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Vladimir Kramnik vs Pavel Tregubov
FRA-chT1 (2002), France, rd 1, Feb-01
Semi-Slav Defense: Accelerated Move Order (D31)  ·  1-0

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Oct-07-04  notyetagm: Good game by Kramnik in the 6 Nge2 Dutch Stonewall.
Sep-15-08  notyetagm: Game Collection: Play 1 d4! by IM Richard Palliser

Kramnik plays Palliser anti-Dutch recommendation to perfection.

Sep-15-08  notyetagm: There are four ways to <REMOVE THE GUARD>:

<1) CAPTURE/ DESTRUCTION /ILLUSORY PROTECTION>

… ♘g5xf3! Hou Yifan-Kosteniuk Women's WCh (1) 2008 destroys White f3-pawn defender of g4-pawn/square

♕d5x♖a8! Fressinet-Macieja EICC 2008
destroys Black a8-rook defender of weak back rank

<2) PIN>

… ♖f3-f2! Aronian-Radjabov Bilbao Grand Slam Final 2008 pins White g2-rook which must defend g1-mating square

♖h7-h8! Stein-Smyslov Moscow 1971
pins Black g8-defender which maintains a pin along the g-file

<3) DOMINATE/ DRIVE OFF>

♖e6! Topalov-Ivanchuk Bilbao Grand Slam Final 2008 drives off Black f6-bishop from defense of Black d8-rook

… ♖d8-e8! Ushenina-Kosteniuk Kranstonsisk 2008 Nimzo game drives off White e3-queen from defense of d2-mating square

<4) DOUBLE ATTACK THE DEFENDER AND SOMETHING ELSE>

… ♖e2-e4+! Anand-Aronian Bilbao Grand Slam Final 2008 attacks White h4-rook defender of h1-promotion square and White b4-king

♖b6+! Capablanca-Allies Consultation game London 1920 attacks Black a6-rook defender of a8-promotion square and Black g6-king

Jan-23-19
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  plang: In Akopian-Grischuk Ubeda 1999 (game not included in this database) White played 11 e4 and went on to win; 11 Bd2 was new. Kramnik was critical of 15..g6? recommending 15..Ba6 instead. Winning for White would have been 17..Nxb6 18 Qxc6..Nc4 19 Bxc4..Bd7 20 Qc5..Rc8 21 Bxa5..Rxc5 22 Bxd8..Rxc4 23 Bxf6+..Rxf6 24 Rfc1. Also winning would have been 18..Nxb6 19 Na4..Nfd7 20 Nc5!.

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