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[#]Right at the start of the tournament Akopian delivered an effective strike on his move 29, which posed unsolvable problems to the classic world champion. 1.e4 c5 2.¤f3 d6 This move was already a sensation. Kramnik is a renowned expert in Sveshnikov system, Sicilian defense. 3.d4 cd 4.¤d4 ¤f6 5.¤c3 a6 6.¥e3 ¤g4 7.¥g5 h6 8.¥h4 g5 9.¥g3 ¥g7 10.h3 ¤e5 11.f3 [11.¤f5 ¥f5 12.ef ¤bc6 13.¤d5 e6 14.fe fe 15.¤e3 £a5 16.c3 d5 17.¥e2 O-O 18.O-O ¦ad8 19.£b3 b5 20.¦ad1 £b6 21.¦fe1 £c5 22.£c2 b4 23.cb £b4 24.¥a6 ¦a8 25.a3 £b6 26.¥f1 ¤d4 27.£b1 ¤df3 28.gf ¤f3 29.¢g2 ¤e1 30.¦e1 £b2 ...1-0, Anand Viswanathan 2762 - Gelfand Boris 2681 , Haifa 2000 It (active)] 11...¤bc6 12.¥f2 It is vitally important for White to keep his pieces in the center in order to fight for an opening advantage, especially one on the d4-square. 12...¥e6 [12...b5 13.£d2 ¦b8 14.h4 b4 15.¤d1 e6 16.hg hg 17.¦h8 ¥h8 18.¤c6 ¤c6 19.c4 b3 20.a3 £a5 21.£a5 ¤a5 22.¦c1 ¤b7 23.c5 ¤c5 24.¥c5 dc 25.¦c5 ¥f6 26.e5 ¥e7 27.¦c1 a5 28.¤f2 1/2-1/2, Medvegy Zoltan 2487 - Lakos Nikoletta 2325 , Hungary 2001 Ch Hungary (team) 2000/01] [The continuation 13.¤e6 fe would have helped Black to establish control over the d5- and f5-squares] [13...¦c8 14.O-O-O £a5 15.¢b1 b5 16.¤b3 £c7 17.¤d5 £b7 18.c3 O-O 19.h4 g4 20.f4 ¤c4 21.¥c4 bc 22.¤d4 ¥d5 23.ed ¤d4 24.¥d4 £d5 25.¦he1 ¦c7 26.£e2 £f5 27.¢a1 ¦b8 28.¥g7 ¢g7 29.¦d4 ¦b5 30.¦c4 ¦c4 31.£c4 £c2 32.b3 £d2 33.£d4 ...0-1, Lauk Ular 2342 - Azmaiparashvili Zurab 2678 , Internet 2002 It "Dos Hermanas Internet Final"] [Previously happened 15.h4 ¦c8 16.£e3 ¦g8 17.O-O-O ¥a2!? 18.hg hg 19.¥b6 ¦c3! 20.bc £a3 21.¢d2 ¥c4 , and it turned out that Black's attack was really aimed at demolition of the white queenside: 22.¥e2 ¥e2 23.£e2 £a4 24.¥d4 ¤c4 25.¢e1 ¥e5 26.¢f2 £c6 27.¦h7 b5 28.¦dh1 a5 29.g3 ¥d4 30.cd ¤a3 31.£d3 b4 32.¦a1 ¢d7 33.c3 ¦c8 34.cb £c2 ...0-1, Palac Mladen 2572 - Sakaev Konstantin 2639 , Panormo 2001 Cup European Club (final); and after 15.O-O-O right away possible was 15...¥a2!? , resembling computer play [Shipov]] 15...O-O This is rather a bold move since Black's kingside is seriously weakened. [In an earlier game Black chose the more reserved continuation: 15...¦g8 16.h4 ¦c8 17.hg hg 18.O-O-O ¤c4 19.¥c4 ¥d4 20.£d4 ¦c4 21.£a7 £c7 22.¢b1 ¦c5 23.¤d5 ¥d5 24.ed ¢f8 25.¦d2 ¢g7 26.b4 b5 27.£a6 ¦c3 1/2-1/2, Kasparov Garry 2838 - Polgar Judit 2686 , Linares 2001 It (cat.19)] 16.h4 Naturally, White opens files on the kingside trying to get hold of the black king. 16...¤g6 The black queen controls the fifth rank and is ready to swing to the kingside. [Perhaps, this explains the Chess Analysis Project's suggestion 16...gh!? ~0CAP +0.00 =] [17.b4 £c7 18.hg hg 19.¥g7 ¢g7 20.O-O-O ¦h8 21.¦h8 ¦h8 22.¢b2 f6 23.g3 ¤e5 24.f4 gf 25.gf ¤c4 26.¥c4 £c4 27.e5 de 28.fe f5 29.£g2 ¢f7 30.¦d3 £f4 31.£b7 ¦h2 32.£f3 £e5 33.¦e3 £d4 34.¦e2 ¦h8 35.¦e4 £f6 36.