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Vladimir Kramnik vs Viswanathan Anand
Dos Hermanas (1996), Dos Hermanas ESP, rd 5, May-26
Gruenfeld Defense: Exchange. Modern Exchange Variation (D85)  ·  1-0

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)16.Rb4 was played in Lautier vs Anand, 1994 (1-0)16...b6 was played in D Bunzmann vs Van Wely, 2001 (0-1)better is 17.Re1 Rfc8 18.Be3 Qc2 19.Qxc2 Rxc2 20.Bxh6 Bxf3 21.Bxf3 = +0.30 (21 ply) ⩲ +0.92 (24 ply)better is 20...b6 21.Bxh6 Bg7 22.Bxg7 Kxg7 23.Qd3 Rc8 24.Qe3 Rc4 = +0.25 (22 ply) ⩲ +0.82 (25 ply)better is 22...Kxf8 23.Ra4 Qb2 24.Rxa7 Rc8 25.h4 b5 26.Bg4 Rb8 = +0.50 (24 ply) ⩲ +1.05 (23 ply) after 23.Ra4 Qb2 24.Rxa7 Kg7 25.g3 Rc8 26.Bg2 Bf6 27.h4 Qd4 better is 23...b5 24.h5 Kg7 25.hxg6 fxg6 26.Re1 Bf6 27.Rg4 Rh8 ⩲ +0.60 (23 ply) 24.Ra4 Qb2 25.Rxa7 Qd4 26.Qxd4 Bxd4 27.Ra2 b5 28.Rb1 Rb8 ⩲ +1.15 (24 ply)= +0.08 (24 ply)better is 25...Qc5 26.Bf3 Kf8 27.Qe2 Bf6 28.h5 gxh5 29.Bxh5 a6 = +0.10 (21 ply)better is 26.h5 Rc1 27.Qxc1 Qxa4 28.Bf3 Qc4 29.Qxc4 Nxc4 30.hxg6 ⩲ +0.78 (24 ply) 26...Rc4 27.Rxc4 Qxc4 28.Re1 Bc3 29.Rxe7 Qxh4 30.Re3 Bd4 = +0.08 (24 ply) ⩲ +1.00 (23 ply)better is 27...Qe8 28.Rxa7 Rxd5 29.Qf3 e6 30.Rd1 Bd4 31.Ra2 Qd8 ⩲ +0.62 (22 ply) ⩲ +1.25 (25 ply) 30...Nb5 31.hxg6 fxg6 32.Qa4 Nc7 33.Qxd7 Rxd7 34.Ra5 b5 ⩲ +0.70 (24 ply)better is 31.Re1 Bf6 32.hxg6 fxg6 33.Qb3 Nf7 34.Be4 b5 35.Rb8 Qg4 ± +1.51 (26 ply) ⩲ +1.00 (24 ply) 34.Qxg4 Rxg4 35.Re1 Rd4 36.g3 Rd2 37.Ra2 Rd5 38.Kf1 b5 ⩲ +1.23 (25 ply)= +0.34 (25 ply)better is 38...Rd4 39.Bc6 Ne5 40.Bb7 Nc4 41.Bf3 Qg5 42.Ra8 Rd2 = +0.40 (23 ply) ⩲ +1.14 (26 ply)better is 39...Rc5 40.g3 Nd6 41.Bf3 Qg5 42.Qd1 Rc4 43.Kg2 Nf5 ⩲ +0.95 (22 ply) ⩲ +1.49 (26 ply)better is 40...Qh3 41.Rd1 Rh5 42.Rd8 Qh2+ 43.Kf1 Rc5 44.Bg2 Rf5 ⩲ +1.24 (24 ply) ± +1.77 (26 ply) after 41.Kg2 Qh8 42.Qc2 Qe8 43.Rh1 Qf7 44.Qd1 Nd6 45.Bf3 Rxe2 better is 46...Qa7 47.Rb1 Qa6 48.Bd5 Qc8 49.Bc6 Qf5 50.Qxf5 gxf5 ± +1.57 (24 ply) 47.Bb3 Qb7 48.Qxb7 Nxb7 49.Re4 Nc5 50.Rxb4 e6 51.Kf3 Kf7 ± +2.18 (24 ply) 47...Qb5 48.Rb1 Bc3 49.Bd5 Qc5 50.Rd1 Bd4 51.Rd2 Bf6 ⩲ +1.25 (26 ply) ± +2.15 (22 ply)better is 53.Qe2 Nh4+ 54.Kh3 Qc5 55.Qe3 Qxe3+ 56.Rxe3 g5 57.Re4 ± +1.88 (26 ply) ⩲ +1.15 (23 ply)better is 58.Rc7 Ng6 59.Kg2 Kf6 60.Rc6+ Kg7 61.f3 Nf4+ 62.Kf2 Bd4+ ± +1.56 (27 ply) ⩲ +1.00 (27 ply) 59...Nd4 60.Bc4 Kf6 61.f4 gxf4+ 62.Kxf4 Ne6+ 63.Bxe6 ⩲ +1.03 (28 ply) ± +1.79 (31 ply) after 60.f3 Kf6 61.Ra5 Nd3 62.Rf5+ Kg6 63.Bc2 Nc1 64.Kf2 e6 61.Rd5 Bf4+ 