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Vladimir Kramnik vs Miguel Illescas
Dos Hermanas (1997), Dos Hermanas ESP, rd 5, Apr-06
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense. Nimzo-English Opening (A17)  ·  1-0

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Jun-11-06  suenteus po 147: <chessgames.com> I can't view the moves on this game.
Jun-11-06  jamesmaskell: Such an incredible win by Kramnik that no one can recall the moves...even the database!
Jun-11-06  Petrocephalon: Typically, if a game can't be viewed in My Chess, it will still be viewable in one of the other Java Viewers.
Sep-02-06
Premium Chessgames Member
  plang: Too bad the moves aren't available; it was a really interesting endgame.
Sep-02-06  Petrocephalon: But they are available: use Sjkbase.
Dec-20-15  nummerzwei: Mednis claims that 57...Be2+ keeps Black's fortress intact (and by implication leads to an easy draw). There is nothing obviously wrong with this, but curiously Mueller's later notes ( in 'How to Play Chess Endgames') fail to mention the move despite the Mednis book being in his bibliography.
Apr-06-23
Premium Chessgames Member
  kingscrusher: If the game score is correct it seems that 73...Nc7 draws

Vladimir Kramnik - Miguel Illescas Cordoba 1-0 5.0, Dos Hermanas 1997


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Analysis by Stockfish 15 - 3 threads max:

1. = (0.00): 73...Nc7 74.Ne6 Bxe6 75.h7 Kd7 76.h8Q Kxe7 77.Qh4+ Kd7 78.Qe4 Bd5 79.Qa4 Be6 The position is equal

(Gavriel, 06.04.2023)

And if this is the case, it seems actually earlier:

64.Ng6 was better than Bxf6 - seems to be winning

Vladimir Kramnik - Miguel Illescas Cordoba 1-0 5.0, Dos Hermanas 1997


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Analysis by Stockfish 15 - 3 threads max:

1. +- (9.80): 64...Bd1 65.Nf8 f5 66.Bg5 Bb3 67.Nxh7 Bxc4 68.Kg6 Bxb5 69.Bf4 Kb7 70.h6 c4 71.Nf6 Ba4 72.h7 Nxf6 73.Kxf6 b5 White is clearly winning

(Gavriel, 06.04.2023)

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