Icannos/chess_studies huggingface dataset:
[Event "BGN World Championship"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2000.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Kasparov, Gary"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[BlackElo "2845"]
[ECO "E32"]
[EventDate "2000.??.??"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Bg5 Bb7 8. f3 h6 9. Bh4 d5 10. e3 Nbd7 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Bxd8 Nxc3 13. Bh4 Nd5 14. Bf2 c5 15. Bb5 Rfd8 16. e4 Nc7 $1 ( { The similar sacrifice } 16... Ne7 { was played in Kasparov-Kramnik, Moscow 1998 (blitz). } ) 17. Bxd7 Rxd7 18. dxc5 f5 $1 { Kasparov has given a pawn for mobility. His novelty works. } 19. cxb6 $6 ( { A plus is gained by } 19. e5 $1 bxc5 20. Rc1 Nd5 21. Nh3 { (Golod-Pilgaard, Ubeda 2001). } ) 19... axb6 20. Ne2 ( { Kramnik does not risk } 20. Bxb6 $5 fxe4 21. fxe4 Bxe4 ) 20... fxe4 21. fxe4 Bxe4 { All black pieces are ready for the attack. } 22. O-O ( { Kasparov prefers } 22. Nc3 Bxg2 23. Rg1 { but } 23... Bc6 $1 24. Bxb6 Rb8 25. Bxc7 Rxc7 26. b4 { is unpleasant for White. } ) 22... Rd2 23. Nc3 Bb7 24. b4 Rf8 $1 25. Ra2 $1 Rxa2 26. Nxa2 Nd5 27. Bd4 Ra8 $1 28. Nc3 ( { Kramnik does not like the other pawn sacrifice in } 28. Rf3 g5 29. Nc3 Nf4 30. Re3 Bxg2 31. a4 b5 $1 32. a5 Bc6 ) 28... Nxc3 29. Bxc3 Rxa3 30. Bd4 b5 31. Rf4 Rd3 $6 ( 31... h5 $1 32. g4 h4 33. g5 Ra2 34. Rxh4 Rg2+ 35. Kf1 Rxg5 { brings winning chances (Kasparov). } ) 32. Rg4 $1 g5 ( 32... Rd1+ 33. Kf2 Rd2+ 34. Ke3 $1 Rxg2 35. Rxg2 Bxg2 36. h4 { also leads to a draw due to bishops of opposite colours (Kasparov). } ) 33. h4 Kf7 34. hxg5 hxg5 35. Kf2 Rd2+ 36. Ke3 $1 Rxg2 37. Rxg2 Bxg2 38. Be5 { Kramnik survived the fine pawn sacrifice by giving three pawns! } 1/2-1/2
[Event "BGN World Championship"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2000.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kasparov, Gary"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[ECO "C67"]
[EventDate "2000.??.??"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[WhiteElo "2845"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 { Ruy Lopez published about this opening in the sixteenth century. } 3... Nf6 { Black chooses for a counterattack in the Berlin Defence. Horwitz and Anderssen
used it in London 1851. } 4. O-O { Gary allows simplification again. } ( { Anderssen did } 4. d3 { in order to play chess. } ) ( { Contemparies chose } 4. Qe2 { for the same reason. } ) 4... Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 { Kramnik said about this opening: "I build a fortress. He can approach
but not take it". } 9. Nc3 h6 ( { This time Vladimir makes the usual move instead of } 9... Bd7 ) 10. Rd1+ Ke8 11. h3 a5 12. Bf4 Be6 13. g4 Ne7 14. Nd4 Nd5 15. Nce2 Bc5 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. c4 Nb6 18. b3 $5 ( { Kasparov diverts from } 18. Bg3 { in Vuckovic-Sakaev, Novi Sad 2000. } ) 18... a4 $1 { Black counters immediately. } 19. Bd2 Kf7 20. Bc3 Rhd8 21. Rxd8 Rxd8 22. Kg2 Rd3 23. Rc1 g5 { Kramnik restricts the kingside. } 24. Rc2 axb3 25. axb3 Nd7 $1 26. Ra2 Be7 27. Ra7 Nc5 28. f3 ( 28. b4 Ne4 { also draws. } ) 28... Nxb3 29. Rxb7 Nc1 $1 30. Nxc1 Rxc3 1/2-1/2
[Event "BGN World Championship"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2000.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Kasparov, Gary"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[BlackElo "2845"]
[ECO "E54"]
[EventDate "2000.??.??"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O cxd4 8. exd4 dxc4 9. Bxc4 b6 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Re1 Nbd7 12. Rc1 Rc8 13. Qb3 $1 { White activates his queen after a long thought. } 13... Be7 14. Bxf6 $1 Nxf6 $2 ( { The right capture is } 14... Bxf6 15. Nb5 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 a6 17. Na7 Rc7 { (Kramnik). } ) 15. Bxe6 $1 fxe6 16. Qxe6+ Kh8 17. Qxe7 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Qxd4 19. Nb5 $1 { Unknown to the famous players, this position occurred in Hazai-Danielsen,
Valby 1994. } 19... Qxb2 $2 ( { The mentioned game went on with } 19... Qf4 $6 20. Rxc8 Rxc8 21. Nd6 ) ( { Best is } 19... Qd2 $1 20. Rxc8 Rxc8 21. Nd6 Rb8 22. Ne8 $1 Rb7 $1 23. Qf8+ Ng8 24. Re4 { (Kramnik). } ) 20. Rxc8 Rxc8 21. Nd6 $1 Rb8 $2 ( { Kramnik gives the preferable } 21... Ra8 $1 22. Nf7+ Kg8 23. Qe6 h6 $1 ( 23... h5 $2 24. Ng5+ Kh8 25. Qf5 ) 24. Nxh6+ Kh7 25. Nf7 $1 ) 22. Nf7+ Kg8 23. Qe6 $1 { White threatens smothered mate. } 23... Rf8 { Black is lost in all variations. } ( { See } 23... h5 24. Ng5+ Kh8 25. Qf5 Qxa2 26. Re7 Qa3 27. Rf7 Kg8 28. h4 Rf8 29. Rxf6 $1 Rxf6 30. Qh7+ Kf8 31. Qh8+ Ke7 32. Qxg7+ ) ( { and } 23... h6 24. Nxh6+ Kh7 25. Qh3 Re8 26. Nf5+ Kg8 27. Ne7+ Kf8 28. Qe6 { (Mueller). } ) 24. Nd8+ Kh8 25. Qe7 { Kramnik scored a sensational win. } 1-0
[Event "BGN World Championship"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2000.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kasparov, Gary"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[ECO "C78"]
[EventDate "2000.??.??"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[WhiteElo "2845"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 $5 { Kramnik has lost his fear and does not hide behind the Berlin Wall. } 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Bb7 8. d3 O-O 9. Nc3 Na5 10. axb5 Nxb3 11. cxb3 axb5 12. Rxa8 Bxa8 13. Nxe5 d5 14. Bg5 dxe4 15. dxe4 Qxd1 16. Rxd1 b4 17. Bxf6 bxc3 18. bxc3 gxf6 19. Nd7 Bd6 20. Nxf8 Kxf8 21. f3 h5 $5 { A new move is made at last. } ( 21... Bc6 { was played in Kupreichik-Malaniuk,
Muenster 1995. Kramnik's novelty makes 22.g4 less useful. } ) 22. h4 Ke7 23. Kf2 Bb7 $1 24. c4 Be5 25. Rd2 Bc8 26. Rd5 Be6 27. Ra5 c5 $1 28. Ke3 Bd4+ 29. Kd3 f5 $1 { The exchange of pawns begins. } 30. b4 fxe4+ 31. Kxe4 Bf2 32. bxc5 Bxh4 33. c6 Kd6 $1 { More wood will disappear. } 34. Rxh5 Bf2 35. g4 Kxc6 36. Rh2 Bc5 37. Rc2 f6 38. Rh2 Bxc4 39. Rh6 Bd5+ 40. Kf5 Bxf3 41. g5 Kd5 1/2-1/2
[Event "BGN World Championship"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2000.??.??"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Kasparov, Gary"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[BlackElo "2845"]
[ECO "E55"]
