"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.04.04"] [Round "2.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Oparin,G"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2667"] [ECO "E11"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 Bb4+ 4.Nbd2 O-O 5.a3 Be7 6.e3 b6 7.Bd3 Bb7 8.b4 a5 9.b5 c5 10.bxc6 Nxc6 11.O-O d5 12.Rb1 Ba6 13.Qe2 a4 14.cxd5 Bxd3 15.Qxd3 Nxd5 16.Nc4 f5 17.e4 fxe4 18.Qxe4 Rf6 19.Nxb6 Ra6 20.Ng5 Rg6 21.Nxe6 Qd6 22.Qxd5 Rxe6 23.Qc4 Ra5 24.Bf4 1-0 [Event "Chessable Masters Div 2 W"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.04.04"] [Round "2.3"] [White "Oparin,G"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2667"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "E06"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.d4 O-O 6.Nc3 dxc4 7.Ne5 c5 8.dxc5 Qxd1+ 9.Nxd1 Bxc5 10.Nxc4 Nc6 11.Be3 Bb4+ 12.Nc3 Nd5 13.Bd2 Rd8 14.Rc1 Bxc3 15.Bxc3 b6 16.Ne3 Nce7 17.Nxd5 Nxd5 18.Bd2 Ba6 19.f3 e5 20.Kf2 Nf4 21.Bxf4 exf4 22.Rhd1 Rxd1 23.Rxd1 Re8 24.gxf4 Rxe2+ 25.Kg3 Re8 26.Rd7 Ra8 27.f5 Bb5 28.Rc7 Kf8 29.b3 a5 30.Rb7 Bd3 31.f6 b5 32.f4 Rd8 33.fxg7+ Kxg7 34.Ra7 Bb1 35.Rxa5 Rd3+ 36.Bf3 Rc3 37.Kf2 Rc2+ 38.Kg3 Rc3 39.Kf2 Rc2+ 40.Be2 b4 41.Rb5 Bxa2 42.Rxb4 Rb2 43.Ke3 Rxb3+ 44.Rxb3 Bxb3 45.Kf2 Kf6 46.Kg3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Chessable Masters Div 2 W"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.04.04"] [Round "2.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Oparin,G"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2667"] [ECO "C50"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.c3 d6 6.O-O a5 7.Re1 O-O 8.h3 h6 9.Nbd2 Be6 10.Bb5 Bb6 11.Nf1 Ne7 12.Ng3 Nd7 13.d4 f5 14.exf5 Nxf5 15.d5 Nxg3 16.dxe6 Nf6 17.Qc2 e4 18.Nd4 Bxd4 19.cxd4 Nf5 20.d5 Nd4 21.Qc4 Nxb5 22.Qxb5 Qc8 23.Bf4 c6 24.Qe2 cxd5 25.e7 Re8 26.Bxd6 Qd7 27.Ba3 Rac8 28.Qd2 b6 29.Rad1 Rc6 30.b3 Kf7 31.Qf4 b5 32.Qd2 b4 33.Bb2 Rxe7 34.Bxf6 Kxf6 35.Qd4+ Kf5 36.f3 Qe6 37.Qxd5+ Qxd5 38.Rxd5+ Kf4 39.fxe4 a4 40.Rf5+ Kg3 41.Re3+ Kh4 42.Kh2 Rc2 43.bxa4 Rxa2 44.Rg3 g5 45.Rg4+ Kh5 46.Rb5 Rxa4 47.e5 Re6 48.Re4 Kg6 49.Rb8 Kf5 50.Rexb4 Rxb4 51.Rxb4 Kxe5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Chessable Masters Div 2 W"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.04.04"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Oparin,G"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2667"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D47"] 1.c4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 Bd6 9.O-O O-O 10.Qc2 Bb7 11.e4 e5 12.dxe5 Nxe5 13.Nxe5 Bxe5 14.h3 b4 15.Na4 Bd4 16.e5 Qd5 17.exf6 c5 18.Bxh7+ Kh8 19.Be4 Qxe4 20.Qxe4 Bxe4 21.fxg7+ Kxg7 22.Be3 Bxe3 23.fxe3 Rfc8 24.Rfc1 c4 25.a3 a5 26.Nb6 c3 27.bxc3 b3 28.Na4 Ra6 29.Rd1 Rc4 30.Rd4 Rxa4 31.Rxa4 b2 32.Re1 b1=Q 33.Rxb1 Bxb1 34.Kf2 Bc2 35.Rg4+ Kf8 36.c4 Rb6 37.Rg5 a4 38.Rb5 Rd6 39.Rd5 Rxd5 40.cxd5 Ke7 41.Kf3 Kd6 42.Kf4 Kxd5 43.h4 f6 44.g4 Be4 45.g5 fxg5+ 46.Kxg5 Kc4 47.Kf4 Kd3 48.h5 Bh7 49.Kf3 Bf5 50.Kf4 Be4 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 4th Apr Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.04.04"] [Round "2"] [White "Perske,Thore"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2448"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A45"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 c6 4.Nf3 Bf5 5.c4 e6 6.Nc3 h6 7.Qb3 Qb6 8.c5 Qa6 9.Bf1 b5 10.e3 Qc8 11.a4 b4 12.Qxb4 Be7 13.Bg2 O-O 14.O-O a5 15.Qa3 Na6 16.Bd2 Nb4 17.Ne1 Rb8 18.Na2 Nxa2 19.Qxa2 Qa6 20.Bc3 Ne4 21.Nf3 f6 22.Rfc1 g5 23.Nd2 Nxd2 24.Bxd2 Bd3 25.Bf1 Bxf1 26.Rxf1 f5 27.Qa3 Bf6 28.Qc3 Ra8 29.Rfb1 Qe2 30.b4 axb4 31.Rxb4 Ra7 32.a5 h5 33.Rb6 Rc8 34.Qc1 h4 35.Qd1 Qxd1+ 36.Rxd1 e5 37.Bc3 exd4 38.exd4 Bd8 39.Rb3 Bxa5 40.Ra3 Rca8 41.Rda1 Bxc3 42.Rxa7 Re8 43.Ra8 Rxa8 44.Rxa8+ Kf7 45.Rc8 Bxd4 46.Rxc6 h3 47.Rd6 Bxc5 48.Rxd5 Bb6 49.Rxf5+ Kg6 50.Rb5 Bd4 51.Kf1 Kf6 52.g4 Kg6 53.Ke2 Ba7 54.Kf3 Bd4 55.Rf5 Bb6 56.Kg3 Bc7+ 57.Kxh3 Bd6 58.Kg2 Bc7 59.h3 Bd6 60.Kf3 Bc7 61.Ke4 Bb6 62.f4 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 4th Apr Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.04.04"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Shapiro,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2192"] [ECO "A43"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 a6 5.e4 d6 6.a4 exd5 7.exd5 g6 8.Bc4 Bg7 9.Qe2+ Kf8 10.O-O Bg4 11.h3 Bxf3 12.Qxf3 Nbd7 13.Bf4 Ne8 14.Rae1 Ne5 15.Qe2 Kg8 16.Ne4 h6 17.Bxe5 Bxe5 18.c3 Bg7 19.f4 f5 20.Nf2 Kh7 21.Qf3 Nf6 22.Re6 b5 23.axb5 axb5 24.Bxb5 Rb8 25.c4 Rf8 26.Rfe1 Rf7 27.b3 Nh5 28.g3 Bd4 29.Kg2 Ra8 30.Be8 Rg7 31.Bxg6+ Rxg6 32.Qxh5 Qg8 33.Qxf5 Ra2 34.R1e2 Rxe2 35.Rxe2 Kh8 36.Ng4 Qg7 37.Re8+ Kh7 38.Qe4 h5 39.f5 Rg5 40.f6+ Qg6 41.Qe7+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 4th Apr Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.04.04"] [Round "4"] [White "Wadsworth,Matthew J"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2423"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A30"] 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 e6 4.g3 b6 5.Bg2 Bb7 6.O-O Be7 7.b3 O-O 8.Bb2 d6 9.d4 cxd4 10.Qxd4 a6 11.Rfd1 Nbd7 12.Rac1 Qc7 13.Qd2 Rac8 14.Nd4 Bxg2 15.Kxg2 Qb7+ 16.Kg1 Rfd8 17.Qe3 Ne5 18.h3 h6 19.Nf3 Ng6 20.a4 Rd7 21.Rd3 Bf8 22.Rcd1 Rcd8 23.Qc1 d5 24.cxd5 exd5 25.Nd4 Bc5 26.Ba3 Ne4 27.Kg2 Ne5 28.Re3 Bxd4 29.Rxd4 Nc6 30.Rd1 Nxc3 31.Rxc3 d4 32.Rxc6 Rc7 33.Qf4 Qxc6+ 34.Kh2 Rcd7 35.Bb2 Qc2 36.Rd2 Qxb3 37.Bxd4 Qxa4 0-1 [Event "Chessable Masters Div 2 L"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.04.04"] [Round "4.3"] [White "Yu Yangyi"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2729"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C65"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.Ba4 d6 6.c3 O-O 7.O-O a6 8.h3 Ba7 9.Re1 Ne7 10.d4 Ng6 11.Nbd2 b5 12.Bc2 Bb7 13.Nf1 d5 14.Nxe5 Nxe4 15.Be3 Nxe5 16.dxe5 c5 17.Bxe4 dxe4 18.Qg4 Qe7 19.Bf4 f5 20.exf6 Qxf6 21.Be3 c4 22.Bxa7 Rxa7 23.Qg3 Ba8 24.Rad1 Raf7 25.Rd2 h5 26.Ree2 Bb7 27.Ne3 h4 28.Qg4 a5 29.Rd4 b4 30.Red2 bxc3 31.bxc3 Bc8 32.Qxe4 Qb6 33.Qxh4 Qb1+ 34.Kh2 Qc1 35.Rd8 Be6 36.Qe4 Rf6 37.R2d6 Rxd8 38.Rxd8+ Kf7 39.f4 Qe1 40.f5 Rxf5 41.Qb7+ Kg6 42.Nxf5 Bxf5 43.Qf3 Be4 44.Rd6+ Kh7 45.Qh5+ 1-0 [Event "Chessable Masters Div 2 L"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.04.04"] [Round "4.2"] [White "Yu Yangyi"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2729"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C65"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.Ba4 d6 6.c3 O-O 7.O-O h6 8.h3 a5 9.Re1 Ba7 10.Nbd2 Nh5 11.d4 Qf6 12.Nf1 exd4 13.Bxc6 dxc3 14.e5 dxe5 15.Be4 cxb2 16.Bxb2 Bxf2+ 17.Kxf2 Qb6+ 18.Bd4 exd4 19.Rb1 Qa7 20.Qxd4 Nf6 21.Ng3 a4 22.Bf5 Nd5 23.Bxc8 Rfxc8 24.Nf5 Kf8 25.Rxb7 Qxd4+ 26.N3xd4 a3 27.Rc1 Rab8 28.Rxb8 Rxb8 29.Kf3 g6 30.Rc5 Nb4 31.Nxh6 Kg7 32.Ng4 Nxa2 33.Rxc7 Nb4 34.Ne6+ Kh8 35.Rxf7 Nd5 36.Ra7 Re8 37.Ng5 Rf8+ 38.Kg3 Rf5 39.Rh7+ Kg8 40.Nh6+ Kf8 41.Nxf5 1-0 [Event "Chessable Masters Div 2 L"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.04.04"] [Round "4.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Yu Yangyi"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2729"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d3 Nf6 6.d4 d5 7.Bd3 Bd6 8.O-O O-O 9.Bg5 h6 10.Bh4 c6 11.Nbd2 Re8 12.c3 Bg4 13.Qb3 b6 14.Rae1 Nbd7 15.Rxe8+ Qxe8 16.Re1 Qb8 17.Bg3 Bxg3 18.hxg3 Qc7 19.c4 Be6 20.Qc2 c5 21.a3 Rd8 22.cxd5 Bxd5 23.b4 Rc8 24.Rc1 Qb7 25.dxc5 bxc5 26.Bf1 Rc7 27.Nd4 c4 28.Qc3 Ne4 29.Nxe4 Bxe4 30.Qe3 Nb6 31.Re1 Bg6 32.Nb5 Rd7 33.Qc5 Qb8 34.Nd4 Rd5 35.Qc6 Kh7 36.Nf3 Rd6 37.Qc5 Rd5 38.Qe3 Bd3 39.Ne5 Bxf1 40.Kxf1 Qc7 41.Qe4+ Kg8 42.a4 a5 43.bxa5 Rxa5 44.Nc6 Ra8 45.a5 Nc8 46.Ne7+ Nxe7 47.Qxa8+ Kh7 48.Qe4+ Ng6 49.a6 c3 50.Qd3 Qa5 51.Rc1 f5 52.Kg1 Qa3 53.Rxc3 Qa1+ 54.Kh2 Qb2 55.f4 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 4th Apr Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.04.04"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Adewumi,Tanitoluwa"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2283"] [ECO "A20"] 1.c4 e5 2.d3 Nc6 3.Nf3 g6 4.Nc3 d6 5.g3 Bg7 6.Bg2 Nge7 7.O-O O-O 8.Rb1 a6 9.b4 h6 10.a4 f5 11.b5 axb5 12.axb5 Nb8 13.Bb2 c6 14.Ra1 Rxa1 15.Qxa1 d5 16.bxc6 bxc6 17.Qa7 Be6 18.Ba3 Nd7 19.cxd5 cxd5 20.Nb5 Bf6 21.Rc1 Qa8 22.Qxa8 Rxa8 23.Bd6 Kf7 24.d4 e4 25.Ne5+ Bxe5 26.dxe5 Rc8 27.Nc7 d4 28.Rd1 d3 29.exd3 Bb3 30.Rd2 Nd5 31.Rb2 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 4th Apr Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.04.04"] [Round "6"] [White "Pichot,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2638"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B52"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.Bxd7+ Qxd7 5.O-O Nf6 6.Re1 Nc6 7.c3 e6 8.d4 cxd4 9.cxd4 d5 10.e5 Ne4 11.Nbd2 Nxd2 12.Bxd2 Be7 13.g3 O-O 14.h4 Rac8 15.Rc1 a6 16.Qb3 Na7 17.Bg5 Rxc1 18.Rxc1 Rc8 19.Rxc8+ Nxc8 20.Qc2 Bf8 21.h5 h6 22.Be3 Ne7 23.g4 Qb5 24.b3 Nc6 25.g5 Nb4 26.Qd2 hxg5 27.Bxg5 Qd3 28.Qf4 Nxa2 29.h6 Nc3 30.Kg2 gxh6 31.Bxh6 Qg6+ 32.Bg5 Ne4 33.Kf1 Nxg5 34.Qxg5 Qxg5 35.Nxg5 Bh6 36.Nf3 Kh7 37.Ke2 Kg6 38.Kd3 Kf5 39.Ng1 Kg4 40.Ne2 Kf3 41.Nc3 b5 42.Na2 Bf8 43.Nc3 Kxf2 44.Ne2 Kf3 45.Nc3 Be7 46.Nd1 b4 47.Nb2 f6 48.exf6 Bxf6 49.Na4 Be7 50.Nb6 Kf4 51.Nd7 Kf5 52.Nb8 Bd6 53.Nc6 Kf6 54.Ke3 Kg5 55.Kd3 Kf6 56.Ke3 Kf7 57.Kf3 Ke8 58.Kg4 Kd7 59.Na5 Kc7 60.Kg5 Kb6 61.Kf6 Kxa5 62.Kxe6 Bg3 63.Kxd5 Kb5 64.Ke6 a5 65.d5 a4 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 4th Apr Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.04.04"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Yeletsky,Ivan"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2494"] [ECO "B90"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.a3 e5 7.Nf5 d5 8.Bg5 d4 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nb1 Bxf5 11.exf5 Qd5 12.Qh5 Qe4+ 13.Kd1 d3 14.Nd2 dxc2+ 15.Kc1 Qe1+ 16.Kxc2 Qxf2 17.Bc4 Kd8 18.Rad1 Nc6 19.Kb1 Kc7 20.Ne4 Qb6 21.Nxf6 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 4th Apr Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.04.04"] [Round "8"] [White "Timmermans,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2390"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B90"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 Ng4 7.Bc1 Nf6 8.Be3 e5 9.Nb3 Be7 10.f3 Be6 11.Qd2 h5 12.Nd5 Bxd5 13.exd5 Nbd7 14.c4 O-O 15.Be2 Rc8 16.Na5 Rc7 17.O-O h4 18.b4 Nh5 19.c5 Ndf6 20.Nc4 Nf4 21.Bxf4 exf4 22.Rad1 Nh5 23.Rfe1 h3 24.Bf1 Bh4 25.cxd6 Rxc4 26.Bxc4 Bxe1 27.Qxe1 Qxd6 28.a3 hxg2 29.Qf2 Rc8 30.Rd4 b5 31.Be2 Rc1+ 32.Rd1 Rxd1+ 33.Bxd1 Qxd5 34.Bc2 g6 35.Kxg2 Qa2 36.Qc5 Qxa3 37.Qc6 Qxb4 38.Be4 Qd2+ 39.Kh3 Kg7 40.Bd5 Nf6 41.Bb3 Qd7+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 4th Apr Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.04.04"] [Round "9"] [White "Erigaisi,Arjun"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2701"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A01"] 1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.e3 Nf6 4.c4 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.a3 Be6 7.Qc2 Qd7 8.Nf3 f6 9.d3 O-O-O 10.Nbd2 g5 11.Ne4 g4 12.Nfd2 Kb8 13.b4 a6 14.Rc1 f5 15.Nc5 Bxc5 16.Qxc5 f4 17.Ne4 Bf5 18.Be2 Bxe4 19.dxe4 Nxe3 20.fxe3 Qd2+ 21.Kf1 f3 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 4th Apr Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.04.04"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Fedoseev,Vl3"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2674"] [ECO "B19"] 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.h4 h6 7.Nf3 Nd7 8.h5 Bh7 9.Bd3 Bxd3 10.Qxd3 Ngf6 11.Bd2 e6 12.O-O-O Be7 13.Ne4 Nxe4 14.Qxe4 Nf6 15.Qe2 Qd5 16.Kb1 b5 17.Ne5 Qxg2 18.Rhg1 Qe4 19.Be3 Rh7 20.f3 Qd5 21.Qd3 a6 22.c3 Kf8 23.Rg3 Kg8 24.Rdg1 Bf8 25.Qd2 Nxh5 26.Rh3 Nf6 27.Rxh6 Rxh6 28.Bxh6 Ne8 29.Ka1 c5 30.Qf4 f6 31.Ng6 Qh5 32.Qe4 Nc7 33.Nxf8 Qxh6 34.Nxe6 Re8 35.d5 Nxe6 36.dxe6 Qh5 37.Qc6 Re7 38.Qxa6 c4 39.Qc6 Qe8 40.Qd5 Rxe6 41.Re1 Kf7 42.f4 Qc6 43.Qh5+ Ke7 44.Rg1 Kd6 45.a3 Re7 46.Rd1+ Kc7 47.Rd5 Kb6 48.Ka2 Rd7 49.Rxd7 Qxd7 50.Qg6 Kc6 51.Qg3 Kb6 52.Qg2 Qe7 53.Qf3 g5 54.Qf2+ Qc5 55.Qg3 Qd6 56.Qf2+ Qc5 57.Qg3 Qd5 58.Qf2+ Kc6 59.fxg5 fxg5 60.Qf6+ Kd7 61.Qg7+ Kd6 62.Qg6+ Ke7 63.Qg7+ Ke8 64.Qg6+ Kf8 65.Qf6+ Ke8 66.Qg6+ Kd7 67.Qg7+ Kc6 68.Qf6+ Kc7 69.Qg7+ Kb6 70.Qf6+ Kc5 71.Qe7+ Kc6 72.Qf6+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Titled Tue 4th Apr Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.04.04"] [Round "11"] [White "Indjic,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2618"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "E49"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5 6.a3 Bxc3+ 7.bxc3 dxc4 8.Bxc4 c5 9.Bd3 Nc6 10.Nf3 Qc7 11.Bb2 e5 12.Nxe5 Nxe5 13.dxe5 Qxe5 14.Qe2 Bf5 15.c4 Bxd3 16.Bxe5 Bxe2 17.Kxe2 Nd7 18.Bd6 Rfe8 19.a4 Rac8 20.a5 Rc6 21.Bg3 Nf8 22.Rhd1 f6 23.Rd5 Kf7 24.f3 Ne6 25.Kd3 Re7 26.e4 Ra6 27.Kc3 b6 28.Rd6 Rb7 29.f4 Ke7 30.e5 fxe5 31.fxe5 Rxa5 32.Rxa5 bxa5 33.Ra6 Nd4 34.Rxa5 Rb3+ 35.Kd2 Rb2+ 36.Kd3 Ke6 37.Rxa7 Rxg2 38.Rxg7 h5 39.Rg6+ Kf5 40.Rf6+ Kg5 41.Rf8 Ne6 42.Rf6 Nd4 43.Ke4 Re2+ 44.Kd5 h4 45.Bf4+ Kg4 46.Kxc5 Nf5 47.Bc1 Rxe5+ 48.Kb6 Re1 49.Bd2 Re2 50.h3+ Kxh3 51.Rxf5 Rxd2 52.c5 Rb2+ 53.Kc7 Kg4 54.Rf8 h3 55.Rh8 Rc2 56.c6 Kg3 57.Kd7 h2 58.c7 Rxc7+ 59.Kxc7 Kg2 60.Rxh2+ Kxh2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Chessable Masters Div 2 W"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.04.05"] [Round "3.3"] [White "Vachier Lagrave,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2741"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A00"] 1.f3 Nf6 2.Kf2 d5 3.Kg3 e5 4.Kh4 Ne4+ 5.Kh5 Qg5+ 0-1 [Event "Chessable Masters Div 2 W"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.04.05"] [Round "3.1"] [White "Vachier Lagrave,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2741"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B23"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Qxd4 Nc6 5.Qd2 Nf6 6.b3 e6 7.Bb2 d5 8.exd5 exd5 9.O-O-O Be6 10.a3 Bc5 11.Nf3 O-O 12.Bd3 Rc8 13.Kb1 Qe7 14.Ka2 d4 15.Ne2 Rfd8 16.Rhe1 Nb4+ 17.axb4 Bxb4 18.Qf4 Bxe1 19.Nxe1 Nd5 20.Qd2 Bg4 21.f3 Bh5 22.Nxd4 Bg6 23.Bxg6 hxg6 24.Nd3 a5 25.Kb1 a4 26.bxa4 Nb6 27.Re1 Qd7 28.Qb4 Nd5 29.Qb3 Qc7 30.Re5 Nf6 31.a5 Ra8 32.Rb5 Qxh2 33.Rxb7 Qg1+ 34.Nc1 Rf8 35.Ne6 fxe6 36.Qxe6+ Kh8 37.Qe7 1-0 [Event "Chessable Masters Div 2 W"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.04.05"] [Round "3.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Vachier Lagrave,M"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2741"] [ECO "B90"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Be3 Be7 8.Bb3 b5 9.a3 O-O 10.f3 Bb7 11.Qe2 Nc6 12.O-O-O Nd7 13.h4 Rc8 14.Kb1 Na5 15.Qe1 Nxb3 16.cxb3 b4 17.axb4 d5 18.exd5 e5 19.Nc6 Bxc6 20.dxc6 Rxc6 21.Nd5 Bd6 22.Qg3 Kh8 23.h5 h6 24.Qh4 Qe8 25.Qg4 f5 26.Qg5 0-1 [Event "Chessable Masters Div 2 W"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.04.05"] [Round "3.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Vachier Lagrave,M"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2741"] [ECO "A15"] 1.c3 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.d3 Bb4+ 4.Nd2 O-O 5.Nf3 Re8 6.a3 Bd6 7.b4 a5 8.Rb1 axb4 9.axb4 Na6 10.b5 Nc5 11.e4 c6 12.Be2 Bf8 13.O-O d5 14.Qc2 dxe4 15.dxe4 Nh5 16.g3 Bg4 17.Bb2 Qf6 18.bxc6 bxc6 19.Rfe1 Rad8 20.Bc3 Nf4 21.gxf4 Qxf4 22.Kh1 Nd3 23.Rf1 Bc5 24.Ng1 Bxe2 25.Nxe2 Nxf2+ 26.Rxf2 Qxf2 27.Ng3 Qe3 28.Nb3 Rd3 29.Qg2 Rxc3 30.Nf5 Qf3 31.Qxf3 Rxf3 32.Nxc5 g6 33.Kg2 Rc3 34.Nd6 Rd8 35.Ncb7 Ra8 36.Rb2 Rca3 37.Rf2 Ra2 38.Nc5 Rxf2+ 39.Kxf2 Kf8 40.Nd3 Ke7 41.c5 f6 42.Nb4 Ra4 43.Nd3 Ke6 44.Ke3 f5 45.Nf2 Ra3+ 46.Ke2 Ra2+ 47.Kf3 Ra3+ 48.Kg2 Rc3 49.Nb7 Rc2 50.Kf3 Rc3+ 51.Ke2 Rc2+ 52.Ke3 h5 53.h4 Rb2 54.Nd8+ Kd7 55.Nf7 f4+ 56.Kf3 Rb3+ 57.Ke2 Rb2+ 58.Kf1 Rb1+ 59.Kg2 Ke6 60.Ng5+ Kf6 61.Nf3 Rb3 62.Ne1 g5 63.hxg5+ Kxg5 64.Ned3 Kf6 65.Kh3 Kg5 66.Kh2 Kf6 67.Kg2 Rc3 68.Kf3 Rc2 69.Kg2 Rc3 70.Kf1 Rc2 71.Ke1 f3 72.Kf1 Kg5 73.Kg1 Kh4 74.Nxe5 Rxc5 75.Ned3 Rc2 76.e5 Re2 77.Nf4 1-0 [Event "Armageddon Asia&Oceania W"] [Site "Berlin GER"] [Date "2023.04.06"] [Round "2.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Maghsoodloo,Parham"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2730"] [ECO "B32"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 d6 6.c4 Be6 7.N1c3 a6 8.Na3 g6 9.Nc2 Rc8 10.Be2 Bg7 11.Be3 Nf6 12.O-O Ne7 13.Na3 O-O 14.Qd2 Nc6 15.Nc2 Na5 16.b3 b5 17.Rfd1 bxc4 18.b4 Nb7 19.Rab1 d5 20.exd5 Bf5 21.f3 h5 22.a4 e4 23.f4 Bg4 24.h3 Bxe2 25.Qxe2 h4 26.Bd4 Nd6 27.Ne3 Nh5 28.Bxg7 Kxg7 29.Qf2 Qf6 30.Ne2 c3 31.Rbc1 Nc4 32.Ng4 e3 33.Qf3 Qb6 34.Rxc3 Qxb4 35.Qe4 Qb2 36.Nxe3 Nxe3 37.Qxe3 Rce8 38.Qd4+ Kh7 39.Rd2 Qb1+ 40.Rc1 Qb3 41.d6 Rd8 42.d7 Ng7 43.Qf2 Qxa4 44.Qxh4+ Kg8 45.Rcd1 Nf5 46.Qf2 a5 47.Ng3 Ng7 48.Qc5 Qxf4 49.Qf2 Qb4 50.Qd4 Qe7 51.Ne4 Ne6 52.Qe5 f6 53.Qd6 Kf7 54.Qd5 Kg7 55.Kh1 Rf7 56.Qxa5 Nf4 57.Nc5 Nh5 58.Qxd8 Qxc5 59.Qb8 1-0 [Event "Armageddon Asia&Oceania W"] [Site "Berlin GER"] [Date "2023.04.06"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Maghsoodloo,Parham"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2730"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D47"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 Bd6 9.O-O O-O 10.h3 b4 11.Ne4 Nxe4 12.Bxe4 Bb7 13.Nd2 Nf6 14.Bf3 Be7 15.Qc2 Rc8 16.Nb3 Nd7 17.Rd1 Qb6 18.Nd2 c5 19.Nc4 Qa6 20.d5 exd5 21.Bxd5 Bxd5 22.Rxd5 Nb6 23.Nxb6 axb6 24.e4 c4 25.Be3 b3 26.Qb1 Ra8 27.a3 b5 28.Bd4 Rfd8 29.Qd1 Rxd5 30.exd5 b4 31.Qg4 Bf8 32.a4 Rd8 33.Re1 Qxa4 34.Bf6 Rd6 35.Be7 Qe8 36.Re4 Bxe7 37.Qe2 Kf8 38.Qxc4 Qd8 39.Qxb3 Rxd5 40.g3 g6 41.Qe3 Bc5 42.Qf4 Kg8 43.Re5 Rxe5 44.Qxe5 Qd4 0-1 [Event "Armageddon Asia&Oceania W"] [Site "Berlin GER"] [Date "2023.04.08"] [Round "3.1"] [White "Gukesh,D"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2730"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D35"] 1.d4 e6 2.c4 d5 3.Nf3 Nd7 4.Nc3 Ngf6 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bf4 c6 7.e3 Nh5 8.Bg5 Be7 9.Bxe7 Qxe7 10.Be2 g6 11.O-O O-O 12.Rb1 a5 13.a3 Ng7 14.h3 Nf6 15.Ne5 Bf5 16.Rc1 Nd7 17.Nxd7 Bxd7 18.Bd3 f5 19.Ne2 g5 20.Qd2 a4 21.Rce1 Qf6 22.Nc1 g4 23.hxg4 fxg4 24.e4 dxe4 25.Rxe4 Bf5 26.Re5 Bxd3 27.Nxd3 g3 28.Qe3 Nf5 29.Qf4 Qg6 30.Qe4 Rad8 31.Nf4 Qh6 32.Nh3 Rxd4 33.Qe2 Qg7 34.fxg3 Rd5 35.Rxd5 cxd5 36.Qe6+ Qf7 37.Qe5 Qg6 38.Qxd5+ Kg7 39.Qe5+ Kg8 40.Qd5+ Kh8 41.Rf3 Qb6+ 42.Kh2 Qf6 43.g4 Rd8 44.Qxf5 1-0 [Event "Armageddon Asia&Oceania W"] [Site "Berlin GER"] [Date "2023.04.08"] [Round "3.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Gukesh,D"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2730"] [ECO "B30"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 d5 4.exd5 Qxd5 5.Na3 Nf6 6.Be2 e6 7.O-O Be7 8.d4 cxd4 9.Nb5 Qd7 10.Nbxd4 Nxd4 11.Nxd4 O-O 12.Bf4 Bd6 13.Bb5 Qe7 14.Nf5 exf5 15.Bxd6 Qd8 16.Bxf8 Qxf8 17.Qd4 Be6 18.Rfd1 Qc8 19.h3 a6 20.Be2 Bd5 21.c4 Be4 22.Bf1 h5 23.b4 Qe8 24.a4 f4 25.f3 Bc2 26.Re1 Qc6 27.Qxf4 Bxa4 28.b5 Qc5+ 29.Qe3 Qb4 30.Reb1 Qa5 31.c5 Nd5 32.Qd4 Nc3 33.Rc1 1-0 [Event "Armageddon Asia&Oceania W"] [Site "Berlin GER"] [Date "2023.04.08"] [Round "3.3"] [White "Gukesh,D"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2730"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C11"] 1.d4 e6 2.e4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3 Qb6 8.Qd2 Qxb2 9.Rb1 Qa3 10.Nb5 Qxa2 11.Rc1 Rb8 12.Be2 cxd4 13.Nfxd4 Bb4 14.c3 Qxd2+ 15.Kxd2 Bc5 16.Rb1 O-O 17.Nd6 Nxd4 18.Bxd4 Bxd6 19.exd6 Nf6 20.Ke3 b6 21.Ra1 Ne4 22.Rxa7 Nxd6 23.Be5 Rb7 24.Rha1 Nf5+ 25.Kd2 f6 26.Bc7 Rf7 27.Rxb7 Bxb7 28.Bxb6 Nd6 29.Bd4 Nc4+ 30.Ke1 e5 31.fxe5 fxe5 32.Bc5 Rc7 33.Bb4 Ne3 34.Ra7 Rf7 35.Ra5 h6 36.g3 Kh7 37.Bc5 Nc4 38.Ra2 Rc7 39.Bf2 Nd6 40.Rb2 Ne4 41.Bg1 Nxc3 42.Bd3+ e4 43.Bf1 Na4 44.Rb1 Bc6 45.Bd4 Rb7 46.Rxb7 Bxb7 47.Bb5 1-0 [Event "Armageddon Asia&Oceania L"] [Site "Berlin GER"] [Date "2023.04.09"] [Round "4.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Abdusattorov,Nodirbek"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2731"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d3 Nf6 6.d4 d5 7.Bd3 Bd6 8.O-O O-O 9.Bg5 Bg4 10.Nbd2 Nbd7 11.h3 Bh5 12.c4 c6 13.Qc2 Bg6 14.Bxg6 hxg6 15.c5 Bc7 16.b4 a5 17.a3 Re8 18.Rab1 axb4 19.axb4 Qc8 20.Rfe1 Rxe1+ 21.Rxe1 Nf8 22.Bxf6 gxf6 23.Qb2 Ne6 24.g3 b5 25.Ra1 Ra4 26.Rxa4 bxa4 27.Kg2 Qa6 28.Qa3 Bd8 29.Nb1 Nc7 30.Nc3 Qd3 31.Qa1 Nb5 32.Nxa4 f5 33.Nb6 Qe4 34.Nd7 Kg7 35.h4 Bxh4 36.Ne5 Bf6 37.Nxc6 g5 38.Qe1 Qc2 39.Qe3 Nc3 40.Nxg5 Ne2 41.Nh3 Qd1 42.b5 Nxd4 43.Nxd4 Bxd4 44.Qg5+ Kf8 45.c6 Qc2 46.Qd8+ Kg7 47.Qxd5 Bb6 48.Qe5+ Kh7 49.Qe7 Kg7 50.Qb7 Qe4+ 51.Kh2 Bd4 52.Qc7 Be5 53.Qd8 Qc2 54.Qg5+ Kf8 55.Qd8+ Kg7 56.Qd5 Bc7 57.Kg2 Bb6 58.Qe5+ Kh7 59.Qf6 Kg8 60.Qe5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Armageddon Asia&Oceania L"] [Site "Berlin GER"] [Date "2023.04.09"] [Round "4.3"] [White "Abdusattorov,Nodirbek"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2731"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C11"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 h6 5.Bxf6 Qxf6 6.a3 Qd8 7.Nf3 c6 8.Qe2 Be7 9.O-O-O Nd7 10.h4 a5 11.Qe3 b5 12.Ne2 b4 13.a4 Nf6 14.Ng3 dxe4 15.Nxe4 Nxe4 16.Qxe4 Qd5 17.Bd3 Qxe4 18.Bxe4 Bd7 19.Ne5 Rc8 20.f4 Bd6 21.h5 Ke7 22.Rh3 Rhd8 23.Rg3 Kf8 24.Rgd3 Be8 25.g3 Be7 26.Nc4 c5 27.b3 cxd4 28.Rxd4 Rxd4 29.Rxd4 Rc5 30.Bf3 Bf6 31.Rd6 Bxa4 32.Ra6 Be8 33.Ra8 Ke7 34.Ra7+ Kf8 35.Be2 Bd8 36.Kd2 Bc7 37.Bd3 f5 38.Be2 Bb5 39.Ne3 Bxe2 40.Kxe2 Rc3 41.Ra6 Ke7 42.Kd2 Kd7 43.Ra8 Bb6 44.Nc4 Bc7 45.Ra7 Rxg3 46.Ne5+ Kc8 47.Nd3 Rf3 48.Ke2 Rh3 49.Ra6 Rxh5 50.Rxe6 Rh2+ 51.Kd1 g5 52.fxg5 hxg5 53.Nc5 Bf4 54.Rf6 Rh1+ 55.Ke2 g4 56.Rxf5 Rh2+ 57.Kd3 Bd6 58.Ne4 Be7 59.Rf7 Kd8 60.Rg7 Rg2 61.Rg6 Ke8 62.Rh6 Rg1 63.Rh8+ Kf7 64.Rh7+ Ke6 65.Rh6+ Kf5 66.Rh5+ Kg6 67.Re5 Rd1+ 68.Ke2 Rd7 69.Rxa5 Rc7 70.Kd3 Rd7+ 71.Ke3 Rc7 72.Ra6+ Kf7 73.Rh6 Rxc2 74.Rh7+ Ke6 75.Kd4 Bf6+ 76.Kd3 Rb2 77.Rh6 Rxb3+ 78.Ke2 Rf3 79.Ng5+ Kf5 80.Nxf3 gxf3+ 81.Kxf3 1-0 [Event "Armageddon Asia&Oceania L"] [Site "Berlin GER"] [Date "2023.04.09"] [Round "4.1"] [White "Abdusattorov,Nodirbek"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2731"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C11"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 h6 5.Bxf6 Qxf6 6.exd5 Bb4 7.Bc4 exd5 8.Bxd5 O-O 9.Ne2 Rd8 10.O-O Bxc3 11.Nxc3 Nc6 12.Bxc6 bxc6 13.Re1 Rxd4 14.Ne4 Qe5 15.Qf3 Be6 16.c3 Rdd8 17.b3 a5 18.c4 a4 19.Nc3 Qa5 20.Nxa4 Bxc4 21.h3 Bd5 22.Qg3 Rd6 23.Qc3 Qxc3 24.Nxc3 Be6 25.Rec1 Rd2 26.Rd1 Rc2 27.Rac1 Rxc1 28.Rxc1 c5 29.f3 Ra5 30.Kf2 Kf8 31.Rc2 Ke7 32.Ne4 Bf5 33.Re2 Bxe4 34.Rxe4+ Kd6 35.a4 Ra8 36.Re3 c4 37.bxc4 Rxa4 38.Re4 Ra2+ 39.Kg3 Rd2 40.h4 h5 41.c5+ Kd7 42.Rf4 Ke6 43.Re4+ Kf6 44.Rf4+ Kg6 45.Kh3 Rc2 46.g4 Rxc5 47.Rd4 Rc3 48.Kg2 hxg4 49.fxg4 Kf6 50.Rf4+ Ke6 51.Re4+ Kd6 52.h5 f6 53.Re8 Rc5 54.Kf3 Rg5 55.Kf4 c5 56.Rf8 Ke7 57.Rh8 Rd5 58.Rg8 Kf7 59.Rc8 g5+ 60.Kg3 Rd3+ 61.Kf2 Rc3 62.Rc7+ Kg8 63.h6 c4 64.Kg2 Rc1 65.Rg7+ Kh8 66.Rf7 c3 67.Rxf6 c2 68.Rc6 Kh7 69.Kh2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Titled Tue 11th Apr Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.04.11"] [Round "1"] [White "Zenelaj,Samuel"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2290"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B52"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.Bxd7+ Qxd7 5.c4 Nf6 6.Nc3 g6 7.d4 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bg7 9.f3 O-O 10.Be3 Nc6 11.Rc1 e6 12.O-O Rfd8 13.b3 Ne5 14.Qe2 a6 15.a4 Qc7 16.Rfd1 Rac8 17.Kh1 Qa5 18.f4 Ned7 19.f5 exf5 20.exf5 Re8 21.Qf3 Ne5 22.Qg3 d5 23.Nxd5 Nxd5 24.cxd5 Rxc1 25.Rxc1 Qxd5 26.Bg1 h5 27.fxg6 Nxg6 28.Qf3 Qxf3 29.Nxf3 Re2 30.Rc8+ Bf8 31.Bc5 Rc2 32.b4 Rc1+ 33.Ng1 b6 34.Rxf8+ Nxf8 35.Bxb6 Ne6 36.b5 axb5 37.a5 b4 38.a6 Ra1 39.a7 b3 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 11th Apr Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.04.11"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Budrewicz,K"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2184"] [ECO "A20"] 1.c4 e5 2.d3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.a3 a5 5.Nc3 Bc5 6.e3 d6 7.Be2 O-O 8.b3 Bf5 9.Bb2 e4 10.dxe4 Nxe4 11.Nd5 Bg6 12.O-O Ne7 13.Nf4 Re8 14.Bd3 Nc6 15.Re1 Nf6 16.Bxg6 hxg6 17.Qc2 Ne5 18.Nxe5 dxe5 19.Nd3 Bd6 20.c5 Bf8 21.Bxe5 c6 22.Rad1 Qc8 23.Bd6 Qf5 24.f3 g5 25.e4 Qg6 26.Ne5 Qh5 27.Nc4 g4 28.e5 Nd5 29.fxg4 Qxg4 30.Qf2 Qg6 31.Rd4 Re6 32.h3 Rae8 33.Rf1 a4 34.Rg4 Qh5 35.bxa4 f6 36.Qg3 Qh6 37.Rg6 Qh7 38.exf6 Nxf6 39.Rgxf6 Rxf6 40.Rxf6 Bxd6 41.Nxd6 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 11th Apr Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.04.11"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Kleiman,J"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2399"] [ECO "C44"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.g3 Nf6 4.d3 d5 5.exd5 Qxd5 6.Nc3 Bb4 7.Bg2 Bg4 8.h3 Bxf3 9.Bxf3 Qd7 10.Bd2 O-O-O 11.Bg2 Rhe8 12.O-O Kb8 13.Bg5 Nd4 14.Bxf6 gxf6 15.Nd5 Be7 16.c3 Nc6 17.b4 Qe6 18.Qb3 Bf8 19.Rad1 Ne7 20.Ne3 Qxb3 21.axb3 f5 22.Nc4 Bg7 23.Rfe1 Nc8 24.Ne3 Ne7 25.Nc4 Nc8 26.h4 c6 27.Bh3 f4 28.Bxc8 Kxc8 29.gxf4 Rg8 30.Kf1 exf4 31.d4 Bf6 32.Ne5 Rg7 33.Nf3 Kc7 34.h5 Rd5 35.Re4 Rg4 36.Re8 Rxh5 37.Ke2 Rh6 38.Rf8 Rg7 39.c4 Be7 40.Rh8 Bxb4 41.d5 Rd6 42.dxc6 bxc6 43.Rxd6 Kxd6 44.Kd3 Bc5 45.Ke4 Bxf2 46.Rd8+ Ke7 47.Rb8 Be3 48.Kf5 Rg6 49.Rb7+ Ke8 50.Ne5 Rd6 51.Rb8+ Ke7 52.Rb7+ Ke8 53.b4 Bd4 54.Nf3 Be3 55.c5 Re6 56.Rxa7 h5 57.Ra8+ Ke7 58.Rh8 Rf6+ 59.Ke4 Re6+ 60.Kd3 Rg6 61.Rxh5 Rg3 62.Ke4 Rg6 63.Ne5 Re6 64.Rh7 Bd2 65.Rxf7+ Ke8 66.Rf5 Bxb4 67.Kxf4 Bxc5 68.Nd3 Bd6+ 69.Kf3 Ke7 70.Nf4 Bxf4 71.Rxf4 Kd6 72.Rd4+ Kc5 73.Rd1 Kb5 74.Rb1+ Kc5 75.Rc1+ Kd6 76.Rd1+ Kc7 77.Rc1 Re5 78.Kf4 Rd5 79.Ke4 Rd2 80.Ke3 Rd7 81.Ke4 Rd5 82.Rc2 Kd6 83.Rb2 Rc5 84.Rd2+ Rd5 85.Rb2 Re5+ 86.Kd4 Rd5+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 11th Apr Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.04.11"] [Round "2"] [White "Piesik,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2437"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A05"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 b5 3.Bg2 Bb7 4.O-O e6 5.d3 c5 6.e4 d6 7.a4 b4 8.Nbd2 Be7 9.a5 O-O 10.Nb3 Qc7 11.Nfd2 Na6 12.f4 d5 13.e5 Nd7 14.c4 bxc3 15.bxc3 Rab8 16.Ba3 Rfe8 17.c4 dxc4 18.dxc4 Bxg2 19.Kxg2 Red8 20.Qf3 Nb4 21.Ne4 Nc2 22.Ra2 Nxa3 23.Rxa3 Nf8 24.a6 Rb4 25.Na5 Qb6 26.Nc6 Rd7 27.Nxb4 cxb4 28.Rd3 Qxa6 29.Rxd7 Nxd7 30.Rd1 Nf8 31.c5 b3 32.c6 b2 33.Kh3 Qc4 34.Nd2 Qc1 35.Nb1 h5 36.Qh1 Qc2 37.Qe1 a5 38.Qd2 Qxc6 39.Qxb2 a4 40.Qc3 Qe4 41.Qd3 Qb4 42.Nc3 a3 43.Rb1 Qc5 44.Rb7 Ng6 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 11th Apr Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.04.11"] [Round "3"] [White "Taboas Rodriguez,D"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2373"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "E11"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 Bb4+ 4.Nbd2 b6 5.a3 Bxd2+ 6.Bxd2 Bb7 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bh4 d6 9.Nd2 g5 10.Bg3 Nh5 11.f3 Nxg3 12.hxg3 Nd7 13.e4 Qf6 14.Nb3 h5 15.Bd3 c5 16.Be2 h4 17.gxh4 gxh4 18.Qd2 Rg8 19.Bf1 cxd4 20.Qxd4 Qg5 21.Qd2 Qg3+ 22.Qf2 Qxf2+ 23.Kxf2 Rh8 24.Be2 Ke7 25.Rh3 Ne5 26.Rah1 Ng6 27.Ke3 e5 28.Nd2 Nf4 29.R3h2 Rag8 30.Bf1 Ng6 31.Nb1 Bc8 32.Nc3 Be6 33.Kf2 Rh5 34.b3 Rg5 35.Nd1 f5 36.exf5 Rxf5 37.Bd3 Rg5 38.Bxg6 R5xg6 39.Ne3 h3 40.g4 e4 41.Rxh3 exf3 42.Rh7+ Kf6 43.R1h6 Rf8 44.Rxg6+ Kxg6 45.Rxa7 Kg5 46.Rb7 Kf4 47.Rxb6 Rh8 48.Nf1 Bxg4 49.Rxd6 Bf5 50.b4 Be4 51.Rf6+ Ke5 52.Rf7 Ra8 53.Ng3 Bd3 54.Rxf3 Bxc4 55.Ne2 Bd5 56.Re3+ Kd6 57.Nc3 Bc4 58.Ke1 Kc6 59.a4 Rb8 60.b5+ Kc5 61.Kd2 Kb4 62.Kc2 Bb3+ 63.Kb2 Bc4 64.Re4 Rd8 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 11th Apr Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.04.11"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Aradhya,Garg"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2305"] [ECO "C44"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.g3 d5 4.exd5 Nd4 5.Nxd4 Qxd5 6.Qf3 Qxd4 7.Nc3 Nf6 8.Bg2 Bc5 9.O-O O-O 10.d3 c6 11.Be3 Qd6 12.Bxc5 Qxc5 13.Rfe1 Re8 14.a3 a5 15.h3 a4 16.g4 Be6 17.Qe3 Qxe3 18.Rxe3 Nd7 19.Ne4 f6 20.Nd6 Re7 21.Rae1 Nc5 22.Kh2 Rd8 23.Ne4 Nxe4 24.Rxe4 b5 25.f4 Bd5 26.R4e3 Bxg2 27.Kxg2 Rd5 28.Kf3 Kf7 29.Re4 Ke6 30.fxe5 fxe5 31.Kg3 c5 32.h4 Kd6 33.Rf1 Rd4 34.g5 c4 35.Re3 cxd3 36.cxd3 e4 37.dxe4 Rexe4 38.Rxe4 Rxe4 39.Rf7 Re7 40.Rf5 Re3+ 41.Kg4 Rb3 42.Rf7 Rxb2 43.Rxg7 b4 44.axb4 Rxb4+ 45.Kh5 Kc6 46.Rxh7 Rb8 47.Ra7 Rh8+ 48.Kg4 Kb5 49.g6 Kb4 50.h5 Rg8 51.Kg5 Rc8 52.g7 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 11th Apr Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.04.11"] [Round "4"] [White "Cherniaiev,Tykhon"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2330"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "E11"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.d4 e6 3.c4 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Bxd2+ 5.Nbxd2 d6 6.g3 O-O 7.Bg2 Nc6 8.O-O e5 9.dxe5 dxe5 10.Qc2 Qe7 11.Ne4 Nxe4 12.Qxe4 f5 13.Qe3 f4 14.gxf4 exf4 15.Qxe7 Nxe7 16.Rad1 c6 17.b3 a5 18.a4 Bg4 19.h3 Bh5 20.Rd7 Nf5 21.Rxb7 Rfb8 22.Rxb8+ Rxb8 23.Ne5 Bxe2 24.Re1 f3 25.Nxf3 Bxf3 26.Bxf3 Nd4 27.Re3 Kf7 28.Kg2 Kf6 29.Be4 Rxb3 30.Rxb3 Nxb3 31.Bxc6 Ke5 32.Kf3 Nd4+ 33.Ke3 Nxc6 34.f4+ Kd6 35.Ke4 Kc5 36.Kf5 Nd4+ 37.Ke5 Kxc4 38.Kd6 Kb4 39.Ke7 Kxa4 40.Kf7 Nf5 41.Ke6 g6 42.Kf7 Kb5 43.Kg8 a4 44.Kxh7 Ne7 45.Kg7 a3 46.Kf6 a2 47.Kxe7 a1=Q 48.Kf7 Qb1 49.h4 Qf5+ 50.Kg7 Kc6 51.Kh6 Kd7 52.Kg7 Ke6 53.Kh6 Kf7 54.Kh7 Qh5+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 11th Apr Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.04.11"] [Round "4"] [White "Martin Fuentes,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2388"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B26"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 d6 3.g3 g6 4.d3 Bg7 5.Bg2 Nc6 6.Be3 Rb8 7.Qd2 b5 8.Nge2 h5 9.h3 Nd4 10.Nd1 e5 11.Nc1 Ne7 12.c3 Ne6 13.Ne2 d5 14.exd5 Nxd5 15.O-O Bb7 16.c4 Ne7 17.cxb5 Bxg2 18.Kxg2 Rxb5 19.Ndc3 Rb7 20.Rac1 Rd7 21.Rfd1 c4 22.Nb5 cxd3 23.Ng1 O-O 24.Nf3 Qa8 25.Rc4 a6 26.Nc3 f5 27.Bh6 Nd4 28.Rxd4 Rxd4 29.Bxg7 Kxg7 30.Qe3 Nc6 31.Nxd4 exd4 32.Qf3 dxc3 33.Rxd3 cxb2 34.Rd7+ Rf7 35.Qc3+ Kg8 36.Qb3 Nd4+ 37.Kh2 Nxb3 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 11th Apr Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.04.11"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Pulpan,J"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2427"] [ECO "C44"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.g3 Nf6 4.d3 g6 5.Bg2 Bg7 6.Nc3 O-O 7.O-O Re8 8.Re1 a6 9.h3 b5 10.a4 Rb8 11.axb5 axb5 12.Bg5 h6 13.Be3 d6 14.Qd2 Kh7 15.Nh2 b4 16.Ne2 d5 17.f3 Be6 18.b3 Qd7 19.g4 Red8 20.Ng3 Nd4 21.Bxd4 exd4 22.e5 Ng8 23.f4 Ne7 24.Ra7 Ra8 25.Rxa8 Rxa8 26.Qxb4 c5 27.Qd2 Ra2 28.Nf3 Nc6 29.Qf2 Nb4 30.Re2 c4 31.Nxd4 cxd3 32.cxd3 Nxd3 33.Qe3 Rxe2 34.Ngxe2 Nb4 35.Qc3 Bf8 36.Kh2 Kg8 37.Ng3 Qe8 38.f5 Bd7 39.Nf3 g5 40.Nh5 Qe7 41.Nf6+ Kh8 42.Nxd7 Qd6 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 11th Apr Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.04.11"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Le Tuan Minh"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2542"] [ECO "B29"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.g3 e6 5.Bg2 d6 6.O-O Nc6 7.exd6 Bxd6 8.d4 O-O 9.c4 Nf6 10.Nc3 a6 11.dxc5 Bxc5 12.Qxd8 Rxd8 13.Bf4 Bd7 14.Rfd1 Be8 15.a3 a5 16.h3 h6 17.g4 Kf8 18.Na4 Ba7 19.Bc7 Rxd1+ 20.Rxd1 Rc8 21.Bb6 Ne5 22.Nxe5 Bxa4 23.Bxa7 Bxd1 24.b4 axb4 25.axb4 Be2 26.Bxb7 Rc7 27.Bc5+ Kg8 28.Ba6 Ne4 29.Bb6 Re7 30.b5 f6 31.Nc6 Rd7 32.Nd4 Bxc4 33.Bc8 Re7 34.Ba5 Ra7 35.Bb4 Ra1+ 36.Kh2 Rb1 37.Ba5 Kf7 38.b6 Bd5 39.f3 Nd6 40.b7 Nxb7 41.Bd7 Nxa5 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 11th Apr Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.04.11"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Lobanov,Sergei"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2536"] [ECO "C44"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.g3 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.Bg2 d6 6.c3 O-O 7.O-O a6 8.Re1 Re8 9.b4 Ba7 10.a4 h6 11.Nbd2 b5 12.Nf1 Bb7 13.Be3 Bxe3 14.Nxe3 Ne7 15.Qb3 Qd7 16.Nh4 c5 17.axb5 axb5 18.Rad1 cxb4 19.Qxb4 d5 20.d4 Ra4 21.Qb2 exd4 22.e5 dxe3 23.exf6 exf2+ 24.Qxf2 Ng6 25.Rxe8+ Qxe8 26.Nf5 Qe5 27.fxg7 Qxc3 28.Nd6 Qc7 29.Nxb7 Qxb7 30.Bxd5 Qa7 31.Rf1 Qxf2+ 32.Rxf2 Ra7 33.Rf6 Kxg7 34.Rb6 Rd7 35.Bb3 Ne7 36.Rxb5 Ng6 37.Bc2 Re7 38.Kf2 Rc7 39.Bf5 Re7 40.Rb2 Re5 41.Bd3 Rd5 42.Be2 Rf5+ 43.Kg2 Re5 44.h4 Re7 45.Bf3 Rc7 46.h5 Ne5 47.Be2 Rc3 48.Kf2 Rc7 49.Rb6 Re7 50.Rd6 Nd7 51.g4 Nf6 52.Bf3 Ne4+ 53.Bxe4 Rxe4 54.Kf3 Ra4 55.Rd5 Ra3+ 56.Kf4 Ra4+ 57.Kf3 Ra3+ 58.Kf4 Ra4+ 59.Kf3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Titled Tue 11th Apr Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.04.11"] [Round "6"] [White "Ashraf,Artin"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2314"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.c4 dxc4 5.Qa4+ Nc6 6.Qxc4 Nh6 7.O-O Nf5 8.Ng5 O-O 9.Bxc6 bxc6 10.Nf3 Be6 11.Qc2 Rb8 12.d3 Qd7 13.Nc3 Rfd8 14.Ne4 Qe8 15.Nc5 Bc8 16.Rb1 e5 17.Bg5 f6 18.Bd2 Nd6 19.Kg2 h6 20.Rfc1 Kh7 21.Nb3 Bf5 22.Qxc6 Qg8 23.e4 Be6 24.Qxc7 Bxb3 25.axb3 Qxb3 26.Qxa7 Rb7 27.Qe3 Nb5 28.Bc3 h5 29.Qe2 Rbd7 30.Rd1 Qe6 31.Be1 g5 32.Rbc1 g4 33.Nh4 Nd4 34.Qf1 Bh6 35.Rc4 Bg5 36.Rdc1 Bxh4 37.gxh4 Nf3 38.Rc6 Qf7 39.Ba5 Re8 40.Rc7 Ree7 41.Rxd7 Rxd7 42.Kg3 Qb3 43.Bc3 Qb5 44.Rd1 Qb8 45.Qe2 f5 46.Kg2 f4 47.Ra1 Nxh4+ 48.Kg1 Nf3+ 49.Kg2 Qd8 50.Qc2 Qh4 51.Kf1 Qxh2 52.Ke2 Nd4+ 53.Bxd4 exd4 54.Rf1 f3+ 55.Ke1 g3 56.Qc6 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 11th Apr Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.04.11"] [Round "7"] [White "Asis Gargatagli,H"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2511"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B50"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 e6 5.O-O Nc6 6.a4 Be7 7.Bb3 d5 8.e5 Nd7 9.Re1 O-O 10.c3 Rb8 11.d4 b5 12.axb5 Rxb5 13.Bc2 c4 14.Nbd2 Ra5 15.Rb1 Nb6 16.Nf1 Bd7 17.h4 Bxh4 18.Ne3 f5 19.exf6 Bxf6 20.Ng4 Ne7 21.Nxf6+ gxf6 22.Bh6 Rf7 23.Nh4 Kh8 24.Re3 Qe8 25.Qh5 Rf8 26.Qf3 Rf7 27.Rbe1 Ra2 28.Rxe6 Bxe6 29.Rxe6 Rxb2 30.Ng6+ hxg6 31.Bxg6 Qg8 32.Rxf6 Qxg6 33.Rxf7 Rb1+ 34.Kh2 Qxh6+ 35.Kg3 Qg5+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 11th Apr Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.04.11"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Simonian,H"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2431"] [ECO "B15"] 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ exf6 6.c3 Bd6 7.Bd3 Na6 8.Ne2 O-O 9.O-O Nc7 10.Qc2 h5 11.Bf4 h4 12.h3 Re8 13.Bxd6 Qxd6 14.Rfe1 Be6 15.c4 Rad8 16.Rad1 g5 17.Nc3 Kg7 18.Bf1 Qd7 19.Qd2 Bf5 20.Rxe8 Rxe8 21.d5 Na6 22.f4 Qd8 23.Qf2 Qc8 24.d6 b6 25.fxg5 fxg5 26.Qd4+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 11th Apr Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.04.11"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Narayanan,Sri"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2559"] [ECO "B15"] 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ exf6 6.c3 Bd6 7.Bd3 O-O 8.Ne2 Re8 9.O-O Nd7 10.Ng3 Nf8 11.a4 Ng6 12.f4 c5 13.d5 Qc7 14.Qh5 c4 15.Bc2 Bd7 16.Kh1 a5 17.Ne4 f5 18.Ng5 h6 19.Nxf7 Kxf7 20.Bxf5 Bxf5 21.Qxf5+ Kg8 22.Qxg6 Re2 23.f5 Rf8 24.Qg4 Qe7 25.Bxh6 Re4 26.f6 Rxf6 27.Qc8+ Kh7 28.Bd2 Rh4 29.Rxf6 Qxf6 30.Qe6 Rxh2+ 31.Kg1 Qh4 32.Qf5+ Kh8 33.Qc8+ Kh7 34.Qf5+ Kg8 35.Qe6+ Kh8 36.Qc8+ Kh7 37.Qf5+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Titled Tue 11th Apr Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.04.11"] [Round "8"] [White "Kushko,Dmitriy"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2379"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A07"] 1.g3 d5 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.d4 Nh6 5.O-O Nf5 6.c3 O-O 7.Nbd2 Nd6 8.Re1 f5 9.Nb3 Nd7 10.Bf4 Nf6 11.Nc5 h6 12.h4 Kh7 13.Ne5 Nde4 14.Ncd3 g5 15.hxg5 hxg5 16.Bc1 Qe8 17.f3 Nxg3 18.Bxg5 Qh5 19.Qd2 Nfe4 20.fxe4 fxe4 21.Nf2 Bxe5 22.dxe5 Rg8 23.Bf4 Qg6 24.Nd1 Nf1 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 11th Apr Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.04.11"] [Round "9"] [White "Aravindh,Chithambaram VR."] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2607"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A36"] 1.c4 c5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.Nc3 Nc6 5.d3 Nf6 6.Nf3 d5 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Bd2 O-O 9.O-O e6 10.h4 b6 11.h5 Bb7 12.h6 Nxc3 13.bxc3 Bf6 14.Qa4 Ne7 15.Rfd1 Bc6 16.Qg4 Qd7 17.Rac1 Rad8 18.Bg5 Bxf3 19.Bxf3 Bxg5 20.Qxg5 f6 21.Qg4 Nf5 22.Qh3 Kf7 23.e4 Nd6 24.d4 Qc7 25.d5 Qe7 26.Bg4 exd5 27.exd5 f5 28.Bf3 Rde8 29.Kg2 Qg5 30.Re1 Rxe1 31.Rxe1 Re8 32.Qh1 Re7 33.a4 Qf6 34.Rxe7+ Qxe7 35.Qc1 g5 36.Bh5+ Kf6 37.Qd2 g4 38.c4 Qe4+ 39.Kg1 Qd4 40.Qe2 Ne4 41.Be8 Qd2 42.Qxd2 Nxd2 43.d6 Ne4 44.d7 Ke7 45.Bg6 Nf6 46.Bxf5 Ng8 47.Bxg4 Nxh6 48.Be6 a6 49.g4 b5 50.cxb5 axb5 51.axb5 c4 52.Bxc4 Kxd7 53.g5 Ng4 54.f4 Ne3 55.Bb3 Kc7 56.Kf2 Nf5 57.Bc2 Nd4 58.Bxh7 Nxb5 59.g6 Nc3 60.g7 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 11th Apr Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.04.11"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Mahdavi,Reza"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2324"] [ECO "B48"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Qf3 Nf6 8.O-O-O Qe5 9.Kb1 Bb4 10.Nxc6 bxc6 11.Bd4 Qh5 12.Qd3 a5 13.Be2 Qh6 14.Qg3 d5 15.exd5 cxd5 16.Bb5+ Bd7 17.Bxd7+ Kxd7 18.Na4 Bd6 19.Nb6+ Ke7 20.Bc5 Rad8 21.Nc8+ Kd7 22.Qxd6+ Kxc8 23.Qc6+ Kb8 24.Rd3 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 11th Apr Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.04.11"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Ingebretsen,Jens E"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2345"] [ECO "B30"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Bb5 Bg7 5.d3 Nd4 6.Bc4 e6 7.Bf4 Ne7 8.Nxd4 cxd4 9.Nb5 e5 10.Nd6+ Kf8 11.Nxf7 Qb6 12.Bxe5 Bxe5 13.Nxe5 Qa5+ 14.c3 Qxe5 15.Qf3+ Ke8 16.Qf7+ Kd8 17.f4 Qc5 18.Qf6 Re8 19.cxd4 Qb4+ 20.Kf2 d5 21.Rhc1 dxc4 22.Rxc4 Qb6 23.Qxb6+ axb6 24.a3 Bd7 25.Rb4 b5 26.a4 Rxa4 27.Raxa4 bxa4 28.Rxb7 Nc6 29.d5 Nd4 30.Ke3 Nb5 31.e5 Kc8 32.Rb6 Kc7 33.Ra6 Rb8 34.Rxa4 Bf5 35.Rc4+ Kd7 36.Rb4 Rb7 37.h3 Nd6 38.Ra4 Nc8 39.g4 Bxd3 40.Kxd3 Rxb2 41.f5 gxf5 42.gxf5 Rf2 43.Ke4 Re2+ 44.Kf4 Rf2+ 45.Kg5 Ne7 46.Ra7+ Ke8 47.d6 Rxf5+ 48.Kh6 Rxe5 49.dxe7 Rxe7 50.Ra8+ Kf7 51.h4 Re4 52.h5 Rh4 53.Rh8 Kf6 54.Rxh7 Rh1 55.Ra7 Rh2 56.Rb7 Rh1 57.Rb5 Rg1 58.Kh7 Kf7 59.h6 Kf6 60.Rb6+ Kf7 61.Rb3 Rg2 62.Rf3+ Ke7 63.Rf5 Ke6 64.Rf8 Ke7 65.Rg8 Rh2 66.Kg7 Rg2+ 67.Kh8 Rh2 68.h7 Kf7 69.Rg4 Rh1 70.Rf4+ Ke7 71.Kg7 Rg1+ 72.Kh6 Rh1+ 73.Kg6 Rh2 74.Rf5 Ke6 75.Rh5 Rg2+ 76.Rg5 Rh2 77.Kg7 Rh5 78.Rxh5 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 11th Apr Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.04.11"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Kamsky,G"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2665"] [ECO "B42"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3 Bc5 6.Nb3 Ba7 7.Nc3 Ne7 8.Qe2 d6 9.Be3 b5 10.f4 b4 11.Bxa7 Rxa7 12.Qe3 Nbc6 13.Na4 O-O 14.O-O-O Qc7 15.h4 Bd7 16.h5 Rb8 17.h6 g6 18.Qg3 f6 19.e5 dxe5 20.f5 e4 21.Qxc7 Rxc7 22.fxe6 exd3 23.exd7 Rxd7 24.Nac5 Rd5 25.Rxd3 Rxd3 26.Nxd3 Kf7 27.Nbc5 a5 28.Rf1 Rd8 29.Ne4 Nd5 30.Ng5+ Ke7 31.Re1+ Kd7 32.Nc5+ Kc8 33.Nf7 Rg8 34.Re6 Kc7 35.Rd6 Nce7 36.Ne6+ Kb7 37.a3 bxa3 38.bxa3 Nb6 39.Nfd8+ Ka7 40.c4 Nf5 41.Rc6 Nxh6 42.Rc7+ Ka8 43.c5 Nd5 44.Rxh7 Ng4 45.Nc6 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 11th Apr Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.04.11"] [Round "11"] [White "Caruana,F"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2764"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C01"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Bd3 Bd6 5.Nf3 Ne7 6.O-O O-O 7.Re1 Bf5 8.Bxf5 Nxf5 9.Qd3 Qd7 10.Nc3 Nc6 11.Nxd5 Bxh2+ 12.Kxh2 Qxd5 13.c3 Qd6+ 14.Kg1 g6 15.Ng5 Kg7 16.Ne4 Qd5 17.Bf4 Rae8 18.Re2 Re7 19.Rae1 f6 20.Ng3 Rxe2 21.Nxf5+ gxf5 22.Rxe2 Kh8 23.b3 Qd7 24.Qe3 Rf7 25.Qe8+ Kg7 26.Re3 Qxe8 27.Rxe8 Ne7 28.c4 Ng6 29.Bd2 Rd7 30.Bc3 c6 31.f3 Kf7 32.Re3 Nf4 33.Kf2 Ne6 34.Rd3 Nf4 35.Re3 b5 36.g3 Ne6 37.Rd3 bxc4 38.bxc4 Nc5 39.Rd2 Na4 40.Ba5 Rb7 41.d5 cxd5 42.cxd5 Ke7 43.a3 Kd7 44.Bb4 Nb6 45.Rd4 Nc8 46.Rh4 Ke8 47.Ke3 a5 48.Bxa5 Rb3+ 49.Kf4 Rxa3 50.Bb4 Ra4 51.Kxf5 Kf7 52.Rxh7+ Kg8 53.Rb7 Kh8 54.Kg6 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 11th Apr Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.04.11"] [Round "11"] [White "Flores,Di"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2517"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A13"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 dxc4 5.O-O a6 6.a4 Nc6 7.a5 Bb4 8.Qa4 O-O 9.Ne5 Nxe5 10.Qxb4 Qd6 11.Qc3 Nd5 12.Qc2 b5 13.axb6 cxb6 14.b3 Bb7 15.Ba3 Qd7 16.Bxf8 Rxf8 17.bxc4 Nb4 18.Qc3 Bxg2 19.Kxg2 Nec6 20.d3 e5 21.Nd2 a5 22.Rfb1 f5 23.c5 b5 24.Rxa5 Nd5 25.Qa1 b4 26.Ra6 Qb7 27.Qa2 Kh8 28.Qxd5 Qxa6 29.Nc4 Qa8 30.Nd6 h6 31.f3 Kh7 32.Rb2 Qa1 33.Ra2 Qb1 34.Ra6 Nd4 35.Qxe5 Qb2 36.Kf2 Rf6 37.Ra7 Kg6 38.Ne8 Rf7 39.Rxf7 Kxf7 40.Nd6+ Kg6 41.c6 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 18th Apr Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.04.18"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Manukyan,Artyom"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2110"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 e6 3.Bg2 Nf6 4.O-O Be7 5.b3 O-O 6.Bb2 b6 7.c4 Bb7 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.d4 Nd7 10.Re1 N5f6 11.Nc3 c5 12.e4 cxd4 13.Nxd4 Ne5 14.Re2 Bc5 15.Rd2 Qe7 16.Qe2 Rfd8 17.Rad1 h5 18.h3 Rac8 19.Nc2 Rxd2 20.Qxd2 a5 21.a3 h4 22.gxh4 Ng6 23.Qg5 Nh7 24.Qxe7 Bxe7 25.h5 Nf4 26.Rd7 Bf6 27.Rxb7 Bxc3 28.Bxc3 Rxc3 29.Rb8+ Nf8 30.Nd4 e5 31.Nf5 g6 32.Ne7+ Kg7 33.h6+ Kxh6 34.Rxf8 Kg7 35.Rg8+ Kh7 36.Rb8 Rxb3 37.a4 Rb4 38.Nd5 Rb1+ 39.Kh2 Nxg2 40.Kxg2 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 18th Apr Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.04.18"] [Round "1"] [White "Rodchenkov,S"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2346"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B99"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Be7 8.Qf3 Qc7 9.O-O-O Nbd7 10.g4 b5 11.Bxf6 Nxf6 12.g5 Nd7 13.f5 O-O 14.Rg1 b4 15.Nce2 e5 16.f6 exd4 17.fxe7 Re8 18.Nxd4 Ne5 19.Qg3 Rxe7 20.Nf5 Bxf5 21.exf5 Rc8 22.Rg2 a5 23.f6 Re6 24.Rf2 Nc4 25.Bd3 g6 26.Qh4 h5 27.gxh6 Kh7 28.Rg1 Ne5 29.Be4 d5 30.Bf5 gxf5 31.Rg7+ Kh8 32.h7 Nd3+ 33.Kd2 Qxc2+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 18th Apr Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.04.18"] [Round "2"] [White "Martinez Reyes,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2383"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B42"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3 Nf6 6.O-O Qc7 7.Qe2 d6 8.c4 Nbd7 9.Nc3 g6 10.Bf4 e5 11.Nd5 Nxd5 12.exd5 Bg7 13.Bg5 O-O 14.Nb3 h6 15.Bd2 f5 16.f3 b6 17.Rac1 Kh7 18.Kh1 a5 19.g4 a4 20.Na1 Nc5 21.Bb1 Qd8 22.Rg1 fxg4 23.fxg4 e4 24.Bc3 Qh4 25.Be1 Qf6 26.Bc3 Qf3+ 27.Qxf3 exf3 28.h3 Ra7 29.Rgf1 Re7 30.Bxg7 Kxg7 31.Rc2 h5 32.gxh5 Bxh3 33.Rff2 Nd3 34.h6+ Kh7 35.Rh2 Re1+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 18th Apr Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.04.18"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Sadykov,Ra"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2345"] [ECO "A05"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 Nbd7 4.d4 Nb6 5.a4 a5 6.O-O Bf5 7.Nh4 Bg6 8.Nxg6 hxg6 9.Nc3 e6 10.e4 dxe4 11.Nxe4 Nxe4 12.Bxe4 c6 13.c3 Nd5 14.Re1 Be7 15.Qf3 O-O 16.h4 Bf6 17.Kg2 Be7 18.Bc2 Nf6 19.Bb3 Qb6 20.Bc4 Rac8 21.Bg5 Qc7 22.Bxf6 Bxf6 23.h5 gxh5 24.Rxe6 b5 25.Rxf6 bxc4 26.Qxh5 Rfe8 27.Rh1 Kf8 28.Qh8+ Ke7 29.Qxg7 Rf8 30.Re1+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 18th Apr Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.04.18"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Kosteniuk,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2535"] [ECO "A10"] 1.c4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6 4.Nc3 Bg7 5.e3 e5 6.Nge2 d6 7.b3 Nc6 8.Bb2 O-O 9.d3 Be6 10.Nd5 Bxd5 11.cxd5 Ne7 12.e4 Qd7 13.O-O f4 14.gxf4 Nh5 15.fxe5 dxe5 16.d4 Nf4 17.dxe5 Nh3+ 18.Bxh3 Qxh3 19.Ng3 Rf4 20.Qe2 h5 21.f3 h4 22.Qg2 Qxg2+ 23.Kxg2 hxg3 24.hxg3 Rff8 25.Rac1 Rac8 26.f4 Rfd8 27.Rfd1 Kf7 28.Ba3 Bf8 29.Kf3 Bg7 30.Kg4 Rh8 31.e6+ Ke8 32.Rh1 Ng8 33.Rxh8 Bxh8 34.Rh1 Bf6 35.e5 Be7 36.Bxe7 Kxe7 37.Rh7+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 18th Apr Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.04.18"] [Round "3"] [White "Yuan,Qingyu"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2373"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B40"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c3 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.g3 d6 6.exd6 Bxd6 7.Bg2 O-O 8.O-O Nc6 9.d4 cxd4 10.Nxd4 Nxd4 11.Qxd4 Qc7 12.c4 Be5 13.Qe4 Nf6 14.Qe2 Bd7 15.Nd2 Rac8 16.Nf3 Bd6 17.b3 e5 18.Bb2 Rfe8 19.Rad1 Bg4 20.h3 Bh5 21.g4 Bg6 22.Nh4 Bc5 23.Rfe1 e4 24.Bxf6 gxf6 25.Rd5 e3 26.f4 Qxf4 27.Nf5 Qf2+ 28.Kh1 Bb4 29.Qxf2 exf2 30.Rf1 Re1 31.Kh2 Bxf5 32.Rxf5 Bd6+ 33.Kh1 Bg3 34.h4 Rd8 35.Rf3 Bxh4 36.Rh3 Bg5 37.Kh2 Rd2 38.Kg3 Be3 39.Rhh1 Rxf1 40.Bxf1 Rxa2 41.Kf3 Bc5 42.Rh5 b6 43.Rd5 a5 44.Rd3 Ra1 45.Kg2 Kg7 46.Rf3 Kg6 47.Bd3+ Kg5 48.Kh3 Rh1+ 49.Kg2 Rh4 50.Bf5 h5 51.gxh5 Kxh5 52.Rh3 Rxh3 53.Bxh3 Kh4 54.Bd7 Kg5 55.Kf1 Kf4 56.Ba4 Ke3 57.Bc6 f5 58.Ba4 f4 59.Bc6 Kd3 60.Ba4 f3 61.Bc6 Kc3 62.Ba4 Kb2 63.b4 axb4 64.Bb3 Kc3 65.Ba2 Bd6 66.Bb3 Kxb3 67.c5 bxc5 68.Kxf2 c4 69.Ke1 c3 70.Kd1 c2+ 71.Kd2 Bf4+ 72.Kd3 c1=Q 73.Ke4 Qe3+ 74.Kf5 Qe5+ 75.Kg4 Qe4 76.Kh4 Qg6 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 18th Apr Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.04.18"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Timofeev,Arty"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2567"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d3 Nf6 6.d4 Be7 7.Bd3 O-O 8.O-O Bg4 9.h3 Bh5 10.Re1 Re8 11.c4 Nc6 12.g4 Bg6 13.Bxg6 hxg6 14.d5 Nb8 15.Nc3 Nbd7 16.Bf4 a5 17.Nd4 Nc5 18.Qf3 Nfd7 19.Ndb5 Rc8 20.Kg2 Bf6 21.Rxe8+ Qxe8 22.g5 Bxc3 23.Nxc3 Ne5 24.Bxe5 Qxe5 25.h4 a4 26.Rh1 Re8 27.Rh3 Qd4 28.h5 Re5 29.hxg6 Rxg5+ 30.Rg3 Rxg6 31.Rxg6 fxg6 32.Nb5 Qxc4 33.Nxc7 Nd3 34.Kg3 Ne5 35.Qc3 Qg4+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 18th Apr Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.04.18"] [Round "4"] [White "Xiong,Jeffery"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2692"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C02"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Bd7 6.Be2 Nge7 7.Na3 cxd4 8.cxd4 Nf5 9.Nc2 Qb6 10.O-O Rc8 11.a3 Na5 12.Bd3 Nb3 13.Rb1 Bb5 14.Be3 Be7 15.Re1 Bxd3 16.Qxd3 Na5 17.b3 Qa6 18.Qd2 O-O 19.Bg5 Bxg5 20.Nxg5 h6 21.Nf3 Rc7 22.g4 Ne7 23.Re3 Rfc8 24.Nce1 Nac6 25.b4 Qa4 26.Nd3 Nd8 27.Nc5 Qe8 28.b5 b6 29.Na6 Rc2 30.Qe1 Ng6 31.Nb4 R2c4 32.Nd3 Qe7 33.Rb3 Nb7 34.Kg2 Na5 35.Rb4 Nh4+ 36.Nxh4 Qxh4 37.Rg3 Rxb4 38.Nxb4 Rc4 39.Qd2 h5 40.h3 hxg4 41.hxg4 Qh7 42.Qg5 Qe4+ 43.Kh2 Rc8 44.Qd2 Nc4 45.Qc3 Qf4 46.Kg2 Qe4+ 47.Kh2 g5 48.Nc6 Kg7 49.Qf3 Rh8+ 50.Kg2 Qe1 51.Qf6+ Kg8 52.Ne7+ Kf8 53.Ng6+ Ke8 54.Qe7+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 18th Apr Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.04.18"] [Round "5"] [White "Colas,Joshua"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2342"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A09"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 c6 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.d4 Bf5 5.Nc3 e6 6.Bf4 Nc6 7.e3 Bb4 8.Qb3 Nge7 9.a3 Bxc3+ 10.Qxc3 O-O 11.Be2 Rc8 12.O-O f6 13.Qd2 Na5 14.Qd1 Bc2 15.Qe1 Nb3 16.Ra2 Ng6 17.Bg3 Qb6 18.a4 Qa5 19.Qxa5 Nxa5 20.b4 Nb3 21.Rb2 Rc3 22.Ne1 Nc1 23.Rxc2 Rxc2 24.Nxc2 Nxe2+ 25.Kh1 Rc8 26.Na3 a6 27.Bd6 Rc3 28.Nb1 Rc2 29.a5 Nh4 30.Bc5 Nf5 31.g3 h5 32.Rd1 g5 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 18th Apr Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.04.18"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Larino Nieto,D"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2375"] [ECO "B01"] 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.Bb5 Ne4 7.Bd2 Nxc3 8.Bxc6+ bxc6 9.Bxc3 Qd5 10.Qd2 Bg4 11.Qf4 Bxf3 12.gxf3 e6 13.b3 Ba3 14.Qe4 f5 15.Qxd5 cxd5 16.b4 Rb8 17.Ke2 Kd7 18.Rab1 Rb6 19.Rb3 Ra6 20.h4 Ra4 21.h5 Ke7 22.Bd2 Rb8 23.Rhb1 Kf7 24.c3 c6 25.Bf4 Rb5 26.Be5 a5 27.bxa5 Raxa5 28.Kd3 Be7 29.R1b2 g6 30.hxg6+ Kxg6 31.Re2 Kf7 32.Bc7 Rxa2 33.Rxb5 Rxe2 34.Rb7 Rxf2 35.Ke3 Rc2 36.Bd6 Rxc3+ 37.Kf4 Kg6 38.Rxe7 Rd3 39.Rxe6+ Kf7 40.Rh6 Rxd4+ 41.Kxf5 Rd3 42.Rxh7+ Ke8 43.Ke6 Re3+ 44.Be5 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 18th Apr Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.04.18"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Szpar,Milosz"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2447"] [ECO "C02"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Bd7 6.Be2 Nge7 7.O-O Ng6 8.Be3 Qb6 9.b3 Be7 10.Nbd2 cxd4 11.cxd4 O-O 12.a3 f6 13.b4 fxe5 14.Nxe5 Ncxe5 15.dxe5 Qc7 16.f4 d4 17.Bxd4 Nxf4 18.Ne4 Bc6 19.Nf6+ Bxf6 20.exf6 Rad8 21.Bc4 Bxg2 22.Rxf4 Qxf4 23.Bxe6+ Rf7 24.Bxf7+ Kxf7 25.Qh5+ Kg8 26.Kxg2 Qe4+ 27.Kh3 Rxd4 28.Rg1 Rd3+ 29.Rg3 Qe6+ 30.Kh4 Rd4+ 31.Rg4 Rxg4+ 32.Qxg4 Qxg4+ 33.Kxg4 gxf6 34.Kf5 Kf7 35.b5 b6 36.a4 Ke7 37.h3 Kf7 38.h4 Ke7 39.h5 Kf7 40.h6 Ke7 41.Ke4 Ke6 42.Kf4 f5 43.Kg5 Ke5 44.Kh5 Kf6 45.Kh4 Kg6 46.Kg3 Kg5 47.Kf3 Kxh6 48.Kf4 Kg6 49.Ke5 Kg5 50.Kd6 f4 51.Kc7 f3 52.Kb7 f2 53.Kxa7 f1=Q 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 18th Apr Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.04.18"] [Round "6"] [White "Horvath,Dominik"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2519"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D45"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 c6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Bd3 O-O 8.O-O dxc4 9.Bxc4 b5 10.Be2 Bb7 11.e4 e5 12.dxe5 Nxe5 13.Nd4 Neg4 14.g3 Bc5 15.Nf5 Nxf2 16.Rxf2 Bxf2+ 17.Kxf2 b4 18.e5 bxc3 19.exf6 Qxf6 20.Bf3 Rad8 21.bxc3 Ba6 22.Ne3 Bd3 23.Qb3 Be4 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 18th Apr Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.04.18"] [Round "7"] [White "Tregubov,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2553"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B52"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.Bxd7+ Qxd7 5.O-O Nf6 6.Re1 Nc6 7.c3 e6 8.d4 cxd4 9.cxd4 d5 10.e5 Ne4 11.Nbd2 Nxd2 12.Bxd2 Be7 13.a3 O-O 14.b4 a6 15.Re3 Rac8 16.Rc1 Na7 17.Rec3 Rxc3 18.Bxc3 Rc8 19.Bb2 Rc4 20.Nd2 Rxc1 21.Qxc1 Bg5 22.Qc5 Bxd2 23.Qxa7 h5 24.Qc5 Qa4 25.g3 Qb3 26.Qc8+ Kh7 27.Qxb7 Qxb2 28.Qxf7 Qb1+ 29.Kg2 Qe4+ 30.Kg1 Qg6 31.Qf3 Qb1+ 32.Kg2 Qe4 33.Qxe4+ dxe4 34.f3 Bc3 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 18th Apr Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.04.18"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Manukyan,SaA"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2158"] [ECO "A34"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 c5 3.g3 Nc6 4.Bg2 g6 5.e3 Bg7 6.Nge2 O-O 7.O-O d6 8.b3 Rb8 9.Bb2 Bd7 10.d4 cxd4 11.exd4 a6 12.d5 Ne5 13.a4 b5 14.cxb5 axb5 15.axb5 Bxb5 16.Nxb5 Rxb5 17.Nd4 Rb7 18.Nc6 Qb6 19.Bxe5 dxe5 20.b4 e4 21.Rc1 Rc7 22.Re1 Bh6 23.Rc5 e6 24.Bxe4 exd5 25.Bxd5 Rd7 26.Ne7+ Kh8 27.Qb3 Re8 28.Rc6 Qd4 29.Rc4 Qd2 30.Rd1 Qe2 31.Qc2 Qxc2 32.Rxc2 Rexe7 33.Rc5 Nxd5 34.Rcxd5 Rxd5 35.Rxd5 Re1+ 36.Kg2 Rb1 37.b5 Rb2 38.Kf3 Kg7 39.h4 Bd2 40.g4 Be1 41.h5 gxh5 42.gxh5 Bxf2 43.Kg4 h6 44.Kf5 Bg1 45.Ke4 Kf6 46.Kd3 Ke6 47.Kc4 Rc2+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 18th Apr Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.04.18"] [Round "8"] [White "Begmuratov,Alisher"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2395"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A46"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bf4 b6 4.e3 Be7 5.Bd3 c5 6.c3 cxd4 7.exd4 Ba6 8.h3 O-O 9.O-O Bxd3 10.Qxd3 Nc6 11.a4 Qc8 12.Nbd2 Qb7 13.Nc4 d5 14.Nce5 Ne4 15.Nxc6 Qxc6 16.Ne5 Qb7 17.f3 Nd6 18.Rfe1 Rac8 19.Re2 a6 20.Rae1 b5 21.axb5 axb5 22.Ng4 b4 23.cxb4 Qxb4 24.Bd2 Qb6 25.Ne5 Nf5 26.Bc3 Rc7 27.Qd2 Bf6 28.Ba5 Qa7 29.Bxc7 Qxc7 30.g4 Nh4 31.Rf1 Rb8 32.Qf4 h6 33.Kh1 Rb3 34.Rc1 Bxe5 35.dxe5 Qb7 36.g5 Rb4 37.Qg3 Nf5 38.Qg2 hxg5 39.Qxg5 d4 40.Re4 Qa8 41.Rg1 Rxb2 42.h4 Rf2 43.h5 Rxf3 44.Qg4 Re3 45.h6 Qxe4+ 46.Qxe4 Rxe4 47.hxg7 d3 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 18th Apr Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.04.18"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Hambleton,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2420"] [ECO "B00"] 1.e4 b6 2.d4 Bb7 3.Bd3 e6 4.Nf3 d5 5.e5 Ba6 6.Bxa6 Nxa6 7.Qe2 Nb8 8.O-O Ne7 9.a4 c5 10.Rd1 c4 11.Nc3 Nbc6 12.Bg5 Qd7 13.Nb5 Ng6 14.h4 a6 15.h5 axb5 16.axb5 Na5 17.hxg6 fxg6 18.Bd2 Be7 19.b4 cxb3 20.cxb3 O-O 21.Bxa5 bxa5 22.Rdc1 Rfb8 23.Rc6 Ra7 24.Qc2 Bb4 25.Ng5 Re8 26.Rc1 h6 27.b6 Rb7 28.Rc7 Rxc7 29.Qxc7 Qxc7 30.bxc7 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 18th Apr Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.04.18"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Indjic,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2618"] [ECO "B41"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.c4 Nf6 6.Nc3 Qc7 7.Be2 b6 8.Be3 Bb7 9.f3 Nc6 10.Qd2 d6 11.Rc1 Nxd4 12.Qxd4 Nd7 13.O-O Rb8 14.b4 Ba8 15.Rfd1 Nf6 16.Na4 e5 17.Qd2 Be7 18.Nc3 Bb7 19.Nd5 Nxd5 20.cxd5 Qd8 21.b5 axb5 22.Bxb5+ Kf8 23.Qf2 Ba8 24.Bc6 Bg5 25.Bxg5 Qxg5 26.Rb1 Qd8 27.Rdc1 h5 28.Bxa8 Rxa8 29.Rc6 b5 30.Rxb5 Rb8 31.Rxb8 Qxb8 32.Qb6 Qxb6+ 33.Rxb6 Ke7 34.Rb7+ Kf6 35.a4 Ra8 36.Rb4 h4 37.Kf2 Kg5 38.g3 h3 39.Ke3 g6 40.f4+ Kf6 41.Kf3 g5 42.fxe5+ Kxe5 43.Kg4 f6 44.Kxh3 f5 45.exf5 Kxf5 46.Kg2 Ke5 47.Kf3 Kxd5 48.Kg4 Kc5 49.Rb2 Rg8 50.a5 d5 51.a6 Ra8 52.Ra2 d4 53.Kxg5 Kb4 54.h4 Kb3 55.Ra1 d3 56.h5 Kb2 57.Rh1 Rxa6 58.h6 d2 59.h7 Ra8 60.Kg6 Ra6+ 61.Kg5 Ra8 62.g4 Kc2 63.Kg6 Ra6+ 64.Kh5 Ra8 65.g5 Kc3 66.g6 Re8 67.Rd1 Re1 68.Rxd2 Kxd2 69.Kh6 Rh1+ 70.Kg7 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 18th Apr Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.04.18"] [Round "9"] [White "Movahed,Sina"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2340"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B42"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3 Nf6 6.O-O Qc7 7.Qe2 d6 8.c4 Nbd7 9.b3 g6 10.Bb2 Bg7 11.Nc3 O-O 12.Rac1 b6 13.Rfd1 Bb7 14.Bb1 Rad8 15.Rd2 Qb8 16.Rcd1 Rfe8 17.b4 d5 18.Nf3 dxc4 19.Qxc4 b5 20.Qe2 Nb6 21.Bd3 Ng4 22.h3 Ne5 23.Nxe5 Bxe5 24.Qe3 Bd4 25.Qf3 Bg7 26.Qe3 Ba8 27.Bf1 Rxd2 28.Rxd2 Qc7 29.Qc5 Qxc5 30.bxc5 b4 31.Nd1 Na4 32.Bxg7 Kxg7 33.Rd4 Rb8 34.c6 Bxc6 35.Bxa6 Ba8 36.Bd3 Nc5 37.Bb1 e5 38.Rc4 Ne6 39.Kf1 Nd4 40.Ke1 Bc6 41.Rc5 Rb5 42.Rxb5 Bxb5 43.Ne3 h5 44.Nd5 b3 45.axb3 Nxb3 46.Nc3 Ba6 47.Bc2 Nd4 48.Bd1 h4 49.Be2 Bb7 50.Bc4 f5 51.Bd5 Ba6 52.exf5 gxf5 53.g3 Kh6 54.Kd2 Kg5 55.Ke3 Nc2+ 56.Kd2 Nb4 57.Be6 Nd3 58.gxh4+ Kf6 59.Nd5+ Kxe6 60.Nc7+ Kf6 61.Nxa6 Nxf2 62.Nc5 Nxh3 63.Ke3 Nf4 64.Nd7+ Ke6 65.Nc5+ Kd5 66.Nd7 Nh5 67.Nb6+ Ke6 68.Nc4 Kd5 69.Nb6+ Kc5 70.Nd7+ Kd6 71.Nb6 Kc6 72.Nc4 Kd5 73.Nb6+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Titled Tue 18th Apr Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.04.18"] [Round "10"] [White "Duda,J"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2724"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D45"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Bd3 O-O 8.O-O dxc4 9.Bxc4 b5 10.Bd3 Bb7 11.a3 h6 12.Rd1 Qc7 13.e4 e5 14.h3 Rfe8 15.Be3 a6 16.dxe5 Nxe5 17.Nxe5 Bxe5 18.b4 Rad8 19.Rac1 Bf4 20.Bxf4 Qxf4 21.Ne2 Qh4 22.f3 Nh5 23.Qc3 Bc8 24.Bb1 Be6 25.Qe3 Bc4 26.Bd3 Bb3 27.Rd2 Rd6 28.Nd4 Rxd4 29.Qxd4 Qg5 30.Bf1 Nf4 31.Kh2 Ne6 32.Qf2 Qf4+ 33.g3 Qe5 34.Bg2 g5 35.Rxc6 Bc4 36.Rxa6 h5 37.h4 gxh4 38.f4 Qc3 39.gxh4 Kh7 40.Ra7 Rg8 41.Rxf7+ Kh8 42.Rf5 Rg7 43.Rxh5+ Kg8 44.Bh3 Rg6 45.Rg5 Nxg5 46.hxg5 Rg7 47.Rd8+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 18th Apr Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.04.18"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Kushko,Dmitriy"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2379"] [ECO "B08"] 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nf3 d6 4.Be2 Nf6 5.Nc3 O-O 6.O-O a6 7.h3 Nc6 8.Bf4 b5 9.e5 Nd7 10.Qc1 dxe5 11.dxe5 Ndxe5 12.Rd1 Bd7 13.Nxe5 Nxe5 14.Qe3 Nc6 15.Bf3 Qc8 16.Qc5 e5 17.Rxd7 Qxd7 18.Bxc6 Qd6 19.Qxd6 cxd6 20.Bxa8 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 18th Apr Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.04.18"] [Round "11"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Makridis,Dimitrios"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2356"] [ECO "B29"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.Nc3 e6 5.Nxd5 exd5 6.d4 Nc6 7.c3 cxd4 8.Nxd4 d6 9.Bb5 Bd7 10.Nf3 dxe5 11.Qxd5 f6 12.Be3 Qc7 13.O-O O-O-O 14.a4 a6 15.Qc4 axb5 16.axb5 Nb8 17.Qb3 Bc5 18.Ra4 Bxe3 19.fxe3 Qb6 20.Qc4+ Qc7 21.Qb3 Qb6 22.Rc4+ Nc6 23.Qa4 Kb8 24.bxc6 Bxc6 25.Rxc6 Qxc6 26.Qb4 Rd3 27.Ra1 Rhd8 28.Kf2 R8d6 29.Ra5 R3d5 30.Ra3 Qb6 31.Qa4 Qxb2+ 32.Kg3 Qb6 33.Qa8+ Kc7 34.Qg8 Rd7 35.Ra8 Qd6 36.Rc8+ Kb6 37.e4 Rd3 38.Rf8 g6 39.Re8 f5 40.Re6 fxe4 41.Rxd6+ R7xd6 42.Kg4 exf3 43.gxf3 Rxc3 44.Qf8 Rd4+ 45.Kg5 Rc5 46.Kh6 Rh4+ 47.Kg7 Rf4 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 18th Apr Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.04.18"] [Round "11"] [White "Kamsky,G"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2665"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B23"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Bc4 g6 4.d3 Bg7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 g5 7.Bg3 d6 8.Nge2 Nf6 9.a3 Nh5 10.Qd2 e6 11.Ba2 a6 12.f4 gxf4 13.Bxf4 Nxf4 14.Nxf4 Qg5 15.O-O Be5 16.Kh1 Rg8 17.Rf3 Bd7 18.Rg3 Bxf4 19.Rxg5 hxg5 20.Qf2 Nd4 21.Nd1 O-O-O 22.c3 Nc6 23.d4 cxd4 24.cxd4 e5 25.g3 Nxd4 26.Nc3 Bg4 27.Rf1 Kb8 28.Qg2 Rh8 29.gxf4 Bh3 30.Qf2 gxf4 31.Ne2 f3 32.Nxd4 Bg2+ 33.Kg1 Rdg8 34.Nf5 Rg4 35.Ng3 Rgh4 36.Qb6 Rxh2 37.Bd5 f2+ 38.Rxf2 1-0 [Event "Satty Zhuldyz Rapid 2023"] [Site "Astana KAZ"] [Date "2023.04.20"] [Round "1.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Hou Yifan"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2628"] [ECO "B90"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.a4 e6 7.Bd3 b6 8.Qe2 Bb7 9.f4 Be7 10.O-O Nbd7 11.e5 dxe5 12.Nxe6 fxe6 13.fxe5 Bc5+ 14.Kh1 O-O 15.exf6 Rxf6 16.Bd2 Qe7 17.Ne4 Rxf1+ 18.Rxf1 Rf8 19.Rxf8+ Nxf8 20.Bxa6 Bxe4 21.Qxe4 Qf6 22.c3 Ng6 23.b4 Bd6 24.Bd3 Be5 25.Qe1 Nf4 26.Be4 Nd5 27.Bxd5 exd5 28.Qe2 h6 29.Qf3 Qc6 30.Qe3 Bc7 31.Be1 Kh8 32.Qf3 Qxa4 33.Qf8+ Kh7 34.Qf5+ Kg8 35.Qc8+ 1-0 [Event "Satty Zhuldyz Rapid 2023"] [Site "Astana KAZ"] [Date "2023.04.20"] [Round "2.4"] [White "Grischuk,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2745"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "E06"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 Be7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.a4 Bd7 9.Qxc4 Bc6 10.Bg5 Nbd7 11.Nc3 h6 12.Bxf6 Nxf6 13.Rfd1 a5 14.e3 Bxf3 15.Bxf3 c6 16.Kg2 Qb6 17.Qe2 Rfd8 18.h4 Qa6 19.Qc2 Rac8 20.Be2 Qa8 21.Bf3 Qa6 22.Be2 Qa8 23.Bf3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Satty Zhuldyz Rapid 2023"] [Site "Astana KAZ"] [Date "2023.04.20"] [Round "3.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Vakhidov,J"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2607"] [ECO "A48"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bg5 Bg7 4.Nbd2 O-O 5.c3 d6 6.e4 c5 7.d5 h6 8.Bh4 e6 9.dxe6 Bxe6 10.Be2 Nbd7 11.O-O Qb6 12.Qc2 Rfe8 13.Rfe1 Qc6 14.a4 a6 15.a5 d5 16.exd5 Bxd5 17.Bc4 Rxe1+ 18.Rxe1 Re8 19.Rxe8+ Nxe8 20.Qd3 Bxc4 21.Nxc4 Qe6 22.h3 Kh7 23.Bg3 f5 24.Nfd2 Ndf6 25.Be5 Bf8 26.Qd8 Be7 27.Qb8 Qd5 28.b3 Ng7 29.Bd6 Qe6 30.Nf3 Nd7 31.Qc7 Ne8 32.Qxb7 Bxd6 33.g3 Bc7 34.Kg2 g5 35.Nfd2 Kg6 36.b4 cxb4 37.cxb4 Ne5 38.Nxe5+ Bxe5 39.Nf3 Nc7 40.Qb8 Bd6 41.Qb6 Kf7 42.Nd4 Qd5+ 43.Kg1 f4 44.g4 f3 45.Nxf3 Ne6 46.Qa7+ Kg6 47.Qxa6 Nf4 48.Kf1 Kf7 49.Qa7+ Kg8 50.Qe3 Bxb4 51.Kg1 Bc5 52.Qe8+ Kh7 53.h4 Nh3+ 54.Kg2 Nf4+ 55.Kh2 Qxf3 56.Qf7+ Kh8 57.Qf6+ Kg8 0-1 [Event "Satty Zhuldyz Rapid 2023"] [Site "Astana KAZ"] [Date "2023.04.20"] [Round "4.5"] [White "Assaubayeva,Bibisara"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2440"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A28"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.e4 d6 5.h3 g6 6.d3 Bg7 7.g3 O-O 8.Bg2 a6 9.O-O b5 10.cxb5 axb5 11.Nxb5 Ba6 12.Nc3 Nd7 13.a3 Nd4 14.b4 c5 15.Rb1 Rb8 16.Be3 h6 17.Re1 Kh7 18.Bxd4 cxd4 19.Nd5 Bb7 20.Qb3 Ba8 21.Qa2 Bxd5 22.exd5 f5 23.Nd2 h5 24.h4 Bh6 25.Nc4 Nf6 26.b5 f4 27.Qe2 Ng4 28.Bf3 fxg3 29.fxg3 Ne3 30.Nxe3 Bxe3+ 31.Kg2 Qa5 32.Rf1 Kg7 33.Qb2 Qc3 34.Qb4 Qc2+ 35.Kh1 Qxd3 36.Bg2 Rbd8 37.b6 Bd2 38.Qb3 Bc3 39.Kh2 Rxf1 40.Rxf1 Qa6 41.Qc2 Qb7 42.Qf2 Qe7 43.Be4 Rb8 44.Rb1 d3 45.Bxd3 Bd4 46.Qc2 Rf8 47.Qc7 Qxc7 48.bxc7 Rc8 49.Rb7 e4 50.Bxe4 Bc3 51.Rb6 Rxc7 52.Rxd6 Bf6 53.Ra6 Rc4 54.Bd3 Rd4 55.Bb1 1/2-1/2 [Event "Satty Zhuldyz Rapid 2023"] [Site "Astana KAZ"] [Date "2023.04.21"] [Round "5.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Gelfand,B"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2678"] [ECO "B40"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.Be2 Nc6 4.O-O Nf6 5.Nc3 d5 6.exd5 exd5 7.d4 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bc5 9.Nb3 Bb4 10.Nb5 O-O 11.c3 Be7 12.Bf4 a6 13.Nc7 Ra7 14.Bf3 Be6 15.Nd4 Bc8 16.Nc2 Be6 17.Ne3 d4 18.Nxe6 fxe6 19.Bxc6 bxc6 20.Qxd4 Qxd4 21.cxd4 c5 22.Be5 cxd4 23.Bxd4 Rd7 24.Rad1 Ne4 25.f3 Bg5 26.Nc4 Rfd8 27.fxe4 Rxd4 28.Rxd4 Rxd4 29.b3 Rxe4 30.Kf2 Kf8 31.Rd1 Ke7 32.g3 Bf6 33.Na5 Ke8 34.Nc6 Rg4 35.Rd6 Rg5 36.Nb4 a5 37.Nd3 Ke7 38.Ra6 Rf5+ 39.Ke3 Bc3 40.a3 Rb5 41.a4 Rxb3 42.Nc5 Ra3 43.Ke4 Bb4 44.Nxe6 Rxa4 45.Kd5 Ra2 46.Nxg7 Rd2+ 47.Ke4 Rxh2 48.Nf5+ Kd7 49.Ne3 Re2 50.Kf3 Rd2 51.g4 Rd6 52.Ra7+ Kc6 53.Rxh7 a4 54.g5 Bc5 55.Nf5 Rd8 56.g6 a3 57.g7 a2 58.Rh1 Rg8 59.Ra1 Rxg7 60.Nxg7 Bd4 61.Rc1+ Kd5 62.Nf5 a1=Q 63.Ne3+ Ke6 64.Rxa1 Bxa1 1/2-1/2 [Event "Satty Zhuldyz Rapid 2023"] [Site "Astana KAZ"] [Date "2023.04.21"] [Round "6.6"] [White "Keymer,Vincent"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2700"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A11"] 1.c4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.b3 Bd6 6.Bb2 O-O 7.Be2 Nbd7 8.Qc2 b6 9.Rg1 Bb7 10.g4 Qe7 11.g5 Ne8 12.d4 c5 13.cxd5 Rc8 14.O-O-O Nc7 15.dxc5 Nxc5 16.Kb1 Nxd5 17.Nxd5 Bxd5 18.Qc3 Be4+ 19.Bd3 Bxd3+ 20.Rxd3 e5 21.Rdd1 Rfe8 22.Qc4 Bb8 23.e4 Ne6 24.Qb5 Qb7 25.Qd5 Qa6 26.Qd3 b5 27.Nxe5 Qb6 28.Ng4 Rcd8 29.Qe3 Rxd1+ 30.Rxd1 Qxe3 31.Nxe3 Nxg5 32.Rg1 f6 33.Bxf6 gxf6 34.h4 Rxe4 35.hxg5 Kf7 36.Rh1 fxg5 37.Rxh7+ Kg6 38.Rb7 Bf4 39.Nd5 Re1+ 40.Kc2 Re2+ 41.Kd3 Rxf2 42.Nxf4+ Rxf4 43.Rxb5 g4 44.Ke3 Rf3+ 45.Ke2 Rf5 46.Rb8 Kg5 47.Rb7 a5 48.b4 axb4 49.Rxb4 Kh4 50.a4 Kh3 51.Rb5 Rf3 52.a5 Ra3 53.Rh5+ Kg2 54.Kd2 g3 55.Kc2 Kf3 56.Kb2 Kg4 57.Rc5 Ra4 58.Kb3 Ra1 59.Kb4 g2 60.Rc8 Rb1+ 61.Ka4 g1=Q 62.Rg8+ Kf5 63.Rxg1 Rxg1 64.a6 Ke6 65.Kb5 Kd7 66.Kb6 Kc8 67.Ka7 Rg6 0-1 [Event "Satty Zhuldyz Rapid 2023"] [Site "Astana KAZ"] [Date "2023.04.21"] [Round "7.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Lagno,Kateryna"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2560"] [ECO "C50"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.d3 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 Bxe3 7.fxe3 h6 8.d4 Nxe4 9.Bxf7+ Kxf7 10.Nxe4 d5 11.Nxe5+ Nxe5 12.O-O+ Kg6 13.Ng3 Bg4 14.Qd2 Qg5 15.dxe5 Qxe5 16.Qd3+ Kg5 17.Rf4 h5 18.Raf1 Kh6 19.Rf5 Bxf5 20.Rxf5 Qe8 21.Rxh5+ Qxh5 22.Nxh5 Kxh5 23.Qxd5+ Kh6 24.Qxb7 Rad8 25.h3 Rhf8 26.Qxa6+ Rd6 27.Qc4 Rd1+ 28.Kh2 Rd2 29.a4 Rff2 30.Qh4+ Kg6 31.Qe4+ Kh6 32.a5 1-0 [Event "Satty Zhuldyz Rapid 2023"] [Site "Astana KAZ"] [Date "2023.04.21"] [Round "8.6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Aronian,L"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2745"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 c5 4.O-O Nc6 5.d4 e6 6.b3 cxd4 7.Nxd4 Bd7 8.c4 dxc4 9.Nxc6 Bxc6 10.Bxc6+ bxc6 11.Qc2 Qd5 12.Bb2 Qe4 13.Rc1 Qxc2 14.Rxc2 cxb3 15.axb3 c5 16.Bxf6 gxf6 17.Nd2 f5 18.Ra6 Be7 19.Rca2 O-O 20.Rxa7 Rxa7 21.Rxa7 Bf6 22.Rb7 Rd8 23.Nc4 h5 24.Kg2 h4 25.gxh4 Bxh4 26.Ne5 Rd4 27.Nxf7 Rf4 28.f3 Rd4 29.Nh6+ Kf8 30.Rf7+ Ke8 31.Rh7 Rd2 32.Nxf5 Rxe2+ 33.Kh3 exf5 34.Rxh4 Re3 35.Rf4 Rxb3 36.Rxf5 Ke7 37.Kg4 Kd6 38.Rf8 Rb4+ 39.Kg5 c4 40.h4 Rb5+ 41.Kg6 Rc5 42.Rd8+ Ke7 43.Rd2 c3 44.Rc2 Rc6+ 45.Kg7 Ke6 46.Kg6 Ke7+ 47.Kg5 Rc5+ 48.Kf4 Rc4+ 49.Ke3 Rxh4 50.Rxc3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Satty Zhuldyz Rapid 2023"] [Site "Astana KAZ"] [Date "2023.04.22"] [Round "9.2"] [White "Erigaisi,Arjun"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2701"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D14"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.cxd5 cxd5 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bf4 Bf5 7.Qb3 Na5 8.Qa4+ Bd7 9.Qc2 e6 10.e3 Nh5 11.Be5 f6 12.Bg3 Rc8 13.Bd3 g6 14.a3 Nc4 15.O-O Nxg3 16.hxg3 b5 17.Qe2 Bg7 18.b3 Nd6 19.Nxb5 Bxb5 20.Bxb5+ Ke7 21.Rfc1 Qb6 22.Ba6 Rc6 23.Rxc6 Qxc6 24.Qf1 g5 25.Rc1 Qb6 26.b4 h5 27.Bd3 a5 28.b5 Rc8 29.a4 Kf7 30.Nd2 f5 31.Nb3 Rxc1 32.Qxc1 Bf6 33.Kf1 Bd8 34.Ke2 g4 35.Nc5 Ne8 36.Nd7 Qb7 37.Ne5+ Kg7 38.Qh1 Kh6 39.f3 Nf6 40.Qh4 Qe7 41.f4 Ng8 42.Nf7+ Qxf7 43.Qxd8 Nf6 44.b6 Kg6 45.Qc7 h4 46.gxh4 Qf8 47.b7 1-0 [Event "Satty Zhuldyz Rapid 2023"] [Site "Astana KAZ"] [Date "2023.04.22"] [Round "10.5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Martirosyan,Haik M."] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2675"] [ECO "C50"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.d3 Nf6 5.O-O d6 6.c3 h6 7.Re1 O-O 8.Nbd2 a5 9.Nf1 a4 10.h3 Ra5 11.a3 Be6 12.Bxe6 fxe6 13.d4 exd4 14.cxd4 Bb6 15.Bd2 Ra8 16.Bc3 d5 17.exd5 exd5 18.Ng3 Qd7 19.Qc2 Rae8 20.Rad1 Ne4 21.Nxe4 dxe4 22.Rxe4 Qf5 23.Rde1 Rxe4 24.Rxe4 Ne7 25.Bb4 Rf7 26.Ne5 1-0 [Event "Satty Zhuldyz Rapid 2023"] [Site "Astana KAZ"] [Date "2023.04.22"] [Round "11.3"] [White "Sindarov,Javokhir"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2661"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B23"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 e6 3.g3 Nc6 4.Bg2 Nf6 5.Nge2 Be7 6.O-O O-O 7.d4 cxd4 8.Nxd4 d6 9.h3 Bd7 10.Be3 Nxd4 11.Qxd4 b5 12.a4 bxa4 13.Nxa4 Qc8 14.Qc3 Bc6 15.e5 Nd5 16.Bxd5 Bxd5 17.Qxc8 Rfxc8 18.exd6 Bxd6 19.Nc3 Bf3 20.Bxa7 Be5 21.Be3 Rab8 22.Rab1 h5 23.Rfc1 Rb4 24.h4 f6 25.Nd1 Rd8 26.c4 Kh7 27.Kf1 Rb3 28.Nc3 Rdb8 29.Bf4 Bxf4 30.gxf4 Rxb2 31.Rxb2 Rxb2 32.Nb5 Be2+ 33.Kg2 Rd2 34.Nc7 Rd6 35.c5 Rc6 36.Ne8 Kg6 37.Nd6 Bg4 38.f3 Bf5 39.Kf2 Bh3 40.Ke3 e5 41.f5+ Kh7 42.Ke4 g6 43.Kd5 Rc7 44.c6 gxf5 45.Ne8 Re7 46.Nxf6+ Kg6 47.c7 f4 48.Ng4 Re8 49.Nxe5+ Kg7 50.Rb1 Re7 51.Rc1 Bc8 52.Ke4 Re6 53.Rg1+ Kf8 54.Rg6 Re7 55.Rc6 Rh7 56.Kxf4 Ke7 57.Kg5 Ke8 58.f4 Kf8 59.f5 Rg7+ 60.Ng6+ Ke8 61.Rf6 Rh7 62.Rf8+ Kd7 63.Rh8 Rxh8 64.Nxh8 Kxc7 65.f6 Kd6 66.Kxh5 Bf5 67.Kh6 1-0 [Event "Satty Zhuldyz Blitz 2023"] [Site "Astana KAZ"] [Date "2023.04.24"] [Round "1.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Hou Yifan"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2628"] [ECO "A36"] 1.c4 c5 2.g3 Nc6 3.Bg2 g6 4.Nc3 Bg7 5.d3 e6 6.h4 h6 7.h5 g5 8.f4 d6 9.Bxc6+ bxc6 10.e4 gxf4 11.gxf4 Ne7 12.Nf3 d5 13.Qe2 Ba6 14.Bd2 Rb8 15.b3 Bd4 16.Nxd4 cxd4 17.Na4 dxe4 18.dxe4 Rg8 19.Nc5 Bb7 20.Kf2 Qb6 21.b4 Rd8 22.Rhg1 Rxg1 23.Rxg1 a5 24.a3 axb4 25.Bxb4 Ba6 26.Qd3 Qa7 27.Rg7 Bc8 28.Rh7 Ng8 29.Qg3 Nf6 30.Rh8+ Ke7 31.Nxe6+ Kxe6 32.f5+ 1-0 [Event "Satty Zhuldyz Blitz 2023"] [Site "Astana KAZ"] [Date "2023.04.24"] [Round "2.4"] [White "Grischuk,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2745"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D12"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5 5.Nh4 Bxb1 6.Rxb1 e6 7.a3 Bd6 8.Nf3 Nbd7 9.Qc2 O-O 10.Bd3 e5 11.cxd5 cxd5 12.dxe5 Nxe5 13.Nxe5 Bxe5 14.O-O Rc8 15.Qe2 Ne4 16.Rd1 Qc7 17.g3 g6 18.Bd2 Qb6 19.Be1 Rfd8 20.Kg2 Qb3 21.Qf3 Nf6 22.Qe2 Ne4 23.Qf3 Nc5 24.Bf1 Ne6 25.Rd3 Qc2 26.Rbd1 d4 27.exd4 Bxd4 28.b4 b6 29.h4 h5 30.R3d2 Qc7 31.Ba6 Rb8 32.Bb5 Rd6 33.Ba4 Rbd8 34.Bb3 Qe7 35.Rd3 Bg7 36.Rxd6 Rxd6 37.Rxd6 Qxd6 38.Qd5 Qxd5+ 39.Bxd5 Nd4 40.a4 Nc2 41.Bd2 Bf8 42.b5 Bd6 43.Bc3 Kf8 44.Kf3 Ke7 45.Ke4 Bc5 46.f4 f6 47.f5 gxf5+ 48.Kd3 Ne3 49.Bf3 Ng4 50.Ke2 Bd6 51.Be1 Ke6 52.Bb7 Ne5 53.Bc8+ Nd7 54.Kf3 Ke7 55.Bc3 Kd8 56.Bxd7 Kxd7 57.Bxf6 Ke6 58.Bg5 Be5 59.Bf4 Kd5 60.Bxe5 Ke6 61.Bf6 Kxf6 62.Ke3 Ke6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Satty Zhuldyz Blitz 2023"] [Site "Astana KAZ"] [Date "2023.04.24"] [Round "3.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Vakhidov,J"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2607"] [ECO "B27"] 1.Nf3 g6 2.e4 c5 3.c3 d5 4.e5 a6 5.d4 Nc6 6.h3 Bg7 7.Bd3 f6 8.exf6 Nxf6 9.O-O O-O 10.Re1 Nh5 11.Be3 Qb6 12.Qb3 Qxb3 13.axb3 Rxf3 14.gxf3 cxd4 15.cxd4 Nxd4 16.Bxd4 Bxd4 17.Rxe7 Nf4 18.Bf1 Bxb2 19.Ra4 Nxh3+ 20.Kh2 Ng5 21.Nd2 Bf6 22.Re3 Bd7 23.Rb4 Bc6 24.f4 Nf7 25.Nf3 a5 26.Rd4 Bxd4 27.Nxd4 a4 28.bxa4 Rxa4 29.Ne6 Re4 30.Bg2 Rxe3 31.fxe3 Nd6 32.Nd4 Nf5 33.Nc2 Kf7 34.Bh3 Bd7 35.Bxf5 Bxf5 36.Nd4 Bd3 37.Kg3 b5 38.Kh4 b4 39.Kg3 Bc4 40.f5 b3 41.fxg6+ Kxg6 0-1 [Event "Satty Zhuldyz Blitz 2023"] [Site "Astana KAZ"] [Date "2023.04.24"] [Round "4.5"] [White "Assaubayeva,Bibisara"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2440"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A14"] 1.c4 e6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 Nf6 4.Nf3 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.b3 c5 7.cxd5 exd5 8.d4 Nc6 9.Bb2 cxd4 10.Nxd4 Qb6 11.e3 Bg4 12.Nf3 Rad8 13.h3 Bh5 14.g4 Bg6 15.Na3 Ne4 16.Nc2 f5 17.gxf5 Bxf5 18.Ncd4 Nxd4 19.Qxd4 Qh6 20.Qe5 Bf6 21.Qxf5 Bxb2 22.Qg4 Bxa1 23.Rxa1 Rd6 24.Kf1 Rg6 25.Qd7 Qh5 0-1 [Event "Satty Zhuldyz Blitz 2023"] [Site "Astana KAZ"] [Date "2023.04.24"] [Round "5.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Gelfand,B"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2678"] [ECO "A36"] 1.c4 c5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.Nc3 Nc6 5.d3 Nf6 6.Rb1 O-O 7.h4 a6 8.Nh3 Rb8 9.Nf4 h5 10.b3 d6 11.Bb2 Bg4 12.Qd2 e5 13.Nh3 Nd4 14.Ng5 Bd7 15.e3 Ne6 16.Nxe6 Bxe6 17.O-O b5 18.Ne4 Nxe4 19.Bxe4 Qd7 20.Bg2 d5 21.cxd5 Bxd5 22.e4 Be6 23.Qe3 Rbc8 24.Rfd1 Rfd8 25.Kh2 c4 26.dxc4 Qxd1 27.Rxd1 Rxd1 28.c5 Rcd8 29.c6 R8d3 30.Qg5 R1d2 31.c7 Kh7 32.Bxe5 Rxf2 33.Bxg7 Kxg7 34.Qe5+ Kh7 35.Qxe6 fxe6 36.c8=Q Rdd2 37.Qxe6 Rxg2+ 38.Kh1 Rh2+ 39.Kg1 Rhg2+ 40.Kh1 Rh2+ 41.Kg1 Rdg2+ 42.Kf1 Rf2+ 43.Kg1 Rhg2+ 44.Kh1 Rh2+ 45.Kg1 1/2-1/2 [Event "Satty Zhuldyz Blitz 2023"] [Site "Astana KAZ"] [Date "2023.04.24"] [Round "6.6"] [White "Keymer,Vincent"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2700"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A11"] 1.c4 c6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 d5 4.e3 e6 5.b3 Bd6 6.Bb2 O-O 7.Be2 e5 8.cxd5 cxd5 9.Nb5 Nc6 10.Nxd6 Qxd6 11.d4 e4 12.Ne5 Nd7 13.Nxc6 bxc6 14.a4 Re8 15.Ba3 Qc7 16.O-O Re6 17.Qc2 Rh6 18.h3 Nf6 19.Rfc1 Bxh3 20.Qxc6 Qxc6 21.Rxc6 Rg6 22.Bf1 h5 23.Be7 h4 24.Bxf6 gxf6 25.Kh2 Bd7 26.Rc7 Be6 27.b4 f5 28.b5 Kg7 29.a5 f4 30.exf4 Rg4 31.a6 Rxf4 32.Kg1 Rf6 33.Rxa7 Rg8 34.Ra3 Kh6 35.b6 h3 36.b7 h2+ 37.Kxh2 Rxf2 38.Ra8 Rg5 39.Rh8+ Kg7 40.b8=Q 1-0 [Event "Satty Zhuldyz Blitz 2023"] [Site "Astana KAZ"] [Date "2023.04.24"] [Round "7.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Lagno,Kateryna"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2560"] [ECO "D05"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e3 e6 4.Bd3 c5 5.b3 Nc6 6.O-O Bd6 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.Bb2 O-O 9.Nbd2 Qe7 10.c4 dxc4 11.Nxc4 Nb4 12.Bb1 Rd8 13.Qe2 a5 14.Ng5 h6 15.Ne4 Nxe4 16.Bxe4 Nc6 17.Bxc6 bxc6 18.Rfc1 Bd7 19.Ne5 Be8 20.Qc4 Bd6 21.Nxc6 Bxc6 22.Qxc6 Rab8 23.g3 Ba3 24.Bxa3 Qxa3 25.Qc2 a4 26.Rab1 axb3 27.Rxb3 Rxb3 28.axb3 Rb8 29.Rb1 Qb4 30.Qd3 g6 31.h4 h5 32.Qd4 Qxd4 33.exd4 Rb4 34.Kg2 Kf8 35.Kf3 Rxd4 36.b4 Ke7 37.b5 Kd7 38.b6 Kc8 39.Rc1+ Kb8 40.Rc7 f5 41.Rg7 Rg4 42.Re7 Re4 43.b7 e5 44.Kg2 Rg4 45.Rxe5 Kxb7 46.f3 Rb4 47.Re7+ Ka6 48.Kf2 Ka5 49.Re6 f4 50.Rxg6 Rb2+ 51.Kg1 Rb3 52.Kg2 Rb2+ 53.Kh3 Rf2 54.Rf6 Rxf3 55.Rxf4 Rxf4 56.gxf4 Kb5 57.Kg3 Kc5 58.f5 Kd5 1-0 [Event "Satty Zhuldyz Blitz 2023"] [Site "Astana KAZ"] [Date "2023.04.24"] [Round "8.6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Aronian,L"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2745"] [ECO "A29"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Bg2 Bc5 7.O-O O-O 8.d3 h6 9.Nxd5 Qxd5 10.Nd2 Qe6 11.b3 Rd8 12.Bb2 Bd4 13.Rb1 Bxb2 14.Rxb2 Nd4 15.b4 c6 16.Ne4 Qe7 17.e3 Nb5 18.a4 Nd6 19.Nc3 Nc4 20.Rb3 Be6 21.Ne4 Nd6 22.Rb2 Nxe4 23.Bxe4 f5 24.Bg2 e4 25.d4 a5 26.Qb1 Bc4 27.Rc1 Bd3 28.Qa2+ Kh7 29.Rc5 axb4 30.Rxb4 Rd5 31.Qb2 Rxc5 32.dxc5 Ra7 33.h4 Qxc5 34.Rxb7 Rxb7 35.Qxb7 Qc1+ 36.Kh2 Qc2 37.h5 Qxf2 38.Qxc6 Bf1 39.Qg6+ Kh8 40.Qe8+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Satty Zhuldyz Blitz 2023"] [Site "Astana KAZ"] [Date "2023.04.24"] [Round "9.2"] [White "Erigaisi,Arjun"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2701"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D35"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3 h6 7.Bh4 Be7 8.Bd3 O-O 9.Qc2 Re8 10.Nge2 Nbd7 11.f3 b5 12.O-O Bb7 13.Rad1 a6 14.Kh1 c5 15.dxc5 Nxc5 16.Bf5 Qb6 17.Nd4 b4 18.Nce2 a5 19.Rfe1 a4 20.Qb1 Rad8 21.Bf2 Bf8 22.b3 axb3 23.axb3 g6 24.Bc2 Bg7 25.Nf4 Nfd7 26.h4 h5 27.Nh3 Ne6 28.Nxe6 Qxe6 29.Nf4 Qe5 30.Bg3 Nf6 31.Kh2 Qe7 32.Bd3 Rc8 33.Qa2 Rc3 34.Ne2 Ra8 35.Qb1 Rc5 36.Nd4 Nd7 37.Kh1 Bf6 38.Kg1 Bxh4 39.Bxh4 Qxh4 40.Bxg6 Ne5 41.Bxf7+ Kh8 42.Qf5 Nxf7 43.Qxf7 Rg8 44.Qxb7 Ra5 45.Re2 Qg3 46.Qb6 1-0 [Event "Satty Zhuldyz Blitz 2023"] [Site "Astana KAZ"] [Date "2023.04.24"] [Round "10.5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Martirosyan,Haik M."] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2675"] [ECO "A29"] 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Bg2 Nb6 7.O-O Be7 8.Rb1 a5 9.d3 Be6 10.Be3 O-O 11.a3 f6 12.d4 exd4 13.Nxd4 Nxd4 14.Qxd4 Nc4 15.Bxb7 Qxd4 16.Bxd4 Rad8 17.Rfd1 c5 18.Be3 Rxd1+ 19.Rxd1 Nxb2 20.Bd5 Kf7 21.Rb1 Nc4 22.Bxc4 Bxc4 23.Rb7 Rc8 24.Ra7 Ke6 25.f3 f5 26.Na4 Bxe2 27.Kf2 Bb5 28.Nc3 Bd3 29.Rxa5 Bf6 30.Na4 c4 31.Nc5+ Kf7 32.Ra7+ Kg6 33.h4 f4 34.gxf4 Bxh4+ 35.Kg2 Bf6 36.Nxd3 cxd3 37.Rd7 Rc3 38.a4 Ra3 39.Kh3 Kf5 40.Rd6 Be7 41.Rd5+ Ke6 42.Re5+ Kf7 43.Rd5 Ke6 44.Re5+ Kf7 45.Rd5 g6 46.a5 Bf6 47.f5 gxf5 48.Rxf5 Ke6 49.Rb5 Bc3 50.Rb6+ Kd5 51.a6 Bd4 52.Bxd4 d2 53.Be5 Kxe5 54.Rb1 Kf4 55.Rd1 Ke3 0-1 [Event "Satty Zhuldyz Blitz 2023"] [Site "Astana KAZ"] [Date "2023.04.24"] [Round "11.3"] [White "Sindarov,Javokhir"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2661"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B23"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 e6 3.g3 d5 4.exd5 exd5 5.Bg2 Nf6 6.Nge2 d4 7.Ne4 Nxe4 8.Bxe4 Bd6 9.O-O O-O 10.d3 Nc6 11.Bf4 Bg4 12.Qd2 Bxe2 13.Bxd6 Qxd6 14.Qxe2 Rae8 15.Qd2 Re6 16.Rfe1 Rfe8 17.Bg2 g6 18.Rxe6 Qxe6 19.h4 Kg7 20.h5 b6 21.h6+ Kf8 22.c3 dxc3 23.bxc3 Qd6 24.Rd1 Ne5 25.d4 cxd4 26.cxd4 Ng4 27.Bf3 Nf6 28.Rc1 Rd8 29.Rc6 Qe7 30.d5 Ne8 31.Qc3 Kg8 32.Qd2 Qe5 33.Kg2 Nd6 34.a4 Qe7 35.a5 bxa5 36.Qxa5 Nf5 37.d6 Qf8 38.Qxa7 Rxd6 39.Rc7 Nxh6 40.g4 Rd8 41.Qe3 Kh8 42.Qe5+ f6 43.Qe3 Nf7 44.Qf4 Ne5 45.Be2 Rd7 46.Rc1 Kg7 47.g5 Re7 48.Rc8 Qxc8 49.gxf6+ Kf7 50.fxe7+ Kxe7 51.Qxe5+ Kf7 52.Bf3 h5 53.Bd5+ 1-0 [Event "Satty Zhuldyz Blitz 2023"] [Site "Astana KAZ"] [Date "2023.04.25"] [Round "12.4"] [White "Hou Yifan"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2628"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C11"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3 Qb6 8.a3 cxd4 9.Nxd4 Bc5 10.Na4 Qa5+ 11.c3 Bxd4 12.Bxd4 Nxd4 13.Qxd4 b6 14.Bd3 Ba6 15.Bc2 Qb5 16.Qd2 Rc8 17.b4 Qc6 18.Rc1 O-O 19.Nb2 f6 20.exf6 Nxf6 21.a4 Bc4 22.Nxc4 Qxc4 23.Bd3 Qc6 24.Bb5 Qd6 25.O-O Ne4 26.Qe3 Rc7 27.Bd3 Nxc3 28.Bxh7+ Kxh7 29.Rxc3 Rcf7 30.Qh3+ Kg8 31.Re3 Rf6 32.Qg4 d4 33.Rg3 R8f7 34.b5 d3 35.Qd1 Qd4+ 36.Kh1 Rxf4 37.Rxf4 Qxf4 38.Rf3 Qe4 39.Rxd3 g6 40.Rf3 Rxf3 41.gxf3 Qd5 42.Qe2 Kf7 43.Kg2 Qd4 44.Qc2 Kf6 45.Kg3 g5 46.Qe4 Qxe4 47.fxe4 Ke5 48.Kg4 Kxe4 49.Kxg5 Kd4 50.h4 e5 51.h5 e4 52.h6 e3 53.h7 1-0 [Event "Satty Zhuldyz Blitz 2023"] [Site "Astana KAZ"] [Date "2023.04.25"] [Round "13.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Grischuk,A"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2745"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 f5 11.g3 fxe4 12.Bg2 Bg7 13.Bxe4 Be6 14.Qh5 Rc8 15.O-O Ne7 16.Rad1 Rc5 17.Nxe7 Qxe7 18.b4 Rc3 19.Nb1 Rc4 20.Nd2 Rxb4 21.c3 Ra4 22.c4 h6 23.Bc6+ Kf8 24.cxb5 axb5 25.Ne4 d5 26.Bxd5 Bxd5 27.Rxd5 Rxe4 28.Rxb5 Bf6 29.Rfb1 Kg7 30.Qf5 Rc4 31.Rb7 Qd6 32.R1b6 Rc1+ 33.Kg2 Rc6 34.Qg4+ Kf8 35.Rb8+ Ke7 36.R8b7+ Kf8 37.Rb8+ Ke7 38.R8b7+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Satty Zhuldyz Blitz 2023"] [Site "Astana KAZ"] [Date "2023.04.25"] [Round "14.3"] [White "Vakhidov,J"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2607"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A13"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 Bb4 3.e4 c5 4.g3 Nc6 5.Bg2 Nge7 6.Nge2 O-O 7.O-O d6 8.d3 a6 9.Be3 Rb8 10.a4 Bd7 11.Rc1 e5 12.f4 Nd4 13.f5 f6 14.g4 Qe8 15.Ng3 Bxc3 16.bxc3 Bxa4 17.Qe1 Nc2 18.Qd2 Nxe3 19.Qxe3 b5 20.h4 bxc4 21.dxc4 Bb3 22.Qd3 Qf7 23.Qxd6 Rfd8 24.Qxc5 Rbc8 25.Qa3 Bxc4 26.Rfd1 Nc6 27.Bf1 h6 28.Kg2 Bxf1+ 29.Nxf1 Qc4 30.Kf3 Rd3+ 31.Ne3 Nd4+ 32.cxd4 Rxa3 33.Rxc4 Rxc4 34.Kf2 Rcc3 35.Nd5 Rc2+ 36.Kf1 exd4 37.Ne7+ Kf7 38.Ng6 Rf3+ 39.Kg1 Rg3+ 40.Kf1 Rxg4 41.Rxd4 Rxg6 42.fxg6+ Kxg6 43.Rd5 Rh2 44.e5 Rxh4 45.Rd6 a5 46.Ra6 a4 47.exf6 gxf6 48.Kg2 Rg4+ 49.Kf3 h5 50.Ra5 f5 51.Ra8 h4 52.Rg8+ Kf6 53.Rf8+ Ke6 54.Re8+ Kf7 55.Ra8 h3 56.Rh8 a3 57.Rxh3 Ra4 58.Rh1 a2 59.Ra1 Kf6 60.Ke3 Ke5 61.Kf3 Ra3+ 62.Ke2 Ke4 63.Kf2 f4 64.Ke2 Rh3 65.Kd2 f3 66.Re1+ Kf4 67.Kd3 f2+ 68.Kd4 0-1 [Event "Satty Zhuldyz Blitz 2023"] [Site "Astana KAZ"] [Date "2023.04.25"] [Round "15.5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Assaubayeva,Bibisara"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2440"] [ECO "B74"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nc6 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Be2 O-O 8.Nb3 d6 9.O-O Be6 10.f3 Nd7 11.Qd2 Re8 12.Rfd1 Nde5 13.Nd5 Rc8 14.c4 Nd7 15.Rac1 a6 16.c5 Nxc5 17.Nxc5 dxc5 18.Rxc5 Bxd5 19.Rxd5 Qc7 20.Rd7 Qb8 21.f4 Rcd8 22.Bb6 Rxd7 23.Qxd7 e5 24.f5 Re7 25.Qd6 Qxd6 26.Rxd6 Re8 27.Bc4 gxf5 28.exf5 e4 29.f6 Bf8 30.Rd5 Ne5 31.Be2 Re6 32.Bd4 Nc6 33.Bc3 Rd6 34.Rxd6 Bxd6 35.Bc4 Ne5 36.Bd5 e3 37.Kf1 Ng4 38.Bxb7 Nxh2+ 39.Ke2 Ng4 40.Bxa6 Be5 41.Bxe5 Nxe5 42.a4 Nd7 43.a5 Nxf6 44.Bb7 Nd7 45.a6 1-0 [Event "Satty Zhuldyz Blitz 2023"] [Site "Astana KAZ"] [Date "2023.04.25"] [Round "16.2"] [White "Gelfand,B"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2678"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "E06"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 Be7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.a4 Nbd7 9.Nbd2 b6 10.Ne5 Nxe5 11.Bxa8 Qxd4 12.Ne4 Nd5 13.Bf4 Nd3 14.Bxd5 Nxf4 15.Rfd1 Nh3+ 16.Kg2 Qxd5 17.Rxd5 exd5 18.Nc3 c6 19.b3 d4 20.Ne4 c3 21.e3 c5 22.Rd1 f5 23.Nxc3 dxc3 24.Kxh3 f4+ 25.Kg2 fxe3 26.fxe3 Bb7+ 27.Kg1 Bf6 28.Rf1 Be5 29.Rxf8+ Kxf8 30.Qf5+ Bf6 31.g4 h6 32.h4 Ke8 1-0 [Event "Satty Zhuldyz Blitz 2023"] [Site "Astana KAZ"] [Date "2023.04.25"] [Round "17.6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Keymer,Vincent"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2700"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 c5 4.O-O e6 5.b3 Be7 6.Bb2 O-O 7.e3 b5 8.c4 bxc4 9.bxc4 Nc6 10.cxd5 exd5 11.Ne5 Bb7 12.Nxc6 Bxc6 13.Qc2 Qd6 14.d4 c4 15.Ba3 Qe6 16.Bxe7 Qxe7 17.Nc3 g6 18.Rab1 Rab8 19.Bf3 Rfe8 20.Rb2 Rb6 21.Rxb6 axb6 22.Rb1 Rb8 23.a4 Qd6 24.Qb2 Bd7 25.Qb4 Qc6 26.Rb2 Kg7 27.h4 h5 28.Bg2 Rb7 29.Qb5 Qd6 30.Qb4 Qc6 31.Rb1 Rb8 32.Ra1 Ra8 33.Rb1 Ra6 34.Bf3 Be6 35.Qe7 Qc8 36.Rb5 Qc6 37.Qd8 Rxa4 38.Rxb6 Ra8 39.Qxf6+ 1-0 [Event "Satty Zhuldyz Blitz 2023"] [Site "Astana KAZ"] [Date "2023.04.25"] [Round "18.1"] [White "Lagno,Kateryna"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2560"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B41"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.c4 Nf6 6.Nc3 Qc7 7.Be3 Bb4 8.Qb3 Bc5 9.Na4 d6 10.e5 Ng4 11.exd6 Bxd6 12.Nb6 Nxe3 13.fxe3 Ra7 14.Nxc8 Qxc8 15.Qa4+ Qd7 16.Nb5 Bc5 17.Rd1 axb5 18.Rxd7 bxa4 19.Rc7 Bb4+ 0-1 [Event "Satty Zhuldyz Blitz 2023"] [Site "Astana KAZ"] [Date "2023.04.25"] [Round "19.6"] [White "Aronian,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2745"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C02"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Bd7 6.Be2 Nge7 7.O-O Ng6 8.g3 Be7 9.h4 cxd4 10.cxd4 O-O 11.h5 Nh8 12.Kg2 f6 13.Nc3 Be8 14.Rh1 fxe5 15.dxe5 Rxf3 16.Bxf3 Nxe5 17.Be2 Bc6 18.Bb5 Nhf7 19.Bf4 Bf6 20.Bxe5 Bxe5 21.Bxc6 bxc6 22.Qe2 Qd6 23.Rad1 Re8 24.f4 Bxc3 25.bxc3 Qc5 26.Qf2 Qxc3 27.Rc1 Qb4 28.Rxc6 Nd6 29.Qc2 Nc4 30.Kh3 Qb7 31.Qa4 Qf7 32.Kg2 e5 33.Rc7 Qe6 34.Qd7 Qxd7 35.Rxd7 exf4 36.gxf4 Re2+ 37.Kf3 Rxa2 38.Rg1 Ra3+ 39.Ke2 Ra2+ 40.Kd3 Kf8 41.Rgxg7 Rd2+ 42.Kc3 Rf2 43.Rdf7+ Ke8 44.Rxa7 Kf8 45.h6 Rf3+ 46.Kb4 Nb6 47.Kc5 Nc8 48.Ra8 Rc3+ 49.Kd4 Rc1 50.Rxh7 Kg8 51.Rd7 1-0 [Event "Satty Zhuldyz Blitz 2023"] [Site "Astana KAZ"] [Date "2023.04.25"] [Round "20.