XVII Torneo Melody Amber 2008

Krámnik estuvo cerca de la victoria en la sexta ronda a rápidas, pero al final un correoso Boris Gelfand le arrancó un "emocionante" empate.

Kramnik,V (2799) - Gelfand,B (2737) [A37]
Niza Rapid Francia (6), 21.03.2008
[ICC/Rybka 2.3.2a mp 32-bit/Jimenez,A]

1.Cf3 c5 2.c4 Cc6 3.Cc3 e5 4.g3 g6 5.Ag2 Ag7 6.a3 a5 7.0-0 Cge7 8.Ce1 d6 9.Cc2 Ae6 [RR 9...0-0 10.d3 h6 11.Tb1 1/2-1/2 Drasko,M (2528)-Nevednichy,V (2594)/Zadar CRO 2005] 10.Ce3 0-0 11.d3 Diagram

11...f5N [RR 11...Tb8 12.Ced5 b6 (12...h6 13.Tb1 f5 14.b4 axb4 15.axb4 cxb4 16.Cxe7+ Dxe7 17.Cd5 Df7 18.Cxb4 Cxb4 19.Txb4 d5 20.cxd5 Axd5 21.Axd5 Dxd5 22.Db3 Dxb3 23.Txb3 b5 24.Aa3 Tfc8 25.Tfb1 Tc2 26.Rf1 Petursson,M (2530)-Polgar,J (2555)/Budapest 1989/EXT 2004/1/2-1/2 (63)) 13.Ag5 f6 14.Ad2 Dd7 15.Da4 Tfd8 16.Tfb1 Ah3 17.Cxe7+ Cxe7 18.Dxd7 Axd7 19.b4 Rf7 20.bxa5 bxa5 21.Ce4 Txb1+ 22.Txb1 Ac6 23.Axa5 Td7 24.Tb8 Ta7 25.Cxd6+ Re6 26.Ab6 Txa3 27.Axc5 Seirawan,Y (2626)-Ni Hua (2533)/Beijing CHN 2003/The Week in Chess 465/1-0 (45)] 12.Ced5 Rh8 13.Tb1+/= h6 14.Ad2 Tb8 15.b4! Diagram

15...axb4 [15...Axd5 16.Cxd5+/-; 15...cxb4 16.axb4 axb4 17.Cxb4 Cxb4 18.Txb4 Cc6 19.Tb1 f4 20.Cd5+/=] 16.axb4 Cxb4 17.Cxb4 cxb4 18.Txb4 d5? 19.cxd5 Cxd5 20.Tb5+/- Diagram

20...e4 21.Cxd5 Axd5 22.dxe4 Ac4 [22...Axe4 23.Axe4 fxe4 24.Ae3 Dxd1 25.Txd1+/-] 23.Tc5 b5 24.exf5 [24.Dc1 fxe4 25.Axh6 Dd6 26.Axg7+ Rxg7 27.Tg5+/-] 24...Txf5 25.Txf5 gxf5 Diagram

Tiempo blancas: 10' Negras: 2'30". 26.Af4? [26.Af3+/-] 26...Dxd1 27.Txd1 Te8 28.Ac6 Txe2 29.Ad7 b4 30.Axf5 Te8 31.h4 b3! Diagram

con compensación por el material entregado. 32.Td6?! [32.Ag6 Ta8 33.Ae4=] 32...b2= [32...h5 33.Ah6 b2 34.Axg7+ Rxg7 35.Tg6+ Rf7 36.Tb6=] 33.Tb6?! [33.Axh6 Ae6 34.Axg7+ Rxg7 35.Tb6 Axf5 36.Txb2=] 33...h5 34.Rh2 Ad5 35.Ag6 Ta8 36.Tb5 Af3 37.Tb3 Ad5 38.Tb6 Diagram

38...Ad4 [38...Ac3!?=/+] 39.Td6 Rg7 [39...Af7!?=/+] 40.Ab1 Ta1 41.Ah6+ Rg8 42.Txd5 Txb1 43.Txd4= Te1 44.Tb4 b1D 45.Txb1 Txb1 46.Rg2 Tb3 47.Ae3 Rf7 48.Rf3 Tb4 49.Ad2 Ta4 50.Re3 Re6 1/2-1/2

Un cordial saludo,

Angel Jiménez Arteaga

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