| ECO A04 in 1998 play it! kramnik v defeats black's svidler p in 57 moves | 1. Nf3 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4 b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bf4 Nd5 11. Nc3 Nxf4 12. gxf4 Nd7 13. Rfd1 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 Rb8 15. e3 Nf6 16. Rac1 Qd6 17. Ne2 Rfc8 18. e4 Qd7 19. d5 exd5 20. e5 Ne8 21. Rxd5 Qh3 22. Bg2 Qh4 23. Nd4 Qxf4 24. Nc6 Bh4 25. Rcd1 Rb6 26. R5d4 Rxc6 27. Bxc6 Qxe5 28. Bd7 Rd8 29. Rxh4 |
| ECO A05 in 2007 play it! kramnik v defeats black's polgar j in 75 moves | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. b4 Nh5 10. Re1 f5 11. Ng5 Nf6 12. Bf3 c6 13. Be3 cxd5 14. cxd5 h6 15. Ne6 Bxe6 16. dxe6 fxe4 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 d5 19. Bc2 e4 20. Rc1 d4 21. Bd2 e3 22. fxe3 d3 23. Bb3 Qd6 24. Qg4 Be5 25. Rf1 Bxh2+ 26. Kh1 Qg3 27. Qd4 Qe5 28. Rf7 Rxf7 29. exf7+ Kh7 30. Qxe5 Bxe5 31. Rc5 Bd6 32. Rc4 Nc6 33. b5 Ne5 34. Rd4 Bf8 35. Re4 Bg7 36. Bb4 d2 37. Rxe5 Rd8 38. Re8 |
| ECO A05 in 1993 play it! kramnik v defeats black's romanishin o in 81 moves | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5 5. a3 Ba5 6. g3 Nc6 7. Bg2 Bxc3 8. Qxc3 Qa5 9. b4 cxb4 10. axb4 Qxb4 11. Qxb4 Nxb4 12. Nd4 d5 13. Ba3 Nc6 14. Nb5 Kd7 15. Nd6 Rf8 16. Rc1 b6 17. g4 Ne7 18. g5 Nfg8 19. cxd5 Nxd5 20. Nb5 Ba6 21. Nc7 Bb7 22. Nxd5 Bxd5 23. Bxd5 exd5 24. Bxf8 Rxf8 25. Rg1 Ne7 26. Rg3 Nc6 27. Rgc3 Rc8 28. Rh3 Rh8 29. Rhc3 Rc8 30. d4 a5 31. f3 Ne7 32. Kd2 Rxc3 33. Kxc3 b5 34. Kb2 Nf5 35. Rc5 Ke6 36. Kc3 Nd6 37. Kd3 a4 38. Kc3 a3 39. Rc6 Kd7 40. Ra6 Nc4 41. Kb4 |
| ECO A06 in 2007 play it! kramnik v defeats black's jussupow a in 73 moves | 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 b6 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Qe2 c5 11. Bg3 Ne4 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Rad1 Nxg3 14. hxg3 a6 15. dxc5 bxc5 16. Bb1 Nb6 17. a4 Bf6 18. Qc2 g6 19. a5 Nc4 20. Nxd5 Nxb2 21. Nxf6+ Qxf6 22. Rd2 Bxf3 23. gxf3 Rab8 24. f4 c4 25. e4 Rfd8 26. e5 Rxd2 27. Qxd2 Qd8 28. Qe2 Qd4 29. e6 Nd3 30. Bc2 fxe6 31. Qxe6+ Kg7 32. Ba4 c3 33. Bc2 Rb2 34. Qe7+ Kg8 35. Qe2 Nxf4 36. gxf4 Kf7 37. Rd1 |