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Erigaisi,Arjun"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2701"] [ECO "B73"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be2 Bg7 7.O-O O-O 8.Be3 Nc6 9.Qd2 Bd7 10.Rfd1 Rc8 11.f3 Ne5 12.b3 Re8 13.a4 Qa5 14.Nd5 Qxd2 15.Nxf6+ Bxf6 16.Rxd2 Rc3 17.Kf2 a6 18.Rad1 Rec8 19.g3 h5 20.h4 Kg7 21.Bg5 Bxg5 22.hxg5 Nc6 23.Nxc6 R8xc6 24.Bd3 R6c5 25.f4 Bg4 26.Ra1 a5 27.Rb1 Rc7 28.b4 axb4 29.Rxb4 Ra3 30.f5 e6 31.f6+ Kg8 32.Rd4 Rc6 33.Rb4 b6 34.e5 d5 35.c4 Bf5 36.cxd5 exd5 37.Bxf5 gxf5 38.Rbd4 Rcc3 39.Rxd5 Rf3+ 40.Ke2 Rxg3 41.Rd8+ Kh7 42.R2d7 f4 43.e6 f3+ 44.Kf1 Kg6 45.exf7 Ra1+ 46.Kf2 Rh3 47.f8=Q Ra2+ 48.Ke3 f2+ 49.Ke4 Rh4+ 50.Ke5 Re2+ 51.Kd6 f1=Q 52.Qg8+ Kf5 53.Qd5+ Kg4 54.Kc7 Kg3 55.Qd3+ Kh2 56.Qxe2+ Qxe2 57.Rd2 Rc4+ 58.Kb7 1-0 [Event "Satty Zhuldyz Blitz 2023"] [Site "Astana KAZ"] [Date "2023.04.25"] [Round "21.5"] [White "Martirosyan,Haik M."] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2675"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "E11"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Bxd2+ 5.Qxd2 O-O 6.g3 d5 7.Bg2 c6 8.O-O Nbd7 9.Rc1 Re8 10.Qf4 b6 11.cxd5 Nxd5 12.Qd2 c5 13.Na3 Bb7 14.Nc4 N7f6 15.dxc5 Ne4 16.Qd4 Nxc5 17.Rd1 Qe7 18.Rac1 Rad8 19.Qe5 Ba6 20.Rd4 Nd7 21.Qd6 Qf6 22.Qa3 Bxc4 23.Rcxc4 a5 24.Qb3 Qe7 25.a3 h6 26.Qb5 Rc8 27.h3 N5f6 28.Qa6 Ra8 29.Qb5 Rac8 30.Rc6 Rxc6 31.Qxc6 Qc5 32.Qxc5 bxc5 33.Rd2 Rb8 34.Rc2 Nd5 35.Nd2 N5b6 36.Nb3 a4 37.Nd2 Nd5 38.Kf1 Kf8 39.Ke1 Ke7 40.Kd1 Rb5 41.Bf1 Rb8 42.Kc1 g5 43.e3 f5 44.Be2 N5f6 45.Rc4 Ra8 46.Bd1 Ne5 47.Rxa4 Nd3+ 48.Kb1 Rxa4 49.Bxa4 Nxf2 50.Bb3 N6e4 51.Nf1 Nxh3 52.a4 Kd6 53.a5 f4 54.gxf4 gxf4 55.a6 Kc7 56.Bxe6 fxe3 57.Nxe3 Nhg5 58.Bc4 Nd6 59.Nd5+ Kb8 60.Be2 Ka7 61.Ne7 c4 62.Kc2 Kxa6 63.b3 Kb5 64.bxc4+ Kc5 65.Ng8 Ne6 66.Nxh6 Nd4+ 67.Kd1 Nxe2 68.Kxe2 Kxc4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Satty Zhuldyz Blitz 2023"] [Site "Astana KAZ"] [Date "2023.04.25"] [Round "22.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Sindarov,Javokhir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2661"] [ECO "A48"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bg5 Bg7 4.Nbd2 O-O 5.c3 d6 6.e4 c5 7.d5 e6 8.Bc4 h6 9.Bxf6 Qxf6 10.dxe6 Bxe6 11.O-O Nc6 12.Re1 Rfe8 13.Bxe6 Qxe6 14.Qb3 Qxb3 15.axb3 b5 16.Ra6 Rac8 17.g3 Re6 18.Kg2 Kf8 19.Rd1 Ke7 20.h4 Rc7 21.h5 Kd7 22.hxg6 fxg6 23.Nh4 b4 24.Rc1 Ne5 25.cxb4 Nd3 26.Rca1 Bxb2 27.R1a4 cxb4 28.Rxa7 Bc3 29.Nc4 Nc5 30.Nb6+ Kc6 31.Rxc7+ Kxc7 32.Nd5+ Kb7 33.Ra5 Rxe4 34.Nxg6 Rd4 35.Nge7 Nxb3 36.Rb5+ Ka6 37.Nc7+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 25th Apr Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.04.25"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Begunov,K"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2325"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c6 3.Bg2 Bg4 4.d3 Nd7 5.h3 Bh5 6.O-O e5 7.e4 dxe4 8.dxe4 Bc5 9.Nbd2 Qe7 10.Nb3 Bb6 11.a4 a5 12.Qe1 Bxf3 13.Bxf3 Nc5 14.Ra3 Na6 15.Nd2 Bc5 16.Rb3 Bb4 17.c3 Bc5 18.Nc4 Nf6 19.Nxa5 Bxf2+ 20.Qxf2 Nc5 21.Ra3 Rxa5 22.b4 Nd3 23.Qe3 Nxc1 24.Qxc1 Ra8 25.a5 O-O 26.Ra2 Rfd8 27.Rd1 Rxd1+ 28.Qxd1 Qe6 29.Rd2 Qxh3 30.Rd8+ Ne8 31.Rxa8 Qxg3+ 32.Kf1 Qh3+ 33.Bg2 Qe6 34.Qd8 Qc4+ 35.Kg1 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 25th Apr Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.04.25"] [Round "2"] [White "Jeet,J"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2246"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A46"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bf4 Be7 4.e3 O-O 5.c4 b6 6.Nc3 Bb7 7.h3 d5 8.Rc1 c5 9.cxd5 Nxd5 10.Nxd5 Bxd5 11.a3 Nc6 12.dxc5 bxc5 13.Be2 Qb6 14.Qc2 Bf6 15.Bd6 Rfc8 16.Bxc5 Qxb2 17.Qxb2 Bxb2 18.Rc2 Rab8 19.O-O Na5 20.Rb1 Be4 21.Rbxb2 Bxc2 22.Rxc2 Nb3 23.Bxa7 Rxc2 24.Bxb8 Rxe2 25.Bd6 Ra2 26.g4 f6 27.Kg2 Kf7 28.Ne1 Nd2 29.Bb4 Nc4 30.Nd3 Nxe3+ 31.Kg3 Nd5 32.Bd6 e5 33.Bc5 Rc2 34.a4 Rc3 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 25th Apr Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.04.25"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Salimova,Nurgyul"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2391"] [ECO "B15"] 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ exf6 6.c3 Bd6 7.Bd3 O-O 8.Ne2 Re8 9.O-O Nd7 10.Ng3 Nf8 11.a4 a5 12.f4 f5 13.Nxf5 Bxf5 14.Bxf5 c5 15.Kh1 Qf6 16.Qd3 cxd4 17.cxd4 Rad8 18.Be4 Bb4 19.d5 Nd7 20.Bxh7+ Kh8 21.Qh3 Qh6 22.Qxh6 gxh6 23.Bd3 Nb6 24.Bb5 Re4 25.f5 Kh7 26.Bf4 Rxd5 27.Bc7 Nc4 28.h3 Nxb2 29.Rac1 Nd3 30.Rc2 Ne5 31.f6 Ng6 32.Bg3 Bd6 33.Bxd6 Rxd6 34.Rc7 Ne5 35.Rxb7 Kg6 36.Ra7 Rxf6 37.Rxf6+ Kxf6 38.Rxa5 Re1+ 39.Kh2 Kg5 40.Ra6 f5 41.Ra8 Kf4 42.Re8 Re3 43.a5 Rb3 44.a6 Rxb5 45.a7 Rb2 46.a8=Q 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 25th Apr Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.04.25"] [Round "4"] [White "Shuvalova,Polina"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2475"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B43"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Be2 b5 7.O-O Bb7 8.a3 Nd7 9.f4 Ngf6 10.Bf3 Qc7 11.Kh1 Be7 12.Be3 Rc8 13.Nce2 h5 14.Nc3 Nc5 15.e5 dxe5 16.fxe5 Ng4 17.Bg1 Nxe5 18.Bxb7 Qxb7 19.Qe2 Ng6 20.b4 h4 21.h3 e5 22.Nf5 Ne6 23.Ne4 O-O 24.Ned6 Bxd6 25.Nxd6 Ngf4 26.Qg4 Qc6 27.Nxc8 Rxc8 28.Rf2 Qc3 29.Raf1 Qg3 30.Qf5 Qg5 31.Qe4 Nh5 32.Bh2 Nef4 33.Qf3 Ng3+ 34.Bxg3 hxg3 35.Rd2 f6 36.Rd7 Kh8 37.c3 Re8 38.Rfd1 Kh7 39.Qe4+ f5 40.Qc6 Re6 41.R7d6 Rxd6 42.Qxd6 e4 43.Rf1 Nd3 44.Qd5 Nf2+ 45.Kg1 Qf4 46.Qd4 Qg5 47.Qe5 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 25th Apr Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.04.25"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Martinez Ramirez,L"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2428"] [ECO "C01"] 1.d4 e6 2.e4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nf3 Bd6 5.c4 Nf6 6.Nc3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 O-O 8.O-O h6 9.h3 a6 10.Re1 Re8 11.Rxe8+ Qxe8 12.Be3 Nc6 13.Qd2 Ne4 14.Nxe4 Qxe4 15.Re1 Bb4 16.Qd1 Bxe1 17.Nxe1 Be6 18.Bd3 Qd5 19.b3 Rd8 20.Nf3 Nb4 21.Bc4 Qe4 22.Qd2 c5 23.a3 Bxc4 24.axb4 Bxb3 25.bxc5 Bd5 26.Ne1 Qb1 27.Kh2 Qb5 28.Nd3 a5 29.Nf4 a4 30.Qc3 Qb3 31.Qa5 Re8 32.Nxd5 Qxd5 33.Qxa4 Re6 34.Qa8+ Kh7 35.Qc8 Rg6 36.g3 Qf3 37.Qe8 Ra6 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 2nd May Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.02"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Andreev,Konstantin"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2195"] [ECO "A05"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 b5 3.Bg2 Bb7 4.O-O e6 5.d3 Be7 6.e4 d6 7.Nd4 Qd7 8.Nb3 a5 9.e5 Bxg2 10.exf6 Bxf1 11.fxe7 Bh3 12.Qf3 Qc6 13.Nd4 Qxf3 14.Nxf3 Kxe7 15.Nc3 c6 16.Ng5 Bf5 17.Ne2 h6 18.Nf3 Bg4 19.Kg2 Bxf3+ 20.Kxf3 Nd7 21.Kg2 c5 22.Bd2 a4 23.Re1 d5 24.Nf4 Kd6 25.g4 e5 26.Nh5 Rhg8 27.f4 Rae8 28.Ng3 g6 29.f5 h5 30.g5 h4 31.fxg6 fxg6 32.Nh1 Rgf8 33.Nf2 Rf5 34.Ng4 Ref8 35.a3 Rf3 36.Be3 h3+ 37.Kg1 e4 38.d4 cxd4 39.Bxd4 R8f4 40.Ne3 Ne5 41.Rd1 Ng4 42.Nf1 Ke6 43.Ng3 Nf2 44.Re1 Ng4 45.c3 e3 46.Ne2 Rf5 47.Ng3 Rxg5 48.Re2 Rf2 49.Rxf2 exf2+ 50.Bxf2 Nxf2 51.Kxf2 Re5 52.Ne2 Rxe2+ 53.Kxe2 g5 54.Ke3 Ke5 55.Kf3 Kf5 56.Kg3 g4 57.Kf2 Kf4 58.Kg1 g3 59.hxg3+ Kxg3 60.Kh1 Kf3 61.Kh2 Ke3 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 2nd May Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.02"] [Round "1"] [White "Yeritsyan,Hayk"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2241"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D05"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.e3 c5 4.Bd3 d5 5.c3 Nbd7 6.Nbd2 Be7 7.Qe2 b6 8.O-O Bb7 9.e4 dxe4 10.Nxe4 O-O 11.dxc5 Nxe4 12.Bxe4 Bxe4 13.Qxe4 Nxc5 14.Qe2 Qd3 15.Qxd3 Nxd3 16.Rd1 Rfd8 17.Ne1 Ne5 18.Bf4 Nc4 19.b3 Na3 20.c4 Bf6 21.Rac1 Bb2 22.Kf1 Bxc1 23.Rxc1 Rac8 24.Ke2 e5 25.Be3 f5 26.Rd1 Rxd1 27.Kxd1 b5 28.c5 f4 29.Bd2 Nb1 30.Bb4 a5 31.Bxa5 Rxc5 32.Nd3 Rd5 33.Kc2 Na3+ 34.Kc3 g5 35.Bb4 e4 36.Nb2 e3 37.fxe3 fxe3 38.Bxa3 e2 39.Nd3 Rxd3+ 40.Kxd3 e1=Q 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 2nd May Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.02"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Adewumi,Tanitoluwa"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2283"] [ECO "A05"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 Bf5 4.d3 e6 5.Nh4 Bg6 6.Nxg6 hxg6 7.e4 dxe4 8.dxe4 Qxd1+ 9.Kxd1 Ng4 10.Ke2 Nc6 11.c3 O-O-O 12.h3 Nge5 13.Nd2 Bc5 14.Nb3 Bb6 15.f4 Nd3 16.Rd1 Nxc1+ 17.Raxc1 a5 18.e5 a4 19.Nd2 Ne7 20.Nc4 Bc5 21.h4 Nf5 22.Kf3 c6 23.Bh3 Kc7 24.Bxf5 gxf5 25.b4 axb3 26.axb3 b5 27.Ne3 g6 28.Nc2 Rd5 29.Ke2 Ra8 30.Rxd5 cxd5 31.Rh1 Ra2 32.Kd3 Rb2 33.b4 Bf2 34.Rh3 Rb1 35.Ke2 Rc1 36.Na3 Bb6 37.Nxb5+ Kc6 38.Nd4+ Bxd4 39.cxd4 Kb5 40.h5 gxh5 41.Rxh5 Rc2+ 42.Kd3 Rg2 43.Rg5 Kxb4 44.Rg7 Kb3 45.Ke3 Kc3 46.Kf3 Rd2 47.Rxf7 Kxd4 48.Re7 Rd3+ 49.Kg2 Ke4 50.Rxe6 Rd2+ 51.Kh3 d4 52.Rd6 d3 53.e6 Ra2 54.e7 Ra8 55.Re6+ Kd5 56.e8=Q Rxe8 57.Rxe8 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 2nd May Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.02"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Lopez,Hen"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2088"] [ECO "A36"] 1.c4 c5 2.g3 Nc6 3.Bg2 g6 4.Nc3 Bg7 5.d3 d6 6.Qd2 e5 7.b3 Nge7 8.Bb2 O-O 9.e3 Be6 10.Nd5 Rc8 11.Ne2 Qd7 12.O-O Bh3 13.f4 Bxg2 14.Kxg2 f5 15.a3 Nxd5 16.cxd5 Ne7 17.e4 Rce8 18.Rae1 h6 19.h3 b6 20.Bc3 Kh7 21.Qb2 Ng8 22.fxe5 dxe5 23.Ng1 f4 24.gxf4 exf4 25.Bxg7 Qxg7 26.Qxg7+ Kxg7 27.e5 Rf5 28.Nf3 Ne7 29.d6 Nc6 30.Re4 g5 31.Rfe1 Re6 32.d4 cxd4 33.Nxd4 Nxd4 34.Rxd4 Rf8 35.Kf3 Kf7 36.Ke4 Rxe5+ 37.Kxe5 Re8+ 38.Kf5 Rxe1 39.d7 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 2nd May Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.02"] [Round "3"] [White "Stearman,Josiah"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2385"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B23"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 e6 3.g3 Nc6 4.Bg2 Nf6 5.d3 Be7 6.Nge2 O-O 7.O-O Rb8 8.d4 cxd4 9.Nxd4 d6 10.Be3 a6 11.Nxc6 bxc6 12.e5 dxe5 13.Bxc6 Rxb2 14.Na4 Qc7 15.Nxb2 Qxc6 16.Nd3 Bb7 17.f3 Ng4 18.Qe2 e4 19.Nb4 Bxb4 20.fxg4 a5 21.Rab1 Ba6 22.c4 Qxc4 23.Qf2 Qd5 24.Rfd1 Bd3 25.Rdc1 Bxb1 26.Rxb1 h6 27.Rc1 Rd8 28.Kg2 f6 29.Rc7 Rd7 30.Rc8+ Kh7 31.Kh3 h5 32.Qf4 Bd6 33.Qf1 Qd3 34.Qf2 hxg4+ 35.Kxg4 Qd1+ 36.Kh4 Be5 37.g4 Qf3 38.Qe1 g5+ 39.Bxg5 fxg5+ 40.Kxg5 Qf6+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 2nd May Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.02"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Mustafayev,Farid"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2316"] [ECO "B41"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 a6 3.c4 e6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nf6 6.Nc3 Qc7 7.Be2 Bc5 8.Be3 d6 9.O-O Nbd7 10.Rc1 O-O 11.Qd2 b6 12.a3 Bb7 13.f3 Rac8 14.b4 Bxd4 15.Bxd4 Rfd8 16.Rfd1 Qb8 17.Bf1 Ne5 18.Bxb6 Rd7 19.Bd4 Nxc4 20.Bxc4 Rxc4 21.Bxf6 gxf6 22.Ne2 Qa7+ 23.Kh1 Rxc1 24.Qxc1 Qf2 25.Nf4 Qh4 26.g3 Qg5 27.Kg2 f5 28.h4 Qf6 29.Nh5 Qg6 30.Qg5 Kf8 31.exf5 exf5 32.Nf4 Qxg5 33.hxg5 Rc7 34.Kf2 Rc2+ 35.Ke3 Ra2 36.Rd3 Kg7 37.Ne2 Bc8 38.Rc3 Bd7 39.Nd4 Kg6 40.Kf4 Bb5 41.Nxb5 axb5 42.Rd3 Kg7 43.Kxf5 Rf2 44.f4 Ra2 45.g4 Re2 46.Rxd6 Re3 47.Rd5 Rxa3 48.Rxb5 Re3 49.Re5 Rb3 50.b5 Rb4 51.Rc5 Rb1 52.Ke5 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 2nd May Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.02"] [Round "4"] [White "Aslanov,Umid"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2273"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B42"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3 Nf6 6.O-O Qc7 7.c4 Nc6 8.Nxc6 dxc6 9.Nc3 e5 10.h3 Bc5 11.Qe2 Be6 12.a3 O-O 13.Bg5 Rad8 14.Rad1 Rd7 15.Kh1 Be7 16.f4 exf4 17.e5 Ne8 18.Bxf4 b5 19.cxb5 axb5 20.Ne4 Qd8 21.Bc2 Bd5 22.b3 Nc7 23.Qg4 Ne6 24.Be3 Kh8 25.Nf6 Bxf6 26.exf6 g6 27.Bh6 Re8 28.h4 c5 29.h5 Nd4 30.hxg6 fxg6 31.Rxd4 cxd4 32.Qxd4 Bxg2+ 33.Kxg2 Rxd4 34.f7 Rf8 35.Bxf8 Qxf8 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 2nd May Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.02"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Munoz,Francisco Javier"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2389"] [ECO "C44"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.d4 exd4 5.Nxd4 Bg7 6.Nxc6 bxc6 7.Bg2 Ne7 8.O-O O-O 9.Nc3 d6 10.Be3 a5 11.Bd4 Rb8 12.Bxg7 Kxg7 13.b3 c5 14.Re1 Nc6 15.Qd2 Nd4 16.Ne2 Nxe2+ 17.Rxe2 a4 18.Rae1 axb3 19.cxb3 Be6 20.Qc3+ Kg8 21.h3 Qc8 22.Kh2 Qa6 23.f4 Rb4 24.f5 Bc8 25.Qf6 c4 26.Qg5 f6 27.Qd2 Qb6 28.fxg6 hxg6 29.Qh6 Kf7 30.Qh7+ Ke6 31.Qxg6 Rb5 32.Qg7 Rf7 33.Qg8 Bd7 34.e5 Rxe5 35.bxc4 Ke7 36.Bd5 Rf8 37.Qg7+ Ke8 38.h4 Qd4 39.Bf3 Qc3 40.Bh5+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 2nd May Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.02"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Andreikin,D"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2729"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Ndb5 Bb4 7.a3 Bxc3+ 8.Nxc3 d5 9.Bd3 dxe4 10.Nxe4 Nxe4 11.Bxe4 Qxd1+ 12.Kxd1 Bd7 13.Bd2 O-O-O 14.Re1 f5 15.Bxc6 Bxc6 16.f3 g5 17.Kc1 g4 18.Rxe6 gxf3 19.gxf3 Bxf3 20.b3 Rhg8 21.Be3 Rg2 22.Kb2 Re2 23.Re5 b6 24.Bf4 Be4 25.Rc1 Rd7 26.Re8+ Kb7 27.Rb8+ Ka6 28.Rc8 h5 29.Rg1 Rf2 30.Bg3 Re2 31.Bf4 Rf2 32.Bg3 Rf3 33.Re1 Rd2 34.a4 h4 35.Bxh4 Kb7 36.Rc4 Rxh2 37.Bf6 Rff2 38.Rc1 Re2 39.b4 Bd5 40.Rd4 Kc6 41.b5+ Kd6 42.Bg5 Ke6 43.Bf4 Rhf2 44.Bg3 Rf3 45.Re1 Rxe1 46.Bxe1 f4 47.Bd2 Ke5 48.Bc3 Ke6 49.Bd2 Ke5 50.Bc3 Re3 51.Rd2+ Ke6 52.Bd4 Re4 53.Kc3 f3 54.Rh2 Re2 55.Rh6+ Kf5 56.Rf6+ Kg4 57.Rd6 Be4 58.Re6 Rxc2+ 59.Kb4 Re2 60.a5 Kf5 61.Re5+ Kf4 62.axb6 axb6 63.Re7 f2 64.Rf7+ Bf5 65.Bxf2 Rxf2 66.Rf6 Rb2+ 67.Kc4 Ke5 68.Rxb6 Be6+ 69.Kc5 Rc2+ 70.Kb4 Bd5 71.Rb8 Kd4 72.Rd8 Rb2+ 73.Ka5 Kc5 74.Rc8+ Kd6 75.Kb6 Be6 76.Rc7 Bd7 77.Rc5 Be8 78.Rg5 Bf7 79.Rf5 Be6 80.Rc5 Rf2 81.Rc6+ Ke7 82.Rc7+ Bd7 83.Kb7 Kd6 84.b6 Rf7 85.Kb8 Rg7 86.Ka7 Rg5 87.Kb7 Rb5 88.Rc2 Be6 89.Rd2+ Bd5+ 90.Ka6 Rb3 91.Ka5 Kc5 92.Rc2+ Bc4 93.Rxc4+ Kxc4 94.Ka6 Kc5 95.b7 Ra3+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 2nd May Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.02"] [Round "6"] [White "Weetik,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2423"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A45"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 d5 3.e3 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nd2 Qb6 6.Qb3 e6 7.h3 Be7 8.Ngf3 Bd7 9.Be2 O-O 10.O-O Rfc8 11.Ne5 Be8 12.Rfe1 Nxe5 13.Bxe5 Nd7 14.Bg3 Qxb3 15.axb3 a6 16.dxc5 Nxc5 17.b4 Na4 18.Reb1 Bf6 19.Bd1 Nxb2 20.Rxb2 Bxc3 21.Rba2 Bxa1 22.Rxa1 b6 23.Nf3 a5 24.bxa5 bxa5 25.Nd4 a4 26.Bd6 h6 27.f4 Rc3 28.Kf2 Rb8 29.Ra2 Rb6 30.Be5 Rc4 31.Ne2 Rb7 32.Ra3 Rb1 33.Nc3 Rxc3 34.Rxc3 Rxd1 35.Rc8 f6 36.Bxf6 gxf6 37.Rxe8+ Kf7 38.Ra8 Ra1 39.g4 a3 40.h4 a2 41.Kg2 e5 42.f5 d4 43.Ra7+ Ke8 44.exd4 exd4 45.Ra3 d3 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 2nd May Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.02"] [Round "6"] [White "Mendez Fortes,E"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2250"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B41"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.c4 Nf6 6.Nc3 Qc7 7.Be2 b6 8.O-O Bb7 9.f3 Be7 10.Be3 d6 11.Qd2 Nbd7 12.Rfc1 O-O 13.a4 Rfc8 14.a5 bxa5 15.Nb3 Rab8 16.Nxa5 Ba8 17.Bf1 Qd8 18.b4 Rxb4 19.Nd5 exd5 20.Qxb4 dxe4 21.fxe4 Ng4 22.Ba7 Nc5 23.h3 Bf6 24.Nb3 Ne3 25.Nxc5 dxc5 26.Qb6 Qd4 27.Kh1 Qxe4 28.Ra2 Qf5 29.Qxa6 Nxg2 30.Bxc5 Ne3+ 31.Qxa8 Nxf1 32.Qg2 Qxc5 33.Qxf1 h5 34.Qg2 g6 35.Rf2 Kg7 36.Rcf1 Rc6 37.Qd5 Qxd5+ 38.cxd5 Rd6 39.Rd1 Be5 40.Re2 f6 41.Ra2 g5 42.Kg2 Kg6 43.Re2 g4 44.hxg4 hxg4 45.Re4 Kf5 46.Ra4 Kg5 47.Re4 Rb6 48.Re2 Bd6 49.Re6 f5 50.Rf1 f4 51.Rfe1 f3+ 52.Kf1 g3 53.R1e5+ Bxe5 54.Rxb6 g2+ 55.Kf2 Bd4+ 56.Kxf3 g1=Q 57.Rb3 Qf2+ 58.Ke4 Bc5 59.Rf3 Qd4+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 2nd May Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.02"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Gutkin,Ilya"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2273"] [ECO "C01"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.Bd3 Bd6 6.O-O Nge7 7.c3 O-O 8.Qc2 h6 9.h3 Be6 10.Re1 Qd7 11.Nbd2 Bf5 12.Nf1 Rfe8 13.Bd2 a5 14.Ne3 Bxd3 15.Qxd3 Ng6 16.Nxd5 Ba3 17.Nxc7 Qxc7 18.bxa3 a4 19.Qb5 Rxe1+ 20.Rxe1 Ra5 21.Re8+ Kh7 22.Qd3 Qd7 23.Re1 b5 24.h4 Qd5 25.Ne5 h5 26.Nxc6 Qxc6 27.Re5 Kg8 28.Rxh5 Ra8 29.Rc5 Qe6 30.h5 Nh4 31.Qg3 Qxa2 32.Bh6 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 2nd May Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.02"] [Round "7"] [White "Sieciechowicz,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2387"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D35"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3 h6 7.Bf4 Bd6 8.Bxd6 Qxd6 9.Bd3 O-O 10.h3 Re8 11.Nf3 Nbd7 12.Qc2 Qe7 13.O-O Ne4 14.Nd2 Nxd2 15.Qxd2 Nf6 16.Rfe1 Bd7 17.Rab1 Rad8 18.Na4 b6 19.Nc3 c5 20.Rbd1 c4 21.Bb1 b5 22.a3 Qd6 23.f3 Qg3 24.Qf2 Qxf2+ 25.Kxf2 a5 26.e4 dxe4 27.Nxe4 b4 28.axb4 axb4 29.Nxf6+ gxf6 30.Rxe8+ Bxe8 31.d5 Kf8 32.Ke3 Ba4 33.Rc1 Bb3 34.Be4 Ke7 35.Ra1 f5 36.Ra7+ Kf6 37.Ra6+ Kg7 38.Bxf5 Rxd5 39.g4 Re5+ 40.Kf4 Re2 41.Rb6 Rxb2 42.Rxb4 Rd2 43.h4 Ba2 44.Rb7 c3 45.Rc7 Rd4+ 46.Ke3 Rc4 47.Rxc4 Bxc4 48.Kd4 Be2 49.Be4 Bxf3 50.Bc2 Bxg4 51.Kxc3 Kf6 52.Kd4 Bf5 53.Bd1 Ke6 54.Bb3+ Kf6 55.Bd1 Bb1 56.Ke3 Kf5 57.Kf3 Be4+ 58.Kg3 Ke5 59.Bh5 f5 60.Kf2 f4 61.Bg4 Kf6 62.Bd1 Kf5 63.Be2 Bd5 64.Bd1 Bc6 65.Be2 Ke5 66.Bd1 Kd4 67.Be2 Be4 68.Bd1 Ke5 69.Be2 Kf5 70.Bd1 Kf6 71.Be2 Kg6 72.Bd1 h5 73.Be2 Bf5 74.Bd1 Bg4 75.Bc2+ Kf6 76.Bd3 Ke5 77.Bg6 Kd4 78.Be8 Ke4 79.Bf7 f3 80.Be8 Ke5 81.Bc6 Kf4 82.Bb7 Kf5 83.Bxf3 Bxf3 84.Kxf3 Ke5 85.Ke3 Kf5 86.Kf3 Ke5 87.Ke3 Kf5 88.Kf3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Titled Tue 2nd May Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.02"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Deac,Bogdan-Daniel"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2700"] [ECO "C55"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 h6 5.c3 Bc5 6.b4 Bb6 7.a4 a6 8.a5 Ba7 9.O-O d6 10.Re1 O-O 11.h3 Ne7 12.Nbd2 Ng6 13.Nf1 c6 14.Bb3 Re8 15.Be3 d5 16.Bxa7 Rxa7 17.Ng3 Be6 18.d4 dxe4 19.Nxe4 Nxe4 20.Rxe4 f5 21.Rxe5 Nxe5 22.Nxe5 Bxb3 23.Qxb3+ Qd5 24.Qc2 f4 25.Re1 Raa8 26.Re4 f3 27.gxf3 Re6 28.Kg2 Rf8 29.Qe2 Ref6 30.Rg4 Qe6 31.Qe4 Rf5 32.Rg3 R8f6 33.Ng4 Rg6 34.Ne5 Rgf6 35.Qg4 Rg5 36.Qxe6+ Rxe6 37.f4 Rf5 38.Kf3 g5 39.Rg4 Ref6 40.Nd3 Kf7 41.Ke4 Kg6 42.fxg5 hxg5 43.f4 Kh6 44.fxg5+ Rxg5 45.Nc5 Rf7 46.c4 Rh5 47.h4 Re7+ 48.Kd3 Rf7 49.Ke4 Re7+ 50.Kd3 Rf5 51.Rg3 Rf4 52.Re3 Ref7 53.Ne6 Rxh4 54.c5 Rd7 55.Kc4 Re7 56.Kd3 Rd7 57.Kc4 Re7 58.Kd3 Rh5 59.Nf4 Rxe3+ 60.Kxe3 Rf5 61.Ke4 Rf7 62.Ke5 Kg5 63.Ne6+ Kg4 64.Kd6 Rf6 65.Ke7 Kf5 66.Nd8 Rh6 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 2nd May Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.02"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Caruana,F"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2764"] [ECO "A05"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g5 3.d4 h6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.c4 d6 6.Nc3 O-O 7.O-O Bf5 8.h4 g4 9.Nd2 Nc6 10.Nb3 Rb8 11.Be3 a6 12.Rc1 e5 13.Qd2 Kh7 14.Rfd1 Re8 15.c5 dxc5 16.dxe5 Qxd2 17.Bxd2 Nxe5 18.Nxc5 Nc4 19.b3 Nxd2 20.Rxd2 c6 21.e3 a5 22.Rcd1 Bf8 23.Nd3 Rbd8 24.Nf4 Rxd2 25.Rxd2 Bb4 26.Nfe2 Kg7 27.Rd4 Re7 28.Rf4 Bd3 29.Rd4 Rd7 30.Rxd7 Nxd7 31.Nf4 Ne5 32.Nxd3 Nxd3 33.Bf1 Nc1 34.Ne2 Nxa2 35.Kg2 Bd2 36.f3 h5 37.Kf2 Nb4 38.Nf4 Kh6 39.Be2 Nc2 40.Ng2 gxf3 41.Bxf3 Bc3 42.Be2 Be5 43.Bd1 Nb4 44.Kf3 Nd5 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 2nd May Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.02"] [Round "9"] [White "Martins,Bruno Andre Leite"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2338"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B42"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3 Nf6 6.O-O Qc7 7.c4 Nc6 8.Nxc6 dxc6 9.Nc3 e5 10.Qe2 Bc5 11.Kh1 O-O 12.f4 Bg4 13.Qe1 Rad8 14.Bc2 Be6 15.b3 Bd4 16.f5 Bc8 17.Rf3 b5 18.Rb1 bxc4 19.bxc4 Qa5 20.Bg5 Rd6 21.Rh3 h6 22.Bd2 Ng4 23.Nd1 Qxa2 24.Bd3 Rfd8 25.Rg3 Bf2 26.Nxf2 Nxf2+ 27.Qxf2 Rxd3 28.Rxg7+ Kxg7 29.Bxh6+ Kh7 30.Qxa2 Rd1+ 31.Rxd1 Rxd1+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 2nd May Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.02"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Postny,E"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2549"] [ECO "C44"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.g3 Bc5 4.Bg2 d6 5.c3 Nge7 6.d4 Bb6 7.Be3 O-O 8.O-O d5 9.Nbd2 exd4 10.Nxd4 Nxd4 11.Bxd4 c5 12.Be3 d4 13.Bf4 Ng6 14.e5 Nxf4 15.gxf4 f6 16.Qb3+ Kh8 17.Rae1 dxc3 18.Nc4 fxe5 19.fxe5 Be6 20.Qxc3 Qd4 21.Nd6 Qxc3 22.bxc3 Ba5 23.Re3 Rab8 24.Nxb7 Bb6 25.Nd6 c4 26.Re4 Ba5 27.f4 Bxc3 28.f5 Bg8 29.e6 Bb4 30.Nxc4 Bc5+ 31.Kh1 Rb4 32.Ne5 Rxe4 33.Bxe4 Bd6 34.Nc4 Be7 35.Rd1 g6 36.Rd7 Re8 37.Nd6 Bxd6 38.Rxd6 gxf5 39.Bxf5 Kg7 40.Ra6 Re7 41.Kg2 Kf6 42.Bg4 Bxe6 43.Kf3 Ke5 44.Bxe6 Rxe6 45.Rxa7 Rh6 46.Kg3 Kd5 47.h4 Kc5 48.Kg4 Rg6+ 49.Kh5 Rf6 50.Rxh7 Ra6 51.Rf7 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 2nd May Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.02"] [Round "10"] [White "Kosakowski,Jakub"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2485"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B42"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3 Nf6 6.O-O Qc7 7.Qe2 d6 8.f4 Nbd7 9.c4 g6 10.Nc3 Bg7 11.Be3 O-O 12.Rac1 Re8 13.b4 b6 14.a3 Bb7 15.Rfd1 Rac8 16.Nb3 Qb8 17.h3 e5 18.f5 gxf5 19.exf5 e4 20.Bb1 Ne5 21.Bxb6 Nxc4 22.Bd4 e3 23.Bd3 Nxa3 24.Na5 Ba8 25.Bxa6 Qxb4 26.Bxc8 Qxa5 27.Ba6 Qxf5 28.Bd3 Qg5 29.Rf1 Nd7 30.Bxg7 Qxg7 31.Rf4 Ne5 32.Be4 Ng6 33.Rg4 Bxe4 34.Rxe4 Rxe4 35.Nxe4 Qd4 36.Ng5 Nf4 37.Qg4 h5 38.Rc8+ Kg7 39.Ne6+ Kf6 40.Qg7+ Kxe6 41.Re8+ Kd5 42.Qxf7+ Kc5 43.Qa7+ Kc4 44.Qa4+ Kd3 45.Qxa3+ Kd2 46.Qa2+ Kd1 47.Qb1+ Ke2 48.Qf1+ Kd2 49.Qb1 e2+ 50.Kh2 Nd3 51.Qa2+ Qb2 52.Qa5+ Kd1 53.Qxh5 Nf4 54.Qf3 Qd2 55.Ra8 Qd4 56.Ra3 d5 57.Re3 Kd2 58.Qf2 Qxe3 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 2nd May Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.02"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Duda,J"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2724"] [ECO "A29"] 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 Bb4 5.Bg2 Bxc3 6.bxc3 O-O 7.d3 e4 8.Nd4 exd3 9.exd3 Nxd4 10.cxd4 Re8+ 11.Be3 d5 12.O-O h6 13.a4 c6 14.a5 Be6 15.Qb3 Re7 16.h3 Qd7 17.Kh2 Rae8 18.Qb4 Bf5 19.Rad1 Rxe3 20.fxe3 Rxe3 21.Rde1 Rxe1 22.Rxe1 Bxd3 23.cxd5 cxd5 24.Qe7 Qb5 25.Rc1 Qb2 26.Rg1 Be4 27.a6 bxa6 28.Qxa7 Qe2 29.Qb8+ Kh7 30.Qf4 Qb2 31.Kh1 Bg6 32.Rf1 a5 33.Qf2 Qc3 34.Qe1 Qa3 35.Rf3 Qa4 36.Rc3 Qxd4 37.Rc8 a4 38.Kh2 a3 39.Qa5 Qb2 40.Qc3 d4 41.Qa5 Be4 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 2nd May Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.02"] [Round "11"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Remizov,Yaroslav"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2421"] [ECO "B15"] 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ exf6 6.c3 Bd6 7.Bd3 O-O 8.Ne2 Re8 9.O-O Nd7 10.Ng3 Nf8 11.a4 a5 12.f4 c5 13.d5 Qc7 14.c4 Ng6 15.Qh5 Bd7 16.Bd2 Re7 17.Nf5 Bxf5 18.Qxf5 Rae8 19.g3 Qb6 20.Bc3 Nf8 21.Qg4 Re3 22.Rf3 Bc7 23.Kf2 R3e7 24.h4 g6 25.h5 f5 26.Qg5 Bd8 27.Qh6 f6 28.Rh1 Rg7 29.hxg6 hxg6 30.Qh8+ Kf7 31.Re3 Rxe3 32.Kxe3 Qd6 33.Kd2 Qd7 34.b3 Qd6 35.Qh2 Rh7 36.Qxh7+ Nxh7 37.Rxh7+ Kg8 38.Rxb7 g5 39.Bxf5 gxf4 40.Rd7 Qb8 41.Be6+ Kh8 42.Ke2 fxg3 43.Kf3 Qxb3 44.Rxd8+ Kg7 45.Rd7+ Kg6 46.Kg4 Qxc4+ 47.Kh3 Qxc3 48.Bg4 g2+ 49.Kxg2 Qc2+ 50.Kg3 Qb3+ 51.Bf3 Qxa4 52.Rc7 Qd4 53.Rc6 a4 54.d6 a3 55.Bg4 a2 56.Ra6 a1=Q 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 9th May Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.09"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Devaev,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2325"] [ECO "A05"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 c5 3.Bg2 Nc6 4.O-O e6 5.c4 Be7 6.d4 cxd4 7.Nxd4 O-O 8.Nc3 Ne5 9.b3 d6 10.Bb2 a6 11.Qd2 Qc7 12.Rac1 Rb8 13.f4 Ng6 14.e4 Re8 15.Kh1 Bf8 16.Nf3 Nd7 17.g4 b6 18.h4 Be7 19.g5 Bb7 20.h5 Ngf8 21.f5 Qd8 22.h6 exf5 23.hxg7 Ng6 24.exf5 Bxf3 25.Rxf3 Bxg5 26.fxg6 Bxd2 27.gxf7+ Kxg7 28.fxe8=Q Qxe8 29.Ne4+ Ne5 30.Nxd2 Qh5+ 31.Rh3 Qe2 32.Bc3 Rf8 33.Rg1 Kh8 34.Be4 Rf7 35.Rg2 Qd1+ 36.Kh2 b5 37.Nf3 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 9th May Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.09"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Martic,I SRB"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2301"] [ECO "A05"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.O-O O-O 5.d4 d6 6.Nc3 d5 7.Ne5 c6 8.e4 dxe4 9.Nxe4 Nxe4 10.Bxe4 Bh3 11.Re1 Nd7 12.f4 Nf6 13.Bf3 Qb6 14.Be3 Rad8 15.c4 Qb4 16.Qb3 Qxb3 17.axb3 a6 18.Rad1 e6 19.g4 h5 20.gxh5 Nxh5 21.Bxh5 gxh5 22.Kf2 Kh7 23.Rg1 Bf6 24.Rd2 Bf5 25.Nf3 Rd7 26.Ng5+ Kh6 27.h4 Rfd8 28.Rgd1 Kg6 29.Nf3 Bg4 30.Rg1 Kf5 31.Ne5 Bxh4+ 32.Kf1 Bh3+ 33.Ke2 Bg4+ 34.Kd3 Re7 35.Rh2 Bf6 36.Rxg4 Bxe5 37.Rg5+ Kf6 38.fxe5+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 9th May Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.09"] [Round "2"] [White "Loiacono,Leonardo"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2301"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D45"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 c6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.b3 O-O 8.Be2 b6 9.O-O Bb7 10.Bb2 Rc8 11.Rad1 c5 12.cxd5 cxd4 13.Nxd4 Nxd5 14.Ndb5 Bb8 15.Qd2 Nxc3 16.Nxc3 Qh4 17.g3 Qh3 18.e4 Nf6 19.Qe3 Be5 20.f3 Bxg3 21.hxg3 Qxg3+ 22.Kh1 Ng4 23.Qg5 Qh2+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 9th May Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.09"] [Round "2"] [White "Nikologorskiy,K"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2413"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "E16"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 a5 5.g3 b6 6.Bg2 Bb7 7.O-O Bxd2 8.Qxd2 Qe7 9.Nc3 Ne4 10.Nxe4 Bxe4 11.Nh4 Bxg2 12.Nxg2 d6 13.e4 Nd7 14.f4 O-O 15.Ne3 Rfe8 16.Rae1 a4 17.e5 Rad8 18.Qc2 dxe5 19.fxe5 c5 20.Rf4 cxd4 21.Rh4 Nf8 22.Ng4 Ng6 23.Rh5 d3 24.Qd2 Qc5+ 25.Kg2 Qxc4 26.Nf6+ gxf6 27.Qh6 fxe5 28.Rf1 Qe4+ 29.Kh3 Rd7 30.Qxh7+ Kf8 31.Qh6+ Ke7 32.Rxf7+ Kd6 33.Rxd7+ Kxd7 34.Qg7+ Re7 35.Qf6 d2 36.Qf1 Qd5 37.Qd1 b5 38.b3 Rg7 39.Rh6 Nf4+ 40.gxf4 Qg2+ 41.Kh4 Qxh2+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 9th May Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.09"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Averjanov,A"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2399"] [ECO "D05"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 e6 4.Bd3 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.Nbd2 b6 7.e4 dxe4 8.Nxe4 Nbd7 9.Nxf6+ Nxf6 10.Qe2 Bb7 11.Rd1 Qc8 12.c4 Re8 13.b3 c5 14.Bb2 cxd4 15.Bxd4 Qc6 16.Qf1 Red8 17.Ne5 Qe8 18.Be2 Rd6 19.Bf3 Bxf3 20.Nxf3 Rad8 21.Be5 Rxd1 22.Rxd1 Rxd1 23.Qxd1 Qd7 24.Qe2 Kf8 25.h3 Ne8 26.Qe4 g6 27.g4 Bf6 28.Kg2 Bxe5 29.Nxe5 Qd6 30.Nf3 a5 31.Qd4 Qxd4 32.Nxd4 Ke7 33.Nb5 Nd6 34.Nc3 f5 35.Kf3 Kf6 36.Ke3 fxg4 37.hxg4 Kg5 38.Kf3 h5 39.gxh5 gxh5 40.Na4 Nc8 41.a3 h4 42.c5 bxc5 43.Nxc5 e5 44.b4 axb4 45.axb4 Nb6 46.b5 Kf5 47.Ne4 Ke6 48.Nc3 Kd6 49.Kg4 Kc5 50.Kxh4 Kc4 51.Ne4 Kxb5 52.Kg5 Kc6 53.Kf5 Kd5 54.Nf6+ Kd4 55.Ng4 Nc4 56.f3 Nd2 57.Nxe5 Nxf3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Titled Tue 9th May Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.09"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Sammed Jaykumar,Shete"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2440"] [ECO "A29"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 g6 5.Bg2 Bg7 6.O-O O-O 7.d3 d6 8.Rb1 h6 9.b4 Be6 10.b5 Ne7 11.a4 Qd7 12.Bb2 Bh3 13.Qc2 Qg4 14.Ne4 Nh5 15.Bxh3 Qxh3 16.Kh1 Qe6 17.Ned2 f5 18.d4 g5 19.dxe5 dxe5 20.c5 e4 21.Bxg7 Nxg7 22.Nd4 Qg6 23.f3 Nh5 24.fxe4 f4 25.g4 Nf6 26.h3 h5 27.Nf5 Rae8 28.e5 Nxf5 29.gxf5 Qf7 30.exf6 Rxe2 31.Qd3 Rfe8 32.Nf3 R2e3 33.Qc2 g4 34.hxg4 hxg4 35.Qg2 Qh5+ 36.Nh2 g3 37.Rb2 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 9th May Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.09"] [Round "4"] [White "Fernandez Guillen,E"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2477"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B42"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3 Nf6 6.Nc3 Qc7 7.f4 d6 8.Be3 b5 9.a3 Bb7 10.g4 Nc6 11.g5 Nd7 12.Qf3 Rc8 13.O-O Be7 14.Rae1 Nc5 15.h4 O-O 16.h5 Nxd4 17.Bxd4 e5 18.fxe5 dxe5 19.Be3 Ne6 20.Qg3 Bc5 21.h6 gxh6 22.Nd5 Bxd5 23.exd5 Nxg5 24.Bxc5 Qxc5+ 25.Kh2 f6 26.Bf5 Rc7 27.Rd1 Rg7 28.d6 e4 29.d7 Qxc2+ 30.Kh1 Rd8 31.Rc1 Qe2 32.Rfe1 Qh5+ 33.Qh2 Qf3+ 34.Qg2 Qxf5 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 9th May Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.09"] [Round "4"] [White "Amburgy,Ryan"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2246"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "E11"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Nbd2 b6 5.a3 Bxd2+ 6.Qxd2 O-O 7.b4 a5 8.Bb2 axb4 9.axb4 Rxa1+ 10.Bxa1 Bb7 11.g3 Nc6 12.Bg2 Qa8 13.O-O Ne7 14.Bb2 Ne4 15.Qc2 f5 16.Ra1 Qc8 17.Ne5 d6 18.Nd3 Ng6 19.f3 Nf6 20.Nf2 f4 21.Bh3 fxg3 22.hxg3 Nh5 23.d5 Qd8 24.Bxe6+ Kh8 25.Qc3 Qg5 26.Ne4 Qe7 27.Ra7 Bc8 28.Bxc8 Rxc8 29.c5 bxc5 30.bxc5 Qf8 31.Kf2 Ne5 32.Ng5 Qf5 33.cxd6 cxd6 34.Rc7 Rf8 35.Ne6 Qh3 36.Nxf8 Nxg3 37.Qe1 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 9th May Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.09"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Peng,Li Min"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2553"] [ECO "D31"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 c6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bf4 Bf5 6.e3 Qb6 7.Qd2 Nf6 8.f3 Nbd7 9.g4 Bg6 10.h4 h6 11.Nge2 Be7 12.Ng3 Nf8 13.h5 Bh7 14.Nf5 Ne6 15.Be5 Bxf5 16.gxf5 Ng5 17.Bg2 O-O 18.O-O-O Rfe8 19.f4 Ngh7 20.Bf3 Bf8 21.Rhg1 Kh8 22.Qg2 a5 23.Kb1 a4 24.a3 Qd8 25.e4 dxe4 26.Nxe4 Qd7 27.Bxf6 Nxf6 28.Nxf6 Qxf5+ 29.Ne4 Ra5 30.Ka1 Rb5 31.Nd6 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 9th May Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.09"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Bilych,Olexiy"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2441"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 Bf5 4.d3 e6 5.O-O h6 6.c4 c6 7.cxd5 exd5 8.Nc3 Be7 9.Nd4 Bh7 10.e4 O-O 11.Re1 dxe4 12.dxe4 Bc5 13.Nb3 Bb6 14.Be3 Nbd7 15.e5 Bxe3 16.Rxe3 Ne8 17.Qg4 Nc7 18.Rd1 Ne6 19.Nd4 Qe7 20.Nf5 Bxf5 21.Qxf5 Rad8 22.Ne4 g6 23.Rxd7 Rxd7 24.Nf6+ Kg7 25.Qg4 Rd4 26.Be4 Ng5 27.h4 Nxe4 28.Rxe4 Rxe4 29.Qxe4 Rd8 30.h5 Qe6 31.Kg2 Qf5 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 9th May Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.09"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Arabidze,M"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2441"] [ECO "B40"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.Be2 Nc6 4.O-O Qc7 5.d4 cxd4 6.Nxd4 Nf6 7.Nc3 a6 8.Be3 Be7 9.f4 d6 10.a4 O-O 11.Kh1 Bd7 12.Nb3 Na5 13.Nxa5 Qxa5 14.Qd2 Qc7 15.a5 Bc6 16.Bb6 Qc8 17.Bf3 Nd7 18.Bg1 Qc7 19.Ne2 Nc5 20.Ng3 Rad8 21.b4 Nd7 22.c4 Qb8 23.Rab1 b5 24.axb6 Nxb6 25.Be2 d5 26.exd5 exd5 27.Nf5 Bf6 28.b5 axb5 29.cxb5 Bd7 30.Ng3 Nc4 31.Qb4 Rfe8 32.Bxc4 dxc4 33.Qxc4 Be6 34.Qc2 Bd5 35.b6 g6 36.Rbe1 h5 37.Ne4 Bg7 38.Ng5 Qb7 39.Rxe8+ Rxe8 40.Nf3 Be4 41.Qc7 Qd5 42.Re1 Ra8 43.Rf1 Re8 44.h3 Bf6 45.Qc5 Kg7 46.Qxd5 Bxd5 47.Ne5 h4 48.Bd4 Rb8 49.Kh2 Rb7 50.Rc1 Bxe5 51.Bxe5+ f6 52.Bc7 g5 53.Rd1 Bc6 54.fxg5 fxg5 55.Rd6 Be4 56.Kg1 Kf7 57.Kf2 Ke7 58.Rh6 Bf5 59.Rh5 Kf6 60.Rh8 Be6 61.Rd8 Ke7 62.Rd4 Kf6 63.Ra4 Bd5 64.Rb4 Be6 65.Rb2 Bd5 66.Ke3 Bc6 67.Kd4 Kf5 68.Kc5 Be4 69.Rf2+ Ke6 70.Kd4 Bc6 71.Kc5 Be4 72.Re2 Kf5 73.Rxe4 Kxe4 74.Kc6 Rxb6+ 75.Kxb6 Ke3 76.g4 hxg3 77.Bxg3 Kf3 78.Be1 Kg2 79.h4 gxh4 80.Bxh4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Titled Tue 9th May Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.09"] [Round "7"] [White "Jaracz,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2467"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B42"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3 Nf6 6.O-O Qc7 7.Qe2 d6 8.c4 Nbd7 9.f4 g6 10.f5 Bg7 11.fxe6 Ne5 12.exf7+ Nxf7 13.Kh1 O-O 14.Nc3 Bd7 15.Bf4 Rae8 16.Qd2 Qd8 17.Rae1 Nh5 18.Be3 Qh4 19.Bf2 Qd8 20.Nd5 Ne5 21.Be2 Nf6 22.Nxf6+ Rxf6 23.Be3 Ref8 24.Rxf6 Qxf6 25.Nf3 Bc6 26.Ng5 h6 27.Nh3 Bxe4 28.Rf1 Qxf1+ 29.Bxf1 Rxf1+ 30.Ng1 Nxc4 31.Qb4 d5 32.Ba7 b5 33.Qe7 Rf7 34.Qe6 Bf6 35.b3 Ne5 36.Bd4 Nd3 37.Be3 g5 38.h4 Kg7 39.hxg5 hxg5 40.Nf3 Re7 41.Qb6 Bxf3 42.gxf3 Ne5 43.Kg2 Ng6 44.Bd4 Nf4+ 45.Kf1 Bxd4 46.Qxd4+ Kg6 47.Qb6+ Re6 48.Qxa6 Rxa6 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 9th May Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.09"] [Round "7"] [White "Carlsen,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2853"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A00"] 1.e3 Nf6 2.b3 g6 3.Bb2 Bg7 4.Nf3 O-O 5.d4 c5 6.dxc5 Qa5+ 7.c3 Qc7 8.Be2 a5 9.b4 Nc6 10.a3 b6 11.cxb6 Qxb6 12.O-O Ba6 13.Bxa6 Qxa6 14.Nbd2 Nd5 15.Qc2 Nb6 16.c4 Bxb2 17.b5 Bxa1 18.bxa6 Bg7 19.c5 Nd5 20.Qd3 e6 21.Rb1 Nb8 22.Rb5 Nc3 23.Rb6 Na4 24.Rb5 Nxa6 25.Nb3 Nc7 26.Rb7 Nd5 27.g3 Rfc8 28.e4 Nf6 29.e5 Nd5 30.Rxd7 Nxc5 31.Nxc5 Rxc5 32.Ng5 Rf8 33.Qf3 Rc3 34.Qe4 Rxa3 35.Kg2 Rb3 36.Ra7 Rb5 37.Qf3 h6 38.Nxf7 Nb4 39.Qg4 Rxf7 40.Qxe6 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 9th May Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.09"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Harshavardhan,G B"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2408"] [ECO "B50"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Nc6 5.O-O e6 6.Bb3 Be7 7.c3 O-O 8.a4 a6 9.Re1 Rb8 10.d4 cxd4 11.cxd4 e5 12.d5 Na5 13.Bc2 b5 14.axb5 axb5 15.b3 b4 16.Be3 Bg4 17.Nbd2 Rc8 18.h3 Bh5 19.Ra4 Bg6 20.Bb1 Nb7 21.Rxb4 Nc5 22.Bxc5 Rxc5 23.Nc4 Qa8 24.Nh4 Rb8 25.Nxg6 hxg6 26.Ra4 Qb7 27.Bc2 Rbc8 28.Na5 Qb6 29.Nc6 Bf8 30.b4 Rc3 31.Qd2 R3xc6 32.dxc6 Qxc6 33.Ra2 d5 34.exd5 Qxd5 35.Qxd5 Nxd5 36.Bb3 Nxb4 37.Ra7 Bc5 38.Rxf7 Kh7 39.Re4 g5 40.Rc4 Nd3 41.Bc2 Bxf2+ 42.Rxf2 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 9th May Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.09"] [Round "8"] [White "Orozbaev,Eldiar"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2235"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B22"] 1.e4 c5 2.c3 e6 3.d4 d5 4.exd5 Qxd5 5.Nf3 Nf6 6.Be2 cxd4 7.cxd4 Nc6 8.Nc3 Qd6 9.O-O Be7 10.Nb5 Qd8 11.Bf4 Nd5 12.Bg3 O-O 13.Nc3 Nf6 14.a3 b6 15.Bd3 Bb7 16.Bc2 Rc8 17.Qd3 g6 18.Rad1 Na5 19.Rfe1 Nc4 20.Rb1 Bxf3 21.gxf3 a6 22.Bb3 b5 23.a4 Na5 24.Ba2 b4 25.Ne4 Nxe4 26.fxe4 b3 27.Bxb3 Nxb3 28.Qxb3 Qxd4 29.Rbd1 Qb4 30.Qxb4 Bxb4 31.Re3 Rc6 32.Rb3 a5 33.Rbd3 Rc4 34.f3 Bc5+ 35.Kf1 Rxa4 36.Be5 f6 37.Bc3 e5 38.Rd7 Rf7 39.Rxf7 Kxf7 40.Rd7+ Ke6 41.Rxh7 Ra1+ 42.Ke2 Bb4 43.Bxb4 axb4 44.Rb7 Rh1 45.Rxb4 Rxh2+ 46.Ke3 g5 47.Rb6+ Kf7 48.Rb7+ Kg6 49.Rb8 Rc2 50.b4 Rc3+ 51.Ke2 Rb3 52.b5 g4 53.Rg8+ Kf7 54.Rxg4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Titled Tue 9th May Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.09"] [Round "9"] [White "Timmermans,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2392"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C09"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.exd5 exd5 5.Ngf3 Nc6 6.Bb5 Qe7+ 7.Be2 Qc7 8.O-O Nf6 9.Re1 cxd4 10.Bb5+ Be7 11.Qe2 Bg4 12.h3 Bh5 13.g4 Bg6 14.Bxc6+ bxc6 15.Nxd4 Ne4 16.Nxe4 dxe4 17.Be3 O-O 18.Rad1 Rfe8 19.Nb3 a5 20.Nc5 Bd6 21.Qc4 h5 22.Rd2 hxg4 23.hxg4 Qe7 24.Red1 Rad8 25.Nb7 Bh2+ 26.Kxh2 Qh4+ 27.Kg1 Qxg4+ 28.Kf1 Qh3+ 29.Ke1 Qh1+ 30.Qf1 Qxf1+ 31.Kxf1 Rb8 32.Nxa5 Rxb2 33.c4 Rxd2 34.Rxd2 Rb8 35.Nxc6 Rb1+ 36.Kg2 Bh5 37.Nd4 f6 38.Rc2 Ra1 39.c5 f5 40.c6 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 9th May Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.09"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Beerdsen,Thomas"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2507"] [ECO "C44"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.g3 Nf6 4.d3 d5 5.exd5 Nxd5 6.Bg2 Be7 7.O-O O-O 8.Re1 f6 9.c3 Nb6 10.d4 exd4 11.Nxd4 Nxd4 12.cxd4 Bd6 13.Nc3 c6 14.a4 a5 15.d5 Kh8 16.dxc6 bxc6 17.Bxc6 Rb8 18.Nb5 Bb4 19.Qxd8 Rxd8 20.Bf4 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 9th May Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.09"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Bortnyk,Olexandr"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2605"] [ECO "B04"] 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 dxe5 5.Nxe5 c6 6.Nd2 Nd7 7.Ndf3 Nxe5 8.Nxe5 g6 9.Qf3 Be6 10.Bc4 Bg7 11.O-O O-O 12.Qe2 Nc7 13.Bxe6 Nxe6 14.c3 Qd5 15.Re1 c5 16.dxc5 Rfd8 17.Nf3 Qxc5 18.Be3 Qc6 19.Rad1 a5 20.h4 h5 21.Ng5 Rxd1 22.Rxd1 a4 23.a3 Bf6 24.Bc1 Bxg5 25.Bxg5 f6 26.Be3 Kf7 27.g3 Ra5 28.Rd3 Rb5 29.Rd2 Re5 30.Qd1 Re4 31.Rd7 Re5 32.c4 Qxc4 33.Rxb7 Rd5 34.Qf3 Rf5 35.Qd1 Rd5 36.Qf3 Rd3 37.Kg2 f5 38.Rb4 Qc2 39.Rb5 Rd1 40.Rd5 Rxd5 41.Qxd5 Qxb2 42.Qd3 Qb3 43.Qxb3 axb3 44.Bc1 Nc5 45.Kf3 Nd3 46.Ke3 Nxc1 47.Kd2 b2 48.Kc2 Nd3 49.a4 Ke6 50.a5 Kd5 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 9th May Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.09"] [Round "11"] [White "Domingo Nunez,Ruben"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2416"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A01"] 1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.e3 Nf6 4.Bb5 Bd6 5.Nf3 e4 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.Ne5 O-O 8.d3 exd3 9.Qxd3 Qe7 10.Nf3 Rd8 11.Qe2 Ne4 12.Nbd2 Bb4 13.O-O-O Nc3 14.Bxc3 Bxc3 15.Nb1 Rxd1+ 16.Rxd1 Bf6 17.Qd3 a5 18.a4 g6 19.Nd4 Bg4 20.f3 Bd7 21.Ne2 Rd8 22.e4 Qe5 23.Nbc3 Qxh2 24.Qe3 Qxg2 25.Rg1 Qh2 26.f4 Bc8 27.e5 Bg7 28.Ne4 Bf5 29.N2g3 Bxe4 30.Nxe4 Qh4 31.Ng5 Re8 32.Qf3 h5 33.Rg4 Qxg4 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 16th May Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.16"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Bilan,Danila"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2303"] [ECO "A11"] 1.c4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.b3 Nbd7 6.Bb2 Bd6 7.Qc2 Qe7 8.Rg1 Ba3 9.Bxa3 Qxa3 10.g4 h6 11.h4 g6 12.g5 hxg5 13.hxg5 Ng8 14.Nb1 Qd6 15.Qb2 e5 16.cxd5 Qxd5 17.Be2 Ne7 18.Nc3 Qa5 19.Ne4 Nf5 20.b4 Qc7 21.Nc5 Nxc5 22.bxc5 Be6 23.Qxe5 Qa5 24.Qxh8+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 16th May Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.16"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Ljukin,S"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2362"] [ECO "C01"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bd3 c5 6.O-O Nc6 7.Re1+ Be7 8.dxc5 O-O 9.h3 Bxc5 10.Nc3 d4 11.Ne4 Nxe4 12.Bxe4 h6 13.a3 a5 14.Qd3 Qf6 15.Bd2 Rd8 16.Rad1 b6 17.b4 axb4 18.axb4 Bf8 19.b5 Ra3 20.Qc4 Na5 21.Bxa5 Rxa5 22.Rxd4 Rxd4 23.Nxd4 Bc5 24.c3 Be6 25.Bd5 Bxd5 26.Qxd5 g6 27.Qc4 Kg7 28.g3 Ra3 29.Re3 Ra1+ 30.Kg2 Rb1 31.Rf3 Qe7 32.Qd5 Rb2 33.h4 h5 34.Nc6 Qe6 35.Qxe6 fxe6 36.Nd8 Rxb5 37.Nxe6+ Kh6 38.Rf7 Rb2 39.Ng5 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 16th May Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.16"] [Round "2"] [White "Bodnaruk,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2350"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B23"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nd4 4.Bc4 e6 5.Nge2 Nf6 6.a4 a6 7.O-O Nc6 8.d4 cxd4 9.Nxd4 Qc7 10.Nxc6 bxc6 11.Re1 Bd6 12.g3 O-O 13.Bg5 Be5 14.f4 Bxc3 15.bxc3 Nxe4 16.Rxe4 d5 17.Rd4 dxc4 18.Bd8 Qa7 19.Ba5 e5 20.fxe5 Be6 21.Rb1 h6 22.Qe2 Rab8 23.Rd1 Bd5 24.h4 Rfe8 25.Kh2 f6 26.Qf2 Rxe5 27.Rf4 Qe7 28.Kh3 Re2 29.Qd4 Qe6+ 30.g4 Re8 31.Bb6 h5 32.Kg3 Rxc2 33.Kh3 hxg4+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 16th May Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.16"] [Round "2"] [White "Fishbein,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2366"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B43"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Nc3 d6 6.a4 Nc6 7.Be2 Nf6 8.Be3 Be7 9.O-O O-O 10.f4 Bd7 11.Nb3 Na5 12.e5 Ne8 13.Nxa5 Qxa5 14.Ne4 Qc7 15.a5 Bc6 16.Bb6 Qd7 17.Bf3 Bxe4 18.Bxe4 g6 19.c4 f5 20.Bf3 Rc8 21.exd6 Bxd6 22.c5 Rxc5 23.Bxc5 Bxc5+ 24.Kh1 Qe7 25.Qb3 Rf7 26.Rfe1 Ng7 27.Bd5 Rf6 28.Qxb7 Kf7 29.Qxe7+ Kxe7 30.Bc4 Bb4 31.Red1 Nh5 32.g3 e5 33.fxe5 Rc6 34.Rac1 Bxa5 35.Be2 Rxc1 36.Rxc1 Ng7 37.Bxa6 Ne6 38.Bc4 Nd4 39.Ra1 Bb6 40.Ra6 Bc5 41.Ra8 g5 42.Rh8 f4 43.gxf4 gxf4 44.Rxh7+ Kd8 45.e6 Be7 46.Rf7 f3 47.Bd5 Ke8 48.Bxf3 Nxe6 49.Bh5 Kd8 50.Bg4 Ng5 51.Rg7 Ne4 52.Kg2 Bf6 53.Rb7 Nc5 54.Rb5 Ne4 55.b3 Ke7 56.Rb7+ Kd6 57.Rb6+ Ke5 58.Re6+ Kf4 59.Bf3 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 16th May Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.16"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Volkov,Maksim"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2258"] [ECO "D31"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 c6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bf4 Bf5 6.e3 Nf6 7.Bd3 Bxd3 8.Qxd3 Be7 9.Nge2 O-O 10.h3 Re8 11.g4 Ne4 12.O-O Bd6 13.Nxe4 dxe4 14.Qb3 Bxf4 15.Nxf4 Qb6 16.d5 Qxb3 17.axb3 cxd5 18.Nxd5 Na6 19.Rfd1 Red8 20.b4 Kf8 21.Rd4 Rd6 22.b5 Nc5 23.Nc3 Rxd4 24.exd4 Nb3 25.Ra4 Nd2 26.Kg2 Ke7 27.d5 Kd6 28.Rd4 Nb3 29.Nxe4+ Ke5 30.Rb4 Nc1 31.Ng5 f6 32.Nf3+ Kxd5 33.Rd4+ Ke6 34.Rc4 Nd3 35.Rc7 Nf4+ 36.Kg3 Ne2+ 37.Kh2 h5 38.g5 Kf5 39.Rxg7 Rc8 40.Rf7 Rc2 41.Rxf6+ Ke4 42.g6 Nf4 43.Kg3 h4+ 44.Kg4 Nxg6 45.Rxg6 Rxf2 46.Re6+ Kd5 47.Re7 Rxb2 48.Rxb7 Rb4+ 49.Kg5 Rb3 50.Kf4 Rb4+ 51.Kf5 Rb3 52.Nxh4 Rxh3 53.Ng6 Rb3 54.Nf4+ Kc5 55.Ne6+ Kd5 56.Rxa7 Kd6 57.Nd4 Kc5 58.Nxb3+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 16th May Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.16"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Sammons,Evan"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "1984"] [ECO "C01"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nf3 Bd6 5.c4 Nf6 6.Nc3 O-O 7.cxd5 Nbd7 8.Bg5 h6 9.Bh4 Re8+ 10.Be2 Nb6 11.O-O Bf8 12.Re1 Bf5 13.Qb3 g5 14.Bg3 Nfxd5 15.Ne5 Be6 16.Qc2 Nb4 17.Qd1 Bg7 18.Bf3 N4d5 19.h3 c6 20.Be4 Nxc3 21.bxc3 Nd7 22.Bc2 Nxe5 23.Bxe5 Qd7 24.Qd3 f5 25.Bxg7 Kxg7 26.Re5 Rf8 27.g4 Rae8 28.gxf5 Bg8 29.Rae1 Rxe5 30.dxe5 Qxd3 31.f6+ Kh8 32.Bxd3 Bxa2 33.c4 Bb3 34.e6 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 16th May Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.16"] [Round "4"] [White "Khandelwal,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2205"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B67"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 Bd7 7.Qd2 a6 8.O-O-O e6 9.f3 Nxd4 10.Qxd4 Be7 11.Kb1 Qc7 12.g4 h5 13.gxh5 Nxh5 14.Bxe7 Kxe7 15.Rg1 Qc5 16.Qd2 Qe5 17.Ne2 Bc6 18.Rg5 Qxh2 19.e5 Rad8 20.f4 dxe5 21.Qb4+ Kf6 22.Rxd8 Rxd8 23.Nc1 Qxf4 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 16th May Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.16"] [Round "4"] [White "Moore,Nicholas"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo ""] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "E10"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 Bd6 6.Bg2 O-O 7.O-O c6 8.Qc2 Nbd7 9.Rd1 Ne4 10.Nc3 f5 11.Bf4 Bxf4 12.gxf4 Qe7 13.Ne5 Nxe5 14.dxe5 Bd7 15.Nxe4 fxe4 16.e3 Be8 17.f3 Bh5 18.Rf1 Qc5 19.fxe4 Qxe3+ 20.Qf2 d4 21.Qxe3 dxe3 22.Bf3 e2 23.Rf2 Bxf3 24.Rxf3 Rad8 25.Re1 Rd2 26.b3 Rxa2 27.Kf2 g6 28.Rxe2 Rxe2+ 29.Kxe2 a5 30.Ke3 b5 31.Kd4 a4 32.bxa4 bxa4 33.Kc5 Ra8 34.Ra3 Ra6 35.Kd6 Kf7 36.c5 h5 37.h4 Ra8 38.Kxc6 Rc8+ 39.Kd6 Rd8+ 40.Kc7 Rd4 41.c6 Rc4 42.Kd7 Rd4+ 43.Kc8 Ke7 44.c7 Rb4 45.Rd3 Rb3 46.Rd7+ Ke8 47.Rd8+ Ke7 48.Rd7+ Ke8 49.Rd6 Ke7 50.Ra6 a3 51.Ra7 Rc3 52.Kb8 Rb3+ 53.Kc8 Rc3 54.Kb8 Rb3+ 55.Kc8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Titled Tue 16th May Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.16"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Al Tarbosh,W"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2256"] [ECO "C02"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Qb6 6.Bd3 cxd4 7.O-O Bd7 8.a3 Nge7 9.b4 a6 10.Bb2 dxc3 11.Nxc3 Ng6 12.Na4 Qd8 13.Rc1 Be7 14.Nc5 Bxc5 15.Rxc5 O-O 16.Qd2 Rc8 17.Re1 Nce7 18.Rxc8 Qxc8 19.h4 Nf5 20.Bxf5 exf5 21.h5 Ne7 22.e6 Bxe6 23.Bxg7 Kxg7 24.Qg5+ Kh8 25.Qf6+ Kg8 26.h6 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 16th May Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.16"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Zhigalko,S"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2572"] [ECO "A29"] 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 Bb4 5.Bg2 O-O 6.Nd5 Ba5 7.b4 Nxd5 8.cxd5 Nxb4 9.Nxe5 Re8 10.Nc4 Qf6 11.O-O Qxa1 12.a3 Na2 13.Nxa5 Qxc1 14.Qxc1 Nxc1 15.Rxc1 Rxe2 16.Bf3 Rxd2 17.Rxc7 d6 18.Kg2 Rd3 19.Be2 Rxd5 20.Nxb7 Bxb7 21.Rxb7 Ra5 22.Rd7 Rxa3 23.Bc4 Rf8 24.Rxd6 Rc3 25.Ba2 Rc7 26.h4 g6 27.h5 Kg7 28.hxg6 hxg6 29.g4 Rb8 30.Ra6 Rb2 31.Kg3 Rbc2 32.Bd5 R2c5 33.Be4 Rb5 34.f3 Rb6 35.Ra5 Kf6 36.Kf4 a6 37.g5+ Kg7 38.Kg4 Ra7 39.Bd3 Rb3 40.Rxa6 Rxa6 41.Bxa6 Rb4+ 42.Kg3 Kf8 43.Bd3 Ke7 44.Be4 Ke6 45.Kf4 Ra4 46.Ke3 Ke5 47.f4+ Kd6 48.Kf3 Ra3+ 49.Kg4 Rc3 50.Bb1 Rb3 51.Ba2 Rb7 52.Bc4 Ke7 53.Ba2 Rb4 54.Bd5 Rd4 55.Bb3 Rd3 56.Bc4 Rd1 57.Bb3 Rg1+ 58.Kf3 Rb1 59.Bc4 Rb4 60.Bd5 Rd4 61.Ba2 Rd3+ 62.Ke4 Ra3 63.Bd5 Ra4+ 64.Ke3 f5 65.gxf6+ Kxf6 66.Be4 Ra3+ 67.Kf2 Rb3 68.Ke2 Rc3 69.Kf2 Ra3 70.Ke2 Ra4 71.Kf3 Rb4 72.Ke3 Rb8 73.Kf3 Rh8 74.Kg4 Rh2 75.Bd3 Rf2 76.Be4 Rd2 77.Bb1 Rd4 78.Bc2 g5 79.Kf3 Rxf4+ 80.Kg3 Rc4 81.Bb1 Rb4 82.Bc2 Kg7 83.Bf5 Kh6 84.Bg4 Rb3+ 85.Kg2 Rc3 86.Kf2 Kg7 87.Kg2 Kf6 88.Bf3 Kf5 89.Be2 Kf4 90.Kf1 g4 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 16th May Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.16"] [Round "6"] [White "Martin Fuentes,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2388"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B25"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6 6.f4 Nf6 7.Nf3 O-O 8.O-O Rb8 9.h3 b5 10.Be3 b4 11.Ne2 a5 12.Qd2 Ba6 13.b3 a4 14.g4 Nd7 15.Rac1 axb3 16.axb3 Bb7 17.f5 Nde5 18.Bh6 Nxf3+ 19.Bxf3 Ne5 20.Bg2 d5 21.Bxg7 Kxg7 22.Ng3 dxe4 23.Bxe4 f6 24.Qf2 Qd4 25.Ra1 Bxe4 26.Nxe4 Rfc8 27.Ra7 Kf8 28.Kg2 g5 29.Rfa1 Nc6 30.R7a6 Qxf2+ 31.Kxf2 Nd4 32.R1a2 Rc7 33.Ke3 Rbc8 34.Kd2 h5 35.Ra8 h4 36.Rxc8+ Rxc8 37.Ra5 Nf3+ 38.Ke3 Nd4 39.Kd2 Nf3+ 40.Ke3 Nd4 41.Rxc5 Nxc2+ 42.Kd2 Rxc5 43.Nxc5 Nd4 44.Ke3 Nc6 45.Ke4 Ke8 46.d4 Kd8 47.Kd5 Kc7 48.Kc4 Kd6 49.Na6 Na5+ 50.Kxb4 Nc6+ 51.Kc4 Na5+ 52.Kb4 Nc6+ 53.Kc3 Kd5 54.Nc7+ Ke4 55.b4 Kf3 56.b5 Nd8 57.Nd5 Kg2 58.Nxe7 Kxh3 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 16th May Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.16"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Gunina,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2469"] [ECO "A11"] 1.c4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e3 Bg4 4.cxd5 Bxf3 5.gxf3 cxd5 6.Qb3 Qc7 7.Bb5+ Nd7 8.Nc3 e6 9.d4 a6 10.Bxd7+ Qxd7 11.Bd2 Nf6 12.Na4 Qb5 13.Rc1 Bd6 14.Nb6 Qxb3 15.axb3 Rd8 16.Ba5 Ke7 17.Ke2 Nd7 18.Nxd7 Rxd7 19.f4 g6 20.Rc2 b6 21.Bxb6 Rb8 22.Rc6 Rdb7 23.Ba5 Rxb3 24.Rxa6 Rxb2+ 25.Kf3 Rc2 26.Ra1 h5 27.Be1 Rb7 28.Ra8 Kf6 29.R1a6 Bb4 30.Bxb4 Rxb4 31.Ra2 Rbb2 32.Rxb2 Rxb2 33.Ra7 Rb1 34.Kg2 Rb8 35.Kg3 Rf8 36.f3 Rb8 37.Ra3 Rb2 38.Rc3 Re2 39.Rb3 Kf5 40.h4 Kf6 41.Ra3 Kf5 42.Ra7 Kf6 43.Ra3 Kf5 44.Rb3 Kf6 45.Ra3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Titled Tue 16th May Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.16"] [Round "7"] [White "Iliaguev,Nisim"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2402"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A30"] 1.c4 c5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.O-O e6 6.Nc3 Nge7 7.d4 Nxd4 8.Nxd4 cxd4 9.Nb5 Nf5 10.e4 dxe3 11.fxe3 a6 12.e4 axb5 13.exf5 gxf5 14.c5 O-O 15.Qb3 d5 16.Qxb5 Qa5 17.Qxa5 Rxa5 18.Bd2 Rxc5 19.Bb4 b6 20.Bxc5 bxc5 21.a4 Ba6 22.Rfd1 Bxb2 23.Rab1 Bd4+ 24.Kh1 Ra8 25.Rd2 Bc4 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 16th May Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.16"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Matinian,N"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2407"] [ECO "B08"] 1.e4 d6 2.d4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.Be2 Nf6 5.Nc3 O-O 6.O-O Bg4 7.Be3 Nc6 8.d5 Bxf3 9.Bxf3 Ne5 10.Be2 Re8 11.f4 Ned7 12.Qd2 e6 13.dxe6 Rxe6 14.Bf3 Nb6 15.b3 c6 16.Rae1 Qe7 17.Bd4 Qe8 18.g4 Nfd7 19.Bxg7 Kxg7 20.g5 Rd8 21.h4 Kg8 22.Ne2 Nc5 23.Ng3 d5 24.e5 Re7 25.Qf2 d4 26.b4 Ne6 27.f5 Nf4 28.Bg4 Rxe5 29.Rxe5 Qxe5 30.Qxf4 Qe7 31.fxg6 hxg6 32.Ne4 Nd5 33.Nf6+ Nxf6 34.gxf6 Qxb4 35.h5 Qc5 36.hxg6 d3+ 37.Kh1 dxc2 38.Qh6 Qd5+ 39.Bf3 Qxf3+ 40.Rxf3 Rd1+ 41.Kg2 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 16th May Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.16"] [Round "8"] [White "Wagner,De"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2595"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B43"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bd3 Nf6 7.f4 Nbd7 8.Qf3 Qc7 9.g4 Nc5 10.g5 Nfd7 11.a4 g6 12.h4 Bg7 13.Be3 b6 14.h5 Bb7 15.h6 Bxd4 16.Bxd4 e5 17.fxe5 dxe5 18.Be3 O-O 19.O-O-O f5 20.Bc4+ Kh8 21.Bd5 Bxd5 22.Nxd5 Qc6 23.Bxc5 Nxc5 24.Qc3 Qd6 25.Nxb6 Nxe4 26.Rxd6 Nxc3 27.bxc3 Rad8 28.Rxd8 Rxd8 29.c4 Rd6 30.Rd1 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 16th May Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.16"] [Round "9"] [White "Deac,Bogdan-Daniel"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2700"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C00"] 1.e4 e6 2.Qe2 c5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 g6 5.Bg2 Bg7 6.O-O Nge7 7.c3 O-O 8.Rd1 e5 9.Na3 d5 10.exd5 Nxd5 11.d3 h6 12.Nc4 Re8 13.a4 b6 14.Nfd2 Be6 15.Ne4 Qd7 16.Ned6 Red8 17.Re1 Qe7 18.Ne4 Rab8 19.h4 a6 20.Ned2 b5 21.axb5 axb5 22.Na5 Nxa5 23.Rxa5 Qc7 24.Ra6 Rb6 25.Rxb6 Nxb6 26.Nf3 Bg4 27.Qe4 f5 28.Qe3 Nd5 29.Qe2 c4 30.dxc4 bxc4 31.Qf1 e4 32.Nd2 e3 33.fxe3 Qxg3 34.Qf2 Qxf2+ 35.Kxf2 Bf6 36.Rh1 Nb6 37.e4 Be7 38.exf5 Bc5+ 39.Kf1 gxf5 40.Bh3 Kf7 41.h5 Be3 42.Bxg4 fxg4 43.Ke2 Re8 44.Rf1+ Kg7 45.Rh1 Bg5+ 46.Kf2 Kf6 47.Nb1 Kf5 48.Na3 Bxc1 49.Rxc1 Kf4 50.Rf1 g3+ 51.Kg2+ Kg4 52.Rf6 Re2+ 53.Kg1 Rxb2 54.Rxh6 Kh3 55.Rf6 Nd5 56.Rf3 Ra2 57.h6 Ra1+ 58.Rf1 Rxf1+ 59.Kxf1 Kh2 60.h7 g2+ 61.Ke2 Nf4+ 62.Ke3 Ng6 63.Nxc4 g1=Q+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 16th May Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.16"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Postny,E"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2549"] [ECO "A29"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 g6 5.Bg2 Bg7 6.O-O O-O 7.d3 d6 8.b3 Nd7 9.Bb2 Nc5 10.a3 a5 11.e3 Bf5 12.Ne1 Qc8 13.Nd5 Re8 14.b4 axb4 15.axb4 Rxa1 16.Bxa1 Nd7 17.Nc2 Ne7 18.e4 Be6 19.Qd2 Nf6 20.Nxe7+ Rxe7 21.Bc3 Nh5 22.Ne3 c6 23.Ra1 Re8 24.c5 dxc5 25.bxc5 Bh3 26.Nc4 Bxg2 27.Kxg2 Rd8 28.Bxe5 Bxe5 29.Nxe5 Qe6 30.Nf3 Nf6 31.Qe3 Qb3 32.Qg5 Qb2 33.Rd1 h6 34.Qxh6 Qxf2+ 35.Kxf2 Ng4+ 36.Ke2 Nxh6 37.Rb1 Rd7 38.h3 f5 39.e5 Nf7 40.Ke3 Nd8 41.Ng5 Rd5 42.d4 Rd7 43.g4 Kg7 44.gxf5 gxf5 45.h4 Kg6 46.Rg1 Kh5 47.Kf4 Rxd4+ 48.Kxf5 Rxh4 49.Ne4 Rh2 50.Nf6+ Kh4 51.Rg4+ Kh3 52.Rd4 Rf2+ 53.Kg6 Ne6 54.Rc4 Nf4+ 55.Kf7 Nd5 56.Ke6 Nc7+ 57.Kd7 Nb5 58.Ne4 Re2 59.e6 Re3 60.e7 Rd3+ 61.Nd6 Re3 62.e8=Q Rxe8 63.Kxe8 Nc7+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 16th May Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.16"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Naroditsky,D"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2618"] [ECO "B90"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Be3 b5 8.Bb3 Qc7 9.f3 Be7 10.g4 b4 11.Nce2 h6 12.c3 bxc3 13.Nxc3 Nbd7 14.Rc1 Nc5 15.Ba4+ Bd7 16.Bxd7+ Qxd7 17.b4 Nb7 18.a4 O-O 19.O-O Rfc8 20.Qe2 Rc7 21.b5 axb5 22.Ndxb5 Rcc8 23.Rfd1 Ne8 24.Bd4 Na5 25.Qa2 Bg5 26.Rb1 Nc4 27.Qe2 Bf4 28.Bf2 Qe7 29.Rd4 Ne5 30.Bg3 Qf6 31.Kg2 Ng6 32.Rbd1 Be5 33.Qe3 Bxd4 34.Rxd4 Rc6 35.f4 Rac8 36.e5 dxe5 37.fxe5 Qe7 38.Ne4 Rc2+ 39.Kh3 Nc7 40.Ned6 Rb8 41.Qd3 Rc5 42.Ne4 Nxb5 43.Rd7 Qh4+ 44.Bxh4 Nf4+ 45.Kg3 Nxd3 46.Rxd3 Rxe5 47.Kf4 Rd5 48.Rb3 g5+ 49.Bxg5 hxg5+ 50.Nxg5 Rd4+ 51.Kg3 Rxa4 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 16th May Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.16"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Bazilius,Augustinas"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2050"] [ECO "A36"] 1.c4 c5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.Nc3 Nc6 5.d3 d6 6.Qd2 e6 7.b3 Nge7 8.Bb2 O-O 9.h4 d5 10.h5 Qa5 11.Nf3 d4 12.Ne4 Qxd2+ 13.Kxd2 b6 14.hxg6 hxg6 15.Nd6 Rd8 16.Nxc8 Raxc8 17.a3 a5 18.Ng5 Bf6 19.Ne4 Bg7 20.Kc2 f6 21.g4 Kf7 22.f4 Rc7 23.Rh7 Rh8 24.Rxh8 Bxh8 25.Rh1 Bg7 26.Nd6+ Kg8 27.Bc1 Rd7 28.Nb5 f5 29.Rg1 Kf7 30.Bd2 Na7 31.gxf5 exf5 32.Nxa7 Rxa7 33.Bf3 Bf8 34.Rh1 Kg7 35.e3 dxe3 36.Bxe3 Ng8 37.d4 Re7 38.Kd3 Rd7 39.Bc6 Rd6 40.d5 Be7 41.b4 axb4 42.axb4 Rd8 43.Ra1 Bd6 44.Ra6 Bc7 45.Ra7 Rc8 46.Bd7 Rd8 47.Rxc7 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 16th May Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.16"] [Round "11"] [White "Mirimanian,H"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2277"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B51"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Nd7 4.O-O Nf6 5.Re1 a6 6.Bxd7+ Bxd7 7.c3 e6 8.d4 Be7 9.Bg5 O-O 10.dxc5 dxc5 11.e5 Nd5 12.Bxe7 Nxe7 13.Nbd2 Bc6 14.Qe2 Qc7 15.Ne4 Bxe4 16.Qxe4 h6 17.Rad1 Rad8 18.h4 b5 19.h5 Rd7 20.a4 Rfd8 21.Rxd7 Qxd7 22.axb5 Qxb5 23.Qc2 Nc6 24.Ra1 a5 25.Qa4 Qxb2 26.Ra2 Qb1+ 27.Kh2 Ne7 28.Qxa5 Rd1 29.Qa8+ Kh7 30.Rd2 Rh1+ 31.Kg3 Nf5+ 32.Kf4 Qc1 33.Qd8 Rd1 34.g4 Nd4 35.cxd4 Rxd2 36.Nxd2 Qxd2+ 37.Ke4 Qe2+ 38.Kf4 c4 39.g5 Qd2+ 40.Ke4 hxg5 41.Qe8 Qd3+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 16th May Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.16"] [Round "11"] [White "Fiorito,Joaquin"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2405"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "E46"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd2 b6 6.Nf3 Bb7 7.Bd3 d6 8.a3 Bxc3 9.Bxc3 Ne4 10.Bxe4 Bxe4 11.d5 e5 12.Nd2 Bg6 13.O-O Nd7 14.b4 Qe7 15.Qe2 f5 16.a4 f4 17.f3 fxe3 18.Qxe3 Qf7 19.a5 b5 20.Qe2 bxc4 21.Qxc4 Nf6 22.Ne4 Nxd5 23.Ng5 Ne3 24.Qe2 Qf4 25.Ne6 Qc4 26.Qxc4 Nxc4 27.Nxf8 Rxf8 28.Rfc1 c6 29.Be1 d5 30.Bf2 a6 31.Bc5 Re8 32.Rc3 Bf7 33.Re1 g5 34.Kf2 Kg7 35.g3 Kg6 36.h4 gxh4 37.gxh4 Kf5 38.Rg1 Bg6 39.Be3 Ke6 40.Bc5 Kf6 41.Rcc1 Nb2 42.Ke3 Nd3 43.Rxg6+ hxg6 44.Kxd3 Kf5 45.Rg1 Rh8 46.Bf2 Rh6 47.Rg5+ Kf6 48.Bg3 Rh7 49.Bxe5+ Kf7 50.Bg3 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 23rd May Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.23"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Cruz Mendez,Jean Marco"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2270"] [ECO "A25"] 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 Bc5 4.Bg2 a6 5.e3 Ba7 6.Nge2 d6 7.d3 Bg4 8.h3 Be6 9.Nd5 Nge7 10.Bd2 O-O 11.O-O Qd7 12.Kh2 Rab8 13.Rc1 Nd8 14.f4 f6 15.Nxe7+ Qxe7 16.d4 exd4 17.exd4 c6 18.d5 Bf5 19.Bc3 Re8 20.Nd4 Bxd4 21.Qxd4 c5 22.Qf2 Qe2 23.Rce1 Qxf2 24.Rxe8+ Kf7 25.Rxf2 Kxe8 26.b3 Kf7 27.g4 Bd7 28.Bf1 b5 29.g5 b4 30.Bb2 Bf5 31.h4 Nb7 32.h5 h6 33.Bh3 Bxh3 34.Kxh3 Re8 35.Kg4 Re3 36.gxf6 gxf6 37.Kf5 Rh3 38.Bxf6 Rxh5+ 39.Kg4 Rh1 40.Bh4 a5 41.Re2 Rg1+ 42.Kf5 Rg7 43.Bf6 Rh7 44.Re7+ Kg8 45.Rxh7 Kxh7 46.Ke6 h5 47.f5 Kg8 48.Be7 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 23rd May Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.23"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Rom,J"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2202"] [ECO "D31"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 c6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bf4 Bd6 6.Bxd6 Qxd6 7.e3 Nf6 8.Bd3 O-O 9.Qc2 Nbd7 10.Nge2 Re8 11.h3 Nf8 12.g4 Qe7 13.Ng3 h6 14.O-O-O b5 15.Kb1 a5 16.Nce2 Qd6 17.Rhg1 Ne6 18.Nf5 Qc7 19.h4 Bd7 20.g5 hxg5 21.hxg5 Ne4 22.g6 f6 23.Bxe4 dxe4 24.Neg3 Ng5 25.d5 Qe5 26.Nxg7 Kxg7 27.Nh5+ Kxg6 28.dxc6 Be6 29.Nf4+ Kf7 30.Rd7+ Bxd7 31.cxd7 Re7 32.Qc8 Qb8 33.Qc6 Qd8 34.Qd5+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 23rd May Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.23"] [Round "2"] [White "Korchmar,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2438"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B40"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.g3 Nc6 4.Bg2 Nf6 5.Qe2 d6 6.O-O Be7 7.c3 e5 8.Rd1 O-O 9.h3 Re8 10.d4 exd4 11.cxd4 Bf8 12.Nc3 cxd4 13.Nxd4 Bd7 14.Bf4 Ne5 15.Rac1 a6 16.g4 b5 17.g5 Ng6 18.Bg3 b4 19.gxf6 bxc3 20.fxg7 Bxg7 21.Rxc3 d5 22.Re3 Bh6 23.Rc3 dxe4 24.Nc6 Qc8 25.Ne7+ Rxe7 26.Rxc8+ Rxc8 27.Qxa6 e3 28.Rxd7 Rc1+ 29.Kh2 Rxd7 30.fxe3 Rd2 31.Qa8+ Bf8 32.h4 Rcc2 33.h5 Ne7 34.Kh3 Rxg2 35.Bd6 Rge2 36.Qe4 Nf5 37.Qxf5 Bxd6 38.Qg5+ Kf8 39.Qd8+ Kg7 40.Qg5+ Kf8 41.Qd8+ Kg7 42.Qg5+ Kf8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Titled Tue 23rd May Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.23"] [Round "2"] [White "Arabidze,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2441"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D45"] 1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 d5 4.Nc3 c6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.b3 Bb4 7.Bd2 Qe7 8.Bd3 O-O 9.O-O h6 10.Qe2 dxc4 11.Bxc4 b5 12.Bd3 a6 13.a4 Bb7 14.Rac1 Rac8 15.e4 bxa4 16.e5 Nd5 17.Nxa4 Bxd2 18.Qxd2 c5 19.Bb1 cxd4 20.Qxd4 Rfd8 21.h3 Qb4 22.Qd3 Nf8 23.Rc4 Rxc4 24.Qxc4 Qxc4 25.bxc4 Nf4 26.Kh2 Bxf3 27.gxf3 N8g6 28.Bxg6 Nxg6 29.Re1 Rd4 30.Nb6 Ne7 31.c5 Nc6 32.Kg3 g5 33.Nc8 Kg7 34.Nd6 Rd5 35.Rb1 Rxc5 36.Rb7 Nxe5 37.Ra7 a5 38.h4 gxh4+ 39.Kxh4 Rd5 40.Ne8+ Kg6 41.f4 Nd3 42.Kg3 Nc5 43.Nc7 Rd3+ 44.f3 a4 45.Ra5 Ne4+ 46.Kg2 Nc3 47.Ne8 Rd5 48.Ra6 Rf5 49.Nd6 Rxf4 50.Kg3 Nd5 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 23rd May Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.23"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Melikyan,Gnel"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2238"] [ECO "A16"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 O-O 5.d3 d6 6.Nf3 c5 7.Rb1 Nc6 8.a3 Rb8 9.b4 b6 10.O-O Bb7 11.Bd2 Nd7 12.Ne1 Re8 13.e3 e6 14.Qe2 Qe7 15.f4 a5 16.bxc5 bxc5 17.Rxb7 Rxb7 18.Bxc6 Rb2 19.Qd1 Rb6 20.Bb5 Ra8 21.Nf3 Nb8 22.Qa4 Qc7 23.Rb1 Rb7 24.Kg2 Nd7 25.Bxd7 Qxd7 26.Qxd7 Rxd7 27.Na4 d5 28.Nxc5 Rc7 29.d4 dxc4 30.Ne5 Bf8 31.Rb5 a4 32.Nxc4 Bxc5 33.dxc5 Rd8 34.Bc3 Rd3 35.Rb8+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 23rd May Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.23"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Kraiouchkine,N"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2218"] [ECO "A10"] 1.c4 b6 2.Nc3 e6 3.Nf3 Bb7 4.e4 d5 5.cxd5 exd5 6.exd5 Nf6 7.Bb5+ Nbd7 8.O-O Be7 9.Ne5 O-O 10.Nc6 Bxc6 11.Bxc6 Rb8 12.d4 h6 13.Re1 Bd6 14.Qf3 a6 15.a4 Re8 16.Bf4 Rxe1+ 17.Rxe1 Qf8 18.g3 Rd8 19.Kg2 Nb8 20.Bb7 Bxf4 21.Qxf4 Qd6 22.Qxd6 Rxd6 23.f4 Kf8 24.Kf3 Rd7 25.b4 Re7 26.Rc1 Ke8 27.a5 b5 28.g4 Kd7 29.g5 hxg5 30.fxg5 Ne8 31.Ne4 Nd6 32.Nc5+ Kd8 33.Bxa6 f6 34.Nb7+ Kd7 35.Nxd6 Kxd6 36.Bb7 fxg5 37.a6 Nxa6 38.Rc6+ Kxd5 39.Rxc7+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 23rd May Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.23"] [Round "4"] [White "Milikow,Yoav"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2394"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D11"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 Bg4 5.Ne5 Bf5 6.cxd5 Qxd5 7.f3 Bxb1 8.Rxb1 Qxa2 9.Bd2 Nbd7 10.e4 Nxe5 11.dxe5 Nd7 12.Bc3 Nb6 13.Ra1 Qe6 14.h4 Qd7 15.Qb3 e6 16.Rh2 Qc7 17.Rd2 Be7 18.f4 O-O 19.Be2 Nd7 20.Rad1 Rfd8 21.Qc2 a5 22.Bg4 Nf8 23.Rxd8 Rxd8 24.Rxd8 Qxd8 25.Qa4 Qb6 26.Qxa5 Qg1+ 27.Kd2 Qxg3 28.Be2 Qxf4+ 29.Kd3 Qxh4 30.Qc7 b5 31.Qxc6 Qg3+ 32.Kc2 Qf2 33.Qxb5 h5 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 23rd May Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.23"] [Round "4"] [White "Starozhilov,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2313"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B40"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 Nc6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nf6 6.Nc3 Bb4 7.Nxc6 bxc6 8.Bd3 e5 9.O-O O-O 10.Qc2 Bc5 11.a3 d6 12.Rb1 a5 13.b4 axb4 14.axb4 Bd4 15.Ne2 Bb6 16.h3 Qe7 17.Ng3 h6 18.Bb2 Nh7 19.Rfc1 Ng5 20.c5 dxc5 21.bxc5 Bc7 22.Bf1 g6 23.Qd2 h5 24.Qe3 Kh7 25.Ra1 Bd7 26.Bc4 Ne6 27.Bxe6 Bxe6 28.Nf1 Rfb8 29.Rxa8 Rxa8 30.Nd2 Ra4 31.Nf3 f6 32.Ra1 Rxa1+ 33.Bxa1 Qd7 34.Bc3 Qd1+ 35.Kh2 Qc2 36.Nd2 Bd8 37.f4 exf4 38.Qxf4 Qxc3 39.Nf3 Qxc5 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 23rd May Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.23"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Vitiugov,N"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2724"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Bg4 3.Bg2 c6 4.d3 Nf6 5.O-O Nbd7 6.h3 Bh5 7.Qe1 e5 8.e4 dxe4 9.dxe4 Be7 10.Nh4 O-O 11.Nf5 Bc5 12.b4 Bb6 13.Na3 a5 14.b5 Bc5 15.bxc6 bxc6 16.Nc4 Qc7 17.Be3 Bg6 18.Rd1 Bxf5 19.exf5 e4 20.Bf4 Qa7 21.Nd6 Nd5 22.Nxe4 Nxf4 23.gxf4 Be7 24.Qe3 Nf6 25.Nxf6+ Bxf6 26.Bxc6 Qxe3 27.fxe3 Rac8 28.Ba4 Rc4 29.Bb3 Rb4 30.a4 g6 31.Kf2 gxf5 32.Rd5 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 23rd May Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.23"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Bachmann,Ax"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2604"] [ECO "B00"] 1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Nf6 4.Nc3 Bg4 5.Bb5 a6 6.Bxc6+ bxc6 7.h3 Bh5 8.Bg5 Qb8 9.b3 e6 10.O-O d5 11.exd5 cxd5 12.g4 Bg6 13.Nh4 Bb4 14.Bxf6 gxf6 15.Ne2 Bd6 16.c4 c6 17.Rc1 Rg8 18.Kg2 h5 19.Nxg6 Rxg6 20.f3 f5 21.Rh1 Kd7 22.Qc2 Qb7 23.Kf2 hxg4 24.hxg4 fxg4 25.f4 g3+ 26.Ke3 Rag8 27.c5 Bc7 28.Rh7 R6g7 29.Rxg7 Rxg7 30.Rg1 Qb8 31.Qd1 g2 32.Qe1 Qh8 33.Qf2 Qh3+ 34.Kd2 Ba5+ 35.Kc2 Qf5+ 36.Kb2 Qd3 37.Ka3 Qd2 38.Ra1 Bc3 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 23rd May Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.23"] [Round "6"] [White "Yanchenko,R"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2466"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D02"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Bf4 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.e3 Qb6 6.Qc1 cxd4 7.exd4 Bf5 8.Nbd2 e6 9.Be2 Be7 10.O-O O-O 11.Ne5 Rfc8 12.Nxc6 Qxc6 13.Qd1 b5 14.a3 a5 15.Qb3 b4 16.axb4 axb4 17.Rxa8 Qxa8 18.c4 dxc4 19.Nxc4 Qe4 20.Be3 Nd5 21.Bf3 Qd3 22.Na5 Qb5 23.Ra1 Bc2 24.Qa2 b3 25.Qa4 Qxa4 26.Rxa4 Ra8 27.Ra1 Bb4 28.Nxb3 Rb8 29.Bxd5 exd5 30.Nc5 Re8 31.Rc1 Bf5 32.h3 h5 33.Kh2 f6 34.Kg3 Kf7 35.h4 Kg6 36.Kh2 Ra8 37.Nb3 Ra2 38.Bd2 Bd6+ 39.Kg1 Rxb2 40.Rc3 Bg4 41.f3 Bf5 42.Re3 Bf4 43.Re2 Bd3 44.Rf2 Bg3 45.Nc1 Bxf2+ 46.Kxf2 Rxd2+ 47.Ke3 Rxg2 48.Nxd3 Rh2 49.Nf4+ Kf5 50.Nxd5 g5 51.Ne7+ Ke6 52.Ng6 gxh4 53.Nf4+ Kd6 54.Nxh5 h3 55.Nf4 Rh1 56.Kf2 Rd1 57.Kg3 Rxd4 58.Nxh3 Ke5 59.Nf2 Kf5 60.Ng4 Rd3 61.Nh6+ Kg6 62.Ng4 Kg5 63.Nf2 Kf5 64.Nh3 Rc3 65.Nf2 Rb3 66.Nh3 Ra3 67.Nf2 Ke5 68.Ng4+ Ke6 69.Kf4 Ra4+ 70.Kg3 Kf5 71.Nf2 Kg5 72.Nh3+ Kg6 73.Nf2 Kf5 74.Nh3 Rc4 75.Nf2 Rb4 76.Nh3 Rb3 77.Nf2 Ke5 78.Ng4+ Ke6 79.Kf4 Rb4+ 80.Kg3 Kf5 81.Nf2 Kg5 82.Nh3+ Kg6 83.Nf4+ Kf5 84.Nd5 Rd4 85.Ne3+ Kg5 86.Ng4 f5 87.Nf2 f4+ 88.Kh3 Kf5 89.Ng4 Rd3 90.Kg2 Rd2+ 91.Kf1 Kg5 92.Nf2 Rc2 93.Nh3+ Kf5 94.Kg1 Rd2 95.Kf1 Ke5 96.Kg1 Rd6 97.Kf2 Rh6 98.Ng5 Rh2+ 99.Kg1 Rh5 100.Ne4 Kd4 101.Nf6 Rh3 102.Kg2 Rg3+ 103.Kf2 Rh3 104.Kg2 Rh8 105.Kf2 Rh2+ 106.Kg1 Ra2 107.Ng4 Kd3 108.Kf1 Kd4 109.Ke1 Rg2 110.Kf1 Rb2 111.Ke1 Ra2 112.Kf1 Kd3 113.Ke1 Rb2 114.Kf1 Kd2 115.Kf2 Ra2 116.Ne5 Kd1+ 117.Kf1 Rd2 118.Ng6 Rd4 119.Kf2 Kd2 120.Nh4 Kd3 121.Ng6 Ra4 122.Ne5+ Kd4 123.Ng6 Ra2+ 124.Kg1 Ke3 125.Ne5 Rc2 126.Kf1 Rf2+ 127.Kg1 Ra2 128.Kf1 Rc2 129.Kg1 Rc5 130.Nd7 Rg5+ 131.Kf1 Kxf3 132.Nf6 Ke3 133.Ne8 f3 134.Nc7 Rc5 135.Ne6 Rc1+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 23rd May Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.23"] [Round "6"] [White "Vakhlamov,I"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2413"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nf6 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bf4 e5 8.Bg5 a6 9.Na3 b5 10.Nd5 Be7 11.Bxf6 Bxf6 12.c4 b4 13.Nc2 a5 14.b3 O-O 15.g3 Bg5 16.h4 Bh6 17.Bh3 Be6 18.Kf1 Nb8 19.Kg2 Na6 20.Nce3 Bxe3 21.Nxe3 Nc5 22.Qf3 a4 23.Nc2 Qb8 24.h5 h6 25.Rhd1 Qb7 26.Bf5 axb3 27.axb3 Rxa1 28.Rxa1 Bxf5 29.exf5 Qxf3+ 30.Kxf3 Nxb3 31.Rd1 Rb8 32.Rxd6 Na5 33.c5 b3 34.Na3 Rc8 35.Rd5 f6 36.Ke4 Nb7 37.Kd3 Nxc5+ 38.Kc4 Ne4+ 39.Kxb3 Rc3+ 40.Kb4 Rf3 41.Nc4 Rxf5 42.Rd8+ Kh7 43.g4 Rf4 44.Kb5 Nxf2 45.Nb6 Nxg4 46.Nd7 g5 47.Nf8+ Kg7 48.Ne6+ Kf7 49.Nxf4 gxf4 50.Kc4 e4 51.Kd4 f3 52.Ra8 f2 53.Ra1 Nh2 54.Kxe4 f1=Q 55.Ra7+ Ke6 56.Ra6+ Qxa6 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 23rd May Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.23"] [Round "7"] [White "Badmatsyrenov,O"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2446"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bf4 e5 8.Bg5 a6 9.Na3 b5 10.Nd5 Be7 11.Bxf6 Bxf6 12.c4 b4 13.Nc2 a5 14.g3 O-O 15.Bg2 Bg5 16.O-O Be6 17.Qd3 Rc8 18.b3 Bh6 19.Rad1 g6 20.Kh1 Bg7 21.Qe3 Nb8 22.Qb6 Qxb6 23.Nxb6 Rc6 24.Nd5 Re8 25.Ne1 Nd7 26.h4 Kf8 27.Kh2 Rb8 28.Bh3 Nc5 29.f3 a4 30.Nd3 axb3 31.Nxc5 Rxc5 32.axb3 Ra5 33.Rf2 Ra3 34.Rb2 Bh6 35.Bxe6 fxe6 36.Nc7 Ke7 37.Nb5 Be3 38.Kg2 Bc5 39.Rd3 Ra1 40.Rbd2 Rb6 41.Rb2 Rba6 42.Rbd2 R1a2 43.Kh3 h5 44.g4 Rxd2 45.Rxd2 Ra1 46.gxh5 gxh5 47.Rd3 Rh1+ 48.Kg3 Rg1+ 49.Kh2 Rg8 50.Nc7 Be3 51.Na6 Bf4+ 52.Kh1 Rg3 53.Nxb4 Rh3+ 54.Kg1 Rxh4 55.Nc6+ Kf6 56.b4 Rh2 57.Rb3 h4 58.b5 h3 59.b6 Re2 60.Rb1 Be3+ 61.Kh1 Bxb6 62.Rxb6 Kg5 63.Rb1 Kf4 64.Ne7 Kxf3 65.c5 dxc5 66.Ng6 Kxe4 67.Rc1 Kd4 68.Nf8 e4 69.Nxe6+ Ke5 70.Nxc5 Kf4 71.Ne6+ Kg3 72.Rc3+ e3 73.Rc1 Rh2+ 74.Kg1 Rf2 75.Kh1 e2 76.Rg1+ Kh4 77.Nd4 Rf1 78.Kh2 Rxg1 79.Nf3+ Kg4 80.Ne5+ Kf5 81.Nf3 Rf1 82.Nd4+ Kg4 83.Nxe2 Rf2+ 84.Kg1 Rxe2 85.Kh1 Kg3 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 23rd May Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.23"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Averjanov,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2399"] [ECO "B18"] 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.h4 h6 7.Be3 e6 8.h5 Bh7 9.Bd3 Bxd3 10.Qxd3 Nf6 11.O-O-O Be7 12.Kb1 Nbd7 13.N1e2 O-O 14.Nf4 Nd5 15.Ne4 Nxf4 16.Bxf4 Nf6 17.Nxf6+ Bxf6 18.g4 b5 19.Rhg1 Qd5 20.Qe3 Rfd8 21.g5 Bxd4 22.Qg3 hxg5 23.Bxg5 Rd7 24.Be3 Bf6 25.Rxd5 Rxd5 26.h6 g6 27.Qc7 Rad8 28.c3 c5 29.h7+ Kg7 30.Bh6+ Kxh6 31.Qxf7 Bh4 32.Qxg6+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 23rd May Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.23"] [Round "8"] [White "Sarana,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2685"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D43"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.a3 dxc4 8.e3 b5 9.Ne5 Bb7 10.b3 Qd8 11.bxc4 Nd7 12.Nxd7 Qxd7 13.cxb5 c5 14.dxc5 Qxd1+ 15.Kxd1 Bxc5 16.Bd3 Bxg2 17.Rg1 Bf3+ 18.Be2 Rd8+ 19.Kc2 Bxe2 20.Nxe2 g5 21.Nc3 f5 22.h3 Ke7 23.a4 Bb4 24.Kb3 Ba5 25.Rad1 Kf6 26.Na2 h5 27.Nb4 Bxb4 28.Kxb4 Rxd1 29.Rxd1 h4 30.a5 g4 31.b6 axb6 32.axb6 Ke5 33.Rg1 Ke4 34.hxg4 h3 35.gxf5 exf5 36.Kc5 Kf3 37.b7 Kxf2 38.Rb1 h2 39.Kc6 Kg2 40.Rb2+ Kg3 41.Rb1 Kg2 42.Rb2+ Kg3 43.Rb1 Kg2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Titled Tue 23rd May Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.23"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Caruana,F"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2764"] [ECO "C50"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 d6 7.Bxc5 dxc5 8.Nd5 O-O 9.Ne3 Qd6 10.a4 Nd4 11.c3 Nxf3+ 12.Qxf3 b6 13.g4 Be6 14.g5 Nd7 15.Nf5 Bxf5 16.exf5 e4 17.dxe4 Ne5 18.Qe2 Nxc4 19.Qxc4 Qf4 20.Qe2 Qxg5 21.h4 Qf4 22.Rh3 Rfe8 23.Re3 Qxh4 24.O-O-O Rad8 25.Rg1 b5 26.axb5 axb5 27.Kb1 b4 28.cxb4 cxb4 29.e5 b3 30.Rxb3 Qf4 31.f6 g6 32.Re3 Qf5+ 33.Kc1 Ra8 34.Kd2 Red8+ 35.Kc3 Qd7 36.Rg4 Qd5 37.Rd3 Qa5+ 38.Kc2 Rxd3 39.Qxd3 Qxe5 40.Qe4 Qc5+ 41.Kb1 Rd8 42.Qe2 Qf5+ 43.Re4 Qxf6 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 23rd May Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.23"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Matlakov,M"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2662"] [ECO "B40"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c3 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.d4 cxd4 6.cxd4 d6 7.Bc4 Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.Qe2 Nc6 10.Rd1 Qc7 11.Bd2 a6 12.Na3 dxe5 13.dxe5 Rd8 14.Rac1 Bd7 15.Nc2 Be8 16.Bxd5 Rxd5 17.Ne3 Rdd8 18.h4 Qb6 19.Nc4 Qb5 20.Qe4 Rd5 21.Bg5 Bf8 22.Nd6 Qxb2 23.Rxd5 exd5 24.Qxd5 h6 25.Bf4 Rd8 26.Re1 Ne7 27.Qxb7 Qxb7 28.Nxb7 Rb8 29.Nd6 Nd5 30.Bg3 Ba4 31.Nxf7 Rb2 32.e6 Rxa2 33.Nd4 Rd2 34.Nf5 Rd1 35.Rxd1 Bxd1 36.Bd6 Bg4 37.Nd4 Bxd6 38.Nxd6 Kf8 39.f3 Bxe6 40.Nxe6+ Ke7 41.Nc5 Kxd6 42.Nxa6 Kc6 43.Kf2 Kb6 44.Nb8 Kc7 45.Na6+ Kb6 46.Nb8 Kc7 47.Na6+ Kb6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Titled Tue 23rd May Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.23"] [Round "9"] [White "Papasimakopoulos,Alexandros"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2401"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D35"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3 h6 7.Bh4 Bd6 8.Bd3 O-O 9.Qc2 Re8 10.Nf3 Be6 11.O-O Nbd7 12.Rfe1 Rc8 13.e4 dxe4 14.Nxe4 Be7 15.Nc5 Nxc5 16.dxc5 Nd5 17.Bxe7 Rxe7 18.Rad1 Qa5 19.a3 Rce8 20.Bc4 Qxc5 21.b4 Qb6 22.Ba2 a5 23.Bb1 Nf6 24.Qc5 Qxc5 25.bxc5 Nd7 26.Rc1 Bg4 27.Rxe7 Rxe7 28.h3 Bxf3 29.gxf3 g6 30.f4 Kg7 31.Kg2 Re2 32.Rc3 Rb2 33.Bd3 Nf6 34.Rc4 Rb3 35.Bc2 Rxa3 36.h4 Nd5 37.f5 Rc3 38.Rxc3 Nxc3 39.fxg6 fxg6 40.Kf3 a4 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 23rd May Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.23"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Bortnyk,Olexandr"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2605"] [ECO "B04"] 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 dxe5 5.Nxe5 c6 6.Be2 Bf5 7.O-O Nd7 8.Nf3 e6 9.c4 N5f6 10.Nc3 Bd6 11.Nh4 Bg6 12.g3 O-O 13.Be3 e5 14.d5 Qc7 15.a3 a5 16.Rc1 Rfd8 17.Nxg6 hxg6 18.Bf3 Bc5 19.Qe2 Bd4 20.b4 axb4 21.axb4 Ra3 22.dxc6 bxc6 23.Bd2 Rb3 24.Qd1 Ra3 25.Qc2 Nb6 26.Be2 Qd7 27.Rfd1 Qh3 28.Be1 Rda8 29.Bf3 Nxc4 30.Bg2 Qe6 31.Nb1 Nb2 32.Rxd4 exd4 33.Nxa3 Na4 34.Qxc6 Qxc6 35.Bxc6 Ra7 36.b5 Nb6 37.Nc4 Nbd5 38.Bxd5 Nxd5 39.Rb1 Rc7 40.b6 Rb7 41.Kf1 d3 42.Rb3 f5 43.Rxd3 Nxb6 44.Rb3 Rc7 45.Nxb6 Rb7 46.Rb2 Kh7 47.Kg2 Rc7 48.Bd2 Re7 49.Be3 Re5 50.Nc4 Re4 51.Nd2 Re6 52.Nf3 Re8 53.Ng5+ Kg8 54.Rb7 Rd8 55.Bc5 Rc8 56.Bd4 f4 57.Ne6 f3+ 58.Kxf3 Kh7 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 23rd May Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.23"] [Round "10"] [White "Krzyzanowski,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2512"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A14"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 e6 4.O-O Be7 5.c4 O-O 6.b3 b6 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Bb2 c5 9.d4 Bb7 10.Nc3 Nd7 11.Rc1 Rc8 12.Nxd5 Bxd5 13.Qd3 cxd4 14.Nxd4 Nc5 15.Qe3 Bg5 16.f4 Bf6 17.Rfd1 Qd7 18.Ba1 Rfd8 19.Nf3 Bxa1 20.Rxa1 Qb7 21.Rd4 Qa6 22.Rad1 Qxa2 23.b4 Nb7 24.Ne5 Bxg2 25.Kxg2 Rxd4 26.Rxd4 Rd8 27.Rxd8+ Nxd8 28.Kf2 Qd5 29.Qc3 f6 30.Nd3 Nc6 31.e3 Kf7 32.Ne1 Qb5 33.Nd3 h6 34.g4 a5 35.bxa5 bxa5 36.h4 Qd5 37.g5 hxg5 38.hxg5 Ne7 39.gxf6 gxf6 40.Nc5 Qc6 41.Qc4 a4 42.e4 a3 43.f5 a2 44.fxe6+ Kg7 45.Qxa2 Qxc5+ 46.Kf3 Qc3+ 47.Kg4 Qe5 48.Kf3 Qh5+ 49.Ke3 Qh3+ 50.Kd4 Qg3 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 23rd May Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.23"] [Round "11"] [White "Sahakyan,Aleks"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2277"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A46"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bf4 b6 4.e3 Be7 5.Bd3 Bb7 6.O-O O-O 7.h3 c5 8.c3 d5 9.Ne5 Nc6 10.Nxc6 Bxc6 11.Nd2 b5 12.dxc5 Bxc5 13.Nb3 Be7 14.Nd4 Qb6 15.Nxc6 Qxc6 16.Qb3 a6 17.a4 bxa4 18.Qxa4 Qb6 19.Ra2 Bd6 20.Bg5 Be5 21.Rfa1 Rfb8 22.Qh4 h6 23.Bf4 Bxf4 24.Qxf4 Qd8 25.b4 Rc8 26.Qd4 Qc7 27.Rxa6 e5 28.Qh4 Rxa6 29.Bxa6 Qxc3 30.Rf1 Rb8 31.b5 Qc5 32.Qa4 Ne4 33.Qa1 Nc3 34.Kh1 d4 35.exd4 exd4 36.Rc1 Qb4 37.Rc2 Rd8 38.Qf1 d3 39.Rd2 Ne4 40.Ra2 d2 41.Ra1 d1=Q 42.Rxd1 Rxd1 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 23rd May Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.23"] [Round "11"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Remizov,Yaroslav"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2421"] [ECO "B40"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.a3 d6 7.Be3 Be7 8.f3 O-O 9.Qd2 Bd7 10.g4 Ne8 11.O-O-O Qb8 12.Nce2 b5 13.Nxc6 Bxc6 14.Nd4 Bd7 15.h4 a5 16.Bg5 f6 17.Be3 Qb7 18.g5 Nc7 19.h5 b4 20.a4 b3 21.cxb3 d5 22.g6 e5 23.h6 hxg6 24.hxg7 Rfc8 25.Kb1 exd4 26.Bxd4 Kf7 27.Bd3 Qxb3 28.Bc2 Qc4 29.b3 Rab8 30.Bb2 Rxb3 31.Bxb3 Qxb3 32.g8=Q+ Rxg8 33.Rh7+ Rg7 34.Rdh1 Ne8 35.Qxd5+ Qxd5 36.exd5 Bxa4 37.Rh8 Bd7 38.Re1 a4 39.Ka2 Bb5 40.Re4 Nd6 41.Rb4 Bc4+ 42.Ka1 Bxd5 43.Rd4 Bxf3 44.Rf4 Bd5 45.Ba3 Be6 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 30th May Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.30"] [Round "1"] [White "Serban,Cristian-Stefan"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2214"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A45"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 c5 3.e3 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.c3 cxd4 6.exd4 O-O 7.Nbd2 d6 8.h3 Nc6 9.Be2 Nh5 10.Bh2 e5 11.dxe5 dxe5 12.Nc4 Nf4 13.Bxf4 exf4 14.Qxd8 Rxd8 15.O-O b5 16.Ncd2 b4 17.Rac1 Rb8 18.Nc4 h6 19.cxb4 Nxb4 20.a3 Nc6 21.b4 Be6 22.Rcd1 g5 23.Rd6 Rdc8 24.Nfd2 Nd4 25.Bg4 Bxc4 26.Bxc8 Rxc8 27.Nxc4 Rxc4 28.Ra6 f3 29.gxf3 Nxf3+ 30.Kg2 Nh4+ 31.Kh2 Be5+ 32.Kh1 Rc3 33.f3 Nxf3 34.Rxa7 h5 35.Ra5 g4 36.hxg4 hxg4 37.Rxf3 gxf3 38.Rxe5 Rc1+ 39.Kh2 f2 40.Re8+ Kg7 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 30th May Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.30"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Bringas Gomez,Artai"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2213"] [ECO "B17"] 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Bc4 Ngf6 6.Nxf6+ Nxf6 7.c3 Nd5 8.Nf3 Nb6 9.Bb3 Bf5 10.g4 Bg6 11.h4 e6 12.Qe2 h5 13.Ne5 Nd5 14.Nxg6 fxg6 15.Qxe6+ Qe7 16.Qxe7+ Bxe7 17.g5 O-O 18.Be3 Kh7 19.Ke2 Bd6 20.Rae1 Rae8 21.Kd3 Rf5 22.a4 a5 23.Bxd5 cxd5 24.b3 Kg8 25.c4 dxc4+ 26.bxc4 Bb4 27.Re2 Rf7 28.c5 Rd7 29.Kc4 Re4 30.Rb2 Kf7 31.Rb3 Rc7 32.Kb5 Rce7 33.d5 R4e5 34.Rd3 Rd7 35.Rhd1 Ke8 36.Kb6 Kd8 37.c6 bxc6 38.dxc6 Rxd3 39.Rxd3+ Kc8 40.Rd7 Be7 41.Ra7 Bc5+ 42.Bxc5 Re8 43.Ra8+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 30th May Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.30"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Baziuk,Vladyslav"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2201"] [ECO "B90"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Be3 Be7 8.Bb3 b5 9.a3 O-O 10.f3 Nbd7 11.Nc6 Qe8 12.Qd2 Nc5 13.Nxe7+ Qxe7 14.Ba2 Bb7 15.O-O-O Rfd8 16.e5 Nd5 17.Nxd5 exd5 18.Bg5 Qxe5 19.Rhe1 Qf5 20.Bxd8 Rxd8 21.Bxd5 Rc8 22.Kb1 Qf6 23.Qd4 Qg6 24.Bxb7 Nxb7 25.Qe4 Qxe4 26.Rxe4 Kf8 27.b4 h5 28.Kb2 f6 29.Kb3 Kf7 30.c4 Rc7 31.cxb5 axb5 32.Rd5 Rc1 33.Rxb5 Nd8 34.Rc4 Rg1 35.a4 Ne6 36.a5 Rb1+ 37.Ka2 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 30th May Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.30"] [Round "2"] [White "Principe,G"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2226"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A46"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.d4 e6 3.e3 b6 4.Be2 Bb7 5.O-O c5 6.c3 Be7 7.b3 O-O 8.Bb2 Nc6 9.Nbd2 cxd4 10.cxd4 Rc8 11.a3 d5 12.b4 Bd6 13.Qb3 Ne7 14.Rac1 Nf5 15.Rxc8 Qxc8 16.Rc1 Qb8 17.h3 Ne7 18.Bd3 Ng6 19.a4 Ne4 20.b5 f5 21.Ba3 Bxa3 22.Qxa3 h6 23.Nf1 Kh7 24.a5 f4 25.a6 Bc8 26.Bxe4 dxe4 27.Ne5 Rf5 28.Nxg6 Kxg6 29.Qe7 Rf7 30.Qd8 fxe3 31.fxe3 Rd7 32.Qe8+ Kh7 33.Rxc8 Qd6 34.Rc6 Qd5 35.Qxe6 Qxe6 36.Rxe6 Rd5 37.Re7 Rxb5 38.Rxa7 Ra5 39.Ra8 Ra1 40.a7 b5 41.Rb8 Rxa7 42.Rxb5 Ra1 43.Re5 Ra2 44.Rxe4 Ra1 45.Rf4 Rb1 46.d5 Rd1 47.Rd4 Ra1 48.d6 Ra8 49.d7 Rd8 50.Nd2 Kg6 51.Ne4 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 30th May Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.30"] [Round "3"] [White "Danielyan,Vahe"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2346"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B23"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 e6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.Bb5 Nd4 5.O-O a6 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.a3 Qc7 8.Re1 d6 9.b4 Be7 10.Bb2 Nf6 11.bxc5 dxc5 12.Qe2 b5 13.e5 Nd5 14.Nxd5 exd5 15.e6 Bxe6 16.Bxg7 Rg8 17.Bh6 c4 18.Bxh7 Rh8 19.Ng5 Bxg5 20.Bxg5 Rxh7 21.g3 Nd4 22.Qd1 Kd7 23.c3 Rg8 24.h4 f6 25.Be3 Rxg3+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 30th May Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.30"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Senft,Sean"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2089"] [ECO "B90"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Be3 Be7 8.Bb3 O-O 9.g4 Nc6 10.g5 Ne8 11.h4 Nc7 12.f4 e5 13.Nxc6 bxc6 14.f5 Kh8 15.Qf3 Nb5 16.Nxb5 axb5 17.O-O-O Bb7 18.Rhg1 c5 19.Bxc5 Qc7 20.Bf2 Rfc8 21.f6 Bf8 22.fxg7+ Bxg7 23.Kb1 Rf8 24.h5 f5 25.h6 Bxe4 