[EventDate "2000.??.??"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4 Nbd7 $5 { He avoids the opening of game 10. } 9. a3 cxd4 10. axb4 dxc3 11. bxc3 Qc7 12. Be2 $5 Qxc3 $5 { Both players take risks. } 13. Ba3 Nd5 14. Qb1 Qf6 15. Bd3 h6 16. b5 Rd8 17. Bb2 Qe7 18. Ra4 $5 { White changes his strategy from
restriction of the queenside to attack on the kingside. } 18... Nc5 19. Bh7+ Kh8 20. Rh4 { White threatens to play Rxh6. } 20... f6 $1 21. Rc4 $2 ( { The development is finished by } 21. Rc1 ) 21... Bd7 22. Ba3 b6 23. Be4 a6 $1 { Kasparov wants to utilise the extra pawn. } 24. bxa6 Rxa6 25. Bxc5 bxc5 26. Rfc1 $1 Ra5 27. Qb2 Rb5 28. Qa3 Nb6 $1 29. R4c3 ( { Kramnik avoids the trick } 29. Rxc5 $2 Rxc5 30. Rxc5 Bc6 31. Bc2 Ra8 $1 32. Qd3 Ra1+ 33. Bb1 Rxb1+ 34. Qxb1 Qxc5 ) 29... Rb4 30. Nd2 f5 31. Bf3 Na4 $2 { Kasparov simplifies under time pressure. } ( 31... Rc8 { keeps the extra pawn. } ) 32. Rxc5 Rb2 33. Nc4 Qxc5 ( 33... Qxc5 34. Qxc5 Nxc5 35. Nxb2 { exchanges to an equal endgame. } ) 1/2-1/2
[Event "BGN World Championship"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2000.??.??"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Kasparov, Gary"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[ECO "C67"]
[EventDate "2000.??.??"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[WhiteElo "2845"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 { It is safety first again. } 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 h6 10. h3 Ke8 11. Ne4 c5 12. c3 b6 13. Re1 Be6 14. g4 { Kasparov showed little ambition, although he trailed by two points! } 1/2-1/2
[Event "BGN World Championship"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2000.??.??"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Kasparov, Gary"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[BlackElo "2845"]
[ECO "A30"]
[EventDate "2000.??.??"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 d6 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. Be3 Rc8 11. Rac1 O-O 12. Qh4 a6 ( { White had experienced } 12... Re8 { (Kramnik-Karpov, Monaco 1994). } ) 13. Ne1 $5 { Kramnik wants a quick draw. } 13... Bxg2 14. Nxg2 Re8 15. b3 Qc7 16. Bg5 Qb7 17. Ne3 b5 $1 18. Ned5 $6 { Kramnik allows a weakening. } ( { Better is } 18. Ncd5 $1 bxc4 19. Rxc4 ) 18... bxc4 19. bxc4 h5 20. Qf4 Qc6 21. Bxf6 $1 Nxf6 22. Nxf6+ Bxf6 23. Nd5 Bb2 24. Rb1 Bg7 25. Qg5 Kf8 $1 26. Rdc1 e6 27. Nf6 Red8 28. h4 Qa8 $1 { Black threatens to win with 29...Rc4 30.Qf4 Rf5. } 29. c5 $5 { Kramnik sacrifices the c-pawn in order to exchange. } ( 29. Qf4 Rc5 30. Nh7+ Kg8 31. Ng5 Rf5 32. Qd2 { leads to an edge for Black. } ) 29... Rxc5 30. Rxc5 Bxf6 $1 ( { Avoids } 30... dxc5 $4 31. Qxc5+ { and mate. } ) 31. Qxf6 dxc5 32. Kh2 Kg8 33. Rb6 Re8 34. Qf3 $5 { A difficult rook ending arises. } 34... Qxf3 35. exf3 Rc8 $1 36. Rxa6 c4 37. Rd6 c3 ( { Kramnik analyses } 37... Kf8 $1 38. Kg2 Ke7 39. Rd1 Ra8 40. Rd4 $1 c3 $1 41. a4 $1 Rc8 42. Rd1 c2 43. Rc1 Kd6 44. Kf1 Kd5 45. Ke2 Rc3 46. Kd2 Rxf3 47. Ke2 Rc3 48. Kd2 { He regards } 48... Kc4 $2 49. Rxc2 Rxc2+ 50. Kxc2 f6 $1 { as won for Black, but } 51. f4 Kb4 52. Kd3 Kxa4 53. Kc4 $1 { reverses the chances. } ) 38. Rd1 Ra8 $1 39. Rc1 $1 Rxa2 40. Rxc3 Rxf2+ 41. Kg1 ( 41. Kh3 { seems to be good too. } ) 41... Ra2 42. Rc7 Kf8 43. Rb7 Ke8 44. Rb8+ Ke7 45. Rb7+ Kf6 46. Kf1 $2 ( 46. f4 $1 { forces the draw. } ) 46... e5 47. Rb6+ Kf5 48. Rb7 Ke6 49. Rb6+ Kf5 50. Rb7 f6 51. Rg7 g5 $1 52. hxg5 fxg5 53. Rg8 g4 54. Rf8+ Ke6 55. Re8+ Kf5 56. Rf8+ Kg6 $2 { Kasparov misses the last opportunity. } ( { Kramnik tests } 56... Ke6 57. Re8+ Kd5 $1 ( 57... Kf6 58. Rg8 $1 gxf3 59. Rf8+ Kg5 60. Rxf3 Kg4 61. Re3 ) 58. Rd8+ Kc4 59. fxg4 hxg4 60. Rg8 Kd3 61. Rxg4 e4 62. Rg8 Ra1+ 63. Kg2 e3 { Hereafter White needs great accuracy in } 64. Rd8+ Ke2 65. g4 Ke1 66. Kf3 $1 e2 67. Re8 Ra3+ 68. Kf4 Kf2 69. Rxe2+ Kxe2 70. g5 { drawn. } ) 57. Rg8+ Kf5 { Kramnik claims a draw, because } 58. Rf8+ { leads to threefold repetition. } 1/2-1/2
[Event "BGN World Championship"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2000.??.??"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Kasparov, Gary"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[ECO "E05"]
[EventDate "2000.??.??"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[WhiteElo "2845"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4 b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Be4 11. Qc1 Bb7 12. Bf4 Bd6 13. Nbd2 Nbd7 14. Nb3 Bd5 15. Rd1 Qe7 ( { Kramnik diverts from a game of his second Bareev } 15... Qb8 { (Barreev-Lalic, Sochi 1987). } ) 16. Ne5 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Nd5 18. Nc6 $1 { White occupies a key square. } 18... Nxf4+ $5 19. Qxf4 $1 Qe8 20. Qf3 e5 $5 { Black wants to remove constraint. } ( { Okay is } 20... f5 { (Kramnik). } ) 21. dxe5 ( 21. Qf5 $1 exd4 22. Nbxd4 Ne5 23. Rac1 { gains a plus. } ) 21... Nxe5 22. Nxe5 Qxe5 23. Rd2 Rae8 24. e3 Re6 25. Rad1 Rf6 26. Qd5 Qe8 $1 { The exchange of queens allows too much pressure. } 27. Rc1 g6 28. Rdc2 ( { Avoids } 28. Rc6 $4 Rf5 ) 28... h5 $5 29. Nd2 $6 ( 29. Nc5 $1 Bxc5 30. Rxc5 Rd6 31. Qf3 Rd2 32. R1c2 Rxc2 33. Rxc2 Qe5 { keeps the game going. } ) 29... Rf5 30. Qe4 c5 $1 { Black has solved all problems. } 31. Qxe8 Rxe8 32. e4 Rfe5 33. f4 R5e6 34. e5 Be7 35. b3 f6 36. Nf3 fxe5 37. Nxe5 Rd8 38. h4 Rd5 { Kramnik won the match with
8 1/2 - 6 1/2 (+2, =13). He became the BGN world champion. Kasparov was
dethroned after fifteen years. Gary regarded Vladimir as the fourteenth world
champion. Internet company BGN ceased to exist, but Kramnik has remained the
best chess strategist of the world.  Many chess enthusiasts, including
experienced grandmasters, failed to understand, why Kasparov was beaten. Two
reasons for the result can be given:  1. Gary lacked sympathy among his
colleagues by his past behaviour. Vladimir got support from many top players.
Important helpers were Lautier, Morozovich, Gelfand, Svidler and Bareev. This
resulted in a better opening preparation and an advantage as White.  2.
Kramnik showed himself as a superior strategist. He said: "I am more
universal". As Black, he did not choose the aggressive openings of the Soviet
school but applied prophylaxis. An advance in the centre was contained. The
result was equality for Black.  Kramnik established himself as a great player.
