
[Event "Titled Tue 20th Jun Late"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.06.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kramnik, V"]
[Black "Ward, I"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2753"]
[BlackElo "2028"]
[ECO "C44"]
[PlyCount "165"]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.g3 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.Bg2 d6 6.c3 O-O 7.O-O Re8 8.Re1 a6 9.a4 Bg4 10.h3 Bxf3 11.Qxf3 h6 12.Nd2 Ba7 13.Nf1 Qe7 14.b4 b5 15.Ne3 Qe6 16.Nd5 Rac8 17.axb5 axb5 18.Ra6 Bb6 19.Nxb6 cxb6 20.Rxb6 Ne7 21.Bd2 Rb8 22.Rxb8 Rxb8 23.Ra1 d5 24.Be3 dxe4 25.dxe4 Rc8 26.Bc5 Ng6 27.Rd1 Qc4 28.Qd3 Qb3 29.Qxb5 Qxd1+ 30.Kh2 Qd7 31.Qe2 Qc6 32.Bf3 Rd8 33.c4 Nd7 34.Be3 Rc8 35.c5 Rb8 36.Qd2 Qb5 37.Qd6 Nf6 38.c6 Rc8 39.c7 Qd7 40.Bc5 Qxc7 41.Qa6 Rd8 42.Bb6 Qd6 43.Qa5 Rc8 44.Bc5 Qc6 45.Kg2 Nd7 46.Be3 Ra8 47.b5 Rxa5 48.bxc6 Nf6 49.c7 Ra8 50.Bb6 Ne8 51.Bg4 Nxc7 52.Bxc7 Ra2 53.Bf5 Re2 54.Kf3 Ra2 55.Bxg6 fxg6 56.Bxe5 Ra3+ 57.Kg2 Kf7 58.h4 g5 59.h5 Ke6 60.Bxg7 Ra6 61.Bxh6 g4 62.Bf4 Kf7 63.h6 Kg6 64.Kf1 Ra2 65.Ke1 Rb2 66.e5 Ra2 67.Be3 Ra5 68.Bd4 Kxh6 69.Ke2 Kg5 70.Ke3 Kf5 71.Bc3 Ra3 72.Kd3 Ra2 73.Bd4 Ra3+ 74.Kc4 Ra5 75.Bc3 Ra2 76.Bd4 Rc2+ 77.Kd5 Rd2 78.Kc5 Rc2+ 79.Kd6 Rd2 80.Kd5 Rd1 81.e6 Rxd4+ 82.Kxd4 Kxe6 83.Ke4 1-0
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.06.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kramnik, V"]
[Black "Ward, I"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2753"]
[BlackElo "2028"]
[ECO "C44"]
[PlyCount "165"]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.g3 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.Bg2 d6 6.c3 O-O 7.O-O Re8 8.Re1 a6 9.a4 Bg4 10.h3 Bxf3 11.Qxf3 h6 12.Nd2 Ba7 13.Nf1 Qe7 14.b4 b5 15.Ne3 Qe6 16.Nd5 Rac8 17.axb5 axb5 18.Ra6 Bb6 19.Nxb6 cxb6 20.Rxb6 Ne7 21.Bd2 Rb8 22.Rxb8 Rxb8 23.Ra1 d5 24.Be3 dxe4 25.dxe4 Rc8 26.Bc5 Ng6 27.Rd1 Qc4 28.Qd3 Qb3 29.Qxb5 Qxd1+ 30.Kh2 Qd7 31.Qe2 Qc6 32.Bf3 Rd8 33.c4 Nd7 34.Be3 Rc8 35.c5 Rb8 36.Qd2 Qb5 37.Qd6 Nf6 38.c6 Rc8 39.c7 Qd7 40.Bc5 Qxc7 41.Qa6 Rd8 42.Bb6 Qd6 43.Qa5 Rc8 44.Bc5 Qc6 45.Kg2 Nd7 46.Be3 Ra8 47.b5 Rxa5 48.bxc6 Nf6 49.c7 Ra8 50.Bb6 Ne8 51.Bg4 Nxc7 52.Bxc7 Ra2 53.Bf5 Re2 54.Kf3 Ra2 55.Bxg6 fxg6 56.Bxe5 Ra3+ 57.Kg2 Kf7 58.h4 g5 59.h5 Ke6 60.Bxg7 Ra6 61.Bxh6 g4 62.Bf4 Kf7 63.h6 Kg6 64.Kf1 Ra2 65.Ke1 Rb2 66.e5 Ra2 67.Be3 Ra5 68.Bd4 Kxh6 69.Ke2 Kg5 70.Ke3 Kf5 71.Bc3 Ra3 72.Kd3 Ra2 73.Bd4 Ra3+ 74.Kc4 Ra5 75.Bc3 Ra2 76.Bd4 Rc2+ 77.Kd5 Rd2 78.Kc5 Rc2+ 79.Kd6 Rd2 80.Kd5 Rd1 81.e6 Rxd4+ 82.Kxd4 Kxe6 83.Ke4 1-0
[Event "Titled Tue 20th Jun Late"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2023.06.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kramnik, V"]
[Black "Ward, I"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2753"]
[BlackElo "2028"]
[ECO "C44"]
[Opening "Konstantinopolsky opening"]
[EventDate "2023.06.20"]
[WhiteFideId "4101588"]
[BlackFideId "406627"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. g3 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bg2 d6 6. c3 O-O 7. O-O Re8 8.
Re1 a6 9. a4 Bg4 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 h6 12. Nd2 Ba7 13. Nf1 Qe7 14. b4 b5
15. Ne3 Qe6 16. Nd5 Rac8 17. axb5 axb5 18. Ra6 Bb6 19. Nxb6 cxb6 20. Rxb6
Ne7 21. Bd2 Rb8 22. Rxb8 Rxb8 23. Ra1 d5 24. Be3 dxe4 25. dxe4 Rc8 26. Bc5
Ng6 27. Rd1 Qc4 28. Qd3 Qb3 29. Qxb5 Qxd1+ 30. Kh2 Qd7 31. Qe2 Qc6 32. Bf3
Rd8 33. c4 Nd7 34. Be3 Rc8 35. c5 Rb8 36. Qd2 Qb5 37. Qd6 Nf6 38. c6 Rc8
39. c7 Qd7 40. Bc5 Qxc7 41. Qa6 Rd8 42. Bb6 Qd6 43. Qa5 Rc8 44. Bc5 Qc6 45.
Kg2 Nd7 46. Be3 Ra8 47. b5 Rxa5 48. bxc6 Nf6 49. c7 Ra8 50. Bb6 Ne8 51. Bg4
Nxc7 52. Bxc7 Ra2 53. Bf5 Re2 54. Kf3 Ra2 55. Bxg6 fxg6 56. Bxe5 Ra3+ 57.
Kg2 Kf7 58. h4 g5 59. h5 Ke6 60. Bxg7 Ra6 61. Bxh6 g4 62. Bf4 Kf7 63. h6
Kg6 64. Kf1 Ra2 65. Ke1 Rb2 66. e5 Ra2 67. Be3 Ra5 68. Bd4 Kxh6 69. Ke2 Kg5
70. Ke3 Kf5 71. Bc3 Ra3 72. Kd3 Ra2 73. Bd4 Ra3+ 74. Kc4 Ra5 75. Bc3 Ra2
76. Bd4 Rc2+ 77. Kd5 Rd2 78. Kc5 Rc2+ 79. Kd6 Rd2 80. Kd5 Rd1 81. e6 Rxd4+
82. Kxd4 Kxe6 83. Ke4 1-0