26.hxg7+ Qxg7 27.Qh5 Rad8 28.g6 f4 29.gxh7 Qxh7 30.Qe2 d5 31.Bc5 Rg8 32.Rxg8+ Rxg8 33.Bd6 Re8 34.Qxb5 f3 35.Qxe8+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 30th May Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.30"] [Round "4"] [White "Grinev,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2418"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B42"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3 Nf6 6.O-O Qc7 7.Qe2 d6 8.f4 Nbd7 9.Kh1 Nc5 10.Nc3 Be7 11.e5 Nfd7 12.exd6 Qxd6 13.Be3 O-O 14.Rad1 Nf6 15.Nb3 Nxd3 16.Rxd3 Qc6 17.Nd4 Qc7 18.Nb3 b5 19.Bd4 Bb7 20.Rg3 Rad8 21.Be5 Qc4 22.Qxc4 bxc4 23.Na5 Rd7 24.Nxc4 g6 25.Na5 Ba8 26.Nb3 Rc8 27.Nd4 Nh5 28.Rd3 f6 29.Nxe6 Rxd3 30.cxd3 fxe5 31.fxe5 Rc6 32.Nd4 Rc5 33.e6 Re5 34.Ne4 Bxe4 35.dxe4 Rxe4 36.Nc6 Rxe6 37.Nxe7+ Rxe7 38.g4 Ng7 39.Rf6 Ne6 40.Kg2 Kg7 41.Rf2 Nc5 42.Rc2 Nd3 43.b3 Ne1+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 30th May Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.30"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Kilic,Eray"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2414"] [ECO "B90"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Be3 Qc7 8.Bb3 b5 9.f3 Be7 10.g4 Nc6 11.g5 Nxd4 12.gxf6 Nxb3 13.fxg7 Rg8 14.axb3 Bh4+ 15.Ke2 b4 16.Nb5 Qc6 17.Nxd6+ Ke7 18.Ra5 Rxg7 19.Bc5 Rg5 20.Nxc8+ Ke8 21.Qd6 Rg2+ 22.Kf1 Rxc8 23.Qxc6+ Rxc6 24.Kxg2 Bd8 25.Bxb4 Rxc2+ 26.Kg3 Bxa5 27.Bxa5 Rxb2 28.b4 f6 29.Rd1 Kf7 30.Rd6 e5 31.Rxa6 Ra2 32.Rc6 Rb2 33.Bd8 Rxb4 34.Bxf6 Rb5 35.Kg4 Rb3 36.Bxe5 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 30th May Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.30"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Domingo Nunez,Ruben"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2416"] [ECO "B06"] 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nf3 c6 4.c4 d5 5.cxd5 cxd5 6.e5 Nc6 7.Bb5 Nh6 8.O-O O-O 9.Bxc6 bxc6 10.Nbd2 f6 11.exf6 exf6 12.Re1 Nf7 13.Nb3 Nd6 14.Nc5 Bf5 15.b3 Re8 16.Rxe8+ Qxe8 17.Bf4 Bf8 18.Rc1 g5 19.Be3 Bg6 20.Qf1 Nf5 21.Re1 Qc8 22.h3 h5 23.Qd3 Kh7 24.Qc3 g4 25.hxg4 hxg4 26.Nh2 g3 27.Ng4 Kg7 28.fxg3 Bd6 29.Bf4 Bxf4 30.Ne6+ Kf7 31.Nxf4 Nd6 32.Re6 Ne4 33.Qb4 Bf5 34.Qe7+ Kg8 35.Nh6+ Kh8 36.Nxf5 Qa6 37.Qg7+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 30th May Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.30"] [Round "5"] [White "Rozen,Eytan"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2417"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A13"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 Bb4 3.Qb3 Ba5 4.d4 c5 5.e3 Nf6 6.Nf3 O-O 7.Be2 cxd4 8.exd4 d5 9.cxd5 exd5 10.O-O Re8 11.Bb5 Nc6 12.Bg5 Be6 13.Rad1 h6 14.Bh4 g5 15.Nxg5 hxg5 16.Bxg5 Bxc3 17.bxc3 Bf5 18.c4 dxc4 19.Bxc4 Bg6 20.f4 Na5 21.Qg3 Nxc4 22.f5 Ne4 23.fxg6 fxg6 24.Qd3 Qxg5 25.Qxc4+ Kh8 26.Rd3 Re7 27.Rh3+ Kg7 28.d5 Qe5 29.Qe2 Qd4+ 30.Re3 Nc3 31.Qf2 Qxe3 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 30th May Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.30"] [Round "6"] [White "Maksimovic,Bojan"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2486"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A04"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.O-O Nc6 5.c3 e5 6.d3 Nge7 7.Nbd2 O-O 8.e4 d6 9.a3 h6 10.b4 Be6 11.Bb2 Qd7 12.b5 Nd8 13.a4 f5 14.exf5 gxf5 15.Re1 Nf7 16.Nh4 Rae8 17.c4 Kh7 18.f4 Rg8 19.fxe5 Bxe5 20.Bxe5 Nxe5 21.Ndf3 N7g6 22.Nxe5 Nxe5 23.d4 cxd4 24.Qxd4 Rg4 25.Qxa7 f4 26.Qxb7 Qxb7 27.Bxb7 fxg3 28.hxg3 Rxg3+ 29.Kf2 Rg4 30.Be4+ Kh8 31.Nf3 Rf8 32.Ra3 Bxc4 33.Ke3 Rg3 34.Kd4 Bg8 35.Rf1 d5 36.Nxe5 Rxa3 37.Rxf8 Rxa4+ 38.Kc5 Rxe4 39.Nc6 Rc4+ 40.Kd6 d4 41.b6 Rc1 42.b7 Rb1 43.b8=Q Rxb8 44.Nxb8 Kg7 45.Rf4 d3 46.Rd4 Kf6 47.Nd7+ Kf5 48.Rxd3 h5 49.Rf3+ Kg4 50.Ne5+ Kh4 51.Rf8 Bb3 52.Rf3 Ba2 53.Rf2 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 30th May Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.30"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Durarbayli,Vasif"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2627"] [ECO "B60"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 Qb6 7.Be3 Ng4 8.Nd5 Nxe3 9.fxe3 Qxb2 10.Bb5 Bd7 11.Bxc6 bxc6 12.Nc7+ Kd8 13.Nxa8 Qc3+ 14.Kf2 c5 15.Rb1 cxd4 16.Rb8+ Bc8 17.Qxd4 Qxc2+ 18.Kf3 h5 19.Qxa7 Rh6 20.Qa5+ Ke8 21.Qb5+ Kd8 22.Qb6+ Kd7 23.Qb5+ Kd8 24.Qa5+ Ke8 25.Qb5+ Kd8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Titled Tue 30th May Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.30"] [Round "7"] [White "Naroditsky,D"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2618"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B22"] 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.dxc5 Qxd1+ 7.Kxd1 Bf5 8.Be3 Nd5 9.Nbd2 O-O-O 10.Bb5 e6 11.Bxc6 bxc6 12.Nd4 Nxe3+ 13.fxe3 Bxc5 14.Ke2 Bg4+ 15.Kf2 e5 16.N4b3 Be7 17.h3 Be6 18.Nf3 f6 19.Rhd1 Kc7 20.Ne1 c5 21.Nf3 c4 22.Nbd2 Bc5 23.Ke2 Rd3 24.Nf1 Rhd8 25.Ne1 Rxd1 26.Rxd1 Rxd1 27.Kxd1 Bd5 28.Ke2 f5 29.Nd2 Kd6 30.b4 cxb3 31.axb3 g5 32.b4 Bb6 33.c4 Bc6 34.c5+ Bxc5 35.bxc5+ Kxc5 36.Nd3+ Kd6 37.Nc4+ Kd5 38.Ncxe5 Bb5 39.Kd2 a5 40.Nf7 g4 41.hxg4 fxg4 42.Nh6 g3 43.Nf5 a4 44.Nxg3 a3 45.Nc1 Ke5 46.Nge2 Bc6 47.Nf4 Ke4 48.Ke2 Bb5+ 49.Kf2 Bc4 50.Nh5 Ke5 51.Nf4 Ke4 52.Nfe2 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 30th May Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.30"] [Round "7"] [White "Bordi,K"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2288"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B40"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.b4 cxb4 4.d4 d5 5.e5 Bd7 6.a3 Nc6 7.axb4 Bxb4+ 8.c3 Be7 9.Bd3 h5 10.Na3 a6 11.Nc2 Nh6 12.Ne3 Qc7 13.O-O g5 14.Nc2 g4 15.Ng5 O-O-O 16.Qe2 Nb8 17.f4 Rdf8 18.Ba3 Bxa3 19.Rxa3 f6 20.exf6 Rxf6 21.g3 h4 22.Rb3 hxg3 23.hxg3 Nf5 24.Bxf5 exf5 25.Qe5 Rfh6 26.Ne3 Qxe5 27.dxe5 Bb5 28.Rxb5 axb5 29.Nxf5 Rh1+ 30.Kf2 R8h2+ 31.Ke1 Nc6 32.Rxh1 Rxh1+ 33.Kd2 d4 34.cxd4 b4 35.d5 Rh2+ 36.Kc1 Na5 37.e6 Nc4 38.e7 Kd7 39.Ne4 b3 40.Nf6+ Kc7 41.d6+ Kb6 42.Nd5+ Kc5 43.Nc3 Rh1+ 44.Nd1 b2+ 45.Kc2 Rxd1 46.Kxd1 b1=Q+ 47.Ke2 Qe4+ 48.Ne3 Qxe3+ 49.Kf1 Kxd6 50.e8=Q Qxe8 51.Kg2 Qe2+ 52.Kh1 Ne3 53.Kg1 Qg2+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 30th May Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.30"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Martinez Ramirez,L"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2426"] [ECO "B31"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.Nc3 Bg7 5.d3 Nd4 6.Bc4 e6 7.h4 h6 8.Bf4 a6 9.Nxd4 cxd4 10.Ne2 d5 11.Bb3 Ne7 12.Qd2 a5 13.a3 a4 14.Ba2 e5 15.Bg3 Be6 16.O-O-O O-O 17.Kb1 Ra6 18.Nc1 Rb6 19.f4 dxe4 20.dxe4 Bxa2+ 21.Nxa2 exf4 22.Bxf4 d3 23.c3 Nc6 24.Qxd3 Qf6 25.Qd6 Re8 26.Qxf6 Bxf6 27.Rde1 h5 28.g3 Rb5 29.Rhf1 Be5 30.Nb4 Nxb4 31.axb4 Rb6 32.Ka2 Rbe6 33.Ka3 b5 34.Bxe5 Rxe5 35.c4 bxc4 36.Rf6 Rxe4 37.Rxe4 Rxe4 38.b5 Re3+ 39.Kxa4 Rxg3 40.b6 Rb3 41.Ka5 Rxb2 42.Rc6 Ra2+ 43.Kb5 Rb2+ 44.Kxc4 Kg7 45.Kc5 g5 46.hxg5 h4 47.Rh6 Rg2 48.Rxh4 Rxg5+ 49.Kc6 Rg2 50.b7 Rb2 51.Rh5 Rc2+ 52.Kb6 Rb2+ 53.Rb5 Re2 54.b8=Q Re6+ 55.Kc5 Kf6 56.Kd5 Ke7 57.Rb7+ Kf6 58.Qf4+ Kg6 59.Qxf7+ Kg5 60.Qxe6 Kh5 61.Rg7 Kh4 62.Qh6+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 30th May Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.30"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Makarian,Rudik"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2545"] [ECO "B83"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Be2 e6 7.O-O Be7 8.Nxc6 bxc6 9.Qd3 d5 10.Qg3 O-O 11.Bh6 Ne8 12.Bf4 a5 13.Rad1 Bd6 14.e5 Be7 15.Ne4 Ba6 16.c4 Qb6 17.Ng5 Bxc4 18.Bxc4 dxc4 19.Rd7 Ra7 20.Be3 Bc5 21.Bxc5 Qxc5 22.Ne4 Qb6 23.Nf6+ Kh8 24.Qa3 c5 25.Rxa7 Qxa7 26.Ne4 Nc7 27.g3 Nd5 28.Qxc5 Qxc5 29.Nxc5 Rb8 30.Rc1 Rxb2 31.Rxc4 g5 32.Ra4 Rb5 33.Ne4 h6 34.Nd6 Rb1+ 35.Kg2 Kg7 36.Rxa5 Kg6 37.Ra3 Rb2 38.Rf3 g4 39.Ra3 h5 40.Ne4 Kf5 41.Nd6+ Kg6 42.Nc4 Rc2 43.Ne3 Nxe3+ 44.Rxe3 Rxa2 45.Re4 Ra5 46.h3 Kg5 47.hxg4 hxg4 48.Rf4 Rxe5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Titled Tue 30th May Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.30"] [Round "9"] [White "Panesar,Vedant"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2387"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B40"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Nxc6 bxc6 7.e5 Nd5 8.Ne4 Qc7 9.f4 a5 10.Be2 Qb6 11.c3 Be7 12.Nd6+ Bxd6 13.exd6 O-O 14.c4 Nf6 15.Qd3 Ba6 16.b3 Rfb8 17.Be3 Qb4+ 18.Bd2 Qc5 19.Be3 Qf5 20.O-O Qxd3 21.Bxd3 a4 22.bxa4 Rb4 23.Rfc1 c5 24.a5 Ra4 25.Bxc5 Rxa5 26.Bb4 Ra4 27.a3 Bb7 28.Bc2 R4a6 29.Bb3 Bc6 30.Kf2 Ne4+ 31.Ke3 f5 32.c5 Kf7 33.h3 h5 34.g4 hxg4 35.hxg4 fxg4 36.Rg1 Nf6 37.f5 Bd5 38.fxe6+ Bxe6 39.Bxe6+ Kxe6 40.Kd4 Rh8 41.Rae1+ Kf5 42.Re5+ Kg6 43.Re7 Rh2 44.Kc4 Rc2+ 45.Kb5 Ra8 46.Ba5 Rb2+ 47.Bb4 Rxa3 48.c6 Rab3 49.c7 Rxb4+ 50.Kc5 Rb5+ 51.Kc4 R2b4+ 52.Kd3 Rc5 53.Rf1 Rbc4 54.Rxf6+ gxf6 55.Rxd7 g3 56.Rd8 Kg7 57.d7 Rxc7 58.Rg8+ Kxg8 59.d8=Q+ Kg7 60.Qd5 Rc3+ 61.Kd2 Rc2+ 62.Kd3 g2 63.Qd4 R2c4 64.Qf2 Rg4 65.Qg1 Rc1 66.Qa7+ Kg6 67.Qa8 g1=Q 68.Qg8+ Kh5 69.Qh7+ Kg5 70.Qg7+ Kh4 71.Qxf6+ Kh3 72.Qh6+ Kg2 73.Qd2+ Kh1 74.Qh6+ Kg2 75.Qd2+ Qf2 76.Qxc1 Qd4+ 77.Kc2 Qc5+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 30th May Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.30"] [Round "9"] [White "Vitiugov,N"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2724"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D12"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nh4 Be4 7.f3 Bg6 8.Qb3 Qb6 9.Bd2 Qxb3 10.axb3 Bc2 11.c5 g5 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 30th May Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.30"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Kamsky,G"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2665"] [ECO "C55"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 h6 5.O-O d6 6.c3 g6 7.d4 Bg4 8.Nbd2 Bg7 9.h3 Bd7 10.Re1 O-O 11.Nf1 Re8 12.Ng3 Na5 13.Bf1 c5 14.d5 b5 15.Be3 Qc7 16.Qd2 Kh7 17.b3 Nb7 18.Nh2 a5 19.f4 exf4 20.Bxf4 c4 21.bxc4 Nc5 22.Qc2 bxc4 23.a4 Bxa4 24.Rxa4 Nxa4 25.Qxa4 Nxd5 26.Bd2 Qc5+ 27.Kh1 Bxc3 28.Bxc3 Nxc3 29.Qxc4 Qxc4 30.Bxc4 d5 31.Bd3 dxe4 32.Bc4 f5 33.Rc1 Rec8 34.Rxc3 a4 35.Nhf1 a3 36.Rc1 a2 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 30th May Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.30"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Bachmann,Ax"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2604"] [ECO "B17"] 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.c3 Ngf6 6.Bd3 Nxe4 7.Bxe4 Nf6 8.Bc2 Bg4 9.Ne2 e6 10.f3 Bh5 11.Nf4 Bd6 12.Nxh5 Nxh5 13.g3 Nf6 14.Qd3 Qc7 15.Be3 O-O-O 16.O-O-O h5 17.Bg5 c5 18.Qc4 Rd7 19.Bxf6 gxf6 20.d5 Re7 21.Rhe1 h4 22.dxe6 hxg3 23.exf7 Bf4+ 24.Kb1 Rxf7 25.Qe6+ Kb8 26.hxg3 Bxg3 27.Rh1 Rhf8 28.Bf5 Re7 29.Qc4 a6 30.Rd5 Rd8 31.Rxc5 Qb6 32.Rc8+ Rxc8 33.Qxc8+ Ka7 34.Be4 Be5 35.Qc4 Rd7 36.Qb3 Rc7 37.Qxb6+ Kxb6 38.Kc2 Ka7 39.Rd1 b5 40.a3 Kb6 41.Rd8 Rg7 42.Kb3 Re7 43.Rc8 Re6 44.a4 Rd6 45.Rb8+ Ka7 46.Rb7+ Ka8 47.Rxb5+ Ka7 48.Rb7+ Ka8 49.Rb6+ Ka7 50.Rxd6 Bxd6 51.Kc4 Kb6 52.b4 a5 53.Kb3 Be5 54.Kc4 Ka6 55.Bd3 Kb6 56.Kb3 Bd6 57.Kc4 Be5 58.Bf1 Bd6 59.Bh3 Be5 60.Bd7 Ka6 61.Bc6 Kb6 62.Bb5 Bd6 63.bxa5+ Kxa5 64.Kd5 Ba3 65.Ke6 Bb2 66.Kxf6 Bxc3+ 67.Ke6 Kb6 68.f4 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 30th May Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.30"] [Round "11"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Ibarra Jerez,JC"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2563"] [ECO "B30"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6 4.O-O Nge7 5.a3 Nd4 6.Nxd4 cxd4 7.d3 a6 8.Ba4 b5 9.Bb3 Nc6 10.f4 Be7 11.Qh5 O-O 12.Rf3 g6 13.Qh6 f5 14.Nd2 Rf7 15.exf5 gxf5 16.Rg3+ Kh8 17.Nf3 Qf8 18.Ng5 Bxg5 19.Qxf8+ Rxf8 20.fxg5 Bb7 21.Bd2 Ne5 22.Re1 Ng6 23.Rh3 e5 24.Rh6 d6 25.h4 Rad8 26.Bb4 Rd7 27.h5 Nf4 28.Bxd6 Rxd6 29.Rxd6 e4 30.g6 hxg6 31.hxg6 Bc8 32.dxe4 Kg7 33.exf5 Bxf5 34.Re7+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 30th May Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.05.30"] [Round "11"] [White "Eugene,Floryan"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2388"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A01"] 1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.e3 Nf6 4.c4 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.d3 Be6 7.a3 Qd7 8.Nf3 f6 9.Nbd2 g5 10.Be2 g4 11.Nh4 O-O-O 12.Rc1 Kb8 13.Qc2 f5 14.Nc4 Bg7 15.h3 gxh3 16.gxh3 Rhg8 17.Nf3 e4 18.Nfe5 Bxe5 19.Nxe5 Nxe5 20.Bxe5 exd3 21.Bxd3 Ka8 22.Be2 c6 23.Qc5 f4 24.Bd4 Nb6 25.Qa5 fxe3 26.Bxe3 Nc8 27.b4 Bd5 28.Rf1 Qxh3 29.b5 b6 30.Qa4 c5 31.Rc3 Qe6 32.Qh4 Nd6 33.a4 Nf5 34.Qxh7 Rh8 35.Qc7 Nd4 36.Bxd4 cxd4 37.Rc6 Qe4 38.Kd2 d3 39.Bd1 Qb4+ 40.Rc3 Qb2+ 41.Ke3 Rhe8+ 42.Kf4 Qd2+ 43.Kg3 Qg5+ 44.Bg4 Rg8 45.f3 Bxf3 46.Qf4 Qxg4+ 47.Qxg4 Bxg4 48.Rf4 Be6+ 49.Kf2 d2 50.Rf8 Rgxf8+ 51.Ke2 d1=Q+ 52.Ke3 Qd2+ 53.Ke4 Qd4+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 6th Jun Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.06.06"] [Round "1"] [White "Goncalves,Davi Sulzbacher"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2282"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "E00"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Nf3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 Bd6 6.Bg2 O-O 7.O-O c6 8.Qc2 Nbd7 9.Rd1 Ne4 10.Be1 f5 11.Nc3 Qe7 12.Rac1 b6 13.cxd5 cxd5 14.Nb5 Ba6 15.Nxd6 Qxd6 16.Qa4 Bxe2 17.Bb4 Ndc5 18.dxc5 bxc5 19.Re1 Bxf3 20.Bxf3 cxb4 21.Rc6 Qd7 22.Qa6 Rae8 23.Rec1 Qf7 24.Rc7 Qf6 25.Qxa7 Kh8 26.Bxe4 fxe4 27.Rd7 Qxb2 28.Rcc7 Ra8 29.Rf7 Rg8 30.Qb7 Raf8 31.h4 e3 32.fxe3 Qe5 33.Kf2 Qb2+ 34.Kf3 Rxf7+ 35.Rxf7 Qb1 36.h5 Qe4+ 37.Kf2 h6 38.Qe7 Qc2+ 39.Kf3 Qe4+ 40.Kf2 Rc8 41.Rf8+ Rxf8+ 42.Qxf8+ Kh7 43.Qf4 Qxf4+ 44.gxf4 Kg8 45.Ke2 g6 46.hxg6 Kg7 47.Kd3 h5 48.e4 dxe4+ 49.Kxe4 Kxg6 50.Ke5 Kf7 51.f5 exf5 52.Kxf5 Ke7 53.Kg5 Kd6 54.Kxh5 Kd5 55.Kg4 Ke4 56.Kg3 Kd3 57.Kf2 Kc2 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 6th Jun Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.06.06"] [Round "1"] [White "Flynn,Jacob"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2117"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D35"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3 Bf5 7.Qf3 Bg6 8.Bxf6 Qxf6 9.Qxf6 gxf6 10.Nf3 a5 11.Ne2 Bb4+ 12.Kd1 Bd6 13.Ng3 f5 14.Ne2 Nd7 15.Rc1 Nf6 16.Nf4 Ne4 17.Ke2 O-O 18.g3 a4 19.a3 Ra6 20.Bg2 Rb6 21.Rc2 Re8 22.h4 Bxf4 23.gxf4 Bh5 24.Kd3 Rb3+ 25.Ke2 Ng3+ 26.fxg3 Rexe3+ 27.Kf2 Bxf3 28.Rg1 Be4 29.Bxe4 fxe4 30.Rg2 h5 31.g4 Rf3+ 32.Kg1 Rxf4 33.gxh5+ Kh7 34.Rcf2 Rbf3 35.Rxf3 Rxf3 36.Rg5 Kh6 37.Re5 f6 38.Re7 Rb3 39.Re6 Kxh5 40.Rxf6 Rxb2 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 6th Jun Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.06.06"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Al Hosani,Omran"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2254"] [ECO "A17"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.e3 Be7 5.b3 O-O 6.Bb2 c5 7.cxd5 exd5 8.d4 Nc6 9.Be2 Bg4 10.dxc5 Bxf3 11.Bxf3 d4 12.exd4 Nxd4 13.Bxb7 Rb8 14.c6 Qb6 15.O-O Nxc6 16.Bxc6 Qxc6 17.Rc1 Rfd8 18.Qe2 Bf8 19.Na4 Qe4 20.Qxe4 Nxe4 21.Rfe1 Nd6 22.g3 f6 23.Kg2 Rbc8 24.Rxc8 Rxc8 25.Rc1 Re8 26.Kf3 Nb5 27.h4 h5 28.Nc3 Nd4+ 29.Kg2 Ne2 30.Rd1 Nxc3 31.Bxc3 Re2 32.Rd8 Kf7 33.Rd2 Rxd2 34.Bxd2 Ke6 35.Kf3 f5 36.Ke2 g6 37.Kd3 Kd5 38.b4 Be7 39.a4 f4 40.b5 fxg3 41.fxg3 Bd6 42.Bf4 Bc5 43.a5 Bb4 44.b6 axb6 45.axb6 Kc6 46.Ke4 Be7 47.Ke5 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 6th Jun Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.06.06"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Kashlinskaya,A"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2474"] [ECO "A16"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 O-O 5.d3 d6 6.Nf3 c5 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bd2 Nc6 9.a3 e5 10.O-O Be6 11.b4 cxb4 12.axb4 Nxb4 13.Rb1 a5 14.Na4 Bd7 15.Ne1 Bc6 16.Bxc6 bxc6 17.c5 dxc5 18.Qc1 e4 19.Nxc5 Qd5 20.Bxb4 axb4 21.Rxb4 Ra2 22.dxe4 Qh5 23.Ncd3 Qxe2 24.Nf4 Qa6 25.Nf3 g5 26.e5 Ng4 27.Nh5 Nxe5 28.Nxe5 Bxe5 29.Qe3 Re2 30.Qf3 c5 31.Rg4 Rb2 32.h4 Qg6 33.Re4 Bd4 34.hxg5 hxg5 35.g4 Rfb8 36.Re7 Rb1 37.Rxb1 Rxb1+ 38.Kg2 Rb8 39.Qd5 Rf8 40.Ng3 Qc2 41.Qf5 Qxf5 42.Nxf5 Ra8 43.Rc7 Kf8 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 6th Jun Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.06.06"] [Round "3"] [White "Petukhov,D"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2350"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B22"] 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.Be2 cxd4 7.cxd4 e6 8.O-O Be7 9.Nc3 Qd6 10.a3 O-O 11.Be3 b6 12.b4 Bb7 13.Qb3 Rac8 14.Rfd1 Rfd8 15.Rac1 h6 16.h3 Bf8 17.Nb5 Qb8 18.Nc3 Ne7 19.Ne5 Qa8 20.Bf1 Ned5 21.Nxd5 Bxd5 22.Bd2 Bxb3 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 6th Jun Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.06.06"] [Round "3"] [White "Skvortsov,Andrei"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2330"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B21"] 1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.Qxd4 Nc6 4.Qd3 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Bf4 a6 7.Be2 b5 8.e5 Qc7 9.Qf3 Ng8 10.O-O-O Bb7 11.Kb1 Rc8 12.Qe3 Nge7 13.Nf3 Nf5 14.Qd2 Bb4 15.g4 Nfe7 16.a3 Bxc3 17.Qxc3 O-O 18.Qc5 Nd5 19.Bg3 Nce7 20.Qxc7 Rxc7 21.Nd4 Ng6 22.Rhe1 Ngf4 23.Bf1 g5 24.h4 h6 25.hxg5 hxg5 26.Bd3 Kg7 27.Be4 Rh8 28.Nf3 Nh3 29.Rh1 Rc4 30.Bxd5 Bxd5 31.Rd3 Rxg4 32.Re1 Nf4 33.Rc3 Ng6 34.Rc7 Bxf3 35.Rxd7 Rc8 36.Re3 Bc6 37.Ra7 Rc4 38.Rxa6 Be4 39.b3 Rxc2 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 6th Jun Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.06.06"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Wadsworth,Matthew J"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2431"] [ECO "A20"] 1.c4 e5 2.d3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.a3 a5 5.e3 d6 6.Nc3 g6 7.Be2 Bg7 8.O-O O-O 9.Rb1 Re8 10.b4 axb4 11.axb4 e4 12.dxe4 Nxe4 13.Nxe4 Rxe4 14.Bb2 Bxb2 15.Rxb2 Qf6 16.Qd2 Be6 17.Rc1 Ne5 18.Nd4 c5 19.bxc5 dxc5 20.Nxe6 Qxe6 21.Qd5 Nxc4 22.Qxe6 fxe6 23.Rxb7 Ra2 24.Bd3 Nd6 25.Bxe4 Nxe4 26.f3 Nd6 27.Rb6 Nf5 28.Rxe6 Nh4 29.Re4 Nxg2 30.Rf1 g5 31.Rf2 Rxf2 32.Kxf2 Nh4 33.Re5 h6 34.Rxc5 Kf7 35.Kg3 Nf5+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 6th Jun Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.06.06"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Kovalev,Vl"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2620"] [ECO "A10"] 1.c4 g6 2.Nc3 Bg7 3.g3 e5 4.Bg2 Ne7 5.e4 O-O 6.Nge2 Nbc6 7.d3 d6 8.O-O f5 9.Nd5 h6 10.Be3 Nd4 11.Nxe7+ Qxe7 12.Bxd4 exd4 13.Nf4 Kh7 14.Re1 Be5 15.exf5 Bxf5 16.Bxb7 Rab8 17.Be4 Rxb2 18.Bxf5 Rxf5 19.Re2 Rxe2 20.Qxe2 Qf7 21.Ng2 Bg7 22.Rb1 Re5 23.Qd1 d5 24.cxd5 Qxd5 25.Qc2 g5 26.Re1 c5 27.Rxe5 Qxe5 28.Kf1 Qe6 29.Qe2 Qd5 30.f3 a5 31.Ne1 a4 32.h3 Be5 33.Kg2 Kg7 34.Qe4 Qxa2+ 35.Kf1 Bf6 36.Qb7+ Qf7 37.Qa6 Qb3 38.Qa7+ Kg6 39.f4 gxf4 40.gxf4 a3 41.f5+ Kxf5 42.Qxc5+ Kg6 43.Ke2 a2 44.Nc2 Qb2 45.Kf3 Qxc2 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 6th Jun Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.06.06"] [Round "5"] [White "Wagner,De"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2598"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "E04"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 dxc4 5.Bg2 Nbd7 6.O-O Rb8 7.a4 a6 8.a5 Bd6 9.Nbd2 b5 10.axb6 Nxb6 11.Ne5 Bxe5 12.dxe5 Nfd5 13.Ne4 h6 14.Bd2 O-O 15.Qc1 Qe7 16.Ra3 c3 17.Nxc3 Nc4 18.Ra2 Nb4 19.Ra4 Bd7 20.Ra1 Nxd2 21.Qxd2 Rfd8 22.Qf4 Bc6 23.Bxc6 Nxc6 24.Rxa6 Nd4 25.e3 Nb3 26.Ne4 Rb4 27.Qf3 Nc5 28.Nxc5 Qxc5 29.Rc6 Qxe5 30.Rfc1 Rxb2 31.Rxc7 Qf6 32.Qxf6 gxf6 33.Rc8 Rxc8 34.Rxc8+ Kg7 35.Kg2 f5 36.h4 Kg6 37.Kf3 Kg7 38.Rc4 Ra2 39.Rb4 Kg6 40.Rb5 Ra4 41.Rc5 h5 42.Rb5 f6 43.Rb8 e5 44.Rg8+ Kh7 45.Rf8 Kg7 46.Rb8 Ra2 47.Rb7+ Kg6 48.Rb8 Kg7 49.Rb7+ Kg6 50.Rb8 e4+ 51.Kg2 Kg7 52.Rb7+ Kg6 53.Rc7 Rb2 54.Rd7 Ra2 55.Rc7 Rb2 56.Rd7 Ra2 57.Rc7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Titled Tue 6th Jun Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.06.06"] [Round "5"] [White "Horvath,Dominik"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2523"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B40"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Nxc6 bxc6 7.e5 Nd5 8.Ne4 Qc7 9.f4 a5 10.c4 Bb4+ 11.Ke2 O-O 12.cxd5 cxd5 13.a3 Be7 14.Nd6 Ba6+ 15.Ke1 f6 16.Bxa6 Rxa6 17.Nb5 Qb8 18.exf6 Bxf6 19.Qd3 Rc6 20.Rf1 a4 21.Rb1 Rc4 22.b3 axb3 23.Qxb3 Rfc8 24.Kf2 Qb6+ 25.Be3 Qa6 26.Kg1 h5 27.f5 e5 28.Qd3 d4 29.Bd2 d5 30.Qg3 h4 31.Qg6 e4 32.Bg5 d3 33.Bxf6 Qxf6 34.Qxf6 gxf6 35.Nd6 e3 36.Nxc8 Rxc8 37.Rfd1 d2 38.Kf1 d4 39.Ke2 Rd8 40.Rb3 Kg7 41.Rd3 Kh6 42.Rb1 Kg5 43.Rb4 Rc8 44.Rbxd4 Rc1 45.Kxe3 Rg1 46.Rxd2 Rf1 47.Kd3 Ra1 48.Kc4 Rh1 49.Ra2 Rg1 50.a4 Rc1+ 51.Kd5 Rb1 52.a5 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 6th Jun Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.06.06"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Baziuk,Vladyslav"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2201"] [ECO "B90"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Be3 b5 8.Bb3 Be7 9.a3 O-O 10.f3 Qc7 11.g4 Nc6 12.g5 Ne8 13.h4 Nxd4 14.Qxd4 Bd7 15.h5 a5 16.f4 Bc6 17.h6 e5 18.Qd3 Qd7 19.f5 g6 20.Nd5 Bxd5 21.Bxd5 Rc8 22.O-O-O Nc7 23.Ba2 b4 24.f6 Bd8 25.Qxd6 Qg4 26.Kb1 bxa3 27.Bc5 Re8 28.Bxa3 Qxe4 29.Qd7 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 6th Jun Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.06.06"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Jaracz,P"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2472"] [ECO "B19"] 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.h4 h6 7.Nf3 Nd7 8.h5 Bh7 9.Bd3 Bxd3 10.Qxd3 e6 11.Bd2 Ngf6 12.O-O-O Be7 13.Ne4 Qb6 14.Nxf6+ Bxf6 15.Bf4 Rd8 16.c3 c5 17.d5 O-O 18.g4 exd5 19.g5 hxg5 20.Nxg5 Bxg5 21.Bxg5 Ne5 22.Qg3 f6 23.Bf4 Qe6 24.Rhg1 Rd7 25.h6 Rff7 26.hxg7 Rxg7 27.Qe3 d4 28.Rxg7+ Rxg7 29.cxd4 cxd4 30.Qxd4 Nc6 31.Qd5 Qxd5 32.Rxd5 Kf7 33.Be3 Ke6 34.Rb5 b6 35.Kc2 Rc7 36.Kb1 Ne7 37.Rh5 Nd5 38.Bd2 Rg7 39.Rh3 Rg2 40.Rf3 Ke5 41.Kc2 Ke4 42.Ra3 Rxf2 43.Rxa7 Ne3+ 44.Kc3 Nd5+ 45.Kc2 Nb4+ 46.Kc3 Nd5+ 47.Kc2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Titled Tue 6th Jun Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.06.06"] [Round "7"] [White "Wadsworth,Matthew J"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2431"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A14"] 1.c4 e6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 Nf6 4.Nf3 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.b3 c5 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Bb2 b6 9.d4 Bb7 10.dxc5 Bxc5 11.Nbd2 Nd7 12.Ne4 Ne3 13.Nxc5 Nxd1 14.Nxb7 Qe7 15.Rfxd1 Rab8 16.Nd6 Rfd8 17.Ba3 Nc5 18.Bxc5 bxc5 19.Nc4 Rxd1+ 20.Rxd1 Rd8 21.Rc1 f6 22.e3 Qd7 23.h4 e5 24.Nfd2 Qe7 25.Ne4 f5 26.Nc3 e4 27.Bf1 h6 28.h5 Kh7 29.Be2 Qf6 30.Na4 Rd5 31.Kg2 g5 32.hxg6+ Kxg6 33.Nc3 Rd7 34.Bf1 h5 35.Ne2 h4 36.Nf4+ Kh6 37.Be2 Rh7 38.Rh1 Kg7 39.Nh5+ Rxh5 40.Bxh5 hxg3 41.fxg3 Qc3 42.Kf2 Qc2+ 43.Be2 Qxa2 44.Rd1 a5 45.Rd7+ Kf6 46.Ra7 Qxb3 47.Rxa5 Qb4 48.Ra6+ Kg7 49.Nd6 Kh7 50.Nxf5 c4 51.Rc6 c3 52.Nd4 Qf8+ 53.Kg2 Qa3 54.g4 Qc1 55.Kf2 Qh1 56.Rxc3 Qh2+ 57.Ke1 Qg1+ 58.Kd2 Qa1 59.Rc7+ Kg6 60.Rc6+ Kg5 61.Rc5+ Kh4 62.Rf5 Kg3 63.g5 Qb2+ 64.Nc2 Qg7 65.Rd5 Qg6 66.Bc4 Qb6 67.Kc3 Qc7 68.Kd4 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 6th Jun Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.06.06"] [Round "7"] [White "Munkhdalai,Amilal"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2235"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B40"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Bd3 Nc6 6.Nxc6 dxc6 7.O-O e5 8.Nd2 Be6 9.h3 Bc5 10.Qe2 O-O 11.Bc4 Re8 12.Nf3 Bxc4 13.Qxc4 Qb6 14.c3 a5 15.Bg5 Nd7 16.Rad1 Nf8 17.b3 h6 18.Bc1 Ng6 19.a3 Rad8 20.Rxd8 Rxd8 21.b4 axb4 22.axb4 Bxf2+ 23.Kh1 Rd7 24.Kh2 Be3 25.Bxe3 Qxe3 26.Re1 Qf4+ 27.Kg1 Qg3 28.Qe2 Nf4 29.Qe3 Qxg2+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 6th Jun Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.06.06"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Danielyan,Vahe"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2346"] [ECO "A16"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 O-O 5.d3 d6 6.e3 c5 7.Nge2 Nc6 8.O-O e5 9.a3 Be6 10.b4 cxb4 11.axb4 Nxb4 12.Ba3 a5 13.Qb1 d5 14.Bxb4 axb4 15.Rxa8 Qxa8 16.Nxd5 Bxd5 17.cxd5 Qa3 18.Rc1 Rd8 19.Qc2 Nxd5 20.Bxd5 Rxd5 21.d4 b3 22.Qc8+ Bf8 23.Qxb7 Ra5 24.Rb1 Bb4 25.dxe5 b2 26.e6 fxe6 27.Qc8+ Kf7 28.Qc2 Be7 29.Rxb2 Rc5 30.Qb1 Qa6 31.Nf4 Qc8 32.Nd3 Rc3 33.Rd2 Qc4 34.Ne5+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 6th Jun Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.06.06"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Fernandez Guillen,E"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2467"] [ECO "C50"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 g6 4.O-O Bg7 5.c3 d6 6.d4 Nge7 7.h3 O-O 8.Bb3 h6 9.dxe5 dxe5 10.Be3 Qe8 11.Na3 a6 12.Re1 Kh7 13.Nc2 f5 14.Bc5 b6 15.Bxe7 Qxe7 16.Bd5 Bd7 17.Nb4 Nxb4 18.Bxa8 Rxa8 19.cxb4 f4 20.Rc1 c6 21.Re2 Rf8 22.Rd2 Be8 23.Rd6 g5 24.a3 h5 25.h4 gxh4 26.Re6 Qd7 27.Qxd7 Bxd7 28.Re7 Be8 29.Nxh4 Kg8 30.Nf5 Bf6 31.Rb7 f3 32.g3 h4 33.Rc3 hxg3 34.fxg3 Bh5 35.g4 Bg6 36.Nh6+ Kh8 37.Rxf3 Bxe4 38.Rh3 Bd5 39.g5 Bd8 40.Nf7+ Kg8 41.Rh8+ Kg7 42.Rxf8 Kxf8 43.Nxd8 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 6th Jun Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.06.06"] [Round "10"] [White "Pakleza,Z"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2494"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D00"] 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 c5 3.c3 Nc6 4.e3 Nf6 5.Nd2 Bf5 6.Ngf3 e6 7.Qb3 Qc8 8.Nh4 Bg6 9.Nxg6 hxg6 10.h3 Be7 11.Be2 a6 12.O-O Qd7 13.dxc5 Bxc5 14.Nf3 O-O 15.Rfd1 Qe7 16.c4 e5 17.Bh2 d4 18.exd4 Nxd4 19.Nxd4 Bxd4 20.Bf3 Qc5 21.Rd2 e4 22.Rad1 Rad8 23.Qxb7 exf3 24.Qxf3 Rfe8 25.Bg3 Ne4 26.Re2 Bxf2+ 27.Rxf2 Rxd1+ 28.Qxd1 Nxg3 29.Qd5 Re1+ 30.Kh2 Nf1+ 31.Kg1 Ne3+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 6th Jun Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.06.06"] [Round "11"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Samadov,Read"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2482"] [ECO "A16"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 O-O 5.d3 c5 6.Rb1 Nc6 7.a3 a5 8.e3 e6 9.Nge2 d5 10.O-O b6 11.Nf4 Ne7 12.b4 axb4 13.axb4 Ba6 14.bxc5 bxc5 15.Qc2 dxc4 16.dxc4 Bxc4 17.Rd1 Qc8 18.Bb7 Qe8 19.Bxa8 Qxa8 20.Qa4 Qxa4 21.Nxa4 g5 22.Nd3 Ned5 23.Ndxc5 Rc8 24.Bb2 Be2 25.Rdc1 Rd8 26.Nc3 Bf3 27.Nxd5 Rxd5 28.Bd4 h5 29.Nd3 Ng4 30.Rb8+ Kh7 31.Bxg7 Rxd3 32.Bc3 Kg6 33.h3 Nh6 34.Kf1 g4 35.h4 f6 36.Ke1 e5 37.Rb6 Nf7 38.Ra6 Nd6 39.Bb4 Ne4 40.Ra2 Kf5 41.Rb2 Ke6 42.Bd2 Nd6 43.Rb6 Kf5 44.Rc3 Rd5 45.Rb2 Ne4 46.Rc1 Rd7 47.Ra1 Rc7 48.Rc1 Ra7 49.Bc3 Ra3 50.Rbc2 Nc5 51.Kf1 Nd3 52.Ra1 Rb3 53.Bd2 Be4 54.Rc3 Rb2 55.Be1 Nb4 56.Rd1 Nd5 57.Rcc1 Bf3 58.Rd2 Rb3 59.Kg1 Nc3 60.Rdc2 Ne2+ 61.Rxe2 Bxe2 62.Bd2 Bf3 63.Be1 Rd3 64.Ra1 Rb3 65.Rc1 Rb2 66.Ra1 Rc2 67.Kf1 Be4 68.Kg1 Bd3 69.Rd1 Ke4 70.Kh2 Re2 71.Kg1 Kf3 0-1 [Event "AimChess Play-In Match"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.06.12"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Michalik,P"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2582"] [ECO "C50"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.d3 Nf6 5.Nc3 h6 6.a4 a6 7.Be3 Bxe3 8.fxe3 d6 9.O-O Be6 10.b3 O-O 11.a5 Ne7 12.Bxe6 fxe6 13.d4 Ng6 14.Qe2 exd4 15.exd4 d5 16.g3 c6 17.Qd3 dxe4 18.Nxe4 Nxe4 19.Qxe4 Rf6 20.Nd2 Nf8 21.Nc4 Qd5 22.Qxd5 Rxf1+ 23.Rxf1 exd5 24.Nd6 Ne6 25.Rd1 Rb8 26.Kg2 Kf8 27.Nf5 Re8 28.h4 h5 29.Nd6 Re7 30.Rf1+ Kg8 31.c3 Nd8 32.Rf3 g6 33.Kf2 Re6 34.Nc8 Nf7 35.Re3 Rxe3 36.Kxe3 Kg7 37.c4 Kf6 38.cxd5 cxd5 39.Nb6 Ke6 40.Kf4 Nd6 41.Kg5 Nf5 42.Kxg6 Nxg3 43.Na4 Kd6 44.Nc5 Kc6 45.Ne6 Kd6 46.Nf4 Kc6 47.Nxh5 Ne2 48.Ng7 Kb5 49.Nf5 Nf4+ 50.Kg5 Ne6+ 51.Kf6 Nf4 52.Ke5 Nh5 53.Kxd5 Kxa5 54.Ke5 Kb6 55.d5 Kc7 56.Ke6 Nf4+ 57.Ke5 Ng6+ 58.Ke4 a5 59.h5 Nf8 60.h6 b5 61.Nd4 Kb6 62.Kf5 a4 63.b4 a3 64.Kf6 a2 65.Nb3 Kc7 66.Kf7 Nh7 67.Ke7 1-0 [Event "AimChess Play-In Match"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.06.12"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Michalik,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2582"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D12"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nh4 Be4 7.f3 Bg6 8.Qb3 Qb6 9.Nxg6 hxg6 10.Bd2 Nbd7 11.O-O-O Qxb3 12.axb3 O-O-O 13.Bd3 c5 14.cxd5 exd5 15.Ne2 Bd6 16.h3 Rhe8 17.Kb1 Kb8 18.Rc1 a6 19.Rhd1 cxd4 20.Nxd4 Nc5 21.Bc2 Rc8 22.Re1 Bg3 23.Re2 Ne6 24.Bc3 Nxd4 25.Bxd4 Be5 26.Bxe5+ Rxe5 27.Bd3 Rce8 28.Rce1 R5e6 29.Kc1 Rb6 30.Bc2 Rb4 31.Rd1 g5 32.Kd2 a5 33.Ra1 b6 34.Ra4 Rxa4 35.bxa4 Kc7 36.Re1 Kd6 37.Bd3 Rc8 38.Rb1 g6 39.b4 axb4 40.Rxb4 Nd7 41.h4 gxh4 42.Rxh4 Ne5 43.Rb4 Kc6 44.Be2 Rh8 45.f4 Nd7 46.Bf3 Nc5 47.Ke2 f5 48.Rd4 Rd8 49.g4 fxg4 50.Bxg4 Rd6 51.Bf3 Ne6 52.Rd1 Kc5 53.Bg4 Nd8 54.Rb1 Nb7 55.Bf3 Kc6 56.e4 dxe4 57.Bxe4+ Kc7 58.Bxb7 Kxb7 59.a5 Kc7 60.Rc1+ Rc6 61.axb6+ Kxb6 62.Rd1 Kc7 63.Kf3 Rd6 64.Re1 Kd7 65.Kg4 Re6 66.Ra1 Ke7 67.Kg5 Kf7 68.Ra7+ Kf8 69.Rh7 Kg8 70.Rh6 Kf7 71.Rh7+ Kg8 72.Rh6 Kf7 73.Rh7+ Kg8 1/2-1/2 [Event "AimChess Rapid Play-In"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.06.12"] [Round "1.11"] [White "Fier,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2604"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bf4 e5 8.Bg5 a6 9.Na3 b5 10.Nd5 Be7 11.Bxf6 Bxf6 12.c3 Rb8 13.Nc2 Bg5 14.a4 bxa4 15.Ncb4 Nxb4 16.cxb4 O-O 17.Rxa4 a5 18.b5 Bd7 19.Nc3 d5 20.exd5 e4 21.Be2 e3 22.f3 Bh4+ 23.g3 Bf6 24.O-O Qb6 25.Re4 Rfc8 26.d6 Bxc3 27.bxc3 Rxc3 28.Re1 Bf5 29.Re5 Be6 30.f4 g6 31.Qa1 Rc2 32.Rxe6 fxe6 33.Qe5 Re8 34.f5 Rc5 35.Qxe3 Qxd6 36.fxe6 Re5 37.Qb3 Qb4 38.Qxb4 axb4 39.b6 b3 40.b7 b2 41.e7 Rxe2 0-1 [Event "AimChess Rapid Play-In"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.06.12"] [Round "2.5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Kovalenko,I"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2674"] [ECO "A21"] 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Bb4 3.Nd5 Be7 4.d4 d6 5.e4 c6 6.Nxe7 Qxe7 7.Ne2 Nf6 8.Nc3 O-O 9.Be2 a6 10.Be3 b5 11.O-O Nbd7 12.f3 Bb7 13.Qd2 b4 14.Nd1 exd4 15.Bxd4 c5 16.Bf2 g6 17.Ne3 Ne5 18.Rad1 Ne8 19.Bg3 f6 20.Kh1 Rd8 21.Rfe1 Nc6 22.Nd5 Qf7 23.Bf1 Kh8 24.b3 a5 25.f4 Bc8 26.Qb2 Kg8 27.h3 Be6 28.Bh4 Bxd5 29.exd5 Nd4 30.Bf2 Nc7 31.Bxd4 cxd4 32.Qxd4 Na6 33.Qb6 Nc5 34.Qxa5 Rb8 35.Kh2 Rb7 36.Re6 Nxe6 37.dxe6 Qxe6 38.Qa6 Qe4 39.Qxd6 Ra7 40.Qd2 Re8 41.c5 Kg7 42.Bc4 Rc7 43.Kh1 Rxc5 44.Qxb4 Rc7 45.Qd6 Rce7 46.a4 Qe3 47.a5 Qg3 48.Rf1 Re1 49.Qd7+ Kh6 50.Qb5 Qxf4 51.Qxe8 Qxf1+ 52.Bxf1 Rxe8 53.a6 Re1 54.Kg1 Rb1 55.a7 Ra1 56.b4 Rxa7 57.Kf2 Ra2+ 58.Ke3 Rb2 59.b5 Kg7 60.g4 Kf7 61.Kd4 Ke7 62.Kc5 Kd7 63.b6 Kc8 64.Bc4 Rh2 65.Kd6 Rxh3 66.Ke6 Rf3 67.b7+ Kc7 68.Bd5 Rf4 69.Kf7 h5 70.gxh5 gxh5 71.Kg6 h4 72.Be6 Kxb7 73.Kh5 Kc7 74.Bg4 Kd6 0-1 [Event "AimChess Rapid Play-In"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.06.12"] [Round "4.54"] [White "Gabuzyan,H"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2579"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A01"] 1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.e3 Nf6 4.h3 d5 5.Bb5 Bd6 6.Ne2 O-O 7.Bxc6 bxc6 8.d3 Re8 9.Ng3 a5 10.e4 a4 11.O-O dxe4 12.dxe4 Nd7 13.Ba3 axb3 14.axb3 Nf8 15.Qc1 Ng6 16.Nd2 Rxa3 0-1 [Event "AimChess Rapid Play-In"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.06.12"] [Round "5.33"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Potkin,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2564"] [ECO "B40"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.b3 Nc6 4.Bb2 a6 5.c4 Nf6 6.e5 Ng4 7.g3 d6 8.exd6 Qxd6 9.Nc3 Nd4 10.Nxd4 Qxd4 11.Qe2 Qe5 12.Na4 Qxe2+ 13.Bxe2 Nf6 14.Nb6 Bd7 15.Nxa8 Bc6 16.O-O Nd7 17.d4 1-0 [Event "AimChess Rapid Play-In"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.06.12"] [Round "6.20"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Rasulov,Vu"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2526"] [ECO "C50"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.d3 Nf6 5.Nc3 h6 6.h3 a6 7.a4 d6 8.Be3 Bxe3 9.fxe3 Be6 10.b3 O-O 11.O-O d5 12.exd5 Nxd5 13.Qe1 Nxc3 14.Qxc3 Qd6 15.Bxe6 Qxe6 16.Nd2 a5 17.Nc4 b6 18.e4 Nd4 19.Rae1 Rad8 20.Ne3 Rd6 21.Rf2 Rc6 22.Qd2 Rd8 23.Qd1 Qe7 24.Nd5 Qc5 25.c3 Ne6 26.Qf3 Ng5 27.Qg3 Rg6 28.Qe3 Qxe3 29.Ne7+ Kh7 30.Rxe3 Rgd6 31.h4 Ne6 32.Rxf7 R8d7 33.Rg3 Rxd3 34.Rxd3 Rxd3 35.Nd5 c6 36.Nxb6 Rxc3 37.Nd7 Kg8 38.Re7 Nf4 39.Rxe5 Rxb3 40.Rxa5 Ra3 41.Ra8+ Kf7 42.Ne5+ Ke6 43.Re8+ Kf6 44.Nxc6 Kf7 45.Re5 g6 46.Re7+ Kf6 47.g4 Rg3+ 48.Kf2 Rxg4 49.e5+ Kf5 50.Kf3 Rxh4 51.Nd4+ Kg5 52.Rf7 Rh3+ 53.Ke4 Nd3 54.e6 Nc5+ 55.Kd5 Nxe6 56.Nxe6+ Kg4 57.Rf4+ Kg3 58.Rc4 Rh5+ 59.Kc6 Re5 60.Nc5 h5 61.a5 h4 62.a6 h3 63.Rc3+ Kg4 64.Rc2 Re7 65.Kb6 g5 66.a7 Re8 67.Ne4 Kf4 68.Nf6 Ra8 69.Rf2+ Kg3 70.Ne4+ Kh4 71.Rf7 Rh8 72.Rh7+ Rxh7 73.a8=Q h2 74.Nf2 Rh6+ 75.Kc5 Rf6 76.Nh1 g4 77.Qg2 Rf5+ 78.Kd4 Rf3 79.Qxh2+ Kg5 80.Ke4 Ra3 81.Qf4+ Kh5 82.Ng3+ Kh4 83.Nf5+ Kh3 84.Qh6+ Kg2 85.Qd2+ Kh3 86.Ne3 Ra4+ 87.Kf5 Ra5+ 88.Qxa5 1-0 [Event "AimChess Rapid Play-In"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.06.12"] [Round "7.12"] [White "Fressinet,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2632"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D02"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.g3 Bg4 5.Ne5 Bf5 6.Qb3 Qb6 7.cxd5 Qxb3 8.axb3 Nxd5 9.Bg2 Nb4 10.Na3 f6 11.e4 Be6 12.Nec4 Bxc4 13.bxc4 e5 14.dxe5 fxe5 15.Ke2 N8a6 16.Bd2 Bc5 17.Bc3 O-O 18.Rhf1 Rad8 19.f4 exf4 20.gxf4 Rd3 21.Rf3 Rxf3 22.Kxf3 Nd3 23.f5 Bb4 24.Nc2 Bxc3 25.bxc3 Nac5 26.Bf1 Ne5+ 27.Kf4 Re8 28.Rxa7 Nf7 29.Bg2 Nd6 30.Nd4 Nxc4 31.Ne6 Nxe6+ 32.fxe6 Rxe6 33.Rxb7 Rf6+ 34.Kg3 Kf8 35.Rb8+ Kf7 36.Rb7+ Kg6 37.Re7 Rf7 38.Re6+ Rf6 39.Re7 Rf7 40.Re6+ Rf6 41.Re7 1/2-1/2 [Event "AimChess Rapid Play-In"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.06.12"] [Round "8.13"] [White "Bernadskiy,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2553"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B40"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c3 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.d4 cxd4 6.cxd4 d6 7.Bc4 Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.Bd2 Nc6 10.Nc3 dxe5 11.dxe5 Nb6 12.Bb3 Na5 13.Bc2 Nac4 14.Bc1 Qxd1 15.Rxd1 Bd7 16.Be4 Bc6 17.Bxc6 bxc6 18.b3 Na3 19.Bg5 Bxg5 20.Nxg5 Rfd8 21.Nge4 Rxd1+ 22.Rxd1 Nd5 23.Nxd5 cxd5 24.Nd6 a6 25.Rc1 g5 26.Rc6 Nb5 27.a4 Nd4 28.Rc7 Rf8 29.b4 g4 30.h3 gxh3 31.gxh3 Nf3+ 32.Kg2 Nxe5 33.b5 axb5 34.axb5 Rb8 35.f4 Nc4 36.Nxf7 Rxb5 37.Ng5 Rb2+ 38.Kg3 Rb3+ 39.Kh4 Nd6 40.Nxe6 Re3 41.Ng5 h6 42.Nh7 Re6 43.Kg4 Rg6+ 44.Kh5 Re6 45.Kg4 Ne8 46.Rd7 Rg6+ 47.Kh5 Rg7 48.Rd8 Kxh7 49.Rxe8 Rd7 50.Re6 d4 51.Rxh6+ Kg7 52.Rg6+ Kf7 53.Rg1 d3 54.Kg4 d2 55.Rd1 Rd3 56.f5 Kf6 57.Kf4 Rd5 58.Ke4 Re5+ 59.Kd3 Rd5+ 60.Ke2 Kxf5 61.Rxd2 Rxd2+ 62.Kxd2 Kg5 63.h4+ Kxh4 1/2-1/2 [Event "AimChess Rapid Play-In"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.06.12"] [Round "9.16"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Samadov,Read"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2482"] [ECO "A16"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 O-O 5.d3 c5 6.e4 Nc6 7.Nge2 d6 8.h3 a6 9.O-O Rb8 10.a4 b6 11.Be3 Bb7 12.f4 Nd7 13.Rb1 Nd4 14.b4 Ba8 15.Qd2 e6 16.Bf2 Kh8 17.Nxd4 cxd4 18.Ne2 e5 19.f5 gxf5 20.exf5 Bxg2 21.Kxg2 d5 22.g4 dxc4 23.dxc4 Qc7 24.Rbc1 Qc6+ 25.Kh2 Bh6 26.b5 Qf6 27.Qd1 Bxc1 28.Qxc1 Nc5 29.Ng3 Qd6 30.Nh5 Nd3 31.Qg5 Rg8 32.Qf6+ Qxf6 33.Nxf6 Rgc8 34.Bh4 axb5 35.cxb5 Rc2+ 36.Kg3 Ra8 37.Ne4 Rxa4 38.Bf6+ Kg8 39.Rf3 Nc5 40.Nd6 Rc3 41.Bxe5 Raa3 42.Rxc3 dxc3 43.Kh4 c2 44.Bf4 Nd3 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 13th Jun Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.06.13"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Ribeiro,Matheus Mendes Domingues"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2257"] [ECO "D35"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 Be6 6.e3 c6 7.Bd3 Nbd7 8.Nge2 h6 9.Bh4 g5 10.Bg3 Nh5 11.Qc2 Nxg3 12.Nxg3 h5 13.O-O-O Qa5 14.Kb1 O-O-O 15.h4 g4 16.Nge2 Kb8 17.a3 Rc8 18.Nf4 c5 19.Qa4 Qxa4 20.Nxa4 cxd4 21.exd4 Bd6 22.g3 Nf6 23.Nxe6 fxe6 24.Rhe1 Rce8 25.Nc3 Rhf8 26.Re2 e5 27.Nb5 e4 28.Nxd6 exd3 29.Rxe8+ Nxe8 30.Nxe8 Rxe8 31.Rxd3 Re2 32.f3 Re1+ 33.Kc2 gxf3 34.Rxf3 Rg1 35.Rc3 b6 36.b4 Kb7 37.b5 Rg2+ 38.Kb3 Rd2 39.Rf3 Rxd4 40.Rf7+ Kb8 41.Rg7 Rd3+ 42.Kb4 Rf3 43.a4 Re3 44.Rg5 d4 45.Kc4 d3 46.Kc3 Rf3 47.Rg7 Ka8 48.Rd7 Rxg3 49.Rxd3 Rg4 50.Rd4 Rg3+ 51.Kc4 Rh3 52.Kd5 Kb7 53.Ke5 Rg3 54.Kd6 Rg4 55.Ke5 Rg8 56.Rd7+ Kb8 57.Rh7 Rg4 58.Rxh5 Rxa4 59.Rh8+ Kb7 60.Rh7+ Kb8 61.Kd5 Rb4 62.Kc6 Rc4+ 63.Kd6 Rc5 64.Rh8+ Kb7 65.Rh7+ Kb8 66.Rh8+ Kb7 67.Rh7+ Kb8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Titled Tue 13th Jun Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.06.13"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Souza,L"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2254"] [ECO "B90"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Be3 b5 8.Bb3 Qc7 9.f3 Be7 10.g4 h6 11.Qd2 Nc6 12.O-O-O Nxd4 13.Bxd4 Bb7 14.h4 b4 15.Na4 e5 16.Bb6 Qc6 17.Qxb4 O-O 18.g5 Nh5 19.g6 Kh8 20.gxf7 Nf4 21.Be3 Rab8 22.Qc4 Qd7 23.Nc5 Qd8 24.Bxf4 exf4 25.Ne6 Qb6 26.Nxf8 Rxf8 27.Kb1 Qd8 28.Rhg1 Bf6 29.Qe6 Qe7 30.Qxe7 Bxe7 31.e5 dxe5 32.Rd7 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 13th Jun Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.06.13"] [Round "2"] [White "Kumsiashvili,N"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2399"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A05"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.e3 g6 3.b3 Bg7 4.Bb2 O-O 5.Be2 b6 6.O-O Bb7 7.c4 c5 8.Nc3 Nc6 9.d4 cxd4 10.exd4 d5 11.Rc1 Rc8 12.Re1 dxc4 13.Bxc4 Na5 14.Be2 Nd5 15.Ne5 e6 16.Bf3 Nxc3 17.Bxc3 Bxe5 18.dxe5 Qxd1 19.Bxd1 Rfd8 20.Be2 Nc6 21.Bf3 Ba8 22.Bxc6 Rxc6 23.Bb4 Rd5 24.Red1 h6 25.Bd6 g5 26.h3 Kh7 27.Kf1 Rxd1+ 28.Rxd1 Rc2 29.a3 Bd5 30.b4 Kg6 31.Kg1 h5 32.Rd4 b5 33.h4 Rc3 34.hxg5 Kxg5 35.Be7+ Kf5 36.Bf6 Rc4 37.Rd3 Rc1+ 38.Kh2 Rc2 39.Kg3 Rc4 40.Kh2 a6 41.Rg3 Rg4 42.Rxg4 hxg4 43.Kg3 Bc6 44.Bg7 Bd5 45.Bf6 Be4 46.Bg7 Bd3 47.Bf6 Bf1 48.f3 gxf3 49.gxf3 Be2 50.Bg7 Bd1 51.Bf6 Be2 52.Bg7 Bd3 53.Bf6 Bc2 54.Bg7 Bb3 55.Bf6 Bc4 56.Bg7 Bd5 57.Bf6 Kg6 58.Kg4 Bc6 59.f4 Bd5 60.Bh8 Bc4 61.Bf6 Be2+ 62.Kg3 Kf5 63.Bg7 Ke4 64.Bf6 Kd3 65.Kh4 Kc4 66.Bd8 Kb3 67.Ba5 Bd3 68.Kg5 Kxa3 69.Kf6 Bg6 70.Kg5 Kb3 71.Kf6 Kc4 72.Kg5 Kd4 73.Kf6 Ke4 74.Kg5 Kf3 75.Bb6 Ke4 76.Ba5 Bf5 77.Bb6 Kd5 78.Ba5 Kc4 79.Kf6 Bg6 80.Kg5 Be4 81.Kf6 Bg6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Titled Tue 13th Jun Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.06.13"] [Round "2"] [White "Rengifo Blancas,Renzo Jhonathan"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2131"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B22"] 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.Be3 Bg4 7.Be2 cxd4 8.cxd4 e6 9.Nc3 Bb4 10.h3 Bh5 11.O-O Qa5 12.Qb3 O-O 13.Rac1 Rfd8 14.Rfd1 Rac8 15.a3 Bxc3 16.Rxc3 Nd5 17.Rc5 Qc7 18.g4 Bg6 19.Ne5 f6 20.Nxc6 bxc6 21.Rdc1 Rb8 22.Qa2 Qe7 23.Bf3 Bf7 24.Rxc6 e5 25.Qb1 Nxe3 26.Rc7 Qe8 27.fxe3 exd4 28.exd4 Qe3+ 29.Kg2 Qd2+ 30.Kg3 Rxb2 31.R1c2 Rxc2 32.Qxc2 Qxd4 33.Qc5 Qxc5 34.Rxc5 h5 35.Rc7 hxg4 36.hxg4 Rd3 37.Rc8+ Kh7 38.Kf4 g5+ 39.Ke4 Bg6+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 13th Jun Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.06.13"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Hajiyev,K"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2164"] [ECO "B12"] 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 a6 4.c3 h6 5.Bd3 dxe4 6.Nxe4 Bf5 7.Qf3 e6 8.Ne2 Nf6 9.Nxf6+ Qxf6 10.Bxf5 Qxf5 11.Qxf5 exf5 12.O-O Bd6 13.Bf4 Ke7 14.Rfe1 Bxf4 15.Nxf4+ Kd6 16.c4 Nd7 17.c5+ Kc7 18.Re7 Rhf8 19.d5 cxd5 20.Nxd5+ Kc6 21.Nb4+ Kxc5 22.Rxd7 Kxb4 23.Rxb7+ Ka5 24.a4 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 13th Jun Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.06.13"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Wadsworth,Matthew J"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2431"] [ECO "B40"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.b3 Nc6 4.Bb2 a6 5.c4 h5 6.Nc3 Nge7 7.d4 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Ng6 9.Nxc6 bxc6 10.Qd2 Be7 11.f4 h4 12.Bd3 Qc7 13.e5 c5 14.O-O-O Bb7 15.Rhe1 Rh5 16.Kb1 O-O-O 17.Ne4 f5 18.exf6 gxf6 19.Nxf6 Bxf6 20.Bxf6 Rg8 21.g3 hxg3 22.hxg3 Rh3 23.f5 Nf8 24.Be5 d6 25.fxe6 Nxe6 26.Bf5 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 13th Jun Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.06.13"] [Round "4"] [White "Wagner,De"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2598"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B83"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Be2 d6 7.Be3 Bd7 8.g4 h6 9.h4 Nxd4 10.Qxd4 e5 11.Qd1 Be7 12.Rg1 Nh7 13.Nb5 Bxb5 14.Bxb5+ Kf8 15.Qd5 Bxh4 16.Qxb7 Rb8 17.Qa6 Bg5 18.Bxa7 g6 19.Rd1 Kg7 20.Bxb8 Qxb8 21.Rxd6 Nf6 22.f3 Rc8 23.c3 Rd8 24.Rxd8 Qxd8 25.Rg2 h5 26.gxh5 Nxh5 27.Qa7 Bh4+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 13th Jun Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.06.13"] [Round "4"] [White "Tejedor Fuente,Enrique"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2390"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bf4 e5 8.Bg5 a6 9.Na3 b5 10.Nd5 Be7 11.Bxf6 Bxf6 12.c3 Rb8 13.Nc2 Bg5 14.Be2 O-O 15.O-O a5 16.b4 Be6 17.a4 bxa4 18.b5 Ne7 19.Rxa4 Bxd5 20.exd5 Qb6 21.Na3 Qc5 22.Bf3 f5 23.c4 e4 24.Be2 f4 25.Bg4 f3 26.Nc2 fxg2 27.Kxg2 Bf6 28.Be6+ Kh8 29.Qg4 Ng6 30.Ne3 Be5 31.Qxe4 Rf4 32.Qc2 Rbf8 33.Nf5 R4xf5 34.Bxf5 Rxf5 35.b6 Qxb6 36.c5 Rg5+ 37.Kh1 dxc5 38.f4 Nxf4 39.Raxf4 Bxf4 40.Rxf4 Qd6 41.Qe4 h6 42.Rf5 Rxf5 43.Qxf5 a4 44.Qc8+ Kh7 45.Qf5+ Qg6 46.Qf3 Qb1+ 47.Kg2 Qc2+ 48.Kh1 Qg6 49.h3 Qc2 50.h4 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 13th Jun Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.06.13"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Csonka,B"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2497"] [ECO "C44"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.g3 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O d6 7.c3 a5 8.a4 h6 9.Re1 Re8 10.Na3 Ba7 11.Nb5 Bb6 12.h3 Bd7 13.d4 exd4 14.Nfxd4 Nxd4 15.cxd4 Bxb5 16.axb5 Qd7 17.Qd3 Re7 18.Bd2 Qe8 19.Kh2 Qb8 20.f4 Qa7 21.e5 dxe5 22.fxe5 Nd7 23.Bc3 Rae8 24.Rad1 Qb8 25.Qf3 c5 26.bxc6 bxc6 27.Qxc6 Nf8 28.Rf1 Ng6 29.Qf3 Rd8 30.Qh5 Qa7 31.d5 Be3 32.e6 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 13th Jun Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.06.13"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Perez,Max"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2396"] [ECO "B30"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.Bc4 Nb6 6.Bb3 d5 7.exd6 e6 8.O-O Bxd6 9.d4 cxd4 10.cxd4 O-O 11.Nc3 Be7 12.Re1 Bf6 13.Be3 Nd5 14.Rc1 g6 15.Nxd5 exd5 16.Bh6 Bg7 17.Bxg7 Kxg7 18.Ne5 Nxe5 19.Rxe5 Be6 20.Qf3 Rc8 21.Rce1 Qb6 22.Qf4 a5 23.h4 h5 24.R1e2 a4 25.Bxd5 Bxd5 26.Rxd5 Rcd8 27.Rxd8 Rxd8 28.Re7 Qf6 29.Qxf6+ Kxf6 30.Rxb7 Rxd4 31.g3 Ke6 32.a3 Rd2 33.Kg2 f6 34.Kf3 g5 35.Rb6+ Kf5 36.Rb5+ Kg6 37.Ke3 Rc2 38.Rb4 gxh4 39.gxh4 Kf5 40.f3 Rh2 41.Rxa4 Rxb2 42.Rf4+ Kg6 43.Rb4 Ra2 44.a4 Kf5 45.Rb5+ Kg6 46.a5 Ra3+ 47.Ke4 Ra4+ 48.Kd5 Rxh4 49.Kc5 Ra4 50.Kb6 h4 51.a6 h3 52.a7 h2 53.Rb1 Kg5 54.Rh1 Kf4 55.Rxh2 Kxf3 56.Rh5 Kg4 57.Ra5 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 13th Jun Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.06.13"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Nihal,Sarin"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2681"] [ECO "B08"] 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nf3 d6 4.Be2 Nf6 5.Nc3 O-O 6.O-O Nc6 7.d5 Nb8 8.h3 c6 9.a4 a5 10.Bg5 Na6 11.Re1 Nd7 12.Qd2 Nb4 13.Bf1 Re8 14.Rad1 Qb6 15.Be3 Nc5 16.Bd4 Bxd4 17.Nxd4 Bd7 18.Qh6 e5 19.dxe6 Nxe6 20.Nf5 Nxc2 21.Rxd6 gxf5 22.exf5 Nxe1 23.Ne4 Kh8 24.Rxd7 Nf3+ 25.Kh1 Qxb2 26.Nf6 Neg5 27.Rxf7 Qxf6 28.Qxf6+ Kg8 29.Qg7+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 13th Jun Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.06.13"] [Round "6"] [White "Martins,Bruno Andre Leite"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2338"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bf4 e5 8.Bg5 a6 9.Na3 b5 10.Nd5 Be7 11.Bxf6 Bxf6 12.c4 b4 13.Nc2 a5 14.Be2 O-O 15.O-O Bg5 16.Qd3 Be6 17.Rad1 Qb8 18.Bf3 g6 19.b3 Kg7 20.g3 Qa7 21.Bg2 Rad8 22.Kh1 f5 23.f4 Bh6 24.Nde3 Ne7 25.Nd5 Bxd5 26.exd5 Kh8 27.Qe2 Bg7 28.Rfe1 e4 29.Qe3 Qxe3 30.Rxe3 Ra8 31.h4 Rfb8 32.a4 bxa3 33.Nxa3 a4 34.bxa4 Rxa4 35.Nb5 Rd8 36.Bf1 Ng8 37.Rb3 Nf6 38.Ra3 Rxa3 39.Nxa3 Ng4 40.Nb5 Nf2+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 13th Jun Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.06.13"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Sydoryka,Vladyslav"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2321"] [ECO "A36"] 1.c4 c5 2.g3 Nc6 3.Bg2 g6 4.Nc3 Bg7 5.d3 d6 6.Qd2 Nf6 7.b3 O-O 8.Bb2 Rb8 9.e3 a6 10.Nge2 Bd7 11.O-O b5 12.Nd5 e6 13.Nxf6+ Bxf6 14.Bxf6 Qxf6 15.f4 Rfd8 16.g4 h6 17.Ng3 Qe7 18.Rae1 bxc4 19.dxc4 a5 20.Ne4 Be8 21.g5 hxg5 22.fxg5 Ne5 23.Qf2 Bc6 24.Nf6+ Kg7 25.Bxc6 Nxc6 26.Ng4 Ne5 27.Qf6+ Qxf6 28.gxf6+ Kh7 29.Nxe5 dxe5 30.Rd1 g5 31.Kg2 Kg6 32.Kf3 Rxd1 33.Rxd1 Kxf6 34.Rd7 Rh8 35.Kg3 a4 36.Rb7 axb3 37.axb3 Kg6 38.Rb5 Rc8 39.Rb6 Kf6 40.Kg4 Kg6 41.e4 Rc7 42.Kg3 Rc8 43.Kg4 Kf6 44.Rb5 Rc7 45.h4 gxh4 46.Kxh4 Rc8 47.Kg4 Ke7 48.Kf3 Kd6 49.Rb6+ Kd7 50.Ke3 f5 51.Rb7+ Kd6 52.Rb6+ Ke7 53.Rb5 Kf6 54.Rb6 f4+ 55.Kf3 Rg8 56.b4 Rg3+ 57.Kf2 cxb4 58.Rxb4 Rc3 59.Ra4 Kg5 60.Ra6 Rxc4 61.Kf3 Rc3+ 62.Kf2 Re3 63.Ra4 Kf6 64.Rc4 Rd3 65.Rc6 Rd4 66.Kf3 Ra4 67.Rb6 Ra3+ 68.Kf2 Re3 69.Rb4 Kg5 70.Ra4 Kg4 71.Rb4 Ra3 72.Rb5 Ra2+ 73.Kg1 Kg3 74.Kf1 Ra1+ 75.Ke2 f3+ 76.Ke3 f2 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 13th Jun Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.06.13"] [Round "7"] [White "Xu,Yi"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2502"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B40"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Nxc6 bxc6 7.e5 Nd5 8.Ne4 Qc7 9.f4 a5 10.a3 Qb6 11.c4 Ne3 12.Qd3 Nf5 13.Be2 Bb7 14.Bd2 Be7 15.Bc3 c5 16.Bf3 O-O 17.O-O Nd4 18.Rae1 Rad8 19.Kh1 Bxe4 20.Bxe4 g6 21.Qh3 d6 22.Re3 dxe5 23.Qh6 f5 24.Rg3 Rf7 25.fxe5 Ne2 26.Rgf3 Nxc3 27.bxc3 Qc7 28.Qf4 Bf8 29.Bc2 Bg7 30.Re1 Rfd7 31.h3 Rd2 32.Ba4 h6 33.Qg3 g5 34.Rff1 Kh7 35.Qe3 R2d3 36.Qf2 Rxc3 37.Bb5 Rdd3 38.a4 Qd8 39.Qe2 Qd4 40.Qh5 Qh4 41.Qxh4 gxh4 42.Rf4 Rd4 43.Rf2 Kg6 44.Rfe2 Kg5 45.Kg1 Rf4 46.Rd2 Rd4 47.Rde2 f4 48.Kf2 Kf5 49.Kg1 Re3 50.Rxe3 fxe3 51.Rxe3 Bxe5 52.Kf1 Bf4 53.Re1 Rd3 54.Ke2 Re3+ 55.Kf2 Rb3 56.Rd1 Bg3+ 57.Ke2 Rb2+ 58.Rd2 Rxd2+ 59.Kxd2 Ke5 60.Ke3 Kf5 61.Kf3 Ke5 62.Ke3 Bf4+ 63.Kf3 Bg5 64.Ke2 Kd4 65.Kf3 e5 66.Ke2 e4 67.Ba6 e3 68.Bb5 Kc3 69.Ba6 Kb3 70.Bb5 Kc2 71.Ba6 Kc3 72.Bb5 Kb4 73.Kd3 Bf4 74.Ke2 Kc3 75.Ba6 Kd4 76.Bb5 Bg5 77.Ba6 Ke4 78.Bb5 Ke5 79.Ba6 Kd4 80.Bb5 Kc3 81.Ba6 Kd4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Titled Tue 13th Jun Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.06.13"] [Round "8"] [White "Ilamparthi,A R"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2393"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B40"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d3 Nc6 4.g3 Nf6 5.Bg2 d6 6.O-O Be7 7.Re1 O-O 8.c3 e5 9.h3 h6 10.a3 Be6 11.b4 a6 12.Bb2 b5 13.d4 cxd4 14.cxd4 exd4 15.Nxd4 Nxd4 16.Qxd4 Rc8 17.Nc3 Rc4 18.Qd3 Qc8 19.Nd5 Nxd5 20.exd5 Bf5 21.Qf3 Bd8 22.g4 Bg6 23.Rac1 Bg5 24.Rxc4 Qxc4 25.Ba1 Rc8 26.Bf1 Qf4 27.Qxf4 Bxf4 28.a4 bxa4 29.Bxa6 Rb8 30.Bc3 f6 31.b5 Be5 32.Ba5 a3 33.Bc7 Rf8 34.b6 a2 35.b7 Bb1 36.Bb5 a1=Q 37.Bd7 Qc3 38.Be6+ Kh8 39.Rxb1 Qxc7 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 13th Jun Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.06.13"] [Round "8"] [White "Martinez Ramirez,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2426"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A15"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c6 3.e3 d5 4.b3 Bg4 5.Bb2 Nbd7 6.Be2 e6 7.h3 Bh5 8.d3 Bd6 9.Nbd2 h6 10.Qc2 Qe7 11.a3 a5 12.e4 dxe4 13.dxe4 e5 14.Nh4 Bg6 15.Nxg6 fxg6 16.O-O O-O 17.g3 Kh7 18.Kg2 Bc5 19.f4 Rae8 20.f5 gxf5 21.Rxf5 g6 22.Rf3 Bd4 23.Raf1 Kg7 24.b4 axb4 25.axb4 c5 26.b5 Nh7 27.Nb1 Rxf3 28.Bxf3 Ndf6 29.Nc3 Qe6 30.Nd5 Ng5 31.Nc7 Qxh3+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 13th Jun Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.06.13"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Tanenbaum,Zachary"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2247"] [ECO "C45"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Nxc6 Qf6 6.Qf3 bxc6 7.Nc3 d6 8.Qxf6 Nxf6 9.f3 O-O 10.Bd2 d5 11.exd5 Re8+ 12.Be2 cxd5 13.Kf1 d4 14.Na4 Bd6 15.Bc4 Bd7 16.b3 Bxa4 17.bxa4 Bc5 18.Rb1 Nd7 19.Bb5 Rab8 20.Kf2 d3+ 21.Kg3 Bd6+ 22.Kh3 dxc2 23.Rbc1 Re7 24.Rxc2 Nc5 25.Re1 Rxe1 26.Bxe1 Ne6 27.Bf2 Nf4+ 28.Kg4 h5+ 29.Kf5 a6 30.Bc6 Rb4 31.Re2 Nxe2 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 13th Jun Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.06.13"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Dubov,Daniil"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2716"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 Bg7 11.g3 Ne7 12.Nxe7 Qxe7 13.Bg2 d5 14.Qxd5 Rb8 15.O-O O-O 16.Qd1 Be6 17.c3 b4 18.Nc2 bxc3 19.bxc3 Rfd8 20.Qf3 Rb2 21.Nb4 Rdd2 22.Nd5 Qd8 23.c4 f5 24.Rad1 fxe4 25.Qxe4 Rxa2 26.Rxd2 Rxd2 27.Qe3 Rd4 28.Qb3 a5 29.Qb5 h6 30.Ne3 e4 31.h4 Bd7 32.Qc5 a4 33.Nf5 Bxf5 34.Qxf5 a3 35.c5 a2 36.c6 Rd1 37.Rxd1 Qxd1+ 38.Kh2 Qd8 39.Bxe4 a1=Q 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 13th Jun Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.06.13"] [Round "10"] [White "Galchenko,Matvey"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2438"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A03"] 1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.O-O b5 6.d3 Bb7 7.a4 b4 8.a5 O-O 9.Ne5 c5 10.Qe1 a6 11.c3 Nc6 12.Nxc6 Bxc6 13.Nd2 bxc3 14.bxc3 Rb8 15.Nf3 d4 16.cxd4 Bxf3 17.Rxf3 cxd4 18.Bd2 Nd5 19.Rf1 Nc3 20.f5 exf5 21.Rxf5 Qd7 22.Rf2 Rfe8 23.Rc1 Bb4 24.Qf1 Re7 25.Bf3 Bxa5 26.Ra1 Rb5 27.Qg2 Rc5 28.Kh1 h5 29.g4 hxg4 30.Bxg4 Qc6 31.Bf3 Qg6 32.Qh3 Qf6 33.Rg2 Nxe2 34.Bxa5 Nf4 35.Qg3 Nxg2 36.Bxg2 Rg5 37.Qb8+ Kh7 38.Qb7 g6 39.Qf3 Rf5 40.Qh3+ Rh5 41.Qg3 Qg5 42.Qxg5 Rxg5 43.Bd8 Rxg2 44.Bxe7 Rd2 45.Ra3 Rd1+ 46.Kg2 Rd2+ 47.Kg3 a5 48.Bc5 a4 49.Bxd4 g5 50.Be3 Re2 51.Bxg5 Kg6 52.Bf4 f6 53.Kf3 Rc2 54.Rxa4 Rc3 55.Rd4 Rb3 56.Rd6 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 13th Jun Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.06.13"] [Round "10"] [White "Goryachkina,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2557"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B40"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c3 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.d4 cxd4 6.cxd4 d6 7.Bc4 Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.Qe2 Nc6 10.Nc3 dxe5 11.dxe5 Nxc3 12.bxc3 Qc7 13.Re1 b6 14.Bd3 Bb7 15.Bg5 Rfd8 16.Bc2 h6 17.Bf4 Na5 18.Rac1 Qc4 19.Qxc4 Nxc4 20.Nd4 Rac8 21.Bb3 Bd5 22.h3 Rc5 23.Nc2 Nb2 24.Bxd5 Rcxd5 25.Rb1 Nd3 26.Re4 Nxf4 27.Rxf4 Rxe5 28.Ra4 Rd7 29.Nd4 Rc5 30.Rb3 Bf6 31.Ra6 g6 32.Rba3 e5 33.Ne2 Rcc7 34.Ng3 Be7 35.Kh2 Bxa3 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 13th Jun Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.06.13"] [Round "11"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Fiorito,Joaquin"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2409"] [ECO "B15"] 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ exf6 6.c3 Bd6 7.Bd3 O-O 8.Ne2 Re8 9.O-O Nd7 10.Ng3 g6 11.Bh6 f5 12.Qd2 Nf8 13.Rfe1 Be6 14.a4 a5 15.Re2 Qc7 16.Rae1 Bd7 17.Rxe8 Rxe8 18.Rxe8 Bxe8 19.Bc4 Qe7 20.Bg5 Qc7 21.Qe2 Bd7 22.Bf6 Be6 23.Nf1 Qd7 24.b3 Bxc4 25.Qxc4 Ne6 26.g3 Nc7 27.Bg5 Nd5 28.Bd2 f4 29.Qe2 Kg7 30.c4 Nf6 31.Bc3 Kg8 32.Bxa5 Qf5 33.Bd2 f3 34.Qe3 Ne4 35.Bc1 Be7 36.Nd2 Ng5 37.h4 Ne6 38.Nxf3 Bf6 39.Kg2 Qc2 40.Bd2 Qc1 41.Bxc1 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 13th Jun Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.06.13"] [Round "11"] [White "Hafiz,Arif Abdul"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2241"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B23"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 e6 4.Nf3 Nh6 5.Bb5 Nd4 6.O-O Nxb5 7.Nxb5 a6 8.Nc3 Be7 9.f5 d5 10.d3 dxe4 11.Bxh6 exf3 12.Bxg7 Rg8 13.Qxf3 Rxg7 14.f6 Qd4+ 15.Rf2 Bxf6 16.Qxf6 Qxf6 17.Rxf6 Ke7 18.Raf1 Bd7 19.Ne4 Bc6 20.Ng3 Rd8 21.R6f2 Rd5 22.Ne2 Rf5 23.g3 Rxf2 24.Kxf2 e5 25.Ke3 Ke6 26.a3 h5 27.b4 cxb4 28.axb4 h4 29.c4 hxg3 30.hxg3 Bg2 31.Rf2 Bh3 32.d4 exd4+ 33.Nxd4+ Ke5 34.Nf3+ Kd6 35.Rh2 Be6 36.c5+ Kd5 37.Kf2 Kc4 38.Rh4+ Kc3 39.Rf4 Rg4 40.Rxg4 Bxg4 41.Ne5 Be6 42.c6 b5 43.c7 Kxb4 44.Nxf7 Kc5 45.Ke3 a5 46.Ng5 Bf5 47.Ne4+ Kc6 48.Kd4 b4 49.Nc3 Be6 50.Nd5 b3 51.Nc3 Kxc7 52.Kd3 Kc6 53.Kd2 Kc5 54.Kc1 Kb4 55.Kb2 a4 56.Nb1 Bg4 57.Na3 Bf5 58.g4 Bxg4 59.Nb1 Bf5 60.Na3 Bg6 61.Ka1 Bf5 62.Kb2 Bd3 63.Ka1 Kc3 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 20th Jun Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.06.20"] [Round "1"] [White "Laddha,Shubh Jayesh"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2393"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B40"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.g3 Nc6 4.Bg2 Nf6 5.Nc3 Be7 6.O-O d6 7.d3 O-O 8.Ng5 Nd7 9.f4 Bxg5 10.fxg5 Nde5 11.Be3 b6 12.Qd2 Ba6 13.Rf4 Rc8 14.Raf1 Nd4 15.Ne2 Nxc2 16.Qxc2 Nxd3 17.R4f3 Ne5 18.R3f2 Ng4 19.Rf3 Nxe3 20.Rxe3 Qxg5 21.Ref3 Qe7 22.R1f2 Bxe2 23.Qxe2 c4 24.Rf4 Rc5 25.Qg4 b5 26.Bh3 Re5 27.Qd1 h5 28.Bg2 b4 29.Qd4 Rc5 30.Qd1 a5 31.Bf3 g6 32.Be2 c3 33.bxc3 Rxc3 34.Bxh5 Qc7 35.Qe2 Rc1+ 36.Kg2 Qc4 37.Qxc4 Rxc4 38.Bxg6 Rc7 39.Bh5 Kg7 40.Bg4 Rb8 41.Bh5 a4 42.Rxf7+ Rxf7 43.Rxf7+ Kh6 44.Bd1 b3 45.axb3 axb3 46.Bxb3 Rxb3 47.Rf6+ Kg7 48.Rxe6 Rb2+ 49.Kf3 Rd2 50.h4 Kf7 51.Rh6 Kg7 52.Rh5 Rd3+ 53.Kf4 Rd1 54.Rd5 Rf1+ 55.Kg4 Rf6 56.Rg5+ Kh6 57.Rf5 Re6 58.Kf4 Kg6 59.g4 Re8 60.h5+ Kg7 61.Rd5 Rf8+ 62.Ke3 Rf6 63.g5 Re6 64.Kf4 Kh7 65.Kf5 Re7 66.Rxd6 Ra7 67.e5 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 20th Jun Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.06.20"] [Round "1"] [White "Shapiro,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2192"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A37"] 1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 Nc6 5.Nf3 d6 6.O-O Nf6 7.d3 Bd7 8.a3 h5 9.Rb1 Qc8 10.h4 Bh3 11.b4 Bxg2 12.Kxg2 b6 13.e4 O-O 14.Bg5 e6 15.Re1 Ng4 16.Qc2 Qd7 17.Ne2 Rae8 18.d4 Nxd4 19.Nexd4 cxd4 20.Rbd1 e5 21.Rc1 f5 22.c5 bxc5 23.bxc5 dxc5 24.Qxc5 fxe4 25.Rxe4 Rc8 26.Qa5 Qf5 27.Qd5+ Kh8 28.Re2 Rxc1 29.Bxc1 d3 30.Re1 Rc8 31.Bd2 Re8 32.Qc6 Rf8 33.Bb4 Rc8 34.Qd5 e4 35.Qxe4 Qxe4 36.Rxe4 Bf6 37.Re6 Rc2 38.Be1 Kg7 39.Rd6 Ne3+ 40.Kg1 Nc4 41.Rxd3 Rc1 42.Kg2 Rc2 43.Bb4 a5 44.Bc5 Ne5 45.Nxe5 Bxe5 46.Be3 Rc7 47.Rd5 Bb2 48.Rxa5 Kf7 49.a4 Rc6 50.Rb5 Bc3 51.a5 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 20th Jun Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.06.20"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Ward,I"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2028"] [ECO "C44"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.g3 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.Bg2 d6 6.c3 O-O 7.O-O Re8 8.Re1 a6 9.a4 Bg4 10.h3 Bxf3 11.Qxf3 h6 12.Nd2 Ba7 13.Nf1 Qe7 14.b4 b5 15.Ne3 Qe6 16.Nd5 Rac8 17.axb5 axb5 18.Ra6 Bb6 19.Nxb6 cxb6 20.Rxb6 Ne7 21.Bd2 Rb8 22.Rxb8 Rxb8 23.Ra1 d5 24.Be3 dxe4 25.dxe4 Rc8 26.Bc5 Ng6 27.Rd1 Qc4 28.Qd3 Qb3 29.Qxb5 Qxd1+ 30.Kh2 Qd7 31.Qe2 Qc6 32.Bf3 Rd8 33.c4 Nd7 34.Be3 Rc8 35.c5 Rb8 36.Qd2 Qb5 37.Qd6 Nf6 38.c6 Rc8 39.c7 Qd7 40.Bc5 Qxc7 41.Qa6 Rd8 42.Bb6 Qd6 43.Qa5 Rc8 44.Bc5 Qc6 45.Kg2 Nd7 46.Be3 Ra8 47.b5 Rxa5 48.bxc6 Nf6 49.c7 Ra8 50.Bb6 Ne8 51.Bg4 Nxc7 52.Bxc7 Ra2 53.Bf5 Re2 54.Kf3 Ra2 55.Bxg6 fxg6 56.Bxe5 Ra3+ 57.Kg2 Kf7 58.h4 g5 59.h5 Ke6 60.Bxg7 Ra6 61.Bxh6 g4 62.Bf4 Kf7 63.h6 Kg6 64.Kf1 Ra2 65.Ke1 Rb2 66.e5 Ra2 67.Be3 Ra5 68.Bd4 Kxh6 69.Ke2 Kg5 70.Ke3 Kf5 71.Bc3 Ra3 72.Kd3 Ra2 73.Bd4 Ra3+ 74.Kc4 Ra5 75.Bc3 Ra2 76.Bd4 Rc2+ 77.Kd5 Rd2 78.Kc5 Rc2+ 79.Kd6 Rd2 80.Kd5 Rd1 81.e6 Rxd4+ 82.Kxd4 Kxe6 83.Ke4 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 20th Jun Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.06.20"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Souza,L"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2254"] [ECO "D35"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3 Be7 7.Bd3 Nbd7 8.Nge2 O-O 9.Qc2 Re8 10.O-O Nf8 11.f3 Be6 12.Bh4 Rc8 13.Rad1 c5 14.Bb5 N8d7 15.Kh1 a6 16.Bxd7 Qxd7 17.dxc5 Rxc5 18.Qd2 b5 19.Nf4 b4 20.Bxf6 Bxf6 21.Ncxd5 Bxd5 22.Nxd5 Qe6 23.e4 a5 24.Qf2 Rcc8 25.h3 h6 26.Rfe1 Be5 27.f4 Bb8 28.e5 Qf5 29.Qf3 Rc2 30.Ne3 Qc8 31.Nxc2 Qxc2 32.Qe2 Qc5 33.Rc1 Qb6 34.Qe4 Ba7 35.Qc6 Qb8 36.Qc7 Qa8 37.f5 Bf2 38.e6 fxe6 39.Rxe6 Rf8 40.f6 Bd4 41.Qxg7+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 20th Jun Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.06.20"] [Round "3"] [White "Droin,Augustin"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2452"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B41"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.g3 d5 6.Nb3 dxe4 7.Qxd8+ Kxd8 8.N1d2 Nf6 9.f3 Nc6 10.Nxe4 Nxe4 11.fxe4 Bd6 12.Bg5+ f6 13.O-O-O Ke7 14.Be3 Ne5 15.Bb6 Bd7 16.Na5 Bc6 17.Nxc6+ Nxc6 18.Be2 Rac8 19.c3 Ne5 20.Bd4 h5 21.h4 Nc6 22.Rhg1 Nxd4 23.Rxd4 Bc5 24.Kd2 Bxd4 25.cxd4 Rhd8 26.Ke3 Rc2 27.Bf3 Rxb2 28.Bxh5 Rxa2 29.Rb1 Ra3+ 30.Kf4 b5 31.Be2 Rxd4 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 20th Jun Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.06.20"] [Round "3"] [White "Sherman,Reem"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2294"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B40"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Nxc6 bxc6 7.e5 Nd5 8.Ne4 Qc7 9.f4 a5 10.c4 Bb4+ 11.Ke2 O-O 12.a3 Be7 13.Qc2 Ba6 14.Ke1 Nb6 15.Bd3 f5 16.exf6 gxf6 17.Be3 d5 18.Bd4 dxe4 19.Bxe4 Rf7 20.b3 Rd8 21.Rd1 a4 22.Qf2 c5 23.Bc3 axb3 24.h4 Rxd1+ 25.Kxd1 Na4 26.Ba1 b2 27.Bxb2 Nxb2+ 28.Qxb2 Qxf4 29.Qe2 f5 30.Bd3 Qd4 31.Kc2 Bf6 32.Rb1 Qc3+ 33.Kd1 Bxc4 34.Rb8+ Kg7 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 20th Jun Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.06.20"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Gascon Del Nogal,Jose Rafael"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2468"] [ECO "C44"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.g3 Nf6 4.d3 d5 5.exd5 Nxd5 6.Bg2 Be7 7.O-O O-O 8.Re1 f6 9.c3 Nb6 10.d4 exd4 11.Nxd4 Nxd4 12.cxd4 c6 13.Nc3 Kh8 14.Qb3 Bd6 15.Be3 Bf5 16.a4 Rb8 17.a5 Nd7 18.h3 a6 19.Red1 Re8 20.d5 c5 21.Ne2 b5 22.axb6 Rxb6 23.Qa3 Qb8 24.Nf4 Rxb2 25.Re1 Rb6 26.Bd2 Rxe1+ 27.Rxe1 Ne5 28.Bc3 Qc8 29.Qa4 h6 30.Ne6 Bxe6 31.dxe6 Qxe6 32.f4 Qd7 33.Qxd7 Nxd7 34.Re8+ Kh7 35.Be4+ g6 36.Rd8 Nf8 37.Bxf6 Bc7 38.Rxf8 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 20th Jun Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.06.20"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Leenhouts,K"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2446"] [ECO "C44"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.g3 Nf6 4.d3 Be7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O d5 7.exd5 Nxd5 8.Re1 Bf6 9.Nbd2 Bg4 10.h3 Bh5 11.Nc4 Re8 12.g4 Bg6 13.g5 Be7 14.Nfxe5 Nxe5 15.Rxe5 c6 16.Re1 Bc5 17.Rxe8+ Qxe8 18.d4 Bf8 19.c3 Rd8 20.Bd2 c5 21.Ne5 cxd4 22.cxd4 Nb6 23.Bc3 Qe7 24.Qg4 Nd5 25.h4 Nxc3 26.bxc3 Qc7 27.Qf3 Bd6 28.Re1 b6 29.h5 Bc2 30.h6 Bf8 31.Nc6 Rc8 32.hxg7 Kxg7 33.Qf6+ Kg8 34.Bd5 Bg6 35.Ne7+ Bxe7 36.Rxe7 Qxc3 37.Bxf7+ Bxf7 38.Qxf7+ Kh8 39.Qxh7+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 20th Jun Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.06.20"] [Round "5"] [White "Martinez Ramirez,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2426"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A36"] 1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 Nc6 5.a3 Nf6 6.Rb1 a5 7.Nf3 O-O 8.O-O d6 9.d3 Bd7 10.b3 Rb8 11.Bd2 Qc8 12.Re1 Bh3 13.Bh1 h6 14.e4 Kh7 15.Nd5 Bg4 16.Qc1 Bxf3 17.Bxf3 Nd4 18.Bg2 Nxd5 19.exd5 Qd8 20.b4 axb4 21.axb4 b6 22.bxc5 dxc5 23.Bf4 Rc8 24.h4 Re8 25.Be3 Nf5 26.Bh3 e6 27.Bxf5 gxf5 28.dxe6 Rxe6 29.Qc2 Qf6 30.Bf4 Rce8 31.Rxe6 Rxe6 32.Kg2 Qd8 33.Rb3 Bd4 34.Ra3 Qd7 35.Qd1 b5 36.cxb5 Qxb5 37.Qh5 Qb7+ 38.Kh2 Re1 39.Qxf5+ Kh8 40.f3 Qb2+ 41.Kh3 Qxa3 42.Qxf7 Qa8 43.Bxh6 Qg8 44.Qf4 Qe6+ 45.g4 Rh1+ 46.Kg2 Qe2+ 47.Kxh1 Qf1+ 48.Kh2 Bg1+ 49.Kg3 Bf2+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 20th Jun Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.06.20"] [Round "5"] [White "Danielyan,Vahe"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2346"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B23"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 e6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.Bb5 Nge7 5.O-O a6 6.Bxc6 Nxc6 7.d4 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Qc7 9.Re1 Nxd4 10.Qxd4 f6 11.Be3 b5 12.Rad1 Be7 13.a4 b4 14.Na2 Rb8 15.Qd3 O-O 16.Nc1 Rd8 17.Nb3 a5 18.Nd4 Bb7 19.Nb5 Qc6 20.Bf4 e5 21.Bc1 d5 22.Qb3 Qc4 23.Qxc4 dxc4 24.f3 Bc6 25.Rxd8+ Rxd8 26.Be3 Rb8 27.Rd1 Kf8 28.b3 cxb3 29.cxb3 Bxb5 30.axb5 Rxb5 31.Rd7 a4 32.bxa4 Ra5 33.Rb7 Rxa4 34.g4 Ra2 35.h4 Ke8 36.h5 h6 37.Bf2 Rc2 38.Be1 Rb2 39.Kf1 b3 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 20th Jun Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.06.20"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Zakhartsov,Vl"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2545"] [ECO "B73"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be2 Bg7 7.O-O Nc6 8.Be3 O-O 9.Qd2 d5 10.exd5 Nxd5 11.Nxc6 bxc6 12.Rfd1 Bf5 13.Nxd5 cxd5 14.c3 Qb8 15.a4 Rd8 16.a5 Qc7 17.Bf3 Rab8 18.Ra3 Rb5 19.b4 e5 20.c4 Qxc4 21.Bxa7 Qxb4 22.Qxb4 Rxb4 23.Bb6 Rb8 24.Bxd5 Bf8 25.Rc3 R4xb6 26.axb6 Rxb6 27.Rc7 Be6 28.Bxe6 Rxe6 29.g3 Rf6 30.Kg2 Kg7 31.Rdd7 h5 32.h3 Rf5 33.Rc8 Ba3 34.Rdd8 Kf6 35.Rc6+ Kg7 36.f3 Bb2 37.Rcc8 Kf6 38.Rg8 Bd4 39.Rc6+ Ke7 40.Rb8 Kd7 41.Ra6 Kc7 42.Rb1 Rg5 43.h4 Rf5 44.Rc1+ Kb7 45.Rd6 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 20th Jun Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.06.20"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Sethuraman,S"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2606"] [ECO "C01"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bd3 Bd6 6.O-O O-O 7.Bg5 Bg4 8.Nbd2 Nbd7 9.c4 c6 10.c5 Bc7 11.Qc2 h6 12.Bh4 Re8 13.b4 Bf4 14.a4 Qc7 15.b5 Ne4 16.Bg3 Nxd2 17.Qxd2 Bxd2 18.Bxc7 Bxf3 19.gxf3 Bc3 20.Rad1 Bxd4 21.Bf5 Bxc5 22.bxc6 bxc6 23.Bxd7 Re7 24.Bxc6 Rc8 25.Rxd5 Rexc7 26.Bd7 Rd8 27.Rfd1 g6 28.Kg2 Bb6 29.R1d2 Kg7 30.h4 Rc5 31.Rxc5 Bxc5 32.Rd5 Bb6 33.f4 Kf8 34.Kg3 Ke7 35.Bc6 Rxd5 36.Bxd5 Kf6 37.Bc4 h5 38.Bd5 Bc5 39.Bc4 Bd4 40.Bd5 Bc5 41.Bc4 Bd4 42.Bd5 Bc5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Titled Tue 20th Jun Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.06.20"] [Round "7"] [White "Lobanov,Sergei"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2547"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D35"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3 Bf5 7.Bd3 Bxd3 8.Qxd3 Nbd7 9.Nge2 Be7 10.O-O O-O 11.f3 Re8 12.Rad1 Nf8 13.Bh4 Ne6 14.Bf2 a5 15.h3 Qb6 16.e4 Qa6 17.Qc2 dxe4 18.fxe4 Rad8 19.Be3 Bb4 20.Ng3 c5 21.Rxf6 gxf6 22.Nd5 Nxd4 23.Bxd4 cxd4 24.Nh5 Re5 25.Ndxf6+ Kh8 26.Qc7 Qd6 27.Qxf7 Re7 28.Qc4 d3 29.a3 Qc5+ 30.Qxc5 Bxc5+ 31.Kh1 d2 32.Nd5 Rxe4 33.Rxd2 Re1+ 34.Kh2 Re5 35.Nhf6 Be7 36.Ng4 Rexd5 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 20th Jun Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.06.20"] [Round "7"] [White "Iturrizaga Bonelli,Eduardo"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2626"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A37"] 1.c4 c5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.Nc3 Nc6 5.Nf3 d6 6.O-O Bf5 7.a3 Qd7 8.Re1 Nf6 9.b4 O-O 10.Bb2 cxb4 11.axb4 Nxb4 12.d3 a5 13.Nd4 Bh3 14.Bh1 d5 15.Na4 Qd8 16.Qb3 Rc8 17.Rac1 e5 18.Nb5 Ng4 19.cxd5 Qf6 20.Bf3 Bh6 21.Rc4 Rxc4 22.Qxc4 Qf5 23.Nc5 Qh5 24.Nd7 Re8 25.Nf6+ Nxf6 26.Bxh5 gxh5 27.Nd6 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 20th Jun Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.06.20"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Oro,Faustino"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2316"] [ECO "C50"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.O-O Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.c3 O-O 7.Re1 h6 8.a4 a6 9.Nbd2 Ba7 10.Nf1 Ne7 11.d4 Ng6 12.h3 Re8 13.Ng3 Be6 14.Bxe6 Rxe6 15.Be3 Qd7 16.dxe5 Nxe5 17.Nxe5 Rxe5 18.Bxa7 Rxa7 19.f4 Re8 20.e5 dxe5 21.fxe5 Nd5 22.c4 Nb6 23.b3 Qe6 24.Qd4 Raa8 25.Rad1 Re7 26.Qe4 Rb8 27.Nf5 Rd7 28.Qg4 Qg6 29.Qxg6 fxg6 30.Rxd7 Nxd7 31.Ne7+ Kf7 32.Nd5 Re8 33.Nxc7 Rxe5 34.Rxe5 Nxe5 35.Kf2 Nd3+ 36.Ke3 Nc5 37.b4 Nxa4 38.Kd4 Nb6 39.Kc5 Nc8 40.Nd5 Ke6 41.Nb6 Nd6 42.g4 Ne4+ 43.Kd4 Nf2 44.Na4 Kd6 45.Nc5 Kc6 46.Ne6 Nxh3 47.Ke3 Ng5 48.Nxg5 hxg5 49.Kd4 Kd6 50.c5+ Ke6 51.Ke4 Ke7 52.Ke5 Kd7 53.Kd5 Ke7 54.c6 bxc6+ 55.Kxc6 Kd8 56.Kb6 Kc8 57.Kxa6 Kc7 58.Kb5 Kb7 59.Kc5 Kc7 60.Kd5 Kb6 61.Ke6 Kb5 62.Kf7 Kxb4 63.Kxg6 Kc5 64.Kxg5 Kd6 65.Kg6 Ke5 66.Kxg7 Kf4 67.Kh7 Kxg4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Titled Tue 20th Jun Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.06.20"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Pap,G"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2429"] [ECO "C55"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 d5 5.exd5 Nxd5 6.O-O Nb6 7.Bb5 Bd6 8.d4 e4 9.Re1 f5 10.Bg5 Qd7 11.c4 O-O 12.c5 exf3 13.cxd6 Qxd6 14.d5 Qg6 15.dxc6 bxc6 16.Qxf3 cxb5 17.Be7 Rf7 18.Nc3 Bd7 19.Bc5 Bc6 20.Qg3 Qxg3 21.hxg3 Re8 22.Rxe8+ Bxe8 23.b3 a6 24.Re1 Bc6 25.f3 h6 26.Kf2 Nd7 27.Re8+ Kh7 28.Bd4 Nc5 29.Re3 Nd7 30.Re6 Bb7 31.b4 Nf8 32.Re8 Nd7 33.a3 Nb6 34.Bxb6 cxb6 35.Ne2 Rc7 36.Nd4 Bd5 37.Nxf5 Rc2+ 38.Re2 Rc3 39.Re7 Kg6 40.g4 Kf6 41.Rxg7 Be6 42.Rb7 Bxf5 43.gxf5 Kxf5 44.Rxb6 Rxa3 45.Rxh6 Ra4 46.Rh5+ Kf6 47.Rh4 a5 48.Rf4+ Kg5 49.Rg4+ Kf6 50.bxa5 Rxa5 51.Rb4 Ke5 52.g4 Kd5 53.Kg3 Kc5 54.Rb1 b4 55.g5 Kc4 56.Kg4 b3 57.f4 Ra2 58.g6 Rg2+ 59.Kf5 b2 60.Kf6 Kd5 61.g7 Ke4 62.Rxb2 Rxb2 63.g8=Q Rf2 64.Qc4+ Ke3 65.Kf5 Rf3 66.Qe4+ Kf2 67.Qxf3+ Kxf3 68.Kg5 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 20th Jun Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.06.20"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Babazada,Khazar"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2460"] [ECO "C50"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.O-O d6 6.c3 a6 7.Re1 h6 8.a4 Ba7 9.Nbd2 O-O 10.Nf1 Re8 11.Be3 Be6 12.Bxe6 Rxe6 13.Bxa7 Rxa7 14.Ne3 Ra8 15.b4 Ne7 16.Qc2 Ng6 17.Rad1 d5 18.exd5 Nxd5 19.Nxd5 Qxd5 20.c4 Qd6 21.d4 Qxb4 22.d5 Ree8 23.c5 e4 24.Nd4 Rad8 25.d6 cxd6 26.c6 Rc8 27.Rxe4 Rxe4 28.Qxe4 bxc6 29.Qc2 Ne5 30.h3 g6 31.f4 Nc4 32.Qf2 Qc3 33.Re1 c5 34.Nf3 Qf6 35.Qg3 d5 36.Kh2 Nd6 37.Ne5 Ne4 38.Qg4 Rd8 39.Rb1 h5 40.Qf3 Nd2 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 20th Jun Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.06.20"] [Round "9"] [White "Eljanov,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2694"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D35"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3 h6 7.Bh4 Be7 8.Bd3 O-O 9.h3 Re8 10.Bg3 Nbd7 11.Nf3 Nb6 12.O-O a5 13.Qc2 a4 14.a3 Be6 15.Rae1 Nc4 16.Ne5 Qa5 17.f4 Nd6 18.f5 Bc8 19.Bf4 c5 20.g4 cxd4 21.exd4 Qb6 22.Qf2 Bf8 23.Kh2 Nde4 24.Bxe4 dxe4 25.Nxe4 Nxe4 26.Rxe4 Qb5 27.f6 g5 28.Bxg5 hxg5 29.Qe3 Bh6 30.Nxf7 Kxf7 31.Rxe8 Qxe8 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 20th Jun Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.06.20"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Paravyan,D"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2612"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Nc3 Nxc3 6.dxc3 Be7 7.Bf4 O-O 8.Qd2 Nd7 9.O-O-O Nc5 10.h4 Re8 11.Ng5 h6 12.Bc4 hxg5 13.hxg5 Bxg5 14.Bxg5 Ne4 15.Bxd8 Nxd2 16.Rh8+ Kxh8 17.Bxf7 Re6 18.Kxd2 Rh6 19.Bg5 Rh2 20.Bf4 Rh4 21.Bg3 Rh6 22.Re1 Bf5 23.Re7 Rc8 24.Bd5 c6 25.Bf3 b5 26.Rxa7 Re6 27.a4 bxa4 28.Rxa4 g6 29.c4 Kg7 30.Ra7+ Kf8 31.Bf4 Rd8 32.Bh6+ Kg8 33.Bxc6 Be4 34.Bd5 Bxd5 35.cxd5 Re5 36.c4 Rb8 37.Kc3 Re2 38.b4 Rxf2 39.c5 dxc5 40.bxc5 Rf5 41.Kc4 Rb2 42.Rg7+ Kh8 43.Rd7 Rc2+ 44.Kb5 Rxg2 45.Kc6 Rc2 46.Bg7+ Kg8 47.Bd4 g5 48.d6 Kf8 49.Rd8+ Kf7 50.d7 Rd2 51.Be3 Rd3 52.Re8 g4 53.d8=Q Rxd8 54.Rxd8 Rf3 55.Bg1 Rf1 56.Bd4 Rd1 57.Rd5 g3 58.Rg5 Rxd4 59.Rxg3 Ke7 60.Rg7+ Kd8 61.Rg8+ Ke7 62.Rc8 Ra4 63.Kb6 Rb4+ 64.Kc7 Ra4 65.c6 Ra1 66.Rh8 Ra7+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 20th Jun Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.06.20"] [Round "11"] [White "Oparin,G"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2687"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A30"] 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 e6 4.g3 b6 5.e4 Bb7 6.d3 d6 7.Bg2 Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.Re1 Nc6 10.d4 Nxd4 11.Nxd4 cxd4 12.Qxd4 Qc7 13.b3 Rfd8 14.Bb2 Rac8 15.Rad1 Qb8 16.h3 Bf8 17.Qe3 Nd7 18.Re2 a6 19.Red2 Ba8 20.Ne2 b5 21.cxb5 axb5 22.Nf4 b4 23.Nh5 e5 24.g4 g6 25.Ng3 Rc5 26.g5 Qc7 27.h4 Be7 28.Bh3 Nf8 29.f4 Rc3 30.Bxc3 bxc3 31.Rc2 exf4 32.Qxf4 Qc5+ 33.Qf2 Qe5 34.Rf1 Kh8 35.Qe3 d5 36.Qxc3 d4 37.Qd3 Ne6 38.Bxe6 Qxe6 39.Rcf2 Kg8 40.Rxf7 Bd6 41.Qxd4 Qe5 42.Qxe5 Bxe5 43.R7f3 Bc6 44.Kg2 Rd2+ 45.R1f2 Rd8 46.Re2 Bb5 47.Rc2 Bd7 48.Rd3 Bh3+ 49.Kxh3 Rxd3 50.Rg2 Rc3 51.Kg4 Re3 52.b4 Ra3 53.b5 Ra5 54.Nf1 Rxb5 55.Ne3 Rb4 56.Kf3 Ra4 57.Nd5 Ra3+ 58.Kg4 Ra4 59.Re2 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 4th Jul Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.04"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Di Nicolantonio,L"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2374"] [ECO "B15"] 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ exf6 6.c3 Bd6 7.Bd3 O-O 8.Ne2 Re8 9.O-O Nd7 10.Ng3 Nf8 11.a4 a5 12.f4 Qc7 13.Kh1 g6 14.Ne4 Be7 15.f5 Bxf5 16.Rxf5 gxf5 17.Ng3 f4 18.Qg4+ Ng6 19.Nh5 Kh8 20.Bxf4 Bd6 21.Bh6 Rg8 22.Nxf6 Nf4 23.Qh4 Nxd3 24.Bf8 Rg7 25.Bxg7+ Kxg7 26.Qg5+ Kf8 27.Nxh7+ Ke8 28.Qe3+ Qe7 29.Qxd3 Qh4 30.g3 Bxg3 31.Qxg3 Qxh7 32.Re1+ Kd7 33.Qg4+ f5 34.Qf3 Re8 35.Rf1 Rf8 36.d5 f4 37.dxc6+ bxc6 38.Qg4+ Qf5 39.Rxf4 Qxg4 40.Rxg4 Rf2 41.Rg2 Rf1+ 42.Rg1 Rf2 43.Rb1 c5 44.Kg1 Rc2 45.h4 Ke6 46.h5 Kf7 47.Rf1+ Kg7 48.Rf2 Rc1+ 49.Kg2 c4 50.Kf3 Ra1 51.Ke4 Rxa4 52.Kd4 Kh6 53.Rh2 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 4th Jul Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.04"] [Round "2"] [White "Vovk,Or"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2315"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A00"] 1.g4 d5 2.Bg2 c6 3.h3 e5 4.d4 e4 5.c4 h5 6.Nc3 hxg4 7.cxd5 cxd5 8.Qb3 gxh3 9.Bxh3 Bxh3 10.Rxh3 Rxh3 11.Nxh3 Nc6 12.Qxb7 Nb4 13.Qb5+ Qd7 14.Qxd7+ Kxd7 15.Kd1 Ne7 16.a3 Nbc6 17.e3 Na5 18.Nf4 Nb3 19.Rb1 Kc6 20.Kc2 Rb8 21.Bd2 g5 22.Nh5 f5 23.Na2 Nxd2 24.Kxd2 Ng6 25.b4 Be7 26.Ng7 Nh4 27.Ne6 Nf3+ 28.Ke2 Rh8 29.Rc1+ Kd7 30.Nc5+ Bxc5 31.Rxc5 g4 32.Rxd5+ Ke6 33.Rc5 g3 34.fxg3 Rh2+ 35.Kf1 Rxa2 36.Ra5 Nd2+ 37.Kg1 Nc4 38.Ra6+ Kd5 39.Rxa7 Nxe3 40.b5 Rg2+ 41.Kh1 Rxg3 42.b6 Kc6 43.b7 Kc7 44.a4 f4 45.a5 f3 46.a6 f2 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 4th Jul Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.04"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Klekowski,M"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2479"] [ECO "A20"] 1.c4 e5 2.d3 Nc6 3.a3 f5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.g3 Be7 6.Bg2 O-O 7.e3 Qe8 8.Nge2 d6 9.b4 Kh8 10.b5 Nd8 11.a4 Ne6 12.d4 a6 13.Rb1 axb5 14.axb5 f4 15.exf4 Nxd4 16.Nxd4 exd4 17.Qxd4 Bf5 18.O-O Bxb1 19.Nxb1 d5 20.Nc3 Rd8 21.cxd5 c6 22.Re1 Qf7 23.bxc6 bxc6 24.Qe3 Bb4 25.Rd1 Bxc3 26.Qxc3 Nxd5 27.Qf3 Rfe8 28.Bb2 Qb7 29.Be5 Re7 30.h4 Red7 31.Re1 Qb4 32.Re4 Qb1+ 33.Kh2 c5 34.h5 h6 35.Ra4 Nf6 36.Bxf6 gxf6 37.Ra6 Qd1 38.Rxf6 Qxf3 39.Bxf3 Rd6 40.Rf7 Rc8 41.Bg4 Rcc6 42.Bf3 Rc8 43.Bb7 Rb8 44.Rc7 c4 45.Be4 Rb4 46.Bg6 Kg8 47.f5 Rb2 48.Rxc4 Rxf2+ 49.Kh3 Kg7 50.Kg4 Kf6 51.Rc7 Rd4+ 52.Kh3 Kg5 53.f6 Rdd2 54.Rc5+ Kxf6 55.Kg4 Rd4+ 56.Kh3 Rf3 57.Kg2 Re3 58.Rf5+ Ke6 59.Rf2 Re5 60.Kh3 Rg5 61.Rf3 Rd2 62.Re3+ Kf6 63.Rf3+ Ke6 64.g4 Rd1 65.Bf5+ Ke5 66.Kg3 Re1 67.Ra3 Kd4 68.Ra4+ Ke3 69.Rf4 Rg1+ 70.Kh3 Kxf4 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 4th Jul Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.04"] [Round "4"] [White "Ince,Taylan Ruzgar"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2240"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D02"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.d4 d5 3.c4 e6 4.g3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 Bd6 6.Bg2 O-O 7.Qc2 Nc6 8.O-O dxc4 9.Qxc4 e5 10.dxe5 Nxe5 11.Nxe5 Bxe5 12.Bc3 Qe7 13.Bxe5 Qxe5 14.Nc3 c6 15.Rfd1 a5 16.Qd4 Qe7 17.e4 Be6 18.e5 Nd7 19.f4 Nc5 20.b4 axb4 21.Qxb4 Rfe8 22.a4 Bf5 23.Bf1 h5 24.Rd6 Ne6 25.Rad1 h4 26.Ne4 Bxe4 27.Qxe4 hxg3 28.hxg3 g6 29.Qb4 c5 30.Qb5 Nd4 31.Qxc5 Nf5 32.R6d5 Qxc5+ 33.Rxc5 Nxg3 34.Bb5 Re7 35.Rc4 Kg7 36.Kf2 Nf5 37.Rd7 Rxd7 38.Bxd7 Ne7 39.Rc7 Nd5 40.Rxb7 Nxf4 41.Bb5 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 4th Jul Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.04"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Martinez Martin,D"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2385"] [ECO "B73"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be2 Bg7 7.O-O O-O 8.Be3 Nc6 9.Qd2 d5 10.exd5 Nxd5 11.Nxc6 bxc6 12.Rfd1 Bb7 13.Bd4 e5 14.Bc5 Re8 15.Ne4 Nf4 16.Nd6 Qg5 17.Bf1 Ba6 18.Ne4 Nh3+ 19.Kh1 Qxd2 20.Rxd2 Bxf1 21.Rxf1 Nf4 22.Rfd1 Ne6 23.Ba3 f5 24.Nc5 Nd4 25.Na6 Rac8 26.c3 Nb5 27.Bc5 Nc7 28.Nxc7 Rxc7 29.Rd7 Rxd7 30.Rxd7 a5 31.g3 e4 32.Kg2 Bh6 33.b4 a4 34.Rc7 Rd8 35.Bd4 a3 36.Rxc6 Bc1 37.b5 f4 38.gxf4 Bxf4 39.b6 Kf7 40.b7 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 4th Jul Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.04"] [Round "6"] [White "Lana Rodriguez,D"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2382"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B40"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.b3 a6 4.Bb2 Nc6 5.Nc3 Nf6 6.d4 cxd4 7.Nxd4 Qc7 8.Nxc6 bxc6 9.Bd3 Bd6 10.h3 Be5 11.O-O g5 12.Na4 Rg8 13.Bxe5 Qxe5 14.Qd2 Nh5 15.Qc3 Qxc3 16.Nxc3 d5 17.exd5 cxd5 18.Bxh7 Rh8 19.Bd3 Nf4 20.Ne2 e5 21.Nxf4 gxf4 22.f3 Ke7 23.Rfe1 f6 24.Rad1 Be6 25.b4 a5 26.a3 Rhc8 27.Rb1 Rc3 28.bxa5 Rxa5 29.Rb7+ Kd8 30.Reb1 Rc7 31.Rb8+ Ke7 32.R8b7 Rxb7 33.Rxb7+ Kf8 34.Rb6 Kf7 35.Rb7+ Kf8 36.Rb6 Ke7 37.Rb7+ Kd6 38.Rb6+ Kd7 39.Bb5+ Ke7 40.Rb7+ Kd6 41.a4 e4 42.h4 e3 43.Rb6+ Ke5 44.h5 Bf5 45.Rc6 Ra7 46.Rc5 Kd4 47.Rc6 Ke5 48.Rc5 Rh7 49.c4 Kd4 50.Rxd5+ Kc3 51.c5 Be6 52.Rd6 Bc4 53.Bxc4 Kxc4 54.Rxf6 Rb7 55.h6 Rb1+ 56.Kh2 e2 57.Re6 e1=Q 58.Rxe1 Rxe1 59.g4 fxg3+ 60.Kxg3 Re6 61.Kg4 Rxh6 62.Kg5 Rc6 63.f4 Kxc5 64.f5 Kd5 65.f6 Ke6 66.Kg6 Rc1 67.f7 Rg1+ 68.Kh7 Kxf7 69.a5 Ra1 70.a6 Rh1+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 4th Jul Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.04"] [Round "7"] [White "Palczert,Matyas"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2340"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B40"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.g3 Nc6 4.Bg2 Nf6 5.Nc3 Be7 6.O-O d6 7.d3 O-O 8.Nd2 Rb8 9.f4 Nd7 10.a4 a6 11.Nf3 b5 12.axb5 axb5 13.g4 b4 14.Ne2 Qb6 15.Be3 Bb7 16.Nd2 Ra8 17.Nc4 Qc7 18.Qd2 Nf6 19.g5 Rxa1 20.Rxa1 Ng4 21.f5 exf5 22.exf5 Re8 23.Bf4 Bf8 24.h3 Nge5 25.Nxe5 dxe5 26.Be3 Qc8 27.Rf1 Nd4 28.Bxd4 Bxg2 29.Kxg2 Qc6+ 30.Rf3 exd4 31.Ng3 c4 32.Ne4 c3 33.bxc3 dxc3 34.Qe1 Rc8 35.Qb1 Qd5 36.Rf2 b3 37.cxb3 c2 38.Rxc2 Qxd3 39.Rb2 Qe3 40.Rf2 Rc1 41.Qb2 Qxe4+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 4th Jul Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.04"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Panesar,Vedant"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2391"] [ECO "C01"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bd3 Bd6 6.O-O O-O 7.Bg5 Bg4 8.Nbd2 Nbd7 9.c4 dxc4 10.Nxc4 Be7 11.Re1 Nb6 12.Nce5 Bh5 13.Qb3 c6 14.h3 Nfd5 15.Bxe7 Nxe7 16.Ng5 Qxd4 17.Bxh7+ Kh8 18.Nexf7+ Bxf7 19.Nxf7+ Kxh7 20.Rxe7 Qf6 21.Rxb7 Rae8 22.Rxa7 Nd5 23.Qf3 Re6 24.Qh5+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 4th Jul Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.04"] [Round "9"] [White "Rustemov,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2525"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "E11"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Qe7 5.g3 Nc6 6.Nc3 Bxc3 7.Bxc3 Ne4 8.Qc2 Nxc3 9.Qxc3 Qb4 10.Kd2 d6 11.Qxb4 Nxb4 12.Bg2 Ke7 13.Kc3 Nc6 14.Ne1 e5 15.dxe5 Nxe5 16.Nd3 h5 17.h4 Ng4 18.Rhf1 a5 19.Nf4 c6 20.Rad1 g6 21.b3 Bf5 22.e4 Bd7 23.Rd2 Rad8 24.f3 Ne5 25.Rfd1 Bc8 26.Nd3 f6 27.a3 g5 28.Nxe5 dxe5 29.Rxd8 Rxd8 30.Rxd8 Kxd8 31.c5 Ke7 32.b4 axb4+ 33.axb4 Kf7 34.Kd2 Be6 35.Bf1 g4 36.Be2 gxf3 37.Bxf3 Kg6 38.Ke3 Bh3 39.Be2 Bg2 40.Bc4 Bh3 41.b5 cxb5 42.Bxb5 f5 43.Be8+ Kh6 44.Bf7 Bg2 45.Bd5 Kg7 46.Bxb7 Kf6 47.Bd5 Ke7 48.Kf2 Bh1 49.Ke3 Bg2 50.Bb7 Kd8 51.Bd5 Ke7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Titled Tue 4th Jul Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.04"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Vastrukhin,O"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2343"] [ECO "C02"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Bd7 6.Be2 Nge7 7.O-O Ng6 8.Be3 cxd4 9.cxd4 Be7 10.Nc3 O-O 11.a3 f6 12.exf6 Bxf6 13.Rc1 Rc8 14.Re1 Nh4 15.Nxh4 Bxh4 16.g3 Bg5 17.f4 Bf6 18.Bf3 Ne7 19.Bf2 Qb6 20.Qd2 Nf5 21.Rcd1 Nd6 22.Qe2 Kh8 23.Rd3 Nc4 24.Rb1 a5 25.Kg2 Qd6 26.h4 b5 27.Qe1 b4 28.axb4 Qxb4 29.h5 a4 30.Nd1 Qxe1 31.Bxe1 Rb8 32.Bc3 Rb3 33.Rc1 Bb5 0-1 [Event "Aimchess Rapid Div 3 W"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.10"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Bluebaum,M"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2672"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 e6 4.O-O Bd6 5.d4 O-O 6.c4 Nc6 7.b3 dxc4 8.bxc4 e5 9.c5 Be7 10.dxe5 Qxd1 11.Rxd1 Ne4 12.Ba3 Bxc5 13.e3 Bg4 14.Rc1 Rfd8 15.h3 Bxa3 16.Nxa3 Be6 17.Rab1 Rab8 18.Nd4 Nxd4 19.exd4 Rxd4 20.Nb5 Ra4 21.Nxc7 Bxa2 22.Rb2 Ng5 23.f4 Ne6 24.Nb5 Bc4 25.Nd6 Ba6 26.f5 Nd4 27.Kh2 Ra5 28.Rd1 Nxf5 29.Nxf5 Rxe5 30.Nd6 Rd8 31.Nxf7 Rxd1 32.Nxe5 b5 33.Nc6 Ra1 34.Rf2 g5 35.Bd5+ Kg7 36.Rf7+ Kh6 37.Be4 Ra2+ 38.Kg1 Ra1+ 39.Kf2 Ra2+ 40.Ke1 Re2+ 41.Kxe2 b4+ 42.Kd1 g4 43.h4 Be2+ 44.Kxe2 b3 45.Rxh7+ 1-0 [Event "Aimchess Rapid Div 3 W"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.10"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Bluebaum,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2672"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D41"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 cxd4 8.cxd4 Bb4+ 9.Bd2 Bxd2+ 10.Qxd2 O-O 11.h4 Qe7 12.Bd3 Rd8 13.O-O e5 14.Nxe5 Rxd4 15.Qc3 Rd8 16.Bc4 Be6 17.Rfd1 Nd7 18.Bxe6 Qxe6 19.Nxd7 Rxd7 20.Rxd7 Qxd7 21.Rc1 Rd8 22.Qc7 h5 23.Qxd7 Rxd7 24.f3 g6 25.Rc2 b5 26.Rc8+ Kg7 27.Rb8 Rd2 28.Rxb5 Rxa2 29.Kh2 Kf6 30.Kg3 Ke6 31.Kf4 Rxg2 32.Ra5 Kf6 33.Ra6+ Kg7 34.Rxa7 Rg1 35.Rb7 Rg2 36.Ra7 Rg1 37.Rb7 Rg2 38.Ra7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Aimchess Rapid Div 3 W"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.10"] [Round "2.2"] [White "Fressinet,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2652"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "E11"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Bxd2+ 5.Nbxd2 d6 6.g3 O-O 7.Bg2 Qe7 8.Nf1 d5 9.Ne3 c6 10.O-O b6 11.Ne5 Bb7 12.Rc1 Rc8 13.Qa4 Na6 14.a3 g6 15.N3g4 Nxg4 16.Nxg4 Nc7 17.Ne5 c5 18.dxc5 bxc5 19.Qd7 Kf8 20.Rfd1 Rab8 21.Qa4 Kg7 22.Qxa7 Ne8 23.Nc6 Rxc6 24.Qxb8 Rc8 25.Qa7 Nf6 26.b4 cxb4 27.axb4 Ra8 28.Qc5 Qe8 29.cxd5 Bxd5 30.b5 Ra2 31.b6 Rxe2 32.Bxd5 exd5 33.b7 Qb8 34.Rb1 h5 35.Rf1 Re8 36.Qd4 Re4 37.Qb6 h4 38.Rfc1 hxg3 39.hxg3 Re2 40.Rb2 Re8 41.Kg2 d4 42.Qxd4 Re4 43.Rc8 Qxb7 44.Qxf6+ Kxf6 45.Rxb7 1-0 [Event "Aimchess Rapid Div 3 W"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.10"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Fressinet,L"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2652"] [ECO "D35"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3 h6 7.Bh4 Bf5 8.Bd3 Bxd3 9.Qxd3 Nbd7 10.Nge2 Be7 11.f3 O-O 12.O-O Re8 13.Rad1 b5 14.Kh1 Rc8 15.Bf2 b4 16.Na4 Qa5 17.b3 c5 18.dxc5 Nxc5 19.Nxc5 Bxc5 20.Ng3 Qxa2 21.Nf5 Bf8 22.Bh4 g5 23.Bg3 Qc2 24.Qxc2 Rxc2 25.Ra1 Bc5 26.h4 Kh7 27.Rfc1 Rc3 28.Be1 Rxc1 29.Rxc1 Bxe3 30.Rc6 Bb6 31.Bxb4 Re6 32.Rc8 g4 33.Rf8 gxf3 34.gxf3 d4 35.Ne7 Kg7 36.Nf5+ Kg6 37.Ne7+ Kh5 38.Rxf7 d3 39.Rg7 a5 40.Bc3 Ne8 41.Nf5 Rc6 42.Ng3+ Kxh4 43.Nf5+ Kh5 44.Ng3+ Kh4 45.Nf5+ Kh5 46.Ng3+ Kh4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Titled Tue 11th Jul Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.11"] [Round "1"] [White "Reprintsev,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2225"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B20"] 1.e4 c5 2.b3 d6 3.Bb2 Nc6 4.Bb5 Bd7 5.Ne2 Nf6 6.Bxf6 gxf6 7.Nbc3 h5 8.d4 cxd4 9.Nxd4 Qa5 10.Qd2 Bh6 11.Qd3 Rc8 12.Bxc6 bxc6 13.O-O h4 14.Nf5 Bf4 15.Ne2 Be5 16.c3 d5 17.f4 Bc7 18.e5 Qb5 19.c4 Qc5+ 20.Kh1 h3 21.g4 fxe5 22.fxe5 Bxe5 23.Rae1 dxc4 24.bxc4 Be6 25.Nf4 Bxc4 26.Rxe5 Bxd3 27.Rxc5 Bxf1 28.Nd5 Bg2+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 11th Jul Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.11"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Fiorito,Francisco"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2298"] [ECO "A36"] 1.c4 c5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.Nc3 Nc6 5.d3 e6 6.h4 h5 7.Bg5 Qb6 8.Ne4 Nd4 9.Qd2 d6 10.Nf3 Nf5 11.Rb1 a5 12.O-O Bd7 13.a3 a4 14.Qc2 Qc7 15.b4 axb3 16.Qxb3 Bc6 17.Nc3 Nge7 18.Nb5 Qd7 19.e4 Nh6 20.d4 cxd4 21.Nfxd4 O-O 22.Rfd1 Nc8 23.e5 d5 24.cxd5 exd5 25.Nc3 Ne7 26.Bxe7 Qxe7 27.Nxd5 Qxe5 28.Nxc6 bxc6 29.Re1 Qd6 30.Ne7+ Kh7 31.Qb4 Qd3 32.Rb3 Qd8 33.Nxc6 Qf6 34.a4 Rae8 35.Rf1 Ng4 36.Qf4 Qe6 37.Rbb1 Bh6 38.Qf3 Rc8 39.a5 Qa2 40.Ra1 Qc2 41.a6 Ra8 42.Nb4 Qb2 43.Nd5 Bg7 44.a7 Ne5 45.Qe4 Qb7 46.Nf6+ Bxf6 47.Qxb7 Ng4 48.Qxa8 Kg7 49.Qxf8+ Kxf8 50.a8=Q+ Kg7 51.Qc8 Ne5 52.Ra8 Nf3+ 0-1 [Event "Aimchess Rapid Div 3 L"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.11"] [Round "3.1"] [White "Pantsulaia,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2564"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A30"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 b6 4.Bg2 Bb7 5.O-O e6 6.Nc3 Be7 7.d4 cxd4 8.Qxd4 d6 9.Rd1 a6 10.b3 Nbd7 11.Bb2 O-O 12.Ng5 Bxg2 13.Kxg2 Qc7 14.f3 Rfd8 15.Nge4 Nc5 16.Rac1 Qb7 17.Qe3 d5 18.cxd5 exd5 19.Nxf6+ Bxf6 20.Na4 Re8 21.Qd2 d4 22.Nxc5 bxc5 23.Rxc5 Rad8 24.Rc2 h5 25.Qd3 Re3 26.Qc4 Qd7 27.Qxa6 h4 28.Bc1 h3+ 29.Kf1 Qf5 30.Rd3 Re6 31.Qc4 Ree8 32.b4 Be5 33.b5 Rc8 34.Qb3 Bxg3 35.hxg3 h2 36.Kg2 Qh3+ 37.Kxh3 h1=Q+ 38.Kg4 g6 39.Bg5 Qh5+ 40.Kf4 Qh3 41.Qd5 Rxc2 42.Rxd4 Rcxe2 43.b6 Qc8 44.a4 R2e5 45.Qxe5 Rxe5 46.Kxe5 Qf5+ 47.Kd6 Qxg5 48.b7 Qd8+ 49.Kc6 Qe8+ 50.Rd7 Kg7 51.a5 Qe6+ 52.Kc7 Qc4+ 53.Kd8 Qb4 54.a6 Qb6+ 55.Rc7 Kf6 56.Kd7 Kg7 57.g4 Qb5+ 58.Kd8 Qb6 59.Kd7 g5 60.Rc6 Qb5 61.Kc7 Qe5+ 62.Kc8 Qe8+ 63.Kc7 Qe5+ 64.Kb6 Qd4+ 65.Rc5 Qd6+ 66.Kb5 Qd7+ 67.Ka5 Qd2+ 68.Kb5 Qd7+ 69.Kb6 Qd6+ 70.Rc6 Qd4+ 71.Kc7 Qe5+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Aimchess Rapid Div 3 L"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.11"] [Round "3.3"] [White "Pantsulaia,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2564"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A07"] 1.g3 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bg2 Bg4 4.c4 c6 5.Ne5 Be6 6.cxd5 Bxd5 7.Nf3 c5 8.Nc3 Bc6 9.O-O g6 10.Qb3 Qb6 11.Ne5 Qxb3 12.axb3 Bxg2 13.Kxg2 Na6 14.d3 Bg7 15.Bd2 O-O 16.Ra5 Rfc8 17.Rfa1 Ne8 18.Nc4 Nec7 19.Be3 Ne6 20.Nd5 Kf8 21.Rb5 Rab8 22.b4 Rd8 23.bxc5 Rxd5 24.Rxa6 Nc7 25.Raa5 Nxb5 26.Rxb5 b6 27.Rb3 b5 28.Bf4 e5 29.Be3 Bf6 30.Na5 Be7 31.Rc3 Rc8 32.b4 f5 33.Ra3 Rd7 34.h4 Kf7 35.Nb3 Rc6 36.Ra1 Bf6 37.Ra5 a6 38.Ra2 Bd8 39.f4 Bc7 40.Kf3 Re6 41.fxe5 Bxe5 42.Bd2 Rde7 43.Be1 Rd7 44.Rc2 h6 45.Bd2 Kg7 46.Bf4 Bxf4 47.gxf4 Kf6 48.c6 Rc7 49.Nd4 Rd6 50.e3 Rd5 51.Rc1 Ke7 52.Rg1 Kf6 53.Ra1 Rxd4 54.exd4 Rxc6 55.d5 Rd6 56.Ke3 g5 57.hxg5+ hxg5 58.fxg5+ Kxg5 59.Rg1+ Kf6 60.Kd4 Rd8 61.Ra1 f4 62.Rxa6+ Kf5 63.Ra7 f3 64.Rf7+ Kg4 65.Kc5 Kg3 66.d6 f2 67.Kc6 Kg2 68.d7 f1=Q 69.Rxf1 Kxf1 70.Kc7 Rh8 71.d8=Q Rxd8 72.Kxd8 Ke2 73.d4 Kd3 74.d5 Kc4 75.d6 Kxb4 76.d7 Kb3 77.Kc7 b4 78.d8=Q Kc2 79.Qd4 Kb3 80.Qd3+ Kb2 81.Kb6 Ka2 82.Qc4+ Kb2 83.Qxb4+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 11th Jul Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.11"] [Round "3"] [White "Osmak,Yuliia"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2444"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D35"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3 h6 7.Bh4 Be7 8.Bd3 O-O 9.Qc2 Re8 10.Nf3 Ne4 11.Bxe7 Qxe7 12.Bxe4 dxe4 13.Nd2 Bf5 14.O-O Na6 15.a3 Nc7 16.f3 Qg5 17.f4 Qe7 18.Rac1 Rad8 19.Qa4 Ne6 20.Qxa7 c5 21.d5 Nc7 22.Nb3 b6 23.Rfd1 Nxd5 24.Qxe7 Nxe7 25.Kf2 Be6 26.Nd2 Bg4 27.Ndxe4 Bxd1 28.Rxd1 Rxd1 29.Nxd1 Nd5 30.Ndc3 Nxc3 31.Nxc3 Rd8 32.Ke2 f5 33.h3 Kf7 34.g4 g6 35.gxf5 gxf5 36.e4 fxe4 37.Nxe4 Ke6 38.Ke3 Rd1 39.Nc3 Rh1 40.Ke4 Re1+ 41.Kf3 Kf5 42.Nd5 Rb1 43.Ne3+ Ke6 44.f5+ Kf7 45.Nc4 b5 46.Nd6+ Kf6 47.Nxb5 Rxb2 48.Kg4 Rxb5 0-1 [Event "Aimchess Rapid Div 3 L"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.11"] [Round "3.