G Kasparov - V Kramnik
Astana (10), 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 h3 Bd7 11 b3 Ke8 12 Bb2 Rd8 13 Rad1 Ne7 14 Rfe1 Ng6 15 Ne4 Nf4 16 e6! Nxe6 17 Nd4 c5 18 Nf5 Rh7 19 Bf6!! Rc8 20 Bxg7 Bxg7 21 Nxg7+ Rxg7 22 Nf6+ Ke7 23 Nxd7 Rd8 24 Ne5 Rxd1 25 Rxd1 Nf4 26 Kh1 Rg5 27 Ng4 Rd5 28 Re1+ Kf8 29 Nxh6 Rd2?! (29 ..Kg7! 30 Ng4 Rd2 31 Re4 Ne6 32 Ne3 Rxf2 33 Kg1 Rd2 34 Kf1 Kf6 35 Ke1 was tougher for White.) 30 Re5 Rxf2 31 Rf5 Kg7 32 Ng4 Rxg2 33 Rxf4 Rxc2 34 Rf2 Rc3 35 Kg2 b5 36 h4 c4 37 h5 cxb3 38 axb3 Rc5 39 h6+ Kf8 40 Nf6 Rg5+ 41 Kh1

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