[Event "Corus"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "2004.01.24"] [Round "12"] [White "Sokolov, Ivan"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Ftacnik,Lubomir"] [ECO "E12"] [WhiteElo "2706"] [BlackElo "2777"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [BlackFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "81"] [Beauty "7633272576033"] [GameId "2235863598686615"] [EventDate "2004.01.10"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "13"] [EventCountry "NED"] [EventCategory "19"] [SourceTitle "CBM 099"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2004.03.30"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%mdl 1][%evp 0,81,21,14,18,10,11,17,20,9,20,27,15,4,1,4,10,12,7,32767,14,-8,6,39,81,48,73,45,43,18,17,1,25,25,31,55,31,-22,15,-12,-18,-7,20,1,9,44,30,63,108,32767,127,124,139,113,140,154,220,190,176,182,156,171,157,161,177,191,204,167,199,159,177,230,264,179,185,266,268,222,267,346,275,424,432,418]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Nxc3 8. bxc3 c5 9. e4 Nc6 10. Be3 Be7 11. d5 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] Logical move, that is rather unpleasant for black.} (11. Bd3 cxd4 12. cxd4 Rc8 13. Qe2 O-O 14. O-O Na5 15. Rfd1 Kh8 16. Qa2 Rc3 17. a4 f5 18. Ne5 fxe4 19. Bb5 a6 20. Bf1 Bd5 {½-½ Shamkovich,L-Morris,W/Gausdal/1982/ (37)}) (11. Qa2 O-O 12. Rd1 Qc7 13. Bd3 Na5 14. O-O c4 15. Bc2 f6 16. d5 e5 17. Nh4 g6 18. Ba4 f5 19. d6 Bxd6 20. exf5 gxf5 21. Bh6 Rf6 22. Bg5 Rf7 23. Qd2 Be7 {0-1 Hansen,H-Carstensen,J/Copenhagen 2000/ (38)}) 11... exd5 12. Rd1 d4 (12... O-O 13. exd5 Na5 14. Bd3 $1 g6 15. c4 b5 16. cxb5 c4 17. Be2 $16) 13. cxd4 O-O (13... cxd4 14. Nxd4 Nxd4 (14... Qc7 15. Bb5 Rc8 16. Nf5 $1 $16) 15. Rxd4 Qc8 16. Bb5+ Kf8 17. Qd3 $14) 14. d5 $1 {Sokolov is showing ambitions, otherwise he could have accepted safe equality with} (14. dxc5 Qc7 15. cxb6 (15. Bd3 Rfc8 16. cxb6 axb6 17. Qb3 Ne5 18. Nxe5 Qxe5 $11) 15... axb6 16. a4 Bc5 17. Bxc5 Nb4 18. Qc3 bxc5 $11) 14... Nd4 (14... Na5 15. Bd2 Bd6 16. Bxa5 bxa5 17. Bd3 $16) 15. Qb2 (15. Nxd4 cxd4 16. Bxd4 Bxa3 $1 17. Bxg7 Bb4+ 18. Ke2 Re8 19. f3 Bxd5 $13) 15... Re8 (15... Nxf3+ 16. gxf3 Re8 17. f4 Bf8 18. Bg2 $13) 16. Bxd4 (16. Nxd4 cxd4 17. Bxd4 Qxd5 $1 18. f3 (18. exd5 $2 Bb4#) (18. Bxg7 Qxe4+ 19. Be2 Bxa3 $19) 18... Qa5+ $15) 16... cxd4 17. Bb5 Bxa3 $1 (17... Rf8 18. Nxd4 $16) 18. Qxd4 (18. Qxa3 Rxe4+ 19. Kf1 Qxd5 20. Bd3 Rf4 $44) 18... Bc5 19. Qd3 Bb4+ 20. Kf1 Rf8 {Kramnik chooses somewhat controversial retreat with the rook. Black has two bishops and crucial majority on the queenside, but his kingside is potentially vulnerable.} (20... Re7 21. Nd4 (21. e5 $6 Rc7 $15) 21... a5 22. g3 Rc7 23. Nc6 Bxc6 24. Bxc6 Rb8 25. f4 $14) 21. Nd4 Qc8 22. h4 $5 Bc5 (22... Bd6 23. Nf5 Qc7 24. Bc6 $1 $14) 23. h5 Qg4 (23... a6 24. Ba4 (24. Bc6 a5 (24... Bxd4 25. Bxb7 Qxb7 26. Qxd4 h6 27. Rh3 $14) 25. h6 g6 26. Bxb7 Qxb7 $13) 24... b5 25. Bb3 Qd7 26. Nf5 Rfe8 27. Qg3 $16) 24. Nf3 Rad8 (24... a6 25. Rh4 Qc8 26. Ba4 b5 27. Bc2 $14) 25. Rh4 Qc8 26. Bc4 (26. h6 $5 g6 27. Bc4 a5 (27... a6 28. Qc3 f6 29. d6+ Kh8 30. Rf4 $18) 28. Ng5 $14) 26... b5 $2 {In order to activate pieces black is sacrificing half his proud queenside pride.} (26... h6 27. e5 a5 28. d6 $14) 27. Bxb5 Bb6 (27... f5 28. h6 fxe4 29. Qxe4 g6 30. Qe5 Rf7 31. Rc4 $16) 28. h6 g6 (28... Qc5 29. Rd2 g6 30. Bc4 $16) 29. Qb3 Qc5 30. Qb2 f6 31. Rf4 (31. Nd4 $1 a6 32. Bc6 $16) 31... Bc7 $2 {The defense remains a difficult topic even for best players.} ({Much better was to hold the position with} 31... Qd6 $1 32. g3 Bc5 33. Nd2 Rf7 34. Nb3 Bb6 $14) 32. Rc1 Qb6 33. Rxc7 $1 Qxc7 34. Rxf6 Rxf6 (34... Bc8 35. d6 $1 Rxd6 36. Rxf8+ Kxf8 37. Qh8+ Ke7 38. Qg7+ Kd8 39. Qf8#) 35. Qxf6 Rf8 (35... a6 36. Ba4 $18) (35... Qc1+ 36. Ne1 $18) 36. Qb2 Rc8 37. d6 $1 Qc1+ (37... Qf7 38. Ng5 Qf8 39. d7 $18) 38. Qxc1 Rxc1+ 39. Ke2 {Despite spare exchange black is unable to stop running white pawns.} Rc8 (39... Rc2+ 40. Kd3 Rc8 41. Ng5 $18) 40. Ng5 a6 41. Ba4 (41. Ba4 Bc6 42. Bxc6 Rxc6 43. e5 Rb6 (43... Kf8 44. Nxh7+ $18) 44. d7 Rb8 45. Ne6 $18) 1-0