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Pantsulaia,L"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2564"] [ECO "A36"] 1.c4 c5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.Nc3 Nc6 5.d3 b6 6.Nf3 Bb7 7.O-O Nh6 8.d4 Nxd4 9.Nxd4 Bxg2 10.Kxg2 cxd4 11.Bxh6 Bxh6 12.Qxd4 O-O 13.Rad1 d6 14.b3 Bg7 15.Qe3 Bxc3 16.Qxc3 Rc8 17.a4 Rc5 18.f3 Qc7 19.Qe3 a6 20.Rd4 Re5 21.Qd2 Qc5 22.Rd1 h5 23.e4 Qc6 24.Rd5 Rxd5 25.exd5 Qc5 26.Re1 Re8 27.h4 e5 28.dxe6 Rxe6 29.Rxe6 fxe6 30.Qc3 Kf7 31.b4 Qc6 32.Qb3 d5 33.cxd5 exd5 34.Qe3 Qxa4 35.Qxb6 Qc2+ 36.Qf2 Qc4 37.Qa7+ Kf6 38.Qb6+ Kf5 39.Qe3 Kf6 40.Qb6+ Kf5 41.Qe3 Kf6 42.Qb6+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Titled Tue 11th Jul Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.11"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Bruedigam,M"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2379"] [ECO "C44"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.g3 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.Bg2 d6 6.c3 Bb6 7.Nbd2 a6 8.O-O O-O 9.a4 h6 10.b4 Be6 11.Bb2 Re8 12.Re1 a5 13.b5 Ne7 14.d4 Ng6 15.Qc2 Rc8 16.Rad1 Qe7 17.Ba3 Nd7 18.h3 f6 19.Nf1 Red8 20.Ne3 Ndf8 21.h4 Qf7 22.d5 Bd7 23.Nc4 Bg4 24.Nh2 Bxd1 25.Rxd1 Qe7 26.Bh3 Nd7 27.Qe2 Ngf8 28.h5 Ra8 29.Bf5 Nc5 30.Qc2 Qe8 31.Bxc5 Bxc5 32.Qe2 c6 33.dxc6 bxc6 34.bxc6 Qxc6 35.Ng4 Ra7 36.Nb2 Rb7 37.Nd3 Ba7 38.Kg2 Rc7 39.Rb1 Kh8 40.Rb5 Bb6 41.Ne3 Bxe3 42.Qxe3 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 11th Jul Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.11"] [Round "5"] [White "Di Berardino,D"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2484"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D35"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3 h6 7.Bh4 Be7 8.Bd3 O-O 9.Nge2 Re8 10.O-O Nbd7 11.f3 b5 12.Qd2 Bb7 13.Rae1 a6 14.Qc2 c5 15.dxc5 Bxc5 16.Bf2 Bxe3 17.Bxe3 Rxe3 18.Nd4 Rxe1 19.Rxe1 Qb6 20.Qf2 g6 21.Kh1 h5 22.h3 Re8 23.Rxe8+ Nxe8 24.Nce2 Ng7 25.Qg3 b4 26.Qg5 Qf6 27.Qc1 Ne8 28.Qd2 Qe7 29.Qc2 Ne5 30.Nf4 Qg5 31.Nde2 Qe7 32.Qd2 Qc5 33.b3 Nf6 34.Kh2 a5 35.Bb1 Qf2 36.Kh1 h4 37.Qd1 Nxf3 38.gxf3 Qxf3+ 39.Kh2 d4 40.Qg1 Nh5 41.Bxg6 fxg6 42.Qxg6+ Ng7 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 11th Jul Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.11"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Schmakel,Sam"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2449"] [ECO "A10"] 1.c4 g6 2.Nc3 Bg7 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 O-O 5.d3 c6 6.e4 d6 7.Nge2 e5 8.O-O Na6 9.h3 Nc5 10.Be3 a5 11.Qd2 Rb8 12.f4 exf4 13.gxf4 b5 14.cxb5 cxb5 15.d4 b4 16.dxc5 bxc3 17.Nxc3 dxc5 18.Qf2 c4 19.Rad1 Qc7 20.e5 Nh5 21.Nd5 Qd8 22.Bc5 Kh8 23.Nf6 Qc7 24.Bd6 Qb6 25.Qxb6 Rxb6 26.Bxf8 Bxf8 27.Nxh5 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 11th Jul Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.11"] [Round "7"] [White "Talibov,Shiroghlan"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2348"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bf4 e5 8.Bg5 a6 9.Na3 b5 10.Bxf6 gxf6 11.Nd5 f5 12.c3 Bg7 13.Bd3 Be6 14.Qf3 Bxd5 15.exd5 e4 16.Qxf5 exd3 17.dxc6 Qe7+ 18.Kf1 Qe2+ 19.Kg1 O-O 20.Rb1 d2 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 11th Jul Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.11"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Nakamura,Hi"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2787"] [ECO "B00"] 1.e4 a6 2.d4 c6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nbd2 dxe4 5.Nxe4 Nf6 6.Nxf6+ exf6 7.Bc4 Bd6 8.Qe2+ Qe7 9.Qxe7+ Kxe7 10.Bd2 Bg4 11.O-O-O Rc8 12.Rde1+ Kf8 13.Nh4 c5 14.Re4 Bd7 15.Bd5 Nc6 16.dxc5 Bxc5 17.Be3 Bxe3+ 18.Rxe3 Rc7 19.Rc3 Rac8 20.Rd1 g6 21.Nf3 Nb4 22.Rxc7 Rxc7 23.Bb3 Bg4 24.Rd6 Bxf3 25.gxf3 Ke7 26.Rd2 Nc6 27.f4 Na7 28.c3 Nc8 29.Re2+ Kf8 30.Rd2 h5 31.Kc2 Ke7 32.a4 Nd6 33.Bd5 a5 34.Re2+ Kf8 35.Kd3 Rc5 36.Kd4 b6 37.c4 Rc7 38.Kd3 Rc8 39.b4 axb4 40.Rb2 Rc5 41.Rxb4 Nc8 42.Kd4 Ra5 43.Bb7 Ne7 44.Rxb6 Rxa4 45.Be4 f5 46.Bd3 Ra2 47.c5 Rxf2 48.Ke5 Rf3 49.Bc4 Re3+ 50.Kd4 Re4+ 51.Kd3 Rxf4 52.Rf6 Rh4 53.Rxf7+ Ke8 54.Rg7 Rxh2 55.c6 Nxc6 56.Bb5 Kf8 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 11th Jul Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.11"] [Round "9"] [White "Licznerski,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2430"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bf4 e5 8.Bg5 a6 9.Na3 b5 10.Nd5 Be7 11.Bxf6 Bxf6 12.c3 Rb8 13.Nc2 Bg5 14.Be2 O-O 15.O-O a5 16.a3 Ne7 17.Nce3 Bxe3 18.Nxe3 Qb6 19.Qd3 Be6 20.Bg4 Rfd8 21.Bxe6 fxe6 22.Nc2 Ng6 23.g3 d5 24.Rad1 Ne7 25.Rfe1 Ng6 26.h4 Qc7 27.Qe2 Qf7 28.exd5 exd5 29.h5 Ne7 30.Qxe5 Nc6 31.Qe2 b4 32.Qe6 bxc3 33.bxc3 Rbc8 34.Qxf7+ Kxf7 35.Rd3 Rd6 36.Red1 Ne7 37.Ne3 Rc5 38.c4 d4 39.Rxd4 Rxd4 40.Rxd4 Rxh5 41.Rd7 Ke6 42.Ra7 Rc5 43.Ra6+ Rc6 44.Rxa5 h6 45.Ra7 Rd6 46.Rxe7+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 11th Jul Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.11"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Ehlvest,J"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2530"] [ECO "B06"] 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nf3 c6 4.c4 d6 5.Nc3 d5 6.cxd5 Nf6 7.dxc6 Nxc6 8.d5 Nb8 9.Be2 O-O 10.O-O Na6 11.Be3 Bg4 12.Nd2 Bxe2 13.Qxe2 e6 14.dxe6 fxe6 15.Rfd1 Qe7 16.h3 Nb4 17.Nb3 Nd7 18.Bd4 Bh6 19.Nb5 Nc6 20.Bc3 a6 21.N5d4 Nce5 22.Nd2 b5 23.a3 Rf7 24.N2f3 Bg7 25.Rac1 Nc4 26.Nc6 Qc5 27.Bxg7 Kxg7 28.Nb4 Qe7 29.Nc6 Qf6 30.b3 Nce5 31.Ncxe5 Nxe5 32.Nxe5 Qxe5 33.Rc6 a5 34.Rdc1 b4 35.axb4 axb4 36.R6c5 Qf4 37.g3 Qd6 38.Qb2+ Kg8 39.Rc6 Qd3 40.Rc8+ Rf8 41.Rxa8 Rxa8 42.Qf6 Qd7 43.Qe5 Rc8 44.Rxc8+ Qxc8 45.Kg2 Kf7 46.Qf4+ Kg8 47.Qd6 Qb7 48.Qxe6+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 11th Jul Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.11"] [Round "11"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Bazyrtsyrenov,Kirill"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2251"] [ECO "A22"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 e4 4.Ng5 c6 5.Ngxe4 Nxe4 6.Nxe4 d5 7.cxd5 cxd5 8.Ng3 h5 9.e3 h4 10.Ne2 Qf6 11.d4 Nc6 12.Nc3 Be6 13.Bd2 Bd6 14.Bd3 Qg5 15.O-O h3 16.g3 Bg4 17.Be2 Bxe2 18.Qxe2 O-O 19.Qf3 Ne7 20.Rad1 Bb4 21.e4 Qg6 22.Nxd5 Nxd5 23.exd5 Bxd2 24.Rxd2 Rad8 25.Re2 Rd7 26.Rfe1 Qf6 27.Qxf6 gxf6 28.Re4 Rc8 29.Rg4+ Kf8 30.Rh4 Rc2 31.Rxh3 Rxd5 32.Rh8+ Kg7 33.Ree8 f5 34.Reg8+ Kf6 35.Rh6+ Ke7 36.Rh4 Rxb2 37.Rf4 Rxa2 38.h4 b5 39.Rb8 Ra6 40.Rb7+ Kf6 41.g4 Kg7 42.g5 Kg6 43.Rb8 Rad6 44.Rg8+ Kh7 45.Ra8 Kg6 46.Kg2 Rxd4 47.Rxd4 Rxd4 48.Kg3 Ra4 49.Rg8+ Kh7 50.Rb8 Kg6 51.Rxb5 Rg4+ 52.Kh3 Kh5 53.f3 Rxh4+ 54.Kg3 Ra4 55.Rxf5 Kg6 56.Rf6+ Kg7 57.f4 Ra1 58.Kg4 a5 59.Kf5 a4 60.Ra6 a3 61.Ra7 Rg1 62.Rxa3 Rg2 63.Ra7 Rg1 64.Rc7 Rg2 65.Rb7 Rg1 66.Rd7 Rg2 67.Rd5 Rg1 68.Rd6 Rg2 69.Ra6 Rg1 70.Ke5 Rg2 71.Ra4 Re2+ 72.Re4 Rg2 73.Kd6 Rd2+ 74.Ke7 Rf2 75.Rd4 Re2+ 76.Kd6 Rf2 77.Re4 Rd2+ 78.Ke5 Rg2 79.Kf5 Rg1 80.Ra4 Rg2 81.Ra6 Rg1 82.Rf6 Rg2 83.Ke4 Rg1 84.Kf3 Rf1+ 85.Kg2 Ra1 86.Kg3 Rg1+ 87.Kh4 Rh1+ 88.Kg4 Rg1+ 89.Kf3 Rf1+ 90.Ke2 Rg1 91.Rd6 Rg2+ 92.Kf3 Rg1 93.Ke4 Re1+ 94.Kf5 Rg1 95.Rd2 Rg3 96.Rh2 Rg1 97.Rh3 Rg2 98.Ra3 Rg1 99.Ra6 Rg2 100.Rb6 Rg1 101.Rb5 Rg2 102.Ke5 Rg1 103.Kd6 Rd1+ 104.Rd5 Rf1 105.f5 Rg1 106.f6+ Kg6 107.Ke7 Ra1 108.Rd8 Ra7+ 109.Kf8 Kxg5 110.Kg7 Kf5 111.Rd6 Ke5 112.Rb6 Rc7 113.Rb5+ Ke6 114.Rb6+ Ke5 115.Rb1 Ke6 116.Re1+ Kd6 117.Kf8 Ra7 118.Re7 Ra8+ 119.Kxf7 Ra1 120.Re6+ Kd7 121.Re2 Rh1 122.Kg7 Rg1+ 123.Kf8 Rf1 124.f7 Kd6 125.Ke8 Ra1 126.f8=Q+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 18th Jul Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.18"] [Round "1"] [White "Estrada Nieto,J"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2217"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B40"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c3 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.Bc4 d6 6.d4 cxd4 7.cxd4 Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.Qe2 b6 10.Bd2 Bb7 11.Nc3 dxe5 12.dxe5 Nxc3 13.Bxc3 Nd7 14.Rad1 Qc7 15.Rfe1 Rfd8 16.Bd3 Nf8 17.h4 h6 18.h5 Qc6 19.Qf1 Qa4 20.Nd4 a6 21.Bc4 Rac8 22.Bb3 Qe8 23.Qe2 b5 24.Ba5 Rd7 25.Qg4 Bc5 26.Nf3 Rxd1 27.Rxd1 Qc6 28.Bd2 Qe4 29.Qg3 Kh8 30.Re1 Qf5 31.Rc1 Qxh5 32.Bc2 Bxf3 33.gxf3 Bd4 34.Kg2 Qxe5 35.Qh4 Qf6 36.Qe4 Bxb2 37.Rh1 Rc4 38.Qd3 Qg6+ 39.Qxg6 Nxg6 40.Bxg6 fxg6 41.Be3 Bd4 42.Rd1 e5 43.Bxd4 exd4 44.Re1 Ra4 45.Re8+ Kh7 46.Rd8 g5 47.Rd6 Rxa2 48.Rxd4 a5 49.Kg3 b4 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 18th Jul Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.18"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Lee,Jayden"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "1897"] [ECO "A05"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.O-O O-O 5.c4 d6 6.Nc3 Nc6 7.d3 e5 8.b3 Nd7 9.Bb2 f5 10.e3 Nf6 11.Nd2 Be6 12.a3 Rb8 13.Nd5 Ne7 14.Nxf6+ Bxf6 15.f4 c6 16.Nf3 Qc7 17.Qd2 exf4 18.exf4 Qb6+ 19.Kh1 Qxb3 20.Bxf6 Rxf6 21.Rfe1 Re8 22.Nd4 Qa4 23.Nxe6 Nc8 24.Ng5 Ref8 25.Qc3 h6 26.Ne6 Nb6 27.Nxf8 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 18th Jul Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.18"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Fiorito,Francisco"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2298"] [ECO "A05"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 b6 3.c4 Bb7 4.d4 g6 5.Nc3 Ne4 6.Nxe4 Bxe4 7.Bh3 Bg7 8.O-O O-O 9.Re1 d6 10.d5 Bxf3 11.exf3 Nd7 12.Bg5 Bf6 13.Bxf6 Nxf6 14.Qd4 Re8 15.Re3 a6 16.Rae1 b5 17.b3 Rb8 18.f4 bxc4 19.Qxc4 Rb5 20.Bg2 Nd7 21.b4 Nb6 22.Qd4 a5 23.a3 axb4 24.axb4 Nd7 25.h4 Nf6 26.Qxf6 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 18th Jul Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.18"] [Round "2"] [White "Jimenez Almeida,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2242"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A46"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bg5 d6 4.Nbd2 Nbd7 5.e3 h6 6.Bh4 g5 7.Bg3 Nh5 8.Bd3 Qe7 9.Ng1 Nxg3 10.hxg3 Bg7 11.Ne2 h5 12.c4 c5 13.Qc2 a6 14.Rc1 b6 15.Be4 Ra7 16.a3 Nf6 17.Bc6+ Kf8 18.Ne4 Rc7 19.Nxf6 Bxf6 20.Be4 cxd4 21.Nxd4 d5 22.Bd3 dxc4 23.Be2 g4 24.b3 c3 25.O-O Qxa3 26.Ra1 Qb2 27.Qe4 e5 28.Nc2 Qxb3 29.Rfb1 Qe6 30.Bxa6 Kg7 31.Bxc8 Rhxc8 32.Ra6 Rc4 33.Qb7 Qf5 34.Rbxb6 R4c7 35.Qd5 Rd7 36.Rd6 Rxd6 37.Qxd6 h4 38.e4 Qg5 39.gxh4 Qc1+ 40.Kh2 Qf4+ 41.Kg1 Bxh4 42.g3 Bxg3 43.fxg3 Qxg3+ 44.Kf1 Qf3+ 45.Kg1 Qf4 46.Ne1 Rh8 47.Ng2 Qc1+ 48.Kf2 Qd2+ 49.Qxd2 cxd2 50.Rd6 Rc8 51.Rxd2 Kg6 52.Ne3 Kg5 53.Rd7 Kf4 54.Rxf7+ Kxe4 55.Nxg4 Rc2+ 56.Kg3 Rc3+ 57.Kh4 Rc4 58.Re7 Rc5 59.Nxe5 Rxe5 60.Rxe5+ Kxe5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Titled Tue 18th Jul Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.18"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Grinev,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2418"] [ECO "A20"] 1.c4 e5 2.d3 Nc6 3.a3 a5 4.Nc3 g6 5.g3 Bg7 6.Bg2 d6 7.Rb1 Nge7 8.b4 axb4 9.axb4 O-O 10.b5 Nd4 11.e3 Ne6 12.Nge2 f5 13.f4 exf4 14.gxf4 Nc5 15.O-O c6 16.d4 Ne6 17.bxc6 bxc6 18.d5 cxd5 19.Nxd5 Ra2 20.Nec3 Ra7 21.Nb5 Ra2 22.Ndc3 Ra6 23.Bb2 Nc5 24.Nd5 Nxd5 25.Bxd5+ Kh8 26.Bxg7+ Kxg7 27.Qd4+ Qf6 28.Rfd1 Bb7 29.Bxb7 Nxb7 30.Nc7 Qxd4 31.exd4 Ra7 32.Ne6+ Kf7 33.Nxf8 Kxf8 34.Ra1 Na5 35.d5 Ke7 36.Rdb1 Kf6 37.Kg2 g5 38.Rb5 Nc6 39.dxc6 Rxa1 40.c7 Ra2+ 41.Kf1 Ra1+ 42.Ke2 Ra2+ 43.Kd3 Ra3+ 44.Kc2 Ra2+ 45.Rb2 Ra8 46.Rb8 Ra2+ 47.Kb3 Ra1 48.c8=Q gxf4 49.Qh8+ Kg5 50.Qxa1 h6 51.Rg8+ Kh5 52.Qf1 f3 53.Qh3+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 18th Jul Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.18"] [Round "4"] [White "Ostensen,Nicolai Maxime"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2292"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B40"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 Nc6 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.d3 Be7 6.h3 O-O 7.Be2 d5 8.e5 Ne8 9.O-O Nc7 10.Bf4 b6 11.a3 Bb7 12.Rb1 Nd4 13.cxd5 Nxe2+ 14.Qxe2 Nxd5 15.Bg3 Nxc3 16.bxc3 Qd5 17.d4 cxd4 18.cxd4 Bxa3 19.h4 Rfc8 20.h5 h6 21.Qd3 Bf8 22.Rfc1 Rxc1+ 23.Rxc1 a5 24.Ne1 a4 25.f3 a3 26.Nc2 a2 27.Ra1 b5 28.Ne3 Qd7 29.Qd2 Bd5 30.Bf2 b4 31.Qb2 b3 32.Nf1 Ba3 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 18th Jul Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.18"] [Round "4"] [White "Medarde Santiago,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2411"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B40"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Nxc6 bxc6 7.e5 Nd5 8.Ne4 Qc7 9.f4 a5 10.c4 Bb4+ 11.Ke2 O-O 12.a3 Be7 13.cxd5 cxd5 14.Nd6 f6 15.Nxc8 Raxc8 16.exf6 Bxf6 17.Rb1 Qb7 18.Ke1 e5 19.Bd3 e4 20.Bc2 d4 21.Rf1 d3 22.Bb3+ Kh8 23.Kf2 Bd4+ 24.Kg3 Qa6 25.h3 e3 26.Qf3 d2 27.Rh1 Qg6+ 28.Kh2 Qxb1 29.Bxd2 Qd3 30.Bc3 Bxc3 31.bxc3 Qxc3 32.Bd5 Qf6 33.Qxe3 Qxf4+ 34.Qxf4 Rxf4 35.Re1 Rd4 36.Re5 h6 37.Bf3 a4 38.Bg4 Rf8 39.Re7 Rd8 40.Kg3 Rd3+ 41.Kh4 Rxa3 42.Kh5 Rg3 43.Kg6 a3 44.Re2 Ra8 45.Ra2 Ra6+ 46.Kh5 Kh7 47.Bf3 Ra4 48.Bd1 g6+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 18th Jul Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.18"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Meshkovs,Nikita"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2565"] [ECO "B30"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.Bc4 Nb6 6.Bb3 c4 7.Bc2 d5 8.exd6 Qxd6 9.O-O Bg4 10.a4 Ne5 11.Be4 O-O-O 12.a5 Nd5 13.Na3 f5 14.Nxe5 Bxd1 15.Nexc4 Qe6 16.Bxd5 Rxd5 17.Rxd1 Qe2 18.Rf1 e5 19.Ne3 Rd3 20.Nxf5 Bc5 21.Ne3 Rf8 22.Nac4 Rf4 23.b3 Bxe3 24.Nxe3 h5 25.c4 h4 26.h3 g5 27.Bb2 Rxd2 28.Rae1 Rxb2 29.Rxe2 Rxe2 30.Nd5 Rd4 31.Nc3 Rb2 32.Nb5 Rdd2 33.Nxa7+ Kd7 34.Nb5 Rxb3 35.Re1 Rbb2 36.Rxe5 Rd1+ 37.Kh2 Rxf2 38.Nc3 Ra1 39.Rd5+ Kc8 40.Rc5+ Kb8 41.Rxg5 Rff1 42.g3 Rf2+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 18th Jul Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.18"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Fernandez Garcia,JoseM"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2367"] [ECO "B04"] 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 dxe5 5.Nxe5 Nd7 6.Nf3 g6 7.c4 N5f6 8.Nc3 Bg7 9.Be2 O-O 10.O-O Nb6 11.h3 c6 12.Re1 Be6 13.b3 Qc7 14.Bf1 Rad8 15.Rxe6 fxe6 16.Qe1 Qc8 17.Ba3 Rfe8 18.Rd1 Na8 19.g3 Nc7 20.h4 Nd7 21.Bh3 Nf8 22.Ne4 b6 23.Bc1 Qb7 24.Bf4 e5 25.Bxe5 Nce6 26.Bxg7 Nxg7 27.Ne5 Nfe6 28.Qe3 c5 29.d5 Nd4 30.Qh6 Ngf5 31.Bxf5 Nxf5 32.Qg5 Qc7 33.Nxg6 hxg6 34.Qxg6+ Ng7 35.Ng5 e5 36.Qh7+ Kf8 37.Qh8+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 18th Jul Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.18"] [Round "6"] [White "Leon Oquendo,J"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2362"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D59"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 h6 6.Bh4 O-O 7.Nf3 b6 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.Bxe7 Qxe7 10.Nxd5 exd5 11.Be2 Rd8 12.O-O c5 13.dxc5 bxc5 14.Qa4 Be6 15.Rac1 Nd7 16.Qa5 Qd6 17.b3 Qb6 18.Qa6 Nf6 19.Rfd1 Rac8 20.h3 Ne4 21.Nd2 Nd6 22.Nf3 Nf5 23.Bd3 Ne7 24.Qa3 a5 25.Bf1 Qb4 26.Qb2 a4 27.Qc3 Qa3 28.Ne5 d4 29.Qa5 Qxa2 30.bxa4 Nf5 31.Bc4 Bxc4 32.Rxc4 Ra8 33.Qd2 Qxd2 34.Rxd2 dxe3 35.Rxd8+ Rxd8 36.fxe3 Nxe3 37.Rxc5 Rd2 38.g4 f6 39.Rc8+ Kh7 40.Nf3 Rg2+ 41.Kh1 Rf2 42.Nd4 Rf1+ 43.Kh2 Ra1 44.Ra8 Ra2+ 45.Kg3 Nf1+ 46.Kf3 Ra3+ 47.Ke4 Rxh3 48.a5 Re3+ 49.Kd5 Ra3 50.a6 Ne3+ 51.Kc6 Nxg4 52.Nb5 Ne5+ 53.Kb7 Rb3 54.Kb6 Nc4+ 55.Kc5 Ne5 56.a7 Nd7+ 57.Kc4 Nb6+ 58.Kxb3 Nxa8 59.Kb4 h5 60.Kc5 h4 61.Kc6 h3 62.Nc7 h2 63.Nxa8 h1=Q+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 18th Jul Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.18"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Dehtiarov,Roman"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2308"] [ECO "A30"] 1.c4 c5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 Nc6 4.Nc3 b6 5.e3 Bb7 6.d4 cxd4 7.exd4 e6 8.Nge2 d5 9.cxd5 Nb4 10.Qa4+ Qd7 11.Qxd7+ Nxd7 12.O-O Nxd5 13.Nxd5 Bxd5 14.Bxd5 exd5 15.Nc3 Nf6 16.Bg5 Rd8 17.Rfe1+ Be7 18.Bxf6 gxf6 19.Rac1 Kf8 20.Nb5 Rd7 21.Rc7 Rxc7 22.Nxc7 Bd6 23.Re8+ Kg7 24.Rxh8 Kxh8 25.Nxd5 Kg7 26.Kf1 f5 27.Ke2 Kg6 28.f4 h6 29.Kd3 Kh5 30.h3 Kg6 31.Kc4 a6 32.Nxb6 h5 33.h4 Be7 34.Nd5 Bd8 35.b4 f6 36.a4 Kf7 37.b5 axb5+ 38.Kxb5 Ke6 39.Ne3 Kd6 40.a5 Kc7 41.Nxf5 Kb8 42.Ng7 Be7 43.Nxh5 Ba3 44.Nxf6 Bb2 45.g4 Bxd4 46.g5 Kc7 47.a6 Kd6 48.h5 Ke6 49.h6 Kf7 50.h7 Kg7 51.Kc4 Ba7 52.Kd5 Bb8 53.f5 Ba7 54.Ke6 Be3 55.g6 Kh8 56.Kf7 Bh6 57.a7 Bf8 58.g7+ Bxg7 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 18th Jul Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.18"] [Round "7"] [White "Papp,Levente"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2346"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A01"] 1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.c4 Nge7 4.Nf3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.g3 e4 7.Ne5 Qf6 8.Nc4 Qg6 9.Nc3 Nxc3 10.Bxc3 Bc5 11.Bg2 O-O 12.O-O Rd8 13.Qc2 Bf5 14.Ne3 Bxe3 15.dxe3 h5 16.Rad1 h4 17.Rxd8+ Rxd8 18.Rd1 h3 19.Rxd8+ Nxd8 20.Qd2 Ne6 21.Bh1 Kh7 22.f3 Ng5 23.Kf2 Qc6 24.g4 exf3 25.exf3 Bxg4 26.e4 Be6 27.Bxg7 Nxe4+ 28.fxe4 Kxg7 29.Qg5+ Kf8 30.Qd8+ Qe8 31.Qxc7 Qe7 32.Qb8+ Kg7 33.Qg3+ Kh7 34.Qf4 Qc5+ 35.Kg3 Qg1+ 36.Kh4 Qxh1 37.Kh5 Qd1+ 38.Kg5 Qg1+ 39.Kh5 Qg6+ 40.Kh4 Qh6+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 18th Jul Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.18"] [Round "7"] [White "Klimkowski,Jan"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2485"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B40"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Nxc6 bxc6 7.e5 Nd5 8.Ne4 Qc7 9.f4 a5 10.a3 Qb6 11.Qf3 Be7 12.c4 f5 13.Nf2 Nc7 14.Nd1 O-O 15.Be3 c5 16.Bd3 Bh4+ 17.Bf2 Bb7 18.Qh3 Bxf2+ 19.Kxf2 Rad8 20.Re1 d5 21.Re2 dxc4 22.Bxc4 Rd4 23.Rc1 Rxf4+ 24.Kg1 Nd5 25.Nc3 Rxc4 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 18th Jul Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.18"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Pinero,C"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2246"] [ECO "A30"] 1.c4 c5 2.g3 e6 3.Bg2 Nf6 4.Nf3 Be7 5.d4 cxd4 6.Nxd4 a6 7.O-O O-O 8.Nc3 Qc7 9.b3 d6 10.Bb2 Nc6 11.Rc1 Ne5 12.e3 Bd7 13.f4 Ng6 14.Qe2 Rac8 15.h3 Qb8 16.Kh2 Rfd8 17.a4 b6 18.Qf2 Bf8 19.g4 e5 20.Nde2 exf4 21.exf4 b5 22.axb5 axb5 23.g5 Ne8 24.cxb5 Bxb5 25.Nxb5 Qxb5 26.Nd4 Qb6 27.Nc6 Qxf2 28.Rxf2 Nh4 29.Bd5 Nf5 30.Re2 Nc7 31.Nxd8 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 18th Jul Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.18"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Bacrot,E"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2662"] [ECO "B73"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Be2 g6 7.Be3 Bg7 8.O-O O-O 9.Qd2 Qa5 10.Nb3 Qc7 11.f3 Ne5 12.Rad1 Nc4 13.Bxc4 Qxc4 14.Bh6 b6 15.Bxg7 Kxg7 16.Qe3 Bb7 17.e5 dxe5 18.Qxe5 Rfe8 19.Rd7 Ba6 20.Re1 Qc6 21.Rc7 Qd6 22.Rxe7 Rxe7 23.Qxe7 Qf4 24.Qe5 Qxe5 25.Rxe5 Kf8 26.a4 Rd8 27.a5 Bc4 28.axb6 axb6 29.h4 h5 30.Kf2 Bxb3 31.cxb3 Rd4 32.g3 Rd2+ 33.Re2 Rd4 34.Ke3 Rb4 35.Kd3 Nd7 36.Kc2 Nc5 37.Ne4 Nxb3 38.Kc3 Rb5 39.Kc4 f5 40.Ng5 Nc1 41.Kxb5 Nxe2 42.Kxb6 Nxg3 43.b4 Ke7 44.b5 Ne2 45.Kc7 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 18th Jul Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.18"] [Round "9"] [White "Dubov,Daniil"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2716"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "E06"] 1.c4 e6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 Nf6 4.Nf3 Be7 5.d4 O-O 6.O-O dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.a4 b6 9.Bg5 Bb7 10.Rd1 Nbd7 11.Nbd2 b5 12.b3 cxb3 13.Nxb3 Be4 14.Qc1 Bd5 15.Qc2 Be4 16.Qc1 bxa4 17.Rxa4 Qb8 18.Nbd2 Bb7 19.Rc4 Rc8 20.Qc2 Bd5 21.Rc3 Bb4 22.Rb1 a5 23.e4 Bb7 24.d5 exd5 25.e5 Ne4 26.Nxe4 dxe4 27.Nd4 Nxe5 28.Nf5 e3 29.Rxe3 Bxg2 30.Kxg2 Qb7+ 31.f3 Qc6 32.Qe2 Ng6 33.h4 Qd5 34.Qc2 Re8 35.Rd1 Qb5 36.h5 Nf8 37.Rxe8 Rxe8 38.Be3 Re5 39.g4 f6 40.Qb3+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 18th Jul Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.18"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Duda,J"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2732"] [ECO "B90"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Be3 Be7 8.Bb3 O-O 9.g4 Nfd7 10.h4 Nc5 11.g5 b5 12.Qg4 Nbd7 13.O-O-O Ne5 14.Qg3 b4 15.Na4 Nxe4 16.Qg2 d5 17.f4 Nd7 18.h5 Bb7 19.g6 Bf6 20.gxf7+ Rxf7 21.Nxe6 Qa5 22.Bd4 Re8 23.Ng5 Nxg5 24.fxg5 Bxd4 25.Rxd4 Rf5 26.Rhd1 Ree5 27.g6 h6 28.Kb1 Nf6 29.c4 bxc3 30.Nxc3 Rxh5 31.Qd2 Rhg5 32.Nxd5 Qxd2 33.Nxf6+ Kf8 34.Nh7+ Ke7 35.R4xd2 Be4+ 36.Ka1 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 18th Jul Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.18"] [Round "10"] [White "Antipov,M2"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2606"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B40"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.b3 a6 4.Bb2 d5 5.exd5 exd5 6.Qe2+ Be6 7.g3 Nc6 8.d3 Nh6 9.Bh3 Qe7 10.Bxe6 Qxe6 11.Qxe6+ fxe6 12.Nc3 Nf5 13.O-O-O Be7 14.Rhe1 Kf7 15.Ne2 Rhe8 16.Nf4 Bf6 17.Ne5+ Bxe5 18.Bxe5 g5 19.Nh3 h6 20.Ng1 Rf8 21.Bb2 Rae8 22.Rd2 Kg6 23.Kd1 Nfd4 24.Re3 g4 25.c3 Nf3 26.Nxf3 Rxf3 27.Rde2 e5 28.Rxf3 gxf3 29.Re3 e4 30.c4 Nb4 31.dxe4 dxe4 32.Ba3 Nd3 33.Rxd3 exd3 34.Bxc5 Re2 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 18th Jul Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.18"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Donchenko,Alexa"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2668"] [ECO "B90"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Be3 Be7 8.Bb3 O-O 9.g4 Nc6 10.g5 Nd7 11.h4 Nc5 12.Nxc6 bxc6 13.Bxc5 dxc5 14.Qe2 Rb8 15.Rd1 Qc7 16.g6 fxg6 17.h5 g5 18.h6 g6 19.e5 c4 20.Bxc4 Rxb2 21.Kf1 Qa5 22.Rh3 g4 23.Qxg4 Rxc2 24.Bxe6+ Kh8 25.Rf3 Rxf3 26.Qxf3 Bxe6 27.Ne4 Bd5 28.Qf4 Qb4 29.e6 Qb2 30.Qf7 Qb8 31.Qxe7 Qg8 32.Qf6+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 18th Jul Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.18"] [Round "11"] [White "Nakamura,Hi"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2787"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B40"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.a3 d6 7.Be3 Bd7 8.Ndb5 Qb8 9.Qd2 a6 10.Nd4 b5 11.Be2 Be7 12.g4 h6 13.h4 Ne5 14.Rg1 Qb7 15.f3 Rc8 16.g5 hxg5 17.hxg5 Nh5 18.O-O-O g6 19.f4 Nc4 20.Bxc4 bxc4 21.Kb1 Rb8 22.Qc1 d5 23.Ka1 dxe4 24.Nde2 O-O 25.Ng3 Rfd8 26.Nxh5 gxh5 27.Rh1 e5 28.Rxh5 Bg4 29.Rxd8+ Rxd8 30.Rh4 Bf3 31.fxe5 Qc7 32.e6 Bf8 33.exf7+ Qxf7 34.g6 Qxg6 35.Ka2 Bg7 36.Rh2 Qg3 37.Rd2 Rb8 38.Rd7 Qg4 39.Ra7 Qg6 40.Qd2 Qf6 41.Qd5+ Kh7 42.Bd4 Rd8 43.Bxf6 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 18th Jul Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.18"] [Round "11"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Zemlyanskii,Ivan"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2296"] [ECO "B40"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Ndb5 Bc5 7.Bf4 O-O 8.Bc7 Qe7 9.Bd6 Bxd6 10.Qxd6 Qd8 11.O-O-O a6 12.Nd4 Ne7 13.Qg3 b5 14.e5 Nfd5 15.Nxd5 Nxd5 16.Bd3 Bb7 17.Kb1 f5 18.h4 Qe7 19.Rhe1 Qb4 20.Bf1 Rac8 0-1 [Event "Julius Baer Play-In 2023"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.24"] [Round "1.13"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Guseinov,G"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2661"] [ECO "A10"] 1.c4 g6 2.Nc3 Bg7 3.g3 d6 4.Bg2 Nf6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O e5 7.d3 Re8 8.h3 e4 9.dxe4 Nxe4 10.Nxe4 Rxe4 11.c5 Nc6 12.Bg5 Qe8 13.cxd6 cxd6 14.Nd2 Rb4 15.a3 Rb5 16.Ne4 Qe6 17.Bf4 Qb3 18.Nxd6 Qxd1 19.Rfxd1 Rxb2 20.Rab1 a5 21.Rxb2 Bxb2 22.Nc4 g5 23.Bxg5 Bc3 24.Bxc6 bxc6 25.Rd8+ Kg7 26.Nd6 h6 27.Bf4 a4 28.Rxc8 1-0 [Event "Julius Baer Play-In 2023"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.24"] [Round "2.9"] [White "Svane,Frederik"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2618"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B83"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.Be2 Nc6 4.O-O Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.d4 cxd4 7.Nxd4 Be7 8.Be3 O-O 9.f4 e5 10.Nxc6 bxc6 11.fxe5 dxe5 12.Qxd8 Rxd8 13.Rad1 Be6 14.Rxd8+ Bxd8 15.Rd1 Be7 16.Bf3 Ng4 17.Bxg4 Bxg4 18.Rd3 f5 19.Rd7 f4 20.Rxa7 Rb8 21.Bf2 Bb4 22.h3 Bxc3 23.bxc3 Be2 24.Bc5 Rb1+ 25.Kh2 Rb2 26.Bd6 g5 27.Bxe5 h6 28.h4 f3 29.gxf3 gxh4 30.f4 Rxc2 31.Kh3 Bf3 32.f5 Bxe4 33.f6 Bd5 34.a4 Re2 35.Rg7+ Kf8 36.Bd6+ Ke8 37.Re7+ Rxe7 38.fxe7 h5 39.Kxh4 Bf3 40.a5 Be2 41.Kg5 Kf7 42.Bc5 Ke8 43.Bb4 Kf7 44.Bd6 Ke8 45.Ba3 Kf7 46.Bb4 Ke8 47.Bc5 Kf7 48.Bd6 Ke8 49.Kf6 h4 50.Bf4 Bc4 51.Bd6 h3 52.Be5 Kd7 53.a6 c5 54.a7 Bd5 55.a8=Q Bxa8 56.Kf7 Bd5+ 57.Kf8 1-0 [Event "Julius Baer Play-In 2023"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.24"] [Round "3.32"] [White "Kantor,G"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2527"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D41"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 c5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 cxd4 8.cxd4 Bb4+ 9.Bd2 Bxd2+ 10.Qxd2 O-O 11.Bc4 Nd7 12.O-O b6 13.Rad1 Bb7 14.Rfe1 Nf6 15.d5 exd5 16.exd5 Qd6 17.Nd4 g6 18.Nb5 Qc5 19.Qd4 Qxd4 20.Rxd4 Rfe8 21.Rxe8+ Rxe8 22.f3 Re5 23.d6 Bc6 24.a4 a6 25.Nc7 b5 26.axb5 axb5 27.Bf1 Re1 28.Rb4 Rd1 29.Kf2 Rxd6 30.Bxb5 Rd2+ 31.Be2 Kg7 32.Rc4 Bd7 33.Rc1 g5 34.Ke3 Ra2 35.Rc5 h6 36.Nd5 Ne8 37.Nc3 Ra3 38.Kf2 Be6 39.Ne4 Ra2 40.Nc3 Rb2 41.Nd1 Rb4 42.Nc3 Nd6 43.Nb5 Nf5 44.Nc7 Rb2 45.Nxe6+ fxe6 46.Rc4 e5 47.Rc5 Kf6 48.Rc6+ Ke7 49.Rc3 Nd4 50.Re3 Kf6 51.Re4 h5 52.Kf1 h4 53.Re3 Ne6 54.Kf2 Nf4 55.Kf1 Rb1+ 56.Kf2 Rh1 57.Bf1 h3 58.g3 Ne6 59.Bxh3 Rxh2+ 60.Bg2 Nd4 61.Kg1 Rh8 62.Ra3 Rc8 63.Ra6+ Ke7 64.Ra2 Rc3 65.Kf2 Kd6 66.Ra6+ Ke7 67.Ra2 Rb3 68.Ra7+ Kf6 69.Ra6+ Kg7 70.Ra7+ Kf6 71.Ra6+ Ke7 72.Ra7+ Kd6 73.Ra2 Rd3 74.Ra6+ Kc5 75.Ra5+ Kd6 76.Ra6+ Ke7 77.Ra2 Rc3 78.Ra7+ Kd6 79.Ra6+ Rc6 80.Rxc6+ Nxc6 81.f4 gxf4 82.gxf4 exf4 83.Bxc6 Kxc6 84.Kf3 Kd5 85.Kxf4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Julius Baer Play-In 2023"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.24"] [Round "4.35"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Drygalov,Sergey"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2547"] [ECO "D11"] 1.c4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.Qb3 dxc4 5.Qxc4 Bg4 6.Nbd2 Nbd7 7.h3 Bh5 8.g4 Bg6 9.Bg2 e6 10.Qb3 Qb6 11.O-O Qxb3 12.Nxb3 a5 13.Bd2 a4 14.Na5 Be4 15.Rfc1 Ra7 16.Ne5 Bxg2 17.Kxg2 Bd6 18.Nac4 Be7 19.Rc2 Nd5 20.Nxd7 Kxd7 21.e4 Nc7 22.Ne5+ Ke8 23.Be3 Ra6 24.Rd1 f6 25.Nd3 a3 26.Nc5 Bxc5 27.dxc5 Nb5 28.b4 Ra8 29.f4 Rd8 30.Rxd8+ Kxd8 31.Rd2+ Ke7 32.Kf3 Rd8 33.Rxd8 Kxd8 34.Ke2 e5 35.f5 Nc3+ 36.Kd3 Nb5 37.Kc4 Kc7 38.g5 Kd7 39.g6 hxg6 40.fxg6 Ke6 41.h4 f5 42.exf5+ Kxf5 43.h5 Nc7 44.Bc1 Nb5 45.Kd3 e4+ 46.Kc4 Kf6 47.Kb3 Kf5 48.Kc2 Kf6 49.Be3 Kf5 50.Kd2 Nc7 51.Bd4 Ne6 52.Ke3 Nxd4 53.Kxd4 Kg5 54.Kxe4 Kxh5 55.Kf5 Kh6 56.Ke6 Kxg6 57.Kd7 Kh5 58.Kc7 g5 59.Kxb7 g4 60.b5 g3 61.bxc6 g2 62.c7 g1=Q 63.c8=Q Qb1+ 64.Ka7 Qxa2 65.Qf5+ Kh4 66.Qe4+ Kg5 67.Qe3+ Kg6 68.c6 Qb2 69.Qe4+ Kg5 70.Qd5+ Kf4 71.Qd6+ Ke3 72.Qe6+ Kd2 73.Qd5+ Ke2 74.Qg2+ Ke3 75.Qxb2 axb2 76.c7 b1=Q 77.c8=Q 1/2-1/2 [Event "Julius Baer Play-In 2023"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.24"] [Round "5.34"] [White "Yilmaz,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2639"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D45"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 c6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Bd3 O-O 8.O-O dxc4 9.Bxc4 b5 10.Be2 Bb7 11.Rd1 Qc7 12.Bd2 a6 13.b4 Rfe8 14.h3 e5 15.a3 Rad8 16.Rac1 h6 17.Bd3 exd4 18.exd4 Nb6 19.Re1 Bc8 20.Ne2 Be6 21.Qxc6 Qb8 22.Qc3 Rc8 23.Qa1 Nc4 24.Nc3 Nxd2 25.Nxd2 Bh2+ 26.Kh1 Bf4 27.Rcd1 Bxd2 28.Rxd2 Qf4 29.Re3 Bxh3 30.Ne2 Qg5 31.gxh3 Rxe3 32.fxe3 Qxe3 33.Qe1 Qxh3+ 34.Kg1 Qe3+ 35.Kg2 Nd5 36.Rd1 Qg5+ 37.Kf2 Re8 38.Qg1 Qe3+ 39.Kf1 Qf3+ 40.Ke1 Nf4 41.Qf1 Nxd3+ 42.Kd2 Nf2 0-1 [Event "Julius Baer Play-In 2023"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.24"] [Round "6.22"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Lupulescu,C"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2584"] [ECO "D35"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 Bb4 6.e3 h6 7.Bxf6 Qxf6 8.Rc1 O-O 9.a3 Bxc3+ 10.Rxc3 c6 11.Qf3 Qe7 12.Bd3 Nd7 13.Ne2 Nf6 14.h3 a5 15.O-O Ne8 16.Rb1 a4 17.Nf4 Nd6 18.Rbc1 g6 19.Re1 Bf5 20.Bf1 Ne4 21.Rcc1 Nd6 22.Qd1 g5 23.Ne2 Bg6 24.Nc3 b5 25.f3 f5 26.Bd3 Rae8 27.Na2 Qd7 28.Qd2 Rf6 29.Nb4 Nc4 30.Qf2 Rfe6 31.f4 Qd6 32.Re2 Bh5 33.Rec2 Rxe3 34.fxg5 f4 35.Qh4 Bg6 36.Bxg6 Qxg6 37.Qxh6 Qxh6 38.gxh6 R8e6 39.Rf1 R3e4 40.Nd3 Ne3 41.Rcf2 Nxf1 42.Rxf1 Rxd4 43.Nxf4 Rxh6 44.Rf2 Rf6 45.g3 Re4 46.Kg2 Re3 47.h4 d4 48.Rd2 Rd6 49.Kf2 c5 50.Ne2 Rf6+ 51.Nf4 Rf5 52.Kg2 Rfe5 53.Kh3 R5e4 54.Kg4 c4 55.Kf5 d3 56.h5 Re2 57.Rd1 R4e3 58.Nxe2 Rxe2 59.g4 Rxb2 60.g5 Re2 61.h6 d2 62.g6 c3 63.Rh1 Re8 64.Kf6 Rf8+ 65.Ke7 c2 66.g7 Rf7+ 67.Ke6 Rxg7 68.hxg7 d1=Q 0-1 [Event "Julius Baer Play-In 2023"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.24"] [Round "7.35"] [White "Sargsyan,Shant"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2654"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D43"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 c6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.e3 Nd7 8.Be2 Qd8 9.O-O Be7 10.Rb1 O-O 11.b4 dxc4 12.Bxc4 a5 13.a3 Nb6 14.Bd3 Nd5 15.Nxd5 exd5 16.Ne5 Bd6 17.f4 Qe7 18.Qd2 axb4 19.axb4 Ra4 20.Bh7+ Kxh7 21.Qc2+ Bf5 22.Qxf5+ g6 23.Qc2 Rfa8 24.Rb2 Kg7 25.g3 Ra3 26.Rf3 Qe8 27.b5 cxb5 28.Kg2 Rc8 29.Qe2 b4 30.h4 Rac3 31.h5 b3 32.Rf2 Ba3 33.Rb1 Bc1 34.f5 gxf5 35.Qd1 Bxe3 36.Rxf5 f6 37.Rxb3 Rc2+ 38.Kh3 Bg5 39.Rxb7+ R2c7 40.Rb6 fxe5 41.Rg6+ Kh7 42.Qg4 Rg7 43.Rxe5 Qg8 44.Rxg7+ Kxg7 45.Re6 Kh8 46.Qf5 Qf8 47.Qe5+ Qg7 48.Qxd5 Rf8 49.Qe4 Qf7 50.Kg4 Qd7 51.d5 Qf7 52.Qe5+ Bf6 53.Qf5 Qg8+ 54.Kh3 Bg7 55.Qe4 Qf7 56.Kg4 Qd7 57.Kh3 Rd8 58.Qf5 Rf8 59.Qe4 Qb7 60.d6 Qxe4 61.Rxe4 Rd8 62.Re6 Kg8 63.Kg4 Bf8 64.Kf5 Kf7 65.Rf6+ Kg7 66.g4 Bxd6 67.Rg6+ Kh7 68.g5 Bf8 69.gxh6 Bxh6 70.Re6 Rd5+ 71.Re5 Rd7 72.Re6 Bg7 73.Kg4 Rd4+ 74.Kg5 Rd5+ 75.Kg4 Rb5 76.Kh4 Kg8 77.Kg4 Kf7 78.Ra6 Bf6 79.Ra7+ Kg8 80.Ra6 Bd4 81.Rg6+ Kh7 82.Rd6 Be5 83.Rd7+ Kh6 84.Re7 Bf6 85.Re6 Kg7 86.Ra6 Rg5+ 87.Kf4 Rxh5 88.Ke4 Kf7 89.Rc6 Rb5 90.Rc4 Kg6 91.Kf4 Rf5+ 92.Ke4 Re5+ 93.Kf4 Re1 94.Re4 Rf1+ 95.Kg4 Rf2 96.Rf4 Ra2 97.Re4 Ra5 98.Kf4 Rf5+ 99.Kg4 Be5 100.Rc4 Rg5+ 101.Kf3 Kf5 102.Rc8 Rg3+ 103.Kf2 Rb3 104.Rf8+ Ke4 105.Re8 Rb2+ 106.Ke1 Kd4 107.Kf1 Bf4 108.Re2 Rb7 109.Kf2 Rb3 110.Re8 Be5 111.Rd8+ Ke4 112.Re8 Rb2+ 113.Ke1 Rh2 114.Re7 Ra2 115.Re8 Kd4 116.Kf1 Bg3 117.Re2 Ra3 118.Kg2 Be5 119.Kf2 Rh3 120.Kg2 Rh5 121.Kf3 Rf5+ 122.Kg2 Kd3 123.Ra2 Rg5+ 124.Kf3 Rg3+ 125.Kf2 Rg8 126.Ra3+ Ke4 127.Re3+ Kd5 128.Ra3 Bd4+ 129.Kf3 Rf8+ 130.Kg3 Ke4 131.Ra4 Rg8+ 132.Kh4 Ke5 133.Kh3 Kd5 134.Kh4 Ke4 135.Rb4 Rg7 136.Ra4 Rg1 137.Rb4 Ke5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Julius Baer Play-In 2023"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.24"] [Round "8.35"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Gharibyan,Mamikon"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2494"] [ECO "D35"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 Bb4 6.e3 h6 7.Bxf6 Qxf6 8.Qb3 Qd6 9.a3 Bxc3+ 10.Qxc3 Bf5 11.Ne2 Nd7 12.Qb4 Qb6 13.Nc3 a5 14.Qxb6 Nxb6 15.f3 c6 16.Kd2 h5 17.Be2 Kd7 18.h4 Rhe8 19.b4 Kd6 20.Rhe1 Nd7 21.Bf1 b5 22.e4 Be6 23.bxa5 dxe4 24.Nxe4+ Ke7 25.a4 Reb8 26.axb5 cxb5 27.d5 Bxd5 28.Bxb5 Be6 29.Bxd7 Kxd7 30.Nc5+ Kd6 31.Nxe6 fxe6 32.Ra2 Ra6 33.Kd3 Rb5 34.Rea1 Kd5 35.Ke3 e5 36.Ra3 Rb4 37.Ra4 Rb3+ 38.Kf2 g6 39.R1a2 Rb5 40.Kg3 Ke6 41.R2a3 Rc5 42.Kh3 Rb5 43.g4 Rc5 44.Kg3 Rb5 45.g5 Rc5 46.f4 Rb5 47.fxe5 Rxe5 48.Kf3 Kf5 49.Rf4+ 1-0 [Event "Julius Baer Play-In 2023"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.24"] [Round "9.24"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Sychev,K"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2540"] [ECO "A30"] 1.c4 c5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 Nc6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Nf3 d5 6.cxd5 exd5 7.d4 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bc5 9.Nb3 Bb6 10.O-O d4 11.Na4 O-O 12.Re1 h6 13.Bf4 Be6 14.Nbc5 Bd5 15.Nxb7 Qe7 16.Nxb6 axb6 17.e4 dxe3 18.Rxe3 Qxb7 19.Bxd5 Rfd8 20.Rd3 Qa6 21.Bd6 Rxd6 22.Bxf7+ Kxf7 23.Rxd6 Ne5 24.Qb3+ Kg6 25.f4 Qc4 26.Qxc4 Nxc4 27.Rc6 Nxb2 28.Rxb6 Na4 29.Rc6 Kf5 30.Rb1 Nd5 31.Rb5 Ke4 32.Rc4+ Kd3 33.Rxa4 Rxa4 34.Rxd5+ Ke3 35.Kg2 Rxa2+ 36.Kh3 Kf2 37.Rd7 g5 38.fxg5 hxg5 39.Kg4 Kg2 40.Kxg5 Kxh2 41.g4 Ra8 42.Kh6 Kg3 43.g5 Kf4 44.g6 Kf5 45.Kh7 Kf6 46.Rf7+ Ke6 47.Rf1 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 25th Jul Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.25"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Luukkonen,T"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2279"] [ECO "A20"] 1.c4 e5 2.d3 Nf6 3.Nf3 d6 4.Nc3 Be7 5.g3 O-O 6.Bg2 c6 7.O-O Re8 8.h3 Bf8 9.e4 a5 10.d4 Na6 11.dxe5 dxe5 12.Qxd8 Rxd8 13.Nxe5 Re8 14.f4 Bc5+ 15.Kh2 Bd4 16.Na4 Bxe5 17.fxe5 Nd7 18.Bf4 Nb4 19.Rfd1 h6 20.g4 Nf8 21.Nb6 Ra6 22.Nxc8 Rxc8 23.Rd2 Rb6 24.c5 Rb5 25.Be3 a4 26.Bf1 Ra5 27.Bc4 Ne6 28.Rf1 1-0 [Event "Julius Baer Play-In Match"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.25"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Frolyanov,D"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2485"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D30"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nd7 4.g3 dxc4 5.Bg2 Rb8 6.a4 a6 7.a5 Bd6 8.O-O Ne7 9.Nbd2 b5 10.axb6 Nxb6 11.Qc2 O-O 12.h4 h6 13.Ne4 f5 14.Nc5 Nc6 15.e4 e5 16.Na4 Nxd4 17.Nxd4 exd4 18.Nxb6 Rxb6 19.Qxc4+ Kh8 20.Qxd4 Rb4 21.Qc3 fxe4 22.Bxh6 Qe7 23.Bg5 Qf7 24.Rad1 Rc4 25.Qe3 Bg4 26.Rc1 Bc5 27.Qf4 Qe6 28.Qd2 Bb4 29.Qe3 Bc5 30.Qxc5 Rxc5 31.Rxc5 Bf3 32.Rxc7 Be2 33.Rfc1 Qb6 34.Be3 Qxb2 35.Bxe4 Bg4 36.Rb7 Qe5 37.Bg2 Bf3 38.Bxf3 Rxf3 39.Re1 Rxg3+ 40.fxg3 Qxg3+ 41.Kf1 Qf3+ 42.Bf2 Qxb7 43.Re8+ Kh7 44.Re3 Qb5+ 45.Kg2 a5 46.Be1 Qd5+ 47.Kf1 Qd4 48.Ke2 a4 49.Bg3 a3 50.Be5 Qxh4 51.Kd2 Qf2+ 52.Re2 Qxe2+ 53.Kxe2 a2 54.Kf3 a1=Q 55.Bxa1 g5 56.Bb2 Kg8 57.Kg4 Kf7 58.Kxg5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Julius Baer Play-In Match"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.25"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Frolyanov,D"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2485"] [ECO "C43"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 Nxe4 4.dxe5 d5 5.Nbd2 Be7 6.Nxe4 dxe4 7.Qxd8+ Bxd8 8.Nd4 O-O 9.Bf4 Nd7 10.Bc4 Nb6 11.Be2 Nd5 12.Bg3 Bg5 13.Rd1 Nf4 14.h4 Nxe2 15.Kxe2 Be7 16.Ke3 Bg4 17.Rd2 Bc5 18.c3 Rad8 19.b4 Bb6 20.Kxe4 a5 21.a3 axb4 22.axb4 Rfe8 23.h5 f6 24.f3 Bd7 25.f4 fxe5 26.fxe5 Bc6+ 27.Ke3 Bd5 28.Re1 h6 29.Bf4 c6 30.g3 Bf7 31.g4 Rf8 32.Kf3 Bd5+ 33.Kg3 Rde8 34.Nf5 Be6 35.Nd6 Ra8 36.Nxb7 Ra3 37.Rc1 Bd5 38.Nd6 Bd8 39.Nf5 Kh7 40.Kh2 Be6 41.Be3 Bc7 42.Bd4 Bxf5 43.gxf5 Rxf5 44.Re1 Rxh5+ 45.Kg2 Rg5+ 46.Kf3 Ra8 47.Ke4 Bxe5 48.Bxe5 Rxe5+ 49.Kxe5 Re8+ 50.Kd6 Rxe1 51.Kxc6 Rc1 52.Rd3 g5 53.b5 g4 54.b6 h5 55.b7 Rb1 56.Rd5 g3 57.Rxh5+ Kg6 58.Rh3 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 25th Jul Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.25"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Cesar Maestre,Bernardo"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2357"] [ECO "D35"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 c5 7.Rb1 Be7 8.Bc4 O-O 9.Nf3 Nc6 10.O-O b6 11.d5 Na5 12.Bd3 c4 13.Bc2 exd5 14.exd5 Bg4 15.h3 Bh5 16.Re1 Bf6 17.Ba3 Re8 18.Rxe8+ Qxe8 19.g4 Bg6 20.Bxg6 hxg6 21.Qc2 Rd8 22.Re1 Qb5 23.d6 Nb7 24.Qe4 Nxd6 25.Qf4 g5 26.Qg3 Qd5 27.Bxd6 Rxd6 28.Re8+ Kh7 29.h4 Qc6 30.Re3 gxh4 31.Qf4 g5 32.Qf5+ Kg7 33.Kg2 Rd3 34.Rxd3 cxd3 35.Qxd3 Qxc3 36.Qf5 Qc5 37.Qe4 a5 38.Ne1 b5 39.Nc2 h3+ 40.Kxh3 Qxf2 41.Ne3 b4 42.Nf5+ Kg6 43.Ng3+ Kg7 44.Nf5+ Kg6 45.Nh4+ Kg7 46.Nf5+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Titled Tue 25th Jul Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.25"] [Round "2"] [White "Arat,Uf"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2389"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bf4 e5 8.Bg5 a6 9.Na3 b5 10.Nd5 Be7 11.Bxf6 Bxf6 12.c3 Rb8 13.Nc2 Bg5 14.a4 bxa4 15.Ncb4 Nxb4 16.Nxb4 Bd7 17.Qxd6 Be7 18.Qxe5 O-O 19.Nd5 Re8 20.Nxe7+ Rxe7 21.Qd4 Rxb2 22.Bxa6 Qb6 23.Qxb6 Rxb6 24.Bd3 Rb2 25.O-O Be8 26.Rfb1 Reb7 27.Kf1 Kf8 28.Ke1 Ke7 29.Kd1 Bc6 30.Rxb2 Rxb2 31.Bc2 Kd6 32.Kc1 Rb8 33.Ra2 Ra8 34.Kb2 Kc5 35.Ka3 g5 36.Rb2 Rd8 37.Bxa4 Bxa4 38.Kxa4 Kc4 39.Rb4+ Kxc3 40.Rb7 f6 41.Rf7 Rd6 42.Rxh7 Rd4+ 43.Kb5 Rxe4 44.Rh3+ Kd2 45.Rf3 Re5+ 46.Kc6 f5 47.Kd6 Ra5 48.Ke6 f4 49.Kf6 Ke2 50.h4 gxh4 51.Rxf4 Rh5 52.Kg6 h3 53.Kxh5 hxg2 54.Rg4 Kxf2 55.Rxg2+ Kxg2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Titled Tue 25th Jul Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.25"] [Round "2"] [White "Koc,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2346"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D05"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c3 c5 4.e3 e6 5.Bd3 b6 6.O-O Nbd7 7.Nbd2 Bb7 8.Qe2 Ne4 9.c4 Bd6 10.b3 O-O 11.Bb2 f5 12.Ne5 Nxd2 13.Qxd2 Nxe5 14.dxe5 Bc7 15.Qe2 Qg5 16.f4 Qg6 17.Rad1 Rad8 18.cxd5 Bxd5 19.Bc4 Be4 20.a4 h5 21.h4 Kh7 22.Kh2 Rfe8 23.g3 Qf7 24.Bb5 Rf8 25.Bc3 Kg6 26.Rxd8 Rxd8 27.Rd1 Qe7 28.Rd2 Rxd2 29.Qxd2 Qd8 30.Qxd8 Bxd8 31.Be8+ Kh6 32.Bb5 Bd5 33.Bc4 Kg6 34.Kg1 Kf7 35.Kf2 a6 36.Ke1 b5 37.axb5 axb5 38.Bxd5 exd5 39.Ke2 Ke6 40.Kd3 c4+ 41.Kc2 Bb6 42.Bd4 Ba5 43.bxc4 dxc4 44.Kd1 Kd5 45.Ke2 g6 46.Bb2 c3 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 25th Jul Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.25"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Musovic,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2265"] [ECO "B15"] 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ exf6 6.c3 Bd6 7.Bd3 O-O 8.Ne2 Re8 9.O-O Nd7 10.Ng3 Nf8 11.a4 Qc7 12.a5 Ng6 13.Qh5 Be6 14.b4 a6 15.f4 Bd5 16.Bd2 b5 17.axb6 Qxb6 18.Nf5 Bc7 19.Ne3 Be4 20.Bc4 a5 21.f5 Nh8 22.bxa5 Rxa5 23.Rae1 Qb2 24.Rf2 Ra1 25.Rxa1 Qxa1+ 26.Qd1 Qa8 27.Qg4 Qb8 28.Nf1 Bd5 29.Bxd5 cxd5 30.Re2 Kf8 31.Rxe8+ Qxe8 32.Qf3 Qb5 33.g4 g6 34.Bh6+ Kg8 35.Ne3 Qb1+ 36.Qf1 Qe4 37.Qa6 Qb1+ 38.Kf2 Qb8 39.Nxd5 Bxh2 40.Nxf6+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 25th Jul Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.25"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Goryachkina,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2557"] [ECO "D12"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e3 Bf5 4.c4 c6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nh4 Bg6 7.Nxg6 hxg6 8.a3 Nbd7 9.h3 Be7 10.cxd5 exd5 11.Bd3 Nf8 12.Bd2 Ne6 13.O-O Qd7 14.f4 O-O 15.g4 c5 16.g5 Nh5 17.Qg4 Rad8 18.Ne2 cxd4 19.exd4 Rfe8 20.f5 Nf8 21.fxg6 fxg6 22.Rf3 Bd6 23.Raf1 Qxg4+ 24.hxg4 Rxe2 25.Bxe2 Ng3 26.Re1 Ne4 27.Bc1 Ne6 28.Bd3 Nxd4 29.Rfe3 Bc5 30.Kg2 Ne6 31.Rxe4 dxe4 32.Bc4 Rd6 33.Rxe4 Kf7 34.Bf4 Rc6 35.Bd5 Rb6 36.b4 Bf8 37.Bc7 Ra6 38.b5 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 25th Jul Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.25"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Munkhdalai,Amilal"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2437"] [ECO "B30"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 d5 4.exd5 Qxd5 5.Na3 Bg4 6.Be2 e6 7.h3 Bh5 8.O-O Nf6 9.d4 cxd4 10.Nb5 Rc8 11.Nbxd4 Nxd4 12.Nxd4 Bxe2 13.Qxe2 Bc5 14.Rd1 O-O 15.Nb3 Qc6 16.Nxc5 Qxc5 17.Be3 Qa5 18.Bd4 Rfd8 19.Bxf6 gxf6 20.Qf3 f5 21.Qxb7 Rb8 22.Rxd8+ Qxd8 23.Qxa7 Rxb2 24.a4 Qd3 25.Qd4 Qe2 26.a5 Rd2 27.Qe3 Rd1+ 28.Rxd1 Qxd1+ 29.Kh2 Qa4 30.Qg3+ Kf8 31.Qd6+ Ke8 32.a6 h5 33.Qb8+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 25th Jul Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.25"] [Round "4"] [White "Bernabeu Lopez,C"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2418"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B40"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.g3 Nc6 4.Bg2 Nf6 5.Nc3 Be7 6.O-O d6 7.d4 cxd4 8.Nxd4 O-O 9.Nxc6 bxc6 10.Na4 Ba6 11.Re1 d5 12.exd5 cxd5 13.b3 Rc8 14.Be3 Bb5 15.Bxa7 Bxa4 16.bxa4 Bb4 17.Rf1 Qa5 18.Bd4 Bc3 19.Bxf6 Bxf6 20.c3 Rxc3 21.Rb1 Ra3 22.Rb7 Rxa2 23.h4 Qxa4 24.Qxa4 Rxa4 25.Rc1 Ra1 26.Rxa1 Bxa1 27.g4 Rc8 28.Kf1 Kf8 29.Bf3 h6 30.Be2 Bf6 31.h5 Bg5 32.Kg2 Rc2 33.Kf1 Bf4 34.Ra7 Bc7 35.Ra8+ Ke7 36.Ra7 Kf6 37.Bd3 Rxf2+ 38.Kxf2 Bb6+ 39.Kf3 Bxa7 40.Bb5 Bb8 41.Bc6 Ke5 42.Be8 f6 43.Bf7 Bc7 44.Ke3 Bb6+ 45.Kd3 Bf2 46.Bg8 Kd6 47.Bf7 e5 48.Ke2 Bb6 49.Bg6 e4 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 25th Jul Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.25"] [Round "5"] [White "Leitao,R"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2592"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A37"] 1.c4 c5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.Nc3 Nc6 5.Nf3 d6 6.d3 e5 7.a3 Nge7 8.Rb1 a5 9.Nd2 O-O 10.Nf1 f5 11.Ne3 Kh8 12.Ned5 Nxd5 13.Nxd5 Be6 14.O-O Rb8 15.Bd2 b5 16.cxb5 Rxb5 17.Qa4 Qb8 18.Nc7 Qxc7 19.Qxb5 Nd4 20.Qxa5 Nxe2+ 21.Kh1 Qd7 22.b4 f4 23.gxf4 Bh3 24.f3 Bh6 25.bxc5 Bxf4 26.cxd6 Bxg2+ 27.Kxg2 Qxd6 28.Bb4 Qf6 29.Bxf8 Qg5+ 30.Kh1 Qh4 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 25th Jul Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.25"] [Round "5"] [White "Livaic,Leon"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2565"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D43"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 c6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.Qc2 Nd7 8.e4 dxc4 9.Bxc4 e5 10.d5 Nb6 11.Bb3 Bg4 12.Nd2 Bc5 13.O-O O-O 14.dxc6 bxc6 15.Nd1 Bd4 16.Ne3 Bh5 17.Nf5 Rad8 18.Nc4 c5 19.Nce3 Kh7 20.a4 g6 21.Ng3 Qg5 22.a5 Nd7 23.Nd5 Bg4 24.Kh1 h5 25.h3 Be6 26.Ne2 Rb8 27.f4 exf4 28.Nexf4 Ne5 29.Rab1 Qg3 30.Bc4 Bxd5 31.Bxd5 Kg7 32.Ne2 Qe3 33.Nxd4 cxd4 34.Rbe1 Qg3 35.Rd1 d3 36.Qc3 Kh7 37.Qd4 a6 38.b4 Kg8 39.Rd2 Rfd8 40.Qa7 Rf8 41.Bxf7+ Nxf7 42.Rxf7 Rxf7 43.Qg1 Qf4 44.Rd1 Qxe4 45.Rxd3 Qxd3 46.Qh2 Rf1+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 25th Jul Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.25"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Madaminov,Mukhiddin"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2471"] [ECO "C77"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.c3 g6 7.Bg5 Bg7 8.h3 h6 9.Be3 O-O 10.Nbd2 b5 11.Bc2 d5 12.Nb3 Re8 13.O-O Kh7 14.Re1 a5 15.a4 b4 16.Bd2 Qd6 17.exd5 Nxd5 18.d4 Ba6 19.Nc5 bxc3 20.bxc3 Bc4 21.Ne4 Qd7 22.h4 exd4 23.cxd4 Qg4 24.Nfg5+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 25th Jul Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.25"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Bluebaum,M"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2672"] [ECO "C11"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3 a6 8.Ne2 Qb6 9.Qc1 Be7 10.c3 O-O 11.h4 f6 12.Rh3 Qa5 13.a3 Nxd4 14.Nexd4 cxd4 15.b4 Qc7 16.cxd4 Qxc1+ 17.Rxc1 Nb6 18.h5 f5 19.h6 g6 20.Rc7 Rf7 21.Bd2 Bd8 22.Rxf7 Kxf7 23.Ng5+ Bxg5 24.fxg5 Bd7 25.Rc3 Rc8 26.Rc5 Na4 27.Rxc8 Bxc8 28.b5 Nb6 29.bxa6 bxa6 30.Bb4 Nc4 31.Bd3 Bd7 32.g3 Ba4 33.Bc5 Ke8 34.g4 Kf7 35.gxf5 gxf5 36.Be2 Kg6 37.Be7 Bb5 38.Kf2 Nd2 39.Bd1 Ne4+ 40.Ke3 Nxg5 41.a4 Bc4 42.a5 Kxh6 43.Ba4 Kh5 44.Kf4 Nh3+ 45.Kg3 Bf1 46.Bd7 f4+ 47.Kf3 Ng5+ 48.Kxf4 Nh3+ 49.Kg3 Kg6 50.Bxe6 Ng5 51.Bxg5 Kxg5 52.Bxd5 Kf5 53.Bg2 Bb5 54.Kf2 Kf4 55.e6 Kf5 56.d5 Ke5 57.Kg3 Kd6 58.Kh4 Bc4 59.Kg5 Bd3 60.Kh6 Ke7 61.Bf3 Bf5 62.Be2 Be4 63.Bc4 Kd6 64.Kg5 Ke7 65.d6+ Kxd6 66.Kf6 Bc6 67.e7 h5 68.Bxa6 h4 69.Bb7 Be8 70.a6 Kc7 71.Bg2 Kb6 72.Bh3 Kxa6 73.Bd7 Bxd7 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 25th Jul Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.25"] [Round "7"] [White "Ashraf,Artin"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2309"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A00"] 1.g3 c5 2.Bg2 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.c3 e5 5.d3 Nc6 6.O-O Nge7 7.e4 O-O 8.a3 d6 9.b4 a6 10.Nbd2 Be6 11.Qe2 h6 12.Nb1 f5 13.Nbd2 f4 14.Rb1 b5 15.d4 exd4 16.cxd4 Nxd4 17.Nxd4 Bxd4 18.Nf3 Bc4 19.Qd1 Bxf1 20.Nxd4 Bxg2 21.Ne6 Qd7 22.Nxf8 Qh3 23.Nxg6 Bxe4 24.Nxe7+ Kf7 25.f3 Bxb1 26.Bxf4 Qe6 27.Qxb1 Kxe7 28.Qh7+ Kf8 29.Bxh6+ Ke8 30.Qh8+ Kd7 31.Qxa8 Qxh6 32.Qb7+ Ke6 33.Qe4+ Kd7 34.f4 c4 35.g4 Qh4 36.g5 Qg4+ 37.Kf2 Qh4+ 38.Kg2 Qg4+ 39.Kf2 Qh3 40.Qb7+ Kd8 41.Qb8+ Ke7 42.Qc7+ Ke8 43.Qc6+ Ke7 44.Qb7+ Kd8 45.Qa8+ Kd7 46.Qa7+ Kd8 47.Qb6+ Kd7 48.Qb7+ Kd8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Titled Tue 25th Jul Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.25"] [Round "7"] [White "Megaranto,S"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2505"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B40"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c3 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.d4 cxd4 6.cxd4 d6 7.exd6 Bxd6 8.Bd3 Bb4+ 9.Bd2 Bxd2+ 10.Qxd2 Nd7 11.Nc3 N7f6 12.O-O O-O 13.Ne5 b6 14.Nxd5 Nxd5 15.Be4 Bb7 16.Rac1 Qe7 17.a3 Rac8 18.Rxc8 Rxc8 19.Rc1 Rc7 20.Rxc7 Qxc7 21.Bxd5 Bxd5 22.Qc3 Qxc3 23.bxc3 f6 24.Nd3 Kf7 25.f3 g5 26.Kf2 Ke7 27.Ke3 Kd6 28.Nb2 e5 29.Nd3 h6 30.dxe5+ fxe5 31.g3 a5 32.h4 gxh4 33.gxh4 b5 34.f4 exf4+ 35.Nxf4 Ke5 36.Ng6+ Kf6 37.Nf4 Bc6 38.Ne2 Ke5 39.Nd4 Bd7 40.Nb3 a4 41.Nd4 Be8 42.Nf3+ Kf5 43.Nd2 Kg4 44.c4 bxc4 45.Nxc4 h5 46.Ne5+ Kxh4 47.Kf4 Kh3 48.Nf3 Bc6 49.Nd4 Bb7 50.Kg5 Kg3 51.Kxh5 Kf4 52.Ne6+ Ke5 53.Nc5 Bc6 54.Nxa4 Bxa4 55.Kh4 Kd4 56.Kg3 Kc4 57.Kf2 Kb3 58.Ke3 Kxa3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Titled Tue 25th Jul Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.25"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Sychev,K"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2540"] [ECO "C70"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 f5 5.d3 fxe4 6.dxe4 Nf6 7.O-O d6 8.Qd3 Be7 9.Bb3 Na5 10.Ng5 Nxb3 11.Qxb3 Rf8 12.Nc3 h6 13.Nf3 Nh5 14.Nd5 Qd7 15.Rd1 Bd8 16.c4 c6 17.Ne3 Rxf3 18.gxf3 Qh3 19.Nf5 Bxf5 20.exf5 Bg5 21.Qxb7 Bf4 22.Bxf4 Nxf4 23.Qxg7 Ra7 24.Qg8+ Ke7 25.f6+ Kd7 26.f7 Ra8 27.Qg4+ Qxg4+ 28.fxg4 Ke7 29.f3 c5 30.Kf2 Rd8 31.Rd2 Ne6 32.h4 Kxf7 33.Rg1 Nd4 34.g5 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 25th Jul Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.25"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Yanchenko,R"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2466"] [ECO "A13"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e3 Nf6 4.d4 Be7 5.Nc3 O-O 6.h3 a6 7.b3 h6 8.Bb2 b6 9.Bd3 Bb7 10.cxd5 exd5 11.O-O Nbd7 12.Rc1 Bd6 13.Rc2 Re8 14.Ne2 Ne4 15.Qa1 Qe7 16.Ne5 Bxe5 17.dxe5 Nec5 18.Bf5 Nxe5 19.f4 Ng6 20.Bxg7 Nh4 21.Ng3 Qxe3+ 22.Kh2 Qxg3+ 23.Kxg3 Nxf5+ 24.Kh2 Nxg7 25.f5 a5 26.Qf6 d4 27.Qxh6 f6 28.Qxf6 d3 29.Rb2 Rf8 30.Qg6 Be4 31.g4 Rad8 32.Qg5 Rd5 33.h4 Nd7 34.h5 Kh8 35.Qh6+ Kg8 36.f6 Nxf6 37.Rxf6 Rxf6 38.Qxf6 d2 39.h6 Ne8 40.Qe6+ Kh8 41.Qxe8+ Kh7 42.Qxe4+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 25th Jul Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.25"] [Round "9"] [White "Tari,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2641"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B23"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Qxd4 Nc6 5.Qd3 a6 6.Qg3 b5 7.Bg5 Nf6 8.e5 b4 9.exf6 gxf6 10.Bd2 bxc3 11.Bxc3 d5 12.O-O-O e5 13.Qf3 Be6 14.Bc4 Bh6+ 15.Kb1 O-O 16.Bxd5 Nd4 17.Qg3+ Kh8 18.Bxe6 fxe6 19.Nf3 Qe7 20.Nxd4 exd4 21.Rxd4 Rab8 22.Rhd1 Rb7 23.Qd6 Qf7 24.Qxa6 Re7 25.Rd8 Ree8 26.R8d7 Qg6 27.g3 e5 28.a4 Bg7 29.a5 Qg4 30.Qd3 Qa4 31.Rb7 Rg8 32.h4 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 25th Jul Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.25"] [Round "9"] [White "Mahdavi,Reza"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2302"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bf4 e5 8.Bg5 a6 9.Na3 b5 10.Nab1 Be7 11.Bxf6 Bxf6 12.a4 b4 13.Nd5 O-O 14.Bc4 Bg5 15.Qd3 a5 16.c3 Be6 17.O-O h6 18.Nd2 bxc3 19.bxc3 Bxd2 20.Qxd2 Rc8 21.Ba6 Rb8 22.Rab1 Bxd5 23.Qxd5 Rb6 24.Bc4 Ne7 25.Qd3 Qc7 26.Rxb6 Qxb6 27.Rb1 Qc6 28.Bb3 Qc7 29.g3 Rb8 30.Qf3 d5 31.exd5 Nc8 32.Bc2 Rxb1+ 33.Bxb1 Nd6 34.Qe3 Qb7 35.Ba2 e4 36.c4 Qb2 37.Bb3 Qb1+ 38.Kg2 Nf5 39.Qc3 e3 40.fxe3 Qe4+ 41.Kf2 Qh1 42.e4 Qxh2+ 43.Ke1 Nxg3 44.Qf3 Qg1+ 45.Kd2 Nf1+ 46.Ke2 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 25th Jul Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.25"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Ashraf,Artin"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2309"] [ECO "B90"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.a4 e5 7.Nf3 Be7 8.Bg5 Be6 9.Bxf6 Bxf6 10.Nd5 Nd7 11.Bc4 Rc8 12.b3 Nb6 13.Nxf6+ Qxf6 14.Bxe6 Qxe6 15.c4 O-O 16.O-O Nd7 17.Re1 a5 18.Re3 Qe7 19.Ra2 Nc5 20.Rd2 Rfd8 21.g3 b6 22.Rd5 Ne6 23.h4 Nc5 24.Kg2 Rd7 25.Nd2 Rf8 26.Nb1 g6 27.Nc3 f5 28.exf5 gxf5 29.f4 e4 30.Rxf5 Rxf5 31.Qg4+ Qg7 32.Qxf5 Kh8 33.Nxe4 Rf7 34.Qg5 Qd4 35.Nf6 Rf8 36.Nd5 Ne4 37.Qe7 Qd2+ 38.Kf3 Qd1+ 39.Kxe4 Qh1+ 40.Kd3 Qd1+ 41.Kc3 Qc1+ 42.Kd4 Qd1+ 43.Ke4 Qh1+ 44.Rf3 Qb1+ 45.Rd3 Qh1+ 46.Kd4 Qg1+ 47.Kc3 Qc1+ 48.Kd4 Qg1+ 49.Qe3 Qa1+ 50.Nc3 Qa3 51.Rd1 Qb4 52.Kd3 Qxb3 53.Qd4+ Kg8 54.Rb1 Qa3 55.Qd5+ Kh8 56.Qg5 b5 57.Qxb5 h6 58.Qh5 Rg8 59.Qxh6+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 25th Jul Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.07.25"] [Round "11"] [White "Svane,Frederik"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2618"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B40"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c3 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.d4 cxd4 6.cxd4 d6 7.Bc4 Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.Re1 Nc6 10.exd6 Bxd6 11.Nc3 h6 12.a3 b6 13.Qd3 Nce7 14.Ne5 Bb7 15.Ne4 Nf5 16.Bd2 Rc8 17.Rad1 Nf6 18.Nxd6 Nxd6 19.Ba2 Bd5 20.b3 Be4 21.Qh3 Bf5 22.Qf3 a5 23.b4 Bc2 24.Rc1 Be4 25.Qh3 Rxc1 26.Bxc1 axb4 27.axb4 Qa8 28.Bb3 Nf5 29.g4 Nxd4 30.g5 hxg5 31.Bxg5 Nh7 32.Bd2 Bf5 33.Qe3 Nxb3 34.Qxb3 Nf6 35.Qe3 Rd8 36.Bc1 Rd5 37.Qg3 Ne4 38.Qf4 Qb8 39.Bb2 Qd8 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 1st Aug Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.01"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Lehtosaari,Mauri"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2138"] [ECO "B40"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.Be2 Nc6 4.O-O Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.d4 cxd4 7.Nxd4 Be7 8.Nxc6 bxc6 9.Qd3 Qa5 10.Bd2 Qc7 11.Qg3 h5 12.h4 g6 13.Bg5 Rb8 14.b3 e5 15.Rad1 Ng4 16.Bxg4 Bxg4 17.f3 Be6 18.Bxe7 Qxe7 19.Rd3 O-O 20.Rfd1 Rfd8 21.Qg5 Qf8 22.Kh2 Rd7 23.Ne2 Rbd8 24.c4 Qg7 25.Nc3 f6 26.Qe3 Qe7 27.Qe1 Kg7 28.R1d2 f5 29.exf5 Bxf5 30.Re3 Qf6 31.Kg1 Re8 32.Rde2 Rde7 33.Qg3 Kh7 34.Kh2 Kh6 35.f4 exf4 36.Qxf4+ Kg7 37.Rxe7+ Rxe7 38.Rxe7+ Qxe7 39.Nd1 Kf6 40.Ne3 Qe5 41.Kg3 Ke6 42.Kf3 Kf6 43.g4 Qxf4+ 44.Kxf4 hxg4 45.Nxg4+ Ke6 46.Ne3 Bb1 47.Kg5 Kf7 48.Ng4 Bxa2 49.c5 dxc5 50.Ne5+ Ke6 51.Nxg6 Bxb3 52.h5 Kf7 53.h6 Bc2 54.h7 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 1st Aug Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.01"] [Round "1"] [White "Willy,Stephen"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2072"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B22"] 1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.Nf3 e6 5.Bc4 d6 6.d4 cxd4 7.cxd4 Be7 8.Qe2 O-O 9.O-O b6 10.Nc3 Nxc3 11.bxc3 Nd7 12.Bd3 Bb7 13.Bd2 dxe5 14.Nxe5 Nxe5 15.Qxe5 Bf6 16.Qg3 Rc8 17.Rfe1 Re8 18.Re2 Bd5 19.a4 g6 20.Qe3 e5 21.Rae1 e4 22.Qg3 Bh4 23.Qf4 f5 24.Bb5 Rf8 25.g3 Bf6 26.h4 Qc7 27.Qe3 Qf7 28.Qf4 Bg7 29.h5 gxh5 30.Qh4 Qg6 31.Rc1 Qg4 32.Qe7 f4 33.Qd7 Be6 34.Qb7 fxg3 35.fxg3 Rf3 36.Be1 Rcf8 37.Rxe4 Qh3 38.Qa6 Bd5 39.Bc4 Rxg3+ 40.Bxg3 Qxg3+ 41.Kh1 Qf3+ 42.Kh2 Qxe4 43.Rg1 Rf2+ 44.Kh3 Qf3+ 45.Kh4 Rh2+ 46.Kg5 Qf6+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 1st Aug Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.01"] [Round "2"] [White "Piesik,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2426"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D78"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.d4 Nf6 5.O-O O-O 6.c4 c6 7.Nc3 dxc4 8.a4 Na6 9.a5 Bg4 10.Ne5 Be6 11.e3 Nd7 12.Nf3 b5 13.axb6 axb6 14.e4 Bg4 15.Be3 e5 16.d5 Nb4 17.dxc6 Rxa1 18.Qxa1 Nxc6 19.Nd2 Nd4 20.Nxc4 Nc5 21.Nd5 Be2 22.Ncxb6 Nf3+ 23.Bxf3 Bxf3 24.Bxc5 Re8 25.Qb1 Qg5 26.Qd3 Qh5 27.Re1 f5 28.Nd7 Re6 29.Re3 fxe4 30.Rxe4 Qf5 31.Nc3 Kh8 32.Qe3 Bxe4 33.Qxe4 Ra6 34.Qxf5 gxf5 35.b4 e4 36.Nd5 Ra1+ 37.Kg2 Rd1 38.N7b6 h5 39.Ne3 Rb1 40.Nxf5 Bc3 41.Nd5 Bd2 42.Nfe3 Kh7 43.Nf6+ Kg6 44.Nxe4 Bxb4 45.Bxb4 Rxb4 46.Nd2 Rd4 47.Nf3 Ra4 48.h4 Kf6 49.Nd2 Kg6 50.Ndf1 Kf6 51.Nd5+ Kg6 52.Nf4+ Kh6 53.Ne3 Ra5 54.Kf3 Re5 55.Nc4 Rc5 56.Nd2 Rc3+ 57.Kg2 Rc2 58.Ne4 Rc6 59.Kf3 Ra6 60.Ke3 Ra3+ 61.Kd4 Rf3 62.Ke5 Ra3 63.Nd6 Ra5+ 64.Ke6 Ra6 65.Ke5 Ra5+ 66.Ke4 Ra4+ 67.Ke3 Ra5 68.Nd3 Rd5 69.Ne4 Ra5 70.Kf4 Ra3 71.Ne5 Ra7 72.Nd6 Ra4+ 73.Kf5 Ra5 74.Nf7+ Kg7 75.f4 Ra3 76.Kg5 Rxg3+ 77.Kxh5 Rg1 78.Ng5 Kf6 79.Ngf3 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 1st Aug Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.01"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Karamsetty,J"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2218"] [ECO "B07"] 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Nge2 Nbd7 5.g3 c6 6.Bg2 b5 7.d5 cxd5 8.Nxd5 Bb7 9.Nec3 a6 10.Bg5 Be7 11.Bxf6 Nxf6 12.O-O Nxd5 13.Nxd5 Bxd5 14.Qxd5 O-O 15.c3 Qc7 16.Rfd1 Kh8 17.Bh3 Rab8 18.a3 Rb6 19.Rd3 Rc6 20.Qb3 Rc4 21.Re1 Qc6 22.Rd5 f5 23.Bg2 f4 24.Qd1 Qc8 25.Rd3 Qe6 26.h4 Qg6 27.Kh2 Qh6 28.Qg4 g5 29.h5 Qf6 30.Re2 h6 31.Red2 Rfc8 32.Rd5 R4c7 33.Qd1 Qf7 34.Bh3 Rf8 35.Bf5 Rc6 36.Kg2 Kg7 37.Qg4 Qf6 38.Qd1 Rd8 39.a4 Rb8 40.axb5 axb5 41.Qa1 Rcb6 42.b4 Qf7 43.Qa7 R8b7 44.Qa1 Qxh5 45.g4 Qe8 46.Qf1 h5 47.gxh5 Qxh5 48.f3 Rb8 49.Bg4 Qh4 50.Qf2 Qh6 51.Kg1 Rh8 52.Qh2 Qf6 53.Qf2 Ra6 54.Ra2 Rxa2 55.Qxa2 Qh6 56.Qg2 Qh4 57.Rd1 Ra8 58.Kf1 Ra3 59.Ke2 Rxc3 60.Rd3 Rc2+ 61.Rd2 Rc3 62.Qg1 Re3+ 63.Kd1 Qh8 64.Qf1 Qb8 65.Rc2 Qb6 66.Rc1 Qd4+ 67.Kc2 Rc3+ 68.Kb1 Qxb4+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 1st Aug Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.01"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Sreyas,Payyappat"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2075"] [ECO "B13"] 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Bd3 Nc6 5.c3 Qc7 6.Na3 a6 7.Nc2 e5 8.dxe5 Nxe5 9.Nf3 Bg4 10.Be2 Bxf3 11.Bxf3 Nf6 12.O-O Bd6 13.Bxd5 O-O-O 14.Ne3 h5 15.Bb3 Neg4 16.Qf3 Bxh2+ 17.Kh1 Be5 18.Nc4 Kb8 19.Nxe5 Nxe5 20.Qf4 Nd5 21.Bxd5 Rxd5 22.Be3 f6 23.f3 Re8 24.Bg1 Nd3 25.Qxc7+ Kxc7 26.Rad1 Re2 27.b3 Rxa2 28.Bh2+ Kc6 29.c4 Rd7 30.Bg1 Rb2 31.Rb1 Rxb1 32.Rxb1 Nb4 33.Re1 Rd3 34.Re6+ Kc7 35.Bh2+ Kc8 36.Bg3 Nc6 37.Re8+ Rd8 38.Re3 g5 39.Kh2 h4 40.Be1 Nd4 41.Bc3 Kc7 42.Re7+ Kc6 43.Rf7 Rd6 44.b4 b5 45.c5 Rd7 46.Rxf6+ Kd5 47.Rxa6 Kc4 48.Bxd4 Rxd4 49.c6 Kxb4 50.Ra7 Rc4 51.Rg7 Rxc6 52.Rxg5 Ka4 53.Rg4+ Rc4 54.f4 b4 55.Rxh4 b3 56.Rh8 b2 57.Ra8+ Kb3 58.Rb8+ Rb4 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 1st Aug Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.01"] [Round "4"] [White "Ionescu,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2245"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A15"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.b3 Nc6 4.Bb2 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.g3 f6 7.Bg2 e5 8.d3 Be7 9.O-O O-O 10.a3 Be6 11.Nfd2 Qd7 12.Nc3 Nxc3 13.Bxc3 Rfd8 14.Nc4 Rac8 15.Rc1 Nd4 16.Bxd4 exd4 17.Nd2 b5 18.Qc2 Bf8 19.Qb2 a5 20.Rc2 Qa7 21.Rfc1 a4 22.bxa4 Qxa4 23.Rb1 c4 24.dxc4 bxc4 25.Qa2 Bf7 26.Qa1 Qxc2 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 1st Aug Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.01"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Ferro,Ma"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2217"] [ECO "A30"] 1.c4 c5 2.g3 Nc6 3.Bg2 d6 4.Nc3 h5 5.Nf3 e5 6.d3 h4 7.Nxh4 Rxh4 8.gxh4 Qxh4 9.Nd5 Kd8 10.Be3 f5 11.Qa4 f4 12.Bd2 Rb8 13.Ba5+ Nxa5 14.Qxa5+ b6 15.Qxa7 Rb7 16.Qa8 Qg4 17.Bf3 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 1st Aug Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.01"] [Round "6"] [White "Bilan,Danila"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2303"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "E10"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 d5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Nc3 c6 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bh4 Bf5 8.e3 Nbd7 9.Bd3 Bxd3 10.Qxd3 Bd6 11.O-O O-O 12.Rab1 Re8 13.Rfc1 Qe7 14.a3 a5 15.Na4 g5 16.Bg3 Bxg3 17.hxg3 Ne4 18.Nd2 Nd6 19.Nc5 Nf6 20.b4 axb4 21.axb4 b5 22.Ra1 Kg7 23.Ra3 Nc4 24.Nxc4 dxc4 25.Qc3 Nd5 26.Qa1 Qd8 27.Rb1 Rxa3 28.Qxa3 Qa8 29.Qb2 f5 30.Ra1 c3 31.Qb1 Qc8 32.Ra7+ Re7 33.Rxe7+ Nxe7 34.Qc2 Nd5 35.g4 fxg4 36.e4 Nf4 37.g3 Ng6 38.Qxc3 Kh7 39.d5 cxd5 40.exd5 Qf5 41.Qd3 Qxd3 42.Nxd3 Kg7 43.Nc5 Kf6 44.Nb3 Ke5 45.Kf1 Kxd5 46.Ke2 Kc4 47.Nd2+ Kxb4 48.Ne4 Kc4 49.Nf6 Ne5 50.Kd2 b4 51.Kc2 b3+ 52.Kb2 Nd3+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 1st Aug Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.01"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Dubnevych,Maksym"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2391"] [ECO "D31"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 a6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bf4 Nf6 6.e3 Be6 7.Bd3 Nbd7 8.h3 c5 9.Nf3 h6 10.dxc5 Nxc5 11.Nd4 Be7 12.O-O O-O 13.Rc1 Rc8 14.Bb1 Qb6 15.Qe2 Nfe4 16.Rfd1 Nxc3 17.Rxc3 Ne4 18.Rb3 Qa7 19.Bxe4 dxe4 20.Nxe6 fxe6 21.Rd7 Qc5 22.Rbxb7 Bf6 23.Qg4 Qf5 24.Rxg7+ Kh8 25.Qxf5 exf5 26.Rh7+ Kg8 27.Rxh6 Bxb2 28.Rg6+ Kh8 29.Rxb2 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 1st Aug Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.01"] [Round "8"] [White "Zhao Jun"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2571"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bf4 e5 8.Bg5 a6 9.Na3 b5 10.Nd5 Be7 11.Bxf6 Bxf6 12.c3 Rb8 13.Nc2 Bg5 14.Be2 O-O 15.O-O Be6 16.Bg4 Qc8 17.Bxe6 fxe6 18.Ndb4 Nxb4 19.Nxb4 a5 20.Nd3 Bd8 21.Qe2 Bb6 22.Kh1 Qc4 23.a3 Rb7 24.f3 g5 25.Rad1 Rbf7 26.Nc1 Bc7 27.h3 h5 28.Nd3 Rg7 29.Qe3 Qc6 30.g4 Bb6 31.Qe2 Qe8 32.Kg2 Rgf7 33.Ne1 Bc7 34.Nd3 Bb6 35.Ne1 hxg4 36.hxg4 Rh7 37.Rxd6 Bc5 38.Rd1 Kg7 39.Rh1 Rxh1 40.Kxh1 Qg6 41.Kg2 Rh8 42.Nd3 Qh6 43.Nf2 Qh2+ 44.Kf1 Qg3 45.Rd7+ Kf6 46.Qd2 Qxf3 47.Ke1 Bxf2+ 48.Qxf2 Rh1+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 1st Aug Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.01"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Harvey,Marcus R"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2480"] [ECO "B90"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Be3 b5 8.Bb3 Be7 9.a3 O-O 10.f3 Nbd7 11.Nc6 Qe8 12.Qd2 Nc5 13.Nxe7+ Qxe7 14.Ba2 Rb8 15.Rd1 Ne8 16.O-O a5 17.b4 axb4 18.axb4 Nd7 19.Ne2 Ne5 20.Nd4 Qc7 21.Qe1 Nc4 22.Qc3 Nxe3 23.Qxe3 e5 24.Ne2 Be6 25.Bb3 Qb6 26.Kf2 Bxb3 27.cxb3 f5 28.Qxb6 Rxb6 29.exf5 Rxf5 30.Nc3 Nc7 31.Rd3 Rf4 32.Rfd1 Rxb4 33.Rxd6 Rxd6 34.Rxd6 Rxb3 35.Rd8+ Kf7 36.Rd7+ Kf8 37.Rxc7 b4 38.Ne4 Rb2+ 39.Kg3 h6 40.Nc5 Rb1 41.Ne6+ Ke8 42.Nxg7+ Kd8 43.Ne6+ Ke8 44.Kg4 b3 45.Kf5 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 1st Aug Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.01"] [Round "10"] [White "Kazakouski,Valery"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2558"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A15"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.b3 Nc6 4.Bb2 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Nc3 e5 7.Nxd5 Qxd5 8.e3 e4 9.Bc4 Qf5 10.Nh4 Qg5 11.g3 Bd6 12.Qc2 Qe7 13.Bxg7 Rg8 14.Bc3 Rg5 15.f3 exf3 16.Nxf3 Rg6 17.Nh4 Bg4 18.Nxg6 hxg6 19.Rf1 f5 20.Be2 Bxe2 21.Kxe2 O-O-O 22.Rf2 Kb8 23.Kf1 Ne5 24.Bxe5 Bxe5 25.Re1 Qd6 26.Qc4 Rh8 27.Rc1 b6 28.d4 cxd4 29.exd4 Bg7 30.Kg2 Rd8 31.Re2 Qd7 32.Qc6 g5 33.Qxd7 Rxd7 34.Rf1 Rd5 35.Ref2 Rxd4 36.Rxf5 g4 37.R5f4 Rd2+ 38.R1f2 Rd1 39.Rxg4 Bd4 40.Rf8+ Kb7 41.Re4 Rd2+ 42.Kh3 Bc5 43.Rf1 Rxa2 44.b4 Bd6 45.Rd1 Kc6 46.Re6 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 1st Aug Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.01"] [Round "11"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Cherniaiev,Tykhon"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2278"] [ECO "C60"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nge7 4.Nc3 a6 5.Bc4 Ng6 6.h4 Be7 7.h5 Nf4 8.d4 d6 9.Bxf4 exf4 10.Qd2 Na5 11.Bd3 c5 12.dxc5 dxc5 13.Nd5 Nc6 14.O-O-O Be6 15.Qxf4 Bd6 16.Qe3 Qa5 17.a3 O-O-O 18.Bc4 Rhe8 19.Kb1 b5 20.Ba2 Kb7 21.h6 gxh6 22.Rxh6 Ne5 23.Nxe5 Bxe5 24.Qxc5 Rc8 25.Qb4 Qd8 26.a4 Bd6 27.Qd2 Bf8 28.Rxh7 bxa4 29.Nc3 Qxd2 30.Rxd2 Bxa2+ 31.Kxa2 Rc7 32.Nd5 Rd7 33.Rd4 Bc5 34.Rxa4 Re6 35.f3 Rc6 36.Rc4 Bf8 37.Rxc6 Kxc6 38.b4 Bd6 39.Kb3 Rb7 40.c3 Be5 41.f4 Bd6 42.g4 a5 43.g5 axb4 44.cxb4 Kb5 45.g6 Rb8 46.g7 Rg8 47.Nf6 Rc8 48.Rh8 Rc4 49.g8=Q Rxb4+ 50.Kc2 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 8th Aug Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.08"] [Round "1"] [White "Toncheva,Nadya"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2253"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B22"] 1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.Nf3 e6 5.Bc4 d6 6.exd6 Bxd6 7.d4 O-O 8.O-O cxd4 9.cxd4 Nd7 10.Nc3 Nxc3 11.bxc3 Qc7 12.Qe2 b6 13.Bd2 Bb7 14.Bd3 Bxf3 15.Qxf3 Bxh2+ 16.Kh1 Bd6 17.Rfe1 Rad8 18.Qh3 g6 19.Qh6 Rfe8 20.Re4 Bf8 21.Qh3 Nf6 22.Rh4 Bg7 23.Rc1 e5 24.Bg5 exd4 25.cxd4 Qxc1+ 26.Bxc1 Re1+ 27.Kh2 Rxc1 28.Qe3 Rc7 29.Qe2 h5 30.f3 Rcd7 31.Qe3 Nd5 32.Qf2 Ne7 33.Re4 Nf5 34.Bb5 Rxd4 35.Rxd4 Rxd4 36.Qe2 Rh4+ 37.Kg1 Bd4+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 8th Aug Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.08"] [Round "1"] [White "Shubenkova,Veronika"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2050"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B25"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6 6.f4 Nf6 7.Nf3 O-O 8.O-O Rb8 9.Rb1 b5 10.h3 b4 11.Ne2 c4 12.Be3 Ba6 13.g4 cxd3 14.cxd3 b3 15.a3 Nd7 16.Ne1 Nc5 17.e5 Na5 18.d4 Na4 19.Rf3 dxe5 20.fxe5 Nc4 21.Bc1 Nxe5 22.Rf2 Nc4 23.h4 e5 24.d5 Qxh4 25.Nc3 Nxc3 26.bxc3 b2 27.Bxb2 Ne3 28.Qf3 Nxg4 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 8th Aug Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.08"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Di Berardino,D"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2479"] [ECO "B27"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 b6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Bb7 5.Nc3 Nf6 6.e5 Nd5 7.Nxd5 Bxd5 8.Bf4 e6 9.Qd2 Nc6 10.Nb5 a6 11.Nc3 Bb4 12.Bd3 O-O 13.O-O Rc8 14.Bxa6 Rc7 15.Bd3 Ne7 16.Bg5 Qe8 17.Bxe7 Bxc3 18.Bxh7+ Kxh7 19.Qd3+ Kg8 20.Bxf8 Bxb2 21.Bd6 Rc3 22.Qd2 Bxa1 23.Rxa1 Qc8 24.h4 Rxc2 25.Qg5 Qc3 26.Rf1 Qd2 27.Qd8+ Kh7 28.Qxd7 Bc4 29.Qxf7 Bxf1 30.Bf8 Qh6 31.Bxg7 Qxg7 32.Qh5+ Kg8 33.Qe8+ Kh7 34.Qh5+ Kg8 35.Qe8+ Qf8 36.Qg6+ Qg7 37.Qe8+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Titled Tue 8th Aug Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.08"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Wafa,Hamed"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2178"] [ECO "C77"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.c3 g6 7.O-O Bg7 8.h3 O-O 9.Be3 b5 10.Bc2 Nb8 11.a4 Bb7 12.axb5 axb5 13.Rxa8 Bxa8 14.Na3 Qe8 15.b4 Nh5 16.c4 bxc4 17.Nxc4 Nf4 18.d4 Nd7 19.dxe5 dxe5 20.Ba4 c6 21.Qd6 Nf6 22.Qxe5 Nd3 23.Qxe8 Rxe8 24.Nd6 Re6 25.Bc5 Nxc5 26.bxc5 Nxe4 27.Bb3 Re7 28.Re1 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 8th Aug Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.08"] [Round "3"] [White "Kacprzak,Karol"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2315"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bf4 e5 8.Bg5 a6 9.Na3 b5 10.Bxf6 gxf6 11.Nd5 f5 12.g3 Bg7 13.Bg2 f4 14.c3 h5 15.Nc2 h4 16.gxf4 exf4 17.Nxf4 Ne5 18.h3 Qg5 19.Qd5 Qxf4 20.Qxa8 Nd3+ 21.Ke2 O-O 22.Kxd3 Be6 23.Qxf8+ Kxf8 24.Ne3 Qxf2 25.b3 Bh6 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 8th Aug Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.08"] [Round "3"] [White "Schwabeneder,Florian"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2389"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B40"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.b3 a6 4.Bb2 d5 5.exd5 exd5 6.Qe2+ Be6 7.g3 Nc6 8.Bg2 Nh6 9.d4 Nf5 10.O-O Nfxd4 11.Nxd4 cxd4 12.c3 Be7 13.cxd4 O-O 14.Nd2 Re8 15.Nf3 Bf8 16.Qd2 f6 17.Rfe1 Qd7 18.Re3 Rac8 19.a3 Bh3 20.Rae1 Bxg2 21.Kxg2 Rxe3 22.Rxe3 Ne7 23.Rc3 g5 24.Rxc8 Nxc8 25.h3 Nd6 26.a4 Ne4 27.Qc2 b5 28.Ne1 bxa4 29.bxa4 Nd6 30.Ba3 Nc4 31.Bxf8 Kxf8 32.Nd3 Qf5 33.Qe2 a5 34.Nc5 Nd6 35.Qa6 Ne4 36.Qe2 Kg7 37.Nb3 Qd7 38.Qb5 Qxb5 39.axb5 a4 40.b6 Nd6 41.Na5 a3 42.Nb3 a2 43.Kf3 f5 44.Ke2 Kf6 45.Kd3 g4 46.h4 f4 47.Kc3 fxg3 48.fxg3 Kf5 49.Kb2 Ke4 50.Nc5+ Kf3 51.b7 Nxb7 52.Nxb7 Kxg3 53.Nd8 Kf2 54.Ne6 g3 55.Nf4 g2 56.Nxg2 Kxg2 57.Kxa2 Kf3 58.Kb3 Ke4 59.Kc3 h5 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 8th Aug Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.08"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Mahdavi,Reza"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2302"] [ECO "B90"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.a4 e5 7.Nf3 Be7 8.Bg5 Be6 9.Bxf6 Bxf6 10.Nd5 Nd7 11.Bc4 O-O 12.O-O Rc8 13.b3 h6 14.Re1 g6 15.Nxf6+ Nxf6 16.Bxe6 fxe6 17.c4 Qe7 18.Ra2 Rc6 19.Rd2 a5 20.g3 b6 21.Kg2 Rf7 22.h4 Kh7 23.Nh2 Nd7 24.h5 g5 25.Ng4 Nc5 26.Re3 Qf8 27.Kg1 Kg7 28.Kg2 Kh7 29.Re1 Kg7 30.f3 Kh7 31.Nf2 Qe7 32.Nd3 Nb7 33.Nc1 Rc8 34.g4 Rcf8 35.Re3 Qc7 36.Na2 Qc5 37.Qe2 Rd7 38.Nc3 Rfd8 39.Nb5 Qc6 40.Qd1 Qc5 41.Re1 Qb4 42.Qc2 Nc5 43.Re3 Nb7 44.Qc3 Qxc3 45.Rxc3 Kg7 46.Rcd3 Kf6 47.Kf2 Ke7 48.Ke3 Rc8 49.Ke2 Rcd8 50.Rc3 Nc5 51.Na3 Rc8 52.Nc2 Na6 53.Ne3 Rdc7 54.Rc1 Rc6 55.Rcd1 Nc5 56.Rb2 Na6 57.Rdd2 Rd8 58.Nd1 Rdc8 59.Ne3 Rd8 60.Rd1 Rdc8 61.Rdd2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Titled Tue 8th Aug Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.08"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Remizov,Yaroslav"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2440"] [ECO "A00"] 1.f3 e5 2.g4 Qh4+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 8th Aug Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.08"] [Round "5"] [White "Sokolovsky,Yahli"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2464"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A01"] 1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.e3 Nf6 4.Nf3 e4 5.Nd4 Nxd4 6.Bxd4 Be7 7.c4 O-O 8.Nc3 c5 9.Be5 d6 10.Bg3 d5 11.cxd5 Nxd5 12.Bc4 Nxc3 13.dxc3 Qa5 14.Qc2 Bf6 15.O-O Bf5 16.Bd5 Qxc3 17.Qxc3 Bxc3 18.Rac1 Rad8 19.Bxb7 Bb4 20.Rc2 h5 21.h4 Rd3 22.Ba6 Rfd8 23.Bxd3 exd3 24.Rc4 Be6 25.Rf4 a5 26.Rb1 d2 27.Rd1 a4 28.Rc4 Bxc4 29.bxc4 Rd3 30.Bf4 Ra3 31.e4 Rxa2 32.Kf1 Rc2 33.Ke2 a3 34.Kd3 Rc3+ 35.Ke2 Rxc4 36.f3 a2 37.Be5 Rc1 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 8th Aug Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.08"] [Round "5"] [White "Cieslak,Patryk"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2270"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bf4 e5 8.Bg5 a6 9.Na3 b5 10.Nd5 Be7 11.Bxf6 Bxf6 12.c3 Rb8 13.Nc2 Bg5 14.a4 bxa4 15.Ncb4 Nxb4 16.cxb4 O-O 17.Rxa4 a5 18.b5 Bd7 19.Nc3 d5 20.Nxd5 Bxb5 21.Bxb5 Rxb5 22.O-O Qb8 23.Nc3 Rc5 24.Qe2 Rd8 25.Nd5 Qb5 26.Qxb5 Rxb5 27.g3 Rdb8 28.Rfa1 Bd8 29.Ne3 Rxb2 30.Nc4 Rb1+ 31.Kg2 Rxa1 32.Rxa1 Ra8 33.Nxe5 Bf6 34.f4 a4 35.Ra2 Bxe5 36.fxe5 Kf8 37.Kf3 a3 38.Kf4 Ke7 39.h4 Ke6 40.g4 h6 41.g5 h5 42.g6 fxg6 43.Kg5 Kxe5 44.Kxg6 Kxe4 45.Kxh5 Ra6 46.Kg5 Kd3 47.Ra1 a2 48.h5 Kc2 49.Rxa2+ Rxa2 50.Kg6 Ra5 51.h6 gxh6 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 8th Aug Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.08"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Hambleton,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2420"] [ECO "B40"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.b3 d6 4.Bb2 e5 5.Bc4 Be7 6.O-O Nf6 7.d3 a6 8.a4 Nc6 9.h3 Rb8 10.Nc3 O-O 11.Nh2 Be6 12.Bxe6 fxe6 13.Ne2 d5 14.Ng3 d4 15.Bc1 b5 16.Ng4 Nd7 17.Qe2 Qc7 18.Bd2 Bd6 19.Nh5 Nb6 20.axb5 axb5 21.Nh2 Ne7 22.Qg4 Ng6 23.Qxe6+ Kh8 24.Ba5 Rbe8 25.Qg4 Qc6 26.Bxb6 Qxb6 27.g3 c4 28.Nf3 cxd3 29.cxd3 Qc6 30.Nh4 Bb4 31.Nf5 Bc3 32.Ra7 Rg8 33.Nhxg7 Ref8 34.Qh5 Qe6 35.Nxe6 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 8th Aug Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.08"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Fiorito,Joaquin"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2409"] [ECO "B15"] 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ exf6 6.c3 Bd6 7.Bd3 O-O 8.Ne2 Re8 9.O-O Nd7 10.Ng3 g6 11.Bh6 f5 12.Qd2 Nf6 13.Rfe1 Ng4 14.Bg5 Be7 15.Rxe7 Rxe7 16.h3 f6 17.Bf4 g5 18.hxg4 gxf4 19.Qxf4 fxg4 20.Nh5 Be6 21.Re1 Kh8 22.Qxf6+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 8th Aug Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.08"] [Round "7"] [White "Krzyzanowski,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2512"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B40"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.a3 Be7 7.Nxc6 bxc6 8.e5 Nd5 9.Ne4 O-O 10.c4 f5 11.Nd6 Bxd6 12.exd6 Nf6 13.Be2 c5 14.O-O Bb7 15.Be3 Rc8 16.b4 Ne4 17.f4 Qf6 18.Qd3 Rc6 19.bxc5 Nxc5 20.Bxc5 Rxc5 21.Rad1 Rfc8 22.Qe3 Ba6 23.Rc1 h6 24.Rc3 Kh7 25.Rfc1 e5 26.fxe5 Rxe5 27.Qf2 Qxd6 28.c5 Qc6 29.Bxa6 Qxa6 30.Qd4 Qe6 31.Rf1 Re8 32.Rcf3 Rc8 33.Rc3 Rc6 34.h3 a6 35.Qf2 d6 36.Rfc1 dxc5 37.Rxc5 Rcxc5 38.Rxc5 Re1+ 39.Kh2 Qd6+ 40.g3 Re5 41.Rxe5 Qxe5 42.h4 Qe4 43.Qc5 f4 44.Qf2 f3 45.g4 Qf4+ 46.Kh3 h5 47.Qg3 Qxg3+ 48.Kxg3 hxg4 49.h5 Kh6 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 8th Aug Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.08"] [Round "7"] [White "Ashraf,Artin"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2352"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A06"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.e3 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.d4 Be7 5.b3 O-O 6.Bb2 c5 7.Nbd2 cxd4 8.Nxd4 e5 9.N4f3 d4 10.exd4 exd4 11.Bxd4 Nc6 12.Bc3 Bc5 13.Be2 Bf5 14.O-O Re8 15.h3 Qb6 16.a3 a5 17.Bxf6 gxf6 18.Nh4 Bg6 19.Nxg6 hxg6 20.Nf3 Rad8 21.Qc2 Kg7 22.g3 Rd7 23.Kg2 Qd8 24.Rfe1 Re6 25.Red1 Rxd1 26.Bxd1 Qe7 27.Qb2 b6 28.h4 Re4 29.a4 Nd4 30.Rb1 Nf5 31.Qd2 Re6 32.Qd3 Rd6 33.Qe2 Re6 34.Qd3 Bxf2 35.Kxf2 Qc5+ 36.Kg2 Ne3+ 37.Kh3 Rd6 38.Qe2 Qf5+ 39.Kh2 Qxb1 40.Qxe3 Qxd1 41.g4 Qd3 42.Qf4 Re6 43.Kg3 Re4 44.g5 Rxf4 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 8th Aug Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.08"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Baskakov,Egor"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2215"] [ECO "B29"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.g3 Nc6 5.Bg2 g6 6.d4 cxd4 7.Nxd4 Nc7 8.Nxc6 bxc6 9.O-O Bg7 10.Re1 O-O 11.Nc3 Ne6 12.h4 Qa5 13.Bd2 Rb8 14.b3 Ba6 15.h5 Qc7 16.f4 d6 17.exd6 exd6 18.Ne4 Rfe8 19.Bc3 Bxc3 20.Nxc3 d5 21.Qd2 Qb6+ 22.Kh2 Ng7 23.hxg6 hxg6 24.Na4 Qc7 25.Nc5 Bb7 26.Rxe8+ Rxe8 27.Re1 Rxe1 28.Qxe1 Bc8 29.c4 Qd6 30.b4 dxc4 31.Qc3 Nf5 32.Qxc4 Qd2 33.Qd3 Qxb4 34.Qd8+ Kg7 35.Ne4 Be6 36.Qf6+ Kg8 37.Ng5 Qe7 38.Qe5 c5 39.Nxe6 Qxe6 40.Qxc5 Qe2 41.Qc8+ Kh7 42.Qd7 Qxa2 43.Kh3 Ne3 44.Bf3 Qe6+ 45.Qxe6 fxe6 46.Bc6 a5 47.g4 Nc4 48.Kh4 Kg7 49.Kg5 Nd6 50.Bd7 Nf7+ 51.Kh4 Kf6 52.Be8 g5+ 53.fxg5+ Nxg5 54.Kg3 Ke5 55.Kf2 Kf4 56.Ke2 e5 57.Kd3 e4+ 58.Kd4 e3 59.Bb5 a4 60.Kc3 a3 61.Kb3 Kxg4 62.Kxa3 Kf3 63.Kb4 Kf2 64.Bc4 Nf3 65.Kc3 Ng1 66.Bd3 Ne2+ 67.Kc2 Nd4+ 68.Kc3 Nf3 69.Ba6 Ne5 70.Kd4 Ng6 71.Ke4 Nf4 72.Kxf4 e2 73.Bxe2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Titled Tue 8th Aug Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.08"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Begmuratov,Alisher"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2395"] [ECO "B90"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Be3 b5 8.Bb3 Bb7 9.f3 Qc7 10.Qd2 Nbd7 11.O-O-O Nc5 12.Kb1 Be7 13.Ndxb5 axb5 14.Nxb5 Qd7 15.Nxd6+ Bxd6 16.Qxd6 Qxd6 17.Rxd6 Nxb3 18.axb3 e5 19.Rhd1 O-O 20.Rb6 Bc8 21.c4 Ra6 22.Rxa6 Bxa6 23.Rd6 Bb7 24.b4 Rc8 25.b3 Kf8 26.b5 Ke7 27.Rd2 Nd7 28.Kb2 g6 29.Kc3 f5 30.exf5 gxf5 31.Kb4 f4 32.Bf2 Ke6 33.c5 Bd5 34.c6 Bxc6 35.bxc6 Rxc6 36.Kb5 Rc1 37.b4 Nf6 38.Bc5 Nd5 39.Rb2 Nc3+ 40.Kc6 e4 41.fxe4 Nxe4 42.Ra2 Ke5 43.Ra5 Rc2 44.Kd7 Nf6+ 45.Kc6 Ne4 46.h4 Kf5 47.Kd5 Nf6+ 48.Kd4 Rd2+ 49.Kc4 Ke4 50.Ra6 Nd7 51.Re6+ Ne5+ 52.Kb5 Kf5 53.Rh6 Rxg2 54.Rxh7 f3 55.Rh8 Ke4 56.h5 f2 57.Rf8 Nf3 58.Bxf2 Rxf2 59.h6 Nd4+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 8th Aug Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.08"] [Round "9"] [White "Mitrabha,G"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2505"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A04"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6 4.b3 Bg7 5.Bb2 O-O 6.c4 Nc6 7.O-O d6 8.d4 Ne4 9.Nbd2 Bf5 10.e3 cxd4 11.Nxd4 Nxd2 12.Qxd2 Bd7 13.Rac1 Rc8 14.Rfd1 a6 15.h4 Nxd4 16.Bxd4 Bc6 17.Bxg7 Kxg7 18.Qb2+ f6 19.Bh3 Bf3 20.Rd4 Rc5 21.b4 Re5 22.c5 d5 23.a4 g5 24.b5 axb5 25.axb5 Be4 26.hxg5 Rxg5 27.Bg2 Bxg2 28.Kxg2 e6 29.c6 bxc6 30.bxc6 Rf7 31.Rb4 d4 32.Rxd4 Qc8 33.Qb6 Qc7 34.Qxc7 Rxc7 35.Rb4 Kg6 36.Rb7 Rxb7 37.cxb7 Rb5 38.Rc7 h5 39.Kf3 Rb4 40.Ke2 Kf5 41.f3 e5 42.Re7 Rb3 43.Kd2 e4 44.fxe4+ Kg4 45.Kc2 Rb5 46.Rg7+ Kf3 47.Kd3 Rb4 48.Kc3 Rb6 49.Kd4 Rb5 50.Kc4 Rb1 51.Kd5 Kxe3 52.Re7 Rd1+ 53.Ke6 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 8th