[Event "World-ch Kramnik-Leko +2-2=10"]
[Site "Brissago"]
[Date "2004.09.25"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[Annotator "Lukacs,P"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2004.09.25"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 {Kramnik wants to build up the Russian Game as an
unbreakable wall, similarly to the Ruy Lopez Berlin against Kasparov.} 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 $1 (
16... h6 17. c4 $16) (16... Bf6 17. Nh2 $1 Qa5 18. Bd2 (18. Ng4 Qxc3 19. Nxf6+
gxf6 20. Be3 Rcd8 $132 {Huzman}) 18... Rcd8 (18... Ne7 19. Ng4 (19. Bf3 Rcd8
20. Ng4 (20. Bxb7 c5 (20... c6 $5) 21. Ng4 Bxg4 22. hxg4 cxd4 23. cxd4 Qc7 $11)
20... Bxg4 21. hxg4 $1 h6 {(Shirov-Bologan, Corus Wijk aan Zee 2004 CBM 99)}
22. Bxb7 $1 {winning the P was simple!} c5 23. dxc5 $5 (23. Be4 cxd4 24. cxd4
Qb6 25. Rb1 Qxd4 26. Ba5 Qxd1 27. Rexd1 Rxd1+ 28. Rxd1 $14) 23... Qxc5 24. Qa4
$1 $16 {Huzman}) 19... Bxg4 20. Bxg4 Rcd8 $14 {and White has at least the ^^
in an opened position.}) 19. Bf3 h6 (19... Qa6 20. Ng4 Be7 21. Ne3 Bd3 22. Nd5
Bd6 23. Bf4 $36) 20. Ng4 Bxg4 21. hxg4 Bg5 22. Bxg5 hxg5 (22... Rxe1+ 23. Qxe1
Qxg5 24. Rb1 $16) 23. Qc1 $1 (23. Rxe8+ Rxe8 24. Qd3 Nd8 {1/2:1/2
Timman-Karpov, Corus Wijk aan Zee 2003} 25. g3 c6 26. Kg2 Ne6 27. Rb1 Re7 28.
c4 $14 {Kramnik-Anand, Corus Wijk aan Zee 2003 CBM 93}) 23... Rxe1+ 24. Qxe1
$14 {/\ Rb1 Anand}) 17. Be3 (17. Nd2 $5 {deserves attention.} Bxg2 18. Bg4 $1 (
18. c4 Qf5 19. Bg4 Qxf4 20. Bxc8 Rxc8 21. Kxg2 Qxd4 $44) 18... f5 (18... Bh1 $5
19. f3 f5 20. Bh5 g6 21. Kxh1 gxh5 22. Qb1 $1 $44) 19. Be2 b5 20. c4 (20. a4 a6
21. axb5 axb5 22. c4 Qxd4 23. Be3 Qd6 24. Kxg2 f4 25. Ne4 Qxd1 26. Rexd1 fxe3
27. cxb5 Nb4 $11 {Huzman}) 20... Qxd4 21. Be3 Qd6 22. Kxg2 f4 23. Ne4 Qg6+ 24.
Ng3 Rcd8 25. Qb3 Qf7 26. Bh5 g6 27. Bf3 bxc4 28. Qb5 Nb8 29. Bxa7 fxg3 30. fxg3
Rd2+ 31. Re2 c6 32. Rxd2 cxb5 33. Bd5 $14) 17... Na5 $1 {[%mdl 8] Kramnik's
strong novelty is based on a positional Q sacrifice after which Black wants to
bulid up a fortress.} (17... Rcd8 18. Nd2 (18. c4 Qf5 $132) 18... Bg6 19. Qa4
$5 {/\ Bf3} (19. Bf3 Qd7 20. Qa4 (20. Qb3 Na5 $11) 20... Ne5 $1 21. Qxd7 Nxf3+
22. Nxf3 Rxd7 23. Ne5 Rd5 24. Nxg6 fxg6 25. a4 Kf7 26. Reb1 {1/2:1/2
Leko-Bologan, Dortmund rapid 2004})) 18. c4 (18. Nd2 $5 {was the last chance
to avoid the "fortress" position.} Bf5 (18... Bxg2 $2 19. c4 Qc6 20. d5 Bxd5 (
20... Qg6 21. Bh5) 21. cxd5 Qxd5 22. Qa4 $18) (18... Bg6 19. c4 Qd8 20. Bg4 Ra8
21. Qa4 Nc6 22. Rad1 Bf6 23. d5 Ne5 24. Be2 b6) 19. Qa4 (19. c4 Qd7) 19... Bd7
20. Bf3 (20. Qc2 Bf5) 20... Bxa4 21. Bxd5 c6 22. Bf3 Bb5 $13) 18... Nxc4 $1 19.
Bxc4 Qxc4 20. Nd2 Qd5 21. Nxe4 Qxe4 22. Bg5 Qxe1+ 23. Qxe1 Bxg5 24. Qa5 (24.
Qb4 $5 b6 25. d5 Be7 26. Qa4 a5 27. Re1 Kf8 $44) 24... Bf6 $1 25. Qxa7 (25. Rd1
a6 26. d5 Be5 $44 {and it is very difficult to find a breakthrough here.})
25... c5 $1 {Even this was a home preparation of Kramnik.} 26. Qxb7 Bxd4 27.
Ra2 c4 {The o^ c4 is very strong.} 28. Re2 (28. a4 g6 (28... c3 29. Re2 $1 (29.
Rc2 Rb8 30. Qc6 Rec8 31. Qd7 (31. Qe4 Rc4 $1 32. Kh2 (32. Qf4 Re8) 32... Rxa4
33. Rxc3 Bxc3 $11) 31... Rd8 32. Qf5 g6 $11) 29... g6 (29... c2 30. Rxe8+ Rxe8
31. Qc6 $18) 30. Rxe8+ Rxe8 31. Kf1 $16) 29. a5 (29. Rc2 c3) 29... c3 30. Rc2
Rb8 31. Qd7 Re1+ 32. Kh2 Be5+ 33. f4 (33. g3 Rb2) 33... Rb2 $11) 28... Red8 $1
29. a4 (29. Rd2 Bf6 30. Rxd8+ Rxd8 31. Qc6 c3 32. a4 h6 33. a5 Rd2 34. a6 Bd4
35. a7 Bxa7 36. Qxc3 Rxf2 $11) 29... c3 30. Qe4 Bb6 $1 31. Qc2 $6 {White
pushes it too hard.} (31. Rc2 Ba5 (31... Rd2 $4 32. Rxc3 $18) 32. g3 g6 33. Kg2
Rd2 $11) 31... g6 32. Qb3 Rd6 33. Rc2 Ba5 34. g4 Rd2 35. Kg2 Rcd8 36. Rxc3 (36.
Rc1 Rb2 37. Qc4 Rdd2 38. Qc5 Bb6 39. Qxc3 Rxf2+ 40. Kg3 Rfe2 41. Qc8+ Kg7 42.
Rc3 Rg2+ 43. Kf4 Rb4+ 44. Kf3 Rf2+ 45. Kg3 Rb1 $132) 36... Bxc3 37. Qxc3 R2d5
$15 {The roles have been changed, now it is Black who can try to win.} 38. Qc6
Ra5 39. Kg3 Rda8 40. h4 R5a6 41. Qc1 Ra5 42. Qh6 Rxa4 (42... R8a6 43. Qd2 Rxa4
44. h5) 43. h5 (43. f3 R4a5 44. Qd2 (44. h5 g5 45. Qf6 h6 $17) 44... Ra2 $15)
43... R4a5 {[#] /\ g5} 44. Qf4 $4 {This blunder loses the game.} (44. hxg6 $1 {
was the only chance for a draw.} hxg6 45. g5 Rf5 46. f4 {building up the
fortress.} Ra4 47. Qh4 Kf8 (47... Rfxf4 48. Qxf4 Rxf4 49. Kxf4 Kg7 (49... Kf8
50. Ke4 Ke8 (50... Ke7 51. Ke5 $11) 51. Kd4 Kd8 52. Ke4 $11) 50. Ke5 $11) (
47... Re4 48. Kf3 $11) 48. Qh8+ $1 (48. Kf3 $2 Raxf4+ (48... Ke7 49. Qe1+ Kf8)
49. Qxf4 Ke7 $3 (49... Rxf4+ $2 50. Kxf4 Ke7 51. Ke5 $11) 50. Qxf5 gxf5 51. Ke3
Kd6 $19) 48... Ke7 49. Qb8 $1 Raxf4 (49... Rfxf4 50. Qe5+ $11) 50. Qc7+ $1 {
The black K has to retreat.} (50. Qxf4 $2 Rxf4 51. Kxf4 Kd6 $1 $19) 50... Kf8 (
50... Ke6 51. Qc6+ Ke5 52. Qc5+ $11) 51. Qxf4 Rxf4 52. Kxf4 $11 {and the P _|_
is draw!}) 44... g5 $1 45. Qf6 h6 $1 $19 {Probably this move was overseen by
Leko. The Q can be trapped on h6!} 46. f3 (46. f4 Ra3+ $1 47. Kf2 Ra2+ 48. Kf1
(48. Kf3 R8a3+ 49. Ke4 Ra4+ $19) 48... Rc8 $19) 46... R5a6 47. Qc3 Ra4 $1 {
The f3 P will soon or later fall and the P _|_ is already lost.} 48. Qc6 (48.
Qf6 R8a6) 48... R8a6 49. Qe8+ Kg7 50. Qb5 R4a5 51. Qb4 Rd5 52. Qb3 (52. f4 Rd3+
53. Kf2 Ra2+ 54. Ke1 Rh3 $19) 52... Rad6 53. Qc4 Rd3 54. Kf2 Ra3 55. Qc5 (55.
f4 Rd2+ 56. Ke1 Rh2 $19) 55... Ra2+ 56. Kg3 Rf6 $1 {/\ Ra4-f4} 57. Qb4 Raa6 58.
Kg2 Rf4 59. Qb2+ Raf6 60. Qe5 Rxf3 61. Qa1 Rf1 62. Qc3 R1f2+ 63. Kg3 R2f3+ 64.
Qxf3 Rxf3+ 65. Kxf3 Kf6 0-1

[Event "World-ch Kramnik-Leko +2-2=10"]
[Site "Brissago"]
[Date "2004.09.26"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2004.09.25"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

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 "World-ch Kramnik-Leko +2-2=10"]
[Site "Brissago"]
[Date "2004.09.28"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2004.09.25"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

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 "World-ch Kramnik-Leko +2-2=10"]
[Site "Brissago"]
[Date "2004.09.30"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[Annotator "Lukacs,P"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2004.09.25"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

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 {In the 2-nd game Leko opted for 9...Re8} 10. a3 {This variation
is very popular these days, it's main idea is to avoid the Marshall Gambit and
play a complicated middlegame. It is hard to believe that it can yield any
substancial advantage for White, at least from theoretical point of view.} Nd7
(10... Na5) (10... Nb8 {are the other main continuations.}) 11. Nc3 Nd4 $5 {
[%mdl 4]} (11... Kh8 {looks a bit slow, it is not so easy to execute f7-f5
with a success.} 12. Be3 (12. Bd2 Nc5 13. Bd5 {White's main trumph is the d5
square.} Bf6 14. b4 Ne6 15. a4 Qd7 16. Qb1 $14 {Navara-Blatny, Kunzak 2001})
12... f5 13. exf5 Rxf5 14. Ne4 Nc5 15. Bd5 Nxe4 16. dxe4 Rf8 17. a4 {White
retains some pressure on the\<<.} Qd7 18. c3 Rae8 19. axb5 axb5 20. Qd3 $14 {
Lanka-Emms, Paris 1990} Rxf3 21. gxf3 Qxh3 22. Qxb5 $16) (11... Nc5 12. Ba2 Qd7
13. Nd5 Rae8 14. Be3 Bd8 15. c3 Kh8 16. Bxc5 dxc5 17. Ne3 {White has got some
pressure on the light squares, the black ^^ has no future.} g6 18. Bd5 $14 {
Z.Almasi-Blatny, Austria 2001}) 12. Ba2 $5 $146 (12. Nxd4 exd4 13. Ne2 c5 14.
Ng3 g6 $13 {Black has a solid position.} 15. Bh6 Re8 16. Qd2 Rc8 {/\ c4} 17.
Ba2 (17. Bd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 Nb6 $132 {>< d5}) 17... Bf6 18. Bd5 Rc7 (18... Bxd5
$5 19. exd5 Rxe1+ (19... Nb6 20. Rxe8+ Qxe8 21. Ne4) 20. Rxe1 Nb6 $132) 19. a4
b4 20. Bxb7 Rxb7 21. b3 a5 22. Rf1 Bh4 $5 23. Ne2 d5 $1 24. exd5 Nb6 25. Nf4
Bg5 $1 $11 {Grischuk-Beliavsky, Tripoli 2004}) 12... Nxf3+ (12... c5 13. Nd5
$14) 13. Qxf3 Bg5 {Exchanging the passive B favours Black in this P structure.}
(13... Kh8 $5 {/\ f5}) 14. Bxg5 Qxg5 15. Nd5 c6 (15... Kh8 $5 {There is no
need to defend the c P.} 16. Nxc7 Rac8 17. Nd5 Rxc2 $132) 16. Ne3 g6 17. Rad1 {
/\ d4 gaining space in the [+].} Rad8 18. c3 (18. d4 exd4 19. Rxd4 Ne5 $15)
18... c5 $1 {otherwise d4 comes and White gets the control in the [+].} 19. Bd5
{White wants to make profit from the weakness of >< d5.} (19. Nd5 Kg7 $132 {
/\ f5}) (19. d4 c4 $5 $13) 19... Bc8 $1 {Now the e3 N cannot get to d5, the
square is engaged by the white B.} (19... Bxd5 20. Nxd5 Kg7 (20... f5 $6 {
founders on tactics:} 21. Nc7 $1 Qe7 22. exf5 $16) 21. d4 Nf6 $14) 20. b4 Nb6
21. c4 $5 {White wants to create some weaknesses on the <<.} (21. Bb3 Be6 $11)
21... Nxd5 (21... Kg7 $5) 22. Nxd5 Be6 (22... f5 23. bxc5 dxc5 24. cxb5 axb5
25. Rc1 $1 $14 {>< c5}) 23. bxc5 dxc5 24. Rb1 Rb8 $1 (24... Bxd5 $6 25. exd5 {
Now the protected o^ is strong.} Rb8 26. Qe4 $14 (26. Rb2 $14)) (24... f5 $6 {
is again met by} 25. Nc7 $1 (25. Rbc1 Rd7 $36) 25... Bc8 26. cxb5 (26. exf5
Bxf5 27. Rxe5 Qd2 $132) 26... axb5 27. Qe3 $5 (27. Rxb5 {allows Black's
counterplay after} fxe4 28. Qxe4 Bxh3 29. Re3 Rd4 30. Qc6 e4 31. Rxh3 Qc1+ 32.
