Kramnik, V. – DEEP FRITZ Kramnik, V. (2807) DEEP FRITZ Result: 1/2-1/2 Metadata » Click to open. Date: October 10, 2002 Location: Manama BAH Tournament: Brains in Bahrain Round: Opening: D34 Queen's Gambit Declined Tarrasch, 7...Be7 Submitted by: Published on: February 20, 2020 [Event "Brains in Bahrain"] [Site "Manama BAH"] [Date "2002.10.10"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik, V."] [Black "DEEP FRITZ"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D34"] [WhiteElo "2807"] [PlyCount "81"] [EventDate "2002.10.04"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 {Dr. Siegbert Tarrasch's answer to the Queen's Gambit. Once again today, Fritz chooses an opening line which allows for piece activity.} 4. cxd5 exd5 5. g3 {The legendary Akiba Rubinstein found this most effective move against the Tarrasch Defence in the early 20th century. The fianchettoed bishop is to exploit the potentially-isolated d5-pawn.} 5... Nc6 6. Bg2 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Bg5 cxd4 10. Nxd4 h6 11. Bf4 Bg4 12. h3 Be6 13. Rc1 Re8 14. Nxe6 fxe6 15. e4 {All theory. With this pawn break, White contests Black's center pawns, aiming to open lines for his two bishops and perhaps an exchange of queens.} 15... d4 16. e5 dxc3 17. exf6 Bxf6 18. bxc3 Qxd1 19. Rfxd1 {This has all been play with which Kramnik is apparently familiar. Up to this point, he's used up very little time. White has a nice advantage here. His rook is sole commander of the d-file, and his laser-beam bishops penetrate the heart of Black's queenside. The only disadvantage (other than those loose queenside pawns) is that this is exactly the kind of open position in which Fritz has little trouble finding the best moves.} 19... Rad8 20. Be3 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Bxc3 22. Rd7 {Kramnik spent 31 minutes before committing to this move. The c3-pawn would have been too much of a burden to protect. In any case, with his rook on the seventh, White looks forward to regaining his pawn.} 22... Rb8 {I saw Frans Morsch shake his head at this one. Similar to Fritz's Rb1 yesterday, this move is too passive.} (22... Re7 23. Bxc6) 23. Bxc6 bxc6 24. Rxa7 Rb2 {'Rooks behind pawns!' By moving his own rook to the second rank, Black aims to annoy the a-pawn and also keep the white king at bay.} 25. Ra6 Bd2 {Fritz gladly gives up a pawn to exchange bishops. The machine here sees that the resulting position is a draw.} 26. Rxc6 { White wins if he could trade rooks, thanks to his passed rook pawn. By allowing the bishop exchange, however, Kramnik also allows the draw.} ( { The masters here were expecting} 26. Bd4 Rb4 27. Be5 Re4 28. f4 g5 29. Rxc6 gxf4 30. gxf4 Bxf4 31. Bxf4 Rxf4 32. Rxe6 ) 26... Bxe3 27. fxe3 Kf7 { At this point, with his king confined to the first rank, White hasn't the slightest hope for a win. The extra rook pawn means little, as it is under easy surveilance by Black's active rook. Of course, Kramnik has to play on for another 14 moves, just in case...} 28. a4 Ra2 29. Rc4 Kf6 30. Kf1 g5 31. h4 h5 32. hxg5+ Kxg5 33. Ke1 e5 34. Kf1 { The king can't stray too far from his lone pawns.} 34... Kf5 { It's about that time, isn't it?} 35. Rh4 Kg6 36. Re4 Kf5 37. Rh4 Kg5 38. Kg1 Kg6 39. g4 hxg4 40. Rxg4+ Kf5 41. Rc4 {Now that clocks have gained an extra hour each, Kramnik is satisfied that the machine isn't likely to err.} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Brains in Bahrain"] [Site "Manama BAH"] [Date "2002.10.10"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik, V."] [Black "DEEP FRITZ"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D34"] [WhiteElo "2807"] [PlyCount "81"] [EventDate "2002.10.04"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 {Dr. Siegbert Tarrasch's answer to the Queen's Gambit. Once again today, Fritz chooses an opening line which allows for piece activity.} 4. cxd5 exd5 5. g3 {The legendary Akiba Rubinstein found this most effective move against the Tarrasch Defence in the early 20th century. The fianchettoed bishop is to exploit the potentially-isolated d5-pawn.} 5... Nc6 6. Bg2 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Bg5 cxd4 10. Nxd4 h6 11. Bf4 Bg4 12. h3 Be6 13. Rc1 Re8 14. Nxe6 fxe6 15. e4 {All theory. With this pawn break, White contests Black's center pawns, aiming to open lines for his two bishops and perhaps an exchange of queens.} 15... d4 16. e5 dxc3 17. exf6 Bxf6 18. bxc3 Qxd1 19. Rfxd1 {This has all been play with which Kramnik is apparently familiar. Up to this point, he's used up very little time. White has a nice advantage here. His rook is sole commander of the d-file, and his laser-beam bishops penetrate the heart of Black's queenside. The only disadvantage (other than those loose queenside pawns) is that this is exactly the kind of open position in which Fritz has little trouble finding the best moves.} 19... Rad8 20. Be3 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Bxc3 22. Rd7 {Kramnik spent 31 minutes before committing to this move. The c3-pawn would have been too much of a burden to protect. In any case, with his rook on the seventh, White looks forward to regaining his pawn.} 22... Rb8 {I saw Frans Morsch shake his head at this one. Similar to Fritz's Rb1 yesterday, this move is too passive.} (22... Re7 23. Bxc6) 23. Bxc6 bxc6 24. Rxa7 Rb2 {'Rooks behind pawns!' By moving his own rook to the second rank, Black aims to annoy the a-pawn and also keep the white king at bay.} 25. Ra6 Bd2 {Fritz gladly gives up a pawn to exchange bishops. The machine here sees that the resulting position is a draw.} 26. Rxc6 { White wins if he could trade rooks, thanks to his passed rook pawn. By allowing the bishop exchange, however, Kramnik also allows the draw.} ( { The masters here were expecting} 26. Bd4 Rb4 27. Be5 Re4 28. f4 g5 29. Rxc6 gxf4 30. gxf4 Bxf4 31. Bxf4 Rxf4 32. Rxe6 ) 26... Bxe3 27. fxe3 Kf7 { At this point, with his king confined to the first rank, White hasn't the slightest hope for a win. The extra rook pawn means little, as it is under easy surveilance by Black's active rook. Of course, Kramnik has to play on for another 14 moves, just in case...} 28. a4 Ra2 29. Rc4 Kf6 30. Kf1 g5 31. h4 h5 32. hxg5+ Kxg5 33. Ke1 e5 34. Kf1 { The king can't stray too far from his lone pawns.} 34... Kf5 { It's about that time, isn't it?} 35. Rh4 Kg6 36. Re4 Kf5 37. Rh4 Kg5 38. Kg1 Kg6 39. g4 hxg4 40. Rxg4+ Kf5 41. Rc4 {Now that clocks have gained an extra hour each, Kramnik is satisfied that the machine isn't likely to err.} 1/2-1/2 White to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Black to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Warning: This game can only be seen if JavaScript is enabled in your browser. No related posts.
