GM Levon Aronian has just won game 3 with the Black pieces to take a 2-1 lead against World Champion Vladimir Kramnik. Aronian will have White in game 4. Can Kramnik recover?
GM Kramnik (2772) – GM Aronian (2759) [A05]
05.05.2007
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.g3 c5 4.Bg2 Bb7 5.0-0 e6 6.Nc3 Be7 7.d4 cxd4 8.Qxd4 d6 9.Bg5 a6 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.Qf4 0-0 12.Rfd1 Be7 13.Ne4 Bxe4 14.Qxe4 Ra7 15.Nd4 Qc8 16.b3 Re8 17.a4 Qc5 18.Ra2 Qh5 19.Bf3 Qe5 20.e3 Rc8 21.Qb1 Rac7 22.Rc2 Qf6 23.Bg2 Nd7 24.Qa2 Qg6 25.Rcd2 Nc5 26.Ne2 Nd7 27.a5 bxa5 28.Qxa5 Nc5 29.Nc1 h5 30.Rd4 Qc2 31.b4 Qa4 32.Qxa4 Nxa4 33.Ne2 Nb2 34.Ra1 Bf6 35.Rxd6 Nxc4 36.Rdxa6 Bxa1 37.Rxa1 Rb8 38.Rb1 Na3 39.Rb3 Nb5 40.Bf3 g6 41.h4 Rc4 42.Nf4 Rc3 43.Rb2 Na3 44.Be2 Rc2 45.Rb3 e5 46.Nd5 Rxe2 47.Rxa3 Kg7 48.Rb3 Rd2 49.Nc7 Rc2 50.Nd5 Ra8 51.Nc3 Rc8 52.Ne4 R8c4 53.Nd6 R4c3 54.Rxc3 Rxc3 55.b5 Rd3 56.Nc4 f6 57.Kf1 Rb3 58.Nd6 Kf8 59.Ke2 Ke7 60.Nc8+ Kd7 61.Na7 Rb2+ 62.Kf3 Ke6 63.e4 Kd6 64.Nc8+ Ke6 65.Na7 f5 66.exf5+ Kxf5 67.Ke3 Rb3+ 68.Kd2 Ke4 69.Kc2 Rf3 70.Nc6 Rxf2+ 71.Kc3 Rf1 72.Kb4 Rc1 73.Ne7 Kf3 74.Nxg6 e4 75.b6 e3 76.Ne5+ Kxg3 77.Nd3 e2 Black wins 0-1
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I was almost sure that Kramnik would draw it, but no.. Levon has made it.. Super ! Congratulations to both.. Watch the games live here:
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Game 4 has already started !
Melody
Aronian-Kramnik: 3-1
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