GOTM - October, 2004. (Re-play page.)

P. Leko - V. Kramnik

GM Peter Leko (2741) - GM Vladimir Kramnik (2770);
[D37]
Classical Chess World's Championships
Brissago, SUI; (#05) / 02,10,2004.

1.d4 Nf6; 2.c4 e6; 3.Nf3 d5; 4.Nc3 Be7; 5.Bf4 0-0; 6.e3 c5; 7.dxc5 Bxc5; 8.cxd5 Nxd5;
9.Nxd5 exd5; 10.a3 Nc6;  11.Bd3 Bb6; 12.0-0 Bg4; 13.h3 Bh5; 14.b4 Re8; 15.Rc1 a6;
16.Bxa6 Rxa6; 17.b5 Rxa3; 18.bxc6 bxc6; 19.Rxc6 Ra7; 20.Rd6 Rd7; 21.Qxd5 Rxd6;
22.Qxd6 Qxd6; 23.Bxd6 Bxf3; 24.gxf3 Bd8; 25.Rb1 Bf6; 26.Kg2 g6; 27.f4 Kg7;
28.Rb7 Re6; 29.Rd7 Re8; 30.Ra7 Re6; 31.Bc5 Rc6; 32.Ra5 Bc3; 33.Rb5 Ra6;
34.Rb3 Bf6; 35.Rb8 h5; 36.Rb5 Bc3; 37.Rb3 Bf6; 38.e4 Ra5; 39.Be3 Ra4; 40.e5 Be7;
41.Rb7 Kf8; 42.Rb8+ Kg7; 43.Kf3 Rc4; 44.Ke2 Ra4;  45.Kd3 Bh4; 46.Bd4 Ra3+;
47.Kc2 Ra2+; 48.Kd3 Ra3+; 49.Kc4 Ra4+; 50.Kd5 Ra5+; 51.Kc6 Ra4; 52.Kc5 Be7+;
53.Kd5 Ra5+; 54.Ke4 Ra4; 55.Rc8 Bh4; 56.e6+ Bf6; 57.e7 Rxd4+; 58.Ke3 Bxe7;
59.Kxd4 Bh4; 60.f3 f5; 61.Rc7+ Kf6; 62.Kd5 Bg3; 63.Rc6+ Kg7; 64.Ke5 h4;
65.Rc7+ Kh6; 66.Rc4 Kg7; 67.Ke6 Bh2; 68.Rc7+ Kh6; 69.Kf7,   Black Resigns.

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