Kh2 Qf4+ 33. Rg3 Qh6+ $11) 27... Qxe3 (27... f4 28. Qf3) 28. Rxe3 f4 29. Ree1
$1 Rxd3 30. Rxb5 $14 {with somewhat better _|_ for White.}) 25. cxb5 (25. Nc7
bxc4 26. Rxb8 (26. Nxe6 $2 Rxb1 $1 (26... fxe6 27. Rxb8 Rxb8 28. dxc4 $14) 27.
Rxb1 fxe6 $15) 26... Rxb8 27. Nxe6 fxe6 28. dxc4 {and despite of Black's
doubled pawns the _|_ is fairly drawish.}) 25... Bxd5 $6 {This is inaccurate.}
(25... axb5 $142 26. Nc7 (26. Rec1 Rfc8 $11) 26... b4 $5 $132 (26... Rb7 27.
Nxb5 (27. Nxe6 fxe6 28. Qe2 Qf4 $11) 27... Rfb8 28. a4 (28. Nc3 $2 Rxb1 29.
Nxb1 Rb3 $15) 28... Bd7 $11)) 26. exd5 axb5 27. d6 $1 (27. Qe4 Rfd8 (27... Rfe8
28. d6) 28. Rb3 (28. Qxe5 Qxe5 29. Rxe5 Rd6 $11) 28... b4 29. axb4 cxb4 30.
Qxe5 Qxe5 31. Rxe5 f6 $1 (31... Kf8 32. Kf1) (31... Rb5 32. Kf1 Rbxd5 33. Rxd5
Rxd5 34. Ke2 Re5+ (34... Rb5 35. d4 $16) 35. Kd2 $14) 32. Re7 (32. Re4 Rxd5)
32... Rxd5 $11) 27... b4 $1 {Black has to create a o^ as well.} 28. a4 (28. Rb3
$5 Rfd8 (28... bxa3 29. Rxa3 Rfd8 30. Ra7 $14) 29. Qd5 bxa3 (29... Qf6 30. Qxc5
$14) 30. Rxa3 Rb6 31. Qxc5 Rbxd6 32. Rxe5 $14) (28. axb4 cxb4 29. Qd5 Qf6 30.
Rxe5 Rfd8 31. Qc5 Rbc8 $1 $11) 28... Rfd8 29. Qd5 Qf6 30. Qxc5 (30. Rxe5 Rxd6 (
30... b3 31. Qxc5) 31. Qxc5 Rxd3 32. Rxb4 Qxe5 33. Qxe5 Rxb4 $11) 30... Qxd6 $1
{Black gives up the P but liquidates for a drawish R _|_.} 31. Qxd6 (31. Rxe5
Qxc5 (31... Qxd3 32. Rxb4) 32. Rxc5 Rxd3 (32... Ra8 33. Rxb4 $14) 33. Rb5 Ra8
34. R5xb4 Ra3 35. Rb8+ Rxb8 36. Rxb8+ Kg7 {is a theoretically drawish _|_,
although in practice it can be difficult.}) 31... Rxd6 32. Rxe5 b3 $1 (32...
Rxd3 33. Rb5 Ra8 34. R5xb4 Ra3 35. Rb8+ Rxb8 36. Rxb8+ Kg7 {leads again to the
well-known R _|_.}) 33. Rb5 Ra8 $1 34. R1xb3 Rxa4 35. Rb6 Rd7 {The d P is not
a remote o^ so the _|_ is theoretically drawn.} 36. Rf6 (36. Rb7 Ra1+ (36...
Rxb7 $2 37. Rxb7 Ra1+ 38. Kh2 Kg7 39. Kg3 Ra3 40. Rd7 $16) 37. Kh2 Rd5 $1 38.
Re7 Rd1 $11) 36... Ra1+ 37. Kh2 Rd1 38. Rf3 h5 39. h4 Rd2 40. g3 Kg7 41. Kg2
Rd1 42. Re3 Kh7 43. Kf3 Rd2 {and White cannot improve his position.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "World-ch Kramnik-Leko +2-2=10"]
[Site "Brissago"]
[Date "2004.10.02"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[Annotator "Lukacs,P"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[EventDate "2004.09.25"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 $1 {This is the first time that Leko plays 1.d4 and c4 in his life! His
preparation for the match deserves credit.} 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 $142 {This is the main line
these days.} (15... d4 $6 16. g4 Bg6 17. Bxg6 hxg6 18. b5 $1 Ne7 (18... dxe3 $2
{The tactical skirmish leads to White's favour:} 19. bxc6 e2 20. Qxd8 exf1=Q+
21. Kxf1 Raxd8 22. cxb7 a6 (22... f6 $2 23. Rb1 $1 {/\a4-a5} g5 24. Bg3 Rd7 (
24... Rb8 25. Bxb8 Rxb8 26. a4 Kf7 27. Rb5 $18) 25. b8=Q Rxb8 26. Bxb8 $18 {
Lima-Milos, Sao Paulo 1993 CBM 36}) 23. Nd2 $1 $16 {/\ Nc4 Dautov-P.Nielsen,
GER-chT 2000}) 19. exd4 (19. Nxd4 Nd5 20. Qf3 $5 $14 {holding the extra P.} (
20. Ne2 $2 {runs into the tactical blow} g5 21. Bg3 Nxe3 $1 {and Black has
solved all of his problems.} 22. Qxd8 Raxd8 23. Rfe1 (23. fxe3 $6 Rxe3 $36)
23... Nd5 $11 {Dreev-Geller, Helsinki 1992})) 19... Qd5 20. a4 (20. Qd3) 20...
a6 21. Re1 $14 {and although Black successfully blockades the d o^, it is
still an extra one, Gagunashvili-Sammalvuo, Plovdiv 2003.}) (15... a5 $6 16. g4
Bg6 17. Bxg6 hxg6 18. b5 Ne7 (18... Na7 19. Qd3 Qd7 20. Rfd1 {and the isolated
P is in a big worry.} Rad8 21. Bg5 f6 22. Qxg6 $1 Qe6 23. Bf4 Nxb5 24. Rb1 $16
{Lputian-Geller, New York op 1990}) 19. Be5 Qd7 20. Bd4 Bxd4 21. Nxd4 {White
has blockaded the isolani, and has a small but durable advantage.} Nc8 22. Qc2
Re7 23. Qc5 Qd8 24. Rfd1 $14 {Tunik-Kharitonov, Elista 1995}) 16. Bxa6 $1 {
This variation leads to a slightly better _|_.} (16. g4 Bg6 17. Bxg6 hxg6 18.
Qd3 (18. Rc3 d4 19. Rd3 Qd5 20. exd4 Re4 $44 {and Black has a good
compensation because of the weakened light squares, Van Wely-Kasparov, Wijk
aan Zee 2001.}) 18... d4 19. e4 Bc7 (19... Qf6 20. Bg3 Rac8 21. Rfe1 {The d4
o^ is blockaded by the Q, but still it is a good blockade.} Ba7 22. Kg2 Bb8 23.
Bxb8 Rxb8 24. Rc5 Rbd8 25. e5 Qe7 26. e6 $14 {Timoshenko-Vanderstricht, Metz
op 2002}) 20. Bxc7 Qxc7 21. Rfe1 Qf4 22. Kg2 Rad8 (22... Re7 23. Rc2 Rae8 24.
Rce2 Qf6 $11 (24... Kh8 $2 {simply loses a P after} 25. Nxd4 Ne5 26. Qe3 Qxe3
27. Rxe3 Nc4 28. Rc3 b5 29. f3 $16 {Gyimesi-Van den Doel, Tel Aviv 2001})) 23.
Rc2 Kh7 24. Qd2 $1 {White still has some slight edge in the _|_ because of the
blockade of the o^ d4.} Qxd2 (24... Qf6 25. Ng5+ Kg8 26. f4 $14) 25. Nxd2 g5 $1
26. Rc5 f6 27. h4 {(Tregubov-San Segundo, Ohrid 2001 CBM 84)} gxh4 $1 28. Rh5+
Kg6 29. Rxh4 d3 30. f4 Nd4 $11 {Dautov}) (16. Rc2 d4 17. e4 (17. g4 Bg6 18.
Bxg6 hxg6 19. Nxd4 Bxd4 20. exd4 Qxd4 $11 {is completely equal,
Gyimesi-Lechtynsky, Pardubice op 2002.}) 17... Bc7 18. Bxc7 Qxc7 19. Rc5 Bxf3
20. Qxf3 Qe7 $11) 16... Rxa6 17. b5 Rxa3 18. bxc6 bxc6 (18... Bxf3 19. Qxf3 (
19. gxf3 $6 bxc6 20. Rxc6 Re6 21. Qc1 Rxc6 22. Qxc6 Ra8 23. Rb1 Ba5 24. Rd1 Rc8
25. Qxd5 Bc7 $11) 19... bxc6 20. Rxc6 Re6 21. Rxe6 fxe6 22. Be5 $14) 19. Rxc6
Ra7 $1 {Black has to sacrifice the d5 P.} (19... Re6 $2 20. Rxe6 $1 (20. Qc1 $5
Rxc6 (20... Ra8 $2 21. Rxe6 fxe6 22. Qc6 Bf7 23. Ng5 $16) 21. Qxc6 Bxf3 22.
gxf3 Ra8 (22... h6 23. Rb1 Ba7 24. Rb5 (24. Rb7 $14) 24... d4 25. Rd5 $36) 23.
Rb1 Ba5 24. Rb5 $1 (24. Rd1 Rc8 25. Qxd5 Bc7 $1 26. Qb3 (26. Qxd8+ $2 Rxd8 27.
Rxd8+ Bxd8 $11) 26... Qe8 27. Bg3 Bxg3 28. fxg3 g6 $14 {Dreev-Kir.Georgiev,
Sarajevo 2001 CBM 84}) 24... Rc8 (24... d4 $4 25. Rd5 Qf8 26. Bd6 $18) 25. Qxd5
{and White has finally won the d P reaching the critical _|_.} Bc7 26. Qxd8+
Bxd8 $14 {Dautov}) 20... fxe6 21. Qc1 Ra6 (21... Qa8 $2 {founders on} 22. Ng5
$1 $16 {Atalik} (22. Qb2 Bxf3 23. Qxb6 Ra6 24. Qc7 Be4 25. Be5 Ra7 {and Black
has parried all the threats.} 26. Qb6 Ra6 27. Qb5 Ra7 28. Rc1 h6 $11 {
Atalik-Short, Ohrid 2001})) 22. Qc6 Qe8 23. Rc1 Qxc6 24. Rxc6 Bxf3 25. gxf3 d4
26. e4 $1 $16 {Atalik}) 20. Rd6 $1 (20. Qb3 {gives Black an easier play.} Bxf3
21. gxf3 (21. Rxb6 Be2 22. Rb8 Qd7 23. Rb1 Bc4 24. Rxe8+ Qxe8 25. Qb8 Ra8 $11)
21... Bc7 22. Rxc7 Rxc7 23. Bxc7 Qxc7 24. Qxd5 Qe5 25. Rd1 Qxd5 26. Rxd5 g6 {
with a theoretically drawish R _|_ 4 versus 3 on the same flank,
Malakhatko-Pigusov, Ohrid 2001.}) 20... Rd7 21. Qxd5 Rxd6 $1 (21... Bxf3 22.
gxf3 Rxd6 23. Qxd6 Qxd6 24. Bxd6 $14) 22. Qxd6 Qxd6 23. Bxd6 Bxf3 {Black gives
up the ^^ in order to worsen White's P formation.} (23... Rd8 {looks also
possible defending the position with the ^^.} 24. Bf4 (24. Bg3 Bc5 25. Rc1 Bf8
26. Nd4 Bg6 27. Rc7 h6 28. h4 Re8 29. Nb5 Rb8 30. Nc3 Re8 31. Kh2 Bf5 32. Nb5
Rc8 33. Ra7 Bc5 $14 {Karpov-Anand, Moscow rapid 2002 CBM 91}) 24... Bg6 25. Rc1
Be4 26. Rc4 Bd5 27. Rb4 Bc5 28. Rb5 Rc8 29. Nd2 Be6 30. Ne4 Bf8 31. Bd6 $1 {
and White has exchanged the ^^, after which his advantage became real.} f5 32.
