C89: Closed Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack
1.e4
e5
2.Nf3
Nc6
3.Bb5
a6
4.Ba4
Nf6
5.0-0
Be7
6.Re1
b5
7.Bb3
0-0
8.c3
d5
9.exd5
Nxd5
10.Nxe5
Nxe5
11.Rxe5
c6
12.d4
Bd6
13.Re1
Qh4
14.g3
Qh3
15.Re4
g5
16.Qf1
[ 16.Qe2
f5
( 16...Nf6
17.Nd2
Bf5
18.f3
c5
19.Qf2
c4
20.Bc2
h6
21.b3
cxb3
22.axb3
Rfc8
1-0 Ponomariov,R-Adams,M/Linares ESP 2002/(45)) 17.Bxd5+
cxd5
18.Re6
f4
19.Rxd6
Bg4
20.Qf1
Qxf1+
21.Kxf1
Rae8
22.Bd2
Bh3+
23.Kg1
fxg3
24.hxg3
Re2
25.Be3
Rxe3
26.fxe3
Rf1+
27.Kh2
g4
28.Rxd5
1/2-1/2 Ponomariov,R-Anand,V/Linares ESP 2002/(28)]
16...Qh5
[ 16...Qxf1+
17.Kxf1
Bf5
18.f3
h6
19.Re1
Rfe8
20.Bxd5
cxd5
21.Rxe8+
Rxe8
22.Kf2
a5
23.a3
Bd3
1/2-1/2 Peng Xiaomin-Grischuk,A/Shanghai 2001/CBM 85 (23)]
17.Nd2
[ 17.f3
Bf5
18.Bxd5
cxd5
19.Re1
Rae8
20.Be3
Bh3
21.Qf2
f5
22.Na3
f4
23.gxf4
gxf4
24.Bd2
Kh8
25.Kh1
Rxe1+
26.Rxe1
Rg8
27.Rg1
Rxg1+
28.Kxg1
Qg6+
29.Kh1
Qd3
0-1 Rodriguez,R-Krylov,P/EU-ch M corr 1960/Corr 2000 (29)]
17...Bf5
18.f3
[ 18.Bxd5
cxd5
19.Re3
Rae8
20.a4
Bh3
21.Qe1
f5
22.f3
Bf4
23.Rxe8
Rxe8
24.Qd1
Be3+
25.Kh1
Bf2
26.g4
fxg4
27.fxg4
Bxg4
0-1 Megaranto,S-Garcia,E/Oropesa del Mar 2000/EXT 2001; 18.Bd1
Qg6
19.Re1
Rae8
20.Be2
Qe6
21.Nf3
Qd7
22.Bd1
Bh3
23.Qd3
Nf4
24.Bxf4
gxf4
25.Bc2
f6
26.Nh4
fxg3
27.hxg3
f5
28.Rxe8
Qxe8
29.a4
Qd7
30.Kh2
Bg4
31.f3
Bh5
32.axb5
axb5
Asztalos,V-Antal,A/Eger 2002/EXT 2004/1/2-1/2 (37)]
18...Nf6
The first new move of the game, but clearly prepared for by Kramnik, who continued to play quickly. [ 18...Rae8
19.Rxe8
Rxe8
20.Ne4
Bxe4
21.fxe4
Rxe4
22.Bd1
g4
23.Qf2
Re6
24.a4
b4
25.Bd2
bxc3
26.bxc3
c5
27.Rb1
cxd4
28.cxd4
Bc7
29.Rb7
Rf6
30.Qe2
Bb6
31.Rd7
Bxd4+
32.Kh1
Be3
33.Be1
Elyakim,D-Krempel,T/W-ch M500 corr 1990/Corr Nr. 1/0-1 (33)]
19.Re1
Rae8
20.Rxe8
Rxe8
21.a4
Qg6
22.axb5
Bd3
23.Qf2
[ >=23.Qd1!?
axb5
24.Ra7
]
23...Re2
24.Qxe2?
[ >=24.bxa6
Rxf2
25.Kxf2
Qh6
26.Ke3
]
24...Bxe2
25.bxa6
[ 25.Bc4
Bxc4
26.Nxc4-+
cxb5!
27.Nxd6
]
25...Qd3-+
Kramnik's preparation went this far, believing his passed pawn gave him compensation. But White is lost here thanks to some nice sacrificial lines that Leko finds over the board.
26.Kf2
[ 26.a7
Qe3+
27.Kg2
Bxf3+!
28.Nxf3
Qe2+
29.Kg1
Ng4!
30.a8Q+
Kg7-+
]
26...Bxf3!!
27.Nxf3
Ne4+
28.Ke1
Nxc3!
[ 28...Qxf3?
This leads only to a draw. 29.a7
Qf2+
30.Kd1
Qf1+
31.Kc2
Qe2+
32.Kb1
Qd3+
33.Bc2
Nxc3+
34.bxc3
Qb5+
35.Bb2
Qf1+
36.Ka2
Qa6+
37.Kb1
Qf1+
38.Bc1
Qb5+
39.Bb3
Qxb3+
40.Bb2
Qd1+
41.Ka2
Qa4+
42.Kb1
Qd1+
43.Ka2
Qa4+
44.Kb1
Qd1+=
]
29.bxc3
Qxc3+
30.Kf2
Qxa1
31.a7
[ 31.Bxg5
Qxa6
32.Bd1
c5
33.dxc5
Bxc5+
34.Ke1
Kg7-+
]
31...h6
32.h4
[ 32.Bc4
Qxa7
33.Be3
c5-+
]
32...g4
[ 32...g4
33.Ne5
Bxe5
34.dxe5
Qxa7+
35.Be3
Qa1-+
] 0-1