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G Kasparov - V Kramnik
Braingames World Ch. (9)
Berlin Defence

1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 Nf6 4 0-0 Nxe4 5 d4 Nd6 6 Bxc6 dxc6 7 dxe5 Nf5 8 Qxd8+ Kxd8 9 Nc3 h6 10 Rd1+ Ke8 11 h3 a5 12 Bf4 Be6 13 g4 Ne7 14 Nd4 Nd5 15 Nce2 Bc5 16 Nxe6 fxe6 17 c4 Nb6 18 b3 a4 19 Bd2 Kf7 20 Bc3 Rhd8 21 Rxd8 Rxd8 22 Kg2 Rd3 23 Rc1 g5 24 Rc2 axb3 25 axb3 Nd7 26 Ra2 Be7 27 Ra7 (Critizised by Kasparov after the game. However, what does White play? 27 f3? b5! 28 cxb5 [28 Ra7 Re3] 28 ..cxb5 29 Rc2 [29 b4 Nb6!] 29 ..c5 30 Nc1 Rd5, and Black's much better; also 27 b4 Nb6! 28 Ra7 [28 c5 Nd5!] 28 ..Nxc4 29 Rxb7 Rd7 is equal) 27 ..Nc5 28 f3 Nxb3 29 Rxb7 Nc1 30 Nxc1 (Unbelievably, when calculating 27 Ra7, Kasparov missed 31 ..Nf4+ after 30 Rxc7 Nxe2 31 Bb4 Nf4+!) 30 ..Rxc3

draw

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