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Kramnik, Vladimir - Timman, Jan H, Hoogovens (6), Wijk aan Zee - B07 [1998-01-22] ½-½
Annotator: Yudasin,L

1.Nf3 g6 2.e4 d6 3.d4 Nf6 4.Bd3 Bg7 5.O-O O-O 6.c3 Nc6 (6...Nbd7) 7.Re1 (7.h3 e5 8.Re1) e5 8.h3 Bd7 (8...Re8 9.Na3 (9.d5) ) 9.Nbd2 (9.Na3 Nh5 10.Nc2) Nh5 10.Nb3 (10.d5 Ne7 /\Nf4,f5 ) (10.dxe5 Nf4 (10...Nxe5) 11.Bf1 dxe5 12.Nc4 Ne6 13.Ne3) a5 11.a4 Re8 12.Bg5 Qc8 13.Qd2 exd4 14.Nbxd4 (14.cxd4 Nb4 15.Bf1 (15.Bb1 f5 (15...Nf6 /\Bc6 ) ) Nf6) (14.Nfxd4) Ne5 (14...Nf6) 15.Nxe5 (15.Bf1 Nxf3+ 16.Nxf3 Nf6 17.Bd3 Bc6 18.Qf4 Nh5 19.Qh4 h6 20.Bd2 Qd8) dxe5 16.Nb5 Be6 17.Bf1 Nf6 18.Qc2 (18.Rad1 Bb3 19.Ra1 Rd8 20.Qe3 c6) Nd7 /\Bf8,c6,/\Nc5 19.Na3 Bf8 (19...Nc5 20.Bc4 (20.Nc4 f6 21.Be3 Bf8 22.b4) ) 20.Nc4 Bc5 /\f6,Nb6 (20...f6 21.Be3 Bc5 22.Bxc5 Nxc5 23.b4 Bxc4 24.Bxc4+ Ne6) 21.Nxa5 (21.Reb1 f6 22.Bd2 Kg7 (22...b6 23.b4 Be7) 23.b4 axb4 24.cxb4 Bd4 25.Bc3 Bxc3 26.Qxc3 Nb6 27.Nxb6 (27.Na5) cxb6 28.Qe3) f6 22.Bc1 (22.Bh6 Rxa5 23.b4 Ra8 24.bxc5 Nxc5) Rxa5 23.b4 Ra8 24.bxc5 Nxc5 25.Be3 Nb3 26.Rab1 Na5 27.c4 Qd7 /\Qf7 28.c5 (28.Rb5 Qf7 29.Rc1 Bd7) Qf7 29.Qc3 (29.Rb5 Bd7 (29...Reb8) 30.c6 Bxc6 (30...bxc6 31.Rc5 Kg7 (31...Reb8 32.Bd2 (32.Qc3 Qb3 (32...Nb7 33.Bc4 Be6 34.Bxe6 Qxe6 35.Rxc6 Nd6) 33.Qd2) Nb3 (32...Qb3) 33.Bc4 Be6 34.Bxe6 Qxe6 35.Rxc6 Qd7 36.Be3) 32.Rb1 Be6 33.Qc3 Nb3 34.Rxc6 Re7 35.Qb4) 31.Rxa5 Rxa5 32.Bc4 Re6 33.Qb3 Bxa4 (33...Bd7 34.Qxb7) 34.Qxb7 Bc6 35.Qb8+ Be8 36.Rd1) Bc4 30.c6 30...b6= Yudasin