Tuesday, October 14, 2008

WCC Round 1 Kramnik plays Queen Gambit Declined Slav Defense (Drew)

White: Kramnik

Black: Anand

With the start of the championship, both players choose a quiet safe opening line to play.

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Bf4 Nc6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Nf3 e6 8. Qb3 Bb4 9. Bb5 O-O 10. Bxc6 Bxc3+ 11. Qxc3 Rc8 12. Ne5 Ng4 13. Nxg4 Bxg4 14. Qb4 image

After 13. ..Bxg4

( 14. f3 Rxc6 15. Qb4 Rc4 {0.09 according to Hiarcs})

14... Rxc6 15. Qxb7 Qc8 ( 15... Qa5+ 16. b4 {Forced, Hiarcs gives a score of around 0.60 after Qa4} Qa4 17. O-O {According to Hiarcs white seems fine here , score around 0.60})

16. Qxc8 Rfxc8 {Hiarcs: 'scores dropped a bit, after Hiarcs was at 0.50 after 14. Qb4 already , now down to 0.28 with either 00 or f3'} 17. O-O a5 (17... Rc2 18. b4 Be2 (18... R8c6 19. b5 {Hiarcs likes that for white giving a score of almost 1.00}) 19. Rfe1 {and scores remain quite stable , around 0.50 according to Hiarcs}) 18. f3 Bf5 19. Rfe1 Bg6 20. b3 f6 21. e4 dxe4 22. fxe4 Rd8 23. Rad1 Rc2 {Kramnik,V-Anand,V/[Hiarcs]

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After 17. .. a5

24. e5 fxe5 25. Bxe5 Rxa2 26. Ra1 Rxa1 27. Rxa1 Rd5 28. Rc1 Rd7 29. Rc5 Ra7 30. Rc7 Rxc7 After Rook exchange, left only opposite colour bishop to play and it's draw. 31. Bxc7 Bc2 32. Bxa5 Bxb3 {1/ 2-1/2 Kramnik,V-Anand,V/WC Kramnik-Anand 2008 2008} 1/2-1/2

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