1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. a3 c5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Be5 Bf6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Qd4 Qxd4 14. Nxd4 Bd7 15. f3

Jacob Aagaard analyses this position in depth to pinpoint where Black goes wrong in what follows (see link below).

15... Rfe8

"Kramnik did a good job in the following game: 15... Rfc8 16. Kd2 Ne6 17. Bd3 Nxd4 18. exd4 f6 19. h4 g6 20. Rac1 Kf7 21. Rc5 b6 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. h5 Kg7 24. f4 Bf5 1/2-1/2 Kasparov - Kramnik, Moscow 2001."—Aagaard.

16. Kd2 Rad8 17. Bd3 Ne6 18. Rac1 Nxd4 19. exd4 Rc8 20. Rc5 Rxc5 21. dxc5 Rd8 22. b4 Kf8 23. Re1 h6 24. f4 b6 25. Rc1 bxc5 26. Rxc5 Be8 27. Rc7 Ra8 28. Kc3 a6 29. Kd4 Bb5 30. Bf5 a5 31. Rc5 axb4 32. Rxb5 bxa3 33. Rb1 Ra4+ 34. Ke5 a2 35. Ra1 f6+ 36. Ke6 d4 37. Bd3 g5 38. fxg5 fxg5 39. Kd5 Kg7 40. Bc4 h5 41. Kxd4 g4 42. Rxa2 Rb4 43. Kc3 Rb1 44. g3 Rg1 45. Kd4 h4 46. gxh4 g3 47. hxg3 Rxg3 48. Be2 Rb3 49. h5 Rb6 50. Ke5 Rc6 51. Bf3 Rb6 52. Kf4 Rb4+ 53. Be4

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Annotator(s): Jacob Aagaard, Bored to Death?, Quality Chess Blog, September 16, 2013.

Source(s): TWIC 963.

Reference(s): Williams-Collins, Cork Masters 2013, IRLchess, September 17, 2013.

Event information: Tables, ICU web site.

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