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Vladimir Kramnik vs Teimour Radjabov
Corus Group A (2008), Wijk aan Zee NED, rd 2, Jan-13
King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation. Modern System (E97)  ·  1/2-1/2

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Jan-13-08  ganstaman: Hmmm, so the second time Kramnik faces Radjabov's KID in Corus, and the second draw. Overall, Radjabov is +32 -21 =47 with the KID (55.5% with it, which I think is better than his black percentage overall).
Jan-13-08  suenteus po 147: Once again Kramnik also avoids the Bayonet Attack. I wonder what's going on?
Jan-13-08  nescio: <Once again Kramnik also avoids the Bayonet Attack. I wonder what's going on?>

Probably just a fashion change. What _is_ the Bayonet Attack? I wasn't aware that 9.Ne1 Nd7 10.f3 f5 11.g4 was popular again.

Jan-13-08  Resignation Trap: <nescio> The Bayonet Attack is where White plays 9.b4 immediately instead of 9.Nd2 as he did here. A memorable game with 9.b4 was Kramnik vs Kasparov, 1997 .
Jan-13-08  Gouki: Kramnik's fighting spirit in this game is simply amazing!

one would have thought that he would have offered a draw at around move 40 or so.

This is indeed, fighting chess :D !

Jan-13-08  thom: For me it was brave to kramnik play King's Indian against Radjabov. He has the best King's Indian today.
Jan-13-08  nescio: <The Bayonet Attack is where White plays 9.b4 immediately> Ah, Taimanov's move! He played it in 1956 at the Alyekhin Memorial, but there are already too many Taimanov variations, I suppose.
Jan-14-08  percyblakeney: Short interview with Radjabov after the game:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xud9...

Jan-14-08  arnaud1959: <Gouki: Kramnik's fighting spirit in this game is simply amazing!> Give me an extra pawn with no counter chances for the opponent (like in this game), I would have a fighting spirit even aginst Kramnik!!
Aug-13-08  Everett: Kramnik pulls a Karpov and putters around for 30 moves in a drawn ending.
Oct-23-08  Cactus: Even if it is drawn, why not make Radjabov prove it?

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