GM Vladimir Kramnik won the Grand Prix de Senat Rapid tournament held in Paris
in June. (July?) In the second game of the final, already up 1-0, Kramnik always held
an edge in the game below and eventually exploited his superior pawn structure to
take the title.
GM Vladimir Kramnik (2805) - L. Fressinet (2605) [E91]
Grand Prix du Senat (2), 2002
1.d4 g6; 2.e4 d6; 3.c4 Bg7; 4.Nc3 Nf6; 5.Be2 0-0;
6.Nf3 a5; 7.0-0 Na6;
Black's opening is a little unusual and is designed to make White run out of useful
developing moves before playing the typical central break of pawn e7-e5.
Kramnik plays this line himself!
8.e5! Ng4; 9.exd6 cxd6; 10.h3 Nf6; 11.Be3 d5; 12.c5
Bd7; 13.Qb3 Bc6;
14.Ne5 Nd7; 15.Nxc6 bxc6; 16.Qa4 Qc7; 17.Qd1 e5!;
18.Na4 exd4; 19.Bxd4 Bxd4;
20.Qxd4 Rfe8; 21.Bxa6 Re4!; 22.Qd1 Rxa6; 23.Re1
Qe5; 24.Qd2 Nf6; 25.Nc3 Rd4!; "="
I would say the position is equal, or maybe a tiny bit better for White.
{A.J.G.}
26.Rxe5 Rxd2; 27.Re2 Rd4; 28.b3 Ra7; {Diagram?}
Is this the best line for Black? {A.J.G.}
[ Maybe just a
little better was:
28...Nd7!; 29.Na4,
( 29.Rc2! Nxc5?; 30.Ne2 Re4; 31.Ng3±)
29...Rxa4!; Black has an advantage. 30.bxa4 Nxc5; etc.
]
29.Rd1 Rxd1+; 30.Nxd1 Ne4; 31.Nb2 Nc3; {Diagram?}
Black seems to be relatively OK here.
[ 31...Nxc5; 32.Rc2 Ne6; 33.Rxc6 Kf8; 34.Nd3 Ke7; 35.Kf1;
White is better. ]
32.Re8+
Kg7; 33.Rc8 Ra6; {Diagram?}
Did Black miss an opportunity here?
[ 33...Nxa2!; 34.Rxc6 Nc1; 35.Rb6 Rc7; 36.Na4 d4; 37.Kf1,
Hmmm.
(37.b4 axb4; 38.Rxb4, "=") 37...Re7; 38.c6? d3; "/+"
]
34.a4! Kf6; 35.Nd3 Ke6; 36.Rc7 Ne2+; 37.Kf1
Nd4; 38.Rb7 Ra8; 39.Rb6 Re8;
40.b4 axb4; 41.Nxb4 Rc8; 42.a5 Kd7; 43.a6
Rc7; 44.g4 g5; 45.Kg2 Ne6;
46.Nd3 f6; 47.Kg3 Ra7; 48.Nb4 Nxc5; 49.Rxc6
Nd3; 50.Rxf6! Black Resigns, 1 -
0
White threatens 51.Rf7+ and 51.Nxd3.
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