[Event "World-ch Kramnik-Kasparov +2-0=13"] [Site "London"] [Date "2000.10.10"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Kasparov, Garry"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2849"] [Annotator "Stohl,I"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "D85"] [Opening "Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Modern Exchange Variation"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/wNq0M15o/6GDaLMdE"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8. Be3 { Kramnik has already tried the classical 7.Bc4, 7.Bb5+, also 8.h3!?, but his main weapon was 8.Rb1. The text was successfully employed by Kasparov himself in the early eighties. } 8... Qa5 (8... Nc6?! 9. Rc1 cxd4 (9... Qa5 10. d5! Bxc3+? 11. Rxc3 Qxc3+ 12. Bd2 $16) 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. d5 $40) (8... O-O) 9. Qd2 Bg4 { Kasparov played this lately with success, the more usual move is } (9... Nc6 10. Rb1!? (10. Rc1 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2 O-O 13. d5 (13. Bb5 f5 14. exf5 Bxf5 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Rxc6 Rfb8 17. Kc3 Rb6 18. Rxb6 axb6 19. Kb2 Be4 20. a3 e6 21. Rc1 Bf8 22. Rc3 Bd5 23. Bf4 b5 24. Be5 Be7 25. h4 Rf8 26. Rc7 Rf7 27. Rc8+ Rf8 { Seirawan,Y-Mecking,H/Sao Paulo m/1992/ }) 13... Rd8 14. Ke1 (14. Bd3? Nb4) 14... Na5 15. Bd2 (15. Bg5 Bd7 16. Bd3 Rdc8 17. Ke2 e6) 15... b6 16. Bb4 Bf8 17. Ne5 e6 18. Bxa5 bxa5 19. Bc4 Rd6!? 20. Nc6 exd5 21. Bxd5 Bb7 22. Ke2 Re8 { Zakharevich,I-Yandemirov,V/ Smolensk/1992/ }) 10... a6 (10... O-O!? 11. Rb5 cxd4 12. Rxa5 dxe3 13. Qxe3 Nxa5 14. h4 Be6 15. h5 Rfc8 16. e5 Nc4 17. Bxc4 Rxc4 18. hxg6 hxg6 19. Ng5 Rac8 20. Nxe6 Rxc3 21. Qg5 Rc1+ 22. Kd2 Rxh1 23. Nxg7 Rd8+ 24. Ke2 Kxg7 25. Qxe7 Rdd1 { Dautov,R-Svidler,P/Istanbul olm/2000/ }) (10... cxd4 11. cxd4 Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2 O-O 13. d5 Rd8 14. Bd3 Na5 15. Bc5 e6!? 16. Be7 Rd7 17. d6 a6 $13) 11. Rc1 cxd4 12. cxd4 Qxd2+ 13. Kxd2 e6!? (13... O-O?! 14. d5 Rd8 15. Ke1 $36 Nb4? (15... Na5? 