Topalov vs Kramnik: Game 4
TOPALOV
vs KRAMNIK (1.0-3.0)
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| GM Vesselin Topalov |
BUL |
2813 |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
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| GM Vladimir Kramnik |
RUS |
2743 |
3.0 |
1 |
1 |
½ |
½ |
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Topalov, V - Kramnik, V [D47]
WCC Elista (Game 4), 2006.09.27
[IM Angel Martín & John Henderson]
 Draw
in game 4. A good result for Vladimir Kramnik
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4
7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 Bb7 9.a3 [9.0-0 Be7 10.e4 b4 11.Na4] 9...b4 10.Ne4 Nxe4
11.Bxe4 bxa3 12.0-0 Bd6 [12...axb2 13.Bxb2 Nf6 14.Bd3 Be7 15.Qb1 Rb8 16.Rxa7
Qb6 Ivanchuk,V - Kramnik,V. PCA/Intel-GP rapid. New York (3), 1994] 13.b3 Nf6
[13...Qe7 14.Qc2 0-0 15.Bxh7+ Kh8 16.Bd3 c5 Lugovoi,A - Yevseev,D. St Petersburg-ch
2003]
14.Nd2!?N [14.Bd3 c5 (14...Qe7?! 15.e4 Bb4 16.Bg5)
15.Bxa3 cxd4 16.Bb5+ Ke7 17.Qxd4 a6 18.Bc4 Bxa3 19.Rxa3 Qxd4 20.Nxd4 Rhd8=
Pecorelli,H - Dominguez,L . Cuba (ch) 2003] 14...Qc7 [14...0-0; 14...Nxe4
15.Nxe4 Be7 (15...Bxh2+?! 16.Kxh2 Qh4+ 17.Kg1 Qxe4 18.f3! (18.Bxa3? c5) 18...Qg6
19.Bxa3) 16.Bxa3+/-]
Pisition after 14...Qc7
15.Bf3!? [15.Bxa3!?] 15...Bxh2+ [15...0-0
16.Nc4] 16.Kh1 In compensation for the pawn sac, White now gets excellent
play on the queenside with pressure on the black squares and play on the semi-open
a and c-files. 16...Bd6 [16...0-0 17.Bxa3] 17.Nc4 Be7 18.Bxa3 0-0 19.Bxe7
Qxe7 20.Ra5 The rook lift aims at preventing c6-c5 with ideas such as Qa1,
Rc1 and Ne5 also looming - Kramnik now has to be active to prevent being squeezed
into a lossing position. 20...Rfd8 [20...a6 21.Ne5] 21.Kg1 c5!? A
good, practical solution by Kramnik - he's looking to ease some pressure by exchanging
some pieces whilst the queen defends the weak pawn on a7. 22.Rxc5 Ne4 23.Bxe4
Bxe4 24.Qg4 Bd3 [24...Bd5!? 25.Rc1 Rac8 26.b4] 25.Ra1 Rac8 26.Raa5
[26.Rxc8!? Rxc8 27.d5 Rd8 (27...Bf5? 28.d6) 28.dxe6 Qxe6 29.Qxe6 fxe6
30.Rxa7 Bxc4 31.bxc4 Rc8 32.Ra4] 26...Rb8 [26...Rxc5!? 27.Rxc5 Qb7] 27.Qd1
[27.Qf4!? Rxb3 28.Rc7 (28.Ne5 Qf6 29.Qxf6 gxf6 30.Nxd3 Rxd3 31.Rxa7)
28...Qf6 29.Qxf6 gxf6 30.Raxa7 Bxc4 31.Rxc4] 27...Be4 28.Qa1 Rb7 [28...Rxb3?
29.Nd2] 29.Nd2 Bg6 [29...Bd5? 30.e4 Bxb3 31.Ra3] 30.Qc3+/- h6 31.Ra6?!
[31.b4] 31...Kh7 32.Nc4
Position after 32. Nc4
32...Be4! 33.f3 Bd5 34.Nd2 Rdb8 [34...Qh4!?
35.Ra1 (35.e4 Bxb3 36.Nxb3 Rxb3 37.Qxb3 Qe1+ 38.Kh2 Qh4+=) ] 35.Qd3+
[35.Ra1 Bxb3? 36.Qd3+ g6 37.Rc3] 35...f5 36.Rc3 [36.Rxd5? exd5 37.Qxf5+
Kh8; 36.e4 fxe4 37.fxe4 Bxb3] 36...Qh4 37.Ra1 Qg3 38.Qc2 Rf7= 39.Rf1 [39.e4
fxe4 40.Nxe4 Qg6] 39...Qg6 40.Qd3 [40.e4?! fxe4 41.fxe4 Rxf1+ 42.Kxf1
Bb7=/+] 40...Qg3 41.Rfc1 Rfb7 42.Qc2 Qg5! Now if 43 e4 Bxb3 turns the tables
as the rook on c1 hangs. 43.Ra1 Qf6 44.Qd3 Rd7 45.Ra4 [45.Rc5 Rdb7?!
(45...Rbd8) 46.e4 Bxb3 47.exf5] 45...Rbd8 46.Rc5 Kg8 47.Nc4 [47.Qc3
Qh4] 47...Bxc4 48.Raxc4 [48.Qxc4!? f4?! (48...Rd5) 49.Re5+/-]
Position after 48. Raxc4
48...f4! The constant build-up of pressure on d4
is now complete with f4 - the game now liquidates to a draw. 49.Rc6 [49.Qe4!?
fxe3 50.Re5] 49...fxe3 50.Qxe3 Rxd4 51.Rxe6 Qh4 52.Rxd4 Qxd4 53.Re8+ Kh7 54.Qxd4
1/2-1/2 |
Draw in game 4. A good result for Vladimir Kramnik
(Photo: WCC official
site)
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Replay |
 REST
DAY Thursday, September 28 |
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07:00 |
GAME
5 Kramnik vs Topalov
Friday, September 29
IM Bill Paschall and
GM John Fedorowicz
IM Angel Martín (spanish) |
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07:00 |
GAME
6 Topalov vs Kramnik
Saturday, September 30
IM Bill Paschall
and WGM Jennifer Shahade
GM Amador Rodríguez (spanish) |
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Replay |
REST
DAY Sunday, October 1 - Reversal of
Colors |
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07:00 |
GAME
7 Topalov vs Kramnik
Monday, October 2
IM Bill Paschall and GM
Gregory Kaidanov
IM Angel Martín (spanish) |
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07:00 |
GAME
8 Kramnik vs Topalov
Tuesday, October 3
IM Bill Paschall and
GM Gregory Kaidanov
GM Amador Rodríguez (spanish) |
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Replay |
REST
DAY Wednesday, October 4 |
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07:00 |
GAME
9 Topalov vs Kramnik
Thursday, October 5
IM Bill Paschall and
GM Larry Christiansen
GM Viktor Moskalenko (spanish) |
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07:00 |
GAME
10 Kramnik vs Topalov
Friday, October 6
IM Bill Paschall and GM
John Federowicz
IM Angel Martín (spanish) |
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REST
DAY Saturday, October 7 |
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07:00 |
GAME
11 Topalov vs Kramnik
Sunday, October 8
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Joel Benjamin
GM Viktor Moskalenko (spanish) |
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Replay |
REST
DAY Monday, October 9 |
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07:00 |
GAME
12 Kramnik vs Topalov
Tuesday, October 10
IM Bill Paschall and
GM Larry Christiansen
IM Michael Rahal (spanish) |
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Replay |
REST
DAY Wednesday, October 11 |
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Thursday, October 12
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