1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Bxd2+ 5. Qxd2 d5 6. Bg2 Nbd7 7. Nf3 c6 8. 0-0 b6 9. Rc1 0-0 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Na3 Bb7 12. Nb5 a6 13. Nd6 Qb8 14. Qb4 a5 15. Qa3 Ba6 16. Ne5 b5 17. Qxa5?! This move must be judged an error, since it leads to the endgame that Kramnik lost. Whether losing or not, it certainly gave him a ton of grief. [The straightforward alternative was
17. Rc6
17... b4 18. Qe3 Bb7
19. Nxd7 Nxd7 20. Nxb7 Qxb7 21. Rc2 ]
17... Qxd6
18. Rc6
18... Qb8 19. Rxa6 Rxa6
20. Qxa6 Nxe5 21. dxe5 Qxe5 22. Qxb5 Rb8 23. Qd3 Rxb2
24. Qe3 Kramnik obviously feels his best chance is by exchanging the queens and pushing the a-pawn. He knows he is losing a pawn, so the real question is which way gives him the best drawing chances.
24... Qxe3 25. fxe3 Rxe2
26. a4 Rc2
27. a5 Rc7
28. a6 Ra7
29. Bf1 Kf8
30. Rb1 Ke7
31. Rb7+ Rxb7
32. axb7 Nd7
33. Kf2 Kd6
34. Bb5 Nb8
35. Be8 Ke7
36. Bb5 f6
37. Kf3 Kd6
38. Be8 Kc7
39. Bf7 Kxb7
40. Bxe6 Kc6
41. Bg8 h6
42. Kg4 Nd7
43. Kf5 Ne5
44. h3 Kc5
45. g4
45. Ke6 would have been enough for a draw.
( Carlsen ) ]
45... Kd6
46. Bh7 Ke7
47. Bg8
47... g6+ 48. Kf4 Nf7
49. Bh7 g5+
50. Kg3 Nd6
51. Bg8 Ne4+
52. Kg2 Kd6
53. Kf3 Kc5
54. Bh7 Nc3
55. Bd3 Kb4
56. Ba6 Kb3
57. Bb7 Kc2
58. Ba6 Kd1
59. Bb7?! [He
( Kramnik ) might have played
59. Bc8 to avoid zugzwang, but because he probably thought the game would be drawn anyway, Kramnik played inaccurately towards the end. -
( Carlsen ) ]
59... Kd2
60. Bc6 Ke1
61. Bb7
Kf1 62. Ba8 Kg1
63. Kg3 Ne4+
64. Kf3 Nd2+
65. Kg3 Nf1+
66. Kf3 Nd2+
67. Kg3 Nc4
68. Bxd5 Nxe3
69. Bb7 Nf1+
70. Kf3 Kh2
71. Kf2 Nd2
72. Bg2 Nc4
73. Bf1 Ne5
74. Ke3 Kg1
75. Be2 Kg2
76. Ke4 Kxh3
77. Kf5 Kh4
78. Bd1 Nc4
79. Ke4 Nd6+
80. Kd5
80... f5! 80... f5
81. Kxd6 fxg4
82. Ke5 g3
83. Bf3 Kh3
84. Kf6 g4
85. Bc6 g2 ]
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