Like Petrosian and Spassky before him, it will be hard for him to be a grand
champion, because he needs inspiration from the opponent. Kasparov brings the
best out of him. } 1/2-1/2
[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o. final"]
[Site "Teheran"]
[Date "2000.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[ECO "C78"]
[EventDate "2000.??.??"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]

{ During the FIDE championship in New Delhi, Anand had defeated the champ
Khalifman in round five and Adams in round six. Shirov had ousted Bareev and
Grischuk. The final was scheduled for December 2000. A match of six games was
played in Teheran. } 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 d5 $5 8. a4 $5 { Shirov makes a flamboyant move. Anand gives a novel answer. } 8... dxe4 9. axb5 Bg4 ( { Less favourable is } 9... exf3 10. Qxf3 e4 11. Bxe4 Ne5 12. Qe2 O-O 13. d4 $1 { (Anand). } ) 10. Bxe4 Nxe4 11. bxc6 O-O 12. d4 ( { Anand rejects } 12. d3 $6 Nxf2 $1 13. Rxf2 Bxf2+ 14. Kxf2 e4 $1 ) 12... exd4 13. cxd4 Bb6 14. Nc3 Re8 15. Be3 Qd6 16. d5 Bxe3 17. fxe3 Rad8 $6 ( 17... Nxc3 18. bxc3 Qh6 $1 19. Re1 Rxe3 { equalises. } ) 18. Rxa6 Nxc3 19. bxc3 Qxd5 $1 ( { Shirov avoids } 19... Rxe3 $2 20. Qd4 Rxf3 21. gxf3 Bh3 22. Re1 Qg6+ 23. Kf2 Qg2+ 24. Ke3 Re8+ 25. Kd3 Qxf3+ 26. Kc4 Bf1+ 27. Kc5 { White has made a fine king walk. } ) 20. Qxd5 Rxd5 21. Nd4 g6 22. Rf4 Bf5 23. Ra7 Rxe3 24. c4 Rc5 25. Rxc7 Re4 26. Rxe4 Bxe4 27. Re7 Bf5 28. c7 Kf8 $6 ( 28... Kg7 $1 { loses no time. } ) 29. Nxf5 gxf5 30. Rd7 Kg7 31. Rd4 Rxc7 32. Kf2 Kf6 33. Ke3 Ke6 34. g3 f6 $6 ( { Anand prefers } 34... Ra7 $1 35. Rh4 Ke5 $1 36. Rxh7 Ra3+ ) 35. Kd3 $1 Ra7 36. Kc3 Ke5 37. Rh4 Rb7 38. Rf4 Rb1 39. Rf2 Rc1+ $2 { Shirov misses the last escape. } ( { Correct is } 39... Rh1 $3 40. c5 ( 40. Re2+ Kd6 41. Rd2+ Ke5 42. Kb2 f4 43. c5 fxg3 44. hxg3 Ke6 45. c6 Rh5 46. Rc2 Rb5+ $11 ) 40... f4 $1 { (the pointe) } 41. Kc4 Rc1+ 42. Kb5 fxg3 43. hxg3 f5 44. Kb6 Rc3 { Black will capture the g-pawn and give his rook. } ) 40. Kb4 Ke6 41. Kb5 Kd6 42. Rxf5 Rb1+ 43. Ka4 Rb2 44. Rxf6+ Kc5 45. Rh6 Kxc4 46. Rh4+ Kd5 47. Rxh7 Ke5 48. Ka3 Rb8 49. Rh5+ Kf6 50. Rh4 Kg5 51. Rb4 Rh8 52. h4+ Kh5 53. Rb5+ Kh6 54. g4 Re8 55. Rb4 Kg6 56. Rb6+ Kf7 57. Rb7+ Ke6 58. Rh7 Rb8 59. g5 Kf5 60. Rh6 Ke5 61. h5 Kf5 62. g6 Kf6 63. Rh7 Rg8 64. Kb3 { Shirov made grave errors in the rook ending. Anand took the lead. } 1-0
[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o. final"]
[Site "Teheran"]
[Date "2000.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[ECO "B49"]
[EventDate "2000.??.??"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qc7 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O Nf6 8. Be3 Bb4 9. Na4 Bd6 $5 10. g3 b5 11. Nb6 Rb8 12. Nxc8 Rxc8 13. a4 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 e5 15. Be3 Bc5 16. axb5 { Shirov plays a novelty. } 16... Bxe3 17. fxe3 axb5 18. Bxb5 O-O { The board is set on fire. } 19. Rxf6 $5 ( { Anand had expected } 19. Bd3 Qb6 20. Qc1 Ra8 { and he has sufficient compensation for the pawn. } ) 19... gxf6 20. Bxd7 $6 ( { Better is } 20. c4 ) 20... Ra8 $1 21. Qg4+ Kh8 22. Rf1 Rg8 $1 23. Qh3 $6 Qc5 $5 { Black could have captured pawn c2. } 24. Bf5 Qxe3+ 25. Kg2 h6 $1 ( { Avoids the passive. } 25... Rg7 ) 26. Qh5 Kg7 27. Qg4+ Qg5 28. Qf3 Rgd8 29. h4 Qd2+ 30. Kh3 $2 { The players miss prophylaxis. } ( { Kramnik would have played } 30. Rf2 Qd1 31. Bg4 $1 Qxf3+ 32. Bxf3 Ra2 33. b3 Rc8 34. Bd1 { White keeps his pawns, but the fortress remains shaky. } ) 30... Rd6 ( { Not } 30... Qxc2 $4 31. Be6 $1 ) 31. Rf2 Qd1 32. Kg4 Ra2 33. Qxd1 Rxd1 34. c4 Rb1 35. Rd2 Raxb2 36. Rd7 Rb7 37. Rd6 ( 37. c5 $1 Rxd7 38. Bxd7 Rb4 $1 39. Kf3 { gives more resistance (Anand). } ) 37... Rc7 38. Kh5 Rc1 39. g4 R7xc4 40. Rd7 Rc7 41. Rd8 Rh1 { Black threatens Rc7-c2-h2xh4#.  Again Alexei played poorly and
Vishy analysed carelessly.  Anand also won the fourth game. This ended the
match with 3 1/2 - 1/2 (+3, =1). The winner got $514,000 and the runner-up
$300,000.  Great festivities celebrated Anand's FIDE world title. The Indians
were very proud of their son.  The chess world remained divided. Reunification
remained hard. } ( 41... Rh1 42. Rd7 $1 Rxd7 43. Bxd7 Rc1 44. Bb5 Rc8 $1 45. Ba6 Rh8 46. Bb5 Kf8 47. Ba6 Ke7 48. Bc4 Rh7 { The black king marches to f4 (Anand). } ) 0-1
[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o. final"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[ECO "C11"]
[EventDate "2002.??.??"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]

{ The next FIDE championship was played in Moscow. Six knockout rounds were
executed in November and December 2001. Ivanchuk beat champion Anand and
Ponomariov ousted Svidler in the semifinals.  The final of eight games between
the two Ukrainians was played in January 2002. At the start of each game, they
got ninety minutes. Thirty seconds were added per move. This meant a quick
speed of sixty moves in two hours.  Ponomariov mentioned Topalov as a second.
Ivanchuk did not believe it. When he saw Topalov in the hall during the first
game, he lost his concentration and the game. } 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. Nf3 O-O 8. Qd2 Be7 9. O-O-O Qd5 10. Nc3 Qa5 11. a3 $5 ( { Theory is } 11. Ne5 Bb4 { (Ehlvest-Khalifman, Japfa 2000). } ) 11... Nd7 12. Kb1 Qb6 $5 { Black threatens 13...Bxa3. } 13. Qe3 $1 Nf6 14. Ne5 Rd8 $5 ( { A more natural continuation is } 14... Nd5 15. Qf3 Nxc3+ 16. Qxc3 c5 ) 15. Bc4 $1 Bd7 $1 { The bishop will be mentioned for defensive purposes. } 16. Bb3 Be8 17. Rhe1 Bf8 $6 { Black plays too passively. } ( { Activity on the queenside starts } 17... a5 $1 ) 18. g4 $1 Nd5 19. Qf3 c6 $6 ( { Better is } 19... Nxc3+ 20. Qxc3 a5 ) 20. Ne4 $1 Qc7 $2 ( { An interesting variation is } 20... c5 $5 21. c4 $5 Nf6 $1 22. dxc5 Bxc5 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Nxf6+ gxf6 25. Qxf6 Bxa3 $1 26. Qg5+ Kf8 27. Re3 Rd1+ $1 28. Kc2 Rf1 29. bxa3 Rxf2+ 30. Kc3 Ba4 $1 31. Qh6+ Kg8 32. Qg5+ { and perpetual check. } ) 21. c4 $1 Ne7 ( { No escape brings } 21... Nb6 $1 22. g5 $1 Nd7 23. Nf6+ $1 Nxf6 24. gxf6 g6 25. h4 { (Komarov), and now } 25... c5 26. h5 Rxd4 27. Rxd4 cxd4 28. hxg6 fxg6 29. c5 $1 ) 22. Ng5 Nc8 23. c5 { Black has no defence against the threats of 24.Nxe6 and 24.Nexf7. } 1-0
[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o. final"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[ECO "C88"]
[EventDate "2002.??.??"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3 Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. a3 Nb8 11. Nbd2 Nbd7 12. Nf1 Re8 13. Ng3 c6 14. Nh2 $6 ( { Theory is } 14. Nf5 { (Shirov-Adams, Wijk aan Zee 1998). } ) 14... d5 15. Qf3 g6 $1 16. Ba2 Bf8 17. Bg5 h6 18. Bd2 Bg7 19. Ng4 Nxg4 20. hxg4 Nc5 21. Rad1 Rc8 22. Nf1 Ne6 23. Qg3 Kh7 24. Nh2 f6 25. Nf3 c5 26. Qh2 Nd4 $1 27. Nxd4 cxd4 28. c3 $6 dxc3 29. bxc3 $2 ( { A defensible position brings } 29. Bxc3 d4 30. Bd2 Rc2 31. Bc1 ) 29... dxe4 30. dxe4 Qe7 { The white position looks horrible. } 31. a4 bxa4 32. Qh3 Red8 33. Qf3 Rc7 34. Bc1 Rcd7 35. Bb1 Qe6 36. Rxd7 Rxd7 37. Bc2 Bc6 38. Rd1 Qa2 39. Rxd7 Bxd7 40. Qd1 Bb5 ( { A fine alternative gives } 40... Bxg4 $5 41. Qxg4 Qxc2 42. Bxh6 $1 f5 43. exf5 Qxf5 44. Qxf5 gxf5 45. Bc1 Bf8 ) 41. Be3 Qc4 42. Kh2 Bc6 43. Qa1 Bf8 44. Bb1 a3 ( 44... Bxe4 { wins easily. } ) 45. f3 Qb3 46. Qa2 Ba4 $1 { White continues the game despite the humiliation. } 47. Kg3 Kg7 $4 { Ruslan gets a startling opportunity. } ( 47... g5 $1 { stops all counter chances. } ) 48. Qd2 $1 g5 ( { The pointe is } 48... Qxb1 49. Bxh6+ Kg8 50. Qd5+ Kh8 51. Bxf8 Qe1+ 52. Kh2 Qh4+ $11 { (Komarov). } ) 49. Ba2 Qb7 50. Qd3 Be8 51. Qd5 Qxd5 52. exd5 a5 53. c4 Bb4 54. c5 Kf8 55. Kf2 Bb5 56. c6 Ke7 57. Ba7 Kd8 58. Bb6+ Kc8 $2 ( { Better is } 58... Ke7 { because the white king cannot move to e6. } ) 59. Ke3 a4 $4 { 'Chookie' collapses. } ( { The complicated variation } 59... Bf1 $1 60. Ke4 Bxg2 61. Bc4 Bd6 { (Ponomariov) } 62. Bxa5 Bh1 $1 63. Ba6+ Kb8 64. Be2 Bg2 65. Kf5 a2 66. Bc3 Kc7 67. Kxf6 Kb6 68. Ke6 Kc5 $1 { leads to a narrow escape. } ) 60. Ke4 $1 Be2 61. Kf5 e4 62. Ke6 $1 exf3 63. d6 Bxd6 64. Kxd6 { Ivanchuk became
the victim of the decreased available time.  Sometimes chess players brag
about the level of contemporary chess. However, the quality of this match was
lower than in games of former runners-up, like Reshevsky, Keres, Geller and
Korchnoi.  Ponomariov won the match with 4 1/2 - 2 1/2 (+2, =5). He became the
new FIDE world champion. The friendly 18-years-old had used his chances well. } 1-0
[Event "Manama"]
[Site "Brains in Bahrein"]
[Date "2002.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "DEEP FRITZ"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[ECO "C45"]
[EventDate "2002.??.??"]
