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Van Wely,L – Kramnik,V

Van Wely,L (2617)
Kramnik,V (2777)
Result: 0-1

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Date: March 28, 2004
Location: Monte Carlo MNC
Tournament: Amber Rapid
Round:
Opening: A17 English (1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6), Hedgehog Defence
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Published on: April 10, 2020

[Event "Amber Rapid"]
[Site "Monte Carlo MNC"]
[Date "2004.03.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Van Wely,L"]
[Black "Kramnik,V"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[ECO "A17"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3 6.Qxc3 b6 7.b4 a5 8.Bb2 axb4 9.axb4 Rxa1+ 10.Bxa1 c5 11.g3 cxb4 12.Qxb4 Nc6 13.Qc3 Ba6 14.Bg2 b5 15.cxb5 Bxb5 16.d3 Qa5 17.Qxa5 Nxa5 18.Bxf6 gxf6 19.Nd4 Ba4 20.Kd2 Rc8 21.Ra1 Nb3+ 22.Nxb3 Bxb3 23.Ra3 Rc2+ 24.Ke3 Ba2 25.f4 e5 26.f5 d5 27.Bf3 Rb2 28.h4 h6 29.Ra7 Kg7 30.Ra5 d4+ 31.Kf2 Bb1 32.Be4 Bc2 33.Ra7 Bd1 34.Bf3 e4 35.Bxe4 Bxe2 36.Ke1 Bg4 37.Ra4 Rb1+ 38.Kd2 Rd1+ 39.Kc2 Rg1 40.Rxd4 Rxg3 41.Rd8 Rh3 42.Kd2 Rxh4 43.Ke3 Rh2 44.d4 h5 45.d5 Re2+ 46.Kf4 Rf2+ 47.Kg3 Rf1 48.d6 Bxf5 49.d7 Bxe4 50.Re8 Rf3+ 51.Kh2 Rf2+ 52.Kg3 Rf3+ 53.Kh2 Rd3 54.d8=Q Rxd8 55.Rxd8 Kh6 56.Rg8 Bg6 57.Kg3 Kg5 58.Kf3 h4 59.Rb8 f5 60.Rb4 Bh5+ 61.Kg2 f4 62.Rb8 Kg4 63.Rg8+ Bg6 64.Rh8 Be4+ 65.Kf2 h3 66.Rg8+ Bg6 67.Rh8 Bh5 68.Rg8+ Kh4 69.Rb8 f3 70.Rb4+ Bg4 71.Kg1 Kg3 72.Rb2 Bf5 73.Rg2+ Kf4 74.Rb2 Ke3 75.Kf1 Bd3+ 76.Ke1 Kf4 77.Rd2 Kg3 0-1

FEN image of position

[Event "Amber Rapid"]
[Site "Monte Carlo MNC"]
[Date "2004.03.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Van Wely,L"]
[Black "Kramnik,V"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[ECO "A17"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3 6.Qxc3 b6 7.b4 a5 8.Bb2 axb4 9.axb4 Rxa1+ 10.Bxa1 c5 11.g3 cxb4 12.Qxb4 Nc6 13.Qc3 Ba6 14.Bg2 b5 15.cxb5 Bxb5 16.d3 Qa5 17.Qxa5 Nxa5 18.Bxf6 gxf6 19.Nd4 Ba4 20.Kd2 Rc8 21.Ra1 Nb3+ 22.Nxb3 Bxb3 23.Ra3 Rc2+ 24.Ke3 Ba2 25.f4 e5 26.f5 d5 27.Bf3 Rb2 28.h4 h6 29.Ra7 Kg7 30.Ra5 d4+ 31.Kf2 Bb1 32.Be4 Bc2 33.Ra7 Bd1 34.Bf3 e4 35.Bxe4 Bxe2 36.Ke1 Bg4 37.Ra4 Rb1+ 38.Kd2 Rd1+ 39.Kc2 Rg1 40.Rxd4 Rxg3 41.Rd8 Rh3 42.Kd2 Rxh4 43.Ke3 Rh2 44.d4 h5 45.d5 Re2+ 46.Kf4 Rf2+ 47.Kg3 Rf1 48.d6 Bxf5 49.d7 Bxe4 50.Re8 Rf3+ 51.Kh2 Rf2+ 52.Kg3 Rf3+ 53.Kh2 Rd3 54.d8=Q Rxd8 55.Rxd8 Kh6 56.Rg8 Bg6 57.Kg3 Kg5 58.Kf3 h4 59.Rb8 f5 60.Rb4 Bh5+ 61.Kg2 f4 62.Rb8 Kg4 63.Rg8+ Bg6 64.Rh8 Be4+ 65.Kf2 h3 66.Rg8+ Bg6 67.Rh8 Bh5 68.Rg8+ Kh4 69.Rb8 f3 70.Rb4+ Bg4 71.Kg1 Kg3 72.Rb2 Bf5 73.Rg2+ Kf4 74.Rb2 Ke3 75.Kf1 Bd3+ 76.Ke1 Kf4 77.Rd2 Kg3 0-1

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