Vladimir Kramnik		Garry Kasparov

Game 12 Saturday 27th October 2000. Vladimir Kramnik vs. Garry Kasparov: Nimzo-Indian 4.e3

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 0-0 5.Bd3 d5 6.Nf3 c5 7.0-0 dxc4 8.Bxc4 Nbd7 9.a3 cxd4 10.axb4 dxc3 11.bxc3 Qc7 12.Be2 A bit of a surprise. 12. Qb3 would normally be expected here. Kasparov fell into deep thought here. This has only been played once before: [12.Be2 e5 13.c4 b6 14.Bb2 Bb7 15.Qb3 Rfe8 16.Rfd1 a5 17.c5 axb4 18.cxb6 Nxb6 19.Rxa8 Bxa8 20.Bxe5 Qc6 21.Bf1 Nfd5 22.Bd4 Qa4 23.Rb1 Qxb3 24.Rxb3 Na4 25.Ne5 f6 26.Nd3 Kf8 27.g4 Bc6 28.Bg2 Nac3 29.Bc5+ Kf7 30.Nxb4 Nxb4 31.Rxb4 Rc8 32.Bxc6 Rxc6 33.Rb7+ Kg8 34.Ba3 Ra6 35.Bb2 Ne4 36.Kg2 Ra5 37.Re7 Nd6 38.h4 h6 39.Rd7 Nc4 40.Bd4 Ne5 41.Rd8+ Kf7 42.Kg3 Ke7 43.Rg8 Kf7 44.Rc8 Nd7 45.Rc7 Ke7 46.f4 Rb5 47.Kf3 Kd6 48.Ra7 Ke6 49.Ke4 Kd6 50.Kd3 Rb1 51.Ra6+ Ke7 52.Kc4 Rg1 53.Kd5 Rxg4 54.Ra7 Rg1 55.Bc5+ Ke8 56.Bd6 Re1 57.Ra8+ Kf7 58.Kc6 Ne5+ 59.fxe5 Rxe3 60.Kd5 fxe5 61.Bxe5 Kg6 62.Ra7 Kh5 63.Rxg7 Kxh4 64.Bf4 Re2 65.Bxh6 Kh3 66.Bf4 Rg2 67.Rh7+ Kg4 68.Ke4 Rc2 69.Be3 Rg2 70.Rh1 Kg3 71.Bf4+ Kf2 72.Rc1 Ke2 73.Rc3 Kf2 74.Ra3 Ke2 75.Bg3 Kf1 76.Rf3+ Ke2 77.Re3+ Kd2 78.Kd4 Kd1 79.Ra3 Ke2 80.Ke4 Kf1 81.Kf3 Rf2+ 82.Kg4 Rc2 83.Re3 Re2 84.Rf3+ Kg2 85.Rf4 Ra2 86.Re4 Rc2 87.Bd6 Kf1 88.Bb4 Rg2+ 89.Kh3 Rc2 90.Ba5 Ra2 91.Bb6 Ra3+ 92.Kg4 Rg3+ 93.Kf4 Rf3+ 94.Ke5 Kg2 95.Re2+ Kg3 ½-½ Garcia Gonzales,G-Balashov,Y/Leningrad 1977/MCL (95)] 12. ...Qxc3 Sharpest and a new move in otb chess however it has been played in correspondence chess. There 13. Bd3 was played. 12. ...b6 would have been Geller-Kholmov. Kasparov used a tremendous amount of time taking this pawn. He now has 1:07 left. 13. Ba3 Instantly and a new move. He rejects 13.Bd2. 13. ...Nd5 Now Kramnik thought for 20 minutes. 14. Qb1 Qf6 15.Bd3 h6 Kasparov has 47 minutes left now. 16.b5 Rd8 17.Bb2 Qe7 18.Ra4 Nc5 19.Bh7+ Kh8 Kramnik seems to be overpressing and is perhaps in danger of losing. He certainly is taking a lot of risks. 20 Rh4 f6 21.Rc4 After a tremendously long thought. Both players are likely to run short of time. Kramnik 25 Kasparov 29 left. 21. .. Bd7 Kasparov down to less than a minute a move. 22.Ba3?! There was an alterative of Nh4 which was probably better. But time trouble is the theme of the rest of the game. 22. .. b6 23.Be4 a6 24.bxa6 Rxa6 25.Bxc5 bxc5 26.Rfc1 Kramnik is now struggling to draw. Kramnik 17 mins left, Kasparov 14. 26. ....Ra5 27.Qb2 Rb5 28.Qa3 Nb6!A trick. 9 minutes each.29.Rc3 Kramnik has 5 minutes, Kasparov 8.5 minutes left. 29. ...Rd4 30.Nd2 f5!? 31.Bf3 Na41 minute 35 left for Kasparov after this move. Kasparov seemed agitated as his time drained away. 32.Rxc5 Rb2 33.Nc4 Qxc5 ½-½ Drawn