Kramnik -
Morozevich
Kramnik, Vladimir (2772) - Morozevich, Alexander (2745) [D17]
Corus, Wijk Ann Zee (9) 2001 [notes by Alexander Morozevich]
1. d4
d5
2. c4
c6
3. Nf3
Nf6
4. Nc3
dxc4
5. a4
Bf5
6. Ne5
Nbd7
7. Nxc4
Nd5!?
8. g3
e5
9. Bg2
Nxc3?!
Better was 9...Nb4 10.e4 Be6 or 9...exd4.
10. bxc3
exd4
11. Qxd4! This is much stronger than 11.cxd4 as now Black has difficulties with development.
Nc5
12. Qe3+
Ne6 Better was 12...Be6.
13. a5!?
Bc2
14. Ba3 Simple 14.0-0 would have also given White big advantage after 14...Bc5 15.Qf3 0-0 16.a6.
Bxa3
15. Nxa3
Bb3
16. a6
Bd5
17. axb7
Rb8
18. f3
c5
19. O-O Also very promising for White was 19.Rd1 Rxb7 20.Nc4!.
Rxb7
20. Rfd1
Rd7
21. c4
Bc6
22. Rxd7
Bxd7
23. Nc2
Bc8
24. Qd3
Qxd3
25. exd3
a6
26. f4
Ke7
27. f5
Nc7
28. Ra5?!
Kd6
29. d4
cxd4
30. Nxd4
Re8
31. Kf2?!
Re5
32. Rxe5
Kxe5
33. Ke3 This is correct as after 33.Nf3+ Kd6 34.g4 a5 it would be much easier to play for Black.
Kd6
34. Kd3
a5
35. Kc3
Bd7 35...f6!? was worth trying.
36. Bb7!
f6
37. g4
Ba4!?
38. h3
Bd7
39. Nb3
a4
40. c5+?(+) The control move and a serious mistake. After 40.Nc1! White would be OK.
Ke5
41. Nd2?
Nd5+
42. Kc4
Ne7
43. Nf3+
Kf4
44. Nd4
Kg3
45. c6
Nxc6!
46. Nxc6
Kxh3
47. Nd4 During the game I thought that 47.Nb8 was more stubborn. Yet, after 47...a3 48.Kc3 Bb5 49.Bf3 Kg3 50.Bd1 h6 a curious zugzwang occurs.
Kxg4
48. Be4
Kf4
49. Bc2?!
a3!
50. Kc3 The line 50.Kb3 Ke3 51.Ne6 Ba4+ 52.Kxa4 a2 is quite neat.
h5
51. Ne6+
Ke5
52. Nxg7
h4
53. Bd1
h3
54. Bf3
Bxf5
55. Nh5
Bg6 55...Be4!.
56. Kb3
Bxh5
57. Bxh5
h2
58. Bf3
Kf4
59. Bh1
Ke3
60. Kxa3
f5
61. Kb3
f4
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