Bxf8 fxe4 33. Bc5 $16 {Istratescu-Malakhatko, Patras op 2002}) 24. gxf3 Bd8 {
/\ Bf6 reaching the long /^.} 25. Rb1 Bf6 {[%mdl 4096]} 26. Kg2 $14 {Kramnik
believed his technique will be enough to hold this position, but his nerves
were not strong enough...By the way this is the first new move in the game!} (
26. Rb5 g6 27. f4 Rd8 28. Bb4 h5 29. Kg2 Rd1 30. Ba5 Kg7 31. f5 gxf5 32. Rxf5
Kg6 33. e4 Bd8 34. Bc3 Rd3 35. Be5 Bh4 36. Bf4 $14 {Gritsak-Kruppa, UKR-chT
Alushta 2002}) 26... g6 27. f4 Kg7 28. Rb7 Re6 29. Rd7 Re8 30. Ra7 (30. Kf3 Rd8
) 30... Re6 31. Bc5 Rc6 32. Ra5 Bc3 33. Rb5 Ra6 $6 (33... Rc8 {was easier.})
34. Rb3 $1 {Leko's _|_ technique is excellent, as usual.} Bf6 35. Rb8 $1 (35.
e4 Rc6) 35... h5 (35... Bc3 36. Bf8+ Kf6 37. e4 $16) 36. Rb5 Bc3 (36... Ra8)
37. Rb3 Bf6 38. e4 Ra5 (38... Rc6) 39. Be3 Ra4 (39... Ra8 40. e5 Be7 41. Rb7
Kf8 42. Kf3 $16 {/\ f5,Kf4}) 40. e5 Be7 41. Rb7 Kf8 42. Rb8+ Kg7 43. Kf3 Rc4
44. Ke2 Ra4 45. Kd3 Bh4 46. Bd4 $1 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 {
Finally all the white pieces have reached their best position. Now comes the
breakthrough.} Bh4 56. e6+ Bf6 {[#]} (56... Rxd4+ 57. Kxd4 Bxf2+ 58. Ke5 fxe6
59. Kxe6 Bd4 60. f5 $18) 57. e7 $1 Rxd4+ 58. Ke3 Bxe7 (58... Rd1 $4 59. e8=N+
$18) 59. Kxd4 {White has won the exchange by a brilliant _|_ play, but the
position is still not winning.} Bh4 $6 {The is the first step on the road for
decline.} (59... f5 $1 {was the clear-cut solution and Black can build up an
unbreakable wall.} 60. Rc7 (60. Ke5 Bf6+ 61. Ke6 Bb2 $11) 60... Kf6 $1 ({
but not} 60... Kf7 $2 61. Ke5 $1 Kf8 62. Ke6 $18) 61. Rc6+ (61. Kd5 Bf8 62. f3
Be7 63. Rc6+ (63. Ra7 Bb4) (63. Rb7 Bf8) 63... Kf7 64. Ke5 Bd8 $11) (61. Rxe7
Kxe7 62. h4 (62. Ke5 h4) 62... Kd6 63. f3 Ke6 64. Kc5 Ke7 65. Kc6 Ke6) 61...
Kf7 62. Ke5 Bd8 (62... Bf8 $4 63. Rf6+ Kg7 64. Rxf8 $1 $18) 63. f3 (63. Rd6 Bc7
$1 (63... Be7 64. Rd7 Kf8 65. Rxe7 Kxe7 66. h4 $1 Kf7 67. Kd6 Kf6 68. Kd7 Kf7
69. f3 $18) 64. Kd5 (64. h4 $4 Ke7) 64... Bxd6 65. Kxd6 h4 $1 66. Kd7 Kf6 $11 {
/\ g5}) 63... h4 (63... Ba5 $11 {- 59...Bh4}) 64. Kd6 Be7+ 65. Kd7 (65. Ke5 Bd8
$11) 65... Bf6 $11) 60. f3 f5 $1 (60... Bf6+ $2 61. Kd5 Bb2 62. Rc2 Ba1 63. f5
$1 gxf5 64. f4 $1 Kf6 65. Ra2 Bc3 66. Kc4 Be1 67. Kd4 Kg6 68. Rg2+ Kf6 69. Rc2
Kg6 70. Ke5 $18) 61. Rc7+ Kf6 (61... Kf8 $2 62. Ke5 $1 (62. Kd5 Bf6 63. Ke6 Bb2
) 62... Kg8 (62... Be7 63. Ke6) 63. Ke6 Kf8 64. Rc8+ Kg7 65. Re8 $1 $18) 62.
Kd5 Bg3 $4 {This is the losing move!} (62... Be1 $1 {was still enough for a
draw, because the B can reach the long /^ again.} 63. Rc6+ Kf7 64. Ke5 Ba5 $1
65. Rf6+ (65. Rc8 Bb6) 65... Kg7 66. Ke6 Bc3 $1 (66... Bd8 67. Rf7+ Kg8 68. Rd7
Bh4) 67. Rf7+ Kg8 68. Rd7 (68. Ke7 Bb2 $11) (68. h4 Bd4 69. Rd7 Bc3 $11 (69...
Bg7 $4 70. Rxg7+ $1 $18)) 68... Bb2 $11) 63. Rc6+ $18 Kg7 64. Ke5 h4 (64... Bh4
65. Ke6 $18) 65. Rc7+ Kh6 66. Rc4 $1 Kg7 67. Ke6 Bh2 68. Rc7+ Kh6 69. Kf7 1-0

[Event "World-ch Kramnik-Leko +2-2=10"]
[Site "Brissago"]
[Date "2004.10.03"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "2004.09.25"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

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 "World-ch Kramnik-Leko +2-2=10"]
[Site "Brissago"]
[Date "2004.10.05"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D16"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[Annotator "Prie,E"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2004.09.25"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 {Un pion en d5 de nouveau mais ce sera une Slave ! le
premier amour de Kramnik.... Après tout, Leko ne peut pas s'être "improvisé"
complet joueur de 1.d4 du jour au lendemain !} 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 e6
{Une vieille variante qui, au vu des parties dans ma base, avec un score très
flatteur en faveur des Noirs, mériterait bien le nom de "défense vietnamienne".
..ou d'un de leurs entraîneurs, probablement d'origine soviétique !} 6. e3 c5 {
Une séquence qui m'évoque fortement deux lignes de la Slave "Caméléon" : 4...
a6 5.a4 e6 6.e3 (6.Fg5 est plus courant mais 6...a5 ! Bacrot) c5! 7.Cc3 Cc6
sans cette fois prendre en c4 (ou d4) où les Blancs accepteraient volontiers
de rendre leur temps d'avance а condition de pouvoir remettre leur pion a sur
sa case de départ ! Et encore 4...a6 5.g3 dxc4 6.a4 e6 7.Fg2 c5!} 7. Bxc4 {
Ici les Noirs ont un temps de moins par rapport а un Gambit Dame accepté : le
coup a2-a4 des Blancs, obligatoire dans la Slave classique pour reprendre le
pion c4 mais cédant la case b4. Ce qui pourrait se justifier si les Noirs
avaient joué eux-mêmes a7-a6 par l'espoir de profiter du "trou" en b6, en
poussant a4-a5, mais, précisément, ce n'est pas le cas...et peut а nouveau
imaginer, ici, que "les Blancs accepteraient volontiers de rendre leur temps
d'avance а condition de pouvoir remettre leur pion a sur sa case de départ !"}
Nc6 8. O-O cxd4 9. exd4 Be7 10. Be3 O-O 11. Ne5 Nb4 12. a5 Bd7 $1 13. d5 exd5
14. Nxd5 Nbxd5 15. Bxd5 Nxd5 16. Qxd5 Bc8 $1 17. Rfd1 Qxd5 18. Rxd5 Be6 19. Rb5
Bf6 20. Nf3 b6 $1 {Et enfin révélée la profondeur de la compréhension et de la
préparation de Kramnik.} 21. axb6 (21. axb6 axb6 22. Re1 (22. Rxa8 Rxa8 23. h3
Bd8 24. Bxb6 $2 Rb8) 22... Rfb8 23. Rxb6 Rxb6 24. Bxb6 Bxb2 {est archi-Nulle})
1/2-1/2

[Event "World-ch Kramnik-Leko +2-2=10"]
[Site "Brissago"]
[Date "2004.10.07"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2004.09.25"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Auch wenn diese Partie nicht glücklich für Kramnik verlief - das prinzipielle
Zulassen des Marshall-Angriffs erwies sich später als glückliche Wahl, denn
Leko wich dem Klassischen Spanier fortan aus und stand jeweils nach der
Eröffnung unter Druck.} 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 $5 {Dies ist zwar kein neuer Zug,
aber in den Kreisen der Spitzengroßmeister kam er so gut wie nicht vor.} Qh5 {
Auch der Übergang ins Endspiel ist spielbar, doch vermutlich kann Weiß einen
kleinen Vorteil behaupten.} 17. Nd2 Bf5 18. f3 {Dieser Zug ist mehr dazu da
der Dame ein Feld auf f2 zu verschaffen als den Turm dauerhaft auf e4 zu
etablieren. Im Moment ist die Annahme des Qualitätsopfers praktisch
ausgeschlossen. Nach} Nf6 (18... Bxe4 $2 19. fxe4 Nb6 20. e5 {nebst Ne4 steht
Weiß prächtig.}) 19. Re1 (19. a4 $5 {(Shipov)}) 19... Rae8 20. Rxe8 Rxe8 {
Wie es scheint hat sich diese Stellung mit einer gewissen Logik nach 16.Qf1
ergeben. Allerdings war Lekos Zeit bereits recht knapp, während Kramnik noch
in der Vorbereitung war.} 21. a4 $5 (21. Bd1 Qg6 22. Be2 $13) 21... Qg6 $1 {
Weiß hat nun ein Problem: er möchte Ne4 spielen, aber vorher auf b5 tauschen -
Schwarz macht da jedoch nicht mit.} 22. axb5 {Kramnik ließ hinterher verlauten,
dass es keine gründliche Überprüfung von 22.axb5 gab und er am Brett
entscheiden wollte, ob der Zug okay ist. Wegen Lekos bereits sehr knapper
Bedenkzeit entschied Kramnik das Risiko einzugehen, ohne die Varianten
gründlich durchzurechnen.} ({Spielt Weiß gleich} 22. Ne4 Nxe4 23. fxe4 Bxe4 24.
Bxg5 $1 {so folgt} (24. axb5 $2 Bd3 $1) 24... bxa4 $1 {und Weiß kann nicht
zurückschlagen. Nach} 25. Bc4 Bd5 {hat Weiß zwar die bessere Bauernstruktur,
doch sein König steht zu offen.}) 22... Bd3 23. Qf2 $2 ({Weiß musste hier mit} 
23. Qd1 Be2 24. Qe1 Bd3 25. Qd1 {ein Remis durch Zugwiederholung akzeptieren.})
23... Re2 24. Qxe2 ({Auch} 24. bxa6 {reichte nicht mehr zum Remis:} Rxf2 25.
Kxf2 Qh5 26. Kg1 Bxg3 $1 27. hxg3 Qh3 28. a7 Qxg3+ 29. Kh1 g4 $1 30. a8=Q+ Kg7
31. Qb7 Qe1+ 32. Kg2 gxf3+ 33. Nxf3 Qf1+ 34. Kg3 Nh5+ 35. Kh4 Qh1+ 36. Kg4 Qg2+
37. Kxh5 Qh3+ 38. Nh4 Be2+ 39. Kg5 Qg4#) 24... Bxe2 25. bxa6 Qd3 $3 26. Kf2 (
26. a7 Qe3+ 27. Kg2 Bxf3+ $1 28. Nxf3 Qe2+ 29. Kg1 Ng4 30. a8=Q+ Kg7 31. Qxc6 (
31. Bxg5 Qf2+ 32. Kh1 Qxf3+ 33. Kg1 Qf2+ 34. Kh1 Qxh2#) 31... Qf2+ 32. Kh1 Qf1+
33. Ng1 Nf2#) 26... Bxf3 $1 27. Nxf3 Ne4+ 28. Ke1 Nxc3 $1 {Trotz knapper
Bedenkzeit findet Leko die starken Züge.} 29. bxc3 Qxc3+ 30. Kf2 Qxa1 31. a7 $6
({Mit} 31. Bxg5 {hätte Weiß noch kämpfen können.} Qxa6 32. Bd1 $17) 31... h6
32. h4 g4 0-1

[Event "World-ch Kramnik-Leko +2-2=10"]
[Site "Brissago"]
[Date "2004.10.09"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "32"]
[EventDate "2004.09.25"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

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 "World-ch Kramnik-Leko +2-2=10"]
[Site "Brissago"]
[Date "2004.10.10"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2004.09.25"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 d5 8. exd5
{Ich schätze, dass dieser Zug als Überraschung für eine Partie gut war, aber
keinen neuen Trend setzen wird.} (8. d4 {ist üblich und wird wohl die
Hauptvariante bleiben.}) 8... Qxd5 9. a4 $146 b4 10. d4 exd4 11. Bb3 Qd8 {
Am sichersten.} (11... Qd6 12. Re1+ Kf8 $13) 12. Re1+ Be7 13. Nxd4 (13. cxd4
$11) 13... Nxd4 14. Qxd4 Qxd4 15. cxd4 {Das Endspiel hat sich mehr oder
weniger forciert ergeben; Schwarz hat zwar noch Entwicklungsprobleme, doch er
sollte diese lösen können und damit ausgleichen.} Bb7 16. Bg5 h6 $2 (16... Rd8
{ist naheliegend. Kramnik war ja offensichtlich vertraut mit diesem Endspiel;
was hatte er hier geplant?} 17. Nd2 Rxd4 18. Rac1 Kd8 19. Be3 Rd7 20. Bxf7 Bd5
21. Bxd5 Nxd5 22. Ne4 (22. Nc4 $5) 22... Kc8 {Beide Springer stehen hier
hervorragend; ob Weiß ein kleines Plus hat?}) 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Nd2 Rg8 19. g3
Rd8 20. Rac1 $16 Rd7 {Weiß steht klar besser und verfügt über mehrere
verheißungsvolle Fortsetzungen. Neben dem Partiezug und den beiden Zügen, die
ich hier analysiere kommen auch 21.h4 und 21.f4 gut in Frage. Denn in der
Partie konnte Leko seinen schlechten Turm g8 über g5 aktivieren.} 21. Nc4 $2 {
Dieser Zug vergibt praktisch den gesamten Vorteil, weil nun der Rg8 ins Spiel
gelangt.} (21. a5 Kd8 22. Ba4 Rxd4 23. Nb3 $1 (23. Rxe7 Kxe7 24. Nb3 Rd7 25.
