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Anish Giri vs Vladimir Kramnik
20th Amber Tournament (Rapid) (2011) (rapid), Monaco MNC, rd 6, Mar-18
Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense (D38)  ·  0-1

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Mar-18-11  Maatalkko: This is a great game by Kramnik. 14...Ne5! was an alert manuever. 15. Nb3 must not have been right. He let the d-pawn go to activate the other rook on the a-file...great stuff. Even Capablanca couldn't have done it more smoothly.
Mar-18-11  drnooo: be enteresting and intertaining however misspelled to put this endgame on the back of rybka seems extremely perfect and the bloody thing was done riding over white water where did the tailender crashing in flames go: stuff like this would have to send a chill down the backs of anybody he faces in the world championships
Mar-18-11  Illogic: Just positional mastery. This one was way over my head.
Mar-18-11  fab4: Well played Krammnik. But TBH if you look at the position at say, after VK's 32nd move, it's a draw.

14..Ne5 seems pretty routine and natural to me.. I'm more intrigued by the queen manouver Qc7,Qf4 ..

I think Giri played the rook and bishop game from move 32 onwards pretty poorly.

So no comparisons to Capa from me on this one Vlad !

Mar-18-11
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  Penguincw: I think Giri has more important things to consider and not grab the free bishop.It's a candy (a poisonous piece of candy).

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