Kramnik, Vladimir (2770) - Leko, Peter (2741)
World Championship (Brissago), 10/07/2004

Round 8 [Knaak]


1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.c3 d5



9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Nxe5 Nxe5 11.Rxe5 c6 12.d4 Bd6 13.Re1 Qh4 14.g3 Qh3 15.Re4 g5



16.Qf1!? Qh5 17.Nd2 Bf5 18.f3 Nf6
[18...Bxe4? 19.fxe4 Nb6 20.e5]
19.Re1
[19.a4!? (Shipov)]
19...Rae8



20.Rxe8 Rxe8 21.a4!?
[21.Bd1 Qg6 22.Be2Unclear position]
21...Qg6! 22.axb5
[22.Ne4 Nxe4 23.fxe4 Bxe4 24.Bxg5!
(24.axb5? Bd3!)
24...bxa4! 25.Bc4 Bd5]
22...Bd3



23.Qf2?
[23.Qd1 Be2 24.Qe1 Bd3 25.Qd1=]
23...Re2 24.Qxe2
[24.bxa6 Rxf2 25.Kxf2 Qh5 26.Kg1 Bxg3! 27.hxg3 Qh3 28.a7 Qxg3+ 29.Kh1



g4! 30.a8=Q+ Kg7 31.Qb7 Qe1+ 32.Kg2 gxf3+ 33.Nxf3 Qf1+ 34.Kg3 Nh5+ 35.Kh4 Qh1+ 36.Kg4 Qg2+ 37.Kxh5 Qh3+ 38.Nh4 Be2+ 39.Kg5 Qg4#]
24...Bxe2 25.bxa6



Qd3!! 26.Kf2
[26.a7 Qe3+ 27.Kg2 Bxf3+! 28.Nxf3 Qe2+ 29.Kg1 Ng4 30.a8=Q+ Kg7 31.Qxc6
(31.Bxg5 Qf2+ 32.Kh1 Qxf3+ 33.Kg1 Qf2+ 34.Kh1 Qxh2#)
31...Qf2+ 32.Kh1 Qf1+ 33.Ng1 Nf2#]
26...Bxf3! 27.Nxf3 Ne4+ 28.Ke1



Nxc3! 29.bxc3 Qxc3+ 30.Kf2 Qxa1



31.a7?!
[31.Bxg5 Qxa6 32.Bd1- / +]
31...h6 32.h4 g4

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