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Garry Kasparov vs Vladimir Kramnik
Kosmos Hotel (5-minute/player) blitz (1998) (blitz), Moscow RUS, rd 22, Nov-28
Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Variation (D45)  ·  1-0

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)13.bxa5 was played in Shredder vs Chiron, 2006 (1-0)13...Qe7 was played in P Govciyan vs D Mastrovasilis, 2001 (0-1)15.Qb3 was played in A Pourramezanali vs Sean Christian Goh, 2016 (1-0)16.Ne2 was played in Svidler vs Karjakin, 2008 (1-0)better is 18...Rfd8 19.f4 Bc7 20.Be3 Ra3 21.Bc5 Bd6 22.Bb6 Bc7 = 0.00 (23 ply) 19.Rb3 c5 20.bxc5 Bxe4 21.Bxe4 Nxe4 22.Rb4 Rfe8 23.Rxe4 ⩲ +0.60 (24 ply) 19...Ra2 20.Qd1 Ba1 21.Be3 Nxe4 22.Rxa1 Nc3 23.Bxh7+ Kh8 = -0.27 (25 ply) ⩲ +0.83 (25 ply)better is 25.Rf3 Ne3 26.Qe4 Nxf5 27.Qxf5 Bc8 28.Qe4 Bg4 29.Rg3 Qe6 ⩲ +0.72 (26 ply)= 0.00 (28 ply)better is 27...Qe6 28.Qc3 Kg8 29.Bb1 Ra4 30.Qg3 Rxb4 31.f5 Qh6 = 0.00 (24 ply) 28.Ng3 Bc8 29.f5 Ra4 30.Bc1 Qh4 31.Rf4 Qh6 32.Ne2 Kg8 = +0.50 (21 ply) ⩱ -1.27 (23 ply) 29.Nd4 Bg4 30.Rf1 Rd7 31.Bf5 Bxf5 32.Nxf5 Qh5 33.Ng3 Qg4 = 0.00 (24 ply) ∓ -1.69 (25 ply) 30...Bd4 31.Bxd4 Qxd4 32.Bxc6 Ra1+ 33.Nf1 Qxe5 34.Qd3 ∓ -2.09 (26 ply)= +0.32 (26 ply) 32...Bh4 33.Rf4 Rd8 34.e6 fxe6 35.f6 Bxf6 36.Rxf6 gxf6 = +0.28 (25 ply) 33.Qc2 Rxd3 34.Qxd3 Bh4 35.Bc3 Qc1 36.Bd2 Qc4 37.Qxc4 +- +3.86 (30 ply)= 0.00 (31 ply) 34...Rdd8 35.Qc3 Qxc3 36.Rh3+ Kg8 37.Bh7+ Kh8 38.Bd3+ = 0.00 (39 ply)+- +5.32 (25 ply)37...Qxc3 38.Bxc3 Bd7 39.Ng3 c5 40.Nf5 cxb4 41.Bxb4 Kg8 +- +4.83 (30 ply)1-0

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Dec-14-06  Manoloo: At move 25..Nxf1, Kramnik got the mate treat that Fritz 10 used to beat him at 2006 match, this example make me feel that at 2006 man vs machine match he was looking for an convincent loss.
Dec-14-06  micartouse: Maybe he didn't know he was threatening mate!

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