Kramnik, V. - Leko, P. [D85]
RWE Gas Match, 1st game, rapid, Budapest 2001
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8. Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 Nc6
Kasparov played 9...Bg4 in the London's match versus Kramnik.
10. Rc1 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2 O-O 13. d5 Rd8 14. Ke1
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14...Ne5?!
A very rare continuation. The other, more frequently played possibility is 14...Na5. For example, in the game Yermolinsky, A - Kudrin, S, ch-USA, Salt Lake City 1999 Black played 14...Na5 15. Bg5 Kf8 16. Bd3 f5 17. Ke2 fxe4 18. Bxe4 Bd7 19. Rhd1 Ba4 20. Rd2 Bb5+ 21. Ke1 Nc4 22. Rdd1 Nd6 23. Bd3 Rac8 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Be3 a6 26. Ng5 Bxd3 27. Rxd3 Kg8 28. Ne6 Bf6 29. Bd4 Rc4 30. g4 Bxd4 31. Rxd4 Rxd4 32. Nxd4 Ne4 33. Ne6 Nc3 34. a3 Nxd5 35. Nc5 b6 36. Nxa6 Kf7 37. Ke2 Kf6 38. Kd3 Ke5 39. Kc4 g5 40. Kb5 Kf4 41. Kc6 Nc3 42. Kxb6 Kxg4 43. Kc5 Kh3 44. Kb4 Nd5+ 45. Kc5 Nc3 46. Kb4 Nd5+ 47. Kc5 1/2-1/2, draw.
15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. f4 Bd6 17. Kf2 e5 18. Bc5!
The strongest move.
18...Bxc5+ 19. Rxc5 exf4 20. Kf3 Bd7 21. Bd3 Rac8 22. Rhc1 g5 23. Rc7 Rxc7 24. Rxc7 Ba4
If 24... Bc8, then 25. e5 h6 26. Bc4 a6 27. d6 Bd7 28. Rxd7! Rxd7 29. e6 Rxd6 30. e7 with good prospects for White.
25. Kg4 h6 26. Rxb7 Rd7 27. Rb4 Bd1+ 28. Kf5
The first player has a decisive advantage in the endgame.
28...Kg7 29. h4 f6 30. hxg5 hxg5
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31. e5!
A nice blow.
31...fxe5
If 31...Rxd5, then 32. Rb7+ Kh6 33. Bb1 Rd2 (33... Rxe5+ 34. Kxf6) 34. Kxf6 Kh5 35. e6 Rxg2 36. e7.
32. Kxe5 f3
White also wins after 32...Bg4 33. d6 a5 34. Rb5 Ra7 35. Rc5 Bd7 36. Rc7 Rxc7 37. dxc7 Kf7 38. Ba6.
33. gxf3 Bxf3 34. d6 Rd8 35. Bf5 Bc6 36. d7 Rf8 37. Rd4
Black resigned. 1-0
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Kramnik, Vladimir (2770) - Leko, Peter (2743) [D85]
Budapest RWE Gas m/Budapest (1) 2001
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8. Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. Rc1 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2 O-O 13. d5 Rd8 14. Ke1 Ne5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. f4 Bd6 17. Kf2 e5 18. Bc5 Bxc5+ 19. Rxc5 exf4 20. Kf3 Bd7 21. Bd3 Rac8 22. Rhc1 g5 23. Rc7 Rxc7 24. Rxc7 Ba4 25. Kg4 h6 26. Rxb7 Rd7 27. Rb4 Bd1+ 28. Kf5 Kg7 29. h4 f6 30. hxg5 hxg5 31. e5 fxe5 32. Kxe5 f3 33. gxf3 Bxf3 34. d6 Rd8 35. Bf5 Bc6 36. d7 Rf8 37. Rd4 1-0
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