Author: Vasik Rajlich
Date: 04:18:13 05/31/04
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On May 31, 2004 at 02:30:32, Kunnar Klauks wrote: >Kramnik played recently 6. Bg5 in Wijk aan Zee, and won. Note, that Svidler did >not take b2 pawn. > >[Event "GMA"] >[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"] >[Date "2004.01.14"] >[Round "4"] >[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] >[Black "Svidler, Peter"] >[Result "1-0"] >[WhiteElo "2777"] >[BlackElo "2747"] >[ECO "B97i"] >[EventDate "2004.01.10"] > >1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qb6 8. Qd2 >Nc6 9. O-O-O Qxd4 10. Qxd4 Nxd4 11. Rxd4 Be7 12. Na4 Bd7 13. Nb6 Rd8 14. Nxd7 >Rxd7 15. Be2 h6 16. Bh4 Nh5 17. Bxh5 Bxh4 18. Rhd1 Bf2 19. R4d3 Ke7 20. Kb1 Rc8 >21. Bg4 Rc4 22. Bf3 g6 23. b3 Rcc7 24. Be2 Rd8 25. g4 Bc5 26. Rh3 Rh8 27. Kb2 >Rcc8 28. a3 Rcd8 29. b4 Bf2 30. a4 d5 31. Rf3 Bb6 32. exd5 Rxd5 33. Rxd5 exd5 >34. Rd3 Bc7 35. Bf3 Bxf4 36. h3 b6 37. Kb3 Kf6 38. Bxd5 Re8 39. c3 a5 40. bxa5 >bxa5 41. Rf3 g5 42. Kc4 Re3 43. Rxe3 Bxe3 44. Kb5 Ke5 45. Bxf7 Kd6 46. c4 Bf2 >47. Be8 Ke7 48. Bc6 Kd6 49. Bb7 1-0 Svidler was probably afraid of some prepared novelty. Was it a bluff - or did Kramnik really have something? I'd guess that whatever Kramnik had planned also peters out to a draw, but Svidler didn't want to have to work it out at the board. Vas
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