Simple exchanges and pawn grabbing.
Kramnik vs Smirin, 2002  (E97) King's Indian, 39 moves, 0-1
Creating threats on the f file.
Kramnik vs Smirin, 1999 (E97) King's Indian, 75 moves, 1/2-1/2
Smirin improves with 14...Nf4.
Delchev vs Smirin, 2001 (E97) King's Indian, 67 moves, 0-1
Patience is the key.
Kramnik vs Shirov, 1998  (E97) King's Indian, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2
15...Nxd5!
Kramnik vs Gelfand, 1996 (E97) King's Indian, 51 moves, 1/2-1/2
Gelfand again.
Kramnik vs Gelfand, 1996 (E97) King's Indian, 35 moves, 1/2-1/2
Equalising easily.
Kramnik vs Gelfand, 1996  (E97) King's Indian, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2
28...d5!!
Bareev vs Smirin, 2002  (E97) King's Indian, 46 moves, 0-1
Kingside attack.
A Simutowe vs Smirin, 2001  (E97) King's Indian, 22 moves, 0-1
Kingside attack 2.
Radjabov vs Smirin, 2001  (E97) King's Indian, 56 moves, 0-1
PGA! (Patience, grab, attack!)
Ponomariov vs Radjabov, 2003  (E97) King's Indian, 38 moves, 0-1
The power of the dark-squared bishop.
Z Gyimesi vs Radjabov, 2005  (E97) King's Indian, 70 moves, 0-1
Van Wely vs Kotronias, 2005  (E97) King's Indian, 45 moves, 0-1
Van Wely vs Kotronias, 2005 (E97) King's Indian, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2
Don't worry, there's always 12...c6.
Van Wely vs Radjabov, 2005  (E97) King's Indian, 40 moves, 1-0
More 12...c6
Bacrot vs Radjabov, 2004  (E97) King's Indian, 41 moves, 0-1
24...Rxf2!
Bareev vs Radjabov, 2003  (E97) King's Indian, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2
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