Aug Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.08"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Lysyj,I"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2589"] [ECO "D32"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.dxc5 d4 6.Ne4 Nc6 7.Nf3 Bxc5 8.Nxc5 Qa5+ 9.Bd2 Qxc5 10.b4 Qb6 11.a4 a6 12.b5 axb5 13.axb5 Rxa1 14.Qxa1 Qxb5 15.e3 Qb6 16.Bd3 Nge7 17.O-O O-O 18.Rb1 Qc7 19.Nxd4 Nxd4 20.exd4 Bf5 21.Rc1 Qd7 22.Bf1 Rc8 23.Rxc8+ Qxc8 24.Qa3 Nd5 25.Qd6 Qd7 26.Qa3 h6 27.h3 Be6 28.Bd3 Bf5 29.Bf1 Be6 30.Qc5 b6 31.Qa3 Bf5 32.Qa8+ Kh7 33.Qf8 Nf6 34.Be3 Nd5 35.Bd2 Nf6 36.Qb4 Nd5 37.Qb3 Be6 38.Qf3 Bf5 39.g4 Bg6 40.h4 Nf6 41.g5 Nd5 42.h5 Bf5 43.gxh6 gxh6 44.Qg3 Qe6 45.Bg2 Be4 46.Bh3 Bf5 47.Bg2 Be4 48.f3 Bf5 49.Kh2 b5 50.Qe5 b4 51.f4 Qxe5 52.dxe5 Nc3 53.Bc6 Ne2 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 8th Aug Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.08"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Bharath,Subramaniyam H"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2482"] [ECO "C77"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.c3 g6 7.O-O Bg7 8.h3 O-O 9.Be3 Bd7 10.Nbd2 h6 11.Re1 Nh5 12.d4 b5 13.Bc2 Nf4 14.a4 g5 15.Nf1 b4 16.Ng3 bxc3 17.bxc3 Qc8 18.Nf5 Bxf5 19.exf5 Ne7 20.dxe5 dxe5 21.Bxf4 gxf4 22.Nxe5 Rd8 23.Qh5 Bxe5 24.Rxe5 Nc6 25.f6 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 8th Aug Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.08"] [Round "11"] [White "Galchenko,Matvey"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2438"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B22"] 1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.Nf3 e6 5.Bc4 d6 6.d4 cxd4 7.cxd4 Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.Bd2 dxe5 10.dxe5 b6 11.Qe2 Bb7 12.Nc3 Nxc3 13.Bxc3 Nd7 14.Rad1 Qc7 15.Rfe1 Rfd8 16.Nd4 a6 17.Bxe6 Nxe5 18.Nf5 Rxd1 19.Rxd1 Bf6 20.Bb3 Re8 21.Nd6 Re7 22.Nxb7 Nc6 23.Qxa6 Qxb7 24.Qxb7 Rxb7 25.Bxf6 gxf6 26.Rd6 Rc7 27.f3 Kg7 28.Bd5 Nb4 29.Bb3 Rc1+ 30.Kf2 Rb1 31.Rd7 Rxb2+ 32.Kg3 Nxa2 33.Bxf7 Kh6 34.Bg8 Nc3 35.Bxh7 Ne2+ 36.Kg4 Rb4+ 37.Be4 f5+ 38.Kxf5 Nc3 39.Ke5 Nxe4 40.fxe4 Rb2 41.Rd6+ Kg5 42.Rd8 Kg6 43.Rg8+ Kf7 44.Rg3 b5 45.h4 b4 46.h5 b3 47.h6 Rb1 48.h7 Rh1 49.Rxb3 Kg6 50.Rh3 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 15th Aug Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.15"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Merino Garcia,R"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2407"] [ECO "A17"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.e3 Nbd7 5.b3 Be7 6.Bb2 O-O 7.Qc2 b6 8.cxd5 exd5 9.Be2 Bb7 10.O-O Re8 11.Rad1 a6 12.Qb1 Bd6 13.d3 Qe7 14.Rfe1 Ne5 15.d4 Nxf3+ 16.Bxf3 Ne4 17.Bxe4 dxe4 18.d5 Qe5 19.g3 Qh5 20.Rd2 Bb4 21.Qd1 Qh3 22.a3 Bd6 23.Ne2 Bc8 24.Kh1 Bg4 25.Ng1 Qh5 26.Qc2 b5 27.b4 Bf3+ 28.Nxf3 exf3 29.Rd4 Qh3 30.Rg1 Qh5 31.Rh4 Qg6 32.Qxg6 hxg6 33.Bc3 Be5 34.Bxe5 Rxe5 35.Rd1 a5 36.Rf4 Rf5 37.Rxf5 gxf5 38.h3 g5 39.g4 fxg4 40.hxg4 axb4 41.axb4 Ra4 42.Rd4 Ra2 43.Kg1 Rc2 44.d6 cxd6 45.Rd5 Rc4 46.Rxg5+ Kf8 47.Rxb5 Rxg4+ 48.Kf1 Rc4 49.Ke1 Rc2 50.Rf5 Rb2 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 15th Aug Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.15"] [Round "1"] [White "De Boer,Eelke"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2270"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B42"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3 Nf6 6.Qe2 d6 7.O-O Nbd7 8.c4 g6 9.Nc3 Bg7 10.Bd2 O-O 11.Rae1 b6 12.f4 Bb7 13.Nc2 Nc5 14.Rf3 b5 15.cxb5 axb5 16.b4 Nxd3 17.Qxd3 d5 18.e5 Ne4 19.a3 Nxc3 20.Bxc3 d4 21.Nxd4 Bxf3 22.Qxf3 Rxa3 23.Nxb5 Qb6+ 24.Bd4 Rxf3 25.Bxb6 Rxf4 26.Bc5 Rb8 27.Nd6 Bf8 28.Rb1 Rf5 29.Re1 Rh5 30.g4 Rh3 31.Rf1 Rc3 32.Ne4 Bxc5+ 33.bxc5 Rc4 34.Nd6 Rxc5 35.Nxf7 Rf8 36.Nh6+ Kg7 37.Rxf8 Kxf8 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 15th Aug Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.15"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Kalashian,D"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2398"] [ECO "A16"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 O-O 5.d3 d6 6.Rb1 a5 7.a3 c6 8.e4 c5 9.Nge2 Nc6 10.O-O Bg4 11.f3 Bd7 12.Be3 Ne8 13.f4 Nc7 14.d4 cxd4 15.Nxd4 Rc8 16.Ndb5 Ne6 17.Nd5 Ned4 18.Nxd4 Nxd4 19.Bxd4 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 15th Aug Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.15"] [Round "2"] [White "Melikhov,E"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2252"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D36"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.Qc2 h6 7.Bh4 g6 8.e3 Bf5 9.Bd3 Bxd3 10.Qxd3 Bg7 11.Nge2 Nbd7 12.O-O O-O 13.Rae1 Re8 14.f3 b5 15.Bf2 Rc8 16.e4 dxe4 17.fxe4 Nc5 18.Qf3 Ncxe4 19.Nxe4 Nxe4 20.Bh4 Qxh4 21.Qxf7+ Kh8 22.Nf4 Bxd4+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 15th Aug Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.15"] [Round "3"] [White "Sahakyan,Aleks"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2243"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D35"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 Nbd7 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bf4 c6 7.e3 Nh5 8.Bg5 Be7 9.Bxe7 Qxe7 10.Be2 O-O 11.O-O g6 12.a3 a5 13.Rb1 Nb6 14.b4 axb4 15.axb4 Bf5 16.Rb3 Nf6 17.b5 Nc4 18.bxc6 bxc6 19.Nd2 Nd6 20.Nf3 h5 21.Ne5 Rfc8 22.Nd3 Ng4 23.Nc5 Qh4 24.h3 Nf6 25.Bd3 Bxh3 26.gxh3 Qxh3 27.Be2 Ng4 28.Bxg4 hxg4 29.Ne2 Kg7 30.Nf4 Qf3 31.Qxf3 gxf3 32.Kh2 Nf5 33.Kh3 g5 34.Nfd3 Nh6 35.Kg3 g4 36.Ne5 Rg8 37.Rb7 Kf6 38.Rh1 Nf5+ 39.Kf4 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 15th Aug Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.15"] [Round "3"] [White "Aydin,Gulenay"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2143"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B40"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c3 d5 4.exd5 Qxd5 5.d4 Nf6 6.Bd3 Be7 7.O-O O-O 8.Be3 cxd4 9.cxd4 Nc6 10.Nc3 Qd6 11.a3 Bd7 12.Qe2 Rfd8 13.Rad1 Be8 14.Bb1 h6 15.Qd3 Rac8 16.Rfe1 Bf8 17.Ne4 Nxe4 18.Qxe4 f5 19.Qh4 Bf7 20.Bf4 Qe7 21.Qg3 Qf6 22.Nh4 Nxd4 23.Bd3 Bc5 24.b4 Bb6 25.Nf3 Nxf3+ 26.Qxf3 Bc7 27.Bxc7 Rxc7 28.Bf1 Rcd7 29.Rxd7 Rxd7 30.Rc1 Qd8 31.g3 Kh7 32.Qc3 b6 33.h4 Rd1 34.Rxd1 Qxd1 35.Qc7 Bh5 36.Qxa7 Be2 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 15th Aug Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.15"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Schekachikhin,Maksim"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2366"] [ECO "B30"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 d5 4.exd5 Qxd5 5.Na3 Nf6 6.Be2 e6 7.d4 Qd8 8.Nc2 Be7 9.O-O O-O 10.dxc5 Bxc5 11.b4 Be7 12.a3 b6 13.Bb2 Bb7 14.c4 Rc8 15.Ne3 Qxd1 16.Rfxd1 Rfd8 17.Rxd8+ Rxd8 18.Rc1 Kf8 19.Kf1 a5 20.b5 Nb8 21.Ne5 Nfd7 22.Nd3 Nc5 23.Nxc5 Bxc5 24.Rd1 Rxd1+ 25.Nxd1 Nd7 26.f3 g5 27.Bd3 f5 28.Ke2 Ke7 29.g4 fxg4 30.fxg4 h6 31.a4 Bd6 32.h3 Nc5 33.Bc2 Kf7 34.Nf2 Bg2 35.Bd4 e5 36.Be3 Be7 37.Nd3 Bxh3 38.Nxc5 bxc5 39.Kf3 Bf1 40.b6 Bd6 41.Be4 Bxc4 42.b7 Bb8 43.Bxc5 Ke6 44.Bf8 Bd5 45.Bxh6 Bb3 46.Bxg5 Bxa4 47.Bd2 Bb3 48.Bxa5 Bd1+ 49.Kg3 Kf6 50.Kh4 Kg7 51.Bd2 Kf6 52.g5+ Kg7 53.g6 Kf6 54.Bg5+ Kg7 55.Be7 Bf3 56.Bxf3 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 15th Aug Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.15"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Mendez Fortes,E"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2231"] [ECO "D35"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 Be7 6.e3 c6 7.Bd3 Nbd7 8.Qc2 Nh5 9.Bxe7 Qxe7 10.Nge2 g6 11.O-O Nb6 12.Rae1 O-O 13.Nc1 Ng7 14.f3 f5 15.Qf2 Be6 16.Bc2 Rae8 17.Nd3 Bc8 18.Bb3 Kh8 19.Kh1 Qd6 20.Qh4 Qe7 21.Qh6 Qf6 22.Ne5 Ne6 23.f4 Qg7 24.Qxg7+ Nxg7 25.Bd1 Nc4 26.Nxc4 dxc4 27.Bf3 Be6 28.h3 Rd8 29.Kh2 Ne8 30.g4 Nf6 31.Kg3 Bd5 32.g5 Ng8 33.h4 Kg7 34.h5 Ne7 35.Rh1 b5 36.Rh2 Bxf3 37.Kxf3 Nd5 38.Reh1 Rf7 39.hxg6 hxg6 40.Rh7+ Kf8 41.Rxf7+ Kxf7 42.Rh7+ Ke6 43.Nxd5 Kxd5 44.Rxa7 c5 45.dxc5 Kxc5 46.Ke2 Rd6 47.Rc7+ Kb4 48.Rf7 Ra6 49.a3+ Kb3 50.Rf6 Ra5 51.Rxg6 Kxb2 52.Rc6 c3 53.g6 Rxa3 54.g7 Ra8 55.Rb6 c2 56.Rxb5+ Kc3 57.Rc5+ Kb2 58.Rb5+ Kc3 59.Rxf5 Rc8 60.Rf8 Rc7 61.g8=Q c1=Q 62.Qh8+ Kc2 63.Rc8 Qd2+ 64.Kf3 Qd1+ 65.Kf2 Qd2+ 66.Kf3 Qd1+ 67.Kf2 Qd2+ 68.Kf3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Titled Tue 15th Aug Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.15"] [Round "5"] [White "Hoang Thi Bao Tram"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2266"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A04"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.O-O Nc6 5.c3 e5 6.d3 Nge7 7.Be3 d6 8.Qc1 O-O 9.Bh6 f5 10.Bxg7 Kxg7 11.Nbd2 d5 12.e4 dxe4 13.dxe4 f4 14.Nc4 Qc7 15.a4 Be6 16.Na3 Rad8 17.b4 h6 18.Qb2 g5 19.Rfd1 Ng6 20.Nb5 Qe7 21.bxc5 Rxd1+ 22.Rxd1 Bg4 23.Rd3 Qxc5 24.Nd6 Qb6 25.Qa2 Nce7 26.a5 Qc6 27.Qc4 fxg3 28.hxg3 Qxc4 29.Nxc4 Nc6 30.Nfd2 Rd8 31.Rxd8 Nxd8 32.Nd6 Kf6 33.f3 Be6 34.Bf1 h5 35.Nb5 Nc6 36.a6 bxa6 37.Nc7 a5 38.Bb5 Nge7 39.Kf2 h4 40.gxh4 gxh4 41.Kg2 Bc8 42.Nc4 Kg5 43.Nd6 Bd7 44.Nf7+ Kf4 45.Nd5+ Nxd5 46.exd5 Nb8 47.Bxd7 Nxd7 48.Nd6 a4 49.Nc4 h3+ 50.Kxh3 Kxf3 51.d6 e4 52.Nd2+ Ke3 53.Nc4+ Kd3 54.Na3 Kxc3 55.Kg4 Kb3 56.Nb1 a3 57.Nd2+ Kc2 58.Nxe4 a2 59.Kf5 a1=Q 60.Ke6 Qe5+ 61.Kxd7 Qxe4 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 15th Aug Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.15"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Pert,R"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2421"] [ECO "D32"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 c5 4.cxd5 cxd4 5.Qa4+ Bd7 6.Qxd4 exd5 7.Qxd5 Nf6 8.Qd1 Nc6 9.Nf3 Bc5 10.e3 Qe7 11.Be2 O-O-O 12.Bd2 Kb8 13.Rc1 g5 14.O-O g4 15.Nd4 h5 16.Na4 Bd6 17.Nb5 Be5 18.Nc5 Bc8 19.Qc2 h4 20.f4 Bd6 21.Nxd6 Rxd6 22.Bb5 g3 23.Bxc6 gxh2+ 24.Kh1 Rxc6 25.Bb4 Qxe3 26.Na6+ bxa6 27.Qxc6 Bb7 28.Qd6+ Ka8 29.Qxf6 Bxg2+ 30.Kxg2 h3+ 31.Kxh2 Qe2+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 15th Aug Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.15"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Bazeev,G"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2369"] [ECO "A20"] 1.c4 e5 2.d3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.a3 g6 5.b4 d6 6.Bb2 Bg7 7.g3 O-O 8.Nbd2 a5 9.b5 Ne7 10.Bg2 Rb8 11.O-O b6 12.e4 Nd7 13.Qc2 Nc5 14.d4 exd4 15.Bxd4 f6 16.Rad1 Be6 17.Rfe1 Qe8 18.Bb2 Kh8 19.Nd4 Bg8 20.f4 Rd8 21.N2f3 Qd7 22.e5 fxe5 23.fxe5 d5 24.e6 Qd6 25.cxd5 Nxd5 26.e7 Nxe7 27.Nc6 Nd3 28.Bxg7+ Kxg7 29.Rxe7+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 15th Aug Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.15"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Naroditsky,D"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2619"] [ECO "A48"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bg5 Bg7 4.Nbd2 O-O 5.c3 d6 6.e4 c5 7.d5 e6 8.dxe6 Bxe6 9.Be2 Nc6 10.O-O Qb6 11.Qc2 d5 12.Bxf6 Bxf6 13.exd5 Bxd5 14.Bc4 Rad8 15.Rfe1 Qc7 16.a4 Ne5 17.Bxd5 Rxd5 18.Nxe5 Bxe5 19.g3 Rfd8 20.Nc4 Bf6 21.Rad1 Rxd1 22.Rxd1 Rxd1+ 23.Qxd1 Qc6 24.Ne3 Kg7 25.h4 h5 26.Qb3 b6 27.Qc4 Qf3 28.Qd5 Qe2 29.Nc4 Qg4 30.Kg2 Qe2 31.Nd6 Qe7 32.Qc6 Be5 33.Nc8 Qd8 34.Nxa7 Qd2 35.Nb5 Qxb2 36.Qxb6 c4 37.Qe3 Bf6 38.Nd6 Bxc3 39.Qe7 Bd4 40.Qxf7+ Kh6 41.Nxc4 Qa2 42.Qf4+ Kh7 43.Qxd4 Qxa4 44.Qd5 Qa2 45.Ne3 Qa7 46.Qe4 Kh8 47.Nd5 Qb7 48.Nf6 Qf7 49.Qf4 Qb7+ 50.Kh2 Kg7 51.Qg5 Qf3 52.Nxh5+ Kh7 53.Nf6+ Kg7 54.Ng4 Kh8 55.Qf6+ Kh7 56.Qxf3 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 15th Aug Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.15"] [Round "8"] [White "Nakamura,Hi"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2787"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A01"] 1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.e3 Nf6 4.Bb5 Bd6 5.Ne2 O-O 6.Ng3 a6 7.Bxc6 dxc6 8.e4 Be6 9.O-O c5 10.d3 Nd7 11.Nf5 Re8 12.Nxd6 cxd6 13.c4 f5 14.exf5 Bxf5 15.Nc3 Nf6 16.f4 Qd7 17.Qf3 exf4 18.Qxf4 Bxd3 19.Rfd1 Qf5 20.Qg3 Be2 21.Rxd6 Nh5 22.Qh4 Nf4 23.Nd5 Re4 24.Ne7+ Rxe7 25.Qxe7 Qg4 26.Rd8+ Rxd8 27.Qxd8+ Kf7 28.Qc7+ Ke8 29.Qb8+ Kd7 30.Qxb7+ Kd8 31.Qb8+ Kd7 32.Qa7+ Kd8 33.Qa8+ Kd7 34.Kh1 Nh3 35.Qd5+ Kc8 36.Qxc5+ Kb7 37.Be5 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 15th Aug Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.15"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Klukin,Kirill"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2390"] [ECO "A36"] 1.c4 c5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.Nc3 Nc6 5.d3 a6 6.Nf3 Rb8 7.O-O b5 8.cxb5 axb5 9.a4 bxa4 10.Rxa4 Nf6 11.Be3 d6 12.d4 cxd4 13.Nxd4 Nxd4 14.Bxd4 O-O 15.Qd2 Bb7 16.e4 Bc6 17.Ra7 Rb7 18.Ra6 Bb5 19.Nxb5 Rxb5 20.b4 Nd7 21.Bxg7 Kxg7 22.Qc3+ Kg8 23.Ra7 Ne5 24.Rb1 e6 25.Bf1 Rb8 26.b5 Qf6 27.f4 Nd7 28.Qxf6 Nxf6 29.Bg2 Rb6 30.Ra6 Rfb8 31.Rxb6 Rxb6 32.Kf2 Nd7 33.Ke3 Kf8 34.Bf1 Ke7 35.Ra1 Rb7 36.Ra6 Nc5 37.Ra8 h5 38.Kd4 Nd7 39.e5 Nb6 40.exd6+ Kxd6 41.Bg2 Nxa8 42.Bxb7 Nb6 43.Bc6 Nc8 44.h4 Nb6 45.Be8 Ke7 46.Kc5 Na4+ 47.Kb4 Nb6 48.Bc6 Kd6 49.Ka5 Nc4+ 50.Ka6 Kc7 51.Be8 Nd6 52.b6+ Kb8 53.Bc6 Nf5 54.Be8 Nxg3 55.Bxf7 Ne2 56.Bxg6 Nxf4 57.Bf7 e5 58.Kb5 Ng2 59.Kc5 Nxh4 60.Bxh5 Nf5 61.Kd5 Ne7+ 62.Kxe5 Nc8 63.Ke6 Nxb6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Titled Tue 15th Aug Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.15"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Dourerassou,J"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2415"] [ECO "D35"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 Be7 6.e3 Nbd7 7.Bd3 c6 8.Qc2 Nh5 9.Bxe7 Qxe7 10.Nge2 g6 11.O-O O-O 12.Rae1 f5 13.Nc1 Ndf6 14.f3 Qd6 15.Qf2 Bd7 16.Nb3 Rae8 17.Nc5 Bc8 18.Bc2 b6 19.Nd3 c5 20.dxc5 bxc5 21.Rd1 Ba6 22.Rfe1 Rb8 23.Rd2 Rfe8 24.Red1 Qe7 25.b3 c4 26.bxc4 Bxc4 27.Nf4 Nxf4 28.exf4 Qe3 29.Bd3 Qxf4 30.Bxc4 dxc4 31.Rd4 Qc7 32.Qh4 Qb6 33.Kh1 Re6 34.h3 Rbe8 35.Rxc4 Nh5 36.Nd5 Qb8 37.Rc7 Rd6 38.Qd4 Qxc7 39.Nxc7 Rxd4 40.Rxd4 Re1+ 41.Kh2 f4 42.h4 Ng3 43.Rxf4 Nf5 44.h5 Re2 45.hxg6 hxg6 46.a4 Ra2 47.Re4 Kf7 48.Nb5 a6 49.Nc7 a5 50.Nd5 Nd6 51.Rf4+ Ke6 52.Nc3 Ra3 53.Ne4 Nf5 54.Ng5+ Ke5 55.Re4+ Kd5 56.Re6 Nd4 57.Rxg6 Rxa4 58.Ne4 Ra2 59.Kh3 a4 60.Nc3+ Kc4 61.Nxa2 Ne2 62.Ra6 Kb3 63.Rxa4 Kxa4 64.g4 Kb5 65.g5 Kc6 66.Kg4 Nd4 67.f4 Kd6 68.Nc3 Nc6 69.Ne4+ Ke7 70.f5 Nd4 71.Kf4 Kf7 72.Nd6+ Ke7 73.Ne4 Nc6 74.g6 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 15th Aug Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.15"] [Round "11"] [White "Bluebaum,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2670"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D53"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.Nf3 h6 6.Bxf6 Bxf6 7.Qc2 O-O 8.O-O-O b5 9.Nxb5 c5 10.e4 Na6 11.a3 cxd4 12.e5 Bxe5 13.Nxe5 Qg5+ 14.Qd2 Qxe5 15.Qxd4 Qg5+ 16.f4 Qe7 17.cxd5 exd5 18.Nc3 Nc5 19.Nxd5 Qd6 20.Bc4 Bf5 21.Qe5 Qxe5 22.fxe5 Rfe8 23.b4 Ne6 24.Kb2 Be4 25.Rd2 Kh7 26.Re1 Bg6 27.g3 Rac8 28.Bb3 Ng5 29.Re3 Ne4 30.Rde2 Rxe5 31.Nf4 f5 32.g4 Be8 33.gxf5 Bc6 34.Bc2 Rce8 35.Nd3 1-0 [Event "chess.com SpeedChess Q1Sw"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.21"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Golubev,M"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2461"] [ECO "B73"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be2 Bg7 7.Be3 Nc6 8.O-O O-O 9.Qd2 d5 10.exd5 Nxd5 11.Nxc6 bxc6 12.Rfd1 Be6 13.Bd4 Bxd4 14.Qxd4 Nxc3 15.Qxc3 Qb6 16.Bf3 Rab8 17.b3 c5 18.Bd5 Bxd5 19.Rxd5 Rfc8 20.Rad1 Qb4 21.Qe3 c4 22.c3 Qa3 23.b4 Qxa2 24.Qxe7 Re8 25.Qf6 Qe2 26.h4 Rb6 27.Qf4 Rbe6 28.h5 Re4 29.Qf6 R4e6 30.Qd4 Re4 31.Qxa7 1-0 [Event "chess.com SpeedChess Q1Sw"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.21"] [Round "2"] [White "Djokic,Mihailo"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2148"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bf4 e5 8.Bg5 a6 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Na3 b5 11.Nd5 f5 12.c3 Bg7 13.exf5 Bxf5 14.Nc2 Be6 15.Nce3 Ne7 16.a4 Nxd5 17.Nxd5 O-O 18.Be2 e4 19.O-O Qg5 20.Ne3 d5 21.axb5 axb5 22.Rxa8 Rxa8 23.Bxb5 d4 24.cxd4 Qxb5 25.d5 Rd8 26.Qh5 Bc8 27.Rd1 Qxb2 28.h3 Qf6 29.Rc1 Bd7 30.Rc7 Qa1+ 31.Qd1 Qxd1+ 32.Nxd1 Be6 33.Ne3 Bxd5 34.Nf5 Be6 35.Ne7+ Kf8 36.g3 e3 37.fxe3 Be5 38.Rb7 Bxg3 39.Kg2 Bh4 40.Nc6 Bd5+ 0-1 [Event "chess.com SpeedChess Q1Sw"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.21"] [Round "3"] [White "Martinez Alcantara,Jose Eduardo"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2619"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B40"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c3 d5 4.e5 d4 5.g3 Nc6 6.Bg2 Qc7 7.O-O Bd7 8.d3 Nge7 9.cxd4 cxd4 10.Qe2 Ng6 11.Re1 Rc8 12.Na3 Bxa3 13.bxa3 O-O 14.h4 h6 15.Bd2 Qb6 16.h5 Nge7 17.g4 Nd5 18.g5 Nc3 19.Qf1 hxg5 20.Bxg5 f6 21.Bh4 Nxe5 22.Nxe5 fxe5 23.Rxe5 Rc5 24.Rae1 Rxe5 25.Rxe5 Qd6 26.Qe1 Qxa3 27.h6 Qxa2 28.Rg5 Ne2+ 29.Kh2 Rf7 30.Qb4 Nf4 31.Rxg7+ Rxg7 32.hxg7 Ng6 33.Qd6 Qa4 34.Bf6 1-0 [Event "chess.com SpeedChess Q1Sw"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.21"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Wagner,De"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2589"] [ECO "C77"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.d3 Bc5 6.c3 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.Nbd2 O-O 9.O-O h6 10.h3 Re8 11.Re1 Be6 12.Bc2 Bb6 13.Nf1 d5 14.exd5 Nxd5 15.Ng3 Qd6 16.Bd2 Rad8 17.b4 f5 18.Nf1 Nf6 19.Be3 Bxe3 20.Nxe3 f4 21.Nf1 Bf5 22.a4 Bxd3 23.axb5 axb5 24.Bxd3 Qxd3 25.Qb3+ Qd5 26.Qxd5+ Rxd5 27.Ra6 Rd6 28.N3d2 e4 29.Nb3 Ne5 30.Rxd6 cxd6 31.Nd4 Nd3 32.Rd1 Rb8 33.Nd2 d5 34.N2b3 Nb2 35.Ra1 e3 36.fxe3 fxe3 37.Nc5 Ne4 38.Nxe4 dxe4 39.Kf1 Rf8+ 40.Ke2 Nc4 41.Rf1 Ra8 42.Rc1 Rf8 43.Rf1 Ra8 44.Rc1 Rf8 45.Rf1 1/2-1/2 [Event "chess.com SpeedChess Q1Sw"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.21"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Ilamparthi,A R"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2384"] [ECO "B73"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be2 Bg7 7.Be3 Nc6 8.O-O O-O 9.Qd2 Bd7 10.Rfd1 Ng4 11.Bxg4 Bxg4 12.f3 Be6 13.b3 Rc8 14.Nce2 a6 15.Nxc6 bxc6 16.Bd4 f6 17.c4 c5 18.Bc3 f5 19.Bxg7 Kxg7 20.Qc3+ Kg8 21.Nf4 Bd7 22.e5 Rc6 23.Re1 g5 24.Nh5 Qe8 25.exd6 Qxh5 26.dxe7 Re8 27.Rad1 Rh6 28.Rxd7 Qxh2+ 29.Kf2 Qh4+ 30.Ke2 Re6+ 31.Kd1 Qh6 32.Kc2 Kf7 33.Kb2 Rxe1 34.Qxe1 Qf6+ 35.Qc3 Rxe7 36.Qxf6+ Kxf6 37.Rd2 h5 38.a3 a5 39.b4 axb4 40.axb4 cxb4 41.Kb3 h4 42.Kxb4 g4 43.c5 Kg5 44.fxg4 fxg4 45.c6 Kf4 46.Rd7 Re2 47.Kb3 Re6 48.Rd4+ Kg3 49.c7 Rc6 50.Rc4 Rxc7 51.Rxc7 Kxg2 52.Rg7 g3 53.Kc2 h3 54.Kd2 h2 0-1 [Event "chess.com SpeedChess Q1Sw"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.21"] [Round "6"] [White "Djordjevic,Vu"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2373"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D45"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 c6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.b3 Bb4 7.Bd2 Qe7 8.Be2 O-O 9.O-O b6 10.Qc1 Bb7 11.a3 Bd6 12.Re1 Rac8 13.Qb2 c5 14.cxd5 exd5 15.a4 Ne4 16.a5 Ndf6 17.dxc5 bxc5 18.Nxe4 Nxe4 19.Red1 f5 20.Be1 f4 21.exf4 Rxf4 22.Bd3 Rxf3 23.gxf3 Ng5 24.Be2 d4 0-1 [Event "chess.com SpeedChess Q1Sw"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.21"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Vaibhav,S"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2588"] [ECO "A29"] 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Bg2 Nb6 7.O-O Be6 8.Rb1 a5 9.d3 Be7 10.Be3 O-O 11.a3 Re8 12.Nd2 Nd5 13.Nxd5 Bxd5 14.Qa4 Nd4 15.Bxd4 Bxg2 16.Kxg2 exd4 17.Qb5 c6 18.Qxb7 Qd5+ 19.Nf3 Bc5 20.b4 Ra7 21.bxc5 Rxb7 22.Rxb7 g5 23.h3 Rxe2 24.Rfb1 Re6 0-1 [Event "chess.com SpeedChess Q1Sw"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.21"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Schwabeneder,Florian"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2389"] [ECO "E16"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 b6 3.d4 Bb7 4.c4 e6 5.Bg2 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.O-O O-O 8.Nc3 d5 9.cxd5 Nxd5 10.Qc2 Nd7 11.Rad1 c5 12.Nxd5 Bxd5 13.e4 Bb7 14.d5 exd5 15.exd5 Nf6 16.Bc3 Ne8 17.Ne5 Bf6 18.Rfe1 Bxe5 19.Rxe5 Nd6 20.Rde1 Nb5 21.h4 h6 22.Qf5 Qd6 23.Re7 Bc8 24.Qe5 Qxe5 25.Bxe5 a6 26.d6 Be6 27.Bxa8 Rxa8 28.a4 Na7 29.d7 Nc6 30.Re8+ 1-0 [Event "chess.com SpeedChess Q1Sw"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.21"] [Round "9"] [White "Yuan,Qingyu"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2380"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B40"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c3 d5 4.exd5 Qxd5 5.d4 Nf6 6.Na3 a6 7.Nc4 Nbd7 8.a4 cxd4 9.Qxd4 Bc5 10.Qxd5 exd5 11.Ne3 Ba7 12.a5 O-O 13.Be2 Nc5 14.Nd4 Nce4 15.Nb3 Re8 16.O-O Bd7 17.Rd1 g6 18.Nd4 h5 19.f3 Nd6 20.Kf2 Bb5 21.Bxb5 axb5 22.Nec2 Nc4 23.b4 Rac8 24.Kf1 Bb8 25.Bg5 Nh7 26.h4 Nxg5 27.hxg5 Nb2 28.Re1 Rxe1+ 29.Rxe1 Bg3 30.Re3 Nc4 31.Re7 Nd6 32.Ne2 Bh4 33.f4 Ne4 34.Rxb7 Nxc3 35.Nxc3 Rxc3 36.Nd4 Ra3 37.Rxb5 Bg3 38.Rxd5 Bxf4 39.Nf3 Ra2 40.Rb5 Be3 41.Rb7 Rf2+ 42.Ke1 Rxg2 43.a6 Ra2 44.b5 h4 45.Nxh4 Bf2+ 46.Kd1 Bxh4 47.a7 Kg7 48.b6 Bf2 49.Rb8 Bxb6 50.a8=Q Rxa8 51.Rxa8 Be3 52.Ra5 Bf4 53.Ke2 Bd6 54.Kf3 Be7 55.Ke4 Bd8 56.Rd5 Be7 57.Rb5 Bd8 58.Kf4 Be7 59.Ke4 Bd8 60.Rd5 Be7 61.Kf4 Bb4 62.Kf3 Be7 63.Ke4 Kf8 64.Kd4 Kg7 65.Kc4 Kf8 66.Kb5 Kg7 67.Kc6 Bb4 68.Kd7 Ba3 69.Rd3 Bc5 70.Ke8 f5 71.Rd7+ Kg8 72.Rc7 Be3 73.Rc6 Kg7 74.Rc7+ Kg8 75.Rc6 Kg7 76.Rc7+ Kg8 1/2-1/2 [Event "chess.com SpeedChess Q1Sw"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.21"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Lysyj,I"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2589"] [ECO "C44"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.g3 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.Bg2 d6 6.c3 a5 7.a4 O-O 8.O-O h6 9.Na3 Re8 10.Re1 Ba7 11.Nb5 Bb6 12.h3 Be6 13.d4 exd4 14.Nfxd4 Bd7 15.Nc2 Qc8 16.Be3 Bxe3 17.Nxe3 Bxh3 18.Bxh3 Qxh3 19.Nxc7 Ne5 20.Nxa8 Rxa8 21.Nf1 g5 22.f3 h5 23.Re3 Re8 24.Qxd6 Re6 25.Qd2 g4 26.Qg2 Nxf3+ 27.Rxf3 Qxg2+ 28.Kxg2 gxf3+ 29.Kxf3 Nxe4 30.Rd1 Nc5 31.Rd5 Nxa4 32.Rb5 Rb6 33.Rxa5 Nxb2 34.Ne3 Rf6+ 35.Ke2 Re6 36.Rg5+ Kf8 37.Kf3 Rf6+ 38.Kg2 Re6 39.Nd5 Nd1 40.Rxh5 Ne3+ 41.Kf3 Nxd5 42.Rxd5 Rc6 43.Rd3 Rc4 44.g4 b5 45.Kg3 b4 46.cxb4 Rxb4 47.Kh4 Kg7 48.Kh5 Rb5+ 49.g5 Rc5 50.Rf3 Rb5 51.Kg4 Rc5 52.Rf4 Rb5 53.Rf5 Rxf5 54.Kxf5 Kf8 55.Kf6 Kg8 56.g6 fxg6 57.Kxg6 1/2-1/2 [Event "chess.com SpeedChess Q1Sw"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.21"] [Round "11"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Kosteniuk,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2532"] [ECO "A20"] 1.c4 e5 2.d3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.a3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Qc2 Be7 7.e3 O-O 8.Be2 Be6 9.O-O a5 10.b3 f5 11.Bb2 Bf6 12.Nbd2 Bf7 13.Rfe1 Re8 14.e4 Nf4 15.Bf1 Qd7 16.g3 Ng6 17.exf5 Qxf5 18.Bg2 Rad8 19.Ne4 Qd7 20.Nc5 Qc8 21.Nd2 Bd5 22.Bxd5+ Rxd5 23.Rac1 Red8 24.Nde4 Be7 25.Nxb7 Qxb7 26.Qxc6 Qxb3 27.Qe6+ Kf8 28.Rxc7 Rxd3 29.Rxe7 Nxe7 30.Qxe5 Qf7 31.Ng5 Qg6 32.Qxe7+ Kg8 33.Ne6 Re8 34.Qc7 Qf7 35.Qxf7+ Kxf7 36.Ng5+ Kf8 37.Bxg7+ Kxg7 38.Rxe8 Rxa3 39.Ra8 1-0 [Event "chess.com SpeedChess Q1Sw"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.21"] [Round "12"] [White "Vetoshko,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2502"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A01"] 1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.c4 Nge7 4.e3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.a3 f6 7.b4 Be6 8.Nf3 Qd7 9.d4 e4 10.Nfd2 f5 11.Nc3 Bd6 12.g4 f4 13.Ndxe4 fxe3 14.f3 O-O 15.Be2 Nxc3 16.Bxc3 Bd5 17.O-O Bf4 18.b5 Ne7 19.Be1 Ng6 20.Bg3 Rad8 21.Nc5 Qe7 22.Qc2 Nh4 23.Nd3 Bxg3 24.hxg3 Nxf3+ 25.Bxf3 Rxf3 26.Rxf3 Bxf3 27.Ne5 Bd5 28.Re1 Qxa3 29.Qxc7 Rf8 30.Qc5 Qa2 31.Re2 Qb1+ 0-1 [Event "chess.com SpeedChess Q1Sw"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.21"] [Round "13"] [White "Durarbayli,Vasif"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2631"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B40"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.Qe2 Nc6 4.g3 g6 5.Bg2 Bg7 6.O-O d6 7.c3 Nge7 8.Na3 O-O 9.d3 e5 10.h3 h6 11.Be3 f5 12.Qd2 g5 13.exf5 Bxf5 14.Kh2 Qd7 15.Ng1 Ng6 16.Rad1 Rae8 17.Nc2 Nf4 18.Bxf4 exf4 19.g4 f3 20.Nxf3 Bxg4 21.hxg4 Qxg4 22.Nce1 Qh5+ 23.Kg1 g4 24.Nh2 Be5 25.f4 g3 26.Bd5+ Kh8 27.Kh1 Bxf4 28.Qg2 Re2 0-1 [Event "chess.com SpeedChess Q1Sw"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.21"] [Round "14"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Andreikin,D"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2729"] [ECO "B73"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Be2 Nc6 7.Be3 Bg7 8.O-O O-O 9.Qd2 Bd7 10.Rfd1 a6 11.a4 Rc8 12.f3 Re8 13.Nxc6 Rxc6 14.Nd5 Be6 15.a5 Nd7 16.c4 Rc8 17.Nb6 Rc6 18.Nd5 Rc8 19.Ra3 Ne5 20.Rc1 Bxd5 21.Qxd5 Nc6 22.Qd2 e6 23.b4 d5 24.cxd5 exd5 25.exd5 Nd4 26.Rxc8 Qxc8 27.Rd3 Nf5 28.Bf4 Qc4 29.Kf1 Bd4 30.d6 h5 31.g4 hxg4 32.fxg4 Qd5 33.Bf3 Qe6 34.gxf5 Qxf5 35.Rxd4 Qh3+ 36.Bg2 Qg4 37.d7 Rd8 38.Bc7 Qf5+ 39.Kg1 Qb1+ 40.Qd1 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 22nd Aug Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.22"] [Round "1"] [White "Gavilan Diaz,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2274"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D01"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bg5 c6 4.Qd3 Qa5 5.f3 Nbd7 6.Bd2 Qb6 7.O-O-O e5 8.e3 Bb4 9.Qf5 exd4 10.exd4 O-O 11.Bd3 Re8 12.Qg5 Qxd4 13.a3 Bd6 14.Nge2 Qe5 15.Qh4 Nc5 16.Rhe1 Nxd3+ 17.cxd3 Qh5 18.Qxh5 Nxh5 19.Nf4 Nf6 20.Nh5 Bf5 21.Nxf6+ gxf6 22.Kc2 Bxh2 23.g4 Bd7 24.Rh1 Be5 25.Rh4 f5 26.Rdh1 fxg4 27.fxg4 Re6 28.Ne2 Rg6 29.Bc3 Bxc3 30.Kxc3 Rg7 31.g5 Bf5 32.Nf4 Rxg5 33.Nh5 Bg6 34.Nf6+ Kg7 35.Nxh7 d4+ 36.Kxd4 Rd5+ 37.Kc4 Rh8 38.Nf6 Rxh4+ 39.Rxh4 Kxf6 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 22nd Aug Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.22"] [Round "1"] [White "Matta,Nicholas"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2253"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "E01"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Bb4+ 5.Nd2 O-O 6.Nf3 b6 7.O-O Bb7 8.a3 Be7 9.cxd5 exd5 10.b4 c6 11.Bb2 a5 12.Qb3 b5 13.Ne5 Na6 14.Rfc1 Rc8 15.Bh3 a4 16.Qf3 Rc7 17.Rc2 Ne4 18.Rac1 Ng5 19.Qg2 Nxh3+ 20.Qxh3 Nb8 21.e4 dxe4 22.Nxe4 c5 23.Nxc5 Ba8 24.Ne6 Qd5 25.f3 Rxc2 26.Rxc2 fxe6 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 22nd Aug Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.22"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Ribeiro,Matheus Mendes Domingues"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2115"] [ECO "D35"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 Be6 6.e3 c6 7.Bd3 Nbd7 8.h3 h6 9.Bf4 Qb6 10.Qc2 Be7 11.Nf3 O-O 12.O-O c5 13.dxc5 Nxc5 14.Rfd1 Rac8 15.Qe2 Nce4 16.Rac1 Nxc3 17.bxc3 Bd6 18.Bxd6 Qxd6 19.Nd4 a6 20.Qb2 b5 21.Qb4 Qxb4 22.cxb4 Rxc1 23.Rxc1 Rc8 24.Rxc8+ Bxc8 25.f3 Kf8 26.Kf2 Ke7 27.g4 Kd6 28.h4 g6 29.g5 hxg5 30.hxg5 Nd7 31.f4 Nb6 32.Ke2 Nc4 33.Bxc4 dxc4 34.e4 Bd7 35.Ke3 Bc8 36.Ne2 Bd7 37.Nc3 Bc6 38.Kd4 Bb7 39.a4 Bc6 40.axb5 axb5 41.f5 gxf5 42.exf5 Bd7 43.Ne4+ Kc6 44.Ke5 Be8 45.Nc3 Bd7 46.Kf6 Kd6 47.g6 fxg6 48.fxg6 Be6 49.Nxb5+ Kd5 50.Nc7+ Kd4 51.Nxe6+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 22nd Aug Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.22"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "kiladze,Luka"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2030"] [ECO "B31"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.O-O Bg7 5.d3 e5 6.a3 Nge7 7.b4 d6 8.bxc5 dxc5 9.Be3 b6 10.Nc3 O-O 11.Bc4 Nd4 12.Nd5 Be6 13.Nxd4 cxd4 14.Bg5 Bxd5 15.Bxd5 Rc8 16.Bb3 h6 17.Bd2 Qc7 18.f4 exf4 19.Bxf4 Qc5 20.Qf3 Nc6 21.Qh3 Kh7 22.Rf2 Ne5 23.Bxe5 Qxe5 24.Bxf7 Rc7 25.Raf1 Rfc8 26.Bb3 Qg5 27.Kh1 b5 28.g3 a5 29.Qg2 a4 30.Be6 Re8 31.h4 Qc5 32.Bf7 Ree7 33.Qh3 Qxa3 34.Bxg6+ Kg8 35.Qf5 Qc5 36.Bf7+ Kh8 37.Qg6 Qc6 38.Rf6 Qd7 39.Be6 Qd8 40.Rf8+ Qxf8 41.Rxf8+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 22nd Aug Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.22"] [Round "3"] [White "Djordjevic,Vu"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2373"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B23"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 e6 3.g3 Nc6 4.Bg2 Nf6 5.d3 Be7 6.Nge2 O-O 7.O-O Rb8 8.f4 d5 9.e5 Nd7 10.g4 b5 11.Ng3 b4 12.Nce2 a5 13.Be3 Ba6 14.Rf2 a4 15.d4 Bxe2 16.Nxe2 cxd4 17.Nxd4 Nxd4 18.Bxd4 Bc5 19.Bxc5 Nxc5 20.Qd4 Qb6 21.f5 Nd7 22.Qf4 Rbc8 23.f6 Rxc2 24.Rf1 gxf6 25.exf6 Kh8 26.Kh1 Rxf2 27.Rxf2 Rg8 28.Rc2 b3 29.axb3 Qxb3 30.Rc7 Qd1+ 31.Bf1 Ne5 32.h3 Nd3 33.Qe3 Qxf1+ 34.Kh2 Nf4 35.Qg3 Qe2+ 36.Kh1 Qe5 37.Rxf7 Ne2 38.Kh2 Qxg3+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 22nd Aug Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.22"] [Round "3"] [White "Pham Le Thao Nguyen"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2370"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D59"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 h6 6.Bh4 O-O 7.Nf3 b6 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.Nxd5 exd5 10.Bxe7 Qxe7 11.Rc1 Be6 12.Be2 c5 13.b3 a5 14.O-O Nd7 15.Bb5 Nf6 16.h3 Rfc8 17.Ne5 Rc7 18.Qe2 Ne4 19.Rc2 cxd4 20.Nc6 Qg5 21.f4 Qf6 22.Nxd4 Rxc2 23.Qxc2 Rc8 24.Qb2 Rc5 25.Bd3 Nd6 26.f5 Bd7 27.Qf2 b5 28.Qf4 Rc3 29.Rd1 b4 30.g4 a4 31.Kg2 axb3 32.axb3 Qe7 33.Kf3 f6 34.h4 Nf7 35.Kg3 Ne5 36.Be2 Nc6 37.Nxc6 Rxe3+ 38.Kf2 Rxe2+ 39.Kf1 Bxc6 40.g5 fxg5 41.hxg5 hxg5 42.Qb8+ Be8 43.Qg3 Qe4 44.Qxg5 Qf3+ 45.Kg1 Qf2+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 22nd Aug Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.22"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Sanhueza,C"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2215"] [ECO "C77"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.d3 b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.Nc3 d6 8.Nd5 Ne7 9.d4 exd4 10.Nxf6+ gxf6 11.Nxd4 Bd7 12.c3 Ng6 13.O-O O-O 14.Bd5 Rb8 15.Qh5 Bxd4 16.cxd4 c6 17.Bb3 Qe7 18.Bc2 Rfe8 19.f4 c5 20.d5 Kh8 21.b3 c4 22.b4 Rbc8 23.Be3 Rg8 24.Bd4 Rg7 25.Bc3 Rcg8 26.g3 Nf8 27.Qh4 Rg6 28.Rae1 Bg4 29.e5 Nd7 30.exf6 Qf8 31.Bxg6 Rxg6 32.Re7 Bf5 33.Rfe1 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 22nd Aug Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.22"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Preotu,Razvan"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2475"] [ECO "B90"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Be3 b5 8.Bb3 Be7 9.a3 O-O 10.f3 Bb7 11.Qe2 Nc6 12.O-O-O Nd7 13.Kb1 Qc7 14.h4 Nc5 15.Ba2 Rab8 16.Nf5 b4 17.Nd5 exd5 18.exd5 Ne5 19.Bxc5 Qxc5 20.Nxe7+ Kh8 21.axb4 Qxb4 22.Qd2 Qb5 23.Qd4 Qd7 24.f4 Ng4 25.Rhe1 Rfe8 26.Nc6 Bxc6 27.dxc6 Qxc6 28.Bxf7 Rxe1 29.Rxe1 Nf6 30.Bb3 a5 31.g3 h5 32.Qc4 Qxc4 33.Bxc4 d5 34.Bd3 Rb4 35.Re5 Kg8 36.c3 Rb6 37.Kc2 Kf7 38.b3 Rd6 39.c4 dxc4 40.Bxc4+ Kf8 41.Rxa5 Ne4 42.Rf5+ Nf6 43.b4 g6 44.Re5 Nd7 45.Re6 Rd4 46.Kc3 Rd1 47.Rxg6 Rc1+ 48.Kb3 Ke7 49.Re6+ Kd8 50.f5 Rg1 51.Re3 Nf6 52.Be6 Ng4 53.Rc3 Ke7 54.b5 Ne5 55.Kb4 Rb1+ 56.Kc5 Ng4 57.b6 Nf6 58.Kc6 Ne4 59.Rc4 Nd6 60.Rc5 Ne4 61.Rc2 Nd6 62.Rc3 Ne4 63.Re3 Nf6 64.Ba2+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 22nd Aug Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.22"] [Round "5"] [White "Xiong,Jeffery"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2693"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C02"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c3 d5 4.e5 Nc6 5.d4 Bd7 6.Bd3 cxd4 7.cxd4 Qb6 8.Bc2 Nb4 9.O-O Nxc2 10.Qxc2 Ne7 11.Nc3 Rc8 12.Qd3 a6 13.Bd2 Nf5 14.Rac1 h5 15.Na4 Qb5 16.Rxc8+ Bxc8 17.Qxb5+ axb5 18.Nb6 Bd7 19.Rc1 Bc6 20.Kf1 Be7 21.Nc8 Bf8 22.Na7 Kd7 23.a4 bxa4 24.Nxc6 bxc6 25.Ra1 Be7 26.Rxa4 Rb8 27.b4 Rb7 28.Ke2 f6 29.Kd3 Bd8 30.Ra8 Bb6 31.Rh8 Ra7 32.Rxh5 Ra3+ 33.Bc3 Ra2 34.Rh7 Rxf2 35.exf6 Rxg2 36.Ne5+ Kd6 37.f7 Ke7 38.Rh8 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 22nd Aug Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.22"] [Round "5"] [White "Klukin,Kirill"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2390"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D59"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.Nf3 h6 6.Bh4 O-O 7.e3 b6 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.Bxe7 Qxe7 10.Nxd5 exd5 11.Be2 Be6 12.O-O c5 13.Ne5 Nd7 14.Nxd7 Qxd7 15.dxc5 bxc5 16.Rc1 Rac8 17.Qd2 Qa4 18.b3 Qa3 19.Rfd1 Rfd8 20.Bf3 a5 21.Rc3 d4 22.exd4 Rxd4 23.Qc2 Rcd8 24.Rxd4 cxd4 25.Rc7 Qb4 26.h3 d3 27.Qc3 d2 28.Bd1 Qe4 29.Qf3 Qxf3 30.gxf3 Bxh3 31.Kh2 Be6 32.Kg3 g5 33.Rc5 Kg7 34.f4 Rd3+ 35.f3 g4 36.Kf2 Rxf3+ 37.Ke2 Rxf4 38.Rxa5 g3 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 22nd Aug Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.22"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Bortnyk,Olexandr"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2608"] [ECO "A41"] 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.O-O O-O 6.Re1 Bf5 7.Nh4 Be4 8.f3 Bc6 9.e4 e5 10.Be3 exd4 11.Bxd4 Nbd7 12.Nc3 Re8 13.Qd2 Ne5 14.Rad1 Qe7 15.b3 Rad8 16.Kh1 Qf8 17.Qf2 Ned7 18.h3 Nh5 19.Ne2 Nc5 20.g4 Bxd4 21.Rxd4 Ng7 22.Qg3 a5 23.Rdd1 Nge6 24.Nf5 gxf5 25.gxf5+ Qg7 26.fxe6 fxe6 27.Qxg7+ Kxg7 28.Nd4 e5 29.Nf5+ Kf6 30.Rg1 Ne6 31.Kh2 b5 32.Bf1 Rg8 33.Rxg8 Rxg8 34.h4 h5 35.Bh3 Nf4 36.Ng3 Ra8 37.Bf5 a4 38.b4 Be8 39.a3 Bf7 40.Kg1 Be8 41.Kf2 Ra6 42.Nf1 Rc6 43.Ne3 Rc3 44.Rg1 Rxa3 45.Rg8 Kf7 46.Rh8 Ke7 47.Rh7+ Kd8 48.Nd5 Nxd5 49.exd5 Ra1 50.Rh8 Ke7 51.Rh7+ Kf6 52.Be4 Bf7 53.Rh6+ Kg7 54.Rh7+ Kg8 55.Rh6 a3 56.Rf6 a2 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 22nd Aug Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.22"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Martinez Ramirez,L"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2457"] [ECO "A10"] 1.c4 d6 2.Nc3 e5 3.g3 f5 4.Bg2 Nf6 5.d3 Be7 6.Nf3 a5 7.O-O O-O 8.b3 Qe8 9.e3 c6 10.c5 e4 11.cxd6 Bxd6 12.dxe4 Bb4 13.Bb2 fxe4 14.Nd2 Bf5 15.Nc4 Nbd7 16.Nd6 Bxd6 17.Qxd6 Rd8 18.Ne2 Bg4 19.Nf4 g5 20.h3 gxf4 21.hxg4 f3 22.Bh3 h6 23.Rad1 Qg6 24.g5 hxg5 25.Be6+ Kh7 26.Qe7+ Kh6 27.Bxd7 Nd5 28.Qe6 Rxd7 29.Qxd7 g4 30.Rxd5 cxd5 31.Qxd5 Rf5 32.Qd8 Rh5 33.Rd1 Rf5 34.Rd6 Kh5 35.Qh8+ Kg5 36.Qh4+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 22nd Aug Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.22"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Bluebaum,M"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2670"] [ECO "D05"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 e6 3.e3 Nf6 4.Bd3 Bd6 5.Nbd2 Nbd7 6.c4 b6 7.O-O Bb7 8.b3 O-O 9.Bb2 Qe7 10.Rc1 c5 11.cxd5 exd5 12.Bf5 Rfd8 13.dxc5 bxc5 14.Qc2 Nf8 15.Rfe1 Re8 16.g3 Rad8 17.Bh3 Ne6 18.Bg2 Ne4 19.Rcd1 h6 20.h4 Nxg3 21.fxg3 Bxg3 22.Nf1 Bxh4 23.Nxh4 Qxh4 24.Qf2 Qe7 25.Ng3 d4 26.exd4 Bxg2 27.Qxg2 cxd4 28.Bxd4 Qd7 29.Nh5 Ng5 30.Bxg7 Qxd1 31.Nf6+ Kxg7 32.Nxe8+ Kf8 33.Rxd1 Rxd1+ 34.Kh2 Rd2 35.Qxd2 Nf3+ 36.Kg3 Nxd2 37.Nd6 Ke7 38.Nc8+ Ke6 39.Nxa7 f5 40.Kf4 Ne4 41.Nb5 Nc5 42.Nd4+ Kd5 43.Nxf5 Nd3+ 44.Ke3 Nc1 45.Kd2 Nxa2 46.Nxh6 Nb4 47.Nf5 Nc6 48.Kc3 Na5 49.Ne3+ Kc6 50.b4 Nb7 51.Nf5 Nd8 52.Kc4 Kb6 53.Ne7 Nc6 54.Nxc6 Kxc6 55.b5+ Kb6 56.Kb4 Kb7 57.Kc5 Kc7 58.b6+ Kb7 59.Kb5 Kb8 60.Ka6 Ka8 61.b7+ Kb8 62.Kb6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Titled Tue 22nd Aug Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.22"] [Round "7"] [White "Ibrahimli,Murad"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2406"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "E06"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 Be7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.a4 b6 9.Qxc4 Bb7 10.Bg5 Nbd7 11.Nc3 c5 12.Rfd1 Rc8 13.Qd3 h6 14.Bxf6 Nxf6 15.Ne5 Bxg2 16.Kxg2 cxd4 17.Qxd4 Qc7 18.Nf3 Qb7 19.h3 Rc5 20.e4 Rfc8 21.Qe3 Rxc3 22.bxc3 Nxe4 23.Rd4 f5 24.Rad1 Rxc3 25.Rxe4 Rxe3 26.Rxe3 Qc6 27.h4 Qxa4 28.Rb1 Bc5 29.Rxe6 Qa2 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 22nd Aug Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.22"] [Round "8"] [White "Dourerassou,J"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2415"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bf4 e5 8.Bg5 a6 9.Na3 b5 10.Bxf6 gxf6 11.Nd5 f5 12.c3 Bg7 13.exf5 Bxf5 14.Nc2 O-O 15.Nce3 Be6 16.Bd3 f5 17.Bc2 Kh8 18.Qh5 e4 19.Nf4 Qe8 20.Qxe8 Raxe8 21.Nxe6 Rxe6 22.O-O-O f4 23.Nd5 e3 24.f3 b4 25.Ba4 Ne5 26.Nxb4 Rg6 27.Rhg1 a5 28.Nd5 e2 29.Rde1 Nd3+ 30.Kd2 Nxe1 31.Kxe1 Re6 32.Bc2 Rb8 33.b3 Rb5 34.c4 Rxd5 35.cxd5 Bc3+ 36.Kf2 e1=Q+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 22nd Aug Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.22"] [Round "8"] [White "Vachier Lagrave,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2739"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A14"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.d4 dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.a4 Bd7 9.Qxc4 Bc6 10.Bg5 Nbd7 11.Nbd2 h6 12.Bxf6 Nxf6 13.Rfc1 Rc8 14.Qd3 Bxf3 15.Bxf3 c6 16.a5 Bb4 17.Nc4 Qe7 18.Qb3 Rfd8 19.e3 Rc7 20.Ra4 c5 21.Ne5 Rdc8 22.Nd3 e5 23.dxe5 Nd7 24.e6 fxe6 25.Bg4 Rc6 26.Nxb4 cxb4 27.Bxe6+ Kh8 28.Rxc6 Rxc6 29.Bxd7 Rc1+ 30.Kg2 Qxd7 31.Rxb4 Qc6+ 32.e4 Re1 33.Rc4 Qd7 34.Qc2 Qe6 35.Rc8+ Kh7 36.e5+ Qg6 37.Rh8+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 22nd Aug Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.22"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Kosakowski,Jakub"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2480"] [ECO "B15"] 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ exf6 6.c3 Bd6 7.Bd3 O-O 8.Ne2 Re8 9.O-O Nd7 10.Ng3 Nf8 11.a4 Bc7 12.f4 Ng6 13.Qh5 Qd5 14.Qxd5 cxd5 15.f5 Ne7 16.Bf4 Bxf4 17.Rxf4 Bd7 18.a5 Nc8 19.Rff1 Nd6 20.Rfe1 Kf8 21.Kf2 Rxe1 22.Rxe1 Rc8 23.Ke3 Bb5 24.Bxb5 Nxb5 25.Kd3 Rc6 26.Nh5 Ra6 27.Nf4 Nc7 28.Ra1 Ke7 29.b3 b6 30.Re1+ Kd7 31.axb6 axb6 32.Nh5 Ne8 33.Re2 Ra3 34.Rb2 Ra1 35.c4 Rd1+ 36.Kc3 Nd6 37.Nxg7 Ne4+ 38.Kb4 Rxd4 39.Rc2 Kd6 40.Kb5 dxc4 41.bxc4 Kc7 42.Nh5 Nd6+ 43.Kb4 Kc6 44.Nxf6 b5 45.Nxh7 bxc4 46.Ng5 Kd5 47.Nf3 Rf4 48.Rd2+ Kc6 49.h4 c3+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 22nd Aug Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.22"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Keymer,Vincent"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2701"] [ECO "B15"] 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ exf6 6.c3 Bd6 7.Bd3 O-O 8.Ne2 Re8 9.O-O Nd7 10.Ng3 g6 11.Bh6 Nb6 12.Qd2 f5 13.Rfe1 Be6 14.Bg5 Qc7 15.b3 Nd5 16.Rad1 a5 17.c4 Bf4 18.Bxf4 Nxf4 19.Bf1 a4 20.h4 axb3 21.axb3 Bd7 22.Re5 Ne6 23.Rde1 Qd6 24.d5 Nc7 25.Rxe8+ Rxe8 26.Rxe8+ Bxe8 27.Qg5 h6 28.Nxf5 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 22nd Aug Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.22"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Naroditsky,D"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2619"] [ECO "B08"] 1.d4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.Nf3 d6 4.Be2 Nf6 5.Nc3 O-O 6.O-O Nc6 7.d5 Nb8 8.h3 c6 9.a4 a5 10.Be3 e5 11.Nd2 cxd5 12.exd5 Nbd7 13.Nc4 Ne8 14.Nb5 Ra6 15.Qd2 f5 16.f4 exf4 17.Bxf4 Nc5 18.Bf3 Bd7 19.Nbxd6 Nxd6 20.Bxd6 Rxd6 21.Nxd6 Qb6 22.Nc4 Qa6 23.b3 Bxa1 24.Rxa1 Qf6 25.Re1 b6 26.d6 Be6 27.Nxb6 Rd8 28.Nd5 Qf7 29.Qxa5 Nb7 30.Ne7+ Kf8 31.Bxb7 Rxd6 32.Nc8 Rd7 33.Qc5+ Kg7 34.Qe5+ Kh6 35.Qxe6 Qg7 36.Qe3+ g5 37.Qe6+ Kh5 38.Bf3+ Kh4 39.Re4+ g4 40.Qxf5 Qa1+ 41.Kh2 h5 42.Rxg4+ hxg4 43.g3+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 22nd Aug Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.22"] [Round "11"] [White "Nakamura,Hi"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2787"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A13"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.e3 Nf6 3.b3 e6 4.c4 c5 5.Bb2 Nc6 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Be2 Bd6 8.d4 cxd4 9.Nxd4 Bb4+ 10.Kf1 O-O 11.Nd2 Re8 12.a3 Bxd2 13.Qxd2 Ne4 14.Qe1 Qb6 15.f3 Nd6 16.Qc3 Nxd4 17.Qxd4 Nf5 18.Qxb6 axb6 19.Kf2 Rxe3 20.Bd1 Rd3 21.Ke2 Re3+ 22.Kd2 Re6 23.Be2 Bd7 24.Bd3 Nh4 25.Rhg1 Rae8 26.Bd4 b5 27.Bf2 Nf5 28.Rge1 Rxe1 29.Rxe1 Rxe1 30.Kxe1 h5 31.Kd2 d4 32.Be4 Be6 33.Bd3 g6 34.Kc2 Bd7 35.Be4 Nd6 36.Bd5 Nf5 37.Bxb7 Kf8 38.Be4 Ke7 39.Bd3 Kd6 40.Kd2 Ke5 41.Bc2 h4 42.Bd3 g5 43.g4 hxg3 44.hxg3 Kd5 45.Be4+ Ke5 46.Bd3 Ne7 47.Bf1 Ng6 48.Be2 Kd5 49.Bd3 Ne5 50.Be4+ Kc5 51.f4 gxf4 52.gxf4 Ng4 53.Bh4 Be6 54.Be7+ 1-0 [Event "chess.com SpeedChess Q2Sw"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.23"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Goltseva,Ekaterina"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2309"] [ECO "A22"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 e4 4.Nd4 c6 5.e3 d5 6.cxd5 cxd5 7.d3 Nc6 8.Nxc6 bxc6 9.dxe4 dxe4 10.Qxd8+ Kxd8 11.Bc4 Ke8 12.Bd2 Rb8 13.O-O-O Bg4 14.Ne2 Bb4 15.h3 Bxe2 16.Bxe2 Ke7 17.Bc4 a5 18.a3 Bxd2+ 19.Rxd2 Rhd8 20.Rhd1 Rxd2 21.Rxd2 h5 22.Kc2 g5 23.Kc3 h4 24.Rd4 Rg8 25.Be2 Nd5+ 26.Kc4 f5 27.Kc5 Nf6 28.Rd2 Rc8 29.Kb6 a4 30.Kb7 Rg8 31.Kxc6 g4 32.Bc4 gxh3 33.gxh3 Rg2 34.b4 axb3 35.Bxb3 Nd7 36.Rxd7+ Ke8 37.Rd2 Rh2 38.Be6 Rxh3 39.Bxf5 Rh1 40.a4 h3 41.Bxe4 Rc1+ 42.Kb5 h2 43.a5 Rb1+ 44.Kc5 Rc1+ 45.Kd6 Rc4 46.Bg2 Rg4 47.Bc6+ Kf8 48.Ke5 Rg5+ 49.Kf4 Rxa5 50.Rd8+ Kg7 51.Rd7+ Kg6 52.Be4+ Kf6 53.Rh7 Ra4 54.Rh6+ Kg7 55.Rxh2 1-0 [Event "chess.com SpeedChess Q2Sw"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.23"] [Round "2"] [White "Matinian,N"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2421"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B40"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Nxc6 bxc6 7.e5 Nd5 8.Ne4 Qc7 9.f4 a5 10.c4 Bb4+ 11.Ke2 O-O 12.a3 Be7 13.cxd5 cxd5 14.Nf2 f6 15.exf6 Bxf6 16.Ng4 Be7 17.g3 Rb8 18.Kf3 Bb7 19.Bd3 e5 20.Kg2 d4+ 21.Kh3 Qc6 22.Rg1 Qe6 23.fxe5 Bf3 0-1 [Event "chess.com SpeedChess Q2Sw"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.23"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Skliarov,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2383"] [ECO "B30"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6 4.O-O Nge7 5.Re1 Nd4 6.Nxd4 cxd4 7.c3 a6 8.Bf1 Nc6 9.b4 Be7 10.a4 O-O 11.Na3 dxc3 12.dxc3 d5 13.b5 axb5 14.axb5 Na5 15.exd5 exd5 16.Nc2 Bf6 17.Nd4 b6 18.Bf4 Bd7 19.Qf3 Bxd4 20.cxd4 Bf5 21.Qg3 Rc8 22.Bd6 Re8 23.Bc7 Qf6 24.Rxe8+ Rxe8 25.Be5 Qg6 26.f3 Rc8 27.Qxg6 hxg6 28.g4 Bd7 29.g5 Nc4 30.Ra7 Nxe5 31.dxe5 Be6 32.Rb7 d4 33.Rxb6 Rc1 34.Kf2 Bc4 35.Bxc4 Rxc4 36.Rb8+ Kh7 37.b6 Rc2+ 38.Ke1 Rxh2 39.b7 Rb2 40.Kd1 d3 41.f4 d2 42.Ke2 f6 43.exf6 gxf6 44.gxf6 Rb6 45.f7 Rf6 46.f8=Q Rxf8 47.Rxf8 1-0 [Event "chess.com SpeedChess Q2Sw"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.23"] [Round "4"] [White "Carlsen,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2835"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D35"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bf4 c5 6.e3 cxd4 7.exd4 Nc6 8.Bb5 Bd6 9.Nge2 O-O 10.O-O Re8 11.Qd2 h6 12.Bxc6 bxc6 13.Bxd6 Qxd6 14.Rfe1 Rb8 15.b3 Rb4 16.f3 c5 17.Na4 c4 18.Nc5 a5 19.a3 Rb8 20.Qxa5 cxb3 21.Rab1 b2 22.Qd2 Qb6 23.Nd3 Ra8 24.Rxb2 Qd6 25.Qb4 Qa6 26.Nc5 Qxa3 27.Qxa3 Rxa3 28.Kf2 Rae3 29.Rc1 R3e7 30.Nf4 g5 31.Nfd3 Nh5 32.g3 Bf5 33.Nb4 Nf6 34.g4 Bd7 35.Ra1 Kg7 36.Ra6 Bb5 37.Ra1 Re2+ 38.Rxe2 Rxe2+ 39.Kg3 h5 40.h4 gxh4+ 41.Kxh4 hxg4 42.fxg4 Rg2 43.Kh3 Rxg4 44.Nxd5 Rxd4 45.Rg1+ Rg4 46.Rxg4+ Nxg4 47.Kxg4 f5+ 48.Kg5 Kf7 49.Nf4 Bc6 50.Nce6 Bd5 51.Nxd5 1-0 [Event "chess.com SpeedChess Q2Sw"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.23"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Klekowski,M"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2479"] [ECO "A29"] 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 Bb4 5.Nd5 Bc5 6.Bg2 d6 7.O-O O-O 8.e3 Bg4 9.h3 Bh5 10.d3 a6 11.Nc3 Ba7 12.g4 Bg6 13.Nh4 Rb8 14.Kh1 Ne4 15.Nxg6 Nxc3 16.bxc3 hxg6 17.d4 Qh4 18.f4 Rbe8 19.fxe5 dxe5 20.c5 Nd8 21.Bd2 c6 22.Be1 Qg5 23.Bf2 e4 24.Qe1 f5 25.Bh4 Qh6 26.gxf5 gxf5 27.Bg3 g5 28.Bd6 Rf7 29.Qg3 Ne6 30.Rf2 Ng7 31.Raf1 Nh5 32.Qh2 f4 33.exf4 e3 34.fxg5 exf2 35.gxh6 Re1 36.Bb8 Bxb8 37.Qxb8+ Kh7 38.Kh2 Kxh6 39.Qg8 Rf6 40.Qh8+ Kg6 41.Qg8+ Kh6 42.Qg4 Rf4 43.Qd7 Rf6 44.Qxb7 Re2 45.Qc7 Nf4 46.Qd8 Rg6 47.Qh4+ 1-0 [Event "chess.com SpeedChess Q2Sw"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.23"] [Round "6"] [White "Piorun,K"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2597"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A01"] 1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.c4 Nge7 4.Nc3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e3 Be6 7.a3 f6 8.Qc2 Qd7 9.Nf3 O-O-O 10.b4 Kb8 11.Rc1 g5 12.h3 h5 13.Ne4 Rh6 14.Bb5 Ncxb4 15.Qc4 c6 16.axb4 cxb5 17.Qe2 Nxb4 18.O-O Qd3 19.Qxd3 Nxd3 20.Rb1 g4 21.Ne1 Nxb2 22.Rxb2 gxh3 23.gxh3 Bxh3 24.f3 Rg6+ 0-1 [Event "chess.com SpeedChess Q2Sw"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.23"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Sarana,A"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2685"] [ECO "D35"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3 Be7 7.Bd3 Bg4 8.Qc2 Nbd7 9.Nge2 O-O 10.O-O h6 11.Bh4 Bxe2 12.Nxe2 Ne8 13.Bg3 Bd6 14.Nf4 Qe7 15.Rfe1 Nef6 16.f3 Rfe8 17.Bf2 Qd8 18.g3 Nf8 19.Rad1 Rc8 20.Bf5 Rc7 21.Nd3 Rce7 22.b4 g6 23.Bh3 h5 24.a4 Ne6 25.Bg2 Ng7 26.b5 Nf5 27.Ne5 cxb5 28.axb5 Qb6 29.e4 Ng7 30.Nxg6 fxg6 31.e5 Bb4 32.Re3 Nd7 33.Qb3 Qxb5 34.f4 Nb6 35.Qb1 Nf5 36.Rb3 a5 37.h3 Rg7 38.g4 hxg4 39.hxg4 Nh6 40.Bf3 Rf8 41.Bg3 Qd7 42.Re3 Qe6 43.Re2 Nxg4 44.Qd3 Nh6 45.Rg2 Nf5 46.Bf2 Qf7 47.Bg4 Nh6 48.Bh3 Qxf4 49.Bg3 Qe4 50.Qxe4 dxe4 51.d5 Nf5 52.d6 Bc5+ 53.Kh2 Nxg3 54.Rxg3 e3 55.e6 e2 56.e7 exd1=Q 57.Be6+ Rgf7 58.Rxg6+ Kh7 0-1 [Event "chess.com SpeedChess Q2Sw"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.23"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Guseinov,G"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2661"] [ECO "B40"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.b3 a6 4.Bb2 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.d4 cxd4 7.Nxd4 Nf6 8.f3 Bb4 9.a3 Ba5 10.Qd2 d5 11.O-O-O O-O 12.exd5 Nxd5 13.Kb1 Bd7 14.Nxd5 exd5 15.Qg5 f6 16.Qxd5+ Kh8 17.Nxc6 Bxc6 18.Qf5 Rad8 19.Bd3 g6 20.Bxf6+ Kg8 21.Bc4+ 1-0 [Event "chess.com SpeedChess Q2Sw"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.23"] [Round "9"] [White "Matlakov,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2677"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D03"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Bg5 c5 4.e3 Nc6 5.Nbd2 cxd4 6.exd4 Bg4 7.Be2 e6 8.c3 Bd6 9.O-O Qc7 10.Re1 Ne4 11.Nxe4 dxe4 12.Nd2 Bxh2+ 13.Kh1 Bf5 14.Bf1 Bf4 15.Qh5 Bxd2 16.Bxd2 O-O 17.g3 Rad8 18.Bg2 Bg6 19.Qc5 Rd5 20.Qc4 b5 21.Qe2 e5 22.Bxe4 Bxe4+ 23.Qxe4 Qd7 24.Kg2 f5 25.Qe2 Kh8 26.a4 bxa4 27.Rh1 f4 28.Qe4 h6 29.Rh5 Rd6 30.Rah1 exd4 31.Bxf4 Rdf6 32.cxd4 Qxd4 33.Qxd4 Nxd4 34.Ra5 Ne6 35.Be3 Nc7 36.Rxa7 Nd5 37.Bd4 R6f7 38.Rxh6+ Kg8 39.Rha6 Rb8 40.Rxf7 Kxf7 41.Rxa4 g5 42.Ra6 Rb4 43.Be5 Re4 44.Bc3 Re2 45.Rd6 Nxc3 46.bxc3 Rc2 47.Rd3 Kf6 48.g4 Ke5 49.Kg3 Rc1 50.f3 Ke6 51.Re3+ Kf6 52.Kf2 Rc2+ 53.Ke1 Kg6 54.Kd1 Rf2 55.c4 Kf6 56.c5 Ra2 57.c6 Ra7 58.Rc3 Rc7 59.Rc5 1-0 [Event "chess.com SpeedChess Q2Sw"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.23"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Ilamparthi,A R"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2384"] [ECO "B40"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c3 Nc6 4.d4 d5 5.exd5 exd5 6.Bb5 Nf6 7.O-O Be7 8.dxc5 Bxc5 9.Re1+ Be6 10.Be3 Bd6 11.h3 O-O 12.Nbd2 a6 13.Bf1 Rc8 14.Nb3 Bf5 15.Nfd4 Be4 16.Nxc6 Rxc6 17.Bd4 Rc8 18.Nd2 Bg6 19.Qb3 Ne4 20.Nf3 Qd7 21.Rad1 Rfe8 22.Be3 Nf6 23.Bg5 Be4 24.Bxf6 gxf6 25.Nd4 Bb8 26.g3 Kh8 27.Bg2 f5 28.Ne2 f4 29.Nxf4 Bxf4 30.Rxe4 Rxe4 31.Bxe4 Qxh3 32.Bg2 Qg4 33.Rd4 1-0 [Event "chess.com SpeedChess Q2Sw"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.23"] [Round "11"] [White "Sadhwani,Raunak"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2624"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B23"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Qxd4 Nc6 5.Qe3 Be7 6.Nf3 d5 7.exd5 exd5 8.Bb5 Nf6 9.O-O O-O 10.Rd1 Re8 11.Qf4 a6 12.Bd3 h6 13.h3 Be6 14.a3 Nh5 15.Qd2 Bd6 16.Bf1 Nf4 17.Ne2 Nxe2+ 18.Bxe2 Qf6 19.c3 Bf5 20.Re1 Be4 21.Qd1 Bc5 22.Be3 Bxe3 23.fxe3 Rad8 24.Bd3 Qg6 25.Bxe4 dxe4 26.Nd4 Ne5 27.Rf1 Rd5 28.Qe2 Nd3 29.b4 Rg5 30.Qa2 Ree5 31.c4 Rg3 0-1 [Event "chess.com SpeedChess Q2Sw"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.23"] [Round "12"] [White "Hakobyan,Aram"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2612"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B40"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Nxc6 bxc6 7.e5 Nd5 8.Ne4 Bb7 9.a3 f5 10.exf6 Nxf6 11.Bd3 c5 12.Bg5 Bxe4 13.Bxe4 Rb8 14.O-O Be7 15.Bxf6 Bxf6 16.Qh5+ g6 17.Qxc5 Bxb2 18.Rad1 Qb6 19.Qc4 Bf6 20.Qa4 Rd8 21.Rxd7 Rxd7 22.Bc6 O-O 23.Bxd7 Bd4 24.Bxe6+ Kh8 25.Qc4 Rxf2 26.Rxf2 Bxf2+ 27.Kf1 Bc5 28.Qc3+ Bd4 29.Qc8+ Kg7 30.Qg8+ Kh6 31.Qf8+ Bg7 32.Qf4+ g5 33.Qf5 Qd4 34.Qh3+ Kg6 35.Bf5+ Kf6 36.Bd3 Qf4+ 37.Ke2 Qe5+ 38.Kd2 Qf4+ 39.Kd1 h6 40.Qd7 Qe5 41.Qc6+ Qe6 42.Qb7 Qe7 43.Qf3+ Ke6 44.Qe4+ Kd6 45.Qb4+ Ke6 46.Qg4+ Kd6 47.a4 Qe5 48.Qb4+ Qc5 49.Qb8+ Qc7 50.Qg8 Qe7 51.Qc4 Qe5 52.Qb4+ Qc5 53.Qb8+ Qc7 54.Qa8 Ke5 55.Qe4+ Kd6 56.Qg6+ Kc5 57.Be4 Kb4 58.Kc1 Ka3 59.Qe6 1-0 [Event "chess.com SpeedChess Q2Sw"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.23"] [Round "13"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Jumabayev,R"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2589"] [ECO "C01"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.c3 Bf5 6.Bd3 Bxd3 7.Qxd3 Bd6 8.O-O Nge7 9.Re1 Qd7 10.Nbd2 O-O 11.b4 Qf5 12.Qxf5 Nxf5 13.a4 Rfe8 14.Nb3 f6 15.Bd2 Kf7 16.Kf1 Re4 17.b5 Nce7 18.Rxe4 dxe4 19.Ne1 Nd5 20.Nc2 Bxh2 21.c4 e3 22.Nxe3 Ndxe3+ 23.Bxe3 Nxe3+ 24.fxe3 b6 25.a5 Re8 26.Kf2 Bd6 27.axb6 axb6 28.Ra7 Re7 29.g4 g6 30.Kf3 h5 31.gxh5 gxh5 32.c5 bxc5 33.dxc5 Be5 34.Na5 Ke6 35.Nc6 Rd7 36.b6 cxb6 37.cxb6 Rd1 38.Re7+ Kd6 39.Rxe5 fxe5 40.b7 Rb1 41.b8=Q+ Rxb8 42.Nxb8 h4 43.Na6 Kd5 44.e4+ Kd4 45.Nb8 h3 46.Nc6+ Kc5 47.Nxe5 h2 48.Nd3+ Kd4 49.Nf2 1-0 [Event "chess.com SpeedChess Q2Sw"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.23"] [Round "14"] [White "Lazavik,Denis"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2560"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "E11"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Bxd2+ 5.Qxd2 O-O 6.Nc3 d5 7.e3 Qe7 8.Rc1 Rd8 9.cxd5 exd5 10.Bd3 c6 11.O-O Nbd7 12.Qc2 Nf8 13.h3 Ng6 14.Rb1 Re8 15.b4 a6 16.a4 Ne4 17.b5 axb5 18.axb5 Ra3 19.Bxe4 dxe4 20.Nd2 Nh4 21.Ncxe4 Bf5 22.Qc5 Qxc5 23.Nxc5 Bxb1 24.Nxb1 Ra2 25.bxc6 bxc6 26.Nc3 Rc2 27.N3e4 f5 28.Nd6 Rd8 29.Ndb7 Ra8 30.g3 Nf3+ 31.Kg2 Nd2 32.Re1 Nc4 33.Nd3 Re8 34.Kg1 Nd2 35.Kg2 Ne4 36.Nbc5 Nxc5 37.Nxc5 Ra8 38.Nd3 Ra3 39.Ne5 Raa2 40.Rf1 g6 41.Nd3 Ra3 42.Rd1 Kg7 43.Kf3 Raa2 44.Rf1 Ra4 45.Nc5 Ra3 46.h4 h6 47.g4 fxg4+ 48.Kxg4 Raa2 49.Kg3 Rcb2 50.Nd3 Rb5 51.Nf4 g5 52.hxg5 hxg5 53.Ne6+ Kf6 54.Nc5 Rbb2 55.Ne4+ Kf5 56.Nd6+ Kg6 57.Nc4 Rc2 58.Ne5+ Kf5 59.Nd3 Ra3 60.Nc5 Rd2 61.Kg2 g4 62.Re1 Raa2 63.Rf1 Rac2 64.Nd7 Rc3 65.Re1 Rcc2 66.Rf1 Ra2 67.Nb6 Rdc2 68.Nc8 Ra8 69.Ne7+ Ke6 70.Ng6 Rh8 71.Nxh8 1-0 [Event "World Rapid Team 2023"] [Site "Dusseldorf GER"] [Date "2023.08.26"] [Round "1.10"] [White "Svane,R"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2631"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D77"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.d4 Nf6 5.O-O O-O 6.c4 dxc4 7.Na3 c5 8.dxc5 c3 9.Nb5 Na6 10.Nxc3 Nxc5 11.Be3 Nfe4 12.Nxe4 Nxe4 13.Bd4 Bxd4 14.Qxd4 Qxd4 15.Nxd4 Rd8 16.Rfd1 Nd6 17.Nb5 Bg4 18.Nxd6 Rxd6 19.Rxd6 exd6 20.Rc1 Rc8 21.Rxc8+ Bxc8 22.f4 Kf8 23.Kf2 Ke7 24.Ke3 f6 25.Be4 b6 26.Kd4 Be6 27.a3 Bf7 28.Bd5 Be8 29.e4 h6 30.h4 g5 31.Bc4 gxf4 32.gxf4 Bc6 33.Bd5 Ba4 34.Bb7 Bb3 35.Ba6 Be6 36.Bd3 Bc8 37.Bc4 Bd7 38.b3 Bc6 39.Bg8 Bb7 40.Bd5 Bc8 41.Bc6 Be6 42.b4 Bb3 43.Bb5 Be6 44.Bc6 Bb3 45.Bd5 Ba4 46.Bc4 Bc6 47.Bd3 Ke6 48.b5 Bd7 49.f5+ Ke7 50.Kd5 Be8 51.Be2 Kd7 52.Kd4 Bf7 53.Bc4 Bh5 54.Bd3 Bd1 55.Bc4 Bc2 56.Be6+ Kc7 57.Bc4 Ba4 58.Kd5 Kd7 59.Kd4 Bc2 60.Bd5 Bd1 61.Be6+ Kc7 62.Bf7 Ba4 63.Bc4 Kd8 64.Be2 Kd7 65.Bd3 Bb3 66.Bc4 Bd1 67.Bd3 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid Team 2023"] [Site "Dusseldorf GER"] [Date "2023.08.26"] [Round "2.10"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Lagunow,Raphael"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2413"] [ECO "A48"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bg5 Bg7 4.Nbd2 d5 5.e3 h6 6.Bh4 O-O 7.Bd3 c5 8.c3 cxd4 9.cxd4 Qb6 10.Qb3 Nc6 11.a3 Qxb3 12.Nxb3 g5 13.Bg3 Ne4 14.Rc1 Bf5 15.Ke2 Rac8 16.Ne5 Nxg3+ 17.hxg3 Nxe5 18.Bxf5 Rxc1 19.Rxc1 Nc4 20.Bd3 b5 21.Nc5 Rc8 22.Bf5 Rb8 23.b3 Nxa3 24.Na6 Rb6 25.Rc8+ Bf8 26.Nc5 e6 27.Bd3 Rd6 28.Ra8 a6 29.Nxa6 Kg7 30.Nc5 b4 31.Rc8 Be7 32.f4 Rb6 33.Rc7 Bd6 34.Ra7 Bxc5 35.dxc5 Rc6 36.Ra5 Kf6 37.e4 Ke7 38.exd5 exd5 39.Ke3 Ke6 40.Kd4 gxf4 41.gxf4 Rc7 42.Ra6+ Ke7 43.Rxh6 Rb7 44.g4 Nb5+ 45.Bxb5 Rxb5 46.Rb6 1-0 [Event "World Rapid Team 2023"] [Site "Dusseldorf GER"] [Date "2023.08.26"] [Round "3.10"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Gaponenko,I"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2336"] [ECO "D31"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 c6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bf4 Bd6 6.Bxd6 Qxd6 7.e3 Ne7 8.Nf3 O-O 9.h3 Nd7 10.Bd3 Re8 11.Qc2 Nf8 12.O-O-O b5 13.Kb1 a5 14.e4 b4 15.e5 Qh6 16.Na4 Ba6 17.Bxa6 Rxa6 18.h4 Qg6 19.Qxg6 Nexg6 20.h5 Nf4 21.h6 g6 22.g3 N4e6 23.Nh2 Nd7 24.Ng4 Kf8 25.f4 Ke7 26.f5 gxf5 27.Ne3 f6 28.Nxf5+ Kd8 29.Ng7 Nxg7 30.hxg7 fxe5 31.Rdf1 Ke7 32.g8=Q Rxg8 33.Rxh7+ Kd6 34.dxe5+ Kxe5 35.Rxd7 Rxg3 36.Nc5 Ra8 37.Re1+ Kd4 38.Nb3+ Kd3 39.Rde7 a4 40.Rd1+ Kc4 41.Rd4+ Kb5 42.Rb7+ Ka6 43.Nc5+ Ka5 44.Rdxb4 Rg1+ 45.Kc2 Rg2+ 46.Kd3 Rg3+ 47.Ke2 1-0 [Event "World Rapid Team 2023"] [Site "Dusseldorf GER"] [Date "2023.08.26"] [Round "4.6"] [White "Runte,Moritz"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2185"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B40"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 Nc6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nf6 6.Nc3 Bb4 7.Nxc6 bxc6 8.Bd3 e5 9.O-O O-O 10.a3 Bxc3 11.bxc3 d6 12.f4 Ng4 13.Rb1 Qa5 14.Kh1 Qc5 15.Qe2 exf4 16.Bxf4 Be6 17.e5 dxe5 18.Bg3 Rad8 19.h3 Qe3 20.Rf3 Qxe2 21.Bxe2 e4 22.Rf4 Ne3 23.Rb7 Rd2 24.Rf2 Nf5 0-1 [Event "World Rapid Team 2023"] [Site "Dusseldorf GER"] [Date "2023.08.27"] [Round "5.6"] [White "Levin,F"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2459"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A46"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bf4 b6 4.e3 Be7 5.h3 O-O 6.Nbd2 c5 7.a4 cxd4 8.exd4 d6 9.c3 Bb7 10.Be2 Nc6 11.O-O Re8 12.Bh2 Bf8 13.Nc4 Rb8 14.b4 Rc8 15.Ne3 Ne4 16.Qb3 d5 17.Rfc1 Bd6 18.Bxd6 Qxd6 19.a5 bxa5 20.b5 Ne7 21.Rxa5 Qb6 22.Ra3 Ng6 23.Qb4 a6 24.Rb1 axb5 25.Bxb5 Red8 26.Bf1 Qd6 27.Ra7 Bc6 28.Qxd6 Nxd6 29.Ne5 Nxe5 30.dxe5 Ne4 31.Rc1 Be8 32.c4 d4 33.Nd1 d3 34.f3 Nc5 35.Nc3 g5 36.Rd1 Kg7 37.Ne4 Nxe4 38.fxe4 Rxc4 39.Rxd3 Rxd3 40.Bxd3 Rc5 41.Kf2 Rxe5 42.Rc7 Kf6 43.Kf3 h5 44.g3 Ra5 45.Rc8 Ba4 46.Ke3 Bd7 47.Rd8 Ra7 48.Rh8 Ra3 49.Kd2 Ke5 50.Rd8 Bc6 51.Rg8 f6 0-1 [Event "World Rapid Team 2023"] [Site "Dusseldorf GER"] [Date "2023.08.27"] [Round "6.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Gukesh,D"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2751"] [ECO "B49"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Be2 Nf6 8.O-O Be7 9.f4 d6 10.a4 O-O 11.Kh1 Nxd4 12.Qxd4 Bd7 13.a5 Bc6 14.Bf3 Rac8 15.Qd2 Qb8 16.Rfd1 Nd7 17.Ne2 Rfd8 18.Nd4 Nf6 19.Nxc6 bxc6 20.Bb6 Re8 21.Qe2 d5 22.exd5 cxd5 23.Qxa6 Rxc2 24.Qb5 Qxf4 25.a6 Ra8 26.Bg1 Bd6 27.Ra4 Qe5 28.a7 Qxb2 29.Qf1 h6 30.Bd4 Qb3 31.Ra6 Bc7 32.Be2 Ne4 33.Bh5 f6 34.Rxe6 Ng3+ 35.hxg3 Qxg3 36.Be5 Bxe5 37.Rxe5 Qxe5 38.Bg6 Rc4 39.Qf2 Qg5 40.Bf5 Qh4+ 41.Qxh4 Rxh4+ 42.Kg1 Rxa7 43.Rxd5 Kf7 0-1 [Event "World Rapid Team 2023"] [Site "Dusseldorf GER"] [Date "2023.08.27"] [Round "7.4"] [White "Karthik,V4"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2562"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B41"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.a3 Nf6 6.Nc3 Qc7 7.f4 d6 8.Be3 b5 9.g4 Bb7 10.Bg2 h6 11.g5 hxg5 12.fxg5 Nfd7 13.g6 Ne5 14.gxf7+ Qxf7 15.Qe2 Nbd7 16.O-O-O Rc8 17.Bd2 Be7 18.h4 Rc4 19.Rhf1 Bf6 20.Bg5 Qe7 21.Qe3 b4 22.axb4 Rxb4 23.b3 Nc5 24.Bh3 O-O 25.Bxf6 Rxf6 26.Rxf6 Qxf6 27.Rf1 Ned3+ 28.cxd3 Qxd4 29.Qxd4 Rxd4 30.Kc2 a5 31.Ne2 Rxd3 32.Bxe6+ Kh7 33.Bf5+ g6 34.Bxg6+ Kh6 35.Rf7 Kxg6 36.Rxb7 Re3 37.Nf4+ Kh6 38.Rb6 Nxe4 39.Ra6 Rc3+ 40.Kb2 Rf3 41.Ne6 Rf5 42.Ng5 Rf2+ 43.Ka3 Nc3 44.Rxa5 d5 45.Kb4 d4 46.Kc4 Ne2 47.Re5 Nc1 48.Kxd4 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid Team 2023"] [Site "Dusseldorf GER"] [Date "2023.08.27"] [Round "8.6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Teclaf,Pawel"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2586"] [ECO "A40"] 1.c4 b6 2.d4 e6 3.e4 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Bxd2+ 5.Qxd2 d5 6.Nc3 dxe4 7.Nxe4 Bb7 8.Nc3 Nf6 9.O-O-O c5 10.d5 O-O 11.h4 exd5 12.cxd5 Na6 13.Bxa6 Bxa6 14.h5 h6 15.Nge2 Re8 16.Ng3 b5 17.Rhe1 Bb7 18.Nxb5 Rxe1 19.Qxe1 Nxd5 20.Qe5 Qg5+ 21.Qxg5 hxg5 22.Nd6 Bc6 23.Nge4 Nf4 24.Nxg5 Bxg2 25.Ndxf7 Bd5 26.Ne5 Re8 27.Ng6 Ne2+ 28.Kd2 Nd4 29.b3 Re2+ 30.Kc3 Bb7 31.Rd2 Re8 32.Kb2 a5 33.f4 Bd5 34.f5 Bc6 35.Rf2 Bd5 36.Nf4 Re5 37.Ng6 Re3 38.Nf4 Re5 39.Nxd5 Rxd5 40.Ne6 Nxf5 41.Nf4 Rd8 42.Ne6 Rd5 43.Rc2 Re5 44.Rxc5 Rxc5 45.Nxc5 Ng3 46.a4 Nxh5 47.b4 axb4 48.a5 Nf4 49.a6 Nd5 50.a7 Nc7 51.Kb3 1-0 [Event "World Rapid Team 2023"] [Site "Dusseldorf GER"] [Date "2023.08.28"] [Round "9.8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Praggnanandhaa,R"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2707"] [ECO "E10"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Qc2 c6 6.Nc3 Bd6 7.Bg5 O-O 8.e3 h6 9.Bh4 Be6 10.Bd3 Nbd7 11.O-O a5 12.Rae1 Qc7 13.Kh1 Rae8 14.a3 Nh5 15.Rc1 Qb8 16.Qd1 Nhf6 17.h3 Kh8 18.Ne2 Ne4 19.Bxe4 dxe4 20.Nd2 f5 21.Bg3 Bxg3 22.fxg3 Nf6 23.Nf4 Bf7 24.Qe1 Nd5 25.Nc4 a4 26.Nxd5 Bxd5 27.Nb6 Qd6 28.Kh2 Bb3 29.Qb4 Qxb4 30.axb4 Re7 31.Ra1 g5 32.Nxa4 Bc4 33.Rfc1 Bb5 34.Nc3 Bd3 35.b5 cxb5 36.Nd5 Ref7 37.b3 Rd8 38.Rc5 Rd6 39.Ra8+ Kg7 40.Nc7 Rc6 41.Rxc6 bxc6 42.Ne6+ Kf6 43.Nc5 b4 44.Re8 Ra7 45.g4 fxg4 46.hxg4 Ra2 47.Nxe4+ Bxe4 48.Rxe4 Rb2 49.d5 cxd5 50.Rxb4 Re2 51.Rb6+ Kg7 52.Re6 Rb2 53.Kg3 Rxb3 54.Kf2 Rb2+ 55.Kf3 Rd2 56.Rd6 Kh7 57.Ra6 Kg7 58.Rd6 Kh7 59.Kg3 Re2 60.Rd7+ Kg6 61.Kf3 Rd2 62.Rb7 d4 63.Rb6+ Kg7 64.exd4 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid Team 2023"] [Site "Dusseldorf GER"] [Date "2023.08.28"] [Round "10.7"] [White "Souleidis,G"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2419"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B50"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Nc6 5.O-O g6 6.c3 Bg7 7.Re1 O-O 8.a4 a6 9.h3 Rb8 10.d4 b5 11.axb5 axb5 12.Bd3 e5 13.d5 Ne7 14.b3 Ne8 15.Qe2 f5 16.Bxb5 Nf6 17.Nbd2 fxe4 18.Ng5 e3 19.fxe3 Nfxd5 20.Bc4 Kh8 21.Nde4 h6 22.Qd3 hxg5 23.Bxd5 g4 24.hxg4 Nxd5 25.Qxd5 Bb7 26.Qd3 Qh4 27.Re2 Rf1+ 28.Kxf1 Qh1+ 29.Kf2 Rf8+ 30.Kg3 Bxe4 31.Qxe4 g5 32.Qf5 Qh4+ 33.Kf3 Rxf5+ 34.gxf5 e4+ 0-1 [Event "World Rapid Team 2023"] [Site "Dusseldorf GER"] [Date "2023.08.28"] [Round "11.1"] [White "Vidit,S"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2723"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B40"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c3 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.d4 cxd4 6.cxd4 d6 7.Bc4 Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.Qe2 b6 10.Rd1 Nc6 11.h3 Bb7 12.Bd2 Rc8 13.Nc3 dxe5 14.dxe5 Nxc3 15.Bxc3 Qc7 16.Rac1 Rfd8 17.Bd3 Rd5 18.Re1 Qd8 19.Be4 Rd7 20.a3 Rcc7 21.Qe3 h6 22.Qf4 Bf8 23.Qg4 Ne7 24.Bxb7 Rxb7 25.Bb4 Nf5 26.Bxf8 Kxf8 27.Qe4 Kg8 28.Rc4 Rbc7 29.Rec1 Rd1+ 30.Rxd1 Qxd1+ 31.Kh2 Rxc4 32.Qxc4 Qd7 33.b4 Ne7 34.b5 Qb7 35.a4 Qb8 36.Qe4 Qc7 37.Qa8+ Kh7 38.Qe4+ Kg8 39.Qa8+ Kh7 40.Qe4+ g6 41.Qb4 Kg7 42.Qd6 Qb7 43.Nd4 Nf5 44.Nxf5+ gxf5 45.f3 Qc8 46.Qe7 Qc1 47.Qxa7 Qf4+ 48.Kh1 Qc1+ 49.Kh2 Qf4+ 50.Kh1 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Rapid Team 2023"] [Site "Dusseldorf GER"] [Date "2023.08.28"] [Round "12.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Erigaisi,Arjun"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2704"] [ECO "D30"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Qc2 c6 6.Nc3 g6 7.h3 Bf5 8.Qb3 Qb6 9.g4 Qxb3 10.axb3 Bc2 11.Bf4 h5 12.Rg1 hxg4 13.hxg4 Bxb3 14.Nd2 Bc4 15.Nxc4 dxc4 16.e3 Bb4 17.Bxc4 b5 18.Bb3 a5 19.Ke2 Nbd7 20.Na2 Be7 21.Nc1 Ne4 22.Bc2 Ng5 23.Bxg5 Bxg5 24.Be4 Ke7 25.Bxc6 Rac8 26.Bxd7 Kxd7 27.Nd3 a4 28.Nc5+ Ke8 29.b3 axb3 30.Rh1 Rxh1 31.Rxh1 b2 32.Kd2 f5 33.gxf5 gxf5 34.Kc2 Kf7 35.Kxb2 f4 36.Ne4 Be7 37.Rh7+ Ke8 38.Rh8+ Kd7 39.Rxc8 Kxc8 40.Kc3 fxe3 41.fxe3 Kc7 42.Nf2 Kd6 43.e4 Bf6 44.Nd3 Bd8 45.Nb4 Ba5 46.Kb3 Kd7 47.Nc2 Bd2 48.d5 Kd6 49.Nd4 Ke5 50.Nxb5 Kxe4 51.Kc4 Be3 52.Nd6+ Ke5 53.Nb7 Bb6 54.Nc5 Kd6 55.Ne4+ Kd7 56.Nc3 Kd6 57.Nb5+ Kd7 58.Kd3 Bc5 59.Ke4 Bb6 60.Na3 Bc5 61.Nc4 Bf8 62.Ne5+ Kd6 63.Ng6 Bg7 64.Nh4 Bf6 65.Nf5+ Kd7 66.Kd3 Be5 67.Kc4 Bb8 68.Nd4 Be5 69.Ne6 Bd6 70.Kb5 Be7 71.Nd4 Kd6 72.Kc4 Ke5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Titled Tue 29th Aug Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.29"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Miszler,Levente"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2315"] [ECO "C01"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bd3 Bd6 6.O-O O-O 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bh4 Be6 9.Nbd2 c6 10.c3 Nbd7 11.Qc2 Qc7 12.Rfe1 Rae8 13.Bg3 Bxg3 14.hxg3 Re7 15.Nf1 Rfe8 16.Ne3 c5 17.dxc5 Nxc5 18.Nd4 Nfe4 19.Bb5 Rd8 20.Rad1 a6 21.Bf1 Bd7 22.Nxd5 Qd6 23.Nxe7+ Qxe7 24.f3 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 29th Aug Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.29"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Van Foreest,Machteld"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2291"] [ECO "A21"] 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 f5 3.d4 d6 4.dxe5 dxe5 5.Qxd8+ Kxd8 6.Bg5+ Nf6 7.O-O-O+ Ke8 8.Nf3 Nbd7 9.Nb5 Bd6 10.Rxd6 cxd6 11.Nc7+ Kd8 12.Nxa8 b6 13.e3 Bb7 14.Nxb6 axb6 15.Nd2 Ke7 16.f3 Rc8 17.Kb1 h6 18.Bxf6+ Nxf6 19.Be2 d5 20.Rc1 e4 21.f4 dxc4 22.Nxc4 Nd5 23.g4 b5 24.Na5 Ba6 25.Nc6+ Kd6 26.Nd4 Rxc1+ 27.Kxc1 Nxe3 28.Nxf5+ Nxf5 29.gxf5 Ke7 30.Kd2 Kf6 31.Ke3 Kxf5 32.a4 g5 33.fxg5 hxg5 34.Bxb5 Bb7 35.a5 Kg4 36.Bf1 Kf5 37.b4 Ke5 38.b5 Kd6 39.a6 Bd5 40.Kd4 Ba8 41.Bc4 Kc7 42.Kc5 e3 43.b6+ Kb8 44.Kd4 Bg2 45.Kxe3 Bc6 46.Kd4 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 29th Aug Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.29"] [Round "2"] [White "Manukyan,SaA"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2237"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D53"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bg5 Be7 5.Nf3 h6 6.Bh4 O-O 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Bxe7 Qxe7 9.Nxd5 exd5 10.e3 c6 11.Qc2 Nd7 12.Bd3 Nf6 13.O-O Re8 14.Ne5 Ng4 15.Nxg4 Bxg4 16.Bf5 Bxf5 17.Qxf5 Rad8 18.Rfb1 Rd6 19.b4 Rf6 20.Qd3 h5 21.b5 h4 22.bxc6 bxc6 23.Rb2 Rg6 24.g3 Qc7 25.Rab1 Rge6 26.Rb7 Qa5 27.Qf5 Rf6 28.Qd7 Re4 29.Rb8+ Kh7 30.Qc8 Qxa2 31.Rf1 Kg6 32.Qh8 hxg3 33.hxg3 Qe2 34.Rg8 Kf5 35.Rxg7 Ke6 36.Qc8+ Ke7 37.Rg8 Rfe6 38.Qd8+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 29th Aug Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.29"] [Round "2"] [White "Di Nicolantonio,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2383"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B40"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c3 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.d4 cxd4 6.cxd4 d6 7.Bc4 Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.Qe2 b6 10.Rd1 Nc6 11.Nc3 dxe5 12.dxe5 Nxc3 13.bxc3 Qc7 14.Bd3 Bb7 15.Qe4 g6 16.Bh6 Rfd8 17.Qf4 Rd7 18.Ng5 Nxe5 19.Bb5 Rxd1+ 20.Rxd1 Qxc3 21.h4 Rd8 22.Rxd8+ Bxd8 23.Be8 f5 24.f3 Bc7 25.Qa4 Qe1+ 26.Kh2 Nxf3+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 29th Aug Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.29"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Fiorito,Francisco"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2340"] [ECO "C01"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bd3 c5 6.O-O c4 7.Re1+ Be7 8.Bf1 O-O 9.b3 cxb3 10.axb3 Nc6 11.h3 Re8 12.Bg5 h6 13.Bxf6 Bxf6 14.Rxe8+ Qxe8 15.Nc3 Be6 16.Ne2 Qb8 17.Qd2 Qd6 18.c3 a6 19.Qf4 Qd8 20.Ng3 Qb8 21.Qd2 Be7 22.Bd3 Bd6 23.Nh5 Qc7 24.Re1 Qd7 25.Ne5 Nxe5 26.dxe5 Bc5 27.Kh2 Qe7 28.f4 Qh4 29.Ng3 Re8 30.b4 Bb6 31.Rf1 Bd7 32.Ne2 f6 33.Bc2 fxe5 34.Qxd5+ Be6 35.Qxb7 Bd8 36.Qe4 Bf7 37.Qh7+ Kf8 38.fxe5 Rxe5 39.Qh8+ Ke7 40.Qxg7 Qh5 41.Ng3 Bc7 42.Qf6+ Ke8 43.Ba4+ Rb5 44.Bxb5+ axb5 45.Qh8+ Kd7 46.Qd4+ Kc8 47.Qc5 Qg6 48.Qe3 Bc4 49.Rf3 h5 50.Kh1 h4 51.Nf1 Qd6 52.Qe8+ Kb7 53.Qe4+ Bd5 54.Qd3 Qc6 55.Rf2 Bc4 56.Qd4 Bb6 57.Qg7+ Ka6 58.Rf6 Qd5 59.Qg6 Qd8 60.Rxb6+ Qxb6 61.Qxb6+ Kxb6 62.Ne3 Be6 63.Kg1 Kc6 64.Kf2 Kd6 65.Kf3 Ke5 66.Nc2 Kd5 67.Ke3 Kc4 68.Kd2 Bd7 69.Ne3+ Kb3 70.Nf1 Kc4 71.Ne3+ Kb3 72.Nd5 Bc6 73.Nf4 Be4 74.Ke3 Bc6 75.Kd4 Kc2 76.Kc5 Be8 77.Kd4 Kd2 78.Nd5 Ke2 79.Ne3 Kd2 80.Nf5 Bc6 81.Nxh4 Ke2 82.Nf3 Kf2 83.Ne5 Be8 84.g4 Kg3 85.g5 Kxh3 86.g6 Bd7 87.g7 Be6 88.Kc5 Kh4 89.Kd6 Kg5 90.Kxe6 Kh6 91.Kf6 Kh5 92.Kf7 Kh4 93.g8=Q Kh5 94.Qg4+ Kh6 95.Qh4+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 29th Aug Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.29"] [Round "4"] [White "Kozusek,Daniel"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2365"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D43"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 c6 5.g3 dxc4 6.Bg2 Nbd7 7.a4 Bb4 8.O-O O-O 9.Nd2 e5 10.Nxc4 exd4 11.Qxd4 Nc5 12.Qxd8 Rxd8 13.Bg5 Be6 14.Ne3 Nb3 15.Bxf6 gxf6 16.Rad1 Nd4 17.Bf3 Bb3 18.Rc1 a5 19.Ne4 Kg7 20.Nc5 Bxc5 21.Rxc5 Bxa4 22.Ra1 Nb3 23.Nf5+ Kh8 24.Rxa4 Nxc5 25.Rh4 Ne6 26.Nh6 Rd7 27.Bg4 Re8 28.Bf5 Rd1+ 29.Kg2 Nf8 30.Rg4 Ng6 31.Bd3 Ne5 32.Re4 Kg7 33.Nf5+ Kf8 34.Bc2 Rd2 35.Bb3 Ng6 36.Rg4 Rexe2 37.h4 Rxf2+ 38.Kg1 Rxf5 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 29th Aug Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.29"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Ovchinnikov,Vsevolod"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2426"] [ECO "A16"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.cxd5 Nxd5 4.g3 Nb6 5.Bg2 g6 6.h4 Bg7 7.h5 Nc6 8.d3 Bg4 9.h6 Bf6 10.Bxc6+ bxc6 11.Ne4 Bd4 12.Qc2 Qd5 13.f3 Bd7 14.e3 Be5 15.d4 f5 16.dxe5 fxe4 17.Qxe4 Qxe4 18.fxe4 Nc4 19.Nf3 O-O 20.Ng5 Nxe5 21.b3 Bg4 22.Kd2 Rad8+ 23.Kc3 Rd3+ 24.Kb4 Rb8+ 25.Ka4 c5 26.Bb2 Rb4+ 27.Ka5 Nc6+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 29th Aug Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.29"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Martinez Ramirez,L"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2457"] [ECO "B32"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Qb6 5.Nb3 Nf6 6.Nc3 e6 7.Qe2 Qc7 8.Bd2 a6 9.f4 d6 10.g4 Be7 11.g5 Nd7 12.h4 b5 13.O-O-O Nb6 14.Bg2 b4 15.Nd5 exd5 16.exd5 Nd8 17.Bxb4 O-O 18.Nd4 a5 19.Bc3 Ba6 20.Qh5 Na4 21.Rh3 f6 22.g6 h6 23.Nf5 Re8 24.Re1 Nb7 25.Rhe3 Nxc3 26.bxc3 Bb5 27.Rxe7 Rxe7 28.Rxe7 Qxc3 29.Rxg7+ Kf8 30.Rf7+ Ke8 31.Re7+ Kd8 32.g7 Qa3+ 33.Kd1 Qg3 34.Nxg3 Kxe7 35.Nf5+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 29th Aug Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.29"] [Round "5"] [White "Ronka,E"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2273"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B69"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 Bd7 7.Qd2 a6 8.O-O-O e6 9.f4 Be7 10.Nf3 b5 11.Bxf6 gxf6 12.f5 Qb6 13.g3 O-O-O 14.fxe6 fxe6 15.Bh3 Kb8 16.Kb1 Rc8 17.Nd5 exd5 18.Bxd7 dxe4 19.Bxc8 Rxc8 20.Nd4 Ne5 21.Nf5 Bf8 22.Qd5 e3 23.Rhe1 Nc4 24.Qd4 Qxd4 25.Rxd4 Nd2+ 26.Kc1 Nf3 27.Re2 Nxd4 28.Nxd4 Re8 29.Nf5 d5 30.c3 Bc5 31.Kc2 Re5 32.g4 h5 33.h3 hxg4 34.hxg4 Re4 35.Kd3 Rxg4 36.b4 Bb6 37.Nd4 Bxd4 38.cxd4 Re4 39.Rxe3 Rxe3+ 40.Kxe3 Kc7 41.Kf4 Kd6 42.Kf5 Ke7 43.a3 Kf7 44.Kf4 Kg6 45.Kg4 f5+ 46.Kf4 Kf6 47.Kf3 Kg5 48.Kg3 f4+ 49.Kf3 Kf5 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 29th Aug Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.29"] [Round "6"] [White "Beerdsen,Thomas"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2516"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B40"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Bg5 f6 5.Bc1 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Bc5 7.Bd3 Nc6 8.O-O Nge7 9.Qe2 O-O 10.e5 Nxe5 11.Nxe5 fxe5 12.Qxe5 d6 13.Qh5 Nf5 14.b4 Bb6 15.Na3 g6 16.Qh3 e5 17.Nc4 Ne3 18.Qh6 Ng4 19.Qg5 Bc7 20.f3 Qxg5 21.Bxg5 Nf6 22.f4 e4 23.Bxf6 exd3 24.Bxd4 dxc2 25.Rac1 Bf5 26.Ne3 Bd3 27.Rf3 Be4 28.Rf2 d5 29.g3 Rac8 30.Nxc2 Bb6 31.Bxb6 axb6 32.Kf1 d4 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 29th Aug Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.29"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Garv,Gaur"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2391"] [ECO "B19"] 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.h4 h6 7.Nf3 Nd7 8.h5 Bh7 9.Bd3 Bxd3 10.Qxd3 e6 11.Bd2 Ngf6 12.O-O-O Be7 13.Ne4 Nxe4 14.Qxe4 Nf6 15.Qe2 c5 16.dxc5 Qc7 17.Qb5+ Nd7 18.Ba5 b6 19.Ne5 Qxe5 20.Qxd7+ Kf8 21.Bc3 Qxc5 22.Kb1 Qc8 23.Bxg7+ Kxg7 24.Qxe7 Rd8 25.a3 b5 26.g4 Qc6 27.g5 Rxd1+ 28.Rxd1 hxg5 29.Qxg5+ Kf8 30.h6 Rc8 31.Rd8+ Rxd8 32.Qxd8+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 29th Aug Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.29"] [Round "7"] [White "Aizenberg,Benny"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2400"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A30"] 1.c4 c5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.O-O e6 6.Nc3 Nge7 7.d4 cxd4 8.Nb5 O-O 9.Nbxd4 d5 10.cxd5 Nxd4 11.Nxd4 Nxd5 12.Nb3 a5 13.a4 Ra6 14.Bd2 Bxb2 15.Rb1 Bg7 16.Nc5 Rb6 17.Qc2 Rc6 18.e4 Nc3 19.Bxc3 Rxc5 20.Rb3 Qc7 21.Rc1 Bd7 22.Qb2 Bxa4 23.Rxb7 Qc8 24.Bxg7 Rxc1+ 25.Bf1 Qc4 26.Kg2 Qxf1+ 27.Kf3 Qd3+ 28.Kf4 Rc2 29.Qe5 Rxf2+ 30.Kg5 Qe3+ 31.Kg4 Qf3+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 29th Aug Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.29"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Yanchenko,R"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2466"] [ECO "D04"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 Bf5 4.Nh4 Be6 5.Bd3 g6 6.c3 Bg7 7.Nd2 Nbd7 8.O-O c5 9.f4 Bg4 10.Qe1 e6 11.h3 Bf5 12.Nxf5 gxf5 13.Nf3 Ne4 14.Kh2 Rg8 15.Bd2 c4 16.Bxe4 fxe4 17.Ne5 f5 18.Qe2 Bxe5 19.fxe5 Qg5 20.Be1 Nf8 21.b3 Rc8 22.Rb1 b6 23.a4 Ng6 24.bxc4 Rxc4 25.a5 bxa5 26.Rb8+ Kf7 27.Rb7+ Ne7 28.Rxa7 Ra4 29.Rf4 Qg6 30.Bh4 Re8 31.Qb2 Qg7 32.Bf6 Qf8 33.Rh4 h6 34.Qe2 Kg8 35.Qh5 Ra2 36.Qxh6 Qxh6 37.Rxh6 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 29th Aug Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.29"] [Round "8"] [White "Boyer,Mahel"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2476"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A15"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.b3 g6 4.d4 Bg7 5.Bb2 cxd4 6.Qxd4 O-O 7.Nc3 Nc6 8.Qd2 Qa5 9.Rb1 d6 10.e3 Bf5 11.Bd3 Bxd3 12.Qxd3 d5 13.O-O dxc4 14.Qxc4 Rac8 15.Qb5 Qxb5 16.Nxb5 Ne4 17.Bxg7 Kxg7 18.Rbc1 Nb4 19.a3 Nd3 20.Rcd1 Rfd8 21.Nxa7 Rc3 22.Nb5 Rxb3 23.Nfd4 Ndxf2 24.Rxf2 Rxb5 25.Rf4 Re5 26.Ne6+ Rxe6 27.Rxd8 Nd6 28.Kf2 g5 29.Rb4 Re5 30.Rd7 h5 31.h4 g4 32.a4 Kf6 33.e4 Nxe4+ 34.Kf1 Nc5 35.Rc7 Nd3 36.Rb1 Rf5+ 37.Kg1 Ra5 38.Rbxb7 Rxa4 39.Rxe7 Ne5 40.Rxe5 Kxe5 41.Rxf7 g3 42.Rf3 Ra1+ 43.Rf1 Ra3 44.Rf3 Rxf3 45.gxf3 Kf5 46.Kf1 Ke5 47.Kg1 Kf5 48.Kf1 Ke5 49.Kg1 1/2-1/2 [Event "Titled Tue 29th Aug Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.29"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Mendonca,Leon Luke"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2628"] [ECO "B17"] 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.c3 Ngf6 6.Bd3 Nxe4 7.Bxe4 Nf6 8.Bc2 Bg4 9.f3 Bh5 10.Ne2 Bg6 11.Bb3 e6 12.Bf4 Bd6 13.Qd2 a5 14.a4 Nd5 15.Bxd6 Qxd6 16.h4 h6 17.O-O-O O-O 18.g4 b5 19.h5 Bh7 20.g5 bxa4 21.Bxa4 Nb6 22.gxh6 f6 23.hxg7 Rf7 24.Bc2 Rxg7 25.Rdg1 Ra7 26.Bxh7+ Kxh7 27.Rg6 Nd5 28.Rhg1 Qf8 29.Nf4 Nxf4 30.Qxf4 f5 31.Qh6+ Kg8 32.Rxg7+ Rxg7 33.Qxe6+ Kh7 34.Rxg7+ Qxg7 35.Qg6+ Qxg6 36.hxg6+ Kxg6 37.Kd2 Kg5 38.Ke3 Kg6 39.Kf4 Kf6 40.c4 a4 41.d5 c5 42.d6 Ke6 43.d7 Kxd7 44.Kxf5 Kc6 45.Ke5 Kb6 46.Kd5 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 29th Aug Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.29"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Orozbaev,Eldiar"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2280"] [ECO "C01"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nf3 Bd6 5.c4 Bg4 6.Nc3 Nf6 7.h3 Bh5 8.cxd5 h6 9.g4 Bg6 10.Ne5 O-O 11.Bg2 Nfd7 12.Nxg6 fxg6 13.O-O Nb6 14.Qc2 Qf6 15.Ne4 Qf7 16.f4 Nxd5 17.Qb3 Nb6 18.Nxd6 cxd6 19.Bxb7 d5 20.Bxa8 Nxa8 21.f5 Nb6 22.Bf4 Nc6 23.Be5 Re8 24.Rae1 Nc4 25.fxg6 Qxg6 26.Qf3 N6xe5 27.Qxd5+ Kh8 28.dxe5 Qb6+ 29.Kh1 Ne3 30.Qf7 Rxe5 31.Rf3 Qxb2 32.Rfxe3 Rxe3 33.Qf8+ Kh7 34.Qf5+ g6 35.Qd7+ Kh8 36.Qc8+ Kg7 37.Rxe3 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 29th Aug Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.29"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Svane,R"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2631"] [ECO "D31"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 a6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bf4 Nf6 6.e3 Bd6 7.Bg5 c6 8.Bd3 O-O 9.Qc2 h6 10.Bh4 Re8 11.Nf3 Be6 12.O-O Nbd7 13.Rae1 Qc7 14.Kh1 Bg4 15.Nd2 Be6 16.f4 Nf8 17.Bxf6 gxf6 18.Nf3 c5 19.Qf2 f5 20.Qh4 Kg7 21.Qg3+ Ng6 22.Nh4 cxd4 23.Nxd5 Bxd5 24.Nxf5+ Kh8 25.Qh3 Bf8 26.Nxh6 Kg7 27.f5 Rxe3 28.Rxe3 dxe3 29.f6+ Kh7 30.Nxf7+ Kg8 31.Bxg6 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 29th Aug Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.29"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Oparin,G"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2681"] [ECO "E10"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 d5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Qc2 c6 6.Nc3 Be7 7.h3 g6 8.Bh6 Bf5 9.Qb3 Qb6 10.g4 Qxb3 11.axb3 Be6 12.Bg2 Nbd7 13.O-O Bf8 14.Bxf8 Kxf8 15.b4 Ke7 16.Nd2 Nb6 17.Nb3 Nc4 18.Nc5 b6 19.Nd3 a5 20.b5 cxb5 21.Nxb5 Ne4 22.Rfc1 Rhc8 23.Nf4 g5 24.Nxe6 fxe6 25.Bxe4 dxe4 26.Rc2 Nd6 27.Rxc8 Rxc8 28.Nc3 Rc4 29.e3 Rb4 30.Ra2 Nc4 31.Nxe4 Rxb2 32.Ra1 b5 33.Nxg5 a4 34.Nxh7 a3 35.g5 a2 36.Kg2 b4 37.g6 b3 38.h4 Rb1 39.h5 Rxa1 40.g7 Rg1+ 41.Kxg1 a1=Q+ 42.Kh2 Qa8 43.h6 Qg8 44.Ng5 b2 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 29th Aug Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.29"] [Round "10"] [White "Putnam,Liam"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2304"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D43"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 c6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.e3 Nd7 8.Qb3 g6 9.e4 dxe4 10.Nxe4 Qf4 11.Bd3 Bg7 12.O-O O-O 13.Rad1 e5 14.d5 f5 15.dxc6 bxc6 16.Nd6 Nc5 17.Qa3 Nxd3 18.Qxd3 e4 19.Qd2 Qxd2 20.Nxd2 Bxb2 21.Nb3 Ba3 22.Na5 Rd8 23.Nxc8 Rxd1 24.Rxd1 Rxc8 25.Rd7 Bb4 26.Rxa7 Rd8 27.g3 Rd1+ 28.Kg2 Rd2 29.Nb3 Rc2 30.Ra4 c5 31.Kf1 Rb2 32.Na5 Bc3 33.Nc6 Bd4 34.Nxd4 cxd4 35.c5 d3 36.c6 Rb1+ 37.Kg2 Rc1 38.Ra6 d2 39.Ra8+ Kf7 40.Ra7+ Ke6 41.Rd7 d1=Q 42.Rxd1 Rxd1 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 29th Aug Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.29"] [Round "11"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Bortnyk,Olexandr"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2608"] [ECO "B07"] 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nbd7 4.f4 e5 5.Nf3 exd4 6.Qxd4 c6 7.Be3 d5 8.e5 Bc5 9.Qd2 Bxe3 10.Qxe3 Ng4 11.Qd4 Qb6 12.Qxb6 axb6 13.Bd3 Nc5 14.h3 Ne3 15.Kf2 Nxd3+ 16.cxd3 Nc2 17.Rac1 Nb4 18.Rhd1 Nxa2 19.Ra1 Nxc3 20.bxc3 Rxa1 21.Rxa1 Ke7 22.Ra8 f6 23.d4 Rf8 24.Ke3 Bf5 25.Ra7 Rb8 26.g4 Bc2 27.f5 Kd7 28.Kf4 Bd3 29.Ra2 c5 30.h4 h6 31.Rb2 Kc6 32.g5 hxg5+ 33.hxg5 fxg5+ 34.Kxg5 Rf8 35.Nh4 b5 36.dxc5 Kxc5 37.Kg6 Rh8 38.Rh2 Re8 39.Nf3 Be4 40.Rf2 Kc4 41.Nd2+ Kxc3 42.Nxe4+ dxe4 43.e6 e3 44.Rh2 Re7 45.f6 Rxe6 46.Kxg7 e2 47.f7 e1=Q 48.Rh3+ Kc4 49.f8=Q Qe5+ 50.Kg8 Re8 0-1 [Event "Julius Baer Rapid Div 3 W"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.30"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Ivic,Velimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2561"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.d4 Nf6 5.O-O O-O 6.a4 a5 7.b3 b6 8.c4 e6 9.Ba3 Re8 10.Nc3 Bb7 11.Rc1 Na6 12.e3 dxc4 13.bxc4 c5 14.Nb5 Nb4 15.dxc5 Nd3 16.Nd6 Nxc1 17.Qxc1 Qc7 18.Nxb7 Qxb7 19.Nd4 Qa6 20.Nb5 Rac8 21.c6 e5 22.c7 e4 23.Bh3 h5 24.Rd1 Ng4 25.Bxg4 hxg4 26.Nd6 Bf6 27.Bb2 1-0 [Event "Julius Baer Rapid Div 3 W"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.30"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Ivic,Velimir"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2561"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C65"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.Bxc6 dxc6 6.Nbd2 Nd7 7.Nc4 f6 8.Be3 O-O 9.O-O a5 10.a4 Re8 11.Kh1 Bf8 12.Nh4 Nc5 13.Nf5 Bxf5 14.exf5 e4 15.d4 Nxa4 16.Rxa4 b5 17.Rxa5 bxc4 18.Qd2 Rxa5 19.Qxa5 Qd5 20.Qxc7 Bd6 21.Qd7 Ra8 22.g4 h6 23.Kg2 Bf8 24.Qe6+ Qxe6 25.fxe6 Bd6 26.Re1 Ra2 27.Bc1 c3 28.bxc3 Rxc2 29.Be3 Kf8 30.Ra1 g5 31.Ra7 Ke8 32.Rd7 Bf4 33.Kf1 Rxc3 34.Ke2 Bxe3 35.fxe3 Rc2+ 36.Kd1 Rxh2 37.Rc7 Rh1+ 38.Kd2 Rh2+ 39.Kc3 Rh1 40.Kb4 Rc1 41.Rf7 Rc2 42.Rxf6 Ke7 43.Rxh6 Re2 44.Kc5 Rc2+ 45.Kb6 Rc3 46.Kc7 Rxe3 47.Kxc6 Ra3 48.Kd5 e3 49.Rh7+ Ke8 50.Kd6 Ra6+ 51.Ke5 e2 52.Rh8+ Ke7 53.Rh7+ Ke8 54.Rh1 Ra3 55.Re1 Re3+ 56.Kd6 Kd8 57.d5 Re4 58.Rh1 Kc8 59.Rc1+ Kd8 60.Ra1 Kc8 61.Re1 Kd8 62.Rb1 Kc8 63.Rc1+ Kd8 64.Re1 Re3 65.Ra1 Kc8 66.Rc1+ Kd8 67.Rb1 Kc8 68.Re1 Kd8 69.Kc5 Re4 70.Kc6 Ke7 71.Kc5 Re5 72.Kd4 Kd6 73.Kd3 Kxd5 74.Rxe2 Rxe2 75.Kxe2 Kxe6 76.Ke3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Julius Baer Rapid Div 3 W"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.30"] [Round "2.