Counter the Nimzo-Indian Defence with Kramnik’s Winning Strategy

4.g3 0-0 5.Bg2 d5 6.a3 Be7 7.d4 - Kramnik vs Salov

 

 

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1.Nf3 Ribli Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.g3 0-0 5.Bg2 d5 6.a3 Be7 6...Bxc3 7.dxc3 6...Bxc3!? Ribli Gurevich,M-Makarov,M/Helsinki-op/1992/CBM32/ 7.d4 dxc4 7...Nbd7!? Ribli Adorjan,A-Schmittdiel,E/Polanica Zdroj/1991/ CBM26/ 8.Ne5 8.Qa4 Ribli Zoltek,T-Nikolenko,O/Moscow-B/1991/EXP24/ 8...Nc6!? 8...c5 Ribli Granda Zuniga,J-Illescas Cordoba,M/Barcelona/1990/CBM21/ 9.Bxc6 9.Nxc6?! Ribli bxc6 10.Bxc6 Rb8 11.0-0 Bb7∞ Andersson, U-Benjamin,Joel/Szirak-izt/1987/CBM03/44,(15)/ 9...bxc6 10.Nxc6 Qe8 11.Nxe7+ Qxe7 12.Qa4 a5?! 12...c5 13.Qxc4 cxd4 14.Qxd4 e5 15.Qb4 12...c5!? Ribli 12...e5!? Ribli 13.Bg5 Ba6 13...h6 14.Bxf6 Qxf6 15.Qxc4 13...Rb8 14.Qxc4 Rxb2 15.Na4 Rb8 16.0-0 14.0-0 c5? 14...Rfb8 15.Rab1 Qd7! 16.Bxf6 Qxa4 17.Nxa4 gxf6 18.Rfd1 14...h6 Ribli 15.Bxf6 Qxf6 16.Rfd1 15.Bxf6 gxf6 15...Qxf6 16.dxc5± 16.Rad1! 16.d5?! exd5 17.Nxd5 Qxe2 18.Nxf6+ Kg7 16...cxd4 16...Rfb8 17.d5! exd5 18.Nxd5 Qxe2 19.Qc6± 16...Rfd8 Ribli 17.d5± 17.Rxd4 Qc5 17...Rfd8 18.Rxd8+ Rxd8 19.Qc6± 18.Rfd1 f5 19.Qc2 Qe5 20.Qd2 Rab8 21.Rd6! 21.e4 Bb7 22.exf5 Qxf5 21...Bb7 22.Rb6! Be4 22...Ba8 23.Rxb8 Rxb8 23...Qxb8 24.Qg5+ Kh8 25.Qf6+ Kg8 26.h4 24.Qg5+ Qg7 25.Rd8+ Rxd8 26.Qxd8+ Qf8 27.Qxa5+- 23.Rxb8 Rxb8 23...Qxb8 24.Qg5+ Kh8 25.Qf6+ Kg8 26.h4 24.Qg5+ Kh8 24...Qg7 25.Nxe4 25.Rd8+ Ribli Rxd8 26.Qxd8+ Qf8 27.Qxa5+- 25...fxe4 26.Rd8+ Rxd8 27.Qxd8+ Qf8 28.Qxa5+- 25.Qe7 Kg7 25...Rxb2? Ribli 26.Rd8+ Kg7 27.Qg5#+- 26.Qg5+ Kh8 27.Rd7 Rf8 27...Qxc3? 28.Rd8+!+- 28.bxc3?? Rb1+ 27...Bc6 28.Rxf7 Qxc3? 29.Rf8+! Rxf8 30.bxc3+- 27...Qg7 Ribli 28.Rd8+ Rxd8 29.Qxd8+ Qg8 30.Qxa5+- 28.Qe3! Qb8 29.Qc5 29.Nxe4 Ribli fxe4 30.Qxe4 Qxb2 31.Qxc4 Qxa3 29...Kg8 30.Nxe4 fxe4 31.Rd2! Qa8 32.Qg5+ 32.Qxc4? Rc8 33.Qb5 Rc1+ 34.Kg2 e3+ 32...Kh8 33.Qf6+ Kg8 34.h4! c3 35.bxc3 Qb7 36.h5 Qb1+ 37.Kg2 e3 38.Rd4 38.Qg5+ Kh8 39.Qxe3+- 38...Qf5 39.Qxf5 exf5 40.Rd5 1–0
WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Kramnik2685Salov,V26601–0 Madrid3