[Event "Hoogovens Blitz"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "1998.01.19"] [Round "9"] [White "Karpov, Anatoly"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "mbHstDP1"] [WhiteElo "2735"] [BlackElo "2790"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "A25"] [Opening "English Opening: King's English Variation, Closed System"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. d3 { A25 English Opening: King's English Variation, Closed System } 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?! { (-0.17 → -0.77) Inaccuracy. Rb6 was best. } (26. Rb6) 26... d5 27. cxd5 cxd5 28. Qb4 Kh7?! { (-0.77 → -0.21) Inaccuracy. Qf7 was best. } (28... Qf7 29. Kg1 Kh7 30. Qb7 Rd7 31. Qb3 g5 32. h3 Rc7 33. Qa4 Ra7 34. Qg4 Rfa8 35. Qf3) 29. Qb7 Qe8 30. Qb4?! { (-0.39 → -1.22) Inaccuracy. Rfc1 was best. } (30. Rfc1) 30... e4 31. dxe4?? { (-1.08 → -3.35) Blunder. Qb3 was best. } (31. Qb3 d4 32. Kg1 e3 33. fxe3 dxe3 34. Bc3 Rxd3 35. Qc4 Rd7 36. Bxg7 Nxg7 37. Rxf8 Qxf8) 31... dxe4?? { (-3.35 → -0.17) Blunder. Rb8 was best. } (31... Rb8 32. exf5 Rxb4 33. Bxb4 Qe4+ 34. Kg1 Rb8 35. fxg6+ Kxg6 36. Nf4+ Kh7 37. Rbe1 Qxb4 38. Nxd5) 32. Bc3 e3 33. Bxg7 Qc6+ 34. Kg1 exf2+ 35. Rxf2 Kxg7 36. Qb7+ { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2