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DEEP FRITZ
Kramnik, V. (2807)
Result: 1/2-1/2

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Date: October 4, 2002
Location: Manama BAH
Tournament: Brains in Bahrain
Round:
Opening: C67 Spanish - Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defence, Open Variation
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Published on: February 20, 2020

[Event "Brains in Bahrain"]
[Site "Manama BAH"]
[Date "2002.10.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "DEEP FRITZ"]
[Black "Kramnik, V."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[BlackElo "2807"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2002.10.04"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 {I suppose this opening was no surprise. Kramnik wants the quiet life and Fritz has had trouble in this line before.} 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 h6 10. b3 Ke8 11. Bb2 {All typical Berlin Defence fare. White has all his pieces out and Black does not a lot} 11... Be7 { Designed to take Fritz out of book which it appeared to do} 12. Rad1 a5 { Although this is the first novelty but again a normal move.} 13. a4 h5 { Nigel Short asked Vlad about this - he did not want to answer in detail. It just does not matter if you lose a tempo in this line hesaid} 14. Ne2 Be6 15. c4 {Fritz wanted to prevent ...Bd5 but this reminded me of when Vishy feasted on 'yoghurt' against Fritz in a Berlin Defence and captured all three pawns with his light squared bishop.} 15... Rd8 16. h3 b6 17. Nfd4 Nxd4 18. Nxd4 c5 ( 18... Bd7 19. f4 (19. Rd3 c5 20. Nb5 Bxb5 21. Rxd8+ Kxd8 22. axb5 Kd7 23. f4 f5 {Looks quite OK for Black as well}) 19... Bc5 { heading for opposite bishops and the Bd7 could come in handy later}) 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. Rxd8+ Kxd8 21. Bc1 Kc8 22. Rd1 Rd8 {I am sure Kramnik has examined this kind of ending in detail but it still requires accuracy. Vlad said he felt it was a draw now} 23. Rxd8+ Kxd8 24. g4 {Another idea was to try and play g4 and recapture with the king because then the white bishop can manoeuvre to h4 and force an exchange into a won K+P ending.} (24. f4 {0} 24... Ke8 25. Kf2 Kf7 26. Kf3 Bd8 27. g4 hxg4+ (27... g6 28. Ke4 Be7 {The line I ind troubling is 29.gxh5 and 30.f5, this needs more analysis but I have not found a way through so far.} 29. f5 (29. gxh5 gxh5 30. f5 Bh4 31. f6 Be1 32. Kf4 Bc3) 29... hxg4 30. hxg4 (30. f6 gxh3) (30. fxg6+ Kxg6 31. hxg4 Bh4 ) 30... gxf5+ 31. gxf5 Bh4 {and I think this is holding.}) 28. Kxg4 Be7 29. Be3 Bd8 30. Bf2 c6 31. Bh4 Bc7 32. Kh5 {And it's winning.}) 24... g6 (24... hxg4 25. hxg4 g6 26. f4 Ke8 27. Kf2 Kf7 28. Kg3 Bd8 29. Kh3 Be7 30. Be3 Bd8 31. Bf2 Be7 (31... c6 32. Bh4 Bc7 33. Bf6 ) 32. Bh4 Bxh4 33. Kxh4 Kg7 34. Kg5 ) 25. h4 { This takes the pressure off but Fritz thought (wrongly) it was setting a trap} 25... hxg4 (25... Bxh4 {Also draws but why complicate ? - Kramnik} 26. g5 Kd7 27. Be3 Kc6 28. Kg2 Kd7 29. Kh3 Bxf2 30. Bxf2 Kc6 ) 26. Bg5 Bxg5 27. hxg5 Ke8 28. Kg2 1/2-1/2

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