KK2000-4

***** KK2000-4 *****

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KRAMNIK-KASPAROV Game 4, October 14, 2000.  Kramnik goes up a
knight, but only draws!  GM Tony Miles providing live analysis.

[Event "Brain Games World Championship Match"]
[Site "London, England"]
[Date "2000.10.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kramnik"]
[Black "Kasparov"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ICCResult "Game drawn by mutual agreement"]
[Opening "QGA: classical, 6...a6"]
[ECO "D27"]
[NIC "QG.07"]
[Time "08:51:49"]
[TimeControl "7200+0"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 c5 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O Nf6 7. dxc5 Qxd1 8.
Rxd1 Bxc5 9. Nbd2 Nbd7 10. Be2 b6 11. Nb3 Be7 12. Nfd4 Bb7 13. f3 O-O 14. e4
Rfc8 15. Be3 Kf8 16. Nd2 Ne5 17. N4b3 Rc6 18. Rac1 Rac8 19. Rxc6 Rxc6 20. g4
h6 21. h4 Bc8 22. g5 hxg5 23. hxg5 Nfd7 24. f4 Ng6 25. Nf3 Rc2 26. Bxa6 Bxa6
27. Rxd7 Rxb2 28. Ra7 Bb5 29. f5 exf5 30. exf5 Re2 31. Nfd4 Re1+ 32. Kf2
Rf1+ 33. Kg2 Nh4+ 34. Kh3 Rh1+ 35. Kg4 Be8 36. Bf2 Ng2 37. Ra8 Rf1 38. Kf3
Nh4+ 39. Ke2 Rh1 40. Nb5 Bxg5 41. Nc7 Ke7 42. Nxe8 Nxf5 43. Bxb6 Kd7 44. a4
Rh3 45. Nc5+ Kc6 46. a5 Re3+ 47. Kd1 Re7 48. Rc8+ Kb5 49. Ne4 Rxe4 50. Rc5+
Ka6 51. Nc7+ Kb7 52. Rxf5 Be3 53. Bxe3 Rxe3 54. Rxf7 Re5 55. a6+ Kb6 56.
Rxg7 Ra5 57. Kd2 Ra1 58. Kc2 Rh1 59. Kb2 Rh8 60. Kb3 Rc8 61. a7 Kxa7 62. Kb4
Kb6 63. Nd5+ Ka6 64. Rg6+ Kb7 65. Kb5 Rc1 66. Rg2 Kc8 67. Rg7 Kd8 68. Nf6
Rc7 69. Rg5 Rf7 70. Nd5 Kd7 71. Rg6 Rf1 72. Kc5 Rc1+ 73. Kd4 Rd1+ 74. Ke5
{Game drawn by mutual agreement}
1/2-1/2

TonyM(GM)[1] kibitzes: Gday!
TonyM(GM)[2] kibitzes: Todays big excitement is whether they start in 10 mins,
\   or an hour later as advertised on the braingames site...
TonyM(GM)[2] kibitzes: can usually rely on braingames being wrong..  :)
TonyM(GM)[2] kibitzes: I doubt it
TonyM(GM)[2] kibitzes: The opening choice wil be interesting
TonyM(GM)[2] kibitzes: personally I think Kasp should be solid with B
TonyM(GM)[2] kibitzes: Nimzo or Slav say
TonyM(GM)[2] kibitzes: but its not his nature
TonyM(GM)[2] kibitzes: and that may well cost him the match
gringo(FM)[1] kibitzes: when start?
DaveTheBrave is now an examiner of game 1.
TonyM(GM)[2] kibitzes: Kramnik likes things with a big centre
TonyM(GM)[2] kibitzes: KI or Grunfeld
TonyM(GM)[2] kibitzes: I do expect him to try the  Grunfeld again
TonyM(GM)[2] kibitzes: just dont think it is the right choice for tghis
\   opponenet
TonyM(GM)[2] kibitzes: opponent
TonyM(GM)[2] kibitzes: yup   Catalan is part of Kram s repertoire
TonyM(GM)[2] kibitzes: it will be interesting to see where they diverge
GuessTheMove(C)[1] whispers: Guess the Move!  Tell me your predictions before
\   each move.
TonyM(GM)[2] kibitzes: Kram has certainly won the preparation battle so far
TonyM(GM)[2] kibitzes: Yes..  I agree..  but with White!
TonyM(GM)[2] kibitzes: Gazzas combative nature means  he will try to  make the
\   Grunfeld work
TonyM(GM)[2] kibitzes: would be a psychological blow to abandon his first
\   choice so soon
TonyM(GM)[2] kibitzes: I havent played the Grunf for 20 years or so  :)
TonyM(GM)[2] kibitzes: Kasps nature is to hit back immediately
TonyM(GM)[2] kibitzes: but he failed yesterday
TonyM(GM)[2] kibitzes: a rare event!
TonyM(GM)[2] kibitzes: not sure how his mood will be
TonyM(GM)[2] kibitzes: apart from 1 game against Anand he hasnt been behind in 
\   a match for many years
TonyM(GM)[2] kibitzes: we will soon see....
TonyM(GM)[2] kibitzes: mmm.... yes Keats
TonyM(GM)[2] kibitzes: ehhehehehh
TonyM(GM)[2] kibitzes: London Gil
GuessTheMove(C)[1] whispers: Correctly predicting 1.d4:  PerrinAybara
\   BallisticKnight rgadoury C-Jones Sephirot Charrua guest699 killerqueen
\   clownfish  (Tell GuessTheMove your guess)
GuessTheMove(C)[1] whispers: Correctly predicting 1...d5:  guest699  (Tell
\   GuessTheMove your guess)
Game 2: TonyM gets an update from game 1, last move 1...d5
Game 2 (*Kramnik vs. *Kasparov)
Move  *Kramnik            *Kasparov      
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