Re1+ Kd8 26. Bxd7 Kxd7 27. Nc5+ Kc6 $1 (27... Kc8 $6) 28. Rc1 Ba8 29. Nxa6+ Kb5
30. Nxc7+ Ka4 $13) 23... Re4 24. Red1+ Kc8 25. Rd7 Bd8 26. Nc5 $16) (21. Bc4
Rxd4 22. Nb3 Re4 23. Na5 (23. Rxe4 Bxe4 24. Bxa6 Kd7 25. Rd1+ Kc6 26. Bc4 $16)
23... Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 $16) (21. h4 $5) (21. f4 $5) 21... Rg5 $1 22. Ne3 (22. f4
Rgd5 23. Bc2 Rxd4 24. Bf5 {Weiß gewinnt eine Qualität, steht aber wohl nicht
besser.}) 22... Kf8 23. h4 Ra5 24. d5 $6 ({Fritz würde} 24. Bd1 {spielen, aber
nach} Bd5 $1 25. Nxd5 (25. Bg4 Be6 26. Bxe6 fxe6 27. Rc6 Rd6 28. Rxc7 Rxd4)
25... Raxd5 26. Be2 a5 27. Bb5 R7d6 28. Rxc7 Bd8 $14 {/= sollte Schwarz keine
große Mühe haben, um das Remis zu sichern.}) 24... Rc5 $11 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 "World-ch Kramnik-Leko +2-2=10"]
[Site "Brissago"]
[Date "2004.10.12"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "2004.09.25"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

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 "World-ch Kramnik-Leko +2-2=10"]
[Site "Brissago"]
[Date "2004.10.14"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[Annotator "Prie,E"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2004.09.25"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 {Après avoir "frisé la correctionnelle" sur une variante
d'Archangelsk dans la 10ème, heureusement conclue par une Nulle en 35 coups,
le hongrois a senti qu'il était temps de changer de 1er coup contre le pion
Roi...} 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 (17... Nf6 {Retomberait dans la
grande variante archi-analysée dont les finales sont réputées difficiles pour
les Noirs et où il faut aller chercher bien après le 20ème coup pour trouver
quelque chose de nouveau.} 18. Qe2 Rhe8 19. c4 c5 20. Bc3 (20. dxc5 Qxc5 21.
Be3 Qf5+ 22. Ka1 Bb8 23. Nd4 Qg4 24. Qc2 Qe4 $1 $11 {Agopov,M-Grischuk,A EU-Ch
Clubs Izmir 2004 0-1 (43)}) 20... Qc6 21. Rh4 Rd7 {Fressinet,L-Chabanon,J Top
16 Belfort 2004 1/2 (38)}) 18. Qh7 {Une Nouveauté !} (18. Qe2 f5 19. Bc1 Nf6
20. Rd3 Ng4 21. a3 Qf7 22. Bf4 Qc7 23. Bxd6 Rxd6 24. Rhd1 Qf7 25. Ne5 Qxh5 26.
c4 $44 {Grischuk,A-Belov,V ACP Blitz 2004 1/2 (51)}) 18... Rg8 19. c4 c5 20. d5
Nf6 21. Qc2 exd5 22. cxd5 Qd7 (22... Nxd5 $2 23. Qf5+ Kb8 24. Qxd5) 23. Bc3 {
Une position typiquement d'avantage "kramnikien" -fort pion passé, espace,
meilleure finale et meilleures pièces- que Leko va pourtant défendre avec
maestria...} Rde8 24. Bxf6 gxf6 25. Qd3 f5 26. Nd2 b5 $1 27. Rhe1 Kb8 28. Qc3
Rxe1 29. Rxe1 c4 30. Nf3 f4 $1 {jusqu'à créer un dangereux contre-jeu.} 31. g4
$1 Bc7 $1 (31... Rxg4 32. Qh8+ Kb7 33. Qxh6 Qf5+ 34. Kc1 Qxd5 $2 35. Rd1 Qxf3
36. Qxd6 Rg8 37. h6 {est très dangereux, tout comme}) (31... Qxg4 32. Qf6 Qd7
33. Nd4) 32. Qd4 Qxg4 33. Qe4 $2 (33. Qc5 $1 Qd7 (33... Qxf3 34. Re8+ Rxe8 (
34... Bd8 $2 35. Qxb5+ Ka8 36. Qc6+ Kb8 37. Qd6+ Kb7 (37... Kc8 38. Qxd8+) 38.
Qd7+ Ka6 (38... Bc7 39. Qc6#) (38... Kb6 39. Qxd8+) 39. Qc8+ Kb5 40. Qc6+ Ka5
41. Qc5+ Ka6 42. Qxc4+ Kb7 43. Qc6+ Kb8 44. Rxg8 Qd1+ 45. Qc1 $18) 35. Qxb5+
Bb6 36. Qxe8+ Kb7 37. Qc6+ Ka6 38. Qa4+ Ba5 39. Qc6+)) 33... Qxh5 34. Nd4 Qg6
$1 {Suivi d'une proposition de Nulle tout а fait généreuse, avec 2 pions de
plus, bien sûr immédiatement acceptée. Est-ce le fait d'avoir été sous
pression toute cette partie ? De ne pas s'être rendu compte, comme souvent
dans ces cas là que la situarion s'était retournée ? Un problème de temps ?
Une question psychologique ? A 1 Nulle du titre, la Nulle de la prochaine
partie, avec les Blancs, étant, déjà, comme assurée dans sa tête ? Difficile а
dire. Toujours est-il qu'après le forcé} (34... Qg6 35. Nf5 {Seul coup pour
éviter l'échange de Dames, et bien que rien ne soit encore très clair, il
pouvait certainement "forcer son talent" pour tenter le KO.} (35. Nxb5 $2 Re8)
(35. Qxg6 fxg6 36. Nxb5 Bb6 37. d6 Bxf2)) 1/2-1/2

[Event "World-ch Kramnik-Leko +2-2=10"]
[Site "Brissago"]
[Date "2004.10.16"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A73"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[Annotator "Kapengut"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2004.09.25"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Hazai} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 {Hazai: 'Kramnik doesn't want to leave
the decision for the last game. The Benoni is a rare guest in top-level chess,
but it may lead to a sharp tactical battle.'} 4. d5 d6 5. Nc3 exd5 6. cxd5 g6
7. Nd2 {Leko never played the Modern Benoni with White before. I bet the idea
of his playing 7.Nd2 belonged to his coach Arshak Petrosian who used this
system long ago. I couldn't recollect this opening occurred at the World
Championship Matches after Botvinnik-Tal. By the way, twenty years ago, the
then World Champion Anatoly Karpov invited me to assist him in preparing the
Modern Benoni against Garry Kasparov, but his young opponent didn't risk
playing it.} Bg7 8. e4 O-O 9. Be2 Na6 {Very often Black played immediately 9...
Ne8 with the idea f7-f5. After the last move, Kramnik didn't define his own
plan keeping the illusion about choosing the main line of the seventies after
10.0-0 Nc7 11.a4 Re8.} 10. O-O Ne8 {Hazai: '/\ f5 eliminating White's central
P, after which it is not easy to find a clear-cut plan for White, there is no
breakthrough by e4-e5.'} 11. Nc4 Nac7 ({The immediate} 11... f5 $5 {was
possible.}) 12. a4 f5 {'!' Hazai. This position was popular in the 80-90 years.
However, in last time it was played rare enough. The author of this comments
saw as his basic task to make the current condition of it clearly for readers
of CBM. Hazai: 'The champion's choice of opening was very clever.'} ({Black
would trade the dangerous knight after} 12... b6 {but Kramnik choose a more
aggressive continuation.}) 13. exf5 $5 {Hazai: 'Kramnik has never played
Benoni with Black, but for Leko the entire opening structure is new since he
adopted 1.d4 right for the Wch match.'} (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 $132 {Kramnik,V-Ivanchuk,V/Belgrade 1995}) ({Hazai:
The positional P sacrifice} 13. Bf4 {has been played before and this position
has been reached by transposition  Hazai: 'gave more chances for an advantage,
but it also looks riskier.'} g5 $5 (13... fxe4 14. Qd2 Qf6 (14... Bf5 {(Hazai)
provoking the following "weakening move"} 15. g4 Bc8 (15... e3 16. fxe3 Bxc3
17. bxc3 Be4 18. Bh6 Ng7 19. Bd3 Bxd5 20. e4 $14) 16. Nxe4 Qe7 17. Ncxd6 Bd4 (
17... Rxf4 18. Qxf4 Nxd6 19. Nxd6 Nxd5 20. Bc4 Be6 21. Qg3 Rd8 22. Ne4 Bxb2 23.
Rae1 $14) (17... Bxb2 18. Rab1 $14) 18. Bg3 Nxd6 19. Nxd6 Nxd5 20. Bc4 Be6 21.
Rae1 $16 {and the opening of the position clearly favours White.}) 15. Bg5 Qf7
(15... Qf5 {Hazai} 16. f3 $1 Bd4+ 17. Be3 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Qxd5 19. fxe4 Rxf1+ 20.
Rxf1 $14) (15... Qd4 {Hazai} 16. Qc2 Nxd5 17. Be3 $16) 16. Rad1 {'?!' Hazai.
Hazai: 'as we will see this weakens >< a4!'} (16. f3 $1 {(Hazai) White wants
to open up the position for his better developed pieces.} exf3 17. Rxf3 Bd4+
18. Be3 $14) 16... Bf5 17. g4 (17. f3 $5 {Hazai} exf3 18. Rxf3 Qd7 19. Rdf1 Nf6
) 17... Bd7 18. Nxe4 Bxa4 19. Ncxd6 Nxd6 20. Nxd6 Qd7 21. Ra1 Qxd6 (21... b6 $5
{[%cal Ga4b3]}) 22. Rxa4 Bd4 $15 {Gyimesi,Z-Chatalbashev,B/Bled SLO 2002} (
22... Be5 $17 {(Hazai) Gyimesi-Chatalbashev, Bled op 2002})) 14. Bd2 Bd4 (14...
f4 15. Bg4 $16) 15. exf5 (15. Kh1 f4 16. Bg4 Nf6 17. Bxc8 Rxc8 18. Qf3 Nd7 {
Hazai: '(F.Portisch-Szalanczy, Zalakaros op 1992)'} 19. g3 (19. Ne2 {Hazai} Ne5
20. Nxe5 Bxe5 21. Bc3 $16 {Finally Black has blockaded the vital e5 square,
but his position is still worse.}) 19... Ne5 20. Nxe5 Bxe5 21. Qh5 Kh8 22. Rg1
$14 {Portisch,F-Szalanczy,E/Zalakaros op 1992}) 15... Bxf5 16. Qc1 h6 (16... g4
17. Bh6 $14) 17. Ne3 Ng7 (17... Bg6 18. Bg4 $14) 18. Ra3 $1 $14 Qf6 19. Nxf5
Nxf5 20. Kh1 Rae8 21. Bh5 Ne3 22. Bxe3 Rxe3 (22... Bxe3 $2 23. Qc2 $1 Re7 24.
Ne4 $16) 23. Rb3 b6 24. a5 b5 (24... bxa5 25. Rb7 Re7 26. Rxa7 $14) 25. Be2 Re5
26. Nxb5 (26. Bxb5 g4 27. Bd7 $14) 26... Rxe2 27. Nxc7 Rxf2 (27... Bxf2 28. Ne6
) 28. Rf3 Rxf3 29. Rxf3 Qe7 $15 {Farago,I-Szalanczy,E/Wien 1990}) 13... Rxf5 {
Hazai: 'Attacking >< d5 with all of his pieces.'} (13... gxf5 $6 14. Bf4 Rb8
15. Ra3 a6 16. a5 Nb5 17. Nxb5 axb5 18. Nb6 b4 19. Rg3 Kh8 20. b3 Nf6 21. Bd3
Ng4 22. Nxc8 Rxc8 23. Bxf5 $1 $18 {Schneider,A-Higatsberger,M/Budapest
Statisztika 1991}) (13... Bxf5 14. Bf4 $1 {[#]} (14. Bf3 Na6 15. Ne4 Bxe4 16.
Bxe4 Qh4 17. f4 Bd4+ 18. Kh1 Ng7 19. g3 Qf6 20. Bd2 Rae8 21. Qc2 $6 (21. Qf3)
21... Nb4 22. Bxb4 cxb4 23. Rae1 Re7 24. Bg2 Rfe8 $11 {Bagirov,R-Kotsur,P/Abu
Dhabi UAE 2001}) (14. Ra3 Na6 (14... Qh4 $5) 15. g4 Bc8 16. Ne4 b6 17. Rf3 Nac7
18. Rxf8+ Bxf8 19. Bf4 (19. g5 $5 $14) 19... Bb7 20. Bf3 Bxd5 21. Ncxd6 Bxd6
22. Nxd6 Bxf3 23. Qxf3 Nxd6 24. Rd1 Nce8 25. Bxd6 Nxd6 26. Rxd6 Qxd6 27. Qxa8+
$11 {Kopecky,B-Krisko,D/CSR-ch23 corr 1989}) (14. Ne3 Bd7 15. Bd2 (15. Qc2 $6
Na6 16. Bxa6 bxa6 17. Nc4 Rb8 18. Bd2 Bf5 19. Ne4 Qh4 20. f3 Bd4+ 21. Kh1 Nf6
$5 22. Ncxd6 Be5 23. g3 Bxg3 {Blasovszky,I-Szalanczy,E/Budapest 1993} 24. Bg5
$5 Qxg5 25. Nxg5 Bxc2 26. hxg3 Nxd5 $15) (15. Bg4 $6 Nf6 16. Bxd7 Qxd7 17. Qd3
Rae8 18. Bd2 Nh5 19. g3 Rf3 20. Kg2 Nf4+ $1 21. gxf4 Qh3+ 22. Kh1 Re5 $1 $19 {
Kudrashov,A-Pavlenko,O /1972}) 15... b6 16. Rb1 Qh4 17. g3 Qe7 18. Bf3 Bh3 19.