| ECO A05 in 1993 play it! kramnik v defeats black's salov v in 79 moves | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. a3 Be7 7. d4 dxc4 8. Ne5 Nc6 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Nxc6 Qe8 11. Nxe7+ Qxe7 12. Qa4 a5 13. Bg5 Ba6 14. O-O c5 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Rad1 cxd4 17. Rxd4 Qc5 18. Rfd1 f5 19. Qc2 Qe5 20. Qd2 Rab8 21. Rd6 Bb7 22. Rb6 Be4 23. Rxb8 Rxb8 24. Qg5+ Kh8 25. Qe7 Kg7 26. Qg5+ Kh8 27. Rd7 Rf8 28. Qe3 Qb8 29. Qc5 Kg8 30. Nxe4 fxe4 31. Rd2 Qa8 32. Qg5+ Kh8 33. Qf6+ Kg8 34. h4 c3 35. bxc3 Qb7 36. h5 Qb1+ 37. Kg2 e3 38. Rd4 Qf5 39. Qxf5 exf5 40. Rd5 |
| ECO A06 in 1996 play it! kramnik v defeats black's chernin a in 51 moves | 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 Nd7 8. a3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 g6 10. O-O Bg7 11. Qc2 O-O 12. Rad1 Qe7 13. Rfe1 Nb6 14. Ba2 c5 15. Ne5 cxd4 16. exd4 Qc7 17. h4 Nd7 18. h5 Nxe5 19. dxe5 g5 20. Bb1 Rd8 21. Qh7+ Kf8 22. Ne4 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Qxe5 24. Rd8+ Ke7 25. Qg8 Qb5 26. Rd1 |
| ECO A05 in 1996 play it! kramnik v defeats black's lobron e in 69 moves | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5 5. a3 Bxc3 6. Qxc3 b6 7. b4 Na6 8. e3 Qe7 9. b5 Nc7 10. Be2 Bb7 11. O-O O-O 12. Bb2 d6 13. a4 a5 14. Rae1 Rae8 15. d4 Ne4 16. Qc1 f5 17. Nd2 Ng5 18. f4 Ne4 19. Bf3 Nxd2 20. Qxd2 Bxf3 21. Rxf3 Rd8 22. Qc2 Rf7 23. e4 Qh4 24. Re2 fxe4 25. Qxe4 h6 26. dxc5 d5 27. cxd5 Nxd5 28. g3 Qh5 29. cxb6 Nxb6 30. Kg2 Rd1 31. Qxe6 Qc5 32. Qe8+ Rf8 33. Qg6 Rd7 34. Ba3 Qc4 35. Rc2 |
| ECO A05 in 1996 play it! kramnik v defeats black's anand v in 81 moves | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 e6 5. O-O Be7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Re1 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. e4 Nxc3 10. bxc3 c5 11. d4 Nd7 12. Bf4 Nf6 13. Ne5 cxd4 14. cxd4 Bb4 15. Re3 Rc8 16. d5 exd5 17. exd5 Bd6 18. Nc6 Bxc6 19. Bxd6 Ba4 20. Bxf8 Bxd1 21. Be7 Qc7 22. Rxd1 Nd7 23. Bh3 h6 24. Bf5 b5 25. Bb4 Rd8 26. Re7 Qc4 27. Rxd7 Rxd7 28. Bxd7 Qxb4 29. d6 Qa4 30. Rd3 Qe4 31. Bxb5 Qe1+ 32. Kg2 Qe4+ 33. Kg1 Qe1+ 34. Kg2 Qe4+ 35. Kf1 Qh1+ 36. Ke2 Qe4+ 37. Kf1 Qh1+ 38. Ke2 Qe4+ 39. Kd1 Qg4+ 40. f3 Qh3 41. d7 |