16. Bb6) 16. Bd2 $16) (13... f5 14. e5 Be6 15. Bc4 Bxc4 16. Rxc4 O-O 17. g3 Rfd8 18. Rb1 Rd7!? $132 (18... Nxe5 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. Rxb7 Bf6 21. Rb6 g5 22. Kd3 Kf7 23. f3 $36 { Dautov,R-Rytshagov,M/EU-chT Pula/ 1997/ })) 14. Bc4 O-O 15. Rhd1 Bd7 16. Ke1 Na5 17. Be2 Rfc8 18. Bd2 Nc6 19. d5 exd5 20. exd5 Nd4 21. Nxd4 Bxd4 22. Bf4 Bc3+ 23. Bd2 Be5 24. h3 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Rc8 26. Rxc8+ { 1/2,Huebner,R-Ftacnik,L/ Istanbul olm/2000/ }) 10. Rb1 { /\Rb5 } (10. Rc1 Bxf3! (10... O-O?! 11. Ng5! { is weaker- } 11... h6 12. h3 Bh5 { fails to } 13. Nxf7 Rxf7 14. g4 $16 { and the B sortie thus loses sense. }) 11. gxf3 e6 12. d5 exd5 13. exd5 Nd7 14. c4 Qb6! 15. Bh3 (15. Be2 Qd6 16. Kf1 f5 17. Kg2 O-O 18. Bf4 Be5 19. Bxe5 Nxe5 20. f4 Nc6 21. Rce1 Nd4 $36 { Mirovshchikov,S-Votava,J/Pardubice op/ 2000/ }) 15... f5 16. O-O Qd6 17. Bf4 Be5 18. Rfe1 O-O-O 19. Bxe5 Nxe5 20. Qc3 Rhe8 21. Re3 Qf6 22. f4 Nd7 23. Bg2 Qxc3 24. Rcxc3 Nf6 25. Bf3 Rxe3 26. fxe3 Rd6 27. Ra3 Kb8 28. Rb3 Ra6 29. a3 Ne8 30. e4 fxe4 31. Bxe4 Nd6 $17 { _|_, ץ,Yermolinsky,A-Kasparov,G/Wijk aan Zee/1999/ }) (10. Ne5?! Bxe5 11. dxe5 Nc6 { /\Rd8|^ }) 10... a6 (10... Bxf3 11. gxf3 cxd4 12. cxd4 Qxd2+ 13. Kxd2 Nc6 14. d5 O-O-O 15. Ba6! bxa6 16. Rhc1 Rd6 17. Ke2 Kc7 18. Bc5 Kd7 19. Rb7+ Kc8 20. Bxd6 Kxb7 21. dxc6+ Kb6 22. Bxe7 Rc8 23. Bc5+ Kb5 24. Bxa7 Rxc6 25. a4+ { 1-0,Rivas Pastor,M-Georgiev,K/Plovdiv/1984/ }) (10... b6 11. Bb5+ Nd7 (11... Bd7 12. Bd3 { gives White an extra tempo compared with the 7.Be3 and 8.Qd2 line. }) 12. Ng5!? { /\ } 12... h6 13. f3 $36 { is not ideal either. }) 11. Rxb7! $146 (11. Rb3?! b5 12. d5 Bxf3! (12... Nd7 13. c4 b4 14. Qc2 Qc7 15. Nd2 Nb6 16. f4 a5 17. Bd3 a4 18. Rb1 g5 19. f5 Be5 20. h3 Bg3+ 21. Kf1 Bh5 22. e5 Qxe5 23. Ne4 $44 { Timman,J-Ivanchuk,V/Linares/1992/ }) 13. gxf3 c4 14. Rb4 Qa3 15. Bd4 Bxd4 16. Qxd4 O-O 17. Qd2 Nd7 $15 { ->,עe1 }) 11... Bxf3 (11... Nc6 12. Bc4 { only transposes, as } 12... O-O 13. Bd5 Rac8 14. O-O Bxf3 15. gxf3 cxd4 16. cxd4 Qxd2 17. Bxd2 Nxd4 18. Bb4! { is a worse version of the _|_ Black could have achieved later on. }) 12. gxf3 Nc6 13. Bc4! { White's idea is getting clear-although d4 falls, he still has an active ^^ and a R on the 7-th. } 13... O-O (13... e6 14. O-O! (14. e5 cxd4 15. cxd4 Qxd2+ 16. Kxd2 Bxe5! { /\Na5 } 17. dxe5? O-O-O+ $15) (14. Bxe6 Nd8! 