Bg2 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Nf6 21. Qc2 Qd7 22. Qd3 Rae8 $15 {Tasic,B-Vaisman,V/FRA-chT
1995}) (14. Be3 Na6 $5 (14... Bd7 15. Qd2 b5 16. axb5 Nxb5 17. Nxb5 Bxb5 18.
Na5 Qb6 19. Ra2 Bxe2 20. Qxe2 Nc7 21. Nc4 Qb5 22. Qg4 $5 (22. Ra5 Qd7 $11)
22... Qb4 $5 (22... h5 $6 {[%csl Rg6]} 23. Qe4 Rae8 24. Qd3 Rf5 25. Ra5 Qb4 26.
Bd2 Qb8 27. Nxd6 Rxd5 28. Qxg6 Re6 29. Qf7+ $18 {Dlugy,M-Gurevich,D/USA-ch
Estes Park 1987}) (22... Bd4 $6 {[%csl Rc4]} 23. Rc1 Bxe3 24. fxe3 Rf6 25. e4
Raf8 26. Raa1 $14) 23. Rfa1 (23. h3 Kh8 24. Nxd6 Nxd5 $132) 23... Rae8 24. Ra4
Qb3 25. Qd1 $5 (25. Nxd6 $140 Rxe3 $5 26. fxe3 Qxe3+ 27. Kh1 Bxb2 $44) 25...
Rb8 $132) (14... Qe7 $5 15. Qd2 (15. Qb3) 15... Qf7 (15... b6 $5 16. Rae1 Rb8
17. Bf3 Qd7 18. Bg5 {1/2-1/2 Halasz,T-Palkovi,J/Hungary 1993}) (15... Rd8 16.
Rad1 Nf6 17. Bg5 Rfe8 18. Rfe1 Qf8 19. Bd3 $14 Bxd3 20. Qxd3 Ng4 21. Qf3 Rxe1+
22. Rxe1 Re8 23. Qxf8+ Kxf8 24. Rxe8+ Nxe8 25. Ne4 Bd4 26. b3 b6 27. h3 Ne5 28.
Ncxd6 $16 {Lukacs,P-Szalanczy,E/Budapest 1990}) 16. Rad1 (16. Rfd1 Rd8 17. Nb5
$14) 16... Rd8 17. Rfe1 (17. Bg5 Bf6 18. Bh6 Bg7 19. Bg5 Bf6 20. Bh6 Bg7 21.
Bg5 {1/2-1/2 Ftacnik,L-Romanishin,O/Szirak 1986}) (17. g4 $5 Bxc3 $140 18. bxc3
Be4 19. Bh6 Ng7 20. Ne3 Bf3 21. c4 $16) 17... a6 18. Nb6 $5 (18. a5 Nb5 19.
Nxb5 axb5 20. Na3 b4 21. Nc4 Nc7 $11) 18... Nf6 19. Bg5 $1 Na8 (19... Rfe8 20.
f3 Qf8 21. g4 $1 $16) 20. Nc4 Nc7 21. Qf4 $14 Qd7 (21... h6 $5 22. Bxh6 $140 $6
Nfxd5 $13 {AK}) 22. Ne3 (22. Nb6 {>=} Qf7 23. Rc1 {/\ b4+/-}) 22... Rde8 $8 23.
Nxf5 (23. g4 $2 Rxe3 $1 $13) 23... gxf5 24. Bd3 Ng4 $1 25. Rxe8 Nxe8 26. h3 Ne5
27. Bc2 Nc7 $14 {Damljanovic,B-Magerramov,E/Palma de Mallorca 1989[Damljanovic,
B]}) 15. Qd2 Nb4 16. g4 $5 Bc8 $8 (16... Bd7 $2 17. Nxd6 $1 Nxd6 18. Bxc5 $16)
17. f3 (17. a5 $1 Rb8 18. Nb5 a6 19. Nbxd6 $1 Nxd6 20. Bxc5 $16) 17... b6 $1
18. Bg5 Qd7 19. a5 $6 (19. Ne3 $14) 19... b5 $1 20. Nxb5 $1 (20. Ne3 a6 $17)
20... Qxb5 21. Nb6 $1 Qxe2 22. Qxe2 axb6 23. axb6 Rb8 24. Ra7 $1 Rxb6 $5 (24...
Nxd5 $2 25. Qc4 Be6 26. Re7 $1 $18) (24... Be5 25. f4 Bd4+ 26. Kg2 $13) (24...
Bb7 $1 25. Qe6+ (25. Be7 $1 Rf7 $15) 25... Kh8 26. Rxb7 $5 Rxb7 27. Be7 Rg8 $17
(27... Rxe7 $2 28. Qxe7 Nxd5 29. Qxf8+ $1 $18)) 25. Be7 Nxd5 $8 (25... Rf7 26.
Bd8 $1 $18) 26. Qc4 $1 (26. Bxf8 Kxf8 27. Qc4 Nec7 $5 $13) 26... Be6 27. Bxf8 {
Ftacnik,L-Rogers,I/Thessaloniki (ol) 1984} Kxf8 $1 28. Re1 Rb4 29. Qa2 Rxb2 30.
Qa4 $1 (30. Qc4 Bd4+ 31. Kh1 Nf4 $1 $17) 30... Rb4 31. Qc6 Rb6 32. Qa8 Bd4+ 33.
Kh1 c4 $5 $44 {Rogers,J}) 14... Bd3 $5 (14... Bxc3 15. bxc3 Be4 16. Bg3 Bxd5
17. Qd2 {->׻}) (14... Be4 15. Qd2 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Bxd5 17. Bh6 $44) (14... Qd7
$5 {/\ Rd8,Qf7}) (14... Bd7 15. Bg3 (15. Bxd6 Nxd6 16. Nxd6 Bxa4 $11) 15... b5
16. Nxd6 b4 17. Nce4 Bxb2 18. Nxc5 Bxa1 19. Qxa1 $40) (14... Bd4 $5 15. Bg3 (
15. Ne3 Bc2 16. Nxc2 Rxf4 17. g3 Bxc3 $5 18. gxf4 Bxb2 19. Rb1 Qf6 $44 {/+/=})
15... Qf6 16. Qd2 a6 (16... Rd8 $142 17. Rae1 a6 $132) 17. Nb6 Rb8 18. Rae1 (
18. a5 $5 Be5 $8 19. Bxe5 Qxe5 {/\Qd4} 20. Rad1 $36) 18... Na8 (18... Be5 $5
19. Bxe5 $140 Qxe5 20. Bxa6 $2 Qd4 $19) 19. Nc4 Nac7 (19... b5 20. Na5 b4 21.
Nd1 $16) 20. Bf3 $1 $16 b5 21. Na5 b4 (21... bxa4 22. Nxa4 Bxb2 23. Nc6 $40)
22. Nd1 {/\Nc6} (22. Ne4 $5 Bxe4 23. Rxe4 Bxb2 (23... Nxd5 $2 24. Rxd4 $18) 24.
Nc6 Ra8 25. Bh4 Qc3 26. Qg5 $40) 22... Bd7 $8 23. Nc6 (23. b3 $5 $16 {/\Re2,
Ne3-c4}) 23... Bxc6 24. dxc6 Rd8 (24... c4 $2 25. Re4 $18) (24... d5 25. Ne3
$16) 25. Ne3 (25. Bg4 $4 h5 $19 {[%csl Rg3] Plachetka,J-Horvath,C/Stary
Smokovec 1991}) 25... d5 (25... Bxb2 26. Nd5 Nxd5 27. Qxd5+ $40 {/\Re6}) 26.
Ng4 Qxc6 27. Re7 Rd7 $8 28. Be5 $3 {/\Nh6#} Rxf3 $8 29. Rxd7 Qxd7 30. Nh6+ $1
Kf8 31. Bxd4 $1 cxd4 32. gxf3 $16 {Stohl,I}) (14... g5 $5 15. Bg3 Bd4 16. Ne3
$1 Bg6 (16... Bxe3 17. fxe3 Qe7 18. Qd2 h6 19. Bd3 $16) 17. Bd3 Bxd3 (17...
Bxe3 18. Bxg6 $5 (18. fxe3 Rxf1+ 19. Qxf1) 18... Bxf2+ 19. Rxf2 hxg6 20. Qd3) (
17... Qf6 18. Nc2 (18. Ne4 Qe7 $1) (18. Qd2 $5 {/\ Nc2}) 18... Bxc3 19. bxc3
Qxc3 20. Bxg6 hxg6 21. Ne3 $44) 18. Qxd3 Ng7 (18... Nf6 19. Nf5 $16) 19. Ne4
Nce8 20. Nc2 $1 Bf6 (20... Bxb2 21. Rab1 Bf6 22. Rxb7 $16) (20... h5 21. Nxd4
cxd4 22. f4 $1 $16) 21. Rae1 {/\b4} Nh5 (21... Nf5 22. Nxc5 dxc5 (22... Nxg3
23. Ne6 $18) 23. Qxf5 Bxb2 24. Qe6+ Rf7 25. d6 $16) 22. Nxf6+ Rxf6 (22... Qxf6
23. b4 {/\ Re6}) 23. Re4 Neg7 24. b4 b6 25. Rfe1 Qf8 (25... Qd7 $2 26. Re7 Qxa4
27. Ra1 $18) 26. Qd2 h6 (26... Nf4 27. h4 h6 28. Ne3 Ngh5 29. Ng4 $16) 27. Ne3
Nf5 (27... Re8 28. Ng4 Rg6 $16) 28. Nxf5 (28. Ng4 Rg6 $5) 28... Rxf5 29. Re7
Nxg3 (29... Nf4 30. Bxf4 Rxf4 31. R1e6 $18) 30. hxg3 Rf7 31. R7e6 Rf6 32. Rxf6
Qxf6 33. Re6 $16 {Ftacnik,L-Kindermann,S/Altensteig 1987 [Ftacnik,L]}) 15. Bg3
$1 Bxc4 16. Bxc4 Nf6 {[%cal Gf6h5,Gh5g3,Gh5f4] /\Nh5} (16... Bd4 $6 17. Ne2 $16
) 17. Be2 $1 {[%csl Rd6,Re6] 1/2-1/2 Bischoff,K-Kotsur,P/Hamburg 2001} (17. Qb3
Nh5 18. Qxb7 Rb8 19. Qxa7 Nxg3 (19... Rxb2 20. Nb5 Nxb5 21. Bxb5 Bd4 22. Kh1
Qf6 $132) 20. hxg3 Rxb2 21. Rac1 Rf7 22. Qa5 Qf8 23. Ne2 Be5 24. Qe1 Qh6 25.
Rb1 $14 {Sznapik-Vaisman,V/Sandomierz 1976}) (17. Qd3 $6 Nh5 18. Rae1 Kh8 19.
b3 $6 (19. Ne4 $5 Nxg3 20. Qxg3 Be5 21. Qb3 b6 22. g3 {/\ f4,Ng5 >< e6}) 19...
a6 20. Ne4 (20. Re2 $5 {/\ Rfe1}) 20... Nxg3 21. Qxg3 b5 22. axb5 axb5 23. Bd3
Nxd5 24. Qxd6 Nc3 25. Qg3 (25. Qxd8 Rfxd8 26. Nxc3 Rxd3 27. Nxb5 Rxb3 28. Nd6
$15) 25... Nxe4 (25... c4 26. bxc4 Ra3 27. Ng5 $1 {/\ 28.Ne6,/\ 28.Qh4 h6 29.
Nf7} (27. Qd6 Qxd6 28. Nxd6 b4 29. c5 Na4 30. Bc4 Nxc5 31. Nf7+ $11)) 26. Rxe4
c4 27. bxc4 (27. Bc2 $2 c3 $17 {Novikov,I-Romanishin,O/Lvov 1987}) 27... Ra3
28. Rd1 Bd4 29. Rf4 $1 bxc4 30. Rxf8+ Qxf8 31. Qh4 Rxd3 32. Rxd3 Bxf2+ 33. Qxf2
Qxf2+ 34. Kxf2 cxd3 35. Ke3 $11 {Novikov,I}) 17... Re8 {[%cal Gf6e4] /\Ne4<=>}
(17... Qd7 $6 18. Rb1 Rad8 19. b4 Na6 20. Nb5 $1 cxb4 21. Nxd6 $16 Qc7 22. Rc1
Qe7 23. Re1 Rxd6 24. Bxa6 Qd8 (24... Rxd5 25. Rxe7 Rxd1+ 26. Rxd1 bxa6 27. Rxa7
$18) 25. Bxd6 Qxd6 26. Bc4 $18 {Dlugy,M-Gurevich,M/Philadelphia 1988}) (17...
Kh8 $6 18. Qb3 (18. Rb1 Qd7 19. b4 Nh5 $6 20. Bxh5 gxh5 21. bxc5 $1 Bxc3 22.
Rxb7 Qc8 23. Qb3 Bg7 24. Bxd6 $18 {Novikov,I-Kozlov,V/Naberezhnie Chelni 1988})
18... Rb8 19. Rfe1 Re8 20. Bf3 Qd7 21. Rxe8+ Nfxe8 22. h3 $1 b6 (22... b5 $140
$2 23. Bg4 $16) 23. Bg4 $14 {Kaplun,L-Izhnin,A/Kherson 1990}) (17... a6 18. Qd2
(18. Bf3 Re8 19. Qb3 (19. Qd2 Qd7 20. Qf4 Re5 $1 21. Qc4 Ree8 $11 {Baburin,
A-Borovicky/USSR 1988}) 19... Rb8 20. a5 Qe7 (20... Qd7 $6 21. Qb6 $16) 21. Qb6
Bf8 22. Bh4 (22. h3 Na8 $14) 22... Na8 23. Qb3 Qg7 24. Rfe1 g5 25. Bg3 g4 26.