| ECO A05 in 2007 play it! kramnik v defeats black's piket je in 109 moves | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. b4 Nh5 10. Re1 f5 11. Ng5 Nf6 12. Bf3 c6 13. Be3 a5 14. bxa5 Qxa5 15. Qb3 cxd5 16. cxd5 h6 17. a4 b5 18. Ne6 Bxe6 19. dxe6 fxe4 20. Be2 bxa4 21. Rxa4 Qc7 22. Nxe4 Nxe4 23. Rxe4 Rfb8 24. Rb4 Rxb4 25. Qxb4 Qa5 26. Bd2 Qxb4 27. Bxb4 Rd8 28. Rd1 Nf5 29. g4 Nd4 30. Bc4 Kf8 31. Ra1 Bf6 32. Kg2 Be7 33. Bd5 Rb8 34. Bd2 g5 35. Ra7 Rb5 36. Ba2 d5 37. Bc3 Nc6 38. Rc7 Rc5 39. Bxd5 Rxc3 40. Bxc6 e4 41. Kf1 e3 42. fxe3 Rxe3 43. Bd5 Rh3 44. Rc2 Bf6 45. Rc8+ Ke7 46. Rc7+ Kd6 47. Rd7+ Ke5 48. e7 Bxe7 49. Bg2 Ke6 50. Rxe7+ Kxe7 51. Bxh3 Kf6 52. Bg2 h5 53. h3 Ke5 54. Bf3 Kf4 55. Ke2 |
| ECO A05 in 2007 play it! kramnik v defeats black's van der sterren in 63 moves | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 O-O 11. Rd1 b6 12. h4 Bb7 13. Bd3 Nc6 14. Bb1 Qd6 15. O-O Rad8 16. Qg5 e5 17. d5 f6 18. Qg3 Ne7 19. Bd3 Ng6 20. Rfe1 Nf4 21. Bf1 Rc8 22. Nd2 Kh8 23. Qb3 Rc5 24. g3 Ng6 25. Nc4 Qd7 26. Qa3 Ra8 27. Rc1 h6 28. Ne3 Ra5 29. Qb2 Ne7 30. Kh2 Qd8 31. Nc4 Rc5 32. Nxe5 |
| ECO A05 in 1994 play it! kramnik v defeats black's kamsky g in 89 moves | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. d5 Na6 8. Nd2 Kh8 9. a3 c5 10. h4 h5 11. Nf3 Ng4 12. Ng5 Nh6 13. Be3 f5 14. exf5 Bxf5 15. Qd2 Ng4 16. Bxg4 Bxg4 17. f3 Bd7 18. O-O-O Qe7 19. Ne6 Bxe6 20. dxe6 e4 21. Qxd6 Qxd6 22. Rxd6 exf3 23. e7 Rfe8 24. Nd5 Rac8 25. gxf3 Nc7 26. Bg5 Kg8 27. Re1 Kf7 28. Re4 Bd4 29. b3 Nxd5 30. cxd5 Rc7 31. Kc2 b5 32. Ra6 Rd7 33. d6 Bg7 34. Rc6 Bd4 35. Kd3 Bf2 36. Rf4+ Kg8 37. Kc2 Bg3 38. Rf6 Be5 39. Re6 Bd4 40. Rc7 Rxc7 41. dxc7 Kf7 42. Rd6 Be5 43. c8=Q Bxd6 44. Qd7 Bxe7 45. Qxa7 |
| ECO A05 in 1995 play it! kramnik v defeats black's nunn j in 85 moves | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. d5 a5 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 Na6 10. O-O Qe8 11. Nd2 Bd7 12. Kh1 Nh7 13. a3 h5 14. f3 Bh6 15. b3 Qb8 16. Qc2 Be3 17. Rae1 Qa7 18. Nd1 Bc5 19. Qc1 Rae8 20. Bd3 c6 21. Nb1 Qb6 22. Bc2 Kg7 23. Nbc3 Qa7 24. Bg3 f6 25. f4 h4 26. Bf2 exf4 27. Qxf4 g5 28. Qd2 Rf7 29. e5 Rxe5 30. Rxe5 fxe5 31. Bxh7 Kxh7 32. Qxg5 Bxf2 33. Nxf2 Nc5 34. Qxh4+ Kg7 35. Re1 Bf5 36. Qg5+ Bg6 37. Ng4 Rf5 38. Qh6+ Kf7 39. Qh8 Ke7 40. Qg7+ Bf7 41. Nh6 Rf2 42. Qg5+ Kd7 43. Qe3 |
