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[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Berlin, Germany"]
[Date "2018.03.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "2800"]
[ECO "C65"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "2794"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 ( { White can try to grab a
pawn: } 5. Nxe5 Qd4 6. Nf3 Qxe4+ 7. Qe2 Qxe2+ 8. Kxe2 { Black has the
advantage. } ) 5... Bc5 6. O-O ( { White can again try to grab a pawn: } 6. Nxe5 Qd4 7. O-O Qxe5 { Black wins with a large material advantage. } ) 6... Qe7 7. h3 { Nbd2
is the book move allowing Bg4 annoying pin. 7. h3 is designed to prevent the
pin, but weakens the king's protective pawns. } 7... Rg8 { Black makes the winning
move, and does not hide the fact that he intends to attack the white king. } 8. Kh1 { White's king feels the heat from the rook and leaves the file. } 8... Nh5 9. c3 g5 10. Nxe5 g4 11. d4 Bd6 12. g3 Bxe5 13. dxe5 Qxe5 14. Qd4 Qe7 15. h4 c5 16. Qc4 Be6 17. Qb5+ c6 18. Qa4 f5 { The black pawns just keep coming... } 19. Bg5 Rxg5 20. hxg5 f4 21. Qd1 Rd8 22. Qc1 fxg3 23. Na3 Rd3 { Black deploys
every piece in the attack. } 24. Rd1 { White tries to relieve the pressure by
trading down. } 24... Bd5 { White's King feels awfully lonely in the corner of the
board. } 25. f3 { White's king is hopelessly exposed. } ( { Alternative 1 ends in
mate: } 25. Rxd3 Qxe4+ 26. f3 gxf3 27. Qe1 ( 27. Re3 f2+ 28. Rxe4+ Bxe4# ) 27... f2+ 28. Qxe4+ Bxe4+ 29. Rf3 Bxf3# ) ( { Alternative 2 ends in mate: } 25. exd5 Qe4+ 26. Kg1 gxf2+ 27. Kf1 Ng3+ 28. Kxf2 Qf3+ 29. Kg1 Qh1+ 30. Kf2 Rf3# ) ( { Alternative 3 ends in mate: } 25. Re1 gxf2 26. exd5 fxe1=Q+ 27. Qxe1 Ng3+ 28. Kg2 Ne2 29. Kf2 ( 29. Kf1 Rf3+ 30. Kg2 Qe4 31. Qh4 Rh3+ 32. Kf1 Rxh4 33. Kf2 g3+ 34. Ke1 Nf4+ 35. Kd1 Qe2+ 36. Kc1 Rh1# ) 29... Qe3+ 30. Kf1 Qh3+ 31. Kf2 Qf3# ) 25... gxf3 26. exd5 Qe2 27. Re1 g2+ { White resigned here. The game might
have continued a few moves more. } 28. Kg1 ( { White can try: } 28. Kh2 g1=Q+ 29. Kxg1 f2+ 30. Kh1 Rh3+ 31. Kg2 f1=Q# ) 28... f2+ 29. Kh2 g1=Q+ 30. Rxg1 f1=B+ 31. Kh1 Rh3# 0-1