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Kamsky,G"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2641"] [ECO "B41"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.c4 Nf6 6.Nc3 Bb4 7.Qd3 d5 8.exd5 exd5 9.Be2 O-O 10.O-O Nc6 11.Nxd5 Nxd5 12.Nxc6 bxc6 13.cxd5 Qxd5 14.Qg3 Bf5 15.Rd1 Qe6 16.Be3 a5 17.Rac1 Rad8 18.Rxd8 Rxd8 19.a3 Bd6 20.Qh4 Rc8 21.Bf3 c5 22.g3 c4 23.Bd4 h6 24.Bc3 a4 25.Qd4 Bf8 26.Re1 Qg6 27.Bb7 Rb8 28.Bd5 Rc8 29.Bxc4 Bc5 30.Qd5 Bh3 31.Bd3 Qb6 32.Qf3 Bd4 33.g4 Qf6 34.Qxf6 Bxf6 35.Bxf6 gxf6 36.f3 Rd8 37.Re3 h5 38.gxh5 Kg7 39.Kf2 Be6 40.Be4 f5 41.Bc6 Bb3 42.Re2 Kh6 43.Kg3 Rd4 44.f4 Kxh5 45.Bf3+ Kg6 46.Rf2 Rd3 47.Kh4 Rd4 48.Bh5+ Kh6 49.h3 Be6 50.Be2 Rd2 51.Kg3 Rxb2 52.Bd1 Rb6 53.Bc2 Rc6 54.Bd1 Rd6 55.Bc2 Rc6 56.Bxa4 Ra6 57.Bd1 Rxa3+ 58.Kh2 Rd3 59.Bf3 Rd4 60.Kg3 Rd3 61.Kh4 Rd4 62.Bg2 Rb4 63.Bf1 Rd4 64.Bb5 Rb4 65.Bc6 Rc4 66.Be8 Rc3 67.Bb5 Kg6 68.Be2 Kh6 69.Bf3 Ra3 70.Bc6 Rc3 71.Bb7 Rb3 72.Ba8 Ra3 73.Bg2 Rc3 74.Rf3 Rc2 75.Bf1 Bd5 76.Rd3 Rf2 77.Kg3 Rxf1 78.Rxd5 Kg6 79.Rd4 Rg1+ 80.Kf2 Rh1 81.Kg2 Rb1 82.Rd6+ f6 83.Rd3 Rc1 84.Kf3 Rh1 85.Kg3 Rg1+ 86.Kf2 Rh1 87.Rg3+ Kh6 88.Kg2 Rc1 89.Rg8 Rc3 90.Rh8+ Kg7 91.Re8 Kg6 92.Re6 Rb3 93.Re2 Kh5 94.Re8 Kg6 95.Rg8+ Kh6 96.Rg3 Rb2+ 97.Kg1 Rb4 98.Rf3 Kh5 99.Kg2 Kh4 100.Rf2 Rb3 101.Rd2 Rg3+ 102.Kf2 Rxh3 103.Rd6 Kg4 104.Rxf6 Kxf4 105.Ra6 Rh2+ 106.Kg1 Rb2 107.Ra3 Kg4 108.Rc3 f4 109.Ra3 f3 110.Ra8 Rb1+ 111.Kf2 Rb2+ 112.Kf1 Rb1+ 113.Kf2 Rb2+ 114.Kf1 Rb1+ 115.Kf2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Julius Baer Rapid Div 3 W"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.30"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Kamsky,G"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2641"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D00"] 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 Nf6 3.e3 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nd2 Bf5 6.Ngf3 Qb6 7.dxc5 Qxb2 8.Nd4 Bg4 9.f3 e5 10.Nb5 exf4 11.Nc4 Qxb5 12.Nd6+ Bxd6 13.Bxb5 Bxc5 14.fxg4 O-O 15.exf4 Rfe8+ 16.Kd2 Re3 17.Bd3 Ne4+ 18.Bxe4 dxe4 19.Kc2 Rd8 20.Qf1 Na5 21.Qb5 b6 22.Rad1 Red3 23.Qa4 Rc8 24.Rxd3 exd3+ 25.Kxd3 Bf8 26.Re1 Nb7 27.Qxa7 Nc5+ 28.Kc2 b5 29.Qa5 Rb8 30.Rb1 Ne4 31.Rxb5 Rc8 32.Re5 Nd6 33.Qa6 Rc7 34.Rd5 Ne4 35.Qa5 Re7 36.Rd8 Nf6 37.Qa8 Nd7 38.Qc8 1-0 [Event "Julius Baer Rapid Div 3 L"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.31"] [Round "2.2"] [White "Gledura,B"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2633"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A13"] 1.c4 e6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 Nf6 4.Nf3 Be7 5.b3 O-O 6.Bb2 c5 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Nc3 Nc6 9.Qc2 Ndb4 10.Qb1 Nd4 11.Nxd4 cxd4 12.Nd1 d3 13.Ne3 dxe2 14.Bc3 Qd6 15.Nc4 Qa6 16.Be4 f5 17.Bf3 b5 18.Bxa8 bxc4 19.a3 Nd3+ 20.Kxe2 Rd8 21.b4 e5 22.Bg2 e4 23.Rf1 Qh6 24.h3 Qh5+ 25.f3 Qg5 26.Rg1 Qxg3 27.Qf1 Nf4+ 28.Kd1 e3 29.Qxc4+ Be6 30.Qc7 Bb3+ 0-1 [Event "Julius Baer Rapid Div 3 L"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.31"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Gledura,B"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2633"] [ECO "C50"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.O-O d6 6.c3 Bb6 7.a4 O-O 8.Nbd2 a5 9.Bb3 Be6 10.Nc4 Ba7 11.Bg5 h6 12.Bh4 Kh8 13.Ne3 Rg8 14.Nf5 Bxf5 15.exf5 Qd7 16.Bxf6 gxf6 17.Nh4 Rg5 18.Qf3 Rag8 19.Kh1 R8g7 20.g3 Bb6 21.Rae1 Ne7 22.Qxb7 Nxf5 23.Nxf5 Qxf5 24.Qe4 Qh3 25.Qa8+ Rg8 26.Qg2 Qd7 27.Bd5 Qxa4 28.Bxf7 Rf8 29.Bd5 Qg4 30.Re4 Qd7 31.f4 exf4 32.Rexf4 Qg7 33.Qf3 Ba7 34.Bc6 Bb6 35.d4 Ba7 36.Rxf6 Rxf6 37.Qxf6 Qxf6 38.Rxf6 Kg7 39.Rf2 Bb6 40.Kg2 Rg6 41.Re2 Rf6 42.h4 Rf7 43.Kh3 Kf8 44.Kg4 Kg7 45.Bd5 Rf6 46.Bc6 Rf7 47.Kh3 Rf6 48.g4 Rf1 49.Kg2 Rf7 50.Kg3 Rf1 51.g5 hxg5 52.hxg5 Rg1+ 53.Kh4 Rf1 54.Kh5 Rf4 55.Re7+ Kf8 56.Rd7 1-0 [Event "Julius Baer Rapid Div 3 L"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.31"] [Round "3.1"] [White "Andreikin,D"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2729"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "E06"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 Be7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.a4 b6 9.Bg5 Bb7 10.Nbd2 b5 11.b3 cxb3 12.Qxb3 b4 13.Bxf6 gxf6 14.Rfd1 c5 15.dxc5 Nd7 16.Qxb4 Nxc5 17.Ne4 Bxe4 18.Rxd8 Rfxd8 19.Nd4 Rab8 20.Qc4 e5 21.Nc6 Bxc6 22.Qg4+ Kf8 23.Bxc6 Nb3 24.Rb1 f5 25.Qh5 Bf6 26.Qxh7 Ke7 27.e3 Nd2 28.Rxb8 Rxb8 29.Qxf5 Rd8 30.Qc2 Rd6 31.Kg2 Kf8 32.h4 Kg7 33.a5 Bd8 34.Qc5 Rf6 35.Qd5 Bc7 36.Qxd2 Rxc6 37.Qd5 Rf6 38.g4 Re6 39.g5 e4 40.Kh3 Re5 41.Qc6 Bxa5 42.Qf6+ 1-0 [Event "Julius Baer Rapid Div 3 L"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.08.31"] [Round "3.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Andreikin,D"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2729"] [ECO "C75"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 d6 5.c3 Bd7 6.O-O Nf6 7.Re1 g6 8.d4 Bg7 9.Bg5 h6 10.Bh4 O-O 11.Nbd2 Qe8 12.Bc2 Nh5 13.Nf1 Bg4 14.Ne3 Bxf3 15.Qxf3 exd4 16.Nd5 Qd7 17.Rad1 Rae8 18.Qe2 dxc3 19.bxc3 Ne5 20.Bb3 Kh7 21.Kh1 c6 22.Ne3 Nf4 23.Qc2 Qc7 24.Bg3 Nh5 25.Qd2 Nxg3+ 26.hxg3 Nd7 27.Nc4 d5 28.exd5 cxd5 29.Qxd5 Rxe1+ 30.Rxe1 Nc5 31.Bc2 Rd8 32.Qf3 Ne6 33.Bb3 b5 34.Ne3 Qxc3 35.Rf1 Qf6 36.Qc6 Ng5 37.Qxf6 Bxf6 38.Nd5 Kg7 39.Rc1 Bd4 40.f3 Ne6 41.Rc6 Nc5 42.Nc7 Nxb3 43.axb3 Be5 44.Nxa6 Bxg3 45.Rc1 Rd3 46.Nc5 Re3 47.Ne4 Bf4 48.Rb1 b4 49.Kg1 h5 50.g3 Be5 51.Kf2 Bd4 52.Kg2 Rd3 53.Nd6 Rd2+ 54.Kh3 Rd3 55.f4 Be3 56.Ne4 Bxf4 57.Kg2 f5 58.Nc5 Rxg3+ 59.Kf2 Kf6 60.Re1 Rc3 61.Nd7+ Kf7 0-1 [Event "AI Cup Play-In Match 2023"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.09.18"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Niemann,Hans Moke"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2667"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nc6 3.d4 Bf5 4.Bg2 e6 5.O-O Nb4 6.Ne1 Nf6 7.c3 Nc6 8.Bg5 Be7 9.Nd2 Ne4 10.Bxe7 Qxe7 11.f3 Nxd2 12.Qxd2 O-O-O 13.e4 Bg6 14.Nd3 h5 15.h4 e5 16.exd5 Rxd5 17.f4 e4 18.f5 Bxf5 19.Rae1 Bh7 20.Nf4 Rdd8 21.Nxh5 f5 22.Qg5 g6 23.Nf6 Rdf8 24.Nxh7 Qxh7 25.d5 Nd8 26.Qe3 Kb8 27.c4 Nf7 28.Qf4 Qg7 29.c5 Qd4+ 30.Qe3 Qxd5 31.Rd1 Qe6 32.b4 Ne5 33.b5 Ng4 34.Qd4 g5 35.hxg5 Qg6 36.b6 Qh5 37.bxc7+ Kxc7 38.Qd6+ Kc8 39.Rfe1 Qh2+ 40.Kf1 f4 41.Qe6+ Kb8 42.Rd8+ Rxd8 43.Qxe4 f3 0-1 [Event "AI Cup Play-In Match 2023"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.09.18"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Niemann,Hans Moke"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2667"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "E39"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 c5 5.dxc5 O-O 6.Nf3 Na6 7.g3 Nxc5 8.Bg2 b6 9.O-O Bb7 10.Bf4 Nce4 11.Ng5 Bxc3 12.bxc3 Nxg5 13.Bxg5 Bxg2 14.Kxg2 Rc8 15.Qa4 Rc7 16.Rfd1 Qa8+ 17.f3 d5 18.Rd4 Rfc8 19.cxd5 Nxd5 20.c4 Ne7 21.Bxe7 Rxe7 22.Rad1 Rec7 23.Rd7 g6 24.h4 h5 25.Qa3 Rxd7 26.Rxd7 Qc6 27.Qe7 Rf8 28.Rxa7 Qxc4 29.Kf2 Qd4+ 30.Kf1 Qe5 31.Kf2 Qf5 32.Rd7 Kg7 33.Qd6 b5 34.Qd4+ Kh7 35.Qf4 Qc5+ 36.Qd4 Qxd4+ 37.Rxd4 Ra8 38.Rd7 Kg7 39.Rb7 Ra5 40.Ke1 Kf6 41.f4 e5 42.fxe5+ Kxe5 43.Rxf7 Rxa2 44.Rb7 Rb2 45.Rb6 Kf5 46.Kf2 b4 47.Kf3 b3 48.Rb5+ Ke6 49.Ke3 Rb1 50.Rg5 Rg1 51.Rxg6+ Kd5 52.Rb6 Rxg3+ 53.Kf4 Rg4+ 54.Kf5 Kc4 55.e4 Rxh4 56.e5 Rh1 57.e6 Re1 58.Kg5 Kc3 59.Rc6+ Kd4 60.Rb6 Re5+ 61.Kf6 Re3 62.e7 h4 63.Rxb3 Re1 1-0 [Event "AI Cup Play-In 2023"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.09.18"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Aradhya,Garg"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2344"] [ECO "A36"] 1.c4 c5 2.g3 Nc6 3.Bg2 g6 4.Nc3 Bg7 5.d3 Nf6 6.a3 O-O 7.Rb1 a6 8.b4 cxb4 9.axb4 b5 10.Nxb5 axb5 11.cxb5 Nxb4 12.Bxa8 Qa5 13.Bg2 Nxd3+ 14.Kf1 Nxc1 15.Qxc1 d5 16.Qe1 Qb6 17.Qb4 Bf5 18.Rc1 Ra8 19.h3 Bd7 20.Bf3 e5 21.Kg2 e4 22.Bg4 Bxb5 23.Rc8+ Rxc8 24.Bxc8 Bf8 25.Qb3 Bc5 26.h4 Bxf2 27.Nh3 Bxe2 28.Qxb6 Bxb6 29.Rb1 Be3 30.Rb8 Kg7 31.Rb7 Bf3+ 32.Kh2 h6 33.Nf4 Bxf4 34.gxf4 e3 35.Be6 e2 36.Rxf7+ Kh8 37.Rf8+ Ng8 38.Rxg8+ Kh7 39.Re8 Be4 40.Bxd5 e1=Q 41.Bxe4 Qxh4+ 42.Kg1 Qg3+ 43.Bg2 h5 44.Re4 h4 45.Kf1 h3 46.Bh1 Kg7 47.Re2 Qxf4+ 48.Kg1 Qg3+ 49.Kf1 h2 50.Bg2 Qd3 51.Kf2 Qd4+ 52.Kg3 Qg1 0-1 [Event "AI Cup Play-In 2023"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.09.18"] [Round "2"] [White "Guliyev,N"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2531"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B42"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3 Nf6 6.O-O Qc7 7.Qe2 d6 8.c4 Nbd7 9.Nc3 g6 10.Be3 Bg7 11.Rac1 O-O 12.f3 b6 13.Qd2 Re8 14.Rfd1 Bb7 15.Bf1 Rad8 16.b4 Qb8 17.Bg5 Rc8 18.Nb3 d5 19.cxd5 exd5 20.exd5 Qd6 21.a3 Ne5 22.Bxf6 Qxf6 23.Ne4 Nxf3+ 24.gxf3 Qxf3 25.Rxc8 Bxc8 26.Nd6 Rd8 27.Nxc8 Rxc8 28.Nc1 Bh6 29.Qxh6 Qg4+ 30.Kf2 Qxd1 31.Ne2 Qxd5 32.Qe3 b5 33.Bg2 Qd6 34.h3 Rc2 35.Be4 Qf6+ 36.Kg2 Qe5 37.Qd3 Ra2 38.Bf3 Kg7 39.h4 h5 40.Kf2 Qh2+ 41.Ke3 Qxh4 42.Qb3 Qg5+ 43.Kf2 Qd2 44.Kg3 Qe1+ 45.Kf4 Rxe2 0-1 [Event "AI Cup Play-In 2023"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.09.18"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Kravtsiv,M"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2598"] [ECO "D51"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.Bg5 Bb4 5.e3 Nbd7 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Bd3 c5 8.Ne2 h6 9.Bh4 cxd4 10.exd4 O-O 11.O-O Nb6 12.Qb3 Be7 13.Rfe1 Ng4 14.Bg3 Bd6 15.h3 Bxg3 16.fxg3 Nf6 17.a4 Rb8 18.a5 Na8 19.Nf4 Nc7 20.Re5 b6 21.axb6 Rxb6 22.Qc2 Rb4 23.Ra4 Qd6 24.Rxb4 Qxb4 25.Qf2 Be6 26.g4 Rb8 27.Re2 Qd6 28.Na4 Bd7 29.Nc5 Bc6 30.Nh5 Ne4 31.Nxe4 dxe4 32.Bxe4 Bxe4 33.Rxe4 Ne6 34.Ng3 Rc8 35.Nf5 Qb4 36.Re1 Rd8 37.Rd1 Ng5 38.d5 Ne4 39.Qd4 Qxd4+ 40.Rxd4 Nf6 41.d6 Kf8 42.Kh2 g6 43.Ne3 Ne8 44.Nc4 Nf6 45.Ne5 Nd7 46.Nxd7+ Rxd7 47.Kg3 Kg7 48.Kf4 Kf6 49.Ke4 Ke6 50.Ra4 Rxd6 51.Rxa7 Rb6 52.Ra2 Rb4+ 53.Kd3 Ke5 54.Kc3 Rb7 55.b4 Ke4 56.Kc4 Rc7+ 57.Kb5 Rc8 58.Rf2 f5 59.gxf5 gxf5 60.Re2+ Kd4 61.Re6 Rg8 62.Re2 Rb8+ 63.Ka4 Ra8+ 64.Kb3 Rb8 65.Rd2+ Ke4 66.Rd6 h5 67.Kc4 Rg8 68.Rd2 Rc8+ 69.Kb3 Rb8 70.h4 f4 71.Re2+ Kd4 72.Rf2 Ke4 73.Rb2 Kf5 74.Kc4 Kg4 75.b5 Kxh4 76.b6 Kg3 77.Kc5 h4 78.Kc6 f3 79.gxf3 Kxf3 80.Kc7 Rxb6 81.Kxb6 h3 82.Kc5 Kg3 83.Kd4 h2 84.Rb1 Kg2 85.Ke3 h1=Q 86.Rxh1 Kxh1 1/2-1/2 [Event "AI Cup Play-In 2023"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.09.18"] [Round "4"] [White "Malakhov,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2646"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B40"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 Nc6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nf6 6.Nc3 Bb4 7.Nxc6 bxc6 8.Bd3 e5 9.O-O O-O 10.h3 Bc5 11.Re1 d6 12.Be3 Nd7 13.Bc2 Rb8 14.b3 Qe7 15.Na4 Bxe3 16.Rxe3 Nc5 17.Nxc5 dxc5 18.Rd3 Be6 19.Qh5 f6 20.Rad1 Rfd8 21.Rxd8+ Rxd8 22.Rxd8+ Qxd8 23.Qd1 Qd4 24.Qxd4 cxd4 25.c5 Kf7 26.f3 g6 27.a3 f5 28.b4 f4 29.Ba4 Bd7 30.Bb3+ Ke7 31.Kf2 g5 32.Bc4 Be6 33.Bd3 Bb3 34.Ke2 Kd7 35.Kd2 Kc7 36.Be2 Kb7 37.Bd3 h5 38.Be2 a5 39.Kc1 axb4 40.axb4 Be6 41.Kd2 Ka7 42.Ke1 Bc8 43.Bc4 Ba6 44.Bf7 h4 45.Bb3 Bb5 46.Bc2 Bc4 47.Ba4 Kb7 48.Bd1 Be6 49.Ba4 Bf7 50.Bd1 Ka6 51.Be2+ Ka7 52.Bd1 Kb7 53.Ba4 Ba2 54.Bd1 Bb1 55.Kd2 Ba2 56.Ke1 Bc4 57.Ba4 Ba6 58.Bd1 Bb5 59.Bb3 Ka6 60.Bd1 Bd3 61.Ba4 Kb7 62.Bd1 Bc4 63.Ba4 Ba6 64.Bd1 Bb5 65.Bb3 Kc7 66.Bd1 Kd8 67.Bb3 Kc7 68.Bd1 Bc4 69.Ba4 Kb7 70.Bd1 Ka6 71.Ba4 Bb5 72.Bd1 Ka7 73.Bb3 Kb7 74.Bd1 Ka6 75.Bb3 Bd3 76.Ba4 Bb5 77.Bd1 1/2-1/2 [Event "AI Cup Play-In 2023"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.09.18"] [Round "5"] [White "Vaibhav,S"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2588"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bf4 e5 8.Bg5 a6 9.Na3 b5 10.Nd5 Be7 11.Bxf6 Bxf6 12.c4 b4 13.Nc2 a5 14.Be2 Bg5 15.O-O O-O 16.Qd3 Be6 17.Rad1 Qb8 18.Qg3 Bd8 19.Bg4 a4 20.Rd3 Bxd5 21.cxd5 Ne7 22.Kh1 Ng6 23.Bd7 Ra5 24.Rd2 b3 25.axb3 axb3 26.Na1 Qb4 27.Nxb3 Ra7 28.Bf5 Rb7 29.Rd3 Nf4 30.Rf3 g6 31.Nc1 Kh8 32.Bc8 Qc4 0-1 [Event "AI Cup Play-In 2023"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.09.18"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Petrosyan,M"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2610"] [ECO "A17"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 d5 4.e3 c5 5.d4 Nc6 6.a3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 a6 8.Bd3 cxd4 9.exd4 g6 10.O-O Bg7 11.Be3 O-O 12.Qe2 Bd7 13.Rad1 Ne7 14.Bg5 h6 15.Bxf6 Bxf6 16.Ne5 Bc6 17.Bb1 Bg7 18.Rfe1 Rc8 19.Ba2 Kh7 20.Nxf7 Rxf7 21.Bxe6 Rf6 22.d5 Bb5 23.Nxb5 axb5 24.d6 Rxe6 25.Qxe6 Nc6 26.d7 Ra8 27.Qe8 Nd4 28.Rxd4 Bxd4 29.Qf7+ Bg7 30.Re8 1-0 [Event "AI Cup Play-In 2023"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.09.18"] [Round "7"] [White "Matlakov,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2674"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D03"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bg5 Ne4 4.Bh4 c5 5.e3 Qb6 6.Nc3 Nxc3 7.bxc3 Qa5 8.Qd2 e6 9.c4 Qxd2+ 10.Kxd2 cxd4 11.exd4 dxc4 12.Bxc4 Be7 13.Bg3 O-O 14.Ke2 Nc6 15.Rhd1 Rd8 16.Bc7 Rd7 17.Bg3 Rd8 18.Bc7 Rd7 19.Bg3 b6 20.a4 Bb7 21.Bb5 Rdd8 22.c3 Rac8 23.Bxc6 Rxc6 24.Rdc1 f6 25.h4 Rdc8 26.Kd2 Rc4 27.Bf4 a5 28.Be3 Bc6 29.d5 Bxd5 30.Bxb6 Bd8 31.Be3 Rg4 32.Rg1 e5 33.h5 Bc6 34.h6 g5 35.Nh2 Rxa4 36.Rxa4 Bxa4 37.g4 Bd7 38.Nf1 a4 39.f3 Ba5 40.Ng3 Rxc3 41.Ke2 Rxe3+ 0-1 [Event "AI Cup Play-In 2023"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.09.18"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Artemiev,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2697"] [ECO "C55"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.Re1 d6 7.a3 Kh8 8.Nc3 Nd7 9.Ba2 Nb6 10.b4 Bg4 11.h3 Bxf3 12.Qxf3 f5 13.exf5 Nd4 14.Qd1 Nxf5 15.Ne4 a5 16.Bd2 axb4 17.axb4 c6 18.c4 Nd4 19.Bc3 d5 20.Ng3 Na4 21.Bd2 Bh4 22.cxd5 cxd5 23.Qg4 Bxg3 24.Qxg3 Nc2 25.Bb3 Nxa1 26.Rxa1 Nb6 27.Rxa8 Nxa8 28.Qxe5 Nc7 29.Bf4 Na6 30.Bd2 Qb6 31.Be3 Qxb4 32.Bd4 Rg8 33.Bxd5 Qb5 34.Qe6 Rd8 35.Qe7 Rg8 36.Bxg8 1-0 [Event "AI Cup Play-In 2023"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.09.18"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Fedoseev,Vl3"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2683"] [ECO "C43"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 Nxe4 4.dxe5 d5 5.Nbd2 Qd7 6.Be2 Nc6 7.O-O Be7 8.c4 Nxd2 9.Bxd2 O-O 10.Qc2 dxc4 11.Bxc4 Qf5 12.Bd3 Qh5 13.Be4 Bd7 14.Bc3 Be6 15.Rfe1 Rad8 16.a3 a6 17.b4 Bd5 18.h3 Bxe4 19.Rxe4 Qf5 20.Qe2 Rd5 21.a4 Rfd8 22.b5 axb5 23.axb5 Rxb5 24.Qxb5 Qxe4 25.Qxb7 Qc4 26.Rc1 Na5 27.Qb1 Nb3 28.Rc2 Qd5 29.Rb2 Nc5 30.Rd2 Qb3 31.Rxd8+ Bxd8 32.Qc1 Qd5 33.Nd4 Ne4 34.Bb2 c5 35.Nf5 Qd2 36.Qxd2 Nxd2 37.Nd6 Be7 38.Bc3 Nb1 39.Bb2 Nd2 40.Bc3 Nb1 41.Bb2 Nd2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Levitov Chess Week Rapid"] [Site "Amsterdam NED"] [Date "2023.09.22"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Dubov,Daniil"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2710"] [ECO "A15"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 O-O 5.O-O d6 6.Nc3 Nc6 7.Rb1 a5 8.b3 e5 9.d3 h6 10.Bb2 Be6 11.e4 Nh7 12.Nd5 Ng5 13.Nxg5 hxg5 14.f4 gxf4 15.gxf4 exf4 16.Bxg7 Kxg7 17.Rxf4 Rh8 18.Qd2 Nd4 19.Qf2 c5 20.Rf1 Qg5 21.h4 Qe5 22.Qe3 Bxd5 23.cxd5 f5 24.R1f2 Rh6 25.Qg3 Rf8 26.Kh2 Rfh8 27.Bh3 Rxh4 28.Rxh4 Rxh4 29.exf5 Nxf5 30.Qxe5+ dxe5 31.Re2 Kf6 32.Kg2 Rd4 33.Kf2 Rxd3 34.Bg2 b6 35.Be4 Rd4 36.Bg2 Ne7 37.Ke1 Nxd5 38.Rf2+ Nf4 39.Bf1 g5 40.Rh2 Kg7 41.Bc4 e4 42.Rc2 e3 43.Rc3 e2 44.Re3 0-1 [Event "Levitov Chess Week Rapid"] [Site "Amsterdam NED"] [Date "2023.09.22"] [Round "2.5"] [White "Grischuk,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2732"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "E06"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 Be7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.a4 Nc6 9.Qxc4 Bd7 10.a5 Rc8 11.Qb3 b6 12.axb6 cxb6 13.Rxa6 Na5 14.Qxb6 Qxb6 15.Rxb6 Nd5 16.Ra6 Nb3 17.Nc3 Nxc3 18.bxc3 Rxc3 19.Bb2 Rc2 20.Ba3 Bxa3 21.Rxa3 Nc1 22.e4 Bb5 23.Rd1 Ne2+ 24.Kh1 h6 25.d5 Rd8 26.h4 Bc4 27.d6 Nc3 28.Rd2 Rc1+ 29.Kh2 Nxe4 30.Rd4 Nxd6 31.Ne5 Bd5 32.Bxd5 Nb5 33.Nxf7 Rxd5 34.Rxd5 exd5 35.Ra5 Kxf7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Levitov Chess Week Rapid"] [Site "Amsterdam NED"] [Date "2023.09.22"] [Round "3.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Mamedyarov,S"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2734"] [ECO "B01"] 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 Bf5 6.Ne5 c6 7.Bf4 e6 8.a3 Nd5 9.Nc4 Qd8 10.Nxd5 cxd5 11.Ne3 Bg6 12.Bb5+ Nc6 13.c4 Be7 14.O-O a6 15.cxd5 axb5 16.dxc6 bxc6 17.Rc1 Qd7 18.Qf3 Ra6 19.Rfd1 O-O 20.h3 Rd8 21.Qg3 Ra4 22.Bc7 Rc8 23.Bb6 b4 24.axb4 Rxb4 25.Bc5 Rxb2 26.Nc4 Rb7 27.Bxe7 Qxe7 28.Nd6 Rd8 29.Nxb7 Qxb7 30.Qf3 Rd6 31.Rc4 h6 32.Rdc1 Kh7 33.h4 h5 34.Qf4 Qd7 35.R1c3 Rd5 36.Kh2 Rf5 37.Qg3 Rd5 38.Qe3 Rd6 39.Rb4 Rd5 40.Rc5 Rd6 41.g3 Qa7 42.Rbc4 Qb7 43.Qf3 Qb2 44.Ra4 e5 45.Rxe5 Rxd4 46.Rxh5+ 1-0 [Event "Levitov Chess Week Rapid"] [Site "Amsterdam NED"] [Date "2023.09.22"] [Round "4.5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Gelfand,B"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2655"] [ECO "B40"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c3 d5 4.exd5 exd5 5.d4 Nf6 6.Bb5+ Bd7 7.Bd3 Nc6 8.O-O c4 9.Bc2 Bg4 10.Qe1+ Be7 11.Ne5 Qc8 12.Bg5 h6 13.Bxf6 gxf6 14.Nxg4 Qxg4 15.Qd1 f5 16.Nd2 Rg8 17.Qf3 Qxf3 18.Nxf3 f4 19.Rfe1 Kf8 20.Ba4 Bf6 21.b3 Ne7 22.Rab1 cxb3 23.Rxb3 b6 24.Bd7 Kg7 25.Kf1 Rgd8 26.Bg4 Nc6 27.Nd2 Rd6 28.Reb1 Re8 29.Rb5 Na5 30.g3 fxg3 31.hxg3 Re7 32.Bf3 Rc6 33.Bxd5 Rxc3 34.Ne4 Rc2 35.Rd1 Rd7 36.a4 Be7 37.Bb3 Nxb3 38.Rxb3 Rc4 39.Rbd3 Rxa4 40.g4 Rc4 41.Ng3 b5 42.Nf5+ Kf8 43.Nxh6 b4 44.Nf5 Rc3 45.Ke2 Rxd3 46.Kxd3 a5 47.Rh1 Ke8 48.Ra1 Ra7 49.Kc4 Rc7+ 50.Kb3 Rc3+ 51.Kb2 Bd8 52.Nd6+ Kf8 53.Nb7 Bb6 54.Nxa5 Bxd4 55.Rd1 Bf6 56.Nb3 Rd3+ 57.Kc2 Rc3+ 58.Kb2 Rc4+ 59.Kb1 Rxg4 60.Nc5 Rf4 61.Nd3 Rc4 62.Ka2 Be7 63.Rd2 Rc3 64.Ne5 Bf6 65.Nd7+ Ke7 66.Nxf6 Kxf6 67.Rd4 Rc2+ 68.Kb3 Rxf2 69.Rxb4 Rd2 70.Kc3 Rd8 71.Rb2 Rd7 72.Rb1 Kg5 73.Rg1+ Kf4 74.Rf1+ Ke3 75.Re1+ Kf2 76.Re5 Kf3 77.Ra5 Kg4 78.Ra4+ Kg5 79.Ra1 f5 80.Rg1+ Kf4 81.Rf1+ Kg4 82.Rg1+ Kh3 83.Rf1 Rf7 84.Kd2 Kg2 85.Rf4 Kg3 86.Ra4 Re7 87.Ra3+ Kg4 88.Ra1 f4 89.Rg1+ Kf3 90.Rh1 Kg2 0-1 [Event "Levitov Chess Week Rapid"] [Site "Amsterdam NED"] [Date "2023.09.22"] [Round "5.2"] [White "Aronian,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2742"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bf4 e5 8.Bg5 a6 9.Na3 b5 10.Nd5 Be7 11.Bxf6 Bxf6 12.c3 Rb8 13.Nc2 Bg5 14.a4 bxa4 15.Ncb4 Nxb4 16.cxb4 O-O 17.Rxa4 a5 18.b5 Bd7 19.Nc3 d5 20.Nxd5 Bxb5 21.Bxb5 Rxb5 22.O-O Rxb2 23.Qa1 Rb5 24.Qxe5 Kh8 25.g3 f5 26.Rd1 fxe4 27.Rxe4 Bf6 28.Qe6 Rb4 29.Kg2 Rxe4 30.Qxe4 Qa8 31.Nxf6 gxf6 32.Rd4 Qxe4+ 33.Rxe4 Ra8 34.Ra4 Kg7 35.Kf3 Kf7 36.Ke2 h5 37.Kd3 Kg6 38.f3 Ra7 39.h4 Rd7+ 40.Kc4 Re7 41.Rxa5 Re3 42.g4 hxg4 43.fxg4 Re4+ 44.Kd3 Rxg4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Levitov Chess Week Rapid"] [Site "Amsterdam NED"] [Date "2023.09.23"] [Round "6.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Svidler,P"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2689"] [ECO "B90"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Be3 Nc6 8.Qe2 Na5 9.Bd3 Qc7 10.O-O Be7 11.f4 b5 12.a4 b4 13.Nb1 d5 14.e5 Ne4 15.Bxe4 dxe4 16.Nd2 Bb7 17.f5 Qxe5 18.fxe6 fxe6 19.c3 bxc3 20.bxc3 Bf6 21.Rxf6 gxf6 22.Qg4 Kf7 23.Rf1 Rag8 24.Qh4 Rg6 25.Ne2 Rhg8 26.g3 Nc6 27.Qxh7+ R8g7 28.Qh8 Ne7 29.Nf4 Qxc3 30.Kf2 Nf5 31.Nc4 Qxc4 32.Rd1 Rg8 33.Rd7+ Ke8 34.Qh7 R6g7 35.Rxg7 Rxg7 36.Qh8+ 0-1 [Event "Levitov Chess Week Rapid"] [Site "Amsterdam NED"] [Date "2023.09.23"] [Round "7.3"] [White "Anand,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2754"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B40"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Bd3 Nc6 6.Nxc6 bxc6 7.O-O d5 8.Nd2 Be7 9.b3 a5 10.Bb2 O-O 11.a4 Ba6 12.Bxa6 Rxa6 13.Qe2 Rb6 14.Kh1 Bb4 15.Rad1 Rb7 16.exd5 exd5 17.Nf3 Ne4 18.Ne5 Re8 19.Qg4 Qf6 20.Nd3 Bc3 21.f3 Nd6 22.Bxc3 Qxc3 23.Qf4 Re6 24.Qd2 Qxd2 25.Rxd2 Rbe7 26.Kg1 1/2-1/2 [Event "Levitov Chess Week Rapid"] [Site "Amsterdam NED"] [Date "2023.09.23"] [Round "8.1"] [White "Nepomniachtchi,I"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2771"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B40"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c3 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.d4 cxd4 6.cxd4 d6 7.Bc4 Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.Qe2 b6 10.Nc3 Nxc3 11.bxc3 Bb7 12.Re1 Nd7 13.Bf4 dxe5 14.Nxe5 Nxe5 15.Bxe5 Rc8 16.Rac1 Bd6 17.Bb3 Bxe5 18.Qxe5 Qc7 19.Qg5 Rfd8 20.h4 h6 21.Qg4 b5 22.Re3 Bd5 23.Rg3 f5 24.Qg6 Qf7 25.Qxh6 Bxb3 26.axb3 a5 27.Qg5 Rd5 28.Qf4 Rcd8 29.Re1 b4 30.h5 bxc3 31.h6 Rxd4 32.Qe5 g6 1-0 [Event "Levitov Chess Week Rapid"] [Site "Amsterdam NED"] [Date "2023.09.23"] [Round "9.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "So,W"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B90"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.a4 g6 7.Be2 Bg7 8.O-O Nc6 9.Be3 O-O 10.Qd2 Ng4 11.Bxg4 Bxg4 12.f3 Nxd4 13.Bxd4 Bxd4+ 14.Qxd4 Be6 15.Nd5 Bxd5 16.exd5 b5 17.Rfe1 Re8 18.c3 Rc8 19.axb5 axb5 20.Ra6 Rc4 21.Qb6 Qxb6+ 22.Rxb6 b4 23.Rxb4 Rxb4 24.cxb4 Kf8 25.Rc1 Rb8 26.Rc4 Rb5 27.Rd4 Rb8 28.b3 Ra8 29.b5 Ke8 30.Kf2 Kd7 31.b6 Ra2+ 32.Ke3 Kc8 33.Re4 e5 34.dxe6 fxe6 35.Rxe6 Rxg2 36.h4 Rh2 37.Re4 Kb7 38.Re7+ Kxb6 39.Rxh7 Kc5 40.Rh6 d5 41.Rxg6 Rxh4 42.Rg4 Rh1 43.b4+ Kd6 44.Rg6+ Ke5 45.f4+ Kf5 46.Rd6 Re1+ 47.Kd2 Rb1 48.Rxd5+ Ke4 49.Rb5 Kd4 50.f5 Rb2+ 51.Kc1 Rf2 52.Rc5 Kd3 53.b5 Kd4 54.Rc2 Rxf5 55.b6 Rb5 56.Rb2 Rc5+ 57.Kb1 Rc8 58.Ka2 Ra8+ 59.Kb3 Kc5 60.b7 Rb8 61.Ka4 Kc6 62.Ka5 Rxb7 63.Rxb7 Kxb7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Levitov Chess Week Rapid"] [Site "Amsterdam NED"] [Date "2023.09.25"] [Round "10.1"] [White "Dubov,Daniil"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B40"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c3 d5 4.exd5 Qxd5 5.Bb5+ Bd7 6.a4 a6 7.Be2 Nf6 8.O-O Be7 9.Na3 Bc6 10.Nc4 Qd8 11.Nfe5 Bd5 12.Ne3 Nc6 13.Nxd5 Nxe5 14.Ne3 Qd7 15.Qc2 O-O 16.Rd1 b5 17.axb5 axb5 18.Rxa8 Rxa8 19.d4 cxd4 20.cxd4 Ng6 21.d5 exd5 22.Qb3 Nf4 23.Bxb5 Qe6 24.Nf1 Qg4 25.Bxf4 Qxf4 26.Bc6 Rb8 27.Qe3 Qd6 28.Bxd5 Nxd5 29.Qf3 Qf6 30.Qxd5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Levitov Chess Week Rapid"] [Site "Amsterdam NED"] [Date "2023.09.25"] [Round "11.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Grischuk,A"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2732"] [ECO "C50"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.d3 Nf6 5.Nc3 h6 6.O-O d6 7.Na4 Bb6 8.c3 Bg4 9.b4 Qd7 10.Nxb6 axb6 11.a4 O-O 12.Bb5 Qc8 13.Re1 Ne7 14.h3 Bd7 15.Bxd7 Qxd7 16.d4 Ng6 17.dxe5 Nxe5 18.Nxe5 dxe5 19.Qxd7 Nxd7 20.Be3 Rfd8 21.c4 Nf8 22.c5 bxc5 23.bxc5 c6 24.Reb1 Rd7 25.a5 Ne6 26.Rb6 Rc7 27.g3 g5 28.Kf1 f6 29.Ke2 Kf7 30.Kd3 h5 31.Kc4 Ke7 32.h4 g4 33.a6 Rxa6 34.Raxa6 bxa6 35.Rxa6 Kd7 36.Ra2 Rb7 37.Ra8 Nd8 38.Bd2 Rb2 39.Kc3 Rb5 40.Be3 Rb1 41.Kc2 Rb5 42.Kd3 Rb3+ 43.Kc4 Rb1 44.Kc3 Rb5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Levitov Chess Week Rapid"] [Site "Amsterdam NED"] [Date "2023.09.25"] [Round "12.3"] [White "Mamedyarov,S"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2734"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A30"] 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 e6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 d5 6.e3 Bc5 7.cxd5 exd5 8.Bb5+ Bd7 9.Bxd7+ Qxd7 10.O-O O-O 11.b3 Bxd4 12.Qxd4 Nc6 13.Qh4 d4 14.Rd1 d3 15.Bb2 Rfe8 16.Ne2 Ne4 17.Ng3 f5 18.Nh5 Ne5 19.f3 Ng6 20.Qe1 f4 21.fxe4 Rxe4 22.Bxg7 Qf5 23.Nf6+ Kxg7 24.Nxe4 Qxe4 25.Qc3+ Kh6 26.Qxd3 Qxe3+ 27.Qxe3 fxe3 28.Rd3 Re8 29.Re1 e2 30.Rd2 Nf4 31.g3 1-0 [Event "Levitov Chess Week Rapid"] [Site "Amsterdam NED"] [Date "2023.09.25"] [Round "13.5"] [White "Gelfand,B"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2655"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "E10"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 Be7 6.Bg2 O-O 7.O-O c6 8.Qc2 Nbd7 9.Bf4 b6 10.Nbd2 Bb7 11.e4 dxe4 12.Nxe4 c5 13.Nxf6+ Nxf6 14.Rad1 Qc8 15.Qe2 cxd4 16.Nxd4 a6 17.b3 Rd8 18.Nf5 exf5 19.Qxe7 Rxd1 20.Rxd1 Bxg2 21.Kxg2 h6 22.f3 b5 23.c5 Qe6 24.Qxe6 fxe6 25.c6 Nd5 26.c7 Rc8 27.Kf2 Kf7 28.Be5 g6 29.g4 fxg4 30.fxg4 Ke7 31.Rc1 Kd7 32.Rd1 Kc6 33.Kg3 Nxc7 34.Rd6+ Kb7 35.h4 b4 36.Rd7 Kc6 37.Rg7 Nb5 38.Rxg6 Kd5 39.Bg7 e5 40.Bxh6 Rc3+ 41.Kf2 Rc2+ 42.Kg3 Rc3+ 43.Kf2 Rc2+ 44.Kg3 Rc3+ 45.Kf2 Rc2+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Levitov Chess Week Rapid"] [Site "Amsterdam NED"] [Date "2023.09.25"] [Round "14.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Aronian,L"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2742"] [ECO "B90"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.h3 Be7 9.Qf3 O-O 10.g4 Ne8 11.O-O-O Nd7 12.h4 Bxh4 13.Qh3 g5 14.Kb1 Ndf6 15.Qg2 Rc8 16.Nd5 Nxd5 17.exd5 Bd7 18.Bd3 Kh8 19.Nd2 f5 20.gxf5 Bxf5 21.Bxf5 Rxf5 22.Rdg1 Rf8 23.Ne4 Qc7 24.Bxg5 Bxg5 25.Nxg5 Nf6 26.f4 Rg8 27.fxe5 dxe5 28.d6 Qd7 29.Qh2 Rce8 30.a3 Rg6 31.Qe2 Qg7 32.Nf3 e4 33.Rxg6 Qxg6 34.Nd4 e3 35.Rd1 Qh5 36.d7 Rd8 37.Qxh5 Nxh5 38.Ne2 Nf6 39.Rd6 Kg7 40.Re6 Rxd7 41.Rxe3 h5 42.b4 Kg6 43.Re5 Rd1+ 44.Kb2 Rf1 45.Re3 h4 46.Nd4 Rf4 47.Nf3 Kf5 48.Re5+ Kg4 49.Nd2 h3 50.Re2 Nh5 51.Ne4 Ng3 52.Nf2+ Kh4 53.Nxh3 Nxe2 54.Nxf4 Nxf4 55.Kc3 Kg5 56.Kd4 Ne2+ 57.Kc5 b5 58.c4 Nc3 59.Kd4 Na4 60.c5 Kf6 61.Kd5 Nb2 62.Kc6 Nc4 63.Kb7 Nxa3 64.c6 Nc4 65.Kxa6 Nd6 66.c7 Ke7 67.c8=Q Nxc8 68.Kxb5 1/2-1/2 [Event "AI Cup Div 3 W"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.09.25"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Asadli,Vugar"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2563"] [ECO "A05"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.O-O O-O 5.d4 d6 6.Re1 Nbd7 7.e4 e5 8.Nc3 Re8 9.h3 b6 10.a4 a5 11.Bg5 Bb7 12.Qd2 Qc8 13.Rad1 exd4 14.Nxd4 Nc5 15.f3 Ne6 16.Be3 Nd7 17.Ndb5 Ne5 18.b3 Nc6 19.Nd5 Ne7 20.Bf2 Bc6 21.Nxd6 cxd6 22.Nxb6 Qb7 23.Nxa8 Qxa8 24.Qxd6 g5 25.f4 Bc3 1/2-1/2 [Event "AI Cup Div 3 W"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.09.25"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Asadli,Vugar"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2563"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bf4 e5 8.Bg5 a6 9.Na3 b5 10.Nd5 Be7 11.Bxf6 Bxf6 12.c3 Rb8 13.Nc2 Bg5 14.a4 bxa4 15.Ncb4 Nxb4 16.cxb4 O-O 17.Rxa4 a5 18.b5 Bd7 19.Nc3 d5 20.Nxd5 Bxb5 21.Bxb5 Rxb5 22.O-O Qb8 23.Qa1 Bd8 24.Ra2 Bb6 25.Qc1 Bd4 26.Qg5 Kh8 27.Ra3 h6 28.Qg4 f5 29.Qh4 fxe4 30.Ne7 Rxf2 31.Rxf2 Rxb2 0-1 [Event "AI Cup Div 3 W"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.09.25"] [Round "2.2"] [White "Martinez Alcantara,Jose Eduardo"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2611"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B50"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.c3 Nf6 4.h3 Nc6 5.Bd3 g6 6.Bc2 Bg7 7.O-O O-O 8.d4 e5 9.dxe5 dxe5 10.Qxd8 Rxd8 11.Bg5 Be6 12.Nbd2 c4 13.Be3 h6 14.b3 cxb3 15.axb3 a5 16.Nc4 b5 17.Ncxe5 Nxe5 18.Nxe5 Rdc8 19.Bd4 b4 20.c4 Nh5 21.Nf3 Nf4 22.Rfe1 a4 23.Bxg7 Kxg7 24.bxa4 Rxc4 25.Bb3 Rc3 26.Bxe6 Nxe6 27.Reb1 Ra3 28.Rc1 Nf4 29.Kh2 R8xa4 30.Rab1 Ra2 31.Rc7 Ne6 32.Rb7 Rxf2 33.Ne1 Re2 34.Nd3 Raa2 35.Rg1 Rad2 36.Ne5 Rxe4 37.Nxf7 Nc5 38.Rc7 Rd7 39.Rxc5 Rxf7 40.Rb5 1-0 [Event "AI Cup Div 3 W"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.09.25"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Martinez Alcantara,Jose Eduardo"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2611"] [ECO "A46"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.e3 b6 4.Bd3 Bb7 5.O-O Be7 6.c4 O-O 7.Nc3 d5 8.cxd5 exd5 9.b3 a6 10.Bb2 Bd6 11.Rc1 Nbd7 12.Ne2 Re8 13.Ng3 g6 14.Rc2 Qe7 15.Qe2 c6 16.Rfc1 a5 17.Qd1 Ne4 18.Bxe4 dxe4 19.Nd2 Nf6 20.Nc4 Bxg3 21.hxg3 Nd5 22.Ba3 Qd7 23.Ne5 Qe6 24.Nxc6 f6 25.Bb2 Rec8 26.Ne5 fxe5 27.dxe5 Rd8 28.Rd2 Rd7 29.Rc4 Rad8 30.Rcd4 Bc6 31.Qc1 Bb7 32.a3 Rc8 33.Qd1 h5 34.b4 axb4 35.axb4 b5 36.Qb3 Rcd8 37.Qd1 Bc6 38.Qc1 Ne7 39.Rc2 Rd5 40.Rxd5 Bxd5 41.Rd2 Rc8 42.Qa1 g5 43.Qa5 h4 44.Qxb5 Kf7 45.Qe2 Rh8 46.g4 h3 47.g3 h2+ 48.Kh1 Rb8 49.Qd1 Bb3 50.Qc1 Qxg4 51.e6+ Bxe6 52.Qc3 Qf3+ 53.Kxh2 Rg8 54.b5 Qh5+ 55.Kg1 Rg6 56.f4 Rh6 57.Qg7+ Ke8 58.Rg2 Qd1+ 59.Kf2 Qd2+ 0-1 [Event "Levitov Chess Week Rapid"] [Site "Amsterdam NED"] [Date "2023.09.26"] [Round "15.4"] [White "Svidler,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2689"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D77"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.d4 Nf6 5.O-O O-O 6.c4 dxc4 7.Na3 c5 8.dxc5 c3 9.Nb5 Na6 10.Nxc3 Nxc5 11.Be3 Nfe4 12.Qe1 Nxc3 13.Bxc5 Na4 14.Rd1 Qe8 15.Bd4 e5 16.Be3 Nxb2 17.Rc1 Na4 18.Qb4 a5 19.Qh4 h5 20.Ng5 Bg4 21.h3 Bxe2 22.Rfe1 Bb5 23.g4 f6 24.Bd5+ Kh8 25.Rc7 Nc3 26.Nf7+ Kh7 27.gxh5 g5 28.Nxg5+ fxg5 29.Qxg5 Bd7 30.Rxc3 Ra6 31.Be4+ Kh8 32.Bg6 Qe6 33.Rd1 Qxh3 34.Rc7 Qg4+ 35.Qxg4 Bxg4 36.Rb1 Bf3 37.Kh2 Raf6 38.Rg1 Rg8 39.h6 Rxg6 40.Rxg6 Bf8 41.Rxg8+ Kxg8 42.h7+ Kh8 43.Rc8 1-0 [Event "Levitov Chess Week Rapid"] [Site "Amsterdam NED"] [Date "2023.09.26"] [Round "16.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Anand,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2754"] [ECO "C53"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.O-O O-O 7.Re1 a5 8.h3 Ba7 9.Nbd2 Ne7 10.d4 Nc6 11.Nf1 exd4 12.cxd4 Nxe4 13.Bd5 Nf6 14.Bxc6 bxc6 15.Bg5 Rb8 16.Qd2 Rb5 17.a4 Rb4 18.Ng3 h6 19.Bxh6 gxh6 20.Qxh6 Rb3 21.Re4 Nxe4 22.Nh5 Bxd4 23.Nxd4 Qg5 24.Qxg5+ Nxg5 25.Nxb3 Be6 26.Nxa5 c5 27.Nc6 Ra8 28.f4 Nh7 29.f5 Bb3 30.Ra3 Bxa4 31.Ne7+ Kf8 32.Nd5 Bc6 33.Rxa8+ Bxa8 34.Nxc7 Bc6 35.f6 Ng5 36.h4 Ne4 37.g4 d5 38.g5 d4 39.Nf4 c4 40.Nce6+ fxe6 41.Nxe6+ Kg8 42.Nxd4 Bd7 43.Kg2 Bg4 44.Nc6 Bh5 45.Ne5 c3 46.bxc3 Nxc3 47.Kg3 Ne2+ 48.Kf2 Nf4 49.Nc4 Kf7 50.Kg3 Ne2+ 51.Kf2 Nf4 52.Nd6+ Ke6 53.Ne4 Kf5 54.Ng3+ Kg4 55.Nxh5 Kxh5 56.Ke3 Ng6 57.Ke4 Kxh4 58.Kf5 Kh5 59.f7 Nf8 60.Kf6 Ng6 61.Kf5 Nf8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Levitov Chess Week Rapid"] [Site "Amsterdam NED"] [Date "2023.09.26"] [Round "17.3"] [White "So,W"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B40"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.a3 Be7 7.Be3 O-O 8.Be2 d6 9.Qd2 e5 10.Nb3 Nxe4 11.Nxe4 d5 12.Ng3 d4 13.Bh6 gxh6 14.Qxh6 Bg5 15.Qh5 f5 16.h4 Bf4 17.Bc4+ Kg7 18.Ne2 Bh6 19.f4 exf4 20.O-O Ne5 21.Bd3 f3 22.gxf3 Be3+ 23.Kh1 Be6 24.Nc5 Bf7 25.Qxf5 Qxh4+ 26.Kg2 Rae8 27.Ng3 Ng6 28.Rh1 Qg5 29.Ne4 Nf4+ 30.Kf1 Qxf5 31.Nxf5+ Kh8 32.Nxe3 dxe3 33.Nf6 e2+ 34.Bxe2 Kg7 35.Nxe8+ Rxe8 36.Bd3 h5 37.Kf2 Kf6 38.Be4 b6 39.Rag1 Rd8 40.Ke3 Ne6 41.Rd1 Re8 42.Rd7 Rh8 43.Rxa7 h4 44.Rb7 h3 45.Rxb6 Kg5 46.Rg1+ Kf6 47.Kf2 h2 48.Rh1 Ke5 49.Rb5+ Kd6 50.Rd5+ Ke7 51.Rd2 1-0 [Event "Levitov Chess Week Rapid"] [Site "Amsterdam NED"] [Date "2023.09.26"] [Round "18.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi,I"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2771"] [ECO "E10"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 d5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Qc2 c6 6.Nc3 g6 7.h3 Bf5 8.Qb3 Qb6 9.g4 Be6 10.Bg2 h5 11.g5 Nfd7 12.O-O Bd6 13.e4 dxe4 14.Qxb6 Nxb6 15.Nxe4 Be7 16.Nc5 Bxc5 17.dxc5 Nd5 18.b4 Nd7 19.Nd4 O-O 20.b5 cxb5 21.Nxb5 Nxc5 22.Ba3 b6 23.Rac1 Rad8 24.Nxa7 Nf4 25.Nc6 Rd3 26.Bxc5 bxc5 27.Rcd1 Rxd1 28.Rxd1 Bxa2 29.Bf1 Re8 30.Kh2 h4 31.Rc1 Bd5 32.Na5 Re5 33.Nc4 Rxg5 34.Ne3 Be6 35.Bc4 Bxh3 36.Bxf7+ Kxf7 37.Rc4 Ng2 38.Kxh3 Nxe3 39.fxe3 Rh5 40.Re4 Kf6 41.Rc4 Ke6 42.e4 Kd6 43.Ra4 Ke5 44.Rc4 Kd6 45.Ra4 Rh8 46.Ra6+ Ke5 47.Ra4 g5 48.Rc4 Kd6 49.Rc2 Re8 50.Rc4 Kc6 0-1 [Event "AI Cup Div 3 L"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.09.26"] [Round "2.2"] [White "Matlakov,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2674"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D78"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 g6 5.Bg2 Bg7 6.O-O O-O 7.Nc3 dxc4 8.e4 a5 9.Qe2 b5 10.Rd1 b4 11.Na4 Ba6 12.Ne5 c3 13.Qc2 cxb2 14.Bxb2 Nfd7 15.Ng4 Bb5 16.Nc5 a4 17.d5 Nf6 18.dxc6 Qc7 19.Be5 Qxc6 20.Bxf6 b3 21.Qc3 exf6 22.e5 fxe5 23.Bxc6 Nxc6 24.axb3 Nd4 25.Qb2 Bc6 26.Rxa4 Nf3+ 27.Kf1 h5 28.Rxa8 Rxa8 29.Ne3 Nxh2+ 30.Ke2 Bb5+ 31.Nc4 Rc8 32.Ne4 Rb8 33.Qd2 Ng4 34.Qd6 Rf8 35.Qc7 Nh6 36.Rd8 Nf5 37.Rxf8+ Bxf8 38.Qxe5 Bg7 39.Nf6+ Bxf6 40.Qxf6 1-0 [Event "AI Cup Div 3 L"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.09.26"] [Round "2.3"] [White "Matlakov,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2674"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "E00"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Be7 5.Bg2 d5 6.Nf3 O-O 7.Qc2 c6 8.h4 Ne4 9.Bf4 f5 10.Nc3 Nd7 11.O-O h6 12.Be3 Bd6 13.Rad1 Qe8 14.Qc1 Qh5 15.Bf4 Be7 16.Ne5 g5 17.Bf3 Qe8 18.Nxd7 Bxd7 19.hxg5 hxg5 20.Be5 Qg6 21.Bxe4 fxe4 22.Kg2 Bf6 23.Bxf6 Rxf6 24.Rh1 Raf8 25.Rdf1 c5 26.Qe3 Bc6 27.cxd5 exd5 28.Kg1 Qg7 29.Rh2 Rh6 30.Rxh6 cxd4 31.Rg6 dxe3 32.Rxg7+ Kxg7 33.fxe3 Rxf1+ 34.Kxf1 Kf6 35.Nd1 Ke5 36.Ke1 a5 37.Kd2 Bb5 38.Nf2 Kf5 39.Ke1 Bc4 40.b3 Bb5 41.Nd1 Ke5 42.Kd2 Bd7 43.Nc3 Bc6 44.a3 b6 45.Nd1 Bb5 46.Nc3 Bc6 47.b4 axb4 48.axb4 d4 49.Nd1 Bb5 50.Nf2 Bd7 51.Nd1 Bb5 52.exd4+ Kxd4 53.Ne3 Bd7 54.Nc2+ Kc4 55.Ke3 Ba4 56.Nd4 Kxb4 57.Kxe4 Kc3 58.Ne6 b5 59.Nc5 Bc2+ 60.Kd5 b4 61.e4 b3 62.Na4+ Kb4 63.Nb2 Kc3 64.Na4+ Kb4 65.Nb2 Kc3 66.Na4+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "AI Cup Div 3 L"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.09.26"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Matlakov,M"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2674"] [ECO "B90"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.h3 Be6 9.Qf3 Nbd7 10.O-O-O Rc8 11.Nd5 Bxd5 12.exd5 Qc7 13.c3 Nb6 14.Kb1 Nc4 15.Bc1 b5 16.g4 O-O 17.g5 Nd7 18.Bd3 a5 19.Rhg1 Ndb6 20.Bxh7+ Kxh7 21.Qh5+ Kg8 22.Rg4 Qd7 23.Rh4 Qf5+ 24.Ka1 f6 25.Rg1 Nxd5 26.gxf6 Qxf6 27.Qh7+ Kf7 28.Rh6 Qxf2 29.Qg6+ 1-0 [Event "AI Cup Div 3 L"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.09.26"] [Round "3.1"] [White "Radjabov,T"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2745"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B40"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.a3 Be7 7.Nxc6 bxc6 8.e5 Nd5 9.Ne4 Qc7 10.f4 f5 11.Ng5 O-O 12.c4 Bxg5 13.cxd5 exd5 14.fxg5 Qxe5+ 15.Qe2 Qb8 16.g3 a5 17.Bf4 Qb3 18.Kf2 Qb6+ 19.Be3 Qd8 20.Qd2 f4 21.Bxf4 Qxg5 22.Be2 Bb7 23.Bf3 Qf5 24.Rhe1 h6 25.h4 Rf7 26.Kg1 Raf8 27.Re5 Qf6 28.Rae1 d6 29.Re6 Qf5 30.Bg2 Bc8 31.Rxd6 Bd7 32.Kh2 Qh5 33.Re5 g5 34.Bxg5 Rf2 35.Rxh6 Qf3 36.Rg6+ Kh7 37.Rh6+ Kg8 38.Rg6+ Kh7 39.Rh6+ Kg8 1/2-1/2 [Event "AI Cup Div 3 L"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2023.09.26"] [Round "3.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Radjabov,T"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2745"] [ECO "A36"] 1.c4 c5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.Nc3 Nc6 5.d3 d6 6.e3 e5 7.Nge2 Nge7 8.a3 Rb8 9.b4 O-O 10.b5 Na5 11.O-O f5 12.Qc2 Be6 13.e4 Qd7 14.Bd2 b6 15.f4 fxe4 16.Nxe4 d5 17.cxd5 Nxd5 18.Rae1 exf4 19.gxf4 h6 20.Kh1 Qxb5 21.N2g3 Qb3 22.Qc1 Bb2 23.Nxc5 Bxc1 24.Nxb3 Nxb3 25.Bxc1 Nxc1 26.f5 Nxd3 27.Rxe6 N5f4 28.Re7 gxf5 29.Bc6 Rbc8 30.Ba4 Rc3 31.Bd1 Rxa3 32.Nh5 Nxh5 33.Bxh5 Kh8 34.Bg6 Ra2 35.Rxf5 Ra1+ 36.Kg2 Nf4+ 37.Kg3 Nxg6 38.Rh5 Nxe7 0-1 [Event "Zakovat Gambit Final 2023"] [Site "Tashkent UZB"] [Date "2023.11.18"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Sindarov,Javokhir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2681"] [ECO "A10"] 1.c4 g6 2.Nc3 Bg7 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 O-O 5.d3 d6 6.Rb1 a5 7.a3 Nc6 8.Nf3 Bd7 9.b4 axb4 10.axb4 Qc8 11.b5 Nd8 12.O-O Bh3 13.Nd5 Nxd5 14.Bxh3 Qxh3 15.cxd5 Qh5 16.Qb3 e6 17.dxe6 Nxe6 18.Bb2 Bxb2 19.Qxb2 b6 20.Rfc1 Rfe8 21.Kg2 Ra5 22.Rc2 Rea8 23.h3 Qd5 24.Qb4 Ra2 25.Rbc1 R8a5 26.Qc4 Qxc4 27.dxc4 R5a4 28.e3 Nc5 29.Ne1 f5 30.Rxa2 Rxa2 31.Rc2 Ra4 32.Kf1 Nb3 33.Ke2 Na5 34.Kd3 Nb7 35.Nf3 Nc5+ 36.Ke2 Kf7 37.Nd4 Ne4 38.g4 Kf6 39.gxf5 gxf5 40.Kd3 Ra3+ 41.Ke2 Ra1 1/2-1/2 [Event "Zakovat Gambit Final 2023"] [Site "Tashkent UZB"] [Date "2023.11.18"] [Round "2.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Yakubboev,Nodirbek"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2643"] [ECO "C50"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.d3 Nf6 5.Nc3 h6 6.O-O O-O 7.Nd5 d6 8.c3 Nxd5 9.Bxd5 Ne7 10.Bb3 Ng6 11.d4 Bb6 12.h3 Re8 13.Re1 Be6 14.Bc2 c6 15.Be3 Bc7 16.dxe5 dxe5 17.Qxd8 Rexd8 18.a4 a5 19.Red1 f6 20.h4 h5 21.g3 Kf7 22.Kg2 Nf8 23.Ne1 Rxd1 24.Bxd1 g6 25.Be2 Bd6 26.Nc2 Nd7 27.Na3 Bc5 28.Bd2 Nb6 29.Nc2 Bb3 30.Ne3 Rd8 31.Bc1 Ke6 32.g4 hxg4 33.Bxg4+ Kf7 34.h5 gxh5 35.Bxh5+ Ke6 36.Bg4+ Kf7 37.Nf5 Bxa4 38.Bh5+ Ke6 39.Bg4 Kf7 40.Kg3 Bc2 41.Be3 Bxe3 42.Nxe3 Bxe4 43.Rxa5 Nd5 44.Ra7 Nxe3 45.Rxb7+ Kg6 46.fxe3 Rd3 47.Be2 Rxe3+ 48.Kf2 Rh3 49.b4 Rxc3 50.Rc7 Rc2 51.Ke3 f5 52.Rd7 Kg5 53.Rg7+ Kf6 54.Rd7 Rc3+ 55.Kd2 Rb3 56.Bc4 Rxb4 57.Kc3 Rb8 58.Rd6+ Kg5 59.Re6 Kf4 0-1 [Event "Zakovat Gambit Final 2023"] [Site "Tashkent UZB"] [Date "2023.11.18"] [Round "3.2"] [White "Hou Yifan"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2632"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B90"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.h3 g6 7.g4 Bg7 8.Bg2 O-O 9.Be3 Nc6 10.Qd2 Nxd4 11.Bxd4 b5 12.g5 Nh5 13.Bxg7 Nxg7 14.e5 Ra7 15.exd6 Rd7 16.Ne4 Bb7 17.O-O-O Bxe4 18.Bxe4 Rxd6 19.Qe3 Qc7 20.Rxd6 Qxd6 21.Rd1 Qe6 22.Bd5 Qxe3+ 23.fxe3 Nf5 24.Rd3 Rb8 25.b4 Kg7 26.Kb2 Nd6 27.e4 f6 28.h4 h6 29.gxh6+ Kxh6 30.e5 fxe5 31.Re3 e4 32.Kb3 g5 33.Bxe4 gxh4 34.Bd3 Rb7 35.a4 Kg5 36.axb5 axb5 37.Re6 h3 38.Rg6+ Kf4 39.Rh6 Kg3 40.Rg6+ Kf4 41.Rh6 Rb6 42.Rxh3 e5 43.Rh4+ Kg5 44.Rh8 e4 45.Be2 Nf5 46.c3 Kf4 47.Rf8 Ke3 48.Rxf5 Kxe2 49.c4 e3 50.cxb5 Kd3 51.Rd5+ Ke4 52.Rd8 Rxb5 53.Re8+ Kf3 54.Kc4 Rb7 55.b5 e2 56.Kc5 Rc7+ 57.Kd6 Rc1 58.Rxe2 Kxe2 59.b6 Rb1 60.Kc7 Rxb6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Zakovat Gambit Final 2023"] [Site "Tashkent UZB"] [Date "2023.11.18"] [Round "4.3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Vokhidov,Shamsiddin"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2589"] [ECO "A20"] 1.c4 e5 2.d3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.a3 g6 5.b4 d6 6.Bb2 Bg7 7.Nbd2 O-O 8.e3 a6 9.Be2 Be6 10.O-O h6 11.Qc2 Nh7 12.Rac1 Qd7 13.b5 Ne7 14.d4 exd4 15.Bxd4 Bxd4 16.Nxd4 Nf5 17.N2f3 Ng5 18.Rfd1 Qe7 19.a4 Bd7 20.c5 Nxd4 21.Nxd4 dxc5 22.Qxc5 Qxc5 23.Rxc5 axb5 24.Rxc7 Rfd8 25.h4 Ne6 26.Nxe6 Bxe6 27.Rxd8+ Rxd8 28.Bxb5 Bd5 29.Kh2 Ra8 30.Rc5 Bb3 31.Rc3 Bxa4 32.Ra3 Ra5 33.Be8 b5 34.Bxb5 Rxb5 35.Rxa4 h5 36.Kg3 Kg7 37.f3 Rb2 38.e4 Rc2 39.Ra7 Re2 40.Rb7 Rd2 41.e5 Re2 42.Kf4 Rxg2 43.e6 Kf6 44.exf7 Kg7 45.Ke5 Re2+ 46.Kd6 Kf8 47.Ra7 Re3 48.f4 Re4 49.Kd5 Re1 50.Rb7 Re2 51.Kd4 Re1 52.Kd3 Re7 53.Rxe7 Kxe7 54.Ke4 Kxf7 55.Ke5 Ke7 56.f5 gxf5 57.Kxf5 Kf7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Zakovat Gambit Final 2023"] [Site "Tashkent UZB"] [Date "2023.11.18"] [Round "5.3"] [White "Nigmatov,Ortik"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2439"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bf4 e5 8.Bg5 a6 9.Na3 b5 10.Nd5 Be7 11.Bxf6 Bxf6 12.c3 Rb8 13.Nc2 Bg5 14.a4 bxa4 15.Ncb4 Nxb4 16.cxb4 O-O 17.h4 Bh6 18.Be2 Bd7 19.g3 a5 20.b5 Bxb5 21.Bxb5 Rxb5 22.Qxa4 Rxb2 23.O-O Bd2 24.Qa3 Rb7 25.Rfd1 Bb4 26.Qf3 Bc5 27.Ra2 h6 28.Rdd2 Ra7 29.Qg4 Kh8 30.Rd3 a4 31.Rf3 f6 32.Kg2 a3 33.Rb3 Qd7 34.Qh5 f5 35.Qe2 fxe4 36.Qxe4 Ra4 37.Qd3 Rd4 0-1 [Event "Zakovat Gambit Final 2023"] [Site "Tashkent UZB"] [Date "2023.11.18"] [Round "6.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Madaminov,Mukhiddin"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2494"] [ECO "D35"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 Be7 6.e3 O-O 7.Bd3 c6 8.Nge2 Nbd7 9.O-O h6 10.Bh4 Re8 11.a4 a5 12.f3 Nf8 13.Kh1 Ne6 14.Bf2 Bd6 15.Qc2 b6 16.Rad1 Bb7 17.Ng3 Rc8 18.Nf5 Bb4 19.e4 Nf4 20.e5 Nxd3 21.Qxd3 Nd7 22.Bh4 Qc7 23.f4 Nf8 24.Qg3 Ng6 25.Nxh6+ gxh6 26.f5 Kh7 27.fxg6+ fxg6 28.Rf6 Rg8 29.Ne2 Rcf8 30.Nf4 Rxf6 31.Bxf6 Qf7 32.h4 Be7 33.h5 Bxf6 34.hxg6+ Rxg6 35.Qxg6+ Qxg6 36.Nxg6 Kxg6 37.exf6 Kxf6 38.Rf1+ Ke6 39.Rf4 c5 40.Rh4 cxd4 41.Rxh6+ Ke5 42.Kg1 Bc8 43.Kf2 Ke4 44.Ke2 Bd7 45.b3 b5 46.Rh4+ Ke5 47.axb5 Bxb5+ 48.Kd2 a4 49.bxa4 Bxa4 50.Rh7 Bb5 51.Rf7 Ke6 52.Rf2 Ke5 53.g4 Bd7 54.g5 Bf5 55.Rf1 Ke6 56.Rg1 Bg6 57.Rf1 Bf5 58.Rf4 Ke5 59.Rh4 Bg6 60.Rh1 Kf5 61.Rg1 Kf4 62.Ke2 d3+ 63.Kd2 Kf3 64.Rh1 Kg4 65.Rg1+ Kf3 66.Kc3 Ke3 67.Re1+ Kf4 68.Rg1 Ke3 69.Rg3+ Kf4 70.Rg2 Kf3 71.Rg1 Ke3 72.Rf1 d2 73.Rd1 d4+ 74.Kc4 Bc2 75.Rxd2 Kxd2 76.Kxd4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Zakovat Gambit Final 2023"] [Site "Tashkent UZB"] [Date "2023.11.18"] [Round "7.4"] [White "Saydaliev,Saidakbar"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2426"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bf4 e5 8.Bg5 a6 9.Na3 b5 10.Nd5 Be7 11.Bxf6 Bxf6 12.c3 Rb8 13.Nc2 Bg5 14.g3 O-O 15.Bg2 a5 16.a3 Ne7 17.O-O Nxd5 18.Qxd5 Be6 19.Qd1 Bb3 20.Re1 Qb6 21.Qd3 Bc4 22.Qf3 Bd2 23.Red1 Bh6 24.Ne3 Bxe3 25.Qxe3 Qxe3 26.fxe3 Rfd8 27.Rd2 Kf8 28.Bf1 Bb3 29.Kf2 Ke7 30.Be2 g6 31.Bd1 Be6 32.h4 h5 33.Rc1 Rdc8 34.Ra1 Rb6 35.Be2 Bg4 36.Bf1 f5 37.exf5 gxf5 38.Rd5 Rc5 39.Rxc5 dxc5 40.b4 c4 41.bxa5 Ra6 42.a4 Rxa5 43.Rb1 bxa4 44.Bxc4 Kd6 45.Ke1 a3 46.Ba2 f4 47.gxf4 exf4 48.exf4 Ra4 49.Rb4 Rxb4 50.cxb4 Be6 51.Bb1 a2 52.Bxa2 Bxa2 53.Kd2 Ke6 54.Ke3 Kf5 55.b5 Bd5 56.b6 Be4 57.Kd4 0-1 [Event "Zakovat Gambit Final 2023"] [Site "Tashkent UZB"] [Date "2023.11.19"] [Round "8.1"] [White "Sindarov,Javokhir"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2681"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B40"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Be2 Bb4 7.O-O d6 8.Nxc6 bxc6 9.Bd3 O-O 10.Bd2 e5 11.Re1 a5 12.Na4 Bxd2 13.Qxd2 Be6 14.c4 Nd7 15.Rad1 Nc5 16.Bc2 Qb8 17.Qxd6 Nxa4 18.Bxa4 Qxb2 19.Bxc6 Ra6 20.Qe7 Qb4 21.Qxb4 axb4 22.Bb5 Rxa2 23.Rb1 Rd8 24.Rxb4 g5 25.c5 Rdd2 26.Rf1 Rab2 27.Rxb2 Rxb2 28.Bd3 Rb3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Zakovat Gambit Final 2023"] [Site "Tashkent UZB"] [Date "2023.11.19"] [Round "9.4"] [White "Yakubboev,Nodirbek"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2643"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A14"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.b3 c5 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.d4 Nc6 9.Bb2 cxd4 10.Nxd4 Nxd4 11.Qxd4 Bf6 12.Qd2 Nf4 13.gxf4 Qxd2 14.Nxd2 Bxb2 15.Rab1 Bf6 16.Rbc1 Rb8 17.Ne4 Be7 18.Rfd1 a5 19.Nd6 Rd8 20.Nc4 Rxd1+ 21.Rxd1 b6 22.Ne5 Kf8 23.Nc6 Rb7 24.Nxe7 Rxe7 25.Rd6 Rc7 26.Be4 Bb7 27.Bxb7 Rxb7 28.Kg2 Ke7 29.Rc6 Kd7 30.Rc3 b5 31.Kf3 Rb6 32.Ke4 Rd6 33.Rc5 Rd2 34.Ke3 Rxa2 35.Rxb5 Ke7 36.Kf3 f5 37.e3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Zakovat Gambit Final 2023"] [Site "Tashkent UZB"] [Date "2023.11.19"] [Round "10.2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Hou Yifan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2632"] [ECO "D35"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.e3 Bb4 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 c5 8.Ne2 O-O 9.O-O Qc7 10.Ba2 b6 11.Bb2 Bb7 12.c4 cxd4 13.exd4 Nbd7 14.Rc1 Rfd8 15.Ng3 Rac8 16.d5 exd5 17.Nf5 Re8 18.cxd5 Qf4 19.Rxc8 Bxc8 20.Qf3 Qxf3 21.gxf3 Ba6 22.Rc1 Re2 23.Bc4 Rxb2 24.Bxa6 Nc5 25.Bc4 g6 26.Ne7+ Kf8 27.Nc6 Rd2 28.Nxa7 Nxd5 29.Bxd5 Rxd5 30.Nc8 Nd7 31.Rb1 Rd3 32.Nxb6 Nxb6 33.Rxb6 Rxa3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Zakovat Gambit Final 2023"] [Site "Tashkent UZB"] [Date "2023.11.19"] [Round "11.3"] [White "Vokhidov,Shamsiddin"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2589"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B40"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Qd3 Qc7 7.Ndb5 Qb8 8.Qg3 d6 9.Be3 a6 10.Nd4 h5 11.f3 Ne5 12.Be2 b5 13.a3 h4 14.Qf2 Bb7 15.O-O-O Qc7 16.Kb1 Rc8 17.Bg5 Be7 18.f4 Nxe4 19.Nxe4 Bxe4 20.Bxe7 Bxc2+ 21.Ka1 Bxd1 22.Rxd1 Qxe7 23.fxe5 dxe5 24.Nf3 Qc5 25.Qe1 e4 26.Nd2 Qe5 27.Nxe4 O-O 28.Bd3 Qxh2 29.Nd6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Zakovat Gambit Final 2023"] [Site "Tashkent UZB"] [Date "2023.11.19"] [Round "13.2"] [White "Madaminov,Mukhiddin"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2494"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B33"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bf4 e5 8.Bg5 a6 9.Na3 b5 10.Nd5 Be7 11.Bxf6 Bxf6 12.c3 Rb8 13.Nc2 Bg5 14.a4 bxa4 15.Ncb4 Nxb4 16.cxb4 O-O 17.Rxa4 a5 18.b5 Bd7 19.h4 Bh6 20.Nc3 d5 21.Nxd5 Bxb5 22.Bxb5 Rxb5 23.Qe2 Qb8 24.O-O Rxb2 25.Qh5 Rb1 26.Ra1 Rxf1+ 27.Rxf1 a4 28.Ne7+ Kh8 0-1 [Event "Zakovat Gambit Final 2023"] [Site "Tashkent UZB"] [Date "2023.11.19"] [Round "14.4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Saydaliev,Saidakbar"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2426"] [ECO "A17"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.d4 a6 6.Bg5 Be6 7.e3 Nbd7 8.Bd3 Bd6 9.Bh4 c6 10.Qc2 h6 11.Bg3 Qc7 12.O-O-O O-O 13.Kb1 Rac8 14.Rc1 c5 15.dxc5 Nxc5 16.Nd4 Qb8 17.Bxd6 Qxd6 18.f3 b5 19.Qd2 Nfd7 20.Nf5 Bxf5 21.Bxf5 Rcd8 22.Qxd5 Qe7 23.Ne4 Na4 24.Qd6 Qxd6 25.Nxd6 Ne5 26.Rhd1 Nb6 27.b3 g6 28.Be4 Rd7 29.Rd4 Rfd8 30.Rcd1 Rf8 31.Rc1 Rfd8 32.Rcd1 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 2nd Jan Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.02"] [Round "1"] [White "Perez Rodriguez,Je"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2242"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B22"] 1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.Nf3 e6 5.d4 cxd4 6.cxd4 d6 7.Bc4 Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.Qe2 Nc6 10.Qe4 Ndb4 11.Bb3 dxe5 12.dxe5 Qd3 13.Nc3 Qxe4 14.Nxe4 Nd3 15.Rd1 Ncxe5 16.Nxe5 Nxe5 17.Bf4 Ng6 18.Bc7 b6 19.Rac1 Bb7 20.Nd6 Bxd6 21.Bxd6 Rfd8 22.Bc7 Rxd1+ 23.Rxd1 Rc8 24.Bg3 Ne7 25.f3 Bd5 26.Ba4 h5 27.a3 Nf5 28.Bf4 Rc4 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 2nd Jan Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.02"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Lebedev,Artem S."] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "1979"] [ECO "C50"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.d3 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Na4 Bb6 7.c3 h6 8.h3 Qe7 9.b4 Be6 10.Bxe6 fxe6 11.O-O O-O 12.Re1 Nh5 13.Nxb6 axb6 14.b5 Nb8 15.Nxe5 Qf6 16.Ng4 Qxc3 17.Bxh6 Nd7 18.Rc1 Qb2 19.Rxc7 Ne5 20.Bc1 Qxa2 21.Be3 Nf4 22.Nxe5 dxe5 23.Qg4 Rf7 24.Rxf7 Kxf7 25.Bxf4 exf4 26.Qxf4+ Kg8 27.Qe3 Qa5 28.Rb1 Rc8 29.Qd4 Qa2 30.Rf1 Qa5 31.Qd7 Rc2 32.Qxe6+ Kh7 33.Qf5+ Kh8 34.Qh5+ Kg8 35.d4 Qd2 36.Qd5+ Kh7 37.Qf5+ Kh8 38.d5 Qd3 39.g3 Qxb5 40.e5 Qxd5 41.Qxc2 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 2nd Jan Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.02"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Veljanoski,Andrej"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2290"] [ECO "A10"] 1.c4 b6 2.e4 Bb7 3.Nc3 g6 4.d4 Bg7 5.Be3 d6 6.Bd3 Nd7 7.Nge2 e5 8.Qd2 exd4 9.Nxd4 Ngf6 10.f3 Ne5 11.O-O-O O-O 12.Kb1 a6 13.Be2 Re8 14.h4 h5 15.Bg5 b5 16.cxb5 axb5 17.Ndxb5 Qd7 18.Qf4 Nh7 19.Bh6 Bh8 20.g4 hxg4 21.fxg4 Qc6 22.h5 Nc4 23.hxg6 fxg6 24.Rdf1 Bf6 25.Bg7 Rxe4 26.Qh6 Na3+ 27.Nxa3 Rxe2 28.Qxh7+ Kf7 29.Bxf6+ Ke6 30.Qe7+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 2nd Jan Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.02"] [Round "2"] [White "Papasimakopoulos,Alexandros"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2402"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D35"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3 Bf5 7.Qf3 Bg6 8.Bxf6 Qxf6 9.Qxf6 gxf6 10.Nf3 a5 11.Nh4 Bb4 12.Kd2 Nd7 13.a3 Bxc3+ 14.Kxc3 Ke7 15.Bd3 b5 16.Nf5+ Ke6 17.Ng7+ Kd6 18.Nf5+ Bxf5 19.Bxf5 Nb6 20.g4 Nc4 21.h4 h5 22.gxh5 b4+ 23.axb4 axb4+ 24.Kxb4 Rxa1 25.Rxa1 Rxh5 26.b3 Nd2 27.Rd1 Rxf5 28.Rxd2 Rh5 29.Kc3 Rxh4 30.Ra2 Rh2 31.Kd3 f5 32.Kc3 f4 33.Kd3 fxe3 34.Kxe3 f6 35.Ra7 Rh3+ 36.f3 Rh2 37.Rf7 Ke6 38.Rc7 Kd6 39.Rf7 Rb2 40.Rxf6+ Kd7 41.Kf4 Rxb3 42.Rh6 Rd3 43.Ke5 Re3+ 44.Kf4 Re8 45.Rh7+ Kd6 46.Rh6+ Kc7 47.Kf5 Kb6 48.Rh1 Rf8+ 49.Kg4 c5 50.dxc5+ Kxc5 51.f4 d4 52.f5 Kd5 53.Kg5 Rg8+ 54.Kf6 d3 55.Rd1 Ke4 56.Ke6 Re8+ 57.Kf7 Ra8 58.f6 Ke3 59.Kg7 Ke2 60.Rxd3 Kxd3 61.f7 Ke4 62.f8=Q Rxf8 63.Kxf8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Titled Tue 2nd Jan Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.02"] [Round "3"] [White "Zavgorodniy,S"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2401"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B40"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d3 Nc6 4.g3 Nf6 5.Bg2 d6 6.O-O Be7 7.c3 O-O 8.Re1 e5 9.d4 exd4 10.cxd4 Bg4 11.h3 Bxf3 12.Bxf3 Nxd4 13.Bg2 Re8 14.Nc3 Nd7 15.Be3 Bf6 16.Nd5 Nb6 17.Nxf6+ Qxf6 18.b3 Nd7 19.f4 Rad8 20.Kh2 Nb8 21.b4 Nbc6 22.Rb1 b5 23.a4 a6 24.axb5 Nxb5 25.bxc5 Nc3 26.Qc1 Nxb1 27.cxd6 Qxd6 28.Qxb1 Qb4 29.Qa1 Nd4 30.Rb1 Qc4 31.Rc1 Qd3 32.Rc3 Qe2 33.Kh1 Nf3 34.Rc1 Qxe3 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 2nd Jan Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.02"] [Round "3"] [White "Cardoso Cardoso,Jose Gabriel"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2477"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B40"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.g3 Nc6 4.Bg2 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.O-O Be7 7.c4 O-O 8.Nc3 a6 9.d4 cxd4 10.Nxd4 Bd7 11.a4 Rc8 12.Nxc6 Bxc6 13.Bf4 Qa5 14.Qd2 Qb4 15.Nd5 Nxd5 16.exd5 Qxd2 17.Bxd2 exd5 18.cxd5 Bd7 19.Bc3 f5 20.Rfe1 Rfe8 21.a5 Kf7 22.Re3 Bf6 23.Rxe8 Bxe8 24.Rc1 Rc5 25.f4 Bd4+ 26.Kf1 Bb5+ 27.Ke1 Be3 28.Rd1 g6 29.Bf1 Ba4 30.Rd3 Bg1 31.Be2 Rc8 32.Kf1 Bc5 33.Rd2 Re8 34.Bc4 h6 35.Re2 Rxe2 36.Kxe2 Bc2 37.h3 Be4 38.Be1 g5 39.b4 Bd4 40.b5 axb5 41.Bb3 gxf4 42.gxf4 Kg6 43.Bf2 Bxf2 44.Kxf2 Bd3 45.Ke3 Bf1 46.h4 Kh5 47.Bc2 Bh3 48.Bd3 Kxh4 49.Bxb5 Bg2 50.Bc6 bxc6 51.a6 c5 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 2nd Jan Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.02"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Araujo Sanchez,Josue"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2306"] [ECO "A42"] 1.c4 g6 2.Nc3 Bg7 3.d4 d6 4.e4 Nd7 5.Nge2 c5 6.Be3 Ngf6 7.f3 O-O 8.Qd2 cxd4 9.Nxd4 a6 10.Be2 Ne5 11.O-O Bd7 12.b3 Re8 13.Rfd1 Qa5 14.Rac1 h5 15.Qe1 Rec8 16.Kh1 b5 17.f4 Neg4 18.Bg1 e5 19.fxe5 Nxe5 20.cxb5 axb5 21.Ndxb5 Bxb5 22.Nxb5 Rxc1 23.Rxc1 Qxa2 24.Nxd6 Qxb3 25.h3 Qe6 26.Nb5 Rc8 27.Rxc8+ Qxc8 28.Bf1 Qc2 29.Nc3 Nd3 30.Bxd3 Qxd3 31.e5 Nd5 32.Nxd5 Qxd5 33.Bh2 Qe6 34.Bg3 Qb3 35.Kh2 Qd5 36.Qe3 Kh7 37.Bf4 Kg8 38.Qc3 Qa2 39.Qc8+ Kh7 40.Qd7 Qc4 41.Qd2 Qe4 42.Kh1 Bxe5 43.Bxe5 Qxe5 44.Qf2 Qa1+ 45.Kh2 Qe5+ 46.Kh1 Kg7 47.Qf3 Qf6 48.Qe4 Qa1+ 49.Kh2 Qa6 50.Kh1 Qf6 51.Kh2 h4 52.Qe2 Qf4+ 53.Kh1 g5 54.Qb5 Kg6 55.Qc6+ f6 56.Qe8+ Kf5 57.Qd7+ Ke5 58.Qc7+ Ke4 59.Qc6+ Ke3 60.Qc3+ Kf2 61.Qc2+ Kg3 62.Qd3+ Kf2 63.Qc2+ Ke1 64.Qb1+ Ke2 65.Qb5+ Kd1 66.Qd5+ Ke2 67.Qb5+ Ke1 68.Qa5+ Kf2 69.Qc5+ Qe3 70.Qf5+ Qf4 71.Qc2+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Titled Tue 2nd Jan Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.02"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Gabrielian,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2442"] [ECO "A16"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 O-O 5.d3 d6 6.Rb1 a5 7.a3 e5 8.b4 axb4 9.axb4 c6 10.b5 d5 11.bxc6 bxc6 12.cxd5 cxd5 13.Bg5 Be6 14.Nf3 Nbd7 15.O-O Rc8 16.Nb5 h6 17.Bd2 Rb8 18.Qa4 d4 19.Ba5 Ra8 20.Bxd8 Rxa4 21.Be7 Rc8 22.Bxf6 Bxf6 23.Rfc1 Rxc1+ 24.Rxc1 Kg7 25.Nc7 Ra7 26.Nxe6+ fxe6 27.Bh3 Kf7 28.Rc6 Nf8 29.Nd2 Bd8 30.Ne4 Bc7 31.Bg4 h5 32.Ng5+ Ke7 33.Bxe6 Nxe6 34.Rxe6+ Kd7 35.Rxg6 Ra1+ 36.Kg2 Re1 37.Kf3 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 2nd Jan Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.02"] [Round "5"] [White "Pakleza,Z"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2482"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D00"] 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 c5 3.c3 Nc6 4.e3 Nf6 5.Nd2 Bf5 6.Ngf3 e6 7.Qb3 Qc8 8.Nh4 Bg6 9.Nxg6 hxg6 10.Be2 a6 11.dxc5 Bxc5 12.c4 Bb4 13.cxd5 exd5 14.a3 Bxd2+ 15.Kxd2 Ne4+ 16.Ke1 O-O 17.Qxd5 Re8 18.f3 Nf6 19.Qc5 Nh5 20.Kf2 Nxf4 21.exf4 Qd8 22.Rad1 Qf6 23.Qc3 Qxf4 24.g3 Qh6 25.Bc4 Ne5 26.Bd5 Rac8 27.Qd2 g5 28.h4 Qb6+ 29.Kg2 g4 30.fxg4 Nxg4 31.Rhe1 Ne3+ 32.Rxe3 Qxe3 33.Qxe3 Rxe3 34.Bxb7 Rc2+ 35.Kh3 a5 36.b4 a4 37.b5 Rb2 38.Bc6 Rxa3 39.Rd8+ Kh7 40.Ra8 Rbb3 41.h5 Rxg3+ 42.Kh4 Rh3+ 43.Kg4 Rag3+ 44.Kf4 a3 45.Be4+ g6 46.hxg6+ fxg6 47.b6 Rb3 48.b7 Rh4+ 49.Ke5 Rb5+ 50.Kd6 Rxe4 51.b8=Q Rxb8 52.Rxb8 Ra4 53.Rb1 a2 54.Ra1 Kh6 55.Kc5 g5 56.Kb5 Ra8 57.Kc4 g4 58.Kd3 Kg5 59.Ke3 Ra3+ 60.Kf2 Kf4 61.Kg2 g3 62.Rf1+ Kg4 63.Ra1 Ra4 64.Kg1 Kh3 65.Kh1 Ra3 66.Kg1 Rb3 67.Re1 Rb1 68.Kf1 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 2nd Jan Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.02"] [Round "5"] [White "Zarubitski,Viachaslau"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2421"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A13"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.b3 d5 4.Bb2 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Be2 b6 7.cxd5 exd5 8.O-O c5 9.d4 Ba6 10.dxc5 bxc5 11.Nc3 Bb7 12.Rc1 Nbd7 13.Qd2 Re8 14.Rfd1 Bf8 15.h3 a6 16.Na4 Rc8 17.Ba3 Ne4 18.Qe1 Qf6 19.Bb2 Qh6 20.Nc3 Nxc3 21.Qxc3 d4 22.Qd2 Bd6 23.Re1 dxe3 24.fxe3 Nf8 25.Rcd1 Bg3 26.Rf1 Qxe3+ 27.Qxe3 Rxe3 28.Bc4 Bxf3 29.Rxf3 Rxf3 30.gxf3 a5 31.Bc3 Bc7 32.Rd5 Bb6 33.Rd6 Rb8 34.Kf1 h6 35.a4 Bc7 36.Rc6 Bb6 37.Be5 Re8 38.Bxg7 Kxg7 39.Rxb6 Ng6 40.Rb7 Re7 41.Rb5 Ne5 42.Rxc5 Nxf3 43.Rxa5 Nd2+ 44.Kf2 Nxc4 45.bxc4 Rc7 46.c5 Kf6 47.Ke3 Ke5 48.c6+ Kd6 49.Rh5 Kxc6 50.Rxh6+ Kc5 51.Rf6 Ra7 52.Rf4 Kd5 53.h4 Ke5 54.Kf3 f5 55.Rb4 Kf6 56.Rb6+ Ke5 57.Rb5+ Kf6 58.a5 Kg6 59.Kg3 Ra8 60.Rc5 Kh5 61.Rxf5+ Kh6 62.Rb5 Kg6 63.Kg4 Kh6 64.h5 Ra7 65.Rb6+ Kh7 66.a6 Kh8 67.Kg5 Rg7+ 68.Rg6 Ra7 69.Kf5 Rc7 70.Ke5 Rc5+ 71.Kd6 Ra5 72.Kc7 Kh7 73.Kb7 Rxh5 74.Rb6 Ra5 75.a7 Kg7 76.a8=Q Rb5 77.Rxb5 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 2nd Jan Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.02"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Sadhwani,Raunak"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2654"] [ECO "C67"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.h3 Ke8 10.Nc3 h5 11.Bf4 Be6 12.Ng5 Rh6 13.Nxe6 Rxe6 14.Rad1 Be7 15.Ne4 c5 16.Rfe1 Rd8 17.Rxd8+ Kxd8 18.Kf1 Kd7 19.c3 b5 20.g4 hxg4 21.hxg4 Nh4 22.Nd2 g5 23.Bg3 Ng6 24.a3 Kc6 25.Kg2 a5 26.a4 bxa4 27.Nc4 Kb5 28.Na3+ Kc6 29.Re4 Bf6 30.Nc4 Kd5 31.f3 Nxe5 32.Bxe5 Bxe5 33.Ne3+ Kc6 34.Rxa4 Bxc3 35.Nc4 Bxb2 36.Rxa5 Bd4 37.f4 Kd5 38.Na3 Re2+ 39.Kf3 Rf2+ 40.Kg3 gxf4+ 41.Kh4 Rh2+ 42.Kg5 f3 43.Nb5 f2 44.Nxc7+ Kc6 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 2nd Jan Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.02"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Zeltsan,Joseph"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2439"] [ECO "B73"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be2 Nc6 7.Be3 Bg7 8.O-O O-O 9.Qd2 Bd7 10.Rfd1 Rc8 11.f3 Re8 12.Nxc6 Bxc6 13.a4 Qa5 14.Nb5 Qxd2 15.Rxd2 a6 16.Na7 Ra8 17.Nxc6 bxc6 18.Rb1 a5 19.c3 Nd7 20.f4 Reb8 21.Rc2 e5 22.Rd1 Bf8 23.fxe5 Nxe5 24.Bf4 Rb7 25.Bxe5 dxe5 26.Bc4 Kg7 27.Rcd2 Re8 28.Kf1 Bc5 29.Ke2 Ree7 30.b3 f5 31.Rd8 fxe4 32.Rg8+ Kh6 33.Rc8 Rbc7 34.Rdd8 Rxc8 35.Rxc8 Bg1 36.Rxc6 Rd7 37.Re6 Bxh2 38.Bb5 Rd8 39.Bc6 Bf4 40.Bxe4 Rd2+ 41.Kf3 Rb2 42.Bd5 Rc2 43.Rc6 Bd2 44.Ke2 Bf4+ 45.Kd3 Rd2+ 46.Kc4 Kg5 47.Rc5 Rc2 48.Rxa5 Bd2 49.Kd3 Bxc3 50.Rc5 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 2nd Jan Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.02"] [Round "7"] [White "Krzyzanowski,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2519"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B92"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.Qd3 Be6 10.Bd2 Nbd7 11.Nd5 Bxd5 12.exd5 e4 13.Qd4 Re8 14.c4 Bf8 15.Na5 e3 16.fxe3 Ne4 17.Nb3 g6 18.Ba5 b6 19.Bc3 Nxc3 20.Qxc3 Bg7 21.Qd2 Qg5 22.Rf3 Bh6 23.Raf1 Qxe3+ 24.Qxe3 Bxe3+ 25.Kh1 f5 26.Bd1 Nf6 27.h3 Re5 28.g4 f4 29.Bc2 Kg7 30.a4 h5 31.gxh5 Rxh5 32.Nc1 Rah8 33.Ne2 g5 34.Kg2 Rh4 35.Rxe3 fxe3 36.Ng3 Rxh3 37.Nf5+ Kf8 38.Nd4 Rh2+ 39.Kf3 R8h3+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 2nd Jan Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.02"] [Round "7"] [White "Rastbod,Ali"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2221"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A36"] 1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 Nc6 5.a3 b6 6.b4 Bb7 7.Rb1 Qc8 8.Nh3 Nxb4 9.Bxb7 Qxb7 10.O-O Nc6 11.Ne4 d6 12.Nf4 Qd7 13.d3 h5 14.h4 Nh6 15.Nd5 Nf5 16.Bb2 O-O 17.Bxg7 Kxg7 18.Qd2 Nfd4 19.Kg2 f6 20.e3 Nf5 21.Qc3 Ne5 22.Rfe1 Rac8 23.f3 Nh6 24.a4 Nc6 25.Rb2 Qe6 26.Qd2 Nf7 27.Nf4 Qd7 28.Nd5 Nfe5 29.Rc2 e6 30.Nf4 d5 31.cxd5 exd5 32.Nf2 d4 33.e4 Nb4 34.Rb2 a5 35.Ra1 c4 36.Rxb4 c3 37.Rxd4 Qxd4 38.Ne6+ Kh7 39.Nxf8+ Rxf8 40.Qc2 Rc8 41.Rc1 Rc5 42.f4 Nc6 43.Qb3 Kg7 44.Qxb6 c2 45.Qc7+ Kf8 46.Qc8+ Ke7 47.Qc7+ Qd7 48.Qb6 Qd4 49.Qc7+ Kf8 50.Qc8+ Qd8 51.Qb7 Nb4 52.Qh7 Na2 53.Qh8+ Ke7 54.Qg7+ Kd6 55.d4 Nxc1 56.e5+ Kd5 57.dxc5 Kc4 58.c6 Qd5+ 59.Kh2 Qxc6 60.exf6 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 2nd Jan Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.02"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Ferreira,VitorH"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2128"] [ECO "B90"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Be3 Be7 8.Bb3 O-O 9.g4 Nc6 10.g5 Nd7 11.Rg1 Nxd4 12.Qxd4 Nc5 13.O-O-O Nxb3+ 14.axb3 Bd7 15.f4 Re8 16.Kb1 Bc6 17.f5 Bf8 18.h4 b5 19.h5 exf5 20.g6 fxg6 21.hxg6 h6 22.exf5 Re5 23.Qd3 b4 24.Bd4 Bb5 25.Nxb5 Rxb5 26.f6 gxf6 27.Qc4+ d5 28.Qe2 Bg7 29.Qe6+ Kh8 30.Rh1 Qe8 31.Rxh6+ Bxh6 32.Bxf6+ Bg7 33.Rh1+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 2nd Jan Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.02"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Moskalenko,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2430"] [ECO "B40"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.b3 b6 4.Bb2 Bb7 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.d4 cxd4 7.Nxd4 Bc5 8.Nxc6 Qf6 9.Qd2 Bxc6 10.Na4 e5 11.Nxc5 bxc5 12.f4 Qh4+ 13.g3 Qe7 14.O-O-O Nf6 15.Bg2 Nxe4 16.Bxe4 Bxe4 17.Rhe1 f5 18.Bxe5 d5 19.g4 O-O 20.gxf5 Qh4 21.Rxe4 dxe4 22.Qd5+ Kh8 23.Rg1 Rg8 24.Bxg7+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 2nd Jan Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.02"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Carlsen,M"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2830"] [ECO "B00"] 1.e4 h6 2.d4 e6 3.Nc3 a6 4.Nf3 b5 5.Bd3 c5 6.dxc5 Bxc5 7.O-O Bb7 8.a4 b4 9.Ne2 Nf6 10.Ng3 d6 11.Qe2 Nbd7 12.a5 Qc7 13.Bd2 h5 14.Bg5 Ne5 15.Nxe5 dxe5 16.Bxf6 gxf6 17.Nxh5 Ke7 18.Ng3 Rh4 19.h3 Rg8 20.Kh2 f5 21.Bxa6 Bxe4 22.Nxe4 Rxe4 23.Qh5 Rd4 24.Kh1 Qc6 25.Qf3 Qxa6 26.c3 bxc3 27.Qxc3 Bb4 28.Qc7+ Kf6 29.Qb6 Qxb6 30.axb6 Rb8 31.Ra6 Rd6 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 2nd Jan Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.02"] [Round "9"] [White "Msellek,I"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2406"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D35"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3 h6 7.Bh4 Be7 8.Bd3 O-O 9.Nf3 Ne4 10.Bxe7 Qxe7 11.Bxe4 dxe4 12.Nd2 f5 13.Nc4 Be6 14.Ne5 Kh7 15.h4 Nd7 16.Nxd7 Qxd7 17.Qc2 Rae8 18.O-O-O Qf7 19.Kb1 f4 20.Ka1 Qg6 21.h5 Qxg2 22.Rhg1 Qf3 23.Qxe4+ Qxe4 24.Nxe4 fxe3 25.fxe3 Bd5 26.Nd6 Rxe3 27.Nxb7 Rh3 28.Nc5 Rxh5 29.Nd7 Rf2 30.Rde1 Rhf5 31.b3 h5 32.Ne5 h4 33.Ng4 Rg2 34.Ne3 Rxg1 35.Rxg1 Rf4 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 2nd Jan Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.02"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Mekhitarian,K"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2554"] [ECO "C01"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.Nc3 Bb4 6.Bd3 Nge7 7.O-O Bg4 8.Be3 Qd7 9.h3 Bf5 10.Ne2 Bd6 11.Re1 O-O 12.c3 Rfe8 13.Bf4 Bxd3 14.Qxd3 Ng6 15.Bxd6 Qxd6 16.g3 Qd7 17.Kg2 Nce7 18.Neg1 f6 19.Re2 Nf5 20.Rae1 Nd6 21.Nd2 Rxe2 22.Rxe2 Re8 23.h4 Rxe2 24.Qxe2 Ne7 25.Nh3 c6 26.Nf4 Ng6 27.Nd3 b6 28.h5 Ne7 29.Nf4 Kf7 30.g4 Nec8 31.f3 Qe8 32.Qd3 Kg8 33.Kf2 h6 34.Nf1 f5 35.Qe3 Qxe3+ 36.Nxe3 fxg4 37.fxg4 Kf7 38.Kf3 Ne7 39.b3 Kf6 40.c4 dxc4 41.bxc4 g6 42.hxg6 Nxg6 43.Nxg6 Kxg6 44.Kf4 Kf6 45.a4 Ke6 46.d5+ cxd5 47.cxd5+ Kf6 48.Nf5 Nf7 49.Ke4 a6 50.Ne3 Nd6+ 51.Kd4 Nf7 52.Nc4 b5 53.axb5 axb5 54.Ne3 Kg5 55.Kc5 Kf4 56.Nc2 Kxg4 57.Kxb5 h5 58.Ne3+ Kg5 59.Ng2 Ne5 60.Kc5 Kg4 61.d6 Nf7 62.Kd5 Kg3 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 2nd Jan Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.02"] [Round "10"] [White "Ilamparthi,A R"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2426"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D02"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bf4 c5 4.e3 Nc6 5.Nbd2 Bg4 6.c3 e6 7.Qb3 Qc8 8.h3 Bh5 9.Be2 Be7 10.g4 Bg6 11.Nh4 Be4 12.f3 Bg6 13.Nxg6 hxg6 14.h4 a6 15.O-O-O cxd4 16.exd4 Nxd4 17.Qa4+ Nc6 18.Kb1 b5 19.Qc2 Qb7 20.Nf1 Rc8 21.Ng3 Nd7 22.g5 Nde5 23.h5 gxh5 24.Nxh5 Kd7 25.Nxg7 Rxh1 26.Rxh1 b4 27.c4 Nd4 28.Qa4+ Qc6 29.Qxc6+ Nexc6 30.cxd5 Nxe2 31.dxc6+ Kxc6 32.Be3 Kb5 33.g6 fxg6 34.Nxe6 Rc6 35.Nd4+ Nxd4 36.Bxd4 Re6 37.Rd1 a5 38.Kc2 a4 39.Kd3 Rd6 40.Ke4 Re6+ 41.Kd3 Bd6 42.Rg1 Bf4 43.Rh1 g5 44.Rh7 Kc6 45.Ra7 Rd6 46.Kc4 Rd7 47.Ra6+ Kb7 48.Rxa4 Rc7+ 49.Kxb4 Rc2 50.Kb3 Rd2 51.Rc4 Rd3+ 52.Kb4 Rxf3 53.a4 g4 54.Kb5 g3 55.b4 g2 56.a5 Bg3 57.a6+ Kb8 58.a7+ Kb7 59.Rc8 Rf5+ 60.Bc5 Rxc5+ 61.bxc5 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 2nd Jan Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.02"] [Round "11"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Tregubov,P"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2567"] [ECO "B40"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.b3 Nc6 4.Bb2 a6 5.c4 Qc7 6.g3 Nf6 7.Nc3 Be7 8.Bg2 O-O 9.O-O Rb8 10.d4 cxd4 11.Nxd4 Nxd4 12.Qxd4 d6 13.Rac1 b6 14.Rfd1 Bb7 15.Ba3 Rfd8 16.h3 h6 17.Qe3 Rbc8 18.Kh2 Qb8 19.Qxb6 Qa8 20.Qe3 Bc6 21.Rd2 Qb7 22.Rcd1 Qc7 23.f4 Ne8 24.Bb2 Nf6 25.e5 dxe5 26.Rxd8+ Rxd8 27.Rxd8+ Bxd8 28.Qxe5 Qd7 29.Bxc6 Qxc6 30.Ne2 Qf3 31.Bd4 Bc7 32.Qe3 Qf1 33.Qf2 Qd1 34.Nc3 Qd3 35.Qe3 Qc2+ 36.Qe2 Qf5 37.Bxf6 Qxf6 38.Qd3 Ba5 39.Ne2 Qb2 40.c5 Qxa2 41.Qxa6 Qc2 42.c6 Bb6 43.Qc4 Qd2 44.Qe4 h5 45.h4 g6 46.Kg2 Qe1 47.Qf3 Qd2 48.Qe4 Qe1 49.Qf3 Qd2 50.Kh3 Qe1 51.Nc3 Qc1 52.Ne4 Bc7 53.Nf6+ Kf8 54.Nd7+ Kg7 55.b4 Qc4 56.b5 Qxb5 57.Qc3+ e5 58.Kg2 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 2nd Jan Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.02"] [Round "11"] [White "Fantinel,T"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2417"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B51"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Nd7 4.c3 Nf6 5.Qe2 e5 6.O-O a6 7.Ba4 Be7 8.d4 b5 9.Bc2 O-O 10.a4 Rb8 11.axb5 axb5 12.Rd1 Qc7 13.Na3 Ba6 14.Bg5 Rfe8 15.d5 h6 16.Be3 c4 17.Nxc4 Qxc4 18.Qxc4 bxc4 19.Rxa6 Rxb2 20.Ba4 Rd8 21.Nd2 Ra2 22.f3 Nf8 23.Nxc4 Ng6 24.Bb5 Rc2 25.Rc1 Rxc1+ 26.Bxc1 Rb8 27.Rb6 Ra8 28.Be3 Ra1+ 29.Kf2 Ra2+ 30.Nd2 Nh5 31.g3 Nhf4 32.Bf1 Rc2 33.Rb8+ Kh7 34.c4 Bg5 35.Rb7 f6 36.h4 Nxh4 37.gxh4 Bxh4+ 38.Kg1 Be1 39.Nb3 Nh5 40.Bd3 Rc3 41.Bf1 Rxe3 42.c5 dxc5 43.Nxc5 Rxf3 44.d6 Bf2+ 45.Kg2 Rf4 46.d7 Bxc5 47.d8=Q Rf2+ 48.Kh3 Rxf1 49.Qd7 Rf3+ 50.Kg2 Rf4 51.Qf7 Rg4+ 52.Kh3 Rg5 53.Qe8 Nf4+ 54.Kh2 Bg1+ 55.Kh1 Bf2 56.Kh2 Rh5+ 57.Qxh5 Nxh5 58.Kg2 Bd4 59.Kf3 Kg6 60.Kg4 Nf4 61.Rb2 h5+ 62.Kf3 Kh6 63.Rb8 g6 64.Rh8+ Kg5 65.Rc8 h4 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 16th Jan Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.16"] [Round "1"] [White "Dinu,DD"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2190"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B51"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Nd7 4.d4 cxd4 5.Qxd4 a6 6.Bxd7+ Bxd7 7.c4 Nf6 8.Nc3 g6 9.O-O Bg7 10.Qd3 O-O 11.h3 Rc8 12.Be3 Qc7 13.Nd2 b5 14.cxb5 axb5 15.Nxb5 Qc2 16.Qxc2 Rxc2 17.a4 Rxb2 18.Rfb1 Rxb1+ 19.Rxb1 Rb8 20.f3 Ne8 21.Nc4 Nc7 22.Ba7 Rb7 23.Na5 Nxb5 24.Nxb7 Nxa7 25.a5 Bd4+ 26.Kh1 Nb5 27.a6 f5 28.exf5 gxf5 29.Na5 Kf7 30.Rc1 Be3 31.Rc4 Bb6 32.Nb3 e5 33.Rb4 Ke6 34.Kh2 d5 35.Nd2 Bc5 36.Ra4 Be3 37.Nf1 Ba7 38.Rh4 d4 39.Rh6+ Kd5 40.Rxh7 Kc6 41.Rh6+ Nd6 42.Nd2 Kd5 43.h4 e4 44.fxe4+ fxe4 45.Rh5+ Kc6 46.Rh6 Kd5 47.Rh5+ Ke6 48.Rh6+ Ke5 49.Rh5+ Kf4 50.Nf1 e3 51.g3+ Ke4 52.Kg2 e2 53.Nd2+ Kd3 54.Nf3 Bc6 55.Re5 Bxf3+ 56.Kxf3 Kc4 57.Rxe2 d3 58.Re6 Nb5 59.Rc6+ Kd5 60.Rc8 Kd4 61.Rd8+ Kc3 62.h5 Nd4+ 63.Kg2 d2 64.h6 d1=Q 65.h7 Qe2+ 66.Kh3 Qh5+ 67.Kg2 Qxh7 68.Rc8+ Kd3 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 16th Jan Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.16"] [Round "1"] [White "Toniutti,E"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2204"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "E00"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Be7 5.Bg2 d5 6.Nf3 c6 7.Qc2 Nbd7 8.h4 a5 9.Nc3 dxc4 10.Rd1 Nd5 11.Bg5 h6 12.Bc1 b5 13.O-O Bb7 14.Ne5 Nxe5 15.dxe5 Qc7 16.f4 O-O 17.Ne4 Rad8 18.Kh2 Nb4 19.Qb1 c5 20.Be3 Bxe4 21.Bxe4 Rxd1 22.Rxd1 Rd8 23.Bf2 a4 24.a3 Rxd1 25.Qxd1 Nc6 26.g4 Nxe5 27.Kh3 Nxg4 28.Kxg4 f5+ 29.Bxf5 exf5+ 30.Kxf5 Qc8+ 31.Ke4 Qe6+ 32.Kf3 Bf6 33.e4 Qh3+ 34.Ke2 Qg4+ 35.Kd2 Qxf4+ 36.Be3 Qxe4 37.Ke2 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 16th Jan Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.16"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Aaron,D"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2296"] [ECO "C01"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nf3 Bd6 5.c4 dxc4 6.Bxc4 Ne7 7.O-O O-O 8.Nc3 Bg4 9.h3 Bh5 10.g4 Bg6 11.Ne5 Nbc6 12.f4 h6 13.Be3 a6 14.a3 b5 15.Ba2 b4 16.axb4 Nxb4 17.Bb3 c6 18.f5 Bh7 19.Qf3 Ned5 20.Nxc6 Nxc6 21.Bxd5 Nb4 22.Bxa8 Qxa8 23.Qxa8 Rxa8 24.Bf4 Be7 25.Rad1 Rd8 26.d5 Bc5+ 27.Kh2 Kf8 28.Ne4 Ba7 29.d6 f6 30.d7 Nc6 31.Bd6+ Kf7 32.Bc7 Bb8 33.Nd6+ Ke7 34.Nc8+ Kf8 35.Bxb8 Nxb8 36.Nb6 Bg8 37.Rfe1 Nc6 38.Re8+ Rxe8 39.dxe8=Q+ Kxe8 40.Rd6 Ne5 41.Nd5 a5 42.Nc7+ Ke7 43.Ra6 Nc4 44.Ra7 Nxb2 45.Ne6+ Kd6 46.Nxg7 Bb3 47.Ne8+ Ke5 48.Rxa5+ Kf4 49.Nxf6 Nd1 50.Nh5+ Kg5 51.Kg3 Ne3 52.h4+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 16th Jan Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.16"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Poltorak,Sebastian"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2372"] [ECO "B18"] 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.h4 h6 7.Be3 e6 8.h5 Bh7 9.Bd3 Bxd3 10.Qxd3 Nf6 11.O-O-O Nbd7 12.Kb1 Bd6 13.Ne4 Nxe4 14.Qxe4 Nf6 15.Qf3 Qc7 16.Ne2 O-O-O 17.c4 c5 18.Nc3 a6 19.Na4 cxd4 20.Bxd4 Be5 21.Bb6 Rxd1+ 22.Rxd1 Qc6 23.Qxc6+ bxc6 24.Ba5 Bc7 25.Bxc7 Kxc7 26.Nc5 Kb6 27.b4 a5 28.a3 axb4 29.axb4 Kc7 30.f3 Rd8 31.Rxd8 Kxd8 32.g4 Ke7 33.Kc2 g6 34.Ne4 Nxe4 35.fxe4 gxh5 36.gxh5 Kd6 37.Kd3 Ke5 38.Ke3 f6 39.Kd3 Kd6 40.Ke3 Ke5 41.b5 cxb5 42.cxb5 Kd6 43.Kd4 Kd7 44.Kc5 Kc7 45.b6+ Kd7 46.Kb5 f5 47.exf5 exf5 48.Kc5 f4 49.Kd4 f3 50.Ke3 Kc6 51.Kxf3 Kxb6 52.Ke4 Kc6 53.Kf5 Kd6 54.Kf6 Kd7 55.Kf7 Kd6 56.Kf6 Kd7 57.Kg7 Ke7 58.Kxh6 Kf6 59.Kh7 Kf7 60.Kh6 Kg8 61.Kg6 Kh8 62.Kf6 Kg8 63.Ke5 Kh8 64.Kf5 Kg8 65.Kg5 Kh8 66.h6 Kg8 67.h7+ Kh8 68.Kh6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Titled Tue 16th Jan Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.16"] [Round "3"] [White "Bjelobrk,I"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2403"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "E00"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Be7 5.Bg2 d5 6.Nf3 c6 7.Qc2 Nbd7 8.O-O Ne4 9.Nc3 f5 10.b3 O-O 11.Bc1 b6 12.Bb2 Bb7 13.Rad1 Rc8 14.Ne5 Nxe5 15.dxe5 Qe8 16.Nxe4 fxe4 17.f3 Qg6 18.fxe4 c5 19.cxd5 exd5 20.Rf5 b5 21.Rdf1 d4 22.b4 Qb6 23.bxc5 Qxc5 24.Qd3 Rcd8 25.Rc1 Qb4 26.Qb3+ Qxb3 27.axb3 Bc8 28.Rxf8+ Bxf8 29.Bxd4 Be6 30.Bxa7 Bxb3 31.Kf2 b4 32.Bh3 Re8 33.e6 Bxe6 34.Bxe6+ Rxe6 35.Ke3 Ra6 36.Bd4 b3 37.Rc8 Kf7 38.Rb8 Ra3 39.Kd2 Bd6 40.Rb7+ Ke6 41.Rb6 Kd7 42.Bb2 Ra4 43.e5 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 16th Jan Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.16"] [Round "3"] [White "Antunez,S"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2200"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B51"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Nd7 4.d4 cxd4 5.Qxd4 a6 6.Bxd7+ Bxd7 7.Bg5 f6 8.Be3 e5 9.Qd2 Be6 10.Nc3 Rc8 11.O-O Ne7 12.Nh4 d5 13.exd5 Nxd5 14.Nxd5 Qxd5 15.Qe2 Qc4 16.Qh5+ Bf7 17.Qf5 Be7 18.Qh3 g6 19.f4 O-O 20.fxe5 fxe5 21.Nf3 Bd5 22.Ng5 Bxg5 23.Bxg5 Qxc2 24.Be7 Rxf1+ 25.Rxf1 Re8 26.Ba3 Qe2 27.Qg3 Qe4 28.h4 h5 29.Rf6 Bf7 30.Qf2 Qd4 31.Rxf7 Qxf2+ 32.Rxf2 Rd8 33.Re2 Rd5 34.Kf2 Kf7 35.Ke3 Ke6 36.Rf2 Rd4 37.g3 Rg4 38.Kf3 Rd4 39.b3 Rd3+ 40.Kg2 e4 41.Bb2 Kd5 42.Bf6 e3 43.Re2 Ke4 44.Bg5 b5 45.Kf1 a5 46.Kg2 a4 47.bxa4 bxa4 48.Rb2 Rc3 49.Rb4+ Kd3 50.Rb8 e2 51.Rd8+ Kc2 52.Rd2+ Kb1 53.Rxe2 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 16th Jan Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.16"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Bujisho,B"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2353"] [ECO "B12"] 1.e4 c6 2.d4 g6 3.Nf3 d5 4.exd5 cxd5 5.Ne5 Nf6 6.Bb5+ Nbd7 7.O-O Bg7 8.Re1 O-O 9.Nc3 a6 10.Bf1 e6 11.a4 Nxe5 12.dxe5 Nd7 13.Bf4 b6 14.Qd2 Bb7 15.Bg3 Rc8 16.Rad1 Qc7 17.Qf4 Nc5 18.f3 Rfd8 19.h4 h5 20.Ne2 Nd7 21.Nd4 Nb8 22.c3 Nc6 23.Qg5 Nxd4 24.Rxd4 Re8 25.Kh2 Qe7 26.Rb4 Qxg5 27.hxg5 Rc6 28.Bf2 Bf8 29.Rxb6 Rxb6 30.Bxb6 Be7 31.f4 Bc6 32.a5 Bb7 33.b4 Rc8 34.Bd4 Kf8 35.Rb1 Bd8 36.Ra1 Ra8 37.Bb6 Ke8 38.Bxd8 Kxd8 39.Kg3 Kd7 40.Kf2 Bc6 41.Ke3 Bb5 42.Kd4 Kc6 43.Bd3 Bxd3 44.Kxd3 Kb5 45.g3 Rc8 46.Rh1 Rc4 47.Rf1 Re4 48.Rh1 Rc4 49.Re1 h4 50.gxh4 Rxf4 51.Rh1 d4 52.cxd4 Kxb4 53.Ke3 Rg4 54.Rb1+ Kxa5 55.Rb7 Rxh4 56.Rxf7 Kb5 57.Rf6 a5 58.Rxe6 a4 59.Re8 a3 60.Ra8 Kb4 61.Rb8+ Kc3 62.Rc8+ Kb2 63.e6 Rh1 64.Rb8+ Kc2 65.d5 a2 66.Ra8 Kb2 67.Kd4 Rh3 68.e7 Ra3 69.Rxa3 Kxa3 70.e8=Q a1=Q+ 71.Kc4 Qc1+ 72.Kb5 Qb2+ 73.Kc6 Qc1+ 74.Kd7 Qxg5 75.Qe7+ Qxe7+ 76.Kxe7 g5 77.d6 g4 78.d7 g3 79.d8=Q g2 80.Qd1 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 16th Jan Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.16"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Ahmad,Khagan"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2318"] [ECO "D31"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Bb4 4.e3 Nf6 5.a3 Be7 6.Nf3 O-O 7.Bd3 a6 8.c5 b6 9.b4 a5 10.Rb1 axb4 11.axb4 bxc5 12.bxc5 Ba6 13.Ne5 Bxd3 14.Nxd3 Nc6 15.O-O Ne4 16.Qc2 Bf6 17.Nxe4 dxe4 18.Nf4 e5 19.dxe5 Nxe5 20.Qxe4 Re8 21.Bb2 Ng6 22.Qf3 Bxb2 23.Rxb2 Qf6 24.Rb4 Rab8 25.Rd4 Nxf4 26.Rxf4 Qe6 27.h4 g6 28.c6 Rb6 29.Rc1 Reb8 30.Kh2 Rb1 31.Rcc4 Ra1 32.Rce4 Qd6 33.Rd4 Qe5 34.Qe4 Qxe4 35.Rdxe4 Rc1 36.Re7 Rxc6 37.Rfxf7 h5 38.Rg7+ Kf8 39.Rh7 Rb2 40.Rhf7+ Kg8 41.Kg3 Rcc2 42.Rxc7 Rc6 43.Rxc6 Kxf7 44.Rc4 Kf6 45.Rf4+ Kg7 46.Kf3 Rb1 47.g3 Ra1 48.Rd4 Ra2 49.e4 Rb2 50.Ke3 Rb3+ 51.Kf4 Rb1 52.f3 Rf1 53.Rd7+ Kh6 54.Rd6 Re1 55.e5 Ra1 56.Rd4 Ra4 57.Rxa4 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 16th Jan Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.16"] [Round "5"] [White "Tatarinov,Dmitry"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2332"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B90"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.a3 g6 7.h3 Bg7 8.Bc4 O-O 9.Ba2 b5 10.O-O Bb7 11.Re1 Nbd7 12.Bg5 h6 13.Bh4 Rc8 14.Nd5 e6 15.Nxf6+ Nxf6 16.Qd3 g5 17.Bg3 d5 18.exd5 Bxd5 19.Bxd5 Nxd5 20.c3 Nb6 21.Rad1 Bxd4 22.cxd4 Kg7 23.h4 Qd7 24.Re5 f6 25.Rc5 Nd5 26.Rdc1 Rxc5 27.dxc5 Rc8 28.b4 Rc6 29.Qe4 Qf7 30.hxg5 hxg5 31.Bd6 Rc8 32.Rd1 Re8 33.Rd3 Qg6 34.Qxg6+ Kxg6 35.g3 Rc8 36.Kg2 Kf7 37.Rd1 Kg6 38.Rh1 Ra8 39.Re1 Re8 40.g4 e5 41.Rd1 Nf4+ 42.Kf3 e4+ 43.Ke3 Ng2+ 44.Kd4 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 16th Jan Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.16"] [Round "5"] [White "Hambleton,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2420"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D00"] 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 c5 3.e3 Nc6 4.c3 Nf6 5.Nd2 Bf5 6.Qb3 Na5 7.Qa4+ Bd7 8.Qd1 cxd4 9.exd4 a6 10.Bd3 Bg4 11.Ngf3 e6 12.O-O Nc6 13.Re1 Be7 14.a4 O-O 15.Qb1 Bh5 16.Ne5 Rc8 17.Ndf3 Bg6 18.Nxg6 hxg6 19.g3 Re8 20.Kg2 Bf8 21.h4 Ne7 22.Ne5 Nf5 23.Rh1 Bd6 24.Qe1 Qc7 25.Qe2 Nh5 26.Bd2 Nf6 27.g4 Ne7 28.h5 Bxe5 29.dxe5 Ne4 30.hxg6 Nxg6 31.Bxe4 dxe4 32.Qxe4 Qxe5 33.Qxe5 Nxe5 34.Kg3 Nc4 35.Bc1 e5 36.Rb1 f6 37.b3 Nd6 38.c4 Ne4+ 39.Kg2 Nc5 40.Be3 Ne6 41.Rhd1 Red8 42.Kf3 Kf7 43.a5 Ke7 44.Ke4 Rxd1 45.Rxd1 Rh8 46.b4 Rc8 47.Rc1 g6 48.Bb6 Ng5+ 49.Ke3 f5 50.gxf5 gxf5 51.f4 Nf7 52.Bc5+ Ke6 53.fxe5 Nxe5 54.Kd4 Nf3+ 55.Ke3 Ng5 56.Kd4 Ne4 57.Bb6 Kf6 58.Rh1 Rg8 59.Rh6+ Rg6 60.Rh7 Rg7 61.Bd8+ Kg6 62.Rh1 Kf7 63.Bb6 Ke6 64.b5 Rg4 65.Ke3 Nd6 66.bxa6 Nxc4+ 67.Kd3 bxa6 68.Rh6+ Kd5 69.Rh8 Ne5+ 70.Kc3 Rg3+ 71.Kb4 Nc6+ 72.Ka4 Rg4+ 73.Kb3 Rb4+ 74.Kc3 Rb5 75.Rf8 Ke4 76.Re8+ Kf3 77.Ra8 Nb4 78.Bd8 f4 79.Kc4 Nc6 80.Bb6 Nxa5+ 81.Bxa5 Rxa5 82.Kb4 Ra1 83.Kb3 Kf2 84.Kb2 Ra5 85.Rh8 f3 86.Rh2+ Kg1 87.Rh6 f2 88.Rg6+ Kh1 89.Rh6+ Kg2 90.Rg6+ Kf1 91.Kc2 Rf5 92.Kd2 a5 93.Rg7 a4 94.Ra7 a3 95.Rxa3 Kg2 96.Ra8 f1=Q 97.Rg8+ Kf3 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 16th Jan Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.16"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Korchmar,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2438"] [ECO "B67"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 Bd7 7.Qd2 a6 8.O-O-O e6 9.f3 Be7 10.Kb1 Nxd4 11.Qxd4 Qc7 12.h4 b5 13.Qd2 b4 14.Ne2 h6 15.Be3 e5 16.g4 Be6 17.Ng3 Rc8 18.Nf5 d5 19.Nxg7+ Kf8 20.Bxh6 Rxh6 21.Nxe6+ fxe6 22.Qxh6+ Kf7 23.Bd3 a5 24.g5 Ng8 25.Qh7+ Kf8 26.exd5 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 16th Jan Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.16"] [Round "7"] [White "Theodorou,Nikolas"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2627"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B20"] 1.e4 c5 2.Ke2 Nc6 3.d3 g6 4.c3 Bg7 5.g3 d5 6.Bg2 Nf6 7.Nd2 O-O 8.f3 e5 9.Nh3 c4 10.dxc4 dxe4 11.fxe4 Bg4+ 12.Nf3 Nxe4 13.Be3 Qc8 14.Qf1 Re8 15.Nf2 Nd4+ 16.cxd4 exd4 17.Nxg4 Qxg4 18.Bh3 Nxg3+ 19.Kf2 dxe3+ 20.Kg2 Qxh3+ 21.Kxh3 Nxf1 22.Rhxf1 Bxb2 23.Rab1 e2 24.Rh1 Bc3 25.Kg2 Rad8 26.Rhc1 e1=Q 27.Nxe1 Rxe1 28.Rxe1 Bxe1 29.Rxe1 Rd2+ 30.Kg3 Rxa2 31.c5 Rc2 32.Re7 Rxc5 33.Rxb7 a5 34.Ra7 Kg7 35.h3 Rc3+ 36.Kg4 Rc4+ 37.Kg3 a4 38.Rb7 h5 39.Ra7 h4+ 40.Kg2 g5 41.Kh2 Kg6 42.Ra5 Rc2+ 43.Kg1 Ra2 44.Kh1 a3 45.Kg1 Ra1+ 46.Kg2 a2 47.Ra6+ Kf5 48.Ra5+ Ke4 49.Ra7 f5 50.Ra4+ Ke3 51.Ra8 f4 52.Ra3+ Kd4 53.Ra8 f3+ 54.Kh2 f2 55.Rd8+ Kc5 56.Rc8+ Kd5 57.Rd8+ Ke6 58.Rf8 Rh1+ 59.Kg2 f1=Q+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 16th Jan Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.16"] [Round "8"] [White "Erigaisi,Arjun"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2738"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A13"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 c5 4.e3 d5 5.cxd5 exd5 6.d4 Nc6 7.Bb5 cxd4 8.exd4 Bd6 9.O-O O-O 10.h3 h6 11.Re1 Re8 12.Be3 Bf5 13.Rc1 Rc8 14.Qa4 a6 15.Bf1 Bb8 16.a3 Qd6 17.Ne2 Qd7 18.Nf4 Ne5 19.Qxd7 Nxf3+ 20.gxf3 Bxd7 21.Nd3 Bb5 22.Nc5 Bxf1 23.Kxf1 Re7 24.Bd2 Rxe1+ 25.Rxe1 Ba7 26.Re7 Bxc5 27.dxc5 Rxc5 28.Rxb7 d4 29.Ke2 Rh5 30.Ra7 Rxh3 31.Rxa6 h5 32.Rd6 Rh1 33.Bg5 Rb1 34.b4 Rb2+ 35.Kf1 Rb3 36.Ra6 Rxf3 37.Bxf6 gxf6 38.b5 Rb3 39.a4 h4 40.Rd6 h3 41.Kg1 Rb4 42.b6 Kg7 43.a5 Kg6 44.a6 d3 45.a7 Rg4+ 46.Kh2 Ra4 47.b7 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 16th Jan Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.16"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Martinez Alcantara,Jose Eduardo"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2610"] [ECO "B54"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.c4 e6 6.Nc3 Nf6 7.Be2 Be7 8.Be3 b6 9.O-O Bb7 10.f3 Nbd7 11.a4 Qb8 12.a5 bxa5 13.Nb3 O-O 14.Nxa5 Rc8 15.b4 Ne5 16.Qb3 Qc7 17.Rfc1 Rcb8 18.Qd1 Nfd7 19.b5 Nc5 20.f4 Ned7 21.Bf3 e5 22.Nxb7 Qxb7 23.Nd5 Bf8 24.Rab1 a5 25.f5 a4 26.Rc2 Nb6 27.Bxc5 dxc5 28.f6 g6 29.Qe2 Nxd5 30.exd5 Bd6 31.Be4 Qd7 32.Rf1 Rb6 33.Ra2 Qd8 34.Ra3 Bf8 35.Qf3 Bh6 36.h4 Bf4 37.g3 Rxf6 38.gxf4 Rxf4 39.Qg2 Qxh4 40.Rxf4 Qxf4 41.Ra1 Qe3+ 42.Kh1 a3 43.d6 Rd8 44.b6 Rxd6 45.b7 Rb6 46.Bd5 Kg7 47.Qf3 Qd4 48.Qxf7+ Kh6 49.Qf8+ Kh5 50.Qf3+ Kh4 51.Rg1 Qf4 52.Qxf4+ exf4 53.Ra1 Rb3 54.Rxa3 Rb1+ 55.Kg2 g5 56.Kf3 Rb2 57.Ke4 g4 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 16th Jan Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.16"] [Round "10"] [White "Cristobal,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2257"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D04"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 c5 4.Bd3 Nc6 5.b3 Bg4 6.Bb2 e6 7.Nbd2 cxd4 8.exd4 Bd6 9.h3 Bh5 10.g4 Bg6 11.Ne5 Bxe5 12.dxe5 Nd7 13.Nf3 Be4 14.Bxe4 dxe4 15.Nd2 e3 16.fxe3 Qh4+ 17.Ke2 Ndxe5 18.Nf3 Nxf3 19.Kxf3 O-O 20.Qe2 f5 21.g5 f4 22.e4 Qg3+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 16th Jan Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.16"] [Round "11"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Wan,Joseph"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2212"] [ECO "C19"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Ne7 7.h4 Qa5 8.Bd2 Qa4 9.h5 h6 10.Nf3 c4 11.Be2 Nbc6 12.Kf1 Bd7 13.Kg1 O-O-O 14.Bf4 b6 15.Qd2 Rdf8 16.Rh3 Kb7 17.Rg3 Nf5 18.Rg4 Rhg8 19.Nh2 Nce7 20.Bf3 Nc6 21.Nf1 Nce7 22.Ne3 Bc6 23.Bh2 Rd8 24.Rf4 g5 25.hxg6 Nxg6 26.Nxf5 Nxf4 27.Nd6+ Rxd6 28.exd6 Nh3+ 29.Kh1 Ng5 30.Bd1 Ne4 31.Qf4 f5 32.Qe3 Qa5 33.Bf3 Qxc3 34.Qxc3 Nxc3 35.Be5 Ne4 36.Kg1 Ng5 37.Bh5 Bd7 38.Kf1 Kc6 39.c3 Ne4 40.a4 Nxd6 41.a5 b5 42.f3 Rg5 43.g4 fxg4 44.Bxg4 Nf5 45.Bxf5 Rxf5 46.Kf2 h5 47.Rg1 b4 48.cxb4 Kb5 49.Ke3 Kxb4 50.Rg7 Bb5 51.Rxa7 Rg5 52.Rc7 Kxa5 53.Rc5 Kb4 54.Bd6 Ka4 55.Rc7 Rg8 56.Ra7+ Kb3 57.Rb7 Ka4 58.Ra7+ Kb3 59.Rb7 Ka4 60.Kd2 c3+ 61.Kxc3 Rc8+ 62.Kd2 Ba6 63.Rh7 Rc4 64.Ke3 Rc3+ 65.Kf2 Bd3 66.Rxh5 Kb3 67.Re5 Bf5 68.Bc5 Rc2+ 69.Kg3 Kc4 70.Kf4 Kd3 71.Re3+ Kc4 72.Ra3 Rc3 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 23rd Jan Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.23"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Hungaski,R"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2471"] [ECO "A04"] 1.Nf3 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.d4 d6 4.Be2 Nd7 5.O-O e5 6.Nc3 Ne7 7.Be3 O-O 8.dxe5 Nxe5 9.Nxe5 Bxe5 10.Qd2 Nc6 11.Bg5 f6 12.Bh6 Re8 13.Nd5 Bxb2 14.Rab1 Bd4 15.c3 Bc5 16.Qf4 Re6 17.Bg4 f5 18.exf5 gxf5 19.Bxf5 Rxh6 20.Bxc8 Rg6 21.Bxb7 Ne5 22.Bxa8 Qxa8 23.Ne7+ Kg7 24.Nxg6 hxg6 25.Kh1 Qd5 26.a4 a6 27.Qg5 Qf7 28.f4 Nd3 29.f5 Nf2+ 30.Rxf2 Bxf2 31.Qxg6+ Qxg6 32.fxg6 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 23rd Jan Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.23"] [Round "1"] [White "Alimpic,Aleksa"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2282"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A46"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bf4 b6 4.e3 Bb7 5.Nbd2 Be7 6.h3 d6 7.Bd3 Nbd7 8.c3 e5 9.dxe5 dxe5 10.Bxe5 Nxe5 11.Nxe5 O-O 12.O-O Qd5 13.Ndf3 Rad8 14.Bc4 Qc5 15.Qb3 Bd5 16.Rfd1 Rd6 17.Rd4 c6 18.Rad1 b5 19.Bxd5 cxd5 20.Nd3 Qc8 21.Nf4 a6 22.Nxd5 Nxd5 23.Rxd5 Rg6 24.Rd7 Bf6 25.Qd5 h6 26.Qe4 a5 27.Qf4 b4 28.Ne5 Bxe5 29.Qxe5 bxc3 30.bxc3 Qc6 31.R1d5 Re6 32.Qd4 a4 33.Rd8 Ree8 34.R8d6 Qb7 35.Qb4 Qc8 36.Rc5 Qa8 37.Ra5 Qc8 38.Rxa4 Re5 39.Rd4 Rfe8 40.Ra5 Rxa5 41.Qxa5 Qb8 42.Qb4 Qa8 43.a4 Qc6 44.a5 Rc8 45.c4 Qa6 46.Qb5 Qg6 47.a6 Ra8 48.Rd5 Rxa6 49.Rd8+ Kh7 50.Qd5 Qe6 51.Qxe6 Rxe6 52.Rd5 Rc6 53.c5 Kg8 54.e4 Kf8 55.Kf1 Ke7 56.Ke2 Ra6 57.Ke3 Ra3+ 58.Kf4 Ra2 59.Kg3 Rc2 60.f3 g6 61.h4 h5 62.Kh3 Ke6 63.g3 Ke7 64.f4 Ke6 65.f5+ Ke7 66.fxg6 fxg6 67.Rg5 Kf6 68.Rd5 Ke6 69.Rg5 Kf6 70.g4 Rc3+ 71.Kg2 hxg4 72.Kf2 g3+ 73.Kg2 Kf7 74.Kh3 Kf6 75.Kg2 Kf7 76.Rd5 Ke6 77.h5 gxh5 78.Rxh5 Re3 79.Rh6+ Ke5 80.Rg6 Kf4 81.Rf6+ Ke5 82.Rg6 Kf4 83.Rf6+ Ke5 84.Rg6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Titled Tue 23rd Jan Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.23"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Jing,Andrew"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "1953"] [ECO "B50"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.c3 Nf6 4.g3 Nc6 5.d3 g6 6.Bg2 Bg7 7.O-O O-O 8.Re1 Rb8 9.a4 a6 10.h3 b5 11.axb5 axb5 12.d4 Bd7 13.dxc5 dxc5 14.Bf4 Rc8 15.e5 Nh5 16.Bg5 f6 17.Be3 Nxe5 18.Nxe5 fxe5 19.Nd2 c4 20.Ra7 Nf6 21.Ne4 Bf5 22.Nc5 h5 23.Qxd8 Rfxd8 24.Rb7 Nd5 25.Rxb5 Nxe3 26.fxe3 Bd3 27.Ne6 Rd6 28.Nxg7 Kxg7 29.Rxe5 Kf6 30.Rb5 Rdd8 31.g4 hxg4 32.hxg4 Rb8 33.g5+ Kg7 34.Re5 Rd7 35.Ra1 Rxb2 36.Ra8 Rb1+ 37.Kh2 Rb2 38.Kg3 Rb6 39.Bd5 Rxd5 40.Rxd5 Be4 41.Rad8 Bxd5 42.Rxd5 Rc6 43.Kf4 Kf7 44.Ke5 Re6+ 45.Kd4 Kg7 46.e4 Kf7 47.Rc5 Rd6+ 48.Kxc4 Rd1 49.Rd5 Re1 50.Kd4 Ke6 51.c4 Rd1+ 52.Ke3 Re1+ 53.Kd3 Rd1+ 54.Kc3 Rc1+ 55.Kd4 Rd1+ 56.Kc5 Re1 57.Rd4 Ke5 58.Rd7 e6 59.Rg7 Rxe4 60.Rxg6 Kf5 61.Rg8 Re1 62.Kd6 e5 63.c5 e4 64.g6 e3 65.g7 Kg6 66.Kc7 Rc1 67.c6 Kf7 68.Rf8+ Kxg7 69.Re8 Rc3 70.Kd7 Kf6 71.Re6+ Kf5 72.Re8 Kf4 73.c7 Rxc7+ 74.Kxc7 Kf3 75.Rxe3+ Kxe3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Titled Tue 23rd Jan Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.23"] [Round "2"] [White "Borgaonkar,Akshay"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2206"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B90"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Qd3 e6 7.a4 Bd7 8.Be2 Nc6 9.O-O Be7 10.Nxc6 Bxc6 11.a5 O-O 12.Be3 Nd7 13.b4 Qc7 14.f4 Rac8 15.Ra2 Nf6 16.Bf3 Bd7 17.Ra3 e5 18.Bb6 Qc4 19.Be2 Qxd3 20.Bxd3 exf4 21.Rxf4 Be6 22.Nd5 Bxd5 23.exd5 Nxd5 24.Re4 Bf6 25.Bd4 Rc7 26.Bxf6 Nxf6 27.Rd4 d5 28.Rb3 g6 29.b5 axb5 30.Rxb5 Kg7 31.Rb6 Re8 32.Rdb4 Ree7 33.h3 h5 34.Rd6 Rc5 35.a6 bxa6 36.Rxa6 Ne4 37.c4 Ng3 38.Rb5 dxc4 39.Rxc5 cxd3 40.Rd5 Ne2+ 41.Kf2 Nf4 42.Rd4 g5 43.Ra5 Kg6 44.h4 f6 45.hxg5 fxg5 46.Rd6+ Re6 47.Rxe6+ Nxe6 48.Rd5 Nf4 49.Rd6+ Kf5 50.g3 Ng6 51.Rxd3 h4 52.gxh4 gxh4 53.Ra3 Ne5 54.Ra5 Kf4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Titled Tue 23rd Jan Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.23"] [Round "3"] [White "Prraneeth,Vuppala"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2500"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B92"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.Be3 Be6 10.Qd3 Nbd7 11.Nd5 Bxd5 12.exd5 Rc8 13.c4 a5 14.Rad1 b6 15.Kh1 g6 16.f4 a4 17.Nd2 exf4 18.Bxf4 Nc5 19.Qd4 Nfd7 20.Bh6 Bf6 21.Qf4 Be5 22.Qf2 Bg7 23.Bxg7 Kxg7 24.Qd4+ Ne5 25.b4 axb3 26.axb3 f5 27.b4 Nd7 28.h3 Qf6 29.Ra1 Nf7 30.Qxf6+ Nxf6 31.Ra6 Rfe8 32.Bf3 Rb8 33.Ra7 Kf8 34.Nb3 Rbc8 35.Rc1 Re7 36.Ra6 Ne5 37.Rxb6 Rxc4 38.Rxd6 Rxc1+ 39.Nxc1 Kg7 40.Re6 Rxe6 41.dxe6 Nxf3 42.gxf3 Nd5 43.Nd3 Kf6 44.b5 Kxe6 45.f4 Kd6 46.Kg2 Nc3 47.b6 Nd5 48.b7 Kc7 49.Kg3 Kxb7 50.Ne5 Kc7 51.h4 Nf6 52.Nf7 Kd7 53.Kf3 Ke6 54.Ke3 Kxf7 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 23rd Jan Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.23"] [Round "3"] [White "Rizzo,Tobias"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1964"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A45"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 d5 3.Bxf6 gxf6 4.e3 c5 5.c4 cxd4 6.Qxd4 Nc6 7.Qxd5 Be6 8.Qb5 Bg7 9.Nc3 f5 10.Rd1 Qc8 11.Nf3 O-O 12.Be2 a6 13.Qb6 a5 14.Nd5 Bxd5 15.cxd5 Nb4 16.O-O Nxa2 17.Nd4 Nb4 18.Bf3 Ra6 19.Qb5 Rh6 20.g3 b6 21.Rc1 Qd8 22.Nxf5 Rf6 23.Nxg7 Kxg7 24.Bg2 Qd6 25.e4 Qe5 26.Rc3 Qd4 27.d6 Rxd6 28.Qg5+ Rg6 29.Qxe7 Nd3 30.Qc7 Nxb2 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 23rd Jan Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.23"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Yurovskykh,Oleksandr"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2328"] [ECO "C01"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nf3 Bd6 5.c4 Nf6 6.Nc3 O-O 7.cxd5 Nbd7 8.Bc4 Nb6 9.Bb3 Re8+ 10.Be3 Ng4 11.O-O Rxe3 12.fxe3 Nxe3 13.Qd3 Nxf1 14.Rxf1 f6 15.Nh4 Qe7 16.Bc2 g6 17.Nxg6 hxg6 18.Qxg6+ Qg7 19.Qe8+ Bf8 20.d6 Bg4 21.d7 Qxd7 22.Qg6+ Qg7 23.Rxf6 Qxg6 24.Rxg6+ Bg7 25.Rxg4 Rd8 26.Bb3+ Kf8 27.Rf4+ Ke8 28.Ne2 Nd5 29.Re4+ Kf8 30.Bxd5 Rxd5 31.Nf4 Ra5 32.Ne6+ Kf7 33.Nxg7 Kxg7 34.Re7+ Kf6 35.Rxc7 Rxa2 36.Rxb7 Ke6 37.h4 Kd5 38.h5 Ra6 39.Kh2 Kxd4 40.g4 Ke4 41.Kg3 Rd6 42.Re7+ Kd5 43.g5 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 23rd Jan Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.23"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Causo,D"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2224"] [ECO "B01"] 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Bg4 4.Bb5+ Nbd7 5.Be2 Bxe2 6.Qxe2 Nxd5 7.Nf3 e6 8.O-O Be7 9.c4 N5f6 10.Nc3 O-O 11.Bf4 c6 12.Rad1 Re8 13.Ne5 Nf8 14.Rd3 Ng6 15.Bg3 Qa5 16.h4 Rad8 17.Rfd1 Bb4 18.h5 Ne7 19.Bh4 Nf5 20.Bxf6 gxf6 21.Ng4 Be7 22.Ne4 Kg7 23.h6+ Kh8 24.Nexf6 Rf8 25.d5 cxd5 26.cxd5 Qc7 27.g3 Bc5 28.Kg2 exd5 29.Rxd5 Rxd5 30.Rxd5 Nd4 31.Qe4 Qc6 32.Qxh7+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 23rd Jan Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.23"] [Round "5"] [White "Amburgy,Ryan"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2200"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D43"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c6 5.g3 dxc4 6.Bg2 Nbd7 7.O-O b5 8.e4 Bb7 9.e5 Nd5 10.Ng5 h6 11.Nge4 Be7 12.Qg4 Kf8 13.Be3 a5 14.Rfd1 Kg8 15.Rac1 Kh7 16.Qe2 Rf8 17.f4 Kg8 18.Nc5 Bxc5 19.dxc5 b4 20.Ne4 Ba6 21.Qf2 Qe7 22.Nd6 c3 23.Bxd5 cxb2 24.Qxb2 exd5 25.Bd4 Rab8 26.Re1 a4 27.f5 a3 28.Qf2 Qg5 29.f6 g6 30.Be3 Qg4 31.Bxh6 b3 32.axb3 Rxb3 33.Rc2 Bd3 34.Ra2 Bb1 35.Ra1 a2 36.Rxa2 Bxa2 37.Qxa2 Rxg3+ 38.hxg3 Qxg3+ 39.Kf1 Qh3+ 40.Qg2 Qxh6 41.e6 fxe6 42.f7+ Kg7 43.Qg4 Nf6 44.Qxe6 Qf4+ 45.Kg2 Qg4+ 46.Qxg4 Nxg4 47.Re7 Nh6 48.Rc7 Nxf7 49.Nxf7 Rxf7 50.Rxc6 Rd7 51.Kf3 Kf7 52.Ke3 d4+ 53.Kd3 Rd5 54.Rc8 g5 55.c6 Ke7 56.Rg8 Kd6 57.Rg6+ Kc7 58.Kc4 Rd6 59.Rxd6 Kxd6 60.Kxd4 Kxc6 61.Ke4 Kb5 62.Kf5 Kc4 63.Kxg5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Titled Tue 23rd Jan Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.23"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Dubov,Daniil"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2708"] [ECO "C55"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.Re1 d6 7.a3 h6 8.Nbd2 Re8 9.b4 Bf8 10.Bb2 a6 11.h3 Ne7 12.d4 Ng6 13.dxe5 dxe5 14.Bf1 b5 15.c4 c5 16.cxb5 axb5 17.Bxb5 Bd7 18.Bxd7 Qxd7 19.Bc3 cxb4 20.Bxb4 Ra4 21.Bxf8 Rxf8 22.Qb3 Rfa8 23.Nc4 Qe6 24.Nfd2 Nf4 25.Nb6 Rxa3 26.Rxa3 Rxa3 27.Qxa3 Qxb6 28.Nc4 Qd4 29.Nd6 Nd3 30.Re3 Nf4 31.Qa8+ Kh7 32.Nxf7 Qd1+ 33.Kh2 Ne2 34.Rxe2 Qxe2 35.Qh8+ Kg6 36.Nxe5+ Kh5 37.Qxg7 Qxf2 38.Qg6+ Kh4 39.Nf3+ Qxf3 40.gxf3 Nh5 41.Qg4+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 23rd Jan Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.23"] [Round "6"] [White "Artemiev,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2711"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D40"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 c5 5.e3 dxc4 6.Bxc4 a6 7.O-O b5 8.Be2 Bb7 9.dxc5 Bxc5 10.Qxd8+ Kxd8 11.Nd2 Ke7 12.Nb3 Nbd7 13.Rd1 Rhc8 14.Na5 Bd5 15.a4 bxa4 16.Nxd5+ Nxd5 17.Rxa4 N7b6 18.Ra1 Bb4 19.e4 Nf6 20.Be3 Bc5 21.Bxc5+ Rxc5 22.f3 Rc2 23.Bf1 g5 24.b4 g4 25.Rdc1 Rxc1 26.Rxc1 gxf3 27.gxf3 Nfd7 28.Kf2 Kf6 29.Rc6 Rb8 30.Bxa6 Ne5 31.Rc7 Na4 32.b5 Nc5 33.Ke3 Nxa6 34.bxa6 Rb5 35.Nc6 Rb3+ 36.Kd4 Nxf3+ 37.Kc5 Ne5 38.a7 Ra3 39.Nxe5 Kxe5 40.Rxf7 Kxe4 41.Rxh7 e5 42.Kb6 Rb3+ 43.Kc6 Rc3+ 44.Kb7 Rb3+ 45.Kc8 Ra3 46.Kb8 Kf4 47.a8=Q Rxa8+ 48.Kxa8 e4 49.Rf7+ Kg4 50.Re7 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 23rd Jan Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.23"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Atanasov,Anthony"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2384"] [ECO "D05"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 e6 3.e3 Nf6 4.Bd3 b6 5.O-O Bb7 6.b3 Nbd7 7.Bb2 Bd6 8.Nbd2 Qe7 9.Ne5 O-O 10.f4 Ba3 11.Bxa3 Qxa3 12.Qf3 c5 13.Qh3 g6 14.Ndf3 Ba6 15.Ng5 Rad8 16.Bxa6 Qxa6 17.Rf3 Qe2 18.Qh6 cxd4 19.exd4 Qd2 20.c3 b5 21.Raf1 b4 22.Rh3 bxc3 23.Nxh7 Nh5 24.Ng5 Ndf6 25.Rxh5 gxh5 26.Qxf6 Qxd4+ 27.Kh1 Qd2 28.Ng6 fxg6 29.Qxg6+ Kh8 30.Qh7+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 23rd Jan Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.23"] [Round "7"] [White "Dyachuk,Artem"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2240"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B51"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Nd7 4.d4 cxd4 5.Qxd4 a6 6.Be2 Ngf6 7.O-O e5 8.Qe3 Nc5 9.Nc3 Be7 10.h3 b5 11.b4 Ne6 12.a4 bxa4 13.Rxa4 O-O 14.Bb2 Nf4 15.Bc4 Qd7 16.Rfa1 Nxg2 17.Kxg2 Qxh3+ 18.Kg1 Ng4 19.Bf1 Qh5 20.Qe2 f5 21.Bg2 Bb7 22.b5 a5 23.Rxa5 Rxa5 24.Rxa5 d5 25.Nxd5 Bxd5 26.exd5 e4 27.Ra7 exf3 28.Qe6+ Rf7 29.Ra8+ Bf8 30.Rxf8+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 23rd Jan Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.23"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Truskavetsky,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2348"] [ECO "B31"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.Nc3 Bg7 5.d3 e5 6.Bg5 f6 7.Be3 d6 8.Qd2 Be6 9.Bc4 Qd7 10.Bxe6 Qxe6 11.Nd5 Rc8 12.c4 Nge7 13.b4 b6 14.b5 Nd8 15.a4 Nb7 16.O-O O-O 17.h3 f5 18.Bg5 Nxd5 19.exd5 Qd7 20.Bh6 Na5 21.Bxg7 Qxg7 22.Rae1 h6 23.Qc3 Rce8 24.Nd2 g5 25.g4 fxg4 26.hxg4 Rf4 27.f3 h5 28.Re2 hxg4 29.fxg4 Rxg4+ 30.Rg2 Rf4 31.Ne4 Rxf1+ 32.Kxf1 Rf8+ 33.Kg1 g4 34.Nxd6 Qf6 35.Rxg4+ Kh7 36.Qe1 Rg8 37.Qe4+ Kh8 38.Rxg8+ Kxg8 39.Qg4+ Kh7 40.Ne4 Qg6 41.Qxg6+ Kxg6 42.Kf2 Kf5 43.Nd6+ Kf6 44.Ke3 Nb3 45.Nc8 Nd4 46.Nxa7 Nc2+ 47.Ke4 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 23rd Jan Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.23"] [Round "8"] [White "Wong,Yinn Long"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2306"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B23"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 e6 3.f4 Nc6 4.Nf3 d5 5.Bb5 Ne7 6.exd5 exd5 7.Qe2 g6 8.b3 Bg7 9.Bxc6+ bxc6 10.Bb2 O-O 11.O-O Nf5 12.Qf2 c4 13.Rfe1 Qb6 14.Ne5 Qxf2+ 15.Kxf2 Bxe5 16.Rxe5 f6 17.Ree1 Kf7 18.Ba3 Rd8 19.Na4 h5 20.Nc5 Nd4 21.Rac1 Bf5 22.d3 Nb5 23.Bb4 a5 24.dxc4 dxc4 25.bxc4 axb4 26.cxb5 cxb5 27.Red1 Rxd1 28.Rxd1 Rxa2 29.Rd4 Rxc2+ 30.Kf3 Rxc5 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 23rd Jan Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.23"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Le Tuan Minh"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2567"] [ECO "C50"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.d3 d6 5.c3 Nf6 6.O-O a6 7.Re1 Ba7 8.a4 O-O 9.h3 h6 10.Nbd2 Ne7 11.d4 Ng6 12.Bf1 Re8 13.Qc2 d5 14.exd5 exd4 15.Rxe8+ Qxe8 16.c4 c6 17.b4 cxd5 18.c5 Ne4 19.Nxd4 Bd7 20.Bb2 a5 21.Nxe4 dxe4 22.b5 Rc8 23.Nb3 Be6 24.Qc3 Qf8 25.Qxa5 Bb8 26.Nd4 e3 27.fxe3 Bd5 28.Nf5 Be4 29.Nd6 Bxd6 30.cxd6 Qxd6 31.Qe1 Rc2 32.Rd1 Qe7 33.Rd2 Qc7 34.Rxc2 Qxc2 35.Qc3 Qxc3 36.Bxc3 Ne7 37.a5 Nd5 38.Bd4 Nb4 39.a6 bxa6 40.bxa6 Ba8 41.Bc5 Nd5 42.Kf2 Nc3 43.Ke1 g5 44.Bd4 Ne4 45.a7 f5 46.Be2 Kf7 47.g4 Ke6 48.gxf5+ Kxf5 49.Bg4+ Kg6 50.Ke2 h5 51.Bd7 g4 52.hxg4 h4 53.Bf5+ Kg5 54.Be5 h3 55.Bf4+ Kh4 56.Bxe4 Bxe4 57.g5 h2 58.Bxh2 Kxg5 59.Kd2 Kf5 60.Kc3 Ke6 61.Kd4 Ba8 62.Kc5 Bg2 63.Kb6 Kd7 64.Bf4 Bf3 65.Kc5 Kc8 66.Kb6 Be4 67.Be5 Bf3 68.Bg3 Be4 69.Be5 Bf3 70.Bf4 Be4 71.Kc5 Kb7 72.Bb8 Ka8 73.Kd4 Bh7 74.Ke5 Bb1 75.e4 Bxe4 76.Kxe4 Kb7 77.Kd5 Ka8 78.Kc6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Titled Tue 23rd Jan Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.23"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Grischuk,A"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2732"] [ECO "D04"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 c5 4.dxc5 e6 5.a3 Bxc5 6.b4 Be7 7.Bb2 a5 8.b5 O-O 9.c4 Nbd7 10.Nbd2 a4 11.Be2 Nb6 12.O-O Bd7 13.Bd4 Rc8 14.Ne5 Bc5 15.Bb2 Qe7 16.cxd5 exd5 17.Nxd7 Nfxd7 18.Nf3 Nf6 19.Nd4 g6 20.Ra2 Rc7 21.Nf3 Ne4 22.Ba1 Rd8 23.Rc2 Nc4 24.Bxc4 dxc4 25.Qe2 c3 26.Bxc3 Bxa3 27.Ba1 Bc5 28.Rc4 a3 29.Ne5 Nd2 30.Ng4 Nxc4 31.Nf6+ Kf8 32.Nxh7+ Kg8 33.Nf6+ Kf8 34.Nh7+ Kg8 35.Nf6+ Kf8 36.Nh7+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Titled Tue 23rd Jan Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.23"] [Round "11"] [White "Kazakouski,Valery"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2593"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A13"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 d5 4.b3 Be7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O b6 7.Nc3 Bb7 8.Bb2 d4 9.Nb5 c5 10.e3 a6 11.Na3 Nc6 12.exd4 cxd4 13.Nxd4 Nxd4 14.Bxb7 Ra7 15.Bg2 Rd7 16.Re1 h5 17.Nb1 h4 18.Nc3 hxg3 19.hxg3 Nf5 20.Qf3 Rd3 21.Qb7 Bc5 22.Kf1 Qd4 23.Nd1 Nxg3+ 24.Kg1 Qh4 25.Ne3 Rxd2 26.Bxf6 Qxf6 27.Qf3 Qxf3 28.Bxf3 Nf5 29.Nxf5 Bxf2+ 30.Kf1 exf5 31.Red1 Rxd1+ 32.Rxd1 Bc5 33.Rd7 Re8 34.Bd5 Re7 35.Rd8+ Kh7 36.Ra8 a5 37.Rb8 g5 38.a3 Kg7 39.b4 axb4 40.axb4 Bxb4 41.Rxb6 Bc5 42.Rb5 Bd4 43.c5 Re3 44.c6 Rc3 45.Rb4 Be5 46.Rb3 Rxb3 47.Bxb3 g4 48.Bc2 Kf6 49.Ke2 Kg5 50.Bb3 f6 51.Be6 f4 52.Kd3 f3 53.Ke4 Bc7 54.Bc8 Kh4 55.Bd7 Kg3 56.Bc8 f2 57.Ba6 Kg2 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 30th Jan Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.30"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Bettalli,Francesco"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2300"] [ECO "B27"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.c3 d5 4.exd5 Qxd5 5.d4 Nc6 6.Na3 cxd4 7.Nb5 Qd8 8.Bf4 e5 9.Nxe5 Qe7 10.Qe2 Kd8 11.O-O-O Be6 12.Nxd4 Nxd4 13.Rxd4+ Kc8 14.Nc6 bxc6 15.Qa6+ Qb7 16.Rd8+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 30th Jan Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.30"] [Round "1"] [White "Javakhishvili,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2433"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D02"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 c6 4.Bg2 Bg4 5.O-O Nbd7 6.c4 e6 7.Qb3 Qb6 8.c5 Qxb3 9.axb3 Be7 10.b4 O-O 11.Bf4 Ne4 12.h3 Bh5 13.g4 Bg6 14.Nc3 f6 15.Rfe1 Rfe8 16.Nh4 Bf7 17.Nf3 g5 18.Bh2 Bg6 19.b5 Nxc3 20.bxc6 bxc6 21.bxc3 a5 22.Ra2 e5 23.Rea1 Bd8 24.h4 h6 25.hxg5 hxg5 26.Bf1 Bc7 27.Nd2 Reb8 28.e4 Bf7 29.exd5 Bxd5 30.Bc4 Bxc4 31.Nxc4 Rb7 32.dxe5 Nxe5 33.Nxe5 fxe5 34.Re2 a4 35.Bxe5 Re8 36.Rae1 Bxe5 37.Rxe5 Rxe5 38.Rxe5 Ra7 39.Rxg5+ Kf7 40.Re5 a3 41.Re1 a2 42.Ra1 Ke6 43.f4 Kd5 44.Kf2 Kc4 45.f5 Kxc3 46.g5 Kb2 47.Rxa2+ Kxa2 48.f6 Rf7 49.Kf3 Kb3 50.Ke4 Kc4 51.Ke5 Kxc5 52.Ke6 Rf8 53.g6 Re8+ 54.Kd7 Ra8 55.f7 Kd5 56.g7 Ra7+ 57.Ke8 Ke6 58.Kd8 Kxf7 59.Kc8 Kxg7 60.Kb8 Rf7 61.Kc8 c5 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 30th Jan Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.30"] [Round "2"] [White "Melikyan,Gnel"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2238"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B90"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e5 7.Nf3 Be7 8.Bc4 O-O 9.O-O Nc6 10.a3 Be6 11.Qe2 Rc8 12.Ba2 Bxa2 13.Rxa2 d5 14.exd5 Nxd5 15.Nxd5 Qxd5 16.Raa1 f5 17.Rfd1 Qe6 18.Bg5 e4 19.Bxe7 Qxe7 20.Nd4 Ne5 21.b3 Rc3 22.Rd2 Qf6 23.Rad1 h6 24.Qe1 Rfc8 25.a4 Kh7 26.Qe2 Qg6 27.Kh1 f4 28.Qe1 f3 29.g3 Ng4 30.Qf1 Qh5 31.h3 e3 32.fxe3 Nxe3 33.Qf2 Qxh3+ 34.Kg1 Ng4 35.Qf1 f2+ 36.Rxf2 Rxg3+ 37.Rg2 Qh2+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 30th Jan Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.30"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Vlassov,N"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2299"] [ECO "A22"] 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 e4 4.Nd4 c6 5.d3 exd3 6.e4 d5 7.cxd5 cxd5 8.e5 Ne4 9.Bxd3 Nxc3 10.bxc3 Nc6 11.O-O Be7 12.Re1 O-O 13.Qh5 g6 14.Qh6 Re8 15.e6 f5 16.Nxf5 Bf8 17.Qh3 gxf5 18.Bxf5 Qc7 19.Bf4 Qg7 20.Re3 Kh8 21.Rg3 Qe7 22.Bg5 Qg7 23.Bf6 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 30th Jan Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.30"] [Round "3"] [White "Nigalidze,G"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2373"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D30"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.cxd5 exd5 4.Nc3 c6 5.Nf3 Bf5 6.g3 Nf6 7.Bg2 Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.Nh4 Be6 10.Nf3 Nbd7 11.Qc2 h6 12.Bf4 Rc8 13.Rac1 Re8 14.Rfd1 a5 15.h3 b5 16.g4 Nb6 17.e3 a4 18.Ne5 Nc4 19.b3 axb3 20.axb3 Nxe5 21.dxe5 Nd7 22.e4 d4 23.Rxd4 Qb6 24.Rdd1 Ba3 25.Ra1 Bc5 26.Bg3 Bd4 27.Kh2 g5 28.f4 gxf4 29.Bxf4 Bxe5 30.Qd2 Qc7 31.Rf1 Nc5 32.Rab1 Rcd8 33.Qe3 Nd3 34.Bxe5 Qxe5+ 35.Kh1 Qxc3 36.Rbd1 b4 37.Qxh6 Nf2+ 38.Kg1 Rxd1 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 30th Jan Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.30"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Postny,E"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2597"] [ECO "D15"] 1.c4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.Nc3 a6 5.Qc2 g6 6.Bg5 dxc4 7.e3 b5 8.a4 Bb7 9.Bxf6 exf6 10.Be2 Bg7 11.Qe4+ Qe7 12.O-O f5 13.Qxe7+ Kxe7 14.Ne1 Nd7 15.Nc2 Rhc8 16.Bf3 Kd6 17.Rfd1 Kc7 18.g3 Nb6 19.Kg2 Bf8 20.h4 b4 21.a5 Nd5 22.Na4 Rab8 23.Nc5 Bxc5 24.dxc5 Ba8 25.Rd4 c3 26.b3 Rb5 27.Bxd5 cxd5 28.Nxb4 Bb7 29.c6 Bxc6 30.Rc1 Rxa5 31.Rxc3 Kb7 32.Rc1 Rb5 33.Nd3 Bd7 34.Rb1 Rc3 35.b4 Kb6 36.Ra1 Rc4 37.Nc5 Rxd4 38.exd4 Bc8 39.Ra4 a5 40.bxa5+ Rxa5 41.Rxa5 Kxa5 42.Kf3 Kb4 43.Ke3 Kc4 44.Nd3 f6 45.Nf4 Bd7 46.Nd3 Bc8 47.Nc5 Kc3 48.Na4+ Kb4 49.Nc5 Kc4 50.f3 Kb5 51.Nd3 Kc4 52.Nf4 Bd7 53.Nd3 Bc8 54.Nc5 Kb5 55.Kd3 Kb4 56.Ke3 Kc4 57.Nd3 Kc3 58.Nf4 Kc4 59.Ne2 Bd7 60.Nf4 Bc8 61.Ne2 Bd7 62.Nc1 Bc8 63.Nd3 Bd7 64.Nc5 Bc8 65.Na4 Kb5 66.Nb2 Kb4 67.Nd3+ Kc4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Titled Tue 30th Jan Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.30"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Klymchuk,Andriy"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2405"] [ECO "A30"] 1.c4 c5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.e3 O-O 6.Nge2 d6 7.O-O Nc6 8.d4 cxd4 9.exd4 a6 10.h3 Rb8 11.Be3 e5 12.Qd2 Re8 13.Rad1 exd4 14.Nxd4 Ne5 15.b3 Bd7 16.Bg5 Qc8 17.Kh2 b5 18.cxb5 axb5 19.Rc1 Qa6 20.Bxf6 Bxf6 21.Nd5 Bg7 22.f4 Qa7 23.Rc7 Qxd4 24.Qxd4 Ng4+ 25.hxg4 Bxd4 26.Rxd7 Re2 27.g5 Kf8 28.Kh3 Rc8 29.Nf6 h6 30.Bd5 Re7 31.Rxe7 Kxe7 32.Re1+ Kf8 33.Nd7+ Kg7 34.Re7 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 30th Jan Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.30"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Injac,Teodora"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2439"] [ECO "B90"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Be3 Nc6 8.Qe2 Bd7 9.Bb3 Na5 10.f4 b5 11.e5 Nxb3 12.axb3 dxe5 13.fxe5 Nd5 14.Nxd5 exd5 15.O-O Be7 16.e6 Bxe6 17.Nxe6 fxe6 18.Qh5+ Kd7 19.Rf7 Qe8 20.Bg5 g6 21.Qf3 Rf8 22.Rf1 Rxf7 23.Qxf7 Qxf7 24.Rxf7 Re8 25.Rxh7 Kd6 26.Bd2 Bf6 27.c3 b4 28.Ra7 bxc3 29.Rxa6+ Kd7 30.bxc3 Rc8 31.Ra7+ Kd6 32.Bf4+ e5 33.Ra6+ Ke7 34.Bd2 e4 35.Ra7+ Ke6 36.Ra6+ Ke7 37.c4 dxc4 38.bxc4 Rxc4 39.Kf2 Rc2 40.Ke1 Be5 41.g3 Kf7 42.Ra4 e3 43.Bxe3 Rxh2 44.g4 Rg2 45.Kf1 Rc2 46.Re4 Bf6 47.g5 Bb2 48.Bf2 Rc1+ 49.Kg2 Rc2 50.Kf3 Ba3 51.Be3 Bc5 52.Bf4 Be7 53.Kg4 Ra2 54.Rc4 Rb2 55.Rc7 Ke6 56.Rc6+ Kf7 57.Kf3 Rb3+ 58.Kg4 Rb2 59.Rc3 Ra2 60.Kf3 Rb2 61.Kg4 Ra2 62.Kf3 Rb2 63.Kg4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Titled Tue 30th Jan Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.30"] [Round "5"] [White "Bortnyk,Olexandr"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2608"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B22"] 1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nf3 e6 6.cxd4 d6 7.Bc4 Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.Qe2 b6 10.Rd1 Nc6 11.Nbd2 dxe5 12.dxe5 Na5 13.Bb5 Bd7 14.Ne4 Bxb5 15.Qxb5 Rc8 16.Bg5 Bxg5 17.Nfxg5 Nc4 18.Nf3 a6 19.Qxa6 Nxb2 20.Rd4 Rc2 21.Ne1 Qc8 22.Qa3 Nf4 23.Nxc2 Qxc2 24.Nf6+ gxf6 25.Rxf4 f5 26.Qg3+ Kh8 27.Qh4 Nd3 28.Qf6+ Kg8 29.Qg5+ Kh8 30.Qf6+ Kg8 31.Rf3 f4 32.h4 Qb2 33.Qg5+ Kh8 34.Rd1 Nxe5 35.Qf6+ Kg8 36.Rxf4 Qe2 37.Rfd4 Ng6 38.Qg5 f6 39.Qg3 e5 40.Rd7 Kh8 41.f3 Rg8 42.Rd8 Nf8 43.Qf2 Qc4 44.Qxb6 Qf4 45.Qf2 e4 46.fxe4 Qe5 47.Qf5 Qb2 48.Qf2 Qe5 49.R1d5 Qe6 50.Qf5 Qb6+ 51.Kh2 Qb2 52.Rd2 Qb6 53.a4 Ng6 54.Rxg8+ Kxg8 55.Qc8+ Kg7 56.Qd7+ Kh6 57.Qd6 Qe3 58.Qd3 Qf4+ 59.g3 Qc7 60.Qe3+ Kg7 61.Qd4 Ne5 62.Kg2 Qa5 63.Rc2 Kg6 64.Qf2 Qb4 65.Qf5+ Kg7 66.Rc7+ Nf7 67.Qd5 Qb2+ 68.Kh3 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 30th Jan Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.30"] [Round "5"] [White "Ehlvest,J"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2528"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B51"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Nd7 4.a4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.O-O Bg7 7.a5 O-O 8.a6 bxa6 9.Bxa6 Qb6 10.Qe2 Bxa6 11.Rxa6 Qb7 12.b3 Rfc8 13.Ra2 Ne8 14.Na4 Nc7 15.d3 Ne6 16.Be3 Nd4 17.Qd1 Nxf3+ 18.Qxf3 Ne5 19.Qh3 Nc6 20.Rc1 Nb4 21.Ra3 Rc6 22.Bd2 Ra6 23.Bxb4 cxb4 24.Ra2 Bd4 25.Qh6 Rc8 26.Re1 Rac6 27.Re2 Qb5 28.h4 Qe5 29.Qg5 Qxg5 30.hxg5 Kg7 31.g3 f6 32.gxf6+ Kxf6 33.Kf1 h5 34.Ke1 g5 35.Kd1 h4 36.gxh4 gxh4 37.f4 h3 38.Rh2 Rh8 39.Ke2 Bg1 40.Rh1 h2 41.Kd2 Rh4 42.f5 Rc8 43.Nb2 Rg8 44.Nc4 Bd4 45.Ke2 Rg1 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 30th Jan Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.30"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Ghasi,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2509"] [ECO "A10"] 1.c4 g6 2.Nc3 Bg7 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 O-O 5.d3 d6 6.Rb1 a5 7.a3 c6 8.e4 d5 9.cxd5 cxd5 10.exd5 Nbd7 11.Nge2 Ne5 12.d4 Nc4 13.O-O Bf5 14.Ra1 Qb6 15.Na4 Qa7 16.Nec3 Rad8 17.b3 Nd6 18.Re1 Rfe8 19.h3 Bc8 20.Bf4 Bd7 21.Rc1 Nb5 22.Nxb5 Bxb5 23.Nc3 Qb6 24.Be5 Rc8 25.Nxb5 Qxb5 26.a4 Qb4 27.Qf3 Bh6 28.Rcd1 Rc3 29.Qe2 Rd8 30.d6 Rxd6 31.Bxd6 Qxd6 32.Qxe7 Qxe7 33.Rxe7 Rxb3 34.Rxb7 Ra3 35.d5 Rxa4 36.d6 Bf8 37.d7 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 30th Jan Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.30"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Czopor,Maciej"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2353"] [ECO "B40"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.b3 Nc6 4.Bb2 a6 5.c4 Nf6 6.Nc3 e5 7.g3 g6 8.Bg2 Bg7 9.O-O O-O 10.d3 d6 11.Ne1 Nd4 12.Nc2 Rb8 13.Ne3 b5 14.f4 bxc4 15.dxc4 exf4 16.gxf4 Re8 17.Qd3 Bb7 18.Rae1 Nh5 19.Ncd5 Bxd5 20.Nxd5 Qh4 21.Bc3 f5 22.Bd2 fxe4 23.Bxe4 Rf8 24.Kh1 Kh8 25.Rg1 Rbe8 26.Ref1 Nf6 27.Be1 Qh6 28.Nxf6 Bxf6 29.Bg3 Re7 30.f5 gxf5 31.Bxf5 Be5 32.Bg4 Rxf1 33.Bxe5+ Rxe5 34.Qxf1 Qg7 35.Be6 Rg5 36.Rxg5 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 30th Jan Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.30"] [Round "7"] [White "So,W"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2757"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C02"] 1.d4 e6 2.e4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Qb6 6.a3 c4 7.Nbd2 Na5 8.h4 Bd7 9.h5 O-O-O 10.Rb1 Kb8 11.g3 Nh6 12.Bh3 Be7 13.O-O g5 14.Nh2 Rhg8 15.Ng4 Nxg4 16.Bxg4 h6 17.Re1 Rdf8 18.Nf3 Qb3 19.Qxb3 Nxb3 20.Be3 Ba4 21.Nh2 Na5 22.Rbc1 Nb3 23.Rcd1 b5 24.Bh3 a5 25.Ng4 b4 26.axb4 axb4 27.Kh2 Kc7 28.f4 gxf4 29.Bxf4 Bg5 30.Rf1 bxc3 31.bxc3 Bxf4 32.Rxf4 Rg5 33.Nf6 Ra8 34.g4 Nc5 35.Ra1 Nd3 36.Rff1 Nxe5 37.dxe5 Rxe5 38.Ra3 Bc6 39.Rxa8 Bxa8 40.Ng8 Re2+ 41.Kg3 d4 42.cxd4 c3 43.Nxh6 c2 44.Nxf7 Be4 45.Ne5 Rd2 46.Rc1 Rd1 47.Rxc2+ Bxc2 48.g5 Kd6 49.g6 Ke7 50.h6 Rxd4 51.h7 Rd8 52.Nc6+ Kf6 53.Nxd8 Kg7 54.Nf7 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 30th Jan Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.30"] [Round "7"] [White "Martin Fuentes,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2376"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B23"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 e6 3.d3 Nc6 4.g3 g6 5.Bg2 Bg7 6.Be3 d6 7.Qd2 Nd4 8.Nd1 Ne7 9.c3 Ndc6 10.Bh6 O-O 11.h4 f6 12.Bxg7 Kxg7 13.f4 h5 14.Ne3 d5 15.Nf3 dxe4 16.dxe4 Qxd2+ 17.Nxd2 Bd7 18.O-O-O Rad8 19.Ndc4 e5 20.Nd6 Bc8 21.f5 b6 22.fxg6 Kxg6 23.Nxc8 Nxc8 24.Bh3 N8e7 25.Bf5+ Kf7 26.g4 Rh8 27.g5 fxg5 28.hxg5 Rxd1+ 29.Kxd1 Ng6 30.Nd5 Nce7 31.Ke2 Nxd5 32.exd5 Nf4+ 33.Ke3 Nxd5+ 34.Ke4 Ne7 35.Kxe5 Kg7 36.Rd1 Nxf5 37.Kxf5 Rf8+ 38.Ke4 Kg6 39.Rd7 h4 40.Rd6+ Kxg5 41.Rd7 Kg6 42.Rd6+ Rf6 43.Rd8 Kg5 44.Rh8 Rh6 45.Rg8+ Rg6 46.Rh8 Kg4 47.Ke3 Kg3 48.Ke2 h3 49.Kf1 h2 50.a4 Rf6+ 51.Ke2 Rf4 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 30th Jan Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.30"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Cubas,Jo"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2427"] [ECO "C02"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Qb6 6.Be2 Nh6 7.Bxh6 gxh6 8.Qd2 cxd4 9.cxd4 Bg7 10.O-O O-O 11.Nc3 f6 12.exf6 Bxf6 13.Rad1 Bg7 14.Rfe1 Bd7 15.Bb5 Rf5 16.Bxc6 Qxc6 17.Ne5 Bxe5 18.Rxe5 Rxe5 19.dxe5 Kg7 20.Ne2 Rf8 21.Nd4 Qc7 22.Qe3 Rf7 23.h3 a5 24.Rc1 Qd8 25.f4 Kh8 26.f5 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 30th Jan Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.30"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Aronian,L"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2725"] [ECO "A22"] 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 e4 4.Nd4 Nc6 5.Nc2 Bc5 6.g3 O-O 7.Bg2 Re8 8.O-O d6 9.Ne3 Bxe3 10.fxe3 Bg4 11.b3 Bh5 12.Bb2 Bg6 13.Rf4 Nh5 14.Rxe4 Bxe4 15.Nxe4 Ne5 16.Qf1 Qd7 17.Bh3 Qc6 18.d3 b5 19.g4 Nf6 20.Nxf6+ gxf6 21.Bg2 Qd7 22.Bxa8 Rxa8 23.Qxf6 bxc4 24.bxc4 Rb8 25.Bxe5 dxe5 26.Qg5+ Kf8 27.Qxe5 Qxg4+ 28.Kh1 Rb6 29.Qxc7 Rg6 30.Qd8+ Kg7 31.Qd4+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 30th Jan Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.30"] [Round "9"] [White "Firouzja,Alireza"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2759"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D02"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.O-O O-O 6.a4 c5 7.dxc5 Na6 8.Be3 Ne4 9.c3 Naxc5 10.Nbd2 Qc7 11.Nxe4 dxe4 12.Nd4 Bd7 13.Nb5 Bxb5 14.axb5 Rfd8 15.Qb1 Nb3 16.Qxe4 Nxa1 17.Rxa1 b6 18.Qc6 Rac8 19.Bf4 e5 20.Bg5 Rd6 21.Qxc7 Rxc7 22.Bc6 f5 23.f3 Kf7 24.Be3 Ke6 25.Kg2 Rd8 26.Ra6 Bf6 27.b4 g5 28.c4 Rb8 29.c5 Bd8 30.g4 f4 31.Bf2 Rg7 32.Be4 h6 33.Ra2 Kf6 34.Rd2 Bc7 35.Rc2 Re7 36.h4 Kg7 37.hxg5 hxg5 38.Rc1 bxc5 39.Bxc5 Rf7 40.Bd5 Rxb5 41.Bxf7 Kxf7 42.Bxa7 Bb6 43.Bxb6 Rxb6 44.Rc4 Ke6 45.Kf2 Kd5 46.Rc8 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 30th Jan Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.30"] [Round "9"] [White "Oganian,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2434"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B51"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Nd7 4.d4 cxd4 5.Qxd4 a6 6.Bxd7+ Bxd7 7.c4 Nf6 8.Nc3 g6 9.O-O Bg7 10.Qd3 O-O 11.Nd4 Rc8 12.b3 Ng4 13.Bb2 Ne5 14.Qd2 Rxc4 15.bxc4 Nxc4 16.Qe2 Nxb2 17.Qxb2 Bxd4 18.Rad1 Bg7 19.Qb3 Bc6 20.f3 e6 21.Ne2 Qa5 22.Qe3 d5 23.Nd4 Bxd4 24.Rxd4 dxe4 25.fxe4 Qxa2 26.h4 e5 27.Rd2 Qc4 28.Re1 Qe6 29.h5 gxh5 30.Rf2 Kh8 31.Ref1 Qg6 32.Rf5 Rg8 33.R1f2 f6 34.Qf3 Qg4 35.Rxf6 Bxe4 36.Qxg4 hxg4 37.Re2 Bg6 38.Rxe5 Ra8 39.Re7 a5 40.Rxb7 a4 41.Rfb6 Bc2 42.Rb8+ Rxb8 43.Rxb8+ Kg7 44.Rb6 h5 45.g3 Bb3 46.Ra6 Kf7 47.Kf2 Kg7 48.Ke3 Bc4 49.Rxa4 Bd5 50.Ra5 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 30th Jan Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.30"] [Round "10"] [White "Gholami Orimi,Mahdi"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2470"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D35"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3 Bf5 7.Qf3 Bg6 8.Bxf6 Qxf6 9.Qxf6 gxf6 10.Nf3 a5 11.Nh4 Bb4 12.Rc1 Nd7 13.a3 Be7 14.Ne2 f5 15.Nf3 Ra6 16.Nf4 Rb6 17.Rc2 Bd6 18.g3 Ke7 19.h4 Bxf4 20.gxf4 Bh5 21.Nd2 Nf6 22.f3 Ne8 23.Rg1 Nd6 24.Bd3 h6 25.Kf2 Kf6 26.b3 Re8 27.Rc5 Ra8 28.e4 fxe4 29.fxe4 dxe4 30.Rxh5 exd3 31.Rxh6+ Ke7 32.Re1+ Kd7 33.Rxd6+ Kxd6 34.Nc4+ Kc7 35.Re7+ 1-0 [Event "Chessable Masters Play-In"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.31"] [Round "1"] [White "Nasuta,G"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2563"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B40"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Nxc6 bxc6 7.e5 Nd5 8.Ne4 Bb7 9.Be2 c5 10.O-O Qc7 11.Nd6+ Bxd6 12.exd6 Qc6 13.f3 Qb6 14.c4 Nb4 15.Be3 a5 16.Qa4 Qxd6 17.Qb5 Qe5 18.Qxc5 Qxb2 19.Rfe1 Nc2 20.Rab1 Qc3 21.Bg5 f6 22.Red1 Bc6 23.Bf4 Qa3 24.Qxa3 Nxa3 25.Rb2 Ba4 26.Rdd2 e5 27.Be3 Rc8 28.Bc5 Rxc5 29.Rb8+ Kf7 30.Rxh8 Nxc4 31.Bxc4+ Rxc4 32.Ra8 Rc5 33.Ra7 Bc6 34.Kf2 g5 35.Ke3 h5 36.Kd3 Ke6 37.Rc2 e4+ 38.Kd2 e3+ 39.Kc1 e2 0-1 [Event "Chessable Masters Play-In"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.31"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Drygalov,Andrey"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2475"] [ECO "A13"] 1.c4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e3 Nf6 4.d4 b6 5.Nc3 Bd6 6.b3 O-O 7.Bb2 a6 8.Be2 Bb7 9.O-O Nbd7 10.a4 c5 11.h3 cxd4 12.exd4 dxc4 13.bxc4 e5 14.a5 exd4 15.Nxd4 bxa5 16.Ne6 fxe6 17.Qxd6 Re8 18.Rfd1 Rc8 19.Bf1 Qb6 20.Ba3 Qxd6 21.Bxd6 Nc5 22.Rxa5 Nce4 23.Nxe4 Nxe4 24.Bb4 Red8 25.Rb1 Rd7 26.Ra2 Kf7 27.Be1 Rc6 28.f3 Nf6 29.Ra5 Ne8 30.Bf2 Nd6 31.Rd1 Ke8 32.c5 Nf5 33.Rxd7 Kxd7 34.Bd3 h5 35.Ra4 Ke7 36.g4 hxg4 37.hxg4 Nh6 38.Be4 Rc7 39.Bxb7 Rxb7 40.Rxa6 Nf7 41.c6 Rb1+ 42.Kg2 Rc1 43.Ra7+ Kf6 44.c7 e5 45.Bb6 Nd6 46.Ra8 Rc2+ 47.Kg3 Ke7 48.Rg8 Kf7 49.Rd8 Ke6 50.Ba5 Rc4 51.Kh4 Nf5+ 52.Kg5 Ne7 53.Bb6 Rc6 54.Rb8 Kf7 55.Kh4 Ke6 56.Kg3 Rc3 57.Kf2 Kd7 58.Rd8+ Ke6 59.Ke2 Rc6 60.Rb8 Kd7 61.Ba5 Nc8 62.Kd3 Rc5 63.Ra8 g6 64.Ra6 g5 65.Bd2 Rxc7 66.Rg6 Rc5 67.Bxg5 1-0 [Event "Chessable Masters Play-In"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.31"] [Round "3"] [White "Neiksans,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2588"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A05"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 b5 3.Bg2 Bb7 4.Na3 b4 5.Nc4 a5 6.O-O e6 7.d3 d5 8.Nce5 Be7 9.a3 O-O 10.axb4 axb4 11.Rxa8 Bxa8 12.b3 Nbd7 13.Bb2 Bb7 14.Qa1 c5 15.Qa4 Qc7 16.Ra1 Bd6 17.Nxd7 Nxd7 18.Qa2 h6 19.Nd2 Be5 20.Qb1 Bc3 21.Nf3 d4 22.Bxc3 bxc3 23.Ra7 Qb6 24.Qa1 Rb8 25.Qa3 e5 26.Nh4 Bxg2 27.Kxg2 Qc6+ 28.Nf3 e4 29.dxe4 Re8 30.Qa5 Nf6 31.e5 Nd5 32.Ra6 Qc8 33.Rd6 Nb4 34.Nxd4 Qb7+ 35.Nf3 Rxe5 36.Qd8+ Kh7 37.Rd7 Rd5 38.Rxb7 Rxd8 39.Rc7 Nxc2 40.Rxc5 Rb8 41.Rxc3 Nb4 42.Nd4 Rb7 43.e3 Na2 44.Rc4 Nb4 45.h4 g6 46.g4 Kg7 47.Kg3 Nd3 48.Rc3 Nb4 49.Kf3 Nd5 50.Rc5 Nf6 51.g5 hxg5 52.hxg5 Nd7 53.Rd5 Rc7 54.b4 Nb6 55.Rc5 Rd7 56.Rb5 Nd5 57.Rb8 Nc3 58.b5 Rd5 59.Kg4 Ne4 60.f4 Nd6 61.Rd8 Nc4 62.Rxd5 Nxe3+ 63.Kf3 Nxd5 64.Ke4 Nb6 65.Ke5 Kf8 66.Kd6 f6 67.Kc6 Na4 68.b6 Nxb6 69.Kxb6 Ke7 70.Kc5 1-0 [Event "Chessable Masters Play-In"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.01.31"] [Round "4"] [White "Kevlishvili,Robby"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2531"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B90"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.h4 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.Bg5 Be6 9.Bxf6 Bxf6 10.g3 O-O 11.Qd2 Nc6 12.O-O-O Rc8 13.Kb1 b5 14.Bh3 Be7 15.Nd5 Bxh3 16.Rxh3 Qd7 17.Rhh1 Bd8 18.Ne3 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 6th Feb Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.02.06"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Rodgers,Jack"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2043"] [ECO "B27"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.c3 Bg7 4.d4 cxd4 5.cxd4 d5 6.e5 Bg4 7.Bb5+ Nd7 8.O-O a6 9.Bxd7+ Qxd7 10.Nc3 e6 11.h3 Bxf3 12.Qxf3 Ne7 13.Bg5 O-O 14.Rad1 b5 15.Bf6 Rfc8 16.h4 Nc6 17.h5 Na5 18.Bxg7 Kxg7 19.Qf6+ Kf8 20.Rd3 Qd8 21.Qh8+ Ke7 22.Qxh7 gxh5 23.Rf3 Qg8 24.Qxh5 Nc4 25.Rg3 Qh8 26.Qg5+ Kd7 27.Qf4 Qh7 28.Rh3 Qg7 29.b3 Na5 30.Rf3 Rf8 31.Rc1 Rac8 32.Ne2 Rxc1+ 33.Nxc1 Nc6 34.Nd3 Qg6 35.Nc5+ Kc8 36.Qc1 Kb8 37.Nd7+ Kc7 38.Nxf8 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 6th Feb Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.02.06"] [Round "2"] [White "Sadovsky,Artem"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2276"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A05"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.e3 c5 3.b3 g6 4.Bb2 Bg7 5.Be2 O-O 6.O-O Nc6 7.c4 b6 8.d4 cxd4 9.Nxd4 Bb7 10.Nc3 Nxd4 11.exd4 d5 12.c5 bxc5 13.dxc5 Ne4 14.Nxe4 Bxb2 15.Rb1 Ba3 16.b4 dxe4 17.Qb3 Qd2 18.Bc4 Bxb4 19.Qxb4 Qxb4 20.Rxb4 Bc6 21.Bb5 Rab8 22.Rfb1 Rfd8 23.Kf1 Bd5 24.c6 Rdc8 25.Rc1 Bxc6 26.Ke1 e3 27.fxe3 Bxg2 28.Rxc8+ Rxc8 29.Be2 Bd5 30.Ra4 Rc7 31.Ra5 Be6 32.Kd2 Kg7 33.a3 Kf6 34.e4 g5 35.Ke3 h6 36.e5+ Kg7 37.Bd3 h5 38.Kd4 g4 39.Ke3 h4 40.Kf4 Rc3 41.Be4 Rc4 42.Ke3 g3 43.hxg3 h3 44.Rxa7 Rxe4+ 45.Kxe4 h2 46.Rxe7 h1=Q+ 47.Kf4 Qf1+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 6th Feb Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.02.06"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Yurasov,Matfey"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2178"] [ECO "C42"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d3 Nc6 4.g3 d5 5.exd5 Nxd5 6.Bg2 Be7 7.O-O O-O 8.Re1 f6 9.c3 Nb6 10.a4 a5 11.d4 exd4 12.Nxd4 Nxd4 13.cxd4 Bb4 14.Nc3 c6 15.Qb3+ Kh8 16.Be3 Re8 17.d5 c5 18.Bf4 Rxe1+ 19.Rxe1 Bf5 20.d6 Bg6 21.Re7 Nd7 22.Qe6 Nf8 23.Qd5 Rb8 24.h4 Nd7 25.h5 Be8 26.h6 g5 27.Be4 Nf8 28.Qxg5 fxg5 29.Be5+ Kg8 30.Rg7+ Kh8 31.Rxg5+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 6th Feb Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.02.06"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Chen,Ryo"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2317"] [ECO "A16"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 O-O 5.d3 d6 6.Rb1 a5 7.a3 e5 8.b4 axb4 9.axb4 c6 10.b5 Re8 11.bxc6 bxc6 12.Bg5 Qa5 13.Bd2 Be6 14.Nf3 Qc7 15.O-O Nbd7 16.Ng5 Bf5 17.h3 h6 18.e4 Be6 19.Nxe6 Rxe6 20.f4 Ree8 21.f5 Reb8 22.Kh2 Rxb1 23.Qxb1 Nc5 24.Be3 Qa5 25.Qc2 Rb8 26.fxg6 fxg6 27.Ne2 Qa4 28.Qxa4 Nxa4 29.Ra1 Nb2 30.Nc1 Bf8 31.Bf3 Nd7 32.Bg4 Nc5 33.Bxc5 dxc5 34.Be6+ Kg7 35.Ra7+ Kf6 36.Bg4 h5 37.Be2 Bh6 38.Na2 Rd8 39.Ra6 Rd6 40.Nc3 Nxd3 41.Nd5+ Ke6 42.Bxd3 cxd5 43.exd5+ Ke7 44.Ra7+ Kf6 45.Rc7 e4 46.Bxe4 Ke5 47.Bg2 Kd4 48.Bf1 Rf6 49.Kg2 Be3 50.g4 Rf2+ 51.Kg3 Rxf1 52.Kh4 hxg4 53.Kxg4 Rg1+ 54.Kf3 Rf1+ 55.Ke2 Rf2+ 56.Ke1 Kd3 57.Ra7 Rh2 58.Ra3+ Ke4 59.d6 Rd2 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 6th Feb Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.02.06"] [Round "5"] [White "Golubev,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2461"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B40"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.a3 Be7 7.Nxc6 bxc6 8.e5 Nd5 9.Qg4 O-O 10.Bh6 g6 11.Qd4 Qa5 12.Bd2 Qb6 13.Qxb6 axb6 14.Nxd5 exd5 15.Bd3 f6 16.Bc3 fxe5 17.Bxe5 Re8 18.O-O Bf8 19.Rfe1 b5 20.Bc3 Bb7 21.Rxe8 Rxe8 22.Re1 Kf7 23.Rxe8 Kxe8 24.Kf1 d6 25.h4 Bc8 26.b3 Be7 27.h5 Kf7 28.hxg6+ hxg6 29.a4 bxa4 30.bxa4 c5 31.a5 d4 32.Bd2 d5 33.Bb5 c4 34.a6 Bc5 35.Bc6 Ke6 36.Bb4 Ba7 37.Be8 g5 38.Bb5 g4 39.g3 Kf5 40.Ke2 Ke4 41.Be8 d3+ 42.cxd3+ cxd3+ 43.Kd2 Bf5 44.Bc6 Bxf2 45.Bd6 Be3+ 46.Kd1 Bc8 47.Bb7 Bd7 48.Bf4 Ba4+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 6th Feb Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.02.06"] [Round "6"] [White "Nasuta,G"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2558"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B92"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.Be3 Be6 9.Nd5 Nxd5 10.exd5 Bf5 11.O-O Nd7 12.f4 exf4 13.Bxf4 O-O 14.Qd2 Re8 15.Kh1 Be4 16.Bf3 Bf6 17.c3 Bxf3 18.Rxf3 Ne5 19.Rff1 Nc4 20.Qf2 Qb6 21.Qxb6 Nxb6 22.Bxd6 Nxd5 23.Rfe1 Ne3 24.Kg1 Nc4 25.Bg3 Nxb2 26.Rxe8+ Rxe8 27.Nc5 Bxc3 28.Nxb7 Nd3 29.Rd1 Nb4 30.a4 h5 31.Kf1 Nc2 32.Bf2 Ne3+ 33.Bxe3 Rxe3 34.Rd6 Re1+ 35.Kf2 Rb1 36.Nc5 a5 37.Ne4 Bb4 38.Rd7 f6 39.Rd5 h4 40.Kf3 Ra1 41.Kg4 Rxa4 42.Kf5 Kh7 43.Rd7 Kh6 44.Rd8 g6+ 45.Kxf6 Be7+ 46.Kxe7 Rxe4+ 47.Kf6 Rf4+ 48.Ke5 Kg5 49.Rf8 Rxf8 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 6th Feb Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.02.06"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Woodward,Andy"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2501"] [ECO "B90"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.a4 e5 7.Nf3 Be7 8.Bg5 Be6 9.Bxf6 Bxf6 10.Nd5 Nd7 11.Bc4 O-O 12.O-O Nb6 13.Nxf6+ Qxf6 14.Bxe6 Qxe6 15.a5 Nd7 16.Qd2 Nf6 17.Rfe1 Rfd8 18.Qb4 d5 19.exd5 Nxd5 20.Qb3 f6 21.g3 Qc6 22.Rad1 Kf8 23.Rd3 Ne7 24.Nxe5 Qe8 25.Nc4 Qc6 26.Nb6 Rxd3 27.Qxd3 Re8 28.Qxh7 Ng8 29.Rxe8+ Qxe8 30.Qd3 Qe1+ 31.Kg2 Qxa5 32.Qd8+ Kf7 33.Qd7+ Kg6 34.Nd5 Nh6 35.Qxb7 Qe1 36.Ne3 Qa5 37.b4 Qe5 38.Qd5 Qe7 39.c3 Qc7 40.c4 Kh7 41.b5 axb5 42.cxb5 Nf7 43.Qe4+ Kg8 44.Nd5 Qd6 45.Qe8+ Kh7 46.Qxf7 Qe5 47.Nxf6+ Kh6 48.Ng4+ Kg5 49.Nxe5 Kh6 50.Qg6+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 6th Feb Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.02.06"] [Round "8"] [White "Hong,Andrew"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2542"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A45"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bf4 c5 4.e3 cxd4 5.exd4 Bd7 6.Nf3 e6 7.Nb5 Bxb5 8.Bxb5+ Nc6 9.c3 Bd6 10.Bg5 O-O 11.O-O Qc7 12.Bd3 Ne4 13.Bc1 f5 14.g3 Rae8 15.Nh4 Qf7 16.Ng2 Kh8 17.f3 Nf6 18.Bf4 Bxf4 19.Nxf4 g5 20.Ng2 f4 21.Qd2 Nh5 22.g4 Nf6 23.h4 h6 24.Rae1 Kg7 25.Kf2 e5 26.dxe5 Nxe5 27.Bf5 Qc7 28.Kg1 Qb6+ 29.Kh2 Nc4 30.Qd4 Qxd4 31.cxd4 Nxb2 32.Rb1 Re2 33.Rfc1 Rf7 34.Kg1 Rfe7 35.Re1 b6 36.Rxb2 Rxe1+ 37.Nxe1 Rxe1+ 38.Kf2 Rc1 39.Re2 gxh4 40.Kg2 Kf7 41.Kh3 Rh1+ 42.Kg2 Rd1 43.Rc2 Rxd4 44.Rc7+ Kf8 45.Rxa7 Rd2+ 46.Kh3 Rf2 47.Be6 Rxf3+ 48.Kxh4 Ne4 49.Bxd5 Re3 50.Rf7+ Ke8 51.Rxf4 Ng5 52.Kh5 Rh3+ 53.Kg6 Ke7 54.Rb4 Kd6 55.Bb3 Kc5 56.Rf4 Rh2 57.Rf5+ Kb4 58.Rf6 Ka5 59.Kg7 Ne4 60.Rxh6 Rg2 61.Rg6 Nc5 62.Bd5 Rd2 63.Rg5 Kb4 64.Rf5 b5 65.g5 Rd3 66.g6 Ka3 67.Kf7 Rg3 68.g7 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 6th Feb Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.02.06"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Shirov,A"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2660"] [ECO "C44"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.g3 Nf6 4.d3 d5 5.exd5 Nxd5 6.Bg2 Be7 7.O-O O-O 8.Re1 Bf6 9.Nbd2 Bg4 10.h3 Bh5 11.c3 Re8 12.a4 Bg6 13.Ne4 Be7 14.a5 a6 15.Qb3 Rb8 16.Nh4 Bxh4 17.gxh4 Nf4 18.Bxf4 exf4 19.d4 Qxh4 20.Nd2 Bh5 21.Qxb7 Ne7 22.Qxa6 Rxb2 23.Qd3 Bg6 24.Qe2 Bh5 25.Nf3 Rxe2 26.Nxh4 Nc8 27.Rxe2 Bxe2 28.Bc6 Rd8 29.Re1 Ba6 30.Nf5 Kf8 31.Rb1 g6 32.Nh4 Ne7 33.Be4 g5 34.Nf3 f5 35.Bc2 h6 36.Ne5 Rd5 37.Rb8+ Kg7 38.Re8 Nc8 39.Bb3 Rxa5 40.Rg8+ Kh7 41.Rd8 Nb6 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 13th Feb Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.02.13"] [Round "1"] [White "Jovic,Sta"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2097"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A25"] 1.c4 e5 2.g3 Nc6 3.Bg2 g6 4.Nc3 Bg7 5.Nf3 d6 6.O-O f5 7.d3 Nf6 8.Rb1 O-O 9.b4 a6 10.a4 h6 11.b5 axb5 12.axb5 Ne7 13.e4 g5 14.exf5 Bxf5 15.Ne1 Qc8 16.f4 exf4 17.gxf4 gxf4 18.Bxf4 Ng6 19.Bd2 Nh4 20.Nd5 Nxd5 21.Bxd5+ Kh7 22.Qh5 c6 23.Qxh4 cxd5 24.Bb4 Qe6 25.Nf3 Qg6+ 26.Kh1 Bxd3 27.Rg1 Bxb1 28.Rxg6 Bxg6 29.Ng5+ Kg8 30.Bxd6 hxg5 31.Qxg5 Be4+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 13th Feb Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.02.13"] [Round "1"] [White "Zakarian,D"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2292"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "E11"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Nbd2 b6 5.a3 Bxd2+ 6.Bxd2 Bb7 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bxf6 Qxf6 9.Qc2 Bxf3 10.exf3 Qxd4 11.Rd1 Qe5+ 12.Be2 Nc6 13.O-O Nd4 14.Rxd4 Qxd4 15.Rd1 Qe5 16.Qd3 O-O 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 13th Feb Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.02.13"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Le Ruyet,L"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2229"] [ECO "B89"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Be3 a6 8.Qe2 Bd7 9.Bb3 b5 10.O-O-O Na5 11.a3 Nxb3+ 12.Nxb3 Rc8 13.Bd2 Qb6 14.Rhe1 Be7 15.g4 h6 16.f4 a5 17.e5 dxe5 18.fxe5 Nh7 19.Be3 Qc7 20.Nxb5 Bxb5 21.Qxb5+ Kf8 22.Re2 a4 23.Nc5 Ng5 24.Rd7 Qxe5 25.Qb7 Re8 26.Rxe7 Rxe7 27.Qc8+ Re8 28.Nd7+ Ke7 29.Bc5+ Qxc5 30.Qxc5+ Kxd7 31.Rd2+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 13th Feb Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.02.13"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Zakrzewski,Mare"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2294"] [ECO "B01"] 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 c6 6.Bd2 Bf5 7.Bc4 e6 8.Nd5 Qd8 9.Nxf6+ gxf6 10.O-O Nd7 11.Re1 Be7 12.a4 Qc7 13.a5 Rg8 14.b4 a6 15.Bf1 Nf8 16.c4 Ng6 17.g3 h5 18.Bg2 h4 19.d5 hxg3 20.hxg3 Bg4 21.Qb3 cxd5 22.cxd5 e5 23.b5 Qd6 24.Ra4 f5 25.Bb4 Qf6 26.d6 Bxd6 27.Bxd6 Qxd6 28.bxa6 bxa6 29.Nxe5 Nxe5 30.Bxa8 Kf8 31.Qb4 Qxb4 32.Rxb4 Nf3+ 33.Bxf3 Bxf3 34.Rb8+ Kg7 35.Rxg8+ Kxg8 36.Re5 Be4 37.Rc5 Kg7 38.Kf1 Kf6 39.Ke2 Kg5 40.Ke3 Bg2 41.f3 Kg6 42.Rc6+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 13th Feb Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.02.13"] [Round "3"] [White "Tomiello,Lucas Costamilan"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2280"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C11"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3 Be7 8.Qd2 a6 9.Be2 b5 10.a3 O-O 11.O-O Rb8 12.dxc5 Nxc5 13.Nd4 Qc7 14.Nxc6 Qxc6 15.Bf3 Ne4 16.Bxe4 dxe4 17.Qf2 b4 18.axb4 Rxb4 19.Nd1 Bb7 20.c3 Rb3 21.Bd4 Qb5 22.Rb1 e3 23.Nxe3 Be4 24.c4 Qc6 25.Rbc1 Rd8 26.Rfd1 h5 27.c5 Rd3 28.Rxd3 Bxd3 29.Nd1 h4 30.h3 Bf5 31.b4 Rb8 32.Bc3 a5 33.Ne3 axb4 34.Nxf5 exf5 35.Bb2 Rd8 36.Kh2 Rd3 37.Rc2 b3 38.Rd2 Bxc5 39.Qe2 Rxd2 40.Qxd2 Be7 41.Qd3 Qc2 42.Qxf5 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 13th Feb Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.02.13"] [Round "3"] [White "Halkias,S"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2508"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A40"] 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Bb4+ 3.Bd2 Bxd2+ 4.Qxd2 Nf6 5.Nc3 d5 6.Nf3 O-O 7.g3 dxc4 8.Bg2 Nc6 9.O-O Rb8 10.Rfd1 b5 11.Qc2 Nb4 12.Qc1 Bb7 13.a3 Bxf3 14.Bxf3 Nbd5 15.e4 Nxc3 16.bxc3 Qe7 17.a4 b4 18.cxb4 Rxb4 19.Qc2 e5 20.Rab1 Rxb1 21.Qxb1 exd4 22.Rxd4 Qc5 23.Rd1 h5 24.Qb5 Qa3 25.Qf5 c3 26.e5 Ng4 27.e6 c2 28.exf7+ Kh8 29.Bxg4 c1=Q 30.Rxc1 Qxc1+ 31.Kg2 hxg4 32.Qe5 Qc6+ 33.Kg1 Rxf7 34.Qh5+ Kg8 35.Qxg4 Qc1+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 13th Feb Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.02.13"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Csonka,B"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2480"] [ECO "B12"] 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.h4 h5 5.Bd3 Bxd3 6.Qxd3 Qa5+ 7.c3 e6 8.b4 Qb5 9.Qxb5 cxb5 10.a4 bxa4 11.Rxa4 Ne7 12.Bg5 Nc8 13.Nd2 Nb6 14.Ra2 N8d7 15.Ngf3 a6 16.Ke2 f6 17.Bf4 Rc8 18.Kd3 Kf7 19.Rb1 Be7 20.b5 axb5 21.Rxb5 Rc6 22.g3 Rhc8 23.Rb3 fxe5 24.Bxe5 Nc4 25.Bf4 b6 26.Ra7 Nf6 27.Ke2 Nxd2 28.Ne5+ Ke8 29.Bxd2 Rd6 30.f3 Nd7 31.Nxd7 Rxd7 32.Rxd7 Kxd7 33.Rxb6 g6 34.Kd3 Bd6 35.Bf4 Bxf4 36.gxf4 Rf8 37.Rb7+ Kd6 38.Ke3 Rc8 39.Rb3 Rc7 40.Ra3 Ke7 41.Rb3 Kf6 42.Ra3 Rc8 43.Kd3 Kf5 44.Ra6 Rc7 45.Rb6 Rc8 46.Rd6 Rc7 47.Rd8 Kf6 48.Rf8+ Kg7 49.Re8 Kf7 50.Rd8 Kf6 51.Rf8+ Ke7 52.Ra8 Kf6 53.Rb8 Kf7 54.Rb4 Kf6 55.Rb5 Kf5 56.Rb8 Kf6 57.Rg8 Kf7 58.Rh8 Kg7 59.Rd8 Kf6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Titled Tue 13th Feb Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.02.13"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Korchmar,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2438"] [ECO "B67"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 Bd7 7.Qd2 a6 8.O-O-O e6 9.f3 Be7 10.Kb1 Nxd4 11.Qxd4 Qc7 12.h4 b5 13.g4 O-O 14.Bd3 b4 15.Ne2 Rfc8 16.h5 h6 17.Bc1 Bb5 18.g5 e5 19.Qe3 hxg5 20.Ng3 Nh7 21.Nf5 Bf6 22.Qe2 Nf8 23.h6 g6 24.Ne3 Bc6 25.Bc4 Kh7 26.Nd5 Bxd5 27.Bxd5 Rab8 28.Rdg1 Qe7 29.Qxa6 Ne6 30.Be3 Nf4 31.Bb3 d5 32.exd5 e4 33.fxe4 Qe5 34.Bc1 Bh8 35.Re1 Rc7 36.d6 Rd7 37.Rd1 Rbd8 38.Qc4 Ne6 39.Rd5 Qf6 40.Rf1 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 13th Feb Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.02.13"] [Round "5"] [White "Postny,E"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2597"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "E10"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 Bd6 6.Bg2 O-O 7.O-O c6 8.Qc2 Nbd7 9.a4 a5 10.Nc3 dxc4 11.Rfd1 Qe7 12.Bg5 h6 13.Bxf6 Nxf6 14.Nd2 e5 15.d5 cxd5 16.Nxd5 Nxd5 17.Bxd5 Bg4 18.Qxc4 h5 19.Ne4 Bb4 20.Kg2 Rac8 21.Qb5 Rc2 22.f3 Bf5 23.b3 h4 24.Rac1 h3+ 25.Kf2 Rfc8 26.Rxc2 Rxc2 27.Qxb7 Bc5+ 28.Kf1 Qxb7 29.Bxb7 Be3 30.Bd5 Kf8 31.Nf2 Ke7 32.g4 Bc8 33.Bc4 g6 34.Nxh3 f5 35.gxf5 gxf5 36.Nf2 Bd4 37.Bd3 Rc3 38.Bc4 Kf6 39.Rd3 Rc1+ 40.Rd1 Rc2 41.Kg2 Bb7 42.Kf1 Kg5 43.Nd3 Kh4 44.Ne1 Rc3 45.Rb1 e4 46.fxe4 Bxe4 47.Rd1 Be5 48.Nd3 Bf4 49.Kf2 Bxh2 50.Rc1 Bg3+ 51.Kg1 Rxc1+ 52.Nxc1 Bf4 53.Nd3 Be3+ 54.Kf1 Kg3 55.Ke1 f4 56.Kd1 Bd4 57.Ne1 Kf2 58.Nd3+ Ke3 59.Ne1 Bc3 60.Nc2+ Kf2 61.Bb5 Bg2 62.Bc4 Bf1 63.Bb5 Bg2 64.Bc4 Bc6 65.Bd3 Bd5 66.Bc4 Be4 67.Bb5 f3 68.exf3 Bxf3+ 69.Kc1 Be4 70.Kd1 Kf3 71.Bc4 Kf2 72.Bb5 Bf3+ 73.Kc1 Bg4 74.Na3 Bf5 75.Nc2 Kf3 76.Bc4 Kf2 77.Na3 Be4 78.Nb5 Bb4 79.Kd1 Ke3 80.Kc1 Bf3 81.Kc2 Be4+ 82.Kc1 Bf3 83.Kc2 Bg4 84.Kc1 Bf5 85.Nc7 Be4 86.Nd5+ Bxd5 87.Bxd5 Kd4 88.Bc4 Kc3 89.Kb1 Bc5 90.Kc1 Bb4 91.Kb1 Bc5 92.Kc1 Bb4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Titled Tue 13th Feb Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.02.13"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Caruana,F"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2804"] [ECO "C55"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.Re1 d6 7.a4 Be6 8.Nbd2 Bxc4 9.Nxc4 h6 10.c3 Re8 11.b4 a5 12.b5 Nb8 13.d4 exd4 14.cxd4 d5 15.exd5 Nxd5 16.Bd2 Bb4 17.Qb3 c6 18.Rxe8+ Qxe8 19.Re1 Qd8 20.Bxb4 axb4 21.Nce5 cxb5 22.axb5 Ra3 23.Qc2 Nd7 24.Qf5 N7f6 25.Nxf7 Kxf7 26.Ne5+ Kf8 27.h4 Ne7 28.Qe6 Qd5 29.Qb6 Ra8 30.h5 b3 31.Qc7 b2 32.Ng6+ Nxg6 33.hxg6 Kg8 34.g3 Kh8 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 13th Feb Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.02.13"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Leiva,G"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2398"] [ECO "B91"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.g3 e5 7.Nf3 Be7 8.Nh4 O-O 9.Bg2 Bg4 10.Bf3 Bh3 11.Nf5 Nc6 12.g4 Nd4 13.Rg1 Nxf5 14.gxf5 d5 15.Bh6 g6 16.Bxf8 Bxf8 17.Rg3 dxe4 18.Nxe4 Qa5+ 19.c3 Nxe4 20.Bxe4 Rd8 21.Qe2 Bxf5 22.Bxf5 Bg7 23.Bc2 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 13th Feb Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.02.13"] [Round "6"] [White "Kamsky,G"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2623"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D00"] 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 c5 3.e3 Nc6 4.c3 Nf6 5.Nd2 Bf5 6.Qb3 Na5 7.Qa4+ Bd7 8.Qc2 cxd4 9.exd4 Rc8 10.Ngf3 e6 11.Ne5 Nc6 12.Qb3 Nxe5 13.Bxe5 Bc6 14.Bd3 Be7 15.O-O O-O 16.Rae1 Qa5 17.a3 Nd7 18.Bg3 g6 19.Nf3 a6 20.h4 Bb5 21.Bxb5 Qxb5 22.Qxb5 axb5 23.Ne5 Nb6 24.Nd3 h5 25.f3 Nc4 26.Re2 Bf6 27.Kh2 Be7 28.Kh3 Rfe8 29.Bf4 Bd6 30.Bg5 Be7 31.Bxe7 Rxe7 32.g4 hxg4+ 33.fxg4 Kg7 34.Nf4 Ree8 35.g5 Nd6 36.Kg4 Nf5 37.h5 gxh5+ 38.Nxh5+ Kg6 39.Nf4+ Kg7 40.Nh5+ Kg6 41.Rh1 Rh8 42.Nf4+ Kg7 43.Reh2 Rxh2 44.Rxh2 Ne3+ 45.Kf3 Nf5 46.Kg4 Ne3+ 47.Kf3 Nf5 48.Nd3 Nd6 49.Ne5 Nc4 50.Kf4 Nxe5 51.Kxe5 Rc6 52.Rh6 Ra6 53.Rf6 Rc6 54.Rf2 Ra6 55.Rh2 Ra8 56.Rh6 Ra6 57.Rh2 Rc6 58.Rh6 Ra6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Titled Tue 13th Feb Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.02.13"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Goltsev,Dmitry"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2215"] [ECO "C02"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Nge7 6.Na3 Nf5 7.Nc2 h5 8.Bd3 cxd4 9.cxd4 Be7 10.O-O g5 11.Be3 g4 12.Nd2 a6 13.Nb3 Rg8 14.Rc1 h4 15.Bxf5 exf5 16.Bf4 Be6 17.Qd2 Rc8 18.Ne3 Qb6 19.Qd3 Qb5 20.Qb1 h3 21.Nxf5 hxg2 22.Rfe1 Kd7 23.Nd6 Bxd6 24.exd6 b6 25.Rxe6 Kxe6 26.Re1+ Kf6 27.Qh7 Rce8 28.Be5+ Nxe5 29.dxe5+ Rxe5 30.Qh6+ Rg6 31.Qf4+ Rf5 32.Qd4+ Kg5 33.Qe3+ Kh5 34.Nd4 Re6 35.Nxb5 Rxe3 36.fxe3 d4 37.Nxd4 Rd5 38.Kxg2 Rxd6 39.Rf1 f6 40.Rf5+ Kg6 41.Rf4 Kg5 42.Kg3 Rd5 43.Rxg4+ Kh6 44.Rf4 Kg6 45.h4 Re5 46.Kf3 Rc5 47.Rg4+ Kf7 48.Rg7+ Kf8 49.Rf7+ Kxf7 50.Kf4 Rc1 51.Ke4 Rh1 52.Nf3 Ke6 53.Nd4+ Kf7 54.Nf5 Rh2 55.b4 Rxa2 56.Kd5 Rb2 57.Kc4 a5 58.b5 a4 59.Kc3 a3 60.Nd6+ Ke6 61.Nc4 Rh2 62.Nxa3 Rxh4 63.Nc4 Rh5 64.Nxb6 Rxb5 65.Nc4 Rh5 66.Kd4 Rh4+ 67.Kd3 f5 68.Nd2 Rh8 69.Nf3 Kf6 70.Nd4 Ra8 71.Ke2 Kg5 72.Kf3 Ra6 73.Ne2 Rh6 74.Nf4 Rh1 75.Ne6+ Kf6 76.Nf4 Rf1+ 77.Ke2 Ra1 78.Kf3 Ke5 79.Nd3+ Ke6 80.Nf4+ Kf6 81.Nd3 Ra3 82.Nf4 Rb3 83.Nd5+ Kg5 84.Nf4 Rb6 85.Nd5 Rd6 86.Nf4 Kh4 87.Ng2+ Kh3 88.Nf4+ Kh2 89.Nh5 Rh6 90.Ng7 Rf6 91.Kf4 Kg2 92.Nxf5 Ra6 93.e4 Kf2 94.e5 Ke2 95.e6 Rxe6 96.Nd4+ Kd3 97.Nxe6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Titled Tue 13th Feb Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.02.13"] [Round "7"] [White "Paravyan,D"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2612"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C02"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Bd7 6.Be2 Nge7 7.O-O cxd4 8.cxd4 Nf5 9.Nc3 a6 10.a3 Rc8 11.Bf4 Be7 12.g4 Nh4 13.Nxh4 Bxh4 14.Rc1 O-O 15.Na4 f6 16.exf6 Bxf6 17.Bd6 Nxd4 18.Rxc8 Qxc8 19.Nb6 Qc6 20.Nxd7 Qxd7 21.Bxf8 Kxf8 22.g5 Nxe2+ 23.Qxe2 Bxg5 24.Re1 Ke7 25.Qg4 Bf6 26.Qb4+ Kf7 27.Rc1 e5 28.Qb3 b5 29.Rd1 Qg4+ 30.Kf1 Qc4+ 31.Qxc4 dxc4 32.Rd6 e4 33.Rxa6 Bxb2 34.Ke2 Bd4 35.Ra5 c3 36.Rxb5 Ke6 37.Rb7 Kd6 38.a4 Bxf2 39.Rb3 Bd4 40.a5 Kc5 41.a6 Kc4 42.Rb7 c2 43.Rc7+ Kb3 44.Kd2 e3+ 45.Kd3 e2 46.Kxe2 Kb2 47.Kd2 c1=Q+ 48.Rxc1 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 13th Feb Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.02.13"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Kacprzak,Kacper"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2280"] [ECO "B91"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.g3 e6 7.Bg2 Be7 8.Be3 O-O 9.Qe2 Qc7 10.f4 Bd7 11.O-O-O Nc6 12.Kb1 Nxd4 13.Bxd4 Bc6 14.g4 b5 15.g5 Nd7 16.Qh5 Rfd8 17.Rd3 Nf8 18.Rg1 Rac8 19.f5 b4 20.Bxg7 bxc3 21.Bxc3 e5 22.f6 Ne6 23.Rh3 Bxf6 24.gxf6 Kf8 25.Qxh7 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 13th Feb Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.02.13"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Dragnev,Valentin"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2571"] [ECO "B12"] 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.dxc5 Nc6 5.f4 e6 6.Be3 Nge7 7.Nf3 Nf5 8.Bf2 Be7 9.Bd3 O-O 10.O-O f6 11.Nbd2 fxe5 12.fxe5 Bd7 13.c3 Qc7 14.Qe2 Rf7 15.b4 Raf8 16.Nb3 g5 17.Rae1 g4 18.Nfd4 Nfxd4 19.Nxd4 Rg7 20.Nxc6 bxc6 21.Bd4 Qd8 22.Rxf8+ Qxf8 23.Rf1 Qe8 24.a4 h5 25.b5 Qd8 26.Qf2 Be8 27.b6 axb6 28.cxb6 Rf7 29.Qe3 Bg5 30.Qe1 Qe7 31.Rxf7 Bxf7 32.Qb1 c5 33.b7 cxd4 34.b8=Q+ Kg7 35.cxd4 Be3+ 36.Kh1 g3 37.Qf1 Bf2 38.hxg3 Bxd4 39.Qf6+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 13th Feb Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.02.13"] [Round "9"] [White "Galaktionov,Artem"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2305"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D45"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 c6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.b3 O-O 8.Be2 b6 9.O-O Bb7 10.Bb2 Rc8 11.Rfe1 c5 12.dxc5 Nxc5 13.Rad1 Qe7 14.Qb1 dxc4 15.Bxc4 Nfe4 16.Nb5 Bb8 17.Bf1 Nxf2 18.Kxf2 Be4 19.Qa1 Bxf3 20.Kxf3 Qb7+ 21.Ke2 Qe4 22.Rd4 Qg6 23.h3 Ne4 24.Qb1 Qh5+ 25.g4 Qxb5+ 26.Kf3 Ng5+ 27.Kf2 Qc6 28.Bg2 Qc7 29.Kf1 Qg3 30.Qd1 f5 31.Ba3 fxg4+ 32.Bxf8 Rxf8+ 33.Ke2 Qxg2+ 34.Kd3 gxh3 35.Rg1 Qf3 36.Qe1 h2 37.Rh1 Qf5+ 38.Kc3 Nf3 39.Qe2 Nxd4 40.exd4 Qf3+ 41.Qxf3 Rxf3+ 42.Kc4 Rf2 43.Kb5 Rg2 44.Re1 Rg1 45.Rxe6 h1=Q 46.Re8+ Kf7 47.Rxb8 Qd5+ 48.Ka6 Ra1 49.a4 Kg6 50.Rb7 Qxb3 51.Kxa7 Rxa4+ 52.Kb8 Qg8+ 53.Kc7 Qf7+ 54.Kb8 Qe8+ 55.Kc7 Qe7+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 13th Feb Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.02.13"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Prohaszka,P2"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2578"] [ECO "B12"] 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.h4 h5 5.Bd3 Bxd3 6.Qxd3 Qa5+ 7.c3 Qa6 8.Qxa6 Nxa6 9.e6 fxe6 10.Nf3 Nh6 11.Bf4 g6 12.Nbd2 Nf7 13.O-O-O Bh6 14.Bxh6 Rxh6 15.Rde1 Nc7 16.Nb3 b6 17.Kc2 Kd7 18.Nc1 Rf8 19.Nd3 Nd8 20.Re2 Ne8 21.Ng5 Kd6 22.Rhe1 Nc7 23.b4 Rf6 24.Kb3 Rh8 25.g3 Rhf8 26.a4 Nb7 27.Nh7 c5 28.Ne5 c4+ 29.Kc2 Rg8 30.f4 Nd8 31.b5 Rf5 32.Nf3 Nf7 33.Nhg5 Nxg5 34.hxg5 Rff8 35.Nh4 Ra8 36.Rb1 a6 37.bxa6 Rxa6 38.Rb2 Kc6 39.Rb4 Kd7 40.Re1 Kc6 41.Reb1 Ne8 42.Nf3 Nc7 43.Ne5+ Kb7 44.Nd7 Rd8 45.Nc5+ Ka7 46.Nxa6 Nxa6 47.Rxb6 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 13th Feb Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.02.13"] [Round "10"] [White "Xiong,Jeffery"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2659"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D43"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 c6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.e3 Bd6 8.Bd3 dxc4 9.Bxc4 Nd7 10.O-O O-O 11.Ne4 Qe7 12.Nxd6 Qxd6 13.Qb3 b6 14.Rfd1 Bb7 15.a4 Rab8 16.a5 b5 17.Be2 Qe7 18.Rac1 Rfc8 19.Ne5 Nxe5 20.dxe5 c5 21.f3 c4 22.Qc3 Rd8 23.Rd4 Rxd4 24.Qxd4 a6 25.Rd1 Bd5 26.e4 Bc6 27.Qd6 Qb7 28.Qc5 Rc8 29.Qd4 Qc7 30.Qc3 Rd8 31.Rxd8+ Qxd8 32.b3 cxb3 33.Qxc6 Qd2 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 13th Feb Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.02.13"] [Round "10"] [White "Nepomniachtchi,I"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2758"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B90"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.Nxc6 bxc6 8.b3 g6 9.Bb2 Bg7 10.O-O O-O 11.Na4 Ng4 12.Bxg7 Kxg7 13.h3 Ne5 14.f4 Nxd3 15.Qxd3 f6 16.Rad1 Qc7 17.c4 c5 18.e5 dxe5 19.fxe5 Qxe5 20.Rfe1 Qc7 21.Qe3 e5 22.Qxc5 Qxc5+ 23.Nxc5 a5 24.Rd6 Ra7 25.Red1 g5 26.Kf2 h5 27.Ke3 Kg6 28.Ne4 Bf5 29.Rf1 Bxe4 30.Kxe4 g4 31.h4 Rc7 32.Rf5 a4 33.Rxe5 axb3 34.axb3 Rb8 35.Rg5+ Kf7 36.Rxh5 Re7+ 37.Kf4 Rxb3 38.Rh7+ Ke8 39.Rh8+ Kf7 40.Rh6 Rc7 41.Rh7+ Kg6 42.Rxc7 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 13th Feb Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.02.13"] [Round "11"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Han,Yichen"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2414"] [ECO "B45"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Nf6 6.a3 d5 7.Bb5 Bd7 8.exd5 Nxd4 9.Bxd7+ Qxd7 10.Qxd4 Nxd5 11.Nxd5 Qxd5 12.Qxd5 exd5 13.Be3 Kd7 14.O-O-O Kc6 15.Rd3 Be7 16.Rhd1 Rhd8 17.Rc3+ Kd6 18.Bf4+ Ke6 19.Re1+ Kf6 20.Rf3 Rd7 21.Bd6+ Kg6 22.Bxe7 Re8 23.Rg3+ Kf5 24.Rg5+ Kf4 25.Rge5 f6 26.Bxf6 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 13th Feb Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.02.13"] [Round "11"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Paravyan,D"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2612"] [ECO "A20"] 1.c4 e5 2.d3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.a3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Qc2 Bg4 7.Nbd2 Qd7 8.e3 O-O-O 9.h3 Bh5 10.b4 a6 11.Bb2 f6 12.Rc1 Kb8 13.Be2 Bxb4 14.axb4 Ndxb4 15.Qb1 Nxd3+ 16.Bxd3 Qxd3 17.Qxd3 Rxd3 18.Ne4 Rb3 19.Ba1 Nb4 20.O-O Nd3 21.Rb1 Rxb1 22.Rxb1 Bg6 23.Nfd2 Rd8 24.Rb3 b6 25.g4 a5 26.Kg2 Nb4 27.Bc3 c5 28.g5 fxg5 29.Nxg5 Kb7 30.Ndf3 a4 31.Ra3 b5 32.Nxe5 Bc2 33.Ne6 Rd5 34.Nf4 Rd1 35.Bb2 Bb3 36.Nf3 Nc2 0-1 [Event "Levitov Moscow CC Blitz m"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2024.02.16"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Grischuk,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2732"] [ECO "C50"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.d3 Nf6 5.O-O d6 6.c3 a6 7.Re1 Ba7 8.a4 O-O 9.b4 h6 10.Nbd2 Ne7 11.d4 exd4 12.cxd4 Nc6 13.Bb2 Nxb4 14.Qb3 a5 15.e5 d5 16.exf6 dxc4 17.Nxc4 Qxf6 18.Nxa5 Nc6 19.Nxc6 Qxc6 20.Rac1 Qb6 21.Qc3 Bf5 22.a5 Qb5 23.Re5 Qd7 24.Rce1 Rfe8 25.h3 Rxe5 26.Bc1 Rxa5 27.Bb2 Qd5 28.Ne5 Ra6 29.Nd7 Bb6 30.Ne5 Qc6 31.Nxc6 Bh7 32.d5 f6 33.Qg3 Kh8 34.Re7 Rg8 35.Rxg7 Rxg7 36.Bxf6 Bxf2+ 37.Qxf2 Rxc6 38.Kh2 Bf5 39.Qg3 1-0 [Event "Levitov Moscow CC Blitz m"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2024.02.16"] [Round "2"] [White "Grischuk,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2732"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A40"] 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Bb4+ 3.Nd2 c5 4.a3 Bxd2+ 5.Qxd2 cxd4 6.Nf3 Nf6 7.Nxd4 d5 8.cxd5 Qxd5 9.f3 e5 10.Nc2 Qb3 11.e4 Nc6 12.Qd3 Be6 13.Qxb3 Bxb3 14.Nb4 Nd4 15.Be3 O-O-O 16.Kf2 Kb8 17.Rc1 Rhe8 18.Rc3 a5 19.Nd3 a4 20.Nc5 Rc8 21.Nxb3 axb3 22.Bc4 b5 23.Bxf7 Rf8 24.Bxd4 Nxe4+ 25.fxe4 Rxf7+ 26.Ke2 exd4 27.Rxb3 Rc2+ 28.Kd3 Rxg2 29.Rxb5+ Ka7 30.Kxd4 Rd2+ 31.Kc3 Rff2 32.b4 Rde2 33.Rd1 Re3+ 34.Rd3 Rxd3+ 35.Kxd3 Rxh2 36.e5 Rh1 37.Kd4 Rd1+ 38.Ke4 Re1+ 39.Kf5 h5 40.Rd5 Kb6 41.Rd6+ Kb5 42.Rg6 Re3 43.Rxg7 Rxa3 44.Rh7 1-0 [Event "Levitov Moscow CC Blitz m"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2024.02.16"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Grischuk,A"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2732"] [ECO "C50"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.d3 Nf6 5.O-O d6 6.c3 a6 7.Re1 Ba7 8.a4 h6 9.Nbd2 g5 10.b4 Ne7 11.d4 Ng6 12.dxe5 dxe5 13.Qb3 O-O 14.Nf1 g4 15.N3d2 h5 16.Ne3 h4 17.Ndf1 Nf4 18.Ra2 Kg7 19.Nf5+ Bxf5 20.exf5 Qd6 21.Be3 Qc6 22.Bxf4 exf4 23.b5 Qc5 24.Kh1 Rae8 25.Rxe8 Rxe8 26.Bxf7 Re1 27.Qc4 Ne4 28.f6+ Kf8 29.Qd3 Kxf7 30.Qd7+ Kxf6 31.Qd8+ Kf7 32.Qd7+ Qe7 33.Qd5+ Qe6 34.Qh5+ Kg7 35.Kg1 0-1 [Event "Levitov Moscow CC Blitz m"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2024.02.16"] [Round "4"] [White "Grischuk,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2732"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C11"] 1.d4 e6 2.e4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bc5 9.Qd2 Bxd4 10.Bxd4 Nxd4 11.Qxd4 Qb6 12.Nb5 Qxd4 13.Nxd4 Ke7 14.h4 Nc5 15.h5 Bd7 16.Bd3 g5 17.fxg5 Rag8 18.Nf3 h6 19.Rh2 Ne4 20.gxh6 Rxh6 21.O-O-O Ng3 22.Rg1 Rg4 23.Kd2 d4 24.Ke1 Rxh5 25.Rh3 Bc6 26.Kf2 Rxh3 27.gxh3 Ne4+ 28.Bxe4 Rxe4 29.Rg4 Re3 30.Nxd4 Rxh3 31.Nxc6+ bxc6 32.Ra4 Rh2+ 33.Ke3 Rxc2 34.Rxa7+ Kf8 35.b4 Kg7 36.Kd3 Rb2 37.Kc3 Re2 38.Kd4 Kg6 39.a4 Rc2 40.a5 Rc1 41.Rc7 Rb1 42.Kc5 Rc1+ 43.Kd6 Rc4 44.Rb7 Kf5 45.a6 Rd4+ 46.Kxc6 Rd8 47.a7 Ra8 48.b5 1-0 [Event "Levitov Moscow CC Blitz m"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2024.02.16"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Grischuk,A"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2732"] [ECO "C50"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.d3 Nf6 5.O-O d6 6.c3 a6 7.Re1 Ba7 8.a4 h6 9.Be3 Bxe3 10.Rxe3 O-O 11.Nbd2 a5 12.h3 Re8 13.Bb5 Bd7 14.d4 exd4 15.cxd4 Nb4 16.Bxd7 Qxd7 17.Qb3 Qe6 18.d5 Qd7 19.Nd4 Kh7 20.Rae1 Nh5 21.Qd1 Nf4 22.Nc4 Ng6 23.Rg3 Rg8 24.Qd2 b6 25.b3 Rae8 26.f4 Na6 27.f5 Ne5 28.f6 g6 29.Ne3 Nc5 30.Ng4 Nxg4 31.Rxg4 Re5 32.Nf3 Rh5 33.e5 dxe5 34.Rxe5 Rxe5 35.Nxe5 Qf5 36.Nxf7 g5 37.d6 cxd6 38.Qxd6 Rg6 39.Ne5 Rxf6 40.Qe7+ Kg8 41.Rd4 Qf2+ 42.Kh2 Qxd4 43.Qxf6 Qf4+ 44.Qxf4 gxf4 45.Nc4 Nxb3 46.Nxb6 Kf7 47.g3 fxg3+ 48.Kxg3 Nc5 49.Kg4 Kg6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Levitov Moscow CC Blitz m"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2024.02.16"] [Round "6"] [White "Grischuk,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2732"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A40"] 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Bb4+ 3.Bd2 Bxd2+ 4.Qxd2 Nf6 5.Nc3 d5 6.e3 O-O 7.Nf3 Qe7 8.Rc1 Rd8 9.cxd5 exd5 10.Bd3 b6 11.O-O c5 12.b3 Nc6 13.Bb5 Bb7 14.Rfd1 Rac8 15.Qb2 cxd4 16.exd4 Qd6 17.Re1 h6 18.h3 Ne7 19.Bd3 Nc6 20.Bf5 Rb8 21.Nb5 Qf4 22.Bd3 Ne4 23.Re3 a6 24.Nc3 Ne7 25.Ne2 Qf6 26.Ng3 Ng6 27.Nxe4 dxe4 28.Bxe4 Bxe4 29.Rxe4 Nf4 30.Re3 Qg6 31.Ne1 Re8 32.Qd2 Qg5 33.Kh2 Rbd8 34.Rxe8+ Rxe8 35.g3 Nxh3 36.Qxg5 Nxg5 37.Rc6 Rd8 38.Kg2 Rxd4 39.Rxb6 a5 40.Nf3 Nxf3 41.Kxf3 a4 42.Ke3 Rd1 43.bxa4 h5 44.Rb3 Rd5 45.Ra3 Ra5 46.Kd4 g5 47.Kc4 h4 48.gxh4 gxh4 49.Kb4 Rh5 50.Rh3 Kg7 51.a5 Kg6 52.a6 Kg5 53.f3 Rh8 54.Ka5 Kf4 55.a7 Ke3 56.Rxh4 Ra8 57.Kb6 1-0 [Event "Levitov Moscow CC Blitz m"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2024.02.16"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Grischuk,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2732"] [ECO "C50"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.d3 Nf6 5.O-O d6 6.c3 a6 7.Re1 Ba7 8.a4 h6 9.b4 O-O 10.Nbd2 Ne7 11.h3 Be6 12.Bxe6 fxe6 13.Qb3 Nh5 14.Qxe6+ Kh7 15.Nf1 Ng6 16.d4 Ngf4 17.Bxf4 Nxf4 18.Qg4 Rf6 19.Ne3 Rg6 20.Qf5 Qe7 21.Nd5 Nxd5 22.exd5 Rf8 23.Qe4 Qf6 24.Nh4 Qxf2+ 25.Kh1 Rf6 26.Rf1 1-0 [Event "Levitov Moscow CC Blitz m"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2024.02.16"] [Round "8"] [White "Grischuk,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2732"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D35"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3 h6 7.Bh4 Be7 8.Bd3 O-O 9.Nge2 Re8 10.O-O a5 11.h3 Nh5 12.Bxe7 Qxe7 13.Qd2 Nd7 14.Rae1 Nb6 15.Nf4 Nf6 16.b3 Bd7 17.Rc1 Nc8 18.Na4 Nd6 19.Nb6 Nde4 20.Qb2 Rad8 21.Nxd7 Rxd7 22.a3 Rd6 23.b4 g5 24.Ne2 axb4 25.Qxb4 Rd7 26.Rc2 Ra8 27.Qxe7 Rxe7 28.Ra1 Ra5 29.Nc1 Nd6 30.Nb3 Ra7 31.a4 Nfe8 32.a5 Nc7 33.Rac1 Ncb5 34.Rb2 f5 35.Ra2 f4 36.exf4 gxf4 37.a6 Re8 38.Raa1 Rxa6 39.Rxa6 bxa6 40.Rxc6 Re1+ 41.Kh2 Ne4 42.Bxe4 dxe4 43.Rxa6 Re2 44.Kg1 Re1+ 45.Kh2 Re2 46.Kg1 Rb2 47.Nc5 e3 48.fxe3 fxe3 49.Nd3 Rb1+ 50.Kh2 Rd1 51.Nf4 Nxd4 52.Rxh6 e2 53.Nxe2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Levitov Moscow CC Blitz m"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2024.02.16"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Grischuk,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2732"] [ECO "C50"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.d3 Nf6 5.O-O O-O 6.h3 d6 7.c3 Bb6 8.a4 a5 9.Re1 Ne7 10.d4 Ng6 11.Nbd2 exd4 12.cxd4 d5 13.exd5 Nxd5 14.Ne4 c6 15.Qb3 Bc7 16.Bg5 f6 17.Bd2 Kh8 18.Bxd5 cxd5 19.Nc3 Ra6 20.Qxd5 Rd6 21.Qh5 b6 22.d5 Bb7 23.Nd4 Bxd5 24.Ndb5 Bc6 25.Be3 Rd7 26.Rad1 Be5 27.Rxd7 Qxd7 28.Rd1 Qb7 29.Nd6 Bxd6 30.Rxd6 Bxg2 31.Rxb6 Qa8 32.Qg4 Bf3 33.Qg3 Rd8 34.Kh2 Ne5 35.Bf4 Ng6 36.Bc7 Re8 37.Rb8 Rxb8 38.Bxb8 Bh1 39.Bc7 Qc6 40.Bxa5 Ne5 41.f4 Nc4 42.Bb4 Bf3 43.f5 h6 44.Bf8 Qb7 45.Bxg7+ Qxg7 46.Qxf3 Nxb2 47.Nd5 Nxa4 48.Qa3 Qf7 49.Qd6 Nb2 50.Nxf6 Nc4 51.Qd8+ Kg7 52.Ng4 Qxf5 53.Qd4+ Kg6 54.Qxc4 h5 55.Qc6+ Kg5 56.Qc1+ Kg6 57.Ne3 Qf4+ 58.Kg2 Qe4+ 59.Kg1 Qe5 60.Qc2+ Kg5 61.Qg2+ Kf4 62.Qh2+ 1-0 [Event "Levitov Moscow CC Blitz m"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2024.02.16"] [Round "10"] [White "Grischuk,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2732"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "E17"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7 6.O-O Qc8 7.Nc3 Ne4 8.Bd2 O-O 9.d5 Nxd2 10.Qxd2 Na6 11.h4 f5 12.Rac1 Qe8 13.Rfd1 Rd8 14.e3 c6 15.Qe2 Nc5 16.dxc6 Bxc6 17.Nd4 Bxg2 18.Kxg2 Bf6 19.b4 Ne4 20.Nxe4 fxe4 21.Qg4 Qf7 22.Rc2 Rc8 23.Qxe4 Bxd4 24.Rxd4 Rc7 25.Qf4 Qg6 26.Qxc7 Qxc2 27.Rf4 Rxf4 28.exf4 Qe4+ 29.Kg1 Qe1+ 30.Kg2 Qe4+ 31.Kg1 Qe1+ 32.Kg2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Kramnik-Esipenko Rapid"] [Site "Rostov-on-Don RUS"] [Date "2024.02.18"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Esipenko,Andrey"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2704"] [ECO "C84"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.d3 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.a3 O-O 9.Nc3 Rb8 10.Be3 h6 11.h3 Re8 12.Nd5 Bf8 13.Re1 Nxd5 14.Bxd5 Ne7 15.Ba2 Ng6 16.b4 Qf6 17.c3 Be6 18.a4 c5 19.Bxe6 Qxe6 20.axb5 axb5 21.Ra6 Ra8 22.Qa1 Rxa6 23.Qxa6 cxb4 24.cxb4 Qd7 25.Rc1 d5 26.Qc6 Qxc6 27.Rxc6 dxe4 28.dxe4 Bxb4 29.Rb6 h5 30.Rxb5 Bf8 31.g3 f6 32.Kg2 Kf7 33.h4 Re7 34.Ng1 Rc7 35.Ne2 Ne7 36.Rb3 Nc6 37.Rc3 Bd6 38.f4 Na5 39.Rxc7+ Bxc7 40.Kf3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Kramnik-Esipenko Rapid"] [Site "Rostov-on-Don RUS"] [Date "2024.02.18"] [Round "2"] [White "Esipenko,Andrey"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2704"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C02"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Bd7 6.Be2 Nge7 7.O-O cxd4 8.cxd4 Nf5 9.Nc3 a6 10.Kh1 Rc8 11.h3 h6 12.Rb1 b5 13.Ra1 Bb4 14.Bd3 Nh4 15.Be3 Nxf3 16.Qxf3 Bxc3 17.bxc3 O-O 18.g4 f6 19.Qg3 fxe5 20.dxe5 d4 21.cxd4 Nxd4 22.Be4 Ne2 23.Qg2 Nc3 24.Bb7 Rb8 25.f4 Rxb7 26.Qxb7 Nd5 27.Qa7 b4 28.Qd4 Bb5 29.Rfe1 h5 30.f5 hxg4 31.fxe6 Bc6 32.Kh2 Rf3 33.Qxg4 Nxe3 34.Rxe3 Qd2+ 0-1 [Event "Kramnik-Esipenko Rapid"] [Site "Rostov-on-Don RUS"] [Date "2024.02.18"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Esipenko,Andrey"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2704"] [ECO "C84"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.d3 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 O-O 9.h3 Na5 10.Bc2 c5 11.d4 d5 12.dxe5 Nxe4 13.Nbd2 Bf5 14.Re1 Nc6 15.Nf1 c4 16.Be3 Bg6 17.Nd4 Rc8 18.Bxe4 Bxe4 19.f4 Nxd4 20.Bxd4 Rc6 21.Ng3 Bd3 22.f5 Rh6 23.Re3 Bg5 24.Rxd3 cxd3 25.Qxd3 Re8 26.Rf1 Qc7 27.f6 g6 28.Qf3 Rh4 29.Nf5 gxf5 30.Qg3 h6 31.Rxf5 Kh8 32.Kh2 Qc8 33.Rxg5 hxg5 34.Qxg5 Rh7 35.Qf4 Rg8 36.Qf3 Qe6 37.b4 Rg5 38.Qf4 Rhh5 39.Qf3 Rxe5 40.g4 Re2+ 41.Kh1 Rh7 42.Kg1 Qe4 0-1 [Event "Kramnik-Esipenko Rapid"] [Site "Rostov-on-Don RUS"] [Date "2024.02.19"] [Round "4"] [White "Esipenko,Andrey"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2704"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C55"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.Nc3 d6 7.a3 h6 8.h3 Re8 9.Be3 Bf8 10.Re1 a6 11.Ba2 Be6 12.Bxe6 Rxe6 13.Nd5 Nb8 14.c4 Nbd7 15.b4 c6 16.Nc3 Re8 17.Rb1 g6 18.Qd2 Kh7 19.a4 Bg7 20.a5 Nh5 21.Qd1 Qe7 22.Na4 Qe6 23.Rc1 Rad8 24.b5 axb5 25.cxb5 d5 26.bxc6 bxc6 27.Qc2 Ra8 28.Bd2 dxe4 29.dxe4 Nf4 30.Nb6 Nxb6 31.axb6 Ra3 32.Bxf4 exf4 33.Qxc6 Rb3 34.Qxe6 Rxe6 35.Rc7 Rexb6 36.Rxf7 Rb1 37.Rxb1 Rxb1+ 38.Kh2 g5 39.g4 fxg3+ 40.Kxg3 Kg6 41.Rf5 Rb4 42.Ne5+ Bxe5+ 43.Rxe5 h5 44.f3 Rb3 45.Rf5 Ra3 46.Rb5 Kf6 47.h4 gxh4+ 48.Kf4 Kg6 49.Rb6+ Kg7 50.Rb1 Ra6 51.Rh1 Kg6 52.Rxh4 Rf6+ 53.Kg3 Kg5 54.f4+ Kg6 55.Rh1 Ra6 56.Rd1 Ra3+ 57.Kh4 Ra4 58.Rg1+ Kf6 59.Re1 Kg6 60.f5+ Kh6 61.Kg3 Kg5 62.Kf3 Ra3+ 63.Re3 Ra1 64.Rd3 Rf1+ 65.Ke2 Ra1 66.Rd8 h4 67.Kf3 Ra3+ 68.Kg2 h3+ 69.Kh2 Re3 70.Rg8+ Kh4 71.f6 Re2+ 72.Kh1 Re1+ 73.Rg1 Rxe4 74.Rf1 Re8 75.f7 Rf8 76.Kh2 Kh5 77.Kxh3 Kg6 78.Rf2 Rxf7 79.Rxf7 Kxf7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Kramnik-Esipenko Rapid"] [Site "Rostov-on-Don RUS"] [Date "2024.02.19"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Esipenko,Andrey"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2704"] [ECO "C50"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.d3 Nf6 5.O-O d6 6.c3 a5 7.Re1 Ba7 8.Na3 O-O 9.Nb5 Bb6 10.Be3 Bxe3 11.Rxe3 g6 12.d4 Qe7 13.h3 Nh5 14.Bf1 Nf4 15.Kh2 Kg7 16.g3 Nh5 17.c4 Nf6 18.Kg1 Re8 19.Bg2 h6 20.Rc1 b6 21.Nc3 Bb7 22.Nd5 Qd8 23.dxe5 dxe5 24.a3 Nd7 25.b4 axb4 26.axb4 Nf8 27.Rd3 Qb8 28.b5 Na5 29.c5 bxc5 30.Rxc5 Ne6 31.Rc1 c6 32.Nb6 cxb5 33.Nd7 Qa7 34.Nfxe5 Ng5 35.Rc7 Rac8 36.Qa1 1-0 [Event "Kramnik-Esipenko Rapid"] [Site "Rostov-on-Don RUS"] [Date "2024.02.19"] [Round "6"] [White "Esipenko,Andrey"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2704"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C50"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.O-O d6 6.c3 a6 7.Re1 Ba7 8.Nbd2 O-O 9.Nf1 h6 10.h3 Re8 11.Ng3 Na5 12.Bb3 Nxb3 13.axb3 d5 14.exd5 Qxd5 15.Be3 c5 16.Ra4 Be6 17.Rh4 e4 18.Nxe4 Nxe4 19.c4 Nxf2 20.Kxf2 Qd6 21.Bf4 Qf8 22.Rh5 f6 23.Nd2 g5 24.Bg3 Bf7 25.Ne4 Re6 26.Rf1 Rd8 27.Kg1 Rxe4 28.Rxf6 Re6 29.Rhxh6 Qxh6 30.Rxh6 Rxh6 31.Qf3 Bb8 32.Bxb8 Rxb8 33.Qg3 Re8 34.Qxg5+ Rg6 35.Qxc5 Re2 36.Qc8+ Kg7 37.Qxb7 Rxb2 38.d4 a5 39.Qe4 Rxb3 40.Qe5+ Kg8 41.Qxa5 Bxc4 42.Qd8+ Kg7 43.d5 Rb1+ 44.Kh2 Rb7 45.h4 Rf7 46.h5 Rg4 47.Kh3 Be2 48.Qe8 Rf2 49.d6 Rfxg2 50.Qe5+ Kh7 51.d7 Rg1 52.Qxe2 Rg8 53.d8=Q Rh1+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 20th Feb Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.02.20"] [Round "1"] [White "Grochal,J"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2255"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "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 h5 10.O-O-O Nbd7 11.Kb1 Rc8 12.Nd5 Bxd5 13.exd5 Nb6 14.Bxb6 Qxb6 15.c4 O-O 16.Bd3 e4 17.fxe4 Ng4 18.Qe2 Bf6 19.c5 Rxc5 20.h3 Ne5 21.Nxc5 Qxc5 22.Bc2 g6 23.g4 h4 24.Bb3 a5 25.Rhf1 Bg7 26.Qf2 Qb5 27.Qc2 Qb6 28.Qf2 Qb4 29.Qd4 Qxd4 30.Rxd4 Nxg4 31.Ra4 Ne5 32.Rxa5 Nd3 33.Rb5 Nxb2 34.Rf3 Rb8 35.Rb4 b5 36.a4 Be5 37.axb5 Rb6 38.Bc2 Kg7 39.Rxb2 Bxb2 40.Kxb2 Rxb5+ 41.Kc3 Rc5+ 42.Kd3 Ra5 43.Bb3 Ra1 44.Kc4 Re1 45.Bc2 Rc1 46.Rc3 Rg1 47.Kb5 Rg3 48.Rd3 Kf6 49.Kc6 Ke5 50.Kd7 f5 51.exf5 gxf5 52.Ke7 f4 53.Rd2 Rxh3 54.Ba4 Re3 55.Bd1 f3 56.Rh2 Kf4+ 57.Kxd6 Kg3 58.Rh1 f2 59.Rf1 Re1 60.Rxf2 Kxf2 61.Bg4 Kg3 62.Bd7 Kf4 63.Kc7 Rc1+ 64.Kb6 Ke5 65.Be6 Kd6 66.Kb5 Rc5+ 67.Kb4 Rxd5 68.Bh3 Rd3 69.Bc8 h3 70.Kc4 h2 71.Bb7 Rd1 72.Kc3 h1=Q 73.Bxh1 Rxh1 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 20th Feb Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.02.20"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Guerrero Olmos,S"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2374"] [ECO "C44"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.g3 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.Bg2 d6 6.c3 a6 7.O-O h6 8.Re1 O-O 9.b4 Ba7 10.a4 Ne7 11.h3 Ng6 12.Nbd2 Bd7 13.d4 Re8 14.Bb2 Nh7 15.Qc2 Qc8 16.Kh2 Ng5 17.Nxg5 hxg5 18.Nf1 Kh7 19.Ne3 Rh8 20.Nf5 Kg8 21.Rad1 Qe8 22.Qe2 Bxa4 23.Rd2 Bd7 24.Qg4 Qd8 25.Kg1 Qf6 26.Rd3 exd4 27.cxd4 Bxf5 28.Qxf5 Ne7 29.Qxf6 gxf6 30.e5 fxe5 31.dxe5 d5 32.e6 Rh7 33.Bf6 Re8 34.Bxg5 fxe6 35.Rxe6 c6 36.Rf3 Rf7 37.h4 Rxf3 38.Bxf3 Bb6 39.Bh5 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 20th Feb Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.02.20"] [Round "3"] [White "Masruri,R"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2281"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A45"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 c5 3.e3 g6 4.Nd2 Bg7 5.c3 O-O 6.Ngf3 cxd4 7.exd4 d6 8.h3 Nc6 9.Be2 Qc7 10.Bh2 e5 11.dxe5 dxe5 12.O-O Nh5 13.Bc4 h6 14.a4 Kh7 15.Re1 f5 16.Bd5 Nf4 17.Bxc6 bxc6 18.Nc4 Rd8 19.Qc2 Nd3 20.Re3 f4 21.Rxd3 Bf5 22.Ne1 Rxd3 23.Nxd3 Rd8 24.Rd1 Qd7 25.Rd2 Bxd3 26.Qd1 Qf5 27.Na5 Be2 28.Rxd8 Bxd1 29.Rxd1 Qc2 30.Rf1 Qxa4 31.b4 g5 32.Kh1 e4 33.g3 e3 34.fxe3 fxe3 35.Bg1 e2 36.Re1 Qd1 37.Bf2 Bxc3 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 20th Feb Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.02.20"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Tristan,L"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2515"] [ECO "B01"] 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.d4 Bf5 6.Bc4 e6 7.Bd2 Bb4 8.Nb5 Bxd2+ 9.Qxd2 Qxd2+ 10.Kxd2 Ne4+ 11.Ke3 Nd6 12.Nxd6+ cxd6 13.c3 Nd7 14.Rae1 h6 15.Kd2 Nb6 16.Bb3 Kd7 17.Nh4 Bh7 18.f4 g5 19.fxg5 hxg5 20.Nf3 Rag8 21.Rhf1 Bf5 22.d5 g4 23.Nd4 Rxh2 24.dxe6+ fxe6 25.Nxf5 Rxg2+ 26.Kc1 d5 27.Nd4 Rg6 28.Rf7+ Kd6 29.Rxb7 Nd7 30.Rxa7 Nc5 31.Bc2 Rh6 32.b4 Rxc2+ 33.Kxc2 Rh2+ 34.Re2 Rxe2+ 35.Nxe2 Ne4 36.Rg7 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 20th Feb Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.02.20"] [Round "5"] [White "Vachier Lagrave,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2732"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C53"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.a4 a5 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.Bg3 Qe7 10.Na3 Nh5 11.Nc2 Nf4 12.Rg1 Bb6 13.Ne3 Bxe3 14.fxe3 Ng6 15.Rf1 Be6 16.Nd2 h5 17.Qb3 O-O-O 18.O-O-O h4 19.Be1 Kb8 20.Bd5 Qd7 21.Nc4 Nge7 22.Qb5 Rhf8 23.d4 exd4 24.exd4 Bg4 25.Rd2 Nxd5 26.exd5 Ne7 27.Ne3 Qxb5 28.axb5 Bd7 29.c4 f5 30.Rdf2 f4 31.Bxa5 Rfe8 32.Nc2 Nf5 33.b6 cxb6 34.Bxb6 Rc8 35.b3 h3 36.gxh3 Ne3 37.Nxe3 Rxe3 38.Kb2 Bxh3 39.Rg1 f3 40.Rxg5 Re2+ 41.Rxe2 fxe2 42.Ba5 Re8 43.Be1 b6 44.Rg6 Kc7 45.Rg7+ Kc8 46.Kc3 Re3+ 47.Kb4 Rd3 48.Re7 Bg4 49.h4 Rd1 50.Bc3 Rd3 51.Re8+ Kd7 52.Re4 Bf3 53.Re6 Bg4 54.Re4 Bf3 55.Re6 Bg4 56.Re4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Titled Tue 20th Feb Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.02.20"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Andreikin,D"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2729"] [ECO "B45"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Nf6 6.a3 d6 7.Be3 Be7 8.Qe2 e5 9.Nf5 Bxf5 10.exf5 d5 11.O-O-O d4 12.Bg5 Qa5 13.Bxf6 dxc3 14.Bxe7 cxb2+ 15.Kxb2 Kxe7 16.Qe3 Rhd8 17.Bc4 Qb6+ 18.Qxb6 axb6 19.g4 Kf6 20.h4 h6 21.Bd3 Rd4 22.f3 Na5 23.Bb5 Rad8 24.Rxd4 Rxd4 25.Bd3 Nc4+ 26.Kc3 Nxa3 27.Kb3 Nxc2 28.Kxc2 b5 29.Rb1 b4 30.Be4 Ke7 31.g5 hxg5 32.hxg5 Kd6 33.Kb3 b5 34.Rc1 g6 35.fxg6 fxg6 36.Rc6+ Kd7 37.Rxg6 Ke7 38.Rb6 Rd1 39.Kxb4 Rg1 40.g6 Kd7 41.Kxb5 Kc7 42.Rf6 Kd7 43.Kc5 Ke7 44.Rf7+ Ke6 45.Bd5+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 20th Feb Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.02.20"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Oparin,G"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2671"] [ECO "B30"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 d6 4.c3 Bd7 5.d4 a6 6.Bxc6 Bxc6 7.d5 Bd7 8.O-O e5 9.dxe6 Bxe6 10.Re1 Nf6 11.Bg5 Be7 12.Nbd2 O-O 13.Qc2 h6 14.Bxf6 Bxf6 15.Rad1 Qa5 16.a3 Rad8 17.h3 Rfe8 18.Nf1 Qb5 19.Rd2 Bb3 20.Qb1 d5 21.e5 Be7 22.Ne3 Bf8 23.Qf5 Qd7 24.Qf4 Qe6 25.Nf5 Qg6 26.Re3 a5 27.h4 a4 28.Nh2 Qe6 29.Ng4 Kh8 30.Rg3 Rd7 31.Nfxh6 gxh6 32.Nf6 Bg7 33.Rxg7 Kxg7 34.Rd3 Bc2 35.Rg3+ Bg6 36.Nxe8+ Qxe8 37.h5 Qe6 38.hxg6 fxg6 39.Qxa4 d4 40.cxd4 cxd4 41.Rd3 Qd5 42.f4 b5 43.Qd1 Qe4 44.Qf3 Qf5 45.g4 Qe6 46.Kg2 Qc4 47.Kg3 Qc1 48.Qf2 Qc4 49.Qe2 Qc1 50.e6 Qg1+ 51.Kh3 Qh1+ 52.Kg3 Qg1+ 53.Kf3 Qh1+ 54.Qg2 Qb1 55.Rd2 Re7 56.f5 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 20th Feb Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.02.20"] [Round "8"] [White "Martinez Alcantara,Jose Eduardo"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2610"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C01"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.h3 Bd6 6.c4 dxc4 7.Bxc4 Nf6 8.O-O O-O 9.Qc2 h6 10.Nc3 Nb4 11.Qb1 c6 12.Re1 Nbd5 13.Bd2 Re8 14.Rxe8+ Qxe8 15.Qc2 Be6 16.Re1 Qf8 17.Bb3 Re8 18.Ne5 Nb4 19.Qd1 Bxb3 20.Qxb3 c5 21.Ne4 Nxe4 22.Rxe4 Bxe5 23.dxe5 b6 24.e6 fxe6 25.Rxe6 Rxe6 26.Qxe6+ Kh7 27.a3 Na6 28.Qd7 Nb8 29.Qxa7 Qd6 30.Bc3 Qd1+ 31.Kh2 Qd6+ 32.Kg1 Qd1+ 33.Kh2 Qd6+ 34.g3 Nd7 35.Qb7 Nf6 36.Qf7 Kh8 37.Bxf6 gxf6 38.Qg6 Qd4 39.Qxh6+ Kg8 40.Qg6+ Kf8 41.Qc2 b5 42.h4 c4 43.Kg1 Qg4 44.Qd2 Kg7 45.Qe3 Qd1+ 46.Kg2 Qd5+ 47.Qf3 Qd2 48.Qb7+ Kg6 49.Qxb5 Qe2 50.Qd5 Qxb2 51.Qxc4 Qxa3 52.Qg8+ Kh6 53.Qh8+ Kg6 54.h5+ Kg5 55.Qg7+ Kxh5 56.Qh7+ Kg4 57.Qg6+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 20th Feb Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.02.20"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Mamedov,Edgar"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2317"] [ECO "B30"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6 4.O-O Nge7 5.Re1 Nd4 6.Nxd4 cxd4 7.c3 a6 8.Bf1 Nc6 9.b3 Bc5 10.Ba3 Bxa3 11.Nxa3 O-O 12.Nc2 Qb6 13.e5 f6 14.exf6 Rxf6 15.cxd4 Nxd4 16.Ne3 d6 17.Rc1 Bd7 18.Nc4 Qb4 19.a3 Qxb3 20.Qg4 Nf3+ 21.gxf3 Rg6 22.Re3 Rxg4+ 23.fxg4 Qb5 24.Nxd6 Qb6 25.Nc4 Qd4 26.Ne5 Bb5 27.Bxb5 axb5 28.Rc7 Qxd2 29.Nf3 Qd6 30.Rxb7 Rxa3 31.Rxa3 Qxa3 32.Rb8+ Kf7 33.Rb7+ Ke8 34.Kg2 b4 35.Rb8+ Ke7 36.Nd4 Kf6 37.Rb6 Qc3 38.Nxe6 Kf7 39.Ng5+ Ke7 40.Ne4 Qc4 41.f3 b3 42.Rb7+ Ke6 43.Rxb3 Ke5 44.Re3 Kf4 45.Nd2 Qc2 46.Re4+ Kg5 47.Rd4 Kf6 48.Kg3 Kf7 49.Ne4 Qc7+ 50.Kg2 Qc2+ 51.Rd2 Qc1 52.h4 Ke6 53.h5 Ke5 54.Re2 Kf4 55.Ng3 Kg5 56.Re5+ Kf6 57.Rf5+ Ke6 58.Ne4 Qc2+ 59.Kg3 Qc7+ 60.f4 Qc4 61.Re5+ Kd7 62.g5 Qd3+ 63.Kg4 Qe2+ 64.Kf5 Qc2 65.h6 gxh6 66.gxh6 Qc6 67.Nf6+ Kc7 68.Re7+ Kd8 69.Rd7+ Kc8 70.Rxh7 Qc2+ 71.Ke6 Qc6+ 72.Kf7 Qc4+ 73.Kg7 Qxf4 74.Rh8+ Kb7 75.Rf8 Qg5+ 76.Kh7 Qf5+ 77.Kh8 Qg6 78.h7 Ka7 79.Ng8 Qd6 80.Rf6 Qe5 81.Kg7 Qg5+ 82.Rg6 Qe5+ 83.Nf6 Qe7+ 84.Kh6 Qf8+ 85.Kg5 Qd8 86.Kh6 Qf8+ 87.Kh5 Qc5+ 88.Rg5 Qf8 89.Rg6 Qc5+ 90.Kh6 Qf8+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Titled Tue 20th Feb Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.02.20"] [Round "10"] [White "Mendonca,Leon Luke"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2631"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A46"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d6 3.e3 g6 4.c4 Bg7 5.Nc3 O-O 6.Be2 c5 7.O-O cxd4 8.Nxd4 Nc6 9.b3 Bd7 10.Bb2 a6 11.Rc1 Nxd4 12.Qxd4 b5 13.Nd5 Bc6 14.Qd2 Ne4 15.Qc2 Bxb2 16.Qxb2 Bxd5 17.cxd5 b4 18.Rc4 Nc3 19.Rxb4 Nxd5 20.Rc4 Rb8 21.Rd4 Nc7 22.Rc1 Ne6 23.Ra4 Nc5 24.Rd4 Qb6 25.b4 Ne6 26.Rdc4 d5 27.Rc6 Qxb4 28.Qxb4 Rxb4 29.Rxa6 Rfb8 30.g3 Ng5 31.h4 Ne4 32.Bf3 Nf6 33.Rc2 Kg7 34.Kg2 e5 35.Rd2 e4 36.Bd1 Rb2 37.Rxb2 Rxb2 38.Kf1 Rb1 39.Ke1 Ng4 40.Ra5 Ne5 41.Rxd5 Nd3+ 42.Kd2 Rb2+ 43.Kc3 Rxa2 44.f3 Ra3+ 45.Kd2 Nf2 46.Be2 Nh1 47.g4 Ra2+ 48.Ke1 Ng3 49.Bd1 Rh2 50.h5 gxh5 51.gxh5 h6 52.fxe4 Nxe4 53.Bf3 Ng5 54.Be2 Kf6 55.Ra5 Ne4 56.Bf3 Ng3 57.Rb5 Nf5 58.Rb6+ Kg5 59.Rb5 Kf6 60.Rb6+ Kg7 61.Rb3 Nh4 62.Be2 Nf5 63.Bf3 Ra2 64.Bg4 Nd6 65.Bf3 Nc4 66.Rc3 Ne5 67.Be2 Ra1+ 68.Kf2 Rh1 69.Rc5 Nd7 70.Rb5 Nf6 71.Bf3 Rh4 72.Kg3 Rc4 73.Ra5 Rc7 74.Kf4 Rc4+ 75.Kg3 Nd7 76.Rd5 Nf8 77.Re5 Rc7 78.Bg4 Kf6 79.Rf5+ Kg7 80.Re5 Nh7 81.Rf5 Ng5 82.Be2 Rc3 83.Kf2 Ne4+ 84.Kf3 Nf6 85.Kf2 Ng8 86.Bf3 Ne7 87.Rb5 Kf6 88.Kg3 Nf5+ 89.Kf4 Nd6 90.Rb6 Ke7 91.Kg3 Rxe3 92.Kf2 Re5 93.Ra6 Rc5 94.Kg3 Rc4 95.Kf2 Rd4 96.Kg3 Kf6 97.Kf2 Kg5 98.Ke3 Nf5+ 99.Kf2 Kf4 100.Ra2 Rd6 101.Be2 Nd4 102.Bd3 f5 103.Ra7 Rb6 104.Ra4 Ke5 105.Ke3 f4+ 106.Kd2 Rd6 107.Ra5+ Kf6 108.Kc3 Ne6 109.Be4 Kg7 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 20th Feb Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.02.20"] [Round "11"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Alekseenko,K"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2650"] [ECO "C50"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.d3 Nf6 5.O-O d6 6.c3 Bb6 7.a4 h6 8.Re1 O-O 9.Nbd2 a5 10.Nf1 Re8 11.Ng3 d5 12.exd5 Nxd5 13.d4 Be6 14.dxe5 Nxc3 15.Qxd8 Raxd8 16.Bxe6 Nd1 17.Bb3 Bxf2+ 18.Kf1 Bxe1 19.e6 Rxe6 20.Bxe6 Bxg3 21.Bb3 Be5 22.Nxe5 Nxe5 23.Ke2 Nxb2 24.Bxb2 Nc6 25.Rf1 Rd7 26.Rf5 b6 27.Rd5 Re7+ 28.Kf3 Kh7 29.Bc2+ g6 30.h4 Kg8 31.h5 gxh5 32.Be4 Re6 33.Rxh5 Ne7 34.g4 Ng6 35.Bd5 Rd6 36.Ke4 c6 37.Bc4 Rd2 38.Bf6 Rg2 39.Kf3 Rc2 40.Bd3 Rd2 41.Bxg6 fxg6 42.Rxh6 Kf7 43.g5 Ra2 44.Rh7+ Ke6 45.Re7+ Kd6 46.Rg7 Ra3+ 47.Ke2 Rxa4 48.Rxg6 Ke6 49.Rg8 Rg4 50.Re8+ Kf5 51.Kf3 Rf4+ 52.Kg3 Rg4+ 53.Kh3 Rg1 54.Re5+ Kg6 55.Re6 Rb1 56.Rxc6 a4 57.Kg4 Rb4+ 58.Bd4+ Kf7 59.g6+ Ke7 60.g7 Rxd4+ 61.Kf5 Kf7 62.Rc7+ Kg8 63.Ra7 b5 64.Ke6 Rg4 65.Kf6 Rf4+ 66.Kg6 Rg4+ 67.Kf6 Rf4+ 68.Kg6 Rg4+ 69.Kh6 Rh4+ 70.Kg6 Rg4+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Kramnik-Esipenko Blitz"] [Site "Rostov-on-Don RUS"] [Date "2024.02.21"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Esipenko,Andrey"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2704"] [ECO "C84"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.d3 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 O-O 9.h3 Bb7 10.Re1 Na5 11.Bc2 c5 12.Nbd2 Re8 13.Nf1 h6 14.Ng3 Bf8 15.d4 cxd4 16.cxd4 exd4 17.Nxd4 Qc7 18.Bf4 Nc4 19.b3 Ne5 20.Ndf5 Rad8 21.Rc1 Ng6 22.Bb1 Qd7 23.Bd2 d5 24.Ba5 Rc8 25.Rxc8 Qxc8 26.exd5 Rxe1+ 27.Qxe1 Bxd5 28.Bc3 Qc6 29.Ne3 Nf4 30.Bxf6 Bxg2 31.Be5 Nxh3+ 32.Kh2 Ng5 33.Qc3 Bc5 34.Nxg2 Nf3+ 35.Kh1 1-0 [Event "Kramnik-Esipenko Blitz"] [Site "Rostov-on-Don RUS"] [Date "2024.02.21"] [Round "2"] [White "Esipenko,Andrey"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2704"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C53"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.b4 Be7 7.e5 Ne4 8.b5 d5 9.exd6 Nxd6 10.bxc6 Nxc4 11.cxb7 Bxb7 12.Qa4+ Qd7 13.Qxc4 O-O 14.O-O Bxf3 15.gxf3 Qh3 16.Bf4 Qxf3 17.Bg3 h5 18.Nd2 Qxc3 19.Qxc3 dxc3 20.Nc4 Bf6 21.Be5 Bxe5 22.Nxe5 Rfe8 23.Nf3 Rad8 24.Rfc1 Rd3 25.Ne1 Rd2 26.Rxc3 Ree2 27.Nd3 c5 28.Rf1 c4 29.Nf4 Re4 30.Nxh5 Rxa2 31.Ng3 Rd4 32.Rfc1 Ra4 33.Nf5 Rg4+ 34.Kf1 Rf4 35.Ne3 Ra2 36.R1c2 Rxc2 37.Rxc2 a5 38.Rxc4 Rxc4 39.Nxc4 a4 40.Ke2 Kh7 41.Kf3 Kg6 42.Kg4 Kf6 43.h4 Ke6 44.Kg5 Ke7 45.f4 Kf8 46.f5 Kg8 47.f6 g6 48.Kh6 Kh8 49.Na3 Kg8 50.Nc4 Kh8 51.Na3 Kg8 52.Nb5 Kh8 53.h5 gxh5 54.Kxh5 Kh7 55.Kg5 Kg8 56.Na3 Kh7 57.Nc4 Kg8 58.Kh6 Kh8 59.Kh5 Kh7 60.Kg5 Kg8 61.Kf4 Kh7 62.Kf5 Kg8 63.Ke5 Kh7 64.Kd6 Kh6 65.Ke7 Kg6 66.Na3 1-0 [Event "Kramnik-Esipenko Blitz"] [Site "Rostov-on-Don RUS"] [Date "2024.02.21"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Esipenko,Andrey"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2704"] [ECO "C84"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.d3 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 