[Event "Kramnik - Topalov World Championship Match"]
[Site "Elista RUS"]
[Date "2006.10.07"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Veselin Topalov"]
[Black "Vladimir Kramnik"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1.d4 {Notes by GM Ray Keene} d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5
5.Nc3 e6 6.Nh4 Bg6 7.Nxg6 hxg6 8.a3 Nbd7 9.g3 Be7 10.f4 dxc4
11.Bxc4 O-O 12.e4 b5 13.Be2 b4 14.axb4 Bxb4 15.Bf3 Qb6 16.O-O
e5 17.Be3 Rad8 18.Na4 Qb8 19.Qc2 exf4 20.Bxf4 Qb7 21.Rad1 Rfe8
22.Bg5 Be7 23.Kh1 Nh7 24.Be3 Bg5 25.Bg1 Nhf8 26.h4 Be7 27.e5
Nb8 28.Nc3 Bb4 29.Qg2 Qc8 30.Rc1 Bxc3 {This amounts to
strategic capitulation. Now White's bishops and central pawns
quickly become overwhelming.} 31.bxc3 Ne6 32.Bg4 Qc7 33.Rcd1
Nd7 34.Qa2 Nb6 35.Rf3 Nf8 36.Rdf1 Re7 37.Be3 Nh7 38.Rxf7 Nd5
{If 38 ... Rxf7 then 39.Rxf7 Qxf7 40.Be6 wins.} 39.R7f3 1-0