[PlyCount "101"]

{ The quality of commercial chess programs was tested in matches. } 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 Qf6 6. Qd2 dxc6 7. Nc3 Ne7 8. Qf4 Be6 9. Qxf6 gxf6 10. Na4 Bb4+ 11. c3 Bd6 12. Be3 b6 13. f4 O-O-O 14. Kf2 c5 15. c4 Nc6 16. Nc3 f5 17. e5 Bf8 $1 18. b3 $6 ( { Better is } 18. Nd5 $1 Bg7 19. Be2 ) 18... Nb4 $1 19. a3 $2 { FRITZ makes a grave positional error. } ( { Right is } 19. Rc1 $1 Bg7 20. a3 Nd3+ 21. Bxd3 Rxd3 22. Ke2 Rhd8 23. Rhd1 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 f6 25. Rxd8+ Kxd8 26. exf6 Bxf6 27. Kd3 { White has exchanged timely. } ) 19... Nc2 20. Rc1 Nxe3 21. Kxe3 Bg7 22. Nd5 c6 23. Nf6 Bxf6 24. exf6 Rhe8 25. Kf3 Rd2 26. h3 Bd7 27. g3 Re6 28. Rb1 Rxf6 29. Be2 Re6 30. Rhe1 Kc7 31. Bf1 b5 32. Rec1 Kb6 33. b4 cxb4 34. axb4 Re4 35. Rd1 $6 ( { More resistance is offered by } 35. Rc3 bxc4 36. Bxc4 Rh2 37. Bd3 Re8 38. Rc5 Rxh3 39. Bxf5 Bxf5 40. Rxf5 Rg8 41. Rxf7 Rgxg3+ 42. Ke4 { and White has counteraction. } ) 35... Rxd1 36. Rxd1 Be6 37. Bd3 Rd4 38. Be2 ( 38. Ke3 c5 39. bxc5+ Kxc5 40. cxb5 Bc4 41. Bc2 Rxd1 42. Bxd1 Bxb5 43. Bc2 Bd7 ) 38... Rxd1 39. c5+ Kb7 40. Bxd1 a5 41. bxa5 Ka6 42. Ke3 Kxa5 43. Kd4 b4 44. g4 fxg4 45. hxg4 b3 46. Kc3 Ka4 47. Kb2 f6 48. Bf3 Kb5 49. g5 f5 50. Kc3 Kxc5 51. Be2 { Kramnik played superior positional chess. The match ended in 4-4
(+2, =4, -2), because Vladimir lost his concentration in the second half. } 0-1
[Event "Maastricht"]
[Site "Man-Machine"]
[Date "2003.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "HIARCS X"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[ECO "A25"]
[EventDate "2003.??.??"]
[PlyCount "100"]

1. c4 e5 { Bareev and his second Glek talked about the English Defence before the game. } 2. g3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Rb1 a5 6. a3 d6 7. b4 axb4 8. axb4 f5 9. b5 Nce7 10. e3 Nf6 11. Nge2 { The moves are identical to Portisch-Hort, Skara 1980.
Bishop g2 has a hypermodern influence on the centre. } 11... Be6 $5 ( 11... O-O { The mentioned game continued with } 12. O-O Be6 13. d3 { Portisch avoids the capture of pawn b7. } ) 12. Bxb7 { Bareev accepts the challenge. } 12... Ra7 13. Bg2 Bxc4 14. d3 Be6 { The position is about equal. Strategic manoeuvres might begin. } 15. Bd2 h5 $6 16. h4 Qd7 17. Qc2 O-O 18. O-O Rb8 19. Rfc1 { White moves his pieces to the queenside. } 19... Bf7 20. Rb4 d5 21. d4 e4 { HIARCS has closed the centre. Bareev has the initiative. } 22. Nf4 Ng4 $2 { Black moves a knight away from the battlefield. } ( 22... Nc8 $1 { and the knight jumps to b6 or d6. } ) 23. Bf1 $1 Rba8 24. Ra4 Bh6 25. Rca1 Rxa4 26. Rxa4 Rb8 27. Ra6 $1 { White enters the hostile position easily. } 27... Bxf4 28. exf4 Nc8 { Black hopes to survive by a passive defence. } 29. Bc1 Nb6 30. Be2 Kg7 $1 { The king overprotects weaknesses. } 31. Qa2 Nf6 { The idle knight returns. } 32. Ba3 Ne8 33. Bc5 Nd6 34. Qa1 Qd8 { HIARCS has
anised his position. The knights establish strongholds in the bastion.
Prophylaxis has been applied just in time. } 35. Qa3 Nbc4 36. Qb4 e3 $1 37. f3 { White keeps the position closed. } ( 37. fxe3 $2 { The error } 37... Qe8 $1 { allows a counterattack. } ) 37... Nxb5 $5 { Black opens the game. } 38. Nxb5 Qd7 39. Ra5 Be8 40. Bxc4 dxc4 { Black will gain back the piece, but White has tactical chances in the meantime. } 41. Qc3 Rxb5 42. Rxb5 ( 42. d5+ { A trap sets } 42... Kh7 43. Qe5 $1 Qg7 ( 43... Rxa5 $4 { avoids } 44. Bd4 Kg8 45. Qh8+ Kf7 46. Qg7# ) ) 42... Qxb5 43. d5+ Kg8 44. Qxe3 Bf7 45. Qe7 Qb8 46. Bd4 Qe8 47. Qf6 Qe1+ 48. Kg2 Qe2+ 49. Bf2 { Bareev does not accept perpetual check. } 49... Be8 50. Qe5 Qxe5 { HIARCS X showe
d itself as a worthy positional opponent. The match ended with 2-2 (=4). } 1/2-1/2
[Event "FIDE Wch KO"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2001.12.05"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Ponomariov, R."]
[Black "Morozevich, A."]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "GM Alfonso Romero Holmes"]
[BlackElo "2742"]
[ECO "C78"]
[EventDate "2001.11.27"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[Source "Mikhail Golubev"]
[SourceDate "2002.01.08"]
[WhiteElo "2684"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4 Bg4 ( 8... Rb8 9. axb5 axb5 10. d4 Bb6 11. Na3 Bg4 12. Nxb5 O-O ) 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 O-O 11. a5 $1 ( 11. d3 Na5 12. Bc2 b4 13. Nd2 Rb8 ) 11... Rb8 12. d3 Nd7 13. Nd2 ( 13. Be3 Kh8 14. Nd2 Ne7 { Kasparov-Anand, Wijk aan Zee 2001 } ) 13... Kh8 14. Kh1 Ne7 15. Qe2 h6 ( 15... f5 16. Nf3 ( 16. exf5 Nxf5 17. Ne4 ) ) 16. f4 Ng6 ( 16... exf4 17. d4 Ba7 18. Rxf4 ) 17. f5 Nf4 18. Qf3 Nf6 19. Bc2 ( 19. Nb1 b4 ( 19... g5 20. fxg6 fxg6 21. d4 ( 21. g3 $5 ) 21... Ba7 22. g3 ) 20. Bc4 d5 21. exd5 bxc3 22. bxc3 ) 19... g5 20. fxg6 fxg6 21. Nb3 Nd7 {  } 22. Bxf4 $1 Rxf4 23. Qe2 Ba7 ( 23... Qh4 24. Rxf4 exf4 ( 24... Qxf4 25. Rf1 Qh4 26. Rf7 ) 25. d4 $1 ( 25. Nxc5 dxc5 26. Rf1 Nf6 ) 25... Ba7 26. Rf1 c6 27. Qf3 g5 28. e5 $1 ) 24. Rxf4 exf4 25. Qg4 g5 26. d4 $16 Nf6 27. Qe6 Qf8 28. e5 Nh5 29. exd6 Qxd6 ( 29... cxd6 30. Qd7 ) 30. Qxd6 ( 30. Re1 ) 30... cxd6 31. Re1 Rf8 32. Re7 Bb8 33. Nd2 Ng7 ( 33... Nf6 34. Rb7 Re8 35. Nf3 Nd5 36. Rh7+ Kg8 37. Rxh6 Re2 38. Rg6+ Kf8 39. Bb3 Ne7 40. Rf6+ ) 34. Nf3 Re8 35. Rb7 d5 36. Rb6 h5 37. Bg6 Rc8 38. Nxg5 f3 39. gxf3 Bf4 40. h4 Bc1 41. Rxa6 Bxb2 42. Bf7 Ne8 ( 42... Nf5 43. Ra7 ( 43. Be6 Rf8 44. Ra7 Ng7 ) 43... Ng7 44. Bxd5 Bxc3 45. Nf7+ Kh7 46. Be4+ Kg8 47. Nd6 ) 43. Rg6 Nc7 44. Rc6 Ra8 1-0
[Event "FIDE Wch KO"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2001.??.??"]
