Linares 15th
 
Linares / 1998.03.06
 
Black: Kramnik, Vladimir (2790)
 

 
White: Shirov, Alexei (2710)

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C67: Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defence, Open variation
 

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Be7 6. dxe5 O-O 7. Re1 d5 8. exd6 Bxd6 9. Nbd2 Bf5 10. Nc4 Bb4 11. c3 Qxd1 12. Rxd1 Bc5 13. Be3 Ne7 14. Re1 Bxe3 15. Nxe3 Nd6 16. Nxf5 Nexf5 17. Ba4 g6 18. Re2 b5 19. Bc2 Rfe8 20. Rae1 Rxe2 21. Rxe2 a5 22. Re5 b4 23. Rc5 bxc3 24. Rxc3 Nb5 25. Rc4 Rd8 26. Kf1 Ne7 27. a4 Nd6 28. Rxc7 Nd5 29. Rc5 Nb4 30. Bb3 Nd3 31. Rxa5 Nxb2 32. Rd5 Rb8 33. Nd2 Rb6 34. Ke2 Ra6 35. Rd4 Nb7 36. Ne4 Rb6 37. Bd5 Kg7 38. Kd2 Nd6 39. Nc3 Nf5 40. Rf4 Kf6 41. a5 (White wins)