Chess game: Kramnik x Kaidanov

[Event "Groningen PCA"] [Site "Groningen"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Kaidanov, Gregory S"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D39"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2640"] [Annotator "Kramnik,V"] [PlyCount "61"] [EventDate "1993.12.??"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "NED"] [SourceTitle "CBM 039"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1994.04.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] {In the beginning og the 90’s it was already clear that Kramnik would be a World Championship contender. How to play with white in the diagram position?} 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bg5 c5 7. Bxc4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Qa5 10. Bb5+ Nbd7 11. Bxf6 Qxc3+ 12. Kf1 gxf6 13. h4 $1 a6 14. Rh3 Qa5 15. Be2 Nc5 $6 16. Nb3 $1 Nxb3 17. Qxb3 e5 {?! Chekhov} (17... Qc7 18. Rd1 (18. Rb1 Bd7 19. Qxb7 Qxb7 20. Rxb7 Bc6 21. Rc7 Bxe4 22. Bxa6 O-O {Gruenberg, HU-Horvath,C/Budapest Kasparov (02)/1991/ 0.5 (23)}) 18... Bd7 19. Qb2 $1 O-O-O $8 20. Rc1 Bc6 21. Bxa6 $1 Rd6 $8 22. Be2 Rhd8 $5 23. Qxf6 Rd2 24. Ra3 $16 {Akopian,V-Horvath,Cs/Niksic/1991/1-0 (34)}) 18. Rf3 (18. Rg3 $16) 18... Qd8 19. Rc1 $1 $16 Qe7 (19... Bg4 $6 20. Rd3 (20. Rfc3 Bxe2+ 21. Kxe2 O-O $13) 20... Bxe2+ 21. Kxe2 Qe7 22. Qb6 Qe6 (22... Rd8 23. Rc7 $18) 23. Qxe6+ fxe6 24. Rc7 $18) (19... Be6 20. Qxb7 O-O 21. Rd1 Qe8 22. Rxf6 $16) (19... b5 20. Rc6 $1 Be6 21. Qa3 Qe7 22. Bxb5 $1 Qxa3 23. Rxa6+ Ke7 24. Rfxa3 $16) (19... O-O 20. Qe3 (20. Rd3 {Chekhov} Qe7 21. Qb6 Be6 22. Rc7 Qe8 23. Rxb7 $16) 20... Kh8 21. Qh6 Rg8 (21... Be6 22. Rd3 Qe7 23. Rc7 $1) 22. Rd3 Qe7 (22... Qf8 23. Qxf6+ Qg7 $16) 23. Rc7 $1 Qe6 24. Rd6 $3 Qxd6 25. Rxf7 Bf5 26. exf5 $18) 20. Qb6 Qd8 $6 (20... Bg4 21. Rc7 Qe6 22. Qxb7 Rd8 23. Bc4 $1 Bxf3 24. gxf3 Qh3+ (24... Qd6 25. Bxf7+ Kf8 26. Bd5 $18) 25. Ke2 O-O 26. Rxf7 $18) (20... O-O 21. Rc7 Qe6 22. Rxf6 (22. Qe3 $5) (22. Qc5 {Chekhov} Bd7 23. Rg3+ Kh8 24. Bc4 Bb5 25. Qxb5 axb5 26. Bxe6 fxe6 27. Rgg7 $18) 22... Qxb6 23. Rxb6 $18) (20... Qe6 $1 21. Rxf6 Qxb6 22. Rxb6 Be6 $16) 21. Rc7 Qd4 $8 {[#] } (21... O-O {Chekhov} 22. Rd3 $18) 22. Re7+ $1 (22. Qxd4 exd4 23. Bc4 $16) 22... Kxe7 (22... Kf8 23. Rxf7+ Kg8 24. Rg7+ Kxg7 25. Qxf6+ Kg8 26. Qf8#) 23. Qxf6+ Kd7 24. Rd3 (24. Qxf7+ Kd8 (24... Kc6 25. Rf6+ Kc5 26. Qe7+) 25. Rd3 $18) 24... Qxd3 25. Bxd3 Re8 (25... Rf8 26. Bc4) 26. Bc4 Re7 27. Bxf7 Kd8 (27... b5 28. Bd5 Ra7 29. Bc6+ Kd8 30. Qf8+) 28. Qb6+ Kd7 29. Bb3 $1 Ke8 30. Ba4+ Kf7 31. Qd8 1-0 You must activate JavaScript to enhance chess game visualization.

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