Rxe8 Nxe8 27. Be4 b5 28. Bf5 Nac7 29. Re1 $16 {Schmidt,T-Sirota,A/EU-ch GT299
corr 1988}) 18... Rb8 19. Bf3 b5 20. axb5 axb5 21. b4 (21. Rfe1) 21... cxb4 22.
Ne2 Nh5 $1 $132 23. Bxh5 (23. Nd4 Nxg3 24. hxg3 Qf6 25. Nc6 Ra8 26. Rxa8 Rxa8
27. Nxb4 Qc3 $17) 23... Bxa1 24. Rxa1 gxh5 25. Qxb4 Qf6 26. Rd1 Ra8 27. h4 (27.
h3 $1 $13) (27. Qxd6 $2 Ra1 $1 28. Nc1 Qxd6 29. Bxd6 Rc8 $1 30. Be5 Rb1 31. d6
Ne6 $19) 27... Ra2 28. Nc3 (28. Qxd6 Qxd6 29. Bxd6 Rxe2 30. Bxc7 Rfxf2 31. d6
Rxg2+ 32. Kh1 Rd2 $19) 28... Rxf2 29. Qxd6 (29. Bxf2 $2 Qxf2+ 30. Kh2 Rf4 $19)
29... Rf1+ 30. Rxf1 Qxf1+ 31. Kh2 Ne8 32. Qe6+ Qf7 $44 {Vilela,J-Vera,R/
Matanzas (m4) 1989/[Vera,R]}) 18. Qd3 (18. Qc2 $5 {[%cal Ga1b1,Gb2b4] /\Rab1,b4
}) 18... a6 19. Rab1 (19. Rad1 b5 $1 20. axb5 axb5 21. Nxb5 Nxb5 22. Qxb5 Ne4
23. Bf4 Bd4 $15) 19... b5 $1 20. axb5 axb5 21. Nxb5 Nxb5 22. Qxb5 Ne4 23. Bf4
$6 (23. Qd3 Nxg3 $44) 23... Bd4 $1 $36 24. Bg4 Nxf2 $1 25. Be6+ Kh8 26. g3 (26.
Rxf2 $2 Bxf2+ 27. Kxf2 Rf8 28. Kg3 Rxf4 $1 $19 {Karpman,V-Moskalenko,V/USSR
1988}) 26... Rf8 27. Qe2 Nh3+ 28. Kg2 Nxf4+ 29. Rxf4 Rxf4 30. gxf4 Qf6 $17 {
Moskalenko,V}) 14. Bg4 {Hazai: 'It is not clear that chasing away the
vulnerable R is really important.'} (14. a5 {Hazai} Bxc3 15. bxc3 Nxd5 (15...
Rxd5 16. Qb3) 16. Bg4 Nxc3 17. Qc2 Nb5 18. Bxf5 Bxf5 $44 {with a nice
compensation for the sacrificed exchange.}) (14. Bf3 {(Hazai) now an in the
next move came into consideration.} Qh4 15. Ne4 Rxd5 16. Qxd5+ Nxd5 17. Bg5 $13
) 14... Rf8 $146 {Hazai: 'This is the first new move from theoretical point of
view.'} (14... Rf7 15. Bf3 b6 {Hazai: '/\ Bb7 >< d5'} 16. Ne4 h6 17. Re1 Bb7
18. Ng3 Nf6 {Hazai: 'The last passive piece joints the attack against >< d5.'}
19. Qd3 (19. Ne3 {Hazai: 'Now both white knights look passive.'} Qf8 20. Qd3
Nd7 $1 21. Qxg6 {'?' Hazai. Hazai: 'founders on'} Ne5 22. Qh5 Rxf3 $1 {'-/+!'
Hazai. Hazai: 'Socha-Yudasin, Gdynia 1987'} 23. Nef5 Rxf5 (23... Rxg3 $5 24.
hxg3 Kh7 $15) 24. Nxf5 Kh7 25. Ra3 Qe8 26. Qd1 (26. Nxg7 $4 Nf3+ $1 $19 {
Socha,C-Yudasin,L/Gdynia Dreszer-mem 1987}) 26... Qg6 27. Nxg7 Qxg7 28. Rg3 Qf7
29. Bxh6 $5 $13) 19... Nfxd5 (19... Bxd5 20. Bxd5 Nfxd5 21. Qxg6 $14) 20. Qxg6
Ne7 21. Qxd6 Bxf3 22. gxf3 Ned5 23. Ra3 {Hazai: '(Stepanov-Maiorov, corr. 2002)
'} (23. f4 Nb4 24. Qg6 Qd3 25. Re4 Qd1+ 26. Kg2 Nc2 27. Ne3 Nxe3+ 28. fxe3 Qc2+
29. Kg1 Qd1+ $11) 23... Nb4 (23... b5 $1 24. Qxd8+ Rxd8 25. axb5 Nxb5 $15) 24.
Qg6 Qf6 25. Qxf6 $6 Rxf6 26. Re7 Rd8 27. Bxh6 $6 (27. Bd2 Rf7 28. Rxf7 Kxf7 29.
Bxb4 Rd1+ 30. Kg2 cxb4 31. Rb3 Nd5 32. Nf5 $14) 27... Bxh6 28. Rxc7 Rd1+ 29.
Kg2 Nd5 $44 {Stepanov,K-Maiorov,O/corr 2002/[Stepanov,K]}) 15. Bxc8 {Hazai:
'This is not forced at all.'} (15. Bf3 $5 {(Hazai) is similar to the previous
note.}) (15. Ne4 {Hazai} Bxg4 16. Qxg4 Nf6 {and Black can get rid of his
passive N.}) 15... Rxc8 16. Qb3 (16. Na5 {(Hazai) leads nowhere after} Rb8) (
16. Ne4 {Hazai} Qh4 17. f3 Rf5 $13) 16... b6 (16... Bxc3 {Hazai} 17. bxc3 Nxd5
18. Bh6 Rf7 19. Rad1 {and White opens up the position with a great effect.})
17. Nb5 $6 {Opening the a-file and relieving some pressure on d5 Leko created
many pawn islands and Black got a chance to use it.} (17. Bd2 Qh4 18. Rae1 (18.
Rad1 $6 Rf5 19. h3 Rd8 20. Ne2 Rb8 21. Bc3 b5 $5) 18... Qh5 19. Re3 Bxc3 $5 20.
Rxc3 Rf7 21. Re1 Nxd5 (21... Rd8 22. Rh3 Qxd5 23. Rd3 Qf5 24. Rf3 Qd7 25. Bg5
Rb8 26. Rxf7 Qxf7 27. Re7 Qd5 $44) 22. Rh3 Qf5 23. Rf3 Qd7 24. Rxf7 Qxf7 25.
Qd3 (25. Rxe8+ $6 Rxe8 26. Nxd6 Re1+ $1 27. Bxe1 Qe6 $15) 25... Ndc7 26. Bg5 d5
27. Ne5 Qf5 28. Qxf5 gxf5 29. Nc6 Ra8 $44) 17... Nxb5 (17... Ra8 {Hazai} 18. a5
) 18. axb5 {[%csl Ra7,Rb5,Rd5,Rd6] Leko had gotten two sets of minor pieces
off the board and his Nc4 was an admirable beast with a target on d6. Leko
also got the a-file to work with, but the weak b5 pawn needed constant
protection. Hazai: 'White can organize his counterplay on the semi-opened a
<->.'} Rc7 19. Bd2 {Hazai: '/\ Bc3 because White has to eliminate the strong
fianchettoed B. However he has to reckon with the manoeuvre Ng7-f5.'} Rcf7 20.
Bc3 Qd7 (20... Bh6 $5 21. Rae1 Ng7 22. Re4 (22. Bxg7 $140 $6 Bxg7 23. Qg3 {
[%csl Rd6]} Bd4 $5 $36 {[%csl Rf2][%cal Gd4g1,Gf8f2]}) 22... Nf5 23. Qa4 Qa8 {
[%csl Rd5]} 24. Rd1 Nd4 {[%csl Rd5,Rd6,Rf2]} 25. Bxd4 cxd4 26. Nxd6 Rd7 27. Nc4
Qxd5 $132) (20... Qh4 $5 {Hazai} 21. f3 (21. Bxg7 Nxg7 {/\ Nf5-d4}) (21. g3 Qe4
) 21... Bd4+ 22. Kh1 Qg5 23. Bxd4 cxd4) 21. f3 {'!' Hazai.} (21. Qa4 Rf4 22.
Bd2 Rd4 23. Bc3 Rg4 {[%cal Gg4g2]} (23... Rxd5 $140 $6 24. Qa2 $1) 24. f3 Bd4+
25. Bxd4 Rxd4 26. Rfd1 Nc7 27. Rxd4 cxd4 28. Qd1 Qxb5 29. Qxd4 Qb4 $132) 21...
g5 $5 {Black went to work pressing his advantage on the kingside. Kramnik
played for a win here and came very close to achieving it. Hazai: 'Kramnik
grabs the |^ on the >> threatening with g5-g4.'} (21... Nf6 {Hazai} 22. Bxf6 (
22. Rfe1 Nxd5 23. Rad1 Nxc3 24. bxc3 d5 25. Ne5 Bxe5 26. Rxe5 c4 27. Qb4)) 22.
Ne3 {Hazai: 'The N is not well-placed here.'} (22. h3 Rf4 23. Ra4 Bxc3 24. bxc3
Nc7 25. Rxa7 Qxb5 26. Rb1 Qxc4 27. Qxc4 Rxc4 28. Rxc7 Rb8 29. Rb3 b5 30. Rd7 b4
31. cxb4 cxb4 $14) 22... Rf4 {Covering d4 and g4.} (22... Re7 $6 23. Rfe1 Nf6
24. g4 Rfe8 25. Nf5 Rxe1+ 26. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 27. Bxe1 Qe8 (27... Nh5 28. Bc3 $16) (
27... Ne8 28. Bc3 $16) 28. Qd1 h5 29. h3 $16) 23. Rfe1 (23. Ra4 $6 {Hazai} a5
$1 {and Black solves his problem of weak a P at once.}) 23... h5 $5 (23... Bd4
{Hazai} 24. Bxd4 Rxd4) 24. Qc2 (24. Qa2 $5 {Hazai} Qxb5 (24... R4f7 25. Qb1 $3
$16) 25. Qxa7 g4) 24... Qf7 {Covering g6 and increasing the kingside pressure.
Hazai: 'Black cannot allow the penetration Qg6.'} (24... Qxb5 $140 $2 25. Rxa7
$18) (24... g4 $6 {(Hazai) immediately is strongly met by} 25. fxg4 hxg4 26.
Qg6) 25. h3 (25. Ra3 Bd4 26. Bxd4 cxd4 27. Nc4 g4 28. Nd2 Ng7 29. Rea1 (29. Qd3
Nf5 30. Re4 Rxe4 31. Qxe4 Ne3 $11) 29... Qxd5 30. Rxa7 d3 31. Qc6 R4f5 32. b3
Qc5+ $132) 25... Bd4 26. Bxd4 {[#]} Rxd4 (26... cxd4 $5 {It was an interested
point, which had the advantage of keeping the pieces on the board, although it
seemed as an interesting drawing line.} 27. Nc4 g4 28. Re6 $5 (28. fxg4 hxg4
29. Qd3 (29. hxg4 {Hazai} d3 $1 30. Qxd3 Rxc4 31. Qxc4 Qf2+ 32. Kh2 Qh4+ $11 {
and draw by perpetual checks.}) 29... Ng7 30. hxg4 Qxd5 31. Re7 Rxg4 32. Ne3
Rf2 $1 33. Nxd5 Rgxg2+ $11) 28... gxf3 29. Rg6+ (29. Nxd6 Nxd6 30. Rg6+ Kh8 31.
Rh6+ $11) 29... Ng7 30. Nxd6 f2+ 31. Kf1 Qe7 32. Rh6 R4f5 $5 33. Qe4 $1 Qxe4
34. Nxe4 d3 35. Rg6 Kh8 $5 (35... Rxd5 36. Rxa7 (36. Nf6+ $6 Kf7 $1) 36... Rf7
37. Nf6+ Rxf6 38. Rgxg7+ Kf8 39. Rgd7 Rxd7 40. Rxd7 Rf5 41. Rxd3 Kg7 42. b3
Rxb5 43. Kxf2 $16) 36. Rd1 (36. Rxa7 $6 Re8 $15) 36... Rf4 37. Ng5 Nf5 38. Rxd3
Rd4 39. Rh6+ Kg8 40. Rg6+ $11) 27. Nf5 $5 {Getting the pieces off the board
left White with an equal endgame. The threats against d4 and h6 forced the
exchanges. Hazai: 'Leko wants to liquidate to a R _|_, which usually gives
excellent drawing chances for the defender.'} (27. b3 {Hazai} Ng7 28. Qc3 {
/\ Nc2}) 27... Qxf5 28. Qxf5 Rxf5 29. Rxe8+ Kf7 {Black's rooks looked the more
menacing, but with so many pawn targets in the black camp there should be many
ways for White to draw.} 30. Rb8 (30. Re2 Rfxd5 31. Rxa7+ Kf6 32. Ra6 Rd2 33.
Kf2 Rxe2+ 34. Kxe2 Rd4 35. Rxb6 Ke5 36. Rb8 Rb4 37. Kd3 Kf4 38. b6 Kg3 39. b7
Kxg2 40. f4 $1 g4 41. hxg4 h4 42. Rh8 $11) 30... Rdxd5 {This allowed an
immedate drawing continuation thanks to the trapped position of the black king.