[Round "5.5"]
[White "Ivanchuk, V."]
[Black "Lautier, J."]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "GM Alfonso Romero Holmes"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[ECO "E15"]
[EventDate "2001.11.27"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[Source "Mikhail Golubev"]
[SourceDate "2002.01.08"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Qc2 ( 8. Bg2 c6 $1 ) 8... d5 9. cxd5 exd5 ( 9... Nxd5 10. Bg2 Nd7 11. O-O c5 12. Rfd1 Rc8 13. Qb2 Bb7 14. e4 $1 { Ivanchuk-Ehlvest, Tallinn rpd 2000; Topalov-Karpov, Monaco rpd 2001 } ) 10. Bh3 $5 c5 11. O-O Nc6 12. Be3 Re8 13. Rfd1 h6 14. Rac1 c4 15. Ne5 Na5 16. bxc4 Nxc4 17. Qa4 $6 ( 17. Bf4 $1 Bd6 ( 17... b5 18. e4 $5 ) 18. Qa4 Bc8 19. Bg2 Nxe5 20. dxe5 Bd7 21. Qa6 $5 ( 21. Qd4 Bc5 22. Qd3 ) ) 17... Nxe3 18. fxe3 Bb7 19. Nb5 Bd6 20. Nd7 $5 ( 20. Nxd6 Qxd6 21. Rf1 Re7 22. Bf5 Rc7 ) 20... Qe7 21. Rd3 ( 21. Nxf6+ Qxf6 22. Nc7 Qe7 ( 22... Bxc7 $5 23. Rxc7 Re7 ) 23. Nxa8 Qxe3+ 24. Kh1 Bxa8 $44 ) ( 21. Nxd6 Qxd6 22. Nxf6+ Qxf6 23. Rc7 Re7 24. Bd7 $5 Qg5 $1 25. Rf1 Bc8 26. Qc6 Rxd7 27. Rxd7 Qxe3+ 28. Rf2 Bxd7 29. Qxa8+ Kh7 30. Qxd5 Bh3 ) 21... Nxd7 $6 ( 21... Ne4 22. Nxd6 Qxd6 23. Qa3 Bc8 24. Qxd6 Nxd6 25. Rc6 Nc4 26. Rc3 Bxd7 27. Bxd7 Re7 28. Bf5 g6 29. Bd3 Nxe3 30. h3 $11 ) 22. Nxd6 Qxd6 23. Qxd7 Qxd7 24. Bxd7 Re7 25. Bb5 Rd8 $2 ( 25... a6 26. Ba4 b5 27. Bb3 b4 28. Rc5 Rd8 29. Kf2 Rd6 30. Ba4 $14 ( 30. Rd2 Rf6+ 31. Ke1 Rxe3 32. Bxd5 Bxd5 33. Rxd5 $11 ) ) 26. Rdc3 Rd6 27. Rc7 Rde6 28. Bd7 Rd6 29. Bf5 Rxc7 30. Rxc7 g6 ( 30... Ba6 31. Rxa7 g6 32. Bxg6 fxg6 33. Rxa6 $18 ) 31. Bd3 $1 Bc6 32. Rxa7 Bd7 33. Kf2 Kg7 34. Ke1 Bh3 35. Kd2 Rf6 36. Rb7 h5 37. a4 g5 38. e4 dxe4 39. Bxe4 $18 h4 40. gxh4 gxh4 41. Bf3 Kg6 42. Ke3 Bf5 43. Rc7 Re6+ 44. Kd2 Be4 45. Bxe4+ Rxe4 46. Kd3 Rg4 47. Rc6+ Kg5 48. Rxb6 Rg2 49. a5 Rxh2 50. a6 Rh3+ 51. e3 Rh2 52. Rb5+ { (  53.Ra5) } 1-0
[Event "FIDE Wch KO"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2001.12.11"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Svidler, P."]
[Black "Ponomariov, R."]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "GM Alfonso Romero Holmes"]
[BlackElo "2684"]
[ECO "C43"]
[EventDate "2001.11.27"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[Source "Mikhail Golubev"]
[SourceDate "2002.01.08"]
[WhiteElo "2686"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. Nxe5 Nd7 6. Nxd7 Bxd7 7. O-O Bd6 8. c4 c6 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Nc3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 O-O 12. Qh5 f5 ( 12... g6 13. Qxd5 Qc7 14. Qf3 $5 Bxh2+ 15. Kh1 Bd6 16. c4 { Rublevsky-Vallejo, Ech 2001 } ) 13. Re1 ( 13. Qf3 Kh8 $1 14. Bf4 Qc7 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Rfe1 Rfe8 $11 ) 13... Qc7 14. Bd2 Rae8 15. Bc2 g6 16. Qf3 ( 16. Qh4 ) 16... Re4 $1 17. g3 ( 17. Bxe4 fxe4 18. Qe2 Bxh2+ 19. Kh1 Rf5 ) 17... Bb5 18. Bf4 ( 18. Bxe4 fxe4 19. Qg4 Rf5 ( 19... Bd7 $2 20. Qd1 Qc8 21. Qb3 ) ) 18... Bxf4 19. gxf4 Qd6 20. Bxe4 fxe4 21. Qg3 Rxf4 22. Rab1 Bd7 23. f3 b6 ( 23... exf3 24. Kf2 ) 24. Re3 Qf6 ( 24... exf3 25. Kf2 Bf5 26. Re8+ Kg7 27. Rbe1 Be4 28. c4 ) 25. Rf1 $2 ( 25. Rbe1 h5 ) ( 25. Rb2 h5 ( 25... exf3 26. Kf2 ) 26. Rf2 h4 27. Qg2 Bf5 28. h3 ( 28. Rf1 h3 29. Qe2 Qg5+ $1 ) 28... b5 29. fxe4 Bxe4 30. Rxf4 Qxf4 31. Qf2 Qg5+ 32. Kh2 ) 25... Bg4 26. Qxg4 Rxg4+ 27. fxg4 Qg5 28. Rg3 b5 {  } 29. Rf2 Kg7 30. Kg2 a5 31. Rb2 b4 32. cxb4 axb4 33. h3 Qc1 34. Rgb3 Kh6 $1 35. Rxb4 Qd1 36. Kf2 Kg5 37. Re2 Kf4 $19 38. Rb3 Qxd4+ 39. Kg2 Qc4 40. Rf2+ Kg5 41. Rf7 d4 42. h4+ Kxh4 43. Rxh7+ Kxg4 44. Rg3+ Kf5 0-1
[Event "FIDE Wch KO"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2001.12.13"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Anand, V."]