O-O 9.h3 Bb7 10.Re1 Na5 11.Bc2 c5 12.Nbd2 Re8 13.Nf1 h6 14.Ng3 Bf8 15.d4 cxd4 16.cxd4 exd4 17.Nxd4 Qc7 18.a4 Nc6 19.Nxc6 Bxc6 20.axb5 axb5 21.Rxa8 Bxa8 22.Bf4 Qc8 23.Qd2 Qe6 24.f3 Nd7 25.Nf5 Ne5 26.Nd4 Qd7 27.Bb3 Nc4 28.Bxc4 bxc4 29.Kh2 h5 30.Nf5 d5 31.Qd4 Qe6 32.h4 dxe4 33.Ng3 Qe7 34.Nf5 Qc5 35.Qxc5 Bxc5 36.fxe4 Rxe4 37.Rxe4 Bxe4 38.Bd6 Bf2 39.Bg3 Bb6 40.Nd6 Bd3 41.Be5 f6 42.Bc3 Bc5 43.Nb5 Kf7 44.Nd4 g5 45.g3 Bd6 46.hxg5 fxg5 47.Kg2 Kg6 48.Kf2 Bc7 49.Kg2 Bd6 50.Kf2 h4 51.gxh4 gxh4 52.Nf3 Bg3+ 53.Ke3 Kf5 54.b3 h3 55.bxc4 Bxc4 56.Nd4+ Kg4 57.Nf3 Bd5 58.Ne5+ Kf5 59.Nf3 Bb7 60.Bb2 Bf4+ 61.Kf2 Ke4 62.Ba3 Bc8 63.Bc5 Bg4 64.Nd2+ 0-1 [Event "Kramnik-Esipenko Blitz"] [Site "Rostov-on-Don RUS"] [Date "2024.02.21"] [Round "4"] [White "Esipenko,Andrey"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2704"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C53"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.b4 Bb6 7.e5 Ne4 8.b5 d5 9.Bd3 Nxe5 10.Nxe5 Qe7 11.Bf4 g5 12.Bxe4 gxf4 13.cxd4 dxe4 14.Nc3 Qb4 15.Rc1 Bxd4 16.O-O Bxe5 17.Nd5 Qxb5 18.Rxc7 O-O 19.Re7 Be6 20.Qh5 0-1 [Event "Kramnik-Esipenko Blitz"] [Site "Rostov-on-Don RUS"] [Date "2024.02.21"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Esipenko,Andrey"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2704"] [ECO "C50"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.d3 Nf6 5.O-O d6 6.c3 a5 7.Re1 Ba7 8.Bb3 h6 9.Nbd2 O-O 10.Nf1 Be6 11.Ba4 Ne7 12.d4 Ng6 13.h3 c6 14.Bc2 b5 15.Be3 a4 16.b3 axb3 17.axb3 Qc7 18.Ng3 Bb6 19.Qd2 Rfe8 20.Bxh6 gxh6 21.Qxh6 Qe7 22.d5 Bd7 23.dxc6 Bxc6 24.Nf5 Qf8 25.Rad1 Rad8 26.Ng5 Bc7 27.b4 Qxh6 28.Nxh6+ Kg7 29.Nhxf7 Rd7 30.Bb3 d5 31.g3 Ree7 32.exd5 Bxd5 33.Bxd5 Nxd5 34.h4 Rxf7 35.Nxf7 Kxf7 36.Re4 Nge7 37.c4 bxc4 38.Rxc4 Bb6 39.b5 Ra7 40.Rc2 Ra3 41.Kg2 Rb3 42.Re1 Bd4 43.Rce2 Kf6 44.Re4 Rxb5 45.f4 Rb2+ 46.Kh3 Nc6 47.Rc1 Nde7 48.fxe5+ Ke6 49.Rf1 Bxe5 50.Rf3 Nd5 51.Re1 Nd4 52.Rd3 Nf5 53.Rf3 Nd6 54.h5 Rb7 55.g4 Rb2 56.Kh4 Nc4 57.g5 Rh2+ 58.Rh3 Rg2 59.h6 Nd6 60.Rf3 Nf5+ 61.Kh5 Nde7 62.Rh1 Ng3+ 63.Rxg3 Rxg3 64.h7 Kf7 65.Re1 Bh8 66.Re4 Rh3+ 67.Kg4 Rxh7 68.Rf4+ Kg8 69.Re4 Rf7 70.Rf4 Rh7 71.Re4 Rf7 72.Kh5 Bg7 73.Re6 Bf8 74.g6 Rf5+ 75.Kg4 Ra5 76.Rf6 Rc5 77.Kh4 Rc8 78.Kg5 Rc5+ 79.Kg4 Rc6 80.Kg5 Rxf6 81.Kxf6 Nc6 0-1 [Event "Kramnik-Esipenko Blitz"] [Site "Rostov-on-Don RUS"] [Date "2024.02.21"] [Round "6"] [White "Esipenko,Andrey"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2704"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C53"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.b4 Bb6 7.e5 d5 8.exf6 dxc4 9.Qe2+ Be6 10.b5 Nb4 11.fxg7 Rg8 12.cxb4 Rxg7 13.Qe5 Rxg2 14.Nbd2 Qd5 15.Kf1 Qxe5 16.Nxe5 Bh3 17.Ndxc4 O-O-O 18.Ke1 Re8 19.Kd1 Rxf2 20.Bd2 Bf5 21.a4 d3 22.Ra3 Bd4 23.Nxd3 Rf3 24.Ne1 Rf2 25.Be3 Bxe3 26.Rxe3 Rd8+ 27.Kc1 Ra2 28.Ra3 Re2 29.Rf1 Be6 30.Rc3 Rxh2 31.Nc2 h5 32.a5 Kb8 33.Ne5 h4 34.Nxf7 Rf8 35.Rcf3 Bc4 36.Ne5 Rxf3 37.Rxf3 Rh1+ 38.Kb2 a6 39.Nxc4 axb5 40.Ne5 h3 41.Rf8+ Ka7 42.Rh8 b6 43.axb6+ Kxb6 44.Rh6+ Kb7 45.Nd3 Kc8 46.Nf2 1-0 [Event "Kramnik-Esipenko Blitz"] [Site "Rostov-on-Don RUS"] [Date "2024.02.21"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Esipenko,Andrey"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2704"] [ECO "C46"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.h3 Bb4 5.Nd5 Nxd5 6.exd5 Nd4 7.Nxd4 exd4 8.Qe2+ Be7 9.d6 cxd6 10.Qe4 O-O 11.Bd3 g6 12.O-O Bf6 13.b3 Qa5 14.Bb2 Qe5 15.Qf3 Rb8 16.Rae1 Qg5 17.h4 Qxh4 18.Re4 Qg5 19.Rg4 Qe5 20.Bxd4 Qxd4 21.Rxd4 Bxd4 22.Qd5 Bc5 23.c3 a5 24.a3 b5 25.b4 axb4 26.axb4 Bb7 27.Qg5 Bb6 28.Bxb5 Rbe8 29.Bxd7 Re5 30.Qf6 Rd8 31.d4 Re2 32.Bg4 Ree8 33.c4 Be4 34.c5 Bc7 35.Bf3 dxc5 36.Bxe4 Rxe4 37.dxc5 Rxb4 38.Qe7 Rc8 39.Qd7 Rbb8 40.Re1 Bf4 41.g3 Bg5 42.c6 Bf6 1-0 [Event "Kramnik-Esipenko Blitz"] [Site "Rostov-on-Don RUS"] [Date "2024.02.21"] [Round "8"] [White "Esipenko,Andrey"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2704"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C53"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.O-O a5 7.Re1 Ba7 8.Bb3 O-O 9.h3 Ne7 10.Nbd2 Ng6 11.Nf1 c6 12.Ng3 d5 13.Bg5 h6 14.Bxf6 Qxf6 15.exd5 a4 16.Nh5 Qd6 17.Bxa4 cxd5 18.Bb3 Bf5 19.d4 e4 20.Ne5 Be6 21.Qd2 Nxe5 22.dxe5 Qxe5 23.Bd1 e3 24.Rxe3 Bxe3 25.Qxe3 Qxe3 26.fxe3 g5 27.Ng3 Rfe8 28.Kf2 Bd7 29.Bc2 Ra6 30.Ke2 Rae6 31.Nf1 Bb5+ 32.Bd3 Bxd3+ 33.Kxd3 Rb6 34.Rb1 Rf6 35.Ke2 Re5 36.Ng3 Rfe6 37.Nf1 f5 38.Kd3 Kg7 39.Rd1 Kf6 40.Rd2 h5 41.Rf2 h4 42.Rf3 Kg6 43.Kd4 Re4+ 44.Kxd5 R4e5+ 45.Kc4 Rc6+ 46.Kd3 Rd5+ 47.Kc2 Rcd6 48.Rf2 g4 49.Nd2 Re6 50.Nf1 Kg5 51.a4 Rde5 52.Kd3 Rd6+ 53.Kc2 Rde6 54.Kd3 Re8 55.Kc2 b6 56.Kd3 Ra8 57.b3 Rd8+ 58.Kc2 Re4 59.Re2 Rde8 60.Kd3 Rd8+ 61.Kc2 Re7 62.Rf2 Kg6 63.Rf4 Kg5 64.Rf2 Re4 65.Re2 g3 66.Nd2 Re7 67.Nf3+ Kh5 68.Nd4 f4 69.exf4 Rxe2+ 70.Nxe2 Kg6 71.Nd4 Rf8 72.f5+ Kf6 73.Kd3 Re8 74.Kd2 Re4 75.Kd1 Rf4 76.Kd2 Rf2+ 77.Ke3 Rxg2 78.Nf3 Rb2 79.Nxh4 g2 80.Nf3 Rxb3 81.Kf2 Rxc3 82.Kxg2 Rc4 83.h4 Rxa4 84.h5 b5 85.h6 b4 86.Nd4 Ra8 87.Kf3 Rh8 88.Ke4 Rxh6 89.Kd5 Rh4 90.Kc5 Re4 91.Kd5 Rf4 92.Kc5 Ke5 93.Nc6+ Kxf5 94.Nxb4 Ke6 95.Nc6 Rf1 1/2-1/2 [Event "Kramnik-Esipenko Blitz"] [Site "Rostov-on-Don RUS"] [Date "2024.02.21"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Esipenko,Andrey"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2704"] [ECO "D02"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.e3 Be7 5.Nc3 O-O 6.h3 b6 7.cxd5 exd5 8.Bd3 c5 9.O-O Nc6 10.b3 cxd4 11.exd4 h6 12.Re1 Bd6 13.Nb5 Bb4 14.Bd2 a6 15.Bxb4 Nxb4 16.Nc3 Nxd3 17.Qxd3 Qd6 18.Ne5 Bd7 19.Re3 b5 20.b4 Qxb4 21.Nxd7 Nxd7 22.Nxd5 Qd6 23.Ne7+ Kh8 24.Rae1 Rad8 25.Nf5 Qf6 26.Rg3 Nc5 27.Qf3 Ne6 28.Qg4 Nxd4 29.Qxg7+ Qxg7 30.Nxg7 Rg8 31.Nh5 Rxg3 32.fxg3 Ne6 33.Re2 Kg8 34.g4 b4 35.Re5 Rd3 36.Ra5 Rd6 37.Nf6+ Kf8 38.Kf2 Nc7 39.Ne4 Rc6 40.Rc5 Rxc5 41.Nxc5 Ke7 42.Ke3 a5 43.h4 Nb5 44.Na4 Ke6 45.Kd3 Kd5 46.g5 hxg5 47.h5 Ke6 48.Nc5+ Kf6 49.Ne4+ Kg7 50.Nxg5 a4 51.h6+ Kxh6 52.Nxf7+ Kh5 53.Ne5 b3 54.axb3 axb3 55.Nc4 Kg4 56.Nd2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Kramnik-Esipenko Blitz"] [Site "Rostov-on-Don RUS"] [Date "2024.02.21"] [Round "10"] [White "Esipenko,Andrey"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2704"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C53"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.O-O a5 7.Re1 Ba7 8.Bb3 O-O 9.h3 h6 10.Nbd2 b5 11.a4 b4 12.Nf1 Rb8 13.Be3 Re8 14.Bc4 Bxe3 15.Nxe3 Ne7 16.Qc2 Bd7 17.d4 Ng6 18.Nf1 Bc6 19.Ng3 exd4 20.Nxd4 Bd7 21.Bb5 bxc3 22.Qxc3 c5 23.Nc6 Bxc6 24.Bxc6 Re5 25.Rad1 Rb4 26.Nf5 Qc7 27.Bd5 Nf4 28.Qg3 Rxf5 29.Bxf7+ Qxf7 30.exf5 d5 31.b3 Kh7 32.Kh2 Qh5 33.Rc1 Ne2 34.Qg6+ Qxg6 35.fxg6+ Kxg6 36.Rxe2 Rxb3 37.Rxc5 d4 38.f3 Rb4 39.Rxa5 d3 40.Rd2 Rd4 41.Rb5 Nd5 42.Rb3 Nb4 43.a5 Rc4 44.a6 Rc2 45.Rbxd3 1-0 [Event "Kramnik-Esipenko Blitz"] [Site "Rostov-on-Don RUS"] [Date "2024.02.21"] [Round "11"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Esipenko,Andrey"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2704"] [ECO "C84"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.d3 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.a3 O-O 9.Nc3 Rb8 10.h3 h6 11.Nd5 Nxd5 12.Bxd5 Qe8 13.b4 Bd8 14.Re1 Ne7 15.Bb3 Ng6 16.d4 Bf6 17.c3 a5 18.Bc2 Be6 19.Be3 Ra8 20.Qd2 Qe7 21.dxe5 Nxe5 22.Nxe5 Bxe5 23.f4 Bf6 24.e5 Bh4 25.f5 Bc4 26.f6 Qxe5 27.fxg7 Rfe8 28.Bd4 Qg5 29.Rxe8+ Rxe8 30.Qxg5 Bxg5 31.bxa5 c5 32.Bf2 Kxg7 33.Rd1 Bf4 34.a4 bxa4 35.Ra1 Bb3 36.Bd3 Ra8 37.c4 Rxa5 38.Be1 Be5 39.Rb1 Ra7 40.Be4 a3 0-1 [Event "Kramnik-Esipenko Blitz"] [Site "Rostov-on-Don RUS"] [Date "2024.02.21"] [Round "12"] [White "Esipenko,Andrey"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2704"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B40"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c3 Nf6 4.Bd3 d5 5.e5 Nfd7 6.Bc2 c4 7.Qe2 Nc6 8.d4 cxd3 9.Bxd3 Qc7 10.Bf4 Be7 11.O-O g5 12.Bxg5 Bxg5 13.Nxg5 Qxe5 14.Qh5 Qf6 15.f4 Nc5 16.Bc2 Bd7 17.Nd2 O-O-O 18.Ndf3 Be8 19.Rae1 Kb8 20.Kh1 h6 21.Nh3 Rg8 22.Ne5 d4 23.Rd1 Qe7 24.Qe2 f6 25.Nf3 Bh5 26.b4 dxc3 27.bxc5 Nd4 28.Qf2 Bxf3 29.gxf3 Qxc5 30.Ng1 Qc4 31.Rfe1 Nxc2 32.Qxc2 Rxd1 33.Rxd1 Rc8 34.Ne2 Qc5 35.Nd4 e5 36.fxe5 fxe5 37.Nb3 Qe3 38.Qe4 Qg5 39.Na5 Qe7 40.Rb1 Rc7 41.Nc6+ Rxc6 42.Qxc6 e4 43.Qxe4 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 5th Mar Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.03.05"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Hrebenshchykova,Yelyzaveta"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2288"] [ECO "B40"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c3 d5 4.e5 d4 5.Bd3 Nc6 6.Qe2 g6 7.Na3 a6 8.Be4 Qc7 9.Nc4 Bd7 10.d3 b5 11.Nd6+ Bxd6 12.exd6 Qxd6 13.cxd4 cxd4 14.O-O f6 15.a4 b4 16.Bd2 Nge7 17.Bh6 Kf7 18.Nd2 Rac8 19.Nc4 Qb8 20.a5 Rhe8 21.Rac1 Rcd8 22.Qf3 Ne5 23.Nxe5+ Qxe5 24.Bf4 Qxa5 25.Bc7 Qb5 26.Bxd8 Rxd8 27.Rc7 a5 28.Rfc1 a4 29.Qf4 e5 30.Qh6 Kg8 31.h4 f5 32.Qg5 Kf7 33.Bc6 Qb6 34.Bxd7 a3 35.Ba4 axb2 36.Qxe7+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 5th Mar Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.03.05"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Kanyamarala,Tarun"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2295"] [ECO "B40"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c3 d5 4.e5 d4 5.Bd3 Bd7 6.cxd4 Bc6 7.O-O cxd4 8.Na3 Bxa3 9.bxa3 Ne7 10.Re1 O-O 11.Ng5 h6 12.Qh5 Nf5 13.Ne4 Nd7 14.Ng3 Nxg3 15.hxg3 Nc5 16.Bf1 Rc8 17.d3 Bb5 18.Qf3 Qd5 19.Qg4 Kh7 20.Qd1 Na4 21.g4 Rc3 22.g5 Nc5 23.gxh6 g6 24.Bb2 Rxd3 25.Bxd3 Nxd3 26.Qd2 Bc6 27.f3 Nxe5 28.Qxd4 Qxd4+ 29.Bxd4 Nd3 30.Re3 Nf4 31.Be5 Nh5 32.g4 f6 33.Bh2 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 5th Mar Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.03.05"] [Round "2"] [White "Bilic,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2336"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B51"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Nd7 4.O-O Nf6 5.Re1 a6 6.Bf1 b6 7.c4 Bb7 8.Nc3 g6 9.d4 cxd4 10.Nxd4 Bg7 11.Nd5 O-O 12.b3 e6 13.Nxf6+ Nxf6 14.f3 b5 15.cxb5 axb5 16.Be3 b4 17.Qd2 e5 18.Nc2 d5 19.Bc5 dxe4 20.Qxb4 Qc7 21.Qb6 Qxb6 22.Bxb6 exf3 23.gxf3 Bxf3 24.a4 Nd5 25.Bc5 Rfc8 26.b4 Nxb4 27.Bxb4 Rxc2 28.a5 e4 29.Rad1 Rb2 30.Be7 Bxd1 31.Rxd1 Be5 32.a6 e3 33.Bc4 Rd2 34.Re1 Bd4 35.Re2 Rc8 36.Bb5 Rcc2 37.Kf1 Rb2 38.Bc4 Rb1+ 39.Kg2 Re1 40.Kf3 Rexe2 41.Bxe2 Ba7 42.Bg5 Ra2 43.Bxe3 Ra3 44.Kf4 Rxe3 45.Bb5 Rb3 46.Bc6 Rb4+ 47.Kf3 Kg7 48.Bb7 h5 49.Kg2 Kf6 50.Kf3 Ke5 51.Bc6 f5 52.Be8 g5 53.Bxh5 g4+ 54.Kg3 Rb3+ 55.Kh4 Kf4 56.Bxg4 fxg4 57.Kh5 Rh3+ 58.Kg6 Rxh2 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 5th Mar Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.03.05"] [Round "2"] [White "Vlassov,N"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2299"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B22"] 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.Be3 Bg4 7.dxc5 Qxd1+ 8.Kxd1 Nd5 9.Bb5 O-O-O 10.Nd2 e5 11.Bxc6 bxc6 12.Kc2 Bf5+ 13.Kb3 Nxe3 14.fxe3 Bxc5 15.Rae1 f6 16.Ka4 Rd3 17.e4 Be6 18.Nb3 Be7 19.Rd1 Rhd8 20.Rxd3 Rxd3 21.Nc1 Rd6 22.b4 c5 23.b5 c4 24.Re1 a6 25.bxa6 Rxa6+ 26.Kb5 Kb7 27.Re2 Rb6+ 28.Ka5 Bd7 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 5th Mar Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.03.05"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Starozhilov,L"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2285"] [ECO "A16"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.g3 d6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.e3 O-O 6.Nge2 c5 7.O-O Nc6 8.d4 a6 9.b3 Rb8 10.dxc5 dxc5 11.Qxd8 Nxd8 12.Bb2 b5 13.cxb5 axb5 14.Rfd1 Ne6 15.Rd2 Bb7 16.Rad1 Bxg2 17.Kxg2 Rfc8 18.Nf4 Nxf4+ 19.gxf4 c4 20.bxc4 bxc4 21.Ba1 e6 22.a4 h5 23.Rc2 Rb3 24.Nb5 Nd5 25.Bxg7 Kxg7 26.Kf3 c3 27.Nd4 Ra3 28.f5 gxf5 29.Nxf5+ exf5 30.Rxd5 Rxa4 31.Rxf5 Kg6 32.Rf4 Rac4 33.h4 f5 34.Rd4 Kf6 35.Ke2 Rxd4 36.exd4 Rg8 37.Kd3 Rg4 38.Rxc3 Ke6 39.Rc6+ Ke7 40.Kc4 Rxh4 41.Kd5 Rh1 42.Rc7+ Kf6 43.f4 Rf1 44.Rc6+ Kf7 45.Ke5 h4 46.Rh6 Re1+ 47.Kxf5 Rd1 48.Ke4 Re1+ 49.Kd3 Rd1+ 50.Ke3 Re1+ 51.Kf3 Rd1 52.Ke4 Re1+ 53.Kd5 Rf1 54.Rxh4 Kf6 55.Kd6 Kf5 56.d5 Ra1 57.Kd7 Ra7+ 58.Kc6 Ra6+ 59.Kb5 Ra1 60.d6 Ke6 61.Rh6+ Kd7 62.Kc5 Ra5+ 63.Kd4 Ra4+ 64.Ke5 Ra5+ 65.Kf6 Kxd6 66.f5 Kd7 67.Rh7+ Ke8 68.Rh8+ Kd7 69.Kg6 Ra1 70.f6 Rg1+ 71.Kf7 Rg2 72.Ra8 Rg1 73.Ra2 Rd1 74.Rg2 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 5th Mar Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.03.05"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Domingo Nunez,Ruben"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2441"] [ECO "B06"] 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nf3 c6 4.c3 d5 5.Nbd2 dxe4 6.Nxe4 Nf6 7.Nxf6+ exf6 8.Bc4 O-O 9.O-O a5 10.a4 Na6 11.Re1 Nc7 12.h3 Nd5 13.Bd2 Be6 14.Bf1 Re8 15.Qc2 Qd6 16.Bd3 Bf8 17.Re2 Nf4 18.Bxf4 Qxf4 19.Rae1 Bd7 20.Bc4 Rxe2 21.Rxe2 Re8 22.Rxe8 Bxe8 23.Qe2 Bd7 24.Qe3 Bd6 25.Kf1 Kf8 26.Qxf4 Bxf4 27.Ke2 Bc1 28.b3 b5 29.axb5 cxb5 30.Bd5 a4 31.Kd1 Bf4 32.Kc2 Ke7 33.Kb2 axb3 34.Kxb3 h5 35.g3 Bd6 36.h4 Be6 37.Bxe6 Kxe6 38.c4 bxc4+ 39.Kxc4 Kf5 40.Nd2 g5 41.Kd5 Bb8 42.Ne4 gxh4 43.gxh4 Kg4 44.Nxf6+ Kxh4 45.Ke4 Kg5 46.Nd7 f5+ 47.Kf3 Bd6 48.Kg2 Kf4 49.Nf6 h4 50.Kh3 Kf3 51.Kxh4 Kxf2 52.Kg5 Ke3 53.d5 f4 54.Kf5 f3 55.Ng4+ Ke2 56.Ke6 Bg3 57.d6 Bxd6 58.Kxd6 f2 59.Nxf2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Titled Tue 5th Mar Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.03.05"] [Round "4"] [White "Timmermans,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2395"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A00"] 1.b4 e5 2.Bb2 Bxb4 3.Bxe5 Nf6 4.Nc3 d5 5.Bxf6 gxf6 6.e3 Nc6 7.Nf3 d4 8.Ne2 dxe3 9.fxe3 Bg4 10.c3 Bc5 11.Nf4 Qd6 12.Be2 O-O-O 13.Nd4 Bd7 14.O-O Ne5 15.Nb3 Bb6 16.d4 Ng6 17.c4 Nxf4 18.Rxf4 Qe7 19.Kf2 Rhe8 20.Qc1 c6 21.h3 Bc7 22.Rf3 Rg8 23.Nc5 Qd6 24.Ne4 Rxg2+ 25.Kxg2 Qh2+ 26.Kf1 Rg8 27.Ke1 Ba5+ 28.Kd1 Bxh3 29.Qa3 Rg1+ 30.Bf1 Bxf1 31.Qf8+ Bd8 32.Nd6+ Kd7 33.Qxf7+ Be7 34.Qe8+ Kxd6 35.c5+ Ke6 36.Qc8+ Kf7 37.Qf5 Bd3+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 5th Mar Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.03.05"] [Round "4"] [White "Bordi,K"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2288"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B90"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Rg1 g6 7.g4 Bg7 8.g5 Nfd7 9.Be3 Nc6 10.Qd2 Qa5 11.O-O-O Nc5 12.Kb1 Be6 13.Nxe6 fxe6 14.Bh3 Bxc3 15.Qxc3 Qxc3 16.bxc3 Nxe4 17.Kb2 Rf8 18.Bxe6 Ne5 19.f4 Nd7 20.h4 Ndc5 21.Bb3 Rc8 22.h5 Kd7 23.Rh1 Nxb3 24.axb3 Rxc3 25.Rd3 Rxd3 26.cxd3 Ng3 27.hxg6 hxg6 28.Rh7 Nf5 29.Bd2 Ke6 30.Bc3 b5 31.b4 Rc8 32.Rh1 Kd5 33.Ra1 Rc6 34.Re1 e6 35.Rh1 Rc7 36.Ra1 Ra7 37.Rh1 e5 38.fxe5 dxe5 39.Rh8 Re7 40.Rd8+ Kc6 41.Ra8 Kb7 42.Rg8 Nh4 43.Be1 Nf3 44.Bf2 e4 45.dxe4 Rxe4 46.Rg7+ Kc6 47.Rxg6+ Kd5 48.Rxa6 Re2+ 49.Kc3 Rxf2 50.g6 Ne5 51.g7 Rf3+ 52.Kc2 Rg3 53.Ra7 Kc4 54.Re7 Nc6 55.Rc7 Kd5 56.Rd7+ Ke6 57.Rb7 Kd6 58.Kd2 Nd4 59.Rf7 Kd5 60.Rc7 Rg2+ 61.Kd3 Rg3+ 62.Kd2 Ke4 63.Re7+ Kf5 64.Rf7+ Ke6 65.Rc7 Kd5 66.Rd7+ Kc4 67.Ke1 Nf5 68.Kf2 Rxg7 69.Rd1 Nd4 70.Rb1 Re7 71.Rb2 Re2+ 72.Rxe2 Nxe2 73.Kxe2 Kxb4 74.Kd1 Kb3 75.Kc1 Ka2 76.Kd2 b4 77.Kc1 b3 78.Kd2 b2 79.Kc3 b1=Q 80.Kd2 Qe4 81.Kc3 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 5th Mar Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.03.05"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Sowinski,Pawel"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2387"] [ECO "A20"] 1.c4 e5 2.d3 Nc6 3.Nf3 f5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.g3 Be7 6.Bg2 O-O 7.O-O d6 8.Rb1 Qe8 9.b4 Qh5 10.b5 Nd8 11.Nd5 Nxd5 12.cxd5 f4 13.Qc2 Bh3 14.Qxc7 Rf7 15.Ba3 g5 16.Bxd6 Rc8 17.Qxe7 Rxe7 18.Bxe7 Nf7 19.Rbc1 h6 20.d6 Rxc1 21.Rxc1 Bxg2 22.Kxg2 Qg6 23.d7 Qe6 24.Rc8+ Kh7 25.Rf8 Qxd7 26.Rxf7+ Kg8 27.Rf8+ Kg7 28.Ba3 g4 29.Nh4 Qd5+ 30.Kg1 Qxa2 31.Nf5+ Kg6 32.Be7 Qxe2 33.Rf6+ Kh7 34.Rf7+ Kg8 35.Nxh6+ Kh8 36.Bf6+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 5th Mar Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.03.05"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Harutjunyan,G"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2358"] [ECO "B19"] 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.h4 h6 7.Nf3 Nd7 8.h5 Bh7 9.Bd3 Bxd3 10.Qxd3 e6 11.Bd2 Bd6 12.Ne4 Bc7 13.O-O-O Ngf6 14.Kb1 Nxe4 15.Qxe4 Nf6 16.Qe2 Qd5 17.Bc1 Qe4 18.Rde1 Qxe2 19.Rxe2 O-O 20.c3 Rad8 21.Ne5 Rd5 22.f4 Rfd8 23.g4 c5 24.g5 hxg5 25.fxg5 Bxe5 26.dxe5 Ng4 27.g6 Rxe5 28.gxf7+ Kxf7 29.Rg2 Nf6 30.h6 gxh6 31.Rxh6 Rh5 32.Rxh5 Nxh5 33.Rf2+ Kg6 34.a4 Rd5 35.c4 Rd4 36.b3 e5 37.Kc2 Nf6 38.Be3 Rg4 39.Rh2 b6 40.a5 Kf5 41.a6 Rg7 42.Rh8 Ke6 43.Rb8 Rd7 44.Bg5 Ne4 45.Be3 Nd6 46.Bg1 e4 47.Bh2 e3 48.Bxd6 Kxd6 49.Re8 Re7 50.Rxe7 Kxe7 51.Kd3 Ke6 52.Kxe3 Ke5 53.Kd3 Kf4 54.Kd2 Ke4 55.Ke2 Kd4 56.Kd2 Ke4 57.Ke2 Kd4 58.Kd2 Ke4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Titled Tue 5th Mar Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.03.05"] [Round "6"] [White "Ju,Wenjun"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2559"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "E11"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Bxd2+ 5.Qxd2 O-O 6.Nc3 d5 7.e3 Qe7 8.Bd3 Rd8 9.cxd5 exd5 10.Ne5 c5 11.O-O Nc6 12.f4 cxd4 13.exd4 Qb4 14.Nxc6 bxc6 15.Kh1 a5 16.Rad1 h6 17.b3 Kf8 18.Bc2 Re8 19.Na4 Bg4 20.Qxb4+ axb4 21.Rc1 Be2 22.Rfe1 Bb5 23.Kg1 Ng4 24.Rxe8+ Rxe8 25.Nc5 Re2 26.Bd3 Rxa2 27.Bxb5 cxb5 28.Re1 Nf6 29.h3 Rd2 30.Ra1 Rxd4 31.Ra8+ Ke7 32.Ra7+ Kd6 33.Nb7+ Kc7 34.Nc5+ Kb6 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 5th Mar Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.03.05"] [Round "6"] [White "Caruana,F"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2804"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C11"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.Nce2 c5 6.c3 Nc6 7.f4 Be7 8.Nf3 O-O 9.a3 f6 10.g3 cxd4 11.Nexd4 Nxd4 12.cxd4 fxe5 13.fxe5 Qb6 14.Be2 Nb8 15.b4 Bd7 16.O-O Bb5 17.Bxb5 Qxb5 18.a4 Qe8 19.Bd2 Nd7 20.a5 a6 21.Qb3 Nb8 22.Rac1 Nc6 23.b5 axb5 24.Qxb5 Nxe5 25.Qxe8 Nxf3+ 26.Rxf3 Raxe8 27.Rb3 Bf6 28.Be3 Rf7 29.Kg2 h5 30.Rb6 e5 31.dxe5 Rxe5 32.Rb3 d4 33.Bxd4 Re2+ 34.Kf3 Rxh2 35.Bxf6 Rxf6+ 36.Ke4 Re2+ 37.Kd3 Rg2 38.Ke4 Re2+ 39.Kd3 Rfe6 40.Rxb7 R2e3+ 41.Kd4 Rxg3 42.Rc8+ Kh7 43.Rc5 Rg4+ 44.Kd3 Rd6+ 45.Kc3 Rh6 46.Rb6 Ra4 47.Kb3 Ra1 48.Kb2 Ra4 49.Kb3 Ra1 50.Kb2 Ra4 51.Rb7 h4 52.Rcc7 Rg6 53.Rc5 Rg2+ 54.Kb3 Rag4 55.a6 R2g3+ 56.Kc2 Rf3 57.Kd2 Rg2+ 58.Ke1 Ra3 59.Kf1 Rd2 60.Rh5+ Kg6 61.Re5 Ra1+ 62.Re1 Rxa6 63.Rb4 Kh5 64.Kg1 g5 65.Rb5 Raa2 66.Kh1 Rh2+ 67.Kg1 Rag2+ 68.Kf1 h3 69.Rxg5+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 5th Mar Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.03.05"] [Round "7"] [White "Martinez Alcantara,Jose Eduardo"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2603"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B50"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.c3 Nf6 4.h3 Nc6 5.Bd3 e5 6.Bc2 g6 7.d3 Bg7 8.Bg5 h6 9.Bxf6 Qxf6 10.Bb3 O-O 11.Nbd2 Be6 12.Nf1 Qe7 13.Ne3 Kh7 14.h4 Qd7 15.h5 g5 16.g4 Ne7 17.Qe2 a5 18.Nd2 a4 19.Bd5 Rab8 20.Rh3 Bxd5 21.exd5 f5 22.gxf5 Nxf5 23.Nxf5 Rxf5 24.Ne4 Rf4 25.Rg3 Rbf8 26.O-O-O b5 27.Rdg1 Qb7 28.c4 bxc4 29.dxc4 Qe7 30.Re3 Rh4 31.Qc2 Kh8 32.Qxa4 Rxh5 33.Qc6 Rd8 34.a4 Bf8 35.a5 Rh4 36.a6 Qa7 37.Kc2 Rb8 38.Ra1 Rf4 39.Raa3 Rb6 40.Qxb6 Qxb6 41.a7 Qb4 42.a8=Q Qxc4+ 43.Rac3 Qf1 44.Nd2 Qxf2 45.Rf3 Qd4 46.Rxf4 Qxf4 47.Rf3 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 5th Mar Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.03.05"] [Round "7"] [White "Niemann,Hans Moke"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2676"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C11"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bc5 9.Qd2 Bxd4 10.Bxd4 Nxd4 11.Qxd4 Qb6 12.Qxb6 Nxb6 13.Bd3 Bd7 14.a4 Rc8 15.Nb5 Ke7 16.b3 a5 17.Nd4 Bc6 18.Kd2 Nd7 19.Rae1 Nc5 20.f5 Bd7 21.g4 h5 22.h3 Ne4+ 23.Bxe4 dxe4 24.Ke3 Rc3+ 25.Kf4 Bc6 26.g5 Rd8 27.f6+ Kf8 28.Nxc6 bxc6 29.Re2 e3 30.Rhe1 Rd2 31.Rxe3 Rcxc2 32.Re4 c5 33.Rc4 Rxc4+ 34.bxc4 Rd4+ 35.Ke3 gxf6 36.exf6 Kg8 37.Rb1 Rxc4 38.Rb5 Rxa4 39.Rxc5 Kh7 40.Rc8 Kg6 41.Rg8+ Kf5 42.Rg7 h4 43.Kd3 Rb4 44.Rxf7 Kxg5 45.Ra7 Kxf6 46.Rxa5 Rb3+ 47.Ke4 Rxh3 48.Kf4 Rh1 49.Kg4 e5 50.Ra6+ Ke7 51.Kf5 Re1 52.Rh6 e4 53.Kf4 e3 54.Kf3 e2 55.Rxh4 Rf1+ 56.Kxe2 Rf6 57.Re4+ Re6 58.Rxe6+ Kxe6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Titled Tue 5th Mar Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.03.05"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Schmakel,Sam"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2457"] [ECO "C02"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Qb6 6.Bd3 cxd4 7.O-O Bd7 8.Re1 a6 9.Nbd2 Nge7 10.Nb3 dxc3 11.bxc3 Ng6 12.Qe2 Rc8 13.h4 f6 14.exf6 gxf6 15.c4 dxc4 16.Bxc4 Nce5 17.Nxe5 Nxe5 18.Bb2 Bd6 19.Qh5+ Ke7 20.Bxe5 Bxe5 21.Rxe5 Rxc4 22.Rc5 Rxc5 23.Nxc5 Be8 24.Qh6 Bf7 25.Ne4 Qd4 26.Re1 b5 27.Qc1 Rd8 28.Qa3+ b4 29.Qxa6 Kf8 30.Qa5 Kg7 31.Ng3 Rd5 32.Qc7 Rc5 33.Qe7 Re5 34.Rxe5 Qxe5 35.Qxb4 Qe1+ 36.Qxe1 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 5th Mar Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.03.05"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Ghasi,A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2485"] [ECO "B08"] 1.e4 g6 2.d4 d6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.Be2 Nf6 5.Nc3 O-O 6.O-O Nc6 7.d5 Nb8 8.h3 c6 9.Re1 a6 10.a4 a5 11.Bf4 Na6 12.Qd2 Nc5 13.Bf1 Re8 14.dxc6 bxc6 15.e5 dxe5 16.Qxd8 Rxd8 17.Nxe5 Bb7 18.Be3 Ncd7 19.Nxd7 Rxd7 20.Bc5 e6 21.Rad1 Ba6 22.Bxa6 Rxa6 23.b3 Ra8 24.Kf1 Nd5 25.Ne4 Rb7 26.g3 h6 27.Kg2 Nb4 28.Bxb4 Rxb4 29.Rd7 Rf8 30.Rc7 Rb6 31.Rd1 Rb4 32.Nc5 h5 33.Rdd7 h4 34.Nxe6 Be5 35.Nxf8 Bxc7 36.Rxc7 Kxf8 37.Rxc6 hxg3 38.Kxg3 Rd4 39.Rc5 Rd2 40.Kf3 f5 41.Ke3 Rd7 42.Rxa5 Rd1 43.Rc5 Rh1 44.a5 Rxh3+ 45.Kf4 Kf7 46.a6 Kf6 47.Rc6+ Kg7 48.a7 Rh7 49.Rc7+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 5th Mar Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.03.05"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Christiansen,Johan-Sebastian"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2633"] [ECO "C55"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 h6 5.O-O d6 6.c3 g6 7.d4 Bg4 8.Qb3 Na5 9.Qa4+ c6 10.Be2 b5 11.Qc2 Bxf3 12.Bxf3 Bg7 13.Rd1 Qc7 14.a4 O-O 15.axb5 cxb5 16.d5 Nc4 17.Be2 a5 18.b3 Nb6 19.Bxb5 Nh5 20.Bc6 Rab8 21.Na3 f5 22.Nb5 Qd8 23.exf5 gxf5 24.Rxa5 f4 25.Qg6 Qh4 26.Nxd6 f3 27.g3 Rf6 28.Qd3 Qh3 29.Qf1 Qxf1+ 30.Kxf1 Rxd6 31.c4 Nc8 32.c5 Rd8 33.d6 Nf6 34.Bxf3 Rxb3 35.Be2 Rb8 36.Ba3 Ne4 37.c6 Rxd6 38.Bxd6 Ncxd6 39.c7 Rc8 40.Ra7 Bf8 41.Bg4 Re8 42.Bd7 Re7 43.Bc6 Kg7 44.Bxe4 Nxe4 45.c8=Q Rxa7 46.Rd7+ Rxd7 47.Qxd7+ Kf6 48.Qd5 Ng5 49.h4 Ne6 50.Kg2 Be7 51.Qf3+ Kg6 52.Qg4+ Kf6 53.h5 Ng5 54.Qc4 Kg7 55.Qd5 Bf6 56.Qd7+ Kg8 57.Qf5 Kg7 58.Qg6+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 5th Mar Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.03.05"] [Round "9"] [White "Moroni,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2580"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D02"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Bf4 c5 4.e3 Nc6 5.Nbd2 Bg4 6.c3 e6 7.Qb3 Qc8 8.Ne5 Nxe5 9.Bxe5 c4 10.Qb5+ Nd7 11.Bg3 Be7 12.f3 a6 13.Qa4 Bh5 14.e4 O-O 15.Be2 f5 16.Qd1 b5 17.O-O f4 18.Bf2 Nb6 19.Re1 Qc6 20.Qc1 a5 21.b3 Bg6 22.bxc4 bxc4 23.Bd1 Rfe8 24.Bc2 Bf8 25.Rb1 Na4 26.exd5 exd5 27.Rxe8 Rxe8 28.Bxg6 Qxg6 29.Rb5 Qd3 30.Nb1 Re2 31.Rxa5 Rb2 32.Na3 Nxc3 33.Qe1 Re2 34.Qf1 Rxa2 35.Qxd3 cxd3 36.Be1 d2 37.Bxd2 Rxd2 38.Ra8 Rxd4 39.h4 Ra4 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 5th Mar Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.03.05"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Niemann,Hans Moke"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2676"] [ECO "A29"] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Bg2 Nf6 7.O-O h6 8.d3 Bd6 9.a3 a5 10.b3 O-O 11.Bb2 Re8 12.Nd2 Be6 13.e3 Qd7 14.Nde4 Be7 15.Nxf6+ Bxf6 16.Qc2 Rad8 17.Rfd1 Bh3 18.Nd5 Bxg2 19.Nxf6+ gxf6 20.Kxg2 Re6 21.d4 Rd6 22.Rac1 exd4 23.Bxd4 Nxd4 24.Rxd4 Rxd4 25.exd4 Qd5+ 26.Kg1 c6 27.Qd2 Kg7 28.Qc3 Re8 29.b4 a4 30.Qd2 Re4 31.Rd1 Qb3 32.Qc1 Re2 33.Rf1 Re4 34.Qd2 Qxa3 35.Rb1 Qf3 36.Rf1 a3 37.b5 cxb5 38.d5 Re2 39.Qd4 Qe4 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 5th Mar Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.03.05"] [Round "10"] [White "Girel,Joseph"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2486"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B90"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bd2 g6 7.f3 Bg7 8.Be3 Nbd7 9.Qd2 h5 10.O-O-O b5 11.Kb1 Bb7 12.Nb3 Rc8 13.Be2 Ne5 14.Bd4 O-O 15.Qe3 Nc4 16.Bxc4 Rxc4 17.Bb6 Qa8 18.Na5 Rxc3 19.bxc3 Rc8 20.c4 bxc4 21.Bd4 c3 22.Ka1 Bc6 23.Nxc6 Qxc6 24.Rd3 Nd7 25.Bxg7 Kxg7 26.f4 f6 27.Rb1 Qa4 28.Qd4 Rc4 29.Qd5 Nc5 30.Rb8 e6 31.Qa8 Qxc2 32.Rg8+ Kh7 33.Rh8+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 5th Mar Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.03.05"] [Round "11"] [White "Martinez Alcantara,Jose Eduardo"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2603"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B50"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.c3 Nf6 4.h3 Nc6 5.Bd3 e5 6.Bc2 d5 7.exd5 Qxd5 8.Qe2 Be7 9.d3 O-O 10.Nbd2 Bf5 11.Ne4 Rad8 12.Bg5 Bg6 13.Bxf6 Bxf6 14.g4 b5 15.h4 c4 16.dxc4 Qxc4 17.Qxc4 bxc4 18.h5 Bxe4 19.Bxe4 Rd6 20.Rd1 Rfd8 21.Rxd6 Rxd6 22.Ke2 Na5 23.Rd1 Rxd1 24.Kxd1 Kf8 25.Bxh7 Nb7 26.g5 Bd8 27.Nxe5 Nd6 28.Nf3 Bb6 29.Ke2 f6 30.gxf6 gxf6 31.Bg6 Kg7 32.Nd2 Kh6 33.f4 f5 34.Nf1 Kg7 35.Ne3 Kf6 36.Nd5+ Kg7 37.Nxb6 axb6 38.Ke3 Kf6 39.Kd4 b5 40.Kc5 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 12th Mar Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.03.12"] [Round "1"] [White "Vlassov,N"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2299"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B22"] 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 e6 6.a3 Nc6 7.Be3 cxd4 8.cxd4 Be7 9.Nc3 Qa5 10.Bd3 O-O 11.O-O Rd8 12.Qc2 Bd7 13.b4 Qh5 14.Ne2 Bd6 15.b5 Ne7 16.Ne5 Rac8 17.Qb2 Bxe5 18.dxe5 Ng4 19.Bf4 Ng6 20.Bxg6 Qxg6 21.Rac1 Rxc1 22.Rxc1 Qd3 23.Nc3 Qd4 24.Bg3 Be8 25.h3 Nh6 26.Rd1 Qb6 27.Rd6 Rxd6 28.exd6 Qd4 29.Qc2 Nf5 30.Ne2 Qd5 31.Qc8 Qxb5 32.Nc3 Qc6 33.Qxc6 Bxc6 34.Bf4 f6 35.g4 Nd4 36.Be3 Nf3+ 37.Kf1 a6 38.Bc5 Kf7 39.Ke2 Ne5 40.f4 Nd7 41.Bd4 e5 42.fxe5 fxe5 43.Be3 Ke6 44.Kd3 Kxd6 45.Bg5 Ke6 46.Bd8 Nf6 47.g5 Nh5 48.Ne2 Kf5 49.h4 Bb5+ 50.Ke3 Bxe2 51.Kxe2 Ke4 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 12th Mar Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.03.12"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Papaioannou,Dimitrios"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "1991"] [ECO "B40"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.a3 d6 7.Be3 a6 8.f4 Qc7 9.Qf3 Nxd4 10.Bxd4 b5 11.Bd3 Bb7 12.O-O e5 13.Be3 Be7 14.Kh1 h5 15.fxe5 dxe5 16.Nd5 Bxd5 17.exd5 Rc8 18.Rae1 Qd6 19.Bg5 h4 20.Qf5 Rc5 21.Qxe5 Qxe5 22.Rxe5 Kd7 23.b4 Rc7 24.Bf5+ Kd8 25.d6 Bxd6 26.Rd1 Rc6 27.Rc5 Kc7 28.Rxd6 Kxd6 29.Bf4+ Ke7 30.Rxc6 Rd8 31.Bd3 Nd5 32.Bg5+ f6 33.Bxh4 Nf4 34.h3 Nxd3 35.cxd3 Rxd3 36.Rxa6 g5 37.Bf2 Rd2 38.Bc5+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 12th Mar Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.03.12"] [Round "3"] [White "Darini,P"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2399"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C11"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3 Be7 8.a3 O-O 9.dxc5 Nxc5 10.b4 Ne4 11.Nxe4 dxe4 12.Qxd8 Rxd8 13.Nd2 a5 14.b5 Nd4 15.Bxd4 Rxd4 16.c3 Rd7 17.Nxe4 b6 18.Be2 Bb7 19.Bf3 Rc8 20.O-O Bxe4 21.Bxe4 Rxc3 22.a4 g6 23.Rfc1 Rxc1+ 24.Rxc1 Rd4 25.Bf3 Bc5 26.Ra1 Rd1+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 12th Mar Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.03.12"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Mikhailovsky,Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2215"] [ECO "B15"] 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Nxf6+ exf6 6.c3 Bd6 7.Bd3 O-O 8.Ne2 Re8 9.O-O Nd7 10.Ng3 Nf8 11.a4 a5 12.f4 c5 13.d5 Qc7 14.c4 Bd7 15.Bd2 Re7 16.Ne4 Ng6 17.Qh5 b6 18.Bc3 Rae8 19.Nxd6 Qxd6 20.Bd2 f5 21.g3 Qf6 22.Bc3 Qd6 23.Rae1 Rxe1 24.Rxe1 Rxe1+ 25.Bxe1 Bxa4 26.Qxf5 Bd7 27.Qe4 Nf8 28.Bc3 a4 29.Qe5 Qh6 30.Qe7 Qh3 31.Be5 h6 32.Qd8 Bf5 33.Bf1 Qg4 34.Bd6 Qf3 35.Qxf8+ Kh7 36.Be5 Qe3+ 37.Kg2 Qe4+ 38.Kf2 Qc2+ 39.Be2 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 12th Mar Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.03.12"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Shuvalova,Polina"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2455"] [ECO "B91"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.g3 e5 7.Nf3 Be7 8.Nh4 g6 9.Ng2 Be6 10.Ne3 O-O 11.Bg2 Nbd7 12.a4 Rc8 13.O-O Re8 14.Re1 Bf8 15.h3 h5 16.Bd2 Bh6 17.a5 Kh7 18.Re2 Nc5 19.b4 Ncd7 20.Rc1 b6 21.axb6 Nxb6 22.Ncd5 Nfxd5 23.exd5 Bd7 24.Re1 Ba4 25.Qf3 Qe7 26.Nf5 gxf5 27.Qxf5+ Kg7 28.Bxh6+ Kxh6 29.Be4 Rh8 30.Ra1 Bd7 31.Qf3 Rcf8 32.Qe3+ Qg5 33.Qxb6 Bxh3 34.Qxd6+ Kg7 35.Bg2 Bxg2 36.Kxg2 f6 37.Rxa6 Rf7 38.Rh1 h4 39.Rh3 Qf5 40.Ra1 Qe4+ 41.Kg1 Rh6 42.Qe6 Rg6 43.Rf1 Qf3 44.Rxh4 Rxg3+ 45.fxg3 Qxg3+ 46.Kh1 Qxh4+ 47.Kg2 Qg5+ 48.Kf3 Qf4+ 49.Ke2 Qe4+ 50.Kd2 Qxb4+ 51.c3 Qb2+ 52.Kd3 Qb5+ 53.c4 Qb3+ 54.Kd2 Qb2+ 55.Ke3 Qd4+ 56.Kf3 Qf4+ 57.Kg2 Qe4+ 58.Kh2 Qe2+ 59.Kg1 Qe3+ 60.Rf2 Qe1+ 61.Kg2 Qe4+ 62.Kg3 Qxc4 63.Qf5 Qc3+ 64.Rf3 Qd4 65.Kg2 Qd2+ 66.Kg3 Qxd5 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 12th Mar Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.03.12"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Dehtiarov,Roman"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2319"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Bg4 3.Bg2 e6 4.d3 Nd7 5.h3 Bh5 6.O-O c6 7.Qe1 Ngf6 8.e4 dxe4 9.dxe4 Bxf3 10.Bxf3 e5 11.Kg2 Be7 12.Nd2 O-O 13.Nc4 Qc7 14.Ne3 Rfd8 15.a4 Nc5 16.Nf5 Ne6 17.c3 Bf8 18.Qe2 Rd7 19.h4 Rad8 20.a5 h5 21.b4 g6 22.Ne3 b5 23.axb6 axb6 24.Qc2 b5 25.Rd1 Rxd1 26.Bxd1 Qd7 27.Bf3 Qd3 28.Qxd3 Rxd3 29.Nd1 Nd7 30.Be3 c5 31.Be2 Rd6 32.Bxb5 cxb4 33.cxb4 Nd4 34.Bxd7 Rxd7 35.Rb1 Nb5 36.Bc5 Bh6 37.Ne3 Bxe3 38.Bxe3 Rd3 39.Kf1 Ra3 40.Rc1 Rb3 41.Rc8+ Kg7 42.Bc5 Rb2 43.Bf8+ Kf6 44.Rc6+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 12th Mar Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.03.12"] [Round "8"] [White "Kuziev,Miraziz"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2218"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D35"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3 h6 7.Bh4 Be7 8.Bd3 O-O 9.Nge2 Ne8 10.Bg3 Nd6 11.Qc2 a5 12.O-O Re8 13.f3 Na6 14.a3 b5 15.e4 Nc4 16.Bf2 Nc7 17.e5 Rb8 18.f4 b4 19.axb4 axb4 20.Nd1 b3 21.Qc1 Ba6 22.Ne3 Nxe3 23.Qxe3 Bc4 24.Rfc1 Ra8 25.Rxa8 Qxa8 26.Bxc4 dxc4 27.Rxc4 Rb8 28.Qc1 Nd5 29.Be1 Qa6 30.Ng3 Rc8 31.Ne4 Qb5 32.f5 Ne3 33.Qxe3 Qxc4 34.f6 Bf8 35.fxg7 Kxg7 36.Qg3+ Kh8 37.Bc3 Qe2 38.Nd6 Bxd6 39.exd6 Qd1+ 40.Kf2 Qc2+ 41.Kg1 Qd1+ 42.Kf2 Qc2+ 43.Kg1 Rg8 44.d5+ Kh7 45.Qf3 Qc1+ 46.Kf2 Qc2+ 47.Kg1 Qc1+ 48.Kf2 Qc2+ 49.Kg1 1/2-1/2 [Event "Titled Tue 12th Mar Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.03.12"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Bordi,K"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2288"] [ECO "B91"] 1.Nf3 c5 2.e4 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.g3 e6 7.Bg2 Be7 8.Be3 O-O 9.Qe2 Nc6 10.O-O-O Bd7 11.f4 Rc8 12.Kb1 Nb4 13.a3 Rxc3 14.axb4 Rc8 15.g4 e5 16.Nf5 Bxf5 17.exf5 Qc7 18.g5 Ng4 19.Bc1 exf4 20.f6 Nxf6 21.gxf6 Bxf6 22.Bd5 Rfe8 23.Qd3 Re5 24.Qb3 Re2 25.Rd2 Rce8 26.Rxe2 Rxe2 27.Bxf4 Qe7 28.Qf3 Re1+ 29.Bc1 b5 30.Rxe1 Qxe1 31.Qe3 Qxe3 32.Bxe3 Be5 33.h3 h6 34.c4 bxc4 35.Bxc4 g5 36.Bxa6 f5 37.Bc4+ d5 38.Bxd5+ Kf8 39.b5 Ke7 40.Bc5+ Kd7 41.b6 g4 42.hxg4 fxg4 43.b7 Bb8 44.Kc2 h5 45.Kd3 h4 46.Ke4 h3 47.Kf5 g3 48.Kg4 h2 49.Kh3 Kd8 50.Kg2 Kd7 51.b4 Kd8 52.Be3 Kd7 53.Bg5 Ke8 54.Bh4 Kd7 55.b5 Ke8 56.b6 Kd7 57.Bg5 Ke8 58.Be6 Kf8 59.Bd8 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 12th Mar Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.03.12"] [Round "10"] [White "Sattarov,B"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2351"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C02"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Bd7 6.Bd3 cxd4 7.O-O dxc3 8.Nxc3 a6 9.Re1 Nge7 10.h4 h6 11.h5 Rc8 12.a3 Nf5 13.Bf4 Bc5 14.b4 Ba7 15.Rc1 O-O 16.Qd2 Nh4 17.Nh2 f6 18.exf6 Qxf6 19.Bg3 Nd4 20.Ng4 Ndf3+ 21.Kh1 Nxd2 22.Nxf6+ Rxf6 23.Bxh4 Rf4 24.Bg3 Rff8 25.Rc2 Bxf2 26.Bxf2 Rxf2 27.Rec1 Nb3 28.Rxf2 Nxc1 29.Bg6 Rxc3 30.Rf7 Be8 31.Re7 Bxg6 32.hxg6 Rc8 33.Rxe6 d4 34.Rd6 d3 35.Kg1 Kf8 36.Rd7 Ke8 37.Rxg7 d2 38.Rg8+ Kd7 39.Rxc8 d1=Q+ 40.Kh2 Qh5+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 12th Mar Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.03.12"] [Round "11"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Narayanan,Sri"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2533"] [ECO "B66"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.O-O-O Be7 9.f3 O-O 10.h4 Nxd4 11.Qxd4 b5 12.Kb1 Bb7 13.Bd3 Qc7 14.Ne2 Rfd8 15.Qf2 d5 16.e5 Ne4 17.Qe1 Nc5 18.Nd4 Rac8 19.Bxe7 Qxe7 20.c3 Nxd3 21.Rxd3 a5 22.f4 b4 23.f5 bxc3 24.bxc3 exf5 25.Nxf5 Qe6 26.Nd4 Qg6 27.Qg3 Qb6+ 28.Ka1 Ba6 29.Rb1 Qc7 30.Rf3 Rb8 31.Rxb8 Rxb8 32.e6 Qxg3 33.Rxg3 Kh8 34.exf7 Rf8 35.Rf3 Bc8 36.Nc6 g6 37.Nxa5 Kg7 38.Nc6 Bf5 39.Ne5 Be4 40.Rf2 h5 41.a4 Bf5 42.Kb2 Rb8+ 43.Ka3 Ra8 44.Kb4 Rb8+ 45.Kc5 Ra8 46.Ra2 Kf6 47.Nc6 Kxf7 48.a5 Ke6 49.a6 Kd7 50.Kb6 Kd6 51.a7 Bd7 52.Nb8 Be6 53.Kb7 d4 54.Ra6+ Kc5 55.Rc6+ Kb5 56.Kxa8 Bd5 57.Kb7 dxc3 58.a8=Q c2 59.Qa6+ Kb4 60.Qb6+ Ka3 61.Qa5+ Kb2 62.Qxd5 c1=Q 63.Qb5+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 19th Mar Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.03.19"] [Round "1"] [White "Leyva Proenza,R"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2333"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B87"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Bb3 b5 8.O-O Be7 9.Qf3 Qb6 10.Be3 Qb7 11.Qg3 O-O 12.f3 Nc6 13.Rad1 Ne5 14.f4 Nc4 15.e5 Nh5 16.Qh3 g6 17.Bxc4 bxc4 18.exd6 Bxd6 19.Nf5 exf5 20.Rxd6 Be6 21.Rb1 Rfd8 22.Rxd8+ Rxd8 23.Qf3 Qxf3 24.gxf3 Nf6 25.Kf2 Rb8 26.Bd4 Nd7 27.b4 cxb3 28.cxb3 f6 29.Rc1 Rc8 30.Ne2 Rxc1 31.Nxc1 Kf7 32.Nd3 Bd5 33.Nc5 Nb8 34.Ke3 g5 35.fxg5 fxg5 36.a4 f4+ 37.Kf2 Nc6 38.Bc3 a5 39.Nb7 h5 40.Nxa5 Ne7 41.b4 Nf5 42.Be5 Ke6 43.Bc7 Nd4 44.b5 Nxf3 45.b6 Nd2 46.b7 Ne4+ 47.Ke1 Bxb7 48.Nxb7 Kd7 49.Be5 Kc6 50.Nd8+ Kd5 51.Bb8 f3 52.a5 Nc5 53.Nf7 g4 54.Nh6 Ke4 55.Kf2 Nd3+ 56.Kf1 Nb4 57.Bd6 Na6 58.Nf7 Kd5 59.Ba3 h4 60.Ng5 Kc4 61.h3 gxh3 62.Nxh3 Kb5 63.Bc1 Kxa5 64.Bd2+ Kb5 65.Kf2 Kc4 66.Kxf3 Kd3 67.Kg4 Nc5 68.Kxh4 Kxd2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Titled Tue 19th Mar Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.03.19"] [Round "1"] [White "Silva,Luca"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2283"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A45"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 c5 3.e3 cxd4 4.exd4 g6 5.Nf3 Bg7 6.c3 O-O 7.Nbd2 Nc6 8.h3 d6 9.Be2 Nh5 10.Bh2 e5 11.dxe5 dxe5 12.O-O h6 13.Nc4 Nf4 14.Bxf4 exf4 15.Qxd8 Rxd8 16.Rfd1 Be6 17.Nd6 Rab8 18.Ne4 Bd5 19.Nc5 b6 20.Nb3 g5 21.Nbd4 Ne7 22.Rd2 Bf6 23.c4 Be4 24.Rad1 Bg6 25.b3 h5 26.Nb5 Rxd2 27.Rxd2 Nf5 28.Nxa7 g4 29.hxg4 hxg4 30.Nh2 g3 31.fxg3 Bd4+ 32.Kf1 Nxg3+ 33.Ke1 Bc3 34.Nc6 Re8 35.Nd4 Bxd4 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 19th Mar Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.03.19"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Tregubov,P"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2562"] [ECO "B40"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c3 d5 4.exd5 exd5 5.d4 Nc6 6.Bb5 Bd6 7.O-O Ne7 8.dxc5 Bxc5 9.Nbd2 O-O 10.Nb3 Bd6 11.Bd3 h6 12.h3 Bf5 13.Re1 Re8 14.Bxf5 Nxf5 15.Rxe8+ Qxe8 16.Qxd5 g6 17.Bd2 Rd8 18.Qb5 a6 19.Qxb7 Ne5 20.Re1 Rd7 21.Qe4 Re7 22.Nxe5 Rxe5 23.Qb1 Nh4 24.Nd4 Qa8 25.f3 Qd5 26.Rxe5 Qxe5 27.f4 Qd5 28.Qf1 Qxa2 29.Be1 Be7 30.Qe2 Bf6 31.Bxh4 Bxh4 32.Kh2 Bf6 33.Nf3 Kg7 34.Ne5 Qd5 35.Qc4 Qb7 36.b4 g5 37.Ng4 gxf4 38.Nxf6 Kxf6 39.Qxf4+ Kg7 40.Qg3+ Kf8 41.Qd6+ Kg7 42.c4 Qe4 43.Qg3+ Kf8 44.Qc3 Qf4+ 45.Kg1 Qc7 46.c5 Qc6 47.Qh8+ Ke7 48.Qe5+ Kf8 49.Kh2 Kg8 50.Kg3 Qb5 51.Qd4 Qc6 52.Qd6 Qb5 53.c6 Qc4 54.c7 Qc3+ 55.Kh2 Kh7 56.Qc5 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 19th Mar Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.03.19"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Nasir,Zehn"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2057"] [ECO "B19"] 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.h4 h6 7.Nf3 Nd7 8.h5 Bh7 9.Bd3 Bxd3 10.Qxd3 e6 11.Bd2 Ngf6 12.O-O-O Be7 13.Ne4 Nxe4 14.Qxe4 Nf6 15.Qe2 Qd5 16.Kb1 Qe4 17.Qxe4 Nxe4 18.Be3 O-O 19.c4 Rfd8 20.Kc2 Bf6 21.g4 b5 22.b3 a5 23.Ne5 bxc4 24.bxc4 c5 25.f4 cxd4 26.Rxd4 Rxd4 27.Bxd4 Rc8 28.Kd3 Bxe5 29.fxe5 Ng5 30.Rf1 Rd8 31.Ke3 Kf8 32.Bb6 Rc8 33.c5 Ke7 34.Rf4 f6 35.exf6+ gxf6 36.Ra4 Ra8 37.Rxa5 Rxa5 38.Bxa5 Kd7 39.a4 Kc6 40.Bd8 Nf7 41.Bxf6 Kxc5 42.Be7+ Kd5 43.a5 Ne5 44.a6 Nxg4+ 45.Ke2 Kc6 46.Kf3 Ne5+ 47.Ke4 Nd7 48.Bd8 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 19th Mar Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.03.19"] [Round "3"] [White "Timmermans,M"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2395"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A00"] 1.b4 e5 2.Bb2 Bxb4 3.Bxe5 Nf6 4.Nc3 Ba5 5.e3 O-O 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Bxf6 Qxf6 8.Nd5 Qd6 9.c4 b6 10.Be2 Bb7 11.O-O Nd8 12.Nf4 Ne6 13.Nxe6 dxe6 14.d4 c5 15.dxc5 Qxc5 16.Rb1 Be4 17.Rb5 Qe7 18.Nd4 e5 19.Nf3 f6 20.Qb3 Bc6 21.c5+ Kh8 22.cxb6 axb6 23.Rxb6 Bxb6 24.Qxb6 Bd5 25.Rd1 Bxa2 26.h3 Bg8 27.Nh4 g6 28.Nf3 Rad8 29.Rb1 Rd6 30.Qb4 Rfd8 31.Nh2 Kg7 32.Nf1 R6d7 33.Qb6 Qd6 34.Qb5 Qd5 35.Qb6 h5 36.Bf3 Qe6 37.Qb5 Bf7 38.Ng3 f5 39.e4 f4 40.Nf1 Qf6 41.Qb2 Rd6 42.Rc1 Rd4 43.Rc5 R8d7 44.Qb8 Re7 45.Qb5 Re6 46.Be2 Re7 47.f3 Rd8 48.Rc6 Re6 49.Rb6 Rxb6 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 19th Mar Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.03.19"] [Round "3"] [White "Siddharth,Jagadeesh"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2490"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A45"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.Bf4 Bb4 4.Qd3 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 cxd4 7.Qxd4 Nc6 8.Qd2 Ne4 9.Qd3 d5 10.Nf3 Qb6 11.Be3 Qxb2 12.Rd1 O-O 13.g3 e5 14.Ng5 Bf5 15.Qb3 Qxb3 16.cxb3 d4 17.Bd2 Nxd2 18.Rxd2 h6 19.Nf3 Rfd8 20.Bg2 e4 21.Nh4 Bh7 22.g4 Ne5 23.Nf5 Bxf5 24.gxf5 e3 25.fxe3 dxe3 26.Rxd8+ Rxd8 27.Bxb7 Rd2 28.Ba6 Ra2 29.O-O Rxa3 30.Bc4 Ra2 31.Rc1 Nxc4 32.bxc4 Rxe2 33.Rc3 Rf2 34.Rxe3 Rxf5 35.Re8+ Kh7 36.Re7 a5 37.Rc7 Kg6 38.c5 a4 39.c6 Rc5 40.Ra7 Rxc6 41.Rxa4 f5 42.Kg2 Kf6 43.h4 g5 44.Kf3 Rc3+ 45.Kf2 g4 46.Ra6+ Ke5 47.Rxh6 Kf4 48.Ra6 Rc2+ 49.Kf1 Kg3 50.h5 f4 51.h6 f3 52.Ke1 f2+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 19th Mar Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.03.19"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Yanchenko,R"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2466"] [ECO "C01"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bd3 c5 6.O-O c4 7.Re1+ Be7 8.Bf1 O-O 9.Bg5 Nc6 10.b3 cxb3 11.axb3 Bf5 12.c3 a6 13.Nbd2 Rc8 14.b4 Na7 15.Qb3 h6 16.Bh4 Re8 17.h3 Ne4 18.Bxe7 Rxe7 19.Nxe4 Bxe4 20.Nd2 Nb5 21.Bxb5 axb5 22.Re3 Rec7 23.Rae1 Qg5 24.Nxe4 dxe4 25.Rxe4 g6 26.R1e3 Qf6 27.Rf3 Qa6 28.Kh2 Kg7 29.Qd5 Qc6 30.Qe5+ Kh7 31.d5 Qb6 32.d6 Rd7 33.Ref4 Rf8 34.Rf6 Qc6 35.h4 Qc4 36.R3f4 Qd3 37.h5 g5 38.R4f5 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 19th Mar Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.03.19"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Cherniaiev,Tykhon"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2306"] [ECO "C70"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nge7 5.Nc3 Ng6 6.d4 exd4 7.Nxd4 Bc5 8.Nf5 O-O 9.O-O d6 10.Be3 Bxe3 11.Nxe3 Kh8 12.Ncd5 f5 13.exf5 Bxf5 14.Nxf5 Rxf5 15.c3 Qg5 16.Ne3 Re5 17.Bxc6 bxc6 18.Qf3 d5 19.Rfe1 Rf8 20.Qg3 Qe7 21.Nc2 Nf4 22.Rxe5 Qxe5 23.Qe3 Qg5 24.Ne1 Qh5 25.Nf3 Qg4 26.g3 d4 27.Nxd4 Nh3+ 28.Kh1 Nxf2+ 29.Kg2 Qh3+ 30.Kg1 Ng4 31.Qe2 h6 32.Qg2 Qxg2+ 33.Kxg2 Rf2+ 34.Kh3 h5 35.Kh4 Rxh2+ 36.Kg5 c5 37.Nf5 Ne5 38.Rf1 Kh7 39.Nh4 Rxb2 40.Kxh5 Rxa2 41.Kg5 Ra4 42.Rf4 Rc4 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 19th Mar Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.03.19"] [Round "5"] [White "Moroni,L"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2580"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A45"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 c5 3.e3 cxd4 4.exd4 g6 5.Nf3 Bg7 6.c3 O-O 7.h3 d6 8.Be2 Nc6 9.O-O Nh5 10.Bh2 e5 11.dxe5 dxe5 12.Qxd8 Rxd8 13.Na3 Nf4 14.Bxf4 exf4 15.Rad1 Bf5 16.Bc4 h6 17.Rfe1 g5 18.Nb5 Bg6 19.a3 Bf8 20.Nc7 Rac8 21.Nd5 Kg7 22.Ba2 Bh5 23.Nb4 Rxd1 24.Rxd1 Ne5 25.Bd5 Rd8 26.Re1 Bxb4 27.Rxe5 Bd6 28.Re1 Bxa3 29.Bxb7 Bxb2 30.c4 Bc3 31.Rc1 Ba5 32.c5 Bc7 33.Be4 a5 34.Ra1 Rb8 35.Nd4 Rb4 36.Nf5+ Kf6 37.f3 Bg6 38.Nd6 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 19th Mar Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.03.19"] [Round "5"] [White "Gorovets,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2480"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "E11"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 Bxd2+ 5.Qxd2 O-O 6.g3 d5 7.Bg2 c6 8.O-O Nbd7 9.Rc1 a5 10.Qe3 Re8 11.Nbd2 h6 12.h3 b6 13.Ne5 Bb7 14.f4 c5 15.Ndf3 dxc4 16.Nxd7 Nxd7 17.dxc5 Nxc5 18.Rxc4 Bxf3 19.Bxf3 Ra7 20.Rd4 Qf6 21.Rad1 Rc7 22.b3 g6 23.Rd6 Rb8 24.Qd4 Qxd4+ 25.R1xd4 Kf8 26.g4 Ke7 27.Rd2 Rd7 28.Rxd7+ Nxd7 29.Bc6 Nc5 30.e3 Rc8 31.Bf3 Nd7 32.Kf2 g5 33.Ke2 Rc1 34.Rd1 Rxd1 35.Kxd1 e5 36.f5 Kd6 37.Kd2 Nc5 38.Kc3 Na6 39.Kc4 Nc7 40.a3 b5+ 41.Kc3 Kc5 42.b4+ axb4+ 43.axb4+ Kd6 44.Be4 Ne8 45.Bd3 Kc6 46.Be4+ Kd6 47.Bd3 Nc7 48.Be4 Ke7 49.Bc6 Kf6 50.Kd3 Ke7 51.Kc3 f6 52.Be4 Kd6 53.Kd3 Ne8 54.Kc3 Ng7 55.Bd3 Kc6 56.Be4+ Kb6 57.Bd5 h5 58.e4 hxg4 59.hxg4 Ne8 60.Kd3 Nd6 61.Kc3 Kc7 62.Kd3 Nc8 63.Kc3 Nb6 64.Bb3 Kd6 65.Kd3 Kc6 66.Kc3 Nc8 67.Bd5+ Kb6 68.Kd3 Nd6 69.Kc3 Kc7 70.Kd3 Ne8 71.Kc3 Kb6 72.Kd3 Nc7 73.Bb3 Na6 74.Kc3 Nb8 75.Bd5 Kc7 76.Kd3 Kd6 77.Kc3 Na6 78.Bb3 Nc7 79.Bf7 Kd7 80.Kd3 Kc6 81.Kc3 Kb6 82.Kd3 Kb7 83.Kc3 Kc6 84.Kd3 Kd6 85.Kc3 Ke7 86.Bb3 Ne8 87.Bd5 Nd6 88.Bc6 Kd8 89.Kd3 Kc7 90.Bd5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Titled Tue 19th Mar Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.03.19"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Lewtak,Da"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2343"] [ECO "C01"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bd3 c5 6.O-O c4 7.Re1+ Be7 8.Bf1 O-O 9.Bg5 h6 10.Bh4 Nc6 11.b3 cxb3 12.axb3 Ne4 13.Bxe7 Qxe7 14.c4 Be6 15.Bd3 Nf6 16.c5 Qd8 17.h3 Re8 18.Nc3 a6 19.Qd2 Qc7 20.Re3 Bd7 21.Rae1 Rxe3 22.Rxe3 Re8 23.Rxe8+ Bxe8 24.Qe3 Bd7 25.Ne5 Be6 26.f4 Nxe5 27.dxe5 Nd7 28.b4 a5 29.Nb5 Qc6 30.Nd4 Qc7 31.f5 Qxe5 32.Qxe5 Nxe5 33.fxe6 fxe6 34.bxa5 Nxd3 35.c6 bxc6 36.a6 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 19th Mar Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.03.19"] [Round "6"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Agibileg,Uurtsaikh"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2443"] [ECO "C55"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 h6 5.O-O d6 6.c3 g5 7.Bb3 Bg7 8.Nbd2 O-O 9.h3 Ne7 10.Re1 Ng6 11.Nf1 d5 12.Ng3 dxe4 13.dxe4 Qxd1 14.Bxd1 Rd8 15.Bc2 Be6 16.Nf5 Bf8 17.g3 a5 18.h4 g4 19.Nh2 Kh7 20.a4 Ra6 21.Be3 Bxf5 22.exf5 Ne7 23.Kg2 Ned5 24.Bg5 hxg5 25.hxg5 Nd7 26.f6+ Kg8 27.Nxg4 N7xf6 28.gxf6 Nxf6 29.Nxe5 Bd6 30.Nc4 Bc5 31.Rad1 Rxd1 32.Rxd1 Re6 33.Kf3 b6 34.Bf5 Re7 35.Rd2 Ne8 36.Rd7 Re1 37.Rd8 Kg7 38.Nd2 Nd6 39.Bc2 Rc1 40.Bb3 Re1 41.Rd7 Kf6 42.Rxc7 Re5 43.Bc2 Rd5 44.Nf1 Re5 45.Rc6 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 19th Mar Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.03.19"] [Round "7"] [White "Bernadskiy,V"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2573"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B23"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Qxd4 Nc6 5.Qe3 Be7 6.Nf3 d5 7.exd5 exd5 8.Bb5 Nf6 9.O-O O-O 10.Rd1 Re8 11.Qf4 a6 12.Ba4 Bc5 13.Bb3 Be6 14.Be3 Bxe3 15.Qxe3 Bg4 16.Qf4 d4 17.Nd5 Bxf3 18.Qxf3 Re6 19.c3 Rd6 20.Nxf6+ Rxf6 21.Qh5 Qb6 22.Qh4 Rd8 23.Ba4 dxc3 24.bxc3 h6 25.Bb3 Ne5 26.Rxd8+ Qxd8 27.Rd1 Qe7 28.Qe4 Rc6 29.Re1 Rxc3 30.h3 Rc5 31.f4 Nf3+ 32.gxf3 Qh4 33.Bxf7+ 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 19th Mar Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.03.19"] [Round "7"] [White "Ghasi,A"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2485"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A07"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 c5 4.O-O g6 5.d3 Bg7 6.Nbd2 O-O 7.e4 Nc6 8.c3 b6 9.Re1 dxe4 10.dxe4 Ng4 11.Nc4 Qxd1 12.Rxd1 Ba6 13.Bf1 Rad8 14.Bf4 Bb7 15.a4 h6 16.h3 Nf6 17.Re1 g5 18.Bc1 Nd7 19.a5 b5 20.a6 Ba8 21.Ne3 Nce5 22.Nh2 Bxe4 23.Bxb5 Nf6 24.Neg4 Nfxg4 25.Rxe4 Rd1+ 26.Nf1 Nf3+ 27.Kg2 Ne1+ 28.Rxe1 Rxe1 29.hxg4 Rd8 30.Ne3 e6 31.Nc2 Red1 32.Be2 R1d7 33.Be3 Rc7 34.Na3 Rb8 35.Nb5 Rc6 36.c4 Rcb6 37.Ra2 Rc6 38.Bf3 Rcb6 39.Bxc5 Rxb5 40.cxb5 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 19th Mar Late"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.03.19"] [Round "8"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Atakhan,Abtin"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2417"] [ECO "B91"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.g3 e5 7.Nf3 Be7 8.Nh4 O-O 9.Bg2 g6 10.O-O Nbd7 11.a4 Re8 12.Re1 b6 13.Bg5 Bb7 14.Nf3 Rc8 15.Nd2 Kg7 16.Nf1 h6 17.Bd2 Nc5 18.Qc1 h5 19.Bh6+ Kh7 20.Bg5 Ne6 21.Bxf6 Bxf6 22.Qd1 Nd4 23.h4 b5 24.axb5 axb5 25.Ne3 b4 26.Ncd5 Bxd5 27.Nxd5 Nxc2 28.Ra7 Kg7 29.Rf1 Nd4 30.Kh2 Bxh4 31.f4 Rf8 32.f5 Bxg3+ 33.Kxg3 Qg5+ 34.Kh3 Rc2 35.Qxc2 Nxc2 36.fxg6 Qxg6 37.Kh2 Nd4 38.Rg1 Ne2 39.Rf1 Qg3+ 40.Kh1 Qh4+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 26th Mar Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.03.26"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Postlmayer,Jakob"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2364"] [ECO "B40"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c3 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.Bc4 d6 6.d4 cxd4 7.cxd4 Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.Re1 b6 10.Nc3 Nxc3 11.bxc3 Bb7 12.d5 Qc8 13.exd6 Bxd6 14.dxe6 Qxc4 15.Qxd6 fxe6 16.Nd4 Nc6 17.Qxe6+ Qxe6 18.Nxe6 Rf7 19.Ng5 Rd7 20.Bf4 h6 21.Ne4 Rad8 22.f3 Kf7 23.Nf2 Ne7 24.h4 Rc8 25.Ng4 Ng6 26.Bg3 h5 27.Ne5+ Nxe5 28.Bxe5 Rd2 29.Rad1 Rcd8 30.Bd4 Rxa2 31.Re5 Rd5 32.Rde1 Rxe5 33.Rxe5 g6 34.Re1 Ra5 35.Kh2 Rd5 36.Kg3 Rd6 37.Ra1 a6 38.Kf4 b5 39.Rb1 Bd5 40.g4 hxg4 41.fxg4 Re6 42.h5 gxh5 43.gxh5 Kg8 44.Kg5 Kh7 45.Rf1 Re2 46.Rf8 Rg2+ 47.Kh4 Rg8 48.Rf6 Ra8 49.Rd6 Bc4 50.Rd7+ Kg8 51.h6 Bd3 52.Rg7+ Kf8 53.Bc5+ Ke8 54.Rg8+ Kf7 55.Rxa8 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 26th Mar Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.03.26"] [Round "2"] [White "Zeynalov,R"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2127"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "A45"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 c5 3.d5 d6 4.Nc3 g6 5.e4 Bg7 6.Bb5+ Nbd7 7.a4 O-O 8.Nf3 Nh5 9.Bg5 Ne5 10.Nxe5 Bxe5 11.Bh6 f5 12.Bxf8 Qxf8 13.Qf3 Qf6 14.O-O fxe4 15.Qxf6 Nxf6 16.Rfe1 Bf5 17.a5 a6 18.Bf1 Kg7 19.Red1 Rf8 20.h3 h5 21.Ra3 g5 22.Rb3 Bc8 23.Bc4 g4 24.hxg4 hxg4 25.Re1 g3 26.Nxe4 Ng4 27.Rxg3 Bxg3 28.Nxg3 Rxf2 29.Rxe7+ Kf6 30.Rc7 Rxc2 31.Bf1 Rxb2 32.Rxc8 Ke5 33.Rg8 Nf6 34.Rg5+ Kd4 35.Ne2+ Ke3 36.Rg3+ Kd2 37.Nf4 Ne4 38.Rd3+ Kc2 39.g4 Rb4 40.Ng2 Nd2 41.Ne3+ Kc1 42.Rc3+ Kb1 43.Bd3+ Ka1 44.Rc1+ Ka2 45.Rc2+ Rb2 46.Rxb2+ Kxb2 47.Nc4+ Kc3 48.Nxd2 Kxd2 49.Bf1 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 26th Mar Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.03.26"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Kandil,Ahmed"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2201"] [ECO "A20"] 1.c4 e5 2.d3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.a3 Be7 5.e4 O-O 6.Nc3 a5 7.Be2 Bc5 8.O-O d6 9.Rb1 h6 10.h3 Be6 11.Be3 Nd4 12.b4 axb4 13.axb4 Nxf3+ 14.Bxf3 Bxe3 15.fxe3 c6 16.Qd2 Qb6 17.Kh2 Ra3 18.Bd1 Rfa8 19.Bc2 d5 20.exd5 cxd5 21.c5 Qc7 22.Nb5 Qb8 23.Nxa3 e4+ 24.Kg1 Rxa3 25.Ra1 Qa7 26.Rxa3 Qxa3 27.dxe4 dxe4 28.Qd8+ Kh7 29.Qd4 Bd5 30.Rxf6 gxf6 31.Qxd5 Qxe3+ 32.Kh1 Qc1+ 33.Qd1 Qe3 34.b5 f5 35.c6 bxc6 36.bxc6 Qc5 37.Ba4 e3 38.Qf3 Qe5 39.Bd1 f4 40.Be2 Qd6 41.Qe4+ Kg8 42.Bd3 Kf8 43.Be2 Qc5 44.Qxf4 Qc1+ 45.Kh2 Qxc6 46.Qxe3 Qd6+ 47.Qg3 Qe6 48.Bf3 Qf6 49.Qg4 Qd6+ 50.Qg3 Qf6 51.Qb8+ Kg7 52.Qc7 Qe6 53.Qf4 Kf8 54.Be4 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 26th Mar Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.03.26"] [Round "4"] [White "Antunez,S"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2200"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C11"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 dxe4 5.Nxe4 Nbd7 6.Nf3 h6 7.Nxf6+ Nxf6 8.Bxf6 Qxf6 9.Bb5+ c6 10.Bd3 g6 11.Qe2 Bg7 12.h4 c5 13.Bb5+ Ke7 14.O-O-O Rd8 15.Qc4 b6 16.Bc6 Rb8 17.g3 Kf8 18.h5 g5 19.c3 cxd4 20.Nxd4 Kg8 21.f4 gxf4 22.gxf4 Qxf4+ 23.Kb1 b5 24.Qc5 b4 25.Rhg1 bxc3 26.Qxc3 e5 27.Nb3 Bf5+ 28.Ka1 Rxd1+ 29.Rxd1 e4 30.Rg1 Bg4 31.Qa5 Qf2 32.Rb1 Bf5 33.Qc7 Rc8 34.Qd6 e3 35.Bd7 Bxb1 36.Nd4 Rd8 37.Nf5 Qxb2+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 26th Mar Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.03.26"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Gatineau,Yovann"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2408"] [ECO "C01"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.Nc3 Nf6 6.Bb5 Bd6 7.Bg5 Be6 8.Ne5 O-O 9.Nxc6 bxc6 10.Bxc6 Rb8 11.O-O Rxb2 12.h3 h6 13.Bxf6 Qxf6 14.Bxd5 Rd8 15.Bxe6 Qxe6 16.Qd3 c5 17.Rfe1 Qg6 18.Qxg6 fxg6 19.dxc5 Bxc5 20.Re2 Kh7 21.Na4 Rb5 22.c4 Ra5 23.Nxc5 Rxc5 24.Rc1 Rb8 25.g3 Rb4 26.Rec2 a5 27.h4 g5 28.hxg5 hxg5 29.Kf1 a4 30.Ke2 Kg6 31.Kd3 Rb7 32.Kd4 Rbc7 33.Rb1 Rf5 34.Rb6+ Kh7 35.c5 Rd7+ 36.Rd6 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 26th Mar Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.03.26"] [Round "6"] [White "Lysyj,I"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2589"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D12"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5 5.cxd5 cxd5 6.Qb3 Qc7 7.Bd2 a6 8.Nc3 e6 9.Nh4 Bg6 10.Nxg6 hxg6 11.g3 Nc6 12.Bg2 Bd6 13.O-O O-O-O 14.Rfc1 Kb8 15.Na4 Ne4 16.Be1 Ka7 17.Qc2 f5 18.b4 Rc8 19.Qb2 Qe7 20.b5 Ba3 21.Qb3 Bxc1 22.Rxc1 Nxd4 23.b6+ Ka8 24.Rxc8+ Rxc8 25.exd4 Rc1 26.Qe3 Rb1 27.Bxe4 dxe4 28.Kg2 Qd7 29.Nc5 Qd5 30.Bc3 g5 31.Qxg5 e3+ 32.f3 e2 33.Qxg7 Rxb6 34.Qf8+ Ka7 35.Qc8 e1=Q 36.Bxe1 Rb2+ 37.Bf2 Qxa2 38.Nd3 Rc2 39.d5+ Rxf2+ 40.Nxf2 Qxd5 41.h4 a5 42.h5 a4 43.h6 f4 44.g4 Qd4 45.h7 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 26th Mar Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.03.26"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Bykov,Egor"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2424"] [ECO "B40"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.a3 d5 7.Bb5 Bd7 8.exd5 exd5 9.O-O Be7 10.Be3 O-O 11.Be2 Ne5 12.Nf3 Nc4 13.Bd4 Nxb2 14.Qb1 Na4 15.Nxa4 Bxa4 16.Bd3 Qc7 17.Qb2 Rac8 18.h3 b6 19.Rfe1 Rfe8 20.Re2 Nh5 21.Rae1 Nf4 22.Bxg7 Nxe2+ 23.Rxe2 Qd6 24.Be5 Qxa3 25.Qd4 Qb4 26.c4 Rxc4 27.Bxc4 Qxc4 28.Qd2 Rc8 29.Bb2 Qc5 30.Nd4 Bd7 31.Qh6 Bf8 32.Qg5+ Bg7 33.Ne6 1-0 [Event "Titled Tue 26th Mar Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.03.26"] [Round "8"] [White "Sowinski,Pawel"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2387"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "B50"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.c3 Nf6 4.h3 Nc6 5.Bd3 g6 6.Bc2 Bg7 7.O-O e5 8.d4 cxd4 9.cxd4 exd4 10.Nxd4 O-O 11.Nc3 Re8 12.Ndb5 Nb4 13.Bb3 d5 14.a3 Na6 15.exd5 Nc5 16.Bc2 a6 17.Nd4 Nxd5 18.Nxd5 Qxd5 19.Be3 b6 20.b4 Bb7 21.Nf3 Bxa1 22.bxc5 Qxd1 23.Rxd1 Bb2 24.cxb6 Bxa3 25.Ba4 Red8 26.Rb1 a5 27.Ne5 Bd6 28.Nc6 Rdc8 29.Nd4 Rc4 30.Bb5 Rb4 31.Rxb4 axb4 32.Nb3 Ra3 33.Bc4 Ba6 34.Bxa6 Rxa6 35.b7 Bb8 36.Bc5 Ra3 37.Nd2 Ra1+ 38.Nf1 b3 39.Bd4 Rd1 40.Bc3 Rd7 41.Ne3 Rxb7 42.Bb2 f5 43.Kf1 Kf7 44.Nd1 Ke6 45.Ke2 Be5 46.Kd3 Bxb2 47.Nxb2 Kd5 48.Kc3 g5 49.f3 f4 50.Nd3 Rc7+ 51.Kxb3 Kd4 52.Nf2 Ke3 53.Ne4 Rg7 54.Kc2 h5 55.Kd1 g4 56.hxg4 hxg4 57.Ke1 gxf3 58.gxf3 Rg1+ 0-1 [Event "Titled Tue 26th Mar Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.03.26"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Cherniaiev,Tykhon"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2306"] [ECO "C50"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.d3 Nf6 5.O-O d6 6.c3 O-O 7.h3 a5 8.Bb3 Ba7 9.Re1 Be6 10.Bc2 Re8 11.Bg5 h6 12.Bh4 g5 13.Bg3 Nh5 14.Bh2 Qf6 15.Nbd2 Nf4 16.Nf1 g4 17.hxg4 Bxg4 18.Ne3 Bh5 19.Bxf4 Qxf4 20.Nd5 Bxf3 21.Qxf3 Qxf3 22.gxf3 Rec8 23.f4 Kf8 24.f5 Ne7 25.Nf6 Ng8 26.Nxg8 Kxg8 27.Kg2 Kg7 28.Rh1 Rh8 29.Rh5 Rag8 30.Kf3 c6 31.Rah1 Bb6 32.Rg1+ Kh7 33.Rgh1 Kg7 34.Rb1 Kf6 35.a4 Bc7 36.b4 axb4 37.Rxb4 Rb8 38.Rb3 Ba5 39.d4 b5 40.axb5 Rxb5 41.Ra3 Bb6 42.Ke3 Rb2 43.Kd3 d5 44.dxe5+ Kxe5 45.exd5 cxd5 46.f6+ Kxf6 47.Rxd5 Rd8 48.Rxd8 Bxd8 49.Ra6+ Rb6 50.Rxb6+ Bxb6 51.Ke2 Ke5 52.Kf3 f5 53.Bd3 Ba5 54.c4 Bb4 55.Kg2 Kf4 56.Kf1 Bc5 57.Kg2 Kg4 58.Bc2 Kf4 59.Bd1 Ke4 60.Be2 Kd4 61.Bf1 Kc3 62.Be2 Kd2 63.Bh5 Ke1 64.f3 Ke2 65.Bg6 f4 66.Be4 Ke3 67.Bd5 h5 68.Be4 Be7 69.Bd5 Kd4 70.Be6 Bf6 71.Bd5 Bg5 72.Bf7 Be7 73.Bxh5 Kxc4 74.Bg6 Kd4 75.Be4 Ke3 76.Kh3 Kd4 77.Kg4 Ke3 78.Kh3 Ba3 79.Kg4 Bb2 80.Kh3 Ba3 81.Kg4 Bb2 82.Kh3 Ba3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Titled Tue 26th Mar Early"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.03.26"] [Round "10"] [White "Iniyan,Pa"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2498"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "D58"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 h6 6.Bh4 O-O 7.Nf3 b6 8.Qb3 Bb7 9.Bxf6 Bxf6 10.cxd5 exd5 11.Rd1 Re8 12.Bd3 c5 13.dxc5 Nd7 14.c6 Bxc6 15.O-O Nc5 16.Qc2 Rc8 17.Bf5 Rc7 18.Nd4 Ba8 19.Rd2 g6 20.Bd3 Bxd4 21.exd4 Ne6 22.Bb5 Rf8 23.Qd3 Qg5 24.Ne2 Qf6 25.f4 Ng7 26.Ng3 Re7 27.f5 g5 28.Ba4 h5 29.Qf3 h4 30.Ne2 Bb7 31.Nc3 Rd8 32.Bb3 Red7 33.Ba4 Re7 34.Bb3 Ne8 35.Bxd5 Ba6 36.Rfd1 Qd6 37.Qh5 Qf6 38.Rf2 Ng7 39.Qf3 Ne8 40.Ne4 Rxe4 41.Bxe4 Kg7 42.h3 Nd6 43.Bd3 Bb7 44.Qg4 Re8 45.Re2 Rxe2 46.Bxe2 Kh6 47.Qh5+ Kg7 48.Qg4 Bd5 49.a3 Be4 50.Bd3 Qxd4+ 51.Kh1 f6 52.Bxe4 Qxe4 53.Qxe4 Nxe4 54.Rd7+ Kh6 55.Rxa7 Ng3+ 56.Kg1 Nxf5 57.Rb7 Nd4 58.Rxb6 Kg6 59.a4 1-0 [Event "Clash of Claims 2024"] [Site "Madrid ESP"] [Date "2024.06.07"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Martinez Alcantara,Jose Eduardo"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2612"] [ECO "E01"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Bd6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O Nc6 7.Nbd2 a5 8.b3 a4 9.Bb2 Re8 10.Ne5 Bd7 11.e4 a3 12.Bc3 Bxe5 13.dxe5 d4 14.exf6 dxc3 15.Nf3 gxf6 16.e5 fxe5 17.Qd3 Qe7 18.Qxc3 e4 19.Nd2 f5 20.Rad1 e5 21.Rfe1 Nd4 22.b4 Ba4 23.Rc1 c5 24.bxc5 Qxc5 25.Qe3 Ne6 26.Nf1 Qxe3 27.Nxe3 Nd4 28.Nd5 Rf8 29.Rb1 Bc6 30.Ne7+ Kf7 31.Nxc6 bxc6 32.Rb7+ Kg6 33.g4 Nf3+ 34.Bxf3 exf3 35.Rxe5 fxg4 36.h3 gxh3 37.Kh2 Rae8 38.Rxe8 Rxe8 39.Rb3 Re2 40.Rxa3 Rxf2+ 41.Kxh3 Rc2 42.Rxf3 Rxa2 43.Rd3 Kf5 44.Rd6 Ra6 45.c5 Ke5 46.Kg3 Ra3+ 47.Kg2 Ra6 48.Kg3 Kf5 49.Kh3 Kg5 50.Kg3 h5 51.Re6 Ra3+ 52.Kg2 Ra2+ 53.Kg3 h4+ 54.Kh3 Ra3+ 55.Kh2 Ra2+ 56.Kh3 Ra3+ 57.Kh2 Ra6 58.Kh3 Kf5 59.Rd6 Kg5 60.Re6 Kf5 61.Rd6 Ke5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Clash of Claims 2024"] [Site "Madrid ESP"] [Date "2024.06.07"] [Round "2"] [White "Martinez Alcantara,Jose Eduardo"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2612"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C07"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.Ngf3 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nc6 6.Bb5 Bd7 7.Nxc6 bxc6 8.Bd3 Bd6 9.Qe2 e5 10.c4 Nf6 11.O-O O-O 12.cxd5 cxd5 13.exd5 Re8 14.Nc4 Bg4 15.Qe3 Bc7 16.d6 Bxd6 17.Nxd6 Qxd6 18.Bc4 Be6 19.Be2 Nd5 20.Qg3 Nf4 21.Bf3 Rab8 22.b3 a5 23.Rd1 Qc7 24.Be3 Rbd8 25.Rdc1 Qb8 26.h4 h6 27.Rd1 Qb4 28.Kh2 Ng6 29.h5 Nf4 30.Qh4 Qb8 31.Ba7 g5 32.hxg6 Nxg6 33.Qf6 Rxd1 34.Bxb8 Rxa1 35.Bxe5 Nxe5 36.Qxe5 Rxa2 37.Qf4 Kg7 38.Qd4+ Kg8 39.Qe3 Kg7 40.Bc6 Rc8 41.Qg3+ Kf8 42.Qd6+ Kg7 43.Be4 Re2 44.Bf3 Rec2 45.Qe5+ Kg8 46.Qxa5 R2c5 47.Qd2 Bxb3 48.Qxh6 Be6 49.Qe3 R8c7 50.Be4 Kg7 51.f4 Rh5+ 52.Kg1 Kf8 53.Qa3+ Kg8 54.f5 Bxf5 55.Bxf5 Kg7 56.Qg3+ 1-0 [Event "Clash of Claims 2024"] [Site "Madrid ESP"] [Date "2024.06.07"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Martinez Alcantara,Jose Eduardo"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2612"] [ECO "D30"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 Bd6 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O Nc6 7.Nbd2 a5 8.b3 a4 9.Bb2 Bb4 10.a3 Bxd2 11.Nxd2 axb3 12.Qxb3 Na5 13.Qc2 b6 14.Rfc1 Ba6 15.cxd5 exd5 16.Qxc7 Bxe2 17.Qxd8 Rfxd8 18.Bc3 Nc4 19.a4 Nxd2 20.Bxd2 Bc4 21.Bg5 Ra6 22.Bxf6 gxf6 23.Rab1 Kg7 24.Rb4 Rd7 25.Bf1 Bxf1 26.Kxf1 Rda7 27.Rc6 Rxa4 28.Rcxb6 Ra2 29.Rd6 R7a5 30.Rb3 Rd2 31.Rf3 Rxd4 32.Rdxf6 Ra7 33.Rd6 Rd1+ 34.Kg2 Ra4 35.Rd7 d4 36.Rdxf7+ Kg8 37.Rf8+ Kg7 38.R3f7+ Kg6 39.h4 d3 40.Rf6+ Kg7 41.h5 1-0 [Event "Clash of Claims 2024"] [Site "Madrid ESP"] [Date "2024.06.07"] [Round "4"] [White "Martinez Alcantara,Jose Eduardo"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2612"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C01"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.h3 Nf6 5.Nf3 Bd6 6.Bd3 O-O 7.O-O h6 8.c4 dxc4 9.Bxc4 Nc6 10.Nc3 Bf5 11.a3 a6 12.Re1 Re8 13.Be3 Qd7 14.Bf1 Rad8 15.Rc1 Ne4 16.Qa4 Nxc3 17.bxc3 Ne5 18.Qxd7 Nxf3+ 19.gxf3 Bxd7 20.Rb1 Bc6 21.f4 Bxa3 22.Bg2 Bxg2 23.Kxg2 b5 24.Re2 Re6 25.Ra2 Be7 26.Kf3 Rc6 27.Bd2 f5 28.Rba1 Rdd6 29.Ke2 Kf7 30.Kd3 Rg6 31.Be3 Rcd6 32.c4 bxc4+ 33.Kxc4 Rc6+ 34.Kd3 Bb4 35.Ke2 Rgd6 36.d5 Rxd5 37.Rxa6 Rxa6 38.Rxa6 Bd6 39.Ra7 Ke6 40.Kf3 Rb5 41.Ke2 Rb2+ 42.Kf3 Rb3 43.Ke2 g5 44.fxg5 f4 45.gxh6 fxe3 46.h7 Rb8 47.Ra4 Rh8 48.Rh4 exf2 49.Kxf2 Kf6 50.Kf3 Kg6 51.Rg4+ Kxh7 52.Ke4 Re8+ 53.Kf5 Rf8+ 54.Ke6 Rf4 0-1 [Event "Clash of Claims 2024"] [Site "Madrid ESP"] [Date "2024.06.07"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Martinez Alcantara,Jose Eduardo"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2612"] [ECO "D30"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 Bd6 5.Bg2 Nc6 6.O-O O-O 7.Nbd2 a5 8.b3 a4 9.Bb2 Bb4 10.bxa4 Bd7 11.Qc2 Ne7 12.Ne5 Bxa4 13.Nb3 c6 14.Nd3 Bd6 15.Ndc5 Ra7 16.Nxa4 Rxa4 17.Nd2 Qa8 18.e4 Bb4 19.e5 Nd7 20.cxd5 cxd5 21.Nf3 Rc8 22.Qb3 Ba3 23.Rab1 Bxb2 24.Rxb2 b6 25.Rd1 h6 26.Qb5 Rc7 27.Rdd2 Ra3 28.Rdc2 Raa7 29.Bf1 Qc8 30.Bd3 Rxc2 31.Rxc2 Rc7 32.Rxc7 Qxc7 33.Kg2 Nc6 34.h4 Ndb8 35.Bb1 Nd7 36.Qd3 Nf8 37.Qc2 Qb7 38.Qc3 Na5 39.Bd3 Qd7 40.Qb4 Qc7 41.Bb5 Nc4 42.a4 Ng6 43.h5 Ne7 44.Qc3 Qb7 45.Nd2 Nxd2 46.Qxd2 Qc7 47.Qb4 Nf5 48.Bd3 Ne7 49.Qb5 Nc6 50.Qb2 Na5 51.Qb5 Nc6 52.Qa6 Qb8 53.Qb5 Nxd4 54.Qd7 Nf5 55.Bxf5 exf5 56.Qxd5 Qe8 57.Qb5 Qa8+ 58.Kg1 Qd8 59.Kg2 Qa8+ 60.Kg1 Qd8 61.Kg2 Qa8+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Clash of Claims 2024"] [Site "Madrid ESP"] [Date "2024.06.07"] [Round "6"] [White "Martinez Alcantara,Jose Eduardo"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2612"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C07"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.exd5 Qxd5 5.Ngf3 cxd4 6.Bc4 Qd6 7.Ne4 Qb4+ 8.Nfd2 Nc6 9.c3 dxc3 10.bxc3 Qa5 11.Rb1 Be7 12.O-O Qc7 13.Qg4 f5 14.Qxg7 Qe5 15.Qxe5 Nxe5 16.Ng3 Nf6 17.Re1 Nxc4 18.Nxc4 Nd5 19.Bd2 O-O 20.Ne5 Rd8 21.Ne2 Nb4 22.cxb4 Rxd2 23.a4 Bf6 24.Nf4 Rd4 25.g3 a5 26.bxa5 Rxa5 27.Nf3 Rd6 28.Rec1 Bd7 29.Rxb7 Rxa4 30.Rcc7 Ra1+ 31.Kg2 Rad1 32.Nh5 Bd8 33.Rb8 Bc6 34.Rxd8+ Rxd8 35.Rxc6 R1d6 36.Rc2 Kh8 37.Nf4 Re8 38.Ne5 Kg8 39.h4 Re7 40.Re2 Ra6 41.Nf3 Kg7 42.Ne5 Kf6 43.Nh5+ 1-0 [Event "Clash of Claims 2024"] [Site "Madrid ESP"] [Date "2024.06.07"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Martinez Alcantara,Jose Eduardo"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2612"] [ECO "D30"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 Bd6 5.Bg2 Nc6 6.O-O O-O 7.Nbd2 a5 8.b3 a4 9.Bb2 Bb4 10.a3 Bxd2 11.Nxd2 axb3 12.Qxb3 Na5 13.Qc2 b6 14.cxd5 exd5 15.Bc3 Ba6 16.Bxa5 bxa5 17.Rfe1 Qd6 18.e4 dxe4 19.Nxe4 Nxe4 20.Bxe4 Rad8 21.Bxh7+ Kh8 22.Be4 Rfe8 23.Rad1 Re7 24.Qc3 a4 25.Qa5 Rde8 26.Bc2 Be2 27.Ra1 Qh6 28.Bxa4 Bf3 29.Rxe7 Rxe7 30.Qf5 Be4 31.Qc8+ Kh7 32.Re1 Bg2 1-0 [Event "Clash of Claims 2024"] [Site "Madrid ESP"] [Date "2024.06.07"] [Round "10"] [White "Martinez Alcantara,Jose Eduardo"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2612"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C01"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bd3 Bd6 6.O-O O-O 7.Bg5 Bg4 8.Nbd2 h6 9.Bh4 Re8 10.Re1 Nbd7 11.c3 c6 12.Rxe8+ Qxe8 13.Qb3 Qc8 14.c4 Qc7 15.c5 Bf4 16.Qc2 Re8 17.Bg3 Nh5 18.b4 Nf8 19.Bf5 Bxf5 20.Qxf5 Nxg3 21.hxg3 Bxd2 22.Nxd2 Qe7 23.Nf3 Qe4 24.Qf4 Qxf4 25.gxf4 Re4 26.g3 Ne6 27.Rd1 g6 28.a4 a6 29.Kg2 Kg7 30.Rd2 Kf6 31.Rd1 g5 32.fxg5+ hxg5 33.b5 axb5 34.axb5 cxb5 35.Rb1 g4 36.Ne5 Rxd4 37.Nd7+ Ke7 38.Nb6 b4 39.Na4 Kf6 40.Kf1 Kg5 41.Ke2 f5 42.Rb3 f4 43.gxf4+ Nxf4+ 44.Ke1 Re4+ 45.Kf1 Kf5 46.Nb6 Rd4 47.Ke1 Nd3+ 48.Kf1 Nxc5 49.Rb1 b3 0-1 [Event "Clash of Claims 2024"] [Site "Madrid ESP"] [Date "2024.06.07"] [Round "11"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Martinez Alcantara,Jose Eduardo"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2612"] [ECO "E06"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 Be7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.Qxc4 b5 9.Qc2 Bb7 10.Bf4 Nc6 11.Nc3 Nb4 12.Qd2 c5 13.dxc5 Bxc5 14.Qxd8 Rfxd8 15.a4 Nbd5 16.Nxd5 Bxd5 17.Ne5 Rdc8 18.axb5 axb5 19.Rxa8 Rxa8 20.Rc1 Bd4 21.Bxd5 Nxd5 22.Nd3 h6 23.Kg2 Ra2 24.Bd6 Ra6 25.Be5 Bxe5 26.Rc8+ Kh7 27.Nxe5 Ra2 28.Nd3 f5 29.Rc6 e5 30.Rc5 e4 31.Nc1 Ra1 32.Rxd5 Rxc1 33.Rxf5 Rc2 34.e3 Rxb2 35.Re5 Rb4 36.g4 Kg6 37.Kg3 Kf6 38.Rf5+ Ke6 39.h4 Rb1 40.Kf4 b4 41.Kxe4 b3 42.Rb5 b2 43.f4 Kd6 44.g5 hxg5 45.hxg5 Kc6 46.Rb8 Kc7 47.Rb3 Kd6 48.Rb7 Kc6 49.Rb8 Kc5 50.f5 Kd6 51.Rb6+ Kc5 52.Rb7 Kc6 53.Rb3 Kd6 54.Rb4 Kc5 55.Rb8 Kd6 56.f6 gxf6 57.gxf6 Ke6 58.Rb6+ Kf7 59.Ke5 Re1 60.Rb7+ Kg6 61.f7 Kg7 62.Rxb2 Rxe3+ 63.Kd5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Clash of Claims 2024"] [Site "Madrid ESP"] [Date "2024.06.07"] [Round "12"] [White "Martinez Alcantara,Jose Eduardo"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2612"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C08"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.exd5 exd5 5.Ngf3 Nf6 6.Bb5+ Bd7 7.Bxd7+ Nbxd7 8.O-O Be7 9.dxc5 Nxc5 10.Nb3 Nce4 11.Be3 O-O 12.Nbd4 Re8 13.c3 Bf8 14.h3 Qd7 15.Qb3 h6 16.Rad1 Nd6 17.Bc1 b5 18.Nc2 a5 19.Ne3 a4 20.Qc2 Qb7 21.Qd3 a3 22.bxa3 Nde4 23.Nc2 Rec8 24.Bb2 Nc5 25.Qe3 Re8 26.Qc1 Na4 27.Nb4 Rac8 28.Ba1 Ne4 29.Rd3 Bc5 30.Qc2 Red8 31.Nd4 Bf8 32.Ne2 Nac5 33.Re3 Nd6 34.Rf3 Ne6 35.Qd1 Nc4 36.Ng3 Nxa3 37.Nf5 Nc4 38.Re1 g6 39.Ne3 Nxe3 40.Rfxe3 Bg7 41.Rd3 Nf4 42.Rf3 Ne6 43.Rd3 d4 44.cxd4 Nf4 45.Rf3 Nd5 46.Nd3 b4 47.Qb3 Qd7 48.Ne5 Bxe5 49.dxe5 Qe6 50.Bb2 Rb8 51.Bc1 Kg7 52.Bb2 Ne7 53.Rf6 Qxb3 54.axb3 Rd2 55.Ba1 Nd5 56.Rd6 Kg8 57.e6 fxe6 58.Rdxe6 Nf4 59.Re7 Rbd8 60.Bf6 Rd1 61.Kh2 Rxe1 62.Rxe1 Rd3 63.Be5 Nd5 64.Ra1 Rxb3 65.Ra6 Kf7 66.f4 Rd3 67.Ra7+ Ke6 68.Ra6+ Kf5 69.g4+ Ke4 70.Rxg6 Kf3 71.Ra6 Rd2+ 72.Kg1 Ne3 73.Ra1 Nc4 74.Rb1 Rd3 75.Rxb4 Rd1+ 76.Kh2 Rd2+ 77.Kg1 Rd1+ 78.Kh2 Rd2+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Clash of Claims 2024"] [Site "Madrid ESP"] [Date "2024.06.08"] [Round "13"] [White "Martinez Alcantara,Jose Eduardo"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2612"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C09"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.Ngf3 Nc6 5.exd5 exd5 6.Bb5 Qe7+ 7.Be2 Nf6 8.O-O Qc7 9.c4 cxd4 10.Nb3 Be7 11.Nfxd4 O-O 12.Nxc6 bxc6 13.cxd5 Nxd5 14.Qc2 Nb4 15.Qc3 a5 16.a3 Bf6 17.Qc5 Be7 18.Qc3 Bf6 19.Qc5 Nd5 20.Qc2 Qb6 21.Nd2 Rb8 22.Nc4 Qc5 23.Bd3 h6 24.Bd2 Ba6 25.Rac1 Bxc4 26.Qxc4 Qxc4 27.Rxc4 Rxb2 28.Bxa5 Rb3 29.Be4 Rxa3 30.Bd2 Re8 31.Bf3 Ra6 32.Rfc1 Re6 33.h4 Rd6 34.g3 g5 35.h5 Kg7 36.R4c2 Ne7 37.Bb4 Re6 38.Bg4 Re4 39.Be2 Ra1 40.Rxa1 Bxa1 41.Ba3 Bd4 42.Bf3 Re1+ 43.Kg2 c5 44.Bxc5 Bxc5 45.Rxc5 Ng8 46.g4 Nf6 47.Ra5 Rc1 48.Ra7 Rc4 49.Kg3 Rf4 50.Rb7 Kf8 51.Ra7 Kg7 52.Rb7 Rd4 53.Ra7 Nd7 54.Ra5 Rd6 55.Be4 Nf6 56.Bf3 Rd4 57.Rb5 Rd3 58.Kg2 Nd7 59.Ra5 Nf6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Clash of Claims 2024"] [Site "Madrid ESP"] [Date "2024.06.08"] [Round "14"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Martinez Alcantara,Jose Eduardo"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2612"] [ECO "D30"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 Be7 6.Bg2 O-O 7.Qc2 Nbd7 8.O-O Ne4 9.Nc3 Nxd2 10.Nxd2 c6 11.e4 dxc4 12.Nxc4 Nb6 13.Nxb6 Qxb6 14.Rad1 Rd8 15.Na4 Qa5 16.e5 Bd7 17.Nc5 Qc7 18.h4 Be8 19.Rd3 Rac8 20.Rfd1 b6 21.Ne4 h6 22.a3 c5 23.dxc5 Rxd3 24.Qxd3 Qxe5 25.Qa6 Qb8 26.Nd6 Rd8 27.b4 Bxd6 28.cxd6 Rxd6 29.Rxd6 Qxd6 30.Qxa7 Kf8 31.Bf3 g5 32.hxg5 hxg5 33.Kg2 Bd7 34.a4 Bc6 35.Bxc6 Qxc6+ 36.Kg1 Kg7 37.a5 bxa5 38.bxa5 Qc1+ 39.Kh2 Qd2 40.Qb6 g4 41.a6 Qd5 42.a7 Qf3 43.Qd4+ Kg6 44.Kg1 f5 45.Qd8 f4 1-0 [Event "Clash of Claims 2024"] [Site "Madrid ESP"] [Date "2024.06.08"] [Round "15"] [White "Martinez Alcantara,Jose Eduardo"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2612"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C09"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.Ngf3 Nc6 5.exd5 exd5 6.Bb5 Qe7+ 7.Be2 Nf6 8.O-O Qc7 9.c4 cxd4 10.Nb3 Be7 11.Nfxd4 O-O 12.Nxc6 bxc6 13.cxd5 Nxd5 14.a3 Rb8 15.Qc2 Qb6 16.Nd2 Nf4 17.Bc4 Be6 18.Nf3 Bxc4 19.Qxc4 Ng6 20.b4 Qb5 21.Qxb5 cxb5 22.Be3 a6 23.Rac1 Rbc8 24.g3 Rfd8 25.Bb6 Re8 26.Rfd1 f6 27.Rxc8 Rxc8 28.Rd7 Rc3 29.Nd4 Rxa3 30.Nf5 Bf8 31.Bc5 Rf3 32.Ne3 f5 33.Kg2 f4 34.Ra7 Bxc5 35.bxc5 Ne5 36.Ng4 fxg3 37.Nxe5 Rxf2+ 38.Kxg3 Rf8 39.Rxa6 Re8 40.Kf4 Kf8 41.Rb6 Rc8 42.Rxb5 Ke7 43.Ke4 Ra8 44.Kd5 Rd8+ 45.Kc4 Ke6 46.Nc6 Ra8 47.Nd4+ Ke5 48.c6+ Kd6 49.Rd5+ Kc7 50.Kc5 Ra1 51.Nb5+ Kc8 52.Kb6 1-0 [Event "Clash of Claims 2024"] [Site "Madrid ESP"] [Date "2024.06.08"] [Round "16"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Martinez Alcantara,Jose Eduardo"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2612"] [ECO "D30"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 Be7 6.Bg2 O-O 7.O-O Nbd7 8.Qc2 Ne4 9.Rd1 c6 10.Be1 f5 11.b4 Bf6 12.a4 g5 13.Nc3 Qe7 14.e3 g4 15.Nd2 h5 16.b5 h4 17.bxc6 bxc6 18.cxd5 cxd5 19.Ndxe4 fxe4 20.Nxe4 dxe4 21.Qxe4 Rb8 22.Qxg4+ Bg7 23.Rab1 Ba6 24.Rxb8 Rxb8 25.d5 Ne5 26.Qh5 Qf7 27.Qxf7+ Kxf7 28.dxe6+ Kxe6 29.Bc3 Be2 30.Re1 Bc4 31.Bxe5 Bxe5 32.Rc1 Bb3 33.a5 hxg3 34.hxg3 Bd6 35.Rc6 Rb4 36.Ra6 Ra4 37.Rxa7 Ra1+ 38.Kh2 Ra2 39.f4 Bd5 40.f5+ Ke5 41.e4 Bxe4 42.Kh3 Bxg2+ 43.Kg4 Be4 44.a6 Bxf5+ 45.Kg5 Bd3 46.Ra8 Bxa6 47.Re8+ Kd5 48.g4 Bd3 49.Re3 Ra5 50.Kf6 Kd4 51.Re1 Be5+ 52.Kf7 Bc4+ 53.Kg6 Ra6+ 54.Kg5 Bd3 55.Kh5 Bf4 56.g5 Be3 57.Rh1 Ra5 58.Rh4+ Be4 59.Rg4 Kd3 60.Kh6 Ra6+ 61.Kh5 Bf3 0-1 [Event "Clash of Claims 2024"] [Site "Madrid ESP"] [Date "2024.06.08"] [Round "17"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Martinez Alcantara,Jose Eduardo"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2612"] [ECO "D30"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 a5 6.Bg2 O-O 7.Qc2 Be7 8.O-O Nbd7 9.Rd1 c6 10.Be1 b6 11.Nbd2 Bb7 12.e4 Rc8 13.e5 Ne8 14.Nf1 Nc7 15.Ne3 c5 16.Qe2 cxd4 17.Nxd4 Nxe5 18.Nxd5 exd5 19.Qxe5 Bf6 20.Qh5 g6 21.Qg4 Ba8 22.Bc3 Bg7 23.Ne2 h5 24.Qh3 Qe7 25.Bxg7 Kxg7 26.Nf4 Rcd8 27.cxd5 Qf6 28.Rd2 Nb5 29.Rad1 Nd6 30.Qh4 Qxh4 31.gxh4 Rfe8 32.Rc2 Re5 33.Rc7 Rf5 34.Ne6+ 1-0 [Event "Clash of Claims 2024"] [Site "Madrid ESP"] [Date "2024.06.08"] [Round "18"] [White "Martinez Alcantara,Jose Eduardo"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2612"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C09"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.Ngf3 Nc6 5.exd5 exd5 6.Bb5 Qe7+ 7.Be2 Nf6 8.O-O Qc7 9.Re1 cxd4 10.Bb5+ Be7 11.Qe2 Bg4 12.h3 Bxf3 13.Nxf3 Ne4 14.Nxd4 O-O 15.Be3 Nxd4 16.Bxd4 Bc5 17.Bxc5 Qxc5 18.Bd3 Rfe8 19.Qe3 Qxe3 20.Rxe3 Nc5 21.Rxe8+ Rxe8 22.Rd1 g6 23.Kf1 Kg7 24.Be2 Rd8 25.Bf3 d4 26.Ke2 b6 27.Kd2 f5 28.Re1 Kf6 29.h4 h6 30.g3 g5 31.hxg5+ hxg5 32.b4 Nd7 33.Rh1 Ne5 34.Be2 Kg7 35.Bd3 Rf8 36.f4 gxf4 37.gxf4 Ng6 38.Rg1 Kf6 39.Rg5 Nxf4 40.Rxf5+ Ke7 41.Rg5 Kd6 42.Bc4 Rc8 43.Bb3 Rh8 44.Bc4 Rh2+ 45.Kc1 d3 46.cxd3 Ne2+ 47.Kd2 Nd4+ 48.Kc3 Ne2+ 49.Kb2 Nd4+ 50.Kb1 Nf3 51.Rd5+ Kc6 52.b5+ Kc7 53.Kc1 Nd2 54.Rd4 Nxc4 55.Rxc4+ Kd6 56.a4 Kd5 57.Rc7 Kd4 58.Rxa7 Kxd3 59.Ra6 Kc3 60.Kd1 Kb4 61.Rxb6 Kxa4 62.Rb8 Ka5 63.b6 Ka6 64.b7 Rb2 65.Ra8+ Kxb7 66.Rd8 Rb6 67.Rd2 Kc7 68.Rc2+ Rc6 69.Kc1 Rxc2+ 70.Kxc2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Clash of Claims 2024"] [Site "Madrid ESP"] [Date "2024.06.08"] [Round "19"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Martinez Alcantara,Jose Eduardo"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2612"] [ECO "D30"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 a5 6.Bg2 O-O 7.Qc2 Be7 8.O-O Nbd7 9.Bf4 c6 10.Nbd2 Nh5 11.Be3 Nhf6 12.Rac1 b6 13.Bf4 Nh5 14.Be5 Ba6 15.cxd5 cxd5 16.Rfe1 Rc8 17.Bc7 Qe8 18.Qa4 Nhf6 19.e3 Nc5 20.Qxe8 Rfxe8 21.Bxb6 Nd3 22.Rxc8 Rxc8 23.Rb1 a4 24.Bf1 Ng4 25.b4 axb3 26.Nxb3 Ngxf2 27.Nc5 Bc4 28.Nxd3 Nxd3 29.a4 Ra8 30.a5 f6 31.Nd2 Ba6 32.Rb3 Nb4 33.Bxa6 Rxa6 34.Rc3 Ra8 35.Nb3 e5 36.Rc7 Bd6 37.Rd7 Bf8 38.Nc5 exd4 39.exd4 Nc6 40.Rxd5 Nxa5 41.Ne6 Nc4 42.Bc5 Bxc5 43.dxc5 Ne5 44.Nd4 Ra1+ 45.Kg2 Rc1 46.Rd8+ Kf7 47.c6 Rc4 48.Rd5 h5 49.h3 g6 50.Rd6 Ke7 51.Re6+ Kf7 52.Rd6 Rc5 53.Kf2 Rc3 54.Ke2 Rc5 55.Rd8 Rc3 56.Rd6 g5 57.h4 g4 58.Nf5 Nxc6 59.Kd2 Rc5 60.Ne3 Ne5 61.Rd4 Ra5 62.Rb4 Ra3 63.Ke2 Ra2+ 64.Kf1 Ra1+ 65.Ke2 Ra2+ 66.Kf1 Kg6 67.Rb6 Rd2 68.Ra6 Rd8 69.Ng2 Kf5 70.Ra4 Rd3 71.Rf4+ Kg6 72.Kf2 Ra3 73.Rd4 Rf3+ 74.Ke1 Rxg3 75.Nf4+ Kf5 76.Nxh5 Rh3 77.Rf4+ Kg6 78.Rxf6+ Kxh5 79.Rf5+ Kxh4 80.Rxe5 Rf3 81.Re8 Rf7 82.Re3 g3 83.Re6 Kh3 84.Rh6+ Kg2 85.Re6 Kh2 86.Rh6+ Kg1 87.Re6 g2 88.Ke2 Rh7 89.Rg6 Kh1 90.Kf2 Rf7+ 0-1 [Event "Clash of Claims 2024"] [Site "Madrid ESP"] [Date "2024.06.08"] [Round "20"] [White "Martinez Alcantara,Jose Eduardo"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2612"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C11"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 dxe4 5.Nxe4 Nbd7 6.Nf3 h6 7.Nxf6+ Nxf6 8.Be3 Bd7 9.Ne5 Bd6 10.Bd3 Nd5 11.Bd2 Qh4 12.Nxd7 Qxd4 13.Qf3 Rd8 14.c3 Qh4 15.g3 Qe7 16.O-O-O Rxd7 17.h4 c6 18.Rhe1 Kd8 19.a3 Kc8 20.c4 Nf6 21.Bc2 Rhd8 22.Bc3 Bc7 23.Rxd7 Rxd7 24.g4 Ne8 25.Rh1 Qc5 26.Qe2 Bf4+ 27.Kb1 Qe7 28.Bb4 Bd6 29.Bc3 Bc5 30.f4 Bd4 31.Bb4 Qf6 32.g5 Qxf4 33.g6 fxg6 34.Qxe6 Nc7 35.Qxg6 Kb8 36.Qg2 Bf6 37.Qe4 Qxe4 38.Bxe4 Rd4 39.Bf5 Rxh4 40.Re1 Rd4 41.Re2 b6 42.b3 c5 43.Be1 Rf4 44.Be4 Rf1 45.Bg2 Rg1 46.Kc2 Rxg2 47.Rxg2 Ne6 48.Bf2 Kc7 49.Be3 Kd6 50.b4 h5 51.Kd3 h4 52.Ke4 cxb4 53.axb4 Kc6 54.Rd2 a5 55.b5+ Kc7 56.Kf5 Nf8 57.Bf4+ Kc8 58.Rd6 Bd8 59.Rd1 Nd7 60.Be3 Be7 61.Ke6 Bc5 62.Bf4 Nf8+ 63.Kf7 Nd7 64.Ke6 Nf8+ 65.Kf7 Nd7 66.Kxg7 a4 67.Kf7 a3 68.Ke6 Nf8+ 69.Kf7 Nd7 70.Rd2 Bb4 71.Re2 Bc3 72.Bc1 Ne5+ 73.Ke6 h3 74.Bxa3 Nxc4 75.Bc1 Be5 76.Re4 h2 77.Rxc4+ Kb7 78.Rh4 Bg3 79.Rh7+ Kc8 80.Be3 Kd8 81.Bxb6+ Kc8 82.Bc5 1-0 [Event "Clash of Claims 2024"] [Site "Madrid ESP"] [Date "2024.06.09"] [Round "21"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Martinez Alcantara,Jose Eduardo"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2612"] [ECO "D30"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 a5 6.Bg2 O-O 7.Qc2 Be7 8.O-O Nbd7 9.Bf4 c6 10.Rd1 Nh5 11.Bc1 Nhf6 12.Nbd2 b6 13.e4 Bb7 14.e5 Ne8 15.cxd5 cxd5 16.Nf1 Qc7 17.Qxc7 Nxc7 18.Ne3 Rfc8 19.Bd2 Nb8 20.Bf1 Ba6 21.Rdc1 Bxf1 22.Kxf1 Kf8 23.Ke2 Ke8 24.h4 Kd7 25.h5 h6 26.Kd3 Nc6 27.a3 a4 28.Rc2 Rab8 29.Rac1 Na8 30.g4 b5 31.g5 hxg5 32.Ng4 b4 33.axb4 Nxb4+ 34.Bxb4 Rxc2 35.Kxc2 Rxb4 36.h6 gxh6 37.Nxh6 Nb6 38.Ng4 Nc4 39.Rb1 Na5 40.Rh1 Nc4 41.Rb1 Rb3 42.Ne1 Na5 43.Rd1 Nc6 44.Ne3 Bd8 45.Nf3 Bb6 46.Nxg5 Bxd4 47.Nxf7 Rxb2+ 48.Kc1 a3 49.Nc2 a2 50.Na1 Rb1+ 51.Kd2 Rxd1+ 52.Kxd1 Bxa1 0-1 [Event "Clash of Claims 2024"] [Site "Madrid ESP"] [Date "2024.06.09"] [Round "22"] [White "Martinez Alcantara,Jose Eduardo"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2612"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C09"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.Ngf3 Nc6 5.exd5 exd5 6.Bb5 Qe7+ 7.Be2 Nf6 8.O-O Qc7 9.Re1 cxd4 10.Bb5+ Be7 11.Qe2 Bg4 12.Qe5 Qxe5 13.Nxe5 Bd7 14.Nd3 Kd8 15.Nb3 Re8 16.Bf4 Ne4 17.f3 Nd6 18.Rxe7 Kxe7 19.Re1+ Be6 20.Bxc6 bxc6 21.Nxd4 Rac8 22.Nc5 Nb5 23.Ndb3 Kf8 24.a4 Nc7 25.Nd4 Kg8 26.Kf2 h6 27.b4 Na8 28.a5 Nc7 29.Nxc6 Nb5 30.Ne5 Bf5 31.Rc1 Nc3 32.g4 f6 33.gxf5 fxe5 34.Bd2 Nb5 35.Rg1 Kf7 36.Rg6 Nd4 37.Ra6 Re7 38.f6 gxf6 39.c3 Nf5 40.Ke2 h5 41.Kd3 h4 42.c4 Rd8 43.Be1 dxc4+ 44.Kxc4 Rd1 45.Bc3 Rd6 46.b5 Rxa6 47.Nxa6 e4 48.fxe4 Rxe4+ 49.Kd3 Re3+ 50.Kc2 Rh3 51.Bb4 Rxh2+ 52.Kc3 h3 53.b6 axb6 54.axb6 Rg2 55.b7 Rg8 56.Ba5 h2 0-1 [Event "Clash of Claims 2024"] [Site "Madrid ESP"] [Date "2024.06.09"] [Round "23"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Martinez Alcantara,Jose Eduardo"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2612"] [ECO "D30"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 a5 6.Bg2 O-O 7.Qc2 Be7 8.O-O Nbd7 9.Bg5 c6 10.Nbd2 h6 11.Bxf6 Nxf6 12.e3 Bd6 13.e4 dxe4 14.Nxe4 Nxe4 15.Qxe4 c5 16.dxc5 Bxc5 17.Rad1 Qb6 18.Qe2 Qc7 19.Ne5 Bd6 20.f4 a4 21.Kh1 Ra5 22.Ng4 Be7 23.Ne3 Bc5 24.Nc2 Bd7 25.b4 axb3 26.axb3 Ra2 27.Rd2 Bc6 28.Bxc6 Qxc6+ 29.Qg2 Rb2 30.b4 Qxg2+ 31.Rxg2 Bxb4 32.Nxb4 Rxb4 33.Rc2 Rc8 34.c5 Kf8 35.Rfc1 Rc6 36.Kg2 Ke7 37.Kf3 f5 38.Rc3 Kf6 39.R1c2 g5 40.Ke3 gxf4+ 41.gxf4 Rc7 42.Rc4 Rb1 43.Kf3 Rb5 44.c6 bxc6 45.Rxc6 Rb3+ 46.Kf2 Re7 47.Re2 h5 48.Rd6 Rc3 49.Re3 Rc2+ 50.Re2 Rxe2+ 51.Kxe2 Ra7 52.Kf3 h4 53.Rd2 Ra3+ 54.Kg2 h3+ 55.Kf2 Kg6 56.Re2 Kh5 57.Rxe6 Kg4 58.Rb6 Ra2+ 59.Kg1 Rg2+ 60.Kh1 Re2 61.Kg1 Kf3 62.Rb3+ Re3 63.Rb1 Kxf4 64.Rf1+ Kg4 65.Rb1 Re2 66.Rf1 f4 67.Rb1 Ra2 68.Rf1 Rg2+ 69.Kh1 Re2 70.Kg1 f3 71.Rb1 Kf4 72.Rb4+ Kf5 73.Rb5+ Kf4 74.Rb4+ Re4 75.Rb1 Rd4 76.Re1 Rd2 77.Re8 Rd1+ 78.Kf2 Rd2+ 79.Kg1 Rg2+ 80.Kh1 Re2 81.Rf8+ Ke3 82.Re8+ Kf2 83.Re4 Re1+ 84.Rxe1 Kxe1 0-1 [Event "Clash of Claims 2024"] [Site "Madrid ESP"] [Date "2024.06.09"] [Round "24"] [White "Martinez Alcantara,Jose Eduardo"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2612"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C07"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.Ngf3 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nc6 6.Bb5 Bd7 7.Nxc6 Bxc6 8.Bxc6+ bxc6 9.c4 Nf6 10.Qa4 Qc7 11.exd5 exd5 12.O-O Be7 13.cxd5 Nxd5 14.Nf3 O-O 15.Bd2 Bf6 16.Qc2 a5 17.Rac1 a4 18.b3 axb3 19.axb3 Rac8 20.Rfe1 h6 21.Re4 Qb7 22.Rc4 Rb8 23.b4 Rfe8 24.h3 Re6 25.Qf5 g6 26.Qc2 Bg7 27.Nd4 Bxd4 28.Rxd4 h5 29.Rc4 Qe7 30.Rxc6 Nxb4 31.Rxe6 Qxe6 32.Qc7 Na6 33.Qf4 Rd8 34.Bc3 f6 35.Re1 Qf7 36.Qxf6 Qxf6 37.Bxf6 Rd6 38.Be7 Rc6 39.Bg5 Nc7 40.Re7 Ne6 41.Be3 Kf8 42.Ra7 Rc7 43.Ra6 Kf7 44.Kh2 Rd7 45.Ra5 Rc7 46.Ra6 Rd7 47.g4 hxg4 48.hxg4 g5 49.Kg3 Rb7 50.Rc6 Rb5 51.Kf3 Re5 52.Ra6 Ke7 53.Ra8 Kf7 54.Ra1 Kg6 55.Rc1 Kf7 56.Rh1 Kg6 57.Kg3 Re4 58.Ra1 Re5 59.Ra6 Kf7 60.Rc6 Ke7 61.Rc4 Kf7 62.Bd2 Rd5 63.Bc1 Rd3+ 64.Kg2 Kg6 65.Re4 Kf7 66.Re5 Kf6 67.Rf5+ Kg6 68.Be3 Ra3 69.Re5 Kf6 70.Rf5+ Kg6 71.Kg3 Ra6 72.Re5 Rc6 73.Re4 Kf6 74.Kf3 Ra6 75.Ke2 Ra2+ 76.Kd3 Ra3+ 77.Kc2 Ra2+ 78.Kb3 Ra6 79.Kb4 Rc6 80.Kb5 Rc2 81.Kb6 Rc8 82.Ra4 Ke5 83.Ra5+ Kf6 84.Rf5+ Kg6 85.Re5 Kf6 86.Rd5 Rc4 87.f3 Rc3 88.Rf5+ Kg6 89.Bd2 Rd3 90.Bc1 Rc3 91.Bd2 Rd3 92.Bc1 Rc3 93.Bd2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Clash of Claims 2024"] [Site "Madrid ESP"] [Date "2024.06.09"] [Round "25"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Martinez Alcantara,Jose Eduardo"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2612"] [ECO "D30"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 a5 6.Bg2 O-O 7.Qc2 Be7 8.O-O Nbd7 9.Bg5 h6 10.Bxf6 Nxf6 11.Rd1 c6 12.Nbd2 a4 13.a3 Qa5 14.Rac1 Rd8 15.Ne5 Bd7 16.e3 Be8 17.Nd3 Rac8 18.Qc3 Qa7 19.Nf3 b6 20.Qe1 c5 21.cxd5 Nxd5 22.Nde5 b5 23.dxc5 Bxc5 24.Nd4 Qb6 25.Nc2 Bd6 26.Nd3 Bc6 27.Nd4 Bb7 28.Rxc8 Rxc8 29.Rc1 Rd8 30.Qe2 Bf8 31.Ne5 b4 32.Qh5 g6 33.Qf3 f5 34.Nxg6 bxa3 35.bxa3 Bxa3 36.Rf1 Bb2 37.Qh5 Bxd4 38.exd4 Qxd4 39.Qxh6 Qf6 40.Qh5 a3 41.Bxd5 Bxd5 42.Nf4 a2 43.Nxd5 Rxd5 44.Qe8+ Kg7 45.Qa4 Qb2 46.h4 Qb1 47.Qa7+ Kf6 48.Kh2 Qxf1 49.Qxa2 Rd1 50.Qb2+ Kf7 51.Qb7+ Kg6 52.h5+ Kh6 0-1 [Event "Clash of Claims 2024"] [Site "Madrid ESP"] [Date "2024.06.09"] [Round "26"] [White "Martinez Alcantara,Jose Eduardo"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2612"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C07"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.Ngf3 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nc6 6.Bb5 Bd7 7.Nxc6 bxc6 8.Bd3 Bd6 9.O-O Qc7 10.Nf3 Nf6 11.Qe2 dxe4 12.Bxe4 O-O 13.Bd3 c5 14.Re1 h6 15.Ne5 c4 16.Nxc4 Bxh2+ 17.Kh1 Bf4 18.Ne5 Bxc1 19.Raxc1 Rfd8 20.c4 a5 21.c5 Bc6 22.Kg1 Rd4 23.Nxc6 Qxc6 24.Bb5 Qc7 25.Red1 Rad8 26.Rxd4 Rxd4 27.c6 h5 28.Qe3 Rb4 29.a4 Rxb2 30.Qg3 e5 31.Qc3 Rb4 32.Re1 Rd4 33.Qg3 Ne4 34.Qh2 g6 35.Qh4 Nc5 36.Qf6 Ne4 37.Qh4 Nc5 38.Qg3 Rf4 39.Qc3 Ne6 40.Rxe5 Qb6 41.Re2 Rb4 42.Re1 Qc7 43.Qf6 Rf4 44.Qc3 Rb4 45.Qe3 h4 46.Rd1 Rb2 47.Qc3 Rb4 48.Qe3 Rb2 49.Qf3 Rb4 50.Qe3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Clash of Claims 2024"] [Site "Madrid ESP"] [Date "2024.06.09"] [Round "27"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Martinez Alcantara,Jose Eduardo"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2612"] [ECO "D30"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bd6 5.Nc3 O-O 6.c5 Be7 7.b4 b6 8.Bb2 c6 9.Bd3 Ba6 10.O-O Bxd3 11.Qxd3 Nbd7 12.Rfc1 Qc7 13.Rab1 Rfb8 14.Ba1 Qc8 15.h3 Bd8 16.Ne2 bxc5 17.dxc5 Ne4 18.Nd2 Nxd2 19.Qxd2 Bf6 20.Bxf6 Nxf6 21.a4 a6 22.Nd4 e5 23.Nf3 Qe6 24.b5 axb5 25.axb5 cxb5 26.c6 Rc8 27.Qc3 Ne4 28.Qxe5 Rxc6 29.Rxc6 Qxc6 30.Nd4 Qd6 31.Qxd6 Nxd6 32.Nc6 Kf8 33.Rd1 Rc8 34.Nb4 Rc5 35.Nxd5 Ne4 36.g4 Rc2 37.Nb4 Rc4 38.Nd5 Rc2 39.Nb4 Rc4 40.Nd5 Rc2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Clash of Claims 2024"] [Site "Madrid ESP"] [Date "2024.06.09"] [Round "28"] [White "Martinez Alcantara,Jose Eduardo"] [Black "Kramnik,V"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2612"] [BlackElo "2753"] [ECO "C07"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.Ngf3 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nc6 6.Bb5 Bd7 7.Nxc6 bxc6 8.Bd3 Bd6 9.O-O Qc7 10.h3 Nf6 11.Re1 O-O 12.c4 Rad8 13.Qe2 e5 14.cxd5 cxd5 15.exd5 Rfe8 16.Qf3 Qa5 17.Rd1 Qxd5 18.Ne4 Nxe4 19.Bxe4 Qe6 20.Bg5 Be7 21.Be3 a6 22.Rac1 Ba4 23.b3 Bb5 24.a4 Bd7 25.Rc7 Bc8 26.Rdc1 Qxb3 27.Bc6 Bd6 28.Bd5 Qxd5 29.Qxd5 Bxc7 30.Qf3 Bd6 31.Bb6 Rd7 32.Qc6 h6 33.Rd1 1-0 [Event "Clash of Claims 2024"] [Site "Madrid ESP"] [Date "2024.06.09"] [Round "29"] [White "Kramnik,V"] [Black "Martinez Alcantara,Jose Eduardo"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2612"] [ECO "D30"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 a5 6.Bg2 O-O 7.Qc2 Be7 8.O-O Nbd7 9.Bg5 h6 10.Bxf6 Nxf6 11.Rd1 c6 12.Nc3 a4 13.cxd5 cxd5 14.Nxa4 Qa5 15.Nc3 Bd7 16.Ne5 Rfc8 17.Qb3 Be8 18.Nd3 Ne4 19.Nxe4 Ba4 20.Qxb7 Bxd1 21.Qxe7 Bxe2 22.Nec5 Bxd3 23.Nxd3 Ra7 24.Qd6 Qa4 25.Qf4 Rac7 26.Bf1 Qa5 0-1
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