15. Bd5 Nxb7 16. Bxb7 Rb8 17. Bc6+ Ke7 $17) 14... cxd4 15. cxd4 Qxd2 16. Bxd2 Nxd4 17. Kg2 $36) (13... cxd4 14. cxd4 Qxd2+ 15. Kxd2 Nxd4 16. f4 Nf5!? 17. Rb6 Nxe3 18. fxe3 $32 { |^ }) 14. O-O { /\d5 } (14. Bd5 Rac8 15. Bxc6 Rxc6 16. O-O (16. Ke2 Rfc8! $36 { ע }) 16... cxd4 17. cxd4 Qxd2 18. Bxd2 Bxd4 19. Rxe7 Rc2) 14... cxd4 15. cxd4 Bxd4! (15... Qxd2 16. Bxd2 Nxd4 17. Kg2 Rfc8 18. Rc1 e6 $14 { White can try to realize his advantage without any risk. } 19. Bxa6?! Rxc1 20. Bxc1 Bf8! { is insufficient, without the a-pawns White has nothing. } (20... Rxa6? 21. Rb8+ Bf8 22. Bh6 $18)) (15... Qh5? 16. Bd5 Qxf3 17. Qd1! $16) 16. Bd5 { Kramnik played this move quickly, White still needs his ^^. } (16. Bh6 Bg7! (16... Rfc8? 17. Qf4 Ne5 18. Rxe7! Rxc4 19. Qf6 $18) (16... Qxd2 17. Bxd2 Ne5 18. Be2 $14 { and Black's seemingly active pieces are exposed. }) 17. Bd5 Bxh6 (17... Qxd2 18. Bxd2 Ne5 19. Bb4 $36) 18. Qxh6 Nd4 19. Qe3 Nf5 20. Qg5 Qd8!? 21. f4 (21. exf5 Qxd5 22. Rxe7 Rae8) 21... e6! $132) 16... Bc3?! { Agressive, Black continues to avoid the _|_, but more circumspect was } (16... Qxd2 17. Bxd2 Rfc8 (17... Ne5 18. Bb4 e6 19. Bxf8 exd5 20. f4! Nd3 (20... Nf3+ 21. Kg2 dxe4 22. Ba3 $16) 21. Bh6 dxe4 22. Rfb1 $16) 18. f4 (18. Rc1 Ne5 19. Rbc7 (19. Rb3 Rxc1+ 20. Bxc1 Rc8 21. Bh6 a5! { /\e6<=> }) 19... Rxc7 20. Rxc7 Rb8 21. Kg2 Rb2 22. Bh6 Rxf2+) 18... e6 19. Bb3 Ra7 { /+/= } (19... Rab8 { /+/= })) (16... Bxe3 17. Qxe3 $36 { /\ } 17... Nb4? 18. Qc3 e6 19. Bxe6 Qg5+ 20. Kh1 $18) 17. Qc1! (17. Qc2 Rac8! 18. Bxc6 (18. Bb6 Qa3) 18... Rxc6 19. Rxe7 Qh5 20. Qd1 g5 (20... Qh3!? $44) 21. f4 Qh3 22. Qe2 (22. fxg5 Rc7! 23. Qd6 (23. Rxc7? Be5 $19) 23... Qg4+) 22... Bf6 23. Rb7 Rc2! 24. Qxc2 Qg4+) 17... Nd4 { The idea behind 17. Qc1! is } (17... Rac8 18. Bb6 Qb4 19. a3 Qb2 20. Qxb2 Bxb2 21. a4 $14 { with an unpleasant _|_ as above. }) 18. Bxd4 (18. Qd1 e6 19. Bxd4 exd5 20. Bxc3 Qxc3 21. exd5 Rad8 $44 { /+/= }) 18... Bxd4 19. Rxe7 $36 { ^-,><f7,Re7 } 19... Ra7! 