} (30... Rd2 $5 {Hazai} 31. Rxa7+ Kf6 32. Rxb6 Rfxd5 {/\ Rxb2, Rdd2}) 31. Rxa7+
Ke6 32. Re8+ Kf6 {Hazai: '- 30.Rb8'} 33. g4 $2 {It was a curious decision,
which created a handful of weaknesses. Hazai: 'Many annotators plead guilty
this move...'} ({After} 33. Rh7 {the black king would be locked up. Hazai:
'was no doubt easier:'} h4 (33... Kg6 34. Rb7 Rd2 35. b3 Rfd5 36. Rxb6 {
'=' Hazai. Hazai: 'Shipov'} R2d3 37. Kf2 Rxb3 38. Re6+ Kf5 39. Rexd6 Rxd6 40.
Rxd6 Rxb5 41. Rd5+ $11) (33... Rde5 $2 34. Rh6+ Kg7 35. Rxe5 Rxe5 36. Rxd6 $14)
(33... g4 34. Rf8+ Kg6 35. Rxf5 Rxf5 36. hxg4 hxg4 37. fxg4 Rd5 38. Rb7) 34.
Ree7 {'=' Hazai.} (34. Rhh8 Rd1+ 35. Kh2 (35. Kf2 Rfd5 36. Rhf8+ Kg7 37. Rg8+
Kh7 $11) 35... Re5 (35... Rfd5 36. Rhf8+ Kg7 37. Rg8+ Kh7 $11) 36. Rhf8+ Kg6
37. Rg8+ Kh6 $11) (34. g4 $5 Kg6 35. Rb7 Rf7 36. Re6+ Kg7 37. Rxb6 Rxf3 38.
Rexd6 Rxd6 39. Rxd6 c4 40. Rd5 Kg6 41. b6 Rg3+ 42. Kf2 Rb3 43. Rd6+ Kf7 44. Rc6
$11) 34... Rd1+ (34... c4 35. Rhf7+ Kg6 36. Rg7+ $11) (34... Rde5 35. Rhf7+ Kg6
36. Rg7+ $11) 35. Kh2 Re5 36. Rhf7+ Kg6 37. Rg7+ Kh6 38. Rh7+ $11) 33... hxg4
34. hxg4 Rd1+ {'!' Hazai.} (34... Rfe5 {Hazai} 35. Rf8+ $11) 35. Kf2 Re5 36.
Rh8 Rd2+ {Hazai: 'repeating moves in order to reach the 40-th move.'} 37. Kg3 (
37. Kf1 $2 {(Hazai) is too passive.} Ke6 38. Rb7 Rxb2 39. Rxb6 Kd5 40. Rd8 Re6
41. Rg8 Ke5 42. Rxg5+ Kf4 43. Rf5+ Kg3 $1 $19) 37... Ree2 (37... Ke6 $5 {
Some annotators thought this move was stronger but White kept chances to draw.}
38. Rb7 $5 ({} 38. Rh6+ $6 Kd5 39. b3 Rd3 40. Rg7 Rxb3 41. Rgg6 Rxb5 42. Rxd6+
Kc4 43. Rxb6 Rxb6 44. Rxb6 Kd5 $17) (38. b3 $6 Kd5 39. Rb7 Ree2 40. Rh1 Rd3 41.
Rh5 (41. Rxb6 Ree3 42. Rf1 Rxb3 43. Rb8 c4 $17) 41... Re5 42. Rxb6 Rxb3 43. Rh7
c4 44. Rg7 (44. Rf7 Rb4 45. Rd7 Kc5 46. Rbxd6 Rxb5 $17) 44... Rb4 45. Rg6 Kc5
46. Rgxd6 Rxb5 47. Rbc6+ Kb4 48. f4 Re3+ $17) 38... Ree2 39. Re8+ Kd5 40. Rxe2
Rxe2 41. b3 Re3 42. Rg7 Rxb3 43. Rxg5+ Kd4 $5 (43... Ke6 44. Rg6+ Ke5 45. Rh6 (
45. Rg5+ Kf6 46. Rd5 Ke6 47. Rd2 Rxb5 $17) 45... Rxb5 46. f4+ Kd5 47. g5 c4 48.
Kf2 Rb2+ 49. Ke3 Rb3+ 50. Kf2 Ke4 51. Rxd6 b5 52. g6 Rf3+ 53. Ke2 Rxf4 54. Kd2
b4 55. Rb6 Rf2+ 56. Ke1 Rg2 57. Rxb4 Kd3 58. Rb6 c3 59. Rd6+ Kc2 60. Kf1 Rg5
61. Kf2 Kc1 62. Kf3 c2 63. Kf4 Rc5 64. g7 $11) 44. Rg6 d5 $5 45. g5 (45. Rxb6
c4 46. g5 c3 47. Rc6 Rxb5 48. g6 Kd3 49. f4 $11) 45... Rxb5 46. Rf6 Rb1 47. g6
Ra1 (47... Ke5 48. Rc6 c4 49. Kf2 Rb2+ 50. Kf1 $11) 48. Rxb6 c4 49. Rc6 c3 50.
f4 Ke4 51. f5 Kxf5 52. Kf2 $11) 38. Rf8+ Kg6 39. Rg8+ Kf6 40. Rf8+ Ke6 41. Re8+
Kd5 42. Rxe2 {No more mate and a pair of rooks left the board. The problem was
that the black king was very active.} Rxe2 43. Rg7 {Hazai: 'is only a
repetition of moves.'} Re5 (43... Rxb2 $5 44. Rxg5+ Ke6 (44... Kd4 {(Hazai) -
38.Rf8}) 45. Rg6+ Ke7 46. f4 Rxb5 47. Kf3 (47. f5 c4 $17) 47... c4 48. Rg7+ Kf6
49. Rb7 Rb1 50. Ke4 b5 51. Kd4 Rd1+ 52. Kc3 Rd3+ 53. Kc2 Rf3 54. f5 d5 55. Rxb5
Ke5 $17) 44. Rb7 c4 (44... Kc4 45. Rxb6 d5 (45... Rd5 46. Rb8 Kb4 47. Kf2 Rd2+
48. Ke3 Rxb2 49. f4 $11) 46. f4 Re3+ 47. Kf2 gxf4 48. Rd6 Rg3 49. b6 Rxg4 50.
b7 Rg8 51. Rb6 Rb8 52. Kf3 d4 53. Kxf4 $11) 45. Rxb6 (45. Kf2 {Hazai} Kc5 $19)
45... Re2 (45... Re3 $5 {Preventing f4} 46. Rb8 Rb3 47. Rg8 Rxb2 48. Rxg5+ Kd4
49. Rg6 d5 50. g5 Rxb5 51. Rc6 c3 52. g6 Rb4 53. g7 (53. f4 Rc4 54. g7 c2 55.
g8=Q c1=Q $13) 53... Rb8 54. Rc7 Rg8 55. Kf4 Kd3 56. Ke5 c2 57. Kf6 Kd2 58. Kf7
c1=Q 59. Rxc1 Rxg7+ 60. Kxg7 Kxc1 61. f4 $11) 46. f4 $1 {The key move. Hazai:
'Leko's defence is again on the top! This beautiful, thematic P sacrifice
creates another dangerous o^ for White.'} Re3+ 47. Kf2 gxf4 48. Rb8 {'!' Hazai.
} (48. g5 {Hazai} Rg3 $1 (48... Rb3 49. Rb8 {- 48.Rb8}) 49. Rb8 Rxg5 50. b6 Rg3
$1 (50... Rg7 51. Kf3 Rg3+ 52. Kxf4 Rh3 $3 {losing the tempo deliberately!} (
52... Rb3 53. b7 Rxb2 54. Ke3 $22 $11) 53. b7 (53. Rc8 Rb3 54. Rb8 Kd4 $19)
53... Rb3 $22 $19 {and a mutual zugzwang position has arisen!}) 51. Rf8 Rb3 52.
Rxf4 Kc5 $19 {looks more to the point.}) 48... Rb3 {Hazai: '[#] This is the
critical position of the entire R _|_.'} (48... Rg3 {Hazai} 49. Rf8 (49. b6
Rxg4 50. Rf8 {- 49.Rf8}) 49... Rxg4 50. b6 Rg7 (50... Kc6 51. Rc8+ Kxb6 52.
Rxc4 $11) 51. Rxf4 Kc5 (51... Rb7 52. b3 $1 cxb3 53. Rb4 Kc5 54. Rxb3 Rxb6 55.
Ra3 $11) 52. Rf3 d5 (52... Kb4 53. Rf5 Rb7 54. Ke3 Rxb6 55. Kd4 $11) 53. b3 $11
) 49. b6 $2 {[#]} (49. g5 $1 {Hazai: '- 48.Rb8' Hazai: 'would have led to a
draw, although the variations are very difficult.'} Ke5 (49... Rxb2+ 50. Kf3
Ke5 {Hazai: 'Now probably both P moves draw.'} 51. b6 (51. g6 {Hazai} Rb3+ 52.
Kg4 $1 Rg3+ 53. Kh5 c3 (53... Kd5 54. b6 Kc6 55. Rc8+ Kxb6 56. Rxc4 $11) (53...
f3 54. b6) 54. Re8+ $1 {has to be played immediately in order to drive away
the K from f5.} (54. b6 c2 55. Re8+ (55. Rc8 c1=Q $3 {This is a phantastic
motif, Black wants to improve the mating threat.} 56. Rxc1 Kf5 $1 {This is the
point, now the white K is in trouble.} 57. Kh4 Rxg6 58. Kh3 Rg3+ 59. Kh4 Rb3
60. Rc6 (60. Rc8 Rxb6 61. Rf8+ Ke4 62. Kg4 d5 63. Rxf4+ Kd3 $19) 60... d5 61.
Rd6 Ke4 62. Kg4 (62. Re6+ Kf3 63. Rd6 Kg2 64. Rxd5 f3 65. Rg5+ Kf1 66. Rg6 f2
67. Rf6 Kg2 68. Rg6+ Kh2 69. Rf6 Rb4+ 70. Kh5 Kg3 71. Rg6+ Kh3 72. Rf6 Rb5+ $19
) 62... Rg3+ 63. Kh4 (63. Kh5 Rg7 64. Rg6 Rf7 65. Kg4 f3 66. b7 Rxb7 67. Re6+
Kd3 $19) 63... Rg7 $19) 55... Kf5 56. Rf8+ Ke6 $1 57. Re8+ Kd7 58. Re1 Kc6 59.
Rc1 Rg2 60. Kh6 f3 61. g7 Kxb6 62. Kh7 f2 63. g8=Q Rxg8 64. Kxg8 d5 $19) 54...
Kd5 (54... Kd4 55. b6 c2 56. Rc8) (54... Kf5 55. Rf8+ Ke4 56. Re8+ Kd3 57. b6
c2 58. Rc8) 55. Rc8 f3 56. Rxc3 f2 57. Rxg3 f1=Q 58. g7 Qf7+ 59. Kh6 Qg8 60.
Rf3) 51... c3 52. Re8+ Kf5 53. Rf8+ Kxg5 54. Rxf4 c2 55. Rc4 Kf5 56. Ke3 Ke5
57. Kd3 Rxb6 58. Rxc2 $11) (49... Rg3 {Hazai} 50. b6 Rxg5 51. Rf8 Rg7 52. Rxf4
$11 {- 48...Rg3}) (49... Ke4 {Hazai} 50. g6 Rxb2+ 51. Ke1 $11) 50. b6 Rxb2+ 51.
Kf3 c3 (51... Rb3+ {Hazai} 52. Kg4 f3 (52... c3 53. Re8+ Kd4 54. g6 c2 55. Rc8
$11) 53. Kg3 c3 54. Rc8 $11) 52. Re8+ Kf5 (52... Kd4 {Hazai} 53. g6) 53. Rf8+
Kxg5 54. Rxf4 Rxb6 55. Rc4 Rb3 56. Ke4 Kf6 57. Kd5 {'=' Hazai.} Ke7 58. Rc7+
Kd8 59. Rc6 $11) 49... Ke4 $6 (49... Rxb2+ $1 {must have been considered
strongly by Kramnik.} 50. Kf3 c3 51. b7 (51. Kxf4 $2 Rxb6 $1 $19) (51. Rc8 $6
Kd4 52. Rc6 d5 53. g5 c2 54. g6 Rb3+ 55. Kg4 (55. Kxf4 $140 $2 Rc3 $19) 55...
Rxb6 $1 56. Rxc2 Rxg6+ 57. Kxf4 Rf6+ $19) 51... Kd4 52. Rd8 Rxb7 53. Rxd6+ Kc5
54. Rd1 Rf7 $1 (54... Kc4 $6 55. Kxf4 c2 56. Rc1 Kd3 57. g5 Rb1 58. Rxc2 $11)
55. g5 Kc4 56. g6 Rg7 57. Rd6 c2 58. Rc6+ Kb3 $19) 50. Re8+ {[#] Hazai: 'This
is the next critical point of the _|_.'} (50. g5 $2 Rxb2+ 51. Ke1 c3 $19) 50...
Kd3 $2 {Hazai: 'Now the K on the third rank allows the Kf3 plan. White will
give his R for the P, while the g P will make a draw promoted by his own K.'} (
{missing probably the win after} 50... Kd4 $1 {(Hazai) Now the third rank
remains opened for the R and the white K is cut off.} 51. Re2 (51. g5 Rxb2+ 52.