[Black "Ivanchuk, V."]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "GM Alfonso Romero Holmes"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[ECO "B30"]
[EventDate "2001.11.27"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[Source "Mikhail Golubev"]
[SourceDate "2002.01.08"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 d6 5. d3 Be7 6. Nd2 $5 Nf6 7. Nf1 Nd7 $5 ( 7... Be6 8. Ne3 O-O ( 8... Bxc4 $6 9. dxc4 $14 ) 9. O-O Nd4 10. a4 a6 11. Ncd5 Nxd5 ( 11... b5 $2 12. axb5 axb5 13. Rxa8 Qxa8 14. Nxe7+ $18 ) 12. Bxd5 Rb8 13. g3 ( 13. c3 Nc6 14. g3 $14 ) 13... Bh3 14. Ng2 Qd7 ( 14... Ne6 15. f4 exf4 16. gxf4 Nc7 17. Ba2 d5 ) 15. c3 Ne6 16. f4 exf4 17. gxf4 Nc7 18. Ba2 Qg4 ( 18... d5 19. Qf3 Rbd8 ) 19. Qxg4 Bxg4 20. Rf2 Be6 21. f5 $1 Bxa2 22. Rxa2 b5 23. Bf4 b4 24. f6 $5 Bxf6 ( 24... gxf6 $6 25. Ne3 $14 { x f5 } ) 25. Bxd6 Rfc8 ( 25... bxc3 $2 26. e5 $1 cxb2 27. Rfxb2 Rxb2 28. Rxb2 $18 ) 26. e5 Bd8 27. e6 $6 ( 27. Ne3 $14 ) 27... Bf6 28. exf7+ Kxf7 29. Ne3 bxc3 30. bxc3 Rb1+ 31. Kg2 Ne8 32. Bg3 Kg6 33. Ng4 Rd8 { -  Gelfand,B-Kramnik,V FIDE Sanghi Nagar (2) 1994 } ) 8. Nd5 ( 8. Ne3 Bg5 ) 8... Nb6 9. Nxb6 ( 9. Bb3 Nd4 ) 9... axb6 10. c3 O-O 11. Ne3 ( 11. Ng3 $5 Be6 ( 11... Bg5 12. Bxg5 Qxg5 13. O-O ) 12. O-O d5 13. exd5 Bxd5 14. Qg4 ) 11... Bg5 12. O-O Kh8 13. Bd2 ( 13. Nd5 Bxc1 14. Qxc1 Ne7 15. f4 Be6 $1 ) 13... Bxe3 14. fxe3 Qe7 15. Bd5 Be6 16. Qb3 ( 16. c4 f5 ) 16... Na5 17. Qc2 ( 17. Qxb6 Ra6 18. Qb5 Bd7 $19 ) 17... Qc7 ( 17... b5 18. c4 bxc4 19. dxc4 ) ( 17... f5 $6 18. Bxe6 Qxe6 19. exf5 Rxf5 20. Rxf5 Qxf5 21. Rf1 Qe6 22. c4 ) 18. h3 ( 18. c4 Nc6 19. a3 Ne7 ) 18... h6 19. c4 Nc6 20. Qd1 Bxd5 $1 21. exd5 Ne7 22. a4 ( 22. e4 f5 $1 23. Qh5 Qd7 ) 22... f5 23. Bc3 Rf7 24. Qb3 $2 ( 24. Qh5 Rf6 25. b3 $1 ( 25. Rf2 b5 ) 25... Qd7 26. Rf2 ) 24... Ng6 25. Rf2 Raf8 26. Raf1 f4 $1 27. Bd2 f3 $1 28. Rxf3 ( 28. g3 Rf5 ( 28... Qd7 29. Kh2 Rf5 30. Qb5 Qc8 31. g4 R5f6 ) 29. e4 Rh5 30. Rxf3 ( 30. h4 Nxh4 31. gxh4 Qc8 32. Rh2 Qg4+ 33. Kh1 Rxh4 34. Rf2 Rxh2+ 35. Kxh2 Qh4+ 36. Kg1 Rf6 $19 ) 30... Rxf3 31. Rxf3 Rxh3 32. Kg2 Rh5 33. Be3 Qd7 $40 ) 28... Rxf3 29. gxf3 ( 29. Rxf3 Rxf3 30. gxf3 Qd7 31. Kh2 Qf5 32. f4 ( 32. Qxb6 Qxf3 ) 32... Nh4 ( 32... Qh5 $1 ) 33. Kg3 g5 $1 ( 33... Qg6+ 34. Kxh4 Qg2 35. Qxb6 Kh7 36. Qc7 $11 ) 34. Bc1 $1 Qg6 ( 34... Kh7 35. Qd1 ) 35. fxg5 ( 35. fxe5 Qf5 $1 ) 35... Qxg5+ 36. Kf2 Qg2+ 37. Ke1 Nf3+ 38. Kd1 Qf1+ 39. Kc2 Ne1+ 40. Kd2 Kg7 41. Qxb6 $11 ) 29... Qc8 30. Kh2 Rf5 31. f4 Rh5 32. f5 ( 32. Rf3 Qg4 33. Rg3 Qe2+ 34. Rg2 Qf3 ) 32... Rxf5 33. Qd1 Qf8 34. Rxf5 $2 ( 34. Kg1 Nh4 35. e4 Rxf1+ ( 35... Rf3 36. Bc1 Qf7 37. Rxf3 Nxf3+ 38. Kg2 Nh4+ 39. Kg3 g5 $15 ) 36. Qxf1 Qf3 $1 37. Be1 Qe3+ 38. Bf2 Qg5+ 39. Kh1 Ng6 40. Qd1 ( 40. Bg1 Kh7 ) 40... Nf4 41. Qf3 Qf6 ) 34... Qxf5 35. Qe2 e4 $1 36. Qg4 Qxg4 37. hxg4 Ne5 38. Kg3 exd3 39. b3 g6 $19 40. e4 h5 41. gxh5 gxh5 42. Kf2 h4 0-1
[Event "Antwerp"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1923.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Koltanowski, George"]
[Black "Dunkelblum, A."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B18"]
[EventDate "1923.??.??"]
[PlyCount "29"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Bd3 Qxd4 6. Nf3 Qd8 7. Qe2 Nf6 8. Nxf6+ gxf6 9. Bxf5 Qa5+ 10. Bd2 Qxf5 11. O-O-O Qe6 12. Qd3 { # } 12... Qxa2 $4 13. Qd8+ Kxd8 14. Ba5+ Kc8 15. Rd8# 1-0
[Event "Belgian Championship"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1929.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Colle, Edgar"]
[Black "Koltanowski, George"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Schiller"]
[ECO "E67"]
[EventDate "1929.??.??"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Nc3 e5 8. h3 h6 9. Be3 c6 10. Rc1 Qe7 11. b4 Re8 12. Qb3 Nb6 13. d5 Bf5 14. Nd2 Qc7 15. a4 Rad8 16. a5 Nc8 17. a6 cxd5 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. cxd5 Qb8 20. axb7 Qxb7 21. Nc4 Qb5 22. Na5 Nb6 23. Nc6 Ra8 24. Ra1 e4 25. Ra5 Qxe2 26. Rc1 Qb2 27. Qd1 Bd7 28. Rb1 Qc3 29. Rb3 Qf6 { # } 30. Nxa7 $2 { Greedy. } ( 30. Bd4 Qg5 31. Be3 Qf6 32. Bd4 { was probably the proper course of action, but Colle didn't want to settle for
a draw. } ) 30... Nc4 31. Ra2 Nxe3 32. fxe3 ( 32. Rxe3 Qd4 33. Qxd4 Bxd4 34. Rea3 e3 $1 { Black wins. } ) 32... Qg5 33. g4 h5 34. b5 hxg4 35. h4 Qxh4 36. b6 g3 $1 { The b-pawn can be ignored. It has not further relevance for this game. } 37. Bf1 Bg4 38. Qd2 Bf3 39. Bg2 Re5 40. Rb4 Qh2+ 41. Kf1 Rf5 42. Ke1 Qg1+ 43. Bf1 g2 44. Qf2 Bc3+ { White resigned, as checkmate is inevitable. } 0-1
[Event "Hastings"]
[Site "ENG"]
[Date "1929.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Koltanowski, George"]
[Black "Noteboom, Daniel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D51"]
[EventDate "1929.??.??"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. a3 Be7 7. Qc2 O-O 8. Rd1 a6 9. Nf3 Re8 10. Bd3 h6 11. Bh4 b5 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. O-O Bb7 14. Qe2 Rc8 15. Rc1 Nb6 16. Ne5 Nc4 17. f4 Nd6 18. f5 exf5 19. Bxf5 Nxf5 20. Rxf5 Rc7 21. Rcf1 Bc8 { # } 22. Rxf6 $1 Bxf6 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. Ng4 f5 25. Nxh6+ Kg7 26. Nxf5+ Bxf5 27. Rxf5 Re6 28. Rxd5 Qh4 29. Rh5 Qe7 30. e4 Rxc3 31. bxc3 Rxe4 32. Qd2 Qe6 33. Qg5+ Qg6 34. Qxg6+ fxg6 35. Re5 Rf4 36. Re6 a5 37. Rb6 Rf5 38. Rc6 Rf4 39. g3 Rf3 40. Kg2 Rd3 41. Rc5 a4 42. Kf2 b4 43. axb4 a3 44. Ke2 a2 45. Ra5 Rxc3 46. Rxa2 Rc4 47. Kd3 Rxb4 48. Rf2 1-0
[Event "Antwerp"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1932.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Koltanowski, George"]
[Black "Flohr, Salo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Schiller"]
[ECO "A46"]
[EventDate "1932.??.??"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 c5 4. c3 b6 5. Bd3 Bb7 6. Nbd2 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. Qe2 O-O 9. a3 Rc8 10. e4 cxd4 11. cxd4 d6 12. b4 Nh5 13. g3 g6 14. Bb2 d5 15. e5 Ng7 16. Nb3 a5 17. b5 Nb8 18. Rac1 Nd7 19. Rxc8 Qxc8 20. Rc1 Qb8 21. Qc2 Ne8 22. Qd2 Kg7 23. Rc2 h6 24. Bc1 Rh8 25. h4 Nf8 26. Qf4 Qd8 27. Rc3 Bc8 28. Na1 $5 { The start of a creative plan to bring the knight to b4. } 28... Bd7 29. Nc2 a4 30. Nb4 Bxb4 31. axb4 Kg8 32. Qd2 Nc7 33. Qe2 Be8 34. Nh2 Qd7 35. Ng4 Nh7 36. Bxh6 Qe7 37. Qc2 1-0
[Event "London"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1932.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Koltanowski, George"]
[Black "Winter, William"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Schiller"]
[ECO "E43"]
[EventDate "1932.??.??"]