20. Rxa7 Bxa7 { Black has exchanged the dangerous R and wants to activate his B on the neighboring diagonal. } 21. f4 { White can't let Black establish a dark-square blockade, but interesting was } (21. Qg5!? { /\Bf7 } 21... Qc7 22. Rc1 Qb6 23. Qh4 { /\Rc6-> }) 21... Qd8 22. Qc3 (22. Qc4 Qh4 (22... Qd7 23. e5 Rd8 (23... Rc8 24. e6 $16) 24. e6! $16) 23. e5 a5 { /\Kg7,Rb8,><f2 }) 22... Bb8 23. Qf3 (23. Qg3 Qd6 24. f5 Qxg3+ (24... Qf6 25. f4 { /\Qg5+/- }) 25. hxg3 gxf5 26. exf5 Rd8 27. Bb3 Kg7! (27... Rd2 28. Rc1 { /\ } 28... Ba7 29. f6! $40 { ><f7 }) 28. Rc1 Kf6 $14 { White has similar techical problems as in the game. }) 23... Qh4 24. e5 g5 { It seems now Black wins back the pawn and draws easily, but Kramnik has an unpleasant surprise up his sleeve. } 25. Re1! Qxf4 (25... gxf4 26. e6 fxe6 27. Rxe6 $40 { עg8 }) 26. Qxf4 gxf4 27. e6 fxe6 28. Rxe6 Kg7 29. Rxa6 { _|_^- } 29... Rf5 (29... Rd8 30. Ra5 Bc7 31. Rb5! (31. Ra7 Rxd5 32. Rxc7+ Kg6 $44) 31... Rb8 32. Bb7 $14 { /\a4,Kg2-f3 }) (29... f3? 30. Ra3 $16 (30. Ra8 $16)) 30. Be4 Re5?! { Only forces a useful move f3. } (30... Rb5 31. a4 (31. Kg2 Rb2 32. Kf3 Be5 { /\ } 33. Ra7+ Kf6 34. Bxh7 Rxf2+! 35. Kxf2 Bd4+ 36. Kf3 Bxa7) 31... Rb2 32. a5 Be5 $14 { gives Black very good drawing chances. }) 31. f3 Re7 (31... Rb5! 32. a4 (32. Kg2 Rg5+ 33. Kf1 Rh5 { leads nowhere. }) 32... Rb2 33. a5 Ra2 $14) 32. a4 Ra7?! $138 (32... Ba7+ 33. Kg2 Be3 { activates the B and it's difficult to say if White can convert his advantage: } 34. a5 Re5 35. Ra8 h5 36. a6 Ra5 { In the game White's R will be more actively placed, protecting the Pa6 sideways. }) 33. Rb6 (33. Rxa7+? Bxa7+ { is a clear draw- } 34. Kg2 Bb6 35. Kh3 h5 36. Kg2 Kf6 37. Kf1 Ke5 38. Bg6 h4 39. Kg2 Bd8) 33... Be5 34. Rb4 Rd7 (34... Bd6 35. Rc4 Rc7 36. Bc6! $14 { Kasparov allegedly overlooked this, he can't force the R off. }) 35. Kg2! { W } (35. a5? Bc3 36. Ra4 Rd1+ 37. Kg2 Ra1) 35... Rd2+ 36. Kh3 h5 (36... Ra2!? 37. Rb7+ (37. Kg4 Rxh2 38. Kf5 Rb2!? $14) 37... Kf6 38. Rb6+ Kg7 39. Ra6 h5 $14 { /+/- }) 37. Rb5 Kf6 38. a5 Ra2 39. Rb6+ Ke7? (39... Kg7 40. a6 Bd4 41. Rg6+ (41. Rd6 Be3 42. Kh4 Ra5! $16 { is similar. }) 41... Kf8 (41... Kf7? 42. Rd6 Ra4 43. Rxd4 $18) 42. Re6 Ra5 $16) 40. Bd5 { 1-0 Black resigns. } (40... Rxa5 41. Re6+ Kd7 42. Rxe5 Kd6 43. Rxh5 Rxd5 44. Rxd5+ Kxd5 45. Kg4 $18) (40... Re2 41. Re6+ Kd7 42. a6 $18) 1-0