1.d4
d5
2.c4
Nc6
3.Nf3
Bg4
4.Nc3
e6
5.Bf4
Bd6
6.Bg3
Nf6
7.e3
0-0
8.a3
Ne7
9.Qb3
b6
10.Ne5
c5
11.Nxg4
Nxg4
12.Rd1
Bxg3
13.hxg3
Nf6
14.cxd5
exd5
15.Be2
Qd6
16.Qc2
h6
17.0-0
c4
18.b3
Qxa3
19.bxc4
dxc4
20.Bf3
Rab8
21.Ra1
Qd6
22.Nb5
Qd7
23.Qxc4
a5
24.e4
Rfc8
25.Qe2
Rc6
26.Rab1
Rd8
27.Rfd1
Rdc8
28.d5
Rc2
29.Qe3
R2c5
30.Nd4
Re8
31.Qd3
Qd6
32.Qa6
Rb8
33.Nb3
Rc2
34.Nd4
Rc5
35.Nb3
Rc2
36.Qd3
Rcc8
37.Nd2
Ng6
38.Be2
Qc5
39.Rb5
Qc3
40.f4
a4
41.e5
Nd7
42.Qxc3
Rxc3
43.Ne4
Rc7
44.Ra1
Ra7
45.d6
Ngf8
46.Nc3
Nc5
47.Nd5
Ra5
48.Rxb6
Rxb6
49.Nxb6
Nfe6
50.Bc4
Kf8
51.f5
Nd8
52.Rf1
Ncb7
53.Re1
a3
54.e6
fxe6
55.fxe6
Nxd6
56.e7+
Ke8
57.exd8R+
Kxd8
58.Rd1
Kc7
59.Ba2
Rg5
60.Nd5+
Kc6
61.Nc3
61...Rc5
62.Rxd6+
Kxd6
63.Ne4+
Kc6
64.Nxc5
Kxc5
65.Kf2
Kd4
66.Kf3
Kd3
67.g4
Kd2
68.Be6
Kd3
A miraculous escape. It is hard to believe that Magnus Carlsen got away with a draw despite being down a piece.
69.Kg3?
Kramnik allows the king to penetrate too deeply. [Hiarcs 13, running on a 12-core machine and providing added information to the live commentary, calmly spat out a mate score with an irreductible winning line. Here it is with some added analysis to clarify. 69.g5!
hxg5
(69...h5
70.Kf4
Kd4
71.g3
Kc5
72.Kf5
Kd6
73.Ba2
Ke7
74.Kg6
Kf8
75.Kh7+-
) 70.g3
opening the gates to the deadly endgame weapon: the Zugzwang, which takes the day once more. 70...Kd4
71.Kg4
Ke3
72.Kxg5
and here all attempts to defeat the triangulation with the bishop will fail. 72...Kf3
(72...Kf2
73.Kf4
Kg2
74.g4
Kh3
75.g5+
Kh4
76.Kf5
Kh3
(76...Kh5
77.Bf7+
Kh4
78.Ba2
Kh5
79.Be6
Kh4
80.Kg6
) 77.Bb3
Kh4
78.Ba2
Kh5
79.Be6
Kh4
80.Kg6
) 73.Kh4
g6
74.Bf7
g5+
75.Kh3
Kf2
76.Kg4
Kg2
and now a triangulation with the bishop wins it. 77.Ba2
Kf2
78.Bd5+-
]
69...Ke3
70.Kh4
[70.g5
is no longer good enough. Ex: 70...Ke4
(70...Kd4?
71.Kf4
hxg5+
72.Kxg5
Ke3
73.Kf5
Kf2
74.g4
Kg3
75.g5
Kh4
76.Kg6+-
; 70...h5?
71.Kh4
g6
72.g4
hxg4
73.Kxg4
Ke4
74.Ba2
Ke5
75.Bf7+-
; 70...hxg5?
71.Kg4
Kf2
72.g3
Kg2
73.Ba2
Kf2
74.Bd5
Ke3
75.Kxg5
Kd4
76.Ba2
Ke4
77.Kg4
Ke3
78.Bb1
Kf2
79.Kf4
Kg2
80.Ba2
Kf2
81.g4
Kg2
82.g5
Kh3
83.Kf5
Kh4
84.Bb3
Kh5
85.Be6
Kh4
86.Kg6+-
) 71.Kg4
Ke5
72.Ba2
Ke4
73.g3
Ke3
74.Bb1
Kf2
75.g6
h5+
76.Kxh5
Ke3
77.Kg5
Kd4
78.Kf5
Kd5
79.Ba2+
Kd6
and Black has succeeded in securing the draw.]
70...Kf2
71.Bd5
[71.Kh5
fails because the white bishop is overwhelmed after 71...Kxg2
72.Kg6
Kg3
73.Kxg7
a2
74.Bxa2
Kxg4
75.Kxh6=
]
71...g6
72.Kh3
g5!=
White cannot leave the kingside without losing the g4 pawn.
73.Kh2
Kf1
74.Be6
Kf2
75.Bc4
Ke3
76.Kg3
Kd4
77.Be6
Ke3
78.Kh2
Kf2
79.Bc4
Ke3
80.Kg1
Kf4
81.Be6
Ke5
82.Bb3
Kf4
83.Be6
Ke5
84.Bb3
Kf4
85.Be6
Ke5
86.Bb3
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