Kf3 Rxb6 53. g6 Rb7 54. Kxf4 (54. Re1 c3 55. Rd1+ Ke5 56. Re1+ Kf5 57. Re4 Rc7
58. g7 Rxg7 59. Rxf4+ Ke6 60. Rc4 Rh7 61. Kg2 Rf7 62. Rxc3 Ke5 $19) 54... c3
55. Kf5 c2 56. Rc8 Rb5+ 57. Kf6 Rc5 58. Rxc5 dxc5 59. g7 c1=Q 60. g8=Q Qf4+ {
and Black will exchange the Q.} 61. Ke7 Qe5+ $19) 51... f3 $1 52. Rd2+ Ke4 $1
53. Rxd6 Rxb2+ 54. Kg3 c3 $1 55. Rc6 f2 56. Kg2 c2 57. b7 (57. g5 Rb1 58. Kxf2
c1=Q 59. Rxc1 Rxc1 60. g6 Rc8 $19) 57... Kd3 58. Rd6+ (58. g5 Rxb7 59. Kxf2 Rb1
60. Kf3 c1=Q 61. Rxc1 Rxc1 62. Kf4 Kd4 63. Kf5 Kd5 64. Kf6 Kd6 65. g6 Rf1+ $19)
58... Ke2 59. Re6+ Kd1 60. Rd6+ Kc1 61. Rc6 Kb1 $19) 51. Re2 $1 {Hazai: 'Now
the R manoeuvre saves the game!'} d5 (51... Kd4 {Trying to reestablish the f3
threat that moment, a tempo behind, didn't seem to work.} 52. b7 Rxb7 53. Kf3
Rf7 54. g5 d5 55. g6 Rg7 56. Rg2 Ke5 57. Rg5+ Ke6 58. Kxf4 $11) (51... Rxb6 {
Hazai} 52. Kf3 d5 {- 51...d5}) 52. Kf3 {This position seems to be a draw.} d4
53. g5 c3 (53... Rxb6 54. Rh2 Rg6 55. Kxf4 Rg8 56. Kf5 Ke3 57. Rh3+ Ke2 58.
Rh2+ Kf3 (58... Kd1 59. g6 Kc1 60. Rh4 Kxb2 61. Rxd4 c3 62. Rb4+ $11) 59. Rh3+
Kg2 60. Rh4 Rd8 61. g6 d3 62. Rg4+ Kf2 63. Rf4+ Ke3 64. Re4+ $11) 54. bxc3 dxc3
55. Rg2 {Hazai: 'This is the point of the R manoeuvre, White creates a so
called Tarrasch R.'} Rb2 (55... c2 56. Rxc2 Kxc2+ 57. Kxf4 Rxb6 58. Kf5 $11)
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 {Hazai: 'This was a real fighting
game!'} 1/2-1/2

[Event "World-ch Kramnik-Leko +2-2=10"]
[Site "Brissago"]
[Date "2004.10.18"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2004.09.25"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 2] Welche Fehler hat Leko in der letzten, entscheidenden Partie
gemacht? Meine Analyse besagt: 7...e6, 17...Nf4 und 24...Nf4.} 1. e4 c6 2. d4
d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. h4 h6 5. g4 Bd7 6. Nd2 {Ich bin nicht sicher, ob diese
Neuerung wirklich gut ist.} c5 {Ohne den geht es nicht.} 7. dxc5 (7. c3 $2 Nc6
{und Weiß hätte Probleme mit der Deckung des Pd4.}) 7... e6 $6 {In Folge
dieses Zuges gibt Schwarz einfach das Läuferpaar auf, vor allem aber ist nun
die Bedrohung von g4 durch den Bd7 nicht mehr da und Weiß kann sich bequem
entwickeln.} ({Nach} 7... Nc6 8. f4 (8. Nb3 Nxe5 9. Qxd5 Bxg4 10. Bb5+ Nc6 11.
Bxc6+ bxc6 12. Qxc6+ Bd7 $13) 8... e6 9. Nb3 Bxc5 10. Nxc5 Qa5+ 11. c3 Qxc5 {
wäre eine Stellung auf dem Brett, die Kramnik in der Partie vermieden hat.}) ({
oder} 7... Qc7 {muss sich Weiß um den Pe5 kümmern.}) 8. Nb3 Bxc5 {Ohne diesen
Zug würde Schwarz den Bauern so schnell nicht zurückbekommen.} 9. Nxc5 Qa5+ 10.
c3 Qxc5 {Hier sehe ich relativ deutlichen Vorteil für Weiß, der im Unterschied
zum Winawer-Franzosen keinen Doppelbauern auf der c-Linie hat. Im Gegensatz
dazu haben Kramnik und Leko verlauten lassen, dass Schwarz hier
zufriedenstellend steht.} 11. Nf3 (11. Be3 {/\ 12.f4 (Fritz)}) 11... Ne7 12.
Bd3 $6 {Dieser Zug leistet eigentlich wenig und verhindert Ne7-g6 nicht.
Sicher hat Kramnik das auch gesehen, aber ich vermute stark, dass er die Idee
d5-d4 nicht richtig gewürdigt hat. Ein Indiz dafür ist, dass 12.Bd3 recht
schnell kam, danach fing Kramnik an länger zu überlegen.} ({Ich weiß nicht,
was gegen} 12. h5 {spricht. M.E. steht Weiß auf beiden Flügeln besser.}) 12...
Nbc6 {/\ d5-d4, Ne7-g6 Man muss erwähnen, dass es für Weiß nichts bringt, wenn
er auf Ne7-g6 mit Bd3xg6 reagiert.} 13. Be3 Qa5 14. Qd2 $1 {Weiß ist
eigentlich überhaupt nicht am Damentausch und am Tausch seines
schwarzfeldrigen Läufers interessiert, doch nur so lassen sich die beiden
Drohungen d5-d4 und Ne7-g6 gleichzeitig abwehren.} (14. Qc2 $6 Rc8 $1) 14...
Ng6 (14... d4 $5 15. cxd4 {Schwarz hat das schöne Feld d5, aber ob das
ausreicht, um einen ganzen Bauern zu kompensieren, halte ich für fraglich.
Dennoch war diese aktive Spielweise aus nachträglicher Sicht wohl angeraten.})
15. Bd4 $1 (15. Bxg6 fxg6 $11) 15... Nxd4 ({Wenn Schwarz an dieser Stelle
nicht die Damen tauschen will, so kommt auch} 15... Qc7 {in Frage.} 16. Qe3
Nxd4 17. cxd4 ({Allerdings kann Weiß auch} 17. Qxd4 {spielen.} Ne7 18. Qe3 Nc6
19. O-O-O $13) 17... Qb6 $13) 16. cxd4 {Der Verlauf der Partie nach dem 10.
Zug war nicht günstig für Weiß und Schwarz hat hier nahezu ausgeglichen.} Qxd2+
(16... Qb6 {kam auch gut in Frage.}) 17. Kxd2 $14 Nf4 $2 {Vermutlich ist der
Springerzug schlecht, wenn Schwarz nicht im nächsten Zug den Bd3 tauschen darf
(und das ist m.E. der Fall).} (17... Ne7 $142 {/\ Nc6, f6} 18. Rac1 (18. Ke3
Nc6 19. Nd2 (19. g5) 19... f6 20. f4 $13) 18... a6 19. h5 Nc6 20. Ke3 f6 {
(Shipov)}) 18. Rac1 $1 h5 {Stattdessen konnte Schwarz fast zwangsläufig in ein
N/B-Endspiel gehen; dessen Ergebnis ist auch maßgeblich für die Bewertung von
17...Nf4 bzw. 18...h5.} (18... Nxd3 $6 19. Kxd3 Bb5+ 20. Ke3 Kd7 21. h5 Rac8
22. Nh2 $1 {Dieser Springerzug verhindert praktisch das reine N/B-Endspiel.
Ich habe auch 21.Nh4 analysiert, aber dann kann Schwarz beide Türme tauschen
und vermutlich remis halten.} Rhf8 (22... Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Rc8 $2 24. Rxc8 Kxc8
25. f4 Kd7 26. g5 hxg5 (26... Ke7 27. gxh6 gxh6 28. Ng4 $18) 27. fxg5 Ke7 28.
h6 gxh6 29. gxh6 Kf8 30. Kf4 Kg8 31. Kg5 Bd3 (31... Be2 32. Kf6 Bh5 33. Nf1 Kh7
34. Ne3 Kxh6 35. Ng2 $18) 32. Kf6 $18) 23. f4 a5 24. Nf3 $16 {Weiß kann g5
oder f5 spielen; der Gewinn ist noch weit.}) 19. Rhg1 Bc6 (19... Nh3 20. Rg3 $1
(20. Rg2 Nf4 21. Rg3 Bc6 {Das wäre die Idee von 19...Nh3 - wenn Weiß auf h5
schlägt, gewinnt Schwarz ein Tempo mit Nxh5.}) 20... Nxf2 21. gxh5 {Das ist
eine schwierige Stellung für Schwarz.}) (19... Rc8 {würde die Situation von
Schwarz nicht verbessern; ich gebe eine "Fritz-Variante" an:} 20. Rxc8+ Bxc8
21. gxh5 Nxh5 22. Ke3 Bd7 23. Rc1 Kd8 24. Ng5 Rf8 25. Be2 g6 26. Bxh5 gxh5 27.
Nh7 Rg8 28. Nf6 Rg6 29. Rh1 Rh6 30. f4 Bb5 31. Rg1 Rg6 32. Rg5 $18) 20. gxh5
Nxh5 (20... Kf8) 21. b4 $1 $16 {Von jetzt an steht nur noch die Frage, ob der
erhebliche weiße Vorteil auch zum Gewinn ausreicht.} a6 22. a4 $1 Kd8 {Dies
wurde kritisiert, doch Weiß ist auch bei anderen Zügen nahe an einer
Gewinnstellung.} (22... Bxa4 23. Rc7 Bb5 24. Bb1 $1 Bd7 (24... O-O 25. Rg5 Nf4
(25... g6 26. Bxg6 fxg6 27. Rxg6+ Kh8 28. Ng5 $18) 26. Ke3 Ne2 27. Bd3 Bxd3 28.
Kxd3 Nf4+ 29. Ke3 Ng6 30. h5 Nh8 31. h6 g6) (24... b6 25. Ng5 O-O 26. Bh7+ Kh8
27. Bc2 Be8 28. Bd1 Nf4 (28... g6 29. Bxh5 gxh5 30. Ra1)) 25. Ng5) (22... Ke7
$5 23. b5 axb5 24. axb5 Bd7 25. Rc7 b6 26. Ke3 Ra3 27. Rb7 Rc8 28. Rb1 {/\ Ne1}
(28. Rd1 Rcc3 29. Ne1) 28... Nf4 29. Kxf4 Rxd3 30. Ra1 $1 Rcc3 31. Raa7 Rxf3+
32. Kg4 Ke8 33. Rxd7 $16) 23. Ng5 Be8 24. b5 $5 (24. Ke3 g6 25. Rc2 Rc8 $1 (
25... Ng7 $2 26. Rgc1 Rxh4 27. Rc7 Rh1 28. Rxh1 Kxc7 29. Bxg6 $18) 26. Rxc8+
Kxc8 27. b5 Ng7 28. bxa6 bxa6 29. Bxa6+ Kb8 30. Bd3 Rxh4 31. Nf3 Rh3 32. a5 $16
) 24... Nf4 $6 {Definitiv der letzte Fehler.} (24... axb5 25. Bxb5 {Besser
gefällt mir} b6 {was auch Ra7 vorbereitet.} (25... Nf4 $6 {Schwarz kann sich
in einigen Varianten in ein Doppelturmendspiel retten, aber seine Figuren
stehen so passiv, dass eine Rettung fraglich ist.} 26. Ke3 Ng6 (26... f6 27.
Nf7+ $1 Bxf7 28. Rxg7 Ng2+ 29. Rxg2 fxe5 30. dxe5 Be8 31. Bxe8 Kxe8 32. Rg4 $18
{Hier steht Schwarz zu passiv.}) 27. Bxe8 Kxe8 28. Nxe6 fxe6 29. Rxg6 Kf7 30.
Rg4 Rh7 (30... Rhc8 31. Rcg1 Rg8 32. a5 Rxa5 33. Rc1) 31. Rc7+ Kf8 32. Rxb7
Rxa4 33. Rf4+ Ke8 34. Rbf7 Ra3+ 35. Ke2 Ra4 36. Kf3 Rb4 37. Rf8+ Kd7 38. R4f7+
Kc6 39. Rc8+ Kb5 40. Rb7+ Ka4 41. Rxb4+ Kxb4 42. Kg4 $18) 26. Ke3 (26. Rc3 Nf4
27. Rg4 Ng6 28. Rf3 (28. Nxe6+ fxe6 29. Bxe8 Kxe8 30. Rxg6 Rxh4 31. Rxe6+ Kf8
$13) 28... Ra7 29. Bxe8 Kxe8 30. Nxe6 Rh7) 26... Ra7 $1 27. Rb1 (27. Bxe8 Rxe8
28. Rc6 Rxa4 29. Nxf7+ Kd7 30. Rgc1 Ra3+ 31. Kd2 Ra2+ 32. Ke1 Rea8 33. Rxb6
R8a7) (27. Rc3 Bxb5 28. axb5 Ke7 29. Rgc1 Rd8 30. Rc7+ Rd7 31. Rxd7+ Rxd7 32.
Rc6 Rb7) 27... g6 (27... Bxb5 28. Rxb5 Ke7 29. Rxb6 Rc8) 28. Bxe8 Rxe8 29. Rxb6
Ng7) 25. b6 $3 $18 {Nun ist Schwarz chancenlos.} Nxd3 (25... Rc8 26. Rxc8+ Kxc8
27. Rc1+ Kb8 28. Rc7 $18) 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+ (34...
Rxd4 35. f5 $1 exf5 36. e6 Re4+ $8 37. Nxe4 fxe4 38. Rc7 $1 $18) 35. Kf3 (35.
Kd3 {gewinnt auch:} Ra3+ 36. Kc2 Ra2+ 37. Kb3 Rf2 38. f5 exf5 39. Nxb7+ Bxb7
40. Rxb7 Re2 41. Rf7 $18) 35... Ra3+ 36. Kg4 Rd3 (36... Ra1 37. Rh7 Rg1+ 38.
Kf3 Rf1+ 39. Ke3 {/\ 40.f5+-}) 37. f5 $1 Rxd4+ 38. Kg5 exf5 39. Kf6 Rg4 40. Rc7
Rh4 41. Nf7+ (41. Nf7+ Ke8 42. Rc8+ Kd7 43. Rd8#) 1-0

