GM Kramnik (2788) – GM Van Wely (2677) [D11]
29.06.2008 / Dortmund – Round 2
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.b3 Nbd7 6.Bb2 b6 7.Bd3 Bb7 8.0–0 Bd6 9.Nbd2 0–0 10.Ne5 Qe7 11.Qf3 Rfd8 12.Qh3 h6 13.f4 Bb4 14.Ndf3 Ne4 15.Nxd7 Rxd7 16.Ne5 Rc7 17.Bxe4 dxe4 18.c5 bxc5 19.a3 Ba5 20.dxc5 Qxc5 21.b4 Qb5 22.Qg3 Bb6 23.Nd7 g6 24.Nf6+ Kf8 25.Be5 Rcc8 26.Qh4 h5 27.Nh7+ Ke8 28.Bd6 Rc7 29.Rfd1 White wins 1–0
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
A great game! 18.c5!!, Nimzowitch way.
People that callously refer to him as “drawnik” need to take a look at this game. Great attacking game, carried out with fine precision.
Kramnik seems to be in top form. Look out, Anand.
very impressive game by Kramnik.
” drawnik ” with white ??? that never happened.
look at his statistics !!!
it would be beautiful to see him play for a win with black
my idea is that is exactly what he will try to do against Anand.
great fight in perspective…
and with all the youngsters coming i’m pretty sure that Kramnik will try to do something during the next two years
Of course the drawnik-callers are not at home now. It’s a cheap quick message. You can’t draw your way into the top-3, and Carlssen shows you can’t win them all also.
Wait for Carlssen become the hunted in stead of the hunter; he’ll draw even more.
I don’t think Carlsen will draw … just watch the young players coming behind !!!
And the internet revolution is just at its beginning
You still have to understand the games shown at internet!
It’s also the revolution that kills skills, when I see people, and among them many youngsters, just clicking or gaming mindlessly.