[PlyCount "85"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 b6 5. Nf3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Bb7 7. Bd3 d6 8. Qc2 Nbd7 9. O-O O-O 10. Nd2 e5 11. f4 Re8 12. fxe5 dxe5 13. e4 Qe7 14. Re1 Nf8 15. a4 Ng6 16. g3 Qd7 17. d5 c6 18. a5 bxa5 19. Rxa5 Qc7 20. Nb3 cxd5 21. cxd5 Rec8 22. c4 Ng4 23. h3 Nf6 24. Be3 a6 25. Rea1 Rcb8 26. Bf1 Bc8 27. c5 Nxe4 { Black wins a pawn, but cannot cope with the advancing White pawns. } 28. Qxe4 Rxb3 29. d6 Qb8 30. Bc4 ( 30. Bg2 Ra7 31. c6 { would have been more efficient. } ) 30... Bb7 31. c6 $1 Bxc6 32. Qxc6 Rxe3 33. Kf2 $1 { #  Kolty had seem deeply
into the position, and realized that the rook would not escape. Black is
doomed. } 33... Rc3 34. Bxf7+ Kxf7 35. Qxc3 Qxd6 36. Qf3+ Qf6 37. Rxa6 Rxa6 38. Rxa6 Qxf3+ 39. Kxf3 h5 40. h4 Nf8 41. Ke4 Nd7 42. Kf5 e4 43. Ra7 1-0
[Event "London"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1932.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Koltanowski, George"]
[Black "Milner Barry, Philip Stuart"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E43"]
[EventDate "1932.??.??"]
[PlyCount "51"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 b6 5. Nf3 Bb7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. Qc2 d6 8. Bd2 Nbd7 9. a3 Bxc3 10. Bxc3 Qe7 11. O-O-O Rfc8 12. e4 e5 13. Rhe1 c5 14. dxe5 dxe5 15. Nh4 b5 16. f4 b4 17. Nf5 Qe6 18. axb4 cxb4 19. Bxb4 Nc5 20. fxe5 Nxd3+ 21. Qxd3 Qxc4+ 22. Bc3 Qxd3 23. Rxd3 Bxe4 { # } 24. Ne7+ Kf8 25. exf6 Rc4 26. Rde3 1-0
[Event "Blind Simultaneous"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1938.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Koltanowski, George"]
[Black "Unknown"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C55"]
[EventDate "1938.??.??"]
[PlyCount "25"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. O-O Bc5 5. d4 Bxd4 6. Nxd4 Nxd4 7. f4 Nc6 $2 { # } 8. Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7 9. fxe5 Ne7 10. exf6 gxf6 11. Bg5 Ng8 12. e5 h5 13. Qd5+ 1-0
[Event "Blind Simultaneous"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1946.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Koltanowski, George"]
[Black "Unkown"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Schiller"]
[ECO "B20"]
[EventDate "1946.??.??"]
[PlyCount "27"]

1. e4 c5 2. b4 e6 $2 3. bxc5 Bxc5 4. d4 Bd6 $4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. c3 Nge7 7. Bd3 O-O 8. e5 Bc7 { # } 9. Bxh7+ $1 Kxh7 $2 10. Ng5+ Kg6 11. h4 Nxe5 12. h5+ Kf5 ( 12... Kf6 13. Nh7+ Kf5 14. Qc2+ Nd3+ 15. Qxd3+ Kg4 16. Qe4+ Bf4 17. Qxf4# ) 13. g4+ Nxg4 14. Qf3+ { Black resigned. } 1-0
[Event "Manhattan Chess Club simul"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1946.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Koltanowski, George"]
[Black "Bisguier, Arthur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Schiller"]
[ECO "D95"]
[EventDate "1946.??.??"]
[PlyCount "59"]

{ Koltanowski is best known for his ability to play blindfolded against many
players simultaneously. Here he defeats Arthur Bisguier, who would go on to
become a Grandmaster and United States Champion. } 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 g6 4. c4 Bg7 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Qb3 c6 7. Bd2 b6 8. Be2 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nbd7 10. O-O Bb7 11. Rad1 c5 12. Bc1 cxd4 13. exd4 Rc8 14. Ne5 Qe8 15. Rfe1 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Qc6 { # } 17. Nd5 $1 Nxd5 ( 17... Qxc4 18. Nxe7+ Kh8 19. exf6 Qxb3 20. fxg7+ Kxg7 21. axb3 { and White is a piece ahead. } ) 18. Bxd5 Qc7 19. Bxb7 Qxb7 20. e6 $1 Qc6 ( 20... f5 21. Rd7 Rc7 22. Bf4 Rxd7 23. exd7+ Kh8 24. Rxe7 { wins. } ) 21. exf7+ Rxf7 22. Rxe7 Qf6 23. Rxf7 Qxf7 24. Qxf7+ Kxf7 25. Be3 Ke6 26. Rc1 Rd8 27. b3 Bb2 28. Rc6+ Kd5 29. Rc7 Ke4 30. Kf1 1-0
[Event "Blind Simultaneous"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1947.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Koltanowski, George"]
[Black "Hofferbert, Mary"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C50"]
[EventDate "1947.??.??"]
[PlyCount "31"]

{ Kolty delivers a smothered mate in a blindfold simul game. } 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bd6 $2 4. O-O Nf6 5. Nc3 O-O 6. d3 Na5 7. Bg5 Nxc4 8. dxc4 Re8 9. a3 b6 10. Nd5 $1 Be7 { # } 11. Nxe5 $1 Nxd5 12. Qxd5 Bxg5 13. Nxf7 $1 Bb7 14. Nh6+ Kh8 15. Qg8+ Rxg8 16. Nf7# 1-0
[Event "Vancouver"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1948.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Koltanowski, George"]
[Black "Thompson, Brett"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Schiller"]
[ECO "C55"]
[EventDate "1948.??.??"]
[PlyCount "33"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. O-O Be7 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 Ne4 7. Re1 Nc5 8. Nxd4 Ne6 9. Nf5 a6 10. Nxe7 Qxe7 11. a4 b6 12. Nc3 O-O 13. Nd5 Qd8 14. Qh5 Kh8 { # } 15. Nf6 $3 { and Black resigned. } 15... gxf6 { gets mated by } 16. Bd3 f5 17. Bxf5 { etc. } 1-0
[Event "Blind Simultaneous"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1952.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Koltanowski, George"]
[Black "Bogart, Humphrey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Schiller"]
[ECO "C01"]
[EventDate "1952.??.??"]
[PlyCount "81"]

{ Kolty's opponent in this blindfold simultaneous game was no less than one of
the greatest actors of all time. The star of Casablanca could not escape his
fate this time, however! } 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Bd3 Nf6 5. Ne2 Bg4 6. O-O Bd6 7. f3 Be6 8. Bf4 O-O 9. Nd2 Nc6 10. c3 Ne7 11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. f4 c5 13. Nf3 Nf5 14. Qd2 Ne4 15. Qc1 Rac8 16. dxc5 Qxc5+ 17. Ned4 Nxd4 18. Nxd4 Rc7 19. f5 Bd7 20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. Qf4 Re8 22. Rae1 Re5 $6 ( 22... Bb5 { would have provided a more active defense. } ) 23. Rxe4 Rxe4 24. Qxe4 Bc6 25. Qe3 Re7 26. Qg3 Re8 27. f6 g6 28. Qh4 h5 29. Re1 Rxe1+ 30. Qxe1 Qd6 31. Nxc6 Qxc6 32. Qe7 Qc8 33. h3 Qc6 34. b4 Qxc3 35. Qe8+ Kh7 36. Qxf7+ Kh6 37. Qe7 Qc1+ 38. Kf2 Qf4+ 39. Ke2 Qc4+ 40. Kf3 Kg5 $2 41. f7+ 1-0
[Event "St Louis"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1958.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Koltanowski, George"]
[Black "Unknown"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E67"]
[EventDate "1958.??.??"]
[PlyCount "35"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. c4 Nbd7 7. Nc3 e5 8. h3 h6 9. Be3 Ne8 10. Qd2 Kh7 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Bc5 Rh8 13. Rad1 c6 14. Ne4 f5 { # } 15. Nfg5+ $1 { Black reesigned, because of } 15... hxg5 16. Nxg5+ Kg8 17. Bd5+ $1 cxd5 18. Qxd5# 1-0
[Event "Fairmont Hotel"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1960.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Koltanowski, George"]
[Black "Richardson, Kerry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C55"]
[EventDate "1960.??.??"]