| ECO A05 in 1996 play it! kramnik v defeats black's ehlvest j in 57 moves | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3 6. Qxc3 c5 7. b4 b6 8. g3 Nc6 9. Bg2 Bb7 10. O-O d6 11. Bb2 e5 12. e3 Rc8 13. d3 Re8 14. b5 Ne7 15. Nxe5 Bxg2 16. Ng4 Ned5 17. Nxf6+ gxf6 18. cxd5 Bxd5 19. Rfe1 Re6 20. f4 Kg7 21. f5 Re8 22. Qd2 Bb7 23. e4 h6 24. Qf4 d5 25. Qg4+ Kh7 26. Qh4 Kg7 27. exd5 Kh7 28. Re4 Bxd5 29. Bxf6 |
| ECO A04 in 2007 play it! kramnik v defeats black's nijboer f in 57 moves | 1. Nf3 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. b4 Nh5 10. Re1 f5 11. Ng5 Nf6 12. Bf3 c6 13. Be3 h6 14. Ne6 Bxe6 15. dxe6 g5 16. exf5 Nxf5 17. Qd3 Nxe3 18. Rxe3 Qe7 19. Rd1 Rad8 20. Ne4 g4 21. Nxf6+ Qxf6 22. Bxg4 Qxf2+ 23. Kh1 Rf4 24. Rf3 Qh4 25. Rxf4 exf4 26. Bf3 Qe7 27. Re1 Be5 28. Qg6+ Qg7 29. e7 |
| ECO A06 in 1996 play it! kramnik v defeats black's piket j in 123 moves | 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 e6 7. f3 c5 8. e4 cxd4 9. exf5 Nc6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. fxe6 fxe6 12. Bxc4 dxc3 13. Qxd8+ Rxd8 14. bxc3 Nd5 15. Bd2 Bd6 16. O-O-O Kd7 17. Kc2 h5 18. h4 Kc7 19. Rde1 Rhe8 20. Bg5 Rb8 21. Bd3 Nf4 22. Bc4 Nxg2 23. Reg1 Nf4 24. Bxf4 Bxf4 25. Rxg7+ Kb6 26. Re1 e5 27. Bd3 Rg8 28. Rb1+ Kc5 29. Rbg1 Rxg7 30. Rxg7 a5 31. Rh7 Rg8 32. Rxh5 Rg3 33. Be2 Rh3 34. Rh8 e4 35. Rh5+ Kd6 36. fxe4 Be5 37. Bd3 c5 38. Rh6+ Kd7 39. Rh5 Kd6 40. Rh6+ Kd7 41. Bb5+ Ke7 42. c4 Bf6 43. Rh7+ Kd6 44. Rh5 Bd4 45. Rd5+ Ke7 46. h5 Rh4 47. Bc6 Kf6 48. Rf5+ Kg7 49. e5 Rh3 50. e6 Bf6 51. Bd5 Re3 52. h6+ Kg6 53. Rf2 Bg5 54. Rf7 Kxh6 55. Ra7 Re2+ 56. Kd1 Rd2+ 57. Ke1 Rd3 58. Rxa5 Kh5 59. Ra8 Kg4 60. Rg8 Kf4 61. Rxg5 Kxg5 62. Ke2 |
| ECO A05 in 2007 play it! kramnik v defeats black's karpov an in 77 moves | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 e6 5. O-O Be7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Re1 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. e4 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Nc6 11. d4 Na5 12. h4 Re8 13. h5 h6 14. Ne5 Bd6 15. Bf4 Qe7 16. Qg4 Kh8 17. Nd3 Rad8 18. Rad1 Bc6 19. e5 Ba3 20. Bxc6 Nxc6 21. Re4 Qd7 22. Qf3 Bf8 23. Be3 Na5 24. g4 Nc4 25. g5 Nxe3 26. fxe3 hxg5 27. Rg4 Qe7 28. Rf1 Rd7 29. Qg3 f6 30. e4 Qa3 31. exf6 Qxc3 32. f7 Rc8 33. d5 exd5 34. e5 c5 35. Rf3 c4 36. Nf2 Qe1+ 37. Kg2 Be7 38. Rxg5 Bxg5 39. f8=Q+ |
