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Vladimir Kramnik vs Peter Leko
Budapest RWE Gas m (2001) (rapid), rd 1, Jan-02
Gruenfeld Defense: Exchange. Modern Exchange Variation (D85)  ·  1-0

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply) 14...Nb4 15.Bd2 Na6 16.Bg5 Kf8 17.Bxa6 bxa6 18.Ke2 Rb8 = -0.08 (29 ply) ⩲ +0.68 (24 ply)better is 22.Rxc8 Rxc8 23.Kxf4 Rc3 24.Rd1 f6 25.e5 Ba4 26.Rd2 Kf7 ⩲ +0.88 (26 ply)= +0.20 (24 ply) 24...Kg7 25.g3 fxg3 26.hxg3 h5 27.Ke3 h4 28.gxh4 gxh4 = +0.15 (25 ply) ± +1.97 (25 ply) 32...Re7+ 33.Kf5 Be2 34.Be4 f3 35.gxf3 Rf7+ 36.Kxg5 Bxf3 ± +1.82 (23 ply)+- +2.93 (23 ply)37...Rd8 38.Be6 a5 39.Kf5 Kh6 40.Kg4 Bxd7 41.Bxd7 Rb8 +- +3.54 (26 ply)1-0

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Feb-05-11  Marmot PFL: A game that separates the chess genius from the ordinary super GM.
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  tpstar: GM Larry Evans gives this position in the November 2001 "Chess Life" for his "What's the Best Move?" feature:


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Choice A: "White loses after 1. Bb5?? Re7 2. d6 Re5 mate!"

Choice B: "Congratulations if you walked into mate with 1. Ke6?? Bg4."

Choice C: "White won with 1. e5! fxe5 (if 1 ... Rxd5 2. Rb7+ Kh6 3. Bb1! Ra5 4. Kxf6 Kh5 5. e6 wins) 2. Kxe5 f3 3. gxf3 Bxf3 4. d6 Rd8 5. Bf5 Bc6 6. d7 Rf8 7. Rd4."

Apr-07-18  Toribio3: This game of Kramnik is a masterpiece. Creating a successful passed pawn is one of the hardest thing to do!

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