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(3) Aronian,Levon (2786) - Kramnik,Vladimir (2772) [D39]
Moscow Tal Memorial 4th Moscow (7), 12.11.2009
[Postny,E]
1.d4
Sf6
2.c4
e6
3.Sf3
d5
4.Sc3
dxc4
5.e4
Lb4
6.Lg5
h6
7.Lxf6
Dxf6
8.Lxc4
c5
9.e5
Dd8
[9...De7
10.0-0
Lxc3
(10...cxd4
11.Se4
0-0
12.Dxd4
Td8
13.De3
Ld7
14.Tad1
Lc6
15.Sf6+!
Kh8
(15...gxf6
16.Dxh6
Txd1
(16...Sd7
17.Txd7
Df8
18.Txd8
Txd8
19.Dxf6+-
) 17.exf6
Txf1+
18.Kxf1
Df8
19.Dg5+
Kh8
20.Dh5+
Kg8
21.Dg4+
Kh8
22.Sg5+-
) 16.Txd8+
Dxd8
17.Sg5!
De7
18.Dd3
g6
19.Lxe6!
Le8
20.Dh3
Kg7
21.Sxe8+
Dxe8
22.Sxf7+-
1-0 Flear,G (2495)-Condie,M (2430)/Bath 1987/CBM 004 (27)) 11.bxc3
0-0
12.Sd2
(12.d5?!
exd5
13.Lxd5
Sd7
14.Te1
Sb6
15.Le4
Td8=
0-1 Gligoric,S-Kostic,B/Zagreb 1946/EXT 1999 (51)) 12...b6
13.Se4
La6
14.Lxa6
Sxa6
15.Da4
Sc7
16.dxc5
bxc5
17.c4! [Weiß steht besser]
½-½ Kmoch,H-Gilg,K/Kecskemet 1927/HCL (26); 9...Df4?!
10.0-0
Lxc3
11.bxc3
cxd4
12.cxd4 [Weiß steht besser]
The black queen can be in danger and his other pieces aren't developed yet. 1-0 Gofshtein,L (2541)-Simutowe,A (2421)/Hoogeveen 2007/CBM 120 ext (55)] 10.d5
[10.a3
La5
(10...Lxc3+
11.bxc3
0-0
12.0-0
cxd4
13.cxd4
Ld7!
This position is playable for Black as shown in the analysis to the game Kramnik-Ivanchuk/Wijk aan Zee 2010.) 11.0-0
cxd4
12.Se4
0-0
13.Sg3
Sc6
14.De2
Se7
15.Tad1
Lb6
16.Sh5
Sg6
17.De4
De7
18.Ld3
Td8
19.Dg4
Ld7
20.Lxg6
fxg6
21.Dxg6
Le8
22.Dg4
Lxh5
23.Dxh5
Df7
24.Dxf7+
Kxf7=
1-0 Iotov,V (2575)-Spassov,L (2419)/Plovdiv BUL 2010/The Week in Chess 797 (67); 10.0-0
cxd4
11.Se4
0-0
would transpose to the recent encounter Grischuk-Aronian/Linares 2010.] 10...exd5
11.Lxd5
0-0
12.Tc1
Sc6
13.0-0
Sd4!
This punch solves Black's problems, but requires precise calculation.
14.Le4!
[The line that both players should figure out is: 14.Sxd4
Lxc3
15.Sf3
Lxb2
16.Lxf7+
Kxf7
17.Db3+
Le6
18.Dxb7+
Kg8
19.Dxb2
Txf3!
20.gxf3
Dg5+
21.Kh1
Ld5
and suddenly White is in trouble.] 14...Te8
15.Sd5
Lf5
[15...Lg4
16.Sxb4
Lxf3
17.Lxf3
Sxf3+
18.Dxf3
cxb4
19.Dxb7
Txe5
20.Dxb4
Te2 [Weiß steht etwas besser]
Normally such positions end in a draw against the correct defence.] 16.Lxf5
Dxd5
17.Sxd4
Txe5?!
This makes it more difficult for Black. [17...cxd4
was called for. 18.f4
Dxa2
19.Dxd4
La5
20.Lb1
(20.Kh1
Lb6=
) 20...Lb6
21.Dxb6
axb6
22.Lxa2
Txa2
and Black should hold this rather easily. The drawish tendencies of rooks endings are well known.] 18.Sb5
Dxd1
19.Tfxd1
Txf5
20.a3?
I guess that Levon simply overlooked Black's reply. [20.Sd6
Th5
21.a3
La5
22.Sxb7
Lb6
23.Sd6
would yield White a stable advantage in the endgame.] 20...c4!=
21.axb4
Txb5
22.Txc4
a5
23.g3
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