| ECO A05 in 1994 play it! kramnik v defeats black's kortschnoj v in 57 moves | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3 g6 8. Nxd5 Qxd5 9. Qc2 Bg7 10. Bc4 Qd7 11. e4 Nc6 12. d5 exd5 13. Bxd5 Nd8 14. O-O Bxd5 15. exd5 Qxd5 16. Rd1 Qb7 17. Qa4+ b5 18. Qh4 Ne6 19. Bh6 O-O 20. Bxg7 Nxg7 21. Ng5 h5 22. Ne4 Ne8 23. Nc5 Qc8 24. Nd7 Nd6 25. Nf6+ Kg7 26. Rd5 Rh8 27. Qd4 Kh6 28. g4 Qe6 29. g5+ |
| ECO A05 in 1995 play it! kramnik v defeats black's timman j in 67 moves | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Nbd7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 c6 7. e3 Be7 8. Bd3 Nh5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. O-O O-O 11. Qb1 Nhf6 12. b4 Re8 13. Rc1 a6 14. a4 g6 15. Qb2 a5 16. bxa5 Rxa5 17. Nd2 Ng4 18. Nb3 Qd6 19. g3 Ra7 20. e4 dxe4 21. Nxe4 Qf8 22. Re1 b6 23. Nbd2 Ba6 24. Bc2 Rb7 25. Bb3 Ngf6 26. Rac1 Rc8 27. Nxf6+ Nxf6 28. d5 Nxd5 29. Ne4 Rd8 30. Rxc6 Qb4 31. Nf6+ Kf8 32. Nxh7+ Kg8 33. Nf6+ Kf8 34. Re4 |
| ECO A05 in 2007 play it! kramnik v defeats black's van wely l by checkmate in 91 moves | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 cxd4 7. Qxd4 Nxc3 8. Qxc3 Nc6 9. a3 Bd7 10. Be2 Rc8 11. O-O Na5 12. Qd3 Ba4 13. Qxd8+ Rxd8 14. Be3 Nb3 15. Bd1 a6 16. Bxb3 Bxb3 17. Rac1 Bd6 18. Bb6 Ra8 19. Nd4 Ba4 20. Rc4 Bd7 21. Rd1 O-O 22. e5 Bb5 23. Nxb5 axb5 24. Re4 Be7 25. Rd7 Rfc8 26. g3 Bf8 27. Rxb7 Rc2 28. b4 g5 29. Be3 h6 30. Rxb5 Rxa3 31. h4 Be7 32. Rb7 Kf8 33. b5 Raa2 34. b6 Bc5 35. Bxc5+ Rxc5 36. hxg5 hxg5 37. Re3 g4 38. Re4 Rc1+ 39. Kg2 Raa1 40. Rxg4 Rg1+ 41. Kf3 Ra3+ 42. Kf4 Rf1 43. Rb8+ Ke7 44. Rgg8 Rxf2+ 45. Kg4 Rb3 46. Rb7# |
| ECO A05 in 1992 play it! kramnik v defeats black's knaak r in 63 moves | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. c4 d6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. e4 e5 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. Be3 c6 9. d5 c5 10. Ne1 Ne8 11. g4 f5 12. exf5 gxf5 13. gxf5 Nb6 14. Nf3 Bxf5 15. Ng5 Qe7 16. Kh1 Nf6 17. Rg1 Kh8 18. Qd2 Bg6 19. Raf1 Nh5 20. Ne6 Rf7 21. b3 Nd7 22. Bd3 Nf8 23. Ng5 Bxd3 24. Qxd3 Rf6 25. Qe2 Nf4 26. Bxf4 Rxf4 27. Qh5 h6 28. Qh3 Re8 29. Rg3 Kg8 30. Nge4 Kh7 31. Rfg1 Bf6 32. Ne2 |