Vladimir Kramnik vs Fabiano Caruana (2015)

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Vladimir Kramnik vs Fabiano Caruana
Dortmund Sparkassen (2015), Dortmund GER, rd 5, Jul-03
Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Classical Variation. Original Defense (D78) · 0-1

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Jul-03-15		Marmot PFL: Losing to So seems to have awakened Caruana, who has won three straight. Not sure if Kramnik lost or sacrificed the exchange. Either way mistakes in time pressure let Caruana end it fast.

Jul-03-15		Penguincw: Indeed. Kramnik has now lost twice this year with black against Caruana. :\| In the final position, if 39.Ke2, then 39...Qe2# 0-1 (or 39...Qf2# 0-1). If 39.Kc3, then 39...Rc2+ 40.Kd3 Qe2# 0-1 (or 40...Qf2# 0-1).

Jul-03-15		Kaspablanca: Time to look for Kramnik`s worst games with white, this one should be one of his worst loss with white.

Jul-03-15		solskytz: After 17...Qg4 this looks like a -2.87 position as black has the material AND the compensation. Totally hopeless. That said, white did manage to generate some chances later on. I didn't understand the idea of 35. Qc3 though, getting the Q to the K-side. I thought that a plan of 35. Rxc5, as the K-side is stabilized for now, threatening a Q-side advance, would put a bit more pressure on black. He could have moved the Q over to the K-side later, if the black R ever left f8, or something. Time trouble, certainly.

Jul-04-15		Honza Cervenka: 28.Kd4 with idea Kc5 was interesting possibility. Black Queen is tied to defense of Ph6 and so white King is quite safe.

Jul-04-15		whiteshark: <13. Bxe4> has been a very unorthodox exchange by Kramnik. He is trying to spice up the position. <13. e3> might have been a safer choice, whereas <13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Bxe4 Qxd4 15. Qxd4 Bxd4 16. Bb2! Rxa1 17. Bxa1 Bg7> would have lead to a handshake pretty soon. Game annotated by Sagar Shah: http://en.chessbase.com/post/dortmu...

Jul-04-15		saturn2: @whiteshark: 13. e3 looses a pawn c4 : Black takes SxSd2 14: QxSd2 dxc4, 15: bxc4 Bxc4

Jul-04-15		Honza Cervenka: <saturn2: @whiteshark: 13. e3 looses a pawn c4 : Black takes SxSd2 14: QxSd2 dxc4, 15: bxc4 Bxc4> If 13.e3 Nxd2 14.Qxd2 dxc4 15.bxc4 Bxc4, then 16.Bxe7 Qxe7 17.Rxa8 etc.

Jul-04-15		saturn2: @Honza Cervenka: Right, I missed Bxe7. Although Black could answer: 16...RxRa1 and subsequently 17 BxQ RxR+ 18 QxR RxB it is not a extremely good trade for black: Getting Bishop and Rock for the queen. Anyway Caruana would win this against me.

Jul-07-15		rafal.kostecki: Vladimir Kramnik (2783) - Fabiano Caruana (2805) [D78] Dortmund Dortmund GER (5), 03.07.2015 [Houdini 1.5a w32 (5m)] D78: Fianchetto Grünfeld: 6 0-0 c6 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 [2.d4 c5= ] 2...g6 [2...Nc6 3.a3= ] 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.d4 Nf6 5.0-0 0-0 6.c4 c6 7.Nbd2 a5 8.b3 a4 9.Ba3 axb3 10.axb3 Bf5 11.Nh4 Be6 12.Re1 Ne4 13.Bxe4 dxe4 14.Nxe4 Qxd4 Black has the pair of bishops. [Not 14...Bxd4 15.Bxe7 Rxa1 16.Qxa1 Qxe7 17.Qxd4 ] 15.Qc2 [15.Qxd4!? has some apparent merit 15...Bxd4 16.Bb2 Rxa1 17.Bxa1= ] 15...Bf5 16.Nxf5 gxf5 17.Ng5 Qg4 18.f4 Bxa1 19.Rxa1 h6 Black threatens to win material: h6xg5 [19...Rd8 20.Kg2 c5 21.h3 ] 20.Nf3 Nd7 [20...c5 21.Qd1 ] 21.Rd1 White threatens to win material: Rd1xd7 21...Rxa3 22.Rxd7 Qh3 White king safety dropped 23.Qc3 [23.Rxb7? is inferior since it leads to 23...Ra1+ 24.Kf2 e5 ] 23...e6 24.Rxb7 Rfa8 25.Kf2 Ra1 26.Ke3 White king safety improved 26...Rf1 27.Qf6 White has a mate threat 27...Rf8 28.Rd7 [28.Kd4 Rxf3 29.exf3 Qxh2= ] 28...Rb1 Black threatens to win material: Rb1xb3 29.Rb7 c5 White has a new backward pawn: b3 30.Rb5 Rf1 31.Nd2 White threatens to win material: Nd2xf1 [31.Rxc5!? should not be overlooked 31...Rxf3+ 32.exf3 Qxh2 33.Rc7= ] 31...Rc1 32.Qb2 Rd1 33.Qc2 [33.Nf3!? ] 33...Rh1 34.Nf3 Qg2 35.Qc3?? another step towards the grave [>=35.Qd3 ] 35...Rf1 36.Qf6 [36.Qa5 does not win a prize 36...Qf2+ 37.Kd3 Ra1 38.Qxa1 Rd8+ 39.Nd4 Rxd4+ (39...cxd4?! 40.Qc1 ) 40.Qxd4 Qxd4+ 41.Kc2 Kg7 ] 36...Rf2 37.Kd3 [37.Nd4 hoping against hope 37...cxd4+ 38.Kxd4 Rxe2 39.Kc5 Qf2+ 40.Kb4 ] 37...Rxe2 38.Ng5 [38.Qxf7+ does not help much 38...Rxf7 39.Rb8+ Kg7 40.Rg8+ Kxg8 41.Nd2 Rxd2+ 42.Kc3 Rc2+ 43.Kd3 Qe4# ] 38...Rd2+ [38...Rd2+ 39.Kc3 Rc2+ 40.Kd3 Qe2# ; 38...hxg5?! succumbs to 39.Qxg5+ Kh7 40.Qh5+ Kg7 41.Qg5+ (41.Qxe2?? greedy! 41...Rd8+ 42.Ke3 Qg1+ 43.Kf3 Qh1+ 44.Ke3 Rd4 ) 41...Kh8 42.Qh5+ Kg8 43.Qg5+ (43.Qxe2 again White cannot control his thirst for material 43...Rd8+ 44.Ke3 Qg1+ 45.Kf3 Rd1 ) 43...Kh8 44.Qh6+ Kg8 45.Qg5 ] 0-1

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