Kramnik,V (2788) – Karjakin,S (2720) [E15]
Corus A (13), 31.01.2010
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.Qa4 Bb7 6.Bg2 c5 7.dxc5 bxc5 8.0–0 Be7 9.Nc3 0–0 10.Rd1 Qb6 11.Bf4 Rd8 12.Rd2 d6 13.Rad1 Ne8 14.g4 Nc6 15.Bg3 Rab8 16.b3 Nb4 17.h3 h6 18.Qa3 Nf6 19.Ne1 Bxg2 20.Nxg2 Rb7 21.Qa4 Game drawn ½–½
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Why did Kramnik draw so early?
Probably because Carlsen played so bad today he thought a draw would be enough.