[Event "Kramnik - Topalov World Championship Match"]
[Site "Elista RUS"]
[Date "2006.10.02"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Veselin Topalov"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1.d4 {Notes by GM Ray Keene} d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4
5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 e6 7.f3 c5 {This is unusual. More common is 7
... Bb4 which can lead to great complications after 8 e4
Bxe4.} 8.e4 Bg6 {Again Black has a more complex alternative
available with 8 ... cxd4 but Kramnik is determined to play
quietly.} 9.Be3 cxd4 10.Qxd4 Qxd4 11.Bxd4 Nfd7 12.Nxd7 Nxd7
13.Bxc4 a6 14.Ke2 Rg8 {This is necessary in order to develop
his f8-bishop. White is a long way ahead in development and,
optically at least, his position looks promising. However,
Topalov proves unable to convert this into any more concrete.}
15.Rhd1 Rc8 16.b3 Bc5 17.a5 Ke7 18.Na4 Bb4 19.Nb6 Nxb6 20.Bxb6
f6 21.Rd3 Rc6 22.h4 Rgc8 23.g4 {Topalov's kingside advances
look attractive but they don't really get anywhere.} Bc5
24.Rad1 Bxb6 {Kramnik has seen a path to complete equality.}
25.Rd7+ Kf8 26.axb6 Rxb6 27.R1d6 Rxd6 28.Rxd6 Rc6 29.Rxc6 bxc6
30.b4 e5 31.Bxa6 1/2-1/2