[Event "Linares"] [Site "Linares ESP"] [Date "1997.02.06"] [EventDate "1997.02.04"] [Round "3"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [White "Vladimir Kramnik"] [Black "Predrag Nikolic"] [ECO "A17"] [WhiteElo "2740"] [BlackElo "2655"] [PlyCount "81"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3 6. Qxc3 b6 7. b4 a5 8. Bb2 axb4 9. axb4 Rxa1+ 10. Bxa1 c5 11. e3 Qe7 12. b5 Bb7 13. Be2 d6 14. O-O Nbd7 15. Bb2 Ra8 16. d3 Qf8 17. Nd2 Ra2 18. f4 Qa8 19. g4 Qa5 20. Qxa5 Rxa5 21. Ra1 Rxa1+ 22. Bxa1 h6 23. h4 Ne8 24. Kf2 Kf8 25. g5 hxg5 26. hxg5 f6 27. Bh5 d5 28. cxd5 exd5 29. Nf3 Nd6 30. Nh4 Ke7 31. Bg4 Nf8 32. Nf5+ Nxf5 33. Bxf5 Ne6 34. gxf6+ gxf6 35. d4 c4 36. Bxe6 Kxe6 37. Bc3 Bc8 38. Bb4 Bd7 39. Ke2 Bxb5 40. Kd2 Be8 41. Bc3 1/2-1/2