[Event "Novgorod"] [Site "Novgorod"] [Date "1997.06.22"] [Round "9"] [White "Kasparov, Garry"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "DdzQ2eIQ"] [WhiteElo "2795"] [BlackElo "2740"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "B66"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Neo-Modern Variation, Early Deviations"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.09] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.26] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.23] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.26] } 3. Nge2 { [%eval 0.3] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.16] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.27] } 4... cxd4 { [%eval 0.27] } 5. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.12] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.21] } 6. Bg5 { [%eval 0.37] } 6... e6 { [%eval 0.39] } 7. Qd2 { [%eval 0.08] } 7... a6 { [%eval 0.28] } { B66 Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Neo-Modern Variation, Early Deviations } 8. O-O-O { [%eval 0.2] } 8... h6 { [%eval 0.42] } 9. Be3 { [%eval 0.42] } 9... Be7 { [%eval 0.31] } 10. f4 { [%eval 0.06] } 10... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.3] } 11. Bxd4 { [%eval 0.0] } 11... b5 { [%eval 0.0] } 12. Kb1 { [%eval 0.0] } 12... Bb7 { [%eval -0.1] } 13. Bd3 { [%eval 0.0] } 13... O-O { [%eval 0.06] } 14. e5 { [%eval -0.18] } 14... dxe5 { [%eval -0.22] } 15. fxe5 { [%eval -0.24] } 15... Nd7?! { (-0.24 → 0.32) Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } { [%eval 0.32] } (15... Nd5 16. Nxd5 Qxd5 17. g3 Qxh1 18. Rxh1 Bxh1 19. Qf4 Rac8 20. h4 Rfd8 21. Bb6 Rd7 22. b3) 16. Ne4 { [%eval 0.49] } 16... Bxe4 { [%eval 0.33] } 17. Bxe4 { [%eval 0.33] } 17... Rb8 { [%eval 0.37] } 18. c3 { [%eval 0.07] } 18... Qc7 { [%eval 0.0] } 19. Bc2 { [%eval 0.0] } 19... Rfd8?! { (0.00 → 0.64) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval 0.64] } (19... Nxe5 20. Rhe1 Bd6 21. Qe2 Nc4 22. Qd3 g6 23. Rxe6 Ne5 24. Qh3 fxe6 25. Qxe6+ Rf7 26. Bxg6) 20. Qf4 { [%eval 0.53] } 20... Nf8 { [%eval 0.95] } 21. Rhf1 { [%eval 0.69] } 21... Bg5 { [%eval 0.95] } 22. Qf2 { [%eval 0.6] } 22... Rd7?! { (0.60 → 1.18) Inaccuracy. Ng6 was best. } { [%eval 1.18] } (22... Ng6 23. b3) 23. Bc5 { [%eval 1.16] } 23... Rc8 { [%eval 1.1] } 24. Bd6 { [%eval 1.05] } 24... Qd8 { [%eval 1.46] } 25. Rd4 { [%eval 0.97] } 25... Qe8 { [%eval 1.0] } 26. h4 { [%eval 1.0] } 26... Be7 { [%eval 0.97] } 27. g4 { [%eval 0.88] } 27... Bxd6 { [%eval 1.11] } 28. exd6 { [%eval 0.91] } 28... Rc6 { [%eval 0.91] } 29. g5 { [%eval 1.09] } 29... e5?! { (1.09 → 1.79) Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%eval 1.79] } (29... h5 30. Qg3) 30. Rd5?! { (1.79 → 1.06) Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. } { [%eval 1.06] } (30. Qe2 hxg5 31. hxg5 Rcxd6 32. Rxd6 Rxd6 33. Bb3 Re6 34. Qe3 Ng6 35. Qe4 Nf8 36. Bxe6 Qxe6) 30... Rcxd6?! { (1.06 → 1.87) Inaccuracy. hxg5 was best. } { [%eval 1.87] } (30... hxg5 31. hxg5) 31. Rxd6 { [%eval 2.18] } 31... Rxd6 { [%eval 1.85] } 32. Bb3 { [%eval 2.08] } 32... Ne6 { [%eval 1.87] } 33. g6?? { (1.87 → -0.50) Blunder. gxh6 was best. } { [%eval -0.5] } (33. gxh6 Nf4 34. hxg7 Kxg7 35. h5 Kf8 36. Rh1 Qe7 37. Qe3 Rh6 38. Rg1 Rxh5 39. Qb6 Ng6) 33... f6 { [%eval -0.2] } 34. h5 { [%eval -0.35] } 34... Qd7 { [%eval 0.0] } 35. Qf3?! { (0.00 → -1.08) Inaccuracy. Qf5 was best. } { [%eval -1.08] } (35. Qf5 Qc6 36. Bxe6+ Rxe6 37. Rd1 Re8 38. Qd7 Qxd7 39. Rxd7 f5 40. Kc2 f4 41. Kd2 e4) 35... Kf8 { [%eval -0.88] } 36. Qa8+ { [%eval -1.03] } 36... Nd8 { [%eval -1.05] } 37. Qe4 { [%eval -0.91] } 37... Ke7 { [%eval -0.97] } 38. a3 { [%eval -1.04] } 38... Qh3 { [%eval -0.59] } 39. Rd1 { [%eval -0.64] } 39... Rxd1+ { [%eval -0.56] } 40. Bxd1 { [%eval -0.54] } 40... Qe6 { [%eval -0.35] } 41. Bg4 { [%eval -0.65] } 41... Qc6 { [%eval -0.56] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2