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Vladimir Kramnik vs Evgeny Bareev
Novgorod (1994), Novgorod RUS, rd 5, Aug-??
Semi-Slav Defense: General (D43)  ·  1-0

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Oct-19-05  KingG: Unbelievable blunder by Bareev at the end, but he was probably lost anyway. Not quite sure why he felt it neccessary to sacrifice the exchange 31, maybe he was fed up of being squeezed to death in a passive position. I think he could have held on though.

Incidently had Black played the obvious 31. ...fxe5 then 32.♘xb7 doesn't win a pawn(well not safely anyway) because of the variation 31. ...exd4 33.exd4 ♗g8! 34.♖e1(34.♘e3 ♕h4 35.h3 ♕xd4 36.♕xd4 ♖xd4 with equal material and the two bishops in an open position for Black) 34. ...♕f6 35.♘e5 ♖xb7 36.♖xb7! ♗xa5 37.♕c2 ♗xe1 38.♘g6+ ♔h7 39.♘e7+ with a draw.

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