¦e3 £d4 ...1/2-1/2, Anand Viswanathan 2753 - Ponomariov Ruslan 2734 , Mainz 2002 Match "Dual of the WCh"] [17...¥d4 +0.68 CAP] 18.b4 += This is a horrible move from a purely positional point of view: White weakens the c4-square and loosens his queenside pawn chain. However, it seems the only way to repel the black king from the fifth rank severing her protective contact with the g5-pawn. ~0(+0.58 CAP) [18.¦h5!? ¥d4 19.£d4 f6 20.¥c4 +1.06] 18...£c7 19.¤e2 White persists in his center-oriented strategy. [After 19.¥g7 ¢g7 20.O-O-O ¦h8 21.¦h8 ¦h8 22.¢b2 f6 23.g3 ¤e5 24.f4 gf 25.gf ¤c4 26.¥c4 £c4 the game would have transposed into Anand Viswanathan 2753 - Ponomariov Ruslan 2734 , Mainz 2002 Match "Dual of the WCh", where White obtained no real advantage.] 19...f6?! Black willingly locks his g7-bishop behind the pawn chain for the sake of immediate safety of his king, and weakens the light squares. [19...¥e5 20.¥e5 (20.£g5? fails to 20...¥d4! 21.¤d4 £c3-+) 20...de 21.£g5 £c2 22.¦c1 (22.£h6 ¦fd8!) 22...£b3 (after 22...£b2 23.¦h6 the threat of ¦xg6 is utterly unpleasant for Black since his e6-bishop is defenseless) 23.¦h6 ¦fc8! , and Black seems to hold the ground [Shipov]] 20.¥b2 +0.27 CAP ¥f7 21.¤d4 +0.46 [21.O-O-O!? ¦fd8 22.¤c3 e6 23.g3 +0.75] 21...d5 By opening the center, Black tries to launch a counter attack against the white king. 22.ed £e5 [22...¥d5 is met by 23.O-O-O , with advantage to White, for example: 23...¦fd8 (23...e6 24.¤f5!) 24.¥d3 ¤e5 25.¥f5 ¤c4 26.¤e6 ¥e6 27.¥e6 ¢f8 28.£c3 , etc.] [Another possible continuation is 23.¢f2 £d5 24.c4 £d7 25.£c2 , and Black is in grave condition.] 23...£d5 24.O-O-O Unlike his counterpart on the kingside, the white king finds himself quite well behind the loosened pawn cover on the queenside. 24...¦fc8?! +1.12 [24...¦fd8!? 25.c4 £e5 26.¢b1 a5 +0.46] [25...e6? 26.¥e4 £d7 27.£f2 £e7 +2.00; Perhaps, Black should have risen pressure to the limit by playing 25...a5!? 26.¥e4 £c4 27.¥b7 ab … 28.ab ¦a2 29.¥c8 ¦b2! [Shipov]] 26.¥e4 £a2 This apparently menacing move promises nothing for Black - White's centralized pieces secure better chances for him. 27.¤f5 [27.¥b7!? ¤c4 28.£c3 ¤b6 29.¥c8 ¤a4 (29...¦c8 30.¤c6 ¢f8 31.b5! …¤b4) 30.¤f5! ¤c3 31.¦d8 ¥f8 32.¤e7 ¢g7 33.¤f5 ¢g8 34.¥c3©ƒ [Shipov]] 27...¤c4 28.£c3 And Kramnik admits a miscalculation in a difficult position: 28...¦c7? +3.50 [¹Instead, he should have exchanged into an endgame with only slightly better chances for White: 28...£b2 29.£b2 ¤b2 30.¢b2 (30.¤e7!? ¢f8 31.¤c8 ¦c8 (worse is 31...¤d1 32.¥b7 ¦b8 33.¦d1 ¦b7 in view of 34.¦d8 ¥e8 35.¦e8 ¢e8 36.¤d6+-) 32.¦d7 ¤a4 33.¥b7 . with better chances for White.; 30.¦d7!?) 30...¦c7 +1.12]
[Capturing the rook by 29...¢h7 leads to inevitable checkmate after 30.¤e7 ¢h6 31.¦h1 ¥h5 32.g4; 29...¥f8 simply loses to 30.¦dh1; and White must easily win the endgame after 29...¤b2 30.¦g7 ¢f8 31.£b2 £b2 32.¢b2 e6 33.¦f7! ƒ«] 30.£b2 ¤b2 31.¦g7 ¢f8 32.¦h1+- +13.00 Black resigned. [1:0] |