[PlyCount "23"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bb5 Bd7 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8. Nxe5 f6 $2 { # } 9. Qh5+ Ke7 10. Qf7+ Kd6 11. Bf4 g5 12. Nc4# 1-0
[Event "URS-qualJ"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[ECO "E32"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]

1. d4 { E32: Nimzo-Indian: Classical (4 Qc2): 4...0-0 } 1... Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Bg5 Bb7 8. Nh3 d6 9. f3 Nbd7 10. e4 e5 11. d5 a5 12. b3 h6 13. Be3 c5 14. Nf2 Nh5 15. g3 { Controls f4 } 15... Bc8 16. Be2 Ra7 17. Qd2 Qf6 18. a4 Re8 19. O-O-O Nf8 20. Kb1 Ng6 21. Rhf1 Qe7 22. Bd3 Qf6 23. Rde1 Nf8 24. f4 exf4 25. gxf4 Ng6 ( 25... Qh4 $5 $11 { is interesting } ) 26. f5 $16 Ne5 27. Be2 Qh4 28. Bxh6 $1 { Demolition of pawn structure } 28... Ng3 ( 28... gxh6 29. Qxh6 ) 29. hxg3 Qxh6 30. Qf4 g5 ( 30... Nd7 31. Rh1 Qxf4 32. gxf4 $16 ) 31. fxg6 ( 31. Qd2 Qg7 $18 ) 31... Qxg6 ( 31... Qxf4 32. gxf4 Nxg6 33. f5 $16 ) 32. Rh1 $18 Kg7 ( 32... Qg7 33. g4 $18 ) 33. Rh5 f6 34. Reh1 Nf7 35. R5h4 Re5 $2 ( 35... Qg5 $18 ) 36. Nd3 ( 36. Bh5 { and White can already relax } 36... Rxh5 37. Rxh5 Re7 $18 ) 36... Rg5 37. Bh5 Rxh5 38. Rxh5 Re7 39. Rh7+ Kf8 ( 39... Kg8 { is not much help } 40. Nf2 $18 ) 40. Qh4 ( 40. Qh4 Rxe4 41. g4 $14 ) ( 40. Rh8+ { and White has reached his goal } 40... Nxh8 41. Rxh8+ Kf7 42. Rxc8 Qxe4 43. Qxe4 Rxe4 44. Rb8 $18 ) 1-0
[Event "URS-chJ"]
[Site "Kherson"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ibragimov, Ildar"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[ECO "A88"]
[EventDate "1991.??.??"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]

1. d4 { A88: Dutch Defence: Leningrad System: 5 Nf3 0-0 6 0-0 d6 7 Nc3 c6 } 1... d6 2. c4 f5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 Qe8 8. b3 Na6 9. Ba3 c6 10. Qd3 Rb8 11. e4 fxe4 12. Nxe4 Bf5 13. Nxf6+ Bxf6 14. Qd2 Nc7 15. Rae1 Qd7 16. h4 b5 17. Re3 bxc4 18. bxc4 Bh3 19. Rfe1 Bxg2 { last book move } 20. Kxg2 Qf5 21. Re4 Rbe8 22. Rf4 Qc8 23. Qa5 d5 24. cxd5 Nxd5 25. Rfe4 { e7 seems the pivot of the position } 25... Qf5 26. Qd2 ( 26. Qxa7 $4 { taking the pawn is naive } 26... Qxf3+ { Annihilates a defender: f3 } 27. Kxf3 Bxd4+ 28. Kg4 Bxa7 29. Bxe7 Rxf2 $19 ( 29... Rxe7 30. Rxe7 Bxf2 31. a4 $19 ) ( 29... Nxe7 $6 30. Rxe7 Rxe7 31. Rxe7 Bxf2 32. a4 $19 ) ) 26... Bg7 27. Nh2 Rf7 28. Bc5 { The white bishop on an outpost } 28... Qd7 29. a4 Nf6 30. Re5 Nd5 31. R5e4 ( 31. R5e2 Rb8 $14 ) 31... Nf6 $11 32. Re5 Kh8 ( 32... Nd5 33. R5e2 $14 ) 33. Kg1 Nd5 { A valuable piece } 34. R5e2 a6 35. Qd3 Qh3 ( 35... Ra8 $14 ) 36. Nf3 ( 36. Qxa6 Ref8 37. Qa5 $14 ( 37. Qxc6 Rxf2 38. Rxf2 Qxg3+ 39. Kh1 Rxf2 ( 39... Qxf2 $6 40. Rf1 Qa2 41. Rxf8+ Bxf8 42. Kg1 $11 ) 40. Qa8+ Bf8 41. Qxf8+ Rxf8 42. Re2 Rf2 43. Rxf2 Qxf2 44. Ng4 Qf1+ 45. Kh2 Nf4 46. Ne3 Qf2+ 47. Kh1 Qxh4+ 48. Kg1 Qg3+ 49. Kf1 Qxe3 50. Bb6 Qe2+ 51. Kg1 Qg2# ) ( 37. Bxe7 $4 { White will choke on that pawn } 37... Rxf2 ( 37... Nxe7 $6 38. Rd1 $19 ) 38. Rxf2 Qxg3+ 39. Kh1 Rxf2 ( 39... Qxf2 40. Re2 Qxd4 41. Bxf8 Qd1+ 42. Kg2 Nf4+ 43. Kf3 $11 ) 40. Qc8+ Bf8 41. Bf6+ Nxf6 42. Qxf8+ Ng8 43. Qxf2 Qxf2 $19 ) ) 36... Nf4 $15 { Do you see the mate threat? } 37. gxf4 Rxf4 { The mate threat is Rg4 } 38. Ne5 ( 38. Re4 $5 { is worthy of consideration } 38... Qg4+ 39. Kf1 Rxf3 40. Rxg4 Rxd3 41. Re6 $15 ) 38... Rg4+ $1 $17 { keeping the advantage } 39. Nxg4 { Theme: Deflection from d3 } 39... Qxd3 40. Re4 Qf3 41. Nh2 Qf5 42. Bxe7 ( 42. Kg2 Rf8 43. f3 Bf6 $19 ) 42... Kg8 43. f3 ( 43. R1e3 Qd5 $19 ) 43... Qh3 $19 44. R1e2 ( 44. Kh1 $19 ) 44... Qg3+ 45. Rg2 Bxd4+ $1 { a devastating blow } 46. Kh1 ( 46. Rxd4 { A deflection } 46... Qe1+ { Theme: Double Attack } ) 46... Qh3 47. Rgg4 ( 47. a5 Bc3 $19 ) 47... c5 48. h5 ( 48. Re1 { does not improve anything } 48... Bf6 49. Rge4 Bxe7 50. Rxe7 Rxe7 51. Rxe7 Qxh4 $19 ) 48... Rb8 49. Re1 Be5 50. Rh4 Qf5 51. hxg6 hxg6 52. Re2 ( 52. Bxc5 { doesn't change the outcome of the game } 52... Bg3 53. Rb4 Rc8 $19 ( 53... Bxe1 $6 { is clearly worse } 54. Rxb8+ Kh7 55. Rb7+ Kh8 56. Rb8+ Kg7 57. Rb7+ Kf6 58. Ng4+ Kg5 59. Be3+ Kh4 60. Kg2 Qc2+ 61. Nf2 $15 ) ( 53... Qxc5 $6 { is much worse } 54. Rxb8+ Bxb8 55. Re8+ Kf7 56. Rxb8 $19 ) ) 52... Rb1+ ( 52... Qb1+ $5 { keeps an even firmer grip } 53. Kg2 Rb2 54. Rxb2 Qxb2+ 55. Kg1 $19 ) 53. Kg2 Bd4 54. Ng4 ( 54. Rxd4 { no good, but what else? } 54... cxd4 55. Ng4 $19 ) 54... Rg1+ 55. Kh2 ( 55. Kh3 { doesn't do any good } 55... Qxf3+ 56. Kh2 Rh1# ) 55... Qf4+ ( 55... Qf4+ 56. Kh3 Qg3# ) 0-1
[Event "URS-ch58"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Neverov, Valeriy"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[ECO "D31"]
[EventDate "1991.11.??"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]

1. d4 { D31: Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Slav without ...Nf6 (+ Marshall
Gambit and Noteboom) and Exchange Variation lines without ...Nf6 } 1... d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 e6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bb4 6. e3 b5 7. Bd2 a5 8. axb5 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 cxb5 10. b3 Bb7 11. bxc4 b4 12. Bb2 Nf6 13. Bd3 Nbd7 14. Qc2 { White plans c5 } 14... O-O 15. O-O Qc7 16. e4 e5 17. Rfe1 Rfe8 18. c5 exd4 19. Bxd4 h6 { e4 becomes the focus of attention } 20. h3 { White intends e5 } 20... Bc6 21. e5 { last book move } 21... Nd5 22. e6 ( 22. Bc4 Nf8 $15 ) 22... Rxe6 23. Rxe6 fxe6 24. Bh7+ Kh8 25. Bxg7+ ( 25. Be4 e5 26. Qc4 exd4 27. Bxd5 Bxd5 28. Qxd5 Rd8 $17 ) 25... Kxg7 26. Qg6+ Kh8 27. Qxh6 { Do you see the mate threat? } 27... Nf8 28. Bf5+ Nh7 29. Bxh7 Qxh7 30. Qxe6 Ne7 31. Ne5 Qg7 { Threatening mate: Qxg2 } 32. g4 ( 32. g3 Be8 33. Re1 $17 ) 32... Bd5 $4 { Black is ruining his position } ( 32... Be8 $19 { Black had this great chance } ) 33. Qxe7 $1 $16 { Eliminates the defender e7 } 33... Qxe7 { A deflection } 34. Ng6+ { A double attack } 34... Kh7 { The mate threat is Qe4 } 35. Nxe7 Be4 36. Re1 ( 36. f3 $5 { is worth consideration } 36... Bxf3 37. Kf2 $14 ) 36... a4 $11 37. c6 $4 { White has let it slip away } ( 37. Rxe4 a3 38. Re1 a2 $19 ) 37... a3 $4 { makes life more difficult } ( 37... b3 $5 { makes it even easier for Black } 38. Rxe4 a3 39. Kh2 $19 ) 38. c7 $2 ( 38. f3 $15 { the rescuing straw } ) 38... b3 39. c8=Q ( 39. Rxe4 { hoping against hope } 39... b2 40. Ra4 b1=Q+ 41. Kh2 $19 ) 39... Rxc8 40. Nxc8 b2 ( 40... b2 41. Nd6 b1=Q 42. Rxb1 Bxb1 $19 ) 0-1