Author: Mark Young
Date: 03:58:15 07/23/01
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On July 23, 2001 at 06:38:16, Sune Larsson wrote: > [D]7r/1b2kppp/pq2pn2/4N3/Pp1r4/3B3P/1P3PP1/2RRQ1K1 w - - 0 24 > > Kramnik,V - Kasparov,G, Zuerich 2001 > > > This was really an extraordinary game! I followed it on line (a rapid > tournament to celebrate Korchnoi's birthday), and remember the big > surprise when Kramnik played the pawn sac 18.e4!!?. Where was his > compensation? Transfer error or what? Then, after some moves, the above > position arouse. Like a bolt from the blue came 24.Bxa6!! 24.Bxa6 Computers play Nc4 here; "simpler and more prosaic way to obtain the advantage namely 24. Nc4" --------------- Comment by GM Kramnik Basically, this combination is correct because White is better in all lines. However, there was a simpler and more prosaic way to obtain advantage, namely 24.Nc4. Black has to give up an exchange, because 24...Qc5 fails to 25.Ne3, followed by Ne3-f5+. After 24...Rxc4 25.Rxc4 a5 the position is technically winning for White, but I was already aimed at the following combination and discarded other options. ---------------- > > Now, this move gives white 1) One pawn for the bishop 2) Two joined > passers on the queenside 3) A position where black's pieces are tied up. > > Tactics yes, but much more than that. It's about evaluating the coming > position, with a piece down for white. Also notice the small, but beautiful, > moves 30.f3! and 31.b3!, further restricting the scope of the black bishop > to almost nothing. > > > Test: If Kramnik is in the mood, this is what Deep Fritz might face, so...;) > The whole game below. > > >[Event "Korchnoi Birthday KO, Zurich SUI"] >[Site "?"] >[Date "2001.??.??"] >[Round "?"] >[White "Kramnik, V."] >[Black "Kasparov, G."] >[Result "1-0"] >[ECO "D48"] >[WhiteElo "2795"] >[BlackElo "2825"] >[PlyCount "71"] >[EventDate "2001.??.??"] > >1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e3 a6 6. Bxc4 b5 7. Bd3 c5 8. a4 b4 >9. Ne4 Nbd7 10. Nxf6+ Nxf6 11. O-O Bb7 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Qe2 Qd5 14. Rd1 Qh5 >15. h3 Rd8 16. Nd4 Qd5 17. Nf3 Ke7 18. e4 $5 Nxe4 19. Be3 Bxe3 20. Qxe3 Qc5 21. >Qe1 Nf6 22. Rac1 Qb6 23. Ne5 Rd4 24. Bxa6 $3 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Bxa6 26. Qxb4+ Qxb4 >27. Nc6+ Kf8 28. Rd8+ Ne8 29. Nxb4 Be2 30. f3 $1 h5 31. b3 $1 Rh6 32. Kf2 Rg6 >33. Kxe2 Rxg2+ 34. Kd3 Rg3 35. a5 Rxf3+ 36. Kc4 1-0 > > >Sune
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