Boris Gelfand vs Vladimir Kramnik (2008)

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Boris Gelfand vs Vladimir Kramnik
Amber Tournament (Blindfold) (2008) (blindfold), Nice FRA, rd 6, Mar-21
Slav Defense: Quiet Variation. Pin Defense (D12) · 1/2-1/2

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Mar-21-08		DCP23: <In case you wonder if the final move of the blindfold game between Boris Gelfand and Vladimir Kramnik was really 24.Qxe4 and if the result was nevertheless a draw despite White blundering his queen, we can tell you that in both cases the answer is affirmative. In the position after his 23rd move, Kramnik was expecting Gelfand to play 24.Nxe4 and after this move he intended to offer a draw. However, due to a ‘fingerfehler’, Gelfand didn’t move the knight to e4 but his queen. Kramnik understood what had happened and having no wish to win in such a manner he offered a draw anyhow. As Gelfand put it after the game: ‘He is a gentleman.’> -- Amber 2008 Official Site

Mar-21-08		acirce: Interesting. Certainly not everyone would have done that. Reminds me of Kramnik vs Leko, 2001 (Kramnik did not want to win against a sick opponent so agreed to a very quick draw with White)

Mar-21-08		MichAdams: It also helps that i) these are not rated games and ii) Gelfand is a friend.

Mar-21-08		acirce: Absolutely. Still the players (at least not all of them) don't seem to consider this event as only for fun. Sticking with Kramnik, last year he <wasn’t too happy to introduce such an important theoretical improvement in a rapid game, but there was a good excuse, ‘I’m fighting for first place. I don’t think I would have played it if I were on 50 per cent.’> Kramnik vs Carlsen, 2007

Mar-21-08		KamikazeAttack: <<In case you wonder if the final move of the blindfold game between Boris Gelfand and Vladimir Kramnik was really 24.Qxe4 and if the result was nevertheless a draw despite White blundering his queen, we can tell you that in both cases the answer is affirmative. In the position after his 23rd move, Kramnik was expecting Gelfand to play 24.Nxe4 and after this move he intended to offer a draw. However, due to a ‘fingerfehler’, Gelfand didn’t move the knight to e4 but his queen. Kramnik understood what had happened and having no wish to win in such a manner he offered a draw anyhow. As Gelfand put it after the game: ‘He is a gentleman.’> -- Amber 2008 Official Site > Damn, this is a sweet story. I know this what the great Kramnik coud do, what a gentleman. That animal who got his behind kicked in Elista would have claimed Gelfand was trying to direspect him by offering his queen!

Mar-21-08		slomarko: nice gesture by Kramnik

Mar-21-08		KamikazeAttack: Prase for Kramnik from Slomark???? Ok listen dude, I know it is Easter but damn there is no need to go riot on the bottle.

Mar-21-08		MichAdams: <That animal who got his behind kicked in Elista would have claimed Gelfand was trying to direspect him by offering his queen!> I was thinking more of what Topalov's reaction would be if he'd blundered in the same manner yesterday and Kramnik had offered the draw.

Mar-21-08		Akavall: Good sportsmanship, nice to see.

Mar-21-08		you vs yourself: Kramnik is a class act!

Mar-22-08		samikd: Fantastic gesture by Kramnik which deserves full praise. Bravo ! <acirce> what move wast novelty in that Kramnik-Carlsen game ?

Mar-22-08		Cactus: I'm not acirce, but I believe it was 17.axb5!

Mar-22-08		acirce: <samikd> 14.axb5!!, the piece sac. At least that's what was said (including by Kramnik in his Informator annotations) and I don't find any earlier example in bases. But that's what we all thought about Topalov's 12.Nxf7!? as well, even though it had already been played in correspondence. Btw, I think the entire game was preparation.

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