62.Kh3 Ng6 63.Kg2 Kh6 64.Bd1 Bd6 65.Kf3 Nf4 ± +1.75 (28 ply) 61...Nc6 62.Rb7 Nd4 63.Bc4 Be1+ 64.Kg2 Kf6 65.Kf1 Bc3 ⩲ +0.99 (33 ply) ± +2.02 (37 ply) after 62.Kf2 Bd4+ 63.Ke2 Kf6 64.Rxb4 Bc5 65.Ra4 Bd6 66.Ra5 e6 63...Nc6 64.Bc4 Nd4 65.Rb8 Bd2+ 66.Ke4 e5 67.Rb6 Bf4 ± +1.83 (28 ply) 64.Bxf7 Kxf7 65.Rb6 Ke8 66.Rb7 Bd2+ 67.Kf5 Kf7 68.g5 Bc3 +- +3.43 (50 ply) 64...e6 65.Rh5 Kf6 66.Rh1 Bd2+ 67.Ke4 Bc3 68.Rf1+ Ke7 ⩲ +1.00 (37 ply) ± +2.10 (31 ply)better is 66.Ra5 Nh6+ 67.Kf4 Nf7 68.Ra6 Bc3 69.Re6 Bd2+ 70.Kg3 Kf8 ± +2.01 (34 ply) ⩲ +1.48 (30 ply) after 66...Nd6+ 67.Kf4 e5+ 68.Kf3 Nb5 69.Rd7+ Kg6 70.Bc4 Nd4+ 68.Rd5 Nd8 69.Rb5 Nc6 70.Ke4 Nd4 71.Rxb4 Nxb3 72.Rxb3 ± +2.17 (30 ply) ⩲ +1.29 (27 ply) 69...Kh6 70.Bd1 Bg5+ 71.Kf3 Bf6 72.Ra7 Kg5 73.Ra5+ e5 ⩲ +1.40 (30 ply) 70.Bxf7 Kxf7 71.g5 Bc3 72.Rb7 Bd2+ 73.Kf5 Bc3 74.Rb8 Kg7 +- +3.17 (54 ply) ⩲ +1.44 (33 ply) 81...Bc5 82.Ra5 Bd6 83.Bc4 Nd7 84.Ra8 Nf8 85.Rd8 Bc5 ± +1.80 (51 ply)+- +2.78 (43 ply)better is 84.Ra7 Bd6 85.Kf5 Ng6 86.Ra8 Nf8 87.Re8 Bc5 88.Rd8 Bd6 ± +1.77 (40 ply)+- +2.91 (40 ply)101...b3 102.Bxb3 Nc5 103.Rb4 Ke7 104.Rb6 Kd7 105.Kf6 Kc7 +- +132.71 (60 ply)1-0

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Nov-08-05  chesscrazy: nice game by kramnik
Mar-26-07  Timex: How does kramnik win?
Mar-26-07  shalgo: He's up a rook. How does he not win?
Aug-02-08  Roark: It's a 2-pawn sac in the opening. Nice
Feb-10-12  LoveThatJoker: Wow. What a tense fight.

Note that if 100...Nf6 101. Rb8 leads also to Black sacrficing a minor piece for the g-pawn (in this case the N).

LTJ

Feb-11-12  drukenknight: moves 89-90 looks suspect, putting the pawn in the way of the B doesnt seem like a long term idea; and walking into a pin almost always trouble..
Feb-11-12  LoveThatJoker: It's hard to suggest an alternative here, man!

Black is practically in zugzwang after 89. Rf1!


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LTJ

Feb-11-12  drukenknight: it looks like he has to defend the area around the K as "space" so move the N to d7, it also covers the R check on f8, while the B can cover h6 from the K via g7.
Oct-06-13  visayanbraindoctor: Peculiar observation:

This is the second decisive classical game between Anand and Kramnik. It lasts over a hundred moves.

The first decisive classical game between Anand and Kramnik, just played in a previous tournament, had also lasted over a hundred moves. Kramnik vs Anand, 1996

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